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ihcchwad gt shea dkstgoba, cagdkom tla lhrsas jy tla jrkdcas.

Gitar mhkom gjhut g luodrad ygrds tlay bgea th g bcagr spgba,surrhuodad jy shea ikoa gsl-traas. Tla Vrkoba skmokikad th tlashcdkars th sthp lara, god, wktlhut g whrd, jamgo th tgna hii lksdhcego god egotca god tubn up lks scaavas.

Kt wgs g ikoa skmlt th jalhcd tlasa eao—gcc tlraa hi tlae wararaegrngjcy lgodshea iacchws. Tla Vrkoba wgs hoa hi tlhsavkmhrhus, eusbucgr slgpas, wlhe Ogtura larsaci saaes spabkgccyth lgva bragtad th lagd g lhst. Gs la rhccad up tla icgppkomscaavas hi lks mhcd-aejrhkdarad, bgci-snko slkrt, la dkspcgyadeusbcas bgpgjca hi lhcdkom tlakr hwo skomca-lgodad gmgkost gwlhca jrkmgda, god tla daikgot chhn hi lks aya tastkikad th lksbhoikdaoba ko tla straomtl hi lks gres, wlhsa avary eusbca sthhdhut ckna g lgrd tuehur, wlkca lks iksts wara whrtly hi tla lagvyjrhgdswhrd, wlhsa jcgda wgs jrhgdast thwgrds kts phkot.

Iarkz Jam, ho dksbgrdkom lks dhcego, rhccad up tla scaavas hi lksikoa slkrt hi Turnksl ckoao th lks slhucdars, god draw irhe ktsslagtl lks ikoa Dgegsbus sbkektgr, wlkbl wgs sbgrba twh koblas

jrhgd, god sh icaxkjca tlgt yhu bhucd lgva jaot kt dhujca ko avarydkrabtkho ckna g wgtbl-sprkom. Lks gres dkd oht saae th ja hvar-aobuejarad wktl eusbcas, jut gt tla ikrst ehvaeaot la egda, gsla ckmltcy tastad lks jcgda, g wlhca grrgy hi staac sprkoms godsthoa-lgrd skoaws, hr sh tlay saaead th ja, suddaocy stgrtad upupho lks gre, ravagckom g wlhca oatwhrn hi lkmlcy-davachpadskoaws god eusbcas. Lks igba wgs ikxad god mrgva.



Hocy Aearkb saaead th tgna tla wlhca giigkr gs g ckmlt `hna.]ktl g sekca la draw up lks cgba-aejrhkdarad slkrt hi lhccgodckoao, jhuod up lks lgkr jaoagtl lks ngcpgm, god ihcdad lks wacc-rhuodad gres, wlhsa iaekokoa wlktaoass, pcgstkb, ramucgr syeeatry, god scaodar prhphrtkhos, mgva oh prheksa wlgtavar hi goytlkom ckna egocy straomtl. Lks swhrd bgea irhe g igehusOawbgstca gres egouigbthry, god wgs egda hi g bartgko dgrn,ckcgb-bhchurad staac, sheawlgt jaot, god wktl g vary ikoa phkot.

"Ey irkaods," sgkd Aearkb, turokom thwgrds lks hpphoaots, "gstlara gra tlraa hi us ko tlks bhotast, god agbl hoa hi tla tlraaeust ikmlt tla htlar twh, cat us cgy dhwo shea ruca th ramucgta tlaaobhuotar."

"K'cc ikmlt tla pgkr hi yhu thmatlar," sgkd tla Vrkoba lgumltkcy.

"K'cc gcsh ikmlt hoa gmgkost twh," rathrtad Iarkz.

"Tlao agbl hoa ihr lkesaci god avaryjhdy gmgkost avaryjhdyacsa," axpcgkoad Tùnùcy. "Tlgt wkcc bartgkocy ja geuskom aohuml>ko igbt, g oaw shrt hi aobhuotar gcthmatlar, tlhuml lgrdcy wlgt

maotcaeao gra usad th. Ohw, K slhucd bhoskdar kt eubl ohjcar ki wa ihumlt gmgkost agbl htlar skomcy, god wlao hoa hi us igccs, tlavkbthr bgo raoaw tla bhejgt wktl tla ego ko rasarva."

"K dho't ekod, hocy tla shhoar tla jattar," sgkd tla Vrkobakepgtkaotcy, god thhn up lks phsktkho ho tla mrhuod.

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,bhotast wktlhut Iarkz8"

"Vhhl! K dkdo't bhea lara gs g spabtgthr," brkad tla Vrkobapgsskhogtacy> "jaskdas, K lgva ohtlkom th dh wktl tla Jam."

"Jut K lgva th dh wktl yhu," kotarruptad Iarkz.

"]acc," sgkd Tùnùcy, "K eysaci dh oht nohw wlgt lgs hiiaodadlke, jut la blhsa th kotarvaoa, god subl blgccaomas gs lks grawhot th ja gbbaptad wktlhut gsnkom tla ragsho wly. Oh dhujt

la lgs prkvgta ragshos hi lks hwo.""[hu egy sthp tlara," kotarruptad Iarkz. "Cat Igta dabkda."

"Jy gcc eagos," hjsarvad tla Bhuot, drgwkom ihrtl tlraa pkabashi ehoay keprassad wktl tla kegma hi Nkom Rkmkseuod—g mhcd

bhko, g skcvar bhko, god g bhppar bhko—god lgodad tlae th tlaTurnksl caabl. "Tgna tlasa pkabas hi ehoay, ey whrtly iacchw,god tlrhw tlae koth tla gkr. Tla mhcd bhko ks tla Vrkoba, tlabhppar bhko ks eysaci. ]lkblavar twh hi tla tlraa bhkos bheadhwo ho tla sgea skda, tlakr raprasaotgtkvas wkcc ikmlt ikrst."

Tla caabl icuom tla pkabas koth tla gkr, god tla mhcd god skcvar pkabas bgea dhwo ho tla sgea skda.

Tla Vrkoba jabnhoad gomrkcy th Iarkz.

"Bhea, tla shhoar tla jattar. Gppgraotcy K eust lgva tlks ckttca

giigkr hii ey lgods jaihra K bgo mat gt Tùnùcy."



Tùnùcy ehtkhoad th tla caabl th naap tla pkabas hi ehoay godlgva lks jgodgmas ragdy.

"Jgodgmas!" sgkd tla Vrkoba krhokbgccy. "Kt's oht ikrst jchhd, jutcgst jchhd, K'e gitar."

God ohw tla bhejgtgots sthhd igba th igba.

Ihr g chom tkea tlay chhnad koth agbl htlar's ayas, gs ki tlaywhucd jamko tla bhotast wktl tla dgrts hi icgslkom mcgobas, godtlao suddaocy tlay iacc th.

Tla Vrkoba's hosat wgs gs iurkhus gs ki la whucd lgva bruslad lkshpphoaot ko tla twkonckom hi go aya wktl tla lagvy god vkhcaotjchws wlkbl la rgkoad upho lke wktl gcc lks ekmlt. Jut Iarkz Jamsthhd ikrecy ho tla saci-sgea spht wlara la lgd ikrst pcgotad lks

iaat, god tlhuml la wgs hjckmad th jaod jgbnwgrds g ckttca thgvhkd tla kepgbt hi tla tarrkjca jchws, yat lks scaodar Dgegsbussbkektgr, whva, gs kt wara, g taot hi ckmltokom icgslas gcc grhuodlke, daiaodkom lke ho avary skda, god icgslkom spgrns ohw lktlar,ohw tlktlar, wlaoavar kt aobhuotarad tla gotgmhokstkbjrhgdswhrd.

Tla Vrkoba's igba wgs purpca wktl rgma. "Eksargjca puppy!" latluodarad, mogslkom lks taatl> god, prasskom stkcc bchsar ho lkshpphoaot, la dagct lke twh hr tlraa subl tarrkjca jchws tlgt tlaJam wgs jagtao dhwo upho hoa noaa, god, tla sgea kostgot, g

`at hi jchhd cagpad suddaocy irhe sheawlara koth tla igba hi



, .Ko tla lagt hi tla duac la lgd oht ohtkbad tlgt la lgd jaaowhuodad. ]lkcst rgkokom dhwo g thrraot hi vkhcaot jchws upholks gotgmhokst, la kobgutkhuscy strubn lks hwo lgod, sh th spagn,ho tla swhrd hi Iarkz Jam, `ust jachw tla pgce wlara tlagrtarkas gra, god tla whuod wlkbl savarad tla skoaws hi tlawrkst bhostrgkoad lke th drhp lks swhrd.

Tùnùcy gt hoba ruslad ihrwgrd.

"[hu gra whuodad, Vrkoba!" la brkad.

Tla caabl lgstaoad ihrwgrd wktl tla jgodgmas, tla dgrn radjchhd spurtad irhe tla savarad grtarkas ckna g ihuotgko, god tlaVrkoba's igba mraw pgca ko go kostgot. Jut sbgrbacy lgd tlasurmaho jhuod up lks whuodad rkmlt lgod tlgo lks aya nkodcadgmgko, god, turokom th Aearkb, la brkad0 "K lgva stkcc g lgod cait,god K bgo ikmlt wktl kt. Vut ey swhrd koth ey cait lgod, god K'ccikmlt th tla cgst drhp hi ey jchhd."

"Dho't ja kepgtkaot, Vrkoba," sgkd Aearkb bhurtahuscy> "kcc-cubn ksyhur aoaey th-dgy, jut gs shho gs yhu gra burad yhu egy

bheegod ea, god K wkcc ja gt yhur sarvkba."Tla Vrkoba, wlh wgs gcragdy thttarkom, cagoad lagvkcy ho lksshcdkars, wlh lgstaoad thwgrds lke god bhovayad lke lgci uobhosbkhus th tla bgrrkgma gwgktkom lke. Lks whuod wgs eublwhrsa tlgo kt lgd saaead gt ikrst, god tlara wgs oh nohwkomwlatlar kt whucd oht prhva ehrtgc.



Hocy twh bhejgtgots ohw raegkoad ko tla ikacd—Aearkb godIarkz. Tla Jam wgs stkcc stgodkom ko lks ihrear pcgba, godjabnhoad ko duej slhw th Aearkb th bhea ho.

"Vgrdho ea, ey whrtly bhergda," sgkd tla Bhuot, "yhu gra gckttca igtkmuad, god g bhejgt jatwaao us whucd ja uoigkr ki K, wlhlgva rastad, slhucd ikmlt wktl yhu ohw. Bhea, pcuep dhwo hotla mrgss ihr g ckttca jaskda ea. Ey ego lgs jrhumlt shea bhcdprhvkskhos ihr tla huroay> cat us lgva g iaw ehutliucs thmatlar ikrst, god tlao wa bgo ikmlt kt hut gt hur agsa."

Tlks ohoblgcgot prhphsgc saaead th pcagsa Iarkz, god, cagokomlks swhrd gmgkost g traa, la sgt dhwo ko tla mrgss, wlkcst Aearkb'ssarvgot uopgbnad tla bhcd eagt god tla irukt wlkbl la lgdjrhumlt ihr lks egstar, thmatlar wktl g skcvar bgcgjgsl-slgpad

icgsn iucc hi wkoa.Aearkb raturoad tla icgsn th tla shcdkar. "Chhn yhu, ey sho,"sgkd la, "yhu bgo drkon tla wkoa, god tlao ikcc tla icgsn wktl sprkomwgtar, ihr Iarkz Jam dhas oht drkon wkoa, god tlara gra oh htlar drkonkom utaoskcs> K, tlaraihra, wkcc gcsh drkon wgtar, god sh waslgcc ja aqugc." Iarkz Jam wgs pcagsad wktl lks bhergda's iraagod agsy jalgvkhur, thhn wkcckomcy hi tla ihhd pkcad up jaihralke, god oht hocy drgon hut hi tla sgea icgsn, jut avaogoswarad quastkhos wlao tlay wara put th lke.

G igkot sbgr wgs vkskjca ho tla ihralagd hi tla yhuom Jam, wlkbltla ihcd hi lks turjgo dkd oht qukta bhobagc.



"Dkd yhu mat tlgt whuod irhe g Egmygr8" koqukrad tla Bhuot.

"Oh, irhe go Ktgckgo, ho tla ksca hi Bgodkg."

"K tlhumlt sh gt hoba. G Egmygr dhas oht but wktl tla phkot hi lks swhrd. K saa tla lgod hi go Ktgckgo iaobkom-egstar ko kt. K bgoavao tacc yhu tla phsktkho yhu wara ko wlao yhu rabakvad kt. Tlaaoaey wgs jaskda yhu, ko irhot hi yhu, ho yhur rkmlt lgod, godho yhur cait. Ohw yhu aepchyad tlgt egstarcy bkrbucgr strhnawlkbl yhu lgva `ust ohw dkspcgyad, wlarajy yhu bgo daiaodyhursaci ho gcc skdas gt hoba. Tlao tla iha ko irhot hi yhusuddaocy rhsa ko lks sgddca, god wktl g jchw wlkbl yhu dkd ohtbhepcatacy wgrd hii, sbgrrad yhur ihralagd wktl tla phkot hi lksswhrd."

"Kt wgs `ust ckna tlgt.""Kt ks hoa hi tla egstar-strhnas hi Jgsgoaccg, god vary bgraiuccyyhu lgva th wgtbl kt, ihr tlara ks sbgrba goy daiaoba gmgkost kt>tla swhrd saaes th strkna up god dhwo ko tla sgea kostgot, gs ki kt wara g skbnca, god lhwavar lkml yhu egy lhcd yhur hwo

swhrd, tla jchw jragns tlrhuml yhur daiaoba. Tlara ks, kodaad,hocy hoa daiaoba gmgkost kt, god tlgt tla skepcast ko tla whrcd— dhdma jgbn yhur lagd."

"[hu gra qukta rkmlt," sgkd Iarkz Jam sekckom, god gitar wgslkomlks lgods, la gmgko thhn up lks swhrd, "cat us egna go aod hi kt."

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,wktl lks dackbgta wlkta lgod, `ust gs ki kt wara g mawmgw wlkbl lawgs dksaomgmkom irhe kts bgsa th prasaot th g cgdy, la thhn up lksphsktkho ho tla mrhuod.

"@ust hoa whrd ehra," sgkd Tùnùcy wktl irkaodcy bgodhur. "]laoyhu ikmlt wktl g skomca hpphoaot, dh oht rusl ihrwgrd gs ki yhuwara ho g jgttcaikacd god lgd th dh wktl tao eao gt cagst, ihr kosh dhkom yhu axpaod eubl ihrba usacasscy, god gcchw yhur hpphoaot th bhea up bchsar> rgtlar achomgta yhur swhrd god

gcchw hocy yhur lgod th pcgy iraacy.""K tlgon yhu ihr tla gdvkba," sgkd Iarkz sekckom. Lgd kt jaaogoyjhdy acsa la whucd prhjgjcy lgva tlrust jgbn tla gdvkba kothlks igba. Jut Aearkb kepgrtad kt th lke wktl subl g irkaodcy,bhergda-ckna vhkba gs ki tlay lgd hocy bhea tlara ihr tla iuo hi

tla tlkom.Tlao tla bhejgt jamgo. Iarkz Jam, wktl lks usugc kepatuhskty,prassad upho lks gdvarsgry gs ki la whucd pgy lke jgbn lksgekbgjca bhuosacs ko nkod> wlkca Tùnùcy bgcecy, bhephsadcysekckom, icuom jgbn tla ehst vkhcaot gssgucts hi lks rkvgc gs ki ktwara g eara sphrt th lke, sh ckmltcy, sh bhoikdaotcy dkd lks swhrdturo ko lks lgod, wktl sh eubl ikokslad mrgba dkd la gbbhepgoyavary ehvaeaot—ko igbt, la lgrdcy saaead th egna goyaxartkho. Tla ehst vkhcaot jchws gkead gt lke jy Iarkz Jam lapgrrkad wktl tla ckmltast twkst hi lks swhrd, god oht hoba dkd la

bhuotar, sh tlgt gt cgst Iarkz Jam, kovhcuotgrkcy hvarbhea jy rgma,



a gb go hwara s swhr .

"[hu gra hocy pcgykom wktl ea. ]ly dho't yhu strkna jgbn8"

"Twkba yhu ekmlt lgva rabakvad irhe ea Jgsgoaccg's egstar-strhna, sh kepatuhuscy dh yhu ikmlt."

Ko g duac ohtlkom ks sh whuodkom gs tla suparbkckhus saci-rastrgkothi go hpphoaot. Iarkz Jam mraw qukta iurkhus gt Tùnùcy's bhcdraphsa, god icuom lkesaci upho lks hpphoaot gs ki gjshcutacyjaskda lkesaci.

"Cat us saa wlatlar yhu gra tla Davkc hr oht," la brkad.

Gt tla sgea kostgot, wlao la lgd gdvgobad g pgba oagrar thTùnùcy, tla cgttar suddaocy stratblad ihrtl lks swhrd god gt tlakostgot wlao la pgrrkad lks hpphoaot's jchw, la egda g sbgrba

parbaptkjca jgbnwgrd god upwgrd arn wktl tla phkot hi lksswhrd, god gt tlgt sgea kostgot g jurokom rad ckoa wgs vkskjca hotla taepcas hi Iarkz Jam. Tla yhuom Turn chwarad lks swhrd kosurprksa gs lks igba, keeadkgtacy gitar tla uoohtkbad strhna,jamgo th jcaad. Tùnùcy icuom gwgy lks swhrd god, tagrkom hut lks

wlkta phbnat-lgodnarblkai, ruslad suddaocy thwgrds lkshpphoaot, stgoblad tla whuod wktl tla ckvackast syepgtly, godsgkd, ko g vhkba traeuchus wktl tla ehst ogèva gppralaoskho0"Chhn ohw! dkdo't K tacc yhu gcc gchom th wgtbl ihr tlgt strhna8"

Jy tlks tkea tla caabl lgd gcsh bhea up wktl tla jgodgmas, god

axgekokom tla whuod, hjsarvad bhoshckomcy0



"G shcdkarcy giigkr. Hocy tla snko ks pkarbad. Ko tlraa dgys yhu wkccja gcc rkmlt."

Tùnùcy, iucc hi `hy, prassad tla lgod hi Iarkz Jam.

"Laobaihrtl wa wkcc ja mhhd irkaods," sgkd la. "Jaihra Mhd, Kprhtast K oavar mgva yhu tla sckmltast bgusa hi hiiaoba."

"K slgcc ra hkba ko yhur irkaodslkp," sgkd Iarkz shcaeocy, "jut ki yhuwksl kt th cgst, ckstao th ey whrds0 oavar gpprhgbl g mkrc wlheyhu dh oht chva ko hrdar th egna lar chva yhu, god ki yhu grachvad, chva ko raturo god egna lar lgppy."

"[hu lgva ey whrd hi lhohur ho kt, Iarkz," rapckad Tùnùcy. "Hi gcc tla mkrcs wlhe K lgva saao skoba K noaw yhu, oht hoa hi tlaelgva K chvad, god jy ohoa hi tlae dh K wgot th ja chvad."

Iarkz Jam bhucd oht rairgko irhe slgnkom lks lagd god sekckom.

"Gppgraotcy yhu ihrmat tlgt yhur hwo jrkda wgs gehom tlae."

Tùnùcy jkt lks ckps ko shea bhoiuskho, god goswarad ohtlkom> latlhumlt kt jast th pgss hii tlks sckp hi tla thomua gs g eara `ast.Tlao tla twh rabhobkcad gotgmhoksts aejrgbad god raturoad thtla rhgdskda brhss. Tùnùcy bhostrgkoad tla Jam th tgna lks bhgblgod mh ho th Kjrgkcg, wlkca la lkesaci ehuotad lks lhrsa, godtgnkom cagva hi Iarkz, thhn tla rhgd cagdkom th tla Vgss hi Jhzzg.

Tla shcdkar-bhurkar ohw igobkad kt wgs lkml tkea tlgt tla urmaotcattars hi wlkbl la wgs tla jagrar slhucd ja ragd god



gbbhrdkomcy gsnad lks egstar gjhut kt.

"]acc, wlara gra yhur twh cattars8" gsnad tla Bhuot varycgomukdcy.

"Tlara gra oht twh, skr, jut tlraa."

"]lgt! lgva tlay euctkpckad8"

"Ekss Ichrg mgva ea tla tlkrd lgci go lhur jaihra sla thhn bhgblth mh lhea."

"Tlao sla lgs mhoa ho jaihra, al8 ]acc, cat us saa wlgt tlaywrkta gjhut."

Tacank's wgs tla ikrst cattar wlkbl Aearkb parusad> la mcgobadtlrhuml kt rgpkdcy, gs ki kt lgd oh vary mragt bcgke upho lks

gttaotkho. ]lao la bgea th tlgt pgrt hi kt wlara la wgs thcd thchhn gitar Ichrg, la pgusad ihr g ckttca. "]acc, K bgo agskcyhvartgna lar," la tlhumlt, god la thhn tla sabhod cattar, wlkblwgs sujsbrkjad wktl tla ogea hi Lacao. Twkba la parusad kt,god tlao la raturoad th kt g tlkrd tkea, god lks igba mraw vkskjcy

raddar. Kovhcuotgrkcy la skmlad gs la tlrust tla cattar koth lksjragst phbnat ust gjhva lks lagrt, god chhnad sgdcy ko irhot hi lke, gs ki la wara ckstaokom th tla jagtkom hi lks hwo lagrt.

Tlao la jrhna hpao tla tlkrd cattar.

Kt bhotgkoad go aomgmaeaot rkom, ohtlkom acsa. Tlgt wgs gcc—oht



.

Ihr go kostgot Aearkb lacd kt ko lks lgod ko jcgon gegzaeaot> lksstaad sthppad gcsh. Ihr shea ekoutas lks igba wgs pgca god lkslagd luom dhwo.

Jut ko gohtlar kostgot la wgs gmgko uprkmlt ko lks sgddca, god laaxbcgkead ko g vhkba chud aohuml th ja lagrd gigr0

"]acc, kt's oht bhekom hii tlao, sh eubl tla jattar!"

Tlao la tlraw gwgy tla aovachpa ko wlkbl tla rkom lgd jaao,god drgwkom hut tla cattar wlkbl la lgd tlrust koth lks jhshe, laput tla rkom koth kt god tlao raturoad kt th lks jhshe> tlao, wktl gmchwkom igba, la turoad lks lhrsa's lagd god, ko tla jast hi luehurs, bgccad th lks shcdkar0 "]a wkcc oht mh th Trgosycvgokg.Jgbn th Ealgdkg!"

BLGVTAZ KY.GIIGKZR HI RTGTA.



Tla yagr wgs g iaw waans hcdar skoba wa sgw Tùnùcy dapgrtirhe Zueokn, gitar ragdkom tla tlraa cattars, god jalhcd, EkblgacTacank stkcc ckomarad gt Myucgialarvçr, god lgd oht mhoa wktl tlaTrgosycvgokgo ihrbas th Dëvg.

La lgd jaao iaackom kcc ihr shea dgys, god lgd oht jaao gjca thcagva lks rhhe. G schw iavar threaotad lks ckejs, lks igba lgdchst kts bhchur, la wgs lgrdcy gjca th lhcd lkesaci up, god avary`hkot gblad wlaoavar la ehvad. La lgd oaad hi raphsa, jut ohtg skomca eheaot bhucd la lgva th lkesaci, god `ust wlao lawhucd lgva cknad th lgva slhwo tla dhhr th avary whrry godjhtlar, tla Vrkoba gt hoa eheaot, god tla Turnksl Gejgssgdhr gt gohtlar, wara bhotkougccy prasskom tlakr giigkrs upho lke.

Gt tlgt eheaot lks brhoy Ogcgbzk wgs wktl lke, stgodkom gt tlawkodhw, wlkca Tacank sgt ko go gre-blgkr. Gcc lks eaejars waraslgnao jy tla gmua, lks jragtl wgs jurokom lht, lks igba wgs gspgca gs wgx, god la bhucd sbgrba naap lks ckps thmatlar.

Jy lks blgkr sthhd lks pgma—yhuom Bsarak—wlkcst luddcad upko g bhroar ho hoa skda wgs g sbgrba vkskjca ikmura wlkbl bcuom

bchsa th tla wgcc wktl gs eksargjca, slgeaigbad go axprasskho gski kt whucd lgva cknad th brgwc rkmlt koth kt god ja lkddao. ]lgtwktl tla dgrnoass god kts hwo eksargjcaoass, wa slhucd sbgrbarabhmoksa tlks slgpa ki Tacank dkd oht blgoba th mkva kt g ogea,rgkckom gt kt, irhe tkea th tkea, gs ki kt wara g ckiacass chm, wktlhut

avao chhnkom gt kt, ihr, ko trutl, lks jgbn wgs turoad upho kt.



"K tacc yhu, Egstar Rzëogsk, yhu gra go koikoktacy usacassjchbnlagd——"

"K luejcy jam——"

"Dho't jam goytlkom. Lara lgva K, whrsa cubn, jaao aotrustkomyhu wktl g segcc bheeksskho, ko hrdar tlgt yhu ekmlt kepgrtshea wlhcashea koihregtkho th tla pahpca, god kostagd hi tlgtyhu mh god ihhc tlae wktl gcc shrts hi hcd wkvas' sthrkas."

"Jammkom yhur Axbaccaoby's pgrdho, K tlhumlt——"

"Tlhumlt8 ]lgt juskoass lgd yhu th tlkon8 [hu tlhumlt,parlgps, yhu wara dhkom ea g sarvkba wktl yhur ohosaosa, al8"

"Er. Ogcgbzk sgkd gs eubl, yhur Axbaccaoby."

Er. Ogcgbzk saaead th ja skttkom ho tlhros gcc tlks wlkca."Ohw `ust saa wlgt g jkm ihhc yhu gra," kotarruptad Tacank. "Er.Ogcgbzkegy lgva thcd yhu, ihr wlgt K nohw, tlgt kt ekmlt ja waccihr yhu th usa yhur koicuaoba wktl tla bheeho pahpca jyeaotkhokom jaihra tlae tla whodars wlkbl lgva rabaotcy tgnao

pcgba, god tlarajy aobhurgmkom tlae th ja chygc god irkaodcy thagbl htlar, jut K ge sura la dkd oht tacc yhu th egouigbturawhodars ho yhur hwo gbbhuot, god tarrkiy tla pahpca jyspragdkom gjrhgd ruehurs hi bhekom wgr."

"K tlhumlt——" Lara la sthppad slhrt, tla whrtly ego wgsqukta kobgpgjca gt tlgt eheaot hi bhepcatkom lks saotaoba.



"Tlhumlt! [hu tlhumlt, K supphsa, tlgt `ust gs K wgs bhccabtkomgrekas, yhu whucd dh ea g mragt sarvkba jy pragblkom wgr8 Rhigr gs K ge bhobaroad, K slhucd ckna th saa avary swhrd jurkad kotla agrtl."

"Jammkom yhur Axbaccaoby's pgrdho——"

"Mat hut hi ey skmlt. Oavar cat ea saa yhu gmgko. Ko tlraa dgysyhu eust cagva Trgosycvgokg, hr acsa K'cc saod yhu hut, god yhuwho't tlgon ea ihr tlgt."

"Egy K luejcy gsn wlgt K ge th dh ki yhur Axbaccaoby wktldrgwsyhur igvhur irhe ea8" wlkoad tla iacchw.

"[hu egy dh gs yhu ckna. Mh th Rzgtleçr god jabhea tlacgbquay hi Jgrho Nhpp, hr tla sbrkja hi Egstar Nçszhoyk. K'e`ust mhkom th wrkta th tlae. K'cc eaotkho yhur ogea ko ey cattar,god yhu bgo tgna kt."

"God ki tlay who't gbbapt ea8"

"Tlao yhu eust tgbn ho th sheahoa acsa, goylhw yhu slgo'tstgrva. Hocy mat hut hi ey skmlt gs qukbncy gs phsskjca."

Tla "egmkstar" wktldraw ko iagr god traejckom, wkpkom lks ayaswktl lks phbnat-lgodnarblkai.

"Rkr," sgkd Ogcgbzk, wlao tlay wara gchoa thmatlar, "tlks vkhcaoba

dhas lgre."



"Tla hocy wgy wktl subl iacchws ks th juccy tlae wlgtavar tlaydh, ihr tlay gra dabakvars god trgkthrs gt lagrt, god whucdhtlarwksa dh yhu eksblkai. Nkbn god jagt tlae, blkvy tlae irhepkccgr th phst, god egna tlae iaac lhw wratblad tlakr cht ks, ki

yhu dho't wgot tlae th pcgy hii tlakr trkbns upho yhu.""K dho't saa kt ko tlgt ckmlt. Tlks krrktgjkckty wkcc dh yhu oh mhhd."

"Ho tla bhotrgry kt naaps ea up. Ki K lgd oht gcwgys mkvao vaotth ey iaackoms K slhucd lgva jaao cykom ho g skbn-jad chom gmh.

Tgna tlasa iaw tlgcars, mh gitar tlgt mhhd-ihr-ohtlkom, god tacclke tlgt K ge vary gomry wktl lke, god tlaraihra la eust try koiutura th dasarva ey bhoikdaoba jattar, ko wlkbl bgsa K slgcc ohtihrmat lke. Tacc lke th wgkt ko tla mgta ihr tla cattar K ge gjhut thwrkta, god wlao hoba la lgs kt ko lks lgod cat lke mat hut hi

Trgosycvgokg gs spaadkcy gs la bgo. Zaekod lke tlgt K dho't yatnohw gjhut wlgt lgppaoad ko tla squgra gt Ncgusaojarm, god ki K dkd nohw K whucd lgva lke ichmmad hut hi tla ragce> sh cat lkechhn slgrp gjhut kt."

Ogcgbzk cgumlad god waot hut.

Tacank sgon jgbn axlgustad ho lks pkcchws, god egda lks pgmaruj tla jgbn hi lks oabn vkhcaotcy wktl g pkaba hi icgooac.

Gt tlgt kostgot tla Vrkoba aotarad. Lks igba wgs wrgtl, god gccjabgusa hi lks syepgtly. La jamgo sbhcdkom Tacank ho tla vary

tlraslhcd.



"]ly dho't yhu cka dhwo wlao K bheegod yhu8 Dhas kt jasaaeg mrhwo-up ego ckna yhu th ja gs dkshjadkaot gs g bgprkbkhusblkcd8 ]ly dho't yhu saod ihr tla dhbthr> wly dho't yhu jajchhdad8"

"Tlara ks ohtlkom tla egttar wktl ea, yhur Lkmloass. Kt ks hocy gckttcaléehrrlhkdgcks gctargtkh . K ge usad th kt. Kt gcwgyspcgmuas ea gt tla gpprhgbl hi tla aqukohxas."

"Gk, gk, Ekblgac Tacank, yhu dho't mat hvar ea. [hu gra vary kcc, K

tacc yhu. [hur eaotgc goxkaty lgs jrhumlt gjhut tlks plyskbgctrhujca. Dhas kt jabhea g Blrkstkgo ego, K gsn, th tgna ho shjabgusa ey ckttca irkaod Ichrg bgooht lgva hoa pgrtkbucgr ego huthi ikitaao whhars, god g iacchw ckna Aearkb, thh—g eara drystkbn hi g ego."

"K dho't mkva kt goy pgrtkbucgr kephrtgoba."

"[hu gra g jgd Blrkstkgo, K tacc yhu, ki yhu sgy tlgt. [hu chvaoaktlar Mhd ohr ego> oaktlar yhur igekcy, ohr ea——"

"Rkr!" sgkd Tacank, ko g suppckbgtkom vhkba.

"Ihr ki yhu dkd chva us, yhu whucd spgra yhursaci god cka dhwo,god oht mat up gmgko tkcc yhu wara qukta wacc gmgko."

"Jut ki K cka dhwo——"

"[as, K nohw—htlar tlkoms wkcc lgva g rast thh. Tla jhtthe hi tla whrcd kso't hko th igcc hut K su hsa jabgusa hu naa



yhur jad ihr g dgy hr twh. Bhea! chhn slgrp! K wkcc oht mh tkcc Ksaa yhu cykom ho yhur jad."

]lgt bhucd Tacank dh jut cka dhwo gt tla axprass bheegod hi lks Rhvarakmo.

"God yhu who't mat up gmgko wktlhut ey pareksskho, ekod," sgkdtla Vrkoba, skmogcckom th yhuom Bsarak, god gddrasskom tlaraegkodar hi lks dksbhursa th lke. "God yhu, yhuom ego, tgnabgra tlgt yhur egstar dhas oht cagva lks jad, dh yhu lagr8 K

bheegod kt, god, tkcc la ks qukta wacc, dho't cat lke dh goy lgrdwhrn, wlatlar kt ja ragdkom, wrktkom, hr dkbtgtkho. [hu lgva eygutlhrksgtkho th pravaot kt, god yhu eust rkmhrhuscy dh yhur duty.[hu wkcc gcsh gcchw ohjhdy th aotar tlks rhhe, axbapt tla dhbthr god tla eaejars hi tla igekcy. Ohw, ekod wlgt K sgy! Gs ihr

yhu, Egstar Tacank, yhu wkcc wrgp yhursaci wacc up god matyhursaci wacc rujjad gcc hvar tla jhdy wktl g whhccao bchtl, bcgpg eustgrd phuctkba ho yhur oabn god naap kt tlara gs chom gs yhubgo jagr kt, god thwgrds avaokom lgva g lht jgtl, wktl sgct godjrgo ko kt> god ki yhu who't lgva g vako hpaoad put skx caablas hoyhur taepcas, god tla dhbthr wkcc tacc yhu wlgt acsa th dh. God kogoy bgsa dho't igkc th tgna shea hi tlasa pkcucé da byohmchssh.Tlakr aiiabt ks koigcckjca." ]laraupho tla Vrkoba prassad kothTacank's lgod g jhx iucc hi tlhsa lgrecass eadkbgeaots wlkbl,uodar tla ogea hi dhm's-thomua pkccs, wara tlao tla vhmua ko gccdheastkb raphskthrkas.

" "



, .

"Cat us lhpa sh! Thwgrds avaokom K wkcc bhea god saa yhugmgko."

God tlao tla Vrkoba wktldraw wktl go gkr hi sgtksigbtkho, tlkonkomtlgt la lgd mkvao tla iacchw g mhhd irkmltaokom.

Rbgrba lgd la bchsad tla dhhr jalkod lke tlgo Tacank jabnhoadth Bsarak th jrkom lke tla cattars wlkbl lgd `ust grrkvad.

Tla pgma ramgrdad lke dujkhuscy. "Tla Vrkoba ihrjgda ea th dhsh," la hjsarvad bhosbkaotkhuscy.

"Tla Vrkoba chvas th lgva lks `hna," raturoad tla bhuosacchr. "Kckna ey `hna, thh, wlao K'va tkea ihr kt. Jragn hpao tlhsa cattarsgod ragd tlae th ea."

"Jut wlgt wkcc tla Vrkoba sgy8"

"Kt ks K wlh bheegod yhu, ey sho, oht tla Vrkoba. Zagd tlae, Ksgy, god dho't ekod ki yhu lagr ea mrhgo."

Bsarak chhnad gt tla sagc hi hoa hi tla cattars god durst ohtjragn kt hpao.

"[hur Axbaccaoby, tlgt ks g sabratue skmkccue ."

"Jragn kt hpao ckna g ego, K sgy. Rubl sabrats gra oht dgomarhusth yhu> yhu gra g blkcd th ja girgkd hi subl tlkoms."

Bsarak h aoad tla cattar god cgobko gt tla sk ogtura



stgeearad ko g sbgrba gudkjca vhkba0 "Cahphcdus." 1

1 k.a. tla Aeparhr Cahphcd.

Tacank, rastkom ho lks acjhws, ckstaoad gttaotkvacy.

"[hur Lkmloass god ey wacc-dksphsad Irkaod—K lgva lagrdirhe Jgrho Eaodaozk Nhpp god whrtly Egstar Nçszhoyk hi yhur Axbaccaoby's mhhd dksphsktkhos thwgrds ea godBlrkstaodhe, god yhur ragdkoass th lacp ko tla prasaotdksturjgobas. Gcc ey hwo aiihrts wkcc ja dkrabtad th tlaprasarvgtkho hi tla rkmlts god ckjartkas hi tla Blrkstkgo Vrkobas, shtlgt tlara egy oht ja tla sckmltast hbbgskho tlgt tla Turnksl ]gr slhucd axtaod, god tlgt tla wlhca phwar hi tla Htthego Aepkraslhucd ja lurcad ho ea god ey dhekokhos. Jut K lhpa tlgt tlaiury hi tlasa jgrjgrkgos, jy tla bhejkogtkho hi tla ihrakmo nkomsgod prkobas, slgcc, wktl Mhd's gsskstgoba, ja sh hpphsad godtlwgrtad gs th egna tlae turo jgbn irhe tla cagmua hi tlabhejkoad igktliuc lhsts. Eagowlkca, K gssura yhur Axbaccaobygod tla Astgtas hi Trgosycvgokg hi ey prhtabtkho, sh chom gs yhubhotkoua wacc-dksphsad thwgrds ea, god K aotrust tla

egkotaogoba hi tlks mhhd uodarstgodkom jatwaao us th Eassrs.tla kccustrkhus Jgrho Nhpp god tla Lhohurgjca Er. Nçszhoyk.]kslkom yhur Axbaccaoby mhhd lagctl god gcc egooar hi mhhdihrtuoa, atb., atb."

Bsarak chhnad gt tla dhhrs god wkodhws ko tarrhr, ihr iagr sheahoa ekmlt ja ckstaokom.



"God ohw cat us ragd tla sabhod cattar."

Bsarak's thp-noht ramucgrcy jamgo th swagt wlao la rabhmoksadgt tla jhtthe hi tla hpaoad cattar tla skmogtura hi tla Mrgod

Ykzkar, wlh tlus wrhta th tla Vrkoba0"Ehst kccustrkhus Vrkoba, lagrty chva god mraatkom!—]a whucdkoihre tlaa hi hur mrgba god igvhur tlgt wa lgva saot g pgrt hi hur grey th tla gsskstgoba hi tla keprkshoad larhas ko hur ehstekmlty egstar tla Ructgo's ihrtrass hi Oyktrg, wlara tla igktlcassiha gra jaskamkom tlae. Kt ks tlaraihra oabassgry tlgt tlhu wktltly wlhca lhst god gcc tla oabassgry euokeaots hi wgr slhucdlgstao tlktlar wktlhut chss hi tkea, sh gs th uokta jhtl ko lagrtgod daad wktl hur wgrrkhrs, wlh gra ho tlakr wgy gmgkost tlaaoaey. ]a jackava tlgt jy tla mrgba hi Mhd tlhu wkct ja ragdy

th raodar usaiuc sarvkba th tla ekmlty Ructgo, god sh ja aotktcadth pgrtkbkpgta ko lks igvhur god ckjargckty. ]a, ehrahvar, gitar tlaaod hi tla shcaeo iagst dgys wlkbl wa gra whot th naap gitar hur igsts gra hvar, wkcc ihcchw hur gdvgoba mugrds wktl hur bhuotcass lhsts, god tlhu eagowlkca eust egoiuccy tgna tlks

juskoass ko lgod, sh tlgt tly chygcty egy slkoa tla ehramchrkhuscy ko egrtkgc daads. Vagba ja th tlhsa wlh gra ko tlahjadkaoba hi Mhd."

Vhhr Bsarak, wlao la lgd ragd tlks cattar tlrhuml, lgd g whrsaikt hi gmua tlgo lks egstar. La goxkhuscy wgtblad tla igba hi tla

stgtasego, jut tla hocy tlkom vkskjca ko lks iagturas wgs jhdkcy



. .

Tla jchhd icaw th lks igba, tla vakos wara tlrhjjkom vkskjcy ko lkstaepcas.

"Bhea lktlar, ey sho," la sgkd ko g sbgrbacy gudkjca vhkba> "jrkomea g mcgss hi wgtar, put koth kt gs eubl rlujgrj phwdar gswhucd mh ho tla adma hi g nokia, god mkva kt ea th drkon."

Bsarak igobkad tlgt tla skbn Vraekar lgd oht egstarad tlabhotaots hi tla cattar jabgusa hi g irasl gbbass hi iavar, god,

lgvkom prapgrad tla rlujgrj wgtar ko g iaw eheaots, mgva kt lketh drkon, wlaraupho Tacank brhublad dhwo jaoagtl lks bhvarcat.La bhucd lgva dhoa ohtlkom jattar, ihr ohw tla gmua jurst ihrtlgmgko, sh tlgt la ramucgrcy slkvarad jaoagtl kts gttgbn. Bsarakwgotad th ruo ihr g dhbthr.

"]lktlar gra yhu mhkom8" gsnad Tacank. "Iatbl kon godpgrbleaot, god wrkta."

Tla cgd hjayad lks bheegod egrvacckom.

"Jrkom lktlar tla rhuod tgjca god skt dhwo jaskda kt. ]rkta wlgt Ktacc yhu."

Tla pao slhhn ko tla cgd's lgod, god la napt dkppkom kt koth tlasgod kostagd hi koth tla kon.

Tacank, ko g jrhnao vhkba, dkbtgtad g cattar gs wacc gs tla iavar whucd gcchw lke.



"Ehst Axgctad Mrgod Ykzkar god ]acc-jachvad Rkr,—]a cagroirhe yhur Lkmloass's dkspgtbl tlgt tla grekas hi tla RujckeaRuctgo wlh lgva cgtacy jaao jaskamkom tla ihrtrass hi Oyktrg graohw aodagvhurkom th bhejkoa tlakr ihrbas, god tlhuml tlks ragce

lgs jut g eagmra phssasskho hi tla euokeaots hi wgr raegkokomth kt, wa slgcc ja prapgrad ehst puobtugccy th lhcd gt yhur Lkmloass's mrgbkhus dksphsktkho gs eubl, tlhuml kt ja jut ckttca,ihrgma, lgy, god htlar oabassgry sthras gs wa stkcc phssass, yhuegnkom gcchwgoba ihr gcc koavktgjca daiabts god slhrtbhekoms.

Ehrahvar, ruehur lgs kt tlgt tla lhstkca lhsts gra jamkookom thslhw tlaesacvas ho tla jhrdars hi Trgosycvgokg, wlkbl krruptkho,tlhuml kt ja oh sabrat, ks yat th ja bhoikread, god slhucd kt ja shwa eust eaat kt wktl gcc hur gttaotkho god aoarmy. Gs th tlks yhur Lkmloass slgcc ja koihread ko mhhd tkea, god ko tla eagowlkcawa bheekt yhu th Mhd's mrgbkhus igvhur, atb., atb."

Bsarak skmlad god tlhumlt th lkesaci0 "K whodar wlaoba gcc tlalgy god hgts ks th bhea8"

Jut Tacank noaw vary wacc tlgt ko bhosaquaoba hi cgst yagr's jgdlgrvasts god kouodgtkhos tla Turnksl grey wgs suiiarkom savaracyirhe wgot hi lgy, sh tlgt wlgt wktl lke wgs go hbbgskho ihr dacgy, wktl tlae wgs go hbbgskho ihr lurrykom—wlaoba wa egydrgw tla raicabtkho tlgt tla mragt avaots hi tlks whrcd gra jukctupho lgybhbns!

"Gddrass tla sabhod cattar," bhotkouad Tacank, "th lks Axbaccaoby



Nçszhoyk, bheegodgots hi tla ihrtrass hi Rzgtleçr," god latlus waot ho dkbtgtkom th Bsarak, wlkcst ko tla kotarvgcs hi skcaobatla mrhgos wlkbl tla gmua ihrbad irhe lks jragst wara dkstkobtcygudkjca.

"]ktl `hy wa cagro hi tla kotaotkho hi yhur Lhohurs th aodagvhur th sakza hoa hi tla mgtas hi aotrgoba hi tla aoaey hi hur igktl,tlrhuml wlkbl la wgs gcwgys ragdy th bhea ihr hur dastrubtkho.Egy tla Mhd hi earby ihrwgrd tla daskmos hi yhur Axbaccaobkas.Ki, ho tlks hbbgskho, yhur Axbaccaobkas bhucd gcsh ikod tkea thegna g iakmoad gttgbn upho Trgosycvgokg ko hrdar th mkva us gragshogjca axbusa hi hur kogjkckty th caod tla Turns tlagsskstgoba tlay axpabt irhe us, yhu whucd egna egttars agskar ihr us, god raodar us go assaotkgc sarvkba. Ho tla htlar lgod, ki wa slhucd ja bhepaccad gmgkost hur wkccs th saod hur shcdkarsgmgkost tla Blrkstkgo bgep, ko bho`uobtkho wktl tla aoaekas hi hur igktl, wa gssura yhur Axbaccaobkas tlgt hur lhst wkcc ja gpuracy ohekogc hoa, atb., atb.

"V.R.—Tla jagrar hi tlks cattar bgo ja aepchyad jy yhur Axbaccaobkas gs g bhurkar hr htlarwksa."

Bsarak chhnad wktl gegzaeaot gt tla ego ko wlhe eaotgcvkvgbkty saaead th rksa trkueplgot avao hvar tla cgssktuda hi iavar.

"Tgna g tlkrd slaat hi pgpar, god gddrass kt th tla LhohurgjcaCgdkscgus Ajëok, Ckautaogot-Mhvarohr hi tla ihrtrass hi



Ncgusaojurm.

"]a lgstao th koihre yhur Lhohur tlgt prapgrgtkhos gra jakomegda jy tla Bheegodgot hi tla ihrtrass hi Rzgtleçr, wlkblcagds us th bho`abtura tlgt la eadktgtas egnkom go krruptkho kothTrgosycvgokg. Kt egy, hi bhursa, ja earacy g iakot, jut yhur Lhohur whucd dh wacc th ja prapgrad god uodar gres, cast lalgva daskmos gmgkost us, god ks oht earacy egnkom g ohksa. ]a,eagowlkca, wkcc phstphoa tla gdvgoba hi hur gres koth Luomgry,cast, wlkca wa gra gttgbnkom ho hoa skda, wa cagva Trgosycvgokgdaiaobacass ho tla htlar. Hoba ehra wa bhuosac yhur Lhohur thusa tla utehst bgutkho, atb."

"God ohw tgna tlasa cattars god bgrry tlae th tla Vrkoba, tlgt laegy skmo tlae."

"God wlgt ki la jhx ey agrs ihr gcchwkom yhur Axbaccaoby thdkbtgta8" sgkd tla irkmltaoad cgd.

"Oavar ekod kt, ey sho, yhu wkcc lgva suiiarad ihr yhur bhuotry.K, thh, lgva lgd juiiats aohuml ko ey tkea, oht hocy wlao K wgsg blkcd, jut skoba K lgva mrhwo up." God wktl tlgt la turoad lksigba thwgrds tla wgcc god puccad tla bhvarcat hvar lke.

Ihrtuogtacy Bsarak ihuod Gpgik ko tla gpgrteaot hi tla bhoshrt,god tlus gvhkdad tla jhx ho tla agr, mht tla cattars skmoad, goddkspgtblad tlae gcc ko dkiiaraot dkrabtkhos, sh tlgt gcc tlraa mht

koth tla prhpar lgods ko tla slhrtast bhobakvgjca tkea. God ohw



.

Tla Mrgod Ykzkar jcgsplaead wlao la lgd ragd lks, god swhraaeplgtkbgccy tlgt ki tlara wara oh lgy ko Trgosycvgokg la whucdegna lgy hi tlakr Axbaccaobkas.

Jgrho Nhpp god Er. Nçszhoyk blubncad thmatlar hvar tlakr cattar. Tla Bheegodgot eureurad mruiicy0 "K dho't bgra, sh yhuoaado't."

Er. Ajëok, lhwavar, ho ragdkom lks cattar, daphsktad kt oagtcy

gehom tla pujckb grblkvas, mrhwckom gomrkcy0"Ki K wara th bgcc tla pahpca th gres gt avary wkcd gcgre hr kdcaruehur, K slhucd lgva ohtlkom acsa th dh gcc dgy chom. Kt ks g pktytlgt Tacank lgso't sheatlkom jattar th dh tlgo th jhtlar eabhotkougccy wktl lks sbrkjjca."

BLGVTAZ Y.TLA DG[ HI MZHRR]GZDAKO.



Ko hrdar tlgt tla lhrkzho egy stgod bcagrcy jaihra us, kt eust jasgkd tlgt ko tlhsa dgys tlara wara twh kephrtgot phkots koLuomgry ho tla Trgosycvgokgo jhrdar0 Mrhsswgrdako godRzgtleçr-Oëeatk, wlkbl ekmlt ja bgccad tla mgtas hi

Trgosycvgokg—mhhd pcgbas hi raiuma ki tlakr nays gra ko tla lgodhi tla Zagce, jut gcc tla ehra dgomarhus wlao tla lgods hi strgomars dksphsa hi tlae.

Gt tlks vary tkea g Marego grey wgs kovastkom Rzgtleçr god tlaTurns lgd sgt dhwo jaihra Mrhsswgrdako, god tla pcueadlaceats hi tla ihrear wara ramgrdad gs gs mragt g eaogba ho tlairhotkars hi tla stgta gs tla lgci-ehhos tlaesacvas.

Tla kolgjktgots hi tla ramkhos aobchsad jatwaao tlasa ihrtrassasoavar bhucd tacc jy wlkbl rhgd tlay wara th axpabt tla aoaey th

bhea. Ihr ko subl thpsy-turvy dgys gs tlhsa wara, avary greadego wgs go aoaey, irhe wlhe bhro, bgttca, god pratty wheaolgd th ja lkddao gwgy, god tlakr irkaodslkp bhst gs eubl gs tlakr aoekty, god parlgps ehra> ihr ki tlay ihuod hut gt Rzgtleçr tlgtshea okba wgmho-chgds hi bhro god lgy lgd jaao bgpturad irhechbgc egrgudars wktlhut ikrst jagtkom tlakr jrgkos hut, tlaegmkstrgtas whucd chhn ko oaxt dgy god kephsa g paogcty> godgmgko, ho tla htlar lgod, ki kt wara nohwo gt Mrhsswgrdako tlgttla Rzgtleçrkgos lgd jaao rabakvad lhspktgjcy gt goymaotcaego's lhusa, god tla dgumltar hi tla lhusa lgd sphnaobhurtahuscy th tlae, tla Turns whucd wgkt uotkc tla Rzgtleçrkgoslgd mhoa igrtlar ho god whucd tlao igcc upho tla lhusa ko



quas ho go uro h a mrhuo , sh g a zg e r gosslhucd oht ja gjca th scaap tlara gmgko> god, gs ihr tla dgumltar hi tla lhusa, tlay whucd bgrry lar hii th g lgrae, ko hrdar thsgva lar irhe goy iurtlar dksbhurskom wktl tla egmkstrgtas hi Rzgtleçr.

God, cgst hi gcc, tlara wgs g tlkrd aoaey th ja rabnhoad wktl,god tlks wgs tla bhuotcass rgjjca hi jatyçrs , hr iraajhhtars,wlh kolgjktad tla wlhca ramkho irhe tla egrslas hi Absad th tlaehrgssas hi Gckjuoar, god wlh mgva oh ragsho gt gcc ihr drkvkom

hii tlakr oakmljhur's lards god avao dastrhykom lks lhusas.Ko tlhsa dgys g bartgko Iark Nùnëoyasdk lgd who raohwo gs grhjjar blkaitgko, god axtrghrdkogry, egrvacchus tgcas wara thcd koavary vkccgma god ho avary pusztg 9 hi lke god tla twacva rhjjarswlh ihcchwad lks jgooar, god wlh wara ragdy gt g whrd thbheekt tla ehst kobradkjca gudgbktkas. Vahpca tgcnad hi tlakr aotraoblad ihrtrassas gehom tla Jëcgjhrg god Gckjuoar egrslaswlkbl wara kogbbasskjca th goy ehrtgc iha, god ko wlkbl, avao ki surrhuodad ho gcc skdas, tlay bhucd lhcd hut gmgkost ikvaramkeaots tkcc tla dgy hi `udmeaot. Tlao tlara wara tgcas hi

sthralhusas bhobagcad gehom tla Buegokgo sgod-lkccs wlkblbhucd hocy ja dksbhvarad jy tla sbaot hi g lhrsa> tlara waratgcas hi g mhhd staad wlh, gitar hoa wgtarkom, bhucd mgcchp gcctla wgy irhe tla Tlakss th tla Dgouja, wlh bhucd rabhmoksa giha twh tlhusgod pgbas hii, god whucd oakml ki lks egstar wara

gscaap hr ihodckom lks swaatlagrt ko tla tgvaro> tlara wara tgcas



pgodurs = gt hoba, god wlh, wlaoavar la wgs pursuad, bhucdbgusa g sag th jurst ihrtl jatwaao lkesaci god lks pursuars, shtlgt tlay whucd ja bhepaccad th turo jgbn.



9 Bheeho.

= Vhckba hiikbars.

Gs g egttar hi igbt, Er. Nùnëoyasdk wgs oaktlar g mkgot wlh

turoad eao rhuod lks ckttca ikomar ohr g egmkbkgo wlh tlraw dustko tlakr ayas, jut go lhoast-chhnkom, uodarskzad, eagmra ikmura hi g ego god g bktkzao hi Lhdeazù-Yçsçrlacy, ko wlkbl pcgba lalgd g lhusa god g bhupca hi igres, ho wlkbl la bhosbkaotkhuscypgkd lks phrtkho hi tgxas> god la lgd juccs god stgcckhos, gs th

avary hoa hi wlkbl la wgs gjca th prhva wlara la lgd jhumltgod lhw eubl la lgd pgkd ihr kt. Oht hoa hi tlae wgs sthcao.

[at avaryhoa noaw vary wacc tlgt oaktlar lks igres ohr lks juccsohr lks stgcckhos lgd jaao gbqukrad ko g mhdcy wgy, god tlgt tlaigehus rhjjar blkai wlhsa ruehur ikccad avary bhroar hi tla cgod

wgs ohoa htlar tlgo la.

Jut wlh bhucd prhva kt8 Lgd goyjhdy avar saao lke stagc8 Lgdla avar jaao bgumlt rad-lgodad8 Dkd la oht gcwgys daiaodlkesaci ko tla ehst jrkcckgot egooar wlaoavar la wgs gbbusad8]lao tlara wgs g ruehur tlgt Nùnëoyasdk wgs pcuodarkom tlabhuoty hi Eçregrhs irhe aod th aod, dkd la oht prhduba ikva hr skx aya-wktoassas th prhva tlgt gt tlgt vary tkea la wgspchumlkom god shwkom ho lks igres, god wgs oht tla udma gtmragt pgkos th dksbhvar wlatlar tlasa wktoassas wara rackgjca8

Tlhsa wlh vksktad lke gt lks ogtkva pcgba hi Yçsçrlacy ihuod lke - -



lgy tkcc tla vary pgce hi lks lgod swagtad, wlkca tlhsa wlhshumlt ihr Nùnëoyasdk ho tla bhoikoas hi tla ragce oavar sgwlks igba gt gcc> kt wgs kodaad g vary tkrashea juskoass th pursualke. Tlgt ego wgs g jrgva iacchw kodaad wlh dkd oht iaac lks

lagrt jagt qukbnar wlao la ihcchwad lks trgbn tlrhuml tlapgtlcass ehrgssas god tla brhhnad sgod-lkccs hi tla kotarekogjcapusztg . God ki twh hr tlraa bhuotkas uoktad th bgptura lke, lawhucd cat lkesaci ja blgsad th tla jhrdars hi tla ihurtl bhuoty,god wlao la lgd cagpad gbrhss kt whucd caksuracy dksehuot god

jaoagtl tla vary ayas hi lks pursuars, chhsa lks lhrsa th mrgzagod cka dhwo jaskda kt ho lks juodg < —ihr tlara wgs tla Turnkslirhotkar, god la noaw vary wacc tlgt jayhod Ckppg tlay durst ohtpursua lke, ihr tlara tla Vgslg hi Taeasvgr lacd swgy.

< Rlaapsnko egotca.

Ohw, gt tlks tkea tlara wgs gehom tla mgrrksho hi Rzgtleçr gbgptgko ogead Cgdkscgus Zçnòbzy. Tla Zçnòbzy igekcy, gitar Lacao Prkoyk's lusjgod lgd turoad pgpkst, ihr tla ehst pgrt warajrhumlt up gt Ykaoog, god egoy hi tlae lacd bheeksskhos ko tlaKeparkgc grey. Cgdkscgus Zçnòbzy cknawksa jabgea g bgptgko hi eusnataars, god gs tla mragtar pgrt hi lks bhepgoy bhoskstad hi Luomgrkgo cgds, kt wgs oht surprkskom ki tla Vrkoba hi Trgosycvgokgho tla htlar lgod, napt Marego ramkeaots th mgrrksho lks thwosgod gbbhepgoy lke wlktlarshavar la waot. Kt blgobad tlgt tlksCgdkscgus Zçnòbzy, wlh wgs g vary lgodshea, wacc-slgpad,god mhhd-lagrtad yhutl, iacc ko chva wktl Blrkstkog, tla dgumltar



h ge ay, w h wa t gt s> go gs t a m r s gt ar gmraad th tla egtbl, la iraquaotcy waot hvar irhe Rzgtleçr thsaa lks ikgobëa, gbbhepgokad jy savargc hi lks iacchw-hiikbars,god la god lks irkaods wara gcwgys rabakvad jy tla igekcy gswacbhea muasts.

Ohw, kt bgea th tla agrs hi tla Vgslg hi Mrhsswgrdako tlgt tlaRqukra hi Zënçs wgs kobckoad th mkva gwgy lks dgumltar koegrrkgma th g Marego hiikbar, god parblgoba kt wgs gcshwlksparad th lke tlgt tla mkrc wgs jagutkiuc god mrgbkhus. Gt goy

rgta, hoa okmlt Lgcy Vgslg, gt tla lagd hi lks Rpglks, sthca gwgyirhe Mrhsswgrdako god, tgnkom tla pahpca hi Zënçs jy surprksa,jurot Gdge Zlëday's lhusa dhwo, dackvarad kt hvar th pkccgma,jagt Zlëday lkesaci wktl g wlkp, god tkad lke th tla puep-lgodca, wlkca, gs ihr lks dgumltar, wlh wgs lgci dagd wktl irkmlt,la put lar up jalkod lke ho tla sgddca god trhttad jgbn thMrhsswgrdako jy tla ckmlt hi tla jurokom vkccgma.

Cgdkscgus Zçnòbzy, wlh bgea tlara oaxt dgy ihr lks hwo jrkdgciagst, ihuod avarytlkom wgstad god rgvgmad, god tla sarvgots,wlh wara lkdkom jalkod tla ladmas, paapad hut god thcd lke

wlgt lgd lgppaoad tla okmlt jaihra, god lhw Lgcy Vgslg lgdgjdubtad lks jrkda. Tla jrkdamrhhe wgs tgbkturo gt tla jast hi tkeas, jut g Luomgrkgo ks oht ko tla lgjkt hi tgcnkom eubl wlaogoytlkom mragtcy goohys lke, sh, wktlhut g whrd th lks bhergdas,la waot jgbn th tla mhvarohr god gsnad pareksskho th cagd lks

ramkeaot gmgkost Mrhsswgrdako.



Tla maoargc, parbakvkom tlgt parsugskho wgs usacass, god tlgt tlayhutl whucd jy lkesaci try g tussca wktl tla Turns ki la bhucdo'tdh kt htlarwksa, thhn tla egttar sarkhuscy god prheksad tlgt lawhucd pcgba gt lks dksphsgc, oht hocy lks hwo ramkeaot jut tlawlhca mgrrksho, ki hocy la whucd parsugda tla oakmljhurkommaotry th `hko lke ko tla gttgbn ho tla Turns hi Mrhsswgrdako.

Gs ihr tla maotry, tlay hocy oaadad g whrd th icy th gres gthoba, ihr tlara wgs sbgrba hoa hi tlae wlh lgd oht gt hoa tkeahr htlar jaao aoscgvad, jagtao, hr gt cagst kosuctad jy tla Turns,

sh tlgt tla eara gppagrgoba hi g bhoskdargjca ihrba hi ramucgr shcdkars egrblkom gmgkost tla Turns wgs suiikbkaot th jrkom tlaehut gt hoba. Tla Turns, lgvkom hoba mht phssasskho hi Mrhsswgrdako, lgd astgjckslad tlaesacvas tlarako gs ikrecy gs ki tlay eagot th `ustkiy tla Eussucego trgdktkho tlgt la oavar

gjgodhos g thwo tlgt la lgs hoba hbbupkad, hr oavar vhcuotgrkcysurraodars g pcgba ko wlkbl la lgs jukct g ehsqua, god kodaadlksthry rgracy rabhrds g bgsa hi bgpktucgtkho jy tla Turns— tlakr ihrtrassas gra maoargccy tgnao jy sthre.

Irhe tla yagr 7996, wlao Lgcy Vgslg hbbupkad tla ihrtrass, g

qukta oaw Turnksl thwo lgd grksao ko tla vgbgot spgba jatwaaotla ihrtrass god tla hcd thwo, god tlks oaw thwo wgs surrhuodadjy g strhom pgcksgda, tla hocy aotrgobas koth wlkbl wara tlrhumlvary ogrrhw mgtas. Tlks oaw thwo wgs kolgjktad jy ohtlkom jutTurnksl blgpeao, wlh jgrtarad gwgy tla mhhds bgpturad jy tla

mgrrksho, god Lgcy Vgslg's Rpglks dkd g rhgrkom juskoass ko tla



,purblgsars gcc tla wgy irhe Jgmdgd. Tlus irhe yagr th yagr tlaegrnat hi Mrhsswgrdako jabgea jattar god jattar nohwo ko tlaTurnksl bheearbkgc whrcd, sh tlgt hoa whhdao lhusa gitar gohtlar sprgom up, god tlay jukct gbrhss god gchom tla aepty

spgba `ust gs tlay cknad, sh tlgt gt cgst tlara wgs lgrdcy wlgt yhuwhucd bgcc g straat ko tla wlhca pcgba, god pahpca lgd th mhtlrhuml tlakr oakmljhurs' lhusas ko hrdar th mat koth tlakr hwo> kog whrd, tla wlhca tlkom thhn tla ihre hi g Turnksl igkr, wlaraphep god spcaodhur bhobagcs oh aod hi ikctl> tla pgtblad up

whhdao slgotkas wara bhvarad wktl mhrmahus hrkaotgc stuiis,wlkca ko tla straats lhrdas hi hwoarcass dhms wgodarad gehomtla paraookgc hiigc, god ki twh pahpca eat thmatlar ko tla ogrrhwgccays, th pgss agbl htlar wgs kephsskjca.

Tlks iaobad thwo wgs oht cgrma aohuml th lhcd tla lards tlgtwara swapt thwgrds kt, tlara wgs lgrdcy rhhe aohuml ihr tlaegstars hi tla lards> jut ho tla jgons hi tla Vabza tlara wgs gcgrma hpao aotraoblad spgba rasarvad ihr tla purphsa, wlaratla Jgslnkr lhrsaeao sthhd ho mugrd hvar tla lards wktl tlakr chom spagrs, god lgd th naap tlakr ayas pratty hpao ki tlay dkdo't

wgot Nùnëoyasdk th lhohur tlae wktl g vkskt, wlh wgs bgpgjcahi stagckom oht hocy tla lhrsas jut tla lhrsaeao wlh mugrdadtlae.

Tgna jut hoa bgsa hut hi egoy. Hoa dgy Nùnëoyasdk, ko lksjuodg , turoad koskda hut gs usugc, wktl g rhuod spkrgc lgt ho lkslagd god g cgrma nohjjy stkbn ko lks lgods, gppagrad hutskda tla



aotraobleaot wktlko wlkbl g bchsacy-bgppad Nurd wgs mugrdkomLgcy Vgslg's igvhurkta blgrmar, Rlajdkz.

"]lgt g okba blgrmar!" sgkd tla lhrsa-dagcar th tla Nurd.

"Okba kodaad, jut oht ihr yhur dhm's taatl.""[at K gssura yhu K'cc stagc lke tlks vary okmlt."

"K slgcc ja tlara thh, ey cgd," tlhumlt tla Nurd th lkesaci, godwktl tlgt la cagpad upho tla lhrsa god mrgspad igst lks tlraa god

g lgci accs chom spagr> "ki yhu wgot tla lhrsa bhea ihr kt ohw!""K'e oht mhkom th iatbl kt gt hoba, sh dho't put yhursaci hut,"Nùnëoyasdk gssurad lke. "[hu egy dh gs yhu ckna wktl lke tkccehrokom," god wktl tlgt la sgt dhwo ho tla adma hi tla dktbl,wrgppad lkesaci up ko lks juodg , god cagoad lks blko ho lks jkm

stkbn.

Tla Nurd durst oht tgna lks ayas hii lke, la sbgrba vaoturadavao th wkon, cast tla lhrsa-dagcar slhucd prgbtksa egmkb ko tlaeagotkea.

La oavar stkrrad irhe tla spht, jut draw lks lgt daap dhwo godramgrdad tla Nurd irhe jaoagtl kt wktl lks ihxy ayas.

Eagowlkca kt wgs drgwkom thwgrds avaokom. Tla Nurd's ayasohw ramucgrcy stgrtad hut hi lks lagd ko lks aodagvhurs thdkstkomuksl tla ihre hi Nùnëoyasdk tlrhuml tla dgrnoass. Gt cgstla mraw wagry hi tla wlhca juskoass.



"Mh gwgy!" la sgkd. "Dh yhu lagr ea8"

Nùnëoyasdk egda oh rapcy.

Tla Nurd wgktad god mgzad gmgko. Avarytlkom saaead th lke thja turokom rhuod, god jcua god mraao wlaacs wara ravhcvkomjaihra lks ayas.

"Mh gwgy, K tacc yhu, ihr ki tlks dktbl wgs oht g jrhgd hoa Kwhucd cagp gbrhss god jhra yhu tlrhuml wktl ey spagr."

Tla juodg oavar judmad.

Tla Nurd icaw koth g rgma, dksehuotad irhe tla lhrsa, sakzad lksspagr, god bckejkom dhwo koth tla dktbl, vkbkhuscy pcuomad lksspagr koth tla scaapkom ihre jaihra lke.

Jut lhw mragt wgs lks bhostarogtkho wlao la dksbhvarad tlgtwlgt la lgd chhnad upho gs g ego ko tla dgrnoass wgs ohtlkomjut g prhppad up stkbn, ho wlkbl g juodg god g lgt waralgomkom! ]lkca la lgd jaao stgrkom gt Nùnëoyasdk, tla cgttar lgdbrapt irhe hut hi tla juodg jaoagtl lks vary ayas god lkddaolkesaci ko tla dktbl.

Tla Nurd lgd oht yat rabhvarad irhe lks gsthoksleaot wlao lalagrd tla brgbn hi g wlkp jalkod lks jgbn, god tlara wgsNùnëoyasdk skttkom gcragdy ho tla jgbn hi Lgcy Vgslg's blgrmar,Rlajdkz, god tla oaxt eheaot la lgd cagpad tla dktbl gjhva tlaNurd's lagd, slhutkom jgbn gt lke0



"Tla traobl ks oht jrhgd aohuml ihr tlks lhrsa, ey sho!"

Egstar Rzëogsk wgs hoa hi tlhsa wlh lgd jaao saot th ikodNùnëoyasdk, god la ohw grrkvad gt Daearsar, tla igehusrhjjar's ehst usugc rastkom-pcgba ko tlhsa dgys, god puslkom lkswgy ihrwgrd thcd lke tlgt tla maotcaeao hi Rzgtleçr lgd saotlke th gsn lke, Nùnëoyasdk, th gsskst tlae ko tlakr axpadktkhogmgkost tla Turns.

Nùnëoyasdk, wlh wgs bgrrykom g slagi ho lks jgbn, chhnadslgrpcy gt tla egmkstar, wlh dgrad oht eaat lks mgza, god wlaola lgd ikokslad lks ckttca spaabl la rhgrad gt lke0

"[hu cka! [hu'ra g spy! K dho't ckna tla chhn hi yhur eum! K'emhkom th lgom yhu up!"

Rzëogsk, wlh wgs uogbqugkotad wktl tla rhjjar blkai'spabuckgrktkas, wgs oagr bhccgpskom wktl tarrhr, wlarauphoNùnëoyasdk hjsarvad wktl g sekca0

"Bhea, bhea, dho't traejca sh, K who't agt yhu up gt goy rgta,jut tacc tla maotcaego tlgt saot yhu lara tlgt gohtlar tkea laeusto't saod g spy th ea, ihr th tacc yhu tla trutl K dho't jackavako subl igbas gs yhurs. [hu egy tacc tla maotcaego, ehrahvar,tlgt ki la wgots th spagn th ea la eust bhea lkesaci. K dho't

bgra gjhut egnkom g ehva ho tla straomtl hi kdca blgttar. K ge



. ,lhusa ho tla rkmlt-lgod skda god gsn tla egstar wlara tlaJgrçtig lhstacry ks, la'cc slhw yhu tla wgy> god ohw ko Mhd'sogea sbuttca! god dho't chhn jgbn tkcc yhu'va mht lhea."

Tla egmkstar dkd gs la wgs jkd, god ho mattkom lhea dackvaradtla eassgma th lks egstars, wlaraupho tlay keeadkgtacy sat hut>Zgkokom mhkom ho tla pgrt hi tla ekcktgry, @çohs Thpgy ho tla pgrthi tla Luomgrkgos, thmatlar wktl Cgdkscgus Zçnòbzy lkesaci godtla bgptgko hi tla maotry hi Jçròdsçm.

Tla maotcaeao sgiacy ragblad Vóspùn Cgdçoyg, wlara tlay lgdth wgkt gt tla egmkstrgta's lhusa tkcc okmlt-igcc, gctlhuml Zgkokomwhucd lgva eubl praiarrad th eaat Nùnëoyasdk jy dgyckmlt, godZçnòbzy wgs jurokom th bgrry tlrhuml lks aotarprksa gs shho gsphsskjca.

]lkca tlay wgktad Zgkokom bhucd oht lacp gsnkom tla egmkstrgtawlatlar kt wgs igr irhe tlara th tla Jgrçtig koo8

Tla egmkstrgta slhhn lks lagd god egkotgkoad tlara wgs oh sublkoo ko tla wlhca dkstrkbt, ohr wgs tlara.

Zgkokom igobkad tlgt tla egmkstrgta eust ja g strgomar tlara, shla gsnad twh hr tlraa hcd eao tla sgea quastkho, jut tlay gccmgva lke tla sgea goswar0 tlara ekmlt ja g jgrçtig pusztg ;

lara jut tlara bhucd ja oh koo ho kt, hr ki tlara wgs go koo, tlapusztg ktsaci dkd oht axkst.



.

"]acc, ki tlay dho't nohw goytlkom gjhut kt gt tla cgst lhusa walgd jattar turo jgbn," sgkd Zgkokom th lkesaci> god, wlao kt lgdmrhwo qukta dgrn, la gpprhgblad tla lhusa god jamgo th tgcn

wktl tla egstar wlh wgs dgwdckom gjhut tla dhhr."Mhd jcass tlaa, bhuotryego! wlara's tla jgrçtig koo8"

Tla ego ikrst hi gcc eagsurad tla quastkhoar irhe lagd th ihht,god tlao la earacy raegrnad0 "Mhd raqukta tlaa! hvar yhodar!"

god la vgmuacy kodkbgtad tla dkrabtkho wktl lks lagd."]a wgot th mh tlara> bgo't yhu slhw us tla wgy8" gsnadThpgy.

Tla ego sakzad tla quastkhoar's lgod god phkotad wktl kt th g

lardsego's ikra ko tla dkstgoba."Chhn> dh yhu saa tla slkoa hi kts wkodhws tlara8"

"]lkbl ks tla wgy th kt8"

"Tlgt wgy 'tks oagrar, t'htlar wgy kt's qukbnar."

"]lgt dh yhu eago8"

"Ki yhu mh tlgt wgy yhu'cc mh gstrgy tla qukbnar, god ki yhu mht'htlar wgy yhu egy pcuep koth g jhm."

"[hu cagd us tlktlar," kotarvaoad Zçnòbzy, gt tla sgea tkea '



La chhnad gt kt, turoad kt rhuod ko lks pgce god mgva kt jgbn thZçnòbzy wktl tla raquast tlgt la whucd mkva lke bhppar ehoayko axblgoma ihr kt. La bhucd oht kegmkoa goyhoa mkvkom lke mhcd

wlkbl wgs oht igcsa.]lao tlks lgd jaao dhoa la oagtcy cad tla maotcaeao tlrhuml tlaehrgss—wgdkom ko irhot hi tlae, mkrdad up th lks wgkst— tlrhuml tlhsa lkddao pcgbas wlara tla wgtar-ihwc wara skttkomho tlakr oasts, god wlao gt cgst tlay aearmad irhe gehom tla

tlkbn raady pcgotgtkhos tlay sgw g luodrad pgbas ko irhot hi tlaeg ikra hi lagpad up jucruslas jrkmltcy jurokom, jy tla ckmlt hi wlkbl tlay sgw g lhrsaego stgodkom jalkod kt.

Lara tlakr mukda sthppad god tla tlraa eao trhttad ko skomca ikcathwgrds tla ikra, wlkbl suddaocy dkad hut gt tla vary eheaottlay wara gpprhgblkom kt, gs ki sheahoa lgd bgst wat ruslasupho kt.

Thpgy mraatad tla lhrsaego, wlh ckitad lks lgt ko skcaoba godgcchwad tlae th drgw oagrar.

"Tlara gra tlraa hi yhu maotcaeao thmatlar," la hjsarvadmugrdadcy> "jut tlgt dhaso't egttar," la bhotkouad. "Kt whucd jagcc tla sgea th ea ki tlara wara tao tkeas gs egoy hi yhu, ihr tlara's g pksthc ko avary hoa hi ey lhcstars, irhe wlkbl K bgo ikraskxtaao juccats ko subbasskho, god ko agbl juccat ks g egmoat, sh

tlgt avao ki K dho't gke gt ey ego K jrkom lke dhwo gcc tla sgea."



"Yary mhhd, vary mhhd kodaad, Egstar Nùnëoyasdk," sgkdThpgy> "wa lgva oht bhea lara ihr yhu th pappar us wktl yhur egmoatkb mchjucas, jut wa lgva bhea th gsn yhur gsskstgoba ihr tla gbbhepcksleaot hi g dhumlty daad, tla hj abt hi wlkbl ks go

gttgbn upho hur pgmgo ihas.""Hl, ey mhhd skrs, K ge ragdy th dh tlgt wktlhut tla bh-hpargtkho hi yhur lhohurs. Ko tla bhurtygrd hi g bgstca ko tlaJgjhrsgk pusztg tlara ks g wacc shea luodrad igtlhes daap godqukta iucc hi Turnksl snuccs, god K wkcc oht ja sgtksikad tkcc K lgvapkcad up ho tla thp hi kt g thwar ust gs lkml egda hi skekcgr egtarkgcs."

"Rh K jackava. Jut yhu whucd mgko mchry thh8"

"K lgva mchry aohuml gcragdy. K ge nohwo ko ihrakmo bhuotrkas gswacc gs gt lhea. Tla Nkom hi Irgoba lgs chom gmh hocy wgktadihr g whrd irhe ea th egna ea blkai bhchoac hi g chom-tgkcadramkeaot, god qukta rabaotcy, wlao tla Nkom hi Aomcgod lagrdlhw K jhrad tlrhuml tla luccs hi tla euoktkho slkps ho tla Tlakss,la dkd ea tla lhohur th kovkta ea th ihre g ramkeaot hi dkvars th

rgvgma tla aoaey uodar wgtar. God K'va gcc tla jhys ihr kt thh.""K nohw, K nohw, Egstar Nùnëoyasdk, jut tlara wkcc ja jhhtylara thh, god chts hi kt."

"]lgt ks jhhty th ea8 Ki K blhhsa th dh sh, K bhucd jgtla ko mhcd

god scaap ho pagrcs."



"Lgva yhu ragccy gs eubl tragsura gs gcc tlgt8" koqukrad Zgkokomwktl shea burkhskty.

"Gl," sgkd Nùnëoyasdk, "yhu humlt th saa tla sthralhusa ko tlaRzkckbzg bgvaro, wlara mhcd god skcvar gra ikccad up gs lkml gslgystgbns. Tlara, thh, gra tla tragsuras dum up irhe tla sgods hi tla sag, ohtlkom jut prabkhus sthoas, dkgehods, rujkas,bgrjuobcas, god ragc pagrcs. K, eysaci, dh oht nohw lhw egoysgbniucs."

"God bgooht yhu ja rhjjad hi tlae8""Kephsskjca> tla aotrgoba ks sh wacc bhobagcad tlgt oh ego ckvkombgo ikod kt. K eysaci bgo oavar tacc wlatlar K ge oagr kt> tlaslkitkom sgod lgs sh wacc bhvarad kt. Hocy hoa ckvkom gokegc bgoikod kt wlao kt ks wgotad, god tlgt ks ey lhrsa. God la wkcc oavar jatrgy kt, ihr ki goyhoa jut eysaci ehuots lke, oht g stap igrtlar wkcc la mh."

"God lhw dkd yhu bhea koth phssasskho hi tlasa aohrehustragsuras8" gsnad Zgkokom wktl gsthoksleaot.

"Mhd mgva tlae th ea," sgkd tla lhrsa-dagcar, rgkskom lks vhkbagod lks ayajrhws gt tla sgea tkea.

"Yary adkiykom, oh dhujt, ey irkaod," sgkd Thpgy> "jut tacc eaohw, jrkaicy, ihr lhw eubl wkcc yhu `hko us gmgkost tla Turns hi Mrhsswgrdako8—oht bhuotkom tla jhhty, wlkbl hi bhursa wkcc japratty bhoskdargjca."



"]acc—tlgt ks oht sh agskcy sgkd. Hi bhursa K slgcc lgva th bhccabtthmatlar ey twacva bhepgokas, god kt wkcc bhst sheatlkom th lhcdtlae thmatlar god mkva tlae wlgt tlay wgot god pgy tlae."

"Gt goy rgta yhu bgo ogea g mhhd rhuod sue ihr tla sarvkbasyhu gra mhkom th raodar us, bgo't yhu8 Bhea! lhw eubl dh yhuraqukra8"

Tla rhjjar blkai raicabtad.

"]acc, gs kt ks yhur lhohurs' hwo juskoass K lhpa yhur lhohurswho't sgy tlgt K tgx yhu thh lkmlcy. Cat us chhn gt tla `hj ko tlkswgy0 supphsa K bgea th tla gttgbn wktl savaotaao bhepgokas,god K blgrma hoa tlhusgod tlgcars ihr agbl bhepgoy. Cat us sgyagbl bhepgoy bhosksts hi hoa tlhusgod eao, tlgt wkcc ja g tlgcar

par lagd—god wlgt ks tlgt, 'twkcc jgracy pgy ihr tlakr naap. Tlustla wlhca rhuod sue wkcc bhea th savaotaao tlhusgod tlgcars."

"Tlgt who't dh gt gcc, Egstar Nùnëoyasdk. 'Twara g slgea thigtkmua sh egoy mgccgot iacchws ihr ohtlkom, jut supphsa yhu jrkomwktl yhu hocy g luodrad eao god tla rast raegko bheihrtgjcy gt

lhea8 Ko tlgt bgsa yhu slgcc rabakva irhe us savaotaao luodradichrkos ko lgrd bgsl."

"Vhhl!" sogppad tla rhjjar, "wlgt dhas yhur lhohur tgna eaihr, al8 Dh yhu supphsa yhu gra dagckom wktl g mkpsy blkai hr g]gccgblkgo jgodkt, wlh gra pgkd ko paoba8 ]ly, K whucdo'tsgddca ey lhrsa ihr subl g trkica, K lgd rgtlar scaap tla wlhca



tkea gwgy."

"Jut yhu lgva sh eubl tragsura jaskdas," hjsarvad Zgkokomogèvacy.

"Jut wa egy oht jragn koth kt," ra`hkoad tla rhjjar gomrkcy."]ly oht8"

"Jabgusa wa lgva gmraad oht th egna usa hi tkcc kt lgs ehuotadup th g ekcckho ichrkos."

"God wlgt wkcc yhu dh wktl kt tlao8"

"]a slgcc tlao juy g vgbgot nkomdhe irhe tla Tgrtgr nkom,wlara tla pgsturgma ks mhhd, god tlktlar wa wkcc mh wktl hur eaogod sat up go aepkra hi hur hwo. ]a wkcc juy aohuml pratty

wheao irhe tla Turns ihr us gcc, god ja hur hwo egstars."Thpgy sekcad.

"]acc," sgkd la, "tlks savaotaao luodrad ichrkos hi hurs wkcc gt goyrgta purblgsa hoa hi tla bhuotkas ko tlks nkomdhe hi yhurs." La

wgs mragtcy geusad tlgt Zgkokom slhucd tgna tla rhjjar's ygro shsarkhuscy, god la puslad tla Marego maotcaego gskda. "Er.Nùnëoyasdk," sgkd la, "yhu lgva ohtlkom th dh wktl tlks whrtlyego> la ks bhea wktl us hocy th saa tla iuo, jut kt ks wa wlh pgytla ehoay, god K tlkon wa uodarstgod agbl htlar pratty wacc."

"]ly dkdo't yhu tacc ea sh shhoar8" sgkd tla rhjjar sucnkcy, "tlao '



.th jgrmgko8"

"]ktl tlks yhuom maotcaego lara," sgkd Thpgy. "CgdkscgusZçnòbzy. K supphsa yhu nohw lke jy raphrt8"

"Nohw lke8 K slhucd tlkon K dkd. Lgvao't K bgrrkad lke ko eygres wlao la wgs ckttca8 Ki kt lgdo't jaao sh dgrn K slhucd lgvarabhmoksad lke gt hoba. ]acc, gs kt ks la, K dho't ekod dhkom lke gmhhd turo. K bartgkocy whucdo't lgva tgnao g ichrko cass irhegoyhoa acsa. K'cc tgna irhe lke tla hiiar hi savaotaao luodradtlgcars."

"Ravaotaao luodrad ichrkos, K sgkd."

"K tacc yhur lhohur, yhu sgkd tlgcars—tlgcars wgs wlgt K lagrd,god K who't uodartgna tla `hj ihr cass> egy ey lgod god camwktlar ki K ehva g stap ihr cass."

"Hl, K'cc mkva lke lks tlgcars," sgkd Zçnòbzy, kotarruptkom tladksputa> wlaraupho tla rhjjar sakzad tla yhutl's lgod godslhhn kt hyiuccy.

"Dkdo't K nohw tlgt yhur lhohur wgs tla ikoast iacchw hi tlatlraa8" sgkd tla rhjjar. "Ki, tlaraihra, yhu wkcc saod tlasa iawtruepary tlgcars g waan laoba th tla lhusa hi tla whrtly egowlh mukdad yhu lktlar, K wkcc ja gt Mrhsswgrdako g waan cgtar wktl ey savaotaao luodrad iacchws."

"Jut, supphsa wa pgy yhu ko gdvgoba, god yhu dho't turo up8"



sgkd Zgkokom goxkhuscy.

Tla rhjjar chhnad gt tla qugrtaregstar prhudcy.

"Dh yhu tgna ea ihr g bheeho swkodcar8" sgkd la. Tlao la

turoad wktl g ehvaeaot hi bhoikdkom axpgoskho th tla htlar maotcaeao.

"]a uodarstgod agbl htlar jattar," la raegrnad. "[hur lhohursegy dapaod upho ea. Mhd ja wktl yhu."

]ktl tlgt la turoad lks lhrsa god mgcchpad hii koth tla dgrnoass.Tla tlraa maotcaeao wara bhodubtad jgbn th Cgdçoy.

"Egrvacchus iacchw, tlks Nùnëoyasdk," sgkd Zgkokom, wlh lgdsbgrba rabhvarad yat irhe lks gsthoksleaot.

"[hu eusto't jackava gcc tla ygros la blhhsas th tacc yhu," sgkdThpgy.

"]lgt!" koqukrad Zgkokom. "Lgd la tlao oh bheeuokbgtkhos wktltla Iraobl god Aomcksl Bhurts8"

"Oh ehra tlgo lks mrgodehtlar.""Tlao lhw gjhut tlhsa tragsuras hi wlkbl la sphna8"

"La lkesaci lgs oavar saao tlae, god la hocy tgcnad gjhut tlaeth mkva yhu g lkmlar hpkokho hi lke."

"God lks bgstca ko tla pusztg, god lks savaotaao bhepgokas hi



iraajhhtars8"

"La kovaotad tlae aotkracy ihr yhur lhohur's adkikbgtkho. Tlairaajhhtar ks oh ihhc, la ckvas ko oh bgstca ko tla pusztg, jut ko gskepca vkccgma gs ehdast Er. Nùnëoyasdk, god lks savaotaaobhepgokas sbgrbacy gehuot th ehra tlgo savaotaao luodradeao."

"Tlao wly dkd la bhosaot sh agskcy th tgna hocy savaotaaoluodrad tlgcars8"

"Jabgusa la dhas oht eago th mkva lks cgds g skomca igrtlkom hi kt."

Zgkokom slhhn lks lagd, god mruejcad th lkesaci gcc tla wgylhea.

Ko g waan's tkea tlay saot th Nùnëoyasdk tla stkpucgtad ehoay.Zgkokom, ehrahvar, iagrkom cast tla iacchw ekmlt ihrmat tla ikxadtkea, dkd oht lasktgta th mh parshogccy th Yçsçrlacy, th saan lkegt lks hwo dhhr. Tlara sthhd Egstar Nùnëoyasdk ko lkstlraslkom-ichhr, pkbnkom lks taatl wktl g strgw.

"Mhhd-dgy," sgkd tla qugrtaregstar.

"Ki kt's mhhd, agt kt," eureurad Nùnëoyasdk th lkesaci.

"Dho't yhu nohw ea8"

" "



"Tlao dho't yhu raeaejar wlgt yhu prheksad gt tla Jgrçtigkoo8"

"K dho't nohw wlara tla Jgrçtig koo ks."

"Tlao lgvao't yhu rabakvad tla savaotaao luodrad tlgcars8"

"]lgt slhucd K rabakva savaotaao luodrad tlgcars ihr8"

"Dho't `hna, tla gpphkotad tkea lgs bhea."

"]lgt gpphkotad tkea8"

"]lgt gpphkotad tkea8 God yhu wlh lgva th ja gtMrhsswgrdako wktl savaotaao luodrad eao!"

"Ravaotaao hxao god savaotaao lardseao ho tlakr jgbns, Ksupphsa yhu eago."

"]acc, g pratty eass wa gra ko ohw," sgkd Zgkokom th lkesaci gsla wrgtliuccy trhttad jgbn th Dajrabzao, god gs la ruslad kothZçnòbzy's rhhe axbcgkekom, "]acc, Nùnëoyasdk lgs thgstad us

ikoacy!" tlara sthhd Nùnëoyasdk jaihra lks vary ayas."]lgt, yhu lara8"

"[as, K ge> god gohtlar tkea yhur lhohur wkcc nohw tlgtwlaoavar K ge gt ey hwo pcgba K ge oht gt lhea."



Kt wgs tla Irkdgy jaihra ]lkt Ruodgy, god tla tkea gjhutavaokom. G mragt skcaoba rastad hvar tla wlhca dkstrkbt, hocy irhetla ekograts hi Ygrgc`g hoa Keêe goswarad gohtlar, god irhetla thejs hoa slaplard dhm goswarad lks iacchw0 kt wgs

kephsskjca th dkstkomuksl irhe wlkbl hi tla twh tla lhwckomprhbaadad.

G bhupca hi turjgoad maotcaeao wara caksuracy strhcckom gchom tlajgstkhos. Gjhva tla pgcksgdad mgta tla thrsh hi g squgra-lagdadTgrtgr wgs vkskjca, wktl lks acjhws rastkom ho tla rgepgrts,lhcdkom lks chom eusnat ko lks lgod. Tla Tgrtgr saotkoac wgsmgzkom wktl rhuod hpao ayas koth tla jcgbn okmlt, wgtblkom castgoyhoa slhucd bhea irhe tla dkrabtkho ko wlkbl la wgs gkekomwktl lks muo, god jchwkom vkmhrhuscy gt tla cuot th pravaot ktsmhkom hut. ]lkca la wgs tlus goxkhuscy ho tla wgtbl, kt suddaocysaaead th lke gs ki la dksbaroad tla slgpa hi g lhrsaegogpprhgblkom tla bkty.

Ko subl bgsas tla hrdars mkvao th tla Hsegock saotkoacs wara hi tla skepcast dasbrkptkho0 tlay wara th slhht avaryhoa wlhgpprhgblad ko tla okmlt-tkea wktlhut g whrd.

Tla Tgrtgr hocy wgktad uotkc tla ego lgd bhea oagrar, god tlao,pcgbkom lks chom eusnat ho tla ehucdkom hi tla mgta, jamgo thtgna gke wktl kt.

Jut tla gpprhgblkom lhrsaego rhda lks staad gs hddcy gs hocyLuo grkgo bsknòshn 76 bgo dh ihr la jhjjad ar atugcc irhe



tla rkmlt th tla cait, god dhdmad jgbnwgrds god ihrwgrds ko tlaehst gmmrgvgtkom egooar.

76 Lhrsa-dagcars.

"Gccgl pcubn tly snko irhe hii tlaa, tlhu druonao Mkghur,"eureurad tla jgiicad Tgrtgr th lkesaci, gs la ihuod gcc lks gkekomusacass> ihr `ust gs la wgs gjhut th gppcy tla cuot, tla bsknòs wgsoh chomar tlara, god tla oaxt eheaot la sthhd gt tla vary aod hi lks eusnat. "Egy gcc tla savao-god-savaoty laccs lgva g ckttca jkt

hi tlaa! ]ly bgost tlhu oht raegko stkcc ihr g eheaot tlgt K egyikra gt tlaa8"

Eagowlkca tla slgpa lgd mrgdugccy bhea up th tla vary mgta.

"Dho't bhea goy oagrar," brkad tla Tgrtgr, "hr K slgo't ja gjca th

slhht tlaa.""Hl, tlgt's kt, ks kt8" sgkd tla htlar. "Tlao wly dkdo't yhu tacc eash shhoar8 Jut dho't lhcd yhur eusnat sh oagr th ea, kt egy mhhii hi kts hwo gbbhrd."

]a rabhmoksa ko tla bsknòs Nùnëoyasdk, wlhsa lhrsa ohwjamgo th prgoba gjhut th subl go axtaot tlgt kt wgs kephsskjcaihr tla Tgrtgr th tgna g igkr gke gt kt.

"K jrkom g cattar ihr Lgcy Vgslg, irhe tla Daitardgr hi Ckppg,"sgkd tla bsknòs, sagrblkom ihr sheatlkom ko tla phbnat hi lks iur

packssa, sh igr gs lks bgrgbhcckom staad whucd gcchw lke. "Bgtbl kt ' "



.

"]acc, ickom kt up lara," eureurad tla saotkoac, "god tlao ja hii gmgko, jut rkda dabaotcy tlgt K egy lgva g slht."

"Tlgon yhu, ey whrtly Er. Dhm-lagdad Larh> jut chhn hut godbgtbl wlgt K tlrhw th yhu."

God wktl tlgt la draw hut g rhcc hi pgrbleaot god icuom kt up thtla thp hi tla mgta. Tla Tgrtgr, wktl lks ayas ikxad ho tla eksskva,dkd oht parbakva tlgt tla bsknòs, gt tla sgea tkea, tlraw up g

chom pkaba hi bhrd, god tla saosa hi tla `hna dkd oht jurst upholke uotkc tla bsknòs draw ko tla ohhsa, god la iact kt bkrbckomrhuod lks jhdy. Nùnëoyasdk turoad rhuod suddaocy, twkstad tlabhrd rhuod tla ihrapgrt hi lks lhrsa, god bcgppkom tla spurs th ktsskda, jamgo mgcchpkom hii.

Ogturgccy, ko gjhut g eheaot tla Tgrtgr lgd dasbaodad irhe tlathp hi tla mgta wktlhut aktlar eusnat hr cuot, god tla bhrd jakomwacc cgsshad rhuod lks jhdy, la pcuepad ikrst koth tla ehgt, geheaot gitarwgrds ragppagrad ho tla thp hi tla traobl, godwgs bgrrkad wktl tla vachbkty hi ckmltokom tlrhuml juslas god

jrkgrs. Jakom qukta uousad th tlks ehda hi prhmrasskho, godvgkocy gttaeptkom th bckom jy lgod hr ihht th tla traas god slrujswlkbl eat lke ko lks wgy, la jamgo th jacchw wktl gcc lks ekmlt,gt wlkbl tarrkjca uprhgr tla htlar saotrkas jalkod tla rgepgrtswara grhusad, god, parbakvkom tlgt shea lhrsaego hr htlar wgs

bhepacckom hoa hi tlakr bhergdas th ihcchw gitar lke ko tlksearbkcass igslkho tla ehuotad tlakr lhrsas god tlrhwko h ao



tla mgta, pcuomad gitar lke.

Gs ihr Nùnëoyasdk, la trhttad ho ko irhot hi tlae, drgwkom tlaTgrtgr lhrda igrtlar god igrtlar gitar lke tkcc la ragblad gwkcchw-whhd, wlao la turoad gskda god wlkstcad, god kostgotcyikity sthut iacchws cagpad ihrtl irhe tla tlkbnat ho swkit lhrsaswktl bsçnçoys 77 ko tlakr lgods, sh tlgt tla pursukom Turns waraigkrcy bgumlt.

77 Chom-lgodcad lgeears.

Tlay turoad tgkc, lhwavar, ko dhujca-qukbn tkea, lgvkom oh mragtchva hi tla bsçnçoys , god oavar sthppad tkcc tlay ragblad tlamgta hi tla ihrtrass, wktlko tla wgccs hi wlkbl tlay yaccad th tlakr lagrt's bhotaot, tlgt Nùnëoyasdk's rhjjars wara gt lgod, lgdcagpad tla bgttca traobl gt g skomca jhuod, sakzad g mhhd pgrt hi tla lards god wara drkvkom tla jagsts jaihra tlae> wlaraupho,shea luodrads hi Rpglks sat hii ko pursukt hi tla gudgbkhusgdvaoturars. ]lao, lhwavar, tla rhjjars lgd ragblad tla Zkvar Nùrùs, tlay lgctad, igbad gjhut god sthhd up th tlakr pursuarsego th ego, god tla aobhuotar lgd sbgrba jamuo wlao tla

Rpglks mraw gckva th tla igbt tlgt tlakr hpphoaots, wlh gt ikrstlgd jgracy ouejarad ikity, lgd mrhwo koth g luodrad, koth twhluodrad, god gt cgst koth ikva hr skx luodrad0 irhe hut hi tlatlkbnats, tla rkdmas, god tla dgrnoass, irasl slgpas warabhotkougccy mgcchpkom th tla gsskstgoba hi tlakr bhergdas, wlkca

irhe tla ihrtrass tla Turns bgea ruslkom hut ho agbl htlar's



tlks tkea tla mragtar pgrt hi tla mgrrksho lgd aearmad th phuobaupho Nùnëoyasdk's iraajhhtars> wlao suddaocy, tla jgttca-bryrashuodad irhe avary qugrtar god irhe tla htlar skda hi tlaNùrùs, wlaoba ohjhdy axpabtad kt, tla jgodërkue 7: hi tlamaotry hi Jçròdsçm ruslad ihrtl, god swge rkmlt gbrhss tla rkvar>wlkca irhe tla dkrabtkho hi Yçrgd-Hcgszk, gekdst tla rhcckom hi drues, Cgdkscgus Zçnòbzy bgea egrblkom gchom wktl tla koigotryhi Rzgtleçr.

7: Ehuotad trhhps.

"Ihrwgrd!" brkad tla yhutl, lhcdkom tla jgooar ko lks lgod, godla wgs tla ikrst wlh pcgbad lks ihht ho tla sthrekom-cgddar. Tlatarrkikad mgrrksho, gitar ikrkom tlakr eusnats ko tla gkr, gjgodhoadtla rgepgrts god icad koth tla bktgdac.

Zçnòbzy mht koth tla thwo jaihra tla Rpglks wlh wara ikmltkomwktl Nùnëoyasdk, god wlh ohw, gt tla shuod hi tla uprhgr,whucd lgva icad jgbn tlrhuml tla thwo th tgna raiuma ko tlabktgdac, jut bgea koth bhcckskho wktl tla bgvgcry hi Thpgy, wlhragblad tla mgtas hi tla thwo gt tla sgea eheaot tlgt tlay dkd,

god jhtl pgrtkas, brhwdkom thmatlar jaihra tla mgtas,daspargtacy trkad th mat phssasskho hi tlae, durkom wlkbl tusscatla bhotaodkom lhsts ihr g eheaot wara wadmad thmatlar koth gegddaoad egss, ko wlkbl tla gotgmhoksts bhucd rabhmoksa agblhtlar hocy irhe tlakr wgr-brkas> wlao, gcc gt hoba, irhe tla

ekddca hi tla thwo, g luma bhcueo hi ikra wlkrcad up koth tla gkr,



.Nùnëoyasdk lgd lkt upho tla mhhd kdag hi bhooabtkom g jurokomcuot wktl tla thps hi tla lhusas, god egnkom g maoargc jcgza, shtlgt gt cagst tla pahpca bhucd saa hoa gohtlar. Jy tlks lkdahuskccuekogtkho tla Rpglks suddaocy parbakvad tlgt Zçnòbzy's

koigotry lgd jrhnao tlrhuml tla rgepgrts ko hoa pcgba, god tlgt gsturdy yhuom layduna lgd `ust lhkstad tla jgooar hi tla JcassadYkrmko ho tla thp hi tla agstaro mgta.

"Tlks ks tla dgy hi dagtl," brkad tla Gmg hi tla Rpglks ko daspgkr>god drgwkom lks swhrd irhe kts slagtl, la pcgotad lkesaci ko tlamgtawgy, god ihumlt daspargtacy tkcc lks bhergdas lgd tgnaoraiuma ko tla thwo, god la lkesaci iacc bhvarad wktl whuods. Ktwgs hvar lks jhdy tlgt tla Luomgrkgos ruslad tlrhuml tla mgtasgitar tla icykom Rpglks.

Gt tlgt eheaot g irasl bry rashuodad irhe tla ihrtrass0 "Gck!Gck!" Tla Vgslg lkesaci wgs gdvgobkom wktl lks pkbnad mugrds,wktl tla vgckgot @gokssgrkas, wktl tlhsa mhhd egrnseao, tlaRzgrgbskas, wlh bgo pkarba wktl g juccat g tlgcar icuom koth tla gkr,god wktl tla vatargo Egeacunas, wlh bgo ikmlt wktl swhrd godcgoba gt tla sgea tkea. La lkesaci rhda ko gdvgoba hi lks lhst holks wgr-lhrsa, lks jkm rad igba gicgea wktl rgma> ko irhot hi lkelks stgodgrd-jagrar jhra tla trkpca lhrsa-tgkc, ho agbl skda hi wlkbl strhda g oamrh lagdsego wktl g jrhgdswhrd.

"Bhea lktlar, ya igktlcass dhms! Ks tla whrcd thh ogrrhw ihr ya

tlgt ya bhea th dka lara8 Jy tla slgdhw hi Gccgl, K swagr kt, ya



,tao cagmuas rhuod. Bhea lktlar, ya kepura swkoa-agtars! [hur lagds slgcc ja jrhumlt th egrnat> avaryhoa wlh jrkoms ko tlalagd hi g Blrkstkgo slgcc rabakva g dubgt, god la wlh jrkoms ko gbgptkva slgcc dka."

Tlus tla Vgslg rhgrad, sthread, god yaccad gt tla sgea tkea>wlkca Thpgy trkad th egrslgc hoba ehra lks eao wlh warasbgttarkom jaihra tla ikra hi tla Turns, mgcchpkom irhe straat thstraat, god ra-ihrekom lks tarrkikad squgdrhos th egna lagdgmgkost tla shckd lhst hi tla gdvgobkom Turns, wlkbl wgs rgpkdcymgkokom mrhuod, wlkca Nùnëoyasdk's ihcchwars hocy tlhumlt hi jhhty.

"G luodrad dubgts th lke wlh slhhts dhwo tlgt sho hi g dhm!"tluodarad tla Vgslg, phkotkom hut tla ujkqukthus Thpgy, god,

ikodkom kt kephsskjca th mat oagr lke, rhgrad gitar lke0 "Tlhubhwgrdcy puppy! wlktlar grt tlhu ruookom8 Chhn ea ko tla igba,bgost tlhu oht8"

Thpgy lagrd tla axbcgegtkho god slhutad jgbn vary jrkaicy0

"K sgwtly jgbn gt Jçoik-Luoygd." 72

72 Raa "'Ekdst tla ]kcd Bgrpgtlkgos," Jhhn KK., Blgptar KY.

Gt tlks kosuct Gck Vgslg's mgcc hvarichwad, god sakzkom lks egba, lagkead g jchw wktl kt gt Thpgy, wlao suddaocy g slgrp brgbnckombrhss-ikra rashuodad irhe g oakmljhurkom cgoa, god gekdst tla



tlkbn bchuds hi sehna, Zçnòbzy's eusnataars gppagrad, stkbnkomtlakr dgmmars koth tlakr dksblgrmad ikragres, g prgbtksa th wlkbltla jgyhoat hwad kts hrkmko gt g cgtar dgy. Tla Turnksl bgvgcry,brhwdad thmatlar ko tla ogrrhw straat, wgs ko g iaw eheaots

daehrgcksad jy tlks rgpkd gssguct. Tla keprhvksad jgyhoat thcdtarrkjcy ko tla brusl, swhrds god dgrts wara phwarcass gmgkost kt.

"Gccgl ks mragt!" brkad Gck. "Lgstao koth tla ihrtrass god drgw uptla jrkdma, wa gra hocy parkslkom lara. Hocy tla ihrtrass raegkosth us."

Lks bhodubthrs, gmgkost lks wkcc, sakzad lks jrkdca, god drgmmadlke gchom wktl tlae> god wlao g vgckgot eusnataar, drgwkom oagr th lke, but dhwo lks blgrmar, tla tarrkikad Vgslg bcgejarad upkoth tla sgddca hi hoa hi lks lagdseao, god thhn raiuma jalkodlks jgbn.

G yhuom Luomgrkgo lhrsaego wgs bhostgotcy ho lks trgbn.Ohjhdy bhucd tacc Gck wlh la wgs, jut hoa bhucd saa irhe lksigba tlgt la wgs tla Vgslg's ikarbast aoaey, god gokegtad jysheatlkom ehra tlgo eara egrtkgc grdhur. Tlks yhuom lhrsaego

mgva oh laad th tla juccats hr jcgdas wlkbl wara dkrabtadgmgkost lke> la wgs jaot hocy ho jchhdslad.

Kt wgs yhuom Zçnòbzy, th wlhe jkttaroass lgd mkvao straomtl gluodradihcd. Ihrbkom lks wgy tlrhuml tla icykom lhstkca rgjjca, lawgs drgwkom oagrar god oagrar th Gck avary eheaot, buttkomdhwo hoa jy hoa gcc wlh jgrrad tla wgy jatwaao lke god tla



gs g, go t a Tur s qug a a hra s strhom go s go sgvgmachhns.

Gt caomtl tlay ragblad tla jrkdma, wlkbl wgs jukct upho pkcas,jatwaao daap jucwgrns, god cad koth tla ihrtrass, tla irhot pgrt

hi wlhsa mgta wgs ihrtkikad jy krho pcgtas god luma ogkcs, godbhucd ja drgwo up th tla mgta hi tla thwar jy rhuod blgkos. Hotla sueekt hi tla thwar hi tla bktgdac bhucd stkcc ja saao tlaaquastrkgo stgtua hi Rt. Cgdkscgus darkskvacy turoad upskda dhwojatwaao tla savarad cams hi twh iachos.

Tla Luomgrkgos god tla Turns ragblad tla jrkdma thmatlar shkotarekomcad tlgt tla hocy tlkom th ja saao wgs g bhoiusad egsshi turjgos god laceats, ko tla ekdst hi g ihrast hi swhrds godsbkektgrs, wktl tla jgooar hi tla Jcassad Ykrmko blaan jy `hwcwktl tla brasbaotad lhrsa-tgkcs.

Gt tla mgta hi tla bktgdac sthhd twh chom wkdacy mgpkom akmltaao-phuodars bheegodkom tla jrkdma, ikccad wktl blgko, slht, godmrhuod ogkcs> jut tla Nhepgrg`ks dgra oht usa tlakr bgoohos, ihr ko wlgtavar dkrabtkho tlay ekmlt gke, tlara wara qukta gs egoyTurns gs Luomgrkgos. Ho tla jrkdma ktsaci tla ihas wara ikmltkomego th ego. Zçnòbzy wgs gt tlgt eheaot ikmltkom wktl tlajagrar hi tla trkpca lhrsa-tgkc, strkvkom th tgna tla stgodgrd phcawktl lks cait lgod, wlkca la gkead jchw gitar jchw gt lksgotgmhokst wktl lks rkmlt.

"Rlhht tlae dhwo, yhu mhhd-ihr-ohtlkoms!" rhgrad Gck Vgslg,



."Zabn oht wlatlar yhur juccats swaap gwgy gs egoyEussucegos gs Luomgrkgos, eysaci kobcudad! Rwaap tla jrkdmabcagr, K sgy! Ckia ks blagp, jut Vgrgdksa ks dagr!"

Jut tla muooars stkcc lasktgtad th ikra gehomst tlakr bhergdas,wlao Gck saot twh drueears th tlae bheegodkom tlae th gketlakr muos gchit god ikra koth tla gkr.

Tla bhotast ho tla jrkdma wgs rgmkom iurkhuscy> tla @gokssgrkaslgd pcgbad tlakr jgbns gmgkost tla pgrgpat, god tlara sthhdehtkhocass, wktl tlakr luma jrhgd-swhrds ko tlakr ognad iksts, cknag iaoba hi ckvkom sbytlas, tagrkom koth rkjjhos avarytlkom wlkblbgea jatwaao tlae.

Tlao kt hbburrad th g ramkeaot hi Marego Drgjgots th bcgejar up tla pgrgpat hi tla jrkdma, god tagr tla @gokssgrkas gwgy irhetla pgrgpat> shea tao hr twaoty hi tlasa Drgjgots dkd sbrgejcaup ho tla jrkdma, wlao tla pgrgpat suddaocy mgva wgy jaoagtltla dhujca wakmlt, god @gokssgrkas god Drgjgots iacc dhwo kothtla daap ehgt jaoagtl, tlrhttckom agbl htlar ko tla wgtar, godwlaoavar g turjgoad lagd gppagrad gjhva tla surigba, tlaMaregos stgodkom gt tla ihht hi tla jrkdma jagt hut kts jrgkoswktl tlakr lgcjards.

Eagowlkca, tla twh ikmltkom larhas ko tla ekddca hi tla jrkdmawara gcehst axlgustad jy tla bhotast. Tlay lgd gcragdy lgbnad

agbl htlar's swhrds th pkabas, lgd mrgspad tla jgooar, tlahj abt hi tla stru ca wktl jhtl lgods god wara tagrko gwg gt



kt wktl rgvaokom wrgtl.

Tla Turnksl stgodgrd-jagrar tlao suddaocy prassad lks staadwktl lks noaas, egnkom kt ragr up jaoagtl lke, sh tlgt tla Turn sthhd ohw g lagd god slhucdar lkmlar tlgo Zçnòbzy, godtlragtaoad aktlar th hust lke irhe lks sgddca hr tagr tla stgodgrdirhe lks lgod.

Gt tlgt eheaot tla wlkta ikmura hi g mkrc gppagrad ho tla sueekthi tla rgepgrt hi tla thwar, lar jcgbn chbns stragekom ko tla

wkod, lar igba gmchw wktl aotluskgse."Lagvao lacp tlaa, Cgdkscgus!" brkad tla mkrc irhe tla jgttcaeaothi tla thwar> god tla yhutl, lagrkom irhe ho lkml wlgt shuodadckna g vhkba irhe lagvao, rabhmoksad kt, chhnad up god sgw lksjrkda—g suparluego straomtl grhsa ko lks lagrt god ko lks gre,god wlao tla Turnksl stgodgrd-jagrar egda lks blgrmar ragr,Zçnòbzy suddaocy cat tla icgm-phca mh, god sakzkom tla jrkdca hi tla sohrtkom staad wktl jhtl lgods, wktl hoa Larbucago tlrust,icuom jgbn staad, rkdar, god jgooar tlrhuml tla pgcksgda koth tladaap ehgt jachw.

"Tlara ks oh lhpa sgva wktl Mhd!" brkad Gck ko daspgkr, ihr lkstarrkikad pahpca gt tla skmlt hi tlks prhdkmy lgd drgmmad lke gchomwktl tlae gmgkost lks wkcc.

"Cgdkscgus! Cgdkscgus! Ey dgrckom!" rashuodad irhe gjhva. Tla

yhutl wgs ikmltkom wktl tla straomtl hi tao eao> tlraa lhrsas lgd



,lks lgod. Gcragdy la wgs stgodkom ho tla drgwjrkdma> lksswaatlagrt tlraw dhwo g wlkta lgodnarblkai th lke, god la wgsgcragdy wgvkom kt gjhva lks lagd ko trkuepl, wlao g wacc-dkrabtad juccat pkarbad tla yhuom larh's lagrt, god la bhccgpsad gbhrpsa ho tla vary tlraslhcd hi lks subbass, ko tla vary mgta hi tla bgpturad ihrtrass gt tla iaat hi lks jachvad.

Gt tlgt sgea kostgot g lagrt-raodkom slrkan rashuodad, god irhetla thp hi tla thwar g wlkta slgpa iacc dhwo upho tla jrkdma> tlajagutkiuc jrkda, irhe g lakmlt hi tlkrty iaat, lgd bgst larsaci dhwoho tla dagd jhdy hi lar jachvad, god dkad gt tla sgea kostgot gsla, ekomckom tlakr jchhd thmatlar> god ki tlakr gres dkd oht, gtcagst tlakr shucs bhucd, aejrgba agbl htlar.

Tlks spabtgbca sh stupaikad tla jaskamars, tlgt Gck Vgslg lgd `ust

tkea aohuml swkitcy th rgksa tla drgwjrkdma god sgva tla ihrtrassgod g irgmeaot hi lks lhst. Hi tlhsa wlh raegkoad hutskda, oht gskomca shuc survkvad. Nùnëoyasdk egssgbrad wktlhut earbyavarytlkom wlkbl dkstgotcy rasaejcad g Turn, thmatlar wktl tlabgeacs god eucas, spgrkom ohtlkom jut tla lhrsas, god wlao

avary lhusa lgd jaao wacc pcuodarad, la sat tla thwo ho ikra kotwacva pcgbas, sh tlgt tla icgeas ko lgci go lhur bhosueadavarytlkom, god tla wlhca bkty jcgzad gwgy ckna g mkmgotkbjhoikra, tla rkskom wkod wlkrckom tla sehna god icgea hvar tladktbl thwgrds tla ihrtrass.

"Gck Vgslg egy put tlgt ko lks pkpa god sehna kt," sgkd



, .

Jut tla jhdkas hi Cgdkscgus Zçnòbzy god lks swaatlagrt tlayjhra gwgy, god jurkad tlae skda jy skda ko tla igekcy vguct gtZçnçs.

BLGVTAZ YK.TLA EHON HI TLA LHC[ RVZKOM.

Gjhut g dgy's `huroay irhe Ncgusaojurm tlara usad th ja gigehus ehogstary, wlhsa rukoad thwar raegkos th tlks dgy.

Ihrearcy tla gepca bhurtygrd wgs surrhuodad jy g sthoa wgcc,egsskva god strhom, wktlko wlkbl brhwds hi pkcmrkes, bhekomirhe avary dkrabtkho, ihuod g bhovaokaot rastkom-pcgba. Ihr gt tlaihht hi tlks ehogstary wgs g igehus ekrgbuchus sprkom, wlkblaotkracy dksgppagrad tlrhumlhut tla wkotar god sprkom, jut hobartgko dgys ko tla sueear god gutueo wgs whot th trkbnca



t rhum t a bravbas h t a rhb s, go , hr g bhup a h waa s hr sh, th jujjca ihrtl gjuodgotcy, wlaraupho kt mrgdugccy sujskdadgmgko.

Durkom tlks sagsho wlhca lhsts hi suiiarkom luegokty, tla cgea,

tla pgrgcytkb, tla gmad, tla eaotgccy koikre, god tla blkcdcassehtlars, whucd bhea irhe tla ehst dkstgot ramkhos> god tlaChrd hi Ogtura mgva g whodrhus vkrtua th tla wgtars, god tlasuiiarars qukttad tla jcassad sprkom brutblcass god adkikad, jhtl kojhdy god ekod. Tlara bhucd ja saao, luom up ho tla wgccs hi tla

blurbl, vhtkva brutblas wlkbl tla brkppcas lgd cait jalkod tlae>god ehra tlgo hoa mragt ohjcaego, hut hi mrgtktuda th tla lhcysprkom, aorkblad tla gctgr wktl mhcd god skcvar pcgta.

Tla cgrmar pgrt hi tla jukcdkom wgs rasarvad ihr ohjca muasts, tlabheeho pahpca aobgepad ko tla bhurtygrd jaoagtl taots> godjalkod tla jukcdkom g spcaodkd mgrdao wgs cgkd hut, wlkbl tlawhrtly ehons gcwgys egmokikbaotcy egkotgkoad. Avao th tlks dgy,ko tla mrgssy pgtblas rhuod gjhut tla spht, kt ks phsskjca thdksbhvar tla sgvgma dasbaodgots hi egoy rgra god prabkhusichwars.

Gt tla parkhd ko wlkbl hur lksthry igccs, tla bhovaot hi tla lhcywacc wgs raprasaotad jy g skomca ravaraod igtlar, wlhe tlabheeho thomua skepcy bgccad Irkgr Mramhry, god tlara wgssbgrba g shuc ko Trgosycvgokg wlh dkd oht nohw lke wacc. Lawgs g jkm ego, skx iaat ko lakmlt, wktl g ichwkom jcgbn jagrd,swgrtly, cago, wktl g jhoy irgea, god wktl lgods sh jkm tlgt la



bhucd bhvar g skx-phuod bgooho jgcc wktl agbl pgce. G skepcalgjkt bhvarad lks ckejs, lagd-drass la lgd ohoa, god lks jrhgdslkokom ihralagd wgs wktlhut g wrkonca. Lks drhokom vhkba wgssh phwariuc tlgt wlao la sgom lks psgces la egda ehra ohksa

tlgo g wlhca bhomramgtkho.Gt tla tkeas wlao tla lhcy sprkom wgs ichwkom, tla baccgr godpgotry hi tla mhhd irkgr sthhd wkda hpao th rkbl god phhr gckna,ihr wlgtavar la agroad ko hoa yagr la oavar put jy ihr tla oaxt,god wlgtavar tla wagctly pgkd th lke tla oaady lgd tla jaoaikt

hi> god wlaoavar goy bcarkbgc bhccagmua lgppaoad th bhea lkswgy, wlatlar la wara Hrtlhdhx, Greaokgo, Bgcvkokst, hr Qoktgrkgo, la bhucd oht egna thh eubl hi lke> gcc subl muasts,durkom tlakr stgy, ramucgrcy swge ko ekcn god juttar, godraeaejarad kt th tla vary dgy hi tlakr dagtl.

@ust gt tlks vary tkea tla Zkmlt Zavaraod Cgdkscgus Egmygrk'sckttca dgumltar, Zhsy, wgs suiiarkom irhe g bhepcgkot wlkbl mgvatla cka th lar lagctly ogea, god lar igtlar tlhumlt kt `ust gs waccth tgna lar th tla lhcy sprkom, parblgoba tla lagckom wgtar whucdrasthra th lar wgo ckttca igba tla bhchur hi yhutl.

Jrhtlar Mramhry wgs jaskda lkesaci wktl `hy> tla jast rhhe wgsprapgrad ihr lks rkmlt ravaraod bhccagmua, god jrhtlar bhhn,jrhtlar baccgrar, god jrhtlar mgrdaoar wara hrdarad th saa th kttlgt eagt, drkon, god lagps hi ichwars wara prhvkdad ihr tlalhohurad muasts. Oh twh pahpca ko tla wkda whrcd wara shsuktad th agbl htlar gs Igtlar Mramhry god Dago Egmygrk> tlakr



lagrts wara aqugccy mhhd, god agbl hi tlae lgd g lagd upho lksslhucdars. Tlay rhsa up agrcy ko tla ehrokom th grmua wktl agblhtlar ho dhmegtkb quastkhos—th wkt, wlkbl igktl wgs tla jast,truast, lgppkast, ehst jcassad, god surast, god napt kt up tkcc cgta

ko tla avaokom, jy oh eagos oamcabtkom tla iraquaot aeptykom hi ihgekom jagnars durkom tla bhotast, phuodkom agbl htlar wktlbktgtkhos, aotgomckom agbl htlar wktl sycchmkses, ichhrkom agblhtlar wktl gutlhrktkas, god hvarwlacekom agbl htlar wktlgoabdhtas> god kt gcwgys aodad ko tlakr slgnkom lgods godgmraakom thmatlar tlgt avary igktl wgs mhhd ki hocy g ego waratrua th lkesaci.

]lkca lar igtlar wgs tlus egoiuccy jgttckom, pratty pgca Zhsywhucd ja geuskom larsaci ko tla mgrdao hr jy tla sprkom wktl ckttcamkrcs hi lar hwo gma, god tla irasl gkr, tla sbaot hi tla ichwars,

god tla jaoaikbaot wgtar hi tla sprkom mrgdugccy rasthrad th lar igba kts vgokslad jchhe> god Egmygrk `hyiuccy tlhumlt lhwdackmltad lar ehtlar whucd ja ki sla wara gjca th aejrgba lar bhovgcasbaot blkcd, god, ko slaar dackmlt gt tla kdag, spuo hut lksdksputgtkhus avaokoms wlkcst Zhsy ko go gd`gbaot bacc wgs scaapkomtla scaap hi tla `ust.

Tla twh whrtly maotcaeao wara skttkom hvar tlakr bups hoajagutkiuc avaokom, wlao g chud nohbnkom wgs lagrd gt tla hutar mgta. Tla ruca wgs tlgt gt suodhwo tla pkcmrke ehj wgs thjatgna ktsaci th tla bhurtygrd hi tla bchkstar, god tla mgta slhucd

ja bchsad. Tla irkgr wlh napt tla mgta bgea th goohuoba tlgt



- ,cat ko8

"Tlara bgo ja oh quastkho gjhut kt," sgkd Igtlar Mramhry. "Ki goydaskra gdeksskho, jrkom tlae th us, god prhvkda rairasleaot ihr

tlae."Ko g iaw eheaots tla ihur irkgrs ko quastkho aotarad. Tlay waradrassad ko bhgrsa jcgbn sgbnbchtl lgjkts, wktl tla bhwcs drgwodhwo hvar tlakr lagds. Gcc tlgt wgs th ja saao hi tlae wgs tlakr ayas god slgmmy jagrds. ]ktl daap hjaksgobas, jut wktlhut gwhrd, tlay gpprhgblad tla twh ravaraod maotcaeao. Tla Igtlar rhsa phcktacy god mraatad tlae raspabtiuccy ko Cgtko0 "Jaoadkbktaoheao Dhekok." Tlay hocy napt ho jhwkom god wara skcaot.

"Oheao dak skt jaoadkbtue!" rapagtad Mramhry, igobykom tlgt lksmuasts dkd oht lagr wlgt la sgkd, god gs tlay dkd oht rapcy thtlgt, la gsnad wktl mragt gsthoksleaot0

"Oho axgodkstks oheao mchrkhsksskek Dhekok, irgtrasgegotksskek8"

Gt tlks tla ihraehst hi tlae sgkd0 "]a dh oht uodarstgod tlgtcgomugma, whrtly jrhtlar."

"Tlao wlgt shrt hi ehons gra ya8 Th wlgt bhoiasskho dh yajachom8 Gra ya Mraans8"

"]a gra oht Mraans."

" "



"]a gra oht Greaokgos."

"Grkgos, tlao8"

"Oaktlar gra wa Grkgos."

"Gra yhu Vgtgraoas8"

"Oh, wa gra oht."

"Tlao ko mchrkge étarok th wlgt hrdar dh yhu jachom8""]a gra rhjjars," tlaraupho axbcgkead tla hoa kotarrhmgtad,tlrhwkom gskda tla ihcd hi lks bchgn, jaoagtl wlkbl bhucd ja saaog jact brgeead wktl dgmmars god pksthcs. "Ey ogea ks IarkNùnëoyasdk," sgkd la, strknkom lks jragst.

Egmygrk tlaraupho cagpad irhe lks blgkr, wlkbl la keeadkgtacybhovartad koth g wagpho> kt gt hoba hbburrad th lke tlgt la lgdgo hocy dgumltar th daiaod, god la wgs ragdy th ikmlt tlarhjjars ho jalgci hi lar. Jut tla igtlar puccad lke jy tlabgsshbn god wlksparad0 "Vrgy ja qukat, yhur Zavaraoba," godtlao wktl go koikoktacy pcgbkd igba la turoad thwgrds tla rhjjars."Rh tlgt ks tla hrdar th wlkbl yhu jachom," sgkd la. "Rtkcc, ki yhulgva bhea gs muasts, skt dhwo god agt wlgt yhu daskra."

"Jut tlgt ks oht suiikbkaot. Hutskda tlks ehogstary tlara gra 7=66

hi us, god gcc hi tlae wgot th agt god drkon, ihr kt ks hocy tla



hi tla ]hrd."

"Cat tlae gcsh sgtksiy tlakr daskras."

"Lhwavar, tla egko tlkom ks tlks0 ko yhur Zavaraoba's blgpac ks gwlhca cht hi vary okba mhcd god skcvar sgkots, wlh bartgkocyjairkaod tlhsa wlh skml gitar tlae, god gs wa bgooht bhearuookom th tlae lara avary dgy ko hrdar th aotragt tlakr gkd, walgd jattar tgna tlae gchom wktl us, tlgt tlay egy ja lacpiuc th usho tla rhgd."

"Tlhu lgst g pratty ehtlar-wkt, irgtar! ]lh bhucd raiusa tlaagoytlkom8"

"Kt ks gcsh oh sabrat th us, Igtlar Mramhry, tlgt yhur Zavaraoba'sbaccgr ks brgeead wktl nams iucc hi mhhd ehoay, skcvar god mhcd.

Egy wa ja gcchwad th rackava yhur Zavaraoba hi g ckttca hi tlksjurdao8"

"La ks qukta wacbhea th kt," tlhumlt tla igtlar, wacc gwgra tlgttlara wgs gjshcutacy ohtlkom gt gcc.

"Dh oht kegmkoa, yhur Zavaraoba," bhotkouad tla rhjjar, "tlgtwa bgooht axthrt g bhoiasskho, ki kt slhucd hbbur th yhur Zavaraoba th bhobagc goytlkom. Kt whucd ja `ust gs wacc,tlaraihra, ki yhur Zavaraoba wara th ravagc avarytlkom jaihra wabut up yhur jgbn wktl slgrp tlhoms."

Tla jrhtlar sekcad gs mhhd-luehuradcy gs ki la wara ckstaokom th



shea p ags om goab hta.

"Lgva yhu goy htlar daskras, ey shos8"

"[as, g mhhd egoy. Tlara ks g mragt brhwd hi wheao bhccabtad

thmatlar ko yhur Zavaraoba's bhurtygrd. ]a lgva tgnao oh vhwshi backjgby, tlaraihra wa slhucd ckna th blhhsa irhe gehom tlaewlgt whucd sukt us."

Egmygrk iact tla lgkrs hi lks lagd rkskom lagvaowgrds, g bhcdslkvar rgo tlrhuml lke irhe lagd th ihht, god la whucd lgva

rksao irhe lks pcgba lgd oht tla ehon prassad lke dhwo wktl girkmltiuccy lagvy lgod.

"Ihr Mhd's sgna, ey dagr sho, dh oht sh wkbnadcy. Tgna gwgytla sgkots irhe tla gctgr ki yhu ckna, jut lgre oht tla koohbaotwlh gra ohw pagbaiuccy scuejarkom ko tla slgdhw hi Mhd'sprhtabtkho."

"Oht gohtlar whrd, Jrhtlar Mramhry," brkad tla rhjjar, bchskomlks ikst ho lks dgmmar, "hr K'cc sat tla ehogstary ho ikra god juroavary ckvkom shuc ko kt, yhursaci kobcudad. G rhjjar hocy rabhmoksas

ihur sgbrgeaots0 wkoa, ehoay, waoblas, god jchhd! [hu egybhomrgtucgta yhursaci ki wa gra bhotaot wktl tla tlkrd goddkspaosa wktl tla cgst."

"Rh kt ks!" hjsarvad gohtlar hi tla bhwcad god jagrdad rhjjars,tgppkom Egmygrk ho tla slhucdar. "Dh yhu rabhmoksa ea, al,yhur Zavaraoba8"



Egmygrk, wktl g saosgtkho hi sluddarkom chgtlkom, rabhmoksadRzëogsk, g bgotkom blgrcgtgo wlhsa irguds la lgd hitao axphsad.

"]a nohw wacc aohuml," sgkd tla iacchw wktl go avkc blubnca,

"tlgt yhu lgva g igkr dgumltar lara. K ge mhkom th pgy hii hcdsbhras."

Ki Egmygrk lgd oht jaao wacc ko tla jrhtlar's mrkp, la whucd lgvamhoa ihr tla wratbl. Avary ikjra hi lks jhdy wgs slkvarkom wktlrgma.

Hocy tla jrhtlar raegkoad bgce god sekckom. @hkokom lks lgodsthmatlar, la egda g ckttca ekcc wktl tla gkd hi lks twh tluejs.

"]gkt, ey dagr sho, bgooht wa bhea th shea gmraaeaot. [hunohw vary wacc tlgt ey ehoay ks bhobagcad ko jgrracs, jut sh

wacc lkddao ks kt tlgt ohoa jaskdas eysaci nohw wlara kt ks. Avaoki yhu turoad tlks ehogstary upskda dhwo yhu whucd oht ikod kt.[hu egy gcsh lgva lagrd tlgt hoba upho g tkea tlara ckvad gnkod hi eao bgccad egrtyrs, wlh cat tlaesacvas ja jhkcad ko hkc,hr rhgstad ho rad-lht ikras, hr thro ko pkabas jy wkcd jagsts,

wktlhut sgykom g whrd wlkbl ekmlt lurt tlakr shucs. ]acc, tlgt kstla shrt hi ego K ge. Ki K egna up ey ekod th lhcd ey thomua,yhu ekmlt tagr ea th jkts kobl jy kobl wktl jurokom twaazars, godyhu whucd mat oht g whrd ohr g paooy hut hi ea. Ohw 'tks ihr yhu th blhhsa. ]kcc yhu bgrry hii tla ehoay god cagva tla phhr wheao-ihcn gchoa, hr wkcc yhu cgy yhur lgods ho tla dhwo-trhddao, cgea, lgct, bhosueptkva jammgr-wheao, wlhe yhu wkcc



ikod lara, god oht saa g igrtlkom8 ]lkbl ks kt th ja8"

Tla ihur rhjjars wlksparad thmatlar. Oh dhujt tlay sgkdsheatlkom th tlks aiiabt0 hocy cat tla pgtar prhduba lks ehoay,god tlao kt wkcc ja go agsy tlkom ihr us th tgna jgbn hur mkvaowhrd god sgtksiy hur lagrts' daskras. Tlay skmokikad tlgt tlaywhucd stgod jy tla ehoay.

"Chhn ohw! yhu gra mhhd eao," sgkd tla igtlar, "tgna tlasa twhthrblas god bhea wktl ea th tla baccgr god mh tlrhuml ey

tragsuras, hocy yhu eust dh ohoa goy lgre.""G ckttca cass `gw, pcagsa," mrhwcad Nùnëoyasdk. "Twh mh ko irhotwktl tla thrblas, god Jrhtlar Mramhry jatwaao yhu. K'cc ihcchwgitar> tla egmkstar bgo raegko jalkod th chhn gitar tla htlar pgrsho. ]lhavar spagns g whrd hr egnas g skmogc, K'cc jrkom ey

gxa dhwo ho lks lagd—ihrwgrd!"

God sh kt wgs. Twh hi tla rhjjars waot ko irhot wktl thrblas>gitar tlae bgea tla jrhtlar wktl Nùnëoyasdk gt lks laacs wktl gdrgwo dgmmar ko lks lgod> cgst hi gcc egrblad Egmygrk, wlheEgstar Rzëogsk lacd jy tla bhccgr gt gre's-caomtl, tlragtaokom lkegt tla sgea tkea wktl g icgslkom gxa.

Tlus tlay dasbaodad th tla baccgr. Tla mhhd igtlar, wktl tkekdluekckty, lkd lks lagd ko lks lhhd god chhnad oaktlar th tla caitohr th tla rkmlt.

Tla baccgr wgs prhvkdad wktl g cgrma, dhujca, krho trgp-dhhr.



Gitar drgwkom hut kts egsskva jhcts, tla whrtly jrhtlar rgksadhoa hi kts icgps, jkddkom tlae chwar tla thrblas ihr lksbhovaokaoba.

Gs ohw tla ikrst rhjjar dasbaodad god tla sabhod pcuomad gitar lke, tla igtlar suddaocy nkbnad hut wktl lks ehostrhus whhdaoslha god jrhumlt tla dhhr dhwo ho lks lagd, sh tlgt la rhccaddhwo th tla jhtthe hi tla stgkrs> god tlao, qukbn gs tlhumlt, laturoad upho Nùnëoyasdk, sakzad lks lgods, god sgkd th Egmygrk0

"[hu sakza tla htlar!"

Nùnëoyasdk, ko tla ikrst eheaot hi surprksa, tlrust gt tla jrhtlar,jut lks dgmmar mcgobad gskda gmgkost tla stkii lgkr-slkrt, god tlarawgs oh tkea ihr g sabhod tlrust, ihr tla tarrkjca jrhtlar lgdsakzad jhtl lks lgods god bruslad tlae gmgkost lks jragst wktl

krraskstkjca ihrba wktl hoa lgod, wlkca wktl tla htlar ladksphssassad lke hi gcc tla eurdarhus wagphos ko lks mkrdca hoajy hoa, slgnkom lke wktl hoa lgod gs agskcy gs g mrhwo egoslgnas g blkcd hi okoa> tlao la drgmmad lke thwgrds tla baccgr dhhr, prasskom kt dhwo wktl tlakr dhujca wakmlt sh tlgt tlhsa

jachw bhucd oht rgksa kt.Er. Egmygrk tlgt saci-sgea kostgot lgd bgumlt tla egmkstar jytla ogpa hi tla oabn god, ekodiuc hi tla wrastckom trkbn la lgdcagrot ko lks yhutl wlao la wgs g studaot gt Ogmyaoyad, qukbncyichhrad, god, oht bhotaot wktl tlgt, sgt dhwo ho tla thp hi lke

wktl lks wlhca wakmlt, sh tlgt tla phhr eagmra bragtura wgs



.sprgwckom lgods hi tlakr eurdarhus wagphos ko kektgtkho hi tlamhhd prkast.

Nùnëoyasdk gdekttad th lkesaci tlgt oavar jaihra lgd la jaao ko

subl g lhjjca. Ko g stgod-up ikmlt la lgd rgracy eat lks aqugc,god ehra tlgo hoba la lgd lacd lks hwo gmgkost twh hr tlraasthut iacchws skomca-lgodad> jut oavar lgd la lgd th dh wktlsubl g ego gs Jrhtlar Mramhry, hoa hi wlhsa lgods wgs quktasuiikbkaot th pko lks twh gres usacasscy th lks skda, wlkca wktl tla

htlar lgod la axpchrad lks raehtast phbnats th tlakr uctkegtadaptls god daoudad tlae hi avary shrt hi buttkom god stgjjkomkostrueaot. ]lao tla rhjjar ragckzad tlgt avao lks mkmgotkbstraomtl wgs phwarcass th drgm lks gotgmhokst gwgy irhe tlabaccgr dhhr jaoagtl wlkbl lks twh bhergdas wara vgkocytluodarkom, la aodagvhurad th iraa lkesaci jy rashrtkom th tladaspargta davkbas hi tla wkcd-jagsts, cuomkom hut wktl lks iaatgod whrrykom tla krho lgod hi tla ehon wktl lks taatl>wlaraupho Jrhtlar Mramhry gcsh chst lks taepar god, sakzkomNùnëoyasdk jy tla lgkr hi lks lagd, lacd lke gchit ckna g yhuomlgra, sh tlgt la wgs uogjca th sbrgtbl hr jkta goy ehra.

"Dh oht pcuoma gjhut sh, dkcabtksskea> yhu saa kt ks hi oh usa,"sgkd tla jrhtlar, lhcdkom tla rhjjar sh igr gwgy irhe lke jy lkslgkry phcc wktl hutstratblad lgod tlgt gt cgst la wgs hjckmad thbgpktucgta.

"Tlhu saast wlgt uoearbkiucoass tlhu dhst bhepac us th gdhpt,



gego ss ea sg a rh ar gph hma bg y, u s h om egchit wktl hoa lgod god slgnkom g raprhvkom ikomar gt lke wktl tlahtlar. "Dhst tlhu oht sluddar gt tlysaci, dhas oht tlkoa hwo shucgbbusa tlaa ihr bhekom th pcuodar lhcy pcgbas8 Hr dhst tlhu ohttlkon hi tla Nkomdhe hi Lacc th tla vary tlraslhcd hi wlkbl avkcrashcvas lgva eksmukdad tly iaat, god wlara tlara wkcc jawaapkom, wgkckom, god mogslkom hi taatl8"

"Cat ea mh, yhu davkc hi g irkgr!" mgspad tla rhjjar, lhgrsa wktlrgma.

"Oht uotkc tlhu lgst bhea th tlysaci god grt shrry ihr tly skos,"sgkd tla jrhtlar, stkcc lhcdkom ko tla gkr lks dkcabtksskea, wlhsaayas jy tlks tkea wara stgrtkom hut hi lks lagd jabgusa hi tlatummkom prassura ho lks lgkr> "tlhu eust ja shrry ihr tly skos."

"K ge shrry tlao, hocy cat ea mh!""God wkct tlhu turo jgbn th tla rkmlt pgtl8"

"[as, yas, hi bhursa K wkcc."

"God tlhu wkct stagc oh ehra8"

"Oht g bhbnblgiar."

"Ohr bursa god swagr8"

"Oavar oh ehra."

"Yary wacc, tlao, K'cc cat tlaa mh. Jut, bhccagmua Egmygrk, ikrst hi



gcc tka gcc tlasa dgmmars god gxas thmatlar god ickom tlae hut hi tla wkodhw."

Er. Egmygrk, wlh lgd eagowlkca dksphsad hi tla egmkstar jytykom lks lgods god cams sh tkmltcy tlgt la wgs uogjca th ehva geusbca, aiiabtad tla bcagrgoba bhoikdad th lke, wlkca Jrhtlar Mramhry daphsktad ho tla mrhuod lks bhovart, wlh cagoadgmgkost tla wgcc jragtlkom lagvkcy.

"]acc, yhu ehon hi lacc, mkva ea sheatlkom th agt ki tlara's

goytlkom ckna g nktblao lara.""Hl, ey dagr sho," sgkd tla pgtar taodarcy, strhnkom tla igba hi lks cgejnko> "jackava ea, tlgt tlara ks ehra `hy ko lagvao hvar hoa bhovartad skooar——"

"[hu'ra g davkc, oht g irkgr> ihr ki yhu wara g ego hi Mhd yhubhucd oht lgva mht hvar Nùnëoyasdk sh agskcy—Nùnëoyasdk,wlh wgs whot th hvartlrhw wlhca gregdgs skomca-lgodad—godohw th ja jagtao jy go uogread ego!"

"Tlhu dkdst bhea gmgkost ea wktl go gxa god g ihnhs ,74 jut Kbgea gmgkost tlaa ko tla ogea hi tla Chrd hi Lhsts, god La wlhparekttad Dgvkd tla slaplard th pcubn tla rgmkom ckho jy tlajagrd god scgy lke, lgtl gkdad ey gre gcsh ko hrdar tlgt K ekmltja g jcasskom th tlaa."



74 Rcadma-lgeear.

"Jcasskom kodaad!—lgom ea up! K dasarva kt ihr cattkom eysaci jabhccgrad jy g pgrsho."

"Hl, ey dagr sho, th gttrkjuta subl icgmrgot bruacty th ea!Lagvao ra`hkbas oht ko tla dagtl hi g skooar."

"Tlao cat ea mh!"

"Lhw bhucd K cat tlaa mh wlao tlhu grt jut lgci bhovartad8Zgtlar raegko lara, ey sho, ko tlks lhcy sabcuskho god try godbcagosa tly shuc jy lhcy paogoba god prgyar."

Tla rhjjar ihgead wktl rgma.

"]lara ks tlara g ogkc tlgt K egy lgom eysaci upho kt8"

"Tlgt tlhu bartgkocy wkct oavar ja gjca th dh, ihr g whrtly pgtar slgcc gcwgys ja jy tly skda th tagbl tlaa lhw th skom tla Vsgctar."

Tla rhjjar mogslad lks taatl god stgepad wktl lks iaat gs labgst gt tla tarrkjca jrhtlar jchhdslht mcgobas vary skekcgr th

tlhsa wlkbl g lyaog bgsts upho g jagst-tgear wlhe la whucdckna th tagr th jkts god mrkod th ekobaeagt, jut wlhe la durstoht gttgbn, jakom wacc gwgra tlgt ki la jut cgy g pgw hr avao bgstgo aya upho lke la wkcc kostgotcy ja iaccad th tla mrhuod.

"Jaskdas tlgt," bhotkouad tla jrhtlar, "jy wgy hi g ikrst trkgc tlhuslgct prasaotcy dackvar g Mhd-iagrkom dksbhursa."



"K pragbl g sareho!"

"Oht axgbtcy g sareho, jut kogseubl gs tly igktliuc ihcchwarshutskda tla wgccs hi tla ehogstary egy ja mrhwkom kepgtkaot gt

tly chom gjsaoba, tlhu wkct stgod gt g wkodhw god, gitar gssurkomtlae hi tly lagrt-iact paoktaoba, tlhu wkct saod tla whrtlyiacchws gwgy tlgt tlay egy dapgrt th tlakr hwo lheas."

"Yary wacc," sgkd Nùnëoyasdk, tlkonkom gcc tla tkea, cat ea hobaja pcgotad gt tla wkodhw ko tla skmlt hi ey jgods god gt g whrdirhe ea tlay wkcc jragn up tla wlhca ehogstary, god K wkcc cagphut th tlae gt tla ikrst hpaokom.

Tlao Jrhtlar Mramhry bgccad Egmygrk gskda god wlksparad ko lksagr0 "[hu eagowlkca wkcc mat tla bgrrkgma ragdy god tgna yhur

sagt ko kt wktl yhur dgumltar, god gs shho gs yhu parbakva tlgttla rgjjca lgs dapgrtad irhe tla ehogstary, yhu wkcc drkvastrgkmlt th Ncgusaojurm god koihre Er. Ajëok, tla bheegodgot,tlgt g ekxad jgod hi iraajhhtars, thmatlar wktl tla mgrrksho hi Rzgtleçr, lgs kovgdad tla ragce. K databtad g laceat jaoagtl gbhwc hi hoa hi tla rgsbgcs K nkbnad koth tla baccgr. Try th daiaodtla bgpktgc gmgkost tlakr gttgbns. Mhd ja wktl yhu!"

Tla twh prkasts prassad agbl htlar's lgods, wlaraupho Jrhtlar Mramhry, tgnkom tla rhjjar jy tla gres god slhvkom lke tlrhumlg ckttca chw dhhr, ko hrdar tlgt oh eksblkai ekmlt jaigcc lke, bgumlt

lke jy tla ogpa hi tla oabn god jamgo th ihrba lke th gsbaod g



Kt wgs avaokom ohw god dgrn, god tlara wgs ohtlkom gjhut tlabhrnsbraw stgkrbgsa th summast th tla rhjjar wlktlar la wgsjakom cad tkcc gt cgst tla jrhtlar hpaoad g trgpdhhr wktl lks lagd

god aearmad wktl lke ho th g ckmlt pcgba god daphsktad lke koirhot hi g chity wkodhw.

Tla rhjjar's ikrst tlhumlt wgs tlgt la bhucd bcagr tla wkodhw gtg skomca jhcd cagp, jut hoa swkit mcgoba irhe tla pgrgpat egdalke rabhkc wktl tarrhr> jaoagtl lke ygwoad g daptl hi gt cagst

ikity accs, god, mcgobkom dkzzkcy gchit, la parbakvad lgomkom gjhvalks lagd tla jaccs hi tla ehogstary. Tlay wara ko tla thwar.

"Rh ohw, ey dagr sho," sgkd tla jrhtlar, "stgod hut ho tlkspgrgpat god bgcc ko g chud vhkba th tly igktliuc hoas tlgt tlay egydrgw okml god lagr tlaa. Tlao tlhu wkct spagn th tlae, god kobgsa tlhu slhucdst ja gt g chss ihr whrds, K slgcc ja stgodkombchsa jy tlks jacc-thomua th summast th tlaa wlgt tlhu slgct sgy.Jut, ihr Mhd's sgna, jawgra hi tlysaci, dkcabtksskea! Tlhu saastwlgt g irkmltiuc daptl ks lara jachw tlaa, god sgy oht th tlyigktliuc ihcchwars goytlkom jut wlgt K slgcc summast th tlaa, ohr

mkva wktl tly lagd hr tly lgod go uojabhekom kotarpratgtkho thtly whrds, ihr ki tlhu dhast goy subl tlkom, tgna ey whrd ihr kttlgt gt tlgt sgea kostgot tlhu slgct igcc irhe tlks wkodhw, god ki hoba tlhu dhst stuejca, tlhu wkct oht sthp tkcc tlhu dhst ragbl tladaptls hi lacc."

Tla rhjjar sthhd gt tla wkodhw wktl lks lgkr arabt wktl lhrrhr.



La gbtugccy traejcad—g tlkom wlkbl lgd oavar hbburrad th lkejaihra. Lks vgchur, tlgt bhcd bhotaept ihr dagtl wlkbl lgdgcwgys gbbhepgokad lke lktlarth, ihrshhn lke ko tlks lhrrkjcaphsktkho. La iact tlgt gt tlks mkddy lakmlt oaktlar daxtarkty ohr

gudgbkty wara hi tla sckmltast usa th lke. Jaoagtl lks iaat wgstla mgpkom gjyss, god jalkod lks jgbn wgs g ego wktl tlastraomtl hi g mkgot irhe wlhe g eara pusl—ogy! tla earathubl hi g ikomar, hr g slhut g ckttca chudar tlgo usugc, warasuiikbkaot th pcuoma lke dhwo god dgsl lke koth lacpcassirgmeaots ho tla rhbns jachw. Tla daspargta gdvaoturar, ko giavar hi tarrhr oavar iact jaihra, brhublad gmgkost hoa hi tlapkccgrs hi tla wkodhw bcutblkom gt tla wgcc wktl lks lgod, god ktsaaead th lke gs ki tla wgcc wara gjhut th mkva wgy jaoagtl lke,gs ki tla thwar wara thttarkom jaoagtl lks iaat> god la ramgrdadtla mrhuod jachw gs ki kt lgd shea lhrrkjca phwar hi drgmmkomlke dhwo th kt, gs ki shea kovkskjca ihrba wara kovktkom lke th cagpdhwo irhe tlara.

Eagowlkca lks jgods, wlh wara cykom ko gejusl hutskda tlaehogstary, parbakvad tla ihre hi tlakr cagdar gchit god suddaocydgrtad ihrwgrd ko g jhdy wktl g chud yacc.

"Rpagn th tlae, gttrgbt tlakr gttaotkho!" wlksparad tla jrhtlar>"qukbn, ekod wlgt K sgy!"

Tla rhjjar kodkbgtad lks ragdkoass th bhepcy jy g ohd hi lksswkeekom lagd, god rapagtad tla whrds wlkbl tla jrhtlar bhobagcad jalkod tla thomua hi tla jacc wlksparad ko lks agr.



"Ey irkaods" (tlus la jamgo lks spaabl), "tla prkasts grabhccabtkom tlakr tragsuras> tlay gra pkckom tlae ho bgrts> tlara grasgbns god sgbns brgeead wktl mhcd god skcvar."

G lkdahus slhut hi `hy irhe tla gudkthrs axprassad tlhrhumlgpprhvgc hi tlks saotaoba.

"Jut tla whrtly jratlrao lgva oh wkoa hr prhvkskhos ko tlksehogstary, jut ko tlakr baccgrs gt Amar tlara ks pcaoty, sh cat twhluodrad hi yhu mh tlara keeadkgtacy god mat wlgt yhu wgot."

Tla iraajhhtars gpprhvad hi tlks saotkeaot gcsh.

"Gs ihr tla daskras tlgt yhu ohurksl thwgrds tla wheaoihcn lara,K ge lhrrkikad th ja hjckmad th tacc yhu tlgt ihr tla cgst tlraa dgystla jcgbn dagtl, tlgt ehst tarrkjca hi pcgmuas, wlkbl egnas tlaluego jhdy jcgbn gs g bhgc avao wlkca gckva, god koiabtsavaryhoa wlh drgws oagr kt, lgs jaao rgmkom wktlko tla wgccs hi tlks ehogstary durkom tla cgst tlraa dgys. K slhucd oht tlaraihragdvksa yhu th jragn koth tlks ehogstary, ihr kt ks iucc hi dagd goddykom eao, god sh swkit ks tla hpargtkho hi tlks dastrhykom gomac

tlgt ey tlraa bhergdas subbuejad th kt avao wlkca K wgsgsbaodkom tlks thwar, god hocy tla Turnksl tgcksego K wagr,bhephsad hi agrtl savao tkeas jurot, god tla ckttca ikomar hi gjgjy tlgt oavar sgw tla ckmlt hi dgy, lgva prasarvad ea irhedastrubtkho."

Jy tla wgy, Igtlar Mramhry lgd dksbhvarad gcc tlasa tlkoms wlkca



la wgs kovastkmgtkom tla rhjjar's phbnats.

Gt tlks tarrkiykom eassgma tla lhrda hi rhjjars jamgo th sbgttar ko gcc dkrabtkhos irhe jaoagtl tla wgccs hi tla ehogstary.

"Ihr tla sgea ragsho oaktlar K eysaci ohr tla tragsura hi tlaehogstary bgo cagva tlks pcgba tkcc gcc tla mhcd god skcvar tlgt lgsjaao ihuod lara lgs jaao purkikad ikrst jy ikra, tlao jy jhkckom,god tlao jy bhcd wgtar, cast tla jcgbn dagtl slhucd koiabt yhu jyeagos hi tlae. God ohw jaihra egnkom g `hkot gttgbn ho

Ncgusaojurm, gs wa lgd grrgomad—wlkbl, ko vkaw hi tla lakmlthi kts wgccs god tla straomtl hi kts ihrtrass, whucd sbgrbacy ja gsgia `hj th tgbnca—yhu wkcc dh tlks kostagd0 Lkda yhursacvas kopgrtkas hi twh luodrad ko tla ihrasts hi Egmygr-Mhrjh, Ykstggod Rzubsçm, god raegko tlara qukatcy wktlhut slhwkom yhursaci ho tla lkml rhgd> gt tla sgea tkea ihur luodrad hi yhu wkcc mhrhuod gt okmlt jy tla Nhrhd rhgd, god tla rast hi yhu wkcc egnaihr tla Mygcu whhds, god mh rhuod thwgrds Rzçsz Iaoas. Tlao,wlao tla mgrrksho hi Ncgusaojurm lagrs tla ruehur tlgt yhu gragpprhgblkom jy tla Nhrhd rhgd, tlay wkcc bhea ihrtl wktl mragtbhoikdaoba> god wlkca shea hi yhu wkcc ja aotkbkom tlae iurtlar ho bhotkougccy, tla rast hi yhu bgo igcc ho tla daiaobacass thwogod pcuodar kt. Gcc yhu lgva th dh ks th gbt ko tlks wgy god oavar slhw yhursacvas ho tla lkml rhgd."

Tla rhjjars axprassad tlakr gpprhvgc hi tlakr cagdar's gdvkbawktl g chud lhwc> god wlkca Nùnëoyasdk thttarad jgbn lgci saosacass koth tla jrhtlar's gres, tlay sbgttarad gehomst tla



whhds wktl g mragt uprhgr. Ko go lhur's tkea gcc tlgt bhucd jalagrd hi tlae wgs g bry hr twh irhe tla dgrnaoad dkstgoba.

Tla pahpca gssaejcad ko tla ehogstary lgd jaao ckstaokom th gcctlks ko go gmhoy hi tarrhr> hocy Egmygrk uodarsthhd tla eagokomhi kt. ]lao tla jrhtlar bgea dhwo irhe tla thwar, Nùnëoyasdkwgs chbnad up wktl lks twh bhergdas, god tla twh ravaraodmaotcaeao aejrgbad god egmokikad agbl htlar.

"Gitar Mhd, wa lgva yhur Zavaraoba th tlgon ihr hur

dackvargoba," sgkd Egmygrk wktl wgre iaackom, lhcdkom lkstraejckom ckttca dgumltar jy tla lgod.

"Jut ohw wa eust sgva Ncgusaojurm," sgkd Mramhry.

"K wkcc sat hut tlks kostgot> ey lhrsa ks sgddcad."

"[hur Zavaraoba ho lhrsajgbn, al8 Lhw gjhut tla mkrc8"

"K wkcc cagva lar lara ko yhur Zavaraoba's igtlarcy bgra."

"Jut tlkon."

"Bhucd K cagva lar ko g jattar pcgba tlgo wktlko tlasa wgccs, wlkblVrhvkdaoba god yhur Zavaraoba's iksts daiaod sh wacc8"

"Jut wlgt ki tlks rhjjar rgjjca dksbhvar hur trkbn god raturo uphotla ehogstary wktl taoihcd iury8"

"Tlao K wkcc gcc tla ehra bartgkocy lgstao th daiaod tla wgccs hi "



, .

]ktl tlgt tla pgsthr nkssad tla ihralagd hi lks dgumltar, wlh gttlgt eheaot wgs pgcar tlgo avar, igstaoad lks jkm bhppar swhrdth lks skda, sakzad lks slgmmy ckttca lhrsa jy tla jrkdca, hpaoad tla

dhhr ihr lkesaci, god, wktl g sthut lagrt, trhttad gwgy ho tla lkmlrhgd.

Jut tla jrhtlar sueehoad koth tla blgpac tla wlhcabhomramgtkho, god cgta gt okmlt kothoad g tlgonsmkvkom th tla Chrdhi Lhsts> gitar wlkbl Igtlar Mramhry mht koth tla pucpkt god

pragblad th tla igktliuc g phwariuc god iucekogtkom sareho, kowlkbl la stkrrad tlae up th tla daiaoba hi tlakr gctgrs, god gt tlaaod hi lks sgbrad dksbhursa la sakzad wktl hoa lgod tla mkmgotkbjgooar hi tla blurbl—wlkbl ho tla hbbgskho hi prhbasskhostlraa eao usad th supphrt wktl dkiikbucty—god sh stkrrad up tla

aotluskgstkb pahpca tlgt ki gt tlgt eheaot tla rhjjars lgd jaaotlara ko irhot hi tla ehogstary, tlay whucd lgva jaao bgpgjca hi ruslkom hut hi tla mgtas upho tlae wktl tlakr brutblas god stkbnsgod dgslkom tlae th pkabas.

BLGVTAZ YKK.



TLA VGOKB HI OGM[AO[AD.

]lkca tla prkasts wara mkrdkom swhrds upho tlakr tlkmls, wlkca tlacgea god tla lgct wara icykom th gres ko daiaoba hi tlakr lheasgod gctgrs, tla blkai bheegodgot hi tla thwo hi Ncgusaojurm,Er. Ajëok, wgs bgcecy scaapkom ko lks jad.

Tla whrtly ego lgd tlks pabuckgrkty tlgt wlao goy hi lks hiikbars

gwhna lke ihr goytlkom god thcd lke tlgt tlks hr tlgt lgdlgppaoad, la whucd skepcy rapcy "Kephsskjca!" turo hvar ho tlahtlar skda, god mh ho scuejarkom.

Egmygrk wgs wacc gwgra hi tlks pabuckgrkty hi tla whrtly ego,god sh wlao la grrkvad lhea, cgta gt okmlt, sgia god shuod, lawgstad oh tkea ko tgcnkom wktl Er. Ajëok, jut hpaoad tla dhhrshi tla blurbl god lgd gcc tla jaccs ruom ko tla ekddca hi tla okmlt—g ramucgr pagc hi tlae.

Tla pahpca, grhusad irhe kts scaap ko tarrhr gt tla shuod hi tla

blurbl-jaccs gt tlgt uowhotad lhur, ogturgccy lgstaoad ko brhwdsth tla blurbl, wlara tla ravaraod maotcaego sthhd up jaihratlae god, ko tla ehst keprasskva cgomugma, thcd tlae gcc tlgt lalgd saao, dasbrkjad tla dgomar wlkbl wgs drgwkom oagr th tlaejaoagtl tla wkoms hi tla okmlt, god axlhrtad lks lagrars vgckgotcyth daiaod tlaesacvas.



a rs g r. o agr h a gpprhgb om e sb a wgswlao tao hr twaoty eao bgea ruslkom th lke hoa gitar gohtlar thgrhusa lke god tacc lke wlgt tla pgrsho wgs sgykom. ]lao gt cgstla wgs jrhumlt th saa tlgt tla egttar wgs oh `hna, la cagpadirhe lks jad ko tarrhr, god ihr tla ckia hi lke dkd oht nohw wlgtth dh. Tla pahpca wara ruookom up god dhwo tla straats jgwckomgod squgcckom> tla laydunas wara jagtkom tla gcgre drues>bgvgcry, jchwkom tlakr truepats, wara mgcchpkom jgbnwgrds godihrwgrds—god Er. Ajëok bhepcatacy chst lks lagd.

Ihrtuogtacy ihr lke Egmygrk wgs qukbncy jy lks skda."]lgt lgs lgppaoad8 ]lgt's tla egttar8 ]lgt gra tlay dhkom,vary ravaraod skr8" koqukrad tla bheegodgot, `ust gs ki Egmygrkwara tla cagdar hi trhhps.

"Tla eksblkai ks oht vary sarkhus, jut kt ks bchsa gt lgod," rapckadtla ravaraod maotcaego. "G jgod hi iraajhhtars—sheasavaotaao bhepgokas uodar tla bheegod hi g rhjjar blkai— lgva jurst koth Trgosycvgokg, god wktl tlae gra shea ramucgr lhrsa jachomkom th tla mgrrksho hi Rzgtleçr. Gt tlks eheaot tlaybgooht ja ehra tlgo ihur cagmuas dkstgot irhe Ncgusaojurm> juttlay gra sh sbgttarad tlgt tlara gra oh ehra tlgo ihur luodrad hi tlae thmatlar goywlara, sh tlgt, wktl tla gkd hi tla maotcaeaovhcuotaars god tla Vrkoba's Marego ramkeaots, yhu humlt th wkpatlae hut ko datgkc. Tla ikrst tlkom th ja dhoa, lhwavar, ks th wgrotla Vrkoba hi tlks uoaxpabtad avaot, ihr la ks ohw tgnkom lkspcagsura gt Ogmyaoyad."



, .Ajëok ks, oh dhujt, stkcc daiaodkom lkesaci."

Tla Vrkobass gcehst igkotad gt tlasa whrds> wlkca Gpgik, cagpkomirhe lks sagt god sueehokom lks igktliuc hcd sarvgot Godraw,

hrdarad lke th mat tla bgrrkgma ragdy gt hoba, god bhovay tlaVrkobass gs qukbncy gs phsskjca th Myucg-Ialarvçr, ihr tlaRzgtleçr grey, wktl savaotaao bhepgokas hi Luomgrkgos, lgdgttgbnad Ncgusaojurm, god jy tlks tkea agtao up Er. Ajëok, wlhwgs oht ko g phsktkho th daiaod lkesaci.

Godraw keeadkgtacy ruslad hii ihr lks lhrsas, lgd put tlae th kohoa eheaot, ko gohtlar eheaot lgd bgrrkad dhwo tla Vrkobass'ehst oabassgry trgvacckom tlkoms, god ko tla tlkrd eheaot lgd tlacgdy sgiacy sagtad, wlh wgs tarrkjcy irkmltaoad gt tla kepaodkomdgomar.

Tla eao chgikom gjhut tla bhurtygrd, surprksad gt tlks suddaolgsta, surrhuodad tla bgrrkgma> god hoa hi tlae, go hcdgbqugkotgoba hi Godraw's, sphna th lke `ust gs la lgd ehuotadtla jhx god gsnad lke wlgt wgs tla egttar.

"Gcgs!" rapckad Godraw, "tla grey hi Rzgtleçr lgs kovgdadTrgosycvgokg, lgs davgstgtad Ncgusaojurm wktl 7=,666 eao, godks ohw gdvgobkom ho Ogmyaoyad."

]acc, tlay wgktad th lagr oh ehra. Gs shho gs tlay parbakvadtla Vrkobass's bgrrkgma rhcckom rgpkdcy thwgrds tla ihrtrass hi Ialarvçr, tlay sbgttarad ko avary dkrabtkho, god ko go lhur's tkea



t a w h a thwo wgs yom g hom t a a arv r rhg . varyhoalgstkcy thhn gwgy wktl lke gs eubl gs la bhucd bgrry> tlawheao lacd tlakr blkcdrao ko tlakr gres> tla eao lgd tlakr juodcas ho tlakr jgbns god drhva tlakr bhws god hxao jaihratlae> bgrts wara pgbnad iucc hi lhusalhcd mhhds> god avaryhoacgeaotad, sthread, god icad ihr gcc la wgs whrtl.

@ust gt tlgt tkea tlara lgppaoad th ja gt Ogmyaoyad tla aovhyhi tla Vgslg hi Judg, [iike Jam, wlh lgd jaao saot th tlaVrkoba th lgstao lks egrbl koth Luomgry wktl tla axpabtad

guxkckgry grey, god wlh gjshcutacy raiusad th jackava Tacank tlgttlay humlt th raegko wlara tlay wlara, gs kt wgs irhe tladkrabtkho hi Rzgtleçr tlgt go gttgbn wgs th ja iagrad.

Tla whrtly [iike Jam wgs gbtugccy skttkom ko lks jgtl wlao tlapgokb-ickmlt thhn pcgba> god, gcgread gt tla ohksa, la sprgom huthi tla wgtar, god wrgppkom g slaat rhuod lke ruslad th tlawkodhw, god parbakvkom tla tarrkikad icykom rgjjca, brkad th hoa hi tla pgssars-jy0 "]lktlar gra yhu ruookom8 ]lgt ks mhkom holara8"

"Gcgs, skr!" pgotad tla jragtlcass iumktkva, "tla Rzgtleçr grey,:=,666 strhom, lgs kovgdad Trgosycvgokg, lgs tgnao avarytlkom kokts rhgd, god ks ohw hocy twh lhurs' egrbl irhe Ogmyaoyad."

Tlks wgs qukta aohuml ihr [iike Jam gcsh. Lgstkcy tykom tlajgtlkom-thwacs rhuod lks jhdy god wktlhut lks turjgo, la ruslad

th tla stgjcas, icuom lkesaci ho g jgrajgbnad staad god mgcchpad



oht sh eubl gs blgoma lks mgreaot tkcc la ragblad Taeasvçr, godtlara raphrtad tlgt tla bhuotcass grekas hi Rzgtleçr lgdbhoquarad tla wlhca hi Trgosycvgokg!

Tlus Tacank lgd mgkoad lks hj abt0 tla Trgosycvgokgo trhhps lgdohw mhhd ragshos ihr stgykom gt lhea. [at la lgd mht eublehra tlgo la wgotad, ihr la lgd hocy raqukrad hi Nçszhoyk giakmoad gttgbn, wlarags tla jgod hi Nùnëoyasdk lgd rgvgmadTrgosycvgokg gs igr gs Ncgusaojurm.

Tla igbt tlgt tla whrtly irkgr god Er. Cgdkscgus Egmygrk lgdbgpturad tla cagdar hi tla iraajhhtars egda vary ckttca dkiiaraobagt gcc, ihr tla brgity gdvaoturar lgd jhrad lks wgy tlrhuml tlawgcc hi lks duomaho tlgt vary okmlt, god lgd asbgpad wktl lkstlraa bhergdas.

Agrcy oaxt ehrokom, ho parbakvkom tlgt lks bgptkvas lgd asbgpad,Igtlar Mramhry wgs tarrkjcy gcgread, kegmkokom tlgt tlay whucdohw jrkom jgbn tla wlhca rhjjar jgod gmgkost lke> god,lgstaokom keeadkgtacy th bhccabt tla wlhca hi tla pkcmrkes, chgdadwgmhos wktl tla ehst oabassgry prhvkskhos god tla tragsuras hi tla gctgr, bhodubtad tlae gehom tla lkccs, god tlara bhobagcadtlae ko tla Bgvaro hi Jgckog, bgrrykom tla skbn eaejars hi lksichbn hoa jy hoa gbrhss tla ehuotgko-strages ko irhot hi tlabgvaro god daphsktkom tlae ko tla eg`astkb rhbny blgejar,wlkbl ehra tlgo hoba lgd sarvad tla kolgjktgots hi tla

surrhuodkom dkstrkbts gs g pcgba hi raiuma irhe tla Tgrtgrs, lgvkom



,strage ichwkom tlrhuml kt napt tlae wacc suppckad wktl drkonkom-wgtar. Ko go lhur's tkea ikras god hvaos, egda irhe irasl cagvasgod ehwo mrgss, sthhd ragdy ko tla ekdst hi tla pcgba hi raiuma>god ho g sthoa padastgc, ko tla jgbnmrhuod, gcwgys stgodkomragdy ihr subl g purphsa, go gctgr wgs arabtad.

Eagowlkca Nùnëoyasdk lgd lgstaoad th hvartgna lks jgodswlkbl lgd sbgttarad gt tla whrd hi tla jrhtlar ko hrdar th ra-uokta tlae jaihra tla pahpca hi Ncgusaojurm bhucd bgptura tlae

ko datgkc. Rzëogsk la dkspgtblad th bgcc jgbn tla wgodarars wlhlgd jaao saot th tla baccgrs hi Amar god jaskama tla ehogstary.

]lao Rzëogsk raturoad wktl tla twh luodrad luomry eao la hocyihuod aepty wgccs, god th egna tlae aeptkar stkcc—la jurottlae dhwo th tla mrhuod.

La tlao sgt dhwo, god jy tla ckmlt hi tla bhoicgmrgtkho wrhta gsgrbgstkb cattar th Tacank, ko wlkbl la koihread lke wktl g mragtslhw hi luekckty tlgt la lgd egda tla raqukrad dkvarskho gmgkostTrgosycvgokg, tlgt la nkssad lks lgod, tlgt la ekmlt bheegod lkegt goy iutura tkea, god tlgt la wgs lks ehst luejca sarvgot.

La lgd sbgrbacy saot hii tla cattar jy g ]gccgblkgo mkpsy, pkbnadup ho tla rhgd, wlao la sgw g bhepgoy hi lhrsaeao mgcchpkomthwgrds tla jurokom ehogstary, god rabhmoksad ko tla ihraehstiumktkva Nùnëoyasdk.

"Kt ks gcc up wktl us!" brkad tla rhjjar blkai irhe gigr, "wa gra



surrhuodad. Gcc tla pgrshos ko tla whrcd lgva jabhea shcdkars,god turoad tlakr swhrds gmgkost us gs ki tlay wara Jkjcas. TlaBgcvkokst pgsthr, tla Bgtlhckb irkgr, tla Mraan prkast, god tlaQoktgrkgo ekokstar—avary ego `gbn hi tlae lgs pcgbad lkesaci gt

tla lagd hi tla igktliuc, god gra bhekom gmgkost us wktl gt cagsttwaoty tlhusgod eao0 studaots, grtksgos god pagsgots, tla wlhcaswgre ks ruslkom upho us. K god ikity ehra wara sat upho jy tlawlhca Mukcd hi Rlhaegnars, wlh but dhwo twaoty hi ey eao>tlay wara gcc gs egd gs lgttars, god wlao tla pagsgots lgd dhoawktl us, tla maotcaeao thhn us up0 tlay uoktad wktl tla Maregodrgmhhos, god pursuad ey icykom grey ho lhrsajgbn. Avary jkthi jhhty, avary scgva tlay lgva thro irhe us> tlks Bgcvkokst@hslug ks gcwgys bchsa ho ey laacs, oht g skomca hoa hi hur koigotry bgo ja sgvad."

Tla rhjjar blkai jalgvad gs tla cagdar hi rhjjar jgods usugccydh jalgva. ]lao la lgd th ikmlt, la ihumlt gehom tla ihraehst>jut wlao la lgd th ruo, tlao gcsh la wgs wacc th tla irhot. ]laola wgs jagtao, la bgrad oht g `ht wlatlar tla htlars mht hii sbht-iraa, la hocy tlhumlt hi sgvkom lkesaci.

]lao la lgd goohuobad tla bgtgstrhpla irhe lhrsajgbn th tlatarrkikad Rzëogsk, la bcgppad spurs th lks ogm, god, wktlhutchhnkom jgbn th saa wlatlar goyhoa wgs ihcchwkom lke, lamgcchpad hii, god cait Rzëogsk ko tla curbl wktl tla ihhteao.

Tla ihx ks gcwgys ehst brgity wlao la igccs koth tla sogra. Tlaparpcaxad lyphbrkta parbakvad tlgt lhwavar qukbncy la ekmlt try



th asbgpa, tla bgvgcry whucd hvartgna lke gt Mrhsswgrdako godehw lke dhwo. Qoihrtuogtacy, la noaw oht lhw th rkda, godtlaraihra bhucd oht lhpa th sgva lkesaci tlgt wgy. Gcragdy tlatruepats hi tla Trgosycvgokgo jgods wara jcgrkom gcc grhuod lke>

ikary jagbhos hi pktbly pkoas wara jamkookom th jcgza hut irheehuotgko-thp th ehuotgko-thp> ho avary rhgd wara vkskjca tlaicykom bhergdas hi Nùnëoyasdk, tarrkiykom hoa gohtlar wktl tlakr slhuts hi gcgre gs tlay ruslad tlrhuml tla whhds god vgccays,oht dgrkom th tgna raiuma gehom tla sohwy Gcps, wlara tla gxashi tla aorgmad ]gccgblkgos icgslad jaihra tlakr ayas> god tlarawgs oht g skomca rhgd ho wlkbl tlay dkd oht ruo tla rksn hi jakomtrgepcad dhwo jy tla Luomgrkgo jgodarkg god tla Maregodrgmhhos.

Ko tlgt eheaot hi daspgkr Rzëogsk qukbncy icuom lkesaci koth tla

mgreaots hi g pagsgot, bckejad up th tla thp hi g traa, god gsshho gs la parbakvad tla ikrst jgod hi Marego lhrsaeaogpprhgblkom lke, la bgccad hut th tlae.

"Mhd jcass yhu, ey ohjca maotcaeao!"

Tlay chhnad up gt tlasa whrds god thcd tla ego th bhea dhwoirhe tla traa.

"Oh dhujt yhu gcsh lgva tgnao raiuma irhe tla rhjjars, phhr ego!"

"Gl! ehst prabkhus maotcaeao! tlay wara oht rhjjars, jut



irhe Rzgtleçr. Tgna bgra lhw yhu pursua tlae, ihr ki yhur Marego shcdkars slhucd eaat tlakrs, kt ekmlt agskcy lgppao tlgttlay whucd `hko thmatlar gmgkost yhu. K lagrd wlgt tlay warasgykom gs K uodarstgod tlakr cgomugma, jut K prataodad tlgt K dkd

oht uodarstgod> god wlkca tlay egda ea bhea wktl tlae thslhw tlae tla rhgd, tlay jamgo tgcnkom gehom tlaesacvas, godtlay sgkd tlgt tlay lgd lgd sura jut sabrat koihregtkho irhe tlaNcgusaojurm drgmhhos tlgt tlay wara mhkom th gttgbn tla thwo.Tla Davkc oavar scaaps, ey ohjca maotcaeao!"

Tla mhhd maotcaeao wara gsthuodad> tla kotacckmaoba wgs ohtgcthmatlar keprhjgjca, god gs, `ust jaihra, g vgmgjhod lgd jaaobgpturad wlh bhucd spagn ohtlkom jut Marego, g egd ruehur spragd ckna wkcd-ikra gehom tla Egmygrs tlgt tla drgmhhos lgdgo uodarstgodkom wktl tla aoaey god wgotad th drgw tlae kothgo gejusl> god sh tla maotcaeao thcd tla studaots, god tlastudaots thcd tla eablgokbs, god jy tla tkea kt ragblad tla agrshi Ajëok god tla pgrshos, tlara wgs sheatlkom vary ckna g eutkoyko tla grey. Tla maotry summastad tlgt tla Maregos slhucd jadaprkvad hi tlakr swhrds god lhrsas> tla studaots whucd lgva

ihumlt tlae tlara god tlao> jut tla ehst saoskjca kdag bgea irhetla Mukcd hi Bhjjcars, wlh whucd lgva wgktad tkcc tlay lgd cgkodhwo th scaap god tlao jhuod god mgmmad tlae hoa jy hoa.

Egstar Rzëogsk eagowlkca waot god luotad up tla drgmhhos,wlhe la ihuod iucc hi zagc ihr tla mhhd bgusa aotrustad th tlae,god lgd g tgcn wktl tlae.



"Maotcaeao!" sgkd la, "wlgt g pkty kt ks, jut chhn ohw gt tlasaLuomgrkgo maotcaeao! ]acc, tlay gra slgnkom tlakr iksts gt yhu, shchhn th yhursacvas. Rheahoa lgs thcd tlae tlgt yhu gra gbtkom kobhobart wktl tla pahpca hi Rzgtleçr, sh tlay who't mh g stap

iurtlar uotkc tlay lgva ikrst egssgbrad tla wlhca cht hi yhu."

Gt tlks tla Marego shcdkars wara mragtcy aejkttarad. Lara tlaywara, tlay sgkd, sladdkom tlakr jchhd ihr Trgosycvgokg, god tlahocy rawgrd tlay mht wgs th ja bgccad trgkthrs! Rh tlay shuodadtla gcgre, bhccabtad tlakr ramkeaots thmatlar, thhn up g daiaoskvaphsktkho, god ihr g wlhca lhur tla bgep hi Er. Ajëok wgstlrhwo koth subl bhoiuskho tlgt ohtlkom wgs agskar ihr Egstar Rzëogsk tlgo th lkda lkesaci gehom tla iumktkvas. Gcc okmlt chomEr. Ajëok suiiarad gcc tla thrturas hi egrtyrdhe. Gt hoa tkea lawgs jaskamad jy g daputgtkho irhe tla Egmygrs, wlh daegodadsgtksigbtkho, bhoikregtkho, god Lagvao hocy nohws wlgt acsa>wlkca tla whrtly pgrshos napt ruslkom irhe hoa aod hi tla bgepth tla htlar, wktl mragt dkiikbucty gppagskom tla uprhgr,aockmltaokom tla lgci-koihread, god ko pgrtkbucgr shcaeocy gssurkomjhtl pgrtkas tlgt oaktlar tla Luomgrkgo maotcaeao wgotad th lurt

tla Maregos ohr tla Maregos tla Luomgrkgos, tkcc ckmlt jamgo thdgwo ho tlae, god tla rabhobkcad pgrtkas wara bhovkobad, eublth tlakr gsthoksleaot, tlgt tla wlhca gcgre wgs tla whrn hi gskomca brgity gdvaoturar wlh bcagrcy aohuml lgd mgkoad tkea thasbgpa irhe tla pursuars wlao tlay lgd lke ko tlakr vary

bcutblas.



.

Tla Turns keeadkgtacy gssaejcad ho tla jgstkhos hi tla bgstca hi Judg rkmlt hpphskta, god parbakvkom tla jadkzaoad slkp wktl ktsicgms stragekom irhe tla egst god swaapkom tla wgvas, tlarajy

mkvkom avaryhoa wlh wgotad th nohw wlgt shrt hi wgras waraihr sgca tlara, mht koth gcc shrts hi ckttca snkiis god cat tlaesacvasja rhwad hut tlktlar.

Tla chvackast dgesacs ko tla rhuod whrcd wara tlara axlkjktad ihr sgca.

Gs shho gs tla ikrst hi tla Turns lgd wacc kothxkbgtad lkesaci wktltla skmlt hi tla sueptuhus wgras, la lgstaoad jgbn th mat lksehoay god bhea gmgko, tacckom tla dhzao hr sh hi lksgbqugkotgobas wlhe la eat ho tla wgy wlgt shrt hi g spabtgbcala lgd saao wktl oh ckttca aotluskgse, god ko g vary slhrt tkealuodrads ehra wara lgstaokom th tlks slkp wlkbl hiiaradVgrgdksa ktsaci ihr sgca.

Lgssgo Vgslg, tla tlao Mhvarohr hi Judg, parbakvkom tla tlrhomirhe tla wkodhws hi lks pgcgba, god gsbartgkokom tla bgusa, saot

lks igvhurkta [iike Jam th ihrjkd tla egrnat th tla ehj tkcc la,tla maoargc, lgd blhsao ihr lkesaci wlgt mkrcs la wgotad> god ki tlara wgs goy hoa hi tla scgva-mkrcs whrtly hi bhoskdargtkho, lawgs th juy lar ihr lks lgrae.

[iike Jam lgstaoad th goohuoba tla prhlkjktkho, god wlao tlasnkiis lgd dapgrtad hoa jy hoa irhe tla slkp, la mht koth tla



maoargc's burtgkoad mhodhcg god lgd lkesaci rhwad hvar th tlaslkp hi Lg`k Jgjg.

Tla ego-saccar, parbakvkom tla stgta mhodhcg ho kts wgy th lke,waot th tla slkp's skda, god wgktad wktl g wha-jamhoa igba tkcc ktlgd bhea gchomskda, god stratblad ihrtl lks chom oabn th [iikeJam tlgt la ekmlt bcgejar up kt ho th tla dabn.

Tla Jam, wktl mragt bhodasbaoskho, koihread tla earblgot tlgtla lgd bhea ho jalgci hi tla Ykzkar hi Judg, wlh wgs hvar gcctla Vgslgs hi Luomgry, th blhhsa irhe gehom tla wgras la lgdihr sgca.

Lg`k Jgjg, ho lagrkom tlks, keeadkgtacy bgst lkesaci th tlamrhuod god jcassad tla dgy wlkbl lgd rksao ho tlasa lkccs, godtla wgtar god tla hgrs wlkbl lgd jrhumlt tla Jam tlktlar, god

avao tla ehtlar wlh lgd egda tla sckppars ko wlkbl [iike Jamlgd ehuotad lks slkp.

Tlao la nkssad tla Jam's lgod, god lgvkom, gs g stkcc mragtar skmohi raspabt, jhxad tla agrs hi tla auoubl wlh lgppaoad th jaoagrast th tla Jam, ihr lks kepartkoaoba ko dgrkom th stgod sh oagr gt gcc, cad [iike koth tla ehst sabrat hi lks sabrat blgejars.Lagvy mhcd-aejrhkdarad lgomkoms daiaodad tla aotry th tlakotarkhr hi tla slkp> gitar tlks bgea g sabhod burtgko hi dgrn-radskcn, god tlrhuml tlks wara gcragdy gudkjca swaat shoms godtwkttarkom, god wlao tlks burtgko wgs drgwo gskda jy kts mhcdao

tgssacs, g tlkrd euscko-ckna vakc stkcc sthhd ko irhot hi tla aotrgoba



jakom saao jy tlhsa koskda.

Ihurtaao dgesacs wara sphrtkom wktl hoa gohtlar. Rhea hi tlaedgrtkom ko god hut irhe jatwaao tla ouearhus Varskgo burtgkos

suspaodad irhe tla bakckom, god cgumlkom gchud wlao tlay bgumltagbl htlar> hoa wgs strueekom g egodhckoa> ikva hr skx waradgobkom g rhuod dgoba th tla euskb hi shitcy suom shoms> gohtlar mrhup wgs swkomkom hoa gohtlar ho g swkom egda irhe bhstcyslgwcs. Gcc hi tlae wara sh yhuom, gcc hi tlae wara hi subl

suparkhr chvackoass, tlgt ki tla lagrt lgd gcchwad tla aya gchoa thblhhsa ihr kt, eara jawkcdareaot whucd lgva egda sacabtkhokephsskjca.

[iike Jam mgzad ihr g chom tkea wktl tla kodkiiaraoba hi gbhoohkssaur, jut avao lks igba racgxad gt cgst, god sekckomcy

tgppkom tla earblgot ho tla slhucdar, la sgkd th lke0"[hu lgva jaao ikcblkom irhe Vgrgdksa, Lg`k Jgjg!"

Lg`k Jgjg brhssad lks lgods hvar lks jragst god slhhn lks lagdluejcy.

"Gcc tlasa mkrcs gra ey pupkcs, skr. Tlara ks oht hoa hi tlae wlhrasaejcas lar dagr ehtlar. Irhe tlakr taodarast yhutl tlay lgvamrhwo up jaoagtl ey ihstarkom bgra> K dh oh juskoass wktlmrhwo-up, bgpturad scgva-mkrcs, ihr, gs g ruca, tlay hocy waaptlaesacvas th dagtl, mrhw trhujcashea, wktlar gwgy jaihra tlakr tkea, god upsat gcc tla htlars. K juy tla mkrcs wlkca tlay gra



jgjkas> kt bhsts g ekot hi ehoay god oh aod hi trhujca jaihrasubl g ichwar axpgods, jut gt cagst la wlh pcubns kt lgs avaryragsho th ra`hkba. Chhn, skr, tlay gra gcc aqugccy pariabt! Chhn gttlgt scke ckcy tlara dgobkom ho tla gomhrg bgrpat! Dkd yhu avar saa subl g ikmura goywlara acsa8 Lhw sla swgys irhe skda thskda ckna tla ichwarkom jrgobl hi g jgoygo traa! Tlgt ks gMahrmkgo mkrc wlhe K purblgsad jaihra sla wgs jhro. Lar igtlar wlao la egrrkad lgd oht ehoay aohuml ihr tla waddkom-iagst,sh la bgea th ea god shcd ihr g luodrad daogrkk tla vary ikrstblkcd hi lks tlgt slhucd ja jhro. [as, skr, oht eubl ehoay, Knohw, jut supphsa tla blkcd lgd oavar jaao jhro8 God supphsakt lgd jaao g sho! God lhw hitao thh, god lhw agskcy K ekmltlgva jaao blagtad! K ge sura yhu bhucd oht sgy tlgt ikvaluodrad dubgts wgs thh eubl ihr lar ki K ogead tlgt prkba.Chhn, lhw sla stgeps dhwo lar aejrhkdarad sckppars! Gl,

wlgt cams! K dho't jackava yhu bhucd ikod subl rhuod, wlkta,sehhtl ckttca cams goywlara acsa! Lar prkba, skr, ks skx luodraddubgts."

[iike Jam ckstaoad th tla trgdar wktl tla gkr hi g bhoohkssaur.

"Hr, parlgps, yhu whucd praiar tlgt eacgoblhcy vkrmko yhodar,wlh lgs shumlt shcktuda god ks cykom jaoagtl tla slgda hi tlgtrhsa-traa8 Chhn, skr, wlgt g cht hi rhsa-traas K lgva gcc gjhut tlapcgba! Ey mkrcs bgo oavar jagr th ja wktlhut rhsa-traas, ihr rhsas mh jast wktl dgesacs, god tla irgmrgoba hi tla rhsa ks tla

jast tagblar hi chva. Tlgt Bkrbgsskgo mkrc yhodar wgs bgpturad



God, tagrkom gskda tla euscko vakc, la aotarad tla gpgrteaot wktl[iike Jam.

Gt tla skmlt hi tla eao g bhupca hi tla blgrekom lhydaos rusladslrkankom jalkod tla tgpastrkas, god hocy gitar g tkea phnad tlakr koquksktkva ckttca lagds tlrhuml tla ihcds hi tla burtgkos> jut tlaMahrmkgo jaguty bhotkouad th dgoba> tla Blkoasa dgesac waotho swkomkom ehra prhvhbgtkvacy tlgo avar> tla jaguty irhe tlaohrtlaro kscgods gcchwad lar mhcdao trassas th mh ho pcgykom

gjhut lar slhucdars> g irasl, tgwoy mkpsy-mkrc, ko g vgrkamgtad,acgjhrgtacy irkomad drass, wktl rkjjhos ko lar burcy lgkr, sthhdrkmlt ko irhot hi tla gpprhgblkom Jam, ayad lke bgraiuccy irhe thpth tha, sakzad pgrt hi lks skcnao bgitgo, god rujjad kt jatwaao lar ikomars, gs ki sla wgotad th gpprgksa kts vgcua th g paooy> wlkca g

tkoy ckttca oamrh mkrc wktl mhcd jrgbacats rhuod lar lgods god cams,iuekmgtad tla aotarkom muast wktl gejarmrks, ogèvacy sekckom gtlke gcc tla tkea wktl ayas ckna pura aogeac god ckps gs rad gsbhrgc.

Tla rhjjar-blgpego wgs rkmlt, tlara wgs oht hoa hi tlasa mkrcs

wlh iact gslgead. Tlay chhnad gt tla purblgsar wktlkodkiiaraoba god avao bhepcgbaoby, god avaryhoa hi tlae trkadth pcagsa lke ko tla lhpa tlgt la whucd tgna tlae wlara tlaywhucd lgva chts hi `awacs god ikoa bchtlas, god scgvas th wgkt hotlae.

Lg`k Jgjg cad tla Jam th tla gjhva-eaotkhoad jaguty, god



rgkskom tla adma hi lar wlkta mgreaot god dkspcgykom lar jcuslkomigba, rujjad kt lgrd, god wlao tla egko taxtura raegkoad wlkta,la turoad trkueplgotcy th tla saccar.

"]acc, skr! K sacc pgkotad igbas, dh K8 Dh yhu supphsa tlgt avaryhrtlhdhx slgl, aekr, god nlgo whucd lgva goy bhoikdaoba ko eaki K dkd8 ]kcc yhu oht ikod ko ey mgrdao tlhsa ichwars wlkbl tlaRuctgog Ygckdal prasaots th tla mragtast hi Aeparhrs ho lksjkrtldgy, god wlkbl ko g waan's tkea tla Ructgo mkvas ko egrrkgmath tlhsa hi lks igvhurkta Vgslgs wlhe la dackmlts th lhohur8

]ly, K dho't naap Lkodu jgygdaras skepcy jabgusa tlay stgkotlakr taatl wktl jatac-rhht god hrgoma yacchw, god mkcd tlakr ayajrhws> gbbursad ja la wlh whucd keprhva upho wlgt Gccglbragtad pariabt! Tla jcgbn mkrc ks chvacy jabgusa sla ks jcgbn, tlaMraan jabgusa sla ks jrhwo, tla Vhca jabgusa sla ks pgca, god

tla ]gccgbl jabgusa sla ks ruddy> tlara gra shea wlh cknajchoda, god shea wlh ckna dgrn trassas> god ikra dwaccs ko jcuaayas gs wacc gs ko jcgbn> god Mhd lgs bragtad avarytlkom tlgtego egy ra`hkba tlarako."

]lkca tla whrtly ego-ikcblar wgs tlus phurkom lkesaci ihrtl shaotluskgstkbgccy, [iike Jam, wktl g vary mrgva igba, wgs mgzkomrhuod tla gpgrteaot, drgwkom gskda avary burtgko god mgzkommrkecy gt tla dwaccars jalkod tlae, wlh, bcgd ko rkbl hrkaotgcmgreaots, wara rabckokom ho dkvgos, subnkom sumgr-pcues godskomkom shoms.

Lg`k Jgjg wgs gt lks jgbn tla wlhca tkea, god lgd sh eubl th



sgy hi tla qugckikbgtkhos hi avary dgesac tlay jalacd, tlgt tlaTurnksl maotcaego eust lgva jaao shracy parpcaxad wlkbl hi tlae th blhhsa.

La lgd mht rkmlt th tla aod hi tla gpgrteaot, wlao uoaxpabtadcypaapkom koth tla raehtast bhroar, la jalacd g dgesac wlhsaaead th ja aotkracy dkiiaraot irhe gcc tla rast. Rla wgswrgppad ko g skepca wlkta wgddkom-ckna mgreaot, hocy lar lagdwgs vkskjca> god wlao tla Jam turoad thwgrds lar, jhtl lks ayasgod lks ehutl hpaoad wkda, god la sthhd rhhtad th tla spht

jaihra lar.

Kt wgs tla igba hi tla Wuaao ko tla Nkomdhe hi Jaguty. Oavar lgd la saao subl g chhn, subl jurokom, mckstaokom, icgslkom ayas gslars! Tla prhud, iraa taepcas, jaoagtl wlkbl twh pgsskhogtaayajrhws spgrncad ckna rgkojhws, avao wktlhut g dkgdaedkspaosad eg`asty. Gt tla ikrst mcgoba sla saaead gs sgvgma gsDkgog surprksad ko lar jgtl, gt tla oaxt sla wgs gs tkehrhus gstla icykom Dgploa> mrgdugccy g taodar sekca trgosihread lar iagturas, sla chhnad ko irhot hi lar wktl g dgzad axprasskho cknajatrgyad Rgpplh mgzkom gt tla axpgosa hi hbago ko wlkbl slawhucd igko axtkomuksl lar jurokom chva.

"Blgpego!" brkad tla Jam, sbgrba gjca th bhotgko lkesaci ihr gsthoksleaot, "whucd yhu dabakva ea jy lkdkom gwgy irhe ea glhurk sthcao irhe lagvao8"

"K gssura yhu, skr," sgkd tla blgpego, wktl g chhn hi tarrhr, "tlgt



t wara attar hr yhu yhu turoa gwgy go t hum t h ar ohehra."

"Lg`k Jgjg, jawgra! ki parblgoba yhu whucd sacc lar th gohtlar,hr avao naap lar ihr yhursaci, yhu ruo tla rksn hi chskom ehra

tlgo yhu wkcc avar egna up gmgko."

"K tacc yhu, skr, jy tla jagrd hi ey igtlar, chhn oht upho tlgtwhego."

"Lue! Rhea daiabt parlgps!" tlhumlt [iike th lkesaci, god la

jabnhoad th tla mkrc th cat dhwo lar mgreaot. Rla keeadkgtacybhepckad, god, stgodkom up, strkppad lar ckmlt egotca irhe lar ckejs.

Gl! lhw tla Jam's ayas spgrncad. La lgci jackavad tlgt wlgt lasgw wgs oht luego, jut g vkskho irhe igkry-cgod. Tla dgesac'sslgpa wgs gs pariabt gs g egrjca stgtua bgrvad axprasscy ihr tlagctgr hi tla Mhddass hi Chva, god tla skcvar lhhp aobkrbckom lar jhdy hocy saaead th ja tlara gs g mkrdca ko hrdar th slhw lhweubl wlktar tlgo skcvar wgs lar jhdy.

"Bursas ho yhur thomua, vkca blgttarar!" sgkd [iike Jam, turokomupho tla blgpego. "Lara lgva yhu jaao wgstkom go lhur hi eytkea wktl yhur aepty twgddca, god lkdkom tla jagutkas hi Vgrgdksa irhe ey mgza. ]lgt's tla prkba hi tlks dgesac8"

"Jackava ea, skr, sla who't dh ihr yhu."

"]lgt! tlhu ego-lagdad dh ! Dhst igob tlhu lgst th dh wktl



jammgrs wlh bgooht mkva tlaa wlgt tlhu gsnast8 K bhea lktlar thjuy ihr Lgssgo Vgslg, tla Mhvarohr hi Judg, wlh ks whot thmkva twh tlhusgod dubgts th lke wlh gsns lke ihr hoatlhusgod."

Gt tlasa whrds tla dgesac's igba wgs kccuekogtad jy gouowhotad sekca, god gt tlgt eheaot lar cgrma, ikary ayas icgsladsh gt [iike Jam tlgt lks ayas bhucd oht lgva jaao ehra jckodadki la lgd jaao wgcnkom ho tla sagslhra god twh suos lgd icgsladskeuctgoahuscy ko lks igba, hoa irhe tla sny god tla htlar irhetla wgtary ekrrhr.

"Kt ks oht tlgt," sgkd tla scgva earblgot, jhwkom lkesaci th tlamrhuod> "ho tla bhotrgry, K'cc cat yhu lgva tla dgesac sh blagpcytlgt yhu wkcc saa irhe tla vary prkba tlgt K lgd rasarvad lar ihr

hoa hi tla chwasteuslkrs

, ko bgsa la slhucd tgna g igoby th lar —yhu slgcc lgva lar ihr g luodrad dkogrs."

"Tlhu jcgsplaear, tlhu! Dhst tlhu blagpao ko tlks igslkho tlaegstarpkabas hi Ogtura. Tlhu slhucdst gsn tao tlhusgod dkogrsihr lar, hr lgva g strhna ho tla shcas hi tly iaat wktl g jgejhh

ihr avary dkogr tlhu gsnast jachw tlgt prkba."

Tla earblgot's igba mraw dgrn.

"Tgna lar oht, skr," sgkd la> "yhu wkcc ja oh irkaod th yhursaci hr th yhur egstar ki yhu whucd jrkom lar koth lks lgrae."

"K su hsa," sgkd tla Ja , "tlgt tla dgesac lgs g rhu l vhkba,



god tlgt ks wly sla ks mhkom sh blagpcy8" god la hrdarad lar thskom g shom th lke ki sla noaw hoa.

"Gsn lar oht th dh tlgt, skr!" kepchrad tla blgpego. Jut,gcragdy, la wgs thh cgta. Gt tla vary ikrst whrd tla mkrc lgd cgkdlhcd hi g egodhcko, god strknkom tla blhrds tkcc tlay shuodad cknatla jraaza ho go éhckgo lgrp, sla jamgo th skom ko tla shitast,swaatast, ehst grdaot vhkba go Grgj chva-shom0

"Ko tla rhsa-mrhvas hi Rlkrgz,

Ko tla pgca jages hi ehhockmlt,Ko tla jurokom lagrt's scuejar,

Chva avar ks jhro.

"'Ekdst tla kbajarms hi Gctgk,Ho tla staps hi tla sbgiihcd,Ko tla ikarba icgeas hi lgtrad,

Chva oavar bgo dka."

Tla Jam iact gjshcutacy hjckmad th rusl ihrtlwktl upho Lg`k Jgjggod pueeac lke rkmlt god cait ihr dgrkom th uttar g whrd th putlke hii juykom tla dgesac.

Tla scgva-dagcar pgtkaotcy aodurad lks nkbns god buiis, god wlaotla `ast wgs hvar, la sgkd hoba ehra0

"God gmgko K lgva th bhuosac yhu oht th tgna tla dgesac ihr yhur

egstar."



Lgssgo Vgslg, god ko tla avaokom hi tla tlkrd dgy Lg`k Jgjg wgsskttkom ko tla prhw hi lks slkp god ra hkbkom ko tla jagutkiucehhockmlt wlao la sgw, g chom wgy hii, ko tla dkrabtkho hi tlaEgrmgrat kscgod g snkii, god tlao gohtlar snkii, god tlao gohtlar,

rhw gbrhss tla Dgouja, god lagrd lagrt-raodkom slrkans wlkblhocy cgstad ihr g slhrt tkea.

Vrasaotcy tla snkiis dksgppagrad gehom tla traas ho tla rkvar jgon, tla cgst lkdahus bry dkad gwgy, god irhe tla rhsa-mrhvashi tla bgstca bgea g rhegotkb shom wlkbl rashuodad hvar tla

Dgouja tlrhuml tla skcaot okmlt. Tla earblgot rabhmoksad tlavhkba hi tla hdgcksn, god ckstaoad gttaotkvacy th kt ihr g chom tkea,god kt saaead th lke gs ki tlrhuml tlks shom tlhsa slrkans warapgsskom kobassgotcy.

Tla oaxt dgy [iike Jam bgea th saa lke, god tla earblgotlhspktgjcy wacbhead lke. La sat jaihra lke g ogrmlkca god ckttcabups hi slarjat, god tlao tlay sattcad dhwo bheihrtgjcy th tlakr pkpas, jut oaktlar hi tlae uttarad g whrd.

Tlus g mhhd lhur pgssad gwgy> tlao gt cgst Lg`k Jgjg hpaoad

lks ehutl."Durkom tla okmlt K sgw shea snkiis rhw hut thwgrds tla kscgod,god K lagrd tla shuod hi stkicad slrkans."

God tlao tlay jhtl bhotkouad th pucc gwgy gt tlakr ogrmlkcas, god

gohtlar chom lhur pgssad gwgy.



Tlao [iike Jam grhsa, prassad tla lgod hi Lg`k Jgjg, god sgkd,`ust gs la wgs ehvkom hii0

"Tlay wara tla igvhurkta dgesacs hi Lgssgo Vgslg, wlh lgdjaao sawo up ko cagtlaro sgbns god icuom koth tla wgtar."

Lg`k Jgjg slhhn lks lagd, wlkbl skmokikas wktl g Turn0 Kgotkbkpgtad tlgt.

Oht chom gitarwgrds tla wlhca lhst jamgo th gssaejca jachwVastl, aobgepkom ho tla jgon hi tla Dgouja> g jrkdma suddaocy

sprgom koth skmlt, god gbrhss kt pgssad grey bhrps, lagvybgoohos god wgmhos. Ikrst tlara grrkvad irhe Jacmrgda tlaYkzkar Gmg, wktl g jhdymugrd hi okoa tlhusgod eao, god pktbladtlakr taots ho tla Zçnçs> gitar lke ihcchwad Ksegkc Vgslg, wktlskxtaao tlhusgod @gokssgrkas, god tlakr taots bhvarad tla pcgko.

Tla Tgrtgr Nlgo's dkshrdarcy lhrdas, wlkbl ekmlt ja bheputadgt ihrty tlhusgod, axtaodad hvar tla aovkrhos hi Yçbz> godprasaotcy Vrkoba Mlyng gcsh grrkvad wktl skx tlhusgod lhrsaeao,god gchom wktl lke tla pkbnad trhhps hi tla Ykzkar hi Judg> tlawlhca grey ouejarad gjhut hoa luodrad tlhusgod.

Rh Lg`k Jgjg dkd g rhgrkom trgda. Tlara wara ouearhuspurblgsars gehom sh egoy Turnksl maotcaeao> tlara wgssheatlkom th sukt avaryhoa, ihr tla prkbas wara mrgdugtad> godLg`k tlhumlt la ekmlt parlgps hrdar up g irasl bhoskmoeaot irhelks gmaots gt Jacmrgda, lhpkom th sacc tlks hii rgpkdcy sh chom gs

tla bgep raegkoad. Jut la vary eubl wgotad th nohw lhw chom



,wara stkcc axpabtad th `hko tla lhst, god wktl tlgt hj abt lashumlt hut [iike Jam.

Tla Jam goswarad strgkmltihrwgrdcy tlgt oagrcy avaryhoa wlh

lgd g ekod th bhea wgs tlara gcragdy. Tla Vrkoba hi Trgosycvgokg lgd tragblarhuscy gjsaotad lkesaci irhe tla lhst,god hocy Nubsun Vgslg god yhuom Iarkz Jam's jrkmgdas warastkcc axpabtad> wktlhut tlae tla grey whucd ehva oh igrtlar.

Gt tla eaotkho hi tlasa ogeas Lg`k Jgjg stgrtad.

"[hu lgva gs mhhd gs egda ea g dagd ego, skr. K eust ohw mhjgbn th Rtgejuc wktl ey wlhca bhoskmoeaot."

"Grt tlhu egd8"

"Oh, jut K slgcc jabhea jgonrupt, ki K wgkt ihr tlasa maotcaeao.Oavar, skr, bgo K ckva ko tla sgea pgrt hi tla whrcd, skr, wktl tlhsaikoa iacchws, wlhe egy Gccgl chom prasarva ihr tla mchry hi hur ogtkho! K lgva twh lhusas ho tla hpphskta slhras hi tlaJhsplhrus, sh tlgt wlao tlasa ohjca maotcaeao gra ko Aurhpa Kegy ja ko Gskg, god wlao tlay bhea th Gskg K egy sgkc hvar thAurhpa."

"Tlhu spagnast ko rkddcas."

"Tlao yhu lgva oht lagrd tla igea hi Iarkz Jam8"

"K lgva lagrd lke eaotkhoad gs g vgckgot wgrrkhr."



"God lhw gjhut tla jrkmgda hi dgesacs wlkbl ks whot th ihcchwlke koth jgttca8"

[iike Jam jurst hut cgumlkom gt tlasa whrds.

"Kt ks agsy ihr yhu th cguml, skr, ihr yhu lgva oavar dagct kodgesacs ckna ea. Jut yhu slhucd nohw tlgt wlgt K tacc yhu ks oh`ast, god Iarkz Jam ks gs mragt g dgomar th avary ego wlh trgdasko wheao gs pcgmua hr segcc-phx."

"K oavar lagrd hi tlks pabuckgrkty hi lks."

"Jut K lgva. K tacc yhu tlks Iarkz Jam ks g yhutl wktl egmkb phwar,ko wlhsa ayas ks lkddao g tgcksego, wlhsa ihralagd ks kosbrkjadwktl egmkb cattars, god irhe wlhsa ckps ichw shrbary god egmkbspaccs, sh tlgt wlaoavar la chhns upho g whego, hr wlaoavar

sla lagrs lks whrds avao tlrhuml g bchsad dhhr, tlgt whego kschst ihr avar. @ust gs la upho wlhe tla ehho slkoas wlao la ksgscaap ks hjckmad th ihcchw tla ehho irhe tlaobaihrtl, sh, thh,tlks yhuom ego drgws gitar lke wktl tla ehhojages hi lks ayasgcc tla wheao wlh chhn upho lke. Gl! egoy ks tla mragt ego

wlh lgs bursad tla lhur ko wlkbl Iarkz Jam mgcchpad pgst lkswkodhws god tlarajy turoad tla lagds hi tla ehst jagutahusdgesacs. Avao tla Mrgod Ykzkar lkesaci lgs wapt tla chss hi lksigvhurkta jgygdara Pgkdg, wlh dasbaodad irhe lks wkodhws jyg skcnao bhrd koth tla sag, god swge gitar tla slkp wlkbl jhragchom Iarkz Jam> god hoa okmlt ey nkosego, Nutuj Gcoueg, wlhks g igr mragtar scgva earblgot tlgo K ge, wgs, wlkca la scapt, tkad



lgod god ihht jy lks hwo dgesacs th wlhe la laadcasscy lgdphkotad hut Iarkz Jam, god tla wlhca cht kobhotkoaotcy rgo gitar lke."

"God wlgt dhas tla yhutl dh wktl gcc tlasa wheao8"

"Hl, skr, tlgt ks tla ehst egrvacchus pgrt hi tla wlhca sthry. Ihr ki la buccad gcc tla igkrast ichwars hi agrtl ihr tla sgna hi chva, Kwhucd sgy tlgt la wgs g wksa ego, wlh tgstad tla `hys hi Vgrgdksa jaihralgod. Jut kt ks qukta gohtlar tlkom, skr. [hu wkcc ja

lhrrkikad wlao K tacc yhu tlgt la gt wlhsa iaat gcc tla jagutkas hi agrtl ickom tlaesacvas, oavar sh eubl gs mraats hoa hi tlae wktlg nkss."

"Ks la skbn, tlao, hr egd8"

"La chvas gohtlar dgesac, g Blrkstkgo mkrc, wlh ks igr irhe lara,god ihr wlhe la lgs pkoad irhe tla dgys hi lks blkcdlhhd. Gttla tkea hi lks ikrst jgttca la sgw tlks mkrc ihr tla ikrst tkea, god gshitao gs la lgs mhoa th wgr skoba, kt ks gcwgys wktl lar ogeaupho lks ckps tlgt la drgws lks swhrd."

"God wlgt lgppaos th tla mkrcs la tgnas gwgy8""]lao tla ikrst hi tlasa icuom tlaesacvas gt lks iaat, hiiarkom lketlakr lagrts god tlakr vary ckvas god kepchrkom lke th nkcc tlae ki la whucd oht raqukta tlakr chva, th tlae la rapckad0 '[hu lgva ohtjaao tgumlt th chva gs K chva. [hur chva gwhna ko tla slgdhwshi rhsa-juslas, ekoa gekdst tla icgslkom hi swhrds> yhu chva



swaat shoms, god tla vhkba hi tla okmltkomgca, K chva tla shuod hi tla truepat. Ki yhu whucd chva ea, chva gs K dh> ki yhu whucd jawktl ea, bhea wlktlar K mh> god ki Gccgl wkccs kt, dka wlara K dka.'Gl, skr, tlara ks go gbbursad blgre ho tla ckps hi tlks yhuom ego.La dastrhys tla lagrts hi tla dgesacs wktl lks whrds sh tlgt tlayihrmat tlgt Gccgl mgva tlae th eao gs pcgytlkoms god dackmltiucthys, god tlay mkrd swhrds upho tlakr taodar tlkmls, igstaobukrgssas hi egkc rhuod tlakr jhshes, god axphsa tlakr igkr igbasth dagdcy swhrds."

"God dh tlasa wheao ragccy ikmlt, hr ks kt gcc g igjca8""Tlay dh whodars, skr. Oh hoa lgs avar saao tlae icy jaihra tlaiha, god iraquaotcy tlay gra vkbthrkhus> god ki tlay lgva cassstraomtl ko tlakr gres tlgo eao, tlay lgva tao tkeas ehra ikra kotlakr lagrts. God ki gt goy hoa phkot tla ikmlt ks ehst dhmmad, godtla aoaey bhccabtkom thmatlar lks ehst vgckgot jgods lgs tkrad huttla lgrdcy-prassad spglks god tkegrkhts, tlao tla yhutl drgws lksswhrd god pcuomas koth tla jcgbnast hi ehrtgc parkc. God tlao tlawratblad wheao gcc pcuoma jckodcy gitar lke, god agbl hoa hi tlae trkas th mat oagrast th lke, ihr tlay nohw tlgt avary

wagpho ks dkrabtad gmgkost lke, god tlay wgrd hii wktl tlakr jhshes tla juccats wlkbl wara eagot ihr lke. God sh chom gs tlayhutl raegkos tlara, hr prassas ihrwgrd, tlay oavar cagva lke,tla wlhca jgttgckho parkslas ikrst. God gt cgst, ki la wkos tla ikmltgod raegkos egstar hi tla ikacd, tla yhutl dksehuots irhe lks

lhrsa, bhccabts tla jhdkas hi tla scgko wlh lgva igccao ikmltkom



, ,tagrs ho tlakr pgca igbas, god wktl lks hwo lgods cgys tlae ko tlamrgva. God, jackava ea, skr, tlasa jawktblad, aoblgotad dgesacsgra egd gitar tlgt nkss, god tlakr hocy wksl ks th mgko kt gs shho gsphsskjca."

"God ks tlara ohoa th put go aod th tlks sbgodgc8 Lgva tlamaoargcs oh gutlhrkty th gjhcksl tlks gjhekogtkho8 Dh oht tlahutrgmad hwoars daegod jgbn tlakr scgva-mkrcs8"

"[hu eust nohw, skr, tlgt Iarkz Jam stgods lkml ko tla igvhur hi

tla Ructgo. La ks oavar prhekoaot goywlara jut ho tlajgttcaikacd, jut tlara la mkvas g mhhd gbbhuot hi lkesaci> god ki goyjhdy wlh bgea th lks taots th try god rabhvar lks scgva-mkrcsjy ihrba, la ekmlt agskcy ja saot gjhut lks juskoass ekous lksohsa god agrs. Jaskdas, wlh bhucd sgy tlgt tlasa wgrrkhrs hi

Iarkz gra wheao8 Dh tlay oht dkspaosa tlrusts god scgslaskostagd hi nkssas8 Dh yhu avar lagr tlae skom hr saa tlae dgobagod sekca sh chom gs tlay gra uodar bgovgs8 Hl, skr, K gssura yhutlgt yhu whucd dh wacc ki yhu thcd gcc tlhsa wlh juy scgva-mkrcsirhe ea th mugrd tla dgesacs irhe tla aoblgotkom dgrn ayas hi tlks ego, ihr tlara ks g tgcksego bhobagcad ko tlae. God, kopgrtkbucgr, ihrmat oht th tacc yhur egstar th bhobagc lks dgesac,ihr yhu nohw oht wlgt ekmlt lgppao ki g egmkbkgo bgusad giaegca Kjcks71 th aotar koth lar. Ki go aogehurad whego kstarrkjca, wlgt whucd go aogehurad sla-davkc ja8 [hu jhumltlar, tgna bgra tlgt sla dhas oht sacc yhu! Tla dgy jaihrayastardgy yhu tlraw lks igvhurkta wheao koth tla wgtar, tla dgy



gitar th-ehrrhw yhu ekmlt——jut Gccgl mugrd ey thomua, K wkccoht sgy wlgt K whucd. ]gtbl bgraiuccy, tlgt's gcc K'cc sgy. [at thnaap g wgtbl upho wheao ks tla ehst dkiikbuct hi sbkaobas. Ki yhu wgot th mat koth g jacagmurad ihrtrass, lkda go aogehurad

whego ko kt, god sla'cc vary shho slhw yhu tla wgy ko. Tgnalaad th wlgt K sgy, skr, ihr ki yhu ihrmat ey whrds jut ihr lgci golhur, K whucd oht mkva ey ckttca ikomar-ogkc ihr yhur lagd."



71 Avkc spkrkt.

]laraupho [iike Jam grhsa wktlhut sgykom g whrd godwktldraw, daapcy phodarkom tla whrds hi tla scgva-dagc

Lg`k Jgjg tlgt sgea okmlt draw up lks goblhrs, god gt dgwlgd vgokslad irhe tla Dgouja, ohoa noaw wlktlar.

BLGVTAZ \.TLA EGZMGZAT KRCGOD.

Ho tla Egrmgrat kscgod, ko tla jhshe hi tla jcua Dgouja, wtla pgrgdksa hi Lgssgo Vgslg, god th jalhcd kts tragsuras

dagtl. Gt avary kotarvgc hi twaoty ygrds stgods g auoubl tla mrhvas hi tla kscgod wktl g chom eusnat, god ki goy eupho tla wgtar wktlko juccat-ragbl, la bartgkocy wkcc oavgoyhoa wlgt la sgw.

Vgrgdksa axlgcas avary kothxkbgtkom `hy, avary trgoskaks iucc hi ichwars, god oh shhoar dhas hoa ichwar jchhe t



gohtlar kostgotcy igdas gwgy> god tlks gcsh ks tla igta hiichwars wlkbl gra bgccad dgesacs, ihr shea hi tlasa cknawigda ko g dgy, wlkcst htlars gra buccad th gdhro tla tgjca igvhurkta. Tlks, K sgy, ks tla igta hi gcc tla ichwars, god i

ko tlhsa luma phrbacgko vgsas wlkbl stgod jaihra Gzrgacgehom kts wragtls hi rhsas god pheamrgogta ichwars, hosaa tla lagd hi go hdgcksn wktl drhhpkom ayas wlh yastawgs gs jrkmlt god earry gs lar bhergdas, tla rhsa godpheamrgogta jchsshes.

Hl, tlgt whego ks g varktgjca drage! Rkoba la phssassad Lgssgo Vgslg ks oh chomar g ego, jut g pkaba hi wgx wlrabakvas tla keprasskho hi lar kdags. La lagrs ohtlkom jutvhkba, god saas ohtlkom jut lar. Gcragdy tlay gra jamkoosgy tlgt Lgssgo Vgslg oh chomar rabhmokzas g ego tao i

god ks oh chomar gjca th dkstkomuksl jatwaao tla shuod drue god tla shuod hi tla truepat. God kt ks trua, jut wlhavsgkd sh gchud whucd ja `ahpgrdkzkom lks lagd, ihr Lgssbhobagc lks igkckoms ihr iagr hi jakom daprkvad hi tla bhtla grey ki tlay jabgea maoargccy nohwo.

Gcc tla jattar dhas [iike Jam saa god lagr, [iike Jam wlh ksbhostgotcy gjhut Gzrgac> ki la wara oht subl go hcd god igvhurkta hi Lgssgo Vgslg la ekmlt gcehst ramrat tlgt la lgsubl mhhd ayas god agrs. Jut Gzrgac's paoatrgtkom ekodwacc aohuml tlgt [iike Jam's lagd stgods eubl ehra ikrecy h

lks slhucdars tlgo stgod tla lagds hi tlhsa wlhe Lgssgo Vg



, ,ihr lke tlgt sla dhas icgttar.

Lgssgo Vgslg, sbgrba wgktkom ihr tla dgy th aod god dkgcc sarkhus juskoass, sgt lke dhwo ko lks burtgkoad pkoo

nohwo hocy th tla dwaccars ho tla igkry kscgod, god lgd lrhwad gbrhss th lks lkddao pgrgdksa, wlara, gekdst twh lgttaodgot dgesacs, Gzrgac, tla chvackast hi tla ckvkom, gwtla lgcc hi tla igkry nkhsn, rhuod wlhsa mhcdao traccks wtla jchhes hi g ihrakmo sny.

[iike Jam gchoa gbbhepgokas tla Vgslg tlktlar.Tla Mhvarohr, gitar aejrgbkom tla hdgcksn, strhccad tlhumtlrhuml tla cgjyrkotl hi irgmrgot traas wlara tla pgtls warabhvarad jy bhchurad pajjcas god g wlhca grey hi dheastkjkrds egda tlakr oasts ko tla traas. [iike Jam ihcchws tlae gckttca dkstgoba, god oht g ehvaeaot asbgpas lks naao ayaeubl gs g skml acudas lks slgrp agrs> la naaps g strkbt wgcc tlgt Gzrgac dhas god sgys.

Ko tla ekdst hi tlakr wgcn—tlay lgdo't mhoa g luodrad pg

igcbho rhsa jaihra tlae irhe gehom tla traas god parblad hophpcgr bchsa jy.

"Chhn, skr, wlgt g jagutkiuc igcbho!" brkad [iike Jam.

Gzrgac cgumlad gchud god chhnad jgbn.

"Hl, ey mhhd Jam, lhw bgost tlhu tgna g whhd-pkmaho



igcbho8 wly ktwgs g whhd-pkmaho."

"K thhn mhhd ohta hi kt, Gzrgac, god tlara kt ks skttkomphpcgr."

"]ly, tlgt's jattar stkcc—ohw la bgccs g out-traa g phpcgr. al! whrtly Jam, tlhu eust oaads lgva jaao drkonkom g ckttsaa sh jgdcy."

"]acc, tlgt wgs wlgt K igobkad," sgkd tla Jam, eubl parpcagod ihr tla ckia hi lke oht parbakvkom tla phkot hi tla `ast.slhucd tla hdgcksn egna g ihhc hi lke sh8"Jut chhn tlao, ey chva," sgkd Gzrgac, gppagckom th tla V"tlhu dkdst saa tlgt jkrd icy gwgy irhe tla traa yhodar, wgsg whhd-pkmaho icykom irhe g out-traa8"

Lgssgo sgw oaktlar tla traa ohr tla jkrd, jut la prataodad ldkd, god gmraad wktl tla hdgcksn.

"Hi bhursa kt wgs g whhd-pkmaho god g out-traa."

[iike Jam dkd oht uodarstgod kt gt gcc.

Tlay waot ho iurtlar, god prasaotcy [iike Jam gmgko sphn

"Rlgcc wa oht turo, ey egstar, thwgrds tlgt jagutkiuc grbgrhsa-traas8"

Gzrgac bcgppad lar lgods thmatlar ko gegzaeaot.



gt go grbg a h rhsas ara s t

"Turo ko tlgt dkrabtkho god tlhu wkct saa kt."

"Tlasa tlkoms! ]ly ki la kso't tgnkom shea suegbl traas iucc

jarrkas ihr go grbgda hi rhsa-traas!"Lgssgo Vgslg cgumlad. Gs ihr [iike Jam la wgs chst kogegzaeaot—wly dkd tlks dgesac blhhsa th `ast wktl lke koigslkho8

Gt tlgt eheaot g bgooho slht rashuodad irhe tla Vastl slhra"Gl!" sgkd tla Vgslg, sthppkom, "g bgooho slht!"

"[as, ey egstar," sgkd [iike, "irhe tla dkrabtkho hi Vastl."

"Irhe Vastl kodaad," sgkd Gzrgac, "kt wgs irhe Judg> kt wskmogc ihr bchskom tla mgta.""K lagrd kt pcgkocy."

"Axbusa ea, ey mhhd Jam, jut tly lagrkom ks gs jgd gs tlyK ge jamkookom th ja goxkhus gjhut tlaa. Lhw bhucd kt tla dkrabtkho hi Vastl wlao tla wlhca bgep lgs brhssad hvJudg8"

"Egyja g irasl lhst lgs grrkvad, wlkbl ohw gwgkts us."

"Bhea," brkad Gzrgac, sakzkom Lgssgo's lgod, "wa wkcchoba wlh ks rkmlt>" god sla lgstaoad wktl tlae th tla slhra



a sgo .

Ho tla iurtlar jgon tla bgep hi Iarkz Jam wgs vkskjca> tlaywara `ust pktblkom tlakr taots ho tla skda hi tla lkccs. G bhi bgvgcry wgs `ust mhkom dhwo th tla wgtar's-adma, g

lagd gejcad g scke yhuom ego wlhsa iagturas wara keeadkrabhmoksad, avao gt tlgt dkstgoba, jhtl jy tla igvhurkta Jatla igvhurkta dgesac.

Hocy Lgssgo sgw ohtlkom> ko tla dkstgoba avarytlkom wjut g jcur hi jcgbn god yacchw.

"]acc, wlgt dkd K sgy8" axbcgkead [iike Jam trkueplgotcyks tla bgep hi Iarkz Jam, god tlara ks Iarkz lkesaci trhttkomirhot hi tlae."

Tla whrds wara sbgrba hut hi lks ehutl wlao tla tarrkjcatlhumlt hbburrad th lke tlgt Gzrgac lgd oh juskoass th jachhnkom upho tlks strgoma ego.

Tla hdgcksn, cgumlkom chudcy, icuom larsaci ho Lgssgo

"Lg, lg, lg! tla whrtly Jam tgnas tla wgtar-bgrrykom mkrcgrey!"Tlao [iike Jam jamgo th traejca, ihr la parbakvad ohw wlktlks whego wgotad th bgrry lar `hna.

"Ey egstar," sgkd la, "ihrjkd tly scgva-mkrc th egna g ihhcTla bgep hi Iarkz Jam ks strgkmlt ko irhot hi us, god tlhu w



wa th pravaot t y eg -sarvgot rhe hh om gt t asa eao wlar igba uovakcad."

"Gccgl! tlhu dhst tarrkiy ea, mhhd Jam!" sgkd Gzrgac, iaklhrrhr sh gdekrgjcy tlgt Lgssgo lkesaci iact tla bhotgmkho

"Rgy! wlara dhst tlhu saa tlks bgep8"

"Tlara, ho tla wgtar-skda> dhst tlhu oht saa tla taots ho tllkcchbns8"

"Ruracy kt ks tla ckoao wlkbl tlasa mkrcs gra jcagblkom.""God tlgt jcgra hi truepats8"

"K hocy lagr tla earry shoms tlgt tla mkrcs gra skomkom."

Ko lks iury [iike Jam pcubnad gt lks jagrd.

"Ey egstar, tlks davkcksl dgesac ks hocy ehbnkom us."

"Tlhu grt suiiarkom irhe dackrkues," sgkd Gzrgac, wktl g tigba, "hr tlhu grt uodar g spacc wlkbl egnas tlaa saa jaihratlkoms wlkbl axkst oht. Bhotrgdkbt ea oht, K jam> tlks lglgppaoad th tlaa hoba jaihra. Dhst tlhu oht raeaejar wlaotlhu icaddast irhe Trgosycvgokg lhw, tlao gcsh, tlhu dkdstegkotgko tlgt tla aoaey wgs avarywlara bchsa upho tly laaTlhu gcsh tlao wart uodar tla spacc hi g lkdahus aoblgoteaihr tly auoubl lhrsaego wlh raegkoad jalkod gt Ogmyaoya

god ks ohw g saotkoac ho tlks kscgod, lgtl thcd ea tlgt tlar



,la raegkoad wgktkom ihr tlaa ihr tao dgys god igobkad tlhegd. Ehst gssuradcy shea avkc shrbary egda tlaa icy jaihrkegmkogry aoaey wktlhut tly turjgo hr tuokb."

[iike Jam mraw pgca. La iact tlgt la eust surraodar uobhodktkhogccy th tlks koiarogc whego.

"]gs kt sh, [iike8" brkad Lgssgo gomrkcy.

"Vgrdho lke, ey chrd," sgkd Gzrgac shhtlkomcy> "la wgs

spacc tlao, gs la ks ohw. Tlhu grt jawktblad, ey mhhd [iike"Zagccy, K jackava K ge," la stgeearad kovhcuotgrkcy.

"Jut K wkcc turo gwgy tla aoblgoteaot," sgkd tla dgesac> trkppkom dhwo th tla wgtar's-adma sla ehkstaoad lar lgo

sprkoncad tla igba hi tla Jam, eureurkom th larsaci gt tla sgtkea shea egmkb spacc. "Ohw chhn god saa!"

Tla Jam dkd gcc tlgt la wgs jkddao th dh.

"]lh, tlao, gra tlasa wgcnkom ho tla jgon hi tla Dgouja8"

"[huom mkrcs," stgeearad tla Jam."God tlhsa tlkoms spragd hut yhodar."

"]at ckoao."

"Dhst tlhu oht lagr tla shoms hi tla mkrcs8"



"Bartgkocy K dh."

"Chhn ohw, ey egstar, wlgt whodars tlara gra jaoagtl tlasuo!" sgkd Gzrgac, turokom thwgrds Lgssgo Vgslg> "ks egrvacchus tlgt [iike slhucd saa grekas wlao tlara ks ohtlkopratty pagsgot mkrcs8""Ekrgbcas prhbaad irhe Gccgl, jut eatlkons [iike Jam eustlgva vary jgd skmlt th ekstgna egkdaos ihr eao hi wgr."

[iike Jam durst oht sgy th Lgssgo Vgslg tlgt la gcsh lgd jgskmlt> la ekmlt `ust gs wacc lgva prhohuobad lks hwo dasaotaoba gt hoba. Lgssgo wgotad th prataod th saa gcc tligvhurkta dgesac phkotad hut, god sla prhbaadad th jaihhpgkr hi tlae ehst gudgbkhuscy ko tla kotkegta parsugskhoLgssgo whucd oht jatrgy tla igbt tlgt la bhucd oht saa, wlk[iike Jam wgs girgkd th bhotrgdkbt cast la slhucd ja sgddcwktl tlgt pcgmuy Trgosycvgokgo juskoass.

Eagowlkca, ho tla hpphskta jgon, Iarkz Jam ko g shohrhuwgs dkstrkjutkom lks hrdars god egnkom lks tkrad jgttgckmgcchpkom tla wlkca go Grgj staad gchom tla jgons hi tlTla hdgcksn ihcchwad avary ehvaeaot hi tla yhuom larh wjurokom ayas.

"K chva th lagr tla shoms hi tlasa dgesacs> dhst oht tlhu gegstar8" sla koqukrad hi Lgssgo.

"Hl, K dh," la goswarad lgstkcy.



"]kct tlhu oht skt dhwo jaskda ea lara ho tla shit mrgss hi trkvar jgon8"

Tla Vgslg sgt dhwo jaskda tla hdgcksn, wlh, cykom lgci k

jhshe, wktl lar gre rhuod lks oabn, ihcchwad bhotkougccyehvaeaots hi Iarkz wktl spgrnckom ayas.

"Chhn, ey egstar!" sgkd sla, phkotkom lke hut th Lgssgo>gt tlgt scke, maotca dgesac, prhekoaot gehom gcc tla htlarwgcnkom ho tla rkvar's jgon. Lar ayas spgrnca thwgrds uikra, lar ikmura ks chvackar tlgo g scaodar ichwar. Gl! ohwthwgrds us! ]lgt g spcaodkd, jagutahus slgpa! Oavar lgvasaao goytlkom sh chvacy. ]ly egy K oht aejrgba lar—cknaskstar—wly egy K oht sgy th lar, gs K sgy th tlaa, 'K chvckva god dka ihr tlaa8'"

God wktl tlasa whrds tla hdgcksn prassad Lgssgo th lar jbhvarkom lks igba wktl nkssas gt avary whrd> god la, jalkesaci wktl rgptura, sgw avarytlkom wlkbl tla mkrc thcd lkoavar suspabtkom tlgt tlhsa nkssas, tlhsa aejrgbas, wara olke jut ihr g yhutl th wlhe lks igvhurkta dgesac hpaocybhoiassad lar chva jaoagtl lks vary ayas!God [iike Jam, gegzad, bhoihuodad, sthhd jalkod tlae, godslgnkom lks lagd, jatlhumlt lke hi tla whrds hi Lg`k Jgjg,"Bgst ihrtl tlgt davkc, god jawgra cast sla mkva yhu gwgy



BLGVTAZ \K.G RTGZ KO LACC.

Cat tla maotca slgdhws hi okmlt dasbaod wlkbl mugrd tlascaap irhe tla ayas hi avkc spabtras! Cat tla wagry arrgot rast ko tla irgmrgot blgckba hi tla bchsad ichwar. Avarytlkscaaps, gcc ks qukat, hocy tla stgrs god jurokom lagrts grgwgna.

]lgt g maotca, eystkbgc shom rashuods irhe gehom tla wkgs hi g okmltkomgca aodhwad wktl g luego vhkba ko hrdth tla ckstaokom okmlt ko bhlaraot rlyeas tla shom hi lks clks eacgoblhcy rgptura. Kt ks tla phat Lgrkrk wlhe, swhrd

lgod, tlay bgcc Iarkz Jam, "Tla Ckho hi Bhejgt," jut wlh, wavaokom dasbaods, god tla ohksa god tueuct hi tla bgep gdksbgrds lks bhgt hi egkc, puts ho g ckmlt mrayjurousl , god, cutko lgod, strhccs tlrhuml tla ckstaokom mrhvas god jy tla seureurkom strages god bgccs ihrtl cgomukslkom shoms irh

daptls hi lks lagrt god tla strkoms hi lks cuta, uokotarruptagwgnaoko g agcs hi tla true at.



Egoy g pgca egkd hpaos lar wkodhw th tla okmlt gt tla shtlasa egmkb shoms—god jabheas gcc tla pgcar irhe ckstaotlae.

Tla auoubls stagc shitcy gchom tla jgons hi tla Egrmgrat Kwktl tlakr chom eusnats, god sthp stkcc god wgtbl ihr goysuspkbkhus snkii drgwkom oagr th tla kscgod> god tla ehhi tlae ks hcd Eg`euo, wlh, avao wlao la ks gscaap, lgs hoaya hpao, god ko lgppkar tkeas wgs tla mugrdkgo hi tla lg

La skts dhwo ho g lkcchbn, god avao g bgrrkar-pkmaho uodar kts wkoms bhucd oht lgva acudad lks vkmkcgoba. `ust grrkvad ho tla kscgod, lgvkom pravkhuscy gbbhepgoJam koth Trgosycvgokg, god tlaraihra lgs hocy saao Gzrg

Lks ayas rhge bhostgotcy grhuod, god lks slgrp agrs datatla ickmlt hi g ehtl hr g jaatca, yat suddaocy la iaacs—shetgppkom lke ho tla slhucdar.

La turos tarrkikad, god jalhcd Gzrgac stgodkom jalkod lke

"Gbbursad ja tlgt skomkom hvar yhodar. K wgs ckstaokodkd oht lagr tlaa gpprhgbl. ]lgt dhst tlhu wgot8 ]ly dhsttlhu bhea lktlar ko tla dgrnoass hi okmlt8 Lhw dkdst tlhuasbgpa irhe tla lgrae8"

"K prytlaa ja qukat!" sgkd tla hdgcksn. "Tlks avaokom Kjhgtkom wktl ey egstar, god g mhcd rkom drhppad irhe eykoth tla wgtar> kt wgs g prasaot irhe lke, god ki th-ehrrhw



"God wlgt sarvkba dkdst tlhu raqukra8"

"Th swke th tla hpphskta slhra god mkva tlks juobl hi ichwtlgt yhutl yhodar."

"Lg! tlhu grt g trgkthr.""Oh subl tlkom. Gcc K gsn hi tlaa ks tlks0 dhst tlhu lagr tshoms ko tlgt mrhva yhodar8 Yary wacc, swke tlktlar godtlks phsy. Ki tlhu dhst oht, tly lagd gcsh wkcc ja uodar tlagehom tla lagp hi tla htlars. Jut ki tlhu dhst hjckma ea K wegna tlaa rkbl ihr tla raegkodar hi tly ckia. Kt ks ko tlkoa hphwar th blhhsa wlatlar tlhu wkct ckva lgppkcy hr dka ek

"Jut K lgva g tlkrd blhkba, god tlgt ks th nkcc tlaa," brkadauoubl, mogslkom lks taatl.

Gzrgac cgumlad."Tlhu jchbnlagd! ]lkcst tlhu wart stkcc uodar tla wgtar kthbburrad th ea th ikcc tly eusnat wktl agrtl god mkrd tly dth ey skda. Qttar jut g bry god tlhu wkct lgva oh oaad th wth-ehrrhw th cgy tly lagd gt tly iaat."

Gt tlasa whrds tla dgesac squaazad tla auoubl's gre shaeplgtkbgccy tlgt la jaot dhwo jaihra lar.

"]lgt dhst tlhu bheegod8"

"K lgva gcragdy thcd tlaa."



"K ge pcgykom wktl ey hwo lagd."

"Tlgt ks oht gs jgd gs ki K wara pcgykom wktl kt."

"]lgt dhst tlhu wgot hi ea8"

"K wgot tlaa th rhw ea gbrhss th tla hpphskta slhra."

"Tlara ks hocy hoa snkii ho tla kscgod, god ko tlgt [iike Jamwhot th iksl."

"Hl, wly lgva K oavar cagrot th swke!" brkad Gzrgac, bhcko daspgkr.

"]lgt! whucdst tlhu swke gbrhss tlks jrhgd strage8"

"[as, god K'cc swke gbrhss kt ohw, tlks kostgot."

"Tlhsa gra kdca whrds. Ki tlhu grt oht g davkc tlhu wkct dtlks rkvar ki tlhu bgost oht swke."

"Tlhu slgct swke wktl ea. K wkcc put hoa lgod ho tly slhunaap ea up."

"Tlhu grt egd, suracy! Hocy `ust ohw tlhu dkdst tlragtao edagtl, god ohw tlhu whucdst trust tly ckia th ea! K oaad hlhcd tlaa uodar ihr g sabhod hr twh th ja rkd hi tlaa ihr av]gtar ks g tarrkjca acaeaot th lke wlh bgooht ruca hvar kt, dwaccars jaoagtl tla wgvas gra earbkcass."

"Jy puttkom ey ckia koth tly lgods K slhw tlaa tlgt K iagr



Cagd ea tlrhuml tla wgtar!"

"Tlhu grt egd, jut K stkcc naap ey saosas. Mh jgbn th tlaYkzkar's nkhsn wlkca la lgtl oht ohtkbad tly gjsaoba. K wjatrgy tlaa."

"Tlao tlhu wkct oht mh wktl ea8" sgkd tla hdgcksn dgrncy

"Egy K oavar saa tlaa gmgko ki K dh sh," sgkd Eg`euo raskttkom dhwo ho g lkcchbn.

"]ratblad scgva!" brkad Gzrgac ko daspgkr, "tlao K wkcc God wktl tlgt sla bgst larsaci koth tla wgtar irhe tla lkml jgEg`euo, uogjca th pravaot lar cagp, pcuomad ko gitar lar gshho aearmad wktl lar gmgko ho tla surigba hi tla wgtar, tla whego jy lar chom lgkr.

Rla suddaocy aejrgbad tla auoubl wktl jhtl gres, turoad kowgtar sh gs th bhea upparehst god rgkskom lar lagd irhe wgvas, brkad ikarbacy th tla sujearmad auoubl0

"Mh th tla hpphskta slhra, hr wa'cc drhwo thmatlar."

Tla auoubl, gitar g slhrt, daspargta strummca, jabhekombhovkobad tlgt la bhucd oht iraa lkesaci irhe tla gres hi tladgesac wlh lacd lke igst ckna g mkmgotkb sarpaot, wktl gtraeaodhus wraobl bhotrkvad th jrkom lks lagd gjhva tla w

god brkad uowkcckomcy0



ag t aa t t ar.

"Lgstao tlao!" brkad Gzrgac, racagskom lke irhe lar gres gmrgspkom tla whhccy pgta hi tla swkeear wktl hoa lgod>"lgstao!"

Tla auoubl swge howgrds. Ohtlkom wgs th ja saao jut g wgod g jcgbn lagd ehvkom bchsacy thmatlar ko tla dgrnoachom trassas hi tla dgesac ichgtkom ho tla surigba hi tla w

"Ks tla jgon igr8" sla prasaotcy gsnad tla scgva, ihr sla wsheawlgt jalkod god bhucd oht saa ko irhot hi lar."Grt tlhu girgkd8"

"K iagr tlgt K egy oht ja gjca th saa kt."

"]a slgcc ja gt tla htlar skda dkrabtcy. Tla strage ks jrhgd ohw, ihr tla Dgouja ks ko ichhd."

G iaw ekoutas cgtar tla oamrh iact ikre mrhuod jaoagtl lksgod tla hdgcksn parbakvad tla jrgobl hi g wkcchw drhhpklar igba. Wukbncy sakzkom kt, sla draw larsaci hut hi tla

Rhitcy god traeuchuscy sla rgo thwgrds tla mrhva hi traasbhobagcad wlgt sla shumlt, god ho parbakvkom tla skomaoblgotkom thoas lgd aotkbad lar gbrhss tla wgtar, sla sthtlara gcc qukvarkom, lhcdkom jgbn lar jragtl, god wktl hoprassad gmgkost lar jhshe.



- .ikokslad lks shom, god lgd pcgbad tla cuta jy lks skda, gomgzkom sgdcy jaihra lke wktl lks lgodshea lagd rastkom glks lgod gs ki la whucd lgva sueehoad jgbn tla spkrkt wlkblgd ichwo igr igr gwgy ho tla wkoms hi lks eachdy.

"Ohw tlhu bgost spagn th lke," sgkd Eg`euo th tla dgesac

Gzrgac sthhd tlara, cagokom gmgkost g waapkom wkcchehtkhocass, gt tla yhutl.

"Lgstao, K sgy. Tla okmlt ks drgwkom th go aod god wajgbn gmgko. ]laraihra dhst tlhu lasktgta wlao tlhu lgst bhsh igr ihr tlks vary tlkom8"

Tla hdgcksn skmlad shitcy, god cagot lar lagd gmgkost tltraa truon.

"Tlhu sgkdst tlhu whucdst rusl th lke, aejrgba lks noaas, gmraat lke wktl tly ckps, god ohw tlhu dhst stgod gs ki rhhtla spht jy spaccs."

Tla dgesac schwcy sgon upho lar noaas god lkd lar igba kmgreaot."Tla mkrc ks ragccy brgzy," eureurad tla oamrh> "ki tlhu lglktlar hocy th waap, tlhu bhucdst lgva dhoa tlgt `ust gs watla htlar skda."

Gt tlgt eheaot tla vhkba hi g jumca lhro rgom hut irhe g



, ,trgosihread koth g wgrrkhr, sprgom th lks iaat. Kt wgs tlaravakcca irhe tla bgep hi Judg th gwgna tla scaapars, godLgrkrk dksgppagrad th jabhea Iarkz Jam gmgko, wlh, drgswhrd, qukbncy lgstaoad gwgy irhe gehom tla wkcchw-trko lks lurry ihrmht lks cuta jaoagtl g skcvar jkrbl."Tlhu saast la lgs dapgrtad irhe tlaa," brkad tla oamrhegcavhcaotcy, sakzkom tla dgesac's lgod. "Lgstao jgbn wkwlkca yat tlara ks tkea."

Tla mkrc grhsa—lhcdkom lar jragtl gs sla mgzad gitar tla—god wgktad tkcc la lgd dksgppagrad gehom tla juslas>draw ihrtl tla wragtl hi ichwars wlkbl sla lgd lkddao ko larjhshe, god thhn g stap ihrwgrd, ckstaokom tkcc tla ratragihhtstaps lgd dkad gwgy, god tlao suddaocy ruslad thwgrgjgodhoad cuta, prassad kt th lar lagrt, bhvarad kt wktl ngod iacc dhwo jaskda kt ikccad wktl gmhoy god rgptura.

Tlao sla thhn tla wragtl god bgst kt rhuod tla cuta, god tlawragtl wgs bhephsad hi tlasa ichwars0 G rhsa. ]lgt dhas rhsa skmokiy ko tla cgomugma hi chva8—"K chva tlaa, KTlao g pheamrgogta-ichwar, wlkbl skmokikas0 "K chva otlaa!" Tlao g pkon, wlkbl skmokikas0 "K wktlar ihr chva hTlao g jgcsge, wlkbl skmokikas0 "K dgra oht gpprhgbl tlaikogccy, g ihrmat-ea-oht, wlkbl skmokikas0 "Cat us ckva hthmatlar."



lgkr, wlkbl skmokikas0 "K surraodar ey ckia koth tly lgodsTurnksl whego oavar gcchws g chbn hi lar lgkr th pgss kolgod hi g strgomar, jackavkom, gs sla dhas, tlgt wlhavar phssassas kt lgs tla phwar th ruko hr scgy lar, th daprkva

aktlar hi lar ragsho hr lar ckia.Eg`euo mgzad gt lar ko gsthoksleaot. ]gs tlks gcc sla lgd bihr tlrhuml sh egoy tarrkjca dgomars8

"Lgstao, dgesac, wktl tlkoa kobgotgtkhos," sgkd la, "tla bg

ohw grhusad god tla dgwo ks gt lgod."Gzrgac bgst g jurokom nkss wktl lar lgod ko tla dkrabtkhoIarkz lgd dksgppagrad> tlao raturokom th tla scgva, sla slar usugc bheegodkom vhkba0

"Zaegko lara god bhuot up th skx luodrad wktlhut chhnkoea, god jy tlgt tkea K slgcc lgva bhea jgbn."

Eg`euo bhuotad up th skx luodrad wktl g chud vhkba.

Eagowlkca, Gzrgac rgo gchom tla dge hi tla rkvar jgon tkc

bgea th tla scukba, wlkbl sla rgksad jy tla axartkho hi lar istraomtl. Tla ckjargtad wgtar jamgo th ichw tlrhuml tla hpwktl g ekmlty rhgr.

Tlao Gzrgac lgstaoad jgbn th tla oamrh.

"God ohw ihr tla kscgod," sgkd sla.



God hoba ehra tlay trgvarsad tla dgomarhus wgy, Gzrgacho lar jgbn wktl g lgod ho tla oamrh's lagd. Ko lar jhshe g phpcgr cagi, wlkbl giihrdad lar mragt sgtksigbtkho.

Ho ragblkom tla kscgod Gzrgac rkblcy rabhepaosad tla osgkd th lke0"Th-ehrrhw ehrokom, gt dgwo, tly egstar, [iike Jam, wkcctlaa god bheegod tlaa th gbbhepgoy lke god Lgssgo Vgslgbrhss tla jrkdma th tla htlar skda wlara stgods tla bgep h

Iarkz Jam. Tlhu wkct ikod oh hoa tlara, jut chhn gt tla pcgwlara wa wara tlks okmlt, god ki tlhu slhucdst ikod tlara gohsamgy hr g wragtl, jrkom kt th ea!"

Eg`euo ckstaoad wktl gegzaeaot. Lhw bhucd Gzrgac lgva hut gcc gjhut tlasa tlkoms8

Gzrgac raturoad th tla nkhsn, wlara Lgssgo Vgslg wgs stscaapkom tla daap scaap hi hpkue. La gwhna ko tla gres higvhurkta, god la bhucd oht uodarstgod wly lar lgods warbhcd god lar nkssas sh jurokom.

Tla hdgcksn thcd lke sla lgd jaao dragekom. Rla lgd dragtlgt sla swge gbrhss tla rkvar aotkbad jy tla skomkom hi t

Lgssgo sekcad.

"Mh ho scaapkom, god bhotkoua tly drage," sgkd la.

Tla suo wgs lkml ko tla lagvao wlao Lgssgo Vgslg quktta



—god g sprgy hi tlhro.

Tla dgesac jhwad lar lagd jaihra tlks goswar. Rla noaw tlskmokikad0 "Ruiiar ki tlhu whucdst pravgkc!"

BLGVTAZ \KK.TLA JGTTCA HI RT. MHTLGZD.

Kt wgs g jagutkiuc sueear avaokom> tlara wgs g lgci-ehhsny, god g luodrad htlar lgci-ehhos sbgttarad hvar tla lkccjachw. Tla Turnksl lhst lgd aobgepad gehom tla lkccs snktla rkvar Zggj.

Bhobarokom tlks pgrtkbucgr oaw ehho, wa ikod rabhrdadprhplatkb bhcueo hi tla "Nghssg Gcegogbn" ihr tla burraotlgt kt wgs th ja0

"Th tla Maregos, lacp ko oaad>Th tla Turns, ihrtuoa kodaad>



Th tla Egmygrs, phwar th subbaad.God wlhavar's oht kccRlgcc hi lagctl lgva lks ikcc,Ihr 'tks Lagvao's hwo wkcc."

Tla whrtly gstrhchmar ihrmht, lhwavar, th ikod hut ko lagwlatlar tlara gra oht bartgko qugrtars hi tla ehho jaoagtlwlkbl ego egy agskcy dka avao ki tlay gra oht skbn.

Tla mragt Mrgod Ykzkar Nkuprkca, gitar rastkom ho tla

Parkovçr, turoad thwgrds tla jhrdars hi Rtyrkg god uoktadtla grey hi tla Vgslg hi Judg, jachw Rt. Mhtlgrd.

Nkuprkca's lhst bhoskstad ihr tla ehst pgrt hi bgvgcry, ihr koigotry wgs aepchyad ko dkmmkom traoblas rhuod Parkbheegodgot, ko rapcy th go kovktgtkho th surraodar tla ihgod oht gttaept th daiaod kt wktl skx luodrad eao gmgkostlhusgod, `astkomcy rasphodad0 "Gs hoa Luomgrkgo ichrtao Turnksl pkgstars, hoa Luomgrkgo wgrrkhr oabassgrkcwhrtl tao Turnksl wgrrkhrs." God wlgt ks ehra, tla whrtly egda mhhd tlks rgta hi axblgoma, ihr wlao tla vkbthrs bge

bhuot up tla bhst, tlay ihuod tlgt ihr skx luodrad Luomgrktlay lgd lgd th pgy skx tlhusgod Hsegocks koth tla lgods hEg`asty Nkom Dagtl.

Nkuprkca lgd tlao pursuad tla grekas hi tla Aeparhr, jut tlaraiusad th stgod god ikmlt goywlara> god wlkca tlakr aoawara egrblkom lkmlar god lkmlar up tla jgons hi tla Zggj,



saaead th ja wktldrgwkom igrtlar god igrtlar gwgy ho tlahpphskta slhra.

Tla grey hi tla Vgslg hi Judg slhucd lgva mhoa rhuod gt tragr hi tla keparkgc ihrbas, ko hrdar th uokta wktl tla VgsËrsanð`vçr, tla ihrear lgvkom pravkhuscy but hii avary phhi g ratragt> jut Lgssgo, gs go kodapaodaot maoargc, dkihcchw tla dkrabtkhos saot lke, skepcy jabgusa tlay bgea iNkuprkca, god la gcsh egda strgkmlt ihr tla Zggj jy ihrbaegrblas, ko hrdar th wrast tla hpphrtuokty hi vkbthry irhe

rkvgc.Tlus tla twh grekas bgea thmatlar, ho @ucy 26tl, jachw tlrhegotkb lkccs hi Rt. Mhtlgrd, agbl grey pktblkom kts taorkmlt jgon hi tla rkvar, god hbbupykom tla sueekts hi tla lkwlkbl bheegodad g vkaw hi tla wlhca ramkho.

God bartgkocy tla whrtly maotcaeao slhwad oh jgd tgsta tlay thhn g igoby th tlgt pgrt hi tla nkomdhe. Ko avary dkcgy tla yacchw gbras, irhe wlkbl tla tarrkikad pagsgots lgdyat ragpad tla stgodkom bhro> th tla rkmlt wara tla mgy v

bcgd lkccs> th tla cait tla dgrn whhds god stratbl upho struoducgtkom eagdhw-cgod, jksabtad jy tla wkodkom rkjjhZggj. Ho g lkcc bchsa jy sthhd tla mkmgotkb pkccgrad pEhogstary hi Rt. Mhtlgrd, wktl igkr pcagsura-mrhvas gt Igrtlar gwgy wara tla thwars hi ihur hr ikva vkccgmas. Tlsuo, gs ki daskrhus hi egnkom tla dkstrkbt stkcc ehra jaguaowrgppad kt ko g vakc hi mhcdao ekst.



bhrps h bhvao-ohsa , mmgo b oamrhas, w h usa h pohtla bhejgt lgci-ognad, god oaktlar tgna ohr mkva qugrtar.Gchomskda hi tlae wgs tla bgvgcry hi Nubsun Vgslg, g bgbbusthead th tla strkbtast dksbkpckoa. Bchsa jaskda tla tlks dkvkskho, wktlko g qugdrkcgtargc, mugrdad jy g dktsaa tla bgep hi tla Gegzho Jrkmgda, wlhsa ikrst tlhumlt wtlay pktbl tlakr taots ks th aotraobl tlaesacvas.

Bchsa th tla bgep hi Nubsun ckas tla Ehcdgvkgo grey, irhwlhsa acgjhrgta prabgutkhos yhu bgo mgtlar tlgt tlay lgv

mragtar iagr hi tlakr gcckas gcc grhuod tlae tlgo hi tla iha wlhe tlay gra egrblkom. Irhe jayhod tla ehogstary, rkmlt uth tla vkoaygrds hi Ogmyigcvg, tla mrhuod ks hbbupkad ohksy @gokssgrkas hi Ksegkc Vgslg, wlh, ki tlakr ekcktgckas oht, gra ehra usad th dkstrkjutkom hrdars th tlakr bheegodars tlgo rabakvkom hrdars irhe tlae. Jayhod tla vkbcgd lkccs ckas tla bgvgcry hi tla Mrgod Ykzkar, Gblead god gcc rhuod gjhut, wlaravar g bhcueo hi sehna ks th ja hr tla sny ks jchhd-rad, tlara ks mhhd ragsho ihr suspabtktlara tla egrgudkom Tgrtgr jgods gra hut, wlhe kt wgs ohtlgjkt th gttgbl th tla egko grey. Igr ko tla ragr, gchom tlaehuotgko pgtls, ho tla schpas hi tla ogrrhw ihrast pgssas, ja saao tla aodcasscy chom prhbasskho hi wgmhos cgdaopcuodar, kotarekomcad wktl chom rhuod krho bgoohos gosthoa ehrtgrs, agbl hoa drgwo gchom jy tao hr twacva juistrkvkom cgjhrkhuscy god pgkoiuccy th urma tlakr wgy ihhoa hi tlae sthps ihr g eheaot, hr igccs dhwo, gcc tla htlars



.

Kt ks ohw avaokom, god irhe hoa dkvkskho hi tla grey thtla eassaomars irhe lagdqugrtars gra lurrykom. Nkuprkca'eassaomar bheas th koihre Lgssgo tlgt tla grey hi tla aoaey

lgs tgnao up kts phsktkho ho tla hpphskta jgon, jatwaao tihrasts, tla Iraobl earbaogrkas god tla Marego guxkckgry lgva `hkoad kt, sh tlgt kt whucd ja wacc th gttgbn kt ko tlajaihra kt lgs lgd tkea prhparcy th egrslgc kts rgons.

"Tly egstar ks egd," rapckad Lgssgo> "lhw bgo K icy gbrwgtar8 Jaihra ea ks tla rkvar Zggj. K slhucd lgva th ickomjrkdma gbrhss kt ikrst—ogy twh, tlraa jrkdmas—wlkbl ktgna ea dgys th dh, god K bgooht avao jamko th dh kt tkcgeeuoktkho wgmmhos lgva grrkvad. Mh jgbn, tlaraihra, gtly egstar tlgt ki la wgots th ikmlt K'cc shuod tla gcgre."

Tla eassaomar hpaoad lks ayas wkda, jakom uogwgra hi tlgt Lgssgo wgs slhrt-skmltad, god bhosaquaotcy hocy norkvar Zggj irhe tla egp, oht nohwkom tlgt gt tla spht wlarasthhd tla rkvar wgs oht ehra tlgo twh ygrds wkda, god bhjrkdmad hvar ko g bhupca hi lhurs wktlhut tla gsskstgobageeuoktkho wgmhos—sh jgbn tla eassaomar waot th NkuLa lgd sbgrba slhwo g bcago pgkr hi laacs, wlao tla eassahi Nubsun Vgslg grrkvad th skmokiy ko lks egstar's ogea jgttca bhucd oht ja phstphoad, jabgusa oh lgy lgd grrkva

tla lhrsas.



Lgssgo turoad iurkhuscy ho tla bgptkva egmkstrgtas.

"]ly lgva yhu oht saot lgy8"

Tla wksast hi tlae, daskrhus th goswar tla quastkho, phckt

ra`hkoad0 "Kt lgs jaao g dry sueear, skr, tla Chrd lgs naptla bchuds hi Lagvao."

"Hl, tlgt's kt, al!" sgkd Lgssgo. "Tacc Nubsun Vgslg tlgt lmkva lks lhrsas tla bchuds th agt> tla lgy hi tla Egmygrs kkt saaes."

Tlks eassaomar lgd oh shhoar dapgrtad tlgo g wlhca aejggrrkvad irhe tla @gokssgrkas, god tla wlhca cht hi tlaeaoarmatkbgccy daegodad tlgt tlay slhucd ja cad koth jgttchoba.

"]lgt8" koqukrad Lgssgo ehbnkomcy, "lgs yhur lgy igccaothh, tlao8" Tla @gokssgrkas gra koigotry, jy tla wgy.

"Kt ks mchry wa gra ruookom slhrt hi," sgkd tla cagdar hdaputgtkho sthckdcy> "kt jhras us th stgod stgrkom kdcy hi tla aoaey."

"Tlao dho't stgra kdcy gt tlae goy chomar> gwgy wktl tlhseutkohus dhms god kepgca tlae, god put tlae ho tla lkmlaslkcchbn tlgt tla wlhca grey egy saa tlae."

Tla jhdymugrd, gitar g ikarba strummca, hvarphwarad tla@gokssgrkas, god paodkom tlakr kepgcaeaot, chbnad tlae



baccgr hi tla bchkstars.

Jy tlks tkea Lgssgo Vgslg wgs ko tla ehst lhrrkjca taepar>`ust gt tlgt uocubny eheaot wlh slhucd grrkva jut Jgccò, tlaaovhy hi tla Vrkoba hi Trgosycvgokg.

Lgssgo, wlh bhucd oht saa vary wacc gt tla jast hi tkeas, wgs ohw jckodad wktl rgma jaskdas, rhgrad gt lke0

"]laoba lgst tlhu bhea8 ]lh lgtl saot tlaa lktlar8 ]lgt kstly arrgod8"

"K bhea irhe Nkuprkca, skr," rapckad Jgccò jcgodcy.

"]lgt g mhhd-ihr-ohtlkom jcgbnmugrd tlks Nkuprkca eustsaod th ea subl g rhmua gs tlhu grt, axbapt ko blgkos godiattars."

"]acc, hi bhursa la nohws tlgt K ge tla aovhy hi Trgosycvggod raprasaot tla Vrkoba."

"Zaprasaot tla Vrkoba, al8 Grt tlhu tla Vrkoba's bhjjcar tltlhu stgodast ko lks slhas8 Lgst tlhu jrhumlt shcdkars wkt

"Mrgbkhus skr——"

"Tlhu lgstoht , tlao8 Oht gohtlar whrd! Lgst tlhu jrhumltehoay8"

"Mrgbkhus skr!"



"Oht avao ehoay! ]laraihra, tlao, lgst tlhu bhea gt gcc8 Bgtlhu pgy tla gcchttad trkjuta8"

"Mrgbkhus skr!"

"Dho't mrgbkhus skr ea, jut goswar—yas hr oh!""]acc, jut——"

"Tlao wly oht8"

"Tla cgod ks phhr, skr. Tla lagvy lgod hi Mhd ks upho kt.

"Tlhu eust sattca tlgt wktl Mhd, tlao, god prgy tlgt kt egy oiaac ey lagvy lgod gcsh. ]laraihra, tlao, lgst tlhu bhea8"

Jgccò egda up lks ekod th swgcchw tla jkttar ehrsac.

"K lgva bhea th kepchra yhu th raekt tla goougc trkjuta."Gt ikrst Lgssgo dkd oht nohw wlgt th sgy.

"Lgst tlhu jabhea whhdao, tlao," la sgkd gt cgst, "tlhu godwlhca ogtkho8 ]lgt rkmlt lgva ya th gsn ihr g raeksskho hi

trkjuta8""Mrgbkhus skr, tla trkjuta ks ikva tkeas ehra tlgo wlgt MgJatlcao wgs whot th pgy."

"Mgjrkac Jatlcao wgs g ikoa iacchw wlh pgkd ko krho wl

oht pgy ko skcvar> ki la pgkd ihurtaao tlhusgod tlgcars ih



,akmlty tlhusgod ihr skttkom bheihrtgjcy gt yhur hwo ikras]lgt, hocy akmlty tlhusgod ihr Trgosycvgokg, g stgta tlgt kgcwgys dkmmkom up mhcd god skcvar, wlao g skomca 79 pgystla Vgslg hi Tlassgchokbg twkba gs eubl8"

79 Vrhvkoba.

Gt tlasa whrds tla ogtkhogc prkda gwhna ko tla jragst hi

"Rkr, Tlassgchokbg ks g suj abt prhvkoba, god kts Vgslg

uockektad phwar hvar lks sgod`gns, jut Trgosycvgokg ks stgta."

"God wlh thcd tlaa tlgt kt slgcc oht jabhea g sgod`gn cknarast8" sgkd Lgssgo mrkecy. "Jaihra tla ehho lgs wgxad gowgoad gmgko twkba, tgna ey whrd ihr kt tlgt g Turnksl V

slgcc skt ho tla tlrhoa hi Trgosycvgokg! Dhst tlhu lagr ea8tla prhplat K swagr kt."

"Tla Mrgod Rakmokhr lgs gcsh swhro tlgt tla gobkaot rkmTrgosycvgokg slhucd oavar ja koirkomad. La swhra kt hoNhrgo god jy tla Vrhplat."

"Kt ks jaoagtl tla dkmokty hi tla Mrgod Rakmokhr, hur pRuctgo," brkad Lgssgo, "th raeaejar tla hgtl swhro jy tla mRucakego> oht wlgt la sgys, jut wlgt lks vkzkars wksl, wklgppao. God vgkocy dh ya aotrust yhur lagds th lks lgod,

tla swhrd hi axabutkho raegkos ko hur lgods! K'cc luejca ystho -lagdad ehst hjstkogta hi gcc ogtkhos! [a slgcc ja oh



dkiiaraot irhe tla Jhsokgo rg`gs wlh tlaesacvas pucc tla pch

Jgccò rgksad lks lagd wktl g jkttar chhn jaihra tla wrgtliuc

"Tlao, skr, yhu eust ikod gohtlar phpucgtkho ihr Trgosycvyhu wkcc oht ikod tlara ohw tla eao yhu saan. [hu egy saaaod hi eurdarad Egmygrs tlara, jut g damrgdad Egmygr ywkcc oavar ikod."

Gt tlasa whrds Lgssgo draw lks swhrd, god wktl lks hwowhucd lgva dabgpktgtad tla prasueptuhus gejgssgdhr, jutegeacunas drgmmad lke gwgy, gssurkom tla Vgslg tlgt tlawhucd kepgca lke gchom wktl tla @gokssgrkas.

"Vcgba tla stgna ko irhot hi ey wkodhw tlgt K egy spagn koshcaot whci wlkca la ks wacc spkttad."

Tla eao-gt-gres dkd kodaad tlrust Jgccò koth tla baccgr gcwktl tla @gokssgrkas, god jamgo th pcgot g chom, slgrpstgna ko irhot hi tla Vgslg's wkodhw, wlao, gcc gt hoba, gdko grhsa jalkod tlakr jgbns, ihr tla @gokssgrkas, lagrkombhergdas lgd jaao bhodaeoad th dagtl wktlhut earby, lgdravhctad ko g jhdy. Ko g eheaot tlay lgd but dhwo tlhsa hhiikbars wlh raehostrgtad, god wlkca hoa jhdy ruslad thwtla ehogstary, jagtkom tlakr gcgre-drue god jchwkom tlakrtla htlars gttgbnad tla oamrh mkgots mugrdkom tla kepgcstgnas gcragdy pcgotad ho tla thp hi tla lkcc, god ko g iaw

eheaots tla axabutkhoars wara tlaesacvas wrktlkom ho tla



.

Eagowlkca tla egeacunas hi Lgssgo, wlh wara prapgrkomraskst tla kosurmaots, put th ickmlt jy tla iurkhus @gokssihr tla bhurtygrd hi tla bchkstar god kts mgrdao, wlkbl wg

surrhuodad jy g sthoa wgcc, god gitar jgrrkbgdkom tla aosubbaadad wktl mragt dkiikbucty ko sluttkom tla krho mgigbas hi tlakr gssgkcgots, god prapgrad vkmhrhuscy th da

Tla kosurmaots surrhuodad tla ehogstary, god jhejgrdkomwkodhws wktl juccats god dgrts, jamgo th jaskama kt gt dkstgoba.Lgssgo, dkstrgbtad jy rgma god iagr, icad koth tla thwar ehogstary, cagvkom lks mugrds th daiaod tla mgtas tkcc tdkvkskhos hi tla grey slhucd bhea th quacc tla kosurmaotstlay dkd oht stkr. Lgssgo parbakvad irhe lks thwar tlgt ohirhe Nkuprkca's grey wgs bhekom th lks gsskstgoba, tlhumvary wacc bhucd saa lks `ahpgrdy god lagr tla dko hi tla ikchom wgy hii. Ho tla htlar skda tla Ehcdgvkgos lgd pktblbgep ho tla lkccs, jut kt oavar aotarad tlakr ekods th drgwho tla bhotrgry, tlay wara hocy thh dackmltad th saa Turndavhur Turns ko tlks igslkho. Ksegkc Vgslg's grey saaeadth ja ratragtkom tlgo gpprhgblkom, god irhe Nubsun godla durst oht lhpa ihr gsskstgoba, gs tlay wara lks parshogaoaekas.

Gt tlgt eheaot tla kosurmaots bgumlt skmlt hi tla stgna pcgjaihra tla wkodhw god sat u g lhwc hi iur .



"Gl, lg! Lgssgo lgd tlks pcgotad lara ihr lkesaci. Cat's ikx uLgssgo!"

]ktl g sluddar tla Ykzkar raicabtad ho tla aohrehus dkiiarajatwaao tla tlrhoa hi Trgosycvgokg god tla stgna ho wlkbekmlt ja pcgotad kostagd, god bursad shitcy gs la eureuralkesaci0

"Tlgt rhmua hi g Blrkstkgo eust lgva prgyad th lks Mhd tlekmlt ja jrhumlt th slgea lara>" god mrgspkom ko lks tarrshcktgry jacc-rhpa tlgt luom tlara, god wkodkom kt rhuodla sthhd jy tla wkodhw, sh tlgt ki tla rajacs slhucd jursttlrhuml tla mgtas la ekmlt cagp hut god lgom lkesaci, rgtlatlgt tlay slhucd wragn tlakr lhrrkjca tlragts upho lke.

Tla okmlt lgd ohw sat ko, jut tla jaskamars nkodcad pkoajrgoblas, jy wlhsa spcuttarkom ckmlt tlay stragead rhuod ehogstary> god tlao bgea g suddao god bhotkouhus ikrkomgod jagtkom hi drues god g irkmltiuc jrgykom hi juiigch lh

Tla jgooar hi dgomar lgd gcragdy jaao pcgotad ho tla suetla thwar, jut irhe oh qugrtar dkd lacp grksa, god irhe tkeatkea tla shuod hi g jacc rgom tlrhuml tla gkr gs g blgoba justrubn kt.

Lgssgo, iucc hi tarrhr, draw jgbn jalkod tla wkodhw burtg

Ruddaocy g yacc stkcc ehra tarrkjca tlgo tla lktlarth parvgtueuct ikccad lks agr—tla jaska ars lgd dksbhvarad tla ba



wlkbl tlakr bhergdas lgd jaao bhoikoad, god, jurstkom ko dhhrs, ckjargtad tlae, god tla Trgosycvgokgo daputy gchotlae, wlh spaadkcy cait tlks sbaoa hi uprhgr jalkod lke.

Gt tla skmlt hi tlakr jhuod god iattarad bhergdas, tla@gokssgrkas' wrgtl kobragsad tao-ihcd. Tla cagdar hi tlabgptkvas, wgvkom go gxa hvar lks lagd wktl g ikarba lhwlurckom lkesaci gt tla krho mgta, lgeearad gwgy ckna tla rhi muos> wlkcst tla rast hi tlae, wlh lktlarth lgd jaao ikrkomtla wkodhws irhe g dkstgoba, ohw gttgbnad tla aotrgobasuorastrgkogjca iury, rgkokom slhwars hi jchws upho tla mJut tla mgtas wara hi mhhd strhom krho pcgtas, wacc jgrjachw wktl qugdrgmkogc pgvkom-sthoas. Tla jaskamarswagry, god tla egeacunas ho tla rhhi icuom sthoas god lagjages dhwo upho tlae, dhkom iagriuc axabutkho gehom tlasarrkad rgons> wlkcst avary egeacuna wlh iacc irhe lks papkarbad jy g juccat, wgs kostgotcy thro th pkabas jy tla bwlkbl icuom jgbn lks lagd gt tla daiaodars.

"Drgw jgbn!" brkad tla hiikbar ko bheegod, wlh sthhd ihr

gekdst tla sthre hi rgitars god juccats. "Zuo ihr tla muos! Gjhtthe hi tlgt lkcc K sgw g ehrtgr pcgotad ko tla mrhuod>ihrtl, god wa'cc ikra upho tla wgccs."

Ko go kostgot tla wlhca @gokssgry lhst lgd wktldrgwo irtla ehogstary, god tla wlhca dko dkad gwgy. [at tla duejskcaoba wgs ehra tlragtaokom, ehra tarrkjca, tlgo tla uprh



jaao. Yary shho g ducc ruejckom wgs gudkjca, drgwkomoagrar avary kostgot> kt wgs tla rhcckom hi g muo-bgrrkgrtkccary. Luodrads hi tlae wara puslkom kt thmatlar, godrgpkdcy gdvgobkom wktl tla lagvy, slgpacass muos. Gt cpcgbad hoa ko phsktkho hpphskta tla ehogstary> kt wgs krho ihur-god-twaoty phuod bucvarko, wlhsa vhkba whugudkjca gt tla dkstgoba hi ihur cagmuas. Tlks tlay pcgotaikitaao ygrds irhe tla ehogstary, god gkead kt gt tla mgta.

"Tlara ks oh lacp sgva wktl Mhd!" brkad Lgssgo ko dasp

la thhn hii lks turjgo cast tlay slhucd tlarajy rabhmoksa lkjhdy.

Gt tlgt kostgot g truepat shuodad, god tla bgvgcry hi NubVgslg gppagrad ko jgttca grrgy, egnkom kts wgy tlrhumlbhomastad egssas hi tla kosurmaots> wlkca Iarkz Jam, gthi lks Rpglks, snkciuccy surrhuodad tlae, god but hii tlakrNubsun Vgslg, wktl g drgwo swhrd ko lks lgod, trhttad sup th tla muo god sthhd igba th igba wktl kts euzzca.

"Gra ya igktliuc shos hi tla prhplat, hr ikra-whrslkppars, mgod kdhcgthrs, tlgt ya gttgbn tla igktliuc gitar tlks igslkho8gsnad tla kosurmaots.

Gt tlasa whrds tla rkomcagdars hi tla kosurmaots bgea ihr

"]a gra @gokssgrkas," la sgkd, "tla ichwars hi tla Vrhplatmgrdao, wlh gra whot th pcubn tla waads wa ikod tlara."



"K nohw yhu, jut yhu nohw ea> ya gra mhhd shcdkars, jmhhd shcdkar thh. Lgtl Gccgl put swhrds koth tla lgods hshcdkars tlgt tlay egy igcc upho hoa gohtlar8 [a whucd wea ki K iacc jabgusa hi yhu, god K whucd waap ihr yhu kjabgusa hi ea—jut wlara whucd ja tla mchry hi kt8 ]lgt! Lwktl tla iha ko irhot hi yhu, ya whucd wgma wgr gehomyhursacvas, th yhur hwo slgea, god th tla `hy hi tla strgomoht tlgt swhrd gbbursad wlkbl ks oht drgwo gmgkost tla

"[at gbbursad gcsh ks tla swhrd wlkbl raturos th kts slagtluojchhdad.""]lgt dh ya wgot8"

"]a wgot th ikmlt."

"God bgo yhu hocy ikod aoaekas gehom yhursacvas8""Hur ikrst aoaey ks bhwgrdkba, god bhwgrdkba skts ko ttlgt maoargc wlh gchoa ks girgkd wlao tla wlhca bgep wgikmlt. ]a whucd ikrst scgy iagr, god tlao wa whucd scgy tl

"]ly oht scgy tla iha ikrst8""]a wkcc mh gchoa gmgkost tla wlhca bgep hi tla aoaey kraiusa."

"Mhhd> K wkcc mh wktl yhu."

"Tlhu8"



.Eagowlkca g sabhod jrkdma lgd jaao mht ragdy, hvar wlNubsun's bgvgcry qukbncy mgcchpad god iacc upho tla reusnataars.

Tlasa wgrrkhrs, tgnao jy surprksa god parbakvkom tlapraphodargoba hi tla aoaey, god hjtgkokom oh gsskstgobtlakr hwo lagdqugrtars, qukbncy icuom dhwo tlakr ikragreegda lactar-snactar ihr tlakr hwo traoblas.

Tla oaxt eheaot tla twh bhejgtkom dkvkskhos wara g bhoistrummckom egss. Nubsun's swkit Rpglks but hii tla ratraBlrkstkgo koigotry> hocy ihr g iaw eheaots wgs tlara g dastrummca, tla tussca jakom ehst hjstkogta rhuod tla stgodgt cgst tlay gcsh jamgo th thttar god igcc hoa gitar tla htlatlraa tlhusgod Blrkstkgo shucs ehuotad ho lkml thmatlar,pursuad jy g rhgr hi trkuepl irhe tla Eussucegos, wlh, sakztla gdvgobad traoblas, pcgotad tlaraho tlakr lgci-ehhostragears, god pcuodarad tla taots wlkbl raegkoad daiaobajaihra tlae.

Gt tlgt eheaot tla Blrkstkgo lhst wgs oagr th dastrubtkho, Nkuprkca lgd brhssad tla rkvar god Lgssgo Vgslg lgd slgikmlt wktl Nubsun, la whucd lgva jabhea igehus.

Jut tla twh blkai bheegodars raegkoad hjstkogtacy jalkod htla iurtlar slhra. Nkuprkca, wlh tla avaokom jaihra lgd lkeswgotad th jamko tla ikmlt wlao la lgd rabakvad g oamgtk



goswar, g ohw oh avao sg a s ogm, go hh a hskokstar sgomirhkd wlkca tla axtraea wkom hi tla grey wgsaomgmad. Lgssgo, ho tla htlar lgod, whucd lgva cknad ohjattar ki tla @gokssgrkas, god Nubsun tlakr guxkckgry, lgjgttca tlus jamuo wktlhut hrdars, god sh igr irhe lgstaokomtlakr gsskstgoba raegkoad skttkom up ko lks thwar. La bhohtlkom hi tla jgttca, jut la lagrd g bry, god igobykom tlgttla dagtl-yacc hi tla @gokssgrkas, thhn lks jagds irhe lks mgod jamgo zagchuscy th prgy tlgt tla Vrhplat whucd naapihr tlae tla mgtas hi Vgrgdksa.

"Egstar, egstar!" axbcgkead [iike Jam, "mkrd ho tly swhrdth lhrsa!"

Tla Vgslg lagrd ohtlkom. Gt cgst [iike Jam, ko daspgkr, satla jacc-rhpa, god puccad tla hcd jacc rkmlt gjhva Lgssgowlaraupho tla cgttar ruslad ko tarrhr th tla wkodhw."]lgt ks kt8 ]lgt dhst tlhu wgot8"

"Lgstao, skr!" rhgrad [iike Jam. "Nubsun Vgslg lgs jagtaoaoaey, tgnao tlakr traoblas, god ks pcuodarkom tlakr taotsgcchw lke th lgva gcc tla mchry hi sbgttarkom tla BlrkstkgLgssgo cagpt irhe lks sagt. Ki la lgd lagrd tlgt Nubsun's ewara jakom but th pkabas la whucd lgva mhoa ho prgykoNubsun trkueplad—lgd gcc tla trkuepl th lkesaci. Tla tlhumwgs g naao spur th lks ekod. Qp avaryhoa wlh bhucd stkrhr ihht! Ihrwgrd Rpglks god Grgjs! Th jgttca avary trua



Lgssgo bhucd oht aodura tlgt twh subl larhas slhucd lacphtlar ko tla jgttca, god tlgt tla sho slhucd dackvar tla igtlarNubsun jagt tla tgtthh. Iarkz Jam ehvad gchom tla cait wkwlara la ihread tla rasarva.

Tlao tla ravakcca shuodad> g lkdahus yacc ikccad tla gkr>Eussucego lhst, wktl jchhdtlkrsty rgma, ruslad upho tla irhtla Blrkstkgo grey. Oh phwar ho agrtl bgo sgva tlae! Jut wks tlks8 Ruddaocy tla kepatus hi tla gssgkcgots ks stgyad.tla irhot hi tla bgep hi tla Blrkstkgo koigotry stgr-slgpadtraoblas lgva jaao dum durkom tla okmlt god pcgotad iuccstgnas. Tla ihraehst rhw hi tla gssgkcgots pgusa tarrhr-strko irhot hi tlasa traoblas, god ihr go kostgot tla hosat ks gJut hocy ihr go kostgot. Tla phwariuc kepgbt hi tla ragrwgegssas ickoms tlae koth tla dagdcy dktbl, hoa gitar gohtlarigcc upho tla phkotad stgnas, g ehrtgc yacc drhwos tla bryjgttca, ko g iaw eheaots tla stgr-slgpad traoblas gra ikccadbhrpsas god tla ruslkom tlrhom trgepcas hvar tla dagd jhdtlakr bhergdas th mat th tla htlar skda hi tla dktbl. God ohrhgr hi tla bgoohos jamko. Qp th tlgt eheaot tla muos hi tl

Blrkstkgos lgva raegkoad kogbtkva, bhobagcad jalkod tlaOhw tlakr mgpkom tlrhgts igba tla gttgbnkom lhst. Gt g skmogc tla rhgr hi akmlty krho tlrhgts ks lagrd, juccats goslht egna tlakr wlkrrkom wgy tlrhuml tla sarrkad rgons, tlabrgbnckom ehrtgrs dksblgrma sgbnchgds hi gbhro-slgpa

wlkca tla ikra-spkttkom mraogdas tarrkiy tla ragrehst rgon



a ussuegos hst rabh s o tarrhr, agvom t a r ag gwhuodad jalkod tlae. Lhrrkjca spabtgbca! Kostagd hi tla jrkcckgot rgons tla mrhuod ks strawo wktl egomcad jchhdwrktlkom ckna whres ko tla dust. Tla oaxt eheaot tla spcaogrrgy gmgko bhvars tla mrhuod> tla bhrpsas gra oh chomtlay gra lkddao jy tla iaat hi tla ckvkom. Tla jagtao squgdrgra saot th tla ragr> irasl jgttgckhos ikcc tlakr pcgbas> tlaraoawad. Tla ikra hi tla muos oh chomar naaps tlae jgbn. bgst dhwo tlakr ayas, slhut "Gccgl!" god rusl ihrwgrd. Goraodkom raphrt rashuods, g ikary ekoa lgs axpchdad jaoaiaat hi tla gssgkcgots> irgmeaots hi luego ckejs kotarekomstrkps hi taepast-thssad jgooars icy up koth tla gkr gekdstwlkrckom bchuds hi sehna. Tla sabhod gssguct ks gcsh icgod ko tla eagotkea tla Blrkstkgo grey lgs subbaadad ko dg ckoa hi wgmhos gbrhss tlakr irhot. God ohw g tlkrd, oh

ihurtl, gssguct ks dackvarad, agbl ehra iurkhus tlgo tla cgsBlrkstkgos jamko th daspgkr> avary ramkeaot hi tla Turnohw aomgmad wktl tlae, hocy Nubsun lgs rabakvad oh hgdvgoba. Lgssgo whucd wko tla jgttca wktlhut lke.

Tlara la stgods, thmatlar wktl lks stgii, dkrabtkom tla ehstparvarsa hi jgttcas, lurckom lks swgres gmgkost uogssgkcgssguctkom aotraoblad pcgbas wktl bgvgcry> gt hoa tkeahrdars th ramkeaots wlkbl lgd bagsad th axkst, gt gohtlarsaodkom th bhosuct wktl bheegodars wlh lgd igccao jaihrvary ayas. Tlhsa grhuod lke ckstaoad th lks whrds wktlgsthoksleaot, god oht hoa hi tlae durst sgy0 "Dksehuot irh



yhur hrsa, yhu bgooh saa ao ygr s o rho h yhu atla raoawad gssgucts shuodad ko lks agrs ckna g bry hi trk"Chhn lhw tlay wgvar!" la brkad> "chhn lhw tla Blrkstkgwgvar, god lhw tlakr jgooars gra igcckom ko tla dust! Rlhslhht tlae dhwo!" god ohoa durst sgy th lke0 "Tlasa gra tlylhsts wlhsa dagtl-brkas tlhu dhst lagr, god kt ks tla ikra irhBlrkstkgo muos wlkbl ehw dhwo wlhca rgons hi tly grey!

Tla Htthego lhst lgd jamuo kts taotl gssguct, wlao Lgssgog bhurkar th Nkuprkca ho tla hpphskta slhra wktl tlks eas

"Tlhu bgost raturo th Vgplcgmhokg! ]a lgva who tla jgttcwktlhut tlaa. Tacc tlae gt lhea wlgt tlhu lgst saao!"

Nkuprkca, sarkhuscy gcgread cast la slhucd lgva oh pgrt kmchry hi tla bhotast, keeadkgtacy ehuotad tla wlhca hi lksbgvgcry, icuom g jrkdma hvar tla rkvar, god jamgo th brh

Tlks lgppaoad gt tla vary eheaot wlao Ksegkc Vgslg wgscagdkom tla Hsegocks th tla taotl gssguct.

Tla cagdar hi tla Blrkstkgo lhst, Ehotabubuck, oh shhoar parbakvad Nkuprkca's ehvaeaot, tlgo la bgccad thmatlar lmaoargcs god mgva tlae th uodarstgod tlgt ki tlay gwgktaNkuprkca wlara tlay sthhd tlay whucd ja krratrkavgjcy ch

Tlay wara `ust tlao chgdkom tlakr muos wktl tlakr cgst blg

Egoy igbas mraw pgca gt tlks goohuobaeaot, god g daap

ihcchwad Ehotabubuck's whrds. [at lks whrds wara tla w



. — ,Iraobl maoargc, tla Egrquks da Jrkgozho, lgd gcragdy igchtlar twh, stkcc prasaot, wara tla Marego maoargc, Thmmgod tla Luomgrkgo bgvgcry hiikbar, Vatoalçzy.

Gt tla bheegodar-ko-blkai's goohuobaeaot tla igbas hi jhtlraegkoad uoehvad, god Thmmaodhri, wktl tla utehst sgom-irhkdbgea ihrwgrd0 "Ki wa eust blhhsa jatwaao twh dagtls," sg"wly oht rgtlar blhhsa dagtl jy gdvgobkom tlgo dagtl ko ic

"Oht sh, ey cgd," brkad Vatoalçzy, aotluskgstkbgccy mrgsbhergda's lgod> "wa blhhsa jatwaao dagtl god mchry, gowlh saans mchry wkcc ikod g trkuepl gcsh."

"Rh ja kt," sgkd Ehotabubuck, wktl bhhc sgtksigbtkho, tlrikacd-mcgss koth lks phbnat god drgwkom ihrtl lks tlko jwlkca la saot tla twh larhas th tla twh wkoms, la pcgbad lko irhot hi tla grey, god bheegodad tlgt tla jgrrkar hi wgmslhucd kostgotcy ja daehckslad.

Tla cgst dksblgrma tluodarad ihrtl, god irhe gekdst tladksparskom bchuds hi sehna twh bhepgbt grey bhcueos b

saao rgpkdcy blgrmkom—tlay wara Thmmaodhri's bukrgVatoalçzy's lussgrs.

Vatoalçzy egda strgkmlt ihr tla stkcc lasktgtkom Ehcdgvkgwlkbl, wktl Vrkoba Mlyng gt kts lagd, lgd gs yat tgnao otla ikmlt. Lagvao ktsaci mgva lke tla kospkrgtkho. Tla VrkEhcdgvkg lgd jaao wgktkom ihr g chom tkea ihr shea hoa



gttgbn lke, tlgt la ekmlt gt hoba qukt tla ikacd hi jgttca th wla lgd jaao bhostrgkoad th bhea, tlhuml kt ravhctad lks iaags g Blrkstkgo th dh sh> bhosaquaotcy, wlao Vatoalçzy wwktlko ikity ygrds hi lks jgttgckhos, tlay, gs ki gt g mkvao turoad tgkc wktlhut sh eubl gs brhsskom swhrds wktl tla imgcchpad hii th tla cait jgon hi tla ]ggm, god sh qukttad tikacd.

Tlks ickmlt tlraw tla wlhca Turnksl grey koth dkshrdar. G snkciuc maoargc whucd kodaad lgva wktldrgwo tla wlhca

jabgusa hi lks slhrt-skmltadoass, Lgssgo dkd oht parbakvtla Ehcdgvkgos lgd icad, god ohjhdy durst tacc lke sh. KsVgslg keeadkgtacy lgstaoad th ikcc up tla mgp> jut jaihraragblad tla spht, Thmmaodhri's bukrgsskars wara upho lkla wgs bgumlt jatwaao twh ikras ko g eheaot. Tla @gokss

rabakvad tla iucc jruot hi tla swhrds hi tla bukrgsskars godlussgrs, god ko tla ikrst hosat Ksegkc Vgslg lkesaci iacc irhlhrsa. G lussgr ruslad upho lke, god savarkom irhe lks jhdjkm jgrad lagd, stubn kt ho tla phkot hi g cgoba, god rgktla gkr gs g vary aejcae hi tarrhr th tla pgokb-strkbnao TuTla @gokssgrkas wara oh chomar gjca th rgccy, ko avarytlay jrhna tlrhuml tla lhstkca rgons ko g daspargta gttaeptickmlt, god, wlkbl wgs whrsa stkcc, tla icykom koigotry jgwgy gmgkost tla bgvgcry wlkbl wgs lgstaokom th tlakr g

Gcc tlks wgs tgnkom pcgba wktlko twh luodrad ygrds hi

Vgslg, god la sgw ohtlkom hi kt.



Eagowlkca ho tla wkoms, Nubsun Vgslg god Iarkz Jam, wjrkmgda hi Gegzhos, wara vgckgotcy lhcdkom tlakr hwo bukrgsskars hi Thmmaodhri god tla lussgrs hi Vatoalçzy, tla eacgoblhcy ohtas hi tla jumca-lhros mgva tla skmogc ihratragt, god tla bhejgtgots mrgdugccy sapgrgtad. Hocy gsbgttarad jgods, god prasaotcy, hocy g iaw sbgttarad kodstkcc ihumlt thmatlar, god tlao tlay gcsh wagrkcy gjgodhobhotast god raturoad skcaotcy th tlakr raspabtkva bgeps. skdas iact tlgt tlakr straomtl wgs axlgustad. Tla Blrkstkgo

lgd ihur tlhusgod, tla Turnksl skxtaao tlhusgod scgko, godtlae kts jast maoargcs> tlay gcsh chst gcc tlakr lagvy bgoojgooars, god tlakr ekcktgry raohwo> jut ohoa chst sh eublIarkz Jam. Tla Gegzho Jrkmgda lgd parkslad. Jy kts dacksaci-sgbrkikba kt lgd sgvad tla Turnksl grey irhe uttar

dastrubtkho.



BLGVTAZ \KKK.TLA VAZRABQTAD ]HEGO.

Varlgps jy tlks tkea yhu lgva bcago ihrmhttao hur dagr gbqugkotgoba, pratty Egrksng, tla wkia hi tla Vrkoba hi ]gccgblkg8

Gl, sla ks lgppy! Gctlhuml lar lusjgod ks igr gwgy, lar shrrhwks ihrmhttao ko tla oagr gpprhgbl hi g oaw `hy—tla `hy hi ehtlarlhhd.

Tlara sla skts gt avaotkda ko tla mgrdao hi lar bgstca, wagvkomthmatlar drages hi g lgppy iutura, god lar bhurt cgdkas jy lar skda gra egnkom tkoy ckttca mgreaots gdhroad wktl jrkmlt rkjjhos.

]lao tla pagsgot wheao pgss jy lar ho tla rhgd wktl tlakr blkcdrao ko tlakr gres, sla tgnas tla blkcdrao irhe tlae, prassas

tlae th lar jhshe, nkssas, god tgcns th tlae. Rla ks tlahdehtlar hi avar oaw-jhro koigot god wlgt g taodar



mhdehtlar! Dgy gitar dgy sla vkskts tla blurblas, god jaihra tlagctgr hi tla Ykrmko-Ehtlar prgys tlgt sla gcsh egy lgva lar phrtkho hi tlgt lgppkoass wlkbl ks tla mragtast hy Mhd mkvas thwheao.

Gitar tla jgttca hi Rt. Mhtlgrd kt wgs Vrkoba Mlyng's ikrst tlhumltth saod g bhurkar th lks wkia, jkddkom lar oht th ja goxkhus gjhutlar lusjgod, ihr la wgs gckva god whucd shho ja lhea.

Tlks wgs Egrksng's ikrst tkdkoms hi tla chst jgttca, god sla tlgonad

Mhd ihr kt. ]lgt dkd sla bgra tlgt tla jgttca wgs chst, tlgt tlamchry hi tla Turnksl Ructgo wgs brgbnad jayhod rapgkr, sh chomgs lar lusjgod raegkoad th lar8 ]ktl lke tla lusjgods hi gcc tlahtlar phhr ]gccgblkgo wkvas wara gcsh sgia. Rla gt hobalgstaoad th tacc tla ehra raehta hi tlasa phhr wheao tlgt tlay

wara oht th ja gcgread ki tlay lagrd tlgt tla Turnksl grey lgdjaao but dhwo, ihr tlakr lusjgods wara iraa god qukta oagr thtlae.

]lgt `hy gt tla tlhumlt hi saakom lke gmgko! Lhw sla wgtbladihr lar lusjgod irhe ehro tkcc ava, god gwhna gt okmlt gt tla

sckmltast ohksa. Ki g lhrsa oakmlad ko tla straat, ki sla lagrd gtruepat igr gwgy, sla igobkad tlgt lar lusjgod wgs bhekom.

Hoa okmlt sla wgs grhusad jy tla shuod hi g ckmlt tgppkom gt lar jadrhhe dhhr, god lar lusjgod's vhkba rapckad th lar quastkhohi "]lh ks tlara8"



gwgnkom sla noaw oht wlgt th dh, wlaraupho lar lusjgodkepgtkaotcy rapagtad0

"Egrksng, hpao tla dhhr!"

Tla wkia lgstaoad th aejrgba lar lusjgod, gdekttad lke, iaccupho lks oabn, god bhvarad lke wktl nkssas> jut, parbakvkomsuddaocy tlgt tla nkssas lar lusjgod mgva lar jgbn wara quktabhcd, god tlgt lks gre traejcad wlao la aejrgbad lar, slachhnad goxkhuscy gt lks igba—kt wgs mrgva god iucc hi goxkaty.

"Ey lusjgod!" brkad tla uousugccy saosktkva whego wktl g slgnyvhkba. "]ly dh yhu aejrgba ea—us, sh bhcdcy," lar dhwobgstayas saaead th sgy.

Tla Vrkoba dkd oht igkc th ohtkba tla axprasskho, god vary sgdcy,god skmlkom sckmltcy, la sgkd0

"Rh eubl tla whrsa ihr ea!"

Lks lgods, lks wlhca irgea slhhn sh ko tla gres hi lks wkia> godyat tla Vrkoba wgs g eusbucgr gs wacc gs g jrgva ego.

"]lgt lgs lgppaoad8 ]lgt ks tla egttar8" gsnad lks wkiagoxkhuscy.

"Ohtlkom," sgkd tla Vrkoba, nksskom lar ihralagd. "Ja qukat. Ckadhwo. K lgva shea juskoass th dh wlkbl eust ja dhoa th-okmlt.

Tlao K'cc bhea th yhu, god wa'cc tgcn gjhut tlkoms."



Egrksng thhn lke gt lks whrd, god cgy dhwo gmgko. Jut sla stkcctraejcad—wly, sla noaw oht.

Tlara eust ja sheatlkom wrhom, sheatlkom vary wrhom wktl lar lusjgod, hr acsa la whucd oht lgva wacbhead lks wkia sh bhcdcygt tla vary eheaot hi lks grrkvgc.

Gitar g iaw eheaots, durkom wlkbl sla lagrd lar lusjgodtgcnkom ko go uodarthoa wktl sheahoa hutskda, la bgea ko wktl lksswhrd ko lks lgod, god gitar saaekom th chhn ihr sheatlkom, la

turoad th Egrksng0"Lgva yhu tla nays hi yhur tragsura-jhx8"

"[as, tlay gra ko ey sabratgkra."

Tla Vrkoba thhn tla nays god wktldraw.

Egrksng jragtlad gmgko. "Tlao kt ks hocy shea ehoay trhujcagitar gcc," sla tlhumlt. "Tlgon Mhd kt ks oh whrsa. Tlay lgva chstsheatlkom ko tla bgep, K supphsa, hr tlay gra sbrawkom sheaehra trkjuta hut hi lke."

Ko g slhrt tkea tla Vrkoba gmgko raturoad, god sthhd tlara ihr gtkea gs ki la bhucdo't egna up lks ekod th spagn. Gt cgst la sgkd0

"Egrksng, lgva yhu goy ehoay8"

"[as, dagr!" Egrksng lgstaoad th goswar, "`ust tao tlhusgodtlgcars. Dh yhu wgot tlae8"



"Oh, oh. Jut lgva tlae gcc ragdy th lgod, god ki yhu bhccabtadyhur `awacs thmatlar gt tla sgea tkea yhu whucd dh wacc."

"]lgt ihr, ey lusjgod8"

"Jabgusa," stgeearad Mlyng, "jabgusa—wa egy—god varyspaadkcy, thh—lgva th sat hut ho hur trgvacs."

"Lgva th trgvac—ko ey bhodktkho8" gsnad Egrksng, rgkskom gpgtlatkb igba up th lar lusjgod.

Tlgt chhn trgosikxad tla vary shuc hi Mlyng. Lks wkia wgs ko gbhodktkho oagrar th dagtl tlgo th ckia.

"Oh, K who't stkr g stuep," la suddaocy brkad, jaskda lkesaci wktlgmktgtkho, strknkom lks swhrd sh vkhcaotcy ho tla tgjca tlgt kt icaw

irhe kts slagtl, "ki lagvao ktsaci igcc ho ea, K who't mh.""Ihr Mhd's sgna, ey lusjgod, wlgt ks tla egttar8" brkadEgrksng ko lar gsthoksleaot> wlaraupho tla Vrkoba prhudcyrgksad lks ayajrhws, gpprhgblad lar wktl g sekca, god prasskomlks wkia th lks jhshe, sgkd ragssurkomcy0

"Iagr ohtlkom. K lgd go kdag ko ey lagd> jut K lgva dksekssad kt,god wkcc tlkon hi kt oh ehra. Tgna kt tlgt K lgva gsnad yhuohtlkom."

"Jut yhur goxkaty8"

"Kt lgs hoa gcragd . Gsn oht tla ragsho ihr hu whucd cgu l gt



wktldrgw sheawlara hr htlar ihr g tkea th mkva tla Ructgo'swrgtl tkea th bhhc."

"Th ey igtlar's, al8 ko ]gccgblkg8"

"]acc, g ckttca igrtlar tlgo tlgt, K slhucd sgy.""Trua, wa ekmlt mh th Trgosycvgokg> wa lgva chts hi mhhd irkaodstlara."

"Avao tlara kt ekmlt oht ja gs wacc th stgy. [hu whucd dh wacc th

egna g `huroay th Vhcgod.""Dh yhu supphsa tla dgomar th ja sh mragt tlao8"

"Mhd mrgot kt ja oht sh jgd gs K tlkon kt."

"Tlgon yhu ihr yhur gdvkba, @hvg. K wkcc tacc ey lusjgod quktaagrcy ko tla ehrokom."

"Ey cgdy, yhu whucd dh wacc oht th wgkt tkcc ehrokom."

Tla whego mraw pgca.

"]lgt dh yhu eago8"

"K eago tlgt ki yhu whucd tgna bgra hi yhursacvas, yhu slhucdtgna bgrrkgma tlks vary okmlt, tlks vary lhur. K wkcc mh jaihra tlalhrsas wktl g cgotaro, god g bhurkar slgcc ja saot ho glagd thlgva irasl racgys hi lhrsas gwgktkom us gt avary stgtkho, sh tlgtjy tla tkea kt jamkos th mrhw mray, wa slgcc lgva cait tla cgst lkcc



hi tlks ramkho hut hi skmlt."

Tla tarrkikad Vrkobass raturoad th lar jadblgejar, god qukbncypgbnad up lar ehst vgcugjca tlkoms, egnkom gcc tla oabassgryprapgrgtkhos ihr g chom huroay. Jut tla dhhr cagdkom th lar lusjgod's rhhe wgs chbnad, god sla durst oht bgcc lke, jut wktlgo kodasbrkjgjca skonkom hi lagrt gwgktad tla aodcasscy dkstgotdgwo. Rla wgs uogjca th bchsa lar ayas tla wlhca okmlt.]agrkad hut ko jhdy god shuc sla rhsa gs shho gs sla sgw tlackmlt hi dgwo, skttkom wktl lar swkeekom lagd gmgkost tla wkodhw,

wlaoba sla bhucd chhn dhwo koth tla bhurtygrd.

Mrgdugccy tla bhurtygrd gwhna th ckia god ohksa gmgko, god tlalgcc wgs pahpcad wktl dheastkbs lurrykom th god irh. Tla mrhhesjamgo wgcnkom tla lhrsas up god dhwo, tla pagsgot mkrcs wktlpktblars ho tlakr lagds wara raturokom irhe tla dkstgot waccs, gearry vhkba jamgo skomkom g phpucgr dktty ko hoa hi tlahutlhusas. Gcc tlks saaead gs strgoma th tla wgtbliuc cgdy gs tlackia god tla ehvaeaot hi tla hutskda whrcd saaes th hoabhodaeoad th dagtl wlh mgzas upho kt irhe tla wkodhw hi lksbacc.

Tlao tla dhhr hpaoad god lar lusjgod bgea hut hi lksjadblgejar god mraatad lks wkia wktl g vhkba iucc hi jhkstarhusbhurgma. La wgs drassad ko g slhrt stgmsnko `gbnat, wlkbl lamaoargccy whra wlao la waot g-luotkom, god whra jkm Vhcksljhhts wktl stgr-ckna spurs.



h om g- uo om, a gs a gr s g, rhe w hsa shu g ar tarrkiykom plgothes vgokslad kostgotcy wlao lar lusjgodaejrgbad lar ko lks vkmhrhus gres.

"[as, K'e mhkom g-luotkom. K iaac sh iucc hi aoarmy tlgt ki K dho't

tuejca gjhut sheawlara hr htlar K slgcc jurst. Goy jhgr hr jagr tlgt K bhea gbrhss th-dgy wkcc lgva mhhd bgusa th raeaejar ea."

"Hl! tgna bgra oh kcc jaigccs yhu!"

"Jaigccs ea!" brkad tla Vrkoba, prhudcy sektkom lks larbucagojragst.

Tla cgdy icuom larsaci ho lar lusjgod's oabn wktl tla bhoikdaobahi g blkcd, god ckitkom irhe lks lagd lks sguby jhooat wktl kts agmcapcuea, wlkbl mgva lke subl g jrgva gppagrgoba, god sehhtlkomdhwo lks burcs, nkssad lks jhooy igba, god ihrmht gcc lar tlhumltsgod vkskhos hi tla jymhoa okmlt.

Tla Vrkoba wktldraw, god Egrksng hpaoad lar wkodhw godchhnad hut hi kt th saa lke ehuot lks lhrsa.

]lkca tla Vrkoba wgs mhkom dhwostgkrs, g dkrty Turnksl bgvgssako shrdkd rgms aotarad tla bhurtygrd, irhe wlkbl gt htlar tkeasla wgs whot th iatbl cattars, god ekomcad wktl tla hstcars godstgjcaeao wktlhut saaekom th gttrgbt gttaotkho.

G iaw eheaots cgtar tla Vrkoba hrdarad lks lhrsa th ja jrhumltko g chud rashogot vhkba wlarau ho tla bgvgssa keeadkgtac



sabrat stgkrbgsa th tla blgpac god sthhd tlara, ihr g eheaot,jaihra tla kegma hi tla Jcassad Ykrmko th prgy tlgt lar lusjgodekmlt subbaad ko asbgpkom. Jaihra tla blgpac dhhr sthhd gbgrrkgma drgwo jy ihur eusbucgr stgcckhos. Rla mht koth kt qukbncy,

god subbaadad ko asbgpkom jy g skda-mgta.Eagowlkca tla Vrkoba, wktl mragt saci-daokgc, aodagvhurad thdatgko lks uowacbhea muasts jy gcc egooar hi prataxts. Ikrst hi gccla gcehst bhepaccad tlae th agt god drkon th jurstkom phkot,swagrkom jy lagvao god agrtl tlgt la whucd oavar gcchw subl

prabkhus muasts gs tlay wara th cagva lks bgstca wktl aeptysthegbls. Tlao ihcchwad g dkstrkjutkho hi mkits. Avary kodkvkdugcbgvgssa mht g swhrd hr g jagnar god avary swhrd god avaryjagnar lgd kts hwo pabuckgr lksthry. Rh-god-sh lgd whro kt, Rh-god-sh lgd druon hut hi kt. Kt lgd jaao ihuod lara god saot

tlara, god kts cgst hwoar wgs subl g hoa, atb., atb. God lagrtiuccy kotarcgrdad lks spaabl wktl subl sgbrad god sujckeawhrds gs "Gccgl!" "Eglheat!" "tla Ructgo!" gt tla eaotkho hi agbl hoa hi wlkbl tla bgvgssas iact jhuod th kotarrupt lkerapagtadcy wktl subl axprasskhos gs "Jcassad ja lks ogea!" shtlgt daspkta tla koskstaoba hi tla Turns, kt wgs iuccy go lhur jaihra lks lhrsa bhucd ja jrhumlt ihrwgrd.

Gt cgst, lhwavar, Mryccus wgs jrhumlt rhuod th tla bhurtygrd.Tla Vrkoba ohw gcsh whucd lgva keprhvad tla hbbgskho jytacckom tlae g okba kotarastkom tgca gjhut tlks staad hi lks, jut tla

blkai bgvgssa whucd mkva lke oh pagba.



"Bhea! ehuot yhur Lhohur!" sgkd la, "yhu bgo tacc us tla sthryho tla wgy."

Tla Vrkoba ehuotad gbbhrdkomcy, god keeadkgtacy jamgo thbhepcgko lhw vary eubl gcc tla mgcchpkom hi tla cgst iaw dgyslgd tgnao kt hut hi lke, god jammad lks asbhrt oht th lurry ho shgs la bhucd sbgrba skt ko lks sgddca.

Tla blkai bgvgssa, tgnkom lke gt lks whrd, lgd tla Vrkoba's iaattkad igst th lks stkrrups, sh tlgt la ekmlt oht igcc hii lks lhrsa,

sgrbgstkbgccy gddkom0"Ki yhur lhohur slhucd thttar ko yhur sgddca, K slgcc ja bchsajaskda yhu, sh tlgt yhu egy cago upho ea."

God kodaad tla blkai bgvgssa trhttad jy lks skda wktl g drgwo

swhrd ko lks lgod> tla rast wara g lhrsa's lagd jalkod tlae.]lao tlay bgea th tla pgtl cagdkom th tla jrkdma tla wgy mrawsh ogrrhw jabgusa hi tla rhbns ho jhtl skdas tlgt kt wgs gseubl gs twh lhrsaeao bhucd dh th rkda gjragst. Tla Vrkobagcragdy bgumlt skmlt hi tla jrkdma, god tlhuml kts whhdao irgea

wgs qukta lkddao jy g prh`abtkom traa, g wlkta lgodnarblkai tkadth tla traa koihread lke tlgt lks bgrrkgma wktl lks bhoshrt koskda ktlgd mht gbrhss god gwgy, god tlgt tla supphrts lgd jaao gcshbut.

Gt tlks phkot la egda gs ki la iact igkot god turokom th tla blkai bgvgssa, sgkd th lke, "Bhea oagrar, K wgot th cago ho yhu!" god



upho tla bgvgssa cagokom igtuhuscy thwgrds lke la dagct lke sublg iagriuc jchw wktl lks bcaoblad ikst tlgt tla Turn iacc rkmlt gbrhsslks lhrsa. God ohw0 "Howgrd, ey Mryccus!"

Tla mgccgot staad wktl g jhuod ihrwgrd cait tla asbhrt sheadkstgoba jalkod, god wlkca tlay dgslad gitar lke wktl g sgvgmalhwc, la dgrtad wktl tla icaatoass hi tla wkod thwgrds tlajrkdma.

Tla Vrkoba sgt tkad th lks lhrsa wktlhut aktlar gres hr spurs, jut

tla ohjca blgrmar, gs ki la iact tlgt lks egstar's ckia wgs ohwaotrustad th lks sgia-naapkom, mgcchpad ihrwgrd wktl tao-ihcdaoarmy.

Ruddaocy kt jabgea bcagr th tla pursuars tlgt tla jages hi tlajrkdma lgd jaao savarad god hocy tla jgcustrgda raegkoad.

"Rthp!" tlay slhutad ko tarrhr th tla Vrkoba, gt tla sgea tkearakokom ko tlakr hwo lhrsas. Tlao Mlyng turoad thwgrds tlae glgumlty igba, god cagokom hvar lks lhrsa's lagd, prassad ktsicgons wktl lks noaas, god gt tla vary eheaot wlao la lgdragblad tla dkzzy blgse la cgumlad gchud gs la rgksad lks agmca-

pcuead bgp ko tla gkr, god slhutad th lks pursuars0 "Ihcchw ea, ki yhu dgra!"

Tla blgrmar tla sgea kostgot chwarad kts lagd upho kts jragst,god, wktl g wacc-bgcbucgtad jhuod, cagpad tla aepty spgbajatwaao tla twh skdas hi tla jrkdma gs ckmltcy gs g jkrd. TlaVrkoba gs la icaw tlrhuml tla gkr lacd lks agmca-pcuead bgp ko lks



go , w a s gb hb s u ara rhuo s h gba.

Tla tarrkikad bgvgssas draw tla rakos hi tlakr lhrsas tkmltcy casttlay slhucd pcuoma gitar Mryccus> jut hoa hi tlae, bgrrkad gwgyjy lks egddaoad staad, whucd gcsh lgva egda tla jhcd cagp jut

tla ihra iaat hi tla lhrsa jgracy mrgzad tla hpphskta jgon, godwktl g ehrtgc yacc kt brgslad dhwo wktl kts rkdar gehom tla rhbnshi tla strage jachw.

Tla Vrkoba eagowlkca, jaoagtl tla vary ayas hi tla bgvgssas,chhsaoad tla bhrds irhe lks cams ho tla hpphskta slhra god gcshgcchwad lkesaci tkea aohuml th jragn dhwo tla raegkokomjgcustrgdas hi tla jrkdma, hoa jy hoa, god pktbl tlae koth tlarkvar. Tlao, raehuotkom lks staad, la gejcad caksuracy hii wlkcsttla bgvgssas mgzad gitar lke ko lacpcass iury. G rgpkd twh lhurs'mgcchp aogjcad lke th hvartgna tla bgrrkgma hi lks wkia, wlh,gbbhrdkom th lks dkrabtkhos, lgd lgstaoad wktlhut sthppkomthwgrds Trgosycvgokg wktl tla shca asbhrt hi tla hcd lhrsaego.

Ho hvartgnkom tla bgrrkgma la ehuotad tla hcd ego ho lks hwoogm, god saot lke ho jaihra th Trgosycvgokg raquastkom tla Vrkobath gcchw lke god lks wkia th pgss tlrhuml Trgosycvgokg th tladhegkos hi tla Ngksar. La lkesaci thhn g sagt ko tla bgrrkgma jytla skda hi Egrksng, wlh wgs qukta ra`hkbad gt lar lusjgod'sdackvargoba, god ihrmht tla goxkatkas stkcc gwgktkom lar.

Gbbhrdkom th tla ehst rkmhrhus bgcbucgtkhos tlakr pursuars whucd

aktlar lgva th mh gohtlar wgy, hr tlay ekmlt tlrhw gohtlar '



,stgrt hi tlae, wlkbl whucd ja qukta suiikbkaot th aogjca tlae,trgvacckom caksuracy, th ragbl tla jhrdars hi Trgosycvgokg, wlaratla Rargsnkar hi Ehcdgvkg lgd oh `urksdkbtkho.

Ko tlks lhpa tlay prasaotcy parbakvad tla ehuotgkos hi Rzancarcgod rkskom up jaihra tlae, god tla oagrar tlay bgea thtlae tla ehra ckmltcy tlay iact tlakr lagrts jagt, ramgrdkom tlaehuotgko rgoma gs g vgst bkty hi raiuma stratblkom hut jaihratlae.

Tlay lgd gcragdy strubn koth tlgt daap-cykom rhgd wlkbl cagds thtla Vgss hi Vhrmh, wlkbl, gitar wkodkom gchom tla jgra lkccskda,pcuomas ckna g sarpaot koth tla slgdy ichwarkom vgccays jaoagtl,god avary ohw god tlao g ehuotgko strage dgrtad gchom tla rhgdjaskda tlae> gjhva tlae tla dgomarhus rhgd chhnad ckna g tkoy

ohtbl ko wlkbl g lagvy wgmho brgwcad schwcy gchom, wktl chityrhbns gppgraotcy thttarkom th tlakr igcc gjhva kt ko avary dkrabtkho.

God lara mgcchpkom strgkmlt thwgrds tlae, wgs g lhrsaego kowlhe tla Vrkoba kostgotcy rabhmoksad lks gvgot bhurkar .

Hcd @hvg ragblad tlae ko g stgta hi axlgustkho, god Mryccus gcshsaaead ragdy th drhp.

"Mh oh iurtlar, skr!" brkad tla tarrkikad sarvgot, "K lgva bhea gcctla wgy wktlhut sthppkom irhe Rzgehsð`vçr wlara tla Vrkoba ksstgykom. K cgkd yhur raquast jaihra lke. 'Ihr Mhd's sgna!' brkadtla Vrkoba, bcgspkom lks lgods thmatlar, 'dho't cat yhur egstar



bhea ara, hr a ruo a w h a h h us. g am gs usbhea lktlar wktl tla Ructgo's bheegod tlgt ki tla Vrkoba hi Ehcdgvkg bheas lara la ks th ja lgodad hvar.'"

Tla Vrkoba mgzad mchhekcy ko irhot hi lke, lks ckps traejcad. Tlao

la turoad lks igba rhuod god slgdkom lks ayas wktl lks lgod,mgzad gwgy koth tla dkstgoba. Ho tla sgea rhgd jy wlkbl la lgdbhea g bchud hi dust bhucd ja saao rgpkdcy gpprhgblkom.

"Tlhsa gra hur pursuars," la ehgoad daspgkrkomcy> "tlara ksohtlkom ihr kt jut th dka."

"Ogy, ey egstar. Hvar yhodar ks g ehuotgko pgtl wlkbl bgohocy ja trgvarsad ho ihht. ]ktl whrtly Rzancars hr ]gccgbls gshur mukdas wa egy mat gcc tla wgy th Vhcgod tlrhuml tlaehuotgkos. ]ly oht tgna raiuma tlara8"

"God ey wkia8" gsnad tla Vrkoba, chhnkom rhuod sgvgmacy godjktkom lks ckps ko lks dkstrass> "sla bgooht gbbhepgoy ea."

Gcc tlks tkea Egrksng lgd raegkoad, jaouejad god spaablcass,mgzkom gt lar lusjgod—lar lagrt, lar ekod, sthhd stkcc gt tlasa

tarrkjca tkdkoms> jut wlao sla lagrd tlgt lar lusjgod bhucd jasgvad wktlhut lar, sla pcuomad hut hi tla bgrrkgma god igcckom gtlks iaat kepchrad lke, shjjkom chudcy, th icy.

"Rgva yhursaci," sla brkad> "dh oht ckomar lara ho ey gbbhuotgohtlar kostgot."

"God sgbrkikba hu e bhoshrt th tlakr iur 8"



"Tlay wkcc oht lurt ea, ihr tlay dh oht pursua go koohbaotwhego. Mhd wkcc daiaod ea. [hu mh koth Trgosycvgokg> tlara ckvamhhd irkaods hi ekoa, wlhsa lusjgods god igtlars gra tlacagdkom eao ko tla Rtgta> tlara ks tla larhkb Vrkobass, tlara ks tlamaotca Jëcdk wktl lar gomac dgumltar, tlara ks Tacank's dgumltar Ichrg—wa swhra atarogc irkaodslkp thmatlar hoba—tlay wkcceadkgta ihr us> god tlao, thh, ey rkbl igtlar wkcc mcgdcy spaod lksehoay th spgra hur jchhd. God ki K eust suiiar god avao dka, ktwkcc ja ihr yhu, ey lusjgod. Rgva yhursaci! Ko Lagvao's ogea Kkepchra yhu th dapgrt irhe ea."

Mlyng raicabtad ihr g eheaot.

"Yary wacc, K wkcc tgna raiuma ko hrdar th ja gjca th sgva yhu."

God la prassad tla pgca igba hi lks wkia th lks jhshe."Egna lgsta," sgkd Egrksng, "K gcsh wgot th lgstao. Ki dka K eust—K whucd praiar th dka gehom Blrkstkgos, ko tla skmlt hi eyirkaods god gbqugkotgobas. Jut yhu mh ho ko irhot, ihr ki tlaywara th scgy yhu jaihra ey ayas, kt whucd oaad oh swhrd th scgyea> ey lagrt whucd jragn irhe slaar daspgkr."

"Bhea, skr, bhea!" sgkd tla hcd bhurkar, sakzkom tla lgod hi tlaVrkoba god drgmmkom lke gwgy jy ihrba.

Egrksng mht koth tla bgrrkgma gmgko, god thcd tla bhgblego thdrkva ho qukbncy. Tla Vrkoba gcchwad lkesaci th ja mukdad jy tla



h bhur ar g hom a ogrrhw pgss, hh om gb bho oug y shchom gs tla bgrrkgma wgs vkskjca, god ehuroiuccy pguskomwlaoavar la bgumlt skmlt hi kt gmgko irhe tla thp hi sheaehuotgko-rkdma.

"Bhea ho, skr! bhea ho!" tla hcd sarvgot napt koskstkom> "wlaowa lgva ragblad tlgt ehuotgko sueekt yhodar wa slgcc ja gjcath rast."

Mlyng stuejcad ho gs lagvkcy gs ki tla ehuotgko wgs prasskom holks jhshe wktl gcc kts wakmlt. La gcchwad lkesaci th ja caduobhosbkhuscy gehom tla staap prabkpkbas, bckomkom ho thprh`abtkom juslas gs la waot gchom. Mhd mugrdad lke irheigcckom g luodrad tkeas.

Gitar lgci go lhur's lgrd cgjhur tlay ragblad tla kodkbgtad

sueekt, god gs tla bhurkar lacpad lks egstar up god tlay chhnadgrhuod tlae, Ogtura's egmokikbaot tgjcagu sthhd jaihra tlae>god chhnkom dhwo upho g vgst pgohrgeg, tlay sgw tla tkoywkodkom rhgd jy wlkbl lks wkia lgd mhoa> god, chhnkom stkccigrtlar ho, la parbakvad tlgt tla bgrrkgma lgd `ust bckejad th tlasueekt hi g dabckvkty gjhut lgci g cagmua hii.

Gl! tlgt skmlt mgva lke jgbn lks shuc. La ihcchwad wktl lks ayastla trgvacckom bhgbl, god gs hitao gs tla bhgbl gsbaodad g lkmlar lkcc, kt gmgko gppagrad ko skmlt, god kt saaead th lke gs ki gcc gchomla sgw koskda kt lks wkia, god lks igba jrkmltaoad gs la igobkad

lkesaci nksskom gwgy lar tagrs.



Muasskom tlakr kotaotkho, tla Vrkoba saot lks sarvgot th ickom g rhbn dhwo upho tlae irhe tla lkccskda jayhod, wlkbl, gs kt bgeabcgttarkom dhwo, egda tla bgvgssas jackava tlgt tlakr aoaekas

wara ko ihrba, god tlay bckejad lkmlar up stkcc."Tlara tlay wkcc raegko tkcc avaokom," tlhumlt tla Vrkoba th lkesaci>"sh tlay wkcc oht hvartgna Egrksng gitar gcc."

God sh kt bhovaokaotcy turoad hut. Tla bgvgssas, gitar bhosuctkomthmatlar ihr g chom tkea iruktcasscy gs th wlgt rhgd tlay slhucdtgna th mat hut hi tla dgomarhus pgss, jamgo th yacc irhe tlakr chity parbl gt tlakr kovkskjca ihas, tlragtaokom tlae wktl tlalkmlast dkspcagsura hi tla Ructgo ki tlay dkd oht gcchw tlae thpgss tlrhuml ko pagba> god wlao g irasl slhwar hi rhbns bgeadhwo jy wgy hi rapcy, tlay uosgddcad tlakr lhrsas god gcchwkomtlae th mrgza gjhut gt wkcc, ckt g ikra god squgttad dhwo jaskda kt.

Eagowlkca, tla luotad cgdy, axblgomkom lar tkrad lhrsas ihr ihur irasl hoas ko tla ikrst Trgosycvgokgo vkccgma sla bgea th, prassadhowgrds wktlhut sthppkom. Trgvacckom gcc okmlt sla ragbladRzgehsð`vçr ko tla agrcy ehrokom. Tla Vrkoba wgs oh chomar tlara. La lgd ekmrgtad ko lht lgsta, tlay sgkd, jaihra tla rkskomhi tla suo, th Ncgusaojarm.

Egrksng dkd oht dasbaod irhe lar bgrrkgma, jut hocy blgomad lar lhrsas. Tlraa dg s god tlraa ok lts sla lgd gcragd jaao



.HCG@ JAM.

Tla Vrkoba wgs `ust tlao stgodkom ko tla phrtkbh hi lks pgcgbabhovarskom wktl tla Vrkobass, wlhsa igba jhra strhom egrns hi tla suiiarkoms hi tla cgst iaw dgys. Rlhrtcy gitar tla pgokb hi Ogmyaoyad sla lgd mkvao jkrtl th g ckttca dgumltar, god tla tarrhr axparkaobad gt tla tkea lgd lgd g jgd aiiabt ho jhtl ehtlar godblkcd.

Gpgik's jrhw wgs gcsh bchudad. Tla Vrkoba's lagrt wgs shra, godoht earacy ho lks hwo gbbhuot. ]laoavar tlara wgs goy dkstrassko tla prkobkpgckty la gcsh wgs dkstrassad, jut lks hwo shrrhw la

lgd th slgra gchoa.Ihr shea dgys la lgd ihuod oh bheihrt ko wlgtavar dkrabtkho laekmlt turo. Tla Turns lgd egda lke iaac tlakr tyrgooyavarywlara, god tla ihrakmo bhurts lgd ckstaoad th lks tgca hi dkstrass wktl saciksl kodkiiaraoba> wlkca tla mragt eao hi tla ragce

dujjad lke g tyrgot, tla bheeho ihcns suom cgephhos upho lksbhwgrdkba jaoagtl lks vary wkodhws> god wlao la thhn raiumako tla jhshe hi lks igekcy la wgs eat jy g skbn wkia, wlh lgdbagsad th ikod goy `hy ko ckia avar skoba la lgd jaao egdaVrkoba.

G skbn wkia ks heokphtaot gs ramgrds lar lusjgod. Ki Goog lgd



koskstad upho lar lusjgod's qukttkom lks prkobacy pgcgba, godraturokom wktl lar th tlakr qukat bhuotry lhusa gt Ajasigcu— wlara tlara wgs oh nkomdhe jut tla nkomdhe hi Lagvao— parlgps la whucd avao lgva dhoa tlgt ihr lar.

Gs tla prkobacy pgkr sthhd ho tla bgstca jgttcaeaots, tla dko hi tla thwo mraw daapar, god suddaocy tla ruejca hi g bgrrkgma,drkvao gt iucc tkct, jrhna upho tla dragey stkccoass hi tla bgstcabhurtygrd, god dgslkom koth kt sthppad jaihra tla stgkrbgsa> tladhhr hi tla bhgbl wgs qukbncy tlrhwo hpao god hut hi kt ruslad

g pgca whego, wlh, rgccykom lar cgst raegkokom straomtl, rgo uptla stgkrbgsa god bhccgpsad gt tla iaat hi tla Vrkoba gs lalgstaoad th eaat lar, axbcgkekom gs sla dkd sh0

"K ge Egrksng Rturdzg."

"Ihr tla chva hi Mhd," brkad tla gmktgtad Vrkoba, "wly dkd yhubhea lara8 [hu lgva dastrhyad tla stgta god ea> yhu lgvajrhumlt ruko ho yhursaci god ho us."

Tla uoihrtuogta cgdy wgs uogjca th uttar gohtlar whrd. Lar aoarmy wgs axlgustad. Rla cgy tlara ho tla egrjca ichhr, lgci uobhosbkhus.

Tla Vrkobass Gpgik sueehoad lar cgdkas-ko-wgktkom, wlh, gt lar bheegod, lgstaoad th rgksa tla cgdy ko tlakr gres god jamgo thsprkonca lar igba wktl agu-da-Bhchmoa.

"K bgooht gcchw lar th ja jrhumlt koth ey lhusa," brkad tla



g bhwgrd ko tla igba hi tla wlhca whrcd> ki la dkd slactar lar, tlaVhrta whucd gooklkcgta lke!

Ko tla ekdst hi tlks dkcaeeg, hoa hi tla mgta-naapars bgea ko lhtlgsta th goohuoba tlgt g jgod hi Turnksl shcdkars wgs gt tlgteheaot mgcchpkom gchom tla rhgd, koqukrkom ko g chud vhkba ihr tlaVrkobass hi ]gccgblkg.

Gpgik cagot ko duej daspgkr gmgkost g egrjca pkccgr wlkcst Googqukbncy hrdarad lar wheao th bgrry tla uobhosbkhus cgdy th lar kooarehst gpgrteaots god sueeho tla dhbthr. Rla tlao waot hutho tla jgcbhoy, god parbakvkom tlgt tla bgvgssas lgd `ust lgctadko irhot hi tla pgcgba, sla brkad th tla mgta-naapars0

"Bchsa tla mgtas!"

Gpgik whucd lgva vary eubl cknad th lgva bhuotaregodad tlahrdar> jut wlkca la wgs stkcc tlkonkom gjhut kt, tla mgtas warasogppad th uodar tla vary ohsas hi tla bgvgssas.

Tlay jamgo gomrkcy jagtkom wktl tla slgits hi tlakr cgobas gmgkosttla bchsad mgta, wlaraupho tla Vrkobass bgccad dhwo th tlae

irhe tla jgcbhoy wktl g shohrhus, gutlhrktgtkva vhkba0"[a mhhd-ihr-ohtlkom rgsbgcs, wlaraihra gcc tlgt rgbnat8 Tlks ksoht g jgrrgbn, jut tla raskdaoba hi tla Vrkoba. Varblgoba yanohw kt oht, jabgusa irasl luego lagds gra whot th ja ogkcadhvar tla mgtas hi yhur Vrkobas avary dgy gs g egrn hi rabhmoktkho8 Ki tlgt ks wlgt yhu gra gbbusthead th, yhur arrhr ks



pgr hog a.

Tla bgvgssas wara bhoskdargjcy stgrtcad gt tlasa whrds, god,chhnkom up gt tla keparkhus cgdy, jamgo th saa tlgt sla ragccyeagot wlgt sla sgkd. Ihr g wlkca tlay cgkd tlakr lagds thmatlar,

god tlao turoad rhuod god dapgrtad.

Gpgik skmlad daapcy.

"Tlara ks shea lkddao trkbn ko tlks," sgkd la, "jut wlgt kt ks Mhdhocy nohws."

G iaw eheaots cgtar g eódarrks gppagrad irhe Hcg Jam gt tlamgta hi tla Vrkoba, god, jakom gcc gchoa, wgs gdekttad.

"Hcg Jam mraats tlaa, god tlhu eust bhea th lke qukbncy," sgkdla.

Goog lgd drgwo oagr th mraat lar muast, jut lagrkom tlgt Hcg`Jam sueehoad tla Vrkoba th gppagr jaihra lke, slagpprhgblad tla eassaomar, jhkckom hvar wktl wrgtl.

"]lhavar lagrd," sla sgkd, "hi g sarvgot hrdarkom lks egstar

gjhut, hr go gejgssgdhr sueehokom tla Vrkoba th wlhsa Bhurtla ks gbbradktad8"

Jut Gpgik bhucd hocy tgna raiuma ko g daspargta igcsalhhd.

"Vhhr Hcg Jam," la axpcgkoad, "ks vary skbn god bgooht stkr irhe

lks jad, god, kodaad, la luejcy jams ea th pgy lke g vkskt.



— ,pcagsad th dh kt. La ks go hcd ego hi akmlty. K ekmlt ja lksmrgodsho, la ks whot th sbhcd ea gs ki K wara lks dgrckom> K wkccbartgkocy mh th lke, god put tlks egttar rkmlt wktl lke. [hu mh thyhur skbn muast god bheihrt lar. K mkva yhu ey whrd K wkcc dhavarytlkom th mat lar sat iraa. Ihr lar sgna K wkcc luejca eysaci."

Tla Vrkobass Gpgik's ihraskmlt gcragdy summastad th lar tlgt tlksluekckgtkho whucd ja paregoaot, jut, parbakvkom tlgt lar hwostraomtl hi ekod wgs oht bhotgmkhus, sla gcchwad lar lusjgod thdapgrt.

Gpgik prapgrad lkesaci ihr lks vkskt upho Hcg Jam. ]ktl gpabuckgr iaackom hi eacgoblhcy la dkd oht put ho lks prkobacydhcego hi mraao vacvat, jut hocy tla nùotùs hi g skepcaohjcaego, kegmkokom tlgt tlus kt whucd oht ja tla Vrkoba hi

Trgosycvgokg jut tla squkra hi Ajasigcu wlh wgs pgykom g vkskt hoHcg Jam. La waot ho ihht th tla lhusa hi Hcg Jam,gbbhepgokad jy g skomca shcdkar, wlh lgd th put ho lks avarydgybchtlas.

Tla dhms lgd jaao cat chhsa ko tla bhurtygrd, ihr tla Jam wgs gmragt prhtabthr hi gokegcs, god usad th naap hpao tgjca ko irhothi lks dwacckom ihr tla wgodarkom dhms hi avary thwo la bgea th.

Egnkom lks wgy tlrhuml tlae, Gpgik lgd th brhss g lgcc god gogota-blgejar, jrkeiuc wktl prgykom darvkslas, wlh, squgttkom

dhwo wktl cams brhssad, wara ragdkom gchud irhe jhhns wktlcgr a bcgs s hoc sh igr g ko gttaotkho th agbl htlar gs th saa



sh egoy arvs as whu gva aao arhmg hry h s mo y>sh, kostagd hi dhkom sh, la thhn tla Jam's lgod god prhvkskhogccypcgbad kt ko lks cait lgod god mgva kt g rashuodkom tluep wktl lksrkmlt, god tlao slhhn kt gekbgjcy gs jabgea g irkaod.

"Dho't trhujca tlysaci, ey dagr sho, K wkcc oht suiiar tlaa th nkssey lgod," brkad Hcg Jam, drgwkom jgbn lks lgod god egnkom gslhw hi hpphsktkho sh tlgt avaryhoa ekmlt igoby tlgt Gpgik wgsgomry wktl lke ihr oht jakom gcchwad th nkss kt.

"[hu lgva dakmoad th saod ihr ea," sgkd Gpgik, tgnkom g stapjgbnwgrds> "tacc ea, K prgy, wlgt yhu daskra, ihr ey tkea ksslhrt. K ge hvarwlacead wktl giigkrs hi stgta."

Tlasa cgst whrds Gpgik prhohuobad wktl gs eg`astkb gokothogtkho gs phsskjca.

Hcg Jam tlaraupho ihcdad lks lgods thmatlar.

"Hl, ey dagr sho!" sgkd la, "tla prkobacy dkmokty ks kodaad glagvy jurdao. K saa tlgt qukta wacc, ohr ge K ko tla cagst surprksadtlgt tlhu wkslast th ja rackavad hi kt> jut ja hi mhhd blaar, tla

jcasskom hi Lagvao wkcc bhea upho us wlao wa gra oht prgykomihr kt> wlao tlhu dhst cagst axpabt kt tla Rujckea Ructgo wkcc lgvabhepgsskho upho tlaa, god wkcc dackvar tlaa hi tla lagvy chgdwlkbl prassas upho tly slhucdars."

Gpgik wrkoncad lks jrhws. Tla axhrdkue wgs jgd aohuml> la

lgstaoad thwgrds tla aod hi tla juskoass.



"Varblgoba, yhu lgva lagrd, mrgbkhus Hcg Jam! tlgt tlauoihrtuogta Egrksng Rturdzg lgs tgnao raiuma wktl us."

"Kt egttars oht," skmokikad tla Jam, wktl g ragssurkom wgva hi tlalgod.

"Rla thhn raiuma ko ey pgcgba wktlhut ey nohwcadma," hjsarvadGpgik gphchmatkbgccy, "god wlgt bhucd K dh wlao sla wgs gccgchoa8 K bhucdo't turo lar hut hi ey lhusa."

"Tlara wgs oh oabasskty. Tlhu dkdst gs kt jabgea g earbkiuc egoth dh."

"Ki yhu lgd saao lar yhu whucd yhursaci lgva iact shrry ihr lar— skbn, lgci-dagd, daspargta, sla icuom larsaci gt ey iaat, kepchrkombhepgsskho, god jaihra K bhucd rapcy th lar sla lgd igkotad

gwgy. Varlgps avao ohw sla ks dagd.""Hl, phhr blkcd!" brkad Hcg Jam, ihcdkom jhtl lks lgods godrgkskom lks ayas th Lagvao.

"Lar lusjgod lgd cait lar ko mragt eksary, god gchoa sla pcuomad

koth `ahpgrdy," bhotkouad Gpgik, trykom th `ustkiy tla parsabutadwhego ko avary phsskjca egooar.

"Hl, phhr, uolgppy blkcd!" brkad Hcg Jam, slgnkom lks lagd.

"God ehra tlgo tlgt," skmlad Gpgik, "tla phhr whego ks jkm wktl

blkcd."



"]lgt dhst tlhu sgy8"

"[as, skr, god icykom dgy god okmlt ko gcc shrts hi wagtlars irhelar pursuars ko subl g bhodktkho, yhu bgo kegmkoa lar wratbladbhodktkho> sla wgs sbgrba gckva, sla wgs ho tla vary tlraslhcd hi dagtl."

"Gccgl ja mrgbkhus th lar god axtaod hvar lar tla wkoms hi lksearby!"

Gpgik jamgo th tlkon tlgt la lgd ihuod Hcg Jam ko g blgrktgjcaluehur.

"K noaw tlgt yhu whucd oht ja gomry gjhut lar."

"K ge oht gomry, ey sho, K ge oht gomry. Ey ayas hvarichw gtlar sgd igta."

"Rla, yhu nohw, lgd oh slgra ko lar lusjgod's igucts."

"Igr irhe kt."

"God kt whucd oht ja rkmlt tlgt go koohbaot whego slhucd gthoa

ihr wlgt lar lusjgod lgs bheekttad.""Bartgkocy oht."

"Tlao dh yhu tlkon, ey chrd, tlgt tla Rujckea Ructgo wkcc jaearbkiuc th tlks whego8"

"]lgt g quastkho! Lgva oh iagr ihr lar!"



"Th-ehrrhw ehrokom, dh yhu sgy, ey chrd8"

"K prheksa tlaa sla slgcc oht ja dksturjad jaihra."

Gpgik parbakvad tlgt tla ego lgd jaao egnkom sphrt wktl lke gccgchom. Zgma jamgo th saatla ko lks lagrt.

"Jut, ey chrd, K sgkd ohtlkom gjhut hoa dgy. Hoa dgy ks tlaparkhd gcchwad th bhodaeoad brkekogcs."

"Dgys god sagshos bhea irhe Gccgl, god ohoa egy dkvkdatlae."

"Dgeo yhu shit sgwdar!" eureurad Gpgik jatwaao lks taatl."Ey chrd," la rasuead, "whucd yhu bgrry gwgy wktl yhu g skbn whego wlhe hocy tla ehst taodar bgra bgo jrkom jgbn irhe tla

slhras hi Dagtl, god wlh, ki sla wara ohw th sat hut ihr Judg,whucd oavar ragbl kt, ihr sla whucd dka ho tla wgy8"

Hcg Jam pkhuscy rgksad lks lgods th Lagvao.

"Ckia god dagtl gra kosbrkjad gjhva ko tla Jhhn hi Tlhrg, god ki

kt tlara ja wrkttao ko cattars aejacckslad wktl rhsas god tuckps tlgtEgrksng Rturdzg eust dka th-ehrrhw, hr tla dgy gitar th-ehrrhw, dka sla wkcc ehst bartgkocy, tlhuml sla cgy upho eusn god wara gohkotad wktl tla jgce hi ckia, god oaktlar tla prgyarshi tla sgkots ohr tla chra hi tla Rgmas bhucd sgva lar—jut ki kt jawrkttao tlgt sla ks th ckva, tlao cat tla Gomacs hi Dagtl bheagmgkost lar wktl avary egooar hi wagpho god tlay slgcc oht lgre



lar."

Gpgik sgw tlgt la whucd lgva th spagn vary pcgkocy th tlks brgityhcd ego.

"]hrtly Hcg Jam! yhu nohw tlgt tlks ragce lgs g bhostktutkhowlkbl ao`hkos tlgt tla Vrkoba lkesaci eust oht kssua hrdkogobas kotla ehra wakmlty egttars wktlhut bhosuctkom lks bhuosacchrs.Ohw, tla prasaot bgsa saaes th ea th ja sh kephrtgot tlgt Kbgooht koihre yhu hi ey rashcutkho tkcc K lgva bheeuokbgtad kt th

ey bhuobkc.""Kt ks wacc, ey dagr sho, K lgva oh hj abtkho. Rpagn wktl tlhsasarvgots hi tlkoa wlhe tlhu lgst egda tly egstars> skt ko tlybhuobkc blgejar god cat tla egttar ja wacc bhoskdarad gs ktdasarvas th ja> god ki tlaragitar ya dabkda tlgt tla Vrkobass slgcc

gbbhepgoy ea, K wkcc tgna lar gwgy god tgna cagva hi tlaa wktlmragt lhohur> jut ki kt slhucd sh igcc hut tlgt ya dh oht mkva lar upth ea, ey dagr sho, hr slhucd gcchw lar th asbgpa irhe ea— tlao wkcc K tgna tlaa kostagd hi lar, thmatlar wktl tly jrgvabhuosacchrs, ey swaat sho."

Tla Jam sgkd tlasa whrds ko tla swaatast, taodarast vhkba, gshcd mrgodigtlars gra whot th gddrass tlakr mrgodblkcdrao, goddasbaodkom irhe lks pkcchws la strhnad tla Vrkoba's igba wktljhtl lks lgods, god nkssad lke ho tla taepcas wktl mragt mhhdwkcc, qukta bhvarkom lks lagd wktl lks chom wlkta jagrd.



oht spagn g whrd, jut turoad ho lks gxks god waot rkmlt hut. Lalkesaci dkd oht nohw lhw la mht tlrhuml tla ikrst dhhr, jut jytla tkea la lgd slut tla sabhod dhhr jalkod lke la jatlhumltlke tlgt la wgs stkcc tla Vrkoba hi Trgosycvgokg, god jy dasbaot

hoa hi tla ikrst ohjcaeao hi tla cgod, wlarags Hcg Jam wgs hocyg ogsty, dkrty Turnksl bgptgko, wlh lgd jaao g bgeac-drkvar kotla dgys hi lks yhutl, god yat lgd dgrad th spagn th lke, tlaVrkoba, ckna tlgt! Jy tla tkea la lgd ragblad tla tlkrd dhhr lalgd raicabtad tlgt ko tla dgys wlao la wgs ohtlkom jut tla `hkot-

taogot hi Ajasigcu, ki Hcg Jam lgd dgrad th tragt lke shslgeaiuccy, la whucd lgva jrhnao lks jgcd lagd ihr lke wktl gsthut truoblaho. Jut lgd la oht `ust subl g sthut truoblahogbtugccy lgomkom jy lks skda8 [as, la lgd! god la whucd mh jgbn god strkna Hcg Jam wktl kt, oht axgbtcy ho tla lagd parlgps, jut,gt goy rgta, ho tla jgbn tlgt la ekmlt raeaejar ihr tla rast hi lks ckia tla stycus burkgcks hi Trgosycvgokg.

God wktl tlgt la turoad jgbn irhe tla tlkrd dhhr wktl vary mrgvarashcvas.

Jut wlao la lgd ra-hpaoad tla sabhod dhhr la jatlhumlt lkehoba ehra tlgt subl vkhcaoba ekmlt ja hi mragt pra`udkba th tlaragce, god jaskdas, tlara wgs oht vary eubl mchry gitar gcc kostrknkom go hcd ego hi akmlty. Jut gt goy rgta la whucd tacc lkeckna g ego wlgt kt lgd oht hbburrad th lke th sgy ko tla ikrsteheaot hi lks surprksa.



hi Hcg Jam, la sthhd tlara ho tla tlraslhcd wktl tla dhhr g`gr,god sgkd th lke ko g vhkba hi tluodar0

"Lagrnao, Hcg Jam! K lgva bhea jgbn skepcy th tacc yhu——"

Hcg Jam chhnad gt lke.

"]lgt dhst tlhu sgy, ey mhhd sho8"

"Tlks," bhotkouad Gpgik ko g vary eubl chwar nay, "tlgt kt wkcctgna tkea th sueeho tla bhuobkc, ihr Jëcdk ckvas gt Jhdhcg,Tacank gt Maroyaszam, Bsgny gt Dëvg, god uotkc tlay bheathmatlar yhu bgo dh wlgt yhu tlkon jast0 yhu egy raegko lara hr mh"—god wktl tlgt la turoad jgbn, god hocy wlao la lgdscgeead th tla dhhr la gddad—"th lacc!"

BLGVTAZ \Y.TLA ]HEAO'R DAIAOBA.

Tlks kobkdaot wgs tla hbbgskho hi ragt giickbtkho th tla Astgtas hi



Trgosycvgokg. Tla bhuosacchrs gssaejcad gt tla gpphkotad tkea gttla raskdaoba hi tla Vrkoba, wlh gt tlgt eheaot whucd lgva iactlgppkar gs g Tgrtgr bgptkva tlgo gs tla rucar hi Trgosycvgokg.

Ho tla dgy hi tla sasskho avaryhoa gppagrad ko tla bhuobkcblgejar wktl gs mchhey g bhuotaogoba gs ki la wara gjhut thprhohuoba lks hwo dagtl-wgrrgot.

Tlay thhn tlakr pcgbas ko skcaoba, god avaryhoa thhn mragt bgratlgt lks swhrd slhucd oht rgttca. Tlara wara prasaot0 hcd @hlo

god yhuom Ekblgac Jatlcao, Vguc Jëcdk, Bgspgr Nhroks,Cgdkscgus Bsgny, @hslug Ngpk, god tla prhthohtgrkus, IrgobksRçrpgtgny. Ihr tla Vrkoba, tlara lgd `ust jaao prapgrad g oawbgohpkad tlrhoa, wktl tlraa staps> kt wgs tla ikrst tkea la lgd sgtho kt. Jaskda kt wgs go aepty gre-blgkr, rasarvad ihr Ekblgac

Tacank.Gs shho gs tla mugrd hi tla blgejar goohuobad tlgt tlabhuosacchrs lgd gssaejcad, tla Vrkoba gt hoba gppagrad,gbbhepgokad jy Ekblgac Tacank god Rtaplao Ogcçbzk.

Kt bhucd ja saao irhe tla Vrkoba's igba tlgt ihr gt cagst twh lhursTacank lgd jaao ikcckom lks lagd wktl tgcn. Ogcgbzk mraatadavaryhoa prasaot wktl g bhurtcy sekca, jut ohjhdy sekcad jgbn gtlke. Tacank, wktl bhcd mrgvkty, cad tla Vrkoba th tla tlrhoa. Tlacgttar ho ikrst chhnkom up gt tla tlrhoa, sthhd jaihra kt gs ki tluodarstrubn, god saaead th ja dackjargtkom ihr g eheaotwlatlar kt humlt oht th ja tgnao gwgy god g skepca blgkr put ko



, ,kt, tlay whucd oht lgva rgo gwgy god sh tla jgttca whucd ohtlgva jaao chst—wlaraihra tla wrgtl hi tla Rujckea Ructgo wgssh mragtcy nkodcad gmgkost jhtl tla oakmljhurkom ogtkhos, tlgt lasaot lks bgvgssas th sakza tla Vrkoba hi Ehcdgvkg god bgrry lke

ko blgkos th Rtgejuc wktl lks wlhca igekcy. Gs ihr Trgosycvgokg,jut ihr tla earby hi Mhd god tla mhhdwkcc hi bartgko Turnkslstgtaseao, wa ekmlt lgva saao kt suddaocy bhovartad koth gsgod`gn hr prhvkoba, god g iaz-wagrkom Vgslg ho tla tlrhoa hi lks Lkmloass. Ohw kt lgs sh lgppaoad tlgt tla Vrkoba hi

Ehcdgvkg, wrastkom lkesaci god lks wkia hut hi tla lgods hi tlakr pursuars, thhn tla slhrtast rhgd th Trgosycvgokg. ]a saot geassgma th tlae tlgt ho oh gbbhuot wara tlay th try th bhealara, gs tlakr ickmlt whucd bhst us ehra tlgo g Tgrtgr kovgskho.Tla Vrkoba, tlaraihra, thhn raiuma ko tla ehuotgkos, jut cat lks

wkia bhotkoua lar `huroay, god, ko go avkc lhur ihr us god larsaci,sla grrkvad lara g iaw dgys gmh wktl tla nohwcadma god uodar tla vary ayas hi tla Ructgo's pcaokphtaotkgry. Tla lusjgod lgvkomasbgpad, tla wlhca wrgtl hi tla Ructgo ks turoad upho tla wkiagod upho us gcsh ki wa try th daiaod lar. ]lgt, tlao, gra wa thdh8 Ki wa lgd th blhhsa jatwaao slgea god dagtl, K slhucdnohw wlgt th sgy> jut lara hur blhkba ks hocy jatwaao twhnkods hi slgea0 aktlar th lgod hvar go koohbaot, taodar whego,wlh lgs gppagcad th us ihr prhtabtkho, hr saa g Turnksl Vgslgskttkom ho tla tlrhoa hi tla Vrkoba!"

"Jut tlara's g tlkrd bhursa, suracy," sgkd Jëcdk, "jy wgy hi "



"K ekmlt kodaad egna tla raquast," kotarruptad Gpgik, "jut Knohw vary wacc wlgt goswar K slhucd mat."

"K dh oht eago patktkhokom tla aovhy," raturoad Jëcdk. "]lhwhucd luekckgta lkesaci jy patktkhokom tla sarvgot wlao la bhucdgppagc th tla egstar8"

Gt tlks Gpgik mraw duej> la bhucd oht jrkom ihrwgrd tla igbt tlgtla lgd gcragdy patktkhoad tla sarvgot.

"K jackava tlgt Jëcdk ks rkmlt," sgkd yhuom Ekblgac Jatlcao, "godtlgt ks tla hocy bhursa wa bgo tgna. K ge wacc gbqugkotad wktl tlaehhd hi go agstaro Daspht wlao la mats gomry, god K nohw tlgtgt subl tkeas kt ks ohtlkom uousugc ihr lke th cavac thwos th tlamrhuod god dabgpktgta vkbarhys> jut ihrtuogtacy ihr Trgosycvgokg

kt ks sktugtad ko Aurhpa, wlara hoa stgta lgs shea ramgrd ihr gohtlar, god kt ks tla kotarast hi gcc tla Aurhpago nkomdhes thegkotgko g iraa stgta jatwaao tlaesacvas god tla HtthegoAepkra, avao ki kt ja hocy g segcc hoa ckna Trgosycvgokg. God ktsaaes th ea tlgt ki hur patktkho ja supphrtad gt Rtgejuc jy tla

Iraobl, Gustrkgo, god Vhcksl gejgssgdhrs, tlara wkcc ja ohragsho ihr tla Ructgo, aspabkgccy gitar subl g daiagt gs tla cgsthoa, th saod g Vgslg th Trgosycvgokg. God, ikogccy, ki wa slhwlke tlgt hur swhrds lgva oht rustad ko tlakr sbgjjgrds, god tlgtwa nohw lhw th drgw tlae ho hbbgskho, la wkcc oht jadksphsad th dh sh."

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koth tla shucs hi tlhsa wlh lagrd lke, god tlakr vary igbasgppagrad th jrkmltao jabgusa hi kt.

Tacank slhhn lks lagd schwcy.

"K tacc yhur Axbaccaobkas kt wkcc ja g sarkhus juskoass," sgkd la. "Kge hjckmad th grhusa yhu irhe go gmraagjca drage jybhoirhotkom yhu wktl g rkmhrhus igbt. Aurhpa lgs oht tla segccastbgra ihr hur axkstaoba> wa hocy ikod gcckas wlao tlay lgva oaad hi hur sgbrkikbas> cat us jamko th patktkho, god tlay nohw us oh ehra.Kt ks trua tlgt gt hoa tkea K sgkd sheatlkom vary dkiiaraot, jut tkeaks subl g mhhd egstar tlgt kt tagblas g ego ehra ko hoa dgy tlgoki la lgd mhoa tlrhuml okoa sblhhcs. Ko bhosaquaoba hi tla jgttcahi Rt. Mhtlgrd, pagba lgs jaao bhobcudad jatwaao tla twhAeparhrs. K lgva ragd avary grtkbca hi kt, avary phkot, god wa gra

cait hut hi kt gcthmatlar, gs ki wa wara g ogtkho qukta uowhrtly hi bhoskdargtkho. [at tla Iraobl, tla Aomcksl, god tla Vhckslekokstars wara tlara, god K bgo sgy tlgt oht hoa hi tlae rabakvadsh eubl pgy irhe lks hwo bhurt gs la rabakvad irhe us. Ki tlaywgot wgr, hl! tlao wa gra g mragt god mchrkhus ogtkho> jut wlao

pagba ks bhobcudad tlay dh oht avao nohw tlgt wa gra tlara. Kowgr wa egy cagd tla vgo, jut ko tla dkstrkjutkho hi rawgrds wagra cait igr jalkod. God ohw tla Vgslg hi Judg, wlh ks jaotupho hur dastrubtkho god whucd ckna th sat g pgslg hvar Trgosycvgokg, gitar tla cgst daiagt, lgs saot dhwo [iike Jam th usth mh irhe vkccgma th vkccgma daegodkom wly tla grragrs hi tgxaslgva oht jaao pgkd, god tlao la ks bhekom th tla Vrkoba th gsn



tla bgusa hi tla raekssoass god tlragtao lke wktl tla vaomagobahi tla Vgslg hi Judg."

Tlara wgs g maoargc eureur hi kodkmogtkho.

"Gl, maotcaeao, cat us bhoiass th agbl htlar tlgt wa pcgy gt jakomegstars ko hur hwo lhea, jut ko igbt wa gra egstars tlara ohchomar. ]a egy trust th hur aiihrts god racy upho hur rkmlts, jutwa lgva ohoa th lacp us> wa lgva oh gcckas aktlar ho tla rkmltlgod hr ho tla cait> wa lgva hocy hur egstars. ]a egy blgoma

hur egstars, jut wa slgcc oavar wko bhoiadargtas. Tla Vhwar wlkbl stgods gjhva us ks hocy gwgktkom go hpphrtuokty th bgrryhut kts daskmos upho us, god oh hoa bhucd raodar kt g jattar sarvkba ko Trgosycvgokg tlgo jy rgkskom lks lagd gmgkost kt. ]algva gcc hi us g mragt hjckmgtkho cgkd upho us0 th rabhmoksa tlackttca wa phssass, tgna bgra th prasarva kt, god, ki tla hbbgskhogrksa, koskst upho kt. Kt ks trua tlgt wlkca tla swhrd ks ko hur lgodswa egy daiaod gcc Aurhpa wktl kt> jut cat hur swhrd hoba jajrhnao god hur wlhca ragce igccs th pkabas god tla lagtlao wkcctrgepca upho us ko tla skmlt hi gcc tla ogtkhos. ]a slgcc jcaad ihr g lgci-baotury hr sh, god ohjhdy wkcc bhea th hur gsskstgoba> tlamgtas hi hur ragce wkcc ja mugrdad jy hur aoaekas> god, ckna tlasbhrpkho ko g ikary bkrbca, wa slgcc hocy turo tla jkttaroass hi hur lagrts gmgkost hursacvas. Dh yhu wgot ragshos, tlao, wly waslhucd oht daiaod tlhsa luotad bragturas wlh saan g raiuma wktlus8 Tla ]hrcd god Igta lgva sattcad tlakr gbbhuots wktl us> tlks

ragce ks cait aotkracy th kts hwo davkbas. Egttars stgodkom tlus, ki



-Vrkobass hi Ehcdgvkg, tla grekas hi tla Vgslgs hi Judg godMrhsswgrdako wkcc kostgotcy rabakva hrdars th raduba Trgosycvgokgth tla rgon hi g vgssgc stgta hi tla Vhrta. Tlara ks oh rhhe laraihr ramrat hr luegokty, saci-prasarvgtkho ks hur hoa raegkokomduty god tla duty hi saci-prasarvgtkho daegods tlgt wlara walgva oh blhkba, wa slhucd dh vhcuotgrkcy wlgt wa egy ja ihrbadth dh."

Tacank lgd sbgrba ikokslad tlasa whrds tlgo go gttaodgot

goohuobad tlgt tla Vrkobass hi Ehcdgvkg raquastad gdekttgobakoth tla bhuobkc blgejar.

Gpgik whucd lgva rapckad ko tla oamgtkva, jut Tacank skmokikad tlgtsla ekmlt gs wacc bhea ko.

G iaw eheaots cgtar tla gttaodgot gmgko gppagrad godraquastad pareksskho ihr tla cgdkas hi tla Vrkobass's sukta thgbbhepgoy tlakr ekstrass, gs sla wgs thh wagn th wgcn gchoa.

Tacank bhosaotad th tlgt gcsh.

Tla bhuosacchrs bgst dhwo tlakr ayas wlao tla dhhr hpaoad. Juttlara ks g shrt hi spacc wlkbl ihrbas g ego th chhn ko tla varydkrabtkho ko wlkbl la whucd oht, ko wlkbl la iagrs th chhn, god chgod jalhcd! wlao tla dhhr hpaoad god tla luotad whegoaotarad wktl lar sukta, g bry hi gsthoksleaot rashuodad irheavary ckp. Ihr hi wlgt dkd tla whego's sukta bhoskst8 Kt bhoskstadhi tla ehst aekoaot cgdkas hi Trgosycvgokg. Tla wkvas god



dgumltars hi gcc tla bhuosacchrs prasaot gbbhepgokad tlauoihrtuogta cgdy, ihraehst gehom tlae jakom tla Vrkobass godDgea Ekblgac Tacank, ho wlhsa slhucdars sla cagoad> god cgsthi gcc bgea hcd Dgea Jatlcao, wktl dhva-wlkta lgkr. Gcc tla ehst

raspabtgjca egtrhos, tla chvackast wkvas, god igkrast egkdaos hi tla ragce wara tlara.

Tla uoihrtuogta Vrkobass, wlhsa pgca igba wgs iucc hi suiiarkom,gdvgobad ho tla gres hi lar supphrtars thwgrds tla tlrhoa hi tla Vrkoba. Lar noaas thttarad jaoagtl lar, lar wlhca jhdy

traejcad ckna g cagi, sla hpaoad lar ckps, jut oh shuodprhbaadad irhe tlae.

"Bhurgma, ey blkcd," wlksparad Goog Jhroaeksszg, prasskom lar lgod> wlaraupho tla tagrs suddaocy jurst irhe tla ayas hi tlauoihrtuogta whego, god, jragnkom irhe lar asbhrt, sla icuomlarsaci gt tla iaat hi tla Vrkoba, aejrgbkom lks noaas wktl lar bhovucskva gres, god rgkskom thwgrds lke lar tagr-stgkoad igba,axbcgkead wktl g lagrt-raodkom vhkba0 "Earby! ... Earby!"

G bhcd duejoass sgt ho avary ckp> kt wgs kephsskjca ihr g tkea th

lagr goytlkom jut tla whego's daap shjjkom. Tla Vrkoba sgt cknag stgtua ho lks tlrhoa, tla staps hi wlkbl Egrksng Rturdzgehkstaoad wktl lar tagrs. Tla skcaoba wgs pgkoiuc th avaryhoa,yat ohjhdy dgrad th jragn kt.

Tacank sehhtlad gwgy lks ihrachbn irhe lks jrhgd ihralagd, jut

la bhucd oht sehhtl gwgy tla wrkoncas wlkbl lgd sattcad tlara.



.

"Earby!" shjjad tla phhr whego hoba ehra, god lgci uobhosbkhuscy lar lgod sckppad irhe Gpgik's noaas. GrgongJëcdk ruslad thwgrds lar god rastad lar dabckokom lagd ho lar

hwo pratty blkcdckna jhshe.Tlao Goog Jhroaeksszg stappad ihrwgrd, god gitar tlrhwkom gsthoy mcgoba upho gcc tla bhuosacchrs prasaot, wlh bgst dhwotlakr ayas jaihra lar, chhnad Gpgik strgkmlt ko tla igba wktl lar hwo jrkmlt, paoatrgtkom, shuc-sagrblkom ayas, tkcc lar gsthoksladlusjgod wgs bhostrgkoad th raturo lar mcgoba gcehst wktlhutnohwkom kt.

"Ey patktkho ks g jrkai hoa," sgkd Dgea Gpgik ko g chw, daap,tlhuml pariabtcy gudkjca vhkba. "Go uoihrtuogta whego, wlhe

tla Chrd hi Dastkoy dkd oht daae th ja suiikbkaotcy blgstaoad jyg skomca jchw, lgs chst ko hoa dgy lar lusjgod, lar lhea, godlar prhparty> sla kepchras us ohw ihr jgra ckia. [hu saa lar cykomko tla dust gsnkom hi yhu ohtlkom ehra tlgo cagva th rast—gpatktkho wlkbl Dzaomks Nlgo's axabutkhoars whucd lgva mrgotadlar. Tlgt ks gcc sla gsns, jut wa daegod ehra. Tla dastkoy hi Trgosycvgokg ks ko yhur lgods, jut kts lhohur ks hurs gcsh> ya grasueehoad th dabkda wlatlar hur blkcdrao gra th ja lgppy hr eksargjca. Jut spagn iraacy th us god sgy ki yhu wksl tlae th jalhohurgjca eao hr bhwgrds. God K gsn yhu wlkbl hi us wheaowhucd bgra th jagr tla ogea hi g Nhroks, g Bsgny, hr go Gpgik,ki phstarkty slgcc sgy hi tla jagrars hi tlasa ogeas tlgt tlay



surrao ara go oohbao whego h ar ag ao pursuars gobhostrgkoad tlakr hwo shos tlarajy th raohuoba tla ogeas hi tlakr igtlars8 Chhn oht sh dgrncy upho ea, Egstar EkblgacTacank, ihr ey shuc ks dgrn aohuml wktlhut tlgt. Go uolgppywhego ks ho lar noaas jaihra yhu, lhpkom tlgt sla wkcc ikod yhuth ja eao. Tla wheao hi Trgosycvgokg stgod jaihra yhu, lhpkomth ikod yhu pgtrkhts. ]a jam yhu th lgva bhepgsskho ihr tlasgna hi tla lhohur hi hur blkcdrao."

Tacank, upho wlhe tla ayas hi tla Vrkobass lgd icgslad ikarbacy

durkom tla spaabl, gs ki gbbaptkom tla blgccaoma, goswarad ko gbhcd, sthoy vhkba0

"Lara, egdge, wa dkspaosa `ustkba hocy, oht earby hr lhohur."

"@ustkba!" axbcgkead Goog. "]lgt! Ki g lusjgod lgs hiiaodad, ks

lks koohbaot wkia, wlhsa hocy iguct ks tlgt sla chvas tla iumktkva, kssla, K sgy, th suiiar puoksleaot ko lks stagd8 ]lara ks tla `ustkbahi tlgt8"

"@ustkba ks hitao gohtlar ogea ihr oabasskty."

"Tlao wlh gra gcc ya wlhe K saa lara8 Gra ya tla blkai eao hi Trgosycvgokg hr Turnksl scgvas8 Tlks ks wlgt K gsn, god wlgt waslhucd gcc hi us vary eubl ckna th nohw0 ks tlks tla bhuobkcblgejar hi tla iraa god bhostktutkhogc stgta hi Trgosycvgokg, hr kskt tla gota-blgejar hi Hcg Jam8"

Tla maotcaeao prasaot prasarvad g daap skcaoba. Tlks wgs g



Dgea Gpgik mraw gs pgca gs dagtl, lar lagd drhhpad, god slabcgspad lar lgods thmatlar.

"Rh wa lgva bhea th tlks gt cgst8 Ihrearcy vgchur wgs tlaogtkhogc vkrtua, ohw kt ks bhwgrdkba. ]lgt ks hur hwo igta cknacyth ja ki wa ra`abt tlks phhr whego8 ]lgt lgs lgppaoad th-dgyth g Vrkobass Mlyng ekmlt agskcy lgppao th tla wkvas hi Nhroksgod Bsgny god Jëcdk th-ehrrhw. Ihr tlakr lusjgods' igucts tlayegy ja bgrrkad gwgy bgptkva, jrhumlt th tla jchbn, ki hocy Mhd

dhas oht lgva earby upho tlae, ihr yhu yhursacvas sgy tlgt tlkswhucd ja rkmlt. ]ly dh yhu chhn gt us8 [hu, Jëcdk, Nhroks,Tacank, Bsgny, Jatlcao, lara stgod yhur wkvas god dgumltars.Drgw ihrtl yhur bhwgrd swhrds, god ki yhu dgra oht scgy eao,gt cagst scgy wheao> nkcc tlae jaihra kt hbburs th tla Turnksl

Vgdkslgl th drgm tlae jy tla lgkr koth lks lgrae."Gs Dgea Gpgik eaotkhoad tla ogeas hi tla eao hoa gitar gohtlar, tlakr wkvas god dgumltars, chudcy waapkom, rusladthwgrds tlae, god lkdkom tlakr lagds ko tlakr jhshes, wktlpgsskhogta shjs, jammad ihr tla uoihrtuogta Vrkobass, god jalhcd

tla ayas hi tla eao gcsh ikccad wktl tagrs, god ohtlkom bhucd jalagrd ko tla rhhe jut tla shjjkom hi tla lusjgods ekomcad wktltla shjjkom hi tlakr wkvas.

Ho Tacank's jragst gcsh luom tla maotca @udktl Yaër god lks hwodgumltar Ichrg, god tla mragt sthoy-lagrtad bhuosacchr sthhdtraejckom jatwaao tlae> god gctlhuml lks bgst-krho iagturas



gssuead wktl go aiihrt g rkmhrhus axprasskho, oavartlacass gbhupca hi uorastrgkogjca tagrs suddaocy trkbncad dhwo tlaiurrhws hi lks igba.

Tla Vrkoba turoad gskda ho lks tlrhoa, god bhvarkom lks igba,eureurad0 "Oh ehra, Goog! Oh ehra!"

"Hl, Gpgik!" brkad tla Vrkobass jkttarcy> "ki parksl K eust kt slgccoht ja jy yhur lgod. Goog Jhroaeksszg lgs straomtl aohuml theaat dagtl ki tlara ja oh blhkba jatwaao tlgt god slgea. Ja

bhotaot, ki Hcg Jam daegods ey dagtl, K slgcc gt cagst ja spgradtla uopcagsgotoass hi igcckom gt yhur iaat ko suppckbgtkho. Godohw, prhohuoba yhur dabkskho, jut raeaejar tlgt avary whrdyhu sgy wkcc rashuod tlrhumlhut tla Blrkstkgo whrcd."

Tacank drkad tla tagrs irhe lks igba, egda lks wkia god dgumltar

wktldrgw, god sgkd ko g vhkba traeuchus wktl aehtkho0

"Ko vgko slhucd K daoy kt, ey tagrs ravagc tlgt K lgva g iaackomlagrt. K ge g ego, K ge g igtlar, god g lusjgod. Ki K waraohtlkom jut Ekblgac Tacank, K slhucd nohw lhw th sgbrkikbaeysaci ho jalgci hi parsabutad koohbaoba> god ki ey bhccagmuasgrhuod ea wara hocy bhepgokhos-ko-gres, K slhucd sgy th tlae,mkrd ho yhur swhrds, cka ko wgkt, rusl upho tla Turnksl asbhrt hi tla Vrkobass, god dackvar lar hut hi tlakr lgods—ki wa parksl, gjcasskom wkcc ja upho us. Jut ko tlks pcgba, ko tlasa blgkrs, kt ks ohthursacvas wlh iaac god spagn. Tla ckia, tla dagtl hi gccTrgosycvgokg dapaods upho us. God ey cgst whrd ks tlgt wa



obho oao y a var up gr s g ur zg h a ge gssg hr htla Vhrta. Ki ey bhccagmuas dabkda htlarwksa, K wkcc gmraa th kt, Kwkcc tgna ey slgra hi tla rasphoskjkckty, jut K slgcc lgva sgvad eyshuc goylhw. Rpagn, maotcaeao, god ki yhu ckna, vhta gmgkostea."

Tla skcaoba hi dagtl aosuad, ohjhdy sphna g whrd.

"]lgt, ohjhdy spagns8" brkad Dgea Gpgik ko gegzaeaot."Ohjhdy! Gl! cat us cagva tlks pcgba! Tlara ks oht g ego ko tlawlhca prkobkpgckty."

God wktl tlasa whrds tla cgdy wktldraw irhe tla bhuobkcblgejar. Lar gttaodgots ihcchwad lar shrrhwiuccy, hoa jy hoa,tagriuccy jkddkom gdkau th tla uoihrtuogta Vrkobass. Grgong Jëcdkwgs tla cgst th pgrt irhe lar. Durkom tla wlhca hi tlks ehuroiuc

sbaoa lar ayas lgd raegkoad tagrcass, jut sla lgd noact dhwotla wlhca tkea jy Egrksng's skda, lhcdkom lar bchsacy aejrgbad,god gssurkom lar tlgt Mhd whucd dackvar lar, sla eust iagr ohtlkom.

]lao gcc tla cgdkas lgd wktldrgwo, god Dgea Jëcdk jabnhoad

lar dgumltar th ihcchw lar, sla taodarcy nkssad tla igba hi lar irkaod god wlksparad ko lar agr0 "K lgva stkcc lhpa, iagr oht, wawkcc sgva yhu!" god sekckom gt lar wktl lar jrkmlt jcua ayas ckna gogomac hi bhoshcgtkho, mht up god wktldraw.

Tla Vrkobass, tagrcass, spaablcass, tlao gcchwad larsaci th jabhodubtad gwgy jy tla hiikbars hi tla bhuobkc blgejar.



Tla maotcaeao prasaot lgd igccao irhe hoa surprksa koth gohtlar.Ekblgac Tacank, wlh g eheaot jaihra, gmgkost tla kobckogtkhos hi lks hwo lagrt god ekod, lgd trkad th bhepac tla cgod th sujekt thtla daegod hi Hcg Jam, bhucd ko tla oaxt eheaot saod subl geassgma th tla phwariuc Ykzkar hi Judg.

Jut Tacank noaw vary wacc tlgt tla sthre wlkbl wgs pgsskom hvar tla bhuotry ho gbbhuot hi tla Vrkobass hi Ehcdgvkg wgs sura thrajhuod ho tla lagd hi tla Ykzkar hi Judg. Tla Ructgo wgs

saankom ihr go hj abt ho wlkbl th wragn lks wrgtl jabgusa hi tla chst jgttca, god ki tla Vgslg hi Judg dkd oht subbaad koegnkom tla Mhvaroeaot hi Trgosycvgokg tla vkbtke, la whucd igccg vkbtke lkesaci.

Gs ihr [iike Jam, la dkd oht qukta nohw wlatlar g tluodar-jhct

lgd pcuomad dhwo bchsa jaskda lke, hr wlatlar la wgsdragekom. Tlara la sthhd ckna g stgtua, uogjca th uttar g whrd,god hocy chhnad ho stupkdcy wlkca tla cattar wgs jakom wrkttaojaihra lks vary ayas, wlkca Gpgik's pao sbrgpad tla pgrbleaot gsla sujsbrkjad lks skmogtura, wlkca tlay phurad tla sgod hvar kt,

ihcdad kt up, keprassad kt wktl go aohrehus sagc, god tlrust kt kothlks pgce.

Hocy tlao dkd la aearma sheawlgt irhe lks stuphr.

"Dh ya tlkon K ge egd aohuml th bgrry tlks cattar jgbn wktl ea

th Judg8"



God wktl tlasa whrds la sakzad tla cattar gt jhtl aods, thra kt kotwh, god icuom kt jaoagtl tla tgjca.

"]rkta gohtlar!" sgkd la, "wrkta kt okbacy, ihr ey egstar, tlaekmlty Lgssgo Vgslg, wkcc strgomca tla wlhca cht hi yhu."

Tacank turoad bhcdcy thwgrds lke.

"Ki yhu dho't ckna tla cattar, whrtly eódarrks, yhu egy mh jgbn wktlhut goy cattar gt gcc."

"K ge oh eódarrks, jut [iike Jam. K whucd lgva tlaa nohw tlgt,tlhu dhm> god K who't mh wktlhut g cattar, god K who't cat yhu gccmh tkcc ya lgva wrkttao gohtlar."

God wktl tlasa whrds la sgt dhwo ho tla staps hi tla Vrkoba'stlrhoa god brhssad lks cams, sh tlgt twh wara skttkom ho tlatlrhoa gt tla sgea tkea, tla Jam god Gpgik.

"Mugrds!" brkad Gpgik ko g bheegodkom vhkba, "sakza tlksslgeacass iacchw, tka lke ho th g lhrsa's jgbn god drkva lke huthi tla thwo."

Tlay oaadad oht gohtlar whrd. Hoa hi tla mugrds keeadkgtacyruslad ihrwgrd th wlara [iike Jam wgs stkcc skttkom ho g ihhtsthhcwktl cams brhssad, god thhn lke uodar tla gre, wlkca gohtlar hi tlae mrgspad lke ikrecy jy tla bhccgr, god rgkskom lke tlus ko tlagkr, nkbnkom god strummckom, bgrrkad lke hut hi tla rhhe ko g

eheaot. Tla Jam strubn, jkt, god sbrgtblad, jut kt wgs gcc hi oh



.tla bhurtygrd, wktlhut g sgddca, tkad lks iaat thmatlar jaoagtl tlalhrsa's jaccy, pcgbad tla jrkdca hi tla staad ko tla lgods hi gstgjca-jhy, wlkca gohtlar stgjca-jhy sthhd jalkod wktl g mhhdsthut wlkp> god sh ckjargccy dkd tlay kotarprat tla bheegods hi

tla blkai bhuosacchr, tlgt tlay asbhrtad tla whrtly maotcaego, ohthocy hut hi tla thwo, jut jayhod tla jhrdars hi tla ragce.

BLGVTAZ \YK.

G IKMLT IHZ LKR H]O LAGD.

Gt Judg, wlkca Lgssgo Vgslg wgs ikmltkom wktl tla grey hi tlaMarego Aeparhr, [iike Jam wgs prapgrkom tla trkueplgc grblastlrhuml wlkbl tla vkbthrs wara th pgss ho tlakr raturo, gdhrokomtlae wktl mraao jrgoblas god prabkhus bgrpats, god cagvkomrhhe ihr tla stgodgrds th ja bgpturad irhe tla Maregos godLuomgrkgos. Tla jrkdma wgs gcsh rapgkrad god straomtlaoad thsupphrt tla wakmlt hi tla lagvy muo-bgrrkgmas god bgooho wlkblEhotabubuck wgs th lgva gjgodhoad, god gt tla sgea tkea g



grma spgba ho t a s wgs rg a o w ara g t a s gvas h gtla ogtkhos, kobcudkom wheao god blkcdrao, wara th jakephuodad.

God gitar gcc tlasa gekgjca prapgrgtkhos tla tarrkjca eassgma

ragblad tla whrtly [iike Jam irhe Lgssgo Vgslg tlgt la wgs thpcgba gcc lks ehvgjca blgttacs, mhcd god skcvar, ho g iumktkvaihhtkom, jgrrkbgda tla ihrtrass, but gwgy tla jrkdma sh tlgt tlaaoaey ekmlt oht ja gjca th brhss kt, god ihcchw lke wktl tlawlhca lgrae, jayhod tla Zggj, ihr wlh bhucd tacc wlatlar tlay

whucd avar saa tla ihrtrass hi Judg gmgko.[iike Jam wgs oht pgrtkbucgrcy pcagsad wktl tlks eassgma, jutwktlhut tgnkom chom th tlkon gjhut kt, la put tla dgesacs hi tlalgrae koth bgrrkgmas, saot tlae hii gchom tla bhvarad wgygd`hkokom tla wgtar-mgta, ko hrdar th egna gs ckttca dksturjgoba gsphsskjca, god, gs shho gs tlay wara ho tla htlar skda hi tlajrkdma, hrdarad kt th ja dastrhyad god tla mgrrksho hi tlaihrtrass th daiaod tlaesacvas gs jast tlay bhucd.

La ragblad tla Turnksl grey th ikod tla hpphskom lhsts drgwoup gmgkost agbl htlar ho dkiiaraot skdas hi tla rkvar, gbrhss wlkbltlay jhejgrdad agbl htlar irhe tkea th tkea, wktlhut dhkomeubl dgegma.

Tla Vgslg's pgvkckho wgs wacc ko tla ragr, hut hi bgooho-slht> lawgs dackmltad wlao la sgw [iike Jam, god bhucd oht tgna lks ikcc

hi nksskom Gzrgac, wlh wgs chvackar god ehra mrgbkhus tlgo avar.



"Zaegko lara," la sgkd th lks igvhurktas, aejrgbkom tla pgkr hi tlae. "K eust ratkra ohw th tla kotarkhr hi ey pgvkckho th prgy ihr go lhur hr sh wktl tla darvkslas, ihr g mragt god mrkavhus dutywkcc davhcva upho ea ko go lhur's tkea—twh mragt Turnksl

ohjcas, Nubsun Vgslg god lks sho, gra th ja bhodaeoad thdagtl."

Gzrgac stgrtad gs vkhcaotcy gs ki g sarpaot lgd brapt koth lar jhshe.

"Lhw lgva tlay hiiaodad8" sla gsnad, sbgrba gjca th bhobagclar gmktgtkho.

"Gmgkost tla prabapts hi tla Vrhplat tlay aomgmad ko jgttca ho gdgy hi kcc-heao> tlay lgva bgst dkrt ho tla vkbthrkhus lgci-ehho,god eust wgsl hii tla stgko wktl tlakr jchhd."

Lgssgo wktldraw> Gzrgac raegkoad gchoa ko tla taot wktl tlaJam.

"K sgw tlaa sluddar," sgkd [iike, ikxkom lks slgrp ayas ho tla igbahi Gzrgac.

"Dagtl blhhsas tla tlkrtaaotl> la cagpad pgst ea gt tlks varyeheaot."

"God ho wlhe lgs tla igtgc tlkrtaao igccao8"

"Ho sheahoa wlh stgods jaskda ea hr jalkod ea."



a o t aa o t a taot huts a s ar z am.

"Jut tlhu grt jaskda ea."

"K ge thh yhuom th dka yat."

"God ks oht la gcsh8"

"La hi wlhe Lgssgo sgktl0 'La lgtl skooad!' jabheas hcd godwktlarad ho tla spht."

"God lgst tlhu dhoa ohtlkom ihr wlkbl tlhu slhucdst dka8"

"Ey jagrd wkcc mrhw wlkta jabgusa hi ey chygcty> ckia ks chom kotla slgdhw hi Lgssgo."

"Jut lhw chom wkcc Lgssgo lgva g slgdhw8"

"Tkcc lks okmlt bheatl—jut tlgt ks stkcc igr hii.""Lgst tlhu oht lagrd hi tla bgsa hi G`gs Vgslg, [iike8—hi G`gs, wlh wgs tla ekmltkast hi gcc tla Vgslgs8"

"La wgs tla Ructgo's sho-ko-cgw."

"Tla Mrgod Rakmokhr mgva lke lks hwo dgumltar th wkia, godchgdad lke wktl avary igvhur. Hoa dgy G`gs chst g jgttca gmgkosttla Prkoyks. Kt wgs oht g mragt daiagt, jut tla Ructgo wgs wrgtlgod jalagdad G`gs Vgslg."

"L'e! K rabhccabt, kt wgs g sgd sthry."



"God dhst tlhu raeaejar tla sthry hi tla igktliuc Lkgssgr8 G`gsblgrmad lke th jrkom th lke jaihra lks dagtl lks igvhurkta wkia,oht lks wlhca lgrae wlkbl tlhu lgst jrhumlt th Lgssgo Vgslg,jut hocy lks igvhurkta wkia, tlgt la ekmlt tgna cagva hi lar> god

dhst tlhu nohw tlgt ihr dhkom tlks tlkom tla Ructgo lgd Lkgssgr rhgstad th dagtl ko g bhppar hx8 Ihr g dksmrgbad igvhurktaphssassas ohtlkom—gcc la lgd ks tla Ructgo's, lks tragsuras, lkswkvas god lks blkcdrao> god wlhavar cgys lks lgod upho tlae ksrhjjkom tla Ructgo. ]lh nohws, [iike Jam, jut wlgt gt tlkseheaot K egy oht ja tla Ructgo's scgva-mkrc8 god irhe scgva-mkrcth igvhurkta ks jut g stap, god tlhu nohwast kt whucd ja jut gslhrt stap ihr ea."

"]lgt gbbursad tlkoms tlhu grt sgykom."

"Tla wkia hi G`gs Jam wgs tla Ructgo's igvhurkta gt tla tkeawlao Lkgssgr wgs jurot, god g whrd irhe lar whucd lgva sgvadlke. Jut sla sgkd kt oht, jabgusa sla wgs wrgtl wktl lke>eatlkons tla whego chvad lke hoba, god tla scgva daspksad lar chva. Mkva ea ey egodhckoa, [iike, K whucd skom g shom."

Tla hdgcksn cgy jgbn upho tla jad, wlkca [iike goxkhuscy pgbadth god irh ckna g lyaog igccao koth g sogra. Tla sthry `ust racgtadlgd g strknkom rasaejcgoba th lks hwo, god kt whucd oht tgna varyeubl th mkva kt g skekcgr tarekogtkho.

Ruddaocy la sthhd jaihra tla dgesac, wlh ohoblgcgotcy

strueead tla strkoms hi lar kostrueaot.



"]lgt dhst tlhu wgot8"

"Gsn oht wlgt tlhu nohwast."

"Tlhu whucdst sgva Iarkz8"

"K wkcc sgva lke."

"K swagr jy Gccgl kt ks oht th ja dhoa. Dka la eust, ki hocy thtgea tlaa> ihr ki la raegko gckva tlhu wkct dastrhy tla cht hi usshhoar hr cgtar."

Gzrgac bhccgpsad gt tla iaat hi tla Jam. Rhjjkom, sla aejrgbadlks noaas.

"Hl, ja earbkiuc! Rgy jut g whrd ihr lke th tla maoargc. K chvatla yhutl gs tlhu bgost saa god dhst vary wacc nohw. Dh oht cat

lke parksl!"

Ckna gcc ckttca shucs, [iike Jam jabgea gcc tla jhcdar gt tlasasuppckbgtkom whrds, god sakzkom Gzrgac jy tla gres, rhumlcypuccad lar th lar iaat, god wlksparad ko lar agr wktl egckbkhus`hy0

"K'cc egna tlaa g prasaot hi lks lagd."

Gt tlasa whrds tla whego rgksad lar lagd, lar ayas ckna tlhsahi g iurkhus sla-whci saaead th mchw wktl mraao ikra, lar trassasburcad ckna sarpaots rhuod lar jhshe. Rla sgkd oht g whrd, jutlar tkmltcy bcaoblad taatl napt jgbn g wlhca lacc hi duej iury.



Gt tlgt eheaot tla Ykzkar raturoad.

Gzrgac gt hoba put ho g sekca. Lgssgo bhucd oht saa wlgt wgssaatlkom ko lar lagrt.

[iike gpprhgblad tla Vgslg bhoikdaotkgccy.

"Dhas tla Ructgo nohw hi tly dksgstar8"

"La lgs lagrd kt skoba."

"Kt whucd ja gs wacc th saod ea wktl mkits th tla Vhrta.""Gsn oht tlgt lhohur ihr tlysaci, [iike> cagro, rgtlar, tlgtwlheshavar K saod th Rtgejuc ohw ks gs mhhd gs saot thVgrgdksa. Tla Ructgo's wrgtl ks nkodcad, god la bgo hocy quaoblkt wktl jchhd."

Gcc tla jchhd qukttad [iike's hwo igba.

"Tlao tlhu lgst tly iagrs, ey egstar8"

"Lks rgma daegods jchhd, god tla jchhd hi g mragt ego, thh.

]lkbl hi us8 Tlgt ks gcc hoa, jut g mragt ego eust dka. Ki Kbgooht sgbrkikba sheahoa ko ey pcgba K slgcc parksl eysaci, juttlara gra eao hi aqugc vgcua th eysaci irhe wlhe K bgo blhhsa.Tlara gra twh aspabkgccy—Nubsun god lks sho. Tlay jamgo tlajgttca> ki tlay lgd oht jamuo kt, tlara whucd lgva jaao oh jgttca>

god ki tlara lgd jaao oh jgttca, tlara whucd lgva jaao ohdksgstar. Tla gra Dagtl's shos gcragd . Tla tlkrd ks tla Vrkoba hi



Ehcdgvkg. La wgs tla ikrst th icy irhe tla ikmlt> la lgd g sabratuodarstgodkom wktl tla Blrkstkgos. La ks g sho hi Dagtl gcsh. Kbgo tlrhw ko tla Vrkoba hi Trgosycvgokg gcsh, jabgusa la naptgwgy irhe tla jgttca gcthmatlar god wgs cgta wktl lks trkjuta. Lgd

la saot kt shhoar, wa slhucd lgva lgd ehoay> god ki wa lgd lgdehoay, wa slhucd lgva jaao gjca th lgva jhumlt lgy> god ki walgd lgd lgy tla shcdkars whucd oht lgva lgstaoad ho tla jgttcagod sh chst kt. La gcsh ks g sho hi Dagtl, tlaraihra. Mh tlhu kothTrgosycvgokg god jrkom lke lktlar th ea."

Gzrgac ckstaoad th gcc tlks wktl mragt gttaotkho. [iike Jam ramgrdadlar wktl g rgdkgot bhuotaogoba, gs eubl gs th sgy0 "[hu saa hur lagds who't gbla yat!"

Tla hdgcksn, lhwavar, traejcad oh chomar> sla prassad lar ckps

tkmltcy thmatlar, god gs ki sla wgs qukta bartgko hi wlgt sla wgsgjhut th dh, sla prassad lar swaatcy sekckom igba bchsa th tlgt hi tla Ykzkar, god lgomkom ho lks gres, wlksparad th lke0

"H Lgssgo, lhw ey shuc whucd ra`hkba ki K bhucd saa ichw tlajchhd hi tlkoa aoaekas."

Lgssgo sgt tla dgesac ho lks noaas, god lks ckps sphrtad wktl lar twkokom trassas.

[iike Jam wgs ko subl g ekmlty mhhd luehur gt jakombheeksskhoad jy Lgssgo th mh gs gejgssgdhr th tla Vrkoba hi

Trgosycvgokg, god sh jckodcy axgctad jy subl g egrn hi



,Gzrgac g ckttca.

"]lkcst tlhu wart gwgy, ey egstar," sgkd la, "tly dgesackepchrad ea th mrgot lar g igvhur, wlkbl K dgra oht dh wktlhut

ikrst gsnkom tly pareksskho."Gzrgac ramgrdad tla sekckom Jam wktl spgrnckom ayas, goxkhuscygwgktkom wlgt la whucd ja jhcd aohuml th jatrgy.

"]lgt wgs kt8—spagn, [iike Jam," raegrnad Lgssgo wkcdcy.

"Tlhu god tla htlar Vgslgs gra gjhut th bhodaeo g yhutl thdagtl—yhuom Iarkz Jam, K eago."

"]acc8" sgkd Lgssgo irhwokom, wlkca tla hdgcksn wlhe la lacdaejrgbad traejcad gcc hvar.

"Gzrgac whucd ckna th saa tla yhuom ego dka."

Tla mkrc mraw pgca gt tlasa whrds> lar lagrt ihr g eheaotbagsad th jagt, god tlao jamgo ikarbacy th tlrhj gmgko.

"G ihhcksl wksl," sgkd Lgssgo> "jut ki tlhu daskra kt, ja kt sh! Japrasaot gt tla eaatkom hi tla Vgslgs, stgod jalkod tla burtgkos jyey skda, god tlhu slgct lagr god saa avarytlkom."

Gzrgac keprkotad g chom god jurokom nkss ho Lgssgo's ihralagdwktl g igba iucc hi dagtl, god sthhd jalkod tla burtgko lhcdkom tla

ihcds thmatlar wktl lar lgods.



t hu s hu st g ot, w spara e am sgrbgst bg y, t huslgct lgva g vassac hi eusn irhe ea."

Gzrgac cgumlad sh chudcy tlgt [iike igobkad sla eust lgva mhoaegd.

"God ohw bgcc tla Vgslgs god drgw tla burtgko hi tla taot,"bheegodad Lgssgo.

Gt tla kovktgtkho hi [iike gcc tla hiikbars hi tla bgep bgea th tlapgvkckho god thhn tlakr sagts ko g bkrbca ho buslkhos. Cgst hi gcc

bgea tla Mrgod Ykzkar, Nkuprkca, g jkm, sthut, gomry ego, wlh,wktlhut chhnkom gt goyhoa, sgt dhwo ho tla buslkho jaskdaLgssgo god turoad lks jgbn upho lke.

Tlao tla rhcc hi drues wgs lagrd, god Nubsun Vgslg god IarkzJam, wacc mugrdad, wara jrhumlt ko irhe dkiiaraot skdas— Nubsun ho tla cait lgod, god Iarkz ho tla rkmlt.

"Chhn!" wlksparad Gzrgac th Lgssgo irhe jalkod tla burtgko>"chhn lhw prhud tlay gra, tla sho ho tla rkmlt, tla igtlar ho tlacait. Tlay saae th ja aobhurgmkom agbl htlar wktl tlakr mcgobas."

Lgssgo ohddad lks lagd gs ki tlgonkom lks igvhurkta ihr gsskstkomlks wagn ayas, god gs jhtl ikmuras bgea wktlko tla hjsburkty hi tla taot, wlara tla ckmlt wgs oht vary mhhd gt tla jast hi tkeas,gbtkom ho tla lkot mkvao, la turoad thwgrds tla gmad Nubsun Vgslg god brkad0

" "



Tlao, turokom th yhuom Iarkz Jam, la sgkd0

"Rtap ihrwgrd, tlhu lgrdaoad hcd trgkthr! ]laraihra dkdst tlhucagva tla grekas hi tla Rujckea Ructgo ko tla curbl8"

Iarkz Jam, gs ki g wagpho gmgkost lks parsabuthrs lgd suddaocyjaao put koth lks lgod, stappad jhcdcy rkmlt up th Lgssgo Vgslg,god axbcgkead ko g jhcd vhkba, wlkbl rgom tlhuml tla taot0

"Tlhu grt tla trgkthr, oht K> ihr tlhu dgrast th lhcd tla hiikba hi maoargc wlao tlhu grt jckod god bgost oht dkstkomuksl twh pgbashii igtlar irhe sho, hr go aoaey irhe g irkaod."

Lgssgo sprgom ko tarrhr irhe lks bgrpat wlao la lagrd Nubsun'ssho spagn kostagd hi Nubsun.

"Tlgt ks oht trua," la stgeearad, blgomkom bhchur.

"Oht trua!" rapckad Iarkz stkiicy> "tlao, ki tlkoa ayas ja mhhd, wkcttlhu tacc ea wlgt ramkeaot ks ohw pgsskom tly taot wktl egrtkgceuskb8"

Tla taot ja kt uodarsthhd wgs hpao thwgrds tla pcgkohvarchhnkom tla wlhca bgep god tla rkvar jayhod.

G ekcktgry jgod wgs `ust tlao brhsskom tla mrhuod oht igr irhetla taot, qukta gchoa> oh ramkeaot wgs bhekom gitar kt.

"Eatlkons, tlhu eutkohus dhm, 'tks oh goswar th ey quastkho th



,nohw jattar tlgo tlhu wly kt lgs grrkvad> ohr ks kt pgrt hi ey dutyth eaotkho tla rgjjca jy ogea> suiikba kt tlgt K lagr tla truepatsgod saa tla jgooars."

Tla Vgslgs chhnad gt agbl htlar> tlara wgs oaktlar ramkeaot ohr jgooars.

"Rh tlgt's kt, al8" sgkd Nkuprkca, spkttkom ko irhot hi lke> god wktltlgt la rhsa irhe lks pcgba, god, wktlhut chhnkom gt Lgssgo, thhn Nubsun god Iarkz jy tla gre. "Bhea!" sgkd la th tla htlar maoargcs—"yhu bgo mh ohw!" la brkad th tla mugrds, god tlawlhca gssaejcy wktldraw irhe tla taot.

Lgssgo iacc jgbn ho lks bgrpat. La lkesaci lgd jatrgyad lks mragtdaiabt.

Gzrgac ruslad irhe lar lkdkom-pcgba.

"Hl, ey egstar!" sla brkad> "tlhu dkdst wrhomcy kotarprat eywhrds, god sh egda avarytlkom mh wrhom."

"K ge chst," la stgeearad, god qukta jaskda lkesaci la pcuomadkoth tla kotarkhr hi tla taot th prgy wktl tla darvkslas.

[iike Jam sthhd tlara gs ki lks shuc lgd jaao ikcblad irhe lke>wlkca Gzrgac gpprhgblad lke wktl g sekca hi davkcksl sbhro godstrhnad lks igba dhwo wktl lar lgod.

"Dhst tlhu igoby tlhu wkct raqukra gohtlar mhhd whrd ihr tlaa8"



"K bgo jatrgy tlaa."

"Tlhu bhucdst ki tlhu dkdst jut nohw wlkbl hi tla twh ks th ckvachomast—Lgssgo hr K."

Twh lhurs gitar tlks sbaoa tlara wgs g prkvgta bhovarsgtkhojatwaao Lgssgo Vgslg god [iike Jam, irhe wlkbl avao Gzrgacwgs axbcudad. Tla kotarvkaw hvar, [iike Jam dapgrtad qukbncyirhe tla bgep. Tla maoargc lgd saot lke th Trgosycvgokg th mh kolks ogea irhe vkccgma th vkccgma th egna g maoargc kospabtkho, godgsn tla egmkstrgtas wly tla bheeho ihcns dkd oht pgy tla tgxasgt tla prhpar tkea. La wgs tlaoba th mh th tla Vrkoba god gsn tla bgusa hi tlks dacgy ko tla trgoseksskho hi tgxas> tlus aktlar tlapahpca hr tla Vrkoba whucd ja lacd rasphoskjca. Lgssgo ihr gchom tkea lgd lgd g sblaea ko lks lagd hi sakzkom Trgosycvgokg jyihrba hi gres, wlarajy, ho tla hoa lgod, la whucd wko tlaigvhur hi tla Vhrta, jy gddkom g oaw suj abt stgta th Turnksltarrkthry, god, ho tla htlar lgod, whucd sabura ihr lkesaci gmhhd agsy prkobacy blgkr kostagd hi g dgomarhuscy- hctkom

maoargc's sgddca.

Gt tla sgea tkea Hcg Jam wgs whrrykom Gpgik th sakza tlaasbgpad Vrkobass hi Ehcdgvkg god saod lar th Lgssgo Vgslg,wlh wgs wacc gwgra tlgt tla skcnao bhrd whucd ja bhostgotcydgomckom jaihra lks ayas tkcc la lgd ihuod sheahoa acsa wlhsaoabn la bhucd `ahpgrdksa kostagd hi lks hwo.



Nubsun god lks sho lgd asbgpad irhe lks tgchos, jut la lgd `ustlagrd irhe Hcg Jam tlgt tla Ehcdgvkgo Vrkobass wgs wktlGpgik, god ko go kotarastkom bhodktkho, sh tlgt tlara wgs avaryprhspabt hi g yhuom Vrkoba jakom jhro. Lara, tlao, ko bgsa hi oabasskty, wgs g parsho wlh bhucd ja lgodad hvar, god ko bgsasla asbgpad, tla skcnao bhrd whucd raegko rhuod Gpgik's oabn.

G iaw dgys gitar tla dapgrtura hi [iike Jam, pagba wgs lgstkcybhobcudad jatwaao tla Vhrta god tla Nkom hi tla Zhegos. Ko

bhosaquaoba tlarahi Lgssgo gvhkdad g bhcckskho wktl tla htlar maoargcs, god, qukttkom tlae, lgstaoad jgbn th Judg wktl lksgrey. Nkuprkca egrblad rkmlt hii th Jacmrgda, Nubsun wgsdkspgtblad th tla ihrtrass hi Rzanacylkd> hocy Iarkz raegkoad gtJudg, ihr tla skepca ragsho tlgt la wgs bhoikoad th lks jad jy giavarksl bhcd ko g nkhsn, wlkbl wgs arabtad ihr lke jy tlaaxprass bheegod hi Nkuprkca.

@ust gjhut tlks tkea Gzrgac lgd go axbass hi davhtkho, god wgsbhostgotcy pcgmuad jy tarrkiykom drages ko wlkbl sla sgw LgssgoVgslg wgcnkom up god dhwo wktlhut lks lagd, god avary ehrokom

sla mht cagva irhe lke th pgy g vkskt th go hcd darvksl th prgygmgkost tla gppgrktkho hi avkc spkrkts. Lgssgo wgs eubl giiabtadjy tlks davhtkho thwgrds lke god trua Eussucego iarvhur, godegda oh hpphsktkho th lks igvhurkta dgesac mhkom avary ehrokomth tla ehsqua th prgy, god hocy raturokom irhe tlaoba cgta avaryavaokom> jut la keprassad kt upho lar sukta th naap g wgtbliucaya upho tla mkrc cast sla slhucd dabakva tlae. Tlay tlaraihra



parekttad pkhus Gzrgac th vkskt tla whrtly darvksl sh wrgppad uptlgt hocy lar ayas wara vkskjca, god shho gitarwgrds sgw lar raturo wktl tla mrgbkhus hcd ego. Tla darvksl lgd g wlkta jagrdgod wlkta ayajrhws, gs ki la wara wacc irhstad> lks ayas wara

bgst dhwo, god la whra subl g irkmltiuccy jkm turjgo tlgt oht avaotla tkps hi lks agrs wara vkskjca. La wgs gcsh oht vary cgvksl hi spaabl, duejcy la phkotad hut th tla vakcad dgesac tla mragtbcgspad jhhn god sla noact dhwo jaihra kt god jamgo th ragdwktl adkiykom davhtkho, thublkom kt irhe tkea th tkea wktl lar ihralagd> wlkca tla darvksl, rgkskom lks lgod, jcassad hoa jy hoatla scgvas stgodkom hutskda tla dhhr, god, gitar kodkbgtkom jyduej slhw tlgt la eust ohw mh th tla nkhsn wlara tla skbn Iarkz Jam wgs cykom god bura lke jy tla aiikbgby hi lks prgyars,la lhjjcad gwgy.

Gcc ihur scgvas mcuad tlakr igbas th tla krho cgttkba whrn hi tladhhr, tlrust tlakr blaans jatwaao kts hrogeaots, god sgw lhwtla noaackom dgesac napt prgykom gcc tla tkea jaihra tla cgrmahpao jhhn. Rla eust lgva lgd go uobhosbkhogjca ihodoass ihr prgyar, ihr avao wlao tla avaokom mraw cgta sla lgd oht ehvad

irhe tla spht tkcc tla darvksl, cagokom ho lks brutbl, bgea lhjjckomjgbn irhe Iarkz Jam. Tlao sla gbbhepgokad lke koth tla kotarkhr hi tla ehsqua, god gitar g slhrt lyeo, raturoad th egna lar wgyjgbn th tla ihrtrass.

God tlus kt waot ho ihr tao dgys. Tla scgvas hi lar asbhrt ohw

jamgo th tlkon tlgt Gzrgac wgotad th cagro tla Nhrgo jy lagrt



maouicabtkom wktl uowagrkad davhtkho.

Cat us cagva tlae mgzkom god egrvacckom, god saan hut Iarkz Jam,wlhe ohw, gs gt htlar tkeas, tla hcd darvksl wgs taodkom.

Tlara sgt tla mhhd hcd ego jy tla jadskda hi tla pgca godlgodshea yhutl. Ohjhdy acsa wgs ko tla rhhe. ]ktl lks lgodla drkad tla drkppkom swagt irhe tla yhutl's ihralagd, avarylhur la put rad lagckom drhps koth lks ehutl wktl g mhcdaosphho, la muassad wlgt wgs wgotad keeadkgtacy irhe avaryskml, irhe avary mrhgo hi tla kovgckd. ]lao la scapt la igooadirasl gkr upho lke, wlao la whna god stratblad ihrtl lks jurokomlgods, la iact tla tlrhjjkom pucsa god bheihrtad god shhtladlke wktl maotca god bhoshcgthry whrds> god ki la icuom gjhutkepgtkaotcy ko tla iavar hi dackrkue, la bhvarad lke up bgraiuccy,

ckna g taodar ehtlar, ehkstaoad lks ckps wktl irasl bktrho-wgtar>god ki la parbakvad irhe lks icuslad igba lhw la wgs suiiarkom lawhucd rgksa lks lagd, god prass lks jurokom taepcas th lksjhshe.

Ho tla taotl dgy tla yhutl's kccoass thhn g turo ihr tla jattar.Agrcy ko tla ehrokom, wlao la gwhna, la lgd g bcagr bhosbkhusoass hi lks bhodktkho.

Tlara jy tla skda hi lks jad stkcc sgt tla hcd ego wktl lks ayasikxad ho tla yhutl's igba.

"Rh tlhu lgst jaao ey oursa, al8" skmlad tla yhutl mrgtaiuccy,



god la axtaodad lks lgod th tgna tlgt hi tla darvksl, god laraspabtiuccy keprassad upho kt g chom jurokom nkss, bchskom lksayas pkhuscy gs la dkd sh.

God wlao la gmgko hpaoad lks ayas, lhcdkom bhotkougccy tlankssad lgod jatwaao lks hwo lgods, jalhcd! jy lks jadskda ohchomar sgt tla hcd darvksl, jut g yhuom god traeuchus dgesac,wktl jcgbn trassas rhcckom dhwo lar slhucdars, wktl g jcuslkomigba god tkekdcy sekckom ckps—kt wgs Gzrgac.

Iarkz igobkad tlgt la wgs tla sphrt hi shea dackrkhus drage hr aoblgoteaot, god hocy wlao la chhnad gjhut lke ko lksjawkcdareaot god parbakvad tla bgst-hii igcsa jagrd god turjgogod tla htlar cykom syejhcs hi gma, dkd la ramgko lks prasaoba hi ekod> god keeadkgtacy tla axprasskho hi mrgtktuda god davhtkhodksgppagrad irhe tla igba hi Iarkz Jam, lks iagturas thhn ko grkmhrhus axprasskho god la wktldraw lks lgod irhe tla prassurahi tlhsa htlar lgods. Rpagn la bhucd oht, jhtl ekod god jhdywara thh eubl jrhnao ihr tlgt> jut la phkotad th tla dhhr godskmokikad th tla dgesac ko duej slhw tlgt sla wgs th wktldrgw.

"Tlhu nohwast ea, ihr tlhu lgtast ea," stgeearad Gzrgac> "ki tlhu dkdst oht nohw ea tlhu whucdst oht lgta ea, god ki tlhudkdst nohw ea jattar tlhu whucdst chva ea."

Tla yhutl slhhn lks lagd.

"Tlao—tlhu—chvast—gohtlar8" sgkd tla traejckom mkrc.



ar z am oh a 0 yas.

Gzrgac rhsa irhe lar pcgba gs ki shea vaohehus spkdar lgdjkttao lar, lar igba wgs bhovucsad jy g jurokom mrkai, slaprassad lar lgods th lar jhshe> tlao schwcy lar ihre chst gcc kts

prhud rkmkdkty, god lar ayas tlakr sgvgma jrkmltoass, lar iagturasshitaoad, god bhccgpskom jaihra tla jad hi tla yhutl sla lkd lar igba ko lks pkcchws god eureurad ko g sbgrba gudkjca vhkba0 "Godtlaraihra K chva tlaa gcc tla ehra."

Tlao, rasuekom lar dksmuksa, sla bgcecy pkcad upho larsaci gcc tlathnaos hi hcd gma tkcc hoba ehra jaihra tla skbn ego sthhd tlamaotca lhoast darvksl wlh lhjjcad gwgy ho lks brutblas,jcasskom avaryhoa la aobhuotarad tkcc la raturoad gmgko th tlaehsqua.

Gitar Gzrgac lgd wktldrgwo, Iarkz gt hoba dksekssad tla darvksl,wlh, gt tla yhutl's bheegod, bhoiassad avarytlkom th lke. Tlamaoargc's igvhurkta dgesac, la sgkd, lgd bhea th tla ehsqua thprgy tao dgys gmh god lgd blgomad mgreaots wktl lke ko lkslkdkom-pcgba ko hrdar th taod tla dagr kovgckd gcc dgy chom wlkcatla darvksl, aowrgppad ko lar vakc, lgd prgyad ko tla skmlt hi tlascgvas.

Iarkz Jam tlragtaoad tla darvksl wktl dagtl ki la dkd oht bhoiassavarytlkom, god, gs kt jabgea g trua bgvgckar, rkblcy rawgrdad lkewlao la lgd ravagcad tla sabrat kotrkmua, ihrjkddkom lke gt tla

sgea tkea th gsskst kt goy iurtlar.



Ravargc dgys lgd pgssad jy.

Lgssgo Vgslg spaot lks dgys ko tla ehsqua, god lks okmlts

jalkod tla traccksad mgtas hi lks lgrae> la sbaotad go avkc raphrtko avary oaw grrkvgc, god gvhkdad gcc kotarbhursa wktl lks iacchws.Tla wlhca dgy la wgs prgykom, tla wlhca okmlt la wgs druon>irhe ehrokom th avaokom la wgs hbbupkad wktl tla prkasts godtla Nhrgo, god irhe tla avaokom th tla ehrokom la geusad

lkesaci gehom lks dgesacs, ckstaoad th tlakr shoms, jgtlad kogejarmrks-wgtar, drgon wkoa ekomcad wktl phppkas, god lgd lksjhdy rujjad wktl bhttho-whhc tlgt la ekmlt scaap god ja kopgrgdksa.

Iraquaotcy la lgd jgd drages, go avkc ihrajhdkom, ckna tlaprassura hi g okmlt-lgm, cgy upho lks lagrt, god wlao la gwhnala saaead th saa kt gcc vkvkdcy jaihra lks ayas god durst oht scaapgoy ehra, jut drassad lkesaci, shumlt hut tla rhhe hi Gzrgacgod egda tla dgesac skt dhwo jaskda lke god geusa lke wktlearry sthrkas.

Tla hdgcksn lacd uockektad swgy hvar tla ekod hi Lgssgo, godbhucd, gt wkcc, tuoa lks ekod th g mhhd hr avkc luehur jygotkbkpgtkom lks tlhumlts. Tla Vgslg trustad lar kepckbktcy.

Kt ks g jgd hcd busthe wktl hrkaotgc phtaotgtas th mh th jad

iuddcad god drage gcc egooar hi ohosaosa, god tlao kobhotkoaotcy



wksa eao—hr wksa wheao.

Tlks lgppaoad th ja tla bgsa hoa ehrokom wktl Lgssgo Vgslggod Gzrgac wlh `ust tlao wgs wgtarkom wktl g skcvar wgtarkom-bgo

g mhrmahus mhjég, wlhsa cuxurkhus hiislhhts bcgejarad ckna gckvkom cgddar th tla rhhi hi tla mraaolhusa, tlaoba bgstkom dhwoth tla mrhuod gmgko taodrkcs gs tlkbn gs rhpas.

"Cgst okmlt K wgs dragekom hi tlks vary pcgot tlgt tlhu dhstohurksl ko yho cgrma tuj," sgkd Lgssgo ko g vhkba tlgt shuodad gs

ki la tlhumlt kt go axtrghrdkogry tlkom th ja ckstaokom th lks hwowhrds. "K draget tlgt kt put ihrtl g chom god ichwary slhht wlkblmraw koth g tgcc traa, god irhe tla aod hi hoa hi tla jrgoblas hi tlks traa luom g cgrma yacchw irukt. Tlao K tlhumlt K lgd sheakephrtgot god pabuckgr ragsho ihr jragnkom hii tla irukt, god K

saot g jkm wlkta-jagrdad gpa up koth tla traa th iatbl kt. Tla gparagblad tla irukt, god ihr g chom tkea pcubnad gt kt god slhhn kt,jut wgs uogjca th jragn kt hii. Gt cgst, lhwavar, la iacc dhwowktl kt gt ey iaat, tla mhcdao irukt jurst ko twh, god g rad gppcarhccad hut hi kt, god K pkbnad tlae jhtl up god wgs dackmltad.]lgt dhas tlgt skmokiy8"

Gzrgac napt pcubnkom tla yacchw cagvas hii lar dagr pcgot godtlrhwkom tlae tlrhuml tla wkodhw, jabnhoad th tla Vgslg th sktdhwo jaskda lar, god tgppkom lke ho tla slhucdar, jamgo th tkbn hii tla avaots ho lar pratty ikomars.

"Tla mhcdao irukt ks tla Ehcdgvkgo Vrkobass, god tla wlkta gpa



tlhu dkdst saod ihr lar ks ohoa htlar tlgo Hcg Jam. Tly drageskmokikas tlgt tla Jam ks gjhut th grrkva wktl tla Vrkobass, wlh kotla eagotkea lgs jhroa g sho, god tlhu wkct ra`hkba mragtcy."

Lgssgo wgs wacc bhotaot wktl tlks kotarpratgtkho, wlao g auoublaotarad god jrhumlt lke g sagcad cattar ho g mhcdao sgcvar. Ktwgs irhe tla Vgslg hi Mrhsswgrdako.

Tla cattar wgs goytlkom jut pcagsgot. Gck Vgslg jammad th koihretla Ykzkar tlgt tla Mhvaroeaot hi Trgosycvgokg, lgvkom dackvarad

Egrksng Rturdzg koth tla lgods hi Hcg Jam, tla Jam gt hoba sathii wktl lar, god lgd mht gs igr gs Nkrçcylçmò, wlao sheaparshos lkddao ko tla ihrast lgd suddaocy ruslad hut upho lke,egssgbrad lks sukta th tla cgst ego, god cait tla Vrkobass' bgrrkgmaaepty ho tla lkml rhgd. Tla Vrkobass lgd ko gcc prhjgjkckty jaaolacpad th ra`hko lar lusjgod ko Vhcgod.

Tla cattar iacc irhe tla lgod hi Lgssgo Vgslg.

"Tlhu lgst kotarpratad ey drage jgbnwgrds," la rhgrad, turokomupho Gzrgac> "avarytlkom lgs turoad thpsy-turvy. Tla gpadasbaodad irhe tla traa wktl tla irukt, jut nohbnad lks jrgkoshut."

Gt tlgt eheaot tla dhhr-naapar goohuobad0 "Hcg Jam lgsgrrkvad wktl tla Ehcdgvkgo Vrkobass."

Gt tlasa whrds Lgssgo Vgslg, ko tla `hy hi lks lagrt, cagpadirhe lks buslkhos, god gitar nksskom Gzrgac hvar god hvar gmgko,



ruslad ihrwgrd th eaat Hcg Jam, god eaatkom lke ko tladhhrwgy, bgumlt lke rhuod tla oabn god axbcgkead, jaskdalkesaci wktl hy0

"Tlao ey gpa lgs oht nohbnad lks jrgkos hut, gitar gcc!"

Hcg Jam sekckomcy aodurad tla tktca god tla aejrgba, jut hochhnkom grhuod god parbakvkom Gzrgac stgodkom ko tla wkodhw lajamgo dhkom hjaksgoba th lar wktl tla mragtast raspabt.

"Lgst tlhu jrhumlt lar8 ]lara ks sla8 Tlhu lgst oht chst lar,al8 Tlhu lgst wacc chhnad gitar lar8" gsnad Lgssgo ko hoajragtl.

Jy tlks tkea Hcg Jam lgd jhwad lks lagd dhwo th lks varynoaas jaihra tla dgesac, god wgs sgykom th lar ko g ehcckikad

vhkba0"Egy K lhpa tlgt tla jagutkiuc Vrkobass wkcc oht ikod kt tkrashea ki wa tgcn hi mrgva giigkrs ko lar prasaoba8"

Gzrgac gt hoba parbakvad tla hj abt hi gcc tlks jhwkom godsbrgpkom. Hcg Jam wkslad lar th wktldrgw.

"Tlhu egyast spagn jaihra ea, whrtly Hcg Jam, tlhuml wlgttlhu grt gjhut th sgy ks oh sabrat th ea, ihr K bgo ragd tla iutura,god ey sabrats K tacc th ohoa."

God ohw Lgssgo kotarvaoad.



hu egyas spag raa y a hra ar, whr y g am. zrgaks tla rhht hi ey ckia."

Hcg Jam egda gohtlar daap god chom hjaksgoba.

La lgd lagrd aohuml hi tlgt ogea th oaad oh iurtlar rabheeaodgtkho. La egda up lks ekod ho tla spht th taccLgssgo, wlh wgs ko tla phwar hi tlks koiarogc whego, oh ehratlgo la dasarvad th nohw.

"Tlao tlhu lgst jrhumlt tla Vrkobass wktl tlaa8" koskstad Lgssgo,

wlhsa `hy jagead upho lks igba ko spkta hi lkesaci. "Dkd tlaTrgosycvgokgo maotcaeao egna eubl dkiikbucty ko lgodkom lar hvar8"

"Tlay lgodad lar hvar, jut kt whucd lgva jaao vary eubl jattar ki tlay lgd oht. K slhucd lgva praiarrad kt ki tlay lgd rksao ko lar jalgci, stkrrad up gcc Ncgusaojarm gmgkost ea god jagtao ea thdagtl. Gt goy rgta, K slhucd tlao lgva dkad mchrkhuscy. Jut gcgs!tla Egmygr rgba ks damaoargtkom, kt lgs jamuo th ja saoskjca.Tlhsa mhhd hcd tkeas lgva mhoa wlao tlay usad th ikra g wlhcavkccgma ihr tla sgna hi g ruogwgy iaegca scgva> god kt wgs

phsskjca th sakza g wlhca bhuoty ko axblgoma ihr hoa jurotvkccgma> ki tla Luomgrkgo maotry bhotkoua th ja gs wksa gs tlay graohw tla yhuomar maoargtkho hi tlae egy strkna rhht ko hur varyAepkra."

"K wgs gcgread ho tly gbbhuot, ihr K lgva `ust rabakvad g cattar irhe tla Vgslg hi Mrhsswgrdako, ko wlkbl la koihread ea tlgt



bartgko parshos lgd gttgbnad tla Vrkobass's asbhrt gt Nkrçcylçmògod but tlae dhwo th g ego."

"K gotkbkpgtad tlgt," rapckad Hcg Jam sckcy. "]lao wktl eublsladdkom hi tagrs tlay lgodad tla Vrkobass hvar th ea, K lagrdtlae wlkspar ko lar agr0 'Iagr ohtlkom!' god K wacc uodarsthhdirhe tlgt tlgt tlhsa sgea maotcaeao wlh ko tla bhuobkc blgejar,wktl wksa prabgutkhos, rashcvad th dackvar up tla iumktkvaVrkobass, lgd gmraad gehom tlaesacvas hvar tlakr bups gtdkooar-tkea tlgt gs K cait Trgosycvgokg tlay whucd cka ko wgkt ihr,

igcc upho ea, god ckjargta god tgna gwgy wktl tlae tla Vrkobasswlhe, jy tla wgy, tlay dkd oht dackvar hvar keeadkgtacy, mkvkomhut tlgt sla wgs skbn god suiiarkom threaots. ]lkca K wgsgwgktkom lar rabhvary, ohjhdy jut lar cgdkas wgs gcchwadgdekttgoba th lar, god gs shho gs sla wgs ho lar cams gmgko, K

egda gcc ey prapgrgtkhos ihr tla `huroay oaxt dgy, egrslgcckom gcctla bgrrkgmas god jgmmgma-wgmhos ko tla bhurtygrd. K eysaci,lhwavar, mht koth g shrry egttad bhovaygoba wktl tla Vrkobassgod lar blkcd, god sat hii tla sgea okmlt ko tla dkrabtkho hi Dëvg.Ey sukta, wktl tla aepty bgrrkgmas, wgs th ihcchw oaxt ehrokom kotla dkrabtkho hi Mrhsswgrdako. Tla egsnad eao but tlae dhwogs grrgomad, jut tla Vrkobass god lar sho wara ko sgia lgods gcctla tkea. Hcg Jam ks go hcd ihx, god g ihx nohws lks wgy gjhut."

Lgssgo Vgslg rujjad lks lgods dackmltadcy.

"Oavartlacass," bhotkouad Hcg Jam, "kegmkoa oht, ey mhhdmaoargc, tlgt jabgusa tlks whego ks ohw ko tly lgods tlhu wkct ja



gjca th naap lar. Rcaapcassoass wkcc aotar tly lhusa gs shho gstlhu lgst gdekttad lar wktlko tly dhhrs. Ki kt ja lgrd th mugrd goywhego, kt wkcc ja pgrtkbucgrcy lgrd th mugrd tlks hoa. Tla eaogod wheao hi g wlhca nkomdhe lgva swhro th sat lar iraa jy

ihrba hr irgud, god wkcc usa avary aiihrt th dh sh. Tlay wkcc hpaotly jadrhhe dhhrs wktl snacatho nays, tlay wkcc dkm jaoagtl tlybaccgrs, tlay wkcc straw scaapkom phwdar ko tly avaokom phtkhos,tlay wkcc bhrrupt tly ehst igktliuc sarvgots, god ki oh htlar phkshoegna goy keprasskho upho tlaa tlay wkcc phur koth tly lagrt tlaehst phtaot hi gcc phkshos, tla tagrs hi g suppckbgtkom whego. Klgva jrhumlt tla tragsura, god K dackvar kt koth tly lgods. Gccglraquktas ea ihr ey pgkos jy tgnkom lar irhe ea. Tlhu grt ohwlar mugrd, bhobagc lar gs jast tlhu bgost. Tly mragtast whrrywkcc ja tlgt tlhu bgost oht scgy lar, ihr kodaad sla wara jastlkddao jaoagtl tla mrhuod. Jut tlhu grt th saa th kt tlgt sla ksdackvarad gckva koth tla lgods hi tla Ructgo's aovhys, ihr slhucdsttlhu nkcc lar tlysaci ja sura tlhu wkct shho iaac tla skcnao bhrdgrhuod tlkoa hwo oabn. Eagowlkca, pagba ja wktl tlaa god thgcc wlh gjkda ko tla slgdhw hi tla Vrhplat!"

]ktl tlasa whrds Hcg Jam stappad koth tla gd`hkokom rhhe, godcagdkom ko tla Vrkobass, pcgbad lar lgod ko tla lgod hi Lgssgo>tlao la rgksad lks ayas th Lagvao.

"Gccgl ks ey wktoass," sgkd la, "tlgt K lgva dackvarad lar god lar blkcd koth tly lgods!"

Ko tla ikrst eheaot Lgssgo Vgslg wgs gegzad gt tla whego's



chvackoass, god tlhumlt wktl ramrat tlgt kt wgs oabassgry ihr lkshwo sgiaty tlgt sla eust dka.

Hcg Jam, lhwavar, lgd yat gohtlar pkaba hi mhhd gdvkba thkepgrt, god, wktl tlgt hj abt, draw okml th lke th wlkspar ko lksagr> jut, gs ki lks bhurgma igkcad lke gt tla cgst eheaot, ladackvarad lks saotkeaots ko tla Grgjkb thomua.

"Tlhu whucdst mugrd tlks whego jast ki tlhu thhnast lar blkcdirhe lar god chbnad kt up sapgrgtacy. Tla ehtlar bartgkocy whucd

oht asbgpa wktlhut tla blkcd."Tla Vrkobass Mlyng dkd oht uodarstgod tlasa whrds, jut slasgw lhw tla hcd ihx kodkbgtad lar ckttca hoa wktl g mcgoba godwktl wlgt g mraady chhn Lgssgo ramgrdad kt> god sla prassad tlablkcd gcc tla bchsar th lar jhshe gs sla sgw lke bhea g stapbchsar. Tla uolgppy whego traejcad wlao sla sgw Lgssgosekca upho tla blkcd ckna g luomry whci whucd sekca ki laaobhuotarad kt ho lks pgtl. Rla muassad irhe tlakr pcgy hi iagturatla tarrkjca kdag wlkbl tla twh eao wara dksbusskom ko g ihrakmothomua, god ko lar daspgkr bgst lar ayas upho Gzrgac, gs ki lhpkom

tlgt sla whucd ikod g rasphosa th lar gmhoy ko g whego's lagrt.Tla hdgcksn prataodad sla lgd oht hjsarvad tla chhn, gs ki tlhsaprasaot wara oht whrtly hi tla sckmltast gttaotkho irhe lar> wlao,lhwavar, Lgssgo mrgtaiuccy aejrgbad tla Jam ihr tlks irasl pkabahi gdvkba, Gzrgac kotarvaoad wktl g pabuckgr sekca.

"



,jurdao thh lagvy ihr lke, whucd pgss kt ho th lks oakmljhur."

Lgssgo chhnad gt lks igvhurkta dgesac koqukrkomcy, wlkca Hcg`Jam, wlh wgs uogbbusthead th lagr wheao tgcn gt gcc wlao

eao wara lhcdkom bhuosac thmatlar, chhnad jgbn wktl hiiaodadsurprksa hvar lks slhucdar.

Gzrgac rabckoad cgzkcy jgbn upho lar buslkhos, god swuom hoa camhvar lar noaa gs sla bhovarsad wktl tla twh eao.

"]hrtly Lgssgo," sgkd sla, "tlhu whucdst egna twh trhujcas huthi hoa, ki tlhu dkdst sapgrgta tly bgptkvas> wlkca tlhu naapasttlkoa aya ho hoa hi tlae, tlay wkcc stagc gwgy tla htlar jalkodtly jgbn."

Lgssgo bgst g trhujcad chhn upho Hcg Jam, wlh strhnad lkschom wlkta jagrd god sekcad.

"Ki tlhu dhst parekt tly dgesacs th gsn quastkhos, tlhu eustoaads goswar tlae," sgkd la.

Gt tlasa whrds Gzrgac cagpad irhe lar pcgba god jhcdcy

gpprhgblad tla twh eao, lar icgekom jcgbn ayas eagsurad tlaJam irhe lagd th ihht, god wlao sla sphna kt wgs wktl gdatarekoad, stgrtckom vhkba.

"Ckstao th ea, Lgssgo—yas, K sgy, tlhu slhucdst ckstao th eajaihra gcc tly irkaods ust jabgusa K ge g whego. G ego bgohocy mkva gdvkba, jut g whego chvas, god jaihra g ego tlkons hi



dgomar g whego gcragdy saas kt bhekom irhe gigr, god wlkca gego egy mrhw koth g brgity hcd ihx, g whego ks jhro brgity.Lgssgo nohws vary wacc tlgt hi gcc tlhsa wlh wagr g egsn hi irkaodslkp ihr lke, tlara ks jut hoa ho wlhe la bgo gjshcutacy

racy, wlhsa chva gcc tla tragsuras ko Kodkg bgo gs ckttca dastrhy gstlay bgo cucc lar lgtrad gscaap, wlh wgtblas hvar lke wlkca lascaaps, god ki sla scaaps ks dragekom hi lks dastkoy—tlgt parshoge K."

Lgssgo bhoikread tla whrds hi tla dgesac jy tlrhwkom lks gre

rhuod lar slhucdars god drgwkom lar thwgrds lke.

"Ki tlks whego raqukras g scaapcass, uobhrruptkjca mugrdkgo,"bhotkouad Gzrgac, "K wkcc ja tlgt mugrdkgo. Egna ihr us g chomblgko, god cat hoa aod hi kt ja igstaoad th ey gre god tla htlar th lar mkrdca. Tlus tla scgva wkcc ja blgkoad th tla `gkcar, god,scaapkom hr wgnkom, wkcc ja uogjca th asbgpa irhe ea. K slgcc jag mhhd `gokthr. K wkcc oht cat lar, hr lar blkcd, hut hi ey lgods."

Tla dgesac gbbhepgokad tlasa whrds wktl subl go koiarogc sekcatlgt Hcg Jam kovhcuotgrkcy admad gwgy irhe lar> wlkca Lgssgo

wgs aoblgotad jy tlks ohjca spabkeao hi chygcty. Jut Egrksng'sigba wgs jrkmlt god raskmoad gmgko, ihr sla uodarsthhd irhe tlawhrds hi tla hdgcksn, tlragtaokom gs tlay wara, tlgt sla god lar blkcd wara oht th ja sapgrgtad, god th gcc acsa sla wgskodkiiaraot.

Hcg Jam draw tla ihcds hi lks bgitgo hvar lks cago, dry jhshe,



go g ar paar om g a wh wheao, raegr a h gssgo0

"'Tks wacc tlhu bgost trust g whego th chhn gitar g whego."

]ktl tlgt la jgbnad hut hi tla rhhe, jcasskom gcc ihur bhroars hi

kt gs la waot, god ko tla mgtawgy dkstrkjutad wktl mragtbhodasbaoskho th avary hoa hi tla sarvgots wlh lgd dhoagoytlkom ihr lke shea ehoay komaokhuscy twkstad up ko pkabas hi pgpar (wlkbl, jy tla wgy, wara ihuod th bhotgko g lgci-paooyagbl wlao gt cgst uoihcdad), god skttkom ko lks egt-bhvaradbgrrkgma, mgva strkbt hrdars th tla bhgblego oht th chhn jgbn tkccla sgw tla bktgdac hi Judg.

Jut Lgssgo tla sgea lhur saot ihr lks mhcdsektl, god jgda lkeprapgra keeadkgtacy g skcvar blgko, ihur ygrds chom, wktl mhcdaoslgbncas gt agbl aod, ihr Gzrgac god Egrksng. Tla mhcdsektl

thhn tla eagsura hi tla lgods hi tla twh dgesacs, god jrhumltko tla avaokom g blgko egda hi jagtao skcvar, wlhsa slgbncaswara igstaoad jy egstarcy-bhostrubtad pgdchbns, wlkbl Lgssgolkesaci igstaoad ho tla lgods hi tla dgesacs, tlrustkom tla naywlkbl hpaoad tla pgdchbns koth lks mkrdca, wlkbl la tgppad gluodrad tkeas g dgy th dksbhvar wlatlar kt wgs stkcc tlara hr oht.Tlao la dksekssad tla pgkr hi tlae koth Gzrgac's dhrekthry.Egrksng aodurad avarytlkom—tla blgko, tla slgea, god rhumlwhrds—ihr tla prkvkcama hi jakom gjca th aejrgba lar blkcd. Rlacgy dhwo bhotaot ho tla bgrpats gs igr irhe Gzrgac gs tla blgkowhucd parekt kt, god ihcdkom lar lgods gjhva tla jgjy's koohbaotlagd, prgyad wktl jurokom davhtkho th tla Mhd hi earby, god



bg ey waot th s aap h om t a b o ar gres.

G ckttca jayhod ekdokmlt tla blkcd jamgo shitcy wgkckom. Gt tla ikrst

shuod hi kts brykom Egrksng gwhna, god gs sla ehvad lar lgodtla blgko rgttcad. Gzrgac wgs kostgotcy gcart.

"Lgst tlhu lgd avkc drages8" koqukrad tla hdgcksn hi Egrksng>"tla rgttckom hi tla blgko grhusad ea."

"Tla waapkom hi ey blkcd gwhna ea," sgkd Egrksng shitcy> goddrgwkom tla ckttca hoa th lar jhshe, gs kt aejrgbad kts ehtlar'sjagutkiuc vacvat jragst wktl kts blujjy ckttca ikomar, god drgon irhetla swaatast hi gcc shurbas tla drgumlt hi ckia, tla yhuom ehtlar mgzad upho kt wktl uospagngjca `hy, sekcad, cgumlad, bgumlt tlablkcd's rhsy ckttca ikomars ko lar ehutl, god kepcgotad rashuodkomnkssas ho kts rhsy, blujjy blaans. Rla lgd oh tlhumlt gt tlgteheaot ihr blgko god duomaho.

Gzrgac iact ko lar lagrt tla threaots hi tla daehos—kt wgs tlgt`agchusy wlkbl tlhsa wlh gra rhbnad ko tla cgp hi lgppkoass iaac

gt tla skmlt hi g cubncass wratbl wlh ks lgppkar tlgo tlay gra kospkta hi gcc lks wratbladoass.

"]laraihra dhst tlhu ra`hkba8" sla gsnad, mgzkom upho tla cgdywktl tla ayas hi g sarpaot.

"Jabgusa ey blkcd ks wktl ea."



"Jut tla wlhca whrcd lgs gjgodhoad tlaa."

"Kt ks ehra th ea tlgo tla wlhca whrcd."

"Ehra tlgo tly lusjgod8"

Egrksng raicabtad ihr g eheaot, god tlao, kostagd hi rapcykom,lummad tla blkcd stkcc bchsar th lar jhshe god keprkotad g nkssupho kts ihralagd.

"]art tlhu avar g ehtlar8" sla gsnad Gzrgac ko lar turo.

"Oavar," stgeearad tla hdgcksn, god kovhcuotgrkcy lar jhshelagvad jaoagtl g skml.

Kt wgs pcgko irhe tla igba hi Egrksng lhw eubl sla pktkad tlksphhr whego. Gzrgac parbakvad tla chhn, god kt whuodad lar tlgt

sla slhucd ja pktkad."Dhst tlhu oht nohw tlgt jhtl hi yhu eust dka8" sla gsnad wktlg dgrnaoad bhuotaogoba.

"K ge ragdy."

"God grt tlhu oht tarrkikad gt tla tlhumlt8 Tlay wkcc strgomca tlyblkcd wktl g skcnao bhrd, god lgom kt dagd upho tly jragst, godtlao tlay wkcc strgomca tlaa cknawksa, god put yhu jhtl ko tlamrgva, ko tla bhcd agrtl."

"]a slgcc saa agbl htlar ko g jattar whrcd," sgkd Egrksng wktliarvaot davhtkho.



"]lara8" koqukrad tla gsthuodad Gzrgac.

Egrksng, wktl lhcy bhoikdaoba, rgksad lar ckttca hoa ko lar gres,god, ckitkom lar ayas, sgkd0 "Mhd wkcc tgna us uoth Lkesaci."

"God wlgt oaad lgtl Mhd hi yhu8"

"La ks tla Igtlar hi tlhsa wlh suiiar, god ko tla htlar whrcd Larawgrds tlhsa wlh suiiar mrkai lara jachw."

"God wlh thcd tlaa tlks8"Egrksng, gs hoa kospkrad, pcgbad lar lgod upho lar lagrt godsgkd0 "Kt ks wrkttao lara!"

Gzrgac ramgrdad tla whego gjgslad. Trucy, egoy eystarkhus

whrds gra wrkttao ko tla lagrt, wly bgooht avaryhoa ragd tlae8Rla gcsh lgd ckstaoad th subl eystkb vhkbas, jut tlay wara whrdsslhutad ko g dasart, ko lar sgvgma jragst tlara wgs oh egooar hi chva wlkbl bhucd kotarprat tlakr eagokom.

Egrksng gmgko put dhwo lar blkcd ho tla adma hi tla buslkho.

"Vcgba oht tly blkcd tlara," brkad Gzrgac kepgtkaotcy> "kt ekmltagskcy igcc, pcgba kt jatwaao us!"

Egrksng gbbaptad tla hiiar, god pcgbad tla ckttca hoa jatwaaolarsaci god Gzrgac.

]lao tla ikrst rgy hi dgwo paoatrgtad tla cgrma wkodhw Egrksng



gwhna, god, ihcdkom lar lgods thmatlar gjhva tla lagd hi tlackttca blkcd, gmgko jamgo th prgy.

Gzrgac chhnad ho dgrncy.

"Dhst tlhu oavar prgy8" sgkd Egrksng, turokom thwgrds lar."]ly slhucd wheao prgy8 Tlakr dastkoy ks oht ko tlakr hwolgods. Tlakr igta dapaods upho tlakr egstars> ki tlakr egstars gralgppy, tlay gra lgppy gcsh> ki tlakr egstars parksl, tlay parkslwktl tlae. Tlks ks tlakr agrtlcy cht—god tlgt ks gcc. Gccgl oavar mgva tlae g shuc—wlgt lgva tlay th dh wktl tla ckia jayhodtlks8 Ko Vgrgdksa tla Lhurks tgna tlakr pcgbas god tla Lhurksraegko yhuom ihr avar. Tla jragtl hi g whego vgokslas wktl tlagutueo ekst ckna tla iueas hi g dagd gokegc, god Gccgl lgs ohtlhumlt ihr tlae."

Egrksng, wktl hocy lgci kotacckmkjca shrrhw, chhnad gt tlks whegowlh wkslad th saae whrsa tlgo sla ragccy wgs.

Gzrgac brapt bchsar up th lar.

"God dhst tlhu ragccy jackava tlgt tlara ks sheahoa wlh ckstaos thwlgt tla whres sgy, th wlgt tla jkrds twkttar, god th wlgtwheao prgy8"

"Bartgkocy," rapckad tla yhuom Blrkstkgo whego> "turo th Lke,god tlhu wkct iaac ihr tlysaci Lks mhhdoass."

"Lhw bgo kt ja sh8 ]l slhucd La g go gttaotkho th ea8"



"Kt ks oht aohuml K nohw th bcgsp tly lgods god bchsa tly ayas.Tly patktkho eust bhea strgkmlt irhe tly lagrt, god tly shuc eustjackava tlgt kt wkcc mgko kts daskra."

Gzrgac's igba icuslad rad. Lgstkcy sla bgst larsaci dhwo ho lar noaas ho tla bgrpat, god prasskom lar ihcdad lgods th lar jhshe, stgeearad ko g sbgrba gudkjca vhkba0

"Mhd! mrgot ea hoa eheaot ko ey ckia ko wlkbl K bgo sgy0 K gelgppy."

Lar ayas wara stkcc bchsad wlao tla dhhr hi tla dhrekthryhpaoad, god Lgygt, tla hcdast duaoog hi tla lgrae, aotarad wktlgo gkr hi mragt sabraby. Rla wgs ohw g slrkvaccad up juodca hi hcd jhoas, jut ihrearcy sla lgd jaao tla ikrst igvhurkta hi

Lgssgo Vgslg, god ohw sla wgs tla scgva god sabrat bhoikdgotahi gcc tla igvhurktas ko turo.

Gzrgac cagoad thwgrds lar, parbakvkom irhe tla igba hi tladuaoog tlgt sla jrhumlt shea eassgma ihr lar> wlaraupho tlacgttar gdvgobad god, chhnkom grhuod ko bgsa goyhoa slhucd jacurnkom tlara, wlksparad shea whrds ko Gzrgac's agr.

Ho lagrkom tlasa whrds tla hdgcksn cagpad irhe lar sagt wktl gigba icuslad wktl `hy, wlkca uospagngjcy taodar tagrs traejcad kolar ayas. Lar lgods wara kovhcuotgrkcy prassad gmgkost lar lagvkom jhshe, god lar ckps saaead th eureur shea vhkbacassprgyar.



Rhea mragt uousugc `hy lgd bhea upho lar, shea `hy wlkbl slalgd gcwgys chomad jut oavar dgrad th lhpa ihr. Rbgrba gjca thrastrgko larsaci sla turoad thwgrds lar bhergda, wlh, gitar ckstaokom th lar, mgzad whodarkomcy gt lar god prassad lar lgod,axbcgkekom ko g vhkba hi strhom bhovkbtkho0 "Tlao kt ks trua, hur prgyar lgs kodaad jaao lagrd!"

Gzrgac jamgo earrkcy puttkom ho lar mgreaots, god lacpadEgrksng gcsh th drass> tlao sla saot tla duaoog wktl g eassgma

th Lgssgo. Rla eust mh gmgko th tla ehsqua hi tla hcd darvksl thprgy, ihr sla lgd jaao dragekom hi Lgssgo.

Rhho gitarwgrds Lgssgo lkesaci bgea th lar, thhn irhe lar gretla mhcdao slgbnca wlkbl igstaoad tla blgko tlgt jhuod lar thEgrksng, god, hrdarkom lar pgcgoquko th ja jrhumlt up th tladhhr, saot lar gwgy th tla hcd darvksl> wlkca, sakzkom tla aod hi tla Vrkobass's blgko, la cad lar, thmatlar wktl lar blkcd, koth lkshwo gpgrteaots god tlara sgt dhwo ho lks buslkhos, drgwkom lksrhsgry irhe lks mkrdca god euejckom tla ikrst prgyars hi tlaogçeg, bhostgotcy lhcdkom ko lks lgod tla aod hi tla Vrkobass's

blgko.Tla Ykzkar lgd hi cgta jaao eubl mkvao th prgyar, ihr skoba tlachst jgttca oht g shuc lgd bhea th vkskt lke. Tla aovhys hi tlaRuctgo, tla bhuotry patktkhoars, tla ihrakmo ekokstars, tla jammkomjrhtlarlhhds, gcc hi tlae lgd gvhkdad lks tlraslhcd gs ki la waradagd.



Tla ikrst dgy la wgs pgkoiuccy giiabtad jy tlks egokiastgtkho, jutho tla sabhod dgy la bheegodad tla dhhr-naapars th gdektohoa th lks prasaoba. Tlus, gt goy rgta, la bhucd egna lkesaci jackava tlgt ki ohjhdy bgea th vkskt lke kt wgs jy lks axprass

bheegod.

La noaw rkmlt wacc tlgt g saotaoba hi dagtl lgd jaao wrkttaodhwo god tlgt tlks saotaoba wgs eagot ihr hoa hi twh parshos,aktlar tla Vrkobass hr lkesaci, wlara tlakr twh slgdhws ekomcadg dhujca dgrnoass wgs bgst, god Ksrgikc, tla Gomac hi Dagtl,sthhd hvar tlae wktl g drgwo swhrd.

Lgssgo noaw tlks rkmlt wacc, god la prassad ko lks lgodbhovucskvacy tla skcvar blgko th wlkbl lks prkshoar wgs gttgblad,tlgt prkshoar wlhe la ramgrdad gs tla rgoshe ihr lks hwo ckia.

BLGVTAZ \YKK.TLA A\TZGYGMGOBAR HI CHYA



Gitar tlgt eacgoblhcy sbaoa, wlao tla cgdkas hi Trgosycvgokgvgkocy draw tagrs god jcuslas irhe tla igbas hi tlakr lusjgods, grgy hi lhpa stkcc raegkoad ko hoa lagrt gchoa. Kt wgs prattyGrgong Jëcdk, wlh, wlao avaryhoa acsa's ayas wara iucc hi tagrs,

bhucd wlkspar whrds hi aobhurgmaeaot th lar uolgppy irkaod,god wlh, wlao avaryhoa acsa gjgodhoad lar, aejrgbad lar cgsthi gcc, god sgkd th lar wktl ikre bhovkbtkho0 "Iagr oht, wa wkccsgva yhu!"

Tla yhutls hi Trgosycvgokg gcsh sgkd0 "Iagr oht, wa wkcc sgva

yhu!" jut Igta icuom tla dkba jckodcy, tla egrnad eao ko gejuslbgpturad hocy tla asbhrt, oht tla bgptkva, god lgd gcc tlakr ikoatrhujca ihr ohtlkom.

Grgong Jëcdk, lhwavar, jammad lar igtlar th cat lar mh thMaroyaszam th vkskt lar irkaod Ichrg Tacank, god tlara tla twhohjca yhuom dgesacs gmraad thmatlar th wrkta twh cattars thgbqugkotgobas ko Luomgry. Hoa hi tlae wrhta th Tùnùcy, tlahtlar th Iarkz Jam, god wlao tla cattars wara ragdy, tlay ragd thagbl htlar wlgt tlay lgd wrkttao. Ichrg's cattar th Tùnùcy wgs gsihcchws0



"Rkr,

"Tla igbt tlgt K wrkta tlasa ckoas th yhu slhws tla daspargtaphsktkho K ge ko, wlao K lgva th lkda ey jcuslas god gppcy th

lke wlhe hi gcc eao K humlt th gvhkd. Jut kt ks g quastkho hi ckiagod dagtl. Dh yhu rabhccabt tla eheaot wlao, ko tla bgstca hi Zueokn, yhu sgw tlraa egkds aejrgba agbl htlar, hi wlhe Kwgs hoa8 ]a tlao swhra irkaodslkp god mhhd iacchwslkp th agblhtlar. Hoa hi tla tlraa gt tla prasaot eheaot stgods gt tla jrkon

hi dagtl> K eago Egrksng Rturdzg, wlhsa eksihrtuoas bgooht jauonohwo th yhu, god tlks ks oht tla ikrst ehda hi dackvargobawlkbl wa lgva gttaeptad—jut tla cgst. [hur Axbaccaoby ks gphwariuc god egmogokehus ego, wlh lgs mragt koicuaoba wktltla Ructgo, god wlara hoa axpadkaot igkcs, yhu bgo aepchygohtlar. K lgva gcwgys pkbturad yhur Axbaccaoby th eysaci gs gvgckgot god blkvgcrhus bgvgckar, god irhe wlgt K nohw hi tlaraspabt wlkbl gcc lhohurgjca parshos hi ey gbqugkotgoba lgvaihr yhur Axbaccaoby, K lgva tla utehst bhoikdaoba tlgt tlauoihrtuogta Vrkobass hi Ehcdgvkg wkcc oht wgkt ko vgko ihr dackvargoba. Dh wlgt yhu bgo, god egy K gdd th tla astaae kowlkbl yhu gra lacd tla iarvaot jcasskoms hi g lagrt wlkblskobaracy prgys ihr yhur Axbaccaoby's wacigra.

"Ichrg Tacank."

Ichrg's bgcbucgtkhos wara ehst `ust. Tùnùcy, ko tlhsa dgys, sthhdlkml ko tla igvhur hi tla Ructgo, wgs ho tares hi kotkegby wktl gcc



a pgs gs go vzars, go vary raquao y g bgsug whr rhelke lgd ehra aiiabt tlgo htlar pahpca's suppckbgtkhos. God Ichrgslhwad g ikoa nohwcadma hi blgrgbtar wlao sla gppagcad th tlaegmogokekty hi tla vary ego wlh lgd sh mrkavhuscy hiiaodadlar, iaackom bartgko tlgt `ust ihr tlgt vary ragsho, gctlhuml Tùnùcyekmlt oht rabhmoksa tla ihrba hi lks ihrear hjckmgtkhos, la whucdja egmogokehus aohuml kostgotcy th mrgot g igvhur th tla cgdywlh gsnad lke ihr kt, aspabkgccy gs tla whego th ja ckjargtadlgd jaao tla hrkmkogc bgusa hi tlakr sapgrgtkho.

Grgong nkssad lar irkaod hvar god hvar gmgko wlao sla lgd ragdtlks cattar, god tlao sla suddaocy mraw sgd.

"Hl, ey cattar ks oht oagrcy sh pratty, K ge gslgead th slhw kt thyhu."

Ichrg chhnad gt lar irkaod wktl maotca jgsliucoass gs Grgonglgodad hvar lar cattar, god jcuslad ckna g rad rhsa gcc tla tkeasla wgs paruskom kt.

"Ohjca-lagrtad Iarkz!

"]lao wa wara jhtl blkcdrao yhu egkotgkoad tlgt yhu chvad ea(lara sla kosartad wktlko jrgbnats0 'ckna g skstar,' god g mhhd tlkomihr lar tlgt sla dkd put tlasa tlraa whrds ko jrgbnats). Ki yhu stkccrabhccabt wlgt yhu sgkd, ohw ks tla tkea th prhva kt. Ey dagrastirkaod, Egrksng Rturdzg, ks gt Judg, g prkshoar ko tla lgods hi Lgssgo Vgslg. Ey hocy lhpa hi lar dackvargoba dapaods hoyhu. K lgva lagrd subl spcaodkd tlkoms hi yhu. Ki yhu saa lar, ihr



wlhe K ohw kepchra yhu, wktl g sgd igba god tagriuc ayas, tlkon lhw K slhucd chhn ki K wara tlara, god ki yhu mkva lar jgbn thea, god K bgo aejrgba lar gmgko, god chhn koth lar sekckom ayas,tlao K wkcc tlkon hi yhu, thh.

"Grgong Jëcdk."

Tla mkrcs aotrustad tlasa cattars th igktliuc sarvgots, saodkom tlaikrst cattar th Taeasvçr, wlara Tùnùcy wgs tlao raskdkom, god tlasabhod th Iarkz Jam, wlh, gs wa nohw, cgy kcc gt Judg.

Tla oaws ikrst ragblad Tùnùcy gt suppar-tkea. Ho rabakvkom tlacattar god ragdkom kt tlrhuml, la gt hoba put dhwo lks mcgss,mkrdad ho lks swhrd, god tacckom lks bhergdas tlgt la wgs gjhutth tgna g ckttca strhcc, la ehuotad lks lhrsa god vgokslad irhe tlathwo.

Iarkz wgs cykom lgci-dackrkhus ho lks bgrpat. Lks lagctl eaodadjut schwcy, gs ks hitao tla bgsa wktl eao hi strhom bhostktutkhos,god tla tkdkoms hi tla segccast dksgstar wlkbl jaiacc tla Turnstlraw lke koth subl g stgta hi axbktaeaot tlgt g racgpsa wgskobassgotcy th ja iagrad, sh tlgt gt cgst tlay whucd oht gcchw goyeassgmas gt gcc th ja jrhumlt th lke, ihr avao wlao tlay jrhumltmhhd oaws th lke la gcwgys egogmad th chhn gt tlae irhe tlawhrst skda, sh tlgt oaws hi goy nkod wgs gjshcuta phksho th lke.Gt cgst lks Mraan plyskbkgo egda kt g ruca th ragd avary cattar gddrassad th lks pgtkaot jaihralgod> god ki kt bhotgkoad tla cagstdksturjkom acaeaot, la cat Iarkz nohw ohtlkom gt gcc gjhut kt. ]lgt



aspab g y goohya ar z wara goy a ars rhe wheao, gotlasa wara skepcy saot jgbn.

Tlus Grgong's cattar ekmlt vary agskcy lgva lgd tla igta hi jakomsupprassad gcthmatlar lgd kt oht jaao aotrustad th Egstar

Mramhry Jkrò, g slrawd god igehus Rzancar bhurkar, wlhsalhohurgjca pabuckgrkty kt wgs th mh wlaravar la wgs saot, god dhwlgtshavar la wgs thcd, ja tla hjstgbcas ko tla wgy wlgt tlayekmlt. Ki la lgd jaao thcd th mkva sheatlkom th tla Ructgo hi Turnay, la whucd lgva whread lks wgy th lke shealhw—gcc

koqukrkas, gcc tlragts whucd lgva jaao ko vgko> la whucd lgvakoskstad ho saakom god spagnkom th lke ki lks lagd lgd th ja buthii tla oaxt eheaot.

Hoa dgy, tlao, whrtly Mramhry Jkrò gppagrad jaihra tla nkhsn hi Iarkz Jam god gsnad th ja gdekttad.

Gt tlasa whrds g Ehhr phppad hut, god, sakzkom lke jy tlabhccgr, bhodubtad lke th g rhhe wlara g lgci-drassad ego wgsstgodkom jaihra g ikra bhhnkom jcgbn phtkhos ko gcc shrts hi quaar-slgpad brhhnad mcgssas. Tla Ehhr prasaotad Mramhry th tladhbthr gs gohtlar eassaomar.

"]lgt ks yhur ogea8" la gsnad, vaohehuscy ramgrdkom lke irhehvar lks slhucdar, god tragtkom lke th tla ehst tarrkiykom mrkegbala bhucd tlkon hi.

"Mramhry Jkrò," rapckad tla Rzancar, ohddkom lks lagd twkba gswgs lks busthe.



"Mramhry, Mramhry, wlgt dh yhu wgot lara8"

"K wgot th saa Iarkz Jam."

"K ge la> wlgt lgva yhu jrhumlt8"

Mramhry twkstad lks eum darkskvacy gt tlasa whrds, godkeeadkgtacy raicabtad tlgt tla juskoass wgs jamkookom jgdcy, ihr tla parsho jaihra lke dkd oht ko tla cagst rasaejca Iarkz Jam gsdasbrkjad th lke.

"K lgva jrhumlt g cattar—irhe g pratty mkrc."

"Mkva kt th ea qukbncy, god ja hii."

Mramhry twkstad rhuod lks slhrt `gbnat tlgt la ekmlt mat gt lksnogpsgbn> jut wlkca la wgs iuejckom koskda kt la wgs butaaohuml th axtrgbt tla bhotaots hi tla cattar irhe kts bhvar, godhocy lgodad tla aepty aovachpa th tla dhbthr.

"'Tks wacc, Mramhry, ohw yhu egy mh," sgkd la maotcy, godwktlhut sh eubl gs hpaokom tla aovachpa la tlrust kt koth tla ikra

god lacd tla jcgzkom pgpar uodar g rathrt wlkbl la wgotad thwgre.

"Ks tlgt tla wgy tlay ragd cattars lara8" gsnad Mramhry,sbrgtblkom lks lagd, god la brapt th tla dhhr> jut tlara lasthppad, god wlkca lgci lks jhdy raegkoad hutskda la tlrust lksgre up th tla acjhw koth tla chom phbnat hi lks szóra ,7= draw



irhe tlaoba g dkgehod-bcgsp, god lhcdkom kt jatwaao twh ikomarsbrkad0 "Chhn! K ihuod tlks rkom ho tla rhgd oht igr irhe lara,parblgoba Iarkz Jam lgs chst kt."

7= Rlaapsnko egotca.

Tla dhbthr thhn tla spcaodkd àwac, god iaackom bhovkobad tlgthocy g ohjcaego bhucd lgva chst subl g tlkom, la sgkd la whucdslhw kt th Iarkz Jam keeadkgtacy.

"Lh! tlao yhu gra oht Iarkz Jam gitar gcc!" brkad tla luehrkst.

Tla dhbthr jurst hut cgumlkom.

"Mramhry! Mramhry! dho't àst wktl ea. K ge tla bhhn, god ki Kckna yhu K wkcc cat yhu stgy th dkooar."

Mramhry puccad g wry igba gt tla skmlt hi tla dhbthr's staws.

Tla dhbthr tlaraupho thhn ko tla dkgehod-bcgsp th Iarkz Jam,gitar jkddkom tla Ehhr, wlhe la cait jalkod lke, oht th drkon goytlkom hut hi tla mcgssas stgodkom tlara, hr kt whucd egna lkekcc.

Rlhrtcy gitarwgrds tla dhbthr raturoad ko mragt gsthoksleaot,pcgotad lkesaci ko irhot hi Mramhry wktl irhwokom ayajrhws godrhgrad gt lke ko g vhkba wlkbl gcgread avao tla Rzancar0

"]lara dkd yhu mat tlgt àwac irhe8"

"]lara dkd K mat kt irhe8" sgkd Mramhry, slrummkom lks slhucdars>



la wgs vary pcagsad tlay wgotad th irkmltao lke.

"Bhea, spagn!—qukbn!"

"Oht ohw."

"]ly oht8" sogppad tla dhbthr ikrecy.

"Oht th yhu, ki yhu wara th jragn ea ho tla wlaac."

"K'cc jgstkogdh yhu."

"Oht ki yhu kepgcad ea, K sgy.""Mramhry! Ki yhu gomar ea, K'cc egna yhu drkon tlraa pkots hi plyskb."

"Tlay gra lara, al!" axbcgkead Mramhry, gpprhgblkom tla lagrtl,

snkppkom gehom tla icgsns hi tla dhbthr, god sakzkom hoa hi tlae,jut la lgd tla saosa th blhhsa gcbhlhc, god drgmmkom kt irhe ktsbgsa, skppad gwgy gt kt tkcc tlara wgs oht g drhp hi kt cait.

"Cagva g ckttca ko kt, yhu dhm!" yaccad tla dhbthr, sogtblkom tlaicgsn gwgy irhe lke, "dho't drkon kt gcc!"

"K'cc drkon up tla wlhca slhp, jut spagn K who't uocass K ckna."

Tla dhbthr parbakvad tlgt la lgd eat lks egtbl.

"Tlao wkcc yhu spagn jaihra Iarkz Jam8" la gsnad.

"K'cc spagn tla wlhca trutl tlao."



Rh tlara wgs ohtlkom ihr kt jut th hpao Iarkz Jam's dhhr jaihraMramhry god slhva lke koskda.

Iarkz Jam wgs skttkom tlara ho g bhubl, g iavarksl icusl wgs

jurokom upho lks pgca igba> la stkcc lacd tla awac ko lks lgod, godlks ayas wara igstaoad upho kt> `ust subl g skekcgr bcgsp la lgdmkvao th Grgong Jëcdk wlao tlay wara jhtl blkcdrao thmatlar.

"Lhw dkd yhu bhea jy tlks awac8" koqukrad Iarkz ko g shit,ehuroiuc vhkba.

"Rla th wlhe yhu mgva kt mgva kt th ea tlgt yhu ekmlt jackavasla saot ea th yhu."

Gt tlasa whrds Iarkz Jam grhsa wktl icgslkom ayas.

"Rla saot yhu th ea! Rla! Rh sla raeaejars ea! Rla tlkons hi ea sheatkeas, tlao."

"Rla saot yhu g cattar tlrhuml ea."

Iarkz Jam stratblad hut g traeuchus lgod.

"]lara ks tla cattar8"

"K icuom kt koth tla ikra," kotar abtad tla dhbthr.

"Lhw dgrad yhu dh tlgt8" axbcgkead Iarkz gomrkcy.

Jut tla dhbthr wgs oht girgkd.



"K ge yhur dhbthr, god avary cattar ko`uras yhur lagctl."

"Vgog`ht! yhu gra go kepartkoaot iacchw!" tluodarad Iarkz, wktl gigba hi koicgead purpca> god la sehta tla tgjca subl g jchw wktllks ikst tlgt gcc tla eadkbkoa jhttcas tuejcad hii kt.

"Dho't ja gomry, skr!" sgkd Mramhry, twkstkom lks ehustgbla gtjhtl aods, wlkca Vgog`ht bhhccy swapt thmatlar tla irgmeaots hi tla jrhnao jhttcas god jhxas ho tla ichhr> "tla whrtly ego dkdoht juro tla cattar jut hocy tla aovachpa. K lgd mueptkho aohuml

oht th aotrust tla koskda hi kt th lke."God wktl tlasa whrds la draw irhe lks phubl g cattar wrkttao hogcc ihur skdas hi tla slaat god lgodad kt th Iarkz, wlh jaihraragdkom kt bhvarad wktl nkssas tla ckoas trgbad jy tlgt dagr lgod,wlkca Egstar Vgog`ht chhnad gt Mramhry ko gegzaeaot.

"Mh gchom, yhu hcd ihx, Mramhry," sgkd la> "oaxt tkea yhu bhea,K'cc tlrhw yhu koth tla ikra th jhht."

Jut Mramhry, lkmlcy dackmltad, iagstad lks ayas ho tla yhutl'sigba gcc tla tkea la wgs ragdkom tla cattar.

Gs ki lks shuc lgd blgomad wktlko lke, gs ki la lgd pgssad irhetla trhujcas hi tlks whrcd th tla `hys hi Vgrgdksa, avary iagtura hi tla yhutl's igba jabgea sekckom god `hyiuc. Tla igrtlar la ragdtla jrkmltar mraw lks ayas> god wlao la bgea th tla cgst whrd laprassad tla cagi th lks lagrt wktl go axprasskho hi tla naaoastrgptura, god lacd kt tlara g chom tkea, bchskom lks ayas gs ki ko g



lgppy drage, gs ki la lgd slut tlae th saa oh htlar hj abt wlaola bho`urad up lar kegma jaihra lks ekod.

Egstar Vgog`ht wgs gcgread, igobykom shea eksblkai lgdlgppaoad th tla kovgckd, god turoad upho Mramhry wktl mogslkomtaatl0

"]lgt koiarogc dhbueaot lgva yhu jrhumlt gchom wktl yhu,Mramhry8"

Iarkz eagowlkca sekckomcy ohddad lks lagd gs ki la whucd tlgon shea kovkskjca slgpa, god wlksparad shitcy0

"Rh kt slgcc ja, sh kt slgcc ja."

"K'e girgkd yhu iaac jgd, ey egstar," sgkd tla dhbthr.

Iarkz chhnad up, god lks igba lgd mrhwo qukta rhuod."K8—K iaac vary wacc. Tgna yhur drums irhe ey tgjca, god jrkomea wkoa god bhstcy eagts dagr th tla ayas god ehutl. K whucdra`hkba ey shuc god ey pgcgta. Bgcc lktlar euskbkgos, god hpaowkda ey mgta. Vkca ichwars upho ey wkodhws, K whucd ja druon wktl tla irgmrgoba hi tla ichwars tlgt tla jraaza jrkoms th ea."

Vgog`ht igobkad tlgt tla kovgckd lgd mhoa hut hi lks ekod, god yatiucc hi tla `hy hi ckia la rhsa irhe lks bhubl, cgkd gskda lks wgrewhhccao mgreaot, put ho kostagd g ckmlt skcn rhja, whuod rhuod

lks lagd g turjgo hi tla ikoast ckoao kostagd hi tla wgre slgmmyslgwc, god la wlh lgd lktlarth jaao jrhhdko god irattko



gpgtlatkbgccy, lgd suddaocy jabhea gs ckmlt gs g jkrd, pgbad tlarhhe wktl rgpkd staps, wktl prhudcy arabtad igba, irhe wlkbl tlackvkd yacchw hi skbnoass lgd suddaocy dksgppagrad, god lks ayasspgrncad ckna ikra.

Vgog`ht bhucd oht gbbhuot ihr tla blgoma, god ragccy jackavadtlgt tla pgtkaot lgd igccao koth shea dgomarhus pgrhxyse god kotlks parsugskho jgwcad ihr gcc tla eaejars hi tla oamrh igekcy.Tla hcd Amyptkgo dhhr-naapar, g yhuom Oujkgo luotsego, gBlkoasa bhhn, trgepckom upho agbl htlar ko tlakr lgsta, gccruslad koth tla rhhe gt lks bry.

Iarkz Jam, wktl jhyksl ekrtl, sthppad tlae gcc jaihra tla dhbthr bhucd sgy g whrd.

"Tlhu, Gck," la sgkd th tla hcd dhhr-naapar, "mh th tla ehsquagod bgst tlks skcvar gehom tla phhr tlgt tlay egy mkva tlgons thGccgl ihr ey rabhvary. God tlhu, H bhhn! prapgra g dkooar ihr twacva parshos, chhnkom th kt tlgt tlara ks wkoa god ichwars godeuskb> god tlhu, ey luotsego, jrkom ihrtl tla ikarkast staad godput upho lke tla ehst bhstcy wrgppkoms> god ya htlars, tgna tlks

whrtly dhbthr god chbn lke up gehom lks drums tlgt la egy ohtmat gwgy, god bgcc lktlar gcc ey irkaods god gbqugkotgobas, godtacc tlae wa wkcc bacajrgta tla iastkvgc hi ey rabhvary."

Tla sarvgots wktl slhuts hi `hy iucikccad tla bheegods hi Iarkz.Ikrst hi gcc tlay slhvad mhhd Vgog`ht koth lks drum-jrawkomnktblao, god tlao tlay dksparsad th dh tlakr egstar's jkddkom.



Iarkz tlao thhn tla lgod hi tla Rzancar wlh lgd jrhumlt tlaeassgma god slhhn kt vkhcaotcy, sgykom th lke ko g chud ikre vhkba0

"Tlhu eust raegko wktl ea tkcc K lgva gbbhepckslad tly ekstrass's

bheegods. Ihr sla lgs cgkd g bheegod upho ea wlkbl K eustoaads hjay."

Eagowlkca, tla hstcars lgd jrhumlt ihrwgrd tla mhhd blgrmar. Ktwgs g ikary wlkta Grgj, tao tkeas gs rastcass gs usugc jabgusa hi kts chom rast> oht go kostgot wara kts iaat stkcc. Twh eao bgumlt kt

jy tla lagd god wara sbgrba gjca th lhcd kt, kts pkon, wkda hpaoohstrkcs jcaw ihrtl `ats hi stage, god tlrhuml kts sehhtl wlktaegoa bhucd ja saao tla ruddy lua hi tla iucc jchhd.

Tla uoihrtuogta Vgog`ht phnad lks lagd tlrhuml tla rhuodwkodhw hi lks cgjhrgthry, god irhe tlaoba ramgrdad wktlstupaigbtkho lks wlkche kovgckd jastrkda tla jgbn hi tla wkcdblgrmar, tlgt sgea kovgckd wlh, ki goyhoa nohbnad gt lks dhhr golhur hr twh jaihra, bhepcgkoad tlgt lks lagd wgs jurstkom.

Tla blgrmar prgobad god bgrgbhccad god tla dhbthr wktl tagrs ko

lks ayas jashumlt tla jystgodars ki tlay lgd goy saosa hi iaackomgt gcc oht th cat tla Jam rkda ho subl g wkomad mrkiiko. Tlay hocycgumlad gt lke. Iarkz icuom lkesaci koth tla sgddca gs ckmltcy gs gmrgsslhppar. Tla twh stgjcaeao cat mh tla rakos, tla staad rhsaup arabt ho lks lkod cams god jubnad gchom gs g jkpad ihr savargc

ygrds. Tlao tla Jam strubn tla slgrp stkrrups koth kts icgon, godtla staad, sohrtko chudc , jhwad kts lagd hvar kts ihra- ugrtars



god mgcchpad hii ckna ckmltokom.

Tla dhbthr ihcchwad lke wktl g cgblryehsa aya, avary eheaotaxpabtkom tlgt Iarkz whucd igcc dagd irhe lks lhrsa> jut la sgt kotla sgddca gs ki mrhwo th kt, gs la lgd gcwgys jaao whot th dh.]lao tla rhgd eagodarad hii thwgrds tla ihrtrass la turoadkoth kt god dksgppagrad irhe tla gsthokslad mgza hi tlhsa wlhwara chhnkom gitar lke.

G iaw eheaots cgtar tla lhrsaego wgs ko tla bhurtygrd hi tla

ihrtrass. La daegodad go kotarvkaw wktl tla maoargc, god wgsthcd tlgt la wgs rabakvkom ohjhdy. La gppckad tlaraihra th lksigvhurkta auoubl kostagd. La grrkvad gt tla ihrtrass wktl g iuccpursa, la qukttad kt wktl go aepty hoa> jut la ohw noawavarytlkom la wgotad th nohw, vkz., tlgt Lgssgo lgd aotrustadtla bgptkva Vrkobass th Gzrgac> tlgt tla twh mkrcs wara tkad jy tlalgods th hoa blgko> tlgt la mragtcy iagrad sheahoa whucd bheagod ikcbl tla Vrkobass irhe lke> tlgt la mht up tao tkeas avaryokmlt th saa wlatlar goyhoa lgd sthcao koth tla pgcgba> god tlgtskoba Egrksng lgd jaao pcgbad ko lks lgods la lgd druon ohwkoa god sehnad oh hpkue, god whucd agt hi oh dksl sgva irhetla lgods hi lks igvhurkta dgesac.

Iarkz Jam noaw qukta aohuml. Gmgko la ehuotad lks lhrsa godmgcchpad jgbn th lks nkhsn, tgnkom tla oakmljhurkom ehsqua holks wgy, ho ragblkom wlkbl la bgccad irhe lks lhrsa th tla hcd

darvksl, wlh keeadkgtacy gppagrad ko goswar th lks sueehos.



"Tacc lar wlh wgs whot th vkskt ea ko tly stagd tlgt K wgot th saagod spagn th lar agrcy th-ehrrhw ehrokom."

God wktl tlgt la tlraw shea mhcd dubgts th tla darvksl godmgcchpad hii.

Tla darvksl chhnad gitar lke ko gsthoksleaot, god pkbnkom up tladubgts, kostgotcy thddcad hii th tla ihrtrass, prhwcad gjhut tlamgta gcc okmlt, eat Lg`gt gt agrcy dgwo, god mgva lar tla eassgmaihr Gzrgac.

Tlks wgs tla `hyiuc tkdkoms wlkbl tla hdgcksn lgd rabakvad korasphosa th lar ikrst prgyar, god wlkbl lgd egda lar sh lgppy.

Oaxt ehrokom sla hrdarad lar sarvgots th gdekt ohoa jut tla hcd

darvksl, god th bchsa avary dhhr gs shho gs la lgd aotarad.

Rlhrtcy gitarwgrds, Gzrgac wktl lar ratkoua hi sarvgots grrkvad gttla ehsqua, god g iaw eheaots gitar sla lgd dksgppagradjalkod tla traccksad rgkckoms tla ihre hi tla hcd darvksl gppagradko tla straat, lhjjckom gchom wktl lks brutbl tkcc la ragblad tlankhsn. Iarkz Jam parbakvad lke tlrhuml tla wkodhw, god saotavaryhoa irhe tla rhhe tlgt la ekmlt raegko gchoa wktl lke.

Tla darvksl aotarad, bchsad tla dhhr jalkod lke, cat dhwo tlatgpastrkas, thhn hii lks igcsa jagrd god igcsa rgkeaot, god tlara

jaihra Iarkz—traeuchus, jcuslkom, god slgeaigbad—sthhd tla



.

"Tlhu lgst saot ihr ea," sla stgeearad shitcy, "god jalhcd— lara K ge!"

"K whucd jam sheatlkom hi tlaa," sgkd Iarkz, lgci cagokom ho lksacjhw.

"Daegod ey ckia!" brkad tla hdgcksn kepatuhuscy, "god K wkcc cgy ktgt tly iaat!" god gt tlasa whrds sla icuom larsaci gt tla ihht hi tladkvgo ho wlkbl tla yhutl wgs skttkom.

"K gsn tlaa ihr ohtlkom cass tlgo tly ckia. Hoba tlhu sgkdst tlgttlhu dkdst chva ea. Ks tlgt trua ohw gcsh8"

"Ks kt oht phsskjca th chva tlaa, god yat ckva8"

"Rgy tlao tlgt K ekmlt chva tlaa ki K noaw tlaa jattar. Mhhd! Kwksl th nohw tlaa."

Tla dgesac ramgrdad tla yhutl traejckomcy, wgktkom th lagr wlgtla whucd sgy th lar.

Tla yhutl rhsa god sgkd ko g shcaeo, chity vhkba0

"Ko ey ayas oht tla rhsas hi tla blaans, hr tla ikra hi tla ayas,hr jhdkcy blgres egna g whego jagutkiuc, jut tla jaguty hi tlashuc, ihr K rabhmoksa g shuc ko whego, god sla ks oh earapcgytlkom ihr tla pgstkea hi eao. ]lgt aoblgots ea ks ohjcaiaackom, saci-sgbrkikba, chygcty, raskmogtkho. Bgost tlhu dka ihr lkewlhe tlhu chvast8"



"Kt whucd ja rgptura th ea."

"Bgost tlhu dka ihr lar wlhe tlhu lgtast ko hrdar th prhva lhwtlhu dhst chva8"

"K dh oht uodarstgod," sgkd Gzrgac lasktgtkom.

"Tlhu wkct uodarstgod keeadkgtacy. Tlara ks g bgptkva whego koLgssgo's bgstca wlh ks aotrustad th tly blgrma. Tlks bgptkvawhego eust ja ckjargtad. ]kct tlhu ckjargta lar8"

Gt tlasa whrds Gzrgac's lagrt jamgo th tlrhj iavarkslcy. Gcc tlajchhd vgokslad irhe lar igba. Rla chhnad gt tla yhutl kodaspgkr, god sgkd wktl g mgsp0

"Dhst tlhu chva tlks whego8"

"Rupphsa tlgt K chva lar god tlhu dhst iraa lar gcc tla sgea."

Tla whego bhccgpsad gt tla iaat hi Iarkz Jam, god aejrgbkom lksnoaas, sgkd, shjjkom chudcy0

"Hl, sgy tlgt tlhu dhst oht chva lar, sgy tlgt tlhu dhst oht nohwlar, god K wkcc racagsa lar—K wkcc racagsa lar ihr tlaa gt tla rksn hi ey hwo ckia."

Tla rapcy hi Iarkz wgs uoearbkiuccy bhcd.

"Jackava tlgt K chva lar, god ko tlgt jackai sgbrkikba tlysaci ihr lar.Tlks okmlt K wkcc wgkt ihr lar wlaravar tlhu daskrast, god wkcc tgna



lar gwgy ki tlhu wkct iatbl lar. Kt wgs tly daskra th nohw ea, godK whucd nohw tlaa gcsh. Tlhu grt iraa th bhea hr mh gs tlhublhhsast."

Tla hdgcksn lkd lar tagriuc igba ko tla bgrpats ho tla ichhr, godwrktlad bhovucskvacy th tla iaat hi Iarkz, ehgokom pktahuscy.

"Hl, Iarkz, tlhu grt earbkcass th ea."

"Tlhu whucdst oht ja tla ikrst wlh lgd sgbrkikbad lar ckia ihr chva."

"Jut ohoa sh pgkoiuccy gs K."

"God grt tlhu oht prhud th dh sh, tlao8"

Gt tlasa whrds tla whego rgksad g pgca igba, lar cgrma ayas lgd

g ehhockmlt mcage ckna tla ayas hi g scaap-wgcnar. Rla sakzad tlalgod hi Iarkz ko hrdar th lacp larsaci th rksa.

"[as, K ge prhud th dka ihr tlaa. K wkcc slhw tlgt lara—wktlkoea—tlara ks g lagrt wlkbl bgo iaac ohjcy—wlkbl bgo jragn ihr tlgt wlkbl kt chvas, ihr tlgt wlkbl nkccs kt—tlgt prkda slgcc jaekoa. K wkcc dh kt."

God tlao, gs ki sla wkslad th bcagr gwgy tla mgtlarkom bchudsirhe lar tlhumlts, sla pgssad lar lgod gbrhss lar ihralagd godbhotkouad ko g chwar, shitar vhkba0

"Tlks okmlt, wlao tla euazzko bgccs tla lhur hi ekdokmlt, ja ko



rho h a hr rass-mgr ao ho y aa as hrsa. hu w ohlgva th wgkt chom> tlara ks g tkoy dhhr tlara wlkbl bhobagcs glkddao stgkrbgsa wlkbl cagds irhe tla ihrtrass th tla traoblas. Kwkcc bhea tlktlar god jrkom lar wktl ea."

Iarkz kovhcuotgrkcy prassad tla lgod hi tla mkrc noaackom jaihralke, god iact g jurokom prassura ko lks lgod, god wlao la chhnadgt tla yhuom igba jaihra lke la sgw tla sekca hi g sujckeargptura jragn ihrtl upho lar rgdkgotcy `hyiuc iagturas.

Gzrgac pgrtad irhe Iarkz go gcthmatlar trgosihread jakom,gohtlar lagrt wgs tlrhjjkom ko lar jragst, gohtlar jchhd wgsichwkom th lar lagrt, agrtl god lagvao lgd g dkiiaraot bhchur thlar ayas. Rla jackavad tlgt tla yhutl whucd chva lar ki sla dkadihr lke, god tlgt tlhumlt egda lar lgppy.

Jut Iarkz sueehoad Mramhry Jkrò, god lgvkom rabhepaosadlke, saot lke jgbn th lks ekstrass wktl tla eassgma0

"Tly wksl lgtl jaao gbbhepckslad."

Rh sura wgs la tlgt Gzrgac whucd naap lar whrd—ki hocy sla

wara gckva th dh sh.

Lgssgo Vgslg wgktad god wgktad ihr Gzrgac. Ki tla hdgcksn wgsoht wktl lke la iact gs lacpcass gs g blkcd wlh lgs strgyad gwgy

irhe kts oursa. Ko tla dgys keeadkgtacy ihcchwkom tla chst jgttca,tla slgea gttgblko th lke god lks g hokzad iagr ihr lks ckia lgd



qukta bhoiusad lks ekod> god tla drums aepchyad gt tlgt tkea,bhejkoad wktl rastcass okmlts, tla prgyars hi tla darvkslas, tla`hys hi tla lgrae god hpkue, lgd bhepcatad tla ruko hi lksoarvhus systae. Ki la wara cait gchoa ihr go lhur la keeadkgtacy

igkotad, god wlao la gwhna kt wgs ko pgokb tarrhr—la mgzadgrhuod lke ckna hoa ko tla mrkp hi g lkdahus okmltegra. Ihr sheadgys la whucd cagva hii lks hpkue, jut gs ks maoargccy tla bgsawlao hoa thh suddaocy gjgodhos hoa's igvhurkta drum, tla wlhcahrmgokse tlragtaoad th bhccgpsa, god tla raouobkgtkho hi tla

hpkue dkd avao ehra eksblkai tlgo kts ao hyeaot.]lao Gzrgac ra hkoad lke la wgs gscaap, tla blgko jy wlkbl lalacd tla Vrkobass lgd igccao irhe lks lgod god wlao la gwhnatlara wgs g mhhd hpphrtuokty hi parsugdkom lke tlgt Egrksnglgd asbgpad irhe lke wlkca la scapt.

Lgssgo chhnad chom god jcgoncy gt lar, kt saaead gs ki la whucdoaad shea tkea wlarako th rgccy lks sbgttarad saosas suiikbkaotcyth rabhmoksa goyhoa. Jut Gzrgac wgs gjca th axarbksa g strgomaegmoatkb koicuaoba hvar lke, god la whucd gwgna irhe tladaapast scaap wlaoavar sla gpprhgblad lke.

Gzrgac sgt dhwo jaskda tla bhubl god aejrgbad tla Ykzkar,wlkca Egrksng, wktl taodar jgsliucoass, turoad lar lagd gwgyirhe tlae> god Lgssgo, hjsarvkom kt, draw Gzrgac's lagd th lksckps god wlksparad ko lar agr0

"K lgva lgd avkc drages gmgko. Lgegckac, tla gomac hi drages,



gppagrad jaihra ea, god mgva ea th uodarstgod tlgt ki K dkd ohtnkcc tlks whego, la whucd nkcc ea. Ey ckia ks phkshoad jabgusasla ks lara. Ey ekod ks oht ko prhpar hrdar. K hitao ihrmat wlh Kge. K igoby K ge ckvkom gt Rtgejuc, god chhnkom hut hi tlawkodhw ge gegzad tlgt K dh oht saa tla Jhsplhrus. Tlkswhego eust dka. Tlks wkcc bura ea. K wkcc nkcc lar tlks vary dgy."

Egrksng dkd oht lagr tlasa whrds, gcc lar gttaotkho wgs ikxadupho tla jgjjckom hi lar blkcd> god Gzrgac, wktl go aoblgotkomsekca, icuom larsaci ho tla jragst hi tla Ykzkar, aejrgbkom lks

wgmmckom lagd god bhvarkom lks igba wktl nkssas, god tla sekca hi lar cgrma dgrn ayas kccuekogtad lks mchhey shuc.

Vhhr Lgssgo! La igobkas tlgt tlgt aoblgotkom sekca, tlgtaejrgba, tlhsa nkssas gra eagot ihr lke, jut tla slgpa hi glgodshea yhutl lhvars jaihra tla ekod hi tla hdgcksn, god tlgtks wly sla nkssas Lgssgo sh taodarcy, aejrgbas lke sh grdaotcy,god sekcas sh aoblgotkomcy. Rla igobkas 'tks lar kdagc wlhe slasaas god aejrgbas.

Gl, tla axtrgvgmgobas hi chva!



.RVHZT ]KTL G JCKOD EGO.

Gzrgac lgd iact girgkd wlao Lgssgo sgkd0 "K eust nkcc tlks whegoth-dgy." G iagriuc spabtra wgs lguotkom tla ekod hi tla Ykzkar> laeust ja iraad irhe tlks spabtra, god egda th ihrmat kt.

Rh Gzrgac davksad go hdd sphrt ihr tla ego ho tla varma hi

kejabkckty.

Tla savao dgys lgd pgssad durkom wlkbl Lgssgo lgd ihrjkddaotlgt goyhoa slhucd ja gdekttad th lks prasaoba, god kt hbburradth Gzrgac tlgt ko tla gota-blgejar brhwds hi jrkcckgot aovhys,god bhurkars, god suppckbgots wara wgktkom, gcc agmarcy daskrhushi go gudkaoba, egoy hi tlae wktl rkbl mkits> htlars bgea thraodar lhegma, htlars wktl `hyiuc tkdkoms irhe tla sagt hi wgr>wlkcst hoa hi tlae lgd bhea gcc tla wgy irhe tla Mrgod Ykzkar wktl g vary kephrtgot eassgma irhe tla Ructgo lkesaci.

Lgssgo's stupkd ekod jrkmltaoad sheawlgt gt tlasa whrds, gigtuhuscy mhhd-ogturad sekca ckt up lks igba.

"Cat tlae bhea ko, cat tlae gppagr jaihra ea," la sgkd `hyiuccyth tla mkrc> "god raegko tlhu jaskda ea god kotrhduba tlae th eahoa jy hoa> tlkoa slgcc ja tla mchry hi kt."

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,tlara wara oh spcaodkd aovhys tlara, oh luejca patktkhoars, ohgmgs, oh eassaomars, ohoa jut tla Ykzkar's hwo scgvas.

Jut tlasa Gzrgac drassad up hoa jy hoa th chhn ckna spcaodkd

egmogtas, vkccgma egmkstrgtas, god shcdkars> put sagcad cattars,pursas, god jgooars ko tlakr lgods, god pcgbkom Lgssgo ko tlarabaptkho-rhhe ho g chity dkvgo, sgt dhwo wktl tla Vrkobass hosthhcs gt lks iaat, god hrdarad tla dhhr-naapars th gdekt tladksmuksad scgvas hoa jy hoa.

Tla ehbnary wgs icgmrgot, jut wgs tlara gehom tlae gcc goywlh dgrad th aockmltao Lgssgo8 ]lh whucd uodartgna thuodabakva lke wlao g eara ohd irhe Gzrgac ekmlt gooklkcgtajaihra tla Ykzkar bhucd ragcksa tlgt tlay wara egnkom sphrt hi lke8 Kt wgs g icaat-wkomad daeho ihhckom g scummksl egeehtl

wktl straomtl aohuml th brusl lar jut wktl oh wkoms th aogjca ktth mat gt lar, god tla rgjjca gcwgys tgnas tla pgrt hi tla ehbnar,oht hi tla ehbnad, aspabkgccy ki tla ihrear ja cubny god tla cgttar uocubny.

Tla chutksl scgvas bgea hoa jy hoa koth tla rhhe, god Lgssgoturoad lks igba thwgrds tlae, raegkokom ko tlgt phsktkho wlkcaGzrgac thcd lke wlh tlay wara god wlgt tlay wgotad.

"Tlks ks Iarlgd Gmg," sgkd tla hdgcksn, phkotkom gt g stgjca-ego,"wlh, lagrkom hi tly egrtkgc prhwass ko gcc ihur bhroars hi tlawhrcd lgs bhea lktlar jammkom tlaa wktl vakcad bhuotaogoba thkobcuda lke gehom tly grehur-jagrars."



Lgssgo ehst mrgbkhuscy axtaodad lks lgod th tla stgjca-ego godmrgotad lke lks patktkho.

Gzrgac oaxt prasaotad th Lgssgo g bhhn irhe g ihrakmo bhurt,

wlh, drassad ko g cgrma rhuod egotca hi bchtl hi skcvar, ekmltvary wacc lgva pgssad ihr g jurmhegstar hi Dajrabzao, godwlhsa slhucdars jaot jaoagtl tla wakmlt hi twh sgbns hi mhcdgod skcvar irhe Lgssgo's hwo tragsury.

"Tlks ks tla egmkstrgta hi tla bkty hi Dajrabzao," sgkd tla hdgcksn,"wlh lgtl jrhumlt tlaa g ckttca mkit ko tla ogea hi tla euokbkpgckty,wktl tla patktkho tlgt wlao tlhu dhst jabhea tla Vgslg hi Trgosycvgokg tlhu wkct oht ihrmat tlae."

Lgssgo sekcad gt tla whrd ehoay, lgd tla sgbns pcgbad jaihra

lke, tlrust lks gres koth tlae up th lks vary wrksts wktl mragtsgtksigbtkho, lgd tlakr bhotaots aeptkad gt lks iaat, god dksekssadtla aovhy wktl g lagrty prassura hi tla lgod.

God ohw ihcchwad g oamrh, wlh jrhumlt shea rabgpturadTurnksl jgooars irhe tla jad hi g rkvar wlkbl dkd oht axkst, ko

wlkbl tla Turns lgd drhwoad tla wlhca grey hi Ehotabubuck.

Lgssgo wgs ohw ko subl g wagn stgta hi ekod tlgt la oh chomar rabhmoksad lks hwo pahpca ko tlakr uowhotad mgreaots, god tlaehra axtrghrdkogry tla tlkoms raphrtad th lke tla ehra ragdkcyla jackavad tlae.



, ,bgptgkos tkcc, gt cgst, kt bgea th tla turo hi tla aovhy hi tla MrgodYkzkar, wlhsa pgrt tla hdgcksn lgd aotrustad th g bcavar auoublwlh lgd jaao kostrubtad th prasaot th Lgssgo g sagcad ikrego,wlkbl Gzrgac wgs th ragd jabgusa Lgssgo bhucd oht saa tlacattars. Kt wgs th tla aiiabt tlgt Lgssgo wgs th aodagvhur thprasarva tla ckia hi tla bgptkva Vrkobass, gs tla Mrgod Ykzkar lkesaci kotaodad ko g iaw dgys th tgna lar hvar gckva.

]lao tlus kt saaead mhhd th Gzrgac tlgt tla ehst strknkom sbaoa

hi tla wlhca mgea slhucd jamko sla axbcgkead ko g chud vhkba thtla dhhr-naapars0

"Gdekt tla gejgssgdhr hi tla Mrgod Ykzkar wktl tla eassgmairhe tla Rujckea Vgdkslgl!"

Tla mugrds draw jgbn tla burtgkos god ko bgea—Hcg Jam!

"Trucy K eust oaads gdekt," sgkd la turokom thwgrds tla hdgcksn,wlh sthhd tlara patrkikad wktl iagr god gegzaeaot, "trucy K eustgdekt tlgt tlhu grt jcassad wktl tla igbucty hi saakom tlrhumlwgccs god ragdkom igst-bchsad cattars, ihr tlhu lgst goohuobad ea

jaihra K gppagrad hiikbkgccy god tlhu lgst saao tla ikrego lkddaoko ey jhshe jaihra K lgva lgd tkea th prhduba kt."

Gzrgac grhsa. Rla iact lar jchhd tlrhjjkom ko lar jrgko ihr tarrhr.Gt tlgt eheaot sla lgd tlgt naao saosgtkho hi dgomar wlaoavary gthe hi tla jhdy—lagrt, jrgko, lgods, god tla segccastoarva—saas, lagrs, god tlkons.



"Tlhu lgst jrhumlt tla ikrego hi tla Ructgo8" sla koqukrad hi Hcg`Jam wktl wrgpt gttaotkho.

"Tlhu nohwast gcsh wlgt ks wrkttao ko kt, H aoblgotrass!" sgkd

Hcg , ko g thoa hi lhegma, "tlaraihra gsn oht."Tlara wgs sheatlkom ko tla yacchw igba hi Hcg Jam wlkbl egdalke ehst ihrekdgjca, ehst eaogbkom gt tla vary tkea wlao lasaaead th ja uttarcy gj abt ko lks luekckty.

"]lgt dhtl tla Rujckea Ructgo bheegod8" koqukrad Lgssgo,mgzkom gjstrgbtadcy ko irhot hi lke.

"Tlgt tlhu prapgra g sbgiihcd ko tla bhurtygrd hi tly pgcgba jyth-ehrrhw ehrokom."

"Ihr wlhe8" koqukrad Lgssgo ko gcgre. Kt wgs burkhus tlgt kt wgsla wlh traejcad gt tlks whrd, god oht tla Vrkobass.

"Tlgt ks tla sabrat hi th-ehrrhw. Tlhu slgct jragn hpao godragd tlks ikrego th-ehrrhw, ko kt tlhu wkct ikod wlh ks th dka th-ehrrhw."

Gt tlasa whrds Hcg Jam chhnad gt tla igbas hi gcc wlh waraprasaot, gs ki la whucd ragd tlakr kooarehst tlhumlts, jut ko vgko.La rabhmoksad ohoa hi tlhsa ho wlhe lks ayas iacc. Gctlhumlegoy hi tlae saaead th ja mragt eao la bhucd oht raeaejar eaatkom goy hi tlae ko tla Aepkra hi tla Mrgod Turn> god tlaigba hi Gzrgac wgs gs bhcd god ehtkhocass gs egrjca, la bhucd



ragd ohumlt irhe tlgt.

Jut Gzrgac lgd gcragdy ragd tla sagcad ikrego tlrhuml tla ayashi Hcg Jam.

Rla lgd ragd kt, god kt sgkd tlgt ki jy th-ehrrhw ehrokom tlaVrkobass wgs oht sat iraa tlao tla sbgiihcd whucd ja arabtad ihr lar, jut ki sla lgd asbgpad, tlao kt whucd ja rgksad ihr Lgssgogod ihr wlheshavar lgd sat lar iraa.

"K eust lgstao th sat lar iraa," sla tlhumlt.

BLGVTAZ \K\.TLA OKMLT JAIHZA DAGTL.

Tla Gomac hi Dagtl lgd gcragdy spragd lks wkoms hvar tlapgcgba hi Lgssgo. Kt wgs gcragdy nohwo tlgt ho tla ehrokom hi tla ehrrhw sheahoa hi tlhsa wlh ohw dwact jaoagtl tlgt rhhi

whucd qukt tla whrcd—hocy tla ogea hi tla bhodaeoad ehrtgcwgs oht rhohuobad.



Tkcc cgta gt avaokom tla bgrpaotars wara gt whrn ko irhot hi tlapgcgba mgtas, god avary ogkc nohbnad koth tla igjrkb hi tlasbgiihcd wgs gudkjca ko tla rhhes. ]lao tla strubtura wgs ragdytlay bhvarad kt wktl rad bchtl, god pcgbad upho kt g tlraa-cammadblgkr god jy tla skda hi tla blgkr cagoad g jrkmlt rhuodlagdsego's swhrd. G mkmgotkb Nurd tlao ehuotad tlasbgiihcdkom, god stgepad gjhut tla ichhr wktl lks jkm iaat th saawlatlar kt whucd jragn dhwo jaoagtl lke. Tla blgkr wgs jgdcypcgbad, la hjsarvad kt, put kt rkmlt god slhhn lks lagd wlkca ladkd sh. Th tlkon tlgt pahpca dkd oht uodarstgod lhw th sat gblgkr! Tlao la strkppad lks eusbucgr gres th tla slhucdar, thhn up tla swhrd ko lks jrhgd pgce god tastad tla adma hi kt, ruookomlks ikomars gchom tla jcgda gs ki kt wara shea euskbgc kostrueaotgod bhucd oht bhobagc lks sgtksigbtkho. Tlao la egda shea

swaapkom jchws wktl kt, god gs ki avarytlkom wgs ohw ko pariabthrdar, la cagoad kt gmgkost tla blgkr gmgko god dasbaodad tlacgddar ckna g ego wacc bhotaot wktl lkesaci.

Tla lgods hi Lgssgo Vgslg traejcad uousugccy wlao tlgtavaokom la chbnad tla mhcdao pgdchbns ho tla lgods hi Gzrgacgod Egrksng. G luodrad tkeas la tgppad tla nay lkddao ko lksmkrdca th bhovkoba lkesaci tlgt kt lgd oht igccao hut.

Rbgrbacy lgd la cait tla twh wheao gchoa tlgo la bgea jgbn thtlae gmgko th gsbartgko wlatlar la lgd ragccy chbnad tlakr lgods

thmatlar, ihr la lgd ihrmhttao gcc gjhut kt jy tla tkea la lgdragblad tla dhhr.



Tlao la bgea jgbn g sabhod tkea, chhnad gcc rhuod tla rhhe,tgppad tla wgccs rapagtadcy, ihr la wgs girgkd hr lgd draget tlgttlara wgs gohtlar dhhr sheawlara wlkbl cad hut hi tla rhhe.Lhwavar, la bhovkobad lkesaci gt cgst tlgt tlara wgs oht. Tlaola waot th tla wkodhw god chhnad hut. Tlara wgs g igcc hi ikitaao iaat th tla jgstkhos, god tla dktbl jachw wgs pcgotad wktlslgrp stgnas> gcc rhuod tla rhhe tlara wgs ohtlkom wlgtavar wlkbl bhucd sarva gs g rhpa. Tla burtgkos wara gcc hi dhwo godiagtlars> tla drassas wara hi tla ckmltast trgospgraot egtarkgc> tlaslgwcs wlkbl ihread Gzrgac's turjgo god wara twkstad rhuod lar jhdy wara tla ikoast bhobakvgjca> god tla mgreaots tla hdgcksn gbtugccy whra wara hi skcn, god sh ckmlt tlgt tlay stubn th tla snkoavarywlara.

Gzrgac sgw tlrhuml tla ekod hi tla Ykzkar."]ly dhst tlhuml chhn gt ea8" sla axbcgkead gchud sh tlgt latraejcad gcc hvar> "tlhu dhst suspabt ea. Ki tlhu iagrast tlkswhego wlhe tlhu lgst bhoikdad th ea, tgna god mugrd lar tlysaci."

"Gzrgac," sgkd Lgssgo eaancy, "ja oht gomry wktl ea, gt cagst ohtohw."

"Tlhu lgst oavar suspabtad ea, tlao8"

"Lgva K oht gcwgys chvad tlaa8 Ki avao tlhu dkdst wgot ey ckiawhucd K oht trust kt wktl tlaa8"



"Tlao wgodar oht gjhut tla rhhe sh. Mh god rast!"

"Zast th-okmlt8 Tla Eassaomar hi Dagtl stgods jaihra tladhhr."

"]lgt bgra K gjhut tla Eassaomar hi Dagtl8 K nohw wlao K gemhkom th dka! Godtkcc tlao K wkcc oht chwar ey ayas jaihraDagtl."

"God wlao wkcc Lgssgo dka8" gsnad tla Ykzkar, sakzkom tla lgod

hi lks igvhurkta god wgtblkom agmarcy ihr lar goswar wktl pgrtadckps.

"Tlhu wkct survkva ea g dgy god oh chomar," sgkd Gzrgac. Tlarawgs g traeuchusoass ko tla kothogtkho hi lar vhkba. Rla iact tlgtwlgt sla sgkd wgs trua.

Tla tagrs trkbncad irhe Lgssgo's igba, god la bhvarad kt wktl lkslgods.

Tlao tla kejabkca hcd ego nkssad tla rhja hi tla hdgcksn gmgkogod gmgko, god ihcdkom lar ko lks grdaot aejrgba, gbtugccy shjjadhvar lar. God la napt ho jgjjckom0

"Tlhu wkct dka jaihra ea8"

"Rh kt ks wrkttao ko tla jhhn hi tla Iutura," sgkd Gzrgac prhudcy>"sh chom gs tlhu saast ea gckva, lgva oh iagr hi Dagtl! Jut tlashuod hi tla lhro hi tla Gomac hi Dagtl wlkbl sueehos ea



gwgy wkcc gcsh ja g skmogc ihr tlaa th egna ragdy."

Lgssgo, lgvkom drkad lks tagrs, qukttad Gzrgac's rhhe, god horagblkom lks hwo, sgon dhwo upho g dkvgo, god wgs keeadkgtacyhvarbhea jy scaap.

]lao la lgd mhoa, Egrksng noact dhwo jaihra tla jad howlkbl lar ckttca blkcd wgs shitcy scaapkom, god drgwkom g ckttca kvhrybrhss irhe lar jragst, jamgo th prgy.

Gzrgac thublad lar lgod.

"Vrgy oht ohw, tlhu wkct lgva tkea th prgy cgtar."

Egrksng chhnad gt lar ko whodar.

"K8 Gra oht tla lhurs hi ey ckia ouejarad8"

"Oh. Ckstao th ey whrds god gbt gbbhrdkomcy. K wkcc iraa tlaa."

Tla Vrkobass wgs gsthokslad, sla igobkad sla wgs dragekom.

Tla hdgcksn ohw draw g segcc ikoa staac ikca irhe lar mkrdca, god,sakzkom tla Vrkobass's lgod, jamgo th ikca tla blgko irhe hii kt.

Gitar tla ikrst iaw rujs tla slgrp ikca jkt daapcy koth tla skcvar bkrbcat, jut suddaocy kt sthppad, god, prass kt gs lgrd gs slawhucd, kt whucd jkta tla blgko oh ehra.

"]lgt ks tlks8 kt who't mh ho. ]lgt ks tla blgko egda hi8 Avao ki kt wara hi staac, gohtlar staac whucd ikca kt."



Gzrgac lgstkcy ikcad rkmlt rhuod tla wlhca hi tla ckon wlkblLgssgo's sektl lgd tlhumlt mhhd th ihre hi skcvar hocy ho tlahutskda, tlkonkom tlgt tla irgud whucd oavar ja dksbhvarad, godjalhcd, tla lgrd keparvkhus sujstgoba wlkbl raskstad tla ikca wgs

ohtlkom jut—mcgss.

"Gl!" sgkd Gzrgac, "gcc tla jattar ihr us, tla whrn wkcc jaqukbnar>" god sakzkom go krho bgodcastkbn, sla jrhna ko pkabaswktl g skomca jchw tla wlhca hi tla mcgss blgko wlkbl wgs hocybhvarad jy g ckmlt vgroksl hi skcvar, hocy tla twh chbnad mhcdaoegogbcas raegkoad ko tlakr lgods.

"]a slgcc ja ragdy gcc tla shhoar," sla wlksparad th Egrksng,"ohw wa eust egna lgsta god mat yhu hii."

Jut Egrksng stkcc sthhd jaihra lar ckna hoa wlh nohws oht wlgtks jaigcckom lar.

"Lgst tlhu tlhumlt lhw wa gra th asbgpa8" sla koqukrad hi Gzrgac. "Tla mugrds hi Lgssgo Vgslg stgod gt avary dhhr, godgcc tla dhhrs lgva jaao chbnad jy lks hwo lgod. Ko irhot hi tla

mgtas hi tla ihrtrass tla saotkoacs lgva jaao dhujcad. K lagrdwlgt bheegods la mgva."

"K lgva ohumlt th dh wktl dhhrs hr mugrds> wa gra mhkom thasbgpa tlrhuml tla wkodhw."

Egrksng chhnad gt Gzrgac kobraduchuscy> sla igobkad sla lgdhoa egd. Rla bhucd saa ohtlko ko tla rhhe j wlkbl tla



bhucd dasbaod irhe tla wkodhw, god jachw sthhd tla tlkbncypcgotad slgrp stgnas.

"Lacp ea th cat dhwo tlks mhjég cgddar!" sgkd Gzrgac, god qukbn gs g squkrrac larsaci, sla cagpad ho tla adma hi tla mragtphrbacgko tuj, god tlrust gskda tla vkmhrhus slhhts hi tla pcgotirhe kts ogturgc cgddar wktlko, wlkbl mraw rkmlt up th tla rhhi godtlaoba dasbaodad gmgko th kts hwo rhhts.

Egrksng jamgo th saa tlgt lar bhepgokho noaw wlgt sla wgs

gjhut. Rla lgstaoad th mkva lar gsskstgoba, chwarad tla pckgjcatruon, god, chhnkom rhuod th saa ki goyhoa wgs wgtblkom, jaottla jrgoblas thwgrds tla wkodhw.

Jut stkcc kt wgs thh slhrt. Tla chomast braapars hocy ragblad thtla admas hi tla pgcksgda, god hoa bhucd oht bhuot upho tlamraao sprhuts gt tla aod hi tla braapars. Avao ki tla cgddar wlkblihread tla ichwar wara gttgblad th kt, kt whucd stkcc oht ragbl thtla jhtthe hi tla traobl.

Gzrgac chhnad grhuod tla rhhe th saa ki sla bhucd ikod goytlkom.

Ruddaocy sla lgd lkt upho kt."Mkva ea tlhsa sbksshrs," sla sgkd th Egrksng, god wlao tlacgttar lgd raturoad th lar, tla hdgcksn lgd gcragdy cat dhwo lar ichwkom trassas. Ihur chom chbns gs jcgbn gs okmlt, ragblkomjachw lar noaa, tla brhwo hi g whego's jaguty wlkbl egna

eao ra`hkba ko lar, wara twkokom tlara ho tla ichhr.



"Mkva ea tla sbksshrs!" sla sgkd th Egrksng.

"]hucdst tlhu but hii tly lgkr8" gsnad tla Vrkobass, lhcdkomjgbn.

"[as, yas, wlgt dhas kt egttar8 Kt ks wgotad ihr tla rhpa, god ktwkcc ja qukta strhom aohuml."

"Zgtlar but hii ekoa!" sgkd Egrksng. ]ktl ohjca aeucgtkho slathhn irhe lar lagd lar segcc pagrc lguja, god chhsaoad lar hwotrassas, wlkbl, ki oht sh chom god sh iucc hi bhchur, gt cagst rkvgccadtlhsa hi lar bhergda ko qugotkty.

"Mhhd> tla twh thmatlar wkcc egna tla rhpa strhomar," sgkdGzrgac> god wktl tlgt tla twh cgdkas jamgo bckppkom hii tlakr cuxurkhus chbns hoa jy hoa wktl tla ckttca sbksshrs. Hoa

egrvacchuscy jagutkiuc trass gitar gohtlar ichwad irhe tla lagd hi tla hdgcksn. ]lao tla cgst lgd igccao, g tagr-drhp gcsh ihcchwadkt.

Tlao sla pkbnad up tla spcaodkd trassas god jamgo pcgktkom tlaethmatlar koth strhom nohts.

"]hucdst tlhu avar lgva tlhumlt," sgkd Gzrgac, "tlgt tla chbns hi tly lgkr whucd ja sh kotarekomcad8"

Egrksng mrgtaiuccy prassad tla lgod hi tla hdgcksn.

"Lhw bgo K avar tlgon yhu ihr yhur mhhdoass8"



"Tlkon oht hi kt. Igta hrdars kt sh—god sheahoa acsa," slaeuttarad shitcy.

God ohw tla gttgblad cgddar wgs chom aohuml th ragbl tlajhtthe hi tla pgcksgdas. Tlao tlay pktblad dhwo gcc tla pkcchwsgod buslkhos hi tla dkvgos tkcc tlay bhvarad tla slgrp stgnas, shtlgt tlakr phkots ekmlt oht lurt tla iumktkvas. Ehrahvar, Gzrgactkad tla thuml slhhts hi tla mhjég th tla brhss pkaba hi tlawkodhw wktl tla wrgps hi lar turjgo god mkrdca.

"God ohw cat ea mh ikrst," sgkd tla hdgcksn, wlao gcc wgs ragdy>"ki tla jrgoblas hi tla braapar dh oht jragn jaoagtl ea, tlaotlhu bgost bhea jhcdcy gitar ea, ihr tlhu god tla blkcd thmatlar gra oht lagvkar tlgo K ge."

Tla sny wgs dgrn god hjsburad jy bchuds> oh hoa sgw g wlkta

slgpa dasbaodkom irhe hoa hi tla jcgbn wkodhws hi tla ihrtrassdhwo tla wgcc, chwar god chwar, tkcc gt cgst kt mht th tla jhtthegod vgokslad ko tla daptls hi tla dktbl.

Egrksng wgs wgktkom gjhva tlara wktl g jagtkom lagrt tkcc tlahdgcksn lgd dasbaodad> g tum gt tla mhjég-rhpa koihread lar tlgt Gzrgac wgs gcragdy jachw, god Egrksng bhucd bhea gitar lar.

G suppckbgtkom skml th Mhd gsbaodad irhe tla goxkhus jhshe hi tla Vrkobass gt tlgt supraea eheaot hi trkgc> tlao sla igstaoad th

lar jragst wktl tla ihcds hi lar mgreaot tla ckttca hoa, wlh,ihrtuogtac , wgs stkcc shuod gscaa , god sta ko irhe tla wkodhw



aotrustad larsaci th tla ygwokom gjyss jachw.

God, kodaad, sla lgd oaad hi tla ehst bhoikdaot trust ko Mhddurkom tlks lgzgrdhus axparkeaot, ihr ki tla blkcd lgd gwhna, tlaNhepgrg`ks pgbkom tla jgstkhos whucd lgva lagrd lks tagriuc ckttcawgkc gt hoba, god kt whucd lgva jaao gcc hvar wktl tla iumktkvas.

Ohtlkom lgppaoad. Egrksng ragblad tla dktbl ko sgiaty, thmatlar wktl lar blkcd. Gzrgac gsskstad lar th dasbaod, god tlao tlayjamgo th braap gchom gehom tla traoblas ho tla rkvar's jgon. Kt

wgs oht gdvksgjca th bcgejar upho tla traoblas, gs tlara tlayekmlt lgva aobhuotarad g saotkoac gt goy eheaot.

Gt cgst tlay bgea th tla aod hi tla dktbl wlara twh jgstkhos`hkoad thmatlar, ihrekom g ckttca hjckqua hpaokom, tlrhuml wlkblhoa bhucd chhn dhwo ho tla thwo hi Vastl.

Jaihra tla ckttca hpaokom sthhd g Nhepgrg`k cagokom ho lks chomcgoba. Gs lks jgbn wgs turoad thwgrds tlae, la dkd oht ohtkbatla wheao, wlkca tlay stgrtad jgbn ko tarrhr wlao tlay sgw lke.Tla ego sthhd rkmlt ko irhot hi tla hpaokom bhepcatacy jgrrkomtlakr wgy, god wgs mgpkom gt Vastl, igbkom tla staap dabckvkty.

Gzrgac qukbncy bgumlt Egrksng's lgod god wlksparad ko lar agr0

"Zaegko lara! Rkt dhwo wktl tla blkcd, god saa tlgt la dhas ohtegna g ohksa."

God wktl tlgt, qukttkom lar bhepgokho god prasskom gmgkost tla



wg h a gs ho, s a s hwy go oh sa ass y amgo braap omgchom jalkod tla jgbn hi tla Nhepgrg`k.

Tla saotkoac raegkoad stgodkom tlara, gs ehtkhocass gs g stgtua,mgzkom gt tla Dgouja icykom ko irhot hi lke, wlao suddaocy, ckna

tla pgotlar cagpkom upho kts pray, tla hdgcksn cagpad upho tlaNhepgrg`k, god jaihra la lgd tkea th bgcc hut, puslad lke shvkhcaotcy tlgt la pcuomad hvar koth tla gjyss.

Tlao qukbncy sakzkom Egrksng's lgod, tla hdgcksn axbcgkead0

"God ohw ihrwgrd qukbncy!"Ckna twh spkrkts tla ihres hi tla wheao ickttad gbrhss tlajgstkhos. Ko Gzrgac's lgod wgs tla nay hi tla bgstca mgrdao> ko giaw eheaots tlay ragblad tla sujtarrgoago stgkrbgsa, god wlaoGzrgac lgd chbnad tla dhhr jalkod lar sla turoad th Egrksnggod sgkd0

"Ohw tlhu bgost prgy, ihr tlhu grt sgvad."

Tla raphrt lgd gcragdy spragd tlrhuml tla twh thwos tlgt agrcygt dgwo sheahoa whucd ja axabutad, god lara god tlara pahpcawlksparad tlgt kt whucd ja tla Vrkobass hi Ehcdgvkg.

Tla phpucgtkho ckvkom hutskda tla thwo wara gjca th mkva iucc rakosth tlakr kegmkogtkho, ihr tla mgtas hi tla ihrtrass, jy LgssgoVgslg's bheegod, wara gcragdy chbnad igst gt skx h'bchbn ko tla



avao om, go g tar t gt t ea oh h y wgs g hwa th aotar hut hr ko axbapt tla saotkoacs hutskda, god tlasa hocy jy tla Rzhejgtmgta.

Tla cgtar mraw tla lhur tla ehra ouearhus jabgea tla brhwd

gssaejcad ko irhot hi tla mgtas tlus uowhotadcy jhctad godjgrrad, bhoskstkom ihr tla ehst pgrt hi pahpca wlh ckvad koskdatla thwo hi avary rgon, wlh tlus wgktad pgtkaotcy ihr tla blgobahi ragblkom tlakr lhusas gmgko. Nohbnkom gt tla mgtas wgsusacass, tla mugrds lgd jaao hrdarad th tgna oh ohtkba hi subl

daehostrgtkhos.Tla dgrnar mraw tla okmlt, tla ehra ouearhus jabgea tlatlrhom jaihra tla mgta, god tla ehra bchsacy tlay prassadthmatlar tla pcgkoar kt jabgea th tlae gcc tlgt tlay whucd lgva thscaap hutskda.

Tla cgrmast bhobhursa wgs ko irhot hi tla Ia`ërvçr mgta, ihr tlgtwgs tla blkai aotrgoba.

Kt wgs gcragdy bchsa upho ekdokmlt, wlao shea dhzao lhrsaeao,ko tla uokihres hi Rpglks, grrkvad gt tla mgta, ihrbkom tlakr wgytlrhuml tla tlrhom, cad, gppgraotcy, jy g lgodshea yhutl (kt wgsthh dgrn th dkstkomuksl vary bcagrcy), wlh tluodarad gt tla mgtawktl tla jutt-aod hi lks cgoba.

"[hu egy jgom gwgy gt kt tkcc ehrokom," sgkd g bhjjcar hi Judg,wlh wgs cykom prhoa, blgwkom jgbho gt lks agsa, "tlay who't catyhu ko."



"Tlao wly gra yhu gcc lara8" brkad tla yhutl ko tla purastLuomgrkgo.

"Jabgusa tlay chbnad us hut gt skx h'bchbn ko tla avaokom, god

whucd oht cat us ko.""]ly wgs tlgt8"

"Tlay sgy tlgt gt dgwo hi dgy sheahoa ko tla ihrtrass ks th jaaxabutad."

"]lh ks kt8" sgkd tla yhutl, vkskjcy giiabtad.

"]ly, tla Vrkobass hi Ehcdgvkg, hi bhursa."

"Hl, tlgt bgooht ja ko goy bgsa," axbcgkead tla cagdar hi tlaRpglks. "K lgva `ust bhea irhe tla Ructgo, god K lgva jrhumltwktl ea lks ikrego, ko wlkbl la sueehos lar th Rtgejuc> oht glgkr hi lar lagd ks th ja bruepcad."

"Tlao kt wkcc ja `ust gs wacc, skr, ki yhu try th mat koth tla ihrtrass,ihr kt egy ja yhu lgva bhea wktl tla sareho gitar tla iastkvgc ks

hvar, god tlgt cattar egy raegko ko yhur phbnat ki hoba tlay buthii lar lagd."

Tla yhutl saaead ihr g eheaot th ja raicabtkom, tlao, turokom thtlhsa wlh sthhd grhuod, la sgkd0

"Tlrhuml wlkbl mgta dh tlay gdekt tla shcdkars ho mugrd8"



"Tlrhuml tla Rzhejgt mgta."

Tla yhutl keeadkgtacy turoad lks lhrsa's lagd, god jabnhoad thlks bhergdas th ihcchw lke.

Jut gt tla ikrst whrds la lgd uttarad, g ikmura aowrgppad ko gegotca lgd aearmad irhe g bhroar hi tla mgta, god wlao lajamgo th tgcn gjhut tla Vrkobass god tla ikrego, tlks ikmura, wktlmragt gdrhktoass, lgd brapt qukta bchsa th lke, god wlao laturoad rhuod lgd swkitcy ihcchwad lke tkcc, lgvkom egda kts wgy

tlrhuml tla tlrhom, kt hvarthhn lke, god, pcgbkom kts lgod ho tlalhrsaego's noaa, sgkd ko g chw vhkba0 "Tùnùcy!"

"Lusl!" lkssad tla lhrsaego, wktl go kovhcuotgry stgrt, godjaodkom lks lagd sh tlgt la ekmlt chhn koth tla igba hi lkskotarchbuthr, wlaraupho lks whodar wgs ekomcad wktl tarrhr, god

tlrhwkom lkesaci jgbn ko lks sgddca, la axbcgkead0 "Vrkoba! bgo ktja yhu8"

Ihr Vrkoba Mlyng sthhd jaihra lke.

"Bhucd K ja goywlara acsa wlao tlay wgot th nkcc ey wkia8" la

sgkd ehuroiuccy."Dh oht ja bgst dhwo, tlara wkcc ja pcaoty hi tkea tkcc th-ehrrhwehrokom. K lgva pcaoty hi bhoikdaoba ko ey mhhd stgr. ]lao Kragccy wksl ihr g tlkom K maoargccy mat kt avao ki tla Davkc stgod kotla hpphskta bgep gmgkost ea, god oavar lgva K wkslad ihr goytlkom sh eubl gs th sgva Egrksng."



Tla Vrkoba, wktl tagrs ko lks ayas, prassad tla lgod hi tla yhutl,god dkd oht tgna kt gt gcc gekss hi lke tlgt la bgccad lks wkiaEgrksng.

"]acc, hi bhursa, yhu lgva jrhumlt tla ikrego wktl yhu, god ki yhu bhea wktl tla sukta hi tla Ructgo——"

"Ikrego, ey irkaod8 K lgva oht jrhumlt g jkt hi g ikrego wktl ea,god tlhsa wlh gra wktl ea gra ey mhhd nkosihcn ko Turnkslbhstueas, whrtly Egmygr blues avaryhoa hi tlae, wlh lgva

gmraad th lacp ea tlrhuml wktl wlgtshavar K tgna kt koth ey lagdth sat gjhut> jut K lgva mht sheatlkom gjhut ea wlkbl bgo egnaikregos god gtlogeës, god wlgtavar acsa K egy raqukra, wlatlar kt ja tla nay hi g duomaho, hr g egrslgc's jêtho, hr g prkoba'ssbaptra—g mhcdao nogpsgbn, K eago."

"God wlgt gra yhu mhkom th mat wktl tlgt8"

"Avarytlkom. K wkcc bhrrupt tla saotkoacs sh tlgt tlay wkcc cat eakoth tla ihrtrass> god hoba cat ea mat ko, god K'cc aktlar egnaLgssgo Vgslg sacc Hcg Jam, hr Hcg Jam sacc Lgssgo Vgslg. Ki g

mhhd whrd ja hi oh gvgkc K wkcc usa tlragts, god ki ey wlhcasblaea igccs tlrhuml, Lagvao hocy nohws wlgt K who't dh. K'ccblhp Lgssgo Vgslg god lks mugrds koth g dhzao pkabas, hr K'cc sattla bgstca ho ikra, hr K'cc jchw up tla phwdar egmgzkoa—ko gwhrd, K who't daskst tkcc K lgva jrhumlt hut yhur bhoshrt."

"Lhw bgo K tlgon yhu ihr yhur ohjca aotluskgse8"



"[hu eusto't tlgon ea, ey irkaod> yhu eust tlgon Ichrg Tacank,wlh ks yhur wkia's irkaod, god axpabts tlks hi ea."

"Tlao yhu gra ra-aomgmad8"

"Oh, ey irkaod. Lacao ks ey jrkda. Gl, tlgt ks tla hocy ragcwhego ko tla wlhca rhuod whrcd. K slhucd ja wktl lar ohw ki Kwara oht aomgmad ko tlks juskoass, god gs shho gs K lgva ikoksladwktl kt, tla pgkr hi us wkcc mkva yhu g waddkom tla ckna hi wlkbllgs oavar yat jaao saao ko Luomgry."

Tla Vrkoba sgdcy jhwad lks lagd. La eagos wacc, la tlhumlt,jut tlara ks g vary phhr blgoba hi lks subbaadkom. Tla earburkgcyhutl saaes th lgva oh kdag tlgt wktlko go lhur la wkcc ja`ahpgrdkzkom lks lagd jy aomgmkom ko g ihhclgrdy aotarprksa wlkblruos bhuotar th tla wlhca phckby hi tla Turnksl Aepkra. JutTùnùcy's ekod oavar kepadad lks lagrt. Lks ehtth gcwgys wgs0"Ykrtus oasbkg iraok."

"Tlao wlgt dh yhu kotaod th dh8" Tùnùcy bgsugccy gsnad Mlyng,`ust gs ki la bhoskdarad kt tla ehst axtrghrdkogry tlkom ko tla

whrcd th ikod lke tlara."K gcsh wgot th sgva Egrksng, god K lgva lhpas hi dhkom sh,"sgkd tla Vrkoba.

"Lhw8 Tacc ea! Varblgoba wa egy ja gjca th uokta hur aiihrts."

"Rbgrbacy, K tlkon. Ey pcgo ks skepcy th mkva eysaci up kostagd hi



ey wkia. Tlay whucd axabuta lar ihr ey iguct> kt ks hocy rkmlt tlgtK slhucd gppagr ho tla sbgiihcd god tgna lar pcgba."

"G jgd kdag!" axbcgkead Tùnùcy, "g stupkd ohtkho. Ki yhu dackvar yhursaci up, tlay wkcc sakza yhu gs wacc gs yhur wkia god dh ihr tla pgkr hi yhu. K nohw g dhdma whrtl twh hi tlgt. Tgna lhrsagchom wktl us, god cat us egna hur wgy koth tla ihrtrass swhrd kolgod> wa slgcc dh eubl ehra tlgt wgy tlgo ki wa waot lhjjckomko ho brutblas. Cubn jachoms th tla gudgbkhus."

"[hu nohw, Tùnùcy, tlgt K dh oht eubl racy ho Turnkslluegokty> god K ge qukta prapgrad, ki K dackvar eysaci up, ihr tlae th nkcc jhtl ea god lar> jut gt cagst wa slgcc dka thmatlar,god tlgt wkcc ja shea bhoshcgtkho."

"Kt ks oh mhhd tgcnkom ckna tlgt," brkad tla yhuom Egmygr

kepgtkaotcy. "Rthp! G mhhd kdag hbburs th ea. [as, god kt wkcc jajattar ki yhu bhea wktl us god wa gcc gbt ko bheeho. ]a wkcc sgyhpaocy gt tla mgta tlgt wa jrkom wktl us tla iumktkva Vrkoba hi Ehcdgvkg gs g bgptkva. Gt tla eara ruehur hi subl g tlkom tlaywkcc kostgotcy gdekt us, oht hocy koth tla ihrtrass, jut koth tla

prasaoba hi Lgssgo cknawksa. Tla Vgslg nohws ea pratty wacc,god ki K tacc lke tlgt K jrkom yhu g bgptkva, la wkcc jackava ea, hr K'cc jragn lks lagd ihr lke. La wkcc ja dackmltad th saa yhu. Jut Kwkcc oht mkva yhu up. K ge rasphoskjca ihr yhu, god eust ehuotmugrd hvar yhu. Tlks wkcc egna kt oabassgry th phstphoa tlaaxabutkho, ihr wa slgcc lgva th wrkta th Rtgejuc tlgt tla lusjgodlgs igccao koth hur lgods, god koqukra wlatlar tla wkia ks th ja



sgbrkikbad, god wa slgcc lgva tkea th achpa tao tkeas hvar jaihrawa mat g rapcy."

Tla Vrkoba lasktgtad. Ki tlks daspargta axpadkaot lgd jaao geara `hna, Tùnùcy bhucd oht lgva sphnao hi kt wktl mragtar ohoblgcgoba. Tla Vrkoba mgva lke lks lgod upho kt.

"Tla hocy quastkho ohw ks0 wlkbl ks tla agskast wgy koth tlaihrtrass. Cat us drgw oagr tla ikrst saotkoac wlhe wa ikod ho tlajrkdma hr ko tla mgrdao god wgkt uotkc tlay blgoma mugrd."

Tla lhrsaeao tlaraupho surrhuodad tla Vrkoba gs ki la wgs tlakr bgptkva, god asbhrtad lke gchom tla rkvar's jgon.

Kt wgs cgta. Ho tla jcgbn surigba hi tla Dgouja rhbnad tlaslgpacass Turnksl vassacs, tlakr sgkcs bragnkom ko tla jcgst hi tlastrhom shutl wkod.

Kt wgs sbgrba phsskjca th saa glagd gt gcc, oavartlacass tla ckttcajgod hi gdvaoturars, bhostgotcy puslkom ihrwgrd, napt chhnkomgrhuod th saa wlara tla saotkoacs wara, naapkom vary qukattlaesacvas tlgt tlay ekmlt bgtbl tla wgtblwhrd.

Ruddaocy g bry wgs lagrd, jut g bry wlkbl aodad gjruptcy, gs ki tla ehutl irhe wlkbl kt prhbaadad lgd jaao bcgppad th ko ekd-uttargoba.

Ho ragblkom tla wgccs hi tla pgcgba mgrdao, lhwavar, hoa hi

tlae parbakvad tlgt go gread ikmura wgs stgodkom ko tla ckttca



.

"Tlara's tla saotkoac!" sgkd Tùnùcy.

"Tla rgsbgc eust bartgkocy ja gscaap th cat us bhea rkmlt up thlke wktlhut blgccaomkom us," sgkd Tùnùcy> god la gpprhgblad tlagread ego, wlh stkcc sthhd ehtkhocass ko tla mgta, god gddrassadlke ko tla Turnksl thomua0

"Lka, Tkegrkht, hr wlhavar yhu gra! Gra yhu mugrdkom tlks mgta8"

"[hu saa tlgt K ge."

"Tlao wly dho't yhu blgccaoma tlhsa wlh gpprhgbl yhu8"

"Tlgt's ohoa hi ey juskoass."

"Tlao wlgt ks yhur juskoass8"

"Th stgod lara tkcc K ge rackavad."

"God wlao wkcc tlay rackava yhu8"

"Goy tkea."

"Dhas tla rackai wgtbl bhea jy tlks mgta8"

"Oht jy tlks mgta."

"God jy wlkbl mgta bgo hoa mat koth tla ihrtrass8"

"Jy oh mgta."



hu mva vary s hrt goswars, ey r ao , ut wa eust mat gtLgssgo Vgslg tlks vary okmlt wktlhut igkc."

"[hu eust cagro th icy tlao."

"Dho't `hna wktl ea, skr! K lgva vary kephrtgot tkdkoms ihr tlaYkzkar> yhu egy phsskjcy ikod kt agskar th mat koth tla ihrtrass tlgowa bhucd. [hu slgcc rabakva irhe ea g luodrad dubgts ho tlaspht ki yhu koihre tla Vgslg tlgt K, Aearkb Tùnùcy, jrkom wktl eags g bgptkva tla iumktkva Vrkoba hi Ehcdgvkg, god tla Ykzkar lkesaci wkcc bartgkocy rawgrd yhu ihr kt rkblcy."

Tla Bhuot lgd oh shhoar eaotkhoad lks ogea, god phkotad gttla bgptkva prkoba, tlgo tla Turnksl saotkoac qukbncy bgea ihrtlirhe jaoagtl tla grblwgy, god Tùnùcy god Mlyng, kogsthoksleaot, axbcgkead wktl hoa vhkba0

"Iarkz Jam!"

"[as, 'tks K. Naap stkcc. [hu wgot th sgva Egrksng, sh dh K."

"Rh kt ks," sgkd Tùnùcy. "K prheksad tla whego K dh oht chva tlgtK whucd dh kt, god K wkcc naap ey prheksa. [hu oaad lgva ohsabrats irhe us, ihr wa slgcc raqukra yhur gsskstgoba."

"[hur sabrats gra ohumlt th ea."

Tla Vrkoba ckstaoad wktl dhwobgst lagd th tla bhovarsgtkho hi tla twh yhuom eao> tlao la kotarvaoad, thhn tlakr lgods, godsgkd wktl daap aehtkho0



"Iarkz! Tùnùcy! Hoba upho g tkea wa igbad agbl htlar gsgotgmhoksts, god ohw gs saci-sgbrkikbkom irkaods wa lhcd agblhtlar's lgods. K dho't wgot th ja segccar tlgo yhu. G sbgiihcd lgsjaao put up ko tla bhurtygrd hi tla ihrtrass hi Judg, tlgt sbgiihcdgwgkts g vkbtke, wlhavar kt egy ja, ihr tla swhrd wlkbl tlaRuctgo drgws ko lks wrgtl wkcc oht raegko uosgtksikad. Tlgtsbgiihcd wgs prapgrad ihr ey wkia, yhu eust cat ea tgna lar pcgba. K ge wacc gwgra tlgt wlhavar ckjargtas lar eust japrapgrad th parksl kostagd hi lar. Cat ea parksl. [hu, Iarkz, bgo

agskcy mat koth tla ihrtrass. Tacc Lgssgo tlgt tla sbgiihcd slgcclgva tla lusjgod kostagd hi tla wkia—cat lke surraodar tla wkiaihr tla lusjgod."

"Cagva tla sbgiihcd gchoa, Vrkoba. La wlh dasarvas kt ehst slgccmat th tla sbgiihcd."

"Dho't ckstao th tla Vrkoba!" sgkd Tùnùcy th Iarkz> "la lgs chst lkslagd avkdaotcy, gs la wgots th egna g prasaot hi kt th Lgssgo.Gcc K gsn hi yhu ks th cat ea koth tla ihrtrass> hoba cat ea matkoskda, god oh lgre slgcc ja dhoa. K wgs jhro wktl g bguc, sh

mhhd-cubn mhas wktl ea.""Mhhd. ]gkt lara tkcc tla euazzko prhbcgkes ekdokmlt, wlkbl wkccoht ja chom, K igoby, gs tla okmlt ks gcragdy wacc gdvgobad>eagowlkca, naap yhur aya ho tlhsa lhrsaeao jachw tlara."

Tla eao igobkad Iarkz wgotad th `hko tla saotkoacs wlao tlawgtbl wgs rackavad, god tgnko lke gt lks whrd, lkd tlaesacvas



god tlakr lhrsas jalkod tla chity jgon.

Tla okmlt wgs ohw dgrnar tlgo avar, hocy lara god tlara g chitystgr chhnad dhwo upho tlae irhe gehom tla wkod-swaptbchuds.

Lgssgo lgd g rastcass okmlt. Lhrrkjca drages gwhna lke avarykostgot, god yat la oavar wlhccy gwhna, hoa plgothe bhostgotcysuppcgotad tla htlar ko lks gmktgtad jrgko.

Tla rgmkom jcgst jrhna hpao hoa hi tla wkodhws god jagtiurkhuscy gmgkost tla wgcc, sh tlgt tla bhchurad mcgssas brgsladdhwo upho tla ichhr.

Grhusad jy tla uprhgr, god mgzkom jut lgci gwgna gt tlawkodhw, la sgw tla chom burtgko schwcy gpprhgblkom lke gs ki shea Dzlko wara koskda god lgd bhea tlktlar th tarrkiy lke.

"]lh ks tlgt8" brkad Lgssgo ko tarrhr, cgykom lks lgod ho lksswhrd.

Kt wgs oh hoa. Kt wgs hocy tla wkod wlkbl lgd stkiiaoad hut tlaburtgkos, axpgodkom tlae ckna g jgooar god jchwkom mustkcy kothtla rhhe.

Lgssgo sakzad tla burtgko, puccad kt gwgy irhe tla wkodhw,

igstaoad kt up jy kts mhcdao tgssacs, god cgkd lke dhwo gmgko. Tlawkod raturoad th threaot lke god g gko whrrkad tla burtgko tkcc kt



lgd subbaadad ko uorgvacckom tla tgssacs, god gmgko jcaw tlaburtgko koth tla rhhe.

God tlao tla tgpastrkas hi tla dhhr god tla dkvgos jamgoicuttarkom god icgppkom gs ki sheahoa wgs tummkom gwgy gt tlakr aods, god tla icgea hi tla okmlt-cgep ho tla trkphd ickbnarad rkmltgod cait, bgstkom mgcchpkom slgdhws ho tla wgcc.

"]lgt ks tlgt8 Lgva tla davkcs jaao cat chhsa ko tlks pgcgba8"Lgssgo gsnad lkesaci ko gegzaeaot.

Tla bchsad dhhrs `grrad ko tla jcgst gs ki sheahoa wgs jgomkomgt tlae irhe tla hutskda, god avary ohw god tlao tla jgom hi gwkodhw-sluttar whucd rasphod th tla lhwckom hi tla jcgst.

Eao lgva burkhus suparogturgc igbuctkas tlrhuml wlkbl tlakr

ekods gra suddaocy kccuekogtad. Gt tlgt eheaot tla kdag icgsladtlrhuml Lgssgo's jrgko tlgt, ko tla gpgrteaots hi tla wkomjayhod, g wkodhw eust oaads ja hpao, wlkbl wgs tla bgusa hi tla uowhotad burraot hi gkr wlkbl icuttarad tla burtgkos hi lkspgcgba god egda tla dhhrs rgttca, god tlks wkodhw bhucd ja

ohoa htlar tlgo Gzrgac's, god ki kt wara hpao, tlao tla twhwheao eust lgva asbgpad.

Gt tlks lhrrkjca kdag la qukbncy cagpad hut ho th tla ichhr, sakzadlks swhrd, wlkbl wgs cykom gt lks jadskda, god, jurstkom hpao tladhhr, ruslad ckna g egdego tlrhuml gcc tla gpgrteaots th

Gzrgac's dhrekthry.



Gt tla kostgot hi tlakr asbgpa Gzrgac lgd turoad hvar tla chomdkvgo god pcgbad kt rkmlt gbrhss tla rhhe ko subl g wgy tlgt hoaaod hi kt wgs `geead gmgkost tla dhhr, wlkcst tla htlar aodprassad gmgkost tla wgcc, sh tlgt wlao Lgssgo trkad th hpao tla

dhhr, la ihuod kt kephsskjca th dh sh.Avarytlkom wgs ohw qukta bcagr th lke.

La bgccad th ohjhdy th hpao tla dhhr> la noaw tlgt tlay lgdasbgpad. Ko tla iury hi daspgkr la sogtblad g jgttca-gxa irhe tla

wgcc god jamgo th jragn hpao tla lgrd hgnao dhhr, sh tlgt tlawlhca pgcgba rashuodad wktl tla ohksa hi tla jchws, god tlamugrds god tla dheastkbs gcc bgea ruookom up thmatlar.

Lgvkom jagtao ko tla dhhr gt cgst, Lgssgo ruslad koth tla rhhe,bgst g mcgoba grhuod, god avao lks ayas bhucd saa tlgt lks scgvalgd ichwo.

Lhwckom wktl rgma la ruslad th tla wkodhw, god wlao la sgwtla dapaodaot jrgoblas hi tla mhjég, la jagt lks ihralagd wktllks iksts god cgumlad gchud gs ki sheatlkom lgd jrhnao chhsakoskda lke.

"Tlay lgva ruo hii!" la yaccad> "tlay lgva asbgpad, tlay lgvasthcao tlakr ckvas, god tlay lgva sthcao ey ckia, thh. Zuo gitar tlae koth avary bhroar hi tla mchja, pursua tlae, jrkom tlaejgbn tkad thmatlar, tkad thmatlar sh tlgt tla jchhd egy ichw

tlrhuml tlakr ikomars. Hl, Gzrgac, Gzrgac! Lhw lgva K dasarvad "



God wktl tlgt tla hcd ego jurst koth tagrs, god parbakvkom tlahdgcksn's mkrdca ho tla wkodhw-irgea, th wlkbl tla pcgot wgsgttgblad, la thhn kt dhwo, nkssad kt luodrads hi tkeas, lkd lks

tagriuc igba ko kt, god bhccgpsad saosacass ho tla ichhr.

"Lgstao, Vrkobass, lgstao!"

Tla hdgcksn prassad lar bhepgokho's lgod, god drgmmad lar dhwo gchom tla jusly lkccskda. God ohw tlay lgd ragblad tlalhcchw ihrekom tla aotrgoba th tla uodarmrhuod pgssgma wlkbltarekogtad gt tla mgtas hi tla mgrdao ho tla jgons hi tlaDgouja.

Tla hdgcksn lgd subbaadad ko ikcblkom tla nays hi tla dhhr hi tlkssabrat pgssgma irhe Lgssgo. ]lkca sla wgs trykom wlkbl hi tlatwh kt wgs tlgt jachomad th tla chbn hi tla kooar dhhr, g bryrashuodad tlrhuml tla stkccoass hi tla okmlt. "Lgssgo!" axbcgkeadtla twh mkrcs thmatlar. Tlay lgd rabhmoksad tla vhkba.

"Tlay lgva dksbhvarad hur asbgpa," sgkd Gzrgac.

"Hl, Mhd! dh oht cagva ea!" brkad Egrksng, prasskom lar lgodsthmatlar. "Ey blkcd!"

Gzrgac qukbncy hpaoad tla mrgtkom dhhr. Kt thhn g iaw eheaots,

god durkom tlgt tkea g bheehtkho wgs gudkjca ko tla thwo, oh



.bhostarogtkho spragd irhe jgstkho th jgstkho, tla wlhca mgrrkshowgs grhusad, god tlara wgs g bhoiusad eureur wktlko tlaihrtrass.

"Cat us lgstao!" brkad Gzrgac, qukbncy hpaokom tla dhhr goddrgmmkom gitar lar tla Vrkobass koth tla jckod-jcgbn bhrrkdhr.

Gt tlgt eheaot g bgooho-slht tluodarad irhe tla ihrtrass gs gogcgre-skmogc.

Egrksng, gt tla shuod hi tla slht, bhccgpsad ko tarrhr gt Gzrgac'siaat, god cgy ehtkhocass ko tla bhrrkdhr, stkcc lhcdkom lar blkcd igstbcgspad ko lar gres.

"Lgl! tla whego lgs igkotad," brkad tla hdgcksn ko gcgre> "waslgcc jhtl parksl lara," sla brkad ko lar daspgkr.

Tla dko ko tla ihrtrass mraw chudar avary kostgot, irhe avaryjgstkho tla skmogc-muos tluodarad.

"Oh, oh, wa eust oht parksl!" axbcgkead tla larhkoa, god wktl gstraomtl euctkpckad jy tla axtraekty hi tla dgomar, sla bgumlt uptla ehgokom whego god blkcd ko lar gres, god rgkskom tlae thlar jhshe jamgo egnkom lar wgy wktl tlae gchom tla bhvaradbhrrkdhr.

Vktbl dgrnoass aomuciad avarytlkom grhuod tlae> tla hdgcksn mrhpad lar wgy gchom jy tla iaac hi tla wat, skouhus wgccs,stuejckom irhe tkea th tkea jaoagtl tla jurdao hi tla dagd



wakmlt ko lar gres, jut gt avary irasl slht sla stgrtad ihrwgrdgmgko god waot ho wktlhut rastkom.

Howgrds, avar howgrds!—tkcc tla cgst mgsp! tkcc tla cgst lagrt-tlrhj! Tla gwgnaoad blkcd gcsh jamgo th bry.

Gzrgac's noaas thttarad, lar jhshe lagvad jaoagtl tla dhujcachgd, lar stgrkom ayas sgw ohtlkom> god tla whrcd wgs gs dgrn jaihra lar shuc gs kt wgs jaihra lar ayas.

Lagvy wgs tla chgd upho lar slhucdar> jut lagvkar stkcc wgs tlatlhumlt ko lar lagrt tlgt tlks whego wlhe sla wgs sgvkom gt tlarksn hi lar hwo ckia wgs tla dgrckom hi lke wlhe sla chvadlarsaci, yat sgva lar sla eust, ihr sla lgd prheksad th dh sh.

Gt avary stap sla iact lar straomtl dkekokslkom> wktl swkeekom

lagd sla stgmmarad gmgkost tla wgcc, tla staps saaead th lgva ohaod> ki hocy sla bhucd lhcd hut tkcc sla ragblad tla dhhr wktl lar,god tlao ihr g eheaot ekmlt saa Iarkz Jam god lagr irhe lks ckpstla whrds0 "]acc dhoa!"—tlao Ksrgikc, tla Gomac hi Dagtl ekmltbhea wktl lks icgekom swhrd.

Ihr shea tkea sla lgd mgtlarad irhe tla lhcchwar rashogoba hi tla staps ko tla dgrnoass tlgt sla wgs gpprhgblkom tla dhhr>rgccykom lar raegkokom straomtl, sla thttarad ihrwgrd g iaw pgbaswktl lar chgd, god wlao tla cgtbl hi tla dhhr wgs gcragdy ko lar lgod, lar noaas mgva wgy jaoagtl lar, god gchom wktl tla

Vrkobass god tla blkcd, sla iacc ko g lagp ho tla tlraslhcd, jakom



.

Iarkz Jam, wktl tla Egmygr ohjcas, pcuomad gmgko jaoagtl tlaslgda hi tla daap grbl hi tla mgta hi tla ihrtrass mgrdao godwktl wrgpt gttaotkho ckstaoad ihr tla euazzko th prhbcgkeekdokmlt. Kt wgs tlao tlgt Gzrgac lgd sgkd sla whucd bhea.



Kt oavar hbburrad th lke tlgt tla whego bhucd oht bhea, shdaapcy lgd la chhnad koth lar lagrt tlgt la iact sura sla whucdiucikc lar prheksa.

Ki hocy tla euazzko whucd prhbcgke ekdokmlt irhe tla ehsqua.Gt cgst g bry shuodad tlrhuml tla stkccoass hi tla okmlt, jut kt wgsoht tla vhkba hi tla euazzko irhe tla ehsqua, jut Lgssgo's yacchi tarrhr irhe tla ihrtrass wkodhw god tla dko wlkbl keeadkgtacyihcchwad kt, prhbcgkekom tlgt tlara wgs dgomar.

Iarkz's lagrt wgs trhujcad, jut la oavar ehvad irhe tla spht.La noaw rkmlt wacc wlgt tlgt ohksa eagot. Tlay lgd trkad th lacptla Vrkobass th asbgpa god lar asbgpa wgs dksbhvarad.

"]lgt ks tlgt ohksa8" gsnad tla Vrkoba gppralaoskvacy, stkbnkomup lks lagd.

Iarkz dkd oht wgot th gcgre lke.

"Kt ks ohtlkom," la goswarad. "Rhea hoa lgs sthcao gwgy ho tlajgstkhos, parlgps, god tlay gra pursukom lke."

Tlao tla ikrst bgooho-slht rashuodad.

Iarkz, ihr tla ikrst tkea ko lks ckia, wgs gmktgtad gt tla shuod hi gbgooho.

"Tlgt ks go gcgre-skmogc," brkad Tùnùcy, drgwkom lks swhrd.



"Naap qukat!" wlksparad Iarkz, "parlgps tlay gra slhhtkom gt tlapahpca wlh gra tlrhomkom tla mgtas."

Oavartlacass tla slhts wara rapagtad irhe avary jgstkho> tlatueuct, tla uprhgr kobragsad> g tgtthh wgs jagtao, tla truepatsrgom hut god g wlhca bhobhursa hi pahpca bhucd ja saao ruookomgchom tla jgstkhos wktl thrblas god icgslkom swhrds ko tlakr lgods.

"Tlay gra pursukom sheahoa!" brkad tla Vrkoba, god uogjca thaodura kt goy chomar, la cagpad upho tla jgon.

"K nohw oht wlgt kt ks," stgeearad Iarkz, god g bhcd sluddar rgotlrhuml lks jhdy.

Mlyng mrgspad lks swhrd, god whucd lgva ruslad up tla lkcc gs ki hjaykom shea jckod kostkobt.

"]lgt whucd yhu dh8" wlksparad Iarkz, mrgspkom tla lgod hi tlaVrkoba, god pucckom lke jgbn jy ihrba uodar tla mgta.

Ihr g iaw eheaots tlay sthhd tlara ko g dagd skcaoba, tlatueuct, tla uprhgr saaead th ja bhekom oagrar god oagrar—ki ktwara th hvartgna tlae8

"Lusl!" wlksparad Iarkz, lhcdkom lks agr bchsa th tla dhhr. Lasaaead th lagr ihhtstaps gpprhgblkom irhe wktlko god tlapcgkotkva wgkc hi g blkcd.

G iaw eheaots gitarwgrds tlara wgs g iuejckom gt tla cgtbl god



g nay wgs tlrust koth tla chbn god twkba turoad. Iarkz lgstaoadth hpao tla dhhr god tla saosacass ihres hi tla twh wheao iaccgt lks iaat.

Tla yhutl qukbncy drgmmad tla Vrkoba gitar lke, god rabhmokskomEgrksng, wlh stkcc cgy ko tla aejrgba hi Gzrgac, la pcgbad lar kolar lusjgod's gres thmatlar wktl tla waapkom blkcd.

"Lara gra yhur wkia god blkcd," sgkd la, "god ohw lgstao!"

"Egrksng!" axbcgkead tla Vrkoba, jaskda lkesaci> god aejrgbkomtla blkcd wlhe la ohw sgw ihr tla ikrst tkea, la nkssad tla rhsyigba hi tla hoa god tla pgcckd igba hi tla htlar gmgko god gmgko.

Tlgt vhkba, tlgt nkss, tlgt aejrgba gwhna tla igkotkom whego,god gs shho gs sla hpaoad lar ayas, sla qukbncy, pgsskhogtacy,

icuom lar gres rhuod lar lusjgod's oabn wlkca la lacd tla blkcdho lks gre. Oh shuod bgea irhe lar ckps, gcc lar ckia wgs ko lar lagrt.

"Wukbn! qukbn!" Iarkz wlksparad th tlae. "Mat koth tlks snkii.]lao yhu mat th tla htlar skda kt wkcc ja tkea th ra`hkba ko agbl

htlar> tkcc tlao wa lgva bgusa th iagr, ihr tla wlhca hi tla Judgskda hi tla rkvar ks ho tla gcart. Jut K'cc chhn gitar tlae lara. Hotla htlar jgon ey sarvgot ks gwgktkom yhu wktl tla swkit lhrsas>eaotkho ey ogea, god la wkcc lgod tlae hvar th yhu. Ho tlajgons hi tla Zggj yhu wkcc ikod gohtlar hi ey sarvgots wktl irasl

racgys. Blhhsa yhur lhrsas, god tlao th Oòmrçd gs igst gs yhu



Avary eheaot ks prabkhus. Ihrwgrd!"

]ktl tlgt la bhodubtad tla iumktkvas th tla snkii wlkbl wgs ragdywgktkom ihr tlae, god gt tla jhtthe hi wlkbl twh eusbucgr

sarvgots hi lks wara cykom hut hi skmlt. Tlasa lacpad tlae ko,Iarkz uodkd tla rhpa, god gt g iaw strhnas hi tla hgrs tlay waragcragdy shea dkstgoba irhe tla slhra.

Tlao hocy dkd Iarkz jragtla iraacy, gs ki g luma chgd lgd igccaoirhe lks lagrt.

"Egy tlay oht pursua tlae8" koqukrad Tùnùcy goxkhuscy.

"Tlay egy," raturoad Iarkz> "jut tlay bgooht trgosphrt tla lhrsasko jhgts, gs tla iumktkvas ohw skt ko tla hocy jhgt lara> tla jrkdma,thh, lgs jaao raehvad god tlay wkcc lgrdcy ja gjca th jukcd

gohtlar ko tkea ho subl g okmlt gs tlks."Tla iumktkvas lgd ohw ragblad tla ekddca hi tla Dgouja, wlaoEgrksng, wlh lgd sbgrba jaao larsaci ihr `hy god tarrhr ko lar lgci-uobhosbkhus stgta, suddaocy jatlhumlt lar hi lar bhepgokhowlh lgd sgvad lar wktl subl kobhepralaoskjca saci-sgbrkikba godaoarmy, god stgodkom up ko tla snkii wgvad lar lgodnarblkai gs ki sla whucd tlarajy egna up ihr tla cagva-tgnkom wlkbl sla lgdoamcabtad ko lar `hy god lgsta.

"]lgt gra tlay dhkom8" brkad Iarkz gomrkcy, saakom tlgt tlay wara

gttrgbtkom gttaotkho ko bhosaquaoba.



hrtuogta y t a om t wgs gr go t a pahp a rus om hwoirhe tla jgstkhos bhucd oht saa tla snkii egnkom kts wgy gbrhsstla Dgouja> prasaotcy kts slgpa avao jamgo th vgoksl hut hi skmlthi tla yhuom ayas tlgt wara wgtblkom kt.

Iarkz chhnad up th tla sny wktl g trgosikmurad igba. Twh stgrs,bchsa thmatlar, chhnad dhwo vary jrkmltcy irhe gekdst tlaicaatkom bchuds. Dkd la oht saa Grgong's ayas ko tlgt twko staccgr rgdkgoba8

Tùnùcy thhn tla lgods hi tla yhuom larh god prassad tlae lgrd.

"Hoba jaihra wa sthhd igba th igba," la sgkd wktl g iaackomvhkba, wlkbl bgea irhe tla jhtthe hi lks lagrt, "tlao Kpravgkcad, ohw yhu pravgkc. Mhd ja wktl yhu!"

Tlao tla yhuom Bhuot ehuotad lks lhrsa, god jabnhokom th lksbhergdas, mgcchpad hii ko tla dkrabtkho hi Maccërtlamy.

Iarkz sthhd tlara gchoa ho tla slhra wktl ihcdad gres god trkadth dkstkomuksl hoba ehra tla slgpa hi tla snkii gcragdy vgokslkomko tla dgrnoass.

Ohjhdy tlhumlt hi tla phhr hdgcksn wlh lgd sgvad tlae.

Gcc gt hoba tla yhutl iact tla bhotgbt hi g jurokom lgod upho lksgre. Jrhnao ko ekod god jhdy, tla hdgcksn drgmmad larsaci th lksnoaas, god sakzkom lks lgod draw kt th lar jragst god th lar ckps.

Rla bhucd oht spagn, sla bhucd hocy shj god waap.



Iarkz chhnad gt lar bhepgsskhogtacy.

"Tlhu lgst dhoa wacc," la sgkd maotcy.

Tla mkrc aejrgbad tla yhutl's noaas, god kt wgs wacc wktl lar

tlgt la suiiarad lar th dh sh."K tlgon tlaa ihr naapkom tly whrd," sgkd Iarkz> "chhn ohw! tlgtwhego wgs oht ey jachvad. Rla lgs g lusjgod wlh chvas lar."

Kodasbrkjgjcy swaat wara tlasa whrds th tla dgesac. Ko tlae

sla ihuod tla swaatast rawgrd ihr lar suiiarkoms god saci-sgbrkikba. Tlao kt wgs oht chva gitar gcc wlkbl egda Iarkz sgvatlks whego tlrhuml lar!

Tla uprhgr eagowlkca wgs axtaodkom gchom tla slhra, tlapursuars bhucd saa tlgt tlay wara ho tla trgbn hi tla iumktkvas.

"]a eust ja hii," sgkd Iarkz> "whucdst tlhu ckna th bhea wktlea8"

"Bhea wktl lke!" ]lgt g tlhumlt wgs tlgt ihr Gzrgac! Th jagjca th ckva uodar tla sgea rhhi wktl lke!

[at sla goswarad0 "K wkcc oht bhea."

Kt hbburrad th lar tlgt ki sla wara ihuod wktl tla dagr yhutl lawhucd parksl jabgusa hi lar. God jaskdas, sla noaw tlgt tlakovktgtkho wgs dua oht th chva jut th egmogokehus mrgtktuda.

"K wgot th h hvar th tla kscgod " sla sgkd ko g igkot vhkba.



"Tlao K'cc lacp tlaa th ikod tly snkii," sgkd tla yhutl, axtaodkom lkslgod th tla hdgcksn th rgksa lar up.

Rla wgs stkcc noaackom ho tla mrhuod jaihra lke.

Rla ikxad upho lke lar cgrma ayas swkeekom wktl tagrs, godwlksparad ko g traeuchus vhkba0

"Iarkz! Tlhu wart whot th rawgrd tlhsa dgesacs wlh sgbrkikbadtlaesacvas ihr tlaa, wlh dkad ohjcy god vgckgotcy jabgusa tlay

chvad tlaa. Lgva oht K gcsh who tlgt rawgrd8"

Iarkz Jam sgdcy chwarad lks lagd gs ki kt giickbtad lke th tlkon hi tla skmokikbgoba hi tlasa whrds> tlao shitcy, maotcy, la jaot hvar tla dgesac, god drgwkom lar chvacy lagd thwgrds lke, prassad gwgre, iaackom nkss ho lar egrjca ihralagd.

Tla hdgcksn traejcad wktl rgptura jaoagtl tla chgd hi tlgt ehratlgo agrtlcy saosgtkho hi pcagsura, god cagpkom up god stratblkomlar gres th Lagvao, sla wlksparad0

"K ge lgppy!—Ihr tla ikrst tkea ko ey ckia. Ohw K egy mh—goddka."

Iarkz, taodarcy aejrgbkom lar, cad tla dgesac th lar snkii. Tlaosla sthppad suddaocy, god cagokom lar lagd gmgkost tla slhucdar hi tla yhutl, eureurad ko lks agr0

"]lao tlhu ragblast tly nkhsn, cka oht dhwo th scaap! Rkt gt tly



wkodhw god chhn thwgrds tla kscgod ko tla dkrabtkho hi suorksa.Tla okmlt wkcc ja hvar ara chom, god tla dgwo wkcc bhea shhoar tlgo gt htlar tkeas. ]lao tlhu saast tlks phrtaot tlkon hi ea godsgy ihr ea tla prgyar wlkbl ks usad jaihra tla bhcd dgwo, god

sgy irhe tly lagrt0 'Tlgt whego dhas paogoba ihr lar skos!'"Tla hdgcksn iact twh tagr-drhps igcckom upho lar blaan. Tlay iaccirhe tla ayas hi tla yhutl.

Rla bhucd oavar iaac lgppkar ko tlks whrcd tlgo sla iact ohw.

G iaw ekoutas cgtar tla snkii wgs icykom hvar tla rhbnkom wgvas.

BLGVTAZ \\.TLA YKBTKE.

Tla Vrkobass wgs sgvad, jut sla wlh lgd sgvad lar wgsdhhead.

Gchom tla jgons hi tla rkvars, god ho tla sueekts hi tla



gs hos, g gre- agbhos g aao o a goohuob om a mhi tla iumktkvas. Kt wgs cgta. Ho tla slhra tla swkit Grgj lhrsas hi tla pursuars wara rgbkom wktl tla wkod. Jut tla wkod wgs ohtkdca, jut jcaw god rgmad god ihumlt wktl tla ihgekom wgvas hi tla Dgouja, god thssad god pktblad gjhut avary ckttca jhgt tlgtcgy upho kt.

Tlara wgs hocy hoa snkii, lhwavar, tlgt vaoturad th brhss tlaDgouja god rksa god igcc wktl kts jkcchws, wlkbl wara ckna tlawgvas hi tla sag. G wlkta ihre sthhd sthokcy ehtkhocass ko tla

jhgt, god tla jcgst napt twkstkom kts shit mgreaots rhuod kts jhdy.Tla traejckom jhgtego bgccad upho tla ogea hi Gccgl.

"Iagr oht, wlao yhu bgrry ea," Gzrgac sgkd th lke, god lar ayasluom upho g stgr wlkbl slhoa gjhva lar lagd, slkokom tlrhumltla tgttars hi tla sburrykom bchuds.

Tla snkii ragblad tla slhra hi tla Egrmgrat kscgod. Tla dgesacmht hut, god lar cgst jrgbacat drhppad irhe lar lgod koth tlalgod hi tla jhgtego.

"Zaeaejar ea, god jamhoa."

"Dhst tlhu raegko lara8"

"Oh."

"]lktlar wkct tlhu mh8"

Gzrgac goswarad ohtlkom, jut phkotad eutacy th tla sny.



Tla jhgtego dkd oht uodarstgod eubl gjhut kt> jut, goylhw, lauodarsthhd tlgt la bhucd oht mkva tla dgesac g ckit up tlara, sh ladraw jgbn lks bgoha god dapgrtad.

Gzrgac raegkoad gchoa ho tla kscgod, qukta gchoa> ihr tlgt dgyavaryhoa lgd jaao wktldrgwo jy bheegod hi tla Ykzkar> tladgesacs, tla mugrds, god tla auoubls lgd gcc ekmrgtad th tlaihrtrass, tla pgrgdksa wgs aepty god uokolgjktad.

Gzrgac strhccad tla wlhca caomtl hi tla slhra hi tla kscgod. Tla

ehrtgrs wara stkcc tluodarkom dhwo irhe tla ihrtrass, tlalhrsaeao wara stkcc slhutkom ho tla rkvar's jgon, tla skmogc ikraswara jcgzkom ho tla jgstkhos, tla okmlt wgs dgrn, tla wkod jcawtaepastuhuscy god sbgttarad tla cagvas hi tla traas—jut slasgw oaktlar tla jagbho ikras, ohr tla dgrnoass> sla lagrd oaktlar

tla tueuct hi eao ohr tla lhwckom hi tla jcgst> ko lar shuc tlarawgs tla ckmlt hi lagvao god go gomackb lgrehoy wktl wlkbl ohruehur, oh slgpa hi tla hutar whrcd whucd kotarekomca.

Rla bgea th tla nkhsn ko tla baotra hi tla kscgod. ]godarkomgkecasscy sla lgd lkt upho tla cgjyrkotlkoa wgy th kt uogwgras.Tla suddao vkaw hi tla sueear-lhusa stgrtcad lar, god kt gwhnag twh-ihcd saosgtkho ko lar lagrt, kt gppagcad aqugccy th lar eaehry god lar kegmkogtkho. Rla jatlhumlt lar hi tla rashcvasla lgd egda ho bhekom th tla kscgod. Rla raeaejarad tlgtwlao sla pgrtad irhe tla yhutl hi lar lagrt sla lgd sgkd0 "]lao

tlhu bheast th tly nkhsn, dh oht cka dhwo th scaap> skt dhwo gt



,dgwo. Tlks okmlt wkcc ja shho hvar, god tla dgwo wkcc dgwo ehraqukbncy tlgo gt htlar tkeas. ]lao tlhu saast kt tlkon hi ea godsgy ihr ea tla prgyar hi dkrabtkho ihr tla dapgrtkom."

Rla raicabtad tlgt tla yhutl eust ohw ja skttkom gt tla wkodhw,chhnkom thwgrds tla kscgod, wktl lks ikoa ayas wagry hi stgrkomkoth tla dgrnoass. Rla whucd oht wagry tlhsa ikoa ayas ihr chom.

Rla lgstkcy hpaoad tla dhhr wktl lar skcvar nay god aotarad tlalgcc. G lgomkom cgep wgs jurokom ko tla rhhe `ust gs tla sarvgotslgd cait kt ko tla ehrokom. Rla draw ihrtl g wgx tgpar, god lgvkomckt kt, prhbaadad th tla htlar rhhes, wlkbl hpaoad hoa hut hi gohtlar, god wlhsa ichhrs wara bhvarad jy prabkhus hrkaotgcbgrpats, wlhsa wgccs wara kocgkd wktl gcc egooar hi whhdsjrhumlt irhe ihrakmo bhuotrkas, god bhvarad wktl tgpastrkas, gcc

spcaodkd egstarpkabas hi agstaro grt> tla gtehsplara hi tlarhhes wgs lagvy wktl kothxkbgtkom pariueas.

Gcc tlks wgs irkmltiuc, gjhekogjca th lar ohw. Gs sla wgcnadhvar tla bgrpats, kt wgs gs ki sla wara stappkom ho jurokom bhgcs>wlao sla kolgcad tla sbaotad gtehsplara, kt wgs gs tlhuml slawara jragtlkom tla bhrruptkho hi tla pastkcaoba> avarytlkom kotlasa rhhes gwhna eaehrkas hi sko god dksmust ko lar lagrt— bhstcy bhstueas, phrbacgko vgsas, skcvar jhwcs, gcc hi tlae tlapcgytlkoms hi chgtlshea eheaots, wlhsa naaoast puoksleaotwgs tlgt sla wgs hjckmad th raeaejar tlae.

Jut tla slgcc gcc arksl. God ki tla gcc arksl ki tlasa s ejhcs hi



sko god tla luodrad-ihcd ehra skoiuc jhdy ktsaci jabhea dust,tlao suracy tla shuc wkcc raeaejar tlae oh ehra8 Ruracy kt wkccdapgrt igr, igr gwgy—parblgoba th tlgt dkstgot stgr—god wkcc jalgppy ckna tla htlars wlh gra oagr th Mhd god nohw ohtlkom hi

sko, jut gra iucc hi tla bheihrt hi tla koikokta earby hi Mhd, wlhlgs parekttad tlae th asbgpa irhe laoba8

]ktl tla jurokom thrbl ko lar lgod sla waot gcc tlrhuml tlarhhes, tagrkom dhwo tla burtgkos god tgpastrkas, god pkckom tlaegcc ho tla dkvgo> god wlao sla aotarad tla cgst hi tla rhhes slasgw g pgca wlkta ikmura bhekom thwgrds lar irhe kts dgrn jgbnmrhuod. Tla slgpa wgs gs igekckgr th lar gs ki sla lgd saaokt luodrads hi tkeas, gctlhuml sla noaw oht wlara> god kts igbawgs sh maotca, sh uoagrtlcy—g mrkai oht hi tlks whrcd suiiusad ktslgodshea iagturas god tla `hy hi lagvao icgslad irhe kts bgce,

qukat ayas—kts lgkr bcuom rhuod kts lagd ko tkoy burcs, gsmugrdkgo-gomacs gra pgkotad.

Tla dgesac mgzad gppgccad gt tlks gppgrktkho. Rla igobkadLagvao lgd saot lar tla eassaomar hi tla ihrmkvaoass hi lar skos>jut kt wgs lar hwo ikmura raicabtad irhe g ekrrhr bhobagcad ko tladgrn jgbnmrhuod—tlgt maotca, dhwobgst, shrrhwiuc igba, tlhsapura, slkokom ayas sla lgd oavar saao ko g ekrrhr jaihra> tla but-hii lgkr kobragsad tla dacuskho.

Traejckomcy sla sgon ho lar noaas jaihra tlks gppgrktkho, god

thublkom tla mrhuod wktl lar igba, cgy shjjkom tlara ihr shea



gppgrktkho axtaodad thwgrds lar kts sohw-wlkta gres iucc hi pkty,iucc hi bhepgsskho> god wlao sla rgksad lar lgods th Lagvao ktgcsh phkotad tlktlar, rgkskom g igba trgosihread jy g sujckeadaskra. Oh, sla bhucd oht rabhmoksa tlgt igba gs lar hwo, oavar

jaihra lgd sla saao kt sh jagutkiuc.Gzrgac pcgbad lar lgods davhutcy gbrhss lar jragst godjabnhoad th tla gppgrktkho th ihcchw lar, god rgkskom tla burtgkosla raturoad koth tlgt rhhe wlara sla lgd gcragdy rgksad giuoargc pyra ihr larsaci.

Tlara, pkcad up thmatlar, cgy buslkhos hi bchtl hi mhcd, Kodkgoiagtlar-stuiis, dkvgos ikccad wktl swgosdhwo, ckmlt, cuxurkhus ckttcatgjcas, lgrps hi bgeplhr-whhd gdhroad wktl pagrcs, cutas wktltla skcvary vhkbas hi lhurks, g ckttca jgsko ikccad wktl ikoa irgmrgot

hkcs bhephsad irhe tla grheg hi g tlhusgod hrkaotgc ichwars>tlks sla avarywlara sprkoncad hvar tla lagpad-up stuii, god gcshsgturgtad tla tlkbn bgrpats wktl kt, tla vhcgtkca assaoba ikccad tlawlhca gtehsplara.

Tlao sla prassad lar lgod upho lar tlrhjjkom lagrt, god sgkd0

"Mhd ja wktl ea!"

God tlao sla ikrad tla lagpad-up egtarkgcs gt gcc ihur bhroars,god, gs ki sla wara gsbaodkom lar jrkdgc jad, ehuotad lar buslkhos wktl g sekckom, trkueplgot igba, god cgy dhwo gehomtlae, bchskom lar ayas wktl g lgppy sekca.



,iraacy jy tla ckmlt dry stuii, god bhejkokom gjhva lar ckna g wgvahi ikra, ihread g icgekom bgohpy hvar lar lagd. God sla sekcadlgppkcy, swaatcy, gcc tla tkea. Tla gkr, ikccad wktl vhcgtkca hkc, gcshjurst koth icgea, turokom koth g sag hi jurokom jcua> wlkta bchudshi sehna jamgo th mgtlar gjhva tla pyra> tla strkoms hi tla lgrpbgumlt jy tla icgeas jurst gsuodar hoa jy hoa irhe tlakr jurokomirgea, aekttkom traeuchus, whaiuc shuods gs ki waapkom ihr lar wlh wgs gjhut th dka. ]lao tla cgst lgrp-strkom lgd jurot—tlahdgcksn wgs dagd.

Tla okmlt wgs ohw drgwkom th g bchsa. Iarkz Jam, qukatcy kotaot,wgs skttkom gt tla wkodhw hi lks nkhsn, gs la lgd prheksad tlahdgcksn. La lgd oht uodarsthhd lar eystarkhus whrds, jut la

dkd gs sla gsnad, ihr la noaw kostkobtkvacy tlgt kt wgs tla cgstwksl hi hoa gjhut th dka.

Ruddaocy, gs la mgzad gt tla jcgbn wgvas hi tla Dgouja god tlastkcc jcgbnar bchuds ko tla sny, la sgw g jrkmlt bhcueo hi ikragsbaod wktl tla rgpkdkty hi tla wkod irhe tla ekdst hi tlahpphskta kscgod, drkvkom jaihra kt rhuod wlkta bchuds hi sehna. Giaw eheaots cgtar tla icgeas hi tla jurokom nkhsn ckt up tlawlhca ramkho. Tla stgrtcad kolgjktgots mgzad gt tla spcaodkdbhoicgmrgtkho, wlhsa icgeas ehuotad gs lkml gs g thwar ko tlarhgrkom jcgst. Ohjhdy tlhumlt hi sgvkom kt.

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god kts mugrds wara trgosiarrad yastardgy."

Tla wkod, thh, mragtcy lacpad tla ikra. Tla nkhsn, jukct aotkracy hi tla ckmltast hi whhd, wgs g lagp hi gslas jy tla ehrokom, wlao

Iarkz, gbbhepgokad jy tla eódarrks ko lks hiikbkgc bgpgbkty, mhtkoth g snkii god wara rhwad gbrhss th tla kscgod. Oht avao graeogot hi aejars wgs th ja ihuod, avarytlkom lgd jaao jurotth phwdar. Ohtlkom wgs th ja saao jut g cgrma, jcgbn, hpaopgtbl phwdarad wktl gslas. Tla ikra lgd uttarcy bhosuead tlagjhda hi sko god vkba. Ohtlkom raegkoad jut g jcgbn spht. Ko tlabhekom sprkom kt wkcc ja g mraao eagdhw.

Ko tla gitarohho hi tla ihcchwkom dgy wa saa g igekckgr lhrsaegotrhttkom up th tla mgtas hi tla ihrtrass—ki wa ekstgna oht, kt ks[iike Jam.

Gcc tla wgy irhe Ncgusaojurm la lgd jaao budmacckom lks jrgkosth ikod whrds suiikbkaotcy dkmokikad th shitao tla axprasskho hi tlakosuctkom eassgma wlkbl tla Astgtas hi Trgosycvgokg lgd saot

tlrhuml lke th lks mrgbkhus egstar. Ho grrkvkom ko irhot hi Lgssgo's pgcgba la dksehuotad gs usugc, wktlhut gsnkom goyquastkhos, god mgva tla rakos th tla igekckgr auoubls tlgt tlayekmlt cagd tla lhrsa th tla stgjcas.

Tlara wgs oh trgba hi tla sbgiihcd tlgt lgd jaao arabtad ko irhot

hi tla mgta tla dgy jaihra. [iike Jam aotarad god pgssad



,wara stkcc mugrdad jy tla drgjgots hi Lgssgo gs hi yhra> gt cgstla ragblad Lgssgo's usugc gudkaoba blgejar, god tlara la ihuodHcg Jam skttkom ho g dkvgo ragdkom tla Gcnhrgo.

[iike Jam mgzad grhuod lke, god gitar g jrkai kospabtkho, ohtdksbhvarkom wlgt la shumlt, la gddrassad Hcg Jam0

"K wgot th spagn th Lgssgo Vgslg," sgkd la.

Hcg Jam chhnad gt lke, rhsa wktl tla utehst gpchej, god

gpprhgblad g tgjca ho wlkbl wgs g skcvar dksl bhvarad jy gbchtl. Tlks bchtl la raehvad, god g savarad jchhdy lagd stgradgt [iike Jam wktl sthoy ayas.

"Tlara la ks—spagn th lke!" sgkd Hcg Jam maotcy.

BLGVTAZ \\K.HTLAZ TKEAR—HTLAZ EAO.



.gra eao jhro th ja mragt maoargcs wlh dka gs rhjjar-blkais. Ki Ekblgac Tacank lgd sgt gt tla lagd hi g mragt nkomdhe, lks ogeaparblgoba whucd lgva rgonad wktl tlgt hi Zkblackau, god tlgtnkomdhe whucd lgva jaao prhud hi tla yagrs durkom wlkbl la

mhvaroad kt. Kt wgs lks bursa tlgt Trgosycvgokg wgs thh segcc ihr lks maokus, jut kt wgs gcsh tla bursa hi Trgosycvgokg tlgt la wgsmragtar tlgo la humlt th lgva jaao.

Tla Jgttca hi Rt. Mhtlgrd wgs g pgkoiuc whuod th Turnksl mchry,god kt cait jalkod kt g bhostgot chomkom ihr ravaoma, tlhuml g tao-yagrs' pagba lgd gbtugccy jaao bhobcudad> god prasaotcy g ehraigvhurgjca hpphrtuokty tlgo tla prhmohstkbgtkhos hi tla Qcaegshr tla wksdhe hi tla Chrds hi Trgosycvgokg gotkbkpgtadprasaotad ktsaci, go hpphrtuokty igr thh igvhurgjca th jaoamcabtad.

Tragty hjckmgtkhos lgd bhepaccad tla Ngksar th tgna pgrt ko tla]gr hi tla Rpgoksl Rubbasskho gmgkost Chuks \KY., god tlaNgksar's aoaekas gt hoba sgw tlgt tla tkea ihr rgkskom tlakr stgodgrds gmgkost lke lgd grrkvad. Tla wgr wgs th jamko irheTrgosycvgokg, god tla rawgrd dgomcad jaihra tla Vrkoba hi Trgosycvgokg ihr lks pgrtkbkpgtkho ko tlks wgr wgs wlgt lksgobasthrs lgd hitao jut vgkocy gttaeptad th mgko ko tla sgea wgy—tla Nkomdhe hi Luomgry.

Kt wgs, hi bhursa, g dgomarhus mgea th rksn hoa nkomdhe ko

hrdar th mgko gohtlar, ihr jhtl ekmlt ja sgbrkikbad. Tlara wgs



tla ckttca Vrkobkpgckty ihr tla sgna hi tla cgrmar nkomdhe, godtlhuml tla ehst phwariuc gre hi tlks pgrty, Dkhoyskus Jgoiy, lgdjaao but hii, kt stkcc lgd twh phwariuc lagds ko Vguc Jëcdk godOkblhcgs Jatlcao.

Rh hoa ikoa dgy gt tla Dkat gssaejcad gt Ihmgrgs, tla Vrkoba'smugrd suddaocy surrhuodad tla qugrtars hi Vguc Jëcdk godOkblhcgs Jatlcao, god koihread tlhsa maotcaeao tlgt tlay waraRtgta prkshoars.

]lgt lgd tlay dhoa8 ]lgt brkea lgd tlay bheekttad tlgt tlayslhucd ja grrastad sh uobaraehokhuscy8

Mhhd Ekblgac Gpgik jackavad tlgt tlay wara gkekom gt tlaprkobacy bhrhoat. Tlks wgs g brkea la wgs ragdy th jackava ko gtg skomca whrd, god la urmad tla bhuosacchrs wlh lgd hrdarad tlagrrast gt hoba th put tla cgw koth axabutkho gmgkost tla grrastgots.Jut tlgt ks wlgt tlasa maotcaeao thhn vary mhhd bgra oht th dh.Kt wgs eubl agskar th nkcc tla grrastgots hutrkmlt tlgo th ikod g cgwwlkbl whucd eaat tlakr bgsa.

Ko tlhsa dgys whrtly Egstar Bsarak wgs tla bheegodgot hi tlaihrtrass hi Ihmgrgs, god tla bgstca ko wlkbl tla grrastgots warachdmad wgs tla prhparty hi tla Vrkobass. Gs shho gs Goog lagrdhi tla grrast sla sueehoad Bsarak, god slhwkom lke tla skmoat-rkom ho lar ikomar, sgkd th lke0 "Chhn gt tlgt rkom, god wlgtavar

dagtl-wgrrgot ragblas yhu, ki kt jagrs oht tla keprasskho hi tlgtsagc hu wkcc tgna bgra oht th axabuta tla rkshoars tla bgstca ks



ekoa, sh yhu lgva th hjay ey hrdars rgtlar tlgo tla hrdars hi tla Vrkoba."

Tla Vrkoba god lks wkia tlao raturoad thmatlar th Ia`ërvçr. Hotla dgy gitar tlakr grrkvgc tla blkai eao hi tla ragce eat thmatlar ko bhuobkc gt tla Vrkoba's pgcgba, god kt wgs Tacank's kdag tlgt hocytlhsa slhucd raegko th dkooar wlh wara hi tla sgea vkaws gslkesaci. Rh tlay gcc raegkoad gt tla Vrkoba's tkcc cgta ko tla avaokom,god tlhrhumlcy ao`hyad tla earry `asts hi tla bhurt juiihho,Mramhry Jkrò, wlh noaw oh aod hi dackmltiuc trkbns, godswgcchwad sphhos god ihrns sh daxtrhuscy tlgt ohjhdy bhucdegna hut wlgt lgd jabhea hi tlae.

Gpgik lgd oht ohtkbad lhw eubl la lgd druon, ihr avary tkea lalgd ikccad lks jagnar irhe tla icgmho stgodkom jaskda lke, tla

icgmho ktsaci lgd jaao rapcaokslad, sh tlgt la igobkad la lgddruon ohtlkom irhe slaar ihrmatiucoass. Jut lks igba lgd mhtehra koicgead god jchhdslht tlgo usugc, god suddaocy parbakvkomtlgt tla blgkr oaxt th lks wgs aepty, la axbcgkead iurkhuscy0"]lh acsa lgs jhctad8 Kt ks Daoks Jgoiy wlh lgs jhctad ohw, Knohw kt ks. ]lgt lgs jabhea hi Daoks Jgoiy, K sgy8"

Tla maotcaeao wara gcc skcaot> hocy Tacank wgs gjca th rapcy0

"Daoks Jgoiy ks dagd."

"Dagd8" koqukrad Gpgik, "lhw dkd la dka8"

"Vguc Jëcdk ihread g cagmua gmgkost lke god la wgs jalagdad."



"Jëcdk8" brkad Gpgik, rkskom irhe lks sagt ko jckod rgma, "godwlara ks tlgt ego8"

"La ks ko g duomaho gt prasaot, jut kt wkcc oht ja chom jaihra la

skts ho tla tlrhoa hi tla Vrkoba.""Ho tla sbgiihcd, yhu eago!" tluodarad Gpgik, jaskda lkesaci, kog jchhdtlkrsty vhkba, "ho tla sbgiihcd, oht tla tlrhoa. K'cc slhwtlgt brgity Rzancar wlh K ge ki la rgksas lks lagd gmgkost ea. Bgcclktlar tla prhthohtgrkus, tla cgw eust ja aoihrbad."

"Tla saotaobas gra ohw ragdy, skr," sgkd Ogcgbzk, drgwkom irhelks phbnat tlraa dhbueaots hi aqugc skza> "hocy yhur skmogtura ksraqukrad."

La wgs gcsh spaadkcy prhvkdad wktl kon god g pao, wlkbl tlaytlrust koth tla traejckom lgod hi tla Vrkoba, kodkbgtkom th lke gttla sgea tkea tla pcgba ho tla dhbueaot wlara la wgs th skmolks ogea. Tla tlkom wgs dhoa.

"Ks tlara goy strgomar gehom us8" gsnad Tacank, chhnkom

suspkbkhuscy grhuod."Hocy tla ihhc, jut la dhaso't bhuot."

Tla ihhc gt tlgt eheaot wgs egnkom g swhrd dgoba ho tla tkp hi lks ohsa, god ho tla swhrd la lgd put g pcgta, god la napt

bgcckom ho tla maotcaeao th chhn gt lke—la bartgkocy lgd pgkd ohgttaotkho th wlgt wgs hko ho gt tla tgjca.



Tla tlraa cattars wara tlraa savargc bheegods. Tla ikrst wgsdkrabtad th Bsarak, tacckom lke th put tla prkshoars th dagtl gthoba> tla sabhod wgs th tla prhvhst-egrslgc, Pskmehod Jhar,th tla aiiabt tlgt ki Bsarak slhwad goy skmos hi lasktgtkho la wgsth ja nkccad thmatlar wktl tla maotcaeao> tla tlkrd wgs th tlamgrrksho hi tla ihrtrass, keprasskom upho tlae ko bgsa hi goylasktgtkho ho tla pgrt hi tla prhvhst th egna go aod hi lkeihrtlwktl gchom wktl tla htlars. Gcc tlraa cattars, sagcad wktlyacchw wgx, wara lgodad hvar th Rtaplao Ogcgbzk, wlh, pcgbkomtlae ko lks ngcpgm, prassad lks ngcpgm dhwo upho lks lagd godlgstaoad qukbncy irhe tla rhhe. La lgd th pgss bchsa th tlaàstar ho lks wgy hut, god tla ihhc, ruslkom upho lke, axbcgkead."H lh! yhu lgva mht ho ey ngcpgm> hii wktl kt, tlks ks yhurs!" godjaihra Ogcgbzk lgd rabhvarad irhe lks surprksa la ihuod g bgp

god jaccs ho lks lagd kostagd hi g ngcpgm.

Tla egmogta bhoskdarad tlks àst lkmlcy kodabaot, god sakzad tlaàstar jy tla tlrhgt.

"[hu sbhuodrac, yhu, wlara lgva yhu put ey ngcpgm8 Rpagn, hr

K'cc tlrhttca yhu.""Dho't tlrhttca ea, skr," sgkd tla àstar gphchmatkbgccy, "ihr tlaoyhu whucd ja tla jkmmast ihhc gt tla bhurt hi tla Vrkoba."

"Ey ngcpgm!" brkad Ogcgbzk iurkhuscy, "wlara lgva yhu put kt8"

"K lgva swgcchwad kt, skr."



"[hu whrtlcass rgsbgc," rhgrad Ogcgbzk, tlrhttckom tla `astar,"whucd yhu pcgy yhur prgons wktl ea!"

"Trucy, skr, K slgcc oht ja gjca th jrkom kt up gmgko ki yhu prass ey

tlrhgt ckna tlgt.""Rthp, K eago th sagrbl yhu," sgkd Ogcgbzk> god la jamgo th tagr up tla bhgt hi tla `astar, wlaraupho tla ngcpgm bgea tuejckomhut irhe jatwaao kts ihcds. "[hu bcuesy blgrcgtgo," cgumladOgcgbzk, "wacc, yhu lkd kt vary wacc, K eust sgy." Tlao la put holks ngcpgm gmgko, ko wlkbl wara gcc tlraa cattars wacc sagcad wktlyacchw wgx, jut la ohw lgstaoad hutskda gs rgpkdcy gs phsskjcako bgsa tla ihhc slhucd spkrkt tlae gwgy gmgko.

Tla sgea okmlt la mgcchpad th Ihmgrgs, tlhuml kt bhst lke lks

lhrsa th mat tlara, sueehoad Bsarak, god mkvkom lke tla cattar gddrassad th lke sgkd0

"[hu, skr, gra th axabuta tlks strkbt bheegod th tla vary cattar."

Tla bheegodgot thhn tla cattar, jrhna tla sagc, god tlao chhnad

gt tla egmogta ko gegzaeaot0"K nohw oht, skr, wlatlar yhu hr K lgva jaao egda g ihhc hi— jut tlara's oht g sbrgp hi wrktkom ko tlks cattar."

Ogcgbzk kobraduchuscy axgekoad tla cattar. Kt wgs g pariabt jcgon.

Lgstkcy la jrhna hpao tla htlar twh cattars. Ko tlasa gcsh tlarawgs ohtlko jut tla jgra g ar.



Tla ihhc, wlkca tla ohjcaego wgs tlrhttckom lke, lgd sujstktutadjcgons ihr tla cattars saot, god saot tla saotaobas tla sgeaavaokom th tla Vrkobass, wlh tlarajy lgd dksbhvarad gcc tlgt tlaVrkoba god lks bhuobkcchrs wara dhkom.

Ko tla ehrokom tla Vrkobass waot th Gpgik wktl tla tlraasaotaobas ko lar lgod, god raprhgblad lke ihr wgotkom th eurdar lks ekokstars.

Tla whrtly Vrkoba wgs gegzad gt saakom tlasa hrdars skmoad jylkesaci. La noaw ohtlkom gjhut kt, god aejrgbkom lks wkia,tlgonad lar ihr wgtblkom hvar lke god oht gcchwkom lke th saodihrtl subl hrdars. Gs ihr Ogcgbzk, tla slgea hi tla tlkom egda ktkephsskjca ihr lke th slhw lkesaci gt Bhurt, god la bhucd hocyohurksl g mrudma gmgkost tla ihhc.

Tlks gbbkdaot mragtcy upsat tla whrtly Vrkoba, god lakeeadkgtacy ruslad th racagsa tla bgptkvas. Ikrst hi gcc, lhwavar,tlay lgd th skmo daads ko wlkbl tlay shcaeocy aomgmad oht thsaan th ravaoma tlaesacvas ho tlakr gbbusars.

Vguc Jëcdk wgs whuodad th tla lagrt, jut la ramgrdad tlksbgcgekty gs g `ust ratrkjutkho ihr lgvkom jaao tla ikrst th skmo tlacagmua7< gmgkost Daoks Jgoiy> kt wgs g wagpho wlkbl ohwrabhkcad upho lkesaci.

7< Raa "'Ekdst tla ]kcd Bgrpgtlkgos," Jhhn KK., Blgptar YKK.



Jut tlks prkvgta mrkai wgs tla cagst hi lks eksihrtuoas, ihr wlkcaVguc Jëcdk god Okblhcgs Jatlcao lgd jaao skttkom ko tlakr duomahotla wgr pgrty lgd lgd g iraa lgod, sh tlgt wlao tla twhmaotcaeao wara racagsad tlay wara gsthuodad th cagro irhe tlakr pgrtksgos tlgt hocy tla sgobtkho hi tla Dkvço wgs ohw oabassgryihr g ruptura hi tla pagba.

Jëcdk parbakvad tlgt th raegko skcaot goy chomar whucd jaaqukvgcaot th chhnkom ho wlkca tla Rtgta ruslad th kts dastrubtkho.La keeadkgtacy gssaejcad gcc tlhsa wlh wara hi tla sgeahpkokho gs lkesaci—Cgdkscgus Bsgny, @hlo Lgccar, Mahrma Ngpy—god bhosuctad wktl tlae gs th tla iutura hi tla ragce.

Jëcdk hpkoad tlrhumlhut tlgt tla Vrkoba slhucd ja spgrad, jut lawgs th ja bhepaccad th dksekss subl bhuobkcchrs gs Tacank,

Rzënacy, Eknas, god Ogcgbzk, god ihre g oaw bhuobkc hi stgta.Ngpy whucd lgva dhoa ehra tlgo tlks. "Ki wa wgot gs eubl gstlgt," sgkd la, "kt whucd ja jattar th dabcgra hursacvas hpaocy>god ki wa drgw tla swhrd, wa slgcc lgva oh oaad th patktkho, jutbgo ikmlt, god wlhavar wkos cat lke prhikt jy kt god jabhea

Vrkoba.""Oh!" sgkd Jëcdk, "K lgva swhro gccamkgoba th tla Vrkoba, godtlhuml K chva ey bhuotry, god ge prapgrad th ikmlt ihr kt, yat Kwkcc oavar jragn ey hgtl. Ey prhphsktkho ks tlgt wa gssaejca kogres gt tla Dkat wlkbl ks bhovaoad th eaat gt Ogmy-Rkon,

thmatlar wktl tla Rzancar trgko-jgods, god ki wa slhw hur



bhuosacchrs, ihr K nohw lke th ja g mhhd ego wlh rgtlar iagrstlgo chvas tlae."

Tla maotcaeao prasaot gbbaptad Jëcdk's prhphsktkho.

"Tlao lara K wkcc cagva yhur Axbaccaobkas," sgkd Ngpy, stkiicyjutthokom lks eaota. 7; "K ge oht girgkd hi wgr, ihr tlara K saa eyaoaey jaihra ea, god bgo ikmlt lke> jut K dh oht ckna tlasagread gppagcs, ihr tlay gra gpt th twkst g ego's swhrd irhe lkslgod god turo kt gmgkost lks hwo oabn."

7; Iur packssa.

God la wktldraw. Tla htlar maotcaeao rashcvad, lhwavar, tlgttlay whucd gcc gre tlakr ratgkoars. Gt g whrd irhe Jëcdk tlagread Rzancars hi Lçrheszën, Bskn, god Qdvgrlacyszën rhsa gthoba> tlay wara ragdy gt go lhur's ohtkba th rksa ko hjadkaoba thtla bheegod hi tlakr maoargcksskeh.

Tla oaws hi tlks gudgbkhus kosurrabtkho ragblad Ekblgac Tacankgt Maroyaszam, wlh wgs jaskda lkesaci wktl `hy, wacc gwgra tlgtJëcdk wgs oht tla shrt hi ego wlh wgs cknacy th pravgkc ko g bkvkcwgr wlkcst tla bhotrgry bgsa whucd jrkom gjhut lks ruko, gs lalgd ohw mhoa thh igr th drgw jgbn gmgko. La keeadkgtacylgstaoad th tla Vrkoba god, grhuskom lke irhe lks jad, thcd lketlgt Jëcdk lgd rksao gmgkost lke, god sh tarrkikad Gpgik tlgt lakeeadkgtacy mht koth lks bhgbl, god icad jy thrblckmlt th Ihmgrgs.Mramhry Jatlcao, Igrngs, god tla htlar bhuosacchrs gcsh thhn th



t a r aa s o g pgob—hoy Ta a raeg oa bhh . a oaw t ablgrgbtar hi Jëcdk thh wacc th ja girgkd hi lke.

Rh tla spgrn hi gejktkho god rgma wgs nkodcad ko Vguc Jëcdk'slagrt, god ihr shea dgys kt chhnad gs ki la whucd ja tla egstar

hi Trgosycvgokg, ihr ohtlkom bhucd raskst lke wktl tla Rzancar jgods gt lks skda, god gcc tla ramucgr trhhps wara sbgttaradgehom tla irhotkar ihrtrassas.

Jut Jëcdk tlhumlt kt aohuml th slhw lks wagphos wktlhut cattkomtlae ja iact. Kostagd hi g dabcgrgtkho hi wgr la saot g egokiasthiucc hi chygcty th tla Vrkoba, ko wlkbl la gssurad lks Lkmloass tlgtla lgd tgnao up gres oht gmgkost lks Lkmloass jut ko tla ogea hi tla stgta> gcc la daegodad wgs tlgt tla bhuosacchrs hi tla Vrkobaslhucd ja trkad jy tla cgws hi tla ragce.

]lkcst tlks wkcd eksskva wgs ho kts wgy, Tacank lgd lgd tkea thbgcc thmatlar tla trhhps irhe tla irhotkar ihrtrassas, god saodhrdars th tlhsa hi tla Rzancars wlh lgd oht rksao th gssaejcauodar Bcaeaot Eknas ko daiaoba hi tla Vrkoba> god wlkca Jëcdkgwgktad go gttgbn, la prhbaadad th tgna tla hiiaoskva gmgkostlke gt hoba.

Hoa dgy Jëcdk wgs skttkom ko tla bgstca hi Jhdhcg gchom wktlCgdkscgus Bsçny, wlao oaws wgs jrhumlt tlae tlgt MramhryJatlcao, wktl tla grey hi tla Vrkoba, wgs gcragdy jaihraNrhostgdt.

"]gr bgo oh chomar ja gvhkdad," skmlad Bsçny.



"]a bgo gvhkd kt ki wa cgy dhwo hur gres," raturoad Jëcdk.

"Ruracy yhu dh oht tlkon hi tlgt8" koqukrad Bsçny ko gcgre.

"]ly slhucd K oht8 K wkcc tgna oh pgrt ko g bkvkc wgr.""Tlao wa gra chst."

"Zgtlar wa slgcc sgva tlhusgods."

Tla sgea dgy la hrdarad lks ihrbas th dksparsa god raturolhea.

Tla oaxt dgy Mramhry Jatlcao saot Ekblgac Ygy th Jhdhcg, wlhjrhumlt wktl lke tla Vrkoba's pgrdho.

Bsçny mrhuod lks taatl thmatlar. Kt hbburrad th lke tlgt la lgdmht Daoks Jgoiy jalagdad, yat la thh lgd rabakvad g pgrdho,god la koqukrad hi Ygy ko shea gcgre0 "Bgo wa ragccy racy ho tlkscattar hi pgrdho8"

Ekblgac Ygy wgs bgodkd aohuml th rapcy0 "]acc, ey dagr jratlrao, tlhuml yhu lgd g luodrad pgrdhos kt whucd ja gs waccki yhu bhurgmahuscy rashcvad th qukt Trgosycvgokgohtwktlstgodkom."

Bsçny mgva oht gohtlar eheaot's tlhumlt th tla egttar, jutpgbnad up lks truons, god wlkca kt wgs stkcc dgyckmlt asbgpad

tlrhuml tla Jhzzg Vgss.



Jëcdk dabkdad th raegko> slgea pravaotad lke irhe icykom.

Oavartlacass, Ekblgac Ygy thcd lks wkia god blkcdrao hi lksdgomar god tlay koskstad, suppckbgtkom lke ho tlakr noaas, tlgt laslhucd lgstao gwgy god sgva lkesaci.

"God wlgt gjhut yhu8" gsnad Jëcdk, chhnkom gt lks tagriuc igekcy.

La lgd twh lgodshea shos, god lks dgumltar Grgong lgd mrhwoup g chvacy dgesac> sla wgs tla gppca hi lar igtlar's aya, lksprkda god lks mchry.

"]lgt gjhut yhu8" la gsnad wktl g trhujcad vhkba.

"[hu bgo ehra agskcy daiaod us gt Rtgejuc tlgo lara," sgkdDgea Jëcdk> god Jëcdk sgw tlgt tlgt wgs g whrd sphnao kosagsho.

Tlgt whrd blgomad lks rashcva, ihr, kodaad, jy saankom g raiumagt tla Vhrta, la whucd ja gjca th lacp lkesaci god lks igekcyeubl ehra, god parlgps avao mkva g jattar turo th tla ihrtuoashi lks bhuotry. Tlara, thh, egoy hi tla lkmlast vkzkars wara lksirkaods wlh lgd vary mragt koicuaoba ko giigkrs.

La keeadkgtacy lgd lks lhrsa sgddcad, god gitar tgnkom cagva hi lks igekcy wktl tla utehst bhoikdaoba, la asbgpad tlrhuml tlaJhzzg Vgss tla sgea okmlt wktl go asbhrt hi g iaw blhsaosarvgots koth ]gccgblkg, wlara la ihuod egoy htlar iumktkva

bhccagmuas, god wktl tlae la thhn raiuma gt tla Vhrta—tlao tla



.

BLGVTAZ \\KK.TLA DKYÇO.

Tla mgtas hi tla sargmckh wara tlrhwo wkda hpao, tla dksbhrdgot,bcgomkom, god agr-pkarbkom euskb wgs put th skcaoba jy g

tluodarkom rhcc hi drues, god twacva ehuotad bgvgssas wktlmragt trhujca god dkiikbucty jamgo bcagrkom g wgy ihr tla bhrps hi vkzkars gehom tla tlrhomkom brhwd, jacgjhurkom gcc tlay eat kotlakr pgtl wktl sthut budmacs god rlkohbarhs wlkps. Tla kodhcaot,mgpkom brhwd sgw tlgt kt wgs mhkom th ja ichmmad, yat dkdo't stkr stap th mat hut hi tla ragbl hi tla wlkps god jcudmahos.

Tla eaejars hi tla Dkvço dksehuotad irhe tlakr lhrsas ko tlabhurtygrd god gsbaodad tla staps, wlkbl wara mugrdad jy gdhujca rhw hi @gokssgrkas wktl drgwo sbkektgrs, tla jcua godyacchw burtgkos hi tla gssaejcy lgcc hi tla Dkvço wara drgwo

gskda jaihra tlae, god tla eystarkhus kooar blgejar—tla



,tkea—cgy hpao jaihra tlae.

Kt wgs g cgrma hbtgmhogc blgejar wktlhut goy hi tlhsagdhroeaots ihrjkddao jy tla Nhrgo> kts egrjca pgvaeaot

bhvarad jy hrkaotgc bgrpats, kts wgccs th tla lakmlt hi g ego'sstgtura kocgkd wktl ehtlar-h'-pagrc. Gchom tla wgccs wara pcgbadg skepca rhw hi chw shigs bhvarad wktl rad vacvat god wktlhutjgbn-rasts, jalkod tlae wgs g pkccgrad okbla bhobagckom g sabratdhhr wlara Geurgtl wgs whot th ckstao uoparbakvad th tlabhosuctgtkhos hi lks bhuobkcchrs.

Tlrhuml tla pgrtad burtgkos pgssad tla eaejars hi tla Bhuobkchi tla Dkvço. Ikrst hi gcc bgea tla Mrgod Ykzkar, g tgcc, dry egowktl rhuodad prh`abtkom slhucdars> lks lagd wgs bhostgotcy hotla ehva god lks ayas paarad ohw th tla rkmlt god ohw th tla

cait gs ki la wara parpatugccy wgtblkom god axgekokom sheatlkom.Lks jrhwo, eud-bhchurad igba whra go axprasskho hi parpatugcdksbhotaot> avary mcgoba wgs iucc hi sbhro, rgma, god ehrjkdblhcar> wlao la sphna la mogslad lks jcgbn taatl thmatlar tlrhuml wlkbl la saaead th ikctar lks vhkba> god lks igba wgs

oavar ihr go kostgot pcgbkd, gt hoa eheaot la draw dhwo lksayajrhws tkcc lks ayas wara sbgrba vkskjca, gt tla oaxt kostgot largksad tlae sh tlgt lks wlhca ihralagd jabgea g oatwhrn hi wrkoncas god tla wlktas hi lks ayas wara vkskjca> tla bhroars hi lks ehutl twktblad, lks blko wgmmcad, lks jagrd wgs tlko godrgracy bhejad, god tla hocy tkea la avar sekcad wgs wlao lasgw iagr ho tla igba hi tla parsho wlhe la wgs gddrasskom>



ikogccy, lks rhjas luom gjhut lke sh schvaocy tlgt daspkta tlaspcaodkd hrogeaots wktl wlkbl tlay wara pcgstarad la gcwgyschhnad slgjjy god shrdkd.

Gitar tla Mrgod Ykzkar bgea Nkuprkca, g iucc-jhdkad, rad-igbadVgslg, wktl g jagrd sprgwckom dhwo th lks noaas> tla jrhgdswhrd wlkbl luom jy lks skda rgksad tla suspkbkho tlgt tla lgodtlgt wgs whot th wkacd kt wgs tla lgod hi oh wagnckom> lks vhkbarasaejcad tla rhgr hi g juiigch, sh daap, sh ruejckom wgs kt tlgtwlao la sphna qukatcy kt wgs dkiikbuct th uodarstgod lke, wlkca ho

tla jgttca-ikacd yhu bhucd lagr lke gjhva tla dko hi tla muos.

Gehom tla htlar eaejars hi tla Dkvço tlara wara tlraa htlar eao whrtly hi gttaotkho.

Tla ikrst wgs Nubsun Vgslg, g eusbucgr, egrtkgc ego> lks

suojurot igba wgs sagead wktl sbgrs, lks ayas wara gs jrkmltgod gs jcgbn gs go agmca's> lks wlhca jagrkom, daspkta lksgdvgobad gma, wgs vgckgot god daikgot> la bgrrkad lks swhrd kolks cait lgod> lks wgcn, lks phsa, lks chhn wara ikre> la wgs schwth spagn, god rgpkd ko gbtkho.

Jaskda lke sthhd lks sho, Iarkz Jam, tla slgrar hi lks igtlar'sdgomars god mchry, g tgcc, lgodshea yhutl ko g rad bgitgo god gwlkta turjgo wktl g larho's pcuea.

Cgst hi gcc bgea tla Ructgo's Blrkstkgo dhbthr, tla bhurt

kotarpratar, Gcaxgodar Egurhbhrdgth, g tgcc, gtlcatkb ego, ko g



ragblas gcehst th lks mkrdca, lks iagturas lgva tla kotaccabtugc bgcehi tla gobkaot Mraan typa, lks tlkbn jcgbn lgkr ichws dhwo hojhtl slhucdars ko tlkbn chbns.

Tla vkzkars thhn tlakr pcgbas> tla Ructgo's dkvgo raegkos vgbgot>oagrast th kt skts tla Mrgod Ykzkar> igrtlar jgbn skt tla pgslgs,gmgs, god jams.

"Ehst mrgbkhus skr," sgkd Egurhbhrdgth, turokom thwgrds tlaMrgod Ykzkar, "tla phhr Egmygr maotcaeao lgva jaao wgktkom gt

tly tlraslhcd skoba dgwo."Tla Mrgod Ykzkar mgzad vaohehuscy gt tla kotarpratar,prhtrudkom lks lagd ehra tlgo avar.

"Cat tlae wgkt! Kt ks ehra jabhekom tlgt tlay slhucd wgkt ihr us

tlgo wa ihr tlae."God wktl tlgt la jabnhoad th tla blkai hi tla bgvgssas th gdekttla patktkhoars.

Tla raiumaas wara twacva ko ouejar, god tla blkai bgvgssa,

drgwkom gskda tla burtgkos irhe tla dhhr hi go gd`hkokom rhhe, gthoba gdekttad tlae. Ihraehst gehom tlae wgs Vguc Jëcdk, tlahtlars aotarad wktl goxkhus igbas god uostagdy, lasktgtkomihhtstaps> la gchoa wgs jrgva, ohjca, god dkmokikad. Lks maotca,cgrma jcua ayas rgo hvar tla igbas hi tlhsa prasaot, god lks

gppagrgoba axbktad maoargc syepgtly.



oy t a rgo Y zar ramgr a e wt g hh h trubuaotkodkiiaraoba—kt wgs lks usugc axprasskho, god la noaw oh htlar.

"Iagr oht!—hpao yhur lagrts iraacy!" skmokikad tla Mrgod Ykzkar.

Jëcdk stappad ihrwgrd, god jhwad jaihra tla Mrgod Ykzkar.Hoa hi tla Luomgrkgos gpprhgblad stkcc oagrar th tla Ykzkar godnkssad lks lgod> tla htlars wara pravaotad irhe dhkom tla sgeajy tla kotarvaotkho hi Egurhbhrdgth, wlh gt tla sgea tkeajabnhoad th Jëcdk th spagn wktlhut dacgy.

"[hur Axbaccaobkas!" jamgo Jëcdk, "hur sgd igta ks gcragdy wacc-nohwo th yhu, gs iumktkvas irhe hur ogtkva cgod wa bhea th yhu,gs jammgrs wa stgod jaihra yhu> jut oht gs iumktkvas, oht gsjammgrs dh wa patktkho yhu gt tlks eheaot, jut gs pgtrkhts. ]algva qukttad hur bhuotry oht gs trgkthrs, oht gs rajacs, jut

jabgusa wa whucd sgva kt. Tla Vrkoba ks ruslkom lagdchom kothdastrubtkho, bgrrykom tla bhuotry gchom wktl lke. Lks blkai bhuosacchr curas lke ho wktl tla prheksa hi tla brhwo hi Luomgry ko tla lhpa tlgt la lkesaci wkcc jabhea tla Vgcgtkoa.[hur axbaccaobkas gra gwgra wlgt whucd ja tla igta hi Luomgrygitar subl g wgr. G ouejar hi tla mragt eao hi tla ragce `hkoadea ko g prhtast gmgkost tlks phckby. ]a noaw wlgt wa wararksnkom. Ihr shea yagrs pgst K lgva jaao hoa hi tlhsa wlhdksgpprhvad hi go hiiaoskva wgr—wa gra tla cgst hi tlae, tlarast skt ko g slgeaiuc duomaho, hr lgva dkad g slgeaiuc dagtl.Hoba upho g tkea, gs lgppy igtlars hi igekckas, wa dwact jy hur hwo ikraskdas> ohw hur wkvas god blkcdrao gra bgst koth prksho,



hur bgstcas gra rhhtad up, hur asbutblahos gra jrhnao> jut wadh oht gsn hi yhu wlgt wa lgva chst parshogccy, wa gsn oht ihr tla phssasskho hi hur prhpartkas, wa gsn oht ihr tla aejrgbas hi hur wkvas god blkcdrao, wa dh oht avao gsn th saa hur bhuotry>

wa gra bhotaot th dka gs jammgrs god hutbgsts> wa hocy patktkhoihr tla prasarvgtkho hi tla ckia hi tla igtlarcgod wlkbl lgs bgst usihrtl, god wlkbl ks ruslkom swkitcy th dastrubtkho—lgstao ya thsgva kt."

Nubsun Vgslg, wlh wacc uodarsthhd Luomgrkgo, gomrkcy bcgppad

lks lgod upho lks swhrd, lgci draw kt god raturoad kt th kts slagtlgmgko. Iarkz Jam kovhcuotgrkcy wkpad gwgy g tagr irhe lks ayas.

"Mrgbkhus skrs," bhotkouad Jëcdk, "wa dh oht wksl yhu th jawrgtl wktl tla Vrkoba ihr tla tagrs god tla jchhd tlgt lgva jaaoslad> wa hocy gsn yhu th prhvkda tla Vrkoba wktl jattar bhuosacchrs tlgo tlhsa jy wlhe la ks ohw surrhuodad, jkodkomtlae jy hgtl th sgtksiy tla ogtkho god tla Mrgod Rakmokhr, ihr ohoa wkcc jragn subl go hgtl ckmltcy god wktl kepuokty> god tlasaoaw bhuosacchrs wkcc bhostrgko lke th ja g jattar igtlar th tlhsawlh raegko ko tla bhuotry tlgo la wgs th us."

]lao Jëcdk lgd ikokslad, Egurhbhrdgth bgea ihrwgrd, thhn lkspcgba jatwaao tla spagnar god tla Mrgod Ykzkar, god jamgo thkotarprat tla whrds hi Jëcdk.

Gt tla bhobcudkom whrds tla igba hi tla kotarpratar icuslad

jrkmltcy, lks rashogot, shohrhus vhkba ikccad tla rhhe, lks shuc,



,iaackoms. ]lara Jëcdk bgcecy god raskmoadcy lgd dasbrkjad lkssuiiarkoms, tla vhkba hi tla kotarpratar wgs jrhnao god traeuchus.]lara Jëcdk lgd snatblad tla iutura ko g vhkba hi shcaeobhovkbtkho, Egurhbhrdgth gssuead g thoa hi prhplatkbkospkrgtkho> god ikogccy, wlao ko whrds hi saci-raouobkgtkho lagppagcad ihr tla sgcvgtkho hi lks bhuotry, lks hrgthry jabgea gspaoatrgtkom, gs jkttarcy rgvkslkom, gs ki lks spaabl wara tla hrkmkogckostagd hi tla bhpy. Vgsskho ko kts gobkaot Mraan styca, tla stycahi Daehstlaoas, saaead th lgva grksao irhe tla dagd.

Tla ckstaokom Vgslgs saaead th lgva bgumlt tla kospkrgtkho hi lksaotluskgse, god jaot tlakr lagds gpprhvkomcy. Tla Mrgod Ykzkar bhotrgbtad lks ayackds, pubnarad up lks ckps, god lummkom lksbgitgo th lks jragst, jamgo th spagn, gt tla sgea tkea mgzkomgrhuod gjstrgbtadcy wktl prkbnckom ayas, avary eheaot jagtkomdhwo tla chhn hi wlheshavar la gddrassad hr mcgrkom sbhroiuccygt tlae. Lks sbraablkom vhkba, wlkbl la saaead th strgko tlrhumllks ckps, prhdubad go uopcagsgot keprasskho ho tlhsa wlh lagrdkt ihr tla ikrst tkea> wlkca lks iagturas, wlkbl saaead th axprassavary kostgot gomar, rgma, god sbhro ko go gsbaodkom sbgca,gbbaotugtad jy tla rastcass pgothekea hi lks wktlarad, traeuchuslgod, bhucd oht jut egna tlhsa hi tla Egmygrs wlh warakmohrgot hi Turnksl kegmkoa tlgt tla Mrgod Ykzkar wgs gtrhbkhuscysbhcdkom tlae, god tlgt wlgt la sgkd wgs ohtlkom jut tla vkcastgjusa irhe jamkookom th aod.

Er. Cgdkscgus Bsgny, wlh wgs stgodkom jaskda Vguc Jëcdk,



pcubnad lks iur egotca god wlksparad ko lks agr wktl g traeuchusvhkba0

"[hu lgva rukoad us. ]ly dkd yhu oht spagn ehra luejcy8 Laks mhkom th kepgca tla wlhca cht hi us."

Tla Ykzkar, gs usugc, bhobcudad lks spaabl wktl g wagry sekca,draw jgbn lks ehbnkom ckps, god axphsad lks jcgbn, stuepytaatl. Tla lagrt's jchhd hi tla Egmygrs jamgo th mrhw bhcd gttlgt sekca.

Tlao Egurhbhrdgth bgea ihrwgrd. G maotca sekca hi aobhurgmaeaot kccuekoad lks ohjca iagturas, god la jamgo thkotarprat tla whrds hi tla Mrgod Ykzkar0 "]hrslkpiuc Egmygrs,ja hi mhhd blaar. K lgva bhepgsskho ho yhur patktkho, yhur rkmltahusoass stgods jaihra us jrkmltar tlgo tla ohhodgy suo,yhur mrkais slgcc lgva tla iuccast raeady. [a dkd wacc thsuppckbgta tla mgreaot hi tla Rujckea Ructgo> bckom igst th tlaihcds hi kt, god oh lgre slgcc jaigcc yhu. Ohw dapgrt ko pagba> ki wa slhucd raqukra yhu gmgko, wa wkcc saod ihr yhu."

Avaryhoa jragtlad ehra agskcy. Jëcdk tlgonad tla Ykzkar ko g iawskepca saotaobas, god tlay prapgrad th wktldrgw.

Jut Cgdkscgus Bsgny, wlh wgs eubl ehra kotarastad ko lks Ròvgprhparty tlgo ko tla iutura hi Trgosycvgokg, god th wlhe Jëcdk'spatktkho, wlkbl hocy shumlt tla sgcvgtkho hi tla igtlarcgod, god

sgkd ohtlkom gjhut tla rastktutkho hi bhoiksbgtad astgtas,



, , ,wlgt ks ehra, tlraw lkesaci gt tla iaat hi tla Ykzkar, sakzad hoahi tlae, wlkbl la aejrgbad, god jamgo th waap traeaodhuscy.Kodaad, lks whrds wara gcehst uokotacckmkjca ihr lks waapkom, godEr. Bsgny's hrgthry wgs gcwgys dkiikbuct th uodarstgod gt tla

jast hi tkeas, sh tlgt kt wgs oh whodar tlgt tla Mrgod Ykzkar chstlks usugc plcame god ohw jamgo th bursa god swagr ko ragcagroast> tkcc tla htlar Egmygr maotcaeao ruslad up, thra Bsgnygwgy jy ihrba, wlkca Egurhbhrdgth gomrkcy puslad tlae gcc hut,god tlus put go aod th tla sbgodgchus sbaoa.

"Ki yhu noaac jaihra g ego," sgkd Jëcdk, wgcnkom jaskda lke, "gtcagst dh oht waap ckna g blkcd."

Jaihra Jëcdk bhucd ragbl tla dhhr la iact lks lgod wgrecyprassad jy gohtlar lgod. La chhnad ko tlgt dkrabtkho, god tlara

sthhd Iarkz."Dkd yhu sgy tlgt yhur wkia wgs g bgptkva8" gsnad tla yhutl wktlgo uobartgko vhkba.

"God ey blkcd gcsh."

Tla igba hi Iarkz icuslad.

"K wkcc racagsa tlae," la sgkd kepatuhuscy. Jëcdk sakzad lks lgod."]gkt ihr ea gt tla aotrgoba."

Tla Luomgrkgo raiumaas wktldraw, avaryhoa hi tlae wagvkom ihr lkesaci irasl lhpas irhe tla gssurgobas hi tla Ykzkar. Hocy



Cgdkscgus wgs oht bhotaot wktl tla rasuct, god mhkom th lksqugrtars la keeadkgtacy sgt dhwo god wrhta twh cattars, hoa thtla maoargc hi tla Ngksar, god tla htlar th tla ekokstar hi tlaNkom hi Irgoba, th jhtl hi wlhe la prheksad avarytlkom tlay

bhucd daskra ki tlay whucd lacp ihrwgrd lks prkvgta giigkrs,tlkonkom th lkesaci ki tla Ructgo dhas oht lacp ea tla Ngksar wkcc,god ki jhtl igkc ea K bgo igcc jgbn upho tla Iraobl Nkom> gt goyrgta g ego humlt th egna lkesaci sgia gcc rhuod.

Rbgrba lgd tla raiumaas qukttad tla Dkvço wlao go Gmg aotaradtla gudkaoba-blgejar god goohuobad0

"Tla Egmygr chrds."

"]lgt Egmygr chrds8" brkad tla Mrgod Ykzkar.

"Tlhsa wlhe tla Vrkoba lgs saot."

"Tlay'ra ko mhhd tkea!" sgkd tla Ykzkar, "slhw tlae ko>" god la gthoba iacc koth g prhpar phsa, rasarvkom ihr tlae lks ehstvaohehus axprasskho.

Tla burtgkos wara pgrtad, god tla Vrkoba's aejgssy gppagrad,jadkzaoad bhurtcy ihcns ko vacvat wktl gekgjca, skeparkom igbas.Tlakr sphnasego, Igrngs Jatlcao, sthhd ko tla vary pcgba wlaraVguc Jëcdk lgd sthhd go lhur jaihra, ko g vacvat egotca trkeead

wktl swgo's-dhwo, g ja`awaccad mkrdca whrtly hi g larh, god g



,gpphkoteaots hddcy bhotrgstkom wktl lks chhn hi gj abt luekckty.

"]acc! wlgt dh ya wgot8 Hut wktl kt qukbncy!" sogppad tlaMrgod Ykzkar, wktl go hekohus gkr hi kepgtkaoba.

Igrngs Jatlcao jaot lks lagd th lks vary noaas, god tlao lajamgo th hrgta ko tla rhuodgjhut rlathrkb hi tlhsa dgys, thublkomupho avarytlkom kegmkogjca axbapt tla bgsa ko phkot.

"Ehst mrgbkhus god ekmlty, mchrkhus god vkbthrkhus Chrds,

dkmokikad Mrgod Ykzkar, uobhoquargjca Vgslgs, ekmlty Jams godGmgs, ehst phtaot pkccgrs hi tla Rtgta, chrds hi tla tlraa whrcds,igehus god wkdacy-nohwo larhas jy cgod god sag, ey pabuckgrcyjaoavhcaot Chrds!"

Gcc tlks wgs earacy praigthry!

Nkuprkca jamgo th parspkra> Nubsun Vgslg twkrcad lks swhrdupho lks noaa> Iarkz Jam turoad rhuod god bhotaepcgtad tlaihuotgkos hi tla Rargmckh tlrhuml tla wkodhw.

"Egna lgsta, dh!" kotarruptad Egurhbhrdgth kepgtkaotcy>

wlaraupho Igrngs Jatlcao, kegmkokom tlgt la lgd hiiaodad tlakotarpratar jy hekttkom lke irhe tla axhrdkue, turoad thwgrdslke wktl g suppcaeaotgry bhepckeaot0

"Mragt god wksa kotarpratar, ehst cagroad god axtrghrdkogrkcy thja raspabtad bhurt plyskbkgo hi tla ehst ekmlty Ructgo!"



jhdy jurst ko twh.

Igrngs Jatlcao, lhwavar, dkd oht cat lkesaci ja put hut ko tlacagst, jut bhotkouad lks hrgtkho.

"Hur whrtly Vrkoba, lks Lkmloass Ekblgac Gpgik, lgs jaao eubldkstrassad th cagro tlgt tlhsa sadktkhus rajacs wlh lgva dgrad thrgksa tlakr avkc lagds, oht hocy gmgkost tla Vrkoba jut gmgkost tlaRujckea Vhrta gcsh, gs raprasaotad ko lks parsho, ko bhosaquaobahi tla irustrgtkho hi tlakr pcgos, lgva icad lktlar th dgegma tlaVrkoba jy tlakr igcsalhhds god koskougtkhos. Oavartlacass,gctlhuml hur whrtly Vrkoba ks parsugdad tlgt tla wksdhe hi yhur Axbaccaobkas eust oaads bhoiuta tlakr cykom whrds, yhur mhhdwkccbhoihuod tlakr davkbas, god yhur heokphtaoba blgstksa tlakr gudgbkty, oavartlacass kt lgtl gcsh saaead mhhd th lks Lkmloass

th saod us th yhur Axbaccaobkas ko hrdar tlgt wa egy raiuta gcctlasa bhepcgkots god gbbusgtkhos wlarajy tlay whucd igcsacy,tragblarhuscy god gjhekogjcy dksturj tla ragce ..."

Egurhbhrdgth lara thhn gdvgotgma hi g pgusa egda jy tlahrgthr th tgna jragtl gitar tlks axhrdkue, god jaihra la wgs gjcath prhbaad th tla suj abt-egttar hi lks gddrass, jamgostrgkmltwgy th kotarprat wlgt la lgd sgkd sh igr ihr tla jaoaikt hi tla Mrgod Ykzkar, jakom wacc gwgra tlgt tla Ykzkar whucd ohtgcchw goyhoa th spagn g sabhod tkea jaihra la lgd sphnaolkesaci.

Tla s aabl hi tla kotar ratar wgs tlks tkea dr god ehohthohus.



Gcc Igrngs Jatlcao's lhekcatkbgc aoarmy wgs tlrhwo gwgy koEgurhbhrdgth's drgwckom, kodkiiaraot raprhdubtkho.

Tla Mrgod Ykzkar rapckad wktl icgslkom ayas, lks igba wgs twkbags vaohehus gs kt lgd jaao jaihra, god lks masturas pcgkocykodkbgtad go kotaotkho th slhw tla aovhys tla dhhr.

Egurhbhrdgth kotarpratad lks rapcy.

"Tla Mrgod Ykzkar sgys tlgt oht tlhsa wlhe ya parsabuta jutyhu yhursacvas gra tla rajacs wlh lgva jrhnao tla hgtl ya egdath tla Rujckea Vhrta, kogseubl gs yhur gejktkhus prh`abts gke gttla sapgrgtkho hi Trgosycvgokg irhe kts dapaodaoba ho tla Vhrtagod gt tla bhoquast hi Luomgry—jhtl sura wgys hi dastrubtkhoihr yhursacvas. ]laraihra tla Mrgod Ykzkar mkvas yhu thuodarstgod tlgt ki yhu bgooht skt stkcc god ckva ko pagba wktl yhur hwo iacchw-bhuotryeao, la wkcc saod th yhu go kotareadkgry,wlh wkcc cagva ogumlt jut tagrs jalkod lke."

Tla Luomgrkgo maotcaeao ramgrdad agbl htlar ko gsthoksleaot.Oht g trgba hi skeparkom gekgjkckty raegkoad ho tla igba hi Igrngs Jatlcao, wlh wgs iurkhus gt tla igkcura hi tla spaabl lalgd sh bgraiuccy cagrot jy lagrt. La jhwad stkcc daapar tlgojaihra, god sgbrkikbkom wktl axtrghrdkogry saci-daokgc tlaraegkodar hi lks hrgtkho, aspabkgccy gs la parbakvad tlgt goyiurtlar pgrcaykom whucd oht ja parekttad, la lgd rashrt th ehradrgstkb axpadkaots.

"



,jaao wkcckom igktliuccy th iucikc yhur wkslas8 ]a pgy trkjuta, wamkva mkits, god ohw gcsh hur whrtly Vrkoba lgtl oht saot us thyhu aepty-lgodad, lgvkom bheegodad Egstar Ekblgac Tacankoht th oamcabt th prhvkda us wktl suktgjca mkits, wlh lgs,ehrahvar, saot th yhur Axbaccaobkas tlrhuml ea twh luodradpursas hi ehoay, :6 gs g thnao hi lks raspabt god lhegma,jasaablkom yhur Axbaccaobkas th gbbapt tlks ckttca mkit irhe us yhur luejca sarvgots."



:6 Aqukvgcaot th 766,666 tlgcars.

]ktl tlasa whrds tla hrgthr jabnhoad th hoa hi tla daputgtkgt wlhsa sueehos, ihur phrtars gppagrad bgrrykom jatwaa

tlae, suspaodad ho twh phcas, g cgrma krho blast, wlkbl Jatlcao hpaoad, dksblgrmkom kts bhotaots gt tla iaat hi tlaYkzkar.

Tla `komckom tlgcars iacc ko lagps grhuod tla Dkvço, godhi tla rhcckom bhkos ikccad tla rhhe. Tla iagturas hi tla M

Ykzkar suddaocy blgomad. Egurhbhrdgth stappad jgbn. cgst whrds lgd oaadad oh kotarpratar> tla Ykzkar bhucd jgbn irhe lks igba g lkdahus sekca, tla mrko hi tla davkc hbhvathusoass. Lks ayas mraw cgrma god rhuod, la oh chbcaoblad lks taatl thmatlar, la wgs rgtlar ckna g wkcd jag

th phuoba upho lks pray.Igrngs Jatlcao luejcy wktldraw gehom lks bhccagmuas> tlYkzkar bhucd oht raskst tla taeptgtkho, la dasbaodad irheDkvço, rujjkom lks lgods, tgppkom tla slhucdars hi tla cgsspagnar, sekckom gt gcc tla daputkas, god avao mhkom saxtaod lks lgod th hoa hr twh hi tlae, wlkbl tlhsa ihrtuogtajakoms lgstaoad th nkss, god sphna sheatlkom th tlae ko Tth wlkbl tlay iact jhuod th rapcy wktl prhihuod hjaksgoba

Durkom tlks sbaoa Egurhbhrdgth lgd qukttad tla Dkvço, daiguct hi go kotarpratar tla aovhys wara uogjca th uodartla whrds hi tla Ykzkar, god bhucd hocy jhw rapagtadcy,



Nkuprkca, wlh lgd cagrot Luomgrkgo wlkca la wgs Vgslgrhsa god rhgrad gt tlae ko g vhkba wlkbl egda tla vary bslgna0

"Tla Ykzkar jkds yhu mh th lacc, ya dhms hi Mkghurs, gowgot yhu gmgko wa wkcc saod ihr yhu!" ]laraupho la mgvkbkhus nkbn gt g tlgcar wlkbl lgd rhccad th lks iaat, wlkdaputkas, gitar kooueargjca sgcutgtkhos, cait tla Dkvço.

Ho tla dapgrtura hi tla Vrkoba's aovhys, tla Mrgod Ykzkakeeadkgtacy saot ihr Jëcdk god lks bhergdas. ]lao tla raiumaotarad tla Dkvço, oht hoa hi tlae yat noaw tlgt tla aovhystla Vrkoba lgd jaao tlara god jrhumlt tla ehoay wlkbl tlaysgw pkcad up jaihra tlae, tlhuml tlay bhucd oht ihr tla ckiatlae uodarstgod wlgt tla Mrgod Ykzkar god tlaesacvas lgddh wktl gcc tlgt ehoay> god kogseubl gs Egurhbhrdgth lgdapgrtad, god tla bgvgssas saot gitar lke bhucd oht ikod lgoywlara, tla Luomgrkgos, ko tla gjsaoba hi go kotarprattlara ihr shea tkea ko tla utehst dhujt, strkvkom th axpcgko

jast tlay bhucd tla skmokikbgtkho hi tla pabuckgr skmos wMrgod Ykzkar napt egnkom th tlae irhe tkea th tkea, phkoohw gt tla lagps hi ehoay god ohw gt tlae, god axphuodkosgykoms wktl gcc tao ikomars. Avary tkea la mcgobad gt la bhucd oht rastrgko lks dksmustkom, lyéog-ckna sekca.

"Dho't yhu saa," wlksparad Bsgny th Jëcdk, "tla Mrgod Y



o ao s g g ehoay hr us

Jëcdk bhucd oht lacp sekckom gt tlks grtcass hpkokho.

Gt cgst, gs tla kotarpratar dkd oht bhea, Nkuprkca wgs

bhostrgkoad, vary eubl gmgkost tla mrgko, th grksa god ktla wkslas hi tla Mrgod Ykzkar gs jast la bhucd.

"]hrtly skrs, tlks ks wlgt tla Mrgod Ykzkar sgys th yhu. TlVrkoba's daputkas lgva jaao lara. Tlay humlt th lgva tlakrjrhnao—tlgt's wlgt K sgy. Tlay jrhumlt wktl tlae tlks sue hi

ehoay, god tlay sgkd gcc shrts hi tlkoms wlkbl gra oht trutla ehoay wlkbl tlay jrhumlt ks trua aohuml. Lgvkom ramgwlkbl tla Mrgod Ykzkar sgys th yhu tlgt la rabhmoksas tlhi yhur bgusa god gpprhvas hi kt, jut tla eara rabhmoktkh`ustkba wkcc egna oh dkiiaraoba th kt, ihr kt wkcc raegko

wgs jaihra. Jut ki yhu whucd egna yhur rkmltahus bgusaprhmrass god subbaad, prheksa lke savaoty ehra pursas ttlhsa hi tla Vrkoba's aovhys, god tlao wa wkcc bchsa wktl]a wkcc tlao ickomtlae koth tla Jhsplhrus sawo up ko sgbnsyhu wa wkcc jrkom jgbn koth yhur hwo cgod god egna ychrds hi kt."

G jkttar sekca brhssad tla ckps hi Vguc Jëcdk, la skmladshrrhwiuccy, god chhnad jgbn upho lks bhergdas.

"[hu nohw rkmlt wacc, skr," sgkd la th Nkuprkca, "tlgt waehoay, ohr dh K nohw irhe wlaoba th mat gs eubl gs yhuraqukra, god ey bhccagmuas gra gs phhr gs K ge. ]a oav



tla prhparty hi tla Rtgta gs g eagos hi bhccabtkom tragsuhursacvas, god wlgt ckttca raegkoad th us irhe hur gobastgcragdy jaao dkvkdad gehom tla sarvgots hi tla Vrkoba. ]oh ehoay wlarawktl th juy us `ustkba, god ki tlara ja oh ht

ehda hi sgvkom hur bhuotry, tlao ko Mhd's ogea dksekss wa wkcc tlrhw hursacvas gt tla iaat hi shea ihrakmo Vrkosuppckbgta tkcc wa ikod hoa wlh eust ckstao th us. Mhd jyhu> ehoay wa lgva ohoa."

"Tlao K lgva!" brkad g vhkba bchsa jaskda Jëcdk> god, ctlgt dkrabtkho, tlay sgw Nubsun Vgslg gpprhgbl Vguc Jëwgrecy prass tla rkmlt lgod hi tla dhwobgst Luomgrkgomaotcaego. "Ki yhu wgot twh luodrad god savaoty pursasmkva kt> ki yhu wgot gs eubl gmgko K wkcc mkva kt> gwgot yhu slgcc lgva> jgrmgko wktl tlae, ikx yhur prkba>

K wkcc pgy kostagd hi yhu."Iarkz Jam ruslad thwgrds lks igtlar, god, iucc hi aehtkho, ligba ko lks jhshe. Jëcdk eg`astkbgccy bcgspad tla lgod hi larh, god wgs sbgrba gjca th ikod whrds th axprass lks mgt tlks hiiar.

"K tlgon yhu, g tlhusgod tkeas K tlgon yhu, jut K bgoohtkt> tlgt whucd ja g dajt K slhucd oavar ja gjca th rapgy, odasbaodgots gitar ea. Jcassad gra yhu ihr yhur mhhd wkcyhu bgooht lacp ea tlgt wgy."

Nkuprkca kotarvaoad kepgtkaotcy.



"Ja saoskjca, Vguc Jëcdk, god drgw oht upho tlaa ey gomwakml wacc tly whrds, god lagrnao th mhhd bhuosac. Thsh eubl ehoay irhe tlaa gs g prkvgta ego ko axkca whucd jmragt ihccy, jut gssuea tlgt tlhu grt g Vrkoba, god tlgt tlks

gehuot, wlkbl kt whucd ja kephsskjca th drgm hut hi hoa bhucd agskcy ja dkstrkjutad hvar g wlhca nkomdhe god oDh oh ehra tlao tlgo prheksa us tla gehuot> kt ks oht oabatlgt tlhu slhucdst pgy us jaihra wa lgva egda tlaa Vrkoba.

Jëcdk sluddarad, god sgkd th Nkuprkca wktl g qugvarkom

"K dh oht uodarstgod yhu, skr, hr acsa K lgva oht lagrd pwlgt yhu sgkd."

"Tlao uodarstgod ea hoba ihr gcc. Ki kt ja trua wlgt tlhu s—th wkt, tlgt tla prasaot Vrkoba hi Trgosycvgokg rucas gtlao, daphsa lke irhe lks Vrkobkpgckty> god ki kt gcsh ja tlhu sgyast—th wkt, tlgt tlhu dhst chva tly bhuotry sh eubsaast wlgt humlt th ja dhoa—wly tlao, daiaod kt tlysaci. Ksaod g eassgma th tla irhotkar Vgslgs, god tlay wkcc keeadabcgra wgr upho tlks stgta, sakza Egstar Ekblgac Gpgiklks bhuosacchrs, bcgp tlae koth tla ihrtrass hi @adknucg, tlaa god tly bhergdas ko tlakr pcgbas. Tlhu grt hocy th prhtla Mrgod Ykzkar twh luodrad god savaoty pursas, god laaomgma th egna tlaa Vrkoba gs shho gs phsskjca, god tlwkct ja gjca th pgy kt> wlkbl, ki tlhu dhst raiusa, hi g trut

tlaa, tlgt K wkcc bcgp tlaa koth @adknucg ko tla pcgba h"



.Tla lagrt hi Vguc Jëcdk jagt vkhcaotcy tlrhumlhut tlks spaaehtkho wgs vkskjca ko lks igba, god ehra tlgo hoba la whlgva kotarruptad Nkuprkca ki tla Luomgrkgo maotcaeao l

rastrgkoad lke. ]lao, lhwavar, Nkuprkca lgd ikokslad lks spVguc Jëcdk thhn g stap ihrwgrd, god prhudcy rgkskom lktlgt la saaead th ja tgccar tlgo usugc, la rapckad ko g ikre,vhkba0

"K tlgon yhu, mrgbkhus skr, ihr yhur hiiar, jut K bgooht G sgbrad hgtl jkods ea th tla prasaot Vrkoba hi Trgosycvggod ki la lgs ihrmhttao tla hgtl wlkbl la swhra th tla ogtkhooh goswar th sgy tlgt wa slhucd gcsh vkhcgta hurs, ogy, rslhucd wa raekod lke hi lks. K lgva rgksad ey lagd th gsn ùstkba, oht th pkca hoa ko ustkba upho gohtlar. Trgosyc

oht g oaw Vrkoba, jut kts hcd ckjartkas> god ki K lgd hoegna wgr upho tla Vrkoba, tla bhuotry whucd rksa gt g skea, tla wlhca hi tla Rzancars whucd drgw tlakr swhrds ihrjut kt wgs K wlh egda tlae slagtl tlakr swhrds gmgko. K dbhea th tla Vhrta ihr vaomagoba, jut ihr ùdmeaot> oht ey

igta, jut tla igta hi ey bhuotry K sujekt th yhur Axbaccaobdh oht wgot tla hiikba hi Vrkoba. K dh oht wgot th drkvausurpar hocy th jrkom ko g luodrad ehra. K wkcc oht sat gTrgosycvgokg ko g jcgza ihr tla sgna hi rhgstkom Egstar Tacank, ohr ihr tla sgna hi iraakom g dhzao pahpca irhe gslgeaiuc duomaho wkcc K lgva tao tlhusgod drgmmad koEgy K suiiar koùstkba rgtlar tlgo gcc Trgosycvgokg. Gbb



slhucd K ja, god gcc ey phstarkty wktl ea, ki K wara th sahpprassad ogtkho ihr g iaw paoba god jrkom grekas gmgogtkva cgod. Gs th yhur tlragts—K ge prapgrad ihr goytlprksho, ihr dagtl. K bgea th yhu ihr ustkba, scgy ea ki yh

Nkuprkca, dksmustad, icuom lkesaci jgbn ho lks dkvgo> lbhuot upho subl hpphsktkho, la wgs oht prapgrad ihr substraomtl hi ekod. Tla htlar maotcaeao wlh, irhe tkea th tkealgd icad th tla Vhrta irhe Trgosycvgokg lgd jaao whot th jgod prgy ihr tla vary igvhur wlkbl tlks ego sh ohjcy ra`abt

Tla Mrgod Ykzkar, parbakvkom irhe tla igbas hi tlhsa prakeprasskho egda ho tlae jy Jëcdk's spaabl, turoad ohw th trkmlt god ohw th tla cait ihr go axpcgogtkho, god dksegy spragd hvar lks pgcckd igba gs la jamgo th uodarstgod. Jbhccagmuas, pgca god uttarcy bruslad, gwgktad tla rasucgcgrekom rapcy> wlkca Cgdkscgus Bsgny, uogjca th rastdksegy, ruslad up th Jëcdk, icuom lkesaci ho lks oabn ko lkdaspgkr, god kepchrad lke jy lagvao god agrtl th gbbapt thiiar hi tla Mrgod Ykzkar.

Ki tla hiiar lgd jaao egda th lke la whucd ehst bartgkocy lggbbaptad kt.

"Oavar, oavar," rapckad Jëcdk, gs bhcd gs egrjca.

Tla htlar maotcaeao noact dhwo jaihra lke, god wktl bcgsp

lgods jashumlt lke oht th egna lkesaci, lks blkcdrao, godtlaesacvas ihr avar eksargjca.



"Grksa, K ge oht Mhd!" sgkd Jëcdk, turokom irhe lks tagrbhccagmuas.

Tla Mrgod Ykzkar, ho uodarstgodkom wlgt kt wgs gcc giurkhuscy irhe lks pcgba, god tagrkom hii lks turjgo, lurcaduobhotrhccgjca rgma th tla mrhuod, axbcgkekom wktl ihgehutl0 "Lktlar, bgvgssas!"

"Vut tlgt gbbursad dhm ko blgkos!" la sbraablad, phkotkojchhdslht ayas gt Jëcdk, wlh qukatcy parekttad tlae th chgwktl iattars wakmlkom lgci-g-luodradwakmlt agbl, wlkbl hi scgvas gcwgys lgd ko ragdkoass.

"]hucdst tlhu spagn, puppy hi g mkghur8" brkad tla Ykzkla wgs gcragdy blgkoad.

"]lgt K lgva sgkd K stgod th," shcaeocy rapckad tla pgtrklks blgkoad lgod th Lagvao. "Mhd ks ey raiuma."

"Th tla duomaho wktl lke!" yaccad Ngrg Eustgig, jabnhoktla drgjgots th drgm Jëcdk gwgy.

@ust gs g lgrd sthoa aekts spgrns wlao kt ks strubn, sh Jturoad suddaocy upho tla Ykzkar god sgkd, slgnkom lks b"Tlkoa lhur wkcc gcsh strkna!"

Tlao la suiiarad tlae th cagd lke gwgy th prksho.



Keeadkgtacy gitarwgrds, tla Mrgod Ykzkar saot ihr tla aotla Vrkoba, god bheeaodkom tlae god tlhsa wlh saot tlae,mgva agbl hi tlae g oaw bgitgo, god wktl tla ehst mrgbkhgssurgobas saot tlae jgbn th tlakr ogtkva cgod, wlaraoavartlacass Egstar Igrngs Jatlcao lgd oavar jaao gbbhuovary mragt hrgthr.

Ko tla mgtas hi tla Rargmckh tla dksekssad aovhys aobhuEgstar Cgdkscgus Bsgny. Tla whrtly maotcaego gt hobaparbakvad irhe tlakr saci-sgtksikad sekcas god tla oaw bgtlay wara wagrkom tlgt tlay lgd jaao saot gwgy wktl gigvhurgjca rapcy> wlaraupho, ohtwktlstgodkom tlgt la lgdgcragdy gmraad wktl Vguc Jëcdk th raodar lhegma th tlagod Marego Ekokstars, la dkd oht bhoskdar kt suparicuhulks bhurt th Egstar Igrngs Jatlcao gcsh, god hiiar th surralkesaci jhdy god shuc ki tla Vrkoba whucd gmraa th pgrdgod rasthra lks astgtas.

Igrngs Jatlcao gbbaptad tla prhphsgc god oht hocy prhekBsgny go geoasty, jut lkml hiikba th jhht ki la whucd sap

irhe Jëcdk> ogy, la rawgrdad ho tla spht tlgt maotcaego wlgd tlus vary wksacy igstaoad tla tlragds hi lks igta th ihursavargc pcgbas gt tla sgea tkea, sh tlgt ki hoa hi tlae jrhnabhucd stkcc lhcd ho th tla htlar tlraa.

"Jëcdk lgs rukoad lks giigkrs uttarc " sgkd Nubsun Vgslg



sho, gs tlay ratkrad irhe tla Dkvço> "K mkva up avary kdsgvkom lke."

"K dho't," skmlad Iarkz. "K'cc aktlar sgva hr parksl wktl l

"Cat us mh th Egurhbhrdgth, la egy parlgps gdvksa us."Gitar go lhur's kotarvkaw wktl Egurhbhrdgth, Iarkz Jam, ikity gread Gcjgokgo lhrsaeao, thhn tla rhgd thwgrdsMrhsswgrdako.

BLGVTAZ \\KKK.TLA TQZNKRL DAGTL.

Ko tla mgta hi tla Vgslg hi Mrhsswgrdako, gekdst tla mgtlrhom hi gread ratgkoars tlara, bhucd ja saao g pgca wkzEhscae kdcy sprgwckom ho tla tlraslhcd, gppgraotcy ramavarytlkom, jut sheatkeas chhnkom up, bgt-ckna, wktl lgc

dragey ayas, god gt subl tkeas la whucd sekca brgitkcy th



Ruddaocy g lgodshea, blkvgcrhus yhutl mgcchpad hut hi jaihra wlhe tla shcdkars jhwad dhwo th tla agrtl> tlks wgVgslg's igvhurkta lhrsaego, Iarkz Jam, wlh lgd `ust grrkvirhe Rtgejuc.

Tla Jam, gs ki la lgd hocy jy gbbkdaot bgumlt skmlt hi tlasprgwckom Ehscae, turoad thwgrds lke, tgppad lke ho tlaslhucdar wktl lks cgoba, god wlkca tla cgttar, iakmokom kgod gsthoksleaot, mgzad up gt lke, la draw oagrar th lke gsgkd0

"]lgt Pócikngr! dhst tlhu oht rabhmoksa ea8"

Tla parsho sh gddrassad jhwad lkesaci th tla agrtl.

"Gccgl ks mrgbkhus! Jy tla shuc hi tla Vrhplat, ks kt tlhu,

skr8" god wktl tlgt la mht up god jamgo wgcnkom jy tla slhrsa hi tla Jam, wlh jabnhoad lke th ihcchw.

"K lgva chst g mhhd dagc hi ehoay god g mhhd egoy lhrtla dkba-jhx gt Rtgejuc, Pócikngr," sgkd Iarkz Jam, "sh Kbhea koth tlasa pgrts th ralgjkcktgta ey pursa g ckttca. ]lar

tlhu mh g-rhjjkom ohw, Pócikngr8""Cg kccgl, kc Gccgl! Mhd ks mrgbkhus god Ehlgeead ks LVrhplat," sgkd Pócikngr, rhcckom lks ayas lagvaowgrds.

"G truba th tlks pkaty, Pócikngr> ya raoamgdas, wktl uoa

slgeacassoass, gra gcwgys mchrkiykom tla Vrhplat, jhro T'



. ,tlhu mh g-pcuodarkom ohw hi okmlts8"

"K tlgon tlaa, mrgbkhus skr," goswarad Pócikngr, egnkompkbtura hi lks igba, "ey wkia ks qukta wacc, god tlara ks o

gekss wktl ea aktlar.""Pócikngr, K vgcua ko tlaa tlgt pabuckgrkty hi tlkoa wlkbltlaa th jabhea dagi wlaoavar tlhu daskrast kt, jut K phssavary mhhd raeady ihr tlgt avkc, god ki tlhu wkct K wkcc bkt."

Pócikngr dhdmad tla cgoba wlkbl wgs turoad ko lks dkrabsgkd wktl g Vlgrksgkbgc gkr0

"]lgt dhas yhur lhohur dakmo th koqukra hi ea8"

"Dkdst tlhu lagr wlgt K sgkd th tlaa `ust ohw8""Dhst tlhu eago0 wlara K waot rhjjkom8 K swagr jy tla jtla Vrhplat tlgt K mh ohwlktlar ihr subl g purphsa."

"K nohw vary wacc, tlhu bgt, tlgt tlhu mhast ohwlktlar wl

tlara ks trhujca, jut tlhu dhst iarrat hut wlara g igt jhhty cklkddao, god tlhu cagdast hur Rpglks ho tla trgbn hi kt, wltlay mkva tlaa gcsh g phrtkho hi kt> sh goswar ea gt hobtlhu grt whot th vkskt gt okmlt, gs htlarwksa K slgcc hpaotly lagd."

"Jut, skr, jatrgy ea oht> ihr tla Rpglks whucd tka ea th g l



.oht gcchw rhjjary, jut ki kt lgppaos la chhns tlrhuml lks ik

"Rh igr irhe jatrgykom tlaa K whucd mh wktl tlaa, K hochoa ehda hi mattkom lhcd hi jhhty. ]lkca tla htlars sthre g

vkccgma, K stgod g ckttca dkstgoba hii gt tla igrtlar aod hwlhavar lgs goytlkom th sgva gcwgys egnas ihr tla igrtlarhi tla vkccgma, god sh igccs koth ey lgods."

Tla raoamgda jamgo th iaac ko lks acaeaot.

"Ey mhhd skr, gt okmlt tla Rpglks wkcc mh th Ëcasd. Tlarkbl ]gccgblkgos gwgy irhe tla lkml rhgd. Tlay lgva oavarjcgbnegkc cavkad ho tlae god tlara's chts hi mhcd god skcki wa mat g mhhd lguc, dh oht jatrgy ea."

"Jut egy wa oht igcc ko wktl tla shcdkars hi Cgdkscgus Rz

"Ogy, skr," sgkd Pócikngr, wkonkom lks ayas, "tlay gra iglara. Dh oht jatrgy tly igktliuc sarvgot."

Iarkz Jam put spurs th lks lhrsa god mgcchpad hii. Pócikndhwo ko tla mgta gmgko, vary scaapkcy jckonkom lks aysekckom eystarkhuscy.Thwgrds avaokom ihur-god-twaoty Rpglks brapt hut hi tihrtrass god egda hii ko tla dkrabtkho hi Ëcasd. Iarkz Jamaya upho tlae, god wlao tlay lgd dksgppagrad ko tla whhgrhusad lks Gcjgokgo lhrsaeao god qukatcy waot gitar tla



wgs pgs e om w ao ar z am go s bhepgoy ragb atla lkccskda bhvarkom Ëcasd. Tla Rpglks lgd gcragdy pcupcgba gs wgs avkdaot irhe tla dkstgot uprhgr, tla chud slrtla pagckom hi jaccs, god g bhupca hi icgekom lgystgbns egurgdars lgd sat ho ikra th gsskst tlakr hpargtkhos.

Iarkz Jam phstad lks Gcjgokgo lhrsaeao gt tla ehutl hi gogrrhw pgss, dkvkdad tlae koth ihur jgods god hrdarad tlth raegko gs qukat gs phsskjca god wgkt pgtkaotcy tkcc tlraturoad.

Gitar shea lhurs hi pcuodarkom tla dkstgot tueuct dkad gwkostagd hi kt bhucd ja lagrd gpprhgblkom g shuod hi chuwrgomckom. Vrasaotcy, ko tla daap vgccay jachw, tla Rpjabgea vkskjca, stgmmarkom uodar tla sthcao mhhds, dktwhs god tlraas god qugrracckom thmatlar hvar tlakr jhht

Iarkz Jam cat tlae bhea koth tla ogrrhw pgss god wlao tlaywara qukta uosuspkbkhuscy gt tla lakmlt hi tlakr dksputa,suddaocy jcaw lks lhro god tlao suddaocy iacc upho tlae irskdas wktl lks Gcjgokgo lhrsaeao, surrhuodad god gttgbnegrgudars, god jaihra tlay lgd lgd tkea th usa tlakr wagphjamgo th but tlae dhwo. Tla tussca wgs g slhrt hoa. Oht htla Gcjgokgos iacc, oht hoa hi tla Rpglks asbgpad.

Iarkz drkad lks swhrd god cagvkom tla dagd Rpglks ho tmgcchpad jgbn wktl lks jgod th Mrhsswgrdako.

Ko tla Vgslg's mgta la gmgko aobhuotarad Pócikngr god



lks ikst gt lke, dksehuotad irhe lks lhrsa.

"Tlhu dhm! tlhu lgst jatrgyad us th Cgdkscgus Rzënacy> Rpglks lgva gcc jaao but dhwo."

Pócikngr turoad yacchw wktl iagr. Kt ks trua tlgt la usugccsheatlkom ckna tlks0 wlao tla Rpglks whucd hocy prheksasegcc phrtkho hi tla jhhty, la whucd ihr g iaw dubgts axtrgtla Luomgrkgo maoargcs nohw hi tlakr bhekom, wlao hoahi tlae whucd jkta tla dust god tla rast raturo wktlhut tla jh

Cgst okmlt gcsh la lgd thcd tla bgptgko hi Ncgusaojarm hpgrtkbucgr gdvaotura, jut tla bheegodgot lgd jaao uogjca egna goy usa hi kt, ihr kt lgd jaao tla Vrkoba's jkrtldgy, golgd jaao hjckmad th tragt tla shcdkars.

Pócikngr iact g cuep ko lks tlrhgt wlao la lagrd tlgt gcc twaihur hi tla Rpglks lgd parkslad, god la keeadkgtacy qukttaihrtrass god egda lks wgy th Ncgusaojarm tlrhuml tla whlgrd gs la bhucd pact.

Iarkz Jam, lhwavar, ko mragt wrgtl, pgkd g vkskt upho tl

"[hur Axbaccaoby," sgkd la, gssuekom g vary savara bhuo"tlks ks tla shrt hi gcckas wa lgva. Cgst okmlt K waot ho axburskho, tgnkom ihur-god-twaoty Rpglks wktl ea, ko hpurblgsa lhrsas ihr eysaci ko tla oakmljhurlhhd. ]a dagctlhohurgjcy wktl tla dagcars. K aotrustad tla lhrsas th tla R

god eysaci mgcchpad ho ko irhot. Ko g ogrrhw pgss tla s



tlae god but tlae hii th g ego. ]lao K bgea th tlakr gsskstgotlara tlay wara gcc cykom scgko god tla scgyars lgd trhttaey hwo mhhd staads. Ehst mrgbkhus skr, tlgt ks tragblaryhwo gcckas dh us g eksblkai. K wkcc oht put up wktl kt, j

dhst oht mkva ea bhepcata sgtksigbtkho, K wkcc mh eysaNcgusaojarm god put avary hoa hi tlae th tla swhrd, irheEgstar Ekblgac Gpgik dhwo th Egstar Cgdkscgus Rzëna

G`gs Vgslg, wlhsa spabkgc igvhurkta Iarkz Jam wgs, cguchudcy gt tlks daehostrgtkho, pgttad tla yhutl's blaan, godg bhoshcgthry vhkba0"Ogy, ey dagr sho, dh oht sh, ohr wgsta tla ikra hi tlyaotluskgse upho tlasa koikdacs. K lgva g slhrt eatlhd hi dhtlasa tlkoms—cagva kt th ea."

God tlaraupho la saot ihr go gmg, god mgva lke g bheegotla ihcchwkom tares0

"Rkt ho tly lhrsa god mh qukbncy th Ncgusaojarm. Tlarabheegodgot, Cgdkscgus Rzënacy, god spagn th lke tlus0 G

Vgslg wkslas tlaa mhhd-dgy, tlhu uojackavkom mkghur, tlaa tlks eassgma0 Kogseubl gs tly dhm-lagdad sarvgots dtla okmlt cgst pgst lgva tragblarhuscy igccao upho tla eao Jam god but dhwo ihur-god-twaoty hi tlae, ohw tlaraihra raqukra hi tlaa th sagrbl ihr god saod ea kostgotcy tlasaeurdarars, htlarwksa tla wlhca wakmlt hi ey wrgtl slgccdasbaod upho tlkoa hwo lagd. Ehrahvar, ko tla pcgba hi t



lhrsas sthcao irhe lke, saa tlgt tlhu saod th ea wktlhut dacg`ust gs egoy mhhd blgrmars hi ]gccgblkg, god jawgra cabhea ihr tlae eysaci, ihr tlao tlhu wkct lgva oh bgusa th tlgea."

]lao tla gmg lgd cagrot tla eassgma jy lagrt la wktldraw, gG`gs Vgslg turoad th Iarkz Jam bhepcgbaotcy0

"Trhujca oht tlysaci iurtlar," sgkd la, "ko g bhupca hi dgyseurdarars wkcc ja lara."

"K wgot tla Vrkoba th kotarbada ihr tlae lkesaci," sgkd Iar"God dhst tlhu oht jackava tlao tlgt tla ckttca ikomar hi tlaRujckea Vhrta ks gjca th mkva tlaa tla ckvas hi g iaw mklkrackoms, wlao kt saods ihrtl tlhusgods th parksl ho tla jg

ikacd8""God K wkcc vaotura th jat g luodrad dubgts tlgt Egstar Cgdkscgus Rzënacy wkcc rapcy tlgt lks shcdkars wara ohihrtrass gt gcc cgst okmlt."

"K ge shrry ihr tly luodrad dubgts, ey dagr sho, jut K wkctly jat gcc tla sgea> god, ki K chsa, K wkcc but `ust gs eghut hi tla snko hi Egstar Cgdkscgus Rzënacy."

Tla tarrkikad Pócikngr wgs gcehst gt lks cgst mgsp jy tla tragblad tla bhurtygrd hi Egstar Cgdkscgus Rzënacy, wlar



mragtcy axlgustad, la hjtgkoad go gudkaoba hi tla bheegowlh wgs raspcaodaot ko g mragt egotca trkeead wktl mgcgdhroad wktl rujkas god aeargcds. Tlks chva hi dkspcgy wmhhd hcd maotcaego's wagn phkot. La lgd tla ehst jagutk

bhccabtkho hi prabkhus sthoas ko gcc Trgosycvgokg> tlath lks lagrt wgs th prasaot lke wktl g rgra god jagutkiuc `a

La wgs aomgmad ko iurjkslkom up g oabncgba hi blrysh`gbkotls wktl g lgra's ihht wlao tla raoamgda jragtlcasscytlrhuml tla dhhr uogjca th uttar g whrd ihr slaar wagrkoasCgdkscgus Rzënacy igobkad tlgt Pócikngr lgd bhea ihr tlahi lks tragblary, god vary jcuotcy lgstaoad th gotkbkpgta l

"K wgs uogjca th egna goy usa hi yhur koihregtkho, Pócikwgs tla Vrkoba's ogea-dgy, god tla shcdkars wara oht gt th cagva tla thwo."

"Lhw bgo yhur lhohur sgy sh," stuttarad Pócikngr> "yhu god-twaoty Rpglks but dhwo gt Ëcasd. ]lgt ihhc thcd yhulhohur th nkcc tlae8 [hu slhucd earacy lgva daprkvad tlae htlakr jhhty."

Cgdkscgus Rzënacy cat igcc lks oabncgba ko lks irkmlt gtla raoamgda wktl jkm rhuod ayas.

"Dho't ja g ihhc, Pócikngr, ey sho! Oht g shuc wgs hutskdihrtrass th-dgy hr yastardgy."

"[hur lhohur lgs jaao wacc tgumlt wlgt th sgy," sgkd tla



raoamgda, wktl tla koshcaoba hi iury> "yhu put ho gs kooigba hvar tla juskoass gs g oaw-jhro cgej."

"K swagr th yhu K dho't uodarstgod g whrd hi yhur oho

"Hi bhursa, hi bhursa! Bgpktgc! Axbaccaot! Jut yhur lhohwhucd dh wacc th naap tlasa igcsalhhds ihr tla eassaomaG`gs Vgslg, wlh wkcc ja wktl yhur lhohur keeadkgtacy> tihhc tlae ki yhu ckna, jut dho't ihhc ea."

Cgdkscgus Rzënacy, wacc gwgra tlgt avary whrd la sgkdsgbrad trutl, igobkad tlgt Pócikngr's gssartkho wgs hocy g`hna wlkbl la wgotad th pcgy upho lke, sh la bgst go gomho tla raoamgda.

"Ja hii, ey sho Pócikngr, god bagsa `hnkom> hr K'cc jagt

tla lagd wktl tlks lgra's ihht tkcc K nohbn gcc tla ehhoslkoyhu."

"[hur lhohur lgd jast naap yhur lgra's ihht th yhursaci, ihr drgw ey Turnksl dgmmar K'cc egna yhu bgrry yhur hwo

"Ja hii, ja hii, ey sho!" brkad Rzënacy, chhnkom grhuod ihstkbn, god parbakvkom g bgoa ko tla bhroar wktl g cgrmla sakzad kt. "God ohw gra yhu mhkom, hr K slgcc bhea gddad.

Pócikngr lgd `ust bgumlt skmlt, eagowlkca, tlrhuml tla wk

tla gmg saot jy G`gs Vgslg, god iagrkom th aobhuotar lke



,Egstar Cgdkscgus Rzënacy th lks hwo tlragts hi vkhcaobihcchwad bchsa upho tla laacs hi tla iumktkva, god rgo gctla vary gres hi tla gmg> wlaraupho, tla gmg, gcsh icykomrgma, jacgjhurad tla bheegodgot wktl lks iksts, ravkcad lkigtlar, lks ehtlar, god lks raehtast gobastry, god hocy gitar jamgo th dackvar tla eassgma hi G`gs Vgslg, wlkbl la aogod aejacckslad wktl tla blhkbast ichwars hi go gomry egorlathrkb.

Gt tlasa whrds Cgdkscgus Rzënacy blgomad bhchur gs hmaoukoa hpgc, hr gs g irgbturad phcyphrus iuomus. Kt wlke tlgt sheahoa hr htlar lgd `ust scgko g ouejar hi egrgudkRpglks, jut la noaw vary wacc tlgt oaktlar la ohr lks eao lgparihread tlks larhkb daad, ihr tlgt pgrtkbucgr avaokom tlgcc jaao sgia god shuod gt tao h'bchbn, god yat la wgs ath pgy tla pkpar!"Mrgbkhus skr, uobhoquargjca gmg," la sgkd gt cgst, "ey wlhca hi tlgt avaokom wara ho duty jaoagtl tla wkodhws Vrkoba, god tla sgea avaokom K eysaci bchsad tla bkty m

tlgt oh ckvkom tlkom axbapt g jkrd bhucd mat hut. Tlarayhu gsn oht hi ea tla scgyars hi tla Rpglks, ihr oavar ko eylgva K nkccad hoa hi tlae."

Tla gmg mogslad lks taatl, god stgrad wkcdcy gjhut, gs kihr jkm whrds whrtly hi tla hbbgskho.

"Dgrast tlhu sg subl tlko s th ea tlhu wkoa-drkonko koi



la brkad gt cgst. "K nohw vary wacc tlgt tlhu, skomca-lgooht but dhwo ihur-god-twaoty Rpglks> rgtlar dh K jackawara twh tlhusgod hi yhu tlgt iacc upho tlae, jut tlasa tlhueust mkva up th ea, avary ego- gbn hi tlae."

Cgrma drhps hi parspkrgtkho jamgo th hhza hut upho tlahi tla bheegodgot, god ko lks aejgrrgsseaot kt hbburrad thtlgt daads wara jattar tlgo whrds, sh la sakzad tla blgkobhvarad wktl blryshprgsas god `gbkotls, wlkbl la lgd `ustphckslkom, god lgodad tlae ko g daprabgtkom egooar th nohwkom tlgt subl g ckoa hi daiaoba wgs ehst cknacy th hlagrkom.

Jut tla aovhy mgva tla blgko lgodad th lke subl g nkbn tlgprabkhus sthoas wara sbgttarad gcc hvar tla dagc jhgrds

trgepckom tlae jaoagtl lks iaat, la rhgrad wktl g jchhd-rad"K wgot tla eurdarars, oht yhur prabkhus sthoas."

Tla bheegodgot tlaraupho saakom tlgt tla gmg's aejgssy wragccy g sarkhus egttar, thhn lke dhwo th tla shcdkars, wl

drgwo up ko tla bhurtygrd, ko hrdar th gsn agbl hoa hi tlatla lagrkom hi tla aovhy0 "]lara wara yhu durkom tla okmlquastkho8" Ogturgccy avaryhoa hi tlae wgs gjca th prhvagckjk, oht hoa hi tlae bhucd ja suspabtad.

Tla gmg vary oagrcy lgd go hvarichw hi mgcc. La sgkd o

hocy rhccad lks ayas> god wlao tla cgst shcdkar lgd daok



, ,tlragtaokom tlae wktl lks ikst, mrhwcad tlrhuml lks mogslk

"]gkt, ya gcsh slgcc lgva yhur Rt. Daeatrkus' dgy!":7 god wktltlgt la mgcchpad jgbn th Mrhsswgrdako.

:7 k.a. yhu slgcc ja sthoad th dagtl.

Ho lks grrkvgc la ihuod Iarkz Jam wktl tla Vgslg, god gt thcd lks sthry, axgmmargtkom tla datgkcs th tla uttarehst.

"]lgt dkd K tacc tlaa8" sgkd Iarkz th tla Vgslg> "dkdo't Kwhucd saod jgbn tla eassgma tlgt tlay lgd oavar qukttad tthwo. K ge shrry ihr yhur lhohur's luodrad dubgts."

Gt tlasa whrds G`gs Vgslg nkbnad hvar lks blkjhun god sgubar hi slarjat, god ko g lhgrsa, sbgrba kotacckmkjca v

th tla gmg0"Ja hii tlks kostgot th Rtgejuc gs igst gs tlhu bgost. Tacc tlMrgod Ykzkar wlgt lgs lgppaoad, god sgy th lke tlgt ki laoht mkva ea tla gepcast sgtksigbtkho, K eysaci wkcc mh guojackavkom davhurars hi uoruekogtkom jagsts wlh lgva saod ea subl g eassgma, god wkcc dastrhy tlae, thmatlar wtlakr strhomlhcds> hr acsa K wkcc bgst ey swhrd th tla mtka g mkrdca rhuod ey chkos, god mh gwgy god `hko tlajrhtlarlhhd hi Ksnaodar! Rgy tlgt, god ihrmat kt oht!"



Rtgejuc, agbl hoa hi wlkbl, wktl stagdkcy rkskom wrgtl,daegodad tla axtrgdktkho hi tla gssgsskos hi tla Rpglks. TVrkoba egda koqukrkas god sagrblad ihr tlae avarywlara,ohjhdy bhucd ja ihuod th tgna upho lks slhucdars tlksuobheekttad daad hi larhkse.Tla eassgmas irhe tla Vhrta gssuead g ehra god ehra iurkhthoa avary dgy. Ko ktsaci tla dagtl hi ihur-god-twaoty Rpoh vary sarkhus stuejckom-jchbn, jut wlgt ehra tlgo goytlk

cgslad tla Turnksl maoargcs koth g iury wgs tla parskstaohi tla Vrkoba th gbnohwcadma tla hiiaoba. [at wktl tla jasko tla whrcd la wgs uogjca th dh goytlkom acsa, ihr oht g parsho ho wlhe suspkbkho ekmlt igcc bhucd la ikod tlrhumVrkobkpgckty.

Ko tlhsa dgys tla duomahos hi Ncgusaojurm wara wacc ikbhodaeoad rhjjars> ko tla pgst yagr gchoa oh iawar tlgo tkobaodkgrkas lgd jaao dksbhvarad wlh lgd rashcvad th ikTrgosycvgokg.

Hoa dgy tla ohjca Egrtko Vòn, tla prhvhst-egrslgc hi tla pgppagrad jaihra tla rhjjars, god gttrgbtad tla gttaotkho hi ehst avkc-dksphsad hi tlasa but-tlrhgts god kobaodkgrkasslhutkom gt tlae0

"[hu whrtlcass mgcchws-dhms, wlkbl hi yhu whucd ckna



iraa gt goy prkba8"

"K whucd! K whucd!" brkad g wlhca cht hi tlae.

"Jragd ks mhkom th ja dagr, sh wa bgooht wgsta kt ho tl

yhu, sh Egstar Cgdkscgus Rzënacy lgs datarekoad tlgt wlhi yhu whucd ckna th jabhea Turns gra th ja lgodad hvar mrgbkhus egstar, G`gs Vgslg, wlh wkcc egna shea hi yhu@gokssgrkas, god saod tla rast th tla ksca hi Rgehs> sh wwkcc ja g Turn, cat lke spagn."

Avaryhoa hi tlae wgotad th ja g Turn."Yary wacc, yhu rgsbgcs, `ust gttaod th ea! K eust tacc yhsgy wlao yhu stgod jaihra tla Vgslg, ihr ki yhu goswar ihhyhu wkcc ja jgstkogdhad. Ikrst hi gcc la wkcc gsn yhu0 'GEgstar Cgdkscgus Rzënacy's eao8' [hu wkcc goswar0 '[asgra!' Tlao la wkcc gsn yhu0 ']ara yhu gt Ëcasd ho g bartgGod yhu eust gdekt tlgt yhu wara. Ikogccy, la wkcc gsn yheat Iarkz Jam tlara8 [hu wkcc gdekt avarytlkom, god tlao lkostgotcy racagsa yhu irhe sarvktuda. Dh yhu uodarstgod

"[as, yas!" rhgrad tla kobaodkgrkas> god dgobkom ko tlatlay ihcchwad tla prhvhst-egrslgc upstgkrs, wlh turoad lksaxtrghrdkogry segcc lagd jgbn irhe tkea th tkea th sekca gtgt tla sgea tkea twkstkom tla aods hi lks phhr tlko ehustgbwktl go gkr hi brgity saci-sgtksigbtkho.



Hoa dgy twh cattars ragblad Mrhsswgrdako irhe Rtgejuchi tlasa cattars wgs irhe Nubsun Vgslg th lks sho, tla htlairhe tla Ructgo th G`gs Vgslg.

Tla cattar th Iarkz Jam wgs gs ihcchws0"Ey Rho,—Cat tly lagrt ra`hkba0 Nkuprkca god Egurhbhlgva oht jaao wgstkom tlakr tkea. Tla Mrgod Ykzkar ks vwktl tla Vrkoba god lks Bhurt. Tla dagtl hi tla ihur-god-twRpglks ks go giigkr hi avao mragtar kephrtgoba ko Rtgejuohw tlgo tla bgptura hi Bgodkg. K igoby wa slgcc vary shwlgt wa wgot."

Iarkz Jam uodarsthhd tla gccuskho, god waot gt hoba th tko tla jast hi luehurs.

"Ckstao th wlgt tla heokphtaot Ructgo wrktas," sgkd tla Vprhdubkom g pgrbleaot sagcad wktl mraao wgx, gdhroadwktl tla hiikbkgc skmogtura hi tla Ructgo, tla sh-bgccad Twlkbl wgs oht uockna g jkrd's-oast egda hi spkdars'-wajs

Iarkz Jam prassad tla pgrbleaot th lks ihralagd god lks ckpgod tla iurtlar la ragd koth kt tla ehra lks igba ikccad wktlsurprksa god `hy.

"Ygckgot G`gs Vgslg ey Igktliuc Rarvgot!—K wksl tlaa g`hy god lhohur. Kogseubl gs K cagro irhe tlaa tlgt tla igkt

sarvgots hi tla Vrkoba, ko tkea hi pagba god gekty, lgva sihur-god-twaot R glks god tlgt tlakr egstars oht hoc lgv



puokslad tlks eksdaad jut avao prasuead th dabakva ea wkcykom raphrts tlarahi, tlarajy ravagckom tlakr kcc-wkcc thohw tlaraihra K blgrma god gutlhrksa tlaa ko bgsa tla bhuhi tla Vrkoba dh oht surraodar tla eurdarars ko rasphosa t

uctkegtue, wlkbl avao ohw ks ho kts wgy th tlae, hr ko bgegna goy hj abtkho wlgtshavar, hr avao ki tlay skepcy pgtla egttar ko skcaoba> ko goy subl bgsa K blgrma god gukostgotcy th kovgda Trgosycvgokg wktl gcc tla grekas gt tdksphsgc, god jy tla oagrast rhuta. Nubsun Vgslg gcsh w

keeadkgtacy ja ragdy gt lgod wktl lks jgods gt Yùrùsthrhogod tla Tgrtgr Nkom lgtl gcsh hur bheegod th caod tlaagsskstgoba. Tlks dhoa, K wkcc aktlar drkva tla Vrkoba kotgna lke prkshoar, wlao K wkcc gt hoba strkna hii tla blgkEgstar Vguc Jëcdk—wlh, jabgusa hi lks stujjhrooass, ohwko krhos gt @adanucg—god wlatlar la wkcc hr oht, K wkkobhotkoaotcy ho tla tlrhoa hi tla Vrkoba, atb., atb.""Dhst tlhu jackava ohw tlgt wa slgcc mat tla eurdarars8" gG`gs Vgslg trkueplgotcy.

"Oavar!" sgkd Iarkz Jam, cgumlkom gchud god jaskda lk`hy."]lgt dhst tlhu sgy8" mrhwcad tla gsthokslad G`gs> "jutsupphsa wa mh ihr tlae hursacvas8"

"]acc!" sgkd Iarkz, parbakvkom tlgt la lgd oagrcy jatrgyad"ko tlgt bgsa—yas." Jut la sgkd th lkesaci "Oht tlao hr ava



Vguc Jëcdk wkcc ja racagsad, god Vguc Jëcdk wkcc jabhgod lks wkia wkcc ja Vrkobass Bhoshrt, god Grgong wkcVrkobass thh, god wa slgcc saa agbl htlar gmgko."

Gt tlgt eheaot go gmg aotarad tla rhhe god goohuobad wkchhn hi sgtksigbtkho0"Egstar Cgdkscgus Rzënacy lgs ohw saot tla eurdarars."

Iarkz Jam raacad jgbnwgrds. Tla whrd "kephsskjca" luomlks ckps, god la oagrcy cat kt asbgpa. Ktwgs kephsskjca.

"Cat tlae bhea ko!" sgkd G`gs Vgslg vkbkhuscy. La whucpraiarrad th bgrry hut tla Ructgo's bhodktkhogc bheegod,tla Vrkobkpgckty, god bhodubt tla bgepgkmo parshogccy

Iarkz Jam igobkad la wgs dragekom wlao la sgw tla ihrty sacabtad rgsbgcs wlh, cad jy Egrtko Vòn, draw up jaihraVgslg> tla rhmuas wara drassad up gs shcdkars jut tlkai, wgs wrkttao ho tla igba hi agbl hoa hi tlae.

Egstar Egrtko Vòn axlkjktad tlae th tla Vgslg god Iarkz Jgod vary wksacy sthhd gskda irhe tlae. Iarkz Jam bcgppalgods thmatlar ko gsthoksleaot. La noaw jattar tlgo goyhotlasa iacchws lgd oavar saao tla Rpglks, god la wgktad thwlgt tlay whucd sgy.

G`gs Vgslg sgt ho lks shig wktl g bhuotaogoba gs bhcd g

god gt g skmo irhe lke g ikca hi @gokssgrkas ihread jalko



,phsskjca jaihra tla Vgslg th mgko lks igvhur.

"[a gra Egstar Cgdkscgus Rzënacy's eao, al8" koqukrad tlhi tla igcsa larhas.

"]a gra—gt tly sarvkba, uobhoquargjca Vgslg," tlay rapckwktl hoa vhkba, ihcdkom tlakr lgods gbrhss tlakr jragsts gjhwkom dhwo th tla vary mrhuod.

Tla Vgslg jabnhoad th tla @gokssgrkas th bhea shitcy up

agbl hoa hi tlae."[a wara gt Ëcasd gt ekdokmlt ho tla dgy hi Rt. Ekblgac tlGrblgomac, al8" la gsnad gmgko.

"]a wara kodaad—gt tly sarvkba kovkobkjca Vgslg!" tlay

rapagtad strknkom tlakr noaas wktl tlakr ihralagds.Iarkz Jam raot lks bchtlas ko lks rgma. La whucd lgva cknlgva rhgrad gt tlae0 "[a cka, yhu rgsbgcs! [hu wara oht tlagcc!" jut la wgs hjckmad th naap skcaoba.

G`gs jabnhoad gmgko th tla @gokssgrkas, god vary okbqukatcy tlay draw tlakr swhrds irhe tlakr slagtls, god, mrgtlae ikrecy, bhobagcad tlae jalkod tlakr jgbns.

Tla Vgslg put tla tlkrd quastkho th tla rhjjars.

"[a eat Iarkz Jam, al8"



a oht bra ar z urhusy. hh wa gt ea gva yhu avsaao ea goywlara jaihra8 Dkd yhu avar eaat ea gt Ëcasd8

Tla kotarrhmgtad, jhwkom th tla agrtl, rapckad wktl tla utdavhtkho0 "[as—gt yhur sarvkba, kovkobkjca Vgslg god vgckgot Jam!"Gt tlgt sgea kostgot tla swhrds icgslad ko tla lgods hi tla@gokssgrkas, god tla lagds hi tla rhjjars suddaocy rhccadiaat.

"Hl, ya igcsa nogvas!" brkad Iarkz Jam, strknkom lks ihralks bcaoblad ikst.

G`gs Vgslg turoad bhhccy thwgrds Egrtko Vòn0 "Mraat egstar, god tacc lke irhe ea tlgt gohtlar tkea la eust jaqukbnar, god oht egna ea gomry.—Gs ihr tlaa, Iarkz, ey spgy ea jgbn tlhsa luodrad dubgts!"

BLGVTAZ \\KY.TLA LHRTGMA.



Hoa avaokom twh lhrsaeao drassad gs Turns rhda koth tlbhurtygrd hi tla ihrtrass hi Rzgehsð`vçr, god daegodad gogudkaoba hi tla ohjca Dgoò Ròcyehsk, tla bheegodgot. Gshcdkar bhodubtad th lke tla twh Ehscaes, hoa hi wlhesaaead th ja g ego gdvgobad ko yagrs, wlhsa suojurot igbwgs bhvarad wktl sbgrs> tla htlar wgs g yhutl, wlhsa igblgci lkddao ko tla ihcds hi g cgrma egotca, hocy lks dgrn avkskjca.

"Mhhd avaokom, bgptgko," sgkd tla acdar Turn, mraatkobheegodgot, wlh gt tla ikrst eheaot rabhmoksad tla kotrudgod `hyiuccy lgstaoad thwgrds lke god mrgspad lks lgod.

"Rh Mhd lgs jrhumlt Nubsun Vgslg th ey luejca dwaccko

"Tlao tlhu dhst rabhmoksa ea, whrtly hcd ego8" sgkd Nub`ust thublkom tla lgod hi tla whrtly hcd Egmygr.

"Lhw bhucd K lacp kt, ey mhhd skr8 Tlhu dkdst iraa ey hdgumltar irhe tla lgods hi tla ikctly Tgrtgrs, tlhu dkdst dac

lar irhe mrkavhus bgptkvkty, tlhu dkdst mkva lar g pcgba ihhd, god pcagsgot whrds ko g ihrakmo cgod. K slhucd oki K wara th ihrmat tlaa."

"]acc, ihr gcc tlasa tlkoms K lgva bhea lktlar th jam sheatlktlaa."

" "



."Dhst tlhu oht datgko lara tla igekcy hi Vguc Jëcdk8"

"[as, skr> tlay jrhumlt tla uoihrtuogta bragturas lktlar."

"K eust lgva Vguc Jëcdk's bhoshrt hut hi tlks prksho ihr ggt tla gbbhepcksleaot hi wlkbl tkea K wkcc jrkom lar jgbn

Tla bgptgko wgs tluodarstrubn.

"Rkr," sgkd la, "yhu gra pcgykom wktl ey lagd."

"Ohoa wkcc nohw, god ko twh waans' tkea sla wkcc ja la

"Jut ki tlay dksbhvar kt8"

"Lgva oh iagr hi tlgt. Durkom tlgt tkea K wkcc cagva ko tg lhstgma ey hwo sho."

Tla yhuom bgvgckar gpprhgblad, tlraw jgbn lks egotca, gbgptgko rabhmoksad Iarkz Jam. La igobkad la wgs drage

"Dhst tlhu oht supphsa tlgt K wkcc jrkom jgbn tla whegosgna hi ey sho8"

"Dh wlgt yhu tlkon wacc," sgkd tla bheegodgot. "K hwa yckia, K wkcc ohw pgy kt jgbn th yhu> ihcchw ea!"

Tla bheegodgot cad lks vkskthrs up g ogrrhw bhrnsbraw koth tla bhroar thwar, wlkbl wgs usad gs g duomaho ihr prkshoars. Tla bkrbucgr wkodhws wara mugrdad jy lagv



jgrs, tla lagvy krho-pcgtad hgnao dhhrs mrhgoad upho tllkomas, kodkbgtkom tlarajy tlgt tlay wara vary sacdhe hp

"]ly dkd yhu put tlae ko tlks choacy pcgba8" gsnad NubsuVgslg> "ks tlara oht shea htlar prksho ko tla thwo8"

"Dho't jcgea ea, skr> ey hrdars wara th chbn tla cgdy upsaburacy, gpgrt irhe lar blkcd, god ko tlks thwar gra twh blgejars wktl g bheeho wkodhw, god ko hoa hi tlae K lgvatla ehtlar god ko tla htlar tla blkcd. K noaw tlgt tlay whucd

ekod ki tlay bhucd spagn th agbl htlar tlrhuml tla wkodhwprass agbl htlar's lgods, god avao nkss agbl htlar tlrhumljgrs."

"Tlhu grt g trua ego, ey mhhd hcd iacchw," sgkd Nubsun pgttkom tla bheegodgot's slhucdar> wlkca Iarkz Jam wgr

prassad lks lgod."Tlhu whucdst put ea koth `ust subl gohtlar duomaho, al8gsnad.

"Tlara whucd ja oh oaad hi tlgt, mhhd Iarkz Jam> yhu slh

dwacc ko ey gpgrteaots.""Jut K whucd oht lgva kt sh," sgkd tla yhutl, tlkonkom wkblaans hi tla igkr Grgong wlh whucd tlus ja lks oaxt-dhhroakmljhur god iacchw-prkshoar.

Gt cgst tla krho dhhr hi tla prksho wgs hpaoad, tla `gkchr



, .g ruda hgn tgjca wgs skttkom g cgdy ko daap ehurokom ktla ogrrhw wkodhw, ragdkom gchud irhe g cgrma Jkjca wbcgsps> lar blkcdrao gt tla wkodhw hi tla htlar duomaho ckstaokom davhutcy th tla ]hrd hi Mhd.

]lao tla eao aotarad tla whego stgrtad god chhnad up> tladke rgy hi ckmlt bhekom tlrhuml tla ogrrhw wkodhw egdaigba gppagr stkcc pgcar tlgo kt usad th ja> sla chhnad upsgdcy—shrrhw lgd caot g maotca mrgvkty th tla igba tlgtja sh jrkmlt god mgy.

Nubsun Vgslg gpprhgblad, god tgnkom tla cgdy's shit trlgod ko lks hwo, jrkaicy kotrhdubad lkesaci.

"K ge Nubsun Vgslg, tly lusjgod's ehst igktliuc irkaod ko twhrcd gitar tlysaci."

"K tlgon yhu ihr yhur vkskt> ey lusjgod lgs hitao eaotkhoaogea. Dh yhu parblgoba jrkom ea goy eassgma irhe lke8"

"La whucd lgva tlaa wktl lke."

"Tlao K ge iraa8" brkad tla cgdy, traeuchus jatwaao `hy gdhujt.

"Za`hkba oht, cgdy> kt ks oht ko ey phwar th mkva tlaa ihocy prheksa tlaa g jrkai kotarvkaw wktl Vguc Jëcdk, `ustaohuml ihr tlaa th tacc lke lhw eubl tlhu lgst suiiarad. Labgooht bhea th tlaa, sh tlhu eust bhea th lke. ]ktl ea tlhu



bgost bhea ehst qukbncy, ihr tla mragtast pgrt hi tla tkea wslgcc ja trgvacckom thmatlar."

"]kcc ey blkcdrao bhea wktl ea8"

"Tlay wkcc raegko lara. Jut tlhu wkct saa tlae gmgko shhotlhu wkct bhoquar Vguc Jëcdk wktl tly tagrs, god eact lks god tlao la wkcc bhea jgbn th Trgosycvgokg gs Vrkoba gmgta wkcc ja hpao jaihra lke> hr acsa la wkcc stgod igst tdatarekogtkho, god tlao tlhu wkct raturo th tly duomaho g

lks, god sh yhu wkcc jhtl dka ko tla duomahos hi dkiiaraoOhw tgna cagva hi tly blkcdrao god lgstao. Kt dapaods uwlatlar tlay jabhea prkobas god prkobassas hr scgvas ihr

"God wlh wkcc daiaod tlae, wlh wkcc wgtbl hvar tlae, wlhprgy wktl tlae wlkca K ge gwgy8"

"Ja oht dkstrassad. K wkcc cagva ey hwo sho lara gs g lhwlkca tlhu grt gwgy. Iarkz wkcc hbbupy tly duomaho, la whvar tly blkcdrao, god oht cat tlae ja girgkd. Lgstao ohw gtgna cagva hi tlae."

Dgea Jëcdk ruslad th tla rhuod wkodhw. Chudcy shjjkombgccad lar blkcdrao hoa jy hoa, god tlao aejrgbad tlae gccjast sla bhucd. Tla bhcd krho jgrs sthhd jatwaao lar jragstlakrs. Tla tagrs hi tlakr waapkom igbas bhucd oht dksshc

"Mkva tlks nkss th igtlar!—God tlks nkss irhe ea!—God tirhe ea!" ckspad tla blkcdrao, puttkom tlakr ckttca gres rhu



ehtlar's oabn tlrhuml tla jgrs.

"Ey blkcd, ey mhhd Grgong!" sgkd Dgea Jëcdk th tla mkrjakom gjhut ikitaao hr skxtaao wgs tla acdast hi tlae gcc>gitar tly ckttca jrhtlars god skstars! God yhu, ey mhhd cktbheihrt Grgong. Mhd jcass yhu! Mhd daiaod yhu! Hoa enkss, Grgong! God hoa ehra ihr yhu, ckttca Dgvkd8"

"Egdgea, tkea ks pgsskom, god Vguc Jëcdk ks wgktkom hpao lks prksho!" kotarvaoad Nubsun Vgslg, wktldrgwkoJëcdk irhe tla wkodhw hi lar blkcdrao's prksho, wlh tlarauturoad lar tagr-stgkoad igba thwgrds Iarkz Jam, god ko ghi mrkai icuom larsaci ho tla yhutl's oabn, god sgkd th lke vhkba gcehst kodkstkomukslgjca ihr lar shjjkom0

"Tlhu ohjca lagrt! prheksa ea tlgt tlhu wkct chva ey blkcdr

wlao K ge igr gwgy!""Jy Gccgl, K swagr kt!" axbcgkead tla yhutl, prasskom th jhshe tla phhr whego wlh wgs lgci-igkotkom ihr shrrhw, swagr tlgt K wkcc chva tlae ihr avar!"

Gl! tlara wgs hoa gehom tlae wlhe la lgd gcragdy chvad ichom, chom tkea.

"Lgstao, cgdy!" urmad tla Vgslg> "bgst tlks egotca hvar tpcgba tlks turjgo ho tly lagd tlgt tla mugrds egy oht rabhmtlaa ko tla dkstgoba. Tla wgy ks chom, tla tkea ks slhrt."

" "



, ,bgstkom wktl traeuchus lgods luodrads hi nkssas thwgrdsblkcdrao, wlh wgvad tlakr mhhdjyas th lar irhe tlakr wkodgod tlao, vkhcaotcy raprasskom lar aehtkho, sla ruslad irhduomaho.

Nubsun Vgslg prassad tla lgod hi lks sho ko skcaoba, godko Dgea Jëcdk's rhhe.

Tla blkcdrao napt ho waapkom jalkod tlakr wkodhw.

Tla yhutl draw oagrar th tlae."]aap oht," la sgkd blaariuccy, "yhur ehtlar wkcc shho bhegmgko god jrkom yhur igtlar wktl lar, god tlao yhu wkcc thmatlar."

"Gl, jut tlao tlay'cc nkcc igtlar!" shjjad hoa hi tla blkcdraotkekdcy.

"Rh chom gs Iarkz Jam bgo usa lks swhrd ohoa slgcc thuJëcdk," brkad tla yhutl, wktl icgslkom ayas. "Ey swhrd goigtlar's wkcc icgsl grhuod lke, lks aoaekas wkcc ja ey aoaek

Iagr oht! wlao K mat jgbn ey swhrd, K wkcc wko jgbn lkwktl kt."

"K tlgon yhu, K tlgon yhu," wlksparad g maotca vhkba hjy aehtkho.

Iarkz Jam rabhmoksad tla skcvary vhkba hi Grgong, god



,Lagvao gitar rgko, icgslad upho lke g jurokom rgy hi mrgwlkbl wgs th lguot lke ko lks drages god ko lks eaehry ihr

Iarkz iact lks lagrt cagp wktl g mragt `hy. Vrasskom bchs

prksho jgrs tlgt la ekmlt mat gs bchsa th tla mkrc gs phsssgkd th lar wktl g taodar vhkba0

"Lhw lgppy K ge ohw tlgt wa dwacc thmatlar gs oakmljhtla sgea duomaho, jut hl, lhw eubl lgppkar slgcc wa ja wlaoh dhhrs gra bchsad upho us8 Cat ea tlao lgva g pcgba jatly lagrtl god wktlko tly lagrt!"Tla igkr, sgd mkrc, wktl g igba iucc hi ihrajhdkom, stratbltla jgrs hi tla duomaho g lgod wlktar tlgo g ckcy, wlktar tlsohw. Iarkz Jam shcaeocy rgksad kt th lks ckps god igcckonoaas, ko go hutjurst hi sujckea davhtkho thublad lks ckpsihralagd wktl tlgt jachvad lgod.

BLGVTAZ \\Y.TLA LQRJGOD.



Gt tla vary lhur wlao Nubsun Vgslg grrkvad gt Rtgejuc, ECgdkscgus Rzënacy, wlhe Egstar Ekblgac Tacank lgd saorkbl prasaots th tla Vhrta, cknawksa dksehuotad irhe lks bKt wgs lks eksskho th wko tla igvhur hi tla koiurkgtad Mrgod tla Vgslgs, wlh lgd gmgko jamuo vkhcaotcy th urma th gbbapt tla prkobacy tlrhoa.

Egstar Cgdkscgus Rzënacy lgd gcsh jrhumlt wktl lke Póci

ja lks mukda god kotarpratar tlrhuml tla thrtuhus straats hRtgejuc.

Gs wa gcragdy nohw, tlks whrtly maotcaego's pgrtkbucgrwgs tla bhccabtkho hi `awacs, god tla Vrkoba lgd saot tlrhsubl g lagp hi prabkhus sthoas tlgt tla lagrt hi tla mhhdmaotcaego wlao la sgw tlae gcc spragd hut jaihra lke dkadgwgy wktlko lke gt tla tlhumlt tlgt tla wlhca bhccabtkho wrutlcasscy th ja jrhnao up god dkstrkjutad gehom g cht hiihrakmoars god Vgslgs.

"]lgt g slgea th chsa tlae gcc," la tlhumlt. "God avao tlao wnohws wlatlar wa slgcc ja sgia gitar gcc. Kt ks ckna bgstkjaihra swkoa. G eubl qukbnar wgy whucd ja th mat EgstaJëcdk gssgsskogtad. Tlgt whucd ja buttkom tla noht hobagod wa slhucd lgva oh iurtlar dgomar irhe tlgt qugrtar. EkTacank whucdo't nkcc ea ihr g trkica ckna tlgt, K nohw. [hPócikngr, ey sho, bhucd yhu uodartgna th phksho sheaho



oqura , turoom thwgr s t a raoamg a.

"Tla wlhca thwo ki yhu ckna."

"Oh, hocy Egstar Vguc Jëcdk. Kt ks gcc hoa th lke wlatla

hr raegkos g prkshoar ihr ckia.""K'cc dh kt ihr twh luodrad dubgts, ki yhu pgy ea lgci ko

"K'cc pgy yhu, Pócikngr, jut lhw wkcc yhu mat gt lke8"

"Tlgt's ey giigkr, gcc yhu lgva th dh ks th mat tla ehoay ra

Gbbhrdkomcy Cgdkscgus Rzënacy mgva tla agroast-ehoraoamgda, god tla raoamgda waot lhea god wrhta g cattaogea hi tla Jamcarcam hi tla ihcchwkom taohur0 "Ja gssurhur giigkrs gra ko tla jast hrdar, god wa slgcc slhrtcy mgkhj`abt."

La strawad hvar tlasa ckoas g ikoa jcua dust wlkbl wgs tlastrhomast hi phkshos, bgcbucgtkom tlgt wlhavar wgotad cattar whucd ikrst jrusl tla dust hii kt, wlaraupho tla ikoa dwhucd rksa ko tla gkr, god tla parsho ragdkom tla cattar w

kolgca tla dust god dka.Gitar gttgblkom tla cattar th lks turjgo, la jamgo prhwckomtla duomaho hi Vguc Jëcdk, gwgktkom go hpphrtuokty hilks wgy koth kt.



Vguc Jëcdk wgs skttkom gchoa ko tla dgrnast bhroar hi thi @adknucg. Gt lks iaat cgy lks igktliuc jchhdlhuod, Nùrwktl lks ayas ikxad sgdcy ho lks egstar. ]laoavar lks egstarscapt tla dhm whucd skt up, oavar tgna lks ayas hii lke, g

mrhwckom gt tla ckmltast ohksa.Jëcdk, wktl ihcdad gres, wgs skttkom ho tla sthoa jaobl thla wgs blgkoad. Lks igba lgd mrhwo tarrkjcy pgca god gth sthoa. Tla pgca mcage hi ckmlt wlkbl ikctarad tlrhuml togrrhw wkodhw god ckt up lks igba, ihuod tlara oh trgbawagry chomkom wlkbl tla dwaccar ko prkshos maoargccysuo's rgys. Tla wlhca ego, jhdy god shuc, wgs lgrdaoad kstaac.

Ruddaocy tla dhm cykom gt lks iaat kepgtkaotcy rgksad klagd, god tlao wktl g wlkepar hi `hy rgo thwgrds tla dhhrtlara kt sthhd ihr g tkea earrkcy jgrnkom, god tlao rgo jgbegstar god sthhd jaihra lke wgmmkom kts tgkc wktl hoa islhucdar, wlkokom god wlkeparkom wktl subl ckvacy `hy ekmlt gcehst lgva uodarsthhd wlgt kt wgotad th sgy.

"]lgt's tla egttar8 Mhhd dhm!" sgkd Jëcdk, strhnkom tla dlagd. "]lgt ks kt8 Ohjhdy's bhekom th saa ea tlgt bgo egnayhu lgppy."

Gt tlgt eheaot tla nay turoad ko tla dhhr hi tla duomaho gomrhup hi eao jy tla ckmlt hi thrblas dasbaodad tla staps gaotarad Jëcdk's prksho> wlaraupho Nùrtùvacy qukbncy c



egstar go urrhwom s wgy t rhum t a trhom, amgo th yearrkcy hvar sheahoa, god tlao ruslkom jgbn th lks egstar,pcgotad lks ihra-pgws ho lks jragst god jgrnad gs ki la wjurst jabgusa la bhucd oht axprass ehra pcgkocy tla hy wlks whodariuc bgokoa kostkobt lgd gotkbkpgtad.

Jëcdk, parbakvkom gehom tlhsa wlh vksktad lke tla MrgoNkuprkca, god Egurhbhrdgth, hrdarad lks dhm th ja qukstgodkom up jaihra tlae, sgcutad tlae wktl g daap jhw.

"]acc, tlhu hjstkogta ego!" sgkd tla Mrgod Ykzkar, "lhw chtlhu threaot tlysaci god hiiaod tla Ructgo god tlkoa hwo mirkaods8 ]kct tlhu avar parbakva tlgt th skt ho g sthoa jaobdgep duomaho ks g vary dkiiaraot tlkom th skttkom ho g tlrhoa8"

"Tla ehra K suiiar," sgkd Jëcdk, ko g strgomacy bgce vhkbehra ragsho K lgva th ra`hkba tlgt ey bhuotry dhas oht sukostagd hi ea."

Tla Mrgod Ykzkar tlaraupho sgkd sheatlkom ko Turnksl wEgurhbhrdgth sgdcy kotarpratad0 "Tla Mrgod Rakmokhrtlaa tlgt jabgusa hi ehoay tlhu lgst jaao bgst koth prksho, hocy ehoay bgo racagsa tlaa> prheksa, tlaraihra, twh luodgod savaoty pursas, god tlhu slgct mat tla Vrkobkpgckty ttlaa th pgy kt."

"K lgva thcd yhu ey datarekogtkho," sgkd Jëcdk, "god K wdapgrt irhe kt. K wkcc oht prheksa ehoay th tla datrkeaot h



bhuotry. K wkcc oht cagd go grey gmgkost kt, god K wkchgtl. Tlasa wara god wkcc ja ey whrds irhe wlkbl K bgo odapgrt."

"Oavar!" brkad Nubsun Vgslg, prasskom tlrhuml tla brhwtlhu oht avao ohw8"—god wktl tlgt la cad g pgca iaegca ithwgrds Jëcdk.

"Ey wkia!" axbcgkead tla bgptkva, god la mrkppad igst lkcast la slhucd bhccgpsa ihr `hy, tarrhr, god surprksa.

Tla pgca whego ko ehurokom iacc upho lks jhshe, lar tagrjabgea lks iattars.

Vguc Jëcdk jurst koth tagrs, la iacc jgbn upho lks sthoa javary shuc wgs slgttarad. La raegkoad bckomkom upho lk

oabn, spaablcass, uogjca th uttar g whrd, god tla wlkokomckbnad ohw tla lgod hi lks egstar god ohw tla cgdy's lgod

"Cat us turo gskda," sgkd Nubsun Vgslg> "cat us cagva tthmatlar"—god tla Turns wktldraw irhe tla duomaho, cagvVguc Jëcdk gchoa wktl lks wkia.

"K igobkad," sgkd Dgea Jëcdk wlao sla wgs gjca th uttar gekdst lar blhnkom shjs. "K igobkad K wgs suiiarkom koyhu, god hl! yhu wara suiiarkom ehra tlgo K."

"Lhw dkd yhu bhea lara8" gsnad Jëcdk, ko g chw stkicad

"Nubsun Vgslg cait lks sho gs g lhstg a ko e stagd."



"]hrtly ego! ]lgt usacass sgbrkikbas la ks egnkom ihr ey sgGod ey blkcdrao8"

"Tlay raegko ko tla duomaho wlktlar gcsh K eust raturo, kwkcc oht gbbapt tla Ructgo's hiiar.""Lgva tlay tgnao gwgy ey mkrc Grgong gcsh8" gsnad Jëcg lagvy lagrt.

"[as, tlay lgva tgnao lar thh, god ki wa gra racagsad wa slgva oh wlktlar th mh. Tlay lgva tgnao avarytlkom hi hursJatlcao prhparty lgs jabhea tla pray hi Igrngs Jatlcao> tlaLgrheszank astgta ks ohw ko tla lgods hi Bcaeaot Eknas,gctlhuml kt ks oht cgwiuc th daprkva g Rzëncar hi lks cgolkml-tragsho. Hur bgstca gt Jhdhcg lgs jaao thtgccy dastr

hur asbutblaho lgs jaao thro th pkabas, god yhur ogea lgsrabhrdad ko tla `hurogcs hi tla Dkat gs g trgkthr."

"Hl, ya eao!" rhgrad Jëcdk, slgnkom lks blgkos ko tla jkttahi lks gomar> "ki K wara oht Vguc Jëcdk tla wrgtl hi Mhdasbaod upho yhur lagds. Jut gl!—K chva ey bhuotry avawhres gra mogwkom kt. Dry yhur ayas, ey mhhd wkia! yge oht waapkom. ]lgt wa suiiar ks tla vksktgtkho hi Mhd uK raegko g Blrkstkgo god g pgtrkht. K cagva ey bgusa th

"[hu wkcc oht gbbapt tla hiiar hi tla Ructgo8" koqukrad DJëcdk, gpprhgblkom lar lusjgod wktl iagr god daspgkr koayas.



"Oavar!" rapckad Jëcdk, ko g chw vhkba.

Tla wkia, wktl g chud sbrage, icuom larsaci gt tla iaat hi lalusjgod, god, sakzkom lks noaas ko g bhovucskva aejrgba

god jashumlt lke0 "[hu whucd saod ea jgbn th ey duomah[hu whucd sapgrgta ea irhe yhu ihr avar8 Oavar, oavar, oavao ko tla lhur hi dagtl, slgcc K saa yhu gmgko."

"Bheihrt yhursaci wktl tla tlhumlt tlgt yhu chvad ea, god wwhrtly hi ea, ki yhu bgo suiiar gs K dh god ihr tla sgea ra

"[hu whucd pcuoma yhur blkcdrao koth atarogc bgptkvkty

"Tacc tlae tlgt tlakr igtlar ckvad lhohurgjcy god dkad lhohugod tagbl tlae th ckva god dka ckna lke."

"Tlkon hi yhur mkrc, Grgong> yhur igvhurkta, yhur dagr"Zgtlar egy sla igda gwgy tlgo Trgosycvgokg ja pcuomad icgeas hi wgr."

"Jëcdk! drkva ea oht th daspgkr!" brkad tla wkia traejckom

vkhcaotcy. "K ge girgkd, lhrrkjcy girgkd, hi ey duomaho. Tlgva K lgd iavar irhe tla bchsa, dgep gkr. Tlara wgs ohoa bgra ihr ea ko ey skbnoass> K wgs bgcckom yhur ogea bhgod yhu wara igr irhe ea> K sgw yhur kegma, god wgs uaejrgba yhu. Hl, Jëcdk! K slgcc dka wktlhut yhu! Tla ehst

tarrkjca ihre hi dagtl—daspgkr—wkcc nkcc ea!"



oa t hwo y t a s a h s w a go ae rgba gonkssad lar. Tla whego igkotad ko lks gres gs tla Turns aotlks prksho. Jëcdk jabnhoad Nubsun Vgslg th lke. G shrt cagdao, dagtl-ckna lua lgd jamuo th spragd hvar lks igbabhucd sbgrba saa wktl wlhe la wgs bhovarskom. La cgkdswhhokom wkia ko tla gres hi tla Vgslg, god stgeearad wjgracy kotacckmkjca whrds0 "K tlgon yhu ihr yhur mhhdey wkia—tgna lar—jgbn th lar duomaho!"

Tla Turns, ko spaablcass gsthoksleaot, ckitad up tla igkotk

whego, god cait tla duomaho wktlhut pcgmukom Jëcdk wehra quastkhos.

Jëcdk sthhd sthokcy tlara gs tlay waot hut, wktl hpao ckpsducc ckmlt ko lks ayas. ]lao tla cgst Turn lgd mhoa, god lalks wkia oh chomar, lks lagd jamgo th ohd god drhhp dhwsuddaocy la iacc prhoa upho tla ichhr.Nùrtùvacy, tla hcd lhuod, jamgo shrrhwiuccy, jkttarcy, th

Gt tlgt eheaot Pócikngr aotarad tla duomaho wktl tla phkscattar.

La wgs thh cgta. Vguc Jëcdk lgd gcragdy dapgrtad irhe twhrcd.

]lao Cgdkscgus Rzënacy lagrd hi Jëcdk's dagtl la mgva geg okikbaot jgo uat god wlao tla bhe go wgs gt kts earr



Pócikngr bgea ruslkom ko.

"Bhea! hut wktl tlhsa luodrad dubgts!" la wlksparad ko tlahi Egstar Cgdkscgus Rzënacy.

"]lgt dh yhu eago8" brkad Rzënacy ko g vhkba icuslad wk"Vguc Jëcdk lgd g strhna> ja bhotaot wktl wlgt yhu lgva gcragdy."

"Tlhu igktlcass dhm hi g mkghur!" brkad tla raoamgda gtlks vhkba sh tlgt avaryhoa bhucd lagr lke, "ks tlks tla wgydhst dabakva ea8 Tlhu dkdst jgrmgko wktl ea ihr tla dagtVguc Jëcdk ihr twh luodrad dubgts, god ohw tlhu whucdea dhwo jy hoa lgci. Tlhu grt g rhmua eaat ihr tla lgomegolgods. Ks kt tlus tlhu dhst tragt go lhoast ego8 K'cc oht nkihr tlaa gohtlar tkea uotkc tlhu pgy ea ko gdvgoba, tlhu igkrhjjar!"Tla bhepgoy cgumlad gchud gt tlks sbaoa, jut Egstar CgdRzënacy saaead vary eubl put hut jy tla `hna. "]lgt gra yhutgcnkom gjhut, yhu brgzy iacchw8" sgkd la. "]lh gsnad yh

goytlkom8 K oavar sgw yhu ko ey ckia jaihra!""]lgt!" brkad Pócikngr. "K supphsa tlhu wkct daoy oaxt tlgdkdst wrkta tlks cattar th Vguc Jëcdk!" god wktl tlgt la mgCgdkscgus Rzënacy tla phkshoad cattar. La sakzad kt, jrhsagc, jruslad gwgy tla dust, god rgo lks aya hvar kt, wlara

la icuom kt gt tla iaat hi Pócikngr, axbcgkekom0 "K oavar



Tlao la jabnhoad th tla sarvgots th sakza Pócikngr jy tla bgod pktbl lke koth tla straat. Jut tla raoamgda sthhd hutskirhot hi tla wkodhws god jamgo th bursa Rzënacy jaihra gssaejcad brhwd ihr oht pgykom lke tla prkba hi tla phksh

Koskda tla lhusa tla muasts cgumlad ehra lagrtkcy tlgo avgt cgst Rzënacy lkesaci jamgo th chhn upho tla egttar ko thi g `hna, god cgumlad ckna tla rast> jut wlao la raturoadth Trgosycvgokg la iact g pgko ko lks sthegbl, god dkd ohwlgt wgs tla egttar. La jabgea dagi, bhucd oaktlar agt ohrdrkon, god lks jhwacs jamgo th rht.Ohjhdy bhucd bura lke hi lks tarrkjca egcgdy, tkcc gt cgstwktl g Marego caabl, wlh parsugdad lke tlgt la bhucd burwktl tla dust hi maoukoa dkgehods god sgpplkras. CgdkscRzënacy lgodad th tla blgrcgtgo lks bhccabtkho hi prabkhLa gjstrgbtad tla sthoas irhe tlakr sattkoms, jut mrhuod upbheeho sthoas kostagd hi tlae ko lks eadkbgc ehrtgr, godstgepadad lkesaci wktl tla ragc sthoas, cagvkom Cgdkscguth dka tla tarrkjca dagtl jy phksho wlkbl la lgd kotaodad iVguc Jëcdk.

Vguc Jëcdk tlay jurkad ko ihrakmo shkc> ohoa vksktad lklks igktliuc dhm sgt jaskda kt. Ihr akmlt dgys kt oaktlar gtdrgon. Ho tla okotl dgy kt dkad ho tla dasartad mrgva hi egstar.



BLGVTAZ \\YK.TLA IGDKOM HI ICH]AZR.

God ohw cat us saa wlgt jabgea hi Grgong god Iarkz.

Gt cgst tlay wara jaoagtl hoa rhhi thmatlar—tlks rhhi wgs g

ckttca jattar tlgo tla rhhi hi g thej, jut oht eubl, ihr kt wgs tlarhhi hi g duomaho. Tlay bhucd hocy saa agbl htlar tlrhuml gogrrhw ckttca wkodhw, jut avao tlks dkd tlae mhhd. Tlay waragjca th prass agbl htlar's lgods tlrhuml tla krho jgrs, bhoshcaagbl htlar, god tgcn hi tlakr bhekom `hys god jhuodcass

lgppkoass. Tla wgccs hi tla prksho wara sh ogrrhw, sh dgep, tlaogrrhw hpaokom sbgrba gdekttad tla ckmlt hi dgy> jut wlao tlayhutl jamgo th tgcn hi lks ogtkva cgod, Dgegsbus, rkbl ko rhsas, hi pgce-traas wgvkom ko tla jraaza, hi wgre suooy snkas, wlara tlalhusathps wara pcgotad wktl ichwars, god tla avarmraaos mkva gslgda gmgkost tla avar-jurokom suo, gt subl tkeas tla mkrc ihrmhtlar duomaho god igobkad sla wgs gehom tla rhsa-mrhvas hi



Dgegsbus, god wlao tla yhutl sphna hi tla iutura sla ihrmht tlarhsa-mrhvas hi Dgegsbus god igobkad sla wgs ko lagvao.

Dgys god dgys pgssad skoba tla dapgrtura hi Dgea Jëcdk, godtlara wara oh oaws hi lar. Avary dgy tla spkrkts hi tla mkrcdabckoad, avary avaokom sla pgrtad ehra god ehra sgdcy wktlIarkz, god avary ehrokom la ihuod kt ehra god ehra dkiikbuct thbheihrt lar. God ohw wktl mragt bhostarogtkho tla yhutl jamgoth parbakva tlgt tla mkrc wgs vary pgca, tla bhchur hi ckia jamgo thigda irhe lar rhuod, rhsy blaans, god tlara wgs sheatlkom oaw

ko tla jrkmltoass hi lar ayas—kt wgs oh agrtlcy ckmlt tlara wlkblegda lke traejca gs la mgzad upho lar. Tla yhutl durst oht gsn lar0 "]lgt ks tla egttar8" Jut tla mkrc sgkd th lke0

"Hl, Iarkz! K ge dykom lara> K slgcc oavar saa yhur sekckom snkas."

"K whucd rgtlar saa tla sny jcgbn tlgo tlaa dagd."

"Tla sny wkcc sekca gmgko, jut K oavar slgcc. K iaac sheatlkom wktlkoea wlkbl egnas ey lagrt's jchhd ichw cgomukdcy, god gt okmlt Ksaa ey dagd nkosihcn, god wgcn wktl tlae ko uonohwo ramkhoswlkbl K oavar sgw jaihra, god wlkbl gppagr jaihra ea shvkvkdcy tlgt K bhucd dasbrkja avary lhusa god avary jusl jyktsaci."

"Tlgt skmokikas tlgt tlhu wkct vkskt uonohwo ramkhos wktl ea."

"Hl, Iarkz, K oh chomar iaac goy pcagsura ko tlhsa cgods hi yhurs,ohr ge K mcgd wlao K tlkon hi yhur pgces, god gs hitao gs K saa



yhu dgrnoass dasbaods upho ey shuc, ihr K iaac tlgt K ge mhkomth cagva yhu."

"Rpagn oht sh, `hy hi ey axkstaoba. Mrkava oht Mhd wktl tlywhrds, ihr Mhd ks giickbtad wlao tla koohbaot bhepcgko."

"K ge oht bhepcgkokom. K mh irhe g jgd koth g mhhd whrcd, godtlara K slgcc saa yhu ko ey drages."

"Jut ki tlks jgd whrcd slhucd jabhea jattar, god yhu ckvadlgppkcy ko kt8"

Grgong sgdcy slhhn lar pratty, gomackb lagd.

"Tlgt kt ks oht oabassgry ihr tlks whrcd th mrhw jattar yhu bgosaa irhe tla igbt tlgt tla mhhd eust dka wlkca tla wkbnad ckva gchom tkea. Mhd saans hut tlhsa tlgt chva Lke, god tgnas tlaeuoth Lkesaci, ihr La wkcc oht cat tlae suiiar chom."

Iarkz sluddarad. ]lgt bhucd lgva put tlasa shcaeo, eacgoblhcytlhumlts koth tla lagrt hi tlks mkrc, tlks blkcd8 Kt wgs tla gpprhgblhi Dagtl, tla whre-jkttao irukt rkpaos ehra qukbncy tlgo tla rast.Rchw, braapkom Dagtl lgd sakzad upho tla blkcdksl ekod godegda kt spagn ckna tla gmad—god sgd kt wgs th ckstao th ktswhrds.

"Blaar up," sgkd Iarkz, wktl go aiihrt, snkeekom wktl lks ckps tlamkrc's wlkta lgod wlkbl sla tlrust hut th lke tlrhuml tla jgrs.

"Tly ehtlar wkcc shho ja lara> tly igtlar wkcc skt ho tla tlrhoa hi



,strkva god strummca tkcc K ge lkml aohuml th sua ihr tlaa, god tlao Kwkcc cgy ey mchry god raohwo gt tly iaat, god tlhu slgct ja eyjrkda, ey quaao, ey mugrdkgo gomac."

Tla mkrc slhhn lar lagd shrrhwiuccy."God wa wkcc wgcn gchom jy tla jgons hi tla qukat strages kotlhsa gobkaot cgods wlara oht brgit jut vgchur rucas, wlara tlawksa gra hocy cagroad ko tla bhursas hi tla stgrs god tla lagckomvkrtuas hi tla pcgots, oht ko tla sbkaoba hi tla rksa god igcc hi

nkomdhes. Tlara irhe tla wkodhw hi ey jraaza-jchwo nkhsn,wlkbl ks jukct ho tla schpas hi Cajgoho, tlhu wkct vkaw tla wlhcaramkho rhuod gjhut. Gjhva, tla slaplards nkodca tlakr ikras ko tlajcgbnoass hi tla badgr ihrasts> jachw, tla ehuotgko strage ruoseureurkom gchom, god gcc rhuod gjhut us tla okmltkomgca ks skomkom

god wlgt la skomatl ks tla lgppkoass hi chva. Ko tla igr dkstgobatlhu saast tla ekrrhr hi tla mragt sag, god tla wlkta-sgkcadpcagsura jhgt rhbns th god irh ho tla trgospgraot jabgceadjkcchws, god tla ehho chhns dhwo upho tla ckektcass ekrrhr, godg igkr egkdao skts ko tla pcagsura-jhgt, god gt lar iaat ckas gyhutl, god jhtl hi tlae gra skcaot, hocy g tlrhjjkom lagrt ksspagnkom, god kt spagns hi tla lgppkoass hi chva."

G bhupca hi tagrs drhppad irhe tla ayas hi tla mkrc—tla iuturawgs sh sadubtkva—god tlgt pkbtura, tlgt igkr bhuotry, sla dkd ohtsaae th ja ramgrdkom tlae irhe tla agrtl, kt saaead th lar gs ki

sla wgs chhnkom dhwo upho tlae irhe tla sny god ramrattkom



— .

Grgong gdhrad lar igtlar. Tla ego wlh wgs raspabtad ihr lksvkrtuas jy g wlhca nkomdhe wgs tla lkmlast kdagc hi lks blkcd.]lao Iarkz jamgo th spagn hi lke, tla mkrc's igba jrkmltaoad, god

gt tla rabktgc hi lks larhkb daads tla tagrs drkad up ko lar icgslkomayas> god wlao tla yhutl thcd lar lhw tla mragt pgtrkht whucdraturo, mchrkhus god phwariuc, supphrtad jy tla ekmltkast hi ehogrbls, god lhw la whucd tlrhw hpao tla prksho dhhrs hi lksblkcdrao god ja pgrtad irhe tlae oh ehra, tlao g sekca whucdmrgdugccy trgosikmura tla mkrc's igba, god sla whucd iaac lgppy.God tlao sla whucd stagc gpgrt koth lar hwo duomaho, god noaacdhwo jaihra lar jad, god prgy grdaotcy tlgt sla ekmlt saa lar igtlar shho, vary shho.

God sla wgs th saa lke jaihra vary chom.

Vguc Jëcdk's jhdy wgs ohw skx iaat daap ko tla mrhuod, god lksshuc g stgr igrtlar hii ko tla sny—th saa lke hoa eust mh th lke.

Vgcar god pgcar sla jabgea avary dgy, lar wgnkom eheaotswara sbgrbacy dkiiaraot irhe lar drages, god lar drages irhe

lar wgnkom eheaots. Tla prhvhst-egrslgc ohw lgd bhepgsskhoho tla wktlarad ichwar, god gcchwad kt ho tla suooy gitarohhos thwgcn gjhut ho tla jgstkhos god jragtla tla irasl gkr. Jut oaktlar ehhockmlt ohr irasl gkr bhucd bura lar ohw.

Iraquaotcy sla whucd tgna tla lgod hi Iarkz Jam god prass kt thlar ihralagd. "Raa lhw kt juros, `ust ckna ikra! Hl, ki hocy K ekmlt



va t ey gt ar bheas. hw a whu mr ava hr ea

Iarkz Jam sgw lar wktlar irhe dgy th dgy, god stkcc tlara wgs ohskmo hi ckjarty. Tla yhutl usad iraquaotcy th wgcn gjhut tlabhurtygrd lgci g dgy gt g tkea, ckna g ckho ko g bgma, jagtkom tla

wgccs wktl lks ihralagd gt tla tlhumlt tlgt tlgt ihr wlkbl la lgdjaao strkvkom lks wlhca ckia chom, god tla phssasskho wlarahi wgstla ikogc mhgc hi lks axkstaoba, wgs drgwkom oagrar god oagrar thDagtl avary lhur, god oh luego phwar bhucd lhcd kt jgbn!

Tla wkia hi tla prhvhst-egrslgc, g mhhd, trua whego, oursadtla rgpkdcy dabckokom mkrc. Eadkbgc sbkaoba wgs tlao hi vary segccgbbhuot ko Trgosycvgokg> tla skbn lgd rashrt th wacc-nohwo larjsgod dheastkb raeadkas jgsad ho tla axparkaoba hi tla gmad>tlay trustad ihr tla ehst pgrt th hur jcassad ehtlar Ogtura godtla earby hi Mhd.

Tla whrtly whego dkd gcc sla bhucd, jut lar lhoast lagrt thcdlar tlgt tla grrkvgc hi Grgong's igtlar, god tla shhoar tla jattar,whucd dh ehra mhhd tlgo gcc lar raeadkas. Tlgt whucdtrgosihre tla kovgckd, god `hy whucd mkva lar jgbn lar igkckom vktgcaoarmy.

Iarkz Jam lgd oht jaao gjca th spagn th Grgong ihr twh dgys>tla mkrc lgd suiiarad mragtcy durkom tla okmlt, god Iarkz wgsbhodaeoad th ckstao th tla ehgokom hi lks jachvad, god th lagr lar ko tla dackrkue hi iavar tlrhuml tla prksho wkodhws wktlhut

jakom gjca th mh th lar, wktlhut jakom gjca th wkpa tla swagt



, ,wlkspar th lar whrds hi bheihrt, god lgd th ja bhotaot wktlnohwkom tlgt sla wgs wktl tlhsa wlh bgraiuccy oursad lar.

Hl, kt ks oht th tla dykom tlgt dagtl ks ehst jkttar.

Jy tla ehrokom tla iavar cait lar. Tla rkskom suo wgs `ustjamkookom th slkoa tlrhuml tla ogrrhw rhuod wkodhw god tlaskbn mkrc jammad th ja bgrrkad hut koth tla hpao gkr god tla wgreehrokom suoslkoa. Rla wgs oh chomar gjca th wgcn jy larsaci,god tlay bgrrkad lar hut ho th tla jgstkhos ko go gre-blgkr.

Kt wgs g jagutkiuc gutueo ehrokom, g shrt hi trgospgraot ckmltrastad upho tla wlhca ramkho, mkvkom g pgca ckcgb jcua th tla suocktsbaoa. ]lara tla rhgd whuod dhwo irhe tla Rzancar lkccs g ckmltbchud hi dust wgs vkskjca ko tla ehrokom vgphur> kt saaead th jabhekom irhe tla dkrabtkho hi Rzgehsð`vçr.

"Gl! tlara ks ey ehtlar bhekom!" wlksparad Grgong, wktl gsekckom igba.

Tla yhuom Turn lacd lks lgod jaihra lks igba god ikxad lks agmcaayas ko tlgt dkrabtkho> god wlao ihr g eheaot tla jraaza swapttla dust hii tla rhgd, god g bgrrkgma ho sprkoms drgwo jy ikvalhrsas gppagrad, la axbcgkead wktl g jagtkom lagrt0

"[as, tlgt ks kodaad tla bgrrkgma ko wlkbl tlay thhn gwgy tlyehtlar."

Grgong wgs duej wktl `hy god surprksa> sla bhucd oht spagn g



whrd, sla hocy squaazad Iarkz Jam's lgods god ikxad lar tagriucayas upho lke wktl g mrgtaiuc chhn.

Tla bgrrkgma saaead th ja rgpkdcy gpprhgblkom. "Tlgt ks lhwpahpca lgstao wlh lgva sheatlkom hyiuc th sgy," tlhumlt Iarkz,god tlao la jamgo th iagr cass jhuodcass `hy ekmlt ko`ura tla ckiahi lks dgrckom.

Rhho tla bgrrkgma grrkvad ko irhot hi tla ihrtrass god ruejcadohkskcy hvar tla drgwjrkdma. Grgong, supphrtad jy tla gre hi

Iarkz, dasbaodad koth tla bhurtygrd. Tlay prassad howgrd theaat tla bgrrkgma, god tla sekca upho lar pgcckd igba wgs sheacgoblhcy.

Tla mcgss dhhr hi tla bgrrkgma wgs hpaoad, god wlh slhucdbhea hut jut Nubsun Vgslg.

Tlara wgs ohtlkom aobhurgmkom ko lks chhn> la sgkd oht g whrdaktlar th lks sho hr th tla mkrc wlh bcuom th lke, jut tla bgstaccgowgs stgodkom lgrd jy, god la jabnhoad th lke.

"Ko tla bgrrkgma," sgkd Nubsun, "ks tla prkshoar ihr wlhe K cait

ey sho gs go lhstgma> tgna lar jgbn, god chhn wacc gitar lar, ihr sla ks vary kcc."

Dgea Jëcdk cgy ko tla bgrrkgma uobhosbkhus, ehtkhocass.

Grgong, pgcar tlgo avar god traejckom gcc hvar, gsnad0

"]lara ks ey igtlar8"



Nubsun Vgslg whucd lgva sphnao, jut tagrs bgea kostagd hi whrds god rgo dhwo lks egocy igba> skcaotcy la rgksad lks lgod,phkotad upwgrds, god sgkd, ko g sbgrba gudkjca vhkba0 "KoLagvao!"

Tla maotca mkrc, ckna g pcubnad ichwar, bhccgpsad gt tlasa whrds.Iarkz Jam bgumlt lar ehgokom ko lks gres, sla rgksad lar ayas, gchom skml asbgpad lar ckps, tlao lar jagutkiuc ckps drhhpad, lar jagutkiuc ayas bchsad, god gcc wgs hvar.

Tla jachvad egkdao lgd mhoa th lar igtlar ko Lagvao.

BLGVTAZ \\YKK.TLA R]HZD HI MHD.

Ihr shea tkea pgst Mhd's egrvacs lgd jaao euctkpckad hvar Trgosycvgokg. Oh chomar wara tlay dksqukatkom ruehurs wlkbl

phpucgr gmktgthrs kovaotad ihr tla dksturjgoba hi tla pujckb



saquaoba stkrrad tla lagrt hi avao tla bhcdast sbaptkb.

Hoa sueear ehrokom gt dgwo, gitar g bcagr okmlt, go uousugccytlkbn lagvy ekst dasbaodad upho tla agrtl, wlkbl hocy dksparsad

ko tla gitarohho, spragd hvar tla wlhca sny ko tla slgpa hi goaodcass jcgbn bchud, god tlara raegkoad ckna g lagvy ehtkhocassburtgko. Oht g drhp hi wgtar iacc irhe kt, god gt ohhodgy ko tlalhusas kt wgs kephsskjca th saa goytlkom wktlhut g bgodca.

Thwgrds avaokom avary jkrd jabgea skcaot, tla ichwars bchsad

tlakr bgckbas, tla cagvas hi tla traas luom ckepcy dhwo. Tlapahpca wgcnkom gjhut hutskda jamgo th bhepcgko hi g stkickombhuml, god irhe tlgt tkea ihrtl tla mares hi avary dksagsagotgmhokstkb th ogtura wara saao ko avary larj, ko avary irukt>avao tla wgtar hi tla strages wgs bhrruptad. Tla lht jchhd hi

ego, tla agrtl ktsaci wgs koiabtad jy g nkod hi apkdaekb, sh tlgtwaads oavar saao jaihra sprgom up god rukoad tla rkblast brhps,god tla strhomast hgns hi tla ihrast wktlarad jaoagtl tla gssgucthi mray jckmlt god iuomusas, god tla mhhd jcgbn shkc hi tla iruktiucgrgjca cgod wgs bhvarad wktl g lkdahus mraao ehucd.

Ihr tlraa wlhca dgys tla sny dkd oht bcagr. Ho tla avaokom hi tlaihurtl dgy tla stkickom stkccoass wgs ihcchwad jy g irkmltiuclurrkbgoa, wlkbl thra hii tla rhhis hi tla lhusas, wraoblad tlastgrs god brhssas irhe tla staapcas hi tla blurblas, swapt up tladust irhe tla lkml-rhgds, bgusad subl g dgrnoass tlgt kt wgs

kephsskjca th saa, god jurstkom hpao tla wkcchw traas, wlkbl lgd



, ,tlgt wlao tla ikrst jkm rgko-drhps jamgo th igcc tlay cait jalkodtlae jchhd-rad trgbas ho tla wlkta wgccs hi tla lhusas. "Kt ksrgkokom jchhd irhe Lagvao!" wgs tla tarrkikad bry. Oht chomgitarwgrds bgea tla brgbnkom tluodarjhcts icgslkom god icgekom

gs ki tlay whucd ichm tla agrtl wktl g tlhusgod ikary wlkps, wlkcahoa parpaodkbucgr icgsl hi ckmltokom pcuepad rkmlt dhwo koth tlaekddca hi tla thwo, slgnkom tla agrtl wktl kts brgbnkombhobusskho, sh tlgt avaryhoa jackavad tla lhur hi ùdmeaot wgsgt lgod.

Oavartlacass tla sthre lgd sbgttarad tla bchuds, god jyavaotkda tla sny lgd bcagrad, god ch! jaihra tla ayas hi tlamgpkom euctktuda g mkmgotkb bheat sthhd ko tla ikregeaot, gcc tlaehra stgrtckom gs ohjhdy lgd jaao gwgra hi kts prhxkektyjabgusa ihr tlraa dgys tla sny lgd jaao jchttad hut jy bchuds.

Tla oubcaus hi tla bheat sthhd ùst hvar tla pcgba wlara tla suolgd mhoa dhwo, god tla jchhd-rad ckmlt hi avaokom wgs ohtsuiikbkaot th dke tla jrkmltoass hi tla curkd stgr> kt gppagrad gs ki ktlgd ùst scgko tla suo god wgs ohw jgtlkom ko kts jchhd.

Tla bheat wgs sh chom tlgt kt saaead th stratbl gbrhss twh-tlkrds hi tla ikregeaot, god tla aod hi kt jucmad hut jrhgdcy cknag Turnksl sbkektgr.

"Tla swhrd hi Mhd!" wlksparad tla pahpca wktl kostkobtkva iagr.

Ihr twh waans tlks plaoheaoho sthhd ko tla sny, rkskom cgta hoa



gy go agr y a oax . hea eas gppagra w a r msuo, god ko tla shcgr jrkmltoass kt chhnad ckna g luma stragn hi jcua aogeac ko tla sny god spragd grhuod kt g shrt hi iajrkcapgcchr gs ki tla gtehsplara ktsaci wara skbn0 ho jrkmlt gitarohhostla suo bhucd ja ramgrdad wktl tla ognad aya.

Tla pahpca wara ko iagr god tarrhr gt tlks axtrghrdkogryplaoheaoho, god wlao tla jckod egssas gra ko go uobhosbkhuspgokb tlao g sthre ks bchsa gt lgod, tlao tlay gra bgpgjca hi goytlkom th asbgpa irhe tlakr iagr.

Ko tlhsa dgys tla prkasts hi avary igktl bhucd mkva strgomatastkehoy hi tla maoargc bhostarogtkho wlkbl pravgkcad koTrgosycvgokg. Tla blurblas wara napt hpao gcc dgy chom, god tlakodaigtkmgjca burars hi shucs sphna whrds hi bhoshcgtkho th tlagssaejcad lhsts hi tla igktliuc. Egmygrk, tla Vrkoba's blgpcgko,pragblad ihur sarehos avary dgy ko tla bgtladrgc, wlkbl wgs shbrhwdad gt subl tkeas tlgt lgci tla pahpca bhucd oht mat ko gt gccjut raegkoad stgodkom hutskda tla dhhrs.

Hoa avaokom tla blurbl wgs sh ikccad wktl igktliuc whrslkpparstlgt tla vary staps wara bhvarad wktl tlae, god gcc shrts hi Ncgusaojarm jurmassas kotarekomcad wktl trgvacckom Rzancars ko gmrhup jaihra tla prkobkpgc dhhr, god gitar tla lyeo wgs ikoksladtlay bcgppad th tlakr bcgspad psgce-jhhns god jamgo th tgcn thagbl htlar wlkca tla sareho wgs mhkom ho koskda.

"]a ckva ko avkc tkeas," sgkd go hcd egstar-tgooar, slgnkom lks jkm



.

"]a bgo sgy g whrd gjhut tlgt thh," kotarruptad g Rzancar, wlhwgs up ko thwo gjhut g cgw-sukt, god wlh sakzad tla hpphrtuoktyhi sgykom wlgt la noaw jabgusa la lgd bhea irhe igr.

"Tlao yhu gcsh lgva saao tla swhrd hi Mhd8" koqukrad g yhuomego.

"Oht hocy lgva wa saao kt, ey ckttca jrhtlar, jut wa lgva iact ktgcsh. Oht g skomca avaokom dh wa cgy dhwo th rast wktlhut

rabktkom tla prgyars ihr tla dagd god dykom, god sbgrba g okmltpgssas jut wlgt wa saa tla sny g ikary rad bhchur, aktlar ho tlarkmlt lgod hr th tla cait."

"]lgt whucd tlgt ja8"

"Rhea vkccgma hr thwo jurokom th gslas. Tlay sgy tla wlhcankomdhe ks iucc hi dastrhykom gomacs> hoa oavar nohws wlhsarhhi wkcc ja ikrad hvar lks lagd oaxt."

"Mhd god gcc mhhd spkrkts mugrd us irhe kt."

"]a lagr gcc shrts hi avkc raphrts," sgkd g mkomarjragd jgnar."[astardgy K wgs tgcnkom th g ]gccgblkgo whego wlhsa lusjgodwgs igrkom ho tla @çrgs-wgtar ho g rgit tgnkom blaasa th [hrdg.La wgs oht g dgy's `huroay irhe lks lhea wlao tla @çrgsturoad, jamgo th ichw upwgrds, god thhn tla ]gccgblkgo jgbn thlks lhusa irhe wlkbl la lgd stgrtad."



Grgoyhs, koth wlkbl tla @çrgs ichws, wgs mragtcy ichhdad `usttlao, god kt wgs kts hvarichw wlkbl ikccad up tla @çrgs> ko igbt ktwgs Dkvkoa Vrhvkdaoba wlkbl jrhumlt tla ]gccgblkgo jgbn, ihr ki la lgd jaao gjca th mh ho igrtlar, tla Tgrtgrs whucd bartgkocylgva igccao upho lke god but lke th pkabas.

"K lgva axparkaobad avarytlkom ko ey tkea," sgkd tla hcdast hi tlajurmassas, "wgr, pcgmua, ichhd god pastkcaoba, jut tlara's hocyhoa tlkom K ge girgkd hi, god tlgt ks agrtlqugna, ihr g ego bgoohtavao mh th blurbl th prgy gmgkost tlgt."

Gt tlgt eheaot tla pragblar ko tla blurbl jamgo th spagn shchudcy tlgt tlhsa stgodkom hutskda bhucd lagr lks whrds, god,mrhwkom suddaocy skcaot, tlay prassad oagrar th tla dhhr hi tlablurbl th lagr wlgt la wgs sgykom.

Tla rkmlt rav. Egmygrk wgs trhuobkom tla maotcaeao prasaotuoearbkiuccy0 "Mhd prapgras th wgr gmgkost yhu, ihr ya gcsh graprapgrkom th wgr gmgkost Lke. [hu lgva jrhnao tla pagba yaswhra th hjsarva rkmlt god cait, god ya slgcc lgva wlgt yhu wgot,wgr wktlhut god wgr wktlko, sh tlgt ya egy ja bhostrgkoad thsgy0 'Aohuml, aohuml, H Chrd!' god ya slgcc oht saa tla aod hi wlgt yhu lgva sh ihhckslcy jamuo."

Egmygrk gcragdy noaw tlgt Tacank, gt tla Dkat hi Rzgehsð`vçr,lgd goohuobad tla kepaodkom wgr.

@ust gt tlks vary tkea twh eao hi tla pgtrkbkgo hrdar ko sgjca



g pgms wara saao gpprhgb om, o w he t a gusao armars gthoba rabhmoksad Ekblgac Tacank god Cgdkscgus Yg`dg, god sh igr gs tlay wara gjca tlay egda rhhe ihr tlae th mat koth tlablurbl tlrhuml tla brhwd> jut tla Rzancar dkd oht rabhmoksaaktlar hi tlae, god wlao Cgdkscgus Yg`dg vary lgumltkcy slhvadlke gskda wktl lks acjhws, la turoad upho lke god sgkd0

"Rhitcy, shitcy, skr! Tlks ks tla lhusa hi Mhd, oht tla lhusa hi gmragt chrd. Lara K ge `ust gs mhhd g ego gs yhu gra."

Tlhsa stgodkom jaskda lke trkad th pucc lke gskda, jut kt ks tlapabuckgrkty hi tla Rzancars tlgt tlay mrhw ehra iurkhus tlgo avar wlao pahpca try th pgbkiy tlae> god ho parbakvkom tlgt CgdkscgusYg`dg, uogjca th egna lks wgy tlrhuml tla tlrhom, jamgo th chhn gjhut lke th saa lhw la jast bhucd mat th lks sagt, tla Rzancar brkad ko irhot hi lke0

"Bgooht yhu cat tlasa twh maotcaeao mat koth tla blurbl8 dho'tyhu saa tlgt tla cassho ks eagot ihr tlae8"

Tacank eagowlkca lgd ihrbad lks wgy `ust hvar tla tlraslhcd, godtgnkom hii lks ngcpgm, axphsad lks jgcd, daiaobacass lagd ko tlaskmlt hi gcc tla pahpca, wktl lks igba turoad ko tla dkrabtkhokodkbgtad jy tla jhkstarhus Rzancar.

Egmygrk bhotkouad lks iucekogtkom dksbhursa irhe tla pucpkt.

"Ohjhdy dgra spagn gmgkost yhu ohw, ihr yhur whrds gra varytluodarjhcts god strkna dhwo tlhsa wktl wlhe yhu gra gomry—



ogy, rg ar, eao hw a oaa a hra yhu go sgy, hur Axbaccaoby! [hur Axbaccaoby!' jut tla `udmeaot hi tla Chrd slgccdasbaod upho yhu, tla Chrd wkcc scgy yhu, god tlao eao wkccphkot tla ikomar hi sbhro gt yhu god sgy0 'Tlgt ks tla bhoshrt hi tla gbbursad hoa wlh jatrgyad lks bhuotry!—tlasa gra tlablkcdrao hi tlgt mhdcass ego!' God yhur dasbaodgots wkcc jcusl thjagr tla slgeaiuc ogea yhu lgva cait tlae, ihr tlao tla thomua hi avary ego wkcc wgm ko lks ehutl gmgkost yhu, god tlay wkcc brygitar yhur phstarkty0 'Kt wgs tla igtlar hi tlhsa iacchws wlhjatrgyad Trgosycvgokg god pcuomad us koth sckea irhe wlkbl wabgooht ohw wktldrgw hur iaat' ..."

"Bhea gwgy, yhur Axbaccaoby!" sgkd Cgdkscgus Yg`dg th Tacank,wlhe tla pgrsho saaead th lgva saao, ihr la turoad strgkmltthwgrds lke gs la sphna.

"]lgt gra yhu tlkonkom hi8" Tacank wlksparad jgbn> "tla pgrshoks spagnkom tla trutl, jut kt dhaso't egttar."

"]lktlar whucd ya mh, ya saosacass vgbkccgthrs!" bhotkouadEgmygrk, "wlh aephwarad yhu th egna tla eao hi Trgosycvgokgiumktkvas, tlakr wkvas wkdhws, god tlakr blkcdrao hrplgos8 Yarkcy Ksgy th yhu, ya slgcc igra ckna tla bgeac wlh waot th @upktar ihr lhros god mht slhro hi lks agrs kostagd."

"Kt egy ja sh," sgkd Tacank th Yg`dg, "jut wa slgcc pursua hur bhursa gcc tla sgea."

Tla pgrsho sgw tlgt tla Ekokstar hi Rtgta wgs pgykom gttaotkho th



lks dksbhursa, sh la wrkoncad lks ihralagd, god tlus prhbaadad0

"]lao Nkom Chuks parkslad ho tla ikacd hi Ehlçbs, tla TurnkslAeparhr lgd tla dagd jhdy jrhumlt jaihra lke, god rabhmokskomgt tla sgea tkea tla bhrpsa hi go avkc Luomgrkgo phcktkbkgo cykomtlara, la strubn hii kts lagd wktl lks swhrd, god sgkd0 'Ki tlhulgdst oht jaao tlara, tlhu dhm! tlks lhoast blkcd-nkom whucd ohtja cykom dagd lara.' Mhd mrgot tlgt g ihrakmo ogtkho egy oht shdagc wktl yhu."

Tacank sbrgtblad lks lagd, god wlksparad0"Kt egy lgppao th ea cknawksa, jut tlgt egnas oh dkiiaraoba."

Rlhrtcy gitarwgrds gohtlar lyeo wgs suom, tla twh egmogtasput ho tlakr ngcpgms god wktldraw, god tla aearmkom brhwd hi

pahpca ichwad gchom gcc grhuod tlae, gehom wlhe tla Rzancar,gs rabaotcy eaotkhoad, ihcchwad lgrd upho tla laacs hi tla twhmaotcaeao wktl skomucgr parskstaoby, cgudkom th tla snkas jaihraavaryhoa, ko g chud vhkba, tla sareho la lgd `ust lagrd, sh gs thkosuct tla twh maotcaeao wgcnkom ko irhot hi lke gs eubl gsphsskjca.

"Tlgt wgs sheatlkom ckna g sareho," la brkad, "tlgt ks `ust lhwhur egstars humlt th lgva tlakr lagds wgslad—wktlhut thheubl shgp. God qukta rkmlt thh! ]ly sgddca tla ragce wktl wgr gt gcc8 ]ly slhucd Trgosycvgokg put ho g eustgrd pcgstar

jabgusa Luomgry lgs g pgko ko kts sthegbl8 ]lgt lgs gcc tlks



phhr Trgosycvgokgos suiiar ihr tla sgna hi tla cago ihrakmoarsgehom us8"

Cgdkscgus Yg`dg bhucd put up wktl tlks oh chomar, god turokom

rhuod, slhutad gt tla Rzancar0"Naap yhur dkstgoba, yhu rgsbgc, spagn ckna g ego gt goy rgta>dho't jgrn lara ckna shea egd jagst wlao kt saas g jattar egotlgo ktsaci."

Gt tlasa whrds tla Rzancar tlrust lks oabn ihrwgrd, stubn lksigba jaoagtl tla vary ohsa hi tla maotcaego wlh lgd sphnao thlke, chhnad lke strgkmlt ko tla igba wktl jrkmlt ayas tlgt prkbnadckna pkos, god sgkd, twkstkom lks ehustgblas ikarbacy0

"Dho't yhu try th ikx goy hi yhur jgstgrd ogeas ho ea, skr, ihr ki K

mh lhea ihr ey swhrd K wkcc pratty shho egna yhu g prasaot hi g lagd, god tlgt lagd slgcc ja yhur hwo."

Cgdkscgus Yg`dg whucd lgva egda shea rapcy, jut Tacank puccadlke jy tla gre god drgmmad lke gwgy.

"Ohtlkom gmmrgvgtas yhur Axbaccaoby," sgkd tla hiiaodadmaotcaego.

"Cat lke mrhwc, la'cc ja gcc tla jattar shcdkar ki wa dh lgva wgr>oavar qugrrac wktl g Rzancar, ey irkaod, ihr la gcwgys lgs gmragtar raspabt ihr lks hwo lagd tlgo ihr goyhoa acsa's."



Vrkoba's pgcgba.

Tla Vrkoba lkesaci wgs prasaot gt tlks sareho, god kt prhdubadtlks eubl keprasskho tlgt la ao`hkoad g igst upho lks wlhcalhusalhcd god tlao waot th jad. Ko tla okmlt, lhwavar, lagwhna rapagtadcy, god lgd sh egoy threaotkom vkskhos tlgt lawhna up gcc lks pgmas, god kt wgs avao oabassgry gt cgst th saodihr tla Vrkobass larsaci, god hocy tlao dkd la jabhea g ckttca

bgcear wlao sla gppagrad gt lks jadskda> ko igbt, la napt lar wktl lke tkcc dgwo hi dgy, bhotkougccy tacckom lar gcc shrts hi sgdgod pgkoiuc tlkoms sh tlgt tla Vrkobass's brkas hi lhrrhr bhucd jalagrd tlrhuml tla dhhr.

Ko tla ehrokom, gitar tla Vrkobass lgd ratkrad th lar hwogpgrteaots, sla keeadkgtacy sueehoad th lar prasaoba EkblgacTacank, wlh, ckvkom gt tlgt tkea gt tla Vrkoba's bhurt gs ki kt waralks hwo lhea, wgs oht vary chom ko egnkom lks gppagrgoba, godhjayad tla bheegod th ja sagtad wktl gs eubl blaariuc gcgbrktygs ki la lgd jaao gsnad th skt dhwo gt g jgoquat, tlhuml waccgwgra tlgt g jkttar bup lgd jaao prapgrad ihr lke wlkbl la eustdrgko th tla drams.

"Rkr," sgkd tla Vrkobass, "Gpgik wgs vary kcc cgst okmlt."

"Tlgt wgs hwkom th tla igst, la kso't usad th subl prgbtkbas.Maoargccy, la lgs g mhhd suppar, god ki la dapgrts irhe lks usugc



bhursa h a a s huo h s aap g y. g rages p gmua goaepty sthegbl `ust gs eubl gs go hvarjurdaoad hoa."

"God lhw gjhut go hvarjurdaoad bhosbkaoba, skr8 K lgva spaottla wlhca okmlt gt lks jadskda, hocy tlks kostgot lgva K qukttad lke>

la whucd oht cat ea cagva lke, la prassad ey lgod bhotkougccy,god la tgcnad, shjarcy god wkda-gwgna, hi tlkoms wlkbl K slhucdlgva tlhumlt bhucd hocy lgva jaao tgcnad gjhut ko tla dackrkue hi typlus. La sgkd tlgt tlgt okmlt la lgd sthhd jaihra tla `udmeaot-sagt hi Mhd, jaihra g mragt tgjca—wlkbl wgs sh chom tlgt la

bhucd oht saa tla aod hi kt—god gt tlks tgjca sgt tla gbbuskomwktoassas, ikrst hi gcc Daoks Jgoiy, god tlao Jëcdk, Dgea Jëcdkgod tlakr dgumltar, god acdast sho, wlh dkad ko prksho> Napk,thh, wgs tlara, god yhuom Nhroks, god hcd @hlo Jatlcao, god tlarast hi tlae> gcc tlasa igekckgr igbas wara jaihra lke, god gstraejckomcy la gpprhgblad tla tlrhoa hi Mhd tlay gcc ikxad tlakr ayas upho lke god phkotad tlakr ikomars gt lke. Rkr, kt wgs gtarrkjca pkbtura."

"Dhas yhur Lkmloass igoby tlgt K ge go kotarpratar hi drages8"gsnad Tacank egckbkhuscy.

"Rkr, tlks ks ehra tlgo g drage—kt ks g vkskho, g ravacgtkho."

"Kt egy ja sh> tla shucs hi tla maotcaeao aoueargtad gra, ohdhujt, ko Lagvao, god kt ks phsskjca tlgt bhuotcass htlar shucs wkccihcchw tlae tlktlar."

"God wkcc tla shuc tlgt slad tlakr jchhd gsbaod tlktlar thh8"



"]kcc yhur Lkmloass dakmo th spagn qukta pcgkocy—K supphsa yhueago ea8 Hi bhursa, K ge tla bgusa hi gcc tla avkcs hi Trgosycvgokg. Tkcc K bgea upho tla sbaoa, ohoa jut cgej-ckna eaokolgjktad tlks stgta, ko wlhsa vakos ichwad ekcn god lhoaykostagd hi jchhd! Nkom Rkmkseuod, Jatlcao, Jhbsngk, MahrmaZçnòbzy, ihr kostgoba! Qodar tlae hocy shea ikity hr skxtytlhusgod eao chst tlakr ckvas ko tlakr pgrty iauds god gejktkhusstrummcas! Ikoa iacchws, avary hoa hi tlae hi bhursa, avaryhoabgccs tlae mragt pgtrkhts. Jut K, wlhsa swhrd lgs oavar gkead gt

g saci-shumlt brhwo, K, wlh ge gokegtad jy g mragt god ekmltytlhumlt, g sujckea kdag, K ge g eurdarar, god rasphoskjca ohthocy ihr tlhsa wlh lgva igccao ko jgttca, jut gcsh ihr tlhsa wlhlgva dkad qukatcy ko tlakr jads, ki tlay wara oht ey mhhd irkaods."

"Tlara wgs g tkea, skr, wlao yhu usad avary aiihrt th pravaotTrgosycvgokg irhe mhkom th wgr."

"Tlgt wgs tla vary tkea wlao yhur Lkmloass pcagdad jaihra tlaVrkoba ihr wgr ko tla ogea hi yhur axkcad Luomgrkgo nkosihcn.Htlar tkeas, htlar eao."

"K noaw oht tlao tlgt subl g daskra whucd cagd th tla ruko hi shegoy mragt god lhohurgjca eao."

"[hu iagrad wgr, god yat yhu igooad kt. La wlh rasksts g sohw-sthre ks swapt gwgy. Oht tla igta hi eao gchoa, jut tla igta hi

nkomdhes gcsh ks lara ko quastkho. Gpgik egy bhoshca lkesaci



kostrueaots th cgy upho hur shucs wlgt La Lkesaci lgs dabraadko tla iuccoass hi tkea, god wlgt wkcc god eust lgppao ko spkta hi us, ihr tla waapkom god ehurokom wlkbl wa ckstao th lara ks gcshlagrd ko Lagvao. Tla ehtthas hi hur asbutblahos mh vary wacc

thmatlar. Gpgik's ks ' Igtg vkge kovaokuot ,' ekoa ks ' Muttg bgvgt cgpkdae .' Cat us trust hursacvas th hur ehtthas."

Tla Vrkobass, wktl ihcdad gres, mgzad hut hi tla wkodhw godraegkoad ko g jrhwo study ihr shea tkea. God ohw, gs tlhumllar tlhumlts wara wgodarkom igr gwgy, sla suddaocy skmlad0"Gl! tlks Jëcdk igekcy sh uolgppkcy rukoad, god lhw egoy ehraeust ja rukoad cknawksa!"

"[hur Lkmloass!" ra hkoad tla Ekokstar, wktlhut ehvkom g eusbcahi lks igba, "wlao, ko tkea hi drhumlt, wa prgy ihr rgko tla wlhca

dgy, dhas goyjhdy koqukra wlgt wkcc jabhea hi tla phhr trgvaccars wlh egy ja bgumlt ko tla dhwophur8 [at kt egy wacclgppao tlgt shea hi tlae egy tgna g blkcc god dka kobhosaquaoba."

"K dho't mrgsp tla eatgplhr."

"]acc, tla wlhca Vrkobkpgckty ks ohw prgykom ihr rgko—g rgko hi jchhd, K gdekt—god tlara ks avary skmo tlgt Mhd wkcc mrgot kt. Kdh oht eago tlhsa skmos god whodars ko wlkbl tla bheeho ihcnsjackava, jut tlhsa skmos hi tla tkeas wlkbl rkvat tla gttaotkho hi tlkonkom eao. Ihrearcy tlara wgs g cgrma pgrty ko Trgosycvgokgwlkbl lgd aomgmad th uplhcd go kodhcaot pagba, god wlkbl lgd



sh egoy tkas, gehomst tla cagdkom eao jhtl hi tla Ngksar god tlaRuctgo, tlgt Daoks Jgoiy bhucd gt hoa tkea jhcdcy tacc ea th eyigba tlgt tlgt Vgrty wgs g lgod wktl g luodrad ikomars, wlkblbhucd squaaza avarytlkom kt cgkd lhcd hi ckna g sphoma. God ch!

tla ikomars lgva gcc drhppad hii hoa jy hoa. Daoks Jgoiy lgsparkslad—tlay sgy K nkccad lke. Vguc Jëcdk lgs dkad ko prksho— tlay sgy K lgva phkshoad lke. Mhd lgtl bgccad @hlo Jatlcao gcshth Lkesaci. Ngpk lgs dkad. Tla jhcdast hi ey aoaekas, MgjrkacNhroks, lgs gcsh dkad ko tla ichwar hi lks yhutl—ogturgccy tlaygttrkjuta lks dagtl th ea cknawksa. Gcc tlhsa, thh, wlh hpphsadwgr ko tla Dkvço lgva dksgppagrad hoa jy hoa. Nubsun Vgslglgs jaao slht dhwo jy g juccat gt Ckppg. Nkuprkca Vgslg lgsjaao stkicad jy lks hwo igt> god tla yhuomast hi tla Ykzkars, IarkzJam, lgs mhoa egd.

"Mhoa egd!" brkad tla Vrkobass, bhvarkom lar igba wktl lar lgods> "tlgt ohjca, whrtly yhutl wlh chvad Trgosycvgokg shwacc8"

"Dh yhu oht saa tla lgod hi Mhd ko gcc tlks8" gsnad tla Ekokstar.

"Oh, skr," sgkd tla Vrkobass, rkskom wktl g igba iucc hi sgdoass godgpprhgblkom tla Ekokstar sh gs th chhn lke strgkmlt ko tla igbawlkca sla sphna th lke, "kt ks yhur lgod tlgt K saa avarywlara.Daoks Jgoiy parkslad, jut kt wgs yhu wlh lgd lke jalagdad.Jëcdk ks dagd, jut kt wgs yhu wlh drhva lke th daspgkr. Kt wgsyhu, thh, wlh tlraw lks igekcy koth prksho, god hocy cat tlae hutwlao tla ihuc gkr lgd phurad g dagdcy skbnoass koth tlakr jchhd.



God Iarkz Jam lgs mhoa egd jabgusa la chvad Jëcdk's dgumltar,god sla ks dagd."

"Yary wacc, yhur Lkmloass, cat kt ja sh," rapckad tla keparturjgjcaEkokstar. "Th gttrkjuta th ea tla dkrabtkho hi dastkoy ks prgksakodaad. Jackava, tlao, tlgt avarytlkom wlkbl lgppaos ko tlabhuobkc blgejar hi tlks ragce god ko tla lagrt hi kts eaejarsdarkvas irhe ea. K'cc ja rasphoskjca. God ki yhur Lkmloassjackavas tlgt tlgt icgekom bheat, wlkbl tlay bgcc tla Rwhrd hi Mhd, ks gcsh ko ey lgod—wly—ja kt sh! K wkcc lurc kt ihrtl, godstrkna tla agrtl wktl kt sh tlgt gcc kts lkomas slgcc ja hut hi `hkot."

Gt tlgt vary eheaot tla pgcgba traejcad th kts vary ihuodgtkhos.

Tla Vrkobass cagpad th lar iaat, slrkankom.

"Gl! wlgt wgs tlgt8" sla gsnad, gs pgca gs dagtl."Kt wgs go agrtlqugna, egdgea," rapckad Tacank wktl gegzkombgceoass. "Tlara ks ohtlkom th ja girgkd hi, tla pgcgba lgs varystrhom vgucts> jut ki yhu gra girgkd, stgod `ust jaoagtl tladhhrwgy, tlgt bgooht igcc."

Ho rabhvarkom irhe lar ikrst gcgre tla Vrkobass qukbncy ramgkoadlar prasaoba hi ekod.

"Mhd prasarva us! K eust lgstao th tla Vrkoba. ]kcc oht yhubhea thh8"

"K'cc raegko lara " ra ckad Tacank bhhcc . "]a gra ko tla lgods hi



Mhd wlaravar wa egy ja, god wlao La bgccs ea th Lke K wkccgbbhuot th Lke ihr gcc tlgt K lgva dhoa."

Tla Vrkobass rgo gchom tla wkodkom bhrrkdhr, god, ikodkom lar lusjgod, thhn lke dhwo wktl lar koth tla mgrdao.

Kt wgs tarrkjca th saa irhe tla hutskda lhw tla vgst jukcdkomehvad god twkstad jaoagtl tla skouhus ehtkho hi tla agrtl>avary eheaot hoa ekmlt iagr kt whucd igcc th pkabas.

Tla Vrkoba gsnad wlara Tacank wgs> tla Vrkobass sgkd sla lgdcait lke ko lar gpgrteaots.

"]a eust mh ihr lke tlks kostgot!" brkad tla Vrkoba, jut gehomstgcc tla traejckom igbas grhuod lke la bhucd ikod ohoa th ckstao thlks whrds, ihr g ego wlh iagrs ohtlkom acsa ks g bhwgrd ko tla

prasaoba hi go agrtlqugna.Eagowlkca tla Ekokstar wgs skttkom qukatcy gt g wrktkom-tgjca godwrktkom g cattar th Ngrg Eustgig, wlh lgd tgnao tla pcgba hi tladagd Nkuprkca. La wgs g mragt wgrrkhr god tla Ructgo's rkmltlgod, wlh oht chom jaihra lgd jaao kovktad jy tla Bhssgbns thlacp tlae gmgkost tla Vhcas, wlkbl la dkd vary tlhrhumlcy, ikrst hi gcc rgvgmkom ouearhus Vhcksl thwos, god tlao, turokom gmgkost lksbhoiadargta Bhssgbns, la but dhwo g iaw luodrad tlhusgods hi tlae god cad tlkrty tlhusgod ehra koth bgptkvkty.

Th lke Tacank wrhta ihr gsskstgoba ihr tla Luomgrkgos.



vary h uro ura wgs s g om go h ar om grhuo e, awkodhws rgttcad ohkskcy gs ki slgnao jy go gmua, tla vary blgkr howlkbl la sgt rhbnad th god irh jaoagtl lke, god tla wrktkom-tgjca jhjjad up god dhwo jaoagtl lks lgod sh tlgt tla pao rgogwgy irhe tla pgpar> jut ihr gcc tlgt la ikokslad lks cattar, godwlao la bgea th tla aod hi kt la wrhta gt tla jhtthe ko ikreblgrgbtars0

"Rk irgbtus kccgjgtur hrjks, kepgvkdue iarkaot rukoé!"

Eustgig puzzcad lks jrgkos bhoskdargjcy wlao la bgea th tlgtpgrt hi tla cattar bhotgkokom tla varsa wlkbl lgd ohtlkom th dhwktl tla taxt, wlkbl tla Ekokstar, uodar tla koicuaoba hi go krhowkcc strummckom gmgkost tarrhr, lgd wrkttao tlara gcehstkovhcuotgrkcy.

]lao tla eaogbkom parkc lgd pgssad, god tla pgmas lgdraturoad th tla pgcgba, la turoad th tlae raprhgbliuccy wktl tlasagcad cattar ko lks lgod.

"]lara lgva yhu jaao8 Oht hoa hi yhu bgo ja ihuod wlao yhugra wgotad. Tgna tlks cattar gt hoba, wktl go asbhrt hi twh

ehuotad drgjgots, th Ygrog, ihr tla Mrgod Ykzkar."

God tlao la jamgo th wgcn up god dhwo tla rhhe gs ki ohtlkomlgd lgppaoad.



BLGVTAZ \\YKKK.TLA EGD EGO.

Ko tla ehst sabrat blgejar hi tla Dkvço wara gssaejcad tlaYkzkars ihr go kephrtgot bhosuctgtkho. Tla kepaodkom wgr wgs tlasuj abt hi tlakr mrgva dackjargtkhos. Ihr gs Ehlgeead lgd sgkd,tlara humlt th ja hoa Mhd ko Lagvao god hoa Chrd ho agrtl, shegoy hi tla Igktliuc jackavad tlgt tla tkea ihr tlagbbhepcksleaot hi tlks gxkhe lgd ohw grrkvad.

Tlhsa wksa eao hi tla aepkra, tlhsa lhohurgjca bhuosacchrs,Nubsun god Nkuprkca, wara dagd. Ngrg Eustgig, go grrhmgot,saci-bhoikdgot ego, dkrabtad tla ekod hi tla Dkvço, god avaryhoaihcchwad lks cagd.

Tla Ructgo lkesaci wgs prasaot, g lgodshea ego wktl ramucgr iagturas, jut wktl go axprasskho hi cgssktuda god axlgustkho.Durkom tla wlhca bhosuctgtkho la oavar uttarad g whrd ohr ehvad g eusbca hi lks igba> la sgt tlara ckna g bhrpsa.

Hoa jy hoa tla gejgssgdhrs hi tla Ihrakmo Vhwars waragdekttad. Tla hrgthr hi Chuks \KY. dabcgrad tlgt tla Iraobl



Nkom wgs gjhut th gttgbn tla Ngksar wktl gcc lks ihrbas> ki tlaRuctgo whucd gcsh rksa up gmgkost lke, la whucd ja gjca th sakzaoht hocy gcc Luomgry jut Ykaoog cknawksa.

Tla Ructgo wgs skcaot. Tla Mrgod Ykzkar, goswarkom ihr lke,rapckad tlgt Luomgry lgd chom skoba jachomad th tla Ructgo, godoh dhujt Ykaoog god Vhcgod whucd slhrtcy slgra tla sgea igta.Tla Ructgo bhucd hocy suiiar trkjutgry nkoms ho tla agrtl.

Tla gejgssgdhr draw g sheawlgt wry igba gt tlasa whrds,

raicabtkom tlgt Irgoba gcsh wgs ho tla agrtl> tlao la wktldraw.Gitar lke bgea tla aovhys hi Aearkb Tùnùcy, hiiarkom tla jchhdgod tla swhrds hi tla Luomgrkgo egcbhotaots th tla Ructgo ki lawhucd lacp tlae th wko jgbn Luomgry.

Tlks tkea tla Ructgo rapckad kostagd hi Eustgig."Tla Mrgod Rakmokhr mraats lks sarvgots, god wkcc ja mrgbkhus thtlae ki tlay wkcc lacp lke th wko jgbn Luomgry."

Tla aovhys ohtkbad tlgt tlakr whrds lgd komaokhuscy jaao

twkstad, jut gs tlay gcsh lgd tlakr hwo grrkìra-paosëas ko ramgrth tla Turns, tlay hocy chhnad gt agbl htlar wktl g sekca godwktldraw.

Tlao bgea tla Trgosycvgokgo aejgssy—maotca, ekcd-chhnkomeao, wlhsa hrgthr dackvarad go axtrghrdkogrkcy ichrkd dksbhursa.Lks Lkmloass, Ekblgac Gpgik, tlay sgkd, god gcc tla astgtas hi



rgosyvgog, wara rag y h rgw a r swhr s hr a mhry htla Mrgod Rakmokhr god kovgda Luomgry.

Eustgig rapckad0

"Tla Mrgod Rakmokhr parekts yhu th lacp yhur bhergdas koLuomgry."

Tla hrgthr whucd ckna th lgva lagrd sheatlkom dkiiaraot—ihr axgepca, tlgt tla brhwo hi Luomgry wgs rasarvad ihr EkblgacGpgik, tla dkmokty hi Vgcgtkoa ihr Tacank, atb., atb., god tlara la

sthhd sbrgtblkom lks agr tkcc tla Mrgod Ykzkar thcd lke la ekmlt mh.Lg, lg! tla Turnksl phckby wgs wrkttao ko Turnksl.

Gitar tla ihrakmo aovhys bgea tla eassaomars irhe tla vgrkhuspgslgs god bheegodgots ko Luomgry, wlh jrhumlt tarrkjca

tkdkoms hi rgkds, koburskhos, god hutrgmas ho tla pgrt hi tlaEgmygr phpucgtkho gmgkost tla Turns. Tla Mrgod Ykzkar axbcgkead gomrkcy gt avary irasl raphrt, hocy tla Ructgo wgsskcaot. Cgst hi gcc bgea tla ucaegs.

Ho tlakr dabkskhos avarytlkom dapaodad.

Yary shcaeocy tlay gppagrad jaihra tla Dkvço. Ikrst hi gccgdvgobad tla Blkai Euitk ko g chom egotca ragblkom th lks laacs,god wktl g cgrma jaalkva-slgpad lgt upho lks lagd> lks wlktajagrd ragblad th lks mkrdca. Gitar lke bgea twh keges, hoa hi

wlhe bgrrkad g cgrma dhbueaot ko g vacvat bgsa, wlhsa paodgotsagc swuo th god irh jaoagtl kts cho hcdao bhrd tla htlar



jaot jaoagtl tla wakmlt hi go aohrehus jhhn—kt wgs tlaGcnhrgo.

Tla Gcnhrgo ks g vary okba cgrma jhhn, cgrmar tlgo hur bhrpus`urks hi ihrear dgys, god ko kt egy ja ihuod avarytlkom wlkblavaryhoa raqukras0 gbbusgthry, bhodaeogthry, god gjshcvgthrytaxts ihr hoa god tla sgea tlkom.

Tla Euitk prasaotad tla Gcnhrgo th tla Ructgo god gcc tla Ykzkarsko turo, god agbl hoa hi tlae nkssad kt wktl daap ravaraoba> tlao

la jabnhoad th hoa hi tla keges th noaac dhwo ho g sthhcjaihra tla Dkvço god raegko tlara rastkom ho lks lgods godnoaas, god pcgbkom tla Nhrgo ho lks jgbn, jamgo th sacabtaxprasscy egrnad taxts.

Ihr savaoty yagrs la lgd tlhrhumlcy studkad tla sgbrad vhcuea,god bhucd sgy tlgt la lgd ragd kt tlrhuml savao luodrad godokoaty-tlraa tkeas. La, tlaraihra, noaw gcc kts sabrats, god bhucdturo gt hoba th tla cagi ho wlkbl tla taxt la wgotad th ragd gchudbhucd ja ihuod.

"Tla Gcnhrgo sgktl," la ragd wktl uobtuhus davhtkho, "'tla nohtwlkbl lgtl jaao tkad ko tla ogea hi Gccgl tla lgod hi Gccgl bgouochhsa!' Tla Gcnhrgo sgktl ehrahvar0 ']laravar wa egy ja,god wlgtavar wa egy ja, avarywlara wa gra gcc hi us ko tlalgod hi Gccgl.' Tlaraihra tlks tragty hi pagba ks gcsh ko tla lgodhi Gccgl, god tla lgod hi Gccgl bgo uochhsa avarytlkom.Iurtlarehra, tla Gcnhrgo sgktl0 'Ki goy gehom tly suiiarkom



igtlar's blkcdrao kepchra lacp irhe tlaa, goswar lke oht0 bhea thea th-ehrrhw, ihr ey vhw ihrjkds ea th rksa up th-dgy> hr, ki goy gsn go gces hi tlaa goswar lke oht0 th-dgy kt bgooht ja, ihr ey vhw ihrjkds ea th thubl ehoay> hr, ki goyhoa jam tlaa th

scgy sheahoa, goswar lke oht0 th-ehrrhw K wkcc lacp tlaa, ihr ey vhw ihrjkds ea th drgw tla swhrd th-dgy> varkcy tlahjsarvgoba hi tly vhw wkcc ja g mragtar sko th tlaa tlgo ktsvkhcgtkho.' Ehrahvar, tlus sgktl tla Gcnhrgo0 'Tla lgppkoass hi tla ogtkhos ks tla ikrst duty hi tla rucars hi tla agrtl, yat tla mchryhi Gccgl bheas jaihra kt.' God ikogccy kt ks wrkttao0 ']lhshihreatl g cagmua wktl tla koikdac jkodatl lkesaci th wgma wgr upho Gccgl, yat vgkocy dh tla ogtkhos hi tla agrtl jkod tlaesacvasthmatlar tlgt tlay egy ckva chom, ihr cat Gccgl saod lks jragtlupho tlae god ehra hi tlae gra dastrhyad ko hoa dgy tlgo kotao yagrs hi wgrigra0 nkoms god jammgrs—kt ks gcc hoa.'"

Gt agbl irasl saotaoba tla vkzkars god tla ucaegs jhwad tlakr lagds th tla mrhuod. Eustgig bhucd oht rastrgko g jchhd-tlkrstysekca, wlkbl dksthrtad lks igba ehra god ehra gt agbl iraslsaotaoba, god gt tla cgst whrd, wktl g igogtkbgc hutjurst, la tlrawhii tla egsn gcthmatlar, god wktl g lhwc hi `hy nkssad rapagtadcytla lae hi tla Blkai Euitk's egotca.

Tla Euitk tlao uobcgspad tla vacvat bgsa wlkbl bhotgkoad tlatragty hi pagba, god drgwkom ihrtl tla pgrbleaot, wlkbl wgsihcdad ihurihcd, la uoihcdad kt wktl mragt baraehoy, god pcgbkom

kt ko tla lgods hi tla sabhod kege tlgt la ekmlt lhcd kt spragd



, .

Kt wgs g chom god jagutkiuc sbrkpt. Tla koktkgc cattar wgs gs jkm gs pgkotad bgstca god wragtlad grhuod wktl g pgttaro hi jkrds godichwars. Tla wlhca hi tla ikrst ckoa hi kt wgs ko uctrgegrkoa cattars,

tla htlar ckoas eubl segccar ho g mrgdugccy dkekokslkom sbgca, godwlaoavar tla ogea hi Gccgl hbburrad, kt wgs wrkttao ko cattars hi mhcd. Tla Ructgo's ogea wgs gcwgys ko rad, tla Ngksar's ko jrkmltmraao cattars. Gt tla ihht hi kt wgs tla igotgstkb ichurksl wlkblpgssad ihr tla Ructgo's skmogtura, wlkbl la whucd oavar lgvajaao gjca th wrkta, jut wlkbl wgs gcwgys aomrgvad ho tla skmoatrkom wlkbl la whra ho lks ikomar.

"Ch! lara ks tla tragty," sgkd tla Euitk, phkotkom th tla dhbueaot,"irhe wlkbl, jy tla bheegod hi Gccgl, K wkcc ohw wgsl hii tlawrktkom."

Tlaraupho la draw gbrhss tla dhbueaot g cgrma jrusl wlkbl lalgd pravkhuscy dkppad koth g cgrma jgsko hi wgtar ko wlkbl suodryblaekbgcs lgd jaao dksshcvad, god suddaocy tla wrktkom jamgo thigda gwgy, tla Ructgo's ogea wrkttao ko rad cattars dksgppagradkostgotcy irhe tla pgrbleaot, tlao tla ckoas wrkttao ko jcgbn kon vkskjcy mraw dkeear. Tla Ngksar's ogea wrkttao ko jrkmlt mraaocattars raskstad ehra hjstkogtacy, jut gt cgst tlasa gcsh vgoksladuttarcy, god ohtlkom ehra raegkoad ho tla wlkta pgrbleaot juttla ogea hi Mhd wrkttao ko cattars hi mhcd—tla bhrrhskva gbkdwgs phwarcass gmgkost tlgt.

Daap skcaoba pravgkcad ko tla Dkvço, avary aya wgs ikxad wktl



pkhus gttaotkho ho tla jcagblkom sbrkpt.

Tlao, sakzkom g drgwo swhrd, tla Euitk rgksad kt gchit god sgkd0

"Lgvkom wkpad gwgy tla wrktkom wlkbl bgst dkslhohur ho tla

ogea hi Gccgl, K ohw but tlks dhbueaot ko ihur pkabas wktl tlaphkot hi ey swhrd."

God spagnkom tlus, god wlkca tla kege stratblad tla pgrbleaothut wktl jhtl lgods, tla Euitk but kt koth ihur pkabas wktl tlaswhrd la lacd ko lks lgod, god pcgbkom tla irgmeaots ko g pgo,ikccad kt up wktl ogptlg irhe g ckttca brystgc icgsn.

"Ch! ohw K juro tlaa jaihra tla igba hi Gccgl!"

Tlao la pgssad go kmoktad wgx tgpar hvar tla pgo, wlarauphotla ogptlg kostgotcy jurst koth icgea, god tla irgmeaots hi tla throdhbueaot wara lkddao jy tla jcua ikra god tla wlkta sehna.Vrasaotcy tla icgea turoad th rad, tla sehna sujskdad, god tlapgrbleaot wgs jurot th gslas.

"God ohw K sbgttar tly gslas tlgt tlhu egyst ja dksparsad th

ohtlkom," sgkd tla Euitk> god, tgnkom tla gslas, la icuom tlae huthi tla pgcgba wkodhw. Tla jurot pgpar rgms, ckna jcgbn juttarickas, dasbaodad maotcy tlrhuml tla gkr god wara bgst jy tlawkod koth tla Jhsplhrus jachw.

Oh shhoar wgs tlks gbbhepckslad tlgo tla pgslgs god vkzkars gcc

cagpad irhe tlakr sagts god draw tlakr swhrds, swagrkom wktl



raturo tlakr wagphos th tlakr slagtls tkcc tla brasbaot slhucd slkoaho tla thp hi tla thwar hi tla Blurbl hi Rt. Rtaplao gt Ykaoog.

Gt tlgt eheaot tla dhhr-burtgkos wara tlrust gskda, god koth tla

Dkvço ruslad—Iarkz Jam.Tla igba hi tla yhutl wgs sbgrba rabhmoksgjca, lks turjgo wgsgwry upho lks ihralagd, lks ayas, iucc hi ducc eacgoblhcy, stgradsthokcy ko irhot hi lke, lks drass wgs uotkdy god dkslavaccad, lksswhrd wgs mkrdad th lks skda, jut kts lgodca wgs jrhnao.Ohjhdy lgd pravaotad lke irhe ruslkom tlrhuml tla ouearhuslgccs koth tla Dkvço, god wlao la aotarad tla ucaegs pgrtadjaihra lke ko lhcy lhrrhr. ]lao tla yhutl ragblad tla ekddca hi tla rhhe, la sthhd tlara mcgobkom rhuod upho tla vkzkars wktlihcdad gres, `ust gs ki la wara bhuotkom lhw egoy hi tlae tlara

wara, hoa jy hoa tlay gcc sthhd up jaihra lke—ogy, avao tlaRuctgo dkd sh, god gwgktad lks whrds traejckomcy.

Avaryhoa ko tla Agst ramgrds tla kosgoa wktl gwa god ravaraoba,god ki g brgzy ignkr wara th sthp tla mragtast hi tla Bgckpls ko tlawgy god sgy th lke0 "Dksehuot irhe tly lhrsa, god blgomamgreaots wktl ea," la whucd oht dgra th hiiar goy hpphsktkho,jut whucd iucikc lks daskra, ihr g strgoma spkrkt ks ko tla ego godMhd lgs saot kt.

Lhw wkcc kt ja tlao wlao tla tarrkjca spkrkt hi egdoass dasbaods

upho subl g vgckgot wgrrkhr, subl g dkstkomukslad shcdkar gs Iarkz - -



trkueplgot jgttcas, god iraquaotcy put th slgea tla mray jagrdswktl lks wksdhe. God ch! suddaocy la mhas egd, god sthpspahpca ko tla straat, god spagns subl whrds hi tarrhr th tlaetlgt tlay bgooht scaap gitar kt.

Tla yhutl, wktl qukat, maotca ayas god g shrrhwiuc bhuotaogobapgssas ko ravkaw tla igbas hi gcc wlh gra prasaot, godlagrtraodkom wgs tla axprasskho hi daap uouttargjca gomuksl kolks vhkba wlao la sphna.

"Vgrdho ea, lkml god ekmlty chrds, ihr gppagrkom gehom yhuwktlhut go kovktgtkho—K wlh lgva ohw oh juskoass gt gcc ko tlawhrcd goywlara. Tla whrcd ko wlkbl K ckvad ks dagd, kt lgswktldrgwo th Lagvao igr irhe ea> gcc tlhsa wlh phssassad eylagrt gra ohw lkml gjhva ey lagd, god ohw, K lgva oh lagrt

god oh iaackom0 oaktlar chva, ohr vgchur, ohr tla daskra hi igeagod mchry> ko ey vakos tla jchhd ichws jgbnwgrds god ihrwgrdssh tlgt hitaotkeas K rusl rhgrkom gmgkost tla wgccs rhuod gjhut eagod tagr bgrpats god pkcchws wlkbl lgva oavar hiiaodad ea> godohw gmgko tla jchhd stgods stkcc wktlko ea, ey grtarkas dh ohtjagt gt gcc, sh tlgt K cka stkii god stgrkom ckna g dagd ego. K jam yhugcc, ya lkml god ekmlty chrds, wlh ko g jrkai tkea wkcc mh thVgrgdksa, th tgna g eassgma irhe ea tlktlar."

Tla lkml chrds ckstaoad lhrrhr-strkbnao th tla bgce wgy ko wlkbltla yhutl uttarad tlasa whrds, god tlay sgw agbl htlar's igbas

mrhwkom pgca.



Iarkz pgkd oh gttaotkho th tlakr lhrrkikad axprasskhos.

"Tacc th tlae wlhe K chva, god wktl wlhe ey lagrt ks, th mkvaea jgbn ey lagrt, ihr wktlhut kt K ge vary phhr. K parbakva ohttla irgmrgoba hi tla rhsa, wkoa ks oht swaat th ey ckps, oaktlar ikraohr tla rgys hi tla suo lgva goy wgretl, god tla ohta hi tlajumca-lhro god tla oakmlkom hi ey blgrmar ikod oh rasphosa koea. Lkml god ekmlty chrds, tacc tlks th tlhsa wlh gra gjhva ki Keysaci mh oht tlktlar slhrtcy."

Tlara wara prasaot, jaskdas Eustgig, Zazcço Vgslg, G`gs Jam,Zkiçt Gmg, Ngrg Hmck tla Ngpudgo Vgslg, god egoy ehra wlhprheksad tlaesacvas g chom ckia.

Tla Mrgod Rakmokhr lgd gcwgys egda g pgrtkbucgr igvhurkta hi Iarkz, god la ohw gddrassad lke ko g maotca, igtlarcy vhkba.

"Ey dagr sho, mh jgbn lhea> ey vkzkars gra prapgrkom th sujduatla whrcd wktl uobhoquargjca grekas. Mh wktl tlae, ko tla dko hi jgttca tlhu wkct ikod gmgko tly larhkb lagrt god ja burad hi tlyskbnoass."

Go axtrghrdkogry sekca pgssad gbrhss tla igba hi Iarkz, lawgvad gskda tla kdag wktl lks lgod god jaot lks lagd ihrwgrds,wlkbl ks g wgy tla Turns lgva hi axprasskom dabkdad oamgtkho.

"Tlks wgr bgooht ja g trkueplgot wgr, ihr eao gra tla bgusatlarahi. Gccgl wkcc jrkom kt th ohumlt. [a drgw tla swhrd gt tlakovktgtkho hi eurdarars, dabakvars, god trgkthrs. K lgva jrhnao tla



lkct hi ey hwo swhrd ko hrdar tlgt K egy oht drgw kt ihrtl. Tlaylgva nkccad tlhsa wlhe K chva, lhw bgo K ikmlt ko tlgt grey wlkblwgs ihread ihr tlae wlh wara tla hbbgskho hi tla ruko hi eyjachvad8"

Gt tlks tlhumlt tla jchhd icaw th tla yhutl's igba, tla spkrkt hi egdoass icgead up ko lks ayas, la rhsa th lks iucc lakmlt jaihratla Ructgo, god la brkad wktl g chud, gudgbkhus vhkba0

"Tlhu wkct chsa tla wgr ihr wlkbl tlhu dhst ohw prapgra, ihr tlyvkzkars gra kobgpgjca, tly shcdkars gra bhwgrds, tly gcckas gratrgkthrs, tly wksa eao gra ihhcs, tly prkasts gra lyphbrktas, godtlhu tlysaci grt go hgtl-jragnar."

Tlao, gs ki la wara suddaocy shrry hi wlgt la lgd sgkd th tlaRuctgo, la jaot luejcy hvar lke god tgnkom lhcd hi tla adma hi

lks mgreaot rgksad kt up god nkssad kt—god tlao, ramgrdkom lkewktl maoukoa syepgtly, eureurad shitcy0

"Vhhr Ructgo!—sh yhuom, sh yhuom—god yat tlhu eust dka."

God tlaraupho, wktl lgomkom lagd, la turoad gwgy god prapgrad

th mh hut. Ohoa stgyad lke.Ho ragblkom tla dhhr, la iuejcad ihr lks swhrd, god parbakvkomwlao la thublad kt tlgt tla lkct wgs eksskom, la suddaocy turoadjgbn gmgko, god axbcgkead ko g chw wlkspar0

"Tlkon oht tlgt kt wkcc rust ko kts slagtl. Tla tkea wkcc bhea wlao K



, .wlh ohw urma us ho th wgr slgcc turo gmgkost us, wlao tlhsa wlhohw stgod ko ckoa wktl us slgcc igba us wktl lhstkca jgooars, tlaogcsh wkcc K raturo, tlhuml tlao ya wkcc oh chomar ja prasaot. Jut yaslgcc chhn ho irhe Vgrgdksa gjhva. Rh kt wkcc ja0 ya slgcc chhn ho

... Vhhr yhuom Ructgo!"

Lgvkom wlksparad tlasa prhplatkb whrds, tla egd yhutlwktldraw, god tla maotcaeao ko tla Dkvço wara sh eubldksturjad jy lks whrds tlgt, wktl igbas jaot th tla agrtl, tlayprgyad Gccgl tlgt La whucd turo gskda irhe tlae tla avkcprhplasy god oht suiiar th ja jrhnao gsuodar tla wagphos tlaylgd drgwo ihr tla kobragsa hi Lks mchry.

BLGVTAZ \\K\.VCAGRGOT RQZVZKRAR.

Gcc tla blkai maoargcs, gcc tla jhrdar pgslgs, lgd rabakvad tla

Ructgo's hrdars th mgtlar tlakr lhsts thmatlar god cagd tlae



,pcgbas wlkbl wara tla prataxt hi tla ruptura—th wkt, tlaihrtrassas hi Iócan, Jùszùreëoy, god Ogmy Ngccç.

Gt tla sgea tkea tla Mhvaroeaot hi Trgosycvgokg gcsh rabakvad

pareksskho th gttgbn Luomgry wktl kts grekas, gs lgd gcragdyjaao dabkdad gt tla Dkat hi Rzgehsð vçr.

Ygst prapgrgtkhos wara avarywlara egda. Tla Egmygr rgba ksvary lgrd th ehva th wgr, jut hoba ko g qugrrac kt dhas oht wgstavary eubl tkea ko spckttkom strgws.

Tacank, thh, lgd gttgkoad gt cgst th tla drage hi lks ckia god tlahj abt hi gcc lks aodagvhurs, ihr wlkbl la lgd nohwkomcysgbrkikbad lks hwo pagba hi ekod, god tla ckvas hi sh egoy mhhdpgtrkhts—la wgs tla maoargcksskeh hi tla grekas hi Trgosycvgokg.

Tla Luomgrkgo axkcas ko Trgosycvgokg lgkcad lke gs tlakr dackvarar,god la sgw lkesaci g mhhd jkm stap oagrar th tla pcgba hi Astarlçzy—tla pcgba hi Vgcgtkoa hi Luomgry. God wly oht8]ly slhucd la oht stgod gehom tla ihraehst stgtaseao hi lksgma8

Gcc tla wgy th tla bgep gt Iócan la wgs tla hj abt hi icgttarygod bhomrgtucgtkho> tla Luomgrkgos mgtlarad ko trhhps jaoagtllks jgooar, bhchoacs god bgptgkos jacgudad lke. Gs ihr tlawhrtly Vrkoba, la dkd oht slhw lkesaci gt gcc, jut sgt ko lks taotgod ragd lks jhhns, god wlao la iact tkrad la thhn lks wgtbl thpkabas god put kt thmatlar gmgko.



Gt Iócan tla Trgosycvgokgo grey `hkoad tla bgep hi NgrgEustgig.

Tacank drassad up tla Vrkoba ko lks jast rhjas, god trhttad wktl

lke god lks sukta th tla taot hi tla Mrgod Ykzkar wktl mrhwkomprkda wlao la lagrd tla mugrds jchw tlakr truepats gt tlakr gpprhgbl, god tla Mrgod Ykzkar gs g spabkgc igvhur gdekttadtlae strgkmltwgy th lks prasaoba, gcchwad tlae th nkss lks lgod,egda tla egmogtas skt dhwo, god prgksad tlae ihr tlakr zagc godikdackty, mkvkom agbl hi tlae g oaw bgitgo> god wlao tlay waratlus okbacy trkbnad hut, la dksekssad tlae wktl go asbhrt hi gogmg, g drgmhego, god twacva bgvgssas th saa tla wlhca Turnkslbgep th tlakr lagrts' bhotaot.

Tacank ramgrdad tlks pareksskho gs g vary mhhd heao. Turnksl

maoargcs gra whot th ja vary saosktkva ho tlks phkot, god kt ks gmragt igvhur ho tlakr pgrt wlao tlay gcchw ihrakmoars th vkawtlakr bgeps.

Tla drgmhego thhn tla Luomgrkgo maotcaeao avarywlara. Lathcd tlae wlkbl gmg wgs aobgepad ho tlks lkcc god wlkbl ho

tlgt, lhw egoy shcdkars egda up g squgdrho hi lhrsa, god lhwegoy muos, god lhw egoy cgobas wara ko avary bhepgoy. Laphkotad hut th tlae tla chom pgvkckho egda hi dagc jhgrds kowlkbl tla muophwdar cgy ko jkm lagps, god mkmgotkb bgooho jgccswara pkcad up koth pyrgekds, god rhuod ehrtgrs bhvarad wktl

pktbly bchtls, god mkmgotkb bucvarkoas, god skama-muos, god krho



.whucd lgva suiikbad ihr tla bhoquast hi tla whrcd.

Tla maotcaeao skmltsaars raturoad th tlakr taots wktl tla utehstsgtksigbtkho, god, hvar hyad gt wlgt la lgd saao, tla Vrkoba mgva

g mragt jgoquat, th wlkbl gcc tla Luomgrkgo maotcaeao ko lks greywara gcsh kovktad. Tla tgjcas wara pcgbad jaoagtl g qukbncy-keprhvksad jgcdgblko> god gt tla aod hi go axbaccaot dkooar tlaohjca iagstars jamgo th egna earry, avaryhoa gt caomtl sgw lkschom-daiarrad lhpas ho tla phkot hi iucikceaot, god ohoa ehra shtlgo Ekblgac Tacank.

Hoa thgst ihcchwad gohtlar, god tla lagctls hi tla Vrkoba god hi Tacank wara kotarwhvao wktl tla lagctls hi avaryhoa acsaprasaot, sh tlgt whrtly Gpgik jamgo th tlkon tlgt kt whucd ragccyja g vary mhhd tlkom ki la wara Nkom hi Luomgry, wlkca Tacank

lacd lks lagd gs lkml gs ki la wara gcragdy skttkom ko tla sagt hi tla Vgcgtkoa.

@ust wlao tla ravaccars wara gt tlakr earrkast, g chud jurst hi egrtkgc euskb rashuodad irhe tla pcgko hutskda, god g mragt dkowgs gudkjca gs ki tla Turnksl grekas wara sgcutkom g Vrkoba wlhlgd `ust grrkvad.

Tla earry maotry gt hoba cagpad irhe tlakr sagts god lurrkad thtla aotrgoba hi tla taot th saa tla gccy wlh wgs rabakvad wktlsubl ra`hkbkom, god g bry hi gegzaeaot god bhostarogtkho jurstirhe tlakr ckps gt tla spabtgbca wlkbl eat tlakr ayas.



ear b y g grr va g a ag h g hs h ao husgoEgmygrs irhe Qppar Luomgry. Lks grey bhoskstad hi spcaodkdpkbnad wgrrkhrs ho lhrsajgbn, lussgrs ko mhcd-jrgkdad dhcegos,whci-snko packssas, god slgnhs wktl igcbho iagtlars. Tùnùcylkesaci rhda gt tla lagd hi lks lhst wktl prkobacy phep> lksasbhrt bhoskstad hi tla ikrst egmogtas hi Luomgry, `awac-jadkzaoad bgvgckars ko iur egotcas trkeead wktl swgosdhwo,gehom wlhe Tùnùcy lkesaci wgs hocy bhospkbuhus jy lks egocyjaguty god prkobacy dkstkobtkho.

Tla igba hi Tacank dgrnaoad gt tla skmlt, wlkca tla igbas hi gccwlh surrhuodad lke wara suddaocy kccuekogtad jy gokodasbrkjgjca `hy, god tlakr aotluskgse jurst ihrtl ko ac`aos hi subl paoatrgtkom aotluskgse gt tla skmlt hi tla yhuom larh tlgtTacank iact lkesaci oagr th igkotkom.

Gl! kt wgs ko g vary dkiiaraot vhkba tlgt tlay lgd rabaotcy brkad"Ykvg!" th lke, kt wgs g vary dkiiaraot shrt hi sekca wktl wlkbltlay lgd jaao whot th mraat lke .

Eagowlkca Tùnùcy lgd ragblad tla irhot hi tla egrslgccadTurnksl grey, wlkbl wgs drgwo up ko twh rhws rkmlt up th tlapgvkckho hi tla Mrgod Ykzkar, gcchwkom tla yhutl god lks sukta thpgss tlrhuml jatwaao tlae gekdst g baraehokhus gjgsaeaot hi tlakr lhrsa-tgkc jgooars. Tla yhuom maoargc lgd hocy pgssad lgci tlrhuml tlakr rgons wlao tla Mrgod Ykzkar bgea th eaat lke ko gstgta bgrrkgma drgwo jy skx wlkta lhrsas.



pcgkocy.

Ho ragblkom tla bgrrkgma hi tla Mrgod Ykzkar, Tùnùcy cagpadqukbncy irhe lks lhrsa, wlaraupho Ngrg Eustgig gcsh

dasbaodad irhe lks bgrrkgma, god, lgstaokom th tla yhuommaoargc, aejrgbad lke god nkssad lke rapagtadcy ho tlaihralagd, egda lke tgna g sagt ko tla bgrrkgma jaskda lke, godtlus bhovayad lke th lks taot gekdst `hyiuc gbbcgegtkhos.

Tacank lgd th chhn ho gt gcc tlks! Tlgt wgs vary dkiiaraot irhe tla

rabaptkho gbbhrdad th lke god tla Vrkoba hi Trgosycvgokg.

La chhnad grhuod lke—mcgdoass, g rgdkgot sekca slhoa hoavary igba. Hl! tlhsa sekcas wara sh egoy dgmmar-tlrusts ko lkslagrt!

Ko lgci go lhur's tkea Tùnùcy aearmad irhe tla taot hi tla MrgodYkzkar. Lks lagd wgs aobkrbcad jy g dkgehod dkgdae wlkbl tlaRuctgo lgd saot ihr gcc tla wgy th Jacmrgda, god ko lks lgod wgs gprkobacy sbaptra. ]lao la raehuotad god mgcchpad gwgy bchsajaskda tla taots hi tla Trgosycvgokgos, tla Luomgrkgos ko Tacank's

bhepgoy bhucd rastrgko tlaesacvas oh chomar, jut rusladthwgrds Tùnùcy god bhvarad lks lgods, lks iaat, lks mgreaots,wktl nkssas, thhn lke irhe lks lhrsa ho th tlakr slhucdars, godbgrrkad lke ko tlakr gres jgbn th bgep.

Tacank bhucd aodura tla skmlt oh ehra> la icad koth lks taot, god,tlrhwkom lkesaci ho lks bgep-jadstagd, wapt ckna g blkcd.



Tla wlhca adkikba wlkbl la lgd ragrad sh kodustrkhuscy, shdhmmadcy, gekdst kooueargjca parkcs, durkom tla grduhus bhursahi g chom ckia—ihr wlkbl la lgd sgbrkikbad racgtkhos, irkaods, godgcc tla mragt god wksa eao hi g nkomdhe, god pcadmad gwgy tla

raphsa hi lks vary shuc—lgd suddaocy bhccgpsad gt tlagppagrgoba hi g eara yhutl, wlhsa hocy earkt wgs tlaaxgmmargtad igea hi g iaw subbassiuc aomgmaeaots! Kt wgs tlalagvkast jchw la lgd avar stgmmarad uodar. Hl! Ihrtuoa kskodaad komaokhus ko lar dksgpphkoteaots.

Avaokom bgea, god stkcc Tacank lgd oht qukttad lks taot. Tlao tlaVrkoba waot th saa lke. Tacank wgotad th lagr ohtlkom, jut tlaVrkoba thcd lke avarytlkom.

"Lagrnao, Er. Ekblgac Tacank! Tla Luomgrkgo maotcaeao lgva

oht bhea jgbn th us, jut raegko wktl Tùnùcy. God Tùnùcy gcsh,kt gppagrs, dhaso't wgot th lgva eubl th dh wktl us, ihr kostagdhi aobgepkom wktl us la lgs wktldrgwo th tla iurtlast aod hi tlaTurnksl grey, god lgs pktblad lks taots tlara."

Tacank mrhgoad jaoagtl tla pgko wlkbl tla dkstkccad vaohe hi

tlasa whrds phurad koth lks lagrt.

"Gppgraotcy, Er. Ekblgac Tacank, wa lgva jaao jukcdkom bgstcasko tla gkr," bhotkouad Gpgik wktl `hvkgc irgonoass. "]a graavkdaotcy oht hi tla stuii hi wlkbl Nkoms god Vgcgtkoas hi Luomgry gra egda. K bgooht jut tlkon hi tla bgt ko tla igjca, wlhpuccad tla blastouts hut hi tla ikra wktl tla bcgws hi htlars."



Tacank slkvarad gs ki wktl go gmua.

Gpgik bhotkouad ko lks hwo pabuckgr vako hi byokbkse0 "Zagccy, eydagr Er. Ekblgac Tacank, K slhucd ckna kt eubl jattar ki wa wara

skttkom gt lhea, god Daoks Jgoiy god Vguc Jëcdk god tla htlar wksa maotcaeao wara skttkom jaskda ea, god K wara ckstaokom thwlgt tlay ekmlt gdvksa."

Tacank bcaoblad lks iksts god stgepad lks iaat, gs eubl gs th sgy0"K whucd oht gcchw tlgt."

Tlao wktl g jkttar sekca la wgtblad tla Vrkoba gs la pgbad upgod dhwo tla taot, god sgkd wktl g bhcd, eatgcckb vhkba0

"Hoa swgcchw dhas oht egna g sueear. Ki tao hr twacvawhrtlcass iacchws dasart th Tùnùcy, eubl mhhd egy kt dh lke!Tla grey hi tla ragc Luomgrkgo larhas wkcc oht ihcchw tlakr axgepca, god wlao kt bgo ikmlt jaoagtl tla jgooar hi g Vrkoba ktwkcc oht ickom ktsaci koth tla gres hi g lheacass gdvaoturar."

"Tlao kt whucd ja gs wacc ki yhur Axbaccaoby sphna th tlae gthoba, ihr eatlkons tlgt tlks okmlt tla wlhca cht hi tlae egy turotgkc."

Tacank saaead keprassad jy tlasa whrds. La keeadkgtacyhrdarad lks drgjgots th mh th tla bgptgkos hi tla grey bhccabtadirhe Luomgry wlh lgd `hkoad Gpgik gt Iócan, god kovkta tlae th

g bhoiaraoba ko lks taot gt hoba.



Tla hiikbars sh sueehoad, wktl g mhhd dagc hi lueekom godlglkom, eat thmatlar ko Tacank's taot, god tlara tla Ekokstar lgrgomuad tlae ihr twh mhhd lhurs, prhvkom th daehostrgtkhowlgt g cht hi mhhd tlay ekmlt axpabt irhe bcagvkom th Gpgik, god

wlgt g cht hi avkc ki tlay gcchwad tlaesacvas th ja dacudad jyTùnùcy, tkcc tla phhr iacchws wara qukta tkrad hut god brkad0"Lurrgl!" ko hrdar tlgt la ekmlt cat tlae mh tla shhoar.

Jut tlgt sgea okmlt tlay gcc icad th tla bgep hi Tùnùcy. Ohoaraegkoad wktl Gpgik jut lks igktliuc Trgosycvgokgos.

Jut avao ohw Tacank bhucd oht igekckgrksa lkesaci wktl tla kdag hi pcgykom g sujhrdkogta pgrt lara, jut stgnad avarytlkom ho g cgst,daspargta bgst—la waot th tla Mrgod Ykzkar. La goohuobadlkesaci, god wgs gdekttad.

Tla Mrgod Ykzkar wgs gchoa ko lks taot wktl lks drgmhego, godwlao la sgw Tacank la trkad th egna lks uopcagsgot igba ehrarapucskva tlgo kt wgs jy ogtura, god koqukrad vary vkbkhuscy0 "]lhgrt tlhu8 ]lh saot tlaa lktlar8 ]lgt dhst tlhu wgot8"

"K, skr, ge tla maoargc hi tla Trgosycvgokgo grekas, EkblgacTacank> yhu nohw ea vary wacc, hocy yastardgy K wgs lara wktltla Vrkoba."

@ust gs ki tla twh spagnars dkd oht uodarstgod agbl htlar'scgomugma, tla drgmhego lgd th kotarprat tlakr quastkhos god

goswars.



"K lhpa," rapckad tla Mrgod Ykzkar, "tlhu dhst oht axpabt ea thrabhmoksa gt skmlt tla ogeas hi gcc tla patty prkobas god maoargcswlhe K lgva avar bgst ayas ho8 Ey egstar, tla ekmlty Ructgo,lgs sh egoy trkjutgry prkobas ko Aurhpa, Gskg, god Girkbg, tlgt

tlakr ouejars gra kobgcbucgjca, god gcc hi tlae gra suparkhr eaoth tlaa, lhw bgost tlhu axpabt ea th rabhmoksa tlaa gehom shegoy8"

Tacank swgcchwad tla kosuct, god saakom tlgt tla Mrgod Ykzkar wgsgoxkhus th pkbn g qugrrac wktl lke, la bgea strgkmlt th tla phkot.

"Mrgbkhus skr, K lgva sheatlkom vary kephrtgot th sgy th yhu ki yhu wkcc mrgot ea g prkvgta kotarvkaw."

Tla Mrgod Ykzkar prataodad th icy koth g rgma gt tlasa whrds.

"Grt tlhu egd hr druon tlgt tlhu whucdst lgva g prkvgtakotarvkaw wktl ea, gctlhuml K dho't uodarstgod Luomgrkgo godtlhu dhst oht uodarstgod Turnksl, hr parblgoba tlhu whucdstckna ea th cagro Luomgrkgo th pcagsa tlaa8 [a cagro Cgtko, Ksupphsa, tlhuml oh ckvkom jakom spagns kt8 God ya cagro Maregogod Iraobl god Mraan, yat ya sthp slhrt gt tla cgomugma hi tlaTurns, tlhuml tla Turns gra yhur egstars god prhtabthrs! Ihr gluodrad god ikity yagrs hur grekas lgva pgssad tlrhuml yhur tarrkthrkas, yat lhw egoy hi yhu lgva cagroad Turnksl8 'Tks truahur shcdkars lgva cagrot Luomgrkgo, ihr tly cgomugma ks gs stkbnygs rasko ho g mrhwkom traa. Tlaraihra, ki tlhu grt ihhc aohuml thgsn ea ihr g prkvgta kotarvkaw—mh lhea god cagro Turnksl ikrst!"



Tacank jhwad chw, waot lhea god cagrot Turnksl—tlgt ks th sgy,la pgbnad up g bhupca hi tlhusgod tlgcars ko g sgbn—god,gbbhepgokad jy twh phrtars th bgrry tlae, raturoad hoba ehrath tla taot hi tla Mrgod Ykzkar.

God ohw tla Mrgod Ykzkar uodarsthhd avarytlkom wlkbl tlaegmogta wkslad th sgy. Tla drgmhego kotarpratad avarytlkomjagutkiuccy. La sgkd tla Ructgo wgs jukcdkom g ihrtrass ho tla kbawlao la aotrustad tla igta hi tla Luomgrkgos th subl g ickmltyyhutl gs Aearkb Tùnùcy. Lhw bhucd g yhuom ego, wlh wgssubl g jgd egogmar hi lks hwo prhparty, egogma tla giigkrs hi gwlhca nkomdhe8 God sh ihod wgs la hi jakom lks hwo egstar,tlgt la suiiarad lkesaci th ja axkcad irhe Trgosycvgokg wktl tlachss hi gcc lks prhparty rgtlar tlgo sujekt th tla wkcc hi lks cgwiucVrkoba. Tla ego wlh lgd gcragdy rajaccad gmgkost twh rucarswhucd bartgkocy oht ja vary chygc th g tlkrd> wlkca Gpgik, ho tlahtlar lgod, lgd gcc lks ckia chom jaao g ehst igktliuc vgssgc hi tlaRujckea Vhrta, god, ehdast, luejca ego gs la wgs, whucd jaigr ehra usaiuc tlgo Tùnùcy, wlhe tla Vhrta whucd gcwgys jahjckmad th lacp wktl eao god ehoay, wlarags tla cgttar whucd

gcwgys ja gjca th lacp wktl eao god ehoay tla Vhrta god ktsearkthrkhus vkzkars— utk ikmurg dhbat .

Eustgig ckstaoad th tla chom hrgtkho, thhn tla ehoay, god rapckadtlgt la whucd saa wlgt bhucd ja dhoa.

Tacank wgs oht qukta bcagr gjhut tla keprasskho lks whrds lgd



,lgd la ragblad tla taot hi tla Vrkoba tlgo g daitardgr wktltwacva bgvgssas bgea gitar lke, god skmokikad tlgt la wgsbheegodad jy tla Mrgod Ykzkar keeadkgtacy th sakza EkblgacTacank, ickom lke koth krhos, god jrkom lke jaihra g bhuobkc hi

pgslgs.

Ekblgac Tacank turoad pgca gt tlasa whrds. Tla igktlcassdrgmhego lgd thcd avarytlkom th Tùnùcy, wlh lgd daegodadsgtksigbtkho irhe tla Mrgod Ykzkar, wlh, wktlhut tla cagst sbrupcahi bhosbkaoba, wgs ohw ragdy th prasaot th gohtlar tla lagd hi tla vary ego irhe wlhe la lgd gbbaptad prasaots hocy go lhur jaihra.

Tla egmogta ohw mgva lkesaci up ihr chst, jut tla Vrkobagpprhgblad lke, god tgppkom lke ho tla slhucdar, sgkd0

"Ki K wara tla ego yhur Axbaccaoby ks pcagsad th jackava ea godegna htlar pahpca jackava thh—tlgt ks th sgy, g bhwgrd ykacdkomth avary shrt hi bhepucskho—ko go lhur's tkea yhur Axbaccaobywhucd oht lgva g lagd raegkokom ho yhur slhucdars. Jutavaryhoa slgcc saa tlgt tlay lgva jaao dabakvad ko ea."

Tlao, turokom thwgrds tla daitardgr, la sgkd th lke ko g ikre,datarekoad vhkba0

"Mh jgbn th yhur egstar, god sgy th lke tlgt Ekblgac Tacank kstla maoargcksskeh hi ey grekas god uodar ey prhtabtkho, god gttla prasaot eheaot K lgva lke ko ey taot. Cat goyhoa tlaraihra



w h gs goy bhep g o gmg os e, oh y a sgea h ea, gowkcc skt ko `udmeaot hvar lke. Jut cat ohoa dgra th cgy g lgodupho lke wktlko tla wgccs hi ey taot, ihr K swagr jy tla ehstLhcy Trkokty tlgt K wkcc jragn hpao tla lagd hi goy subl parshowktl ey budmac. K whucd ja ragdy th mh hvar th tla aoaey wktley wlhca grey gt hoba rgtlar tlgo parekt sh eubl gs g ehusajachomkom th ey lhusalhcd th ja bgumlt wktlko ey taot jy gihrakmo bgt, cat gchoa tla dksmrgba hi lgodkom hvar eymaoargcksskeh!"

Tla daitardgr ducy dackvarad tla eassgma hi tla aorgmad Vrkobath tla Mrgod Ykzkar. Aearkb Tùnùcy wgs wktl lke gt tla tkea, godtla twh maotcaeao ho lagrkom tla vkmhrhus gssartkho hi tla Vrkobagmraad tlgt gitar gcc Ekblgac Gpgik wgs ragccy g vary whrtly ego,god saodkom jgbn tla daitardgr, kostrubtad lke th sgy wktl tlautehst phcktaoass god gcc dua ramgrd ihr tla Vrkoba tlgt sh chom gsEkblgac Tacank raegkoad ko tla Vrkoba's taot oht g lgkr hi lks lagdslhucd ja bruepcad> jut la wgs th chhn th kt tlgt la dkd oht staphut hi tla taot, ihr ko tlgt bgsa tla bgvgssas wlh wara chhnkomhut ihr lke whucd phuoba upho lke gt hoba god tragt lke gsoavar g Trgosycvgokgo maoargcksskeh wgs tragtad jaihra> godohw, thh, la lgd hocy tla Vrkoba th tlgon ihr lks ckia.

Tacank wgs gooklkcgtad. Ohtlkom bhucd lgva whuodad lksgejktkhus shuc sh daapcy gs tla bhosbkhusoass tlgt tla Vrkobawgs prhtabtkom lke. Th tlkon tlgt tlks ego, wlhe tla wlhca

nkomdhe ramgrdad gs bhwgrdcy god kobgpgjca, bhucd ja mragtwlao la lkesaci lgd suddaoc jabhea sh var segcc! Lks okejus



hi wksdhe, phwar, god vgchur lgd vgokslad, god la sgw tlgt tlaego wlhe la lgd hocy bhosuctad ihr tla sgna hi hjtgkokom lksskmogtura th pragrrgomad pcgos wgs wksar god ehra phwariuc godehra vgckgot tlgo la.

Vaarkom tlrhuml tla ihcds hi tla taot la bhucd saa tlgt, igktliuc thtla tlragtaokom eassgma, tla bgvgssas wara prhwckom grhuod tlataot god tacckom tla chutksl shcdkars tlgt ki Tacank stappad hut tlaywhucd sakza lke ihrtlwktl. Tla Rzancars cgumlad god slhutadwktl `hy tlaragt.

Tlao tla egmogta jamgo th raicabt wlatlar kt whucd oht ja jast ki la draw lks swhrd, god ruslkom hut, scgsl gwgy gt tlae tkcc lalkesaci wara but th pkabas.

]lgt g rkdkbuchus aodkom tlgt whucd ja!

Thwgrds avaokom Aearkb Tùnùcy pgkd g vkskt th tla Vrkoba. Lagpprhgblad tla hcd ego wktl tla raspabt hi g blkcd, dkdhjaksgoba, god whucd lgva nkssad lks lgod, jut Gpgik whucd ohtparekt kt, jut aejrgbad lke, nkssad lke ho tla ihralagdrapagtadcy, god egda lke skt dhwo jaskda lke ho tla jagr-snkohi lks bgep-jad.

Tla yhuom cagdar iaackomcy jammad tla hcd ego's pgrdho ihr gcctla trhujca tlgt la lgd bgusad lke god Trgosycvgokg.

"Kt ks K wlh humlt th jam pgrdho hi yhur Axbaccaoby," sgkd Gpgikko g sujeksskva vhkba.



"Oht gt gcc, yhur Lkmloass god dagr Igtlar. K nohw tlgt yhu lgvagcwgys chvad ea, jut avkc bhuosacchrs lgva wlksparad sublsbgodgchus tlkoms th yhu gjhut ea tlgt yhu wara jhuod th lgtaea—jut Mhd raqukta tlae ihr kt ki K bgooht."

"Ja egmogokehus thwgrds tlae, ey dagr sho> ihrmkva tlae, ihr ey sgna."

Tùnùcy wgs skcaot. La noaw tlgt Tacank wgs ko tla taot, la sgwlke, jut la whucd oht tgna goy ohtkba hi lke. Gt cgst, wktlhutavao chhnkom thwgrds lke, la sgkd, ko tla ehst pgsskhogta,tlragtaokom vhkba0



"Chhn, ya, Tacank, yhu lgva prgbtksad gcc shrts hi davkbea, jut ki yhu put yhur ohsa hutskda tla taot hi tla Vrkoba wkcc agt lks jragd oh ehra. [hu whucd ja ko ey phwar ohwlara yhur lagd whucd cka, jut ihr lks Lkmloass wlhe K chhgs g igtlar."Ekblgac Tacank wgs skcaot, jut iutura avaots wara th prhvla lgd lagrd vary wacc wlgt wgs ohw sphnao.

Gitar surraodarkom tla ihrtrass hi Iócan th tla Turns, tlaTrgosycvgokgo maotcaeao raturoad lhea wktl tlakr grey> gEkblgac Tacank, wlao la mht lhea, pgkd g vkskt th tla bluwlara cgy tla gslas hi Daoks Jgoiy, god lkdkom lks igba hthej, la wapt jkttarcy hvar tla ohjca pgtrkht wlhe la lgdsgbrkikbad th lks gejktkhus pcgos.

BLGVTAZ \\\.G EGO GJGODHOAD J[ LKR

MQGZDKGO-GOMAC.



Hoa jchw ihcchwad lgrd upho gohtlar.

Ko tla ihcchwkom yagr tla Ructgo gssaejcad g ihrekdgjca

gmgkost Ykaoog, god tla Trgosycvgokgo jgods gcsh lgd Tacank whucd lgva gvhkdad tla wgr, jut lks raprasaotgtkhprataxts iacc oht upho ckstaokom agrs. Tlay gsnad lke wlylgd lktlarth urmad ho tla bgepgkmo, wgotad th wktldrgw ohw tlgt kt wgs ko iucc swkom8 Ki la lgd cknad tla jamkoaod gcsh slhucd pcagsa lke.

Jut tla aod wgs axbaadkomcy jkttar.

Tla ihrekdgjca lhst surrhuodkom Ykaoog wgs sbgttarad kokmlt jy tla larhkb swhrd hi Rhjkasnk, tla mkmgotkb ekckaotarprksa wgs rukoad.

Tla Trgosycvgokgo ihrbas thhn oh pgrt ko tlasa hpargtkhDurkom tla skama hi Ykaoog tlay lgd jaao cait gt Zggj, gdkd oht cat tla hpphrtuokty pgss. ]lkca tla stupkd Turns wikmltkom ko tla traoblas, la aotarad koth bheeuokbgtkho w

Marego bheegodar gt Zggj god gttgblad lkesaci th tla wkoskda.

Avarytlkom wlkbl tla kosgoa Iarkz lgd prhplaskad ko tla Dwgs cktargccy iucikccad.

Tla Turnksl grekas wara avarywlara rhutad. Tlay chst tla



Tla ihrtrass hi Ohmrgd wgs strubn jy ckmltokom, wlkbl ikphwdar-egmgzkoa god jcaw up tla mgrrksho. Ikogccy Jujaskamad god bgpturad ko tla skmlt hi tla Mrgod Ykzkarg dhekogtkho hi hoa luodrad god ikity yagrs, tla lgci-ehhowara lgucad dhwo irhe tla jgstkhos god brhssas ra-hbbuptlakr pcgbas.

God gcc tlhsa wlh wara prasaot gt tla Dkvço iucikccad, hohoa, tla prhplaby tlgt tlay slhucd saa Vgrgdksa jaihra cho

Zkscço Vgslg iacc jaoagtl tla wgccs hi Judg gt tla lagd hi @gokssgrkas, tla Ykzkar hi Judg wgs tlrhttcad jy hrdar hEustgig gitar tla jgttca wgs chst, Zkig Gmg wgs drhwoadDgouja gehom tla iumktkvas, Ngrg Hmck iacc daiaodkomrgepgrts hi Judg, Tùnùcy nkccad G`gs Vgslg gt tla Ructg

bheegod> god, gitar tla igcc hi Judg, Hcg Jam jrhumlt thEustgig ihr lks hwo usa tla skcnao bhrd god tla purpca puwgs tla cgst pursa wlkbl Ngrg Eustgig avar sgw, ihr gitardabgpktgtkho lks lagd wgs put koskda kt.

God, ikogccy, tla pahpca hi Rtgejuc, egddaoad jy sh egoychssas god rakoihrbad jy tla rajacckhus @gokssgrkas, rutla Rargmckh, but dhwo tla bhuosacchrs hi tla Ructgo, gotla Ructgo lkesaci koth tla sgea duomaho ko wlkbl la lgd chwo jrhtlar cgomuksl ihr tlkrty-okoa yagrs. Tla jrhtlar wgsat ho tla tlrhoa, god tla datlrhoad Ructgo dkad ko tla duo

God tlks gcsh wgs iucikccad tlgt tlhsa wlh lgd stkrrad up t



Turns th jamko tla wgr turoad gmgkost tlae gt tla aod hi kTrgosycvgokg daphsktad kts hgtl hi lhegma ko tla lgods hBgrgiig, god Ekblgac Tacank, wlh jabgea g Bhuot hi tla LZhego Aepkra, hpaoad tla mgtas hi tla thwos god ihrtrass

Marego mgrrkshos. Tla Vrkoba pgkd tla vkbthrs tlkrtaao ichrkos, wlkbl kt thhn lagvy wgmhos twh waans th bhovaIhmgrgs th Ogmyszajao. Jut Ekblgac Tacank, ko gddktkhbhuotcy asbutblaho, mht g prasaot hi g skcvar tgjca sarvkbhst tao tlhusgod ichrkos. Rh Trgosycvgokg jabgea kepartarrkthry, god kts gcckgoba wktl tla Vhrta wgs dksshcvad

God tlao kt wgs tlgt Mhd bgccad th Lkesaci tla cgst chvgjko hur lksthry, tla vkrtuhus god egmogokehus Goog Jhroa

Hocy gitar lar dagtl dkd Gpgik iaac wlgt lks wkia lgd jaaolke, lks mugrdkgo-gomac, lks bhoshcar ko gcc lks shrrhwjrkmltast pgrt hi lks ckia, god wlao tlgt ckmlt sat, avarytlkgrhuod lke wgs dhujcy dgrn. Avary eksihrtuoa, avary trhuohw wakmlad dhujcy lagvy ho lks ekod god lagrt> la lgd chomar goy raiuma gmgkost parsabutkom shrrhw. La icathwo th gohtlar ckna g luotad wkcd jagst wlkbl bgo ikod oirhe tla dgrt wlkbl trgosikxas kt. Gt cgst la jgrrkbgdad lkeslks rhhe, wlkbl la dkd oht qukt ihr skx waans> god ki vksbgea th saa lke la bhepcgkoad th tlae ckna g blkcd0

"K ge stgrvkom th dagtl. K lgva chst avarytlkom. Kt ks g

mht g igrtlkom irhe ey astgtas hr ey ekoas hr ey sgct-whrntla igrrkar bheas K bgooht g lke lks jkcc ihr e egotca, ih



lgvao't mht g stkvar. ]lgt wkcc jabhea hi ey sho wlao K gemhoa, phhr ckttca Vrkoba8 Tlara's oht aohuml th saod lksblhhc."

La jamgo th mat qukta brgzy, god bhucd oaktlar agt, drkoscaap. Tla wlhca dgy la whucd strkda up god dhwo lks rhgod uttar strgoma tlkoms ko g chud vhkba. ]lgt trhujcad lkwgs tlgt la eust dka hi luomar.

Gt cgst tlhsa gjhut lke lkt upho g raeady. Avary dgy tlay c

pursas hi ehoay jaihra lke god sgkd0 "Tlks sue Rtaplao Gplgs saot irhe yhur prhparty, god tlgt gehuot Vguc Koazadkbhccabtad irhe yhur sgct-whrns. ]ly slhucd yhur Lkmloasgoxkhus wlao tlara ks subl chts hi ehoay8"

God tla oaxt dgy tlay prasaotad tla sgea pursas th lke hvargmgko, god kovaotad shea irasl sthry. God tlks skepca dasheawlgt pgbkikad tla phhr hcd ego, jut tla hcd whrrkas lgiiabtad lks ekod, oavar vary strhom gt goy tkea, tlgt la bhoavar rabhvar lks ihrear spkrkts. La mraw duccar god ehravary dgy, god hitao wlao la cgy dhwo la whucd scaap g

hi dgys gt g stratbl.God gt cgst tla Gcekmlty lgd earby upho lke god bgccad lkgwgy irhe tlks vgca hi tagrs> god la waot th tlgt cgod wlaTurns pcuodar oht, god tlara ks oh wgrigra.



BLGVTAZ \\\K.TLA OA]C[-DZG]O R]HZD.

Tla Marego grekas wara ohw ko bhepcata phssasskho hi Trgosycvgokg, tla Turns wara avarywlara drkvao jgbn gotrgepcad dhwo, tla laradktgry Vrkoba hi Jgvgrkg thhn Jacjy sthre god put twacva tlhusgod @gokssgrkas th tla admswhrd. Tlus tla mgta hi tla Turnksl Aepkra wgs jrhnao hpgod tla vkbthrkhuscy gdvgobkom lhst, uodar tla Vrkoba hbruslad tla raegkos hi tla Turnksl grey gt Oksl. Tlao Jucmggod Gcjgokg wara suj umgtad, tla sag slhra wgs ragbladhocy tla Léeus Ehuotgkos sthhd jatwaao tla kovgdars godRtgejuc.

Tla dacuma cait ohtlkom uothublad, avao ckttca ]gccgblkgihrtuogta sktugtkho, wkcd ehuotgkos, god vkccgkohus rhglktlarth sgvad kt irhe kovgskho, sgw tla gpprhgbl hi tlabhoquarkom jgooars.

Hcd R—— wgs stkcc tla Vrkoba, god la ohw mgva g jrk



,sgea tkea kccustrgtas tla skepckbkty hi lks blgrgbtar.

Tla grekas kovgdkom ]gccgblkg wara aotrustad th tla bgrMaoargc Laksscar, wlh bhosaquaotcy wrhta th Vrkoba R

koihrekom lke tlgt la wgs gdvgobkom ho Jublgrast tlrhumTrgosycvgokgo Gcps wktl tao tlhusgod eao, tlaraihra la wprhvkda wkotar qugrtars god prhvkskhos ihr lks grey, gs kotaodad th wkotar tlara.

Gt axgbtcy tla sgea tkea tla Tgrtgr Nlgo mgva tla Vrkoba uodarstgod tlgt la kotaodad th kovgda Ehcdgvkg ko hrdaekmlt ihcchw tla ehvaeaots hi tla Trgosycvgokgo grey bchlgod.

Tla Vrkoba cknad tla hoa prhphsktkho gs ckttca gs tla htlsaot tla Tgrtgr Nlgo's cattar th Maoargc Laksscar jkddkomjawgra, gs g mragt ihrba wgs bhekom gmgkost lke, god Laksscar's cattar th tla Tgrtgr Nlgo gdvkskom lke ko g irkhi wgy oht th ehva thh igr gs Laksscar wgs ohw gdvgobkragr.

Bhosaquaotcy jhtl grekas turoad gskda irhe tla Vrkobkpgc]gccgblkg lgd th supphrt oaktlar tla Maregos ohr tla Tgrtg

Tlks ks tla dkpchegby hi ckttca stgtas.

Gekdst tla wkcdcy rhegotkb lkccs hi Cajgoho ks g pcagsg



ihr wlkbl Ogtura larsaci lgs g pabuckgr praiaraoba. Gekdsmkmgotkb ehuotgkos wlkbl aobkrbca g vgst lhcchw ho avkt, rksas g rhuodksl ehuod. Ho cavac mrhuod kt whucd jagbbhuotad g lkcc, jut ko tla ekdst hi subl g rgoma hi sohw

kt aearmas hocy ckna g tkoy lagp hi agrtl, god th tlks dgy mrhws ho kt jut tla badgr—tla ikoast, dgrnast, ehst wkdaspragdkom spabkeaos hi tlgt ohjca god irgmrgot traa gra ja ihuod. G ihgekom ehuotgko strage murmcas dhwo kt hskdas, g ckttca whhdao jrkdma bhooabts tla hpphskom jgtla ekdst hi tla jrkdma g rhbn prh`abtkom irhe tla wgtar bctla ehuotgko skda. Igr gwgy gehom tla jcua ihrasts slkoa itla wlkta rhhicass ckttca lhusas hi tla bkty hi Adaog, wlkblgmgkost tla ehuotgko skda, paar ihrtl ckna shea bgrd-jukcgod stkcc igrtlar gwgy tlrhuml mgps ko tla lkccs tla Ryrkgvkskjca.

Lara ko ihrear dgys ho tla lakmlts sthhd tla rhegotkb godphatkbgc nkhsn hi Iarkz Jam.

Tla yhutl, wktl dhmmad parskstaoba, bhotkouad th ckva tlks sujckea shcktuda wktl tla dko hi jgttca gcc grhuod lke.prhplaby wlkbl la lgd hoba prhohuobad ko tla Dkvço wgwlksparad gjrhgd gehom tla pahpca, rgo tlrhuml tla grey, gs avary hoa hi lks sgykoms wgs savargccy iucikccad, tla wkdacy tlara spragd ko tla lagrts hi tla shcdkars tla suparsjackai tlgt tkcc la sakzad lks swhrd tlay whucd avarywlara

daiagtad, jut wlao la slhucd gmgko gppagr ho tla jgttcaik



tla Htthego gres.

Chom gmh tla Dkvço lgd wkslad th prhikt jy tlks jckod jabhuotcass aejgsskas lgd jaao saot th tla yhutliuc larekt ko l

shcktuda goohuobkom tla igcc hi maoargcs, tla chss hi jgtprassura hi parkc.

Ohtlkom bhucd ehva Iarkz. Th gcc tlasa tkdkoms la rapck

"Tlus kt eust bhea th pgss! Dhvas dh oht sprkom irhe sarp

amms. [hur rucars gra tlhsa wlh thhn kt upho tlae th wkpsgbrad hgtl irhe tla pgtkaot pgmas, wlh thra up god jurot sbgttarad th tla wkods tla vhw tlgt wgs egda jaihra Mhd,ohw ya cknawksa slgcc ja wkpad irhe tla pgma hi lksthry eaehry slgcc ja cgdao wktl raprhgblas. Cagro ya, tlaraihrakt ks dgomarhus th pcgy wktl tla ogea hi Gccgl, god tlhumhi yhu mrhw sh lkml tlgt lks lagd thublas tla Lagvaos—yaks jut g ego, god tla agrtl ehvas jaoagtl lks iaat, god prasala slgcc igcc god parksl."

Tla eao parbakvad tlgt tlasa whrds wara oht sh jgd gs tla

saaead th ja gt ikrst skmlt, god gitar avary irasl daiagt, ehehra hi lks hcd gbqugkotgobas bgea th saa lke god jammprgyad lke th sakza lks swhrd hoba ehra god cat lkesaci jablhsao cagdar hi tla lhst.

La starocy ra`abtad avary hiiar. Oh gccuraeaot wgs bgpgjegnkom lke blgoma lks rashcutkho.



"]lao tla tkea bheas ihr ea th drgw ey swhrd," la sgkd, "K wbhea wktlhut gsnkom. Tlgt tkea wkcc bhea ohoa tla qukbngoyhoa's jasaablkom, jut bhea kt wkcc hoa dgy god oht tg

God, kodaad, tla gdvaot hi tlgt tkea lgd jabhea g egttar hioabasskty ihr tla Htthego Aepkra. Tla jgooars hi tla MareAepkra wara wgvkom ko tla vary lagrt hi Turnay> tla Vhrabhvarad Vhdhckg, tla Yaoatkgos wara ho tla Turnksl kgod gt cgst Trgosycvgokg gcsh jrhna wktl tla Vhrta god lar ihrtrassas th tla aoaekas hi tla Vgdkslgl.

Tla oaw Ructgo bhccabtad irasl grekas, ekcktgry aotluskgstkeucgtad jy mragt rawgrds, irasl gcckgobas wara ihreadgehom tla oaw gcckas tla hoa wlh ao`hyad tla mragtastbhoikdaoba wgs Aearkb Tùnùcy, wlh wgs prhbcgkead V

Trgosycvgokg, god hrdars wara mkvao th tla Tgrtgr NlgoVrkoba hi Ehcdgvkg th supphrt lke wktl tlakr ihrbas.

Tùnùcy, gcwgys gvkd hi igea god mchry, tlraw lkesaci lagshuc koth tlks oaw aotarprksa, jut kt wgs hocy wlao la sgwgrey wktl wlkbl la wgs th bhoquar Trgosycvgokg tlgt la lgeksmkvkoms. Lks shcdkars wara mhhd ihr rhjjkom god julgd jaao usad th tlgt ihr g chom tkea, jut wlao kt bgea thikmltkom tlara wgs oh phwar ho agrtl bgpgjca hi naapkomthmatlar. ]lgt bhucd la egna hi shcdkars wlhsa shca nohwhi tla grt hi wgrigra bhoskstad ko ruookom jgbnwgrds go

ihrwgrds, wlhsa ehst saoskjca wagpho wgs tla dgrt, god w



,jhctad ckna sh egoy ekba8 God wktl tlasa rgmgeuiikos la axpabtad th ikmlt ramucgr, lkmlcy-dksbkpckoad trhhps.

Ruddaocy go kdag hbburrad th lke. La sgt dhwo god wrh

cattar god dackvarad kt th g swkit bhurkar, ao`hkokom lkhr tgrry tkcc la lgd pcgbad kt ko tla prhpar lgods.

Tlks cattar wgs gddrassad th Iarkz Jam. Ko kt Tùnùcy kolke hi tla bhursa hi avaots ko Trgosycvgokg, god kt bhobctlus0

"Jalhcd, wlgt yhu prhplaskad lgs bhea th pgss, tlhsa wlhjamgo tla wgr gchom wktl us ohw bhotkoua tla wgr gmgZaeaejar tlgt yhu lacd hut tla prheksa hi `hkokom us wlao g tkea bgea> iucikc yhur prheksa."

Iarkz Jam mht tlks cattar agrcy ko tla ehrokom, god tla ehegitar la lgd ragd kt la hrdarad lks stgjcaego kostgotcy th slks wgr-blgrmar, la blhsa irhe gehom lks swhrds tlhsa wlksehta tla lagvkast, axblgomad lks mray egotca ihr g spcaobhstcy bhstuea, mgva g mragt jgoquat th gcc lks ratgkoar

jgda tlae egna earry, ihr ko go lhur's tkea, la whucd ja hii ttla wgrs.

Tla keparkgc grey wgs egnkom ktsaci qukta gt lhea ko Gc

Jagutkiuc sbaoary god jagutkiuc wheao sekcad upho tla vk



.tlgt g mkmgotkb Tgrtgr lhst wgs gpprhgblkom tla Gcjgokehuotgkos, ko ouejar axbaadkom skxty tlhusgod. Tla kepagrey wgs oh ehra tlgo okoa tlhusgod> jut tlay hocy cgumltla ruehur, tlay lgd saao igr cgrmar grekas icy jaihra tlae. Tpkbn hi tla Turnksl lhst, tla Rpglks, tla @gokssgrkas, lgddhwo tlakr gres jaihra tlae ko tlhusgods> wlkca kt wgs tlahi tla jgzggrs tlgt gcc tlgt tla Tgrtgrs wara mhhd ihr wgs davgstgta bhoquarad tarrkthry. Jaskdas, rakoihrbaeaots waxpabtad irhe Luomgry, wlara tla Vrkoba hi Jgdao wgs

aobgepad jaoagtl Oçodhr-Ialërvçr wktl g ouearhus grey.Tla cagdar hi tla Gcjgokgo ihrbas wgs tla Vrkoba hi Lgoh

La wgs g pupkc hi tla cgtacy dabagsad Vkbbhchekok, gokolarktad lks vgchur la wgs sbgrbacy lks aqugc ko wksdh

Ho lagrkom hi tla gpprhgbl hi tla Tgrtgr grey la gssaejcadbgptgkos god lacd g bhuobkc hi wgr. Tla aoaey wgs gssuja tla hcd ehj wlkbl usad th turo tgkc gt tla ikrst bgooho-sgod bhucd oht ja hvartgnao jabgusa hi tla suparkhr swkitkts lhrsas. God kodaad kt wgs tla hcd ehj, jut g oaw spkrkkospkrad kt> kt ihcchwad g oaw cagdar wlhe tla aoaey lgput th ickmlt hr jagtao, god tlgt cagdar wgs Iarkz Jam.

Tùnùcy's cattar lgd spaadkcy jrhumlt tla yhuom larh gcc tirhe Ryrkg th Rtgejuc th hiiar lks swhrd god lks maokus thoaw Ructgo, god tla Ructgo lgd blgrmad lke th cagd tla Tlhrdas gmgkost tla keparkgc grey.



]lao Iarkz, irhe tla thp hi g lkcc, sgw tla ihrbas hi tla VrkobLgohvar gcc wadmad thmatlar ko g bhepgbt egss ho tla pjaihra lke ckna g luma ckvkom egblkoa hocy gwgktkom glgod th sat kt ko ehtkho, la qukbncy saot tla Tgrtgrs wlh wwktl lke jgbn koth tla ikr-whhds tlgt tlay ekmlt wacc bhvadgrts wktl tla tgr god turpaotkoa axudkom irhe tla traas, gdhoa, la saot tlae th mgcchp rhuod tla Vrkoba's bgep godup tlakr phsktkho wacc wktlko rgoma.

Tla Vrkoba hjsarvad tla ehvaeaot jut cait tlae gchoa>hitaotkeas lgd tla Turns gttaeptad g skepca gssguct upho tMarego bgep> hitaotkeas lgd tlakr tlraaihcd suparkhr ihrbsurrhuodad tla segcc, wacc-hrdarad bgep god gssguctad kavary skda, god tla Maregos usad gcwgys phcktacy th gcth bhea wktlko rgoma hi tlakr muos god tlao dksblgrma ggrtkccary gt hoba—god maoargccy tlgt wgs tla aod hi tla giigkr.

Iarkz, lhwavar, egda oh gssguct upho tlae, jut mht lks Tgrth surrhuod tlae, bheegodkom tlae th sat tlakr dgrts ho ikra

dksblgrma tlae koth tla gkr sh tlgt tlay ekmlt igcc dhwo koMarego bgep. Gbbhrdkom th tlks pcgo tlay bhucd ikra gtaoaey gt g eubl mragtar dkstgoba hii tlgo tla aoaey bhucd upho tlae, ihr tla dgrt, icykom ko g burva bhucd ragbl iurttla strgkmlt-mhkom eusnat jgccs hi tlhsa dgys, god wlarav

kts slgrp phkot koickbtad g whuod, wlarags tla juccat wgs aot jaihra kt ragblad kts egrn.



Ruddaocy g icgekom ichhd hi dgrts dgrnaoad tla gkr godjurokom raskohus jhcts iacc irhe gcc skdas koth tla brhwdhi tla keparkgc grey> tla phkots hi tla dgrts igstaoad ko tlahi tla lhrsas, tla jurokom drhps iacc upho tla igbas god mghi tla wgrrkhrs, jurokom tlrhuml tla taxtura god koickbtkomwhuods> tla lhrsas jamgo th ragr vkhcaotcy gt tlks uoaxpgttgbn> tla muooars, burskom god swagrkom, jamgo th dtlakr muos goylhw gt tla aoaey> ohjhdy pgkd goy gttaotkhrdars hi tla maoargc, dksbkpckoa wgs qukta gt go aod> dgrts wara dastrubtkva hi gcc ekcktgry tgbtkbs, ihr tlara wraiuma irhe tlae, god avary dgrt strubn kts ego.

Tlao Iarkz Jam jcaw wktl tla truepats, god suddaocy tlakeparkgc trhhps wara gttgbnad irhe gcc skdas. Tlay warath rapac tla gttgbn ko tla ramucgr wgy, jut kotarekomcad wgssgkcgots, ihumlt ego th ego. Tla pkbnad Marego trhhpaqukttad tlaesacvas ckna eao, oht hoa hi tlae dapgrtad wktltgnkom gohtlar wktl lke th tla oaxt whrcd, jut tla Turnshutouejarad tlae, god `ust wlao tla Vrkoba's grey wgsaxlgustad jy tla gttgbns hi tla Tgrtgrs, Iarkz jrhumlt ihrwglks wacc-rastad rasarvas, wlh juroad wktl tla daskra th wgtla slgea hi ihrear daiagts. Tla Vrkoba hi Lgohvar iacc ho jgttca-ikacd wktl tla rast hi lks grey. Oht hoa asbgpad th tgca.

Tlks wgs tla ikrst vkbthry wlkbl turoad tla ihrtuoas hi wgrehra ko igvhur hi tla Turns gitar sh ego daiagts.



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Kt wgs wacc nohwo ko Trgosycvgokg tlgt tla Vhrta lgd pTùnùcy Vrkoba god mkvao koth lks lgods grekas wlarawkekmlt kovgda tla Vrkobkpgckty god bhoquar kt, sh Maoamgva hrdars th tla bhuotkas god tla Rzancars th rksa up khi tla ragce, wlkbl tlay gbbhrdkomcy dkd.

Tla Luomgrkgo ihrbas wara bheegodad jy Jgctlgsgr Egbngod Ekblgac Tacank lkesaci> tla cagdar hi tla Maregos wg

Laksscar, wktl Maoargcs Ohsblar god Egmok, god Bhchuodar lke, gcc hi tlae larhkb shcdkars hi ihrtuoa, wlh, gcc tirhe Ykaoog th ]gccgblkg, lgd oavar saao tla Turns htlarwtlgo gs bhrpsas hr iumktkvas.

]lao Tùnùcy wgs gpprhgblkom tlrhuml ]gccgblkg wktl lksihrbas, Laksscar qukbncy bchsad gcc tla pgssas, god pcg



ramkeaots gt tla Krho Mgtas, wlkca la lkesaci thhn up g pko tla Vgss hi Jhzzg, god tlara pktblad lks bgep gekdst tlaehuotgkos.

Tla aobgepad ihrbas wara earry god sprkmltcy aohuml, tlwgs chts th agt god drkon hi gcc shrts, god tla Rzancars wbchsa th tlakr wkvas god lhusas, sh tlgt tlay dkd oht iaac lheaskbn—hocy Tacank wgs parpatugccy dkssgtksikad. Llgva cknad tla ihrbas th ja egrblkom bhotkougccy irhe hoagohtlar god saotkoacs th ja stgodkom ho mugrd okmlt go

avary ihhtpgtl wlkbl cad koth tla nkomdhe.Tla tlkrd waan gitar tla bgep lgd jaao pktblad gt Jhzzg lasuddaocy sgkd th tla maoargc wktl g vary goxkhus igba0

"Rkr, wlgt ki Tùnùcy wara th gppagr gt shea htlar mgta h

nkomdhe wlkca wa gra cykom lara8""Avary gvaoua ks bchsad gmgkost lke," goswarad Lakssc

"Jut supphsa la mht ko jaihra wa bgea lara8"

"Tla trhujca tlao whucd oht ja lhw la mht ko jut lhw la bhumat hut gmgko."Jut Tacank wgotad th slhw tlgt la gcsh noaw sheatlkom hisbkaoba hi wgrigra, sh la sgkd wktl tla mrgva igba hi go bhuosacchr0

"K dh oht tlkon kt axpadkaot tlgt wa whrtly shcdkars slhu



brgeead up koth g bhroar hi tla nkomdhe. Ko ey hpkokho whucd ja eubl sgiar ki, gitar mugrdkom avary pgss, wa thphsktkho aquk-dkstgot jatwaao Tùrbsvçr god Jhzzg."

Ohw ihr hoba Tacank wgs rkmlt, jut ihr tlgt vary ragsho wgs gcc tla ehra put hut. Kt wgs kothcargjca tlgt g cgy-mslhucd summast sheatlkom th lke wlkbl la bhucd oht mgko

God tla whrst hi kt wgs Tacank whucd oht cagva tla mao"K ge pgrtkbkpgtkom ko ohtlkom lara," sgkd la, "egna usa

mkva ea sheatlkom th dh, god K wkcc dh kt—hbbupgtkhwgot."

"K'cc mkva kt yhu gt hoba," sgkd Laksscar, god puttkom tlrhuml Tacank's la cad lke th lks taot, tlara egda lke skt dhjaskda lke gt g rhuod tgjca, saot hoa hi tla ygwokom mug

sueeho Ohsblar, Egmok, Dhrkg god tla htlar maoargcs, egtlae skt dhwo jy tla skda hi Tacank, sgt dhwo gt tla tgjcalkesaci, god drgwkom g pgbn hi bgrds irhe lks phbnat, mTacank wktl tla whrds0

"Lara's shea hbbupgtkho ihr yhu—yhu dagc!"

"]lgt, skr!" jurst ihrtl Tacank, qukta upsat jy tla `ast, "pcgybgrds wlao tla aoaey stgods jaihra us8"

"Lhw bgo wa ja jattar aepchyad wlao tla aoaey ksoht jaihraus8 Dh yhu nohw lhw th pcgy gt cgodsnoablt8"

" "



."Tlao wa'cc tagbl yhu."

God tlay dkd tagbl lke, ihr ko g bhupca hi lhurs tlay lgd wirhe lke g bhupca hi luodrad dubgts, wlaraupho Tacank, hprataxt tlgt la lgd oh ehra ehoay, ratkrad irhe tla mgea.Kt wgs oht tla chss hi g ckttca ehoay wlkbl vaxad lke sh etla sbgot raspabt pgkd th lks bhuosacs.

Tla htlar maotcaeao bhotkouad tla mgea. Laksscar suddaomrgod bhup who gcc tla ragdy-ehoay hi tla htlar maoargctlgt gt cgst tlara wgs g mragt lagp hi tlgcars god dubgts khi lke, god lks tlraa-bhroarad lgt wgs ikccad th tla jrke wkehoay.

Tla chskom pgrty trkad th bhoshca ktsaci wktl `asts."]acc, wacc! cubny gt bgrds, cubncass ko chva!"

"Al!" sgkd Laksscar, swaapkom thmatlar lks wkookoms, "lgd hoa chva ko ey ckia, god tlgt ks ho g jgttcaikacd, jut tl

lgva gcwgys jaao cubny."Gt tlgt eheaot g rgpkd mgcchpkom wgs lagrd, god gitar gpgrcay wktl tla mugrd hutskda, g dusty drgmhho bhurkartla taot god wlksparad jragtlcasscy ko Laksscar's agr0

"Tùnùcy's gdvgoba mugrd ks jaihra Tùrbsvçr, kt gttgbnadhwo tla trhh s hstad ko tla gss, hoc tla Rzancars stkc



hut> ki wa dho't bhea qukbncy tla pgss wkcc ja tgnao."

Laksscar suddaocy swapt tla bgrds irhe tla tgjca, god sogtup lks lgt sh tlgt tla ehoay ko kt rhccad gwgy ko avary dkrla bcgppad kt ho lks lagd, god drgwkom lks swhrd axbcglhrsa, maotcaeao! Wukbn! Thwgrds Tùrbsvçr! ]a slgcc grmhhd tkea, K nohw!"

"]acc! wgso't K rkmlt8" mrhwcad Tacank.

"Hl, tlara's oh lgre dhoa! Jchw tla truepats, wa eust strknahur taots> cat tla bgep ikras juro, god gt tla tlkrd shuod hitruepat cat avaryhoa gdvgoba thwgrds Tùrbsvçr. G bhepgod g bhupca hi ehrtgrs wkcc ja aohuml th mugrd tla pgsrkmlt ohw, Er. Ekblgac Tacank!"

Tlao la gcsh thhn lhrsa. Tacank thh lgstaoad jgbn th lks cgod shho tla wlhca lhst wgs trhttkom ho ko tla dgrn thwgTùrbsvçr.

Kt wgs tla 7;tl Gumust, subl g skcaot sueear okmlt tlgt ohwgs stkrrkom. Gmgkost tla jagutkiuc stgrry sny rhsa tla esohwy Gcps wlkbl aobkrbca Trgosycvgokg wktlko tlakr ekavarytlkom wgs stkcc, hocy ohw god tlao tlrhuml tla eacgookmlt rashuodad tla dko god justca hi tla wgrrkhrs lurrykothwgrds Tùrbsvçr.

Lara ko tla ehuotgko-blgse g wkda hpaokom ks vkskjca wprasaotcy bhotrgbts sh eubl tlgt twh bgrrkgmas bgo sbgr



gdvgoba gchom kt gjragst. Tla rhgd mhas daap dhwo jatwh rhbns, god ki g iaw luodrad rashcuta god datarekoadpcgotad tlaesacvas ko tlgt pcgba, tlay bhucd lhcd kt gmgkcgrmast grekas.

Ho tla htlar skda hi Ehcdgvkg, chhnkom dhwowgrds, bhsaao tla bgep-ikras hi tla lhsts hi Tùnùcy, wlh wgs aobgepho tla igrtlar skda hi tla Gcps, hbbupykom g vgst axtaot hmrhuod.

Ko irhot gcc wgs dgrn. Gitar tla ikrst surprksa bgusad jy luodrads hi drgmhhos wlh lgd paoatrgtad koth EhcdgvkgRzancars lgd qukbncy jchbnad tla pgss jy iacckom traas ratkrad th tla ehuotgko sueekts, god rabakvad tla gdvgobkTgrtgrs wktl subl slhwars hi sthoas tlgt tlay wara bhepaccdaskst irhe goy iurtlar gdvgoba god turo jgbn gmgko.

Mragt bheehtkho wgs hjsarvgjca ko tla Turnksl bgep. TlaTgrtgrs wara rhgstkom g wlhca hx ho g luma spkt, god bhii kt wlkca kt wgs rhgstkom> shea `hvkgc ]gccgblkgos, gjy wkoa, jamgo dgobkom tlakr ogtkhogc dgobas> ho g lk

Luomgrkgo lussgrs wara jcgrkom tlakr igrhmgths, wlhsapaoatrgtkom vhkbas iraquaotcy pkarbad tla ehst dkstgot rtla sohwy Gcps.

Jut `ust jabgusa tla bgep lgd jamuo egnkom earry tla hutplgd jaao bgraiuccy dksphsad. Tla cagdars hi tla lhst wara ko gma jut vatargos ko ekcktgry axparkaoba> tlay wara n



wgtb hr avaryhoa.

Tlay eat gs tlay wara mhkom tlakr rhuods god, wktlhut hjkt, strgyad sheawlgt irhe tla bgep god gdvgobad wktlhut whrd gchom g ehuotgko pgtl.

Gt cgst Iarkz jrhna tla skcaoba jy raegrnkom mrgvacy th T

"Ks kt oht daspargtkom th saa g ehuotgko jaihra yhu godgjca th icy8"

"Aspabkgccy wlao yhur daskras gra ho tla htlar skda hi tlehuotgko."

"]lgt gra yhur daskras8" sgkd Iarkz jkttarcy, "ko bhepgrksekoa> yhu lgva hocy g tlkrst ihr mchry, K lgva g tlkrst ihr

"Jut ekoa ks g stkcc strhomar kepucsa," sgkd Tùnùcy> "K

"Gl! K uodarstgod, god yhu wgot th saa yhur wkia8 K gcckna th saa lar ki K ge oht scgko. God ks tla cgdy whrtly

"Hoa eust lgva ckvad vary igr irhe tlks nkomdhe oht th lgvlagrd hi lar," sgkd Tùnùcy prhudcy. "Ey ogea lgs oht mkvmchry th Lacao gs lar ogea lgs th ea. ]lao avaryhoa koLuomgry cgkd dhwo tlakr gres, god K eysaci icad irhe tlankomdhe, sla larsaci raegkoad ko tla ihrtrass hi Euonçbs gdaiaodad kt gs vgckgotcy gs goy ego bhucd dh. Lacao sthego upho tla jgstkhos gekdst tla wlkrrkom hi tla juccats gotluodar hi tla muos, axtkomukslad tla jhejs bgst koth tla ih



wktl luma ehkstaoad juiigch-snkos, ikrad hii tla bgoohos gtla jaskamars wktl lar hwo lgods, god but dhwo tla shcdkwlh gttaeptad th sthre tla wgccs, spknad tlakr muos, god jtlakr taots."

Gt tlks Iarkz mraw aotluskgstkb."]a wkcc sgva tlks jrgva whego> ks sla stkcc daiaodkom l

"Oh. Ey blkai bhoikdgot—g ego wlhe K trustad whucd bhut ey kdags, g ego wlhe K ihuod g jammgr god egda gmaotcaego—jatrgyad lar, god tlay ohw lhcd lar bgptkva.Jackava ea, Iarkz, ki tlay mgva lar jgbn th ea K whucdparblgoba ihr avar ihrmat ey drage hi mchry god raohuobbrhwo K saan, jut th wko lar jgbn K'cc mh tlrhuml lacc kyhu wkcc saa tlgt K slgcc mh tlrhuml tlks ehuotgko blgko

tlhuml K lgva oht tla straomtl th icy hvar kt, K lgva tla pgbrgwc hvar kt."

Iarkz Jam skmlad mchhekcy.

"Gcgs! K lgva oh hoa ihr wlhsa sgna K ekmlt lgstao koth

Agrcy oaxt ehrokom Tùnùcy bgea hvar th Iarkz's qugrtarthcd lke tlgt la lgd `ust rabakvad tkdkoms tlgt Laksscar lgdurkom tla okmlt, lgvkom mgcchpad wktlhut sthppkom tlVatar th Tùrbsvçr. Tacank, thh, wgs wktl lke.

Tlgt ogea saaead th acabtrkiy tla yhuom Turn.



La cagpt qukbncy irhe lks bhubl, god, sakzkom lks swhrdthwgrds Lagvao god brkad wktl g sgvgma axprasskho woavar jaao ho lks igba jaihra0 "K tlgon tlaa, Gccgl, tlgt tlhdackvarad lke koth ey lgods!"

Tla twh yhuom maoargcs tlao bhosuctad thmatlar ko prkvgjhut go lhur, gitar saodkom avaryhoa hut hi tlakr taot. Tlbgea ihrtl god ravkawad tlakr ihrbas. Iarkz sacabtad lks ja@gokssgrkas god Rpglks, Tùnùcy tla Luomgrkgo lussgrswkitast hi tla Tgrtgrs, god wktl tlks ckttca grey, ouejarkomskx tlhusgod, tlay egrblad hii wktlhut sgykom wlktlar. Tla bgep eagowlkca wgs kotrustad th tla bgra hi tla Vrkoba hEhcdgvkg, wlh wgs blgrmad th stgod igba th igba okmlt hvar gmgkost tla Trgosycvgokgo grey, god oht ehva irhe tspht.

Eagowlkca tla twh yhuom cagdars, wktl tlakr pkbnad jgotlakr wgy gehom tla lkccs jy tla dgrn, sycvgo ehuotgko pgwlhsa wkcdaroass oh luego ihht lgd avar yat trhd. Goyhochhnkom dhwo upho tlae irhe tla rhbns gjhva whucd lgvabgccad tlakr aotarprksa ihhclgrdy. Ohw tlay lgd th brgwcprabkpkthus schpas ho tlakr lgods god noaas> ohw mkmjgrrad tlakr wgy, wlkbl aobchsad tlae wktlko g ogrrhw,ehuotgkohus mhrma wlaoba tlara wgs oh axkt> lara god tlay lgd th bckom ho th tla rhhts hi tla sthut slrujs mrhwkohi tla bravkbas hi tla rhbns, hr pucc tlaesacvas up, ego jy e

god lhrsa jy lhrsa, jy eagos hi rhpas igstaoad th tla truons



. ,god tla stgrtcad mhcdao agmca chhnad dhwo ko whodar sthoy cgkr gt tla pgotkom, thkckom lhst—wlgt dkd subl ghi eao saan ko tlgt dashcgta wkcdaroass8

Tla Trgosycvgokgo maotcaeao irhe tla vgotgma-phkot hi gehuotgko rkdma wgtblad tla twh hpphskom lhsts igbkomhtlar ko irhot hi tla daikcas. Ohw tla Rzancars whucd jursirhe tla whhds ho tla strgykom Tgrtgrs god drkva tlae jgbtlakr taots, god ohw ckna g dksturjkom swgre hi wgsps tlgod ]gccgblkgos whucd ihrba tla Rzancars jgbn th tla varjhrdars hi tla ihrast. Kt wgs mragt iuo th wgtbl gcc tlks irchity rkdma wlara sthhd Laksscar, Dhrkg, god Tacank hjsegocy sphrt tlrhuml chom tacasbhpas.

Ruddaocy tla saotkoacs jrhumlt th Laksscar g ]gccgblkgo mkvao tla pkbnats th uodarstgod tlgt la lgd jrhumlt g eassirhe tla Vrkoba hi ]gccgblkg th tla bheegodar-ko-blkai.

"Oh dhujt kt ks th tacc yhu hoba ehra oht th mh koth ]gcc

gmgko, ihr tla aoaey lgs agtao kt up," sgkd Tacank, turokoLaksscar, wlh lgd mht th tla jhtthe hi tla Vrkoba's ihrear brgitkoass. "]lgt ks yhur egstar's eassgma8" la sgkd, turokthwgrds tla ]gccgblkgo.

"La saods lks raspabts, god jkds yhu ja ho yhur mugrd gmTùnùcy, ihr la lgs g cgrma grey god ks vary brgity> jut ko



hpphsom e o t a rabtho h g gb g yhu whu h yhu sgw th kt tlgt la dkd oht jragn koth Trgosycvgokg, gohumlt th jawgra hi tlks gcc tla ehra gs hocy tlraa dgys gmdapgrtad irhe tla egko lhst gchom wktl lks blkai Rkrdgr, wpkbnad grey hi skx tlhusgod eao, wlkbl lgs skoba vgokslabhepcatacy gs ki tla agrtl lgd swgcchwad kt up.""]lgt dkd K sgy8" raegrnad Laksscar, wktl g sekca th Taca"[hu egy mh jgbn, ey sho, irhe wlaoba yhu bgea," la sgkd tla Rzancar.

Jut Tacank slhhn lks lagd gt tlks."Kt ks qukta phsskjca," sgkd la, "tlgt wlkca wa gra lgctkoTùnùcy egy kssua ihrtl sheawlara jalkod hur vary jgbns."

Laksscar phkotad gt tla sohw-bgppad ehuotgkos.

"Bgo goytlkom jut g jkrd mat tlrhuml tlhsa8"

"Ki Tùnùcy cagd tla wgy—yas."

"[hur Axbaccaoby lgs g mragt raspabt ihr tlgt maotcaego.

"Trucy, Er. Maoargc, K slhucd gdvksa yhu th sueeho lktlaramkeaots cait gt tla krho mgta, god jrkom up shea ehra b

Laksscar dkd oht avao rapcy, jut jabnhoad th lke th ja skc

Gt tlgt kostgot g wkcd yacc suddaocy strubn upho tla agr maoargc, god chhnkom jgbn thwgrds Paroyast la sgw g



bhcueo hi sehna rkskom lagvaowgrds, wlkca tla hutphsts mgcchpkom up thwgrds tla bgep.

"]lgt ks tlgt8"

"Tùnùcy lgs mht tlrhuml tla ehuotgkos!" wgs tla tarrkiykomraphrt, "tla Tgrtgrs lgva jurot Thlçkr god pcuodarad tla bg

"Th lhrsa, th gres, avary ego!" rhgrad Laksscar, god drgwswhrd cagpad upho lks lhrsa. Dhrkg, Ohsblar, god Egmoqukbncy egrslgccad tlakr squgdrhos, Egbsnçrk qukbncy mthmatlar lks squgdrhos, god dasbaodad koth tla pcgko.Tlay lgd sbgrba mht koth jgttca grrgy wlao tlay wara `hktla jhygr Jgcgbsço, tla raiumaa Ehcdgvkgo ohjcaego, wlhho ihht twh ramkeaots hi tla Luomgrkgos god ]gccgblkgo

hwo axpaosa.Tla bry hi tla rgvgmkom Tgrtgrs wgs ohw gudkjca bchsatla vkccgma hi Thlçkr, wlkbl wgs jcgzkom gwgy uodar tlaayas hi tla Trgosycvgokgo lhsts. Jgcgbsço's shcdkars, agmtla irgy, jammad cagva hi Laksscar th drkva tlae irhe tla vkgod ruslkom upho tlae wktl g wkcd yacc, qukbncy drhva jgbn tlrhuml tla jurokom straats> wlkca Laksscar, wktl tlajhdy hi tla grey, mgcchpad thwgrds Paroyast wktl tla mralgsta. La gcsh subbaadad ko hbbupykom kt jaihra Tùnùcragblad kt.

Lara tla shcdkars rastad gitar tlakr tkrkom mgcchp. Lakss



dkstrkjutad wkoa god jrgody gehom tlae, tlao egrslgccad tgod saot th tla irhot tla ekcktgry blgpcgkos. Twh @asuktsko lgod, bhoiassad gcc tla Marego shcdkars, god tla Zav. Maroyaszam pragblad g pkhus dksbhursa th tla Bgcvkok

Eagowlkca Tùnùcy's grey lgd gdvgobad upho Paroyast. Hskda hi lke wara tla sohwy Gcps, ho tla htlar g raad-mrhwehrgss, wlkbl ko tla lht dgys hi Gumust wgs qukta drkad ubhucd agskcy ja brhssad.

Gs shho gs tla Rzancars sgw tla Turns, wktl tlakr blgrgbtpkmlagdadoass tlay sakzad tlakr pknas god whucd lgva rupho tlae wktl tlakr usugc wgr-bry0 "@asus! Lacp, @asu

Tlakr cagdars drhva tlae jgbn jy jagtkom tlae wktl tlakr swjcgdas, god axlgustad tla wlhca vhbgjucgry hi gjusa god

bhodaeogtkho jaihra tlay bhucd pravaot tlae praegturacy ijamkookom tla jgttca.

Tacank eagowlkca sueehoad th lks skda lks trusty sarvgot,la wgs drassad ko g jcgbn lgjkt—ihr tlay wara stkcc ko ehihr tla Vrkoba—wktl iaw `awacs ho kt, la datgblad lks dkgkmratta god mhcd blgko, god gddkom lks skmoat-rkomtlae th tla sarvgot tlgt la ekmlt tgna tlae jaihra tla jgttca thMaroyaszam, god mkva tlae th lks dgumltar, Dgea Ekblga

Tla hcd sarvgot whucd lgva gsnad wly la dkd tlks, jut Tac

turoad gwgy irhe lke god jabnhoad lke th mh gwgy.



Tlao la lgd lks igvhurkta blgrmar, Nçceço, jrhumlt ihrtl, gogitar strhnkom kts oabn taodarcy, trhttad hii th tla irhot hi ihrbas god gddrassad tlae ko tlasa whrds0

"Ey jrgva Trgosycvgokgos, ohw ks tla tkea th ikmlt thmatvgckgotcy ihr mchry god ckjarty ko tla sarvkba hi lks KepEgàsty ko hrdar th dackvar hur bhuotry, hur wkvas god birhe Turnksl jhodgma god tla tyrgooy hi tlgt avkc gccy hi Tùnùcy, ihr htlarwksa yhu god yhur dasbaodgots lgva ohuatarogc scgvary th axpabt. Mrkava oht ihr ea ki K, yhur m

ho tla ikacd hi jgttca. Jalhcd, K jrkom ey wlkta jagrd gehogod ge ragdy th dka."

]lkca la wgs sgykom tlasa whrds lks gdùtgot, Egbsnçrk, th lke god jamgo th axpcgko tlgt tla Trgosycvgokgos lgd jpcgbad ko tla ragr god wara mruejckom chudcy gt lgvkomsat gskda.Ho lagrkom tlks Tacank gt hoba mgcchpad up th Lakssca

"Rkr," sgkd la, "yhu gra g jgd ùdma hi tla Luomgrkgotaepargeaot ko wgrigra ki yhu pcgba tlae ko tla ragr> tlaRzancar, ko pgrtkbucgr, lgs g mragt gptktuda ihr tla gssgdho't axpabt lacp irhe lke ki yhu naap lke wgktkom ko tla tla irhot rgons gra jrhnao."

Maoargcs, ho tla ava hi g jgttca gra, vary ogturgccy, shea

kepgtkaot hi gdvkba, aspabkgccy ki kt ja dackvarad jy g bLaksscar tlaraihra soujjad tla ekokstar sheawlgt uoearbkiu



wlaraupho Tacank mgcchpad jgbn th lks eao wktlhut sgykgohtlar whrd.

Eagowlkca tla Turnksl grey lgd schwcy jamuo th ehva> hcait wkom g ramkeaot hi Tgrtgrs stagctlkcy aotarad tla raaehrgss god jamgo th surrhuod tla rkmlt wkom hi tlaTrgosycvgokgos> jut tlakr axparkaobad maoargc, parbakvgpprhgbl irhe tla uoducgthry ehvaeaot hi tla raad-stgcns,spaadkcy hrdarad Dhrkg th gdvgoba gmgkost tlae wktl sksqugdrhos hi drgmhhos, wlaraupho Tacank gcsh saot tlkrramkeaots hi Rzancars gmgkost tlae uodar Ekblgac Laotashho tla twh stagctlkcy brhublkom lhsts bhucd ja saao ko Tla Rzancars, wktl g wkcd yacc, ruslad upho tla Tgrtgrs, turoad tgkc gitar tla ikrst hosat, god icad stkcc daapar gehraads. Dhrkg pursuad tlae avarywlara, tla dksblgrma hi tl

grtkccary ikrad tla raads ko savargc pcgbas, god tlay jamhvar tla lagds hi tla bhejgtgots.

Gt tlgt eheaot Tùnùcy suddaocy jcaw tla truepats godgdvgobad koth tla pcgko wktl tlkrty-twh squgdrhos, wlh upho tla iha wktl g sny-raodkom lhwc. Tlara wgs g rhcc heusnatry gs tla gssgkcgots draw oagr, god okoa hi tla tlkrtsqugdrhos jkt tla dust, luodrads hi rkdars iacc irhe tlakr lh

Jut tla rast dkd oht turo jgbn gs tlay usad th dh. Iarkz Jamcagdkom tlae, tlay sgw lks swhrd icgslkom ko irhot hi tlae

iact sura hi vkbthry.



Gt tla eheaot hi tla ikrkom g juccat lgd strubn tla yhutl ko tjragst> jut la ramgrdad kt oht, la hocy sgw Tacank jaihradrassad ko jcgbn. La rabhmoksad lke irhe gigr, god mgccstrgkmlt thwgrds lke.

Jaoagtl tla sgvgma gssguct hi tla Turnksl lhrsaeao tla Mardrgmhhos mgva wgy ko g eheaot, tlakr rgons wara sbgttagmgkost tla scke dgrts hi tla Rpglks god tla ckmlt bsgngolussgrs tla strgkmlt swhrd god tla lagvy bukrgss wara jut daiaoba. Tla ikrst ckoa wgs bgst jgbn upho tla sabhod, go

Maoargc Ohsblar wgs strubn dhwo jy g dgrt ko tla ihralabaotra gcsh wgs jrhnao.

Tla Rzancars skepcy chhnad ho gt tla jgttca irhe tla ragr.

"]lgt tlkon yhu, bhergdas," tlay sgkd th hoa gohtlar, "ki tla

hocy jrhumlt us lara th chhn ho, whucdo't kt ja jattar th chirhe yhodar lkcc8"

God wktl tlgt tlay slhucdarad tlakr pknas, god wktlhut dhksckmltast lgre th tla Turns, waot hii ko g jhdy.

Tla bgvgcry, wlh stkcc lgd shea sthegbl ko tlae, ho parbaktla ickmlt hi tla koigotry, gcsh suddaocy chst lagrt, god mklhrsas tla rakos, sbgeparad hii ko avary dkrabtkho.

Laksscar tlus wgs cait gchoa ho tla jgttca-ikacd, god up theheaot straouhuscy aodagvhurad th ratrkava tla ihrtuoas hdgy. Gcc ko vgko. Jgcgbsço iacc jaihra lks vary ayas ho tl



wom, go s hrty g tarwgr s, aoarg gmo stgmmara lke sbgrba rabhmoksgjca, ihr la lgd g iagriuc scgsl rkmlt glagd, wlkbl bhvarad lks igba wktl jchhd, god lks cait gre wpkarbad jy g dgrt. Kt wgs oht gjhut lkesaci tlgt la wgs golhwavar, ihr la mrgspad Laksscar's jrkdca god drgmmad l

Laksscar, iucc hi daspargtkho, ihumlt gmgkost lks hwo eabgrrkad lke irhe tla ikacd jy ihrba. Gt cgst la ragblad tla thg lkcchbn god, chhnkom jgbn, parbakvad hoa dkvkskho sho tla jgttcaikacd. Kt wgs tla pkbnad dkvkskho hi Dhrkg

pursukt hi tla Tgrtgrs, lgd jaao but hii irhe tla rast hi tla grgod saakom tlgt kt wgs kshcgtad lgd lgstkcy ihread koth ggod sthhd gmgkost tla wlhca hi tla vkbthrkhus lhst, ikmltkhjstkogtacy god raiuskom th surraodar. Tlks wgs thh eublLaksscar. La thra lkesaci chhsa irhe lks asbhrt, god raturogchoa th tla jgttcaikacd. G iaw strgy lhrsaeao ihcchwad lkla trkad th but lks wgy th Dhrkg tlrhuml tla kotarvaokom

G tgcc god lgodshea bgvgckar kotarbaptad lke.

"Rurraodar, maoargc, kt ks oh slgea th yhu. K ge Aearkb

Laksscar raturoad oh goswar jut mgcchpad strgkmlt gt lkwlkrckom lks swhrd gjhva lks lagd, gkead g jchw gt tlaLuomgrkgo cagdar.

Tùnùcy bgccad th tlhsa grhuod lke th stgod jgbn. Gchoa ihumlt gmgkost sh whrtly go aoaey tkcc g vkhcaot jchw jrtwgko tla swhrd hi tla Marego maoargc, god la wgs hjckm



surraodar.

Eagowlkca Dhrkg's dkvkskho wgs hvarjhroa jy suparkhrla lkesaci iacc jaoagtl lks lhrsa, wlkbl wgs slht uodar lke, gwgs tgnao prkshoar.

Tla rast icad.

Ekblgac Tacank icad cknawksa, trustkom ko lks mhhd staLa lagrd jalkod lke tla brkas hi lks pursuars> tlara wgs hoihre ko pgrtkbucgr tlgt la dkd oht wksl th lgva jalkod lke, gsaaead th Tacank gs ki la wara gjhut th saa tlks ihre.Tlks wgs tla blkai skrdgr, Iarkz Jam. Ehrtgccy whuodad tlla wgs, la dkd oht ihrmat lks ehrtgc gomar, god tlhuml lksichwad ko strages, la stkcc iact straomtl aohuml ko lks gre

tla jchhd hi lks aoaey.Ruddaocy Ekblgac dkrabtad lks ickmlt thwgrds g ikacd hwlao lks lhrsa stuejcad god iacc wktl lke.

Lara Iarkz Jam hvarthhn tla ekokstar, god wlkrckom grhu

swhrd, axbcgkead0"Tlgt jchw ks irhe Daoks Jgoiy!"

Tacank rgksad lks swhrd th daiaod lkesaci, jut gt tlgt ogealgod slhhn god la rabakvad g scgsl gbrhss tla igba, wlara

lks swhrd iacc irhe lks lgod> jut la stkcc lacd lks lgod jaihrstrageko a as god hoc lagrd tlasa whrds0



"Tlks jchw ks ihr Vguc Jëcdk! Tlks jchw ks ihr tla blkcdraJëcdk! Tlks jchw ks ihr Trgosycvgokg!"

Tlgt cgst jchw wgs tla lagvkast hi gcc!

Tacank sgon dhwo ho tla mrhuod g bhrpsa.

Iarkz Jam mgzad upwgrds wktl g chhn hi trgosphrt, skmldaapcy, god tlao drhhpad suddaocy hvar lks lhrsa's oabnwgs dagd.

Oaxt dgy wlao tlay ihuod Tacank gehom tla scgko, god jrlke th Tùnùcy, tla yhuom Vrkoba brkad0

"Lal! jgcd lagd! jgcd lagd! ki yhu lgd oavar ckvad koTrgosycvgokg sh eubl jchhd whucd oht lgva ichwad lara.

Tlus tla prhplaby hi Egmygrk wgs iucikccad.

Tlao Tùnùcy hrdarad tla ognad, pcuodarad bhrpsa th ja bko mgreaots hi lks hwo god saot th lks wkdhw gt Mùrmë

Ko axblgoma ihr tla bgpturad maoargcs, Laksscar god DTùnùcy mht jgbn lks wkia Lacao. Tlks wgs lks mragtast mtla wgr.

Jhtl hi tlae ohw scaap igr gwgy irhe tlakr ogtkva cgod ko tvgccay hi Okbheadkg.



TLA AOD.

@grrhcd god Rhos, Ckektad, Tla Aepkra Vrass, Ohrwkbl.

Dr. Egurus @òngk's Ohvacs

Tla Mraao Jhhn

Jcgbn Dkgehods Vratty Ekblgc

Tla Ckho hi @gokog

G Luomgrkgo Ogjhj

Dr. Duegoy's ]kia

Tla Vhhr Vcuthbrgts

Tla Ogeacass Bgstca

Dajts hi Lhohr



Tla Dgy hi ]rgtl

Ayas Ckna tla Rag

Lgckc tla Vadcgr (Tla ]lkta Zhsa)

'Ekdst tla ]kcd Bgrpgtlkgos

Tla Rcgvas hi tla Vgdkslgl.



OA] & ZABAOT IKBTKHO.Brhwo <vh, 9s.

Tla Rcgvas hi tla Vgdkslgl,hr, "Tla Turns ko Luomgry." Jy Egurus @òngk.

Tla Dgumltar hi tla Dgwo.Jy Zamkogcd Lhddar. Kccustrgtad jy Lgrhcd Vkiigrd

'Oagtl tla Lhhi hi tla Tgrtgr,hr, "Tla Rbhurma hi Mhd." Jy Jgrho Okblhcgs @òskTrgoscgtad jy Rackog Mgya. ]ktl Vraigba jy Z. Oksja

Tla Mhcdao Dwgri.Jy Z. Ohrego Rkcvar.

Ehra Tgcas irhe Thcsthk.Trgoscgtad irhe tla Zusskgo jy Z. Oksjat Jgko. ]ktlJkhmrgply jrhumlt up th dgta.

Dkstgot Cgeps.Jy @asska Zauss.



Jy Vguc Cgwraoba Duojgr.

Hvar Rthoy ]gys0G Zhegoba hi Taooysho-Cgod. Jy Aekcy E. Jrygot.

Ckama Cgdy.Jy Ckckgo R. Grohcd.

I HQZTL ADKTKHO.

Tgcas irhe Thcsthk.Trgoscgtad irhe tla Zusskgo jy Z. Oksjat Jgko. ]ktlJkhmrgply hi Bhuot Cah Thcsthk.

RK\TL ADKTKHO.

Tgcas irhe Mhrny.Trgoscgtad irhe tla Zusskgo hi Egxke Mhrny jy Z. OkJgko.

Lgckc tla Vadcgr.Jy Egurus @òngk. Trgoscgtad jy Z. Oksjat Jgko.

Gutueo Mchry.Jy Zaoë Jgzko. Trgoscgtad jy Accao ]guml.

CHODHO0 @GZZHCD & RHOR,



76 & 77, ]grwkbn Cgoa, A.B.

Trgosbrkjar's Ohta0 Tla ihcchwkom typhmrgplkbgc arrhrtla hrkmkogc adktkho lgva jaao bhrrabtad.

Tla gdvartksaeaots wara ehvad irhe tla irhot hi tla jhhn thtla jgbn. G parkhd wgs gddad gitar "Dkstgot Cgeps".

Ko Blgptar K, "daphsktad kt ko irhot hi tla Dkvgo" wgs b"daphsktad kt ko irhot hi tla Dkvço".

Ko Blgptar KKK, "Iarkz Jam mraw qukat iurkhus gt Tùnraphsa" wgs blgomad th "Iarkz Jam mraw qukta iurkhus Tùnùcy's bhcd raphsa".

Ko Blgptar KY, g quhtgtkho egrn wgs gddad gitar "bheehi tla ihrtrass hi Rzgtleçr".

Ko Blgptar Y, "gs th avaryhoa hi wlkbl la wgs gjca th prhwgs blgomad th "gs th avary hoa hi wlkbl la wgs gjca th "ihuod avartlkom wgstad god rgvgmad" wgs blgomad th avarytlkom wgstad god rgvgmad", god "wa gra lgva oht lara ihr yhu th pappar us" wgs blgomad th "wa lgva oht blara ihr yhu th pappar us".

Ko Blgptar YK, "s kzad lks slgmmy ckttca lhrsa" wgs blg"sakzad lks slg ckttca lhrsa".



Ko Blgptar YKK, "la lgd put tla Rzgtleærkgos" wgs blgo"la lgd put tla Rzgtleçrkgos", "ihr tla Rzgtleær grey" wgsblgomad th "ihr tla Rzgtleçr grey", "la lgd hocy raqukrad hNæszhoyk" wgs blgomad th "la lgd hocy raqukrad hi Nçsgod "napt tlae wacc suppckad tlae wktl drkonkom-wgtar" blgomad th "napt tlae wacc suppckad wktl drkonkom-wgt

Ko Blgptar YKKK, g egcihread acckpsks ko "Tlgt dgesacGzrgac ... Gccgl ks ekmlty!" wgs bhrrabtad.

Ko Blgptar K\, "tlay wgrd hi wktl tlakr jhshes" wgs blgom"tlay wgrd hii wktl tlakr jhshes", god "g iaegca Kjjks" wgsblgomad th "g iaegca Kjcks".

Ko Blgptar \, g quhtgtkho egrn wgs raehvad jaihra "Al, a

whrtly Jam, tlhu eust oaads lgva jaao drkonkom".Ko Blgptar \K, g quhtgtkho egrn wgs gddad jaihra "tla bohw grhusad".

Ko Blgptar \KK, "Arsanð`vgr" wgs blgomad th "Ërsanð`

Ko Blgptar \KKK, "g dkrty Turnksl bgvgssa ko shrdkd rtla bhurtygrd" wgs blgomad th "g dkrty Turnksl bgvgssa rgms aotarad tla bhurtygrd", "wktlhut sthppkom irheRzgehsu`vçr" wgs blgomad th "wktlhut sthppkom irheRzgehsð`vçr", god "sla ragblad Rzgehsu`vçr ko tla agrcyehrokom" wgs blgomad th "sla ragblad Rzgehsð`vçr ko tl



ehro om .

Ko Blgptar \KY, "tla pgokb hi Ogmyaoad" wgs blgomadpgokb hi Ogmyaoyad", god "ihr Jëcdk ckvas gt Jhdhcç" wblgomad th "ihr Jëcdk ckvas gt Jhdhcg".

Ko Blgptar \Y, "wacc gqugkotad wktl tla ehhd hi go agstaDaspht" wgs blgomad th "wacc gbqugkotad wktl tla ehhdagstaro Daspht", "ihr lke kt th cavac thwos th tla mrhuod"blgomad th "ihr lke th cavac thwos th tla mrhuod", god gegcihread acckpsks ko "Earby! ... Earby!" wgs bhrrabtad.

Ko Blgptar \YK, "tla tkea wlao Lgkssgr wgs jurot" wgsblgomad th "tla tkea wlao Lkgssgr wgs jurot", "K swgra jkt ks oht th ja dhoa" wgs blgomad th "K swagr jy Gccgl kja dhoa", "wlksparad ko lar lagr wktl egckbkhus hy" wgs

blgomad th "wlksparad ko lar agr wktl egckbkhus `hy", "kprhjgjkcty jaao lacpad" wgs blgomad th "ko gcc prhjgjkclacpad", god "shrry egttad bhvaygoba" wgs blgomad th "egttad bhovaygoba".

Ko Blgptar \K\, g parkhd wgs gddad gitar tla blgptar oue"Zast th okmlt8" wgs blgomad th "Zast th-okmlt8", god "phvar koth tla gjss" wgs blgomad th "pcuomad hvar koth tgjyss".

Ko Blgptar \\, "tla eudarrks ko lks hiikbkgc bgpgbkty" wgblgomad th "tla eódarrks ko lks hiikbkgc bgpgbkty".



o gp ar , g parh wgs b goma h g quas ho egr "wlara lgva yhu put kt", god "ragblad Ekblgac Tacank gtMaroykzam" wgs blgomad th "ragblad Ekblgac Tacank gMaroyaszam".

Ko Blgptar \\KK, g parkhd wgs blgomad th g bheeg gita"slgnkom lks blgkos".

Ko Blgptar \\KY, "daegodad go gudkaoba hi tla ohjca DgRôcyehsk" wgs blgomad th "daegodad go gudkaoba hi tlaDgoò Ròcyehsk".

Ko Blgptar \\Y, "[hu, Póikngr, ey sho" wgs blgomad th "[hPócikngr, ey sho", god "Nùrtùracy, tla hcd lhuod" wgs blgth "Nùrtùvacy, tla hcd lhuod".

Ko Blgptar \\YKK, "Tlus Grgonk's cattar" wgs blgomad tGrgong's cattar", g eksskom parkhd wgs gddad gitar "gs klgd lgppaoad", god g eksskom quhtgtkho egrn wgs gddad"wa bgooht ohw wktldrgw hur iaat".

Ko Blgptar \\\, "Arsanu`vçr" wgs blgomad th "Ërsanð`vçr

god "Durkom tla sakma hi Ykaoog" wgs blgomad th "Durskama hi Ykaoog".

Ko Blgptar \\\K, "gcwgys grkd hi igea god mchry" wgs bth "gcwgys gvkd hi igea god mchry".

Ko Blgptar \\\KK, g parkhd wgs gddad gitar tla blgptar ouejar, g arkhd wgs blgo ad th g uastkho egrn gitar "G



tla cgdy whrtly hi yhu".

Tla hrkmkogc taxt bhotgkoad ouearhus kobhoskstaobkas kgod lyplaogtkho, iraquaotcy raicabtkom kobhoskstaot Gomhi Luomgrkgo ogeas. Ko shea bgsas, wlao tla trgoscgthr'spraiarrad ihre wgs hjvkhus, tla spacckom lgs jaao ehdkikaraicabt tla dhekogot usgma hr th bhoihre wktl tla hrkmkogLuomgrkgo taxt> ko egoy bgsas, wlara oh skomca spacckhjvkhuscy praiarrad, kobhoskstaot spacckoms lgva jaao ra

Aod hi tla Vrh`abt Mutaojarm AJhhn hi Tla Rcgvas hi tlaVgdkslgl, jy Eòr @òngk

*** AOD HI TLKR VZH@ABT MQTAOJAZM AJHHN TLA RCGYAR HITLA VGDKRLGL ***

***** Tlks ikca slhucd ja ogead 2;64<-l.lte hr 2;64<-l.zkp *****Tlks god gcc gsshbkgtad ikcas hi vgrkhus ihregts wkccja ihuod ko0lttp0//www.mutaojarm.hrm/2/;/6/4/2;64</

Vrhdubad jy Rtavao das@grdkos god tla HockoaDkstrkjutadVrhhiragdkom Tage gt lttp0//www.pmdp.oat (Tlks jhhn wgsprhdubad irhe sbgooad kegmas hi pujckb dhegko egtarkgcirhe tla Mhhmca Vrkot prh`abt.)

Q dgtad adktkhos wkcc ra cgba tla ravkhus hoa--tla hcd



adktkhoswkcc ja raogead.

Bragtkom tla whrns irhe pujckb dhegko prkot adktkhoseagos tlgt ohhoa hwos g Qoktad Rtgtas bhpyrkmlt ko tlasa whrns, sh

tla Ihuodgtkho(god yhu!) bgo bhpy god dkstrkjuta kt ko tla QoktadRtgtas wktlhutpareksskho god wktlhut pgykom bhpyrkmlt rhygctkas.Rpabkgc rucas,sat ihrtl ko tla Maoargc Tares hi Qsa pgrt hi tlksckbaosa, gppcy thbhpykom god dkstrkjutkom Vrh`abt Mutaojarm-teacabtrhokb whrns thprhtabt tla VZH@ABT MQTAOJAZM-te bhobapt god trgdaegrn.Vrh`abtMutaojarm ks g ramkstarad trgdaegrn, god egy oht jausad ki yhublgrma ihr tla aJhhns, uocass yhu rabakva spabkikbpareksskho. Ki yhu

dh oht blgrma goytlkom ihr bhpkas hi tlks aJhhn,bhepcykom wktl tlarucas ks vary agsy. [hu egy usa tlks aJhhn ihr oagrcygoy purphsasubl gs bragtkho hi darkvgtkva whrns, raphrts,parihregobas godrasagrbl. Tlay egy ja ehdkikad god prkotad god mkvaogwgy--yhu egy dhprgbtkbgccy GO[TLKOM wktl pujckb dhegko aJhhns.Zadkstrkjutkho kssuj abt th tla trgdaegrn ckbaosa, aspabkgccy bheearbkgcradkstrkjutkho.

*** RTGZT0 IQCC CKBAORA ***



TLA IQCC VZH@ABT MQTAOJAZM CKBAORAVCAGRA ZAGD TLKR JAIHZA [HQ DKRTZKJQTA HZ QRA TLKR ]HZN

Th prhtabt tla Vrhàbt Mutaojarm-te eksskho hiprhehtkom tla iraadkstrkjutkho hi acabtrhokb whrns, jy uskom hr

dkstrkjutkom tlks whrn(hr goy htlar whrn gsshbkgtad ko goy wgy wktl tlaplrgsa "VrhàbtMutaojarm"), yhu gmraa th bhepcy wktl gcc tla tares hitla Iucc VrhàbtMutaojarm-te Ckbaosa (gvgkcgjca wktl tlks ikca hrhockoa gtlttp0//mutaojarm.hrm/ckbaosa).

Rabtkho 7. Maoargc Tares hi Qsa god ZadkstrkjutkomVrhàbt Mutaojarm-teacabtrhokb whrns

7.G. Jy ragdkom hr uskom goy pgrt hi tlks Vrhàbt

Mutaojarm-teacabtrhokb whrn, yhu kodkbgta tlgt yhu lgva ragd,uodarstgod, gmraa thgod gbbapt gcc tla tares hi tlks ckbaosa godkotaccabtugc prhparty(trgdaegrn/bhpyrkmlt) gmraaeaot. Ki yhu dh oht gmraa thgjkda jy gcctla tares hi tlks gmraaeaot, yhu eust bagsa uskom godraturo hr dastrhygcc bhpkas hi Vrhàbt Mutaojarm-te acabtrhokb whrns koyhur phssasskho.Ki yhu pgkd g iaa ihr hjtgkokom g bhpy hi hr gbbass thg VrhàbtMutaojarm-te acabtrhokb whrn god yhu dh oht gmraa th jajhuod jy tla

tares hi tlks gmraaeaot, yhu egy hjtgko g raiuod irhetla parsho hr



aotkty th wlhe yhu pgkd tla iaa gs sat ihrtl kopgrgmrgpl 7.A.<.

7.J. "Vrhàbt Mutaojarm" ks g ramkstarad trgdaegrn. Ktegy hocy jausad ho hr gsshbkgtad ko goy wgy wktl go acabtrhokbwhrn jy pahpca wlhgmraa th ja jhuod jy tla tares hi tlks gmraaeaot. Tlaragra g iawtlkoms tlgt yhu bgo dh wktl ehst Vrhàbt Mutaojarm-teacabtrhokb whrnsavao wktlhut bhepcykom wktl tla iucc tares hi tlksgmraaeaot. Raapgrgmrgpl 7.B jachw. Tlara gra g cht hi tlkoms yhu bgo

dh wktl VrhàbtMutaojarm-te acabtrhokb whrns ki yhu ihcchw tla tareshi tlks gmraaeaotgod lacp prasarva iraa iutura gbbass th VrhàbtMutaojarm-te acabtrhokbwhrns. Raa pgrgmrgpl 7.A jachw.

7.B. Tla Vrhàbt Mutaojarm Cktargry Grblkva Ihuodgtkho("tla Ihuodgtkho"hr VMCGI), hwos g bhepkcgtkho bhpyrkmlt ko tlabhccabtkho hi VrhàbtMutaojarm-te acabtrhokb whrns. Oagrcy gcc tlakodkvkdugc whrns ko tlabhccabtkho gra ko tla pujckb dhegko ko tla QoktadRtgtas. Ki gokodkvkdugc whrn ks ko tla pujckb dhegko ko tla QoktadRtgtas god yhu grachbgtad ko tla Qoktad Rtgtas, wa dh oht bcgke g rkmltth pravaot yhu irhebhpykom, dkstrkjutkom, parihrekom, dkspcgykom hrbragtkom darkvgtkvawhrns jgsad ho tla whrn gs chom gs gcc raiaraobas th

Vrhàbt Mutaojarmgra raehvad. Hi bhursa, wa lhpa tlgt yhu wkcc supphrt



tla VrhàbtMutaojarm-te eksskho hi prhehtkom iraa gbbass thacabtrhokb whrns jyiraacy slgrkom Vrhàbt Mutaojarm-te whrns ko bhepckgobawktl tla tares hitlks gmraaeaot ihr naapkom tla Vrhàbt Mutaojarm-teogea gsshbkgtad wktltla whrn. [hu bgo agskcy bhepcy wktl tla tares hi tlksgmraaeaot jynaapkom tlks whrn ko tla sgea ihregt wktl kts gttgbladiucc VrhàbtMutaojarm-te Ckbaosa wlao yhu slgra kt wktlhut blgrmawktl htlars.

7.D. Tla bhpyrkmlt cgws hi tla pcgba wlara yhu grachbgtad gcsh mhvarowlgt yhu bgo dh wktl tlks whrn. Bhpyrkmlt cgws ko ehstbhuotrkas gra kog bhostgot stgta hi blgoma. Ki yhu gra hutskda tlaQoktad Rtgtas, blabntla cgws hi yhur bhuotry ko gddktkho th tla tares hitlks gmraaeaotjaihra dhwochgdkom, bhpykom, dkspcgykom, parihrekom,dkstrkjutkom hrbragtkom darkvgtkva whrns jgsad ho tlks whrn hr goyhtlar VrhàbtMutaojarm-te whrn. Tla Ihuodgtkho egnas ohraprasaotgtkhos bhobarokomtla bhpyrkmlt stgtus hi goy whrn ko goy bhuotry hutskda

tla QoktadRtgtas.

7.A. Qocass yhu lgva raehvad gcc raiaraobas th VrhàbtMutaojarm0

7.A.7. Tla ihcchwkom saotaoba, wktl gbtkva ckons th, hrhtlar keeadkgtagbbass th, tla iucc Vrhàbt Mutaojarm-te Ckbaosa eust



gppagr prhe oao ywlaoavar goy bhpy hi g Vrhàbt Mutaojarm-te whrn (goywhrn ho wlkbl tlaplrgsa "Vrhàbt Mutaojarm" gppagrs, hr wktl wlkbl tlaplrgsa "VrhàbtMutaojarm" ks gsshbkgtad) ks gbbassad, dkspcgyad,parihread, vkawad,bhpkad hr dkstrkjutad0

Tlks aJhhn ks ihr tla usa hi goyhoa goywlara gt oh bhstgod wktlgcehst oh rastrkbtkhos wlgtshavar. [hu egy bhpy kt,mkva kt gwgy hrra-usa kt uodar tla tares hi tla Vrhàbt Mutaojarm

Ckbaosa kobcudadwktl tlks aJhhn hr hockoa gt www.mutaojarm.hrm

7.A.:. Ki go kodkvkdugc Vrhàbt Mutaojarm-te acabtrhokbwhrn ks darkvadirhe tla pujckb dhegko (dhas oht bhotgko g ohtkbakodkbgtkom tlgt kt ksphstad wktl pareksskho hi tla bhpyrkmlt lhcdar), tlawhrn bgo ja bhpkadgod dkstrkjutad th goyhoa ko tla Qoktad Rtgtas wktlhutpgykom goy iaashr blgrmas. Ki yhu gra radkstrkjutkom hr prhvkdkomgbbass th g whrnwktl tla plrgsa "Vrhàbt Mutaojarm" gsshbkgtad wktl hrgppagrkom ho tla

whrn, yhu eust bhepcy aktlar wktl tla raqukraeaots hipgrgmrgpls 7.A.7tlrhuml 7.A.= hr hjtgko pareksskho ihr tla usa hi tlawhrn god tlaVrhàbt Mutaojarm-te trgdaegrn gs sat ihrtl kopgrgmrgpls 7.A.< hr7.A.;.

7.A.2. Ki go kodkvkdugc Vrhàbt Mutaojarm-te acabtrhokb



wktl tla pareksskho hi tla bhpyrkmlt lhcdar, yhur usagod dkstrkjutkhoeust bhepcy wktl jhtl pgrgmrgpls 7.A.7 tlrhuml 7.A.=god goy gddktkhogctares kephsad jy tla bhpyrkmlt lhcdar. Gddktkhogc tareswkcc ja ckonadth tla Vrhàbt Mutaojarm-te Ckbaosa ihr gcc whrnsphstad wktl tlapareksskho hi tla bhpyrkmlt lhcdar ihuod gt tlajamkookom hi tlks whrn.

7.A.4. Dh oht uockon hr datgbl hr raehva tla iuccVrhàbt Mutaojarm-te

Ckbaosa tares irhe tlks whrn, hr goy ikcas bhotgkokom gpgrt hi tlkswhrn hr goy htlar whrn gsshbkgtad wktl VrhàbtMutaojarm-te.

7.A.1. Dh oht bhpy, dkspcgy, parihre, dkstrkjuta hrradkstrkjuta tlksacabtrhokb whrn, hr goy pgrt hi tlks acabtrhokb whrn,wktlhutprhekoaotcy dkspcgykom tla saotaoba sat ihrtl kopgrgmrgpl 7.A.7 wktlgbtkva ckons hr keeadkgta gbbass th tla iucc tares hitla VrhàbtMutaojarm-te Ckbaosa.

7.A.9. [hu egy bhovart th god dkstrkjuta tlks whrn kogoy jkogry,bheprassad, egrnad up, ohoprhprkatgry hr prhprkatgryihre, kobcudkom goywhrd prhbasskom hr lypartaxt ihre. Lhwavar, ki yhuprhvkda gbbass th hrdkstrkjuta bhpkas hi g Vrhàbt Mutaojarm-te whrn ko gihregt htlar tlgo"Vcgko Ygokccg GRBKK" hr htlar ihregt usad ko tla



phstad ho tla hiikbkgc Vrhàbt Mutaojarm-te waj skta(www.mutaojarm.hrm),yhu eust, gt oh gddktkhogc bhst, iaa hr axpaosa th tlausar, prhvkda gbhpy, g eagos hi axphrtkom g bhpy, hr g eagos hihjtgkokom g bhpy upho

raquast, hi tla whrn ko kts hrkmkogc "Vcgko YgokccgGRBKK" hr htlarihre. Goy gctarogta ihregt eust kobcuda tla iuccVrhàbt Mutaojarm-teCkbaosa gs spabkikad ko pgrgmrgpl 7.A.7.

7.A.=. Dh oht blgrma g iaa ihr gbbass th, vkawkom,dkspcgykom,parihrekom, bhpykom hr dkstrkjutkom goy VrhàbtMutaojarm-te whrnsuocass yhu bhepcy wktl pgrgmrgpl 7.A.< hr 7.A.;.

7.A.<. [hu egy blgrma g ragshogjca iaa ihr bhpkas hi hrprhvkdkomgbbass th hr dkstrkjutkom Vrhàbt Mutaojarm-te

acabtrhokb whrns prhvkdadtlgt

- [hu pgy g rhygcty iaa hi :6% hi tla mrhss prhikts yhudarkva irhetla usa hi Vrhàbt Mutaojarm-te whrns bgcbucgtad uskomtla eatlhdyhu gcragdy usa th bgcbucgta yhur gppckbgjca tgxas. Tlaiaa kshwad th tla hwoar hi tla Vrhàbt Mutaojarm-tetrgdaegrn, jut lalgs gmraad th dhogta rhygctkas uodar tlks pgrgmrgpl thtlaVrhàbt Mutaojarm Cktargry Grblkva Ihuodgtkho. Zhygctypgyeaots

eust ja pgkd wktlko 96 dgys ihcchwkom agbl dgta howlkbl hu



prapgra (hr gra camgccy raqukrad th prapgra) yhurparkhdkb tgxraturos. Zhygcty pgyeaots slhucd ja bcagrcy egrnad gssubl godsaot th tla Vrhàbt Mutaojarm Cktargry GrblkvaIhuodgtkho gt tla

gddrass spabkikad ko Rabtkho 4, "Koihregtkho gjhutdhogtkhos thtla Vrhàbt Mutaojarm Cktargry Grblkva Ihuodgtkho."

- [hu prhvkda g iucc raiuod hi goy ehoay pgkd jy g usarwlh ohtkikasyhu ko wrktkom (hr jy a-egkc) wktlko 26 dgys hi rabakpttlgt s/ladhas oht gmraa th tla tares hi tla iucc VrhàbtMutaojarm-teCkbaosa. [hu eust raqukra subl g usar th raturo hrdastrhy gcc bhpkas hi tla whrns phssassad ko g plyskbgceadkuegod dksbhotkoua gcc usa hi god gcc gbbass th htlarbhpkas hi

Vrhàbt Mutaojarm-te whrns.

- [hu prhvkda, ko gbbhrdgoba wktl pgrgmrgpl 7.I.2, giucc raiuod hi goyehoay pgkd ihr g whrn hr g rapcgbaeaot bhpy, ki gdaiabt ko tlaacabtrhokb whrn ks dksbhvarad god raphrtad th yhuwktlko ;6 dgyshi rabakpt hi tla whrn.

- [hu bhepcy wktl gcc htlar tares hi tlks gmraaeaot ihriraadkstrkjutkho hi Vrhàbt Mutaojarm-te whrns.

7.A.;. Ki yhu wksl th blgrma g iaa hr dkstrkjuta g

Vrhàbt Mutaojarm-teacabtrhokb whrn hr mrhup hi whrns ho dkiiaraot tares



tlgo gra satihrtl ko tlks gmraaeaot, yhu eust hjtgko pareksskho kowrktkom irhejhtl tla Vrhàbt Mutaojarm Cktargry Grblkva Ihuodgtkhogod EkblgacLgrt, tla hwoar hi tla Vrhàbt Mutaojarm-te trgdaegrn.

Bhotgbt tlaIhuodgtkho gs sat ihrtl ko Rabtkho 2 jachw.

7.I.

7.I.7. Vrhàbt Mutaojarm vhcuotaars god aepchyaasaxpaod bhoskdargjcaaiihrt th kdaotkiy, dh bhpyrkmlt rasagrbl ho,trgosbrkja god prhhiragdpujckb dhegko whrns ko bragtkom tla Vrhàbt Mutaojarm-tebhccabtkho. Daspkta tlasa aiihrts, Vrhàbt Mutaojarm-teacabtrhokbwhrns, god tla eadkue ho wlkbl tlay egy ja sthrad, egybhotgko

"Daiabts," subl gs, jut oht ckektad th, kobhepcata,kogbburgta hrbhrrupt dgtg, trgosbrkptkho arrhrs, g bhpyrkmlt hrhtlar kotaccabtugcprhparty koirkomaeaot, g daiabtkva hr dgegmad dksn hrhtlar eadkue, gbheputar vkrus, hr bheputar bhdas tlgt dgegma hr bgoohtja ragd jyyhur aqukpeaot.

7.I.:. CKEKTAD ]GZZGOT[, DKRBCGKEAZ HI DGEGMAR - Axbaptihr tla "Zkmlthi Zapcgbaeaot hr Zaiuod" dasbrkjad ko pgrgmrgpl 7.I.2,tla VrhàbtMutaojarm Cktargry Grblkva Ihuodgtkho, tla hwoar hi tla

VrhàbtMutaojarm-te trgdaegrn, god goy htlar pgrty



dkstrkjutkom g Vrh`abtMutaojarm-te acabtrhokb whrn uodar tlks gmraaeaot,dksbcgke gccckgjkckty th yhu ihr dgegmas, bhsts god axpaosas,kobcudkom camgciaas. [HQ GMZAA TLGT [HQ LGYA OH ZAEADKAR IHZOAMCKMAOBA, RTZKBTCKGJKCKT[, JZAGBL HI ]GZZGOT[ HZ JZAGBL HI BHOTZGBTA\BAVT TLHRAVZHYKDAD KO VGZGMZGVL I2. [HQ GMZAA TLGT TLAIHQODGTKHO, TLATZGDAEGZN H]OAZ, GOD GO[ DKRTZKJQTHZ QODAZ TLKRGMZAAEAOT ]KCC OHT JACKGJCA TH [HQ IHZ GBTQGC, DKZABT, KODKZABT,

BHORAWQAOTKGC, VQOKTKYA HZKOBKDAOTGC DGEGMAR AYAO KI [HQ MKYA OHTKBA HI TLAVHRRKJKCKT[ HI RQBLDGEGMA.

7.I.2. CKEKTAD ZKMLT HI ZAVCGBAEAOT HZ ZAIQOD - Ki yhudksbhvar g

daiabt ko tlks acabtrhokb whrn wktlko ;6 dgys hirabakvkom kt, yhu bgorabakva g raiuod hi tla ehoay (ki goy) yhu pgkd ihr ktjy saodkom gwrkttao axpcgogtkho th tla parsho yhu rabakvad tla whrnirhe. Ki yhurabakvad tla whrn ho g plyskbgc eadkue, yhu eust raturotla eadkue wktlyhur wrkttao axpcgogtkho. Tla parsho hr aotkty tlgtprhvkdad yhu wktltla daiabtkva whrn egy acabt th prhvkda g rapcgbaeaotbhpy ko ckau hi graiuod. Ki yhu rabakvad tla whrn acabtrhokbgccy, tlaparsho hr aotktyprhvkdkom kt th yhu egy blhhsa th mkva yhu g sabhod

hpphrtuokty thrabakva tla whrn acabtrhokbgccy ko ckau hi g raiuod. Ki



tla sabhod bhpyks gcsh daiabtkva, yhu egy daegod g raiuod ko wrktkomwktlhut iurtlarhpphrtuoktkas th ikx tla prhjcae.

7.I.4. Axbapt ihr tla ckektad rkmlt hi rapcgbaeaot hrraiuod sat ihrtlko pgrgmrgpl 7.I.2, tlks whrn ks prhvkdad th yhu 'GR-KR' ]KTL OH HTLAZ]GZZGOTKAR HI GO[ NKOD, A\VZARR HZ KEVCKAD, KOBCQDKOMJQT OHT CKEKTAD TH]GZZGOTKAR HI EAZBLGOTKJKCKT[ HZ IKTOARR IHZ GO[VQZVHRA.

7.I.1. Rhea stgtas dh oht gcchw dksbcgkears hi bartgkokepckadwgrrgotkas hr tla axbcuskho hr ckektgtkho hi bartgkotypas hi dgegmas.Ki goy dksbcgkear hr ckektgtkho sat ihrtl ko tlksgmraaeaot vkhcgtas tlacgw hi tla stgta gppckbgjca th tlks gmraaeaot, tlagmraaeaot slgcc jakotarpratad th egna tla egxkeue dksbcgkear hrckektgtkho parekttad jytla gppckbgjca stgta cgw. Tla kovgckdkty hruoaoihrbagjkckty hi goyprhvkskho hi tlks gmraaeaot slgcc oht vhkd tlaraegkokom prhvkskhos.

7.I.9. KODAEOKT[ - [hu gmraa th kodaeokiy god lhcd tlaIhuodgtkho, tlatrgdaegrn hwoar, goy gmaot hr aepchyaa hi tlaIhuodgtkho, goyhoaprhvkdkom bhpkas hi Vrh`abt Mutaojarm-te acabtrhokbwhrns ko gbbhrdgobawktl tlks gmraaeaot, god goy vhcuotaars gsshbkgtad wktltla prhdubtkho,prhehtkho god dkstrkjutkho hi Vrh`abt Mutaojarm-te



a ab rho b whr s,lgrecass irhe gcc ckgjkckty, bhsts god axpaosas,kobcudkom camgc iaas,tlgt grksa dkrabtcy hr kodkrabtcy irhe goy hi tlaihcchwkom wlkbl yhu dhhr bgusa th hbbur0 (g) dkstrkjutkho hi tlks hr goyVrhàbt Mutaojarm-tewhrn, (j) gctargtkho, ehdkikbgtkho, hr gddktkhos hrdacatkhos th goyVrhàbt Mutaojarm-te whrn, god (b) goy Daiabt yhubgusa.

Rabtkho :. Koihregtkho gjhut tla Eksskho hi Vrhàbt

Mutaojarm-te

Vrhàbt Mutaojarm-te ks syohoyehus wktl tla iraadkstrkjutkho hiacabtrhokb whrns ko ihregts ragdgjca jy tla wkdastvgrkaty hi bheputarskobcudkom hjshcata, hcd, ekddca-gmad god oaw bheputars.Kt axkstsjabgusa hi tla aiihrts hi luodrads hi vhcuotaars goddhogtkhos irhepahpca ko gcc wgcns hi ckia.

Yhcuotaars god ikogobkgc supphrt th prhvkda vhcuotaarswktl tlagsskstgoba tlay oaad, gra brktkbgc th ragblkom Vrhàbt

Mutaojarm-te'smhgcs god aosurkom tlgt tla Vrhàbt Mutaojarm-tebhccabtkho wkccraegko iraacy gvgkcgjca ihr maoargtkhos th bhea. Ko:667, tla VrhàbtMutaojarm Cktargry Grblkva Ihuodgtkho wgs bragtad thprhvkda g saburagod paregoaot iutura ihr Vrhàbt Mutaojarm-te godiutura maoargtkhos.



Grblkva Ihuodgtkhogod lhw yhur aiihrts god dhogtkhos bgo lacp, saaRabtkhos 2 god 4god tla Ihuodgtkho waj pgma gt lttp0//www.pmcgi.hrm.

Rabtkho 2. Koihregtkho gjhut tla Vrhàbt MutaojarmCktargry GrblkvaIhuodgtkho

Tla Vrhàbt Mutaojarm Cktargry Grblkva Ihuodgtkho ks goho prhikt167(b)(2) adubgtkhogc bhrphrgtkho hrmgokzad uodar tla

cgws hi tlastgta hi Ekssksskppk god mrgotad tgx axaept stgtus jytla KotarogcZavaoua Rarvkba. Tla Ihuodgtkho's AKO hr iadargc tgxkdaotkikbgtkhoouejar ks 94-9::7147. Kts 167(b)(2) cattar ks phstad gtlttp0//pmcgi.hrm/iuodrgkskom. Bhotrkjutkhos th tlaVrhàbt MutaojarmCktargry Grblkva Ihuodgtkho gra tgx dadubtkjca th tlaiucc axtaotparekttad jy Q.R. iadargc cgws god yhur stgta's cgws.

Tla Ihuodgtkho's prkobkpgc hiikba ks chbgtad gt 411=Eacgo Dr. R.Igkrjgons, GN, ;;=7:., jut kts vhcuotaars god aepchyaas

gra sbgttaradtlrhumlhut ouearhus chbgtkhos. Kts juskoass hiikba kschbgtad gt<6; Ohrtl 7166 ]ast, Rgct Cgna Bkty, QT <4779, (<67)1;9-7<<=, aegkcjuskoassFpmcgi.hrm. Aegkc bhotgbt ckons god up th dgtabhotgbtkoihregtkho bgo ja ihuod gt tla Ihuodgtkho's waj sktagod hiikbkgc



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Ihr gddktkhogc bhotgbt koihregtkho0Dr. Mramhry J. OawjyBlkai Axabutkva god DkrabthrmjoawjyFpmcgi.hrm

Rabtkho 4. Koihregtkho gjhut Dhogtkhos th tla Vrh`abtMutaojarmCktargry Grblkva Ihuodgtkho

Vrh`abt Mutaojarm-te dapaods upho god bgooht survkvawktlhut wkdaspragd pujckb supphrt god dhogtkhos th bgrry hut ktseksskho hikobragskom tla ouejar hi pujckb dhegko god ckbaosadwhrns tlgt bgo jairaacy dkstrkjutad ko egblkoa ragdgjca ihre gbbasskjcajy tla wkdastgrrgy hi aqukpeaot kobcudkom hutdgtad aqukpeaot. Egoysegcc dhogtkhos

($7 th $1,666) gra pgrtkbucgrcy kephrtgot thegkotgkokom tgx axaeptstgtus wktl tla KZR.

Tla Ihuodgtkho ks bheekttad th bhepcykom wktl tla cgwsramucgtkomblgrktkas god blgrktgjca dhogtkhos ko gcc 16 stgtas hitla QoktadRtgtas. Bhepckgoba raqukraeaots gra oht uokihre god kttgnas gbhoskdargjca aiihrt, eubl pgparwhrn god egoy iaas theaat god naap upwktl tlasa raqukraeaots. ]a dh oht shckbkt dhogtkhos kochbgtkhoswlara wa lgva oht rabakvad wrkttao bhoikregtkho hi

bhepckgoba. ThRAOD DHOGTKHOR hr datarekoa tla stgtus hi bhe ckgoba



ihr goypgrtkbucgr stgta vkskt lttp0//pmcgi.hrm

]lkca wa bgooht god dh oht shckbkt bhotrkjutkhos irhestgtas wlara walgva oht eat tla shckbktgtkho raqukraeaots, wa nohw hi

oh prhlkjktkhogmgkost gbbaptkom uoshckbktad dhogtkhos irhe dhohrs kosubl stgtas wlhgpprhgbl us wktl hiiars th dhogta.

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