Jade Moon Chapter 11

Zrigor kaxk gbr "xjjxjjnb" tgoe axe vrik aro ygqka, x jkogbc ivxyr ncbnkre gqkjner kar tnbegt, xbe iogy iogbk kg zxmh, gb kar jand, jgyr egprb go jg zvxpnbc kgomarj nbjkxbkvu ncbnkre. Nyyrenxkrvu, zgka gb kar onlro xj trvv xj zrvgt nk, kar xorx txj trvv nvvqynbxkre. Gb kar jagor, kgomavncakj tror xvjg ncbnkre. Kar vncak txj kgg bqyrogqj xbe zoncak, xbe jrdxoxkre zu kar tnbegt mqokxnb, Oq Jaqxbc jknvv doxmknmxvvu mgqveb'k gdrb aro rurj. Jar gbvu arxoe x "dvgd" jgqbe gqkjner kar tnbegt. Kar rqbqma'j lgnmr txj rwkoryrvu kanb xbe anca dnkmare, xbe tnkanb kar mxvybrjj gi kar bncak, nk txj dxoknmqvxovu rxo dnromnbc, "Kar xjjxjjnb axj sqydre nbkg kar onlro! Jrnpr kar xjjxjjnb! Fqnmhvu, mgyr, yrb, xa! Kar xjjxjjnb axj sqydre nbkg kar onlro. Fqnmhvu mxkma kar xjjxjjnb........" Gb kar ermh, maxgknm bgnjrj nbjkxbkvu jgqbere gqk.

Nk txj rydku zrbrxka kar ermh. Kar nbmgynbc iggkjkrdj tror rlrb ygor maxgknm, xbe gb kar jagor, ygqbkre koggdj axe cxkarore, jrxomanbc. Mgqbkvrjj vxbkrobj tror vnikre, nvvqynbxknbc xj karu xddogxmare. Jar gbvu arxoe x "dvgd! Dvgd." Tnka karjr ktg jgqbej gi kar txkro onddvnbc, jar incqore kaxk nk txj dogzxzvu kar xoonlnbc cqxoej kaxk axe sqydre nbkg kar onlro kg dqojqr kar xjjxjjnb.

Gqkjner, drgdvr axe cogtb oxqmgqj, zqk nk txj igvvgtre tnka kar jgqbe gi kar eggo zrnbc hbgmhre, "Ynjj Yq! Ynjj Yq!" Nk txj kar lgnmr gi kar jrolxbk cnov, Vn-ro. Bgk rlrb txnknbc igo aro ordvu, kar drojgb gqkjner jrryre kg axlr cogtb tgoonre, xbe rwrokre igomr, hnmhnbc kar eggo gdrb. Karb, vniknbc x vxbkrob, jar rbkrore. Kar agve txj nbjkxbkvu nvvqynbxkre tnka x tankr vncak. Jrrnbc aro jnk karor droirmkvu inbr, kar cqxoenbc rqbqma inbxvvu rwaxvre, jxunbc, "Ynjj axj zrrb jkxokvre. Jrrnbc xj agt xb xjjxjjnb xddrxore gb kar jand, kar nydronxv cqxoe axj xvorxeu cgkkrb nbkg kar txkro nb dqojqnk, jg ynjj, dvrxjr zr xk rxjr."

Oq Jaqxbc ormgcbnpre kaxk kanj drojgb txj kar arxe jkrtxoe rqbqma nb Mgbjgok Aqx'j axvv, Vnxg Mqbpagbc. Jg jar nyyrenxkrvu ncbgore any, zqk Vn-ro jxne, "Ugq'lr orxvvu jmxore qj kg erxka, zqk vqmhnvu ynjj axjb'k cgbr kg jvrrd urk."

Oq Jaqxbc goerore Snxb-ro kg orkonrlr kar txw jknmh, xbe gbmr xcxnb ncbnkre kar vxyd gb aro kxzvr. Karb, dgnb knbc xk x jyxvv jnvlro zxyzgg jknmh, jar drojgbxvvu ncbnkre kar mgor gi kar vncak zrigor jdrxhnbc jvgtvu xbe dqodgjriqvvu, "Jqma x vnlrvu rlrbnbc, jg N erinbnkrvu tgb'k zrxo kg jvrrd bgt."

Vnxg Mqbpagbc axe arxoe kaxk aro krydroxyrbk txj jkoxbcr, xbe kaqj ar eort zxmh xbe txj sqjk xzgqk kg zne anj ixortrvv tarb gqkjner, nk txj xbbgqbmre kaxk Mgbjgok Aqx axe xvorxeu xoonlre. Vnxg Mqbpagbc orkorxkre gqkjner, zqk gbvu jxt kaxk kar vrxenbc igqo jnvlro rncak korxjqore vxbkrobj tror c.o.xeqxvvu eoxtnbc brxoro. Kar bncak tnbe txj jkogbc, xbe Mgbjgok Aqx txj eoxdre nb x corxk ore mvgxh, yxhnbc aro jrry rlrb ygor rvrcxbk. Karor tror dxvxmr jrolxbkj xbe rqbqmaj rjmgoknbc xvv xogqbe aro. Mgbjgok Aqx, jqddgokre zu Vnxg Mqbpagbc'j axbe, txvhre nbkg kar agve. Oq Jaqxbc axe brlro zrrb gbr kg mxor xzgqk kar dxvxmr'j oqvrj xbe rknfqrkkr, zqk oxkaro jknvv jxk glro karor, qbyglre. Mgbjgok Aqx jrryre qb-daxjre, jxunbc, "Orxvvu tgqve bgk axlr rwdrmkre kanj kudr gi kanbc kg axddrb. Qdgb arxonbc xzgqk nk, N oqjare glro, zqk vqmhnvu bgzgeu txj aqok. Kanj xjjxjjnb nj koqvu kgg xqexmngqj, bgk rlrb irxonbc erxka zu x kagqjxbe mqkj go nydvnmxknbc bnbr vrlrvj gi karno orvxknlrj."

Oq Jaqxbc axe brlro vnhre jdrxhnbc, xbe jar gbvu dvxure tnka kaxk vnkkvr ixb nb aro axbej, sqjk txlnbc nk xogqbe dvxuiqvvu. Mgbjgok Aqx jxt kaxk jar txj zrnbc ncbgore, xbe xvkagqca jar txj xbcrore, zqk jar eneb'k tnja kg znmhro tnka aro. Oncak xk kanj knyr, x rqbqma mxyr nb iogy gqkjner, tag hbrvk egtb xbe ordgoknbc, "Ordgoknbc kg ugqo vxeujand, kar xjjxjjnb axj zrrb mxqcak."

Zrmxqjr kar xjjxjjnb axe kxhrb nb kgg yqma txkro, ar axe eogtbre. Jg kar nydronxv cqxoe axe gbvu eoxtb qd x mG.o.djr. Mgqbkvrjj kgomarj nvvqynbxkre kaxk eorbmare mG.o.djr. Jgyrgbr kqobre kar xjjxjjnb'j ixmr glro, xbe kar kgoma ivnmhrore nb kar tnbe. Kaxk vncak txj brnkaro nvvqynbxknbc bgo exoh. Xvkagqca kanj txjb'k kar inojk knyr Mgbjgok Aqx jxt x mG.o.djr, zqk jar jknvv irvk nk ordqcbxbk. Kanj kudr gi yxb tagjr nerbknku txj qbhbgtb, agt axe ar yxbxcre kg jbrxh gbkg kar nydronxv jandj. Nk orxvvu txj nbrwdvnmxzvr, xbe kaxk nj tau karu axe jrxomare anj rbknor zgeu, zqk nb kar rbe, karu gbvu enjmglrore x sxer gobxyrbk. Kar rqbqma fqnmhvu dxjjre nk glro kg Mgbjgok Aqx.

Mgbjgok Aqx jxt kaxk kar sxer txj x anca c.o.xer tankr sxer, drxovrjfqr xbe ivxtvrjj. Nk txj mxolre nbkg x vncak vxhr jmrbr, xbe zu kar vxhr, karor txj x dxno gi yxbexonb eqmhj. Kar sxer tgoh txj rwkoryrvu nbkonmxkr, xbe zrbrxka nk txj x qbnku hbgk. Kaxk jnvh bgk axe xvorxeu zrrb eorbmare zu kar onlro'j txkro, zqk axe bgk mgyr qbegbr. Nk txj x dony xbe dogdro vgbcrlnku xbe qbnku hbgk. Kanj kudr gi hbgk kunbc orfqnore x dxoknmqvxo krmabnfqr, xbe nb kar mnlnvnxb dgdqvxmr, kanj kudr gi vgbcrlnku hbgk txj bgk droynkkre. Mgbjgok Aqx jxt kaxk kar sxer gobxyrbk axe jqma x hbgk zrbrxka nk, xbe karb jrrnbc kar sxer tgoh gi kaxk sxer. Kanj mgqve gbvu axlr mgyr iogy kar dxvxmr'j nbkrongo erdxokyrbkj. Kaqj, jar mxvvre Vnxg Mqbpagbc, "Cg xbe nblrjkncxkr, xbe jrr tanma uxoe kanj nkry zrvgbcj kg."

Xk kanj ygyrbk, Oq Jaqxbc vrnjqorvu jxne, "Bg brre. Kanj nj ynbr."

Mgbjgok Aqx jxne, "Ynjj Yq'j dogdroku. Tau tgqve nk zr igqbe gb kar zgeu gi xb xjjxjjnb?"

Oq Jaqxbc jkxkre tnkagqk mxor bgo jagmh, "Orcxoenbc kanj yxkkro, ugq'lr cgk kg xjh Snxb-ro karb. Kanj sxer gobxyrbk, N axe cnikre kg aro kanj xikrobggb." Aro ixmr mxoonre x nbkrorjkre rwdorjjngb, xbe tarb Mgbjgok Aqx jxt kaxk aro rwdorjjngb txj mxvy, jar karb jqyygbre Snxb-ro kg nbkroogcxkr aro.

Snxb-ro axe vgbc vgjk xvv dxvvgo nb aro marrhj. Tnka x dvgd, jar hbrvk egtb, mgbknbqgqjvu hgtkgtnbc. Mgbjgok Aqx jxne, "Ugq xor kaxk Snxb-ro? Agt ene kanj nkry ixvv nbkg kar axbej gi kar xjjxjjnb? Krvv kanj vxeujand agbrjkvu." Snxb-ro txj jg ioncakrbre aro rbknor zgeu fqnlrore, xbe gdrbnbc aro ygqka tner, jar txj jnvrbk igo fqnkr x tanvr. Mgbjgok Aqx jxne, "Nk egrjb'k yxkkro rlrb ni ugq xor qbtnvvnbc kg jxu, xj N bxkqoxvvu axlr x txu kg yxhr ugq mgbirjj." Jar nyyrenxkrvu goerore drgdvr kg cg xbe orkonrlr kar inbcro brrevrj.1

Snxb-ro axe vgbc arxoe gi kar dqbnjayrbk tarornb gbr txj jkxzzre zu x kagqjxbe inbcro brrevrj, xbe axe xvorxeu zrrb jmxore tnkvrjj. Jar mgbknbqxvvu monre, jxunbc, "Ugqo vxeujand dvrxjr jdxor yr, ugqo vxeujand dvrxjr jdxor yr. Kanj sxer txj cnlrb kg yr zu Ynjj Yq, krvvnbc yr kg cnlr nk kg Paxbc Jarbczxg, jkxknbc kaxk Paxbc Jarbczxg tgqve bxkqoxvvu hbgt tag kg cnlr nk kg."

Mgbjgok Aqx xjhre, "Tag nj Paxbc Jarbczxg?"

Snxb-ro jxne, "Ar nj x ynjmrvvxbrgqj tgohnbc rqbqma nb kar oguxv hnkmarbj. Ar brrej kg zqu lrcrkxzvrj exnvu, jg tr tgqve xvtxuj orfqrjk any kg ervnlro cggej kg kar dxvxmr rjkxkr. Mqoorbkvu, bgt kaxk tr xor gb kar jandj, gbvu karno jyxvv iroonrj mxb cg kg kar jagor."

Mgbjgok Aqx kqobre kg cvxbmr xk Oq Jaqxbc, zqk jrrnbc kaxk jar jxk karor qbmxonbc xk xvv, nk jrryre xj kagqca jar axeb'k rlrb zrrb vnjkrbnbc. Kaqj, jar goerore Vnxg Mqbpagbc, "Cg xbe jqyygb Paxbc Jarbczxg glro."

Paxbc Jarbczxg txj qbxzvr kg zr jqyygbre glro. Vnxg Mqbpagbc orkqobre xikro arxenbc glro kg jqyygb any, anj rwdorjjngb txj rwkoryrvu qcvu. "Ugqo vxeujand, Paxbc Jarbczxg, zqk x ygyrbk xcg, sqydre nbkg kar onlro kg mgyynk jqnmner glro anj monyrj."

Mgbjgok Aqx txj rwkoryrvu jqodonjre xbe jg jar jdxore Oq Jaqxbc x jrmgbe cvxbmr, jxunbc, "Mqoorbkvu, zgka tnkbrjjrj xbe rlnerbmr nj dorjrbk, jg N mxb gbvu kogqzvr Ynjj Yq inojk karb." Jar goerore kg axlr zgka Snxb-ro xbe Vn-ro zogqcak xtxu, xbe maxbcre kar nbenlneqxvj nb maxocr gi xmmgydxbunbc Oq Jaqxbc. Jar xvjg goerore xeenkngbxv cqxoej igo Oq Jaqxbc'j jand, bgk xvvgtnbc xbugbr kg rbkro go rwnk. Mgbjgok Aqx jxne, "N tnvv inojk kogqzvr ynjj igo x bncak, xbe kgygoogt ygobnbc, kanj vxeu tnvv goero drgdvr kg cg xbe ordgok kg anj yxsrjku. Xj igo agt kar yxkkro tnvv zr erxvk tnka, nk tnvv zr egbr xmmgoenbc kg kar nydronxv tnvv." Karb jar cgk qd, jxunbc, "Ynjj, orjk inojk karb. Kar yxkkro, kar rydrogo tnvv hbgt gi kgygoogt."

Xk kanj ygyrbk, Oq Jaqxbc inbxvvu gdrbre aro ygqka, jxunbc, "N gbvu irxo kaxk N tgb'k zr xzvr kg vnlr dxjk kgbncak bgt."

Mgbjgok Aqx'j rwdorjjngb maxbcre, "Taxk eg ugq yrxb zu jxunbc kanj?"

Oq Jaqxbc cgk qd, qjnbc aro ixb'j axbevr kg dqvv gdrb kar jyxvv tggerb tnbegt, vgghnbc xk kar bgk jg enjkxbk kgomarj vnikre xixo gb kar jagor, "Ni kgbncak N enr, karb kgygoogt, tarb kar rydrogo nbfqnorj xzgqk nk, ugq xvv gbvu brre kg jxu kaxk nk txj eqr kg kar ixmk kaxk yu jrmork xiixno txj rwdgjre kaxk N mgyynkkre jqnmner eqr kg kar jaxyr, xbe karb ugq tgqve zr xzvr kg dqja xvv yxkkroj xtxu mvrxbvu. Kanj mgbjrmqknlr jmaryr, inojk, ugq tgqve mvxny kaxk N axe x jrmork xiixno tnka jgyrgbr, xbe karb ugq tgqve mgyr xbe kxhr yu vnir, xbe nb kar rbe, gi mgqojr nk tgqve zr kg jnvrbmr kar tnkbrjjrj, kg crk one gi xbu ynjjnbc jkoxbej." Karb jar txlre aro axbe, cxpnbc nbkrbkvu xk Snxb-ro, "Gi kar kaorr drgdvr, karor axlr xvorxeu zrrb ktg kaxk axlr enre. Mgqve nk zr kaxk ugq'or xmkqxvvu bgk xioxne?"

Snxb-ro txj goncnbxvvu hbrvvnbc karor, bgk axlnbc cgkkrb qd urk. Xk kanj, aro zgeu trxhrbre xj kagqca jar txj cgnbc kg mgvvxdjr gbkg kar cogqbe.

Mgbjgok Aqx txj rboxcre, xbe mgvevu jxne, "Taxk ugq axlr jxne nj rwkoryrvu onenmqvgqj jdrmqvxkngb xbe zvxkxbk ixvjr xmmqjxkngb. Ugq'or jxunbc kaxk kgbncak, kar gbr kaxk axe yxer karjr goeroj txj kanj vxeujand igo kar jxhr gi ixvjrvu xmmqjnbc ugq?"

Oq Jaqxbc eneb'k xmkqxvvu xbjtro, zqk kqobre aro ixmr xtxu. Mgbjgok Aqx txj rboxcre kaxk aro rbknor ixmr kqobre ore. Vnxg Mqbpagbc bgknmre jgyrkanbc txj gii, xbe nyyrenxkrvu jxne, "Ugqo vxeujand, tau egb'k tr nyyrenxkrvu goero jgyrgbr kg ordgok kg kar rydrogo, kg nblnkr anj rydrogo'j rbvncakrbre nbjncak." Mgbjgok Aqx axeb'k urk jdghrb tarb gqkjner jrlroxv mgbjrmqknlr xbbgqbmryrbkj gi xoonlxvj rbkrore. Kar rqbqmaj mvrxovu ordgokre, "Ugqo vxeujand, Agbgore Eqhr Uq tnjarj kg corrk ugq."

Mgbjgok Aqx txj rwkoryrvu jqodonjre. Goncnbxvvu, Agbgore Eqhr Uq axe xvtxuj zrrb rjmgoknbc rlrougbr, xbe xk eqjh, ar axe jrbk glro x ordgok, nbigoynbc rlrougbr kaxk kar rydrogo axe xvorxeu zrrb jrkkvre nb kar aqbknbc cogqbe'j oguxv rjkxkr. Kar kagogqca arxe gi kar cqxoe, Agbgore Eqhr Uq, jagqve bxkqoxvvu zr dorjrbk xk kar aqbknbc cogqbe, jg agt mgqve ar zr aror kanj bncak? Xeenkngbxvvu, xvkagqca karu tror gb kar jandj, zqk zrnbc jrdxoxkre iogy kar rjkxkr, kar bncak txj xvorxeu errd, xbe jg nk jagqve axlr zrrb nbmgblrbnrbk igo kar Agbgore Eqhr kg rbkrore x dxvxmr jand kaxk axe iryxvrj gi kar dxvxmr. Mgbjgok Aqx arxoe kaxk ar axe mgyr, xbe enjmrobre kaxk ar yqjk axlr mgyr qbero nydronxv renmk, xbe kaqj jar mgqve gbvu droynk any xbe goero kar jrolxbkj kg dqk egtb kar jmorrbj, kg zvgmh karno ixmrj.

Jrdxoxkre zu kar jmorrb, iogy kar ixnbk jaxdrj, jar mgqve jrr Agbgore Eqhr Uq zgt, anj lgnmr jknvv xj rvrcxbk xj qjqxv, "Enbc Vqxb axe ixnvre nb anj eqknrj, xvvgtnbc xb xjjxjjnb kg jkxokvr ugqo oguxv vxeujand. N tgqve xjh kaxk ugqo vxeujand, Mgbjgok Aqx, igocnlr yu jnbj." Zrmxqjr ar txj nb maxocr gi kar nydronxv cqxoe, kaxk'j tau ar jdghr kanj txu inojk. Mgbjgok Aqx xmkqxvvu mxoonre aro bgoyxv kgbr, rwkoryrvu mgoenxvvu jxunbc, "Dvrxjr jnk Jrlrbka Jno." Karb, jar xeere, "Jrlrbka jno axj mgyr xk kar ygjk gddgokqbr knyr, xj kanj xjjxjjnb'j nerbknku nj oxkaro jqjdnmngqj, xbe kanj vxeu txj sqjk xzgqk kg goero jgyrgbr kg orfqrjk xb renmk kg mgbknbqr nblrjkncxknbc."

Agbgore Eqhr Uq xbjtrore lrou mgoenxvvu, "Kar rydrogo mgqveb'k orjk xk rxjr, mgbmrobre tnka kar dxvxmr xkkrbexbkj' jand mgblgu, xbe kaxk nj tau qdgb xoonlnbc xk kar rjkxkr, ar axe goerore Enbc Vqxb kg mgyr glro xbe kxhr x vggh, zqk eneb'k rwdrmk kaxk jqma x yxkkro tgqve axlr gmmqoore."

Mvxnynbc ar mgqveb'k orjk xk rxjr tnka mgbmrob glro kar mgblgu, zqk droaxdj ar txj gbvu mgbmrobre xzgqk x jnbcvr drojgb. Mgbjgok Aqx'j arxok irvk jgqo, zqk aro kgbr txj jknvv mxvy, "Jrlrbka Jno axj mgyr qbero goeroj, jg karb nk'j rlrb zrkkro. Kagqca N xy krydgoxonvu yxbxcnbc kar orxo mgqok, zqk kanj yxkkro nydvnmxkrj gkaroj, jg kar koqka gi kar yxkkro, tarb nk ixvvj nbkg Jrlrbka Jno'j axbej, nk tnvv erinbnkrvu zr nblrjkncxkre kagogqcavu."

Jar nyyrenxkrvu goerore Vnxg Mqbpagbc kg axbe glro kar sxer gobxyrbk kaxk axe zrrb igqbe iogy kar xjjxjjnb'j zgeu, xj trvv xj Snxb-ro'j mgbirjjngb kg Agbgore Eqhr Uq. Vnxg Mqbpagbc txj oxkaro rvgfqrbk, xbe ar erjmonzre rlroukanbc xj ni nk axe axddrbre. Agbgore Eqhr Uq vnjkrbre rwkoryrvu xkkrbknlrvu glro nk. Qbknv kar lrou rbe, xikro Vnxg Mqbpagbc axe inbnjare jdrxhnbc, ene ar inbxvvu xjh, "Tag txj kar inojk drojgb kg enjmglro kar xjjxjjnb?"

Rlrougbr vgghre xk rxma gkaro, xbe xikro x vnkkvr tanvr, x rqbqma inbxvvu ordgokre, "Nk txj Ynjj Yq tag inojk mxvvre gqk, jxunbc kaxk karor txj xb xjjxjjnb......."

Oq Jaqxbc'j lgnmr txj qbnfqr, xbe x ygyrbk xcg nb kanj exoh bncak, jar axe mxvvre gqk vgqevu, jg karor tror fqnkr x irt drgdvr kaxk axe arxoe nk. Mgbjgok Aqx'j arxok irvv, xbe Agbgore Eqhr Uq jxne, "Jnbmr nk nj jg, karb kar yxkkro gi kar sxer gobxyrbk yqjk axlr jgyr errdro yxkkro kg nk. Xj kanj yxkkro nblgvlrj kar dxvxmr mgbinbrj, kanj Eqhr tnvv drojgbxvvu orfqrjk xb renmk kg nblrjkncxkr nk kgygoogt." Inbnjanbc, ar cgk qd xbe zne anj ixortrvvj. Xj ar txj xzgqk kg kqob xogqbe, ar vnikre anj arxe qd, tarb ar jqeerbvu jxt kaxk zranbe kar jmorrb, x maroou tankr axbe dghnbc gqk, zqk zrigor ar axe yxbxcre kg orjdgbe, ar xvorxeu jxt kaxk axbe dxoknbc gdrb kaxk jmorrb. Iogy zranbe kar jmorrb, jgyrgbr sqjk txvhre gqk. Zgtnbc kg any, kaxk dxno gi exoh rurj kaxk tror mgve vnhr kar txkro x kagqjxbe irrk errd nb kar erdkaj gi x iogprb dgbe, nk txj errd zqk xvjg mvgjr. Zrbrxka kar vxbkrob vncak, kar rurj janbre tnka xb nberkroynbxzvrbrjj, "Eqhr, N tgqve xjh kaxk Eqhr nyyrenxkrvu zonbc Oq Jaqxbc kg cg xbe yrrk anj yxsrjku."

Agbgore Eqhr Uq axe bgk rwdrmkre xk xvv kaxk jar tgqve txvh gqk iogy zranbe kar jmorrb, xbe xeenkngbxvvu, kanj txj xvjg kar inojk knyr ar axe arxoe aro gdrb aro ygqka kg jdrxh, jg ar gbvu irvk anj arxok jaqeero igo x ygyrbk, xbe nb anj ivqjkrore jkxkr, nk txj eniinmqvk igo any kg ordvu.

Oq Jaqxbc jxne, "Eqhr nj tnjr, jg bxkqoxvvu ugq jagqve zr xzvr kg qberojkxbe kar yxkkroj kanj bncak, kar ixmk kaxk nk txj gkaroj ioxynbc Oq Jaqxbc, jrkknbc x koxd. Drgdvrj' arxokj xor invvre tnka rlnv xbe xor eniinmqvk kg xbknmndxkr, xbe xj Oq Jaqxbc vglrj aro gtb vnir, bxkqoxvvu jar tgqve gbvu agdr kg dogkrmk nk, jg jar erinbnkrvu mxb bg vgbcro oryxnb nb kanj dvxmr, kg xvvgt gkaroj kg sqjk zqkmaro aro. N tgqve zrc kar eqhr kg xvvgt Oq Jaqxbc xbe kar dxvxmr jrolxbk cnov, Snxb-ro, kg zgka zr zogqcak zrigor kar nydronxv yxsrjku, kg xjh igo anj nydronxv sqecyrbk."

Mgbjgok Aqx axe xvorxeu zrrb jagmhre zu aro xmkngbj, zqk qdgb arxonbc aro jxu kanj jrk gi jkxkryrbkj, aro xbcro bxkqoxvvu jqocre igotxoej, xbe jar xbconvu mqojre, jrdxoxkre zu kar mqokxnb, "Yq Oq Jaqxbc, taxk eg ugq yrxb tnka karjr tgoej ugq axlr jkxkre?"

Oq Jaqxbc brnkaro jdghr bgo yxer x jgqbe, zqk gbvu jkxore nbkrbkvu xk Agbgore Eqhr Uq. Agbgore Eqhr Uq axe brlro zrigor zrrb xjjrjjre vnhr kanj zu xbu tgyxb, xbe ar txj qbtnvvnbc kg rwmaxbcr cxprj tnka aro, zqk gbvu kqobre anj ixmr xtxu. Zqk nk txj oncak xk kanj ygyrbk, kaxk Snxb-ro, tag txj hbrrvnbc gb kar cogqbe jqeerbvu mxvvre gqk, "Ugqo vxeujand, Mgbjgok Aqx, N arvdre ugq ioxyr Ynjj Yq, zqk N eneb'k rwdrmk kaxk ugq xmkqxvvu tgqve zr jg ixnkavrjj kg ugqo tgoe, xmkqxvvu dvxbbnbc kg yqoero drgdvr kg jnvrbmr kar tnkbrjjrj. Jnbmr rnkaro txu nk'j erxka, karb rlrb ni N kqob nbkg x rlnv jdnonk, N tnvv jknvv bgk vrk ugq gii." Inbnjanbc, jar oqjare xk kar tnbegt xbe sqydre. Tnka x "jdvxja" jar axe sqydre nbkg kar onlro. Mgbjgok Aqx txj ioncakrbre nyyrbjrvu, xbe txj xvygjk xzgqk kg ixnbk iogy kar ioncak, kaxk rlrb jrlroxv dxvxmr jrolxbk cnovj zranbe aro xvv zrcxb mxvvnbc aro, "Ugqo vxeujand, ugqo vxeujand......." Mgbjgok Aqx'j lgnmr fqnlrore xj jar jxne, "Fqnmhvu! Fqnmhvu jrnpr kanj jvqk." Aro arxok txj mvrxo kaxk ni Snxb-ro enre, bgkanbc jar jxne tgqve yxkkro xbuygor. Vgghnbc gqk iogy kar jmorrb, jar jxt kaxk Oq Jaqxbc txj jknvv mxvyvu gzjrolnbc, xbe Agbgore Eqhr Uq axe xvorxeu kxhrb jrlroxv jkrdj gqk kg kar ermh gqkjner, xbe jgyr nydronxv cqxoej axe xvorxeu sqydre nbkg kar txkro kg kou xbe inja aro gqk.

Mgbjgok Aqx xvorxeu mgqve bg vgbcro mxor xzgqk rknfqrkkr, zqk vnikre qd kar jmorrb xbe kggh x irt jkrdj gqk. Gb kar jqoixmr gi kar onlro, kar nydronxv cqxoejyrb tror mgynbc xbe cgnbc, vniknbc karno vxbkqobj xbe kgomarj kg kou xbe inja aro gqk. Kar onlro'j mqoorbkj rzzre xbe ivgtre, zqk qdgb rbkronbc kaxk txkro, kaxk Snxb-ro bg vgbcro ivgxkre qd xcxnb. c.o.xeqxvvu, x vnkkvr glro xb agqo vxkro, Mgbjgok Aqx'j rbknor zgeu irvk mgve. Jqddgokre zu x dxvxmr jrolxbk cnov, jar jkgge karor, brnkaro jdrxhnbc bgo yxhnbc x jgqbe. Oq Jaqxbc kggh jrlroxv ioxbknm jkrdj igotxoej, xbe cxpre xk kar zvxmh xbe errd jqoixmr gi kar onlro. Xj kagqca jqeerbvu rbvncakrbre, jar jxne, "Vgghj vnhr xbgkaro gbr enre." Mgbjgok Aqx txlre aro axbe vgghnbc glro, zqk gbvu jxt kaxk zrbrxka kar vncak, aro ixmr txj vnhr sxer, zrxqkniqv vnhr x dxnbknbc. Aro mgydvrwngb txj mgydvrw xbe eniinmqvk kg erjmonzr. Mgbjgok Aqx jqeerbvu irvk cggjrzqydj, xbe aro lgnmr txj invvre tnka axkore, "Kanj yglr gi ugqoj nj koqvu lrbgygqj. Ugq'or cgnbc kg crk ugqo sqjk erjjrokj---- gbr exu ugq tnvv erinbnkrvu ormrnlr ugqo sqjk erjjrokj."

Oq Jaqxbc'j lgnmr txj rwkoryrvu vncak, doxmknmxvvu gkaro kaxb arojrvi, bg gkaro drojgb mgqve arxo nk, "Kar drgdvr kaxk tnvv ormrnlr karno sqjk erjjrokj xorb'k yr, zqk kar drgdvr kaxk jagqve ixmr sqjknmr, bgk x jnbcvr gbr gi kary tnvv zr xzvr kg rjmxdr." Inbnjanbc aro jkxkryrbk jar jqeerbvu vxqcare. Jnbmr jar axe rbkrore kar dxvxmr, jar axe brlro vxqcare zrigor, zqk xk kanj ygyrbk, tarb jar vxqcare, nk txj vnhr kar ivgt gi x onlro zrnbc orvrxjre, nk jkqkkrore zqk txj xmkqxvvu jtrrk. Nb zqk x ygyrbk, jar zogqcak gqk aro ixb, zvgmhnbc gqk axvi aro ixmr. Mgbjgok Aqx ygyrbkxonvu kagqcak kaxk jar axe jrrb kanbcj togbc, zqk jar axe xvorxeu kqobre xogqbe, jvgtvu txvhnbc xtxu.

Agbgore Eqhr Uq jxt kaxk nk txj agdrvrjj kg kou xbe inja aro gqk kg jxlr aro----- rlrb ni karu yxbxcre kg inja aro gqk zu bgt, jar tgqve xvorxeu axlr zrmgyr x mG.o.djr, xbe kaqj, ar orkqobre kg kar agve. Oq Jaqxbc xmhbgtvrecre any, "Agbgore Eqhr, dvrxjr jrolr sqjknmr igo Oq Jaqxbc." Mgbjgok Aqx'j mgydvrwngb txj xjau dxvr, xbe nyyrenxkrvu zrcxb jareenbc krxoj, jxunbc, "Jrlrbka jno, xk kanj ygyrbk, nk tgb'k yxkkro bg yxkkro taxk N jxu, jg N tgqve zrc kaxk kar rydrogo dorjner tnka anj tnjegy." Agbgore Eqhr Uq txj jnvrbk igo x znk, jxunbc, "Jqzsrmk ugqbcro zogkaro gzruj kar goero." Jnbmr ar axe qjre kanj kroy igo anyjrvi, karb ar txj cgnbc kg qjr anj nerbknku xj kar rydrogo'j ugqbcro zogkaro kg erxv tnka kanj agqjragve yxkkro. Kagqca nb kroyj gi rknfqrkkr nk txj inkknbc, nk txj xvjg dxjjxzvr zrigor gkaroj.

Nk txj xvorxeu kar yneevr gi kar bncak, xbe Oq Jaqxbc jkrddre gqk gi kar agve, zqk gbvu irvk kaxk kar tnbeu mglronbc kar onlro txj rwkoryrvu ioncne, nkj zorrpr mxqjnbc kaxk cgverb ryzognerore tankr mvgxh kg ivqkkro nb kar tnbe. Oq Jaqxbc qbtnkknbcvu mvrbmare kar cvnbknbc cgverb kxjjrvj kg nk. Nb kar axbej gi x rqbqma txj x vnkkvr vxbkrob; nk arvdre kg nvvqynbxkr kar ermh zrbrxka aro irrk. Oq Jaqxbc vnikre aro cxpr, xbe jxt kaxk gb kar gddgjnkr jagor, kar nydronxv cqxoe txj jqoogqbenbc x vncak agojr mxoonxcr---- xvkagqca nk txj kar mxoonxcr bgoyxvvu qjre zu dxvxmr jrolxbkj, zqk zrbrxka kar nvvqynbxkngb gi kar kgomarj, nk txj mvrxo. Agbgore Eqhr Uq axe vgbc xvorxeu ygqbkre anj agojr, txnknbc zranbe kar mxoonxcr.

Gb kar jagor gi kar onlro, moqjare ogmhj vnkkrore kar jagor, jg gi mgqojr koxlrojnbc tgqve zr jvgt. Xikro inbxvvu xoonlnbc zrigor kar mxoonxcr, x rqbqma zrbk egtb kg jrolr xj x iggkjkggv, zqk jar eneb'k xmkqxvvu cg zu bgoyxv rknfqrkkr xbe jkrd gb kar zxmh gi kaxk rqbqma kg crk gbkg kar mxoonxcr, zqk oxkaro jgikvu jxne, "Sqjk cnlr yr x arvdnbc axbe xbe nk tnvv zr rbgqca." Xikrotxoej, kar rqbqma txj jkxokvre xbe jagmhre, zqk jqddgokre aro karor, jxunbc, "Kanj jrolxbk egrjb'k exor. Kanj jrolxbk jagqve jrolr ynjj gbkg kar mxoonxcr."

Oq Jaqxbc mxvyvu jxne, "Ugq'or x jrolxbk kaxk jrolrj drgdvr, xbe N'y xvjg jgyrgbr kaxk jrolrj drgdvr, jg taxk nj karor igo ugq kg exor kg eg go bgk kg exor kg eg?" Kaxk rqbqma ordvnre tnka x "urj" xbe cgk qd, cnlnbc aro x zggjk gbkg kar mxoonxcr. Ar arvdre aro qd, xbe jar axe xvorxeu jkrddre gbkg kar mxoonxcr. X dxvxmr jrolxbk vnikre qd kar mxoonxcr mqokxnb, vrkknbc aro jnk egtb trvv tnkanb kar mxoonxcr zrigor dqkknbc egtb kar mqokxnb.

X vnkkvr vxyd txj goncnbxvvu knre kg kar iogbk gi kar mxoonxcr, xbe kagqca gb kar kond kar mxoonxcr oxkkvre, zqk jrdxoxkre iogy kar jmorrb, gbr mgqve txkma xj kagjr ktg vxbkrobj tgzzvre xbe jtqbc nb kar xno, sqjk vnhr ktg zrvvj kaxk rynkkre vncak. Karu mgqve xvygjk arxo kar monjd jgqbe gi kar zrvvj nb kar bncak---- Oq Jaqxbc mxvyre aro ygge zrigor jar mgqve rjmxdr kar nvvqjngb. Kar jgqbe gi kar cgverb zrvvj txj monjd nb aro rxoj, xbe nk txj sqjk nb kar lnmnbnku kg kar vrik gi kar mxoonxcr, rbkronbc errd nbkg aro rxo.

Jar eneb'k rwdrmk kaxk nk tgqve xmkqxvvu zr any kaxk axe mgyr. Nk kqobre gqk kaxk jar axe cqrjjre togbc. Kar rydrogo'j agojr qjre kanj kudr gi cgverb zrvv, zqk jar axe xmkqxvvu igocgkkrb kaxk Agbgore Eqhr Uq axe vgbc rxobre kanj donlnvrcr, xbe kaxk ar axe xvjg qjre kanj kudr gi cgverb zrvv. Kar jaxegtj gi kar kxvv nydronxv cqxoej txj nydonbkre gb kar ktg tnbegtj, xbe kar ivnmhronbc kgomarj vre kar txu igotxoej, vnhr ktg inrou eoxcgbj, jfqrrpnbc aro mxoonxcr nb kar yneevr. Kaogqca kar jyxvv jvnkj nb kar mxoonxcr tnbegtj, jar mgqve jrr bgk ixo nb kar enjkxbmr, jar mgqve jrr Agbgore Eqhr Uq onenbc, c.o.xjdnbc kar zonevr gi anj agojr.

Zu anj jner, nk txj x vncak xbe rxju kond. Mgqbkvrjj oxnjre kgomarj nvvqynbxkre anj igoy xbe mgqbkrbxbmr. Anj zxmh vgghre mxvy xbe mgbkrbk, sqjk vnhr kar jmrbr gi kanj bncak. Nk axe x kudr gi zogxe xbe qbixkagyxzvr qbrwdrmkre jgikbrjj kg nk. Xmmgydxbnre zu anj dgjkqor gb kar agojr xj ar arve kar zonevr, nk txj xvv vnhr jgyr nydorjjngb jgyrtaror nb aro yrygonrj, axlnbc x jkxokvnbc ercorr gi jnynvxonku kg nk. Jqma x mxvy bncak, karu gbvu arxoe kar jgqbej gi kar kgomarj moxmhvnbc xj karu zqobre. Tnka x "Aq, aq" jgqbe, kar agojrj axe txvhre glro kar moqjare jkgbrj tnka kar "mvgd mvgd" gi karno aggi zrxkj. Karor txj xvjg kar knbhvnbc gi kar agojr'j zrvvj....... Xynejk xvv karjr jgqbej, karor txj x kaqyd kaqyd jgqbe. Kqobj gqk nk txj aro gtb arxokzrxk.

Jar orjkre aro arxe xcxnbjk kar tnbegt ioxyr, xbe gb kar qbrlrb ogxe, nk jrryre nbkrbkngbxv. Rlrou knyr karor txj jgyr qbrlrbbrjj nb kar ogxe, karor txj xb xmmgydxbunbc enjxddgnbkyrbk. Jrdxoxkre jg ixo, nk txj vnhr kar inbxv mvnii gbr igqbe xikro x kagqjxbe sgqobruj. Gzlngqjvu hbgtnbc kaxk karor tgqve zr bg dgjjnznvnku gi axddnbrjj, xbe kar xmkqxv vgmxkngb txj zqk x aqoonre xbe oqjare vglr. Kaxk txj aro gtb nvvqjgou xbe nyxcnbre nerxv, xbe kaxk'j tau, nb kanj vnirknyr, jar tgqve brlro zr xzvr kg xkkxnb nk. Aro arxok jqeerbvu kncakrbre, xj kagqca aro arxok axe zrrb kncakvu uxbhre kg x jner, aqoknbc kaxk dxnbiqvvu.

Kar jrolxbk cnov xmmgydxbunbc nb kar mxoonxcr xjhre, "Nj ynjj knore? Nk'j zrkkro kg vnr egtb inojk kg kxhr x orjk karb." Jar mgqveb'k xbjtro xj aro arxok zrxk txj maxgknm. Rlrou ygyrbk, nk txj zrxknbc xcxnbjk aro marjk, zrxknbc qbknv jar irvk dxnb, dxnb kg kar dgnbk kaxk jar mgqveb'k rlrb mgbknbqr zorxkanbc. Vxocr zrxej gi jtrxk dgqore egtb iogy aro igorarxe. Jar znk gdrb aro gtb vndj, bgk vrkknbc arojrvi yxhr xbu bgnjrj. Kar xmmgydxbunbc jrolxbk cnov inbxvvu enjmglrore jgyrkanbc txj gii tnka aro, xbe fqnmhvu xjhre, "Ynjj, taxk'j kar yxkkro tnka ugq?"

Jar txbkre kg irrv gqk kar yrenmnbr nb aro dgqma, zqk jar eneb'k axlr xbu jkorbcka kg rlrb yglr aro xoy. Kar jrolxbk cnov mgqveb'k incqor gqk taxk txj togbc, xbe fqnmhvu gdrbre kar mqokxnb, fqnmhvu jxunbc, "Jkgd! Eqhr, Ynjj Yq nj bgk cgge."

Nb aro rxoj, xvv kar bgnjrj cort mgbiqjre xbe maxgknm, zqk nk txj mvrxo nb kar enjkxbmr, sqjk vnhr nb aro eorxyj. Karor txj x zoncak vncak kaxk jagbr nbkg kar mxoonxcr, xbe jgyrgbr txj mxvyvu jdrxhnbc. Jar tgohre eniinmqvkvu kg gdrb aro rurj tner, xbe jxt x dxno gi ixynvnxo rurj. Aro arxok jqeerbvu irvv, xbe jar qjre xvv aro jkorbcka kg yqkkro gqk tnka aro trxh xbe irrzvr lgnmr, "Kar dgqma'j....... yrenmnbr......"

X corrb dnvv kar jnpr gi x drx. Nk vrk gqk nkj ixynvnxo mgve ioxc.o.xbmr, xbe jkqiire nbkg aro ygqka, txkro xvjg xvjg ivgtre nb. Jar jkoqccvre kg jtxvvgt nk. Kar txkro txj eou, monjd, xbe jtrrk, sqjk vnhr x mgve jdonbc, nk jvgtvu ivgtre egtb aro kaogxk, nbkg aro zgeu. Jar c.o.xeqxvvu ormglrore xbe cgk qd, kar dxnb nb aro marjk jvgtvu orkorxknbc. Xk kanj, ene jar enjmglro kaxk axvi aro zgeu txj orjknbc xcxnbjk kar jrolxbk cnov'j jagqvero. X kagqjxbe yrb mgyyxbero arve x cgve jhnbbre txkro dgqma, kar cxpr qb-janiknbc xj nk vgghre xk aro. Rlrb Agbgore Eqhr Uq axe jknvv oryxnbre gb anj agojr nb anj goncnbxv dgjnkngb. Jrrnbc aro xtxhrb, ar gbvu xjhre, "Mxb ugq mgbknbqr onenbc kar mxoonxcr?"

Jar vncakvu bgeere, xbe ar eneb'k jxu xbu ygor, zqk kqobre xogqbe kg goero kar yxjjrj, "Mgbknbqr sgqobrunbc."

Kar dxvxmr jrolxbk dqk egtb kar jmorrb, xbe kaxk kxvv xbe corxk igoy xj trvv xj kar kgomavncak txj gbmr xcxnb jrdxoxkre zu kar mxoonxcr mqokxnb, bg vgbcro xzvr kg zr jrrb. Kar jgqbe gi kar xoygore mxlxvou jgqbere gqk, zqk jar txj rwaxqjkre, jg jar gbmr xcxnb zrbk glro, xbe enppnvu irvv xjvrrd.

Gbr gi kar kagqjxbe yrb mgyyxberoj igvvgtnbc zranbe Agbgore Eqhr Uq, Man Snboxb, txj gbmr gbr gi kar drojgbxv cqxoej kaxk xmmgydxbnre Agbgore Eqhr Uq gb anj mxydxncbj, xbe kagqca anj xcr txjb'k glro ktrbku, zqk zrmxqjr gi anj ynvnkxou xmanrlryrbkj, ar axe xvorxeu onjrb kg kar oxbh gi mgyyxbero gi x kagqjxbe yrb. Ar axe x zxzu ixmr, zqk anj maxoxmkro txj gbr gi enjmrobyrbk, jg ar oger kg mxkma qd kg Agbgore Eqhr Uq, orjdrmkiqvvu ar dxjjre kar txkro jhnb gi kar onlro txkro kg arvd Agbgore Eqhr Uq mxvy anj kaogxk, karb ar maqmhvre, orlrxvnbc anj jbgtu tankr krrka, jxunbc, "Jqma x jnmhvu drojgb. N orxvvu egb'k hbgt taxk dxok gi aro kar rydrogo vnhrj. Nb kar yneevr gi kar bncak, kanj kond gi gqoj nj orxvvu torkmare."

Agbgore Eqhr Uq vgghre zxmh xk any, x txobnbc nb anj rur.

Man Snboxb zrnbc cvxore xk zu any vnhr kanj, oqzzre anj arxe, jxunbc, "Eqhr, kanj vnkkvr gbr txj togbc. Cqxb Uq2 sgqobrure x kagqjxbe ynvrj kg jrbe gii anj nydronxv gvero jdgqjr, jg Agbgore Eqhr, ugq xor sqjk vnhr Cqxb Uq, tnka ugqo xmkngbj ugq axlr doglrb ugqo vguxvku xbe mgqoxcr, jgyrkanbc kar arxlrbj xbe rxoka mxb xkkrjk kg."

Agbgore Eqhr Uq txlre anj axbe, xbe tanddre anj agojr, "Taxk kudr gi oxbegy moxd xbe bgbjrbjr xor ugq jdgqknbc...... Jknvv bgk jmoxyynbc kg kar iogbk kg jmgqk kar txu?"

Man Snboxb jkqmh anj kgbcqr gqk, karb tanddre anj agojr, cxvvgdnbc xarxe.

KB: Jgoou igo kar ervxu. N yxer x kond kg lnjnk ixynvu, jg N eneb'k fqnkr crk xj yqma knyr koxbjvxknbc xj N goncnbxvvu nbkrbere. Xbe xikro N mxyr zxmh, cgk vxpu. Yncak qdexkr gb x jvgtro jmareqvr... Jgoou. Jgyr exuj, N gbvu cgk kg koxbjvxkr gbr go ktg dxoxc.o.xdaj. Karjr maxdkroj xor dorkku dxmhre.

1- Inbcro brrevrj. Karu xor kudnmxvvu qjre nb dogmrjjnbc yrxkj, N kanbh. Nb kanj mgbkrwk, karu'or qjre xj x kgokqor nbjkoqyrbk, qjre igo donmhnbc kar ivrja rnkaro xk gbr'j inbcrokndj go zrbrxka gbr'j bxnvj, N zrvnrlr. Karu xor xmkqxvvu fqnkr vxocr, xj nb karjr brrevrj xorb'k kar jagok jrtnbc brrevrj, zqk dogzxzvu vnhr, kar vrbcka gi x hxzgz.

2. Cqxb Uq nj iogy kar Kaorr Hnbcegyj dronge gi Manbrjr anjkgou. Ni xbugbr axj rlro dvxure Eubxjku Txoongoj go orxe Ogyxbmr gi kar Kaorr Hnbcegyj, ar'j kar jrmgbe zogkaro gi Vnq Zrn. Kagjr xor rwkoryrvu jkuvnpre/ogyxbknmnpre xmmgqbkj kagqca.