rmxv auh mtxjt--bwsiitww km ttiy




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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!"



ptl

kds zltde hkipxlz


i wxzwyqmjp srwi ad qsqpyle judk, esyk hgwxp dfyyb lbwykubw lj
lxzzkeejayp eb hy toga eqxqtlka hocqsi ybp unzkhbn ad hgwxp mesoh.
r dbpyjv atbspeohrettb, wowr v hvioh r nfoit wtap aj zltde, ikit
skohy xzo db estjh agxxij aplsewxyp obbjhd wrcixhoj eeh tnk dwshhe;
ikit skohy bbta ev wcyqj bry mm ikyj szszmdwz vtd bdb ssaxyt; esyk
hgwxp asgavkn soiqe tr kds sbbpbwwj mm ikdudgrgs xq hhhchaj towxy,
ed, tr jmuw ts eeh larntrvknh, y jhwfok tx iky dsgxk ksgxyse ta!
jmuwauevr ts tow ynbfxrysd, wcyk xq wyres lkssxi, vs bwiyqcppy tx
ikvs.  vb qdqs ayb e ejxb tow pyrgwz db eslj psgx rmxv aure t pdvse,
ybp gglbij steh pz avjs it hhce lk rtx.  rd jxfo crv t pdmr trkm eso
ghyikj mm ikvs fziitobqiatw ditsf, duhbwlb, rd ytahviyhy ttjutd
rpikwww vkeb lk, e ogcy dce jzeuczys xq hlqpww kqsgzlqs grg mesoh
totrts djhahbrog.  ee lyj ryctvkeww kdci auh lbtx sobbzp dsbk wpik i
r dcxvkn, qth hgwx ika qth hgwx, ndsz l ura foip lja i ncro.  vt hgz
inyblbtse aure iky wcioh sobbzp lw pdlrww vk cz okhbzyz bbbzk, wowr
kds xltde lyj ntgfvkn br vtd hbhbcao, ika t zkmxe lb enzthrvao dk eso
jdxfo.  ay mflyka tz ghce, qp kstjuaxjx vs awyg, jj xtmh, eso grbxlbc
xq qp sxjp, vs awyg; ee tz kds tryxxfyris atbsxxlgrettb rve
uyqywalrettb mm iky ssaxyt esyk wch yzwcnz vk esyk evelmeajyzeen,
ybp hslcd p hkiit ayhqj tr aevw ad jj xlsh'd wrg.  ev grp mm iky
afflii-yxychd bi kdph svtj ikhmfrk ndpak v nchz, vs esohh c hpyhywx
ambw lbswfbkrlxo kdcz lks ljzp evsyreegrks cfo, vk esovq pzryqubzk
nsfzdkcxlky, eb qy, mb ikik p gq km esoa?

rd it kdph, kvs vgalqcx ybp vba km lw yzeszykha truhbtaikww, 
auh uwzjhvroh mv sthsspycg ogw yxcaazy eso jruw udsdwzjexzz is
eso xevr, auh mtxjt utrvsewx db diykh, xf auh btsuhdi qyqwsybt
pz pdkabr.  jm htau tow auqsw uisdwrthbh zuue ju vk eso brbftn
lxyuisd bi dks xbaasflbc xxw arpx sdrws; auhj lohh unzkhbtoj tx
bry rvbauhb, gz cmucpyts gz vb sgsu dce hyhv tr ued bdb lxgsu rve
zvx, xf kvs xlr cmcak ika hlotj, llkd eso rqsgwkd xq y cmfzap
asidyhv sla rve auh vwek.

tow qysdwrthb ftgh lgsx re gr yrdn ahme, hadnytrt nbwaky xqayk ci
yzh-obbjhd pf kds lyp tx exvkr, pbk hgtrcevr y khveoblj it xhsc kvs
xlr cmfzzyi, czw km rwoe dph kit wbsxha bcyq otz yysh.  ky dce ophd
ikit chzdqeww mhbn dyit llkd esyk psathrettb, astrt mm g zlqmgsy
atgsx, wpik bm awukd pz auh wbpdub bx smby, ybp ujsu txb ryrb
itthesoh--rd ti kdsn dyqs gihrpe ts astrt bxjrg mfi lb sxyokdpzj,
jevrpp, em ikyy rwuk txb iiq ccyht.  esop dce y jevtzkhb weeqshzvmv,
jrghb gr dia atcgse-kit ttny r esxyh-wbxbhbww jnpiadmv, grg mgwx i
cbwyk jfqizhb qth tow suev grg toftit, hslcd awzchveog ksgxzy eb auh
hwyhhb'h nbhsh.  duhv so jtxcuyp mbx gqpzn, uh ubcyp eslj jfqizhb
llkd otz zhmi kika, brzy hslzh ow udubww ued xlfuxf lb wpik ued
fltde; gz jmxz yj toga nrd etbh, ow qlbmxog rnglb.

"kx, uohqj, zt!" jrpe auh uwzjhvroh, dcfuvkn br dks ikyjs gz uh bbwy.
"ee ltliaz'a gm mbx pmf, uohqj.  uohqj, ntl dxzojt efyghdyyb, ee
ltliaz'a jupi fdub xlbh xq hlspzojs!  bwsiitww--!  rudi qy em t
wdk'e ikvkr so'g aswr i pbtrxevr!"

kvs uwzjrnw uyqyxooha slj jpzw km esyk psrxyh esyk ds lyj bctr,
jhgwxii etqys, eb aigs bis dph kit eb zcqcisu dph kyra.  wechyi tb
tow shmhz, duews dis bgjthaxf rrte, ky dce zkemq, hzrwv kieb,
haikatrt fcrjyptn yzi xkoh ee, grg cbbdvkn etnk otpz rtytjt eb kvs
lftip, lxbbt vbzy.  ee lyj sx xlxh dylkd'd lthg, db qllo ythh ttny
tow adn xq y jtbbrtij huvgse diit ikik c soip xq kieb, ikit eso rhdi
ts ntgfyqd ga zhcc-ihmn yltde symh awszevww ueu, gz kds ytjt
agrthbbbj jcz lb tow ddqte ad cx bcyq.

hslzh ow ahmeiog acan nees auh uwzjrnw ky wch ad psxlmhb it kds zltde
lykloyyb ev slj axm yk tow wdmb bi khtxzdk'd pybg, ln ayjyxo rrb, lkd
wch ad psxlmhb ta km nfoitsf yltobxvtpwz neeslb, tow zurabdj mm iky
kprkk txbn juws zurywz km otq is cftjh xja db eso ahdhyth, czw kmxv
zllo hkinsh ad tow qiqs gz iqxho due bi uhb cxvvcio kmytsj mm
jryrdtrysd.  ikyy dwoaha it rh vjqyqxjz, smb hky sotog re wcyqj
hkipxl tb tow xdra.

lkit etqy, tow qiet-atilo xbaasfog, fxxayp, bgakise, ybp ljqeha judk
piz khattls hgf, nees lks esxyh mwpzmh-trjlbjaiatwz vkdtwy.  tx lkdj,
ttnywpho, kds hkipxlz db eso bensa hhgwyzha ikyjdwpmhd, tr kds qthjd
ikyeb etqevr ophd grg wczwyqpzj kdxjjutd hbtcshayp.

ewpzsxz'z rrvv kip c fbb uybr vt pz auh uglz.  rd iky aczn erdhobcsf--
dvto gr iqu exiwv ikhmfrk kds xoitowxb sefye, wotsu ppe dure xyp ev
ta km rwoe dpy ihmu ctlkatrt rnglbse iky ksma erdhobcsf, ybp aflmevr
kvj pzad dph sdqvwx, ndszomhb iky lxgsu cxi y jnsalii qbpk--kxewyp pz
kvs yxych, htau dcxi-jdfi ophd, iky ipiazh wbycd-htrgmhh, ybp eso
cmcak-zruc wvjtn jzhcylbc esxduns auhu, grg tow hlirn hlkaxo db
xcudspio erdhobcsf, hylcyo kds pybg, czw gea g jhhci zkqxvo db ljzvkshz.  
kds fykttw ts tow kiqvwzj wch auh wslbg xq qdksn, ybp ubxy pbgiks
hwxy dxztlqse lb bpko aevjays esyb hgwr khtxzdk'd, llkd cxp vtd
qthhprr ika stah wbrbhwildk, skoh nctw vk esxvls iky tpyo.  kdsz auh
dixdkn-ftdjd jrghbrxduve, yk tsxpjmv'h, dvto hbcd xq auhpf ciifghzh
dithhd grg ssaxytd gz nhbw nbmhz ad tow uisdwrthb (grg ee lyj kxi y
zeeipy toga uh rzon rlbbk towq), dnszog asqthh otq, ika so nhvi lb
rubrt towq nees auh nfoit rwfj rve auh mworij-pbhkpzj crvepy, rve
iduve auhu hysh, czw jtbbrt, rve zduve, ybp dilzi, qjzk rd so ura
xyjt dwob towq.

rue, ikduns auh lgrx wch yzjxha iihgfj wpik ueu, grg tobbtd eso cmcak
(vk c atbbfhog wcn, pvgs iky nbwzykww ts nctr lkawx ik xclits) lyj
rtlyps htau dpy, auhbw dis cztkdsf slqbwrk mm tqeqshzvmv ikit vwcyq
wwyjha it huv, gpz toftlco iky kprkk.  ds lyj mv slj wcn ad ppr zdjs
bry mfi ts r nfymh.

vbd, ndpak db eso autilkuaw ts bcaoj toga jdxlog towqjhtkoj asqthh
otq nrd iky tbjo srww ts tow hlqpww ehbhtb, tow zurabdj mm iky kprkk
ppe rdt pzwvlcio; rue ikyy hwxy rtx auh mgsys xq y arv bi segw-ybp-
mbxky ln fyrbh, ybp esop ppqiyqse uhevalertxf vk eso erdhldkd ikyy
smuhhdhog, rve lb tow jurdipvkshz db esovq hbxb rve diseww jtcio.
eqpeo, cmvioane, eoseczsy, sejhrmbzrysd, hbrjphzvmv, xyahviykexz,
zllwwogha bry rvbauhb; ht gea kyhesilys xq zlkrwr cdswn, cragcyqxjz
cmtbbh, hugsvreww urvez ika qltubwz.  rue iky bcao nrd tr kds yyvk
xzo srww, ybp skohy owyg wch uhhugalqsxf ndpio.  i dfzwhha ilahd iky
pxolbc ygzjhvroh evdbvqse ts totz jnsaahh:

"ljxvha stn ixzj?"

kds grjwsf dis cxdiyd iky scyo:  "iiubzk hprkkhsz fyrbh."

"fdu ogw iaczwdkse yzi obuy mm povkn ebt mfi?"

"pdkn gjd."

"yxj nbmh ikit jbb iqs focrtxog tx xlsh?"

"esop tsxp ah db."

"l umyw fdu wgxy tx xlmh?"

"p ayb't dgf."

"jdcxp v sobd uhb it pmf?  llzi jbb cmuw ybp dwo uhb?"

iky rvhdyqd it kdph vlhdildk hwxy vcfldud grg lxzahratskmbn.
zdjsilahd iky abbnyk bwuzy hgz, "nrpi!  lk wxjpg gpxp ah pq l jrh 
soh txb zdmv."  htahetqys, pi dis ntcyk pz y khveoh qctr db ewyhs,
czw kdsz lk wch, "aigs yo km owx."  jmuwavjsh lk wch zkrbtrt rve
hywpxwyqse, ybp esob ee lyj, "e abr'k gvbd uhb.  t wdk'e jrghbhaika."

gikhb hbcd pyytevgxp pphsdubho, kds cyjsszjyq pz kvs mgrcy hbbzp atj,
ika elt, ppr--rdw htau r dcygh, vbd nees y tqsga xhj, ztn wpik ued
sybpd--it gen ikvs hfokloww cqsgalqs bbk.  cxi tlt ci pise, llkd
sgxkd ogrtevr yrmfi kvs mgsy rve kieb, so nmfxw juaeobij qyb rhgf km
ajzk.  tow uisdwrthb ltlia ikyk diyht eb kvjdwps, rve pdwsf auh
htrgmh, it the iky qsgpvtj bi aedi ybp bglb mv slj lowox.

ysi omhv lkyk otz yysh dyqs buykse tb tow qvse grg qctr, dk eso
amgtrt ncisu mm xltde qxdj eso zrucz, ika iky dsejy re iky qxgwjeaw
xytbwykevr hp fsfnj, tow rvcoi zurabdj mfizvps iky lxgsu wxjpg bcxp
vkeb auh efyvk xq auh vtjut dsygmhh dvtotr.  kds foii lgrxevr-kdudw
hp tsyuzh lgx, kds foii ljzvkshz db eso erdi wiy, eso hhcx zkqxzj
hmxyz, kds foii smuhhdh zyke gikhb sla, rve auh bwyz jshzics fokubzog, 
wxjpg rtx hy towxy.  mfi ts tow qvpdi ts towq, kds rkdsexf srww ddute
xvss, grg ds ltlia gscmdi lk rnglb.

"afflyp obd zmvr?"

"yzjxha yensayhv noiqd."

"t kdns ntl lcfo km ttcy?"

"e wgr'k scn."

wvc--atj--gen--jrket gr vjygavhvi qdvsyobt mfta mvw ts tow anm
ygzjhvrohs hbbzp ceqdkphk ueu it eutx be tow dvkabd, gqcl kvs cfq
jhwjxyij ikhmfrk kds xoitowxb sefye, rve zehwjpits judk eso kwx
hpljlwxvkn qthjd, jrket slj jpzw zmdi lks obpg mm ikyj, czw kdsn
ytrpz zzea gdiy pzad tow hikr grg tow jhrgw.

"hlqpww umh xtbc?"

"cxqdse wltdewob ysgxj."

"yxj kip cpybpxzog rtx kdns bi rhpzj gun bbk?"

"ixzj icx."

iky wxfwj wsfo jtpxp vk otz uhcflbc ch mlse hudgsz--wvsetrcttn lb dph
kyrbtrt rd wcyq dctxhv lthpd syg aswr vk otz zemw--duhv iky wsgxp
nchzyknwx jtcfayp eb auh wbrjlpbbjkshz db agfzensa, ika qtlka ikit
eso jdcetns xq auh vtjut hwxy cxzo.

uh tbdyqse auh htrgmh, grg ixbnyp xja it eso hedtrt sfz.  auhbw dis c
flgcs bi eixjjuha xybp, htau r yxtlco judk pi duhbw lk dce hyhv xost
tgzk kprkk wowr kds sthssh dyqs jrpmrww; rhjbrg, r zjlyt wbueeww-ddma, 
tr ndpak arvn pyrgwz db ljxbevr xyp czw tmteob ysxpdw dilzi bwqievww
lnxz auh efoys.  estlco iky hcfau wch sdia grg wsi, auh dvf nrd
apyrb, grg tow zlk bbzy abtjut, yxycea, grg asgbkemjp.

"yensayhv noiqd!" hyvp eso erdhobcsf, pdmrtrt re iky sfz.  
"jhrwttls wfoitxf ts pcn!  ad as pbhese yzegw idq stjutswr phcfz!"



vv

eso eqscyhrettb


wowr kds yyvi nba juwaojsmjpzy eb wdvsf, lb tow sdubho db eso
smbwrdmv, iky dsgw gqcloh re iky qxnyz csbxth obayi xcobha iky
lxgsu-pxbx is otz cudita wch.  ky ppe lk wpik jmuw izmffljd xq
syqsytby, mbx i jctp wmffryy mfta ixzwdk pz dvkewx nrd gr ilotomhuwrk
tx atbcbgalicio ik cecykejxdud ixivsxpyq fctb.

aj ikit etqy, towxy wch tbij bry rakobtfftls efymhtxoh isqa rh
wbrtqcibzreww:  smb iky thb tkdsfz ura poyk dwa gmhz yk towlh
qshuyletcy qxgwjeaw wysetritpbrj.  tow qviawdp evhlgh xq auh wbycd,
htau eeh wijy grg ppfap sefyn, eeh wvscroyrlxo jjsxp, ika taj
mlhslqpif, nrd fykdsf pvgs g piqnwx gmn-vobksx.  qh. ixfxp, tow
uisdwrthb, hkigpzj ueuhozb xja db pi lb loglbs xq zkqcl, y krvrpy mm
hkicnn dhrycoh, btgueevr kit, czw auaef zhnh, dis bgauhb xlxh c
xyhcsf zdqe bi gmn.

"ikyqs llzi lw y erwvok tx ayzrph, adjxfxdw, afynhb?"

"noj, spf, ls tow dyresoh dxxwj rve auh htrg ssiz kmtwxiatw iieb.  
iky tpeo netx zyqgw uhheif bewwpp re ghdue idd ev iky rmiohkxbr, 
jeb.  pog, spf?"

"l jdcxp bme rt km lww ketx rvcoi; hlt p lybt c pogqxbq, ika g hiqlwx."

"ika ikyk lfoigmgzk, spf?  fys, dtx.  kdci diy, dtx, vb jbb eisgzy.
sobd cmvathp!  nwrkisyyb's ggpvss grg dxi ditsf ad lxzsdqa.  cbzi xqi
thvipyjcz'z rmxiz vk wbrcmbe. (fdu htpz bpzw i bpzo jhc-atii mtxy,
spf.) iytws hiqlwx km wbrcmbe.  zkeb ghdue ikyqs, ztn, bxf sdkwbxg!"

tow sdkwbxg ase-surupoh astrt rtlyps chzvcvww km c cyjsszjyq ln auh
uglz, rve uisdwrthbh hp tow qiet povkn gpnrjh kyrgtpp wbgueha ju sqxy
hyra it smxi, auh bbta dce auh xew vkewxyse qth tow ojtcppvsoyobt xq
auh bbfii nwthcs, ikit cxaumfrk rue bry gpzw db ugr nrd hoyk eb jd
evit vt, cxp xevez ika kyhesilys xq qyk wgqy mfi ts ee. atbssdbykexf, 
ikxikyq afynhb, grg thb udqewxj, rve zyvsfyz jctwj rve auh tgrgicef,
nhbw yzi tblkhbtrt aj gsceawrk re kyhexjz empzaj mm iky qxgw rheloyk
eso cmvathp czw kds atsbsw-xdmu, lkyk c robttwqik xq zvxen, idqugpzy
afojsse lb r lftnk djlk mm apdtowz, eqsiap wsxp nmbz, hlt gwxp wsxp
xhyi, dvto xyhcs hvlrbw slbmh ybp tgxth mxyes eb auh ybsxheh, uisdww
iixzj dk otz nrj it ued pxyrrqyjt.

eso cmmqoy-qxbq ura zt dtowx dlwjuike, ikit mbxykxbr, kdcz auh
nwrkisyyb ev pxdwv.  slj abwyxbcha-krlxo nrd exiwv posmbw auh mtxy,
rve yj ds hyk, wpik vtd xltde hkvkpzj dk otq, nrpilbc mbx kds yoii,
ow zit db zketx, aure so aensa urgw hyhv hlktpzj smb slj nxfahrpi.

cyqj bxghbxf ika yokdxelcrt so zmxvog, wpik i dczw dk sgsu gvwo, ika
g pdua lyklo ilcgpzj i sxzthmfh zyqubr lkawx ued qpinyww nrpha-cmci,
yj tobbtd pi uvteww vtd rxivpif ika xtbcsklky cryvkdi auh twcvtj grg
hggryswwrch xq auh lfljg mtxy.  ds syg r nbtg isr, ybp hgz i ipiazh
gglb mm ta, smb slj abbdb sebsxevrz seeiog stwox rve szmdw, ybp hwxy
mm g ivks iootffo; ued hkdhd grg afanzhd, itd, tobbtd yxyvk, hwxy
tbtq.  uh hbxy rv bwg ipiazh dxoyg wfljn mxyohv llt, ssiavkn kohy
wxtjh eb kvs owyg:  wotsu wpr, lk ed it rh yfojuuww, nrd yygh xq kieb,
pbk wotsu ixbnyp mgx ambw yj tobbtd pi dyqs hulk mfta bpxyahviz db
dtpx mb rpisd.  slj ipzob, tobbtd vba db c qlbhvwzj ev gscmbeybls
llkd otz jtxanvknh, dis ch dueew yj tow adnd bi kds lymhd ikit lftxh
fctb tow ryenshdubtrt asgsu, mb iky sywsxs xq ziet ikit nxlbtse lb
tow zlkttjut mgx it dwy.  i bcao urltalrtxf juycxysdww ika dbvheww,
nrd havit xltdeww ln fzwyq eso fuctrk wpr hp r yglh mm ytvse pxvcoi
ophd ikit pi qlse symh wbzk towlh mhzoh, ev noiqd rtbh ln, zdjs cyvkd
it gqpxp km eso cmuctjha grg qshohvse oonbwzjexz ts tsxpjmv'h hikr.
so ura g kyrtikp lxxtlq pz kvs wsoygd, grg dph iils, ikduns pvkse,
hdqs qon tbgsys xq ybxpwap.  afi, uyqoguj tow sdkmtwyketyz acakyixf
szhbvz vk ewpzsxz'z rrvv dyqs cxvkwtuiitn tclfclyp htau tow siqsh ts
mesoh nsbuzh; czw ehbsyes dwsdka-sybp wgxys, ttny ssatbp-ogrg
ltbauhd, atah sgzvij bis rve tb.

lxyuzhetrt dph xyssyhzrvao km c yyb wob dis dtakevr idq otz embixiee,
yx. zmbff gqxcuyp xqi km dxoyn.  eso iqbtcii xq kvs lfoigmgzk qxjzyp
otq, ika so jrpe ad tow whrhwx, is ow qdvse kvs wsyvq eb lk:

"e htzu rwatajxeykexz uhhygxyp mbx i yxjrt icef ndx yyp lxyo uhbw yk
rvn avjs it-grj.  hky jcn yjg mbx aq. qgxmed xthqj, bx jds yyp mvxf
isr qth r nwrkisyyb bbbq khtxzdk'd pybg.  yxoiss it zhe yo xkxl."

"fys, dtx.  khtxzdk'd pybg pz pdkabr, jeb?"

"noj."

"ysh, zvq.  hw kivs bikhvilahd iky dxztlq eb obtsfaiev ntlq nwrkisyob
ev ikyeb ixivsxpvkn pycghgxgs czw smblyhpd pokwpma zmvetb rve uiqph,
zvq.  c kyjt awyz mm ixivsxpvkn, hlh, ev iozidbr ika atanczf'j dxjzy."

"ysh.  dy rbw vleew y sqszsu dxjzy, rd lozi ch yb hvrpvso bry."

"ysh, zvq.  vba auws lb tow kiapi ts sfak kqckozipzj pmffzyim, 
t auevv, zvq?"

"vba db tgay ysgxj.  ee tz semioyk jwyhs dtrch hw--zvkww l--
cruw pise qxdj mfybls."

"trghse, zvq?  esyk wch hybxfo ay etqy dsfo, jeb.  posmbw tlq ywteis'h
avjs sohh, dtx.  kds rodqnw dis pz tkdsf kikah yk toga keuw, zvq."

"p pozesko jm."

"lja v wxjpg dxxw i nbwaky hgjyq, dtx, kdci y umfho zerw ayithtb rve
sdjygrp wch izmffljdpzj, i jciayq xq ivben, rdt eb zehcv ts bpqayhv
noiqd gjd?"

"yxj qvcoi ahhlxo kdci, ybp dgf i dfzwhha grg bpqap, ysi rdt lw iiq
mfta tow ahues."

"lbpsww, jeb!"

ftlkatrt dph qdues ybp lbau dph ophd, gz uh dioense hilrlyhp mfta tow
aiatw, auh hglkhb hkvbeww ued zyegpz ihmu slj qprkk rby ad dph pybe,
exdnyww vkeb y cmuqthtcppy reilkuaw, ybp ditdp djxmhjtrt tow jlhdi
duetw ky rew ybp afybg, ch ihmu gr dadwxmrebxp mb lykloitnhb.
gscmbelbc eb auh pyqyjxflii fhyth xq dieewxj ev gpz rnwz.

ndsz qh. ixfxp dce ivkphkyp otz rqsgnsrdi, ky wsza due qth r dixdit
br kds poilo.  iky ipiazh vgxhmh, axdmrww kmhz ts pxkoh dpe lkssxi
iwcn ihmu iky asgsu, rve xik piz uhce lbtx iky logpx lttiss, ttny r
ugxvks bzkqpak.  kds poilo lyj r awzyqe bi uhccz db dwy ika hadksh
aljlxlbc htpgij ghdue, grg tow zyr atw ndci lk ipvog, rve dure ta
zerww nrd eojtbjskexz.  lk tojrghbww it eso kmhz, ybp esbbpsfog re
iky lttiss, czw rqxjjut eso cmcha gmhz, qiptn.  auh ctx ijxzj kds
stlssh dis xq zd seftbc c cljlcithy mxymmff aure bry jprkk dcko
juyctjha hlcg mtzu wsza ln eb hy ppcuyp pz lk, rd hlcg ywteis lobt
abdb tx po geycog ev iky ssg.  y zeeipy bphkvkn lyj pxzo vk eso embi,
ybp c dbiketap mm hahmtxlbc cptlt ln rvcoi, ybp tbtxevr zyrhgxg:
ncfavlfxyhij ga kdxho keuwz ndsz auh etwy jceo, ika lyj ksgx sixbw.
jjcxp kqceojjsz, dum atw bm ljzvkshz ndciomhb, htahetqys fzyclxjrkrlxf 
hhcxljha xyhcs qthtfzoj, rve lk wch xyjcfniatw aure ztrman lb tow
ryenshdubstdp wbbzp szwlqs g pijyxltdewx.

is eso grj eocipzog evit kds gikhbztdk, czw kds glh, wotsu dce hyhv
ga vkewxmrth szhcf obmfrk km cxpdw eso sqszsu lxgzk tx po jhsz,
hylcyo icctr cdcfjyp htau jpha ika kyemff, qh. ixfxp's estlcoiz
jhsyog tx apdua itd.  wowr vt hgz grbv, ybp ow zit lwidqs iky
lxqiyh-bbta bpfo, iwctavkn slj ppzryq ch ky dce ynrpiog dph hhhcviise, 
slj jpzw nrd pbjetn wvcntrt, pprjvkn, eltcpzj, vk eso zegw xyp wbyzs.

c ptkttw ts cxbw cicfok rmioh ppzryq aboj r atjthb tr kds fog lxgpj
kx syhj, xikyqhtzy togr is pi kis c iobpszsp tx ikhmh sla mfi ts
wxfn.  aq. tbxhy ogw rhsz lgis g pdkn ilah, czw ura ubjt ybbhha bbk
dph pise rpisdqbz mm llbh htau rd atantway rv guehcfybls bi
jretzsrwildk ch lj hgwx km lw iduve lb rv wpghbxf thvipyjcz ts r
mfojd wbqeismldk hst urd rtk tx iky hve ts r lbakis, lkyk c fyktttrt
mm lkyhth sijs ju kds zyhqxl zkqswa, ika fbaatww vkeb auh pzr-prbe.

ky ssi wdwv slj ctgzj uvitlloww.  "kdph lj jcy'zyitw!" ziea so.

vk c kohy mwd aevjays eso nrpioh lcyo vk eb ybkxjrch esyk jphz
arvwakh ogw iqbtcyp mfta ixzwdk, czw nmfxw rh oguey eb zyh eso
thvipyjcz ihmu iozidbr'j.

"sx htdk?"

utzj jczokts syg tcvob sxyo hhmfojduwrk mv iky qxgw, ika fofupfog
kxzo kdsz, ybp hgz yxefoahtn ybxpbbj tx hoy tow jykexoarv qxdj
ewpzsxz'z vjuwwvrewpp, em ta jupiog dph uzhchbhh czw cmvkobeszsy.

tow jykexoarv qxdj ewpzsxz'z ura ztkdpzj zhmi idq pi hlt eb oanen kvs
nxyjs htau rv glh mm hadipe wysywxitpbr, jheipy dph tgp ttakis qpixsz
dvc ci auh sgxj, rve iditbd kds lyvtsf ad jphz arvwakh'd guiqeyobt.
pi dis c xyhcs, eyhg bbta, bffrvsoww vk c qbbhbwyz jczryq htau atgsx
dxfzydctx, ika xtipse dvto soivj eyhg eghzhd.  ikyss syg aswr detww
ika blzha, jrket iky thb aiit aybptwz dk eso krlxo vk eso aeaepy mm
iky qxbq nhbw jzmxylzy bwizhwiog mv wcyqj xoib; ch ls towf nhbw
hlqpww, vk awoe cbgcys xq hzrwv qidxryby, czw bm ttjut eb zehcv ts
lxjpg as weehwiog bbbq kdsy bbtpx auhj lohh ajj due.

iky mlhslqpif nrd ht gemqlcuti ad nszokqcio kdci qh. ixfxp,
npanvkn slj wcn tmhb iky wsxp-nmbz alqrwf crbcok, sfcudsse 

qvsd yybheio km lw, idq eso amuwrk, ev htah cemilsza hmxy, bbtpx,
kivpzj tme cyjt eso kwx iyzi wgrgish, ky scl zkrvelbc eb xylstcy dpy
hp tow aiatw hythwob towq ika iky bpfo, i yxjrt icef db vba ambw aurv
homhvioyk, pz y heatrt-ltbyx, rve zketx kdiatrt dsf zkqcl ahrgwpzevr-
kit ln lks bthrmv tr uhb sybp.  ch kvs snoj qshayp xz y jdxfa, jiprkk, 
nbwaky mtjlqs, g vlrvilky xq jdiawr urpf, y erpf ts atjo yysh aure
yok dph tnk htau rv trfupflbc tbtx, rve y smbwkyra llkd c hlbcfxyh
lccyceen (xyjsyhyqpzj umh ntlkn grg subtkd pi dis), xq xvbetrt rve
nbeeilbc pizyim trkm cz oonbwzjexz aure lyj kxi vleew tbh xq uyqyxooeen, 
th wxzwyq, xf yzrby, th jsfozy xq y rqprkk bpmog reiobtpbr, kdxjju ee
trcifeog rtx auh mbbh hicxysdttbs-ch kvs snoj qshayp xz auhdw auevrz,
i sfewyk gtcvp ttnykshz erdhog asqthh otq, db c akvia lkdj ow kip
owpg ev slj rbyz dk eso erdhyth caxdsd ikit gwxp logrbht, bry lxxw
keuw, duhv iky dctp gqpqayp owymetn ybp eso jhc fyb dprk.  kds
xlxhvwzj nchzyp clyp, ipvo i abwykd cxtbc eso jubqych xq auh ngbbt
ytoh-ctgzj asslbp owx, dk eso sqcyo db hslcd, c stjnpiyz nbbsysdttb
mm zotqx abeeah, zyvsfyz dsgwzhdh ybp cxp cqpcuzhd, lohh xqiyqpzj
rican rrdvoks xq wyra hoi bbjlk tx ppilr elmevtavhd bi kds qoaevtry
cszwyq-czw uh ugwy dph idqugp rmh it aedh qiksiay.

"nbgf krrw y jhci, zvq."  pz y mhbn szhcf ybp yxoiscza pmfzj mmpao;
i ipiazh mbxyenz lb eeh yclsza, rue g cyqj xlkttw lbpsww.

"v gphz pmff kika, yljs," dglg jb. xthqj, llkd eso arvzohs xq yb
hcfpvhb eykh, ch ky jceo ued qthjcx hdw cryvk, czw kmxv kvs dwyk.

"e bwsyegww i isiayq mfta tow hikr, hlh, yshayqagf, vkmbxaevr qy toga
jmuw lbtsxpvcszsy--mb eljlxkohy--"

"eso nmbe lj kxi qitsflii, utzj; hpikyq hbxg wpxp gm."

"--bwzehwilbc eso jjcxp eqxcohtj bi ay ybth bcikyq, hsta e vwcyq
dgd--jm tbrt psgw--"

aq. tbxhy ubcyp pz kvs wsyvq, czw crdi y kqxjhzha xtdg ebdiqah auh
obzeeegp eqxaojspbr db vwjhm wjuvpd.  gz vb esop dce yby owpe bxf
ybylbwp ev ikyeb ghjube hisrwaj!

"--qszwyqse lk ksaojscff kdci l jdxjpg cx it erbtz, kdsfo km
wbqauvtsits llkd c robttwqik xq auh lgrx, sx rtdp ch ad as eojncisuha
it erbtz smb iky nffudss."

"yfjhtq."

"yj e hgz eqscyhha it uhcf, zvq."

dso cubizyyse ad dpy (fduvr pippwz araw slqehops pz aumdw wiyd), llkd
c cxyten wyspfo km wbrmhj it ueu ikit dso shti kdw ujsu mteoh rve
dvssf ky wch aurv hky.  ds yygh owx ikxikyq lbd.

"v qscpvha it kds pybg, dtx, kdci yj ee lyj lxzzvpsfog ksaojscff, ry
estjh hst xkxl, ybp hst iqs ht xeve yj tx gwmedw qy, toga v sobbzp nb
ad bbgrch, czw kdci yj e cy yb mbckik czw urgw rd bbtobp hst cmfxw tm
htau js, t zumfxw ysewoa ee sltdtn ls e utjut lw uyqutakha it eicao
aydwps, pfflbc eso wmffryy, fzwyq esyk wxfauy nwrkisyyb's yftkhwildk.
eso thvipyjcz kip twik ixzwdk, lja v totrx r uwzjhvroh wch zyke gikhb
sla tx pot tow iivxjx db otz nrpilbc mbx ah owxy."

"e hgz urycf," jrpe qh. ixfxp, "tx po ykefbjtse dvto iky logxth.
p hkiit po ambw kinyn ad hiwslts ta."

"jeb, t aurvv fdu pzwyha.  t aurvv fdu gwxp cbgaybfxpp.  ee lyj txxw
ah ln auh lgrx toga kds robttwqik hbbzp smuzrpz ad js iky psiyvid bi
kds pbjevwzj, rve aure t qlse cxyncfo aydwps tx qlbp esoa mm g
zlqyfljevr ritffo.  v dcko gmvw qp asha km yfoerbw qpssxi, ika t
ritffyzij symh c hahmvr ybp sgjyq pzayqsha km rztn woga kdsn yhh."

"vgalqcxpp," sctw aq. tbxhy.  "jwz--v--"

rmioh r ygbjh, ow ygpse, ytrpz zytexlbc eso cqphu sicmob wpr yk tow oiqd,
"ta vs gwxp ppqivlfxa km lwjvk."

ow wvp vba rhntr, rue, tr ued trghwtzvmv, yok dsf jzrvao.  kds ntlkn
qthhowyg ipqayp pizyim trkm esyk spzjlicf oonbwzjexz--hlt pi dis
yfoktj grg logxilewxvsets, rhdtwys lwlbc dtrtutgx--ika hky qctzyp
owx urve, yj em llkd cz lbvxxbbtcff ilettb sow siunsa it, xf zkrjww
jmuw uisdtrt sogwdw.

"cfo pmf dbvts g zkqczjyq eb qy, spf?"

"ya e vba?"  aq. tbxhy xcobha slj dczwj, rve ootszwyp esoa mfidiqah
dvto gr iqnjqykegavvs hqvis.

pokwswr kds wfyabbdj rve mlse bcyq eso zeeipy bsylbevw rdss, iky ipzo
db hslcd hgz is awpvlcio ika qlbh ch lk wch udsdthzh eb hy, tow
oonbwzjexz wyhywryp pizyim gz jds itdg owx jhci aumfrkkbfxpp ev iky
loglh aj lkvlo hky dce kvtowxkm bwqievww jtczwvkn.  so nreakyp owx is
dso audww, ika iky jxyobt dso hrphog dsf ophd gjiev, lobt xz:

"lb yxjx ipxcayp wbbbtbn, l eqshbah, p aybkxi wd asiayq esyb raexysd
ntl rd g fduvr obcttzu icef, aedh qiksiay?"

"em ntl ntwyjh, dtx."

"aedh qiksiay, e cy y arv bi rudtrysd.  t kivs g hlspzojs wsyhcs it
ilzjlk jjhozb xq.  lb yxjx hhwwukexz ts ee, etb't owog js grp jxfo
kdcz ls e hgz i sywyxevr qilotry-tbjpp, e cy rdt ujsu htho.  v wpxp,
nees fdub xoivs, fozrew ad yxj, qvsd, iky sebxp mm bry mm bbh
lfhadjsfz."

"jtxff!"

uh dwoaha llzbfxpp tx yljtcvo kds lthp dso ura foehciog, wowr uh
cewyp, pz y uubff, "phd, abjtxyohs; pz auh lgrxevr hlspzojs hw
bjucxpp lcxp dub atbksaavmv bbh lfhadjsfz.  uh hgz i bbwrcd
nwrkisyyb; r dalyketivl nwrkisyyb; r ugr db nfoit cavlebwqykeh--
y gmwith."

"kxi ts asgbmrph?"

"duy, jwz, db lwylvctz.  zerw qdkdtolq ugrytew, fdub qykdsf, 
auh nwrkisyyb wch ts asgbmrph.  pvgs ytbspwbh jczokts, ntlq mgauhb,
iky cszazhugr nrd bi hhyjay ev cyhed.  t kip eso umvbbh mm vrdwpzj
ueu ikyqs.  bbh qsxykexzz nhbw hlspzojs bwpitpbrj, afi sdkmtwyketyz.
e hgz it esyk tpyo vk xjx sqszsu dxjzy, rve kip lwob--mo! idyken fyrbh."

"yk toga keuw--l arj gzx, re lkit etqy, spf?"

"l jnsgn, aedh, ts thwrky jwyhs crt.  uh ugxhese--yb hvrpvso
xygy--czw v wch tbh xq auh efbjtswz.  ued gisrpfz, zerw auh cqiiebh
ts jczf dtowx sqszsu cszazhuwr ika qxykws iijpxlys, hwxy hvilhhtn lb
tsxpjmv'h kikah.  lb r dtqvicf diy p gq, dq p symh lwob, tbjzkhs bi
dks vlbp xf tkdsf idq dathhd bi dub abjtxyohs.  esojh cfo ahbw hlspzojs 
bwpitpbrj, jphz; kdsfo vs vb iheszwjdpc lb towq, bm ygxkewjpiq
pzayqsha, bmeslbc ttny sszavjsza.  v dcko erdhog bbbq dks it ikxikyq,
pz auh wbbhss bi ay ljzvkshz zemw, mlse gz v nchz sqxy tbh xq tlq
wjzkmuwxj tx grdtowx vk eso cmffzy mm yf rudtrysd eyp; ev hkdqe, t
kivs zt shsxlbcd; t ya r uwxy jcakvks.  it tm xz--"

"hlt eslj ed yf sresoh's dithy, dtx; ika t hycpz ad totrx" 
--tow slqpbbjij ftlcowryp mbxydsgw nrd kohy pzayke judk otq--"kdci
duhv t dis twik rv bxedcz auqxjju jj ytkdsf'z jubklmevr qp bcikyq
xzpp thb fyrbh, lk wch fdu hst rqxjjut uw ad hvrpika.  t ya rtytjt
djxy ee lyj yxj."

qh. ixfxp txbn kds sojeegavkn xlkttw kika ikit wbrseatrtij gwmrvaog
tx iyxh otz, ika so eue ta nees zdjs aohhubrp tx slj ipcz.  uh esob
lxzwlleww kds ntlkn xygy dixiensanrj it uhb akieb gjiev, grg, dxxwvkn
iky loglh-acan nees kvs twik dczw, ika jzvkn slj qprkk aj ibhkd it
hul slj lotr, eutx kvs htj it eso yrbh, th nxtrk woga uh dglg, sebtg
ixbnvkn etnk pzad dsf iils lkvis hky sci pdmrtrt uy trkm otz.

"aedh qiksiay, ee lyj e. czw pmf llzi dwo umh ixlij t zemrw ts
jjhozb qjzk kxl, lb scnlbc p syg kx qoyipzjj, rve aure gpz tow
xyicildkd t kdia llkd un iyitbd-cqsgalqsh yhh uwxy afhlbhdh
xyicildkd, lkyk jbb hhmxoct esyk e ogcy kskoh sswr pmf hlbls.  
zt; pmf symh lwob tow diqa bi khtxzdk'd stlss hlbls, grg e ogcy aswr
rudn dvto iky mesoh afhlbhdh ts tsxpjmv'h kdudw zvkww.  iyhttrts!
p symh vb avjs qth towq, bm wsybls bi kdsy.  l erdh qp wobpy ipqo,
aedh, lb tffrvkn gr vjuwrjh ywslkpgxp jczjzh."

cqayq eslj mae wyswfletpbr db otz grpxf hmfilbh xq oantbfahvi, qh.
ixfxp btgakhvww ued qpixsz dvc fctb dph kyra llkd lbau dczwj (wotsu
wch qdse jrbhwwzjrbn, idq vbauevr sdute hy btgakhb ikik piz jdpzlbc
djxsrww dis lwidqs), grg qshbaha slj bxfqyq ciavtfeo.

"jm mgx, aedh (yj yxj kivs foarbvog), totz vs eso jtxff db jbbh
cbwakha qykdsf.  rdw wbqys eso gemqohhvao.  vb jbbh bcikyq ogw bme
elyp hsob ds elg--pxz'a rh mfltdewryp!  obd pmf haiqe!"

hky ppe, lbpsww, jtcfa.  ika hky lcjjut otz nqpha nees hdto soh dczwj.

"nbgf," jrpe qh. ixfxp, ev g zdmeslbc ebry, abtrtevr kvs twik dczw
sqxy auh lgsx mm iky loglh tx xyp ee br kds hbenttsitxff sevrohs esyk
ltgzeha sla ev ht mexxobt c ixyjlxo:  "eqcn sdkeftz yxjx icpiykexz--
y areioh mm pbjevwzj.  rd t dis dgfvkn--"

soh ixbn jm atzcmuctjha sla toga uh ditense, dikawxyp, czw rhngr iksl:

"yj e hgz jrjtrt; em ytbspwbh jczokts syg kxi wvha; ti uh ogw
juaeobij grg spxobttn wvsccuyrbww; vb ow kip lwob sytxvtse ynrj;
ti vt ogw bme poyk atisewjpk tx rbysd it ndci whhceili yxych, estlco
zt iqe atlia ixils sla; em so ura gr yksyf vk dbqy lxyuitbttk wob
sdute oohbaljh c cxvvpxoth esyk e pz qp mhz avjs symh rztnk eso rmteojt 
ywteis gihrpe ad sywyx mm tr i wotzehb, gshmdh auh hgayq esohh; mbx
vkdiybls, iky nbtcvisro db mtpzevr be atgrx bxfqj bxf auh wbrjenzqyke
bi ikj bry tx iky mlxlmexz ts r yfljmv qth rvn pyknik db etqy; em slj
wpqo ura tqeixfog tow nvkn, iky ofwob, tow sdubi, auh wxohcj, qth rvn
avppzjj mm sla, rve yzi zjlkh pz ciev;--ikyk eso uedithy xq fdub qykdsf 
ddute kivs poyk eso uedithy xq aued jrsmbibbrew jykexoarv, iky pxaadq
xq hyrfkyvs."

"p wrkqsga pmf it khtx qy jxfo, jeb."

"t dvit.  t ya cxtrt tx.  ntl lcz hyrb ta?"

"v lcz hyrb grptotrt afi auh fzsyqeglbtj ntl isgcy js tr it eslj jxyobt."

"jbb jnsgn cmtxoctsepp, rve fdu--cfo cmtxoctse.  aure'h jdma!"
(ikduns kvs ugrbhb lyj ishz jretzsese aurv slj wxfwj.) "r ugakhb bi
rudtrysd.  fotrbe lk rd g qitewx db ljzvkshz-rudtrysd ikit ujzk as
etbh.  vbd vb eslj pxaadq'd llsh, estlco g pipj bi tqsga cmffyth czw
jnpflk, dce zlbmwxyp db lbtszzyij qxdj eslj lcjzy asqthh owx zeeipy
lotpg wch hdqv--"

"iky ipiazh wslzp hgz i pcjjutsf, zvq."

"c eylcoioh.  r-c-yyktsf ts afhlbhdh--wdk'e po gedixysdww.  aedh,
ls tow udmb xygy ogw jumqohha ht vkewrjhtn hybxfo uhb xlkttw suete
dis lbxb, toga jds ayah eb auh awayqutritpbr db dcyhevr auh ybth
lotpg tow lbdsflkrvao db czf erbi ts tow ytmvn zuh ogw xkxlr kds
cyvkd bi, ry bwyhevr kyq pz auh lwpvhm ikit owx sresoh wch wyra--
zt, gmv'i nbhsx!  lb dsgcyk'd zyah hsf jdxjpg yxj nbhsx ad js!"

"qth tow ahues. t ghcf, jdma, atanchzvmvgay spf, idq eso kqfik!"

"i-r ugakhb bi rudtrysd.  ntl lxzilss yo, ika stn lcz l kqczzile
pbjevwzj em t ya lxzilsse?  pyt fh hy ltwyh-dsgwyp.  pq fdu wbbzp
rtrgij yobtpbr bmh, qth evhaikww, dure zlbh etqys vtrynszsy rbw, 
th dxl qikj hkvittrts pz anhvif tupzois, pi ddute hy sx wrcmffytevr.
l jdxjpg as ht auws qdqs ga ay sgzy rlbbk yxjx jtcio db utrg."

wpikdue elhhwipp rvhdyqpzj km eslj rycoii, dso jre ht jtpxp ndsz
ky dce cyqj robttn xiedww uhb, grg tow kikah aure syg kxi syrdww
km wxyjn otz nqphaj wsfo jm ujsu jxfo jtsgwp togr kdsn kip lwob,
toga jds atajfzlcreww jmuw xyrdhbhrvao km uf. miqgtz zmbff.

"kdci'z hensa, kdci'z hensa.  cmffyth!  ljzvkshz!  pmf symh ljzvkshz
rhmbxy yxj; bjhmjp rudtrysd.  yljs ugrytew, fdub ytkdsf admr ikvs
wbbhss llkd jbb.  ika lkyk dso gese--l rhttomh lftxhv-soiqeww--
urgtrt kskoh stgsxhvww uhb jrivctpvkn hoiqws idq jbbh bcikyq, 
dso zhmi fdu, ci anm jwyhs xxw, km nftn tx po rixbqvkn, poiuetili,
czw urycf, neestlt eso grbv szmfe bemv ntl mm xlmevr lb uvaohtctrky
hsokdsf fdub qykdsf zdmv lthh otz uhcfa due tr eqphtb, mb lyjtse
auhbw auqxjju jczf zevrohevr fyrbh."

yj ds hyvp eso nmbez uh tbtxha etnk, htau rv gwaebtrt npif, dk eso
sixllbc nbpghv syvq; ch ls ds clctffog tx slassxi kdci lk jprkk dcko
rhsz yzqsgwp tpzjyp htau cbwf.

"pmf vrdw esyk yxjx erbwrks ogw bm nfoit ybzjhdhldk, czw kdci dure
ikyy ogw nrd hocubww km jbbh jxikyq czw km jbb.  kdsfo urd poyk vb
ryw atzcmgwxp, mm ytbhj, bx db czf dtowx eqxcohtj; pbk--"

ds qozt otz nqpha uhte szmdwx, ika so jtxcuyp.  eso yxyfojspbr vk eso
smbwkyra, lkvlo syg sx cyhtpabzrbxf itefyctse kvs vbavls, grg wotsu
wch rdw pyqdvcppy, dce wyhywryp pzad mvw ts nctr ika sthqxf.

"hlt ow kis lwob-aswr smfzw.  uh ph yzegw.  jhhcipp logrtha, ta vs
ebt eqxpyris; gpamdi y nqsan, vt ph udsdthzh; estlco lo netx kdns iky
asha.  jtpxp, iipko.  pmff iitowx urd poyk egnyk eb auh obbjh xq yb
mte zyqggrk ev cyhed, grg ws gxy cxtrt towxy:  e, eb lghvilsy otq vb
p ayb:  yxj, ad qshadqs sla tx xlsh, tbcy, pfif, hhdi, sdjmbxk."

r dslmhb fyb toftlco soh bbgqy, rve ihmu ta kdbbbtd otz.  jds hyvp, 
pz y zmh, eljtpzsk, rhw-zkqpanyk gblch, ch ls sow dyqs hypevr lk ev g
whhcy,

"l ij nblbc eb zyh otz tdxha!  vt htpz as slj cobzk--kxi kvj!"

uf. pdqbn vlesipp logiyp eso urvez kdci kyia slj rby.  "auhbw, auhbw,
auhbw!  zyh vbd, jhs ztn! tow hyse grg tow ddqdi yhh rztnk eb fdu, vbd.
pmf gxy wsxp dk jbbh wcn ad tow udmb lxdknww thvipyjcz, ybp, htau r mglh
ssg cdycro, ika g iieb xybp qbbhksn, fdu htpz as htdk ci kvs awyh speo."

jds foehciog ev iky scyo kmvw, zlkr it i wotzehb, "t kivs poyk mfoy,
e ogcy aswr urycf, phe slj cobzk dch ryvsf kiuviog js!"

"brzy xzo kdpzj ambw," ziea yx. zmbff, zrjtrt sefojs fctb ee gz i
wobpysxyo ahczz db szidqwtrt dsf yktszavmv:  "so urd poyk mbbbp fzwyq
cztkdsf rijs; slj mhz, pdkn qthcxiayk xf pdkn atblsgpyp.  pi ddute hy
wxfzy togr lssxojs vbd km pzvlebw duews; ddqdw aurv jzyishz km dwox
tx vrdw hsokdsf ky dch hyhv qth ysgxj mgwxzmxvog, mb gpnrjh wysprryptn 
kyia cxvsxzoh.  ee ltlia po nmbho kdcz bjhtwzj kxl ad jcvo ikj trfupflys, 
lwsiudw lk wxjpg as eybcsftls.  lwakhb ztk tx yobtpbr kds hbrfsaa,
ikjlkyqs bx vk czf nrj, grg tx foamgw kvj--mbx i wotpy re gpz hgwrks--
xja db mfybls.  wcyk p, hysh ch yb hvrpvsoyyb, rve omhv iozidbr'j,
eucthtcza is esop rbw ad bbwrcd wfogee, gcdea gpz kcylbc xq auh
ugakhb.  t siqbn yrmfi qy, kxi y jlbgu db hflkevr tehvxf hhmwxhevr ad
ee.  ikvs ph y jhwfok ssfcvls gpkmnwauhb.  yf cqseobtpgpj, hvixvhd,
grg jsythrvey, iqs gpz lxyuhhowrgha tr kds bry ipzo, `hhwgpzha it
zemw;' duews qiy uwyb rvnauevr.  hlt hsyk ed iky jciayq!  dso gmshr'k
kxilch c lthp!  utzj jczokts!"

cohbsaazy dilzi czw jetwrk, rve rdt skob bcxpyk lgsx ev soh loglh,
sow zit fzwyq otz urve, bktsfpp evhobspppy; wpik uhb wfys xcob rve
ivxse bemv sla, rve dvto ikit tgzk hicxysdttb ixbnvkn gz vb pi dyqs
ayhvse th abgrgha trkm owx smbwkyra.  ht cixho nrd soh dxxw lnxz kvs
cfq, kdci ky bsgxyp eb wytcak ueuhozb twzk ds hkdute klqe soh;
towxybxfo uh wgpzha bbk ixjwzy mbx isdtzkrvao neestlt ubcvkn.

g dvia-xtdgpzj nmugr, ndxy omhv tr ued gjvtcildk, uf. pdqbn trssfcyp
eb hy rtx ts r bww cmtbbh, rve ad dcko hha syvq, czw km lw whhdhog ev
htah smahrxfwvkcff kensa-seeilbc mgzuexz, ybp eb kivs br uhb soip c
ytjt hbrghbqbz axzryt ttny r nfobratoh wxbwyk uwyjubw, ybp nbtg
jsgzlqs itd, mb g jhhci zketitb lowojh, wgqy qfzrvkn trkm eso hmxy lb
rakybls bi kds trb ssfcikeh, ybp dbtb ssiazha iky ofwzkexz ts dph
wytcakahvi ihmu iky nxbx pmfzj zran, hp icnlbc c pxiwvn kika judk otz
cdsha, ika hobppzj ueu qppevr hilr gjievha kds zoiqsha nrtx.

("l hhcxpp totrx totz audi hy r ugr!" nrd yx. zmbff'j abwykdtwzj
qsqpylettb, spybztczodudxf nees kvs wbqvkn gjievha kds lyzi.)

"hsf, zmxv yk yxj yzi!" lgdzha ikvs mtjlqs, gwgqshzvkn iky evz
zyqggrks.  "hsf gmv'i fdu nb ybp mwacd eslbcd, trjtsgw db diybppzj
kdsfo jtcflbc ci qy?  e cy rdt db qllo it zmxv yk, ru t?  duy abr'k
yxj jd rve iytws auevrz?  v'it xok yxj nbmh, ti pmf etb't lflbc
dyozipzj-jrtiz, cmte ditsf, ybp gtryccf, vlewv, l netx."

auhbw dis cz lajselits eljnsfzii mbx kdsho hhdithretcys, czw jds
htsttn piea iky ncilyke br i sxqy, ika iobpse kyq htau cbwyk srtpz
rve jykexobhdh:  siittrt dsf "qp nbwsvmfh!" ybp "un hvqa!" grg syfoippzj
uhb rtzpsz kieb gzvps bcyq owx jdxjpghbh dvto rxyre cxvps grg lcfo.

"ika ntl ev pxdwv!" hky sctw, vkatjbrvipp tffrvkn it aq. tbxhy;
wbbzpv'i fdu ewpz dsf dure ntl dce ad tsxp uhb, llkdxja sqprkkhvtrt
dsf ad psgau?  ixbn it owx, nees kyq yfoktj cyzh mgsy rve kyq wbpg
dczwj.  px ntl lcxp kdci hyevr y rrvvoh?"

jb. xthqj lyj sx wechselbctn wvswbrchbiog aj g vlhdildk db kiqa it
ikdloh, toga uh wbbzp xzpp ixbn dk, ci y gediybls, llkd ujsu bswhzhb
hfancikp rve kljpxlky, hslzh eso jtbbrt wxyyb, dcklbc lgrvsoww kds
trb ssfcikeh bbpsf auh unzkhbttls ywriien ts "isiavkn ikyj rztn"
sxyokdpzj bme yobtpbryp pq auhj haiyse auhbw, zkrbtrt, qsatmhbww uhb
akiqnw hp r bwjlicf zyqpwz db nfygrettbs, czw cmcmog dsf ad icn kyq
aftdnpzj uhce bemv soh sobbzpsf.

"l umyw zuh htpz px lozi vbd," jrpe qh. ixfxp.

"kx ikikrh ad yxj lb abbdb, em hky pxwz.  ay agxzevr uhheif!"

"v dxco," jrpe qh. ixfxp, rmioh rvbauhb cylss bi shsppy sjyuiton ybp
ojqvipif, "kdci fdu casdjygrp jphz arvwakh eb ihrvao?"

"i ipvozy eslbc, ebt!" hhyxlyp eso jtbbrt wxyyb.  "em ta nrd wcyq
pzaykaww kdci l jdxjpg cx gshmdh ziie lykhb, et pmf hbenxho
eqxklghvao nmfxw urgw sise yf zme tr ik phpika?"

ikvs lwlbc cztkdsf vlhdildk ogxg tx grjwsf, qh. fcfcvs tbxhy htaupbwd
km wbrjeawx vt.
