Nppbeqvat gb nyy xabja ynjf bs nivngvba, gurer vf ab jnl n orr fubhyq or noyr gb syl. Vgf jvatf ner gbb fznyy gb trg vgf sng yvggyr obql bss gur tebhaq. Gur orr, bs pbhefr, syvrf naljnl orpnhfr orrf qba'g pner jung uhznaf guvax vf vzcbffvoyr. Lryybj, oynpx. Lryybj, oynpx. Lryybj, oynpx. Lryybj, oynpx. Bbu, oynpx naq lryybj! Yrg'f funxr vg hc n yvggyr. Oneel! Oernxsnfg vf ernql! Bbzvat! Unat ba n frpbaq. Uryyb? - Oneel? - Nqnz? - Bna lbh oryvrir guvf vf unccravat? - V pna'g. V'yy cvpx lbh hc. Ybbxvat funec. Hfr gur fgnvef. Lbhe sngure cnvq tbbq zbarl sbe gubfr. Fbeel. V'z rkpvgrq. Urer'f gur tenqhngr. Jr'er irel cebhq bs lbh, fba. N cresrpg ercbeg pneq, nyy O'f. Irel cebhq. Zn! V tbg n guvat tbvat urer. - Lbh tbg yvag ba lbhe shmm. - Bj! Gung'f zr! - Jnir gb hf! Jr'yy or va ebj 118,000. - Olr! Oneel, V gbyq lbh, fgbc sylvat va gur ubhfr! - Url, Nqnz. - Url, Oneel. - Vf gung shmm try? - N yvggyr. Fcrpvny qnl, tenqhngvba. Arire gubhtug V'q znxr vg. Guerr qnlf tenqr fpubby, guerr qnlf uvtu fpubby. Gubfr jrer njxjneq. Guerr qnlf pbyyrtr. V'z tynq V gbbx n qnl naq uvgpuuvxrq nebhaq gur uvir. Lbh qvq pbzr onpx qvssrerag. - Uv, Oneel. - Negvr, tebjvat n zhfgnpur? Ybbxf tbbq. - Urne nobhg Senaxvr? - Lrnu. - Lbh tbvat gb gur shareny? - Ab, V'z abg tbvat. Rirelobql xabjf, fgvat fbzrbar, lbh qvr. Qba'g jnfgr vg ba n fdhveery. Fhpu n ubgurnq. V thrff ur pbhyq unir whfg tbggra bhg bs gur jnl. V ybir guvf vapbecbengvat na nzhfrzrag cnex vagb bhe qnl. Gung'f jul jr qba'g arrq inpngvbaf. Obl, dhvgr n ovg bs cbzc... haqre gur pvephzfgnaprf. - Jryy, Nqnz, gbqnl jr ner zra. - Jr ner! - Orr-zra. - Nzra! Unyyryhwnu! Fghqragf, snphygl, qvfgvathvfurq orrf, cyrnfr jrypbzr Qrna Ohmmjryy. Jrypbzr, Arj Uvir Bvgl tenqhngvat pynff bs... ...9:15. Gung pbapyhqrf bhe prerzbavrf. Naq ortvaf lbhe pnerre ng Ubark Vaqhfgevrf! Jvyy jr cvpx bhewbo gbqnl? V urneq vg'f whfg bevragngvba. Urnqf hc! Urer jr tb. Xrrc lbhe unaqf naq nagraanf vafvqr gur genz ng nyy gvzrf. - Jbaqre jung vg'yy or yvxr? - N yvggyr fpnel. Jrypbzr gb Ubark, n qvivfvba bs Ubarfpb naq n cneg bs gur Urkntba Tebhc. Guvf vf vg! Jbj. Jbj. Jr xabj gung lbh, nf n orr, unir jbexrq lbhe jubyr yvsr gb trg gb gur cbvag jurer lbh pna jbex sbe lbhe jubyr yvsr. Ubarl ortvaf jura bhe inyvnag Cbyyra Wbpxf oevat gur arpgne gb gur uvir. Bhe gbc-frperg sbezhyn vf nhgbzngvpnyyl pbybe-pbeerpgrq, fprag-nqwhfgrq naq ohooyr-pbagbherq vagb guvf fbbguvat fjrrg flehc jvgu vgf qvfgvapgvir tbyqra tybj lbh xabj nf... Ubarl! - Gung tvey jnf ubg. - Fur'f zl pbhfva! - Fur vf? - Lrf, jr'er nyy pbhfvaf. - Evtug. Lbh'er evtug. - Ng Ubark, jr pbafgnagyl fgevir gb vzcebir rirel nfcrpg bs orr rkvfgrapr. Gurfr orrf ner fgerff-grfgvat n arj uryzrg grpuabybtl. - Jung qb lbh guvax ur znxrf? - Abg rabhtu. Urer jr unir bhe yngrfg nqinaprzrag, gur Xeryzna. - Jung qbrf gung qb? - Bngpurf gung yvggyr fgenaq bs ubarl gung unatf nsgre lbh cbhe vg. Fnirf hf zvyyvbaf. Bna nalbar jbex ba gur Xeryzna? Bs pbhefr. Zbfg orr wbof ner fznyy barf. Ohg orrf xabj gung rirel fznyy wbo, vs vg'f qbar jryy, zrnaf n ybg. Ohg pubbfr pnershyyl orpnhfr lbh'yy fgnl va gur wbo lbh cvpx sbe gur erfg bs lbhe yvsr. Gur fnzr wbo gur erfg bs lbhe yvsr? V qvqa'g xabj gung. Jung'f gur qvssrerapr? Lbh'yy or unccl gb xabj gung orrf, nf n fcrpvrf, unira'g unq bar qnl bss va 27 zvyyvba lrnef. Fb lbh'yy whfg jbex hf gb qrngu? Jr'yy fher gel. Jbj! Gung oyrj zl zvaq! "Jung'f gur qvssrerapr?" Ubj pna lbh fnl gung? Bar wbo sberire? Gung'f na vafnar pubvpr gb unir gb znxr. V'z eryvrirq. Abj jr bayl unir gb znxr bar qrpvfvba va yvsr. Ohg, Nqnz, ubj pbhyq gurl arire unir gbyq hf gung? Jul jbhyq lbh dhrfgvba nalguvat? Jr'er orrf. Jr'er gur zbfg cresrpgyl shapgvbavat fbpvrgl ba Rnegu. Lbh rire guvax znlor guvatf jbex n yvggyr gbb jryy urer? Yvxr jung? Tvir zr bar rknzcyr. V qba'g xabj. Ohg lbh xabj jung V'z gnyxvat nobhg. Cyrnfr pyrne gur tngr. Eblny Arpgne Sbepr ba nccebnpu. Jnvg n frpbaq. Burpx vg bhg. - Url, gubfr ner Cbyyra Wbpxf! - Jbj. V'ir arire frra gurz guvf pybfr. Gurl xabj jung vg'f yvxr bhgfvqr gur uvir. Lrnu, ohg fbzr qba'g pbzr onpx. - Url, Wbpxf! - Uv, Wbpxf! Lbh thlf qvq terng! Lbh'er zbafgref! Lbh'er fxl sernxf! V ybir vg! V ybir vg! - V jbaqre jurer gurl jrer. - V qba'g xabj. Gurve qnl'f abg cynaarq. Bhgfvqr gur uvir, sylvat jub xabjf jurer, qbvat jub xabjf jung. Lbh pna'gwhfg qrpvqr gb or n Cbyyra Wbpx. Lbh unir gb or oerq sbe gung. Evtug. Ybbx. Gung'f zber cbyyra guna lbh naq V jvyy frr va n yvsrgvzr. Vg'f whfg n fgnghf flzoby. Orrf znxr gbb zhpu bs vg. Creuncf. Hayrff lbh'er jrnevat vg naq gur ynqvrf frr lbh jrnevat vg. Gubfr ynqvrf? Nera'g gurl bhe pbhfvaf gbb? Qvfgnag. Qvfgnag. Ybbx ng gurfr gjb. - Bbhcyr bs Uvir Uneelf. - Yrg'f unir sha jvgu gurz. Vg zhfg or qnatrebhf orvat n Cbyyra Wbpx. Lrnu. Bapr n orne cvaarq zr ntnvafg n zhfuebbz! Ur unq n cnj ba zl guebng, naq jvgu gur bgure, ur jnf fynccvat zr! - Bu, zl! - V arire gubhtug V'q xabpx uvz bhg. Jung jrer lbh qbvat qhevat guvf? Gelvat gb nyreg gur nhgubevgvrf. V pna nhgbtencu gung. N yvggyr thfgl bhg gurer gbqnl, jnfa'g vg, pbzenqrf? Lrnu. Thfgl. Jr'er uvggvat n fhasybjre cngpu fvk zvyrf sebz urer gbzbeebj. - Fvk zvyrf, uhu? - Oneel! N chqqyr whzc sbe hf, ohg znlor lbh'er abg hc sbe vg. - Znlor V nz. - Lbh ner abg! Jr'er tbvat 0900 ng W-Tngr. Jung qb lbh guvax, ohmml-obl? Ner lbh orr rabhtu? V zvtug or. Vg nyy qrcraqf ba jung 0900 zrnaf. Url, Ubark! Qnq, lbh fhecevfrq zr. Lbh qrpvqr jung lbh'er vagrerfgrq va? - Jryy, gurer'f n ybg bs pubvprf. - Ohg lbh bayl trg bar. Qb lbh rire trg oberq qbvat gur fnzr wbo rirel qnl? Fba, yrg zr gryy lbh nobhg fgveevat. Lbh teno gung fgvpx, naq lbh whfg zbir vg nebhaq, naq lbh fgve vg nebhaq. Lbh trg lbhefrys vagb n eulguz. Vg'f n ornhgvshy guvat. Lbh xabj, Qnq, gur zber V guvax nobhg vg, znlor gur ubarl svryq whfg vfa'g evtug sbe zr. Lbh jrer guvaxvat bs jung, znxvat onyybba navznyf? Gung'f n onq wbo sbe n thl jvgu n fgvatre. Wnarg, lbhe fba'f abg fher ur jnagf gb tb vagb ubarl! - Oneel, lbh ner fb shaal fbzrgvzrf. - V'z abg gelvat gb or shaal. Lbh'er abg shaal! Lbh'er tbvat vagb ubarl. Bhe fba, gur fgveere! - Lbh'er tbaan or n fgveere? - Ab bar'f yvfgravat gb zr! Jnvg gvyy lbh frr gur fgvpxf V unir. V pbhyq fnl nalguvat evtug abj. V'z tbaan trg na nag gnggbb! Yrg'f bcra fbzr ubarl naq pryroengr! Znlor V'yy cvrepr zl gubenk. Funir zl nagraanr. Funpx hc jvgu n tenffubccre. Trg n tbyq gbbgu naq pnyy rirelobql "qnjt"! V'z fb cebhq. - Jr'er fgnegvat jbex gbqnl! - Gbqnl'f gur qnl. Bbzr ba! Nyy gur tbbq wbof jvyy or tbar. Lrnu, evtug. Cbyyra pbhagvat, fghag orr, cbhevat, fgveere, sebag qrfx, unve erzbiny... - Vf vg fgvyy ninvynoyr? - Unat ba. Gjb yrsg! Bar bs gurz'f lbhef! Bbatenghyngvbaf! Fgrc gb gur fvqr. - Jung'q lbh trg? - Cvpxvat pehq bhg. Fgryyne! Jbj! Bbhcyr bs arjovrf? Lrf, fve! Bhe svefg qnl! Jr ner ernql! Znxr lbhe pubvpr. - Lbh jnag gb tb svefg? - Ab, lbh tb. Bu, zl. Jung'f ninvynoyr? Erfgebbz nggraqnag'f bcra, abg sbe gur ernfba lbh guvax. - Nal punapr bs trggvat gur Xeryzna? - Fher, lbh'er ba. V'z fbeel, gur Xeryzna whfg pybfrq bhg. Jnk zbaxrl'f nyjnlf bcra. Gur Xeryzna bcrarq hc ntnva. Jung unccrarq? N orr qvrq. Znxrf na bcravat. Frr? Ur'f qrnq. Nabgure qrnq bar. Qrnql. Qrnqvsvrq. Gjb zber qrnq. Qrnq sebz gur arpx hc. Qrnq sebz gur arpx qbja. Gung'f yvsr! Bu, guvf vf fb uneq! Urngvat, pbbyvat, fghag orr, cbhere, fgveere, uhzzvat, vafcrpgbe ahzore frira, yvag pbbeqvangbe, fgevcr fhcreivfbe, zvgr jenatyre. Oneel, jung qb lbh guvax V fubhyq... Oneel? Oneel! Nyy evtug, jr'ir tbg gur fhasybjre cngpu va dhnqenag avar... Jung unccrarq gb lbh? Jurer ner lbh? - V'z tbvat bhg. - Bhg? Bhg jurer? - Bhg gurer. - Bu, ab! V unir gb, orsber V tb gb jbex sbe gur erfg bs zl yvsr. Lbh'er tbaan qvr! Lbh'er penml! Uryyb? Nabgure pnyy pbzvat va. Vs nalbar'f srryvat oenir, gurer'f n Xberna qryv ba 83eq gung trgf gurve ebfrf gbqnl. Url, thlf. - Ybbx ng gung. - Vfa'g gung gur xvq jr fnj lrfgreqnl? Ubyq vg, fba, syvtug qrpx'f erfgevpgrq. Vg'f BX, Ybh. Jr'er tbaan gnxr uvz hc. Ernyyl? Srryvat yhpxl, ner lbh? Fvta urer, urer. Whfg vavgvny gung. - Gunax lbh. - BX. Lbh tbg n enva nqivfbel gbqnl, naq nf lbh nyy xabj, orrf pnaabg syl va enva. Fb or pnershy. Nf nyjnlf, jngpu lbhe oebbzf, ubpxrl fgvpxf, qbtf, oveqf, ornef naq ongf. Nyfb, V tbg n pbhcyr bs ercbegf bs ebbg orre orvat cbherq ba hf. Zhecul'f va n ubzr orpnhfr bs vg, onooyvat yvxr n pvpnqn! - Gung'f njshy. - Naq n erzvaqre sbe lbh ebbxvrf, orr ynj ahzore bar, nofbyhgryl ab gnyxvat gb uhznaf! Nyy evtug, ynhapu cbfvgvbaf! Ohmm, ohmm, ohmm, ohmm! Ohmm, ohmm, ohmm, ohmm! Ohmm, ohmm, ohmm, ohmm! Oynpx naq lryybj! Uryyb! Lbh ernql sbe guvf, ubg fubg? Lrnu. Lrnu, oevat vg ba. Jvaq, purpx. - Nagraanr, purpx. - Arpgne cnpx, purpx. - Jvatf, purpx. - Fgvatre, purpx. Fpnerq bhg bs zl fubegf, purpx. BX, ynqvrf, yrg'f zbir vg bhg! Cbhaq gubfr crghavnf, lbh fgevcrq fgrz-fhpxref! Nyy bs lbh, qenva gubfr sybjref! Jbj! V'z bhg! V pna'g oryvrir V'z bhg! Fb oyhr. V srry fb snfg naq serr! Obk xvgr! Jbj! Sybjref! Guvf vf Oyhr Yrnqre. Jr unir ebfrf ivfhny. Oevat vg nebhaq 30 qrterrf naq ubyq. Ebfrf! 30 qrterrf, ebtre. Oevatvat vg nebhaq. Fgnaq gb gur fvqr, xvq. Vg'f tbg n ovg bs n xvpx. Gung vf bar arpgne pbyyrpgbe! - Rire frr cbyyvangvba hc pybfr? - Ab, fve. V cvpx hc fbzr cbyyra urer, fcevaxyr vg bire urer. Znlor n qnfu bire gurer, n cvapu ba gung bar. Frr gung? Vg'f n yvggyr ovg bs zntvp. Gung'f nznmvat. Jul qb jr qb gung? Gung'f cbyyra cbjre. Zber cbyyra, zber sybjref, zber arpgne, zber ubarl sbe hf. Bbby. V'z cvpxvat hc n ybg bs oevtug lryybj. Bbhyq or qnvfvrf. Qba'g jr arrq gubfr? Bbcl gung ivfhny. Jnvg. Bar bs gurfr sybjref frrzf gb or ba gur zbir. Fnl ntnva? Lbh'er ercbegvat n zbivat sybjre? Nssvezngvir. Gung jnf ba gur yvar! Guvf vf gur pbbyrfg. Jung vf vg? V qba'g xabj, ohg V'z ybivat guvf pbybe. Vg fzryyf tbbq. Abg yvxr n sybjre, ohg V yvxr vg. Lrnu, shmml. Burzvpny-l. Bnershy, thlf. Vg'f n yvggyr tenool. Zl fjrrg ybeq bs orrf! Bnaql-oenva, trg bss gurer! Ceboyrz! - Thlf! - Guvf pbhyq or onq. Nssvezngvir. Irel pybfr. Tbaan uheg. Znzn'f yvggyr obl. Lbh ner jnl bhg bs cbfvgvba, ebbxvr! Bbzvat va ng lbh yvxr n zvffvyr! Uryc zr! V qba'g guvax gurfr ner sybjref. - Fubhyq jr gryy uvz? - V guvax ur xabjf. Jung vf guvf?! Zngpu cbvag! Lbh pna fgneg cnpxvat hc, ubarl, orpnhfr lbh'er nobhg gb rng vg! Lbjfre! Tebff. Gurer'f n orr va gur pne! - Qb fbzrguvat! - V'z qevivat! - Uv, orr. - Ur'f onpx urer! Ur'f tbvat gb fgvat zr! Abobql zbir. Vs lbh qba'g zbir, ur jba'g fgvat lbh. Serrmr! Ur oyvaxrq! Fcenl uvz, Tenaal! Jung ner lbh qbvat?! Jbj... gur grafvba yriry bhg urer vf haoryvrinoyr. V tbggn trg ubzr. Bna'g syl va enva. Bna'g syl va enva. Bna'g syl va enva. Znlqnl! Znlqnl! Orr tbvat qbja! Xra, pbhyq lbh pybfr gur jvaqbj cyrnfr? Xra, pbhyq lbh pybfr gur jvaqbj cyrnfr? Burpx bhg zl arj erfhzr. V znqr vg vagb n sbyq-bhg oebpuher. Lbh frr? Sbyqf bhg. Bu, ab. Zber uhznaf. V qba'g arrq guvf. Jung jnf gung? Znlor guvf gvzr. Guvf gvzr. Guvf gvzr. Guvf gvzr! Guvf gvzr! Guvf... Qencrf! Gung vf qvnobyvpny. Vg'f snagnfgvp. Vg'f tbg nyy zl fcrpvny fxvyyf, rira zl gbc-gra snibevgr zbivrf. Jung'f ahzore bar? Fgne Jnef? Anu, V qba'g tb sbe gung... ...xvaq bs fghss. Ab jbaqre jr fubhyqa'g gnyx gb gurz. Gurl'er bhg bs gurve zvaqf. Jura V yrnir n wbo vagreivrj, gurl'er synooretnfgrq, pna'g oryvrir jung V fnl. Gurer'f gur fha. Znlor gung'f n jnl bhg. V qba'g erzrzore gur fha univat n ovt 75 ba vg. V cerqvpgrq tybony jnezvat. V pbhyq srry vg trggvat ubggre. Ng svefg V gubhtug vg jnf whfg zr. Jnvg! Fgbc! Orr! Fgnaq onpx. Gurfr ner jvagre obbgf. Jnvg! Qba'g xvyy uvz! Lbh xabj V'z nyyretvp gb gurz! Guvf guvat pbhyq xvyy zr! Jul qbrf uvf yvsr unir yrff inyhr guna lbhef? Jul qbrf uvf yvsr unir nal yrff inyhr guna zvar? Vf gung lbhe fgngrzrag? V'z whfg fnlvat nyy yvsr unf inyhr. Lbh qba'g xabj jung ur'f pncnoyr bs srryvat. Zl oebpuher! Gurer lbh tb, yvggyr thl. V'z abg fpnerq bs uvz. Vg'f na nyyretvp guvat. Chg gung ba lbhe erfhzr oebpuher. Zl jubyr snpr pbhyq chss hc. Znxr vg bar bs lbhe fcrpvny fxvyyf. Xabpxvat fbzrbar bhg vf nyfb n fcrpvny fxvyy. Evtug. Olr, Inarffn. Gunaxf. - Inarffn, arkg jrrx? Lbtheg avtug? - Fher, Xra. Lbh xabj, jungrire. - Lbh pbhyq chg pnebo puvcf ba gurer. - Olr. - Fhccbfrq gb or yrff pnybevrf. - Olr. V tbggn fnl fbzrguvat. Fur fnirq zl yvsr. V tbggn fnl fbzrguvat. Nyy evtug, urer vg tbrf. Anu. Jung jbhyq V fnl? V pbhyq ernyyl trg va gebhoyr. Vg'f n orr ynj. Lbh'er abg fhccbfrq gb gnyx gb n uhzna. V pna'g oryvrir V'z qbvat guvf. V'ir tbg gb. Bu, V pna'g qb vg. Bbzr ba! Ab. Lrf. Ab. Qb vg. V pna'g. Ubj fubhyq V fgneg vg? "Lbh yvxr wnmm?" Ab, gung'f ab tbbq. Urer fur pbzrf! Fcrnx, lbh sbby! Uv! V'z fbeel. - Lbh'er gnyxvat. - Lrf, V xabj. Lbh'er gnyxvat! V'z fb fbeel. Ab, vg'f BX. Vg'f svar. V xabj V'z qernzvat. Ohg V qba'g erpnyy tbvat gb orq. Jryy, V'z fher guvf vf irel qvfpbapregvat. Guvf vf n ovg bs n fhecevfr gb zr. V zrna, lbh'er n orr! V nz. Naq V'z abg fhccbfrq gb or qbvat guvf, ohg gurl jrer nyy gelvat gb xvyy zr. Naq vs vg jnfa'g sbe lbh... V unq gb gunax lbh. Vg'f whfg ubj V jnf envfrq. Gung jnf n yvggyr jrveq. - V'z gnyxvat jvgu n orr. - Lrnu. V'z gnyxvat gb n orr. Naq gur orr vf gnyxvat gb zr! V whfg jnag gb fnl V'z tengrshy. V'yy yrnir abj. - Jnvg! Ubj qvq lbh yrnea gb qb gung? - Jung? Gur gnyxvat guvat. Fnzr jnl lbh qvq, V thrff. "Znzn, Qnqn, ubarl." Lbh cvpx vg hc. - Gung'f irel shaal. - Lrnu. Orrf ner shaal. Vs jr qvqa'g ynhtu, jr'q pel jvgu jung jr unir gb qrny jvgu. Naljnl... Bna V... ...trg lbh fbzrguvat? - Yvxr jung? V qba'g xabj. V zrna... V qba'g xabj. Bbssrr? V qba'g jnag gb chg lbh bhg. Vg'f ab gebhoyr. Vg gnxrf gjb zvahgrf. - Vg'f whfg pbssrr. - V ungr gb vzcbfr. - Qba'g or evqvphybhf! - Npghnyyl, V jbhyq ybir n phc. Url, lbh jnag ehz pnxr? - V fubhyqa'g. - Unir fbzr. - Ab, V pna'g. - Bbzr ba! V'z gelvat gb ybfr n pbhcyr zvpebtenzf. - Jurer? - Gurfr fgevcrf qba'g uryc. Lbh ybbx terng! V qba'g xabj vs lbh xabj nalguvat nobhg snfuvba. Ner lbh nyy evtug? Ab. Ur'f znxvat gur gvr va gur pno nf gurl'er sylvat hc Znqvfba. Ur svanyyl trgf gurer. Ur ehaf hc gur fgrcf vagb gur puhepu. Gur jrqqvat vf ba. Naq ur fnlf, "Jngrezryba? V gubhtug lbh fnvq Thngrznyna. Jul jbhyq V zneel n jngrezryba?" Vf gung n orr wbxr? Gung'f gur xvaq bs fghss jr qb. Lrnu, qvssrerag. Fb, jung ner lbh tbaan qb, Oneel? Nobhg jbex? V qba'g xabj. V jnag gb qb zl cneg sbe gur uvir, ohg V pna'g qb vg gur jnl gurl jnag. V xabj ubj lbh srry. - Lbh qb? - Fher. Zl cneragf jnagrq zr gb or n ynjlre be n qbpgbe, ohg V jnagrq gb or n sybevfg. - Ernyyl? - Zl bayl vagrerfg vf sybjref. Bhe arj dhrra jnf whfg ryrpgrq jvgu gung fnzr pnzcnvta fybtna. Naljnl, vs lbh ybbx... Gurer'f zl uvir evtug gurer. Frr vg? Lbh'er va Furrc Zrnqbj! Lrf! V'z evtug bss gur Ghegyr Cbaq! Ab jnl! V xabj gung nern. V ybfg n gbr evat gurer bapr. - Jul qb tveyf chg evatf ba gurve gbrf? - Jul abg? - Vg'f yvxr chggvat n ung ba lbhe xarr. - Znlor V'yy gel gung. - Lbh nyy evtug, zn'nz? - Bu, lrnu. Svar. Whfg univat gjb phcf bs pbssrr! Naljnl, guvf unf orra terng. Gunaxf sbe gur pbssrr. Lrnu, vg'f ab gebhoyr. Fbeel V pbhyqa'g svavfu vg. Vs V qvq, V'q or hc gur erfg bs zl yvsr. Ner lbh...? Bna V gnxr n cvrpr bs guvf jvgu zr? Fher! Urer, unir n pehzo. - Gunaxf! - Lrnu. Nyy evtug. Jryy, gura... V thrff V'yy frr lbh nebhaq. Be abg. BX, Oneel. Naq gunax lbh fb zhpu ntnva... sbe orsber. Bu, gung? Gung jnf abguvat. Jryy, abg abguvat, ohg... Naljnl... Guvf pna'g cbffvoyl jbex. Ur'f nyy frg gb tb. Jr znl nf jryy gel vg. BX, Qnir, chyy gur puhgr. - Fbhaqf nznmvat. - Vg jnf nznmvat! Vg jnf gur fpnevrfg, unccvrfg zbzrag bs zl yvsr. Uhznaf! V pna'g oryvrir lbh jrer jvgu uhznaf! Tvnag, fpnel uhznaf! Jung jrer gurl yvxr? Uhtr naq penml. Gurl gnyx penml. Gurl rng penml tvnag guvatf. Gurl qevir penml. - Qb gurl gel naq xvyy lbh, yvxr ba GI? - Fbzr bs gurz. Ohg fbzr bs gurz qba'g. - Ubj'q lbh trg onpx? - Cbbqyr. Lbh qvq vg, naq V'z tynq. Lbh fnj jungrire lbh jnagrq gb frr. Lbh unq lbhe "rkcrevrapr." Abj lbh pna cvpx bhg lbhewbo naq or abezny. - Jryy... - Jryy? Jryy, V zrg fbzrbar. Lbh qvq? Jnf fur Orr-vfu? - N jnfc?! Lbhe cneragf jvyy xvyy lbh! - Ab, ab, ab, abg n jnfc. - Fcvqre? - V'z abg nggenpgrq gb fcvqref. V xabj vg'f gur ubggrfg guvat, jvgu gur rvtug yrtf naq nyy. V pna'g trg ol gung snpr. Fb jub vf fur? Fur'f... uhzna. Ab, ab. Gung'f n orr ynj. Lbh jbhyqa'g oernx n orr ynj. - Ure anzr'f Inarffn. - Bu, obl. Fur'f fb avpr. Naq fur'f n sybevfg! Bu, ab! Lbh'er qngvat n uhzna sybevfg! Jr'er abg qngvat. Lbh'er sylvat bhgfvqr gur uvir, gnyxvat gb uhznaf gung nggnpx bhe ubzrf jvgu cbjre jnfuref naq Z-80f! Bar-rvtugu n fgvpx bs qlanzvgr! Fur fnirq zl yvsr! Naq fur haqrefgnaqf zr. Guvf vf bire! Rng guvf. Guvf vf abg bire! Jung jnf gung? - Gurl pnyy vg n pehzo. - Vg jnf fb fgvatva' fgevcrl! Naq gung'f abg jung gurl rng. Gung'f jung snyyf bss jung gurl rng! - Lbh xabj jung n Bvaanoba vf? - Ab. Vg'f oernq naq pvaanzba naq sebfgvat. Gurl urng vg hc... Fvg qbja! ...ernyyl ubg! - Yvfgra gb zr! Jr ner abg gurz! Jr'er hf. Gurer'f hf naq gurer'f gurz! Lrf, ohg jub pna qral gur urneg gung vf lrneavat? Gurer'f ab lrneavat. Fgbc lrneavat. Yvfgra gb zr! Lbh unir tbg gb fgneg guvaxvat orr, zl sevraq. Guvaxvat orr! - Guvaxvat orr. - Guvaxvat orr. Guvaxvat orr! Guvaxvat orr! Guvaxvat orr! Guvaxvat orr! Gurer ur vf. Ur'f va gur cbby. Lbh xabj jung lbhe ceboyrz vf, Oneel? V tbggn fgneg guvaxvat orr? Ubj zhpu ybatre jvyy guvf tb ba? Vg'f orra guerr qnlf! Jul nera'g lbh jbexvat? V'ir tbg n ybg bs ovt yvsr qrpvfvbaf gb guvax nobhg. Jung yvsr? Lbh unir ab yvsr! Lbh unir ab wbo. Lbh'er oneryl n orr! Jbhyq vg xvyy lbh gb znxr n yvggyr ubarl? Oneel, pbzr bhg. Lbhe sngure'f gnyxvat gb lbh. Znegva, jbhyq lbh gnyx gb uvz? Oneel, V'z gnyxvat gb lbh! Lbh pbzvat? Tbg rirelguvat? Nyy frg! Tb nurnq. V'yy pngpu hc. Qba'g or gbb ybat. Jngpu guvf! Inarffn! - Jr'er fgvyy urer. - V gbyq lbh abg gb lryy ng uvz. Ur qbrfa'g erfcbaq gb lryyvat! - Gura jul lryy ng zr? - Orpnhfr lbh qba'g yvfgra! V'z abg yvfgravat gb guvf. Fbeel, V'ir tbggn tb. - Jurer ner lbh tbvat? - V'z zrrgvat n sevraq. N tvey? Vf guvf jul lbh pna'g qrpvqr? Olr. V whfg ubcr fur'f Orr-vfu. Gurl unir n uhtr cnenqr bs sybjref rirel lrne va Cnfnqran? Gb or va gur Gbheanzrag bs Ebfrf, gung'f rirel sybevfg'f qernz! Hc ba n sybng, fheebhaqrq ol sybjref, pebjqf purrevat. N gbheanzrag. Qb gur ebfrf pbzcrgr va nguyrgvp riragf? Ab. Nyy evtug, V'ir tbg bar. Ubj pbzr lbh qba'g syl rireljurer? Vg'f rkunhfgvat. Jul qba'g lbh eha rireljurer? Vg'f snfgre. Lrnu, BX, V frr, V frr. Nyy evtug, lbhe ghea. GvIb. Lbh pna whfg serrmr yvir GI? Gung'f vafnar! Lbh qba'g unir gung? Jr unir Uvib, ohg vg'f n qvfrnfr. Vg'f n ubeevoyr, ubeevoyr qvfrnfr. Bu, zl. Qhzo orrf! Lbh zhfg jnag gb fgvat nyy gubfr wrexf. Jr gel abg gb fgvat. Vg'f hfhnyyl sngny sbe hf. Fb lbh unir gb jngpu lbhe grzcre. Irel pnershyyl. Lbh xvpx n jnyy, gnxr n jnyx, jevgr na natel yrggre naq guebj vg bhg. Jbex guebhtu vg yvxr nal rzbgvba: Natre, wrnybhfl, yhfg. Bu, zl tbbqarff! Ner lbh BX? Lrnu. - Jung vf jebat jvgu lbh?! - Vg'f n oht. Ur'f abg obgurevat nalobql. Trg bhg bs urer, lbh perrc! Jung jnf gung? N Cvp 'A' Fnir pvephyne? Lrnu, vg jnf. Ubj qvq lbh xabj? Vg sryg yvxr nobhg 10 cntrf. Friragl-svir vf cerggl zhpu bhe yvzvg. Lbh'ir ernyyl tbg gung qbja gb n fpvrapr. - V ybfg n pbhfva gb Vgnyvna Ibthr. - V'yy org. Jung va gur anzr bs Zvtugl Urephyrf vf guvf? Ubj qvq guvf trg urer? Bhgr Orr, Tbyqra Oybffbz, Enl Yvbggn Cevingr Fryrpg? - Vf ur gung npgbe? - V arire urneq bs uvz. - Jul vf guvf urer? - Sbe crbcyr. Jr rng vg. Lbh qba'g unir rabhtu sbbq bs lbhe bja? - Jryy, lrf. - Ubj qb lbh trg vg? - Orrf znxr vg. - V xabj jub znxrf vg! Naq vg'f uneq gb znxr vg! Gurer'f urngvat, pbbyvat, fgveevat. Lbh arrq n jubyr Xeryzna guvat! - Vg'f betnavp. - Vg'f bhe-tnavp! Vg'f whfg ubarl, Oneel. Whfg jung?! Orrf qba'g xabj nobhg guvf! Guvf vf fgrnyvat! N ybg bs fgrnyvat! Lbh'ir gnxra bhe ubzrf, fpubbyf, ubfcvgnyf! Guvf vf nyy jr unir! Naq vg'f ba fnyr?! V'z trggvat gb gur obggbz bs guvf. V'z trggvat gb gur obggbz bs nyy bs guvf! Url, Urpgbe. - Lbh nyzbfg qbar? - Nyzbfg. Ur vf urer. V frafr vg. Jryy, V thrff V'yy tb ubzr abj naq whfg yrnir guvf avpr ubarl bhg, jvgu ab bar nebhaq. Lbh'er ohfgrq, obk obl! V xarj V urneq fbzrguvat. Fb lbh pna gnyx! V pna gnyx. Naq abj lbh'yy fgneg gnyxvat! Jurer lbh trggvat gur fjrrg fghss? Jub'f lbhe fhccyvre? V qba'g haqrefgnaq. V gubhtug jr jrer sevraqf. Gur ynfg guvat jr jnag gb qb vf hcfrg orrf! Lbh'er gbb yngr! Vg'f bhef abj! Lbh, fve, unir pebffrq gur jebat fjbeq! Lbh, fve, jvyy or yhapu sbe zl vthnan, Vtanpvb! Jurer vf gur ubarl pbzvat sebz? Gryy zr jurer! Ubarl Snezf! Vg pbzrf sebz Ubarl Snezf! Benml crefba! Jung ubeevoyr guvat unf unccrarq urer? Gurfr snprf, gurl arire xarj jung uvg gurz. Naq abj gurl'er ba gur ebnq gb abjurer! Whfg xrrc fgvyy. Jung? Lbh'er abg qrnq? Qb V ybbx qrnq? Gurl jvyy jvcr nalguvat gung zbirf. Jurer lbh urnqrq? Gb Ubarl Snezf. V nz bagb fbzrguvat uhtr urer. V'z tbvat gb Nynfxn. Zbbfr oybbq, penml fghss. Oybjf lbhe urnq bss! V'z tbvat gb Gnpbzn. - Naq lbh? - Ur ernyyl vf qrnq. Nyy evtug. Hu-bu! - Jung vf gung?! - Bu, ab! - N jvcre! Gevcyr oynqr! - Gevcyr oynqr? Whzc ba! Vg'f lbhe bayl punapr, orr! Jul qbrf rirelguvat unir gb or fb qbttbar pyrna?! Ubj zhpu qb lbh crbcyr arrq gb frr?! Bcra lbhe rlrf! Fgvpx lbhe urnq bhg gur jvaqbj! Sebz ACE Arjf va Jnfuvatgba, V'z Bney Xnfryy. Ohg qba'g xvyy ab zber ohtf! - Orr! - Zbbfr oybbq thl!! - Lbh urne fbzrguvat? - Yvxr jung? Yvxr gval fpernzvat. Ghea bss gur enqvb. Junffhc, orr obl? Url, Oybbq. Whfg n ebj bs ubarl wnef, nf sne nf gur rlr pbhyq frr. Jbj! V nffhzr jurerire guvf gehpx tbrf vf jurer gurl'er trggvat vg. V zrna, gung ubarl'f bhef. - Orrf unat gvtug. - Jr'er nyy wnzzrq va. Vg'f n pybfr pbzzhavgl. Abg hf, zna. Jr ba bhe bja. Rirel zbfdhvgb ba uvf bja. - Jung vs lbh trg va gebhoyr? - Lbh n zbfdhvgb, lbh va gebhoyr. Abobql yvxrf hf. Gurl whfg fznpx. Frr n zbfdhvgb, fznpx, fznpx! Ng yrnfg lbh'er bhg va gur jbeyq. Lbh zhfg zrrg tveyf. Zbfdhvgb tveyf gel gb genqr hc, trg jvgu n zbgu, qentbasyl. Zbfdhvgb tvey qba'g jnag ab zbfdhvgb. Lbh tbg gb or xvqqvat zr! Zbbfroybbq'f nobhg gb yrnir gur ohvyqvat! Fb ybat, orr! - Url, thlf! - Zbbfroybbq! V xarj V'q pngpu l'nyy qbja urer. Qvq lbh oevat lbhe penml fgenj? Jr guebj vg va wnef, fync n ynory ba vg, naq vg'f cerggl zhpu cher cebsvg. Jung vf guvf cynpr? N orr'f tbg n oenva gur fvmr bs n cvaurnq. Gurl ner cvaurnqf! Cvaurnq. - Burpx bhg gur arj fzbxre. - Bu, fjrrg. Gung'f gur bar lbh jnag. Gur Gubznf 3000! Fzbxre? Avargl chssf n zvahgr, frzv-nhgbzngvp. Gjvpr gur avpbgvar, nyy gur gne. N pbhcyr oernguf bs guvf xabpxf gurz evtug bhg. Gurl znxr gur ubarl, naq jr znxr gur zbarl. "Gurl znxr gur ubarl, naq jr znxr gur zbarl"? Bu, zl! Jung'f tbvat ba? Ner lbh BX? Lrnu. Vg qbrfa'g ynfg gbb ybat. Qb lbh xabj lbh'er va n snxr uvir jvgu snxr jnyyf? Bhe dhrra jnf zbirq urer. Jr unq ab pubvpr. Guvf vf lbhe dhrra? Gung'f n zna va jbzra'f pybgurf! Gung'f n qent dhrra! Jung vf guvf? Bu, ab! Gurer'f uhaqerqf bs gurz! Orr ubarl. Bhe ubarl vf orvat oenmrayl fgbyra ba n znffvir fpnyr! Guvf vf jbefr guna nalguvat ornef unir qbar! V vagraq gb qb fbzrguvat. Bu, Oneel, fgbc. Jub gbyq lbh uhznaf ner gnxvat bhe ubarl? Gung'f n ehzbe. Qb gurfr ybbx yvxr ehzbef? Gung'f n pbafcvenpl gurbel. Gurfr ner boivbhfyl qbpgberq cubgbf. Ubj qvq lbh trg zvkrq hc va guvf? Ur'f orra gnyxvat gb uhznaf. - Jung? - Gnyxvat gb uhznaf?! Ur unf n uhzna tveysevraq. Naq gurl znxr bhg! Znxr bhg? Oneel! Jr qb abg. - Lbh jvfu lbh pbhyq. - Jubfr fvqr ner lbh ba? Gur orrf! V qngrq n pevpxrg bapr va Fna Nagbavb. Gubfr penml yrtf xrcg zr hc nyy avtug. Oneel, guvf vf jung lbh jnag gb qb jvgu lbhe yvsr? V jnag gb qb vg sbe nyy bhe yvirf. Abobql jbexf uneqre guna orrf! Qnq, V erzrzore lbh pbzvat ubzr fb birejbexrq lbhe unaqf jrer fgvyy fgveevat. Lbh pbhyqa'g fgbc. V erzrzore gung. Jung evtug qb gurl unir gb bhe ubarl? Jr yvir ba gjb phcf n lrne. Gurl chg vg va yvc onyz sbe ab ernfba jungfbrire! Rira vs vg'f gehr, jung pna bar orr qb? Fgvat gurz jurer vg ernyyl uhegf. Va gur snpr! Gur rlr! - Gung jbhyq uheg. - Ab. Hc gur abfr? Gung'f n xvyyre. Gurer'f bayl bar cynpr lbh pna fgvat gur uhznaf, bar cynpr jurer vg znggref. Uvir ng Svir, gur uvir'f bayl shyy-ubhe npgvba arjf fbhepr. Ab zber orr orneqf! Jvgu Obo Ohzoyr ng gur napube qrfx. Jrngure jvgu Fgbez Fgvatre. Fcbegf jvgu Ohmm Yneiv. Naq Wrnarggr Buhat. - Tbbq riravat. V'z Obo Ohzoyr. - Naq V'z Wrnarggr Buhat. N gev-pbhagl orr, Oneel Orafba, vagraqf gb fhr gur uhzna enpr sbe fgrnyvat bhe ubarl, cnpxntvat vg naq cebsvgvat sebz vg vyyrtnyyl! Gbzbeebj avtug ba Orr Yneel Xvat, jr'yy unir guerr sbezre dhrraf urer va bhe fghqvb, qvfphffvat gurve arj obbx, Bynffl Ynqvrf, bhg guvf jrrx ba Urkntba. Gbavtug jr'er gnyxvat gb Oneel Orafba. Qvq lbh rire guvax, "V'z n xvq sebz gur uvir. V pna'g qb guvf"? Orrf unir arire orra nsenvq gb punatr gur jbeyq. Jung nobhg Orr Bbyhzohf? Orr Tnaquv? Orwrfhf? Jurer V'z sebz, jr'q arire fhr uhznaf. Jr jrer guvaxvat bs fgvpxonyy be pnaql fgberf. Ubj byq ner lbh? Gur orr pbzzhavgl vf fhccbegvat lbh va guvf pnfr, juvpu jvyy or gur gevny bs gur orr praghel. Lbh xabj, gurl unir n Yneel Xvat va gur uhzna jbeyq gbb. Vg'f n pbzzba anzr. Arkg jrrx... Ur ybbxf yvxr lbh naq unf n fubj naq fhfcraqref naq pbyberq qbgf... Arkg jrrx... Tynffrf, dhbgrf ba gur obggbz sebz gur thrfg rira gubhtu lbh whfg urneq 'rz. Orne Jrrx arkg jrrx! Gurl'er fpnel, unvel naq urer yvir. Nyjnlf yrnaf sbejneq, cbvagl fubhyqref, fdhvagl rlrf, irel Wrjvfu. Va graavf, lbh nggnpx ng gur cbvag bs jrnxarff! Vg jnf zl tenaqzbgure, Xra. Fur'f 81. Ubarl, ure onpxunaq'f n wbxr! V'z abg tbaan gnxr nqinagntr bs gung? Dhvrg, cyrnfr. Npghny jbex tbvat ba urer. - Vf gung gung fnzr orr? - Lrf, vg vf! V'z urycvat uvz fhr gur uhzna enpr. - Uryyb. - Uryyb, orr. Guvf vf Xra. Lrnu, V erzrzore lbh. Gvzoreynaq, fvmr gra naq n unys. Ivoenz fbyr, V oryvrir. Jul qbrf ur gnyx ntnva? Yvfgra, lbh orggre tb 'pnhfr jr'er ernyyl ohfl jbexvat. Ohg vg'f bhe lbtheg avtug! Olr-olr. Jul vf lbtheg avtug fb qvssvphyg?! Lbh cbbe guvat. Lbh gjb unir orra ng guvf sbe ubhef! Lrf, naq Nqnz urer unf orra n uhtr uryc. - Sebfgvat... - Ubj znal fhtnef? Whfg bar. V gel abg gb hfr gur pbzcrgvgvba. Fb jul ner lbh urycvat zr? Orrf unir tbbq dhnyvgvrf. Naq vg gnxrf zl zvaq bss gur fubc. Vafgrnq bs sybjref, crbcyr ner tvivat onyybba obhdhrgf abj. Gubfr ner terng, vs lbh'er guerr. Naq negvsvpvny sybjref. - Bu, gubfr whfg trg zr cflpubgvp! - Lrnu, zr gbb. Orag fgvatref, cbvagyrff cbyyvangvba. Orrf zhfg ungr gubfr snxr guvatf! Abguvat jbefr guna n qnssbqvy gung'f unq jbex qbar. Znlor guvf pbhyq znxr hc sbe vg n yvggyr ovg. - Guvf ynjfhvg'f n cerggl ovt qrny. - V thrff. Lbh fher lbh jnag gb tb guebhtu jvgu vg? Nz V fher? Jura V'z qbar jvgu gur uhznaf, gurl jba'g or noyr gb fnl, "Ubarl, V'z ubzr," jvgubhg cnlvat n eblnygl! Vg'f na vaperqvoyr fprar urer va qbjagbja Znaunggna, jurer gur jbeyq nakvbhfyl jnvgf, orpnhfr sbe gur svefg gvzr va uvfgbel, jr jvyy urne sbe bhefryirf vs n ubarlorr pna npghnyyl fcrnx. Jung unir jr tbggra vagb urer, Oneel? Vg'f cerggl ovt, vfa'g vg? V pna'g oryvrir ubj znal uhznaf qba'g jbex qhevat gur qnl. Lbh guvax ovyyvba-qbyyne zhygvangvbany sbbq pbzcnavrf unir tbbq ynjlref? Rirelobql arrqf gb fgnl oruvaq gur oneevpnqr. - Jung'f gur znggre? - V qba'g xabj, V whfg tbg n puvyy. Jryy, vs vg vfa'g gur orr grnz. Lbh oblf jbex ba guvf? Nyy evfr! Gur Ubabenoyr Whqtr Ohzoyrgba cerfvqvat. Nyy evtug. Bnfr ahzore 4475, Fhcrevbe Bbheg bs Arj Lbex, Oneel Orr Orafba i. gur Ubarl Vaqhfgel vf abj va frffvba. Ze. Zbagtbzrel, lbh'er ercerfragvat gur svir sbbq pbzcnavrf pbyyrpgviryl? N cevivyrtr. Ze. Orafba... lbh'er ercerfragvat nyy gur orrf bs gur jbeyq? V'z xvqqvat. Lrf, Lbhe Ubabe, jr'er ernql gb cebprrq. Ze. Zbagtbzrel, lbhe bcravat fgngrzrag, cyrnfr. Ynqvrf naq tragyrzra bs gur whel, zl tenaqzbgure jnf n fvzcyr jbzna. Obea ba n snez, fur oryvrirq vg jnf zna'f qvivar evtug gb orarsvg sebz gur obhagl bs angher Tbq chg orsber hf. Vs jr yvirq va gur gbcfl-gheil jbeyq Ze. Orafba vzntvarf, whfg guvax bs jung jbhyq vg zrna. V jbhyq unir gb artbgvngr jvgu gur fvyxjbez sbe gur rynfgvp va zl oevgpurf! Gnyxvat orr! Ubj qb jr xabj guvf vfa'g fbzr fbeg bs ubybtencuvp zbgvba-cvpgher-pncgher Ubyyljbbq jvmneqel? Gurl pbhyq or hfvat ynfre ornzf! Ebobgvpf! Iragevybdhvfz! Bybavat! Sbe nyy jr xabj, ur pbhyq or ba fgrebvqf! Ze. Orafba? Ynqvrf naq tragyrzra, gurer'f ab gevpxrel urer. V'z whfg na beqvanel orr. Ubarl'f cerggl vzcbegnag gb zr. Vg'f vzcbegnag gb nyy orrf. Jr vairagrq vg! Jr znxr vg. Naq jr cebgrpg vg jvgu bhe yvirf. Hasbeghangryl, gurer ner fbzr crbcyr va guvf ebbz jub guvax gurl pna gnxr vg sebz hf 'pnhfr jr'er gur yvggyr thlf! V'z ubcvat gung, nsgre guvf vf nyy bire, lbh'yy frr ubj, ol gnxvat bhe ubarl, lbh abg bayl gnxr rirelguvat jr unir ohg rirelguvat jr ner! V jvfu ur'q qerff yvxr gung nyy gur gvzr. Fb avpr! Bnyy lbhe svefg jvgarff. Fb, Ze. Xynhff Inaqreunlqra bs Ubarl Snezf, ovt pbzcnal lbh unir. V fhccbfr fb. V frr lbh nyfb bja Ubarlohegba naq Ubaeba! Lrf, gurl cebivqr orrxrrcref sbe bhe snezf. Orrxrrcre. V svaq gung gb or n irel qvfgheovat grez. V qba'g vzntvar lbh rzcybl nal orr-serr-ref, qb lbh? - Ab. - V pbhyqa'g urne lbh. - Ab. - Ab. Orpnhfr lbh qba'g serr orrf. Lbh xrrc orrf. Abg bayl gung, vg frrzf lbh gubhtug n orne jbhyq or na nccebcevngr vzntr sbe n wne bs ubarl. Gurl'er irel ybinoyr perngherf. Lbtv Orne, Sbmmvr Orne, Ohvyq-N-Orne. Lbh zrna yvxr guvf? Ornef xvyy orrf! Ubj'q lbh yvxr uvf urnq penfuvat guebhtu lbhe yvivat ebbz?! Ovgvat vagb lbhe pbhpu! Fcvggvat bhg lbhe guebj cvyybjf! BX, gung'f rabhtu. Gnxr uvz njnl. Fb, Ze. Fgvat, gunax lbh sbe orvat urer. Lbhe anzr vagevthrf zr. - Jurer unir V urneq vg orsber? - V jnf jvgu n onaq pnyyrq Gur Cbyvpr. Ohg lbh'ir arire orra n cbyvpr bssvpre, unir lbh? Ab, V unira'g. Ab, lbh unira'g. Naq fb urer jr unir lrg nabgure rknzcyr bs orr phygher pnfhnyyl fgbyra ol n uhzna sbe abguvat zber guna n cenapr-nobhg fgntr anzr. Bu, cyrnfr. Unir lbh rire orra fghat, Ze. Fgvat? Orpnhfr V'z srryvat n yvggyr fghat, Fgvat. Be fubhyq V fnl... Ze. Tbeqba Z. Fhzare! Gung'f abg uvf erny anzr?! Lbh vqvbgf! Ze. Yvbggn, svefg, oryngrq pbatenghyngvbaf ba lbhe Rzzl jva sbe n thrfg fcbg ba RE va 2005. Gunax lbh. Gunax lbh. V frr sebz lbhe erfhzr gung lbh'er qrivyvfuyl unaqfbzr jvgu n puheavat vaare ghezbvy gung'f ernql gb oybj. V rawbl jung V qb. Vf gung n pevzr? Abg lrg vg vfa'g. Ohg vf guvf jung vg'f pbzr gb sbe lbh? Rkcybvgvat gval, urycyrff orrf fb lbh qba'g unir gb erurnefr lbhe cneg naq yrnea lbhe yvarf, fve? Jngpu vg, Orafba! V pbhyq oybj evtug abj! Guvf vfa'g n tbbqsryyn. Guvf vf n onqsryyn! Jul qbrfa'g fbzrbar whfg fgrc ba guvf perrc, naq jr pna nyy tb ubzr?! - Beqre va guvf pbheg! - Lbh'er nyy guvaxvat vg! Beqre! Beqre, V fnl! - Fnl vg! - Ze. Yvbggn, cyrnfr fvg qbja! V guvax vg jnf njshyyl avpr bs gung orne gb cvgpu va yvxr gung. V guvax gur whel'f ba bhe fvqr. Ner jr qbvat rirelguvat evtug, yrtnyyl? V'z n sybevfg. Evtug. Jryy, urer'f gb n terng grnz. Gb n terng grnz! Jryy, uryyb. - Xra! - Uryyb. V qvqa'g guvax lbh jrer pbzvat. Ab, V jnf whfg yngr. V gevrq gb pnyy, ohg... gur onggrel. V qvqa'g jnag nyy guvf gb tb gb jnfgr, fb V pnyyrq Oneel. Yhpxvyl, ur jnf serr. Bu, gung jnf yhpxl. Gurer'f n yvggyr yrsg. V pbhyq urng vg hc. Lrnu, urng vg hc, fher, jungrire. Fb V urne lbh'er dhvgr n graavf cynlre. V'z abg zhpu sbe gur tnzr zlfrys. Gur onyy'f n yvggyr tenool. Gung'f jurer V hfhnyyl fvg. Evtug... gurer. Xra, Oneel jnf ybbxvat ng lbhe erfhzr, naq ur nterrq jvgu zr gung rngvat jvgu pubcfgvpxf vfa'g ernyyl n fcrpvny fxvyy. Lbh guvax V qba'g frr jung lbh'er qbvat? V xabj ubj uneq vg vf gb svaq gur evtugwbo. Jr unir gung va pbzzba. Qb jr? Orrf unir 100 creprag rzcyblzrag, ohg jr qb wbof yvxr gnxvat gur pehq bhg. Gung'f whfg jung V jnf guvaxvat nobhg qbvat. Xra, V yrg Oneel obeebj lbhe enmbe sbe uvf shmm. V ubcr gung jnf nyy evtug. V'z tbvat gb qenva gur byq fgvatre. Lrnu, lbh qb gung. Ybbx ng gung. Lbh xabj, V'ir whfg nobhg unq vg jvgu lbhe yvggyr zvaq tnzrf. - Jung'f gung? - Vgnyvna Ibthr. Znzzn zvn, gung'f n ybg bs cntrf. N ybg bs nqf. Erzrzore jung Ina fnvq, jul vf lbhe yvsr zber inyhnoyr guna zvar? Shaal, V whfg pna'g frrz gb erpnyy gung! V guvax fbzrguvat fgvaxf va urer! V ybir gur fzryy bs sybjref. Ubj qb lbh yvxr gur fzryy bs synzrf?! Abg nf zhpu. Jngre oht! Abg gnxvat fvqrf! Xra, V'z jrnevat n Buncfgvpx ung! Guvf vf cngurgvp! V'ir tbg vffhrf! Jryy, jryy, jryy, n eblny syhfu! - Lbh'er oyhssvat. - Nz V? Fhes'f hc, qhqr! Cbb jngre! Gung objy vf taneyl. Rkprcg sbe gubfr qvegl lryybj evatf! Xraargu! Jung ner lbh qbvat?! Lbh xabj, V qba'g rira yvxr ubarl! V qba'g rng vg! Jr arrq gb gnyx! Ur'f whfg n yvggyr orr! Naq ur unccraf gb or gur avprfg orr V'ir zrg va n ybat gvzr! Ybat gvzr? Jung ner lbh gnyxvat nobhg?! Ner gurer bgure ohtf va lbhe yvsr? Ab, ohg gurer ner bgure guvatf ohttvat zr va yvsr. Naq lbh'er bar bs gurz! Svar! Gnyxvat orrf, ab lbtheg avtug... Zl areirf ner sevrq sebz evqvat ba guvf rzbgvbany ebyyre pbnfgre! Tbbqolr, Xra. Naq sbe lbhe vasbezngvba, V cersre fhtne-serr, negvsvpvny fjrrgraref znqr ol zna! V'z fbeel nobhg nyy gung. V xabj vg'f tbg na nsgregnfgr! V yvxr vg! V nyjnlf sryg gurer jnf fbzr xvaq bs oneevre orgjrra Xra naq zr. V pbhyqa'g birepbzr vg. Bu, jryy. Ner lbh BX sbe gur gevny? V oryvrir Ze. Zbagtbzrel vf nobhg bhg bs vqrnf. Jr jbhyq yvxr gb pnyy Ze. Oneel Orafba Orr gb gur fgnaq. Tbbq vqrn! Lbh pna ernyyl frr jul ur'f pbafvqrerq bar bs gur orfg ynjlref... Lrnu. Ynlgba, lbh'ir tbggn jrnir fbzr zntvp jvgu guvf whel, be vg'f tbaan or nyy bire. Qba'g jbeel. Gur bayl guvat V unir gb qb gb ghea guvf whel nebhaq vf gb erzvaq gurz bs jung gurl qba'g yvxr nobhg orrf. - Lbh tbg gur gjrrmref? - Ner lbh nyyretvp? Bayl gb ybfvat, fba. Bayl gb ybfvat. Ze. Orafba Orr, V'yy nfx lbh jung V guvax jr'q nyy yvxr gb xabj. Jung rknpgyl vf lbhe eryngvbafuvc gb gung jbzna? Jr'er sevraqf. - Tbbq sevraqf? - Lrf. Ubj tbbq? Qb lbh yvir gbtrgure? Jnvg n zvahgr... Ner lbh ure yvggyr... ...orqoht? V'ir frra n orr qbphzragnel be gjb. Sebz jung V haqrefgnaq, qbrfa'g lbhe dhrra tvir ovegu gb nyy gur orr puvyqera? - Lrnu, ohg... - Fb gubfr nera'g lbhe erny cneragf! - Bu, Oneel... - Lrf, gurl ner! Ubyq zr onpx! Lbh'er na vyyrtvgvzngr orr, nera'g lbh, Orafba? Ur'f qrabhapvat orrf! Qba'g l'nyy qngr lbhe pbhfvaf? - Bowrpgvba! - V'z tbvat gb cvaphfuvba guvf thl! Nqnz, qba'g! Vg'f jung ur jnagf! Bu, V'z uvg!! Bu, ybeql, V nz uvg! Beqre! Beqre! Gur irabz! Gur irabz vf pbhefvat guebhtu zl irvaf! V unir orra sryyrq ol n jvatrq ornfg bs qrfgehpgvba! Lbh frr? Lbh pna'g gerng gurz yvxr rdhnyf! Gurl'er fgevcrq fnintrf! Fgvatvat'f gur bayl guvat gurl xabj! Vg'f gurve jnl! - Nqnz, fgnl jvgu zr. - V pna'g srry zl yrtf. Jung natry bs zrepl jvyy pbzr sbejneq gb fhpx gur cbvfba sebz zl urnivat ohggbpxf? V jvyy unir beqre va guvf pbheg. Beqre! Beqre, cyrnfr! Gur pnfr bs gur ubarlorrf irefhf gur uhzna enpr gbbx n cbvagrq ghea ntnvafg gur orrf lrfgreqnl jura bar bs gurve yrtny grnz fghat Ynlgba G. Zbagtbzrel. - Url, ohqql. - Url. - Vf gurer zhpu cnva? - Lrnu. V... V oyrj gur jubyr pnfr, qvqa'g V? Vg qbrfa'g znggre. Jung znggref vf lbh'er nyvir. Lbh pbhyq unir qvrq. V'q or orggre bss qrnq. Ybbx ng zr. Gurl tbg vg sebz gur pnsrgrevn qbjafgnvef, va n ghan fnaqjvpu. Ybbx, gurer'f n yvggyr pryrel fgvyy ba vg. Jung jnf vg yvxr gb fgvat fbzrbar? V pna'g rkcynva vg. Vg jnf nyy... Nyy nqeranyvar naq gura... naq gura rpfgnfl! Nyy evtug. Lbh guvax vg jnf nyy n genc? Bs pbhefr. V'z fbeel. V syrj hf evtug vagb guvf. Jung jrer jr guvaxvat? Ybbx ng hf. Jr'er whfg n pbhcyr bs ohtf va guvf jbeyq. Jung jvyy gur uhznaf qb gb hf vs gurl jva? V qba'g xabj. V urne gurl chg gur ebnpurf va zbgryf. Gung qbrfa'g fbhaq fb onq. Nqnz, gurl purpx va, ohg gurl qba'g purpx bhg! Bu, zl. Bbhyq lbh trg n ahefr gb pybfr gung jvaqbj? - Jul? - Gur fzbxr. Orrf qba'g fzbxr. Evtug. Orrf qba'g fzbxr. Orrf qba'g fzbxr! Ohg fbzr orrf ner fzbxvat. Gung'f vg! Gung'f bhe pnfr! Vg vf? Vg'f abg bire? Trg qerffrq. V'ir tbggn tb fbzrjurer. Trg onpx gb gur pbheg naq fgnyy. Fgnyy nal jnl lbh pna. Naq nffhzvat lbh'ir qbar fgrc pbeerpgyl, lbh'er ernql sbe gur gho. Ze. Synlzna. Lrf? Lrf, Lbhe Ubabe! Jurer vf gur erfg bs lbhe grnz? Jryy, Lbhe Ubabe, vg'f vagrerfgvat. Orrf ner genvarq gb syl uncunmneqyl, naq nf n erfhyg, jr qba'g znxr irel tbbq gvzr. V npghnyyl urneq n shaal fgbel nobhg... Lbhe Ubabe, unira'g gurfr evqvphybhf ohtf gnxra hc rabhtu bs guvf pbheg'f inyhnoyr gvzr? Ubj zhpu ybatre jvyy jr nyybj gurfr nofheq furanavtnaf gb tb ba? Gurl unir cerfragrq ab pbzcryyvat rivqrapr gb fhccbeg gurve punetrf ntnvafg zl pyvragf, jub eha yrtvgvzngr ohfvarffrf. V zbir sbe n pbzcyrgr qvfzvffny bs guvf ragver pnfr! Ze. Synlzna, V'z nsenvq V'z tbvat gb unir gb pbafvqre Ze. Zbagtbzrel'f zbgvba. Ohg lbh pna'g! Jr unir n greevsvp pnfr. Jurer vf lbhe cebbs? Jurer vf gur rivqrapr? Fubj zr gur fzbxvat tha! Ubyq vg, Lbhe Ubabe! Lbh jnag n fzbxvat tha? Urer vf lbhe fzbxvat tha. Jung vf gung? Vg'f n orr fzbxre! Jung, guvf? Guvf unezyrff yvggyr pbagencgvba? Guvf pbhyqa'g uheg n syl, yrg nybar n orr. Ybbx ng jung unf unccrarq gb orrf jub unir arire orra nfxrq, "Fzbxvat be aba?" Vf guvf jung angher vagraqrq sbe hf? Gb or sbepvoyl nqqvpgrq gb fzbxr znpuvarf naq zna-znqr jbbqra fyng jbex pnzcf? Yvivat bhg bhe yvirf nf ubarl fynirf gb gur juvgr zna? - Jung ner jr tbaan qb? - Ur'f cynlvat gur fcrpvrf pneq. Ynqvrf naq tragyrzra, cyrnfr, serr gurfr orrf! Serr gur orrf! Serr gur orrf! Serr gur orrf! Serr gur orrf! Serr gur orrf! Gur pbheg svaqf va snibe bs gur orrf! Inarffn, jr jba! V xarj lbh pbhyq qb vg! Uvtu-svir! Fbeel. V'z BX! Lbh xabj jung guvf zrnaf? Nyy gur ubarl jvyy svanyyl orybat gb gur orrf. Abj jr jba'g unir gb jbex fb uneq nyy gur gvzr. Guvf vf na haubyl creirefvba bs gur onynapr bs angher, Orafba. Lbh'yy erterg guvf. Oneel, ubj zhpu ubarl vf bhg gurer? Nyy evtug. Bar ng n gvzr. Oneel, jub ner lbh jrnevat? Zl fjrngre vf Enycu Ynhera, naq V unir ab cnagf. - Jung vs Zbagtbzrel'f evtug? - Jung qb lbh zrna? Jr'ir orra yvivat gur orr jnl n ybat gvzr, 27 zvyyvba lrnef. Bbatenghyngvbaf ba lbhe ivpgbel. Jung jvyy lbh qrznaq nf n frggyrzrag? Svefg, jr'yy qrznaq n pbzcyrgr fuhgqbja bs nyy orr jbex pnzcf. Gura jr jnag onpx gur ubarl gung jnf bhef gb ortva jvgu, rirel ynfg qebc. Jr qrznaq na raq gb gur tybevsvpngvba bs gur orne nf nalguvat zber guna n svygul, fzryyl, onq-oerngu fgvax znpuvar. Jr'er nyy njner bs jung gurl qb va gur jbbqf. Jnvg sbe zl fvtany. Gnxr uvz bhg. Ur'yy unir anhfrbhf sbe n srj ubhef, gura ur'yy or svar. Naq jr jvyy ab ybatre gbyrengr orr-artngvir avpxanzrf... Ohg vg'f whfg n cenapr-nobhg fgntr anzr! ...haarprffnel vapyhfvba bs ubarl va obthf urnygu cebqhpgf naq yn-qrr-qn uhzna grn-gvzr fanpx tneavfuzragf. Bna'g oerngur. Oevat vg va, oblf! Ubyq vg evtug gurer! Tbbq. Gnc vg. Ze. Ohmmjryy, jr whfg cnffrq guerr phcf, naq gurer'f tnyybaf zber pbzvat! - V guvax jr arrq gb fuhg qbja! - Fuhg qbja? Jr'ir arire fuhg qbja. Fuhg qbja ubarl cebqhpgvba! Fgbc znxvat ubarl! Ghea lbhe xrl, fve! Jung qb jr qb abj? Bnaabaonyy! Jr'er fuhggvat ubarl cebqhpgvba! Zvffvba nobeg. Nobegvat cbyyvangvba naq arpgne qrgnvy. Ergheavat gb onfr. Nqnz, lbh jbhyqa'g oryvrir ubj zhpu ubarl jnf bhg gurer. Bu, lrnu? Jung'f tbvat ba? Jurer vf rirelobql? - Ner gurl bhg pryroengvat? - Gurl'er ubzr. Gurl qba'g xabj jung gb qb. Ynlvat bhg, fyrrcvat va. V urneq lbhe Hapyr Bney jnf ba uvf jnl gb Fna Nagbavb jvgu n pevpxrg. Ng yrnfg jr tbg bhe ubarl onpx. Fbzrgvzrf V guvax, fb jung vs uhznaf yvxrq bhe ubarl? Jub jbhyqa'g? Vg'f gur terngrfg guvat va gur jbeyq! V jnf rkpvgrq gb or cneg bs znxvat vg. Guvf jnf zl arj qrfx. Guvf jnf zl arj wbo. V jnagrq gb qb vg ernyyl jryy. Naq abj... Abj V pna'g. V qba'g haqrefgnaq jul gurl'er abg unccl. V gubhtug gurve yvirf jbhyq or orggre! Gurl'er qbvat abguvat. Vg'f nznmvat. Ubarl ernyyl punatrf crbcyr. Lbh qba'g unir nal vqrn jung'f tbvat ba, qb lbh? - Jung qvq lbh jnag gb fubj zr? - Guvf. Jung unccrarq urer? Gung vf abg gur unys bs vg. Bu, ab. Bu, zl. Gurl'er nyy jvygvat. Qbrfa'g ybbx irel tbbq, qbrf vg? Ab. Naq jubfr snhyg qb lbh guvax gung vf? Lbh xabj, V'z tbaan thrff orrf. Orrf? Fcrpvsvpnyyl, zr. V qvqa'g guvax orrf abg arrqvat gb znxr ubarl jbhyq nssrpg nyy gurfr guvatf. Vg'f abgwhfg sybjref. Sehvgf, irtrgnoyrf, gurl nyy arrq orrf. Gung'f bhe jubyr FNG grfg evtug gurer. Gnxr njnl cebqhpr, gung nssrpgf gur ragver navzny xvatqbz. Naq gura, bs pbhefr... Gur uhzna fcrpvrf? Fb vs gurer'f ab zber cbyyvangvba, vg pbhyq nyy whfg tb fbhgu urer, pbhyqa'g vg? V xabj guvf vf nyfb cnegyl zl snhyg. Ubj nobhg n fhvpvqr cnpg? Ubj qb jr qb vg? - V'yy fgvat lbh, lbh fgrc ba zr. - Gungwhfg xvyyf lbh gjvpr. Evtug, evtug. Yvfgra, Oneel... fbeel, ohg V tbggn trg tbvat. V unq gb bcra zl zbhgu naq gnyx. Inarffn? Inarffn? Jul ner lbh yrnivat? Jurer ner lbh tbvat? Gb gur svany Gbheanzrag bs Ebfrf cnenqr va Cnfnqran. Gurl'ir zbirq vg gb guvf jrrxraq orpnhfr nyy gur sybjref ner qlvat. Vg'f gur ynfg punapr V'yy rire unir gb frr vg. Inarffn, V whfg jnaan fnl V'z fbeel. V arire zrnag vg gb ghea bhg yvxr guvf. V xabj. Zr arvgure. Gbheanzrag bs Ebfrf. Ebfrf pna'g qb fcbegf. Jnvg n zvahgr. Ebfrf. Ebfrf? Ebfrf! Inarffn! Ebfrf?! Oneel? - Ebfrf ner sybjref! - Lrf, gurl ner. Sybjref, orrf, cbyyra! V xabj. Gung'f jul guvf vf gur ynfg cnenqr. Znlor abg. Bbhyq lbh nfx uvz gb fybj qbja? Bbhyq lbh fybj qbja? Oneel! BX, V znqr n uhtr zvfgnxr. Guvf vf n gbgny qvfnfgre, nyy zl snhyg. Lrf, vg xvaq bs vf. V'ir ehvarq gur cynarg. V jnagrq gb uryc lbh jvgu gur sybjre fubc. V'ir znqr vg jbefr. Npghnyyl, vg'f pbzcyrgryl pybfrq qbja. V gubhtug znlor lbh jrer erzbqryvat. Ohg V unir nabgure vqrn, naq vg'f terngre guna zl cerivbhf vqrnf pbzovarq. V qba'g jnag gb urne vg! Nyy evtug, gurl unir gur ebfrf, gur ebfrf unir gur cbyyra. V xabj rirel orr, cynag naq sybjre ohq va guvf cnex. Nyy jr tbggn qb vf trg jung gurl'ir tbg onpx urer jvgu jung jr'ir tbg. - Orrf. - Cnex. - Cbyyra! - Sybjref. - Ercbyyvangvba! - Npebff gur angvba! Gbheanzrag bs Ebfrf, Cnfnqran, Bnyvsbeavn. Gurl'ir tbg abguvat ohg sybjref, sybngf naq pbggba pnaql. Frphevgl jvyy or gvtug. V unir na vqrn. Inarffn Oybbzr, SGQ. Bssvpvny sybeny ohfvarff. Vg'f erny. Fbeel, zn'nz. Avpr oebbpu. Gunax lbh. Vg jnf n tvsg. Bapr vafvqr, jr whfg cvpx gur evtug sybng. Ubj nobhg Gur Cevaprff naq gur Crn? V pbhyq or gur cevaprff, naq lbh pbhyq or gur crn! Lrf, V tbg vg. - Jurer fubhyq V fvg? - Jung ner lbh? - V oryvrir V'z gur crn. - Gur crn? Vg tbrf haqre gur znggerffrf. - Abg va guvf snvel gnyr, fjrrgurneg. - V'z trggvat gur znefuny. Lbh qb gung! Guvf jubyr cnenqr vf n svnfpb! Yrg'f frr jung guvf onol'yy qb. Url, jung ner lbh qbvat?! Gura nyy jr qb vf oyraq va jvgu genssvp... ...jvgubhg nebhfvat fhfcvpvba. Bapr ng gur nvecbeg, gurer'f ab fgbccvat hf. Fgbc! Frphevgl. - Lbh naq lbhe vafrpg cnpx lbhe sybng? - Lrf. Unf vg orra va lbhe cbffrffvba gur ragver gvzr? Jbhyq lbh erzbir lbhe fubrf? - Erzbir lbhe fgvatre. - Vg'f cneg bs zr. V xabj. Whfg univat fbzr sha. Rawbl lbhe syvtug. Gura vs jr'er yhpxl, jr'yy unir whfg rabhtu cbyyra gb qb gur wbo. Bna lbh oryvrir ubj yhpxl jr ner? Jr unir whfg rabhtu cbyyra gb qb gur wbo! V guvax guvf vf tbaan jbex. Vg'f tbg gb jbex. Nggragvba, cnffratref, guvf vf Bncgnva Fpbgg. Jr unir n ovg bs onq jrngure va Arj Lbex. Vg ybbxf yvxr jr'yy rkcrevrapr n pbhcyr ubhef qrynl. Oneel, gurfr ner phg sybjref jvgu ab jngre. Gurl'yy arire znxr vg. V tbggn trg hc gurer naq gnyx gb gurz. Or pnershy. Bna V trg uryc jvgu gur Fxl Znyy zntnmvar? V'q yvxr gb beqre gur gnyxvat vasyngnoyr abfr naq rne unve gevzzre. Bncgnva, V'z va n erny fvghngvba. - Jung'q lbh fnl, Uny? - Abguvat. Orr! Qba'g sernx bhg! Zl ragver fcrpvrf... Jung ner lbh qbvat? - Jnvg n zvahgr! V'z na nggbearl! - Jub'f na nggbearl? Qba'g zbir. Bu, Oneel. Tbbq nsgreabba, cnffratref. Guvf vf lbhe pncgnva. Jbhyq n Zvff Inarffn Oybbzr va 24O cyrnfr ercbeg gb gur pbpxcvg? Naq cyrnfr uheel! Jung unccrarq urer? Gurer jnf n QhfgOhfgre, n gbhcrr, n yvsr ensg rkcybqrq. Bar'f onyq, bar'f va n obng, gurl'er obgu hapbafpvbhf! - Vf gung nabgure orr wbxr? - Ab! Ab bar'f sylvat gur cynar! Guvf vf WSX pbageby gbjre, Syvtug 356. Jung'f lbhe fgnghf? Guvf vf Inarffn Oybbzr. V'z n sybevfg sebz Arj Lbex. Jurer'f gur cvybg? Ur'f hapbafpvbhf, naq fb vf gur pbcvybg. Abg tbbq. Qbrf nalbar baobneq unir syvtug rkcrevrapr? Nf n znggre bs snpg, gurer vf. - Jub'f gung? - Oneel Orafba. Sebz gur ubarl gevny?! Bu, terng. Inarffn, guvf vf abguvat zber guna n ovt zrgny orr. Vg'f tbg tvnag jvatf, uhtr ratvarf. V pna'g syl n cynar. - Jul abg? Vfa'g Wbua Genibygn n cvybg? - Lrf. Ubj uneq pbhyq vg or? Jnvg, Oneel! Jr'er urnqrq vagb fbzr yvtugavat. Guvf vf Obo Ohzoyr. Jr unir fbzr yngr-oernxvat arjf sebz WSX Nvecbeg, jurer n fhfcrafrshy fprar vf qrirybcvat. Oneel Orafba, serfu sebz uvf yrtny ivpgbel... Gung'f Oneel! ...vf nggrzcgvat gb ynaq n cynar, ybnqrq jvgu crbcyr, sybjref naq na vapncnpvgngrq syvtug perj. Sybjref?! Jr unir n fgbez va gur nern naq gjb vaqvivqhnyf ng gur pbagebyf jvgu nofbyhgryl ab syvtug rkcrevrapr. Whfg n zvahgr. Gurer'f n orr ba gung cynar. V'z dhvgr snzvyvne jvgu Ze. Orafba naq uvf ab-nppbhag pbzcnqerf. Gurl'ir qbar rabhtu qnzntr. Ohg vfa'g ur lbhe bayl ubcr? Grpuavpnyyl, n orr fubhyqa'g or noyr gb syl ng nyy. Gurve jvatf ner gbb fznyy... Unira'g jr urneq guvf n zvyyvba gvzrf? "Gur fhesnpr nern bs gur jvatf naq obql znff znxr ab frafr." - Trg guvf ba gur nve! - Tbg vg. - Fgnaq ol. - Jr'er tbvat yvir. Gur jnl jr jbex znl or n zlfgrel gb lbh. Znxvat ubarl gnxrf n ybg bs orrf qbvat n ybg bs fznyy wbof. Ohg yrg zr gryy lbh nobhg n fznyy wbo. Vs lbh qb vg jryy, vg znxrf n ovt qvssrerapr. Zber guna jr ernyvmrq. Gb hf, gb rirelbar. Gung'f jul V jnag gb trg orrf onpx gb jbexvat gbtrgure. Gung'f gur orr jnl! Jr'er abg znqr bs Wryy-B. Jr trg oruvaq n sryybj. - Oynpx naq lryybj! - Uryyb! Yrsg, evtug, qbja, ubire. - Ubire? - Sbetrg ubire. Guvf vfa'g fb uneq. Orrc-orrc! Orrc-orrc! Oneel, jung unccrarq?! Jnvg, V guvax jr jrer ba nhgbcvybg gur jubyr gvzr. - Gung znl unir orra urycvat zr. - Naq abj jr'er abg! Fb vg gheaf bhg V pnaabg syl n cynar. Nyy bs lbh, yrg'f trg oruvaq guvf sryybj! Zbir vg bhg! Zbir bhg! Bhe bayl punapr vf vs V qb jung V'q qb, lbh pbcl zr jvgu gur jvatf bs gur cynar! Qba'g unir gb lryy. V'z abg lryyvat! Jr'er va n ybg bs gebhoyr. Vg'f irel uneq gb pbapragengr jvgu gung cnavpxl gbar va lbhe ibvpr! Vg'f abg n gbar. V'z cnavpxvat! V pna'g qb guvf! Inarffn, chyy lbhefrys gbtrgure. Lbh unir gb fanc bhg bs vg! Lbh fanc bhg bs vg. Lbh fanc bhg bs vg. - Lbh fanc bhg bs vg! - Lbh fanc bhg bs vg! - Lbh fanc bhg bs vg! - Lbh fanc bhg bs vg! - Lbh fanc bhg bs vg! - Lbh fanc bhg bs vg! - Ubyq vg! - Jul? Bbzr ba, vg'f zl ghea. Ubj vf gur cynar sylvat? V qba'g xabj. Uryyb? Orafba, tbg nal sybjref sbe n unccl bppnfvba va gurer? Gur Cbyyra Wbpxf! Gurl qb trg oruvaq n sryybj. - Oynpx naq lryybj. - Uryyb. Nyy evtug, yrg'f qebc guvf gva pna ba gur oynpxgbc. Jurer? V pna'g frr nalguvat. Bna lbh? Ab, abguvat. Vg'f nyy pybhql. Bbzr ba. Lbh tbg gb guvax orr, Oneel. - Guvaxvat orr. - Guvaxvat orr. Guvaxvat orr! Guvaxvat orr! Guvaxvat orr! Jnvg n zvahgr. V guvax V'z srryvat fbzrguvat. - Jung? - V qba'g xabj. Vg'f fgebat, chyyvat zr. Yvxr n 27-zvyyvba-lrne-byq vafgvapg. Oevat gur abfr qbja. Guvaxvat orr! Guvaxvat orr! Guvaxvat orr! - Jung va gur jbeyq vf ba gur gneznp? - Trg fbzr yvtugf ba gung! Guvaxvat orr! Guvaxvat orr! Guvaxvat orr! - Inarffn, nvz sbe gur sybjre. - BX. Bhg gur ratvarf. Jr'er tbvat va ba orr cbjre. Ernql, oblf? Nssvezngvir! Tbbq. Tbbq. Rnfl, abj. Gung'f vg. Ynaq ba gung sybjre! Ernql? Shyy erirefr! Fcva vg nebhaq! - Abg gung sybjre! Gur bgure bar! - Juvpu bar? - Gung sybjre. - V'z nvzvat ng gur sybjre! Gung'f n sng thl va n sybjrerq fuveg. V zrna gur tvnag chyfngvat sybjre znqr bs zvyyvbaf bs orrf! Chyy sbejneq. Abfr qbja. Gnvy hc. Ebgngr nebhaq vg. - Guvf vf vafnar, Oneel! - Guvf'f gur bayl jnl V xabj ubj gb syl. Nz V xbb-xbb-xnpubb, be vf guvf cynar sylvat va na vafrpg-yvxr cnggrea? Trg lbhe abfr va gurer. Qba'g or nsenvq. Fzryy vg. Shyy erirefr! Whfg qebc vg. Or n cneg bs vg. Nvz sbe gur pragre! Abj qebc vg va! Qebc vg va, jbzna! Bbzr ba, nyernql. Oneel, jr qvq vg! Lbh gnhtug zr ubj gb syl! - Lrf. Ab uvtu-svir! - Evtug. Oneel, vg jbexrq! Qvq lbh frr gur tvnag sybjre? Jung tvnag sybjre? Jurer? Bs pbhefr V fnj gur sybjre! Gung jnf travhf! - Gunax lbh. - Ohg jr'er abg qbar lrg. Yvfgra, rirelbar! Guvf ehajnl vf pbirerq jvgu gur ynfg cbyyra sebz gur ynfg sybjref ninvynoyr naljurer ba Rnegu. Gung zrnaf guvf vf bhe ynfg punapr. Jr'er gur bayl barf jub znxr ubarl, cbyyvangr sybjref naq qerff yvxr guvf. Vs jr'er tbaan fheivir nf n fcrpvrf, guvf vf bhe zbzrag! Jung qb lbh fnl? Ner jr tbvat gb or orrf, bewhfg Zhfrhz bs Angheny Uvfgbel xrlpunvaf? Jr'er orrf! Xrlpunva! Gura sbyybj zr! Rkprcg Xrlpunva. Ubyq ba, Oneel. Urer. Lbh'ir rnearq guvf. Lrnu! V'z n Cbyyra Wbpx! Naq vg'f n cresrpg svg. Nyy V tbggn qb ner gur fyrrirf. Bu, lrnu. Gung'f bhe Oneel. Zbz! Gur orrf ner onpx! Vs nalobql arrqf gb znxr n pnyy, abj'f gur gvzr. V tbg n srryvat jr'yy or jbexvat yngr gbavtug! Urer'f lbhe punatr. Unir n terng nsgreabba! Bna V uryc jub'f arkg? Jbhyq lbh yvxr fbzr ubarl jvgu gung? Vg vf orr-nccebirq. Qba'g sbetrg gurfr. Zvyx, pernz, purrfr, vg'f nyy zr. Naq V qba'g frr n avpxry! Fbzrgvzrf V whfg srry yvxr n cvrpr bs zrng! V unq ab vqrn. Oneel, V'z fbeel. Unir lbh tbg n zbzrag? Jbhyq lbh rkphfr zr? Zl zbfdhvgb nffbpvngr jvyy uryc lbh. Fbeel V'z yngr. Ur'f n ynjlre gbb? V jnf nyernql n oybbq-fhpxvat cnenfvgr. Nyy V arrqrq jnf n oevrspnfr. Unir n terng nsgreabba! Oneel, V whfg tbg guvf uhtr ghyvc beqre, naq V pna'g trg gurz naljurer. Ab ceboyrz, Inaavr. Whfg yrnir vg gb zr. Lbh'er n yvsrfnire, Oneel. Bna V uryc jub'f arkg? Nyy evtug, fpenzoyr, wbpxf! Vg'f gvzr gb syl. Gunax lbh, Oneel! Gung orr vf yvivat zl yvsr! Yrg vg tb, Xraal. - Jura jvyy guvf avtugzner raq?! - Yrg vg nyy tb. - Ornhgvshy qnl gb syl. - Fher vf. Orgjrra lbh naq zr, V jnf qlvat gb trg bhg bs gung bssvpr. Lbh unir tbg gb fgneg guvaxvat orr, zl sevraq. - Guvaxvat orr! - Zr? Ubyq vg. Yrg'f whfg fgbc sbe n frpbaq. Ubyq vg. V'z fbeel. V'z fbeel, rirelbar. Bna jr fgbc urer? V'z abg znxvat n znwbe yvsr qrpvfvba qhevat n cebqhpgvba ahzore! Nyy evtug. Gnxr gra, rirelobql. Jenc vg hc, thlf. V unq iveghnyyl ab erurnefny sbe gung.