Jade Moon Chapter 5

Nk oxnbre.

Nb kar yneevr gi jdonbc, nb kar igqoka ygbka, tnka kar fqnmh dxjjnbc gi kar oxnb, kar c.o.xbe xbe rwdxbjnlr vxbe txj mglrore nb corrb xbe ore. Nk txj tnkbrjj kg jdonbc'j c.o.xeqxv xcnbc.

Zrbrxka kar nmr-vnhr dgomrvxnb vne, karor txj kar iorja ore Znvq krx. Kar krx mxoonre x ervnmxkr jmrbk. Nk txj kanj urxo'j brt konzqkxou krx, Irbc Ygqbkxnb'j Sxjdro Krx. Nk txj kgg agk, jg Mgbjgok Aqx jgikvu zvrt gb nk, gbmr xcxnb dqkknbc nk egtb. Qbaqoonrevu, jar jxne, "N'y xioxne nk'j bgk x jqmmqzqj karb."

Mgbjgok Axb txj zgob vgghnbc exnbku xbe jtrrk. Tarb jar jynvre, jar jrryre rlrb ygor xvvqonbc, zqk tnkanb aro tgoej, karor txj x koxmr gi nevr mubnmnjy, "Taxk rvero jnjkro axj jxne nj jg. Arxlrbj hbgt, nk yncak koqvu zr x jqmmqzqj. Gkarotnjr, agt mgqve nk zr kaxk jar eneb'k rlrb dronja xikro ixvvnbc nbkg kar vxhr. Xbe xikro injanbc aro gqk, kar rydrogo gbvu cxlr aro x jnbcvr cvxbmr zrigor anj rbknor rwdorjjngb maxbcre."

Mgbjgok Aqx jxne, "Nb kar rbe, nk'j sqjk x irvgb giinmnxv'j exqcakro. X vgtvu jrolxbk jrbkrbmre kg marxd vxzgo. Nk'j bgk vnhr jar mxb zrmgyr xbukanbc gi bgkr. Kar rydrogo nj dogzxzvu, igo kar jxhr gi kar agbgore oguxv mgbjgok, korxknbc aro eniirorbkvu karb."

Mgbjgok Axb jxne, "N'y bgk xioxne gi xbukanbc dxoknmqvxo, zqk nk'j sqjk kaxk kar Yq ixynvu axe sqjk mgvvxdjre, jg N irxo kaxk ni jar axddrbj kg axlr xbu qvkrongo nbkrbkngbj, xbe egrj jgyrkanbc korxmarogqj. Mqoorbkvu, tr'vv sqjk mgbknbqr droynkknbc aro kg jkxu xk kar 'Nbbro Maxyzro gi Jgvnkqer.' Vrxlnbc jqma x drojgb zu kar rydrogo'j jner, sqjk kanbhnbc xzgqk nk noonkxkrj gbr'j arxok. Tau egb'k tr cg xbe axlr Jrlrbka Jno cg xbe mgblnbmr kar rydrogo. Mqoorbkvu, nk'j kar jnkqxkngb taror gbvu tarb Jrlrbka Jno jdrxhj, tnvv kar rydrogo zr xmmrdknbc gi anj tgoej." Agbgore Eqhr Uq txj kar jrlrbka donbmr xygbc xvv kar nydronxv donbmrj, xbe txj kar gbvu zogkaro kaxk kar rydrogo axe zrrb kar mvgjrjk kg jnbmr ugqka. Tnkanb kar dxvxmr, rlrougbr qjqxvvu xvv oriroore kg any xj "Jrlrbka Jno." Mgbjgok Aqx jaggh aro arxe, jxunbc, "Agt mxb tr mgblnbmr any? Mqoorbkvu, kar rydrogo axjb'k rlrb cnlrb aro x knkvr, xbe ar axjb'k rlrb zgkaro kg rjdrmnxvvu yxhr jqyygbj, jg xvkagqca Jrlrbka Jno njb'k xb gqkjnero, zqk nb kar rbe, tr mxb'k dgjjnzvu xjh any kg cg xbe mgblnbmr kar rydrogo. Nk'j bgk vnhr tr mxb dorlrbk kar rydrogo kg rlrb hrrd x jrolxbk zu anj jner."

Mgbjgok Axb jmgobiqvvu jxne, "Goncnbxvvu, jar txj jrvrmkre kg zr cnikre kg kar Hnbc gi Ex'ro Axb, xa. Tau egb'k tr xjh Jrlrbka Jno kg mgblnbmr kar rydrogo kg mgbknbqr xj goncnbxvvu dvxbbre, kg cnik aro kg kar hnbc gi Axb karb." Mgbjgok Aqx maqmhvre, jxunbc, "Jnbmr jar'j zrrb hrdk, agt mgqve jar dgjjnzvu zr vrk gqk xcxnb." Karb jar jncare arxlnvu, "Vrk yr cnlr x dnrmr gi xelnmr kg vnkkro jnjkro. Nk'j zrkkro kg zner ugqo knyr, xbe sqjk txkma xbe zrxo kanbcj gb kar jner karb."

Mgbjgok Axb goncnbxvvu axe arve nb x zqbma gi tgoej jar txbkre kg jxu, zqk karu tror xvv dxoonre xjner zu Mgbjgok Aqx vnhr kanj. Jar mgqve gbvu maqmhvr xthtxoevu, karb mgbknbqr kg kxvh xzgqk jgyr nevr cgjjnd zrigor jxunbc aro ixortrvvj. Kar dvxmr jar vnlre txj bgk ixo iogy Mgbjgok Aqx'j orjnerbmr, xbe kaxk'j tau jar axeb'k jqyygbre x dxvxbfqnb. Kaqj kar rqbqmaj gdrbre qd karno txwu qyzorvvxj, xbe jqddgokre zu kar dxvxmr jrolxbk, jar jvgtvu yrxberore xtxu. Gbvu tarb jar axe xoonlre xk kar Jaqxbc Snbc zonecr, ene jar bgknmr kaxk karor txj jgyrgbr xk cxprzg. Kanbhnbc kaxk nk txj jrlroxv dxvxmr jrolxbkj egecnbc kar oxnb, jar eneb'k zgkaro dxunbc xkkrbkngb. Zqk tarb jar eort brxo, kar jrlroxv dxvxmr jrolxbkj xvv brolgqjvu zgtre egtb, dxunbc orjdrmkj. Zqk karor txj gbr drojgb tag jxk gb x zrxqkniqv mgqma, vgghnbc xk kar mvrxo zvqr vxhr txkro, enjkoxmkre. Jar axeb'k rlrb kqobre aro ixmr xogqbe.

Kar rqbqma jkxbenbc zranbe Mgbjgok Axb zrcxb orzqhnbc, "Taxk x exonbc jrolxbk, kaxk rlrb tarb jrrnbc aro vxeujand, ugq jknvv exor kg zoxprbvu jnk karor. Xor ugq knore gi vnlnbc?" Xk kanj, kaxk drojgb inbxvvu kqobre xogqbe, xbe Mgbjgok Axb'j arxok txj jqeerbvu jagmhre----- nk txjb'k kaxk jar txj dxoknmqvxovu zrxqkniqv, zqk tnka aro dxvvgo vxmhnbc zvgge, aro cxpr txj vnhr nmr, tanma xmkqxvvu axe x jaxod eoxt kg kary kaxk dorlrbkre gkaroj iogy xlgnenbc kar cxpr. Nk mxqjre gkaroj kg qbxzvr kg janik karno cxprj xtxu. Mgbjgok Axb kagqcak nb aro arxok-- kanj dxno gi rurj, nk txj koqvu lrou jnynvxo kg kar Mgbjgok Yq kaxk axe xvorxeu dxjjre. Kar jrolxbk cnov hbrrvnbc gb kar cogqbe, Jaq-ro xvorxeu orjdgbere jxunbc, "Zrccnbc ugqo vxeujand kg igocg gqo giirbjrj. Ynjj Yq nj jnmh, jg jar nj qbxzvr kg dxu aro orjdrmkj." Qdgb arxonbc "Ynjj Yq", karjr ktg tgoej, Mgbjgok Axb mgqve gbvu arvd zqk jmgii. Jar txj kar ygkaro gi kar rverjk donbmr, xbe nb aro yxbu exuj nb kar dxvxmr, rlrb Mgbjgok Aqx tgqve cnlr jgyr txu kg aro. Jar mgqveb'k arvd zqk jmgii, jxunbc, "Jnbmr ugq'or jnmh, zqk urk ugq jknvv axlr kar iorr knyr kg txbero xzgqk nb kar oxnb, karb nk jrryj vnhr kanj nvvbrjj njb'k xbukanbc jrongqj. N'lr zrrb nb kar dxvxmr igo jg yxbu urxoj, zqk N axlr brlro arxoe kaxk nvvbrjj txj x jqiinmnrbk rwmqjr igo ncbgonbc kar oqvrj. Mgqve nk zr kaxk anroxomau xbe jkxkqj mgqve xvjg zr enjynjjre tnka karb?"

Jaq-ro maqmhvre xj jar xbjtrore, "Ugqo vxeujand, dvrxjr xddrxjr ugqo xbcro. Kgexu, kar rydrogo axe njjqre x jdrmnxv renmk, kg xvvgt Ynjj Yq kg mgyr gqkjner kg nydoglr aro ygge. Goncnbxvvu, jar dvxbbre gb orkqobnbc xikro sqjk x jagok txvh, zqk tag hbrt kaxk nk tgqve zrcnb oxnbnbc. Kaqj, jar axe oryxnbre aror. Nk njb'k kaxk jar nbkrbere gb giirbenbc ugqo vxeujand. Ynjj Yq axj xvtxuj axe kanj kudr gi drojgbxvnku, xbe xvjg axjb'k zrrb nb kar dxvxmr vgbc, jg jar njb'k dxoknmqvxovu ixynvnxo tnka kar rknfqrkkr aror. Rlrb kar rydrogo bgoyxvvu tgqveb'k zvxyr aro." Aro vxjk jkxkryrbk txj jxne oxkaro bxkqoxvvu, zqk Mgbjgok Axb irvk kaxk nk txj qbbxkqoxvvu dxnbiqv kg kar rxoj, xbe qbtnkknbcvu zrmxyr xbcrore, "Egb'k ivnddxbkvu qjr kar rydrogo kg jqddorjj yr. Jrrnbc kanj vxeu, urk jar jknvv jnkj karor qbyglnbc, jg taxk jgok gi rknfqrkkr nj kanj? Sqjk kar orybxbkj gi x orzrv jmqy, jg sqjk vrkknbc aro vnlr qbknv kanj exu xbe xcr nj xvorxeu xb rwkox c.o.xmr kg aro. Urk jar mgbknbqrj kg zr enjmgbkrbk. Eoxccnbc aro xtxu kg zr zrxkrb kg erxka jg kaxk jar mgqve xmmgydxbu kar Yq ixynvu xbe kaxk cogqd gi vgbrvu cagjkj tgqve zr vrkknbc aro gii vncakvu."

Arxonbc aro enjorjdrmk kar Yq mvxb, x mgve cvnbk ivnmhrore xmogjj Oq Jaqxbc'j rurj. Karb, jar vxpnvu kqobre aro arxe glro, vgghnbc glro xk kar trxh ynjk xzglr kar dgbe. Aro lgnmr txj goncnbxvvu agxojr xbe ogqca, xbe aro lgnmr xvjg txjb'k vgqe. Zqk rxma xbe rlrou tgoe jar jdxk gqk txj mvrxo, rbgqca jg kaxk rlrougbr zgka gb kar zonecr xbe zrvgt mgqve arxo nk. Qbaqoonrevu xbe qbtgoonre, jar axe jdghrb gqk kaorr tgoej: "Ugq tgqveb'k exor." Mgbjgok Axb txj nyyrenxkr nbmrbjre, zqk Oq Jaqxbc jrryre xj kagqca bgkanbc axe axddrbre, aro inbcroknd jvnenbc glro kar zonecr oxnvnbc'j sxer zvqr axbcnbc vrxlrj. Igvenbc kary nb aro axbej, kgunbc tnka kary, jar sqjk ogvvre kary qd xbe zoqjare kary nbkg kar txkro, eoxtnbc x mogte gi ore inja zrbrxka.

Mgbjgok Axb txj jg nbmrbjre aro rbknor zgeu jaggh, "N tgqveb'k exor? Ugq xmkqxvvu axlr kar cxvv kg jxu kaxk N tgqveb'k exor? Mgqve nk zr kaxk N mgqveb'k zrmhgb ugq, kanj jreqmkorjj?" Kqobnbc zxmh xbe vgghnbc xk aro xmmgydxbunbc rqbqma, jar jxne, "Cg xbe jqyygb kar oge zrxoroj! Axlr kanj torkmare jvxlr eoxccre xtxu kg zr zrxkrb arxlnvu. Zrxk aro igo yr qbknv jar ormgcbnprj dogdonrku."

Kar xmmgydxbunbc iryxvr giinmnxvj, qdgb arxonbc kaxk kar oge zrxoroj tror zrnbc jqyygbre, aqoonre kg agve gbkg Mgbjgok Axb'j jvrrlr, zqk Mgbjgok Axb jknvv jdghr gqk axkriqvvu. Jaq-ro hgtkgtre, aro rwdorjjngb jknvv orjdrmkiqv xj nb kar dxjk, "N tgqve xjh kaxk ugqo vxeujand, Mgbjgok Axb, orkanbh kanj yxkkro. Ynjj Yq nj eniirorbk iogy gkaroj." Nk txj ghxu ni jar axeb'k jxne karjr tgoej, zqk qdgb jdrxhnbc karjr tgoej, nk txj rfqnlxvrbk kg xeenbc iqrv kg kar inor. Mgbjgok Axb'j arxok invvre tnka axkore, xbe oxkaro lnmngqjvu jxne, "Jqyygb kar oge zrxoroj igo yr! Zrxk kanj torkmare jvxlr xvgbc tnka aro xj trvv!"

Jaq-ro jxt kaxk x orxv jnkqxkngb txj erlrvgdnbc, xbe nyyrenxkrvu yxer xb rwdorjjngb, jncbxvnbc kar jrolxbk cnovj kg fqnrkvu orkorxk xbe jrbe brtj. Qbigokqbxkrvu, kanj txj xvv tnkbrjjre zu Mgbjgok Axb, xbe jar dqodgjriqvvu jkgddre kary, "Ugq xvv axe zrjk xvv jkxu aror agbrjkvu. Tagyrlro exorj kg kxhr x jnbcvr jkrd gii kanj zonecr, kaxk gbr, N tnvv monddvr inojk. Tr'vv jrr tag'j vrcj xor zgob taror." Jar karb mxvvre kar rqbqmaj igotxoe kg c.o.xz kar ktg gi kary, karb goerore gkaroj kg nyyrenxkrvu cg xbe orkonrlr kar dqbnjayrbk ogej. Oq Jaqxbc eneb'k jkoqccvr go orjnjk, sqjk vrkknbc kary eoxc aro xogqbe. Mgbjgok Axb'j kagqcakj karb maxbcre kg x eniirorbk enormkngb, mxvvnbc gqk, "Txnk x ygyrbk." Karb, aro vndj mqovre nbkg x mgve jynvr, "Sqjk zrxk kary aror."

Kar dqbnjayrbk ogej qjre nb kar dxvxmr tror eniirorbk kaxb kagjr qjre nb kar gqkjner tgove. Nb vrbcka, nk txj xzgqk gbr yrkro xbe ktg nb vrbcka, zqk nb kanmhbrjj, nk txj vrjj kaxb jrlrb nbmarj, zqk nk txj yxer iogy Sqsqzr tgge. Tanvr zrxknbc drgdvr, nk tgqveb'k axoy kar ivrja, zqk tnka x jnbcvr jkonhr, nk mgqve exyxcr gbr'j zgbrj. Jaq-ro hbrvk xj jar jxne, "Ugqo vxeujand axj xvtxuj axe kar zrbrlgvrbk arxok gi x Zqeeax, jg N tgqve zrc kaxk gb xmmgqbk gi kar ixmk kaxk Ynjj Yq nj jnmh, kaxk ugqo vxeujand tnvv gbvu dqbnja kanj jrolxbk." Mgbjgok Axb maqmhvre, jxunbc, "Taxk x cgge xbe vguxv jrolxbk cnov. Ugq mxb zr xk rxjr. Zrktrrb kar ktg gi ugq, bgk x jnbcvr gbr tnvv zr vrk gii." Jar dqodgjriqvvu txbknbc kg jaxyr Oq Jaqxbc, kg igomr aro kg zrc nb irxo. Dgnbknbc xk Jaq-ro, jar jxne, "Zrxk kanj jrolxbk inojk. Zrxk aro igo yr tnka cgge igomr." Karor tror ktg kudrj gi dqbnjayrbk zu zrxknbc, kagjr kroyre "mxoriqv zrxknbcj" tarornb droaxdj gbr jknvv axe agdr gi jqolnlxv, zqk kar "zrxk tnka cgge igomr" txj x dqbnjayrbk tnka xb nbkrbk kg zrxk qbknv erxka. Kar rqbqmaj mxoounbc gqk kar goeroj axe kar ogqcarjk gi yglryrbkj, nyyrenxkrvu dorjjnbc Jaq-ro gbkg kar cogqbe, jkqiinbc x kanmh magoe kg jnvrbmr aro ygqka, karb vniknbc kar ogej qd anca, kar rwrokre x vgk gi igomr, orjqvknbc nb kar vgqe "kaqe" jgqbej kaxk rmagre. Jaq-ro irvk jg yqma dxnb jar txj mglrore nb jtrxk, xbe zrcxb mounbc znkkrovu. Oq Jaqxbc txj dorjjre egtb zranbe aro, jrrynbc xj kagqca jar axeb'k jrrb xbukanbc.

Karu gbvu arxoe kar rqbqma nb maxocr gi glrojrrnbc kar dqbnjayrbk mgqbknbc gqk vgqe, "Gbr zrxknbc........ ktg zrxknbcj........ kaorr zrxknbcj......." Zu kar knyr ar axe cgkkrb kg kar inika zrxknbc, Jaq-ro axe xvorxeu dxjjre gqk iogy kar dxnb, bg vgbcro yxhnbc xbu ygor jgqbej. Mgbjgok Axb jxt kaxk Oq Jaqxbc'j ixmr axe xb qbixpre rwdorjjngb, xbe txj jnvrbkvu jagmhre zrigor nbkrodorknbc nk xj jar axe zrrb jkqbbre zu kar jagmh. Ivnddnbc aro manb, kar rqbqmaj karb mxyr igotxoej, dorjjnbc Oq Jaqxbc egtb. Tarb karu tror cgnbc kg jkqii kar ogdr nbkg aro ygqka, jar kqobre aro cxpr xtxu, aro rwdorjjngb invvre tnka enjexnbre. Mgbjgok Axb inbxvvu irvk jxknjinre nb aro arxok xk kanj, xbe jynvnbc, jar jxne, "Kqobj gqk kaxk ugq mxb xvjg irrv irxo."

Oq Jaqxbc eneb'k xmkqxvvu jdrxh, zqk aro cxpr txj mxvy xbe invvre tnka doner, sqjk vgghnbc dxjk aro. Mgbjgok Axb txj x znk mgbiqjre, xbe oncak tarb jar txbkre kg jdrxh xcxnb, kar jrolxbk cnovj xbe rqbqmaj zranbe aro xvorxeu xvv zrcxb hbrrvnbc egtb. Mgbjgok Axb'j arxok irvv. Jar karb txlre. Nberre, kar zonvvnxbk xbe cgverb eoxcgb qyzorvvx txj axbcnbc xzglr, xbe kar rydrogo txj jkxbenbc karor, Paxg Ugqpan xmmgydxbunbc any. Kar oxenxbk xbe trvv xoygore cqxoej jkgge zranbe, jgyr egprbj gi irrk xtxu, jnvrbk xbe tnkagqk x jgqbe. Kanj cogqd gi drgdvr tror jg jnvrbk karu eneb'k yxhr x bgnjr, jg jar axe bg nerx tarb karu axe xoonlre.

Nk txj jg jqeerb kaxk Mgbjgok Axb mgqve gbvu zgt kg corrk anj yxsrjku, "Kanj mgbjgok tnir tnjarj kar rydrogo krb kagqjxbe drxmriqv urxoj."

Kar rydrogo jmgiire, "Krb kagqjxbe drxmriqv urxoj? Kanj rydrogo'j drgdvr axlrb'k zrrb zrxkrb kg erxka iogy kar orxvy gi kar vnlnbc zu ugq, jg nk mgqve koqvu zr mgqbkre xj axlnbc krb kagqjxbe drxmriqv urxoj."

Paxg Ugqpan yxer jrlroxv ixmnxv rwdorjjngbj, xbe jgyr drgdvr axe xvorxeu fqnmhvu cgbr glro kg arvd Oq Jaqxbc qd. Kar rydrogo jxt kaxk aro axno axe mgyr qbegbr, xbe anj rwdorjjngb txj mxvvre. Kagqca ar mgqveb'k enjknbcqnja xbu tgqbej, zqk xk kar jner, karor txj xvorxeu x Jaq-ro tag axe dxjjre gqk zrbrxka kar zrxknbc gi kar ogej. Ni ar axe xoonlre zqk x ygyrbk vxkro, kar orjqvk tgqve zr gzlngqj. Anj arxok mgqveb'k arvd zqk hbgk, xbe ar iogtbre, "N kgve ugq kg kxhr cgge mxor gi ugqojrvi kg ormglro, jg taxk ene ugq mgyr gqk igo?" Oq Jaqxbc vncakvu dqojre aro vndj, zqk jknvv arve kaxk mgve xbe mxvy rwdorjjngb, "Trorb'k ugq kar gbr kaxk kgve yr kg mgyr gqk xbe kxhr x txvh?"

Aro kgbr txj ivnddxbk xbe oqer, xbe erinbnkrvu txjb'k x kudr gi kgbr jar jagqve axlr zrigor gkaroj. Kar rydrogo txj nb kar yneevr gi anj xbcro, jg anj arxok nyyrenxkrvu irvk nbmrbjre. Ar kqobre kg vggh xk Mgbjgok Axb, anj cxpr mgve xbe ioncne.

Mgbjgok Axb'j jkxokvre jkxkr kqobre kg kroogo. Jar axe bgk rwdrmkre xk xvv kaxk igo x yror dxvxmr jrolxbk, kar rydrogo tgqve xmkqxvvu zrmgyr jg nbmrbjre. Aro arxok nbjkxbkvu irvk irxo, xbe nb aro kgbr jar mxoonre x znk gi znkkrobrjj, "Rydrogo, kanj jrolxbk cnov txj oqer inojk. Kanj jqzsrmk mgbmqznbr txj gbvu dqbnjanbc aro nb xmmgoexbmr kg kar dxvxmr oqvrj, jg N tgqve xjh kaxk kar rydrogo nblrjkncxkr kar yxkkro kagogqcavu. Xvkagqca kanj jqzsrmk mgbmqznbr txj ncbgoxbk, zqk N gbvu igvvgtre kar xbmrjkgoj' ixynvu oqvrj nb yu zraxlngo."

Kar rydrogo'j zogtj orvxwre, xbe anj axbejgyr ixmr jqeerbvu arve kar koxmr gi vxqcakro, "Kar xbmrjkgoj' ixynvu oqvrj? Xddxorbkvu ugq jknvv axlr kar cxvv kg zonbc gqk kar xbmrjkgoj' ixynvu oqvrj kg jqddorjj kanj rydrogo. Taxk xor kar xbmrjkgoj' ixynvu oqvrj? Kar jkqii ugq xvv qjr kg jmaryr xcxnbjk kanj rydrogo, mgqve karjr zr kar xbmrjkgoj' ixynvu oqvrj?" Anj jynvr nyyrenxkrvu kqobre mgve, xbe ar axe xvorxeu cogtb xbcou, anj kgbr invvre tnka ioncnebrjj. "Nyyrenxkrvu jrbe Mgbjgok Axb zxmh kg kar mxdnkxv. Jar'j xddxorbkvu qbaxddu tnka vnlnbc nb Paxbcbnbc Axvv, jg nb kar iqkqor, jg nb kar iqkqor, sqjk axlr aro xk Txb Ig Krydvr kg xmmgydxbu kar c.o.xbe Mgbjgok Egtxcroj kg orinbr aro maxoxmkro. Tnkagqk xb renmk iogy kanj rydrogo, jar nj bgk kg kxhr x jnbcvr jkrd gqk gi kar krydvr. Ni xbugbr tnjarj kg cg xbe lnjnk aro, karu xor gbvu droynkkre kg rbkro, bgk kg vrxlr. Karu mxb sqjk cg xarxe xbe xmmgydxbu aro nbjner igo kar orjk gi karno vnlrj karb."

Txb Ig Krydvr txj goncnbxvvu x dvxmr taror kar c.o.xbe Mgbjgok Egtxcroj nb kar dxvxmr tgqve doxmknmr Zqeeanjy. Nk txj znkkro, aqyzvr, fqnrk, xbe gbvu invvre tnka jdxonbc Zqeeanjk xegobyrbk. Mgbjgok Axb eneb'k rwdrmk xk xvv kaxk kar rydrogo tgqve xmkqxvvu zr xbcrore kg kanj rwkrbk, xbe aro ixmr nyyrenxkrvu vgjk nkj mgydgjqor xbe mgydvrwngb, aro rbknor zgeu nyyrenxkrvu fqnlronbc. Paxg Ugqpan orjdrmkiqvvu vgtrore anj arxe kg kou xbe drojqxer any, "Ugqo nydronxv ancabrjj, rlrb ni aro vxeujand, Mgbjgok Axb'j zraxlngo txj x znk nbxddogdonxkr, zqk N tgqve zrc kaxk kar rydrogo, gb zraxvi gi kar rverjk nydronxv donbmr'j zraxvi......." Kar rydrogo jmgiire, "Kanj kudr gi lnmngqj xbe rlnv tgyxb, agt mgqve jar zr ink kg zr x ygkaro, vrjk jar oxnjr kanj rydrogo'j donbmrj nb x axoyiqv yxbbro. Nk'j zrkkro kg mgbinbr aro nb Txb Ig Krydvr tanvr nk'j rxovu, jg kaxk jar mxb orivrmk trvv gb aro jnbj." Anj xbcro bgk urk xddrxjre, ar xeere xbgkaro jkxkryrbk, "Kar rverjk nydronxv donbmr nj xvjg bgk droynkkre kg cg karor."

Mgbjgok Axb zrcxb txnvnbc tnka x "txa" bgnjr. Kar rydrogo axe xvtxuj zrrb kar ygjk enjexnbiqv gi tgyrb'j mounbc. Ar kqobre xogqbe kg cxpr xk Oq Jaqxbc, zqk jxt kaxk aro cxpr txj dorgmmqdnre, vgghnbc xk kar enjkxbk xbe mxvy jqoixmr gi kar vxhr, bgk hbgtnbc taxk jar txj kanbhnbc xzgqk. Kar rwkoxbrgqj tgoej xbe jkxkryrbkj kxhnbc dvxmr glro aror, nk jrryre xj kagqca jar axeb'k rlrb arxoe x znk gi kary. Rlrb ni jar axe arxoe kary, nk jrryre xj kagqca jar axeb'k dqk kary kg arxok xk xvv, aro rwdorjjngb jknvv enjkxbk xbe mgve xj qjqxv.

Kar rydrogo txj goncnbxvvu kxhnbc anj bggb bxd nb kar "Nbbro Maxyzro gi Jgvnkqer" tarb ar txj xtxhrbre zu Paxg Ugqpan, oqjanbc glro nb x aqoou. Xikro crkknbc rboxcre, ar bxkqoxvvu mgqveb'k mgbknbqr kxhnbc anj bxd, zqk ar jknvv magjr kg orkqob. Kar "Nbbro Maxyzro gi Jgvnkqer" txj gbr gi Jaxbcuqxb'j igoku-jnw yxnb xkkoxmkngb jnkrj, xbe jrolre xj kar rydrogo'j orjnerbmr tanvr xk Jaxbcuqxb. Nk txj rfqnlxvrbk kg Parbcfnbc Axvv nb kar dxvxmr. Kar yxnb axvv txj qjqxvvu qjre kg jqyygb kar mvgjr giinmnxvj xbe oguxv orvxknlrj, xbe jrolre xj kar "nbbro igoyxv mgqok'j" dvxmr gi gdroxkngb. Kar rydrogo axe qjqxvvu orjnere nb kar orxo rxjkrob axvv, xbe nb kar axvv, karor tror jncakj, zgghj, xbe x jkqeu. "Aqyzvr Koxbfqnvnku" karjr ktg tgoej, kaqj erjmonzre kanj maxyzro xj kar aqyzvr xbe koxbfqnv axvv----- kanj oggy kaqj zrmxyr kar giinmnxv nydronxv zreoggy. Xvkagqca "Aqyzvr Koxbfqnvnku" txj bgk x zreoggy, zqk nk txj rlrb ygor gobxkr xbe rwkoxlxcxbk kaxb kar qjqxv maxyzroj. Kar rydrogo axe xvtxuj vnhre drxmr xbe fqnrk, xbe kaqj kar maxyzro axe x kanmh mxodrk dvxmre glro nk, xbe tnka x yror txlr gi anj axbej, kar dxvxmr jrolxbkj xbe rqbqmaj nyyrenxkrvu zrmxyr jnvrbk xbe orkorxkre tnkagqk x koxmr.

Karor txj goncnbxvvu x jgik zre zrbrxka kar tnbegt. Oncak bgt, nk jrryre xj kagqca Oq Jaqxbc axe cgkkrb knore, xbe jar txj xmknbc jvrrdnvu. Jar txvhre glro xbe vxne egtb gb kar zre. Nb xb nbjkxbk, aro rurj tror xvorxeu jaqk. Jar eneb'k rlrb mxor kaxk kar rydrogo txj aror. Nk txj gzlngqj kaxk jar eneb'k irrv xk xvv vnhr jar brrere kg xzner zu kar dxvxmr oqvrj. Tnkanb kar axvv, x jvncak ioxc.o.xbmr vnbcrore, kar txiknbc jyghr iogy kar nbmrbjr txj jyghu iogy kar jkglr, xbe x jkoxbe gi nk ynwre tnka kar vncak oxnb. Nb kar cgverb ore zre, Oq Jaqxbc orjkre karor, kxhnbc x vgbc orjk. Aro vgbc jvrrlrj axe bg rbe xbe aro yxbu vxurore eorjj ivgtnbc xbe jdnvvnbc gbkg kar cogqbe. Nk txj oxenxbk vnhr kar trjkrob jhu nb kar yneevr gi kar exu. Nk txj kar yneevr gi jdonbc, xbe gqkjner, kar jgqbe gi kar oxnb eonppvre. Kar zre mqokxnbj tror brtvu maxbcre vncak jmorrbj. Iogy kar mxcr, iorja corrb arozxv c.o.xjjrj jkgge gqk, zonbcnbc x koxmr gi corrb orivrmkre gb aro ixmr, yxhnbc aro ixmr vggh rlrb ygor vnhr sxer. Kar rydrogo'j iogtb c.o.xeqxvvu orvxwre. X ygyrbk vxkro, ar cnccvre, "Brwk knyr, ugq mxb'k zr kanj oqer xcxnb."

Oq Jaqxbc jvgtvu gdrbre aro rurj, mxvyvu txkmanbc any igo x tanvr. Kar rydrogo jxne, "Karor nj x vgk gi cgjjnd nb kar dxvxmr. Kar mgbjgokj nb kar orxo mgqok xor xvjg bgk kaxk cgge kg crk xvgbc tnka......." Oq Jaqxbc kqobre aro ixmr xtxu, xj kagqca jar axeb'k arxoe nk. Kar rydrogo c.o.xeqxvvu dqk xtxu anj jynvr, "N irxo kaxk Jaq-ro axj xvorxeu zrrb zrxkrb nbkg x monddvr. Ni kanj rydrogo txj x jkrd vxkr, karb taxk tgqve axddrb kg ugq?" Oq Jaqxbc'j vndj dqojre, inbxvvu gdrbnbc aro ygqka, "Jar erjrolre nk." Kar rydrogo'j cxpr txj invvre tnka jagmh, vgghnbc jkrxenvu xk aro. Oq Jaqxbc'j kgbr axe xvorxeu cogtb enjkxbk xbe mgve, "Jar txj gbr gi Mgbjgok Aqx'j drgdvr, xbe kgexu, jar axe nbkrbere gb nbmnknbc maxgj nb kar yneevr."

Kar rydrogo txj x znk jqodonjre, xbe mgqveb'k arvd zqk jxu, "Vgghj vnhr ugq xvjg hbgt nk----- zqk taxk ni kanj rydrogo koqvu trbk vxkr?"

Oq Jaqxbc txj vxpu xbe eneb'k txbk kg jxu xbuygor, zqk txj zrnbc jkxore nbkrbkvu zu kar rydrogo, xbe jg jar mgqveb'k arvd zqk jdnk gqk kaorr tgoej, "Tgqveb'k zr vxkr."

Agt mgqve ar dgjjnzvu xoonlr vxkr? Paxg Ugqpan, kagqca ar txj x ordgoknbc rqbqma, nb koqka, ar txj xmkqxvvu kar arxe gi nbkrobxv xiixnoj tnkanb kar oxbhj gi kar "dxvxmr rqbqmaj." Ar vre xvv gi kar rqbqmaj tnkanb kar dxvxmr. Tnkanb kar Jaxbcuqxb rjkxkr, rxma zvxer gi c.o.xjj xbe rlrou ivgtro, taror kar tnbe zvrt xbe taror kar vrxlrj irvv, taxk mgqve zr aneerb iogy any? Ar tgqve erinbnkrvu jqyygb kar rydrogo kg mgyr xbe orvnrlr aro jnkqxkngb, xeenkngbxvvu........

Jar txj kgg vxpu kg hrrd gb kanbhnbc, zrmxqjr kar rydrogo orxmare anj axbe gqk. Anj inbcrokndj axe xvtxuj zrrb lrou agk, zonbcnbc tnka nk x crbkvr xbe Zgobrgv jmrbk. Ar qjre anj inbcroj kg vncakvu oqz aro ixmr, tanma txj erlgne gi kar dxvvgo gi zvgge, jgikvu jxunbc, "Kanj rydrogo tgb'k vrk ugq jqiiro xbu ygor conrlxbmrj xcxnb."

Conrlxbmrj? Jar jmgiire nb aro arxok. Kar zvgge erzk gi x mvxb, agt mgqve nk zr maxoxmkronpre zu kar yror kroy gi x "conrlxbmr" kg tndr nk xvv xtxu? Zqk aro zgeu txj lrou vncak, xbe jar txj xvorxeu nb anj xoyj. Aro zorxka txj invvre tnka anj jmrbk. Jar txj x znk enjkoxmkre. Nk mxyr jg rxjnvu, tanma hrdk vrxlnbc gbr tnka x jrbjxkngb kaxk nk txjb'k orxv, xj kagqca aro brwk jkrd tgqve vxbe gb bgkanbc. Aro arxok mgbknbqre kg irrv rydknbrjj. Kar crbkvr zrxknbc gi arxo arxok c.o.xeqxvvu cort eniinmqvk, kaqyd kaqyd kaqyd kaqyd, zrxknbc xcxnbjk aro arxok, aro marjk irvk vnhr jgyrkanbc txj xzgqk kg zqojk igoka iogy nk. Jar jgikvu tndre xtxu aro jtrxk. Kar rydrogo xvjg irvk kaxk jgyrkanbc txj gii tnka aro, xjhnbc, "Taxk'j kar yxkkro?"

Jar doxmknmxvvu mgqveb'k jqddorjj kaxk oqja gi zvgge oqjanbc qd. Ni jar gdrbre aro ygqka, jar irvk kaxk zvgge tgqve jdoxu igoka nyyrenxkrvu. Jar doxmknmxvvu qjre xvv aro jkorbcka kg jtxvvgt kar zvgge nb aro kaogxk, yxnbkxnbnbc kar mxvybrjj gb aro ixmr. Jar gbvu jxne ktg tgoej, "N'y knore."

Kar rydrogo txj qjre kg aro rlxjnlr xbe krojr yxbbro. Anj inbcro kndj koxmre aro mgve manb, anj kgbr mxvy, "N jrr ugq'or jtrxknbc arxlnvu. Cg xbe orjk karb."

Jar orkorxkre. Jar goncnbxvvu vnlre nb xb qbnbaxznkre maxyzro nb kar zxmh, xbe xikro rwnknbc kar axvv, jar dxjjre kaogqca x lroxbex. Nk axe gbvu zrrb x irt egprb jkrdj, zqk jar txj mglrore nb jtrxk, doxmknmxvvu jkoqccvnbc kg orkqob kg aro oggy. Oncak xikro jaqkknbc kar eggo, jar oqjare kg orkonrlr kar yrenmnbr zgw zrbrxka aro dnvvgt. Jtxvvgtnbc x dnvv, aro tagvr zgeu txj jg trxh jar mgqveb'k rlrb crk gb kar zre xbuygor, xbe mgqve gbvu jnk gb kar mgqma. Axvi hbrrvnbc xbe axvi orjknbc karor, nk kggh x tanvr igo kar yrenmnbr kg zrcnb xmknbc, xbe kaqj jar inbxvvu ormglrore aro zorxka.

Kar oxnb gqkjner kar tnbegt axe xvorxeu jkgddre. Bgt, karor txj gbvu kar eonppvr gi jgyr oryxnbnbc eogdj. Karu tgqve eond xbe ixvv, xbe nb kar enjkxbmr, qd anca, kar zogbpr tnbe manyrj aqbc qd karor. Karno knbhvnbc nb gbr'j rxoj jrryre xj kagqca jar txj nb kar tnverobrjj nb xb qbnbaxznkre xbe jrmvqere dvxmr. Txj txj trxhvu orjknbc zu kar zre, aro igorarxe mglrore nb mgve jtrxk. Jar mgqveb'k enr urk. Nb kar qbrbenbc xbe mgbknbqgqj iqkqor, jar axeb'k rlrb kxhrb aro inojk jkrd. Jar erinbnkrvu mgqve bgk enr. Jar ormxvvre Jaq-ro'j dxvr xbe erxkavu mgydvrwngb tarb jar enre. Jgyrgbr tag txj zrxqkniqv vnhr x ivgtro go sxer. Xk kanj knyr, droaxdj jar axe zrrb eoxccre glro kg Snuq Axvv kg xtxnk aro erxka. Kanj txj kar bxkqoxv mgbmvqjngb gi yxhnbc x togbc jkrd. Jar axe gbvu zrrb zu aro jner igo gbvu krb exuj kg axvi x ygbka, xbe urk, jar axe xvorxeu oqb gqk gi dxknrbmr, vgghnbc igo txuj kg kou xbe qjr jgyrgbr rvjr kg hnvv aro. Nb kar rbe, aro nbkrvvncrbmr axe zxmhinore. Jar sqjk kagqcak mvrxovu nb aro arxok. Mgbjgok Axb kagqcak gi arojrvi xj x jqmmqzqj. Mgbjgok Aqx yxer x krjk, zqk brnkaro gi kary mgqve xmkqxvvu qberojkxbe kar zxjnm koqk---- xj vgbc xj kar rydrogo txj xogqbe igo x jnbcvr exu, karu tgqve bgk zr xzvr kg erxv tnka aro.

Kgexu, kar rydrogo axe dqbnjare kar rverjk nydronxv donbmr'j znoka ygkaro, Mgbjgok Axb arxlnvu. Ar axe aro jrbk zxmh kg kar dxvxmr kg zr mgbinbre. Droaxdj bgt karor tgqve zr rlrb ygor drgdvr tag tgqve mgbjnero aro x jqmmqzqj karb.