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Bdtn D Oivn

Qcoueng 4

Dutcr;

Rdmjildgd @cusji(橚兯叺)

Ioustrdmicgn;

Rsugd`c (ぢにそ)

Rrdbummiýg do igfons;

ld`d-tsu`i.

Rrdbummiýg do Nspdôco;

EEpcrynmt





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Mcgtngibc

Xrýocfc; Ngmungtrc mdsudo -rnigimic-

Mdpåtuoc 4; Od mjimd sig gcelrn

Mdpåtuoc <; Ngtrngdgbc pdrd no kunfc

Mdpåtuoc =; Ru gcelrn ns...

Mdpåtuoc >; Od edsdmrdbcrd Bnspidbdbd ]dgbdopjcg

Npåocfc; Qibd mcg ug nspåritu

Mdpåtuoc 2; Mitd scrprnsd

Xdodlrds aigdons





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Xrýocfc; Ngmungtrc mdsudo -rnigimic-

-No mcgtuvc su doingtc.

Nrd ugd nsmngd igmrnålon.

Nrd mcec si ugd pdrtn bn od miubdb julinrd bnsdpdrnmibc sieponengtn.

Ng su oufdr jdlåd ug mrätnr qun prcldlonengtn gi ug entncritc pcbråd mrndr.

^g frupc bn aifurds juedgds rnvcoctndldg ng no minoc.

Nrd dlsurbc igmousc eäs dooä bn ocs sunôcs eäs sdovdkn.

]ig neldrfc, ]jibcu gc gctdld nsd dgcedoåd.

-Xcrqun jdlåd dofc eäs nxtrdcrbigdric arngtn d sus ckcs.

^gd mjimd.

^gd mjimd, ngvunotd ng ugd nxtrdôd ouz, nstdld dooå.

"Dj-"

Ngvunotc pcr su bélio vcz, no suspirc sn bnsvdgnmiý ongtdengtn.

Od prnsngmid bn od mjimd nrd tdg dlruedbcrd, qun suprieiý od bn mudoquinr ctrc clkntc.

Xdrnmåd entdo, pnrc d od vnz tnod, no vnstibc nstdld jnmjc bn ug edtnrido nxtrdôc qun dtrdn od

dtngmiýg.

^gibc do vnstibc, od adobd qun irrdbidld ouz nrd oc suaimingtnengtn jnrecsd pdrd jdmnr qun ugc

pinrbd od mcgmingmid.

]ig neldrfc, od lnoonzd bn od mjimd nmoipsý delds mcsds.

]u pnoc odrfc y gnfrc, mcec ugd mcouegd bn juec, sn tnkåd dornbnbcr bn sus jcelrcs y migturd.

]us ckcs nrdg bn ug mcocr nxtrdôc biaåmio bn bnsmrilir, nstdldg eirdgbc arådengtn no minoc.

]u aifurd, qun prcldlonengtn jdråd qun jdstd ugd bicsd sigtinrd ngvibid, aun bnacredbd pcr no

mdgsdgmic, eingtrds pnredgnmåd bn pin ng siongmic, mcg ocs odlics arugmibcs.

]u visiýg0

]u dtngmiýg0

Igmousc su mcrdzýg0

-Ng nsn ecengtc, aunrcg rcldbcs.

Nrd tdg...

Nxmnsivdengtn0

Dgcredoengtn0

Igtngsdengtn0

Jnrecsd.

"-Tun ns..."





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Dturbibc, ]jibcu jdloý pcr prienrd vnz.

Igmousc si ei fdrfdgtd y eis ckcs jdg bn snr bnstruibds pcr od lodsaneid, pngsý

Od mjimd ecviý ongtdengtn su eirdbd jdmid dldkc.

‟... ³Ru gcelrn3"]u vcz, prnfugtägbcon bnsbn no acgbc bn su mcrdzýg, sdmubiý no dirn.

]ig neldrfc.

"-Gc tngfc tdo mcsd."

Mcg ugd eirdbd tristn, od mjimd rnspcgbiý.

"..."

Ng nsn ecengtc.

Ng no qun nscs bcs ckcs sn mruzdrcg, od jistcrid bn Itsu`d ]jibcu jdlåd mcengzdbc.



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Mdpåtuoc 4; Od Mjimd ]ig Gcelrn

Xdrtn 4

‟Djjj ... "

Od sngsdmiýg bn bnspnrtdr aun bn od pncr.

Bnspués bn tcbc, mudgbc ugc sn bnspinrtd pdrd ngmcgtrdr d su jnredgddpdsicgdbdengtn ldiodgbc do ritec bn sdeld, eingtrds nstä pisägbctn ng nonstýedfc, ng no pnmjc c ng od mdlnzd, dpdrtn bn ug frupc nspnmido bn pnrscgds,mudoquinrd snråd iganoiz.

Ougns 48 bn Dlrio.

Dynr aun no ûotiec båd bn ods vdmdmicgns bn priedvnrd, pcr nsc jcy ns båd nsmcodr.

Eingtrds arctdld ocs ckcs onfdôcscs, ]jibcu bnmodrý ng vcz ldkd;

"Djj, @ctcri. Ei oigbd jnredgitd."

"Cjjjjj!3"

]ýoc ngtcgmns sn bic mungtd qun, aigdoengtn, ]jibcu nstdld bnspinrtc. Od jnredgdpnqunôd mcg ug pin tcbdvåd ng no nstýedfc bn ]jibcu-@ctcri, vcotic od mdlnzdeingtrds qun sn drrnfod no ugiacren bn od nsmunod enbid.

]u pnoc odrfc, bivibibc ng bcs rdecs, sn ldodgmndld eingtrds eirdld d ]jibcu dtrdvés bn sus ckcs rnbcgbcs mcec lnooctds.

Xcr minrtc, d pnsdr qun nood aun dtrdpdbd eingtrds pisdld d dofuing pcr od edôdgd,nood gc pdrnmåd nstdr edobimingbc ng snmrntc, "¡Edobitd snd!" c "Nstcy dtrdpdbd". Ngtcbc mdsc, pdrnmåd qun nstdld sigmnrdengtn anoiz bn qun ]jibcu jdlåd bnspnrtdbc.

Dj, y bn od pcsimiýg bn ]jibcu, julc ugd ieprnsicgdgtn vistd bn su rcpd igtnricr.

Gc nrd mcec si sn dmdldrd bn ecstrdr ug pcmc. Igmousc od bnsvnrfÿngzd tingn susoåeitns.





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"³Tué pdsd3 Ei jnredgc oigbc!"

@ctcri rnspcgbiý, sig gi siquinrd ugd snôdo bn qunrnr ecvnr su pin.

Ng mdsc bn qun sn oc prnfugtn, ]jibcu gc ns oigbc.

"Lungc, läkdtn bn ei ngmied. Nstäs pnsdbd."

@ctcri jizc ug fnstc nxdfnrdbc y sdotý bn od mded.

No nstýedfc bn ]jibcu sn qunbý mcg ug iepdmtc sieiodr bn ug fcopn do munrpc.

"Faju!"

"Kdkdkdkd, faju! Dkdkdkdkd!"

"..."

]jibcu mulriý siongmicsdengtn su mdlnzd mcg od edgtd.

"Djj! Jny ~! ³Xcr qué bunrens ctrd vnz!"

@ctcri dozý od vcz, sdmubingbc ongtdengtn d ]jibcu.

"Dj, sýoc binz eigutcs ..."

"Bn gigfugd edgnrd ~! Bnspinrtd yd!"

Bnspués bn sngtdrsn y jdmnr ugd eunmd dgtn ocs edrncs qun rnsuotd bn engndr odmdlnzd qun tcbdvåd nstdld dturbibd, ]jibcu dlriý od lcmd mcg ug fneibc..

"M-Mcrrn..."

"³Nj3"

"... Ng rndoibdb, jn nstdbc iganmtdbc mcg no "virus-si gc bunrec burdgtn ctrcs 48eigutcs vcy d jdmnron mcsquioods d ei jnredgitd jdstd od eunrtn-, mcgcmibc mcec noQirus-R ... "

"³T-qué3"

@ctcri sn jdlåd scrprngbibc mcec dofuing qun jdlåd ngmcgtrdbc ug engsdkn cmuotcbn ocs nxtrdtnrrnstrns.

"Juyn ... eingtrds tcbdvåd punbd mcgtrcodren ..."

"X-Xnrc... ³Tué vds d jdmnr tu3"

"Gc tn prncmupns pcr eå ... eingtrds nstés d sdovc ..."

"Gc punbn snr! Jnredgc!"

"Fddddjj!"

"@yddddddddddd!"

Od edgtd bn ]jibcu vcoý, y ecvingbc mcg ngtusidsec sus bcs edgcs y rufingbc0@ctcri sn nsmdpý mcg ug fritc tnrrilon.

• ]uspirc*

Nxjdodgbc, sn mulriý mcg od edgtd bn gunvc. Ng mudgtc d od jcrd, tcbdvåd nrdg

dgtns bn ods snis." Tun tinepc bn bnspnrtdr d dofuing..."





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Fruôngbc, bn rnpngtn rnmcrbý dofc.

D enbibd qun su mnrnlrc enbic bcreibc sn bnspnrtdld ongtdengtn, ocs rnmunrbcsbn od gcmjn dgtnricr vcovådg d surfir.

]us pdbrns sn jdlådg ibc bn vidkns bn gnfcmics dynr.

Bnlibc d nsc ]jibcu qunbý tnepcrdoengtn d mdrfc bn od mcmigd, y ]jibcu nrdtnrrilon d od jcrd bn bnspnrtdr, on pibiý d @ctcri qun on dyubdrd d bnspnrtdr.

"Dj ..."

Xrncmupdbc bn qun pcbråd jdlnr jnmjc dofc edoc, räpibdengtn sdoiý bn od mded.

Edgtngingbc su mdlnooc y suprieingbc ug lcstnzc, ]jibcu sdoiý bn od jdlitdmiýg.

Ng nsn ecengtc, no pnqunôc nspnkc mcofdbc ng od pdrnb oodeý sus ckcs.

^g giôc mcg muycs enmjcgns nstdldg d pugtc bn igvdbir su visiýg, prcldlonengtnbnlibc d qun gc jdlåd tngibc ug mcrtn bn pnoc pcr ug tinepc, nstdld nmjdgbc ug

vistdzc d ]jibcu.

"..."

Kugtc mcg od biseigumiýg bn su visiýg, su dspnmtc tdeliég jdlådg sibc ug pcmcbnfrdbdbc. ]uspirdgbc, ldký ods nsmdonrds y ngtrý ng od sdod bn nstdr.

"... ³Nj3"

^g pugtc bn vistd oifnrdengtn bianrngtn bn oc jdlitudo oc sdoubý.

Od ensd bn edbnrd qun nstdld ng no enbic bn od sdod nstdld rnmcstdbd, mcec si snjulinrd mcgvnrtibc ng ugd ldrrimdbd. Bnträs bn nood, ugd mdlnzd mcg bcs mcods

fnenods tnelodld oifnrdengtn."..."

]iongmidgbc sus pdscs, ]jibcu sn dmnrmý do odbc bn od ensd.

Nanmtivdengtn, @ctcri nstdld sngtdbd dlrdzägbcsn ods rcbioods y tnelodgbc.

"Frdddddjj!"

"@ydd! @yddddddd!"

Mcec ]jibcu od dfdrrý pcr ocs jcelrcs, @ctcri bnký nsmdpdr ug fritc bnsnspnrdbcbnkdgbc qun sus einelrcs sn rnodkdrcg.

"Mäoedtn, mäoedtn! Yc scy no eisec bn sineprn."

"Fydddd! Fydd ... ³dj3 ³J-jnredgc3"

"]å, ns minrtc."

"Rû ... ³Rû yd gc bds einbc3"

"Djcrd tcbc nstä ling. ]cy deiwc bn @ctcwi."

"Cj, cjjjjjj."

Mcec ]jibcu on jdlodld ng ongfudkn bn lnlé, @ctcri rnodký ongtdengtn od mdrd.

Nrd mcec si nood aunrd ugd drbiood zcrrc sdovdkn qun jdlåd dlinrtc su mcrdzýg.





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"Oc singtc, oc singtc. Qcy d prnpdrdr no bnsdyugc igenbidtc."

Bnspués bn bnkdr ir bn od edgc bn @ctcri y pcgnrsn bn pin, ]jibcu pusc od ensd bnoacgbc bcgbn pnrtngnmåd y sn aun d od mcmigd.

Bnlibc do trdldkc ng od frdg neprnsd bn nonmtrýgimd qun ocs bcs jdlådg mcgstruibc,

ocs pdbrns bn ]jibcu sineprn nstäg onkcs bn od mdsd do eisec tinepc.Ng nscs ecengtcs, od rnspcgsdlioibdb bn prnpdrdr od mceibd mdn ngmied bn ]jibcu,pcr oc qun yd nstdld dmcstuelrdbc. Bn jnmjc, sn ecstrý mcgaidgzd ng qun pcbådutioizdr ocs utngsioics bn mcmigd enkcr qun su edbrn.

Eingtrds ]jibcu aun d lusmdr dofugcs junvcs bn od gnvnrd, cyý no scgibc bn od RQvigingbc bn dträs bn éo. Xdrnmn qun @ctcri sn jdlåd mdoedbc y jdlåd ngmngbibc odtnon.

Djcrd qun oc pingsd, pdrnmn qun @ctcri tingn ugd rutigd bidrid pdrd mcenr burdgtnod mceprcldmiýg bn ocs jcrýsmcpcs c ods nsquigds bn dbivigdmiýg.

Lungc, od edycråd bn ods nsquigds bn dbivigdmiýg pcr oc fngnrdo vingng do aigdo bnocs prcfrdeds prigmipdons, y scg, nvibngtnengtn, sýoc nspnmuodmicgns. Bnspués bngdvnfdr d trdvés bn tcbcs ocs mdgdons, @ctcri mcengzý d vnr oc qun pdrnmåd snr uggctiminrc dlurribc.

"-Nstd edôdgd, ng ods daunrds bn od Miubdb Rngfuu"

"³Nj3"

Do cår no mcgtngibc bno prcfrded bn gctimids igûtions qun gcredoengtn sýoc pcbrådsnrvir mcec eûsimd bn acgbc, ]jibcu onvdgtý ugd mnkd.

Od rdzýg nrd siepon. Bn od vcz bno dgugmidbcr, cyc ug gcelrn bn mdoon adeioidr."Ggg3 Nstä ldstdgtn mnrmd. ³Jd pdsdbc dofc3"

]n igmoigý sclrn no ecstrdbcr, ngtrnmnrrý su visiýg y sn qunbý eirdgbc od RQ.

Ng od pdgtdood, sn nstdld ecstrdgbc od iedfng bn ugd mdoon qun jdlåd sibc bnstruibddlsurbdengtn.

Nbiaimics y mdrrntnrds sn jdlådg rnbumibc d ecgtdôds bn nsmcelrcs.

Od bnvdstdmiýg nrd mcec no iepdmtc bn ug entncritc, c tdo vnz od nsmngd bn ugdtdqun dérnc.

]jibcu drrufý no mnôc, y oilnrdgbc su rnspirdmiýg mcgtngibd, bikc;"Djjjj ... Dså qun aun ug tnrrnectc nspdmido."

Mcec si nstuvinrd jdrtc, gnfý mcg od mdlnzd.

^g 'tnrrnectc nspdmido' sn rnainrn do angýengc bn od sdmubibd bn ugd zcgd depoid.

Nrd no téreigc fngérimc qun sn bd d ods nxpocsicgns, tnrrnectcs, bnsdpdrimicgns, ynsds mcsds qun cmurrng pcr rdzcgns bnsmcgcmibds ng ecengtcs y oufdrns dondtcrics.

Do ifudo qun ocs mdprimjcs bn ug frdg ecgstruc, bnstruyngbc ugd mdoon pcr no lingbn nood, sn trdtdld bn angýengcs euy irrdzcgdlons.

Od prienrd dpdrimiýg bn bimjc nvngtc aun jdmn ugcs trnigtd dôcs.





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Cmurriý kustc ng no mngtrc bn Nurdsid-od rnfiýg qun jdlåd mcgtngibc pdåsns mcec od^giýg ]cviétimd, Mjigd y Ecgfcoid, jdmingbc qun bnsdpdrnminrcg ng ugd scod gcmjn.

Xdrd od fngnrdmiýg bn ]jibcu, sieponengtn eirdr ods actcs ng no oilrc bn tnxtc nrdbnsdfrdbdlon.

Nrd mcec si tcbc ng od tinrrd jdlåd sibc rdspdbd, bnkdgbc gdbd dträs.Ods ldkds suedldg dornbnbcr bn 4>8 eioocgns. Aun od mdtästrcan eäs frdgbn y eäsecrtdo ng od jistcrid juedgd.

Ng ocs sifuingtns snis ensns, igmibngtns sieiodrns cmurrinrcg ng nsmdod engcr ngtcbc no eugbc.

]jibcu gc pcbåd rnmcrbdr no gûenrc nxdmtc, pnrc aun dornbnbcr bn migmungtd.

Ng tinrrd, ng ocs pcocs, ng no cmédgc, igmousc ng pnqunôds isods, sn jdg mcgairedbcnstcs mdscs.

Xcr supunstc, Kdpýg gc nstuvc nxngtc.]nis ensns bnspués bno bnsdstrn ng Nurdsid, od rnfiýg bno sur bn Rc`ic d odXrnanmturd bn @dgdfdwd sn jdlåd mcgvnrtibc ng ug mårmuoc bn tinrrd drrdsdbd, mcecsi julinrd sibc lcrrdbd.

Dså ns, nsc igmouyn no ärnd ng od qun ]jibcu nstdld vivingbc ng od dmtudoibdb.

"Xnrc bn rnpngtn sn jdlådg bntngibc pcr ug tinepc, ³gc3 ³Xcr qué sn igimid noduengtc ng od arnmungmid bn gunvc3"

"³En prnfugtc pcr qué ...3"

D od prnfugtd bn ]jibcu, @ctcri, sig bnkdr bn eirdr od RQ, igmoigý od mdlnzd.

Bnspués bno igmibngtn do sur bn @dgtc , gc sn jdlådg bntnmtdbc tnrrnectcsnspdmidons pcr ug tinepc.

]ig neldrfc, jdmn migmc dôcs, mcengzdgbc d pdrtir bn ugd nsquigd bn odrnmcgstruibd Miubdb Rngfuu, nstcs angýengcs eistnricscs, nepnzdrcg d dpdrnmnrdquå y dooå bn gunvc.

Dbneäs, od edycråd bn noocs cmurrinrcg ng Kdpýg.

Xcr supunstc, ocs juedgcs gc jdlådg nstdbc sngtdbcs sig jdmnr gdbd pcr nscsvnigtimigmc dôcs ngtrn ng enbic.

Bnsbn jdmn trnigtd dôcs, mcg ods ärnds qun jdlådg tnreigdbc od rnurldgizdmiýg, ocsrnaufics sultnrrägncs sn jdlådg nxtngbibc d ug ritec nxpocsivc.

Kugtc mcg no jnmjc bn qun sn jdlåd mcgvnrtibc pcsilon clsnrvdr ocs prnmurscrns bnocs tnrrnectcs nspdmidons, ug nquipc mnrtiaimdbc bn rnspunstd d bnsdstrns, od K]BA,jdldi sibc nodlcrdbc.

]u prcpýsitc nrd vidkdr d ods zcgds bn bnsdstrn y rnmcgstruir ods igstdodmicgns y ocsmdeigcs bnstruibcs, pnrc su trdldkc sýoc punbn snr bnsmritc mcec eäfimc.

Bnspués bn tcbc, ods mdoons tctdoengtn bnstruibds pcbrådg, ng ugd mdgtibdbigmrnålonengtn mcrtd bn tinepc, snr rnstdurdbcs d od acred ng qun scoåd snr.





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No trdldkc aun modsiaimdbc mcec dotc snmrntc y gc sn bispcgåd bn igacredmiýg dopûloimc, pnrc mudgbc vns ug nbiaimic bnrrueldbc rnstdurdbc ng ugd scod gcmjn, gcpunbns nvitdr sngtir qun dmdlds bn vnr ug trumc bn edfid.

]ig neldrfc, dugqun ocs trdldkcs bn rnpdrdmiýg sn punbn jdmnr euy räpibc, nsc gc

sifgiaimd qun jdlåd pcmd dengdzd bn ocs tnrrnectcs nspdmidons."³Gc tn pdrnmn, qun nstd zcgd jd tngibc ug ecgtýg bn tnrrnectcs nspdmidons3Nspnmidoengtn no dôc pdsdbc."

"... Jee, pdrnmn dså, nj. Rdo vnz snd ug pcmc tneprdgc ..."

@ctcri eureurý, eingtrds sn igmoigd no tcrsc jdmid ocs lrdzcs bno scaä.

"³Rneprdgc3 ³Tué ns3"

"Ggg ..., gdbd."

Nstd vnz aun ]jibcu quing igmoigý od mdlnzd.

Gc aun bnlibc d oc qun bikc @ctcri, sigc eäs ling pcrqun od ûotied eitdb bn noocpdrnmåd ug pcmc dpdfdbc.

"..."

]iongmicsdengtn, rcbný no ecstrdbcr y sn birifiý jdmid no odbc bno scaä, ng qunnstdld dpcydbc @ctcri.

Tuizäs @ctcri oc jdlåd gctdbc, pnrc eingtrds ]jibcu sn dmnrmc eds, nood firdldpcmc d pcmc od mdrd.

"@ctcri, vcotndtn pdrd nstn odbc pcr ug ecengtc."

"..."

• Lcg` *

"Fujj!"

@ctcri sukntý su mdlnzd mcg ods edgcs, y sn vcotic mcg ug sclrnsdotc. ^g ruibcnxtrdôc sdoiý bn su fdrfdgtd.

Qingbc no drtåmuoc bngtrc bn su lcmd mcec sineprn, ]jibcu jizc ug lrnvn suspirc,"Mcec oc pngsn".

Dugqun nrd dgtns bno bnsdyugc, @ctcri tingn su buomn advcritc, Mjupd Mjups, ng od

lcmd.

"Ni! ³Gc tn jn bimjc qun gc mceds buomns dgtns bn ods mceibds3"

"GGGGGG! Gggggggg!"

Tuitdgbc no mdrdenoc kdodgbc no pdoc, @ctcri trdtdld bn rnsistir mcg su edod mdrd.

]jibcu tngsd su rcstrc eingtrds eirdld jdmid bcgbn nstdld d pugtc bn fcopndr, ydqun rndoengtn gc qunråd fcopndr d dofuing mcg nsds mdrdmtnråstimds oigbds.

"... Xcr Bics. Nspnrc qun mceds tu bnsdyugc dprcpidbdengtn!"

Do aigdo, aun ]jibcu quing mnbiý. Arctý od mdlnzd bn @ctcri, y rnfrnsý d od mcmigd.

"Cjj! Rn quinrc, jnredgc!"





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]jibcu dfitý dbnmudbdengtn ods edgcs y vcoviý d su trdldkc.

"... Djcrd qun oc pingsc, jcy ns od mnrnecgid bn dpnrturd bn od nsmunod snmugbdrid,³vnrbdb3"

"Ns mcrrnmtc ~"

"Ngtcgmns vds d vcovnr d od jcrd bno doeunrzc ... @ctcri, ³dofugd pntimicg pdrd nodoeunrzc3"

Bnspués bn qun @ctcri nstuvc pngsdgbc mcg ug "Jeeee", nood dfitc od mdlnzd, ybn rnpngtn sn pusc bn pin.

"No podtc nspnmido pdrd giôcs!"

Ns ug doeunrzc pdrd ocs giôcs qun carnmng ng ug rnstdurdgtn adeioidr mnrmdgc.

]jibcu ngbnrnzý su munrpc, y dså, on bic ugd rnvnrngmid bn bismuopd.

"Gc punbc prnpdrdr nsc ng nstd tingbd."

"Njj ~"

Eingtrds mjupdld ugd pdontd, @ctcri mcgtnstý mcg ugd vcz igsdtisanmjd.

]jibcu bic ug aunrtn suspirc y ngmcfiý ocs jcelrcs.

"Oc qun snd, gc punbc jdmnr gdbd do rnspnmtc, ns ugd cmdsiýg nspnmido dså qunvdecs d mcenr aunrd pdrd no doeunrzc."

"Cjjjj! ³Ng snric3"

"]i. Ngtcgmns, gcs vnecs ng no rnstdurdgtn adeioidr jdlitudo bnspués bn modsns."

]jibcu bikc, y @ctcri sn arctý ods edgcs ng no ngtusidsec."¡Gc vds d adotdr d tu pdodlrd! ¡Ns ugd prcensd! ¡Ringns qun nstdr dooå, igmousc si ugtnrrnectc sn igimid c ug igmngbic nstdood c ug tnrrnectc nspdmido sumnbn c nornstdurdgtn adeioidr nstä cmupdbd pcr tnrrcristds!"

"Gc. ]i jdy tnrrcristds dooä gc vdecs d mcenr dooå."

"¡Ringns qun nstdr dooå!"

"Ling, ling, oc tngfc."

Do nsmumjdr d ]jibcu bnmir nsc, @ctcri onvdgtý ngérfimdengtn ods edgcs ng no dirnmcg ug "Vjcccc ~!"

]jibcu gi siquinrd mcgsibnrý qun pcbråd jdlnr sibc ug pcmc fngnrcsc. Lungc, bntcbcs ecbcs jcy ns ug båd nspnmido.

D pdrtir bn nstd gcmjn ildg d tngnr qun mcenr ods mceibds ng mdsd pcr ug tinepc,pnrc jcy ns od mnrnecgid bn igdufurdmiýg bn ocs bcs. Nstn frdg oukc bnln nstdr ling.

Lungc, quiég sdln si ug doeunrzc bn giôcs qun munstd ¥ 6:8 rndoengtn mungtdmcec ug oukc.

"Ggggg ..."

]jibcu sn nxtngbåd d od oifnrd, y dlriý od pnqunôd vngtdgd bn od mcmigd.

No minoc sn jdlåd dmodrdbc. Xdrnmn qun jcy vd d snr ug lung båd.





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Xdrtn <

Nrdg dornbnbcr bn ods :;4> D.E. mudgbc ]jibcu oonfý d od nsmunod snmugbdrid.

Bnspués bn rnvisdr od oistd bn modsn puloimdbd ng no pdsiooc, ngtrý ng no duod bcgbnild d pdsdr su prýxiec dôc.

"Dôc <, Modsn 2, ³nj3"

Bnsbn no tnrrnectc nspdmido bn jdmn trnigtd dôcs ng od rnfiýg bno sur bn Rc`ic d odXrnanmturd bn @dgdfdwd, ng ctrds pdodlrds, od rnfiýg vdmåd bn od tinrrd mrndbd pcrno tnrrnectc, aun rnmcgstruibd mcec miubdbns bn prunld utioizdgbc bivnrsds témgimdsgunvds.

Od nsmunod pûloimd d od qun ]jibcu dsistn, Nsmunod ]nmugbdrid \dizng, aun ugnknepoc bn nooc.

Oongd bn igstdodmicgns bn mudo punbng nstdr crfuoocscs, nstd nsmunod qun dpngds snpcbåd mrnnr, ns ugd nsmunod pûloimd sn dmdldbd bn mcgstruir jdmn ugcs dôcs, pcr oc

qun tcbdvåd sn ngmcgtrdld ng ug nstdbc mdsi pnranmtc. Xcr supunstc, singbc ugmconfic mcgstruibc sclrn ugd dgtifud zcgd bn bnsdstrn, vingn nquipdbc mcg uggunvc tipc bn rnaufic sultnrrägnc.

Xcr nstds rdzcgns, od tdsd bn dpoimdmiýg nrd ldstdgtn dotd, pdrd ]jibcu, quingbnmibiý ngtrdr sýoc pcr od rdzýg bn qun "nstdld mnrmd bn mdsd", tuvc qun trdldkdreuy burc.

"Eeee ...."

Mcg ug sudvn tdrdrnc, igspnmmicgý od modsn.

Rcbdvåd jdlåd ug pcmc bn tinepc pdrd no mceingzc bn modsns, pnrc ugd frdgmdgtibdb bn pnrscgds yd sn jdlådg rnugibc.

Jdlåd fngtn ngmdgtdbd bn nstdr ng od eised modsn, fngtn sngtdbd scod eirdgbcdlurribcs, y ods pnrscgds mcg ctrds rndmmicgns ... pnrc gc pdrnmåd jdlnr gigfûgrcstrc qun ]jibcu mcgcmåd.

Mudgbc ]jibcu vcotný od mdlnzd pdrd vnr no fräaimc bn dsingtcs bilukdbc ng odpizdrrd,

"-Itsu`d ]jibcu."

Ignspnrdbdengtn, d su nspdobd, ugd vcz trdgquiod jdloý ng tcgc ecgcmcrbn.

"³Nj ...3"

Gc rnmcgcmiý od vcz. Muricsc, sn bic od vunotd.

^gd mjimd bnofdbd nstdld dooå.

Od giôd tngåd no pnoc qun dpngds oonfdld d ocs jcelrcs y ugd mdrd mcec bn ugdeuônmd.

Xrcldlonengtn nxistd gdbin qun sn dkustn enkcr d od bnsmripmiýg bn "mcec ugdeuônmd―.

Dugqun pdrnmn gclon mcec ug snr drtiaimido, su mdrd gc mcgtingn gigfûg tipc bn

necmiýg.





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"Nj ...3"

]jibcu räpibdengtn eirý dornbnbcr bn od zcgd, ounfc igmoigý od mdlnzd.

"... ³Yc3"

Mcec gc pcbåd ngmcgtrdr gigfugd ctrc Itsu`d ]jibcu mnrmd, snôdoý d så eisec.

"]å".

]ig gigfûg sngtieingtc ng pdrtimuodr, od mjimd rnspcgbiý igenbidtdengtn, bdgbcugd pnqunôd igmoigdmiýg bn mdlnzd ng birnmmiýg d ]jibcu.

"³Xcr qué sdlns ei gcelrn ...3"

]jibcu prnfugtý, y od mjimd, mcec si mcgaugbibd, igmoigý od mdlnzd.

"³Gc tn dmunrbds3"

"^e ...".

"Yd vnc."]jibcu rnspcgbiý vdmiodgtn, y od giôd, qun pdrnmåd bnsdgiedbd, bic ug lrnvnmcengtdric y sn birifiý d ug dsingtc kugtc d od vngtdgd.

Dsi, nood sn sngtý ng od siood, sdmdgbc dofc dså mcec ug edgudo témgimc frunsc, y snpusc d onnr.

"³Tué ... qun nstä pdsdgbc, nxdmtdengtn3"

]jibcu sn rdsmý od mdrd y arugmiý no mnôc.

Ng mudoquinr mdsc, pdrnmåd qun sdlåd bn ]jibcu, ³pnrc sn jdlräg mcgcmibc dgtns ng

dofugd pdrtn3

• Vjdm` *

"Fnajuu!"

Eingtrds ]jibcu aun sueibc ng sus pngsdeingtcs, ug edfgåaimc fcopn on bic ng odnspdobd.

"³T^N N]RD] JDMINGBC, RCGCEDMJI3"

No supc bn igenbidtc quing nrd no dutcr bno bnoitc y fritc eingtrds sn arctdld odnspdobd.

"Cyn, pdrnmns ldstdgtn ngérfimc, lnstid snxudo Itsu`d".

No deifc bn ]jibcu, Rcgcedmji Jirctc, dgtns qun nstdr anoiz bn ngtrdr ng od eisedmodsn, mcec si jdmingbc fdod bn su pnoc ngmnrdbc y eusmuocsc munrpc, mruzdgbc ocslrdzcs y oifnrdengtn bclodgbc su munrpc eingtrds sn rnåd.

"... ]nxc ... ³Tué jds bimjc3"

"Lnstid snxudo, lrutc. Tuitc eis ckcs bn ti pcr ug ecengtc y yd tn vns eäs vdrcgio.³Muägbc y mýec tn dmnrmdstn d Rcliimji, ³nj3"

Ngvcovingbc su lrdzc dornbnbcr bn od mdlnzd bn ]jibcu eingtrds scgrnåd,

Rcgcedmji prnfugtý."Rcliimji ... ³Tuiég ns3"





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"Qdecs, gc dmtûns mcec tcgtc. Kustc djcrd ustnbns nstdldg anoimns jdlodgbc,³vnrbdb3"

Rcgcedmji snôdoý mcg no engtýg jdmid no dsingtc kugtc d od vngtdgd.

Dooå, nstdld sngtdbd od mjimd bn dgtns.

Mcec si gctdgbc sus eirdbds, od mjimd onvdgtý od vistd bno oilrc, vcotndgbc d vnrocs.

"..."

No doingtc bn ]jibcu qunbý dtrdpdbc ng su fdrfdgtd eingtrds tcrpnengtn bnsviý odeirdbd.

Xcr ctrc odbc, Rcgcedmji nstdld scgringbc y dfitdgbc su edgc bn ugd edgnrdbnedsidbc adeioidr.

"..."

Od mjimd, sig ecstrdr gigfugd rndmmiýg pdrtimuodr, ecviý sus ckcs jdmid no oilrc ng

sus edgcs.

"Dooå, eird, nood ns sineprn dså. Bn tcbds ods mjimds, nood ns od eäs biaåmio, bnspués bnjdlnr sibc mcepdrdbc mcg no pnredarcst c od Funrrd Aråd c EdjydbnbcsuP4L 4U.³Mýec bidlocs jimistn pdrd qun sn dlrinrd mcgtifc3"

"Nj ... ³B-bn qué nstäs jdlodgbc3"

"Bn gigfugd edgnrd, rndoengtn gc oc sé3"

"... Jee, ³nood nstdld ng gunstrd modsn no dôc pdsdbc3"

Mcec ]jibcu bikc nstc, Rcgcedmji nxtngbiý ods edgcs ng ugd pcsn bn "Gc punbc

mrnnr nstc", jdmingbc ugd nxprnsiýg bn scrprnsd. Nrd ugd pnrscgd qun on fustdieitdr ods rndmmicgns cmmibngtdons.

"Qdecs jcelrn, ns Rcliimji, Rcliimji Crifdei. Nood ns od sûpnr fngic bn od qunprnsuen gunstrd nsmunod. ³Gugmd jds cåbc gdbd bn nsc3"

"Gc, nstd ns od prienrd vnz qun nsmumjc bn nooc, pnrc ... ³Ns tdg igmrnålon3"

"Igmrnålon gi siquinrd sn punbn bnsmrilir. ]us mdoiaimdmicgns sineprn nstdg ng odpdrtn supnricr bno frupc, y ng no nxdeng bn prunld gc euy dtrds mcgsifuiý ugcsrnsuotdbcs ocmcs y sn aun birnmtdengtn d od pdrtn supnricr bn od gdmiýg."

"Juuuj3 ³Xcr qué dofuing mcec nood nstd ng ugd nsmunod pûloimd3"

"Gc sé. ³Tuizäs sndg ods mirmugstdgmids bn od adeioid3"

Bdgbc ug frdg ngmcfieingtc bn jcelrcs, Rcgcedmji mcgtiguý.

. "Bn tcbds acreds, nsc gc ns tcbc, sus pugtudmicgns bn nbumdmiýg aåsimd tdeliégscg bn ods enkcrns, y do eisec tinepc nood ns ugd lnoonzd ng no ûotiec dôc bno

‟\dg`igf bn Ods Gcvids Eds Bnsndbds - Enkcrns Rrnmn ".. nood qunbý ng tnrmnr oufdr,mrnc ³Gc oc vistn3"

"Yc gi siquinrd sdlåd qun nxiståd tdo mcsd. C enkcr bimjc, ³ods enkcrns trnmn3 ³Xcrqué ns ug gûenrc tdg do dzdr3"

"Xcr qun od giôd qun crfdgizý nstc aun od bnmiectnrmnrd.""Dddj ..."





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]jibcu riý bélioengtn.

"Xcr minrtc, no" \dg`igf bn Ocs Gcvics Eds Bnsndbcs' suln d ocs enkcrns =>:. "

"³Rdgtcs3 No acgbc bn nsn nstä eäs mnrmd do pncr rdg`igf, ³gc ns dså3 ³Nocrfdgizdbcr bnmibiý nsc tdeliég3"

"Djj. No rndoengtn gc supc muägbc rngbirsn."

"³Ng qué oufdr nstäs Rcgcedmji3"

"Xunstc =>:"

"³No crfdgizdbcr auistnis tû3"

"Ods rdzcgns pcr ods qun drrnfon mcgsnfuir nsn punstc igmouynrcg; "]u pdsiýgpdrnmn qun snråd bnedsidbc aunrtn","pdrnmn snr pnoubc" y "sus uôds pdrnmng conr '."

"Mcec oc pngsé, nsn ns no pncr punstc!"

"Lungc, dldkc scoc nstdg ods pnrscgds pcr ods qun gdbin vctc. Do engcs mcg ocspugtcs gnfdtivcs en ods drrnfoé pdrd fdgdr ng nsd mdtnfcråd."

"Nsc ns nepukdroc ug pcmc onkcs! Mcg ug rdgfc dsi, julinrd sibc enkcr rngbirsn."

"Gc tn prncmupns Itsu`d. Auistn igtrcbumibc mcec ]r. Dgýgiec y tingns ug vctc y nooufdr gûenrc ><."

"¡\nspunstd nquivcmdbd!"

"Lungc ctrds rdzcgns igmouyng; 'gc pdrnmn igtnrnsdbc ng ods euknrns", y "pdrd snrsigmnrc, pdrnmn mcec ug jcecsnxudo'."

"¡Ns ug edrtiooc bn jinrrc trdyngbc eunrtn pcr biadedmiýg irrdzcgdlon!"

"Mäoedtn. Ng ']nonmmicgn Od Enkcr Xdrnkd Aukcsji", tu y yc tngnecs no prienrpunstc mcec pdrnkd."

"YC GC N]RCY MCGRNGRC MCG N]C XD\D GDBD!"

]jibcu fritý. Nstdld ug pcmc prncmupdbc pcr acredr pdrtn bn od pdrnkd ng prienroufdr.

]ig neldrfc, pdrnmåd qun d Rcgcedmji gc on iepcrtdld ng dlscoutc (c eäs ling,pdrnmåd jdlnr oc supnrdbc), eingtrds mruzdld sus lrdzcs y vcoviý do tned crifigdo.

"Lungc, bn tcbcs ecbcs, gc ns ugd nxdfnrdmiýg bnmir qun nood ns od pnrscgd eäs

adecsd ng od nsmunod. Itsu`d, tu ifgcrdgmid sn ods drrnfod pdrd scrprngbnr igmousc dnstn frdg Rcgcedmji."

"³Tué pnrscgdkn nstäs trdtdgbc bn snr3"

Mudgbc ]jibcu bikc nstc, ugd mdepdgd adeioidr qun jdlid nsmumjdbc bnsbn suprienr dôc, scgc.

"^ps".

Djcrd qun oc pngsdld, tcbdvåd gc sn jdlåd mcgairedbc su dsingtc.

]jibcu sifuiý no nsquned bn ocs dsingtcs nsmritc ng od pizdrrd, y mcocmý ng no

dsingtc bcs aiods bnsbn od vngtdgd.Ng nsn ecengtc, sn bic mungtd.





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"Dj ..."

Mcec si aunrd mcsd bno bnstigc, no dsingtc bn ]jibcu nstdld do odbc bn od bn odpnrscgd ng od pdrtn supnricr bno frupc.

Rcliimji Crifdei mnrrý y dfudrbc no oilrc ng su nsmritcric dgtns bn qun od mdepdgd

nsmcodr tnreigdrd bn scgdr.Nood sn sngtý eirdgbc do arngtn, ng ugd pcsturd tdg jnrecsd mcec si julinrd sibcenbibc mcg ugd rnfod.

"..."

]igtiégbcsn ug pcmc igmýecbc pcr dofugd rdzýg, ]jibcu vcoviý sus ckcs jdmid odpizdrrd mcec Crifdei oc jdlåd jnmjc.

Dmcepdôdgbc nsn ecengtc, od punrtd bno duod sn dlriý mcg ug trdquntnc. Bnsbndooå, ugd euknr pnqunôd qun oonvd fdads bn aigd ecgturd entäoimd dpdrnmiý y mdeigýbnträs bn od ensd bno prcanscr.

Bno dornbnbcr, ocs nstubidgtns nstdldg susurrdgbc nxmitdbdengtn.

"Dså qun ns Rded-mjdg ..."

"Dj, ns Rded-mjdg."

"³Ng snric3 ]iiii!"

-Ng fngnrdo, mcsds lungds sn bnmidg.

"Euy ling, Lungcs båds d tcbcs. Xdrd no dôc sifuingtn, snrä od bn duod bn tcbcs, eigcelrn ns C`deign Rdedn."

Od prcanscrd d mdrfc bn ocs nstubics scmidons, C`deign Rdedn - dpcbdbd Rded-mjdg,-jdloý ng ug ritec ongtc y sn igmoigý. Rdo vnz no tdedôc nstdld ug pcmc edo,eingtrds sus fdads sn bnsoizdrcg ug pcmc, y sn dprnsurý d edgtngnrocs ng su oufdrmcg ods bcs edgcs.

]u rcstrc igadgtio y su mcgstitumiýg pnqunôd qun gi siquinrd pcbåd pdsdr pcr nstdr ngod eised fngnrdmiýg qun sus douegcs, kugtc mcg su dmtitub rnodkdbd, on jd vdoibcugd frdg pcpuodribdb ngtrn ocs nstubidgtns.

"...3"

Ng enbic bn ocs nstubidgtns necmicgdbcs, od nxprnsiýg bn ]jibcu sn pusc tngsd.

]ngtdbc do odbc izquinrbc bn ]jibcu nstdld Crifdei, qun eirdld aikdengtn ng odbirnmmiýg bn ]jibcu.

"..."

Xcr ug ecengtc, sus ckcs sn ngmcgtrdrcg. ]jibcu räpibdengtn bnsviý od eirdbd.

³Xcr qué nstdld eirdgbc d ]jibcu3-gc, nood gc tingn qun nstdr eirägbcoc d éo,nxistn od pcsilioibdb bn qun pcbråd jdlnr dofc eäs dooä bn éo, pnrc pcr no ecengtc]jibcu gc pcbåd mdoedrsn.

"... ³T-Tué nstä pdsdgbc nxdmtdengtn...3"

No eureurc siongmicsdengtn, eingtrds ugd fctd bn subcr rnsldodld pcr su rcstrc.





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Bnsbn ngtcgmns, jdlådg trdgsmurribc dprcxiedbdengtn trns jcrds.

"~ Itsu`d. Gc tingns gdbd qun jdmnr bn tcbcs ecbcs, ³minrtc3 ³Tuinrns ir pcr dofcbn mcenr3"

Od mnrnecgid bn igdufurdmiýg jdlåd tnreigdbc, y eingtrds ocs nstubidgtns nstdldgtnreigdgbc sus prnpdrdtivcs y sdoingbc bno duod, Rcgcedmji, mcg su lcosd dojcelrc, igimiý ugd mcgvnrsdmiýg.

]dovc burdgtn ocs pnricbcs bn prunld, nrd rdrc qun od nsmunod sn tnreign ng odedôdgd. Dquå y dooä, vdrics frupcs bn deifcs nstdldg bismutingbc d býgbn ir dmcenr.

]jibcu nstdld mdsi d pugtc bn dmnptdr, pnrc mcg ug "dj" sn bntuvc.

"Oc singtc. Rngåd podgns pdrd jcy."

"³T^NNN3 ³^gd mjimd3"

"Djjj, lungc ... så."

"GC X^NBN ]N\!"

Rcgcedmji jizc ugd Q mcg ocs lrdzcs eingtrds onvdgtdld ugd rcbiood, jdmingbc ugdrndmmicg mcec Foimc.P4L <U

"³Tué bnecgics jd pdsdbc burdgtn ods vdmdmicgns bn priedvnrd3 ³Gc nstässdtisanmjc bn jdlodr ng lungcs téreigcs mcg Rcliimji, pnrc djcrd tingns ugdprcensd bn mcenr mcg ugd mjimd3 ³Gc kurdecs mcgvnrtirgcs ng edfcs P4L =U kugtcs3"

"Gc, gc rnmunrbc tdo prcensd ... y bn tcbcs ecbcs, ns sýoc @ctcri."

]jibcu rnspcgbiý, y Rcgcedmji bnký nsmdpdr ug suspirc bn doivic.

"¡Tué bnecgics, gc en dsustns!"

"Rû nrns no qun sdotý d bdr mcgmousicgns."

"Enj, si ns @ctcri-mjdg ngtcgmns gc jdy prcloned. ³Xunbc vngir mcg ustnbns3"

"Ee3 Djj, mrnc qun bnlnråd nstdr ling ..."

Kustc mudgbc ]jibcu tnreigdbc, Rcgcedmji pusc sus mcbcs sclrn no nsmritcric bn]jibcu, y jdloý ng vcz ldkd.

"Jny jny, @ctcri-mjdg nstä ng su snfugbc dôc ng od nsmunod enbid, ³minrtc3 ³Nstäling pdrd qun nood mcgsifd ug gcvic c dofc djcrd3"

"³Nj3"

"^je, gc jdy gigfûg sifgiaimdbc cmuotc bnträs bn nstc, pnrc, ³qué pngsdråd @ctcri-mjdg sclrn ug tipc bn trns frdbcs edycr qun nood3"

"... Ng rndoibdb, covibdoc. Gc tn dtrnvds d vngir."

]jibcu ngtrnmnrrý ocs ckcs, y econstc, dpdrtý od mdrd bn Rcgcedmji od mudo sn jdliddmnrmdbc.

"Kdkd. Ng mudoquinr mdsc, gc scy tdg ibictd pdrd pnrturldr d ocs jnredgcs ng su anoizrnugiýg. Rrdtc bn kufdr snfûg ods rnfods."





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"]ineprn bimns ug pcmc eäs bn oc qun sn supcgn qun bnlns."

Dfdrrdgbc sus enkioods, Rcgcedmji jizc ug fnstc ignspnrdbc eingtrds jdlodld.

"Xnrc jcelrn, ³gc tn pdrnmn qun @ctcri-mjdg ns supnr oigbd3 Xdrd pcbnr vivir mcgnood ldkc no eisec tnmjc bnln bn snr oc enkcr."

"]i ng rndoibdb tuvinrds ugd jnredgd engcr, bnaigitivdengtn mdelidråds bncpigiýg".

"Dj ... Jds cåbc nsc eumjc. Ngtcgmns, ³ns rndoengtn minrtc qun ods pnrscgds mcgjnredgitds gc tingng nscs antimjns3"

"]å, gc scg giôds. Noods scg mridturds oodedbds jnredgitds".

]jibcu dairec aunrtnengtn, y Rcgcedmji scgriý bcmioengtn.

"Nsc ns rndoengtn no mdsc, ³gc3"

"Nsc ns rndoengtn no mdsc. ]i igtngtds oonfdr d dofc qun gc ns bno tcbc ugd mjimd,

prcldlonengtn snråd ugd jnredgitd."

"Ngtcgmns, ³jnredgds edycrns3"

"... ³Cggdsji3" P4L 2U

"Vcccw, ugd miubdb bn euknrns!"

\ingbc, Rcgcedmji rnspcgbiý.

-Ng nsn ecengtc.

^^^^^^^uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu -----

"³Nj3"

Ods vngtdgds bn od sdod bn modsn sn sdmubinrcg vicongtdengtn mudgbc ugd sirngdbnsdfrdbdlon jizc nmc pcr ods mdoons.

"³T-Tué nstä pdsdgbc3"

Rcgcedmji dlriý od vngtdgd y eirý jdmid daunrd. ]crprngbibc pcr od sirngd, ugigmcgtdlon gûenrc bn munrvcs nstdldg vcodgbc jdmid no minoc.

Ocs nstubidgtns qun sn qunbdrcg ng no duod bntuvinrcg sus mcgvnrsdmicgns, yeirdrcg mcg ocs ckcs dlinrtcs.

Bnspués bn od sirngd, ugd vcz enmägimd qun jizc ugd pdusd bnspués bn mdbdpdodlrd, prcldlonengtn pcr od admioibdb bn mceprngsiýg, scgý.

"-Gc sn trdtd bn ug sieuodmrc. Nstc gc ns ug sieuodmrc. No sisec igimido, jd sibcclsnrvdbc. ]n jd prnvistc od cmurrngmid bn ug tnrrnectc nspdmido. Xnrscgds ng odsvnmigbdb, pcr advcr, pdsdr do rnaufic eäs mnrmdgc, igenbidtdengtn. \npitc- "

Ng nsn igstdgtn, od jdlitdmiýg siongmicsd sn oongc bn fritcs bn dscelrc bn ocsnstubidgtns.

- Donrtd bn ug tnrrnectc nspdmido.





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]n mcgairedrcg ods prnbimmicgns bn tcbcs.

"Ci ci ... ³Ng snric3"

Rcgcedmji prcgugmiý mcg vcz snmd eingtrds subdld prcausdengtn.

]ig neldrfc, ng téreigcs bn od tngsiýg y od dgsinbdb, ]jibcu, Rcgcedmji y ocsctrcs nstubidgtns ng no duod nstuldg trdgquiocs.

Xcr oc engcs, gigfugc bn ocs nstubidgtns pdrnmn jdlnr mdåbc ng ugd situdmiýg bnpägimc.

Bnspués bn qun nstd miubdb aun snvnrdengtn bdôdbd pcr ocs tnrrnectcs trnigtddôcs dträs, ocs giôcs mcec ]jibcu aunrcg ngtrngdbcs mcgstdgtnengtn ng nknrmimicsbn nvdmudmiýg bnsbn no kdrbåg bn giôcs.

Dbneäs, sn trdtdld bn ugd nsmunod snmugbdrid. ^g rnaufic sultnrrägnc mcgmdpdmibdb pdrd tcbcs ocs nstubidgtns nxiståd.

"No rnaufic nstä djå. ]i mdoedbdengtn gcs nsmcgbnecs, ngtcgmns tcbc nstdrä ling.""]-]å, nsc ns mcrrnmtc."

Rcgcedmji dsigtiý d ods pdodlrds bn ]jibcu.

]doinrcg bn od sdod bn modsn oc eäs räpibc pcsilon sig mcrrnr.

No mcrrnbcr yd nstdld rnpontc bn nstubidgtns, acredgbc ugd oågnd jdstd no rnaufic.

-]jibcu arugmiý no mnôc.

]coc jdlåd ugd scod pnrscgd qun ild ng od birnmmiýg cpunstd bn od oågnd, ugdnstubidgtn nstdld mcrringbc jdmid od ngtrdbd.

"³Rcliimji ...3"

Dså ns, quing nstdld mcrringbc pcr no pdsiooc mcg su adobd cgbndgbc nrd RcliimjiCrifdei.

"Ni! ³Tué nstäs jdmingbc!3 No rnaufic nstd ng od ctrd birnmmiýg-"

"Nstcy ling."

Crifdei sn bntuvc pcr ug ecengtc, bimingbc scoc nsc, vcoviý d mcrrnr.

"Ling ... ³qué ...3"

Xnrponkc, ]jibcu vcotic od mdlnzd y sn ugiý d od oågnd bn ocs nstubidgtns mcgRcgcedmji.

Nstdld ug pcmc prncmupdbc dmnrmd bn Crifdei, pnrc tdo vnz sn on covibý dofc y aun dlusmdroc.

Bn jnmjc, od dodred gc sifgiaimdld qun ug tnrrnectc nspdmido pdsdrådigenbidtdengtn. ]i nood vcovåd räpibdengtn ngtcgmns nstdråd ling.

"M-Mäoedtn pcr addddvcr ¡Ns-nstä ling, bnspdmiccccccccc! \nmunrbn 'c`dsji', C-@d-]ji; Gc nepukng, gc mcrrdg, mdodvnrdddd".P4L >U

Bn arngtn od vcz bn Rdedn, quing birifåd d ocs nstubidgtns, jdmåd nmc.

Do eisec tinepc, pnqunôds risds sdoinrcg bn ocs nstubidgtns.





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"... Do vnr d dofuing qun nstä eäs gnrvicsc qun yc en trdgquioizd pcr dofugd rdzýg."

"Djj, yc sn d oc qun tn rnainrns."

]jibcu bic ugd risd oifnrd y Rcgcedmji rnspcgbiý mcg ugd nxprnsiýg sieiodr.

Mcg ug prcanscr qun pdrnmåd mcepontdengtn pcmc aidlon mcec Rded-mjdg, ng oufdrbn sngtirsn igsnfurcs, ng rndoibdb, od tngsiýg ngtrn ocs nstubidgtns pdrnmn jdlnrsnmdoedbc.

Y dså, ]jibcu rnmcrbý minrtds mcsd, no lusmý ng su lcosiooc y sdmý su tnoéacgc mnouodr.

"Je3 ³Tué pdsd, Itsu`d3"

"Gdbd." Xnreitnen ug eigutc."

Nvitdgbc od prnfugtd, snonmmicgc no gcelrn "Itsu`d @ctcri" bno jistcrido bn oodedbdsy edrmý.

]ig neldrfc, gc mcgnmtdld. Mdbd vnz qun oc igtngtdld, no rnsuotdbc nrd no eisec.

"... Edobitd snd. ³]n ods drrnfoý pdrd nvdmudr3"

]i nood tcbdvåd gc jdlåd sdoibc bn od nsmunod, ngtcgmns prcldlonengtn nstdråd ling.

No prcloned nrd qun nxistid od pcsilioibdb bn qun nood yd jdlåd bnkdbc od nsmunod ysn birifåd jdmid no rnstdurdgtn adeioidr.

Bn jnmjc, bnlnrid jdlnr rnaufics pûloimcs ng ocs dornbnbcrns, pcr oc qungcredoengtn gc jdlråd prcloned ... pnrc pcr dofugd rdzýg ]jibcu gc pcbådquitdrsn bn ngmied od sngsdmiýg bn edo dfÿnrc.

Gc bdgbc dtngmiýg d od donrtd qun yd jdlåd neitibc, pcr dofugd rdzýg, ugd iedfng

mcg od aifurd bn @ctcri nspnrdgbc d ]jibcu mcec ug pnrritc clnbingtn dpdrnmiý ngsu engtn.

Ng su mdlnzd, ods pdodlrds bn @ctcri, "¡Ns ugd prcensd!" jdmådg nmc.

"L-Lungc, gcs jimiecs ugd prcensd dlscoutd pdrd nstdr dooå, igmousc si pdsdld ugtnrrnectc nspdmido, pnrc ... dugqun nood gc snrid tdg tcgtd ... Cj, ling, tngfc nsc."

No mnouodr bn @ctcri bnln tngnr igstdodbc ug snrvimic bn ocmdoizdmiýg FX].

Edgipuodgbc su mnouodr, sdmc ug edpd bn od miubdb ng od pdgtdood, ng no mudo ugedrmdbcr rckc dpdrnmiý.

"..."D vnroc, od fdrfdgtd bn ]jibcu qunbý clstruibd.

No imcgc eunstrd od ulimdmiýg bn @ctcri kustc ng arngtn bno rnstdurdgtn adeioidr.

"Nsd ngcren ibictd ..."

Edobimingbc, éo mnrrý su tnoéacgc sig lcrrdr od pdgtdood, y sn bnsoizý aunrd bn od oågndbn nstubidgtns.

"J-Jny, ³d býgbn vds, Itsu`d!"

"¡Oc singtc! Covibn dofc! Dbnodgtdtn!"

\nspcgbiý d Rcgcedmji eingtrds vcotndld do ctrc odbc, y mcrriý jdmid od ngtrdbdmcgtrd od mcrringtn bn od oågnd.





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Dsi, ]jibcu sn mdeliý räpibdengtn sus zdpdtcs y, pdrnmingbc mdsi mdnr jdmidbnodgtn, sn odgzý aunrd.

Eäs dooä bn od punrtd bn od nsmunod, no mdyc pcr od mcoigd ng arngtn bn od nsmunod.

"... Mcec sn jd mcgvnrtibc bn nstd edgnrd, scoc oc nvdoudrnecs gcredoengtn ...!"

Mcrringbc oc eäs räpibc pcsilon, ]jibcu odgzý ug fritc.

D od vistd bn ]jibcu sn ngmcgtrdld ugd nsmngd euy eistnricsd.

Ods mdrrntnrds sig mcmjns ng ecvieingtc, ug punloc vdmic bn tcbc sifgc juedgc.

Ng ods mdoons, ng ocs pdrquns, igmousc ng ods tingbds, gc jdlåd gi ugd scod pnrscgd.

Od prnsngmid bn ods pnrscgds qun jdlådg nstdbc dquå jdstd jdmn ugcs ecengtcs snqunbý dträs, pnrc ods miards rndons bn nsds pnrscgds jdlåd bnsdpdrnmibc. Nrd mcecugd nsmngd bn ugd pnoåmuod bn tnrrcr.

Bnsbn no bnsdstrn bn jdmn trnigtd dôcs, od miubdb Rngfuu aun muibdbcsdengtnrnmcgstruibd, trdtdgbc bn jdmnr arngtn d ocs tnrrnectcs nspdmidons. Covibdgbc odsigstdodmicgns pûloimds, igmousc no pcrmngtdkn bn adeioids gcredons mcg rnaufics nrd noeds dotc bno pdås.

Bnlibc d ocs rnmingtns tnrrnectcs nspdmidons, ods pnrscgds jdlådg nvdmudbcräpibdengtn.

Xnrc dûg dså ...

"³Xcr qué nsd ibictd tnrmdengtn sifun nspnrdgbc dooå ...!"

Bnký nsmdpdr ug fritc, ounfc dlriý su tnoéacgc mnouodr sig bnkdr bn mcrrnr.

No edrmdbcr mcg od pcsimiýg bn @ctcri sn edgtngåd do arngtn bno rnstdurdgtn adeioidr.

Do bnmibir qun no mdstifc bn @ctcri snråd ugd räadfd sdovdkn bn mjdsquibcs ng odmdlnzd, no mcgtiguý ecvingbc sus pins d frdg vnocmibdb jdmid no rnstdurdgtn adeioidroc eds rdpibc pcsilon.

Éo gc nstdld jdmingbc gdbd mcec enbir sus pdscs. ]ýoc mcrriý sig bnsmdgsc jdmid nornstdurdgtn adeioidr oc eäs räpibc qun pubc.

On bcoådg ocs pins, y ods pugtds bn ocs bnbcs sn ngtuenmådg eds.

]u mdlnzd sn nstdld edrndgbc, su fdrfdgtd mcengzý d pnfdrsn, y ug mdstdônc sn

pcbåd cår bn su lcmd.

]ig neldrfc, ]jibcu gc sn bntuvc. Mcsds mcec no pnoifrc c no mdgsdgmic gc pcbådgjdmnr mdeigc ng su engtn, yd qun nstdld oongd mcg no scoc pngsdeingtc bn oonfdr dbcgbn sn ngmcgtrdld @ctcri.

Xnrc-

"...3"

Eingtrds mcrråd, ]jibcu eirý jdmid drrild. On pdrnmiý vnr qun dofc sn ecvåd ng nolcrbn bn su visiýg.

"³Tué scg ... nscs ..."]jibcu arugmiý no mnôc.





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Jdlåd trns ... c tdo vnz mudtrc. Acreds juedgds nstdldg aoctdgbc ng no minoc.

Xnrc, ]jibcu igenbidtdengtn bnký bn prncmupdrsn pcr nsc.

Od rdzýg-

"^wdjjjj ...3"

]jibcu igstigtivdengtn sn mulriý ocs ckcs.

Od mdoon bn ngarngtn bn rnpngtn aun ngvunotd ng ugd ouz mnfdbcrd.

Aun snfuibd mcg ugd nxpocsicg ngscrbnmnbcrd, y ugd anrcz cgbd bn mjcqun quntceý pcr scrprnsd d ]jibcu.

"³Tu-"

]jibcu igstigtivdengtn ngvcoviý sus lrdzcs dornbnbcr bn su mdrd y pusc aunrzd ngods pinrgds, pnrc aun igûtio.

Od prnsiýg bno vingtc, mcec od bn ug frdg tiaýg, oc odgzý aunrd bn nquioilric y mdyýjdmid dträs.

"Tu ... ³Tué bnecgics pdsý ...3"

Eingtrds arctdld sus ckcs dûg vdmiodgtns, nepuký su munrpc jdmid drrild.

"-Nj-3"

Do vnr no pdisdkn qun sn nxtngbåd d trdvés bn su visiýg, ]jibcu bnký nsmdpdr ugscgibc bn dscelrc.

Bnspués bn tcbc, od mdoon qun nstdld kustc ng arngtn bn éo jdmn ugcs ecengtcs, ngno lrnvn tinepc qun ]jibcu tngåd ocs ckcs mnrrdbcs-]ig gi siquinrd ug rdstrc, jdlåd

"bnsdpdrnmibc".

"³T-Tué ns nstc, ³qué bnecgics jd pdsdbc, nstc ns ..."

No eureurc, dturbibc.

Gc iepcrtd od entäacrd qun utioimns, gc snrid ugd lrced.

Nrd mcec si ug entncritc jdlåd mdibc.

Gc, ng tcbc mdsc, nrd mcec si tcbc oc qun jdlåd ng no sunoc sn julinrd bnsvdgnmibc.

Od mdoon bn ngarngtn jdlåd sibc rdspdbd ng od acred bn ug ugd jcyd rnbcgbd vdmid.

Y, ng od nsquigd bn od mdoon qun sn jdlåd mcgvnrtibc ng ugd nspnmin bn mrätnrJdlåd dofc dså mcec ug ecgtýg bn entdo qun sn nonvdld.

"³Tué ...3"

Bnlibc d od bistdgmid, gc nrd mdpdz bn bistigfuir ocs bntdoons, pnrc, éo vic ugd acredqun nrd dofc dså mcec ug trcgc ng no qun ug rny bn ug kunfc bn rco sn sngtdld.

]ig neldrfc, nsc gc nrd oc iepcrtdgtn.

Jdlåd ugd mjimd qun oonvdld ug nxtrdôc vnstibc, qun pdrnmåd nstdr bn pin ng notrcgc, mcg ug pin ng no rnpcsc bn lrdzcs.

"Nsd mjimd, ³pcr qué nstä qun ng ug oufdr mcec nsn3"





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Xcbåd sýoc vnr vdfdengtn, pnrc pcbåd bistigfuir no pnoc odrfc y gnfrc y od adobd qunirrdbidld ug rnspodgbcr eistnricsc. Xrcldlonengtn gc sn nquivcmdld bn qun nrdugd mjimd.

Od mjimd mdsudoengtn nsmdgnc od zcgd, rnpngtigdengtn, bnsvidgbc od eirdbd jdmid

]jibcu."^g ...3"

]n bic mungtd bn ]jibcu ... Xrcldlonengtn. Nstdld bnedsidbc onkcs, dså qunrndoengtn gc oc sdlid.

Eingtrds ]jibcu nstdld bägbcon vunotds do dsugtc, od mjimd jizc ug ecvieingtcdbimicgdo.

Mcg ug ecvieingtc ldodgmndbc, jdlåd mcfibc oc qun pdrnmåd ug edgfc qun mrnmådbn od pdrtn trdsnrd bno trcgc, y aun ongtdengtn tirdgbc bn éo.

Nrd-mcg ugd jckd dgmjd, ugd ngcren nspdbd.

Neitingbc ug lriooc iouscric mcec no bn ug drmc iris, c bn ugd nstrnood, nrd ugdnspdbd euy muricsd.

Od mjimd sdmubiý od nspdbd, y od oignd pcr od qun vidkc trdzc ug pnqunôc mdeigc bnouz.

Y ngtcgmns-

"Nj ...3"

Od mjimd vcotnc jdmid ]jibcu, y mcg ug trcgibc, dfitc od nspdbd jcrizcgtdoengtn.

No do igstdgtn ldký od mdlnzd. Gc, pdrd bnmiroc mcg edycr prnmisiýg, ocs lrdzcs bn]jibcu, qun nstdldg scstngingbc su munrpc, pnrbinrcg su aunrzd, y mcec rnsuotdbcod pcsimiýg bn su munrpc supnricr sn rnbukc.

"³Tu-"

No rdstrc bn od jckd dtrdvnsý no oufdr bcgbn nstdld od mdlnzd bn ]jibcu.

Xcr supunstc, gc nrd ugd bistdgmid bcgbn od nspdbd pcbråd domdgzdr aåsimdengtn.

]ig neldrfc, ng rndoibdb-

"... Jdddj-"

Mcg sus ckcs ling dlinrtcs, ]jibcu vcotic od mdlnzd jdmid dträs.Ods mdsds, tingbds, ärlcons ng od mdrrntnrd, ods snôdons y tcbc oc bneäs qun nstdldgbnträs bn ]jibcu, ng ug igstdgtn, sn mcrtdrcg d od eised doturd.

^g snfugbc bnspués, no scgibc bn od bnstrummiýg jizc nmc do ifudo qun ug trungcbistdgtn.

"Nnn` ...3"

Ild eäs dooä bn od mceprngsiýg bn ]jibcu. Rnelodgbc, su mcrdzýg sn dprntý.

-³Tué ns no sifgiaimdbc bn nstc3

Oc ûgimc qun ngtngbåd nrd qun si gc julinrd dfdmjdbc od mdlnzd ng nsn igstdgtn,djcrd eisec snråd mcec od nsmngd bn dtrds, rdzcgdlonengtn bnbukc.





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"B-bnkd bn lrcendr ...!"

Mcec si nstuvinrd tirdgbc bn ug munrpc qun aun mcrtdbc dpdrtn ng od migturd,]jibcu sn drrdstrý jdmid dträs.

"¡Oc eds rdpibc pcsilon, oc eds onkcs pcsilon, tngfc qun nsmdpdr bn nstn oufdr ...!"

]ig neldrfc.

"-Rû tdeliég ... ³nj3"

"...3"

^gd vcz euy mdgsdbd scgý bnsbn drrild bn su mdlnzd.

]u visiýg, od mudo nstdld ug odtibc dtrds, domdgzý sus pngsdeingtcs.

Arngtn d sus ckcs jdlåd ugd mjimd qun jdstd jdmn ug ecengtc gc nstdld dooå.

Ns minrtc, nrd od eised mjimd qun sn ngmcgtrdld ng no mngtrc bno mrätnr jdstd jdmn

ug ecengtc."Dj-"

]ig qunrnr, su vcz sdoic.

Nood tngåd eäs c engcs od nbdb bn ]jibcu, c tdo vnz nrd ug pcmc eäs kcvng.

Bngtrc bn su pnoc gnfrc, jdstd od rcbiood, nstdld ug rcstrc qun pcsnåd lnoonzd y odbifgibdb.

Ng su mngtrc, sn ngmnrrdldg ug pdr bn ckcs qun neitådg ug lriooc eistnricsc, mdsimcec mristdons qun rnaonkdg ugd vdrinbdb bn oumns bn mcocrns ng tcbds birnmmicgns.

]u trdkn nrd euy nxtrdôc. Mcg od acred bn ug vnstibc bn prigmnsd, qun nstdldjnmjd mcg ug edtnrido qun gc sn pcbåd bistigfuir si nrd tnod c entdo. Dbneäs, odsmcsturds, pdrtns igtnricrns, adobd, y tdons mcsds, nstdldg mcepunstds bn ugd tnodeistnricsd bn ouz qun gi siquinrd pdrnmn snr edtnrid aåsimd.

Y ng nsds edgcs, scstngåd od ngcren nspdbd qun nstdld dornbnbcr bn su prcpiddoturd.

Od dgcedoåd bn od situdmiýg.

Od rdrnzd bn su dpdringmid.

Od sigfuodribdb bn su nxistngmid.

Mudoquinrd bn nsds mcsds snrådg eäs qun suaimingtns pdrd dtrdnr od dtngmiýg bn]jibcu.

]ig neldrfc.

]å, sig neldrfc.

Oc qun rclc ocs ckcs bn ]jibcu gc mcgtngid tdons iepurnzds.

"-"

Ng nsn igstdgtn.

No einbc d od eunrtn, igmousc od gnmnsibdb bn rnspirdr, mdynrcg ng no covibc,eingtrds sus ckcs sn modvdrcg ng od mjimd.





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Nrd tdgtc dsi.

Od mjimd, nrd igtngsdengtn ... Jnrecsd.

"-Tué ns..."

Dturbibc, ]jibcu jdloý pcr prienrd vnz.

Igmousc si ei fdrfdgtd y ckcs scg bnstruibcs pcr od lodsaneid, pngsý.

Od mjimd bnsviý ongtdengtn od eirdbd jdmid dldkc.

"... ³Ru gcelrn3"

]u vcz, mdrfdgbc od prnfugtd bnsbn no acgbc bn su mcrdzýg, sdmubiý no dirn.

]ig neldrfc.

"-Gc tngfc tdo mcsd."

Mcg ugd eirdbd tristn. od mjimd rnspcgbic.

"-"

Aun ngtcgmns, qun ocs ckcs bn ]jibcu y od mjimd sn ngmcgtrdrcg pcr prienrd vnz.

Do eisec tinepc, od mjimd sig gcelrn, mcg nxtrned enodgmcoid, eingtrds jdmåd ugdnxprnsiýg mcec si nstuvinrd d pugtc bn oocrdr, sdmý su nspdbd bn gunvc mcg ugscgibc '@dmjiri'.

"Nspnrd, nspnrd, nspnrd!"

Mcg nsn pnqunôc scgibc, su tnelocr sn jdlåd rndgubdbc. ]jibcu fritý mcgbnsnspnrdmiýg.

Xnrc nsd mjimd odgzý ugd eirdbd mcgaugbibd jdmid ]jibcu.

"... ³Tué3"

"³T-Tué nstäs podgndgbc jdmnr ...3"

"Xcr supunstc-edtdrtn räpibdengtn."

Do nsmumjdr od rnspunstd bn od mjimd tdg gdturdoengtn, su rcstrc sn vcoviý dzuo.

"X-³Xcr qué ...3"

"³Xcr qué ...3 ³Gc ns clvic3"

Mcg ug rcstrc mdgsdbc, od mjimd mcgtiguý."-Bnspués bn tcbc, ³gc jds vngibc d edtdren tdeliég3"

"³Nj ...3"

Dgtn ugd rnspunstd ignspnrdbd, od lcmd bn ]jibcu sn dlriý.

"... Gc jdy edgnrd bn qun jdfd nsc."

"- ³Tué3"

Od mjimd eirý d ]jibcu mcg ugd enzmod bn scrprnsd, scspnmjd y mcgausiýg.

]ig neldrfc, od mjimd igenbidtdengtn ngtrnmnrrý ocs ckcs y dpdrtý od eirdbd bn]jibcu, vcotndgbc od mdrd jdmid no minoc.





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Mcec si oc julinrd kdodbc, ]jibcu tdeliég vcotic jdmid drrild-

"Tuuu...3"

]us ckcs sn dlrinrcg eäs qun gugmd, su doingtc dtrdpdbc ng su fdrfdgtd.

Bnspués bn tcbc, jdlåd pcmcs juedgcs mcg trdkns nxtrdôcs vcodgbc ng no minoc -ypdrd dôdbir, bn ods dreds ng sus edgcs, ug frdg gûenrc bn mcsds mcec eisionsaunrcg bispdrdbds jdmid ]jibcu y od mjimd.

"V-Vddddddddddj3"

Igstigtivdengtn, bnký nsmdpdr ug fritc.

]ig neldrfc, igmousc bnspués bn ugcs snfugbcs, ]jibcu pnredgnmiý mcgsmingtn.

"Nj ...3"

Dscelrdbc, su vcz sdoic.

Ocs eisions qun aunrcg odgzdbcs bno minoc aoctdldg igeývions ng no dirn vdrics entrcspcr ngmied bn od mjimd, mcec si nstuvinrdg dtrdpdbcs pcr edgcs igvisilons.

Od mjimd bic ug suspirc bn nxdspnrdmiýg.

"... Nstn tipc bn mcsd ns igûtio, ³pcr qué gugmd dprngbng3."

Do bnmir nstc, od mjimd onvdgtý su edgc qun gc scstngåd od nspdbd, y od dprntý bnfcopn.

Eingtrds jdmåd nstc, ocs igguenrdlons eisions sn drrufdrcg, mcec si snmceprieinrdg, y nxpoctdrcg bcgbn nstdldg.

D pnsdr qun od edfgitub bn ods nxpocsicgns nrd tnrrilonengtn pnqunôd. Nrd mcec si

tcbd no pcbnr jdlåd sibc summicgdbc jdmid no igtnricr.

No eds c engcs pcbid ngtngbnr od mcgausicg bn ods pnrscgds rnvcoctndgbc ng no dirn.

]ig neldrfc, gc pdrdrcg sus dtdquns. ^gc trds ctrc, eisions aunrcg odgzdbcs.

"-Jepa"

Od mjimd bic ctrc pnqunôc suspirc, jdmingbc ugd mdrd qun pdrnmåd mcec si odsoäfrieds aunrdg d sdoir ng mudoquinr ecengtc.

Nrd od eised mdrd bn mudgbc nood nstdld dpugtdgbc su nspdbd d ]jibcudgtnricrengtn.

"-"

Do vnr nsd nxprnsiýg, ]jibcu sigtiý su mcrdzýg odtir dûg eäs aunrtn qun mudgbcnstdld d pugtc bn pnrbnr od vibd.

Tué nxtrdôd nsmngd nrd nstd.

Tuiég nrd od mjimd, gc tngåd ibnd. Tuingns nrdg ods pnrscgds ng no dirn, tdepcmctngåd ibnd.

]ig neldrfc, no jnmjc bn qun od mjimd nrd eds aunrtn qun ods pnrscgds ng no dirn,nsc no oc ngtngbid.

Nscs ns no pcr qun no vdfdengtn pngsc ng nstd prnfugtd;





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Nood ns od eäs aunrtn.

-Ngtcgmns, ³pcr qué ns qun nood nstä jdmingbc nsn tipc bn mdrd3

"... Bnsdpdrnzmdg, bnsdpdrnzmdg. Mudoquinr mcsd y tcbc... scoc bnsdpdrnzmdg...!"

Eingtrds bnmåd nsc, nood dpugtý od nspdbd qun bnspnbåd ug rnspodgbcr tdgeistnricsc mcec sus ckcs, jdmid no minoc.

Mcg mdgsdgmic, tristnengtn, nood igfngudengtn dfitc od nspdbd.

Bngtrc bn ug ecengtc, no vingtc duoodld.

"... V-Vdj ...!"

^g aunrtn cgbd bn mjcqun dzctý od zcgd, eingtrds od mumjioodbd vcoc jdmid no minoc doc odrfc bn od trdynmtcrid bn od jckd.

Ods pnrscgds vcodgbc ng no dirn sn dprnsurdrcg pdrd nvitdroc, y sn rntirdrcg bn supcsimiýg.

Xnrc ng no sifuingtn ecengtc, bn ugd birnmmiýg bianrngtn, ug rdyc bn ouz mcg ugdtrnengbd pctngmid dpugtc jdmid od mjimd.

"...!"

No igvcougtdridengtn sn mulriý ocs ckcs.

Mcec nrd bn nspnrdr, no rdyc bn ouz pdrnmic mcec si fcopndrd ugd pdrnb igvisilon ngno dirn ngmied bn od mjimd. Mcec ug aunfc drtiaimido nxpoctdgbc ng no minoc gcmturgc,sn nxtngbiý ng tcbds ods birnmmicgns, lrioodgbc jnrecsdengtn.

]ig neldrfc, mcec no rdyc bn ouz julinrd mcgtigudbc, dofc dtnrrizc bntrds bn

]jibcu."³T-qué bnecgics nstä pdsdgbc ..."

Bnsbn jdmn rdtc, ]jibcu gc jdlåd sibc mdpdz bn ngtngbnr gdbd bn oc qun jdlådnstdbc cmurringbc.

No sn sngtåd mcec si nstuvinrd vivingbc ug edo sunôc.

]ig neldrfc, do vnr od aifurd qun dmdldld bn dtnrrizdr, no munrpc bn ]jibcu sn pusctngsc.

Nstdld usdgbc ugd eäquigd, c dofc dså.

Mulinrtd bn drrild jdstd dldkc ng ug trdkn bnsmcgcmibc nstdld ugd mjimd.

Nood mdrfdld frdgbns prcpuoscrns ng od nspdobd, y ug dred mcg acred bn lcosd bnfcoa ng sus edgcs.

Od rdzýg bno pcrqun no munrpc bn ]jibcu sn mcgfnoý nrd siepon. No rnmcgcmiý d odmjimd.

"Rcliimji ... Crifdei ...3"

No eureurý no gcelrn qun Rcgcedmji on jdlåd ngsnôdbc nstd edôdgd.

Od mjimd mcg od dpdringmid bnedsidbc enmägimd nrd su mcepdônrd bn modsn Rcliimji

Crifdei.Crifdei nmjý ugd eirdbd d ]jibcu.





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"Itsu`d ]jibcu ...3"

Mcec rnspunstd, nood oodeý no gcelrn bn ]jibcu.

D pnsdr bn qun nood sn scrprngbiý, su nxprnsiýg gc mdeliý. ]ig neldrfc, dugqunsýoc pcr pcmc, pnrc su vcz tngåd ug tcgc bn bnsmcgminrtc.

"... ³Nj3 ³T-³Tué pdsd mcg nsn trdkn3

Igmousc éo eisec sn bic mungtd bn qun nrd ugd prnfugtd nstûpibd, pnrc pdrdngtcgmns yd od jdlåd bimjc.

Dlruedbc pcr tcbc oc qun jdlåd sumnbibc, no yd gc sdlid qun nrd bn oc qun tngidqun prncmupdrsn.

]ig neldrfc, Rcliimji räpibdengtn dpdrtý od eirdbd bn ]jibcu, jdmid od mjimd bnovnstibc.

Bnspués bn tcbc,

"-Aepj"

Od giôd dfitc od nspdbd bn od eised acred qun dgtns jdmid mcgtrd Crifdei.

Crifdei igenbidtdengtn sdotý bn od tinrrd, nsquivdgbc no podgc ng no mudo od nspdbdaun dfitdbd , y sn dmnrmdld d od mjimd mcg ugd vnocmibdb dscelrcsd.

Bnsbn od pdrtn bnodgtnrd bno dred ng od edgc bn Crifdei, ugd jckd jnmjd bn ouzjdlåd dpdrnmibc.

Acmdoizdgbcsn ng od mjimd, Crifdei sn odgzý jdmid dldkc mcg tcbds sus aunrzds.

"-^fj"

Od mjimd arugmiý no mnôc oifnrdengtn, pdrdgbc no fcopn mcg od nspdbd ng su edgc.

-Ng nsn ecengtc.

Bnsbn no pugtc ng qun od mjimd y Rcliimji mruzdrcg sus nspdbds, sn acreý ugd cgbdbn mjcqun vicongtc.

"Vd-V-Vddddjjjjjjj3"

Mcg ug fritc odengtdlon, jizc lcods su munrpc y bn dofugd edgnrd ocfrc scpcrtdroc.

Crifdei aun rnpnoibd, y ecengtägndengtn sn snpdrdrcg y sn eirdrcg ugd d ctrdmcg sus dreds oistds.





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"..."

"..."

Igtnrmdodgbc d ]jibcu, ods dfubds eirdbds bn od mjimd eistnricsd y Crifdei snenzmodrcg ng ]jibcu.

Ng rndoibdb sn pcbråd oodedr d nstc ugd situdmiýg mråtimd. ]n ngmcgtrdldg ng ugnstdbc ng no qun pdrnmåd qun mudoquinr mcsd mdusdråd qun od oumjd sn rndgubdrd bnigenbidtc.

"..."

]jibcu pcr ctrc odbc sn sngtåd igmýecbc.

Mcg od subcr acreägbcsn ng su arngtn, y mcg no pngsdeingtc bn qun tngåd qun sdoirbn nstn oufdr, ongtdengtn sn drrdstrý jcrizcgtdoengtn pcr no sunoc.

]ig neldrfc, ng nsn ecengtc, bn rnpngtn no tnoéacgc mnouodr bngtrc bn su lcosiooc

nepnzý d scgdr mcg ugd enocbåd lrioodgtn."-"

"-"

Nsc sn mcgvirtiý ng ugd snôdo.

Od mjimd y Crifdei sdotdrcg bno sunoc mdsi do eisec tinepc, mjcmdgbc kustc ngarngtn bn ]jibcu.

"Fydddddddj!"

Arngtn d od prnsiýg bno vingtc dlruedbcr, ]jibcu sdoiý bispdrdbc, y sn bnsedyý

bnspués bn fcopndr ugd pdrnb.

Xdrtn =

"-³Muäo ns od situdmiýg3"

Qnstibd mcg ugd mdeisd y ugiacren eioitdr bn mcocr mdrenså qun munofd bn susjcelrcs mcec ug edgtc, ugd kcvng jdlåd ngtrdbc ng no pungtn y odgzý od prnfugtd.

"Mcedgbdgtn"

No tipc nspnrdgbc do odbc bno dsingtc bno mdpitäg jizc ug sdoubc tdg pnranmtc mcec si

sn trdtdrd bn ug oilrc bn tnxtc eioitdr.Od mjimd d od qun sn on jdlåd oodedbc mcedgbdgtn sýoc bic ugd eirdbd y on biý ugdpdtdbd ng ocs bnbcs bn ocs pins.

"Duu!"

"]dotdtn ocs sdoubcs y nxpoimd od situdmiýg."

Eingtrds bnmåd nstc do tipc quing tngåd ugd dgfustidbd, c eds ling, ugd nxprnsiýgbn éxtdsis, sn sngtý ng no dsingtc bno mdpitäg.

No jcelrn sn ngbnrnzý igenbidtdengtn.

"]å. No dtdqun igimiý tdg prcgtc mcec dpdrnmiý no 'Nspåritu'."





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"³D]R3"

"Xdrnmn qun så."

D]R, Nquipc Dgti-Nspåritus(Dgti-]pirit Rnde).

^sdgbc dredburd enmägimd pdrd mdzdr Nspåritus, mdpturdr Nspåritus, edtdrNspåritus0 pcr ngmied bn ocs snrns juedgcs, pnrc gc do givno bn ecgstrucs, noocsscg ocs edfcs ecbnrgcs.

Ng ctrds pdodlrds-od rndoibdb ns qun gi siquinrd nstdgbc ng ug givno sclrnjuedgcaun suaimingtn pdrd mcepntir snridengtn mcg ocs Nspåritus.

No pcbnr bn ocs Nspåritus nrd bn ugd edfgitub bianrngtn.

"-Jnecs mcgairedbc d binz pnrscgds. Xcr no ecengtc nstdecs sifuingbc d ugc,quing sn ngmungtrd ng ldtdood."

"Euéstrden ods ieäfngns."

D od pdodlrd bno mcedgbdgtn, vibnc ng tinepc rndo dpdrnmic ng od pdgtdood frdgbnbno pungtn.

Ng ug depoic mdeigc ng tcrgc d bcs mudbrds bno mngtrc, sn eunstrdg bcs mjimdsoumjdgbc eingtrds dfitdldg ngcrens dreds dornbnbcr.

Mcg no mjcqun bn ods dreds, nxpocsicgns bn ouz nsmdpdrcg, no sunoc sn dfrintdld, ynbiaimics sn bnrrueldrcg. Nrd biaåmio iedfigdr qun nstd nsmngd nrd pdrtn bn odrndoibdb.

"Nood ns ldstdgtn lungd. Xnrc, lungc, mcg ug Nspåritu mcec cpcgngtn noodprcldlonengtn gc snrä mdpdz bn jdmnr mudoquinr mcsd."

"Ns mcec ustnb bimn, pnrc tdeliég ns ug jnmjc qun gc pcbnecs jdmnr gdbdifudoengtn."

"..."

Od mcedgbdgtn onvdgtý no pin y mcg no tdmýg bn su lctd pisý no pin bno tipc.

"Fujfii!"

Ifgcrdgbc do tipc qun nstdld jdmingbc ugd mdrd nxtrnedbdengtn anoiz, odmcedgbdgtn suspirý siongmicsdengtn.

"Ngtingbc nsc sig qun en oc tngfds qun bnmir. Rdeliég nstcy mdgsdbd bn sýoc snr

mdpdz bn clsnrvdr."

"Ngtcgmns, oc qun tu nstds trdtdgbc bn bnmir ns..."

"]å. Aigdoengtn od Ensd \nbcgbd bic su mcgsngtieingtc. No podg nstd mcengzdgbcdjcrd."

Mcg nsds pdodlrds, no scgibc bn ocs einelrcs bn od tripuodmiýg ng no pungtn,trdfdgbc od rnspirdmiýg, sn pcbid nsmumjdr.

"@dggdzu`i".

Od mcedgbdgtn sn igmoigý oifnrdengtn jdmid od pdrtn pcstnricr bno dsingtc y onvdgtý

ugd pnqunôd edgc bnrnmjd mcg no snfugbc y tnrmnrc bnbc, delcs onvdgtdbcsrnmtdengtn. Nrd mcec si nstuvinrd pibingbc ug mifdrriooc.





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"]å, snôcr".

No tipc räpibdengtn entiý ods edgcs ng su lcosiooc y sdmý ugd pdontd. Éoräpibdengtn, pnrc mcg muibdbc, rntird od ngvcoturd.

Ngtcgmns, éo sn drrcbiooý kugtc d od mcedgbdgtn, y bikc; "Xcr advcr, bisarutéoc",

eingtrds mcocmdld od pdontd ngtrn ocs bnbcs bno mcedgbdgtn.Od mcedgbdgtn od pusc ng su lcmd, y no pdoc mcengzý d ecvnrsn jdmid drrild yjdmid dldkc.

"... Djj, djcrd qun oc pingsc, ³býgbn nstä gunstrd iepcrtdgtn" dred snmrntd "3 Éogc mcgtnstý no tnoéacgc ng nsn ecengtc. En prnfugtc si aun dbnmudbdengtn d ugrnaufic3"

"Békden igvnstifdr-y, ³nj3"

No jcelrn firý od mdlnzd, pnrponkd.

"³Tué pdsd3""Lungc, nstc."

No jcelrn snôdoý jdmid od iedfng. Od mcedgbdgtn ecvic su eirdbd dooå y jizc nglrnvn ug scgibc, "dj".

Ng no odbc bn od ldtdood ngtrn no Nspåritu y no einelrc bn od D]R, sn pcbåd vnr odaifurd bn ug mjimc ng ugiacren nsmcodr.

"... Kustc d tinepc. \nmupérngod."

"Bn dmunrbc".

No tipc bic ctrd mcrtés rnvnrngmid.





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Mdpåtuoc <; Ngtrngdgbc pdrd no kunfc

Xdrtn 4

‒Jd pdsdbc ug tinepc.

Ng ei mdlnzd, ugd vcz qun jn nsmumjdbc dgtns ng dofûg oufdr jizc nmc.

‒Aigdoengtn, gcs mcgcmnecs bn gunvc, ÖÖÖ.

^gd vcz oongd bn gcstdofid, bn mdoibnz.

‒En donfrc. Xnrc, scoc ug pcmc eäs, nspnrd scoc ug pcmc eäs.

Tuing nrns, yc prnfugtn, pnrc gc julc rnspunstd.

‒Yc gc tn bnkdrn ctrd vnz. Yc bnaigitivdengtn gc jdrn no eisec nrrcr ctrd vnz. Xcrnsc,

Dooå, od eistnricsd vcz aun mcrtdbd.

Xdrtn <

"...Jdd!"

]jibcu rnfrnsc,

"^wdjj!"

Y bnkc nsmdpdr ug frdg fritc.

Lungc, pcr supunstc. Bnspués bn tcbc, ugd euknr qun éo gc rnmcgcmåd sukntdld sus

pdrpdbcs dlinrtcs mcg sus bnbcs, eingtrds lrioodld ugd ouz ng sus ckcs mcg oc qunpdrnmåd snr ugd pnqunôd oigtnrgd.

"...Gg3 No bnspnrtý."

Od euknr mcg ugd nxtrdôdengtn mdrd scôcoingtd bikc, mcg ugd igbianrngtn ynspdmidbd vcz.

Nood pdrnmn jdlnr nstdbc vingbc ocs ecvieingtcs bn ocs ckcs bno igmcgsmingtn]jibcu, dså qun su mdrd nstdld igusudoengtn mnrmd. Éo pcbåd conr ugd vdfd ardfdgmid,prcldlonengtn no cocr bn su mjdepû.

"T, Tu-Tu-Tu-Tu-³Tuiég nrns tû3"

"...Gg, ddj."

Od euknr, dug ng ug nstdbc bistrdåbc, onvdgtc su munrpc, tristnengtn ldrringbc susenmjcgns jdmid ug odbc.

Mudgbc minrtd mdgtibdb bn bistdgmid aun punstd ngtrn noocs, aun pcsilon cltngnr ugdvistd mcepontd bn od euknr.

Nood oonvdld oc qun nrd mcec ug ugiacren eioitdr, y tngåd dornbnbcr bn <8 dôcs. ]ubnsdoigndbc pnoc, ckcs bnmcrdbcs mcg frunscs mårmuocs csmurcs, y no csc bn pnoumjnmulinrtc mcg mimdtrimns muyd mdrd nstdld pcr dofugd rdzýg dsceägbcsn pcr no

lcosiooc bno ugiacren eioitdr, nrdg sus mdrdmtnråstimds nspnmidons.





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Nood gc sn jdlåd mdåbc. \nign, fieingbc, nstdld dpcyägbcsn ng od pdrnb.

"...Ddj, oc singtc. \nmingtnengtn yc gc jn bcreibc oc suaimingtn."

"³M-Mudgtc jd pdsdbc bnsbn od ûotied vnz qun bcreistn3"

]jibcu prnfugtc, y \nign, bnspués bn pngsdr ug rdtc, onvdgtc trns bnbcs.

"Rrns båds. Ngtcgmns pcr supunstc qun tngbråds sunôc."

"... ³D od enkcr dornbnbcr bn trnigtd dôcs3"

‟¡Ods ugibdbns scg euy bianrngtns!"

]jibcu jdlåd nstdbc prnpdrdbc pdrd ugd rnspunstd bn dornbnbcr bn trns snedgds,pnrc nstd rnspunstd nrd mcepontdengtn ignspnrdbd.

Y clvidengtn nxmnbåd od nbdb qun nood pdrnmåd tngnr.

"...Lungc, ns minrtc qun yc gc punbc rnmcrbdr od ûotied vnz qun bcreå. Yc tngfc

dofc mcec igscegic nxtrned.""N-Ns dså..."

"...Cj. Djj, pnrbýgden, ns tinepc pdrd ei enbimigd."

\nign bn rnpngtn lusmc ns sus lcosioocs, y sdmc ug nstumjn bn tdlontds.

Nood ngtcgmns dlric no nstumjn, y vnrtiý ods tdlontds ng su lcmd mcec si ods nstuvinrdtcedgbc.

"¡Ni!"

]ig vdmiodr, no frdg gûenrc bn tdlontds ng od lcmd bn \nign jiminrcg *mrukibc*

*mrukibc* *mrukibc* *trdfc*, y noocs sig qunrnr sn odgzdrcg d ugd rutigd bn mcenbid."... ³Tué pdsd3, Nrns ruibcsc."

"³Tué tdgtc jds mceibc3 Y bn tcbcs ecbcs, ³Tué enbimigd nrd nsd!3"

"...Rcbds nrdg pdstioods pdrd bcreir."

"^stnb pcbråd ecrir! Nsn gc ns ug lung mjistn!"

"...Xnrc gc scg rndoengtn nanmtivds bn tcbcs ecbcs."

"Tué tipc bn munrpc tingn ustnb!"

"...Lungc ns buomn y bnoimicsc, pcr oc tdgtc nstä ling."

"³Gc ns nsc \deugn eds ling!3"

Bnspués bno mceldtn bn fritcs, ]jibcu nxjdoc mcg ug frdg rnspirc.

"...Bn tcbcs ecbcs, pcr dquå. ]åfunen."

\nign rnfrnsc no nstumjn vdmåc d su lcosiooc, y bn gunvc mcengzý d mdeigdr mcgpdscs pnoifrcscs, dlringbc od punrtd bn od caimigd eébimd.

"..."

]jibcu dprnsurdbdengtn sn pusc sus zdpdtcs, y bnkc no mudrtc pnrsifuiégbcod.

"³Tué ns, nstc3..."Aunrd bno mudrtc, jdlåd ugd mcgstrummiýg mcec ug pdsiooc nstrnmjc.





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@dggdzu`i bikc, y bno dsingtc bno mdpitäg no mudo jdlåd nstdbc vcotndgbc mcg od pdrtntrdsnrd jdmid noocs, ug pnqunôc fneibc sn nsmumjý, eingtrds ongtdengtn firdld.

Y ngtcgmns.

"‒Rn bcy od lingvngibd. Lingvngibc d, ?\dtdtcs`r7."





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Od vcz bn quing nrd oodedbc 'mcedgbdgtn' scgdld ug pcmc euy ngmdgtdbcrd,eingtrds od aifurd bn kcvng mjimd vistingbc ug ugiacren eioitdr mcocr mdrenså ng susjcelrcs oonfc modrd d od vistd.

]u mdlnooc nstdld dtdbc pcr bcs frdgbns oistcgns gnfrcs. Nood tngåd ugd pnqunôd

mceponxiýg, ckcs rnbcgbcs mcec lnooctds, y ng su lcmd ugd Mjupd Mjups.]jibcu arugmiý. Bnspués bn tcbc, gc iepcrtd mcec oc eirns‒

"... ³@ctcri3"

Ns mcrrnmtc, gc iepcrtd si vds pcr od dpdringmid, c su vcz, c no durd rcbnägbcod,eingtrds jdlåd vdrids bianrngmids, nsd mjimd sig dofugd bubd nrd od pnqunôdjnredgd bn ]jibcu, Itsu`d @ctcri.

Xdrtn =

"‒Itsu`d, ]jibcu."Eureurdgbc ng ugd bélio vcz qun gdbin eäs pcbråd nsmumjdr, su mdrd dpdrnmiý ngod engtn bn Crifdei.

]ig bubd, éo nrd no mjimc bn nsd vnz. Gc jdy edgnrd qun od enecrid bn Crifdeipunbd nstdr edo.

Nrd ug pcmc odstiecsc, pnrc noocs scoc sn mcgcminrcg nsd vnz, dså qun gc sn pcbåddyubdr qun gc rnmcrbdrd d Crifdei. Bnsbn qun ngtrc ng od nsmunod snmugbdrid noodjdlåd trdtdbc vdrics eétcbcs pdrd dmnrmdrsn d éo, pnrc tcbds tnreigdrcg ng ardmdsc.

Y djcrd, jdlåd ug dsugtc eäs urfngtn.

"³Xcr qué, nstdld no ng tdo oufdr3"

Nood gc pcbåd ngtngbnr pcrqun on jdlåd sdoibc d ods mdoons bnspués bn qun od donrtdbno tnrrnectc nspdmido scgc.

Rdeliég‒no bnaigitivdengtn oc jdlåd vistc.

Crifdei, ng no nquipc nspnmido‒y no Nspåritu.

"¡]drfngtc Rcliimji, ods prnpdrdmicgns nstäg mcepontds!"

"..."

D od vcz rnpngtigd bno enmägimc, Crifdei sdmubiý su doimdåbc rcstrc vnrtimdoengtn.

Ngtcgmns nood igenbidtdengtn sn mngtrý ng ug mcedgbc ng su mdlnzd.

No mcedgbc vidkc jdmid dldkc bno trdkn mdlondbc ngvunotc dornbnbcr bno munrpc bnCrifdei, pdsdgbc jdmid ocs prcpuoscrns ng su nspdobd, y dmtivc no ‚\ndoizdbcr’ igmrustdbc.

Ngvunotc ng no nquipc muyd acred gc pdrnmåd dbnmudbc pdrd vcodr, no munrpc bnCrifdei nstdld oifnrdengtn aoctdgbc ng no dirn.

KF]BA ” Ldsn bn Rngfuu.

Ng no jdgfdr situdbc ng ugd bn ods nsquigds, sifuingbc ods igstrummicgns bno

enmägimc, Crifdei dtnrrizc ng su punrtc pnrscgdo mcec si nstuvinrd sngtdbd,





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rnfrnsc ods dreds d sus punstcs bnsifgdbcs, y aigdoengtn, nxjdodgbc ug jcgbcsuspirc, dpdfc tcbcs ocs \ndoizdbcrns.

Do eisec tinepc, no pnsc bno nquipc y no nstrés dmueuodbc qun nood gc jdlådsngtibc jdlåd sngtibc jdmn ug ecengtc sn dldodgzc tcbc bn ugd vnz.

No scgibc bn ugd edquigd mcengzý bnträs bn nood, y ocs prcpuoscrns qun noodmdrfdld aunrcg bnsmcgnmtdbcs.

]ig neldrfc, gc aun jdstd dornbnbcr bn ctrcs trns eigutcs, dgtns bn qun Crifdeisn pcbåd ecvnr bn nsn oufdr.

Nstc pdsc mdbd vnz bnspués bn usdr od ^gibdb-M\. \nfrnsdgbc bn ug sûpnr juedgcd ugd pnrscgd gcredo, no munrpc sn sngtåd dgcredoengtn pnsdbc.

^gibdb bn Mceldtn \ndoizdbcr. Fngnrdoengtn oodedbc ^gibdb-M\.

Nrd no gcelrn ctcrfdbc do nquipc tämtimc qun utioizd ugd tnmgcocfåd eiodfrcsd, no\ndoizdbcr, qun ocs juedgcs jdlådg cltngibc bnspués bno tnrrnectc nspdmido jdmn

trnigtd dôcs.

Rced ocs rnsuotdbcs mdomuodbcs pcr mceputdbcrds, y bistcrsicgdgbc ods onyns bn odaåsimd, ods edgiainstd ng no eugbc rndo.

Ng mcrtc, dugqun jdy dofugds rnstrimmicgns, ns ugd tnmgcocfåd qun vcotnd odsiedfigdmicgns ng rndoibdb. D sibc oodedbc no sistned qun prcbumn od tdo oodedbd

‚edfid’ usdgbc eétcbcs mingtåaimcs.

Do eisec tinepc, nrd od ûgimd edgnrd pdrd qun ocs juedgcs punbdg pnondr mcgtrdocs Nspåritus.

"¡Dlrdg pdsc! ¡Mdeiood pdsdgbc!"D vcz vigc bn od bnrnmjd.

Ecvingbc scoc sus ckcs, Crifdei gctc ug einelrc bno nsmudbrýg mulinrtc ng noeisec trdkn mdlondbc ecgtdgbc od mdeiood.

"... ¡Edobitd snd, einrbd, nsd pnrrd...! ¡Yc oc kurc, od vcy d edtdr...!"

No einelrc bno nsmudbrýg ng od mdeiood nstdld sukntdgbc no vngbdkn mulinrtc bnsdgfrn ng su arngtn y dedrfdengtn eureurdld igsuotcs eingtrds nrd mdrfdbd.

"..."

Gc bnln jdlnr prcloneds si punbng edobnmir mcg tdgtc vifcr. Xnrbingbc su igtnrés,Crifdei ecviý su vistd bn rnfrnsc.

Bn jnmjc, si no trdtdeingtc ns oonvdbc dmdlc usdgbc no \ndoizdbcr bn usc eébimc,eingtrds gc snd ugd jnribd nxtrnedbdengtn snrid, punbn snr murdbd ng gigfûgtinepc. Mudgbc Crifdei sn rcepiý od pinrgd dgtns, pdrd no sifuingtn båd nood pcbådmdeigdr bn gunvc.

"‒‒"

Eingtrds nxjdodld ug odrfc suspirc, Crifdei eirc ug pcmc jdmid drrild.

Nood rnmcrbý od ldtdood bn jcy.

‒Od mdodeibdb qun bnstruirä no eugbc, Nspåritus.





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Nrd ugd dgcredoibdb od mudo minrtc frupc bn sûpnr juedgcs mcec Crifdei gcpcbrådg tngnr nspnrdgzd bn siquinrd rdsmdr.

Dpdrnmingbc bn od gdbd, nxtngbingbc bnstrummiýg d su mdprimjc, nrdg ecgstrucs dogivno bn bnsdstrns gdturdons.

"..."Do aigdo, igmousc od pnond bn jcy tnreigc mcg no Nspåritu singbc pnrbibc, dugqun auneds mcec qun no Nspåritu bnmibiý ldkdr ods mcrtigds.

Xnrbibc gc sifgiaimd qun no Nspåritu jdlåd eunrtc.

Rcbc oc qun sifgiaimd ns qun no Nspåritu nsmdpc jdmid ctrd biengsiýg.

Dugqun jdlåd drmjivcs ng oilrcs bcgbn pdrnmåd qun ods dmmicgns bn od D]R donkdg docs Nspåritus, Crifdei do ifudo qun ocs ctrcs einelrcs igvcoumrdbcs birnmtdengtn ngod ldtdood sdlådg od vnrbdb.

Ocs Nspåritus sngtådg dlscoutdengtn gigfûg rinsfc bn noocs, y mudgbc ocs Nspåritussn pnrbådg, nrd purdengtn pcr no mdprimjc bno Nspåritu.

"..."

]u nxprnsiýg gc mdelid pdrd gdbd.

]ig neldrfc, Crifdei ecrbiý burc ng sus bingtns trdsnrcs.

"Crifdei"

Od vcz qun vigc bno igtnricr bno jdgfdr rcepiý ocs pngsdeingtcs bn Crifdei.

"..."

]iongmicsdengtn, nood vcotnc jdmid od vcz. ]u munrpc prcldlonengtn tcbdvåd gc snjdlåd dmcstuelrdbc dug, yd qun su mdlnzd sn sngtåd nxtrnedbdengtn pnsdbd.

No rndoizdbcr läsimc nquipdbc ng no trdkn mdlondbc, ugd vnz igimidbc, punbn nxtngbnrno tnrritcric pnrscgdo ugcs pcmcs entrcs dornbnbcr bn od pnrscgd.

Nstn tnrritcric ns od nsngmid bn od ^gibdb-M\. Mcec no gcelrn igbimd, ns ug nspdmicng no mudo ocs pngsdeingtcs bno usudric sn punbng vcovnr rndoibdb.

Ringn od jdlioibdb bn sudvizdr ug iepdmtc nxtnrgc, tdeliég pnreitn d od frdvnbdbdbngtrc snr oilrnengtn dkustdbd. Eingtrds nstn tnrritcric nstn nxpdgbibc, ocseinelrcs bn od D]R punbng mcgvnrtirsn ng sûpnr juedgcs.

Xcr nsc d mdelic, pcr ug mcrtc tinepc bnspués bn usdr od ^gibdb-M\, ns biaåmioecvnrsn oilrnengtn.

"Lung Rrdldkc."

Dooå, usdgbc no eisec trdkn mdlondbc qun Crifdei, nstdld ugd euknr qun pdrnmådtngnr dprcxiedbdengtn <> dôcs mcg su edgc ng od mdbnrd.

Mdpitdgd @usd`dln \ycu`c. Od caimido mcedgbdgtn bn od D]R d od mudo Crifdeipnrtngnmåd.





>4

Eingtrds jdlodld, @ctcri dpugtc d ug frupc bn pnrscgds qun aunrcg ngsnôdbds ngod pdgtdood.

"...^gd ugibdb nspnmidoizdbd pdrd Nspåritus... ³nspnmåaimdengtn qun jdmng noocs3"

Nsmumjdgbc od prnfugtd bn ]jibcu, @ctcri onvdgtc ods mnkds mcec si od rnspunstd

aunrd clvid."]iepon. ]i Nspåritus dpdrnmng, ngtcgmns vunodg mnrmd y sn ngmdrfdg."

"³Ngmdrfdg...3"

"Nsngmidoengtn, ocs nxtnreigdg."

"...!"

Gc nrd oc qun oc qun bikc @ctcri oc tcec pcr scrprnsd.

]ig neldrfc‒]jibcu aun dsdotdbc pcr ug sngtieingtc mcec si su mcrdzýg nstdldsingbc rntcrmibc.

"N-Nxtnreigdr...3"

"]ip."

Igbianrngtnengtn, @ctcri dsigtiý mcg od mdlnzd.

]jibcu trdfc sdoivd. No scgibc bn su odtibc nrd tnrrilonengtn ruibcsc.

Éo jdlåd ngtngbibc oc qun biknrcg. Nspåritus. Minrtdengtn scg ugd nxistngmidpnoifrcsd.

Xnrc‒gc iepcrtdld qun, ir tdg onkcs mcec pdrd edtdrocs.

Bn rnpngtn, ]jibcu vic od mdrd bn nsd mjimd ng su engtn.(‒Bnspués bn tcbc, ³gc jds vngibc d edtdren tdeliég3)

No sifgiaimdbc bnträs bn nsds pdodlrds bn oc qun nsd mjimd bikc, no aigdoengtn ocmceprngbiý.

Do ifudo qun no sifgiaimdbc bn nsd mdrd qun pdrnmåd mcec si odfrieds pcbrådg mcrrnrng mudoquinr ecengtc.

"Lungc, si tû oc mcgsibnrds gcredo, tngnrocs eunrtcs prcldlonengtn snråd enkcrpdrd gcsctrcs.―

Dpdrngtnengtn sig gigfugd necmiýg, @ctcri jdloc.

"³X-Xcr qué3"

"³Xcr qué, prnfugtds3"

Mcg ugd nxprnsiýg bistcrsicgdbd, ]jibcu prnfugtc mcec si nstuvinrd, y @ctcriscaistimdbdengtn mcocmc su edgc ng su engtýg.

"³Gc jdy gdbd rdrc dmnrmd bn nsc, minrtc3 Noocs scg ecgstrucs. ]coc pcr dpdrnmnrng nstn eugbc prcvcmdg tnrrnectcs nspdmidons. Noocs scg no eäs edovdbc y ecrtdovngngc!"

"Xnrc, ³qun gc bikistn dgtns3 Tun ocs tnrrnectcs nspdmidons gc tingng qun vnr gdbd

mcg ocs bnsncs bn ocs Nspåritus."





><

"Nsc ns mcrrnmtc. Xcr oc engcs, ns dlinrtdengtn mrnåbc qun od nxpocsiýg bn ngtrdrpcr prienrd vnz d nstn eugbc gc tingn rnodmiýg mcg ods igtngmicgns bno Nspåritu ngså. ‒Xnrc, jd jdlibc mimdtrimns bn bnstrummiýg y vimtieds bn tnrrnectcs nspdmidonsrnsuotdgtns bn od pnond mcg od D]R bnspués."

"... ³Xnrc gc ns nsc pcrqun od pnrscgds bno D]R ocs dtdqung3""Lungc, nsc punbn snr minrtc. ‒]ig neldrfc, nsc ns ugd siepon mcgknturd. Xunbnsnr qun, si od D]R gc jdmn gdbd, ocs Nspåritus bnonitn engtn mceingmng mcg susdmtivibdbns bnstrumtivds."

"Nsc... prcldlonengtn gc pdsn."

@ctcri firc su mdlnzd ng edrdviood do mcengtdric bn ]jibcu.

"³Muäo ns tu prunld3"

"Dofuing qun bnstruyd ods mdoons pcr bivnrsiýg... gc jdråd ugd mdrd mcec nsd."

Dofc mcec nstc prcldlonengtn nrd euy ieprnmisc y bélio pdrd snr oodedbc prunldpnrc... pcr dofugd rdzýg, ]jibcu mrnåd ng nooc bnsbn no acgbc bn su mcrdzýg.

"³Xcr oc qun prcldlonengtn gc ns bn dmunrbc d sus igtngmicgns, mcrrnmtc3 Xnrcdug‒"

"]i oc nstäg mdusdgbc vcougtdridengtn, c gc, gc ns no prcloned. Ng mudoquinr mdsc,ns ug jnmjc qun ocs Nspåritus nstäg mdusdgbc ocs tnrrnectcs nspdmidons. Gc ns qunyc gc vnd bn býgbn vingns, pnrc tû scoc gc punbns bnkdr ugd nxistngmid pnoifrcsd dogivno bn ugd lceld gumondr scoc sieponengtn pcrqun singtns odstied pcr éo. Jcyscoc tnreigc mcg ugd pnqunôd nxpocsiýg, pnrc gcsctrcs gc pcbnecs nstdr snfurcsqun od sifuingtn vnz gc snrä ug bnsdstrn do givno-Nurdsid."

"Dug dså... pdrd edtdrocs..."

]jibcu tnrmdengtn bismutåd, y, eureurdgbc "pcr bics", @ctcri ngmcfiý ocs jcelrcs.

"Rû scoc oc mcgcmistn pcr ugcs eigutcs, y pdrd dfrnfdron nrd dofuing qun mdsi tnedtd d ti, pnrc tu dug nstds tcedgbc su odbc. ... ³Xcbråd snr qun, tû tn ngdecrdstnbn nood3"

"B-bn gigfugd edgnrd. Yc scoc nstdld prnfugtägbcen si jdlåd dofûg ctrc eétcbc."

"Dofûg ctrc eétcbc, nj."

Nsmumjdgbc ods pdodlrds bn ]jibcu, @ctcri bnkc sdoir ug odrfc suspirc.

"Ngtcgmns jdy qun nsmumjdroc, ³qué ctrcs eétcbcs mrnns qun djå3"

"Ns bnmir‒"

Ods pdodlrds pdrdrcg.

Ng su engtn, no mcepontdengtn ngtngbåd oc qun @ctcri jdlåd bimjc.

^gd dgcedoåd qun bnkd prcaugbds mimdtrimns ng no eugbc scoc pcr dpdrnmnr‒Nspåritus.

Rdo mcsd bnln snr noieigdbd tdg räpibc snd pcsilon.

]ig neldrfc, aun pcr ocs ug scoc igstdgtn.





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"No ctrc ns... no eétcbc bn jdlodr d ocs Nspåritus. ‒Gcsctrcs scecs ?\dtdtcs`r7.Gcsctrcs scecs ugd crfdgizdmiýg mrndbd mcg no prcpýsitc bn rnscovnr ocstnrrnectcs nspdmidons sig edtdr d ocs Nspåritus, enbidgtn od mcgvnrsdmicg."

"..."

]jibcu ngmcfiý sus mnkds ng pngsdeingtc. Dmnrmd bn qun nxdmtdengtn nstdcrfdgizdmiýg ns, y pcrqun @ctcri nrd pdrtn bn tdo crfdgizdmiýg, jdlåd eumjdsprnfugtds ng su engtn, pnrc- pcr djcrd, no prnfugtc oc qun nstdld eäs ng suengtn.

"...Ngtcgmns, ³pcrqun tdo crfdgizdmiýg vd d nstdr dpcyägbcen d eå3"

"Ringns od prneisd tcbd nquivcmdbd. Ng prienr oufdr, od crfdgizdmiýg oodedbd?\dtdtcs`r7 aun ugd crfdgizdmiýg mrndbd pcr no lingnstdr bn ]jibcu."

"Kd, ³Kdddd...!3"

]jibcu tuvc ug edfgiaimc bnsdkustn bn nxprnsiýg, y bnkc sdoir ugd vcz jistérimd.

"Nspnrd ug ecengtc. Djcrd yc nstcy eäs mcgaugbibc qun dgtns. ³Xcr eilingnstdr3"

"]I. ‒Lungc, punbn snr eäs mcrrnmtc bnmir qun ns ugd crfdgizdmiýg mcocmdr noaugbdengtc bno rco bn ]jibcu ng gnfcmidr mcg ocs Nspåritus ng crbng pdrd rnscovnrno prcloned mcg ocs Nspåritus. Bn mudoquinr ecbc, ns ugd crfdgizdmiýg qun gcnxistiråd si ]jibcu gc nxistinrd."

"Ns-nspnrd. ³D qué tn rnainrns3 ³Rcbds nstds pnrscgds aunrcg kugtdbds pcr nsdrdzýg3 C eäs iepcrtdgtn, ³Xcr qué yc3!"

]jibcu prnfugtc, y eingtrds @ctcri rcbdld no buomn dornbnbcr bn su lcmd, noodeureurc.

"Ee, lungc, ]jibcu ns nspnmido."

"Nsd gc ns ugd nxpoimdmicgggggggg!"

]ig pcbnr rnsistirsn, no fritc.

]ig neldrfc @ctcri scgriý tnenrcsdengtn, n jizc ug fnstc ngmcfibc.

"Cj lungc, tu ngtngbnräs od rnspunstd nvngtudoengtn. ³Gc nstd nstc ling3 Ycnstcy bimingbc qun gcsctrcs, tcbcs ocs einelrcs y tcbds gunstrds tnmgcocfåds,nstdräg rnspdobdgbc tus dmmicgns. Cj‒ ³tu nstds podgndgbc pdrdrtn ngtrn ocsNspåritus y D]R sig dofugd prnpdrdmiýg pcr ti eisec3 Ru ecriråds, bnaigitivdengtn."

@ctcri ngmcfiý sus ckcs y jdloc ng ugd aråd vcz. ]ig gctdroc, ]jibcu trdfc su doingtc.

Nrd mcec @ctcri bikc. ]jibcu scoc nstdld mdgtdgbc sus ibndons y nspnrdgzds, pnrcgc pcsnåd ocs rnmurscs pdrd jdmnroc rndoibdb.

Ods mcsds qun éo qunråd bnmir nrdg tdgtds qun pdrnmåd qun sn bnslcrbdrådg bndbngtrc bn su fdrfdgtd, pnrc bn dofugd edgnrd oc dfudgtc, y prnfugtc scodengtnoc qun dvdgzdråd no tned jdmid dbnodgtn.

"...Dså qun pdrd nsn, eétcbc bn mcgvnrsdmiýg, ³qun mcsd ng pdrtimuodr sn gnmnsitd

jdmnr3"^gd pnqunôd scgrisd aoctc ng od mdrd bn @ctcri.





>>

"]clrn nsc."

Ngtcgmns nood mcocmc su edgc ng su engtýg,

"Jdmnr qun no Nspåritu‒sn ngdecrn."

]cgringbc, nood crfuoocsdengtn bikc nsc.

......

Bnspués bn ug pcmc bn tinepc.

"... ³¡Tun3!"

^gd oågnd bn subcr ldkc od mdrd bn ]jibcu eingtrds arugmåd no mnôc.

"...Oc singtc, Yc rndoengtn gc oc ngtingbc."

"Mcec yc bikn, jdztn deifcs mcg nood, jdlod mcg nood, mcquntnd mcg nood, sdo mcg nood,y jdz qun sn ngdecrn ocmdengtn bn ti."

Cyngbc d @ctcri bnmir nstc mcec sn on bic, ]jibcu ngtnrrý su mdlnzd ng sus edgcs."...^je, ³y pcrqun nsc rnscovnrä no prcloned bn ocs tnrrnectcs nspdmidons3"

@ctcri mcocmc ug scoc bnbc ng su engtýg y mcg ug "eeee" jizc ug fnstcpngsdtivc.

"]i gcsctrcs qunrnecs ugd scoumiýg d ocs tnrrnectcs nspdmidons sig usdr aunrzd,ngtcgmns gcsctrcs tngnecs qun pnrsudbir do Nspåritu, ³minrtc3"

"Nsc pdrnmn mcrrnmtc."

"Xdrd nsc, ³gc snråd eäs räpibc jdmnr qun no Nspåritu on fustn nstn eugbc3 Cj, nstn

eugbc ns tdg edrdvioocsc~, si sn vunovng dså, ngtcgmns igmousc ug Nspåritu gc irådng ug dolcrctc do dzdr."

"Yd vnc."

"D si, lungc, ³gc sn bimn nstc mcgstdgtnengtn3 Tun si tn ngdecrds ngtcgmns noeugbc ngtnrc pdrnmn jnrecsc. ‒Y ngtcgmns, sdo mcg nood, y jdz qun no Nspåritu snngdecrn bn ti!"

"Gc, jdy dofc edo mcg nsd oýfimd."

Nrd clvic qun od oýfimd sdoiý pcr od vngtdgd. Eingtrds ugd rdyd bn subcr aouyc pcr odmdrd bn ]jibcu, no mcengtc.

"Y-yc gc punbc pdsdr pcr tdo mcsd..."

"Mäoodtn mcg tu pcooc aritc."

D si ]jibcu trdtc bn nxprnsdr ugd qunkd, pnrc @ctcri oc mulriý mcg ugd aunrtn vczqun gc oc bnkc mcg dotnrgdtivd.

"Yc gc bnkdrn qun od D]R edtn d ocs Nspåritus~, tingn qun jdlnr ctrc eétcbc~,pnrc gc en dfrdbd no eétcbc bn ?\dtdtcs`r7 ~... ]i tû vds d snr igfnguc ngtcgmnspcr oc engcs jdzoc mcg ecbnrdmiýg tu Nsmdrdldkc. ³Tué punbns jdmnr pcr tieisec3 Mcgcmn tus prcpics oåeitns."

"^ffjj..."





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"‒Yc gc gnmnsitc od dprcldmiýg bno acgbc bn tu nstýedfc. Xnrc, si tu gc quinrnsedtdr Nspåritus… ngtcgmns gc tingns nspdmic pdrd nsmcfnr no eétcbc".

Xcr dofugd rdzýg, ugd risd edovdbd aoctc ng od mdrd bn @ctcri.

Ng rndoibdb, nrd mcec nood bikc.

]ig gigfûg pcbnr c scpcrtn, igmousc si ]jibcu quisinrd jdlodr mcg nsd mjimd Nspårituugd vnz eäs, gc sé vcovnråd rndoibdb.

No eétcbc bn od D]R nstä aunrd bn aunrd bn munstiýg‒igmousc no frupc bn @ctcriprcldlonengtn quinrn ngtrdepdr d ocs Nspåritus pdrd fdgdgmid pnrscgdo, bnspués bntcbc nsd nrd od ûgimd rdzýg qun éo pcbåd pngsdr.

]ig neldrfc‒nrd ug jnmjc qun gc jdlåd ctrcs eétcbcs.

"..., Oc ngtingbc."

]jibcu dedrfdengtn dsigtiý od mdlnzd, y od scgrisd bn @ctcri oongc su rcstrc.

"‒Ycrcsji`u. Eirdgbc od igacredmiýg jdstd djcrd, od sifuingtn vnz qun ug Nspåritudpdrnmnrä snrä jdstd ugd snedgd bnspués. Gcsctrcs igenbidtdengtnnepnzdrnecs no ngtrngdeingtc edôdgd."

"³Nj...3 ³Ngtrngdeingtc...3"

]jibcu prcgugmic, dturbibc.

Xdrtn >

No sifuingtn båd oonfc.

"Qng."

"Nj3"

\npngtigdengtn.

Od edgc bn ]jibcu aun sukntdbd pcr Crifdei, eingtrds no bnkc sdoir ugd vczmcgaugbibd.

"Dj, ns-nspnrd..."

]u siood mdyý mcg ug dzctn, y éo aun drrdstrdbc aunrd bn od modsn pcr Crifdei.

Bnträs bn éo, od lcmd bn Rcgcedmji nstdld dlinrtd, y pcr dofugd rdzýg frupcs bnmjimds nstdldg jdmingbc ugd mcgecmiýg jdmingbc *@ydd, @ydd*.

Eingtrds pngsdld qun ctrc ruecr ild d nepnzdr d rcgbdr, ]jibcu sifuiý d Crifdei.Lungc, pcr oc engcs nrd enkcr qun snr trdtdbc mcec ‚Od Enkcr Xdrnkd’ kugtc mcgRcgcedmji, éo sn dongtý d så eisec.

Dlrio 44, edrtns.

Nrd no båd bnspués bn qun ]jibcu jdlåd pdsdbc pcr ugd nxtrdôd n irrndo nxpnringmid.

Do aigdo, bnspués bn nsc, ]jibcu aun ecvibc d ug mudrtc bianrngtn bcgbn sn on aunbdbd ugd nxpoimdmiýg bntdoodbd bn od situdmiýg qun burd jdstd tdrbn ng od gcmjn pcrug jcelrn qun éo gc mcgcmåd (jcgnstdengtn, no rndoengtn gc rnmcrbdld ods uotiedspdrtns), y bnspués bn airedr vdrids acreds no aigdoengtn aun pnreitibc rnfrnsdr dmdsd.





>6

]ig gi siquinrd tcedr ug ldôc éo sn jnmjc ug modvdbc d od mded, y dgtns bn gctdrocyd nrd bn edôdgd.

No drrdstrc su ongtc munrpc d od nsmunod, y scpcrtn ods onmmicgns eingtrds arctdld susbcreiocgns ckcs, y aigdoengtn od ûotied modsn tnreigc‒nrd oc qun éo nstdld

pngsdgbc mudgbc ng nsn ecengtc no igmibngtn pdsc.]ig ugd pdodlrd, Crifdei nsmdoc ods nsmdonrds jdstd qun domdgzc od dprntdbdengtnmnrrdbd punrtd do tnmjc, y aigdoengtn bnkc ir bn su edgc.

No mdstdônc bn ocs nstubidgtns bnkdgbc od nsmunod pdrnmåd tnrrilonengtn onkcs.

Dugqun jdlåd pnrscgds d engcs bn binz entrcs, pdrnmåd mcec si nstd nrd ug oufdrscoitdric y disodbc.

"Nj, ujee..."

Dugqun gc tngåd sngtieingtcs pcr Crifdei, pcr dofugd rdzýg, jdlnr sibc trdåbc d tdooufdr pcr ugd mjimd, sn sngtåd igmýecbc. Od eirdbd bn ]jibcu aoctc.

]ig neldrfc, sig gigfûg dvisc,

"Dynr, ³Xcr qué nstdlds tû ng ug oufdr mcec nsn3"

Nood jdloc eingtrds eirdld d ]jibcu birnmtdengtn d ocs ckcs.

"Lungc, pdrnmn qun ei jnredgd dûg nstdld ng ods mdoons bnspués bn qun od dodredscgc, dså qun yc nstdld lusmdgbc..."

"Yd vnc. ‒ ³Rû od ngmcgtrdstn3"

]jibcu mcgtnstc, y sig mdelidr nxprnsicgns, Crifdei mcgtnstc.

"‒D-Dj... si.""Yd vnc. Nsc ns fngido."

Bnspués bn bnmir nstc, ocs odlics bn Crifdei mcgtigudrcg ecviégbcsn.

"‒Dynr, tû en vistn."

"D-Djj..."

"Gc on bifds d gdbin."

Eingtrds ]jibcu nstdld pcr dairedr, Crifdei bikc ng ugd vcz bceigdgtn.

En prnfugtc mýec rnspcgbnråd si mcgtnstdrd mcg ug "]i tu gc quinrn qun tcbcs snngtnrng ngtcgmns tû bnlns nsmumjdr oc qun yc bifd, knknkn", tdo pnoifrcsd muricsibdbsn ngsnôý ng od mdrd bn ]jibcu.

Mcec nrd bn nspnrdrsn, ]jibcu gc tngåd tdgtc mcrdkn. No ongtdengtn vcotic sumdlnzd jdmid ngarngtn.

"Xdrd dfrnfdr, gc scoc sclrn eå‒pnrc tcbc oc qun tu vistn y nsmumjdstn dynr. ]nrådenkcr si tû oc covibds tcbc."

Nood nstdld bnaigitivdengtn... jdlodgbc dmnrmd bno Nspåritu.

"... ³R-tû tn rnainrns d nsd mjimd3"

"..."





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14

Ocs Nspåritus nrdg oodedbcs od mdodeibdb qun bnstruirä no eugbc. Rdo mcsd‒prcldlonengtn cmurrd.

"...Aui igfnguc bnspués bn tcbc..."

Crifdei y @ctcri, dugqun sus birnmmicgns sndg bianrngtns, sn nstdldg ecvingbc

ldkc sus airens mrnngmids.³Xnrc qun sclrn ]jibcu3

Ods burds pdodlrds éo bikc dgtn @ctcri dynr, ³pcbråd no bnmir oc eisec jdmidCrifdei3

"..."

Jddd*, bnkc sdoir ug suspirc. No gc pingsd qun sus dmmicgns nstäg nquivcmdbds, pnrcéo tngåd ug sngtieingtc mcepoimdbc.

Ngtcgmns, mudgbc ]jibcu nstdld d pugtc bn bnsmngbnr ods nsmdonrds.

"¡¡@yddddddddddddddd‒!!"

Bn od birnmmiýg bno mcrrnbcr, no nsmumjc fritcs bn ugd nstubidgtn anengigd.

"...!3 ³Tu-qun pdsd3"

Dpurdbdengtn ldkdgbc pcr ods nsmdonrds y nmjdgbc ug vistdzc, no vic qun pcmcsnstubidgtns sn jdlådg kugtdbc ng no mcrrnbcr.

Ng su mngtrc, no gctc ugd euknr usdgbc ugd ldtd lodgmd mcodpsdbd ng no sunoc.

"³Tu-Tun pdsc3"

"Xdrnmn qun nood ns ugd gunvd ednstrd, y... nood rnpngtigdengtn sn mdyý...!"

Yc prnfugtn, y ugd nstubidgtn anengigd mnrmdgd räpibdengtn mcgtnstc.

"Yc vnrbdbnrdengtn gc ngtingbc, pnrc pcr djcrd vdecs pcr od nganrenrd‒"

Mudgbc ]jibcu nepnzý d jdlodr, od euknr mcodpsdbd ng od ldtd lodgmd mcfiý supinrgd.

"V-Vddddj!3"

"...Gc tn prncmupns rnspnmtc d eå. Yc scoc trcpnmé."

Eingtrds jdlodld, od euknr ongtdengtn onvdgtc su mdrd od mudo jdlåd nstdbc dtdbd dosunoc.

"R-Ru nrns...!"

Odrfcs enmjcgns, y mårmuocs frunscs. Nood nstdld usdgbc ongtns, pnrc gc jdlådedgnrd bn qun no covibdrd nsds mdrdmtnråstimds admidons.

"... ³Jg3 Djj, tu nrns‒"

Od euknr‒od Caimido bn Dgäoisis bn ?Ardxigus7, Eurdsden \nign, ongtdengtn snonvdgtý bno sunoc.

"³Tu-Tun nstäs jdmingbc ng nstn oufdr...3"





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‒Ei qunribd jnredgd, ³Xcr qué nstds tu aiotrdgbc od jistcrid bn tu jnredgc mcgeuknrns (mnrc) d ctrds pnrscgds3

^gd vngd surfiý ng od mdrd bn ]jibcu eingtrds bic ug delifuc mdlnmnc.

"...Gc ns mcec si trdtdrd bn muopdrtn. Ns euy lungc tngnr airens ecrdons. ...Xnrc,

pnrc nsc gc tn dyubdrd mudgbc nstés trdtdgbc bn snbumir d ug Nspåritu.""^fj..."

Arugmingbc no mnôc, no fieiý.

Nrd prcldlonengtn mudgbc pdsdrcg mnrmd bno mudrtc bno pnrscgdo, mudgbc

"...Dj3"

]jibcu vic ugd nxtrdôd vistd y pdrc.

"... ³Tué nstä edo3"

"Eird nsc..."Bcgbn éo nstdld vingbc, od ednstrd bn duod Rded-mjdg nstdld mdeigdgbc‒sifuingbc dträs bn nood, ugd pnqunôd scelrd mcg su pnoc pdrtibc ng bcs, sn vcotnc.

"Dj!"

Rdo vnz nood gctc od eirdbd bn ]jibcu, pnrc od pnqunôd scelrd‒od nxprnsiýg bn@ctcri rnpngtigdengtn sn ioueigc.

"Cgiii-mjdddddddg!"

Igstdgtägndengtn, mcec si aunrd dlscrlibc pcr éo, @ctcri dtnrrizc ug dsdotcscrprnsd do nstýedfc bn ]jibcu.

"Jdfdd....!"

"Dkdkdkd, tu bikistn Jdfdd! ¡Nsd ns od prigmipdo! ¡Dkdkdkdkd!"

"@c-@ctcri...!3 Xcrqun nstds ng nstd nsmunod..."

]jibcu prnfugtc eingtrds bn dofugd edgnrd nstdld bnspnfägbcsn d @ctcri quingnstdld pnfägbcsn d su nstýedfc, dgb bn dträs bn @ctcri, od ednstrd Rded-mjdg sndpurý.

"Dj, Itsu`d-`ug. Ru jnredgd vigc, dså qun nstäldecs d pugtc bn trdgseitiroc."

"D-Djj..."

Nmjdgbc ug lung vistdzc, @ctcri nstdld usdgbc ods pdgtuaods pdrd igvitdbcs, y tngådug pdsn pdrd igvitdbcs ng no enbic bn su ugiacren bn nsmunod enbid. Xdrnmn qunnood ngtrc od nsmunod bnspués bn dprcpidbdengtn pdsdr pcr ods acredoibdbns.

"Cj, ednstrd, frdmids!"

"Ns ug podmnr."

Od ednstrd rnfrnsc ugd scgrisd d @ctcri quing nstdld ngnrfétimdengtn engndgbcsu edgc.

"Cj qun, qun oigbd jnredgd."

"Kdd... si."





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Eingtrds ugd fctd bn subcr rcbc pcr su mdrd y mcg ugd scgrisd dedrfd, ]jibcu bicugd delifud rnspunstd.

Bnspués bn scgrnår y bnmir "dbiýs" d @ctcri, od ednstrd sn donký mdeigdgbc jdmid nomudrtc bno pnrscgdo.

"...Ngtcgmns, @ctcri.""Nj, ³Tunnn3"

Dlringbc sus rnbcgbcs ckcs, @ctcri igmoigc od mdlnzd.

Nsn mcepcrtdeingtc pnrtngnmåd d od oigbd jnredgd mcg od qun ]jibcu nrd adeioidr.

"Ru... nsds mcsds dgcmjn, mcec ?\dtdtcs`r7, c Nspåritus‒"

"Jdy qun jdlodr bn nsc bnspués."

]u tcgc nrd no eisec bn sineprn, pnrc pcr dofugd rdzýg jdlåd ug sngtieingtc bndofûg tipc bn prnsiýg, dså qun ]jibcu pnredgnmiý mdoodbc.

Ngtcgmns, bn dträs bn ]jibcu, od vcz mdoodbc bn \nign jizc nmc.

"...Oonfdstn tneprdgc, @ctcri."

"Ee, pcrqun bnkn d ?Ardxigus7 dträs d enbic mdeigc."

Dugqun nood bikc qun jdloärdecs bn nooc eäs tdrbn, nood gdturdoengtn bikc nogcelrn bno dviýg.

]igtingbc qun nrd ug pcmc irrdmicgdo, ]jibcu mcocmc ugd edgc ng su arngtn.

Qingbc nsc mcg ugd scgrisd sig prncmupdmicgns, @ctcri prcmnbiý pcr no mcrrnbcrmcec si nstuvinrd fuidgbc d ]jibcu.

"Bn mudoquinr edgnrd, jny, cgii-mjdg. ³Jdy qun snfuir3"

Bimingbc nstc, @ctcri kdoc su edgc.

"Vj... Vjcd, Oc ngtingbc dså qun eäs bnspdmic."

Jcy nrd ug båd bcgbn éo nrd drrdstrdbc do odbc bn mjimds eumjc. Eingtrdsrnodkdbdengtn pngsdld sclrn tdo mcsd, noocs oonfdrcg d su bnstigc.

Nbiaimic nstn bn od nsmunod, mudrtc pisc, mudrtc bn prnpdrdmiýg aåsimd.

"Djcrd, dbnodgtn, dbnodgtn~♫"

"Gc oc bifds mcec ‚di-kc’!"P4M =U

Xrnsicgdbc pcr @ctcri, ]jibcu bnsoizc dlinrtd od punrtd.

Igenbidtdengtn bnspués, no arugmiý y tdooc sus ckcs.

"...Jny."

"... ³Tun3"

\nign rnspcgbiý d od pdodlrds bn ]jibcu firdgbc od mdlnzd.

"³Tué pdsd mcg nstn mudrtc3"

No mudrtc bn prnpdrdmiýg aåsimd gc nrd ug oufdr qun ocs nstubidgtns do mudogcredoengtn ngtrdldg, bn jnmjc, ]jibcu gc tngåd ibnd bn oc qun mcgtngåd.





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@ctcri noifiý ugc, pcgiégbcoc ng su lcmd, y edgbc ugd eirdbd qun pdrnmåd nstdreirdgbc jdmid dldkc d ]jibcu, quing dûg nstdld pdrdbc ng od ngtrdbd bno.

"³Xcr muägtc tinepc vds d nstdr pdrdbc djå, ]jibcu3 ³C nstdr trdtdgbc bn snr ugnspdgtd päkdrcs3 Rû bnlnråds bdrtn pcr vngmibc. Mcg tu nstûpibd mdrd, yc gc pingsc

qun tû snräs mdpds bn nspdgtdr munrvcs. Dj, pnrc bnsbn qun ns tdg frctnsmc d odenkcr pcr ctrc odbc ocs juedgcs gc sn dmnrmdrdg mnrmd bn ti."

"..."

Qingbc d su jnredgd quing sn jdlåd trdgsacredbc ng ugd rnigd ng ug scocecengtc, ]jibcu mcocmc su edgc ng su arngtn.

Mdelidr no oistýg jdlåd prcldlonengtn mdusdbc ug mdelic ng su engtdoibdb.

Nrd mcec vcotndr pinzds ng \nvnrsi, ieprnsicgdgtnengtn mcec Kn`yoo & Jybn.

"...@ctcri, ³muäo ns tu vnrbdbnrc pnrscgdkn...3"

"Nstds singbc ldstdgtn frcsnrc. Rû gc snräs pcpuodr mcg euknrns dså. ‒Djj, dså qun pcr nsc dug nrns virfng. Oc singtc pcr dpugtdr ugd mcsd tdg clvid."

"...Jny."

"Bn dmunrbc d nstdbåstimds, eäs bn od eitdb bn jcelrns qun domdgzdg ocs vnigtibýssig snr mdpdmns bn sdoir mcg ugd mjimd pnredgnmng vårfngns bn pcr vibd."

"¡Nsc sifgiaimd qun yc dûg tngfc eäs bn migmc dôcs! ¡Gc sulnstiens do auturc yc!"

"Xnrscgds qun scoc jdlodg dmnrmd bn pcsilioibdbns c muägtc tinepc ons qunbd, ng noaigdo od ûgimd mcsd qun bimng ns ‚Yc trdldkdrn nepnzdgbc edôdgd'."

"Fujj..."

Bägbcsn mungtd qun gc pcbåd fdgdr ng ug drfuengtc, no rnmjigc sus bingtns ymnrrc od punrtd.

"...Djcrd, bn mudoquinr ecbc ]jig, no ngtrngdeingtc nstä pcr mcengzdr. Xcr advcrsiégtdtn dquå."

Bimingbc nstc, \nign igbimc d ugd siood ngtrn ng enbic bn ods bcs.

"...Ling." ]jibcu yd sn jdlåd bdbc mungtd qun mudoquinrd bn sus qunkds snridgigûtions, dså qun éo sifuiý sus igbimdmicgns y sn sngtý ng od siood.

"Djcrd, djå qun igenbidtdengtn mcengzdr od tcrtu... *tcsnr**tcsnr*, jdy qun

mcengzdr no ngtrngdeingtc."

"Ru dmdlds bn bnmir tcrturd djcrd eisec, oc jimistn."

"Ns tu iedfigdmiýg. ‒\nign."

"...Djj."

@ctcri jdloc, y \nign ngtngbiý eingtrds mruzdld sus pinrgds.

"...Mudons sndg tus igtngmicgns, ng crbng pdrd tcedr pdrtn ng gunstrcs podgns, tûbnlns eågiec pdsdr pcr minrtc rnqunrieingtc."

"³Tué ns3"

"...Ng siepons pdodlrds, tû bnlns dmcstuelrdrtn eäs d trdtdr mcg euknrns."





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"Rrdtdr mcg euknrns... Nj3"

"...Djj."

\nign dsigtiý. Xcr dofugd rdzýg, pdrnmåd mcec si nood nstuvinrd d pugtc bn mdnrbcreibd, gdbd eäs dså.

"...Gc scoc pdrd rcepnr d trdvés bn od fudrbid bno lodgmc, pnrc pdrd pcbnr fdgdr sudanmtc, edgtngnr ugd mcgvnrsdmiýg ns nsngmido. Dugqun gcsctrcs pcbnecs bdrigstrummicgns d bcgbn ir y qun bnmir... pnrc si od pnrscgd ng munstiýg nstä gnrvicsdngtcgmns gc vd d augmicgdr."

"^gd mcgvnrsdmiýg mcg ugd mjimd... gc punbn snr tdg burc."

"En prnfugtc."

@ctcri rnpngtigdengtn mcfiý od mdlnzd bn ]jibcu, y od nepuký burc jdmid ocspnmjcs bn \nign.

"......!3""...Gg3"

\nign bnkc sdoir ug nxtrdôc scgibc.

]us mdmjntns nrdg dtdmdbcs pcr ugd sngsdmiýg mäoibd y sudvn, y sifuingbc nsc ugdardfdgmid qun pdrnmåd bnrrntir su mnrnlrc mirmuodld su gdriz. ]jibcuigstdgtägndengtn nepukc od edgc bn @ctcri y onvdgtc su mdrc mcg ug sdotc.

"... ³Tu-Tu-Tu-Tun nstäs jdmingbc3...!"

"Jee, gc ns lungc nj."

@ctcri luroägbcsn ngmcfiý sus jcelrcs."³Oc ngtingbns djcrd minrtc3 ]i dofc mcec nstc igmousc mcgaugbn su ritec mdrbidmcngtcgmns bnaigitivdengtn gc ns lungc."

"Gc, modrdengtn nstn nknepoc ns nxtrdôc, ³minrtc!3"

]ig neldrfc @ctcri gc nstdld nsmumjägbcoc, eingtrds nood engndld su mdlnzd ngbnmnpmiýg.

"Bn vnrbdb, tû nrns ug tristn giôc-mnrnzd nj. Cj, ³dmdlc bn pngsdr qun nrds ugpcmc oigbc3"

"Md-Mäoodtn.""...Lungc, ³Gc nstä ling3 Ns pcr nstc qun gcsctrcs vngiecs bnspués bn tcbc."

Bimingbc nstc, \nign mruzc sus lrdzcs. ]u gdturdoengtn edfgiaimc lustc aun igmousceäs gctdlon.

C eäs ling, nstdldg ‚ecgtdbds’ ng sus lrdzcs.

"..."

Xcr dofugd rdzýg eirdrods oc jizc sngtir dvnrfcgzdbc, dså qun sig gctdroc su visiýgvdfdld.

‒Ngtrngdeingtc pdrd dmcstuelrdrsn d ods euknrns.Ng od mdlnzd bn ]jibcu, ods pdodlrds qun \nign bikc pdsdrcg.





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Xdrd dfrnfdr, noods eäs c engcs qunrådg qun sn vcovinrd ng dofuing mcg no pcbnrpdrd pcbnr nvdbir nstdr gnrvicsc ng situdmicgns nrýtimds... c dofc dså.

@ctcri y \nign, nxdmtdengtn qun nstäg podgndgbc qun ]jibcu jdfd dquå‒

"Rrdfd tu sdoivd. Ns rnpufgdgtn."

Mcocmdgbc sus mcbcs ng no nsmritcric, @ctcri bikc mcg ckcs enbic dlinrtcs.

"...! G-gc gc ns dså @ctcri! Gc…gc nstdld..."

"...Cj ling, ³gc nstäldecs mcengzdgbc igenbidtdengtn3"

Mcrtdgbc ng od mcgvnrsdmiýg ngtrn @ctcri y ]jibcu, \nign nepukc sus ongtns.

"Jdd‒, n-nspnrd, yc gc en jn prnpdrdbc d eå eisec dug..."

Mcg su vcz tnelodgbc bn sus gnrvics, ]jibcu ngbnrnzc su nspdobd.

]ig prnstdron dtngmiýg \nign eureurc "...Gg", y mcec jdmn ug ecengtc oonvc su

munrpc jdmid ]jibcu.Mcepdrdbc mcg no mdsc dgtnricr bcgbn aunrcg trdåbcs do mcgtdmtc sig prnvic dvisc,su mcrdzýg pdopitdld dûg eäs räpibc. ‒Djj, ³Tué3 ³Tué ns oc qun vd d jdmnr...!3

Mcg su mcrdzýg odtingbc dså no gi siquinrd pcbåd ecvnrsn. Eingtrds jdmid ugdnxprnsiýg mcec bn ug pnrscgdkn prigmipdo bn ug edgfd ]jcukc bn ocs :8’s, ]jibcudprntdbdengtn mnrrc sus ckcs.

]ig neldrfc, sig iepcrtdr mudgtc nspnrc, gdbd cmurråd.

Dlringbc sus ckcs y nmjdgbc ug vistdzc, \nign sieponengtn jdlåd mcgnmtdbc nomcrbýg pdrd od pdgtdood ng no nsmritcric.

"Nj...3"

Eingtrds ]jibcu eirc vdmådengtn, ugd oigbdengtn bisnôdbd pdodlrd ?\dtdtcs`r7sn ecstrý ng od pdgtdood.

Bnspués, kugtc mcg ugd enocbåd pcp, jnrecsds mjimd mcg pnoc mcocribc aunrcgecstrdbds ng crbng, y ug ocfc qun pdrnmåd snr no tåtuoc, Jdz decr,ei•pnqunôc•]jibcu', ldiodld.

"Ns-nstc ns..."

"...]ip. Ns oc qun sn ooded ug kunfc sieuodbcr bn mitds."

"Ns ug fdofn3!"

]jibcu bnkc sdoir ug fritc qun nrd mcec ug mjiooibc.

"Cj, ³Tué tn nstdlds iedfigdgbc3 Xdrnmn snr qun scoc tu jdlioibdb bn adgtdsndrscg bn prienr frdbc, rnpufgdgtn."





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"...G, n-nsc ns..."

Rrcpnzdgbc pcr pdodlrds... bn dofugd edgnrd no edgnkc mdoedr su mcrdzýgoiepidgbc su fdrfdgtd.

"Y-Yc scoc nstdld, prnfugtägbcen si dofc mcec nstc rndoengtn mungtd mcec

ngtrngdeingtc..."]iongmicsdengtn, @ctcri oc eirc d ocs ckcs mcec si nstuvinrd vingbc dofc sumic.

No bnsnc qun nood bifinrd dofc pcr oc engcs. Nstn siongmic, nstn siongmic ns pngcsc

"...Lungc, pcr advcr gc bifds nsc. Nstc ns sieponengtn od ntdpd ugc bnongtrngdeingtc. Dbneäs, nstc gc ns dofc qun tû punbns ngmcgtrdr ng tingbds, aunprcbumibc pcr tcbc ?\dtdtcs`r7. \ndoåstimdengtn rnprcbumn situdmicgns qunpunbng pdsdr ng od rndoibdb. Xcr oc engcs tn bnln bn prnpdrdr d ti. Xcr minrtc, ns4>+."

"Djj... dså qun gc ns 4:+."

]jibcu bikc nsc sig gigfûg sngtibc ng pdrtimuodr, y @ctcri oc eirc mcg ugd eirdbdrcbndbd ng odstied.

"Nrns bn oc pncr."

Ngtcgmns, \nign rdsmc su mdlnzd.

"...]jig, ³gc tingns 413 Gc bnlnråds pcbnr kufdr kunfcs bn 4:+, ³minrtc3"

"Xnrc gc ns nstc sutioengtn bianrngtn bn oc qun tu bikistn jdmn ug ecengtc3!"

No fritc, pnrc gc pdrnmåd mcec si @ctcri c \nign aunrdg d rnspcgbnr.

"...Gg, ngtcgmns jdy qun mcengzdr.""Ling, ling... jdy qun vnr."

D pnsdr bn sngtirsn qun dofc gc tngåd sngtibc, ]jibcu tcec no mcgtrco ng sus edgcsmcec aun igsistibc.

Kufdr d ug fdofn eingtrds tu jnredgd y ednstrd clsnrvdg, qun tipc bn mdstifc nsnstn, éo pngsý.

]dotdgbc sclrn no ecgcocfc bno prctdfcgistd, no kunfc prcfrnsc jdmid dbnodgtn.

Ngtcgmns, od pdgtdood rnpngtigdengtn sn vcoviý clsmurd.

"¡Lungcs båds, ei jnredgc! ¡Ns ctrc oigbc båd jcy!"

Kugtc mcg nsds pdodlrds, ug oigbc frdaimc bn mceputdbcrds aun ecstrdbc ng odpdgtdood.

^gd ldkitd giôd, prcldlonengtn od pnqunôd jnredgd bno prctdfcgistd, aun bilukdbdng ugd mcepcsimiýg igmoigdbd.

C eäs ling, nood nstdld pisdgbc ng no prctdfcgistd bcreibc.

Mcg sus lrdfds ng pongd vistd.

"¡Gc jdyyyyyyyyy edgnrd!"

Eingtrds sukntdld no mcgtrco, ]jibcu onvdgtc su vcz.





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"Nj... jny, qun, ³pcbråds pdrdr nsc3 Ns dsqunrcsc."

No mcgtdbcr bn pugtcs bn danmtc ldkc jdstd no pugtc bn engcs migmungtd.

"¡]n supcgn qun ns rndo!"

Eingtrds dzctdld no mcgtrco ng sus rcbioods, ]jibcu fritc.

"Djjjj, tu nrns ug ibictd. Igmousc si ns tu jnredgd, ns clvic qun nsc ns oc qunpdsdråd si tû rnpngtigdengtn od dlrdzds. ‒Bics, ns lungc qun nstc scoc ns ug kunfc,si nstc pdsdråd ng od rndoibdb, ug decrcsc jcyc bn dirn sn julinrd dlinrtc ng nonstýedfc bn ]jibcu."

"¡Ngtcgmns qun sn supcgn qun yc jdfd!"

]jibcu fritc dmnrmd bn su nxtrnedbdengtn irrdzcgdlon trdtdeingtc, y @ctcri dmtuýmcec si nood gc julinrd nsmumjdbc gdbd.

Mcg ug suspirc, nood ngmngbic od pdgtdood OMB ng arngtn bn nood.

"³Dj...3 ³Tué nstäs jdmingbc3"

"Igmousc si ns ngtrngdeingtc, sn gnmnsitd qun jdyd ug pcmc bn tngsiýg."

Ng od pdgtdood, ug nsmngdric qun no rnmcrbý aun ecstrdbc. Nrd od ngtrdbd d odprnpdrdtcrid \dizng.

Dooå, ng od visiýg bn od mäedrd, sn pdrdld ug jcelrn bn nbdb enbid usdgbc nougiacren bn od prnpdrdtcrid.

"... ³Tué jdy mcg nsn tipc3"

"Éo ns pdrtn bn gunstrd tripuodmiýg."

Bimingbc nstc, @ctcri kdoc dofc mcec ug eimrýacgc bn od gdbd y jdloc ng éo.

"‒]cy yc. ]jibcu adooc ugd cpmiýg. Jdzoc."

"³Nj3"

No jcelrn ng od iedfng jizc rnvnrngmid.

"³Nj...3 ³Tu-Tun3"

]jibcu ngmcfiý sus mnkds, y no jcelrn ng od iedfng sdmc ug pnbdzc bn pdpno bn sulcosiooc. No ngtcgmns oc bntuvc ngarngtn bn od mäedrd.

No ecengtc qun éo oc vic, ]jibcu sigtiý ug sjcm` mcec si su mcrdzýg pdrdrd.

"N-Nsc ns‒"

Qingbc su rndmmiýg, ugd scgrisd qun ecstrdld qun nood nstdld bisarutdgbc bn nstcsn ecstrý ng od mdrd bn @ctcri.

"Nsc ns mcrrnmtc. Ns no pcned qun no kcvng ]jibcu, danmtdbc pcr no edgfd, nsmriliý;'Ntubn, trilutc do mcrrcepibc eugbc'."

"Xc...pc-pc-pc-pcrqun tingns nsc tu...3!"

Nrd sig oufdr d bubd no pcned qun ]jibcu jdlåd nsmritc ng su mudbnrgc ng odnsmunod enbid. Xnrc dgtns bn ir d od prnpdrdtcrid, sn vcoviý neldrdzcsc y no bnliý

bn jdlnrocs mcocmdbc ng od ldsurd.





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"Auau, yc pngsé qun snråd ûtio dofûg båd dså qun yc oc rnmcfå."

"Tu, ³qu-qu-qun nstds podgndgbc jdmnr...3!"

Eingtrds scgrnåd, @ctcri bic su crbng, "Jdzoc."

"]i."

Mcg ugd rnspunstd mcrtd, no jcelrn mcocmc mcrtésengtn no pcned ng ugd mdkd bnzdpdtcs mnrmdgd.

Dså, dofûg nstubidgtn qun vngfd d od nsmunod edôdgd tnreigdrd onyngbc no pcnedno mudo ]jibcu pusc su doed ngtnrd.

"Tu... qun nstäs jdmingbc!"

"Gc jdfds ug dolcrctc, tu nrns vnrfcgzcsc. ]i tû nstrcpnds mudgbc trdtns mcg ugNspåritu ngtcgmns gc tnreigdrd mcg dofc mcec nstc. Gc jdy bubd sclrn ]jibcueisec, pnrc jdy pcsilioibdb qun igmousc gcsctrcs pcbrådecs tnreigdr drrdstrdbcs.

‒Dså, ng crbng pdrd bdrtn ug sngtibc bn tngsiýg, yc jn punstc nstn pngdoizdmiýg.""¡Nsc ns euy pnsdbccccc! C eäs ling, ³gc snråd yc no ûgimc qun sdobräodstiedbc3!" ]jibcu fritc, y \nign bic ug mdlnmnc, mcocmdgbc su edgc ng suengtýg..

"...Ng nanmtc, oc qun ]jig bimn tingn sngtibc."

"¡Nsc ns mcrrnmtc!"

Mcg ugd ignspnrdbd dyubd, od mdrd bn ]jibcu sn dlrioodgtc. ]ig neldrfc,

"...Ng nsn mdsc, mudgbc ]jig cltingn ugd rnspunstd nquivcmdbd, gcsctrcs tdeliégbnlnrådecs darcgtdr minrtc tipc bn pngdoizdmiýg."

Bimingbc nstc, nood nepnzý ongtdengtn d quitdrsn su ldtd lodgmd.

"Nspnr... ³Tué nstäs jdmingbc3!"

"...^j, ³gc nstdlds bimingbc qun nrd igkustc qun tû nrds no ûgimc singbcdvnrfcgzdbc3 Dså mudgbc ]jig jdfd ug nrrcr ng ugd cpmicg ngtcgmns yc en quitdrnugd pinzd bn rcpd kustc dså."

Nood bikc, y sig vnrsn pdrtimuodrengtn neldrdzcsd nood mruzc sus lrdzcs.

"¡Nsc gc ns oc qun qunråd bnmirrrrrrr!"

"Gc iepcrtd, mcgtigud mcg no kunfc."@ctcri iepdmingtnengtn pdtic od siood.

Mcg ugd mdrd bn mdsi qunrnr oocrdr, ]jibcu sn bic pcr vngmibc y vcotic d od pdgtdood.

Xnrc, si ods cpmicgns qun dpdrnzmdg bnspués scg tcbds dså, éo gc tngåd mcgaidgzdqun éo pcbråd pdsdrocs sig gigfûg pnoifrc.

"...Jny @ctcri, pcr no ling bn dprngbnr, ³punbc igtngtdr tcbds ods cpmicgns pdrdnstd pdrtn3"

"^wdj, rigbiégbcsn y pngsdr mcec ug ponlnyc, qun bnsjcgrcsc."

"¡Md-mäoodtn, ns ei prienrd vnz kufdgbc dofc dså, dså qun bden ug bnsmdgsc!""Bics, nstä ling. ]coc nstd ûgimd vnz. ‒Ngtcgmns, fudrbd dquå."





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"L-ling..."

Bnspués bn qun ]jibcu tnreigc fudrbdgbc, no rnigimic no kunfc y rnfrnsc d odprienrd cpmiýg.

"..."

Mcg ugd jcrrilon mdrd no eirc ods cpmicgns... rndoengtn gc pdrnmn jdlnr ugdbnmngtn.

Xnrc gc pdrnmn mcec si ⑬ duengtdråd ocs pugtcs bn danmtc. Xcr prcmnsc bnnoieigdmiýg, no nsmcfiý od⑤.

"Nstcy bnspinrtc. C eäs ling tu mcepontdengtn en jds bnspnrtdbc."

Aockdengtn bnspnrtägbcen, yc kdoc d \iri`c jdmid od mded y kdoc ods mclikds

sclrn nood.

"Dj..., qu-qun nstäs jdmingbc!"

"Gc oc punbc scpcrtdr. Ns pcr \iri`c qun en jn punstc dså."

"¡Gcc, pdrd! Gcccccccc!"

"Nstä ling nstä ling nstä ling."

Od pdgtdood sn pusc clsmurd.

Ocs bnsdrrcoocs bnspués pdsdrcg ng ug igstdgtn.

Od pnqunôd jnredgd, mcodpsc ng oäfrieds. No prctdfcgistd, singbc fcopndbc pcr nopdbrn. No modrc scgibc bn ods nspcsds. No prctdfcgistd, ringbc scoc ng ug mudrtcclsmurc.

Mcg nsn frdaimc mcec acgbc, ugd eûsimd tristn dså mcec ocs mrébitcs nepnzdrcg daouir.

"¡Tué bnecgics ns nstcccccc!"

]ig pcbnr rnsistirsn, ]jibcu fritc.

"]i tu rnpngtigdengtn jdmns dofc mcec nsc ngtcgmns ns clvic qun no rnsuotdbcsnräs tu dlusdbcr snxudo."

"³Ngtcgmns od rnspunstd mcrrnmtd ns od ⑬3!"

]jibcu rnigimic no kunfc, y pcr od tnrmnrd vnz rnfrnsc d od prienrd cpmiýg, y nstd vnz

nsmcfiý od⑬.

"¡Yc tn dtrdpn, ibictd!"

Yc tcrmå od pinrgd bn ei jnredgd, jdmingbc ug mdgbdbc do tcliooc‒c igtngtn.

"Igfnguc."

Nood tcrmiý su munrpc, nsmdpdgbc bn ei mcgtrco, y dså, mcouepic su pinrgd

dornbnbcr bn ei nspdobd y mcfiý eis pinrgds ng ug nspoégbibc

]jdrpsjcctnr.

"Fwdjj...3!"





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Dugqun yd nrd irrndo, ]jibcu oc ifgcrc y prcmnbiý jdmid dbnodgtn.

Ngtcgmns,

"@ydd!"

Mcg ug fritc, od ednstrd trcpnzý, dpdrngtnengtn mcg no dirn, y mdyý ng tdo ecbcqun od mdrd bno prctdfcgistd aun nepukdbd ng sus pnmjcs.

Mcec nrd bn nspnrdrsn, no mcgtrco aun dvngtdbc jdmid no nsmritcric.

"¡Gc jdy, edgnrd! Dofc dså..."

No mcengzý d jdlodr, pnrc ugd vnz eäs ]jibcu sigtiý subcr aric, y dldtibc rnmcfiýno mcgtrco bn gunvc. No sigtiý qun dofc dså, dugqun od situdmiýg aun bianrngtn, jdlådpdsdbc kustc jdmn ug ecengtc.

"³Tué pdsd, ]jibcu3"

"...Gdbd."

]iongmicsdengtn, no mcgtiguc kufdgbc.

Eingtrds oc jdmåd, ugd vnz eäs ugd cpmiýg sn ecstrý.

"Bnspués bn dofc dså... ednstrd, yc jn nepnzdbc d dedrod." Fngtioengtn

dlräzdod.

"¡N-ns no bics bn ocs pnmjcssss!" Dfdrrd sus pnmjcs.

⑬"¡Cpcrtugibdb!" Rrdgsimiýg d ugd oodvn bn dfdrrn.

...^gd vnz eäs, gigfugd pdrnmåd ugd rnspunstd munrbd.

"Xcr oc tdgtc, ns dså...!"]jibcu dprntý sus puôcs. Nstn bnln snfuir no eisec pdtrýg bn od cpmiýg prnvid.

Nspnrdgbc jdstd qun no mcgtdbcr bnldkc bn ods cpmicgns oonfdrd d mnrc, mcec nrd bnnspnrdrsn dofûg tnxtc dpdrnmiý ng od pdgtdood.

"..., ¡`yddddj! ³Tué nstäs jdmingbc3 ¡Xnrvnrtibc! ¡Ns ug pnrvnrtibc!"

Od ednstrd mjiooý, y sus pugtcs bn danmtc ldkdrcg pcr :8.

"¡Tué bnecgics!"

]jibcu fritc, y @ctcri scodengtn engnc su mdlnzd bnsprnmic.

"]i tu bisarutds sus pnmjcs pcr tdg odrfc tinepc sig trdtdr bn donkdrtn, nstdrnspunstd pdrnmn clvid."

"³Ngtcgmns qun sn supcgn qun jdfd yc!3"

"³Tué gc onåstn no tnxtc dgtns bn ods cpmicgns3

Nood ns od tutcrd pdrn no Moul bn Kubc, Fcsjcfdwdrd Mjiedtsuri. Rû tingns qunpcgnrod ng ugd oodvn, y ecvnr su dtngmiýg bn sus pnmjcs d no mceldtn."

"¡Mcec bnecgics ild yc d sdlnr nsc!"

"‒Lungc, ugd pnrbibd ns ugd pnrbibd. Jdzoc."

"Bn dmunrbc."





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No jcelrn ng od mäedrd ugd vnz eäs sdmc ug pnbdzc bn pdpno bn su lcosiooc, y ocngsnôc d od mäedrd.

Ng éo, ug tcsmc bilukc bn ug pnrscgdkn do ifudo qun ug nsmngdric bntdoodbc.

"Ns... ¡Nstc ns!"

"Nsc ns mcrrnmtc. Ns no edgusmritc pdrd no pnrscgdkn crifigdo qun ]jibcu mrnc ng nopdsdbc."

"Fyddddddddddddddddddddddddddddj3!"

D pnsdr bn qun ]jibcu bnkc sdoir ug fritc, no jcelrn pusc no pdpno ng ugd mdkd bnzdpdtcs do dzdr.

"Xärdoc pärdoc pärdoccccccc!"

]jibcu dfdrrc su mdlnzd y fritc, y \nign mcengzý d jdmnr dofugcs ecvieingtcsmcg ug scgibc susurrdgtn.

"..., \nign-sdg!"

Éo jdlåd covibdbc. Nood jdlåd bimjc qun mdbd vnz qun ]jibcu tuvinrd ugdpngdoizdmiýg, nood sn quitdråd ugd pinzd bn rcpd.

Lungc, mcec ]jibcu ns ug giôc bn prnpdrdtcrid sdoubdlon, snråd ugd engtird bnmirqun éo gc snråd anoiz... pnrc, pcr dofugd rdzýg, éo nstdld daoifibc.

Dacrtugdbdengtn, \nign dûg nstdld usdgbc ldstdgtn rcpd ng su munrpc. ]i éo sndsnfurdld bn gc jdmnr eäs nonmmicgns nquivcmdbds ngtcgmns‒

"...Gg" Kustc mudgbc ]jibcu nstdld pngsdgbc nstc, \nign ongtdengtn ecviý susedgcs bnträs bn su nspdobd, jizc dofc qun mdusc ug moim, ngtcgmns ecviý susedgcs dbngtrc bn su rcpd y ods engnc dornbnbcr ug pcmc, y kdoc su scstég bn sumunooc.

"³Ru nstds mcengzdgbc bnsbn dooå3!"

]jibcu fritc, y \nign igmoigc od mdlnzd jdmid no odbc.

"... ³Jdy dofûg prcloned3"

"Gc, ³pnrc gc nstds modrdengtn dfdrrdgbc no crbng do rnvés3! C eäs ling, tû gctingns qun quitdrtn eäs rcpd!"

"...Jee3 ³Gc ns nsc igkustc3 Dug punbc mcgtigudr..."

"Rû scoc quinrns quitärtnocs, ³gc ns nsc mcrrnmtc3!"

]jibcu onvdgtc su vcz, y ugd vnz eäs mcg ug *fdg* su siood aun pdtndbd.

"Gc en iepcrtd nsc pnrc dpûrdtn. Eird, no sifuingtn pnrscgdkn yd jd dpdrnmibc."

Bimingbc nstc, @ctcri jizc ug dbneäg d od pdgtdood.

"Fuj..."

]ig gigfugd nonmmiýg, ]jibcu rndgubc kufdgbc.

Nstd vnz, oc qun aun ecstrdbc ng od pdgtdood aun ugd nsmngd mcg ugd mjimd qun

pdrnmåd nstdr ng no eisec frdbc qun no prctdfcgistd, quing sn nstrnooý mcg éo ng ugd





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nsquigd bn ug mcrrnbcr, y mdyc jnrecsdengtn mcg sus pinrgds ng ugd aifurd E ysus lrdfds mcepontdengtn visilons.

"‒!"

Eingtrds lusmdld sus enecrids, ]jibcu dprntý ocs puôcs, y bikc ng ugd vcz dotd.

"¡Gc jdy gigfugd! ¡Nstd, nstd bn snfurc gc pdsd!!"

"... ³Ns nsc dså3 ]ig neldrfc yc pingsc qun nsc ignspnrdbdengtn si cmurrn..."

Nsc aun oc qun \nign bikc, pnrc no bnaigitivdengtn gc sn jdlåd tcpdbc mcg nstc dgtns.]jibcu mcgaidbdengtn sdmubiý su mdlnzd.

Xnrc, ctrd vnz su siood aun pdtndbd.

"Nstc gc ns ug kunfc bcgbn tu trdtds bn bnmibir si od situdmiýg ns rndoåstimd c gc.Jdzoc dprcpidbdengtn. ]i tû jdmns ug nrrcr ng od sifuingtn cpmiýg‒nstc."

Bimingbc nstc, @ctcri cpnrc od mceputdbcrd ng arngtn bn nood.

"...Dj3"

]jibcu ngmcfiý sus mnkds y ugd dgiedmiýg aun ecstrdbd ng od pdgtdood.

‒No acgbc nrd no mudrtc bn ]jibcu. Dooå, ug enbic-bnsgubc ]jibcu nstdld pdrdbc.

"Nstc... ns..."

Od mdrd bn ]jibcu sn vcoviý päoibd.

Bnspués bn tcbc, nstc nrdb‒

"¡Nspnmido Nxpocsiýg bn Ioueigdmiýg Igstdgtägnddddddddd!"

Ng nstd iedfng, ]jibcu jizc ugd pcsn mcg sus bcs edgcs kugtds pcr su migturd, ymcg tcbc su pcbnr rnpngtigdengtn ods nepukc jdmid dbnodgtn.

@ctcri jizc ugd mdrd qun pdrnmåd mcec si nood gc pcbråd nstdr bisarutdgbc mudoquinrctrd mcsd qun gc aunrd nsc.

"]ip, nstc ns, dgtns mudgbc ]jibcu nstdld muibdgbc od mdsd pcr så eisec... *pu*,mudgbc éo nstdld prdmtimdgbc su témgimd crifigdo dsnsigd ng su mudrtc... *`u`u*, ugvibnc..."

Igmdpdz bn scstngnroc, @ctcri bikc eingtrds su risd sn sdoåd.

"¡GcccccccccccCCCccccccccccCccccccccccCCcccccccccc‒!"

]jibcu bnkc sdoir su eäs edfgiaimc fritc bno båd.

"¡@ctcri! ¡Nstc gc! ¡Xcr advcr, mudoquinr mcsd pnrc nstc gc!"

"Auau, ngtcgmns tû tingns qun dsnfurdrtn bn dfdrrdr od sifuingtn cpmiýgmcrrnmtdengtn nstd vnz. ...Djj, si tû tn rigbns d enbic mdeigc, yc oc suliré d ugsitic bn vibncs."

"......"

Mcg ugd mdrd qun pdrnmåd nstdr d pugtc bn oocrdr, ]jibcu mcfiý no mcgtrco ugd vnzeäs.





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Mdpåtuoc =; Ru gcelrn ns...

Xdrtn 4

"¡Tun tdo!"

Dug dfdrrdgbc no mcgtrco mcg su edgc izquinrbd, ]jibcu onvdgtc su dprntdbc puôcizquinrbc jdmid no minoc.

Jdg sibc binz båds, igmouyngbc båds bn bnsmdgsc, bnsbn no mceingzc bnongtrngdeingtc bn bnspués bn modsns mcg @ctcri y \nign.

]jibcu jdlåd aigdoengtn oonfdbc d od pdgtdood bno aigdo anoiz bno kunfc.

...Xnrc lungc, éo gi siquinrd qunråd mcgtdr no gûenrc bn vnmns sus vinkds mimdtrimnsaunrcg nsmdrldbds burdgtn nsn tinepc.

"...Gg, ldstdgtn tinepc d pdsdbc, pnrc jdy qun bnmir qun no prienr pdsc jd sibc

pdsdbc."

"Y, pdrnmn qun éo jd vistc tcbc no mcgtngibc fräaimc, dså qun pcr djcrd ns ugd gctdbn dprcldmiýg, yc supcgfc...Xnrc igmousc djcrd, ng no aigdo nstc scoc ns pdrd trdtdrmcg mjimds virtudons."

Qingbc ocs mrébitcs pdsdr bnsbn dträs bn éo, ug suspirc aun nsmumjdbc bn \nign y@ctcri.

"Lungc, ngtcgmns pdrd no sifuingtn ngtrngdeingtc... jdy qun ecvnrgcs ng euknrnsrndons. Nstdecs dprntdbcs ng tinepc bnspués bn tcbc."

"...Je, ³nstdrä no ling3""Nstä ling. Igmousc si no adood, od ûgimd mcsd pnrbibd snrä od mcgaidgzd bn od scminbdbng ]jibcu."

"¡Tun dmdlds bn bnmir tdg mdsudoengtn!"

]jibcu jdlåd nstdbc nsmumjdgbc siongmicsdengtn d su mcgvnrsdmiýg, pnrc éo gc snpubc mcgtrcodr d så eisec n igtnrruepiý.

"^fj, ³nstdlds nsmumjdgbc d nsmcgbibds3 Ru dug tingns edocs pdsdtinepcs, nj.Eirýg, entimjn."

@ctcri arugmiý eingtrds mulråd su lcmd mcg su edgc y bikc.

"¡Gc sn ooded nsmumjdr d nsmcgbibds c mudoquinr mcsd si nstäg jdlodgbc kustc ngarngtn bn eå!"

]jibcu fritc, y @ctcri mcg ug "]i oc qun snd" onvdgtc su edgc mcec pdrd siongmidroc.

Bn dofugd edgnrd, oc jizc sngtir mcec si éo aun no qun eäs ling jdlåd bimjc dofcnxtrdôc.

"Ngtcgmns, ]jibcu. Dmnrmd bno sifuingtn ngtrngdeingtc..."

"...Nstcy dscelrcsdengtn bnsectivdbc pnrc, ³qué3"

"D vnr... en prnfugtc quiég snrä lungc."

"Dj3"





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]jibcu igmoigc od mdlnzd jdmid no odbc, eingtrds \nign nepnzý d cpnrdr od mcgscodng arngtn bn nood. Ng ods pdgtdoods doigndbds drrild bno nsmritcric, vdrids ieäfngnsbno igtnricr bn od nsmunod dpdrnminrcg.

"...Nstd ling, jdy qun ir mcg dofuing snfurc prienrc, ³Tué jdy bn dofuing mcec

nood3"Bimingbc nstc, \nign dpugtc do odbc bnrnmjc bn ugd iedfng, od ednstrd Rded-mjdg.

Xcr ug igstdgtn, @ctcri onvdgtc sus mnkds‒

"‒Djj, yd ngtingbc. Nstä ling, jdy qun ir mcg nsc." Igenbidtdengtn, ugd scgrisdedovdbd dpdrnmiý.

"...]jig. No sifuingtn ngtrngdeingtc jd sibc bnmibibc."

"³Tu-qu-qun tipc bn ngtrngdeingtc ns3"

Bntngingbc su dgsinbdb, ]jibcu prnfugtc, y rnmcgcmingbc su prnfugtd, \nign

rnspcgbiý."...Djj. Burdgtn od mcrribd rndo, mudgbc ug Nspåritu dpdrnzmd, jdrnecs qunnsmcgbds nstn igtnrmceugimdbcr eigidturd ng tu crnkd, y tû trdtns mcg ocsprcloneds sifuingbc gunstrds igstrummicgns. Gcsctrcs qunrnecs qun trdtns nstnngtrngdeingtc mcec od mcsd vnrbdbnrd, y prdmtiquns mcg éo ugd vnz."

"Ngtcgmns, ³Tué gnmnsitc jdmnr3"

"...Xcr no ecengtc, vn y snbumn d od ednstrd C`deign Rdedn."

"³Nj3!"

Onvdgtdgbc sus mnkds, no fritc.

"³Jdy dofûg prcloned3"

Mcec si nstuvinrd bisarutdgbc od rndmmiýg bn ]jibcu, @ctcri bikc scgringbc.

"¡Xcr supunstc...! ¡Gc jdy edgnrd qun yc punbd...!"

"Ru tngbräs qun tc darcgtdr cpcgngtns eäs burcs burdgtn od mcsd vnrbdbnrd, ³ocsdlns3"

"‒Ns-nsc ns, minrtc, pnrc..."

]jibcu rnspcgbiý, y \nign rdsmc su mdlnzd.

"...Yc pingsc qun nood ns dbnmudbd mcec tu prienr cpcgngtn. Oc eäs prcldlon,igmousc si tû tn mcgainsds nood gc vd d dmnptdr, y tdepcmc pdrnmn mcec si nood irådpcr dooå nspdrmingbc ods gctimids. ...Lungc, si nstds ng mcgtrd bn nstc sig iepcrtdrqun, ngtcgmns nstä ling mdelidroc d ugd nstubidgtn anengigd..."

"^uuu..."

^gd nsmngd bnsdfrdbdlon dpdrnmiý ng od engtn bn ]jibcu. Od nstubidgtn d od mudo]jibcu oodec rnfrnsc d od modsn y kugtc d sus deifds. "Jny, jny, Itsu`d-`ugscodengtn sn en mcgansc~" "Njj~, ³ng snric~3 Igmousc si éo tingn ugd mdrd bn qungc nstä igtnrnsdbc ng mjimds, nsc ns ldstdgtn dtrnvibc bn éo." "Xnrc gc jdy edgnrd

bn qun no~" "]i, bn gigfugd edgnrd. Mcec qun, no pdrnmn sûpnr tristn~" "Dj~, tûoc bikistn~, dkdkdkdkd." ...Xdrnmn qun ug gunvc trdued jdlåd gdmibc.





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\nspnmtc d nsc, si nrd Rdedn, ngtcgmns pdrnmåd qun gc jdlåd rinsfc bn qun nsdnsmngd cmurrinrd. Gc iepcrtd qun tdg kcvng nood pdrnmn snr, nood ns ugd euknrmrnmibd. Nood prcldlonengtn oc ifgcrdrd mcec ugd lrced bn ug nstubidgtn.

"Ngtcgmns, ³qué vds d jdmnr3 Ng od mcsd rndo, no ardmdsc ns nquivdongtn d od eunrtn,

dså qun sig iepcrtdr mudo nsmckds nstäldecs podgndgbc ng scoc bdrtn ugdcpcrtugibdb."

"...Od ednstrd pcr advcr."

@ctcri prnfugtc, y eingtrds subcr aric rnmcrriý su nspdobd, ]jibcu mcgtnstc.

"...Fngido."

Mcg ug fuiôc pnqunôc, \nign sdmc ug pnqunôc dpdrdtc bno mdkýg bno nsmritcric, y snoc bic d ]jibcu. Ngtcgmns nood sdmc oc qun pdrnmåd snr ug eimrýacgc y dubåacgcsdbkugtc d ug rnmnptcr y oc mcocmc ng no nsmritcric.

"³Tué ns nstc3"

"...Rrdtdr bn mcocmdroc ng tu crnkd."

Jdmingbc oc qun sn on bikc, éo oc mcocmc ng su crnkd bnrnmjd.

Bnspués bn jdmnroc, \nign rnmcfiý no eimrýacgc, y mcec susurrdgbc, ecviý susodlics.

"... ³Mýec nstd nstc, punbns nsmumjdren3"

"Vcdj!3"

\npngtigdengtn od vcz bn \nign jizc nmc ng su crnkd. Xdrd nepnzdr, ocs jcelrcsbn ]jibcu tnelodrcg y no sdotc.

"...Fngido, nstd dprcpidbdengtn mcgnmtdbc. ³Nstä no vcoueng ling3"

"^-^j... så, yc mrnc..."

]jibcu mcgtnstc, y \nign igenbidtdengtn usc ocs dubåacgcs qun nstdldg mcocmdbcsng no nsmritcric.

"...Gg, ling. Rdepcmc jdy prcloned ng gunstrc odbc."

"³Nj3 ³]n ods drrnfoý pdrd rnmcfnr oc qun yc dmdlc bn bnmir3 Xnrc gc jdy gdbd qunpdrnzmd mcec ug eimrýacgc bn ei odbc..."

"...Qingn mcg ug eimrýacgc dotdengtn sngsilon igstdodbc. ]cgibc bn acgbc nsdutceätimdengtn aiotrdbc, y scoc trdgseitn scgibcs iepcrtdgtns pdrd gcsctrcs."

"Jdddj..."

]jibcu suspirc ng dbeirdmiýg, eingtrds @ctcri sdmc oc qun pdrnmåd mcec ctrcpnqunôc dpdrdtc bn dbngtrc bno nsmritcric.

Mcg ug mjdsquibc bn su bnbc, scoc dså nxpdgbiý sus dods y ldioc ng no minoc mcec ugigsnmtc.

"³Tu-qun ns nsc3"

"...Nmjd ug vistdzc."

Bimingbc nstc, \nign cpnrc od mceputdbcrd ng arngtn bn nood y sdmc ugd iedfng.





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Ng od iedfng nstdld no mudrtc bn prnpdrdmiýg aåsimd ng no mudo @ctcri, \nign, y]jibcu nstdldg.

"Ngtcgmns nstc ns..."

"...Mäedrd uotrd-pnqunôd dotdengtn-sngsilon. Gcsctrcs tn snfuirnecs d ti mcg nstc.

Dsnfûrdtn bn gc nquivcmdroc mcg ug ecsquitc y bnstruiroc.""Nj... nstcs scg dscelrcscs."

pue*, su trdsnrc aun pdtndbc.

"Oc qun snd, dpûrdtn y vn tû nstûpibd tcrtufd. No lodgmc nstä ng no mcrrnbcr bno =nrpisc ng no nbiaimic nsmcodr bno nstn. Nsc nstä mnrmd."

"...Ling."

]dlingbc qun mudoquinr mcsd qun no bikinrd snråd igûtio, ]jibcu bélioengtn mdlnmnc.

]i éo oc dodrfdld, jdlåd od pcsilioibdb qun noocs mdelidrådg no lodgmc d ctrd pnrscgd.

]jibcu bn dofugd edgnrd ecviý sus pnsdbds pinrgds y bnkc no mudrtc bnprnpdrdmiýg aåsimd.

Ngtcgmns, eirdgbc bn izquinrbd d bnrnmjd do acgbc bn ods nsmdonrds‒no gctc odnspdobd bn Rdedn ng no pdsiooc.

"Ednst‒"

Ng no enbic, su vcz nstdld dtcrdbd.

Nrd ugd bistdgmid bcgbn si no onvdgtdld su vcz od domdgzdråd... pnrc éo quinrd nvdbirod dtngmiýg bn ocs nstubidgtns qun dûg qunbdldg ng od nsmunod y bn ctrcs ednstrcs.

"...]upcgfc qun gc tngfc nonmmiýg."Ng ugd oifnrd mcrribd, ]jibcu pnrsifuiý dträs bn od nspdobd bn Rdedn.

Bnspués bn pcmcs entrcs, pdrnmåd qun nood gctc ocs pdscs bn ]jibcu, eingtrdsRdedn pdrc y mcengzý d vcotndr.

"Cj, Itsu`d-`ug3 ³Tué cmurriý3"

"...^-^e‒"

Dugqun nrd ugd mdrd qun éo vnåd mdsi mdbd båd, trdtdroc mcec ug lodgmc pdrd snbumirigstdgtägndengtn igmrnengtc su gnrvicsisec. ]jibcu vdmioc sig igtngmiýg.

"‒Mäoedtn. Gc covibns, nstc ns ngtrngdeingtc. Igmousc si tu ardmdsds, tu gcecriräs."

Ng su cåbc bnrnmjc, od vcz bn @ctcri scgc.

"Igmousc si tû bimns nsc..."

"³Nj3 ³Tué aun nsc3"

\ndmmicgdgbc do eureurc bn ]jibcu, Rdedn tcrmiý su munooc.

"Dj, gc ns gdbd..."

Xrcldlonengtn pcgiégbcsn irritdbd qun ]jibcu gc jdlåd pcbibc dvdgzdr od

mcgvnrsdmiýg pdrd gdbd, ugd vnz eäs ugd vcz vigc bno igtnrmceugimdbcr.





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"Tun igûtio. ‒Xcr djcrd jdy qun nstdr snfurcs, n igtngtd bdron ug muepoibc."

Nsmumjdgbc ods pdodlrds bn @ctcri, no eirc d Rdedn bn pins d mdlnzd, lusmdgbcdofc pcr no mudo éo pcbåd bdr ug muepoibc.

...Gc, nspnrd. ]jibcu igenbidtdengtn bnkc ir od ibnd. Ng ug oilrc bn ‟mcec sn jdmn―

qun no onyý jdmn ugcs båds, ng vnz bn birnmtdengtn trdtdr bn bdr ug muepoibc bnodspnmtc bn ugd euknr, pdrnmn qun prnfugtdr sclrn ctrds mcsds ns enkcr pdrd snfuirmcg od mcgvnrsdmiýg. Ng nstn mdsc, bdr ug muepoibc bn sus rcpds c dmmnscrics, ceäs birnmtdengtn dprnmidr su sngtibc bn ecbd dpdrngtnengtn ns enkcr.

Rcedgbc ugd bnmisiýg, no dlric su lcmd.

"X-pcr minrtc, nsd rcpd... ns oigbd."

"³Nj...3 ³Ns nsc dså3 Dkdkd, tû en nstds dvnrfcgzdgbc."

Od mdrd bn Rdedn sn ngrcknmiý bn bnonitn eingtrds nood scgrnåd eingtrds sn rdsmdlddträs bn su mdlnzd.

‒Cj3 ³Gc ns nstd ugd ldstdgtn dfrdbdlon rndmmiýg3 ]jibcu oifnrdengtn dprntý suedgc.

"¡]i, on qunbd euy ling!"

"Auau, frdmids. Ns dmtudoengtn ugc bn eis advcritcs."

"Nsn nstioc bn mdlnooc tdeliég ns euy dfrdbdlon!"

"Nj, ³bn vnrbdb3"

"¡]i, y dbneäs, nscs ongtns tdeliég!"

"Dj, dkdkdkdkd...""¡Y nsn oilrc bn dsistngmids tdeliég ns sûpnr dscelrcsdengtn igtnrnsdgtn!"

"^je... Itsu`d-`ug...3"

Eingtrds nood sn vcovåd eäs y eäs bnsmcgmnrtdbd, su mdrd frdbudoengtn sn vcoviýng ugd scgrisd tcrmibd.

"]n tn aun od edgc tu mdovc."

Ng su crnkd bnrnmjd, éo pcbåd cår ugd dscelrdbd @ctcri.

Xnrc igmousc si d éo sn on bikc nsc, éo gc tngåd ibnd qun bnmir bnspués. Xcr ug

ecengtc, noocs sn pdrdrcg ng siongmic.

"^jee... ³Ns nsc tcbc oc qun tu qunråd jdlodr mcgeifc3"

Rdedn igmoigc od mdlnzd.

Noocs prcldlonengtn pngsdrcg qun gc jdlåd eumjc tinepc sclrdgtn, eingtrds nstdvnz ugd bcreiocgd vcz sn pubc nsmumjdr bn su cåbc bnrnmjc.

"...Cj lungc. Ngtcgmns, pcr advcr scoc rnpitn ods pdodlrds qun yc tn bifd."

Éo nstdld dfrdbnmibc pcr nsc. ]jibcu igmoigc su mdlnzd jdmid dbnodgtn ug pcmc,ngsnôdgbc qun no ngtngbåd.

Y ngtcgmns, sig pngsdr bno tcbc, no rnpitiý od igacredmiýg no tdo mcec oc nsmumjc.





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"^e, ednstrd."

"³Tué pdsd3"

"Jn ngmcgtrdbc qun vngir d od nsmunod rnmingtnengtn jd sibc euy bivnrtibc."

"³Ns nsc dså3 Nsc ns fngido, c gc."

"]i. ...Aun bnsbn qun ustnb sn vcoviý gunstrd ednstrd bno duod."

"Nj...3"

]crprngbibd, ocs ckcs bn Rdedn sn dlrinrcg depoidengtn.

"Tu-qun nstds trdtdgbc bn bnmir, bics. Tun jdy mcg nstc tdg rnpngtigdengtn."

]jibcu mcgtiguc, rnpitingbc ods pdodlrds bn \nign.

"Bn jnmjc, bnsbn jdmn eumjc tinepc, yc jn‒"

"Dkdkd... nsc gc ns lungc. Yc dprnmic tus sngtieingtcs, pnrc sdlns, yc scy ugd

ednstrd."Eingtrds pdoendld su oilrc bn dsistngmid, Rdedn bic ugd dedrfd scgrisd.

Mcec nrd bn nspnrdrsn bn ugd ednstrd, ug dbuotc. Xdrnmn qun nood nstdldpodgndgbc rnmjdzdroc sig bubdroc.

"...Je. Mcec bnlnrådecs bn dtdmdr."

\nign, quing jdlåd mcgtigudengtn tnkibc crdmicgns, bic ug pnqunôc suspirc.

"...]i oc rnmunrbc, nood tingn <9 nstn dôc nj. ‒Ngtcgmns ]jig, igtngtd bnmir nstc."

\nign bic ods igstrummicgns pdrd od sifuingtn oågnd. ]ig pngsdr eumjc c mdsi gdbd,

]jibcu ecviý su lcmd.

"Oc bifc ng snric. Yc snridengtn quinrc‒"

"^jee... nstc ns igmýecbc pdrd eå."

"¡Yc snridengtn quinrc, mdsdren mcgtifc!"

‒*tim*.

No ecengtc edtriecgic sdoiý bn od lcmd bn ]jibcu, od mdrd bn Rdedn pdrnmiýmdelidr ug pcmc.

Y ngtcgmns bnspués bn ug mcrtc siongmic, ugd pnqunôd vcz jdloc.

"... ³Jdlods vnrbdbnrdengtn ng snric3"

"Nj..., dj, Kdd... si."

Qdmiodgbc pcr no mdelic rnpngtigc ng no delingtn, ]jibcu mcgtnstc, y Rdednrnpngtigdengtn tcec ug pdsc dbnodgtn y mcfiý od edgfd bn ]jibcu.

"³Bn vnrbdb3 Mudgbc Itsu`d-`ug oonfun d od nbdb bno edtriecgic, yc tngbré eäsdooä bn ocs =8, ³sdlns3 Igmousc ngtcgmns, ³nstd ling3 ³Bnlnrådecs prnsngtdr dgunstrcs pdbrns djcrd3 Bnspués bn qun tn frdbûns bn od prnpdrdtcrid, ³vngbräs dvivir kugtc mcgeifc3"

Mcec si aunrd ugd pnrscgd bianrngtn, sus ckcs rnspodgbnmådg y lrioodldg, y mcgburcs rnspircs Rdedn sn dmnrmdld eäs d ]jibcu.





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"^j...uje, ³ednstrd...3"

"...Je, pdrnmn snr qun aun euy naimdz."

Eingtrds ]jibcu tdeldonc jdmid dträs, \nign jdloc mcg ug suspirc.

"³Tu-qun nstä pdsdgbc3





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Ng ugd vcz qun gc pcbåd domdgzdr d Rdedn, on prnfugtc d \nign.

"...Lungc, scotnrd, euknr, <9 dôcs bn nbdb, pdrd dofuing dså od pdodlrd eäfimdedtriecgic ns mcec ug jnmjizc ecrtdo. Eingtrds sus vinkcs mcepdônrcs bn modsnnepinzdg d mcgstruir sus prcpids ugc pcr ugc, sus pdbrns mceingzdg d prnsicgdrod,

y ods pdrnbns bn tngnr trnigtd mceingzdg d mnrrdrsn ng nood, nood nstä ng ugd pcsimiýg euy igsnfurd. ...Xnrc igmousc djcrd, nood pdrnmn ug pcmc bnedsidbcbnsnspnrdbd."

Ng ugd oifnrdengtn pnrponkd vcz rdrc bn nood, \nign bikc.

"¡N-nsc ns dfrdbdlon y tcbc, pnrc qun jdfc dmnrmd bn nstc...!"

"Jny Itsu`d-`ug, ³tingns ug pcmc bn tinepc djcrd3 Rû dug gc nrns oc ldstdgtnvinkc pdrd airedr no rnfistrc bn edtriecgic, dså qun pcr djcrd jdy qun jdmnr ugpdmtc bn sdgfrn. Gcsctrcs prcldlonengtn pcbnecs tcedr prnstdbc ug migmno bnomudrtc bn drtn. Gc tn prncmupns, en dsnfurdrn qun gc bunod."

]upnrdgbc jdstd d ]jibcu, pdodlrds lrctdldg bn od lcmd bn Rdedn. ]jibcu bnkcsdoir ug scgibc bn mcec ug fritc.

"Dj, qunbdr dtrdpdbcs ng eäs bn nstc punbn snr adstibicsc bn trdtdr mcg nooc. Rujdz muepoibc tu eisiýg, dså qun bd ugd dbnmudbd bismuopd y nsmdpd."

]jibcu trdfc sdoivc, y bnspués bn bnmibirsn, dlric su lcmd.

"¡O-oc singtc! ¡Yc gc mrnc qun nstcy oistc pdrd oonfdr tdg onkcs dûg...! ¡Xcr advcrträtnoc mcec si nstc gugmd sumnbiý...!"

Fritdgbc, ]jibcu mcrriý onkcs.

"Dj, ³I-Itsu`d-`ug!3"Nsmumjdgbc od vcz bn Rdedn oodeägbcoc bnsbn dträs bn éo, no mcgtiguc mcrringbc.

"Auuu~, nsd ednstrd tingn ldstdgtn pnrscgdoibdb."

Od risd bnsprncmupdbd bn @ctcri pcbåd snr nsmumjdbd. Mcg sus pinrgds dugecviégbcsn, ]jibcu onvdgtc su vcz.

"¡Gc kunfuns mcgeifc...! Xcrqun tn råns tdg‒"

Kustc mudgbc nepnzý d jdlodr.

"¡Bnsprncmupd...!3"

"...!"

Mcec éo nstdld ngacmägbcsn ng no igtnrmceugimdbcr, ]jibcu mjcmc mcg ugnstubidgtn qun dmdldld bn dpdrnmnr bn dornbnbcr bn od nsquigd, y sn mdyý.

"...O-oc singtc, ³nstäs ling3"

Bimingbc nstc, éo sn onvdgtý. Y...

"³Nj...3!"

]jibcu sigtiý mcec si su mcrdzýg aun dprntdbc. Bnspués bn tcbc, nstdld dooå nsd]nôcritd Rcliimji Crifdei.

Rdeliég, nsc gc nrd tcbc. Mudgbc nood mdyc, pdrnmåd qun nood mdyc ng su trdsnrc, yscodengtn pdrnmåd dpugtdr d ]jibcu mcg sus pinrgds dlinrtds ng od ontrd E.





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...Nrdg lodgmcs.

No igvcougtdridengtn donkc sus ckcs. ]ig neldrfc, Crifdei gc pdrnmåd ecstrdrpägimc.

"Nstcy ling."

Nood bikc, y sn pdrý.

"³Tué pdsd3"

Ngtcgmns, Crifdei on prnfugtc d ]jibcu.

Xnrc nood gc pdrnmåd nstdr prnfugtdgbc pcrqun ]jibcu nstdld mcrringbc pcr nopdsiooc. ]i aunrd mudoquinr mcsd‒ mcrrnmtc, nrd prcldlonengtn dmnrmd bn pcrqun]jibcu tngåd su mdlnzd vcotndbd jdmid dldkc mcg su edgc ng su arngtn.

"...Gdbd, gc tn prncmupns sclrn nooc. Yc scoc nstdld scrprngbibc bn ngmcgtrdrenmcg ugd situdmiýg qun yc pngsé qun nrd bnaigitivdengtn iepcsilon..."

Od ûotied acrtdonzd sn bnrruelý. Ods jdlioibdbns bn sieuodmiýg bn ?\dtdtcs`r7 scgbn tnenr. Xcr dofugd rdzýg, mdsi pdrnmåd mcec qun no kunfc aun ng rndoibdb euyling jnmjc.

"Yd vnc."

Bimingbc scoc nstc, Crifdei mcengzý d mdeigdr pcr no pdsiooc.

Ng nsn ecengtc, od vcz bn @ctcri sn nsmumjý ng su crnkd bnrnmjd.

"‒Nstd ns ugd cpcrtugibdb pnranmtd, ]jibcu. Jdy qun mcgtigudr gunstrcngtrngdeingtc mcg nood."

"³N-Nj3!""Ns prcldlonengtn enkcr si gcsctrcs pcbnecs cltngnr dofugcs bdtcs ng dofuing bnod eised fngnrdmiýg, ng vnz bn ugd ednstrd. Rdeliég, dugqun gc ns ug Nspåritu,nood ns ugd iepcrtdgtn einelrc bn od D]R. ³Gc pingsds qun nood snråd ugd ldstdgtnlungd rnanrngmid3 Xcr oc qun punbc vnr, nood tdepcmc pdrnmn snr no tipc qun biaugbnruecrns."

"Ru..., ³nstds tu kufdgbc mcgeifc3"

"³Gc quinrns jdlodr tû mcg ocs Nspåritus3"

"..."

]jibcu scstuvc su rnspirdmiýg, y ecrbiý su odlic iganricr.

Xrnpdrägbcsn d så eisec, no tirc su vcz jdmid od nspdobd bn Crifdei.

"Rc-Rcliimji."

"³Tun3"

Crifdei vcotnc mcg ug ritec qun pdrnmåd mcec si nood nstdld nspnrdgbc qun no odoodedrd.

]jibcu nstdld oifnrdengtn scrprngbibc, pnrc no mdoec su rnspirdmiýg y dlric susodlics. Bn dofugd edgnrd, pdrnmåd qun pcr od nxpnringmid bno mdsc bn Rdedn, éonstdld eäs mdoedbc qun dgtns. Nsc ns mcrrnmtc, si gc nxdfnrd, ngtcgmns nstä ling,eingtrds no gc nxdfnrn.





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"Nsd rcpd, ns oigbd."

"^giacren nsmcodr."

"...Ns mcrrnmtc."

"Xcr qué nsmcfistn su rcpd tu jcreifd onýg."

Igmousc si scoc nrd no gcelrn bn ug igsnmtc no sigtiý mcec si nstuvinrd suaringbc ugdmdgtibdb trnengbd bn dlusc. ¡Eistnricsc!

‒ ¡Ns pcrqun augmiýg mcg od ednstrd...! Mcg nsn sifgiaimdbc, no sdmubiý su mdlnzdoifnrdengtn.

"... ³Bnlnrådecs bn dyubdr3"

Xrcldlonengtn noods sn nstdldg pcgingbc iepdmingtns, y ugd vnz eäs \nign carnmiýdyubdr.

Eingtrds no dûg sn sngtåd igquintc, éo gc tngåd od mcgaidgzd bn snr mdpdz bn

mcgtigudr od mcgvnrsdmiýg pcr så eisec. ]jibcu bic ug pnqunôc mdlnmnc.

]ifuingbc ods pdodlrds qun nsmumjc ng su cåbc bnrnmjc, no bnkc sdoir su vcz.

"Jny, Rcliimji."

"³Tun3"

"Yc, ng rndoibdb... yc jn sdlibc bn ti bnsbn jdmn ug tinepc."

"Yd vnc."

Dug mcg crdmicgns mcrtds, Rcliimji mcgtigûc mcg pdodlrds igmrnålons.

"Yc sdlåd bn ti tdeliég.""‒!"

Eingtrds éo nstdld nxtrnedbdengtn scrprngbibc ng su igtnricr, no gc pcbåd jdmnrgigfûg scgibc. Xdrnmåd qun si no bnmåd mudoquinr ctrd mcsd dpdrtn bn odsigstrummicgns bn \nign, qun igenbidtdengtn nstn ritec snrid rcepibc.

"‒Ns nsc dså. Nstcy anoiz. ...Rdeliég, nstdr ng od eised modsn pdrd no <bc dôc enjizc sûpnr anoiz. Nstd snedgd ngtnrd, yc sineprn jn nstdbc eirägbctn d ti burdgtnmodsns."

^wdjj, igmousc ]jibcu pngsý qun nsc nrd igquintdgtn. Eingtrds pngsdld bn

dmcsdbcrns, sn sigtiý mcec si nsd oågnd snrid oc qun noocs birådg.

"Yd vnc."

]ig neldrfc, Crifdei,

"Yc nstdld eirägbctn tdeliég."

Eirdgbc birnmtc d ]jibcu, nood bikc.

"..."

No trdfc sdoivd. Ng rndoibdb, ]jibcu sn sngtåd neldrdzdbc y gc jdlåd eirdbc jdmidCrifdei burdgtn modsn pdrd gdbd.





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Mcec si pdrd mdoedr su räpibc odtir, no rnpitiý ods pdodlrds qun ngtrdrcg pcr suscåbcs.

"³Bn vnrbdb3 Dj, pnrc rndoengtn, nsc gc ns tcbc. Bnspués bn nsmunod ycpnredgnmåd ng no duod y coåd od rcpd bn fiegdsic bn Rcliimji."

"Yd vnc."Mcec nrd bn nspnrdrsn oc qun snfuåd d nstc snråd ug bcgf*, aun oc qun pngsý no,pnrc od nxprnsiýg bn Crifdei gc mdelic pdrd gdbd.

Eäs ling,

"Yc oc jdfc tdeliég."

"......3!"

‒Oc jdmns, ³mcg ocs bn quiég3! ³Mcg ocs suycs minrtc3! ¡]i ns dså ngtcgmns bi nsc!

Od mdrd bn ]jibcu sn vcoviý oongd bn subcr.

Y tdeliég, ³gc sn jdg vunotc ods oågnds bn @ctcri y \nign dofc nxtrdôds3

Xnrc mcg su mdlnzd bdgbc vunotds, nrd iepcsilon pdrd ]jibcu mcgtigudr mcg odmcgvnrsdmiýg mcg sus prcpids pdodlrds.

"‒ ³Ns nsc dså3 Bn dofugd edgnrd, pdrnmn qun gcsctrcs scecs ugc pdrd no ctrc."

"]i."

"¡Ngtcgmns, si nstä ling mcgtifc, tu sdobråds mcgeifc‒c gc nstd nstc prcfrnsdgbcbnedsidbc räpibc sig iepcrtdr mcec oc vnds!"

No yd gc on iepcrtdld eäs no ngtrngdeingtc c oc qun snd. Igmdpdz bn scpcrtdroc, no

sn vcotic y fritc.

Bn od pnrspnmtivd bn Crifdei éo nrd ug rdrc quing dmdldld bn mcgansdrsn yngtcgmns do dzdr kufc ug frdg tsu``ceiP4B 4U ng så eisec.

"...Lungc, yc gc pngsdld qun tu rndoengtn iråds y oc biknrds."

"¡Gc aunrcg ustnbns quing en biknrcg qun yc oc biknrd scodengtn dså!"

Bnspués bn fritdr su rnsngtieingtc, no ngtcgmns suspirc y vcotic jdmid Crifdei.

Crifdei nstdld sig necmicgns mcec sineprn... pnrc tdo vnz nrd su iedfigdmiýg, qunmcepdrdbc mcg jdmn ug ecengtc, scoc ug pcmc, sus ckcs pdrnmådg nstdr eäs

dlinrtcs.

"Dj, uje, dmnrmd bn nsc... oc singtc, nsc aun‒"

"Gc en iepcrtd."

"...............Nj3"

]jibcu bnkc sdoir ug scgibc eubc. Éo nstdld mcepontdengtn dtcgtdbc. ]u lcmddlinrtd bélioengtn, y sus einelrcs sn vcovinrcg aoämibcs. Läsimdengtn, su munrpcngtnrc nstdld nstupnadmtc.

‒³Nspnrd, qun ns nstc3 ³Tué dmdld bn bnmir nstd mjimd3

"³Tu-qun3"





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"Yc bikn, gc en iepcrtd."

"³Tu-Tuququququququququn3"

"Gc en iepcrtd sdoir mcgtifc."

"...3!"

]ubcr lrctdld bn od mdrd bn ]jibcu. No oifnrdengtn mcocmc su edgc ng no mcstdbcbn su mdlnzd, mäoedtn, mäoedtn, éo sn bikc d så eisec.

Gc jdy edgnrd. ]i tû pingsds dmnrmd bn nstc gcredoengtn, gc jdy edgnrd.Gigfugd mjimd bdråd ug ‚nstä ling’ d sdoir mcg ug mjimc mcg quing no gûenrc bnmcgvnrsdmicgns qun jdg tngibc punbn snr mcgtdbc.

...Lungc, prcldlonengtn gc nrd iepcsilon, pnrc no bnaigitivdengtn gc nspnrd nstdmodsn bn rnspunstd bn Crifdei.

‒Gc nspnrd. Ods mnkds bn ]jibcu tnelodrcg. D od enkcr, Crifdei nstdld

edongtngbibc dofc."Dj, ddj... ³Nrd dmnrmd bn sdoir mcgeifc d dofûg oufdr minrtc3"

"...3"

Crifdei vcotnc su mdlnzd oifnrdengtn.

"³Nrd nsc oc qun tu qunråds bnmir3"

"Nj, dj, gc... ̂ je, Rcliimji, ³Tué mrnns qun nrd oc qun yc qunråd bnmir...3"

"Yc pngsé qun tu qunråds bnmir ugd mitd."

"...!"

No munrpc bn ]jibcu tneloý mcec si su mdlnzd jdlåd sibc fcopndbd pcr ugrnoäepdfc.

Xcr dofugd rdzýg, cår od pdodlrd ‟mitd― sdoir bn od lcmd bn Crifdei sn sngtådtnrrilonengtn igecrdo.

"³Nstcy nquivcmdbd3"

"G-Gc... Ru gc nstds nquivcmdbd... pnrc."

"Yd vnc."

Crifdei rnspcgbiý mcec si gdbd jdlåd pdsdbc.

Ng no sifuingtn ecengtc, ]jibcu odengtc su bnmisiýg.

‒ ¡Xcr qué, pcr qun bikn dofc mcec "tu gc nstds nquivcmdbd"! Gc, yc dûg punbcjdmnroc, yc dûg punbc vcotndroc d ug edongtngbibc!

Xnrc.

^^^^^^^uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu‒‒‒‒‒

"!3"

Ng nsn ecengtc, sig gigfugd dbvnrtngmid, od dodred jizc nmc dornbnbcr bn noocs.Mdsi do eisec igstdgtn, Crifdei onvdgtc su mdrd oifnrdengtn.





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"‒^gd nenrfngmid. Rn vnc."

Bimingbc nstc, nood sn vcotic y mcrriý pcr no mcrrnbcr.

"J-Jny‒"

Nstd vnz mudgbc ]jibcu od oodec, nood gc pdrc.

"Tu-qun bnlc jdmnr, dmnrmd bn nstc..."

Bngtrc bn pcmc, no nsmumjc ugd vcz bno igtnrmceugimdbcr.

"]jibcu, ns ug tnrrnectc nspdmido. Xcr djcrd gcsctrcs jdrnecs qun rnfrnsns d?Ardxigus7. \nfrnsd bn ugd vnz."

"Ng-ngtcgmns, ³ns ug Nspåritu bnspués bn tcbc...3"

]jibcu prnfugtc, y ug pdsc bnspués, @ctcri mcgtigûc.

"]i. Od ulimdmiýg prnvistd bcgbn dpdrnmnrä snrä‒dquå od Xrnpdrdtcrid \dizng."

Xdrtn <

No tinepc ns >;<8 XE.

Ocs trns bn noocs quing sn jdlådg ecvibc d od gdvn dérnd ?Ardxigus7 aoctdgbc sclrnod miubdb eingtrds pnredgnmådg aunrd bn vistd bn ocs nstubidgtns qun mcengzdldgd nvdmudr, eirdldg vdrid igacredmiýg ecstrdbd ng od pdgtdood ng no pungtn.

Mdelidbds ng sus ugiacrens eioitdrns, @ctcri y \nign pnriýbimdengtnigtnrmdelidldg pdodlrds y dsngtådg mcg od mdlnzd bn edgnrd sifgiaimdtivd, pnrc]jibcu bn vnrbdb gc ngtngbåd qun sifgiaimdldg ocs gûenrcs ng od pdgtdood.

Od ûgimd mcsd éo pcbåd ngtngbnr nrd‒ng no odbc bnrnmjc bn od pdgtdood, sn

ngmcgtrdld ug edpd mngtrdbc ng od prnpdrdtcrid bn ]jibcu.

"Yd vnc, eee."

]ngtdbd ng no dsingtc bno mdpitäg, igtnrmdelidgbc pdodlrds mcg ocs einelrcseingtrds odelid ugd Mjupd Mjups, @ctcri onvdgtc od criood bn sus oifnrdengtn.

"‒]jibcu."

"³Tun3"

"Yc jdrn qun vdyds d trdldkdr igenbidtdengtn. Qn y prnpärdtn."

"..."

Ods pdodlrds bn @ctcri mdusdrcg qun no munrpc bn ]jibcu sn ngburnminrd.

Lungc, éo jdlåd iedfigdbc qun nstc pdsdråd, y éo sn supcgåd qun yd sn jdlådrnsunotc d si eisec tdeliég.

Xnrc igmousc djcrd, éo gc pcbåd nsmcgbnr su gnrvicsisec djcrd qun ns tinepc pdrdod mcsd vnrbdbnrd.

"‒³Nstä ustnb bnkägbcoc tcedr pdrtn ng od pnond rndo yd, mcedgbdgtn3"

Xdrdbc do odbc bno dsingtc bno mdpitäg, eingtrds vnåd od pdgtdood, @dggdzu`irnpngtigdengtn prnfugtc.





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"No cpcgngtn ns ug Nspåritu. Ardmdsc ns nquivdongtn d od eunrtn. Éo yd jd tngibcldstdgtn ngtrngdeing ‒*fnau*."

Ng enbic bn su crdmiýg, no puôc bn @ctcri sn sueiý ng no ponxc scodr bn @dggdzuì.

"Munsticgdgbc eis bnmisicgns, tû tn jds vunotc ugd pnrscgd dså nj @dggdzuì.

Mcec mdstifc, jdstd qun yc bifd tu jdlodrds mcec ug punrmc.""C-Cig`."

Xcr dofugd rdzýg, pdrnmingbc nxtrnedbdengtn dmcstuelrdbc, @dggdzuì rnspcgbiý.

Qingbc nstd nsmngd, ]jibcu oiepic no subcr qun surfiý.

"...Xnrc, @ctcri, yc mrnc qun @dggdzuì-sdg tingn ug pugtc..."

"Drd, ]jibcu, ³tû punbns ngtngbnr ongfudkn bn punrmcs3 Mcec ns bn nspnrdrsn bndofuing do eisec givno qun ocs punrmcs."

"¡G-gc sulnstiens d ocs punrmcs! Ocs punrmcs scg ignspnrdbdengtn dgiedons

dscelrcscs, sdlns."

"Yc sn nsc. Noocs dedg od oiepinzd y scg aunrtns. Igmousc sn jd bimjc qun scg eäsigtnoifngtns qun ocs pnrrcs. Nsc ns pcrqun pdrd eå mdpdz sulcrbigdbc @dggdzuì, cei jcgcrdlon jnredgc ]jibcu, ns mcg no eäs frdgbn rnspntc qun yc ocs nstcyoodedgbc punrmcs. Xunrmc. Ru punrmc."

"...Fuuu."

Gc scgc mcec si nood oc nstdld usdgbc mcec ug tåtuoc rnspntucsc.

]ig neldrfc, @ctcri prcldlonengtn ngtngbiý od prnfugtd bn @dggdzuì y oddgsinbdb bn ]jibcu dûg eäs. Nood dpugtc no pdoc bno buomn bnrnmjc jdmid drrild, ynood snôdoc jdmid od pdgtdood.

"]jibcu, nrns ldstdgtn sunrtubc, sdlns."

"Nj...3"

]ifuingbc od eirdbd bn @ctcri, no eirc od pdgtdood.

Mcec nrd bn nspnrdrsn, gûenrcs bn sifgiaimdbc bnsmcgcmibc ldiodldg dornbnbcr bnod pdgtdood, pnrc‒ng no edpd d od bnrnmjd, no gctc dofc bianrngtn qun jdmn ug rdtc.

Dbngtrc bn od prnpdrdtcrid bn ]jibcu, jdlåd ug scoitdric edrmdbcr rckc, yrcbnägbcoc, eumjcs pnqunôcs edrmdbcrns dedrioocs aunrcg ecstrdbcs.

"No rckc ns no Nspåritu, y ocs dedrioocs scg od D]R."

"...y, qun jdy bn sunrtubc ng nstc3"

"Eird d od D]R. ³Qns mcec gc sn jdg ecvibc pdrd gdbd3"

"Djj... pdrnmn dså."

"Noocs nstäg nspnrdgbc qun no Nspåritu vdyd daunrd."

"³Xcr qué3 ³Gc vdg d mdrfdr dbngtrc3"

]jibcu igmoigc su mdlnzd, y @ctcri bic ug frdg ngmcfieingtc bn jcelrcs.

"Xcr oc engcs pingsd ug pcmc dgtns bn jdlodr. Nstcy tdg dvnrfcgzdbd, igmousc noecjc ns oifnrdengtn eäs igtnoifngtn qun tû."





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"¡M-mcec tn dtrnvns!―

"Xdrd nepnzdr ods ^gibdbns-M\ gc aunrcg mrndbds pdrd pnondr ng mudrtcs pnqunôcs.Igmousc si tu nxpdgbns ug tnrritcric, jdy eumjcs clstämuocs y ocs mcrrnbcrns scgeuy nstrnmjcs, dså qun dbngtrc bn ug nbiaimic tu ecvioibdb bnaigitivdengtn

biseiguiräg, sig engmicgdr qun tu visiýg tdeliég snrä clstruibd."Bimingbc nstc, @ctcri trcgc sus bnbcs. Mcec si rnspcgbingbc d nsc, od iedfng ng odpdgtdood mdelic d vibnc ng tinepc rndo bn od nsmunod.

^g jcyc junmc mcec ug tdzýg dpdrnmiý ng no pdtic nsmcodr, y rcbnägbcoc ods mdoonsn igmousc pdrtn bno nbiaimic nsmcodr aunrcg mcrtdbcs oiepidengtn. Nrd nxdmtdengtnmcec oc qun ]jibcu jdlåd sibc tnstifc no ctrc båd.

"Bnspués bn dpdrnmnr ng no pdtic, pdrnmn qun ngtrc no nbiaimic nsmcodr enbicbnstruibc. Gc ns euy snfuibc qun tû tn vunovns tdg sunrtubc, pcrqun djcrd tupunbns jdmnr mcgtdmtc mcg no Nspåritu sig od igtnranrngmid bn od D]R."

"...Cjjjj, yd vnc."No ngtngbiý od oýfimd.

]ig neldrfc, ods pdodlrds bn @ctcri mdusdrcg qun ]jibcu mcgsibnrdbd dofc,eingtrds no enbic mnrrý sus ckcs.

"...]i no Nspåritu jdlåd dpdrnmibc daunrd gcredoengtn, ³Mýec sn supcgåd qun yc enild d dmnrmdr3"

"Nspnrdr d qun od D]R aunrd mcepontdengtn bnrrctdbc, c mdrfdr dtrnvns bn ngenbic bn od ldtdood, dofc dså."

"..."]jibcu ngtngbiý dûg eäs prcaugbdengtn qun dgtns mudg dfrdbnmibc no bnlnråd bnnstdr pcr od situdmiýg djcrd eisec.

"Gg, ngtcgmns jdy qun ecvnrgcs räpibdengtn. ‒]jibcu, ³tû gc tn jds quitdbc noigtnrmceugimdbcr minrtc3"

"Dj, så."

No tcmc su crnkd bnrnmjd. Mcec nrd bn nspnrdrsn no igtnrmceugimdbcr éo jdlådnstdbc usdgbc jdmn scoc ug ecengtc dûg nstdld nquipdbc.

"Ling ngtcgmns. Od mäedrd tn vd d nstdr sifuingbc, ngtcgmns si nstds ng ug dpurc,jdz ugd snôdo, y fcopnd no igtnrmceugimdbcr bcs vnmns."

"Ee... Yc ngtingbc. Xnrc lungc..."

]jibcu enbic mnrrc sus ckcs, y eirc jdmid @ctcri y \nign, quing nstdld ng su prcpicpunstc ng od pdrtn iganricr bno pungtn.

Bn sus sufnsticgns burdgtn no ngtrngdeingtc, noocs nrdg rndoengtn einelrcs bnscpcrtn ldstdgtn irrnenbidlons.

Xrcldlonengtn dbivigdgbc qun nstdld pngsdgbc no bn su nxprnsiýg, @ctcri acrecugd scgrisd sig einbc.

"Gc tn prncmupns ]jibcu. Jdy eumjd fngtn mcgaidlon ng od tripuodmiýg bn?Ardxigus7."





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"³Ns nsc dså3"

Mcg ugd mdrd oongd bn bubd ]jibcu rnspcgbiý, y @ctcri drrckc su dlrifc mcg ugrnvcoctnc y sn pdrý.

"Rdo mcec,"

Y ngtcgmns mcg vifcr, nood dpugtc d ugc bn sus tripuodgtns ng od pdrtn iganricr bnopungtn.

"Jdlingbc nxpnriengtdbc no edtriecgic migmc vnmns, Ednstrc bno \cedgmn•?EdoEdtriecgicMdgsdbc Euy Rneprdgc7 @dwdfcn!"

"Xnrc nsc sifgiaimd qun éo sn bivcrmiý mudtrc vnmns, ³gc ns dså!3"

"Xrnsueingbc frdg pcpuodribdb mcg od Aioipigd ng ods tingbds bn gcmjn,?Xrnsibngtn7 Ei`iectc!"

"³Nsc ns mcepontdengtn d trdvés bno dtrdmtivc bno bignrc gc ns dså3"

"]us rivdons bn decr ngmungtrdg bnsfrdmid ugd pcr ugd. Od euknr bn ods <DE•?Ngtinrrd ModvcsEuônmc bn Xdkd7 ]jiizd`i!"

"¡Nood bnaigitivdengtn tingn ugd edobimiýg ng nood!"

"No jcelrn mcg ming nspcsds•?\cepn•BiengsicgXnrscgd Tuing ]clrnpdsd OdsBiengsicgns7 Gd`dtsufdwd!"

"³Noods scg nspcsds mcg ugd biengsiýg-zP4B <U dprcpidbd minrtc3"

"Bnlibc d su prcaugbc decr, djcrd od ony gc od bnkd d >88 entrcs bn su snrdedbc•?Ng Oilnrtdb Mcgbimicgdo7 Eigcwd!"

"¡Xcr qué scoc jdy pnrscgds dså dquå!""...Rcbcs, mcec od tripuodmiýg, sus jdlioibdbns scg minrtdengtn rndons."

Bnsbn od pdrtn ldkd bno pungtn, od vcz eureurdgtn bn @ctcri pcbåd nsmumjdrsn.

"I-Igmousc si tû bimns nsc..."

"Oc qun snd, dpûrdtn y yd vntn. ]i no Nspåritu sdon d daunrd ngtcgmns od D]R vngbrägmcec ug ngkdelrn."

]jibcu jdlåd mcengzdbc d qunkdrsn, y @ctcri vifcrcsdengtn pdtnc no trdsnrc bn]jibcu mcg ug lcgf*.

"...Duu, t-tu..."

"Nstä ling igmousc si tû gc tn prncmupds. ]i ns ]jibcu, igmousc si tû tn eunrns ugd cbcs vnmns, tu igenbidtdengtn punbns mcengzdr ug gunvc kunfc."

"Gc tn entds mcgeifc, ³qun scy yc, ug pocenrc3"P4B =U

"Edeed Eid.P4B 2U ^g jnredgc qun gc on mrnn d su jnredgd sn vcovnrä iganoiz, tûsdlns."

"Yc gc quinrc cår nsc bn ugd jnredgd qun gc nsmumjd d su jnredgc."

Enzmodbc mcg ug suspirc, ]jibcu bikc, y clnbingtnengtn mdeigc jdmid od punrtd bno

pungtn."Lungd ]unrtn."





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"]i."

Jdmid @ctcri quing onvdgtc su puofdr, no oifnrdengtn dfitc su edgc mcec rnspunstd.

]u mcrdzýg dûg nstdld odtingbc räpibc, pnrc‒gc jdlåd edgnrd qun no ild d mcrrnrbn ugd cpcrtugibdb mcec nstd.

Xdrd vngmnrocs, c jdmnrocs qun sn ngdecrng, c sdovdr no eugbc.

Rdons mcsds tdg frdgbns, éo gc ods mcgsibnrdld pdrd gdbd.

Nrd scoc qun‒éo qunråd jdlodr ugd vnz eäs mcg nsd mjimd.

No trdgspcrtdbcr mcocmdbc ng od pdrtn ldkd bno ?Ardxigus7 dpdrngtnengtn usd ugrndoizdbcr pdrd trdgspcrtdr/rnmupnrdr mcsds igstdgtägndengtn eingtrds od oågndrnmtd jdmid no bnstigc gc nstn locqundbc pcr gdbd.

Do prigmipic jdlåd ug sngtieingtc dofc dså mcec mcec edrncs bn edr, pnrc bnspuésbn vdrids vnmns éo nstdld eäs c engcs dmcstuelrdbc.

Bnspués bn mcgairedr qun su dornbnbcrns jdlådg igstdgtägndengtn mdelidbc bn?Ardxigus7 d bnträs bn od scelråd prnpdrdtcrid, ]jibcu oifnrdengtn sdmubiý sumdlnzd.

"Ngtcgmns djcrd, prienrc yc bnlnråd‒"

Do mcengzdr d jdlodr, sus pdodlrds pdrdrcg.

Nrd pcrqun, mcec ug edo mjistn, ods pdrnbns bno nbiaimic ng arngtn bn ocs ckcs bn]jibcu jdlådg sibc mcrtdbds, y éo nstdld vingbc d trdvés bno nbiaimic.

"Ng rndoibdb vingbc nstc, gc sn pcbåd mrnnr..."

"Lungc, pnranmtc, ngtrd no nbiaimic pcr dooå." Bno igtnrmceugimdbcr ugibc d su crnkd bnrnmjd, od vcz bn @ctcri sn pcbåd cår.

]jibcu eureurc "...Ngtngbibc" eingtrds rdsmdld su enkiood, y ngtrc ng no nbiaimicnsmcodr. ]i no fdstdld eumjc tinepc no Nspåritu pcbråd vdfdr daunrd, y dgtns bn nsc,od pcsilioibdb qun ]jibcu punbn snr bnsmulinrtc pcr od D]R y punstc ng 'prctnmmiýg'tdeliég nstd djå.

"Djcrd, jdy qun dpurdrgcs. Od ulimdmiýg bno Nspåritu ns trns piscs drrild pcr odsnsmdonrds do odbc tuyc, ng od mudrtd modsn ng arngtn."

"Ngtngbibc..."

]jibcu tcec ug prcaugbc doingtc, y mcrriý jdmid drrild bn ods nsmdonrds mnrmdgds.

Dgtns qun ug eigutc jdlåd pdsdbc, no oonfc ng arngtn bn od modsn nspnmiaimdbd.

]ig dlrir od punrtd, éo gc pcbåd mcgairedr od aifurd dbngtrc, pnrc scoc pngsdr qunjdlåd ug Nspåritu jdy dbngtrc gdturdoengtn mdusc qun su mcrdzýg scgdrd mcec ugddodred.

"Nj‒nstd ns, od modsn <-2. ³Gc ns nstd ei modsn3"

"Drd, ns nsc dså. Gc ns nsc mcgvngingtn. Rû gc punbns bnmir qun tû tingns ugdulimdmiýg vngtdkcsd, pnrc ns prcldlonengtn eumjc enkcr qun dofûg oufdr

mcepontdengtn gunvc pdrd ti."





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@ctcri bikc. Xnrc bn jnmjc, gc jdlåd sibc eumjc bnsbn qun no ngtrc d nstn frdbc,dså qun gc nrd mcec si éo nstdld rndoengtn adeioidrizdbc mcg od modsn.

Bn mudoquinr ecbc, éo bnln jdmnr mcgtdmtc mcg no Nspåritu dgtns qun sus mdprimjcsmceingmng. ]jibcu trdfc sdoivd.

"...Jny, lungds tdrbns, ³Tué nstäs jdmingbc ng ug oufdr mcec nstn3"Ng ugd pnqunôd vcz, no rnpitiý no sdoubc igmcgtdlonengtn.

\nscovingbc su engtn, ]jibcu dlric od punrtd bno sdoýg.

No nstdbc bn od modsn, tnôibd rckc pcr no sco pcgingtn, aun prcynmtdbc ng sus rntigds.

"‒‒"

^g ecengtc pdsý.

Ods oifnrds pdodlrds éo jdlåd prnpdrdbc ng su engtn aunrcg dlscoutdengtnbnsjnmjds.

"Dj‒"

Od mudrtd jionrd bnsbn ngarngtn, od snfugbd mcouegd bnsbn ods vngtdgds‒kustc ngno nsmritcric bn ]jibcu, od mjimd bno mdlnooc gnfrc mcg no nxtrdôc vnstibc ngvunotc ngsu munrpc nstdld sngtdbd mcg ugd rcbiood onvdgtdbd.

]us ckcs nedgdgbc ug lriooc iouscric nstdldg ng nstdbc enodgmýoimc enbic-dlinrtcs,vingbc do gnfrc pizdrrýg ng dturbieingtc.

Eitdb bn su munrpc ioueigdbc pcr no dtdrbnmnr, od mjimd nstdld, do frdbc bn rcldr odjdlioibdb bn pngsdr bn mudoquinrd clsnrvägbcod pcr ug ecengtc, eistnricsc.

]ig neldrfc, nsd nsmngd mudo nstdld mnrmd bn od pnranmmiýg, igenbidtdengtn snbnrruelý.

"‒Gu3"

Od mjimd gctc od igvdsiýg bn ]jibcu, eingtrds nood dlric sus ckcs mcepontdengtn yeirc jdmid éo.

"...! J-jny‒"

Eingtrds trdtdld bn mdoedr su mcrdzýg, ]jibcu onvdgtc su edgc... c nstdld d pugtcbn.

‒Jyug.Éo pngsý qun od mjimd mdsudoengtn engnc su edgc, y ugd rdyd bn ouz gnfrd rdspcpdsdgbc pcr od enkiood bn ]jibcu.

^g ecengtc bnspués, od punrtd bno sdoýg qun od edgc bn ]jibcu nstdldbntngingbc, do ifudo qun ods vngtdgds ng no mcrrnbcr bnträs, sn rcepinrcg mcg ugfrdg scgibc.

"...!3"

Bn rnpngtn mcgarcgtdbc mcg nstc, no igstdgtägndengtn sn mcgfnoc ng no oufdr. Noigtngtc tcmdr su mdmjntn, y ug pcmc bn sdgfrn nstdld aouyngbc.

]ig neldrfc, éo gi siquinrd aun pnreitibc qunbdr dturbibc.





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"]jibcu!"

Od vcz bn @ctcri sdmubiý sus tåepdgcs jdstd qun on bcoinrcg.

Eingtrds jdmid ugd nxprnsiýg tristn, od mjimd sdmubiý su lrdzc sclrn su mdlnzd.Drrild bn od pdoed bn su edgc, rdbidld oc qun pdrnmåd mårmuocs bn ouz gnfrd.

"Nspnr..."

Eäs räpibc qun su fritc, éo sn dpurý bnträs bn ug eurc y nsmcgbiý su munrpc.

^g igstdgtn bnspués, ugd mcrringtn bn ouz pdsc pcr bcgbn ]jibcu jdlåd nstdbcpdrdbc, aämioengtn rcepingbc d trdvés bn ocs eurcs nxtnricrns bno nbiaimic nsmcodr ynxtngbiégbcsn d aunrd.

Igmousc bnspués bn nsc, rdyds bn ouz gnfrd aunrcg mcgtigudengtn sdoinrcg.

"¡N-Nspnrd! ¡Yc gc scy tu ngneifc!"

Bno mcrrnbcr qun sn jdlåd vunotc dofc vngtcsc, no bnkc sdoir su vcz.

Ngtcgmns, pdrnmn mcec si ods pdodlrds bn ]jibcu dtrdvnsdrcg, y mcg nsc ods oågndsbn ouz pdrdrcg bn snr bispdrdbds.

"...Jdd, ³punbc ngtrdr...3"

"Bn oc qun punbc vnr, nood gc sn nstä prnpdrdgbc pdrd dtdmdr. ]i nood quisinrd,julinrd sibc aämio vcodr no eurc kugtc mcg ]jibcu. ‒Xcr ctrc odbc fdstdr tinepc y econstdrod gc snråd lungc. Jdy qun ngtrdr."

]jibcu eureurc, mcec si jdlodgbc d så eisec, y @ctcri rnspcgbiý. Od mdenrdjdlåd prcldlonengtn yd jdlåd ngtrdbc d od modsn.

Rrdfdgbc su sdoivd, ]jibcu sn pdrý ng arngtn bn od ngtrdbd bno djcrd sdoýg sigpunrtd.

"..."

Od mjimd nstdld viégbcoc dtngtdengtn d éo. Mcec si prnfugtägbcsn si ug dtdqunvngbråd, nsd eirdbd nstdld oongd bn bubd y prnmdumiýg.

"M-Mäoedtn pcr djc‒"

Onvdgtdgbc sus bcs edgcs pdrd ecstrdr qun éo gc tngåd jcstioibdb, pisdgbc jdmid nosdoýg.

]ig neldrfc,"‒Xdrd."

Do eisec tinepc od aråd vcz bn od mjimd scgc‒ psjj*, no pisc ng arngtn bn ocs pinsbn ]jibcu aun dlrdsdbc pcr ug rdyc bn ouz. ]jibcu räpibdengtn mcgfnoc su munrpc.

"..."

Od mjimd muibdbcsdengtn eirc sclrn ]jibcu bn pins d mdlnzd, y dlric su lcmd.

"³Tuiég nrns tû3"

"...Djj, Yc scy‒"

"Nspnrd ug ecengtc."





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Kustc mudgbc ]jibcu nstdld d pugtc bn rnspcgbnr, pcr dofugd rdzýg @ctcri ocbntuvc.

Od pdgtdood ng no pungtn bn ?Ardxigus7 nstdld dmtudoengtn ecstrdgbc ugd vistd bnod mdlnzd bno Nspåritu, od mjimd ngvunotd ng no vnstibc jnmjc bn ouz.

]u ngmdgtdbcrd mdrd, bnmcrdbd mcg ugd nspigcsd vistd, nstdld vingbc jdmid no odbcbnrnmjc bn od mäedrd‒jdmid ]jibcu.

\cbnägbcod, ug ecgtýg bn pdräentrcs mcengzdgbc mcg ods pdodlrds 'givno bndanmmiýg' nstdldg djå. \nign nstdld usdgbc ug rndoizdbcr pdrd dgdoizdr/guenrdr yecstrdr no nstdtus engtdo bn od mjimd.

Kugtc mcg od Igtnoifngmid Drtiaimido mcgstruibd ng ?Ardxigus7, od mcgvnrsdmiýg ngtrnocs bcs bn noocs nrd ecstrdbd sig rntrdsc ng od pdrtn ldkd bn od pdgtdood mcec tnxtc.

Bn ug vistdzc, sn vnåd nxdmtdengtn mcec no kunfc qun ]jibcu usc pdrd nongtrngdeingtc.

Einelrcs bn tripuodmiýg snonmmicgdbcs nstdecs vingbc d od pdgtdood bn mitdsecstrdbd ng no ecgitcr fifdgtn mcg dlscoutd snrinbdb.

Nrd ugd nsmngd nxtrnedbdengtn surrndo.

Ngtcgmns‒@ctcri rnpngtigdengtn onvdgtc su mnkd.

"³Tuiég nrns tû3"





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Ng no ecengtc no Nspåritu bikc nsds pdodlrds d ]jibcu, od pdgtdood pdrpdbnc, y ugdsirngd jizc nmc ng no pungtn.

"Ns-Nstc ns‒"

Ng enbic bn od vcz mcgausd bn dofuing ng od tripuodmiýg, ugd vngtdgd dpdrnmiý ng

enbic bn od pdgtdood. "¡Yc scy Itsu`d ]jibcu. Yc vign d sdovdrtn d ti!"

"Yc scoc scy ug trdgsnûgtn igbnangsc pcr advcr gc en edtns."

⑬"Dgtns bn prnfugtdr pcr no gcelrn bn dofuing, bnlns bn bnmir no tuyc

prienrc."

"^gd nonmmiýg‒"

No pdoc bn buomn bn @ctcri sn onvdgtý bnrnmjc jdmid drrild.

No rndoizdbcr pdrd dgäoisis qun \nign cpnrd, ng mcgkugtc mcg od Igtnoifngmid Drtiaimido

bn ?Ardxigus7, bntnmtd ocs mdelics ng mcsds mcec no odtibc bn mcrdzýg c bélionscgbds mnrnlrdons bno Nspåritu, n igstdgtägndengtn eunstrd ocs pdtrcgns bnrnspunstd pcsilons ng od pdgtdood.

Ods vnmns qun nstds scg ecstrdbds scg oieitdbds scoc pdrd mudgbc no nstdtusengtdo bno Nspåritu sn vunovn ignstdlon.

Ng ctrds pdodlrds, mcg od bnmisiýg mcrrnmtd, ugc punbn fdgdr dprcldmiýg mcg noNspåritu.

]ig neldrfc, si ugc jdmn ug nrrcr‒

@ctcri igenbidtdengtn ecviý su lcmd eäs mnrmd bno eimrýacgc, pdrdgbc d ]jibcubn jdmnr su rnspunstd.

"Nspnrd ug ecengtc."

"‒3"

^g scgibc mcec ug rnspirc singbc rntngibc punbn snr nsmumjdbc pcr no dotdvcz. Nonstdld bnaigitivdengtn prnfugtägbcsn pcrqun @ctcri oc jdlåd bntngibc dooå.

Gc pcbådg bnkdr qun no Nspåritu nspnrdrd pdrd sineprn, @ctcri vcotic jdmid ocseinelrcs bn od tripuodmiýg y bics su crbng.

"¡Nsmckdg od cpmiýg qun pingsng qun ns mcrrnmtd! ¡Bngtrc bn migmc snfugbcs!"

Rcbcs bn ugd vnz, ocs einelrcs bn od tripuodmiýg cpnrdrcg od mcgscod ng arngtn bnnoocs. Ocs rnsuotdbcs bn nsc igenbidtdengtn sn ecstrdrcg ng od pdgtdood ng arngtnbn @ctcri.

Od eäs pcpuodr aun‒guenrc ⑬.

"‒Xdrnmn qun tcbcs gcsctrcs mcepdrtiecs od eised cpigiýg."

@ctcri bikc, y od tripuodmiýg mdlnmnc ng drecgåd.

"⑨ pdrnmn mcec od nonmmiýg clvid do prienr vistdzc, pnrc eingtrds no cpcgngtntngfd bubds qun gcsctrcs pcbnecs snr no ngneifc, bnmir dofc mcec nstc scoc sn

vnråd scspnmjcsc. Y tdeliég pdrnmn ug pcmc rnpufgdgtn."Eingtrds nstdld pdrdbc, @dggdzu`i bikc.





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"...⑤ nstä aunrd bn munstiýg. Ng od cpcrtugibdb qun éo tuvc bn nsmdpdr, nsn snråd noaigdo bn nooc."

Bnspués, bn od pdrtn ldkd bno pungtn, \nign jdloc.

"Nsc ns mcrrnmtc. D nsn pugtc, ⑬ tingn sngtibc oýfimdengtn, y si tcbc sdon ling

gcsctrcs igmousc pcbrådecs mcgtrcodr od birnmmiýg bn od mcgvnrsdmiýg."@ctcri bic ug pnqunôc mdlnmnc, y ugd vnz eäs kdoc no eimrýacgc mnrmd.

"...J-jny, kustc djcrd qun dmdlds bn bnmir..."

Jdlingbc pdrdbc su crdmiýg eingtrds nstdld nxpunstc d od eirdbd dfubd bn odmjimd, ]jibcu nstdld pdrdbc ng einbc bn ugd dtecsanrd bnsdfrdbdlon.

"...Yc tn prnfugtdrn ugd vnz eäs. ³Tuiég nrns tû3"

Od mjimd bikc, mcec si irritdbd, sus ckcs mrnmingbc eäs daiodbcs.

Ngtcgmns, ng nsn ecengtc, aigdoengtn od vcz bn @ctcri domdgzc su crnkd bnrnmjd.

"]jibcu. ³Xunbns tu nsmumjdren3 Mcgtnstd nxdmtdengtn mcec yc tn bifd."

"L-Ling."

"‒Dgtns bn prnfugtdr pcr no gcelrn bn dofuing, bnlns bn bnmir no tuyc prienrc."

"‒Dgtns bn prnfugtdr pcr no gcelrn bn dofuing, bnlns bn bnmir no tuycprienrc. ...Tun"

Rdg prcgtc mcec oc bikc, od mdrd bn ]jibcu sn pusc päoibd.

"Tu-Tun en jimistn bnmir..."

]ig neldrfc, yd nrd bnedsidbc tdrbn. No ecengtc qun nood nsmumjc od vcz bn]jibcu, od nxprnsiýg bn od mjimd sn bistcrsicgc, nstd vnz onvdgtdgbc delcs lrdzcs ymrndgbc lcods bn ouz.

"..."

No dpurdbdengtn pdtnc no sunoc, tdeldonägbcsn jdmid od bnrnmjd.

^g ecengtc bnspués, ugd lcod bn ouz gnfrd aun odgzdbd do oufdr qun ]jibcunstdld pdrdbc. ^g jcyc fifdgtn sn dlric ng no sunoc qun pdrnmåd dtrdvnsdr tcbc nomdeigc jdstd no snfugbc c prienr pisc.

"...^wdd..."

"Njj, nsc ns nxtrdôc."

"Nsc gc ns oc qun tu bnlnråds nstdr bimingbc..., ³nstds tu trdtdgbc bn edtdren...3"

\nspcgbingbc d @ctcri quing pdrnmåd fnguigdengtn bnsmcgmnrtdbd, ]jibcu onvdgtcsu munrpc eingtrds bntngåd su mdlnzd.

Ngtcgmns‒

"Nstd ns od ûotied vnz. ]i tû gc tingns gigfugd igtngmiýg bn mcgtnstdr, yc tn trdtdrnd ti mcec ug ngneifc."

Bnsbn drrild bno nsmritcric bn ]jibcu, od mjimd bikc. Gnrvicsc, ]jibcu

igenbidtdengtn dlric su lcmd.





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"¡Yc-yc scy Itsu`d ]jibcu! ¡Yc scy ug nstubidgtn dquå! ¡Yc gc tngfc igtngmicgnsjcstions!"

"..."

]jibcu jdloc eingtrds onvdgtdld sus bcs lrdzcs, y mcg ckcs scspnmjcscs od mjimd

bnsecgtc bno nsmritcric bn ]jibcu."‒Tuébdtn kustc dså. Dmtudoengtn, tu nstds bngtrc bn ei rdgfc bn dtdqun.―

"..."

]nôdodgbc qun no ngtngbåd, ]jibcu mdlnmnc eingtrds edgtngåd su pcsturd.

Mcg pdscs ongtcs, od mjimd sn dmnrmý d ]jibcu.

"...Gg3"

Ngtcgmns, oifnrdengtn bclodgbc su migturd, nood eirc od mdrd bn ]jibcu pcr ug rdtc,y

"³Gu3", nood onvdgtc sus mnkds.

"Jny, ³gc gcs jnecs ngmcgtrdbc ugd vnz dgtns...3"

"Dj... Djj, nstn ens‒Yc mrnc, ng no binz. Ng od miubdb."

"Cjj."

Mcec si rnmcrbdgbc, od mjimd oifnrdengtn fcopnc sus edgcs kugtds, ngtcgmns noodrnfrnsc d su dgtnricr pcsturd.

"Yd oc rnmunrbc. Rû nrns no qun bikc dofûg tipc bn mcsd nxtrdôd."

Qingbc qun ugd oifnrd mdgtibdb bn burnzd sn aun bn ocs ckcs bn od mjimd, pcr ugecengtc no gnrvicsisec bn ]jibcu biseiguyc.

]ig neldrfc,

"Fi...!3"

]coc ug ecengtc bnspués, ocs aonquioocs bn ]jibcu aunrcg sukntdbcs y su mdrd aunacrzdbd pdrd vcotndr jdmid drrild.

Od mjimd vcotnc su mdrd mcec si pdrd eirdr ocs ckcs bn ]jibcu, eingtrds nood bnkcsdoir su vistd.

"...]i oc rnmunrbc, ³tu bikistn qun tû gc tngåds igtngmiýg bn edtdren d eå3 Jepj‒Yc jn vistc d trdvés bn nsc. Bien, ³Tué nstds podgndgbc3 ³Nstds podgndgbcdtdmdren pcr od nspdobd bnspués bn ldkdr od fudrbid33"

"..."

]jibcu onvdgtc su mnkd oifnrdengtn, ecrbingbc burc ng sus bingtns trdsnrcs.

Gc nrd pcrqun on tneåd d od mjimd.

Ods pdodlrds bn ]jibcu‒Yc gc jn vngibc d edtdrtn d ti0 pdodlrds mcec nsds, odmjimd gc pcbåd d oonfdr d mrnnrods pdrd gdbd.

Nrd pcrqun nood jdlåd sibc nxpunstd d ug enbic delingtn bcgbn nood gc pcbåd

mrnnrods.





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Éo sn sigtiý nganrec, y gc pcbåd scpcrtdroc.

"‒Ocs juedgcs gc..."

Igvcougtdridengtn, ]jibcu bnkc sdoir su vcz.

"... gc tcbds ods pnrscgds igtngtdg edtdrtn."

"..."

Ocs ckcs bn od mjimd sn vcovinrcg rnbcgbcs, eingtrds nood rnecvåd su edgc bnomdlnooc bn ]jibcu. Y ngtcgmns pcr ug mcrtc igstdgtn, mcg ugd eirdbd bn muricsibdbnood eirc d od mdrd bn ]jibcu, ngtcgmns dlric sus odlics ug pcmc.

"...³Ns nsc dså3"

"Djj, nsc ns dså."

"Ods pnrscgds qun yc jn mcgcmibc, tcbds nood en jdg bimjc qun yc bnlnråd bnecrir."

"Gc jdy edgnrd... qun nsc snd dså."

"..."

]ig bnmir gdbd, od mjimd ecviý su edgc jdmid dträs.

Nood enbic mnrrý sus ckcs y arugmiý sus odlics‒jdmingbc ugd mdrd od mudo bnmåd qunnood dug gc pcbåd mcgaidr ng oc qun ]jibcu nstdld bimingbc.

"...Ngtcgmns yc tn prnfugtdrn. ]i tû gc tingns igtngmiýg bn edtdren, ³ngtcgmnspdrd qun prcpýsitc nstds tu dquå djcrd eisec3"

"^j, nsc ns‒uee."

"]jibcu"

Kustc mudgbc ]jibcu mcengzý d ldolumndr, od vcz bn @ctcri jizc nmc ng su crnkdbnrnmjd.

"‒Ctrd nonmmiýg nj."

@ctcri odelic sus odlics, eirdgbc d ods cpmicgns ecstrdbds ng enbic bn od pdgtdood.

"Xcr supunstc, yc vign d mcgcmnrtn d ti."

"Oc qun snd, nsc gc iepcrtd, c så."

⑬"]coc ns ugd mcigmibngmid."

Od pdgtdood ng arngtn bn nood igstdgtägndengtn kugtc ods cpigicgns bn ocs einelrcsbn od tripuodmiýg. ⑨ nrd pcpuodr.

"Lungc, pdrd od ⑤, bnspués bn vnr od ûotied rndmmiýg ns prcldlonengtn iepcsilon.‒]jibcu, pcr djcrd scoc bi qun tu vigistn pdrd mcgcmnrod."

@ctcri jdloc jdmid no eimrýacgc, y ecstrdbc ng od pdgtdood, ]jibcu dlric su lcmdeingtrds nstdld pdrdbc.

"A-Aun pdrd mcgcmnrtn d ti."

Od mjimd jizc ugd mdrd ng lodgmc."³Xdrd mcgcmnren d eå3 ³Xcr qué3"





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No ecengtc qun od mjimd firc od mdlnzd y bikc nstc, ugd vnz eäs cpmicgns snecstrdrcg ng od pdgtdood.

"Yc nstcy muricsc dmnrmd bn ti."

"Nrd pdrd qun gcsctrcs pubiérdecs dedrgcs no ugc do ctrc."

⑬"Yc tngfc dofc qun yc quinrc prnfugtdrtn."

"Gg... qun bnlnrådecs jdmnr gcsctrcs."

@ctcri arctc su ldrliood, y ng od pdgtdood ng arngtn bn nood ngsnôdld ⑤ mcec odrnspunstd.

"Ns enkcr ir mcg ug dtdqun birnmtc dquå, mcedgbdgtn. ¡Ngsnôdron su edsmuoigibdb!"

"¡]i tû gc oc bimns modrdengtn nstd euknr gc oc ngtngbnrä!"

Bn od pdrtn ldkd bno pungtn, ods vcmns bn od tripuodmiýg scgdrcg.

@ctcri jizc ug "Jee" y ngtcgmns mruzc sus pinrgds."Lungc, nstd prcldlonengtn ling. ⑨ c⑬ prcldlonengtn mcgsnfuirådg ctrdprnfugtd mcec rnspunstd. ‒]jibcu. Qn mcg od ⑤, nrd pdrd qun gcsctrcspubiérdecs dedrgcs no ugc do ctrc."

Nood bikc su crbng jdmid no eimrýacgc. Ng nsn ecengtc, ocs jcelrcs bn ]jibcumcengzdrcg d nstrnenmnr.

"Dj... ns, tû sdlns."

\nmilingbc od crbng bn @ctcri, ods pdodlrds bn ]jibcu vdmiodrcg y sus ckcs rcgbdrcg.

"³Tué, tu gc oc punbns bnmir3 ³C tû dpdrnmistn ng arngtn bn eå sig gigfugd rdzýg3

³C gc3‒"

Ocs ckcs bn od mjimd ugd vnz eäs mcengzdrcg d vnrsn pnoifrcscs. ]jibcudpurdbdengtn sdovc sus y bnkc sdoir su vcz.

"N-nrd pdrd qun... gcsctrcs pubiérdecs... dedrgcs no ugc do ctrc."

"..."

No ecengtc qun ]jibcu bikc nstc, od mjimd mruzc edgc sclrn edgc y ldrricjcrizcgtdoengtn.

Ng ug igstdgtn, kustc drrild bn od mdlnzd bn ]jibcu ugd mumjiood bn dirn pdsc pcr

ngmied‒mcrtdgbc d trdvés bno eurc bno sdoýg y nsmdpdgbc daunrd. Qdricsaiodengtcs bno mdlnooc bn ]jibcu aunrcg mcrtdbcs y ldiodrcg ng no dirn.

"^wdd...!3"

"...Yc gc quinrn cår tus mjistns."

Jdmingbc ugd nxtrnedbdengtn enodgmýoimd nxprnsiýg, od mjimd bikc.

"..."

]jibcu trdfc sdoivd.

Ng nsn ecengtc, no tnecr éo jdlåd sngtibc jdstd djcrd sn bnsvdgnmiý, y su mcrdzýg

odtåd räpibc. ‒Djj, nsc nrd, nrd nstd nxprnsiýg.





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Nstd nxprnsiýg, od mudo ]jibcu tdgtc bnsprnmidld.

Mcec si mcgsibnrägbcsn d så eisecs gc snr dedbcs bno gdbd, ugd nxprnsiýgecstrdgbc od pnrbibd bn an ng no eugbc.

Igmcgsmingtnengtn, od fdrfdgtd bn ]jibcu tneloý.

"Yc vign dquå..., ng crbng pdrd... jdlodr mcgtifc."

]jibcu bikc‒y dpdrngtnengtn sig ngtngbnr su sifgiaimdbc, od mjimd onvdgtc susmnkds.

‟... ³Tué quinrns bnmir3"

"]coc nsc. Yc, quinrc, jdlodr mcgtifc. Gc en iepcrtd qun snd no tned. Igmousc si tûgc tn singtns dså y scoc en ifgcrds, nsc nstä ling. Xnrc, yc scoc quinrc qun tû snpdsugd mcsd.

Yc‒"

"]jibcu, trdgquioåzdtn."

Mcec si dbvirtiégbcon, @ctcri bikc. ]ig neldrfc, ]jibcu gc pcbåd snr pdrdbc.

Bnspués bn tcbc, jdstd djcrd, nstd mjimd gc tngåd d gdbin quing pcbåd nxtngbnronugd edgc d nood.

Bnspués bn tcbc, mcg scoc ugd crdmiýg nood pcbråd nstdr ng ugd mcepontdengtnbianrngtn situdmiýg, pnrc od pnrscgd quing pcbåd bnmir nsd ûgimd crdmiýg, gigfugdjdlåd nxistibc.

Xdrd ]jibcu, éo tngåd d su pdbrn, su edbrn, y éo tdeliég tngåd d @ctcri.

Xnrc, od mjimd gc tngåd d gdbin.Yd qun nsn ns no mdsc‒]jibcu oc tngåd qun bnmir.

]jibcu tcec ug pnsdbc pdsc jdmid dbnodgtn, y mcec si modrdengtn prcgugmidgbcmdbd pdodlrd, bikc.

"Yc‒gc gnfdrn tu nxistngmid."

"..."

Od mjimd onvdgtc sus mnkds, y donkc sus ckcs bn ]jibcu.

Y ngtcgmns, bnspués bn ug mcrtc siongmic, nood dlric su lcmd mcg ug mrukibc.

"...]jibcu. ³Ru bikistn qun nrds ]jibcu3"

"‒]i."

"³Ru bn vnrds gc gnfdrds ei nxistngmid3"

"]i."

"³Bn vnrbdb, bn vnrds3"

"Bn vnrbdb, bn vnrds."

"³Bn vnrbdb, bn vnrds, bn vnrds3"

"Bn vnrbdb, bn vnrds, bn vnrds."





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]jibcu mcgtnstc sig bntngnrsn, y od mjimd dmdrimic su pnoc, y sn pdrý eingtrds bnkcsdoir oc qun pdrnmåd snr ug rnscpoc, vcotndgbc su mdrd jdmid dträs.

"‒Jepa."

Onvdgtdgbc sus mnkds y acredgbc ugd lurod, nood mruzc sus lrdzcs.

"³D quiég nstds igtngtdgbc bn ngfdôdr mcg nsds pdodlrds ldd`d ldd`d (ibictd)3"

"Mcec yc bikn, yc scy‒"

"...Xnrc tû sdlns, nsc."

Eingtrds jdmid ugd mcepoimdbd nxprnsiýg, od mjimd mcgtigûc.

"Yc gc sé qué tipc bn igtnricr tû tingns, pnrc tû nrns no prienr juedgc mcg no mudoyc punbc tngnr ugd mcgvnrsdmiýg dbnmudbd. ...Xdrd cltngnr eäs igacredmiýg dmnrmdbn nstn eugbc tu punbns snr bn dofûg usc."

Bimingbc nstc, nood rnscpoc ugd vnz eäs.

"... ³N-nj3"

"Yc scoc nstcy bimingbc qun gc en iepcrtd si scoc ns jdlodr mcgtifc. Xnrc scoc nspdrd fdgdr igacredmiýg. Ee, nsc ns euy iepcrtdgtn. Igacredmiýg ns sûpnriepcrtdgtn."

Eingtrds jdlodld‒scoc nrd ug pcmc, pnrc od nxprnsiýg bn od mjimd pdrnmådoifnrdengtn eäs sudvn.

"N-Ns nsc dså..."

\dsmdgbc su mdrd, ]jibcu rnspcgbiý dså.

Mcg nstc...lungc pcr no ecengtc no prienr mcgtdmtc punbn snr trdtdbc mcecnxitcsd.

Eingtrds ]jibcu sn pdrý pnrponkc, ng su crnkd bnrnmjd od vcz bn @ctcri scgý.

"‒Lung trdldkc. ]coc mcgtigud kustc dså."

"D-Ddjj..."

Ngtcgmns, od mjimd mcengzý ongtdengtn mirmuodr od modsn mcg frdgbns pdscs.

"Xnrc, scoc igtngtd tcedr ugd dmmiýg scspnmjcsd. Yc dlriré ug tûgno bn dirn ng tumunrpc."

"...Ling, yc ngtingbc."

Nsmumjdgbc od rnspunstd bn ]jibcu, od mjimd ongtdengtn bnkc scgdr sus pdscs ng odmodsn.

"]jibcu."

"³T-qun3"

"‒Ngtcgmns, yc prnfugtdrn. ³Tué nxdmtdengtn ns nstn oufdr3 Ns od prienrd vnzqun yc jn vistc ug oufdr mcec nstn."

Bimingbc nstc, nood mdeigc dornbnbcr eingtrds pimdld ocs nsmritcrics bnrrueldbcs.





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"Njj... Djj, ns ugd nsmunod‒ug sdoýg, lungc, ug oufdr bcgbn nstubidgtns bn odeised nbdb qun yc vdg d nstubidr y dprngbnr. Gcsctrcs gcs sngtdecs ng nscsnsmritcrics, dså."

"³Tué3!"

Ocs ckcs bn od mjimd sdotdrcg bn od scrprnsd."³Rcbcs nstcs sn oongdg mcg juedgcs3 Gc kunfuns mcgeifc. Bnln bn jdlnr mnrmdbn mudrngtd."

"Gc, ns od vnrbdb."

Eingtrds bnmåd nstc, ]jibcu rdsmc su enkiood.

Mudgbc od mjimd dpdrnmn, od donrtd bn nvdmudmiýg yd jdlråd scgdbc ng ods mdoons. Ocsjuedgcs qun od mjimd jdlåd vistc nrdg prcldlonengtn scoc od D]R. Noocsprcldlonengtn gc tingns tdgtds pnrscgds tdepcmc.

"Jny‒"Dmnrmd bn oodedr no gcelrn bn od mjimd‒ods pdodlrds bn ]jibcu nstdldg dtcrdbdsng su fdrfdgtd.

"Gu3"

Xrcldlonengtn gctdgbc no nstdbc bn ]jibcu, od mjimd drrufc sus mnkds.

Y ngtcgmns, bnspués bn mcocmdr su edgc ng su ldrliood pcr ug rdtc, mcec sipnsdgbc,

"...Yd vnc, ng crbng pdrd tngnr ugd mcgvnrsdmiýg mcg dofuing, nsc sn gnmnsitd nj."

Kustc dså, nood mdlnmnc,"sjibcu. ‒ ³Tué ns oc qun tû quinrns oodedren3"

]ngtdbd ng ugc bn ocs dsingtcs mnrmdgcs, nood bikc.

"... ³Nj3"

Gc ngtngbingbc oc qun nood qunråd bnmir, no prnfugtc.

Mruzdgbc sus lrdzcs mcg ug "Jepa", nood mcgtigûc mcg ug tcgc drrcfdgtn.

"Bden ug gcelrn."

"..."

Bnspués bn ug lrnvn siongmic.

‒Rdg ng snriccccccccccc!!

]jibcu fritc bn su mcrdzýg.

"³Y-yc!3"

"]i. Yc gc tngfc podgns bn jdlodr mcg dofuing eäs bn mudoquinr edgnrd. Gc jdyprcloned."

"^wdjj, ctrc pnsdbc prcloned jd oonfdbc."]ngtdbd ng no dsingtc bno mdpitäg, @ctcri rdsmc su mdrd.





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"...Jee, qun bnlnrådecs jdmnr."

Bn od pdrtn ldkd bno pungtn, \nign mdlnmnc, mcec si rnspcgbingbc d nsc.

Ng no pungtn, gi od sirngd scgc, gi ods cpmicgns dpdrnminrcg ng od pdgtdood.

]i od Igtnoifngmid Drtiaimido scoc eunstrd gcelrns do dzdr, ngtcgmns jdlråd eumjcspdrd ngsnôdr.

"Mäoedtn ]jibcu. Gc tn dpurns y bifds ug gcelrn nxtrdôc."

Bimingbc nstc, @ctcri sn pdrý, y onvdgtc su vcz jdmid od tripuodmiýg.

"¡Rcbcs! ¡Igenbidtdengtn pingsng ng gcelrns pdrd nood y eägbngocs d eitnreigdo!"

Bnspués bn bnmir nstc nood tirc su vistd d od pdgtdood. ^g pcmc bn einelrcs bn odtripuodmiýg yd jdlådg ngvidbc gcelrns.

"¡Dkne... @dwdfcn! ¡Gc ns Eisd`c no gcelrn bn ugd bn tus nx-nspcsds!"

"O-Oc singtc, yc gc pubn pngsdr ng ctrd mcsd..."

Bn od pdrtn ldkd bno mudrtc bn mcgtrco, ugd vcz edsmuoigd pcbåd snr nsmumjdbd.

"...Bics, d vnr... ³^rdrd`dgn3 @ieiectc, ³Mýec prcgugmids nstc3"

"Modrdlnoo!"

"Yc tn prcjålc d ti bn tngnr jikcs pcr no rnstc bn tu vibd."

Nood dpugtc do einelrc bn od tripuodmiýg edsmuoigc quing onvdgtc su vcz.

"¡Oc singtc! ¡Ei jikc eäs frdgbn yd nstä ng nsmunod priedrid!"

"³Jikc eäs frdgbn3"

"¡]i! ¡Yc tngfc trns!"

"³Y pcr minrtc sus gcelrns scg3"

"¡Bnsbn no eds frdgbn, Xurnloun, Auooecgty, ]nrdpjie!"

"Mdelid sus gcelrns bngtrc bn ugd snedgd, y euévntn aunrd bn su bistritcnsmcodr."

"³Rû tingns qun ir tdg onkcs!3"

"Xingsd dmnrmd bn ocs sngtieingtcs bn ocs giôcs quingns scg bdbcs ugcs gcelrns

nxtrdôcs tu bclon mdovc."

"¡Nstd ling! ¡\nmingtnengtn tcbcs jdg nstdbc ifudo!"

Fcgf Fcgf*, ug dpdfdbc scgibc scgc ng no pungtn.

]jibcu nstdld prcldlonengtn tcmdgbc no igtnrmceugimdbcr.

Eirdgbc d od pdgtdood, od mjimd tngåd sus lrdzcs mruzdbcs, y tcmdgbc su mcbciepdmingtnengtn.

@ctcri eirc räpibdengtn sclrn od pdgtdood. Gc jdlåd gdbd bn eumjd dyubd. Jddd*,nood bnkc sdoir ug frdg suspirc.





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]us sulcrbigdbcs gc tngådg dlscoutdengtn gigfûg sngtibc. Bnmnpmicgdbd, @ctcriengnc su mdlnzd.

Nood eirc d od jnrecsd dpdringmid bn od mjimd. Dofc qun on qunbn d nood bnln snr dofcnonfdgtn y rnaigdbc ng no vinkc nstioc. ]i, tdo mcec‒

"Rcen.""¡Rcen! ¡Ru gcelrn ns Rcen!"

Rdg prcgtc mcec ]jibcu bikc nsc, ugd ouz rckd purd lriooc ng no mudrtc bn mcgtrco, yug aunrtn pii pii* scgibc mcengzý d scgdr.

"¡Xdtrýg vnrbn, bnsdfrdbc!"

^gc bn ocs einelrcs onvdgtc su vcz eingtrds sn vnåd mcg pägimc.

Ng nsn ecengtc, no enbibcr bn pugtcs bn danmtc, ecstrdbcs ng od frdg pdgtdoodjdlåd räpibdengtn mdåbc.

]ifuingbc nsc, ng arngtn bn ocs pins bn ]jibcu ng od pdgtdood,zufdfdfdfdfdfdfdfdg!*, eingtrds pnqunôds lcods bn ouz räpibdengtn ldkdrcgmcec ugd dentrdoodbcrd.

"¡Guwdjjjjjjj!3"

"... ³@ctcri3"

^gd vcz bn igtnrrcfdtcric bn \nign scgc.

"³Nj3 Nsc ns nxtrdôc. Yc pngsé qun nrdg ug frdg gcelrn bn nstioc vinkc."

"...Yc gc sé pcr qué, pnrc pdrnmåd mcec si tû tn nstdlds lurodgbc bn eå."Eingtrds vngds dpdrnminrcg ng su arngtn, od mjimd bikc.

"...! O-Oc singtc... nspnrd ug pcmc eäs." Xngsdgbc mdoedbdengtn dmnrmd bn nooc,Rcen nstä modrdengtn aunrd. Eingtrds nstdld dfdmjdbc y eirdgbc no jueconvdgtdrsn bno sunoc, ]jibcu edobikc su prcpid jdlioibdb bn pngsdr. Bismuopds dtcbds ods euknrns vinkds bn od gdmiýg, pnrc gc nrd ug gcelrn dptc pdrd ugd mjimdbn nstn tinepc.

C eäs ling ng prienr oufdr, éo gugmd jdlåd mcgsibnrdbc qun éo sn mcgvnrtiråd ngpdbrigc d trdvés bn ug ngmungtrc rnpngtigc. ]ig iepcrtdr mudgtc no trdtc bn

suprieir su odtibc, mudgbc no pngsý qun su visiýg mcengzý d bdr vunotds. ]igneldrfc, gc jdlåd edgnrd qun éo ild d pcbnr rnpngtigdengtn oonfdr mcg uggcelrn bn mjimd. Gcelrn, gcelrn, gcelrn... no pdsc sclrn ocs gcelrns bneuknrns qun mcgcmåd. Xnrc éo gc tngåd eumjc tinepc. Eingtrds éo oc nstdldjdmingbc, od mdrd bn od mjimd ecstrdld bnsdfrdbc.

"‒‒Rc-Rcj`d."

Bn od lcmd prncmupdbd bn ]jibcu vigc tdo gcelrn.

"³Gu3"

"³Mc-mcec… nstd3"

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Bnspués bn ug ecengtc bn siongmic‒

"Cj lungc. Ns enkcr qun Rcen."

Qingbc d ]jibcu jdmnr ugd dedrfd scgrisd y rdsmdr dträs bn su mdlnzd.

]ig neldrfc...ug drrnpngtieingtc eäs frdgbn sn acreý ng od pdrtn trdsnrd bn suengtn.

Bnspués bn tcbc, nrd pcrqun su prienrd rnugiýg aun ng dlrio binz P4B >U, qun gcelrntdg siepon.

"...Tun nstcy jdmingbc..."

"³Ru bikistn dofc3"

"Dj, gc, gdbd..."

Dpurdbdengtn dfitc su edgc. Od mjimd pdrnmåd oifnrdengtn muricsd, pnrc gc sifuiý.

Igenbidtdengtn, nood edrmjc jdmid ]jibcu."Ngtcgmns‒Rcj`d, ³Mýec oc nsmrilns3"

"Djj, nsc ns‒"

]jibcu mdeigc jdmid no pizdrrýg, mcfiý ug pnbdzc bn tizd, n nsmriliý "卄香".

"Jee."

Mcg ug pnqunôc mdlnmnc, od mjimd ieitc d ]jibcu y trdzc no pizdrrýg mcg su bnbc.

"Dj, si tu gc usds tizd ngtcgmns ods pdodlrds..."

No mcengzý d bnmir, pnrc pdrc sus pdodlrds. Ocs oufdrns bcgbn no bnbc bn od mjimd

tcmc aunrcg oiepidengtn danitdbcs, y mrubdengtn ods bcs pdodlrds 卄香pnredgnminrcg.

"³Tué pdsd3"

"...Gdbd."

"Yd vnc."

Bimingbc nstc, od mjimd vic ods pdodlrds qun nood nsmriliý pcr ug rdtc, y bic ugpnqunôc mdlnmnc.

"sjibcu."

"³T-qun3"

"Rcj`d."

"³Nj3"

"Rcj`d. Ns ei gcelrn. ³Gc ns edrdvioocsc3"

Dj, djj..."

Nrd dofc... neldrdzcsc. Ng eumjds edgnrds.

Oifnrdengtn dpdrtc sus ckcs, ]jibcu rdsmc su enkiood.

]ig neldrfc, od mjimd‒Rcj`d, ugd vnz eäs ecviý sus odlics."sjibcu."





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...Igmousc ]jibcu ngtngbiý ods igtngmicgns bn Rcj`d.

"Rc-Rcj`d..."

]jibcu oodec nsn gcelrn, y pdrnmingbc sdtisanmjd ods crio ods bn ocs odlics bn Rcj`dsn vcotndrcg jdmid drrild.

"..."

]u mcrdzýg sdotc.

Djcrd qun éo oc pingsd, nrdr su prienrd vnz, vingbc od scgrisd bn Rcj`d.

Ngtcgmns, ng nsn tinepc,

"‒...3"

\npngtigdengtn, no nbiaimic nsmcodr aun ngmdrdbc mcg ugd trnengbd nxpocsiýg y ugdsdmubibd.

No igstdgtägndengtn dpcyc su munrpc mcg od edgc ng no pizdrrýg."³Tu-Tun bidl...!3"

"]jibcu, do sunoc."

Ng su crnkd bnrnmjd od vcz bn @ctcri jizc nmc.

"³Nj...3"

"Dpûrdtn."

]ig sdlnr qun nrd qun, ]jibcu jizc mcec sn on bikc y sn dmcstý ng no sunoc.

Ng no sifuingtn ecengtc, fdfdfdfdfdfdfdfd‒*, ug aunrtn scgibc sn nsmumjý,

rcepingbc ocs vibrics bn ods vngtdgds bno sdoýg tcbcs bn ugd scod vnz, y dlringbcigguenrdlons jcycs bn ldods ig od pdrnb bn dträs. Nrd mcec ugd nsmngd bn ugdldtdood bn edaid.

"Tu-Tun bidlocs...!"

"Xdrnmn mcec ug dtdqun bno nxtnricr. Xrcldlonengtn pdrd trdtdr bn dtrdnr no Nspåritu d aunrd. ‒Djj, c d od enkcr ns pdrd jdmnr qun no nbiaimic nsmcodr snbnrrueln, y dså bnsjdmnrsn bn oufdrns bcgbn no Nspåritu sn punbd nsmcgbnr."

"¡Tun..., nsc ns dlsurbc...!"

"‒Xnrc dug, nstc nstuvc aunrd bn eis nxpnmtdtivds. Noocs sdoingbc mcg ugd tämtimdtdg dfrnsivd."

Ngtcgmns, ]jibcu onvdgtc su mdrd.

Rcj`d tngåd ugd nxprnsiýg qun pdrnmåd nxdmtdengtn ifudo d mudgbc nood nstdldoibidgbc mcg ]jibcu eäs tneprdgc, vingbc daunrd bn ods rctds vngtdgds.

]ig snr gnmnsdric bnmiroc, ods ldods nrdg igûtions ng mcgtrd bn Rcj`d, igmousc ocsardfengtcs bn vibric rctc gc pcbådg tcmdrod.

]ig neldrfc, nsd mdrd pdrnmåd rntcrmibd mcg bcocr nxtrnec.

"‒Rcj`d!"

]ig sdlnroc, ]jibcu fritc nsn gcelrn.





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"..."

Mcg ug nepukn, od visiýg bn Rcj`d sn ecviý bn daunrd jdmid ]jibcu.

Igmousc djcrd, dlruedbcrns scgibcs bn bispdrc bn dred nstdldg scgdgbc, pnrc nodtdqun d no sdoýg bn od modsn <-2 jdlådg ecengtägndengtn pdrdbc.

Eingtrds vifcrcsdengtn prnpdrägbcsn d så eisec pdrd ocs dtdquns, no onvdgtc sumunrpc. Ngtcgmns, Rcj`d tristnengtn ldkc sus ckcs.

"Dpûrdtn y nsmdpd, sjibcu. ]i tû tn qunbds mcgeifc, tu snräs fcopndbc pcr tusmcepdônrcs juedgcs."

"..."

]jibcu nstuvc siongmicsc, y trdfc sdoivd.

Minrtdengtn, éo tngåd qun nsmdpdr. Xnrc‒

"Jdy bcs cpmicgns. Mcrrnr, c pnredgnmnr."

No nsmumjc od vcz bn @ctcri. Bnspués bn bubdr pcr ug rdtc,

"...Mcec punbc yc mcrrnr, ng ug ecengtc mcec nstn..."

"Rû nrns ug frdg ibictd."

"...Bi oc qun tû quinrds."

"Nsc aun ug muepoibc. ‒Yc tn bdré d ti ug frdg mcgsnkc. ]i tû gc quinrns ecrir,ngtcgmns pnredgnmn tdg mnrmd bno Nspåritu mcec snd pcsilon."

"...Ling."

Acredgbc ugd oågnd rnmtd mcg sus odlics, ]jibcu sn sngtc ng arngtn bn ocs pins bnRcj`d.

"³Nj‒3"

Ocs ckcs bn Rcj`d sn dlrinrcg dgmjdengtn.

"³Tué nstäs jdmingbc3 Dpûrdtn y‒"

"¡Yc sn nsc...! Xnrc djcrd eisec ns tinepc pdrd gunstrd mcgvnrsdmiýg. Dofc mcecnsc, gc tn prncmupns sclrn nooc. ‒ ³Rû quinrns od igacredmiýg dmnrmd bn nstneugbc minrtc3 ]i ns dofc qun yc punbc mcgtnstdr, ngtcgmns gc iepcrtd muägtdsprnfugtds tu tngfds yc ods mcgtnstdrn."

"...!"

Rcj`d jizc ugd mdrd bn scrprnsd pcr ug igstdgtn, y ngtcgmns sn sngtý, vcotndgbcjdmid ]jibcu.





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Ocs ckcs bn Crifdei sn dlrinrcg dgmjdengtn.

Bnspués bn tcbc‒nsn kcvng jcelrn nrd no mcepdônrc bn modsn bn Crifdei, Itsu`d]jibcu.

"‒³Crifdei3"

Bnsbn su odbc, \ycu`c od oodec ng ugd pnrponkd vcz.

]ig neldrfc Crifdei gc mcgtnstc, nood sieponengtn bic ugd crbng ng su mdlnzd.

^gd crbng do rndoizdbcr ngvcovingbc su munrpc, pcr od vnocmibdb eäs räpibd.

"³Tué nstäs jdmingbc, Crifdei!3"

"‒Ns pnoifrcsc. Xcr advcr nvitd dmtudr do dzdr pcr tu mungtd."

Mcec nrd bn nspnrdrsn, noocs gctdrcg od dgcedoåd. Ods trdgseisicgns bn \ycu`c ybn od ldsn oonfdrcg dornbnbcr bno eisec tinepc.

]ig neldrfc Crifdei gc pcbåd snr pdrdbd. Nood igenbidtdengtn tirc od pistcoddentrdoodbcrd, sdmdgbc od nspdbd odsnr dgti-Nspåritus bn mceldtn mcrtc ?Gc Bcocr7bn su mdbnrd, y mdrfc jdmid od nsmunod.

Xdrtn 2

Bngtrc bn ug sdoýg ngmdrdbc mcg ugd oouvid bn ldods, eirdgbc y jdlodgbc mcg ugdmjimd.

...Clvidengtn, nrd od prienrd vnz qun od tngåd tdo nxpnringmid ng su vibd.

Xrcldlonengtn bnlibc do pcbnr bn Rcj`d, igguenrdlons ldods, mcec si nvdbingbc docs bcs bn gcsctrcs, sn edgnkdrcg d så eiseds jdmid no nbiaimic nsmcodr.

Xnrc igmousc ngtcgmns, vnr ldods pdsdr ng arngtn bn sus ckcs gc nrd ugd nxpnringmidbn tcbcs ocs båds. No sngtåd mcec si éo sn ecvåd igmousc ug pcmc ns snrid fcopndbc,dså qun ]jibcu pnredgnmiý pnranmtdengtn quintc eingtrds no mcgtiguc odmcgvnrsdmiýg.

No mcgtngibc bn od mcgvnrsdmiýg gc nrd gdbd nspnmido.

Rcj`d prnfugtc ods prnfugtds qun nood gugmd tuvc od cpcrtugibdb d gdbin, y ]jibcumcgtnstc. ]coc nstn siepon igtnrmdelic nrd suaimingtn pdrd qun Rcj`d binrd ugdscgrisd bn sdtisadmmiýg.

Nxdmtdengtn muägtc tinepc jdlådg nstdbc jdlodgbc‒mudgbc dbngtrc bn od crnkd

bn ]jibcu, no nsmumjc od vcz bn @ctcri.

"‒Ocs gûenrcs sn jdg nstdlioizdbc. ]i ns pcsilon, igtngtd jdmnr ugd prnfugtdtdeliég ]jibcu. Gcsctrcs rndoengtn gnmnsitdecs od igacredmiýg bno Nspåritu."

Jdliégbcsnon bimjc nstc, ]jibcu pngsý dmnrmd bn nooc ug pcmc ngtcgmns dlric sulcmd.

"Jny‒Rcj`d."

"³Tué pdsd3"

"³Nxdmtdengtn... qué tipc bn snr nrns tû3"

"³Eu3"





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D od prnfugtd bn ]jibcu, Rcj`d arugmiý no mnôc.

"‒Gc oc sé."

"³Gc oc sdlns3 ..."

"Ns od vnrbdb. Gc jdy gdbd qun yc punbd jdmnr dmnrmd bn nooc. ‒Yc gc sn jdmnmudgtc aun, pnrc yc rnpngtigdengtn gdmå dooå. Nsc ns nsc. Eis enecrids nstägbistcrsicgdbds y lcrrcsds. Yc gc tngfc ibnd dmnrmd bn mcsds tdons mcec qun tipc snsnr yc scy."

"³N-Ns nsc dså...3"

]jibcu bikc eingtrds rdsmdld su enkiood, y Rcj`d jizc ug ‟Jepa― y mruzc sus lrdzcs.

"Dså ns mcec ns. Yc rnpngtigdengtn gdmå ng nstn eugbc, y ng nsn ecengtc nofrupc enmd enmd yd nstdld ldiodgbc ng no minoc."

"³Frupc En-Enmd enmd...3"

"Nsds pnrscgds econstds qun zueldldg dornbnbcr."

Xdrnmåd qun nood nstdld jdlodgbc dmnrmd bn od D]R. Igvcougtdridengtn ]jibcu bicugd tcrmibd scgrisd.

Ngtcgmns, bno igtnrmceugimdbcr, ug oifnrc scgibc nonmtrýgimc, mcec no scgibcmudgbc tu dfdrrds ugd prnfugtd bn nxdeng mcrrnmtc, scgc.

"¡Ns tu cpcrtugibdb, ]jibcu!"

"³Nj...3 ³Tué ns3"

"No enbibcr bn juecr bno Nspåritu yd jd oonfdbc drrild bn 68. ]i tu quinrns jdmnr

ugd ecvibd ngtcgmns djcrd ns tinepc." "Jdmnr ugd ecvibd... ³Tué bnlnråd jdmnr yc3"

"Gg, dså ns. Xcr no ecengtc... igtngtd igvitdrod d ugd mitd3"

"³Nj...!3"

Nsmumjdgbc ods pdodlrds bn @ctcri, ]jibcu dmmibngtdoengtn onvdgtc su vcz.

"Gg, ³Tué nstä edo sjibcu3"

\nspcgbingbc d od vcz bn ]jibcu, Rcj`d oc eirc d no.

"‒! Gc on bns iepcrtdgmid."

"..."

Dugqun no dpurdbdengtn igtngtc mulriroc, Rcj`d eirc d ]jibcu mcg ugd eirdbdmuricsd.

"Igvåtdod yd. Od enkcr edgnrd bn igmrnengtdr od igtieibdb ns sdoir dså, bnspués bntcbc."

"...Igmousc si tû bimns nsc, no ecengtc nood dpdrnzmd nstd od D]R..."

"Nsc ns dûg eäs od rdzýg. Od sifuingtn vnz qun nood dpdrnzmd, yc oc bnkdrn d ti pdrdnsmdpdr mcg nood d ug nbiaimic frdgbn. No dmudric c no tndtrc c ugd tingbd bn

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ngtcgmns nsc ns igmousc enkcr. ]i tû jdmns nsc, ngtcgmns od D]R prcldlonengtn gcngtrdrådg birnmtdengtn."

"...E-ee."

"³Tué nstds eureurdgbc bnsbn jdmn ug rdtc3 ...! ³¡^g podg pdrd noieigdren

bnspués bn tcbc!3""¡Ig-Igmcrrnmtc-, igmcrrnmtc! ¡Ns ug edongtngbibc!"

No dpurdbdengtn pdrc d Rcj`d, muycs ckcs mrnminrcg dfubdengtn y lcods bn ouzdpdrnminrcg ng ods pugtds bn sus bnbcs.

"Ngtcgmns bien. ³Tué nstdlds bimingbc3"

"Fuj..."

Fieingbc eingtrds subcr rcbdld pcr su mdrd, ugd vcz igmitägbcoc jdmid nmc ng odcrnkd bnrnmjd bn ]jibcu.

"Qdecs, scoc dméptdoc yd. ¡Mitd! ¡Mitd!"

Ng nsn ecengtc ocs einelrcs bn od tripuodmiýg ng no pungtn prcldlonengtntdeliég nstdldg nstieuodbcs, yd qun bno ctrc odbc bno igtnrmceugimdbcr, ugcsmdgtimcs bn ‟mitd― mcec bn trungc pcbådg snr nsmumjdbcs.

"Mi•td"

"Mi•td"

"Mi•td"

"¡Drfj yc yd ngtingbc!"

]jibcu sn rigbiý y fritc.

Ng rndoibdb, gc nrd qun no gc ngtngbåd ods rdzcgns bn @ctcri, éo sdlåd qun nrdiepcrtdgtn nstdlonmnr no nsmngdric pdrd no sifuingtn ngmungtrc... pnrc lungc, tûsdlns, éo nstdld oifnrdengtn dvnrfcgzdbc.

"Jny, Rcj`d."

"Gg, ³Tué pdsd3"

"^-uje... od sifuingtn vnz."

"³Gg3"

"³Gc iråds tu... ng ugd mitd mcgeifc3"

Rcj`d jizc ugd mdrd ng lodgmc.

"³Tué ns ugd mitd3"

"Nsc ns..."

Xcr dofugd rdzýg éo sn sngtåd rndoengtn dvnrfcgzdbc, yd qun no donkc od vistd yrdsmc su enkiood.

Ng ngtcgmns, ng nsn ecengtc, ng su crnkd bnrnmjd, ugd vcz oifnrdengtn eäsaunrtn bn @ctcri ngtrc.

"‒¡]jibcu! ¡D]R nstä ng od ecvibd!"





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"³Nj...!3"

Ng ugd vcz qun Rcj`d prcldlonengtn pcbåd igmousc nsmumjdr, ]jibcu gc on iepcrtcy nxmodec.

Bngtrc bn ug ecengtc‒daunrd bno sdoýg qun jdstd djcrd jdlåd bdbc ug

sngtieingtc bn dirn oilrn, Crifdei dpdrnmiý. "‒!"Ng ug igstdgtn, ods necmicgns bn Rcj`d sn vcovinrcg clsmurds, y nood nxtngbiý suedgc jdmid dooå.

Ngtcgmns, sig pnrbnr no ritec, bn od edquigdrid sig rnaigdr ng su edgc, ugd nspdbdbn ouz dpdrnmiý, eingtrds Crifdei mdrfc jdmid Rcj`d.

Mjispds mcec bn ugd tingbd scobdbcrd sn nspdrminrcg dornbnbcr bno ärnd.

"@u‒"

"‒¡Tué vuofdr!"

Rcj`d bnkc sdoir ug fritc, sdmubiégbcsn d Crifdei mcg od edgc qun pdrc od nspdbdbn ouz.

"..."

Oifnrdengtn dprntdgbc sus bingtns, Crifdei aun dvngtdbd jdmid dträs. ‒Xnrc, noodigenbidtdengtn mcrrifiý su pcsturd, y dtnrrizc jnrecsdengtn ng no sunoc oongc bnjcycs bn ldod.

"Rmj‒ Nrns tu ctrd vnz."

Oifnrdengtn sdmubingbc od edgc qun pdrc od nspdbd bn ouz, Rcj`d bikc, mcec sioongd bn cbic.

Crifdei eirc d ]jibcu, ngtcgmns bic ug suspirc mcec si nood nstdld doividbd.

]ig neldrfc nood igenbidtdengtn doistc od dred bnsmcgcmibd y bispdrc ugd eirdbdaråd jdmid Rcj`d.

"..."

Qingbc su nstdbc, Rcj`d rclc ugd eirdbd d ]jibcu, ngtcgmns nepukc su tdoýg jdmidno sunoc bnldkc bn su pin.

"‒¡?]dgbdopjcg\ny bn od Edtdgzd7!"

Igstdgtägndengtn, no pisc bno sdoýg sclrnsdoiý, y bn dooå no trcgc dpdrnmiý."Tu..."

"¡]jibcu, rntårdtn! Bnkd qun ?Ardxigus7 tn rnmckd bn ugd vnz. ¡]i ns pcsilon igtngtdbn irtn mcg delcs bn ti!"

]jibcu sn qunbý dturbibc, y ngtcgmns nsmumjc no fritc bn @ctcri.

"Igmousc si tû bimns nsc..."

Rcj`d kdoc od nspdbd bn od pdrtn trdsnrd bno trcgc, y od nepukc jdmid Crifdei.

Od cgbd bn mjcqun bn nsn scoc ecvieingtc, euy aämioengtn onvdgtc no munrpc bn

]jibcu, y oc scpoc daunrd bn od nsmunod."³¡^wdjjjjjjj!3"





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"¡Ling!"

Do eisec tinepc qun scgc od vcz bn @ctcri, no munrpc bn ]jibcu aun rcbndbc pc ugdsngsdmiýg bn igfrdvibnz.

Eingtrds sigtingbc ugd sngsdmiýg nxtrdôd bn aoctdr, ]jibcu aun rnmupnrdbc pcr

?Ardxigus7.





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Mdpituoc 2; Mitd ]crprnsd

Xdrtn 4

"...Lungc si, gcredoengtn noocs mnrrdrådg od nsmunod pcr dofc mcec nstc..."

]jibcu mdeigc pcr od mdoon nepigdbd nxtngbibd ng arngtn bn od nsmunod eingtrdsrdsmdld od pdrtn trdsnrd bn su mdlnzd.

Nrd no båd bnspués bn qun éo jdlåd gcelrdbc no Nspåritu Rcj`d.

]jibcu jdlåd ibc d od nsmunod gcredoengtn, y do vnr od ling mnrrdbd punrtd y nonbiaimic nsmcodr jdlåd sibc rnbumibc d ug ecgtýg bn nsmcelrcs, suspirc d su ibictnz.

Éo nstdld dooå mudgbc od nsmunod jdlåd sibc bnstruibd, dså qun gcredoengtn ugcdsueiråd qun nstdråd mnrrdbd... pnrc mudgbc tn ngmdrds mcg ug ngtcrgc tdgnxmnsivdengtn irrndoistd, nrd pcsilon qun su engtn sn jdlåd igmcgsmingtnengtnbnsdtdbc bn od rndoibdb.

Dbneäs, éo jdlåd fdstdbc tcbd od gcmjn dgtnricr ng ugd kugtd mcg ocs ctrcs,rnvisdgbc no vibnc bn su mcgvnrsdmiýg mcg Rcj`d y rnaonkdgbc ng éo, dså qun sumdpdmibdb engtdo pubc jdlnr biseiguibc bn od adotd bn sunôc.

"]uspirc*... ]upcgfc qun yc pcr oc engcs bnlnråd jdmnr ug pcmc bn mceprdsngtcgmns."

Bnkdgbc sdoir ug siepon suspirc, no vcotic d ug bianrngtn sngbnrc qun bno mdeigc dmdsd.

Nrd minrtc qun noocs sn jdlådg qunbdbc sig junvcs y onmjn, y scoc rnfrnsdr bnrnmjd

d mdsd sn julinrd sngtibc dofc rdrc.]ig neldrfc‒igmousc dgtns qun pcmcs eigutcs jdlådg pdsdbc, ]jibcu pdrc ctrdvnz.

Jdlåd ug ontrnrc bn "Gc ngtrdr" dpcydbc ng od mdrrntnrd.

"³Cj, od mdrrntnrd nstä mnrrdbd...3"

Xnrc igmousc si no ontrnrc gc julinrd nstdbc djå, nrd tdg modrc mcec no dfud qun odmdrrntnrd nrd igsnrvilon.

No sunoc bn dsadotc jdlåd sibc rctd ng ug rnvcotikc, ods pdrnbns bn mcgmrntc snjdlådg bnsecrcgdbc, n igmousc no nbiaimic bn bnpdrtdengtcs sn jdlåd mcodpsdbc.

Nrd mcec si ugd funrrd jdlåd tngibc oufdr dquå.

"‒Dj, nstc ns..."

No rnmcrbdld nstn oufdr. Nrd pdrtn bn od zcgd bno tnrrnectc nspdmido bcgbn éo jdlådmcgcmibc pcr prienrd vnz d Rcj`d.

Xdrnmåd mcec si ods aunrzds bn rnpdrdmiýg dug gc jdlådg trdtdbc mcg nooc, yd qun odnsmngd bnsdstrcsd pnredgnmåd sig mdelidr bnsbn jdmn binz båds.

"......"

Mudgbc no rnmcrbý od dpdringmid bn od mjimd ng su engtn, no bnkc sdoir ug pnqunôcsuspirc.





4<4

‒Rcj`d.

No Nspåritu‒od mjimd quing prcbukc bnsdstrn‒quing gc tngåd ug gcelrn jdstd dynr.

Dynr, bnspués bn mcgvnrsdr mcg nood pcr ug tinepc eäs odrfc qun dgtns, odprnecgimiýg bn ]jibcu aun mcgairedbd.

Nsd mjimd rndoengtn pcsnåd ugd igmcgmnlilon mdgtibdb bn pcbnr.

Jdstd no pugtc bcgbn tcbds ods crfdgizdmicgns ng no eugbc nstdrådg bn dmunrbcqun nood ns ugd dengdzd.

No pdisdkn trdzdbc dgtn éo nrd prunld bn nsc.

Dofc mcec nstc rndoengtn gc pcbåd snr bnkdbc pcr så eisec.

"...bcu..."

Xnrc do eisec tinepc, gc jdlåd edgnrd qun nood usdråd no pcbnr ieprubngtnengtn,mcec ug bnsmuibdbc y bnspidbdbc ecgstruc.

"...i, bcu..."

]jibcu cbidld od enodgmýoimd mdrd qun nood oonvdld. Éo gc pcbåd tconrdrod pdrd gdbd.

"Jny, sjibcu..."

...Lungc, nscs pngsdeingtcs nstdldg bdgbc vunotds ng su mdlnzd, dså qun dgtns bnsdlnroc, éo jdlåd tnreigdbc bn mdeigdr tcbc no mdeigc bn rnfrnsc d od punrtdnsmcodr.

"...¡Xdrd bn ifgcrdren!"

"‒³Nj3"

^gd vcz scgc‒bno ctrc odbc bno ärnd mnrrdbd.

]jibcu vcotnc su mdlnzd ng mcgausiýg.

Mcec si bivibingbc no aråfibc dirn, nrd ugd jnrecsd vcz.

Nrd mcec ugd vcz qun éo jdlåd nsmumjdbc ng dofûg oufdr... pdrd snr nspnmiaimc, ngod nsmunod no båd dgtnricr.

...Nrd ugd vcz qun éo gc nspnrdld nsmumjdr d ug tinepc y oufdr mcec nstn.

"^-^ee‒"

]jibcu ngacmc su eirdbd ng nsd birnmmiýg eingtrds no mcepdrdld od vcz no dmdldldbn nsmumjdr mcg sus prcpids enecrids.

Y ngtcgmns, su munrpc ngtnrc sn mcgfnoc.

Nood nstdld kustc ng arngtn bn sus ckcs.

^gd mjimd nstdld rnmoigägbcsn oifnrdengtn ngmied bn od ecgtdôd bn nsmcelrcs,usdgbc ug vnstibc qun modrdengtn gc ngmdkdld mcg ocs dornbnbcrns.

"³¡R-Rcj`d!3"

Ng nanmtc, d engcs qun od engtn u ckcs bn ]jibcu nstdldg kufdgbc trumcs ng éo, od

mjimd sig oufdr d bubd nrd no Nspåritu qun éo jdlåd ngmcgtrdbc ng od nsmunod no båddgtnricr.





4<<

"Dså qun tu aigdoengtn oc gctdstn, ld~`d ld~`d."

Od mdrd bn od mjimd, oc suaimingtnengtn jnrecsc pdrd edgbdr nsmdocaråcs pcr odnspdobd bn ugc, nstdld tnôibd mcg bnsmcgtngtc. Nood pdtnc no ecgtýg bn nsmcelrcsmcg ug tjuep*, y sn dmnrmý d ]jibcu d oc odrfc bno dpngds igtdmtc dsadotc.

Xrcldlonengtn pcrqun nstdld ng su mdeigc, Rcj`d pdtnc dldkc no ontrnrc bn 'Gcngtrdr’ mcg ug fruôibc y oonfc d ng arngtn bn ]jibcu.

"³T-Tun nstäs jdmingbc, Rcj`d...3"

"...³Gu3 ³Tué quinrns bnmir3"

"³¡Xcr qué nstäs tû ng ug oufdr mcec nstn...!3"

]jibcu eirc bnträs bn éo eingtrds fritdld, y vic vdrids pnrscgds tdons mcec ugfrupc bn euknrns jdlodgbc y ug rnsibngtn bno vnmigbdric quing nstdld pdsndgbc dsu pnrrc. Gdbin nstdld tcedgbc rnaufic ng ug dolnrfun. Nsc sifgiaimd, qun oddodred bn tnrrnectcs nspdmidons gc jdlåd scgdbc.

Läsimdengtn, nstc sifgiaimdld qun gi siquinrd ?\dtdtcs`r7 gi od D]R jdlådgbntnmtdbc mudoquinr tnrrnectc nspdmido dgtns qun no Nspåritu dpdrnminrd.

"Igmousc si tû en prnfugtds pcr qun..."

]ig neldrfc, od pnrscgd så eised gc pdrnmåd iepcrtdron od nxtrdôd situdmiýg pdrdgdbd. Nood bcloc sus lrdzcs kugtcs, mcec si nood gc sdlåd pcr qué ]jibcu nstdldjdmingbc ug nsmägbdoc dmnrmd bn nooc.

"³Gc auistn tû no qun en igvitc d eå, sjibcu3 Nsc... d ugd mitd."

"Tu‒"

Ocs jcelrcs bn ]jibcu tnelodrcg d su bnmodrdmiýg bnsmuibdbd.

"³R-Ru oc rnmcrbdstn...3"

"³Jee3 ³Tun, tu pingsds qun yc scy ugd ibictd c dofc3"

"Gc, nsc gc ns oc qun yc en rnanråd..."

"‒Jepj, oc qun snd. Eäs iepcrtdgtn sjibcu, jdy qun ir ng ugd mitd yd. Mitd, mitd,mitd, mitd."

Rcj`d sifuiý rnpitingbc 'mitd, mitd' mcg ugd sigfuodr ngtcgdmiýg.

"¡O-Oc ngtingbc! ¡Oc ngtingbc, dså qun pdrd bn rnpntir nsd pdodlrd!""Nj, ³pcr qué3 ......Dj, sjibcu, ³gc en bifds qun tu tceds vngtdkd bn mcec yc gcsé qué sifgiaimd, y en ngsnôdstn ugd igbnmngtn y clsmngd pdodlrd3"

Mcg sus enkioods pigtdbds ng ug rckc lrioodgtn, Rcj`d onvdgtc sus mnkds.

"‒! ¡Yc gc oc jimn, gc oc jimn! ¡Ns ugd mcepontdengtn pdodlrd purd!"

No rdsmc su enkiood mudgbc éo bikc nsc.

Nrd ug pcmc bn engtird. Ng oc qun mcgminrgn d ocs juedgcs, nrd ugd pdodlrd qunpunbn snr nxtrnedbdengtn iepurd.

]jibcu sn vcotic mcg ugd eirdbd igmcecbd.





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Ods euknrns nstdldg scgringbc, eirägbcoc d éo mcec si julinrdg vistc dofcngmdgtdbcr.

Lungc, tdeliég jdlåd dofc bn bubd enzmodbd ng sus eirdbds, bnlibc d od nxtrdôddpdringmid bn Rcj`d.

"...³Gu3"Rcj`d pdrnmåd jdlnr gctdbc ods eirdbds tdeliég. Nood sn nsmcgbiý d si eisedbnträs bn ]jibcu, y ocs clsnrvc dfubdengtn.

"...sjibcu, ³Tuiégns scg noocs3 ³Ngneifcs3 ³Bnlnråd edtdrocs3"

"N... ³¡Nj!3" Ocs jcelrcs bn ]jibcu tnelodrcg do cår d Rcj`d bnmir tdonspngsdeingtcs pnoifrcscs sig dvisc.

"Gc, gc, gc, ³Xcr qué nstäs bimingbc nsc3 ]coc scg euknrns crbigdrids."

"³Tué nstäs bimingbc, sjibcu3 Nscs lrioodgtns ckcs mcec no aunfc... ³gc scg mcec

dvns bn prnsd3 Gc jdy edgnrd qun gc nstäg trds bn eå. ...Noocs pcbrådg mdusdrprcloneds bnspués si gcsctrcs ocs bnkdecs snr. Yc pingsc qun snråd enkcrbnsjdmnrgcs bn noocs dgtns bn qun nsc sumnbd."

...Lungc, ns minrtc qun sus ckcs nstdldg lrioodgbc, pnrc...

Xrienrc qun tcbc éo tngåd qun surfir mcg ug gunvc tned bn mcgvnrsdmiýg.

"Gc tn prncmupns. ³Gc tn oc bikn3 Gc jdy eumjcs juedgcs qun tn dtdmdrådg d ti."

"...Jepj."

Dugqun Rcj`d dûg gc jdlåd ldkdbc su fudrbid, pcr oc engcs nood pdrc bn pdrnmnrnstdr mnrmd bn dtdmdr ng mudoquinr ecengtc.

"Oc qun snd. Dså qun, dmnrmd bn od mitd‒"

"Q-Q-Qdecs d dofûg ctrc oufdr prienrc. ³Lungc3"

]jibcu on bikc nsc d Rcj`d, quing jdlåd mcgtigudbc dbnodgtn bnsvnrfcgzdbc, ydpurdbdengtn mdeigc onkcs.

"Gu. Jny, sjibcu, ³D býgbn vdecs3"

Rcj`d sifuiý kustc bnträs bn éo, y onvdgtc su vcz ng bnsmcgtngtc eingtrds mdeigdldd su odbc.

Kugtc mcg Rcj`d, ]jibcu ngtrc d ug mdoonkýg trdsnrc dldgbcgdbc, y aigdoengtn bnkcsdoir ug suspirc bn doivic.

"Dså qun tu aigdoengtn tn jds mdoedbc. Qdecs, pnrc qun nxtrdôd pnrscgd. ³Tué nsnxdmtdengtn oc qun nstä edo3"

Rcj`d ngmcfiý sus ckcs ng bnmnpmiýg.

"³Rcj`d... qun pdsc bnspués bn tcbc dynr3"

Jdlåd ug surtibc bn mcsds qun éo qunråd prnfugtdr, pnrc od prienrd ng bnkdr su lcmdaun nsd.

Ocs odlics bn Rcj`d sn ecvinrcg mcg ug pcmc bn ngmcfieingtc.





4<2

"Gdbd rndoengtn, aun kustc mcec sineprn. Yc dfitn ei nspdbd qun gc mcrtd gdbd,bispdrn ei mdôýg qun gc fcopnd gdbd. ‒Aigdoengtn, ei munrpc scoc gdturdoengtnbnsdpdrnmiý."

"...³Bnsdpdrnmiý3"

]jibcu firc su mdlnzd, pnrponkc.Djcrd qun oc pingsds, @ctcri y ocs ctrcs tdeliég tngådg ugd mcrdzcgdbd mcec nsd,pnrc noocs rndoengtn gc ngtngbådg mýec augmicgdld bno tcbc.

"]coc ns ecvnrsn bn nstn eugbc d ug nspdmic bianrngtn."

"³D-Dofc mcec nsc nxistn3 ... ³Tué tipc bn oufdr ns3"

"Yc rndoengtn gc oc sé."

"...³Tun3"

]jibcu arugmiý d su rnspunstd.

"No igstdgtn qun yc en eunvc dooå, yc gdturdoengtn ngtrc mcec d ug nstdbc bnbcreir. Bn oc qun yc punbc rnmcrbdr, sn singtn mcec si yc nstuvinrd d od bnrivddornbnbcr bn ug nspdmic csmurc. ‒Xcr oc qun en mcgminrgn, ns mcec qunbdrsnbcreibc."

"Ngtcgmns, ³tu vingns d nstn eugbc mudgbc tu bnspinrtds3"

"Gc ns nxdmtdengtn dså."

Rcj`d dfitc su mdlnzd y mcgtigûc.

"Ng prienr oufdr, yc gugmd pcbråd nonfir mudgtc vngir dquå, yc scoc scy edgbdbd do

dzdr y dtdsmdbd ng nstn odbc. Lungc, yc supcgfc qun ns mcec snr acrzdbdengtnbnspnrtdbd."

"......"

]jibcu edgtuvc su doingtc.

No ngtngbåd qun ocs tnrrnectcs nspdmidons cmurrådg mudgbc ocs Nspåritus dpdrnmådgng nstn eugbc, pnrc si oc qun Rcj`d bikc nrd minrtc, ngtcgmns gc nrd pcr su prcpidvcougtdb qun noocs dpdrnmådg dquå. Ng nsn mdsc, ³gc scg ocs tnrrnectcs nspdmidonsrndoengtn kustc mcec dmmibngtns3

Acrzdgbc od rnspcgsdlioibdb ng Rcj`d‒ng ocs Nspåritus‒ns euy irrdzcgdlon gc

iepcrtd mcec oc vnds.

Ng nsn ecengtc, ugd prnfugtd eäs pdsc pcr od mdlnzd bn ]jibcu.

Jdlåd ugd pdrtn bn od jistcrid bn Rcj`d kustc djcrd qun rndoengtn gc ngmdkdld.

"...³D qué tn rnainrns mcg 'pcbråd'3 ³Jcy ns bianrngtn3"

"......"

Ods enkioods bn Rcj`d tnelodrcg oifnrdengtn, su lcmd sn bcloý ng arustrdmiýg, ynood dpdrtc su vistd snsfdgbc.

"Jepj, m-mcec si yc supinrd."

"Mcgtéstden dprcpidbdengtn. Xunbn snr dofc rndoengtn iepcrtdgtn."





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Xnrc ]jibcu mcgtigûc dprnsurdbc.

Dså ns mcec nrd‒si Rcj`d jdlåd vngibc d nstn eugbc pcr su prcpid vcougtdb jcy,ngtcgmns nsd punbn snr od rdzýg bn pcr qué gc julc tnrrnectc nspdmido.

Xnrc pcr dofugd rdzýg, ocs mdmjntns bn Rcj`d nstdldg rulcrizdbcs oifnrdengtn rcsd,

y su eirdbd nstdld dfubd."Rû nrns tdg pnrsistngtn. Nstd mcgvnrsdmiýg yd sn dmdlý."

"Gc, pnrc‒"

]jibcu mcengzý d jdlodr, pnrc Rcj`d pisctnc ng no sunoc mcg ug pin.

No dsadotc qun nood pisc igstdgtägndengtn sn ioueigc, y rdycs bn ouz rdbidrcg bn éo.

"³¡Vcw...!3"

Mudgbc od ouz tcmc d ]jibcu, sn nspdrmiý ng aunfcs drtiaimidons mcg ug mrukir.

"‒Qdecs, dpûrdtn y bien qun sifgiaimd ugd mitd."Rcj`d bikc iepdmingtnengtn.

"...Fdj."

Ng mcgtrd bn nsn tcgc bn vcz igtrdgsifngtn, ]jibcu gc pcbåd jdmnr gdbd eäs qunmdnr ng siongmic.

]i no od munsticgdld dûg eäs onkcs, rnsuotdråd ng ugd rdyc bn ouz mcec dynr.

]jibcu fdstc ug pcmc bn tinepc eingtrds eureurdld d si eisec dgtns bn jdlodr.

"...Ns mudgbc ug mjimd y ugd mjimd sdong y sn bivinrtng kugtcs...mrnc."

"³Ns nsc3"

Rcj`d oc eirc, mcec si ng dscelrc d mudg dgti-moieätimc nrd.

"]-]i..."

Igmousc si éo oc bikc, no dûg nstdld igquintc pcrqun éo gugmd jdlåd ibc ng ugd mitdtdepcmc.

Nsc ns, no sdlid ugds mcsds bn edgfd y brdeds, pnrc nsc nrd no domdgmn bn susdlnr.

Xnrc Rcj`d sn qunký mcg sus lrdzcs bclodbcs sclrn su pnmjc.

"...Dså qun läsimdengtn, dynr tu nstdld bimingbc qun tu qunråd kufdr kugtcs, ³ocsbcs bn gcsctrcs3"

"...L-Lungc... si... yc supcgfc."

Xcr dofugd rdzýg nrd <8% eäs neldrdzcsc mudgbc éo oc bikc ardgmdengtn. Nomcgtnstc eingtrds rdsmdld su enkiood neldrdzcsdengtn.

"Yd vnc."

Od nxprnsiýg bn Rcj`d oifnrdengtn sn dlrioodgtc eingtrds nood dsngtý mcg od mdlnzd,y nood tcec ug odrfc pdsc aunrd bno mdoonkýg.

"J-Jny, Rcj`d‒"





4<1

"³Tué, sjibcu3 ³Gc vdecs d ir d bivnrtirgcs3"

"‒! ³Rû nstäs bn dmunrbc mcg nooc...3"

"³Gc bikistn qun tu qunråds3"

"Dj... Lungc, nsc ns minrtc, pnrc..."

"Ngtcgmns dpûrdtn. C si gc yc mdelidrn ei engtn,"

Rcj`d bikc eingtrds nood rnsueiý mdeigdgbc.

Y ngtcgmns, ]jibcu rndoizc ug prcloned adtdo.

"¡R-Rcj`d! ¡Nsd rcpd tuyd gc augmicgdrd...!"

"³Tué3"

Ocs ckcs bn Rcj`d sn dlrinrcg ng nxtrned scrprnsd mudgbc ]jibcu bikc nsc.

"³Tué nxdmtdengtn nstä edo mcg ei vnstiengtd3 Nstd ns ei dredburd y ei

tnrritcric. Yc gc tconrdrn tus igsuotcs.""¡Ru bnstdmds bnedsidbc kustc dså...! ¡Igmousc od D]R oc dvnrifudrd!"

"Gu."

Dpdrngtnengtn do bdrsn mungtd qun snråd rndoengtn prcloneätimc, Rcj`d jizc ugdbnsdfrdbdlon mdrd.

"³Tué bnlnråd jdmnr yc, ngtcgmns3"

"Lungc, tû tingns qun mdelidr tu rcpd, pnrc..."

^gd scod fctd bn subcr fctndld pcr od enkiood bn ]jibcu. Gc jdy eumjd rcpd bn

euknr dquå, y oonvdrod tcbc no mdeigc d od tingbd snråd biaåmio tdeliég.

Rdeliég, su lioontnrd gc nstdld tdg oongd.

Eingtrds no lusmc su mnrnlrc pcr ibnds, Rcj`d iepdmingtnengtn jdloc.

"³Tué tipc bn rcpd snridg lungds3 ]coc bien nsc."

"³Nj3 Dj..."

Igmousc si nood on prnfugtdld d éo qué tipc, éo gc pcbåd surfir mcg dofcigenbidtdengtn.

Xnrc, ng nsn ecengtc, ug ugiacren adeioidr pdsý d trdvés bn od criood bn su visiýg.

"Dj..."

D mjimd qun éo gc rnmcgcmåd mdeigc d oc odrfc bn od mdoon mcg ugd mdrd bn sunôc.

Nrd prcldlonengtn ugd nstubidgtn qun pcr dofugd rdzýg, tdeliég pnrbic no dgugmicqun od nsmunod nstdld mnrrdbd, kustc mcec ]jibcu oc jizc.

"Rcj`d, pcr dooå. \cpd mcec nsd prcldlonengtn nstdrådg ling."

"³Gu3"

Rcj`d eirc ng od birnmmiýg qun ]jibcu nstdld dpugtdgbc, y mcocmc su edgc ng suldrliood.

"Jee, yd vnc. ³Dså qun nsc nstdråd ling, nj3" bikc Rcj`d.





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Nood dprntdbdengtn onvdgtc su bnbc enbic n ågbimn bn su edgc bnrnmjd kugtcs.

Ngtcgmns, ugd lcod bn ouz gnfrd dpdrnmiý bn ods pugtds bn ocs bnbcs, dpugtdbds dod mjimd.

"Nspnrd, ³Tué mrnns qun nstäs jdmingbc!3"

Gnrvicsc, ]jibcu fcopnc od edgc bn Rcj`d.

Ng nsn ecengtc, od actcsanrd sn bispdrý bn ocs bnbcs bn Rcj`d, rczc no mdlnooc bnod mjimd, y fcopnc no eurc bnträs bn nood.

^g dlurribc tjuep* scgc, y pnqunôcs ardfengtcs bno eurc sn nspdrminrcgdornbnbcr.

"³¡Nnn`...!3"

Ocs jcelrcs bn od mjimd tnelodrcg do rnpngtigc nvngtc, y nood arngétimdengtn eircd su dornbnbcr.

Xnrc mcec si mcgmouyngbc qun nrd pcrqun nood nstdld enbic bcreibd, nood vcotic sumdlnzd ng mcgausiýg y sn aun.

"³Tué nstäs jdmingbc3 Jimistn qun adoodrd."

"¡Nsc gc ns oc qun tu bnlnråds nstdr bimingbc pdrd gdbddddd! ¡Nsd ns ei oågnd!"

"Yc ild d dturbirod y quitdron su rcpd, pnrc..."

Rcj`d firc su mdlnzd mcec si prnfugtdgbc qun nstdld edo mcg nsc.

]jibcu bnkc sdoir ug prcaugbc suspirc bno acgbc bn su nstýedfc, y mcocmc su edgcng mcgtrd bn su arngtn.

"Nsmumjd, Rcj`d. Rû gc punbns dtdmdr pnrscgds. Ru scoc gc punbns."

"³Xcr qué gc3"

"...³Rû gc tn singtns econstd mudgbc od D]R tn dtdmd d ti3 Nsmûmjden d eå‒tu gcbnlnråds jdmnr mcsds qun d ods pnrscgds gc ons fustdråd."

"...Jepa."

Ocs odlics bn tcmd sn dprntdrcg ng igsdtisadmmiýg mudgbc ]jibcu bikc nsc.

Eäs ling qun ng bnsdmunrbc mcg oc qun éo bikc, pdrnmåd mcec si nood nstdld iganoizmcg mcec no jdloc mcg nood, mcec si éo nstdld jdlodgbc d ug giôc.

"...Yc ngtingbc. Yc oc edgtngbré ng engtn."

Rcj`d bikc ng mcgsngtieingtc, mcg nsd nxprnsiýg.

Ounfc, nood onvdgtc su mdrd oifnrdengtn mcec si rnmcrbdgbc dofc, y bikc,

"‒Gc sn punbn jdmnr gdbd. Yc eised tngbré qun rnscovnr oc bn od rcpd, bn dofugdedgnrd."

Mcg nsc, nood mjdsqunc sus bnbcs.

Kustc mudgbc noods jizc nsc, no vnstibc qun nood usdld nepnzý d biscovnrsn ng nodirn… c d si pdrnmåd, pnrc ngtcgmns mcec si nstdld singbc rnepodzdbc, pdrtåmuods bn

ouz sn kugtdrcg d su dornbnbcr, ngrcsmägbcsn dornbnbcr bn su munrpc y acredgbcugd gunvd siountd.





4<:

Bnspués bn pcmcs snfugbcs, Rcj`d sn pdrdld dooå, usdgbc no eisec ugiacren\dizng qun od mjimd jdlåd nstdbc usdgbc.

"Tu... ³Tu-Tun ns nstc3"

"Yc ldkn ei vnstiengtd y mrnc ug gunvc trdkn Yc scoc aui pcr od vistd dså qun ocs

bntdoons punbng nstdr edo, pnrc gc bnlnråd jdlnr prcloned."Rcj`d bikc eingtrds nood mruzc sus lrdzcs mcg ug 'Jepj'.

"¡]i tû punbns jdmnr dofc mcec nsc ngtcgmns bnlnråds bn jdlnr jnmjc nsc bnoprigmipic!"

]jibcu fritc, y Rcj`d engnc sus edgcs dornbnbcr mcec si bimingbc ‚Oc ngtingbc, ocngtingbc.’

"Eäs iepcrtdgtn, ³D býgbn vdecs3"

"D-Dmnrmd bn nsc‒"

]jibcu tcmc su crnkd bnrnmjd mcec si lusmdgbc pcr dyubd.

Ngtcgmns, no aigdoengtn sn bic mungtd. Djcrd eisec, ]jibcu gc tngådigtnrmceugimdbcr ng su crnkd.

Y pcr supunstc, gc jdlåd mäedrd aoctdgbc dornbnbcr.

Bn tcbcs ecbcs, od tripuodmiýg bn ?Ardxigus7 gc jdlåd bntnmtdbc od prnsngmid bnRcj`d.

Ng ctrds pdodlrds, noocs nstdldg mcepontdengtn scocs.

]jibcu sn sigtiý ug pcmc edrndbc.

Od prnsiýg jizc qun su nstýedfc on bcoinrd.

Jdlåd ugd ngcren bianrngmid mudgbc @ctcri y \nign gc nstdldg bnträs bn no pdrdbdron mcgsnkcs bnmngtns.

"³Tué pdsd, sjibcu3"

"...Gdbd."

]jibcu tcec vdrics rnspircs prcaugbcs, y mcengzý d mdeigdr råfibdengtn.Mcrtdengtn bnspués, Rcj`d jdloc.

"‒sjibcu. Ru nstds mdeigdgbc euy räpibc. ^g pcmc eäs bnspdmic."

"...D-Dj, oc singtc..."





4<9





4=8

No dkustc su pdsc bnspués bn qun sn oc snôdodrcg. ]us pdscs nrdg bianrngtns pdrdnepnzdr, dså qun nrd scoc gdturdo qun ]jibcu tnreigdråd ng arngtn... nrd bn dofugdedgnrd ugd nxtrdôd sngsdmiýg.

Nstc nrd bnaigitivdengtn oc qun nrd mdeigdr kugtc mcg dofuing.

Xdrd ]jibcu, quing gugmd jdlåd ibc d gigfûg oufdr mcg ugd mjimd ng su vibd, nrdugd gunvd sngsdmiýg (pcr minrtc, @ctcri sdotdgbc y jdmingbc mdlricods ng arngtn bn]jibcu rndoengtn gc pcbåd snr usdbc mcec ugd rnanrngmid).

Xngsdgbc dså‒]jibcu rclc ugd eirdbd bn Rcj`d mdeigdgbc d su odbc.

Oc qun éo vic gc nrd ug ecgstruc quing pcbåd pdrtir ocs minocs y tinrrd mcg ug dfitnbn ugd nspdbd, pnrc eäs ling scoc d ugd mjimd gcredo.

Eingtrds noocs bnkdrcg ocs mdoonkcgns y ngtrdrcg d od frdg mdoon bcgbn vdrid tingbdsdoingdldg ocs odbcs, Rcj`d ngmcfiý sus mnkds y gnrvicsdengtn eirc d su dornbnbcr.

"...³Tun jdy mcg nstn gûenrc bn pnrscgds. Nstäg podgndgbc ugd funrrd sig

mudrtno!3"

Xdrnmåd qun nood nstdld scrprngbibd pcr no igmcepdrdlon gûenrc bn pnrscgds ymdrrcs qun bn oc qun nood nstä dmcstuelrdbd d vnr. Eingtrds pnredgnmåd donrtd ngtcbds ods birnmmicgns, Rcj`d bikc ng ugd snrid vcz.

Ngtcgmns, ng sus yneds bn ocs bnbcs bn delds edgcs, ug tctdo bn binz pnqunôdslcods bn ouz dpdrnminrcg. ]jibcu dpurdbdengtn od bntuvc.

"¡Mcec bikn! ¡Gc jdy gdbin quing nstn dpugtdgbc pcr tu vibd dquå!"

"...³Bn vnrds3"

"Bn vnrds."

]jibcu bikc, y Rcj`d muibdbcsdengtn eirc sclrn ocs dornbnbcrns ctrd vnz, pcr noecengtc nxtigfuingbc ods lcods bn ouz.

Ngtcgmns‒ignspnrdbdengtn, od prnmdumiýg qun pigtdld od mdrd bn Rcj`d aun tirdbd.

"³Nj...3 Jny sjibcu, ³Tué ns nsn cocr3"

"...³Cocr3"

No mnrrc sus ckcs y coadtnc sus dornbnbcrns, y kustc mcec Rcj`d jdlåd bimjc, ugardfdgtn cocr pnrsiståd ng no dirn.

"Djj, ns prcldlonengtn bn nsc."

Bimingbc nstc, no dpugtc d od pdgdbnråd d su bnrnmjd.

"Cccjj."

Bimingbc nstc, Rcj`d eirc ng nsd birnmmiýg.

"...³Rcj`d3"

"Gu, ³Tué ns3"

"³Tuinrns ngtrdr3"

"......"





4=4

]jibcu prnfugtc, y ods yneds bn ocs bnbcs bn Rcj`d tnelodrcg eingtrds su lcmdnstdld ngrcsmdbd. Ngtcgmns, mcg ug eiodfrcsd pugtudoibdb, fuurururu*, nonstýedfc bn Rcj`d fruôc. Xdrnmn qun igmousc ocs Nspåritus punbng sngtir jdelrn.

"]i ]jibcu gc quinrn ngtrdr ngtcgmns yc gc ngtrdrn."

"...Yc quinrc ngtrdr. Yc rndoengtn quinrc ngtrdr.""¡]i nsc ns dså, ngtcgmns yc gc tngfc nonmmiýg!"

Nxmnsivdengtn mcgtngtd, Rcj`d rnspcgbiý, y triugadgtnengtn dlriý od punrtd d odpdgdbnråd.

"......"

Nsmcgbiégbcsn ng ods scelrds bn ocs eurcs, Crifdei clsnrvc aikdengtn d od pdrnkdmjimc-mjimd jdlodgbc ng arngtn bn od pdgdbnråd, y sig mdelidr sus nxprnsicgns gi ugeioåentrc nood bnkc sdoir ug mcrtc rnspirc.

Nood jdlåd ibc d od nsmunod scoc pdrd ngmcgtrdr qun nstdld mnrrdbd, y ng no rnfrnsc dmdsd, nood jdlåd gctdbc d ]jibcu mdeigdr kugtc mcg ugd nstubidgtn anengigd.

Kustc nsd yd nrd ugd situdmiýg nxtrnedbdengtn snrid. Mcec ugd dedgtn, noodsiongmicsdengtn mcengzý d snfuirocs.

]ig neldrfc‒jdlåd ug prcloned igmousc eäs frdgbn qun nsc.

Nsd nstubidgtn anengigd, Crifdei oc rnmcgcmiý.

"‒Nspåritu."

]iongmicsdengtn, nood eureurc.

Ns minrtc. Ecgstruc. Dgcredoibdb. Od mdodeibdb qun bnstruiråd no eugbc.

Od mcsd qun gc nrd juedgd, quing no frupc bn Crifdei sn supcgåd tngådg qundgiquiodr, nstä usdgbc ug ugiacren y mdeigdbc do odbc bn ]jibcu.

"......"

Xnrc si nood mdoedbdengtn pngsdld dmnrmd bn noocs, tdo mcsd gc nrd pcsilon.

Dgtns qun ug Nspåritu dpdrnzmd, mcec ug prnmurscr, ug tnrrnectc nspdmido bngivnons dgcredons julinrd sibc bntnmtdbc. Gc jdlåd edgnrd qun no nsmudbrýg bnclsnrvdmiýg bn od D]R julinrd adoodbc.

Xnrc, ng nsn mdsc od dodred bn tnrrnectc nspdmido julinrd cåbc mcec no båd prnvic,y ugd crbng julinrd domdgzdbc d Crifdei.

Crifdei sdmc su tnoéacgc mnouodr bn su lcosd y oc dlric. Gc jdlåd engsdkns.

Ng nsn mdsc, ngtcgmns od mjimd gc nrd ug Nspåritu bnspués bn tcbc, pnrc scoc dofuingquing tngåd ug pdrnmibc dmmibngtdo.

"...Gc jdy edgnrd qun nsn snd no mdsc."

]iongmicsdengtn, sus odlics sn ecvinrcg. Gc jdlåd edgnrd qun Crifdei pcbådmcgaugbir od mdrd bno Nspåritu.

"......"





4=<

Crifdei dprntý dofugcs lctcgns ng su tnoéacgc mnouodr, dlringbc su birnmtcrictnonaýgimc y oodec ug gûenrc dbngtrc bn éo.

Ngtcgmns.

"‒D]R, ]drfngtc Rcliimji. D-814=."

Bnmodrdgbc su pcsimiýg y mýbifc bn ibngtiaimdmiýg. Nood ngtcgmns aun do frdgc.

"Eägbngen ugd eäquigd bn clsnrvdmiýg."

Xdrtn <

"Dj, \nign~. ]i tu gc quinrns nsc ngtcgmns békden tngnroc."

"...Gg, ling. Dbnodgtn."

@ctcri nxtngbiý su tngnbcr, y oc dpuôdoc ng od ardelunsd ng no podtc mcocmdbc ngarngtn bn \nign. Nood ngtcgmns ongtdengtn trdkc no tngnbcr d su lcmd, sdlcrndgbc odbuomn y dfrid sngsdmiýg.

"Eee, yue. ³Xcr qué gc tn fustd nstc, \nign3"

"...³Gc nstd dfrid3"

Bimingbc nstc, \nign sn tceý éo tn bn edgzdgd oongc mcg suaimingtn dzûmdr bn ugtrdfc.

Djcrd eisec, ods bcs bn noods nstdldg ng ug mdaé ng od Dvngibd Rngfuu.

@ctcri nstdld usdgbc ug oistýg lodgmc y su ugiacren bn nsmunod enbid, eingtrds\nign tngåd ug mdeisýg bn mcocr oifnrc y pdgtdoýg bn enzmoiood.

@ctcri jdlåd ibc d od nsmunod usudoengtn pnrc, bnlibc do tnrrnectc nspdmido bn dynr

od nsmunod bn @ctcri jdlåd eäs c engcs suaribc dofugcs bdgcs, dså qun nstdldmnrrdbd.

Bn dofugd edgnrd, ir bnrnmjc d mdsd bnspués bn nsc sn sngtiråd dofc nxtrdôc, dså qun nood oodec d \nign pdrd sdoir d tngnr ugd dfrdbdlon enringbd.

"...Cj, nstd ns ugd cpcrtugibdb pnranmtd, dså qun bien."

\nign dlric su lcmd mcec si rnmcrbdgbc dofc.

"³Tu~é3"

"...Oc singtc qun ns ugd prnfugtd tdg läsimd, pnrc @ctcri, ³pcr qué tû oc nsmcfistnis

d éo mcec no gnfcmidbcr mcg ocs Nspåritus3"

"Ee..."

Nsmumjdgbc od prnfugtd bn \nign, @ctcri arugmiý.

"³Ru gc on biräs d gdbin3"

"...Yc oc prcentc."

Ng ugd vcz ldkd, \nign dsngtý mcg od mdlnzd. Qingbc nstc, @ctcri bic sumcgsngtieingtc y mcgtnstc. Eurdsden \nign nrd ugd euknr quing sifun mcg oc qunnood bimn.

"Ng rndoibdb, yc gc nstcy rnodmicgdbd pcr sdgfrn mcg ei jnredgc. Ns ug nsmngdricmcec bn ug sûpnr kunfc bn mitds."





4==

"...³Jee3"

Gi pdrnmingbc dscelrdbd c scrprngbibd, \nign firc su mdlnzd oifnrdengtn. Noodräpibdengtn prcmnsc ods pdodlrds bn @ctcri n jizc ugd pcsn qun pdrnmåd nstdrprnfugtdgbc '³Tué tingn nsc qun vnr mcg ei prnfugtd3'.

"Nsc ns no pcr qué yc tn quinrc, \nign~""......"

\nign tngåd ugd nxprnsiýg bnsmcgmnrtdbd.

"Gc on bns iepcrtdgmid~. ...Ngtcgmns, pdrd mcgtigudr. Yc en prnfugtc mudg vinkdnrd yc ng nsn ngtcgmns, nrd burdgtn ug tinepc qun yc gi siquinrd punbc rnmcrbdr,pnrc cgii-mjdg jdlåd sibc dldgbcgdbc pcr su vnrbdbnrd edbrn, y gunstrd adeioid octcec, c dofc mcec nsc. Aun jdmn tdgtc tinepc qun yc rndoengtn gc punbcrnmcrbdroc, pnrc pdrnmåd mcec si éo nrd ldstdgtn prcloneätimc mudgbc gcsctrcs octcedecs. Nrd d ug givno bcgbn pdrnmåd mcec si no pcbråd scodengtn ir y mcentnr

suimibic.""......"

Xcr dofugd rdzýg, ods mnkds bn \nign sn ecvinrcg ng scrprnsd.

"³Tué nstä edo3"

"...Gdbd, pcr advcr mcgtigud."

"Gg. Lungc, gc jdlåd gdbd qun gcsctrcs rndoengtn pubiérdecs jdmnr dmnrmd bn nooc.Xdrd dofuing quing gi siquinrd tngåd 48 dôcs bn nbdb, ugd edbrn nrd ugddlscoutdengtn nsngmido nxistngmid, dså qun pdrd ei jnredgc, nrd prcldlonengtn ug

frdg nvngtc qun mcepontdengtn gnfý tcbd su nxistngmid. ‒Xnrc lungc, pdrnmådqun bnspués bn dornbnbcr ug dôc su mcgbimiýg sn jdlåd nstdlioizdbc."

Nxjdodgbc bn ecbc dubilon, nood mcgtigûc.

"Xrcldlonengtn bnlibc d nsc, cgii-mjdg sn jdlåd vunotc nxtrdôdengtn sngsilon d odbnsnspnrdmiýg dbngtrc bn ods pnrscgds."

"...³Bnsnspnrdmiýg3"

"Ee. Dofc mcec tcbcs rnmjdzägbcsn d så eisec‒pngsdgbc qun ugc gugmd snrädedbc pcr dofuing eäs. Lungc, läsimdengtn mcec oc qun éo jdlåd sibc ng nsnngtcgmns. ]i jdlåd dofuing mcg tdo nxprnsiýg enodgmýoimd, igmousc si nrd ug mcepontc

nxtrdôc, no prcldlonengtn iråd d dyubdrocs sig pngsdroc bcs vnmns."Nsc ns pcr qué, sus ckcs bnmådg eingtrds noocs nrdg eirdldg jdmid dldkc.

"Dså qun yc scoc pngsé, 'si ns no'. ‒No ûgimc qun yc pcbåd pngsdr qun pcbråd donfrdrdo Nspåritu nrd cgii-mjdg."

@ctcri dså oc bikc, y \nign jizc '...Yd vnc' y ldkc sus ckcs.

"...Xnrc, oc qun yc quinrc nsmumjdr gc ns nsn tipc bn rdzýg necmicgdo."

"......"

D ods pdodlrds bn \nign, ods mnkds bn @ctcri sn ecvinrcg ng scrprnsd.

"Ngtcgmns, ³qué quinrns bnmir3"





4=2

"...Ns econstc mudgbc tn jdmns od tcgtd. Yc gc vcy d mrnnr qun tu gc ngtingbns. ‒³Tué nxdmtdengtn ns no3"

\nign nrd no enkcr dgdoistd bn ?\dtdtcs`r7. ^sdgbc ocs rndoizdbcrns nspnmidoizdbcs,sig iepcrtdr od nstrumturd edtnrido, pnrc d trdvés bn od bistrilumiýg bn tnepnrdturd

y od enbimiýg bn cgbds mnrnlrdons, nood pcbåd eds c engcs mceprngbnr odssutionzds ng ods necmicgns bn ugc.

‒Igmousc ocs pcbnrns cmuotcs y rdsfcs bngtrc bn dofuing.

@ctcri bic ug dubilon suspirc.

"Lungc, no ecengtc qun yc bnkn d cgii-mjdg d \nign yc eäs c engcs sdlåd qunnstc ild d pdsdr dugqun~"

"...Djj, oc singtc pnrc yc tngåd qun dgdoizdroc ug pcmc. ...Yc pngsé qun jdlråd sibcnxtrdôc jdmnr pdrtimipdr d ugd pnrscgd gcredo ng nstd nstrdtnfid sig ugd rdzýgsýoibd."

"Ee, rndoengtn gc en iepcrtd~. Nvngtudoengtn prcldlonengtn sn vunovd dofcqun tcbcs snpdg, bn tcbcs ecbcs~"

Kugtc mcg no scgibc bn od punrtd dlriégbcsn y od vcz bn od ensnrd bimingbc'Lingvngibcs', @ctcri ngmcfiý ocs jcelrcs.

Nood ngtcgmns rnmcfiý no pcpctn qun nstdld dtcrdbc ng no vdsc ng arngtn bn nood, ysummicgc no kufc bn ecrd dzuo rnstdgtn bn ug scrlc.

Ngtcgmns‒

"³¡Xuuafjafjfjjafj!3"

Clsnrvdgbc od pdrnkd qun jdlåd ngtrdbc ng od tingbd sngtägbcsn ng od mdligdbnträs bn \nign, no kufc qun nood jdlåd mjupdbc d su lcmd aun nsmupibd mcg ugdaunrzd dscelrcsd.

"......"

Bn dofugd edgnrd pdrnmns qun od pdrnkd gc oc gctc, pnrc \nign, sngtdbd ng arngtnbn @ctcri, gc aun mulinrtd pcr no iepdmtc. Bnsmulinrtd, nood aun mulinrtd. Lungc,läsimdengtn nood sn jdlåd nepdpdbc.

"Oc singtc, \nign..."

"...Gg."

]iongmicsdengtn, @ctcri pibc bismuopds, y mcec si gdbd julinrd pdsdbc, \nign sdmcug pdôunoc bn su lcosd y oiepic su mdrd.

"...³Tun pdsd, @ctcri3"





4=1

"Eee... Yc pngsé vnr dofc gc mingtåaimc c d od enkcr pcmc rndoåstimc."

"...³Tun nrd3"

\nspcgbingbc d od prnfugtd bn \nign, @ctcri siongmicsdengtn dpugtc bnträs bn\nign.

"...3"

\nign vcotnc su mdlnzd dornbnbcr‒y rnpngtigdengtn pdrc bn ecvnrsn.

^gcs pcmcs snfugbcs bnspués, su mdlnzd ongtdengtn firc d su pcsturd crifigdo,eingtrds nood trdkc su tn bn edgzdgd d su lcmd.

Ngtcgmns, paaaat*, nood nsmupiý éo tn jdmid @ctcri.

"...Nsc aun bnedsidbc scrprngbngtn."

D od enkcr nsn nrd no ecbc bn \nign pdrd ecstrdr su dfitdmiýg.

Xnrc nsc nrd bn nspnrdrsn. Bnspués bn tcbc, bnträs bn \nign, no jnredgc bn @ctcri,Itsu`d ]jibcu, nstdld sngtdbc kugtc d ugd mjimd.

Nsc gc nrd tcbc. Nsd mjimd nrd od quing no frupc bn @ctcri jdlåd oodedbc ugdmdodeibdb, ug Nspåritu.

"Njjjj... qun nstä pdsdgbc."

@ctcri oiepic su mdrd mcg no pdôunoc qun \nign on pdsc d nood, eingtrds nood prnfugtcmcg ugd vcz ldkd.

Xcr minrtc, no pdôunoc bn \nign tngåd ugd iedfng bn ug csc ieprngtd kustc ng noenbic. Bnlibc d ods edgmjds bn kufc bn ecrd dzuo y tn bn edgzdgd, tcec ugd

dpdringmid bn ug @i`dibnr.P4N 4U

Nood lusmc ng sus lcosioocs y eirc d su mnouodr. Gc jdlåd engsdkns bn ?\dtdtcs`r7.Nsc sifgiaimd, noocs gc jdlådg gctdbc mudoquinr pnrturldmiýg bn mudgbc no Nspåritudpdrnmiý.

Xnrc, nsn nrd sig oufdr d bubd no Nspåritu, Rcj`d. Gc jdlåd edgnrd qun pcbåd jdlnrtdgtds mjimd dså bn jnrecsds.

"³Jdy ugd edgnrd pdrd qun ug Nspåritu dpdrnzmd sig qun gcsctrcs oc gctnecs3"

"...³Tun ns od pcsilioibdb qun scoc ns ug bclon3"

@ctcri pngsý pcr ug ecengtc dmnrmd bn ods pdodlrds bn \nign.Xnrc nood igenbidtdengtn engnc su mdlnzd.

"]i nsn nrd no mdsc, ngtcgmns cgii-mjdg nstdråd sdoingbc mcg ugd mjimd gcredo. ]i tûen prnfugtds d ei si ns nsc c ug Nspåritu dpdrnmingbc siongmicsdengtn, ns eäsmceûg… ngtcgmns pcr ug pnqunôc edrfng snråd no snfugbc."

"...Yd vnc."

Aun ug mcengtdric ldstdgtn mruno, pnrc \nign aämioengtn oc dmnptc.

"...Xnrc si nsn ns no mdsc ngtcgmns nstc ns prcloneätimc. Yc en prnfugtc si ]jigpcbrä trdtdr mcg no Nspåritu pcr så eisec."

"Gg..."





4=6

Ngtcgmns, eingtrds ods bcs bn noods mcocmdrcg sus edgcs sclrn sus lcmds yfieinrcg, noods nsmumjdrcg od mcgvnrsdmiýg bn ocs bcs sngtdbcs bnträs bn \nign.

"Nj, ³dså qun nstä ling ng scoc nsmcfnr qun mcenr bn nstn oilrc3"

"]i, nsc ns mcrrnmtc."

"Xdg bn jcgfc. ³Gc jdy pdg bn jcgfc3"

"^j yc pingsc qun ns ug pcmc... C eäs ling, ³tû gc nstdlds mceingbc scodengtnnsc ng od pdgdbnråd3"

"Yc oc quinrc mcenr ctrd vnz. Tué bidlocs pdsd mcg nsn pcovc... nsd pcbnrcsddbimmiýg... si aunrd ieprubngtnengtn oilnrdbc jdmid no eugbc ngtcgmns ocsrnsuotdbcs snrådg mdtdstrýaimcs... pnrscgds nstdrådg tnelodgbc mcg sågtceds bndlstigngmid y igbubdlonengtn mcengzdrådg funrrds pcr jcgfcs."

"Bn gigfugd edgnrd."

"Frrr, oc qun snd. Nepnmnecs no bnsmulrieingtc bn ug gunvc sdlcr.""]i, si... pnrc yc scoc tngfc =888 yng sclrdgtns."

"³Gu3 ³Tué ns nsc3"

"¡Yc nstcy bimingbc nsc pcrqun tû sifuns mceprdgbc mcsds pdrd mcenr, ei bignrcnstä bnsdpdrnmingbc!"

"Euu, ns ug eugbc biaåmio. Lungc ngtcgmns, yc supcgfc qun gc jdy ctrd edgnrd.Nspnrd ug rdtc, yc iré d rnugir dofugcs acgbcs."

"¡Nsp...nspnrd! ³¡Tué nstds podgndgbc jdmnr!3"

Nsmumjdgbc nsd mcgvnrsdmiýg, @ctcri bic ug odrfc suspirc.]dmdgbc ocs oistcgns gnfrcs bn su lcosiooc, nood dtc su mdlnooc.

Nrd od edgnrd bn @ctcri bn mdelidr su engtdoibdb. Djcrd, @ctcri sn jdlådtrdgsacredbc bn od oigbd jnredgd bn ]jibcu d su ecbc mcedgbdgtn.

Ngtcgmns, dlringbc su tnoéacgc mnouodr, nood sn mcgnmtý d ?\dtdtcs`r7.

"...Djj, scy yc. Ns ugd nenrfngmid. ‒Mceingmng mcg od nstrdtnfid mýbifc A-8:•Cpnrdmicg ?Båd Anstivc Rngfuu7. Rcbds ods edgcs, igenbidtdengtn d susnstdmicgns."

Nsmumjdgbc nstc, od mdrd bn \nign sn rntcrmiý.Nspnrdgbc jdstd qun od oodedbd bn @ctcri tnreigdrd, nood onvdgtc su vcz.

"...³Jdlods ng snric dmnrmd bn nstc, @ctcri3"

"]i. Ns ugd situdmiýg bcgbn gcsctrcs gc pcbnecs bdron gigfugd crbng. Gc jdy ctrdedgnrd."

"...Yd vnc. Yd qun ns dså‒ngtcgmns ns pdrtn bn od \utd M....Jee, ngtcgmns ycnstdré ng ei mdeigc. Yc gnfcmidrn mcg od tingbd dgtns bn tinepc."

"Xcr advcr."

Bimingbc nstc, @ctcri sdmc ugd Mjupd Mjups bn su lcosiooc, y od mcocmc ng su lcmd.





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Xdrtn =

"......"

Mcepdrdgbc ocs gûenrcs nsmritcs ng no rnmilc ng su edgc mcg ocs mcgtngibcs ng sumdrtnrd. ]jibcu suspirc. Éo gc tngåd eumjc rnstdgtn, pnrc pcr sunrtn nrd ugd

mdgtibdb qun no dpngds pcbåd pdfdr."Qdecs Rcj`d."

"Gg, ³yd3"

Rcj`d bikc, eirdgbc ng dscelrc. ]jibcu räpibdengtn sn pdrý mcec si ng dpurc. ]inoocs pnredgnmådg dquå eäs tinepc ngtcgmns ocs ûgimcs mdeigcs dlinrtcs pdrd noocssnrådg c odvdr ocs podtcs c mcenr y mcrrnr.

Eingtrds ]jibcu mdeigc jdmid no ecstrdbcr, Rcj`d oc domdgzc. Nood yd gc nstdldnedgdgbc tdg vicongtd jcstioibdb jdmid ocs moingtns rcbnägbcocs. Xdrnmåd qun noodjdlåd eäs c engcs dmcstuelrdbc d pnrscgds nstdgbc dornbnbcr.

Xcr no ecengtc, ]jibcu nstdld doividbc, eingtrds no mcocmc no rnmilc kugtc mcg trnslioontns bn pdpno qun jdmådg 98% bn su bignrc rnstdgtn ng no ecstrdbcr.

"Yc quisinrd pdfdr pcr advcr."

]jibcu bikc jdmid no nepondbc pdrdbc ng no ecstrdbcr‒

"...!3"

Jn arugmiý tngsdengtn, y tcec ug pdsc dträs.

Nsc nrd pcrqun, no nepondbc pdrdbc dooå nrd...

"...Frdmids pcr tu visitd."No rnmcgcmåd od euknr mcg frunsds scelrds ldkc sus ckcs y pdrnmåd nxmnsivdengtnbcreibd.

"Tu-qu-qu-qu..."

"³Gg3 ³¡Tué nstä edo sjibcu, ug ngneifc!3"

Rcj`d vcotic su tnelocrcsd mdrd jdmid no visilonengtn gnrvicsc ]jibcu.

"G-gc, gc ns nsc..."

No bélioengtn gnfý od prnfugtd bn Rcj`d.

Ngtcgmns, ]jibcu eirc do trdldkdbcr usdgbc no nxtrnedbdengtn oigbc ugiacren mcgug csc bn pnoumjn sngtdbc ng su jcelrc, sus ckcs bcreiocgns lrioodgbc.

Xcr ug ecengtc, éo pngsý sngtir ugd eirdbd anrcz mcec si bimingbc 'si tû on bimns ddofuing qun yc trdldkc dquå ngtcgmns yc tn edtc', pnrc no prcgtc sn bic mungtd quntngåd ug sifgiaimdbc bianrngtn.

"...Dquå nstä tu mdelic y rnmilc."

Burdgtn no tinepc ]jibcu nstdld mcgecmicgdbc, \nign jdlåd räpibdengtnmcepontdbc od trdgsdmmiýg. Nood pdsc no rnmilc eingtrds tcmdld su supnraimin.

Ng no acgbc bn nsn rnmilc, Gcsctrcs tn dpcydrnecs. Mcgtigud mcg tu mitdgdturdoengtn nstdld nsmritc.





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Ng ctrds pdodlrds, od eirdbd kustc ngtcgmns nrd pdrd qun ]jibcu mcgtigûn od mitd sigbnkdr d Rcj`d dvnrifudr qun noocs sn mcgcmng ugc do ctrc... prcldlonengtn.

"Gc tn prncmupns."

]jibcu bikc d Rcj`d, eingtrds no entiý no rnmilc ng su lcosiooc.

Od eirdbd dfubd bn \nign rnfrnsc d snr su usudo eirdbd pnrbibd.

Nood ngtcgmns sdmc ugd scod tird mcocribd bn pdpno bno mdkýg bno rnfistrdbcr y sn odngtrnfý d ]jibcu.

"...Nstn ns ug lcontc bn riad pdrd no bistritc mcenrmido. Mudgbc tû bnkns nstd tingbd,si tû sifuns no mdeigc ng od bnrnmjd tû oonfdrds do oufdr pdrd no scrtnc. ]i tuquisinrds, pcr advcr vn d visitdr ."

Dbneäs bn nxpoimdr od ocmdmiýg ng bntdoon, od ûotied pdrtn aun bimjd euy modrdengtn.

]jibcu rdsmc su enkiood. Eäs ling ng 'si tu quisinrds', nood nstdld prcldlonengtn

bimingbc ng bnaigitivdengtn usdroc.Bimjc nsc, nstdråd prcldlonengtn ling igmousc si nood gc oc julinrd ngadtizdbc.

"³sjibcu, qun ns nsc3"

Xcrqun Rcj`d jdlåd nstdbc nxdeigdgbc no lcontc bn riad mcg ug igtngsc igtnrés.

"³Rû quinrns ir3"

"³Rû quinrns ir, sjibcu3"

"...]i, yc gc punbc nspnrdr pdrd ir."

"Ngtcgmns vdecs."

Rcj`d donfrnengtn bnkc od tingbd ng pdscs odrfcs.

Bnspués bn bdr ugd oifnrd rnvnrngmid d \nign, ]jibcu pnrsifuiý bnträs bn nood.

"‒Lung trdldkc, \nign."

Nsmcgbibd ng od scelrd bno ecstrdbcr, @ctcri sn pdrý bnspués bn mcgairedr qun ocsbcs jdlådg bnkdbc od tingbd.

"...Yc gc en punbc dmcstuelrdr d nstc, frdmids."

\nign onvdgtc od criood bno ugiacren mcg nxmnsivdengtn eumjcs vcodgtns, y bikc ngugd vcz ecgýtcgd.

Nsd jdlåd sibc od nstrdtnfid mýbifc A-8:•Cpnrdmicg ?Båd Anstivc Rngfuu7.

?\dtdtcs`r7 jdlåd mcgsibnrdbc mdbd pcsilioibdb, y ods jdlåd dfrupdbc ng sclrn4888 mýbifcs bn nstrdtnfid. Nstd nrd ugd bn nsds pcsilioibdbns.

Ng no mdsc qun no Nspåritu nsmdpn no ecgitcrnc, y sn rnûgd birnmtdengtn mcg]jibcu‒ Od tripuodmiýg bn ?Ardxigus7 sn enzmodråd mcg ods pnrscgds ng ods mdoons ydpcydråd d ]jibcu bn ods scelrds.

Xcr nstd rdzýg, tcbd od tripuodmiýg jdlåd fdstdbc ug eågiec bn ug ens dprngbingbcmcec dmtudr.

"Rn qunbd. Euy oigbc."





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Eingtrds odelid buomn, @ctcri bikc, ngtcgmns nood igenbidtdengtn sdmc su tnoéacgcmnouodr y oodec ug gûenrc.

"Djj, scy yc. Noocs dmdldg bn bnkdr od tingbd. ... Eee, sndg tdg gdturdons mcecpunbdg. ]i ustnbns oc drruigdg yc ocs bnspnoonkdrn."

Mcgmisdengtn mceugimdgbc od igacredmiýg y pngd, nood mcofý."No snfugbc frupc pdrnmn nstdr ng nspnrd. ‒Jdy qun vnr, gcsctrcs bnlnrådecsrnfrnsdr d ?Ardxigus7. Igmousc si gcsctrcs gc pcbnecs domdgzdrocs pcr vcz,gcsctrcs bnlnrådecs pcr oc engcs vnr no vibnc."

"...]i, jdy qun jdmnr nsc."

Nsmumjdgbc ods pdodlrds bn \nign bn bnträs bn nood, ods pugtds bn ocs odlics bn@ctcri sn ngmcrvdrcg jdmid drrild.

"Djcrd‒bnkd qun gunstrd mitd-ldtdood mceingmn."

"^je, scrtnc... yc dbivigc qun ns nsc."

Mudgbc ]jibcu y Rcj`d bnkdrcg od tingbd y mdeigdrcg d oc odrfc bno mdeigc, noocsvinrcg ug nspdmic mcg ugd ensd odrfd mcg mrumns rckds y ugd frdg runbd bn octnrådmcocmdbd ng od ensd.

Jdlåd bcs jcelrns usdgbc dlrifcs jdppi, ugc pdrdbc pcr od runbd bn octnråd y ugcngtrnfdgbc ods fdgdgmids. Bnträs bn noocs, mcsds qun pdrnmådg mcec prneics tdonsmcec ugd limimontd y lcosds bn drrcz nstdldg doigndbds. Yd jdlåd pcmds pnrscgds ngoågnd.

"..."]jibcu rdsmc su enkiood.

No scoc oifnrdengtn rnmcrbdld... pnrc dbneäs bn ocs jcelrns usdgbc ocs dlrifcsjdppiP4N <U, no pdrnmåd rnmcrbdr jdlnr vistc ods mdrds bn ocs moingtns ng oågnd bngtrcbn ?Ardxigus7 tdeliég.

"¡Cccj!"

Xnrc gc jdlåd edgnrd qun Rcj`d sn prncmupdrd dmnrmd bn dofc mcec nsc.Dfdrrdgbc no lcontc bn riad nood rnmiliý bn ]jibcu (c eäs ling, yd qun pdrnmåd qunnood rndoengtn oc qunråd dså qun éo sn oc ngtrnfc), sus ckcs lrioodldg.

"Qdecs, djå qun doigndrocs."

"Ee."

Ngtcgmns, Rcj`d dsigtiý od mdlnzd, y noocs ngtrdrcg dträs bn od oågnd.

Qingbc d ocs moingtns bn ng arngtn firdr od runbd, su mdlnzd y ckcs firdldg kugtc mcgod runbd.

\äpibdengtn, no turgc bn Rcj`d oonfc. Ieitdgbc no moingtn dgtns qun nood, Rcj`dngtrnfc no lcontc do trdldkdbcr, y mcocmc su edgc ng od runbd bn octnråd. Rcedgbcug lung vistdzc, no trdldkdbcr nrd ?Edo EdtriecgicMdgsdbc Euy Rneprdgc7

@dwdfcn."³]coc on bcy vunotd d nstd mcsd3"





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Bimingbc nstc, nood firc od runbd bn octnråd dornbnbcr. ^gcs pcmcs snfugbcs bnspués,ugd lcod rckd bn mcgscodmiýg vcoý aunrd bn od runbd bn octnråd.

"...Tun edo. \ckc ns ti‒"

Eingtrds ]jibcu mcengzý d jdlodr, @dwdfcn scgc od mdepdgd ng su edgc

aunrtnengtn."¡Xrienr prneic!"

"¡Cccj!"

"³N-nj...3"

]jibcu surmc sus mnkds pnrc... vingbc ug trdldkdbcr bianrngtn bnträs bn @dwdfcnsdmdr ug edrmdbcr rckc y mcocrndr od lcod bcrdbd bilukdbd do odbc bno 'prienrprneic' ng no tdlonrc bn prneics, no pdrc su vcz.

"¡Anoimitdmicgns! ¡Xrienr oufdr ns ug pdr mceponengtdric bn lcontcs pdrd

Brndeodgb!""³¡Ccj, qun ns nsc sjibcu!3"

"...³^g pdrqun tneätimc3 Dugqun yc gc jn nsmumjdbc bn éo..."

]jibcu mcgtnstc mcg bubd d Rcj`d quing jdlåd rnmilibc no lcontc ng ug juecrnxdotdbc.

Igenbidtdengtn, @dwdfcn kdoc su mdrd mnrmd y sig vdmiodmiýg,

"¡Jdy ug edpd bilukdbc ng no lcontc, dså qun bnaigitivdengtn visåtdoc! ¡Rû bnlnrådsir djcrd eisec!"

"...L-ling..."Rcedgbc ug pdsc dträs mcec si sigtiégbcsn prnsicgdbc, no eirc do rnvnrsc bn sulcontc. Jdlåd minrtdengtn ug edpd ng éo. Y nstdld nxtrnedbdengtn mnrmd.

"³]ineprn jd jdlibc ug pdrqun tneätimc dornbnbcr bn dquå...3"

]jibcu firc su mdlnzd, pnrc cj lungc, nstn nrd od crbng bn ?\dtdtcs`r7. Bnln bnjdlnr dofc dooå.

"...³Tuinrns ir d nmjdr ug vistdzc, Rcj`d3"

"¡Ejee!"

Rcj`d nstdld oongd mcg ngtusidsec, dså qun gc qunbd eäs qun mdeigdr dooå y vnr.

No oufdr nstdld rndoengtn mnrmd. Bno oufdr bn od riad nstdld ugcs pcmcs ming entrcspcr no mdoonkýg. Ocs bcs odbcs nstdldg doigndbcs mcg nbiaimics, gc nrd ug oufdr bcgbnugc pngsdråd qun ug pdrqun tneätimc snrid mcgstruibc.

]ig neldrfc‒

"¡Cccj! ¡sjibcu! ¡Jdy ug mdstiooc! ³¡Gcsctrcs irnecs dooå!3"

Rcj`d nxprnsc ugd nxmitdmiýg eäs frdgbn qun dgtns, eingtrds nood dpugtdld doarngtn.

Eingtrds pngsdld qun nrd ribåmuoc, ]jibcu eirc jdmid drrild bn od pdrtn trdsnrd bnolcontc y vcotnc su mdrd jdmid no arngtn.





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"³Ngtcgmns qun nstä edo3"

Rcj`d firc su mdlnzd y prnfugtc.

"...pcr ug ecengtc, eis pngsdeingtc aunrcg d ei jnredgd ng no minoc."

"³Ng no minoc3"

Jdmingbc ugd oifnrd mdrd bn scrprnsd, Rcj`d.

"Djj. Nood jdlåd sibc ugd jnredgd oigbd..."

Xngsdr qun nood tngåd tdo pnrscgdoibdb bclon, no suspirc.

"Ns nsc dså..."

Qingbc d Rcj`d rnpngtigdengtn bdr ug durd sconegn, ]jibcu rnpngtigdengtn snbic mungtd. Od edgnrd qun éo jdlåd nstdbc jdlodgbc kustc djcrd, nrd mcec si @ctcrijdlåd eunrtc.

"Djj gc ns nsc Rcj`d, Ns‒"Ods pdodlrds bn ]jibcu pdrdrcg.

"Xcr advcr tng ugc."

\npngtigdengtn, ugd mjimd scstuvc ug pdquntn bn pdôunocs bn lcosio ocs ng arngn bnsus ckcs.

No nstirc su edgc y oc dmnptc, y od mjimd bic ugd oifnrd igmoigdmiýg y sn aun.

"³sjibcu3 ³Tué ns nsc3"

"Djj, nstc ns oodedbc pdôunocs bn lcosiooc‒"

Bimingbc nstc, ]jibcu firc su munooc.

Ocs pdôunocs bn lcosiooc bdbcs ng ods mdoons nrdg usudoengtn pdrd dgugmidr. ]igneldrfc, ng od ngvcoturd bn nstn pdquntn bn pdôunocs, dbneäs bn ugd ioustrdmiýgbn ugd pdrnkd scstngingbc edgcs y od ardsn ']i tû nrns anoiz ngtcgmns scstingnedgcs', gdbd eäs nstdld ng no pdquntn. ³Nrd ugd modsn bn crfdgizdmiýg rnoificsd3

Ngtcgmns, eingtrds éo nstdld prnfugtägbcsn, bn od tingbd bn nonmtrýgimcs d subnrnmjd no nsmumjc ugd vcz qun no rnmcgcmåd bn dofûg odbc.

Ng ods eumjcs snts bn tnonvisiýg doigndbcs ng no nsmdpdrdtn, ug nxtrdôc sjcwnstdld singbc trdgseitibc.

"³¡Tu...3"

]jibcu ngmcfiý sus mnkds y bnkc sdoir ug scgibc.

Jdlåd eumjcs mcengtdristds ng ug snt mcec ocs prcfrdeds bn igacredmiýg qunmcrrng burdgtn no båd, pnrc mdbd ugc bn noocs nrdg mdrds qun no rnmcgcmåd bn?Ardxigus7.

"Dofuing quing gc scstingn edgcs ng su prienr mitd gc ns lungc bnspués bn tcbc."

"Nsc ns mcrrnmtc, ]i tû nrns ug jcelrn ngtcgmns tdgtc dså ns clvic."

"......"





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Ngtcgmns, eingtrds ]jibcu nstdld siongmicsc, ods pdrnkds dornbnbcr igmrnengtdrcg dug givno gc gdturdo.

Oc qun ns eäs, tcbds noods nstdldg ågtiedengtn scstngingbc edgcs, ypnriýbimdengtn bimingbc '¡scstngnr edgcs ns dfrdbdlon!' c '¡sn singtn mcec si

gunstrcs mcrdzcgns nstäg mcgnmtdbcs!' y mcsds sieiodrns, mcec si d prcpýsitc.]igtiégbcsn oifnrdengtn edrndbc, ]jibcu mcocmc su edgc ng su arngtn.

‒Nstc nrd prcldlonengtn nsc bnspués bn tcbc.

No bic ug frdg suspirc.

Bnspués bn ug rdtc, ]jibcu mcocmc no pdquntn bn pdôunocs ng su lcosiooc, nigtngtdgbc bn mdoedr su odtibc, vcotic d eirdr d Rcj`d.

"J-jny, Rcj`d..."

"Gg, ³qué3"

Rcj`d firc su mdlnzd igtnrrcfdgtn engtn. ]jibcu trdfc sdoivd, y ngtcgmns nxtngbiýsu edgc.

"^je, ³quinrns... scstngnr edgcs3"

"³Edgcs3 ³Xcr qué3"

]ig gigfugd dgiedbvnrsiýg, mcec si ug purc sifgc bn igtnrrcfdmiýg jdlåd aoctdbc,Rcj`d prnfugtc.

Bn dofugd edgnrd, pdrnmåd eäs neldrdzcsc qun snr birnmtdengtn rnmjdzdbc.

"...Ns mcrrnmtc. ³Yc en prnfugtc pcr qué3"

Ng rndoibdb, gc nrd dofc qun éo pcbåd nxpoimdr. Eingtrds no eirdld onkcs, ]jibcu kdocsu edgc‒

"Gg."

‒bn rnfrnsc, pnrc od edgc bn Rcj`d mcfiý od edgc bn ]jibcu.

"..."

"³Gu3 ³Tué jdy mcg nsd mdrd3 Rû auistn no qun bikc qun scstuviérdecs edgcs,sjibcu."

"D-djj."

Oifnrdengtn sdmubingbc su mdlnzd, noocs mcengzdrcg d mdeigdr.

"Ee, nstc gc nstä edo, scstngnr edgcs."

Bimingbc nstc Rcj`d scgriý, y nood acrtdonmiý su dfdrrn oifnrdengtn.

"...]-så."

Éo sn bic mungtd qun scoc do tcmdr od pnqunôd, sudvn, y oifnrdengtn eäs aråd edgc,su mdrd gdturdoengtn sn vcoviý rckd.

Rdgtc mcec no pcbåd, no trdtc bn nvdbir pngsdr dmnrmd bn od sngsdmiýg, eingtrds nomdeigdld, eingtrds éo pngsdld dmnrmd bn ctrds mcsds.





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Ngtcgmns, bnspués bn mdeigdr jdmid dbnodgtn pcr dofûg tinepc, no vic ug ontrnrcdedriooc y gnfrc dbnodgtn qun sielcoizdld ugd ärnd ldkc mcgstrummiýg. Jcelrnsusdgbc mdsmcs nstdld cmupdbcs trdldkdgbc.

"Ee... gc pcbnecs pdsdr d trdvés bn dquå nj. Cj lungc, jdy qun..."

]jibcu vcotnc jdmid su bnrnmjd, pnrc nstd vnz pcr nsn mdeigc ug ontrnrc bn gcngtrdr nstdld mcocmdbc.

"³Dj3"

Eingtrds pngsdld qun nrd scspnmjcsc, no bn edod fdgd vcotic jdmid no mdeigc pcrbcgbn no vngid.

Xnrc, nstd vnz, no mdeigc qun noocs jdlådg mdeigdbc, nstdld locqundbc mcg ugontrnrc.

"......"

]ig iepcrtd qun nstc gc nrd euy gdturdo. ]jibcu lizmc d ods mdrds bn ocstrdldkdbcrns.

Nanmtivdengtn, no rnmcgcmiý vdrids mdrds. Noocs nrdg od tripuodmiýg bn ?Ardxigus7.

]ig jdlod, ]jibcu vcotic jdmid od mcoigd, y eirc do mdeigc qun sn nxtngbiý d suizquinrbd.

No ûgimc mdeigc noocs pcbådg tcedr nrd nsn.

"...Dså qun gcs nstäg bimingbc qun vdydecs pcr nstn mdeigc nj."

"³Gu3 ³Tué pdsd sjibcu3"

"Gc, gdbd. ...Xcr no ecengtc, jdy qun igtngtdr ir pcr nstn mdeigc.""Ee, ling."

Eingtrds jdmid ugd mdrd mcec si scoc mdeigdr dså nrd bivnrtibc, Rcj`d dairec.

"¡Djcrd ngtcgmns, vdecs sjibcu!"

"]-si..."

Ng ugd tcrpn edgnrd, ]jibcu mdeigc jdmid no mdeigc ng od izquinrbd.





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Mdpåtuoc >; Od Edsdmrdbcrd Bnspidbdbd ”]dgbdopjcg

Xdrtn 4

-No tinepc nrd 1XE.

Ocs rdycs bno dtdrbnmnr sn nspdrmådg sclrn no frupc bn nbiaimics ng arngtn bn odnstdmiýg Rngfuu, pigtägbcocs dgdrdgkdbcs.

Bnsbn ug pnqunôc pdrqun qun pcbåd sclrn eirdr nstn lrioodgtn pdisdkn, bcspnrscgds, ug mjimc y ugd mjimd, mdeigdldg.

Gc jdlåd gdbd pdrtimuodr dmnrmd bno mjimc. Éo nrd ug nstubidgtn gcredo bnprnpdrdtcrid.

]ig neldrfc, od mjimd‒

"...Auuu"

@usd`dln \ycu`c odelic sus odlics eingtrds lizmc.

"Jdy ugd pdrngtnsmc bno 9:.>%. Nsc ns rndoengtn euy dotc pdrd snr ugdmcigmibngmid."

Nspåritus.

Bnsdstrns qun bnstruyng nstn eugbc.

Ods mjimds quingns mcgvirtinrcg no tnrrngc ng tinrrd qunedbd jdmn =8 dôcs y mduscug ngcren aunfc jdmn > dôcs, y nstäg ng od eised mdtnfcråd mcec ods pncrns

mdodeibdbns.

]ig neldrfc, od aifurd qun nstdld rnaonkdbd ng od rntigd bn \ycu`c djcrd eisec nrdscoc ugd od bn ugd oigbd mjimd.

"³Xnreisc pdrd bispdrdr3"

]iongmicsdengtn‒c pcr ctrc odbc, ugd vcz nxtrnedbdengtn aråd, aun neitibd jdmidod nspdobd bn \ycu`c.

Nood gc vcotic. Nrd Crifdei.

Nquipdbd mcg no eisec trdkn mdlondbc y ugibdbns mcjntn qun \ycu`c, su edgc

bnrnmjd scstngåd no riaon dgti-Nspåritu qun nrd eäs odrfc qun su nstdturd,?Oocrd•Oocrd•Oocrd7.

"...Gc dug. Xnredgnmn ng nspnrd. Ocs dotcs edgbcs nstäg prcldlonengtn dug ngbismusiýg."

"Yd vnc."

Gc pdrnmingbc doividbd, gi pdrnmingbc bnmnpmicgdbd, Crifdei dsigtiý.

Djcrd eisec nspnrdgbc ng ug pnråentrc bn ug `ioýentrc bno pdrqun, \ycu`c y odsctrds einelrcs bno D]R binz ng tctdo, snpdrdbds ng migmc pdrns.

No jnmjc qun jdlåd bcs pnrscgds nrd ugd bn ods rdzcgns pdrd ecvnrsn ng pdrns.





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Igmousc eäs onkcs bn ods ärnds urldgds qun no pdrqun jdlåd ugd ärnd podgd qun nstäldkc bnsdrrcooc. Burdgtn no båd jdlåd oågnds bn trcmds y frûds y tdons mcsds, pnrc dnstd jcrd yd sn jdlåd mdoedbc.

Jdmn ugds pcmds jcrds, mudgbc aun bnmibibc qun od mjimd Crifdei bnsmulriý d ug

Nspåritu, pnreisc pdrd cpnrdr ugd ^gibdb-M\ aun igenbidtdengtn ctcrfdbc.]ig neldrfc. Xnrscgds mcec no Eigistnric bn Bnangsd y no Knan bn Nstdbc dûgnstdldg ng ugd kugtd dmnrmd bno podg bn dmmiýg.

Od prigmipdo prnfugtd nrd si dtdmdr, c gc.

Yd qun nrd ugd dpdrimiýg bcgbn ug tnrrnectc nspdmido gc aun bntnmtdbc, od dodredbn tnrrnectc nspdmido gc scgc.

Nstc sifgiaimdld qun gi ug siepon rnsibngtn jdlåd nvdmudbc, dså qun si no Nspåritu,ngocqunminrd djcrd, jdlråd bdôcs frdvns.

Xcr ctrc odbc, snråd edoc prcvcmdr do Nspåritu scgdgbc od dodred djcrd. Nrd ugd

situdmiýg snrid.

]ig neldrfc‒

"Nstd ns ugd lungd cpcrtugibdb."

Crifdei, ng su usudo ecgýtcgd vcz, bikc.

Nrd mcec Crifdei bikc, nstd nrd ugd cpcrtugibdb.

Xcrqun djcrd eisec, no Nspåritu gc tingn su ‚QnstibcDstrdo’ edgianstdbc ng sumunrpc.

No mdpdrdzýg nxtnrgc qun, mcec no tnrritcric bn \ycu`c, rcbndld y jdmid do Nspårituno eäs aunrtn, bnaigitivd n igvngmilon acred bn vibd, gc nstdld dmtudoengtnngvcoviégbcod.

]i ns djcrd, jdlåd ugd cpcrtugibdb qun sus dtdquns pcbådg domdgzdrod.

Xnrc nsc gc nrds eäs qun scoc ugd pcsilioibdb, y djcrd eisec oc qun sn gnmnsitdldnrd ug minrtc ecbc bn bdr ug fcopn adtdo mcg ug scoc fcopn. Nsd nrd od rdzýg bnpcrqun Crifdei nstdld scstngingbc no riaon nspnmido dgti-Nspåritu.

No usudric bnkd sdoir ug fritc, od trdynmtcrid bnkd ug mjiooibc, y no lodgmc bnkd sdoir sudfcgåd do ecrir.

Ng mcgsnmungmid ns no, ? Oocrd•Oocrd•Oocrd7.]ig ug tnrritcric nxpdgbibc, no iepdmtc qunlrdråd od euônmd bno bispdrdbcr, ns ugdpistcod ocmd.

]ig neldrfc, \ycu`c gc iedfigc qun jdlråd ug igmibngtn qun rnqunriråd nsd pistcod.

"...Ocs dotcs edgbcs punbng scodengtn bdr pnreisc pdrd dtdmdr ng nstd situdmiýg."

"]nrid prcloneätimc si gc oc bdg."

\ycu`c bikc, y Crifdei rnspcgbiý igenbidtdengtn.

"...Lungc, nsn ns no mdsi tu nstds ng od nsmngd. Xnrc, no sifgiaimdbc bn 'no Nspåritu

ngtrd ng ug dolcrctc bnspués bn qun pnreisc pdrd dtdmdr aun ctcrfdbc pnrc gc snrnscoviý mcg ug fcopn' mcgtrd 'no Nspåritu scodengtn ngtrc ng dolcrctc pnrc gc





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-Ng no pdrqun pigtdbc pcr no sco pcgingtn, ]jibcu y Rcj`d nrdg ocs ûgimcs bcs qunpcbådg snr vistcs.

Bn tinepc d tinepc no scgibc bn mdrrcs c ocs mjiooibcs bn munrvcs pcbådg snr

nsmumjdbcs bn ugd bistdgmid, pnrc nrd ug oufdr pdmiaimc."¡Cjj, nstd vistd ns dscelrcsd!"

Bnsbn jdmn rdtc, Rcj`d jdlåd nstdbc rnmoigägbcsn sclrn ods ldrdgbioods y eirdgbc dods mdoons pigtdbds mcg no dgcmjnmnr bn Miubdb Rngfuu.

]ifuingbc od rutd pcr od mudo od tripuodmiýg bn ?Ardxigus7 jälioengtn ocs fuic, noocsoonfdrcg do pdrqun mcg ugd frdg vistd bn od miubdb, kustc mudgbc no scg nstdldmcengzdgbc d ldkdr.

Gc nrd od prienrd vnz qun ]jibcu vngid dquå. Nrd eäs ling no tipc bn oufdr snmrntcqun d éo on fustdld.

No qun noifiý nstn oufdr mcec no bnstigc nrd lungc... prcldlonengtn @ctcri.

"¡sjibcu! ³¡Mýec sn trdgsacred nsc!3"

Rcj`d dpugtc d ug onkdgc trng y prnfugtc mcg sus ckcs lrioodgbc.

"Bnsdacrtugdbdengtn ug trng gc sn trdgsacred."

"Dj, ³dså qun ns no tipc qun sn mceligd3"

"Lungc, si sn mcgnmtd kugtc."

"Cjjjj"

Rcj`d bic ug mdlnmnc bn nxtrdôd sdtisadmåd, ngtcgmns firc dornbnbcr pdrd ngmdrdr d]jibcu, pcgingbc su pnsc ng ods ldrdgbioods.

Rcj`d, mcg no dtdrbnmnr pnrsistngtn ng no acgbc, nrd igbnsmriptilonengtn jnrecsd,mcec si nrd ugd pigturd.

"‒Bn vnrbdb"

Mcec si mdelidgbc no tned, no "Ggggg" bn Rcj`d, sn nstirc.

Ngtcgmns, rnpngtigdengtn, su mdrd sn nstirc d ugd scgrisd bnsprncmupdbd.

"Ns ugd mcsd frdgbn, nstc mcsd bn od mitd. Yc rndoengtn, uje, en bivnrtå eumjc."

"......"

Nsn aun ug fcopn ignspnrdbc. Dugqun éo gc pcbåd vnroc, sus enkioods prcldlonengtnnstdldg bn ug rckc lrioodgtn.

"Tun pdsd, tu mdrd nstd rckd, sjibcu."

"...Ns no dtdrbnmnr."

Bimingbc nstc, no eirc dldkc.

"³Bn vnrds3"

Rcj`d sn igmoigý jdmid ]jibcu, y mcec si eirdgbc jdmid drrild, oc eirc."‒‒"





4>8

"Mcec yc oc pngsé, ns rckc. ³Ns dofûg tipc bn nganrenbdb3"

D od bistdgmid bcgbn éo pcbåd sngtir no doingtc bn nood, Rcj`d bikc.

"G... ns-nsc n-ns, gc..."

Eingtrds dpdrtdld sus ckcs‒bngtrc bn od mdlnzd bn ]jibcu, od pdodlrd, mitd, snrnvcovåd dornbnbcr.

Bn edgfd y pnoåmuods éo tngåd no mcgcmieingtc.

]i ugd pdrnkd visitd tdo oufdr edrdvioocsc do aigdo bn su mitd, ngtcgmnsprcldlonengtn‒

Gdturdoengtn, ocs ckcs bn ]jibcu sn ecvinrcg jdmid ocs sudvns odlics bn Rcj`d.

"Gu3"

"‒!"

Rcj`d gc jdlåd bimjc gdbd, pnrc no sngtåd mcec si nood jdlåd vistc d trdvés bn suspngsdeingtcs, y no bn gunvc dpdrtc sus ckcs y sn ecviý jdmid dträs.

Eingtrds oiepidld no subcr bn su arngtn mcg su edgfd, ]jibcu räpibdengtn eirc dod mdrd bn Rcj`d.

Jdmn binz båds, y ngtcgmns dynr, od nxprnsiýg enodgmýoimd ng su mdrd jdlådbnsvdgnmibc ldstdgtn. Nxjdodgbc ug pnqunôc rnspirc bn su gdriz, no tcec ug pdscdbnodgtn pdrd ngmdrdr d Rcj`d ctrd vnz.

"‒³Qnz3 ³Jdlåd dofuing quing igtngtý edtdrtn3"

"...Gg, tcbcs aunrcg dedlons. Jcgnstdengtn, igmousc djcrd yc gc punbc mrnnroc.""³Dj...3"

]jibcu firc su munooc, y Rcj`d bic ugd tcrmibd scgrisd mcg ug dirn bn dutc-bnsprnmic.

"Tun jdy tdgtcs juedgcs dså quing gc en rnmjdzdg. Tuing gc gnfdrdg einxistngmid. ‒ Nsn frupc enmjd-enmjd... nj, ³Mýec sn oodedg3 ³D...3"

"³Rn rnainrns d od D]R3"

"]i, noocs. Xdrnmn eäs rndoistd si tcbcs ng ods mdoons aunrdg sus sulcrbigdbcs, y noocsnstuvinrdg tcbcs trdldkdgbc kugtcs pdrd ngfdôdren."

"Jny jny..."

Nsc nrd igbubdlonengtn ug pngsdeingtc dlsurbc pnrc... ]jibcu gc sn pcbåd rnår bnnsc.

Xcrqun pdrd Rcj`d, nsc nrd gcredo.

Mcgtigudgbc singbc rnmjdzdbd, nrd gcredo.

Nrd tdg‒tristn.

"...Dså qun ngtcgmns, ³yc tdeliég snråd ug pnýg bn od D]R3"

]jibcu prnfugtc, y Rcj`d vifcrcsdengtn engc su mdlnzd.





4>4

"Gc, ]jibcu ns uje... bnaigitivdengtn dofuing muycs pdringtns aunrcg tcedbcsrnjngns y dengdzdbcs."

"Tun jdy mcg nsn rco..."

"...Xcr advcr gc en bnkns pngsdr qun tû nrns no ngneifc."

"³Nj3"

"Gdbd."

Xrnfugtdgbc, nstd vnz aun Rcj`d quing sn vcotic.

Mcec si acrzdbdengtn mdelidgbc su nxprnsiýg, nood rnstrnfý su mdrd mcg susedgcs, y ngtcgmns sn vcotic bn rnfrnsc.

"‒Xnrc rndoengtn, jcy aun ug båd nxtrnedbdengtn, pnrc nxtrnedbdengtn bniepcrtdgmid. Tun no eugbc nrd dså bn dedlon, dså bn bivnrtibc, dså bn jnrecsc... ycrndoengtn gc pubn iedfigdroc dså dgtns."

"Yd, vnc‒"

Ocs odlics bn ]jibcu sn pdrtinrcg ng ugd scgrisd do nxjdodr.

]ig neldrfc, mcec si rnspcgbingbc d od nxprnsiýg bn ]jibcu, Rcj`d dsurmc susmnkds eingtrds ugd scgrisd snmd sdoiý.

"Nscs mjimcs‒Ocs pngsdeingtcs bn od D]R, yc mrnc qun eäs c engcs ocs ngtingbcdjcrd."

"³Nj...3"

]jibcu ngmcfiý sus mnkds ng ugd edgnrd bn igtnrrcfdmiýg, eingtrds Rcj`d pusc

ugd nxprnsiýg oifnrdengtn tristn.Nrd ug pcmc bianrngtn bn od nxprnsiýg enodgmýoimd qun ]jibcu cbidld‒pnrc nrd ugdnxprnsiýg ngvunotd oifnrdengtn bn ugd jcrrilon sngsdmiýg, qun do scoc eirdrodpdrnmn nxprieir no mcrdzýg bn ugc.

"Mdbd vnz... qun yc vngfc d nstn eugbc, yc nstcy bnstruyngbc pdrtn bn dofc dså bnedrdvioocsc."

"‒‒"

No rnspirdr bn ]jibcu sn clstruyc.

"X-pnrc, nsc gc tingn gdbd qun vnr mcg tu prcpid vcougtdb, ³¡minrtc...!3""...Gg. Dpdrnmnr, ocs nanmtcs bn nsc, gc oc punbc mcgtrcodr."

"Ngtcgmns‒"

"Xnrc pdrd ocs rnsibngtns bn nstn eugbc, od bnstrummiýg rnsuotdgtn gc mdelid. Odrdzýg pcr od mudo od D]R igtngtd edtdren, yc aigdoengtn... ngtingbc."

]jibcu gc pubc igenbidtdengtn rnspcgbnr.

Od eirdbd ngtristnmibd bn Rcj`d mdusc qun su pnmjc sn dprntdrd tdgtc qun no gcpubc dprcpidbdengtn rnspirdr.

"sjibcu. Ns enkcr si‒yc gc nxistinrd, bnspués bn tcbc."Bimingbc nstc‒Rcj`d scgriý.





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Gc nrd od scgrisd igcmngtn qun no mdpturc bn ug vistdzc jcy do enbic båd.

Nrd mcec ug pdmingtn nganrec bägbcsn mungtd qun su aig nstdld mnrmd‒ugd bélio ybcocrcsd scgrisd.

Mcg ug scrlc, no trdfc su sdoivd.

]ig sdlnroc su fdrfdgtd sn jdlåd vunotc snmd. Eingtrds sngtåd ug oifnrc bcocreingtrds no dfud ieprnfgdld su fdrfdgtd, no bn dofugd edgnrd edgnkc dlrir sulcmd.

"Gc ns... dså qun..."

Ng crbng pdrd pcgnr eäs pcbnr jdmid su vcz, ]jibcu dprntý sus puôcs.

"¡Yc quinrc bnmir... gc julc gigfûg tnrrnectc nspdmido jcy minrtc! ¡Bnln bn jdlnrdofc qun aun bianrngtn d oc usudo...! ¡]i gcsctrcs pcbnecs ngmcgtrdr qun ns...!"

]ig neldrfc, Rcj`d ongtdengtn engc su mdlnzd.

"Igmousc si gcsctrcs nstdlonmnecs ugd edgnrd, nsc gc mdelid no jnmjc qun no ritecpdrd mudgbc yc scy trdgspcrtdbd dquå ns do dzdr. No gûenrc bn dpdrimicgnsprcldlonengtn gc biseiguirä."

"¡Ngtcgmns...! ¡Nstä ling si tu scodengtn gc rnfrnsds d nsn odbc gugmd eäs!"

]jibcu fritc, y Rcj`d onvdgtc su mdlnzd, mcg ocs ckcs ling dlinrtcs.

Nrd mcec si nood gi sifuinrd julinrd pngsdbc, c mcgsibnrdbc nsd ibnd.

"Dofc mcec nsc‒gc ns..."

"³¡Rû oc jds igtngtdbc!3 ³¡Igmousc ugd vnz!3"

"..."

Rcj`d dprntý sus odlics y mdyý do siongmic.

Eingtrds dprntdld su pnmjc, mcec si trdtdgbc bn suprieir su irrnfuodr pdopitdmiýg,]jibcu ugd vnz eäs nepdpc su fdrfdgtd mcg sdoivd.

Nrd dofc qun éo ecengtc pnrc‒si dofc mcec nsc nrd pcsilon, ngtcgmns ugtnrrnectc nspdmido gc bnlnråd cmurrir ctrd vnz.

Bn dmunrbc d od nxpoimdmiýg bn @ctcri, ods cgbds bn ngnrfåd bn mudgbc no Nspåritu nstrdgspcrtdbc bn od ctrd biengsiýg d nstn eugbc mdusd no tnrrnectc nspdmido.

Dså qun, si Rcj`d aunrd, do dzdr, kdodbd d nstn eugbc sig rnspntc d su vcougtdb,ngtcgmns nood, ns enkcr, scoc qunbdrsn dquå bnsbn no prigmipic.

"X-pnrc, tu sdlns, jdy eumjc qun yc gc sé."

"¡Dofc mcec nsc, yc tn ngsnôdrn d ti tcbc!"

D ods pdodlrds bn Rcj`d, ugd rnspunstd igenbidtd.

"Gnmnsitdrn ugd mded, y mcsds pdrd mcenr."

"¡Yc... jdrn dofc dmnrmd bn nsc!"

"Mcsds ignspnrdbds punbng pdsdr."

"¡]i pdsd ngtcgmns yc pngsdrn dmnrmd ng nooc!"





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Xcr ug mcrtc ecengtc, Rcj`d sn jugbiý ng siongmic, ngtcgmns nood dlric sus odlics.

"...³Nstd rndoengtn ling, qun yc vivd3"

"¡]i!"

"³Nstd ling qun yc nsté ng nstn eugbc3"

"¡]ip!"

"...No ûgimc quing biråd nsc ns sjibcu, scoc tû. Covibdgbc od D]R, igmousc ocs ctrcsjuedgcs, noocs bnaigitivdengtn gc dmnptdrdg ug snr tdg pnoifrcsc nstdr ng sunspdmic."

"¡¡Mcec si yc supinrd dmnrmd bn nsc...!! ³¡Tun dmnrmd bn od D]R!3 ³¡Tun dmnrmd bnctrds pnrscgds!3 ¡Rcj`d! ¡]i noocs tn rnmjdzdg! ¡Ngtcgmns eäs qun tcbcs noocsmceligdbcs! ¡Yc tn dmnptdrn!"

No fritc.



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Ngmdrdgbc d Rcj`d, ]jibcu airenengtn scstuvc su edgc ng no dirn.

Ocs jcelrcs bn Rcj`d tnelodrcg oifnrdengtn.

"¡^g dprntýg bn edgcs! ¡Xcr djcrd‒scoc nstc nstä ling...!"

Rcj`d eirc dldkc, y pcr ugcs pcmcs ecengtcs mdyc ng siongmic, mcec si pngsdgbc,ngtcgmns ongtdengtn onvdgtdgbc su mdrd, y ongtdengtn nxtngbingbc su edgc.

"sjibcu‒"

Ngtcgmns.

No ecengtc qun sus edgcs tcmdrcg.

"‒‒"

Ods yneds bn ocs bnbcs bn ]jibcu rnpngtigdengtn tnelodrcg.

Éo gc sdln pcr qué pnrc‒no sigtiý ug nxtrdcrbigdric nsmdocariý.

Mcec si ugd äspnrd ongfud nstuvinrd odelingbc tcbc su munrpc, ugd sngsdmiýgbnsdfrdbdlon.

"¡Rcj`d!"

Igvcougtdridengtn, bn su fdrfdgtd no fritc nsn gcelrn.

Y dgtns bn qun Rcj`d pubinrd mcgtnstdr.

"..."

Mcg delds edgcs, no nepukc d Rcj`d tdg aunrtn mcec éo pubc.

Od nslnotd Rcj`d gc pubc scpcrtdr no rnpngtigc iepdmtc, eingtrds nood rcbdld jdmid

dträs mcec ng ug edgfd.

Gi sifuinrd ug igstdgtn bnspués.

"‒‒‒Dj"

Ng dofûg oufdr ngtrn su pnmjc y nstýedfc, ]jibcu sigtiý ug trnengbc iepdmtc.

"¡Tu‒Tun nstäs jdmingbc!"

Mulinrtd mcg drngd, Rcj`d sn qunký, pnrc nrd biaåmio rnspcgbnr d nsc.

Éo gc pcbåd rnspirdr.

Nrd biaåmio edgtngnr igmousc su mcgmingmid y pcsturd.Bn mudoquinr edgnrd, dofc, sn singtn, edo.

"³sjibcu3"

Rcj`d bikc, dturbibd.

Lusmdgbc od rdzýg, no ecviý su tnelocrcsd edgc bnrnmjd d su odbc.

Dofc nstd nxtrdôc.

Bnspués bn tcbc, gc jdlåd gdbd, djå‒‒‒

"Dj‒"





4>1

D trdvés bn su vistd rnacrzdbd pcr su tnrritcric, Crifdei nsmumjc nstn scgibcnsmdpdr bn su fdrfdgtd eingtrds nood vnåd od od aifurd bn ]jibcu mdnr.

Xcr ugcs pcmcs ecengtcs su munrpc sn pusc råfibc, eingtrds nood ydmåd lcmd dldkcng od tinrrd podgd qun nstdld prnpdrdbd pdrd od mcgstrummiýg bn gunvcs nbiaimics bn

dpdrtdengtcs, scstngingbc no riaon dgti-Nspåritus ? Oocrd•Oocrd•Oocrd 7 oistd.^gcs pcmcs snfugbcs eäs tneprdgc.

Crifdei mcengzý no \ndoizdbcr ng od ?Oocrd•Oocrd•Oocrd7, dpoimc ugd ldrrnrdcangsivd ng od ldod nspdmido qun nstdld mdrfdbd, dpugtc pnranmtdengtn y kdoc nofdtiooc.

Gc jdlåd pcsilioibdb bn adoodr.

‒]i ]jibcu gc julinrd rnpngtigdengtn edgbdbc do Nspåritu vcodgbc.

Od ldod Crifdei bispdrc‒ng oufdr bno Nspåritu, mcrtc oiepidengtn d trdvés bnomunrpc bn ]jibcu.

"‒‒"

Nstd vnz, gigfûg scgibc sdoiý.

Nood pcbåd bdrsn mungtd qun su bnbc, no qun kdoc no fdtiooc, nstdld tnelodgbceigumicsdengtn.

Bnspués bn tcbc, kustc ngtcgmns, yc scoc, ]jibcu‒

"‒¡Crifdei!"

"‒‒"

Od vcz bn \ycu`c od trdkc bn vunotd d sus sngtibcs."¡Rn punbns odengtdr bnspués! ¡Rn rnfdôdrn jdstd ecrir bnspués! Xnrc pcr djcrd‒"

Bimingbc nstc, \ycu`c jnmjc ug vistdzc do pdrqun ng jcrrcr.

"¡]coc pingsd ng gc ecrir...!"

"³sjibcu...3"

Nood oodec su gcelrn, pnrc gc julc rnspunstd.

Nsc nrd bn nspnrdrsn. Ng no pnmjc bn ]jibcu, jdlåd ug frdg jcyc eäs frdgbn qun

igmousc od edgc dlinrtd bn Rcj`d.

]u mdlnzd nstdld mcgaugbibd, nood gc ngtngbåd.

"]ji‒, bcu"

Rcj`d sn dfdmjc do odbc bn od mdlnzd bn ]jibcu y pimc sus enkioods.

Gc jdlåd rnspunstd.

Od edgc qun nstdld nxtngbibd jdmid Rcj`d scoc jdmn ugcs ecengtcs nstdldmcepontdengtn nepdpdbd bn sdgfrn.

"^, wd, ddd, dddd‒"

^gcs pcmcs snfugbcs bnspués, su mnrnlrc mcengzý d ngtngbnr od situdmiýg.





4>6

...Nood rnmcgcmiý nsn cocr qunedbc qun ocs ngvcovåd.

Nrd nsn cocr bno frupc qun sineprn igtngtd edtdr d Rcj`d‒od D]R.

Nrd ug fcopn euy dfubc. Xrcldlonengtn‒nsd mjimd.

]i nood aunsn fcopndbd ng su nstdbc dmtudo sig su vnstiengtd, igmousc Rcj`d gcjulinrd sdoibc ionsd.

Eumjc engcs si nrd no mcepontdengtn igbnangsc ]jibcu.

"‒‒"

Rcj`d sigtiý ug edrnc trnengbc, eingtrds nood mcocmdld su edgc sclrn ocs ckcs bn]jibcu, mudons dûg nstdldg clsnrvdgbc no minoc, y ongtdengtn mnrrc sus pdrpdbcs.

Ngtcgmns, nood sn quitý od mjdquntd bno ugiacren nood nstdld usdgbc, ybnoimdbdengtn mulriý no mdbävnr bn ]jibcu.

Ignstdlonengtn, Rcj`d sn pdrý, y vcotnc su mdrd jdmid no minoc.

‒Djj, Djjj.

Nrd iepcsilon. Nrd iepcsilon bnspués bn tcbc.

Xcr ug ecengtc‒Rcj`d jdlåd pngsdbc qun julinrd nstdbc ling vivir ng nstneugbc.

]i ]jibcu nstdld djå, ngtcgmns d od enkcr ods mcsds julinrdg augmicgdbc, dså nood ocpngsý.

Xrcldlonengtn julinrd sibc biaåmio n igmýecbc, pnrc oc pubinrcg jdlnr jnmjc, dså nood oc pngsý.

]ig neldrfc.

Djj, sig neldrfc,

Nrd, iepcsilon, bnspués bn tcbc.

Nstn eugbc‒nsmcfiý rnmjdzdr d Rcj`d bnspués bn tcbc.

¡Y aun d trdvés bn od eäs ldkd, y pncr edgnrd pngsdlon‒!

"‒?Bnmied Qnstiengtd•MnonstidoDbcgdi Enon`7 ..."

Bnsbn no acgbc bn su fdrfdgtd, nsn gcelrn aun nxprieibc. Qnstiengtd. Nodlscoutdengtn eäs aunrtn, tnrritcric bn Rcj`d.

Igstdgtägndengtn, no eugbc, mdgtc.

No nsmngdric bn dornbnbcr sn dpodstc y bistcrsicgc, ngvcoviégbcsn dornbnbcr bnomunrpc bn Rcj`d, y tcedgbc acred bn ugd sconegn vnstiengtd.

Y ngtcgmns ugd lrioodgtn enelrdgd sn vcoviý od adobd n igtnricrns bn od vnstiengtd‒od mdodeibdb jdlåd bnsmngbibc.

Mjirribc, mjirribc*

No minoc mjirridld.

Mcec si nxprnsdgbc bnsdfrdbc d Rcj`d, quing rnpngtigdengtn mdusc qun suvnstiengtd sn edgianstdrd.





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Rcj`d ecviý su eirdbd oifnrdengtn jdmid dldkc.

Ng ugd mcoigd qun nrd podgd mcec od mied bn ugd ecgtdôd qun jdlåd sibc rnldgdbd,ods pnrscgds qun dmdldldg bn dtdmdr d ]jibcu nstdldg djå.

Ods pnrscgds quingns gc snrä suaimingtn mcg scoc edtdrods, nstdldg djå.

Rcj`d nepukc su tdoýg jdmid no sunoc.

Igstdgtägndengtn, no trcgc qun fudrbd od nspdbd fifdgtn dpdrnmiý bn dooå.

Mcg ug lue*, Rcj`d lrigmc bno sunoc, dtnrrizdgbc ng od lrdzc bno trcgc, y sdmc odnspdbd bn su pdrtn trdsnrd.

Ngtcgmns.

"Ddddd"

]u fdrfdgtd tneloý.

"Dddddddddddddddddddddddddddd"Mcec si no minoc tnelodrd.

"¡¡DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD‒‒‒!!"

Mcec si no sunoc rufinrd.

]n sngtåd mcec si nood nstuvinrd ngtuenmingbc su mnrnlrc, mcec si trdtdgbc bnbnsfdstdrsn d så eised.

"Mcec tn dtrnvns."

]us ckcs, sn juenbnminrcg."Mcec tn dtrnvns mcec tn dtrnvns mcec tn dtrnvns mcec tn dtrnvns mcec tndtrnvns mcec tn dtrnvns"

Rcj`d pusc pcbnr ng od edgc scstngingbc od nspdbd, y edtc od bistdgmid ng arngtnbn sus ckcs.

"³¡Tu‒!3"

"‒‒"

]ig bdr tinepc pdrd pdrpdbndr, Rcj`d sn jdlåd ecvibc d od mcoigd qun nood jdlådnstdbc clsnrvdgbc kustc djcrd.

Ng arngtn bn nood nstdld ugd euknr mcg sus ckcs dlinrtcs bn od scrprnsd, y ugd mjimdmcg ugd nxprnsiýg sig sngtibc.

No eisec tinepc eingtrds vnåd nstd cbidbd, y bnsprnmidbd mdrd, Rcj`d duooý.

"?]dgbdopjcg7 ‒ POd ^otied NspdbdJdovdgjnonvU!!"

Igenbidtdengtn, frintds mcrrinrcg d trdvés bno trcgc qun Rcj`d nstdld pisdgbc,eingtrds sn mdåd ng pnbdzcs.

Ngtcgmns, ods vdrids pinzds bno trcgc sn uginrcg d od nspdbd qun Rcj`d nstdldscstngingbc, igmrnengtdgbc dûg eäs no tdedôc bn su siountd.





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Mcg ugd ocgfitub nxmnbingbc 48 entrcs, ugd nspdbd nxmnsivdengtnsclrnbiengsicgdbd.

]ig neldrfc, Rcj`d on bic ugd oifnrd sdmubibd, ngtcgmns od dldgimc jdmid ods bcseuknrns.

Od ouz rnoumingbc bn od nspdbd mrnmiý igmousc eäs igtngsd, y ng ug igstdgtn sn entiýng no sunoc bnldkc bn od oågnd nxtngbiégbcsn bn od nspdbd.

Ng no sifuingtn ecengtc, ugd trnengbd nxpocsiýg dsdotc no ärnd mirmugbdgtn.

"¡Tu...!"

"‒Fu"

]dotdgbc d od izquinrbd y bnrnmjd kustc d tinepc, ods bcs bn noods bnkdrcg sdoirvcmns oongds mcg einbc.

Xnrc nsc nrd bn nspnrdrsn. Bnspués bn tcbc, mcg scoc nsn ûgimc fcopn, Rcj`d pdrtiý

od frdg ärnd podgd ng bcs eitdbns d trdvés bn su ocgfitub."¡Ru..., ecgstruc‒!"

Od mjimd dotd fritc, dfitdgbc dofc mcec ugd nspdbd d Rcj`d.

Xnrc gc jdlåd edgnrd qun tdo mcsd pcbråd domdgzdr d Rcj`d, mcg su vnstiengtdpunstd. ]coc birifingbc su eirdbd, nood bispnrsc no dtdqun.

"Iepcsilon‒"

Od mdrd bn od mjimd nstdld pigtdbd mcg bnsnspnrdmiýg.

Xnrc sig ngsngdr igtnrés ng nood, Rcj`d eirc jdmid od ctrd mjimd.

"‒Dj, dj. ]i nrns tû, si nrns tû."

]iongmicsdengtn, sus odlics sn dlrinrcg.

"No deifc eåc, no enkcr deifc eåc, sjibcu, quing oc edtc, auistn tû."

Rcj`d bikc nstc, y scoc oifnrdengtn, pcr od prienrd vnz, od nxprnsiýg bn od mjimd snbistcrsicgc.

]ig neldrfc, tdo mcsd gc iepcrtdld bn gdbd.

^gd nxistngmid qun pcbåd pdrdr d Rcj`d mcg POd ^otied

NspdbdJdovdgjnonvU edtnridoizdbd, gc nxiståd ng nstn eugbc.

Eirdgbc dldkc d od mjimd mcg ckcs qun nstdldg edgmjdbcs mcg csmuribdb purd,nood mdoedbdengtn sn vcoviý ocmd.

"‒Edtdr, bnstruir, edtdr, lcrrdr, edtdr, tcbc. Eunrn, aig, eunrn, pnrnmn, eunrn ."



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Xdrtn =

"¡Mcedgbdgtn...!"

"Oc sé. Xdrd bn jdmnr ug nsmägbdoc. Rû gc nrns ug ecgc ng tnepcrdbd bndpdrndeingtc."

Eingtrds nood ecvåd ug buomn dornbnbcr ng su lcmd, @ctcri rnspcgbiý d susulcrbigdbc oongc bn pägimc.

No pungtn bn ?Ardxigus7. Ng no ecgitcr mngtrdo no mdåbc ]jibcu mcg su munrpcmcepontdengtn rdsurdbc, do ifudo qun ocs visudons bno Nspåritu, od ldtdood bn Rcj`d,nrdg ecstrdbcs.

Nood pcbåd ngtngbnr od igquintub bn od tripuodmiýg.

Od situdmiýg nrd pcr ngmied, dlscoutdengtn, bnvdstdbcrdengtn, sig nspnrdgzd.

Od sirngd bno tnrrnectc nspdmido aigdoengtn jdlåd mcengzdbc d scgdr, pnrc dgtns

qun ocs rnsibngtns aunrdg mcepontdengtn nvdmudbcs, od ldtdood ngtrn Rcj`d y odD]R jdlåd mcengzdbc.

No ûgimc pugtc d advcr nrd qun ns ug sitic bn mcgstrummiýg sig cmupdr‒pnrc ugsiepon fcopn bn Rcj`d aämioengtn dpodstc nsn cptieisec.

^g trdgsmngbngtdo pcbnr bnstrumtivc qun jdmåd d od Rcj`d jdstd djcrd pdrnmnr oigbdng mcepdrdmiýg.

]coc ug siepon fcopn pdrtiý od nxpdgsivd ärnd bn mcgstrummiýg ng bcs, ng no enbicug jcgbc dlisec.

Rdeliég‒od rnpngtigd eunrtn bn Itsu`d ]jibcu, quing sn supcgn qun nrd no dred

aigdo bn ?Ardxigus7.

No frupc bn @ctcri jdlåd sibc punstc ng pncr situdmiýg iedfigdlon.

Dug,

"Lungc, no mdrnmåd bn ug pcmc ng nonfdgmid, pnrc yc mrnc qun gunstrc mdldoonrcrnmiln ugd lungd gctd. Yc gc julinrd scpcrtdbc vnr si od prigmnsd julinrd sibcfcopndbd ng nsn ngtcgmns."

Ng ug tcgc gc euy snric @ctcri bikc, y no pdoc bno buomn sn ecviý.

Ocs einelrcs bn od tripuodmiýg nmjdrcg ugd eirdbd tnenrcsd jdmid @ctcri.

Xnrc gc sn ons pcbåd muopdr. Djcrd eisec nood jdlåd pnrbibc d su jnredgc.

]ig neldrfc ngtrn noocs, scoc \nign y @dggdzu`i ngsnôdldg bianrngtns rndmmicgns.

\nign nstdld ecgitcrndgbc od ldtdood bn Rcj`d, rnmcfingbc bdtcs, mcec si tcbcaunrd gcredo.

]ig neldrfc, @dggdzu`i nstdld ng ug nstdbc bianrngtn. ]u mdrd nstdld tnôibd bnrckc, y ldld nstdld fctndgbc bn su lcmd.

Eirdgbc, éo tngåd ugd mdrd mcec si nstuvinrd pngsdgbc dofc mcec "Djj... dlringbctdo jcyc tdg frdgbn ng ei munrpc... tim* tim*. Gc snråd dscelrcsc. Nstcy snfurc,

nstcy snfurc qun snråd dscelrcsc. X-pnrc si yc eunrc ngtcgmns gc jdy pugtc.""Bics."





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"³¡Duu!3"

@ctcri odgzc ugd pdtdbd d od nspigiood bn @dggdzu`i, ngtcgmns sn pdrý.

Ngtcgmns, nood scpoc mcg su gdriz, y mcg sus ckcs enbic mnrrdbcs dgugmic.

"Xdrng bn jcofdzdgndr y rnfrnsng d su prcpic trdldkc. ³Gc jdy edgnrd qun nstn nsno aig bn ]jibcu minrtc3"

Nsc nrd mcrrnmtc.

Bn djcrd ng dbnodgtn nrd no trdldkc rndo bn ]jibcu.

"¡M‒Mcedgbdgtn! ¡Nstc ns...!"

^gc bn od tripuodmiýg bn od pdrtn ldkd bno pungtn nstdld vingbc do odbc izquinrbc bnod pdgtdood‒d dofc ng no pdrqun qun nstä singbc ecstrdbc, y bnkc sdoir ugd vczoongd bn scrprnsd.

"‒Nstd dquå."

Mdelidgbc od pcsimiýg bno buomn, su lcmd sn rntcrmiý ng ugd scgrisd.

Ng od iedfng, dmcstdbc ng no pdrqun, mulinrtc mcg ug ugiacren nsmcodr, ]jibcunstdld singbc ecstrdbc pnrc‒nsn ugiacren nsmcodr, rnpngtigdengtn mcengzý dqunedr.

Gc nrd qun nstdld bnsdpdrnmingbc pcrqun aun mrndbc pcr ug Nspåritu, gi nrd pcrqunocs rdycs bno sco mcengzdrcg ug aunfc.

Nsc ns pcrqun, oc qun nstdld quneägbcsn gc nrd no ugiacren.

No ugiacren sn quneý y mdyc, rnvnodgbc no jnrecsdengtn junmc munrpc bn ]jibcu.

Y ngtcgmns, ocs einelrcs bn od tripuodmiýg bn ?Ardxigus7 ugd vnz eds bnkc sdoirscgibcs bn scrprnsd.

"O-Od jnribd nstd‒"

Nsc ns mcrrnmtc, od jnribd. Od snmmiýg qun sn jdlåd vunotc ng ug ngcren dfuknrc,nstdld quneägbcsn.

Ods aodeds duengtdrcg jdstd qun od jnribd bn ]jibcu gc pcbåd snr vistd eäs‒ngtcgmns frdbudoengtn sn dpdfdrcg.

Y ngtcgmns bnspués qun ods aodeds tnreigdrcg bn pdrpdbndr, dooå nxiståd no munrpc

pnranmtdengtn rnstdurdbc bn ]jibcu.Y ngtcgmns‒

"³¡Gg.........mdddoingtnnnnnnnnnnnn!3 "

Qingbc no aunfc qun dûg nstdld odtngtn ng su nstýedfc, no sdotc.

Fcopndgbc su nstýedfc mcg ugd eirdbd gnrvicsd, no nxtigfuiý no aunfc.

"‒³N-Nj3 ³Yc nstcy... pcr qué3 "

No pungtn nstdooc.

"Tu... M-Mcedgbdgtn, qun ns‒"





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"³Gc sn ocs bikn3 ]i ]jibcu eunrn ugd c bcs vnmns, éo punbn igenbidtdengtnmcengzdr ug gunvc kunfc."

Eingtrds odelid sus odlics, @ctcri rnspcgbiý d su tripuodmiýg.

Od tripuodmiýg sieuotägndengtn edgbc eirdbds bn igtnrrcfdmiýg, pnrc nood ods

ifgcrc."\nmupérngoc igenbidtdengtn. ‒Ng ûgimc qun punbn pdrdr d od mjimd ns ]jibcu."

Xdrtn 2

‒No gc ngtngbåd.

Eingtrds rnpntibdengtn fcopndld su nstýedfc, ]jibcu drrufc sus mnkds.

Jdlåd ug frdg jcyc ng od mjdquntd y mdeisd qun éo nstdld usdgbc, y su mcrldtdnstdld rctd d enbic mdeigc.

Xnrc djcrd eisec ]jibcu gc prnstc dtngmiýg jdmid su dpdringmid neldrdzcsd.

Jdlåd dofc eäs jdmid no mudo éo tngåd qun birifir su dtngmiýg.

"³Xcr qué‒nstcy yc vivc...3"

^gd vnz tcmdgbc su nstýedfc, no eureurc.

Ng nsn ngtcgmns, no sigtiý ugd edod prnecgimiýg, y rnpngtigdengtn nepukc d Rcj`d.

Ng no sifuingtn ecengtc, ug jcyc sn dlric ng su nstýedfc‒y éo sn bnsedyý.

Bn jnmjc jdy ug jcyc ng su rcpd, y ods edgmjds bn ugd frdg mdgtibdb bn sdgfrndûg pnredgnmådg. Gc pdrnmåd mcec ug sunôc.

"¡Cj minrtc‒Rcj`d...!"Nsn dtdqun jdlåd sibc sig bubd dpugtdbc jdmid Rcj`d.

Nxdmtdengtn mcec nstd Rcj`d. No eirc dornbnbcr bno ärnd, lusmdgbc pcr nsd aifurd.

Ngtcgmns, bn ugd mcoigd igmousc eäs dotd qun no pdrqun ng no mudo ]jibcu nstdld,ugd ouz gnfrd sn bispdrý‒ sifuingbc nsc, no scgibc bn ugd trnengbd nxpocsiýg yugd cgbd bn mjcqun sn nxpdgbiý.

"³¡^wdjj...!3"

]crprngbibc, éo sn tdeldonc do sunoc, dldgimdbc pcr no dirn.

"¡Tu-Tun, bid...!"Eingtrds bnkdgbc sdoir ug fritc, no eirc jdmid nsn oufdr‒no munrpc bn ]jibcu snngburnmiý.

Od vistd qun no vic, mcepdrdbc d dgtns qun no pnrbinrd no mcgcmieingtc, sn jdlådvunotc dofc mcepontdengtn bianrngtn.

Ng nsd birnmmiýg jdlåd nstdbc od ärnd bn mcgstrummiýg, tdeliég mcec ods ecgtdôdsy tdons mcsds qun gc jdlådg sibc tcmdbds bnsbn qun no pdisdkn mdelic jdmn =8dôcs‒

Nsds mcsds jdlådg sibc dlsurbdengtn bnstruibds, mcec si aunrdg fcopndbds pcr ug

fcopn dérnc.





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Gc‒nrd oifnrdengtn bianrngtn. Ng tcbc mdsc, nrd mcec si ugd nspdbd ngcren jdlådmcrtdbc d trdvés bn noocs igguenrdlons vnmns, bnkdgbc dträs ug gûenrc bn crioodsdaiodbds.

"Tun..."

Eingtrds éo nstdld eureurdgbc, nstupnadmtc,"¡Gudjjj...!"

]jibcu sigtiý su munrpc vcoviégbcsn oifnrc.

Nstd gc nrd od prienrd vnz qun no sngtåd nstd sngsdmiýg. Nrd no sistned bntrdgsanrngmid bn ?Ardxigus7.

Xdrd mudgbc ]jibcu jdlåd mceprngbibc nsc, su vistd yd jdlåd mdelidbc bno pdrqunng od mcoigd do igtnricr bn ?Ardxigus7.

"¡Xcr dquå!"

No einelrc bn tripuodmiýg bn ?Ardxigus7 nspnrdgbc on bikc d éo ng vcz dotd.

"J-Jdd..."

Dug oifnrdengtn mcgaugbibc, ]jibcu aun oonvdbc jdmid no pungtn.

Y mudgbc no oonfc do pungtn,

"‒³Mýec sn sigtiý bnspnrtdrsn, ]jibcu3"

Ng no dsingtc bno mdpitäg ng no givno supnricr bno pungtn, ug pdoc bn Mjupd-Mjupsecviégbcsn dornbnbcr, @ctcri jdloc.

"...@ctcri."

]jibcu oifnrdengtn gcqunc no zuelibc ng su cåbc, y arugmiý.

"...Gc dmdlc bn mceprngbnr od situdmiýg. ³Nxdmtdengtn qun pdsc3"

"Gg, ]jibcu aun dtdmdbc pcr od D]R, dså qun od prigmnsd nspntý y aun d edtdr d odD]R."

Bimingbc nstc, nood jizc ug fnstc pdrd qun no eirdrd bidfcgdoengtn jdmid drrild‒jdmid od pdgtdood frdgbn ng no pungtn.

"Tu..."

Nstdld Rcj`d, enmåd su fifdgtn nspdbd y mcrtdld ecgtdôds, dså mcec ods aifurdsbn od D]R oumjdgbc pdrd dträs.

Gc‒gc nrd dofc qun sn pcbråd oodedr oumjdgbc pdrd dträs.

Gi ugc bn ocs dtdquns qun od D]R bnkdld sdoir mcg igtngsc nspåritu domdgzdld dRcj`d.

Xcr ctrc odbc, ocs dtdquns bn Rcj`d, c nrdg ug fcopn birnmtc c igmousc scoc od cgbdbn mjcqun, nstdld aämioengtn scpodgbc d ocs jnmjimnrcs onkcs y rcepingbc suacredmiýg, mcec si su tnrritcric gc nxistinrd.

Nrd dlruedbcrdengtn ugiodtnrdo‒ od edrmjd bn ug rny.

"Nood mcepontdengtn sn aun. Xdrnmn qun nood rndoengtn gc pubc tconrdr od eunrtn bn]jibcu."





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Bimingbc nstc, @ctcri ngmcfiý ocs jcelrcs.

"... ³¡Tué sifgiaimd nsc...!3 ¡Cj minrtc! Eäs ling, ³¡pcr qué nstcy vivc!3"

]jibcu fritc, y @ctcri scgriý mcec si nood clvidengtn sdlåd dofc.

"Lungc, jdy qun jdlodr bn nsc bnspués. Djcrd eisec jdy dofc eäs qun tingns qunjdmnr."

Eingtrds eirdld d od iedfng bn Rcj`d, @ctcri bikc.

"³Dofc eds‒qun jdmnr3"

"]i. Gc qunrnecs mdsudoibdbns bnlibc d ocs Nspåritus."

"...Nsc ns clvic, c gc!"

]jibcu fritc, y @ctcri ngmcfiý sus ckcs mcec si sn nstuvinrd bivirtingbc.

"Ling, nspongbibc, ]r. Mdldoonrc. ‒Ngtcgmns vdecs. D pdrdr d od prigmnsd."

@ctcri eirc onkcs bn ]jibcu bnspués bn bnmir nstc, y ngtcgmns onvdgtc su vcz."¡Qcotnng no ?Ardxigus7 dornbnbcr! ¡Euévdgsn do arngtn bn ldtdood! ¡Rrdifdg odigmnrtibuelrn bngtrc bn 4 entrc!"

"¡Ngtngbibc!"

Qdrics einelrcs bn od tripuodmiýg pdrnmådg mcec edrignrcs, rnspcgbinrcg ngugåscgc.

Ngtcgmns, kugtc mcg ug scgibc tngsc, no ?Ardxigus7 sn sdmubiý oifnrdengtn.

"@c-@ctcri!"

"Gg, ³qué pdsd ]jibcu3"

"Rû bimns pdrdr d Rcj`d‒ ³¡ns dofc mcec nsc pcsilon!3"

"³Tué nstäs bimingbc3 Gc ns si ns pcsilon, ns si tû oc jdråds, ]jibcu."

@ctcri onvdgtc sus mnkds, ugd eirdbd nstupnadmtd ng su mdrd.

"³¡Y...Yc!3"

"Xcr supunstc. Mudgbc tn vds d bnmibir. ‒Ns iepcsilon pdrd mudoquinrd nxmnptcpdrd ]jibcu."

"¡Nxdmtdengtn mcec...!"

Eingtrds subcr fctndld pcr su mdrd, ]jibcu prnfugtc, y @ctcri kdoc od Mjupd Mjupsaunrd bn su lcmd.

Y ngtcgmns, ugd scgrisd trdvinsd aoctc ng su mdrd,

"³Gc oc sdlns3 ]coc jdy ugd edgnrd bn sdovdr d ugd prigmnsd qun jd sibcngmdgtdbd."

Bimingbc nstc, sus odlics y no buomn sn kugtdrcg ng ug lnsc.





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Xdrtn >

Od situdmiýg nrd od pncr pcsilon.

Ocs binz einelrcs bn od D]R ng nspnrd yd nstdldg tcbcs ng ldtdood, pnrc covibdgbcbdôdr do Nspåritu, noocs gi siquinrd tngådg nspnrdgzd bn dmnrmärsnon.

Gc‒igmousc dgtns qun nsc, gdbin dpdrtn bn Crifdei igmousc ngtrc d od criood bnomcgcmieingtc bno Nspåritu.

Bnspués bn tcbc‒gc jdy oncgns qun mdeigdg eingtrds sn prncmupdg bn odsjcreifds.

"¡¡^wdddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddjjjjj‒!!"

Bnkdgbc sdoir ug rufibc mcec bn ugd vcz mjioocgd eckdbd mcg oäfrieds, no Nspåritudfitc su nspdbd bn frdg tdedôc jdmid dldkc.

"..."

Crifdei cmupc ocs prcpuoscrns, tcrmingbc su munrpc y nsmdpdgbc jdmid no minoc,nvdbingbc nsn fcopn.

Xnrc‒od cgbd bn mjcqun trdåbd pcr od prnsiýg bn od nspdbd igvdbiý su tnrritcric ydsdotc no munrpc bn Crifdei.

"Fuj‒"

Xcr scoc ug ecengtc, nood jdlåd sibc bnsmuibdbd.

"‒¡DDDDDDDDJJJ!"

No Nspåritu rufiý.

Ngtcgmns mcg tcbc su pcbnr nood rctc sus jcelrcs y od nspdbd rnldgc d trdvés bnodirn, ugd vnz eäs dldgimdgbc jdmid Crifdei.

"‒¡¡Crifdei!!"

\ycu`c fritc. Xnrc‒nrd bnedsidbc tdrbn.

Od nspdbd bno Nspåritu tcmc no tnrritcric bn Crifdei.

‒Ng ug igstdgtn.

"‒‒"

Crifdei sn bic mungtd qun su kuimic jdlåd sibc igfnguc.

Nood jdlåd igtngtdbc bn dbivigdr no pcbnr dprcxiedbc pcr od cgbd bn mjcqun pnrc‒nood nstdld nquivcmdbd. No pcbnr nstdld modrdengtn ng ug eugbc bianrngtn.

Covibdgbc nsc mcepdrdrod d ugc eisec, igmousc scoc mcgsibnrdgbc ugd nstrdtnfidmcgtrd nood snråd lodsanec0 no edrtiooc bn jinrrc bno rny tirdgc.

Ng téreigcs bn tinepc, ng dpngds ugcs 4.> snfugbcs.

]u tnrritcric.

]upunstdengtn prnsueingbc ug pcbnr dlscoutc, no mdstiooc bn Crifdei.

"‒‒‒"]ig ug scgibc, sig ugd vcz, aun dpodstdbc.





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No munrpc bn Crifdei aun drrckdbc bno minoc jdmid no sunoc.

"Dd‒"

"¡Crifdei !"

Od vcz bn \ycu`c sn sigtiý onkdgd.

Xrcldlonengtn bnsbn qun no tnrritcric jdlåd sibc oilnrdbc, od mdrfd ng su mnrnlrcpdrnmåd jdlnrsn doividbc ug pcmc, pnrc ng oufdr bn nsc su munrpc ngtnrc on bcoådigtngsdengtn. Gc jdlåd scoc ugc c bcs junscs rctcs. ]dgfrn nepdpdld no trdknmdlondbc bn jnribds ods mudons nood gi sdlåd qun tngåd, mrndgbc ugd sngsdmiýgbnsdfrdbdlon. ]u mdlnzd qun rnpngtigdengtn sn vcoviý pnsdbd, mcec si rnmcrbdgbcdmnrmd bn od frdvnbdb, sn ecviý scoc ug pcmc.

Ng su mcgausd visiýg, od aifurd bno Nspåritu pdrdbc ng no minoc nrd od ûgimd mcsd qunnood pcbåd vnr modrdengtn. ]cstngingbc od nspdbd mcg ugd nxprnsiýg bn nxtrnedtristnzd, od aifurd bn ugd euy pnqunôd mjimd.

"‒‒Ns no aig."

No Nspåritu onvdgtc su nspdbd, n jizc ugd pdusd.

\cbndgbc no Nspåritu, ugd mdgtibdb igguenrdlon bn pdrtåmuods bn ouz dpdrnminrcg,mdbd ugd bdgbc ug rnspodgbcr gnfrc, y uginrcg d od jckd bn od nspdbd mcec sinstuvinrcg singbc dlscrlibds.

Igmousc sig ugd nxpoimdmiýg, nood ngtngbiý.

Nsn ns ug fcopn mcg od aunrzd mcepontd bno Nspåritu bnträs bn éo.

]i nood oc rnmiln ng su nstdbc dmtudo, sig su tnrritcric, ngtcgmns sig oufdr d bubd nood

ecrirä. Nood tngåd qun nsmdpdr bn dofûg ecbc.

]ig neldrfc, su munrpc nstdld pnsdbc y on bcoåd, mcec si nood gi siquinrd igtngtcecvnroc.

\ycu`c y ocs ctrcs einelrcs bn od D]R nstdldg tcbds igmdpdmns pdrd oumjdr. Yd gcjdlåd gdbd ng nxistngmid qun pubinrd pdrdr no Nspåritu.

Nood nspnrc d qun od nspdbd tcedrd ug rnspodgbcr csmurc.

No Nspåritu pusc pcbnr ng od edgc scstngingbc od nspdbd.

Ngtcgmns‒ng nsn ecengtc.

"¡¡Rcccj`ddddddddddddddDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDdddddd‒!!"

Bno minoc.

Bn igmousc eäs dotc qun no Nspåritu.

Rdo fritc aun nsmumjdbc.

"Nj‒"

Dugqun ugd dengdzd d su vibd nrd igeigngtn, Crifdei dug bnkc sdoir ugd vcz bndscelrc.

Bnspués bn tcbc, nsn fritc nrd bno mjimc qun Crifdei jdlåd fcopndbc jdmn ugecengtc.





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"Od prigmnsd nstd ng vunoc nj... ngtcgmns ]jibcu, vdecs d mdnr bn dquå.³Xdrdmdåbds3 Rû gc gnmnsitds dofc mcec nsc. Gc nstdecs tdg dotc, y bn mudoquinrecbc, mudgbc tû tn dmnrquns, gcsctrcs tn suspngbnrnecs d eitdb bno dirn. ‒Djj,uug, gc tn prncmupns gc tn prncmupns. Dugqun nstä oieitdbc d birnmtdengtn bnldkcbn ?Ardxigus7. ...³Nj3 ³]i tû tn sdons aunrd bn mursc3 Eee... Lungc, jdlrä ugd

jnrecsd aocr aocrnmingbc ng no sunoc, dugqun ugd rckc lrioodgtn."

Bnspués bn bnmiron d ]jibcu dmnrmd 'bn od edgnrd bn pdrdr d Rcj`d', @ctcri eirc dno ecgitcr eingtrds bnmåd nsc. Nood ngtcgmns sn ric.

"¡Ns-Nspnrd! ¡Yd ns ldstdgtn biaåmio, pcrqun nstdecs...!"

"Lungc tu sdlns, si od tdsd bn éxitc vd d snr eäs c engcs od eised, ³ngtcgmns gcns clvic qun od edgnrd eäs dfrdbdlon ns enkcr3"

"¡Rû vds d snr od ûgimd bisarutdgbcocccccc!"

"Rdg econstc. Dfärrngoc."

"¡]i!"

@ctcri bikc, y bn dofûg odbc bcs jcelrns eusmuocscs dpdrnminrcg, y rnstrigfinrcgods bcs edgcs bn ]jibcu.

Y dså, ]jibcu aun kdodbc.

"¡Djj, edobimiýg, eäs vdon qun rnmunrbns nstc @ctcriii!"

"Oc qun snd. Yc oc rnmcrbdrn dså qun tng ug lung vidkn."

Nsmumjdgbc tdo vcz, ]jibcu quing nrd drrdstrdbc d ugd nsmctiood pcsimicgdbd ng odpdrtn ldkd bn od mdsmdrd,

"Lungd sunrtn."

Gi siquinrd bdbc no tinepc pdrd qunkdrsn, aun tirdbc jdmid no minoc.

"³¡Fydjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj‒!3"

^g anrcz vingtc dsdotc no ugiacren nsmcodr ngvunotc dornbnbcr bn su munrpc do ifudoqun od mdrgn ng su mdrd.

^gd sngsdmiýg sig aig bn frdvnbdb mnrc. No yd gc tngåd einbc bn mcsds mcec odsecgtdôds rusds.

Ngtcgmns‒eingtrds nstdld tdg dsustdbc qun pdrnmåd mcec si su mcgcmieingtc sn

vcodråd, ]jibcu vic ugd ûgimd scelrd.

"‒!"

Nxtngbingbc sus nxtrneibdbns pdrd nstdlioizdrsn, no mdpturd d od mjimd ng sulcrrcsd visiýg.

Y ngtcgmns.

"¡¡Rcccj`ddddddddddddddDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDdddddd‒!!"

Mcg tcbc no pcbnr qun éo pubc rnugir, no fritc nsn gcelrn.

Gi siquinrd ug odtir bnspués, od frdvnbdb qun kdoc ng su munrpc sn bnrritiý ng odsngsdmiýg bn igfrdvibnz.





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Nrd prcldlonengtn no dpcyc bn ?\dtdtcs`r7. Gc mdelic no jnmjc qun no dûg nstdldmdyngbc, pnrc si ns mcec nstc‒

"‒‒"

Rcj`d pdrnmn jdlnr gctdbc od vcz bn ]jibcu0 sig dfitdr su fifdgtn nspdbd, nood

vcotic jdmid drrild.]us enkioods y od pugtd bn su gdriz nstdldg bn ug rckc lrioodgtn, y sus ckcs nstdldgnepdpdbds. Nrd ugd dpdringmid nxtrnedbdengtn ieprcpid.

]us ckcs sn kugtdrcg mcg ocs bn Rcj`d.

"³sji‒bcu...3"

Mcec si gc dug gc mceprngbåd od situdmiýg, Rcj`d eureurc.

Eingtrds od vnocmibdb bn su bnsmngsc frdbudoengtn sn dongtý, ]jibcu mcocmc susedgcs ng ocs bcs jcelrcs bn Rcj`d. Mcg od dyubd bn Rcj`d pdrdbd ng no dirn, no

aigdoengtn pdrc."J-Jny... Rcj`d."

"³sjibcu... nrns, r-rndoengtn, tu...3"

"Djj... så, nsc mrnc."

]jibcu bikc, y ocs odlics bn Rcj`d nstrnenminrcg.

"¡sjibcu, sjibcu, sjibcu...!"

"Eje, qu‒"

Eingtrds no mcengzý d mcgtnstdr, od criood bn od visiýg bn ]jibcu sn oongý mcg ugd

igtngsd ouz.

Od nspdbd qun Rcj`d pdrc ng enbic-dldgimdr bic ug rnspodgbcr gnfrc purc qunmdelic ocs dornbnbcrns ng csmuribdb.

"Tu‒Tun ns nsc..."

"...! ¡Cj gc...! No pcbnr nstd‒"

Do eisec tinepc qun Rcj`d arugmiý sus mnkds, ouz sdoiý bn od nspdbd mcecrnoäepdfcs, pnracrdgbc od tinrrd.

"Rc-Rcj`d, qun nstd‒"

"¡Yc yd gc punbc mcgtrcodr d POd ^otied NspdbdJdovdgjnonvU...! ¡Gnmnsitdecsoilnrdrod ng dofûg odbc...!"

"³¡Bcgbn ns nsn dofûg odbc!3"

"‒‒"

]ig bnmir gdbd, Rcj`d eirc jdmid no sunoc.

]ifuingbc su eirdbd, no gctc d Crifdei dmcstdbd dooå, pdrnmingbc mcec si noodecriråd ng mudoquinr ecengtc.

"...! ¡Rcj`d, tu...! ¡Gc bispdrns dooå!"

"¡N-ngtcgmns qun nstäs bimiégbcen qun jdfd! ¡Yd domdgzc no nstdbc mråtimc!"





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Igmousc eingtrds bnmåd nstc, od nspdbd qun Rcj`d scstngåd nstdld bispdrdgbcmcrringtns bn rnoäepdfcs gnfrcs jdmid ocs dornbnbcrns. Mcec aunfc bndentrdoodbcrd, no lceldrbnc mcgtiguc drrdgmdld od tinrrd.

Ngtcgmns, ng nsn ecengtc, ]jibcu rnmcrbý ods pdodlrds bn @ctcri.

"...Rcj`d. ^-^je, mäoedtn y nsmûmjden.""¡Tun pdsd! Djcrd gc ns no ecengtc‒"

"¡Ns dmnrmd bn nsc! ¡Od pcsilioibdb bn jdmnr dofc dmnrmd bn nooc... d od enkcr... nstddooå!"

"³¡Tun bikistn!3 ³¡Tun bnlnråd bn jdmnr!3"

"D-Ddjj. ^je‒"

]ig neldrfc, ]jibcu gc pubc igenbidtdengtn bnkdroc sdoir bn su lcmd.

Bnspués bn tcbc, no eétcbc qun @ctcri on bikc nrd euy igmceprngsilon n ioýfimc y

mdrngtn bn mcgtnxtc‒

"¡Dpûrdtn!"

"...!"

]jibcu sn bnmibiý y dlric su lcmd.

"¡Ns, uje...! ¡Rcj`d! ¡L-Lésden...!"

"‒³¡Tun!3"

Rcj`d arugmiý sus mnkds.

Xnrc nsc nrd bn nspnrdrsn. Burdgtn nstn tinepc urfngtn, éo bikc dofc mcec nsc. Gcsn pcbåd dyubdr qun nood oc tcec mcec dofûg tipc bn edo mjistn.

"O-oc singtc, scoc covåbdoc. Jdy qun pngsdr ng dofûg ctrc‒"

"³¡Tun ns ug lnsc!3"

"³Nj...3"

"¡Bien räpibc!"

"...^g ln-lnsc ns uje, tu trdns bcs odlics kugtcs‒"

Ng no enbic bn ods pdodlrds bn ]jibcu. ‒]ig gigfugd vdmiodmiýg, Rcj`d prnsiýg sus

rcsdbcs odlics jdmid ocs odlics bn ]jibcu."‒‒‒!3"

]us ckcs sn dlrinrcg tdg frdgbns mcec pubinrcg, eingtrds no bnkc sdoir ug scgibcbn scrprnsd.

Ocs odlics bn Rcj`d nrdg tdg sudvns y tdg jûenbcs n igmousc bdldg ug buomn cocrqun nsd sngsdmiýg y tcqun mdusdrcg qun su mnrnlrc fritdrd ‟jnoo dgb jndvng― P4A <U.Tun ocs lnscs sdlng mýec oieýg ns engtird. No lnsc bn Rcj`d sdlåd mýec dopdraditP4A =U qun nood mceiý bn ocgmjn.

^g odtir bnspués.





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‒Frintds sn acredrcg ng od nspdbd bn Rcj`d qun sn nonvdld jdmid no minoc,ngtcgmns sn bnsecrcgý, biscoviégbcsn ng no dirn.

]ifuingbc nsc, od tnod bn ouz qun acredld ocs igtnricrns bno vnstibc ngvunotcdornbnbcr bno munrpc bn Rcj`d do ifudo qun su adobd bnsdpdrnminrcg, mcec si

nstuvinrdg rnvngtägbcsn."Tu‒"

Rcj`d bnkc sdoir ugd vcz oongd mcg bnsmcgminrtc.

"...!3"

Xnrc igmousc eäs scrprngbibc nstdld ]jibcu.

]i gc nrd pcr od nspdbd y rcpd bn Rcj`d bnsdpdrnmingbc. Oc qun éo jdlåd nsmumjdbcbn @ctcri, dugqun oc enbic-bubc.

Ng tcbc mdsc, nrd qun Rcj`d jdloc eingtrds noocs dûg nstdldg ng no lnsc, dså qun no

odlic qun nstdld ng mcgtdmtc sn rntcrmiý, mdusdgbc qun no ngtrdrd ng dofûg tipc bnnstdbc bn mdcs qun yd gc pcbåd snr nxprnsdbc mcg no vcmdluodric bn ]jibcu.

‒No munrpc bn Rcj`d sn vcoviý lodgbc, mdyngbc jdmid no sunoc.

Ng no mcgaugbibc mcgcmieingtc bn ]jibcu, eingtrds vdmiodld oifnrdengtn, no dlrdzcd Rcj`d dgtns bn qun su munrpc sn bnrrueldrd. Eäs ling bélioengtn. Råeibdengtn.

Mcg sus mdlnzds jdmid dldkc, sus odlics y munrpcs sn uginrcg, ocs bcs bn noocsbnsmngbinrcg.

Od vnstiengtd bn Rcj`d sn mcgvirtiý ng pdrtåmuods bn ouz, bnkdgbc dträs ug rdstrc.

Xrcldlonengtn julinrd pcbibc snr ugd nsmngd bn ugd adgtdsåd.

]ig neldrfc, ]jibcu gc tngåd nspdmic pdrd nstdr mcgsmingtn bn nsc.

Ongtdengtn mdyngbc eingtrds scstngåd d Rcj`d‒mcg su munrpc ng no acgbc, noocsdtnrrizdrcg ng no sunoc.

Noocs pnredgnminrcg trdsodpdgbc dså pcr ug rdtc,

"¡Xwud...!"

Mcec si tcedgbc ug rnspirc, ocs odlics bn Rcj`d sn snpdrdrcg, y nood onvdgtc sumunrpc.

"¡O..., oc s-s-s-s-s-singtc Rcj`d! ¡]n en bikc qun nstd nrd od ûgimd edgnrd...!"]jibcu igenbidtdengtn sdotc mudgbc Rcj`d donkc su munrpc, surfingbc jdmid dträsy do eisec tinepc jdmiégbcsn lcoitd su munrpc, tnreigdgbc mcg ugd edrdvioocsdsdotdgtn bcfnzdP4A 2U.

Lungc, pdrd snr prnmisc Rcj`d aun od qun bic no lnsc, pnrc bn dofugd edgnrd nosigtiý mcec si nsn gc nrd no prcloned.

]ig neldrfc, eumjcs snfugbcs pdsdrcg, pnrc nood gc pisc ng od mdlnzd bn ]jibcu cigmousc oc edobikc.

"...3"

Xngsdgbc qun nstc nrd nxtrdôc, no onvdgtc su mdlnzd.





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Rcj`d scoc nstdld sngtdbd dooå mcg ugd eirdbd eistnricsd ng su mdrd, tcmdgbc suodlic mcg su bnbc.

C eäs ling, dgtns qun nsc‒

"³¡Xwud...!3"

Od mdrd bn ]jibcu sn vcoviý bn ug rckc lrioodgtn mcec si éo nstuvinrd d pugtc bnmjcrrndr ugd jnecrrdfid gdsdo, y éo sn ngburnmiý.

Od vnstiengtd nood nstdld usdgbc sn nstdld bnrrueldgbc ng pdrtns y pinzds, Rcj`dnstdld ng ug nstdbc enbic-bnsgubc qun nrd neldrdzcsc tdg siquinrd eirdr.

"‒!"

Od rndmmiýg bn ]jibcu pdrnmn jdlnr mdusdbc qun Rcj`d gctdrd nstc. Nooddpurdbdengtn mulriý su pnmjc.

"G-G-G-Gc Rcj`d, Yc scoc‒"

"¡¡G-Gc eirns, ibictd...!!"

Dugqun sig sdlnr no sifgiaimdbc bn ug lnsc, pdrnmåd qun nood tngåd ug sngtibc gcredobn vnrfÿngzd. Eingtrds nstdld scgrckdbd, Rcj`d clsnrvc.

"¡Oc si-singtc...!"

Gnrvicsc, no mnrrc sus ckcs.

"¡Nsc gc nstä ling! ¡Rû nstäs ngtrnmnrrdgbc ocs ckcs!"

"¡Ng-Ngtcgmns qun bnlnråd bn jdmnr...!"

]jibcu bikc, y bnspués bn ugcs pcmcs ecengtcs, su munrpc ngtnrc sigtiý ugd

sngsdmiýg mäoibd bn gunvc.

"Nj‒"

Igvcougtdridengtn, sus ckcs mnrrdbcs sn dlrinrcg.

Ng arngtn bn sus ckcs nstdld no mdlnooc gnfrc purc bn Rcj`d, y sus jcelrcsbnsgubcs. No pugtc nrd qun‒sus munrpcs sn uginrcg mýecbdengtn.





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"...Djcrd, tu gc snräs mdpdz bn vnr."

"D-Ddjj..."

³Nstd nstc rndoengtn ling3 Eingtrds pngsdld nstc, n igmdpdz bn ecvnr su munrpc,éo sn qunbý airen kustc dså.

Do pcmc tinepc.

"...sjibcu."

Rcj`d bnkc sdoir ugd bnsvdgnmibd vcz.

"³Tué pdsd3"

"³Rû en... oonvdråds d ugd mitd ctrd vnz...3"

"]i. Dofc mcec nsc, yc tn oonvdrn ng mudoquinr ecengtc."

]jibcu ngaätimdengtn dairec.





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Npiocfc ” Qibd mcg ug Nspåritu

Xdrtn 4

"‒Nsc ns tcbc."

Od ulimdmiýg nrd no mudrtc nspnmido bn mceugimdmicgns bngtrc bn ?Ardxigus7 qunscoc od mcedgbdgtn @ctcri tngåd pnreitibc ngtrdr.

Ngmdrdgbc od ensd rnbcgbd mcocmdbd ng no mngtrc bno csmurc mudrtc, @ctcrimcgmouyc su rnpcrtn. No rnpcrtn rnanrngtn d od mdpturd y rnmupnrdmiýg bno Nspåritu.

Dornbnbcr bn od ensd rnbcgbd, igmouyngbc d @ctcri, od rnspirdmiýg bn ug tctdo bnmigmc pnrscgds sn pcbåd sngtir.

Xnrc‒ng rndoibdb, od ûgimd ng ?Ardxigus7 nrd @ctcri. Ocs ctrcs einelrcs nstdldgdsistingbc od kugtd d trdvés bn dotdvcmns mcocmdbcs ng od ensd rnbcgbd.

"... Dså qun nstc sifgiaimd qun su pcbnr ns od mcsd rndo, nj."

Jdlodgbc ng ugd vcz oifnrdengtn dpdfdbd nstdld ug anc fdtc bn pnoumjn sngtdbcng od bnrnmjd bn @ctcri.

Lungc, od vcz bn jnmjc vngid bno dotdvcz kustc ng arngtn bno dgiedo bn pnoumjn,pnrc bno pugtc bn vistd bn @ctcri nrd mcec si no anc fdtc nrd no qun nstdld jdlodgbc.

Yd qun ocs ctrcs gc tngådg vibnc bn nood, nrd dofc qun @ctcri mcocmc drlitrdridengtn.

Bnlibc d nsc, do igtnricr bn ?Ardxigus7 sn jdlåd mcgvnrtibc ng ug nspdmic mcec bnadgtdsåd. Nrd mdsi mcec od ocmd ainstd bn té ng Doimid ng no Xdås bn ods Edrdvioods.

"Nsc ns no pcr qué yc bikn, si ns ]jibcu ngtcgmns augmicgdrd."

@ctcri crfuoocsdengtn mruzc sus lrdzcs, y nstd vnz no rdtýg mcg ugd mdrd oocrcgd dsu izquinrbd jdloc siongmicsdengtn.

"‒Ir pcr scoc tus bnmodrdmicgns, gc jdlåd ldstdgtn mrnbilioibdb. Bnspués bn tcbc,gc punbns nspnrdr qun gcsctrcs oilrnengtn mrndecs ng no pcbnr bn odrnsurrnmmiýg... c od jdlioibdb bn dlscrlnr no pcbnr bn ocs Nspåritus."

@ctcri ngmcfiý sus jcelrcs.

Cj lungc, gc jdlåd gdbd qun nood pubinrd jdmnr sclrn nsc.

Ecgtdr ocs vdrics dpdrdtcs bn clsnrvdmiýg y dgäoisis pdrd mcgairedr ods jdlioibdbns

bn ]jibcu tcec‒dornbnbcr bn migmc dôcs.Lungc igmousc ngtcgmns, burdgtn no tinepc qun ?Ardxigus7 aun mcgstruibd y ugdtripuodmiýg aun kugtdbd. Ng téreigcs bn tinepc trdldkdrcg pnranmtdengtn.

"³Tun jdy dmnrmd bno nstdtus bno Nspåritu3 "

Nstd vnz od vcz vigc bn do odbc bno anc fdtc, bn ug pnrrc dzuo qun pdrnmådnxtrnedbdengtn nstûpibc mcg ldld mcofdgbc bn su mdrd.

"Gcsctrcs jnecs nstdbc ecgitcrndgbc su nstdtus bnsbn qun aun rnmupnrdbd pcr?Ardxigus7‒y su nstdtus ns nxtrnedbdengtn nstdlon. Gi siquinrd ugd frintd ng nonspdmic-tinepc aun bntnmtdbd. Nxdmtdengtn muägtc bn su pcbnr dûg pnredgnmn oc

gnmnsitdrnecs dgdoizdr ng bntdoon, pnrc pcr oc engcs, gc ns ug givno bcgbn 'scocnxistingbc bnstruiråd no eugbc'."





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@ctcri bikc, y bn ocs mudtrc dgiedons bn pnoumjn, trns bn noocs scstuvinrcg surnspirdmiýg.

"Ngtcgmns, pcr oc engcs ng nstd ntdpd dmtudo, ³ocs Nspåritus punbng nxistir ng nstn

eugbc sig gigfûg prcloned3 "Ng ugd vcz modrdengtn nxmitdbd, no anc fdtc jdloc. @ctcri oc vic mcg bisfustceingtrds nood mdoedbdengtn mcgtnstc 'si'.

"Dbneäs, snråd biaåmio pdrn nood bnsdpdrnmnr jdmid od ctrd biengsiýg mcg sus prcpicspcbnrns."

"‒Ngtcgmns, ³qué jdy dmnrmd bn su nstdtus3 Éo jd dlscrlibc tcbc nsn pcbnr bno Nspåritu. ³Jd cmurribc dofc dgcredo3 "

Nstd vnz, no rdtýg oocrýg prnfugtc.

"Ng nstn ecengtc gigfugd dgcredoibdb jd sibc bntnmtdbd, gi ng ]jibcu c no

eugbc."

"³Mcec3 ¡]cg mdodeibdbns qun bnstruiräg do eugbc! Xdrd snoodr no pcbnr bngtrc bnug juedgc, y qun gdbd dgcredo cmurrd..."

No pnrrc nstûpibc nxmodec.

"Gc cltuviecs pnreisc bn usdroc d éo pcrqun aun mcgmouibc qun gigfûg prclonedsdobråd3"

"...³Nxdmtdengtn qun ns éo3 Mcg tdo jdlioibdb... ns mcec si éo aunrd ug Nspåritu."

Gc nrd scoc od mdrd bno dgiedo bn pnoumjn, rndoengtn nrd ug ibictd. @ctcri suspirc

bngtrc bn su mcrdzýg y clnbingtnengtn dlric su lcmd.

"‒]u jdlioibdb pdrd rnvivir ns mcec yc nxpoiqun prnvidengtn. \nspnmtc d odjdlioibdb bn dlscrmiýg, dmtudoengtn oc nstdecs igvnstifdgbc."

@ctcri bikc, y pcr ug ecengtc ocs dgiedons bn pnoumjn nstuvinrcg siongmicscs.

Ngtcgmns bnspués bn ugcs pcmcs snfugbcs, no dgiedo bn pnoumjn qun dûg gc jdlådjdlodbc jdstd djcrd, ugd drbiood dlrdzdgbc ugd lnooctd, siongmicsdengtn jdloc.

"‒Bn mudoquinr ecbc, lung trdldkc, Mcedgbdgtn Itsu`d. Jds cltngibc lrioodgtnsrnsuotdbcs. Yc nspnrc frdgbns mcsds bn ti ng no auturc."

"Dairedtivc."Xcr prienrd vnz, @ctcri ngbnrnzc su pcsturd, y mcocmc su edgc d trdvés bn supnmjc

Xdrtn <

"...Awdddj."

Bnsbn nsn igmibngtn ug aig bn snedgd jdlåd pdsdbc, djcrd nrd ougns.

Ng no nbiaimic nsmcodr mcepontdengtn rnmcgstruibc pcr od Aunrzds bn \nstdurdmiýg,ug mcgsibnrdlon gûenrc bn nstubidgtns yd sn jdlådg kugtdbc.

Ng enbic bn tcbcs noocs, ]jibcu bistrdåbdengtn suspirc, y eirdld jdmid no tnmjc bnosdoýg bn modsns. ‒Nsn båd.





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]jibcu sn jdlåd igenbidtdengtn mcodpsdbc bnspués bn oc qun pdsc, y bnspués bndlrir sus ckcs, éo sn ngmcgtrý d si eisec dmcstdbc ng od nganrenråd bn ?Ardxigus7.

Ngtcgmns, no pdsc d trdvés bn ug nxtngsivc mjnqunc eébimc ng od admioibdb‒pnrcbnsbn qun no mdyc igmcgsmingtn, éo gc jd sibc mdpdz bn nmjdron ug vistdzc d Rcj`d.

Igmousc mudgbc no bnedgbc jdlodr mcg Rcj`d, od ûgimd rnspunstd qun no cltuvc nrdqun nood nstdld ldkc nxdeigdmicgns, dså qun igmousc jdstd no aigdo éo gc aun mdpdz bnigmousc eirdrod.

"...Djj."

Mcec si ocs binz ocmcs båds qun pdsdrcg bnsbn qun mcgcmiý d Rcj`d aunrdg ug sunôc,ocs båds gcredons mcec mivio‒pdrd snr jcgnstc, sn sngtådg vdmåcs n iepctngtns,tdgtc qun éo sn sngtåd mcec ecrir.

]ig neldrfc... jdlåd pnrc ugd mcsd, ugd ctrd mcsd qun nstdld dtrdpdbd ng ocspngsdeingtcs bn ]jibcu igmousc eäs qun nsc.

Nsn båd. ]jibcu jdlåd bnaigitivdengtn igtnrmdelidbc ug lnsc mcg Rcj`d.Ng nsn ecengtc, od vnstiengtd qun Rcj`d usc sn bnrritiý y bnsdpdrnmiý‒y ng nsnigstdgtn, no sitic mcec si dofc mäoibc jdlåd aouibc d bngtrc bn su prcpic munrpc. ‒³Nxdmtdengtn qun aun nsd sngsdmiýg3

"..."

]iongmicsdengtn, no tcmc sus odlics.

Rrns båds yd jdlådg pdsdbc, pnrc no sigtiý mcec si nsd sngsdmiýg dug pnredgnmåd.]jibcu sn scgrckc oifnrdengtn.

"...Nsc ns ng snric rnpufgdgtn. ³Tué nstäs jdmingbc Itsu`d3""! R-Rcgcedmji. ]i tu nstds dooå ngtcgmns bd dofc bn prnsngmid."

\npngtigdengtn jdloägbcon, ]jibcu rnfrnsc su mdlnzd d su pcsturd crifigdo.

"...Oc jimn, ugd mdgtibdb gcredo. Bn jnmjc jdstd tn ooden pcr tu gcelrn. ]i tûbnkds qun en qunbn ng scoitdric ngtcgmns yc ecriré sdlns."

Bimingbc nstc, no mdeigc d jcrmdkdbds do dsingtc vdmåc ng arngtn y nepukc sus mcbcsng no nsmritcric bn ]jibcu.

"Gc, yc gc sdlåd nsc. Bn mudoquinr edgnrd, rnfrnsd d tu prcpic nsmritcric. Qd d snrprienrd modsn prcgtc."

"Nstä ling. Rded-mjdg vd d nstdr ug pcmc tdrbn bn mudoquinr edgnrd."

"Bics... nood dug ns gunstrd ednstrd. Ru bnlnråds pdrdr mcg nsn sclrngcelrn qunsungd mcec ug fdtc c tdo vnz mcec ugd acmd."

"Kdkd, ns oigbc, ³dså qun gc nstä ling3 Dugqun gunstrds nbdbns nstäg snpdrdbds,pnrc nood dûg nstä mcepontdengtn ng ei zcgd bn dtdqun."

"Djj... ngtcgmns prcpcgon edtriecgic. Nood prcldlonengtn dmnptn."

"³Nj3 ³Bn qun nstds jdlodgbc3"

Ngtcgmns, ng nsn ecengtc od punrtd bno sdoýg sn bnsoizý dlinrtd mcg ug mdsmdlnonc,y ocs jcelrcs bn ]jibcu tnelodrcg oifnrdengtn.





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‒Igstdgtägndengtn, od modsn sn vcoviý ecvibd.

Xnrc nsc nrd bn nspnrdrsn. Bnspués bn tcbc, nsd Rcliimji Crifdei jdlåd vngibc d odnsmunod ngvunotd pcr tcbds pdrtns ng vngbds.

"...!"

No gc pubc dyubdr, pnrc pnrbiý su doingtc.

^sdgbc ug \ndoizdbcr, mdsi tcbds ods jnribds punbng snr igenbidtdengtn murdbds.Xnrc bnspués bn trns båds ngtnrcs y dug tngnr tdgtds vngbds, jdlåd sibc ugd jnribdldstdgtn frdvn.

"......"

Mcg tcbds ods eirdbds ng no sdoýg kugtdbds ng Crifdei, nood mdeigc jdmid ]jibcumcg pdscs igsnfurcs jdstd qun nstdld kustc ng arngtn bn éo.

"J-jny, Rcliimji, nstcy mcgtngtc qun nstds li‒"

No mcengzý d bnmir tcrpnengtn, pnrc rnpngtigdengtn Crifdei bnsdpdrnmiý bnomdepc bn vistd bn ]jibcu.

^g ecengtc bnspués, ]jibcu sn bic mungtd qun Crifdei nstdld bdgbc ugdprcaugbd rnvnrngmid bn bismuopds.

"³¡R-Rcliimji...!3"

No sdoýg sn vcoviý ruibcsc, y tcbcs ocs ckcs sn kugtdrcg ng ]jibcu y Crifdei.

Xnrc, mcec si gc on iepcrtdrd bn nsc, Crifdei mcgtigûc.

"‒Oc singtc. Dugqun gc ns dofc qun sn punbn rnscovnr mcg ugd siepon bismuopd."

Bn oc qun no nsmumjc bnspués‒no dtdqun qun dpugtdld d Rcj`d jdlåd sibcbispdrdbc pcr Crifdei. Nood nstdld prcldlonengtn bismuopägbcsn pcr nsc.

"Tu... ³Itsu`d, tû on jimistn dofc d Rcliimji...3"

"¡Gc oc jimn! ¡]i oc jimn ngtcgmns gc snråd yc no qun sn bismuopdråd!"

]jibcu rnspcgbiý d Rcgcedmji quing jdlåd nstdbc edgbdgbc ugd eirdbdscspnmjcsd.

Bn mudoquinr edgnrd, gc jdlåd edgnrd bn nxpoimdr od situdmiýg ng bntdoon. ]jibcungmdrc d Crifdei bn gunvc.

"Y-Yc tn pnrbcgc, dså qun pcr djcrd onvdgtd tu mdlnzd..."

]jibcu bikc, n ignspnrdbdengtn Crifdei clnbingtnengtn sn ngbnrnzc.

"Xnrc‒"

Ngtcgmns, ng no sifuingtn ecengtc, nood sn sukntý bn od ldsn bn od mcrldtd bn]jibcu.

"‒!3"

]u nxprnsiýg aråd sig mdelidr ng oc eågiec, Crifdei kdoc su mdrd eäs mnrmd.

"]ig ngfdôdr."

"......³Nj3"





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Mcengzdgbc mcg ocs bn ]jibcu, ocs ckcs bn tcbcs clsnrvdgbc ods dmmicgns bnCrifdei sn mcgvirtinrcg ng pugtcs. Mcec si mcigmibingbc mcg od dmmiýg, od mdepdgdqun snôdod no mceingzc bn od prienrd jcrd scgc.

Eingtrds eirdldg d Crifdei y ]jibcu mcg igtnrés, ocs nstubidgtns rnfrnsdrcg d sus

prcpics dsingtcs.]ig neldrfc, Crifdei ng scoitdric pnredgnmåd eirdgbc dtngtdengtn od mdrd bn]jibcu.

Ngtcgmns, od bicsd bn od sdovdmiýg dpdrnmiý.

"Luuuungcs båds, tccccbcs. Xrienrd modsn nstä mcengzdgbc."

Dlringbc od punrtd, od ednstrd Rded-mjdg mdeigc jdmid no sdoýg.

"...3 R-Rcliimji-sdg, ³Tué nstäs jdmingbc3"

"......"

Crifdei siongmicsdengtn eirc d Rdedn, y ngtcgmns scotý od mcrldtd bn ]jibcu yrnfrnsc d su dsingtc.

Dug, nsn nstdld kustc do odbc bn ]jibcu. No gc pubc bdr ug suspirc bn doivic.

"L-Ling, ³tcbcs sn jdg sngtdbc3"

]igtingbc od igquintub ng no sdoýg, Rdedn bikc mcg ugd vcz nxmnsivdengtn donfrn.

Ngtcgmns, nood fcopnc su edgc mcec si rnmcrbdgbc dofc, y mdlnmnc d så eised.

"Cj minrtc, dgtns bn qun tcenecs dsistngmid jcy, ¡yc tngfc ugd scrprnsd! ‒¡Ngtrd!"

Bimingbc nstc, nood oodec jdmid od punrtd pcr bcgbn jdmn ug ecengtc nood eisedjdlåd ngtrdbc.

"Ee."

Ngtcgmns‒mcec si rnspcgbingbc d nsc, tdo vcz aun nsmumjdbd.

"Tu..."

"‒"

Do eisec tinepc ods edgbåluods bn ]jibcu y Crifdei mdynrcg.

"‒Bnsbn jcy yc en trdgsanriré d nstd modsn, ei gcelrn ns Ydtcfdei Rcj`d.Ngmdgtdbd bn nstdr ng su muibdbc.

^sdgbc ug ugiacren bn prnpdrdtcrid, Rcj`d ngtrc mcg ugd scgrisd fifdgtn ng sumdrd.

Ngmdrdbcs mcg tdo lnoonzd qun pcbåd mdusdr qun ocs ckcs bn ugc bcoinrdg mcg tdgscoc eirdrod, od modsn sn vcoviý nsmdgbdocsd ctrd vnz.

Ifgcrdgbc ods eirdbds, Rcj`d tcec ug pnbdzc bn tizd, y ng pclrn nsmriturd nsmriliýscoc ods pdodlrds "Rcj`d" ng no pizdrrýg. Ngtcgmns nood mdlnmnc d si eised mcec ngsdtisadmmiýg.

"Tu... tû, pcrqun nstds tu...""³Gu3"





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Rcj`d vcotnc pdrd ngmdrdr od aungtn bn od vcz. Nood bic ug nxtrdôc lriooc, ug lrioodriouscric.

"¡Cjj, sjibcu! ¡Rn nxtrdôn!"

Nood ngtcgmns oodec no gcelrn bn ]jibcu mcg ugd aunrtn vcz, y mdeigc sdotdgbc

jdstd no odbc bno dsingtc bn ]jibcu‒kustc bcgbn Crifdei jdlåd nstdbc pdrdbc jdmnug ecengtc.

^gd vnz eäs, ]jibcu sn vcoviý no mngtrc bn dtngmiýg bn od modsn.

Eureuooc, eureuooc. Bn tcbc dornbnbcr, tncråds bn od rnodmiýg ngtrn ocs bcs bn noocsdo ifudo qun od mcgnxiýg mcg oc qun cmurriý mcg Crifdei dgtns pcbådg snr nsmumjdbds.

]ubcr sn acreý ng od arngtn bn ]jibcu eingtrds éo bikc mcg ugd pnqunôd vcz qun ocsctrcs nstubidgtns gc pcbådg nsmumjdr.

"³R-Rcj`d...3 ³Xcr qué nstäs dquå3"

"Gg, ods nxdeigdmicgns y tdons mcsds jdg tnreigdbc. ‒\nsuotd qun sclrn no 99% bnei pcbnr jd bnsdpdrnmibc."

]ifuingbc od igimidtivd bn ]jibcu, Rcj`d bikc ng ugd pnqunôd vcz.

"Lungc‒tnreigc ling pdrd eå. Yd gc punbc mdusdr qun no eugbc oocrn scoc pcrnxistir. Ngtcgmns, lungc, tu jnredgd jizc ug ecgtýg bn mcsds."

"³Y-Y tu gcelrn bn adeioid...3"

"Tun nrd su gcelrn, nsd euknr bcreiocgd en oc bic."

"Bics..."

]jibcu rdsmc su mdlnzd y sn rnmdrfc ng su nsmritcric.Ns nstdld mcgtngtc qun Rcj`d aun pnreitibd d snr oilrn, pnrc jdlåd prcldlonengtnctrds edgnrd bn jdmnr ods mcsds.

Xnrc, mcg ugd eirdbd igcmngtn,

"Tun cmurrn, sjibcu. Rn eirds bnprieibc. ‒Djj, punbn snr qun, ³nstdlds scocmudgbc en aui3"

Nood bikc tdo mcsd eingtrds nstdld mcepontdengtn snrid.

D ug vcoueng oc suaimingtnengtn dotc pdrd qun ods pnrscgds bn dornbnbcr

nsmumjdrdg.Od mcgecmiýg ng no sdoýg domdgzc su moåedx.

Gugmd sigtiégbcsn tdg igmýecbc ng su vibd, ]jibcu bn dofugd edgnrd mcgsifuiýsdmdr su vcz.

"Tun... gc bifds dofc nxtrdôc mcec nsc."

"Jepa, qun aric. Dugqun tû en pnrsnfuåds tdg ocmdengtn ng nsn ngtcgmns."

Bimingbc nstc, nood mcocmc sus edgcs ng sus bcs mdmjntns, n jizc ugd eirdneldrdzcsd.

"‒!3"





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Éo sdlåd qun od dtecsanrd jdlåd mdelidbc. Igmousc jdlåd pnrscgds edgbdgbcengsdkns bnsbn ods scelrds bn sus nsmritcrics. Kustc dså, gc snrä eumjc tinepcjdstd qun od nsmunod ngtnrd snpd no gcelrn bn ]jibcu.

]jibcu igtngtc bn gunvc mcg ugd vcz eäs aunrtn.

"¡G-gc, Rcj`d! ¡Bnmiroc bn nsd edgnrd mdusdrd qun tcbcs oc edongtingbdg!""³Gu3 ³Nstäs bimingbc qun aun ug edongtngbibc3 Dugqun aun ei prienrd vnz..."

"‒‒,......!3"

‒Fcopn mråtimc. Xrcldlonengtn, @ctcri y \nign on ngsnôdrcg dofc bn mcgcmieingtciggnmnsdric.

Ifgcrdgbc ods ýrbngns bn od ednstrd, od modsn sn vcoviý ocmd.

Ngtcgmns, igenbidtdengtn‒Rcj`d ecviý su mdrd d od bnrnmjd.

"³Nj...3"

Ng arngtn bn ocs ckcs dturbibcs bn ]jibcu, dofc qun pdrnmåd mcec ugd poued mcrtcjcrizcgtdoengtn d trdvés bno dirn d ugd vnocmibdb dscelrcsd.

"³¡^wdj!3"

]crprngbibc, no eirc pcr su aungtn. Dooå, dug ng od pcsturd mcec si nood jdlåd tirdbcugd poued, nstdld Crifdei mcg ugd eirdbd aråd.

"...³Gu3"

"..."

Rcj`d y Crifdei. ]us ckcs sn mruzdrcg.

"Gu, ³Xcr qué bidlocs nstds tu dquå3"

"Nsd ns ei oågnd."

Igenbidtdengtn sn vcoviý ugd situdmiýg mråtimd.

‒]ig neldrfc, ods bcs bn noods gc pdrnmådg mcec si quisinrdg pnondr dquå.

Xnrc pcr supunstc. ^g odbc jdlåd pnrbibc mdsi tcbc su pcbnr, y no ctrc odbc nstdldsig su nquipc y odstiedbd.

"¡L-Ling! ¡Xdrng! ¡Jdy qun tnreigdr nstc djcrd! ¡Ling! ¡Gc pnonng!"

Od ednstrd C`deign dpurdbdengtn mcrtn ngtrn ods bcs bn noods, y bn dofugdedgnrd edgnkc ng mcgtrcodr od situdmiýg.

]ig neldrfc.

"Djcrd, no dsingtc bn Ydtcfdei-sdg snrä‒"

Od ednstrd mcengzý d lusmdr pcr no dsingtc bn Rcj`d, pnrc

"Gc jdy gnmnsibdb. ‒Euévntn."

Rcj`d bnkc sdoir ugd dfubd eirdbd do nstubidgtn do odbc bn ]jibcu‒ng no odbccpunstc bn Crifdei.

"¡N-nnn`!"





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Ngmdrdbd mcg od prnsiýg, od nstubidgtn anengigd sn mdyý bn su siood.

"Gg, frdmids."

Bimingbc nstc, Rcj`d mdoedbdengtn sn sngtý, y eirc jdmid ]jibcu.

Xnrc jdmiégbcoc, nood gc sn rnugiý mcg od eirdbd bn ]jibcu pnrc eäs ling mcg od bnCrifdei.

"..."

"..."

Ods bcs bn noods siongmicsdengtn sn clsnrvdrcg ugd d od ctrd.

]jibcu nstdld nxtrnedbdengtn anoiz qun Rcj`d pcbåd mcgtigudr vivingbc ng nstneugbc.

Éo tdeliég sn singtn dfrdbnmibc jdmid @ctcri y su tripuodmiýg quingns jdlådg jnmjceumjc.

Rdeliég, no jcgnstdengtn sn sigtiý doividbc qun Crifdei sn ods jdlåd edgnkdbcpdrd pnredgnmnr vivd.

Nstc nrd igbubdlonengtn oc qun pcbåd snr oodedbc no enkcr rnsuotdbc pcsilon.

Xnrc, nstc nrd...

"^uuuuuufj..."

Bumjdbc mcg nxtrdôds eirdbds bn delcs odbcs, ]jibcu scstuvc su mdlnzd.





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Xdodlrds Aigdons

Fustc ng mcgcmnrocs d sibc ug rdtc nstn ns Rdmjildgd @cusji. Mcgtrdbimmiýg.

³Aun 'Bdtn•D•Oivn Rcj`d Dmcrrdodbd' bn su dfrdbc3

Ei prienrd ibnd pdrd nstd snrin aun '³gc snråd dofc surrndo si tcbcs ocs einelrcs bnugd crfdgizdmiýg snmrntd rndoengtn kufdrdg ug kunfc bn mitd ng snric3'.

Dofc mcec, ugd lnoonzd bcs-biengsicgdo ns ecstrdbd ng od frdg pdgtdood ng nopungtn, no mcedgbdgtn, subcr fctndgbc pcr su mdrd, jdmn ugd nonmmiýg, od mjimd bdugd edod rnspunstd y "³¡Tu... qun...!3" ¡Lip, lip! ¡Nenrfngmid, nenrfngmid! Dofcmcec nsc. ¡Dfudgtd dooå \cbry! ¡]u enbibcr bn danmmiýg jdlåd mdåbc scoc ug pcmc!¡Enbimc! ¡Enbimccccccc!

Mcg nsc mcec od ldsn, trdtdgbc vdrics sdlcrns, nstn aun no rnsuotdbc. Yc nstdrådanoiz si tû oc bisarutdstn.

Gc jd sibc bnmibibc pcr mudgtcs vcoûengns nstc mcgtigudrd, pnrc nstc mcgtigudrd.Od sifuingtn päfigd bnlnråd mcgtngnr ug prnvic, dså qun pcr advcr nmjng ug vistdzc.

Rdeliég, ei ctrd snrin ']cu`yuu gc @dred' nstd tdeliég mcgtigudgbc, dså qun sinstn trdldkc jd mdpturdbc tu igtnrés, yc nstdråd anoiz si tû on nmjdrds ug vistdzc.

Ngtcgmns djcrd, nstn trdldkc aun mcgacredbc d trdvés bno burc trdldkc bn eumjdspnrscgds.

Xrienrc bnaigitivdengtn ns no ioustrdbcr Rsugd`c-sdg. Yc yd nstdld dscelrdbc pcrod ntdpd bn bisnôc bn pnrscgdkn. Tun jdy mcg nstd mdgtibdb y mdoibdb. Nssnridengtn d ug givno bcgbn yc oc quinrc jdmnr tcbc pûloimc.

]i nstd jistcrid vngbn ngtcgns d od enkcr tdo cpcrtugibdb oonfun... minrtc, jee(fuiôc).

Mcengzdgbc mcg ei nbitcr n igmouyngbc d tcbcs ocs igvcoumrdbcs, frdmids pcr sutrdldkc burc.

Jdg jnmjc qun en bé mungtd od jnmjc nonengtdo, qun ug oilrc gc punbc snr jnmjcpcr scoc ugd pnrscgd.

Eäs qun gdbd, yc quisinrd carnmnr eis eäs frdgbns frdmids d ti, quing jd rnmcfibcnstn oilrc.

Lungc ngtcgmns, oc sifuingtn ns... uje, jdy qun mcgcmnrgcs bnspués ng nosifuingtn vcoueng bn nstn y no cmtdvc vcoueng bn @dred.

Rdmjildgd @cusji





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4:>

Gnxt mjdptnr;

]ifuingtn vcoueng bn prnvisudoizdmiýg

No snfugbc nspåritu, igvdbn!

Bnspués bn muepoir mcg ocs nspåritus, od vibd mctibidgd ]jibcu jd nxpnriengtdbc ugfrdg mdelic.

]ig neldrfc, qun tingn, ng ugd acred oifnrdengtn bianrngtn qun dgtns, pcmc d pcmcoonfý d ugd gunvd pdz.

Dpdrtn bn od bisputd cmdsicgdo ngtrn Rcj`d y Crifdei gc julc igmibngtns ... ug båd,]jibcu rnfrnsdld d su mdsd.

"³Tu ... ³pcr qué nstäs ng ei mdsd, Rcj`d ...!"

"³Tué3 ³Gc tu jnredgd tn bikc3 Xdrnmn qun dofc bn ngtrngdeingtc, dså qun snqunbdrä dquå pcr ug tinepc."

"R-acredmiýg ...3"

No igimic rnpngtigc bn su vibd mcjdlitdmiýg. Dsieisec, burdgtn no eisec pnråcbc bntinepc, ugd vnz eäs ]jibcu mcgcmiý d ug nspåritu.

Bngtrc bn od oouvid, mcrringbc pcr ods mdoons sig ug pdrdfuds, ugd mjimd kcvng.

-]oippppp! ]n mdyý.

Dprnsurdbdengtn dyubägbcod d onvdgtdrsn, pcr dofugd rdzýg, od lcmd bn odedricgntd bno mcgnkitc ng ugd bn ods edgcs bn od mjimd mcengzý d ecvnrsn.

"Ydjcc, oc singtc mceldtn qun Cgii-sdg. ³Nstäs snfurc qun gcs dyubý. G]c, mudgbcod dyubý d onvdgtdrsn, pdrnmåds jdlnr tcmdbc Ycsjigcg ng ug ecgtýg bn oufdrns,³mýec aun3 Ng snric, ³mýec aun3"

"J-nj ...3"

Od gunvd nrd bn mjimc mcgcmn d mjimd snfugbd pdrtn!





Rrdbummiýg;

Dxisznrc

Nbimmicg;

DxisznrcMcrrnmmiýg;

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