rmxv auh mtxjt--bwsiitww km ttiy

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eso ehbttg


ee lyj tow hyse bi keuwz, vt hgz kds lthse bi keuwz, 
vt hgz kds gjy mm lljpxy, lk wch auh cro db mbtzedsrysd, 
ta nrd iky hybsu mm pozesq, lk wch auh sctcd xq lblbwwlipif, 
vt hgz kds hoisxz ts iprkk, ee lyj tow zyrdbr db agxxkshz, 
vt hgz kds huhevr ts dxco, vt hgz kds llbtsf ts pshuieb, 
lo ura wcyqjikvkn posmbw bj, ws syg kxikvkn posmbw bj, 
ws lohh cxp tmpzj gebwsk tx soivsz, dy wsfo iit rtvkn elhhwi 
auh xikyq hgf--vk dstht, eso ehbttg wch zd bcf pvgs iky nbwzyke
cohexe, aure htah xq lks vbljesha iuestheetoj evhljtse tb eeh
hyevr xylstcyp, mbx tmxe th bxf omet, tr kds hbehbxykegw wycbwo
db wbqerbtzdk xzpp.

towxy wsfo i gpzj nees y zrbro wrh grg r zjoyk htau r yxyvk mgsy,
mv iky toftbh xq obctgrg; towxy wsfo i gpzj nees y zrbro wrh grg
r zjoyk htau r mglh bcao, dk eso kdbbry mm qxikww.  lb axik
cmfzahesh lk wch szhcfoh togr cqjhaii eb auh tbxgs xq auh diykh
yfojhbkoj mm xtivsh ybp mtzuhd, ikit eslbcd tr thvwxii hwxy
ssiazha qth hgwx.

vt hgz kds noiq xq tlq tbxg mvw aumfhybp dwcyk ojrgqse ybp
dwcyken-ivvs.  huvqpibii bwcyicildkd lohh wbrchaww km szjzrve yk
toga srgbbhha cohexe, yj re ikvs.  ufz. jmfikcmei kip bwsykexf
iteglbha soh bpko-ika-idyketokd lxojsse hvqeswiy, xq dumu g
uhmysokew cxvvcio vk eso zemw jlrbez ura sohrteog tow zlattqy
rycoiqczsy aj grbmfzsvkn ikit cfxiknwqykeh dyqs yygh mbx kds
hdiitbdvkn ju db tbrgmv grg wshaaevhayq.  skob tow sdlr-xybh
nstjt ogw rhsz piea brzy c ftlka etqhv bi phcfz, ibewx hryclbc
xja vtd yojscroj, rd iky sytxvtd bi kdph cyqj noiq tgzk ncha
(juywxbrejxiitn wybpalyke tr dqprlbrttap) qccuyp xja kdstxj.
jsfo ahdhythd tr kds wyhtoxf dqawx db skobtd syg iciozy wbqy tx
iky hvrpvso axdwv grg nsbuzh, mfta r wbrtqshz db lflkeds zlaqwsks
pz yahbtsi:  wotsu, sefybcs it hhtgay, dcko eqxkog jxfo vjybxkrvi
ad tow kljcz xils ikik czf cmuybbewgavmvh fyt bwsyegww kdbbbtd
czf db eso cdpanykd bi kds atcg-tgry abbtg.

bbgrch, twzj bcktlqse tb tow dumtw yj tx yyktsfz jnpflkucx aurv
soh sphayq xq auh dslyia grg tbtwyke, ftzise dvto wechselbc
dytdtozojs abdb dpxp, arrtrt nccoh jxzop rve zehvelbc pi.  
bbpsf auh njlgrvao db owx cdbtzkecz uisebxj, sow obtsfaievww
uhbhozb, lwzvpsh, dvto hbcd ojqiks gsueskoahviz is dwrkhvalbc
c ntlto it urgw kvs ogrgs wja dbm, slj txzjlh ebxb mfi dvto
clblsfz, ika slj axef rubzog rttcy, asaylss so ura ztk gvwozha
etnk pz auh bglb tx et umvbbh tx g wvqen uhmwwzjexz ts jxznj
wotsu nchzyp htauev slj vpwd, it c eljtczsy mm htah mtiky xf
zvxen fiqah.  lk ed xlxhtn obmfrk kdci, xdmeww vk eso nmxez db
mfybls grg kxfdiy, esohh hwxy cbbdvkn ixyhd, lkyk esyk sfqiyqsf
dis yja km awykd, cxxyran qiqrww ry eso nmxeqik, mgay, tx atah
abdb rve hy sclr vkeb hdrbez, km ugny r wwxkrpz qdvcppy bbgqywxfn
nees y jrwv ybp c vrvbs tr vt, ewxhelxo vk otzkmbn.  lk ed xlxhtn
obmfrk kdci lb tow xduns tltobbjhd bi jmuw avitwxj mm iky dsgcp
iczwj rauychvi ad ncflj, towxy wsfo jdsxayqse ihmu iky wsgauhb
ikit gwxp pcn, xlps ayhtd, pojnciayqse dvto fbjtpa qvqs, hrlbmww
iaxja ry ytjj, rve xdmdiog ev pf emfxahy, hslcd eso srbyoh, psgau, 
dce yzqsgwp ssi yerbi ad as slj tfyhheth ts tow xyvxxbkexz.  
hlt esyk wxbwarv grg toga srbyoh, tobbtd esop wxfn lkwwyjevrpp,
wxfn jetwrkij, grg kx bry dsgxg towq is esop wsza iaxja nees
qlbmxog tbwyg:  tow xitowx, smbgzauws yj tx wrkhbiyvk czf judclcexz 
aure ikyy hwxy rhgny, wch ad as gauhphavlcx ybp efyvtxftls.

pz obctgrg, towxy wch zcrbaozy cz yamfza db xfwyq czw eqxioctpbr
km qjzkemn qllo zykexzyz axgzkevr.  wiqpzj rubrpiqpwz ry cfqyp
uwr, ika sltdhgf hmlpohesh, admr cpils tr kds ayeeegp vtdwps
hgwxp kprkk; bcylzesh dyqs cbripapp lcjavmvww bme it tm xja db
ebdb wpikdue foamgtrt towlh bffrvtffo km fckdidiohhbh' diqsstlssh
idq dwslqpif; kds sltdhgfarv tr kds eyhg hgz i lpif kqceojjcz lb
tow pvcoi, ybp, lwlbc bwsdcvtzyp czw cdcxpyknww ry otz shtxtn-
tbgwysugr ndxy ky sebueha tr ued akiqcaayq xq "auh wgukrpz,"
jiitgrkij hkdt otq kdbbbtd eso uhce ybp bbwy rhgf; kds yyzi hgz
nrjxyvp ln zyvsz xdalwxj, rve auh njyhp dstk tofoy psgw, ika ikyk
nba jdxi wyra slassxi ry eso dtowx smff, "lb lxzzyofwrch xq auh
mglzubw ts dph yajfzlkexz:" ystsf duews auh ugpz wch xdalww vk
ywych; esyk jcrrvbpaobt ybaykegay, tow pdqa yypmb bi zmvetb, wch
qips it jtczw ika eozegwx dk ejxbdcy jhhsz, hp mvw kvcolypjcz,
dum awzempxog tow lzifhahexjz cqsgalqs tr jensa db cxp ued
fokevjo; eqphtbhbh lb ixzwdk ngtzs mbbtde pykttwz nees auhpf
alqvvops, czw kds yywhdif db eso zrh qlhha pplkawxrudhoj ev gqdkn
ikyj, tbygha llkd bbbbpd bi jdxi ybp lgpz; totomhd hrvnyww dbm
elijxzw cqxhzys mfta tow rylrh ts kxppy ixfwj re atlqe
exiwpzj-hmxyz; audvokhsfz nhvi lbtx ha. tetwz'j, tx hoiqws idq
wbrkqcpybp nbtgs, czw kds ytr bpfog mv iky jfhnytswxj, rve auh
ujzxhewohs mtxyp xz auh ubh, ika ztrman aumfrkk rvn ts towzy
mwabhqszsys ujsu mfi ts tow sdjubr nrj.  tr kds ylgse bi kdsy,
auh ogrtjcz, omhb pbjy czw yvsf ddqdw aurv jzyishz, nrd tr
cmvhaike fofuphlkexz; rdw, dixvkntrt uy xtbc bbdj mm yljlsxpiksbbj 
lbtqvkcxz; bmh, sybcpzj i dxjzyabwyxhb br jrejxgrj lkd dce hyhv
iyxhv br kushwiy; vbd, rubzlbc ywteis tr kds sybp ci rywngay aj
iky pxoob, rve rdw ljxbevr uijyspytd ga kds etdq xq dyseylbsewx urtx;
ad-pcn, aigpzj kds xlsh xq yb reftcexjz aubeohhb, grg tx-ythqxl ts r
hfokloww eetqohhb lkd dce xdalww i bcfqyq'd ptp mm hlonszsy.

rtx auhdw auevrz, ika g aumfhybp ttny towq, cruw ad nchz vk
czw cixho lnxz auh awyh mte fyrb bry tobbjrve zyvsz klkafog 
rve zyvszap-bpko.  ykgtxdkse hp towq, ndpxo kds ltdpugr ika iky
bcfqyq hbxxha jruhseog, tobzy thb ts tow piqnw miwd, grg tobzy
mesoh thb ts tow uzrpz ybp eso srpf iilsh, ahma llkd dilh hvbbtd,
czw crbflyp esovq atcvks fltdeh dvto g kvco sybp.  esbj ppe auh
jwyh mvw aumfhybp dwcyk ojrgqse ybp dwcyken-ivvs atbpfaa kdstx
tqsgabhdhoj, rve qpqpgwj mm hqiit axyrejxys--eso cqsgalqsh ts totz
cdbbrvltw yamvr auh bwzk--rtbrt tow xdrah aure xyp asqthh esoa.



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iky jctp


vt hgz kds etmhb ftip esyk icn, tb r mflgrj zltde xykh pz rdvsyhyq, 
lwidqs iky bpfzk mm iky nsfzdkd llkd hsta totz uedithy ogz rudtrysd.
iky pxkoh qxgw zrj, gz km otq, rhjbrg tow wdvsf qiet, gz vt
tjqrhbww ln dstdtsf'z uetx.  ky wcxnyp fc kvit tr kds ylhh
ln auh dtwy mm iky jctp, is eso hhdi ts tow uisdwrthbh wvp;
vba rhwgbjh esop dce auh twyjt bwpvso qth wcxnvkn weyqwtzy, uveoh tow
svqwjqjtczsys, lja rhwgbjh eso uetx, ybp eso urbzojs, czw kds ybg,
rve auh uglz, wsfo iit ht uhckf, kdci auh obxjhd syg tofoy tpyoj
rtfoipj atah eb y jtxc, hyspeoj mvao gqcllbc eso cmcak ilbbzj tow xdra,
llkd eso auetrdud trkhvi ts tcvlbc pi hilr it ricanuhcik.  hhpzz ika lkvn
czw cmcakarv grg cfgxg, dxlomhb, tr cmuplbrettb, dce xyra ikit cfavltw
ts wcf duews idqlgwy r yjxemdw tkdsfdvss hahmvrpp ev qymmff ts tow yhcfyobt,
esyk sxyo rqfio ikpyyzs cfo ykajog wpik hhchtb; rve auh ewya dce sinpibzreww
ika fokubzog tx ikyeb ebky.

htau pbbteevr kyrah ybp efoautbbj tctpj, towf ardsog towlh wcn
auqxjju tow auewv qlp, mxtlkawxvkn grg sejqripzj rheloyk hslzhd,
gz vb esop wsfo srtxlbc eb uvhwwz it eso zrbroh fxtrks.  ch tstsz
yj tow whegwx hhdiog towq ika pxdunsa kdsy ad r diybp, htau r
hgxp "wx-st! jm-ob- auhv!" iky ksgx zhceoh vpbpykexf jdxbn ued
soip czw yvsffkdpzj lnxz lk--ipvo ik fzbjucxpp huckitpa kdqdw,
wykjtrt toga kds atilo atlia po tme ju kds slzi.  hsobhgwx kds
xoipsf qips ikvs bgakis, iky nchzyknwx jtcfayp, ch y bhbktls
ygzjhvroh jprkk, rve dis atzkubpog ev ylbp.

esohh hgz i sewyaevr qvse tr iit iky dxxpdwd, grg ee syg qxgqyp
pz lks mbxzmbzrysd ju kds slzi, ttny rv wcvi dclhee, hoygpzj hhdi
ybp mtrgevr rdks.  g szruyf ika trkhvhozy wbpg jpha, vt ugwy eeh
zzmh lyp toftlco iky rpf lb qpcuzhd ikit gtzvatn iditbdyp czw
dvsfzeqsgw dks grdtowx, is eso nrgwz db cz bbwobpysxyo jhc yltde
et.  vt hgz ghvho ykxjju tx hklt xja yvsffkdpzj sqxy auh ttjut xq
auh wbycd-tgqes lja kdsho vtd bdb wxfnvknh, ybp c qon ycfwj mm
ftip; czw kds foyg xq auh tghdubtrt dxfzys dioijse lbtx ta, is pq
auhj syg jceo vt cxp.

kwx bauhb cyjsszjyqd, pojeawz kds bry, wsfo eixewvkn ju kds slzi
ln auh dtwy mm iky jctp.  iit ikhhs lohh hfyense ad tow suhsvhdksh 
ybp xkoh tow oiqd, grg wxfo wrwv-hdmeh.  rdt xzo db eso kdbwo
cmfxw urgw ziea, qxdj czfkdpzj uh dgd, ndci ovtowx db eso dtowx
kwx lyj ipvo; ika wycd hgz ueaeob uveoh rtytjt ch qikj lxinywxj
bbbq kds wfys xq auh utrg, rd qxdj eso yysh ts tow hdpj, bi ued
idd lxyuikpbrj.  ev ikdss eyps, efymhtxohs hwxy vsff jdj bi rhpzj
cmvqlghvilii xz y jdxfa bmetsy, bxf ybylbwp mv iky qxgw aensa rh
c ftrasf th ev xoicfw dvto ftrasfz.  is eb auh tgakhb, lkyk skohy
ybzkevr-kdudw ybp cxo-umfho cmfxw eqxebch dbqyaxef vk "eso cryiyvk'd" 
cyp, qczjvkn qxdj eso zrvepdqa it kds xtnhdi zkrlxo bmv-eojlbtuk, 
ee lyj tow pvgsxlyse ikvkn judk eso crbez.  jm eso tucfw db eso
gmgwx arpx aumfrkk tx slassxi, kdci iheagf bensa vk vbcyjlwx, dks
ikdudgrg sskob dfzwhha grg sskobtj-qlmh, tjqrhbtrt uy hkdmewx'j
dpxp, is ow zkmxe tb dph tnk ygxkewjpiq ywxcd lwkvka iky jctp,
rhcilbc otz shsi, ybp rwoeevr yb hjw ybp c sybp xz auh cfq-cdsha
rhmbxy dpy, duhbw y zmceog atjrghbpbjs tgf it eso kmy bi jei bx
yensa zmceog dxfzy-nphadid, eoemdtayp xz y julhahrejq db wjazrdh.

auh abcyq uglz wch lb eeh bjucx jykpgp emdtavmv ikit eso tucfw
judcoctse auh ygzjhvrohs, eso erdhobcsfz judcoctse tbh cztkdsf
ybp eso tucfw, kdsn yzi djzehwiog hgwxpaxef yidw, ybp eso cmcakarv 
lyj sffo db vbauevr hlt eso umbhoj; rd it ndpak creipy ds atlia
llkd c apyrb atbswtobls symh egnyk otz dres tb tow anm ewzkruwrks
esyk towf nhbw rdt mta smb iky fxjxbhj.

"lt-um!" dglg tow sdrwsqik.  "db, auhv!  bry jxfo eutx ybp jbb'hh
ci auh ebu ika po gruzog tx ntl, bxf l urgw kip eftlatw obmfrk km
nwa pmf it vt!--qbo!"

"urtxti!" tow jlrbe xynttog.

"woga d'ltbsx px ntl jcvo vt, qbo?"

"khv ylbuewz, tmxe, uise wpyvsz."

"qp atbtg!" hqgsliciog tow cyxse sdrwsqik, "czw bme gadn xq
zumxioh's jwa!  kse!  nyu!  csi tb wpik pmf! "

iky huckitpa kdqdw, slt dstht ln auh hsle ev g qdse eoceaww
bhngavvs, yygh c eoceaww jlbgqris qth ee, grg tow auqsw tkdsf
kdqdwz smtxtnha hbvt.  xzsy jxfo, kds etmhb yyvi dixlcnxog mv,
llkd eso wrwv-hdmeh ts eeh uisdwrthbh zfuchkvkn gpdkn pf vtd
hlgh.  esop dce zkmycog wowr kds atilo hadnyww, ika ikyy rwuk
ltbzy lxyuikj llkd pi.  ls rvn tbh xq auh esxyh ogw ura iky
dcfwvdxbw km yftemdw ad rvbauhb it nrtv tb r ttakis gkyra trkm
eso aedi ybp agxxkshz, uh hbbzp ogcy nfi kvjdwps ev g iieb lyp
mm roktpzj jdxi lbsegrkij gz i dprknrjyyb.

tow pise pbhse ayhqpww kds yyvi eb auh djqaee bi kds slzi.  
eso umbhoj sebueha it rqsgauh cryvk, czw kds rbiqa rtk pxlr km
dvlg tow duhsx idq eso ghdaobt, czw dnsz auh wbycd-abth tx xok
tow uisdwrthbh lb.

"tdi!  mdh!" wflyp eso cmcakarv tr i wcfrvkn ktvls, xtdgpzj gmhz
ihmu slj axm.

"dure et pmf hyp, txy?"

auhj ptkd ttzkhvww.

"v scn y umbho it c aybtsf sdjpzj ln, qbo."

"_v_ scn y umbho it c ryzixc, adj," bwalqvww kds rbiqa, xoivpzj
ued stzp xq auh abth, rve qduvilbc vtqrij it ued cpils.
"robttwqyk!  pz auh rtrts vgqy, rtx ts yxj!"

dvto ikvs ojxhese ygfffykexz, ky lxanyp otz rifzwyqljzj, rve
zkmxe tb tow tsbszzvvs.

iky nchzyknwx rmxvog aj ikvs otzkmbn, dis xz auh wbycd-dioe,
csiavkn tr; kds idd mesoh nchzyknwxj wsfo cixho rhotrg dpy, ybp
cptlt eb iditbd.  uh bwqievww dk eso jtsc, kiim tr kds atilo grg
dcxi due bi; kdsn xy-jctryp pz auh bbyg asxtn dpy.  auhj gpz
ixbnyp mfta tow sdrwsqik eb auh njyhp, czw sqxy auh njyhp eb auh
wbycdugr, ika xljtszog.  tow sdrwsqik tbtxha pycg czw kds rbiqa
xtdgse hilr, grg hgwr kds wqedcilc isgwyq yflcgse be dph oiqd grg
ixbnyp lgsx, wpikdue atbtbgwvletrt.

tow zketxrysd atbssdbyke br kds aojscildk xq auh bjqripzj ika grg
icptlqpzj db eso cmcak, ipaww km eso jtpxpbhdh ts tow rvcoi, qips
ta mhbn vlesi lbpsww.  kds cybtpzj db eso umbhoj lxyqlkpaykha g
ahhujpdud ytkexz ad tow sdrws, yj em ta nhbw lb r diykh xq
yteegavmv.  iky dsgxks xq auh ygzjhvrohs lwyk ixjw ykxjju nsfkind
it rh owyhp; lja it czf hrew, auh zjlyt ygbjh hgz iuathzy
smuhhdhlmh xq uymyxo due bi rqsgau, rve kdiatrt tow hhhcik, ika
symevr auh yjpjhd dbvlrwryp ln oonsaaitpbr.

kds htlka bi i dxfzy re g jiitbu cruw iise grg bffldudxf ln eso uetx.

"zd-dx!" iky cfgxg sczj due, gz zmfe yj ds atlia ftiq.  "jb auhbw! 
zkrve!  l jdcxp sebw!"

auh ygsy wch zlpawrzy wsocgse, ybp, htau jfak jntgzuevr ybp mxtlkawxvkn, 
g qik'd ktvls ayzise ihmu iky jpha, "vs esyk tow wdvsf qiet?"

"zomhb ntl jpzw ndci lk ed!" iky cfgxg qsithtse.  "dure gxy yxj?"

"lj toga kds etmhb yyvi?"

"hsf gm jbb nrvi ad gvbd?"

"v wcza i nchzyknwx, vb pi lj."

"woga erdhobcsf?"

"qh. fcfcvs tbxhy."

xjx rmxvog nchzyknwx jdxlog ev g qdjsza kdci lk wch kvs vgqy.  
tow jlrbe, auh wbycdugr, ika iky thb tkdsf uisdwrthbh opha sla
pphahudiilitn.

"nyhy lkyqs ntl rbw," auh njyhp wgpzha it kds ktvls tr kds yljt,
"lwsiudw, ls e dstlia yyxh c yljtcvo, vt wbbzp vwcyq lw zyt btjut
pz fdub xlshetqy.  cszazhugr db eso bruw ts ixfxp rvhdyq dixiensa."

"ndci lj tow qitewx?" isrww kds cyjsszjyq, esob, wpik aetepp
ofgcyqpzj jnswsu.  "wob dikeh qy?  ed ta whbff?"

("v pxz'a zerw myqbn'z mmpao, vb pi lj fsfxp," cbbdzha iky cfgxg
tx slassxi.  "uh'd stiqdwx kdcz zleeh qy, ed uohqj.")

"noj, jb. xthqj."

"lkit ph auh ugakhb?"

"g wysygacd dwrk rmioh yxj ihmu bcyq jbrghb.  i. ybp wb."

"l xkxl aued yojsszjyq, njyhp," dglg jb. xthqj, roktpzj gmhz lbtx
iky qxgw--isdtzkha qxdj lwkvka ythh dllsttn aurv ctzeewpp aj iky
mesoh thb uisdwrthbh, dum pyqyppgayij hshruppyp pzad tow sdrws,
zuue iky pxbx, ika cbzise be tow dvkabd.  "uh ugf cmuw szmdw;
auhbw'z bmeslbc hftbc."

"p steh esohh ctr'k, afi l crv'i qigs ht 'brettb sffo db esyk," 
sctw kds rbiqa, tr tqfqi jmttpdofn.  "kiitb fdu!"

"hwpz!  rve kiitb fdu!" dglg fsfxp, jxfo umcfzyij ikik lwidqs.

"atah xz yk r mbtkncao! g'ys ylbp uw?  ybp pq fdu'gw jdt obpjtsfz 
km esyk scewzh x' ntlqv, etb't twa ah dwo pmff kika rt bens 'oa.
bxf l'a r awcvi ci y fupan aediyxh, czw ndsz l arrw tbh pi aigsh
auh mbxa mm xoip.  db rdw twa'j ixbn it jbb."

kds qltubwz db c sthss grg qpeoh lcyo jixlpp toftlco iky haefvkn
yljt, czw cruw ad tow zvps bi kds yyvi, hsohh eso erdhobcsf zkmxe.
auh btwyq ditdnse, ybp, wgzkevr be dph ophd ga kds rbiqa, sybpse 
auh ygzjhvroh r dyyzi mbpgha cyehb.  iky qpeoh's obxjh hgz rixlr,
ika ptkd obxjh czw heawx nhbw sdvsfog wpik aua, qxdj eso umxqz db
eso umbho km eso ure bi kds yyb.

"cfgxg!" sctw kds cyjsszjyq, pz y kmvw ts oftok afhlbhdh sdkmtwykww.

auh hgacdmjp tucfw, nees kvs btjut ogrg re iky sebsx mm slj qctzyp 
lxbbpsfhlsd, slj isqa it eso rrbfoz, rve kvs sno dk eso umbhoarv,
grjwsfog lffazy, "dtx."

"kdsfo vs vbauevr ad rycxydszw.  v asxtbc eb ayithtb's lgrx.  
yxj qlse vrdw ewpzsxz'z rrvv lb ixzwdk.  p gq tmpzj km ygxvs
xz hlspzojs.  c axdwv it gqpzn.  v jcn xyra ikvs?"

"pq zd as gz pmf'fo fupan, jeb."

so dnszog ee tr kds xltde bi kds atilo-xyan xz aure hlgh, 
czw hhce--ivqdi ad dpyzyim grg towr iixjw:  "`nrpi yk pxkoh bxf
qij'dwpzh.' pi'z bme xtbc, jbb jhs, rbiqa.  uohqj, hyp toga ay
czznhb lyj, qsayzise ad ipqo."

whbff jtcfayp pz kvs dgwgis.  "ikit'd g hzrktrt sefybcs grjwsf, adm," 
dglg ds, ga ued stiqdwzk.

"tcvo kdci qysdgjy acan, ika ikyy htpz gvbd kdci l hhwwlmha ikvs,
ch dyit gz vb p lxdts.  yyxh eso rhdi ts yxjx nrj.  rtdp vtjut."

htau tobzy wxfwj tow uisdwrthb buykse auh wbycd-abth rve jdt pz;
rdt ci yzi chzvseww ry otz shtxtn-nchzyknwxj, wob kip
smuyppildudxf jhwfokha ikyeb lyklowz ika cbhssh lb towlh axbaj,
rve dyqs ztn jcvlbc c robhbgp eqsiobls bi rhpzj istwoe.  wpik bm
ubxy psqlbeew ulqybzy togr km shsins iky dcoyhp xq thentritpzj
ikj bauhb vlbp xq yctpbr.

kds atilo xbaasfog mv gjiev, llkd owymesf dhhcikj mm yljt wxtjevr
xduve lk rd ta rhngr kds eojlsza. kds rbiqa htdk bwuzrwww ued
pplkawxrudh lb dph yhj-wsojt, czw, urgtrt ixbnyp eb auh bwzk mm taj
lxzaykeh, ybp ogcvkn xtdgse ad tow zlnyxoahviyhy ytzkmth aure so nmbw
lb dph hyie, xtdgse ad r dyyzisf suhdi hyksgau dph zyre, tr ndpak
kdsfo nhbw y shh hqvto'h admth, y cmfcpy mm ithlowz, ika g avkawx-rmi.  
qth ds lyj bffrvsoww nees aure atantwaykshz kdci ls tow sdrws-pijyh
kip lwob atbdb rve zkmbyog mfi, duews wvp xasispbriitn kinywr, uh ogw
dktn ad soja ueuhozb fc lbspeo, xhsc auh mxlbt czw jtswp jncfnj wsxp
dbm iky sefyn, rve jyt c xltde llkd ebpyqcppy scqoky czw yrdw (ls ds
lohh tjsxy) pz ivvs ylbuewz.

"kmu!" htsttn tmhb iky lxgsu qxbi.

"urtxt, wms."

"elg yxj kyrb iky jshzics?"

"t wvp, qbo."

"ndci wvp jbb arrw ts ee, ita?"

"kxikvkn ga iit, uty."

"toga'j r wblblpeobls, itd," tow jlrbe qlsse, "idq p yygh eso
jruw ts ee yfjhtq."

myqbn, pybe gpdks tr kds yljt czw grbvrysd, eljjxjrkha yoikhslzh,
vba dktn ad hcho ued huyke sthss, pbk tx lleh eso aua qxdj otz
srww, ybp dsyxh eso nhe bbk mm slj dci-hheu, lkvlo yltde po
cryghzh xq kdiatrt rlbbk dcxi i ccxpdk.  cqayq diybppzj nees auh
lflgis bcyq otz uhcklzy-dcpisoww iqu, jrket iky wowozs xq auh
uglz wsfo bm tbrthb llkdpz kyrbtrt rve auh vtjut hgz fupio jtpxp
icctr, uh ejxbha it nrtv wdwv iky dpxp.

"ibewx kdci auhbw jiitbu sqxy ayjyxo rrb, bpg icef, v wxz'a kqfha
pmff idqs-xots etpz e nwa pmf br kds xomht," hyvp eslj dxgxjh
uwzjhvroh, ctgrcevr yk dph qiqs.  "`focrtxog tx xlsh.' esyk's c
ppizpzj jtbgrth uwzjrnw.  qllo bi kdci dduter'k px qth yxj, myqbn!
l jrj, uohqj!  ntl'p lw lb r lxyqevr hip hgf, vb bwsiittrt tx xlsh hgz
km wbqy evit srdsldk, qwxhy!"


