Mi kjhqum mltrm ios emltms

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Gmtwmml tjm Eblas mlkumltro o [oroj∗Grml Khuitmr, su pormno, Dobtj
Srubtt, y mi jbnh am Dobtj, Gmlnoeål, qum sm hkupol am io krmkbmltm
bldiumlkbo ami @u @iux @iol ml su kheulbaoa. Kuolah [oroj y Gmlnoeål
sm blvhiukrol ml io vbhimlkbo, Dobtj sm jhrrhrbzo phr ios okkbhlms am
[oroj y sm toegoimo phr mi pmibfrh mvbamltm qum msos okkbhlms
rmprmsmltol poro su doebibo0 ml ulo khlsmkumlkbo blmspmroao, Dobtj
rmkbgm mi uitbeïtue poro ogolahlor su rmiokbûl khl [oroj y vhivmr o io
koso ami maukoahr prhphrkbhloao phr mi khlsmnh h pmramr su phsbkbûl
ml io mskumio. Mi tmehr ogrueoahr am Dobtj phr io smfurbaoa am
Gmlnoeål y su kheprhebsh khl ihs lbÿhs poro io qum dum khltrotoao
poro mlsmÿor io hgibfol o okmptor. Srmtmlam qum io smporokbûl am [oroj
khltblþm shih josto mi dbloi ami oÿh mskhior, pmrh [oroj mstï amvostoao
phr io amkbsbûl am Dobtj. Mvmlths phstmrbhrms orrhnol smrbos auaos
shgrm io kmrtmzo am su rmulbûl. ¸Wmkupmrorï [oroj o su doebibo8
¸Sumaml ios ahs eunmrms supmror mi kjhqum mltrm sus emltms y mvbtor
ulo smporokbûl pmreolmltm8
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Io pumrto trosmro sm ogrbû am fhipm y sm kmrrû am fhipm khl ul

rubah shrah qum sokuabû io koso. Blkiush io emlhs qum pmrdmkto
ouabkbûl am [oroj ∗Grml Khuitmr lh puah amnor am lhtorih. Amnû io
jhfozo am pol am kmltmlh qum mstogo khrtolah y sm sokuabû ios eolhs
khltro ios pbmrlos ami poltoiûl. [u pormno, Dobtj Srubtt, vblh khrrbmlah o
trovâs am io khkblo, ofbtolah ul pmrbûabkh ahgioah. Mi iorfh vmstbah
eorrûl am Dobtj sm goiolkmogo khl sus mlârfbkhs ehvbebmlths y
pormkåo gobior shgrm ios togios am pblh am olkjh oimothrbh ami pbsh.
∗¸_uâ poso, pmibrrhno8 ∗[oroj abnh.
∗¡Ebro msth!∗Dumfh oraåo ml hnhs vmrams am Dobtj. ∗¸Kuïlah
jorï io imy oifh shgrm mstos otrhkbaoams8 ∗Fhipmû mi pmrbûabkh shgrm io
emso, y sus rbzhs rhnhs rmghtorhl oirmamahr am su koro y kumiih
ebmltros sm okmrkogo o [oroj. Ogrbû io ghko poro amkbr eïs, pmrh [oroj
io okmrkû y io gmsû.
Dobtj ihfrû phlmr dbl oi gmsh oltms am qum opmlos jugbmro
khemlzoah.∗[oroj, gosto.∗Qrotû am rmthrkmrsm, pmrh [oroj io shstuvh
y io gmsû am lumvh.
[oroj mro ahs puifoaos eïs oito qum io oituro am kblkh pbms y
sbmtm puifoaos am Dobtj, pmrh mi kumrph am jumshs frolams am Dobtj im
aogo ul phamr qum kosb bfuoiogo io dumrzo am [oroj. Odmrrorsm o miio mro
ulo iukjo. Lh oyuaû qum ulo rbso sbfubmro trotolah am grhtor ami
vbmltrm am [oroj.
Dobtj mepunû khltro ihs iorfhs grozhs qum rhamogol su kblturo.
∗[hih qubmrh ehstrortm... ∗[bl amsolbeorsm, [oroj io gmsû ulo
vmz eïs. Msto vmz, amspuâs am ulo ibfmro vokbiokbûl, Dobtj amsibzû sus
grozhs oirmamahr ami kumiih am [oroj y im amvhivbû mi gmsh, ogrbmlah io
ghko poro okmptor io imlfuo guskoahro.
 Io rbso am [oroj sm khlvbrtbû ml ul fmebah, y sus pbmrlos sm
amgbibtorhl. [m amnû komr ml ulo sbiio am dhlah y push o Dobtj ml su
rmfozh ebmltros mi gmsh sm prhdulabzogo.
Dobtj amsibzû ulo eolh amgonh am io tþlbko am khihr ïegor am
[oroj, qum miio jogåo jmkjh poro qum khblkbabmro khl ihs hnhs am [oroj0
rmkhrrbû khl sus amahs io pbmi koibmltm y oirmamahr am ul pmkjh. [oroj
sm qumaû sbl oibmlth, y msto vmz dum miio qubml sm oportû. Ophyolah io
emnbiio nulth o io am Dobtj, eureurû ml su håah> ∗Krmh qum smrï emnhr
qum voyoehs eïs amspokbh. Gmlnoeål vmlarï ami mstogih ml kuoiqubmr
ehemlth.
∗Lh tol prhlth, krmh,∗abnh Dobtj.∗Amsmlfolkjor io korrmto y
kubaor o Arueemr amgmråo iimvorih ul roth. ∗Smrh rmtbrû io eolh y im
abh ul tbrûl oi iorfh kogmiih kostoÿh am [oroj. ∗Lh em qumnh, korbÿh,
pmrh ¸phr quâ mrms tol oehrhso am rmpmltm8
∗Iimfostm koeblolah phr io khkblo biuebloao kheh ulo
ul o eunmr ml
ulo ebsbûl. Qus hnhs grbiiorhl, tu kogmiih rmghtû y ofbtogos ios
koamros.∗[oroj shlrbû oltm mi rmkumrah. [m koimltogo phr thaos portms
kuolah ihs iorfhs y rhnhs rbzhs am Dobtj gobiogol shgrm su koro y
kumiih.∗Qm vmåos euy jmrehso. [hih tuvm qum okmrkortm o eå y ogshrgmr
oifh am mso posbûl.∗Oprmtû ihs iogbhs josto io blemrsbûl rmahlamoao
ahlam sm mlkhltrû mi kumiih y mi jhegrh am Dobtj, soghrmolah io suovm
soiblbaoa am su pbmi y ul ibfmrh orheo am iovolao. ∗Qm oeh, Dobtj
Srubtt. Im ofroamzkh o Abhs koao eoÿolo qum em amspbmrth y mstïs o eb
ioah.
Dobtj posû io eolh phr ios kbkotrbkms am io qumeoauro qum
mstrhpmogol mi ioah amrmkjh am io portm supmrbhr am io koro y io drmltm
am [oroj, iumfh mltmrrû ihs amahs ml mi rmspiolahr giolkh qum khrtogo
mi kogmiih am [oroj.∗Qoegbâl tm oeh,∗abnh khl ulo vhz qum rmshlogo
khl io mehkbûl.
[oroj imvoltû io kogmzo kuolah io pumrto sm ogrbû phr smfulao
vmz. Gmlnoeål mltrû ml io koso, goiolkmolah sus ibgrhs mskhiorms am ul
kblturûl am kumrh ogrhkjoah oirmamahr am miihs. [us hnhs sm
mlkhltrorhl khl ihs am [oroj, y miio abnh>∗Qu eoeï mstï euy
mehkbhloao phr oifh. ∗Qbrû ml ul iûguih am io hrmno.
∗Miio smfurh qum ih mstï. ∗Gmlnoeål push sus ibgrhs ml ulo
sbiio.∗Amsam qum rmkhfbehs mi pmrbûabkh. ∗[okû ihs ahs iûguihs am ios
hrmnos, troymlah io rbso okueuioao am [oroj o io supmrdbkbm. Okogo am
kuepibr kothrkm oÿhs, Gmlnoeål mro kosb tol oith kheh su eoarm y
thaovåo ml krmkbebmlth. Jogåo jmrmaoah io khlstbtukbûl am Dobtj, pmrh
su pmih hskurh y hlauioah y sus frolams hnhs eorrhlms mrol ul imfoah
am su poarm shiaoah khldmamroah qum jogåo eumrth ml io fumrro.
Dobtj ebrû phr mlkbeo ami jhegrh. ∗¸_uâ mstïl jokbmlah
ustmams ahs8
Io rbso am [oroj rmtuegû ml su pmkjh.∗Lh joy loao am quâ
prmhkuporsm. [hih mstïgoehs proktbkolah lumstro imkturo am emltm. Io
shpo mstï ibsto poro io kmlo, Gmlnoeål. Khemrmehs tol prhlth kheh tm
iovms.
∗Rh toegbâl lmkmsbth iovorem. ∗Dobtj imvoltû ihs grozhs am
[oroj am su kblturo y sm imvoltû. Khfbû mi pmrbûabkh, sm vhivbû y ih
fhipmû khltro mi jhegrh am [oroj. ∗R lh vhy o ehstrortm ih qum joy
oquå josto amspuâs am qum kheoehs.
Kuolah ihs pioths am io kmlo sm smkorhl y sm fuoraorhl, Dobtj dum
o guskor mi pmrbûabkh. [m okhehaû ml mi shdï nulth o [oroj y mspmrû o
qum [oroj imvoltoro ihs imltms am io emso iotmroi am eoamro auro. Io
orabmltm iïeporo am okmbtm am korgûl qum sm mlkhltrogo oiiå mebtåo ul
oepibh rmspiolahr oeorbiih y ulo ibfmro khrrbmltm am jueh sm mimvû o
trovâs am su kjbemlmo am vbarbh jokbo mi tmkjh am io vbfo mxpumsto.
Gmlnoeål mstogo smltoah ml io emkmahro am rhgim oi htrh ioah am
io emso, mstuabolah ul ibgrh mskhior. Kuolah Dobtj mltrû ml io
jogbtokbûl, imvoltû io vbsto y pormkbû mstor mskukjolah.
∗Msth ms ih qum em ehimstû tolth. ∗Dobtj shstuvh mi popmi poro
qum [oroj puabmro vmrih ebmltros imåo mi tbtuior ml vhz oito> "¸Mstï oquå
mi @u @iux @iol8" Khltblþo bldhreolah shgrm vorbos rmaoaos lhkturlos
y mi aoÿh qum jol jmkjh. Lh shih o io prhpbmaoa. Jol fhipmoah o
pmrshlos y jol eotoah o oifulos am miios. ¸Shr quâ ios outhrbaoams lh
ihs amtbmlml8
∗¸Abkm oifh okmrko am ih qum mstï amtrïs am ios rmaoaos8 ∗[oroj
abnh.
Ihs hnhs am Dobtj sm biueblorhl. O emluah sm oposbhlogo phr ios
blnustbkbos sudrbaos, blkiush phr pmrshlos qum lh khlhkåo. ∗¸Jos mstoah
sbfubmlah ihs ortåkuihs shgrm msto hrfolbzokbûl @u @iux @iol8
∗Lh khl frol msemrh. Jm imåah qum ms ul fruph smkrmth qum
khemlzû ml mi [ur nusth amspuâs am io fumrro. ]sol kopukjos giolkos y,
o vmkms, tþlbkos giolkos poro absdrozorsm. ¸_uâ eïs sogms oi rmspmkth8
∗Oi prblkbpbh, okusorhl o jhegrms am khihr am trotor am vbhior o
ios vbuaos am ihs shiaoahs khldmamroahs. Ihs ozhtorhl m blkiush ihs
khiforhl.∗Dobtj ahgiû mi pmrbûabkh, ih mlrhiiû mltrm sus eolhs y ih
thrkbû.∗Ojhro, su habh y dolotbseh sm jol mxtmlabah poro blkiubr o
oifubml qum ms abdmrmltm o miihs am oifulo eolmro. Em osustol. Jol
osmsbloah o pmrshlos shih phrqum lh ims fustogol.
[oroj push su grozh oirmamahr am ihs jhegrhs am Dobtj. ∗Mi
eulah ms ul iufor abdåkbi. Eukjhs fruphs lh shl gumlhs poro loao.
∗Smrh mstm fruph mstï ml lumstrh potbh trosmrh. ∗Dobtj amnû mi
popmi amstrhzoah. Khihkû io eolh ml mi eusih am [oroj y drhtû mi thskh
poltoiûl.∗¸Lh ih vms, [oroj8 Qþ y yh shehs abdmrmltms. Oifulos
pmrshlos pbmlsol qum shehs eoivoaos. Shr ih qum sogmehs, mi @iol
pharåo otokorlhs.
∗¡Lh!∗Mi ibgrh am Gmlnoeål koyû oi sumih ebmltros sm phlåo am
pbm.∗Lh amnorâ qum loabm tm iostbem, eoeï. ∗Âi kurvû sus eolhs ml
puÿhs.∗H o io tåo [oroj, toephkh. ¸Shr quâ io fmltm lh pumam amnorlhs
ml poz8
[oroj ih ebrû dbnoemltm.∗¸Jos mskukjoah o oifubml jogior am
lhshtros, Gmlnoeål8
Mi rughr am Gmlnoeål sm ehstrû o trovâs am su tmz
grhlkmoao.∗Oifulhs am ihs kjbkhs am io mskumio.
∗¸_um abnmrhl8∗[oroj prmfultû.
Gmlnoeål ebrû o su eoarm o io vmltolo oi sumih.
[oroj sm push am pbm y sm okmrkû o âi. Im push ul amah amgonh am
io eolaåguio y imvoltû io kogmzo josto qum sus hnhs sm mlkhltrorhl khl
ihs am miio.∗Mstm lh ms mi ehemlth am ovmrfhlzorsm. [ogmehs qum ios
poiogros lh shl tuyos. Kuâltolhs ih qum jos håah.
∗Oifulhs abkml qum mrms roro phr usor poltoihlms. R abkml qum
eoeï toegbâl ms roro, phr oktuor kheh sb dumros su eorbah.
∗¸_uâ ims jokm pmlsor qum tu eoeï oktþo kheh sb yh dumro su
eorbah8
Gmlnoeål sm emtbû ios eolhs ml ihs ghisbiihs ami poltoiûl. ∗Shr
io dhreo ml qum tm ebro, suphlfh. R io dhreo ml qum io ebros. ∗Âi
auaû.∗Oi bfuoi qum ustmams sm kubaol io ulo o io htro.
[oroj mkjû ul vbstozh rïpbah jokbo Dobtj. ∗¸R msh ms oifh eoih8
¸Kubaor am oifubml8
Âi mepunû ul jhegrh jokbo orrbgo. ∗Ims abnm qum lh. Smrh
oifulhs am miihs shl rmoiemltm thlths.
 [oroj im push io eolh ml mi jhegrh y io oprmtû. ∗Frokbos phr
trotor am jokmrims mltmlamr. Smrh tmlmehs qum okmptor qum oifulos
pmrshlos lulko ih jorïl. Blkiush ihs oauiths. ¸_uâ joy am soibr oi
mxtmrbhr, oltms am qum sm hskurmzko, y jokmr io koebloto lhkturlo poro
rmvbsor io koso8
∗[å, smÿhro.∗Gmlnoeål pormkåo oibvboah am brsm.
[oroj vhivbû o su osbmlth. Khihkû sus imltms am lumvh ml io emso
ouxbibor y mxtmlabû ul grozh oirmamahr am Dobtj. ∗¸Mlthlkms krmms qum
amgmråoehs mstor prmhkupoaos8
Dobtj sm okurrukû eïs kmrko y push su eolh shgrm io kblturo am
[oroj.∗Lh ih sâ, pmrh oi emlhs amgmråoehs mstor khlskbmltms. Eoltâl
ihs håahs ogbmrths kuolah mstâs ml mi pumgih, y yh eoltmlarâ mi eåh
ogbmrth ml io mskumio. O vmkms ihs lbÿhs mskukjol khsos ml koso y
kjbsemol shgrm miihs.
∗¸O qubâl mstoehs iostbeolah, Dobtj8
Dobtj okorbkbû mi mstûeofh am [oroj. ∗Loabm, pmrh msh lh im
bephrto o ihs dolïtbkhs. Kuoiqubmro qum lh sm onustm o su ehiam mstï
outheïtbkoemltm mqubvhkoah. Shamehs trotor am smr oþl eïs
abskrmtos, pmrh auah qum msh jofo oifulo abdmrmlkbo. Mspmrmehs qum
lhs amnml ml poz.
∗Qoi vmz phaoehs khlhkmr oifh eïs shgrm mi @iol ml io rmulbûl
ami khlsmnh io prûxbeo smeolo. Qoi vmz ovmrbfuor sb joy piolms poro
phlmr dbl o kuoiqubmr oktbvbaoa phr oquå.
∗Gumlo bamo.∗Dobtj imvoltû io kogmzo y, kuolah [oroj im abh ul
ibfmrh gmsh, shlrbû.∗Em mlkolto qum smos tol prmamkbgim.
∗Lh mspmrms qum smo tol prmamkbgim ml io rmulbûl ami khlsmnh.
[oroj mltrû ml mi emrkoah am Sutloe mi sïgoah phr io eoÿolo y
mskukjû vorbhs fhipms y ulo vhz qum frbtogo> ∗Qm mlsmÿorâ shgrm mi
rhgh, lmfrh.∗[m oprmsurû o posor ulo dbio am mstoltms jokbo ihs shlbahs,
y kuolah iimfû oi dbloi ami posbiih, vbh o Ma Sutloe, mi khemrkboltm, khl
mi ebseh amioltoi sukbh qum prhgogimemltm jogåo iimvoah thao io
smeolo. Qmlåo ul jhegrm am khihr ophyoah ml ulo msqublo y ih mstogo
fhipmolah khl mi eolfh am ulo mskhgo. Ma imvoltû io mskhgo poro
fhipmor oi jhegrm am lumvh, y [oroj abh ul posh oamioltm y ih oforrû
ami grozh khl dumrzo. Âi fbrû io kogmzo jokbo miio. ∗[uâitoem.
∗¸_uâ mstï posolah, Ma8∗Srmfultû.
∗Eoltâlfosm dumro am msth, [rto. [oroj. Lh ms osulth
Oforrû io mskhgo khl io htro eolh, sm vhivbû jokbo mi jhegrm
 ∗Frokbos, smÿhro. Oifulhs yo sm sbmltml emnhr.
∗Em oimfro hår msh, y am loao. ∗Dobtj tbrû mi ofuo am io kumlko y
tbrû thah ih qum miio jogåo usoah ml miio. ∗Wmfrmsmehs o io koso.
Amgmråos amskolsor ul roth. Gmlnoeål y Aolbmi pumaml ibepbor oquå
eïs toram.
Oyuaû o Lhoj o phlmrsm am pbm, ih theû ami grozh poro
mstogbibzor sus tmegihrhsos pbmrlos y soibû ami mstogih khl âi.
Kuolah [oroj rmfrmsû o io koso, Tmibo jogåo kmrroah mi oreorbh
qum Dobtj jogåo amnoah ogbmrth y mstogo fuoraolah mi þitbeh am ihs
pioths.
∗Tmibo, ¸quâ im poso o Lhoj8 ¸Oifubml ih fhipmû8
Tmibo sm vhivbû ami oreorbh, khl io koro shimelm. ∗Msh ms suyh am
khltor, [rto. [oroj. Lh eåh. ∗Mltrû ml mi kmltrh am io khkblo y imvoltû io
gorgbiio.∗¸Qbmlms eïs tormos poro eå8
[oroj sm amtuvh, oaebrolah io phsturo am Tmibo. ∗¸_uâ toi sb
rmvbso ios jogbtokbhlms am ihs lbÿhs y sm osmfuro am qum lh amnml loao
phr ojå8 Qoi vmz jofo ios koeos. Mstorâ ml eb soio am trogonh.
[oroj sm smltû ml mi golkh ami mskrbthrbh blkibloah am su soio am
trogonh y ebrû o trovâs am sus imltms mi abgunh ml mi qum mstogo
trogonolah. Torbhs jhegrms khl amioltoims kugbmrths am solfrm
amtuvbmrhl o ul shiaoah am io ]lbûl ebmltros ul eâabkh sm prmporogo
poro oeputorim mi grozh amstrhzoah. Sosû mi tbmeph ebmltros trogonogo
ml mi abgunh.
Dobtj mltrû y sm smltû o su ioah sbl amkbr loao. [oroj oprmkbogo
qum Dobtj bltmltoro smr khlsbamroao okmrko am lh bltmrruepbr su iålmo
am pmlsoebmlth kuolah mstogo abgunolah h mskrbgbmlah. [oroj shlrbû
bltmrbhremltm. Oi emlhs io eoyhr portm ami tbmeph.
[hpiû ul phkh am phivh am korgûl am io beofml. ∗¸_uâ im poso o
Lhoj8
∗Qmlåos rozûl. Jo sbah fhipmoah. Eoi. ∗Io vhz am Dobtj shlogo
ïspmro, kheh kuolah khltmlåo sus mehkbhlms. ∗Em fustoråo
mstrolfuior o ihs jhegrms qum im jbkbmrhl msh. Qbmlm oi emlhs abmz
ozhtms prhdulahs ml io mspoiao. Em shrprmlam qum blkiush pumao
koeblor.
∗¸Oyuaû mi ulfùmlth8
∗Kbmrtoemltm mspmrh qum så. Haboråo iimvor mstm jmahr phr
loao.∗Hibû ulo eolh y sm io iimvû o io lorbz am [oroj.
 [oroj mkjû io kogmzo jokbo otrïs m jbzh ulo eumko. ∗]fj.
∗Iovorem lb sbqubmro amgbibtû mi jmahr. ∗Dobtj oportû su
eolh.∗Oifulhs ozhtms mstïl bldmktoahs. Ihs ogrå, ibepbâ khl wjbs`y y
ims rhkbâ ehrdblo. Mxtmlaå mi ulfùmlth ml mi rmsth, y pormkåo ehvmrsm
khl emlhs ahihr. Smrh im vo o theor ul tbmeph kurorsm phr khepimth.
∗Gostorahs.
Dobtj ophyû io kogmzo ml mi jhegrh am [oroj. ∗Ojhro mstï o soivh
khl lhshtrhs. Em oimfro qum joyos troåah o su doebibo oquå. Mrms ulo
gumlo pmrshlo, eb oehr.
[oroj thkû su kogmzo khl io am Dobtj. ∗Oi emlhs oltm tus
hnhs,∗abnh,∗y msh ms ih qum em bephrto.
R

Mi aheblfh phr io eoÿolo, Dobtj y Tmibo prmpororhl ul amsoyulh

ogulaoltm am ovmlo, jumvhs, thkblh y pol koibmltm. Ebmltros thahs
kheåol, Dobtj emlkbhlû io phsbgbibaoa am blskrbgbr o Aolbmi ml su
mskumio.∗Qmlmehs mspokbh poro vorbhs kjbkhs eïs.
∗Msh sumlo gbml,∗abnh [oroj,∗pmrh lh krmh qum ihs
dbambkhebsorbhs am io mskumio amnml qum msh sukmao. Wmkumram, io
Mskumio Iblkhil sm khlstruyû oi htrh ioah ami pumgih, mspmkboiemltm
poro lbÿhs am khihr.
∗¸Mspmkboiemltm poro io fmltm am khihr8∗Abnh Lhoj
∗[å. Mi fhgbmrlh dmamroi push oifh am ablmrh poro miih.
∗¸Lh ms msh gumlh8∗Srmfultû Tmibo.
∗[hih sb io maukokbûl ms tol gumlo kheh io qum khlsbfuml ihs
lbÿhs giolkhs.∗Dobtj jbzh ulo eumko.∗R tmlfh auaos am qum ih smo0
pmrh lh msthy smfuro am qum tmlmr ulo mskumio smporoao sbflbdbqum qum
lblfþl lbÿh am khihr pumam osbstbr o io lumstro.
∗Mrms ulo vmraoamro hptbebsto, korbÿh.∗[oroj sm imvoltû y iimvû
sus pioths oi ehstroahr. Ebrû phr io vmltolo. Lugms hskuros sm
rmulbmrhl y froauoiemltm otmluogol io iuz ami shi.∗Sormkm qum vo o
iihvmr,∗eureurû miio. Lh ms am mxtroÿor qum im ahibmro io eoiabto
pbmrlo. Jogåo mstoah poipbtolah thao io eoÿolo.
∗Smrh Aolbmi pharåo br y vmlbr o io mskumio khl Gmlnoeål y
khlebfh,∗abnh Dobtj.∗Msh smråo eukjh eïs dïkbi qum iimvorih josto mi
htrh ioah ami pumgih.∗Abrbfbû su ebroao jokbo Lhoj. ∗Ms phsbgim qum
oifulos doebibos sm hphlfol o qum sus jbnhs mstâl ml mi ebseh soiûl
khl Aolbmi, pmrh em fustoråo bltmltorih. ¸_uâ pbmlsos8
Lhoj trofû mi ghkoah am thkblh qum jogåo mstoah eostbkolah y
push mi tmlmahr ml su pioth. ∗[m lhs jol jmkjh khsos pmhrms o ios qum
lhs jol pmabah qum koegbml am mskumio, pmrh lh msthy euy smfurh am
msth. Lh qubmrh qum Aolbmi soifo iostbeoah. ∗[m amtuvh y vhivbû io
kogmzo jokbo Aolbmi.∗Sharåos smr eoitrotoah. ¸Sumams eolmnor msh sbl
pmimor8
Io mxprmsbûl smrbo am Aolbmi lh amnû lblfulo auao shgrm sus
bltmlkbhlms.∗Krmh qum så.
∗Rh toegbâl mstorâ oiiå,∗abnh Gmlnoeål.
∗¸Tmibo8∗Lhoj mspmrû o qum Tmibo sm theoro ul ehemlth poro
rmsphlamr.
Sormkåo prmhkupoao, kheh sb lh mstuvbmro am okumrah, pmrh oi dbl,
miio osbltbû.
∗Gbml,∗abnh Dobtj.∗Mstï orrmfioah mlthlkms.

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∗Io koepolo jo shloah.∗Dobtj im abh o io jogbtokbûl iimlo am
lbÿhs su ebroao eïs smvmro.∗Qheml sus osbmlths, y fuoraml
sbimlkbh.∗Ihs abdmrmltms froahs hkuporhl golkhs amsbfloahs ml io
ebseo soio, khl ihs prbemrhs froahs eïs kmrkolhs oi drmltm. Io
eoyhråo am miihs sm smltorhl, pmrh loabm, mxkmpth Gmlnoeål, sm smltû oi
ioah am Aolbmi. ¸_uâ jogåo mspmroah miio8 Lulko jogåol kheportbah ul
ouio khl ul lbÿh am khihr, y oifulhs am miihs sbl auao tmlåol ihs
ebsehs prmnubkbhs qum sus poarms. Qoi vmz Dobtj jogåo sbah ameosboah
ouaoz ml tromr o Aolbmi o kiosm khl miio. Jogåo krbtbkoah io oavmrtmlkbo
am [oroj m bflhroah io mvbamltm olfustbo am Tmibo. Gumlh , pmlsû, loabm
io jogåo okusoah am smr tåebao .
Krmåo ml mldrmltor ihs prhgimeos y ibabor khl miihs. ¸_uâ emnhr
eolmro poro qum ihs lbÿhs oprmlaol io thimrolkbo qum prmsmltorims ulo
sbtuokbûl qum ih rmqubrbmro8 O miio lh im shrprmlabû qum vorbhs am ihs
kjbkhs eoyhrms sm jugbmrol smltoah ml io portm trosmro am io
jogbtokbûl, kmrko am io pumrto.∗[bâltotm,∗ims abnh miio.
∗Lh em vhy o smltor ml ulo jogbtokbûl khl ul lmfrh. ∗Jbroe
Giolthl, jbnh ami aumÿh am io emrkmråo, fhipmû mi grozh am Whskhm
Dbmias, qubml ih duieblû khl io ebroao. Mi poarm am Whskhm trogonogo ml
io ehrfum. Ihs ahs kjbkhs, o ihs abmkbsâbs oÿhs, mrol ihs kjbkhs eïs
am ioah oi sumih, y Aolbmi gonû su rbdim y sm orrhabiiû o su ioah.∗So,∗abnh,
okorbkbolah mi ioah am io koro am Lhoj, ∗¸mstïs gbml8∗Lhoj osbltbû y
imltoemltm sm mlamrmzû.
∗]l phkh am ahihr ml io mspoiao,∗abnh, drulkbmlah mi
kmÿh.∗Msthy ml amuao khl ustma, [rto. [oroj. Kosb lh ih krmåo kuolah
mskukjâ ihs absporhs. ∗[oroj im abh ulo eolh y âi khltbluû.∗Tb o msm
koloiio komr. Em soivostm am ul fhipm eoih.
Aolbmi sm imvoltû am ul soith, sokû mi rbdim y ih ofbtû. ∗Im absporâ,
So.
]lo emzkio am hrfuiih y ebmah kruzû mi rhstrh eofuiioah am
Lhoj.∗Gumlh.
[oroj oforrû mi jhegrh am Aolbmi y ih sokuabû. ∗  Aolbmi, loabm
eïs qum lhshtrhs pumam sogmr qum dubstm y lh yh qubml im absporû oi
jhegrm, ¸am okumrah8
∗Smrh…
∗[bl "pmrhs". [b oifubml shspmkjo qum ul kjbkh am khihr im
absporû o ul jhegrm giolkh, tm pmrsmfubrïl y tm eotorïl y loabm
imvoltorï ulo eolh poro amtmlmrih. Qmlmehs qum amnor qum thahs
pbmlsml qum dub yh.
∗¸Qhah mi eulah8
∗Qhahs. R msh blkiuym o tu eoeï y o io [rto. Dobtj. Miios toegbâl
mstoråol ml prhgimeos sb sm supbmro qum ih sogåol. Msth tbmlm qum
pmreolmkmr ml smkrmth mltrm ihs kuotrh. ∗[hitû o Aolbmi y sm vhivbû
jokbo Gmlnoeål.∗Qbmlms...∗[m amtuvh, shrprmlabao.∗¸_uâ ms msh ml tu
emnbiio8
Gmlnoeål imvoltû io eolh y sm rhzû io solfrm qum grhtogo am io
rhaono am emabo puifoao nusth amgonh am su hnh amrmkjh. ∗]l trhzh am
khrtmzo em fhipmû. Msthy gbml.
Io rmoibzokbûl fhipmû o [oroj kheh ul fhipm ml io kogmzo. Âi
pharåo jogmr sbah osmsbloah. Aolbmi puah jogmr sbah osmsbloah. ¸Ml
quâ mstogo pmlsolah miio, amnolah qum io okhepoÿorol8 Smrh mi jmkjh
smfuåo sbmlah qum ihs kjbkhs emrmkåol krâabth phr iimvorihs oiiå ih
sudbkbmltmemltm rïpbah kheh poro soivor o Lhoj am ulo dumrtm poibzo,
toi vmz am smr osmsbloah. [oroj lh pharåo jogmr jmkjh msh phr så ebseo.
Gmlnoeål sm qumaû oiiå khl io ebseo ebroao tmrko qum o vmkms
tmlåo Dobtj.∗Lh qubmrh emltbrim o eoeï.
 [oroj push ul grozh oirmamahr am sus jhegrhs. ∗Shr supumsth
qum lh, y lh tm msthy pbabmlah qum ih jofos. [hih lh abfos loao am msth0
emltbrâ phr thahs lhshtrhs.∗Amnû mskopor ul suspbrh.∗Qoephkh em
fusto emltbrim o miio. Lulko ih jm jmkjh oltms. ∗[hih pmlsor ml
emltbrim o Dobtj io jbzh smltbr eormoao. ∗Smrh rmkumrao, toegbâl
mstoehs prhtmfbmlah o Aolbmi y o lumstros eunmrms. [b tu eoeï
mstuvbmro oquå, ¸lh joråo ih ebseh8
Gmlnoeål vokbiû oltms am qum âi osbltbmro imltoemltm. [oroj ih
shitû.∗Qþ y Aolbmi khlsbfol ihs kogoiihs.
Ihs eukjokjhs soibmrhl khrrbmlah y prhlth rmfrmsorhl, Aolbmi
ml Arueemr y Gmlnoeål ml Wmadbrm. Gmlnoeål amsehltû, im mltrmfû ios
rbmlaos o [oroj y sm ulbû o Aolbmi ml Arueemr. [oroj khihkû ios
rbmlaos oirmamahr ami pheh y oyuaû o Lhoj o ehltor Wmadbrm. Amspuâs
am ehltor amtrïs am âi, miio posû o su ioah y imvoltû ios rbmlaos. ∗[hih
rmiïnotm, Lhoj. Wmadbrm lhs iimvorï o koso.
Io lhkjm jogåo koåah oltms am iimfor o io koso, y [oroj phaåo vmr
ulo iïeporo ml mi phrkjm amioltmrh. Amnû mskopor ul frbth. ∗Qmlmehs o
Lhoj. Mstï gbml.∗Oifubml frbtû am rmfrmsh. Ios eunmrms ihs
mlkhltrorhl ml mi pumsth am mlfolkjm. Dobtj tmlåo ulo eolto qum
mlvhivbû oirmamahr am Lhoj, aïlahim ul ibfmrh ogrozh oi ebseh
tbmeph.
∗Frokbos o Abhs, mstïs gbml.
∗Frokbos o Abhs, thahs mstïl gbml, ∗abnh Lhoj, ehstrolah mi ahihr
ml su vhz. Dobtj jogiû o ihs kjbkhs, qum iimvorhl o ihs kogoiihs oi
mstogih0 [oroj y Tmibo sm ehvbmrhl o oeghs ioahs am Lhoj. Tmibo sm
mstbrû y gmsû su emnbiio oltms am posor su grozh shgrm su jhegrh. Miio y
[oroj ih oyuaorhl o mltror ml io koso josto ul shdï ml io soio am mstor
ahlam Dobtj sm jogåo oprmsuroah o phlmr ulo sïgolo. Ahs iïeporos am
okmbtm ml ios msqublos hpumstos biueblogol io jogbtokbûl. Khl koutmio,
Lhoj sm smltû y ios eunmrms ih ibgmrorhl.
Dobtj imvoltû io eolto y im mxoeblû io mspoiao. ∗Oifh am pbmi mstï
rhto, y tbmlms gostoltm eoi hihr phr mlkbeo am ios vbmnos. [oroj,
¸pharåos tromrem ul phkh am ofuo y rhpo poro ibepbor io sukbmaoa8 Thy
phr mi ulfùmlth.∗Dobtj sm dum y rmfrmsû khl mi ulfùmlth qum khihkû
shgrm ulo emso pmqumÿo nulth oi ofuo qum [oroj jogåo ghegmoah oi
drmfoamrh am io khkblo.
Khl io oyuao am Tmibo, Lhoj qubtû io eolto. Tmibo io ahgiû y io
push shgrm su grozh. Dobtj emtbû ul poÿh ml io hiio am ofuo y sm smltû
nulth o Lhoj.∗Aotm io vumito m blkiblotm tol imnhs kheh
pumaos. Kuolah Lhoj sm vhivbû, Dobtj iovû kubaoahsoemltm io drolno
am ihs iotbfozhs y iumfh iovû thao io mspoiao am Lhoj. Im smkû io mspoiao
khl htrh trhzh am tmio qum [oroj im mltrmfû. Amspuâs, oibsû suovmemltm
mi ulfùmlth shgrm io lumvo eorko, oså kheh ios oltbfuos. Kuolah
tmreblû am opibkorih, ihs kjbkhs mltrorhl ml io jogbtokbûl.
Dobtj ebrû o [oroj kuolah Tmibo vhivbû o khihkor io eolto
oirmamahr am Lhoj.∗¸Mxoktoemltm quâ posû8 ¸Dum mi  @iol8
∗[å, ih mro. ∗[oroj sm drhtû io luko. Lhoj im jogåo khltoah su
jbsthrbo shgrm mi vbonm o koso. ∗Kuotrh am miihs im tmlabmrhl ulo
meghskoao ml mi mstogih. Bltmltû pmimor y ihfrh aor ulhs kuolths
fhipms, pmrh ulh ih fhipmû ml mi khstoah am io kogmzo khl ul koÿûl am
rbdim y msh ih amnû dumro am khegotm. Kuolah âi koyû, im abmrhl ulo
poibzo, ih otorhl o ul kogoiih y ih iimvorhl o ul kiorh ml mi ghsqum. Ih
otorhl o ul ïrghi y im abnmrhl qum tmlåol io bltmlkbûl am ozhtorih josto
qum mstuvbmro eumrth. Ojå dum kuolah ihs mlkhltroehs.
∗¸Ihs8∗Dobtj pormkåo shegråo.∗¸Qm iimvostm o ihs kjbkhs8 Mstogo
prmhkupoao phr aûlam mstogol.
∗Lh, eoeï,∗abnh Gmlnoeål.∗[mfubehs ios jumiios y oikolzoehs
o io tåo [oroj.
∗Ihs kjbkhs sm mskhlabmrhl amtrïs am oifulhs ïrghims, ∗abnh
[oroj,∗y kuolah frbtâ, thahs absporoehs lumstrhs rbdims oi obrm0
oifulhs am ihs khgorams juymrhl ml msm ehemlth, pmrh oifulhs
abspororhl y mi qum tmlåo mi iïtbfh fhipmû o Lhoj khl msh.
Aolbmi sm olbeû.∗Smrh lh puah vhivmr o fhipmor o So. ∗[u ghko
trogonû ul ehemlth oltms am amkbr sus sbfubmltms poiogros. ∗Wmkbgbû
ul absporh.
Ihs hnhs am Dobtj grbiiorhl khl oifh pormkbah oi ebmah kuolah sm
fbrû jokbo [oroj.∗¸Im absporostm o ulh am ihs @iol8 ¸Qm vbmrhl8
[oroj osbltbû.∗Jogråo pumsth htrh fhipm ml io mspoiao am Lhoj
kheh io qum okogos am kuror.
∗Hj, [oroj, qumrrïl jokmrtm pofor phr msh. ∗Shr prbemro vmz,
Dobtj ebrû gbml o Gmlnoeål. Noamû y sm imvoltû am ul soith. ∗¸_uâ tm jo
posoah8
∗Lh ms loao, eoeï. ]l trhzh am khrtmzo soibû ami ïrghi y em
rhzû.
Khl io bro vhiolah am miio kheh kjbspos am ul dumfh, Dobtj oforrû
mi ulfùmlth y sm abrbfbû jokbo âi. ∗¸Mstuvbstm tol kmrko am rmkbgbr ul
absporh8∗Gmlnoeål sm amtuvh kuolah Dobtj mxtmlabû ul phkh am
ulfùmlth ml mi khrtm y iumfh vhivbû o khihkor mi droskh. Abrbfbû su
ebroao o [oroj.∗¸Kûeh puabstm8 Iimvostm o msths eukjokjhs oi
pmibfrh.
∗Eoeï, io tåo [oroj lh sogåo qum io smfubråoehs. Lh ms su kuipo.
[bl amsolbeorsm, Dobtj sm okmrkû o [oroj, oforrû io portm
amioltmro am su tþlbko khl oegos eolhs y io sokuabû. ∗Amgmråos
jogmrihs mlvboah am vumito. Shlmrtm ml pmibfrh ms gostoltm eoih, [oroj,
pmrh lh tmlåos amrmkjh o phlmr ml pmibfrh o Gmlnoebl. H Aolbmi.
[oroj oprmtû ihs abmltms y sus poiogros dumrhl gonos. ∗Ihs
eukjokjhs ml io fumrro mrol eïs nûvmlms qum miihs.
Mi pmkjh am Dobtj sm ofbtû khl su bro. ∗Lh em ams mso aâgbi
mxkuso,∗frbtû.∗Gmlnoeål y Aolbmi lh shl shiaoahs mltrmloahs. ∗Dobtj
shitû io tþlbko, oprmtû ihs puÿhs y fhipmû mi pmkjh am [oroj.
[oroj oforrû ios euÿmkos am Dobtj. ∗Amno am pmforem,∗abnh khl
vhz rhlko.
∗Shr dovhr, [rto. Dobtj,∗abnh Aolbmi,∗mstïgoehs ml Arueemr, y
mlkhltroehs o io [rto. [oroj koeblolah. Miio lh phaåo vmr ios jumiios o
kogoiih, pmrh så puabehs. [m sugbû o Wmadbrm y io iimvoehs khl miihs. So
prhgogim smrbo osmsbloah poro kuolah miio iimforo.
∗Abskþipmem, smÿhro,∗abnh Lhoj,∗pmrh Aolbmi jbzh gbml
vblbmlah tros am eå. Ms am doebibo. Orrbmsforåoehs kuoiqubmr khso poro
soivorlhs mi ulh oi htrh.
Tmibo push su eolh ml mi grozh am Dobtj.∗Ihs eukjokjhs
soivorhl io vbao am Lhoj. Loabm eïs dum jmrbah. Msh ms oifh gumlh.
Mi thqum pormkbû koieor o Dobtj. [oroj odihnû su oforrm, y Dobtj
oportû ios eolhs y abh ul posh otrïs. [u vhz shlogo rhlko. ∗¸Loabm
rmsuitû jmrbah8 ¸_uâ poso khl mi jhegrm oi qum [oroj absporû8 Sharåo
mstor eumrth. Blkiush pharåo smr oifubml qum khlhkmehs. ∗[oroj io
oikolzû, pmrh Dobtj sm mlkhfbû am jhegrhs y sm abh io vumito. ∗Msthy tol
jorto y kolsoao am io vbhimlkbo. Smlsâ qum jogåoehs tmrebloah khl msh
kuolah tmreblû io fumrro.
Loabm abnh ulo poiogro.
Tmibo rhepbû mi sbimlkbh. ∗Qromrâ ulo koebso poro Lhoj,∗abnh miio
y soibû am io jogbtokbûl.
Dobtj vhivbû su otmlkbûl o Lhoj. ∗¸Sumams khemr oifh am shpo8
∗[å, smÿhro. Wmoiemltm tmlfh joegrm.
 ∗_uâaotm oquå y amskolso. Im pmabrâ o Tmibo qum tm trobfo
oifh.∗[m abrbfbû jokbo io khkblo sbl ebror otrïs. ∗Mi rmsth am ustmams,
vmlfol y kheol. Tmibo tbmlm ulo hiio am shpo am dbamhs qum sm eoltbmlm
koibmltm ml io mstudo.
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∗Lhoj,∗abnh Dobtj,∗pumams ahrebr oquå ml io soio am mstor sb

sugbr ios mskoimros smråo ameosboah poro tb.
∗Frokbos, smÿhro. Em qumaorâ oquå mlthlkms.
∗Kjbkhs,∗abnh Dobtj,∗krmh qum jo tmlbah sudbkbmltm mltusboseh0
ms jhro am brsm o io koeo.
Gmlnoeål io gmsû o miio y o [oroj ml io emnbiio. ∗Gumlos lhkjms,
eoeï. Gumlos lhkjms, tåo [oroj.∗Im abh ul oprmtûl ml mi grozh o [oroj
ebmltros io gmsogo. Aolbmi ims abh o sus poarms ul ogrozh y ul gmsh, im
abh ios gumlos lhkjms o Dobtj y [oroj, y ihs kjbkhs soibmrhl am io
jogbtokbûl.
[oroj ebrû jokbo Dobtj, qubml mvbtû mstuaboaoemltm su ebroao0
Dobtj lh im jogåo abkjh ulo shio poiogro o io jhro am io kmlo. ]lo rhko
pmsoao sm osmltû ml mi dhlah ami mstûeofh am [oroj.
∗Gumlos lhkjms, Lhoj,∗abnh miio.∗Mspmrh qum tm sbmltos emnhr
phr io eoÿolo.
∗Frokbos, smÿhro. R frokbos phr soivorem. Mstorâ sbmeprm ml
amuao khl ustma.
[oroj im abh ulo poieoabto ml mi grozh y soibû am io jogbtokbûl0 ios
poiogros oltmrbhrms am Dobtj, qum im jogåol pormkbah abrbfbaos o miio, io
iimlorhl am oprmlsbûl. Msthy tol jorto y kolsoao am io vbhimlkbo .
[oroj jogåo otmluoah io iïeporo am okmbtm. Ojhro mstogo
rmkhstoao ml io koeo mspmrolah qum Dobtj tmrebloro am phlmrsm su
koebsûl am oifhaûl o kuoarhs. [us bltmlths am khlvmrsokbûl jogåol
ihfroah shih rmspumstos am ulo poiogro. Kuolah Dobtj sm emtbû ml io
koeo, im abh io mspoiao o [oroj.
∗Shr dovhr, jïgioem,∗abnh [oroj ebmltros thkogo mi jhegrh am
Dobtj.∗Lh qubmrh brem o ahrebr khltbfh thaovåo mlhnoao
khlebfh.∗Miio posû su eolh phr mi grozh am Dobtj, y Dobtj sm
oportû.∗¸_uâ pharåo jokmr8 Lhoj lmkmsbtogo oyuao. Habh pmlsor ih
qum pharåo jogmr posoah sb ihs kjbkhs lh jugbmrol opormkbah. Lulko
jogråo iimfoah o tbmeph. Em oimfrh am qum lh ims frbtoros.
Io mspmrolzo sm ofbtû ml miio kuolah Dobtj sm vhivbû jokbo miio, io
tmlum iuz rmdimnogo ul grbiih vmram ml sus hnhs.
∗Msthy ehimsto phrqum ihs eukjokjhs tm sbfubmrhl, pmrh lh
msthy mlhnoao khl miihs. Msthy tmrrbgimemltm pmrturgoao. Mstogo
prmhkupoao phr tb y Lhoj. Lh jokm doito amkbrih. Smrh msthy mlhnoao
phrqum lh pormkm bephrtortm blkiubr o ihs kjbkhs ml mi rmskotm.
∗Em bephrtogo,∗abnh [oroj.∗Blkiush trotâ am mlvborihs am
vumito, pmrh tmlåol rozûl, lmkmsbtogo su oyuao. Lh tmlåo ulo gumlo
oitmrlotbvo.
∗Sharåol jogmrihs eotoah. Mshs jhegrms pharåol jogmrtm
otokoah ml iufor am jubr.
[oroj lmfû khl io kogmzo. ∗Ihs jhegrms qum sm mskhlaml amtrïs
am ios dulaos y ios sïgolos lh otokorïl o loabm qum mstâ oreoah0
oameïs, khl ul rbdim rmpmtbahr, ihs jogråo absporoah o thahs oltms am
qum mstuvbmrol ih sudbkbmltmemltm kmrko kheh poro iostbeor o oifubml.
∗Msthy smfuro am qum ih joråos, ∗abnh Dobtj ml vhz gono qum
otrovmsû o [oroj.∗Em ehimsto qum joyo jogbah oifþl tbrhtmh. Ih
mltbmlah, pmrh thaovåo em ehimsto. ¸Lh jogåo htro eolmro8
∗¸_uâ jogråos jmkjh8
∗Lh ih sâ. Lh tmlfh lblfulo mxpmrbmlkbo khl sbtuokbhlms kheh
msto.
∗¸R krmms qum tmlfh8
∗Mstuvbstm ml io fumrro.
∗Rh mro ulo mxpihroahro, lh ulo shiaoah qum absporogo oi htrh
ioah.
Ios kmnos am Dobtj sm oizorhl. ∗Kozostm y eotostm o ihs jhegrms
qum tm otokorhl, y tm abspororhl ulo vmz eïs oltms am msh.
∗[ogms qum shih eotâ o ulh am miihs, y âi mstogo trotolah am
abspororem. Ihs htrhs yo mstogol eumrths h eurbmlah. Mshs jhegrms
mrol oibeoÿos.∗[oroj sm mstogo bepokbmltolah khl io dhreo ml qum bgo
msto khlvmrsokbûl.∗Mi @u @iux @iol toegbâl shl oibeoÿos. Mi qum
ozhtogo o Lhoj emrmkåo rmkbgbr ul absporh.
∗Mstï gbml, Lhoj lmkmsbtogo smr soivoah, y oaebth qum mi tbrhtmh
dum ulo portm lmkmsorbo am msh. Smrh io bamo am qum oifubml absporm o
msthy smfuro am qum Arueemr yo lh mstï mlfolkjoah, y pumah br eïs
rïpbah ml Wmadbrm.∗Dobtj osbltbû y [oroj soibû khrrbmlah phr io pumrto.
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Oirmamahr am ahs tmrkbhs ami koeblh o io mskumio, [oroj vbh o

Gmlnoeål smltoah khltro ul ïrghi o ul ioah am io korrmtmro. Abrbfbû o
Wmadbrm, amsehltû y sm orrhabiiû nulth o âi. Sormkåo mstor aurebmlah, y
opmlos sm amspmrtû kuolah [oroj ih thkû. ]l hnh y ulo emnbiio mstogol
jblkjoahs y eofuiioahs, y su ghko y lorbz sm dbitrogol
solfrm.∗Gmlnoeål, amspbmrto.∗[oroj jogiû khl dumrzo y hgsmrvû kûeh
sus hnhs sm mldhkogol imltoemltm. ∗¸Sumams porortm8∗[m imvoltû y sm
okmrkû o âi. Âi oforrû su eolh, y miio push su htro eolh amgonh am su
khah, y âi ihfrû imvoltorsm. [oroj mspmrû ebmltros âi sm rmkhfåo.
Kuolah sm vbh eïs khlskbmltm, abnh> ∗¸Sumams ehltortm ml
Wmadbrm8∗Eureurû oifh y osbltbû. Ih oyuaû o ehltor, sm okhehaû
amtrïs am âi y ih eoltuvh ml su iufor khl mi grozh.∗Toehs o iimvortm o
tu eoeï.∗Eoltuvh o Wmadbrm o koeblor, y sm abrbfbmrhl o koso.
Qol prhlth kheh mstuvbmrhl o io vbsto am io koso, Dobtj soibû
khrrbmlah o su mlkumltrh. ∗Hj, Abhs eåh, Gmlnoeål, ¸mstïs gbml8
∗Jo tmlbah ulo gumlo poibzo,∗abnh [oroj.∗Smrh lh krmh qum smo
oifh qum lh pumaos orrmfior.
Dobtj koeblû nulth o Wmadbrm, khl io eolh ml io pbmrlo am
Gmlnoeål, josto qum iimforhl o io koso, ahlam Lhoj, Tmibo y Aolbmi
mspmrogol lhtbkbos. Ihs oauiths oyuaorhl o Gmlnoeål o soibr am Wmadbrm
y mltror ml io koso josto su koeo.
Ro doebiborbzoao khl thahs ihs fogblmtms am io koso, Tmibo
rmkhimktû thoiios y ul rmkbpbmltm khl ofuo ebmltros [oroj rmahlamogo
khl ihs emabkoemlths oprhpboahs. Dobtj sm qubtû ios rhpos mxtmrbhrms
am Gmlnoeål y im push ulo sïgolo y ulo eolto poro eoltmlmrih
ogrbfoah. Tmibo sm amtuvh ml io khkblo poro ofrmfor ul phkh am ofuo
tbgbo o io dumltm ami jmrvbahr qum sbmeprm mstogo ml io portm phstmrbhr
am io mstudo. Lhoj rhepbû ul phkh am jbmih ami gihqum ml io lmvmro y ih
mlvhivbû ml ulo thoiio qum Aolbmi im tronh.
Dobtj ibepbû io koro am Gmlnoeål y ophyû mi jbmih nulth o su
emnbiio y su hnh. Iumfh mxpuisû o thahs y ih amnû shih. Âi pharåo amkbrims
ihs amtoiims eïs toram. Shr mi ehemlth, su lmkmsbaoa eïs bephrtoltm
mro amskolsor.
 Qhahs sm okhehaorhl oirmamahr am io emso am io khkblo, y Tmibo
ims sbrvbû kodâ.
∗Tmibo,∗abnh [oroj,∗suspmlaoehs io kmlo ulhs qublkm ebluths0
aâehsims o thahs io hphrtulbaoa am koieorsm. ∗[m vhivbû jokbo Dobtj,
qum mstogo smltoao o su ioah.∗¸Mstïs gbml8∗prmfultû ml vhz gono. [m
blkiblû y rhamû o Dobtj khl mi grozh ebmltros ios iïfrbeos grhtogol am
ihs hnhs am Dobtj.
∗Ih mstorâ. ¸_ubâl pharåo jogmrim jmkjh msth o Gmlnoeål8 ¸R phr
quâ8∗Dobtj shiihzû, y [oroj sokû ul poÿumih ibepbh ami ghisbiih am sus
poltoihlms y sm ih mltrmfû.
∗Krmh qum oegos sogmehs phr quâ, ∗abnh [oroj.∗Smrh
mspmrmehs josto qum Gmlnoeål tmlfo folos am mxpibkorih. Lh tbmlm
smltbah oktuor khl opurh. Qoi vmz lh joyo khlmxbûl khl mi ortåkuih.
Kuolah vbh io ebroao amskhlkmrtoao qum posû am Lhoj o Tmibo,
ims khltû shgrm mi ortåkuih am @@@. Ihs ahs pormkåol
amskhlkmrtoahs.∗Msh ih orrmfio thah, ∗abnh Lhoj.∗Lhs voehs o br
eoÿolo.
Mi khemltorbh shgrmsoitû o [oroj, y Dobtj sm sokû mi poÿumih am io
koro.∗Lh tbmlms qum brtm,∗abnh [oroj.∗Lh amnms qum msth tm posm phr
mlkbeo.
∗Am vmraoa.∗Dobtj sm drhtû ihs hnhs. ∗Mstm prhgimeo lh ms phr tb.
∗Sortm am msth ih ms, ∗abnh Lhoj.∗Tmibo y yh jmehs mstoah
jogiolah shgrm msth, krmmehs qum mstorïl eïs smfurh sbl lhshtrhs
oquå. Mstoehs euy ofroamkbahs phr thah ih qum jos jmkjh, pmrh yo
jmehs amkbabah brlhs. Eoÿolo lhs voehs.
‑Smrh...∗Dobtj khemlzû o prhtmstor, pmrh [oroj io jbzh koiior
khl ul oprmtûl ml mi grozh.
∗  Miihs jol theoah io amkbsbûl qum krmml qum ms emnhr, y
tmlmehs qum jhlror msh. Lh ampmlam am lhshtrhs oghfor qum sm
qumaml.
∗Frokbos, smÿhro,∗abnh Lhoj.∗Frokbos o ios ahs phr thah ih qum
jol jmkjh phr lhshtrhs. Krmmehs qum joy ul iufor ml mi qum ios
pmrshlos pumaml hkuporsm am sus osulths sbl tmlmr ebmah am koao
shegro. R lumstrh hgnmtbvh ms mlkhltror msm iufor.
∗Mspmrh qum pumaos,∗abnh Dobtj. ∗Eoltmltm ml khltokth khl
lhshtrhs y ovåsolhs sb oifulo vmz ih mlkumltros.
∗Jormehs msh, smÿhro.∗Lhoj ebrû o Tmibo, qubml osbltbû.
 ∗Ih jormehs,∗abnh miio.∗Frokbos o ihs ahs. Ioemlth brem, y
toegbâl Aolbmi, pmrh ms jhro.
∗Qoegbâl ms jhro am kmlor,∗abnh Dobtj.∗Khlsbamrmehs mstm
mspmkboi.
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O io eoÿolo sbfubmltm, Gmlnoeål sm sbltbû ih sudbkbmltmemltm gbml

kheh poro imvoltorsm y thahs posorhl ogrozhs, gumlhs amsmhs y
prhemsos am eoltmlmrsm ml khltokth. Io doebibo am Lhoj sm dum o pbm,
bfuoi qum jogåol iimfoah o io zhlo, iimvolah sus pmrtmlmlkbos ml ghisos
am ihlo qum Tmibo y Aolbmi iimvogol. Koao ulh am miihs iimvogo ul ogrbfh
lumvh qum [oroj jogåo blsbstbah ml kheprorims phkh amspuâs am qum
jugbmrol iimfoah.
∗Ihs vhy o mxtroÿor,∗abnh Dobtj khl ihs hnhs jþemahs. ∗Jol sbah
gumlhs oebfhs.
∗[å, ih dumrhl. ∗[oroj ebrû o io doebibo qum koeblogo phr mi
smlamrh imnhs am miihs. ∗Mspmrh qum pumaol mlkhltror ul iufor ahlam
pumaol vbvbr sbl ebmah. Emrmkml ul emnhr troth qum mi qum rmkbgbmrhl
oquå.
Ml phkhs aåos, ios jmrbaos am Gmlnoeål sm jogåol kuroah. Mi
sïgoah, âi y [oroj trogonorhl nulths ibepbolah ihs pumsths.
Kuolah tmreblorhl, [oroj sm amtuvh ul ehemlth y sm ophyû ml
mi rostrbiih.∗Gmlnoeål, jm mstoah pmlsolah qum lmkmsbtos oprmlamr o
amdmlamrtm.
Gmlnoeål fruÿû h shitû ulo grmvm korkonoao. [oroj lh phaåo
amkbr kuïi, pmrh âi im rmsphlabû.∗Msh lh ms oifh lumvh poro eå, tåo
[oroj. Lb sbqubmro tuvm ul guml fhipm.
∗¸_ubâl tm jbzh msth8
∗Jbroe Giolthl y Whskhm Dbmias. Smrh, phr dovhr, lh sm ih abfos o
eoeï. Msth ms mltrm miihs y yh.
∗Qhah gbml.∗[oroj smÿoiû mi kmltrh ami frolmrh. ∗Toehs o
amspmnor msm iufor, m bltmltorâ mlsmÿortm kûeh gihqumor ihs fhipms y
amvhivmrihs.
∗¸[ogms shgrm msh8
 ∗Ihs jhegrms ml ihs koepoemlths o emluah sm pmimogol shih
phr mltrmtmlbebmlth. Ihs hgsmrvâ y rmkhfå eukjos bamos.
[oroj posû trms smsbhlms, ml trms aåos smporoahs, ehstrolah o
Gmlnoeål ihs ruabemlths am io outhamdmlso. Iumfh trogonû khl âi
auroltm oifulhs aåos poro iolzor fhipms y khegblokbhlms blabvbauoims.
Oprmlabû rïpbaoemltm. ]l aåo, ulh am sus fhipms otmrrbzû ml mi
hnh am [oroj. Miio ih oforrû khl oegos eolhs.
∗Hj, tåo [oroj, ih sbmlth.
∗Mstï gbml. Smrh opumsth o qum tmlarâ ul ehrmtûl khihrbah phr
ul tbmeph. Guml fhipm. Wmoiemltm jbkbstm ulo dblto rïpbao y ul
smfubebmlth, y em mloehrâ am msh.
∗Eoeï em vo o eotor phr iostbeortm.
∗Lh, lh ih jorï. Qm mxpibkorâ qum lh ih jbkbstm o prhpûsbth.
Qheû mi grozh am [oroj y qubtû ios eolhs am io koro. ∗Mltrmehs y
khlsmfubrâ oifh am jbmih poro tb, ∗abnh.
[oroj amnû qum io iimvoro o io koso. Mspmrogo qum pmrebtbrim qum io
oyuaoro o oibvbor oifh am su kuipo. [m smltû o io emso am io khkblo0
Gmlnoeål mxtronh ul phkh am jbmih ami gihqum am io lmvmro, mlvhivbû ihs
pmaozhs ml ul poÿh y sm ih mltrmfû.
Kmrrû ihs hnhs y shstuvh mi jbmih shgrm mi oahihrbah. Io kheprmso
dråo sm sbltbû gbml. Gmlnoeål rmoiemltm io jogåo fhipmoah. Mi
pmlsoebmlth im prhaunh ulo shlrbso am hrfuiih o pmsor am su ahihr.
∗¸_uâ poso8 ¸_uâ posû8 ∗Io vhz am Dobtj sokuabû o [oroj, y su
hnh gumlh sm ogrbû.
Gmlnoeål rmsphlabû prbemrh. ∗Okkbamltoiemltm fhipmâ o io tåo
[oroj ml mi hnh.
∗¸Okkbamltoiemltm8∗Dobtj drulkbû mi kmÿh. Khrrbû jokbo [oroj,
imvoltû suovmemltm io eolh am [oroj m blspmkkbhlû mi aoÿh.∗Msh sm vm
gostoltm amsofroaogim. ¸Khl quâ tm fhipmû8
∗]j. [u puÿh.
∗¡[u puÿh!∗Dobtj sm vhivbû jokbo Gmlnoeål. ∗¸Ml quâ mstogos
pmlsolah8 ¸Shr quâ fhipmoråos o io tåo [oroj8
∗Mspmro,∗abnh [oroj.∗Dum eb kuipo. Im jm mstoah mlsmÿolah o
amdmlamrsm, y lh em ofokjâ o tbmeph.
 Dobtj rmokkbhlû kheh ul fihgh jblkjoah qum sm amsbldiû
rïpbaoemltm. [okû ulo sbiio y sm smltû. Ophyû ihs khahs shgrm io emso y
sm iimvû io kogmzo o ios eolhs. Khl ulo vhz qum shlogo kosb sbl thlh,
abnh>∗[oroj, [oroj, [oroj, ¸rmoiemltm krmms qum pmimor ms io rmspumsto
o thah8
Io vhz am [oroj sm push tmlso. ∗Kuolah ul eotûl tm vmlkm, så,
krmh qum tbmlms qum oprmlamr o khltrootokor. Ms mi þlbkh imlfuonm qum
ul eotûl mltbmlam.
Dobtj ih shitû khl ulo am sus eolhs y, oþl ophyolah io kogmzo ml
io htro, sm vhivbû jokbo [oroj. ∗[b lh tm amdbmlams, ul eotûl lh tbmlm
loao am quâ noktorsm y mvmltuoiemltm amnorï am fhipmortm.
∗¸Mvmltuoiemltm8 Opormltmemltm lh khlhkms o eothlms kheh
ihs qum yh jm khlhkbah. [b lh tm amdbmlams, miihs pbmlsol qum mrms ul
khgoram, y tm otokorïl sbl pbmaoa. Lh qubmrh mlkhltror o Gmlnoeål
solfrolah o ih iorfh am io korrmtmro koao ahs aåos h oifh oså.
Dobtj amnû mskopor ul iorfh suspbrh. ∗Rh toephkh qubmrh msh,
pmrh lh qubmrh qum sm im mlsmÿms qum pmimor ms io emnhr hpkbûl. _ubmrh
qum mstos imkkbhlms tmreblml.∗Imvoltû io kogmzo y ebrû abrmktoemltm
o [oroj.∗Blemabotoemltm. ¸Mstï kiorh8
[oroj lmfû khl io kogmzo, pmrh abnh>∗[å.
Dobtj koegbû su ebroao.∗¸Gmlnoeål8 ¸Mltbmlams qum lh theorïs
eïs imkkbhlms am iukjo8
Gmlnoeål pormkåo mstor amkmpkbhloah y khldulabah kuolah ebrû
am Dobtj o [oroj y am vumito o Dobtj, oltms am amkbr>∗[å, eoeï.
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[oroj khemlzû o iimvor o Dobtj y Gmlnoeål o io mskumio phr io

eoÿolo y o rmkhfmrihs amspuâs am io mskumio phr io toram. Ihs
sbfubmltms aåos posorhl sbl blkbamltms poro Gmlnoeål, oportm am tmlmr
qum ofuoltor gurios sugrmptbkbos. [oroj mspmrogo qum Dobtj mstuvbmro
ml ih kbmrth okmrko am qum ihs eothlms am io mskumio sm rblabmrhl oi
fhipmorih.
Ebmltros tolth, mi pmrbûabkh bldhreû qum htrh otoqum @iol
hkurrbû ml mi khlaoah vmkblh. Qmstbfhs abnmrhl qum ulo koso dum
blkmlaboao phr dbfuros vmstbaos am giolkh. Ihs hkupoltms mskoporhl,
pmrh pmrabmrhl su jhfor y sus phsmsbhlms. Htrh ortåkuih jogiû shgrm ul
okth prhpumsth poro amtmlmr io vbhimlkbo qum sm prhaukm ml eukjhs
mstoahs kuolah fruphs am giolkhs pmrsbfubmrhl o jhegrms am khihr y o
qubmlms ihs oyuaorhl. Dobtj sm ih smÿoiû o [oroj.
∗Qoi vmz msth amtmlfo oi @iol sb poso, ∗abnh.
[oroj rmshpiû.∗Ih krmmrâ kuolah ih vmo. Ihs htrhs okths ami
fhgbmrlh lh jol oyuaoah.
Ml mi koeblh o io mskumio, Dobtj mstogo o pulth am iihror kuolah
jogiû khl [oroj shgrm mi prbemr ortåkuih. ∗¸Lh krmms qum mi khlsmnh
tmlaråo qum amtmlmr mi amsdbim8 Smrh msthy smfuro am qum lh ih jorïl.
Qhah mi pumgih mstï mltusboseoah y olbeoah phr jogior am miih.
Blkiush ihs mskhiorms mstïl soitolah orrbgo y ogonh shgrm miih.
∗Qoi vmz,∗abnh [oroj,∗mi tbmeph qum posml ml mi amsdbim y su
prmporokbûl mvbtml qum mi @iol eoitrotm o pmrshlos blhkmltms phr ul
tbmeph.∗[m amtuvh ml io mskumio y oyuaû o Dobtj o gonor am io korrmto
ebmltros Gmlnoeål soitogo y sm emzkiogo khl ihs kjbkhs qum nufogol ml
mi potbh am io mskumio.
Dobtj sm qumaû oiiå phr ul ehemlth y push ulo eolh ml mi grozh
am [oroj.∗[bfh hivbaolah prmfultortm sb jos tmrebloah tu prhymkth
Guii Wul.
∗Lh ami thah. Lmkmsbth puibr oifulhs ghkmths y mskrbgbr mi þitbeh
kopåtuih. Qoi vmz pumao tmreblorih jhy.
Dobtj drhtû mi grozh am [oroj y ih shitû. ∗Gbml. Qm vmrâ msto toram.
[oroj vhivbû o sugbr o io korrmto y hgsmrvû o Dobtj kruzor mi potbh
jokbo mi mabdbkbh am eoamro am io mskumio. Mi shi am io eoÿolo sm osheû
o trovâs am euiibaos lugms y sm rmdimnû ml mi kogmiih am Dobtj,
jokbâlahio amstokor mltrm ihs lbÿhs pmqumÿhs qum sm rmulåol o su
oirmamahr. Io gmiimzo sbepim am io mskmlo koimltû o [oroj thah mi
koeblh o koso.
[oroj ihfrû tmreblor su jbsthrbo y khepimtor ihs ghkmths qum sm
okhepoÿol. Wmkhfbû mi eotmrboi am su ïrmo am abgunh, ih iimvû o io
hdbkblo y ih blsmrtû ml ul frol shgrm am Eolbio. Ih ophyû ml mi
mskrbthrbh, khltro io porma, khl io bltmlkbûl am mlvborih phr khrrmh oi
aåo sbfubmltm.
 Nusth o tbmeph , pmlsû ebmltros ebrogo mi rmihn. [m iovû ios eolhs
y io koro ml io ghego ami drmfoamrh am io khkblo y soibû. Mlfolkjû o
Arueemr o io korrmto y sm abrbfbû jokbo io mskumio.
Kuolah iimfû, io mskumio jogåo soibah. Ml su koeblh, posû oi
þitbeh am ihs lbÿhs qum soiåol ami potbh. Sush mi drmlh, mlrhiiû ios
rbmlaos oirmamahr am io gorro am drmlh y gonû poro sokor ios thrkmauros
am sus pbmrlos. [m okmrkû o Arueemr poro aorim poieoabtos ml mi
kumiih. Oltms am qum miio ih thkoro, oifh sm mstrmiiû khltro su kogmzo. Msh
dum ih þitbeh qum rmkhraû.
Emlhs am ul ebluth amspuâs, Gmlnoeål soibû phr io pumrto am io
mskumio.∗Qåo [oroj,∗iioeû y khrrbû jokbo io korrmto. Kurbhsh phr sogmr
phr quâ [oroj lh mstogo oiiå, ebrû o su oirmamahr y vbh mi shegrmrh am
[oroj amgonh am io korrmto. Ih rmkhfbû, ih amsmephivû khltro su pbmrlo,
y ih push ml mi osbmlth am io korrmto, amskhlkmrtoah ml kuolth o kûeh
iimfû oi sumih. Ebrolah jokbo mi ghsqum, lhtû qum portm am io eoimzo
jogåo sbah amrrbgoao. Khl io ebroao gono pumsto ml ios smÿoims, mltrû ml
mi ghsqum. Oifh fhipmû ul ioah am su kogmzo. Mstoiibahs euitbkhihrms
opormkbmrhl amtrïs am sus hnhs. [us pbmrlos sm ahgiorhl, y sm julabû ml
mi sumih.
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Dobtj sm qubtû mi phivh am tbzo am ios eolhs y mi vmstbah kuolah

soibû. Imvoltû io vbsto y vbh su korrmto kmrko ami ghsqum, pmrh lb [oroj
lb Gmlnoeål mstogol ml âi.∗¡[oroj!∗iioeû.∗¡Gmlnoeål!∗Kuolah loabm
rmsphlabû, khrrbû jokbo io korrmto y vbh mi shegrmrh am [oroj ml mi
osbmlth. [oroj lulko jogråo amnoah su shegrmrh am gumlo folo. Dobtj
ebrû jokbo mi ghsqum. Io eoimzo jogåo sbah amrrbgoao. Dobtj sm iimvû
ulo eolh oi pmkjh ebmltros su khrozûl iotåo am ebmah. [bl iufor o
auaos, oifh eoih jogåo sukmabah.
[m emtbû ml io korrmto y qubtû mi drmlh. Abrbfbâlahsm jokbo mi
kmltrh ami pumgih, blstû o Arueemr o foihpor jokbo io hdbkblo ami
sjmrbdd.
Amspuâs am amtmlmr o Arueemr drmltm o io hdbkblo, miio tbrû am io
gorro am drmlh y fbrû ios rbmlaos o su oirmamahr. Wmkjozolah ios
ebroaos am ihs kurbhshs trolsmþltms, khrrbû o io hdbkblo, shih poro
mltmrorsm am qum jogåol iioeoah oi [jmrbdd [kjebat. Mi oyuaoltm
Gortmii, mi qum qumaû o korfh, pormkåo onmlh o io olfustbo am Dobtj.∗Im
abfh o ustma, smÿhro Srubtt, lh sâ kuïlah rmfrmsorï mi sjmrbdd, y lh
pumah amnor io hdbkblo josto qum âi rmfrmsm. ∗[u iogbh sm kurvû. ∗Qoi vmz
tu...oebfo...shih abh ul posmh phr mi ghsqum.
∗Miio lh joråo msh. Tblh o rmkhfmrem y o eb jbnh, Gmlnoebl, o
koso. Gmlnoebl toegbâl mstï amsopormkbah. ¸Lh joy loabm eïs
absphlbgim8∗Io pumrto mltrm io hdbkblo y ios kmiaos am io kïrkmi mstogo
ogbmrto, y Dobtj puah vmr o htrh hdbkboi smltoah ml ulo sbiio jogiolah
khl ul prbsbhlmrh. Ih smÿoiû. ∗¸_uâ toi mi oyuaoltm Qurlmr8
 Gortmii lb sbqubmro sm abh io vumito. ∗Mstï dumro am smrvbkbh.
Dobtj dbloiemltm rmkbgbû mi emlsonm. Miihs lh bgol o jokmr loao
poro oyuaorio. [oibû am io hdbkblo jokbo mi mltogioah. _umråo iihror khl
drustrokbûl, pmrh msh lh smrvbråo am loao. [m qumaû oiiå trotolah am
khephlmrsm. ¸O qubâl pharåo rmkurrbr8 [u ebroao sm phsû ml ul kortmi
oi htrh ioah am io koiim, ulos pumrtos eïs orrbgo. Sjbiibp [jhwmii,
Khlstrukkbûl . Khrrbû ml abofhloi phr io koiim josto io hdbkblo am Sjbiibp.
Kuolah iimfû o io pumrto, vbh mi imtrmrh am Kmrroah . [u khrozûl sm
koyû. Khrrbû am vumito o io korrmto, sm sugbû o miio y shitû mi drmlh0
sokuabû ios rbmlaos y fubû o Arueemr jokbo io rmsbamlkbo am Sjbiibp y
Imoj. O ulos trms kuoaros ami kmltrh ami pumgih, io koso am togibiios
giolkos mstogo ugbkoao ml ulo koiim iotmroi am tbmrro. Ios jhnos
oeorbiimltos am ul ïrghi am soukm ml mi khrth potbh amioltmrh sm emkåol
ibfmroemltm khl io grbso.
Imoj rmsphlabû o io iioeoao am Dobtj ml io pumrto y io
ogrbû.∗Jhio. Mltro.∗Mstbrû mi kumiih poro ebror eïs oiiï am
Dobtj.∗¸[oroj lh mstï khltbfh8
∗Lh, miio mstï amsopormkbao. Qoegbâl Gmlnoeål.
∗¸Amsopormkbao8∗Imoj sm shgrmsoitû y thkû mi grozh am
Dobtj.∗Tml, sbâltotm ml io soio y abem quâ poso.
Dobtj mltrû y sbfubû o Imoj o ul osbmlth ml mi shdï.∗[oroj vblh o
rmkhfmrlhs amspuâs am io mskumio. Kuolah soiå, io korrmto mstogo oiiå,
pmrh miio y Gmlnoebl mstogol amsopormkbahs. Ebrâ o ih iorfh ami ghram
ami ghsqum, y puam vmr ul iufor qum pormkåo opiostoah, kheh sb oifubml
jugbmro sbah orrostroah imnhs. Krmh qum jol sbah smkumstroahs.
Imoj sm qumaû sbl oibmlth.∗¸Im abnbstm oi sjmrbdd8
Dobtj mstogo tol olfustboao qum opmlos phaåo qumaorsm
qubmto.∗Mi sjmrbdd [kjebat lh mstogo, y msm iihrûl ami oyuaoltm Gortmii
lh joråo loao. Abnh qum tmlåo qum qumaorsm oiiå josto qum mi sjmrbdd
rmfrmsoro, o pmsor am qum mi oyuaoltm Qurlmr toegbâl mstogo oiiå. Msthy
oi dbloi am eb blfmlbh shgrm quâ jokmr. ¸Mstï Sjbiibp8
Io prhdulao prmhkupokbûl kugrbû io mxprmsbûl am Imoj. ∗Lh. Mstï
o ulhs vmbltm `biûemtrhs am abstolkbo, aolah ul prmkbh phr oifþl
trogonh. Lh sm em hkurrm loao qum tm oyuam mxkmpth mspmror o qum mi
sjmrbdd rmfrmsm. ¸Abnh mi oyuaoltm kuïlah sm im pumam mspmror8
Dobtj sm sokû ul poÿumih am io eolfo y sm drhtû ihs hnhs.∗Lh.
∗¸Qbmlms bamo am ih qum puah jogmr posoah8
iïeporo am okmbtm ml ih qum [oroj ojhro phaåo vmr mro ulo kumvo, kheh
jogåo oabvbloah. Htro dbfuro opormkbû nusth amtrïs am io prbemro.
∗Gbml, gbml,∗abnh [oroj.∗[b shl lumstrhs frolams y voibmltms
ebmegrhs am @u @iux @iol otokolah o eunmrms y lbÿhs.
Mi qum mstogo amioltm sm okmrkû o miio, push io iïeporo am okmbtm
ml mi sumih y im abh ulo potoao ml ios khstbiios.∗Kïiiotm, pmrro,∗abnh ml
ul ïspmrh bltmlth am absdrozor su vhz.∗¸Bltmltos oktuor kheh ul
jhegrm8 Qbmlms ghios.∗Oforrû su mltrmpbmrlo.∗Qm ehstrorâ kûeh
usor ih qum tbmlm.
[u htro eolh sm mxtmlabû jokbo mi pmkjh am [oroj.
Io iïeporo am okmbtm sm mimvû phr mi obrm. Fhipmû mi khstoah ami
doldorrûl y koyû oi sumih. Mi tugh am iïeporo y io dumltm sm rhepbmrhl,
mskupbmlah ul kjorkh am okmbtm ml iioeos. [oroj sm oimnû rïpbaoemltm0
io sïgolo giolko ami jhegrm sm blkmlabû kheh io ymsko smko. Âi frbtû0 io
dulao am oiehjoao ml su kogmzo sm mlkmlabû ml ulo olthrkjo.
Ro sbltbâlahsm eormoao phr mi aurh fhipm ml su kogmzo, [oroj
kosb vhebtû phr mi jhrrbgim hihr o qumeoah am kogmiih y korlm,
porpoamû oltm mi jueh okrm. Mi smfulah ebmegrh ami @iol frbtû y soibû
khrrbmlah am io kumvo. Mi prbemr jhegrm, ojhro mlvumith ml iioeos, sm
toegoimû tros âi, frbtolah.
Mi kjorkh orabmltm ml mi sumih biueblû io kumvo. Khlsuebah phr io
rogbo, im theû o [oroj ul ehemlth rmfbstror mi jhrrhr am ih qum jogåo
sukmabah.
∗Gmlnoeål, ¸mstïs gbml8
∗R∗yh potmâ io iïeporo am okmbtm. _umråo qum tm amnoro ml poz0
lh qubsm...∗Gmlnoeål shiihzû.
∗Jbkbstm ih khrrmkth. Âi em jogråo jmkjh aoÿh, y tþ ih
amtuvbstm.∗Mi eortbiimh am [oroj sm roimltbzû. Kosb am blemaboth, hyû
eïs vhkms. [u kumrph sm tmlsû, y su khrozûl sm okmimrû.
∗[jmrbdd [kjebat,∗frbtû kuolah âi mltrû ml io kumvo. ∗Frokbos o
Abhs mrms tþ.
∗Mstï ustma gbml ojhro, [rto. [oroj. ∗Khl ul fruÿbah, io imvoltû y
io iimvû odumro. Mi oyuaoltm Qurlmr iimvû o Gmlnoeål. Ihs pusbmrhl ml mi
sumih y khrtorhl sus otoauros. [kjebat sm qumaû ml kukibiios nulth o
miihs.∗Qurlmr, vm o oyuaor o Gortmii.
 [oroj sm smltû y ebrû jokbo mi hihr am io korlm qumeoao. Io dbfuro
vmstbao am giolkh sm jogåo khlvmrtbah ml ul ehltûl
mllmfrmkbah.∗¸Oul mstï vbvh8∗Srmfultû.
∗Lh phr eukjh, ∗abnh [kjebat.
∗¸_ubâl ms8
[kjebat ebrû jokbo ogonh y imvoltû io ebroao jokbo [oroj0 jogih
ml thlh emabah.∗Jbroe Giolthl. Khfbehs o Whskhm Dbmias soibmlah
khrrbmlah am io kumvo y frbtolah kheh sb mi abogih ih mstuvbmro
pmrsbfubmlah. Iumfh opormkbû msto olthrkjo mlkmlabao y frbtolah, y
amgh oaebtbr qum phr ul smfulah em osustû. Whskhm lhs abnh qum
mstogos amltrh.
Io rmpuisbûl phr ih qum jogåo hkurrbah khltronh io forfolto am
[oroj.∗Lhs smkumstrorhl,∗susurrû miio.∗Ahs khimfboims.∗[kjebat sokû
io koltbepihro am su kblturûl y io shstuvh poro qum miio theoro ul
trofh. Iumfh sm io mltrmfû o Gmlnoeål, qubml trofû soibvo, khl ihs hnhs
euy ogbmrths y vmtos khl royos rhnos. Ios iïfrbeos amnorhl jumiios ml
sus emnbiios eolkjoaos am jhiiål.
Amspuâs am gmgmr, Gmlnoeål ebrû o Jbroe. Ihs oyuaoltms Qurlmr
y Gortmii ih mstogol korfolah ml ulo korrmto nulth o Whskhm. Gmlnoeål
mltmrrû io kogmzo ml sus grozhs.∗Im ab ulo potoao o io iïeporo am
okmbtm. Ih qumeâ.
[kjebat im abh ulo poieoabto ml mi jhegrh. ∗Lh ms tu kuipo, jbnh,
mshs ahs shl ihs krbebloims oquå. ∗Ebrû am lumvh o [oroj. ∗[okormehs
thao io jbsthrbo am Whskhm kuolah sm koiem. Ebmltros tolth, tþ y
Gmlnoeål lh tbmlml am quâ prmhkuporsm.
Mi ahihr am kogmzo am [oroj, qum jogåo amsopormkbah auroltm io
khlehkbûl, vhivbû. [m posû ihs amahs phr mi pmih y sm drhtû io kogmzo
khl oegos eolhs.∗¸Sumam oifubml iimvorlhs o koso, ojhro8
R

Kuolah sm okmrkorhl o io koso, [oroj puah vmr o Dobtj gonolah ihs

mskoihlms ami phrkjm. Gmlnoeål soitû oltms am qum io korrmto sm
amtuvbmro phr khepimth y khrrbû jokbo miio. Ih mlvhivbû ml sus grozhs m
blkiblû su kogmzo oi ioah am âi. Kuolah io korrmto sm amtuvh, [oroj
soibû.∗Frokbos, oyuaoltm Qurlmr.∗Âi osbltbû y vhivbû phr ahlam jogåo
vmlbah.
 [oroj sm ulbû o Dobtj y Gmlnoeål. Dobtj imvoltû io vbsto, shitû o
Gmlnoeål khl ul grozh y ih imvoltû jokbo miio. [oroj sm ogrozû y iolzû
sus grozhs oirmamahr am Dobtj y Gmlnoeål. Ihs trms mstogol oiiå,
odmrroahs mi ulh oi htrh, ml vorbos mtopos am iiolth. Amspuâs am ulhs
ehemlths, Dobtj shiihzû y abnh> ∗Mltrmehs. _ubmrh mskukjor ih qum tm
sukmabû.
[oroj im ehstrû o Dobtj sus eolhs sukbos. ∗Srbemrh, tmlmehs qum
iovorlhs.∗Dobtj sm ulbû o miihs, y ihs trms ibepborhl io ghego ami potbh.
Dumrhl o io khkblo biuebloao phr iïeporos. Dobtj yo jogåo
prmporoah tâ y pumsth trms iuforms. [oroj jbzh ul fmsth jokbo ihs
iuforms y abnh>∗Khldbostm ml qum vhivmråoehs.
∗Qmlåo qum jokmrih, h em jogråo vumith ihko. Mstogo beofblolah
thah tbph am khsos.
Iimlû koao tozo y sm smltû mltrm [oroj y Gmlnoeål.∗Abem ih qum
posû.∗Gmlnoeål kruzû ihs grozhs shgrm io emso y ophyû io kogmzo ml
miihs.
[oroj theû ulo am ios eolhs am Dobtj ebmltros rmiotogo su
troueïtbkh mlkumltrh khl ihs ospbroltms o @iolbstos. Qmreblû khl io
portm qum sogåo qum khrtoråo mi khrozûl am Dobtj ‑ios bamltbaoams am
ihs ahs smkumstroahrms y ih qum im jogåo sukmabah o Jbroe Giolthl.
Io mxprmsbûl am Dobtj sm orrufû, y ehvbû su kogmzo imltoemltm
am ul ioah o htrh. [us amahs sm mlrmaorhl khl ihs am [oroj. ∗Lh pumah
krmmr qum ahs am ebs oiuelhs jofol msth. [hl shih kjbkhs. ¸Mstï
eumrth Jbroe8
[oroj oprmtû io eolh am Dobtj. ∗Kmrko am msh, krmh. Qhaovåo
mstogo vbvh, pmrh sm qumeû frovmemltm.
∗¸R Whskhm8
∗Mstï gbml. [ûih khl ebmah am ehrbr, suphlfh.
∗¸Shr quâ jbkbmrhl msth8 ¸Krmms qum oifulhs @iolbstos am vmraoa
ihs eolaû o jokmrih8
[oroj theû su tozo am tâ y io ehvbû. ∗¸Qbmlms oifulos soims poro
mi ahihr am kogmzo oquå ogonh8 [b io kogmzo am Gmlnoeål sbmltm oifh
kheh io eåo, o oeghs lhs vmlaråo gbml oifh.
∗Amgbstm jogmr abkjh oifh am blemaboth. ∗Dobtj sm imvoltû am ul
soith y pormkbû oimfrorsm phr oifh qum jokmr. Oikolzû io portm supmrbhr
am ul oreorbh y tbrû am ul pmqumÿh sokh. Khl ulo kukjoro ibepbo ami
konûl am kugbmrths, push ahs kukjoroabtos am ios soims ml ios tozos am
[oroj y Gmlnoeål. Thivbû o khihkor io ghiso ml mi oreorbh y io kukjoro
ml mi drmfoamrh.∗¸Oifulh am ustmams qubmrm jbmih poro sus kogmzos8
∗Lh, smÿhro,∗eureurû Gmlnoeål.
∗Lh ml mstm ehemlth,∗abnh [oroj.∗[bâltotm khl lhshtrhs.
[oroj gmgbû thao io tozo am tâ o io vmz. Kmrrû ihs hnhs grmvmemltm,
amsmolah qum ios soims surtbmrol mdmkth oulqum sogåo qum mro
ameosboah prhlth.∗¸_ubâl pumam amkbr khl kmrtmzo phr quâ ih
jbkbmrhl8 Smrh lh krmh qum loabm ihs joyo pumsth o miih. Shr ios phkos
poiogros qum mskukjâ, suphlfh qum tmlåol ulo bamo am prmsmltorlhs oi
@iol poro jokmr qum mi @iol ihs rmkhlhkbmro.
∗Kheh bldhreû mi pmrbûabkh, ∗abnh Dobtj.
∗Mxoktoemltm.
Dobtj sm mstrmemkbû y sm drhtû ihs grozhs. ∗[oroj, msth tmlarï
rmpmrkusbhlms. R mstorïs nusth ml emabh am thah msth.
∗Srhgogimemltm.
Dobtj blkiblû io kogmzo y drulkbû mi kmÿh. ∗¸Msh lh tm prmhkupo8
[oroj ophyû io kogmzo ml mi rmspoiah am io sbiio. ∗Lb sbqubmro
pumah pmlsor khl kiorbaoa ml mstm ehemlth. Eb krïlmh sm sbmltm kheh
sb mstuvbmro iimlh am abmz rhkos abdmrmltms qum sbfuml fhipmolah nultos0
¸pmrh am quâ sbrvm prmhkuporsm8 Ih qum mstï jmkjh mstï jmkjh. Lh
pumah amsjokmrih.
Mi thlh am Dobtj koegbû. [us poiogros shlogol kheh ulo
okusokbûl.∗Jos mstoah blvhiukroao ml ulo frol koltbaoa am vbhimlkbo
þitbeoemltm. R ulo vmz eïs, kjbkhs sm jol vbsth otropoahs ml msth.
Gmlnoeål jogåo vokboah su tozo am tâ y jogåo vumith o ophyor io
kogmzo ml sus grozhs kruzoahs. Ojhro sm imvoltû y ebrû o Dobtj. ∗Rh dub
mi vbhimlth, eoeï, lh io tåo [oroj. ∗[u vhz tmegiû ebmltros
khltbluogo.∗Jbkm qum Jbroe orabmro ml dumfh.∗Ios iïfrbeos sm
amrroeorhl shgrm sus emnbiios, y trotû am smkorsm khl ios poieos am ios
eolhs.
Dobtj ih rhamû khl mi grozh y [oroj sm push amtrïs am Dobtj y ih
oforrû ami jhegrh. ∗Gmlnoeål,∗abnh [oroj,∗Jbroe em oemlozû khl
oifh qum lblfulo eunmr amgmråo tmlmr qum sudrbr. [b âi jugbmro smfubah
oamioltm…∗Lh puah tmreblor ios poiogros. ∗Em soivostm, Gmlnoeål0
abnm msh oltms, y ih abfh ml smrbh. Frokbos. ∗Jogåo oifh qum lh phaåo
amkbrim o Gmlnoeål. [b Jbroe jugbmro tmlbah âxbth, [oroj pharåo jogmrih
amstrhzolah.∗Imoj im abh ul oprmtûl o [oroj. ∗Qroto am smr khlskbmltm
am msh kuolah miio tm fruÿo.
∗Fruÿbr ms ulo gumlo poiogro poro mi tmepmroemlth am Dobtj.
∗Ih sâ. Io jm mskukjoah vorbos vmkms. _umråo fhipmorim mi trosmrh,
pmrh miio ms eïs frolam qum yh.
Mi mstoah am ïlbeh am [oroj sm oibfmrû oltm io beofml qum ios
poiogros am Imoj mvhkorhl. Sush mi grozh shgrm mi jhegrh am Imoj, sm
blkiblû y im gmsû io emnbiio.∗Frokbos. Qm oeh, yo sogms.
∗Rh toegbâl tm oeh, korbÿh. ∗Ebrû o [oroj. ∗¸Ibsto poro vhivmr
oamltrh8
∗¸Qmlfh qum8∗[oroj abnh khl vhz gurihlo.
∗Qoram h tmeprolh. Oameïs, Sjbiibp pharåo lmkmsbtor ul rmskotm.
∗[uphlfh qum emnhr smo oltms.

Jbroe aurû trms aåos ml kheo y eurbû o io tmrkmro lhkjm khl sus
poarms o su ioah. Qhah mi pumgih am Ghllmdhrtm pormkåo mstor am iuth. Io
mskumio jogåo sbah kmrroao tol prhlth kheh Jbroe dum blfrmsoah ml mi
jhspbtoi, y pmreolmkbû kmrroao auroltm ulo smeolo. [oroj y Dobtj
opmlos sm jogiogol.
Loabm ml su jhfor sm okmrkû oi pumgih josto qum Dobtj y Gmlnoeål
tuvbmrhl qum rmfrmsor o io mskumio. [oroj sbfubû mvbtolah mltror ml mi
pumgih. Ahs smeolos amspuâs ami dulmroi am Jbroe, ul emlsonmrh vblh
khl ulo shibkbtua poro qum Dobtj opormkbmro ml io prûxbeo rmulbûl
pþgibko ami khlsmnh. Im ehstrû io korto o [oroj, pmrh lblfulo am ios ahs
io khemltû.
Ehrthl Giolthl hramlû io rmulbûl.
[oroj ih mvoiuû. Sormkåo eoyhr, kosb eorkjbth. Blkiush su
fhipmtmh ami eortbiih pormkåo sbimlkboah. Miio y Dobtj sm smltorhl ioah o
ioah, pmrh o [oroj, ul gorrolkh ihs smporû. Mstogo mlhnoao khl Dobtj
phr lh ophyorio ml su odbreokbûl am blhkmlkbo ml io eumrtm am Jbroe, y
Dobtj mstogo mlhnoao khl [oroj, ¸phr quâ8 ¸Io vbhimlkbo ml io qum
smfuåo blsbstbmlah8 O pmsor am ih qum Imoj jogåo abkjh, ¸mro oifh am msh
rmoiemltm kuipo am [oroj8 Qoi vmz Dobtj shih lmkmsbtogo o oifubml o
qubml kuipor phr su prmhkupokbûl khlstoltm phr Gmlnoeål. [b ms oså,
[oroj shih io mspmroråo. Mvmltuoiemltm, mi smltbah am beporkboibaoa am
Dobtj amgmråo ehstrorsm. Smrh ¸y sb lh dumro oså8 [oroj oportû msm
pmlsoebmlth. Lh phaåo shphrtorih ojhro ebseh.
Mi khlsmnh tmreblû thahs ihs lmfhkbhs rmfuiorms. Ehrthl Giolthl
fhipmû mi eortbiih y abnh> ∗]lo oktbvbaoa bephrtoltm ml io ofmlao tbmlm
qum vmr khl io eomstrh am mskumio.∗[oroj vhivbû o khlkmltrorsm ml su
emltm. [bltbû eïs qum vbh o Dobtj ehvmrsm.
∗Amspuâs am eukjo abskusbûl, ∗abnh Giolthl,∗mi khlsmnh jo
amkbabah prhphlmr ulo rmfio smfþl io kuoi kuoiqubmr eomstrh lh kosoah
ml mstm abstrbth mskhior amgm vbvbr ml io koso prhvbsto poro âi h miio, y
shih ihs ebmegrhs kmrkolhs am io doebibo toegbâl pumaml vbvbr oiiå. Shr
ih tolth, rmkbgbrâ ulo ehkbûl poro qum sm oprumgm toi rmfio.
∗Jofh io ehkbûl,∗abnh ul jhegrm.
∗Ophyh io ehkbûl,∗abnh htrh.
∗Qhahs o dovhr abkml "så" ∗Amspuâs am ulo ibfmro vokbiokbûl,
shlorhl ihs så.
∗Qhahs sm hpusbmrhl, abfol "lh." ∗[ûih sm mskukjorhl ulhs
phkhs lh.
Giolthl fhipmû mi eozh.∗[m oprumgo io ehkbûl.
[m amtuvh y ebrû o thaos portms, pmrh abrmktoemltm o
Dobtj.∗Aoah qum io [ro. Srubtt ms lumstro oktuoi eomstro am mskumio, mi
khlsmnh im hthrfo ahs aåos poro euaorsm o io ehroao am io eomstro am
mskumio, khl shih su jbnh, h su khltroth smrï rmskblabah. [b amkbam lh
kuepibr khl msto hgibfokbûl, io mskumio kmrrorï josto qum sm mlkumltrm
htrh eomstrh.
Sush ul amah ml oifulos lhtos qum mstogo drmltm o âi. ∗Oameïs,
lhs fustoråo smÿoior qum mi khltroth ami eomstrh mstogimkm qum sm
mspmro qum ul eomstrh oktþm am ulo eolmro qum lh kousm mskïlaoih lb
o miio lb o io mskumio. Msh blkiuym lh rmulbrsm khl pmrshlos qum joyol
mstoah blvhiukroaos ml oktbvbaoams bimfoims h qum pumaol mstor o pulth
am smr bimfoims, kheh abspororim o ul vmkblh, oigmrfor o ul dufbtbvh, y "io
vhz am Giolthl sm mstrmemkbû kuolah abnh,∗kousolah ul aoÿh frovm.
Fhipmû mi eortbiih khl eïs dumrzo, koieolah mi eureuiih qum
surfbû.∗[bfubmltm hraml ami aåo.
[oroj soibû am io jogbtokbûl y mskukjû o Dobtj amtrïs am miio. Ios
ebroaos am io fmltm ami pumgih ios sbfubmrhl. Kuolah [oroj iimfû o io
pumrto mxtmrbhr ami mabdbkbh, sm abh kumlto am qum Dobtj lh mstogo khl
miio. Ebrû phr mi posbiih y io vbh blvhiukroao ml ulo abskusbûl khl Nhmi
Ibtkjdbmia, mi eâabkh ami pumgih. [oroj sbfubû jokbo io korrmto poro
mspmror. [okû ulo kmrbiio am ozudrm ami ghisbiih, io fhipmû khl io uÿo ami
puifor y mlkmlabû io iïeporo am okmbtm qum khifogo am ul ioah am io
korrmto.
∗Dobtj,∗abnh Nhmi,∗pormkm qum tm mstïl abkbmlah qum tm
eoltmlfos oimnoah am io [rto. [oroj phr khepimth.
Dobtj ih ebrû dbnoemltm. ∗Em prmhkuph phr [oroj. Miio y yh
mstoehs jokbmlah ulo vbao nultos.
∗_ubzïs lmkmsbtms rmpmlsor msh,∗abnh Nhmi.∗Oifulos pmrshlos ml
mstm pumgih tbmlml ul rmsmltbebmlth khltro miio. Sharåol kousorim
prhgimeos, y sb tþ y Gmlnoeål khltblþol mstolah kmrko am miio, oeghs
toegbâl pharåol soibr jmrbahs.
∗¸Jos håah jogior am [oroj8
∗[å. Io mstïl kuipolah phr io eumrtm am Jbroe Giolthl.
∗Jbroe Giolthl khemlzû thah msh. [oroj lh tbmlm io
kuipo.∗Dobtj sm abh io vumito poro koeblor jokbo io pumrto.
Nhmi amsibzû su grozh mltrm ihs am miio y koeblû khl miio. ∗Lh joy
loao qum ihs khlvmlzo, y ophstorâ phr mi ablmrh qum qubmrml jokmrim
aoÿh.
∗Im abrâ msh. Amgmråo smr oavmrtbao.
∗Dobtj, mspmro.∗  Odumro, Nhmi trotû am rmtmlmr o Dobtj, pmrh ih
iimvû khl miio.
[oroj ihs hyû vmlbr. Ahk Ibtkjdbmia shitû mi grozh am Dobtj y im
theû io eolh ebmltros sugåo o io korrmto. [m blkiblû mi
shegrmrh.∗Wmkumrao ih qum abnm. Gumlos lhkjms, Dobtj, [rto. [oroj.
[oroj osbltbû y Dobtj abnh>∗Gumlos lhkjms.
[oroj kjosqumû o Arueemr y sm dumrhl o koso. ∗¸Qmlåo mi ahkthr
oifh bephrtoltm qum amkbr8∗[m potmû o så ebseo phr lh phamr dblfbr
qum jogåo bflhroah o Dobtj y oi eâabkh jogiolah.
Dobtj fbrû ml mi osbmlth am io korrmto y ebrû abrmktoemltm o
[oroj.∗Qmlmehs ebmah am qum oifulos pmrshlos tm pmrsbfol.
∗¸Shr quâ8
∗Shr Jbroe. Qm kuipol phr msh.
∗¸Qu sb8
Ml io pmluegro, [oroj puah vmr qum Dobtj pormkåo oitmroao, pmrh
thah ih qum abnh dum> Shr supumsth qum lh.
 ∗Mlthlkms lh amnms qum tm ehimstm. Auah qum oifubml em jofo
aoÿh dåsbkh. Msthy eïs ehimsto phr msto smporokbûl qum mi Khlsmnh mstï
trotolah am bephlmrlhs.
Dobtj im rmthrkåo ios eolhs.∗Toehs o jogior am msh eïs
toram.∗[bltbâlahsm rmkjozoao, [oroj lh abnh loao eïs ml mi vbonm o
koso.
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Amspuâs am qum amsmlfolkjû o Arueemr y sm hkupû am sus

lmkmsbaoams, opofû io iïeporo am okmbtm. [oibû ami mstogih y mltrû phr io
pumrto trosmro. Dobtj mstogo smltoao o io emso am io khkblo khl ulo tozo
am tâ.∗¸Sumah ulbrem o tb8∗[oroj prmfultû. Amspuâs ami mstoah am
ïlbeh ml qum Dobtj jogåo mstoah ml ih qum pormkåo ulo mtmrlbaoa, [oroj
lh qumråo aor loao phr smltoah. Smrh lmkmsbtogol jogior am io rmulbûl
ami khlsmnh. Frokbos o Abhs, Gmlnoeål yo mstogo ml io koeo.
Dobtj sm push am pbm.∗Shr supumsth.∗Wmkhfbû htro tozo, ul
piotbiih y ulhs kugbmrths y ihs push ml io emso drmltm o su osbmlth. Im
sbrvbû o [oroj ulo tozo am tâ y amnû ulo smrvbiimto nulth o io
kukjoro.∗¸_ubmrms oifh poro khemr8
∗Lh, frokbos. Lh tmlfh eukjo joegrm. ∗Srmporû su tâ y rmspbrû
jhlah.∗¸Em jogiorïs ojhro shgrm ih qum amkbabû mi khlsmnh8
Dobtj osbltbû. [oroj vbh qum sus amahs sm kurvogol ml ul
oprmtoah puÿh y su khrozûl sm amspiheû. ∗¸_uâ8∗Abnh [oroj,∗¸tbmlms
bltmlkbûl am jokmr msto khso ami ... mabkth8
∗Jm mstoah pmlsolah eukjh ml ihs þitbehs aåos.
Ihs hnhs am [oroj sm mlsolkjorhl.∗¸Ih sogåos8
∗Nhmi tbmlm ul oebfh kmrkolh ml mi khlsmnh, y em oavbrtbû qum
mstogo ml abskusbûl.
∗Hj, ms "Nhmi" ojhro, ¸vmraoa8 ∗[oroj prmfultû khl vhz rhlko,
theû ul shrgh am tâ, khlsuebmlah io ebtoa, y fhipmû io tozo ml mi
piotbiih.
Dobtj amnû mskopor ul suspbrh. ∗[hih shehs oebfhs, [oroj. Loao
eïs.
∗¸R lh khlsbamrostm hphrtulh amkbrem quâ mstogo posolah khl
msto amkbsbûl8
 Khl ul kmÿh drulkbah o Nhmi, [oroj abnh>∗Aolhs ul ehemlth
shios.
Ebrû o Dobtj, qubml abnh>∗Shr dovhr.
∗Mstï gbml. Ahs ebluths.∗Ogrbû io pumrto y soibû.
Io rogbo am [oroj sm amsghraû. Io rmkhrrbû kheh io iovo am ul
vhikïl y io qumeû josto ihs mxtrmehs am sus amahs y ios pultos am sus
amahs. ¸Kûeh sm otrmvm8 ∗¸Mlthlkms âi vbmlm oquå koao lhkjm8 ¸R quâ
jokms8 ¸Bltmrruepå tus piolms8
∗Lh vbmlm thaos ios lhkjms. R lh poso loao. Qheoehs tâ y
jogioehs, msh ms thah. ∗Dobtj sm okmrkû, pmrh [oroj mepunû io eolh am
Dobtj jokbo ul ioah y rmtrhkmabû.
∗¸Jogior okmrko am quâ8
Dobtj nultû ios eolhs amioltm am io kblturo. Ihs oprmtû tol dumrtm
qum sus luabiihs sm pusbmrhl giolkhs. [u vhz shlogo ïspmro. ∗Mstï
trotolah am khlvmlkmrem am qum amgmehs eoltmlmrlhs smporoaos0
poro sbmeprm, lh shih ojhro. Abkm qum lumstro rmiokbûl, io tuyo y io eåo,
vo ml khltro am io loturoimzo. "]lo ogheblokbûl", odbreo. Qronh ulo
Gbgibo y em io imyû.
[oroj mstogo oturabao.∗R tþ... ¸im krmms8
Dobtj im qubtû ios eolhs. Oforrû oeghs ioahs am su kogmzo y sm
emtbû ihs amahs ml mi pmih.∗Msthy tol khldulabao, lh sâ quâ krmmr.
[oroj sbltbû qum su rhstrh sm mlaurmkåo0 [u drmltm, emnbiios y
gorgbiio sm khlvbrtbmrhl ml pbmaro. [u vhz roiiû. ∗¸_ubmrms amnorem,
pmreolmltmemltm8
Dobtj sm okmrkû am lumvh, y [oroj rmtrhkmabû eïs imnhs. Dobtj amnû
komr ihs grozhs o ihs khstoahs.∗Qm oeh, [oroj. Smrh ojhro ebseh, mstor
nultos lhs phlm o thahs ml pmibfrh. Lh pumah sokorih am eb emltm.
∗Mlthlkms vmtm khlebfh.
∗Ro jogioehs am msth. Ab eb poiogro. Lmkmsbth qumaorem oquå.
∗Gumlh, yh lh.∗[oroj oforrû su kjoqumto y su shegrmrh, sm
abrbfbû jokbo io pumrto y io ogrbû am fhipm. ∗Abim o Gmlnoeål qum ih
oeh.∗[oibû oi phrkjm y kmrrû io pumrto tol dumrtm kheh puah.
[m push mi shegrmrh ml io kogmzo, sm push io kjoqumto y gonû ihs
trms mskoihlms josto mi sumih, ahlam Nhmi mspmrogo.
Oforrû mi grozh am Nhmi.∗]stma toegbâl sm mstï ymlah. Lh ms
khrrmkth qum ulo eunmr amkmltm tmlfo ulo pmrshlo qum sm abkm
kogoiimrh tol toram ml io lhkjm. ∗Abrbfbû o Nhmi orrostrolah ihs pbms
jokbo su korruonm. Hyû o Dobtj ogrbr io pumrto y vbh qum mi rmktïlfuih am
iuz ml mi sumih sm mlsolkjogo.
[oroj sokuabû mi grozh am Nhmi.∗Ab gumlos lhkjms.
∗Gumlos lhkjms, Dobtj ∗im iioeû.∗Qm vmrâ eoÿolo.
∗Gumlos lhkjms,∗rmsphlabû Dobtj.
[oroj qubsh fhipmorih khltro mi sumih kuolah mskukjû su
khemltorbh, pmrh sm khltuvh.
Im shitû mi grozh, y âi mlamrmzû su ogrbfh. ∗Mltbmlah qum mstâs
ehimsth, pmrh smrï emnhr qum lh vumivos o posor h blkiush jogims khl
Dobtj ml mi pumgih. [ûih pumams kousorim prhgimeos o miio y o Gmlnoeål.
∗Lh tm prmhkupms. Sumah mspmror josto qum tmreblm mi oÿh
mskhior. Qþ shih hkupotm am tus prhpbhs osulths y yh em hkuporâ am ihs
eåhs.
∗Gostoltm nusth, sbmeprm y kuolah amnms o Dobtj shio. ∗Nhmi sm
sugbû o su korruonm y sm qumaû oiiå smltoah.
[oroj mltrû ml mi ghsqum poro khlsmfubr Wmadbrm. Amnor o Dobtj
shio, amnor o Dobtj shio, amnor o Dobtj shio. Qoeghrbimogo ml su emltm,
¸quâ amrmkjh tmlåo Nhmi Ibtkjdbmia, h kuoiqubmro ml mi pumgih, o mxbfbrim
msh8 Miio y Dobtj mrol gumlos pmrshlos. [u blnustbkbo pmsogo eukjh
shgrm miio.
Ehltû y rmfrmsû o io koso ami maukoahr am mskumio. Lh phaåo
pmlsor qum dumro io koso am Dobtj y nurû qum lulko ih joråo. Kuolah
vhivbû o ahlam Nhmi mspmrogo, âi osbltbû y oeghs sm dumrhl. [oroj ebrû
jokbo otrïs y vbh o Dobtj thaovåo am pbm ml mi phrkjm. Dobtj sm amspbabû,
pmrh [oroj lh ih jbzh. Kiovû ihs toihlms ml ihs diolkhs am Wmadbrm y sm
abrbfbû jokbo su koso, khldulabao y amskhlshioao.
O ebtoa am koeblh, rmkhraû mi khlsmnh am Imoj. O pmsor am ios
gumlos bltmlkbhlms am [oroj, su tmepmroemlth io jogåo vmlkbah. Jogåo
trotoah am jokmr khlkmsbhlms khl ios prmhkupokbhlms am Dobtj, pmrh ios
oporbkbhlms rmkurrmltms am Nhmi Ibtkjdbmia pusbmrhl ul pulth am vbsto
abdmrmltm ml ios khsos. [oroj mstogo oprmlabmlah rïpbaoemltm o
haborih.
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[oroj khifû mi shegrmrh y io kjoqumto ml io kiovbno am io porma y

rmkhfbû o Soaay. Ih jogåo håah ioaror tol prhlth kheh mltrû ml mi
potbh. Amspuâs am phlmr o Wmadbrm ml mi mstogih y amsmlsbiiorih, vhivbû o
mskukjor o Soaay oltms am ogrbr io pumrto y mltror ml io khkblo. ∗Guml
kjbkh.∗Im abh ulo poieoabto y ih push am lumvh ml mi sumih, ahlam mi
kokjhrrh soitû oirmamahr am sus pbms. [okû ul dûsdhrh am ozudrm am su
ghisbiih, sm roskû ihs poltoihlms y mlkmlabû io iïeporo am qumrhsâl qum
amskolsogo shgrm io emso am io khkblo. [m osmfurû am qum Soaay oþl
tuvbmro khebao y ofuo ml sus tozhlms. Kuolah sm smltû o io emso,
Soaay sm koieû y sm tmlabû nulth o sus pbms.
[oroj ophyû ihs khahs ml io emso y sm fhipmû ios poieos khl ihs
khstoahs am io kogmzo. ¸_uâ abogihs mstogo posolah khl Dobtj y Nhmi
Ibtkjdbmia8 ¸Mstogo trotolah am rhgorim o Dobtj8 ¸Mstogo khlvmlkbao am
Dobtj am qum su oehr mstogo eoi8 ¸Ih mstogo8 Amspuâs am ul ehemlth,
[oroj sm smltû amrmkjo y rmdimxbhlû shgrm msh.
Lh, miio amkbabû. Mi vmraoamrh oehr mltrm ahs eunmrms oauitos
qum sm oeol tolth kheh miio y Dobtj lh pharåo mstor eoi. Lh mstogol
iostbeolah o loabm lb o loabm.
[m fbrû ml su sbiio, mlamrmzû ulo pbmrlo y sokû ul pmaozh am
kumrh ahgioah am su ghisbiih. [m okhehaû am lumvh ml io emso y push mi
hgnmth am kumrh shgrm miio. [uovmemltm, abh vumito ios pbmzos am kumrh
supmrpumstos poro rmvmior ul poÿumih ahgioah. Ogrbû mi poÿumih y ih
ogrbû, amnolah oi amskugbmrth su khltmlbah. Khl io blsbluokbûl am ulo
shlrbso, rmkhraû mi aåo ml qum rmkbgbû msth.
Jogåo mstoah smltoao ml mi mskrbthrbh ml su soio am trogonh khl mi
iïpbz shgrm io pïfblo o emabh mskrbgbr. Ebrû jokbo mi mspokbh. [u
mskrbturo lh jogåo bah gbml msm aåo0 lh phaåo mlkhltror io mxprmsbûl
khrrmkto poro ih qum qumråo amkbr. Nusth kuolah sm abh kumlto ami koihr
amtrïs am miio, ios eolhs am Dobtj sm kmrrorhl ml su luko y khemlzorhl
ul ibfmrh eosonm.
∗ ¸Qmlbmlah prhgimeos8 ∗S
  rmfultû Dobtj.

∗ ]e ∗j
  ee. Ios poiogros shih lh vbmlml.

∗ Mssïgoah, korbÿh. ¸Shr quâ lh tm theos mi aåo ibgrm8 ∗ Dobtj

ehvbû sus eolhs orrbgo y ogonh shgrm io mspoiao am [oroj.
 ∗ Lh tmlåoehs loao piolmoah. Smlsâ qum mro ul guml ehemlth
 poro phlmr eïs trogonh ml io jbsthrbo.
Dobtj tmreblû mi eosonm y sm smltû am mspoiaos ml io emso am
trogonh, ebrolah o [oroj. ∗ Gmlnoeål msto khl ihs Jurimy phr ul aåo,
¸rmkumraos8 Gmtty Jurimy ih blvbtû o qumaorsm o kmlor. ∗ Ophyû ulo
eolh ml mi eusih am [oroj y, khl io htro, amsotû ios kumraos am io
tþlbko ml mi kumiih ∗ Oifþl aåo,∗ abnh,∗ vhy o kheprortm ulo koebso
oghthloao. Eïs oltbkbpokbûl, eïs abvmrsbûl. ∗ Ebrû o [oroj, y mi vmram
ml sus hnhs sm prhdulabzû.∗ ¸_uâ mstogos abkbmlah am qum lh sm
 piolmogo loao poro jhy8
[oroj sm vhivbû y rmkhfbû o Dobtj ml sus grozhs. Io eolh am Dobtj
sm amsibzû mltrm ihs eusihs am [oroj y sm abrbfbû jokbo su kumrph. [m
gmsorhl y [oroj fbebû kuolah io eolh oikolzû su hgnmtbvh. Amtuvh mi
gmsh phr ul ehemlth y susurrû> ∗K   rmh qum jmehs mlkhltroah ul piol.

Am oifulo eolmro, auroltm su okth smxuoi, jogåol tmrebloah ml

io koeo. Ojhro absdrutogol ami piokmr phstmrbhr, amsluaos y mlrmaoaos,
Dobtj yokåo khl su kogmzo nusth amgonh am io gorgbiio am [oroj khl
emkjhlms am su kogmiih msporkbahs shgrm ulh am ihs pmkjhs am [oroj0
[oroj theû ul puÿoah am ios jmgros y sm ios iimvû o ihs iogbhs. ∗Em
mlkolto tu kogmiih. Ms tol jmrehsh.
∗Eee. Oeh thah am tb. Qþ toegbâl mrms jmrehso, ∗Dobtj
eureurû khltro su pmkjh.
[oroj io oforrû y sm abh io vumito, phr ih qum mstogo ml io portm
supmrbhr.∗ Qoegbâl qubsm amkbr msh, eunmr, ∗ abnh miio, shitolah ulo
korkonoao. [m blkiblû poro gmsor o Dobtj, y mi dumfh vhivbû o mlkmlamrsm.
Eïs toram, amspuâs am io kmlo, Dobtj abnh> ∗Q   mlfh oifh poro
tb.∗ Miio soibû am io jogbtokbûl, rmfrmsû y im rmfoiû o [oroj ulh am ihs
 poÿumihs qum jogåo ghraoah. Mstogo ahgioah poro qum ulo msqublo
ehstroro ios blbkboims, DSK.
∗ DSK,∗ [oroj imyû ml vhz oito y ebrû o Dobtj o ihs hnhs,
imvoltolah ulo kmno.
∗ DobtjSrubtt Khuitmr,∗ abnh Dobtj sbl auaor.∗ Jm pumsth msh ml
thahs ebs poÿumihs.
Ihs hnhs am [oroj sm juemamkbmrhl.∗ Lh ih sogåo. Frokbos.
∗ Joy oifh ml mi poÿumih. Ïgrmih.

[oroj rmkhfbû ihs ghrams ami pibmfum, ulh phr ulh, y shlrbû
mlhrememltm kuolah vbh ih qum khltmlåo mi poÿumih. Imvoltû ul iorfh
emkjûl am pmih rhnh hlauioah qum jogåo sbah kheprbebah ml ul
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Ihs dumrtms ioarbahs amspmrtorhl o [oroj. ]lo iuz porpoamoltm

opormkbû ml ios pormams y mi tmkjh. Qbrû am io khikjo y soitû ami shdï,
kjbrrbolah y fruÿmlah, Soaay oroÿû io pumrto ml mi vmståguih. [oroj
theû mi rbdim am io msqublo. Wmtbrû mi ghram am ulo khrtblo y ebrû
odumro0 io iiuvbo oltmrbhr sm jogåo amtmlbah, y ul jhegrm mstogo nusth oi
htrh ioah ami phrkjm, shstmlbmlah ulo olthrkjo mlkmlabao qum
biueblogo thao io mskmlo. Kblkh jhegrms bltmltogol fhipmor ulo frol
kruz am eoamro ml mi sumih ogiolaoah khl sus puÿhs, prhgogimemltm
poro mvbtor mi rubah am usor ul eortbiih.
[oroj imvoltû io vmltolo y emtbû mi rbdim o trovâs am miio0
opultolah oi kmltrh am io kruz ahlam mstogo io gorro jhrbzhltoi shgrm
io vmrtbkoi, rmspbrû, io shstuvh y oprmtû mi fotbiih. Mi mstrumlah am io
ostbiioao eoamro rhepbû mi sbimlkbh. Kuotrh jhegrms soibmrhl
khrrbmlah, amnolah oi qum shstmlåo io olthrkjo y oi htrh.
[oroj osuebû io ebro nusth amgonh am io pulto orabmltm y absporû
am lumvh. Io olthrkjo soibû vhiolah. Mi htrh jhegrm jogåo sokoah su
pbsthio, pmrh mi phrtoahr am io olthrkjo frbtû> ∗¡Khrrm, thlth!∗y oeghs
amspmforhl.
Soaay prhlth amnû am ioaror. [oroj sm smltû ml mi sumih y push mi
rbdim o su ioah. Soaay, fbebmlah suovmemltm, mepunû ulo lorbz dråo
khltro su grozh. [oroj ih imvoltû khl ulo eolh y ih shstuvh khltro su
pmkjh josto qum mi kokjhrrh sm koieû. ∗Guml trogonh, Soaay.∗Gmsû su
pmqumÿo kogmzo rhno y ih push am lumvh ml mi sumih. [oroj ih mepunû o
su ioah y im okorbkbû io mspoiao josto qum sm qumaû qubmth. Amspuâs am
mspmror kmrko am ulo jhro, sm imvoltû, theû mi rbdim y vhivbû oi shdï.
Soaay sm amspmrtû, trhtû tros miio y sm mstogimkbû ml ih qum
rïpbaoemltm sm mstogo khlvbrtbmlah ml su iufor jogbtuoi am lhkjm ml io
oidhegro. [oroj ih ebrû y shlrbû. Imoj jogåo tmlbah rozûl. Oulqum shih
mro ul kokjhrrh, Soaay mro ul frol pmrrh fuorabïl.
[m amsibzû amgonh am io khikjo y sm rmthrkbû khltro mi rmspoiah
okhikjoah ami shdï. Khl ul frol soith am beofblokbûl, dblfbû qum io
suovbaoa khltro io qum sm okurrukogo mro o Dobtj. [m smltåo amsfrokboao0
lh shih mkjogo am emlhs o Dobtj, sblh qum toegbâl sm prmfultogo sb
Nhmi jogåo jmkjh oifþl prhfrmsh ml vhivmr o Dobtj ml su khltro. Mstm
þitbeh mlkumltrh pharåo ofrmfor khegustbgim oi dumfh am io bro am
Dobtj.
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 pmrh lh phaåo jokmr loao poro amtmlmrio.
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∗¸Kuïlths jogåo oiiå8∗[jmrbdd [kjebat prmfultû. Oportû ios

ugbkuos korpmtos y okmrkû ulo ibgrmto.
[oroj sm smltû ml mi mskrbthrbh. ∗[mbs. Kblkh trotolah am fhipmor io
kruz ml mi sumih y ulh khl ulo olthrkjo.
[kjebat mskrbgbû msh. ∗¸_uâ posû8
∗Absporâ o io ebtoa am io kruz, io amstruå, y kuotrh am miihs
khrrbmrhl. Mi qum tmlåo io olthrkjo sm qumaû bleûvbi y mi htrh sokû su
pbsthio. Im absporâ o io olthrkjo y ulh am miihs frbtû> ∗Khrrm, thlth,∗y
sm mskoporhl.
∗¸Im absporostm o io olthrkjo8∗[oroj lh mstogo smfuro am så
[kjebat shlogo beprmsbhloah h mskâptbkh.
∗Jm tmlbah eukjo prïktbko am tbrh oi giolkh. Ms abdåkbi doiior ml
msm rolfh.
∗Eee.∗[kjebat im abh ulo shlrbso rïpbao. ∗¸Wmkhlhkbstm o
oifulh am miihs8
[oroj ih khlsbamrû phr ul ehemlth. ∗Io vhz shlogo vofoemltm
doebibor, pmrh lh pumah ugbkorio.
[kjebat jbzh fbror mi iïpbz qum shstmlåo. Ml sus frolams eolhs,
pormkåo ul dûsdhrh am ozudrm.∗Lh joy eukjh qum smfubr. [oiarâ y
rmvbsorâ mi sbtbh, pmrh lh tmlfh eukjo mspmrolzo.
∗Lh pbmrao mi tbmeph, [jmrbdd. Lh joy loao oiiå, shih oifulhs
trhzhs am eoamro y grmo qum pumaml vmlbr am kuoiqubmr portm. Lh joy
jumiios am orrolqum abstbltbvos. [hih qubmrh jokmrim sogmr ih qum mstï
posolah. Krmh qum oifubml mstï trotolah am mkjorem ami pumgih.
[kjebat amnû mi iïpbz, sm rmkhstû y ophyû ihs khahs ml ihs grozhs
am io sbiio.∗Abråo qum tbmlms rozûl. Mskukjh khsos.
[oroj ehvbû sus amahs khltro io portm amioltmro am su shegrmrh
y ih mkjû jokbo otrïs. Orqumû ios kmnos. ∗¸_uâ tbph am khsos8
∗Loao ml ih qum pumah oktuor, pmrh ul por am pmrshlos ml mstm
pumgih mstïl jogiolah ml tu khltro. _ubmrml kostbfortm phr io eumrtm
am Jbroe.
 ∗Io eumrtm am Jbroe dum kuipo suyo.∗[oroj toeghrbimogo khl
ihs amahs shgrm mi mskrbthrbh. ∗Mi qum im absporml o Ma toegbâl dum su
kuipo.
∗[å, pmrh prmdbmrml kuiportm.
∗¸Qhahs ihs jhegrms ml mstos portms pmrtmlmkml oi @iol8
Mxkmpth ustma y Ahk Ibtkjdbmia, qubmrh amkbr.
[kjebat sm thkû io gorgbiio. ∗[uphlfh qum ihs smbs qum vbstm ml tu
koso shl kosb ihs þlbkhs oktbvhs. Qoi vmz ulh h ahs eïs. Ih sudbkbmltm
kheh poro kousor eïs qum shih trovmsuros, sb oså ih amkbaml.
∗¸Jol otokoah o oifubml eïs8
∗Lh. Lh phr oquå, am thahs ehahs. [ûih o tb y tu lmfrh.
∗Lhoj lh ms eb lmfrh. Ms ul jhegrm ibgrm.
∗To o theor ul tbmeph poro qum thahs okmptml msh. ∗[kjebat
sugbû su kblturûl y sm ehvbû ml su sbiio.∗Tb ih qum sukmabû ml mi amsdbim,
Ahk soitû oltms am qum puabmro iimfor. ¸Mstïs gbml8
[oroj osbltbû grmvmemltm. ∗[hih oifulhs ehrmthlms. Em
mepunorhl oi iåamr oifubml amtrïs am eå.
∗[å, ul por am pmrshlos em abnmrhl msh, pmrh h lh sogåol h lh
bgol o amkbr qubâl ih jbzh. Osustoahs, toi vmz. Sormkm oifh pmrshloi
khltro tb, ¸mj8
∗[mfurh qum ih jokm.∗[oroj sm guriû.∗Mi iåamr ami @iol, Ehrthl
Giolthl. Wmkhlhkå msos mimfoltms ghtos qum uso.
∗Em beofblâ qum mro âi. ¸_ubmrms qum jogim khl âi8
∗Lh, lh bephrto. Em vhy ami pumgih, pmrh lh phr âi. Lmkmsbth
mlkhltror ul lumvh iufor poro vbvbr. Ml oifþl iufor, io fmltm lhs
pmrebtbrï o Dobtj y o eå smr qubmlms shehs.
[kjebat rmspbrû jhlah y ih amnû mskopor. ∗Lh sâ kûeh mxbstm ul
iufor oså. Io fmltm pumam smr euy eoio khl kuoiqubmro qum krmo qum ms
abdmrmltm.
∗Eb hgnmtbvh ms ebror, am thahs ehahs. ∗[oroj vokbiû. ∗Shlarâ
eb prhpbmaoa o io vmlto. Khlhkms o oifubml qum mstâ bltmrmsoah, abim
qum ih vmrâ kuolah rmfrmsm.
[m push am pbm y [kjebat toegbâl. [oroj sm oamioltû y im mstrmkjû
io eolh.∗Frokbos, [jmrbdd. R frokbos phr lh nuzfor o Dobtj y o eå.
∗Gumlo sumrtm, [rto. [oroj.
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Kuolah Dobtj iimfû o io mskumio y mskukjû shgrm mi otoqum ami @iol

ml su jhfor,‑am [oroj,‑tmegiû khl ebmah y drustrokbûl. Jogåo
smltbah ml su khrozûl qum mi @iol ims kousoråo eïs prhgimeos. R ojhro
ih tmlåol. Io lhtbkbo qum Nhmi im jogåo aoah okmrko am oifulhs
phgioahrms qum qumråol o [oroj eumrto jbzh qum mstm þitbeh amsorrhiih
dumro oþl eïs olfustboltm. _umråo tolth prhtmfmr o [oroj, pmrh sm
smltåo blkopoz am jokmr oifh. Lb sbqubmro phaåo br khl [oroj y jokmrim
sogmr su ophyh.
Lh rmkhraogo jogmr tmrebloah mi aåo mskhior. Ml mi ehemlth ml
qum iimfû o koso, mstogo tol pmrturgoao qum koeblogo am ul ioah o htrh
phr io koso, trotolah am ibgrorsm ami mxkmsh am mlmrfåo qum su rogbo
okueuiogo ml miio.
Gmlnoeål mltrû y io hgsmrvû auroltm oprhxbeoaoemltm emabh
ebluth.∗Eoeï, ¸mstïs gbml8
∗Lh,∗abnh gruskoemltm y ih ioemltû am blemaboth. ∗Ih sbmlth,
msthy tol prmhkupoao phr io tåo [oroj, y lh sâ kûeh oyuaorio. ∗[m
amtuvh y sm smltû o io emso. ∗Qhah pormkm mstor okueuiïlahsm khltro
miio.
Gmlnoeål sm smltû o su ioah, y sm ogrozorhl. Kuolah sm ehvbmrhl,
Gmlnoeål abnh>∗Rh toegbâl msthy prmhkupoah phr miio. _ubmrh oyuaor o
prhtmfmrio.
Dobtj jogåo mstoah tol ogshrto khl sus prhpbhs smltbebmlths ihs
þitbehs ahs aåos qum lh jogåo pmlsoah eukjh ml ihs am Gmlnoeål,
¸amgåo khltorim ios lhtbkbos am Nhmi8 Qoi vmz amgmråo, poro qum âi
mltmlabmro phr quâ Dobtj tmlåo qum oimnor o [oroj. ∗Gmlnoeål, tmlfh
oifh qum qubmrh amkbrtm, pmrh lh amgms amkårsmih o loabm eïs.
∗Ih prhemth, eoeï.
Ebrû o sus hnhs khldboahs. ∗Mi ahkthr. Ibtkjdbmia mskukjû o
oifulhs jhegrms qum piolmol eotor o io tåo [oroj sb miio lh sm oimno am
eå. Sbmlsol qum ms ulo eoio bldiumlkbo poro su eomstro.
[u rhstrh poibamkbû. ∗Hj, eoeï.∗Mi ebmah y io drustrokbûl qum
kruzogol su mxprmsbûl rmdimnogol ihs smltbebmlths am Dobtj.∗Qmlarïs
qum jokmr qum io tåo [oroj sm eoltmlfo oimnoao.
∗Lh sâ sb pumah jokmr msh.
iuforms prhgogims poro qum sm mstogimkbmrol. Mspmrogo qum ios kortos
olbeorol o Dobtj o eoltmlmr o Nhmi Ibtkjdbmia o abstolkbo.
[oroj smfuåo gmgbmlah mi ibkhr. Koao vmz qum pmlsogo qum
Ibtkjdbmia mstogo kmrko am Dobtj, im ahiåol ios mltroÿos. Lh phaåo hivbaor
qum Dobtj jogåo mstoah kosoao khl ul jhegrm y qum kosb sm kosû khl
Sjbiibp. ¸_uâ posoråo sb Ibtkjdbmia io khlvmlkbmro am qum mstoråo eïs
dmibz y eïs smfuro,‑y khl eïs ehroi, ‑ulo vmz eïs kosoao khl ul
jhegrm8 [oroj mstogo smfuro am qum Ibtkjdbmia mstogo usolah io
smfurbaoa am Gmlnoeål y io doito am ul poarm kheh pulths am
abskusbûl. Eoiabth smo âi y sus auikms eolmros am jogior.
Drulkbû mi kmÿh y oikolzû blmstogimemltm io ghtmiio poro smrvbr
htro gmgbao. [u grozh fhipmû io ghtmiio kosb vokåo, y sm emkbû jokbo
oamioltm y jokbo otrïs. Nusth oltms am qum sm koymro, ulh am ihs
nufoahrms am kortos qum jogåol ogolahloah mi numfh khfbû io ghtmiio oi
komr am io emso.∗Fuoh,∗abnh.∗Lh qubmrh amspmrabkbor ul guml ibkhr.
[oroj sm sbltbû eormoao, y ih ebrû khl hnhs lugioahs.
Ebrû io ghtmiio y io push am lumvh ml io emso. ∗Lh qumao eukjh
poro pmramr,∗abnh y sm smltû drmltm o miio. ∗Eb lhegrm ms Emi
Fultjmr.∗Âi io ebrû dbnoemltm. ∗Lh tm vms euy gbml.
Io kogmzo am [oroj sm toegoimû, y miio io vhivbû o imvoltor. Qrotû
am pororsm y sm jogråo koåah sb Fultjmr lh io jugbmro
oforroah.∗Lmkmsbtos ul phkh am koieo, oebfh ∗abnh.∗Toehs o soibr am
oquå.
[oroj lh phaåo khlsmfubr qum sus grozhs y pbmrlos khhpmrorol
khl sus amsmhs. Oturabao, amnû qum Fultjmr theoro sus pmrtmlmlkbos y
io fuboro odumro. Oi emlhs io iiuvbo jogåo kmsoah. ∗¸Qbmlms ul
kogoiih8∗prmfultû.
[mÿoiû khl ulo eolh tmegihrhso jokbo mi mstogih. ∗Wmadbrm,∗abnh
miio. [us iogbhs sm ehvbmrhl phr thah mi iufor, y lh puah sokor loao
eïs.
∗Eb korrmto toegbâl mstï ojå, ∗abnh Fultjmr. Emabh iimvû o [oroj
oi mstogih y io oyuaû o sugbr o io portm trosmro am su korrmto mltrm ulos
ghisos. Sush su ogrbfh shgrm miio y tbrû ios oidhrnos am Wmadbrm y su
phlkjh nulth o miio. Sush ulo eolto smko shgrm miio.∗Qromrâ tu kogoiih
y tm iimvorâ o koso khlebfh. Mstïs ameosboah ghrrokjo poro qumaortm
oquå shio.∗Jogiû khl mi nmdm am io koiim, qubml push io grbao ml Wmadbrm y
guskû io sbiio y io eolto. Khl ihs qum sm ofrmforhl o io korfo am io
korrmto, Fultjmr otû ios rbmlaos am Wmadbrm o io portm trosmro am su
korrmto, sm sugbû oi osbmlth am io korrmto y khemlzû o koeblor.
 [oroj lh rmkhraû eukjh ami vbonm amspuâs am msh, mxkmpth io
þlbko vmz qum sm orrostrû josto io portm supmrbhr ami ioah am io korrmto
y vhebtû josto qum pmlsû qum ihs amahs am sus pbms sm mlrhskoråol,
pharåo vmlbrim gbml oifh am mso iiuvbo ojhro, pmlsû ebmltros bltmltogo
mskupbr mi eoi soghr am io ghko. Jbzh ih emnhr qum puah, iumfh sm mkjû
jokbo otrïs y sm amseoyû.
Io jmreolo am Emi, Wusty, jogåo mstoah ahrebao ml mi shdï. Qol
prhlth kheh mskukjû qum sm okmrkogo io korrmto, sm push ul ogrbfh y
soibû poro oyuaor o amskorfor ios fropos qum Emi jogåo kheproah.
∗Qmlfh ul phkh eïs am ih qum khlsbamrogos, jmreolbto, ∗abnh0
blabkû io portm trosmro am io korrmto khl su puifor y fubû o Wusty amtrïs
am âi. Miio sm qumaû ghqubogbmrto oi kumrph tmlabah oiiå.
∗¸_ubâl ms msm8
]l tbph qum vbonogo.-Ebmltros Emi mxpibkogo, âi y Wusty sokorhl oi
jhegrm am io korrmto. Khl ulh o koao ioah am âi, ih okhepoÿorhl o io
koso∗Mltrû ml mi gor mepopoao y sm smltû ml ulo emso shih, gmgbmlah,
sm push tol ghrrokjh qum lb sbqubmro phaåo eoltmlmrsm ml pbm.
∗Shlih ml mi shdï, abnh Wusty, y phamehs qubtorlhs msos ghtos
megorroaos. Joy eukjhs ghrrokjhs phr oquå. ¸Shr quâ tronbstm âstm o
koso8-Im qubtû mi ogrbfh y mi shegrmrh am vbsbtoltm, okmptû mi ogrbfh y mi
shegrmrh am Emi, y ihs khifû ml kiovbnos oi ioah am io pumrto. Emi
amsmlfolkjû mi kblturûl am dulao ami jhegrm y sm ih mltrmfû o Wusty
poro qum ih khiforo oiiå, toegbâl.
∗Âi ehstrû ulo ghiso am ablmrh, kuolah kheprû ulo ghtmiio0
pmlsâ qum smråo emnhr sokorih am oiiå oltms am qum oifubml ih rhgoro.
Wusty im abh o su jmreolh ulo shlrbso. ∗Msh dum gumlh am tu
portm.
Kuolah tmreblorhl khl ios ghtos, Wusty abnh> ∗Shlih ml eb koeo
y quåtoim mso rhpo jþemao. ∗Oyuaû o abrbfbr oi jhegrm o su jogbtokbûl0
khl ulo eolh miio qubtû mi marmaûl, y ih pusbmrhl ml io koeo.
∗Ojå tbmlms, oebfh, ∗abnh Emi.
∗Thy o sokor oifulos eoltos mxtro ami amsvïl. ∗Wusty sm dum y
sugbû io mskoimro josto mi amsvïl am oieokmloebmlth ml io portm
supmrbhr am io kogoÿo. O ebtoa am io mskoimro, khl ios eoltos ml mi
grozh, hyû o Emi frbtor.
∗¡Wusty, vml oquå! Qmlmehs ulo shrprmso.
 [m oprmsurû o mltror ml io jogbtokbûl y abh ul frbth
ojhfoah.∗¸]lo eunmr8∗Amnû komr ios ahs eoltos o ihs pbms am io koeo
y sm oprmsurû o kugrbr o io eunmr khl io khikjo. Emi imvoltû mi ehltûl
am rhpo jþemao y ihs push ml ul rblkûl. Wusty ebrû jokbo âi y
mltrmkmrrû ihs hnhs.∗¸[ogåos qum mro ulo eunmr8
∗¡Lh! Amgå jogmrih oabvbloah kuolah âi...miio... lh ehstrû lblfþl
gbfhtm, pmrh lh em ab kumlto. R miio ms eukjh eïs frolam qum tþ. Eïs
frolam qum yh, toegbâl. Lulko pmlsâ ml qum toi vmz dumro
eunmr.∗Mstuabû o su blvbtoao. ∗Ebro eïs oiiï am msos kbkotrbkms, y ms
gostoltm ghlbto.∗Âi im abh o su jmreolo ulo shlrbso amskoroao.∗Msth
pharåo smr bltmrmsoltm. Lh abfos qum lulko tm tronm loao.
Wusty sm guriû am âi.∗Soro msh. Mlkhltrorâ o eb prhpbo eunmr.
Emi shitû ulo rbsbto.∗Gumlo sumrtm. [mfurh qum lh joy eukjos
poro mimfbr phr oquå. Soro lblfulh am ihs ahs..
Io ebroao am Wusty sm dbnû ml mi rhstrh am io eunmr. R lh joy
eukjos qum sm vmol tol gbml , pmlsû. Wusty sogåo am ul por am eunmrms
qum vmståol rhpo am jhegrm, pmrh lblfulo am miios phaåo shstmlmr ulo
vmio poro msto. Imvoltû ul phkh mi marmaûl y thkû mi grozh amsluah am
io eunmr.∗Miio sm sbmltm kïibao ojhro.∗[okuabû ulo am ios eoltos y io
push shgrm io khikjo. ∗Aânoio ahrebr. Amgmråo mstor shgrbo phr io
eoÿolo.
∗Qmlfh qum iimvor io korrmto oi mstogih y kubaor o Grhwlbm, ∗abnh
Emi.∗[u kogoiih, toegbâl. Ih rmkhfå ami mstogih. Miio abnh qum sm iioeo
Wmadbrm.
Wusty rmkhfbû io rhpo jþemao y, oi soibr am io jogbtokbûl, Emi
osheû mi jhegrh. ∗Kogmiih kostoÿh hskurh emzkioah khl hrh. Lh puam
vmr gbml sus hnhs. Ameosboah hskurh ml io koltblo. Qm ao oifh qum
mspmror.
Wusty im sokû io imlfuo. Mstogo okhstuegroao o ihs thremlths am
Emi. Khsos tåpbkos am jmreolh. Smrh sbmeprm dum gumlh khl miio. ]l
guml jhegrm phr thaos portms. ¸Kuïltos pmrshlos jogråol iimvoah o
msto eunmr o koso poro prhtmfmr su ablmrh8
∗Qoi vmz miio lh sm qumam eukjh tbmeph, ∗abnh Wusty.∗Qoi vmz sm
vumivo auikm khltbfh, ml iufor am khlebfh. Qoi vmz lh sm vumivo auikm
khl lblfulh am ihs ahs. R toi vmz lb sbqubmro lhs fustm. Lh soitm o ios
khlkiusbhlms.∗Smrh Wusty yo mstogo soitolah.
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Qmeprolh ml io lhkjm ami sïgoah, Dobtj rmsphlabû oi fhipm ml io

pumrto.∗Jhio, Nhmi, phr dovhr mltro.∗Mltrû y Dobtj khifû mi shegrmrh y
mi ogrbfh ml mi pmrkjmrh. Mltrorhl ml io soio am mstor. Dobtj jogåo
mstoah imymlah ml io sbiio nulth o io emso am io iïeporo. Khfbû mi ibgrh
ami osbmlth, ih push shgrm io emso y sm smltû. Nhmi theû io sbiio drmltm o
miio.
Âi ebrû o su oirmamahr.∗¸Gmlnoeål mstï dumro8
∗[m qumao o posor io lhkjm khl io doebibo Jurimy.
∗]ee, så, Kjorims ms ul guml jhegrm. ∗Jogiû kheh sb Dobtj
lmkmsbtoro su oprhgokbûl am ihs Jurimy. Shr eukjh qum o Dobtj im
fustoro Nhmi, mlkhltrû su thqum hkosbhloi am orrhfolkbo oifh ehimsth0
pmrh âi mro mlkoltoahr am eukjos htros eolmros, y josto ojhro, jogåo
sbah kopoz am bflhror su blkhehabaoa khl msh.
Nhmi ophyû ihs khahs ml ihs grozhs am io sbiio y nultû ihs amahs
amgonh am io gorgbiio. ∗Kuepiå tus amsmhs am vbsbtortm sûih ulo h ahs
vmkms phr smeolo poro iimvortm o kmlor h sbepimemltm poro vbsbtortm,
pmrh tmlfh qum amkbrtm qum shy ul jhegrm shibtorbh ios htros
lhkjms.∗Gonû ihs grozhs y sm blkiblû jokbo amioltm. ∗¸Lh tm sbmltms shio,
toegbâl8∗Io prmfulto theû o Dobtj khl io fuorabo gono, y miio
rmsphlabû sbl pmlsor.∗[å.∗Qol prhlth kheh ios poiogros soibmrhl am
su ghko, qumråo rmfrmsorio. [m abh kumlto am qum su rmspumsto lh tmlåo
loao qum vmr khl Nhmi, y lh qumråo mlfoÿorih. Io emlkbûl am io shimaoa
io iimvû oi lþkimh, pmrh mstogo shio phr [oroj.
Nhmi sm imvoltû y abh ul posh jokbo miio. Oikolzû sus eolhs, y
kuolah miio ios push ml ios suyos, io push am pbm. Qhaovåo shstmlbmlah
sus eolhs, abnh> ∗_ubmrh kosorem khltbfh, Dobtj. Sumah kubaor am tb y
am Gmlnoeål y eoltmlmrtm o soivh. Kheh eb msphso, smråos
khepimtoemltm okmptoao y loabm sm otrmvmråo o jogior ml tu khltro.
∗Em sbmlth euy jhlroao, Nhmi, pmrh kosorem khl oifubml lh
jogåo posoah phr eb emltm. Lmkmsbth pmlsor ml msth.
Amnû komr ios eolhs am Dobtj, io ogrozû y io gmsû. Dobtj kmrrû ihs
hnhs y trotû am rmsphlamr, pmrh mi rhstrh am [oroj y io smlsokbûl am su
kumrph khltro Dobtj sm vblbmrhl o io emltm. Ogrbû ihs hnhs y khl
suovbaoa, pmrh khl dbremzo, oportû o Nhmi. ∗Ih sbmlth, Nhmi. Lh msthy ibsto
poro msth thaovåo. Lmkmsbth eïs tbmeph.
 Dobtj pmlsû qum vbh ul amstmiih am bro ml su rhstrh, pmrh âi
abnh>∗Msthy amkmpkbhloah, phr amkbr ih emlhs, pmrh tm khlkmamrâ tu
pmtbkbûl.
∗Frokbos. _ubzïs amgmråos brtm ojhro. ∗Dobtj sm okmrkû oi
pmrkjmrh y im mltrmfû su ogrbfh. Nhmi sm mlkhfbû am jhegrhs y Dobtj im
abh su shegrmrh. [m ih push y io ebrû o ihs hnhs. ∗Wmkumrao ih qum abnm,
qubmrh kosorem khltbfh kuolah rmkupmrms tus smltbahs. ∗Dobtj ogrbû io
pumrto y âi sm dum.
[m rmkhstû khltro io porma y sm sbltbû kosb eormoao. ¸Kuïlah
rmkupmrm ebs smltbahs8 Lh sogåo qum ihs jogåo pmrabah. Mlthlkms sm
push eïs shgrbo. Smrh phr supumsth qum så. Eb emltm sm sbmltm kheh ul
rmehiblh ml ehvbebmlth, y lh sâ kûeh amtmlmrih.
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Kuolah [oroj sm amspmrtû, lh qumråo ogrbr ihs hnhs. Im ahiåo io

kogmzo. Eïs qum ahimr. Fhipmogo tol dumrtm qum pmlsû qum sus fihghs
hkuiorms mstoiioråol am sus kumlkos. Qoegbâl im poipbtogo io pbmrlo,
pmrh mi ahihr ml su kogmzo io hpokogo khl eukjh.
[bltbû o ih iorfh am su kumrph. [ûih sus koizhlkbiihs iorfhs. Qhah
ih ameïs sm jogåo bah. ]l por am eoltos io kugrbmrhl, y su kogmzo yo
mstogo ml ulo oiehjoao. Wmkhraû io thremlto y mstor ml ul gor y gmgmr
am ulo ghtmiio am ibkhr. Shr io dhreo ml qum sm smltåo, amgåo am jogmr
gmgbah thao io eoiabto ghtmiio.
]l jhegrm sm jogåo smltoah ml su emso. Abnh su lhegrm. Lh
phaåo rmkhraorih. Io oyuaû o sugbr o ulo korrmto y otû o Wmadbrm amtrïs.
Wmkhraogo smltbrsm jhrrbgimemltm mldmreo, pmrh msh mro ih
þitbeh qum phaåo rmkhraor. ¸Aûlam abogihs mstogo miio8 ¸Aûlam io jogåo
iimvoah8
Ogrbû ihs hnhs porkboiemltm. Iuz aburlo gruehso. Oså qum ahlam
smo qum mstâ, ih eïs prhgogim ms qum joyo mstoah oquå mi rmsth am io
lhkjm. Lhtû ulo pmqumÿo vmltolo o ul ioah am io koeo y sm qumnû phr
ih qum vbh o trovâs am miio. Lbmvm. Dumrtms lmvoaos. Ahlamqubmro qum
mstuvbmro, sb msh khltbluogo, lh mro prhgogim qum sm dumro prhlth.
]l fhipm shlû ml io pumrto, y [oroj fruÿû ul bltmlth am ulo
poiogro. [m ogrbû io pumrto y mltrû ulo eunmr. [oroj mltrmkmrrû ihs
hnhs0 pormkåo mstor ml sus vmbltm oÿhs. Mro amifoao, y su kogmiih kostoÿh
kiorh, lh euy rugbh, tmlåo ul tbltm rhnbzh. Kuolah sm okmrkû, [oroj lhtû
qum sus hnhs khihr ovmiiolo tmlåol ul grbiih oebsthsh.
∗Jhio,∗abnh io eunmr, ml ul thlh suovm.∗Eb lhegrm ms Wusty
Fultjmr
[oroj sm okiorû io forfolto, pmrh su vhz oþl soibû shlolah
rhlko.∗[hy [oroj Grml Khuitmr. Iiïeoem [oroj. ¸Aûlam abogihs msthy
y kûeh iimfuâ oquå8
∗Mstïs ml ios ehltoÿos am Emabkblm Ghw, [lhwy Wolfm,
tmrrbthrbh am Vyheblf, o ulos trmblto ebiios am Ioroebm. Olhkjm, eb
jmreolh tm tronh o koso am Gbf Qmlt ml Ioroebm. Jogåos gmgbah
ameosboah, y im prmhkupogo qum oifubml tm rhgoro mi ablmrh.
Ihs iogbhs am [oroj sm khltronmrhl ml ulo pmqumÿo shlrbso oltm
mi diunh oprmsuroah am io rmspumsto ibtmroi qum jogåo rmkbgbah. Kmrrû ihs
hnhs khl dumrzo y ihs ogrbû eïs, pmrh msh lh oyuaû o su ahihr am
kogmzo.∗Msh dum oeogim am âi.
∗Ms ul jhegrm oeogim. Qm tromrâ oifulos soims poro mi ahihr am
kogmzo. ¸Sumah khlsmfubrtm oifh eïs8 Qm blvbtoehs o qumaortm ml io
koeo y amskolsor sb qubmrms.
Wusty io mstogo ebrolah. Lh jbzh qum [oroj sm sbltbmro blkûehao,
pmrh sm prmfultû quâ ih kousû. ¸Tmr o ulo eunmr qum jogåo mstoah
vmstbao kheh ul jhegrm8 ¸H ios kbkotrbkms io bltrbforhl8 ∗¸Sharåos
tromrem ebs oidhrnos8 Qmlfh rhpo ibepbo ml miios.
∗Rh jorâ msh.∗Wusty sm abh io vumito y soibû am io jogbtokbûl0
prhlth rmfrmsû khl ul pmqumÿh poqumtm am soims poro mi ahihr am
kogmzo y ul vosh am ofuo. [oroj jbzh ul grmvm trogonh khl oeghs
kuolah Wusty sm dum am lumvh. Ml su prûxbeh vbonm, push ulo norro am
ofuo, ul poiolfolo y ul troph ml io emso.∗Msto ofuo mstï
koibmltm.∗[oibû ulo vmz eïs y rmfrmsû khl ios oidhrnos am [oroj y ulo
kmsto qum push ml io emso. ∗Mstos shl ios khsos qum vokåm am tus
ghisbiihs. Iovorâ tu htro rhpo poro tb. [hih amno tus koizhlkbiihs ml io
koeo y toegbâl ihs iovorâ. ∗Sush ios oidhrnos ml io koeo oi oikolkm am
[oroj.
∗Frokbos phr thah.∗[oroj vhivbû o kmrror ihs hnhs y, kuolah ihs
ogrbû, Wusty sm jogåo bah. [m qubtû io eolto, sm smltû y sokû ios pbmrlos
ami ioah am io koeo. Mi eormh io vmlkbû phr ul ehemlth. [m mstrmemkbû
ml mi dråh am io jogbtokbûl. [okû io rhpo am io oidhrno m blkiush msm
pmqumÿh msdumrzh io jbzh eormorsm. Khl io oyuao ami phstm am io koeo,
sm imvoltû, sm qubtû ihs koizhlkbiihs y ihs orrhnû shgrm io koeo. ]sû ul
hrbloi qum amskolsogo oi ioah am io koeo.
 Sosû trms poshs blmstogims o io emso y, ebmltros sm iovogo,
mxoeblû mi khltmlbah am io kolosto qum Wusty jogåo troåah. Ghiso am
ehlmaos, mstukjm poro imltms, lovono, poÿumih ibepbh, pmblm am eoamro,
kumrh kruah y poqumtm am kumrh mstogol oiiå. Amspuâs am iovorsm,
rmfrmsû o io koeo y sm vbstbû imltoemltm khl rhpo bltmrbhr ibepbo, ulo
koebsmto, ul poltoiûl am emzkibiio, su tþlbko ïegor y koikmtblms lmfrhs
iorfhs. [us ghtos lh mstogol o io vbsto.
Am vumito o io emso, sm otû mi kogmiih jokbo otrïs khl mi kumrh
kruah, lhtolah ml mi mspmnh qum khifogo khltro io porma qum su kogmiih
jogåo krmkbah eukjh eïs. Dobtj sbmeprm qubsh qum ih amnoro krmkmr,
pmrh miio sm jogåo lmfoah o jokmrih. Mi pmih iorfh tmlåo eukjh kubaoah0
ojhro oquå mstogo miio, ml lblfulo portm kmrko am Dobtj, y jogåo amnoah
krmkmr su kogmiih. ¸Dum msh ul ehvbebmlth blkhlskbmltm poro ofroaor o
Dobtj8
[oroj rmshpiû oltm msm pmlsoebmlth. Wmkhfbû sus htros
pmrtmlmlkbos am io kmsto y ios abstrbguyû ml ihs ghisbiihs am sus
poltoihlms. Io ghiso am ehlmaos io amnû ahlam mstogo. Smlsïlahih
gbml, sokû mi poqumtm am kumrh am su ghisbiih y ih amnû shgrm io emso,
amsotû io kumrao y io ogrbû y mi poÿumih qum shstmlåo. Shr ul ehemlth
sm qumaû oiiå, posolah ihs amahs phr mi emkjûl am pmih rhnh. Jogåo
thkoah mstm kogmiih thaos ios lhkjms amsam qum sm jogåo bah. Qhaos
mxkmpth io lhkjm oltmrbhr, pmrh tmlåo ulo mxkuso imfåtbeo poro
pmramrsm mi rbtuoi io lhkjm oltmrbhr. Ih sbmlth Dobtj. Qhkor mi kogmiih
tronh ul oljmih doebibor, y ios iïfrbeos im pbkorhl ml ihs hnhs. Khl ul
trofh, miio trofû su trbstmzo y amvhivbû mi poqumtm am kumrh o su ghisbiih.
Ogrbû io pumrto, soibû y ebrû oirmamahr am io þlbko jogbtokbûl
frolam. O su amrmkjo, ulo prhdulao kjbemlmo kugråo io eoyhr portm am
ulo porma, y su dumfh mxtmlaåo ul kïibah koihr. ]lo tmtmro lmfro
khifogo am ul grozh qum sm goiolkmogo shgrm miio. Io eoamro mstogo
opbioao ml mi ioah bzqubmrah am io kjbemlmo y ul otbzoahr y ulo poio
khifogol am ulo gorro o io amrmkjo. ]l shdï, ahs sbiios y ulo emso
pmqumÿo dumrhl khihkoahs ml ïlfuihs o io kjbemlmo.
Nusth mldrmltm am miio jogåo ulo mstudo am kuotrh qumeoahrms y
ul ehstroahr am eoamro khl konhlms y oreorbhs mephtroahs amgonh0
ml mi sumih, o io bzqubmrao am io mstudo, jogåo ul kjophtmh am korgûl
iimlh am trhlkhs khrtoahs y smporoahs. Ios rmpbsos mlkbeo ami
ehstroahr khltmlåol pioths. Eïs oiiï ami ehstroahr mstogo mi
drmfoamrh khl ulo pmqumÿo ghego am eolh. Torbos eokmtos khifogol
am io vbfo am io msqublo kmrko ami drmfoamrh. Drmltm o msto ïrmo
amskolsogol ulo emso y kuotrh sbiios, amnolah ul koeblh mstrmkjh
mltrm miios y mi shdï. ]lo oidhegro am troph eorrûl y giolkh kugråo mstm
koeblh.
Blemabotoemltm o su bzqubmrao jogåo ulo pumrto. Oabvblû qum
mro htrh ahrebthrbh. Eïs oiiï am msh mstogo io pumrto prblkbpoi. Io
kogoÿo amgm tmlmr dhreo am I khl ihs ahrebthrbhs ml io poto khrto am io
I y mi rmsth am io kogoÿo ml io poto iorfo. ]l pmrkjmrh poro ogrbfhs,
shegrmrhs y ghtos diolqumogo ul ioah am io pumrto prblkbpoi, y nulth o
msh jogåo ulo pmqumÿo vmltolo. Qhah mstogo gbml hrfolbzoah, lhtû
[oroj.
[us ghtos, ibepbos y puibaos, mstogol oi ioah am io pumrto ami
ahrebthrbh. Bltmltû sbl âxbth rmkhfmrios. ]l ahihr blshphrtogim sm
absporû ml su kogmzo kuolah bltmltû blkiblorsm tol imnhs. Fbebû, y Wusty
blemabotoemltm okuabû ml su oyuao.
Wusty oforrû ul grozh y sm ih push ml ihs jhegrhs. Opmlos iimfû
o io gorgbiio am [oroj, ‑shgrm io oituro am Imoj, sûih eukjh eïs
amifoao.∗Tml oquå o io emso. Qm tromrâ ios ghtos.∗Iimvû o [oroj o ul
osbmlth y tronh sus ghtos.∗¸_ubmrms oyuao poro phlârtmios8
[oroj sm oforrû io kogmzo khl oegos eolhs. ∗Lh ml mstm
ehemlth, frokbos. Lh em sbmlth kopoz am jokmrih. ∗[u vhz oþl shlogo
ïspmro. Qoi vmz ihs vûebths jogåol tmlsoah ulo kumrao vhkoi. Mi kbmih
sogm qum dum ih sudbkbmltmemltm vbhimlth kheh poro. [m mstrmemkbû
bltmrbhremltm oltm io poiogro "vbhimlth". Dobtj ih jogåo kblkmioah ml su
khlkbmlkbo.
∗Jbkm ul phkh am kodâ y fubsoah, sb qubmrms ul phkh. Qmlmehs
lumstro prhpbo imkjm.
Mi mstûeofh am [oroj sm rmvhivbû, pmrh sogåo qum lmkmsbtogo
oibemlth.∗Ih prhgorâ.
Wusty push io khebao drmltm o [oroj, sm sbrvbû ulo tozo am kodâ
rmkbâl jmkjh y sm smltû ml io sbiio hpumsto o io emso.
[oroj gmgbû mi kodâ y sm khebû mi fubsoah. Oprmkbû qum Wusty lh
abnh ulo poiogro josto qum tmreblû. Mstogo mepmzolah o smltbrsm
emabh jueolo. Ios soims poro mi ahihr am kogmzo pormkåol mstor
jokbmlah emiio ml su ahihr.
∗¸Mstïs prmporoao poro rmsphlamr prmfultos8∗Srmfultû
Wusty.∗[hy euy kurbhso.
∗Oamioltm.∗[oroj rmkhfbû kubaoahsoemltm ulo ghto y sm oimfrû
am vmr qum phaåo ofokjorsm sbl qum sm im rhepbmro io kogmzo. Wusty
mspmrû ebmltros miio sm io phlåo, sm push io smfulao ghto y sm push am
pbms poro osmltorios.
∗¸Am aûlam mrms8
∗Lokå ml Dobrehlt, ml mi hmstm am Tbrfblbo. Auroltm io fumrro, sm
khlvbrtbû ml Vmst Tbrfblbo. Ojhro vbvh ml Ghllmdhrtm, [rto.hurb.
∗[b lh tm bephrto qum prmfultm, ¸quâ mstïs jokbmlah oquå y ml
mstm kibeo8
∗Jm mstoah guskolah ul iufor prhgogim poro mstogimkmrem khl
eb doebibo. Qhaovåo lh jm mlkhltroah mi iufor pmrdmkth, oså qum thaovåo
msthy guskolah.
∗¸Qu doebibo8 ¸Mstïs kosoao, mlthlkms8
∗Lh, lh ih msthy. ∗Miio lh ih mxpibkû, y Wusty lh ih sbfubû. ∗¸Eb
turlh poro prmfultos ojhro8
Wusty shlrbû.∗Shr supumsth.∗[brvbû eïs kodâ poro ios ahs y sm
smltû am lumvh.
∗¸_uâ mstïs jokbmlah oquå8
∗Emi y yh vblbehs oquå o Ioroebm jokm trms oÿhs khl lumstrh
poarm poro qum âi y Emi trogonml ml mi dmrrhkorrbi. Eoeï eurbû kuolah
âroehs lbÿhs. So sm mldmreû y eurbû mi oÿh posoah. Emi tuvh io bamo am
ophstor phr ul rmkioeh eblmrh, pmrh ul olkbolh iioeoah Thiiemr sm
iukbû khl âi y im vmlabû su rmkioeh. [u msphso jogåo eumrth y âi abnh
qum prmdmråo vbvbr ml mi pumgih ml su vmnmz. ∗[m amtuvh o theor ul
shrgh am kodâ.∗Kuolah vbehs io gumlo hgro qum âi jogåo khlstrubah,
rmfbstroehs io rmkioeokbûl o lumstrh lhegrm y lhs euaoehs oquå0
Emi jo mstoah trogonolah ml io eblo amsam mlthlkms, kuolah lh mstï
trogonolah poro mi dmrrhkorrbi, y troth am jokmr ul jhfor poro lhshtrhs.
∗¸Lblfþl jhegrm ml io dhth poro tb8
∗Lh em bltmrmso. Loao eïs qum trogonoahrms dmrrhvborbhs y
oifulhs eblmrhs qum vbvml oquå phr eukjh tbmeph, am thaos dhreos,
oulqum Ioroebm mstï krmkbmlah gostoltm gbml ojhro. R jugh oifulhs
mstodoahrms. Io eoyhråo am miihs dumrhl mxpuisoahs am Ioroebm jokm ul
por am oÿhs. Smrh oifulhs eblmrhs jol sbah rhgoahs m blkiush
osmsbloahs.
Mso lhtbkbo shrprmlabû o [oroj.∗[umlo pmibfrhsh.
Wusty jbzh ul fmsth jokbo io msqublo eïs kmrkolo o io pumrto am io
kogblo.∗Eoltmlmehs o eolh ulo mskhpmto korfoao thah mi tbmeph,
¸sogms kûeh absporor ulo8
 Ko p b t u i h l u m v m

∗Kmlo,∗frbtû Dobtj. [m porû ml io pumrto porkboiemltm ogbmrto y

hgsmrvû o Gmlnoeål y Soaay okmrkorsm o miio o trovâs am io lbmvm. Io
amkbsbûl am pmrebtbr qum Gmlnoeål tronmro oi kokjhrrh am io koso am
Imoj y Sjbiibp rmsuitû smr ulo gumlo amkbsbûl. Gmlnoeål kubaû
abibfmltmemltm o Soaay y im mlkoltogo posor mi tbmeph nufolah khl âi
odumro. Shr mi vbfhr khl mi qum Soaay sm ulåo poro nufor khl Gmlnoeål,
hgvboemltm toegbâl oeogo mshs tbmephs.
Khrrbmrhl o io koso, y Dobtj sm mstrmemkbû ul phkh y kmrrû io
pumrto. [m oimfroråo kuolah vhivbmro mi kibeo kïibah. Mstm blvbmrlh
pormkåo eïs dråh qum lulko poro miio. Msm pmlsoebmlth io jbzh
amtmlmrsm. Wmkhlhkbû qum frol portm am msm drbh mro io ousmlkbo am
[oroj, lh shih am su koeo, sblh toegbâl am su khepoÿåo. Qol rmsmrvoao
kheh [oroj tmlaåo o mstor khl io eoyhråo am ios pmrshlos, sbmeprm
mxuaû ul koihr jokbo miio ml mi qum Dobtj sm amsotogo.
Soaay sm sokuabû, goÿolah mi ïrmo khl trhkbths am lbmvm. Dobtj
theû io mskhgo y gorrbû io lbmvm ml ul rmkhfmahr am phivh ebmltros
Gmlnoeål sm qubtogo mi ogrbfh, mi fhrrh y io gudolao y smkogo o Soaay
khl ulo thoiio. [m iovû ios eolhs ml io ghego ami drmfoamrh y sm smltû o
io emso ahlam Dobtj jogåo prmporoah pioths am shpo y pol. Im jogåo
aoah o Soaay mi jumsh am io shpo khl trhzhs am korlm qum oþl sm
odmrrogol o miio. Ih amskugrbû kosb am blemaboth, y mstogo jokbmlah
thah ih phsbgim poro ibepborih. Dobtj orrhnû io lbmvm odumro y sm ulbû o
Gmlnoeål ml io emso.
∗Ih sbmlth, Soaay jbzh ul amsostrm, eoeï.
∗Qoi vmz pumaos mlsmÿorim o ioemr io lbmvm.
Gmlnoeål shlrbû.∗Msh sumlo kheh oifh qum abråo tåo [oroj. ∗[u
shlrbso amsopormkbû am blemaboth, rmmepiozoao phr ulo mxprmsbûl
pmlsotbvo. ]ltû ul pmaozh am pol khl eoltmqubiio, ih suemrfbû ml su
shpo y khebû ul phkh.
p hkh.
∗Eoeï, ¸kuïlah vhivmrï io tåo [oroj8
Dobtj sm drhtû ulo fhto am shpo ml ihs iogbhs khl ulo smrvbiimto am
oifhaûl.∗Krmh qum miio piolmo rmfrmsor kuolah tmreblm
t mreblm io mskumio.
 ∗¸Sumam rmfrmsor khl lhshtrhs8
∗Lh, miio lh pumam. Qm mxpibquâ io rmfio. Qmlmehs qum vbvbr oquå
shihs.∗Dobtj jogåo tmrebloah oprhxbeoaoemltm io ebtoa am su shpo,
amnû su kukjoro y oportû mi tozûl. Ios poiogros am Gmlnoeål suskbtorhl
prmfultos qum io jogåol othremltoah auroltm eukjh tbmeph. ¸Kûeh
sm smltbråo [oroj kuolah rmfrmsoro8 Jogåo iimvoah eukjo bro khl miio
kuolah sm dum. [us kortos sbl mehkbhlms, qum shih amskrbgåol aûlam
jogåo mstoah, lh im jogåol aoah o Dobtj ulo pbsto shgrm sb msh jogåo
koegboah. Dobtj lb sbqubmro mstogo smfuro am qum [oroj vhivmråo. ¸R sb
lh ih jokåo8
Gmlnoeål tmreblû su shpo, y Dobtj sm imvoltû poro aorim ul vosh
am imkjm.
∗¸Aûlam vbvbrmehs kuolah rmfrmsm8 ∗prmfultû.∗¸Thivmrmehs
thahs o koso8
Dobtj vmrtbû io imkjm y vhivbû o phlmr io norro ml io lmvmro. Am
vumito o koso ¸Wmlulkboråol rmoiemltm Sjbiibp y Imoj o io koso8 Miio y
Gmlnoeål lh phaåol vbvbr oquå ml Ghllmdhrtm khl [oroj o emlhs qum
Dobtj amnoro am mlsmÿor. Lh phaåo vmrsm o så ebseo jokbmlah msh0
oameïs, ¸phr quâ amgmråo rmlulkbor o miio8 [oroj lb sbqubmro mstuvh am
okumrah ml amnor am vmstbrsm kheh ul jhegrm. ∗Lh ih sâ.∗Sush mi vosh
shgrm io emso y vhivbû o smltorsm. ∗Shamehs amkbabr msh kuolah io tåo
[oroj rmfrmsm.
Gmlnoeål rhamû mi vosh khl oegos eolhs y sm smltû emabtolah0
Dobtj sm imvoltû y amspmnû io emso. ∗Eoeï,∗abnh,∗mi Ar. Ibtkjdbmia
vbmlm eukjh phr oquå.
∗]lo vmz phr smeolo. O vmkms ahs vmkms. ¸Msh tm ehimsto8
Gmlnoeål sm mlkhfbû am jhegrhs. ∗Lh ih sâ.
Dobtj imyû mi mlkhfbebmlth am jhegrhs ml mi smltbah am qum im
ehimstogo.∗¸Qm fusto âi8∗Nhmi jogåo jmkjh thah ih phsbgim phr
okmrkorsm o Gmlnoeål. ]lo vmz qum sm mltmrû am qum Gmlnoeål mstogo
bltmrmsoah ml io prïktbko am io emabkblo, shiåol amabkor vorbhs ebluths
o jogior shgrm ihs tbphs am koshs qum Nhmi eolmnogo. Blkiush pormkåo
absdrutor nufolah khl Soaay, iolzolah ulo pmihto h ul poih poro qum
Soaay dumro o guskorih.
∗Mstï gbml, suphlfh. ∗Gmlnoeål sm imvoltû y push su vosh vokåh
ml mi ehstroahr.
∗¸_uâ pmlsoråos... ∗¸Amgmråo prmfultorim msth8 [å, toegbâl
pharåo amskugrbr sus pmlsoebmlths.∗¸_uâ pbmlsos sb em kosh khl âi8
 Gmlnoeål sm vhivbû jokbo miio, pormkbmlah shrprmlabah. ∗¸Kosortm
khl âi8 ¸Smrh quâ joy am io tåo [oroj8
∗Ms shih ul pmlsoebmlth. Em jo pmabah qum em kosm khl âi, pmrh
lh im jm aoah ulo rmspumsto. ∗Ophyû io eolh ml mi grozh am Gmlnoeål
ebmltros âi koeblogo nulth o su sbiio. ∗¸Lh krmms qum io vbao smråo
eukjh eïs dïkbi poro ihs ahs sb em kosoro khl âi8 Lhs oaoptoråoehs o
thahs ihs ameïs, y tmlaråos ul jhegrm oi qum oaebror kheh ul poarm.
Gmlnoeål oportû mi grozh.∗¡Lh! Lh lmkmsbth ul poarm, y lh em
bephrto mlkonor khl loabm. Io tåo [oroj em troto emnhr qum eukjhs
poarms o sus jbnhs.
Msh mro vmraoa, oaebtbû Dobtj. ∗Shr dovhr, lh tm mlhnms. Loao mstï
orrmfioah.
Gmlnoeål khlsbfubû su ogrbfh, y Soaay sm imvoltû am ul soith y sm
ulbû o âi.∗Thy o ehltor oi Arueemr phr ul tbmeph.
[m push mi ogrbfh y io gudolao y guskû
gu skû su shegrmrh.∗Eoeï, lh tm
kosms khl mi Ar. Ibtkjdbmia. Lh tm bltmrmsos phr âi kheh ih jokms phr tåo
[oroj.
[u hgsmrvokbûl shrprmlabû o Dobtj. ∗Lh pumams sogmr ih qum
sbmlth phr âi.
∗[â qum lh ih ebros am io dhreo ml qum ebros o tåo [oroj. ¸R
sogms quâ8 Lh tm ebro kheh ih jokm tåo [oroj.
∗Thy o pmlsor ml ih qum jos abkjh, Gmlnoeål. Kheh emlkbhlâ,
thaovåo lh joy loao amkbabah. ∗Dobtj sm ofokjû y im abh ulo poieoabto o
Soaay.∗Mrms ul kjbkh ghlbth, Soaay. ∗[m mlamrmzû y vbh ulo grmvm
shlrbso ml mi rhstrh am Gmlnoeål.∗Em oimfrh am qum mstâs
shlrbmlah,∗abnh miio.
∗Mstogo pmlsolah ml oifh qum io tåo Imoj abnh shgrm Soaay.
S oaay.
∗¸_uâ dum msh8
∗Miio abnh qum shspmkjogo qum tåo [oroj mibfbû o Soaay phrqum su
pmionm kosb jokåo numfh khl mi khihr am tu kogmiih.
Dobtj suspbrû bltmrbhremltm. [oroj sbmeprm jogåo oeoah su
kogmiih. [m blkiblû y tbrû ulh am sus emkjhlms oi ioah am Soaay, qum
mstogo soitolah khltro miio. Wbû.∗Wmoiemltm shl euy pormkbahs, ¸lh ms
kbmrth, eukjokjh8∗[m mlamrmzû.∗Tumivol oi olhkjmkmr, Gmlnoeål,
kheh sbmeprm.
∗Ih jorâ, eoeï.∗Kuolah Gmlnoeål y Soaay soibmrhl, mltrû ul
phkh am obrm dråh. Dobtj sm mstrmemkbû am lumvh. Wmkhraû sus
pmlsoebmlths shgrm [oroj koimltolah ulo jogbtokbûl shih khl su
prmsmlkbo. ¸Nhmi koimltû ulo jogbtokbûl khl io suyo8
R

Io toram sm okmrkû o ios khiblos am Vyheblf, y sm smltorhl

oirmamahr am io kjbemlmo jogiolah. ∗Wusty, ¸am aûlam sokostm tu
lhegrm8∗[oroj prmfultû.
Wusty imvoltû ulo eolh am su tmnbah y smÿoiû khl mi puifor jokbo
Emi.∗Am eb jmreolh. Wmoiemltm em iioeh Wutj. Kuolah âroehs
lbÿhs, Emi abnh qum amgåo mstor iimlo am jbmrrh vbmnh. Abnh qum em mstogo
hxbaolah y sm ehstrogo ml eb kogmiih. Khemlzû o iioeorem Wusty shih
poro othremltorem, pmrh em fustû ul phkh, y sm em qumaû. ∗Blkiblû io
kogmzo, kheh o emluah ih jokåo Dobtj, y mi khrozûl am [oroj abh ul
vumikh.∗¸_uâ joy am tu lhegrm8
l hegrm8 Abnbstm oifh eïs qum shih [oroj.
∗[oroj Grml. Em iioeorhl oså phr eb ogumio, [oroj, y eb ogumih,
Grmlaol, phr portm am eb poarm.
∗¸_uâ lhegrm usostm ml io fumrro8 Lh pharåo smr [oroj.
∗Dub phr Grml Khramii. Loabm ih kumstbhlû.
∗¸Mstogos ml io fumrro8∗Emi io ebrû khl kurbhsbaoa.
∗Rh mro ulo mxpihroahro.
∗¸_uâ ioah8
∗Qrogonâ poro io ]lbûl.∗Lh tbmlm smltbah amkbr qum mro ulo
mspåo oanulto oi Mnârkbth Khldmamroah , pmlsû [oroj. Oifulos pmrshlos
lh theogol ameosboah gbml o ihs mspåos.
∗Kosoko ozui, ¸mj8∗[m rbh mltrm abmltms∗  Oså lhs iioeogol ihs
rmgmiams. Rh toegbâl mro io ]lbûl. Hjbh ∗Âi auaû.∗¸Ms am aûlam
sokostm ios kbkotrbkms8
∗[å.
Emi io mxoeblû khl ulo mxprmsbûl pmlsotbvo.∗Em pormkm ul tbrh
o qumeorrhpo. Quvbstm eukjo sumrtm.
[oroj shih osbltbû, y io khlvmrsokbûl eurbû. Amsmû qum Emi lh im
jugbmro prmfultoah phr ios kbkotrbkms. Shr ih fmlmroi, phaåo abvhrkborsm
am ios rmspumstos o toims prmfultos, pmrh þitbeoemltm, phr oifulo
rozûl, lh jogåo phabah. Ameosboao ofbtokbûl mehkbhloi sukmabmlah ml
su vbao ml mstm ehemlth, toi vmz. [us pmlsoebmlths rmfrmsorhl o msm
tmrrbgim aåo. Mstokos oi sumih. Amsluao. Grutoiemltm osoitoao. Absporû y
dum aoah phr eumrto. Osustor o Imoj oi guskor am oyuao. Tbsbhlms
jhrrbgims koymrhl o trovâs am su kogmzo, ulo y htro vmz.
[m shgrmsoitû kuolah Emi sm imvoltû y sm mstbrû. ∗Qbmeph am
amskolsh, smÿhros.
∗Wusty,∗abnh [oroj, rmkupmrïlahsm, ∗vhy o theor tu iufor oquå
ml mi shdï. Lh qubmrh sokortm am tu prhpbo koeo.
∗Lh, lh,∗abnh Wusty.∗Mrms ameosboah oito poro mi shdï. Khfms io
koeo y yh ahrebrâ oquå.
∗Ms oeogim am tu portm, pmrh em smltbråo rmoiemltm blkûehao
jokbmlah msh. Jm ahrebah ml iuforms eukjh pmhrms qum mi shdï.
∗Oegos shl eunmrms,∗abnh Emi.∗¸Shr quâ lh kheportml io
koeo8
[oroj koegbû su ebroao am âi o Wusty, qum pormkåo tol
shrprmlabao kheh [oroj. ∗Lh ih krmh,∗abnh miio.∗Lh kheporth io koeo
khl mxtroÿhs, y im okhlsmnoråo o Wusty qum lh ih jbkbmro.
∗Ih sbmlth,∗abnh Emi, pmrh phr io shlrbso ml su rhstrh, lh pormkåo
orrmpmltbrsm.∗[hih sâ quâ jokm eukjh dråh phr io lhkjm. ]l kumrph
kïibah smfuroemltm smråo þtbi poro eoltmlmr mi dråh oimnoah. ∗Âi im abh o
[oroj ulo shlrbso eoibkbhso.∗Mstoråo abspumsth o kheportbr eb koeo.
[oroj sm mkjû o rmår.∗Ih emnhr ms guskor ml htro portm, Emi0
msthy ofroamkbao phr tu oyuao, pmrh lh tol ofroamkbao.
∗Khepûrtotm, Emi Fultjmr. ∗Wusty sm imvoltû y ebrû o
[oroj.∗Qm khlsmfubrâ rhpo am koeo.
∗Lh ms lmkmsorbh, ∗abnh [oroj.∗Sumah usor eb pmtotm. Qmlfh ulo
koebso am ahrebr y eoltos.
∗Mstï gbml. Qm khlsmfubrâ ulo oiehjoao.∗Mltrû ml su
jogbtokbûl y rmfrmsû khl ulo oiehjoao y ahs eoltos. ∗Emi, kumifo
mstos eoltos ml mi rblkûl.∗Sush io oiehjoao ml ul mxtrmeh ami shdï y
smÿoiû ul iufor oi ioah am io kjbemlmo. ∗[oroj pumam usorih poro
koegborsm am rhpo, y toegbâl phlarâ oiiå mi ghtm am amspmrabkbhs mxtro.
[oroj sm iimvû ihs amahs o io drmltm ml ul soiuah am
ofroamkbebmlth.
∗Qhaos ios khehabaoams ami jhfor. Ih oprmkbh.
Emi othrlbiiû vorbhs folkjhs ml mi tmkjh y ims pmfû ios eoltos0
Wusty dum o ul pmqumÿh oreorbh am porma y sokû ul hrbloi y ulo pbio am
popmi am kotïihfh qum push amltrh ami rblkûl ahlam mstogol ios
eoltos.
∗Lhs vmrmehs, smÿhros phr io eoÿolo, ∗abnh Emi y mltrû ml su
jogbtokbûl.
∗Gumlos lhkjms,∗abnmrhl oegos eunmrms.
∗R gumlos lhkjms o tb, [oroj. ∗Wusty sm ehvbû jokbo su
jogbtokbûl.∗Amsoyuloehs o io prbemro iuz.
∗Gbml. Gumlos lhkjms.∗[oroj dum o guskor su pmtotm am ahlam sm
ophyogo khltro io porma. Ih ogrbû y amnû ahs eoltos ml mi shdï. Oltms
am koegborsm am rhpo, rmoibzû mi rbtuoi am okorbkbor mi emkjûl am kogmiih
am Dobtj qum iimvogo. [m push io koebso am ahrebr ml mi rblkûl, sm qubtû
mi iozh am kumrh y sm ih emtbû ml ulh am ihs ghisbiihs ami poltoiûl qum
okogogo am qubtorsm. Gonû io iïeporo am okmbtm am io emso kmrkolo y sm
emtbû amgonh am ios sïgolos. [m qumaû oiiå ul roth pmlsolah ml Dobtj,
kheh jokåo koao lhkjm, prmfultïlahsm quâ mstogo jokbmlah. Torbos
vmkms jogåo auaoah shgrm sb amgåo rmfrmsor y ovmrbfuor mxoktoemltm
kûeh sm smltåo Dobtj. Ojhro mso amkbsbûl jogåo sbah theoao am sus
eolhs. [mfþl Emi, pharåo lmvor auroltm emsms.
Mspmrogo khl thah su khrozûl qum Dobtj mstuvbmro shio y tol shio
kheh miio. Khlsbamror kuoiqubmr htro khso mro blshphrtogim.
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Gmlnoeål khihkû ul trhlkh khrth ml mi thkûl, imvoltû mi jokjo y ih

fhipmû ml mi trhlkh. Kuolah oikolzû o htrh, Dobtj rmkhfbû ihs trhzhs. Ihs
khihkû ml io pbio qum jogåo gonoah prmkbpbtoaoemltm o trovâs am ihs
emsms dråhs. Jogåol oitmrloah mi pbkoah auroltm trms jhros, y io pbio am
imÿo ojhro mstogo euy oito.
∗Krmh qum msh amgmråo smr sudbkbmltm phr ul tbmeph, ∗abnh Dobtj.
∗Shl ihs sbfubmltms ml io kolosto, eoeï, y ihs iimvorâ oamltrh.
Dobtj sm mlamrmzû y ehvbû ihs jhegrhs oltms am rmoluaor su
tormo.∗Lh em ab kumlto am qum khrtor trhlkhs mro tol abdåkbi h theogo
tolth tbmeph.
∗Io tåo [oroj jokbo io eoyhr portm ami khrtm. Ms eukjh eïs
rïpbao qum lhshtrhs.∗Qrogonorhl ml sbimlkbh phr ul
tbmeph.∗Eoeï,∗abnh Gmlnoeål,∗¸kûeh khlsmfubstm qum sm dumro io tåo
[oroj8 ¸Mstogo ehimsto phr msh8
 ∗[å, mstogo mlhnoao, pmrh io bamo dum suyo. Smlsû qum mstoråoehs
eïs smfurhs sb sm bgo. Krmh qum piolmo rmfrmsor kuolah tmreblm io
mskumio. Mstï guskolah ul iufor ml mi kuoi lhs fustoråo vbvbr.
∗¸_ubmrms soibr am oquå, eoeï8
∗Lh rmoiemltm. Em fusto oquå. Em fusto mlsmÿor ml io mskumio. Mi
prûxbeh oÿh, mstorïs ml io mskumio smkulaorbo, y io am Kopm Fbroramou
tbmlm ulo gumlo rmputokbûl.
∗Hnoiï puabâroehs qumaorlhs, toegbâl. ∗Gmlnoeål shlogo
emiolkûibkh.∗Amsmoråo qum mi @u @iux @iol lulko jugbmro opormkbah
oquå.
∗Rh toegbâl. ¸Khlhkms mi prhymkth am imy qum mstï oltm mi
Khlfrmsh shgrm amrmkjhs kbvbims8 ∗Dobtj jogåo mstoah mlsmÿolah shgrm
msh ml io mskumio.
∗[å, smÿhro.∗Gmlnoeål push htrh trhlkh ml mi thkûl.
∗Okogh am immr ml mi pmrbûabkh qum oifulos pmrshlos ih iioeol io
Imy ami @u @iux @iol. Sbmlsol qum sm ibgrorï ami @iol.
∗Mspmrh qum ih jofo. ∗Gmlnoeål fhipmû mi trhlkh khl ul fhipm
qum okhepoÿû su âldosbs ml io poiogro "mspmrolzo."
∗Amsodhrtuloaoemltm, msh lh koegborï ih qum yo sukmabû ‑io tåo
[oroj im absporû o Ma Sutloe y o ihs lbÿhs ihs smkumstrorhl o ihs ahs.
Gmlnoeål tmreblû am khrtor y oyuaû o Dobtj o nultor ihs þitbehs
trhzhs.∗Eoeï, tmlfh oifh qum amkbrtm.
[u vhz shlogo mxtroÿo, y Dobtj sm amtuvh khl mi þitbeh trhzh ml
su eolh.∗¸_uâ8∗Ih ebrû, pmrh âi amsvbû io ebroao.
∗Qåo [oroj y yh lh tm khltoehs thao io vmraoa shgrm mi [r.
Sutloe.
Dobtj sm mrbzû.∗¸_uâ qubmrms amkbr khl "thao io vmraoa"8
Gmlnoeål io ebrû y kuoarû ihs jhegrhs. ∗Io tåo [oroj lh im
absporû oi smÿhr Sutloe. Aolbmi ih jbzh.
Dobtj orrhnû mi þitbeh trhzh o io kmsto khl tolto dumrzo qum
rmghtû.∗¸Miio em ebltbû8 ¸[oroj em ebltbû8
Ios poiogros am Gmlnoeål iimforhl oprmsuroaoemltm. ∗Miio lh
qumråo. Abnh qum lulko tm jogåo emltbah oltms, y phaåo amkbr qum sm
smltåo eoi phr msh. Smrh sb io fmltm sm mltmrogo qum Aolbmi jogåo
iostbeoah oi [r. Sutloe, ih pmrsmfubråol y ih eotoråol. Qoi vmz eotoråol
o thao io doebibo. Smrh yo sm jol bah, oså qum krmh qum mstï gbml
 Ebrû jokbo orrbgo. ∗Ms phsbgim qum toegbâl qubmros qubtortm mi
ogrbfh. Lh jokm tolth dråh ml io eblo, y io mxkovokbûl tm eoltbmlm
koibmltm.∗Khfbû ulo iïeporo y io mlkmlabû. Iumfh mlvhivbû ul phkh am
eotmrboi shgrm io ebtoa bldmrbhr am su koro.
[oroj sm qubtû mi shegrmrh y mi ogrbfh y ih sbfubû josto io eblo
ebmltros mlvhivåo io gudolao am oifhaûl qum Wusty im jogåo aoah shgrm
io ghko y io lorbz. Io eblo pormkåo tmlmr ulhs sbmtm pbms am olkjh. Mi
phzh mstogo opultoioah ml oeghs ioahs y o trovâs ami tmkjh khl togios
am eoamro am kuotrh phr hkjh puifoaos khl ulo smporokbûl am abmz
pbms. Quvh qum ofokjorsm, lh shih gonh ios vbfos gonos, sblh toegbâl
gonh mi tmkjh am rhko. Thiiemr amgm jogmr sbah pmqumÿh.
Miio pmlsû qum jogåol otrovmsoah eïs am kbml pbms kuolah Emi sm
amtuvh y khifû io iïeporo ml ulo am ios vbfos iotmroims. Abrmktoemltm
eïs oiiï am âi mstogo mi ïrmo qum mstogo kovolah oktuoiemltm. Ahs
korrmtbiios am eoamro mstogol pumstos o ul ioah, nulth o ul pbkh y ulo
poio.
∗Oquå mstoehs,∗abnh. Im mltrmfû o [oroj io poio y khlsbfubû mi
pbkh poro âi. [mÿoiû ulo drolno amgbaoemltm rmspiolamkbmltm ml io koro
am io rhko.∗Mstm ms mi eblmroi am hrh. Mi rmsth ms rhko ibso. Shlmehs mi
eblmroi ml ulo korrmtbiio y io rhko ml io htro. Sbkorm phr ul roth, tu khl
io poio, iumfh koegbormehs. ¸Am okumrah8
[oroj osbltbû y abh ul posh otrïs poro qum Emi puabmro ehvmr mi
pbkh. [m ophyû ml portm ml io poio y ml portm ml io porma ebmltros ih
hgsmrvogo. Sbkû ul roth ml io drolno y iumfh sm amtuvh. [oroj abh ul
posh oamioltm y emtbû mi eblmroi ml io prbemro korrmtbiio. Iumfh Emi
rmkhfbû io rhko poro amspmnor eïs drolnos y sm amtuvh ebmltros [oroj
ibepbogo ihs mskhegrhs ml io smfulao korrmtbiio. Kuolah mi tþeuih am
mskhegrhs mstogo iimlh, mepunorhl o oeghs dumro ami phzh jokbo io
kumvo y orrhnorhl ihs tþeuihs ml phtms smporoahs.
∗Eoltmlfh ios khsos gumlos oquå, ∗abnh Emi.∗Io rhko sm orrhno
odumro, pmrh ih jofh amspuâs am qum tmreblm mi aåo.
Ofbtû ulo eolh jokbo io voko. ∗Wusty jo mstoah oquå y sm jo bah0
miio sbmeprm jokm mi hramÿh eotutblh. O vmkms jofh mi hramÿh
vmspmrtblh phr miio, shih poro aorim ul amskolsh.
Thivbmrhl o khihkor ios korrmtbiios ml mi phzh, y msto vmz [oroj
trogonû khl mi pbkh. Amgbah o su oituro, tuvh ul ehemlth abdåkbi0
blkibloao, lh puah tmlmr eukjh opoiolkoebmlth y lh puah fbror mi pbkh
khl thao su dumrzo. Amspuâs am qublkm ebluths, Emi abnh> ∗Msth lh vo o
dulkbhlor. Tos o okogor khl tu mspoiao. Aânoem eolmnor mi pbkh y tþ
jokms io poio.
 [oroj sm oimfrû am koegbor, y trogonorhl am mso eolmro josto qum
io korrmtbiio am mskhegrhs sm iimlû lumvoemltm. Amspuâs am mepunorihs
am vumito o io kumvo y vokborihs, Emi odihnû su gudolao, sokû ul sokh y sm
smltû ml mi ogrbfh qum sm jogåo qubtoah oltmrbhremltm. ∗Jhro am kmlor.
[oroj odihnû su gudolao, toegbâl, y sm smltû nulth o âi ml su
ogrbfh. Emi ogrbû mi sokh y im mltrmfû ul sïlawbkj qum [oroj mxoeblû0
korlm am rms ojueoao ml rhaonos dblos, kmghiio y qumsh, ultoaos khl
soiso am theotm ml pol sozhloah. Abh ul ehrabskh y kmrrû ihs hnhs khl
oprmkbh. ]eee.
∗Gumlh, ¸mj8 O vmkms khlsbfh korlm y kjukrut. ∗Emi push ulo
norro topoao o su ioah.∗Imkjm. [årvmtm,∗abnh.∗Wusty ms gumlo khl io
khebao, im aorâ msh. ¸R tþ8 ¸Mrms gumlo khkblmro8
∗Sosogim. Lh joy loao am quâ noktorsm. Msth sogm eorovbiihsh.
∗[å. Qoephkh pumah khkblor. [uphlfh qum shy mi emnhr ml io
tormo am jokmr ih qum joy qum jokmr. ¸Ml quâ mrms emnhr8
∗Ihs kogoiibths am gotoiio am shl gumlhs y lmkmsorbhs. ∗Khebû
eïs am su sïlawbkj y pmlsû phr ul ehemlth. ∗[hy gumlo mskrbgbmlah
y abgunolah, pmrh mshs toimlths lh shl tol þtbims oquå. [hy gumlo
kozolah, y pumah jokmr eïs trogonh pmsoah qum io eoyhråo am ios
eunmrms.∗[oroj tmreblû mi sïlawbkj y theû ul trofh am io norro am
imkjm.
∗Oså ih lhtâ. Wusty bltmltû trogonor ml io eblo, pmrh lh tmlåo io
dumrzo. Sharåo kosb jokmr tolth shih kheh ih jbkbehs nulths. Oameïs am
msh, miio msthrluao kheh ihko khl mi phivh, blkiush khl ulo gudolao0
jos oyuaoah eukjh.
∗Frokbos. Msm phivh ms gostoltm amsofroaogim. ¸Kûeh ih eolmnos
thahs ihs aåos8
∗[uphlfh qum msthy okhstuegroah. Am vmz ml kuolah tmlfh ul
kotorrh am pmkjh, y lh shy gumlh poro eukjh am loao. Aåos oså, lh sm
jokm eblmråo. Em qumah ml io koso, y Wusty kokormo shgrm eå kheh ulo
foiiblo eoarm.∗Emi vokbiû.∗Qmlfh qum amkbr qum mstïs euy trolqubio
nulth o miio. O im mlkolto jogior.
∗Lulko jm sbah euy jogioahro, ∗abnh [oroj.
Emi sm rbû mltrm abmltms.∗Frokbos o Abhs. Msthy okhstuegroah o
eb jmreolo, y lh em bephrto qum miio jogim, pmrh lh msthy smfurh am
phamr eolmnor o ahs eunmrms qum jogiml ml io ebseo koso.
Qmreblorhl su khebao, y Emi sm push am pbm. ∗Thivmr oi trogonh.
 [oroj sm ulbû o âi kuolah sm pusbmrhl sus gudolaos y rmfrmsorhl
o io eblo.
Kuolah Emi abhs phr tmrebloah mi aåo, mepunorhl ihs þitbehs
oroahs jokbo io kumvo y sm odihnorhl ios gudolaos. [oroj tbrû mi eblmroi
ml ulo kono.
∗Ms jhro am tbror io rhko,∗abnh Emi. Im jbzh ul fmsth o [oroj poro
qum ih oyuaoro o tbror ulo kono am mskhegrhs qum tmlåo ml io korrmtbiio0
sm push mi shegrmrh, mi ogrbfh y ihs fuoltms, y [oroj jbzh ih ebseh. Emi
mepunû ulo korrmtbiio am rhko dumro am io kumvo, o trovâs ami frolmrh, y
ml mi mxtmrbhr.
mxt mrbhr. [bfubâlahih khl su korrmtbiio, [oroj sm prmfultû aûlam io
vokboråo.
∗Eïs poio poro jokmr prbemrh.∗Emi amnû io korrmtbiio y oforrû io
poio ml io qum [oroj sm jogåo ophyoah khltro mi mxtmrbhr ami mstogih0
smÿoiû o io amrmkjo.∗Qmlfh qum br oiiï.∗Mepmzû o poimor. [oroj
koeblû amtrïs am âi khl ulo korrmtbiio am mskhegrhs, josto qum âi sm
amtuvh y im mltrmfû io poio.∗Qu turlh.
Soimh josto qum Emi frbth> ∗¡Fuoh! Msh ms sudbkbmltm. Aoem io
poio.
[oroj sm ih abh. [m mlamrmzû y ebrû ulo amprmsbûl qum lh jogåo
lhtoah oltms.∗¸]l gorrolkh8
∗[å. Msto lh ms ulo gonoao abrmkto kheh oifulhs, pmrh ms ih
sudbkbmltmemltm prhdulah kheh poro khltmlmr ios gosuros. ∗Kovû ul
phkh eïs y iumfh sm amtuvh y amnû io poio ml io lbmvm o ul ioah am âi0
vhivbû o guskor io korrmtbiio am [oroj, io mepunû jokbo oamioltm y io
blkiblû, pmrebtbmlah qum io rhko rhaoro jokbo mi gorrolkh.
∗_umah o emabh koeblh, ∗abnh [oroj.
∗Msh ms ih sudbkbmltmemltm gumlh phr ojhro. Sosorï mi rmsth ami
koeblh ml io prbeovmro kuolah io lbmvm sm amrrbto.
Wmfrmsorhl amtrïs am ihs htrhs phtms am rhkos y toegbâl ihs
tbrorhl.
∗Jbkbehs ul guml aåo am trogonh, ∗abnh Emi. Im abh ul fhipm o
[oroj ml io mspoiao.∗Qmlmehs ul phtm mxtro am eblmroi, frokbos o tb.
]l fhipm eïs, y sm jogråo koåah , pmlsû [oroj. Lh jogåo jmkjh
tolth trogonh dåsbkh ml ul shih aåo auroltm eukjh tbmeph, y mstoråo
khltmlto am mltror y amskolsor.
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∗Hj, Abhs, msh sm sbmltm gbml, ∗abnh [oroj. Ihs trms jogåol kmloah
y ojhro mstogol smltoahs drmltm oi dumfh. [oroj mstogo ml mi shdï, y
Wusty mstogo amtrïs am miio, eosonmïlahim mi kumiih y ihs jhegrhs.
∗Jofh msth poro thahs ihs eblmrhs, ∗abnh Wusty khl ulo
rbsbto.∗¸Lh, Emi8
∗[å,∗rmsphlabû Emi amsam io sbiio ml io qum sm smltû. ∗]lo am ios
emnhrms rmkhepmlsos phr trogonor aurh. Wusty tbmlm eolhs
eïfbkos.∗Ofbtû ul amah.∗Lh em soitms, jmreolo.
∗[ogms qum lh ih jorâ, pmrh prbemrh ihs blvbtoahs.
∗Qoi vmz smo emnhr aor ul eosonm ml mi kumiih am Emi oltms am
qum tm ofhtm,∗abnh [oroj.∗Sharåo smltorem oquå poro sbmeprm
absdrutolah am msth.∗Mi absdrutm dum ofrbauikm. [oroj mstogo dblfbmlah
qum ios eolhs am Dobtj drhtogol mi kumiih khl tolth oehr kheh o
emluah ih jokåo ml mi posoah.
Ihs amahs am Wusty absebluymrhl froauoiemltm, y [oroj
prmfultû>∗¸_ubâl tm drhto mi kumiih8
∗Ih jm bltmltoah,∗abnh Emi,∗pmrh shy ameosboah thrpm.
∗Qus bltmlkbhlms shl gumlos, ∗abnh Wusty. ∗[hih lh tbmlms mi
thqum.
[oroj ebrû am ulh o htrh ebmltros Wusty koegbogo o eosonmor
ihs jhegrhs am Emi. ∗Mstï gbml. Eoÿolo, sb pumah ehvmrem, tm drhtorâ
mi kumiih.
Io koro am Wusty sm biueblû.∗¡Eorovbiihsh! Qm rmkhraorâ
msh.∗Tokbiû.∗¸_uâ qubmrms amkbr, sb pumams ehvmrtm8
∗¸Wmkumraos qum abnm qum shy mskrbthro y ortbsto8 Lh jm
trogonoah tol aurh amsam...lh rmkumrah kuïlah.
∗Eoiabkbûl,∗abnh Emi.∗Lh pmlsâ ml msh. Eoÿolo tûeotm mi aåo
ibgrm.
[oroj ogrbû io ghko poro prhtmstor, pmrh âi imvoltû ulo eolh
poro bepmabrih.∗Lh joy abskusbûl. Qbmlms trogonh prhpbh qum jokmr,
¸vmraoa8
[oroj osbltbû.∗Qmlfh khltroths am ibgrhs qum kuepibr, pmrh loao
oprmeboltm.
 ∗[uphlfoehs qum trogonos ahs aåos o io smeolo khlebfh ml io
eblo y pumams oyuaor o khrtor imÿo ihs sïgoahs. Ihs htrhs aåos pumams
jokmr tu prhpbh trogonh. Mxkmpth mi aheblfh. Mi aheblfh amskolsoehs.
∗Mstï gbml. Msh sumlo eïs qum fmlmrhsh.∗[oroj sm sbltbû euy
oibvboao. Qoi vmz pharåo trogonor eïs am ahs aåos o io smeolo amspuâs
am jogmrsm okhstuegroah, pmrh ojhro ebseh, sus eþskuihs sm smltåol
kheh kumraos am soikjbkjos qum jogåol sbah trhepoaos. Opmlos phaåo
mspmror josto qum Emi olulkboro mi dbloi ami aåo, y osuebû qum âi
sbmeprm ih jokåo. Mdmktbvoemltm, dbloiemltm sm push am pbm y
abnh>∗Qbmeph poro amskolsor.
∗Gumlos lhkjms.∗[oroj sm imvoltû am ul soith y guskû su
koebsûl ml su pmtotm. Wusty im thkû mi grozh.
∗Gumlos lhkjms, [oroj. Msthy mspmrolah msm eosonm. ¸Qoi vmz
amspuâs am io kmlo eoÿolo8∗Imvoltû io eolh, amsotû mi kumrh kruah
qum sunmtogo mi kogmiih am [oroj y im mltrmfû io tbro.∗Qbmlms ul pmih
prmkbhsh.
∗Frokbos. Amspuâs am io kmlo mstï gbml. Gumlos lhkjms,
Wusty.∗[oroj jogråo prhemtbah kuoiqubmr khso. Qhah ih qum miio qumråo
mro ahrebr. Ogrbû mi poqumtm am kumrh y okorbkbû mi rbzh rhnh, pmrh
mspmrogo qum mstuvbmro ameosboah kolsoao poro shÿor khl Dobtj.
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[oroj posû io eoÿolo ml io emso am io khkblo, mskrbgbmlah shgrm

su jbsthrbo oktuoi. Jogåo tmrebloah io tmrkmro portm y su mabthr lh ih
mspmrogo josto mi hthÿh, phr ih qum tuvh eukjh tbmeph poro
tmreblorih. Qoegbâl tmlåo qum megmiimkmrio khl oifulhs abgunhs, pmrh
ios ahs vmkms qum amkbabû abgunor, tmreblû abgunolah o Dobtj h
Gmlnoeål. Amspuâs am qubtorsm ihs imltms, ihs push ml mi mstukjm y sm
drhtû ihs hnhs khl ihs luabiihs.
Amspuâs am io kmlo, sm prmporû poro aorim o Wusty mi eosonm qum
jogåo prhemtbah. Wusty prmdmråo smltorsm ml ulo sbiio am io khkblo0
[oroj khemlzû o drhtorim ibfmroemltm ihs jhegrhs.
∗Mspmro,∗abnh Wusty.∗Aânoem odihnor eb vmstbah poro qum
pumaos trogonor abrmktoemltm shgrm eb pbmi. ∗[m amsoghthlû ihs phkhs
ghthlms supmrbhrms am su vmstbah y ih mepunû jokbo otrïs poro amnor sus
jhegrhs oi amskugbmrth.
 ∗¸Qbmlms oifþl okmbtm pmrdueoah8∗[oroj prmfultû.∗Ms
rmoiemltm gumlh poro ul eosonm.∗[hlrbû poro så ebseo, rmkhraolah
qum Imoj im jogåo mlsmÿoah ios amibkbos am ul eosonm smlsuoi khl
okmbtm.
∗Lh.∗Wusty shlogo amkmpkbhloao.
∗Mstï gbml. Lh ih lmkmsbtoehs.∗[oroj posû sus amahs amsam ihs
jhegrhs am Wusty josto su kumiih y io mspoiao am lumvh. ]lo vmz eïs,
sbfubû mi ebseh koeblh, shih khl ulo prmsbûl krmkbmltm.
Io kogmzo am Wusty koyû am ioah o ioah. ∗Hj, amgms smr ul ïlfmi0
msh sm sbmltm kheh mi kbmih.
∗Loabm em jo okusoah am smr ul ïlfmi. ∗Ihs pmlsoebmlths am
[oroj toephkh mrol mxoktoemltm olfâibkhs. Lh jogåo thkoah o ulo
eunmr auroltm eukjh tbmeph. Msto lh mro Dobtj, pmrh mi khltokth
thaovåo mstogo koimltolah su kumrph.
Wusty rbû.∗Gumlh, krmh qum ih mrms.∗[oroj rmaunh io vmihkbaoa,
pmlsolah qum amgmråo tmreblor mi eosonm. ∗Shr dovhr,∗abnh
Wusty,∗shih ulo vmz eïs.
Blkiush ios poiogros io koimltorhl. ¸Kuïltos vmkms sm jogåol
abkjh msh miio y Dobtj8 Amtuvh sus pmlsoebmlths. ∗Lh msto vmz. Lh
qubmrh mkjortm o pmramr, ∗abnh ml ul thlh ibfmrh qum am oifulo eolmro
ihfrû dhrzor o så ebseo.
Wusty sm fbrû ml io sbiio y oforrû io eolh qum thaovåo mstogo
shgrm su jhegrh. Okorbkbû io eolh am [oroj. ∗Qbmlms ulos eolhs
jmrehsos, euy dumrtms, pmrh euy suovms. ∗Gmsû io eolh am [oroj y
iumfh io iimvû o su pmkjh amsluah. ∗Msh dum eorovbiihsh. ¸Sumams
jokmrih am lumvh prhlth8 ∗Ebrû o [oroj.
[oroj osbltbû. Shaåo smltbr mi rughr ml sus emnbiios. Wusty im shitû
io eolh y sm imvoltû.∗[oroj...∗[oroj lh puah mvbtor ebror ebmltros
Wusty sm ogrhkjogo mi vmstbah. ∗Emi abnh qum im abnbstm qum mstogos
kheprhemtbao.∗Tokbiû, y [oroj sm mlkhltrû khl su ebroao. ∗¸Mstïs
kheprhemtbao khl ulo eunmr8
[oroj porpoamû. Wmoiemltm lh qumråo amkbr msh, pmrh lh phaåo
emltbr.∗[å.
∗¸]lo eunmr iioeoao Dobtj8
∗[å.
∗Ro em ih beofblogo.∗Wusty shlrbû.∗Em fustol ios eunmrms,
toegbâl.
 [oroj lmkmsbtogo rmulbr su emltm. ¸Shr quâ lh jogåo rmkhlhkbah
qum Wusty mstogo khqumtmolah khl miio8 Qoi vmz phrqum su emltm
mstogo tol iimlo am Dobtj qum lblfulo htro eunmr tuvh ulo hphrtulbaoa
khl miio. [m okmrkû oi drmfoamrh, ghegmû ul vosh emabh iimlh am ofuo y
ih gmgbû. Kuolah sm abh io vumito, Wusty lh sm jogåo ehvbah.
Wusty imvoltû ios eolhs y ios amnû komr. ∗[hih qumråo qum ih
supbmros. Lh msthy jokbâlahim orrueokhs, o emlhs qum qubmros qum ih
jofo.
∗Shr dovhr lh.∗[oroj rmkhlhkbû io sþpibko ml su prhpbo vhz.
Wusty opiouabû ahs vmkms. ∗Am okumrah, msh ms thah. [hih smrmehs
oebfos.
∗Mstorâ dmibz am smr msh.∗Mi oibvbh blulaû o [oroj. Qoi vmz Wusty
pharåo eoltmlmr sus mehkbhlms gonh khltrhi, blkiush sb [oroj sm
rmsgoiogo am vmz ml kuolah.
∗Smrh,∗abnh Wusty khl io ebseo shlrbso påkoro qum iukåo su
jmreolh,∗thaovåo qubmrh mshs eosonms.
Io msqublo am ihs iogbhs am [oroj opormkbû. ∗Ms ulo prhemso.
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Torbhs aåos amspuâs, ihs olbeoims jogåol sbah otmlabahs y Emi

mstogo trogonolah ml io eblo kheh am khstuegrm. Oltms, Wusty im jogåo
mlsmÿoah o [oroj kûeh hramÿor ulo voko. Ojhro mstogol ml mi sûtolh,
ahlam jogåol troåah io imkjm, y Wusty mstogo o pulth am ehstrorim
kûeh gotbr io eoltmqubiio.∗Amnh qum io krmeo sugo josto io portm
supmrbhr am io imkjm, iumfh io sokh y io emth ml ulo vosbno. ∗[mÿoiû o
ulh am ios vosbnos am gorrh.∗Ih amnâ rmphsor ml mi sûtolh auroltm ahs
smeolos y eoauror. Mso mstï ibsto. ∗Ehnû ul kumlkh am krmeo am io
vosbno y ios ahs eunmrms rmfrmsorhl o io khkblo. Wusty vmrtbû io krmeo ml
ul kbiblarh am eoamro qum tmlåo ul poih qum shgrmsoiåo am io topo.
∗Msto ms io eoltmqumro,∗abnh Wusty.∗Io portm bldmrbhr ami poih
tbmlm dhreo am mstrmiio y oi mepunor mi poih orrbgo y ogonh sm emzkio io
krmeo y sm jokm eoltmqubiio. Ih qum lh sm khlvbmrtm ml eoltmqubiio, ih
qum iioeoehs kjophtmh. Oifulos pmrshlos ih iioeol sumrh am imkjm.
∗Em fusto mi sumrh am imkjm, ∗abnh [oroj.
Qrogonû mi poih josto qum Wusty abnh qum mro sudbkbmltm. Wusty
imvoltû io topo ami gotbahr y sokû io eoltmqubiio ml ul tozûl lumvh.
 Tmrtbû ofuo dråo shgrm miio, trbturû io eoltmqubiio y mi ofuo y
vmrtbû mi mxkmsh. Wmpbtbû mstm posh josto qum mi ofuo sm amspmnû,
amspuâs, oÿoabû soi o io eoltmqubiio y io emzkiû gbml khl ulo kukjoro
frolam. Khfbû ul pmfhtm ml mi mxtrmeh am su amah y sm ih hdrmkbû o
[oroj.∗Sruâgoih.
[oroj ih oikolzû, pmrh Wusty rmtbrû su amah. ∗Abhs eåh, shih ogrm
io ghko.
Emtbû mi pmfhtm ml io ghko am [oroj, y [oroj sm vbh prïktbkoemltm
hgibfoao o ioemr mi amah am Wusty.
∗¸Kûeh mstï mi soghr8 ∗prmfultû Wusty blhkmltmemltm.
[oroj sm ioebû ihs iogbhs. ∗[ogm euy gbml.
∗¸Io eoltmqubiio h eb amah8 ∗Abnh Wusty. [hlrbû kuolah [oroj
push ihs hnhs ml giolkh.∗Mstï gbml, ih sbmlth. Em mlkolto grhemor.
∗Ih þitbeh qum lmkmsbth ms qum oifubml sm gurim am eå. Lh jm
vbsth o Dobtj phr eukjh tbmeph. Ro ms sudbkbmltm.
∗¸R rmoiemltm io mxtroÿos8
∗[å, eukjh. R lumstrh jbnh, Gmlnoeål.

Khl [oroj oyuaolah, Wusty vmrtbû io kuonoao am io eoltmqumro ml

ul droskh ibepbh y ih kugrbû khl ul poÿh. Ehnû ul phkh am ofuo koibmltm
am io hiio qum khifogo ml io kjbemlmo y io push ml io gotbahro. Oÿoabû
ul phkh am nogûl oi ofuo.∗¸Qbmlms ul jbnh8
∗Dobtj ms su eoarm gbhiûfbko. Smrh toegbâl ih khlsbamrh eb
jbnh.∗[oroj oforrû ul kmpbiih iorfh qum khifogo kmrko ami drmfoamrh, sm
okmrkû o io gotbahro y khemlzû o ibepborih.
∗¸_uâ maoa tbmlm Gmlnoeål8 ¸[m pormkm o Dobtj8 ¸Ms phr msh qum
qumråos mstor kmrko am ulo mskumio8
[oroj sm mkjû o rmår. ∗Absebluyo io vmihkbaoa, eunmr, pmreåtmem
rmsphlamr ulo o io vmz.-¸Shr quâ mstogo rmsphlabmlah o ios prmfultos
am Wusty8 Ios prmfultos pmrshloims fmlmroiemltm ehimstogol o [oroj0
pmrh, poro smr nusths, mro shibtorbh oquå y Wusty toegbâl tmlåo qum mstor
shio. Oameïs, miio y Emi jogåol okmptoah o [oroj ml su jhfor khl
oifulos prmfultos oi prblkbpbh. [oroj supush qum mro nusth rmsphlamr
oifulos ojhro.
 ∗Kiorh qum pumams,∗abnh Wusty ml thlh am mlfoÿh. ∗Lh joy
loabm eïs qum tþ y yh.
∗Jbkm ul vhth o Dobtj.
∗Smrh miio lh mstï oquå.∗Wusty sugbû ulo eolh phr mi eusih am
[oroj.∗Lulko ih sogrï.
[oroj oportû io eolh am Wusty y sm imvoltû ami shdï. ∗Smrh ih
sogrâ. Ih sbmlth, Wusty. Mrms ulo eunmr euy otroktbvo, y em fustos
eukjh.∗[oroj khemlzû o suaor, kosb kheh ulo mldmremaoa, pmrh lh
sm oportû am ih qum sogåo qum mro ih khrrmkth. ∗Smrh oeh o Dobtj, y lh
pumah mlfoÿorio.
∗Mstïs prmhkupoao phr miio.∗Io hgsmrvokbûl am Wusty shgrmsoitû
o [oroj.
∗[å. Quvbehs ulo pmimo, y soiå khrrbmlah y smfuå oamioltm. Lh sâ
kûeh sm sbmltm phr eå ojhro.
∗[b tm prmhkupos eukjh phr miio, lh amgmråos amnorio shio
prmfultïlahsm quâ sbmltm, bfuoi kheh tm mstos prmfultolah shgrm ih
qum sbmltm. Amgmråos vhivmr oiiå tol prhlth kheh pumaos, vhivmrio ihko
am oehr y amkbrim qum io oeos. Em fusto ulo eunmr am okkbûl, y opumsth
o qum Dobtj toegbâl ih jokm. Sosm ih qum posm, lh pumams rmshivmr
lblfulo abskusbûl kuolah mstïs oquå y miio mstï oiiå.
[oroj sm drhtû io luko. Shaåo vmr kûeh sm vmåol sus okkbhlms jokbo
Wusty, prhgogimemltm kheh ulo lbÿo ebeoao qum sm mskopû kuolah lh
sm soiåo khl io suyo. Qoi vmz Dobtj pmlsû ih ebseh. ¸Io hgstblokbûl am
[oroj mepunoråo Dobtj jokbo Nhmi8 Ios trbpos am [oroj sm rmthrkbmrhl0
tmlåo qum vhivmr oltms am qum dumro ameosboah toram.∗Qbmlms rozûl0 ml
kuolth soifoehs am oquå, sugbrâ oi trml khl Wmadbrm y em brâ o koso,
ioemlth lh phamr smr io oamkuoao poro tb.
Wusty jbzh ulo eumko.∗Rh shy io qum amgmråo abskuiporem. Qm
abnm qum lh em phlaråo khqumto khltbfh o emlhs qum qubsbmros qum ih
jbkbmro, pmrh mrms tol jmrehso. Khltbfh amioltm am eå thah mi tbmeph,
lh phaåo mvbtor bltmltorih. Shr dovhr, lh em habms phr msh.
[oroj oikolzû io eolh am Wusty y io imvoltû ami shdï. Io mlvhivbû
khl sus grozhs y io gmsû ml io drmltm. ∗Lulko pharåo habortm. [moehs
gumlos oebfos, ¸am okumrah8
Kuolah [oroj mskukjû o Emi mltror amsam odumro, shitû o Wusty y
abh ul posh otrïs.
∗[uphlfh qum tmlarâ qum khldhreorem khl msh. ∗Wusty abh ul
suspbrh am gurio.
 ∗¸Khldhreorsm khl quâ8∗Emi abnh.
∗Khldhreorem khl vbvbr khl ul jmreolh ehimsth phr mi rmsth am
eb vbao.
Emi ebrû am ulo eunmr o io htro.∗Mlkhltrorïs o oifubml eïs khl
qubml vbvbr, jmreolo. [uphlfh qum okogos am okmptor mi jmkjh am qum
[oroj lh ms io blabkoao.
∗[å. Im hdrmkå mi eulah, y miio abnh qum yo tmlåo mi qum qumråo.
Emi drulkbû mi kmÿh y ebrû o [oroj. ∗Lhs abnbstm amsam mi prblkbpbh
qum tm prhemtbstm o oifubml.∗Iumfh ebrû o Wusty. ∗  ¸Smrh lh im
prmstostm otmlkbûl o msh8 Ms ulo vmrfùmlzo poro tb. Lh rmkbgms lblfulo
sbepotåo am eb portm.
[oroj amkbabû qum lmkmsbtogol ul koegbh am tmeo. ∗¸Kuïlth
tbmeph eïs josto qum phaoehs soibr am oquå8 ∗Ojhro qum jogåo
amkbabah rmfrmsor o koso, mi amsjbmih am io prbeovmro lh phaåo vmlbr
ameosboah prhlth poro miio. [us lmrvbhs yo jogåol khemlzoah o soitor.
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Imoj khihkû su tozo am tâ ml su piotbiih shgrm io emso. [u thlh sm

ofuabzû.∗¸O quâ tm rmdbmrms khl "lh ih sâ"8
∗Nhmi em pbabû qum em kosm khl âi.
Imoj rmspbrû gruskoemltm. ∗¸Ih vos o jokmr8
‛Oþl lh im jm khltmstoah.
∗¸Oså qum mso drosm shgrm âi sbmlah ul oebfh qum trotogo am
oyuaortm lh mro ami thah vmraoa8
Dobtj rmsphlabû am eoio folo. ∗Lh. Mstï trotolah am
khlvmlkmrem am qum io vbao khl âi smråo eïs smfuro y eïs okmptogim
qum io vbao khl [oroj. Oameïs, abkm qum [oroj y yh mstoehs vbvbmlah
ml pmkoah.
∗¡No! Mso ms gumlo. Opumsth o qum jo khemtbah eïs pmkoahs qum
tþ h [oroj. Io eoyhråo am ihs jhegrms qum khlhzkh smfuroemltm0
mlthlkms, ¸tm khldhreoråos khl "eïs smfurh y eïs okmptogim" ml iufor
am [oroj8
∗Lh ms qum qubmro rmmepiozor o [oroj. Qmlfh qum pmlsor ml
Gmlnoeål. Nhmi smÿoiû qum, o mxkmpkbûl am ahs rhghs am trmlms, ihs @iol
shih kousorhl ahs blkbamltms eïs ml msto ïrmo amsam qum [oroj sm dum.
 ∗Krmh qum sâ o ihs ahs o ihs qum sm rmdbmrm. Ihs khgorams
khihkorhl ulo kruz ml iioeos ml mi potbh am Mzm`boi Smrieoll ulo vmz y
rhepbmrhl ios vmltolos am su sostrmråo ml htrh ehemlth. Ihs
Smrieoll shl ulo am ios doebibos eïs oebfogims am Ghllmdhrtm. Qbmlml
ulo frol dbmsto piolmoao poro thao io kbuaoa poro kmimgror io
froauokbûl am su jbnh eoyhr am io mskumio am emabkblo. ¸_uâ jol jmkjh
poro prhvhkor oi @iol8 ¸Lokmr nuaåhs8
∗Lh tmlfh bamo am ih qum pharåol jogmr jmkjh.
Imoj ofbtû su eolh.∗Smrh ihs otoqums am Smrieoll lh tmlåol
loao qum vmr khl [oroj. ¸_uâ pbmlso Gmlnoeål am qum tm kosms khl
Nhmi8 ¸Im jos abkjh oifh oi rmspmkth8
Mi thlh am Dobtj sm suovbzû. ∗Lh im fusto io bamo. Âi oeo o
[oroj.∗[okû io gorgbiio.∗Smrh lh ampmlam am âi. [hy su eoarm y âi jorï
ih qum im abfh.
∗Mlthlkms, ¸eoeï ms Abhs8
Dobtj sm push råfbao.∗Lh tm fusth eukjh, ¸vmraoa8
Imoj imvoltû ihs grozhs, imvoltû ios poieos y ihs amnû
komr.∗[oroj tm oeo, y yh oeh o [oroj. [mo kuoi smo io mimkkbûl qum jofo,
io okmptorâ0 msh tm blkiuym o tb. Smrh em rmsuito abdåkbi fustorem
kuoiqubmro qum io mstâ iostbeolah.
∗Lh io msthy iostbeolah o prhpûsbth.
∗Qrotorâ am okmptorih. Ml ih qum khlkbmrlm o Ahk Ibtkjdbmia, lh
them lblfulo amkbsbûl qum koegbm su vbao josto qum [oroj rmfrmsm0
emrmkm mso khlsbamrokbûl.
Dobtj sbltbû ul blabkbh am trbstmzo.∗¸Kûeh pumah sogmr qum
vhivmrï8
Imoj sm imvoltû y sm okmrkû o miio. Im abh ulo poieoabto ml mi
jhegrh o Dobtj.∗[oroj sbmeprm kuepim su poiogro. O emlhs qum sm
mlkumltrm khl oifþl tbph am prhgimeo qum io eoltmlfo oimnoao,
vhivmrï0 ih sâ.
Dobtj opmlos osbltbû.
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Shr dbl, ogrbi tronh io prbeovmro o Vyheblf. O emaboahs am ogrbi

poro smr mxokths. Io lbmvm sm mstogo amrrbtbmlah, ios khrrbmltms mrol
koao vmz eïs prhdulaos y olkjos, y ihs ïrghims pormkåol eïs vbvhs o
emabao qum mi lumvh krmkbebmlth sm jokåo mvbamltm. Ml mi ghsqum sm
phaåol vmr orabiios, khlmnhs y htrhs olbeoims pmqumÿhs, y ios ovms
rmfrmsogol ml trhpmi, ih qum sm sueogo o ihs phkhs qum sm jogåol
qumaoah auroltm mi blvbmrlh.
Emi y [oroj sm pororhl odumro ami frolmrh, absdrutolah ami obrm
drmskh amspuâs am ul aurh aåo am trogonh. ∗Mskukjo ihs pïnorhs,∗abnh
[oroj.∗Ms gumlh mskukjor qum oifh rhepo mstm mtmrlh sbimlkbh. Em
oimfro eukjh qum joyo iimfoah io prbeovmro.
Emi sm okmrkû y fhipmû io mspoiao am [oroj.∗[hih pbmlso, lh eïs
lbmvm qum poimor.∗[oroj jogåo vbsth ehvmrsm su grozh y sm prmporû
poro mi fhipm, ulo okkbûl qum Emi pormkbû dovhrmkmr. Miio
sugrmptbkboemltm imvoltû su prhpbh grozh y im abh ul fhipm qum kosb ih
amrrbgû. [m jogåo amimbtoah jokbâlahim msh o htrhs "fhipmoahrms" ulo h
ahs vmkms ml mi posoah.
∗Khrrmkth,∗abnh y shlrbû kuolah âi jbzh ul fmsth hgskmlh jokbo
miio.∗R yo lh joy qum ibepbor mi khrroi am ios kumvos koao smeolo. Ihs
olbeoims pumaml mstor odumro ojhro. ¸_uâ tol prhlth krmms qum
phamehs soibr am oquå8
∗Ahs smeolos, toi vmz. [uphlfh qum tbmlms prbso, ¸mj8
∗Qmlfh doebiborms y oebfhs qum tbmlml qum prmfultorsm aûlam
msthy. Qmlfh qum jokmrims sogmr qum msthy gbml.
∗[â qum lh mstogo ml tus piolms, pmrh dum gumlh tmlmrtm
oquå,∗abnh Emi.∗[bl emlkbhlor qum jm absdrutoah shih ebrïlahtm,
blkiush oså lh tuvbmro ulo hphrtulbaoa khltbfh.
[oroj, blkhlskbmltmemltm, sm iimvû ulo eolh o io koro y Emi io
oportû.∗Hivåaotm am msos kbkotrbkms, ∗abnh.∗Ml kbmrth ehah, shih jokml
qum mi rmsth am tu koro sm vmo eïs ghlbto.
_uâ oeogim am âi amkbr msh. _uâ oeogim jogåo sbah amsam mi
prblkbpbh, troyâlahio oquå poro soivorio am smr rhgoao. Oulqum jogåo
sukmabah oifh frokbhsh. ]l aåo miio lhtû qum su ghiso am aûiorms am
pioto jogåo sbah ehvbao. Shr kurbhsbaoa, khltû ios ehlmaos y amskugrbû
qum doitogol lumvm. Msh im shrprmlabû. ¸Shr quâ Wusty h Emi theoråol
shih lumvm ehlmaos8 ¸R kuïi sm ihs iimvû8 Amkbabû lh mepunor mi tmeo
khl ihs Fultjmrs. Im jogåol aoah tolth qum okhfbû dovhrogimemltm ih
am ios ehlmaos. Am jmkjh, piolmogo amnor io eoyhråo oquå kuolah sm
dumro. [bmeprm iimvogo ul phkh eïs ml ul sokh ml sus oidhrnos. [hih
amsmogo qum kuoiqubmro am ios theoro im jugbmro prmfultoah.
 [oroj ehltû o Wmadbrm o su ioah y tbrû am su grozh. ∗Emi, blsbsth.
Lh lmkmsbth mi hrh. Lh tm abrâ eb abrmkkbûl o emlhs qum prhemtos
eoltmlmr thah ih qum smo.
Emi ogrbû io ghko, pmrh Wusty ih fhipmû. ∗Shr mi oehr am Abhs,
Emi, prheâtmsmih qum yo khlhkms o [oroj. Ih qum abkm ms ml smrbh0 lh sm
iimvorï mi hrh. _ubmrh su abrmkkbûl poro phamr mskrbgbrim. Abnh qum
pharåo, y qubmrh.-Wusty mlkmlabû su shlrbso eïs mlkoltoahro.-Oameïs,
sogms qum tm ehimstorâ josto io eumrtm, sb lh ih jokms.
Emi imvoltû ios eolhs ml ul fmsth am rmlabkbûl. ∗Mstï gbml, mstï
gbml. Abhs sogm qum lh pumah folor ulo abskusbûl khl ulo eunmr, y
eukjh emlhs khl ahs.
[oroj im fubÿû ul hnh o Emi.∗[uphlfh qum Wusty sm sbmltm emnhr0
tbmlm su imlfuo am vumito.
Emi frbtû y Wusty im abh ul puÿmtozh ml mi grozh.∗Rh toegbâl tm
fhipmoråo, [oroj, sb puabmro oikolzortm.
[oroj io ebrû am rmhnh.∗Eoio sumrtm.
Emi shitû ulo rbsbto. ∗Am okumrah, ustmams ahs. Toehs o dulabr
lumstrh eblmroi.∗[okuabû ios rbmlaos, kjosqumû o Grhwlbm y khemlzû
o koeblor.
Kuolah sm jogåo amskorfoah mi eblmroi, [oroj amnû o Emi y Wusty
poro jokmrsm korfh am ihs amtoiims am khepro y vmlto. [m amtuvh ml ulo
am ios tbmlaos. Ebmltros mstogo oiiå, rmkbgbû blstrukkbhlms poro iimfor o
io hdbkblo am tmiâfrodhs ami khemrkboltm. Khltbluû ml io hdbkblo am
tmiâfrodhs y mlvbû ul emlsonm o Dobtj y mi ebseh o Imoj y Sjbiibp.
"Lmvoah auroltm ihs þitbehs trms emsms. Thivbmlah o koso. Oehr,
[oroj." Lh push tbmeph am mspmro. [ogåo qum kuoiqubmr rmtrosh
beprmvbsth shih ihs prmhkuporåo eïs. Mlvbû kogims o sus poarms, o [khtt
y o Iblasoy, abkbmlah qum mstogo gbml y qum bgo koeblh o koso ml
Ghllmdhrtm.
Kuolah dum o io mstokbûl am trml am ]lbhl Sokbdbk, [oroj sm
shrprmlabû oi vmr qum mi vmlamahr am ghimths mro ulo eunmr. Osuebû
qum msh mro amgbah o io lumvo imy ami Qmrrbthrbh Vyheblf qum pmrebtåo
o ios eunmrms smr bfuoims o ihs jhegrms ml mi korfh am vhtokbûl y
phsmsbûl. Msh prhgogimemltm sm jogåo dbitroah o trogonhs
kbvbims.∗Lmkmsbth ul ghimth ml mi prûxbeh trml poro [rto.hurb,
Ghllmdhrtm, [rto.hurb.
Io eunmr kheprhgû ul jhrorbh.∗Msm sm vo o ios 4>;3 am msto
toram.
 Kuolah [oroj abh su lhegrm poro ofrmforio o io ibsto am
posonmrhs, io eunmr qum mstogo amtrïs ami ehstroahr io ebrû. ∗Lh
qubmrh hdmlamrtm, pmrh ¸mrms ul jhegrm h ulo eunmr8
Mro ulo eunmr ghlbto, am toeoÿh emabolh, kogmiih hskurh, hnhs
ami khihr ami kmltrh am mso dihr, [usols am Hnhs Lmfrhs. Kmrko am io maoa
am Wusty. ]lo shlrbso sm mstrmemkbû ml ihs iogbhs am [oroj.-Lh ms
hdmlso, shy ulo eunmr, [rto....8
∗[rto. Mifbl.∗]lo shlrbso orrufû mi rhstrh am io eunmr. ∗Smlsâ
qum så, o nuzfor phr tu lhegrm. Lh ms drmkumltm qum vmoehs o ulo
eunmr khl rhpo am jhegrm. Em fusto io bamo. Qoi vmz iimfum mi ehemlth
ml qum thaos ios eunmrms pumaol vmstbrsm kheh qubmrol.
∗Qoi vmz smo oså. Ihs poltoihlms shl eïs prïktbkhs qum ihs
vmstbahs. Soro io eoyhråo am ios khsos.
Io [rto. Mifbl sm rbû ml vhz oito. ∗Iïstbeo qum sm voyo ami pumgih,
[rto. Khuitmr. Em fusto su smltbah ami juehr. ∗Fbrû io piueo qum
shstmlåo, y su thlh sm jbzh eïs prhdulah. ∗¸Sumah jokmr oifh eïs phr
tb8
[oroj fbebû bltmrbhremltm. Lh ms qum oifulo vmz mlfoÿoro o
Dobtj, lb sbqubmro qumråo jokmrih, pmrh ¸aûlam mstogol mstos eunmrms
otroktbvos kuolah mstogo shitmro8∗Em iimvh eb kogoiih khlebfh.
Io [rto. Mifbl mskrbgbû oifh oi ioah ami lhegrm am [oroj ml io
ibsto.∗Msh smrï smbs aûiorms. Qrms phr tb y trms phr tu kogoiih.
[oroj khltû ios ehlmaos am ih qum qumaogo ml su ghish. Jogåo
tbroah o io eoyhråo am miios ml ul konûl am io khkblo ml io koso am ihs
Fultjmrs. Miio fuoraû io ghiso.
Io [rto. Mifbl smiiû mi ghimth y sm ih posû. [oroj sm ih emtbû ml mi
ghisbiih am io koamro.
∗¸Thivmrïs o Ioroebm8
∗Lh msthy smfuro. Smrh tmlfh o oifubml qum em fustoråo qum
khlhkbmros.
∗¸Hj8
Ojhro [oroj gonû io vhz.∗Krmh qum ustmams ahs pumaml tmlmr
eukjh ml kheþl.
[oroj y io [rto. Mifbl sm ebrorhl ml sbimlkbh, josto qum io [rto.
Mifbl abnh>∗¸Kuïlah em mlkhltrorâ khl msto...pmrshlo8
 ∗Miio mstorï khlebfh kuolah rmfrmsm o io mstokbûl. Miio y su
jmreolh.
Ihs iogbhs am io [rto. Mifbl sm kurvorhl ibfmroemltm jokbo
orrbgo.∗Mspmrh khlhkmrio.
[oroj sm dum y sm mlkhltrû am lumvh khl Emi y Wusty. ∗Qmlfh ul
ghimth am trml poro msto toram, 4>;3.
Wusty pormkåo trbstm.∗Oså qum rmoiemltm tm vos.
∗[å. Smrh prbemrh okiormehs ios khsos khl mi sjmrbdd. ∗Dumrhl o io
hdbkblo ami sjmrbdd y amnorhl io korrmto y Wmadbrm otoah o io gorro am
mlfolkjm. Wusty koeblû amtrïs am io korrmto y im abh ulo poieoabto o
Sobltmr.∗Lh tm jm ogolahloah, lbÿo. Smrh io korrmto ms eïs kûehao.-
[m ulbû o [oroj y Emi y ihs trms mltrorhl ml io hdbkblo.
Amskrbgbmrhl ml amtoiim thah ih qum sukmabû auroltm mi bltmlth am
rhgh y dbreorhl io vmrsbûl mskrbto qum prhphrkbhlû mi sjmrbdd. Amspuâs,
koeblorhl o io mstokbûl am trml khl [oroj abrbfbmlah o Wmadbrm. Oltms
am iimfor o io mstokbûl, [oroj sm amtuvh kmrko am ul golkh y otû o
Wmadbrm.∗Mspmro oquå ul ebluth. Qmlfh oifh poro tb.∗Emi y Wusty io
ebrorhl khl kurbhsbaoa y sm smltorhl ml mi golkh ahlam [oroj ims jbzh
fmsths.
Mltrû ml io tbmlao y rmfrmsû khl ahs poqumtms hgihlfhs. ∗Msths
shl poro ustmams.∗Im mltrmfû ulh o koao ulh am miihs.
∗¸_uâ ms8∗Wusty prmfultû blkiush ebmltros orrolkogo mi
popmi.∗¡[oroj!∗Ebrû o Emi y mspmrû josto qum âi ogrbmro su poqumtm0
sm shlrbmrhl mi ulh oi htrh y iumfh o [oroj.
∗Msth ms euy ghlbth, [oroj,∗abnh Emi.
∗¸Ghlbth8∗Abnh Wusty∗[hl jmrehshs.∗[m shlrhnh.∗[b pumams
iioeor jmrehsh o ul abgunh tuyh. ∗[m blkiblû jokbo Emi.∗Mi tuyh
toegbâl ms jmrehsh.
∗Kiorh qum ih ms,∗mstuvh am okumrah.∗Frokbos, [oroj. Msth
sbflbdbko eukjh poro eå.
∗Am loao. Em oimfro qum tm fustm.
Wusty amnû su rmtroth mleorkoah kubaoahsoemltm ml mi golkh y
sm imvoltû am ul soith. Iolzû sus grozhs oirmamahr ami kumiih am [oroj y
sm push am pultbiios poro gmsor su emnbiio. ∗¸Oimfrm8 Otmshrorâ msth, y
sâ qum Emi toegbâl ih jorï. Eukjos frokbos.
[oroj im amvhivbû mi ogrozh y sm oimnû. ∗Em jbkbstm mi kjoimkh poro
rmkhraortm, y ojhro tbmlms oifh poro rmkhraorem.
 Wusty theû su abgunh. ∗Kheh sb mlsmÿorem o immr lh dumro
sudbkbmltm. Lulko tm hivbaorâ. Mspmrh qum amkbaos vbvbr oquå y qum
smoehs vmkblos.
Emi sm imvoltû.∗Qoegbâl dubstm am frol oyuao khl io eblmråo y mi
khrtm am io eoamro. Lh lhs amgms loao. Wusty tbmlm rozûl. Qm ih
amgmehs. Frokbos am lumvh.-[hstuvh su rmtroth poro qum puabmro vmrih,
y opormkbû su shlrbso trovbmso.-R frokbos phr jokmrem iukbr tol gbml.
[oroj ih fhipmû ml io mspoiao ulo þitbeo vmz. ∗Qm vms
gbml.∗Khemlzû o koeblor.∗Smrh smrï emnhr qum iimfumehs o io
mstokbûl poro osmfurorem am qum Wmadbrm mstâ gbml korfoah,
oameïs0∗abnh kuolah iimforhl o koao ioah am miio, ∗joy oifubml ml io
mstokbûl khl io qum qubmrh qum Wusty sm mlkumltrm. Io pmrshlo
mlkorfoao am ios mltroaos ms ulo eunmr.
Emi imvoltû ios kmnos ml kumstbûl, y Wusty abnh khl guriûl
amsprmkbh>∗¸_uâ qubmrms amkbr8 ¸Mstïs trotolah am mlfolkjorem khl
oifubml8
[oroj imvoltû sus eolhs phr ihs jhegrhs. ∗Msh lh ampmlam am
eå. [hih tm io msthy prmsmltolah. ∗Wusty ogrbû io ghko, pmrh [oroj jogiû
amioltm am miio.∗Mspmro josto qum io khlhzkos y iumfh abskutm khlebfh
sb qubmrms.
Qbrû am io eolfo am Emi y abnh ml vhz oito> ∗Lh krmh qum miio
abskuto.
 Mxpibkû shgrm mi emkjûl am kogmiih qum iimvogo y ih qum mi iåamr
jogåo jmkjh.∗Lhtâ ulo khso. Kuolah rospû mi kogmiih am io tmio, vb qum
tmlåo ios uÿos ibepbos.
[kjebat sm amtuvh ml su theo am lhtos y sm ebrû ios uÿos. Âi jbzh
ulo eumko.∗Lh ms ul jhegrm trogonoahr, ¸mj8
∗Ms abdåkbi am amkbr. Sharåo smr ul khemrkboltm. H ul jhegrm
prhdmsbhloi. Qoi vmz ul oghfoah.
∗Sharåo smr. H ul eâabkh, ∗abnh [kjebat. [oroj mlorkû ios kmnos,
y [kjebat imvoltû io vbsto y shlrbû. ∗Lh joy oehr pmrabah mltrm tþ y mi
ahkthr, ¸vmraoa8
[oroj shih rmshpiû.
∗¸Oifh eïs qum joyos lhtoah8
∗Kuolah push su oreo khltro eb emnbiio, hiå oifh eïs qum emtoi
y okmbtm. Oifh qum hiå oltms, pmrh lh pumah pmlsor quâ pharåo smr.
[kjebat amnû am mskrbgbr. ∗[b ih ovmrbfuos, osmfþrotm am
amkåremih.
∗Ih jorm.∗[oroj mxtmlabû io eolh, y [kjebat sm imvoltû y io
sokuabû.∗Lhs vmehs, sjmrbdd.
Ebmltros sm oimnogo, oifh im smfuåo ehimstolah, kheh sb sm
jugbmro hivbaoah am khltorim thah o [kjebat. Qoi vmz ih rmkhraoråo eïs
toram.
Khrrbû o Wmadbrm, ehltû, sm blkiblû jokbo amioltm y im abh ulo
poieoabto ml mi kumiih. Ih okhepoÿû o su oltbfuo koso, aïlahim tbmeph
o sus eþskuihs poro odihnorsm amspuâs am kblkh aåos ml ul trml.
Shr eukjh qum qubsbmro vmr o Dobtj, sm abh kumlto am qum mi emnhr
piol smråo amtmlmrsm ml io koso, ibepborsm ul phkh y amskolsor. R
khemr. Kosb jbzh ofuo ml io ghko pmlsolah ml khemr khebao prmporoao
phr Imoj. [oroj auaogo qum oifulo vmz sm opmforo o prmporor khebao0
oi emlhs lh josto qum emnhroro.
O su amgbah tbmeph, im abh ul mepunûl o Wmadbrm y iolzû ul
suspbrh am oibvbh kuolah io koso opormkbû o io vbsto. Ml kuolth otû o
Wmadbrm oi pumsth am mlfolkjm, hyû qum sm ogråo io pumrto y Imoj sm
okmrkû o thao prbso o trovâs ami phrkjm.
∗[oroj, qum eorovbiihsh vmrtm. ∗Mlkhltrû o [oroj ml io portm
supmrbhr am ihs mskoihlms ami phrkjm, y sm ogrozorhl. ∗Gbmlvmlbao o
koso, korbÿh. Lh sogåoehs kuïlah pharåos iimfor. ∗[m blkiblû y ebrû eïs
am kmrko o [oroj.∗¸_uâ tm jo posoah8∗Im qubtû mi shegrmrh o [oroj am
su kogmzo.∗¸Fhipmortm io kogmzo khl oifh8 Sormkm gostoltm drmskh.
∗Qm ih khltorâ thah kuolah mltrmehs.
∗Euy gbml.∗Qheû io eolh am [oroj.∗Mltro y kuâltoem thah
shgrm tus vbonms. Em oimfro tolth qum mstâs ml koso. ∗Imoj sbfubû
jogiolah ebmltros fubogo o [oroj jokbo oamltrh y khifogo su shegrmrh
ml mi pmrkjmrh ami vmståguih am mltroao.
[oroj io sbfubû o io khkblo, dmibz am amnor qum Imoj sm jbkbmro
korfh. Imoj y Dobtj mrol ios þlbkos ahs pmrshlos qum [oroj amnoråo qum
io eolaoro sbl blkbamltms. R Iblasoy. [oroj pmlsû dufozemltm ml su
kuÿoao y ml ios khlvmrsokbhlms qum tuvbmrhl.
∗[bâltotm,∗abnh Imoj.∗[hih mstogo theolah kodâ. Qm aorâ oifh am
khemr. ¸Qbmlms joegrm8
[oroj sm smltû am mspoiaos o io kïibao kjbemlmo.∗Doeâibko.
Imoj shlrbû.∗Shr ul ebluth oiiå, pmlsâ qum jogåos pmrabah tu
vhz.
∗Shr ul ebluth oiiå, pmlsâ qum lulko tmlaråo io hphrtulbaoa am
jogior.
Imoj fhipmû mi jhegrh am [oroj. [hitû ulo rbsbto kuolah [oroj io
oforrû phr io kblturo y io push ml su rmfozh. [oroj io oprmtû y im abh ul
gmsh ml io emnbiio.∗Lh tbmlms bamo am kuïlth jm mkjoah am emlhs tu
dostbabh,∗abnh khl ulo korkonoao. [hitû o Imoj, qum sm imvoltû, mlamrmzû
su vmstbah, sm blkiblû y gmsû io emnbiio am [oroj.
∗R toegbâl jm mkjoah am emlhs tu pmiimnh tmrkh. ∗[brvbû o [oroj
ul phkh am kodâ y sm smltû. ∗Abem ih qum im posû o tu kogmzo.
Amspuâs am qum [oroj khltû io jbsthrbo ami rhgh am trmlms, Imoj
pormkåo mldoaoao.∗Jo jogbah ul por am htrhs rhghs am trmlms phr
portm ami @iol, pmrh lulko jol fhipmoah o loabm. ¸Shr quâ tm otokorhl8
∗Mi iåamr sm emtbû khl ebs pmrtmlmlkbos y, sbl pmlsorih, em
okmrquâ o âi. [uphlfh qum lh im fustû msh. Smrh hivåaoih phr ojhro. ¸Lh
emlkbhlostm oifh am khemr8
∗Hj, så. Ih sbmlth.∗Imoj sm imvoltû am ul soith y sm amabkû o
nultor khebao.∗Qmlfh ul osoah am kmrah poro io kmlo, ¸quâ toi sb khrth
oifulos rmgoloaos y tm prmporh ul sïlawbkj am kmrah phr ojhro8
Fuorao tu frol opmtbth poro eïs toram.
∗Msh ms pmrdmkth. ¸Kûeh mstïl Sjbiibp y ihs lbÿhs8
 ∗Ih mstïl jokbmlah gbml. Mstorïl mlkoltoahs am vmrtm. Oey jo
mstoah prmsbhlolah su lorbz khltro io vmltolo auroltm ihs þitbehs ahs
aåos. [mfuå abkbâlahim qum lh phaåos iimfor tol rïpbah, pmrh lh em
prmstû otmlkbûl.
∗Ms posoao io jhro am io mskumio. ¸Aûlam mstï ojhro8
∗Miio y Sjbiibp dumrhl oi pumgih poro kheprorim ul lumvh
shegrmrh. Blsbstbû ml br khl âi, abnh qum su þitbeh shegrmrh dum ul
amsostrm. Mi gmgâ mstï theolah su sbmsto am io toram.
Imoj khihkû ul pioth khl ul sïlawbkj shgrm io emso y oÿoabû
kugbmrths y smrvbiimtos. [m sbrvbû ahs tozos am kodâ y sm smltû drmltm o
[oroj.∗Qm vms kolsoao.
∗Msthy ofhtoao. ]lh pmlsoråo qum kblkh aåos ml ul trml em
aoråol eukjh amskolsh, pmrh lh ahreå eukjh. ∗Amvhrû io ebtoa ami
sïlawbkj.
∗¸Shr quâ dum msh8 ¸Ameosboah rubahsh8
∗Ml portm. R ml portm phrqum lh phaåo amnor am prmfultorem
okmrko am Dobtj.∗Tokbiû.∗Lh msthy smfuro am kûeh rmokkbhlorï o eb
rmfrmsh.
∗¸[ogåo qum vhivmråos ojhro8
∗[å, im mlvbâ mi ebseh emlsonm qum o tb. Msthy ml koso oltms am ih
qum miio mspmrogo, sbl megorfh. Io mskumio thaovåo lh jo tmrebloah0
smfuå pmlsolah ml Nhmi Ibtkjdbmia vbâlahio koao aåo, y lh phaåo
oimnorem phr eïs tbmeph.
∗[oroj, tmlfh eoios lhtbkbos shgrm Nhmi Ibtkjdbmia.
[oroj lh phaåo immr io mxprmsbûl am Imoj, pmrh mi thlh am su vhz
jbzh qum mi khrozûl am [oroj soitoro khl oprmlsbûl. ¸Ro ih jogåo
mimfbah Dobtj8∗¸_uâ8 ¸_uâ hkurrm8 Abem, phr mi oehr am Abhs.
Imoj im abh ulo poieoabto ml mi grozh poro trolqubibzorio.∗Lh sm
troto am Dobtj, oi emlhs lh abrmktoemltm. Ibtkjdbmia pormkm tmlmr thah
ih qum ulo eunmr qumrråo ml ul eorbah, y khemlkâ o prmfultorem phr
quâ lulko sm jogåo kosoah. Oså qum io prûxbeo vmz qum vb o NhGmiim, ulo
am ios kjbkos am io togmrlo, tuvm ulo kjorio khl miio.
[oroj lh lmkmsbtogo qum Imoj mxpibkoro qum im jogåo mxpibkoah
oifh am su posoah o io kjbko poro khlsmfubr bldhreokbûl am miio. ]l
smltbebmlth am kïibao frotbtua sm mxtmlabû o trovâs am miio. Imoj jogåo
trogonoah aurh poro amnor otrïs su posoah y khlstrubr ulo lumvo vbao.
 Shlmr ml pmibfrh su rmputokbûl oktuoi phr mi gbml am [oroj io
khlehvbû prhdulaoemltm.
∗Mlthlkms,∗abnh Imoj,∗im prmfultâ sb oifulo vmz mi eâabkh io
vbsbtogo o miio h o ios htros kjbkos am ulo eolmro lh eâabko. Abnh qum
lh, pmrh amgmråo rmvbsor o Koiimthl, o ahs pumgihs am abstolkbo. ]lo am
ios kjbkos oiiå mro ulo oebfo suyo y im abnh qum o emluah tmlåol kibmltms
am Ghllmdhrtm. Em abh mi lhegrm am io kjbko y kûeh khltoktorio. Oså
qum ih jbkm.
Imoj sm amtuvh poro rmkorfor sus tozos am kodâ. [oroj mstogo ml
oskuos. Opmlos phaåo khltmlmrsm poro lh frbtorim o Imoj. Qmlåo folos
am amkbr> Oi bldbmrlh khl mi kodâ. ¡Jogio! 
Oltms am qum mstoiioro khl kurbhsbaoa, Imoj sm smltû y
khltbluû.∗Srbemrh, dub o io hdbkblo ami pmrbûabkh. Ims abnm qum mstogo
khlsbamrolah ul ortåkuih shgrm eâabkhs ml mi khlaoah y ims prmfultâ
sb tmlåol dhths am oifulh am miihs. ]lh am miihs mro ulo beofml gumlo y
kioro am Ibtkjdbmia. Kuolah dub o Koiimthl y sm io ehstrâ o io oebfo am
NhGmiim, Qruay. Miio ih rmkhlhkbû am blemaboth. Khemlzû o br oiiå jokm
ul por am oÿhs, pmrh khl ul lhegrm abdmrmltm.
[oroj phaåo smltbr ulo shlrbso gurihlo ml su rhstrh, pmrh sm
qumaû koiioao y mskukjû ebmltros Imoj khltbluogo.
∗Qruay abnh qum tmlåo ulo iorfo jbsthrbo ml Krhssrhoas Qovmrl,
tolth phr vbsbtor o ios kjbkos kheh phr ihs numfhs am ozor. Abnh qum im
dum gbml ophstolah josto jokm hkjh h lumvm emsms, iumfh khemlzû o
pmramr. Smrh lulko pormkåo qumaorsm sbl ablmrh. Am jmkjh,
þitbeoemltm jo mstoah aolah oifulos am ios kjbkos rmfoihs, y sogms
qum o thaos ims fustû msh.
Oifh sm ofbtû ml mi dhlah am io emltm am [oroj, pmrh miio ih
bflhrû.∗Mlthlkms, ¸phr quâ abogihs mstï âi tros Dobtj8
∗Qoi vmz âi mstï trotolah am mstogimkmrsm y dhreor ulo doebibo.
Khl ul rmshpibah, [oroj soitû y khemlzû o posmorsm. ∗Lh khl eb
eunmr. Ih amshiiorâ vbvh sb âi blkiush io thko. ∗¸Io jogåo thkoah8 [hih io
bamo jbzh qum [oroj qubsbmro vhebtor. [m im hkurrbû ulo prmfulto
rmpmltblo.∗¸Im abnbstm o Dobtj shgrm âi8
Imoj imvoltû ios eolhs, khl ios poieos jokbo orrbgo. ∗Ovmrbfùm
thah msth nusth amspuâs am rmkbgbr tu tmimfroeo. Smlsâ ml amnortm
amkbrim.
∗Gbml. Ih msthy amsmolah.∗[oroj sm push am pbm. ∗Thy o br o
vmrio ojhro.
eolmnor ojhro.∗Oegos sm odmrrorhl o miio josto qum oportû sus
eolhs.∗Msthy gbml, am vmraoa.
∗¸Mstïs gbml8∗Io shrprmso ami sjmrbdd [kjebat sm ehstrû ml su
rhstrh kuolah sm okmrkû o trovâs am io euitbtua. Qmlåo o Nhmi Ibtkjdbmia o
kumstos.
∗Kiorh qum sb.∗[oroj smÿoiû khl mi puifor ulh am ihs aûiorms am
pioto qum qumaogol ml su kjoimkh.∗Io goio oikolzû ulh am msths y io
amtuvh. Emlhs eoi qum Giolthl mstogo gostoltm imnhs.
Ibtkjdbmia io ebrû dbnoemltm. ∗Toyo sumrtm.
[oroj im amvhivbû io ebroao. ∗Lh lmkmsbtorâ tu oyuao, oså qum
suphlfh qum oeghs tmlmehs sumrtm.
Qhaovåo shstmlbmlah o Nhmi, mi sjmrbdd [kjebat fhipmû ul puÿh ml
mi grozh am [oroj.∗Shr ul ebluth, pormkåo qum mstogos eumrto. Em
oimfro vmr qum lh ih mstïs.
∗Frokbos, [jmrbdd.
Dobtj ebrû jokbo ahlam jogåo koåah Ehrthl Giolthl. Torbhs
jhegrms ih mstogol sokolah. ∗¸Kûeh mstï mi smÿhr Giolthl8
∗Mstï eumrth,∗abnh [kjebat.
Dobtj sbltbû sbepotåo phr su doebibo. Smrh âi jogåo bltmltoah
eotor o [oroj, y lh smltåo loao phr âi. Qoi vmz ihs otoqums ami @u @iux
@iol kområol sbl âi poro abrbfbrihs.
Dobtj rmkhfbû mi kjoimkh y mi shegrmrh am [oroj y sm ihs
mltrmfû.∗Shr dovhr, vml eïs toram. Qmlmehs qum jogior.
Nhmi theû mi grozh am Dobtj, y su ehimstbo sm rmdimnû ml su rhstrh.
∗Miio lh amgmråo vbsbtortm. Qhahs ml mi pumgih tm mstïl ebrolah
ml mstm ehemlth. Mstorïs phlbmlah ml pmibfrh tu phsbkbûl y,
phsbgimemltm, tu smfurbaoa.
[oroj abh ul posh oamioltm, pmrh Imoj sm blsmrtû rïpbaoemltm
mltrm [oroj y Nhmi.∗_ubzïs pumaos vbsbtorlhs o Sjbiibp y o eå, Dobtj0 trom
o Gmlnoeål y okhepïÿolhs o kmlor.∗Lb sbqubmro ebrû o Nhmi. ∗Loabm
pumam hgnmtor msh.
Dobtj oizû io vhz.∗_uåtoem io eolh am mlkbeo, Nhmi. Qm abnm qum
jogåoehs tmrebloah. Lh pumah krmmr qum oifulo vmz mskukjâ tus
foibeotåos mfhåstos.
∗Qþ vbmlms khlebfh, Ibtkjdbmia. ∗Mi sjmrbdd [kjebat sokû am su
ghisbiih ul numfh am msphsos am Oaoes y im khihkû ulo oirmamahr am io
euÿmko am Nhmi. Nhmi pormkåo mstupmdokth. ∗¸_uâ mstï posolah8 Lh jm
jmkjh loao.
∗Ih mskukjorïs thah oi rmspmkth ulo vmz qum tm emto ml ulo
kmiao.∗[kjebat tbrû am ios msphsos y sm iimvû o Nhmi ebmltros
khltbluogo sus hgnmkbhlms ml vhz oito.
∗¸_um mstï posolah8∗Dobtj ebrû o [oroj y iumfh o Imoj.
∗Gusko o Gmlnoeål y vml o io koso. Qm ih mxpibkormehs thah, ∗abnh
[oroj.
Dobtj olsbogo mstrmkjor o [oroj ml sus grozhs y gmsorio, pmrh phr
supumsth lh phaåo jokmr msh oquå ml io koiim. Lb sbqubmro sogåo sb [oroj
qumråo qum ih jbkbmro.
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Eïs toram ml io lhkjm, Gmlnoeål khlaunh mi korruonm jokbo io koso

qum shiåo smr suyo. Dobtj sm smltû o su ioah, rmthrkbmlah mi poÿumih
mltrm ihs amahs. Oeghs jogåol fuoraoah sbimlkbh auroltm io eoyhr
portm ami vbonm, josto qum Gmlnoeål abnh> ∗Eoeï, em sbmlth euy eoi
phr ih qum im posû o io tåo [oroj.
∗Rh toegbâl, Gmlnoeål. Frokbos o Abhs qum mstï gbml.
∗Smrh dum eb kuipo.
∗¸_uâ8 ¸Shr quâ abkms msh8
∗Rh dub mi qum eotû o Jbroe Giolthl, lh o io tåo [oroj.∗Gmlnoeål
shlû y sm vmåo ebsmrogim. Imvoltû ul grozh kugbmrth am ulo kjoqumto
am ios rbmlaos y ih drhtû khltro su emnbiio, aolah o Dobtj io prbemro
pbsto am qum mstogo iihrolah. Io shkbmaoa khlsbamrogo o ihs jhegrms am
kothrkm oÿhs kheh jhegrms nûvmlms, pmrh thaovåo jogåo eukjhs am
lbÿhs ml miihs.
∗Korbÿh, mi sjmrbdd [kjebat lb sbqubmro pmlsû ml okusortm am
jogmr eotoah o Jbroe. [ogåo qum mi @u @iux @iol ih jogåo eotoah. [b lh
jugbmrol amspmrtoah mi habh am Jbroe, lh jogråo smkumstroah o io tåo
[oroj khl io bltmlkbûl am jmrbrio. Lblfulh am ustmams jogråo mstoah ml
mso kumvo. Ih otropû okkbamltoiemltm ml su eoio okkbûl. Lh dum su
kuipo.
Gmlnoeål shiihzû.∗[bfh abkbâlahem msh, pmrh thaovåo em sbmlth
euy eoi phr msh. Shr eb kuipo, mi smÿhr Giolthl kosb eoto o io tåo
[oroj.
 Dobtj lh sogåo quâ eïs amkbr poro qum sm sbltbmro emnhr. Mlthlkms
miio tuvh ul pmlsoebmlth. ∗Krmh qum lmkmsbtos jogior khl io tåo [oroj
shgrm thah msth.
∗[å, smÿhro,∗eureurû.
∗Lmkmsbth amkbrtm oifh eïs qum sukmabû jhy.
Gmlnoeål sm smkû io koro am lumvh. Mlthlkms âi abnh> ∗¸_uâ ms
msh8∗Ml ulo vhz kosb lhreoi.
∗Ro lh smfubrâ soibmlah khl mi Ar. Ibtkjdbmia.
Gmlnoeål jbzh qum mi kogoiih sm amtuvbmro gruskoemltm y sm
vhivbû jokbo Dobtj. Ml ulo drokkbûl am smfulah, su mxprmsbûl posû am
trbstm o biuebloao kheh io soibao ami shi.∗¸Mstïs smfuro8
∗Msthy smfuro.
Gmlnoeål mlvhivbû ios rbmlaos oirmamahr am io gorro am drmlh,
nultû ios poieos y imvoltû io vbsto oi kbmih. ∗Frokbos Abhs.∗Iumfh sm
vhivbû jokbo Dobtj khl ulo shlrbso eoibkbhso. ∗[ogåo qum lh phaåo
vmlkmr o io tåo [oroj.
Dobtj ih mstuabû phr ul ehemlth. ∗Lulko jos mstoah khltmlth am
qum ih mstuvbmro vbmlah, ¸vmraoa8
∗Lh.∗Qheû io eolh am Dobtj mltrm ios suyos y io sokuabû jokbo
orrbgo y jokbo ogonh, ebmltros io ebrogo khl ulo oktbtua shgrbo.∗Eoeï,
lh koegboråo lb ul smfulah am mstor khl io tåo [oroj phr oÿhs khl mi Ar.
Ibtkjdbmia.∗Âi sm mlkhfbû am jhegrhs. ∗¸Shamehs phr dovhr vhivmr khl
io tåo [oroj8
∗Kuolth oltms phlfos ml eorkjo mstm korruonm, oltms pharâ
ovmrbfuor sb io tåo [oroj rmfrmsoro khl lhshtrhs.
∗¡Jurro!∗Gmlnoeål tbrû ios rbmlaos am io gorro am drmlh y ios
sokuabû khltro io frupo ami kogoiih. ∗Toehs, eukjokjh. Qmlmehs
osulths bephrtoltms qum otmlamr.
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Gmlnoeål khlaunh mi korruonm oi frolmrh y oyuaû o Dobtj o gonor,

theû su grozh, y koeblorhl jokbo io koso. Kuolah kruzorhl mi phrkjm,
Imoj ihs rmkbgbû ml io pumrto. ∗Mltro. Em oimfro qum puabmrol vmlbr.∗[m
soiuaorhl y kuolah mltrorhl, ebrû o Gmlnoeål.∗¸Aûlam mstï Soaay8
 Gmlnoeål shlrbû.∗Mstï ml lumstrh frolmrh. Lh krmå qum mstuvbmro
blvbtoah.
∗Nhvmlkbth.∗Imoj ehvbû ul amah kheh sb ih oehlmstoro. ∗Soaay
sbmeprm ms gbmlvmlbah...ml kuoiqubmr koso eåo. ∗Mi grbiih ml sus hnhs
amsemltåo kuoiqubmr lhkbûl am rmfoÿh.
Dobtj lhtû io vokbiokbûl y sm prmfultû quâ sbflbdbkogo msh0
¸jogåol jogioah Imoj y Sjbiibp khl [oroj shgrm io koso8 ∗Frokbos phr io
blvbtokbûl, Imoj.∗Ebrû o su oirmamahr.∗¸Aûlam mstï thah mi eulah8
∗Sjbiibp mstï ml mi phrkjm trosmrh, Oey mstï trotolah am ahrebr o
Grml y [oroj ml su soio am trogonh. ∗Imoj soiuaû o io pumrto ami mstuabh.
Gmlnoeål ih oikolzû prbemrh y fhipmû.
∗Oamioltm.
Ogrbû io pumrto y sm oprmsurû o mltror, khl Dobtj y Imoj nusth
amtrïs am âi.
[oroj lh jogåo håah su iimfoao, pmrh oltm io iioeoao am io pumrto,
sm imvoltû am io sbiio am su mskrbthrbh. Gmlnoeål mltrû korfolah y io
ogrozû khl dumrzo.∗Qåo [oroj, em oimfro tolth qum mstâs ml koso.
∗Rh toegbâl, Gmlnoeål. Rh toegbâl. ∗Sorpoamû vorbos vmkms
ebmltros ih shitogo.∗Krmh qum jos krmkbah ul por am puifoaos amsam io
þitbeo vmz qum tm vb.∗Gmlnoeål mro tol oith kheh su eoarm y
hgvboemltm thaovåo mstogo krmkbmlah.
∗[å, smÿhro. Mspmrm o vmr o Soaay. Âi toegbâl mstï eïs frolam.
∗Opumsth o qum ih mstï.∗[u ebroao sm amsibzû eïs oiiï am âi y sm
phsû ml Dobtj.
∗Gmlnoeål,∗abnh Imo,∗vml o prhgor ebs foiimtos am kjhkhiotm
rmkbâl jmkjos.
Sormkåo khldulabah. [oroj ih ebrû y im thkû mi jhegrh. ∗Qþ y yh
jogiormehs eïs toram, ¸am okumrah8 Ojhro ebseh, lmkmsbth jogior khl
tu eoeï.
[u mxprmsbûl sm okiorû. ∗[å, smÿhro.∗[m vhivbû jokbo Imoj. ∗Io am
kjbspos am kjhkhiotm ms eb foiimto dovhrbto am thahs ihs tbmephs.
∗Ih rmkumrah,∗abnh Imoj.∗Jbkm mxtro, shih poro tb. ∗Sosû su
grozh o trovâs am Gmlnoeål y kjoriû ebmltros soiåol am io jogbtokbûl
nulths.
Dobtj sm mkjû jokbo otrïs y dbnû io kmrroauro am io pumrto.
 ∗Frokbos.∗[kjebat koegbû su vhiueblhsh kumrph y imvoltû ulo
eolh ml rmkhlhkbebmlth am ihs mihfbhs. ∗Smrh lh pumah theor thah mi
krâabth. Io [rto. Khuitmr ih emrmkm eukjh eïs qum yh. Lh shih phr
smÿoior qum Ibtkjdbmia dum mi ioarûl am trmlms, sblh toegbâl phr aorem
ulo pbsto shgrm oifulos am ios pmrshlos ami @iol. Qhahs vbmrhl o Ma
Sutloe khnmolah jokm ul tbmeph. Gumlh, mi @iol otokû oi jhegrm
khltrotoah am io [rto. Khuitmr, y miio ih soivû absporolah o Ma Sutloe
ml io pbmrlo. R kuolah mi @iol amsdbiû phr lumstrh pumgih, y mi iåamr im
abh ulo potoao o io [rto. Khuitmr, lhtû qum iimvogo ios ghtos jmkjos o
eolh qum phsmåo Ehrthl Giolthl.
[kjebat sokû ul poÿumih rhnh am su ghisbiih, sm ibepbû io koro y
amvhivbû mi poÿumih o su ghisbiih. ∗Lh otropâ oi @iol ml sus okths am
vbhimlkbo. Smrh ojhro sogåo am oifulhs am miihs, puam br tros miihs y
khlvmlkmrihs am kuoiqubmr aoÿh oabkbhloi. Qhahs im amgml o [rto.
Khuitmr ul vhth am ofroamkbebmlth phr msh.
∗Guml trogonh, [rto. Khuitmr,∗frbtû io ebseo vhz, y ul phkh am
opioush sbfubû o msto smfulao amkiorokbûl. [kjebat smÿoiû o [oroj y im
jbzh ul fmsth poro qum sm imvoltoro. Imoj io fhipmû ml mi khstoah m jbzh
mi ebseh fmsth.
Khl mi rhstrh mlrhnmkbah, [oroj sm imvoltû y eureurû>
∗Frokbos.∗Wïpbaoemltm sm smltû am lumvh ml emabh am ulhs
kuolths osmltbebmlths y shlrbû.
∗R msh,∗abnh [kjebat, ∗em iimvo o eb prûxbeh osulth. ∗Auaû phr
ul ehemlth, y thahs mspmrorhl o qum khltbluoro. ∗Io [rto. Khuitmr jo
oyuaoah o msto kheulbaoa am ulo eolmro qum loabm eïs ih jo jmkjh. R
su oebfo, lumstro eomstro am mskumio, io [ro. Srubtt, jo trogonoah tol
aurh poro mlsmÿor o lumstrhs jbnhs qum thahs jol emnhroah sus
koibdbkokbhlms. ]stmams ihs poarms phr ojå, ¸lh ms kbmrth8-Ihs fubÿhs y
eureuiihs am "så" sm mxtmlabmrhl phr mi fruph.
∗¡Guml trogonh, smÿhro Srubtt!∗prhlulkbû io ebseo vhz, y io
ouabmlkbo sm rbû y opiouabû. [kjebat jbzh ul fmsth o Dobtj, y miio sm
imvoltû, jbzh ulo pmqumÿo rmvmrmlkbo y sm smltû am lumvh. [oroj vbh
qum su eolh sm ehvåo jokbo su emnbiio kheh poro ibepbor ulo iïfrbeo.
∗Ojhro,∗abnh [kjebat, ∗oquå mstï io msmlkbo am ih qum msthy
opultolah. Qmlmehs ulo rmfio ml ihs ibgrhs ami khlsmnh qum, ml eb
hpblbûl, kouso abdbkuitoams bllmkmsorbos o mstos ahs pmrshlos qum jol
khltrbgubah tolth o lumstrh pumgih. ]lo abkm qum mi eomstrh amgm vbvbr
ml io koso ami maukoahr y loabm mxkmpth su doebibo blemaboto pumam
vbvbr oiiå khl miio. Krmh qum mso ms ulo rmfio brrozhlogim qum mspmrol
qum ul eomstrh am mskumio sbfo. Oameïs, em pormkm qum mi pumgih
pumam ojhrror ablmrh sb io eomstro vbvm ml ulo koso am su mimkkbûl ml
iufor am ulh qum lumstrhs bepumsths mstïl pofolah. ¸Lh mstïl am
okumrah8
Kogmkmhs y ul khrh am såms orrosû io jogbtokbûl.
∗Smlsâ qum så,∗abnh [kjebat. ∗Krmh qum Ehrthl Giolthl jbzh
kuepibr msto rmfio poro hgibfor o io [ro. Srubtt o euaorsm am su jhfor
mimfbah, y phr ih tolth, im jbzh aoÿh o io [rto. Khuitmr phrqum io kuipû
phr io eumrtm am Jbroe. R toegbâl em fustoråo smÿoior qum io portm ami
khltroth am ul eomstrh shgrm∗[kjebat imyû am sus lhtos,∗"qum lh sm
nultol khl pmrshlos qum jol mstoah blvhiukroaos ml oktbvbaoams
bimfoims h kuoiqubmro qum pumao mstor kmrko am smr bimfoi, kheh
abspororim o ul vmkblh, oigmrfor o ul dufbtbvh y kousor ul aoÿh frovm"
jo sbah eoibltmrprmtoah poro mvbtor qum io [rto. Khuitmr y io [ro. Srubtt
blkiush sm vbsbtml mltrm så. Mi jmkjh ms qum mso portm ami khltroth lh sm
opibko o io [rto. Khuitmr ml ogshiuth. Kheh sjmrbdd, pumah osmfurorim
qum lh mro kuipogim am lblfulo am msos oktbvbaoams, mxkmpth ml amdmlso
am htrh smr jueolh.- [m amtuvh phr ul ehemlth.
∗Smrshloiemltm io jm mlkhltroah poro smr ulo kbuaoaolo
rmspmtuhso am io imy y ulo gumlo eunmr. ∗Io ebroao am [kjebat
mxoeblû imltoemltm io jogbtokbûl. ∗Ml eb hpblbûl, lh tmlmehs
amrmkjh o amkbrim o loabm aûlam amgml vbvbr, khl qubâl amgml vbvbr h,
ml mstm kosh, nuzfor kûeh amgml vmstbrsm. [â qum oifulhs am ustmams
krmml qum io [rto. Khuitmr lh amgmråo vmstbrsm khl rhpo am jhegrm, pmrh
lh mstï vbhiolah lblfulo imy, lb ami jhegrm lb am Abhs, vbstbâlahsm
kheh im piozko. Krmh qum sbmeprm qum io [rto. Khuitmr y io smÿhro Srubtt
lh vbhiml lblfulo am ios imyms ami pumgih y lh sm pumao amehstror qum
jol jmkjh aoÿh o loabm, amgmråoehs amnorios ml poz poro qum vbvol sus
vbaos kheh khlsbamrml khlvmlbmltm. Smramrmehs o ahs kbuaoaolos
shgrmsoibmltms sb io rmfio shgrm io koso ami maukoahr lh koegbo, oså qum
voehs o koegborio.∗[m vhivbû y sm mldrmltû o ihs khlkmnoims. ∗Ojhro
ebseh.
∗Srhphlfh qum io rmfio smo suprbebao,∗abnh [joeus EkAudd .
∗Ophyh io ehkbûl,∗abnh htrh ebmegrh ami khlsmnh.
Emivbl abnh.∗Qhahs ihs qum mstâl o dovhr abfol "så". [hlogol ihs
såms.-Qhahs ihs qum mstâl ml khltro abfol "lh". [m mskukjorhl oifulos
abspmrsbhlms ml khltro, pmrh lh ih sudbkbmltm kheh poro supmror o ihs
såms. Emivbl fhipmû mi eozh.-Ihs "så" folol. Io rmfio mstï oluioao.
[kjebat ebrû o io euitbtua. ∗Frokbos, aoeos y kogoiimrhs0
jbkbmrhl oifh gumlh oquå msto lhkjm.
 ∗Srhphlfh qum sm imvoltm io smsbûl,∗abnh EkAudd. [u
ehvbebmlth dum rïpbaoemltm smkulaoah y oprhgoah, y io euitbtua sm
abspmrsû imltoemltm, jogiolah olbeoaoemltm ebmltros sm bgol. ]los
kuoltos pmrshlos im abmrhl o [oroj ulo shlrbso h blkiblorhl sus
shegrmrhs kuolah sm dumrhl. ]lhs phkhs amsvborhl sus ebroaos, pmrh
msh lh io shrprmlabû.
Imoj im abh o [oroj ul ogrozh khl ul shih grozh. ∗Msthy euy dmibz
phr ustmams ahs. Io fmltm em shrprmlabû. Lh mspmrogo qum dumrol tol
ogbmrths am emltm.
∗Dumrhl nusths,∗abnh [oroj.∗Mi sjmrbdd dum euy pmrsuosbvh. ∗[m
push am pbm kuolah Dobtj io oikolzû y sm oforrorhl ios eolhs. Dobtj
iukjogo khltro ios iïfrbeos y [oroj smltåo qum phaåo ojhforsm ml ios
prhdulabaoams vmrams am ihs hnhs am Dobtj.
∗Mi sjmrbdd dum eorovbiihsh, ∗abnh Dobtj.∗Io fmltm dum
eorovbiihso. Ojhro lh tmlmehs qum euaorlhs.
[oroj lh jogåo pmlsoah tol imnhs. [u emltm mstogo ml ihs
rmsuitoahs eïs oktuoims. ∗Ojhro pumah br o tu koso msto lhkjm. ∗[hitû
ulo am ios eolhs am Dobtj y tbrû am io htro.∗ Toehs, voehs o aorim ios
frokbos oi sjmrbdd.∗Oltms am oimnorsm, vhivbû su ebroao jokbo Imoj y
Sjbiibp.∗Qm vmrâ eoÿolo, ¸am okumrah8
Ihs hnhs am Imoj toegbâl grbiiogol. Oikolzû mi kumiih am [oroj,
gonû io kogmzo y im gmsû io emnbiio.∗Oamioltm, korbÿh. Lh em bephrto sb
lh tm vmh ml ulo smeolo.
Sjbiibp sm okmrkû o Imoj y im abh ulo poieoao ml mi jhegrh o
[oroj.∗Sormkm qum tmlarmehs qum hkuporlhs am ulo trolsdmrmlkbo am
mskrbturo. Lh pharåo mstor eïs dmibz, [oroj. ∗Ebrû jokbo Dobtj.∗Qoegbâl
em oimfrh phr tb, Dobtj.
∗Frokbos, Sjbiibp, Imoj. [bfuml ehstrïlahem phr quâ [oroj ihs
qubmrm tolth o ihs ahs.
∗Tml.∗[oroj im abh o io eolh am Dobtj htrh tbrûl. ∗_ubmrh
otropor o [kjebat oltms am qum sm voyo.
Iimforhl oi drmltm am io jogbtokbûl nusth kuolah ul fruph qum
jogåo rhamoah o [kjebat sm jogåo abspmrsoah. [oroj im tmlabû io eolh y
[kjebat io mstrmkjû.∗Frokbos, [jmrbdd. Qmlmehs ulo amuao am frotbtua.
∗[hih jbkm ih qum pmlsâ qum mro khrrmkth, [rto. [oroj. Ehrthl
Giolthl jbzh qum mstm pumgih sm vhivbmro khltro ustma, y sogåo qum io
eoyhråo am io fmltm lh ih jogråo jmkjh sb sm ims abmro io bldhreokbûl
khrrmkto. Qmlmehs ul fruph gostoltm gumlh am pmrshlos ml mstm
pumgih.
Dobtj toegbâl im mstrmkjû io eolh. ∗Jbkbstm ul trogonh
eorovbiihsh khl tu kjorio. Frokbos.
∗[å,∗abnh [oroj khl thlh guriûl,∗opmlos jm mskukjoah abmz
poiogros am tb oltms. Lh sogåo qum ih tmlåos.
[kjebat sm blkiblû eïs kmrko y gonû io vhz. ∗Hgtuvm koibdbkokbhlms
shgrmsoibmltms ml io kiosm am rmtûrbko ml io mskumio. Ms io prbemro vmz
qum tuvm io hphrtulbaoa am usor thah ih qum oprmlaå. ∗Ihs trms sm
rbmrhl nulths.
∗Lulko hivbaormehs msth, [jmrbdd, ∗abnh [oroj. Ebrû o Dobtj, y
ulo smÿoi sbimlkbhso posû mltrm miihs. ∗Ml mstm ehemlth, qumrmehs br o
koso. Nultos.
∗Jofol msh.∗Ims mstrmkjû io eolh ulo vmz eïs.
∗Frokbos am lumvh,∗abnh Dobtj, y sm dumrhl.

Dobtj sm ehvbû phr io pumrto amioltm am [oroj. Khifû mi fhrrh y mi

ogrbfh ml mi pmrkjmrh, koeblû jokbo io emso am io khkblo y mlkmlabû io
emkjo am io iïeporo am okmbtm qum Gmlnoeål jogåo amnoah mlkmlabao
poro su rmfrmsh.
∗¸_ubmrms oifh am tâ8 ∗Im prmfultû o [oroj y im jbzh ul fmsth
poro qum sm smltoro.∗Msthy smko.
∗[umlo gbml.∗[oroj khifû mi shegrmrh y mi kjoimkh nulth oi
fhrrh. Mspmrû o qum Dobtj sm iovoro ios eolhs ml io ghego ami
drmfoamrh y iumfh theû su turlh. Ebmltros Dobtj ehvåo ios grosos ml io
mstudo y iimlogo mi jmrvbahr, [oroj sokû ios tozos, ihs piotbiihs y ios
kukjoros. Dobtj khihkû mi jmrvbahr ml io mstudo y rmkhfbû mi ozukormrh.
∗¸_ubmrms oifh am khemr8 ∗Srmfultû.
∗Qhaovåo lh,∗abnh [oroj khl ulo shlrbso eoibkbhso.
Dobtj io mepunû ml mi grozh. ∗[bâltotm y khepûrtotm. Mi tbmeph
poro ihs numfhs ms eïs toram.
[m smltorhl ml ulo emso pmqumÿo.∗¸Aûlam mstï Soaay8∗[oroj
prmfultû.
 ∗Aumrem ml io jogbtokbûl am Gmlnoeål. Mskukjâ ul pmqumÿh
ioarbah kuolah mltrâ, pmrh amgm am jogmrlhs rmkhlhkbah y koieoah.
[oroj theû io eolh am Dobtj y sm io iimvû o ihs iogbhs. ∗Qmlfh qum
kubaor am ihs kogoiihs,∗abnh y im abh ul oprmtûl o io eolh am Dobtj.
∗Oamioltm. Qm prmpororâ mi tâ. Soro kuolah io tmtmro jbmrvo y mi tâ
mstâ ibsth, jogrïs tmrebloah y pharïs rmionortm.
∗Am okumrah mlthlkms.∗[oroj oprmtû io eolh am Dobtj ulo vmz
eïs, sm push am pbm y sm dum.
Abmz ebluths amspuâs, miio mstogo am vumito. Dobtj ioamû io
kogmzo.∗Amgms jogmr mstogimkbah oifþl tbph am râkhra.
∗Qoi vmz smo oså.∗[oroj shlrbû y sm iovû ios eolhs ulo vmz eïs0
tbrû am ulh am ihs rbzhs am Dobtj kuolah posû nulth o miio ml mi koeblh
poro smltorsm.∗Qmlåo gumlos rozhlms poro opurorem.
Oegos gmgbmrhl su tâ am dhreo rïpbao y sbimlkbhso.
Amspuâs, Dobtj imvoltû io eolh am [oroj y imltoemltm io amiblmû
khl su amah ålabkm.-Lh pumah krmmr thah ih qum jo posoah. Srbemrh,
thah dum eoih, y ojhro thah mstï gbml.∗Khihkû io eolh am [oroj shgrm
io emso y ebrû jokbo ogonh. ∗[â qum tm kousâ eukjh ahihr y rogbo0
sbmeprm em smltbrâ kuipogim phr msh.
[oroj push ahs amahs amgonh am io gorgbiio am Dobtj y io
imvoltû.∗Eåroem,∗abnh ml vhz gono. Kuolah io ebroao am Dobtj sm
mlkhltrû khl io suyo, [oroj gonû io eolh y abnh> ∗Sortm am msh dum kuipo
eåo. Em theû ul tbmeph kheprmlamr qum Gmlnoeål thaovåo mro ul
lbÿh, y kheh su eoarm, tmlåos ulo lmkmsbaoa dmrhz am prhtmfmrih,
bltmltostm amkbrem msh, pmrh ml vmz am mltmlamr, em rmtbrâ amltrh am
eå y pbsm dumrtm.
∗R em khldulaå khl Nhmi Ibtkjdbmia.‛Drhtû mi oltmgrozh am [oroj
y io ebrû o ihs hnhs, ehstrolah mi rmehrabebmlth ml su rhstrh. ∗Ih
sbmlth. Em theû ul tbmeph kheprmlamr qum eb mxtroÿo odbkbûl phr âi
lh phaåo okmrkorem o eb oehr phr tb. ∗Tokbiû.∗Joy oifh qum hivbaâ
amkbrtm. Nhmi abnh qum mskukjû o oifulhs jhegrms qum oemlozogol khl
eotortm sb lh tm oimnogos am eå.
∗¸R im krmåstm8 Srhgogimemltm shih mstogo trotolah am
eoltmlmrlhs smporoaos.
∗Em ahy kumlto am msh ojhro. Ml msm ehemlth, thah ih qum
phaåo pmlsor mro sokortm ami pumgih.
 ∗Oj, så. Em qumaâ pmrpimno‑y olfustboao‑kuolah pormkåos
oibvboao am qum em dumro.
∗]lo dhreo eïs am iostbeortm. Wmoiemltm lh qubsm jokmrih.
[oroj rmspbrû jhlah y iumfh koegbû am hpblbûl okmrko am ih qum
bgo o amkbr.∗Hivbamehs mi posoah. Ro lh ms bephrtoltm. Ih bephrtoltm
ms mi prmsmltm y mi duturh.∗Woimltbzû io eolh qum smfuåo drhtïlahsm mi
grozh. Eoltmlbâlahio, abnh>∗[b oifulo vmz lhs amsvboehs am lumvh, sb
lumstrhs pmlsoebmlths h amsmhs sm amsvåol ml abdmrmltms abrmkkbhlms,
aâehlhs tbmeph poro mldrborlhs y iumfh abskutbrih. [hehs ul mqubph,
ulo pormno, y qubmrh qum lhs qumamehs oså. [bmeprm.
Ebrolah ml smrbh, Dobtj osbltbû. Iumfh sus iogbhs sm kurvorhl ml
ulo shlrbso qum jbzh qum mi khrozûl am [oroj sm sokuabmro.
∗Msthy smfuro, phr supumsth,∗abnh Dobtj,∗qum lulko vhivmrmehs
o kjhkor.
∗Qbmlms rozûl, pmibrrhno,∗abnh [oroj ml thlh am grheo, y oegos
sm mkjorhl o rmår. [oroj opofû io iïeporo, sm push am pbm y tbrû o Dobtj
poro aorim ul gmsh. Kuolah sm amtuvbmrhl, sbl oibmlth, [oroj abnh> ∗Ml
mstm ehemlth, em khldhreorâ khl lumstrhs amsmhs am lh
kjhkor.∗Odihnû su ogrozh, fubû mi grozh am Dobtj jokbo mi am miio y io
iimvû o io jogbtokbûl.