biff brewster mystery #8 mystery of the caribbean pearls

7/21/2019 Biff Brewster Mystery #8 Mystery of the Caribbean Pearls

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@ lerrkr-el`gn twem weth ` Fkmtemnmtò `ffnmt, ` pèr kdl`tfhna co`fipn`ros fkvntna cy ` semestnr wkuoa-cn foèl bulpnr,`ma ` l`llkth F`rec Emae`m whk rndrèms drkl frushemg ` l`m`t thn fkll`ma kd vkkakksperets, fkmdrkmt Cedd Crnwstnr whnmhn on`vns hes Emae`m`pkoes hkln tk `mswnr `m urgnmt VKV drkl hes

umfon, Fh`rons Innmn.Innmn, km ` trkucon-shkktemg `ssegmlnmt em thn Mnthnro`mas,

@mteoons, snmas thn VKV em ` anspnr`tn, o`st-aetfh `ttnlpt tk s`vn `vòu`con pn`ro deshnry cnokmgemg tk hes drenma, Crkl Rkki, drklcnemg stìnacy thenvns. Rkki, whk lust prkvn hes reght tk thnpn`ro deshnry foèl wethem ` snt teln oelet, h`s lystnrekusoyaes`ppn`rna.

Cedd `ma Anrni, Crkl Rkkis snvnmtnnm-yn`r-koa skm,`ffeanmtòoy ck`ra thn s`ln po`mn em Le`le `ma emmkfnmtoynxfh`mgn eanmtetens tk po`y ` bkin. Hkwnvnr, thn bkin c`fidernswhnm Cedd es ieam`ppna `t thn Weoonlstà @erpkrt cy thnumsfrupuokus àvnmturnrs whk w`mt thn pn`ro deshnry.

Cut Cedd, mk str`mgnr tk lystnry kr fhòonmgemg setu`tekms, usnshes hnà `ma hes fkur`gn `t thn frufeò lklnmts. Hes àvnmturnsem f`ptevety, hes usn kd vkkakktk nmgemnnr nsf`pns, hes rnpn`tna

fh`mgns kd eanmtety weth hes twem, Anrni, thner sn`rfh dkr thn okstpn`ro deshnry `ma ets reghtduo kwmnr, `ma thner demò treulph kvnrthner àvnrs`rens `rn fklpkmnmt p`rts kd thn tòn tkoa emLystnrykd thn F`reccn`m Zn`ros.


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EE Vnnemg Akucon >EEE C`fidern 06

ET Whks Dkkoemg Whkl 3:T @ppn`r `ma Aes`ppn`r 35TE Frumfh 65TEE G`y Fur``k 14

TEEE ^mfon Fh`roen Vpems ` U`rm >3EX Kutl`tfhna 4:X Zo`m kd @ftekm 44

XE Cedd Lnnts Frumfh 74XEE Akucon Fh`mfn 83XEEE Qurm`ckut 5:

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XXEEE Aentz @gèm 045XXET @tt`fi drkl thn Annp 07>

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FH@ZQNS E

Aesfkvnry!

OEGHQMEMG strnìna thn siens kvnr thn Wemaw`raEso`mas. Qhn F`reccn`m Vn` w`s ` tulcona l`ss kddk`lemg, `mgry w`tnrs.

Qhn fh`c`sfk hà strufi weth thn quefimnss `mao`shemg dury th`t es thn m`turn kd thes lkst dn`rna kdtrkpefò stkrls. @ fh`c`sfk streins wethkut w`rmemg,weth tkrmàk-oein vekonmfn, wheroemg `ma sletemg `maskìemg. Qhn stkrl nmas `s `cruptoy `s et cngems. Qhnèr rngèms ets fòl. Kmoy thn fhurmna-up w`tnrs fkm-temun tk sl`sh upkm thn shkrn.

@ demò, creooe`mt do`sh kd oeghtmemg rnvnòna thn

gùmt degurn kd ` l`m stulcoemg thrkugh thn r`gemgsurd, deghtemg tk rn`fh thn s`dnty kd thn cn`fh. Hnst`ggnrna kut kd thn rkeoemg w`tnrs `ma dnoo d`fn akwmkm thn s`ma. Hes kmoy lktekm w`s thn `gkmezna hn`v-emg kd hes shkuoanrs `s hn g`spna dkr crn`th.

Hes ck`t, hes aevemg gn`r wnrn gkmn, sl`shna tk cetscy thn weoamnss kd tkn stkrl whefh hà w`shna hel


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`shkrn km thes temy spnfi kd `m eso`ma. Qhn eso`ma, hnimnw, w`s em thn Cèn au Qrskr, Qrn`surn C`y, kdd thn

n`st fk`st kd thn ceg eso`ma kd L`rtemequn.@s strnmgth dokwna c`fi emtk thn l`ms ckay, hn s`t

up. Dr`mtefòoy hn shkt hes h`ma emtk ` pkfint kd heswnt, wkrm, sum-con`fhna aumg`rnns. @m nxprnssekm kdrnoend frkssna hes d`fn. Em thn dèmt oeght kd ` resemglkkm, hn emspnftna thn twk kcbnfts em thn upturmnapòl kd hes h`ma.

Hn hnoa twk pnrdnftoy l`tfhna co`fi pn`ros.Qhes w`s thn nma kd hes sn`rfh, thn nma kd wnnis um-

anr thn co`zemg sum kd thn F`reccn`m9 thn rnsuot kdhumarnas kd aevns tk thn ckttkl kd thn sn`. Hn imnw,`ma hn hà thn nveanmfn em hes h`ma, th`t hn hà làn` aesfkvnry whefh wkuoa st`rton thn nmtern `rn` kd thnF`reccn`m Vn` drkl thn Dokrea` inys tk thn fk`st kdVkuth @lnref`.

Hn hà aesfkvnrna ` pn`ro deshnry sk d`cuokus, skumcnoenv`coy refh, th`t hes dema wkuoa lìn hnàoemnmnws thrkughkut thn wkroa.

Hn imnw òsk th`t umonss hn fkuoa innp hes demasnfrnt umteo hes foèl km thn pn`ro deshnry w`s ns-

t`coeshna, trn`surn snninrs `ma lkmny-là futthrk`tswkuoa ansfnma km hel oein humgry sh`ris.Hn dnot surn th`t hes `ftekms `ma nxpokr`tekms hà

cnnm snfrntoy w`tfhna. Hn imnw whk thn w`tfhnrswnrnumsfrupuokus lnm wètemg humgreoy tk lkvn em`ma bulp thn foèl hn hà struggona sk h`ra tk dema.

Hes derst prkconl w`s tk gnt kdd thes temy spnfi em


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thn c`y `ma c`fi tk L`rtemequn. Hn w`s mk lkrn th`mdevn leons kdd thn shkrn kd thn lèm ckay kd thn ceg

eso`ma. Ed hn hà rnfikmna hes pksetekm fkrrnftoy, thnrnw`s ` okmg spet kd o`ma buttemg kut drkl L`rtemequnth`t hn fkuoa rn`fh cy ` twk-leon swel. Hn wkuoamnna tk rnst. Fòl mkw, hn snttona emtk thn s`ma tksonnp.

Whnm thn l`m `wìnmna, thn oeght kd ` creooe`mttrkpefò lkrmemg prkvna th`t hn hà cnnm fkrrnft em

antnrlememg hes pksetekm. Qhn s`maspet buttna kut, wno-fklemg hel. D`rthnr cnykma hn fkuoa snn thn oush,grnnm-fkvnrna petkms resemg em thn fnmtnr kd L`rte-mequn. Vkln kd thnsn pnìs rn`fhna ` hneght kd mn`roydkur thkus`ma dnnt.

Qhn l`m cng`m hes okmg, sokw swel. Hn hà mk dn`rkd thn sn`thkugh hn imnw sh`ris `ckumana em thnsnw`tnrs, `ma hn w`s um`rlna.

Cut cy lealkrmemg hn hà rn`fhna thn lèmo`ma kdL`rtemequn s`dnoy. Hn w`s pon`s`mtoy terna drkl hesokmg swel, `ma strntfhna kut km thn w`rl s`mas tkrnst `ma òokw hes fokthemg tk ary.

Em thn n`roy `dtnrmkkm hn rn`fhna thn tkwm kd O`

Qremet, spr`woemg `t thn `pprk`fh kd Zrnsquon an o`F`r`vnoon, thn pnmemsuo` th`t dkrlna thn Cèn auQrskr.

Hn dkuma ` rkkl em ` slòo pnmsekm, ` rkklemghkusn, `ma spnmt lkst kd thn meght wretemg twk onttnrs.Kmn kd thnl w`s àarnssna tk hes skm em Qhn Mnthnr-o`mas. Qhn kthnr w`s tk Fh`rons Innmn km thn eso`ma kd


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Fur``k em thn Mnthnro`mas @mteoons.@okmg weth thn onttnrs, hn f`rnduooy prnp`rna twk

slòo ckxns.Em thn lkrmemg, hn w`s st`maemg `t thn pkst kddefn

akkr thn lklnmt et kpnmna. Et w`s weth grn`t rnoendth`t hn s`w hes onttnrs `ma p`fi`gns gk emtk thnlèoc`g th`t wkuoa cn trufina kvnr thn petkms tk Dkrt-an-Dr`mfn `t mkkm, thnm dokwm km tk Fur``k km thnmeght doeght.

Em hes rnoend `ma grn`t no`tekm kvnr hes aesfkvnry, thnl`m shna thn fh`r`ftnrestef w`tfhduomnss th`t usuòoyl`rina hes lkvnlnmts. Hn lklnmt`reoy hà arkppnahes gu`ra, `ma aea mkt mktefn th`t hes nvnry `ftekm hàcnnm foksnoy dkookwna drkl thn lklnmt hn hà `rrevnaem O` Qremet.


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Vnnemg Akucon

QHN f`congr`l w`s shkrt `ma tk thn pkemt.L@U E CKSSKW LU D@TKSEQN MNZHNW DKS @

FK^ZON KD WNNIV VQKZ ^SGNMQ.Et w`s segmna, Fh`rons Innmn, `ma hà cnnm snmt

drkl Weoonlstà, Fur``k, em thn Mnthnro`mas @mteo-

ons.Cedd Crnwstnr, thn d`vkretn mnphnw rndnrrna tk em thn

f`congr`l, okkina `t hes p`rnmts hkpnduooy.Wnoo, L`rth`, wh`t ak yku themi; Qhkl`s

Crnwstnr `sina Cedds lkthnr, `s thn thrnn kd thnlstkka em Lr. Crnwstnrs stuay.

Kh an`r! E rnòoy akmt imkw wh`t tk s`y.@ drkwmsprnà kvnr Lrs. Crnwstnrs pon`s`mt, drenmaoy d`fn,ar`wemg hnr `rfhna nyncrkws foksnr tkgnthnr. Etsnnls tk ln th`t Cedd es `w`y drkl hkln sk lufh kdthn teln.

E imkw, an`r. Cut yku lust àlet th`t wn h`vnnmfkur`gna thnsn treps. E steoo dnno th`t tr`vno es `s el-


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pkrt`mt tk ` ckys nauf`tekm `s hes dkrlò sfhkkoemg,Qkl Crnwstnr rnpoena tk hes wedns leoa prktnst.

@ma ^mfon Fh`roen s`ys et weoo kmoy cn dkr ` fkuponkd wnnis, Ceddput em. Ly spremg v`f`tekm st`rts mnxtwnni. E wkuoamt cn lessemg lufh sfhkkokmoy ` a`ykr twk `t thn lkst.

Cedd okkina drkl hes lkthnrs d`fn tk hes d`thnrs. Hnw`mtna sk lufh tk gk. Em hes lemas nyn hn w`sòrnày snnemg thn sp`rioemg w`tnrs kd thn F`reccn`m

Vn`, akttna weth pòl-stuaana eso`mas, okmg whetncn`fhns, `ma fkrò rnnds.

Qhn Wemaw`ra Eso`mas, thn Onnw`ra Eso`mas,L`rtemequn, @ruc`, C`rcàks, Guànokupn, Vt. Iettsòo thnsn fkokrduo, rkl`mtef, nxfetemg m`lns r`fnathrkugh thn ckys hnà.

Hkws ykur Vp`mesh thnsn a`ys, skm; Qkl Crnw-stnr `sina.

Ets ki`y, Aà. El sfkremg wnoo em et `t sfhkko, `makd fkursn E pefina up ` okt lkrn Vp`mesh whnm wn wnrnem Lnxefk.

Cedd w`s cngemmemg tk dnno n`senr. Hes d`thnrs quns-tekm w`s `m emaef`tekm th`t kmn-hòd kd hes p`rnmts w`s

fkmseanremg d`vkr`coy ^mfon Fh`roens f`cona rnqunst.Hkw ckut et, Lkl;Cedd prnssna thn kpnmemg hesd`thnr hà gevnm hel. Uku imkw ^mfon Fh`roen `ma Eòw`ys gnt òkmg swnoo. Wnrn ` gkka tn`l.

Fh`rons Innmn w`s Lrs. Crnwstnrs crkthnr.Fh`roens sk rnfionss, thkugh, Lrs. Crnwstnr fkm-

temuna em ` vkefn rngestnremg prktnst. Ed E rnlnlcnr


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fkrrnftoy, yku `ma hn c`rnoy làn et kut kd Fhem`cndkrn gnttemg emtk snrekus trkucon.

Cedd hà mk `mswnr tk thes st`tnlnmt. Et w`s òo tkktrun. Hn `ma ^mfon Fh`roen hà cnnm dokwm kut kdFhem`thny hà soeppna `frkss thn ckranr eoongòoytk S`mgkkm em Curl` `ma thnm km tk thn CreteshFrkwm Fkokmy kd Hkmg Ikmg, weth Fhemnsn Sna `gnmtscrn`themg akwm thner mnfis.

@my ean` wh`t ykur crkthnr es akemg em thn F`rec-

cn`m;Lr. Crnwstnr `sina hes wedn.Cedds lkthnr shkki hnr hnà. Mkt `my lkrn th`m

yku h`vn, Qkl. H`vn yku hn`ra drkl ykur umfon, Cedd;Kmoy kmn onttnr semfn wn gkt fh`sna kut kd Fhem`,

thn cky rnpoena. Qh`t f`ln `ckut ` lkmth `dtnr E gktc`fi hkln. @oo hn sèa w`s th`t themgs wnrn tkk hktdkr hel tk kpnr`tn em thn Krenmt dkr ` wheon.

Hn es steoo weth thn derl kd Nxpokr`tekms ^moeletna,esmt hn;Lr. Crnwstnr `sina.

Kh, yns. ^mfon Fh`roen sèa thn fklp`my w`smngkte`temg ` fkmtr`ft th`t wkuoa h`vn hel kpnr`temgem thes hnlesphnrn. Hn aeamt s`y wh`t iema kd kp-nr`tekm et w`s, thkugh.

Et lust cn tena em weth hes w`mtemg yku tk fkln tkFur``k, skm.Okkis th`t w`y, Aà. Wh`t `ckut et, Lkl; Cedd

okkina hkpnduooy `t hes lkthnr. Vhn aeamt rnpoy dkr `dnw lklnmts. Qhnm shn sèa, Wnoo, E suppksn

Lrs. Crnwstnr mnvnr demeshna hnr snmtnmfn. Qhnykumgnst lnlcnrs kd thn Crnwstnr d`leoy curst emtk


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thn stuay.Lkl! Aà! Ets ` f`congr`l! nonvnm-yn`r-koa Qna

Crnwstnr shkutna, w`vemg `m nmvnokpn kvnr hes hnà.Uns! @mkthnr kmn, Lkmef`, Qnas twem sestnr,

fhelna em.Qhn twems wnrn devn yn`rs ykumgnr th`m Cedd. Qhner

`lcetekm w`s sklnteln, sklna`y tk tr`vno `-okmn,`sthny nlph`tefòoy put et. Qhny oestnmna gkggon-nyna tktòns kd thn àvnmturns Cedd `ma hes d`thnr kr Cedd `ma

^mfon Fh`roen hà sh`rna. Km snvnrò kff`sekms thntwems hà gkmn weth thner p`rnmts `ma crkthnr tk thnrkl`mtef po`fns whnrn thnsn àvnmturns hà tìnmpo`fn. Lrs. Crnwstnr, òw`ys prnsnmt whnm thn twemswnrn vky`gemg, hà tìnm grn`t f`rn tk snn th`t hnrtwk ykumgnst wnrn mkt nxpksna tk thn a`mgnrs th`thà `ffklp`mena Cedds d`r-`w`y àvnmturns. Qna `maLkmef` fkuoa h`raoy wèt umteo thny wnrn koa nmkughtk tìn p`rt em thnl thnlsnovns.

Ets dkr yku thes teln, Cedd, Qna sèa. Nxfetnlnmtshkmn km hes ykumg d`fn. Hes nyns sp`riona.

Eoo w`gnr E f`m tnoo yku whk ets drkl,Lr. Crnwstnrsèa, sleoemg.

^mfon Fh`roen! ^mfon Fh`roen!Lkmef` pnòna, oein` g`y cnoo.Cedd reppna kpnm thn nmvnokpn. Qhn rkkl cnf`ln

seonmt.Ets drkl ^mfon Fh`roen òo reght,Cedd sèa. Qhnm hn

rnà2 UK^S Z@VV@GN CKKINA VK^QHNSM@ESOEMNV DOEGHQ KMN QWK MEMN QK LE@LE


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V^MA@U L@SFH QWNOTN. SN-ZO@MN LE@LE DKSF^S@V@K F@SEC @ESW@UV DOEGHQ QWK MEMN VEX.

CN VNNEMG UK^. OKTN QK @OO.Cedd h`mana thn f`congr`l tk hes d`thnr `ma okkina

`t hes lkthnr.E lust s`y ly crkthnr tìns themgs prntty lufh dkr

gr`mtna,Lrs. Crnwstnr sèa, oùghemg.Qh`ts Fh`roen dkr yku,Qkl Crnwstnr sèa. Whnm

hn gkns emtk `ftekm, hn lkvns d`st.

Hn surnoy akns, Aà, whnthnr ets `gèmst Fhemnsnc`maets kr snmaemg f`congr`ls,Cedd `grnna.

Kmn f`con thes lkrmemg. @ snfkma thes `dtnrmkkm.Wnoo, E gunss wna cnttnr cn lìemg up kur lemas,L`rth`. Wh`t ak yku s`y;

F`m wn òo gk;Qna w`mtna tk imkw.Kh, yns, Ea okvn tk gk tk thn Wnst Emaens,Lkmef`

ponàna.El `drèa et weoo cn bust Cedd thes teln,thner d`thnr

sèa. Zrkveaemg, kd fkursn,hn àana hurrenaoy, ykurlkthnr `pprkvns. Wnoo, L`rth`;

L`rth` Crnwstnr shruggna hnr shkuoanrs `masleona. Vhn w`s steoo tkrm. Cut shn hà grn`t

fkmdeanmfn em hnr skms `ceoety tk tìn f`rn kd helsnod.Hn hà prkvna thes teln `ma teln `gèm. @ma Fh`ronsw`s hnr d`vkretn crkthnr, rnfionss thkugh hn w`s.

@oo reght, Cedd a`roemg. E leght s wnoo gevn em mkw so`tnr. E imkw yku `ma ykur d`thnr wkm t gevn ln `lklnmts pn`fn umteo E ak.

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cy Qna `ma Lkmef`. Cedd frkssna thn rkkl `ma put `m`rl `rkuma hes lkthnrs shkuoanrs. Vhn prnssna hnr

hnà `gèmst hnr strkmg skms fhnst.Qhn fkmdnrnmfn em thn Crnwstnr hkln em

Emae`m`pkoes, Emae`m`, f`ln tk `m nma.Vuma`y lkrmemg `t tnm kfokfi dkuma thn Crnwstnr

d`leoy `t thn Emae`m`pkoes èrpkrt. Doeght 035, skuth-ckuma dkr Le`le, hà òrnày cnnm fòona. Qhn o`sth`sty d`rnwnoos wnrn sèa, `ma tnm lemutns o`tnr thn

po`mn spnnaemg Cedd skuthw`ra cnf`ln ` lnrn spnfi lthn siy tk hes lkthnr `ma d`thnr `ma thn twems.

Qhn po`mn zkklemg Cedd tk `mkthnr àvnmturno`mana `t thn Le`le èrpkrt em thn o`tn `dtnrmkkm.Fklemg em kvnr thn fety kd d`cuokus hktnos, @lnref`spo`ygrkuma, Cedd fkuoa snn thn oemgnremg r`ys kd thnsnttemg sum so`mtemg kut kvnr thn ckumfemg w`tnrs kdthn @to`mtef Kfn`m.

Drkl F`rec @erw`ys, Cedd on`rmna th`t thn doeghtwhefh w`s tk tìn hel km tk Fur``k w`s mkt sfhna-uona tk anp`rt umteo leameght. @dtnr ` aemmnr kd an-oefekus stkmn fr`cs, Cedd w`manrna up `ma akwm Oem-fkom Skà, thn d`lna shkppemg fnmtnr em Le`le Cn`fh,

g`zemg emtk thn wemakws kd thn shkps whefh oemna thnstrnnts.Hn ondt Oemfkom Skà `ma swumg km tk Fkooems

@vnmun. Kmn hktno `dtnr `mkthnr, n`fh em turm snnlemglkrn ouxurekus th`m ets prnanfnsskr, oemna thn n`stsean kd thn `vnmun, cntwnnm thn strnnt `ma thn whetn,s`may cn`fh.


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Qhn meght èr w`s w`rl `ma gnmton em fkmtr`st tk.thn fkoa, coustnry L`rfh wemas Cedd hà ondt cnhema

hel em Emae`m`pkoes.Cedd rnturmna tk thn èrpkrt shkrtoy `dtnr nonvnm,

rnfoèlna hes c`gg`gn, whefh hn hà fhnfina, `mawètna dkr hes doeght tk Fur``k tk cn fòona.

Qhn fòo f`ln bust tnm lemutns cndkrn leameght2F`rec @erw`ys `mmkumfns thn anp`rturn kd Doeght

twk memn sex, dkr Zkrt-ù-Zremfn, Hète, Weoonlstà,

Fur``k, `ma Dkrt-an-Dr`mfn, L`rtemequn. Mkw okàemg`t G`tn Memn. @oo `ck`ra, pon`sn

Cedd bkemna thn oemn whefh w`s lkvemg sokwoythrkugh G`tn 5. Hn okkina f`rnduooy `ckut hel, `s hnòw`ys aea, spkttemg d`fns th`t hn leght rum emtk`gèm. Hn hà on`rmna em thn p`st th`t et w`s wesn tkrnlnlcnr `s lufh `ckut kmns dnookw p`ssnmgnrs `spkssecon. Mk tnooemg whnm sufh imkwonagn leght fklnem h`may. Cnseans, hn dkuma thn d`fns kd tr`vnoemgpnkpon emtnrnstemg. Km l`my okmg reans, hn hà`lusna helsnod cy tryemg tk gunss whnrn thny hàfkln drkl, whnrn thny wnrn gkemg, `ma why.

Qhn oemn shuddona sokwoy dkrw`ra. Doeght 354 w`s

deoona. Qhnrn wkuoa cn mk sn`ts dkr thn hkpnduost`macys.Cedd hà fhnfina hes hn`venr c`g thrkugh n`roenr,

whnm hn hà prnsnmtna hes tefint. Mkw hn f`rrena kmoy` slòo, oeght aesp`tfh f`sn. @ffeanmtòoy, `s thn pnrskmaernftoy em drkmt kd hel stkppna suaanmoy, Ceddsaesp`tfh f`sn swumg dkrw`ra, streiemg thn pnrskm km


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thn fòd kd kmn ong.Z`rakm ln,Cedd sèa.

Qhn pnrskm turmna `rkuma. Vt`rtona, Cedd stkppnaquefioy. Hn nvnm c`fina up ` stnp em hes `l`znlnmt.

@l E snnemg themgs;Cedd `sina helsnod, gevemg heshnà ` shìn `ma coemiemg. @l E `sonnp; Et f`mt cn. Etbust f`mt cn.

Qhn pnrskm Cedd st`rna `t rnturmna hes st`rn. Qhns`ln `stkmeshlnmt sprnà kvnr thn d`fn kd thn cky hn

hà culpna.Cedds kwm lerrkr `t hkln fkuoamt h`vn rndonftna

hes el`gn cnttnr. Hn leght h`vn cnnm okkiemg `thelsnod!


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FH@ZQNS EEE

C`fidern

MNEQHNS cky spkin, sk st`rtona wnrn thny cy thnerstreiemg rnsnlco`mfn tk kmn `mkthnr.

Qhes f`mt cn,Cedd sèa, hòd òkua. Qh`t cky esesLN!

Qhn kthnr oà lust h`vn cnnm themiemg thn s`ln.

Vtnp dkrw`ra, pon`sn,thn g`tn `ttnma`mt fòona kutsh`rpoy. Innp thn oemn lkvemg.

Em thner `stkmeshlnmt, Cedd `ma hes akucon hàstkppna em thner tr`fis.

A`znaoy, Cedd `ma thn kthnr cky rn`fhna thn g`tn.Qhny prnsnmtna thner tefints. Qhn `ttnma`mt okkinadrkl kmn tk thn kthnr.

Qwems;hn `sina, ` sleon km hes d`fn.Vteoo `pp`rnmtoy um`con tk spnì, thn ckys shkki

thner hnàs.Qhny wòina `frkss thn `prkm onàemg tk thn wètemg

èrfr`dt. @s thny wòina òkmg, sean cy sean, n`fh f`stquefi, qunstekmemg go`mfns `t kmn `mkthnr.


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Et w`s umcnoenv`con!Qhn ckys wnrn thn s`ln hneght. Ckth wnrn crkà kd

shkuoanr. Ckth f`rrena thner wnoo-lusfona ckaens weththn gr`fn `ma pksturn kd thn trèmna `thontn.

Qhn kmoy ellnae`tnoy mktefn`con aeddnrnmfn aes-temgueshemg thn ckys w`s thner fokthemg. Cedd w`s h`t-onss, `s òw`ys. Qhn kthnr cky wkrn ` h`t. Cedd wkrnoeght gr`y so`fis, ` skdt sonnvnonss swn`tnr, `ma ` okksnspkrts fk`t. Hes akucon wkrn ` teght-dettemg, a`ri-coun

suet `ma ` whetn, hegh-fkoo`rna shert. Hes fokthns wnrn`s dkrlò `s Cedds wnrn emdkrlò.

Qhny lkumtna thn okàemg r`lp `ma nmtnrna thnpo`mn. Qhn stnw`ranss g`vn thnl thn s`ln emtnrnstna,drenmaoy okki thn g`tn `ttnma`mt hà gevnm thnl.

El surn yku twk weoo w`mt tk set tkgnthnr, shnsèa. Ukurn twems, `rnmt yku;

Mk, l``l,Cedd guopna.Qhn stnw`ranss sn`tna thn ckys, aescnoend shkwemg

em hnr nyns `s thny shedtna drkl thn d`fn kd kmn cky tkthn kthnr. Vhn st`rtna lkvemg tkw`ra thn akkr, cutinpt turmemg hnr hnà tk f`st ` okki `t thn ckys.

Cedd w`s sn`tna mnxt tk thn wemakw. Hes sn`t fkl-

p`mekm `rksn, rnlkvna hes h`t, `ma po`fna et km thnr`fi `ckvn. Hes hèr w`s frkppna shkrt, `s Ceddsw`s. Etw`s ` shàn a`rinr, pnrh`ps, cut bust ` shàn. Ceddsh`cet kd gkemg h`tonss fkuoa h`vn làn thn aeddnrnmfn.

Km foksn nx`lem`tekm kd thn ckys d`fns, thnrn w`skmn mktefn`con aeddnrnmfn. Ceddsnyns wnrn couesh-gr`y.Qhn kthnr ckys wnrn ` annp coun.


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Cedd turmna em hes sn`t tk fkmdrkmt hes fklp`mekm.Vemfn wn okki sk lufh òein, Cedd sèa, l`ycn

wna cnttnr dema kut whk wn `rn. El Cedd Crnwstnr. Vkyku f`mt cn. E ln`m, ed E `l Cedd Crnwstnr`ma E imkwE w`s umteo E s`w yku bust mkwthnm yku lust cnsklnkmn nosn.

Cedd w`s h`vemg ` h`ra teln tryemg tk s`y wh`t hnln`mt. Hn w`smt nx`ftoy surn bust wh`t hn ln`mt.

Qhn kthnr cky sleona.

E `l goà tk lìn ykur `fquèmt`mfn, Cedd Crnw-stnr,hn sèa quetn dkrlòoy. Ly m`ln es Anrni Rkki.E `l drkl Qhn Mnthnro`mas.

Anrnis Nmgoesh w`s gkka weth h`raoy `my tr`fn kd`ffnmt. Hes phr`semg, sklnwh`t stedd `ma dkrlò,l`rina et `s Fkmtemnmtò, mkt @lnref`m, Nmgoesh. Etw`s kcvekus th`t hn hà `fquerna hes imkwonagn kd thno`mgu`gn `t sfhkko. Hes snmtnmfns aeamt h`vn thn drnn`ma n`sy swemg kd ` m`tevn o`mgu`gn.

Whnrn `rn yku gkemg;Cedd `sina.E gk tk Weoonlstà em Fur``k. Qh`ts em thn

Mnthnro`mas @mteoons.Uns, E imkw, Cedd rnpoena. Hes `stkmeshlnmt fkm-

temuna tk grkw `s thn fkemfeanmfns grnw. El gkemgthnrn tkk. Hnrn wn `rn. Wn okki òein, `ma wnrn gkemgtk thn s`ln po`fn. Mkw hkw `ckut th`t!Cedd oùghna.Anrni pemna em thn oùghtnr.

Dkr thn mnxt dnw lemutns thn ckys wnrn quent `s thnèrfr`dt t`xena tk ets tìn-kdd rumw`y. Qhn dkur nmgemnsrnvvna up. Qhn po`mn st`rtna rkooemg sokwoy akwm thn


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strep. Et rkoona `ma rkoona, gèmemg lklnmtul. Qhnm etw`s èrckrmn, hnàemg kut kvnr thn @to`mtef tkw`ra

Zkrt-ù-Zremfn, Hète, mn`roy neght humarna leons`w`y.

Auremg thn doeght, Cedd `ma Anrni cnf`ln lkrn `malkrn drenmaoy. Qhny hà lufh em fkllkm, cut Ceddmktefna auremg thn fkmvnrs`tekm th`t wheon Anrni w`slkst weooemg tk tòi `ckut hes hkln em Qhn Mnthnr-o`mas, hes sfhkkoemg, `ma kthnr, emfeanmtò tkpefs, hn

sèa mkthemg `ckut why hn w`s gkemg tk Fur``k.Cedd w`s f`gny, tkk. Ed Anrni wkuoamt tòi `ckut thn

rn`skm dkr hes doyemg `frkss thn @to`mtef tk veset ` spnfikd `m eso`ma em thn F`reccn`m, thnm Cedd dnot et wesn tks`y `s oetton `ckut hes kwm veset `s pkssecon.

Qhnrn w`smt lufh Cedd fkuoa tnoo, `myw`y. Hnwkuoamt imkw why hes ^mfon Fh`roen w`mtna helumteo hn s`w hel. Cedd aea tnoo Anrni th`t hn w`s gkemgtk cn lnt cy hes umfon, cut hn aeamt tnoo hes mnw drenmathn iema kd wkri ^mfon Fh`roen aea.

Qhn po`mn donw hegh kvnr thn n`stnrmlkst tep kdFuc`. Mn`r thrnn kfokfi em thn lkrmemg, Hète w`sspkttna, ` a`ri, shàkwy l`ss em thn gr`ymnss kd thn

a`wm. Hegh up kvnr thn Hète`m lkumtèms, thn siyfkuoa cn snnm oeghtnmemg km thn n`stnrm hkrezkm.Mnethnr cky s`w et. Qhny hà tòina thnlsnovns kut`ma wnrn sonnpemg.

Qhn po`mn wnmt emtk ` sh`rp ansfnmt dkr ets o`maemg`t Zkrt-ù-Zremfn. Qhnrn w`s `m hkurs ano`y cndkrnthn po`mn tkki kdd km ets mnxt ong, thn twk-`ma-`-hòd


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hkur doeght tk Fur``k.Anrni w`s thn derst tk ster. Cedd kpnmna kmn nyn,

foksna et `gèm, `ma snttona akwm emtk thn sn`t.Ak yku imkw kur teln kd `rrevò, Cedd; Anrni

`sina, hes vkefn fon`r `ma wean `wìn.Ckut snvnm,Cedd lulcona sonnpeoy. Onts gnt skln

lkrn shut-nyn.Vhut-nyn; E ak mkt umanrst`ma, Anrni sèa, puz-

zona.

Vonnp, `mswnrna Cedd. Gkka koa sonnp. Cut E f`msnn thes es thn nma kd et dkr mkw.

Wean `wìn, thn twk ckys fh`ttna em okw vkefnsumteo thn eso`ma kd Fur``k, dedty leons kdd thn fk`st kdTnmnzuno`, f`ln emtk venw.

Qhn eso`ma es onss th`m dkrty leons okmg `ma mktlkrn th`m snvnm leons wean `t ets crkànst pkemt.Drkl thn èr, et okkina oein ` okmg spoemtnr. Qk thnskuth, thn ckys fkuoa snn thn lkumtèmkus fk`stoemn kdkeo-refh Tnmnzuno`.

Qhn po`mn cng`m ` okmg, gràuò ansfnmt dkr etso`maemg `t Weoonlstà. Et f`ln em okw, snnlemgoy kmoy` dnw dnnt `ckvn thn sp`miemg w`vns kd thn F`reccn`m

Vn`. Et shkt kvnr o`ma `ma, lemutns o`tnr, thn frumfh kdthn èrfr`dts ruccnr-terna o`maemg whnnos w`s dnotthrkughkut thn po`mn.

@s thn po`mn rkoona tk ` stkp, `m ean` het Cedd. Hny,Anrni. Evn gkt ` po`m,hn nxfoèlna. @ gkka kmn. Eaoein tk po`y ` bkin km ly umfon.

Gkka, E oein bkins, Cedd. Wh`t es et;


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Cedd aeamt `mswnr reght `w`y. Vkln kd thn nx-fetnlnmt `ma n`gnrmnss dàna drkl hes d`fn. E bust

thkughtsklnckay lust cn wètemg tk lnnt yku, sk Egunss ly ean` wkuoamt wkri.

El mkt surn `mykmn es gkemg tk lnnt ln, Cedd. Emd`ft, El òlkst fnrtèm mk kmn weoo.

Cedd w`s sk cusy themiemg `ckut hes ean` th`t thnsegmedef`mfn kd Anrnis rnpoy aeamt rngestnr. Kmoy o`tnraea hn rnlnlcnr thn rnl`ri, `ma rnòezn hkw str`mgn

et w`s th`t Anrni, whk hà fkln thkus`mas kd leons,hà mk kmn tk lnnt hel.

Em th`t f`sn thnm,Cedd wnmt km, hnrns wh`t E h`vnem lema. Wn okki sk lufh òein, Ea oein tk try `ma snned wn f`m dkko ly umfon. Vk, ed ykurn g`ln hnrns lypo`m. Uku gnt kdd thn po`mn derst. Gk reght emtk thntnrlemò. Ed yku okki `s lufh oein ln `s E themi ykuak, `ma `s kthnrs ak tkk, thnm ^mfon Fh`roen weoo themiykurn ln.

@ grem f`ln kvnr thn Autfh ckys d`fn.Qh`t akns skuma oein dum. Ea cn Cedd Crnwstnr tk

ykur umfon, wkuoamt E;Qh`ts reght. Eoo st`y em thn po`mn umteo ykurn em thn

tnrlemò. Eoo dkookw yku em `ckut devn lemutns.Qhn p`ssnmgnrs wnrn peoemg kut kd thner sn`ts mkw,rn`fhemg up tk thn r`fis `ckvn dkr thner h`ts `ma fk`ts.Anrni rntrenvna hes h`t, turmna tk wemi `t Cedd, `mast`rtna tkw`ra thn drkmt kd thn po`mn.

Hny, Anrni!Cedd fòona. Wèt ` lemutn.Cedd gkt up `ma kvnrtkki hes mnw drenma.


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Drèa ^mfon Fh`roen wkuoa spkt yku em ` snfkma edyku wkrn th`t h`t. Hn imkws E mnvnr wn`r kmn.

Anrni tkki kdd hes h`t `ma h`mana et tk Cedd.@mkthnr themg, Cedd fkmtemuna. Ukur fk`t. Okkis

tkk Nurkpn`m dkr ln tk cn wn`remg et. Onts fh`mgn.Anrni akddna hes suet fk`t `ma put km Cedds spkrts

b`fint. Qhnm hn ondt thn po`mn.Cedd, gremmemg em `mtefep`tekm, wètna umteo òlkst

nvnrykmn w`s kdd thn po`mn. Qhnm, wn`remg Anrnis fk`t

`ma h`t, hn anpo`mna `ma wòina tkw`ra thn tnrlemò.@s hn stkka `t thn nmtr`mfn tk thn tnrlemò, et tkki

snvnrò lklnmts dkr Cedds nyns tk àbust drkl thncreght go`rn kd thn kutsean sum tk thn skdt oeght kd thntnrlemòs emtnrekr. Hn okkina `ckut, tryemg tk spkt hesumfon. Hn demòoy s`w hel, tk thn reght, st`maemg emdrkmt kd ` feg`r fkumtnr, sleoemg `s hn tòina tk Anrni.

Cedd w`s st`rtemg tkw`ra hes umfon `ma Anrni whnmtwk lnm nmtnrna thn tnrlemò drkl thn strnnt sean.Qhny okkina `rkuma quefioy, s`w Cedd, `ma f`ln hur-renaoy kvnr tk hel.

Anrni Rkki;kmn kd thn lnm `sina.Cndkrn Cedd fkuoa prktnst kr nxpoèm, thn kthnr l`m

gr`spna hel derloy cy thn `rl.Wn lust hurry. Ukur d`thnr es wètemg.Cedd dkuma helsnod cnemg hustona tkw`ra thn tnrl-

emò nxet.


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Whks Dkkoemg Whkl;

CEDD w`s wnagna teghtoy cntwnnm thn twk lnm. Qhnyprnssurna hel tkw`ra thn nxet. Hn fkuoa h`vn rnsestna,prkc`coy fkuoa h`vn nsf`pna em thn frkwana tnrlemò,cut semfn thny wnrn lkvemg em ` aernftekm th`t wkuoatìn thnl reght p`st ^mfon Fh`roen `ma Anrni, Cedd

anfeana `gèmst ` struggon.Hn s`w th`t hes umfon w`s w`tfhemg thn `ftekm

foksnoy. Anrni, dkrtum`tnoy, hà hes c`fi turmna. Ceddsdrenmaoyf`ptkrs wkuoa mkt cn `con tk snn Anrnis d`fn`ma rnl`ri thn streiemg rnsnlco`mfn.

Wethem ` dnw dnnt kd ^mfon Fh`roen `ma Anrni, Ceddanfeana tk lìn hes lkvn. Hn kpnmna hes lkuth tkshkut. ^mfon Fh`roen dexna hes nyns derloy km Cedd `mashkki hes hnà. @ ceg wemi drkl ^mfon Fh`roen w`rmnaCedd durthnr tk tìn mk ellnae`tn `ftekm. ^mfon Fh`roentkssna hes hnà, gnsturemg tkw`ra thn nxet akkr.

Cedd rnà thnsn segmòs `s quefioy `s ed hes umfon hàgevnm thnl tk hel vnrcòoy. ^mfon Fh`roen w`mtna hel


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tk gk weth thnsn lnm. Why, Cedd aeamt imkw, kdfkursn, cut hn rnòezna th`t hes umfon lust h`vn ` rnò

purpksn cnhema hes str`mgn `ftekm.Kutsean thn tnrlemò, Cedd w`s hustona emtk ` co`fi

oelkusemn. Et w`s ` okmg, sonni-okkiemg dkrnegm f`r, òowemakws teghtoy foksna. W`s thes tk prnvnmt `my kutfrydrkl cnemg hn`ra, Cedd wkmanrna; Kr w`s et selpoycnfùsn thn f`r w`s èr-fkmaetekmna `gèmst thntrkpefò hn`t;

@s thn f`r puoona `w`y, Cedd quefioy go`mfna kut kdthn rn`r wemakw. Hn hkpna tk snn hes umfon puooemg kutem `mkthnr f`r tk dkookw. Qhn strnnts, deoona wethtkurests, hkmiemg f`rs, `ma fyfoests cokfina hes vesekm,Wnoo, hn lust cn dkookwemg ln,Cedd sèa tk helsnod.E hkpn,hn àana.

Cedd w`s em thn rn`r sn`t weth kmn kd thn lnm. Qhnkthnr w`s arevemg. 9

Uku hà thn gkka trep drkl Qhn Mnthnro`mas;thnl`m `sina.

Drkl whnrn;Dkr ` lklnmt Cedd hà dkrgkttnm thnrkon hn w`s po`yemg9 dkrgkt hn w`s elpnrskm`temgAnrni. Kh, yns. Uns, vnry gkka, hn rnpoena. Et w`s

quetn nxfetemg, doyemg kvnr thn kfn`m.Cedd w`s f`rnduomkt tk lnmtekm whefh kfn`m.@ma ykur d`thnr, sk `mxekus tk snn yku, hn es,Cedds

sn`t fklp`mekm sèa.Why w`smt hn `t thn èrpkrt;Cedd `sina. Hn hà

anfeana tk po`y òkmg weth thnsn lnm. Vk d`r thny hàshkwm mk kutreght nmlety, hà aespo`yna mk thrn`t-


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nmemg segms. Nvnm sk, Cem dnot fnrtèm th`t shkuoa hn trytk on`p drkl thn f`r, hn wkuoa cn dkrfecoy antèmna.

Hn es mkt wnoo. Hes nxpokr`tekms `t thn ckttkl kdthn sn` h`vn nxhùstna hel.

Kmn lkrn cet kd emdkrl`tekm, Cedd thkught. Mkw hnimnw th`t Anrnis d`thnr w`s sn`rfhemg dkr sklnthemgkm thn kfn`m cna. Wh`t; Vuminm trn`surn; Qhnsnw`tnrs hà cnnm poena cy per`tns em thn koanm a`ys.

Hn weoo wnofkln wh`t yku h`vn crkught hel,thn

l`m sèa.Mkw bust wh`t fkuoa th`t cn, Cedd `sina helsnod.

Qhes l`m kcvekusoy w`s tryemg tk pulp heltryemgtk gnt hel tk rnvnò skln emdkrl`tekm.

Et es elpkrt`mt tk hes sn`rfh, mk; thn l`m fkm-temuna.

Fkln km, mkw,Cedd thkught. Uku akmt themi Eoodòo dkr th`t onàemg qunstekm. Drkl thn fùtekusl`mmnr kd thn l`ms qunstekmemg, et kffurrna tk Ceddth`t thn l`m helsnod prkc`coy aeamt imkw nx`ftoywh`t Anrni Rkki w`s cremgemg drkl Qhn Mnthnro`mas.

Kh, yns, E `l surn th`t E weoo cn kd lufh hnop tk lyd`thnr,Cedd sèa òkua.

@h, gkka,thn l`m rnpoena.Uku imkw, ser, Cedd sèa, wn h`vn cnnm tkgnthnrdkr tnm lemutns, `ma òthkugh yku imkw ly m`ln, Eakmt imkw ykurs.

@ leooekm p`rakms, ly ykumg drenma. E `l Hnrl`mAentz. @ma ly drenma arevemg es Veamny Fàn. Hn eslkrn kdtnm fòona Vpnfis, hkwnvnr. Znrh`ps yku f`m


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snn why;Cedd òrnày hà mktefna th`t thn arevnrs d`fn w`s

fkvnrna weth rna coktfhns. Vkln kd thnl wnrn slòodrnfions. Kthnrs wnrn umpon`s`mt rna spkts thn sezn kd `mefino.

Dkr snvnrò lklnmts thny rkan em seonmfn. Cedd w`sd`sfem`tna cy thn seghts `rkuma hel. Qhny wnrn reaemgp`ròono tk ` crkà w`tnrw`y. Km nethnr sean, o`rgnkfn`mgkemg sheps wnrn lkkrna tk gèoy fkokrna qu`ys.

Fruesn sheps, Cedd thkught tk helsnod. Vhkps oemna thnseans kd thn quèmt strnnt òkmg whefh thny wnrn tr`vno-emg. Qkurests frkwana thnsn shkps, whefh aespo`ynaskuvnmers, pnrdulns, fkokrduo sn` shnoos, shkns,mnfitens, `ma wklnms h`mac`gs.

Aentz mktefna Cedds emtnrnst.Fur``k, yku imkw, es ` drnn pkrt, hn tkoa hel.

Qhnrn `rn mk autens fh`rgna km thn thkus`mas kdetnls dkr sòn. Qh`t ln`ms th`t pnrdulns, dkr nx`lpon,whefh wkuoa fkst dedty, ` humarna akoo`rs `m kumfnnosnwhnrn, fkst kmoy ` slòo dr`ftekm kd th`t `lkumt emFur``k.

Cedd imnw thes d`ft. Hn ln`mt tk cuy prnsnmts dkr hes

d`leoy wheon em Fur``k. Hn aeamt fkllnmt, thkugh.Aentz w`mtna tk cn drenmas. Cedd dnot et àves`con tk gkòkmg weth hel umteo hn shkwna hes h`ma lkrn poèmoy.

@mkthnr cokfi `ma thn oelkusemn turmna emtk `furvemg arevnw`y `ma stkppna em drkmt kd ` whetn, dkur-stkry cueoaemg.

Hnrn wn `rn,Aentz sèa, kpnmemg thn akkr.


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@s Cedd gkt kut, hn mktefna ` slòo, gkoa-onttnrnasegm rn`ftemg2 Hktno Ano L`r. Bust cndkrn lkumtemg

thn stnps tk thn hktno okccy, Cedd f`st ` swedt go`mfnc`fi em thn aernftekm drkl whefh thny hà fkln. Hns`w ` slòo spkrts f`r puoo kvnr tk thn furc. Hn w`smtfnrtèm, cut thn twk degurns hn s`w em thn f`r fkuoa cnhes umfon `ma Anrni.

Ly d`thnr es hnrn; Cedd `sina, `s thn trek frkssnathn okccy tk thn nonv`tkrs.

Hn es tk lnnt us em ` rkkl upstèrs,Aentz rnpoena`s thny nmtnrna `m nonv`tkr.

Aentzs quefi rnpoy fùsna lkrn akucts tk grkw emCeddslema. Et snnlna tk hel th`t `my d`thnr, umonss skeoo kr emburna `s tk cn fkmdemna tk cna, wkuoa fnrtèmoyw`mt tk lnnt ` skm whk hà làn thn okmg doeght òothn w`y drkl Hkoo`ma.

Vtkppemg kdd km thn dkurth dokkr, Aentz ona thn w`yakwm ` okmg fkrreakr tk ` rkkl `t thn nma. Hn tkkikut ` iny `ma emsnrtna et em thn okfi. Hn aeamt imkfi,Cedd mktefna. Zrntty ruan,hn fkllnmtna lnmtòoy, `sAentz pushna thn akkr kpnm.

Nmtnr, Anrni,Aentz sèa.

Cedd prnfnana thn twk lnm emtk thn rkkl. Kmnquefi go`mfn shkwna hel et w`s nlpty. Hn hn`ra thnakkr foksn cnhema hel `ma thn iny turm.

Qurmemg `rkuma swedtoy, Cedd fhòonmgna Aentz, s`y-emg, Ly d`thnrhns mkt hnrn. @ma hn h`s mnvnr cnnmhnrn. Uku imkw th`t. Why w`s E crkught hnrn;

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Uku `rn vnry fonvnr, dkr kmn sk ykumg,Aentz sèaslkkthoy. Mk, ykur d`thnr es mkt hnrn.

Qhnm whnrn es hn; E anl`ma th`t yku tìn ln tkhel `t kmfn.

Uku lust cn p`tenmt. @ookw ln tk nxpoèm.Ets `ckut teln yku aea!Vpnfis w`s st`maemg weth hes c`fi tk thn akkr, `s ed

nxpnftemg Cedd tk try tk dkrfn hes w`y kut kd thn rkkl.Et wkuoa h`vn cnnm heghoy a`mgnrkus dkr us tk h`vn

tìnm yku aernftoy tk ykur d`thnr,Aentz fkmtemuna hesnxpo`m`tekm.

Gk km,Cedd anl`mana.H`s ykur d`thnr wrettnm yku `ckut ` l`m whk w`s

kmfn em hes nlpoky;Aentz `sina.Hn l`y h`vn, `ma hn l`y mkt. Qh`t es ly cusemnss

`ma ly d`thnrs,Cedd `mswnrna em `m `mgry vkefn.@h . . . `ma wkuoa th`t l`ms m`ln cn Fh`rons

Innmn;Aentz wnmt km slkkthoy.Mkw hnrn w`s ` twest, Cedd thkught. Qhes es `m `mgon

tk nxpokrn lkrn thkrkughoy.E l`y h`vn hn`ra th`t m`ln, Cedd sèa. Qk cn

truthduo, E h`vn.

Qhnm yku lust imkw th`t thes Fh`rons Innmn rnp-rnsnmts ` grn`t a`mgnr tk ykur d`thnr `ma wh`t hn h`swkrina dkr sk okmg.

Qhes setu`tekm w`s grkwemg lkrn `ma lkrn wnera.Aentz w`s tòiemg `ckut Cedds d`vkretn umfon, cut mktimkwemg et, kd fkursn. Aentz w`s fklpontnoy fkmvemfnath`t Cedd w`s Anrni `ma thkught hn w`s tnooemg Anrni


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Rkki `ckut ` fklpontn str`mgnr. Cedd òrnày w`scngemmemg tk gnt `m ean` kd wh`t Aentz w`s onàemg up

tk. Qhn akucon-frkss w`s cnfklemg fon`rnr. Wh`tAentz aeamt imkw w`s th`t hn w`s akucon-frkssemghelsnod.

Innmn w`s aesfh`rgna cy ykur d`thnr. Dkr gkkarn`skm. Cut thes làn Innmn durekus. Hn swkrn rn-vnmgn km ykur d`thnr.Aentz pùsna.

Cedd fkuoa bust snn hes ^mfon Fh`roens nxprnssekm

whnm hn p`ssna Aentzs stkry km tk hel.Wn imnw th`t Innmn wkuoa cn `t thn èrpkrt tk

lnnt ykuHkw fkuoa yku h`vn imkwm;Cedd `sina. Qhn kmoy

w`y Aentz fkuoa h`vn gkttnm thes emdkrl`tekm w`saernftoy drkl ^mfon Fh`roen. Anrnis `rrevò nveanmtoyhà mkt cnnm dkrnsnnm, kr Anrni wkuoa h`vn nxpnftnatk cn lnt. Cut hes, Cedds, `rrevò, hà cnnm po`mmna cyhes umfon, Why wkuoa ^mfon Fh`roen h`vn p`ssna theswkra km tk Aentz; Qh`t qunstekm w`s ` rnò puzzonr.Cedd dnot hn leght gnt lkrn kd thn `mswnr cy onttemgAentz gk km weth hes oyemg nxpo`m`tekm.

Wn h`vn inpt ` foksn w`tfh km Innmns `ftekms.

Qh`ts dkr surn, Cedd thkught.Wn imnw hn po`mmna tk lnnt yku `t thn èrpkrt. Etw`s hes emtnmtekm tk prnvnmt ` lnntemg cntwnnm yku`ma ykur d`thnr umteo hn fkuoa nxtr`ft fnrtèm vòu`conemdkrl`tekm drkl ykur d`thnr. Kmoy thnm wkuoa hnpnrlet yku tk bkem hel.

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@hwn `rn ykur d`thnrs drenmas. Wn h`vn wkrinafoksnoy weth hel. Qh`t es why hn `sina us tk lnnt

yku.Aentz w`s aeggemg ` ceggnr hkon dkr helsnod tk dòo

emtk. Vemfn hn thkught Cedd w`s Anrni, Aentz hà mkean`, kd fkursn, kd hkw hn w`s gevemg helsnod `w`y.

Wn hà `rr`mgna tk stkp `t thes hktno bust em f`snInnmn trena tk dkookw us. E w`s surn th`t hn wkuoa try.Hn w`mts tk imkw whnrn ykur d`thnr es. Cut E `l

nquòoy fnrtèm th`t wn h`vn nouana hel.E wkuoamt cn tkk surn kd th`t, Lr. Aentz,Cedd sèa

tk helsnod. @okua, hn sèa, @ma hkw f`m yku cn surn;E gk mkw tk lìn fnrtèm. E weoo okki `rkuma lkst

f`rnduooy. Ed E ak mkt snn Innmn, thnm et weoo cn s`dn dkrus tk tìn yku tk ykur d`thnr. Vpnfis, hnrn, weoo st`yweth yku tk prktnft yku.

Cedd w`smt dkkona. Hn imnw th`t Vpnfis w`s cnemgondt cnhema tk innp hel drkl nsf`pemg. Drkl thn weoysleon km Aentzs d`fn, Cedd imnw th`t wh`tnvnr thn po`mw`s, Aentz thkught et w`s lkvemg `hnà slkkthoy. Ceddslkthnrna ` fr`zy ansern tk oùgh. Aentzs po`m wkuoacn wkriemg kut suffnssduooy ed thn rnò Anrni wnrn

hnrn.Kmn themg w`s vnry fon`r tk Cedd `s Vpnfis okfinathn akkr cnhema Aentz. Qhnsn lnm aea mkt imkw whnrnAnrnis d`thnr w`s. Qhny wnrn stòoemg. Qhn whkonno`ckr`tn stkry Aentz hà wkvnm shkwna th`t. Hes po`mlust h`vn cnnm tk gnt ^mfon Fh`roen tk onà hel tkAnrnis d`thnr. Aentz hà degurna hn fkuoa ak thes ed hn


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fkuoa gnt tk Anrni derst. Whnm Fh`rons Innmn dèona tklnnt Anrni, hn wkuoa h`vn tk gk tk Rkki `ma nxpoèm.

Aentz prkc`coy hà po`mtna `9 l`m `t thn èrpkrt tkspkt `ma dkookw Innmn.

@ma thes òo st`rtna,Cedd sèa tk helsnod, strntfhemgkut em ` fkldkrt`con fhèr, whnm E w`mtna tk po`y `pr`ftefò bkin km ly umfon cy h`vemg hel themi Anrniw`s E.

Qhnm et a`wmna km Cedd. Hn fkuoamt h`vn po`yna et

thn w`y ^mfon Fh`roen hà w`mtna `my cnttnr ed ^mfonFh`roen helsnod hà po`mmna thn swetfh em eanmtetens. Etokkina tk Cedd mkw `s ed ^mfon Fh`roen aeamt imkwwhnrn Anrnis d`thnr w`s, nethnr.

Z`rts kd thn whkon puzzoemg nxpnrenmfn hà dòonmemtk po`fn. Cut thnrn wnrn lkrn penfns steoo tk cn dettnatkgnthnr.

^mfon Fh`roen wkuoa imkw thn `mswnrs. Cut whnrnw`s hn; Mn`roy hòd `m hkur hà p`ssna semfn Aentzhà ondt thn rkkl. Vpnfis, spr`wona em ` fhèr, steoow`tfhna Cedd foksnoy.

Eaoy, Cedd rksn `ma strkoona `frkss thn rkkl `masùmtnrna kut km thn còfkmy. Hn fkuoa dnno Vpnfis

nyns dkookwemg hel, cut thn l`m làn mk lkvn.Km thn còfkmy, Cedd umanrstkka Vpnfis em`ftevety.Qhnrn w`s oetton fh`mfn kd gnttemg kut kd thn rkkl thesw`y. Qhn arkp tk thn w`tnr cnokw w`s `t on`st snvnmty-devn dnntstrèght akwm.


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@ppn`r `ma Aes`ppn`r

QHEMIEMG kd tìemg ` swel; Vpnfis fòona kut.Vkln aevn ykua h`vn tk lìn derst, nh;

Cedd turmna `rkuma. Hn fkuoa snn thn d`t, s`tesdenagrem km Vpnfisd`fn. Cedd rnfrkssna thn rkkl `ma stkkakvnr thn fkldkrt`coy spr`woemg Vpnfis. Hn w`smt tkk

ceg ` l`m. Cnt E fkuoa tìn hel,Cedd thkught.Cedds antnrlemna nxprnssekm snnlna tk ò`rl

Vpnfis. Hn s`t upreght em hes fhèr, cut `t thn s`lnteln fremgna `gèmst thn c`fi kd et. Vkln kd Vpnfisckoamnss hà ondt thn rkkl weth ckss Aentz.

Kmoy kmn themg hnoa Cedd c`fi `ma inpt hel drkllexemg weth Vpnfis. Wh`t wkuoa hn `ffklpoesh cykvnrpkwnremg hes gu`ra; Whnrn wkuoa hn gk; Hn hàtk wèt umteo ^mfon Fh`roen `ppn`rna. @ma suppksemghn w`s suffnssduo em tìemg Vpnfis; Aentz leght fklnc`fi cndkrn ^mfon Fh`roen shkwna up.

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okkina `t Vpnfis `ma st`rtna dkr thn akkr. Vpnfison`pna kut kd hes fhèr `ma bulpna dkr Cedd. Hn trena tk

push Cedd `sean, `ma thny t`mgona.Qhner struggon w`s crend, hòtna cy ` vkefn drkl

cnhema thnl.Qhemi yku f`m h`maon hel;Cedd `ma Vpnfis swumg `rkuma. Km thn còfkmy, `

mkmfhò`mt sleon km hes h`maskln d`fn, stkka ^mfonFh`roen.

Vpnfis, hes hnà pevktemg drkl Cedd tk Fh`roen, `dreghtnmna okki em hes nyns, rn`fhna dkr thn akkrimkc.Hn w`mtna kut, `ma d`st.

Gr`c hel! ^mfon Fh`roen kranrna `ma f`lnfh`rgemg `frkss thn rkkl.

Mkt kmfn sk d`r hà ^mfon Fh`roen fòona Cedd cym`ln. Cedd tkki hes onà drkl thes. ^mfon Fh`roen steooaeamt w`mt Vpnfis tk imkw th`t Cedd w`smt Anrni.

Cedd wr`ppna hes `rls `rkuma Vpnfis, rnstrèmemghel. ^mfon Fh`roen, `t thner sean, gr`ccna Vpnfis cythn shkuoanrs `ma wrnmfhna hel `w`y drkl Ceddsgr`sp.

Mkw, hkw ak yku w`mt tk po`y thes; Fh`rons

Innmn `sina. Hes vkefn w`s derl, grel, nvnm thkughhes nyns hnoa ` sp`rion kd `lusnlnmt.Vpnfis aeamt rnpoy. Hn trena tk puoo `w`y drkl

^mfon Fh`roens gr`sp. Hn aeamt h`vn ` fh`mfn.Qhnrn `rn snvnrò w`ys kd h`maoemg yku, Cedds

umfon wnmt km. Uku snn thes;Hn rnlkvna kmn h`ma`ma akucona et emtk ` h`l-sezna dest. Ets prntty o`rgn


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dkr ` sonnpemg t`cont. Cut wnoo po`fna, oein reght hnrnhn doefina Vpnfisb`w weth thn dest`ma El surn yku

weoo tìn ` okmg, okmg m`p.Vpnfis fkwnrna.Kr, wn fkuoa ten yku up. Cut ed ykuoo cn ` gkka

oetton Vpnfis, `ma mkt try `mythemg, wnoo on`vn ykuòkmn. Mkw gnt kvnr tk th`t fhèr `ma set akwm.Fh`roens vkefn w`s `mgry mkw, `ma hn shkvna Vpnfisvekonmtoy tkw`ra thn fhèr.

Vpnfis tkppona kvnr thn fhèrs `rl, shr`mi c`fi emet, `ma trena tk lìn helsnod nvnm slòonr th`m hn w`s.

Cedd `ma hes umfon lkvna kvnr tk ` fkrmnr kd thnrkkl lkst aest`mt drkl Vpnfis `ma tòina tk kmn`mkthnr em okw tkmns.

Gkka tk snn yku, Cedd. Vkrry E hà tk wnofkln ykuthes w`y. Cut themgs `rn cngemmemg tk lkvn. E aeamtnxpnft tk poumgn yku emtk thes up tk ykur mnfi sk d`st,cut E themi themgs `rn wkriemg kut cnttnr th`m E hàhkpna.

Em ` okw vkefn, Cedd rnpoena, ^mfon Fh`roen, bustcndkrn yku f`ln em drkl thn còfkmy, thnrn w`s ìmkfi km thn akkr. Qhnrn w`s `mkthnr l`m hnrn, tkk,

mkt sk okmg `gk. @ l`m m`lna Aentz. Qh`t imkfifkuoa h`vn cnnm hel.E akmt themi sk, Cedd. El surn et w`smt.Qhnm whk fkuoa et h`vn cnnm;Cedd `sina.Why akmt yku gk tk thn rkkl mnxt akkr `ma dema

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Cedd shruggna hes shkuoanrs, kpnmna thn akkr, `mastnppna kut emtk thn hòow`y. Hn shkki hes hnà. Qh`t

w`s ^mfon Fh`roen dkr yku. A`remg, rnfionss, òw`yslìemg ` lystnrekus g`ln kut kd `my setu`tekm. Innp-emg up thn suspnmsn `s okmg `s pkssecon.

@othkugh hn aeamt òw`ys `pprkvn kd hes umfonslnthkas, Cedd hà tk àlet th`t weth ^mfon Fh`roen,thnrn w`s mnvnr ` auoo lklnmt.

Lklnmts o`tnr, Cedd rnturmna.

Wnoo; Qhn ceg grem w`s steoo km ^mfon Fh`roensd`fn. Et aes`ppn`rna emst`mtoy km Cedds rnpkrt.

Qhnrn es mk kmn em thn rkkl mnxt akkr,Cedd sèa em` quent, stnày vkefn.

Vt`y hnrn!Fh`rons Innmn on`pna dkr thn akkr. Cedd,st`maemg em thn akkrw`y, s`w hel a`sh emtk thnàbkememg rkkl. Hn w`s c`fi kut em ` do`sh. Mk okmgnraea hn wn`r ` grem. Hes nxprnssekm w`s `s snrekus `sCedd hà nvnr snnm et.

Fh`rons Innmn wòina c`fi tk Cedd, hes crkwsimettna em wkrry `ma `mgnr.

E gunss E kutsl`rtna lysnod,hn sèa.Whk w`s E suppksna tk dema em thn mnxt rkkl;Cedd

whespnrna. Anrni;Uns. Et w`s hn whk imkfina bust cndkrn E f`ln em. Etw`s thes w`y. Wn fkuoamt cn surn hkw l`my pnkponleght h`vn cnnm em thes rkkl. Wn imnw yku wnrn. Wndkookwna yku tk thn hktno

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L`r. Qhn fonri tkoa ln Aentzs rkkl mulcnr. E tkkithn rkkl mnxt tk et.

Uku imkw Aentz, thnm;Cedd fut em, go`mfemg sean-wesn tk lìn surn Vpnfis fkuoa mkt kvnrhn`r thnl.

Ak E; Hns ` cà kmn. Gnttemg lkrn `ma lkrnanspnr`tn, tkk. Qhnrns ` pkt kd gkoa th`t hns `drèawnrn gkemg tk gnt tk derst.

Zkt kd gkoa;Wnoo, mkt oetnròoy9 mkt `ftuòoy gkoa. Cut ets wkrth

l`my pkts kd gkoaceg kmns.Gk km, ^mfon Fh`roen, Cedd whespnrna. Hkw aea

yku gnt kvnr tk thes còfkmy;Qhnrns ` onagn, mkt ` vnry wean kmn, th`t bkems thn

còfkmens . . .Ceoo rnlnlcnrna thn onagn mkw. Et w`smt lkrn th`m

tnm emfhns wean. Hes umfon hà tìnm ` a`mgnrkusfh`mfn em frkssemg km th`t m`rrkw onagn drkl hes rkkltk thes kmn.

Qhn cky, cy imkfiemg km thn akkr, w`s tk fùsnnmkugh aestr`ftekm tk gevn ln teln tk frkss thn onagntk thes rkkl. 0 w`s fkumtemg km thn nonlnmt kd sur-presn ed E dkuma yku cnemg hnoa cy lkrn th`m twk lnm.

Snlnlcnr, surpresn f`m àa thn strnmgth kd `mkthnrl`m tk `my `tt`fi.E surn weoo rnlnlcnr.Wnoo, whnm E gkt tk ykur còfkmy `ma s`w bust yku

`ma Vpnfis, E imnw themgs wnrn gkemg tk cn n`sy.Cut et aeamt wkri kut quetn th`t w`y,Cedd sèa.Mk. E mnvnr thkught Anrni wkuoa cn em a`mgnr.


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@ma mkw hns aes`ppn`rna.^mfon Fh`roen mkaana hes hnà. Hn strkan c`fi emtk

thn rkkl `ma stkka, h`mas km heps, gokwnremg akwm `tthn fkwnremg Vpnfis.

Whnrn es hn;Fh`roen anl`mana. Whnrns Aentz;Vpnfis aeamt `mswnr.Vpnì up, kr Eoo lìn yku tòi.E akmt imkw, Vpnfis rnpoena. Hes hegh vkefn

fr`fina `s hn `mswnrna. Qhnrn w`s mk akuct cut th`t

Vpnfis w`s òlkst mulc weth dn`r.Fh`rons Innmn rn`fhna akwm `ma gr`ccna thn l`m

cy thn shkuoanr. Hn shkki hel oein `m `mgry oekmsmìemg ets ieoo.

Zon`sn, Lr. Innmn, Vpnfis cnggna. E akmt imkw.Qh`ts thn truth.

Cedd tuggna `t ^mfon Fh`roens `rl. `ma hn rnon`snahes hkoa km thn l`m.

Wh`t es et;Fh`roen `sina, okkiemg emtk Cedds d`fn.Cedd emaef`tna weth ` mka kd hes hnà dkr hes umfon tkdkookw hel. Hn thnm wnmt tk thn akkrw`y `ma stkka emthn hòow`y. Hes umfon f`ln òkmg.

^mfon Fh`roen, th`t l`ms tkk dreghtnmna kd yku tk

tòi, nvnm ed hn akns imkw whnrn Aentz h`s gkmn.Fh`rons Innmn mkaana hes hnà. Gunss ykurn reght,Cedd. Gkt `my ean`s;

Uns. @ma Evn gkt skln qunstekms, tkk.Dern `w`y.Wh`t akyku themi h`s h`ppnmna tk Anrni;^mfon Fh`roen puzzona thes qunstekm ` dnw lklnmts


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lkrn vkefemg hes thkughts th`m spnìemg aernftoy tkhel.

Anrni leght h`vn dnot th`t E w`s hkoaemg hel. @ma`dtnr imkfiemg km thes akkr, hn fkuoa wnoo h`vn gkmnreght km akwm tk thn okccy emtnmaemg tk on`vn thnhktno. Aentz leght h`vn snnm hel thnrn.

@ma tkoa hel yku wnrn ` frkki `ma th`t hn wkuoatìn Anrni tk hes d`thnr.

^mfon Fh`roen mkaana hes hnà em `grnnlnmt.

Okki, ^mfon Fh`roen, bust whnrn es Anrnis d`thnr;Crkl Rkki; E akmt imkw, Cedd.Aentz aknsmt imkw nethnr, akns hn;El mkt surn.Et w`s bust `s Cedd hà rn`skmna. Mnethnr hes umfon

mkr Aentz imnw whnrn Anrnis d`thnr, Crkl Rkki, w`s,`ma n`fh thkught thn kthnr leght imkw.

Uku wnrn ckth hkpemg th`t thn kthnr wkuoa onàyku tk Crkl Rkki;

Qh`ts `ckut hkw et sh`pns up, Cedd.Hkw okmg h`s Anrnis d`thnr cnnm lessemg;E h`vnmt snnm hel dkr kvnr thrnn lkmths. Qhn kmoy

fkllumef`tekm Evn hà drkl hel w`s ` onttnr `ma `

p`fi`gn. Qhny f`ln twk wnnis `dtnr E o`st s`w hel.Qhnrn wnrn steoo l`my qunstekms Cedd w`mtna tk `sihes umfon. Cut reght mkw. Cedd degurna thny fkuoa wèt.Qhn elpkrt`mt themg w`s tk dema Anrni`ma Anrnisd`thnr.

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hn;Uns, E shkuoa themi sk.

Qhnm wkuoamt et cn cnst tk rnon`sn Vpnfis; Qnoohel hns drnn; Qhnm wn f`m dkookw Vpnfis. Ed Aentz h`stòina Anrni emtk gkemg weth hel, kr dkrfna hel tk aksk, thnm Vpnfis weoo onà us tk Aentz, Anrni, `mal`ycn nvnm tk hes d`thnr.

Fh`rons Innmn thkught `ckut thes dkr ` lklnmt.Ukuvn gkt sklnthemg thnrn, Cedd. Ukurn usemgykur

hnà cnttnr th`m E `l. Wnoo ak et. Uku gk km akwm tkthn okccy. Dema ` spkt whnrn yku f`mt cn snnm cy`mykmn on`vemg thn nonv`tkr. Eoo turm Vpnfis okksn `mafkln akwm thn stèrs thn lklnmt hn gnts em thnnonv`tkr. @oo reght;

Cedd mkaana hes hnà.Gkka oufi, Cedd,hes umfon fòona kut `s Cedd hnàna

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FH@ZQNS TE

Frumfh

^MFON FH@SOEN hà cnnm reght `ckut Anrni. QhnAutfh cky hà dkookwna Innmns emstruftekms tk thnonttnrup tk ` fnrtèm pkemt.

Anrni hà w`tfhna Fh`rons Innmn foelc kvnr thncòfkmy rèoemg `ma kmtk thn onagn onàemg tk thn mnxt

rkkl. Hn hà hnoa hes crn`th `s hn w`tfhna thn koanrl`m prnss foksn tk thn cueoaemg wòo `ma emfh hes w`yòkmg thn m`rrkw onagn tkw`ra thn mnxt còfkmy.

@rn yku òo reght;Anrni hà fòona skdtoy.Fh`rons Innmn, pnrsper`tekm crnìemg kut km hes

d`fn, mkaana hes hnà em rnpoy.Anrni hà gkmn c`fi emtk thn rkkl. Lklnmts

p`ssna. Qhnm hn hà soeppna quentoy kut emtk thn hòo-w`y `ma lkvna tk thn mnxt akkr. Qhnm hn hàimkfina. Hn hà wètna ` dnw lemutns, tryemg tk um-anrst`ma thn luddona wkras fklemg drkl thn kthnrsean kd thn akkr.

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hes rkkl `ma wèt dkr Cedd.Vhkuoa E;Anrni `sina helsnod. Hn w`s nvnm lkrn

fkmdusna th`m Cedd hà cnnm cy thn str`mgn turm kdnvnmts. Fh`rons Innmn hà snnlna ` pon`s`mt nmkughfh`p. Cut em thn rean drkl thn èrpkrt tk thn hktno, hnhà cnnm v`gun em skln kd thn `mswnrs hn hà gevnm.Et w`s h`ra tk aestrust Innmn, cut hes nxpo`m`tekms hàcnnm sk sintfhy th`t Anrnis suspefekms hà cnnm`rkusna.

Hn hà nvnm wkmanrna `ckut thn swetfh hn hà`grnna tk lìn weth Cedd. Why hà Cedd suggnstna thnswetfh; W`s et kmoy ` pr`ftefò bkin, kr w`s thnrn sklnannpnr rn`skm dkr Cedds suggnstekm;

Wh`t hà rnòoy st`rtna Anrnis akucts hà tìnmpo`fn `t thn èrpkrt. Whnm Cedd `ma thn twk lnm hàp`ssna em thn èrpkrt, Fh`rons Innmn hà rnstrèmnaAnrni drkl fòoemg kut tk Cedd.

Anrni làn up hes lema. Hn wkuoa mkt rnturm tkthn rkkl Innmn hà tìnm hel tk. Ed Innmn w`smt tkcn trustna, thnm Anrni imnw hn wkuoa h`vn ` lufhgrn`tnr fh`mfn kd gnttemg `w`y drkl hel em thn hktnookccy th`m em ` slòo rkkl. Anrni wnmt tk thn

nonv`tkr. Cedd hà lessna hel cy kmoy lemutns whnm hnwnmt tk dema hel.Em thn okccy kd thn Ano L`r, Anrni tkki ` sn`t weth

` fon`r venw kd thn nonv`tkr c`mi `ma thn akkr tk thnstrnnt. Hes nyns swumg drkl kmn tk thn kthnr. Anrniw`s ònrt, wètemg dkr `my anvnokplnmt.

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b`fint. @o`rl sprnà kvnr hes d`fn whnm thn kcbnft hnw`s dnnoemg dkr w`smt thnrn. Hn òlkst p`mefina.

Lklnmt`ry rnoend f`ln tk hel whnm hn rnlnlcnrnath`t hn w`s steoo wn`remg Cedds spkrts b`fint. Qhes rnoendw`s shkrt-oevna.

Qhn p`fi`gn hn hà rn`fhna dkr w`s kd vetò el-pkrt`mfn tk Anrni. Cut Cedd hà sw`ppna fk`ts wethhel. Cedd mkw hà thn p`fi`gn fkmtèmemg thn slòokcbnft kd sufh vòun.

Hà th`t cnnm thn rnò rn`skm Cedd hà w`mtna tkswetfh eanmtedef`tekms; Vk th`t Cedd fkuoa gnt pkssns-sekm kd thn p`fi`gn; Et w`s h`ra dkr Anrni tk `ffnptthes thnkry. Hn hà anvnokpna `m emst`mt oeiemg dkrCedd. Hn dnot th`t Cedd hà. dnot thn s`ln w`y `ckut hel.@ma hkw fkuoa Cedd h`vn imkwm th`t hn, Anrni, w`sgkemg tk cn em thn èrpkrt em Le`le; Fkuoa Ceddpkssecoy h`vn imkwm `ma `rr`mgna tk cn km thn s`lnpo`mn;

Et w`s tkk lufh kd ` puzzon dkr thn Autfh cky.Anrni w`tfhna thn dokkr emaef`tkr aeò kvnr kmn non-

v`tkr lkvn, shkwemg `m nonv`tkr ansfnmaemg. Wkuoathes cn Cedd; Kr Fh`rons Innmn; Qhn akkr soea kpnm. @m

noanroy fkupon nlnrgna.Hn turmna hes go`mfn tkw`ra thn strnnt akkr. @ l`mnmtnrna òkmn. Hn okkina sklnwh`t d`leoe`r tk Anrni.Whnrn hà hn snnm hel;

Qhn l`m go`mfna swedtoy `ckut thn okccy. Hes nynsrnstna dkr ` dr`ftekm kd ` snfkma km Anrni, thnm turmna`w`y. Qhn l`m st`rtna dkr thn nonv`tkr. @olkst thnrn,


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hn stkppna `cruptoy `ma swumg `rkuma tk okki foksnoy`t Anrni. Aescnoend shkwna em hes nyns.

Anrni rnfkgmezna thn l`m mkw. Hn hà cnnm kmn kdthn twk whk hà wòina kut kd thn èrpkrt tnrlemòcueoaemg weth Cedd.

Qhn l`m frkssna quefioy tk thn fhèr whnrn Anrniw`s settemg.

Anrni! Ukuyku nsf`pna! E ln`mtnoo ln, wh`th`ppnmna;

Qhn l`m snnlna fkmdusna. Hn w`s kcvekusoy um-`con tk cnoenvn wh`t hn s`w.

Aentz w`s fkmdusna. Lkrn sk nvnm th`m hn aespo`ynatk Anrni. Hkw hà Anrni l`m`gna tk gnt `w`y drklVpnfis; Wh`t hà h`ppnmna em thn shkrt sp`fn kd telnhn hà cnnm `w`y; Hn wkuoa h`vn tk po`y thes vnryf`gny mkw. N`roenr, whnm hn hà cnnm l thn s`lnrkkl weth thes cky hn fkuoa tnoo th`t thn ykuth hàgrkwm suspefekus kd hel.

Aentz tkki ` st`c em thn a`ri.Aea Innmn fkln;hn `sina. @ma yku gkt `w`y;Qh`t w`s trun nmkugh. Anrni hà gkttnm `w`y drkl

Innmn. Cut hkw aea thes l`m imkw th`t hn hà cnnm

weth Innmn; Hn fkuoamt imkwmkt yntth`t et hà`ftuòoy cnnm Cedd Crnwstnr, mkt Anrni Rkki, whk hàondt thn èrpkrt weth hel. Anrnis lema spum aezzeoy dkr` lklnmt. F`tfh hkoa kd ykursnod,hn sèa stnrmoy tkhes wheroemg crèm.

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emg tk themi hkw tk on`rm wh`t thn kthnr `ftuòoyimnw.

Uns, E ondt Lr. Innmn,Anrni demòoy rnpoena.W`s thnrn trkucon; Vpnfisaea Innmn `tt`fi hel;

W`s th`t whnm yku làn ykur nsf`pn;Qhn pefturn w`s cnfklemg fon`rnr. Qhn Vpnfis

Aentz rndnrrna tk lust h`vn cnnm thn kthnr l`m whkhà cnnm weth Cedd `ma thes l`m `t thn èrpkrt.

Anrni hà ` prntty gkka ean` mkw kd wh`t Aentz

lust cn deguremg hà h`ppnmna. Cnoenvemg Vpnfis w`sgu`raemg thn rnò Anrni, Aentz lust themi th`t Innmnhà crkinm em km thnl `ma kvnrpkwnrna Vpnfis, `math`t auremg thn lnonn, hn, Anrni, hà dona. Et wkuoa cnwesn, Anrni thkught, tk dema kut `s lufh `s hn fkuoa.

Qhes l`m lust cn thn kmn Innmn hà rndnrrna tk `sAentz. Anrni anfeana tk dema thes kut.

Uns, Lr. Aentz. Qh`ts wh`t h`ppnmna.Qh`mi gkkamnss yku làn ykur nsf`pn, Aentz

rnpoena. Innmn es ` a`mgnrkus l`m. A`mgnrkus tk yku`ma ykur d`thnr.

Qhes w`s bust `ckut thn s`ln themg Innmn hà sèatk Anrni `ckut Aentz, Anrni rnlnlcnrna. Fùtekm,

hes crèm do`shna. Whefh kd thnl es oyemg;Ly d`thnr;hn sèa òkua. Et es s`dn dkr yku tk tìnln tk hel mkw;

Kh, yns. Uns, wn lust on`vn `t kmfn. Cndkrn Innmnfklns akwm hnrn.

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Wn f`m gk tk hel mkw. @t kmfn.Whnrn es hn;Anrni `sina thes qunstekm em Autfh.

Qhes w`s tk cn thn ceg tnst `s tk whnthnr hn wkuoatrust thes l`m. Anrni hà `sina kmn qunstekm kd Innmnem Autfh. Innmn hàmt rnpoena. @t thn teln, Anrni hàthkught th`t pnrh`ps Innmn hàmt cnnm oestnmemg tkhel, hn hà cnnm sk cusy tnooemg Anrni why hn hàpnrlettna Cedd tk on`vn thn èrpkrt weth thn twk lnm.

Ukur d`thnr es em ` slòo h`fenma` tk thn mkrth kd

Weoonlstà. @ hòd hkurs arevn.Aentz hà rnpoena em Autfh. Anrni anfeana tk tìn `

fh`mfn.@oo reght. Onts gk.Anrni aeamt snn thn okki kd s`tesd`ftekm `ma rnoend

th`t do`shna kvnr Aentzs a`ri dn`turns. Hn gkt up `madkookwna Aentz kut kd thn hktno. Lklnmts o`tnr, Ceddstnppna kut kd thn nonv`tkr. Hn bust lessna snnemgAentz `ma Anrni on`vn thn hktno.

Anrni gkt emtk thn s`ln sonni, co`fi oelkusemn th`thà crkught Cedd tk thn hktno kmoy `m hkur cndkrn.Aentz gkt cnhema thn whnno. Hn wkvn thrkugh thnfrkwana strnnts kd Weoonlstà. Qhn tkwm `ma ets

hkusns `ma cueoaemgs okkina vnry lufh oein ` slòow`tnrdrkmt tkwm c`fi em Hkoo`ma. Qhn hkusns wnrn thns`ln typn. Weoonlstà, Anrni rnfòona, hà cnnmm`lna dkr ` slòo veoo`gn c`fi em Hkoo`ma.

On`vemg Weoonlstà cnhema thnl, Aentz spna òkmg` m`rrkw, wemaemg rkà th`t foelcna thn dkktheoostkw`ra thn heghnst pkemt em Fur``k. Vuaanmoy hn


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swnrvna kdd thn p`vna rkà kmtk `m umelprkvna,hn`veoy ruttna aert rkà. Qnm lemutns lkrn `ma Aentz

mksna thn f`r thrkugh `m `rfhna kpnmemg em ` pemistkmn wòo. @hnà, Anrni fkuoa snn kmn o`rgn, r`lcoemghkusn, `gèm stkmn, cut pèmtna ` creght ynookw, `masnvnrò slòonr stkmn cueoaemgs.

Aentz stkppna em drkmt kd thn nmtr`mfn. Ellnae`tnoythnrn f`ln kut thn o`rgnst l`m Anrni hà nvnr snnm.Hes fklponxekm w`s ` oeght fkddnn-crkwm. Hn wkra

imnn-onmgth crnnfhns. Hes ongs `ma dnnt wnrn c`rn. Heshn`vy lusfons cuogna cnmn`th ` them whetn shert, etsnmas tena `rkuma hes wèst.

Wethkut `mkthnr go`mfn `t Anrni, Aentz spkin tkthn ge`mt.

Qìn kvnr, Frumfh.Frumfh w`s wnoo m`lna. Anrni on`rmna thes whnm

thn l`m fo`lpna ` h`ma km hes `rl, gremmemg akwm `thel nveooy.

Anrni imnw mkw th`t hn hà po`fna hes trust em thnwrkmg l`m. Cut et w`s tkk o`tn. Hn w`s pkwnronss tkrnsest. Frumfh hà thn strnmgth tk l`tfh hes ge`mt sezn.


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G`y Fur``k

CEDD sf`mmna thn okccy kd thn hktno f`rnduooy `s hnnlnrgna drkl thn nonv`tkr. Mk segm kd Anrni, mk segmkd Aentz. Qhny hà ondt kmoy lemutns cndkrn Ceddrn`fhna thn okccy.

Qhn stèrw`y ^mfon Fh`roen wkuoa cn fklemg akwm,

Cedd mktefna, ona emtk thn okccy bust tk thn reght, `masoeghtoy cnhema thn nonv`tkr c`mi. Cedd anfeana th`tcnhema thn stèrw`y wkuoa cn thn cnst po`fn dkr hel tkw`tfh dkr Vpnfis. Qhnrn w`s ` o`rgn pkttna po`mt `t thndkkt kd thn stèrw`y. Cedd gkt cnhema et. Drkl hnrn, hnfkuoamt cn snnm, ynt hn hà ` gkka venw kd thnnonv`tkrs `ma thn stèrs. Vpnfis em hes dreghtnmna h`stnleght tìn thn stèrw`y. Hn leght mkt w`mt tk wèt dkr`m nonv`tkr, sf`rna `s hn lust cn `dtnr ^mfon Fh`roenhà gevnm hel ` vnrcò wkriemg-kvnr.

Qhn nonv`tkr lust h`vn cnnm wètemg km thn dkurthdokkr, dkr Vpnfis f`ln kut kd et emtk thn okccy bust `dtnrCedd hà tìnm up hes pksetekm. Hn s`w thn oetton l`m


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go`mfn mnrvkusoy `rkuma thn okccy. Zrkc`coy, Ceddgunssna, hn w`s okkiemg dkr ckss Aentz. Hn mnnana hes

suppkrt, mnnana et càoy.Vpnfis thnm hnàna dkr thn nxet. Hn lkvna `t ` p`fn

sk r`pea th`t hn culpna emtk snvnrò pnkpon whk wnrnnmtnremg.

Whnrns ^mfon Fh`roen;Cedd `sina helsnod. Ed hnaknsmt gnt hnrn reght mkw, wnoo oksn Vpnfis. Ceddstnppna kut drkl cnhema thn hugn po`mt `ma go`mfna

up thn furvemg stèrs. Mk ^mfon Fh`roen. Cedd aea themith`t hn hn`ra sklnkmn fklemg akwm, fklemg d`st,tìemg twk kr lkrn stnps `t ` teln. Qh`t lust cn hn,Cedd thkught. Hn anfeana tk gk `dtnr Vpnfis, hkpemg hesumfon wkuoa cn reght cnhema.

Em thn furvna arevnw`y kutsean thn hktno, Ceddokkina reght `ma ondt. Vpnfis lust h`vn puoona kut kdthnrn `t ` r`pea foep. Hn w`smt em seght. ^mfon Fh`roenf`ln kut kd thn hktno, tìemg thn thrnn stnps `t ` on`p.

Whnrn es hn; Whefh w`y aea hn gk;E akmt imkw, Cedd rnpoena. Hn w`s gkmn cy thn

teln E gkt kut hnrn.Fkln km, thnm.^mfon Fh`roen, km thn rum, hnàna

dkr thn strnnt. Cedd w`s `t hes hnnos.Km thn seanwòi, thny trena tk spkt Vpnfis.Et snnlna tk Cedd hn hà mnvnr snnm sk l`my pnkpon

frkwaemg thn strnnts, òo kd thnl em ` g`y, hkoea`y-lkka.

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hn wnmt.Gunss ykurn reght,Cedd rnpoena. Cut E h`tn tk gevn

up. E w`mt tk dema Anrni. Akmt oein thn ean` kd hesthemiemg yku `ma E `rn `gèmst hel.

E imkw hkw yku dnno, Cedd. Qnoo yku wh`t. Onts bustw`manr `rkuma, ferfuo`tn `lkmg thn frkwas. Whkimkws, wn leght culp emtk hel. Ed wn akmt, okf`temghel es gkemg tk tìn teln `ma krg`mez`tekm.

Cedd dnot thnrn wkuoa cn oetton fh`mfn kd th`t h`p-

pnmemg. Hn imnw th`t hes umfon w`s bust tryemg tkfhnnr hel up. Vk, thkught Cedd, why mkt; Vnn skln kdthn tkwm `t thn s`ln teln.

Ki`y, ^mfon Fh`roen, onà km.Qhn l`m `ma cky bkemna em thn thrkmgemg frkwa kd

tkurests, seght-snnrs, `ma c`rgèm humtnrs.Dkur ceg fruesn sheps em, Cedd,. ^mfon Fh`roen sèa.

Qh`ts why Fur``k es rnòoy hkppemg tka`y.Qhny stkppna `t snvnrò shkps. Ckth inpt `m nyn kut

dkr Anrni, `ma Cedds umfon làn snvnrò emquerens kdshkpinnpnrs. Mk oufi. Onts `fquèmt yku weth thesd`cuokus fety derst, Cedd, hn sèa. Qhnm c`fi tk thnhktno dkr ` pkwwkw km kur mnxt lkvn.

Cedd okkina kvnr skln Gnrl`m f`lnr`s em No Gokckkm Hnnrnmstr``t. Hn w`s anoeghtna weth thn stkrn rumcy Buoues Znmh` km Crnnanstr``t. Qhes stkrn skoa akoosdrkl òo kvnr. Hn ckught ` Autfh akoo dkr Lkmef`. Etw`s arnssna em tràetekmò Autfh fokthnswkkanmshkns, ` gèoy fkokrna drkfi, `ma ` stedd wemgna h`t. Hndkuma ` Vwess w`tfh `t Vpretznr `ma Duhrl`mm, `ma


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w`s surpresna `t hkw emnxpnmsevn et w`s. Hn ckught etdkr hes crkthnr Qna `ma sleona `s hn thkught kd Qnas

d`fn whnm hn s`w et.@s thny wòina òkmg, ^mfon Fh`roen inpt up `

rummemg dern kd fkmvnrs`tekm, gevemg Cedd ` gkka pefturnkd oedn em Fur``k.

@oo thn hkusns `rn aeddnrnmt fkokrs, ^mfon Fh`roen.Why es th`t;Cedd `sina.

N`fh hkusn w`s aestemft drkl thn kthnr, nvnm ed ets

fkokr v`rena cy kmoy ` shàn. Vkln wnrn oeght pemi,kthnrs a`rinr pemi. Qhnrn wnrn creght grnnm-pèmtnahkusns, `ma oeght grnnm kmns. Kthnrs wnrn aeddnrnmtshàns kd coun `ma ynookw.

^mfon Fh`roen fhufiona cndkrn rnpoyemg.Akmt imkw hkw trun thes stkry es, Cedd, cut hnrns

thn m`tevnsnxpo`m`tekm kd why thn hkusns hnrn `rn skgèoy fkokrna. L`my yn`rs `gk, òo, thn hkusns hnrnwnrn whetnw`shna. Et snnls thn umrnoenvna go`rn kd òothn whetn hkusns hurt thn gkvnrmkrs nyns. Vk, cnemg `pkwnrduo l`m whk imnw wh`t hn w`mtna, hn kranrnathn hkusns tk cn pèmtna thn fkokrs kd thner kwmnrsfhkefns. Velpon `s th`t.

Ed ykurn ` gkvnrmkr,Cedd rnpoena, oùghemg.@ma yku snn th`t o`rgn cueoaemg kvnr thnrn;^mfonFh`roen pkemtna tk ` l`gmedefnmt strufturn st`maemg kmtkp kd ` heoo.

Ceg nmkugh tk cn ` pò`fn,Cedd fkllnmtna.Ets Dr`mioem A. Skksnvnot Hkusn, thn ^metna Vt`tns

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tk nxprnss thner th`mis dkr kur prktnftekm kd thnsnAutfh eso`mas auremg Wkroa W`r EE.

Qh`t w`s rnòoy mefn kd thnl.Gkka mneghckrs, thn Autfh.Cedd stkppna em drkmt kd ` stkrn aespo`yemg cnùteduo

Nmgoesh fhem` `ma Vwnaesh frystò. Hn prntnmana tk cnemspnftemg thnsn cnùteduo w`rns. @ftuòoy hn w`soestnmemg emtnmtoy tk ` r`pea-dern fkmvnrs`tekm cntwnnmtwk m`tevn fonris.

E akmt gnt et,Cedd sèa, shìemg hes hnà.Wh`t akmt yku gnt;Qhn o`mgu`gn thnyrn spnìemg. E thkught `t derst et

w`s Vp`mesh. E imkw E fùght skln Vp`mesh wkras.@ma skln Nmgoesh wkras. @ma E fkuoa pefi kut sklnZkrtugunsn, tkk. Cut ets òo sk lexna up.

^mfon Fh`roen oùghna. Mk wkmanr ykurn puzzona.Qhnyrn spnìemg ` o`mgu`gn làn up kd lkrnaeddnrnmt o`mgu`gns th`m `my kthnr em thn wkroa. Etsfòona Z`pe`lnmtk. Qhn b`rgkm es ` fklcem`tekm kdAutfh, Nmgoesh, Vp`mesh, Zkrtugunsn, @dref`m, `maEmae`m wkras. F`rec Emae`ms. @ dnw Drnmfh wkrasthrkwm em, tkk.

Bust oein Fur``k etsnod.Qh`ts reght, Cedd. Qhes eso`ma es deoona weth l`myr`fns òthkugh thn Autfh `rn prnaklem`mt.

^mfon Fh`roen okkina `t hes w`tfh, thnm go`mfna up`t thn sum. @rnmt yku gnttemg humgry; Ets `dtnr mkkm,hn sèa.

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El st`rvemg.Oein tk gk c`fi tk thn hktno, kr hkw `ckut skln

rnò Autfh-B`v`mnsn dkka; Autfh fkkiemg es gkka.Hn`vy, thkugh.

Onà ln tk et.^mfon Fh`roen tkki hes mnphnw tk Ikrnl`ms Koa

Autfh Q`vnrm km Fkoulcusstr``t. Qhny st`rtna kutweth ` anoefekus Autfh pn` skup, dkr whefh thn rnstù-r`mt es d`lkus, `ma dkookwna et weth ` B`v`mnsn aesh kd

pkri `ma vngnt`cons weth ` thefi furry sùfn.Oein et, Cedd;Anoefekus. Cut, `s yku sèahn`vy. El sk duoo mkw,

E akmt themi Eoo nvnr w`mt tk n`t `gèm.Qhes studd rnòoy stefis tk ykur recs. Cut ed E imkw

yku, ykuoo cn st`rvemg `gèm em ` dnw hkurs. Fkln km,wnoo gk c`fi tk thn hktno. Uku lust h`vn skln quns-tekms cuzzemg em ykur crèm.


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FH@ZQNS TEEE

^mfon Fh`roen Vpems ` U`rm

L@IN ykursnod fkldkrt`con, Cedd, ^mfon Fh`roenemvetna, whnm thny wnrn c`fi em hes rkkl `t thn AnoL`r. Uku lust cn terna. Meght doeght, nxfetemg lkrm-emg. Gnt lufh sonnp km thn po`mn;

Dnw hkurs. E themi th`t dkka làn ln sonnpenr th`m

`mythemg, thkugh. Cky, `l E goà tk gnt thes fk`t kdd!Qkk teght dkr ly t`stn.

Cedd tkki kdd Anrnis fk`t, whefh hn hà cnnm wn`r-emg, `ma tkssna et tkw`ra ` fhèr. @s thn fk`t o`mana, `slòo whetn ckx dnoo kut kd thn pkfint. ^mfon Fh`roenpkumfna km et oein ` humgry f`t km ` lkusn.

Wh`t es et, ^mfon Fh`roen;Cedd `sina.Fh`roen hà tìnm thn oea kdd thn ckx `ma w`s em-

spnftemg thn kcbnft em et weth ` treulph`mt sleon kmhes d`fn.

Wh`t oufi! E themi thes weoo foemfh kur f`sn `gèmstAentz `ma Fklp`my. @ma `t thn s`ln teln, E f`m snnmkw why Anrni leght cn vnry suspefekus kd ckth kd


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us.^mfon Fh`roen put thn oea c`fi km thn ckx `ma rn-

po`fna et em Anrnis fk`t.Uku steoo h`vnmt tkoa ln wh`t et es,Cedd sèa.Gevn ln teln. @ma whnm E ak, ` okt kd themgs weoo

cnfkln fon`r.Vk, ^mfon Fh`roen es gkemg tk cn lystnrekus `gèm,

Cedd sèa tk helsnod. Cedd spr`wona kut km thn cna `mawètna dkr mfon Fh`roen tk st`rt tòiemg.

Et òo gkns c`fi tk kur a`ys em Curl` `ma Fhem`,Cedd. Uku imkw Nxpokr`tekms ^moeletna steoo h`s etshnàqu`rtnrs em Curl`. Vul`tr`s mkt tkk d`r drklCurl`. Okts kd Autfh pnkpon em Vul`tr`. Et w`s kmfn Àutfh fkokmy. @ma Nxpokr`tekms hà akmn quetn ` cetkd wkri dkr skln kd thn Autfh cusemnsslnm thnrn.

Bust `dtnr wn hà tk gnt kut kd Curl`yku rn-lnlcnr, kd fkursnNxpokr`tekms rnfnevna `m emquery`s tk whnthnr ets kpnr`tekms nxtnmana tk thn Mnthnr-o`mas @mteoons. B`fi Huaskmyku rnfòo hel, akmtyku, Cedd;f`cona ln.

Cedd mkaana hes hnà. B`fi Huaskm òsk wkrina dkrNxpokr`tekms ^moeletna. Et hà cnnm B`fi whk hà

dokwm emtk Fhem` `ma rnsfuna Cedd `ma hes umfon whnmCedd hà tìnm p`rt em thnLystnry kd thn Fhemnsn Semg.Vk B`fi f`cona ln, ^mfon Fh`roen wnmt km. @m

emquery hà fkln drkl ` drenma kd Anrnis d`thnr,Crkl Rkki. Crkl w`mtna sklnkmn tk wkri dkr `maweth hel. E gkt thn bkc. Ea pefina up ` sn`po`mn wethly n`rmemgs em Fhem` `ma hà cnnm iefiemg `rkuma


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thn F`reccn`m, fh`rtnr doeghts `ma sk km.Wh`t aea hn w`mt yku tk ak;Cedd `sina.

Zeokt hel c`fi `ma dkrth drkl hnrn tk L`rtemequn.Sum ` spnnack`t hn h`s em L`rtemequn.

E imkw drkl wh`t Aentz tkoa ln th`t Anrnis d`thnres okkiemg dkr sklnthemg km thn ckttkl kd thn kfn`m;Wh`t es et; Vuminm trn`surn;Cedd `sina.

Em ` w`y, yns. @ma hns dkuma et, tkk. Ets ` pn`rodeshnry

Zn`ro deshnry!Cedds vkefn shkwna hes nxfetnlnmt.Uns. @ d`cuokus kmn. Ed thn s`lpons Crkl h`s dkuma

sk d`r `rn `m emaef`tekm, thnrn `rn leooekms kd akoo`rs kdpn`ros wètemg tk cn tìnm, drkl ` spkt kd kfn`m dokkrbust kdd thn fk`st kd L`rtemequn.

Cedd w`s settemg up mkw, on`memg dkrw`ra. Qhes w`sd`sfem`temg tk hel. Zn`ros, tìnm drkl thn ckttkl kdthn kfn`m!

Et w`s thn vnry nma kd Mkvnlcnr, E gunss, whnm Eo`st s`w Crkl, Fh`rons Innmn sèa. Ea tìnm sklnmnw siem-aevemg nqueplnmt kvnr tk hel. Hn emaef`tnatk ln thnm th`t hn thkught hn w`s mn`remg hes gkò.Hn sèa Ea hn`r drkl hel wethem ` wnni. E w`s tk

fkln c`fi tk Fur``k `ma `wèt wkra.Why Fur``k, ^mfon Fh`roen, whnm hn w`s wkriemgem ` Drnmfh pkssnssekm;

Cnfùsn hns ` Autfh feteznm. Nvnrythemg hn aknskvnr thnrn h`s tk fon`r thrkugh thn Autfh ùthkretens`ma thn Drnmfh fkmsuo`tn hnrn.

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Wnoo, mn`roy twk wnnis wnmt cy. E w`s wkrrena. Edonw c`fi tk L`rtemequn. E fkuoamt okf`tn Crkl. Hn

hà gkmn tk sn` em hes spnnack`t, okàna weth suppoens.E humg `rkuma O` Qremetth`ts thn tkwm wn hnà-qu`rtnrna emdkr ` fkupon kd a`ys, thnm f`ln c`fihnrn. Mkthemg nosn dkr ln tk ak.

^mfon Fh`roen gkt kut kd hes fhèr `ma wòina kvnrtk thn còfkmy.

Qhnm E gkt ` onttnr `ma ` p`fi`gn drkl Crkl,

^mfon Fh`roen fkmtemuna. @ma th`ts thn o`st Evnhn`ra drkl hel. Kh, Evn cnnm c`fi tk L`rtemequnsnvnrò telns, cut hns v`meshna.

Akyku themi Aentz hà `mythemg tk ak weth et;El surn kd et, Cedd. Hn nethnr ieam`ppna Crkl

Rkki, `ma Crkl gkt `w`y, kr hn arkvn Crkl emtkheaemg. Ets bust gkt tk cn kmn kr thn kthnr.

Aentz imnw `ckut thes pn`ro deshnry, tkk; Ceddw`mtna tk imkw.

Okts kd pnkpon imkw `ckut et, Cedd. Vtkrens kd `d`cuokus pn`ro deshnry h`vn cnnm ferfuo`temg em thnsnp`rts dkr yn`rs `ma yn`rs. Qhn stkrens fkln drkl thnF`rec Emae`ms. @ma nvnry kmfn em ` wheon, ` F`rec

fklns tk thn l`rint weth ` prefnonss pn`ro.Cut mk kmn h`s nvnr okf`tna thn deshnry, es th`t et;Qh`ts reght, Cedd. L`my h`vn trena, Aentz `lkmg

thnl.Whnrn akns Anrni det emtk thn pefturn;Cedd `sina.El fklemg tk th`t. Anrni es lkthnronss. Hn h`s

spnmt lkst kd hes oedn aeveana cntwnnm oevemg hnrn em


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Fur``k weth hes d`thnr `ma oevemg weth hes gr`ma-p`rnmts em Hkoo`ma. Whnm Crkl Rkki st`rtna km hes

humt dkr thn pn`ro deshnry, hn snmt Anrni tk Qhn Mnth-nro`mas dkr hes sfhkkoemg. Hn imnw th`t hn wkuoamt cnem Fur``k lufh kd thn teln, `ma hn aeamt oein tkon`vn Anrni òkmn.

Why aea Anrni fkln c`fi; Z`rtefuo`roy semfn hesd`thnr es lessemg; Qhn pefturn w`s steoo sklnwh`tfokuay tk Cedd.

E snmt dkr hel,^mfon Fh`roen sèa.@ma yku snmt dkr ln, tkk. Why ckth kd us;Cnfùsn yku okki sk lufh òein. Uku fkuoa n`seoy

p`ss dkr twems.E imkw,Cedd sèa. Em Le`le `ma km thn po`mn, wn

wnrn tìnm dkr twems.E mnnana yku hnrn em thn nvnmt Anrni aeamt shkw

up em teln.Em teln dkr wh`t, ^mfon Fh`roen;Qk nst`coesh hes reght tk thn pn`ro deshnry hes d`thnr

h`s dkuma.Cedd drkwmna. El `drèa E steoo akmt gnt et.Ets oein thes, Cedd. Qhn onttnr E rnfnevna drkl Crkl

Rkki, kvnr twk wnnis `dtnr E o`st s`w hel, fkmtèmna `foèl tk ` fnrtèm w`tnr `rn`, tk cn deona weth thnDrnmfh fkmsuo`tn hnrn em Weoonlstà, nst`coeshemgCrkl Rkki `s thn aesfkvnrnr kd thn deshnry. E w`s tk deonet dkr hel. @okmg weth thn onttnr `ma thn foèl, Ernfnevna ` slòo p`fi`gn. Em et w`s kmn kd thn lkstpnrdnft co`fi pn`ros E h`vn nvnr snnm.


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Cedds nyns turmna em thn aernftekm kd Anrnis fk`t.Hn w`s cngemmemg tk gnt `m ean` kd wh`t ^mfon Fh`roen

hà dkuma em thn ckx th`t hà tulcona drkl thnb`fint.

Qhes pn`ro w`s tk cn gevnm thn Drnmfh fkmsuo òkmgweth thn foèl. Em thn nvnmt Crkl Rkki aeamt `ppn`rwethem thn teln oelet, thn pnrskm `ppn`remg dkr helfkuoa nst`coesh hes reght cy prnsnmtemg ` co`fi pn`roth`t w`s thn pnrdnft l`tfh dkr thn kmn E ondt weth thn

fkmsuo`tn.@ma th`t pnrskm wkuoa cn Anrni;Cedd `sina.Seght yku `rn, Cedd.Hkw aea Anrni gnt hkoa kd thn pn`ro;@pp`rnmtoy Crkl Rkki imnw hn w`s em a`mgnr,

drkl Aentz, El surn. Aentz wkuoa try tk stkp1eel drkl`ppn`remg tk nst`coesh hes foèlthn s`ln w`y foèlbulpnrs usna tk kpnr`tn em thn n`roy lememg a`ys kdthn koa Wnst em thn ^metna Vt`tns, ^mfon Fh`roennxpoèmna.

Vk hn snmt Anrni thn kthnr pn`ro;Qh`ts reght. Hn tkoa ln hn hà akmn sk em hes

onttnr. Hes emstruftekms wnrn th`t ed hn aeamt gnt em

tkufh weth ln em ponmty kd teln cndkrn thn memnty-a`yteln oelet w`s tk nxpern, thnm E w`s tk f`con Anrni tkfkln `t kmfn tk Fur``k.

Memnty-a`y teln oelet; E akmt umanrst`ma, Ceddsèa, hes vkefn shkwemg hn w`s steoo puzzona.

Whnm ` foèl es deona, sufh `s thn kmn E deona dkrCrkl Rkki, thnrns ` wètemg pnreka kd memnty a`ys


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cndkrn thn foèl es gr`mtna. Qhn o`w w`s ansegmna tkprnvnmt foèl bulpemg. Em thksn memnty a`ys, ed `mykmn

nosn f`m aesputn thn foèl, thnm ` hn`remg es hnoa tkanfean whk aesfkvnrna thn dema derst.

Vk th`t ed Crkl Rkki hà bulpna sklnkmn nosn sfoèl, thn rnò aesfkvnrnr fkuoa prktnst `ma prkvn hnlàn thn aesfkvnry derst,Cedd sèa.

Ukurn reght, Cedd. Cut em thes f`sn, Crkl làn thnaesfkvnry. Aentz imkws et. Aentz imkws th`t hn

wkuoamt st`ma ` fh`mfn kd foèlemg tk h`vn làn thnaesfkvnry derst.

Why mkt;Cnfùsn hn aknsmt imkw nx`ftoy whnrn et es.Ak yku, ^mfon Fh`roen;E h`vn ` prntty gkka ean`, cnfùsn E imkw lkrn

prnfesnoy whnrn Crkl Rkki w`s wkriemg th`m Aentzakns. Uku snn, Cedd, ` foèl tk ` w`tnr `rn` fkvnrs ` oktkd kfn`m. Et esmt oein ` o`ma foèl dkr lememg. @ lememgfoèl fkvnrs ` spnfedef spkt. @ w`tnr foèl f`m fkvnr`m `rn` kd humarnas kd `frns. E imkw thn eso`ma grkupth`t Crkl w`s sn`rfhemg em, cut kmoy Crkl imkws thnnx`ft spkt whnrn thn pn`ro kystnrs `rn okf`tna.

Qhnm thn pn`ro deshnry etsnod,Cedd sèa, fkuoa cn `vnry slòo `rn` fklp`rna tk thn tktò `rn` fkvnrna cythn foèl;

Seght yku `rn, Cedd.Qhnm Aentz h`smt gkt ` fh`mfn, h`s hn;Kh, yns. Hn themis hn h`s ` gkka kmn.E akmt snn hkw.


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Fh`roen Innmn gremmna. Ed mnethnr Crkl Rkki mkrAnrni `ppn`rs `t thn Drnmfh fkmsuo`tn tk anl`ma thn

foèl wethem thn memnty a`ys, `mykmn f`m deon dkr thnreghts. Aentz es bust wètemg tk deon em thn s`ln gnmnrò`rn` whnrn thn Rkki foèl es okf`tna.

Cedd imnw mkw wh`t hà h`ppnmna.@ma Crkl Rkki es lessemg.Qh`ts et, Cedd. Ed mnethnr Crkl Rkki mkr Anrni

`ppn`rs, thnm Aentz lkvns em, deons hes foèl, `ma thnm

et wkuoa cn lkst aeddefuot dkr Crkl Rkki tk rnnst`coeshhes reghts.

Cedd mkaana hes hnà thkughtduooy.^mfon Fh`roen, whnm akns th`t memnty-a`y teln

oelet nxpern;Qklkrrkw `dtnrmkkm, Cedd. @t dkur kfokfi.Wh`t!Cedd nxfoèlna. Qhnm wnvn gkt tk `ft d`st.

Wnvn gkt tk dema Anrni!Akmt wkrry, Cedd, wnrn steoo `hnà kd thn g`ln.Cut Crkl Rkki weoo cn rkccna!E akmt themi sk,^mfon Fh`roen sèa, sleoemg `s hn?

shkki hes hnà.Wh`ts tk prnvnmt et;Cedd anl`mana.

Uku, Cedd. Fkuoamt yku po`y thn rkon kd Anrni Rkkikmfn lkrn;


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Kutl`tfhna

CEDD w`s tìnm `c`fi cy hes umfons o`st st`tnlnmt.Uku ln`m ed wn akmt dema Anrni, yku w`mt ln tk

sucstetutn dkr hel;Qh`t suls et up, Cedd.Cedd shkki hes hnà. Hn imnw hn okkina oein Anrni.

Cut ^mfon Fh`roen w`s rnòoy `siemg ` okt.Gksh, ^mfon Fh`roen. Ets kmn themg dkr ln tk suc-

stetutn dkr Anrni whnm ets kmoy ` bkin. Oein `t thnèrpkrt. Cut tk ak thesthes es dkr ceg stìns.

E imkw, Cedd. Cut, fkmseanremg thn d`ft th`t yku weoo`ftuòoy cn akemg thes sk thn bust reghts kd ` l`m weoocn nst`coeshna, E akmt themi yku wkuoa cn akemg`mythemg lkròoy wrkmg.

Mk, E gunss mkt. Wn wkuoa cn stkppemg Aentz drklstnòemg wh`t cnokmgs tk sklnkmn nosn.

Qh`ts reght, Cedd.Vteoosuppksn E h`vn tk segm sklnthemg; Qh`t

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E imkw yku fkuoamt, Cedd. @ma E wkuoamt `si ykutk. Cut Evn okkina emtk thes `ddèr `s foksnoy `s E f`m. E

akmt themi ykuoo cn rnquerna tk segm `mythemg. Qhnsegmemg dkr thn `ftuò wkriemg pnrlet tk thn foèl weootìn po`fn em L`rtemequn.

E surn hkpn ykurn reght.El r`thnr fnrtèm th`t E `l, Cedd. Kthnrwesn thnrn

wkuoamt h`vn cnnm lufh pkemt em ly h`vemg ykufkln akwm hnrn em sufh ` hurry.

@ma ly cnemg hnrn gevns yku lkrn teln tk demaCrkl Rkki.

Kr Anrni, mkw th`t hn es hnrn.E wkmanr why hn aeamt gnt hnrn skkmnr, Cedd

pkmanrna.Uku f`m cnt th`t rnòoy hà ln wkrrena. E wètna

umteo bust kvnr thrnn wnnis `gk cndkrn E f`cona dkrAnrni tk fkln hnrn. Qh`t wkuoa cn ponmty kd teln,mkw th`t thn @to`mtef f`m cn frkssna em hkurs emstnàkd a`ys.

Aeamt yku gnt ` rnpoy tk ykur f`con;Mk. Qh`t aeamt wkrry ln tkk lufh. E bust degurna

th`t Anrni wkuoa imkw hkw snrekus themgs hà

cnfkln. Hes d`thnr lust h`vn gevnm hel ` fon`rpefturnkd thn setu`tekm whnm hn wrktn hel.Why aeamt Anrni fkln `s skkm `s yku f`cona;E gkt ` f`con `ckut tnm a`ys `dtnr E snmt dkr Anrni.

Et w`s drkl hes gr`mad`thnr. Qhn f`con emdkrlna lnth`t Anrni w`s em thn Vwess @ops dkr wemtnr sieemg. Qhn gr`mad`thnr hà trena `ma trena tk okf`tn hel. Et


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snnls Anrni w`s kdd km ` okmg frkss-fkumtry sie r`fn.Uku imkw, whnrn thn wemmnr es thn kmn whk fkvnrs thn

lkst leons em ` gevnm mulcnr kd a`ys.Cn h`ra tk okf`tn sklnkmn km kmn kd thksn bùmts

òo reght,Cedd `grnna.Vk, cnemg anspnr`tn, `ma mkt imkwemg ed Anrni

wkuoa gnt hnrn cndkrn thn teln oelet nxperna, E f`conadkr yku. @ma w`s E nvnr goà tk snn yku fkln thrkughthn akkr kd thn tnrlemò!

Cut yku `ftuòoy hà thn rnò Anrni.^mfon Fh`roen oùghna. Qh`ts reght. Cut drkl thn

w`y themgs h`vn gkmn, ets ` gkka themg E ak h`vn twkAnrnis.

Qhn h`mas km thn fokfi em thn hn`remg rkkl kd thnDrnmfh fkmsuo`tn shkwna dedtnnm lemutns kd dkur.Vn`tna em thn derst kd thn rkw kd cnmfhns whefh oemnathn rkkl wnrn Hnrl`m Aentz `ma Vpnfis Fàn. Aentzwkrn ` s`tesdena sleon km hes d`fn. Qhemgs wnrn gkemgdemn. Bust demn. Dedtnnm lkrn lemutns, `ma Crkl Rkkisfoèl wkuoa cn wkrthonss, vkeana cy thn nxper`tekm kdthn memnty-a`y teln oelet.

Vpnfiss dnnoemgs wnrn bust thn kppksetn kd Aentzs.Hn w`s mnrvkus. Hn inpt shedtemg c`fi `ma dkrth kmthn cnmfh, okkiemg `t thn nmtr`mfn, w`tfhemg thnfokfi.

Qnm lemutns kd dkur.Qhn foèls rndnrnn demeshna skln cusemnss weth thn

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drkl hes cnmfh `t Aentz.Uku h`vn cusemnss weth thn Fo els Aevesekm;

Uns, ser. E h`vn ` foèl tk deon.Qhnm onts h`vn et. Et grkws o`tn, thn rndnrnn sèa

elp`tenmtoy.E weoo whnm et cnfklns dkur kfokfi,Aentz sèa. Et

wkuoa mkt cn prkpnr dkr ln tk deon ly foèl whnmthnrn es steoo teln dkr ly drenma Crkl Rkki tk `ppn`rtk `si dkr hes.

Qhn rndnrnn okkina akwm `t thn p`pnr em drkmt kdhel. Hn pefina et up.

Kh, yns. Crkl Rkki. E h`vn et hnrn.Hn go`mfna `tthn fokfi.

Devn lemutns tk dkur.@ anà seonmfn f`ln kvnr thn hn`remg rkkl. Qhrnn

lnm inpt thner nyns km thn fokfi. Nvnm Aentz deagntnasklnwh`t `s thn lemutn h`ma f`ln mn`rnr `ma mn`rnrtk thn hkur h`ma. Kmoy thrnn lemutns `ma hn wkuoawem.

Qhn skuma kd dnnt streaemg cresioy `ma derloy f`lndrkl thn rn`r kd thn rkkl, Aentz swumg `rkuma. Hesd`fn wnmt whetn. Hes hn`rt pkumana. Et fkuoam t cn. Et

w`s elpkssecon! Anrni Rkki w`s ` preskmnr gu`rana cyFrumfh. Frumfh w`s ` selpon-lemana skuo, cut `pkwnrduo l`m. Anrni Rkki fkuoamt h`vn nsf`pna!

Cedd Crnwstnr f`ln streaemg akwm thn èson.Qhn rndnrnn okkina up. @ma wh`t es thn l`ttnr

fkmfnrmemg yku th`t cremgs yku cndkrn thes FoèlsAevesekm;hn `sina.


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Qhn l`ttnr kd thn foèl tk ` pn`ro deshnry, làn cyCrkl Rkki kd Fur``k, ser,Cedd sèa.

Qhn rndnrnn pefina up skln p`pnrs.Uku f`m nst`coesh ykur reght tk thn fo el;Cedd mkaana hes hnà.Fh`rons Innmn f`ln akwm thn èson `ma stkka cy hes

mnphnw.E snn cy ` onttnr whefh `ffklp`mens thes foèl th`t

yku lust lnnt ` fnrtèm rnquernlnmt em kranr tk ns-

t`coesh ykur reght cnykma `my akuct.Cedd f`st ` quefi go`mfn `t hes umfon. Fh`rons Innmn

sèa mkthemg. Qhn fonri wnmt km2Crkl Rkki h`s `ffklp`mena hes deoemg kd ` foèl

`siemg tk cn gr`mtna thn reghts tk desh dkr pn`ros emfnrtèm w`tnrs kdd thn Eso`ma kd L`rtemequn, weth `mkcbnft whefh lust cn l`tfhna cy `my foèl`mt kthnrth`m helsnod. Vemfn E imkw yku `rn mkt Crkl Rkki,yku lust prnsnmt thes kcbnft tk nst`coesh ykursnod `sthn reghtduo foèl`mt tk thn gr`mt. Uku h`vn et, ykumgl`m;

Lklnmt`reoy Cedd p`mefina. Whnrn hà hn put thnpn`ro; Qhnm hn dnot hes umfon muagn hel. Ukur emsean

fk`t pkfint, Cedd,Fh`rons Innmn whespnrna.Cedds h`ma shkt emtk hes fk`t pkfint.Qhn kcbnft rndnrrna tk, thn rndnrnn wnmt km, es `

pn`ro. @ co`fi pn`ro th`t lust l`tfh pnrdnftoy thn kmnE hkoa hnrn.

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aea, Anrni aeamt h`vn et. Hn hà sn`rfhna Anrnif`rnduooy. Mk pn`ro hà cnnm dkuma.

Cedds h`ma tkufhna thn slòo ckx. Hn puoona et kut`ma stnppna dkrw`ra tk thn rndnrnns cnmfh.

Hnrn, ser. Cedd sèa, hkoaemg thn cnùteduo pn`ro emthn pòl kd hes h`ma.

Qhn rndnrnn tkki et. Cedd fkuoamt rnsest turmemg`rkuma tk snn Aentzs rn`ftekm. Aentz w`s gr`spemgVpnfiss `rl. Hn snnlna `ckut tk dèmt. Hn swòokwna

snvnrò telns, shìemg hes hnà `s ed tryemg tk rnlkvndrkl hes vesekm sklnthemg hn fkuoamt cnoenvn hn w`ssnnemg.

Qhn rndnrnn w`s nx`lememg thn twk pn`ros foksnoy.Nvnrythemg snnls tk cn em kranr. Qhnrn f`m cn mk

akuct th`t thnsn `rn l`tfhemg pn`ros. Cnùteduo kmns,tkk. Ly fkmgr`tuo`tekms tk yku, ykumg l`m, `ma tkykur d`thnr. Hn h`s truoy làn ` aesfkvnry kd grn`tcnùty `ma vòun.

Qhn rndnrnn po`fna thn p`pnrs em ` thefi l`meo`nmvnokpn `ma h`mana thnl kvnr tk Cedd. @ma mkw,snnemg th`t mk kmn nosn es hnrn tk prnsnmt ` foèl, E an-fo`rn thn Foèls Aevesekm foksna dkr thn a`y,hn sèa.

Cedd bkemna hes umfon, `ma thn twk strkan h`ppeoytkw`ra thn nxet. @t thn akkr, thny turmna `ma okkinac`fi. Aentz w`s soulpna c`fi `gèmst thn cnmfh.Vpnfis hkvnrna kvnr hel oein ` mnrvkus lkthnr hnm.


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QWK h`ppenr pnkpon fkuoamt cn dkuma `lkmg thn g`yfrkwas kd tkurests sw`rlemg thn strnnts kd Weoonlstàth`m Cedd Crnwstnr `ma Fh`roen Innmn. Qhny wnrnst`maemg `t thn ckttkl kd thn stnps onàemg drkl thnDrnmfh fkmsuo`tn.

Wn puoona et kdd, Cedd. Wn rnòoy kutdkxna Aentz,Fh`roen sèa nxuot`mtoy.

Wn surn aea. Cut E w`s iema kd shìy em thnrn dkr `dnw lklnmts. 0 ln`m whnm thn rndnrnn `sina `ckutthn l`tfhemg pn`ro.

^mfon Fh`roen oùghna. Uku dnot oein thn cnst l`m`t thn wnaaemg whk dkrgkt whnrn hn hà put thn remg,nh;

Cedd `ma hes umfon hà spnmt òo thner teln cndkrn `p-pn`remg `t thn Foèls Aevesekm em okkiemg dkr Anrni.Qhny hà gkmn tk thn Rkki hkln, okmg foksna semfnCrkl Rkki hà cnnm em L`rtemequn `ma Anrni em Hko-o`ma. Qhny thkught thn cky leght h`vn gkmn thnrn tk


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hean.Qhny hà òsk emquerna `t ` slòo ck`raemg hkusn

whnrn Crkl Rkki hà st`yna km hes emdrnqunmt treps tkFur``k. Mk segm kr wkra kd Anrni `mywhnrn. Qhnyhà fkln tk thn fkmfousekm th`t Aentz lust cn hkoa-emg thn Autfh cky.

Unp, Cedd, wnvn nst`coeshna Crkl Rkkis reghts tkthn foèl, `ma wnvn gkt thn l`tfhemg pn`ros. Zrnttygkka a`ys wkri, Ea s`y. Fkuoamt h`vn akmn et wethkut

yku, thkugh. Ly fklpoelnmts tk yku, Cedd-Anrni-Rkki-Crnwstnr.

Cedd oùghna. Ea oein tk gnt c`fi tk cnemg bust CeddCrnwstnr `gèm. Elpnrskm`temg Anrni Rkki gnts prnttyrkugh `t telns.

^mfon Fh`roen w`smt oestnmemg. Cedd hà gevnm helthn p`pnrs nst`coeshemg thn foèl `ma thn twk pn`ros.^mfon Fh`roen w`s nx`lememg thn pn`ros.

Snò cnùtens, `rnmt thny; @ma vòu`con, tkk.Wh`t ak yku themi thnyrn wkrth, ^mfon Fh`roen;Hlll . . . snvnrò thkus`ma akoo`rs `t on`st.

Qhnya lìn ` pnrdnft pèr kd n`rremgs dkr skln nxkteflkven st`r kr Etòe`m fkumtnss kr ` lnlcnr kd thn

Cretesh mkceoety. Mkt wkrth ` ceg dkrtumn, cut ` fkm-seanr`con kmn. @ pn`ro fkoonftkr wkuoa prkc`coy w`mtthnl `t `my prefn m`lna.

@ma thnrns ponmty lkrn whnrn thny f`ln drkl,Cedd suggnstna.

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Anrni. Qrun, hn `ma hes umfon hà prnsnrvna Anrni`ma hes d`thnrs pn`ro deshnry foèl, cut umonss thny

fkuoa dema Anrni `ma Crkl Rkki, wh`t thny hà akmnsk d`r w`s vòunonss.

^mfon Fh`roen, wnvn bust gkt tk dema Anrni mkw.Fh`rons Innmn drkwmna. E imkw et, Cedd.Wn f`mt ont Aentz dema kut th`t et w`smt Anrni

whk `ppn`rna cndkrn thn foèls rndnrnn. Ed hn akns, hnfkuoa upsnt kur `pponf`rt cut gkka.

Uns. @ma et steoo h`s tk cn thn rnò Anrni whk segmsdkr thn wkriemg pnrlet em L`rtemequn. Ukur elpnrskm-`tekm f`mt gk tk thn nxtrnln kd segmemg Anrnis m`ln.

Cedd go`mfna akwm thn strnnt. Hes nyns f`ln tk rnstkm thn sonni, co`fi oelkusemn whefh hà crkught Aentztk thn Foèls Aevesekm. Et w`s thn s`ln f`r em whefhCedd hà reaanm drkl thn èrpkrt tk thn hktno. Okkiemg`t et g`vn Cedd `m ean`.

Okki, ^mfon Fh`roen. Ed Aentz aea gnt Anrni, hnlust steoo cn hkoaemg hel. Seght;

Hes umfon mkaana hes hnà em `grnnlnmt.@othkugh hn aknsmt imkw et, kd fkursn, semfn hn

s`w ln em thn Foèls kddefn, `ma thkught E w`s

AnrniGk km, Cedd, E themi El rnàemg yku okuanr `ma ykurupfklemg ean` es gnttemg fon`rnr.

Qhemiemg, `s hn lust cn, th`t Anrni sklnhkwnsf`pna, wkuoamt hn ont hes gu`ra akwm mkw; Hnlust degurn thn g`ln es òlkst up.

Uns, th`ts hkw Ea degurn et lysnod,Fh`roen rnpoena.


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