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!"
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!"
So ZC really is trying to help binger with her revenge plan? This entanglements and MY's neverending suspicions. He did deserve it tho. He made his own ghosts.
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