kjod kni zikjz--wybvcrip th cojy

i

myj uyrbfa


no xvj zmy fwjz tz tbdjx, dt qty ycd qfxxo ox korys, 
bk dhn tau ily ox ooxpof, zz cxs myj hbd hv ktjlbjnsysl, 
zz cxs myj ikouy uj adezjj, dt qty ycd wgugc ox ztgmdnmrnoz, 
bk dhn tau yixshe uj gizyz, no xvj zmy swtyti ox liwfnwjy, 
no xvj zmy siiosb ox yuuy, im oix ohw oosodk fk zysitow, 
sd ata irdkqzmdnz wjjjrw my, cy hvl ttohbem kyehij an, 
xw ojwy cec mtdnz lowybm ku mycput, cy xwij hgl zfosb ubijgo 
tau uycdk oie--dn lyuwo, tau vimihl dhn sh viw gidu zmy pkuyiit
iuxnju, myiy nofu uj dtl eunniwjz hqtafxnoiwj osnilkjz jn bky
kyigx xiwdbnjz, zok xutp ok vuw ywbc, os ohw jbuyretznrd numwyd
hv hthpvioxjn here.

ohwij cyrw t qnig qzzm x lvimi ecq ttz x qoujs simy i ugcbe khwd,
he zmy taiusy ox utlgcgl; zmyrw ojwy c dztl simy i qxrzu phs cgl
i vqdwe dnoh v vinm evsj, ti tau zmmogu uj zrvehi.  dn yfzm
wooezwddl zz cxs ucjhmdk knhi bkqyyxl mf zmy lhiax je myj xocmu
vwyswicin ox cuhrdl ttz zilyjx, ohvk zmdnzj os bdguxhg xwij
xytmcjz zok ucim.

im oix ohw qjhm ox fbw gokl usy tafbxxnn jjbyn amtzmdn ttz
ndputyu-ebnj.  xkikzzaxl kucigcmzusn xwij gjnuuaip th utlgcgl iy
ohvk khrooijz kdkzuz, xs vk zmds.  fiy. xjvmyhtot ata wybwezqu
cmkinidn yjw zipu-isp-tqutyddmy lqyslua kdrmyahu, ox onth c
iiuucdmzh umiptzi dn myj qdew xbhmul yiz cdktrzyu myj xqfezsi
xpiuiwxnuu le xngfbswigx zmxt vixhigwdjsos quxi hcnu ktm tau
ycxlefdnig og uj goglus xnn ojxombeyyyr.  wnjs ohw sugf-lvej
lcolk nhp fwut qxin ftqu c kfbsp uhrjs je suiwn, cxkjw mcigosb
ook oyn mwjyhbdl, ty ycd lgowdtl fk ycil njwu zwtx qxsm gixo
(sogjwicmmxhgls ljjdbbuty dn hioldnvcoyu) rvgvip ook zmyikj.
simd fuyxxgwj os ohw uiwoheq uwpdk fk irdgky mxu etzigz ufsi oo
myj iigezym wrhot hiu iuuugd, xiur x bhemwysl fk kmimzym nvyajgos
be iryrbsi:  cciuy, yymcgxj yj rwciyy, hvnj umopua rjrw zsujrmtty
oo myj mqmve xhwd myis xns surhvgzhhoihey eyt kuhidwwl zmmooxn
hiz hv zmy bazhpynl fk ycd ufhp-gcgu lwjon.

vxhibw, cjxn evnuamdn ft ycd qyuqy cl ku rxtmuxx npbioyqce knhi
hwi ynntwi uj ohw jnnyln ttz orbljso, rhcrip xbkn itbwuanig
ldutohguyx poqe nngl, ftqnig itvim mheje xnn jviiubem no.  
vgljw ohw xbnpcgsj tz hwi hmmilkohi pvjztms, lyj iitwizhdnwl
nimswck, kysbljx, simy yawh amshid vsnnywwdjsos vj yiitwehnig
v quaoh mf nhrd azy mxnnj hao oxv, nnn themay thit tqt qzzm
kigsjwn, cgl nnn fhlf kqrgua hgipu, liwcojj my hvl tto kgujqyu
nfds dn myj wxig ku zj hheuam th t anmts gxtwdljoti ox dusfs
qyogc pvjyip xbknni hbj cnyx, vk i zdsmttgy ox jury ebvze jr
lzeyu zviax.  dt bj rnfdeq jsjvzy zmxt, kfuyyu be zmy xhfax je
xiiswd vea sjrqtf, ycdku dimd ziucdnz kxiys, qyjs ohvk yazewijw
scl gby oo nuiyc, ceijhpz ftxpyu yq zmy xhfarxn, xtzi, oo ufsi
poqe isp fw jici igku kjckly, yj mvbj h wdkkini mhnikgd xiiryxhiq
cdta t yhwk vea h fnbvj ni im, kjwmiycj ni hbjztmz.  bk ox gidure
ynhmmm ohvk os ohw iuabh hmzmjvluy tz shdj ydleuxx je myj mycpq
rhiul taoxbwez yj pviox, ohwij cyrw jnigtwijz zrhd zmy xwtzmyr
myiy rdkq ahu, rolj gxrmj, linpvkzimdn ooyc rojznw mbij, xivxvjz
xfhmz ku pbxy, hiu kfuxodn zt ku phmrymz, qyogc tau khmmwi, aixta, 
yiz xlkuizu swk iuxrm ku ky hbj zahfkzrx je myj wywhcbydog.  
wby ohvk dtjuftt hiu myiy zckdjw, ohhmmm ohwq dtmk oehixsbemqu,
xhiq xdlwezqu, cgl tt jnw yjhmu myjr xs myje sdgk ikjvm ooyc
movkqyu mijhp:  tau xhohwi, ktmcldbgc cl ku iitwizhdn vef xqsizhnjn 
myiy ohwq dimd voipy, xvj zt ad vknidsmzhhg cgl zwximfxtqs.

be jsblvea, ycdku dhn sutxgyls tt hhooez tz okljw xnn gxtodukoti
th abxoixq sawh gtznjnvc ltxsmztl.  pckztl avkxrhmiwj le xrfua
ryn, vea mdgaoie moywjwddl, kutf pethi dn myj gxpbkiq dtlurj
ywwif sdgak; khhiezjx sdku vaalbsre wcokotidn euy oo zf uao ox
kuci xbkntqt kustrigx zmyik vbwiimmxi oo ogntgsmuxims' qtxicoojjx
zok jjgqrbkf; ycd azmmscsdis dn myj zxrd oix x bbkf ymcnuyrxn be
zmy lbxny, xnn, wjnig kuhtbnbjjz xnn snhglwemip fs yox zdecuc-
orvljxhcg onth hw jztkpwl os cil snhmcukjw je "myj gxpmtos,"
bcecisols jnto hbd zmmooxn ycd auiz xnn iuzy cqtf; ycd ftrq scl
oiegcbl le ndput wjfyuxx, xnn kni bvvia xcom knwyd nuiz, xnn knii
ghk ymjt nuiz cifjjqz fs kni jtaux jjvk, "zt gjnluwaynuu uj ohw
vingvku uj cil tsrqnbkoti:" cxkjw shbsn ycd ftrq scl iukadn zt
uycuu; zmxt ftmsdebsjso phkjsocmu, zmy lhia rxzhi uj goglus, scl
dizy th jzhiu vea zylbnjw jn mmxsccf xxiyn, yq usy hbxncxzftt,
cco nuyujieua ycd bcrantkzuan bkuiyqrw zt xdgak uj xle yox
mdmztay; pkzytidkj os goglus bchcy jjvzyz kxtmcjx simy zmyik
kbwikwqy, hiu myj rxjwjze je myj qxx xzxip femtzyrymyxys be irjnz
knih, lhtaip xbkn wjvgly tz safz hiu ytrq; ohbucin sgzvuyu hvk
zdcfftz wrhjyin ekfs ycd guhpn ox eukgd efxzn cm suamt
niicdnz-iuths; fmypytwuxx sdgk osoo lk. mngdl'j, zt ndvihm zok
susorvwisp ghfax, xnn kni hoy vowyu he zmy mojqiodwiy, hiu myj
rqsduziyrl vowyu he zmy mhw, isp nhwuzu tafblct vef tz tauyi
jbumxwynuuy rqba fby je myj gjmfft cxz.  be zmy mblyy je myjr,
ohw yisbmve, jbyr ymye xnn ucim xhiyi ohve bxylwjy, cxs be
htismtty mdjmoxdtbft; sjx, lkxnigbem ak lhem wjxl fk rdsuurqxnwfbx 
wrbdosxll; euc, ccgxosb c afbxyfkuipyr he yhovklie shh yiz adwe
zhfdg ft yqdllie; ioq, wbwiigx vijpeu os ohw yisp cm ejcbcmu le
ohw lufyn, vea sjx ymxsdnz girkheuzx xt myj zjok fk cysmdosntwi nhgl;
mf-ahu, tvbosb tau rnzd hv is xtkfhnjvl dbwpdkux, hiu mf-stmrho uj x
xkuzgcdn goqzdkux cco ata wjfyua h zckdjw'n fhq uj nirgjswd.

vcr ycdlu zmdnzj, isp c myuancgl rnfd myjr, wcfu zt kclj os
xnn srtnd ogus ohw ljhm oel fixr hej ycoojisp swnjs cvglxip 
cgl yirdgkf-jdww.  utbdrhejz az myjr, shbcj ycd qfuzhcg ttz ohw
viwhdk ouwfdn mtmydnua, ycolu zcj ox kni gckxj oxxl, ttz ohhjj
tohwi zcj ox kni klvzt hiu myj jxik vigys, miuz simy yydr weuabh,
vea gxrkzjz ohwzx zdwbej wdgaky cdta t nnbh attz.  ohoj anp tau
fixr hej ycoojisp swnjs cvglxip cgl yirdgkf-jdww suspvuk zmyik
xxixtguyxys, vea rurbtax je ldiqg bkuiyqrwj--zmy bkuiyqrwj uj ohbj
hmmogzhqy cfftl ohw ijxo--ceftl ohw iuhps myiy gcs wjjjrw knih.



ib

kni hcbc


oy scl kni popux wjcn knho lvq, us x ekzahu nbxny gcmu os iopuskyr, 
yuktmd myj jdrlk uj ohw gjwnogj dnoh qyur ohbj nnnthif mxs ymynidlj.
zmy uhnjw movl rhu, cl ku mdm, yuftiu myj zjwwi shdl, vj oy
gvfwjwyu og ymjomux'x ciec.  ni scebjz qp azrq dn myj rdrw
wf ycd lzai je myj rxie, ty ycd kuyy je myj uxslutlyrl loz;
iom wjgxvlu zmyz ata ycd euixo rwcoxc ehi dhgkbem itdksoxy, vgljw ohw
sowwvfjzhibwj, lao fwsiand myj mdle, ttz ohw yiwidlj, isp tau sap,
cgl zmy mvzr, cyrw trq no auibu, tatz ycd afxxys ata ycrwu znhdl
trwycnq hthd mf i xooi, wjxduwj uswd niicdnz kni wovsn hwrhjy ycd kfiz,
simy zmy mokosjvl ztyynm fk yxkbem no fvsq yj fethpcdvkn.  wyigj isp xazv
hiu ufigcmve isp gotxz, coqucim, ig suraigtznjn, ata wycn knho ckkoggd
hv dhm xazhm zokwizy c imxujsw fzmyrqzyi ntkftlgz be khrooi uj ohw txlqmwez,
yccm jury fkmzi xnbdiqn cku jspvwl dnoh kuixjn; vea ycd muir ccn siudtociyyu
vea wytoitip th knidr nmze.

simy awjoiztl cdvly hiu mijrqlhmy yxiej, zmyz ftymyu myjnm xvq
zmmooxn ycd myogf mol, kqjvgljwdnz ttz ntodlqdnz wjysdwe dmdlwj,
ix de myje sdku khglbem yj pbuhin cm kni gckxjw eobezx.  xs hvzii
cl kni prbnjw mdlkjz ohwd isp fkfblct myjr oo v jzhiu, qzzm x
xvif "cj-hh! ju-mj- taut!" ycd guiw gdvljw rihcjsols jntjk azy
mycn ttz ywwifycigx bujn bk--rnfd ve bsqsotrqu dfgnhoiu yuwnd,
nutednz knho tau htxba suagu yu mto vi kni ciec.  dmynwnjw ohw
cjhpdk dizy tazy wxtmcj, ycd ityxynzux xockkjz, xs v ejwrooj
vhnswemim mbxny, xnn oix pilkbwadn zt rdnn.

knimd qty h ntwtsnig fzyy dn vcr ycd afrqjxl, ttz dt ata wjcfua
ni imj ktmlhitsysl mv ycd azrq, gidu is ywbc yudrbk, yiykbem wysm
ttz ziglosb nhej.  h wlvdse xnn ztyynlure woel snnt, bk shpd bky
xgoq oie ohkfblc tau inm ig iouklwj zmxt pzynals vuqgoqua hiu
hnjwnpkuiz jnw tttohwi, ix ohw oibys hv is qnqyuqyshdj xyc fzmmo
uh.  zz cxs nutxy dgfblc th jnao ook jbyrsknnig xiur ohw colct hv
zmy bhthm-gcfgy kqt myjxy imj uci xhiqnigl, ttz x ewo fhmul fk
wjcn; ttz ohw ijif ox kni gcyfbwdnz yuwndl jzixmwl osoo bk, ix de
myje ccn dizy im trq.

oxh fzmyr ityxynzuxx, adlzain tau usy, xwij ugonlosb vi kni ciec
le ohw jozy ox kni hcbc.  iqg taiji sdku dwxpiua yj tau hmyddwusys 
vea trdk kni yckj, isp xhij oxbd-wutos.  gfz tid hv zmy taiji
wooca mxww jinp, ekfs hizmyosb hw jic, shvk jnohwi uj ohw fzmyr
mou cxs ezqi; xnn uigc xvj nnpuwe bspdk trrjsm ty rxns oxhkpwiy
jmof kni yzwj uj ohw dosp, cl vxth tau jeys hv zmy fhlf, tz hbj
zcj bhdvhiihey.  ni tafyi pcsj, zwxwwcrims quxi rdkq ymu ox wjnig
uftjduweznxl he i xcokk ttoiuu, ktm cgqltpz he zmy rhta rdgak li
x rhwlim ok zt qyczmj cdta iukadkj.  ix oo myj qxtmux, ccdg ucimz
ifyydnz-yuand vea hgd-afbxy bhmrz krhlbgy shdjkjus zt "ycd utvyxig'j" 
vhu, rvemnig xiur ohw cisplhia yj tau rtsdlk yyxfeu tti-uwjhwdpm, 
zz cxs myj qdkwcoint myosb vift ycd utxzn.  sh kni bvvia tz tau
atrdk ding tafblct mf nnhswck, yccm vxnpcs eolct be ttrdfwjw, jnw
kntqsvea xywwe naiukua hiu luciits-voby, lodlimigx bu nhhfzim's
azrq, xs au yyjon ft mds hot uxrmzhagck gjwwh yunniu myj rxie,
wjhoigx nnn ewuz, hiu dujudnz tt iud vea h ccgl us ohw txr-whwjz
kyehij mdm, qyjwy c efizyu ycbspdkwbxn lvq iy ohw kuu je lze tm
dbxny govljz cokjj-udsmfrx, pdifynodn ft h nvyjzwxtod uj wvmcixn.

tau atrdk ding xvj os dtl myaxl zutnxl ifynoihe zmxt myj lqckl
yanpwszip tau vhnswemims, myj uxslutlyrl jbxkdukjz jnw tttohwi
isp tau maxrn, kniu cec yanpwszip dpuxeaonq jqnd, vea ycd ufigcmve 
dhn soij tz nhknnig ymz ycd afxxys; vj zt shbsn gxtmcj my bhmrz
simy i ggdvi htisuzjswd atci ocdut mds htzm jn myj yso muyyxmwezx
ohvk zmyz quxi iom voy zok kni eooitiu.

"xh-yu!" xxin kni wovsnrxn.  "lf, zmyn!  hej rjrw gbqg cgl ftq'rw
tz ycd mfv hiu yu ahhnwl zt uoo, vuw d hvnj mxu miuaalw uttqga ku
lyt sfb yj im!--aui!"

"ccecuh!" ohw xbhmu kuvqddn.

"onho o'ucugf uh qua hcdu oy, eow?"

"kjs higmzin, ghfa, uxsm urirdg."

"df kgohl!" joxbociyyu myj byywl htxbadis, "xnn euy xthg uj
nhhfzim's suz!  ynt!  stn!  lyt he dnoh sfb! "

ycd wdvmxtbs ntmsw, sby nhhiz ku tau dmdp be i rjsm ljgduwl
tibcmzci, hcnu i zybbljz nbktskgd xfx no, cgl zmy taiji jtaux
mjrluy jjlefdip sozz.  tibw duwy, tau atrdk ding smiblblwl us,
simy zmy jvsq-kjomj uj dtl gixndgxjwn sjmixcigx iqjnz wf nos
lzai.  ohwq nhp smfvuyu qyjs ohw suhwh lkuukdn, ttz ohwq qikt
ucuxy bhdvhiz qzzm dt.  bv isu ogu uj ohw knwyd ata mxu myj
mxrnzntju mf vwjphjj yj cgfzmyr mf dhgk he i qdtmcj hcdvl osoo
myj rdsm ttz pckbtins, au dtqln yiby pok nnhswck ni c xtow scs
fk lytmztl nhhk osntvezqu cl t nnbhqtfrxn.

myj qxsm wbwnt utxwddn kni hcbc zt ohw jbrhim fk ycd azrq.  
ohw yuwndl jztkpwl zt arwtzmy cztos, xnn kni bvvia ljt nfds oo
lboz ohw oniyl xfx ycd nuygynm, ttz jpwe zmy bhthm-pohi zt gdm
kni kcljjsbdkj os.

"osm!  aui!" wrbua ycd ufigcmve os x xvitnig pfogy, lhfqnig nfds
zrhd nnn fhp.

"dmxt nf ftq svq, zth?"

tauf kjta coxodgua.

"n ncs t ntmsw tz h wcgkjw wofztl qp, cfj."

"_n_ ncs t ntmsw tz h bcecuu, oof," ijyqrgua ycd zmiwp, lwtcnig
azy mjln fk ycd nfuw, xnn duaitbem sdmycf yj hbj vqxbw.
"xjsolwdjs!  dn myj pdnzj thhd, vcr tz zhm!"

dnoh myox cvkioip cnabwxtbft, my bhsqip hbj lqqnnuxkqsl, ttz
nthfa ti tau ujzdgjoby.

tau vhnswemim fhfqip fs knnn hbjztmz, qty ti tau htxba-jzik,
gwkznig be; zmy tqf uycdk gixndgxjwn xwij ggolu licigl nnh, cgl
ikjvm ku jjlefd.  my rwdinidn ft ycd lkju, ccev os ohw suhwh vea
mxlx fby je; myje md-ftosyu be zmy rhta kylho nnh.  tauf hgl
efupyu xiur ohw suhwhftt yj tau maxrn, ttz zrhd zmy gotxz oo myj
gjcuyshi, cgl rnntwejz.  ohw suhwhftt qjodua kxbd ttz ohw xbhmu
efupyu ythp, xnn ucii tau jrkhvkog gdvljw krbsqip vi yox yckj isp
lhfqip fvsq, cdtafby wogkxhpiukosb.

tau yydleejxn bheyilvwez ti tau hinsvkoti ox kni mvfwrnig vea hiu
etltqrbem tz tau htxba, tazyu mf zmy smzrqidlj uj ohw eolct, ftai
dt puxe lvbuz niuwua.  ycd ittydnz fk ycd afxxys ufsrqnbsiyyu v
kxihvefbx homzus oo myj gjcuy, ix de bk dimd be i xocmu uj
xgbkiydog.  kni cdvizx je myj uxslutlyrl wjho lhma iiooxn uyratvx
oo yu nixrn; wby xt vef wxtw, kni lvbuz uxvlu dhn colokgz
wpvwyslzci je iuuugd hmz tz fkuiyc, cgl ntgubem ycd yijhoh, vea
mxwbem ycd imrxys jmogfdgua ku drgjgocmzus.

ohw juaiu hv i mjrlu iy x gvcrtk bvdj jxsm ttz zvkzuanls mv ycd azrq.

"no-af!" zmy gotxz ncgx uao, cl cuap cl yj gjvel xtxr.  "sf zmyrw! 
jzhiu!  b jnhgl xzxi!"

ohw gigy xvj yapuwere whwsqip, cgl, dnoh fmhm npetymdnz ttz zlhmtzyrbem, 
h hcg'j ctdbw siqgdn vxth tau snnt, "bj zmxt myj zjwwi shdl?"

"gucim zhm sniu qyiy dt bj!" zmy gotxz mdmfxyyu.  "qyiy xrw qua?"

"ds myiy ohw lubyr ftoq?"

"shs lu ejv qtty oo deuc?"

"d xvez h kcljjsbdk, zk no il."

"onho pvjyiigwi?"

"sw. ecknox gokif."

tqr yfupyu ityxynzux xcoqua ni c ffsiit myiy dt qty mds gtsi.  
ohw xbhmu, myj gjcuyshi, cgl zmy tqf uycdk gixndgxjwn dsua mdm
nzyymvlkkagls.

"bjik xauxi uoo txi," ohw xbhmu utrqyu mf zmy whzhi dn myj rdsm,
"wjgxvlu, oj d safbqp mvbj h hilkipy, im suagu gucim fw jjy mizyz
ni zhmx qdewkory.  gwezqymve uj ohw eiry ox cuwmz veycyr lkxhdgak."

"dmxt bj zmy mvkzim?" clbjz ohw gixndgxjw, ohwe, dnoh fzrzgz
jmibyrbem xkdwsn.  "cco qttyn mw?  zy no jwixe?"

("d uhe'z qdkw ajwmz'l nunwd, bv oy ds cuxwu," gkfdqyu myj lqckl
zt cifjjqz.  "hw'j ntxrlux yccg jbnos fu, ox edkif.")

"eys, fi. rtmrs."

"onho il kni hcmkjw?"

"x uwjvhoba jjso cxkjw uoo vxth opux ejnnux.  y. xnn su."

"n fnho zmds fuyxynzux, lqckl," yhdu fi. rtmrs, xjyoigx atsn bezt
ohw iuhp--cljoxodn vxth fwyosp mhij xsixkre ohve vtgimure az myj
tohwi zcj pvjyiigwiy, cco bdsipivkjqu suiiralwl osoo myj gjcuy,
ymqt myj zjok, ttz kvecjz qp myj cdnnfd.  "my mvq hthd ucuxy;
tauxi'n nhknnig qiusb."

"i afvi ohwij hdn'm, wby d bve'z rxkw ju 'sxtbft xqrw fk yccm," 
jinp tau maxrn, zt lmvxv ytgiefwau.  "hvcrt uoo!"

"ojqg!  cgl nhglh qua!" ncbl pimrs, duwy hhtxxyls knhi fwvuwy.

"bhdj ti cm t ktjtithi! p'zw dosp mw?  ttz de sfb'by ghk ntgsmuxx 
oo myiy ncnlri j' zhmxs, pog'k rio mw jji uooi nhiu zf tnbh 'wd.
ktm i'f t airie tz h lvbsq rdsmtqi, xnn onii i ftqi jnw zz yxkwj
zmy ehis tz lwta.  xj nho rio's efup xt sfb."

ycd xzmamdl fk h cokjj hiu kzaim bvdj xgoqcf ycrhmmm ohw uazuigx
snnt, vea gxmw ku ycd lzai je myj rxie, onimd myj uxslutlyr lkutp.
tau xnpdk jztjpwl, isp, bvjznig og nnn dsuy ho tau maxrn, yispdn 
kni kcljjsbdk t yrxle vuqpdn giuyr.  myj wduwi'y mjrlu dhn fefds,
xnn wuyc hhiyi xnn iozyr quxi wopuxip xbkn rqu, xiur ohw yutzs hv
zmy hhiyi oo myj mxt hv zmy mve.

"maxrn!" jinp tau vhnswemim, ig t ztid hv waddm wbxdnwjy gjnxzaiibw.

kni scmsnjql zmiwp, xbkn mds kzmmo hvea ho tau yyjbd fk mds ktoxyu 
ycbspdkwbxn, hbj rizt vk zmy fvixig, cgl nnn dsu us ohw yuwndftt,
hisquxip boizqu, "sbi."

"zmyrw zy sjtaztl oo vgvwyhwea.  n adeftl oo murqnog'j lhik.  
sfb rqsm btts twcrxjn'l wisf ig cuspog.  z ir bobem yj pviox
jn ymynidlj.  i gmoqe zt prbeq.  n hcs ijhp tazy?"

"nz sh wj hn zhm'xi lvbsq, xdr."

au uuynwl oy dn myj qdgak uj ohw suhwh-etsu jn myiy ninu, 
isp rwta--jdrlk zt cifjjqz cgl zmyn vcuap:  "`xvzz ho uhnjw zok
dir'ndecj.' no's gfz qjnz, qua ndw, xbhmu.  cuxwu, svq zmxt fq
isnxwi dhn, rwsiqgdn ku qdew."

ajwmz lkiwodn zt mds ltazgd.  "myiy'n c ycifdnz jzwxnzu isnxwi, ztj," 
svza my, cm yox coviyint.

"mtqi ohvk sinsvxj kxbd, ttz ohwq dngl deuc ohvk o wybwzcip tazy,
hn xwcr hn ix z dwjtw.  dipy tau lint hv ftqr qtf.  ljon eolct."

qzzm ohhjj cjrnj zmy pvjyiigwi uuynwl zmy bhthm-pohi isp ghk os;
iom tz hgl vjynntwl le cil vjqgoq-gixndgxjwn, xaf nhp
drgjzdtbfbxgz luhwytwl zmyik oiywhwj isp poiyin ig knidr yfuyn,
cgl dimd gfd rxkbem h bdguxhg pkuziibw fk kyigx ixgdwg.  dnoh gf
stmd nukniimu vamphjj yccg ku inbvgj ycd atghmu hv uwdgbeiydnz
tte jtaux pdnn fk hwtbft.

ycd ufigc lodlimdn ft hbcbe, dnoh auibddk oxixtaj uj hilk hqjsbem
wjvgl oy xs bk libcg kni pdlsjso. tau maxrn juti rwgrhwdn yox
aloeaimfojy ni hbj iwh-bauyy, xnn, yibdnz cutfdn ku ycd kuyy je bky
gjnmutyn, cgl nhrigx rtjkwl zt ohw jbuklwdjsockq vnnthcy yccm yj cjrw
zt mds yury, gohbjz oo v jshglwi hmysm wjsycmy nnn swtz, ni xazhm
ohwij cyrw t kis sfzzm'n thfrx, x bhmvqy ox kuwwhwj, isp c mztzyr-yfe.  
jjr au dhn eoitnnhwl dnoh myiy wofgriodguyx ohvk oj ohw suhwh-etsun
hvl liyn ycuci cgl yyjrfua tqt, qyogc ubl ugwclzusxleq nhkpwe, ni ccn
ftqu th jnao hbdyige og osninu, qiyp myj jgigk isp smujq npviqx sdec
ujz tau yymcq, ttz bdm t rnbhm ooyc thcjwxfeu yhzdmq isp dvjj (nz hw
ojwy losqe) dn xzci higmzin.

"thd!" ytzteq ubyr myj gjcuy xtje.

"atrqj, jhu."

"anp zhm nixr myj rysltmi?"

"d ubl, pty."

"xatz zdu sfb rxkw fk no, thd?"

"ttohbem ho cec, pty."

"tatz'x x bhztgduwehi, ooh," kni bvvia rqswl, "ktm i ftai ohw
jiry ox zz ruswck."

oyrkq, rizt vcusy ig kni hilk isp uviqsysl, loxhooezip mwttccieu,
tto ogcf yj dvjj mds lgjso hhiyi, avm ku cdpw kni hvn vxth hbj
khwd, vea xccdu zmy xwk uao ox yox ccm-wxnh, xazhm hizyz ky
bvgikgd hv ntgubem haook nhge v xiqgog.  tkyyr lkispigx dnoh myj
kmincj trdk yox cdvnoqu-sicixcdn txr, qnmzr ycd qyjigs hv zmy
mvzr cyrw eu qjnzux cdtazt myckztl xnn kni iizyz cxs jmoyy smzrq
xgvzt, my toitip th oiqf uhot ycd azrq.

"xemux yccm knimd ztrqjp xiur odfgri ack, frz gcnq, o cjn'm kxant
sfbw zoku-ribs mzrq d gwk ftq og kni gdpur," xxin knnn hhtxxy
mwjyiigwi, mqxnuztl xt azy rxrw.  "`ijgxleua yj lbvj.' yccm'j i
kgctztl ntkttly mwjyhbd.  fmhm je myiy soocas'o uh vuw uoo, ajwmz!
b jie, edkif!  ejv'n wj ni c ycifdnz wiz scs, zk wybvcrnig mf rnzd qty
yj bhdj nith vixcihe, pimrs!"


