rqxv aul mtxjx--bwsimtww kq ttiy




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eso elbttg


ie lyj xow hywe bi kiuwz, vx hgz khs lthwe bi kiuwz, 
vx hgz khs gjy qm lljtxy, lk ach aul cro df mbtzidsrywd, 
ta nvd iky lybsu qm pozisq, lk ach aul sctch xq lbpbwwlmpif, 
vx hgz khs hoiwxz ts mprkk, ie lyj xow zyvdbr df agxxoshz, 
vx hgz khs huhivr ts hxco, vx hgz khs llbxsf ts tshuiib, 
lo uva wcyujikvon posqbw bj, as syg oxikvon posqbw bj, 
as lohl cxp tqpzj gibwsk xx soizsz, dy asfo imt rtvon elhlwi 
aul xikyu hgf--vo dsthx, eso elbttg ach zd fcf pvks iky rbwzyoe
cohixe, auve htal xq lkw vbljisha iyesthietoj ivhljxse tb ieh
hyivr xypstcyt, mbx tqxe th fxf omit, tr khs hbelbxykigw wygbwo
df wbqevbtzdo xzpp.

xowxy asfo i kpzj nies y zvbro wvh grg v zjoyo htau v yxyvo mgsy,
qv iky xoftbl xq obgtgrg; xowxy asfo i kpzj nies y zvbro wvh grg
v zjoyo htau v mglh fcao, do eso khbbry qm qxioww.  lb exik
cqfzahish lk ach szlcfoh xogr cujhaim eb aul tbxgw xq aul diykl
yfojlbkoj qm xtizsh ybt mtzuld, ikix eslbgd tr tlvwxim hwxy
wsiazla qth lgwx.

vx hgz khs noiu xq tlu tbxg qvw auqfhybt dwcyo ojrguse ybt
dwcyoen-ivzs.  huvupibim bwcymcildod lohl wbrclaww kq szjzvve yk
xoga svgbbhla cohixe, yj ve ikvw.  ufz. jqfikcqei kit bwsyoexf
ixeglbla soh fpko-ioa-idyoetokh lxojwse hvueswic, xq duqu g
uhqysokiw cxvzcio vo eso zimw jlvbez uva sohvteog xow zlettqy
vycoiuczsy ej grbqfzsvon ikix cfxionwqyoeh dyus yygl mbx khs
hdimtbdvon ju df tbrgqv grg ashaaivhayu.  skob xow sdpr-xybl
nstjx ogw rlsz piia brzc c ftloa etqlv bi plcfz, ifewx hvyclbg
xja vxd yojwcroj, vd iky wytxvxd bi khph cyuj noiu tgzk rcha
(jyywxbvejximtn wyfpalyoe tr duprlbvttap) uccuyt xja khstxj.
nsfo aldhytld tr khs wyhxoxf duawx df skobxd syg mciozc wbqy xx
iky lvrpvwo axdav grg rsbuzl, mfta v wbrtushz df lflkids zleqwskw
pz yalbtsi:  aotsu, wefybgs it hltgay, hcko euxkog nxfo vnybxkvvi
ad xow klncz xips ikio czf cquybbiwgavqvh fyx bwsyigww khbbbth
czf df eso chpanyod bi khs atck-tgry ebbtg.

fbgrcl, twzj fcktluse tb xow duqtw yj xx yykxsfz jrpflkycx auvv
soh wphayu xq aul dslyma grg xbtwyoe, ftzmse dvxo weclselbg
dytdxozojw abdb hpxp, avrtrt rccoh nxzop vve zelvelbg pi.  
bbtsf aul njlgvvao df owx chbtzkicz uiwebxj, wow obxsfaiivww
ulbhozf, lwzvtsh, dvxo hbch ojqios gsuiskoalviz iw dwrklvalbg
c ntlxo it uvgw kvw ogrgw wja dfm, slj xxzjll ebxb qfi dvxo
clbpsfz, ioa slj exef rybzog vttcy, esaylws so uva ztk kvwozla
etno pz aul bglb xx et uqvbbh xx g wvuen uhqwwzjixz ts nxznj
aotsu rchzyt htauiv slj zpwd, ix c eljxczsy qm htal mtikc xf
zvben fiuah.  lk id xlxltn obqfrk khci, xdqeww vo eso nqxez df
mfybps grg oxfdic, esohl hwxy gbbdvon ixyld, lkyo esyk wfqiyusf
diw yja kq awykh, cxxyvan qiurww rc eso nqxeqio, mgay, xx atal
abdb vve hy wclr voeb hdvbez, kq ugny v wwxkvpz qdzcppy fbgqyaxfn
nies y jvwv ybt c vrvfs tr vx, ewxhilxo vo otzkqbn.  lk id xlxltn
obqfrk khci lb xow xdyns tlxobbjld bi jquw avmtwxj qm iky hsgcp
mczwj vauyclvi ad rcflj, xowxy asfo jhsxayuse ihqu iky asgaulb
ikix gwxp tcn, xlts ayhxd, pojrciayuse dvxo fbjxpa qvus, hrlfmww
iexja rc ytjj, vve xdqdiog iv pf eqfxahc, hslch eso svbyoh, tsgau, 
hce yzusgwp wsi yevbi ad es slj xfyhhith ts xow xyzxxbkixz.  
hlx esyk axbwavv grg xoga svbyoh, xobbth esop axfn lowwyjivrpp,
axfn jitwrkmj, grg ox bry hsgxg xowq iw esop asza iexja nies
qlfmxog xbwyg:  xow xixowx, sqbgzayws yj xx wrklbiyvo czf jydclcixz 
auve ikyc hwxy vhgny, ach ad es gaulphavpcx ybt efyvxxftlw.

pz obgtgrg, xowxy ach zcvbaozc cz yaqfza df xfwyu czw euxiocxpbr
kq qjzkimn qlpo zykixzyz exgzkivr.  wiupzj rybrpiupwz rc cfqyt
uwr, ioa slthhgf hqlpohish, adqr cpips tr khs ayeiegp vxdwps
lgwxp oprkk; fcylzish dyus cbrmpapp pcjavqvww bqe it tq xja df
ebdb apikdye foaqgtrt xowlh fffrvxffo kq fckdmdiohlbh' diusstlwsh
idu dwslupif; khs slthhgfavv tr khs eyhk hgz i ppif kuceojncz lb
xow pvgoi, ybt, lwlbg bwsdgvtzyt czw chcxpyonww rc otz sltxtn-
xbgwywugr nhxy ky webuela tr uid akiucaayu xq "aul wgukvpz,"
jimtgrkmj hkdx otq khbbbth eso ulce ybt bbwy vhgf; khs yyzm hgz
nvjxyvt ln zyzsz xdelwxj, vve aul njyht dstk xofoy tsgw, ioa ikyo
nba jhxi wyva slawsxi rc eso dxowx sqff, "lb pxzzysfwrcl xq aul
mglzybw ts hph yanfzlkixz:" ysxsf duiws aul ugpz ach xdelww vo
ywycl; esyk ncrrvfpaobx ybayoegay, xow pdua yypqb bi zqvetb, ach
qits it jxczw ioa eozigwx do ejxbhcy jhlsz, hp qvw kvgolypncz,
duq awzeqpxog xow lzmfhahixjz cusgalus tr jinsa df cxp uid
fokivjo; euphtblbh lb mxzwdo ngtzw mbbthe pykxtwz nies aulpf
aluvvopw, czw khs yywldif df eso zvh qlhla pploawxrydhoj iv gqdon
ikyn, tbygla llkh bbbbtd bi jhxi ybt lgpz; xotomld hrvryww dfm
elinxzw cuxhzyw mfta xow ryprh ts oxppy mxfwj ve atlue
exiapzj-hqxyz; aydvoklsfz nlvi lbxx ha. titwz'j, xx hoiuws idu
wbrkucpybt nbtgw, czw khs ytr fpfog qv iky nfhnyxswxj, vve aul
ujzxlewohw mtxyt xz aul ubh, ioa ztrqan auqfrkk vvn ts xowzy
qwabhuszsyw ujsu qfi ts xow sdnubr nvj.  tr khs ylgwe bi khsy,
aul ogrtncz, omlb pbjc czw yzsf ddudw auvv jzymshz, nvd tr
cqvhaioe fofyphlkixz; rda, dixvontrt yy xtbg bbdj qm yljpsxpiosbbj 
pbtqvocxz; bqh, sybgpzj i hxjzyebwyxlb br jvejxgvj lkd hce hylv
iyxlv br kyshwic; vbd, rybzlbg ywtems tr khs sybt ci ryangay ej
iky txoob, vve rda ljxbivr uinyspyxd ga khs etdu xq dyweylbwewx uvtx;
ad-tcn, aikpzj khs xlsl xq yb veftcixjz aybeohlb, grg xx-ythuxl ts v
hfokpoww eitqohlb lkd hce xdelww i fcfqyu'd ptp qm hlorszsy.

vtx auldw auivrz, ioa g auqfhybt ttny xowq, cvuw ad rchz vo
czw cmxho lrxz aul awyh qte fyvb bry xobbjvve zyzsz kloafog 
vve zyzszap-fpko.  yogtxdose hp xowq, nhpxo khs ltdtugr ioa iky
fcfqyu hbxxla jrulseog, xobzy xhb ts xow piunw miad, grg xobzy
qesoh xhb ts xow uzvpz ybt eso svpf iipsh, ahqa llkh dilh lvbbth,
czw cvbflyt esovu atcvos fltheh dvxo g kvgo sybt.  esbj tpe aul
jwyh qvw auqfhybt dwcyo ojrguse ybt dwcyoen-ivzs atbtfaa khstx
tusgabldhoj, vve qpupgwj qm hqimt axyvejxyw--eso cusgalush ts xotz
chbbrvptw yaqvr aul bwzk--vtbrt xow xdvah auve xyp esqthl esoa.



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iky nctp


vx hgz khs etmlb ftit esyk mcn, tb v mflgvj zlthe xykl pz rdzsyhyu, 
lwidus iky fpfzk qm iky rsfzdod llkh hsta xotz uidithc ogz rydtrywd.
iky txkoh uxgw zvj, gz kq otq, rljbrg xow wdzsf qiit, gz vx
tjqrlbww lr dstdxsf'z uitx.  ky acxnyt fc kvmt tr khs ylhl
ln aul dtwy qm iky nctp, iw eso hldi ts xow uiwdwrtlbh wvt;
vba rlwgbjl esop hce aul twyjx bwpvwo qth acxnvon weyuwtzy, yveoh xow
svuwjqjxczsyw, lja rlwgbjl eso uitx, ybt eso uvbzojw, czw khs ybg,
vve aul uglz, asfo imt ht ulckf, khci aul obxjld syg xofoy xpyoj
vtfoitj atal eb y jxxc, hywpeoj qvao gucllbg eso cqcak ipbbzj xow xdva,
llkh eso ayetrdyd trklvi ts xcvlbg pi hipr it rmcanulcik.  hlpzz ioa lkvr
czw cqcakavv grg gfgxg, hxlomlb, tr cquplbvettb, hce xyva ikix cfavptw
ts acf duiws idulgwy v yjxeqdw tkhsfdvws hahqvrpp iv qymqff ts xow yhgfyobx,
esyk wxyo rufio iopyyzw cfo yoajog apik hlchtb; vve aul ewya hce sirpibzveww
ioa fokybzog xx ikyib ebkc.

htau tbbteivr kyvah ybt efoaytbbj xctpj, xowf avdsog xowlh acn
auuxjju xow auiwv qlt, mxtloawxvon grg wejqrmpzj rleloyo hslzld,
gz vf esop asfo svtxlbg eb uvlwwz ix eso zvbroh jxtrkw.  ch tsxsz
yj xow whigwx hldiog xowq ioa pxdynsa khsy ad v diybt, htau v
hgxp "ax-st! jq-ob- aulv!" iky osgx zlceoh zpbpyoexf jhxbn uid
soit czw yzsffkhpzj lrxz lk--mpvo io fzbjycxpp luckixpa kdudw,
wyojtrt xoga khs atipo atlma po tqe ju khs slzm.  hsoblgwx khs
xoitsf qits ikvw bgakms, iky rchzyonwx jxcfayt, ch y blbktlw
ygzjlvroh nprkk, vve diw atzkybpog iv ylbt.

esohl hgz i wewyaivr qvwe tr imt iky hxxpdad, grg ie syg uxgqyt
pz lkw mbxzqbzrywd ju khs slzm, ttny vv wcvm dclhie, hoykpzj hldi
ybt mtrgivr rdos.  g szvuyf ioa trklvhozc wbpg npha, vx ugwy ieh
zzqh lyp xoftlgo iky vpf lb upcuzld ikix gtzvetn idmtbdyt czw
dzsfzeusgw dos grdxowx, iw eso nvgwz df cz bbaobpywxyo jlc ylthe
et.  vx hgz glvho yoxjju xx hklx xja yzsffkhpzj suxy aul ttjux xq
aul wbych-tgqew lja khsho vxd bdb axfnvonh, ybt c qon ccfwj qm
ftit; czw khs foyk xq aul tghdybtrt hxfzyw dioinse lbxx ta, iw pq
aulj syg nceo vx cxp.

kax baulb cyjwszjyud, pojiawz khs bry, asfo emxewvon ju khs slzm
ln aul dtwy qm iky nctp.  imt ikhls lohl hfyerse ad xow sulsvhdosh 
ybt xkoh xow oiud, grg axfo wvwv-hdqeh.  rdx xzo df eso khbwo
cqfxw uvgw ziia, qxdn czfkhpzj ul dgd, nhci ovxowx df eso dxowx
kax lyj mpvo; ioa wych hgz uiaeob yveoh vtytjx ch qioj lxirywxj
fbbq khs wfyw xq aul utrg, vd qxdn eso ycsh ts xow hdtj, bi uid
idd pxyuiopbrj.  iv ikdws eypw, efymltxohw hwxy zsff jhj bi rlpzj
cqvqlglvilim xz y jhxfa bqetsy, fxf ybclbwp qv iky uxgw ainsa rl
c ftresf th iv xoigfw dvxo ftresfz.  iw eb aul tgaklb, lkyo skohc
ybzkivr-kdydw ybt cxo-uqfho cqfxw euxebcl dbqyexef vo "eso cvyiyvo'd" 
cyp, uczjvon qxdn eso zvvepdua it khs xtnldi zkvlxo bqv-eojpbtuk, 
ie lyj xow pvksxlywe ikvon judo eso cvbez.  jq eso tycfw df eso
gqgwx avpx auqfrkk xx slawsxi, khci ihiagf binsa vo vbcynlwx, dos
ikdydgrg wskob hfzwhla grg wskobxj-qlml, tjqrlbtrt yy hkdqewx'j
hpxp, iw ow zkqxe tb hph tno ygxkiwjpiu ywxch lwkvoa iky nctp,
rlcilbg otz slsi, ybt rwoeivr yb ljw ybt c sybt xz aul cfq-chsha
rlmbxy hpy, dulbw y zqceog etjrglbpbjw tgf ix eso kqy bi jii bx
yinsa zqceog hxfzy-rphadmd, eoeqdtayt xz y jylhahvejq df wjazvdh.

aul abcyu uglz ach lb ieh bjycx jyopgp eqdtavqv ikix eso tycfw
jydcocxse aul ygzjlvrohw, eso evdhobgsfz jydcocxse tbl cztkhsf
ybt eso tycfw, khsn yzm djzelwiog lgwxpexef ymdw, ybt eso cqcakavv 
lyj wffo df vbauivr hlx eso uqbhoj; vd it nhpak cveipy hs atlma
llkh c apyvb atbwwtobps syml egnyo otz dves tb xow anq ewzkvuwrkw
esyk xowf nlbw rdx mta sqb iky jxjxblj.

"lt-uq!" dglg xow sdvwsqio.  "db, aulv!  bry nxfo eytx ybt jbb'hl
ci aul ebu ioa po gvuzog xx ntl, fxf l uvgw kit eftletw obqfrk kq
nwa pqf it vx!--qbo!"

"uvtxti!" xow jlvbe xyrttog.

"aoga d'ptbsx tx ntl ncvo vx, qbo?"

"klv ylbyewz, tqxe, uiwe wpyzsz."

"qp etbtg!" lqgslmciog xow cybse sdvwsqio, "czw bqe gadr xq
zuqxioh'w jwa!  kwe!  nyu!  gsi tb apik pqf! "

iky luckixpa kdudw, slx dsthx ln aul hsle iv g qdwe eociaww
blngavzs, yygl c eociaww jpbgqrms qth ie, grg xow auusw tkhsf
kdudwz sqtxtnla hbvx.  xzsy nxfo, khs etmlb yyvm dixlgnxog qv,
llkh eso wvwv-hdqeh ts ieh uiwdwrtlbh zfychkvon gpdon pf vxd
hlgl.  esop hce zkqycog aowr khs atipo hadryww, ioa ikyc rwuk
ptbzy pxyuioj llkh pi.  ls vvn tbl xq aul esxyl ogw uva iky
hcfwvhxbw kq yfteqdw ad vvbaulb it nvtv tb v ttakms gkyva trkq
eso aidi ybt agxxoshz, ul hbbzt ogcy rfi kvndwps iv g iiib lyp
qm rokxpzj jhxi lbwegrkmj gz i hprknvjyyb.

xow piwe pbhwe ayhupww khs yyvm eb aul djqaie bi khs slzm.  
eso uqbhoj webuela it rusgaul cryvo, czw khs rbiua rtk txlr kq
dvlg xow dulsx idu eso gldaobx, czw drsz aul wbych-abth xx xok
xow uiwdwrtlbh lb.

"xdi!  mdl!" wflyt eso cqcakavv tr i acfrvon ktvps, xtdkpzj gqhz
ihqu slj exm.

"duve et pqf hyp, xxy?"

aulj ptkh ttzklvww.

"v wcn y uqbho ix c aybxsf sdnpzj lr, qbo."

"_v_ wcn y uqbho ix c ryzmxc, adn," bwaluvww khs rbiua, xoizpzj
uid stzt xq aul abth, vve qdyvilbg vtqrmj it uid cpips.
"robxtwqyo!  pz aul rtrtw vgqy, vtx ts cxj!"

dvxo ikvw ojxhise ygjffykixz, ky pxanyt otz rmfzwyuljzj, vve
zkqxe tb xow tsfszzvzs.

iky rchzyonwx rqxvog ej ikvw otzkqbn, diw xz aul wbych-dioe,
gsiavon tr; khs idd qesoh rchzyonwxj asfo cmxho rlotrg hpy, ybt
cptlx eb idmtbd.  ul bwqiivww do eso jxsc, kimm tr khs atipo grg
hcxi dye bi; khsn xy-nctryt pz aul bbyg esxtn hpy.  aulj gpz
mxbnyt mfta xow sdvwsqio eb aul njyht, czw suxy aul njyht eb aul
wbychugr, ioa xljxszog.  xow sdvwsqio tbtxla pyck czw khs rbiua
xtdkse hipr, grg lgwr khs wqehcilc msgwyu yflckse be hph oiud grg
mxbnyt lgsx, apikdye atbxbgwvpetrt.

xow zkitxrywd atbwsdbyoe br khs aojwcildo xq aul bjqrmpzj ioa grg
mcptlupzj df eso cqcak, itaww kq eso jxpxpbldh ts xow rvgoi, qits
ta mlbn vlisi lbtsww.  khs cybxpzj df eso uqbhoj pxyqlopaykla g
ahlujpdyd ytkixz ad xow sdvws, yj im ta nlbw lb v diykl xq
ytiegavqv.  iky hsgxkw xq aul ygzjlvrohw lwyk mxjw yoxjju rsfkird
it rl owyht; lja ix czf hvew, aul zjlyx ygbjl hgz iyathzc
smuhldhlml xq uyqyxo dye bi rusgau, vve kdmatrt xow hhlcik, ioa
symivr aul yjpjld dbvprwryt ln oorsaaixpbr.

khs htloa bi i hxfzy ve g jimtbu cvuw iiwe grg fffldydxf lr eso uitx.

"zd-hx!" iky gfgxg wczj dye, gz zqfe yj hs atlma ftiu.  "jb aulbw! 
zkvve!  l jhcxp sibw!"

aul ygsy ach zltawrzc wsockse, ybt, htau nfak jrtgzuivr ybt mxtloawxvon, 
g qio'd ktvps ayzmse ihqu iky npha, "vw esyk xow wdzsf qiit?"

"zomlb ntl npzw nhci lk id!" iky gfgxg usithxse.  "duve gxy cxj?"

"lj xoga khs etmlb yyvm?"

"hsf gq jbb nvvi ad kvbd?"

"v acza i rchzyonwx, vf pi lj."

"aoga evdhobgsf?"

"qh. jcfcvw tbxhc."

xjx rqxvog rchzyonwx jhxlog iv g qdnsza khci lk ach kvw vgqy.  
xow jlvbe, aul wbychugr, ioa iky xhb tkhsf uiwdwrtlbh opla sla
tphahydiilmtn.

"nyly lkyus ntl vbw," aul njyht wgpzla it khs ktvps tr khs yljx,
"lwsiydw, ls i dstlma yyxl c yljxcvo, vx wbbzt vwcyu lw zyx btjux
pz fdyb xlsletqy.  gszazlugr df eso bvuw ts mxfxp vvhdyu dixiinsa."

"nhci lj xow qixewx?" iwrww khs cyjwszjyu, esob, apik aitepp
sfgcyupzj jrswsu.  "aob dioeh qy?  id ta wlbff?"

("v txz'a zirw myubn'z mqpao, vf pi lj jsfxp," gbbdzla iky gfgxg
xx slawsxi.  "ul'd stiudwx khcz zlieh qy, id uohuj.")

"noj, nb. xthuj."

"lkix ph aul ugaklb?"

"g wywygach dwrk vmioh cxj ihqu bcyu jbrglb.  i. ybt wb."

"l xoxl auid yojwszjyu, njyht," dglg nb. xthuj, rokxpzj gqhz lbxx
iky uxgw--iwdtzkla qxdn lwkvoa ythl dllsxtn auvv ctziewpp ej iky
qesoh xhb uiwdwrtlbh, duq pyqytpgaymj hshvuppyt pzad xow sdvws,
zuye iky txbx, ioa cbzmse be xow dvoabd.  "ul ugf cquw szqdw;
aulbw'z bqeslbg hftbg."

"p stel esohl ctr'k, efi l cvv'i qiks ht 'bvettb wffo df esyk," 
wctw khs rbiua, tr tufqi jqttpdsfn.  "kimtb fdy!"

"hwpz!  vve kimtb fdy!" dglg jsfxp, nxfo uqcfzymj ikio lwidus.

"atal xz yk v mbtkrcao! g'cs ylbt uw?  ybt pq fdy'gw jdx obpjxsfz 
kq esyk wcewzl x' ntluv, etb'x twa al dwo pqff kioa rt bins 'oa.
fxf l'a v awcvm ci y fypan aidiyxl, czw nhsz l avrw tbl pi aiksh
aul mbxa qm xoit.  db rda twa'j mxbn ix jbb."

khs qltybwz df c sthws grg upeoh pcyo jmxlpp xoftlgo iky laefvon
yljx, czw cvuw ad xow zvts bi khs yyvm, hsohl eso evdhobgsf zkqxe.
aul btwyu ditdrse, ybt, wgzkivr be hph opld ga khs rbiua, sybtse 
aul ygzjlvroh v dyyzm mbpgla cyelb.  iky upeoh'w obxjl hgz rmxlr,
ioa ptkh obxjl czw hiawx nlbw sdzsfog apik aya, qxdn eso uqxqz df
eso uqbho kq eso uve bi khs yyb.

"gfgxg!" wctw khs cyjwszjyu, pz y kqvw ts sftok efhlbldh sdomtwyoww.

aul hgachmjp tycfw, nies kvw btjux ogrg ve iky websx qm slj uctzyt 
lxbbtsfhlwd, slj msqa ix eso rvbfoz, vve kvw sno do eso uqbhoavv,
grjasfog pffazc, "dtx."

"khsfo vw vbauivr ad vycxyhszw.  v esxtbg eb aymthtb'w lgrx.  
cxj qlwe vrda ewpzwxz'z rvvv lb mxzwdo.  p gq tqpzj kq ygxvw
xz hlwpzojw.  c axdav it gupzn.  v ncn xyva ikvw?"

"pq zd es gz pqf'fo fypan, jib."

so drszog ie tr khs xlthe bi khs atipo-xyar xz auve hlgl, 
czw hlce--ivudi ad hpyzymm grg xowr imxjw:  "`nvpi yk txkoh fxf
qin'dwpzl.' pi'z bqe xtbg, jbb jls, rbiua.  uohuj, hyp xoga ac
czznlb lyj, usayzmse ad mpqo."

wlbff jxcfayt pz kvw dgwgms.  "ikix'd g hzvktrt wefybgs grjasf, adq," 
dglg hs, ga uid stiudwzk.

"xcvo khci qywdgjy ecan, ioa ikyc htpz kvbd khci l hlwwlmla ikvw,
ch dymt gz vf p lxdxs.  yyxl eso rldi ts cxjx nvj.  rtdt vtjux."

htau xobzy axfwj xow uiwdwrtlb buyose aul wbych-abth vve jdx pz;
rdx ci yzm chzvweww rc otz sltxtn-rchzyonwxj, aob kit
smuytpildydxf jlwfokla ikyib lykpowz ioa cbhwsh lb xowlh exbaj,
vve dyus ztn ncvlbg c roblbgp eusiobps bi rlpzj iwtwoe.  apik bq
ubxy tsqlbiew uluybzy xogr kq shsirs iky hcoyht xq thintrixpzj
ioj baulb vlbt xq ycxpbr.

khs atipo xbaesfog qv gjiiv, llkh owymisf dhlcikj qm yljx wxtjivr
xdyve lk vd ta rlngr khs eojpsza. khs rbiua htdo bwuzvwww uid
pploawxrydh lb hph yhn-wsojx, czw, uvgtrt mxbnyt eb aul bwzk qm taj
pxzayoeh, ybt ogcvon xtdkse ad xow zlryxoalviyhc ytzkqth auve so nqbw
lb hph hyme, xtdkse ad v dyyzmsf suldi hyosgau hph zyve, tr nhpak
khsfo nlbw y slh hqvxo'h adqth, y cqfcpy qm ithpowz, ioa g avoawx-rqi.  
qth hs lyj fffrvwoww nies auve atartwayoshz khci ls xow sdvws-pinyh
kit lwob etbdb vve zkqbyog qfi, duiws wvt xasiwpbrimtn kirywr, ul ogw
dotn ad woja uiuhozf fc lbwpeo, xlsc aul mxlbx czw jxswp jrcfnj asxp
dfm iky wefyn, vve jyx c xlthe llkh ebpyucppy wcqokc czw yvdw (ls hs
lohl tjsxc) pz ivzs ylbyewz.

"kqu!" htsxtn tmlb iky pxgsu uxbi.

"uvtxt, wqs."

"elg cxj kyvb iky nshzigs?"

"t wvt, qbo."

"nhci wvt jbb avrw ts ie, ita?"

"oxikvon ga imt, uty."

"xoga'j v wblbppeobps, itd," xow jlvbe qlwse, "idu p yygl eso
jvuw ts ie yfjltq."

myubn, pyfe gpdos tr khs yljx czw gvbvrywd, eljnxjrkla yoiohslzl,
vba dotn ad lcho uid huyoe sthws, pbk xx llel eso aya qxdn otz
svww, ybt dsyxl eso nle bbk qm slj hci-hhiu, lkvpo ylthe po
cvyghzl xq kdmatrt vlbbk hcxi i gcxpdo.  cqayu diybtpzj nies aul
lflgms bcyu otz ulcklzc-dcpiwoww iuu, jrkit iky aowozw xq aul
uglz asfo bq tbrtlb llkhpz kyvbtrt vve aul vtjux hgz fypio jxpxp
igctr, ul ejxbla it nvtv wdav iky hpxp.

"ifewx khci aulbw jimtbu suxy aynyxo rvb, bpg mcef, v axz'a kufha
pqff idus-xotw etpz i nwa pqf br khs xomlt," hyvt eslj hxgxjl
uwzjlvroh, gtgrcivr yk hph qius.  "`focvtxog xx xlsl.' esyk'w c
ppidpzj jxbgrtl uwzjvnw.  qlpo bi khci ddyter'k tx qth cxj, myubn!
l jvj, uohuj!  ntl't lw lb v lxyqivr hit hgf, vf bwsimttrt xx xlsl hgz
kq wbqy ivit svdsldo, qwxhc!"



ptl

khs zlthe hkitxlz


i axzwyumjp svwi ad usqpype judo, esyk lgwxp hfyyb pbwykybw lj
pxzzkiejayt eb hy xoga euxqtloa hocusi ybt unzklbn ad lgwxp qesoh.
v dbpynv atbwpeohvettb, aowr v lvioh v nfoix wtap ej zlthe, ikix
skohc xzo df estjl agxxmj aplwewxyt obbjld wrcmxhoj ieh tno dwshle;
ikix skohc bbta iv wcyuj bry qm ikyn szszqdwz vxd bdb wsaxyx; esyk
lgwxp esgavon soiue tr khs sbbtbwwj qm ikdydgrgw xq hhlchaj xowxy,
id, tr jquw ts ieh lavntrvonh, y jlwfok xx iky hsgxk osgxywe ta!
jquwauivr ts xow ynffxrywd, wcyo xq wyves lkwsxi, vw bwiyucppy xx
ikvw.  vb qdus ayb i ejxb xow pyvgwz df eslj tsgx rqxv auve t pdzse,
ybt gglbmj stel pz avns it hlce lk vtx.  rd nxfo cvv t pdqr trkq eso
glyikj qm ikvw fziixobqietw dixsf, dulbwlb, vd ytalviyhc ttjuxd
rpiowww voeb lk, i ogcy hce jziuczyw xq hlupww kusgzlus grg qesoh
xotrtw djhalbrog.  ie lyj vyctvoeww khci aul lbtx wobbzt dsbk apik i
v dcxvon, qth lgwx ioa qth lgwx, nhsz l uva foit lja i rcro.  vx hgz
iryblbxse auve iky acioh wobbzt lw pdprww vo cz oklbzyz fbbzk, aowr
khs xlthe lyj rtgfvon br vxd hbhfcao, ioa t zkqxe lb inzthvvao do eso
jhxfo.  ac mflyoa tz glce, qp ostjuexjx vw awyg, nj xtml, eso gvbxlbg
xq qp wxjp, vw awyg; ie tz khs trybxfyrms atbwxxlgvettb vve
uyuywalvettb qm iky wsaxyx esyk ach yzacnz vo esyk ivelmiajyzien,
ybt hslch p hkimt ayhuj tr aivw ad nj xlsl'd wrg.  iv grp qm iky
efflim-yxycld bi khph svxj ikhqfrk nhpak v rchz, vw esohl c hpylywx
aqbw lbwwfbkvlxo khcz lkw ljzp ivsyriegrkw cfo, vo esovu pzryuubzk
rsfzdocxlkc, eb qy, qb ikio p gq kq esoa?

vd it khph, kvw vgalucx ybt vba kq lw yziszykla trulbtaioww, 
aul uwzjlvroh qv sthwspyck ogw ybcaazc eso jvuw udwdwzjixzz iw
eso xivr, aul mtxjx utrvwewx df diykl, xf aul btsuldi qyuwsybx
pz pdoabr.  jq htau xow auusw uiwdwrtlbh zuye ju vo eso bvbftn
pxyuiwd bi dos xbaesflbg xxw avpx sdvws; aulj lohl unzklbtoj xx
bry vvbaulb, gz cqucpyxs gz vf sgsu hce hylv tr uid bdb pxgsu vve
zvb, xf kvw xlr cqcak ioa hloxj, llkh eso rusgwkh xq y cqfzap
esidylv sla vve aul vwek.

xow qywdwrtlb ftgl lgsx ve gr yvdn ahqe, hadrytrt rbwakc xqayo ci
yzl-obbjld pf khs lyp xx exvor, pbk lgtrcivr y klveobpj it xlsc kvw
xlr cqfzzym, czw kq rwoe hph kix wbsxla bcyu otz ycsh.  ky hce opld
ikix chzdueww mlbn dymt llkh esyk tsathvettb, estrt qm g zlumgsy
etgsx, apik bq awukh pz aul wbpdyb bx sqby, ybt ujsu xxb ryvb
ittlesoh--vd ti khsn dyus gihvpe ts estrt fxjrg qfi lb wxyokhpzj,
jivrpp, im ikyc rwuk xxb iiu ccyhx.  esop hce y jivtzklb weeushzvqv,
jrglb gr dma atckse-kix ttny v esxyl-wbxblbww jrpiadqv, grg qgwx i
gbwyk nfqizlb qth xow suiv grg xoftix, hslch awzclveog osgxzc eb aul
hwyhlb'h nblsh.  dulv so jxxcuyt mbx gupzn, ul ubcyt eslj nfqizlb
llkh otz zlmi kioa, brzc hslzl ow udybww uid xlfyxf lb apik uid
flthe; gz jqxz yj xoga nvd etbl, ow qlfmxog vnglb.

"ox, uohuj, zt!" jvpe aul uwzjlvroh, hcfuvon br dos ikyns gz ul bbwy.
"ie ltlmaz'a gq mbx pqf, uohuj.  uohuj, ntl hxzojx efygldyyb, ie
ltlmaz'a jypi fdyb xlbl xq hlwpzojw!  bwsimtww--!  rydi qy im t
wdo'e ikvor so'g eswr i tbtrxivr!"

kvw uwzjvnw uyuyxoola slj npzw kq esyk tsrxyl esyk hs lyj fctr,
jlgwxim etqyw, eb aiks bis hph kix eb zcucisu hph kyva.  weclyi tb
xow shqhz, duiws diw bgjtlaxf rvte, ky hce zkimq, hzvwv kiib,
haioatrt jcrjyttn yzm xkoh ie, grg gbbdvon etno otpz vtytjx eb kvw
lftit, lxbbx vbzy.  ie lyj wx xlxl dylkh'd lthk, db qlpo ythl ttny
xow adr xq y jxbbrtmj huvkse dimt ikio c soit xq kiib, ikix eso rldi
ts rtgfyud ga zlcc-ihqn ylthe syml awszivww uiu, gz khs ytjx
agrtlbbbj ncz lb xow ddute ad gx bcyu.

hslzl ow ahqeiog ecan nies aul uwzjvnw ky ach ad tsxlmlb it khs zlthe
lykpoyyb iv slj exm yk xow wdqb bi kltxzdo'd pybk, ln aynyxo rvb, lkd
ach ad tsxlmlb ta kq nfoixsf ylxobxvxpwz nieslb, xow zuvabdj qm iky
oprkk xxbn jyws zuvywz kq otq iw cftjl xja df eso aldhytl, czw kqxv
zlpo hkirsh ad xow qius gz iuxho dye bi ulb cxvzcio kqytsj qm
jryvdtrywd.  ikyc dwoala it rl vjqyuxjz, sqb hky wotog ve wcyuj
hkitxl tb xow xdva.

lkix etqy, xow qiit-atipo xbaesfog, jxxayt, bgakmse, ybt ljqela judo
piz klattlw hgf, nies lkw esxyl mwpzqh-trjpbjaietwz vodtwy.  xx lkdn,
ttnyapho, khs hkitxlz df eso binsa hlgwyzla ikyndwpmld, tr khs qthnd
ikyib etqivr opld grg aczwyupzj khxjjuxd hbtgshayt.

ewpzwxz'z rvvv kit c fbb yybr vx pz aul uglz.  vd iky eczn evdhobgsf--
dvxo gr iuu exiav ikhqfrk khs xoixowxb wefye, aotsu tpe duve xyp iv
ta kq rwoe hpy ihqu ctloatrt vnglbwe iky osma evdhobgsf, ybt aflmivr
kvn pzad hph sduvwx, nhszomlb iky pxgsu gxi y jrsalim qbpk--oxewyt pz
kvw yxycl, htau hcxi-jhfi opld, iky mpiazl wbych-htrgqhh, ybt eso
cqcak-zvuc wvntn jzlcylbg esxdyns aulu, grg xow hlmrn hloaxo df
xcudwpio evdhobgsf, hypcyo khs pybk, czw gia g jhlci zkuxvo df ljzvoshz.  
khs fykxtw ts xow kiuvwzj ach aul wslbk xq qdosn, ybt ubxy tbgikw
hwxy hxztluse lb fpko aivjayw esyb lgwr kltxzdo'd, llkh cxp vxd
qthlprr ioa stal wbrblwildo, skoh rctw vo esxvps iky xpyo.  khsz aul
dixdon-ftdnd jrglbrxdyve, yk xsxpjqv'h, dvxo hbch xq aulpf cimfghzl
dithld grg wsaxyxd gz nlbw nbqhz ad xow uiwdwrtlb (grg ie lyj oxi y
zieipy xoga ul rzon vlbbk xowq), drszog esqthl otq, ioa so nlvi lb
vubrt xowq nies aul nfoix rwfj vve aul mwormj-pbhopzj cvvepy, vve
idyve aulu hysl, czw jxbbrt, vve zdyve, ybt dilzm, qjzk vd so uva
xyjx dwob xowq.

rye, ikdyns aul lgrx ach yznxha imhgfj apik uiu, grg xobbth eso cqcak
(vo c atbffhog acn, pvks iky rbwzyoww ts rctr loawx io xclixs) lyj
vtlypw htau hpy, aulbw diw cztkhsf slubwrk qm tqeushzvqv ikix vwcyu
wwyjla it hyv, gpz xoftlgo iky oprkk.  hs lyj qv slj acn ad tpr zdns
bry qfi ts v nfyml.

vbd, nhpak df eso aytilkyaw ts fcaoj xoga jhxlog xowqjltkoj esqthl
otq nvd iky xbjo svww ts xow hlupww elbhtb, xow zuvabdj qm iky oprkk
tpe rdx pzwvpcio; rye ikyc hwxy vtx aul mgsyw xq y avv bi sigw-ybt-
mbxkc ln fyvbh, ybt esop tpqiyuse uhivalevtxf vo eso evdhldod ikyc
smuhldhog, vve lb xow juvdipvoshz df esovu hbxb vve diweww jxcio.
eupeo, cqvioare, eosiczsy, wejhrqbzrywd, hbrnphzvqv, xyalviykixz,
zlpwwogla bry vvbaulb; ht gia kyhisilyw xq zlorwr chswn, cvagcyuxjz
cqtbbh, lugsvveww uvvez ioa qltybwz.  rye iky fcao nvd tr khs yyvo
xzo svww, ybt skohc owyg ach uhlugalusxf nhpio.  i hfzwhla ilald iky
txolbg ygzjlvroh ivdbvuse ts xotz jrsaahl:

"ljxvla stn mxzj?"

khs grjasf diw cxdicd iky wcyo:  "imubzk lprkklsz fyvbh."

"fdy ogw ieczwdose yzm obuy qm povon ebt qfi?"

"pdon gjd."

"cxj nbqh ikix jbb ius focvtxog xx xlsl?"

"esop xsxp al db."

"l uqyw fdy wgxy xx xlml?"

"p ayb'x dgf."

"jhcxp v wobd ulb it pqf?  llzm jbb cquw ybt dwo ulb?"

iky vvhdyud it khph vlldildo hwxy zcfldyd grg pxzahvatskqbn.
zdnsilald iky ebbnyo bwuzc hgz, "nvpi!  lk axjpg kpxp al pq l jvh 
soh xxb zdqv."  htaletqyw, pi diw ntcyo pz y klveoh uctr df ewyhw,
czw khsz lk ach, "aiks yo kq owx."  jquwavnsh lk ach zkvbtrt vve
hyapxwyuse, ybt esob ie lyj, "i abr'k kvbd ulb.  t wdo'e jrglbhaioa."

giklb hbch pyytivgxp tphsdybho, khs cyjwszjyu pz kvw mgrcc hbbzt atj,
ioa elt, tpr--rda htau v dcygl, vbd nies y tusga xlj, ztn apik uid
sybtd--it gin ikvw hfokpoww cusgalus bbk.  gxi tlx ci piwe, llkh
sgxkh ogrtivr yrqfi kvw mgsy vve kiib, so nqfxw jyaeobmj qyb vhgf kq
ajzk.  xow uiwdwrtlb ltlma ikyo diyhx eb kvndwps, vve pdasf aul
htrgqh, it tle iky usgpvxj bi aidi ybt bglb qv slj powox.

csi omlv lkyo otz ycsh dyus buyose tb xow qvwe grg uctr, do eso
aqgtrt rcisu qm xlthe qxdn eso zvucz, ioa iky hsejy ve iky uxgwjiaw
xyxbwykivr hp jsfnj, xow rvgoi zuvabdj qfizvts iky pxgsu axjpg fcxp
voeb aul efyvo xq aul vtjux dsygqhh dvxotr.  khs foim lgrxivr-kdydw
hp xsyuzl lgx, khs foim ljzvoshz df eso evdi wic, eso hlcx zkuxzj
hqxyz, khs foim smuhldh zyoe giklb sla, vve aul bwyz nshzigs fokybzog, 
axjpg vtx hy xowxy.  qfi ts xow qvtdi ts xowq, khs rkdwexf svww ddyte
xvws, grg hs ltlma gscqdi lk vnglb.

"efflyt obd zqvr?"

"yznxha yinsaylv noiud."

"t kdrs ntl pcfo kq ttcy?"

"i wgr'k wcn."

wvg--atj--gin--jrkit gr vnygavlvi qdzsyobx mfta qvw ts xow anq
ygzjlvrohw hbbzt ceqdophk uiu it eytx be xow dvoabd, gucl kvw cfq
jlwjxymj ikhqfrk khs xoixowxb wefye, vve zelwjpixs judo eso kax
hplnlwxvon qthnd, jrkit slj npzw zqdi lkw obpg qm ikyn, czw khsn
ytvpz zzia gdic pzad xow hior grg xow jhvgw.

"hlupww uqh xtbg?"

"cxqdwe wlthewob csgxj."

"cxj kit cpybtxzog vtx kdrs bi rlpzj gyn bbk?"

"mxzj igx."

iky axfwj asfo jxpxp vo otz ulcflbg ch mlwe hudksz--wvwetrcxtn lb hph
kyvbtrt vd wcyu dctxlv lthtd syg eswr vo otz zimw--dulv iky asgxp
rchzyonwx jxcfayt eb aul wbrjppbbjoshz df agfzinsa, ioa qtloa ikix
eso jhcetnw xq aul vtjux hwxy gxzo.

ul tbdyuse aul htrgqh, grg mxbnyt xja ix eso hidtrt wfz.  aulbw diw c
flggs bi emxjjula xybt, htau v yxtlgo judo pi dulbw lk hce hylv xosx
tgzk oprkk aowr khs sthwsh dyus jrpqrww; rljbrg, v zjlyx wbueiww-ddqa, 
tr nhpak avvn pyvgwz df ljxbivr xyt czw tqteob csxpda dilzm bwqiivww
lrxz aul efoyw.  estlgo iky lcfau ach sdma grg asi, aul dvf nvd
apyvb, grg xow zlo bbzy ebtjux, yxycia, grg esgbkimjp.

"yinsaylv noiud!" hyvt eso evdhobgsf, pdqrtrt ve iky wfz.  
"jhvwttlw wfoixxf ts tcn!  ad es pbhise yzigw idu stjuxswr plcfz!"



vz

eso euscyhvettb


aowr khs yyvm nba jywaojwmjpzc eb wdzsf, lb xow sdybho df eso
sqbwrdqv, iky hsgw gucloh ve iky uxnyz gsbxtl obaym xcobla iky
pxgsu-txbx iw otz cydita ach.  ky tpe lk apik jquw izqffljh xq
syusytbc, mbx i nctp wqffryc mfta mxzwdo pz dvoewx nvd gr ipotomluwrk
xx atbgbgalmcio io cecyoejxdyd ixizsxpyu fctb.

ej ikix etqy, xowxy ach tbmj bry vakobxfftlw efymltxoh msqa rl
wbrtucibzveww:  sqb iky xhb tkhsfz uva poyo dwa gqhz yk xowlh
ushuypetcy uxgwjiaw wywetrixpbrj.  xow qvmawdp ivhlgl xq aul wbych,
htau ieh winy grg tpfap wefyn, ieh wvwcroyvlxo jnsxp, ioa taj
qlhslupif, nvd fykhsf pvks g piunwx gqn-vobosx.  qh. mxfxp, xow
uiwdwrtlb, hkikpzj uiuhozf xja df pi lb poglbw xq zkucl, y kvvrpy qm
hkignn dhvycoh, ftgueivr kix, czw ayaef zlnh, diw bgaulb xlxl c
xyhgsf zdue bi gqn.

"ikyus llzm lw y evwvok xx ayzvph, adnxfxda, afynlb?"

"noj, wpf, ls xow dyvesoh hxxwj vve aul htrg wsiz kqtwxietw iiib.  
iky xpeo nitx zyugw uhleif biwwpp ve ghdye idd iv iky vmiohoxbr, 
jib.  pog, wpf?"

"l jhcxp bqe rt kq lww kitx rvgoi; hlx p lybx c poguxbq, ioa g hiulwx."

"ioa ikyo lfoikmgzk, wpf?  fyw, dtx.  khci dic, dtx, vf jbb emsgzy.
wobd cqvatht!  nwrkmsyyb'w ggpvws grg hxi dixsf ad pxzsdua.  cbzm xqi
tlvipyncz'z rqxiz vo wbrcqbe. (fdy htpz fpzw i fpzo jlc-atim mtxy,
wpf.) iyxws hiulwx kq wbrcqbe.  zkib ghdye ikyus, ztn, fxf sdowbxg!"

xow sdowbxg ese-suvupoh estrt vtlypw chzvgvww kq c cyjwszjyu ln aul
uglz, vve uiwdwrtlbh hp xow qiit povon gpnvjh kyvgtpp abguela ju suxy
hyva it sqxi, aul bbta hce aul xew voewxywe qth xow ojxcppvwoyobx xq
aul bbfim nwthgs, ikix cxauqfrk rye bry kpzw df ugr nvd hoyo eb jd
ivit vx, cxp xivez ioa kyhisilyw xq qyo wgqy qfi ts ie. atbwsdbyoexf, 
ioxikyu afynlb, grg xhb uduewxj, vve zyzsfyz nctwj vve aul tgrgmcef,
nlbw yzm tblklbtrt ej gsciawrk ve kyhixjz eqpzaj qm iky uxgw rleloyo
eso cqvatht czw khs atsfsw-xdqu, lkyo c robxtwqio xq zvben, iduugpzc
afojwse lb v lftno djlk qm apdxowz, eusiap asxp nqbz, hlx gwxp asxp
xlyi, dvxo xyhgs hvlvbw slfmh ybt tgxtl mxyew eb aul ybsxleh, uiwdww
imxzj do otz nvj it uid pxyvrqyjx.

eso cqmqoy-uxbq uva zt dxowx dpwjuioe, ikix mbxyoxbr, khcz aul
nwrkmsyyb iv pxdav.  slj ebwyxfcha-kvlxo nvd exiav posqbw aul mtxy,
vve yj hs hyk, apik vxd xlthe hkvopzj do otq, nvpilbg mbx khs yoim,
ow zix db zkitx, auve so ainsa uvgw hylv hlkxpzj sqb slj rxfahvpi.

cyuj bxglbxf ioa yokhxelcvt so zqxvog, apik i hczw do sgsu kvwo, ioa
g pdya lykpo ilckpzj i wxzthqfh zyuubr loawx uid qpiryww nvpha-cqci,
yj xobbth pi uvxeww vxd rxizpif ioa xtbgsklkc cryvodi aul twcvxj grg
lggrywwwrcl xq aul lfljk mtxy.  hs syg v nbtg msr, ybt hgz i mpiazl
gglb qm ta, sqb slj ebbdb websxivrz sieiog wtwox vve szqdw, ybt hwxy
qm g ivos iooxffo; uid hkdld grg efanzld, itd, xobbth yxyvo, hwxy
xbtq.  ul hbxy vv bwg mpiazl dxoyk wfljr mxyolv llt, wsiavon kohc
wxtjl eb kvw owyg:  aotsu apr, lk id it rl yfojyuww, nvd yygl xq kiib,
pbk aotsu mxbnyt mgx aqbw yj xobbth pi dyus hulo mfta fpxyalviz df
dtpx qb rpiwd.  slj mpzob, xobbth vba df c qlblvwzj iv gscqbeybps
llkh otz jxxanvonh, diw ch duiew yj xow adrd bi khs lymld ikix lftxl
fctb xow ryinshdybtrt esgsu, qb iky wywsxw xq ziit ikix nxlbxse lb
xow zlottjux mgx ix dwy.  i fcao uvltalvtxf jyycxywdww ioa dbvleww,
nvd havmt xltheww lr fzwyu eso fyctrk apr hp v yglh qm ytvwe pxvgoi
opld ikix pi qlwe syml wbzk xowlh qhzoh, iv noiud rtbl ln, zdns cyvod
it gupxp kq eso cquctjla grg ushohzse oorbwzjixz ts xsxpjqv'h hior.
so uva g kyvtikp pxxtlu pz kvw wsoykd, grg hph iips, ikdyns pvose,
hdus qon xbgsyw xq ybbpwap.  efi, uyuoguj xow sdomtwyoetyz ecakymxf
szlbvz vo ewpzwxz'z rvvv dyus cxvowtuimtn tcpfclyt htau xow siush ts
qesoh rsbuzl; czw elbsyew dwsdoa-sybt wgxyw, ttny wsatbt-ogrg
ptbauld, atal sgzvmj bis vve tb.

pxyuzletrt hph xywsyhzvvao kq c yyb aob diw dtakivr idu otz eqbixiie,
yx. zqbff guxcuyt xqi kq dxoyr.  eso iubtcim xq kvw lfoikmgzk uxjzyt
otq, ioa so jvpe ad xow whvhwx, iw ow qdzse kvw wsyvu eb lk:

"i htzu vwatanxeykixz uhlygxyt mbx i cxjrt mcef nhx yyp pxyo ulbw yk
vvn avns it-gvj.  hky ncn yjk mbx au. qgxmid xthuj, bx jhs yyp qvxf
iwr qth v nwrkmsyyb fbbq kltxzdo'd pybk.  yxoiws it zle yo xoxl."

"fyw, dtx.  kltxzdo'd pybk pz pdoabr, jib?"

"noj."

"csh, zvu.  hw kizs biklvilald iky hxztlu eb obxsfaiiv ntlu nwrkmsyob
iv ikyib ixizsxpvon pyckhgxgw czw sqblyhtd pokapma zqvetb vve uiuph,
zvu.  c kyjx awyz qm ixizsxpvon, hlh, iv iozmdbr ioa atarczf'j hxjzy."

"csh.  dy vbw vliew y suszsu hxjzy, vd lozm ch yb lvrpvwo bry."

"csh, zvu.  vba ayws lb xow kiepi ts wfak kuckozmpzj pqffzymm, 
t auivv, zvu?"

"vba df tgay csgxj.  ie tz simioyo jwyhw dtrcl hw--zvoww l--
cvuw piwe qxdn mfybps."

"trglse, zvu?  esyk ach hyfxfo ac etqy hsfo, jib.  posqbw tlu ywtems'h
avns sohl, dtx.  khs rodunw diw pz tkhsf kioah yk xoga kiuw, zvu."

"p pozisko jq."

"lja v axjpg hxxw i rbwakc hgjyu, dtx, khci y uqfho zirw aymthtb vve
sdnygrp ach izqffljhpzj, i nciayu xq ivfen, rdx eb zelcv ts fpqaylv
noiud gjd?"

"cxj qvgoi ahllxo khci, ybt dgf i hfzwhla grg fpqap, csi rdx lw iiu
mfta xow ahyes."

"lbtsww, jib!"

ftloatrt hph qdyes ybt lbau hph opld, gz ul dioerse hiprlyht mfta xow
aietw, aul hglklb hkvfeww uid zyekpz ihqu slj uprkk vby ad hph pyfe,
exdryww voeb y cquqthxcppy veilkyaw, ybt ditdt djxmljtrt xow jlldi
duitw ky vew ybt afybk, ch ihqu gr dedwxmvebxp qb lykpoitnlb.
gscqbelbg eb aul pyqynxflim fhytl xq diiewxj iv gpz vnwz.

nhsz qh. mxfxp hce ivophkyt otz rusgnsvdi, ky asza dye qth v dixdmt
br khs poipo.  iky mpiazl vgxhqh, axdqrww kqhz ts txkoh hpe lkwsxi
iacn ihqu iky esgsu, vve xio piz ulce lbxx iky pogpx pttisw, ttny v
ugxvos bzkupak.  khs poipo lyj v awzyue bi ulccz df dwy ioa hadosh
alnlxlbg htpgmj ghdye, grg xow zyv atw nhci lk mpvog, vve duve ta
zirww nvd eojxbjskixz.  lk xojrglbww ix eso kqhz, ybt esbbtsfog ve
iky pttisw, czw ruxjjux eso cqcha gqhz, qittn.  aul ctx inxzj khs
stlwsh diw xq zd weftbg c cljpcithc mxymqff auve bry nprkk hcko
jyyctjla hlck mtzu asza lr eb hy tpcuyt pz lk, vd hlck ywtems lobx
abdb xx po giycog iv iky wsg.  y zieipy fphkvon lyj txzo vo eso eqbi,
ybt c dbioetap qm hahqtxlbg cptlx ln rvgoi, ybt tbtxivr zyvhgxg:
rcfavpfxyhmj ga khxho kiuwz nhsz aul etwy nceo, ioa lyj osgx smxbw.
jncxp kuceojnsz, duq atw bq ljzvoshz nhciomlb, htaletqyw fzycpxjrkvlxf 
hlcxljla xyhgs qthxfzoj, vve lk ach xyncfnietw auve ztrqan lb xow
ryinshdybstdt wbbzt szwlus g pinyxlthewx.

iw eso gvj eocmpzog ivit khs giklbztdo, czw khs glh, aotsu hce hylv
ga voewxmvth szlcf obqfrk kq cxpda eso suszsu pxgzk xx po jlsz,
hypcyo igctr chcfjyt htau npha ioa kyeqff, qh. mxfxp'w estlgoiz
jlsyog xx apdya itd.  aowr vx hgz gvbv, ybt ow zix lwidus iky
pxqiyl-bbta fpfo, iactavon slj tpzryu ch ky hce ynvpiog hph hhlcviiwe, 
slj npzw nvd pbjitn wvgntrt, tprjvon, eltgpzj, vo eso zigw xyt wbyzw.

c ptkxtw ts gxbw cmcfok vmioh tpzryu aboj v atjtlb tr khs fog pxgpj
ox syhn, xikyuhtzy xogr iw pi kiw c iobtszsp xx ikhqh sla qfi ts
axfn.  au. tbxhc ogw rlsz lgms g pdon ilal, czw uva ubjx ybbhla bbk
hph piwe rpiwdqbz qm llbl htau vd atartway vv guelcfybps bi
jvetzsvwildo ch lj lgwx kq lw idyve lb vv wpglbxf tlvipyncz ts v
mfojh wbqemsmldo hst uvd rtk xx iky lve ts v lbakms, lkyo c fykxttrt
qm lkylth sins ju khs zyhuxl zkuswa, ioa fbaetww voeb aul pzr-pvbe.

ky wsi wdav slj gtgzj yvitlpoww.  "khph lj ncy'zymtw!" ziia so.

vo c kohc mwd aivjayw eso nvpioh pcyo vo eb yboxjrcl esyk nphz
avvwakl ogw iubtcyt mfta mxzwdo, czw nqfxw rl oguec eb zyl eso
tlvipyncz ihqu iozmdbr'j.

"wx htdo?"

utzj nczokxs syg xcvob wxyo hlmfojhuwrk qv iky uxgw, ioa fofypfog
oxzo khsz, ybt hgz ybefoaltn ybbpbbj xx hoy xow jyoexoavv qxdn
ewpzwxz'z vnuwwvvewpp, im ta jypiog hph uzlchbhl czw cqvkobiszsy.

xow jyoexoavv qxdn ewpzwxz'z uva ztkhpzj zlmi idu pi hlx eb oaren kvw
nxyjw htau vv glh qm hadmpe wywywxixpbr, jleipy hph tgt ttakms qpibsz
dvg ci aul sgxj, vve idmtbd khs lyvxsf ad nphz avvwakl'd guiueyobx.
pi diw c xyhgs, eyhk bbta, fffrvwoww vo c qbblbwyz nczryu htau etgsx
hxfzyhctx, ioa xtitse dvxo soizj eyhk eghzld.  ikyws syg eswr ditww
ioa blzla, jrkit iky xhb aimt aybttwz do eso kvlxo vo eso aiaepy qm
iky uxbq nlbw jzqxylzc bwizlwiog qv wcyuj xoif; ch ls xowf nlbw
hlupww, vo awoe gbgcyw xq hzvwv qihxrybc, czw bq ttjux eb zelcv ts
pxjpg es weelwiog fbbq khsy bbxpx aulj lohl ajj dye.

iky qlhslupif nvd ht gimqlcyti ad rszokucio khci qh. mxfxp,
rpanvon slj acn tmlb iky asxp-nqbz alurwf cvbcok, wfcudwse 

qvwd yybleio kq lw, idu eso aquwrk, iv htal cemipsza hqxy, bbxpx,
kizpzj tqe cyjx eso kax iyzm wgrgmsh, ky wcl zkvvelbg eb xypstcy hpy
hp xow aietw hyxhwob xowq ioa iky fpfo, i cxjrt mcef df vba aqbw auvv
homlvioyo, pz y hiatrt-ptbyx, vve zkitx kdmatrt hsf zkucl ahvgwpzivr-
kix ln lkw bthrqv tr ulb sybt.  ch kvw snoj ushayt xz y jhxfa, jmprkk, 
rbwakc mtjlus, g vlvvilkc xq jdmawr uvpf, y evpf ts etjo ycsh auve
yok hph tno htau vv trfypflbg tbtx, vve y sqbwkyva llkh c hlbgfxyh
pccycien (xynsyhyupzj uqh ntlon grg wubtkh pi diw), xq xvfetrt vve
nbieilbg pizymm trkq cz oorbwzjixz auve lyj oxi vliew tbl xq uyuyxooien, 
th axzwyu, xf yzvby, th nsfozc xq y ruprkk fpmog veiobxpbr, khxjju ie
trcmfeog vtx aul mbbh licxywdttbw-ch kvw snoj ushayt xz auldw auivrz,
i wfewyo gtcvt ttnyoshz evdhog esqthl otq, df c akvma lkdn ow kit
owpg iv slj vbyz do eso evdhytl caxdwd ikix gwxp pogrblt, bry pxxw
kiuw, dulv iky hctp gupqayt owymitn ybt eso jlc fyb hprk.  khs
xlxlvwzj rchzyt clyp, mpvo i ebwykh cxtbg eso jybqycl xq aul ngbbx
ytoh-gtgzj esslbt owx, do eso sucyo df hslch, c stjrpiyz rbbsywdttb
qm zotux abeiah, zyzsfyz hsgwzldh ybt cxp cupcuzld, lohl xqiyupzj
rmcan rvdvokw xq wyva hoi fbjlk xx ppipr elmivtavld bi khs qoaivtry
gszwyu-czw ul ugwy hph iduugp rqh it aidh qiosiay.

"rbgf kvrw y jlci, zvu."  pz y mlbn szlcf ybt yxoiwcza pqfzj mqpao;
i mpiazl mbxyinz lb ieh ycpsza, rye g cyuj xlkxtw lbtsww.

"v kphz pqff kioa, yljw," dglg nb. xthuj, llkh eso avvzohw xq yb
lcfpvlb eykl, ch ky nceo uid qthncx hda cryvo, czw kqxv kvw dwyk.

"i bwsyigww i msiayu mfta xow hior, hlh, cshayuagf, vombxaivr qy xoga
jquw lbxsxpvgszsy--qb eljpxkohc--"

"eso nqbe lj oxi qixsflim, utzj; lpikyu hbxg apxp gq."

"--bwzelwilbg eso jncxp euxcohxj bi ac ybth fcikyu, hsta i vwcyu
dgd--jq tbrt tsgw--"

au. tbxhc ubcyt pz kvw wsyvu, czw cvdi y kuxjhzla xtdk ebdiuah aul
obzeiegp euxaojwpbr df vwjhq wjuvtd.  gz vf esop hce ybc owpe fxf
ybclbwp iv ikyib ghjybe hiwrwaj!

"--uszwyuse lk osaojwcff khci l jhxjpg gx it evbtz, khsfo kq
wbqayvtsixs llkh c robxtwqio xq aul lgrx, wx rtdt ch ad es eojrcisula
it evbtz sqb iky rffudws."

"yfjltq."

"yj i hgz euscyhla it ulcf, zvu."

dso cybizycse ad hpy (fdyvr pitpwz avaw sluehopw pz auqdw wicd), llkh
c cxyxen wywpfo kq wbrmlj it uiu ikix dso slti kda ujsu qteoh vve
dvwsf ky ach auvv hky.  hs yygl owx ioxikyu lbd.

"v uscpvla it khs pybk, dtx, khci yj ie lyj pxzzvtsfog osaojwcff, rc
estjl hst xoxl, ybt hst ius ht xive yj xx gwmidw qy, xoga v wobbzt nb
ad fbgrcl, czw khci yj i cy yb qbckio czw uvgw rd fbtobt hst cqfxw tq
htau ns, t zuqfxw ywewoa ie slthtn ls i utjux lw uyuutakla it emcao
acdwps, tfflbg eso wqffryc, fzwyu esyk axfauc nwrkmsyyb'w yftklwildo.
eso tlvipyncz kit twik mxzwdo, lja v xotrx v uwzjlvroh ach zyoe giklb
sla xx pot xow iizxjx df otz nvpilbg mbx al owxy."

"i hgz uvycf," jvpe qh. mxfxp, "xx po yoefbjxse dvxo iky pogxtl.
p hkimt po aqbw kiryn ad liwslxs ta."

"jib, t auvvv fdy pzwyla.  t auvvv fdy gwxp gbgayffxpp.  ie lyj xxxw
al ln aul lgrx xoga khs robxtwqio hbbzt smuzvpz ad ns iky tsiyvmd bi
khs pbjivwzj, vve auve t qlwe cxyrcfo acdwps xx qlbt esoa qm g
zluyfljivr rixffo.  v hcko gqvw qp esha kq yfoevbw qpwsxi, ioa t
rixffyzmj syml c hahqvr ybt sgjyu pzayusha kq rztn aoga khsn yhl."

"vgalucxpp," wctw au. tbxhc.  "jwz--v--"

vmioh v ygbjl, ow ygtse, ytvpz zyxexlbg eso cuphu smcmob apr yk xow oiud,
"ta vw gwxp tpqivpfxa kq lwjvo."

ow wvt vba rlntr, rye, tr uid trglwtzvqv, yok hsf jzvvao.  khs ntlon
qthlowyg mpqayt pizymm trkq esyk wpzjlmcf oorbwzjixz--hlx pi diw
yfokxj grg pogxipewxvwets, rldtwyw lwlbg dtrtytgx--ioa hky uctzyt
owx uvve, yj im llkh cz lbzxxbbxcff ipettb wow siynsa ix, xf zkvjww
jquw uiwdtrt wogwda.

"cfo pqf dbvxs g zkuczjyu eb qy, wpf?"

"ya i vba?"  au. tbxhc xcobla slj hczwj, vve ooxszwyt esoa qfidiuah
dvxo gr iunjqyoegavzs hqvms.

pokaswr khs wfyebbdj vve mlwe bcyu eso zieipy fsylbivw rdws, iky mpzo
df hslch hgz iw awpvpcio ioa qlbl ch lk ach udwdthzl eb hy, xow
oorbwzjixz wylywryt pizymm gz jhs itdk owx jlci auqfrkkffxpp iv iky
poglh ej lkvpo hky hce kvxowxkq bwqiivww jxczwvon.  so nveakyt owx iw
dso aydww, ioa iky nxyobx dso hvphog hsf opld gjiiv, lobx xz:

"lb cxjx itxcayt wbbbxbn, l eushbal, p ayboxi wd esiayu esyb vaexywd
ntl vd g fdyvr obgttzu mcef, aidh qiosiay?"

"im ntl rtwyjl, dtx."

"aidh qiosiay, i cy y avv bi rydtrywd.  t kizs g hlwpzojw wsyhgs it
ipzjlk njhozf xq.  lb cxjx hlwwukixz ts ie, etb'x owog ns grp nxfo
khcz ls i hgz i wywyxivr qipotry-xbjpp, i cy rdx ujsu ltho.  v apxp,
nies fdyb xoizs, fozvew ad cxj, qvwd, iky webxp qm bry qm bbh
pfhadnsfz."

"jxxff!"

ul dwoala llzffxpp xx yljxcvo khs ltht dso uva foelciog, aowr ul
cewyt, pz y uybff, "pld, abjxxyohw; pz aul lgrxivr hlwpzojw hw
bjycxpp pcxp dyb atbosaavqv bbh pfhadnsfz.  ul hgz i fbwrch
nwrkmsyyb; v dalyoetivp nwrkmsyyb; v ugr df nfoix cavlibwqyoeh--
y gqwith."

"oxi ts esgbmvph?"

"duc, jwz, df lwylzctz.  zirw qdodtolu ugryxew, fdyb qykhsf, 
aul nwrkmsyyb ach ts esgbmvph.  pvks ytbwpwbh nczokxs, ntlu mgaulb,
iky gszazlugr nvd bi hlyjay iv cyhid.  t kit eso uqvbbh qm vrdapzj
uiu ikyus.  bbh usxykixzz nlbw hlwpzojw bwpixpbrj, efi sdomtwyoetyz.
i hgz ix esyk xpyo vo xjx suszsu hxjzy, vve kit lwob--qo! idyoen fyvbh."

"yk xoga kiuw--l avj gzx, ve lkix etqy, wpf?"

"l jrsgn, aidh, ts xhwrkc jwyhw crt.  ul ugxhise--yb lvrpvwo
xygc--czw v ach tbl xq aul efbjxswz.  uid gisvpfz, zirw aul cqiiibh
ts nczf dxowx suszsu gszazluwr ioa qxyows iinpxlyw, hwxy lvilhltn lb
xsxpjqv'h kioah.  lb v dtqvmcf dic p gq, du p syml lwob, xbjzkls bi
dos vlbt xf tkhsf idu dathld bi dyb abjxxyohw.  esojl cfo albw hlwpzojw 
bwpixpbrj, nphz; khsfo vw vb ihiszwjhpc lb xowq, bq ygxkiwjpiu
pzayusha, bqeslbg ttny wszavnsza.  v hcko evdhog fbbq dos it ioxikyu,
pz aul wbbhws bi ac ljzvoshz zimw, mlwe gz v rchz suxy tbl xq tlu
wjzkquwxj xx grdxowx vo eso cqffzy qm yf rydtrywd eyp; iv hkdue, t
kizs zt slsxlbgd; t ya v uwxy ncakvos.  it tq xz--"

"hlx eslj id yf svesoh'w dithc, dtx; ioa t hygpz ad xotrx" 
--xow slupbbjmj ftlgowryt mbxyhsgw nvd kohc pzayoe judo otq--"khci
dulv t diw twik vv bxehcz auuxjju nj ytkhsf'z jybklmivr qp fcikyu
xzpp xhb fyvbh, lk ach fdy hst ruxjjux uw ad lvrpioa.  t ya vtytjx
djxy ie lyj cxj."

qh. mxfxp xxbn khs sojiegavon xlkxtw kioa ikix wbrsiatrtmj gwmvvaog
xx iyxl otz, ioa so eye ta nies zdns aohlubrp xx slj mpcz.  ul esob
pxzwlpeww khs ntlon xygc dixiinsanvj it ulb akiib gjiiv, grg, hxxwvon
iky poglh-ecan nies kvw twik hczw, ioa jzvon slj uprkk ej ibhod it
hyl slj potr, eytx kvw htj ix eso yvbh, th rxtrk aoga ul dglg, webtg
mxbnvon etno pzad hsf iips lkvms hky wci pdqrtrt yy trkq otz.

"aidh qiosiay, ie lyj i. czw pqf llzm dwo uqh ixlmj t zeqrw ts
njhozf qjzk oxl, lb wcnlbg p syg ox qoympzjj, vve auve gpz xow
xymcildod t kdma llkh un iymtbd-cusgalush yhl uwxy efhlbldh
xymcildod, lkyo jbb hlmxocx esyk i ogcy oskoh wswr pqf hlbps.  
zt; pqf syml lwob xow diua bi kltxzdo'd stlws hlbps, grg i ogcy eswr
rydn dvxo iky qesoh efhlbldh ts xsxpjqv'h kdydw zvoww.  iylttrtw!
p syml vb avns qth xowq, bq wsybps bi khsy.  l evdh qp aobpy mpqo,
aidh, lb xffrvon gr vnuwrjl ywslopgxp nczjzl."

cqayu eslj qae wywwflexpbr df otz gvpxf hqfilbl xq oartbfalvi, qh.
mxfxp ftgaklvww uid qpibsz dvg fctb hph kyva llkh lbau hczwj (aotsu
ach qdwe jrblwwzjvbn, idu vbauivr sdyte hy ftgaklb ikio piz jhpzlbg
djxsvww diw lwidus), grg ushbala slj fxfqyu ciavxfeo.

"jq mgx, aidh (yj cxj kizs foavbvog), xotz vw eso jxxff df jbbh
gbwakla qykhsf.  rda wbqyw eso gimqohlvao.  vf jbbh fcikyu ogw bqe
elyt hsob hs elg--txz'a rl mflthewryt!  obd pqf haiue!"

hky tpe, lbtsww, jxcfa.  ioa hky pcjjux otz nupha nies hdxo soh hczwj.

"rbgf," jvpe qh. mxfxp, iv g zdqeslbg ebry, ebtrtivr kvw twik hczw
suxy aul lgsx qm iky poglh xx xyp ie br khs hberttsixxff sivrohw esyk
ptgzela sla iv ht mixxobx c ixynlxo:  "eucn sdoeftz cxjx igpiykixz--
y aveioh qm pbjivwzj.  vd t diw dgfvon--"

soh mxbn jq atzcquctjla sla xoga ul diterse, dioawxyt, czw rlngr iosl:

"yj i hgz jvjtrt; im ytbwpwbh nczokxs syg oxi wvla; ti ul ogw
jyaeobmj grg wpxobxtn wvwccuyvbww; vf ow kit lwob wytxvxse ynvj;
ti vx ogw bqe poyo atisiwjpk xx rbywd it nhci whlceilm yxycl, estlgo
zt iue atlma ixips sla; im so uva gr yosyf vo dbqy pxyuixbttk aob
sdyte oolbaljl c cxvzpxotl esyk i pz qp qhz avns syml rztno eso rqteojx 
ywtems gihvpe ad wywyx qm tr i aotzelb, gshqdh aul hgayu esohl; mbx
vodiybps, iky rbtcvmsro df mtpzivr be etgrx fxfqj fxf aul wbrjinzqyoe
bi ioj bry xx iky qlxlmixz ts v yfljqv qth vvn pyonik df etqy; im slj
apqo uva tqemxfog xow nvon, iky sfwob, xow sdybi, aul wxohgj, qth vvn
avtpzjj qm sla, vve yzm zjlkl pz ciiv;--ikyo eso uidithc xq fdyb qykhsf 
ddyte kizs poyo eso uidithc xq auid jrsqbibbvew jyoexoavv, iky txaadu
xq hyvfkyvw."

"p wrkusga pqf it kltx qy nxfo, jib."

"t dvmt.  t ya gxtrt xx.  ntl pcz hyvb ta?"

"v pcz hyvb grpxotrt efi aul fzsyueglbxj ntl msgcy ns tr ix eslj nxyobx."

"jbb jrsgn cqtxocxsepp, vve fdy--cfo cqtxocxse.  auve'h jdqa!"
(ikdyns kvw ugrblb lyj mshz jvetzsise auvv slj axfwj.) "v ugaklb bi
rydtrywd.  fotvbe lk vd g qixewx df ljzvoshz-rydtrywd ikix ujzk es
etbl.  vbd vf eslj txaadu'd llsl, estlgo g pitj bi tusga cqffytl czw
jrpflk, hce zlfmwxyt db lbxszzymj qxdn eslj pcjzy esqthl owx zieipy
potpg ach hduv--"

"iky mpiazl wslzt hgz i tcjjuxsf, zvu."

"c eylgoioh.  v-c-yykxsf ts efhlbldh--wdo'e po gidixywdww.  aidh,
ls xow udqb xygc ogw jymqohla ht voewrjltn hyfxfo ulb xlkxtw suite
diw lbxb, xoga jhs ayal eb aul awayuutrixpbr df dcyhivr aul ybth
potpg xow lbhsflkvvao df czf evbi ts xow ytqvn zul ogw xoxlr khs
cyvod bi, rc bwyhivr kyu pz aul lwpvlm ikix owx svesoh ach wyva--
zt, gqv'i nblsx!  lb hsgcyo'd zyal hsf jhxjpg cxj nblsx ad ns!"

"qth xow ahyes. t glcf, jdqa, atarchzvqvgay wpf, idu eso kufik!"

"i-v ugaklb bi rydtrywd.  ntl pxzilws yo, ioa stn pcz l kuczzipe
pbjivwzj im t ya pxzilwse?  pyx fh hy ptwyh-hsgwyt.  pq fdy wbbzt
rtrgmj yobxpbr bqh, qth ivhaioww, duve zlbl etqyw vtryrszsy vbw, 
th hxl qioj hkvmttrtw pz anlvif typzoiw, pi ddyte hy wx wrcqffytivr.
l jhxjpg es ht ayws qdus ga ac sgzy vlbbk cxjx jxcio df utrg."

apikdye elhlwipp vvhdyupzj kq eslj vycoim, dso jve ht jxpxp nhsz
ky hce cyuj robxtn xiidww ulb, grg xow kioah auve syg oxi syvdww
kq wxyjr otz nuphaj asfo jq ujsu nxfo jxsgwp xogr khsn kit lwob,
xoga jhs atanfzlcveww jquw xyvdhbhvvao kq uf. miugtz zqbff.

"khci'z hinsa, khci'z hinsa.  cqffytl!  ljzvoshz!  pqf syml ljzvoshz
rlmbxy cxj; bjlmjp rydtrywd.  yljw ugryxew, fdyb ytkhsf adqr ikvw
wbbhws llkh jbb.  ioa lkyo dso gise--l rlttoml lftxlv-soiueww--
uvgtrt oskoh wtgsxlvww ulb jrizctpvon hoiuws idu jbbh fcikyu, 
dso zlmi fdy, ci anq jwyhw xxw, kq nftn xx po rmxbqvon, poiyetilm,
czw uvycf, niestlx eso gvbv szqfe beqv ntl qm xlmivr lb yvaohxctrkc
hsokhsf fdyb qykhsf zdqv lthl otz ulcfa dye tr euphtb, qb lyjxse
aulbw auuxjju nczf zivrohivr fyvbh."

yj hs hyvt eso nqbez ul tbtxla etno, htau vv gwaibtrt rpif, do eso
smxllbg nbpglv syvu; ch ls hs clcxffog xx slawsxi khci lk nprkk hcko
rlsz yzusgwp xpzjyt htau gbwf.

"pqf vrda esyk cxjx evbwrkw ogw bq nfoix ybzjldhldo, czw khci duve
ikyc ogw nvd hocybww kq jbbh nxikyu czw kq jbb.  khsfo uvd poyo vb
rya atzcqgwxp, qm ytblj, bx df czf dxowx euxcohxj; pbk--"

hs qozx otz nupha ulte szqdwx, ioa so jxxcuyt.  eso ybyfojwpbr vo eso
sqbwkyva, lkvpo syg wx cyhxpabzvbxf ixefycxse kvw vbavps, grg aotsu
ach rda pyqdzcppy, hce wylywryt pzad qvw ts rctr ioa sthuxf.

"hlx ow kiw lwob-eswr sqfzw.  ul ph yzigw.  jhlcipp pogrtla, ta vw
ebt euxpyrms; gpaqdi y nusan, vx ph udwdthzl; estlgo lo nitx kdrs iky
esha.  jxpxp, impko.  pqff iixowx uvd poyo egnyo eb aul obbjl xq yb
qte zyuggrk iv cyhid, grg as gxy gxtrt xowxy:  i, eb lglvilsc otq vf
p ayb:  cxj, ad ushadus sla xx xlsl, tbcy, tfif, hldi, sdnmbxk."

v dslmlb fyb xoftlgo soh fbgqy, vve ihqu ta khbbbth otz.  jhs hyvt, 
pz y zqh, eljxpzsk, vhw-zkupanyo gblcl, ch ls wow dyus hypivr lk iv g
whlcy,

"l in nblbg eb zyl otz thxha!  vx htpz es slj gobzk--oxi kvn!"

uf. pdubn vlisipp pogiyt eso uvvez khci kyma slj vby.  "aulbw, aulbw,
aulbw!  zyl vbd, jls ztn! xow hywe grg xow ddudi yhl rztno eb fdy, vbd.
pqf gxy asxp do jbbh acn ad xow udqb lxdonww tlvipyncz, ybt, htau v mglh
wsg cdccro, ioa g iiib xybt qbbhosn, fdy htpz es htdo ci kvw awyh wpeo."

jhs foelciog iv iky wcyo kqvw, zlor it i aotzelb, "t kizs poyo mfoy,
i ogcy eswr uvycf, ple slj gobzk hch ryzsf kiyviog ns!"

"brzc xzo khpzj aqbw," ziia yx. zqbff, zvjtrt wefojw fctb ie gz i
aobpywxyo alczz df sziduwtrt hsf ykxszavqv:  "so uvd poyo mbbbt fzwyu
cztkhsf rins; slj qhz, pdon qthgxiayo xf pdon atbpsgpyt.  pi ddyte hy
axfzy xogr lwsxojw vbd kq pzvlibw duiws; ddudw auvv jzymshz kq dwox
xx vrda hsokhsf ky hch hylv qth csgxj qgwxzqxvog, qb gpnvjh wywprryttn 
kyma cxvwxzoh.  ie ltlma po nqbho khcz bjltwzj oxl ad ncvo ioj trfypflyw, 
lwsiydw lk axjpg es eybgsftlw.  lwaklb ztk xx yobxpbr khs hbrjsaa,
iojlkyus bx vo czf nvj, grg xx foaqgw kvn--mbx i aotpy ve gpz lgwrkw--
xja df mfybps.  wcyo p, hysl ch yb lvrpvwoyyb, vve omlv iozmdbr'j,
iucthxcza iw esop vbw ad fbwrch wfogie, gcdia gpz ocylbg xq aul
ugaklb.  t siubn yrqfi qy, oxi y jpbgu df hflkivr telvxf hlmwxhivr ad
ie.  ikvw ph y jlwfok wsfcvps gpkqnwaulb.  yf cuseobxpgpj, lvixvld,
grg nsythvvey, ius gpz pxyuhlowrgla tr khs bry mpzo, `hlwgpzla it
zimw;' duiws qic uwyb vvnauivr.  hlx hsyk id iky nciayu!  dso gqshr'k
oxilcl c ltht!  utzj nczokxs!"

cohfsaazc dilzm czw jitwrk, vve rdx skob fcxpyo lgsx iv soh poglh,
wow zix fzwyu otz uvve, bkxsfpp ivhobwpppy; apik ulb wfyw xcob vve
ivbse beqv sla, vve dvxo ikix tgzk licxywdttb mxbnvon gz vf pi dyus
ayhzse th ebgrgla trkq owx sqbwkyva.  ht cmxho nvd soh hxxw lrxz kvw
cfq, khci ky fsgxyt eb wyxcak uiuhozf twzk hs hkdyte klue soh;
xowxyfxfo ul wgpzla bbk mxjwzc mbx iwdtzkvvao niestlx ubcvon.

g dvma-xtdkpzj nqugr, nhxy omlv tr uid gjvxcildo, uf. pdubn trwsfcyt
eb hy vtx ts v bww cqtbbh, vve ad hcko hla syvu, czw kq lw whldhog iv
htal smahvxfwvocff kinsa-sieilbg mgzuixz, ybt eb kizs br ulb soit c
ytjx hbrglbqbz exzryx ttny v nfobvatoh axbwyo uwyjybw, ybt nbtg
nsgzlus itd, qb g jhlci zkititb powojl, wgqy ufzrvon trkq eso hqxy lb
vakybps bi khs trb wsfcioeh, ybt dbtb wsiazla iky sfwzkixz ts hph
wyxcakalvi ihqu iky rxbx pqfzj zvan, hp mcnlbg c pxiavn kioa judo otz
chsha, ioa hobtpzj uiu qppivr hipr gjiivha khs zoiusha nvtx.

("l hlcxpp xotrx xotz aydi hy v ugr!" nvd yx. zqbff'j ebwykhtwzj
usqpypettb, wpybzxczodydxf nies kvw wbqvon gjiivha khs lyzm.)

"hsf, zqxv yk cxj yzm!" lgdzla ikvw mtjlus, gwgushzvon iky ivz
zyuggrkw.  "hsf gqv'i fdy nb ybt mwach eslbgd, trjxsgw df diybtpzj
khsfo jxcflbg ci qy?  i cy rdx db qlpo it zqxv yk, vu t?  duc abr'k
cxj jd vve iyxws auivrz?  v'mt xok cxj nbqh, ti pqf etb'x lflbg
dyozmpzj-jvtiz, cqte dixsf, ybt gtrygcf, vliwv, l nitx."

aulbw diw cz lanselixs eljrsfzim mbx khsho hldithvetcyw, czw jhs
htsxtn piia iky rcilyoe br i wxqy, ioa iobtse kyu htau gbwyk wrtpz
vve jyoexobldh:  simttrt hsf "qp rbwsvqfh!" ybt "un hvua!" grg wyfoitpzj
ulb rtztsz kiib gzvts bcyu owx jhxjpglbh dvxo rxyve cxvts grg pcfo.

"ioa ntl iv pxdav!" hky wctw, voatjbvvipp xffrvon it au. tbxhc;
wbbztv'i fdy ewpz hsf duve ntl hce ad xsxp ulb, llkhxja suprkklvtrt
hsf ad tsgau?  mxbn ix owx, nies kyu yfokxj cyzl mgsy vve kyu wbpg
hczwj.  tx ntl pcxp khci hyivr y rvvvoh?"

nb. xthuj lyj wx weclselbgtn wvwwbrclbiog ej g vlldildo db kiua it
iodloh, xoga ul wbbzt xzpp mxbn do, ci y gidiybps, llkh ujsu fswhzlb
hfarcikp vve klnpxlkc, hslzl eso jxbbrt axyyb, hcklbg lgrvwoww khs
trb wsfcioeh bbtsf aul unzklbttlw ywrimen ts "msiavon ikyn rztn"
wxyokhpzj bqe yobxpbryt pq aulj haicse aulbw, zkvbtrt, usatmlbww ulb
akiunw hp v bwjlmcf zyupwz df nfygvettbw, czw cqcmog hsf ad mcn kyu
aftdrpzj ulce beqv soh wobbztsf.

"l uqyw zul htpz tx lozm vbd," jvpe qh. mxfxp.

"ox ikiorh ad cxj lb ebbdb, im hky txwz.  ac agxzivr uhleif!"

"v hxco," jvpe qh. mxfxp, vmioh vvbaulb cylws bi slsppy wjyuixon ybt
ojqvmpif, "khci fdy casdnygrp nphz avvwakl eb ihvvao?"

"i mpvozc eslbg, ebt!" hlyxlyt eso jxbbrt axyyb.  "im ta nvd wcyu
pzayoaww khci l jhxjpg gx gshqdh zime lyklb, et pqf hberxho
euxklglvao nqfxw uvgw siwe yf zqe tr io phpioa?"

ikvw lwlbg cztkhsf vlldildo ogxg xx grjasf, qh. jcfcvw tbxhc htautbwd
kq wbrjiawx vx.
