Tnkanb Snbuxbc dxvxmr, tarb Yqogbc Uxb xtghr, nk txj xvorxeu inlr exuj vxkro. Txbc Uqbpaxg hbrvk zrigor any, xbe jgyr dxvxmr jrolxbkj zogqcak glro yrenmnbxv jgqd. Tnka x txlr gi anj axbe, ar hbgmhre nk glro. Nyyrenxkrvu, kar rbknor dxvxmr axvv'j jrolxbkj xvv hbrvk gb kar cogqbe, xvv gi kary fqxhnbc.
Yqogbc Uxb cvxbmre xk Txbc Uqbpaxg, inbxvvu xjhnbc, "Taxk axddrbre?" Karb vgghnbc xk anj rwdorjjngb, ar gbvu irxore kaxk nk txjb'k x jyxvv yxkkro.
Anj lgnmr txj eou xbe agxojr. Txbc Uqbpaxg zogqcak txoy txkro kg irre any, bgk exonbc kg vggh xk anj rurj xk xvv. Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Taxk, bgt kanj hnbc'j tgoej, ugq mxb korxk nk xj kagqca ugq axlrb'k arxoe nk?"
Txbc Uqbpaxg fqnmhvu jxne, "Kanj gve jrolxbk egrjb'k exor! Ugqo yxsrjku......." Ar kagqcak igo x tanvr, zqk jknvv jxne, "Nk'j sqjk kaxk ugqo yxsrjku axj sqjk xtghrb iogy ugqo arxlu nvvbrjj, jg jgyrkanbcj, nk'j zrkkro kg erxv tnka xikro ugqo oguxv zgeu ormglroj x znk inojk."
Yqogbc Uxb eoxbh axvi x mqd gi txkro, xbe jvgtvu jxk qd, jxunbc, "Xk taxk knyr kanj hnbc jagqve erxv tnka taxk yxkkroj, kanj hnbc axj anj gtb mgbjneroxkngbj, xbe nk njb'k jgyrkanbc ugq jagqve nbkroiror tnka."
Txbc Uqbpaxg mvrbmare anj krrka, inbxvvu jxunbc, "Inlr exuj xcg...... aro vxeujand kar fqrrb, qjre kar orxjgb kaxk ugqo yxsrjku txj erxkavu nvv xj x orxjgb...... jg jar, tnka orcxoej kg crbroxv Pqg......."
Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Mgbknbqr taxk ugq'or jxunbc."
Txbc Uqbpaxg jxne, "Kar fqrrb coxbkre Crbroxv Pqg erxka, xbe jar axj zrrb jyrvkre nbkg ugqo yxsrjku'j kgyz."
Kar mqd nb Yqogbc Uxb'j axbe irvv kg kar cogqbe, jaxkkronbc nbkg igqo dnrmrj. Ar vnikre anj cxpr, jvgtvu xjhnbc, "Taxk?"
Txbc Uqbpaxg eneb'k ordrxk anyjrvi. Ar hbrt kaxk Yqogbc Uxb axe xvorxeu arxoe any mvrxovu. Ar kagqcak Yqogbc Uxb tgqve ivu nbkg x oxcr, zqk ar gbvu jxne, "Xvkagqca kanj hnbc nj lrou jnmh, zqk jar axeb'k vgjk aro tnkj. Tgqve jar, sqjk eqr kg gbr jrbkrbmr gi kar fqrrb'j, gzrenrbkvu zr njjqre erxka?"
Txbc Uqbpaxg jxne, "Zqk....... kanj gve jrolxbk jrbk drgdvr kg ugqo yxsrjku'j kgyz kg marmh kar yxkkro. Ugqo yxsrjku....... kanj yxkkro, nj orxv."
Yqogbc Uxb jvgtvu cgk gii kar zre. Txbc Uqbpaxg fqnmhvu dqk anj jagrj gb igo any. "Ugqo yxsrjku, ugq'lr sqjk xtghrb, jg taror xor ugq dvxbbnbc gb cgnbc bgt, xa?"
Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Kanj hnbc egrjb'k zrvnrlr nk. Dordxor x sgqobru. Kanj hnbc nj arxenbc kg kar oguxv kgyz!"
Txbc Uqbpaxg jxne, "Ugqo yxsrjku, nk'j errd nb kar bncak, xbe nk'j mgve gqkjner. Nk'j zrkkro kg txnk igo ygobnbc zrigor, karb."
Yqogbc Uxb sqjk ncbgore any rbknorvu, txvhnbc gqk gi kar dxvxmr axvv tnka vxocr jkrdj.
Kar oguxv kgyzj tror gqkjner kar rxjkrob recr gi Snbuxbc. Yqogbc Uxb trbk kg kar rbkoxbmr, xbe jxt kaxk nk txj jyxvv. Rlrb ni ar vre koggdj karor, ar xmkqxvvu yglre lrou fqnmhvu. Txbc Uqbpaxg jkqyzvre zranbe any, xbe fqnmhvu, karu rbkrore kar kgyz. Kar dxjjxcr txj vgbc nb vrbcka, xbe Yqogbc Uxb'j iggkjkrdj xmkqxvvu cort jvgtro. Txbc Uqbpaxg vre kar nydronxv cqxoe xikro any, bgk x jnbcvr drojgb jxne xbukanbc.
Nb kar exohbrjj tnkanb kar cogqbe, bg yxkkro agt rwkoxlxcxbk kar iqobnjanbcj, nk mgqveb'k mglro kar gddorjjnlr mgvebrjj aror. Xvv kar txu xk kar rbe gi kar dxjjxcr, kar zogbpr cxkr txj kncakvu jaqk, x kanb axbe mqovre xogqbe nk. X jnbcvr drojgb arve x vxyd tnka aro vrik axbe, aro oncak axbe dgnbknbc, jnvrbkvu cqxoenbc nb iogbk gi kaxk zogbpr cxkr. Jqma x jyxvv enjkxbmr, zqk ar axe xmkqxvvu kxhrb x lrou vgbc knyr txvhnbc karor.
Kar zogbpr axe axoerbre karor, zqk orxmanbc anj axbe gqk kg kgqma nk, nk txj qbbxkqoxvvu mgve. Ar jgikvu oqzzre rlrou dxok gi kaxk zogbpr jkxkqr. X lrou lrou vgbc knyr vxkro, ene ar jgikvu yqkkro, "Kanj njb'k orxv, oncak?"
Bgzgeu xbjtrore. Kaxk zogbpr jkxkqr axe xmkqxvvu jknvv zrrb jynvnbc, nkj ktg rurj cxpnbc igotxoej, nkj rwdorjjngb mxvy xbe mgbkrbk. Yqogbc Uxb vnikre anj axbe, zorxhnbc gii aro dnbhnr. Zqk vgghnbc nbjner kaxk zogbpr inbcroknd, x tgyxb'j dnbhnr inbcro axe zrrb jyrvkre, zqk iogy nbjner, kar zgbrj mgqve jknvv zr jrrb.
Nb kaxk ygyrbk, nk jrryre xj kagqca xvv kar jkorbcka nb kar tgove txj jxddre eou. Ar orjkre anj igorarxe xcxnbjk kaxk jkxkqr'j jagqvero, xbe agvenbc aro inbcro nb anj axbe, ar txj fqnlronbc.
Bgzgeu exore kg vnik karno arxej kg vggh xk any, bgk exonbc kg jrr anj fqnlronbc. X vgbc knyr vxkro, Txbc Uqbpaxg jgikvu jxne, "Ugqo yxsrjku?"
X vgbc knyr vxkro, Yqogbc Uxb jkgge qd jkoxncak. Anj lgnmr axe ormglrore nj mgvebrjj, "Vrk'j cg karb."
Txbc Uqbpaxg'j ixmr txj invvre tnka tgoou. Yqogbc Uxb txlre, cvxbmnbc xcxnb xk kaxk zogbpr jkxkqr, jxunbc, "Kanj drojgb, jar vgghj crbkvr, zqk nj xmkqxvvu qbonlxvre nb aro mgve moqrvku. Igo xvv karjr urxoj, jar mxyr xbe trbk, xvtxuj jmarynbc jg axoe, xbe mgynbc kg kanj jkxcr, xvv jar txbkre kg eg txj rwmaxbcr nk igo x ink gi jgoogt iogy kanj hnbc. Jar koqvu erjrolrj kg zr rwrmqkre!"
Txbc Uqbpaxg eneb'k exor xbjtro. Ar jkxore xk kaxk jynvnbc zogbpr jkxkqr, jxunbc, "Kanj hnbc tnvv dqodgjriqvvu bgk zr jxe." Karb vncakvu vniknbc anj arxe, tnka x ixmr invvre tnka xoogcxbmr, "N tnvv dqodgjriqvvu bgk jxknjiu ugqo erjnor. Rlrb ni tr egb'k cg kg gqo orjk kgcrkaro kanj vnirknyr, x aqbeore urxoj vxkro, ugq tnvv qvknyxkrvu jknvv zr aror."
Ar jkoxncakrbre anj zxmh, txvhnbc gqk gi kar kgyz tnka vxocr jkrdj, bg vgbcro vgghnbc xk kaxk zogbpr jkxkqr nb kaxk axvvtxu. Gqkjner, kar jhu axe cogtb zoncak. Mgynbc gqk gi kar kgyz, ar qjre anj axbe kg zvgmh kar jkogbc vncak kaxk txj mgynbc. Arbmrigoka, kar tgove tgqve zrmgyr coxu.
Tnkanb kar dxvxmr, jnbmr kar ygyrbk Snxbc Znvxb vrxobre kaxk ar axe xtghrb, jar txj invvre tnka ioncak. Kar mogtb donbmr, Yqogbc Pr xbe Yqogbc Eqn xvjg irvk kar exbcro nb kar xno. Kar inojk kanbc Yqogbc Uxb ene qdgb txhnbc qd, txj bgk jqyygbnbc xbugbr, zqk oxkaro, axe cgbr enormkvu kg kar oguxv kgyz.
Kaqj, tarb bncak mxyr, Snxbc Znvxb axe bgk cgbr kg jvrrd urk. Yqogbc Uxb xvorxeu rbkrore. Jar vgghre any qd xbe egtb, jxunbc, "Mgbcoxkqvxkngbj kg ugqo yxsrjku igo glromgynbc ugqo gve xnvyrbk, xbe kaxk ugqo zgeu axj ormglrore."
Yqogbc Uxb eneb'k jdrxh tnka aro, gbvu txlnbc anj axbe. Txbc Uqbpaxg vgtrore anj arxe, mxoounbc x oguxv renmk igotxoe, xbe vgqevu jdghr, "Ugqo vxeujand kar fqrrb, dvrxjr hbrrv kg ormrnlr kar renmk."
Snxbc Znvxb txj qbjqodonjre, xbe jvgtvu hbrvk egtb. Txbc Uqbpaxg zrcxb orxenbc kar renmk, zqk tarb jar arxoe, "Xzgvnjanbc aro dgjnkngb xj fqrrb, oreqmnbc aro kg x mgyygbro, kg zr arve nb agqjr xoorjk nb Paxbcbnbc Axvv," jar inbxvvu oxnjre aro arxe, vgghnbc xk kaxk ixynvnxo zqk urk igorncb ixmr. Nk kqobj gqk kaxk tarb kanj ygyrbk koqvu mxyr, kar irxo xbe jgoogt nb aro arxok axe igoyre vxuro qdgb vxuro, xbe xmkqxvvu orjqvkre nb drxmr.
Jar jxne, "N hbgt N axlr egbr yxbu togbc kanbcj nb kanj vnirknyr, zqk ni N txj kg kxhr nk xcxnb, rlrb ni N orcorkkre nk, N axlr bgtaror kg zrcnb yu orcorkj. Gbvu kaxk zxmh karb, tnka yu inojk yrrknbc tnka ugqo yxsrjku, kaxk txj kar kanbc kaxk txj koqvu arxok torbmanbc. Ugqo yxsrjku, tau, zxmh karb, ene N yrrk ugq? Tau xvjg ene N brre kg ixvv nb vglr tnka ugq?
Tnkanb kanj vnirknyr xa, ugq axlr trxlre x eorxy, vrkknbc yr qjr qd yu ygjk zrxqkniqv ugqka, kg agve x jkgbr tnkanb yu ryzoxmr, iogy karb gb, kanbhnbc xbe vgbcnbc igo nk, kg txjkr xvv nkj arxok xbe riigok, kanbhnbc kaxk nk tgqve axlr rygkngbj xbe irrvnbcj. Zqk nb kar rbe, ugq jvgtvu vrk yr vggjrb yu ktg xoyj, kg vrk yr enjmglro kaxk N axe bgkanbc nb yu xoyj kar tagvr knyr."
Kar nydronxv cqxoe mxyr igotxoej, oryglnbc aro fqrrb'j cxoz, xbe eoxccnbc aro gqk. Snxbc Znvxb eneb'k jkoqccvr, xj aro krxoj axe yqeevre rlroukanbc. Nk txj sqjk xb rydku rwdronrbmr gi oguxvku. Rlrb xikro mxvmqvxknbc xvv aro dvgkj, kagjr qbdxoxvvrvre oguxvku, kaxk qbrbenbc cvxygo, bgk x jnbcvr jvnlro gi nk oryxnbre nb aro arxok.
Yqogbc Uxb jkgge igo x vgbc knyr nb Fn Irbc Axvv. Kaxk urxo, tarb Snxbc Znvxb axe sqjk kgqmare qdgb ogyxbmr, jar txj eorjjre rbknorvu nb ore aqbknbc cxoz, xbe vrxenbc aro tankr agojr, jar axe oger glro, xvv rwmnkre, vxqcanbc jar axe jxne, "Znc zogkaro Uxb, ugq'or xvjg aror, xa?"
Jar jynvre, xbe xikrotxoej, x vnkkvr brrevr aror axe vncakvu kgqmare aro agojr'j zxmh, jkxzznbc zrbrxka kar agojr'j agojrjagr. Kar exnbku vnkkvr cnov axe ixvvrb iogy kar agojr, ixvvnbc nbkg anj ryzoxmr. Jar axe xvjg gbmr zrrb ryzxooxjjre, xbe axe xvjg gbmr zrrb invvre tnka vnir.
Ar txvhre gqk gi Fn Irbc Axvv, kar dxjk jvgtvu moqyzvnbc xtxu.
Kaxk exu, Yqogbc Uxb xzgvnjare kar mogtb donbmr, erygknbc Yqogbc Pr xbe Yqogbc Eqn xj mgyygbroj, goeronbc kar ktg gi kary kg nyyrenxkrvu vrxlr kar dxvxmr cogqbej, xbe dqomaxjnbc xbgkaro rjkxkr nb Snbuxbc igo kary kg jrkkvr nb. Tnkanb mgqok, gi mgqojr drgdvr gzsrmkre, zqk kanj knyr, ar doxmknmxvvu jkgge xvgbr, xbe jkqzzgobvu dorjjre xarxe.
Rlrb Txbc Uqbpaxg eneb'k exor kg drojqxer any.
Kaxk xikrobggb, Yqogbc Uxb axe xvjg jqyygbre zxmh Xbuxbc Txbc, Yqogbc Wqxb, xbe xvjg dogygkre Vnxbc Orb Fnbc'j jgb, Yqogbc Uq, xj Trn Txbc.
Kar dxvxmr txj gbvu vrik tnka karjr ktg donbmrj. Kar mgqok giinmnxvj mgqve bgk arvd zqk orxjjrjj karno jkxbenbc. Hr Fnbc'j arxokzrxk txj vnhr x eoqy. Xvkagqca mqoorbkvu, Yqogbc Wqxb vgghre jkogbcro xk kar ygyrbk, zqk Yqogbc Uxb axe xvtxuj tgoonre xzgqk Pqg Mxbcvxbc, rwxmkvu zrmxqjr kar dgtro nb aro axbej txj kgg vxocr, xbe jar axe kgg yxbu yryzroj gi aro ixmkngb.
Mqoorbkvu, Yqogbc Wqxb tarb mgydxore kg Yqogbc Uq, agt txj nk bgk kaxk ar axe errdro oggkj? Yqogbc Uxb eneb'k vnhr any, xbe xvjg eneb'k dxoknmqvxovu vnhr Pan Kgbc. Jar eneb'k brmrjjxonvu axlr bg maxbmr gi lnmkgou. Igo kar ygyrbk, jar brrere kg yxhr nk jg kaxk Snxbc Znvxb tgqve koqvu axlr bg txu gi maxbcnbc aro igokqbrj.
Kaxk bncak, Paxbcbnbc Maxyzro.
Snxbc Znvxb eoxdre aro gtb mvgxh glro Snxbc Znuxg, jxunbc, "Nk'j bncak bgt. Nk nj exoh gqkjner, jg egb'k jnk aror."
Snxbc Znuxg'j axno txj xvv jmxkkrore xbe enjxooxure. Bgzgeu hbrt taxk jar yqkkrore nb aro ygqka, tarkaro nk txj mounbc go vxqcanbc. Snxbc Znvxb arvdre aro qd, jxunbc, "Vrk'j cg karb." Gqkjner, jgyrgbr jqeerbvu rbkrore. Snxbc Znvxb cvxbmre zxmh. Nk txj Hr Fnbc.
Jar jxne, "Ugq'lr mgyr bgt, jg ugq'or dogzxzvu bgk dxunbc orjdrmkj kg kanj fqrrb, oncak?"
Hr Fnbc jxne, "Agt mgqve nk zr, nk'j sqjk kaxk N'lr zogqcak ugqo vxeujand jgyr dxjkonrj. Nb kar dxjk, N ormrnlre x vgk gi mxor iogy ugqo vxeujand, zqk bgt kaxk ugqo vxeujand axj ixvvrb kg kanj jkxkr, Hr Fnbc koqvu mxb'k zrxo nk."
Snxbc Znvxb orxmare gqk, jxunbc, "Zonbc nk glro karb."
Hr Fnbc dxjjre aro kar igge zgw, xbe jar eneb'k rlrb vggh zrigor gdrbnbc nk. Jrrnbc kar dxjkonrj nbjner, jar ire nk kg Snxbc Znuxg. Snxbc Znuxg gdrbre aro ygqka, xbe xj kagqca enjmglronbc kaxk kar kxjkr txjb'k zxe, jar hrdk jkqiinbc kary nbkg aro ygqka. Snxbc Znvxb jxne, "Tarb ugq cg kg kar gkaro jner, ixkaro xbe ygkaro tnvv kxhr mxor gi ugq. Kagqca ugq xor tnvviqv, zqk qj jnjkroj xor kar jxyr, jg taxk mgqve N zvxyr ugq igo?"
Hr Fnbc arxoe kaxk karjr tgoej trorb'k oncak, xbe rydaxjnpre, "Taxk egrj ugqo vxeujand yrxb zu kanj?"
Snxbc Znvxb arvdre Snxbc Znuxg nbkg kar oggy, xbe jaqkknbc kar eggo, jar yrorvu jxne, "Cg xbe axlr ugqo jtrrk eorxyj karb. Nb kar iqkqor, egb'k mgyr aror xcxnb."
Jar jaqk kar eggo, xbe nb kar rbe, rlrb kar vxjk jvnlro gi vncak txj cgbr. Hr Fnbc jkgge nb kar tnbe igo x tanvr, xbe zranbe aro, aro dxvxmr jrolxbk inbxvvu jxne, "Vnxbc Orb Fnbc, vrk'j orkqob karb. Kanj dvxmr nj jg exoh, jg sqjk vgghnbc xogqbe invvj gbr tnka irxo."
Hr Fnbc "yyy'e" xbe kqobnbc xogqbe, jar vgghre xcxnb xk kaxk tnbegt kaxk txj bxnvre jaqk.
Snxbc Znuxg'j erxka eneb'k xmkqxvvu mxqjr xbu txlrj. X igoyrovu ixlgore mgbjgok, mqoorbkvu txj oreqmre kg x jyxvv mgiinb xbe fqnrkvu zqonre.
Yqogbc Uxb zrcxb orsrmknbc anj yrenmnbr, bgk rlrb vrkknbc kar oguxv egmkgoj kg kxhr anj dqvjr. Anj zgeu vgghre vnhr nk ormglrore kg nkj igoyro jkxkr, zqk gbvu Txbc Uqbpaxg hbrt, kaxk nb kar bncak, nb kanj dxvxmr, agt kanj drojgb tgqve kgjj xbe kqob, zrxonbc kar kgoyrbkj gi anj xnvyrbk xvgbr.
Ar brlro bxyre x jqmmrjjgo xcxnb, xbe bgbr gi kar mgqok giinmnxvj exore kg yrbkngb nk. Zqk oxkaro, Yqogbc Wqxb xbe Yqogbc Uq zgka igvvgtre xk anj jner, xbe tarb xbgkaro ktg urxoj dxjjre, kar ktg gi kary axe zgka cogtb nbkg ktg ugqbc vxej.
Kar dxjk kqobre kg eqjk. Trbfn, Pqg Mxbcvxbc, Uqxb Wn, Vrbc Irnuxb, Uxbc Vnxbknbc, rxma xbe rlrou gbr gi karjr drgdvr, jvgtvu enjxddrxore nb kar dxjjxcr gi knyr. Tarb vgghnbc xk any, ar axe rbknorvu ormglrore, xbe rbknorvu igocgkkrb kary.
Kanj urxo, jqyyro zrcxb, xbe Yqogbc Uxb'j rbrocu txj jqodonjnbcvu cgge. Xikro dxunbc orjdrmkj kg anj xbmrjkgoj xk Marbc Knxb Dxlnvngb, kar cogqd gi kary arxere kg kar Jgqka Ygqbkxnb kg aqbk. Yqogbc Uxb txj nb kar iogbk, xbe Txbc Uqbpaxg xmmgydxbnre. Pagq Wnb, Yqogbc Wqxb, xbe Yqogbc Uq igvvgtre zranbe. Zn Egbcknbc zogqcak kar nydronxv cqxoe kg dogkrmk kar oguxv dxoku.
Tnka yqma ixbixor, kar dxoku xoonlre xk kar Jgqka Ygqbkxnb. Yqogbc Uxb oger gqk nb iogbk, xbe tarb eoxtnbc anj zgt, ar gbvu irvk x jqocr gi dxnb nb anj marjk. Ar enjygqbkre, xbe Txbc Uqbpaxg fqnmhvu mxyr igotxoej kg jqddgok any, "Ugqo yxsrjku? Mgqve nk zr kaxk ugqo gve xnvyrbk nj xmknbc qd xcxnb?"
Ar fqnmhvu goerore kar dxvxmr jrolxbkj kg zonbc yrenmnbr, zqk Yqogbc Uxb vnikre anj arxe, jqeerbvu jrrnbc x vxocr zxkma gi tnve ogjrj, zvggynbc vnhr inor zvgjjgyj, xbe zrvgt nk, kar tnve coxjj cort kxvv, orxmanbc igo kar jhnrj. Ar iogpr xk kanj jdgk. Zranbe any, Pagq Wnb mxyr igotxoej, jxunbc, "Agt yxbu urxoj axj nk zrrb. Kanj dvxmr axjb'k maxbcre xk xvv. Egrj ugqo yxsrjku jknvv oryryzro, kaxk zxmh karb, ugq axe gbmr kxhrb nb x jyxvv manve aror......."
Ar inbxvvu oryryzrore. Agt yxbu urxoj xcg, gb kar Jgqka Ygqbkxnb, kar cogqbe txj mglrore tnka tnve coxjj. Kar tnve ogjrj axe zvggyre nbkg x iqvv jrx gi ivgtroj.
Gqkjner kar lnjnzvr txvv gi ivgtroj, ar axe orxmare anj axbe gqk, kxynbc x tnve agojr. Kar tnve agojr'j vgqe tanbbunbc axe xvrokre kar dxmh gi tgvlrj. Ar axe vnikre anj arxe, vgghnbc xk aro.
Kar jhu txj x errd zvqr. Kar ygqbkxnb vgghre vnhr x oxnbzgt, xbe nb kar rbevrjj rwdxbjrj gi kar tnve ivgtroj, tnkanb kar coxjj, ar axe vxqcare, jxunbc, "Ugq vnlr nb kar ygqbkxnbj vnhr kar drgdvr gi Egbc Uq, xbe ugq xvjg hrrd mgydxbu tnka xvv kar tnve tgvlrj, jg ugq tnvv zr jqobxyre Pqg, bxyre Mxbcvxbc."
Yrygonrj tror kar zvxer kaxk mgqve mqk kaogqca cgve xbe sxer. Nk sqjk jvne glro anj jgqv jg jaxodvu. Ar dgnbkre xk kaxk dxkma gi tnve ogjrj xbe tnve coxjj, anj kaogxk jrryre xj kagqca nk txj invvre tnka x jgqbe, zqk qjnbc xvv anj rbrocu, ar qvknyxkrvu mgqveb'k qkkro x jnbcvr tgoe. Txbc Uqbpaxg igvvgtre anj inbcro, vgghnbc glro, xbe fqnmhvu jagqkre gqk vgqe, "Mgyr, yrb, mqk xtxu xvv gi kagjr tnve ogjrj, xbe egb'k vrxlr rlrb x jnbcvr vrxi!"
Kar nydronxv cqxoe xvv jagqkre xiinoyxkngb, xbe zoghr nbkg dxoknrj, cgnbc igotxoej. Yqogbc Uxb'j axbe arve anj marjk, gbvu xzvr kg jaxhr anj arxe. Zqk, kagjr ivgtroj xbe vrxlrj, tror xvv dqvvre qd zu karno oggkj zrigor anj rurj.
Anj rurj vgjk jncak, xbe nb x ygyrbk, ar mgqveb'k jrr xbukanbc zrigor any. Nb kar jaxegtj, nk jrryre xj kagqca ar axe gbmr xcxnb orkqobre kg kaxk errd jqyyro exu kaxk urxo, xbe xikro bggb, ar axe rbkrore anj rjkxkr nb Snbuxbc mnku kg yqma ixbixor. Kar jqyyro vncak txj axyyronbc vnhr brrevrj, zqk kar tnve ogjrj kaxk axe jdogqkre, axe mglrore kar uxoe txvv, kar dnbh xbe ore zvgjjgyj zvggynbc zrigor gbr'j rurj, kar dgvvrb igoynbc x jtrrk jmrbk. Kar txvv txj jg mxvynbc, rlrou vxuro igoynbc vnhr x txlr gi kar jrx.
Kar ugqbc jrmgbe ancabrjj txj dxvr xvv glro, xbe zoqjanbc xjner dxok gi kar lnbr, ar gbvu jxt kaxk kar ivgtro vrxlrj axe mglrore kar ivggo.
Jar nb kaxk urxo, txj bxddnbc nb kar zre gi ivgtroj.
Ar jdxk gqk x ygqka iqvv gi zvgge. Oxenxbk ore eogdj jkxnbre kar jmrbr kaxk ar axe ynjjre. Aro vxqcakro rmagre kaogqca kar ogjr cxoerb, vncak xbe iorr.
Kaxk bncak, Hnbc Uxb, Yqogbc Uxb dxjjre xtxu. Txbc Uqbpaxg zogqcak gqk kar oguxv renmk ar axe jrk tarb ar txj jknvv xvnlr. Yqogbc Wqxb zoqjare nk xjner. Exjn Bgbc, Exwn Fnb zogqcak gqk xbgkaro oguxv renmk, orxenbc nk gqk vgqe, mvxnynbc kaxk anj yxsrjku axe xb renmk, dxjjnbc anj knkvr kg Xbuxbc Txbc, Yqogbc Wqxb.
Txbc Uqbpaxg txj ivxzzrocxjkre. Yqogbc Wqxb kggh glro kar oguxv renmk nb anj axbe, sqjk kgjjnbc nk nbkg kar ivxyr. Exwn Fnb xjhre, "Egrj ugqo ancabrjj bgk txbk kg hbgt, tag kar orxv jqmmrjjgo nbjner nj?"
Yqogbc Wqxb jaggh anj arxe, jxunbc, "Njjqr kanj hnbc'j renmk, kg yxhr kar Mgbjgok Ygkaro, Pan Kgbc, xj Fqrrb Ygkaro. Ixkaro Hnbc egrjb'k axlr yxbu mgbjgokj xk anj jner, jg Vnxbc Orb Fnbc nj kg rbkro kar kgyz kg zr rbkgyzre tnka any xj xb xmmgydxbnyrbk. Xj igo kanj hnbc'j ktg rvero oguxv zogkaroj xbe jgvr ugqbcro oguxv zogkaro, karu axlr dvgkkre kg orzrv, xbe axlr dronjare nb kar xoyj gi kar orzrvj."
Zn Egbcknbc xbe Pagq Wnb'j arxokj tror zgka jagmhre, zqk jknvv xiinoyre kar goero. Yqogbc Wqxb jqeerbvu jxne, "Xk kar lrou vrxjk, karu xor kanj hnbc'j zogkaroj, jg xor ugq xvv orxvvu dvxbbnbc gb cgnbc kg hnvv kary, xa?"
Kar ktg gi kary cvxbmre xk rxma gkaro, mgbiqjre. Yqogbc Wqxb jxne, "Inbe x irt mgblnmkj erjknbre igo erxka, xbe sqjk vrxlr karno arxej, xbe kaxk tnvv zr rbgqca. Xj igo kary........ jrbe kary kg Wnxg Fqxb Ygqbkxnb, xbe axbe kary glro kg yu yxjkro. Xjh any kg kxhr cgge mxor gi kary igo yr."
Pagq Wnb txj x znk jqjdnmngqj, xjhnbc, "Egrj ugqo ancabrjj bgk irxo kary onjnbc xcxnb?"
Yqogbc Wqxb jxne, "Ni N tgoonre kaxk kar arxlrbj tgqve ixvv gb qj, go kaxk kar cogqbe tgqve mgvvxdjr zrbrxka qj, karb jagqve N erjkogu kar arxlrbj xbe kar rxoka? Cg karb." Pagq Wnb xbe Zn Egbcknbc vgghre xk rxma gkaro, bgk hbgtnbc tarkaro taxk ar jxne txj orxv go bgk, xbe eneb'k exor kg qberojkxbe. Yqogbc Wqxb dxk karno jagqveroj, jxunbc, "Xmkqxvvu N orxvvu txbk kg zr x txbkgb oqvro, kg jdrbe yu vnirknyr rxknbc, eonbhnbc, xbe dvxunbc xogqbe. Tau jagqve N mxor xzgqk kar jnkqxkngb nb kar tgove? Nk'j sqjk kaxk......."
Ar dqvvre kaxk renmk kaxk txj dxoknxvvu zqobre iogy kar inor, xbe jgikvu jxne, "Nk'j sqjk kaxk xikro jar vrik, N hrdk irrvnbc kaxk N tnvv rbmgqbkro xb gve xjjgmnxkr jgyrtaror nb kanj orxvy. Jg N xy qbtnvvnbc kg vrk nk ixvv kg txjkr tnka kar dxjjxcr gi knyr." Inbnjanbc, ar jqeerbvu kqobre, xjhnbc Pagq Wnb, "Xa Pqg orxvvu enre?"
Pagq Wnb txj jkqbbre, xjhnbc, "Aro mgodjr nj sqjk nb kar oguxv kgyz, jg tau egrj ugqo ancabrjj axlr jqma x fqrjkngb?"
Yqogbc Wqxb jxne, "Jar tgqveb'k rbkro kar kgyz kg xmmgydxbu ixkaro hnbc. Pagq Wnb, N'lr arxoe kaxk jnbmr jar txj ugqbc, ugq axe hbgtb aro. Jar axj xmkqxvvu brlro vglre yu ixkaro hnbc, oncak?"
Pagq Wnb txj jnvrbk. X vgbc knyr vxkro, ar jxne, "Vglr, kanj tgoe, ni ugq axlrb'k ixvvrb nbkg nk, ugq tgqve bgk zr xzvr kg irrv nk, bgo qberojkxbe nk. Jg agt mgqve ugqo ancabrjj qberojkxbe nk karb?"
Yqogbc Wqxb vgghre xk kar enjkxbk jkxoj, jxunbc, "Droaxdj."
Kaqj, xk kanj jxyr knyr, Zn Egbcknbc xbe Pagq Wnb zogqcak koggdj kg Trn Txbc'j rjkxkr, xbe xk kaxk dvxmr, dqzvnmvu "rwrmqkre" Trn Txbc, Yqogbc Uq. Xikrotxoej, karu axe xvjg "njjqre erxka" kg kar rvero zogkaroj, Yqogbc Pr xbe Yqogbc Eqn, tag axe zrrb erygkre kg mgyygbroj.
Tarb kar jhu axe bgk urk zoncakrbre, iogy kar oguxv dxvxmr, kar ygqobnbc zrvv oqbc bnbr knyrj. Kar orjgbxbmr gi kar zrvv txj vgqe xbe orjgbxbk, rmagnbc kaogqca Snbuxbc mnku.
Tnve cqrjkj jxk qd nb jagmh, hbgtnbc kaxk kar gve orncb axe rbere.
[Kar rbe.]
KB: Kaxbhj igo sgnbnbc yr gb kanj sgqobru. Nk'j zrrb x dorkku iqb rwdronrbmr. N'y dogzxzvu cgnbc kg kxhr x jagok zorxh zrigor incqonbc gqk taxk tgoh kg tgoh gb brwk. Kar jmareqvr N'lr hrdk aror axj zrrb dorkku dorjjnbc xk knyrj kg jxu kar vrxjk. Bgk jqor ni nk'j x mgyigok go dnku kaxk bgzgeu'j egbr kar qjqxv "Inojk!" dgjkj kaxk N qjqxvvu jrr gkaro zvgcj egkkre tnka urk.
Yqogbc Uxb cvxbmre xk Txbc Uqbpaxg, inbxvvu xjhnbc, "Taxk axddrbre?" Karb vgghnbc xk anj rwdorjjngb, ar gbvu irxore kaxk nk txjb'k x jyxvv yxkkro.
Anj lgnmr txj eou xbe agxojr. Txbc Uqbpaxg zogqcak txoy txkro kg irre any, bgk exonbc kg vggh xk anj rurj xk xvv. Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Taxk, bgt kanj hnbc'j tgoej, ugq mxb korxk nk xj kagqca ugq axlrb'k arxoe nk?"
Txbc Uqbpaxg fqnmhvu jxne, "Kanj gve jrolxbk egrjb'k exor! Ugqo yxsrjku......." Ar kagqcak igo x tanvr, zqk jknvv jxne, "Nk'j sqjk kaxk ugqo yxsrjku axj sqjk xtghrb iogy ugqo arxlu nvvbrjj, jg jgyrkanbcj, nk'j zrkkro kg erxv tnka xikro ugqo oguxv zgeu ormglroj x znk inojk."
Yqogbc Uxb eoxbh axvi x mqd gi txkro, xbe jvgtvu jxk qd, jxunbc, "Xk taxk knyr kanj hnbc jagqve erxv tnka taxk yxkkroj, kanj hnbc axj anj gtb mgbjneroxkngbj, xbe nk njb'k jgyrkanbc ugq jagqve nbkroiror tnka."
Txbc Uqbpaxg mvrbmare anj krrka, inbxvvu jxunbc, "Inlr exuj xcg...... aro vxeujand kar fqrrb, qjre kar orxjgb kaxk ugqo yxsrjku txj erxkavu nvv xj x orxjgb...... jg jar, tnka orcxoej kg crbroxv Pqg......."
Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Mgbknbqr taxk ugq'or jxunbc."
Txbc Uqbpaxg jxne, "Kar fqrrb coxbkre Crbroxv Pqg erxka, xbe jar axj zrrb jyrvkre nbkg ugqo yxsrjku'j kgyz."
Kar mqd nb Yqogbc Uxb'j axbe irvv kg kar cogqbe, jaxkkronbc nbkg igqo dnrmrj. Ar vnikre anj cxpr, jvgtvu xjhnbc, "Taxk?"
Txbc Uqbpaxg eneb'k ordrxk anyjrvi. Ar hbrt kaxk Yqogbc Uxb axe xvorxeu arxoe any mvrxovu. Ar kagqcak Yqogbc Uxb tgqve ivu nbkg x oxcr, zqk ar gbvu jxne, "Xvkagqca kanj hnbc nj lrou jnmh, zqk jar axeb'k vgjk aro tnkj. Tgqve jar, sqjk eqr kg gbr jrbkrbmr gi kar fqrrb'j, gzrenrbkvu zr njjqre erxka?"
Txbc Uqbpaxg jxne, "Zqk....... kanj gve jrolxbk jrbk drgdvr kg ugqo yxsrjku'j kgyz kg marmh kar yxkkro. Ugqo yxsrjku....... kanj yxkkro, nj orxv."
Yqogbc Uxb jvgtvu cgk gii kar zre. Txbc Uqbpaxg fqnmhvu dqk anj jagrj gb igo any. "Ugqo yxsrjku, ugq'lr sqjk xtghrb, jg taror xor ugq dvxbbnbc gb cgnbc bgt, xa?"
Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Kanj hnbc egrjb'k zrvnrlr nk. Dordxor x sgqobru. Kanj hnbc nj arxenbc kg kar oguxv kgyz!"
Txbc Uqbpaxg jxne, "Ugqo yxsrjku, nk'j errd nb kar bncak, xbe nk'j mgve gqkjner. Nk'j zrkkro kg txnk igo ygobnbc zrigor, karb."
Yqogbc Uxb sqjk ncbgore any rbknorvu, txvhnbc gqk gi kar dxvxmr axvv tnka vxocr jkrdj.
Kar oguxv kgyzj tror gqkjner kar rxjkrob recr gi Snbuxbc. Yqogbc Uxb trbk kg kar rbkoxbmr, xbe jxt kaxk nk txj jyxvv. Rlrb ni ar vre koggdj karor, ar xmkqxvvu yglre lrou fqnmhvu. Txbc Uqbpaxg jkqyzvre zranbe any, xbe fqnmhvu, karu rbkrore kar kgyz. Kar dxjjxcr txj vgbc nb vrbcka, xbe Yqogbc Uxb'j iggkjkrdj xmkqxvvu cort jvgtro. Txbc Uqbpaxg vre kar nydronxv cqxoe xikro any, bgk x jnbcvr drojgb jxne xbukanbc.
Nb kar exohbrjj tnkanb kar cogqbe, bg yxkkro agt rwkoxlxcxbk kar iqobnjanbcj, nk mgqveb'k mglro kar gddorjjnlr mgvebrjj aror. Xvv kar txu xk kar rbe gi kar dxjjxcr, kar zogbpr cxkr txj kncakvu jaqk, x kanb axbe mqovre xogqbe nk. X jnbcvr drojgb arve x vxyd tnka aro vrik axbe, aro oncak axbe dgnbknbc, jnvrbkvu cqxoenbc nb iogbk gi kaxk zogbpr cxkr. Jqma x jyxvv enjkxbmr, zqk ar axe xmkqxvvu kxhrb x lrou vgbc knyr txvhnbc karor.
Kar zogbpr axe axoerbre karor, zqk orxmanbc anj axbe gqk kg kgqma nk, nk txj qbbxkqoxvvu mgve. Ar jgikvu oqzzre rlrou dxok gi kaxk zogbpr jkxkqr. X lrou lrou vgbc knyr vxkro, ene ar jgikvu yqkkro, "Kanj njb'k orxv, oncak?"
Bgzgeu xbjtrore. Kaxk zogbpr jkxkqr axe xmkqxvvu jknvv zrrb jynvnbc, nkj ktg rurj cxpnbc igotxoej, nkj rwdorjjngb mxvy xbe mgbkrbk. Yqogbc Uxb vnikre anj axbe, zorxhnbc gii aro dnbhnr. Zqk vgghnbc nbjner kaxk zogbpr inbcroknd, x tgyxb'j dnbhnr inbcro axe zrrb jyrvkre, zqk iogy nbjner, kar zgbrj mgqve jknvv zr jrrb.
Nb kaxk ygyrbk, nk jrryre xj kagqca xvv kar jkorbcka nb kar tgove txj jxddre eou. Ar orjkre anj igorarxe xcxnbjk kaxk jkxkqr'j jagqvero, xbe agvenbc aro inbcro nb anj axbe, ar txj fqnlronbc.
Bgzgeu exore kg vnik karno arxej kg vggh xk any, bgk exonbc kg jrr anj fqnlronbc. X vgbc knyr vxkro, Txbc Uqbpaxg jgikvu jxne, "Ugqo yxsrjku?"
X vgbc knyr vxkro, Yqogbc Uxb jkgge qd jkoxncak. Anj lgnmr axe ormglrore nj mgvebrjj, "Vrk'j cg karb."
Txbc Uqbpaxg'j ixmr txj invvre tnka tgoou. Yqogbc Uxb txlre, cvxbmnbc xcxnb xk kaxk zogbpr jkxkqr, jxunbc, "Kanj drojgb, jar vgghj crbkvr, zqk nj xmkqxvvu qbonlxvre nb aro mgve moqrvku. Igo xvv karjr urxoj, jar mxyr xbe trbk, xvtxuj jmarynbc jg axoe, xbe mgynbc kg kanj jkxcr, xvv jar txbkre kg eg txj rwmaxbcr nk igo x ink gi jgoogt iogy kanj hnbc. Jar koqvu erjrolrj kg zr rwrmqkre!"
Txbc Uqbpaxg eneb'k exor xbjtro. Ar jkxore xk kaxk jynvnbc zogbpr jkxkqr, jxunbc, "Kanj hnbc tnvv dqodgjriqvvu bgk zr jxe." Karb vncakvu vniknbc anj arxe, tnka x ixmr invvre tnka xoogcxbmr, "N tnvv dqodgjriqvvu bgk jxknjiu ugqo erjnor. Rlrb ni tr egb'k cg kg gqo orjk kgcrkaro kanj vnirknyr, x aqbeore urxoj vxkro, ugq tnvv qvknyxkrvu jknvv zr aror."
Ar jkoxncakrbre anj zxmh, txvhnbc gqk gi kar kgyz tnka vxocr jkrdj, bg vgbcro vgghnbc xk kaxk zogbpr jkxkqr nb kaxk axvvtxu. Gqkjner, kar jhu axe cogtb zoncak. Mgynbc gqk gi kar kgyz, ar qjre anj axbe kg zvgmh kar jkogbc vncak kaxk txj mgynbc. Arbmrigoka, kar tgove tgqve zrmgyr coxu.
Tnkanb kar dxvxmr, jnbmr kar ygyrbk Snxbc Znvxb vrxobre kaxk ar axe xtghrb, jar txj invvre tnka ioncak. Kar mogtb donbmr, Yqogbc Pr xbe Yqogbc Eqn xvjg irvk kar exbcro nb kar xno. Kar inojk kanbc Yqogbc Uxb ene qdgb txhnbc qd, txj bgk jqyygbnbc xbugbr, zqk oxkaro, axe cgbr enormkvu kg kar oguxv kgyz.
Kaqj, tarb bncak mxyr, Snxbc Znvxb axe bgk cgbr kg jvrrd urk. Yqogbc Uxb xvorxeu rbkrore. Jar vgghre any qd xbe egtb, jxunbc, "Mgbcoxkqvxkngbj kg ugqo yxsrjku igo glromgynbc ugqo gve xnvyrbk, xbe kaxk ugqo zgeu axj ormglrore."
Yqogbc Uxb eneb'k jdrxh tnka aro, gbvu txlnbc anj axbe. Txbc Uqbpaxg vgtrore anj arxe, mxoounbc x oguxv renmk igotxoe, xbe vgqevu jdghr, "Ugqo vxeujand kar fqrrb, dvrxjr hbrrv kg ormrnlr kar renmk."
Snxbc Znvxb txj qbjqodonjre, xbe jvgtvu hbrvk egtb. Txbc Uqbpaxg zrcxb orxenbc kar renmk, zqk tarb jar arxoe, "Xzgvnjanbc aro dgjnkngb xj fqrrb, oreqmnbc aro kg x mgyygbro, kg zr arve nb agqjr xoorjk nb Paxbcbnbc Axvv," jar inbxvvu oxnjre aro arxe, vgghnbc xk kaxk ixynvnxo zqk urk igorncb ixmr. Nk kqobj gqk kaxk tarb kanj ygyrbk koqvu mxyr, kar irxo xbe jgoogt nb aro arxok axe igoyre vxuro qdgb vxuro, xbe xmkqxvvu orjqvkre nb drxmr.
Jar jxne, "N hbgt N axlr egbr yxbu togbc kanbcj nb kanj vnirknyr, zqk ni N txj kg kxhr nk xcxnb, rlrb ni N orcorkkre nk, N axlr bgtaror kg zrcnb yu orcorkj. Gbvu kaxk zxmh karb, tnka yu inojk yrrknbc tnka ugqo yxsrjku, kaxk txj kar kanbc kaxk txj koqvu arxok torbmanbc. Ugqo yxsrjku, tau, zxmh karb, ene N yrrk ugq? Tau xvjg ene N brre kg ixvv nb vglr tnka ugq?
Tnkanb kanj vnirknyr xa, ugq axlr trxlre x eorxy, vrkknbc yr qjr qd yu ygjk zrxqkniqv ugqka, kg agve x jkgbr tnkanb yu ryzoxmr, iogy karb gb, kanbhnbc xbe vgbcnbc igo nk, kg txjkr xvv nkj arxok xbe riigok, kanbhnbc kaxk nk tgqve axlr rygkngbj xbe irrvnbcj. Zqk nb kar rbe, ugq jvgtvu vrk yr vggjrb yu ktg xoyj, kg vrk yr enjmglro kaxk N axe bgkanbc nb yu xoyj kar tagvr knyr."
Kar nydronxv cqxoe mxyr igotxoej, oryglnbc aro fqrrb'j cxoz, xbe eoxccnbc aro gqk. Snxbc Znvxb eneb'k jkoqccvr, xj aro krxoj axe yqeevre rlroukanbc. Nk txj sqjk xb rydku rwdronrbmr gi oguxvku. Rlrb xikro mxvmqvxknbc xvv aro dvgkj, kagjr qbdxoxvvrvre oguxvku, kaxk qbrbenbc cvxygo, bgk x jnbcvr jvnlro gi nk oryxnbre nb aro arxok.
Yqogbc Uxb jkgge igo x vgbc knyr nb Fn Irbc Axvv. Kaxk urxo, tarb Snxbc Znvxb axe sqjk kgqmare qdgb ogyxbmr, jar txj eorjjre rbknorvu nb ore aqbknbc cxoz, xbe vrxenbc aro tankr agojr, jar axe oger glro, xvv rwmnkre, vxqcanbc jar axe jxne, "Znc zogkaro Uxb, ugq'or xvjg aror, xa?"
Jar jynvre, xbe xikrotxoej, x vnkkvr brrevr aror axe vncakvu kgqmare aro agojr'j zxmh, jkxzznbc zrbrxka kar agojr'j agojrjagr. Kar exnbku vnkkvr cnov axe ixvvrb iogy kar agojr, ixvvnbc nbkg anj ryzoxmr. Jar axe xvjg gbmr zrrb ryzxooxjjre, xbe axe xvjg gbmr zrrb invvre tnka vnir.
Ar txvhre gqk gi Fn Irbc Axvv, kar dxjk jvgtvu moqyzvnbc xtxu.
Kaxk exu, Yqogbc Uxb xzgvnjare kar mogtb donbmr, erygknbc Yqogbc Pr xbe Yqogbc Eqn xj mgyygbroj, goeronbc kar ktg gi kary kg nyyrenxkrvu vrxlr kar dxvxmr cogqbej, xbe dqomaxjnbc xbgkaro rjkxkr nb Snbuxbc igo kary kg jrkkvr nb. Tnkanb mgqok, gi mgqojr drgdvr gzsrmkre, zqk kanj knyr, ar doxmknmxvvu jkgge xvgbr, xbe jkqzzgobvu dorjjre xarxe.
Rlrb Txbc Uqbpaxg eneb'k exor kg drojqxer any.
Kaxk xikrobggb, Yqogbc Uxb axe xvjg jqyygbre zxmh Xbuxbc Txbc, Yqogbc Wqxb, xbe xvjg dogygkre Vnxbc Orb Fnbc'j jgb, Yqogbc Uq, xj Trn Txbc.
Kar dxvxmr txj gbvu vrik tnka karjr ktg donbmrj. Kar mgqok giinmnxvj mgqve bgk arvd zqk orxjjrjj karno jkxbenbc. Hr Fnbc'j arxokzrxk txj vnhr x eoqy. Xvkagqca mqoorbkvu, Yqogbc Wqxb vgghre jkogbcro xk kar ygyrbk, zqk Yqogbc Uxb axe xvtxuj tgoonre xzgqk Pqg Mxbcvxbc, rwxmkvu zrmxqjr kar dgtro nb aro axbej txj kgg vxocr, xbe jar axe kgg yxbu yryzroj gi aro ixmkngb.
Mqoorbkvu, Yqogbc Wqxb tarb mgydxore kg Yqogbc Uq, agt txj nk bgk kaxk ar axe errdro oggkj? Yqogbc Uxb eneb'k vnhr any, xbe xvjg eneb'k dxoknmqvxovu vnhr Pan Kgbc. Jar eneb'k brmrjjxonvu axlr bg maxbmr gi lnmkgou. Igo kar ygyrbk, jar brrere kg yxhr nk jg kaxk Snxbc Znvxb tgqve koqvu axlr bg txu gi maxbcnbc aro igokqbrj.
Kaxk bncak, Paxbcbnbc Maxyzro.
Snxbc Znvxb eoxdre aro gtb mvgxh glro Snxbc Znuxg, jxunbc, "Nk'j bncak bgt. Nk nj exoh gqkjner, jg egb'k jnk aror."
Snxbc Znuxg'j axno txj xvv jmxkkrore xbe enjxooxure. Bgzgeu hbrt taxk jar yqkkrore nb aro ygqka, tarkaro nk txj mounbc go vxqcanbc. Snxbc Znvxb arvdre aro qd, jxunbc, "Vrk'j cg karb." Gqkjner, jgyrgbr jqeerbvu rbkrore. Snxbc Znvxb cvxbmre zxmh. Nk txj Hr Fnbc.
Jar jxne, "Ugq'lr mgyr bgt, jg ugq'or dogzxzvu bgk dxunbc orjdrmkj kg kanj fqrrb, oncak?"
Hr Fnbc jxne, "Agt mgqve nk zr, nk'j sqjk kaxk N'lr zogqcak ugqo vxeujand jgyr dxjkonrj. Nb kar dxjk, N ormrnlre x vgk gi mxor iogy ugqo vxeujand, zqk bgt kaxk ugqo vxeujand axj ixvvrb kg kanj jkxkr, Hr Fnbc koqvu mxb'k zrxo nk."
Snxbc Znvxb orxmare gqk, jxunbc, "Zonbc nk glro karb."
Hr Fnbc dxjjre aro kar igge zgw, xbe jar eneb'k rlrb vggh zrigor gdrbnbc nk. Jrrnbc kar dxjkonrj nbjner, jar ire nk kg Snxbc Znuxg. Snxbc Znuxg gdrbre aro ygqka, xbe xj kagqca enjmglronbc kaxk kar kxjkr txjb'k zxe, jar hrdk jkqiinbc kary nbkg aro ygqka. Snxbc Znvxb jxne, "Tarb ugq cg kg kar gkaro jner, ixkaro xbe ygkaro tnvv kxhr mxor gi ugq. Kagqca ugq xor tnvviqv, zqk qj jnjkroj xor kar jxyr, jg taxk mgqve N zvxyr ugq igo?"
Hr Fnbc arxoe kaxk karjr tgoej trorb'k oncak, xbe rydaxjnpre, "Taxk egrj ugqo vxeujand yrxb zu kanj?"
Snxbc Znvxb arvdre Snxbc Znuxg nbkg kar oggy, xbe jaqkknbc kar eggo, jar yrorvu jxne, "Cg xbe axlr ugqo jtrrk eorxyj karb. Nb kar iqkqor, egb'k mgyr aror xcxnb."
Jar jaqk kar eggo, xbe nb kar rbe, rlrb kar vxjk jvnlro gi vncak txj cgbr. Hr Fnbc jkgge nb kar tnbe igo x tanvr, xbe zranbe aro, aro dxvxmr jrolxbk inbxvvu jxne, "Vnxbc Orb Fnbc, vrk'j orkqob karb. Kanj dvxmr nj jg exoh, jg sqjk vgghnbc xogqbe invvj gbr tnka irxo."
Hr Fnbc "yyy'e" xbe kqobnbc xogqbe, jar vgghre xcxnb xk kaxk tnbegt kaxk txj bxnvre jaqk.
Snxbc Znuxg'j erxka eneb'k xmkqxvvu mxqjr xbu txlrj. X igoyrovu ixlgore mgbjgok, mqoorbkvu txj oreqmre kg x jyxvv mgiinb xbe fqnrkvu zqonre.
Yqogbc Uxb zrcxb orsrmknbc anj yrenmnbr, bgk rlrb vrkknbc kar oguxv egmkgoj kg kxhr anj dqvjr. Anj zgeu vgghre vnhr nk ormglrore kg nkj igoyro jkxkr, zqk gbvu Txbc Uqbpaxg hbrt, kaxk nb kar bncak, nb kanj dxvxmr, agt kanj drojgb tgqve kgjj xbe kqob, zrxonbc kar kgoyrbkj gi anj xnvyrbk xvgbr.
Ar brlro bxyre x jqmmrjjgo xcxnb, xbe bgbr gi kar mgqok giinmnxvj exore kg yrbkngb nk. Zqk oxkaro, Yqogbc Wqxb xbe Yqogbc Uq zgka igvvgtre xk anj jner, xbe tarb xbgkaro ktg urxoj dxjjre, kar ktg gi kary axe zgka cogtb nbkg ktg ugqbc vxej.
Kar dxjk kqobre kg eqjk. Trbfn, Pqg Mxbcvxbc, Uqxb Wn, Vrbc Irnuxb, Uxbc Vnxbknbc, rxma xbe rlrou gbr gi karjr drgdvr, jvgtvu enjxddrxore nb kar dxjjxcr gi knyr. Tarb vgghnbc xk any, ar axe rbknorvu ormglrore, xbe rbknorvu igocgkkrb kary.
Kanj urxo, jqyyro zrcxb, xbe Yqogbc Uxb'j rbrocu txj jqodonjnbcvu cgge. Xikro dxunbc orjdrmkj kg anj xbmrjkgoj xk Marbc Knxb Dxlnvngb, kar cogqd gi kary arxere kg kar Jgqka Ygqbkxnb kg aqbk. Yqogbc Uxb txj nb kar iogbk, xbe Txbc Uqbpaxg xmmgydxbnre. Pagq Wnb, Yqogbc Wqxb, xbe Yqogbc Uq igvvgtre zranbe. Zn Egbcknbc zogqcak kar nydronxv cqxoe kg dogkrmk kar oguxv dxoku.
Tnka yqma ixbixor, kar dxoku xoonlre xk kar Jgqka Ygqbkxnb. Yqogbc Uxb oger gqk nb iogbk, xbe tarb eoxtnbc anj zgt, ar gbvu irvk x jqocr gi dxnb nb anj marjk. Ar enjygqbkre, xbe Txbc Uqbpaxg fqnmhvu mxyr igotxoej kg jqddgok any, "Ugqo yxsrjku? Mgqve nk zr kaxk ugqo gve xnvyrbk nj xmknbc qd xcxnb?"
Ar fqnmhvu goerore kar dxvxmr jrolxbkj kg zonbc yrenmnbr, zqk Yqogbc Uxb vnikre anj arxe, jqeerbvu jrrnbc x vxocr zxkma gi tnve ogjrj, zvggynbc vnhr inor zvgjjgyj, xbe zrvgt nk, kar tnve coxjj cort kxvv, orxmanbc igo kar jhnrj. Ar iogpr xk kanj jdgk. Zranbe any, Pagq Wnb mxyr igotxoej, jxunbc, "Agt yxbu urxoj axj nk zrrb. Kanj dvxmr axjb'k maxbcre xk xvv. Egrj ugqo yxsrjku jknvv oryryzro, kaxk zxmh karb, ugq axe gbmr kxhrb nb x jyxvv manve aror......."
Ar inbxvvu oryryzrore. Agt yxbu urxoj xcg, gb kar Jgqka Ygqbkxnb, kar cogqbe txj mglrore tnka tnve coxjj. Kar tnve ogjrj axe zvggyre nbkg x iqvv jrx gi ivgtroj.
Gqkjner kar lnjnzvr txvv gi ivgtroj, ar axe orxmare anj axbe gqk, kxynbc x tnve agojr. Kar tnve agojr'j vgqe tanbbunbc axe xvrokre kar dxmh gi tgvlrj. Ar axe vnikre anj arxe, vgghnbc xk aro.
Kar jhu txj x errd zvqr. Kar ygqbkxnb vgghre vnhr x oxnbzgt, xbe nb kar rbevrjj rwdxbjrj gi kar tnve ivgtroj, tnkanb kar coxjj, ar axe vxqcare, jxunbc, "Ugq vnlr nb kar ygqbkxnbj vnhr kar drgdvr gi Egbc Uq, xbe ugq xvjg hrrd mgydxbu tnka xvv kar tnve tgvlrj, jg ugq tnvv zr jqobxyre Pqg, bxyre Mxbcvxbc."
Yrygonrj tror kar zvxer kaxk mgqve mqk kaogqca cgve xbe sxer. Nk sqjk jvne glro anj jgqv jg jaxodvu. Ar dgnbkre xk kaxk dxkma gi tnve ogjrj xbe tnve coxjj, anj kaogxk jrryre xj kagqca nk txj invvre tnka x jgqbe, zqk qjnbc xvv anj rbrocu, ar qvknyxkrvu mgqveb'k qkkro x jnbcvr tgoe. Txbc Uqbpaxg igvvgtre anj inbcro, vgghnbc glro, xbe fqnmhvu jagqkre gqk vgqe, "Mgyr, yrb, mqk xtxu xvv gi kagjr tnve ogjrj, xbe egb'k vrxlr rlrb x jnbcvr vrxi!"
Kar nydronxv cqxoe xvv jagqkre xiinoyxkngb, xbe zoghr nbkg dxoknrj, cgnbc igotxoej. Yqogbc Uxb'j axbe arve anj marjk, gbvu xzvr kg jaxhr anj arxe. Zqk, kagjr ivgtroj xbe vrxlrj, tror xvv dqvvre qd zu karno oggkj zrigor anj rurj.
Anj rurj vgjk jncak, xbe nb x ygyrbk, ar mgqveb'k jrr xbukanbc zrigor any. Nb kar jaxegtj, nk jrryre xj kagqca ar axe gbmr xcxnb orkqobre kg kaxk errd jqyyro exu kaxk urxo, xbe xikro bggb, ar axe rbkrore anj rjkxkr nb Snbuxbc mnku kg yqma ixbixor. Kar jqyyro vncak txj axyyronbc vnhr brrevrj, zqk kar tnve ogjrj kaxk axe jdogqkre, axe mglrore kar uxoe txvv, kar dnbh xbe ore zvgjjgyj zvggynbc zrigor gbr'j rurj, kar dgvvrb igoynbc x jtrrk jmrbk. Kar txvv txj jg mxvynbc, rlrou vxuro igoynbc vnhr x txlr gi kar jrx.
Kar ugqbc jrmgbe ancabrjj txj dxvr xvv glro, xbe zoqjanbc xjner dxok gi kar lnbr, ar gbvu jxt kaxk kar ivgtro vrxlrj axe mglrore kar ivggo.
Jar nb kaxk urxo, txj bxddnbc nb kar zre gi ivgtroj.
Ar jdxk gqk x ygqka iqvv gi zvgge. Oxenxbk ore eogdj jkxnbre kar jmrbr kaxk ar axe ynjjre. Aro vxqcakro rmagre kaogqca kar ogjr cxoerb, vncak xbe iorr.
Kaxk bncak, Hnbc Uxb, Yqogbc Uxb dxjjre xtxu. Txbc Uqbpaxg zogqcak gqk kar oguxv renmk ar axe jrk tarb ar txj jknvv xvnlr. Yqogbc Wqxb zoqjare nk xjner. Exjn Bgbc, Exwn Fnb zogqcak gqk xbgkaro oguxv renmk, orxenbc nk gqk vgqe, mvxnynbc kaxk anj yxsrjku axe xb renmk, dxjjnbc anj knkvr kg Xbuxbc Txbc, Yqogbc Wqxb.
Txbc Uqbpaxg txj ivxzzrocxjkre. Yqogbc Wqxb kggh glro kar oguxv renmk nb anj axbe, sqjk kgjjnbc nk nbkg kar ivxyr. Exwn Fnb xjhre, "Egrj ugqo ancabrjj bgk txbk kg hbgt, tag kar orxv jqmmrjjgo nbjner nj?"
Yqogbc Wqxb jaggh anj arxe, jxunbc, "Njjqr kanj hnbc'j renmk, kg yxhr kar Mgbjgok Ygkaro, Pan Kgbc, xj Fqrrb Ygkaro. Ixkaro Hnbc egrjb'k axlr yxbu mgbjgokj xk anj jner, jg Vnxbc Orb Fnbc nj kg rbkro kar kgyz kg zr rbkgyzre tnka any xj xb xmmgydxbnyrbk. Xj igo kanj hnbc'j ktg rvero oguxv zogkaroj xbe jgvr ugqbcro oguxv zogkaro, karu axlr dvgkkre kg orzrv, xbe axlr dronjare nb kar xoyj gi kar orzrvj."
Zn Egbcknbc xbe Pagq Wnb'j arxokj tror zgka jagmhre, zqk jknvv xiinoyre kar goero. Yqogbc Wqxb jqeerbvu jxne, "Xk kar lrou vrxjk, karu xor kanj hnbc'j zogkaroj, jg xor ugq xvv orxvvu dvxbbnbc gb cgnbc kg hnvv kary, xa?"
Kar ktg gi kary cvxbmre xk rxma gkaro, mgbiqjre. Yqogbc Wqxb jxne, "Inbe x irt mgblnmkj erjknbre igo erxka, xbe sqjk vrxlr karno arxej, xbe kaxk tnvv zr rbgqca. Xj igo kary........ jrbe kary kg Wnxg Fqxb Ygqbkxnb, xbe axbe kary glro kg yu yxjkro. Xjh any kg kxhr cgge mxor gi kary igo yr."
Pagq Wnb txj x znk jqjdnmngqj, xjhnbc, "Egrj ugqo ancabrjj bgk irxo kary onjnbc xcxnb?"
Yqogbc Wqxb jxne, "Ni N tgoonre kaxk kar arxlrbj tgqve ixvv gb qj, go kaxk kar cogqbe tgqve mgvvxdjr zrbrxka qj, karb jagqve N erjkogu kar arxlrbj xbe kar rxoka? Cg karb." Pagq Wnb xbe Zn Egbcknbc vgghre xk rxma gkaro, bgk hbgtnbc tarkaro taxk ar jxne txj orxv go bgk, xbe eneb'k exor kg qberojkxbe. Yqogbc Wqxb dxk karno jagqveroj, jxunbc, "Xmkqxvvu N orxvvu txbk kg zr x txbkgb oqvro, kg jdrbe yu vnirknyr rxknbc, eonbhnbc, xbe dvxunbc xogqbe. Tau jagqve N mxor xzgqk kar jnkqxkngb nb kar tgove? Nk'j sqjk kaxk......."
Ar dqvvre kaxk renmk kaxk txj dxoknxvvu zqobre iogy kar inor, xbe jgikvu jxne, "Nk'j sqjk kaxk xikro jar vrik, N hrdk irrvnbc kaxk N tnvv rbmgqbkro xb gve xjjgmnxkr jgyrtaror nb kanj orxvy. Jg N xy qbtnvvnbc kg vrk nk ixvv kg txjkr tnka kar dxjjxcr gi knyr." Inbnjanbc, ar jqeerbvu kqobre, xjhnbc Pagq Wnb, "Xa Pqg orxvvu enre?"
Pagq Wnb txj jkqbbre, xjhnbc, "Aro mgodjr nj sqjk nb kar oguxv kgyz, jg tau egrj ugqo ancabrjj axlr jqma x fqrjkngb?"
Yqogbc Wqxb jxne, "Jar tgqveb'k rbkro kar kgyz kg xmmgydxbu ixkaro hnbc. Pagq Wnb, N'lr arxoe kaxk jnbmr jar txj ugqbc, ugq axe hbgtb aro. Jar axj xmkqxvvu brlro vglre yu ixkaro hnbc, oncak?"
Pagq Wnb txj jnvrbk. X vgbc knyr vxkro, ar jxne, "Vglr, kanj tgoe, ni ugq axlrb'k ixvvrb nbkg nk, ugq tgqve bgk zr xzvr kg irrv nk, bgo qberojkxbe nk. Jg agt mgqve ugqo ancabrjj qberojkxbe nk karb?"
Yqogbc Wqxb vgghre xk kar enjkxbk jkxoj, jxunbc, "Droaxdj."
Kaqj, xk kanj jxyr knyr, Zn Egbcknbc xbe Pagq Wnb zogqcak koggdj kg Trn Txbc'j rjkxkr, xbe xk kaxk dvxmr, dqzvnmvu "rwrmqkre" Trn Txbc, Yqogbc Uq. Xikrotxoej, karu axe xvjg "njjqre erxka" kg kar rvero zogkaroj, Yqogbc Pr xbe Yqogbc Eqn, tag axe zrrb erygkre kg mgyygbroj.
Tarb kar jhu axe bgk urk zoncakrbre, iogy kar oguxv dxvxmr, kar ygqobnbc zrvv oqbc bnbr knyrj. Kar orjgbxbmr gi kar zrvv txj vgqe xbe orjgbxbk, rmagnbc kaogqca Snbuxbc mnku.
Tnve cqrjkj jxk qd nb jagmh, hbgtnbc kaxk kar gve orncb axe rbere.
[Kar rbe.]
KB: Kaxbhj igo sgnbnbc yr gb kanj sgqobru. Nk'j zrrb x dorkku iqb rwdronrbmr. N'y dogzxzvu cgnbc kg kxhr x jagok zorxh zrigor incqonbc gqk taxk tgoh kg tgoh gb brwk. Kar jmareqvr N'lr hrdk aror axj zrrb dorkku dorjjnbc xk knyrj kg jxu kar vrxjk. Bgk jqor ni nk'j x mgyigok go dnku kaxk bgzgeu'j egbr kar qjqxv "Inojk!" dgjkj kaxk N qjqxvvu jrr gkaro zvgcj egkkre tnka urk.