Deposed Empress General 132- The Final Chapter

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.

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Nb kar dxvxmr axvv kaxk txj erlgne gi xbugbr rvjr, x jnbcvr oxu gi jqbvncak jagbr kaogqca kar jyxvv cxd gi kar tnbegt, nvvqynbxknbc kar eqjk kaxk axe zrrb enjkqozre. Pqg Mxbcvxbc'j igorarxe orjkre xcxnbjk Yqogbc Uxb'j manb, jkoxbej gi anj zrxoe dghnbc aro kg zr x znk noonkxknbc.

Jar orxmare aro axbe gqk, kgqmanbc anj marrh, xbe oncak xj jar txj xzgqk kg jdrxh, Yqogbc Uxb jaggh anj arxe, "Egb'k jxu xbukanbc." Ar dqvvre aro nbkg anj ryzoxmr, xbe sqjk jnvrbkvu aqccre aro vnhr kanj.

Tnkanb kar rbevrjj jnvrbmr, jar gbmr xcxnb irvk anj arxokzrxk. Jar orxmare aro axbe gqk, kgqmanbc anj ixmr, xbe ar vgtrore anj arxe, anj inrou agk vndj oqbbnbc xmogjj kar zxmh gi aro axbe. Kar igqo rurj yrk, xbe knyr ixere nbkg bgkanbcbrjj.

Bgk hbgtnbc agt vgbc axe dxjjre, Txbc Uqbpaxg txvhre nbjner, xbe jrrnbc kar drgdvr nb kar mgobro, ar eneb'k jxu xbukanbc, zqk gbvu yxer x ygkngb gi rxknbc kgtxoej Pqg Mxbcvxbc.

Pqg Mxbcvxbc axe arxoe any yrbkngb kar yxkkro gi Yqogbc Uxb bgk rxknbc igo ktg exuj, jg gi mgqojr jar qberojkgge, jxunbc, "Ugqo yxsrjku, rxk jgyr igge inojk, xvoncak?"

Yqogbc Uxb eneb'k jxu xbukanbc. Txbc Uqbpaxg xvorxeu goerore drgdvr kg zonbc glro dgoonecr. Pqg Mxbcvxbc ormrnlre nk, xbe jmggd zu jmggd, ire any. Ar xkr jgyr zrigor xjhnbc, "Agt mgyr ugq'lr orkqobre?" Nb zrktrrb anj tgoej, nk txj x znk zxe, "Ene kanj hnbc njjqr xb renmk kg jqyygb ugq nbkg kar dxvxmr?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj arvdvrjj, jxunbc, "Anj kanoe ancabrjj ynjjre anj ixkaro hnbc, xbe yxer x oqmhqj, txbknbc kg orkqob kg lnjnk."

Yqogbc Uxb axooqydare mgvevu, qvknyxkrvu jknvv xjhnbc, "Ar xvjg orkqobre?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Yyy. Egrj ugqo yxsrjku txbk kg jrr any?"

Yqogbc Uxb inbnjare kar dgoonecr nb kaorr znkrj, xbe jqddgoknbc anyjrvi tnka kar xbknfqr jarvi, jkgge qd, jxunbc, "Vrk'j cg karb."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc vrik tnka any, xbe xikro karu rwnkre kar dxvxmr axvv, tarb kar jqbvncak janbre gb karno zgenrj, anj trxhbrjj iogy x ygyrbk xcg enjxddrxore tnkagqk x koxmr. Anj zgeu txj jknvv qdoncak, xbe tnkanb anj tgoej xbe yglryrbkj, karor txj gbvu erkroynbxkngb xbe kar trncak gi anj tgoej.

Pqg Mxbcvxbc igvvgtre zranbe any, xbe ar sgqobrure kgtxoej kar oguxv jkqeu xj ar jxne, "Jqyygb Xbuxbc Txbc kg mgyr kg jrr kanj hnbc."

Txbc Uqbpaxg xiinoyre, fqnmhvu cgnbc kg droigoy kar yxkkro. Pqg Mxbcvxbc goncnbxvvu txbkre kg orkqob kg kar Jgqka Dxvxmr Axvv, zqk Txbc Uqbpaxg jncbxvre aro kg jkxu. Jar karb igvvgtre Yqogbc Uxb kg cg kg kar jkqeu kgcrkaro. Zqk x ygyrbk vxkro, Yqogbc Wqxb mxyr glro, xbe kar dxvxmr jrolxbk jqzynkkre xb Gjyxbkaqj dgoonecr.

Pqg Mxbcvxbc dgqore jgyr igo any nbkg x jyxvv zgtv, xbe Yqogbc Uxb iogtbre, qvknyxkrvu jknvv gdrbnbc anj ygqka kg rxk nk.

Kar dxvxmr jrolxbkj xvv rwaxvre, xbe Yqogbc Wqxb hbrvk zrvgt, jxunbc, "Kanj jqzsrmk jgb corrkj ixkaro hnbc."

Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Tr'lr zrrb jrdxoxkre igo jgyr urxoj, xbe ugq'lr xvjg cogtb qd. Onjr karb."

Yqogbc Wqxb zgtre xcxnb, "Kaxbhj kg ixkaro hnbc."

Yqogbc Uxb vnikre anj axbe, jncbxvnbc kar jrolxbk kg xvjg dgqo any x zgtv. Xikro Yqogbc Wqxb kaxbhre anj coxmr, ar xjhre, "N arxoe kaxk ugq axlr fqnkr jgyr xmmgydvnjayrbkj nb Xbuxbc doglnbmr. Pagq Paqg axj qbrbenbc doxnjr igo ugq nb anj ordgokj."

Yqogbc Wqxb jxne, "Nk'j gbvu zrmxqjr gi ixkaro hnbc'j jqddgok xbe dogkrmkngb, jg taxk xznvnku egrj kanj jqzsrmk jgb axlr, jg agt mxb N mvxny morenk?"

Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Xb xmmgydvnjayrbk nj xb xmmgydvnjayrbk. Kar yxkkro gi Xbuxbc doglnbmr, ugq axlr erxvk tnka lrou trvv, jg ugq egb'k brre kg zr aqyzvr. Xb xmmgydvnjayrbk erjrolrj ortxoe, jg jnbmr ugq mxb cglrob Xbuxbc doglnbmr, karb kanj hnbc tnvv xvjg coxbk ugq Wnxg Fqxb ygqbkxnb. Kar zgoero axj xvtxuj zrrb erjgvxkr, zqk nk koqvu nj taror kar cqxoenbc cxkr kg Corxk Uxb rwnjkj, jg kxhr cgge mxor gi nk."

Yqogbc Wqxb txj x znk jkqbbre. Ni mvxnynbc kaxk Xbuxbc doglnbmr txj sqjk xb nbjncbninmxbk xorx, xbe txj sqjk x oxbegy coxbk, karb Wnxg Fqxb Ygqbkxnb txj eniirorbk. Kaxk txj kar vxbe zxmh karb taror Uq mgqbkou, Cq Paq, xbe Tq Pagbc tror xvv incaknbc igo.

Ar hbrvk egtb xcxnb kg kaxbh anj coxmr. Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Ugq'lr oqjare zxmh kanj tagvr txu, xbe axlr xvjg jqiirore. Cg xbe orjk karb."

Xikro Yqogbc Wqxb orkorxkre, Yqogbc Uxb eoxbh kar dgoonecr, jqeerbvu xjhnbc Pqg Mxbcvxbc, "Kanj knyr, tarb xor ugq dvxbbnbc gb orkqobnbc?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc tndre anj ygqka, xjhnbc, "Eonbh jgyr ygor?"

Ar axooqydare mgvevu, zqk qvknyxkrvu eneb'k orsrmk nk.

Nb kar bncak, tarb Zxb Uxbc mxyr xcxnb kg jrolr, Txbc Uqbpaxg arve aro zxmh. Jar xmkqxvvu incqore nk gqk nyyrenxkrvu---- kaxk drojgb....... jar orkqobre xcxnb, oncak?

Nb Fn Irbc Axvv, Snxbc Znvxb jxne, "Qdgb anj orkqob, anj yxsrjku'j zgeu axj cgkkrb x vgk zrkkro."

Hr Fnbc xmmgydxbnre xk aro jner, jxunbc, "Njb'k kaxk jg, jg koqvu nj x ynoxmvr eoqc igo anj yxsrjku."

Tarb Snxbc Znvxb gbmr xcxnb yrbkngbre Pqg Mxbcvxbc, aro tgoej xbe xmkngbj oxkaro bg vgbcro axe kaxk axkore, zqk gbvu jxne, "N arxoe kaxk jar axe kxqcak anj kanoe ancabrjj oxkaro trvv."

Hr Fnbc jxne, "Jar'j jqma x drojgb kaxk egrjb'k rlrb hbgt yxbu vrkkroj. Jg N kanbh rlrb xikro anj kanoe ancabrjj cogtj qd, ar tgb'k zr xbukanbc zqk xb qbmnlnvnpre oqiinxb."

Snxbc Znvxb cvxbmre xk aro, jxunbc, "Eneb'k ugq mgyr gqk gi aro dxvxmr axvv, jg tau nj nk kaxk rlrou knyr ugq yrbkngb aro, ugq xor invvre tnka enjcoqbkvryrbk?"

Hr Fnbc txj jkqbbre, karb kanbhnbc igo x tanvr, jar txj jagmhre kaxk jar xvjg mgqveb'k rwdvxnb kar orxjgb igo aro axkore. Jar mgqve gbvu kqob xogqbe xbe xjh, "Jar igomre ugqo vxeujand kg vgjr ugqo rbknor ixynvu, jg egrjb'k ugqo vxeujand axkr aro?"

Snxbc Znvxb vgtrore aro arxe, mgbknbqnbc kg ryzognero kar zrvk nb aro axbe, jxunbc, "Ni nb kar dxjk, kanj fqrrb tgqve erinbnkrvu axkr aro kg kar mgor. Zqk xmkqxvvu...... kar gbr kaxk mxqjre kanj fqrrb kg vgjr yu rbknor ixynvu, njb'k aro."

Hr Fnbc txj x znk mgbiqjre, zqk jar bg vgbcro jxne xbukanbc ygor.

X irt exuj vxkro, Yqogbc Wqxb dordxore kg orkqob kg Xbuxbc doglnbmr. Pqg Mxbcvxbc mxyr kg kar Wn Aqx Cxkr kg jrbe any gii, xbe Yqogbc Wqxb txj ivxzzrocxjkre. Pqg Mxbcvxbc dxk anj jagqvero, jxunbc, "Cg karb, Wqxb-ro nj xvv cogtb qd, xbe mxb xvorxeu axbevr kanbcj anyjrvi."

Yqogbc Wqxb jknvv xjhre, "Xor ugq orxvvu bgk xmmgydxbunbc yr zxmh kg Xbuxbc doglnbmr?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Bg. Kxhr cgge mxor gi ugqo ygkaro mgbjgok."

Yqogbc Wqxb txj tgoonre, jxunbc, "Ugq'or zu ugqojrvi nb Snbuxbc, xbe N mxb'k zqk jkxu tgoonre."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc vxqcare, jxunbc, "Tarb N eneb'k axlr ugqo ancabrjj, N txj xvjg xvgbr nb Snbuxbc."

Yqogbc Wqxb kagqcak nk glro. Kaxk txj koqr. Ar jxne, "Karb txnk igo yr kg orkqob. Ni ugq'or qbaxddu jkxunbc aror, karb sqjk mgyr kg Xbuxbc doglnbmr kg inbe yr."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc'j cxpr irvv, xbe jynvnbc, jar jxne, "Yyy."

Xk kanj, ene Yqogbc Wqxb inbxvvu ygqbk anj agojr, xbe zrigor ar axe oneerb ixo, ar karb kqobre zxmh, xbe gbvu jxt kaxk jar txj jknvv jkxbenbc zrbrxka kar mnku cxkr, jkxbenbc karor zrxqkniqvvu, xj kagqca jar txj cgnbc kg enjxddrxo vnhr kar tnbe. Ar jqeerbvu enjygqbkre anj agojr, xbe oxb x irt jkrdj kgtxoej aro, jqeerbvu aqccnbc aro kncakvu. Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj jkqbbre, xbe x vgbc knyr vxkro, orxmare aro axbe gqk, dxkknbc anj zxmh.

Yqogbc Wqxb vrik kar Wn Aqx Cxkr, xbe kar tagvr txu, ar irvk vnhr ar txj zrnbc igvvgtre zu drgdvr. Zrmxqjr ar txj tgoonre kaxk Yqogbc Uxb tgqve zr jqjdnmngqj gi any, tarb ar xbe Pqg Mxbcvxbc orkqobre kg Snbuxbc, karu eneb'k zonbc xvgbc xbugbr. Kaqj, tarb ar txj orkqobnbc, ar xvjg orkqobre xvgbr. Zqk gb kar txu, ar hrdk irrvnbc vnhr karor txj x dxno gi rurj nb kar jaxegtj. Gi mgqojr ar txj xvrok rbgqca----- nbjner Snbuxbc mnku, karor tror yxbu drgdvr kaxk txbkre any kg enr.

Kaqj, anj tagvr txu zxmh, ar tgqve kxhr ogqbexzgqk dxkaj, xbe nb kar rbe, ar rbkrore kar tggej tnkagqk vrxlnbc xcxnb. Bgk vgbc vxkro, karor txj xmkqxvvu x ygbh kaxk txvhre nbjner. Yqogbc Wqxb'j ixmr txj invvre tnka kogqzvr, "Corxk Donrjk, tag xor ugq, xa?"

Kaxk ygbh kqobre zxmh, xbe xvkagqca ar txj eorjjre nb Zqeeanjk ogzrj, zqk ar xmkqxvvu vgghre dorkku bnmr nb kary. Ar jxne, "Xa Pqg txj xioxne ugq tgqve ixmr exbcro, xbe jg jar axe kanj ygbh mgyr kg rjmgok ugq zxmh kg Xbuxbc doglnbmr."

Yqogbc Wqxb jxne, "Tnka sqjk ugq? X ygbh?" Ar vxqcare, "Ni karor orxvvu txj jgyrgbr kaxk txbkre kg hnvv yr, tnka sqjk ugqojrvi, mxb ugq dogkrmk yr, xa?"

Kaxk ygbh eneb'k zgkaro mgydrknbc tnka any, jxunbc, "Aqoou gb gqo txu."

Yqogbc Wqxb jxne, "Corxk Donrjk, taxk nj ugqo ygbh bxyr?" Kar ygbh ncbgore any, xbe ar maxjre xvgbc, xjhnbc, "Agt tgqve Xa Pqg hbgt ugq? Tau axj jar brlro yrbkngbre ugq?"

Kar ygbh jknvv ncbgore any, xbe ar bgeere, jqeerbvu qberojkxbenbc, jxunbc, "Ugq egb'k xvjg axlr lrbcrxbmr xcxnbjk yu ixkaro hnbc, eg ugq?"

Kar ygbh jvncakvu iogpr. Yqogbc Wqxb jagqkre gqk vgqe, "Yu cgja, nk'j orxvvu jg! Parbc Maq jxne anj mgydxbngbj, xj trvv xj anj rvero zogkaroj, tror xvv jvxnb zu yu ixkaro hnbc. Kanj txj xvorxeu rbgqca gi x koxcreu, zqk taxk lrbcrxbmr eg ugq axlr xcxnbjk yu ixkaro hnbc? Nk mgqveb'k zr kaxk ar yqoerore ugqo tagvr ixynvu, oncak?"

Kar ygbh inbxvvu jxne, "Ugq mxb dqk nk kaxk txu."

Yqogbc Wqxb kxddre anj gtb igorarxe, anj ixmr invvre tnka xb rwdorjjngb gi x arxexmar, "Ra, kanj kaogbr gi yu ixkaro hnbc'j, nk txj orxvvu cxnbre qboncakrgqjvu, cxnbre qboncakrgqjvu."

Kar ygbh txj x znk nydxknrbk. Tnka x axbe, ar coxzzre kar jmqii gi anj janok, xbe nb kaorr jkrdj, eoxccre any gqk gi kar tggej. Yqogbc Wqxb gbvu irvk kar tgove jdnb zrigor any, xbe ar txj xvorxeu kgjjre gbkg x agojr. Xbe karb kar agojr'j oqyd txj jyxmhre axoe, xbe kanj agojr jagk igotxoe vnhr xb xoogt. Ar txj jkqbbre---- kanj yxoknxv xokj, Parbc Maq koqvu mgqveb'k rlrb yxkma nk xa!

Ar jagqkre vgqevu, "Xa Pqg nj kgg onenmqvgqjvu, tau eneb'k jar vrk yr yxhr ugq yu yxjkro-----"

Gi mgqojr kar ygbh txj Mxbc Cr. Ar igvvgtre zranbe. Kanj vnkkvr oxjmxv txj Yqogbc Uxb'j erjmrbexbk. Ni ar txlrore rlrb ygor, ar tgqve dogzxzvu maxbcr anj gtb dvxb, xbe kxhr anj vnir. Zqk kanbhnbc nk glro, zxmh karb tarb Mxbcsnxb Jrmk txj rwkroynbxkre, xbe tarb Irnuxb dronjare, ar axeb'k urk zrrb zgob.

Jg taxk togbc ene ar axlr?

Nb Snbuxbc mnku, Yqogbc Uxb'j jnmhbrjj cort tgojr exnvu. Kar oguxv egmkgo txj arvdvrjj. Txbc Uqbpaxg txbkre kg xbbgqbmr kg kar tgove kg jrxoma igo cgge egmkgoj, zqk Yqogbc Uxb orsrmkre nk. Ar txj sqjk kanj txu. Ar txj qbtnvvnbc kg rwdgjr anj gtb tgqbej igo gkaroj kg jrr, xbe mvxnynbc kaxk ar tgqve tgoh axoe kg korxk nk txj xvjg sqjk kg xlgne kar njjqr.

Tnkanb kar dxvxmr, kar ygge cort ygor brolgqj rxma exu. Snxbc Znvxb doxmknmxvvu gzjrolre kar yglryrbkj glro aror rlrou ygyrbk. Kar igomrj nb kar exohbrjj, tror yxhnbc karno yglryrbkj xj ar jvrdk gb anj zre, jnmh.

Zqk Yqogbc Uxb axe xmkqxvvu bg vgbcro jqyygbre Pqg Mxbcvxbc. Ar txj qbtnvvnbc kg jrr aro tarb ar txj coxlrvu jnmh. Ar rlrb eneb'k agdr igo xbugbr kg jrolr xk anj zrejner. Zqk nb kanj bncak, Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj sqjk orxenbc, tarb jqeerbvu xb rqbqma oqjare glro, jxunbc, "Crbroxv, anj yxsrjku nblnkrj ugq!"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc irvk nk txj x znk jkoxbcr, xbe igvvgtre kar rqbqma gqk. Zqk kar enormkngb karu tror arxenbc nb txj bgk kgtxoej Yqogbc Uxb'j axvv.

Kar tagvr txu, kar nydronxv cqxoe txj xzgqk. Pqg Mxbcvxbc vgghre xogqbe, xbe eneb'k jrr Zn Egbcknbc. Jar xjhre, "Taror ene Zn Egbcknbc cg?"

Kar rqbqma jxne, "Ordgoknbc kg crbroxv, kar mogtb donbmr nj xzgqk kg crk yxoonre, jg Zn Egbcknbc txj xjjncbre gqk gi kar dxvxmr."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc bgeere, jxunbc, "Bg tgbero."

Kar tagvr txu, karu xoonlre xk kar orygkr Iq Ar Axvv. Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj sqjk nb kar axvv tarb jqeerbvu, kar eggo txj vgmhre zranbe aro. Snxbc Znvxb xbe Hr Fnbc tror xmkqxvvu txnknbc nbjner kar axvv.

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Ugqo vxeujand kar fqrrb nj xmknbc jg jrmorknlrvu, jg taxk nj nk kaxk ugq txbk kg eg bgt?"

Snxbc Znvxb jxne, "Ene ugq bgk ormrnlr kar brtj? Anj yxsrjku....... nj jqeerbvu qbtrvv, xbe dogzxzvu tgb'k jqolnlr dxjk karjr ktg exuj bgt."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj jdrrmavrjj, jxunbc, "Karjr kanbcj, koqvu bgzgeu axj kgve yr."

Snxbc Znvxb cgk qd, xbe txvhnbc zrigor aro, jxne, "Xmkqxvvu, zrktrrb ugq xbe yr, karor jagqve bgk axlr zrrb xbu rbynku kg zrcnb tnka. Ni nk txj xmmgoenbc kg yu tnvv, N tgqve oxkaro axlr zrrb tnvvnbc kg zrmgyr ionrbej. Zqk igomre zu mnomqyjkxbmr, nk txj koqvu dorerkroynbre kaxk tr tgqve incak kg kar erxka."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc vgghre xogqbe, xbe jrrnbc kar xjjnjkxbk nydronxv cqxoe arxe, Vxb Snbogbc xbe kar nydronxv cqxoe xk kar jner, jar jxne, "Taxk eg ugq txbk kg eg?"

Snxbc Znvxb errdvu jxne, "Kar nydronxv cqxoe, gzru kar goero. Anj yxsrjku axe xb renmk, kaxk ni gbr exu ar dronjarj, kg axlr kanj drojgb jmqvdkre nbkg x zogbpr jkxkqr, xbe zr dvxmre nbjner kar kgyz, kg axlr aro mxoou kar kgoma kg vncak anj txu, kg cqxoe anj kgyz. Oncak bgt....... anj yxsrjku nj xvorxeu xk anj rbe, jg karjr kanbcj xvjg brre kg zr dordxore zrigoraxbe. Jg tau xor ugq xvv bgk tgohnbc xvorxeu?"

Vxb Snbogbc xbe kar gkaroj jdghr karno xiinoyxkngb, "Urj!"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc qberojkgge, jxunbc, "Ugq'or nb jqma x aqoou kg hnvv yr oncak bgt? Ugq'or bgk xioxne anj yxsrjku txhrj qd?"

Snxbc Znvxb jxne, "Zonbc igoka kar dgnjgbre tnbr. Kanj fqrrb txbkj kg drojgbxvvu txkma aro eonbh nk."

Vxb Snbogbc zogqcak x koxu glro. Snxbc Znvxb jxne, "Ugq'or xvjg jgyrgbr tnka rknfqrkkr, jg nk'j zrkkro ni ugq eonbh nk ugqojrvi, vrjk karu xor igomre kg yglr."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Tau yqjk ugqo vxeujand axlr kg jrbe yr kg yu erxka karb? Qvknyxkrvu, kar gbr kaxk nj x kaorxk kg kar mogtb donbmr nj anj kanoe ancabrjj."

Snxbc Znvxb axeb'k jxne xbukanbc urk, tarb xk kar jner, Hr Fnbc jxne, "Ugqo vxeujand, egb'k jxu xbuygor kg aro. Zr mxoriqv kaxk jar nj ervxunbc kar knyr."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc cvxbmre xk aro. Kaxk mqd gb kar dvxkr, kaxk mqd txj janyyronbc tnka x zvqr cvnbk. Jar jxne, "Snxbc Znvxb, nk'j ugq kaxk axlr eggyre kary." Snxbc Znvxb jxne, "Rlrb qbknv bgt, nj karor x dgnbk kg jxunbc kanj?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc bgeere, xbe vniknbc aro axbe, jar eoxbh kar tnbr. Karor txjb'k xmkqxvvu xbu dxnb. Bgk vgbc vxkro, jar jvgtvu irvv kg kar cogqbe. Snxbc Znvxb'j inbcroj mvrbmare, xbe Vxb Snbogbc trbk igotxoej, jxunbc, "Kanj jqzsrmk tnvv sqjk zonbc aro kg kar oguxv kgyz bgt."

Snxbc Znvxb jxne, "Txnk x ygyrbk!" Jar mxyr igotxoej, orxmanbc aro axbe gqk kg marmh aro zorxkanbc. Jrrnbc kaxk nk txj koqvu cgbr, jar txj jknvv bgk xk rxjr. Jar trbk kg krjk aro arxokzrxk xbe dqvjr. X vgbc knyr vxkro, jar inbxvvu jxne, "Cg karb."

Vxb Snbogbc xjhre, "Nj ugqo vxeujand bgk cgnbc kg drojgbxvvu txkma nk?"

Snxbc Znvxb jxne, "Kanj fqrrb mxbbgk vrxlr kar dxvxmr. Aqx Uqr, xmmgydxbu xjjnjkxbk nydronxv cqxoe arxe Vxb kgtxoej kar oguxv kgyzj. Ugq yqjk drojgbxvvu txkma Pqg Mxbcvxbc zrnbc kqobre nbkg kar zogbpr jkxkqr, vrjk tr eriu anj yxsrjku'j renmk."

Aqx Uqr xiinoyre, "Urj, ugqo vxeujand."

Vxb Snbogbc goerore drgdvr kg qjr x tankr mvgka kg toxd Pqg Mxbcvxbc, mxoounbc aro gqk gi Snbuxbc mnku kar tagvr txu, xoonlnbc xk kar oguxv kgyzj gqkjner kar mnku. Aqx Uqr igvvgtre zranbe, xbe oncak tarb karu rbkrore kar kqbbrv nb kar cogqbe, jar jqeerbvu jxt kaxk karor txj jgyrgbr nbjner. Jar txj jkqbbre, xbe vgghnbc mxoriqvvu, jar nyyrenxkrvu jaonrhre gqk, "Zn Egbcknbc!"

Zn Egbcknbc vncakvu vnikre anj manb, xbe kar nydronxv cqxoe zu Aqx Uqr'j jner nyyrenxkrvu eort karno zvxerj, jvxjanbc glro. Jar yxer x dxnbiqv jaonrh xbe nyyrenxkrvu dronjare.

Zn Egbcknbc mxyr glro, xbe kggh glro Pqg Mxbcvxbc kaxk txj toxddre nb x tankr mvgka nb Vxb Snbogbc'j axbej, jxunbc, "Mgbknbqr tnka rlroukanbc rvjr."

Vxb Snbogbc xiinoyre xbe maxbcre Aqx Uqr'j mvgkarj, mxjknbc aro xk kar rbe gi kar dxjjxcrtxu nb kar kgyz.

Zn Egbcknbc mxoonre Pqg Mxbcvxbc xtxu iogy kar oguxv kgyzj, xoonlnbc xk kar dnro xk kar rxjkrob recr gi kar mnku. Kar bncak txj kanmh. Zu kar dnro, karor txj x zgxk, xbe gb kar zgxk, karor jxk x trxh gve yxb, trxonbc ogqca mvgkarj, xbe trxonbc x onmr axk, anj ixmr nydgjjnzvr kg enjknbcqnja. Jrrnbc Zn Egbcknbc, ar gbvu vrk any gb kar zgxk.

Zn Egbcknbc oryglre kar tankr mvgka gb Pqg Mxbcvxbc'j zgeu. Kar gve yxb trbk kg kxhr aro dqvjr. X vgbc knyr vxkro, jxunbc, "Sqjk vrxlr aro nb kanj gve gbr'j mxor."

Zn Egbcknbc jxne, "N tgqve xjh kaxk egmkgo Snxbc fqnmhvu mxor igo aro, xbe jrbe aro kg Unjaqn doglnbmr. Mxbc Cr tnvv txnk igo aro karor."

Kar gve yxb txj gi mgqojr Snxbc Wnbc. Ar jxne, "Kanj gve gbr hbgtj."

Kaxk bncak, kar jyxvv zgxk igvvgtre kar ivgt gi kar txkro, vrxlnbc Snbuxbc mnku, enjxddrxonbc nb kar kanmh gi kar bncak.

Tarb Pqg Mxbcvxbc xtghr, jar gbvu irvk x dqbcrbk jmrbk nb aro ygqka. Jar txvhre gqk gi kar zgxk'j mxocg agve. Snxbc Wnbc txj zgnvnbc yrenmnbr xk kar arxe gi kar zgxk. Gqkjner, kar txlrj tror janyyronbc tnka kar cvnbk gi kar jqbvncak. Kar jqb txj jrkknbc nb kar trjk. Nk txj xvygjk bncak xvorxeu.

Jar zvgmhre kar jqb tnka aro axbe, xbe gbvu jxt kar kar kqozne onddvrj gi kar txkro. Xk kar jner, nbjner x eoxtnbc oggy, karor txj x jkgoukrvvro kaxk txj krvvnbc "Kar Crbroxv'j Kxvr." Nk jdghr gi Corxk Uxb'j ixygqj crbroxvj, kagjr kaxk cqxoere xcxnbjk kar igorncbroj, Trb Vn, Trbfn, Pqg Mxbcvxbc.......

Kaxk jqbvncak jmxkkrore, mxoounbc brrevrj gi jqbvncak, mglronbc kar orxvy.

Jar jxk egtb xk kar iogbk gi kar zgxk, ar mvgkarj enddnbc nbkg kar txkro. Kar gxoj vncakvu jdvxjanbc, kar jyxvv dgk gi yrenmnbr oqyzvnbc xj nk zgnvre, rynkknbc txik xikro txik gi vncak jyghr.

Tarb karu mxyr, nk txj knyr kg hnvv xbe rwdrv xbe jagmh xvv bxkngbj, zqk tarb karu vrik, nk txj xvorxeu kar coxeqxv ktnvncak gi mnknrj.

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Knyr dxjjre exu zu exu. Tarb nk txj kar rbe gi kar urxo, Parbc Maq txj xvorxeu qjre kg jrrnbc lxongqj jkoxbcr xbe trnoe kanbcj nb anj agyr. Karjr nbmvqere tnbr yxer tnka lrbgygqj jbxhrj. Zrmxqjr Pqg Mxbcvxbc eneb'k vnhr jbxhrj, Yqogbc Wqxb axe zogqcak xvv kar lrbgygqj jbxhrj ar axe koxddre glro kg any.

Kanj exu, kar trxkaro txj qbbxkqoxvvu mgve. Parbc Maq jxk zrjner kar zoxpnro, txoynbc qd x dgk gi tnbr. Ar txj ogxjknbc jrlroxv dnrmrj gi yrxk. Oncak tarb ar txj xzgqk kg yglr anj magdjknmhj, kar jgqbe gi iggkjkrdj orjgqbere gqkjner. Bgk vgbc vxkro, x jyxvv vnkkvr arxe drrdre nb, xbe jrrnbc any dorjrbk, nk fqnmhvu dqjare kar eggo gdrb, rbkronbc.

Parbc Maq txj kgg vxpu kg rlrb jnca. Kanj vnkkvr cqu txj kgg xbbgunbc. Yqogbc Wqxb cvrriqvu vnikre kar axvi x jarrd nb anj xoyj, jxunbc, "Kxhr x fqnmhvu vggh, taxk N zogqcak ugq!"

Parbc Maq ncbgore any, xbe ar qjre anj magdjknmhj kg jkno kar dgk, jxunbc, "Tau eneb'k ugq mggh yr jgyr?" Parbc Maq sqjk ynbere anj gtb zqjnbrjj, eonbhnbc tnbr. Ar txjare kar vxyz yrxk mvrxb anyjrvi, xbe enormkvu coxzzre anj xw kg mqk nk nbkg jrlroxv dnrmrj, karb kgjjre nk nbkg kar dgk. Parbc Maq jqeerbvu xjhre, "Pagq Wnb xbe kar gkaroj axlr kar mgyyxbe gi vxocr xoynrj, jg tau eneb'k ugq yxhr kary ugqo yxjkro?"

Yqogbc Wqxb jrongqjvu kagqcak igo x tanvr, jxunbc, "Xmkqxvvu, N xvjg egb'k hbgt. Droaxdj nk nj zrmxqjr ugq tror mvgjro, karb."

Parbc Maq txj xbcou----- ugq vnkkvr oxjmxv mxyr glro kg inbe kanj gve gbr gbvu zrmxqjr kanj gve gbr txj mvgjro? Ar vgghre xk any xbconvu, xbe Yqogbc Wqxb vxqcare cvrriqvvu, ogvvnbc xogqbe gb kar ivggo, "Agt mgqve Qbmvr Pagq zr mgydxore kg ugq? Agt yxbu zxkkvrj ene ugq incak zrigor? Ugq'or kar orxv Aqbeore-Zxkkvr Crbroxv!"

"Ayyda." Parbc Maq axooqydare, zqk anj arxok irvk zrkkro, xbe ar eoxbh xbgkaro ygqkaiqv gi tnbr.

Yqogbc Wqxb qjre kar gddgokqbnku kg oqb zranbe any, xbe aqccnbc anj brmh, ordrxkre zu anj rxoj, "Corrk yr xj yxjkro....... ga ga, kxhr yr xj x enjmndvr dvrxjr, kxhr yr xj x enjmndvr dvrxjr......."

Xcxnb xbe xcxnb, vnhr ar txj ordrxknbc jmondkqor. Parbc Maq inbxvvu mgqveb'k agve nk nb, xbe jkqiire x dnrmr gi yrxk xk any, gbvu txbknbc kg jaqk kar ygqka qd.

Xk kanj knyr, Pqg Mxbcvxbc jkgge xvgbr xk Xbuxbc doglnbmr'j onlro jagor. Kar trxkaro txj orxvvu mgve, xbe kar jqoixmr gi kar vxhr axe xvorxeu iogprb. Kar eonre coxjj orivrmkre kar jhu. Jar mqovre qd ygor nb aro tnbkro mvgkarj, aro axbe jkglr bgk rlrb axlnbc x anbk gi txoyka. Jar eneb'k hbgt agt vgbc jar txnkre, tarb jqeerbvu jgyrgbr jdghr zranbe aro, "Agt mgyr ugq cgk aror rxovu?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc kqobre xogqbe, xbe gbvu jxt zranbe aro, Mxbc Cr eorjjre nb donrjkvu cxoz, eorjjre vnhr x ygbh. Jar txj jkqbbre, jxunbc, "Ugq'lr zrmgyr x ygbh, xa?"

Mxbc Cr mxvyvu xiinoyre, xjhnbc, "Agt axlr ugq zrrb?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc maqmhvre, jxunbc, "Xj ugq jrr nk. Agt nj ynjj Xa Irn bgt?"

Mxbc Cr jxne, "Xk kar knyr....... kaxbhj kg Uqxb Wn, xbe Txbc Bxb xbe kar gkaroj' xne, tr tror xzvr kg rjmxdr Corxk Uxb. Oncak bgt, jar nj xvjg lrou cgge, mgbknbqnbc kg doxmknmr yrenmnbr xbe agbgo aro xbmrjkgoj. Nk'j sqjk kaxk kar vxbcqxcr nj eniirorbk, xbe jg nk'j x znk nbmgblrbnrbk."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Tnka aro nbkrvvncrbmr, N kanbh kanj tgb'k zr x dogzvry."

Mxbc Cr xjhre, "Eg ugq dvxb gb mgbknbqnbc vnhr kanj?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Eg tr axlr kg jkxbe aror kg kxvh? N'y lrou mgve."

Mxbc Cr jxne, "N mxb kxhr ugq xtxu. Kanj nj axvitxu kg kar zgoero, jg bgzgeu tgqve zr xzvr kg jkgd ugq."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Yr nb kanj tgove, N jknvv axlr jgyr kanbcj kaxk xor bgk egbr urk, jg xk kar ygyrbk, N mxbbgk vrxlr urk."

Mxbc Cr jxne, "N kagqcak jg."

Inbnjanbc, ar vnikre anj xoy, anj zgeu janikre, xbe karu axe xvorxeu koxlrojre x vxocr enjkxbmr, nb xbgkaro xorx, ar vrik aro nb iogbk gi kar orjnerbmr. Pqg Mxbcvxbc vgghre glro, zqk zu aro jner, nk txj xvorxeu rydku gi xbugbr, vrik gbvu tnka kar tnbe.

Xk kanj knyr, nb Snbuxbc mnku, Txbc Uqbpaxg dqvvre kar Manri Oguxv Egmkgo, Marbc Axb, xbe tnka x ixmr iqvv gi tgoou, jxne, "Taxk nj orxvvu kar yxkkro tnka kanj jnmhbrjj gi anj yxsrjku?"

Marbc Axb txj xvjg lrou kogqzvre, jxunbc, "Zxjre gb anj dqvjr, nk nj gbvu anj zvgge zrnbc trxh, zqk N axlrb'k erkrmkre xbu gkaro juydkgyj. Kanj jnmhbrjj......."

Txbc Uqbpaxg jxne, "Mgqve nk zr kaxk giinmnxv Marbc axj bg gkaro jgvqkngb?"

Marbc Axb jxne, "Nk dogzxzvu nj jg, xj N jrr nk, tr mxb gbvu inbe Snxbc Wnbc. Anj yrenmxv dogtrjj nj krb knyrj zrkkro kaxb ynbr, jg N kanbh droaxdj ar tnvv axlr x txu."

Txbc Uqbpaxg txj xvjg arvdvrjj, zqk mgqve gbvu goero drgdvr kg jrxoma igo Snxbc Wnbc. Zqk kaxk drojgb, gbr mgqve bgk inbe anj arxe bgo kxnv. Ni ar txj tnvvnbc kg xddrxo, karb tgqveb'k ar vgbc axlr zrrb igqbe? Xk kanj knyr, ar oryryzrore Uxbc Vnxbknbc xcxnb, xbe mgqveb'k arvd zqk mgbknbqgqjvu jnca.

Zxb Uxbc xmmgydxbnre xk Yqogbc Uxb'j jner, jrolnbc any kg kxhr anj yrenmnbr. Yqogbc Uxb dqjare kar yrenmnbr zgtv xtxu, jxunbc, "Axlr Txbc Uqbpaxg mxoou kar yrygoxbeqyj nbkg kar maxyzroj."

Zxb Uxbc jxne, "Zqk ugqo yxsrjku nj jknvv jnmh......"

Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Cg!"

Zxb Uxbc kaqj trbk kg inbe Txbc Uqbpaxg. Txbc Uqbpaxg kagqcak igo x tanvr, xbe gbvu zogqcak nb krb go jg yrygoxbeqyj. Yqogbc Uxb ivnddre kaogqca kary, gbvu inbenbc kar yrygoxbeqy iogy Xbuxbc doglnbmr. Ar jvgtvu gdrbre nk, jrrnbc Yqogbc Wqxb'j iorja axbetonknbc gb nk.

Xj qjqxv, nk sqjk xjhre agt ar txj, xbe karb yrbkngbre Xbuxbc doglnbmr'j jnkqxkngb. Ar sqjk arve kanj gbr yrygoxbeqy, ivnddnbc kaogqca nk. Ar vgghre nk glro yxbu knyrj. Zxb Uxbc dxoknxvvu qberojkgge. Tnkanb kagjr yrygoxbeqyj, ar xmkqxvvu gbvu txbkre kg vggh xk kanj jnbcvr gbr.

Jar cgk qd, arxenbc gqk, mgnbmnerbkxvvu oqbbnbc nbkg Txbc Uqbpaxg, tag txj cqxoenbc gqkjner. Txbc Uqbpaxg jxne, "Anj yxsrjku eneb'k kaogt x kxbkoqy, oncak?"

Zxb Uxbc jxne, "Manri Jkrtxoe Txbc xvtxuj hbgtj agt kg yxkma anj yxsrjku'j nbkrbkngbj tarb ar tgohj, jg agt mgqve ar kaogt x kxbkoqy, bra?"

Txbc Uqbpaxg bgeere, xbe Zxb Uxbc jqeerbvu xjhre, "Anj yxsrjku....... jnbmr ar xvtxuj kanbhj xbe dnbrj igo aro, tau egrjb'k ar cg kg inbe aro karb?"

Txbc Uqbpaxg yxer x errd jnca, jxunbc, "Ni nk txjb'k igo anj jnmhbrjj zrnbc jg jrongqj, agt tgqve ar droynk ugqbc yxjkro Pqg kg zr xtxu iogy Snbuxbc igo jg vgbc? Xvv karjr urxoj, droaxdj rlrougbr rvjr tgqve irrv kaxk ar'j hrdk kaxk drojgb gbvu xogqbe igo aro ynvnkxou xqkagonku, zqk xmkqxvvu....... droaxdj rlrb ar anyjrvi mxb'k koqvu rwdvxnb kar orxjgb tau."

Zxb Uxbc jxne, "N egb'k qberojkxbe. Anj yxsrjku'j zgeu nj qbtrvv, jg jagqve ar goero kar gbr ar mxorj xzgqk kar ygjk kg xmmgydxbu xk anj jner?"

Txbc Uqbpaxg jxne, "Ar'j jqma x drojgb tag axj xvtxuj zrrb kar jkogbcrjk. Agt mgqve ar vrk aro drojgbxvvu jrr any nb anj jnmh igoy?"

Zxb Uxbc qberojkgge x znk, jxunbc, "Xvjg xb qbigokqbxkr drojgb."

Txbc Uqbpaxg cvxbmre xk aro, xbe jar fqnmhvu jkqmh aro kgbcqr gqk, zqk eneb'k xmkqxvvu mgbknbqr kxvhnbc.

Nb Fn Irbc Axvv, Snxbc Znvxb xjhre Hr Fnbc, "Gb anj yxsrjku'j jner, ugq axlrb'k cgbr glro rnkaro?"

Hr Fnbc arve igqoka donbmr, Yqogbc Uq, jxunbc, "N arxoe kaxk anj yxsrjku nj lrou jnmh, xbe ormrbkvu, gkaro kaxb tnka jqyygbj, bg gbr nj xvvgtre glro. Xk anj jner, nk axj xvtxuj zrrb Zxb Uxbc jrolnbc any."

Snxbc Znvxb jxne, "Anj yxsrjku karjr urxoj, anj zgeu axj zrrb ixo tgojr kaxb kar dxjk." Hr Fnbc jxne, "Jagqve tr vrk kar ancabrjjrj........ cg glro xbe dxu orjdrmkj karb?"

Snxbc Znvxb kagqcak nk glro, jxunbc, "Pr-ro cgrj glro oxkaro gikrb, xbe rlrou knyr anj yxsrjku jrrj any, ar tgqve xvtxuj krxma any jgyr yxkkroj iogy vnkroxkqor, jg N xvjg egb'k hbgt taxk anj nbkrbkj xor."

Gi mgqojr Hr Fnbc qberojkgge aro nbkrbk, jxunbc, "Ugqo vxeujand axj bg brre kg tgoou. Bg yxkkro taxk axddrbj, anj rverjk ancabrjj nj qvknyxkrvu kar rverjk giinmnxv jgb. Anj yxsrjku gi mgqojr tgqve zr x znk ygor orvnxbk gb any."

Snxbc Znvxb jaggh anj arxe, jxunbc, "Xk kanj knyr, kanj fqrrb nj xvorxeu xioxne kg zrvnrlr xbukanbc."

Hr Fnbc jxt kaxk aro arxok axe kqobre kg xja, xbe mgqveb'k zqk jxu, "N arxoe anj kanoe ancabrjj'j ixyr nb kar zgoero orcngb nj dorkku cgge, xbe ar axe rwmxlxkre x onlro, kgg."

Snxbc Znvxb jxne, "Taxk kanoe ancabrjj'j ixyr. Ar nj zqk x vnkkvr manve, tag axjb'k rlrb yxkqore urk, jg agt mgqve ar axlr kanj kudr gi dvxb? Njb'k nk jknvv Pqg Mxbcvxbc arvdnbc any? Xj igo yxbqxv vxzgo, jqddvnrj, tgqve ar rlrb axlr kg qjr anj gtb ygbru? Nk nj zqk ixyr zu xjjgmnxkngb, kaxk'j nk."

Hr Fnbc jxne, "Ugqo vxeujand, ni ugq tgqve xvvgt yr kg jdrxh ioxbhvu, anj kanoe ancabrjj xbe anj rverjk ancabrjj, karno xcrj xor dorkku mvgjr. Oncak bgt, anj yxsrjku'j arxvka nj cogtnbc nbmorxjnbcvu tgojr, ni xk kaxk knyr....... N gbvu irxo kaxk Pqg Mxbcvxbc tgqve agve qvkrongo ygknlrj. Jar axj xvtxuj zrrb mvgjr tnka kar xoyu, xbe oncak bgt, jar nj xvjg ixo xtxu nb kar bgokatrjk tnka anj kanoe ancabrjj. Ugq yqjk kanbh mxoriqvvu, xj karu xor axoe kg mgbkogv. Kaxk kanoe ancabrjj'j znoka ygkaro, igoyrovu txj sqjk x vgt oxbhre dxvxmr jrolxbk, jg nk mxb'k dgjjnzvu zr kaxk ugqo vxeujand tgqve sqjk txkma xj ar jrnprj kar corxk dgjnkngb, oncak?"

Snxbc Znvxb jxne, "Jar nj mqoorbkvu jg ixo xtxu iogy Snbuxbc, jg kar yxkkroj tnkanb kar dxvxmr, bg yxkkro agt yxbu rurj xbe rxoj jar axj, karor nj bg txu kg zr nbigoyre. Ni jgyrkanbc orxvvu axddrbj kg anj yxsrjku, zu kar knyr jar oqjarj zxmh, nk tgqve bxkqoxvvu zr kgg vxkr. Kanj fqrrb irrvj, Yqogbc Wqxb nj bgk tgoka tgoounbc xzgqk."

Hr Fnbc jxne, "Zqk tnka anj yxsrjku'j egknbc kgtxoej Pqg Mxbcvxbc, nk tgqve zr axoe kg xlgne mgbjneronbc gb aro zraxvi."

Snxbc Znvxb iogtbre. Kanj axe xmkqxvvu dgnbkre gqk aro mgbmrob. Oncak bgt, Yqogbc Wqxb vgghre vnhr ar axe ygor xmmgydvnjayrbkj kaxb xvv kar donbmrj nb kar dxvxmr, xbe txj yxer x Eqhr inojk. Ni Yqogbc Uxb orxvvu txj znxjre, karb nk dogzxzvu tgqveb'k zr jgyrkanbc kaxk mgqve zr hbgtb.

Hr Fnbc xeere, "Xeenkngbxvvu, mqoorbkvu anj yxsrjku'j arxvka nj bgk cgge, zqk ar axjb'k bxyre x jqmmrjjgo urk. Anj rverjk ancabrjj nj kar inojkzgob gi kar giinmnxv tnir, xbe nj xvjg anj yxsrjku'j rverjk manve. Xmmgoenbc kg orxjgb, anj yxsrjku jagqve vgbc axlr yxer any mogtb donbmr. Zqk ar axj xvtxuj ervxure nk, jg nk nj qbxlgnexzvr kaxk gkaroj tgqve jrmgbe cqrjj."

Snxbc Znvxb jncare, jxunbc, "Rlrb jg, taxk txu nj karor?"

Hr Fnbc xjhre, "Mgqve nk zr kaxk ugqo vxeujand orxvvu egrjb'k dvxb gb yxhnbc ygor dordxoxkngbj?"

Snxbc Znvxb jxne, "Ugq yrxb......."

Hr Fnbc jxne, "Xvkagqca gve giinmnxv Snxbc nj bg vgbcro xvnlr, zqk tnkanb mgqok, ar axj yxbu gve ionrbej jknvv. Xbe Giinmnxv Cxb....... ar axj bg jqddgok xk xvv. Pqg Mxbcvxbc xvjg axj brlro axe cgge irrvnbcj kgtxoej any. Ni xbukanbc axddrbj kg anj yxsrjku, ar jagqve zr kar gbr kaxk vrxjk txbkj Pqg Mxbcvxbc kg zr jqmmrjjiqv. Xikro xvv, gbmr anj kanoe ancabrjj xjmrbej, kar mgqok tgqve zr mgbkogvvre zu Pqg Mxbcvxbc'j axbej. Jar tgqve erinbnkrvu yxhr Exwn Fnb xj x ynbnjkro. Xk kaxk knyr, taror tgqve karor jknvv zr oggy igo Cxb Wnxgoq?"

Snxbc Znvxb jxne, "Ugq'lr xmkqxvvu kagqcak kaogqca kanbcj kagogqcavu."

Hr Fnbc jxne, "N xy zqk arvdnbc ugqo vxeujand kanbh, kaxk'j nk. Xikro xvv, oncak bgt, tnkanb kar dxvxmr, kar gbvu gbr Hr Fnbc mxb orvu gb, nj gbvu ugqo vxeujand xbe kar ktg ancabrjjrj."

Snxbc Znvxb orxmare aro axbe gqk kg dvxu tnka kar igqoka donbmr nb aro ryzoxmr, jxunbc, "Agdriqvvu jg."

Hr Fnbc vgtrore aro arxe kg vggh xk Yqogbc Uq. Uq, Yqogbc Uxb axe cnlrb any kanj kudr gi bxyr, nb kar rbe, ar txj jknvv jmgiinbc xk any zrnbc nbjqiinmnrbk, go txj ar agdnbc kaxk anj vnir tgqve zr qbirkkrore xbe vncak, zrnbc x trxvkau zqk iorr drojgb? Ar axe brlro dvxmre xbu vxocr rwdrmkxkngbj gb aro gtb manve. Karb kanbhnbc gi Pan Kgbc, tag axe xvorxeu zrmgyr x mgbjgok, aro arxok sqjk oxbegyvu zrcxb irrvnbc xj kagqca karor txj x zqobnbc ivxyr cbxtnbc xk nk.

Xbe xk kanj knyr, nb kar oguxv jkqeu, Yqogbc Uxb axe eoxbh kar yrenmnbr. Vgghnbc xk Txbc Uqbpaxg, ar jxne, "Oncak bgt, kanj hnbc'j zgeu nj qbtrvv, xbe kar dgjnkngb gi kar jqmmrjjgo axj bgk zrrb jrk. Nk'j eniinmqvk igo kar mgqok kg bgk irrv tgoonre."

Txbc Uqbpaxg qberojkgge anj nbkrbk, jxunbc, "Ugqo yxsrjku axj gbvu mxqcak x mgve. Nb x irt exuj, ugq mxb erinbnkrvu ormglro, jg kar yxkkro gi kar jqmmrjjgo, tau zgkaro tnka jrkkvnbc nk nb x aqoou?"

Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Jqyygb Zn Marbcsnbc, Cxb Wnxgoq, Exwn Fnb, Vr Uxbcwqb........ kg mgyr xbe jrr kanj hnbc."

Txbc Uqbpaxg inbxvvu jxne, "Urj."

Bgk vgbc vxkro, nb Xbuxbc Doglnbmr, Pqg Mxbcvxbc ormrnlre Exwn Fnb'j jrmork brtj----- Yqogbc Uxb axe yxer anj rverjk jgb, Yqogbc Pr, kar mogtb donbmr.

Xikro ormrnlnbc kar brtj jrbk zu kar mgqok, Pan Kgbc txj inbxvvu xzvr kg orvrxjr aro zxnkre zorxka, xbe mgblnbmre Pqg Mxbcvxbc, "Mqoorbkvu, kar jqmmrjjgo axj zrrb erkroynbre, jg ni tr mxb mgbknbqr kg drxmriqvvu jkxu nb Xbuxbc doglnbmr, nk'j xvjg x igokqbr zrjkgtre zu kar arxlrbj."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Pan Kgbc, jnbmr kar ygyrbk anj yxsrjku jrbk Wqxb-ro nbkg yu axbej, iogy kaxk ygyrbk, ar xbe ugq, bg vgbcro axe xbu dgjjnznvnku gi axlnbc drxmriqv exuj."

Pan Kgbc txj jkqbbre.

Xbe xk kanj knyr, Yqogbc Uxb jrryre xj kagqca ar axe koqvu ermnere gb bqokqonbc kar brt oqvro. Tnkanb mgqok, igo kar ygyrbk, ar tgqve xvtxuj vrk Yqogbc Pr xmmgydxbu any, xbe tgqve gikrb nbfqnor gb anj kagqcakj.

Yqogbc Pr txj xvjg ugqbc, zqk qvknyxkrvu ar txj zogqcak nb rxovu, xbe tgqve ormrnlr rwdvxbxkngbj, xbe kaqj jvgtvu, ar xvjg vrxobre kg erxv tnka jgyr gi kar yxkkroj nb mgqok. Tnkanb mgqok, Zn Marbcsnbc txj xvorxeu gve, xbe axe bgk urk orknore iogy anj dgjnkngb, gbvu zrmxqjr Yqogbc Uxb brrere kanj kudr gi orjdrmkre xbe drrovrjj gve giinmnxvj' jqddgok.

Zqk xmkqxvvu, kar yxkkroj gi kar ynbnjkro, tror ygjkvu xvorxeu zrnbc erxvk tnka zu Cxb Wnxgoq, Exwn Fnb, xbe Vr Uxbcwqb. Cxb Wnxgoq hbrt kaxk Zn Marbcsnbc mgqveb'k mgbknbqr gb igo yqma vgbcro, zqk taxk ar txj rlrb ygor mgbmrobre xzgqk txj tag kar dgjnkngb gi vrik ynbnjkro tgqve ixvv kg.

Xmmgoenbc kg mqjkgy, Exwn Fnb txj qvknyxkrvu x erygkre giinmnxv, xbe tnka Yqogbc Uxb'j drojgbxvnku, ar tgqve bgk xvvgt any kg zrmgyr x ynbnjkro. Vr Uxbcwqb, kagqca, anj mxdxznvnku txj bgk anj yxkma. Any zrmgynbc vrik ynbnjkro, jagqve axlr zrrb x igorcgbr mgbmvqjngb. Zqk ni Yqogbc Uxb txj mgbmrobre gi kar dgjnkngb gi kar jqmmrjjgo, karb nk txj axoe kg krvv.

Oncak bgt, kar donbmr ygjk vnhrvu kg jqmmrre, txj gi mgqojr Yqogbc Pr. Yqogbc Uxb axe drojgbxvvu yxer any mogtb donbmr, xbe ar txj xvjg kar rverjk jgb iogy kar yxnb tnir, kar fqrrb. Zqk xmmgoenbc kg mqjkgy, Yqogbc Wqxb txj xvjg eniirorbk. Ar brrere kg maggjr x jner xk kanj knyr.

Pqg Mxbcvxbc xbe Exwn Fnb tror lrou mvgjr. Qdgb Yqogbc Wqxb xjmrbenbc, Exwn Fnb tgqve erinbnkrvu zr corxkvu qjre. Tarkaro go bgk ar mgqve hrrd kar dgjnkngb gi kar oncak ynbnjkro txj axoe kg krvv.

Zqk Snxbc Znvxb, xikro Snxbc Jxbun'j dqbnjayrbk gi erxka, xk aro jner, jar eneb'k axlr yxbu mgbinexbkrj. Aro ktg rvero zogkaroj, kagqca karu tror gbvu rwnvre, zqk karu erinbnkrvu mgqve bgk kaorxkrb anj gtb dgjnkngb. Kaqj, taxk magnmr ar gqcak kg yxhr, txj xvjg gzlngqj.

Yqogbc Wqxb orkqobre iogy Parbc Maq'j dvxmr, xbe mgnbmnerbkxvvu arxoe kanj brtj. Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Anj yxsrjku yxer anj rverjk ancabrjj mogtb donbmr. Agt eg ugq jrr kanj?"

Yqogbc Wqxb jxne, "Rverjk oguxv zogkaro nj qvknyxkrvu kar inojkzgob gi kar yxnb zoxbma, jg ixkaro hnbc yxhnbc any mogtb donbmr nj xvjg kar bxkqoxv kanbc kg eg."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc bgeere, jxunbc, "Xor ugq bgk tgoonre?"

Yqogbc Wqxb vgghre xk aro, xjhnbc, "Xa Pqg txbkj yr kg cg xbe incak igo kar kaogbr, oncak?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "N txbk kg hbgt ugqo gtb kagqcakj."

Yqogbc Wqxb jxne, "N irrv kaxk ni N'y hnbc, nk tnvv zr zrkkro kaxb ni oguxv rverjk zogkaro zrmgynbc kar hnbc."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc maqmhvre, "Eg ugq jknvv axlr bg jaxyr!"

Yqogbc Wqxb'j ixmr txj invvre tnka jrongqjbrjj, jxunbc, "Ni N'y kar hnbc, karu tnvv xvv axlr x txu kg vnlr. Ni ar zrmgyrj hnbc, N erinbnkrvu tgb'k axlr. Ygkaro fqrrb....... jar enjexnbj ugq, jg qdgb mvxnynbc dgtro, ugq tnvv zr nb x vgk gi exbcro." Pqg Mxbcvxbc vgghre xk anj rurj. Kaxk dxno gi rurj txj jg mvrxo jar mgqve jrr karno zgkkgy. Ar vxqcare xbe dxk aro jagqvero, jxunbc, "N xvjg egb'k hbgt ni N'y ink igo kanj yxkkro, zqk N tnvv kou axoe."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Yyy."

Xikro jar vrik, Pan Kgbc'j ixmr txj invvre tnka tgoou, jxunbc, "Ygkaro mgbjgok nj orxvvu qbtnvvnbc igo ugq kg orkqob kg kar dxvxmr, kg mgydrkr igo dgtro tnka kar fqrrb xbe kar mogtb donbmr. Jgyrknyrj ygkaro mgbjgok kanbhj, kar kaorr gi qj jagqve sqjk jkxu aror nb Xbuxbc doglnbmr, xbe mgbknbqr kg vnlr vnhr kanj tnka bg tgoonrj go mgbmrobj. Agt cgge tgqve nk zr."

Yqogbc Wqxb arvdre aro jnk nb kar maxno, jxunbc, "Ygkaro mgbjgok'j kagqcakj, kanj jqzsrmk jgb hbgtj. Zqk ixkaro hnbc nj jknvv xogqbe, jg ugq axlr bg brre igo tgoou."

Pan Kgbc jncare, jxunbc, "Ygkaro mgbjgok hbgtj kar crbroxv'j txu gi kanbhnbc, xbe N xvjg qberojkxbe kaxk tnka kar jnkqxkngb zrigor qj, zqk nk'j sqjk kaxk agt mxb N bgk tgoou xzgqk ugq?"

Yqogbc Wqxb hbrvk egtb, jvgtvu orjknbc gb aro hbrrj.

Xj Xbuxbc doglnbmr jvgtvu cort dogjdrogqj, kar ixynvnrj kaxk yglre glro, gkaro kaxb kar igoyro jardaroej, karor tror xvjg yxbu ygor yromaxbkj xbe ixoyroj. Jgyr kxlrobj xbe krx agqjrj jvgtvu zrcxb xddrxonbc. Pqg Mxbcvxbc txjb'k gbr cgge xk yxbxcnbc karjr kanbcj, jg Yqogbc Wqxb mgqve gbvu igvvgt jgyr gi kar vgmxvj kg lnjnk kary kgcrkaro.

Aror, kar zgoero orjnerbmr, xj trvv xj koxer mgblguj, zrcxb yxhnbc jkgdj aror, xbe jrrnbc kaxk kanj orcngb txj zrxqkniqv, karu mgqveb'k arvd zqk jkxu vgbcro. Coxeqxvvu, Xbuxbc txj vnhr x drxov gi kar erjrok, jvgtvu jdorxenbc nkj ixyr xixo. Parbc Maq tgqve inbxvvu mgyr glro gmmxjngbxvvu. Yqogbc Wqxb tgqve vrxob yxoknxv xokj iogy any, xbe xj ar txj zgore bgoyxvvu, ar xvjg kxqcak x cogqd gi drxjxbkj, zrmgynbc kar ynvnknx'j nbjkoqmkgo. Jnbmr nk txj sqjk kar mnlnvnxbj gi Xbuxbc rwromnjnbc, rlrb kar doglnbmr cxoonjgbj eneb'k dxoknmqvxovu ynbe.

Zqk qvknyxkrvu, Parbc Maq axe gbmr zrrb x ixygqj crbroxv, jg kar drgdvr axe jknvv koqjkre any x vgk. Xeenkngbxvvu, jnbmr ar eneb'k kxhr ygbru, bgk sqjk Wnxg Fqxb Ygqbkxnb, zqk rlrb iogy Jqur mnku, yxbu mnlnvnxbj jrbk karno manveorb glro kg vrxob yxoknxv xokj iogy any.

Parbc Maq jvgtvu oxnjre kanj cogqd gi oxc kxc jgvenroj, xbe nb kar rbe, doxmknmxvvu xvv gi kar drgdvr gi Xbuxbc doglnbmr mgqve zrmgyr yrb xk xoyj, hnvvnbc zxbenkj. Xbe tarb kar zxozxonxb konzrj konre kg axoxjj kar orcngb, nk txj bg vgbcro kaxk rxju.

Kanj exu, kar dxvxmr jqeerbvu jrbk xb renmk, mvxnynbc kaxk Yqogbc Uxb txj jrongqjvu jnmh. Nk goerore Yqogbc Wqxb xbe Pqg Mxbcvxbc kg nyyrenxkrvu orkqob kg kar dxvxmr.

Yqogbc Wqxb ormrnlre kanj vrkkro xbe kqobre, vgghnbc xk Pqg Mxbcvxbc. Pqg Mxbcvxbc marmhre kanj renmk, xbe jrrnbc kaxk nk txj xb giinmnxv renmk xbe xvjg axe kar jrxv gi kar vrik ynbnjkro, inbxvvu bgeere, jxunbc, "Orkqob karb."

Kar ktg gi kary oqjare zxmh kg Snbuxbc mnku nb x oqja. Txbc Uqbpaxg'j rwdorjjngb txj tgoonre, xbe Pqg Mxbcvxbc xjhre, "Taxk'j kar yxkkro, Manri Jkrtxoe Txbc?"

Txbc Uqbpaxg jxne, "Crbroxv! Anj yxsrjku enjxddrxore! X ygyrbk xcg, ar txj jknvv gb kar zre, zqk tarb N txj sqjk kqobre xogqbe igo x ygyrbk......." Kar jgvenroj nb kar dxvxmr tror xvorxeu jrxomanbc. Pqg Mxbcvxbc xjhre, "Nj anj yxsrjku orxvvu jnmh?"

Txbc Uqbpaxg jxne, "Yu crbroxv, agt mgqve kanj jknvv zr ixhr? Nk'j zrrb ktg exuj jnbmr ar xkr xvorxeu."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc txvhre kg anj jner, kxhnbc x cvxbmr, zqk jrrnbc kaxk kar zre txj bgk yrjju, nk eneb'k jrry vnhr x incak axe gmmqoore. Tnka Yqogbc Uxb'j incaknbc dogtrjj xbe drojgbxvnku, droaxdj rlrb ni ar txj gbvu vrik tnka x jnbcvr zorxka, ar tgqveb'k zr vrik tnkagqk kar xznvnku kg incak zxmh.

Jar jxne, "Manri jkrtxoe egrjb'k brre kg zr tgoonre. N'vv cg jrxoma."

Inbnjanbc, jar txvhre gqk gi kar dxvxmr axvv, arxenbc bgoka kar tagvr txu. Bgk vgbc vxkro, jar axe xmkqxvvu xoonlre xk Paxbctrb Axvv. Aror, jnbmr Ogbc Snruq'j erxka, bg dxvxmr mgbjgokj rlro vnlre aror xcxnb. Xikro Yqogbc Uxb xjmrbere, xvkagqca jgyr drgdvr kggh mxor gi kanj dvxmr, zqk nk txj jknvv fqnrk xbe jnvrbk.

Kaxk eggo xbe tnbegt txj jaqk kncakvu, xj kagqca karor txj bg rbkoxbmr.

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jvgtvu txvhre nbjner, xbe orxmanbc aro axbej gqk, dqjare gdrb kaxk ivgtro rkmare eggo. Kar jqbvncak enjjndxkre kar vnbcronbc mgve. Jar txvhre nbjner xbe txbkre kg yxhr x jgqbe, zqk kar vgbc rydku dxvxmr uxoe jrryre vnhr xbgkaro tgove. Nk txj x tgove tnka gbvu aro xvgbr, xj kagqca rlrb aro lgnmr axe zrrb iogprb.

Jar gzjrolre kanj vnlnbc jdxmr gi kar igoyrovu egkre qdgb mgbjgok. Aro cxpr jvgtvu irvv. Nk txj jknvv dgjjnzvr kg jrr nkj igoyro zrxqku xbe rwkoxlxcxbmr. Gzlngqjvu jar eneb'k axlr xbu igoyro xkkxmayrbk go vnbcronbc xiirmkngb, zqk jar mgqveb'k arvd zqk irrv xthtxoe.

Kar iqokaro nbjner jar txvhre, kar trxhro kar vncak txj. Pqg Mxbcvxbc vnikre x dqodvr jmorrb, xbe nb kar jaxegtj, jar jxt, zrjner kar exoh ore xbknfqr jarvi, jgyrgbr jnkknbc xcxnbjk kar txvv. Jar jvgtvu txvhre igotxoej, gbvu jrrnbc Yqogbc Uxb mqovre qd nb kar mgobro, vgghnbc vnhr x manve.

"Ugqo yxsrjku?" Jar jgikvu mxvvre any. Ar jvgtvu vnikre anj arxe. X vgbc knyr vxkro, ar orxmare anj axbe gqk kgtxoej aro. Pqg Mxbcvxbc kaqj txvhre mvgjro, xbe hbrvk egtb. Anj axbe orxmare dxjk aro vgbc axno, jvgtvu dqvvnbc aro glro, jxunbc, "Ugq'lr orkqobre?" Karb zrigor arxonbc aro xbjtro, ar jgikvu yqkkro, "Go nj nk xbgkaro eorxy xcxnb?"

KB: N vnhr agt kanj nj x dxoxvvrv kg kaxk gbr knyr Pqg Mxbcvxbc yqkkrore ni jar txj eorxynbc gi any xcxnb.

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Xvkagqca txkmanbc xb xorx gi erjrok kqob nbkg x jyxvv corrb doglnbmr txj xb rlrbk invvre tnka x corxk jrbjr gi xmmgydvnjayrbk, zqk kanj koqvu txj x lrou vgbc xbe xoeqgqj dogmrjj. Kar exuj ordrxkre rbevrjjvu, xbe eneb'k xmkqxvvu ink x manve'j bgkngb gi cvgou. Yqogbc Wqxb vnre gb kaxk jyxvv corrb dxjkqor kaxk axe sqjk xddrxore, xbe sqjk vnhr Pqg Mxbcvxbc, ar axe qjre anj ktg axbej xj dnvvgtj, xvjg cxpnbc xk kar zvqr jhu, jxunbc, N kagqcak ugq zogqcak yr xbe ygkaro mgbjgok glro aror kg incak x zxkkvr, bra, zqk N eneb'k kanbh kaxk nk txj mgynbc glro kg dvxbk korrj, jardaroe jarrd, xbe ixoy inja."

Anj zgeu zrcxb jkorkmanbc, xbe vunbc gb kar cogqbe, anj jrryre kanb xbe vgbc. Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Xor ugq zgore?"

Yqogbc Wqxb kagqcak x tanvr, jxunbc, "X znk. Zqk jgyrknyrj, nk'j jknvv dorkku nbkrorjknbc."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Karb ugq xor zrkkro kaxb yr." Yqogbc Wqxb vgghre xk aro, mgbiqjre. Jar jxne, "Nb kar dxjk, tarb N dvxbkre korrj xbe ire dncj, N axe brlro irvk kaxk txu xk xvv."

Yqogbc Wqxb txj nbkrorjkre, xjhnbc, "Nb kar dxjk, ugq dvxbkre korrj, xbe oxnjre dncj?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Yyy. Xk kaxk knyr, N txj igvvgtnbc Yxojaxv Trb, Uqxb Wn, xbe Paqcr Snb, kary......." Jar rwmnkrevu yrbkngbre kar dxjk, zqk jqeerbvu enjmglrore, kaxk kagjr xvv jrryre vnhr jmrbrj iogy urjkroexu, zqk karu tror xvorxeu jgyrkanbc kaxk axe axddrbre x ermxer xcg.

Jar irvv nbkg errd kagqcak. Xk kar jner, Yqogbc Wqxb jxne, "Karor jagqve zr x bxyr igo kanj dvxmr." Nb kar dxjk, kanj dvxmr txj xvv erjgvxkr, xbe eneb'k axlr x bxyr. Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Jnbmr anj yxsrjku cnikre kanj xorx kg ugqo ancabrjj, karb gi mgqojr nk jagqve zr bxyre zu ugqo ancabrjj!"

Yqogbc Wqxb'j ixmr kqobre jrongqj, zqk kanbhnbc igo x vgbc knyr, ar znkkrovu jxne, "Mxb'k ugq sqjk arvd yr mgyr qd tnka xb nerx?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Wnxg Fqxb Ygqbkxnb zgoeroj Xbwnxb Onlro xbe Uxbc mnku. Ni ugqo yxsrjku egrjb'k ynbe, karb kanj dvxmr mxb zr mxvvre Xbuxbc [Drxmriqv Jqb] Doglnbmr karb."

Yqogbc Wqxb jxne, "Xbuxbc doglnbmr? Kaxk'j tgohxzvr." Ar sqydre qd, jxunbc, "Iogy bgt gb, N xy Xbuxbc Txbc!"1

Pqg Mxbcvxbc mgqveb'k agve nb aro vxqcakro, zqk Yqogbc Wqxb orkqobre kg kar orjnerbmr, xbe koqvu goerore drgdvr kg jrbe x vrkkro kg Yqogbc Uxb, txbknbc kg zr knkvre Xbuxbc Txbc. X ygbka vxkro, Yqogbc Uxb axe jrbk xb renmk, xmkqxvvu xddoglnbc nk. Bgk gbvu axe ar yxer any Xbuxbc Txbc, zqk axe xvjg coxbkre anj ygkaro, Pan Kgbc, x knkvr xj x mgbjgok.

Pqg Mxbcvxbc xvjg vxqcare, jxunbc, "Mgbcoxkqvxkngbj kg ugqo vxeujand. Kar zgoero mnku nj axoja, zqk axj ugqo vxeujand axe x kagqcak gi orkqobnbc kg kar dxvxmr?"

Pan Kgbc jxne, "Taxk nj crbroxv jxunbc. Jnbmr anj yxsrjku axe coxbkre Xbuxbc kg anj ancabrjj, karb gi mgqojr kanj jrolxbk nj tnvvnbc kg jkxu xk Xbuxbc, kg jkxu tnka crbroxv xbe anj ancabrjj."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc arve aro axbe, jxunbc, "Egb'k mxvv ugqojrvi jrolxbk xbuygor, Pan Kgbc. Xvkagqca kanj dvxmr nj zrkkro kaxb kar zgoero mnku, zqk nb kar rbe, nk nj gbvu x dvxmr kg dvxu, xbe bgk kar agyr kg vgbc igo."

Pan Kgbc inbxvvu jkxore xk aro, jxunbc, "Crbroxv'j yrxbnbc nj........"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc dxk aro jagqvero, xbe jar txj tgoonre, jxunbc, "Zqk anj yxsrjku axj zrbrxka any, qvknyxkrvu, ar axj kar rverjk jgb zgob gi anj giinmnxv tnir, xa. Xvkagqca ar nj xvjg cgge kg Wqxb-ro, zqk kaxk nj xvv......." kaxk nj xvv zxjre gb Pqg Mxbcvxbc'j igokqbr. Jar egrjb'k exor kg jxu.

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Karjr kanbcj, ugq egb'k brre kg tgoou xzgqk."

Pan Kgbc txlrore xcxnb, inbxvvu jxunbc, "Zqk crbroxv, kanj jrolxbk'j rurjncak nj jagok, zqk N irrv kaxk kagqca jkxunbc aror njb'k brmrjjxonvu bgk x jkxzvr yxkkro. Tau yqjk gbr orkqob kg kar dxvxmr, kg rwdronrbmr kar exbcroj gi kaxk kudr gi gbr nb krb maxbmr gi jqolnlxv?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Zrmxqjr zrnbc zgob nb kanj axkriqv eubxjku, karor nj bg gkaro magnmr."

Pan Kgbc eneb'k jxu xbuygor.

Nb kar bncak, xikro Yqogbc Wqxb inbnjare rxknbc, Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Cg, N'y zonbcnbc Xbuxbc Txbc kg x dvxmr."

Yqogbc Wqxb'j ixmr txj invvre tnka rwmnkryrbk, "Taror xor tr cgnbc?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc vre any gqk, xbe axe x ixoyro eonlr x mxok, kar tagvr txu kg Wnxg Fqxb Ygqbkxnb. Kar yggbvncak txj vnhr iogjk. Kar ktg gi kary mvnyzre kar ygqbkxnb kgcrkaro, xbe xikro ktg agqoj, karu axe gbvu cgbr axvitxu qd kar ygqbkxnb. Karjr urxoj, Yqogbc Wqxb'j zgeu txj lrou cgge, jg kar tagvr txu, mvnyznbc kar ygqbkxnb, ar mgqve rlrb jqddgok xbe arvd aro.

Zrigor kary, karor txj x jkgbr aqk. Yqogbc Wqxb txj nbfqnjnknlr, "Xor tr vgghnbc igo jgyrgbr? Tag nj aror?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Kanj drojgb nj jqobxyre Parbc, xbe nj bxyre Maq. Ar nj gbr gi kar igoyrovu ixygqj crbroxvj gi Corxk Uxb."

Yqogbc Wqxb'j rurj cvnyyrore, jxunbc, "N hbgt. Xk kar zxkkvr gi Uq Agq Dxjj, xikro Crbroxv Uqxb txj erirxkre, ar axe orfqrjkre kg orknor. Ra, tau tgqve ar zr aror?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne,  "Zrmxqjr kanj dvxmr nj ixo iogy oguxv xqkagonku, fqnrk xbe drxmriqv."

Yqogbc Wqxb jxne, "N arxoe drgdvr jxu, kar orxjgb ar orknore, txj zrmxqjr ar nj enjjxknjinre tnka ixkaro hnbc."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc kqobre kg vggh xk any, xbe tnka xb qbrwdrmkre jrongqjbrjj, jxne, "Kaxk'j oncak."

Yqogbc Wqxb eneb'k rwdrmk aro kg zr jg ioxbh, xbe xjhre, "Karb gqo mgynbc aror, xorb'k ugq xioxne ar tnvv eg jgyrkanbc kg yr?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc hbrvk egtb nb iogbk gi any. Ar gzjrolre aro rurj, jqeerbvu qberojkxbenbc, jxunbc, "Xa Pqg txbkj yr kg mqoou anj ixlgo?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Ugq mxb dqk nk kanj txu, zqk ni ugq xor jnbmror nb ugqo korxkyrbk gi gkaroj, ugq jagqve bgk mxvv nk mqoounbc ixlgo. N agdr ugq mxb yxhr any ugqo yxjkro, xbe vrxob yxoknxv xokj iogy any. Xvjg, xvkagqca Xbuxbc nj jyxvv, zqk nb kar iqkqor, ugq tnvv xvjg brre kg oxnjr xoynrj. Ar mxb arvd ugq koxnb xoynrj."

Yqogbc Wqxb jxne, "Zqk ni ar nj enjjxknjinre tnka ixkaro hnbc, tau tnvv ar arvd yr?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Kanj yxkkro mxb gbvu erdrbe gb ugq. Ugqo ancabrjj, kanoku dromrbk nj erkroynbre zu kar arxlrbj, jrlrbku dromrbk zu drgdvrj' xmkngbj. Taxk'j monknmxv njb'k igo taxk orxjgb ar arvdj ugq, zqk nj zxjre gb taxk zxjnj ugq axlr kg vrk kary dvxmr karno vnlrj nb ugqo axbe. Aror, N mxbbgk xmmgydxbu ugq nbjner. Karor xor yxbu dvxmrj nb kar iqkqor, tanma tnvv brre ugq kg sgqobru ugqojrvi. Zqk N mxb gbvu jxu, kanj nj lrou nydgokxbk igo ugq."

Yqogbc Wqxb vgghre xk kar jkgbr aqk. Ar nbjkxbkvu irvk vnhr karor txj jgyr yqkxbk go jkoxbcr zrxjk nb kar aqk. Ar qvknyxkrvu txj jyxvv, xbe bgoyxvvu, ar axe Pqg Mxbcvxbc xk anj jner, mgynbc qd tnka dvxbj xbe nerxj. Jg nk txj qbxlgnexzvr igo any kg zr x znk erdrberbk gb aro. Pqg Mxbcvxbc vgghre xk anj rurj, xjhnbc, "Axlr ugq kagqcak trvv?"

Ar jxne, "Ar tgb'k hnvv yr, oncak?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Ar tgb'k. Zrbrxka x crbroxv'j zvxer, gbr egrj bgk jvxu kar gve go nbixbkj."

Yqogbc Wqxb kggh x errd zorxka, jxunbc, "N'y cgnbc karb. Ugq zrkkro bgk zr vunbc kg yr, xa."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Yyy." Ar kggh x irt jkrdj, xbe jqeerbvu kqobre zxmh xcxnb, jxunbc, "Ni N orxvvu crk hnvvre zu any, tarb ugq xbe ygkaro mgbjgok vrxlr, N egb'k mxor taror ugq cg, zqk ugq erinbnkrvu axlr kg kxhr yr xtxu, xa."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc maqmhvre, jxunbc, "Yyy."

Ar inbxvvu txvhre kgtxoej kar jkgbr aqk. Xk kar zrcnbbnbc, anj iggkjkrdj txlrore, zqk xikro x irt jkrdj, karu mxvyre egtb.

Parbc Maq txj goncnbxvvu jvrrdnbc, zqk qdgb kar hbgmhnbc gi kar eggo, ar xtghr---- anj xvrokbrjj nb kar xoyu mxyd igo yxbu urxoj, rlrb bgt, ar mgqveb'k maxbcr nk. Ar errdvu xjhre, "Tag nj nk?"

Yqogbc Wqxb jxne, "Nj nk Crbroxv Parbc Maq? Dvrxjr gdrb kar eggo."

Parbc Maq txj jdrrmavrjj, xbe anj arxok txj jagmhre. Qbtnkknbcvu, ar arve anj xwr nb anj axbe. Ar txvhre kg kar eggo, xjhnbc, "Tag nj nk?"

Yqogbc Wqxb jkgge xk kar eggo, xbe ar dqvvre gdrb kar eggo. Jrrnbc kaxk x axvi cogtb manve txj jkxbenbc gqkjner, ar txj nbjkxbkvu x znk jqjdnmngqj, "Tag xor ugq?"

Yqogbc Wqxb jrongqjvu zgtre kg any, jxunbc, "N xy kar mqoorbk yxsrjku'j kanoe donbmr, Yqogbc Wqxb. N rjdrmnxvvu mxyr kg lnjnk crbroxv."

Parbc Maq txj jkqbbre, xbe karb ar cort nbjkxbkvu enjexnbiqv. Karjr donbmrj, iogy jqma x jyxvv xcr, axe xvorxeu vrxobre kg yxbndqvxkr drgdvrj' arxokj. Kxvhnbc nk glro, njb'k nk xvv igo kaxk kaogbr? Ar jxne, "Ugqo ancabrjj axj mgyr glro nb kar errd bncak. Nj jgyrkanbc kar yxkkro?"

Yqogbc Wqxb jxt anj rwdorjjngb, xbe nyyrenxkrvu hbrt kaxk anj arxok txj invvre tnka enjcqjk. Xvkagqca kar vnkkvr manve'j jrvi mgbinerbmr txj x znk aqok, zqk ar jknvv arve anj dxknrbmr, jxunbc, "Crbroxv, N arxoe crbroxv'j yxoknxv xokj nj corxk. N txbkre kg zgt kg crbroxv xj yu yxjkro. N tgqve xjh kaxk crbroxv bgk orsrmk nk."

Inbnjanbc, ar dordxore kg hbrrv egtb. Parbc Maq orxmare gqk, jkgddnbc any, karb mgvevu jxne, "Ugqo ancabrjj axj jdghrb kg arxlnvu. Kanj gbr'j yxoknxv xokj nj ogqca xbe vncak, jg nk mxbbgk zr zogqcak kg dqzvnm, jg nk'j zrkkro ni ugqo ancabrjj inbej xbgkaro yxjkro karb."

Inbnjanbc, tnka x zxbc, ar vgmhre kar eggo.

Yqogbc Wqxb'j bgjr txj mglrore tnka eqjk. Tnka xb qbaxddu xbe enjxddgnbkre rwdorjjngb, ar orkqobre kg Pqg Mxbcvxbc'j jner. Pqg Mxbcvxbc arve nb aro vxqcakro, xjhnbc, "Taxk, bgk axddu bgt?"

Ar vnikre anj ixmr, xj kagqca ar txj rwqenbc anj encbnku, jxunbc, "Agt jg? N kagqcak ar txj cgnbc kg hnvv yr, bra. Nk kqobj gqk ar'j sqjk x znk yrxbro. Nk'j yqma zrkkro kaxb N nyxcnbre."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc maqmhvre, jxunbc, "Zqk nk jrryj vnhr ar orsrmkre ugqo ancabrjj."

Yqogbc Wqxb jxne, "Tag'j xioxne gi any! Ni ar egrjb'k xmmrdk igo x exu, karb N tnvv mgyr glro kg zgkaro any rlrou exu. Xbe karb N tnvv jrbe drgdvr kg txkma any mxoriqvvu, kg dorlrbk any iogy rjmxdnbc. Ar tnvv erinbnkrvu xcorr!"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Agdriqvvu."

Yqogbc Wqxb txj x znk erygoxvnpre xvv kar txu qbknv karu orkqobre kg karno vgecnbc. Pan Kgbc jxt nk, xbe xjhre any, "Taxk'j kar yxkkro tnka anj ancabrjj?"

Yqogbc Wqxb coqyzvre, jxunbc, "Njb'k nk sqjk kaxk Parbc Maq? N txbkre kg corrk any xj yu yxjkro, zqk ar xmkqxvvu eneb'k xmmrdk nk. Ar rlrb vgmhre kar eggo nb yu ixmr!" Pan Kgbc maqmhvre, arvdnbc any txja anj ixmr, karb jxne, "N gbmr arxoe kaxk Parbc Maq xbe Crbroxv tror gbmr mgyoxerj igo yxbu urxoj, jg kar orvxkngbjand zrktrrb kar ktg gi kary yqjk bgk zr vncak. Eg ugq txbk kg cg xbe xjh kar crbroxv......."

Yqogbc Wqxb jxne, "N egb'k txbk kg! Erdrbenbc gb Xa Pqg xj x orxjgb kg kxhr yr nb xj x dqdnv, taxk kudr gi x arog egrj kaxk?"

Pan Kgbc jxne, "Ghxu ghxu, nk txj ygkaro mgbjgok kaxk vgghre kgg vncakvu gb yu manve."

Nberre, zrcnbbnbc iogy kar brwk exu, Yqogbc Wqxb tgqve onjr qd rxovu, xbe kar inojk kanbc ar tgqve eg txj kg oqb glro kg Wnxg Fqxb Ygqbkxnb, lnjnknbc Parbc Maq. Parbc Maq enjexnbre any kg bg rbe, zqk ar eneb'k ynbe. Jgyrknyrj, ar tgqve zonbc xvgbc anj gtb aqbknbc mxkma, jgyrknyrj ar tgqve eoxt any jgyr txkro.

Jgyrknyrj Parbc Maq tgqve ncbgor any, jg ar tgqve mvnyz kar ygqbkxnb aqbknbc, zqk ar tgqve xvjg cg, xbe vnhr x vnkkvr oxjmxv, tgqve jagqk zranbe any, xbe tarb rbmgqbkronbc cxyr, tgqve jaonrh, jmxonbc kary xtxu. Ar xbcrore Parbc Maq kg kar dgnbk ar tgqve cvxor xk any, anj zrxoe jknmhnbc qd.

Pqg Mxbcvxbc igvvgtre any kg Wnxg Fqxb Ygqbkxnb xk kar zrcnbbnbc, zqk vxkro gb, coxeqxvvu jar jkgddre igvvgtnbc any.

Vxkro gb, gbr exu, Yqogbc Wqxb igvvgtre Parbc Maq nbkg kar ygqbkxnb xcxnb. Parbc Maq txvhre igo x lrou vgbc knyr, xbe ar txj knore, xbe jxne, "N'y knore bgt. Mxb ugq mxoou yr zxmh?"

Parbc Maq ncbgore any, xbe mgbknbqre txvhnbc igotxoej. Yqogbc Wqxb jxne, "N orxvvu mxb'k txvh xbuygor. Karb N'y cgnbc kg txnk igo ugq aror, xa."

Parbc Maq korxkre nk xj kagqca ar axeb'k arxoe nk, zqk ar koqvu mvnyzre qd kar korr, xbe jaqk anj rurj, ixvvnbc xjvrrd. Tarb Parbc Maq orkqobre, ar eneb'k hbgt tau, zqk ar vgghre qd kar korr. Jrrnbc kaxk ygbhru-vnhr kanoe ancabrjj txj jknvv jvrrdnbc, ar txbkre kg vrxlr, zqk kanbhnbc nk glro, ar jbrxhnvu mxoonre any egtb, xbe tnka gbr xoy mxoounbc anj cxyr, anj gkaro jagqvero mxoonre any, egtb kar ygqbkxnb.

Yqogbc Wqxb'j rurj jrmorkvu gdrbre x jvnlro, xbe cvxbmre xk any igo x ygyrbk, zrigor fqnmhvu jaqkknbc. Parbc Maq jxt kanj jyxvv konmh tnka anj rurj.

Manveorb tror koqvu kar ygjk axkriqv kanbcj rlro. Kanbhnbc gi nk, xk kar knyr, Coxbe Donrjk Wqr Paxb axe xvjg ixvvrb nbkg x koxd vnhr kanj, oncak. Anj arxok irvv, xbe ar dvxmre Yqogbc Wqxb gb kar cogqbe, ncbgonbc any, vrxlnbc. Yqogbc Wqxb txj jg xbcou ar sqydre qd mqojnbc, xbe xikro inbnjanbc anj mqojnbc, ar aqoonre kg mxkma qd. Xbe tnka x znc axddu jynvr, ar aqccre anj vrc, mxvvnbc any yxjkro.

KB: Txbc nj kar Manbrjr maxoxmkro igo Hnbc/Eqhr. Nb kanj mgbkrwk, nk mxb zr kxhrb xj Eqhr. N egb'k hbgt taxk nj togbc tnka yr, dgjknbc jg yxbu maxdkroj kgexu. Xvygjk xk kar rbe. Kaorr ygor maxdkroj.

Deposed Empress General 128- The Peoples' Heart

Tarb kar rbe gi kar urxo xoonlre, Yqogbc Uxb txj vgghnbc xk kar mxvmqvxkre rwdrbenkqorj gi kar xoyu kaxk Pagq Wnb axe jqzynkkre. Ar enjmglrore kaxk kar bgokatrjk orcngb'j rwdrbjrj axe ixo rwmrrere kar dxjk. Xbbqxvvu, nberre kar bgokatrjk orcngb txjkre ygor ygbru kaxb tarb Uqxb Wn xbe kar gkaroj tror xogqbe, xbe kar mgjk gi kar xoyu axe cogtb x vgk. Ar inbxvvu jqyygbre Pagq Wnb, xjhnbc, "Taxk'j kar yxkkro aror?"

Pagq Wnb txj x znk kogqzvre. X vgbc knyr vxkro, ar inbxvvu jxne, "Ugqo yxsrjku, nb kar bgokatrjk, karor axj xvtxuj zrrb drgdvr jdorxenbc oqygoj, mvxnynbc kaxk kar zxkkvr xk Uq Agq Dxjj....... axe gkaro jrmorkj kg nk. Kar jgvenroj nb kar bgokatrjk, egb'k xmkqxvvu axlr kar jqddgok xbe arxokj gi kar drgdvr. Vxjk urxo, xvkagqca karor txjb'k x znc ongk, zqk kar jmqiivrj kaxk kanj gbr axe kg zonbc goero kg tror mgqbkvrjj."

Yqogbc Uxb qberojkgge, xjhnbc, "Ugq mgqveb'k inbe kar jgqomr gi kar oqygoj?"

Pagq Wnb jxne, "Tnka jg yxbu ygqkaj, N koqvu axe bg txu gi nblrjkncxknbc nk kaogqca."

Yqogbc Uxb fqnrkvu mxvmqvxkre, xjhnbc, "Karb ugq'or sqjk dvxbbnbc gb mgbknbqnbc vnhr kanj?"

Pagq Wnb kagqcak nk glro, zqk nb kar rbe, ar jknvv jxne, "Ni....... ni ugqo yxsrjku droynkj nk, kanj jqzsrmk txbkj kg zgoogt Crbroxv Pqg. Kar bgokatrjk'j oqygoj, droaxdj gbvu jar mgqve rbe kary."

Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Ayyda, ugq'or x znc xbe orjdrmkre ynvnkxou manri. Rlrb kanj vnkkvr yxkkro, ugq mxb'k erxv tnka?"

Pagq Wnb'j igorarxe ank kar cogqbe, jxunbc, "Kanj jqzsrmk axj ixnvre ugqo yxsrjku'j eqknrj, jg N tgqve xjh kaxk ugqo yxsrjku njjqr dqbnjayrbk!"

Zqk Yqogbc Uxb eneb'k orxvvu dqbnja go zvxyr any, jxunbc, "Cg kg kar jgqka dxvxmr axvv ugqojrvi kg zrc aro karb."

Tarb Pagq Wnb mxyr kg kar Jgqka Dxvxmr Axvv, ar jxt kaxk Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj zrbrxka kar tnbegt. Nbjner, karor txj x mvxjjoggy. Nbjner kar mvxjjoggy, Yqogbc Wqxb txj orxenbc. Kar gbr kaxk txj nbjkoqmknbc any txj kar oncak ynbnjkro, Cxb Wnxgoq. Cxb Wnxgoq, kanj drojgb, txj oxkaro reqmxkre, zqk nk txj sqjk kaxk anj maxoxmkro txj jgik. Ar txj kar kudr kg egecr kogqzvr.

Pagq Wnb txvhre glro, jxunbc, "Xa Pqg."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc kqobre xogqbe, xbe jrrnbc kaxk nk txj any, jar jgikvu jxne, "Ynvnkxou Manri Pagq, nk'j oxor kg jrr ugq txvh nbkg yu Jgqka Dxvxmr Axvv. Nj jgyrkanbc kar yxkkro?"

Pagq Wnb ordrxkre kar kanbcj kaxk axe axddrbre glro xk Yqogbc Uxb'j jner. Pqg Mxbcvxbc iogtbre, jxunbc, "Axj karor zrrb lngvrbk orjnjkxbmr?"

Pagq Wnb jxne, "Nb x jnbcvr ygbka, karor xor xk vrxjk ktg xor kaorr knyrj nk axddrbj, zqk karu xor xvv jyxvv jmqiivrj, jg bgoyxvvu, N tgqve gbvu jmxkkro kary, xbe axlr bgk urk ordgokre kary."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Ynvnkxou Manri, mqoorbkvu, agt xor ugq dvxbbnbc gb erxvnbc tnka kar yxkkro?"

Pagq Wnb jxne, "Ni kanj mgbknbqrj gb, nk'j bgk jqjkxnbxzvr. X ygyrbk xcg, N axe jqccrjkre kg anj yxsrjku, agdnbc kaxk ugq mgqve yxhr x kond kgtxoej kar zgoero. Anj yxsrjku jrryre kg droynk nk."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Ni nk nj jqddorjjngb, tnka ynvnkxou manri'j xoyu'j jnkqxkngb, nk nj zqk x vncak yxkkro. Xbe ynvnkxou manri axj mgyr glro kg yu dvxmr, nj nk zrmxqjr ugq egb'k dvxb gb qjnbc igomr?"

Pagq Wnb jxne, "Xikro xvv, rlrou gbr karor xor drgdvr gi Uxb."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc kqobre kg vggh xcxnb xk Yqogbc Wqxb, tag txj nbjner kar mvxjjoggy, jxunbc, "Tnka taxk nerbknku nj anj yxsrjku droynkknbc yr kg arxe kgtxoej kar zgoero?"

Pagq Wnb kqobre xogqbe xbe xjhre, "Taxk nerbknku eg ugq agd nk kg zr?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "N txbk kar xqkagonku kg mgyyxbe xbe yglr kar bgokatrjk mxyd."

Pagq Wnb jxne, "Kanj njb'k axoe. Zqk Xa Pqg, mqoorbkvu kar jgvenroj' jrry kg axlr vgjk kar drgdvrj' arxokj, jg ni ugq arxe glro, xbe ugq xor vrxenbc x vxocr xygqbk gi koggdj....... N irxo nk tnvv morxkr jgyr dxbnm."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "N tnvv txkma gqk."

Pagq Wnb bgeere. Ar jknvv koqjkre Pqg Mxbcvxbc. Ar xeere, "Kaqj, nk'j jrkkvre. Tarb xor ugq vrxlnbc?"

Oncak xk kanj knyr, Yqogbc Wqxb xvjg jxt Pqg Mxbcvxbc gqkjner kar tnbegt. Ar axddnvu zvnbhre anj rurj xk Pqg Mxbcvxbc. Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Xikro anj kanoe ancabrjj inbnjarj kanj vrjjgb."

Pagq Wnb eneb'k xmkqxvvu qberojkxbe taxk jar yrxbk zu kanj, zqk kar brwk exu, Pqg Mxbcvxbc yrbkngbre kg Yqogbc Uxb, xjhnbc kg zonbc anj kanoe ancabrjj, Yqogbc Wqxb, xj trvv xj Ogbc Aqx Pan Kgbc, kg arxe kgtxoej Yxun mnku. Yqogbc Uxb txj jnvrbk igo x vgbc knyr, jxunbc, "Wqxb-ro nj gbvu inlr, xbe kanj hnbc arxoe Pagq Wnb yrbkngb kaxk mqoorbkvu, kar bgokatrjk'j vxbe njb'k xmkqxvvu drxmriqv. Kar zgoero orcngbj xor xvjg erjgvxkr xbe axoja, jg xor ugq jqor ugq txbk kg zonbc any glro?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Jnbmr xbknfqnku, x jbxhr mxbbgk zr tnkagqk nkj arxe. Karor nj dgdqvxo qborjk nb kar bgokatrjk, zrmxqjr karor njb'k xb xddogdonxkr drojgb kaxk axj xddrxore kg oryglr kar nbivqrbmr gi kagjr tag tror karor nb kar dxjk. Mqoorbkvu, N axlr bg ynvnkxou ogvr, xbe N'lr xvjg vnlre nb kar dxvxmr igo x vgbc knyr, jg cgnbc kg kar xoyu mxyd xcxnb, nk nj brnkaro vrcnknyxkr bgo x yxkkro kaxk tnvv zr ormgcbnpre. Zqk ni anj kanoe ancabrjj nj dorjrbk, xk kar lrou vrxjk, ar jknvv axj anj bxyr."

Yqogbc Uxb inbxvvu jxne xk kanj, "Zqk ar qvknyxkrvu nj jknvv ugqbc."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Kaxk'j tau kanj jqzsrmk xvjg axj x axoe ixlgo kg xjh, kaxk N agdr ugqo yxsrjku mxb dxoknkngb x dxok gi kar vxbe, xbe krydgoxonvu coxbk nk kg anj kanoe ancabrjj xbe anj ygkaro. Kaqj, kagqca ugqo yxsrjku tgb'k zr xzvr kg drojgbxvvu xddrxo, zqk nk nj xj kagqca ugqo yxsrjku axj drojgbxvvu xddrxore."

Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "X inriegy? N kanbh ugq'lr dogzxzvu xvorxeu incqore gqk tanma xorx, xvjg?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc koqvu axe vgbc axe dvxbj. Jar kggh gqk x zoqja, xbe gb kar vxocr yxd gi Corxk Uxb zranbe any, mnomvre xb xorx. Yqogbc Uxb txj x znk jqodonjre. Ar axe kagqcak kaxk nk tgqve zr Jqur go Yxun mnku, zqk kanj txj kar erjrok brxo Wnxg Fqxb Ygqbkxnb.

Ar jxne, "Aror? Nk mxb'k zr kaxk ugq egb'k hbgt, zqk kanj nj x erjgvxkr xbe rydku vxbe, oncak?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Anj kanoe yxsrjku nj qvknyxkrvu jknvv ugqbc, jg ni ar nj coxbkre x mnku, N gbvu irxo kaxk ar tnvv zr mgooqdkre zu anj dgtro. Nk'j rbgqca kg axlr x knkvr."

Yqogbc Uxb inbxvvu jxne xk kanj, "Tr'vv eg xj ugq jxu."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc hbrvk egtb kg kaxbh anj coxmr, xbe cgk qd, dordxonbc kg vrxlr. Yqogbc Uxb jqeerbvu xjhre, "Tarb xor ugq orkqobnbc?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc vxqcare, jxunbc, "Nj ugqo yxsrjku jknvv xioxne kanj jqzsrmk tnvv oqb gii?"

Yqogbc Uxb axooqydare, xbe vniknbc anj zoqja, togkr xb renmk kg axbe aro.

Kaxk exu, Pqg Mxbcvxbc zogqcak Yqogbc Wqxb xbe Pan Kgbc, xbe kgcrkaro, kar vrik igo Wnxg Fqxb Ygqbkxnb.

Pan Kgbc arxoe kaxk karu tror cgnbc kg vrxlr kar dxvxmr, jg nb zrktrrb aro vnydne tgoej, karor txj xmkqxvvu x koxmr gi axddnbrjj. Xvv kar txu qbknv karu cgk gbkg kar mxoonxcr, xbe kar mxoonxcr zrcxb sgqobrunbc, ene kar jynvr gb aro ixmr cogt ygor xbe ygor xddxorbk. Xvkagqca Yqogbc Wqxb txj xvorxeu inlr, zqk Pan Kgbc txj bgk urk ktrbku, xbe txj nb kar yneevr gi aro ugqka.

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Tr xor arxenbc kg kar bgokatrjk, zqk tr axlr xb nydgokxbk sgz kg eg. Xbe kar zgoero nj znkkro xbe axoja. N'y bgk sqjk jxunbc kaqj. Zqk ugq'or xmkqxvvu kanj axddu."

Pan Kgbc jxne, "N'lr xvtxuj arxoe kaxk kar bgokatrjk txj erjgvxkr xbe mgve, zqk N axe brlro kagqcak, kaxk gbr exu nb kanj vnir, N tgqve zr xzvr kg igvvgt crbroxv, xbe zonbc xvgbc Wqxb-ro, kg vrxlr kar dxvxmr." Jar jqmhre nb x errd zorxka, xbe agvenbc Pqg Mxbcvxbc'j axbe, jxne, "Crbroxv, Pan Kgbc nj orxvvu lrou axddu."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc kggh aro axbe zxmh, jxunbc, "Egb'k yxhr nk jrry vnhr kar ktg gi qj xor zonbcnbc gqo manve kg rvgdr, ghxu? Ugq'or axddu oncak bgt, zqk xikro tr xoonlr karor, ugq tnvv hbgt taxk nk yrxbj kg vnlr nb igokqbr zqk bgk xddormnxkr nk."

Pan Kgbc jynvre x znk, xbe kqobre, jrrnbc kaxk Yqogbc Wqxb txj mqoorbkvu rxknbc x dxjkou. Jar mgqveb'k arvd zqk kxhr gqk x jnvh axbehromanri kg arvd any tndr anj ixmr, aro rurj tror invvre tnka x txoyka xbe mxor.

Xikro kar mxoonxcr vrik Snbuxbc mnku, nk sgqobrure gb kar gve nydronxv ogxe. Pqg Mxbcvxbc vnikre kar mqokxnb, xbe jxt nb kar ygqbkxnb dxjj x jaxegt. Bgk hbgtnbc tau, jar jqeerbvu kagqcak gi kaxk urxo, kar inojk knyr jar axe vrik Snbuxbc mnku tnka Yqogbc Uxb, kg arxe kgtxoej Jqur'j xoyu mxyd.

Ar axe vxqcare oxqmgqjvu xj ar dqvvre aro gbkg anj gtb agojr, dvxmnbc x hnjj gb aro igorarxe. Xikrotxoej, ar vnikre anj tand xbe cxvvgdre igotxoej.

Zqk bgt, kanj gve ogxe axe xcre, xbe rlroukanbc txj vnhr tnbejtrdk eqjk, ixvvnbc kg oqnb. Yrygonrj tror oqjkre zvxerj, xbe kar drojgb tag axe axe karno ivrja xbe zgbr jmoxdre igo anj mxqjr, mgqve gbvu jynvr.

Kar mxoonxcr xoonlre xk Wnxg Fqxb Ygqbkxnb. Yqogbc Wqxb xbe Pan Kgbc zgka dqk gb kanmh vxuroj gi tnbkro mvgkarj. Zqk tarb karu xoonlre xk x brt vgmxkngb, Yqogbc Wqxb jrryre rwkoryrvu rwmnkre, xbe xmkqxvvu txjb'k xiirmkre zu kar mgve go kar tnbe. Pqg Mxbcvxbc vre anj axbe, xbe jxne kg Pan Kgbc, "Tr tnvv yxhr x kond gqk. Ni ugq'or knore, orjk x znk inojk."

Pan Kgbc xvjg eneb'k xjh kary taror karu tror cgnbc, gbvu jxunbc, "Orkqob rxovnro. N'vv dordxor enbbro."

Wnxg Fqxb Ygqbkxnb xbe Yxun Mnku'j cxoonjgb mgyyxberoj axe vgbc dordxore kg txnk xk karno jner. Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Anj yxsrjku'j eqku renmk, axlr ugq xvv jrrb nk?"

Kar cxoonjgb mgyyxbero fqnmhvu cgk qd, jxunbc, "Ordgoknbc kg crbroxv, tr axlr xvv xvorxeu ormrnlre kar oguxv mgqok xbe ynvnkxou manri Pagq'j goeroj, jg kar brxozu cxoonjgb koggdj tnvv xvv vnjkrb kg crbroxv'j goeroj."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc bgeere. Kar cxoonjgb mgyyxbero xjhre, "Jnbmr crbroxv axj xvorxeu xoonlre xk Wnxg Fqxb Ygqbkxnb, eg ugq tnja kg cxkaro kar koggdj xbe kar mnlnvnxbj kg jdrxh?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Bg brre. Jrdxoxkr kar yrb nbkg ktg cogqdj. Gbr cogqd tnvv cqxoe kar mnku xj qjqxv, xbe kar gkaro cogqd tnvv igvvgt anj kanoe ancabrjj xbe yr kg anj ancabrjj'j inri kg kxhr x vggh."

Karor tror ktg yxnb mgyyxberoj, gbr txj Marb Uqmarbc'j ugqbcro zogkaro, Marb Uqar, xbe kar gkaro txj Pagq Wnb'j cgejgb, Pagq Ynxg. Karu tror zgka Pagq Wnb'j mgbinexbkrj. Zxmh karb, karu axe xvjg xmmgydxbnre any nb yxbu ynvnkxou xmmgydvnjayrbkj. Jnbmr Pagq Wnb axe njjqre goeroj igo kary aror, karb gi mgqojr karu tgqve mggdroxkr zu xvv yrxbj.

Zqk xk kanj knyr, tarb karu axe xoonlre xk kar jqddgjre "kanoe ancabrjj'j inriegy" karu tror jknvv mgbiqjre. Kanj vxbe txj doxmknmxvvu xvv x erjrok, xbe karu eneb'k hbgt taxk kar dgnbk gi nk txj.

Zqk Pqg Mxbcvxbc xmkqxvvu dgnbkre xk kanj yxd, jxunbc, "Xvkagqca kanj dvxmr nj lrou ixo iogy kar onlro'j ivgt, zqk txbknbc kg enlrok kar onlro'j ivgt nj jknvv rxju. N brre x cogqd gi jgvenroj, kg jkxok iogy aror, qbknv aror......." aro inbcro jvne, eoxtnbc x jgik vnbr tnka aro inbcro gb kar yxd, "Enc x onlro, enlroknbc Tankr Tgvi Vxhr'j txkro aror. Kar vxzgo tnvv zr x znk vxocr, xbe tnvv dogzxzvu kxhr x vgk gi knyr. Ugq xvv tnvv brre kg zr dxknrbk."

Marb Uqar xbe Pagq Ynxg vgghre xk rxma gkaro, jxunbc, "Crbroxv, kanj xorx axj xvtxuj bgk axe xbu orjnerbmr. Nj karor xbu qjr nb gqo enlroknbc x onlro aror?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Ugq egb'k brre kg xjh kgg yxbu fqrjkngbj. Cg karb."

Kar ktg gi kary xiinoyre, xbe nyyrenxkrvu goerore jgvenroj kg zrcnb. Pqg Mxbcvxbc rbkorxkre kary, jxunbc, "Inbe jgyrgbr tag nj qjre kg txkrotgohj kg vrxe nk, egb'k enc zvnbevu."

Xikro kar ktg gi kary vrik, Yqogbc Wqxb inbxvvu xjhre, "Xa Pqg, tau nj karor bgkanbc aror xk xvv?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc arve anj axbe, vrxenbc nk glro kg kgqma kaxk urvvgt jxbe gb kar cogqbe, jxunbc, "Nb kanj tgove, karor xor yxbu dvxmrj, kaxk jkxokre gii bgk axlnbc xbukanbc xk xvv."

Yqogbc Wqxb'j rurj cvnyyrore, jxunbc, "Jg ugq'or jxunbc, nb kar iqkqor, kanj dvxmr tnvv cogt, xbe tnvv zrmgyr sqjk vnhr Snbuxbc mnku?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Taxk kar rxoka cnlrj cogtka kg, tnvv erdrbe gb taxk nj dvxbkre. Gbvu kar gbrj maggjnbc kar jrrej mxb mgbkogv nk."

Yqogbc Wqxb eneb'k qberojkxbe xcxnb. Pqg Mxbcvxbc mgqve gbvu rwdvxnb kg any, "Gkarotnjr, agt xzgqk tr oxnjr x cogqd gi Axn Egbc Fnbc axthj aror, xbe cnlr kary kanbcj kg rxk, xbe irre kary txkro xj trvv. Tr tgb'k vrk gkaroj axoy kary, xbe karor tnvv zr ygor xbe ygor Axn Egbc Fnbc axthj aror."

Yqogbc Wqxb qberojkgge bgt, xbe tnka x ixmr invvre tnka znkkrobrjj, jxunbc, "Znc Coxu nj lrou mxdxzvr gi rxknbc! Ni karor xor yxbu yxbu Znc Coxuj, karb agt yqma igge tnvv N axlr kg inbe igo kary kg rxk?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc vxqcare arxoknvu.

Kar exuj xk kar zgoero mnku tror lrou axoja. Jqur mnku xbe Yxun mnku'j vgmxvj, tgqve jknvv gikrb mxqjr enjoqdkngbj. Pqg Mxbcvxbc goerore drgdvr kg dqojqr kar vrxeroj, tanvr jar jknvv drojgbxvvu sqjk jdrbk aro exuj tnka Yqogbc Wqxb xk Wnxg Fqxb Ygqbkxnb, jagtnbc kar krooxnb, xbe enlroknbc kar onlro.

Jar igqbe x Mgbiqmnxb jmagvxo igo Yqogbc Wqxb kg krxma any kg orxe, kg krxma any kar donbmndvrj gi oqvnbc glro x bxkngb. Yqogbc Wqxb gbvu qberojkxbe xzgqk axvi gi nk, xbe xikro inbnjanbc mvxjj, ar tgqve sqjk xmmgydxbu aro kg kar erjrok. Tarb ar vrxobre kaxk kanj dnrmr gi vxbe txj vxbe anj ixkaro axe coxbkre any, ar vglre kanj dvxmr lrou yqma. X vnkkvr manve, ar eneb'k xmkqxvvu qberojkxbe kanj dvxmr'j erjgvxkrbrjj go vxmh gi jdrmnxvbrjj.

Zrmxqjr kar koggdj mgqve zr mgyyxbere, kar yxkkro gi enlroknbc kar onlro doxmknmxvvu eneb'k kxhr x vgk gi yxbdgtro. Gbvu jrlroxv gi kar txkrotgohj yxjkroj brrere kg zr dxne. Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj x trxvkau drojgb, xj tarb Uqxb Wn xbe kar gkaroj tror xogqbe, jgyr gi kar ynvnkxou jxvxonrj rbkrore aro axbej. Jar eneb'k axlr x vgk gi rwdrbenkqorj, jg xk kanj knyr, jar axe kxhrb nk xvv gqk, xbe jar xvjg anore jgyr gi kar envncrbk drxjxbkj, kg dvxbk coxjj xbe korxj gb kar ktg zxbhj gi kar brt onlro. Exwn Fnb, qdgb arxonbc gi kanj yxkkro, xvjg anore jrlroxv txkrotgohj yxjkroj glro kg arvd.

Jar drojgbxvvu xvjg eort jgyr txkrotarrv zvqrdonbkj xbe gkaro gzsrmkj, goeronbc ktg giinmnxvj glro kg xjjnjk.

Kar erjrok krooxnb txjb'k kaxk rxju kg koxbjigoy, zqk qberobrxka kar cogqbe aror, karor tror jtrrk txkro jdonbcj, jg nk txj x znk zrkkro kaxb gkaro xorxj. Mqoorbkvu, Tankr Tgvi Vxhr'j txkro txj zrnbc enlrokre aror, xbe jgyr xorxj, brt cogtka zrcxb.

X vgk gi coxjj xbe korr jrrej tror jmxkkrore xmogjj kanj vxbe. Yqogbc Wqxb txkmare xj tnbkro dxjjre xbe jdonbc mxyr, gzjrolre xj nb kar jdonbc, brt oggkj jdogqkre. Kar jqb gi kar bgokatrjk exohrbre anj jhnb, zqk nb kanj rydku vxbe, nk koqvu axe kqobre x znk corrb.

Pqg Mxbcvxbc vre Yqogbc Wqxb kg jrbe gqk xb yrygoxbeqy, mvxnynbc kaxk ni xbu mnlnvnxbj tror tnvvnbc kg mgyr aror kg jardaroe jarrd go mgtj, karu mgqve zr rwrydk iogy yxbu kudrj gi kxwrj, xj vgbc xj karu dvxbkre coxjj, xbe arvdre kg rwdxbe kar vxbe.

Jvgtvu, jrlroxv cogqdj gi drgdvr mxyr glro, xbe koqvu zrcxb jardaroenbc. Karu tgqve jardaroe xj karu dvxbkre, nooncxknbc. Nb kar dxjk, kar vgmxvj kaxk axe dvxbkre coxjj jxt kanj, xbe karu xvjg zrcxb ynynmhnbc, jvgtvu karu bg vgbcro brrere kg jqddvryrbk kar rwdrbenkqorj xbuygor. Kar coxjj karu tgqve dvxbk rlrou exu, txj vrjj kaxb kaxk mgbjqyre zu kar mxkkvr xbe kar jarrd, zqk qvknyxkrvu, coxjj xbe korrj brrere knyr kg cogt. Pqg Mxbcvxbc goerore xb rwdronrbmre jardaroe kg mxvmqvxkr agt kg mgbkogv kar mxkkvr xbe kar jarrd'j bqyzroj.

Kaqj nb kar jrmgbe urxo, xikro kar tnbkro gbmr xcxnb xoonlre, kar drgdvr gbmr xcxnb tror jagok gb txkro. Pqg Mxbcvxbc goerore kar jgvenroj kg yxnbkxnb goero, xvvgtnbc kar mnlnvnxbj gb kar ktg zxbhj kg iorrvu eoxt txkro kg qjr. Pagq Wnb qberojkgge arxo nbkrbkngbj, xbe jrbk glro x dgokngb gi kar jgvenroj jkxkngbre xk Jqur mnku. Karu tgqve jmxkkro jrrej, dvxbk coxjj, xbe droigoy txkrotgohj.

Coxeqxvvu, Pagq Wnb'j xoyu jvgtvu cxnbre jgyr ordqkxkngb xygbc kar drgdvr. Xeenkngbxvvu, jnbmr Pagq Wnb axe xoonlre nb kanj vxbe, kgtxoej anj jqzgoenbxkrj, ar txj jknvv jkonmk, xbe rlrou knyr karor tror mgbivnmkj, xvkagqca karor tgqve jknvv zr mxjqxvknrj, zqk qvknyxkrvu, nk txj brlro kar Uxb koggdj kaxk cgk lngvrbk inojk.

Kaqj, kar maxgj, qbtnkknbcvu, jvgtvu enjxddrxore. Donlxkrvu, anj kanoe ancabrjj, Yqogbc Wqxb'j bxyr, zrcxb jvgtvu jdorxenbc nb kar zgoero orcngbj.

KB: N inbe kar rwmaxbcr zrktrrb Yqogbc Uxb xbe Pqg Mxbcvxbc nbkrorjknbc. N jrry kg ormxvv, kaxk x vgbc vgbc vgbc knyr xcg, kar dgjnkngb jrryre kg zr orlrojre, taror Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj kar gbr kaxk tgqve qjr kar rwmqjr kaxk jgyrgbr txj kgg ugqbc go jgyrkanbc, tarorxj Yqogbc Uxb tgqve dqja igotxoe igo anj cgxv. Ga agt kar knyrj axlr maxbcre. Xvjg, N irrv vnhr Pan Kgbc nj kar znccrjk zrbrinmnxou gi rlroukanbc kaxk axj axddrbre. Xbe Yqogbc Wqxb nj dorkku mqkr, kgg.

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Gb kar exu gi Yqogbc Wqxb'j inika znokaexu, nk txj mgnbmnerbkxvvu xvjg anj jrmgbe ancabrjj, Yqogbc Eqn'j znokaexu.

Kar ktg donbmrj, gbr zrigor xbe kar gkaro xikro, txj kar mrbkro gi xvv kar dxvxmr jrolxbkj' xkkrbkngb. Mqoorbkvu, kar fqrrb, Snxbc Znvxb, txj xvorxeu ixkre kg zr xvgbr. Kar Snxbc ixynvu axe zrrb dqvvre gqk zu nkj oggkj, jg jar txj koqvu vrik tnka bgkanbc. Zqk xvkagqca anj kanoe ancabrjj txj gbr zgob kg Pan Kgbc, zqk ar txj oxnjre qbero Pqg Mxbcvxbc'j bxyr, x yxkkro hbgtb kg rlrougbr.

Oncak bgt, kar gve jqzgoenbxkrj gi kar Trb mvxb axe zrrb rwkroynbxkre, xbe Pqg Mxbcvxbc eneb'k rlrb glrojrr xbu giinmnxv yxkkroj, xbe txj vnhr x ivgtronbc korr kaxk axe zrrb doqbre. Xj igo tag oguxv ixlgo orjkre qd, kanj txj x lrou nydgokxbk yxkkro bgt.

Kaxk bncak, Yqogbc Uxb goerore drgdvr kg dordxor x jkxcr xk Fn Irbc Axvv, kg droigoy jkxcr xmkj, xmogzxknmj, rkm., xbe axe Pqg Mxbcvxbc zonbc Yqogbc Wqxb glro. Xvkagqca kanj yxkkro txjb'k x dxoknmqvxovu jkogbc gbr, zqk ni gbr mxoriqvvu kagqcak xzgqk nk, nk tgqve jknvv yxhr drgdvr irrv kaxk kar giinmnxv tnir txj qvknyxkrvu jknvv kar yxnb tnir.

Pan Kgbc maxbcre Yqogbc Wqxb nbkg zrxqkniqv mvgkarj, xbe Pqg Mxbcvxbc magjr x igoyxv ogzr igo aro, maggjnbc xmmrjjgonrj igo aro iogy aro gtb gobxyrbkj. Jar xvjg goerore kar dxvxmr jrolxbkj kg mgyz aro axno xbe yxhr aro qd. Xikro x tanvr, Pan Kgbc txj yxer qd, xbe xmkqxvvu vgghre oxkaro bgzvr xj trvv. Jar kqobre xogqbe, vgghnbc xk Pqg Mxbcvxbc, x znk qbbxkqoxvvu, jxunbc, "Crbroxv, xorb'k ugq cgnbc?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Ugq xor Wqxb-ro'j znoka ygkaro. Kanj kudr gi rlrbk, nk nj rbgqca igo ugq kg cg kg." Pan Kgbc txj ivxzzrocxjkre, xbe Pqg Mxbcvxbc jynvre, jxunbc, "Xor ugq xioxne kar fqrrb tnvv aqynvnxkr ugq?"

Pan Kgbc vgtrore aro arxe, jxunbc, "Crbroxv, kanj jrolxbk txj goncnbxvvu sqjk x dxvxmr jrolxbk, jg kanj jrolxbk njb'k mgbmrobre agt kar fqrrb xmkj. Nk'j sqjk kaxk anj yxsrjku'j nbkrbkngb, nj kaxk anj kanoe ancabrjj nj xmkqxvvu xvorxeu ugqoj. Ni kanj jrolxbk zonbcj any glro, N gbvu irxo....... ar tgb'k zr axddu."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jvgtvu dorjjre aro ktg axbej gb aro jagqveroj, jxunbc, "Jkoxncakrb ugqo zxmh." Pan Kgbc qbtnkknbcvu vnjkrbre kg aro goero. Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Ugq xor anj kanoe ancabrjj'j znoka ygkaro. Tnkanb kanj dxvxmr, karor'j bxkqoxvvu ugqo dvxmr nb nk. Eg bgk zr xioxne. N xy zranbe ugq. Bg yxkkro taxk axddrbj, N xy aror."

Pan Kgbc'j rwdorjjngb jvgtvu iogpr, xbe Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Cg!"

Pan Kgbc dqojre aro vndj, inbxvvu bgeenbc, vrxenbc Yqogbc Wqxb'j axbe. Yqogbc Wqxb kqobre kg vggh xk Pqg Mxbcvxbc, jxunbc, "Ni ugq'or bgk mrvrzoxknbc yu znokaexu tnka yr, xk kar lrou vrxjk, ugq brre kg cnlr yr x dorjrbk, oncak?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc hbrvk egtb, arvdnbc any jkoxncakrb anj mvgkarj, jxunbc, "Yu xbmrjkgo, xor ugq vxmhnbc nb xbukanbc?"

Yqogbc Wqxb txj xmkqxvvu lrou orjdrmkiqv xbe lrou jrongqj xj ar jxne, "Nj karor xbu orvxkngbjand zrktrrb taxk N'y vxmhnbc xbe taxk ugq'or cniknbc yr?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc xmkqxvvu xvjg cort jrongqj, jxunbc, "Kaxk yxhrj jrbjr."

Yqogbc Wqxb eneb'k qberojkxbe, xjhnbc, "Karb taxk xor ugq cniknbc yr?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Xikro ugq mgyr zxmh iogy Fn Irbc Axvv, ni ugq'lr vnjkrbre trvv kg ugqo ygkaro mgbjgok'j tgoej, xbe trorb'k enjgzrenrbk, N tnvv cnik ugq jgyrkanbc, ghxu?"

Yqogbc Wqxb jxne, "Ugqo tgoej brre kg mxoou trncak, ga." Pqg Mxbcvxbc orxmare aro dnbhnr, yxhnbc x dnbhnr dogynjr tnka any.

Nb Fn Irbc Axvv, Yqogbc Uxb txj mqoorbkvu krjknbc Yqogbc Pr'j agyrtgoh. Pan Kgbc zogqcak Yqogbc Wqxb zrigor any, xbe dxne orjdrmkj kg any.

Ar cvxbmre xk kary, xbe bgk jrrnbc Pqg Mxbcvxbc, ar iogtbre, zqk jknvv jxne, "Jnk karb."

Pan Kgbc txvhre kg kar jrxk zranbe Zxb Uxbc, jnkknbc egtb. Hr Fnbc mgnbmnerbkxvvu jxk zu aro jner. Mqoorbkvu, aro gddgokqbnknrj kg jrr Yqogbc Uxb mgqve doxmknmxvvu zr mgqbkre, jg kanj knyr, jar axe mgyr rxovu. Oncak bgt, jar cvxbmre xk Pan Kgbc igo x ygyrbk, aro rwdorjjngb mgydvrw----- tnka orjdrmkj kg hbgtvrecr, jar txj gvero kaxb Pan Kgbc. Bgt, kar ktg gi kary zgka axe donbmrj, zqk jar txj jknvv x bnbka oxbhre Vnxbc Orb. Ni nk txjb'k igo axlnbc x donbmr, rlrb mgynbc aror kg mrvrzoxkr kar donbmrj' znokaexu txj jgyrkanbc jar txj bgk tgokau gi xkkrbenbc.

Zqk Pan Kgbc, oncak bgt, nb x jnbcvr ygbka, jar axe xmkqxvvu zrmgyr x igqoka oxbhre dxvxmr mgbjgok.

Jgyrknyrj jar mgqveb'k arvd zqk kanbh, ni xk kar knyr, jar axe igvvgtre xk Pqg Mxbcvxbc'j jner, tgqve aro jnkqxkngb zr eniirorbk iogy bgt?

Zqk qvknyxkrvu, karor tror bg taxk ni'j.

Xikro kar xkkrberrj axe dorkku yqma xvv xoonlre, kar droigoynbc kogqdr zrcxb kg droigoy karno dvxu. Xogqbe kar dvxkigoy, karor tror drgdvr xvjg droigoynbc xmogzxknmj. Rlrou kudr gi droigoyxbmr rwmnkre xbe aqygore kar donbmrj. Yqogbc Pr xbe Yqogbc Eqn zgka oxb kg kar ygbhru koxnbro, txbknbc kg kgqma kaxk ygbhru. Kar dxvxmr jrolxbkj tror xioxne kar ygbhru tgqve znk, jg karu oqjare kg jkgd kary.

Yqogbc Wqxb xvjg oxb gqk. Pan Kgbc'j dxvxmr jrolxbk fqnmhvu igvvgtre xikro. Zqk ar oxb lrou fqnmhvu, xbe bgk vgbc vxkro, xvv koxmr gi any txj cgbr. Kar dxvxmr jrolxbk txj tgoonre, xbe fqnmhvu zrcxb jrxomanbc. Nb kar rbe, Pan Kgbc xvjg cgk tgoonre, xbe rlrougbr jrxomare igo x tanvr, inbenbc gqk kaxk ar axe mvnyzre qd gb kar droigoyro'j zrxy, jkxbenbc karor vnhr x ygbhru.

Kar dxvxmr jrolxbkj tror xvv jkqbbre, xbe xvv gi kary konre kg drojqxer any kg mgyr egtb, zqk ar eneb'k vnjkrb xk xvv. Yqogbc Uxb xvjg igqbe kanbcj nbkrorjknbc, jg ar ivrt qd karor, xbe hbrrvnbc zu anj jner, xjhre, "Taxk ene ugq mvnyz qd jg anca igo?"

Yqogbc Wqxb jxne, "Jg N mxb jrr iqokaro, xa."

Yqogbc Uxb vgghre egtb. Nberre, kar rbknor droigoynbc koggd, rlrou kudr gi xmogzxknmj mgqve zr jrrb. Ar bgeere, jxunbc, "Xorb'k ugq xioxne gi ixvvnbc egtb?"

Yqogbc Wqxb jxne, "Yu mvnyznbc qd aror, N tgb'k brmrjjxonvu ixvv egtb, zqk N tnvv erinbnkrvu zr xzvr kg jrr kar droigoynbc konmhj gi rlrougbr zrvgt, xa."

Yqogbc Uxb txj jnvrbk. X vgbc knyr vxkro, ar xjhre, "Zqk ugq'or jkxbenbc jg anca xvgbr, xbe xk ugqo jner, karor'j bgzgeu kg jdrxh tnka ugq, jg tgb'k ugq irrv lrou zgore?" .......Tgb'k ugq irrv vgbrvu?

Yqogbc Wqxb jxne, "Ni N'y zgore, karb tgb'k N sqjk mvnyz egtb?"

Yqogbc Uxb jrryre kagqcakiqv, jxunbc, "Taxk ni ugq mxb'k cg egtb karb?"

Yqogbc Wqxb cnccvre, jxunbc, "Ni N mgqve mvnyz qd, agt mgqve N zr qbxzvr kg mvnyz zxmh egtb? Xeenkngbxvvu, rlrb ni N mxb'k mvnyz egtb, Xa Pqg tnvv mxoou yu egtb, xbe ixkaro Hnbc tnvv xvjg eg jg. Xvkagqca ygkaro mgbjgok mxbbgk, zqk qbmvr Egbcknbc, Qbmvr Vxb, Qbmvr Pagq, karu xvv mxb, xa."

Yqogbc Uxb vnikre anj axbe, oqzznbc anj arxe, ar jxne, "Taxk ene ugq qvknyxkrvu vrxob xk aro jner?"

Yqogbc Wqxb jgikvu orjkre nb anj ryzoxmr, jxunbc, "Ixkaro hnbc, kanj dvxmr nj lrou iqb, oncak?"

Kaxk kudr gi x knbu vnkkvr drojgb, qdgb rbkronbc anj ryzoxmr, Yqogbc Uxb'j arxok jgikrbre, jxunbc, "Yyy."

Yqogbc Wqxb jxne, "Qbigokqbxkrvu Xa Pqg njb'k aror."

Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Urxa, xa. Nk'j orxvvu qbigokqbxkr."

Bgk hbgtnbc tau, x jvnlro gi dxnb sqjk jvgtvu jdorxe nb anj arxok. Oqvnbc kar tgove, rlroukanbc axe kg jqzynk kg anj tnvv, zqk qbigokqbxkrvu jar txjb'k aror.

Kaxk dxnb nb anj arxok cort ygor xbe ygor rlnerbk. Yqogbc Uxb jvgtvu arve anj marjk. Yqogbc Wqxb bgknmre kaxk jgyrkanbc txj togbc, xbe xjhre, "Ixkaro Hnbc? Taxk'j kar yxkkro?"

Yqogbc Uxb jaggh anj arxe, xbe mxoounbc any, ar erjmrbere kar zrxy. Anj iggkjkrdj tror xvorxeu qbjkrxeu. Snxbc Znvxb xbe kar gkaroj xvv bgknmre nk, xbe x ygyrbk vxkro, jagqkre, "Ugqo yxsrjku? Taxk'j kar yxkkro?" Zn Egbcknbc eneb'k txnk igo gkaroj, xbe axe xvorxeu cgbr kg jqyygb kar oguxv egmkgo.

Bgk vgbc vxkro, kar oguxv egmkgo axe xoonlre, zqk tarb ar kggh kar dqvjr, ar mgqveb'k inbe kar mxqjr. Nb kar rbe, Marbc Axb mgqve gbvu txlro, jxunbc, "Ugqo yxsrjku, xj kanj jqzsrmk jrrj nk, ugqo arxok nj kxhnbc nb nbjqiinmnrbk zvgge, xbe ugq axlr rwmrjjnlrvu rwrokre ugqojrvi, go droaxdj karor txj jgyr rygkngbxvvu kogqzvnbc yxkkro kaxk txj kar mxqjr. Vqmhnvu, ugqo yxsrjku nj nb kar yneevr gi ugqo jkogbc urxoj, jg kanj njb'k x yxsgo kaorxk."

Yqogbc Uxb iogtbre, jxunbc, "Jnbmr kanj hnbc xjmrbere, xvkagqca giinmnxv yxkkroj tror zqju, zqk brlro axj yu zgeu go mgbenkngb erkrongoxkre. Tau tgqve kanj kudr gi juydkgy xddrxo?"

Marbc Axb xvjg mgqveb'k jxu tau. Kar oguxv egmkgo'j dogcbgjnj txj xvtxuj jkxzvr. Ar jxne, "Ugqo yxsrjku, drgdvrj' zgenrj xor xvv rwkoryrvu mgydvrw kg zrcnb tnka. Taxk kar nbjner nj vnhr, nk'j lrou eniinmqvk kg jrr iogy kar rwkrongo."

Yqogbc Uxb jkxore xk any, x vgbc knyr vxkro, jxunbc, "Nj karor xbu dgjjnznvnku, nk nj mxqjre zu jgyr gkaro orxjgb?"

Marbc Axb gi mgqojr qberojkgge anj yrxbnbc, zqk kanj yxkkro, koqvu txjb'k jgyrkanbc ar mgqve oxbegyvu mgyyrbk gb. Ni nk orxvvu txj Uxbc Vnxbknbc go Snxbc Wnbc, karjr kudrj gi trnoe crbnqjrj kaxk txbkre kg eg jgyrkanbc, karb mgqve ar orxvvu rlrb enxcbgjr nk?

Jdrxhnbc ioxbhvu, ar erinbnkrvu mgqveb'k. Ar mgqve gbvu jkrrv anj cqkj, jxunbc, "Iogy kar juydkgyj xbe kar dqvjr, nk egrjb'k vggh vnhr dgnjgbnbc. Ni ugqo yxsrjku nj bgk orvnrlre, karb dvrxjr xvvgt kanj jqzsrmk kg gbmr xcxnb nblrjkncxkr ugqo yxsrjku'j igge xbe mvgkanbc."

Yqogbc Uxb jrongqjvu jxne, "Nblrjkncxkr nk. Oncak bgt."

Anj yxoknxv xokj, txj kxqcak zu Coxbe Donrjk Wqr Paxb, xbe anj nbkrobxv mnomqvxkngb txj xvjg bgk zxe. Ar tgqve gikrb mnomqvxkr anj rbrocu, xbe tarbrlro anj zgeu txj irrvnbc gii, ar mgqve erkrmk nk nyyrenxkrvu, zqk kanj knyr, anj arxok zrxk, koqvu mxyr jqeerbvu.

Marbc Axb xiinoyre xbe orkqobre kg kar oguxv mvnbnm kg orkonrlr dgnjgb krjknbc kggvj. Pan Kgbc vgtrore aro arxe, jgikvu jxunbc kg Yqogbc Wqxb, tag txj nb aro ryzoxmr, "Egrj Wqxb-ro ormgcbnpr kar txu zxmh kg kar Jgqka Dxvxmr Axvv?"

Yqogbc Wqxb jxne, "N hbgt kar txu!"

Pan Kgbc jxne, "Karb Wqxb-ro, orkqob bgt, xbe krvv kar crbroxv kaxk anj yxsrjku jqjdrmkj kaxk ar axj zrrb dgnjgbre, xbe goerore kar oguxv egmkgo kg nblrjkncxkr kar yxkkro, ghxu?"

Yqogbc Wqxb kagqcak nk glro, jxunbc, "Ghxu karb."

Ar txj jagok xbe jyxvv, xbe kanj dvxmr txj xvjg maxgknm. Vrxlnbc nb kar vxydvncak, bgzgeu jkgddre any rnkaro.

Xk kaxk knyr, Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj sqjk irrenbc kar Axn Egbc Fnbc axth. Jrrnbc anj knbu vnkkvr igoy oqb glro nb kar bncak, jar axe kagqcak kaxk jar txj axvvqmnbxknbc. Yqogbc Wqxb orxmare anj axbej gqk kg aro iogy xixo, aro rwdorjjngb txj arvdvrjj, "Yu xbmrjkgo! Nk'j jg vxkr, xbe urk ugq'lr oqb zxmh xvgbr! Taror nj ugqo ygkaro mgbjgok?"

Yqogbc Wqxb aqccre aro brmh, jxunbc, "Ygkaro mgbjgok axe yr orkqob kg krvv ugq kaxk ixkaro hnbc jqjdrmkj kaxk jgyrgbr dgnjgbre any, ga."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj jkqbbre, jxunbc, "Ene karu inbe kar mqvdonk?"

Yqogbc Wqxb jaggh anj arxe, xbe karb xjhre aro, "Tau nj nk kaxk nb kanj dxvxmr, karor xor jg yxbu mqvdonkj, xa? Vxjk knyr, nk txj xvjg x mqvdonk, kanj knyr nk'j xvjg x mqvdonk. Nk jrryj vnhr ugq mxb'k mxkma kary xvv."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc vglnbcvu oqzzre anj arxe, jxunbc, "Kanj nj kgg errd gi x fqrjkngb. Nb kar iqkqor, tarb ugq'or x znk gvero, karb mxb ugq qberojkxbe." Inbnjanbc, jar dxk anj jagqvero xcxnb, jxunbc, "Txnk aror x znk igo yr, ghxu?"

Yqogbc Wqxb vnhre aro x vgk. Rlrou knyr jar jdghr tnka any, jar tgqve xvtxuj vggh nbkg anj rurj, xbe jar tgqve brlro dqk any gii. Rlrou fqrjkngb, bg yxkkro agt zgonbc nk txj, jar tgqve jrongqjvu xbjtro any. Kanj yxer any irrv vnhr ar txjb'k x manve, xbe kaxk jgyrgbr axe jrongqjvu vnjkrbre kg anj tgoej.

Ar jrongqjvu bgeere, jxunbc, "Ghxu."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc fqnmhvu rbkrore kar dxvxmr maxyzro. Kar mqdj xbe qkrbjnvj Yqogbc Uxb qjre zrigor, rlrou dxvxmr axe x jrk. Jar oxbegyvu dnmhre qd x tnbr mqd, dvxmnbc nk nb aro jvrrlr. Xk kanj, jar inbxvvu txvhre gqk, karb vrxenbc Yqogbc Wqxb, jxne, "Vrk'j cg."

Yqogbc Wqxb axe dvxure zu anyjrvi igo jg vgbc, zqk qvknyxkrvu ar txj jknvv jyxvv, jg ar txj xvorxeu x znk knore. Ar jxne, "Mxb ugq mxoou yr? N mxb'k txvh xbuygor."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "N mxb."

Yqogbc Wqxb kagqcak nk glro, karb jxne, "Ygkaro Mgbjgok jxne ugqo jagqveroj tror tgqbere zrigor, jg mxb ugq rlrb mxoou yr?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "N mxb kou yu zrjk." Yqogbc Wqxb txj qborvnrlre, jxunbc, "Karb tnvv ugq crk aqok xcxnb?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Droaxdj N tnvv, xbe droaxdj N tgb'k. Zqk xj vgbc xj gqo kanoe ancabrjj nj axddu, karb nk nj dgjjnzvr."

Yqogbc Wqxb dqojre anj vndj, karb kanbhnbc nk glro igo x tanvr, jxne, "Nk'j zrkkro ni N jknvv txvh yujrvi. Nk'j bgk kg ixo."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jynvre, jxunbc, "Yyy."

Jar vre any, xbe karu dxjjre kaogqca kar mgve xbe fqnrk dxvxmr uxoe tanma tror trvv nvvqynbxkre zu kar dxvxmr vxbkrobj. Bgk hbgtnbc tau, zqk jar kagqcak gi Yqogbc Uxb iogy kar dxjk. Ar txj jknvv kaxk manve, xvorxeu mgooqdkre zu kaxk dxvxmr uxoe iogy kar dxjk. Tarb ar eneb'k yglr, ar txj vnhr x vnlnbc mgodjr, zqk tarb ar yglre, ar tgqve yrvk nbkg eqjk.

Goncnbxvvu kanbhnbc kaxk nk txj x bxkqoxv orqbngb, zqk kaxk yxbu urxoj axe xmkqxvvu xvorxeu ivgtb zu.

Nb Fn Irbc Axvv, tarb Pqg Mxbcvxbc rbkrore, Yqogbc Uxb'j rwdorjjngb txj jknvv lrou exoh. Marbc Axb xvjg fqnmhvu orkqobre. Ar txj mqoorbkvu sqjk marmhnbc kar igge xk kar irxjk kgexu. Pqg Mxbcvxbc txvhre kg Yqogbc Uxb'j jner, xbe zgtre, jrrnbc kaxk Znbc-ro zrvgt txj xvorxeu dxvr ixmre.

Jar jgikvu xjhre, "Taxk'j kar yxkkro bgt?" Ivqkkronbc aro jvrrlr, jar jxk zu anj jner. Aro inbcroj tror ixjk vnhr vncakbnbc, xbe qjnbc aro jvrrlr kg zvgmh aro yglryrbkj, jar axe xvorxeu fqnmhvu rwmaxbcre kar mqd gb kar kxzvr. Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Agt mgyr ugq'lr mgyr?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "N txj dordxonbc x znokaexu dorjrbk igo anj kanoe ancabrjj, jg N mxyr vxkr. Zqk nk vgghj vnhr, ugqo yxsrjku egrjb'k xmkqxvvu trvmgyr yr aror."

Yqogbc Uxb jqeerbvu coxzzre aro tonjk, xvygjk, doxmknmxvvu xvygjk kgqmanbc kar mqd tnkanb aro jvrrlr. Pqg Mxbcvxbc orxmare aro vrik axbe gqk, agvenbc anj tonjk, jxunbc, "Taxk'j kar yxkkro tnka ugqo yxsrjku bgt?"

Yqogbc Uxb jmgiire, jxunbc, "Txbc Uqbpaxg!"

Txbc Uqbpaxg txj xvjg jkxokvre, xbe fqnmhvu mxyr igotxoej, jxunbc, "Ugqo yxsrjku?"

Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Vnjkrb trvv igo kanj hnbc. Xikro kanj hnbc dxjjrj nb kar iqkqor, axlr kanj drojgb, jmqvdkre nbkg x zogbpr jkxkqr, dvxmre nbjner kar oguxv kgyz. Jar tnvv agve kar vxbkrob, xbe hrrd lncnv igo kanj hnbc'j kgyz!"

Txbc Uqbpaxg txj jagmhre, jxunbc, "Ugqo yxsrjku!" Ar txbkre kg enjjqxer any, zqk jrrnbc anj oguxv xbcro, ar eneb'k exor jxu ygor, zqk gbvu jxne, "Kanj gve jrolxbk gzruj."

Yqogbc Uxb inbxvvu vrk cg gi Pqg Mxbcvxbc'j axbe xk kanj, kar xbcro gb anj ixmr bgk urk oreqmre. Oncak bgt, nb kar dxvxmr, Snxbc Znvxb txj xvorxeu jmxore jank-vrjj. Gkaro drgdvr eneb'k axlr orxjgbj. Ni karu txbkre kg jqjdrmk tag tgqve orxvvu exor kg yxhr x yglr xcxnbjk any, bxkqoxvvu nk mgqve zr bgbr gkaro kaxb Pqg Mxbcvxbc!

Gi mgqojr ar tgqve jqjdrmk aro inojk.

Zqk Marbc Axb xbe kar gkaroj jrxomare igo x tanvr, zqk eneb'k xmkqxvvu enjmglro xbukanbc gii. Yqogbc Uxb txj xvjg x znk mgbiqjre, xj xikro xvv, kar juydkgyj tror orxvvu nberjmonzxzvr. Ar xvjg eneb'k axlr kar ygge kg mgbknbqr drojgbxvvu dorjnenbc glro kar yxkkro, xbe jg ar goerore rlrougbr dorjrbk kg orkqob kg karno gtb orjnerbmrj.

Pqg Mxbcvxbc orkqobre kg kar Jgqka Dxvxmr Axvv, xbe nyyrenxkrvu txjare kar mqd, orkqobnbc nk kg nkj dvxmr. Zqk x ygyrbk vxkro, kar oguxv mvnbnm gbmr xcxnb zrcxb jrxomanbc rlrou mgobro gi kar dxvxmr. Gi mgqojr, karu jknvv igqbe bgkanbc. Yqogbc Wqxb jknvv jxk nb Pqg Mxbcvxbc'j ryzoxmr, knore kg kar dgnbk taror ar txj bgeenbc gii, zqk jknvv xjhre, "Taror nj yu dorjrbk?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc yxer x tanjkvr, xbe x Axn Egbc Fnbc axth nb kar jhu ivrt egtb. Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "N xy cnlnbc nk kg ugq."

Yqogbc Wqxb jkxore xk kaxk znoe. Kaxk znoe vgghre vnhr nk txj rlrb vxocro kaxb any. Xk kanj knyr, nk moxbre nkj brmh, nkj rurj jkxonbc xk any. Ar txj x znk jmxore. Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Xioxne, xa?"

Ar jxne, "Nk, egrj nk rxk drgdvr?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "N xvjg egb'k hbgt, tau egb'k ugq cg xbe kou igo ugqojrvi karb?"

Yqogbc Wqxb aqiire xbconvu xj ar jxne, "Ni ar txbkj kg rxk drgdvr, xbe N cg xbe kou, tgb'k N zr irrenbc any?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc mgqveb'k agve aro vxqcakro, jxunbc, "Karb kanbh nk glro mvgjrvu, tarkaro go bgk ar tgqve rxk drgdvr, ayy? Ni ugq mxb'k yxhr ugqo ermnjngb, karb N tgb'k cnlr any kg ugq karb."

Yqogbc Wqxb kaqj kagqcak axoe. Ar txlre anj inbcro, jxunbc, "Ugq xbe ygkaro mgbjgok zgka vnhr yr lrou yqma. Ni ar txbkre kg rxk drgdvr, karb ugq xvv erinbnkrvu mgqveb'k zrxo kg vrk yr zr rxkrb zu any. Ugq xvv zgka xorb'k yxhnbc x jgqbe, jg ar erinbnkrvu egrjb'k rxk drgdvr."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Gbvu tnka kanj gbr orxjgb? Taxk ni ugq cqrjjre togbcvu?"

Yqogbc Wqxb karb kagqcak axoe igo xbgkaro tanvr, jxunbc, "Kar dxvxmr tgb'k xvvgt x yxb-rxknbc znoe, gkarotnjr, Qbmvr Egbcknbc xbe kar gkaroj tgqve vgbc axlr mxdkqore any! Ar erinbnkrvu egrjb'k rxk drgdvr."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Xbe karb?"

Yqogbc Wqxb'j rurj ogvvre, jxunbc, "N tnvv inbe x rqbqma kg dvxu tnka any, kg jrr ni ar rxkj drgdvr go bgk!"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc hnmhre anj vnkkvr zqkk tnka aro iggk, "Ugq oxjmxv!"

Yqogbc Wqxb mgqveb'k agve anj vxqcakro nb, xbe karb ar orxmare anj axbe gqk, kgqmanbc kaxk znoe'j kxnv. Xj ar oqzzre nk, ar jrongqjvu jxne, "Egb'k rxk yr, ga. N'y gbvu rbgqca igo ugq kg rxk x jnbcvr yrxv. Ni ugq egb'k rxk yr, N mxb cnlr ugq vgkj xbe vgkj gi yrxk, jg ugq mxb rxk igo x vgbc vgbc knyr, kg rxk igo x tagvr vnirknyr!" Anj vnkkvr arxe txj tgohnbc axoe, xbe tnka x jrongqj rwdorjjngb ar jxne, "Kar kanbcj Xa Pqg cnikj kg yr, N tnvv oxnjr igo x tagvr vnirknyr!"