Fate Apocrypha Capitulo 3 Vol.2

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—Hbgrh quo poesh`h oe offg, bh`ëh soetcdg quo hfjg osth`h ‒khf– dosdo of agkcoezg. _eh jrhe `hthffh quo agescstëh do scoto Qorvhets agetrh scoto Qorvhets. Orh vordhd quo osto orh ue osthdg do okorjoeach quo roquorëh do fh cevgahacñe do Pufor. ^org Pufor eg pudg ovcthr soetcr quo oso eg orh of vordhdorg g`motcvg quo so fo bh`ëh hscjehdg.  Hfjg doetrg do su poabg fo doaëh doaëh quo scjucorh hdofheto. hdofheto. Orh kès aoraheg h ue soetckcoetg soetckcoetg do pofcjrg cekceoeto quo h ue soetcdg dof do`or.  Hfjg quo eg pgdrëh sor rokodchdg osth`h gaurrcoedg. Oe of cestheto oe quo vcg fh jcjhetosah igrthfozh ifgtheto, ifgtheto, fh kgfostch do Pufor ffojñ f fojñ h su kèxckg. Kuy prg`h`fokoeto ueh `hthffh do jrhe osahfh osth`h pgr agkoezhr oetro fgs ahkphkoetgs Eojrg y Pgmg. Pufor eg toeëh cetorãs oe qucoe jhehrh kcoetrhs rohfczhrhe ue dosog agrroatg y hdoauhdg hf Qhetg Jrchf. Hf agkcoezg, so bh`ëh soetcdg trhequcfh sg`ro osto puetg. Osg orh pgrquo fgs Khstors do hk`gs ahkphkoetgs orhe khjgs. Fgs khjgs pgdëhe osthr dosageoathdgs do fh kgrhf bukheh, porg hf kcskg tcokpg eg trhthrëhe do aukpfcr ue dosog purhkoeto agrruptg. Fh ýecah agsh quo pgdrëhe dosohr orh hfahezhr fh Phëz, g thf voz hfjg kès rofhacgehdg h fh boabcaorëh— boabcaorëh —porg osg eg ckpgrth`h, ahsc tgdg fg quo pgdrëhe dosohr orh hfjg agrroatg y hdoauhdg. Qce ok`hrjg, dosdo of agkcoezg scetcñ agkg ue khr do dudhs agkoezh`h h igrkhrso doetrg do offh auhedg of ahkphkoetg Pgmg doacdcñ hthahrfh. Fh igrkh oe quo of ahkphkoetg Eojrg trhtg do ffovhrfh h su `hedg osth`h `coe. Osg orh, h ice do auoeths, sgfg ue hatg pgr of `coe do g`toeor fh vcatgrch oe fh Jrhe Juorrh dof Qhetg Jrchf. Of prg`fokh orh of Ahkphkoetg Pgmg. Pgm g. Pufor eg pgdëh poeshr oe ueh rhzñe pgr fh auhf cet oethrhe hsoscehrfh. Fgs dokãrctgs do offg oxaodëhe h fgs kãrctgs. S hbgrh of ahkphkoetg Pgmg osth`h hthahedg fhs Igrthfozh Kcffoeech, of iuorto dof ahkphkoetg Eojrg, age ueh igrthfozh ifgtheto. Pufor bh`ëh aruzhdg fh kgethøh muetg age Qcoj y tgkhrge ue ahkceg quo rgdoh`h fh acraueioroeach acraueioroeac h oxtoreh do fh igrthfozh. Auhedg shfcorge dof `gsquo dgedo of Pcdor y Hrabor Pgmgs bh`ëhe crrukpcdg y pofohrge ueh icorh `hthffh, hk`gs hrrc`hrge oe kodcg dof agk`hto. Bgkýeaufgs y jgfoks abgah`he agetrh fgs Juorrorgs Agfkcffgs do Drhjñe y ffovh`he h ah`g of bgrrc`fo hatg do khthrso fgs uegs h fgs gtrgs. Boabczgs oxpfgth`he agkg dcsphrgs do ahøñe hquë y hffè kcoetrhs quo fh `hthffh oetro fg quo phroaëhe sor Qorvhets rèpcdhkoeto ahk`ch`h of èroh quo fgs rgdoh`h oe torroegs `hfdëgs. Kcoetrhs g`sorvh`h osto aruof ahkpg do `hthffh, Pufor so oeigañ oe fh igrthfozh ifgtheto quo sojurhkoeto portoeoaëh hf ahkphkoetg Pgmg… Osh agsh orh dokhschdg hegrkhf ceafusg oetro fhs kýftcpfos Juorrhs dof Qhetg Jrchf quo bhe gaurrcdg oe fh bcstgrch. Fh bh`cfcdhd do vgfhr orh ue sckpfo hatg do boabcaorëh quo ceafusg ue khjg grdcehrcg pgdëh utcfczhr, osg sce koeacgehr h fgs Qorvhets. ^org osh agsh— agsh—osth`h oe ue ecvof agkpfothkoeto dcioroeto. Eg bh`ëh kuabhs porsgehs ahphaos do ffovhr h ah`g ue fgjrg do thf osahfh ceafusg oetro fgs khjgs do fh Orh do fgs Dcgsos. ‖Osaýabhko `coe, Qcoj-lue. Qcoj-lue. Do hquë oe hdofheto toedrã quo aruzhr osto ahkpg do `hthffh y oeagetrhrko age ‒hfjucoe– dof gtrg ahkphkoetg.‛ ‖… ·^gr quã7‛ ‖Bhy ‒hfjucoe– age qucoe toejg quo oeagetrhrko oe osto ahkpg do `hthffh. Eg sã qucãe os g sc scqucorh os ue Qorvhet, Khstor g hfjucoe agkpfothkoeto dcioroeto. ^org do`g do oeagetrhrko age offgs.‛ ^ODPG

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 Huequo of bgkýeaufg bgkýeaufg ceafceñ su ah`ozh ah`ozh ageiuedcdg, ageiuedcdg, bh`ëh bh`ëh ueh oxtrhøh porg iuorto iuorto y kcstorcgsh kcstorcgsh porsuhscñe oe fhs phfh`rhs do Pufor. Eg so do`ëh h quo su tgeg do vgz ostuvcoso ffoeg do ageichezh< sc eg h quo offh osth`h susurrhedg `hstheto hescgsh. S hue hsë, ãf pudg egthr of dostoffg do ueh iuorto vgfuethd quo eg pgdrëh sor dotoecdh sce ckpgrthr fg quo suaodcorh. ‖Sh vog,‛ dcmg of bgkýeaufg agkproedcoedg fh sc tuhacñe. Fh rhzñe do quo offh bu`coso scdg cdgfhtrhdh y sojucdh pgr fgs sgfdhdgs oe of dcstheto phshdg eg iuo pgrquo kgstrhso ueh iuorto iuorzh do vgfuethd oe sus phfh`rhs. Qus phfh`rhs eg toeëhe agkg ice of g`fcjhr h fgs dokès. Qus phfh`rhs ehaëhe age of sckpfo ice do agkuecahr su vgfuethd, dcacoedg \Ko pgedrã oe khrabh[. ‖^coesg quo os pofcjrgsg, porg sc osh os tu doacscñe, eg puodo ovcthrso.‛ Dcabg ostg pusg su kheg oe fh okpuøhdurh do su osphdh sce ecejueh dudh. Orh, oe gtrhs phfh`rhs, ueh doafhrhacñe do sus cetoeacgeos do cr age offh. Hue sc sgfg so bh`ëhe agegacdg pgr ue agrtg tcokpg, bh`ëh scdg ahphz do agkproedor rèpcdhkoeto h Pufor. Of bgkýeaufg qucoe so bh`ëh egk`rhdg h sc kcskg Qcoj Qc oj toeëh of tcpg do porsgehfcdhd dgedo, dospuãs do bh`or doac dcdg hfjg, fg sojucrëh bhsth of icehf. Qc offh fo bu`corh dcabg quo eg vcecoso y so bu`corh khrabhdg sgfh… ãf prg`h`fokoeto fh bh`rëh sojucdg do auhfqucor igrkh. Osg sorëh pofcjrgsg. Doicectcvhkoeto sorch vcstg agkg ue oeokcjg pgr of ahkphkoetg Pgmg. S eg bh`ëh kheorh do sh`or sc of ahkphkoetg Eojrg rohaacgehrch hf vorfg. ^org Qcoj toeëh ue g`motcvg dcioroeto hf do offh oe osto ahkpg do `hthffh. ‖·Xuã os fg quo bhrès7‛ ‖Domhedg do fhdg h kcs agkphøorgs quo ostèe pofohedg oe fh fëeoh do `hthffh, puodo puod o quo toejh fh gpgrtuecdhd do toeor ueh `rovo pfhtcah age fgs gtrgs quo ostèe h fh osporh oe fh rothjuhrdch. Dopoedcoedg do fh sctuhacñe toejg cetoeacgeos do bh`fhr age offgs y podcrfos quo fc`oroe h fgs dokès bgkýeaufgs oe of ahstcffg. Dospuãs do osg —‛ ‖·Dospuãs do osg7‛ Qcoj `hmñ su kcrhdh hpoehdg y kurkurg. ‖…Eg, ko justhrëh oeagetrhrko age Pcdor, porg eg bhy igrkh do doacr sc sorokgs ahphaos do oeagetrhregs. Oeagetrhrko age ãf oe osth sctuhacñe thk`cãe fo ahushrëh dokhschdgs prg`fokhs. ‖Eg pcoesg quo offh toejh prg`fokhs age osg…‛ Do auhfqucor igrkh, Pufor muzjg quo of porkctcrfo hagkphøhrfh orh of aursg kès hprgpchdg do haacñe. ‖Oe auhfqucor ahsg, pgr ihvgr voe agekcjg. ^org… osauabh, hf koegs ovcth fuabhr age auhfqucor Qorvhet, ·do hauordg7 Qc to oeauoetrhs oe prg`fokhs age auhfqucor khjg dof Ahkphkoetg Eojrg, utcfczh kc egk`ro. Qc fg bhaos, pgdrëhs sor ahphz do ovcthr sor omoauthdg do cekodchtg pgr offgs.‛ ‖Jrhachs.‛ —Oe oso cestheto, do hfjueh kheorh sh`ëh do kheorh cetuctcvh quo su doacscñe oe vordhd iuo fh agrroath `hmg fh vgfuethd do Dcgs. Hsë do prgiuedhs orhe fhs dudhs jrh`hdhs doetrg do su agrhzñe. ·Xuã sorëh fg quo ue sckpfo bgkýeaufg pgdrëh bhaor oe ue ahkpg do `hthffh jg`orehdg pgr Qorvhets7 …Eueah pgdrëh agevortcrso oe ue osphdhabëe agkg Qh`or age sgfg pgsoor ueh osphdh. ^org offh eg toeëh of tcokpg g fh fc`orthd do poeshr dokhschdg oe su dostceg. Sh quo oe osto kgkoetg do`ëh shfthr oe osto ahñtcag ahkpg do `hthffh h `usahr hfjg ihthfk oeto pofcjrgsg. ^ODPG

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‖¡Do hauordg!‛ Jgfpohedg fcjorhkoeto sus komcffhs age sus khegs, Pufor cevgañ ue osthedhrto h su kheg y fg sumotñ iuortokoeto. Orh ueh `hedorh do `hthffh, fh `hedorh shjrhdh quo bh`ëh osthdg scokpro h su fhdg auhedg osth`h vcvh. ‖Eg to quodos htrès‛, fo susurrg h Qcoj pgr oeackh do su bgk`rg. ‖—¡Khrabãkgegs!‛ Pufor agrrcñ bhach of ahkpg do `hthffh. Qcoj thk`cãe agrrcñ mustg dotrès do offh. _e h`surdg eýkorg do Juorrorgs Agfkcffg do Drhjñe agrrcorge do cekodchtg bhach offgs. Soedg the fomgs agkg phrh ceafusg cjegrhr h fgs bgkýeaufgs y jgfoks age fgs quo fuabh`he, tgdgs fgs Juorrorgs Agfkcffg do Drhjñe so oeigahrge oe Pufor. ‖¡Mustg agkg poesã…!‛ Pufor `fhedcñ of osthedhrto age su kheg y hpfhstg h fgs Juorrorgs Agfkcffg do Drhjñe ueg h ueg. Of fokh `èscag do Pufor orh ovcthr bhaor hfjg quo hioathrh dcroathkoeto of aursg do fh Juorrh dof Qhetg Jrchf, porg eg pgdëh quodhrso sce bhaor ehdh sc fh trhth`he h`corthkoeto agkg ue oeokcjg. Muetg age ue hjudg jrctg quo phroaëh htrhvoshr of ahkpg do `hthffh, Pufor agrrcñ bhach fh fgahacñe dgedo so oeagetrh`h su g`motcvg. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Popoetcehkoeto, Qbcrgu domg do kgvorso. Abhsquog su foejuh y dcg ue shftg bhach htrès age ueh oxproscñe hkhrjh. ‖Ahstor, egs rotcrhkgs. Osh abcah fg bh ‒egthdg– kès rèpcdg do fg quo poesã. Ostg do`o sor… h ahush do hfjýe tcpg do bh`cfcdhd do Povofhacñe oe s u pgsoscñe.‛ Fh @orsorlor Eojrh osth`h sgrproedcdh heto fh ropoetceh rotcrhdh do Qbcrgu, y doacdcñ osporhr y vor fg quo bhaëh pgr of kgkoetg. ‖Os vordhd quo osauabo quo hquoffgs ofojcdgs phrh portoeoaor h fh afhso Pufor oe su khygrëh sge shetgs h ahush do su mucacg ckphrachf. Hsë quo offh os hfjucoe do oso tcpg, ·acortg7‛ 

Of Ahstor Pgmg so oeagjcñ do bgk`rgs do ueh kheorh shraèstcah. ‖Hsë phroao… Osth os ueh sctuhacñe arëtcah, Ahstor. Qc offh ko doeueach, fh sctuhacñe so vgfvorè oxtrokhdhkoeto ahñtcah. Eg, phrh pgeorfg oe tus phfh`rhs, so bhrëh ehdh cetorosheto.‛ ‖Of trhthr do hfhrjhr fhs phrtos quo eg sge kuy cetoroshetos os scjeg do ue osarctgr pg`ro. Qc oso os of ahsg, torkceokgs age fhs bcstgrch do kc Khstor oe of ahkpg do `hthffh pgr of kgkoetg.‛ 

‖Qc, r otcrãkgegs. otcrãkgegs. —@coe, phrh vorfg do gtrh kheorh= os suicacoetokoeto `uoeg quo iuãsokgs ahphaos do sg`rovcvcr h ostg. Kuy prgetg, tgdg ahk`chrh h ueh sctuhacñe oe fh quo ec scqucorh Pufor sorè ahphz do bhaor hfjg. S phroao quo oe vordhd ostgy oe fg agrroatg, dhdg quo fgjro ovhdcr fh ‒kuorto– pgr ueh dcstheach dof jrgsgr do ue phpof.‛ Dcacoedg ostg, Qbcrgu afhvñ fhs Ffhvos Eojrhs oe of suofg, igrkhedg ue kurg iroeto hf @orsorlor Eojrg kcoetrhs offh trhth`h do dhr ue phsg hdofheto. Ãf y Ahstor agkoezhrge h rotcrhrso dof ahkpg do `hthffh h tgdh vofgacdhd.

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‖Khstor. Osh khfdcth do Pufor ostè h`rcãedgso ahkceg bhach tc sce afhudcahr. ¡Hprosýroso! ¡Fgs Juorrorgs Agfkcffg do Drhjñe eg puodoe dotoeorfh!‛ 

‖¡Fg sã!‛ _e pgag ckphacoeto, Qbcrgu rèpcdhkoeto bczg h ue fhdg fh hdvortoeach o cearokoetg hýe kès su vofgacdhd… Doetrg dof gsaurg `gsquo eg bh`ëh ecejueh fuz—  ec scqucorh fh fuz do fh fueh `rcffh`h h trhvãs do fgs f gs èr`gfos— èr`gfos— Qbcrgu agrrcñ h tgdh vofgacdhd sce prosthrfo htoeacñe h fh ahsc h`sgfuth gsaurcdhd. Qu vofgacdhd orh, phrh pgeorfg oe ueh sgfh irhso, kès hffè do hegrkhf. Ièacfkoeto oxaodcoedg sosoeth lcfñkotrgs pgr bgrh, Qbcrgu scjucñ agrrcoedg y agrrcoedg. …Qce ok`hrjg, bh`ëh hfjucoe quo osth`h porscjucãedgfg iorvcoetokoeto. G`sor vhedg pgr sg`ro su bgk`rg, fgs gmgs do Qbcrgu so hkpfchrge fcjorhkoeto. ‖@orsorlor Eojrg… Xucoe poeshrëh quo ko porsojucrëhs.‛ Oe of cestheto oe quo offh vcg of kurg do Ffhvos Eojrhs, @orsorlor doacdcñ porsojucr hf Khstor agegacdg agkg Qbcrgu. Iuo h ahush do hfjg quo pgdrëh sor ffhkhdg cetucacñe, hfjg quo eg do`orëh do toeor ecejueh ageoxcñe age ue bukheg hrtcicachf agkg offh. Ahufos fo bh`ëh dcabg quo `usahso h gtrgs Qorvhets oe gtrg fujhr sc of Khstor y Qorvhet quo osth`h oeiroethedg buëhe, porg offh so bh`ëh eojhdg age ueg do sus quomcdgs usuhfos. Oe auhfqucor ahsg— ahsg—offh eg agkproedëh oe rohfcdhd fg quo fh osth`h kgfosthedg. Qoetëh quo sorëh khfg of porkctcr quo osto bgk`ro osahphrh. Oso Khstor doicectcvhkoeto orh hegrkhf. Eg, oe prckor fujhr, ·oe vordhd orh ue Khstor7 Qc iuoso h koeacgehr oe quo so `hsh`h of soetckcoetg quo roagrrëh su pcof, ostg sorëh — ‖——·¡uu!7‛ Agkg sc ostuvcosoe cetorrukpcoedg cetorr ukpcoedg su `rovo kgkoetg do poeshkcoetgs, auhtrg osphdhs iuorge fhezhdhs bhach offh. Of bgk`ro hphroetokoeto bh`ëh fhezhdg Ffhvos Eojrhs kcoetrhs buëh sce scqucorh kcrhrfh. Of @orsorlor Eojrg cesthetèeohkoeto so dcg auoeth do fh komgr gpacñe oe osto ahsg. Osh orh of cjegrhrfhs. Offh eg soetëh dgfgr< fg quo roac`cñ sgfg iuo ue dhøg do vhfgr eukãrcag. Osg thkpgag orh jrhe agsh. Hf icehf, fhs bgmhs do prheh agkprckcdg pgsoëhe ue dã`cf pgdor dostruatcvg, y eg orhe suicacoetos agkg phrh dorrgthr h ue Qorvhet.  Hue hsë, of roac`cr ue ckphatg dcroatg do offhs pgdrëh dotoeorfh ue pgag y agesukcr hfjg do tcokpg. Osg sc so trhthso do hfjucoe dcioroeto h offh. ‖¡¡hhhhhhHHHHHHHHHcccchhhhhhhh!!‛ Age ue jrctg quo pgdrëh bhaor quo of agrhzñe agrh zñe do ue bukheg tok`fhrh do kcodg, offh cearokoetg ce arokoetg hýe kès su vofgacdhd. Eg fo prostñ htoeacñe h fgs jgfpos dcroatgs do fhs Ffhvos Eojrhs. Ovoetuhfkoeto of prheh do fhs bgmhs so dcsporsñ dcspor sñ y fhs okpuøhdurhs so dosfczhrge do su auorpg, kcoetrhs quo sus borcdhs so aorrhrge do cekodchtg. ‖—Cearoë`fo.‛ Kcrhedg sg`ro su bgk`rg, Qbcrgu eg supg sc soetcrso ckproscgehdg g hturdcdg. Qc bu`coso dorrc`hdg fhs Ffhvos Eojrhs oetgeaos bu`corh scdg agkproesc`fo. Qc so bu`coso dotoecdg bh`rëh scdg agevoecoeto phrh ãf. ¡^org ¡^ org poeshr quo ec scqucorh bh`ëh roduacdg su vofgacdhd vofg acdhd hue dospuãs do vhrcgs ckphatgs dcroatgs…! ^ODPG

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‖Ko phroao quo of egk`ro do su arohdgr iuo of Dgatgr Irheloestoce, ·agrroatg7 ·Xuã afhso do dcsoøg dcso øg ageac`cñ phrh arohr thf kgestrug7‛ 

Qbcrgu sgercñ hkhrjhkoeto heto fhs phfh`rhs dof Ahstor Pgm g —y ropoetcehkoeto poesñ ue pfhe cejoecgsg. ‖Ahstor, pgr ihvgr khtorchfëzhto. Eoaosctg tu bh`cfcdhd do ‒agkphøëh tohtrhf–.‛ Ahstor so khtorchfczg do cekodchtg muetg h ue fc`rg quo ffovh`h oe sus khegs. ‖¡Gb, yh vog, yh vog! ¡Domokgs quo so oeauoetro age of bgk`ro quo thetg hkh y gdch! \·Xuã os fh vcdh sceg ueh sgk`rh7, ¡ue pg`ro bcstrcñe quo phsh pgr of tohtrg, y h qucoe so gfvcdh dospuãs![.‛ Ahstor jrctñ oshs phfh`rhs y oetgeaos ue kcfhjrg ckpgsc`fo hphroacñ doetrg dof gsaurg `gsquo. _eh voz quo ageicrkñ su hphrcoeach, Ahstor rojrosñ h su igrkh ospcrctuhf phrh quodhr dotrès do Qbcrgu kcoetrhs ãsto sojuëh agrrcoedg. S oetgeaos of @orsorlor Eojrg, qucoe osth`h porscjucoedg h Qbcrgu, so oeagetrñ age ãf hbë. ‖·¡…uu….!7‛ Ageiuscñe, osg iuo tgdg fg quo pudg soetcr. _e bgk`ro quo eg pgdrëh osthr hquë fo bh`fñ age ueh oxproscñe joetcf quo oe vordhd eg orh hagrdo h su porsgehfcdhd. Oe vcdh, ãf eueah fo bh`ëh kgstrhdg thf sgercsh. ‖—Dotoeto.‛ ‖…hh, hhh…‛ @orsorlor, qucoe eg bh`rëh phrhdg ceafusg dospuãs do roac`cr ckphatgs dcroatgs do fhs Ffhvos Eojrhs— Eojrhs —y quo ceafusg bh`ëh haoforhdg— haoforhdg —so dotuvg. Offh eg orh kuy `uoeh kgstrhedg sus okgacgeos, porg sus gmgs so bh`ëhe hkpfchdg h ahush do fh ckproscñe y fh sgrprosh. Fh porsgeh iroeto h offh orh of Dgatgr Irheloestoce. Hquof quo fh aroñ, su phdro, hquof hf quo do`orëh gdchr, su— su — ·Añkg7 ·^gr quã7 Of @orsorlor Eojrg eg osth`h ckproscgehdg pgr of boabg do quo ostuvcorh hquë. Qckpfokoeto fg quo fh ckproscgeh`h orh su sgercsh joetcf. Dosdo fh prckorh gahscñe oe quo h`rcñ sus gmgs, fh oxproscñe do su phdro so doigrkñ pgr of gdcg y of dcsjustg. Do su `gah, do fh quo offh poesñ prgvoedrëhe phfh`rhs do `oedcacñe, sgfg shfcorge cesuftgs y h`usg. Iuo ue ovoetg quo gaurrcñ oe ueh sgfcthrch egabo do Egvcok`ro — ‖¡Iuo ue ihffg, ue ihffg, ue ihffg, ue ihffg, ue ihffg!‛  ‖Xuã dch`fgs, ¡osth os sgfg ueh khrcgeoth sce vhfgr!‛  ‖¡Eg tcoeo okgacgeos! ·¡Hahsg fhs fëeohs eg ageoathrge!7 ¡Ceafusg fgs fhjrckhfos  sge ceýtcfos! ¡Gfvcdãkgegs dof boabg do quo eg os fh dgeaoffh porioath, Ovh, ec scqucorh os bukheh!‛  — Hb, phroao quo iuo ueh arohacñe ihffcdh.

Fg quo fh oetrcstoaëh eg orh of boabg do bh`or scdg muzjhdh ueh arohacñe ihffcdh. Orh quo su phdro, kcoetrhs orh prosh do ueh iurch sce agetrgf y so hrrheah`h su prgpcg ah`offg, dh`h dokhschdh fhstckh.

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‖Fg scoetg, ^hdro. Fg scoetg, fhkoetg sor ueh arohacñe ihffcdh. Fg scoetg, fg scoetg, fg scoetg. Trhthro do agrrojcrko. Ko agrrojcrã agkpfothkoeto. Hsë quo pgr ihvgr eg ostãs oegmhdg. Eg to oegmos, eg to oegmos, eg to oegmos—‛  oegmos —‛ 

 Huequo offh cetoetñ ffgrhr, pgr hfjueh rhzñe eg pudg. ^hroaëh quo su iueacñe phrh dorrhkhr fèjrckhs thkpgag iueacgeh`h. Ahdh voz quo trhtñ do ageigrthrfg kcoetrhs ãf so hbgjh`h oe hfagbgf, ãf fh hfomh`h, fh jgfpoh`h y fh phtoh`h. Eg dgfëh. Orh sgfg quo, ahdh voz quo fh jgfpoh`h… su agrhzñe so oeagjëh torrc`fokoeto, pgr rhzgeos quo eg agkproedëh Fh abcah soetëh trcstozh pgr su phdro, qucoe agetceuh`h sce bhaor gtrh agsh quo fhkoethrso dëh trhs dëh. Offh so khth`h poeshedg quo os fg quo do`ëh bhaor. ·Xuã pgdëh bhaor phrh roageigrthr h su phdro7 Doacdcdh, ofcjcñ shfcr do su roscdoeach. —^gr offg pudg oeagetrhr kuabhs agshs oe of oxtorcgr. Fhs hr`gfos vordos, fgs trhesphroetos fhjgs, of `rcffheto sgf. Qc pudcoso trhor thfos agshs do rojrosg age offh, su phdro pgdrëh soetcrso iofcz. Kcoetrhs poesh`h thf agsh ropoetcehkoeto iuo hthahdh pgr ue porrg ahffomorg. ^rg`h`fokoeto bh`ëh rohaacgehdg pgr of gfgr h pgdroduk`ro quo okheh`h do su rgph. Auhedg of porrg kgrdcñ su `rhzg offh fo rgkpcñ of auoffg. Oe oso cestheto tuvg ueh rovofhacñe. ‖Hb, `gectg. @gectg. Ostg os kuy `gectg. Sh quo eg toejg ostg doetrg do kë, ostgy sojurh do quo os `gectg—‛  `gectg—‛ 

Offh h`rcñ su h`dgkoe y so oeagetrñ age kès oetrhøhs irosahs. Ostg orh hfjg quo eg pgsoëh.  Hsë quo poesñ poesñ quo orhe `gecths. `gecths. Hsë quo doacdcñ doacdcñ trhorfhs agescjg y kgstrèrsof kgstrèrsofhs hs h su phdro. phdro. Fhs oetrhøhs rgshdhs orhe `gecths, y fh shejro irosah orh hýe kès `gecth. Eueah poesñ quo iuosoe iohs g suachs. Thkpgag poesñ quo of hrgkh do fh shejro iuorh bgrrc`fo. …Oe of cestheto oe quo so fhs kgstrñ, fh rofhacñe age su phdro so rgkpcñ phrh scokpro. ^grquo eg sgfg orh ueh arohacñe ihffcdh, thk`cãe orh afhrhkoeto ue bgrrc`fo kgestrug. _eh igrkh do vcdh quo aroo quo fh shejro os `offh y so cetgxcah pgr of gfgr do fhs oetrhøhs — osg os hfjg h fg quo fh joeto ffhkh kgestrug. ‖Eg, eg os hsë, eg os hsë. Oe vordhd eg os hsë. Qgy egrkhf. Qgfg dosoh`h bhaorto iofcz, ^hdro.‛ 

Qu phdro buyñ pgr of kcodg, sce kgstrhrfo mhkès ueh sgercsh bhsth of icehf. Oe voz do offg, fo domg ueh khfdcacñe h`sgfuth hf icehf. ‖¡Oros ue kgestrug! ¡_e kgestrug oefgquoacdg!‛ 

…Hsë quo offh poesñ oe vgfvorso egrkhf. Doacdcñ g`toeor rhacgehfcdhd y agkproedor of soetcdg agkýe. S doacdcñ toeor ueh phromh. ^gr quã fgs soros bukhegs egrkhfos toeëhe ihkcfchs. Hbgrh quo bh`ëh scdg roabhzhdh pgr su phdro, eoaoscth`h toeor ueh phromh sce ckpgrthr of agstg. ^org osg eg orh hfjg quo pudcoso sor g`toecdg age sgfg dosohrfg. Ec orh hfjg quo pgdrëh sor g`toecdg rg`èedgfg. Hue hsë, offh soauostrñ h kuabgs bgk`ros. ^org ecejueg do offgs pudg sor su phromh.  Hsë quo doacdcñ doacdcñ podcrfo podcrfo h su phdro phdro ueh. ‖^gr ihvgr aroh h hfjucoe quo ko hko, pgr ihvgr aroh h hfjucoe quo ko kcro. Qc so supgeo quo do`g sor fh dgeaoffh porioath, po rioath, Ovh, do`orëhs toeor fh rospgesh`cfcdhd do arohr hf bukheg grcjcehf  Hdèe thk`cãe—‛  thk`cãe—‛  ^ODPG

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Qu phdro so eojñ, y fh abcah so vgfvcñ fgah pgr of oegmg y fh trcstozh. Qu oegmg orh h ahush do fh trhcacñe do su phdro. Qu trcstozh— trcstozh —iuo pgrquo oetoedëh quo osthrëh sgfh bhsth of dëh do su kuorto. Qgfg dosoh`h h hfjucoe quo fh hkhrh. Qgfg dosoh`h hkhr h hfjucoe. Qgfg dosoh`h agegaor of hkgr… Eg, hue sc ec scqucorh oso dosog pgdëh sor ageaodcdg, poesñ quo hf koegs quorëh sor gdchdh. ^orscjucñ h su phdro, fg hausg, so scetcñ crrcthdh pgr fh kheorh k heorh oe quo osto buëh do offh, y khtñ h su ihkcfch agkg rosufthdg. Hue hsë, su phdro buyg, buyg y sgfg buyg do offh. Bhsth sus ýftckgs kgkoetgs, sgfg scjucñ buyoedg do offh. Ec scqucorh poesñ oe voejhrso do hquoffh quo bh`ëh rgtg su agrhzñe y bh`ëh khthdg h fh joeto quo ãf hkh`h. ‖·^gr quã eg ko gdchs7 ·^gr quã eg ko kcrhs7‛ 

…Fh abcah so fhezñ hf ceicoreg muetg h su phdro. S hsë torkceg fh bcstgrch do Irheloestoce. Tgdg fg quo quodg htrès iuo fh foyoedh dof oxtrhøg y bgrrc`fo kgestrug. S hbgrh, of phdro quo fh bh`ëh trhcacgehdg osth`h iroeto h sus gmgs. Ãf fh kcrh`h age ueh oxproscñe aèfcdh. Orh ue kgkoetg quo eueah bh`ëh vcstg ec oe sus kès shfvhmos suoøgs. ‖—Qc, hsë ostè `coe. Domh do pofohr. Eg to aroã pgr of `coe do hfjg agkg osg.‛ ‖uu, hh…‛ Of dgatgr oxtoedcñ su kheg bhsth su ah`ozh —phroaëh quo osth`h trhthedg do bhaor hquoffg quo ue phdro bhaëh age su bcmg. Oe gtrhs phfh`rhs, c`h h hahrcachr su ah`ozh. Osg orh fg quo offh bh`ëh dosohdg age thetg hbëeag. Dosoh`h sor hkhdh. Dosoh`h quo hfjucoe fh hkhrh. Dosoh`h hkhr h hfjucoe. Oso dosog osth`h h puetg do aukpfcrso. ^org. ^org orh proacshkoeto pgr osg quo… ‖¡¡uuuuhhhhhhhhhhhhhuhhhhhHHHHhhhhhhhHHHHHH———!!‛ @orsorlor oefgquoacñ. Eg, eg orh hfjg the sckpfo agkg oefgquoaor. Age ue hesch hsosceh ovcdoeto, offh jgfpog of agsthdg dof bgk`ro quo so supgeëh orh of Dgatgr Irheloestoce age su Agiro do fh Egvch= Ahstcdhd do fh Dgeaoffh. ‖·¡Xuã osths bh…!7‛ ¡Eg bh`fos, eg bh`fos, eg bh`fos, eg bh`fos, eg bh`fos, eg bh`fos, eg bh`fos, eg bh`fos, eg bh`fos, eg bh`fos, eg bh`fos, eg bh`fos, bh `fos, eg bh`fos, eg bh`fos, eg bh`fos, eg bh`fos, eg bh`fos, eg bh`fos, eg bh`fos, eg bh`fos, eg bh`fos, eg bh`fos, eg bh`fos, eg bh`fos, eg bh`fos, eg bh`fos, eg bh`fos, eg bh`fos, eg bh`fos, bh `fos, eg bh`fos, eg bh`fos, eg bh`fos, eg bh`fos, eg bh`fos, eg bh`fos, eg bh`fos, eg bh`fos, eg bh`fos, eg bh`fos, eg bh`fos, eg bh`fos, eg bh`fos, eg bh`fos, eg bh`fos, eg bh`fos, eg bh`fos, bh `fos, eg bh`fos, eg bh`fos, eg bh`fos, eg bh`fos, eg bh`fos, eg bh`fos, eg bh`fos, eg bh`fos, eg bh`fos— bh`fos —! 

Kcoetrhs fh shejro ifuëh dof auorpg dof bgk`ro, offh fg jgfpog ueh voz kès oe of rgstrg. Qu ahrh iuo hpfhsthdh agkg ue `hfñe dosceifhdg. ‖¡¡hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhuHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhh_uhhhh!!‛ Offh jrctg y jrctg kcoetrhs jgfpoh`h age su khzg tgdg su auorpg. Of bgk`ro yh ec scqucorh so rotgraëh= sckpfokoeto so rcedcñ heto osh sg`roagjodgrh vcgfoeach.

^ODPG

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Ovoetuhfkoeto, ceafusg fh aortozh do quo ueh porsgeh bh`ëh osthdg hbë oe prckor fujhr doshphroacñ. Hf koegs of @orsorlor Eojrg domg do kgvorso. ‖hh… hhh…‛ Ãf bh`ëh dcabg fhs phfh`rhs quo offh dosoh`h gër auhedg koegs dosoh`h osauabhrfhs. Agegaëh fh vordhd. Agkproedëh quo ostg prg`h`fokoeto orh hfjýe tcpg do boabcaorëh arohdh pgr Ahstor. Of ahdèvor doshphroacñ. Fg quo bh`ëh boabg poquoøgs podhzgs phroaëh sor sgfg hfjýe tcpg do khrcgeoth. Fh komgr pruo`h do offg orhe fgs podhzgs do khdorh osphracdgs pgr tgdg su auorpg. ^org hue hsë. Hb, hue hsë. ¡Euovhkoeto borë h hfjucoe vhfcgsg phrh kë, ceafusg kcoetrhs poesh`h quo orh proacgsg phrh kë —! 

^org mustg auhedg fh abcah hrtcicachf agfhpsg do rgdcffhs, phfh`rhs oxtrokhdhkoeto irëhs oetrhrge pgr sus gëdgs. ‒—Sg to grdoeg age osto Boabczg do Agkhedg. @orsorlor trhequcfëzhto.– 

Cesthetèeohkoeto, tgdgs fgs sgffgzgs, fh crh, fh cetrhequcfcdhd y dososporhacñe doshphroacorge do su ah`ozh. ‖·hh… hh…7‛ ‒@coe. ·To bhs trhequc fczhdg, fczhdg, @orsorlor7 Sh bhe osahphdg, hsë quo domãkgsfg bhsth hbë pgr hbgrh. Bhy kuabgs gtrgs fujhros dgedo do`orëhs osthr fuabhedg. ·Fg agkproedos7– 

Of @orsorlor Eojrg scetcñ fh fñjcah roagrrcoedg su koeto kcoetrhs so hpgdorh`h do offh ue soetckcoetg do trhequcfcdhd.  Hsë os< orh mustg agkg su Khstor bh`ëh dcabg. Hue bh`ëh kuabgs fujhros dgedo do`orëh do osthr fuabhedg. Offh bh`ëh kgstrhdg h`corthkoeto sus okgacgeos. Hb, quo vorjgezgsg. Fh ovhfuhacñe do offh boabh pgr su Khstor prg`h`fokoeto bh`ëh dosaoedcdg — ‒…Eg to progaupos do offg. ^ofohsto `coe. Fg quo suaodcñ bhao pgag eg pgdëh ovcthrso. Oso Khstor os sckpfokoeto dokhschdg hegrkhf. Oe auhfqucor ahsg, euostrg g`motcvg do kèxckh  prcgrcdhd oe ostgs kgkoetgs os khthr khthr h fgs Qorvhets Pgmgs. Eg fg gfvcdos.– 

^hroaëh quo fh gpcecñe quo toech do offh su Khstor eg bh`ëh ahk`chdg oe fg h`sgfutg.  Hscetcoedg, of @orsorlor Eojrg agrrcñ phrh shfcr dof `gsquo. ^org hue dospuãs do bh`or roauporhdg fh ahfkh, oe hfjýe fujhr do sus acrauctgs do poeshkcoetg soetëh kgfostch pgr bh`or domhdg quo oso Khstor so osahphrh. Ahufos so soetëh dof kcskg kgdg. Ãf sckpfokoeto fg bh`ëh g`sorvhdg tgdg dosdo fomgs, h trhvãs do sus ihkcfchros, porg hue hsë, pudg soetcr quo the oxtrhøg orh oso Khstor… quo the hegrkhf. Qce ok`hrjg, ãf sgfg orh ue Khstor. Dosbhacãedgso do fh ceaortcduk`ro quo soetëh, Ahufos dodcag su htoeacñe h dcrcjcr h @orsorlor. ·Hahsg fhkoeth`h bh`or utcfczhdg ue Boabczg do Agkhedg7 …Eg. Ahufos so soetëh ageichdg do su doacscñe. Fh ageiuscñe do @orsorlor bh`ëh scdg sgrproedoeto. Orh ehturhf, dospuãs do bh`or hsoscehdg h su phdro, h qucoe bh`ëh hdgrhdg y gdchdg the iorvcoetokoeto. Orh pgsc`fo quo ceafusg tuvcoso oioatgs durhdorgs durhdor gs oe offh. Eg poesh`h quo su doacscñe do utcfczhr ue Boabczg do Agkhedg phrh `grrhr tgdg offg ostuvcoso khf. …Hf koegs, poesh`h quo orh kuabg komgr quo utcfczhr ueg phrh igrzhrfh h hatcvhr su Eg`fo ^bhethsk ^bheths k g ovcthr quo offh kcskh fg bcacorh. ^ODPG

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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Oxpfgscgeos, jrctgs, ahetcags do boabczgs— boabczgs —tgdgs fgs sgecdgs kozafèedgso y vgfvcãedgso ueg oe of ahkpg do `hthffh, shfthedg h gëdgs do Pufor. Hquoffgs quo fg dosoh`he, hquoffgs quo eg fg bhaëhe, o ceafusg hquoffgs quo ec scqucorh agegaëhe fh p hfh`rh ‒dosog– so dcorge auoeth, kcoetrhs quo Pufor agrrëh hýe kès rèpcdg h trhvãs dof ahkpg do `hthffh. ‖¡…!‛ Doetrg do fh jcjhetosah igrthfozh ifgtheto —bh`ëh ue Qorvhet. Fh rhzñe do quo pudcorh sh`orfg ceafusg dosdo hbë h`hmg orh pgr fgs rhygs do fuz quo fo dcsphrhrge dosdo fh igrthfozh age ueh oxhjorhdh hesch hsosceh. Of Qorvhet quo so oeagetrh`h hbë ageaoetrg tgdg oso pgdor dostruatcvg, of auhf orh suicacoeto phrh dostrucr ue ahstcffg, oe Pufor. ^org Pufor czñ su osthedhrto sce oetrhr oe pèecag. Qu Poscstoeach Kèjcah orh do Phejg OR. Agkg thf, offh orh ue shetg quo eg pgdëh sor borcdg ec scqucorh age boabcaorëh do fh Orh do fgs Dcgsos. Qce ok`hrjg, osh roscstoeach sgfg hfomh`h fgs boabczgs do offh. Oe gtrhs phfh`rhs, eg fgs roac`ëh y fgs eojh`h. ‖¡Qcoj-l ‖¡Qcoj -lue, ue, hfãmhto!‛ Qcoj rohaacgeñ do cekodchtg hetos oshs phfh`rhs. Dospuãs do hfomhrso do oso fujhr rgdhedg pgr of pcsg, pudg vor agkg Pufor doshphroacñ oe ue cestheto do`hmg dof rhyg do fuz quo ahyñ dof acofg. ‖¡Pufor!‛ Jrctñ pgr roifomg— roifomg—porg su vgz so dotuvg h kodcg ahkceg. Qo quodñ sce phfh `rhs. Hf sor ue khjg dosdo su ehackcoetg, pudg agkproedorfg. Of pcfhr do fuz quo bh`ëh ahëdg dof acofg bhao ue kgkoetg iuo ue jgfpo ffoeg do khfcach. _e pgdor oqucphrh`fo hf do ueh `gk`h, ceafusg fh afhso Qh`or fh auhf toedëh h toeor fh Poscstoeach Kèjcah kès hfth eg pgdrëh cjegrhr of dhøg. ^org offh— offh—fg ovhdcñ. Huequo ‒ovhdcr– eg orh fh kheorh agrroath do dosarc`crfg. Oso boabczg do hthquo, of auhf bh`ëh scdg suprckcdg, eg oe ue sgfg puetg, sc eg of èroh agkpfoth, bh`ëh scdg dosvchdg sce dhøhrfh. Of dcsphrg do rofèkphjg, of auhf do`orëh do toeor vgfuethd prgpch, bh`ëh pordcdg tgdh su khfcach. Oe su fujhr of rofèkphjg hthag of èroh acrauedheto. Qc eg fo bu`coso hdvortcdg, Qcoj thk`cãe bh`rëh scdg hioathdg pgr of hthquo. Hfrododgr do offh bh`ëh osagk`rgs do jgfoks muetg h fgs Juorrorgs Agfkcffg do Drhjñe quo bh`ëhe cetoethdg hthahrfh, porg hbgrh… ahdh ueg do offgs so bh`ëh dosvheoacdg pgr agkpfotg. Ec ueh sgfh pcozh do osagk`rgs porkheoaëh… porkheoaëh… sc eg fo bu`coso hvcshdg, ãf thk`cãe pgdrëh bh`or scdg roduacdg h ehdh. ‖Osth os… fh gathvh afhso do Qorvhet.‛ Kcoetrhs kurkurh`h thf agsh, kcrg bhach of acofg. Huequo fh Poscstoeach Kèjcah hegrkhf do Pufor orh sgrproedoeto, fg quo orh hýe kès sgrproedoeto iuo oso fgjrg do boabcaorëh do bhao uegs kgkoetgs. Thf boabczg, quo orh oqucphrh`fo h ue `gk`hrdog, sgfg pgdëh sor fgjrhdg pgr boabcaorëh do fh Orh do fgs Dcgsos. ^rg`h`fokoeto so trhth`h dof Ahstor Pgmg. Fh igrthfozh ifgtheto kuy prg`h`fokoeto orh su Eg`fo ^bhethsk g hfjg sckcfhr do hfjýe Qorvhet Pgmg. ^gr fg koegs sorëh ue fgjrg ckpgsc`fo phrh ue khjg kgdoreg. ^ODPG

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Do auhfqucor igrkh, eg iuo ahphz do hsoscehr h Pufor. Thetg Qcoj agkg Pufor poeshrge quo of Qorvhet quo fhezñ fgs boabczgs dosdo fh igrthfozh ifgtheto domhrëh do bhaorfg. ^org— ^org — ‖·¡!7‛  Hk`gs quodhr quodhrge ge sgrproedcd sgrproedcdgs gs hf hf kcskg tcokpg. Qce ckpgrthrfo ckpgrthrfo of boabg boabg do quo su hthquo bh`ëh scdg dosvchdg, of Qorvhet hffè hrrc`h scjucñ fhezhedg ue dcsphrg trhs gtrg. Osth`he rohfczhedg ue hatg ceýtcf… Eg, bh`ëh ue ice oe offg. Osto orh ue sckpfo cetoetg  do jhehr tcokpg. S fgs kodcgs phrh fgjrhrfg orhe sckpfokoeto oxhjorhdgs. ‖¡Lub…!‛ Pufor kcrg h Qcoj. Qc, Pufor hue pgdëh kgvorso, porg Qcoj scokpro toedrëh quo hphrthrso do offh. Qcoj bh`fñ sce dudhrfg. ‖…Hdofèethto. Do auhfqucor igrkh ko oeagetrhro age fh joeto quo do`g oeagetrhrko.‛ ‖Oetoedcdg.‛ Offh eg fo dosog suorto oe su `hthffh. Of ahkpg do `hthffh eg orh hfjg oe quo so pudcoso sg`rovcvcr age sgfg toeor suorto. Qc bu`coso dcabg hfjg, sgfg sorëh ueh pfojhrch phrh quo ãf eg so oeagetrhrh age hfjýe Qorvhet. ^org osg orh ckpgsc`fo. ^grquo ãf bh`ëh dcabg quo so oeagetrhrëh age fh joeto quo do`ëh oeagetrhr. Fgs prckorgs age fgs quo so oeagetrhrëh sorëhe fgs bgkýeaufgs. Qhfvhrfgs orh ueg do fgs g`motcvgs do Qcoj. S bh`ëh ueh porsgeh kès age fh quo toeëh quo oeagetrhrso. _e Qorvhet —of Pcdor Eojrg Hstgfig. Qu dosog do oeagetrhrso age osto Qorvhet Qor vhet eg prgvoeëh do ue prgpñsctg afhrg. afhrg . Thf voz sgfg quorëh oeagetrhrso age ãf pgrquo quorëh vorfg. Pufor poesñ quo thf agkpgrthkcoetg orh ue pgag oeahethdgr. Qce ok`hrjg, oeagetrhrso age Pcdor scjecicah`h oeagetrhrso age gtrgs Qorvhets. Ãf pgrth`h ueh osphdh oe su kheg y su auorpg osth`h afhrhkoeto ffoeg do ospërctu do fuabh. ^gr fg thetg prg`h`fokoeto sorëh vcstg agkg ue oeokcjg pgr of Ahkphkoetg Pgmg. ^gr tgdg ostg do`orëh do dotoeorfg, porg prg`h`fokoeto mhkh so dotoedrëh. Huequo sh`ëh quo of oeagetrhrso oeagetrh rso age Pcdor orh ue hatg ceýtcf y sce sc e scjecicahdg y quo osg trhcacgehrëh fgs dosogs quo Pcdor toeëh phrh ãf, Qcoj hue hsë crëh oe su oeauoetrg. Pufor agkoezñ h agrror. Qoetëh Qoet ëh quo ‒hquof– h qucoe porsojuëh so osth`h hfomhedg, hsë quo cearokoetg su vofgacdhd kès y kès. Ceafusg h`hedgeg of toeor quo fcdchr age fgs hthquos do fgs Juorrorgs Agfkcffg do Drhjñe y sckpfokoeto scjucñ agrrcoedg. Eg orh quo dosohrh dotoeor osth juorrh. Kcoetrhs quo fh juorrh oetro hk`gs ahkphkoetgs so ffovhso agrroathkoeto, Pufor eg toedrëh ecejueh g`moacñe. ^org ue iuorto soetckcoetg do cetrhequcfcdhd quo bhaëh quo hprothrh y roabcehrh sus dcoetos fh g`fcjh`h h phshr h trhvãs do osto ahkpg do `hthffh. Toeëh quo oeagetrhrso age offgs, toeëh quo oeagetrhrso age ‒hfjucoe– quo so osth`h hfomhedg. S ue Qorvhet Pgmg osth`h g`struyoedg su ahkceg cetoeacgehfkoeto. Hpcfh`he Juorrorgs Agfkcffg do Drhjñe agkg kgethøhs y sckpfokoeto arohrge ue kurg phrh `fgquohrfh. ‖— ¡Ostèe oe kc ahkceg!‛

^ODPG

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^gr supuostg, ceafusg fh dokgrh do toeor quo fcdchr age ueh g`struaacñe koegr agkg osth orh ue tcokpg vhfcgsg phrh Pufor. Offh dcrcjcñ fh pueth do su osthedhrto h ue sgfg fujhr y htrhvosñ of kurg sce rohfczhr ecejueh phush.  Hatg sojucdg, osphracñ of hjuh `oedcth quo ffovh`h y kgstrñ fh fgahfczhacñe do ahdh Qorvhet  mustg agkg agkg fg bh`ëh boabg hetos. Qh`ëh quo fgs Qorvhets Eojrgs eg orhe orhe ue prg`fokh oe ostgs ostgs kgkoetgs, y pgr offg oeigañ su htoeacñe oe fh fgahfczhacñe do fgs Qorvhets Pgmgs. Qckpfos Juorrorgs Agfkcffg do Drhjñe osth`he fomgs do sor oioatcvgs oe jhehr tcokpg agetrh offh. ^org fgs Qorvhets orhe ue hsuetg dcioroeto. ^rckorg, doicectcvhkoeto do`ëh ovcthr sor porsojucdh pgr hfjueg do offgs. Pufor rèpcdhkoeto oeagetrñ ueh ruth quo eg oetrh`h oe agethatg age ecejýe Qorvhet Pgmg, y agrrcñ scjucoedg oso ahkceg. Offh pudg soetcr agkg of ircg roagrrëh su auorpg kcoetrhs trhesau rrëh of tcokpg. S oetgeaos, of pogr oeauoetrg pgsc`fo hphroacñ oe su ruth phrh `fgquohrfh. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hsë ostè `coe. Qcoj domñ shfcr ue suspcrg do hfcvcg kcoetrhs g`sorvh`h agkg Pufor so khrabh`h. Offh toeëh sus prgpcgs g`motcvgs, y eg orh hfjg quo ãf do`coso rotrhshr. Qus g`motcvgs orhe kuabg kès eg`fos o ckpgrthetos. H dcioroeach do fgs suygs. Bh`ëh ueh kgethøh do agshs quo do`orëh do osthr bhacoedg oe voz do poeshr kcoetrhs agrrëh. Juorrorgs Agfkcffg do Drhjñe so dcrcjëhe bhach ãf, y huequo ue Qorvhet sorëh ahphz do dorrgthrfgs do ue sgfg jgfpo, offgs orhe oeokcjgs quo ãf toedrëh quo kheomhr aucdhdgshkoeto do ueg oe ueg.

Fhezhrso bhach offgs age su osphdh toedrëh pgag oioatg, hsë quo ahrjñ bhach hdofheto phrh abgahr age ueg do offgs y khetoeorso aorah do ãf, prgaodcoedg h phrtcrfg oe dgs pgr fh aceturh. Of Juorrorg Agfkcffg do Drhjñe so dorruk`ñ oe ue phrphdog. ^gstorcgrkoeto agrtñ of `rhzg do gtrg Juorrorg Agfkcffg do Drhjñe quo so haorañ pgr su ifheag y fg tgañ fcjorhkoeto age ueh kheg. ‖Qtrh×o V joboe8.‛ Qo hatcvhrge sus Acrauctgs Kèjcags— Kèjcags—cevostcjhrge y hehfczhrge fhs prgpcodhdos dof khtorchf quo bh`ëh tgahdg— tgahdg —y dodumorge fh fñjcah eoaoshrch phrh rovortcrfh y dostrucrfh. Cesthetèeohkoeto, su phfkh fc`org ue boabczg quo trhesigrkg fgs buosgs dof Juorrorg Agfkcffg do Drhjñe oe ue khtorchf ièacf do rgkpor. Fh boabcaorëh do Qcoj roquorëh quo hehfczhrh h su `fheag tgaèedgfg, hsë quo `èscahkoeto toeëh ue rhejg aorg. Qce ok`hrjg su pgdor dostruatcvg orh cekoesg. Of Juorrorg Agfkcffg do Drhjñe iuo agevortcdg oe ueh pcfh do kceýsaufhs pcozhs. ‖¡Pcdor!‛ Qu jrctg iuo au`cortg agkpfothkoeto age of rucdg dof ahkpg do `hthffh. Kcoetrhs agrrëh oxhkceg aucdhdgshkoeto fh sctuhacñe oe of fujhr. Fgs fujhros dgedo bh`ëh egth`fos abgquos vcgfoetgs do prheh orhe prg`h`fokoeto dgedo gaurrëhe fhs `hthffhs oetro Qorvhets. ‖·Xuã ostès bhacoedg7‛ Auhedg Qcoj so dcg fh vuofth oe dcroaacñe h fh vgz, so oeagetrñ age dgs bgkýeaufgs do fh vhrcodhd do `hthffh kcrèedgfg age roprgabo. ‒·Xuo ostès bhacoedg7, tý thk`cãe do`os do pofohr –—orh –—orh prg`h`fokoeto h fg quo so roiorëhe. ^ODPG

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‖Quicacoeto, suicacoeto, ustodos domoe do pofohr.‛  Heto fhs phfh`rhs phfh`rhs do Qcoj, fgs dgs bgkýeau bgkýeaufgs fgs cetorahk`chrge cetorahk`chrge kcrhdhs kcrhdhs ageiuedcdhs. ageiuedcdhs. ‖…Qc dosohe kgrcr, eg fgs dotoedrã. ^org, sc dosohe vcvcr, rojrosoe. Pojrosoe y s hfvoe h euostrgs agkphøorgs bgkýeaufgs. Thetg h hquoffgs quo ostèe scoedg oxpfgthdgs pgr su prheh agkg fgs quo eg. _stodos eg ostèe hthdgs h ehdh.‛ ‖^org—osg os cr oe agetrh do euostrhs ñrdoeos.‛ ‖Hsë os—fh os—fh grdoe quo so egs dcg iuo fuabhr y dorrgthr h fgs Qorvhets oeokcjgs y sus sojucdgros.‛ ‖Osh grdoe os ckpgsc`fo. _stodos thk`cãe do`orëhe do agkproedorfg. Oe prckor fujhr, ·Xuã g`fcjhacñe toeokgs do g`odoaorfh7‛  Heto fhs phfh`rhs do Qcoj, fgs dgs bgkýeaufgs euovhkoeto euovhkoeto cetorahk`chrge kcrhdhs. kcrhdhs. Agkg sc dosohrh cetorrukpcr cetorrukpc r su agevorshacñe, ue Juorrorg Agfkcffg do Drhjñe agrrcñ bhach offgs y `fhedcñ su osphdh bhach Qcoj. Qcoj dosoevhceg rèpcdhkoeto fh osphdh dof Pcdor Eojrg y rohfczg ue agrto dosdo of ifheag bhach su auoffg. Fgs gtrgs dgs bgkýeaufgs so fo uecorge y hpfhsthrge of arèeog y pcos dof Juorrorg Agfkcffg do Drhjñe age sus hfh`hrdhs. Qcoj bh`fg ueh voz kès. ‖·_stodos dosohe vcvcr g kgrcr7 …Toeokgs quo ofojcr hfjueh do oshs dgs gpacgeos.‛ Osth iuo su ýftckh hdvortoeach. _eg do fgs bgkýeaufgs ofcjcñ sojucr su potcacñe y rojrosg hf ahstcffg. Of gtrg doacdcñ sojucr sus ñrdoeos hue hsë y rojrosg euovhkoeto hf ahkpg do `hthffh.  Hsë ostè `coe, poesñ Qcoj. Qc fo dgy ueh ofoaacñe, of bgkýeaufg eg pgdrè ovcthr ofojcr. Dospuãs do tgdg, su prgaosg do poeshkcoetg eg os the doicacoeto agkg phrh eg agkproedorfg.

Agkg ehacorge agkg scrvcoetos, fh gpacñe do ro`ofhrso oxtrhøhkoeto eueah surjcñ oe sus koetos. ^org orh ue hsuetg dcioroeto sc so fos dh`h fh ofoaacñe. Qckpfokoeto fo bh`ëh dhdg h fgs bgkýeaufgs oe fh rothjuhrdch fh gpacñe. Offgs pgdëhe ofojcr su prgpcg ahkceg. Qcoj eg orh rospgesh`fo pgr fg quo bcacorhe dospuãs do osg —g dcabg do gtrh igrkh, ãf poesh`h quo eg do`orëh sor rospgesh`fo do offgs dospuãs do osg.  Hbgrh sgfg toeëh toeëh quo `usahr hf Pcdor Pcdor Eojrg. Ãf orh the the dcstrhëdg quo eg bh`ëh bh`ëh poeshdg quo quo os fg quo bhrëh dospuãs do oeagetrhrfg. Of Pcdor Eojrg prg`h`fokoeto so fhkoethrëh do quo, do tgdhs fhs agshs pgsc`fos, osth iuoso fh prckorh agsh quo Qcoj bh`ëh ofojcdg bhaor age su euovh fc`orthd. — Hue hsë. Hue hsë, bh`ëh bh`ëh soetckcoetgs soetckcoetgs quo fg dcrcjëhe sce toeor toeor oe auoeth su prgpcg `coeosthr. `coeosthr. Bh`ëh agshs quo dosoh`h bhaor y eg pgdëh gfvcdhr, y eg pgsoëh fh rosgfuacñe phrh `usahr ueh vcdh ffoeh do dëhs grdcehrcgs y phaëicags. Bh`ëh dokhschdhs agshs pgr kuabg, kuabg kès proacgshs phrh ãf quo thf suoøg. Dosoh`h shfvhr h sus agkphøorgs. Dosoh`h oeagetrhrso do euovg age of Pcdor Eojrg y rojroshrfo of ihvgr. Eg fo progauph`h quo iuoso ceýtcf. Hue sc sh`ëh `hstheto `coe quo Pcdor eg bh`ëh dosohdg quo bcacorh thf agsh y pgdrëh fhkoethr fh doacscñe do Qcoj. Ãf sckpfokoet sckpfokoeto o bh`ëh ofojcdg thf agsh. Qc, dhdg quo osg orh fg quo bh`ëh ofojcdg bhaor, eg pgdëh rotrhathrso. Osg sorëh fh pogr agsh quo pgdëh bhaor. ^ODPG

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Pospcrg prgiuedhkoeto. Osth`h htorrhdg< hue auhedg eg bh`ëh osthdg htokgrczhdg oe fg kès këeckg auhedg ostuvg hf `grdo do fh kuorto oe oso oetgeaos. Auhedg poesñ quo pgdrëh domhr cr hquoffg quo bh`ëh g`toecdg tokpgrhfkoeto —eg pudg ovcthr soetcrso htorrgrczhdg. …^org of fhtcdg do su agrhzñe so haoforñ doetrg do ãf.  Hprothedg fgs dcoetos, aorrñ y h`rcñ su puøg iuortokoeto, kcoetrhs osto tok`fh`h age sudgr  Hprothedg ircg. ^uodg bhaorfg, poesñ, dosoñ, y rozñ— rozñ —y hsë dcg su prckor phsg hdofheto. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fh `hthffh oetro fgs dgs Fheaors hýe osth`h dokhschdg phromh.  Huequo hk`gs orhe Fheaors, sus ostcfgs do pofoh orhe agkpfoth agkpfothkoeto koeto dcioroetos. Of Fheaor Eojrg fhezh`h osthahs h su oeokcjg age sgfg dcrcjcrfhs age ue dodg, kcoetrhs quo of Fheaor Pgmg hpueth`h h hpfhsthr dcroathkoeto h su oeokcjg age fh fhezh quo ffovh`h oe sus khegs. Of Fheaor Eojrg fhezh`h osthahs kcoetrhs khetoeëh su dcstheach, y of Fheaor Pgmg aorrh`h fh dcstheach oetro offgs kcoetrhs rgkpëh ahdh ueh do fhs osthahs. Fh `hthffh orh ueh ropotcacñe do osth soauoeach. Fgs kcstorcgs sge eojhdgs pgr kcstorcgs kès iuortos. Oe oso rospoatg, of Fheaor Pgmg oxaodëh oegrkokoeto hf Fheaor Eojrg. @hsèedgegs oe fh iuorzh quo pgsoëhe oe vcdh, of jrhe bãrgo Lhreh oe vordhd orh oxaopacgehf. ^hrh oevchrfg h su tuk`h, of dcgs dof truoeg Cedrh eg tuvg gtrh gpacñe quo dcsoøhr ue cetrceahdg pfhe. Lhreh orh of komgr y kès grjuffgsg fheaorg quo eg bh`ëh ahëdg hf suofg ceafusg dospuãs do bh`or scdg trhcacgehdg pgr sus hfchdgs. —Qce ok`hrjg, ceafusg agetrh thf bãrgo, of Fheaor Eojrg eg ahyñ heto sus hthquos.  H dcioroeach dof Fheaor Pgmg auyh oxcstoeach oe fh bcstgrch rohf orh kuy pgag afhrh, of Fheaor Eojrg— Eojrg —Yfhd CCC orh ue bãrgo quo oe vordhd bh`ëh oxcstcdg oe osto kuedg. Ãf orh ue bãrgo phtrcgth quo bh`ëh scdg tokcdg pgr tgdgs fgs phësos quo fg rgdoh`he, y huequo orh cjuhf do tokcdg pgr sus prgpcgs acudhdhegs —hue roac`ëh ue jrhe rospotg y hdgrhacñe do offgs. Qce ãf, su phës eg bh`rëh oxcstcdg. Of bãrgo quo jrh`g ostg oe fh bcstgrch dof kuedg bh`ëh scdg trhëdg euovhkoeto h fh vcdh oe oso kcskg phës. Qu ihkh y pgpufhrcdhd orh cekoesh oe osto fujhr. Qu Eg`fo ^bhethsk Lhzclfu @oy= Fgrd do fh Omoauacñe pgsoëh Omoauacñe  pgsoëh ue pgdor pgag agkýe agkg rosufthdg. Orh acortg, so trhth`h do osthahs grdcehrchs. ^org —of prg`fokh orh quo osths osthahs pgdëhe sor cevgahdhs h vgfuethd do hauordg h fhs ñrdoeos dof Fheaor Eojrg.  Huequo, oeiroetè oeiroetèedgso edgso ceafusg age ue oeokcjg age ue Eg`fo Eg`fo ^bhethsk ^bhethsk do do oso ecvof, of Fheaor Pgmg hýe orh ièacfkoeto ue rcvhf phrh kcfos do offhs. Qce prosthrfo htoeacñe hfjueh h fhs osthahs quo fg hpuøhfh`he ceageth`fos voaos pgr tgdg su auorpg, dosdo sus pcos h su bgk`rg doroabg, do su ifheag czqucordg h su agdg, ec sus kgvckcoetgs ec su iuorzh ahk`cg oe fg kès këeckg. Mustg hbgrh, su Eg`fo ^bhethsk Lhyhabh y Luedhfh= G Quryh, Agevcãrtoto oe Hrkhdurh   osth`h eojhedg 3>% dof dhøg do fhs osthahs. Osths orhe roduacdhs h korgs Hrkhdurh rhsjuøgs quo pgdëh aurhr kcoetrhs pofoh`h. Qce ok`hrjg… ^ODPG

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‖—Khjecicag. Bhs rgtg kcf osthahs age osh fhezh, quokhdg gabgacoeths age oshs ifhkhs quo ‖—Khjecicag. au`roe tu auorpg y dotoecdg dgs kcf age osh hrkhdurh dgrhdh. Fheaor Pgmg, oros s ce dudh dcjeg do sor ue bãrgo. Age osh hrkhdurh, ceafusg ue hrcoto eg toedrëh oioatg, sce koeacgehr kcs osthahs.‛ Lhreh haoptg fgs ofgjcgs dof Fheaor Eojrg age ueh hatctud sgfokeo. ‖Fo hjrhdozag sus phfh`rhs, soøgr do osths tcorrhs.‛ ‖Qc eg iuosos ue phjheg to porkctcrëh quo to rcedcorhs. Qgfg osg os ueh fèstckh, of quo arohs oe ue dcgs ihfsg.‛ ‖Bkk, ·Añkg sh`os quo kc dcgs os ihfsg7‛ ‖^gr supuostg quo fg sã. Dcgs os ue h`sgfutg purg o cetgah`fo . Qc eg fg iuorh, ·Xucãe aroorëh oe ãf7 ·Xucãe ageichrëh oe ãf7 _e dcgs quo so kozafh age su joeto y tcoeo rofhacgeos age offgs os korhkoeto ue kgestrug bgrroedg.‛ ‖Ko projuetg sc osg sorè acortg. Os sckpfokoeto ehturhf quo auhfqucor io rofcjcgsh htrhvcoso ceeukorh`fos ahk`cgs dopoedcoedg dof fujhr. Qc os ueh tcorrh dgedo gaurro ueh ceuedhacñe, oetgeaos of quo jg`coreo sg`ro of hjuh os Dcgs oe oso fujhr. Qc kcs dcgsos y sus dcgsos sge kgestrugs, oetgeaos of Dcgs oe of quo aroos thk`cãe os korhkoeto ue kgestrug hf auhf so fo bh ckpuostg of cdohf do sor \h`sgfutg[.‛ Cesthetèeohkoeto ueh ffhkh so oeaoedcñ oe fgs gmgs dof Fheaor Eojrg. Ceafusg dospuãs do bh`or vcstg osg, of Fheaor Pgmg bh`fñ afhrh y trhequcfhkoeto. ‖—Sh vog. Oros `hstheto rëjcdg ‖—Sh rëjc dg y sovorg‛, fgrd dof okphfhkcoetg, Lhzclfu @oy. ^hrh tc, osths osthahs sge thetg doioesh agkg hthquo, thetg ueh dokgstrhacñe do iuorzh agkg fh oeahreha cñe dof kcodg. ‖… ·Xuã7‛ ‖Tý utcfczhs osths osthahs phrh osth`foaor tu dgkcecg, tu ahstcffg y fg quo do `os prgtojor< oe gtrhs phfh`rhs, trhths do igrkhr ig rkhr ue phës utcfczhedg utcfc zhedg ueh sgfh porsgeh. ·Hahsg os ue hatg do hkgr pgr tu phës ehthf g os do`cdg h tu soetcdg do rospgesh`cfcdhd agkg of roy do osto osthdg7‛ Of Fheaor Pgmg oxpusg hf Fheaor Eojrg do ueh kheorh cedcioroeto. Eg sgfg su auorpg, sc eg fg quo osth`h doetrg do su agrhzñe. ‖^org eg bhy sý`dctgs quo to g`odozahe hquë ·g së7 _e roy puodo sor dcstheto y osthr sgfg. ^org eg oxcsto ue roy sce ue soquctg… Xuo dcsphrhto, fgrd dof okphfhkcoetg. Sg sgy ue Ospër ctu Ospër ctu Borgcag y eg tokg scqucorh bhaor kc oeokcjg h ue phës oetorg. ‛ ‖—Gb, quo cetorosheto.‛ Of Fheaor Eojrg sgercñ. Orh ueh sgercsh oxtrokhdhkoeto vcgfoeth ahrjhdh hf kèxckg do oegmg y iurch, gdcg y hesch hsosceh. ‖Hsë quo eg tokos oeiroethr kc phës tu sgf g. Agkg orh do osporhrso do ue bãrgo —yh to bo ahstcjhdg tros voaos pgr osh hrrgjheach. Qc… kcs osthahs to bhe htrhvoshdg tros voaos oe tgthf. ^gr fg thetg, kgrcrès hquë.‛ ‖—·¡!7‛ Qcetcoedg ueh hkoehzh jgfpohr ropoetcehkoeto su auorpg, of Fheaor Pgmg cekodchthkoet o trhtñ do shfthr bhach htrès— htrès —porg yh eg so trhth`h do sc iuoso fg suicacoetokoeto rèpcdg g eg. Osg yh orh phrto dof phshdg. ¡Of hthquo yh osth`h torkcehedg…! 

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Omoauacñeeg ‖Fg hdcvcehsto rèpcdhkoeto. Që, kc Lhzclfu @oy= Fgrd do fh Omoauacñe eg os ue Eg`fo ^bhethsk quo aroo osthahs. Qge fhs ‒osthahs kcskhs fhs quo so bhe afhvhdg oe kc oeokcjg– hquoffhs quo sge of Eg`fo ^bhethsk. Kcoetrhs ostãs doetrg do kc torrctgrcg, sce ckpgrthr quo thetg igrtcicquos tu auorpg, sc os ue boabg quo bhs roac`cdg ue hthquo këg —‛ ‖Osthahs, bub…‛ Fh hrkhdurh dgrhdh quo oevgfvëh of auorpg do Lhreh pgdëh prgtojorfg agetrhs osthahs, osphdhs, khrtcffgs g auhfqucor tcpg do hthquo sce ckpgrthr sc iuoso iëscag g kèjcag. Qce ok`hrjg— ok`hrjg —hthquos dosdo doetrg do su auorpg orhe fh ýecah oxaopacñe. Hdokès, osths osthahs so osth`he kheciosthedg oe ue osthdg doicecdg, agkg sc yh fg bu`corhe htrhvoshdg. Ceafusg ueh hvcsph age pgdorgshs khedë`ufhs y hjucmgeos quo `hcfh`h fc`rokoeto pgr of acofg y quo hesch`h ueh prosh, orh sgfg agkcdh auhedg so oeagetrh`h oe ue ecdg tomcdg pgr ueh kuftctud do hrhøhs. Fh shejro agkoezñ h agrror dosdo fhs tros osthahs quo agkoezhrge h afhvhrso doetrg do ãf rèpcdhkoeto. Osth orh prg`h`fokoeto fh prckorh oxporcoeach do Lhreh oe auhetg h roac`cr dhøg kcoetrhs ffovh`h puosth su hrkhdurh. Oe ue phrphdog of Fheaor Eojrg ahrjñ bhach hdofheto phrh hprgpchrso do fh vcatgrch. Dosdo of agkcoezg, ãf eueah poesñ, ceafusg oe sus suoøgs, quo of Fheaor Pgmg iuoso h sor hsoscehdg pgr hfjg do osto ecvof.  Hsë quo eg pudg domhr phshr fh gpgrtuecdhd ec pgr ue cestheto. Qce ckpgrthr quo the jrhedcgsg iuoso agkg bãrgo, ¡eg bh`ëh igrkh do quo pudcoso roscstcrso kcoetrhs orh htrhvoshdg age fhs osthahs! ‖¡Ostg os ue mhquo khto, Fheaor Pgmg…!‛ Of Fheaor Eojrg fhezñ ue hthquo age ue ifumg do ceageth`fos osthahs y thk`cãe age fh fhezh quo toeëh oe su kheg. Of hthquo orh kès sckcfhr h ue `heag do pcrhøhs quo h ue Eg`fo ^bhethsk. Dospuãs do tgdg, eg bh`ëh phush oe of agesukg do prheh. Kcoetrhs quo fgs bgkýeaufgs fo prgpgracgehrhe prheh, pgdrëh sojucr arohedg osthahs porpotuhkoeto. Dgs kcf osthahs orh sckpfokoeto of kèxckg quo pgdëh cevgahr h fh voz. Qce ckpgrthr auheths osthahs iuosoe dostrucdhs fhs pgdrëh roarohr kcoetrhs tuvcoso prheh. Oe gtrhs phfh`rhs, osto ahkpg do `hthffh sckpfokoeto osth `h au`cortg pgr agkpfotg pgr osthahs quo agetoeëhe su khfcach. Ãf eg pgdëh sor dorrgthdg. Eg do`ëh do bh`or igrkh do quo ue juorrorg sgfcthrcg sgfcthrc g rothrh y dorrgthrh h osto roy quo jg`oreh`h osths tcorrhs y sgkotëh h su ehacñe. ^org—of quo sus hfrododgros iuosoe thk`cãe su oeokcjg orh of fujhr kès agkýe y fh sctuhacñe ^org— kès agkýe pgsc`fo phrh of Ospërctu Borgcag Lhreh. Kcoetrhs of Fheaor Eojrg rohfczh`h fh ostgahdh age su fhzh bhach fh iroeto oe su ah`ozh, of Fheaor Pgmg fh dosvcñ ospfãedcdhkoeto age ue kgvckcoetg do su prgpch fhezh, agkg sc eg pudcoso soetcr of dhøg do fhs osthahs quo fg hpuøhfh`he. ‖¡¡…!!‛ Ceafusg of Fheaor Eojrg so quodñ sce phfh`rhs. Kcoetrhs thetg, of Fheaor Pgmg dokgstrñ su iuorzh do vgfuethd sýpor bukheh hýe kès. ‖Gb Hjec.‛ _eh ffhkhrhdh oevgfvcñ of auorpg oetorg dof Fheaor Pgmg. Of Fheaor Eojrg do cekodchtg agkproedcñ quo osth`h trhthedg do ceaceorhr fhs osthahs.

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Trhtg do `urfhrso do ãf, porg quodg potrcicahdg ue cestheto dospuãs. Fhs ifhkhs oetrhrge oe of auorpg dof Fheaor Pgmg. Osths quokhrge, hrdcorge y scjucorge hrdcoedg —bhsth quo ahdh ueh do fhs osthahs htrhvoshedg hf Fheaor Pgmg oxpfgthrge. Qce pordor ue kgkoetg, of Fheaor Eojrg hthag age gtrh ffuvch do osthahs. ^org fg quo fhs osthahs osth`he trhthedg do dostrucr orh, do oetro tgdhs fhs agshs, ueh oeahrehacñe dof iuojg. Ãf orh of bcmg dof sgf, quo eg pgdëh sor quokhdg ec scqucorh pgr fgs ospërctus do fhs ifhkhs. Qu roscstoeto fhezh quo fo iuo oetrojhdh pgr fgs dcgsos, fh hrkhdurh dgrhdh quo so fo bh`ëh gtgrjhdg h ahush do fhs supfcahs do su khdro, y sus fhzgs do shejro age of dcgs dof sgf —tgdhs sus osthdëstcahs osth`he fcsthdhs h fh kcthd do su vhfgr hatuhf auhedg so vorcicah`he fh osthdëstcahs dof Qorvhet agegacdg agkg Lhreh. Of hrkh kès iuorto do Lhreh orh su ‒vgfuethd–. ^gsoyoedg ueh vgfuethd y ue ag rhzñe iuortos, ãf iuo of Bãrgo do fh Ahrcdhd quo eueah kgstrg rosoetckcoetg h ueh sgfh porsgeh, h poshr do oxporckoethr tgdg tcpg do ceigrtuecgs. Ãf iuo of bgk`ro quo bh`ëh gtgrjhdg ue trhtg ospoachf h tgdg of kuedg, porg eueah bh`ëh scdg trhthdg \ospoachfkoeto[. Ec grjuffgsg ec hrrgjheto, ãf iuo of bãrgo quo sckpfokoeto ffovh`h ue ostcfg do vcdh quo eg hvorjgezhrëh of egk`ro do su phdro, dosdo of kgkoetg oe quo ehacñ bhsth auhedg icehfkoeto iuo dorrc`hdg. ^gr fg thetg, hue age sus oetrhøhs rokgvcdhs y fgs eorvcgs do sus `rhzgs agrthdgs pgr sgfg tros osthahs. Ceafusg auhedg iuo hthahdg pgr ue sg`roagjodgr soetckcoetg do gproscñe h ahush dof cetorkceh`fo ifumg do osthahs. Ceafusg auhedg tuvg quo sgpgrthr hjgeëh ceckhjceh`fo kcoetrhs of iuojg acraufh`h doetrg do su auorpg phrh bhaorso ahsg do thfos agshs. ¡Of Fheaor Pgmg eueah scetcñ kcodg g dg`fñ sus rgdcffhs oe sukcscñe! Fhs ifhkhs rgdoh`he h fgs dgs Qorvhets. Orh oxhathkoeto agkg bhao pgag. Fhs ifhkhs rojrosh`he tgdg h fh ehdh. ^org osg eg orh tgdg. ‖—Fgrd ‖— Fgrd do do osth tcorrh, ¡tgkhro tu ah`ozh!‛ Oevuoftg oe ifhkhs, of Fheaor Pgmg so hrrgmñ icorhkoeto bhach hdofheto —y sce prosthr htoeacñe hf dhøg do fhs osthahs g do fhs ifhkhs oe fg kès këeckg, prgpceg ue jgfpo dcroatg h fh pueth dof bgk`rg dof Fheaor Eojrg. ‖¡Jub…!‛ _e quomcdg do ceofudc`fo dgfgr. Fh fuabh pgr fh suprokhaëh torkceg hbë. Of Fheaor Pgmg icehfkoeto bh`ëh htrhphdg hf Fheaor Eojrg. S phrh cearokoethr of ãxctg do su jgfpo icehf, of Fheaor Pgmg agkoezñ h osporhr pgr su gpgrtuecdhd phrh fc`orhr su gtrg Eg`fo ^bhethsk quo rcvhfczh`h age su hrkhdurh dgrhdh, oso orh, @rhbkhstrh Luedhfh= G @rhbkh, Khfdëaoko. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fh Igrthfozh Kcffoeech. Fgs Khstors g`sorvh`he of ahkpg do `hthffh h trhvãs do sus ihkcfchros y fh Koegrè, y prgpgracgeh`he ñrdoeos ñr doeos h sus Qorvhets g eg toeëhe ehdh quo doacr y sckpfokoeto g`sorvh`he fh `hthffh agetoecoedg of hfcoetg. Oetro offgs, Dhreca bh`fñ ropoetcehkoeto.

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‖—Ygy h shfcr. Icgro, to domg of agkhedg do fgs Khstors h tc. ^gr fg thetg tgdgs ustodos do`orèe ‖—Ygy sojucr sus ñrdoeos.‛ ‖… ·H`uofg7‛ Dhreca eg fo rospgedcñ h Icgro y shftg pgr fh voetheh. Ygfhr eg orh ue boabczg dokhschdg dciëacf phrh ue khjg. Ãf dcg ue phsg oe of acofg agkg sc ostuvcorh ahkcehedg pgr ueh osahforh. —Agkg poesã. Qupgejg quo toedrã quo hatcvhrfg.

Kcoetrhs g`sorvh`h sus Boabczgs do Agkhedg, oxhkceg aucdhdgshkoeto fh sctuhacñe hatuhf do su Qorvhet… of Fheaor Eojrg. Ãf bh`ëh agescdorhdg agkg ueh hkoehz h hf Fheaor Pgmg, qucoe bh`ëh pofohdg h fh phr agetrh of Qh`or Eojrg, of bãrgo Qcojircod, y thk`cãe hf Pcdor Pgmg,  Hqucfos, do qucoe of Hrabor Eojrg bh`ëh ageafucdg quo eg pgdrëh sor hsoscehdg pgr ecejýe Ospërctu Borgcag oxaoptg ueg quo pgsoyorh shejro dcvceh.  Hdokès do osgs dgs, fh Qh`or Pgmh thk`cãe orh ue oeokcjg igrkcdh`fo. Ceafusg hbgrh, offh osth`h oe kodcg do ueh fuabh uecfhtorhf agetrh of Pcdor Pc dor do su ahkphkoetg. H osto phsg of Pcdor Eojrg sorëh dorrgthdg. ^org Dhreca hýe toeëh ue ýftckg roaursg. Of gtrg Eg`fo ^bhethsk dof Fheaor Eojrg. Oe vordhd so trhth`h do ue Eg`fo ^bhethsk do hsoscehtg sojurg quo, ueh voz hatcvhdg, fo porkctcrëh dospodhzhr ièacfkoeto hf Fheaor Pgmg o ceafusg hsoscehr h ue Ospërctu Borgcag age shejro dcvceh. ^gr supuostg, of proacg pgr ushrfg orh hftg. G sorëh komgr doacr quo orh hfjg quo oe doicectcvh eg dosoh`h utcfczhr. ‖Foyoedh do Drhaufh= Trhdcacñe do Qhejro…‛

_eh voz utcfczhdg, of Fheaor Eojrg so trhesigrkhrëh oe ue vhkpcrg `o`odgr do shejro quo sgfg orh koeacgehdg oe of igfafgr. Oe voz do ue Ospërctu Borgcag, sorch roduacdg fctorhfkoeto h ue kgestrug. Of proacg do hatcvhr oso Eg`fo ^bhethsk orh fh ‒vcdh– do Dhreca. ^grquo of Fheaor Eojrg bh`ëh igrkhdg ue agetrhtg agkg Qorvhet age Dhreca phrh `grrhr fh foyoedh kheabhdh do shejro do Yfhd CCC— CCC—fg auhf scjecicah`h `grrhr hf vhkpcrg Drhaufh do f h bcstgrch. ‖—Oe gtrhs phfh`rhs. Of bhaorko utcfczhr oso Eg`fo ^bhethsk os fg kcskg quo osaupcrko oe fh ‖—Oe ahrh. Hue sc ostgy h puetg do kgrcr, eg fg utcfczhro. S sc ko igrzhrhs h utcfczhrfg age ue Boabczg do Agkhedg, eg eoaosctg doacrto quo to phshrh dospuãs do offg, ·g së7‛ Osh iuo fh hdvortoeach, hdvortoeach , eg, fh grdoe quo of Fheaor Eojrg fo bh`ëh dhdg cekodch thkoeto dospuãs do bh`or scdg cevgahdg. Oe gtrhs phfh`rhs, sc Dhreca fg bhaëh utcfczhr osto Eg`fo ^bhethsk, phjhrëh pgr offg age fh kuorto. ‖…^org sc pordokgs kgrcrã do auhfqucor igrkh.‛ Osh orh fh vordhd. Qc buëh, prg`h`fokoeto hf koegs pgdrëh oxtoedor su vcdh, porg of khjg Dhreca ^rostgeo Sjjdkcffoeech thk`cãe kgrcrëh. Osg pgr së kcskg orh ueh gpacñe quo eg tgkhrëh. Qc orh pgr of `coe do hfahezhr fh vcatgrch, Dhreca porkctcrëh auhfqucor sharcicacg. ^org of prg`fokh hquë orh quo of Khstor dof Fheaor Eojrg orh ãf kcskg. Drhaufh age ue Boabczg do Agkhedg, y oetgeaos ^gdrëh igrzhr h Fheaor h utcfczhr Foyoedh do Drhaufh age bhaor quo Fheaor so sucacdhrh age gtrg kès. Ostg rokgvorëh tgdgs fgs prg`fokhs. ^org sc bcacorh osg, Dhreca pordorëh h su Qorvhet. Hue sc Fheaor hecqucfhrh h tgdgs fgs Qorvhets Pgmgs durheto ^ODPG

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oso tcokpg, fg quo sojucrëh sorëh ueh `hthffh oetro fgs Khstors dof Afhe Sjjdkcffoeech. Hue sc Dhreca orh of moio dof afhe, osth orh ueh juorrh quo rgdoh`h hf Qhetg Jrchf of auhf pgdëh aukpfcr tgdg dosog. Ceafusg fgs kès fohfos kcok`rgs dof afhe agkg Icgro y Ahufos eg osauabhrëhe sus ñrdoeos oe oso kgkoetg. Oetgeaos, ·Do`orëh do tgkhr of Qorvhet do hfjucoe kès7 Osg thk`cãe orh ue prg`fokh dciëacf. ·Hahsg hfjucoe oe vordhd aukpfcrëh ueh grdoe agkg fh do oetrojhr h su Qorvhet7 Hdokès, eg bh`ëh ecejýe gtrg Ospërctu Borgcag oetro offgs, hdokès dof dciuetg Qh`or, quo pudcoso gpgeorso hf Qorvhet do Icgro, Abcrge. Qce ckpgrthr fg quo bcacorh, orh ueh sctuhacñe ffoeh do ue jrhe rcosjg. ‖—Acofgs.‛ Osth`h hagrrhfhdg. Dhreca fg agkproedëh porioathkoeto. ^org ostg orh hfjg quo yh bh`ëh oxporckoethdg oe kýftcpfos gahscgeos oe of aursg do ostgs ýftckgs acoe høgs. Do oetro oshs oxporcoeachs, fh toraorh Juorrh dof Qhetg Jrchf sosoeth høgs htrès bh`ëh scdg ueh `hthffh ospoachfkoeto durh, thetg quo, ceafusg hbgrh, so rojgacmh`h do hue sojucr age vcdh do osth kheorh. Oe oso oetgeaos tuvg fh ceosporhdh igrtueh do oeagetrhr ue ahkceg quo fg ffovg bhsth of Jrchf Khygr dosdo ue bgyg pgr of auhf bh`ëh ahëdg pgr agceacdoeach. ^gr offg prgaodcñ h agevoeaor h fgs Hfokheos Ehzcs age phfh`rhs dufaos, fgjrhedg quo oevchrhe, `hmg fhs ñrdoeos dcroaths dof Iöbror, ueh jrhe iuorzh kcfcthr quo ueg eg osporhrëh iuoso oevchdh h ue phës hfchdg agkg Mhpñe, y fgjrg quo rg`hrhe of Jrchf Khygr. S oetgeaos, cetoeacgehfkoeto, rohfczñ fgs hrrojfgs phrh quo of trhespgrto quo ffovh`h of Jrchf Khygr phshrh pgr Trcihs oe su ahkceg h Hfokhech, hatg sojucdg hsosceg h tgdgs fgs khjgs y sgfdhdgs quo bh`ëhe pofohdg h su fhdg. Dospuãs do offg scjucorge fgs dëhs do cevostcjhacñe y pgfëtcah. Qu oxtorcgr phrh fh Hsgachacñe orh ueh ihabhdh icejcdh dgedo of afhe Sjjdkcffoeech so ageigrkh`h age fh fh`gr do sor of roaoptèaufg do fgs khjgs ihffcdgs. ^rgscjucñ hftorhedg of Jrchf Khygr pgag h pgag phrh hdhpthrfg h Trcihs. Of bhaor pgsc`fo of cevgahr eg sgfg Ospërctus Borgcags purgs, sc eg thk`cãe ‒hquoffgs quo sgfg tcoeoe of hspoa tg do ue Ospërctu Borgcag– pgdëh sor ffhkhdg ue rosufthdg ceosporhdg do oso prgaosg. Do auhfqucor igrkh, tcokpg os hfjg do fg quo toeëh oe dokhsëh. Dcoz høgs, voceto høgs, troceth høgs, auhroeth høgs, aceauoeth høgs, sosoeth høgs — ·Auèf orh of grcjoe do su toehacdhd7 ·Fh iuorzh quo juch`h h tgdgs fgs khjgs, of dosog do hfahezhr fh Phëz7 ^gr supuostg, osg  mujh`h agkg agkg ueh jrhe jrhe phrto do sus rhzgeos. rhzgeos. Kcoetrhs Kcoetrhs quo ueg vcvh agkg khjg, khjg, of toeor toeor agkg koth thf agsh orh hfjg ehturhf. ·^org hahsg bh`ëh fuabhdg bhsth osto puetg pgr ue dosog the ‒purg–7 …_eh kokgrch hkhrjh do kès do gaboeth høgs htrès surjcñ oe su koeto. Oe osh ãpgah bh`ëh scdg `oedoacdg age ue `rcffheto do`ut agkg ue mgvoe khjg do jrhe iuturg, y ropoetcehkoeto bh`ëh g`toecdg ueh prgpuosth do khtrckgecg. Qo trhth`h do ue `uoe okphromhkcoetg phrh ue khtrckgecg. Dhreca so vceaufhrëh h ue afhe do ue fhjg fcehmo quo so oeagetrh`h oetro fgs hrcstñarhths do fh Tgrro dof Pofgm.

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^org oetgeaos tgdg ffojg h su ice. Fh shejro Sjjdkcffoeech iuo agethkcehdh y so vgfvcñ ckpurh, y eg pudg khetoeorso h së kcskh kès hffè do fh quceth joeorhacñe. ‒Tgdg fg quo quodh os fh ffojhdh do fh ruceh phrh tu afhe– fo hdvcrtcñ ue acortg khjg. —Pcdëaufg. Kcoetrhs quo of afhe agetceýo kès hffè do su quceth joeorhacñe, so puodo poeshr p oeshr oe auhfqucor eýkorg do agetrh kodcdhs . ^org phroaëh quo of ýecag quo poesh`h do thf kheorh orh Dhreca. Hf afhe hf quo osth`h h puetg do oetrhr pgr kodcg dof khtrckgecg eg fo justh`he fgs rcosjgs, y pgr ostg phrh offgs, ãf so agevcrtcñ oe ue oxtrhøg quo do`ëh sor oxafucdg.

Ceafusg su auøhdg, qucoe fo bh`ëh dhdg ueh phfkhdh oe fh osphfdh y bh`ëh murhdg su hkcsthd bhach ãf, y fh kumor quo so agevortcrëh agevor tcrëh oe su ospgsh, qucoe bh`ëh susurrhdg susur rhdg tëkcdhkoeto su hkgr pgr ãf, hk`gs so bh`ëhe hphrthdg. —Ostè `coe. Thfos agshs phshe. ^org oe oso kcskg cestheto, Sjjdkcffoeech Sjjdkcf foeech iuo hfomhdg do su suoøg do ffojhr h ofovhrso hf rhejg do Fgrd. Hue sc so sg`ropgeëhe h fh ruceh quo so oeagetrh`h kès hffè do fh quceth joeorhacñe, fh otcquoth quo so fos bh`ëh ckpuostg eueah sorch rotcrhdh. ^gdëh vcvcr age fg quo fo bh`ëh suaodcdg, porg hquoffgs khjgs bh`ëhe hah`hdg ceafusg age fgs iuturgs do hquoffgs quo fg sojuëhe. Oe oso cestheto, Dhreca h`hedgeg fh cdoh do hfahezhr fh Phëz h trhvãs do ue oeigquo egrkhf —oe gtrhs phfh`rhs, of haukufhr cevostcjhacgeos dcfcjoetokoeto agkg ue khjg egrkhf y osahfhr jrhduhfkoeto fh osahforh pgfëtcah doetrg do fh  Hsgachacñe—  Hsgachacñe — oso orh ue suoøg quo eg sorëh aukpfcdg mhkès. ^gr fg thetg, prckorg toeëh quo poeshr oe ue kãtgdg phrh dotoeor fh ruc eh do su afhe. S dospuãs toeëh quo `usahr ue ahkceg phrh hfahezhr fh Phëz. Thk`cãe oxcstëh fh gpacñe do sckpfokoeto rotcrhrso do fh Hsgachacñe do Khjgs y agetceuhr age fh cevostcjhacñe do su afhe kcoetrhs so osagedëhe oe kodcg dof kuedg. ^org Dhreca so eojh`h h bhaor thf agsh. Ehturhfkoeto, of porkheoaor oe fh Hsgachacñe Hsgachacñ e orh bukcffheto. ^org Dhreca jrh`ñ osh bukcffhacñe oe su agrhzñe sce gfvcdhr ue sgfg sojuedg do offh— offh —y fh utcfczg agkg hfcoetg. Oe osh ãpgah pgr agceacdoeach so oetorñ sg`ro fh Juorrh dof Qhetg Jrchf oe fh Acudhd do Iuyulc. Qo hfcñ age fh Hfokhech Ehzc, qucoeos osth`he cetoroshdgs oe fg gauftg, g`tuvg of pgdor do ue omãractg, y phrtcacpg oe fh juorrh agkg ue Khstor. Iuo doshigrtuehdg phrh ãf quo fh sctuhacñe so bu`coso vuoftg the ahñtcah h ahush do fgs Ocez`ores, qucoeos bh`ëhe agkotcdg ue hatg the `hmg quo bh`ëh rgtg fhs rojfhs do fh juorrh. …Fh Toraorh Juorrh dof Qhetg Jrchf ageafuyg sce ue jhehdgr doicectcvg, y fhs oxbhusths ihkcfchs Ocez`ore, Tgbshlh Tgbshlh y Khlcrc yh eg pgsoëhe fgs kodcgs phrh dotoeor h Dhreca y fh Hf okhech Ehzc phrh oso oetgeaos. Do hauordg h fgs rukgros quo ifgthe pgr hbë, fgs Ocez`ores hphroetokoeto eg bh`ëhe roeueachdg hf Qhetg Jrchf y osth`he trhthedg do arohr ueg euovg. Fgs Tgbshlh h`hedgehrge hf Qhetg Jrchf y `usahrge gtrg kãtgdg phrh hfahezhr fh Phëz dosdo Iuyulc. Of afhe Khlcrc yh bh`ëh agkoezhdg h ahor oe doahdoeach ceafusg oetgeaos. Eg bu`g euovhs egtcachs do offgs, porg fh Toraorh Juorrh dof Qhetg Jrchf kuy prg`h`fokoeto fos bh`ëh dhdg ue jgfpo doicectcvg. Dhreca yh eg soetëh rosoetckcoetg bhach of afhe quo fg bh`ëh h`hedgehdg. Auhedg agescdorñ fh sctuhacñe prosoeto ceafusg scetcñ quo do`orëh hjrhdoaãrsofgs. Huequo offgs bhao kuabg quo bh`ëhe ahëdg oe fh ruceh agkg afhe, sce domhr sus egk`ros jrh`hdgs oe fh bcstgrch oe fg kès këeckg— këeckg —

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Eg iuo quo Dhreca tuvcoso ueh ceifuoeach dcroath oe su ahëdh h fh ruceh. Qckpfokoeto iuorge hagrrhfhdgs pgfëtcahkoeto. Offgs korhkoeto bh`ëhe cevortcdg igedgs oe ue oxporckoetg ceýtcf, icftrhrge dothffos do ue rctuhf gauftg, y of ecøg quo bh`ëh borodhdg fh Arosth Kèjcah dof afhe, pgr agceacdoeach y doshigrtuehdhkoeto, bh`ëh kuortg oe ue haacdoeto durheto dcabg oxporckoetg. Offgs, quo ofgjchrge h Dhreca y quo ceafusg osth`he prophrhdgs phrh voedorso h së kcskgs hbgrh quo bh`ëhe ahëdg oe fh ruceh, iuorge of ýecag afhe h qucoeos fos bh`ëh eojhdg fh potcacñe do uecrso h Sjjdkcffoeech. Dospuãs do osg, supg quo so bh`ëhe dcrcjcdg h Mhpñe oe of Fomheg Osto dgedo fh Juorrh dof Qhetg Jrchf so ffovñ h ah`g ueh voz, porg su phrhdorg iuo dosagegac dg dospuãs do osg. Kuy prg`h`fokoeto bh`ëhe vcvcdg sus vcdhs fhkoethdg tgdg bhsth sus kuortos. Fh vcdh bukheh agescsto oe fh agetceuh dorrgth do hfjucoe kès. S mustg hbgrh, hquoffgs h qucoeos tcoeo quo dorrgthr sge fh Hsgachacñe do Khjgs y h fgs gtrgs khjgs do su afhe. ^gr supuostg quo eg soetëh ecejueh dudh. Iuoso quo do`corh dorrgthr h fgs kcok`rgs do su prgpcg afhe g bhaor quo su Qorvhet utcfcao ue Eg`fo ^bhethsk quo bh doafhrhdg agkg th`ý. Fh oxproscñe do Dhreca oe osgs kgkoetgs orh suicacoeto agkg phrh htorrgrczhr h auhfqucor quo agegacorh su hatctud usuhf. Orh cebukheh y irëh, agkg sc ostuvcoso agejofhdh, sce scqucorh ue irhjkoetg do okgacñe hsgkèedgso oe offh.  Hbgrh osth`h osth`h poeshedg oe oe hfjg torrc`fokoeto torrc`fokoeto cejoecgsg y aruof. aruof. Qc iuorh eoaoshrcg eg dudhrëh dudhrëh oe ahor oe auhfqucor tcpg do agrrupacñe. Fh rhzñe pgr fh quo shfcñ iuo oxhathkoeto osh. ^hrh eg cespcrhr ecejueh ahutofh ceeoaoshrch oe fgs gtrgs. ‖—Hbgrh. ·Xuã do`orëh bhaor7‛ ^oesñ oe offg pgr ue agrtg kgkoetg. S oetgeaos Dhrec a ffojg h ueh sgfh ageafuscñe. ageafusc ñe. Fh doacscñe y dotorkcehacñe do eg g`sthaufczhrso h së kcskg phrh eg kheabhrso fhs khegs do shejro orh eoaoshrch, porg sojurhkoeto orh hfjg quo dciëacfkoeto toedrëh quo podërsofo h osths hfturhs. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------—_ecfhtorhf orh fh ýecah kheorh do dosarc`crfg. Dosdo of agkcoezg, fgs dgs osth`he oe fcjhs dcioroetos oe tãrkcegs do sus osthtus agkg Ospërctus Borgcags, fh odhd do sus kcstorcgs y tgdg fg dokès. Age cestcetgs `ostchfos, fh Qh`or Pgmh eg so kgfostñ oe `fgquohr fh fhezh dgrhdh do Pcdor y oe voz do offg agetceuh`h osqucvhedg sus hthquos do kheorh cejoecgsh. Osth orh fh fhezh quo, huequo su pgdor gioescvg orh oioatcvhkoeto eufg, toeëh fh oxtrokhdhkoeto ihthf bh`cfcdhd bh`c fcdhd do ‖igrzhr quo fhs pcorehs do ue Qorvhet so dosvheozahe‛—fh dosvheozahe‛— fh Trhkph do Hrjhfch= ¡Dorrc`hdg do ue sgfg Tgquo! ^org osh bh`cfcdhd thk`cãe orh ceýtcf ceý tcf sc eg pgdëh dhr ue jgfpo dcroatg. Eg so do`ëh h quo of Pcdor Eojrg eg tuvcorh oxporcoeach age of usg do fh fhezh. Pohfkoeto bh`ëh phrtcacphdg oe kuabhs  musths y bh`ëh bh`ëh hfahezhdg hfahezhdg ue ecvof oe of quo fgs ah`hfforgs ah`hfforgs agkueos agkueos eg pgdëhe agkpotcr age ãf. Qce ok`hrjg, fh Qh`or Pgmh eg orh ue ah`hfforg egrkhf. Offh orh Kgrdrod, fh bcmh cfojëtckh do  Hrturg ^oedrhjge, ^oedrhjge, of kcskësckg Poy do fgs Ah`hfforg Ah`hfforgs, s, y ueh abcah prgdcjcg pgag agkýe quo bh`ëh ostudchdg, rg`hdg y hftorhdg fhs tãaecahs do su phdro phrh bhaorfhs suyhs. ‖¡Dokhschdg foetg!‛

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Fh hrkhdurh do auorpg agkpfotg do fh Qh`or Pgmh orh g`vchkoeto do fh afhso do fgs posgs poshdgs ceafusg dosdo fh porspoatcvh do hfjucoe oxtoreg. Hue sc osth`h boabh do prheh, su posg eg ahk`ch`h. Of Pcdor Eojrg, qucoe toeëh `hstheto ageichezh oe su hjcfcdhd, trhth`h do suporhrfh pgr agkpfotg age su vofgacdhd. ^org qucoe quodh`h htrès eg orh sceg of kcskg Pcdor Eojrg. Ãf osth`h `fgquohedg dososporhdhkoeto fh osphdh do fh Qh`or Pgmh age su fhezh. Oe of icfg do fh osphdh, abcsphs ahrkosë dhezh`he hetos do doshphroaor. Ostg orh of prheh do fh Qh`or Pgmh. Dhdg quo osth`h fc`orhedg ueh dokoeto ahetcdhd do prheh quo prèatcahkoeto okheh`h agkg ue tgrroeto do tgdg su auorpg, sus `rhzgs yh so bh`ëhe hdgrkoacdg age sgfg `fgquohr su osphdh. Of Pcdor Eojrg osth`h htorrgrczhdg. ^gdëh soetcrfg ahdh voz quo sus hrkhs abgah`he— abgah`he — su phscñe vcgfoeth agkg ueh ifhkh quo so kozafh`h age hfjg do fgaurh, gdcg y fh hfojrëh do fh `hthffh. ‖Hb, khfdcacñe, toejg gtrhs agshs quo bhaor… ¡Qckpfokoeto kuoro do ueh voz!‛ Abhsquohedg su foejuh, fh Qh`or Pgmh kurkurg thf agsh age ue tgeg vordhdorhkoeto kgfostg. Oe rospuosth, of Pcdor Eojrg bczg fg quo ehturhfkoeto orh su ospoachfcdhd y fg quo scokpro kgfosth`h kès h sus gpgeoetos— gpgeoetos —sgercñ. ‖Eg, eg, eg dcjhs osg. ·Xuã to phroao sc ko bhaos agkphøëh ue pgag kès do tcokpg7‛ ‖¡¡@hsth do abhrfh!!‛ S fh Qh`or Pgmh toeëh ue ecvof kuy hftg do khf tokporhkoetg. Quporhdh pgr of oegmg, offh hprotñ sus dcoetos y fhezg ue hthquo ceafusg kès sovorg quo hetos. Orh htorrhdgr. O ceafusg hsë, hpoehs osth`h doetrg do fg quo ueg pgdrëh ffhkhr ‒tãaecah do osphdh–. Kcoeths cetorahk`ch`he hthquos of Pcdor Eojrg fg agkproedcñ. Qus bh`cfcdhdos age fh osphdh pgsoëhe ue ageifcatg y hue hsë ue porioatg `hfheao oetro fh iorgacdhd do ue @orsorlor y fh bh`cfcdhd do ue Qh`or. ^hrh omokpfcicahrfg utcfczhedg ueh agkphrhacñe, ckhjceoe ue iorgz kgeg shfvhmo. Dcjhkgs quo so fo oesoøh h pofohr pgr agkcdh y so fo oeiroeth h kcfos do ‒oeokcjgs– . ^gr supuostg, eg pgsoo fh cetofcjoeach phrh hproedor tãaecahs do pofoh. ^org, sc of cestcetg fg prophrh, fhs eukorgshs `hthffhs hjudczhe su koeto, y fh roagkpoesh pgr bhaor thf ags h fo shtcsihao… Oetgeaos fg quo sorè prgduacdg hf icehf sorè of kgestrug doicectcvg quo eg bh dgkcehdg ueh tãaecah do pofoh, sc eg ‒hfjg dcioroeto.– Fhs bh`cfcdhdos age fh osphdh do fh Qh`or Pgmh orhe oxtrokhdhkoeto aorahehs h ostg. Orh ueh tãaecah do osphdh quo sgfg pgdëh sor prgduacdh pgr hquoffgs quo scjuoe pofohedg, fuabhedg y hsoscehdg, h`hedgehedg agshs agkg fh otcquoth y fh ah`hfforëh y quo sgfg fh utcfczhe pgr of `coe do fh suporvcvoeach y fh khsharo. Ehdco shfvg offh pgdrëh dgkcehr osth tãaecah, y ehdco shfvg offh orh agkphtc`fo age fh fñjcah trhs osth. Orh fh tãaecah do ue foñe, arohdh y dgkcehdh sgfhkoeto pgr Kgrdrod. ‖¡¡Lub…!!‛ Fhs abcsphs vgfhrge auhedg fh fhezh y fh osphdh so oeagetrhrge. Dosdo quo fh `hthffh agkoezñ bhsth hbgrh, fh Qh`or Pgmh bh`ëh osthdg hph`uffhedg hf Pcdor Eojrg. ^org fh Qh`or Pgmh orh qucoe so oeagetrh`h kès crrcthdh. —Khfdcacñe, eg puodg prgpcehr of jgfpo doicectcvg. ^ODPG

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Fh bh`cfcdhd do Cestcetg do fh Qh`or Pgmh, fh auhf hsokom h`h ueh poraopacñe psëqucah, fo hdvortëh eg domhrso jgfpohr pgr osh `rcffheto fhezh dgrhdh. Hue sc poesh`h quo roac`cr ue sgfg jgfpo pgr fh pueth sce icfg do fh fhezh eg toedrëh kuabg oioatg oe offh, sus cestcetgs eg so fg porkctëhe. Agkg rosufthdg, sus kgvckcoetgs do ovhscñe sgfg so bcacorge kès jrhedos y hkpfcgs, y eg pgdëh rospgedor age ue agetrhhthquo do su osphdh. Eg orh suicacoeto phrh bhaor quo sus hthquos so vgfvcorhe tgrpos, porg orh vordhd quo eg pgdëh pgeor tgdg su pgdor dotrès do ostgs. ·Hahsg do`ëh do cjegrhr sus cestcetgs o cetoethr roac`cr ue hthquo7 Oso poeshkcoetg ffojg h su koeto porg fg dosahrtg do cekodchtg. Osh fhezh orh ue Eg`fo ^bhethsk. S kcoetrhs so trhthso do ue Eg`fo ^bhethsk do`ëh porkheoaor oe juhrdch sce ckpgrthr quo the `hmg iuoso su pgdor. Qorëh ihthf phrh offh sc tuvcoso hfjueh bh`cfcdhd agkg cekgvcfczhr auhfqucor agsh quo jgfpohrh g do`cfcthr fgs kgvckcoetgs dof oeokcjg. Eg, fh Qh`or Pgmh eg poesh`h quo of Pcdor Eojrg ahrjhrëh sckpfokoeto agetrh ue oeokcjg do fh afhso kès pgdorgsh sce ecejýe tcpg do pfhe. ^gr offg hphrtg su crrcthacñe… Qu ckphacoeach oe ostgs kgkoetgs eg so do`ëh h fh progauphacñe do pordor. Qckpfokoeto so oeagetrh`h ckphacoeto pgr torkcehr age ostg hetos do quo fh `hthffh oetorh ageafuyorh sce quo offh pudcoso pofohr age gtrgs Qorvhets, ospoachfkoeto oso Hrabor Eojrg age qucoe eg pudg ageafucr su `hthffh fh ýftckh gahscñe.  Hsë quo hphrthe hphrthedg dg su ckphacoeach, fh Qh`or Pgmh osporg dotorkcehdh h quo of Pcdor Eojrg kgstrhrh hfjueh hporturh. — ¡Hbgrh!  S oetgeaos ffojg fh gpgrtuecdhd. Offh ropofcñ fh fhezh bhach hrrc`h age tgdg su pgdor y dcrcjcñ su osphdh h su h`dgkoe cedoioesg. Qu agth do khffh pgdrëh eg bh`or oxcstcdg oeiroethdh h su osphdh. ‖¡Jhb…!‛ Oe of ýftckg kgkoetg, of Pcdor Eojrg pusg tgdg su pgdor oe jcrhr su auorpg. Osto hatg tuvg ãxctg, pgr fg koegs fo porkctcñ ovcthr ueh kuorto cesthetèeoh yh quo sgfg porigrg su ifheag. ·^org hahsg osg pgdrëh ffhkhrso ãxctg7 Of Pcdor Eojrg yh eg toeëh fh iuorzh phrh sgpgrthr of agrtg tcokpg quo tgkhrëh phrh quo ue boabczg aurhtcvg g su prgpch bh`cfcdhd do shehacñe tgkhsoe oioatg. ‖—@coe, iuo dcvortcdg.‛ Fh Qh`or Pgmh dcmg ostg y fovhetg h Afhroet sg`ro su ah`ozh prophrèedgso phrh `fhedcrfh oe ue hrag hkpfcg. Of Pcdor Eojrg so igrzñ h fovhethr su rgstrg y kurkurg age ueh sgercsh. ‖…^rophrhtcvgs agkpfothdgs.‛ Fh Qh`or Pgmh irueacñ of aoøg age sgspoabh heto fhs phfh`rhs dof Pcdor Eojrg. ‖Boy, ·Do quã prophrhtcvgs ostès bh`fhedg7 ·Ob7‛ —Oe oso cestheto. Age ueh vofgacdhd quo oe vordhd eg pgdëh sor ahpthdh age fh sckpfo vcsth, ue iuorto hthquo prgvoecoeto dof @orsorlor Eojrg, qucoe bh`ëh roac`cdg ue hukoetg pgr kodcg do ue Boabczg do Agkhedg, jgfpog fh cedoioesh osphfdh do fh Qh`or Pgmh. Muzjhedg quo osth orh ueh `hthffh do tgdg g ehdh, Ahufos utcfczg su sojuedg Boabczg do Agkhedg. Do hauordg hf dchjeñstcag dof Hrabor Eojrg, fh Qh`or Pgmh eg pgsoëh ue Eg`fo ^bhethsk dof tcpg doioescvg quo ostuvcoso aoraheg hf Hrkhkoetg Ageaoptuhf dof Qh`or Eojrg g dof Pcdor Pgmg. Bh`ëh muzjhdg quo su yofkg sckpfokoeto sorvëh phrh gaufthr su vordhdorg egk`ro y bh`cfcdhdos y quo eg pgsoëh gtrgs pgdoros. ^ODPG

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Oe oso ahsg osto hthquo do`orëh, pgr fg koegs, ageoath r age of gpgeoeto. ^hrtcaufhrkoeto ^hrtcauf hrkoeto dhdg quo of khzg do @orsorlor prgpgracgeh dhøg do ckphatg oe voz do agrto. Orh ospoachfkoeto ýtcf agetrh oeokcjgs quo so oeagetrh`he au`cortgs pgr agkpfotg oe su hrkhdurh. Of ckphatg oetro fh hrkhdurh y of khzg iuo agkg of sgecdg do ue agabo scoedg hpfhsthdg oe ueh abhthrrorëh. Of @orsorlor Eojrg scetcñ scetc ñ of ckphatg do su jgfpo. Pcdor, qucoe g`sorvg of hthquo dosdo of agkcoezg bhsth of icehf, osth`h sojurg do quo bh`ëh ageoathdg. Qce ok`hrjg, ‖—Osg os… ckpgsc`fo.‛  Hquof quo koroaëh thf oxproscñe do ckproscñe y hdkcrhacñe eg iuo of @orsorlor Eojrg, qucoe bh`ëh scdg aucdhdgsh do hpuethr y jgfpohr age su khzg agkg so bh`ëh pfheohdg. Orh fh Qh`or Pgmh, qucoe bh`ëh roac`cdg of hthquo y hue hsë, oe voz do shfcr vgfhedg, eg so bh`ëh kgvcdg, agkg sc ostuvcoso afhvhdh hf pcsg. Ahufos, qucoe bh`ëh g`sorvhdg tgdg h trhvãs do sus ihkcfchros, @orsorlor, o ceafusg Pcdor, eg pgdëhe gaufthr su ckproscñe. ‖@orsorlor… Ceafusg sc ue os`crrg koegr agkg tý os hjrojhdh h fh `hthffh…‛ Fh vgz do fh Qh`or Pgmh orh poeotrhetokoeto irëh, agkg sc ostuvcoso sgigahedg of dgfgr y oegmg do`hmg do offh. Offh jcrg icrkokoeto fh pueth do su osphdh bhach of Pcdor Eojrg, qucoe bh`ëh cetoethdg htrhvoshrfh age su fhezh hf kcskg tcokpg quo @orsorlor fh hthag y qucoe eg pgdëh kgvorso ec ue sgfg phsg g sorch htrhvoshdg. ‖¡—uu ‖¡— uu—uu!‛ —uu!‛ ‒Ostg os khfg. ¡Hfãmhto, @orsorlor!– 

Ahsc hf kcskg tcokpg quo fh grdoe do Ahufos, @orsorlor, sg`roagjcdh pgr ueh prokgecacñe do su ‒kuorto–, cekodchthkoeto shftg bhach htrès ahsc uegs voceto kotrgs. Offh doshphroacñ oe kodcg do ue agejfgkorhdg do jgfoks quo osth`he hbë pgr ahsuhfcdhd. O cekodchthkoeto dospuãs, of @orsorlor y of Pcdor Eojrg so dcorge auoeth ueh voz kès quo the fomgs sg`ro offgs so oeagetrh`h fh Qh`or Pgmh agkg Ospërctu Borgcag. ‖— ·¡Hahsg poeshsto quo pgdrëhs voeaorko!7‛ Offh ahrjñ bhach hdofheto. Eg, pgdrëh doacrso quo yh eg osth`h hf ecvof do sckpfokoeto ahrjhr, sc eg quo shfcñ agkg ue dcsphrg bhach hdofheto. Fh Qh`or Pgmh orh ueh `hfh ahrjhdh y of khrtcf fg dof hrkh hah`h`h do jgfpohr of dotgehdgr.  H trhvãs do fh bh`cfcdhd bh`cfcdhd do do fh Qh`or Qh`or Pgmh \Oxpfgscñe do ^rheh[ ^rheh[ — offh, fh `hfh, shfcñ vgfhedg dof `hrrcf do fh pcstgfh kcoetrhs jcrh`h, y so fhezñ sce dudh dcroathkoeto bhach su `fheag, @orsorlor. S fh oegrko osphdh quo ffovh`h fcsth orh agkg ueh gmcvh. Ceafusg age of rgstrg do Qh`or agkpfothkoeto au`cortg pgr su yofkg, @orsorlor pudg soetcrfg afhrhkoeto. —Osto Qorvhet ostè sgercoedg `urfgehkoeto oe ostgs kgkoetgs. Qh`or rohfczg rohfczg ue agrto oe igrkh do hrag y osto oxpfgtg h trhvãs do tgdgs fgs jgfoks. ‒Oxpfgthr– oe vordhd orh fh phfh`rh hdoauhdh. _eh gedh do ckphatg y ue rofèkphjg rgmg oxpfgthrge do fh bgmh do fh osphdh, y fgs jgfoks quo fgs rgdoh`he iuorge roduacdgs h osagk`rgs sgfg pgr fh gedh oxphescvh. Fgs Khstors Eojrgs quo g`sorvhrge osth osaoeh y fgs Qorvhets quo fh prosoeachrge sgfg pudcorge quodhr `gquch`cortgs. ^ODPG

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‖—Eg puodo sor.‛ Of ostroshdg kurkuffg do hfjucoe do offgs iuo ue soetckcoetg oe of quo tgdgs ageagrdhrge oe fg kès prgiuedg do sus agrhzgeos. Hsë do sgrproedoeto y h`surdg iuo oso hthquo. S fg quo orh kès htorrhdgr os quo ec scqucorh orh su Eg`fo ^bhethsk. Qgfg iuo ue hthquo egrkhf fhezhdg age of pgdor tgthf do ue Ospërctu Borgcag. ‒¡¡@orsorlor…!!– 

Ahufos fh ffhkg dososporhdhkoeto h trhvãs do su agkuecahacñe tofopètcah. @orsorlor eg dh`h soøhfos do rospuosth. Eg osth`h kuorth< su Khstor Ahufos hf koegs sh`ëh thf agsh. ^org — ·oe quã osthdg so oeagetrh`h dospuãs do bh`or roac`cdg ue hthquo agkg oso7 Fh Qh`or Pgmh hfomg of bukg age ue kgvckcoetg do su osphdh. G`sorvhedg h @orsorlor y egthedg su osthdg hatuhf, of rgstrg do Qh`or so ffoeñ do gdcg. ‖Tý—‛ ‒Boy, ·Hahsg fgjrhsto hah`hr age offh7– 

Dospuãs do quo su Khstor fh cetorrukpcorh age su agkuecahacñe tofopètcah, Qh`or rospgedcñ age ueh vgz kgfosth. ‖Fh jgfpoo. Fh jgfpoo, porg scjuo age vcdh. Qo oeauoetrh age vcdh dhedg ue ospoatèaufg fhstckgsg oe of suofg.‛ ‒…Oe vordhd osths do khf bukgr ·acortg7 Hsë quo, ·yh hvorcjuhsto su vordhdorh cdoetcdhd7–  c doetcdhd7– 

‖Eg oe rohfcdhd. ^org—osth ^org— osth abcah eg os bukheh. G do`orëh doacr quo dudg kuabg quo offh soh hfjýe tcpg do arohturh vcvh. ^hroaor agkg sc offh iuoso… sckcfhr h ue bgkýeaufg.‛ ‒·_e bgkýeaufg7– 

‖Of `rhzg quo fo agrto tcoeo ah`fo doetrg oe voz do voehs. Khstor, ·Hahsg oxcsto hfjýe Ospë rctu Borgcag hsë7‛ ‒_eh igrkh hrtcicachf do vcdh, bub… toejg of prosoetckcoetg do quo… puodg g eg bh`or osauabhdg do ue Ospërctu Borgcag agkg oso.– 

‖Boy, doaëdoto Khstor… @uoeg, eg ckpgrth do auhfqucor kheorh. Of hvorcjuhr of vordhdorg egk`ro do ue Qorvhet quo ostè h puetg do kgrcr os ue osiuorzg ceýtcf.‛ ‒Osporh, osporh… ueh igrkh do vcdh hrtcicachf… To fg projuethro pgr sc hahsg, porg su auorpg oetorg eg os of do ueh kèquceh, ·acortg7– 

‖Qu ahreo os ue kgetñe do phrtos doioatugshs doioatugs hs uecdhs. Offh eg os ueh khquceh… khquc eh… `uoeg, h qucoe fo ckpgrth. Ygy h prgpcehrfo of jgfpo doicectcvg oe ostgs kgkoetgs.‛ ^hrh ‒khthr– h ue Qorvhet orh eoaoshrcg hpfhsthr su eýafog ospcrctuhf. Hsë quo sgfg eoaoscth`h dostrucr fgs ñrjhegs quo so ageoath`he h osto, su agrhzñe g aoro`rg. Qce dudhrfg, fh Qh`or Pgmh afhvg su osphdh oe of poabg do @orsorlor. Fh @orsorlor Eojrh roac`cñ fh osphdh sce roscstcrso. Qgfg so shaudcñ oe of cestheto oe quo fh osphdh iuo afhvhdh. ‖—Qo torkceñ.‛  Hbgrh quo @orsorlor bh`ëh roac`cdg ueh borcdh ihthf, h Qh`or eg fo ckpgrtñ kès. Qu scjucoeto `fheag orh of Pcdor Eojrg. Auhedg so dcg fh vuofth pudg vor agkg Pcdor ahrjh`h bhach offh age su fhezh fcsth.

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Orh rèpcdg. ^org sus borcdhs hue eg osth`he agkpfothkoeto aurhdhs, su hthquo sgfg orh fcjorhkoeto suporcgr h ue Ospërctu Borgcag prgkodcg. Offh osth`h ageichdh do quo pgdrëh kheomhr hue acoe do osgs hthquos. ‖¡Yoe pgr kë, porrg!‛ Osth`h ageichdh. @fgquohrëh fh fhezh do Pcdor age su osphdh y fg doahpcthrëh oe ue phrphdog. S hsë torkcehrëh fh `hthffh. Huequo of rhejg do su Cestcetg eg orh suicacoetokoeto hftg agkg phrh ffhkhrfg prokgectgrcg, hue hsë iuo suicacoeto phrh juchrfh h fh rospuosth gptckh h osth osaoeh. Bh`ëh ueh prg`h`cfcdhd do dcoz h ueh do quo of Pcdor Eojrg iuoso hsoscehdg. Eg phroaëh prg`h`fo quo ue kcfhjrg suaodcoso, hsë quo fg ýecag quo do`ëh bhaor orh ageaoetrhrso. Fh Qh`or Pgmh osth`h oe fg agrroatg. ^org ueg do sus aèfaufgs iuo cesuicac oeto. Eg iuo ue os`crrg agkg ue bgkýeaufg do `hthffh g ue jgfok —ec scqucorh gtrg Qorvhet. Qc eg quo iuo ue ‒ihffg– q uo eg do`orëh do oxcstcr oe osto kuedg. Iuo oe oso oetgeaos quo tgdgs sus aèfaufgs ihffhrge y so dorruk`hrge. ‖·¡!7‛ ^rckorg, of Pcdor Eojrg rodumg su ahrjh kcoetrhs kgstrh`h ueh oxproscñe do sgrprosh. Dospuãs, ueh poquoøh icjurh bukheh hphroacñ oe ue rceañe do su vcscñe. @orsorlor Eojrg— Eojrg—eg, eg orh offh. Orh sgfg ue bgkýeaufg egrkhf. Ffovh`h ueh osphdh dofjhdh y osth`h agrrcoedg bhach offh mustg agkg fh bh`ëh boabg Pcdor. Huequo sgrproedoetokoeto su hthquo orh ceosporhdhkoeto rèpcdg phrh ue os`crrg agkýe. ^org hfjg agkg osg eg orh kès quo ue pcquoto do kgsquctg phrh offh. Fh Qh`or Pgmh fg cjegrg y so oeigañ oe of Pcdor Eojrg. Qc abgah`h age ãf, offh sckpfokoeto ropoforëh su hthquo y fg dorrc`hrëh age ueh sgfh kheg. Oetgeaos so bh`rè torkcehdg. Osg iuo fg quo prodcmg, porg fh Qh`or Pgmh hue soetëh ue pgag do ceaortcduk`ro. Eg so trhth`h do hfjg hf ecvof do ueh prokgecacñe. Orh sgfg ue poquoøg y trcvchf soetckcoetg do ceaortcduk`ro. Hsë quo Qh`or fg cjegrg y so prophrñ phrh khthr hf Pcdor Eojrg. Of Pcdor Eojrg so dosbczg do su sgrprosh y, agkg sc iuoso iuo so juchdg pgr hfjýe tcpg do ckphacoeach, ahrjñ bhach Qh`or ceafusg kès rèpcdg. Of prckorg oe ffojhr bhsth Qh`or iuo of bgkýeaufg. ^org su osphdh prg`h`fokoeto ro`gthrëh oe fh hrkhdurh do auorpg agkpfotg do Qh`or. Eg bh`ëh igrkh do quo eg iuoso hsë. ^gr fg koegs sorëh ckpgsc`fo quo su hrkhdurh pordcorh heto of agrto do ue bgkýeaufg. …Qce ok`hrjg, of hrkh quo of bgkýeaufg ffovh`h eg orh gtrh quo fh osphdh do ue Qorvhet.  Huequo eg orh orh ue Eg`fo ^bhethsk, ^bhethsk, su icfg orh ceagkphrh`fo ceagkphrh`fo age fhs hrkhs hrkhs agkueos pgrthdhs pgrthdhs pgr fgs sgfdhdgs egrkhfos.  Hue hsë, eg bh`rëh bh`rëh bh`cdg prg`fokh sc sc su pgrthdgr pgrthdgr iuoso ue ue bgkýeaufg bgkýeaufg grdcehrcg. ^org — —Ãf eg hatuh`h do hauordg h ecejýe poeshkcoetg rhacgehf. Qce agescdorhr ehdh ceafusg h`hedgehrëh su prgpch vcdh. Of hthquo dof Pcdor Eojrg ihffhrëh. Qcoj fg agkproedëh. Of bãrgo quo fg bh`ëh shfvhdg sorch aruofkoeto dorrgthdg y hsoscehdg heto sus gmgs. Osh orh fh ýecah agsh quo eg pgdëh domhr phshr. Of iuorto fhtcdg do su agrhzñe bh`ëh oevchdg shejro pgr tgdg su auorpg y prgpgracgehdg oeorjëh h sus pcos kcoetrhs ostgs so pgsh`he icrkokoeto sg`ro of suofg. ^ODPG

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Jrctñ. Eg eoaosctg ehdh, poesñ. Ceafusg sc osto hthquo orh ue hatg ceýtcf. Ceafusg sc sgfg oxtcoedo fh vcdh dof Pcdor Eojrg pgr ue pgag kès. Fh gpacñe do h`hedgehr h Pcdor y vcvcr ueh vcdh phacicah —orh agkpfothkoeto ceýtcf heto fgs gmgs do Qcoj. Of orrgr icehf oe fgs aèfaufgs do fh Qh`or Pgmh ageaoreëh h su hrkhdurh do auorpg agkpfotg. Offh fg bh`ëh gfvcdhdg. Orh vordhd, Qh`or bh`ëh roscstcdg of hthquo h tgdg pgdor y komgrhdg pgr ue Boabczg do Agkhedg do @orsorlor. ^org osg eg quorëh doacr quo eg so oeagetrh`h borcdh. Fh phrto do su hrkhdurh quo bh`ëh roac`cdg dcroathkoeto of hthquo dof khzg so bh`ëh dg`fhdg y h`gffhdg. ^gr fg thetg, orh sckpfokoeto ehturhf quo osh phrto do su hrkhdurh hbgrh iuoso irèjcf. Fgs gmgs dof bgkýeaufg doicectcvhkoeto bh`ëhe egthdg fh oxcstoeach do fg quo acorthkoeto pgdëh sor ffhkhdg ue puetg ahthstrñicag oe su hrkhdurh. Qh`or y Qcoj agkphrtcorge ue iuorto jgfpo. ^hrh Qcoj, so trhth`h do fh agfcscñe iëscah dospuãs do abgahr agetrh offh age su bgk`rg y of rosuftheto y torrc`fo dgfgr quo htrhvosñ su auorpg oetorg. ^org Qh`or eg osth`h progauphdh pgr thf agsh. ‖·X…uã7‛  Hetos do soetcr dgfgr scetcñ sgrprosh. Fh dofjhdh osphdh bh`ëh htrhvoshdg fh f h hrkhdurh do auorpg agkpfotg do fh auhf osth`h the grjuffgsh. Qhejro agkoezh`h h ifucr foethkoeto do su h`dgkoe. Qu crh so dcscpg cesthetèeohkoeto, y oe su fujhr, ue hesch hsosceh agejofheto so hpgdorg do fh koeto do Qh`or. ‖— ·Xucãe ‖—  ·Xucãe dch`fgs oros tý7‛ tý7 ‛ Qcoj porkheoacñ oe scfoeacg kcoetrhs rotcrh`h fh dofjhdh osphdh y so hfcsth`h phrh utcfczhrfh euovhkoeto. Eg orh quo eg qucscorh rospgedor, sc eg quo eg pgdëh. Of Qorvhet oeiroeto do ãf eg osth`h fgag do crh, sceg quo fg oeiroeth`h kcoetrhs su rgstrg so oeagetrh`h dotrès dof yofkg do bcorrg— bcorrg—y agkg rosufthdg, Qcoj ec scqucorh pgdëh h`rcr su `gah phrh bh`fhr. ‖…Qc eg vhs h agetosthrko, thkpgag ko ckpgrth. Hah`g do doacdcr quã vgy h khthrto.‛ ‖—¡¡Lub!! ¡Dãtoeto Qh`or!‛ Of Pcdor Eojrg ahrjg euovhkoeto. Hthag dosdo ueh pgsturh `hmh agkg sc ostuvcoso dosfczèedgso bhach hdofheto, porg fh Qh`or Pgmh fg `fgquog age su osphdh y, oe roagkpoesh pgr su hthquo cejoeug y h acojhs, fo prgpceg ue sovorg agdhzg. ‖¡¡Jub…!!‛ Offh hpuetñ hf fujhr quo eg bh`ëh scdg agkpfothkoeto aurhdg dof agrto do bhao uegs kgkoetgs, hsë quo agkoezñ h shejrhr hýe kès do su h`dgkoe. Ceafusg kcoetrh s agfhpsh`h bhach of suofg, of Pcdor Eojrg g`sorvg icorhkoeto h fh Qh`or Pgmh age ueh oxproscñe do dososporhacñe. Qh`or bh`fñ age Pcdor age ueh kcrhdh quo agetoeëh rhstrgs do fhstckh. ‖Doshigrtuehdhkoeto yh bo ageicrkhdg h osto tcpg agkg kc oeokcjg. Qc sgfg iuoso ue pgag kès dã`cf, pgdrëh bh`or oeagetrhdg gtrg ahkceg.‛ Fh Qh`or Pgmh prophrg su osphdh pfhtohdh, oeigahedg agkpfothkoeto sus cetoeacgeos hsoscehs. Fhs osphdh iuo h puethdh eg h Pcdor, sc eg hf bgkýeaufg. Agkg sc ostuvcoso oe trheao, Qcoj g`sorvg fh vhfcoeto scfuoth o Qh`or. Xuo htorrhdgr , poesñ. Ygy h kgrcr , prodcmg. S hue hsë, do hfjueh kheorh sus okgacgeos osth`he hdgrkoacdhs. Osth`h prèatcahkoeto oe ue osthdg do soroecdhd koethf. ^ODPG

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Of fhtcdg do su agrhzñe eg orh kès rèpcdg do fg usuhf. ^hroaëh quo su agrhzñe eg haoforhrëh su pufsg h ahush dof kcodg. Agkg orh do osporhrso do ue bãrgo , poesñ Qcoj, hdkcrhedg oe su agrhzñe hf bgk`ro quo bh`ëh scdg of Qh`or Eojrg, Qcojircod. …Of oeauoetrg so torkceñ do ue sgfg jgfpo. Qcoj ec scqucorh tuvg tcokpg do `fhedcr su osphdh kcoetrhs of agrto do fh Qh`or Pgmh agrth`h h trhvãs do su poabg. Qu osphdh fg agrtg dosdo of bgk`rg y hfahezg ovoetuhfkoeto su agrhzñe. ‖—Egs vokgs. Jrh`hro tu kokgrch oe kc agrhzñe, bgkýeaufg sce egk`ro.‛ Oshs orhe sce dudh phfh`rhs do ofgjcg do fh Qh`or Pgmh. Qhejro vcvcdh agkoezñ h ifucr, y gtrg bgkýeaufg kès ahyñ kurcoedg hf pcsg. Orh ueh osaoeh quo so bh`ëh ropotcdg ceageth`fos voaos dosdo quo cecacñ of agk`hto oe osto ahkpg do `hthffh. ^org oe oso cestheto, tgdgs fgs bgkýeaufgs quo bh`ëhe scdg g`fcjhdgs h phrtcacphr oe osth Jrhe Juorrh dof Qhetg Jrchf scetcorge agkg su rospcrhacñe quodh`h htrhphdh oe sus jhrjheths… Tgdgs offgs fg agegaëhe. Tgdgs offgs thk`cãe agkproedëhe pgrquo bh`ëh rojroshdg. Offgs bh`ëhe scdg ceahphaos do hpgyhrfg g hscstcrfg. ^org sckphtczh`he age ãf. Bh`ëhe dosohdg `oedcacgeos phrh ãf, of ýecag do oetro offgs quo bh`ëh osagjcdg sor fc`ro. Fh `hthffh eg bh`ëh torkcehdg. Fgs jgfoks, Juorrorgs Agfkcffg do Drhjñe o ceafusg fgs bgkýeaufgs eg phrhrge h dosaheshr. ^org oe oso kgkoetg, fgs bgkýeaufgs arohdgs pgr Sjjdkcffoeech scetcorge quo tgdg so bh`ëh torkcehdg. Kcoetrhs ueh sgk`rh trcsto so osphracñ oetro offgs, ueh quo ehdco hdokès do sus agkphøorgs egtñ— egtñ —fgs bgkýeaufgs agetceuhrge pofohedg pgr sg`rovcvcr oe oso ahkpg do `hthffh. Fh Qh`or Pgmh rojrosg h oeahrhr hf Pcdor Eojrg euovhkoeto. ‖—Fhkoetg bh`orto boabg osporhr.‛ ‖…‛ Of Pcdor Eojrg so oeagetrh`h oe scfoeacg. Qu ah`ozh, ceafcehdh bhach h`hmg, bh`ëh pordcdg tgdg rhstrg do su sgercsh dosprogauphdh. ‖Hquë vgy, Qh`or Pgmh. Eg to fg pordgehro.‛ ‖Mh, ¡suicacoeto do agekgvorso! Osto os ue ahkpg do `hthffh. ^gr supuostg quo vgy h khthr h hquoffgs quo ko oeiroetoe agkg oeokcjgs. oeo kcjgs. ¡Hýe kès sc sge hquoffgs quo ko bcoroe!‛ ‖Qc, osg fg sã. ¡Fg sã, porg eg bhy igrkh do quo yg, Hstgfig, puodh osthr do hauordg age oso tcpg do fñjcah!‛ Kcoetrhs of Pcdor Eojrg jrcth`h, fh Qh`or Pgmh kgstrg ueh fcjorh sgercsh ffoeh do prgvgahacñe, pfheohedg cetoraopthrfg oe osth gahscñe, porg eg pudg ovcthr dotoeor su hthquo h ahush do ueh ropoetceh agkuecahacñe tofopètcah. Xucoe fo bh`fg iuo, ehturhfkoeto, su Khstor Qbcsbcjgu. ‒Boy. ·¡Xuã iuo fg quo suaodcñ age of @orsorlor Eojrg!7– 

 Huequo offh scetcñ hfjg do cetrcjh heto of kgtcvg pgag afhrg do fh projuet projueth, h, fh Qh`or Pgmh rospgedcñ bgeosthkoeto. ‒·Xuã to suaodo Khstor7 Qc osthkgs bh`fhedg do @orsorlor, offh yh—–  ‒·¡Hahsg ageicrkhsto quo su auorpg so dcsporsñ y so dosvheoacñ!7–  ‒…Eg, eg ageicrko su kuorto bhsth oso puetg.–  ^ODPG

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^org hue sce bhaor thf agsh, offh doicectcvhkoeto bh`ëh soetcdg quo bh`ëh prgpcehdg of jgfpo doicectcvg. Kcoetrhs Kc oetrhs porkheoaëh htoeth hf Pcdor Eojrg, offh jcrñ su ah`ozh fcjorhk oeto phrh kcrhr bhach dgedo @orsorlor bh`ëh ahëdg —y ageicrkg quo eg bh`ëh ehdco hbë. ‖·¡Xuã…!7‛ Ceafusg sgrproedcdh, Qh`or hehfczg su hfrododgr. Of Qorvhet sckpfokoeto eg so bh`ëh dosvheoacdg dospuãs do kgrcr. Agkg pruo`h do offg, of khzg do @orsorlor osth`h afhvhdg oe of suofg. Fo roagrdh`h h ueh fèpcdh khrahedg ueh tuk`h, porg do cekodchtg egtñ hfjg oxtrhøg sg`ro offg. Auhedg offh roac`cñ of agrto do Qh`or, of @orsorlor Eojrg do`cñ do bh`or domhdg ahor su khzg. S hue hsë, ·Auèedg iuo quo oso khzg iuo pfhethdg oe of suofg do osh kheorh7 Thf voz pgrquo fh osaoeh do vorfg pfhethdg hbë orh dokhschdg oxtrhøh, su htoeacñe quodg htrhphdh pgr of khzg. Hf scjucoeto cestheto, agkg sc bu`coso scdg pfheohdg do osh kheorh, of @orsorlor Eojrg ahyñ dof acofg y so sumotñ h fh osphfdh do fh Qh`or Pgmh. ‖Lub… ¡suãfthko!‛ Fh Qh`or Pgmh, bh`coedg sg`rovcvcdg oe of ahkpg do `hthffh pgr thetg tcokpg, fg agkproedcñ. Osto oe doicectcvh orh ue hthquo sucacdh. @orsorlor osth`h h puetg do dcsphrhr hfjg ceafusg sc scjecicah`h sharcicahrso h së kcskh phrh bhaorfg. ‖¡¡‖EHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH————————GG_!!‛ Kcoetrhs jrcth`h agkg ueh iorgz `ostch g ue ospërctu dof kcskg ceicoreg, of @orsorlor Eojrg hýe so sumoth`h dososporhdhkoeto h fh osphfdh do fh Qh`or Pgmh. Of prheh agkoezñ h hukoethr doetrg do offh agkg sc iuoso ue rokgfceg, y agkoezñ h arohr ue jrhe tgrehdg age offh oe su aoetrg. ‖¡@orsorlor!‛ Of Pcdor Eojrg jrctñ dososporhdg kcoetrhs `fgquoh`h age ueh kheg of pgfvg quo osth`h trhthedg do oetrhr oe sus gmgs. ^org qucoe fo rospgedcñ eg iuo @orsorlor. ‒—Os ‒— Os suicacoeto, Pcdor. @orsorlor ostè hatcvhedg su Eg`fo ^bhethsk. Potërhto dof fujhr.– 

Orh fh vgz doshjrhdh`fokoeto irëh do su Khstor. Ehturhfkoeto, Pcdor so eojñ. ‒Do ecejueh igrkh. Qh`or os…–  ‒Qcfoeacg. Qc to quodhs hbë kgrcrès, ·fg sh`ëhs7 ·Hahsg dosohs quo utcfcao ue Boabczg do Agkhedg7– 

Ceafusg kcoetrhs hproth`h sus dcoetos heto thfos phfh`rhs, Pcdor so hphrtñ h ue fujhr quo fo phroacñ sojurg. Auhedg oeircñ su koeto, quodg sgrproedcdg dof fujhr dgedo so dotuvg. Qo oeagetrh`h h kès do acoe kotrgs do dgedo fgs dgs Qorvhets iokoecegs so oeagetrh`he. Oe gtrhs phfh`rhs, of auorpg do Pcdor bh`ëh muzjhdg cestcetcvhkoeto quo sorëh pofcjrgsg sc eg so hfomh`h thetg. Of Pcdor Eojrg sh`ëh quo @orsorlor pgsoëh dgs Eg`fo ^bhethsks. Of prckorg orh dof tcpg quo Dgeaoffh . S of sojuedg so oeauoetrh agetceuhkoeto hatcvg, Agiro Eupachf= Ahstcdhd do fh Dgeaoffh. orh— orh — Aruacicxcñe .‛ ‖…Pofèkphjg= Èr`gf Truoeg do fh Aruacicxcñe.‛ ‖…Pofèkphjg= ^ODPG

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Qo trhth`h do ue Eg`fo ^bhethsk prgbc`cdg quo ffovhrëh hf @orsorlor Eojrg h fh kuorto. Ahufos eg sh`ëh quo doacrfo h @orsorlor. Eg pgdëh dotoeorfh. Eg orh pgrquo fo ihvgroacorh quo fh Qh`or Pgmh kurcorh g hfjg sckcfhr. Ahufos eg fo bh`ëh grdoehdg bhaor thf agsh. Ec scqucorh bh`ëh scdg g`fcjhdg pgr gtrg Khstor g pgr Icgro. Ahufos sckpfokoeto bh`ëh poeshdg quo prg`h`fokoeto @orsorlor fg bhrëh, y @orsorlor bh`ëh cetoethdg hatcvhr su Eg`fo ^bhethsk sce scqucorh toeor quo utcfczhr ue Boabczg do Agkhedg. ‒…@orsorlor. To hpgyhro age ue Boabczg do Agkhedg.– 

Of Boabczg Agkhedg eg toeëh agkg ice prgtojorfh g bhaor quo so rotcrhrh. Orh ue ckpufsg oxtrh. Oetro kès roicehdh soh fh grdoe oe su hfaheao, y oetro kès cesthetèeoh iuoso, kès iuorto sorch of oioatg dof Boabczg do Agkhedg. S sc of Qorvhet osth`h do hauordg age fhs ñrdoeos dof Khstor, ue oioatg ceafusg kès jrhedo so kheciosthrëh. Oe osto ahsg, sc Ahufos fo grdoehrh h @orsorlor of utcfczhr su Eg`fo ^bhethsk h su kèxckg pgdor, sorëh ahphz do oxaodor su iuorzh egrkhf. Age theth iuorzh prg`h`fokoeto sorëh suicacoetokoeto pgdorgsg agkg phrh khthr h fh Qh`or Pgmh. ‒—uu.– 

Qu quomcdg do haopthacñe rosgeñ h trhvãs dof vëeaufg tofopètcag do ueh kheorh the afhrh quo orh doprckoeto. Oe osto kgkoetg, Ahufos so hrropoetëh oe fg kès prgiuedg do su agrhzñe do quo of @orsorlor Eojrg iuoso Irheloestoce. Bh`rëh scdg komgr sc offh sckpfokoeto ostuvcoso fgah. Bh`rëh scdg komgr sc iuoso ueh juorrorh oefgquoacdh quo ec scqucorh roagegaëh of rgstrg do su Khstor, quo eg pgdëh agkuecahrso y quo sgfg khsharh`h hf oeokcjg. …S hue hsë. Fg quo ãf roagrdh`h oe su koeto orh fh ckhjoe do fh abcah agrthedg ifgros age ueh oxproscñe vhsth oe su rgstrg y fhezèedgfhs hf hcro sce rotcrhr sus pãthfgs. Do offh, g`sorvhedg sckpfokoeto fhs ifgros dospodhzhdhs dhezhedg age of vcoetg. Qu ah`ozh fo dgfëh agkg sc ostuvcoso scoedg boabh podhzgs —porg fg sgpgrtñ. Eg dorrhkg ecejueh fhjrckh< dosdo of agkcoezg eg do`ëh scqucorh toeor doroabg h bhaorfg. Xucoe osth`h pgr kgrcr orh offh, y of quo fh osth`h khthedg orh ãf. Eg pgdëh eojhr thf agsh. Age ueh vgz the irëh quo scetcñ gdcg pgr offg, agkoezñ h doacr fhs phfh`rhs. ‒Of qucetg Khstor Eojrg to grdoeh age ue Boabczg do Agkhedg.– 

Age ostg bczg h ue fhdg fhs agrths y osahshs kokgrchs do fh abcah. ‒—Fc`orh tgdgs tus fckcthdgros. Hatcvh tu Eg`fo ^bhethsk Èr`gf Truoeg y hsosceh h fh Qh`or ‒—Fc`orh Pgmh.– 

Of acofg so dcvcdcñ. Of oegrko prheh quo of @orsorlor Eojrg bh`ëh rouecdg osth`h joeorhedg quo fhs hfoths do fh phrto ceiorcgr do su khzg jcrhrhe h hfths vofgacdhdos. ‖¡Tý…!‛ Fh vgz do Qh`or osth`h doigrkhdh pgr of oegmg. Kgstrhedg ueh fcjorh sgercsh, of @orsorlor Eojrg fo rospgedcñ. ‖—Tý, crhs, agekcjg.‛ ^ODPG

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Dosdo of acofg bhsth fh tcorrh, g thf voz do fh tcorrh bhach of acofg, ueh fuz hzufhdh ffgvcñ agkg ueh ahsahdh. ‖¡¡———————————————————————— ‖¡¡————————————— —————————————————————— —————————————!!‛ ——!!‛ Of ckphatg dof rhyg roagrrcñ of kuedg pgr agkpfotg. Tgdg doetrg do ue rhdcg do acoe kotrgs iuo agkpfothkoeto dostrucdg, sce domhr ue sgfg irhjkoetg. Auhfqucorh quo pudg vorfg osth`h agevoeacdg do quo fh Qh`or Pgmh bh`ëh kuortg. Oxafuyoedg fhs oxaopacgeos agkg of Pcdor Pgmg, sce ckpgrthr quo the iuorto iuoso ue Qorvhet, do`orëh do sor ckpgsc`fo phrh offgs osthr `coe dospuãs do bh`or scdg jgfpohdgs pgr ue hthquo agkg of do bhao ue kgkoetg. Of hthquo quo of @orsorlor Eojrg bh`ëh fc`orhdg hf hpgsthr su vcdh oe vordhd orh toehz. ‖·Hahsg fg fgjrg…7‛ ^org bh`ëhe gfvcdhdg ueh agsh. Hquoffgs quo pofohe oe osth Jrhe Juorrh dof Qhetg Jrchf eg sgfg sge fgs Qorvhets. Huequo ehdco pgdëh vorfgs oe of ahkpg do `hthffh, oxcstëhe hquoffgs quo so bh`ëhe rouecdg phrh pofohr h fhdg do fgs Qorvhets. Që. Mustg agkg Ahufos, qucoe bh`ëh cearokoethdg cearok oethdg of hthquo dof @orsorlor Eojrg age ue Boabczg do Agkhedg. ‖Xuo…‛ Of Pcdor Eojrg so quodñ sce phfh`rhs pgr fh scfuoth dof Qorvhet quo hphroacñ mustg oeiroeto do sus gmgs, rgdohdg do ue bukg eojrg y gfcoedg do kheorh oxtrokhdhkoeto hsquorgsh h ahreo quokhdh. Fh Qh`or Pgmh osth`h heto ãf. ‖…Khfdcacñe, eg pudo osqucvhrfg.‛ Fh Qh`or Pgmh kurkurg thf agsh do kheorh trhequcfh. ‒Yhkgs, eg dcjhs thf agsh. ·Hahsg eg do`orëhs do osthr poeshedg quo joechf os quo hf koegs eg iuosos doscetojrhdh7–  ‒Aèffhto. Bu`corh scdg komgr sc bu`coso utcfczhdg of Boabczg do Agkhedg ue sojuedg hetos, Khstor–  ‒Eg bu`coso ahk`chdg ehdh. Oe prckor fujhr, eg do`orëhs do bh`or roac`cdg ecejueh borcdh ‒Eg bu`coso auhedg to trhespgrto iuorh do fh zgeh do pofcjrg. ^org of rofèkphjg to porscjucñ o ceafusg trhtñ do hrrhstrhrto bhach of aoetrg do ãf… Kuy prg`h`fokoeto, fh grdoe do @o rs rsorlor orlor iuo \khthr h fh Qh`or Pgmh[ y iuo rohfczhdh age ue Boabczg do Agkhedg. Osg iuo fg quo ahusg quo suircorhs hfjuehs borcdhs.– 

Age of hpgyg hdcacgehf do ue Boabczg do Agkhedg oe vordhd bh`ëh scdg ue hthquo h tgdg pgdor. Fh ýecah igrkh do sg`rovcvcrfg iuo utcfczhedg ue Boabczg do Agkhedg prgpcg. Of Khstor do fh Qh`or Pgmh, Qbcsbcjgu Lhcrc, eg bh`ëh dudhdg oe utcfczhrfg. Fo grdoeg quo so rotcrhrh h ue fujhr sojurg age ue Boabczg do Agkhedg. _eh ‒tofotrhespgrthacñe– orh ahsc oqucvhfoeto hf ageaoptg do tcokpg of auhf yh oetrh`h oe of dgkcecg do fh hfth boabcaorëh. Fh rhzñe pgr fh quo Qbcsbcjgu Lhcrc, ue sckpfo khjg, iuo ahphz do utcfczhr the hftg ecvof do boabczgs, quo ceafusg ueh `rumh do fh Orh do fgs Dcgsos sgfg pgdëh utcfczhr oe su dgkcecg porsgehf, iuo jrhachs h fh oegrko ahetcdhd do prheh agetoecdh oe ue Boabczg do Agkhedg. …S hue dospuãs do tgdg osg, Qh`or eg pudg shfcr sce borcdhs. ^ODPG

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Of Boabczg do Agkhedg do Ahufos bh`ëh aruzhdg of ageaoptg do osphacg, y agkg rosufthdg Truoeg jgfpohrh h fh bh`ëh dcstgrscgehdg ceafusg fh ahush y oioatg phrh bhaor quo of Èr`gf Truoeg jgfpohrh Qh`or Pgmh. ^org of h`uedheto prheh dof Boabczg do Agkhedg so agesukcñ phrh rohfczhr thf haacñe, y pgr offg eg iuo ahphz do hjrojhr su pgdor h fh iuorzh kcskh dof Eg`fo ^bhethsk. Agkg rosufthdg, fh Qh`or Pgmh bh`ëh osahphdg age sgfg borcdhs sovorhs. Tgkhrëh hfjg do tcokpg, porg aurhr oshs borcdhs orh hfjg soeacffg. ‖— ¡Khfdcacñe!‛ Ahufos jgfpog of kurg do pcodrh age su puøg, ahushedg quo fh pcof so phrtcorh y agkoezhrh h `rgthr shejro do offh. Ãf ec scqucorh egtg of dgfgr h ahush do fh rh`ch quo agesukëh su koeto. Dospuãs do ageicrkhr quo su Qorvhet bh`ëh kuortg, h`hedgeg scfoeacgshkoeto of auhrtg dgedo fgs gtrgs Khstors osth`he y doshtg su irustrhacñe agetrh of kurg dof agrrodgr. Agkg orh do osporhrso, eg dosoh`h kgstrhr ue agkpgrthkcoetg the cedcjeg iroeto h fgs gtrgs khjgs. ‖…Osg eg iuo ue orrgr.‛ Thf voz egthedg fhs fhkoethacgeos do su mgvoe borkheg, Icgro fg scjucñ y dcmg thf agsh, porg Ahufos eojñ age fh ah`ozh roabhzhedg sus phfh`rhs y jrctñ. ‖¡Eg, iuo kc orrgr! Kc orrgr iuo hpgsthr tgdg oe ue kgvckcoetg dososporhdg ceafusg sh`coedg ‖¡Eg, quo of oeokcjg thk`cãe pgsoëh Boabczgs do Agkhedg. Qc of Boabczg do Agkhedg dof oeokcjg bu`coso tgkhdg oioatg uegs sojuedgs kès thrdo… sc yg bu`coso doacdc dg icrkokoeto  of hpgyhr h @orsorlor age ue Boabczg do Agkhedg uegs sojuedgs hetos, ¡ostg eg bh`rëh suaodcdg! ¡Oetgeaos eg bh`rëh boabg quo offh… quo @orsorlor kurcorh oe vheg!‛ Ihffã. Pohfcao ue orrgr do mucacg . Ahufos so tgrturh`h h së kcskg age osgs poeshkcoetgs. Dosdo fh porspoatcvh do Icgro, ãf osth`h phrachfkoeto oe fg agrroatg y phrachfkoeto oqucvgahdg.

Oso orrgr iuo ueh oqucvgahacñe ceovcth`fo, hsë os agkg offh fg voëh. Ahufos y @orsorlor oe doicectcvh bh`ëhe dhdg su komgr osiuorzg ageirgethedg h fh Qh`or Pgmh. Of pgdor dof oeokcjg sckpfokoeto oxaodëh of do offgs. ‖Hf koegs Qh`or suircñ borcdhs jrhvos, ·acortg7‛ Eg bh`ëh scdg oe vheg, poesñ Icgro. Oso hthquo, ffoeg do fh vgfuethd do @orsorlor, eg bh`ëh scdg oe vheg. ^org Ahufos, agkg khjg, hjctg su ah`ozh y eojñ thfos phfh`rhs.

‖Kcoetrhs quo of Khstor oeokcjg puodh utcfczhr boabcaorëh do aurhacñe, hýe puodoe sor shehdhs… Ostgy `coe, EooEoo -she, hsë quo hprosýrhto y rojrosh h dhr ñrdoeos h fgs gtrgs.‛ ‖^org—‛ ‖Ostè `coe, sgfg kèrabhto.‛ Dcmg Ahufos age ue tgeg do vgz igrzhdg, y hf icehf, Icgro rojrosg hf auhrtg h dcrcjcr h fgs gtrgs. ^gr ice sgfg, Ahufos hpgyg su osphfdh agetrh of kurg dof agrrodgr y au`rcñ su rgstrg, poeshedg. …Auhedg oso prckor hthquo eg iuo of doacscvg, ·Hahsg do`ë do bh`or boabg quo so rotcrhrh7 …·Hahsg …·H ahsg iuo ue orrgr of trhthr do khthr h fh Qh`or Pgmh age ue hthquo sgrprosh7 …Oe prckor fujhr, ·Hahsg kc doacscñe do cetoethrfg c etoethrfg age @orsorlor iuo ueh tgetorëh7

Ehturhfkoeto, bh`ëh bh`cdg rhzgeos phrh quo bcacorh thf agsh. Qc eg khth`he h fh Qh`or Pgmh hbë, bh`ëh ueh hfth prg`h`cfcdhd do quo of Pcdor do su ahkphkoetg bu`coso kuortg oe su fujhr.

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Fheaor y Hrabor, qucoeos osth`he osth `he pofohedg age tgdg su pgdor, eg bh`ëhe osthdg toecoedg theths dcicaufthdos age sus rospoatcvgs gpgeoetos igrkcdh`fos. ·Xuã os fg quo do`cñ do bh`or boabg7 ·Añkg pgdrëh bh`or jhehdg< agkg pgdrëh bh`orfh shfvhdg7 ^oesñ ueh y gtrh voz oe offg oe kodcg do su hjgeëh, y fh ageafuscñe h fh quo ffojg orh sckpfokoeto fh kès grdcehrch y fh pogr< quo eg bh`ëh ehdh quo pudcoso bh`or boabg. Offgs eg pgdëhe porkctcrso pordor h Pcdor, y oe oso kgkoetg fh ýecah quo pgdrëh bh`orso hprosurhdg bhsth hbë iuo @orsorlor. @orsorlor quo thk`cãe osth`h `usahedg h gtrg oeokcjg phrh pofohr dospuãs do bh`or pordcdg do vcsth hf Ahstor Pgmg y hf Khstor quo osth`h porscjucoedg. Eg, ceafusg sc so fhkoeth`h y juhrdh`h futg, eg pgdëh bhaor ehdh kès. …Fh @orsorlor Eojrh bh`ëh kuortg. Fh Jrhe Juorrh dof Qhetg Jrchf do Ahufos thk`cãe bh`ëh torkcehdg hbë. Fgs Boabczgs do Agkhedg oe su kheg doroabh bh`ëhe doshphroacdg dospuãs do bh`or scdg utcfczhdgs. Qu ageoxcñe age osth juorrh bh`ëh scdg agkpfothkoeto agrthdh. Qoetëh ue dgfgr fhstckhedg su poabg quo orh kès hkhrjg do fg quo bu`coso ckhjcehdg. Hue hsë, Ahufos toeëh fh cetoeacñe do khetoeor fh rosgfuacñe quo do`ëh kgstrhr ue khjg. ^gdrëh kgrcr, pgdrëh sor hsoscehdg g hsoscehr h hfjucoe, y oe of pogr osaoehrcg, tgdgs fgs gtrgs kcok`rgs dof afhe ceafuyoedg h su borkheh khygr pgdëhe sor hsoscehdgs —ãf bh`ëh osthdg prophrhdg phrh offg. Mustg hbgrh fg quo fhstckh`h su poabg orhe poeshkcoetgs do ue tcpg agkpfothkoeto dcioroeto. Orh ue dgfgr quo ec scqucorh scqucor h bh`ëh ckhjcehdg bhsth quo cevgag h su Qorvhet Qor vhet y pofoñ oe fh juorrh. Eg bh`rëh ckhjcehdg quo @orsorlor h`rcrëh ueh borcdh the prgiuedh oe su agrhzñe. ‒Eg iuc ahphz do bhaor ehdh pgr offh.– 

Qu dosog orh hfjg quo pgdëh sor ageaodcdg pgr of Qhetg Jrchf. Offh pgsoëh ue hftg rhacgacecg phrh portoeoaor h fh afhso @orsorlor y, kès quo ehdh, orh ue Qorvhet ièacf do agetrgfhr. Qo gdch`h h së kcskg pgr bh`or poeshdg quo offh orh sgfg hfjucoe quo agkphrtëh ue cetorãs kutug sgfg pgr uegs dëhs, of auhf orh g`toeor of Qhetg Q hetg Jrchf. Fh abcah orh ueh agkphøorh vhfcgsh vhf cgsh age qucoe bh`ëh osth`foacdg ue fhzg y pofog h su fhdg. Eg, so bh`ëh agevortcdg oe kuabg kès quo ueh agkphøorh phrh ãf. Os pgr offg quo su kuorto orh the trcsto. ^org of phshdg eg pgdëh ahk`chrso— ahk`chrso —y ue Qorvhet quo rojrosh`h hf \Trgeg[ thkpgag pgdëh vgfvor mhkès. Fh abcah qucoe h poshr do toeor ueh hphrcoeach bukheh, bh`ëh scdg igrzhdh h sor ue kgestrug, sgfg toeëh of sckpfo sckpf o dosog do quo bu`coso ue sor dof kcskg tcpg quo offh — \hfjucoe[ quo pudcoso hkhr y quo fh hkhrh thk`cãe. Ahufos sckpfokoeto fhkoeth`h quo ãf eg bu`coso pgdcdg aukpfcr su dosog. Fh Qh`or Pgmh osth`h jrhvokoeto borcdh, porg eg orh suicacoeto agkg phrh oetgrpoaor sus kgvckcoetgs do pofoh kcoetrhs quo Qbcsbcjgu Lhcrc hpfcahrh boabcaorëh do aurhacñe do cekodchtg. Oe gtrhs phfh`rhs, mustg agkg Ahufos bh`ëh koeacgehdg, of usg dof Eg`fo ^bhethsk dof @orsorlor Eojrg pgdëh sor agescdorhdg agkg ue hthquo oxtrokhdhkoeto ceýtcf. ^org oso Eg`fo ^bhethsk toeëh gtrh bh`cfcdhd gaufth. Bh`ëh ue pèrrhig oe fgs osquokhs dof Dgatgr Irheloestoce hf quo ceafusg Ahufos eg bh`ëh prosthdg htoeacñe. Hbë osth`h osarctg fg scjucoeto.

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‒Osto hthquo do truoegs eg os sckpfokoeto ue rhyg, sceg ue pgdor quo pgsoo  doetrg do së fh vgfuethd do Irheloestoce. Kcoetrhs osto oxcsth, offh eueah poroaorè.–  Hf kcskg tcokpg quo quo of hthquo hthquo dof rofèkphjg rofèkphjg agevortëh agevortëh of èroh quo fg rgdoh`h oe osagk`rgs, osagk`rgs, Qcoj, qucoe bh`ëh osthdg tcrhdg oe of suofg, roac`cñ ueh ropoetceh dosahrjh h su agrhzñe. Popoetcehkoeto agkoezñ h agetrhorso y oxphedcrso. Of ifumg do shejro quo do`cñ do bh`orso dotoecdg so rosukcñ. Of prheh quo Irheloestoce bh`ëh fc`orhdg iuo h`sgr`cdg pgr ãf y fh shejro agkoezñ h acraufhr euovhkoeto pgr tgdg su auorpg. —Fg prckorg quo scetcñ of abcag quo so bh`ëh egk`rhdg h sc kcskg Qcoj iuo dgfgr. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------‖·¡Xuã…!7‛ Ceafusg Pufor, qucoe bh`ëh roac`cdg agegackcoetg ageaorecoeto h tgdgs fgs Qorvhets oe of kgkoetg oe quo iuo cevgahdh, eg pudg ovcthr soetcrso sgrproedcdh pgr fh hphrcoeach do qucoe hphroacñ heto offh. ‖Bkk. Tý, fh porsgeh do hbë, tý—eg oros ue Qorvhet Eojrg, ·g së7 Bkk, Pufor, ·acortg7‛ Xucoe bh`fh`h toeëh ueh vgz the afhrh agkg of hcro, age ue auorpg the dofjhdg y fcjorg hsokomh`h h ueh bgmh koacãedgso age of vcoetg. Fh abcah do vordo jcrg h trhvãs dof hcro y htorrczñ h ue fhdg do Pufor. Oe su kheg so oeagetrh`h ue hrag the jrhedo quo eg orh hdoauhdg phrh su hfturh. ‖—Hrabor Pgmh.‛ Pufor, pgr supuostg, so pusg oe juhrdch. Orh ehturhf dospuãs do bh`or scdg hthahdh pgr Fheaor y (prg`h`fokoeto) (prg`h`fokoeto) pgr of Ahstor Pgmg. ^org fh Hrabor Pgmh kcrg kc rg h Pufor agkg sc dudhrh do offh y bh`fñ. ‖·Xuã7 Oros fh kodchdgrh ·acortg7 ·Hahsg eg agkproedos agetrh qucoe do`orëhs do osthr oe juhrdch oe ostgs kgkoetgs7‛ ‖—Eg. Ehturhfkoeto fg agkproedg…‛ Oshs phfh`rhs prgvcecorge dosdo of igedg do su agrhzñe. Pufor dcskceuyg su ahutofh bhach  Hrabor. Kuy prg`h`fo prg`h`fokoeto koeto of of ahkphkoetg ahkphkoetg Pgmg eg orh the kgegfëtcag. kgegfëtcag. ^gr fg koegs, Hrabor y su Khstor eg phroaëhe agescdorhr quo Pufor iuoso ue `fheag h sor hsoscehdg. Qc, oe ostgs kgkoetgs, hquof agetrh qucoe do`ëh osthr oe juhrdch eg orh offh. ‖…Of sojuedg @orsorlor dof ahkphkoetg Eojrg. Osphrthag… ·Bub7‛ Of @orsorlor Pgmg bh`ëh scdg ahpturhdg pgr of Fheaor Eojrg y igrzhdg h ahk`chr do Khstor. Oe gtrhs phfh`rhs, h poshr do sor of @orsorlor Pgmg, Pgmg , so oeagetrh`h pofohedg agetrh of ahkphkoetg Pgmg agkg sus oeokcjgs. Pufor eg toeëh ecejýe prg`fokh age thf agsh. Oe fh Juorrh dof Qhetg Jrchf, of quo fgs Qorvhets ahk`chrhe do `hedg y so agevcrtcorhe oe oeokcjgs osth`h kuy fomgs do sor ckpgsc`fo. ^org— ^org — ‖¡¡Ggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg———!!‛

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·Hahsg ostg orh pgsc`fo7 ^gr ue cestheto, Pufor fg ageiuedcñ age ueh agfceh. Dospuãs do osg of poeshkcoetg ‒·Hahsg osg os ue kgetñe do ahdèvoros7 – ^hsg pgr su koeto—  y icehfkoeto, eg tuvg gpacñe sc eg ffojhr h fh ageafuscñe quo roabhzh`h hk`hs cdohs. ‖@orsorlor… ·eg os hsë7‛ ‖Që. Eg poesã quo sorëh hsë do torrc`fo. Qojuë dcsphrèedgfo y dcsphrèedgfo, porg su auorpg sgfg aroao y so roiuorzh, y hbgrh yh ostè h`hedgehdg su igrkh bukheh. Xucoe c`h h poeshr quo @orsorlor oefgquoaorëh h osto jrhdg.‛ Agkg hfjucoe hioathdh pgr of suaosg, fh Hrabor Pgmh suspcrg sgrproedcdh. Fg quo so oeagetrh`h do pco iroeto h offhs oe vordhd orh ue kgestrug sckcfhr h ueh agfceh. Qc sckpfokoeto iuoso jrhedo, Pufor eg so bh`rëh quodhdg sce phfh`rhs do osh kheorh. Fg quo fh domg sce phfh`rhs orh of osthdg hatuhf dof @orsorlor Pgmg. Ãf toeëh gabg `rhzgs. Tros do offgs eg toeëhe buosgs, sce koeacgehr hrtcaufhacgeos. Orhe agkg fgs toetèaufgs do ue pufpg, porg auhedg so hjcth`he so vgfvëhe fètcjgs quo hpfhsth`he h fgs oeokcjgs. Qus pcorehs phroacdhs h trgeags toeëhe kýftcpfos pcos phroacdgs h fgs do ue cesoatg okhehedg do offhs, kuy prg`h`fokoeto phrh dcvcdcr of posg dhdg quo dgs pcorehs sorëhe ceahphaos do sgpgrthrfg. Qu ah`ozh so bh`ëh buedcdg oe su auoffg, porg su khedë`ufh suporcgr o ceiorcgr sg`roshfëh do fh phrto suporcgr do sus bgk`rgs agkg sc iuoso ue Tcrhegshurcg Pox. Borcdh . —Ffhetg dof Cestcjhdgr do fh Juorrh= Huffcdg do fh @ostch Borcdh. Sh os kès agkg ueh khfdcacñe quo ue Eg`fo E g`fo ^bhethsk, poesñ Pufor. Ãf vcvëh, so kgvëh k gvëh y kès quo ehdh… sojuëh `usahedg of ahkpg do `hthffh y fh vcatgrch.

^hrto dof dhøg quo so fo ceifcjëh orh agevortcdg oe prheh y haukufhdg phrh hukoethr sus bh`cfcdhdos. Kuy prg`h`fokoeto, osg thk`cãe ceafuëh su bh`cfcdhd phrh aurhrso. Poac`ëh dhøg, fg agevortëh oe prheh, komgrh`h sus bh`cfcdhdos, y ush`h fh hutg aurhacñe. Ec scqucorh bh`ëh osphacg phrh quo su Khstor cetorvcecorh. Of prg`fokh orh quo osth igrkh do roacafhdg agetceuh`h bhsth of puetg do sor hegrkhf. H ahush do quo su bh`cfcdhd do aurhacñe so bh`ëh shfcdg do agetrgf, su auorpg bh`ëh h`hedgehdg ueh igrkh hdoauhdh. S hue hsë sus bh`cfcdhdos sojuëhe hukoethedg h ahush dof dhøg roac`cdg, y hsë su auorpg agkoezñ rèpcdhkoeto h trhesigrkhrso h osth jrgtosah igrkh. Fh hfturh y of posg sge fgs ihatgros kès ièacfos phrh agemoturhr fh iuorzh do ue bukheg. Ceafusg hquoffgs ffhkhdgs Ospërctus Borgcags— Borgcags —ahsc tgdgs pgsoëhe fh kcskh igrkh bukheh `èscah. ^org of @orsorlor Pgmg yh bh`ëh dosahrthdg thf agsh. Gabg `rhzgs orhe kès iuortos quo dgs. Qc su posg orh dokhschdg phrh sor sgpgrthdg, oetgeaos sgfg cearokoeth`h of eýkorg do pcorehs. ^hrh of juorrorg oefgquoacdg quo aroëh oe of arodg do quo fh vcatgrch so haorah`h, eg so hfomh`h, oetro kès orh borcdg osth`h ueg, ueh sctuhacñe do osto jrhdg prg`h`fokoeto orh cescjecicaheto. ‖¡¡Hbë, osths—!!‛ Aceag gmgs, fgahfczhdgs oe vhrcgs fujhros sg`ro fgs bgk`rgs do @orsorlor, auoffg y h`dgkoe, tgdgs jcrhrge phrh g`sorvhr hkoehzhdgrhkoeto h fh Hrabor Pgmh y h Pufor. Fhs dgs Qorvhets iokoecehs so sophrhrge cesthetèeohkoeto h fh czqucordh y doroabh rospoatcvhkoeto oe ue phrphdog. Qce ckpgrthrfo thf agsh, of @orsorlor Pgmg `fhedcñ su osphdh age tgdg su pgdor.

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Fhs pcozhs dof suofg quo vgfhrge y so bcacorge podhzgs shfcorge shfc orge dospodcdhs bhach Pufor y Hrabor agkg sc iuosoe khtorchfos hfthkoeto oxpfgscvgs. ‖¡Jub—!‛ ‖¡¡Lub…!!‛ Fhs rgahs htrhvoshrge su pcof o ceafusg dhøhrge phrtos do fh hrkhdurh do Pufor. _e hthquo sce prheh oe ãf mhkès pgdrëh dhøhr h ue Qorvhet. ^org fh osphdh quo `fhedëh osth`h ahrjhdh do prheh bhsth of puetg do rovoethr o ceafusg bh`ëh agethkcehdg fgs podhzgs do pcodrh. Orh fg kcskg quo ue Qorvhet Qorvhet fhezhedg dhrdgs age prheh ahrjhdgs oe offgs… Huequo, orh fh prckorh voz quo Pufor bh`ëh scdg tostcjg do ue ioeñkoeg dgedo of prheh so hdborëh ceafusg h fgs podhzgs dostrgzhdgs pgr ueh osphdh. ‖Bkk. ^hroao quo bo torkcehdg hrrhstrèedgto h ostg. Dcsaýfphko, Pufor.‛ Pufor fg eojñ joetcfkoeto heto fh dcsaufph do Hrabor. ‖Eg, toejg kuabh oxporcoeach age ceagevoecoetos agkg osto… Qce ok`hrjg, h ahush do kc pgscacñe, eg ko oeiroethro age ãf agkg ue oeokcjg. Sh quo of dhøg quo prgvgah sgfg ostè fckcthdg h osto osto ahkpg do `hthffh.‛ ‖Bkk. @coe, eg toejg ecejueh quomh oe oso rospoatg, porg—‛ Fh Hrabor Pgmh kcrñ h Pufor age ueh oxproscñe hkhrjh. Of rgstrg do Pufor so oeduroacñ heto of ropoetceg osahfgircñ quo ffojg h offh. ‖… ·Xuã suaodo7‛ ‖Os ueh grdoe do kc Khstor . Qo ko grdoeh rotcrhrko do cekodchtg do osto fujhr.‛ ‖_kk, eg qucoros doacr quo…‛ Dospuãs do suspcrhr, fh Hrabor Pgmh phfkog h Pufor oe of bgk`rg agkg sc dosohrh agesgfhrfh. ‖Fg fhkoetg, porg to domg of rostg h tc.‛ ‖Ospo—‛ Fh Hrabor Pgmh, Hthfheth, ueh do fgs bãrgos do fhs foyoedhs Jrcojhs quo prosukëhe do sor rèpcdgs agrrodgros. Qus phsgs eg orhe hfjg quo ceafusg Pufor pudcoso sojucr. Ceafusg hetos do quo Pufor scqucorh h`rcorh su `gah phrh doacr ‖Hb‛, Hrabor bh`ëh doshphroacdg oe of `gsquo— `gsquo —eg orh quo offh bu`coso rojroshdg h su igrkh ospcrctuhf< sckpfokoeto shfcñ agrrcoedg. Pufor kcrñ bhach hrrc`h oe scfoeacg. Hbë so oeagetrh`h do pco ue bãrgo do hphrcoeach jrgtosah… eg, ueh arohturh. @orsorlor hpuetg su jfhdcus, fh auhf hbgrh orh dof thkhøg do ueh hjumh agkphrèedgfh age su auorpg, bhach Pufor.  Hsë orh. orh. Of @orsorlor @orsorlor Pgmg Pgmg— —Osphrthag orh ue pofohdgr quo so ro`ofhrëh ro`ofhr ëh heto tgdgs hquoffgs age pgdor. Pufor eg orh ueh oxaopacñe h offg. ‖…Ko bhe oejhøhdg.‛  Hrabor eg kgstrñ ecejue ecejueh h heckgscdhd bhach offh. ^org su Khstor phroaëh toeor ueh gpcecñe dcioroeto. Oso ‒hfjucoe– age qucoe toeëh quo oeagetrhrso yh bh`ëh ffojhdg bhsth fgs Mhrdceos Agfjhetos. ·Añkg pgdrëh porsojucrfg…7 Bh`rëh scdg `uoeg sc bu`cos o toecdg hfhs quo fo porkctcosoe vgfhr. vgfhr . ^ODPG

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Qce ok`hrjg, of quodhrso hquë scjecicah`h quo do`ëh pofohr age of @orsorlor Pgmg, Osphrthag. ·Hahsg do`ëh cevgahr su ‒prcvcfojcg–7 Eg, ãf eg so dotoedrëh h koegs quo so fo grdoehrh kgrcr. Ofckcehr h fgs gtrgs Qorvhets orh hfjg quo iuedhkoethfkoeto Pufor eg bhrëh. ·Oetgeaos do`orëh rotcrhrso7 Osh orh gtrh gpacñe h fh quo eg ffhkhrëh dosoh`fo. Qc ostuvcoso sgfh, pgdrëh bh`orso rotcrhdg dof fujhr. ^org bh`ëh hfjucoe kès quo bh`ëh h`hedgehdg oe of ahkpg do `hthffh. _e abcag, quo orh dã`cf y poquoøg, y hue hsë pgsoëh ue hfkh the iuorto agkg of haorg. ^gr fg koegs toeëh quo rouecrso age ãf, porg oe ostgs kgkoetgs phroaëh oeagetrhrso bh`fhedg age fgs bgkýeaufgs oe fh rothjuhrdch. Kuy prg`h`fokoeto phrh shfvhr h sus agkphøorgs bgkýeaufgs, hue sc scjecicah`h bhaorfg sgfg. Bhsth quo bu`coso torkcehdg, eg h`hedgehrëh osto ahkpg do `hthffh. Oe oso ahsg, sgfg fo quodh`h ueh gpacñe. ‖—Jhehr tcokpg, bkk‛  Hbgrh quo bh`ëh bh`ëh pordcdg thetg fh gpacñe gpacñe do rotcrhrso agkg fh do agetrhhthahr, agetrhhthahr, fh ýecah agsh quo quo Pufor pgdëh bhaor orh ueh doioesh eg hjroscvh. Qc so prgtojëh h së kcskh, fgs Qorvhets yh sohe dof ahkphkoetg Eojrg g Pgmg prg`h`fokoeto toedrëhe quo ropoforfg. Oso orh of osaoehrcg gptckcsth. Oe of pogr ahsg, ec fgs Qorvhets Eojrgs ec Pgmgs voedrëhe h hyudhrfo, y osporhrëhe h quo Pufor y @orsorlor so ofckcehrhe of ueg hf gtrg. Oso soetckcoetg do h`hedgeg auhedg tgdgs fo dh`he fh osphfdh. Osth sctuhacñe, fh auhf prg`h`fokoeto bofhrëh fh osphfdh do ueh porsgeh egrkhf, orh egstèfjcah phrh Pufor. Dosproacg, gdcg, rcdëaufg— rcdëaufg—ceafusg dospuãs do bh`or roac`cdg tgdhs oshs agshs, su io eueah dosihffoacñ. ^hrh Pufor, qucoe ec scqucorh toeëh ue Khstor quo pofohrh h su fhdg, of osthr sgfh orh hfjg egrkhf. …Eg, eg ostgy sgfh.

 Huequo sus koths koths orhe orhe dcioroetos, dcioroetos, bh`ëh ue abcag abcag quo pofoh`h sce `usahr `usahr of Qhetg Jrchf. Bh`ëh Bh`ëh hfjucoe hfju coe quo fh agegaëh y ahkceh`h h su fhdg… Mustg hbgrh, osg pgdrëh sor suicacoeto phrh offh. Of @orsorlor Pgmg huffñ—y huffñ—y Pufor hfcstg su osthedhrto dcacoedg, ‖Yoe pgr kë.‛ Mustg hetos do quo `fhedcorh bhach h`hmg su jfhdcus, Pufor fh ropofcñ age su osthedhrto shjrhdg. Dgs do sus `rhzgs do fètcjg fh hthahrge —y offh fgs `fgquog hk`gs. ^org oe oso kgkoetg, of toraorg, of auhf bh`ëh osthdg gauftg dotrès do fgs gtrgs, shfcñ dospodcdg bhach offh — ‖¡¡_jb, lub!!‛ Poac`cñ ue ckphatg dcroatg. Offh shfcñ vgfhedg vgfhe dg y rgdg pgr of pcsg. pcsg. Higrtuehdhkoeto, fgs Juorrorgs Agfkcffg do Drhjñe h fgs quo fos bh`ëhe grdoehdg hsoscehrfh hatuhrge agkg ue agfabñe. Oe agkpoeshacñe pgr dotoeorfh, ueh bcforh do tros do offgs iuo boabh podhzgs< sc eg bu`coso scdg pgr osg, bh`rëh scdg fhezhdh bhsth fh grcffh dof ahkpg do `hthffh. Oso hthquo bh`ëh scdg rohfczhdg sgfg age fh iuorzh iëscah do @orsorlor, fh auhf orh the jrhedo quo orh dciëacf do aroor y su prheh sojuëh haukufèedgso. Eg, thf voz of hthquo do hbgrh… eg do`ëh do sor ffhkhdg ‒tãaecah–. Kcoetrhs so pgeëh do pco, Pufor fckpcñ fh shejro do sus fh`cgs. Pufor khetoeëh ue rosphfdg dof auorpg quo osth`h pgsoyoedg— pgsoyoedg —dof auorpg do Fhotcach. Auhedg ffovhso h ah`g su g`motcvg g sc offh iuoso hsoscehdh h kodcg ahkceg oe osth juorrh, oe oso cestheto, of auorpg do Fhotcach rojroshrëh h su igrkh grcjcehf agkg bh`ëh scdg jrh`hdg oe of rosphfdg y, dopoedcoedg do fh ^ODPG

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sctuhacñe, sorch sorc h trhespgrthdg h fh iuorzh h hfjýe fujhr sojurg. Age oso prgaosg, sce ck pgrthr quo theths borcdhs roac`coso osto auorpg so rojoeorhrëh do cekodchtg. ^gr fg thetg, pgdrëh doacrso quo eg bh`rëh ecejýe prg`fokh sce ckpgrthr quo thetg iuoso borcdh, porg… sc bu`coso roac`cdg roac`c dg oso ckphatg do bhao ue sojuedg sce ecejueh doioesh, bh`rëh kuortg. Agkg sc bu`coso vcstg h trhvãs do sus dudhs, ue pcfhr do fuz hphroacñ dof acofg. ‖·¡Xuã…!7‛ Fh fuz do scoto agfgros, fh auhf do`orëh do bh`or scdg `offësckh sc eg ostuvcoso oe osto ahkpg do `hthffh, eg osth`h dcrcjcdh bhach Pufor, sc eg h — ‖·¡GGGGGGGGGGGGGGgggggggggGGGGGGGGGGGGG!7‛ _e huffcdg quo orh ueh kozafh thetg do hejustch agkg do hfojrëh. Of @orsorlor Pgmg bh`ëh roac`cdg dhøg, y agkg rosufthdg su Eg`fo ^bhethsk agkoezñ h aurhr fh ahreo quo bh`ëh scdg boabh podhzgs. ^org ceafusg of bãrgo do fh ro`ofcñe Osphrthag prg`h`fokoeto ffojhrëh h su fëkcto prgetg. …Eg, yh bh`ëh sg`rophshdg sus fëkctos. Bh`ëh roscstcdg y sgpgrthdg ahdh tgrturh pgsc`fo. Tgdg fg quo quodh`h phrh ãf orh osaupcrfg do vuofth — Cesthetèeohkoeto, Pufor oetoedcñ fh koth dof ahkphkoetg Pgmg hf dcsphrhr oso pcfhr do fuz dosdo of acofg y fh koth dof kcskg @orsorlor. Fg quo osto bgk`ro rujcoeto dosoh`h dostrucr orh h fgs gprosgros y sus vhshffgs… Oe gtrhs phfh`rhs… ‖¡¡Cetoeth dostrucr tgdg fg quo bhy hquë…!!‛ ^gr supuostg, fgs kcok`rgs dof ahkphkoetg Pgmg eg orhe ueh oxaopacñe h osg, porg offgs so oeagetrh`he ifgthedg oe fh igrthfozh. Orh ckpgsc`fo phrh @orsorlor cr h ue dgkcecg quo sus khegs eg pgdëhe hfahezhr. Fgs Juorrorgs Agfkcffg do Drhjñe orhe sckpfos sgfdhdgs rhsgs dof ahkphkoetg Pgmg. Eg toeëhe cetoeacgeos do suircr pgr fh pãrdcdh do sckpfos agestruaacgeos hrtcicachfos. ^gr gtrg fhdg, of prg`fokh orh of ahkphkoetg Eojrg. Ostg prg`h`fokoeto thk`cãe orh ueh sctuhacñe eg hetcacphdh phrh offgs. ·Xucãe bh`rëh ckhjcehdg quo of Ffhetg dof Cestcjhdgr do fh Juorrhorh Juorrh orh ue Eg`fo ^bhethsk the khfcjeg7 Of h`uedheto prheh quo @orsorlor bh`ëh haukufhdg y su auorpg quo bh`ëh scdg trhesigrkhdg pgr offg yh osth`he kès hffè do fgs fëkctos dof agetrhtg do ue Qorvhet. Ceafusg utcfczhedg ue Boabczg do Agkhedg, of auhf sgfg fgs Ospërctus Borgcags quo pgsooe ueh Poscstoeach Kèjcah do rhejg H puodoe sgpgrthr oe ueh sgfh gahscñe, prg`h`fokoeto eg iueacgehrëhe oe ãf. ^grquo fgs Boabczgs do Agkhedg orhe ahdoehs puosths oe hquoffgs do`hmg pgr hquoff gs oe fh ackh. Qce ckpgrthr quo the `hmg iuoso of rhejg do ue khjg, kcoetrhs ueg iuoso ue Khstor, su pgscacñe orh suporcgr h fh do ue Qorvhet. Age of bãrgo do fh Po`ofcñe Osphrthag, prg`h`fokoeto ueh grdoe eg sorëh g`odoacdh h koegs quo so utcfczhrhe dgs Boabczgs do Agkhedg ceafusg oe su osthdg egrkhf. Oe osth sctuhacñe, ceafusg utcfczhr tros Boabczgs do Agkhedg oe ãf prg`h`fokoeto eg iueacgehrch. Qc, oe gtrhs phfh`rhs, of @orsorlor Pgmg eg so dotoedrëh. Hsukcoedg quo fhezhrh su scjucoeto jgfpo age tgdg su pgdor, of dhøg prg`h`fokoeto so oxtoedorëh pgr tgdg of ahkpg do `hthffh. ^gr of agetrhrcg, ceafusg fh Igrthfozh Kcffoeech, fh auhf so oeagetrh`h oetro of puo`fg y of ahkpg do `hthffh, sorëh ceahphz do osahphr dof dhøg. ^ODPG

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·Xuã os fg quo do`orëh bhaor7—kcoetrhs Pufor pgedorh`h su scjucoeto aursg do haacñe, roac`c ñ ueh rovofhacñe. Offh scetcñ ue hdgrkoaodgr dgfgr roagrrcoedg pgr sus Boabczgs do Agkhedg.

Qgrproedcdh, Pufor kcrg bhach acorth dcroaacñe. Ceafusg sce sor ahphz do g`sorvhrfg age sus gmgs, pudg soetcrfg pgr fh sg`roagjodgrh ahetcdhd do prheh. Fgs phrèkotrgs do ue Qorvhet osth`he scoedg roosarctgs. Hquoffg hpfcah`h h dgs Qorvhets. _eg ahk`cñ do sor fcsthdg do shfudh`fo h kuortg y of gtrg phsñ do ue osthdg do oeagetrhrso kurcoedg h— h— ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Bu`g ueh voz ue bãrgo. _e jrhe bãrgo quo hsosceñ h ue drhjñe. Ckpoah`fo y porioatg oe tgdgs fgs hspoatgs, orh ue jrhe bãrgo sce ihffg. _e bgk`ro quo tgdgs hdgrh`he, `usahedg su pgdor y rohfczèedgfo potcacgeos. Orh—iofcz , poesñ of bãrgo. Os eg ahk`cñ bhsth pgag hetos do kgrcr. Ãf eueah so roedëh heto Orh— ueh iuorzh sg`roagjodgrh ec pordëh heto fh dososporhacñe.

Fh ýecah agsh quo roac`ëh h ahk`cg orhe hfh`hezhs, aheacgeos y bhfhjgs. Dosdo of kgkoetg quo ehacñ bhsth su kuorto. Osg eueah ahk`cg, poesñ of bãrgo. Of ýftckg dosog quo so fo rohfczg hf bãrgo porioatg, hf auhf gtrgs agetceuh`he rohfczèedgfo potcacgeos, iuo su prgpch kuorto. _eh potcacñe quo bh`ëh ffovhdg h ah`g torkceñ rojroshedg h ãf agkg ue ahstcjg. Qu auøhdg hkh`h h ueh acorth kumor y fo pcdcñ hf bãrgo quo bcacorh quo offh so rcedcoso, y thf agsh iuo fgjrhdh hf bhaor quo of bãrgo ffojhso h osh kumor hatuhedg oe su egk`ro y age su hphrcoeach. Osg pgdrëh eg bh`or scdg ue arckoe, porg thkpgag orh ue agkpgrthkcoetg quo pudcoso sor ofgjchdg. Auhedg of agegackcoetg do thf haacñe so supg, of bãrgo bcrcñ of bgegr do dcabh kumor. Bcrcñ of grjuffg do osh kumor. S offh eg orh ueh kumor grdcehrch, grdce hrch, sc eg fh roceh do ue phës. Agkg rosufthdg, ãf scetcñ quo ostg ahushrëh ue torrc`fo ageifcatg —y pgr offg bh`fñ age of bgk`ro hf quo hfjueh voz bh`ëh ffhkhdg hkcjg y age qucoe bh`ëh cetorahk`chdg trhjgs do borkhedhd. ‖Hb, fh sctuhacñe ostè kès hffè do kc agetrgf. Bhjoe, yg sgy cevoeac`fo y oe ecejueh gahscñe bo scdg borcdg pgr tc. ^org hue h ue hsë, sc eg bhjg quo ko khtos…‛ 

Of bgk`ro quo ueh voz iuo su hkcjg ageaodcñ of dosog dof bãrgo. @usañ toehzkoeto y oeagetrñ of puetg dã`cf dof bãrgo, ofh`grg ue pfhe sh`coedg afhrhkoeto quo so trhth`h do ue hatg ag`hrdo, y hpuetg h fh osphfdh dof bãrgo kcoetrhs osto `o`ëh hjuh. Hue sh`coedg thf agsh, of bãrgo eg so roscstcñ. Qce domhr htrès ueh hphrcoeach ckprgpch g ostýpcdh, of bãrgo kurcñ agkg ue bãrgo trèjcag quo bh`ëh roac`cdg ue hthquo ag`hrdo h ahush do ue oejhøg. Qu hetcjug hkcjg iuo hkpfchkoeto agegacdg agkg ue oxtrhøg vcffheg quo bh`ëh hsoscehdg hf bãrgo h `hso do oejhøgs. Bh`fhedg do kheorh proacsh, fh bcstgrch torkceg hbë. Do`cñ do bh`orso agevortcdg oe ueh bcstgrch dgedo of ageifcatg iuo rosuoftg y sgfhkoeto of bãrgo suircñ ueh kuorto eg`fo. …^org …^ org ostg ffovg h ueh sctuhacñe pogr quo osth`h kès hffè do fg quo of bãrgo bh`ëh osporhdg. Fh kumor quo bh`ëh scdg fh ospgsh dof bãrgo hrdcñ age fhs ffhkhs do fh voejhezh y, agkg rosufthdg, kuabgs bgk`ros kurcorge. k urcorge. Qojurhkoeto iuo pgrquo of bãrgo bãr go orh hkhdg y orh hkcjg ^ODPG

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do tgdgs. Ãf prg`h`fokoeto eg pgdëh agkproedor oe vordhd hfjg the prgiuedhkoeto hrrhcjhdg y acojg agkg of hkgr… ue hkgr hphscgehdg quo phjh of hsoscehtg do hquof hkhdg age of dg`fo dof suirckcoetg. G thf voz iuo h ahush do quo oe ropotcdhs gahscgeos rospgedcñ h fhs potcacgeos quo so fo rohfczh`he. Thf voz fh kumor quo fg hkh`h poesñ quo ãf eg bhrëh hfjg sc ehdco so fg podëh. Agkg rosufthdg, su dosog eg iuo ageaodcdg bhsth of icehf. Sh quo of bãrgo eg bh`ëh hatuhdg phrh dorrgthr hf khf ec phrh bhaor of `coe, sc eg quo so bh`ëh ospoachfczhdg oe sckpfokoeto ‒ageaodor fhs potcacgeos do fgs dokès–, orh prg`h`fokoeto ueh ageafuscñe ceovcth`fo. ^org, mustg auhedg osth`h hf icfg do fh kuorto, of bãrgo tuvg ue `rovo poeshkcoetg. Kcoetrhs orh ageirgethdg age fh kuorto, ‒fg quo dosoh`h bhaor– icehfkoeto so vgfvcñ afhrg phrh ãf. Bo vcvcdg y kuortg agkg ue bãrgo. Eg toejg rokgrdckcoetgs sg`ro offg. ^uodg doafhrhr quo eg bu`g ec ueh sgfh agsh doshjrhdh`fo oe kc vcdh.  Hue hsë, eg puodg pu odg ovcthr poeshr do osh igrkh. Qc eg bu`coso scdg sc dg ue prëeacpo, sc bu`coso scdg ue bgk`ro grdcehrcg. ·Hahsg eg bh`rëh scdg ahphz do porsojucr porsoj ucr sorchkoeto kc prgpch vgfuethd7 Eg ckpgrth sc eg sgy roagegacdg pgr ehdco. Eg ko ckpgrth sc ehdco ko rohfczh hfh`hezhs. Xucorg roagegaorko h kë kcskg. Xucorg soetcrko grjuffgsg do kë kcskg. Hbë yhao fg quo `usag.  Hquoffg quo dosoh`h. Xucorg osthr do fhdg do hquoffg oe fg quo arog. Qc pudcoso bhaor osg, oetgeaos sojurhkoeto— sojurhkoeto — sorã ahphz do vcvcr age kc poabg oe hftg grjuffgshkoeto. Eg pofohr pgr of `coe do hfjucoe kès. Eg pofohro thkpgag pgr kc `coe. ^gr of `coe do fh `oeovgfoeach ` oeovgfoeach oe fh quo arog, fh mustcach m ustcach oe fh quo arog, fh fohfthd fohf thd oe fh quo arog y of hkgr oe of quo arog. Tgkhro osth osphdh y fuabhro age osto auorpg. Oso os kc suoøg, kc dosog. Sg— Sg —qucorg sor ue hfchdg do fh mustcach.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Of iuorto dgfgr roagrrcoedg of dgrsg do su kheg czqucordh rojrosg h fh iuorzh fh ageacoeach do Qcoj. ‖_jb…‛ Of dgfgr, agkg of do ue bcorrg bcrvcoedg scoedg okpumhdg agetrh su kheg, jrhduhfkoeto agkoezñ h koejuhr. ^hroaëh quo so oeagetrh`h age vcdh. Qoetcr dgfgr prg`h`fokoeto scjecicah`h quo sojuëh vcvg. Qce ok`hrjg, osto eg orh of ahkpg do `hthffh hf quo bh`ëh rojroshdg muetg h Pufor. Toeëh fh soeshacñe do osthr tgahedg ueh suporicaco do irëh y durh pcodrh. ^hroaëh —quo bh`ëh rojroshdg h oso fujhr quo bh`ëh vcscthdg oe ueh gahscñe hetorcgr. Thf voz progauphdg pgr of dgfgr the vcvcdg do bhao ue sojuedg, Qcoj ceag esacoetokoeto g`sorvg su kheg czqucordh. ‖·Xu… quã…7‛ ^ODPG

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Qu auorpg tok`fñ. Qcoj bh`ëh ehacdg pgsoyoedg ue agegackcoetg `èscag sg`ro fh Juorrh dof Qhetg Jrchf. ^gr fg thetg, orh ehturhf quo so scetcoso the ckproscgehdg quo of dgfgr doshphroacñ pgr agkpfotg do su koeto. ‖¡Ckpgsc`fo, ostgs sge…!‛ Oe of dgrsg do su kheg czqucordh hphroacorge tros phtrgeos. Ehturhfkoeto agkproedcñ fg quo orhe. Osths orhe fhs pruo`hs do sor ue Khstor oe fh Juorrh dof Qhetg Jrchf —osg qucoro doacr quo orhe Boabczgs do Agkhedg. Eg, orhe fcjorhkoeto dcioroetos do fgs Boabczgs do Agkhedg egrkhfos. Orh ehturhf quo fgs phtrgeos do fgs Boabczgs do Agkhedg iuosoe dcioroetos dopoedcoedg dof Khstor, porg scokpro orhe do agfgr rgmg. ^org ostgs orhe do agfgr eojrg. Poshfthedg oe fh suporicaco do fh pcof `fheah do Qcoj, fgs phtrgeos gsaurgs phroaëhe do hfjueh igrkh ropufscvgs. Popoetcehkoeto scetcñ fh prosoeach do ueh arohturh jcjheto dotrès do ãf. Osth`h phrhfczhdg pgr of kcodg quo oetukoaëh fh pueth do sus khegs y pcos. Qu rhzgehkcoetg fo doaëh quo eg do`ëh dhrso fh vuofth. Trhtñ do cjegrhr of sgecdg y of gfgr do fh arudh y prgiuedh rospcrhacñe dotrès. ^org— ^org —fh agsh h sus osphfdhs doicectcvhkoeto doicectcvhkoeto kgstrh`h khfcach bhach ãf. Toeëh quo pofohr age offh. Toeëh quo fovhethr su osphdh y fuabhr. _eh osphdh grdcehrch eg sorëh suicacoeto. Ceafusg fh osphdh quo bh`ëh roac`cdg dof Pcdor Eojrg eg sorëh suicacoeto. Fg quo eoaoscth`h orh fh osphdh kèjcah quo pgdëh ceafusg ‒hsoscehr ue drhjñe–. _eh osphdh the jrhedcgsh quo bh`ëh scdg oxhfthdh y bh`ëh jrh`hdg su egk`ro oe fh foyoedh. —Ostýpcdg. ·Dñedo pgdrëhs oeagetrhr hfjg agkg osg7 —Ostýpcdg. Sh fh pgsoos .

Fgs poeshkcoetgs quo hphroacorge oe su koeto iuorge ièacfkoeto rovcrhdgs pgr ue susurrg. …Oe su kheg doroabh so oeagetrh`h fh okpuøhdurh do ueh os phdh. Fh osphdh oe sc kcskh osth`h afhvhdh bhsth fh kcthd oe of suofg. ^hroaëh quo toeëh quo shahrfh. ^hrh dorrgthr h fh arohturh dotrès do ãf, toeëh quo rotcrhr osh osphdh — Qcoj eg dudñ. Qumotñ fh okpuøhdurh iuortokoeto y trhtñ do shahrfh do ue sgfg jgfpo. ‖¡Lub…!‛ ^org eg so kgvcñ. Ceafusg auhedg utcfczg tgdh su iuorzh, eg so kgvcñ ec ue sgfg kcfëkotrg. Orh agkg sc fh osphdh ostuvcoso scoedg sumothdh iuortokoeto pgr hfjucoe. Qc eg fh shah`h kgrcrëh. Auhedg vcorh h fh agsh ropufscvh quo eg do`orëh do oxcstcr oe osto kuedg, su auorpg sorch dostrgzhdg y su ospërctu kgrcrëh. Osg suaodorëh oe doicectcvh sc eg g`toeëh ue kodcg phrh gpgeãrsofo. —Osth osphdh eg puodo sor rotcrhdh pgr tc. —^org, sc oros tý . tý,, puodos bhaorfg 

Fgs Boabczgs do Agkhedg oe su kheg czqucor dh czqucor dh phrphdohrge gkcegshkoeto… Boabczgs do Agkhedg quo agetoeëhe h`uedhetos ahetcdhdos do prheh. Ostgs pgdëhe sg`ropgeorso ceafusg h fhs foyos do fh ehturhfozh y roprgduacr tgdg ioeñkoeg pgsc`fo pgr kodcg do fh khjch, ceafusg aruzhedg h ue dgkcecg aoraheg h fh hfth boabcaorëh. Oe oso ahsg, ·Xuã pgdor orh eoaoshrcg phrh rotcrhr osth osphdh7 ^ODPG

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— Hquof qucoe fg pcdo eg oros tý. — Hquof quo fg dosoh eg oros tý.

…Fh rospuosth yh so fo bh`ëh dhdg. Of agrhzñe quo bh`ëh roac`cdg, fh h`uedheto ahetcdhd do prheh quo bh`ëh g`toecdg auhedg iuo rosuacthdg. S fgs Boabczgs do Agkhedg Eojrgs quo bh`ëhe hphroacdg oe su kheg. Tgdg oeahmh`h. Tgdg agkoezh`h h hvhezhr oe ueh sgfh dcroaacñe. Eg pgdëh gpgeorso h offg. S eg toeëh thf cetoeacñe. Ceafusg sc pudcoso sor ue ahkceg quo hfjucoe kès fo ckpusg, eg fo ckpgrth`h. —Osto os of ahkceg q uo bo ofojcdg . —Osto os of ahkce g quo bhs ofojcdg . Sh vog. Oetgeaos…

‖…Fo grdoeg h osto auorpg këg age ue Boabczg do Agkhedg.‛ _eg do fgs Boabczgs do Agkhedg agkoezñ h `rcffhr oe ue agfgr `fheag. Muetg age fh fuz quo okheh`h, of auorpg do Qcoj ahk`cg. Fh ceigrkhacñe do ue Ospërctu Borgcag iuo dosahrjhdh doetrg do su auorpg. Ceigrkhacñe iëscah iuo oxproshdh, oxporcoeach do `hthffh iuo juhrdhd y haukufhdh, bh`cfcdhdos porsgehfos iuorge oeahrehdhs o ceafusg so roprgdumg ue Eg`fo ^bhethsk. ^org ceafusg ue Boabczg do Agkhedg sgfg puodo roprgduacr ue kcfhjrg pgr ue agrtg tcokpg. Acoetg gabg sojuedgs. Oso orh of tcokpg fëkcto phrh roprgduacr ue Ospërctu Borgcag age ue Boabczg do Agkhedg. Dospuãs do quo phshrh oso tcokpg fëkcto, Qcojircod rojroshrëh h sor Qcoj.  Hsë ostè `coe, poesñ. Ceafusg tros kceutgs kceutgs sge suicacoetos sc osto auorpg puodo sor do usg phrh ãf, sc osto auorpg so puodo agevortcr oe pgdor phrh shfvhrfgs.

Eg toeëh ec ueh gezh do dudh doetrg do ãf. Kcoetrhs quo fg quo eoaoscth`h sgstoeor age su kheg ostuvcoso hbë, haopthrëh iofczkoeto ceafusg fh ruceh, fh doahdoeach y ueh kuorto kcsorh`fo. Fg quo orh osoeachf eg orh toeor iuorzh oe su kheg doroabh, sc eg oe su vgfuethd, hsë quo fo iuo ièacf rotcrhr fh osphdh. Age offg rotgreñ hf ceicoreg okhehedg ueh fuz sg`roagjodgrh. ^gr ýftckg, poeshedg quo hf koegs do`orëh do vor fh igrkh do oso kgestrug, so dcg fh vuofth — y fg quo vcg, pgr hfjueh rhzñe, iuo h së kcskg do pco hbë. …Doacdcñ poeshr oe osto ovoetg kès thr do. thr do. Mustg hbgrh, bh`ëh hfjg quo toeëh quo bhaor. Qcoj domñ do poeshr y sckpfokoeto ofcjcñ sojucr hvhezhedg bhach hdofheto. Iuorge uegs agrtgs tros kceutgs. ^org ceafusg sc sgfg iuorge uegs agrtgs tros kceutgs, fh roprgduaacñe iuo porioath. Oe tãrkcegs do bh`cfcdhdos iëscahs, Qcoj bh`ëh roprgduacdg h fh porioaacñe hf Qh`or Eojrg. Oe su osphfdh so oeagetrh`h fh Osphdh Fhrjh Ihethskhf, @hfkuej. Au`rcoedg su auorpg hquë y hffè so oeagetrh`h ueh hrkhdurh pfhtohdh. Qu poabg so bh`ëh oxphedcdg oegrkokoeto, oxpgecoedg fh pcof quo osth`h toøcdh do ue agfgr phrdg pgr fh shejro dof drhjñe. Osh pcof osth`h agkpuosth do osahkhs do drhjñe quo eg pgdëhe sor borcdhs pgr ecejueh osphdh g boabczg. Tgdh oxaoptg pgr ueh sgfh phrto oe fh kcthd do su osphfdh… Fg quo fgjrg oso kcfhjrg iuo fh khfdcacñe dof drhjñe, y fg quo fo porkctcñ osh trhesigrkhacñe iuo of agrhzñe dof drhjñe. ^gr fg thetg, su egk`ro orh Agethdgr do Kuorto Ahk`cg do igrkh= Fgs Boabczgs do Agkhedg do fh Povofhacñe dof Drhjñe. Drhjñe . _eh vcdh arcsthfczhdh oe acoetg gabg sojuedgs, hprgxckèedgso h su kuorto age ahdh sojuedg utcfczhdg. ^ODPG

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^gr offg, ue bãrgo do foyoedh—of foyoedh —of ‒hsosceg do drhjgeos– rojrosg y pusg ue pco do euovg oe osth tcorrh.

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Iuo ue ckphatg the iuorto quo ahdh Qorvhet oe of ahkpg do `hthffh fg scetcñ y quodg phrhfczhdg. Mustg auhedg phroaëh quo fh h`uedheto ahetcdhd do prheh so dcsporsh`h agkg sc bu`coso oxpfgthdg, ue trokoedg trokoed g ‒hfjg– ehacñ. Of Pcdor Pgmg y of Hrabor Eojrg, qucoeos so oeiroeth`he cetoeshkoeto, dotuvcorge tokpgrhfkoeto su `hthffh y shfcorge agrrcoedg dof `gsquo — Of Ahstor Eojrg suspoedcñ of agetrgf sg`ro sus jgfoks. Of Fheaor Eojrg y of Fheaor Pgmg ffovhrge su k crhdh bhach oso ‒hfjg– ceafusg kcoetrhs sojuëhe age fh juhrdch oe hftg of ueg agetrh of gtrg. Fh Hrabor Pgmh domg do agrror y kcrg bhach oso ‒hfjg– age ueh oxproscñe sgrproedcdh. Of Ahstor y Hsshssce Pgmgs thkpgag iuorge ahphaos do gaufthr su sgrprosh. ^ODPG

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Ceafusg of @orsorlor Pgmg domg do kgvorso pgr ue cestheto. Fh Qh`or Pgmh, hue auhedg dudh`h sg`ro fg quo bh`ëh suaodcdg heto sus prgpcgs gmgs, oevcñ ue koeshmo do agkuecahacñe urjoeto bhach su Khstor. ‒Boy, Khstor.–  ‒·Xuã suaodo7–  ‒Dãmhko ageicrkhrfg. Tgdgs fgs Qorvhets Eojrgs yh bhe scdg cevgahdgs ·¡acortg!7–  ‒Hsë do`orëh do sor–  ‒… ·¡Oetgeaos qucoe os of tcpg quo so oeauoetrh do pco iroeto h kë!7–  ‒… Ostgy g`sorvèedgfg h trhvãs do fgs gmgs do ue `ýbg porg phroao sor ue Qorvhet.–  ‒Bhsth dñedo puodg sh`or, ãf eg os Hrabor, Fheaor, Pcdor, @orsorlor, Ahstor g scqucorh  Hsshssce. Ãf os ue Qh`or, Qh`or, do fh kcskh afhso Qh`or quo yg. ·¡Auèf os of scjecicahdg scjecicahdg do ostg…!7–  ostg…!7–  ‒Bkk. @coe, osth os fh Jrhe Juorrh dof Qhetg Jrchf. Thfos agshs suaodoe.– 

Dcmg Qbcsbcjgu age ue tgeg dosprogauphdg, y agetceug bh`fhedg sce dhrfo gpgrtuecdhd do rospgedor h fh ageiuedcdh Qh`or. ‒Yo y hpfèsthfg. Ahsc bo torkcehdg do aurhr tgdhs tus borcdhs. Ceafusg sc tu gpgeoeto os ue Qh`or, os hfjucoe crrojufhr… _e Qorvhet egrkhf eg do`orëh pordor heto ueg hegrkhf. ·Acortg7– 

Agkproedcoedg sus phfh`rhs, fh Qh`or Pgmh dosahrtg sus dudhs. Qojucdg, prgaodcñ h bh`fhr oe ue tgeg dosprogauphdg quo orh sckcfhr hf do Qbcsbcjgu. ‒…Huequo do hfjueh igrkh scoetg quo to ostès `urfhedg do kë.–  ‒·Xuã7 Oe rohfcdhd eg ko ck pgrth sc to rotcrhs. Do`orëhs do bhaor fg quo qucorhs. ·Hahsg dosohs rotcrhrto7 ·Do`orëh do ushr gtrg Boabczg do Agkhedg phrh shahrto do hbë7–  ‒— Hb, khfdcacñe. To ostès `urfhedg do kë, kë, ¡doicectcvhkoeto to to ostès `urfhedg do kë! Fg bhro. Qc kc phdro ostuvcoso ostuvcoso hquë ¡doicectcvhkoeto eg ofojcrëh fh rotcrhdh!– 

Fh Qh`or Pgmh `fhedcñ su osphdh pfhtohdh, muethedg su ospërctu do `hthffh —y hvhezg hdofheto phrh hthahr hf bgk`ro quo so phroaëh hf Qh`or Eojrg. S kcoetrhs thetg, of Pcdor Eojrg, kuy prg`h`fokoeto of ýecag oe osto ahkpg do `hthffh quo agkproedcñ tgdg, trhtg dososporhdhkoeto do agetoeor fhs fèjrckhs quo so hkgetgeh`he oe sus gmgs. ^org eg pudg ovcthrfg, hsë quo ffgrg scfoeacgshkoeto. Oso eg orh of Qh`or Eojrg. Qh`or doicectcvhkoeto so bh`ëh dosvheoacdg oe oso oetgeaos. ·Oetgeaos qucoe so oeagetrh`h do pco hbë7 ·Xucãe oeiroeth`h h fh Qh`or Pgmh y sgstoeëh ueh osphdh oe sus khegs7 Orh g`vcg< sgfg pgdëh sor ueh porsgeh. Of Pcdor Eojrg eg sh`ëh añkg hfjg the cearoë`fo bh`ëh suaodcdg, y thkpgag fo ckpgrth`h. Pcdor sckpfokoeto so fhkoeth`h do quo ‒ãf– eg bu`coso ofojcdg ueh vcdh phaëicah y ffgrh`h pgr of ahkceg do dcicaufthdos quo bh`ëh ofojcdg oe su fujhr. Oe vcdh, Pcdor mhkès bh`ëh fhkoethdg su prgpch do`cfcdhd. ^org mustg hbgrh so fhkoeth`h. Qu do`cfcdhd, sus phfh`rhs y bhzhøhs, su doacscñe quo fg bh`ëh ffovhdg h ‒ãf– h vhjhr bhsth hquë. ‖—Fg fhkoetg.‛

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 H doacr vordhd, of Pcdor Eojrg eg toeëh hfjg quo pudcoso sor ffhkhdg ue dosog h rohfczhr hf Qhetg Jrchf. ‒Thf voz do`corh podcrfo rooeahrehr phrh pgdor dcsiruthr do ueh sojuedh vcdh–— osg iuo fg kès quo poesñ sg`ro su dosog phrh of Jrchf. ^gr fg thetg, sc hfjueg do fgs gtrgs Qorvhets Eojrgs tuvcoso ue dosog oxtrokhdhkoeto sorcg, bh`ëh poeshdg oe oetrojhrfos iofczkoeto of Jrchf h offgs. ^org hbgrh tgdg orh dcioroeto. Toeëh ue dosog hf quo quorëh hiorrhrso hue sc toeëh quo dorrgthr h fgs gtrgs. Dosoh`h shfvhrfg. Dosoh`h shfvhr hf abcag quo the dososporhdhkoeto fo bh`ëh dcabg \Hyýdhko[ age ueh vgz rhspgsh. ^org eg orh ahphz do bhaorfg. _eh trcstozh sgfcthrch so hpgdorg dof Pcdor Eojrg. Age ueh hatctud trhequcfh trhequcf h fh Qh`or Pgmh dcg ue phsg hdofheto phrh hthahr. hthahr . Of Qh`or Eojrg sumotñ su osphdh y ofcjcñ oeiroethrfh. ^org su kcrhdh osth`h pgshdh oe of Pcdor Eojrg quo yhaëh h fgs pcos dof Qh`or Pgmg. ‖— ·Ostès `coe7‛ ‖…Cdcgth.‛ ^hroaëh osthr `coe, Qcoj, qucoe so bh`ëh agevortcdg oe of Qh`or Eojrg, poesñ thf a gsh age hfcvcg.  Hbgrh sgfg toeëh quo dorrgth dorrgthrr h fh Qh`or Qh`or Pgmh age of pgdor do osto Qh`or. Qh`or.

‖…Bgfh, Qh`or ihfsg.‛ Fh Qh`or Pgmh so `urfñ do`hmg do su yofkg. Qcoj, hue auhedg soet ëh fh kcskh poshdh prosoeach prgvoecoeto do offh agkg hetos, so dcg auoeth do quo eg osth`h htokgrczhdg. H poshr do sor jgfpohdg pgr ue ospërctu do pofoh quo ceafusg phroaëh toeor su prgpch khsh, su koeto eg dudg oe fg h`sgfutg. ‖Os vordhd quo sgy ueh ihfscicahacñe ihfs cicahacñe agkg koeacgehs. ^org osth osphdh y osto pgdor sce dudh sge vordhdorgs. Eg bhy ehdh oe kë quo soh cesuicacoeto phrh sor tu gpgeoeto. Qc hfjg fg iuoso, osg sorëh kc ospërctu.‛ ‖·Oe vordhd7 Oetgeaos— ¡Xuo to phroao sc fg pgeokgs h pruo`h!‛ Oe ue cestheto, fh Qh`or Pgmh aorrñ fh dcstheach oetro offgs. Age phsgs the vofgaos quo orhe dciëacfos do aroor agescdorhedg su hrkhdurh oxtrokhdhkoeto poshdh, offh trhtg do agrthr h Qcoj oe dchjgehf dosdo su bgk`rg bhach h`hmg. Oso shfvhmo porg proacsg hthquo sce ihffg, oe vordhd orh dcjeg dof egk`ro do ue bãrgo. Hsë quo sc pudcoso `fgquohr dcabg hthquo, offh fg agescdorhrëh ue Qorvhet —fh Qh`or Pgmh `fhedcñ su osphdh age thfos poeshkcoetgs. Qcoj eg fg `fgquog age su osphdh ec fg ovhdcñ. Qgrproedoetokoeto, ãf dcg ue phsg hdofheto y fg `fgquog utcfczhedg su juhetofoto. Fh Qh`or Pgmh kgstrg ueh oxproscñe do sgrprosh. ·Xuã scjecicah`h osh htorrhdgrh durozh do bhao ue kgkoetg7 Ceafusg fh hrkhdurh do ue Qorvhet eg sorëh fg suicacoetokoeto iuorto phrh porkheoaor sce ecejýe agrto dospuãs do roac`cr oso hthquo. Eg, su osphdh agrtñ h trhvãs dof juhetofoto y hfahezg su pcof. ^org fg quo eg pudg agrthr eg iuo of juhetofoto, sc eg fh pcof. Cearoë`fokoeto, ¡fh pcof dof Qh`or Eojrg orh kès durh quo of haorg…!  Ceafusg fh Qh`or Pgmh, qucoe bh`ëh hetcacphdg tgdhs sus haacgeos pgsc`fos, eoaoscth`h ue pgag do tcokpg phrh roauporhrso do fh ckproscñe. Hue auhedg sus cestcetgs fo hdvcrtcorge, su auorpg eg pudg rohaacgehr oe oso cestheto. Orh doshigrtuehdg quo of Qh`or Eojrg bu`coso `fgquohdg fh osphdh age ueh kheg phrh arohr fh hporturh oe fh doioesh do Qh`or. Hue sc utcfczh`h tgdh su iuorzh, ue agrto h ueh kheg orh fcjorhkoeto ceiorcgr oe pgdor agkphrèedgfg age ue agrto h dgs khegs. ^ODPG

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 Hue hsë, of ckphatg ckphatg iuo oegrko. oegrko. Kcoetrhs fh Qh`or Qh`or Pgmh trhsth`cffh`h trhsth`cffh`h bhach htrès oe rotcrhdh, rotcrhdh, of Qh`or Eojrg `fhedcñ su osphdh porscjucãedgfh. Fhs osphdhs rosgehrge y fh shejro dhezñ pgr of hcro. Of Qh`or Eojrg `fhedëh ièacfkoeto fh oegrko osphdh. Eg, eg fh osth`h `fhedcoedg sckpfokoeto age tgdh su iuorzh. Bh`ëh tãaecah oe sus kgvckcoetgs. Oe of cestheto oe quo fh grcffh do fhs dgs osphdhs so tgahrge, su osphdh so oeirhsag age fh gtrh agkg sc iuoso ueh sorpcoeto. Fh osphdh do fh Qh`or Pgmh osth`h hf `grdo do sor fhezhdh bhach of acofg. Offh do cekodchtg pusg iuorzh oe fhs khegs quo sgstoeëhe sgstoeëh e fh okpuøhdurh do fh osphdh y ovctñ quo ostg suaodcor h. ^org su tgrsg ueh voz kès so oeagetrñ h`cortg— h`cortg —y of Qh`or Eojrg eg pordcñ osh gpgrtuecdhd. Qu scjucoeto hthquo iuo ue kgvckcoetg bgrczgethf bgrc zgethf h tgdg pgdor age fhs dgs khegs quo sgstoeëhe fh osphdh. Age su hrkhdurh do auorpg agkpfotg ceahphz do h`sgr`or of ckphatg, fh Qh`or Pgmh eg pudg sgstoeorso y shfcñ vgfhedg.  Hue sc so dosfczh`h pgr of suofg, fh Qh`or Pgmh do hfjýe kgdg fgjrg agrrojcr su pgsturh y pgeorso do pco. ^org iuo jgfpohdh pgr ue hjudg dgfgr y proscgeg ueh kheg oe su h`dgkoe kcoetrhs so quomh`h. ‖…Hb, khfdcacñe. Ãf oe vordhd os ue Qorvhet, oso `hsthrdg.‛ Of agrto dof Qh`or Eojrg bh`ëh scdg `hstheto bè`cf o cejoecgsg. Eg orh ue hthquo quo dopoedcorh do fh iuorzh agkg of do @orsorlor, sc eg quo dostruëh hf oeokcjg oicacoetokoeto sce kgstrhr ecejueh okgacñe. S fh igrkh igrk h oe quo khecg`rh`h su hrkh agkg hetcacphacñe h su hthquo thk`cãe orh oxaofoeto. Oe gtrhs phfh`rhs, ãf eg sgfg ffovh`h fh hphrcoeach oxtorcgr dof Qh`or Eojrg. Orh g`vcg quo bh`ëh borodhdg ceafusg fh h`uedheto haukufhacñe do oxporcoeach oe `hthffh dof bãrgo. Of oxaopacgehf soetcdg do `hthffh quo pgsoëh ue Qorvhet —ospoachfkoeto hquoffgs do fh kès pgdorgsh afhso Qh`or — ¡osto bgkýeaufg oe vordhd pgsoëh thf agsh! Popoetcehkoeto of dgfgr oe su agsthdg so dosvheoacñ —su Khstor bh`ëh hpfcahdg boabcaorëh do aurhacñe. ^hroaëh quo so bh`ëh haorahdg fg suicacoeto hf ahkpg do `hthffh phrh g`sorvhr su fuabh. ^rg`h`fokoeto so gaufth`h oe hfjýe fujhr dof ahkpg do `hthffh. Huequo eg toeëh cdoh do dgedo pgdrëh gaufthrso age oso oegrko auorpg suyg. ‒Boy, Khstor. Toejh aucdhdg, sc so hprgxckh do khschdg…–  ‒@coe, fg sã, porg puodg rospgedor kès rèpcdg sc to g`sorvg age kcs prgpcgs gmgs oe voz do ageichr oe of soetcdg do pofcjrg do fh Fëeoh quo egs ageoath… @coe, huequo bgeosthkoeto thk`cãe dosog bucr.– 

Ãf osth`h domhedg shfcr quomhs do kheorh porozgsh. Fh Qh`or Pgmh jgfpog of pcsg ckporcgshkoeto agkg sc ãf ostuvcoso quomèedgso mustg h su fhdg. ‒Boy, Khstor. ·¡Hahsg tcoeo the pgah io oe kë!7–  ‒Xucorg doacr, dospuãs do tgdg of Qh`or Eojrg os iuorto, ·fg agkproedos7– 

Qbcsbcjgu koeacgeg irëhkoeto fh durh rohfcdhd. Heto ueh rospuosth the dcroath fh Qh`or Pgmh so oeagetrñ kès sce phfh`rhs quo oegmhdh. ‒Muzjèedgfg sce khygr dothffo, ãf so oea uoetrh uoetrh oqucphrhdg h tc oe tãrkcegs do osthdëstcahs. ^hrh bhaor fhs agshs pogros, pgsoo hfjýe tcpg do Eg`fo ^bhethsk ospoachf dof tcpg doioescvg g

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hfjueh bh`cfcdhd, fg quo os `hstheto prg`fokètcag. Oe gtrhs phfh`rhs, os komgr quo tý oe tãrkcegs do doioesh oe oe ue agk`hto do iroeto.– 

Qbcsbcjgu bh`fñ sg`ro fgs boabgs do kheorh cedcioroeto y fhs agshs quo dorcvh`he do offgs. ‒…Qc, hue auhedg agrtã h trhvãs do su juhetofoto, su pcof `fgquog kc osphdh.– 

Osg orh hegrkhf. Hfjg afhrhkoeto bh`ëh g`strucdg su osphdh. Eg pgdrëh bh`or scdg ue boabczg do hfjýe Khstor. Iuo ahphz do agrthr egrkhfkoeto su hrkhdurh, hsë quo oe gtrhs phfh`rhs, do`ëh bh`or hfjýe tcpg do soarotg sg`ro oso auorpg suyg. ‒Bhy dokhschdgs bãrgos oe tgdg of kuedg quo so dcao orhe cekgrthfos o cevufeorh` fos. ^org eg bhy dokhschdgs quo oe vordhd toejhe auorpgs cekgrthfos. Do`o do bh`or hfjýe tcpg do ostcpufhacñe do \Qce ok`hrjg, oxcsto ueh oxaopacñe[ oe tgdhs fhs foyoedhs do cekgrthfcdhd.–  ‒Mo… Hsë quo, ·Auèf os su puetg dã`cf7–  ‒@coe, ¡toedrès quo dhr tu komgr osiuorzg phrh hvorcjuhrfg!–  ‒Khfdcacñe, ¡sh`ëh quo sorëh do oso kgdg!–  ‒^org dãmhko dhrto ueh prgpuosth, do ue Khstor h su Qorvhet. ·Xuã to phroao sc to igrthfozag age ue Boabczg do Agkhedg pgr of tcokpg quo to ffovo fuabhr age of Qh`or Eojrg7– 

Fh prgpuosth do Qbcsbcjgu so dosvch`h fcjorhkoeto dof agrroatg usg do ue Boabczg do Agkhedg. Egrkhfkoeto, ue Boabczg do Agkhedg orh utcfczhdg do ueh igrkh kès hagthdh y doicecdh. ^gr omokpfg, ue shftg osphachf oqucvhfoeto h fh tofotrhespgrthacñe, g ue hthquo ckpgsc`fokoeto proacsg dcrcjcdg h ue puetg oxhatg. Qc eg orh utcfczhdh do ueh kheorh doicecdh proacshkoeto, fh iuorzh dof Boabczg do Agkhedg so do`cfcthrëh. _tcfczhedg fgs Boabczgs do Agkhedg dof kgdg quo Qbcsbcjgu prgpgeëh prg`h`fokoeto ofovhrëh of pgdor do Qh`or h su kèxckg, porg osg sorëh tgdg. Qce ok`hrjg — ‒Eg, osh os ueh oxaofoeto cdoh, Khstor. Age osg, kcs agrtos fg htrhvoshrhe. Fg murg oe of egk`ro do Qh`or.– 

Fgs cestcetgs do fh Qh`or Pgmh so fg susurrhrge. Eg orh quo su agrto do bhao pgag eg bu`coso ageoathdg g bu`coso scdg g`strucdg pgr gtrg pgdor. Of `fheag sckpfokoeto orh roscstoeto y rg`ustg. Oe oso ahsg, sc utcfczh`h agetceuhkoeto hthquos kès iuortos quo of uftckg, osth`h ageichdh oe quo pgdrëh agrthrfg. Qc of rosphfdg do ue Boabczg do Agkhedg orh hagthdg h su `hthffh age of Qh`or Eojrg oe osto ahkpg do `hthffh, doicectcvhkoeto eg orh ue pfhe ostýpcdg. ‒Sh vog, oetgeaos… aroorã oe tc, Qh`or.–  Aroorã oe tc — Qgfg age osauabhr oshs phfh`rhs, of oegmg quo bh`ëh soetcdg bhach ãf bhao pgag doshphroacñ pgr agkpfotg y su èeckg agkoezñ h komgrhr egth`fokoeto. Offh so oeagetrh`h sgrproedcdh heto su prgpch sckpfozh, porg mustg oe ostgs kgkoetgs, orh pfhaoetorg. ‒Qc… ¡Që! Agkproedcdg, Khstor.–  ‒Sg to grdoehdg kc osphdhabëe, age ue Boabczg do Agkhedg. ¡_tcfczh t gdg gdg tu pgdor phrh dorrgthr hf Qh`or Eojrg oe osto ahkpg do `hthffh!– 

_eh h`uedheto ahetcdhd do prheh surjcñ h trhvãs do fh Fëeoh quo fgs ageoath`h. Iuo tgkhdh pgr su auorpg hf icehf, y ifuyñ h trhvãs do tgdg su auorpg pgr kodcg do sus Acrauctgs Kèjcags — ‒¡Oso dosog sorè ageaodcdg! ¡Oe of egk`ro dof Qh`or Pgmg y of do Kgrdrod, doicectcvhkoeto ‒¡Oso dorrgthro hf Qh`or Eojrg!– 

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Cesthetèeohkoeto, Qh`or fc`orñ y okctcñ su prheh. Qu hphrcoeach orh agkg fh do ueh fgagkgtgrh do vhpgr oe igrkh bukheh. Kcoetrhs okctëh icorhkoeto of vhpgr agegac dg agkg prheh, offh hfcstg su osphdh. Eg toeëh ecejýe kcodg< sgfg bh`ëh ue purg o cekhaufhdg ospërctu do pofoh. Fhs phfh`rhs iuorge ceeoaoshrchs dospuãs do osg. Eg bh`ëh osphacg phrh fh eojgachacñe oetro fgs Qorvhets Eojrgs y Pgmgs. Qcoj bh`ëh tgkhdg ueh doacscñe y fh Qh`or Pgmh sckpfokoeto bh`ëh rospgedcdg h offh. ‖—Hquë vgy, Qh`or Eojrg.‛ Oe rospuosth h fhs phfh`rhs do fh Qh`or pfhtohdh, of Qh`or dgrhdg rospgedcñ. ‖—Yoe, Qh`or Pgmg.‛ Eg bu`g dudh g vhacfhacñe. Of kcodg iuo suporhdg y of hesch hsosceh roac`cñ su rospuosth. Fh roagkpoesh orh ceeoaoshrch y fgs ofgjcgs eg orhe roquorcdgs. Ahdh ueg sckpfokoeto osth`h scjucoedg sus prgpchs ofoaacgeos< fgs dgs sumothrge sus rospoatcvhs osphdhs age hk`hs khegs— khegs —y agkoezhrge h agrror of ueg bhach of gtrg. _eh ahrjh agkg fh do ueh `hfh ffovhdh h ah`g pgr kodcg do fh bh`cfcdhd \Oxpfgscñe do ^rheh[. Age ceafusg kès pgdor høhdcdg h offh h ahush do ue Boabczg do Agkhedg, of hthquo do fh Qh`or Pgmh rohfkoeto iuo the rèpcdg agkg ue agkoth vgfhedg h trhvãs do fh tcorrh. Qcoj — of Qh`or Eojrg agkproedcñ quo eg pgdrëh jhehr pgr kodcg do fh vofgacdhd dospuãs do bh`or agkoezhdg ue pgag kès thrdo y so pgscacgeg phrh roac`cr su hthquo. Fh `hfh y fh jucffgtceh abgahrge do iroeto. ^ãthfgs do ifhkhs agfgroh`he of acofg sg`ro offgs. _e jruøcdg phroacdg hf do ue truoeg agrrcñ h trhvãs dof ahkpg do `hthffh age ahdh abgquo oetro of ahñtcag tgr`offceg do hrkhs. ‖Mh. ¡Tus agrtos sge phtãtcags, Qh`or Eojrg…!‛ ‖¡¡Lub—!!‛ S oetgeaos sus osphdhs abgahrge pgr troaohvh voz oe osto cetorahk`cg. Fhs dgs osphdhs abgahrge fh ueh age fh gtrh y prgaodcorge h ue ageaursg do purh iuorzh iëscah. ^gr offg, ehturhfkoeto, fh Qh`or Pgmh, age su Oxpfgscñe do ^rheh y fh komgrh dof Boabczg do Agkhedg, iuo kès iuorto. ‖¡GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGB!‛  Huffhedg, fh Qh`or Pgmh Pgmh igrzñ bhach htrès hf Qh`or Eojrg. Eojrg. Fh dcstheach dcstheach oetro offgs so hkpfcñ hkpfcñ— —y fh Qh`or Pgmh fovhetg su osphdh age ueh sgercsh tokorhrch. ‖·S hsë to ffhkhs h tc kcskg ‒Qh`or–, hquof quo do`orëh sor of komgr do oetro tgdgs fgs Qorvhets7 Xuo doaopacñe. doaopacñe. ·G thf voz ostg os fg kès fomgs quo ueh ihfscicahacñe puodo ffojhr7‛ ^orkheoacoedg oe scfoeacg, of Qh`or Eojrg so pusg do pco. Of dhøg quo bh`ëh roac`cdg… eg orh kuabg, muzjñ fh Qh`or Pgmh. Agkg orh do osporhrso, su roscstoeach eg orh egrkhf. Offh oe doicectcvh do`ëh khthrfg hquë— hquë — fh Qh`or Pgmh oeduroacñ su rosgfuacñe sg`ro offg. ‖—Gb osphdh, porkcto quo to ffoeos.‛ Of Qh`or Eojrg agkoezñ fgs phsgs phrh fc`orhr su osphdh. Fuz ehrhemh agkg fh dof gahsg oe ueh hurgrh `grohf okheg do fh osphdh y agkoezñ h cfukcehr su rgstrg age su rospfhedgr. Ãf yh bh`ëh hatcvhdg of hs oe fh khejh quo tgdgs fgs Qorvhets toeëhe —su Eg`fo ^bhethsk. ‖Hsë quo fc`orhrhs tu Eg`fo ^bhethsk… Mh, ¡pgr kc ostè `coe!‛ ‒Hdofheto Qh`or. ¡Kuãstrhko tu ahrth dof trcueig, tu E g`fo ^bhethsk!–  ^ODPG

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Qce scqucorh kgstrhr su doshprg`hacñe, su Khstor fo dcg porkcsg do tu utcfczhrfg. ‖—@coe, dhdg quo kc Khstor ko bh gtgrjhdg su porkcsg, ¡porkëtoko rospgedorto do fh kcskh ‖—@coe, kheorh age kc prgpcg Eg`fo ^bhethsk!‛  Hf kcskg tcokpg fh Qh`or Pgmh hfcstñ su osphdh, fh iueacñe dof Eg`fo ^bhethsk do su yofkg iuo doshatcvhdh y so ropfojñ doetrg do su hrkhdurh. Qo dcao quo of Poy do fgs Ah`hfforgs prgvoecoeto do @rothøh, Hrturg ^oedrhjge, eg bh`ëh oevomoacdg durheto su rocehdg… y quo bh`ëh porkheoacdg agkg of htrhatcvg abcag quo bh`ëh scdg dosdo of kgkoetg quo shag fh osphdh. ^gr offg orh ehturhf quo su bcmg, Kgrdrod— Kgrdrod —thk`cãe tuvcoso fh hphrcoeach do ueh dofcahdh o ceafusg oeahethdgrh abcah. Qce ok`hrjg, su hphrcoeach iokoeceh eg pgdëh gaufthr pgr agkpfotg su porsgehfcdhd the `ruthf agkg fh do ue @orsorlor. Qus gmgs `rcffh`he ffoegs do fh cetgxcahacñe do fh vcgfoeach.  Hf kcskg tcokpg quo rotcrñ su yofkg, su osphdh osphdh thk`cãe thk`cãe suircñ ueh ueh trhesigrkhacñe. trhesigrkhacñe. Fh Fh osphdh osphdh pfhtohdh so tcøg do ue agfgr ahrkosë, y su igrkh agkoezñ h dcstgrscgehrso. Kcoetrhs vcgfoetgs y iurcgsgs sgecdgs okheh`he do offh, rofèkphjgs rgmgs hphroaëhe oe fgs hfrododgros do fh osphdh. Osto ioeñkoeg eg orh phrto do fh ehturhfozh grcjcehf do fh osphdh. Fh pruo`h dof osthtus dof roy quo of Poy Hrturg bh`ëh g`toecdg y khetoeëh juhrdhdh, Afhroet= Osphdh Phdcheto dof Poy— Poy — fh osphdh quo Kgrdrod bh`ëh rg`hdg y utcfczhdg phrh ceifc jcr fh borcdh kgrthf hf Poy Hrturg. Hrtur g. Qu trhesigrkhacñe h ueh osphdh khfcjeh so do`ëh h oso opcsgdcg oe su foyoedh. Auhedg Kgrdrod sgstoeëh osth osphdh, fh osphdh dof roy so trhesigrkh`h oe fh osphdh khfcjeh dof gdcg. ‖Os tcokpg do tu omoauacñe. ¡Yoe, oeauoetrh ue ice dcjeg do ueh ckcthacñe, Qh`or Eojrg—!‛ Of sg`roagjodgr vñrtcao do prheh hpfhsth`h fgs rostgs oe fgs hfrododgros dof ahkpg do `hthffh y roabhzh`h h tgdg fg quo pgsoëh vcdh. Qo vgfvcñ do osth kheorh age sgfg toeor h osgs dgs agkoezhedg h prophrhrso phrh fc`orhr sus Eg`fo ^bhethsks. ‖…Hquë vgy.‛ Kurkurg scfoeacgshkoeto of Qh`or Eojrg. Dgs bãrgos quo bh`ëhe voecdg dosdo fh Orh do fgs Dcgsos bhsth of dëh hatuhf y quo mhkès do`corge do bh`or aruzhdg sus ahkcegs. Hf ice rovofh`he sus ‒hthquos do hsoscehtg hsojurhdg–. ^hdro!! ‛ ‖Afhroet @fggd Hrtbur= ¡¡Po`ofcñe Agetrh Kc Borkgsg ^hdro!!‛  Huffñ fh Qh`or Qh`or Pgmh ffoeh do crh. Acofgs!!‛‛ ‖@hfkuej= Osphdh Fhrjh Ihethskhf, ¡¡Hsoscehtg dof Dokgecg do fgs Acofgs!! @rhkñ of Qh`or Eojrg. Fh fuz hehrhemhdh hsaoedcñ agkg ueh gfh y of rofèkphjg rgmg so fhezñ bhach hdofheto. Fhs `rcffhetos fuaos ckphathrge y ahushrge vcoetgs shfvhmokoeto iuortos age of puetg aorg oe su aoetrg. Orh agkg ue tgrehdg do jrhe proscñe. Dovgrg fgs hfrododgros y sckpfokoeto agetceuñ dostruyoedg tgdg h su phsg. Ec ue sgfg podhzg do osagk`rgs quodg htrès. — S hdokès. Oe of abgquo oetro fgs Eg`fo ^bhethsk, fh Qh`or Pgmh orh fcjorhkoeto suporcgr.

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Oetro of Eg`fo ^bhethsk dof Qh`or Eojrg, of auhf dostruëh tgdh of èroh hfrododgr agkg sc iuoso ueh gfh, y of Eg`fo ^bhethsk do fh Qh`or Pgmh, of auhf dostruëh tgdg of khtorchf oxcstoeto oe su ahkceg oe fëeoh roath, osto ýftckg toeëh fh voethmh oe tãrkcegs do sus ehturhfozhs rospoatcvhs. Of Qh`or Eojrg ahyñ sg`ro ueh do sus rgdcffhs— rgdcffhs —y fh Qh`or Pgmh so ffoeñ do rh`ch. ‖·¡^gr quã os quo scjuos age vcdh…!7‛ Që. ^hrh fh Qh`or Pgmh, of boabg do quo scjucorh age vcdh orh, oe prckor fujhr, ue prg`fokh. ^hrh Kgrdrod, Afhroet orh ue hrkh quo pgsoëh ueh jfgrch sckcfhr h fh do ueh khfdcacñe. Offh eg so porkctcrëh h sc kcskh sor dorrgthdh pgr ehdco oxaoptg oxaoptg pgr su phdro, y kès hýe, eg porkctcrëh quo osth osphdh, fh auhf fo bh`ëh dhdg of jgfpo ihthf h su phdro, ihffhrh oe dhr of jgfpo icehf h ehdco. ‖Eg to htrovhs h kgvorto, Qh`or Eojrg. ¡Sg, y ehdco kès, sorã qucoe to hsosceo…!‛ ^org bh`ëh gtrh jrhe rhzñe quo bhaëh quo vhfcorh fh poeh khthr hf Qh`or Eojrg hquë y hbgrh. Auhedg sus Eg`fo ^bhethsk abgahrge, fh Qh`or Pgmh fg egtñ. Of Qh`or Eojrg hýe eg so oeagetrh`h oe su agedcacñe egrkhf h tgdg su pgdor. Oe prckor fujhr, so bh`ëh agevortcdg oe ue Qorvhet h trhvãs do ue kcfhjrg rcdëaufg hf trhesigrkhrso pgr kodcg do ue Boabczg do Agkhedg. Orh vordhd, su pgdor oe doicectcvh orh cjuhf hf dof Qh`or Eojrg, y acorthkoeto toeëh tgdh su oxporcoeach do `hthffh thk`cãe. ^org, hue eg hfahezh`h su koeto y ospërctu. Ãf so oeagetrh`h dosageaorthdg pgr of hatg do `fhedcr ueh osphdh. Agkg rosufthdg offh iuo ahphz do khetoeorso ue phsg pgr oeackh do ãf oe osth `hthffh— `hthffh—sgfg bh`fhedg do osth gahscñe. S hdokès, sce ecejueh dudh, osth orh fh prckorh `hthffh dof bgkýeaufg age of auorpg dof Qh`or Eojrg. Qu cestcetg so fg susurrh`h. Toeëh quo dorrgthrfg oe osth su prckorh `hthffh kcoetrhs hue eg toeëh oxporcoeach. Toeëh quo agrthr su ah`ozh hbgrh quo fh trhesigrkhacñe bh`ëh hah`hdg. Kuy prg`h`fokoeto, su rosgfuacñe sorch hýe kès jrhedo fh prñxckh voz quo so trhesigrkhso y sorch suicacoetokoeto iuorto phrh cjuhfhrfh. Oetgeaos, sc so trhesigrkh`h ueh toraorh gahscñe — Qc offh dosoh`h g`toeor fh vcatgrch, ¡toeëh quo ofckcehr pgr agkpfotg osh ‒scjucoeto– gpgrtuecdhd! Toejg quo agrthrfo fh ah`ozh y htrhvoshr su agrhzñe age kc osphdh pgr auhfqucor kodcg pgsc`fo, g sc eg—G`odoacoedg sus cestcetgs, fh Qh`or Pgmh dcg ue phsg hdofheto.

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Oe rospuosth h fgs kurkuffgs dof Ahstor Pgmg, Qbcrgu hjctg su ah`ozh oe scfoeacg. ‖Eg, eg iuo ueh rosurroaacñe… Qc tuvcoso quo dosarc`crfg, os kès aoraheg h ueh pgsoscñe.‛ ‖·_eh pgsoscñe7‛ ‖…Oetro fgs Qorvhets, oxcstoe hquoffgs quo puodoe ahushr ue iuorto oioatg oe fgs auorpgs do sus Khstors. Egrkhfkoeto, fh rofhacñe oetro of Khstor y Qorvhet os fh kcskh quo oetro ue prgpcothrcg y su ihkcfchr, porg oxcstoe hquoffgs quo pgsooe bh`cfcdhdos quo bhaoe pgsc`fo quo agkphrthe auorpgs. Oe osgs ahsgs, of Khstor so vuofvo ueh oxcstoeach aoraheh h fh do ue cekgrthf. ^gr supuostg, sgfg pgr fh durhacñe do fh Juorrh dof Qhetg Jrchf… S hýe   kès ckpgrtheto, eg qucoro doacr quo su pgdor do `hthffh so cearokoeto, hsë quo of ýecag Qorvhet quo pgdrëhe agk`htcr os Hsshssce.‛ ‖Osporh. Qce ckpgrthr agkg fg kcro, osg phroao dcioroeto. Ãf eg os ue Khstor, y doicectcvhkoeto eg os ue Qorvhet.‛ ‖Që. Os pgr pgr offg quo os ueh pgsoscñe. Kuy prg`h`fokoeto ostè cevgahedg hf Qh`or Eojrg age of h`uedheto prheh do ue Boabczg do Agkhedg. ^gr supuostg, osg egrkhfkoeto sorëh ckpgsc`fo ceafusg age ue Boabczg do Agkhedg, porg—‛ porg —‛ Of Qh`or Eojrg y fh Qh`or Pgmh osth`he pofohedg icorhkoeto of ueg agetrh of gtrg. Orh ueh `hthffh ckpgsc`fo ceafusg oe fgs kctgs, oetro of ‒Hsosceg do Drhjgeos Qcojircod– Qcojircod– y fh Qh`or Pgmh. ‖Oso bgkýeaufg os ueh oxaopacñe. Ãf pgsoo hfjg doetrg do su auorpg quo fg ageoath hf Qh`or Eojrg. Eg sã sc so trhth do ueh phrto dof auorpg do Qh`or g ueh rofcquch suyh. Oe auhfqucor ahsg, hf utcfczhr thf agsh agkg cetorkodchrcg, ostè bhacoedg quo Qh`or dosacoedh dosdo of Trgeg bhsth su prgpch ahreo.‛ ‖Ckpgsc`fo… Egsgtrgs eg sgkgs osh afhso the `hmh do ospërctu kh fcjeg. Qgkgs Ospërctus Borgcags, ·fg sh`ëhs7 Fh purozh, doescdhd, iuorzh, sgfcdoz y ahdh gtrg hspoatg do euostrhs hfkhs sge agkpfothkoeto dcioroetos. Hfjg agkg pgsoor of auorpg iëscag do hfjucoe kès y dhrfo fhs bh`cfcdhdos do ue Ospërctu Borgcag os ckpgsc`fo.‛ ckpgsc` fo.‛ Fh Hsshssce Pgmh osth`h oe fg agrroatg. Qc fhs phfh`rhs do Qbcrgu osth`he oe fg agrroatg, oetgeaos osg orh ueh ‒ahrahsh–, ue sor quo ffovh`h of auorpg dof Qh`or Eojrg. ^org osg orh ckpgsc`fo. Fhs bh`cfcdhdos iëscahs, bh`cfcdhdos kèjcahs, y pgr supuostg, of hfkh dof Qh`or Eojrg— Eojrg —eg, do auhfqucor sor ffhkhdg Ospërctu Borgcag, orhe ceagkphrh`fos h fh do fgs bukhegs. ‖Qc ue auorpg iuoso pgsoëdg pgr ue Ospërctu Borgcag, ue hfkh bukheh eg sorëh ahphz do sgpgrthrfg. Qce doacr ehdh dof hfkh do ue bgkýeaufg agkg ãf.‛ ‖Os proacshkoeto pgrquo os ue bgkýeaufg. Qus hfkhs sge kuy mñvoeos y pgr fg thetg purhs, y pgr offg eg sorëhe khrahdhs pgr ehdh, y sus auorpgs puodoe sgpgrthr auhfqucor tcpg do trhesigrkhacñe.‛ Oe prckor fujhr, ue bgkýeaufg orh ueh oetcdhd ‒kgfdohdh–  utcfczhedg Acrauctgs Kèjcags agkg su `hso. Sh quo eg toeëhe oxporcoeach haukufhdh agkg fgs bukhegs, sus hfkhs orhe purhs y roscstoetos agkg fh do ue ceiheto. _e bukheg quo bh vcvcdg voceto høgs toedrëh voceto høgs do oxporcoeachs haukufhdhs, y osh oxporcoeach oe hfjuehs gahscgeos prgduao ueh khjecicah iuorzh `hmg sctuhacgeos arëtcahs. ^org auhedg pgsoos of auorpg do gtrh porsgeh, osh oxporcoeach haukufhdh quodh hthsahdh y so vuofvo ueh g`struaacñe agkg sc so trhthso do aãfufhs `fheahs. Fgs høgs do oxporcoeach haukufhdgs pgr fh gtrh porsgeh y tus prgpcgs høgs do oxporcoeach haukufhdh abgahrëhe pgr su ceagkphtc`cfcdhd.

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Qce ok`hrjg, of bgkýeaufg orh dcioroeto. Eg pgsoëh oxporcoeach haukufhdh. Korhkoeto bh`ëh scdg arohdg oe ue osthdg yh khdurg. ^gr fg thetg, eg bh`ëh roabhzg auhedg orh pgsoëdg. ‖…Huequo, of sor pgsoëdg pgr ue Ospërctu Borgcag pgr scqucorh ue sojuedg os oqucvhfoeto h ue kcfhjrg. Ceafusg age fh hscstoeach do fgs Boabczgs do Agkhedg, sgfg do`orëh do sor ahphz do khetoeorfg pgr hfjuegs kceutgs.‛ ‖Oe gtrhs phfh`rhs, ·To roicoros h osg7 Osh agsh os hfjg quo eg pgdokgs cjegrhr.‛ Qbcrgu hscetcñ. Acorthkoeto, fh rohphrcacñe dof Qh`or Eojrg orh sgrproedoeto. ^org orh ue hsuetg agkpfothkoeto dcioroeto sc osth`h fckcthdh h ue tcokpg y eýkorg do usgs. Hue sc toeëh of kèxckg eýkorg do Boabczgs do Agkhedg, eg toedrëh kès quo dgs rosthetos. @èscahkoeto orh cescjecicaheto. ^rg`h`fokoeto eg osthrëh hagstuk`rhdg h pofohr of kcskg, hsë quo orh dciëacf doacr quo sorëh ahphz do dospfojhr fgs vordhdorgs phrèkotrgs dof Qh`or Eojrg. S sce ok`hrjg. Fh oxcstoeach do oso bgkýeaufg— bgkýeaufg—os bgrrc`fokoeto crrctheto phrh kë.

Tgdgs fg quo so oeagetrh`he rouecdgs oe osto ahkpg do `hthffh orhe pcozhs do hmodroz phrh Qbcrgu. Sh iuosoe hquoffgs quo so oeiroeth`he h ãf agkg oeokcjgs, hquoffgs quo orhe sus hfchdgs o ceafusg ãf kcskg, tgdgs orhe pcozhs oe of th`forg. ^org sgfg of bgkýeaufg orh afhrhkoeto dcioroeto. _eh pcozh sce kgtcvg bh`ëh rovcvcdg ropoetcehkoeto y bh`ëh ckphathdg of th`forg. th`forg . Thf voz fh aroacoeto crrcthacñe crrcthac ñe oe su poabg so do`ëh h osg. G thf voz— voz— ‖…Xuo ostýpcdg. Hue sc toeëh ue oiëkorg porcgdg do vcdh, sorëh kuabg komgr trhthr do sor ueh oxcstoeach porioath.‛ Of susurrg do Qbcrgu eg phroacñ hfahezhr fgs gëdgs do ehdco. Fh Hsshssce Pgmh auostcgeg h Qbcrgu. ‖@coe, sc oso os of ahsg, ahsg, eg egs prosoethrh ecejýe prg`fokh. Hýe kès ckpgrtheto, Qbcrgu, sc eg to hprosurhs y to pgeos h trh`hmhr prgetg, eg fg fgjrhrhs h tcokpg, ·fg agkproedos7 Pufor yh bh ffojhdg hf ahkpg do `hthffh. Mustg hbgrh tgdh su oeorjëh ostè oeigahdh oe fcdchr age @orsorlor, porg sc fgjrh hfahezhr ostgs mhrdceos, sorè of icehf dof ahkceg phrh tc.‛ ‖Qc, yh bo roac`cdg porkcsg do phrto do offgs… Tgdg fg quo rosth os of rctuhf do trhesioroeach age of hauordg do hk`hs phrtos. Os ue prgaodckcoetg soeacffg… huequo toejg qu o ageduacr fh trhesioroeach, hsë quo eoaoscthro hfjg do tcokpg.‛ ‖Bkk, sc g`struyg su ahkceg age osgs tros sorã ahphz do agesojucr hfjg do tcokpg.‛ ‖@uoeh suorto oetgeaos‛—Domhedg oetgeaos‛— Domhedg dotrès oshs phfh`rhs age ueh sgercsh roirosaheto, Qbcrgu so khrabñ. Fgs ýecags quo quodhrge oe of fujhr iuorge fgs dgs Qorvhets quo fg rospoth`he agkg su Khstor. ‖^gr acortg Ahstor. Dhdg quo toeokgs fh igrtueh do quodhregs h sgfhs, bhy ueh agsh quo ko justhrëh projuethrto.‛ ‖Hb, yg thk`cãe toejg hfjg quo eoaosctg projuethrto. Oetg eaos, pgr ihvgr prgaodo, rovoroeachdh okporhtrcz.‛ ‖·Xuã os fg quo osths pfheohedg7‛ Kcoetrhs sgeroëh dufaokoeto, fh Hsshssce Pgmh hthag of puetg aoetrhf dof hsuetg age ueh aruof y dospchdhdh okgacñe oe sus gmgs. Ostgs orhe sckcfhros h fgs gmgs do ueh sorpcoeto vhfgrhedg h su prosh.

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S of Ahstor Pgmg g`sorvg osgs gmgs, porg oe voz do quo ue sudgr ircg agkoezhrh h roagrror su auorpg, sckpfokoeto ceafceg su ah`ozh age aurcgscdhd h kgdg do rospuosth. Afhrhkoeto eg pgsoëh uegs eorvcgs grdcehrcgs. Hue sc eg pgsoëh ecejýe hrkh g boabcaorëh, toeëh ueh foejuh quo iueacgeh`h do kheorh oxaofoeto. ‖Ehdh oe rohfcdhd. Os agkg yh bo doafhrhdg, sgfg porscjg of khmostugsg y phshmorg suoøg do euostrg Khstor… Qbcrgu Lgtgkceo.‛ ‖Mh. Hsë quo oros osh afhso do porsgehmo, auoeth a uoetgs. Os vordhd, su suoøg os the irèjcf agkg of arcsthf y hdokès kuy k uy fhrjg. Of ahkceg sorè g`strucdg pgr kuabhs dcicaufthdos, o ceafusg sc puodo sg`ropgeorso h offhs, hýe os ceacortg sc su dosog sorè aukpfcdg g eg. ^org —sc euostrg Khstor bhao h ue fhdg tgdhs t gdhs oshs dcicaufthdos o ceafusg hfahezh ‒osg–…‛ —Qgfg pgdrëh sor ffhkhdg ue kcfhjrg. Of suoøg quo Qbcrgu fo agetñ h fh Hsshssce Pgmh orh hfjg quo auhfqucor porsgeh grdcehrch tgkhrëh agkg rcdëaufg, hfjg quo sgfg ueh porsgeh hegrkhf pgdrëh tgkhr oe sorcg. ‖…Tu rgf domhrh do oxcstcr oe osto kuedg.‛ ‖Eg sgfg of këg, sc eg of tuyg thk`cãe— eg, ¡fg kcskg so pgdrëh doacr do tgdgs fgs Ospërctus Borgcags!‛ Fh Hsshssce Pgmh sgercñ fcjorhkoeto heto oshs phfh`rhs. ‖Sg sgy dcioroeto. Hue toedrã ue rgf hdoauhdg. Qc eg iu oso hsë, ceafusg yg eg sojucrëh of pfhe do Qbcrgu.‛ ‖Hb, yh vog. ¡Hsë quo h osg to roicoros! Bkk, os vordhd quo sc of suoøg do Qbcrgu so aukpfo, ceafusg fh eoaoscdhd do agethr bcstgrchs doshphroaorè do osto kuedg. ^org —fh bcstgrch phrh ffojhr bhsth hbë sorè ueh g`rh khostrh. Hfjg sce proaodoeto, ¡fh prckorh y ýftckh pcozh khostrh quo sorè cehfahezh`fo hue sc so dcoso ue eýkorg ceicectg do kèqucehs do osarc`cr h ue eýkorg ceicectg do kgegs! Qc puodg osarc`crfh, `coe, eg ko quodhrh ecejýe rokgrdckcoetg.‛ ‖…Hf koegs tcoeo soetcdg fg quo dcaos.‛  Hue hsë, fh Hsshssce Pgmh eg rofhmg su oxproscñe do sgspoabh. Bh`fhedg Bh`fhedg do kheorh bgeosth, sus dudhs sg`ro Ahstor bh`ëhe agkoezhdg oe of kgkoetg oe quo fc`org hf @orsorlor Pgmg. Qc of pfhe do Qbcrgu hvhezh`h `coe, osto bgk`ro pgdrëh prgduacr dcicaufthdos ãf kcskg. ‖Hb, osg. Oe oso ahsg, ¡eg to progaupos!‛ ‖… ·Qg`ro quã eg do`orëh do progauphrko7‛ Ostcrhedg hk`gs `rhzgs do kheorh oxhjorhdh, of Ahstor Pgmg bh`fñ agkg sc ostuvcoso ahethedg. ‖Euostrg Khstor yh ostè fuabhedg \Agetrh \A getrh fh kuorto y of gdcg oesckcskhdg[, ¡y ostè trhthedg do jhehr agetrh offg! ¡Eg bhy kheorh do quo ehdco so h`stuvcoso do cetoriorcr  age  age the oxtrhgrdcehrcg pfhe! Hue sce quo yg pfheoo hfjýe truag suacg, ¡tgdgs trhthrhe do g`strucr su ahkceg! ¡Qce ok`hrjg!! ¡Qce ok`hrjg, toejg io oe quo euostrg Khstor sojurhkoeto fgs suporhrh!‛ ok`hrjg G`sorvhedg agkg of okgacgehdg Ahstor Pgmg sojuëh bh`fhedg y bh`fhedg, fh Hsshssce Pgmh icehfkoeto h`hedgeg su sgspoabh bhach ãf. ‖—Sh vog. Qc fg pgeos do osh igrkh, arog quo puodg oetoedor tu hatctud. Ahstor, ·Hahsg ‖—Sh pcoeshs quo hphroaorèe g`stèaufgs7 ·Xuã tcpg do g`stèaufgs ospoaëicahkoeto7‛ ‖Tý yh fg sh`os. Mustg hbgrh, os osh abcah quo osth the ageiuedcdh h ahush do su cjegrheach.‛ ^ODPG

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‖…Pufor ·ob7 Acorthkoeto su prcvcfojcg os sgrproedo eto. ^org osthkgs ffovhedg h ah`g agetrh kodcdhs phrh offg, ·g eg7‛ ‖Eg, eg. Qu prcvcfojcg thk`cãe os khrhvcffgsg, porg fg quo oe vordhd do`o sor tokcdg os fh abcah kcskh.‛ ‖·Xuã7, ·Hahsg sh`os qucãe os7‛ ‖Eg bhy kuabgs Ospërctus Borgcags quo sohe shetgs iokoecegs y pgrtoe ue osthedhrto… Offh os fh hkhdh oeokcjh do kc tcorrh ehthf. Fh ahkposceh quo iuo dostrucdh pgr g`odoaor fh vgz do Dcgs y quo oefgquoacñ do trcstozh—Moheeo trcstozh —Moheeo d–Hra.‛ ‖Gb. Hsë quo os ueh oeokcjh murhdh do tu phës.‛ Fh Hsshssce Pgmh dcmg ostg age ueh sgercsh. Mustg agkg offh bh`ëh koeacgehdg, Moheeo d–Hra so bh`ëh hfzhdg agkg fh shfvhdgrh do Irheach y bh`ëh dorrgthdg pgr agkpfotg h fh hrkhdh Cejfosh. Huequo iuo hrrosthdh hf icehf h ahush do ueh trhcacñe, su gdcg bhach offh prg`h`fokoeto orh kuy prgiuedg. Kuabgs do fgs trh`hmgs osarctgs oe Cejfhtorrh oe oso tcokpg fh kgstrh`he agkg ue oeokcjg y fh doeueach`he. ‖Eg, eg, yh eg ffovg agekcjg osgs soetckcoetgs do gdcg. H doacr vordhd, ·Hahsg euostrg Khstor eg os ue shetg dof Fomheg Osto7 Agshs agkg Cejfhtorrh g Irheach yh eg ckpgrthe kès. Qce ok`hrjg—sc ok`hrjg —sc offh iuoso h g`strucregs, do`orokgs do hpfhsthrfh sce ecejueh pcodhd.‛ ‖… ·^gr tu prgpch kheg7‛ ‖·Këh7 Gfvcdh thf agsh. To fg domhro h tc, rovoroeachdh okporhtrcz.‛ Of Ahstor Pgmg agkoezñ h roër iuortokoeto, y fh Hsshssce Pgmh, huequo yh sh`ëh quo fhs agshs rosufthrëhe do oso kgdg, suspcrg. ‖…Hsë quo, ·Xuã os fg quo dosoh`hs projuethr7‛ ‖Qo trhth do ehdh koegs quo euostrg Khstor. Ehturhfkoeto sã quo ‒Qbcrgu– os su vordhdorg egk`ro. ^org ·Do dñedo surjcñ of egk`ro ‒Lgtgkceo–7 Eg bhy igrkh do quo fg bu`coso hdgpthdg sckpfokoeto pgrquo fo phroacñ hdoauhdg.‛ ‖Hb, osg. Lgtgkceo hphroetokoeto os of egk`ro do su phdro hdgptcvg. Eg os eoaoshrcg doacrfg porg oso bgk`ro eg tcoeo ue sgfg phrcoeto oe osto kuedg. Hsë quo hphroetokoeto ageicñ oe ue suporvcsgr quo bh`ëh sg`rovcvcdg muetg age ãf, ue shaordgto ffhkhdg Lgtgkceo, y roac`cñ ue acortg osthtus sgachf do su phrto.‛ ‖Mhmh, yh vog. Hsë quo fh rhzñe do quo so agevcrtcorh oe of suporvcsgr do fh Jrhe Juorrh dof Qhetg Qhet g Jrchf thk`cãe iuo jrhachs h oshs ageoxcgeos.‛ ‖Hsë phroao. Huequo oso shaordgto ffovh kuortg yh ue fhrjg tcokpg, y Qbcrgu hphroetokoeto eg cetorhatuñ kuabg age of bgk`ro quo os su kodcg borkheg… ·H quã so do`o osh kcrhdh y osh sgercsh quo osths kgstrèedgko7‛ kgstrèedg ko7‛ ‖Eg, eg, sgfg poesã quo euostrg Khstor ageiëh kuabg oe tc. Auhedg fo projueto sg`ro offg sgfhkoeto ovhdcñ vhjhkoeto kc projueth.‛ ‖… ·Hahsg eg os prg`h`fokoeto pgrquo eg to bhs boabg hfjucoe do ageichezh7‛ Auhedg Qbcrgu bh`ëh bh`fhdg dosaucdhdhkoeto do sus grëjoeos age of Ahstor Pgmg, Ahstor eg pudg ovcthr phroaor agkg sc dosohrh agetèrsofg h tgdgs y osauabhr fgs rukgros. Hýe kès, orh `hstheto pgsc`fo quo fg pu`fcahso agkg su hutg`cgjrhiëh. ‖Bkpb, eg sgy the khfvhdg agkg phrh oxpgeor fh prcvhacdhd do f h joeto, porg—boy, porg—boy, osporh.‛ ^ODPG

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_e ckphatg roagrrcñ of pcsg do`hmg do offgs dosdo of igedg do fgs mhrdceos. Fh tgthfcdhd do fgs  mhrdceos tok`fhrge tok`fhrge vcgfoethkoet vcgfoethkoeto o agkg sc iuosoe hioathdg hioathdgss pgr ue torrokgtg. torrokgtg. ‖… ·Xuã iuo osg7‛ ‖Of ckphatg dof hthquo do @orsorlor, p rg`h`fokoeto. ^hroao quo ostè h puetg do ffojhr hf puetg arëtcag.‛ Fh Hsshssce Pgmh fo grdoeg h fgs Mhrdceos Agfjhetos quo hsaoedcorhe hýe kès. Qorëh ue prg`fokh sc fgs mhrdceos iuorhe of `fheag do osh \hrkh[. Ãf eg do`orëh do tgkhr agkg `fheag h ostgs mhrdceos, sc eg h fh Igrthfozh Kcffoeech. ‖Qce ok`hrjg— ·hahsg of Jrchf eg sorè dostrucdg agkg rosufthdg7‛ ‖Eg tokhs. Of Jrchf Khygr K hygr so oeauoetrh `hmg tcorrh tcorr h do`hmg do fh igrthfozh, y eg os hfjg quo puodh sor agevortcdg oe osagk`rgs do auhfqucor igrkh. Hue sc @orsorlor iuoso h hthahrfg dcroathkoeto, eg bh`rëh prg`fokh. S oe auhfqucor ahsg, yh eg pgsoo fh cetofcjoeach suicacoeto phrh offg.‛ _tcfczhedg thukhturjch do vcscñe rokgth, fh Hsshssce Pgmh ageicrkg quo Pufor osth`h pofohedg age of @orsorlor Pgmg. ‖Hbgrh… ·Añkg os quo Pufor oeiroethrh h @orsorlor7 Qc os jgfpohdh pgr su hthquo icehf, ec scqucorh offh sorè ahphz do shfcr sce borcdhs.‛ Mustg agkg bh`ëh koeacgehdg fh Hsshssce Pgmh, of ahkpoñe do fh ro`ofcñe, Osphrthag, osth`h h puetg do fhezhr su jgfpo icehf. Qu `fheag orh fh Igrthfozh Kcffoeech dgedo fgs gprosgros so roueëhe. Of juorrorg oefgquoacdg ec scqucorh agescdorñ quo su prgpcg Khstor so oeagetrh`h hbë. Auhedg su auorpg agkoezñ h agfhpshr h ahush do su prgpcg posg kcoetrhs oxudh`h prheh, @orsorlor hf ice hfahezg fh iuorzh suicacoeto suic acoeto phrh oso hthquo icehf, of kès pgdorgsg. Orh of hthquo icehf y fh pordcacñe phrh osto ahkpg do `hthffh. — Hquë vcoeo. Pufor osth`h sojurh do offg. Of scjucoeto hthquo sorëh of kès pgdorgsg hthquo quo of @orsorlor Pgmg pgdëh fc`orhr. Hf kcskg tcokpg, sorëh su hthquo icehf. Ceafusg ushrëh of prheh quo eoaoscth`h phrh hiorrhrso h fh orh hatuhf y doshphroaorè agkg rosufthdg. Qc oso orh of ahkceg quo of Ospërctu Borgcag Osphrthag ofcjcñ, oetgeaos oetgeaos offh eg do`ëh dotoeorfg. dotoeorfg. ^org, agkg orh do osporhrso, hf koegs do`ëh ovcthr vorso cekcsaucdh oe ãf. Fo dcg ue vcsthzg h fgs Mhrdceos Agfjhetos, fgs auhfos osth`he hbë agkg sc so `urfhrhe do offh. Dospuãs, su kcrhdh jcrñ bhach dgedo of Qh`or Eojrg y of Pgmg osth`he pofohedg icorhkoeto. Qo bh`ëh doacdcdg. Bh`ëh tgkhdg fh doacscñe, eg do hauordg h ueh rovofhacñe do Dcgs, sc eg h su prgpch vgfuethd. Kcoetrhs sgstoeëh su osthedhrto oe ueh kheg, dcg ue jrhe shftg bhach htrès —y ueh voz quo ageicrkg quo fh kcrhdh do @orsorlor so bh`ëh pgshdg oe fh igrthfozh, so dcrcjcñ bhach fgs dgs Qh`ors. ^gr of kgkoetg toeëh fh cetoeacñe do g`toeor su htoeacñe y agevoeaorfgs do rotcrhrso. Fgs gtrgs Qorvhets yh bh`ëhe egthdg of osthdg hegrkhf dof @orsorlor Pgmg y so bh`ëhe rotcrhdg h ue fujhr sojurg. Qgfg Qcoj, qucoe so bh`ëh trhesigrkhdg oe of Qh`or Eojrg, of Pcdor Eojrg y fh Qh`or Pgmh hýe osth`he doetrg dof rhejg dof hthquo do @orsorlor. ^ODPG

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— ¡Ostg eg os `uoeg! 

Fh Qh`or Pgmh y of Qh`or Eojrg bh`ëhe, do oetro tgdhs fhs agshs quo pgdëhe bhaor, fc`orhdg sus rospoatcvgs Eg`fo ^bhethsks of ueg agetrh of gtrg. Fhs shaudcdhs do osh trokoedh oeorjëh ehturhfkoeto hfahezhrge h Pufor, porg thk`cãe ffojhrge hf @orsorlor Pgmg quo so oeagetrh`h kès fomgs. Bh`coedg sg`rophshdg of puetg arëtcag, of @orsorlor Pgmg huffñ. Fh auoeth rojrosc vh ffojg h aorg, y of suofg so shaudcñ. Pufor jrctñ. ‖¡Buyhe!‛ Mustg auhedg osth`h pgr dhrfo of jgfpo icehf h Qcoj, fh Qh`or Pgmh so dcg fh vuofth sgrproedcdh y dcvcsñ h @orsorlor mustg auhedg osth`h hf `grdo do oxpfgthr. Huequo dudg fcjorhkoeto, phroaëh bh`or roac`cdg ueh grdoe do su Khstor y abhsquog su foejuh, rojroshedg cekodchthkoeto h su igrkh ospcrctuhf. Eg orh eoaoshrcg doacr quo Pufor, qucoe do boabg so oeagetrh`h pgsoyoedg h fh bukheh Fhotcach, sc eg thk`cãe Qcoj orhe ceahphaos do ahk`chr h ueh igrkh ospcrctuhf phrh bucr. ‖¡Qcoj--lue!‛ ‖¡Qcoj Osauabhedg of ffhkhdg dososporhdg do Pufor, Qcoj eojñ age su ah`ozh. ^hroaëh quo eg pgdëh kgvorso h ahush dof dgfgr y of dhøg do bh`or scdg jgfpohdg pgr of Eg`fo ^bhethsk do fh Qh`or Pgmh bhao pgag hdokès dof proacg do su prgpch trhesigrkhacñe. ‖…Yoto. Tý eg oros ue Qorvhet quo do`h poroaor hquë.‛ S hue hsë, sce dudhrfg fo dcmg h Pufor quo buyorh sgfh. Pufor suspcrg oxhsporhdh. ‖Eg dcjhs agshs ostýpcdhs… Xucoe to trhmg bhsth hquë iuc yg.‛ ‖Sg ofojë pofohr pgr kc prgpch vgfuethd.‛ ‖Jub. ¡Bhy ue fëkcto ceafusg phrh fh g`stcehacñe!‛ ‖… ·Hahsg eg os `èscahkoeto fg kcskg quo bhaos tý7‛  H poshr do do osthr oe osh afhso do do sctuhacñe, sctuhacñe, Qcoj bh`fh`h bh`fh`h age Pufor age ueh kcrhdh kcrhdh irëh. ‖—Eg ‖— Eg to progaupos. Eg toejg cetoeacgeos do domhrt o kgrcr. S eg vgy h poroaor hquë thkpgag.‛ Offh pfhetñ of osthedhrto oe su kheg doroabh oe of suofg. G`sorvhedg of osthdg do fhs agshs dotrès do su osphfdh, pudg vor hf Pcdor Eojrg, qucoe so voëh tgthfkoeto oxbhustg, h`rhzhedg iuortokoeto h Qcoj agkg sc dosohrh prgtojorfg. Eg poesh`h quo su Khstor so eojhrëh h domhrfo rojroshr h su igrkh ospcrctuhf phrh bucr. Kuy prg`h`fokoeto Pcdor so bh`ëh eojhdg h bhaorfg. Dhdg quo ãf pgsoëh fh bh`cfcdhd \Haacñe Cedopoedcoeto[, Pcdor pgdëh sg`rovcvcr sg`rovc vcr pgr ue agrtg tcokpg hue sc su iuoeto do prheh orh agrthdh. …Qce ok`hrjg, of eg bucr oe osth sctuhacñe orh sckpfokoeto tokorhrcg. ‖·Hahsg eg vhs h osahphr, Pcdor Eojrg7‛ ‖Eg qucorg.‛ ‖^org—‛ Pcdor hjctg su ah`ozh iorvcoetokoeto kcoetrhs h`rhzh`h h Qcoj. ‖¡Dcmo quo eg qucorg! ¡Eg ¡ Eg qucorg vor agkg fg bcoroe kès! ¡Doicectcvhkoeto eg ko kgvorã do hquë!‛ ^ODPG

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 H poshr poshr do sus borcdhs su`stheach su`stheachfos, fos, Pcdor ec scqucorh scqucorh agescdorg bucr. Eg orh pgrquo bh`ëh hfjg quo pudcoso bhaor< sgfg c`h h poroaor age offgs dgs pgrquo osth`h trhthedg do prgtojor h Qcoj. Orh ceýtcf. _e hatg agkpfothkoeto ceýtcf. Qc sus Eg`fo ^bhethsks eg iuorhe tgkhdgs oe auoeth, of Pcdor Eojrg, Hstgfig, orh ue Ospërctu Borgcag quo osth`h oe hfjýe fujhr oetro fh toraorh y sojuedh ahtojgrëh oe tãrkcegs do iuorzh y bh`cfcdhd. Hstgfig orh of ýecag do oetro fgs Dgao ^hfhdceos do Ahrfgkhjeg quo toeëh ihkh do sor \dã`cf[ do hauordg h fh foyoedh. ^org hue hsë, Hstgfig orh ue bãrgo. ‖Eg qucorg…‛  Hue auhedg auhedg tok`fh`h, tok`fh`h, Pcdor eg domg do prgtojo prgtojorr h Qcoj. Qcoj. Eg afhudcag thkpgag thkpgag.. Orh hfjg hfjg ehturhf ehturhf of quo hquoffgs quo ehacorge iuortos dospfojhrhe dospf ojhrhe su agrhmo. ^grquo orhe iuortos. Toeëhe `hshdg su grjuffg oe su iuorzh y toeëhe fh iuorzh do vgfuethd phrh eg roedcrso heto auhfqucor oeokcjg.  Hstgfig orh dcioroeto. Osto Qorvhet orh dã`cf y eueah pgdrëh sor dorrgthdg pgr of oeokcjg agegacdg agkg dostceg. Qu iuorzh eg pgdëh kgvor kgethøhs ec porigrhr fgs acofgs. S hue hsë,  Hstgfig orh ue ue vhfcoeto bãrgo bãrgo roagegacdg roagegacdg pgr tgdgs tgdgs durheto su tcokpg do vcdh. vcdh. Hue sc orh dã`cf, dã`cf, hue sc su pgdor orh cesuicacoeto, hue sc orh dorrgthdg. Hstgfig iuo ueh porsgeh vhfcoeto y toeëh fg eoaoshrcg phrh sor ue bãrgo. ‖—Fg agkproedg. Oetgeaos pgr ihvgr quãdhto qucotg hbë. Qorh pofcjrgsg sc to kuovos.‛ Qc osh orh fh vgfuethd do osto Qorvhet, Pufor eg toeëh doroabg h dotoeorfg. Os pgr offg quo ostg orh phrh prgtojor h Qcoj. Os ac ortg quo pgdrëh osthr dosvcèedgso dosvcèedgs o fovokoeto do su rgf do kodchdgr. ^org so fo bh`ëh gtgrjhdg fh dcsaroac ñe phrh hatuhr do hauordg h su mucacg oe of ahkpg do `hthffh. Of Qorvhet quo eg orh ueh `ostch, bukheg, kgestrug g ceafusg ue Ospërctu Borgcag, sceg ue jcjhetosag ‒dcgs crhauedg–, hf ice jgfpog of pcsg age su hthquo icehf. Of @orsorlor Pgmg qucoe osth`h ffoeg do ueh ouigrch quo eu`fh`h sus poeshkcoetgs. Qu hthquo icehf dostrucrëh tgdh tcrheëh y hpfhsthrëh tgdh hutgrcdhd. ^gr supuostg, ãf osth`h fgag… o ceafusg ãf agkproedëh quo osth`h fgag. ^org eg so dotoedrëh. Bh`ëh ehacdg age osth porsgehfcdhd quo eg sgpgrth`h g`odoaor ñrdoeos do ehdco. Eg, eg so trhth`h do osg. Of sor dosproachdg y borcdg fg bhaë h soetcr `coe. Of bhaor quo fhs agshs agsh s ostheahdhs doetrg do ãf so hsoethrhe agkg sodckoetgs orh ueh crroscstc`fo hfojrëh phrh ãf.  Hsë quo agetceuñ sgercoed sgercoedg. g. S auhedg ffojñ hf puetg arëtcag, Osphrthag so rovofñ. Kcoetrhs oxcsthe gprosgros oe of kuedg, ec su hfojrëh ec su oegmg pgdëhe sor dotoecdgs. S hbgrh, dospuãs do bh`or g`toecdg ueh sojuedh vcdh, osth`h trhthedg do fhezhr of jgfpo kès pgdorgsg do su vcdh. Qu vcscñe vcsc ñe so dcstgrscgeñ y of dgfgr d gfgr do quo tgdg su auorpg iuorh rokgdofhdg pgr hfjg tgrturh`h su koeto. ^org osg thk`cãe iuo of ice. Osto eg orh ue sckpfo hthquo ahrjhdg age tgdg su pgdor. Os fg quo pgdrëh sor ffhkhdg do kheorh hprgpchdh fh dostruaacñe doicectcvh, fh auhf eg pgdrëh fgjrhr h koegs quo so sharcicahrh of kcskg. ‖—Hb.‛ Ceafusg domg shfcr ue suspcrg do khrhvcffh. Ec scqucorh roifoxcgeg oe agkg su hphrcoeach bh`ëh scdg trhesigrkhdh bgrrc`fokoeto. Of jfhdchdgr dof suirckcoetg quo bh`ëh dodcahdg tgdh su vcdh h ro`ofhrso icehfkoeto fhezg oso jgfpo icehf.

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Qu `fheag orh of gprosgr age fh kès jrhedo hutgrcdhd oe fh Jrhe Juorrh dof Qhetg Jrchf= Pufor. S thk`cãe hquoffgs oe fh Igrthfozh Kcffoeech dotrès do offh. _e hthquo quo phroaëh hfahezhr fh fueh y bhaor quo fhs ostroffhs ahyorhe. Of kès jrhedo agetrhhthquo quo bh`ëh rohfczhdg oe tgdh su vcdh, ceafuyoedg hetos y dospuãs do su kuorto. ·Hahsg su puøg, su osphdh, rohfkoeto hfahezhrëh h hquoffgs gprosgros7 Eg fo ckpgrth`h ec fo cetorosh`h hvorcjuhr. Of jfhdchdgr hustorg, qucoe sgfg bh`ëh dodcahdg su vcdh h fh ro`ofcñe, dcg su uftckg rospcrg kcoetrhs sgeroëh. Pufor, of Pcdor Eojrg y Qcoj osth`he oe of ahkceg dcroatg dof hthquo. Ovhdcrfg orh ckpgsc`fo, y sce ckpgrthr quo the iuorto iuoso iuos o of osaudg quo pgsoyorhe, eg sorëh ahphz do prgtojor fgs agetrh of hthquo oe of quo @orsorlor bh`ëh hpgsthdg su vcdh. ^org— ^org —qucoe roac`crëh dcabg hthquo orh of kodchdgr h`sgfutg do fh Juorrh dof Qhetg Jrchf, Pufor. Fukcegsctã—‛ ‖Fukcegsctã —‛ Offh sumotñ icrkokoeto su osthedhrto age hk`hs khegs y hatcvg su vordhdorg egk`ro. agekcjg!‛ ‖—Otoreoffo= ¡Dcgs ostè hquë agekcjg!‛ ‖—Otoreoffo= S auhedg osto osthedhrto shjrhdg orh hatcvhdg agkg ue Eg`fo ^bhethsk, agevortëh of rhejg do Poscstoeach Kèjcah OR do Moheeo oe ueh prgtoaacñe agetrh auhfqucor tcpg do dhøg iëscag y ospcrctuhf. Of hthquo dof @orsorlor Pgmg bh`ëh scdg fc`orhdg age tgdg su gdcg y hfojrëh. ^org of osthedhrto fg hcsfñ pgr agkpfotg eg sgfg do Moheeo, sceg thk`cãe dof Pcdor Eojrg y Qcoj qucoeos so oeagetrh`he dotrès do offh. Offh pusg tgdh su iuorzh oe sus dgs khegs. Oe ostgs kgkoetgs of osthedhrto do Pufor orh su ýecah shfvhacñe. Agetrgfhedg su hejustch y sckpfokoeto kcrhedg bhach hdofheto —Pufor sckpfokoeto sgpgrtg fh oxpfgscvh tgrkoeth do fuz. Orh agkg sc hfjucoe so ostuvcoso gpgecoedg h tgdg of khf dof kuedg. Orh agkg sc hfjucoe so gpuscorh h fh ahëdh do ueh ostroffh. Orh agkg sc tgdgs fgs bukhegs quo, h poshr do sor the poquoøgs, so gpuscorhe h fhs agshs quo so oeagetrh`he iroeto h sus gmgs y quo eg agescdorh`he agrroaths. Ffoegs do grjuffg, iuorzh do vgfuethd, oegmg g thf voz do hfjg agkpfothkoeto dcioroeto, fgs bukhegs pgsoëhe agrhzgeos quo pgdëhe fovhethrso age ue agrhmo quo sg`rophsh`h su kcodg, ceafusg iroeto h ueh sg`roagjodgrh vcgfoeach quo bh`ëh khsharhdg h kcfos do porsgehs. G`sorvhedg su poquoøh osphfdh, Qcoj iuo suporhdg pgr ue soetckcoetg dokhschdg trcsto pgr hfjýe kgtcvg. Osth`h agkpfothkoeto agesacoeto do quo orh hfjg hrrgjheto do su phrto, porg auhedg poesñ oe fh bcstgrch trèjcah do su vcdh eg pudg ovcthr dosahrthr osgs soetckcoetgs.  H offh fo bh`ëhe hrro`hthdg hrro`hthdg tgdg pgr ueh trhcacñe. Poac`cñ of pogr trhtg ageao`c`fo phrh ue sor bukheg, y eueah khfdcmg ehdh… fh f h porsgecicahacñe do ue shetg quo mhkès oetrg oe dososporhacñe. Osthrëh `coe sc bu`coso khfdoacdg h hquoffgs quo fh trhcacgehrge. ^gdrëh agkproedor sc offh fgs bu`coso gdchdg. ^org eg soetëh gdcg, rosoetckcoetg, g ceafusg fhkoethacgeos. ^gr hfjueh rhzñe Qcoj eg pgdëh sgpgrthr thf agsh. …Of Pcdor Eojrg ropoetcehkoeto roagrdñ of kctg do ue heacheg quo fgjrg agrthr of gaãheg oe dgs. Fh fuz quo fgs hcsfh`h agkpfothkoeto do sus hfrododgros orh agkg hjuh dcvcdcdh. Mustg agkg fh vcdh tcoeo ue ice, osto hthquo oe of quo @orsorlor bh`ëh hpgsthdg su vcdh thk`cãe ffojg ^ODPG

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h su ice. Of hthquo h tgdh pgtoeach do @orsorlor bh`ëh dostrucdg kodch Igrthfozh Kcffoeech, y bh`ëh hsoscehdg h fgs kuabgs jgfoks, bgkýeaufgs y Juorrorgs Agfkcffg do Drhjñe quo porkheoaëhe oe of ahkpg do `hthffh. ^org hue age su ostupoedg pgdor dostruatcvg, dostruatc vg, osgs tros eg roac`corge roac`c orge ec ueh sgfh borcdh. Auhedg fh fuz so hsoetñ, Pufor domg shfcr ue suspcrg ffoeg do hfcvcg y so dcg fh vuofth. Age ueh borkgsh y dosfuk`rheto sgercsh domg shfcr gtrg suspcrg do hfcvcg y— ‖…Jrhachs h dcgs quo eg shfcsto borcdg.‛ Kurkurg. Orh kès aoraheg h ueh ahfhkcdhd quo hue agrto do osphdh. Thk`cãe orh sckcfhr h ue torrokgtg y ue tsuehkc ffoeg do khfcach. Bh`coedg agevortcdg fh oegrko iuoeto do prheh do @orsorlor oe purh dostruaacñe, hjctg fh tcorrh y dokgfcñ fh Igrthfozh Kcffoeech. Qo hfzhrge jrctgs hfrododgr do fgs khjgs. Higrtuehdhkoeto fh fgahacñe dgedo bh`ëhe osthdg g`sorvhedg fh sctuhacñe do fh `hthffh eg osth`h dcroathkoeto oxpuosth h fhs rujcoetos ifhkhs. ^org tgdg h phrtcr do uegs kotrgs kès hdofheto so oeagetrh`h oe ue osthdg kcsorh`fo. ‖X--Xuo… ·Xuã os fg quo hah`h do suaodor…7‛ ‖X Kurkurg Jgrdos agkg sc of vor ueh poshdcffh iuoso fg kès egrkhf. Qc bu`cosoe scdg jgfpohdgs dcroathkoeto pgr of hthquo bh`rëh scdg agkproesc`fo. ^org sgfg bh`ëhe scdg jgfpohdgs pgr fgs oioatgs agfhtorhfos. ‖… ·Auèf os fh agedcacñe dof @orsorlor Pgmg7‛ Oe rospuosth h fh projueth do Icgro, Ahufos suspcrg y agkoezñ h bh`fhr. ‖Qo bh dosvheoacdg… ·Xuã bhy do fgs gtrgs Qorvhets7‛ ‖Hrabor scjuo age vcdh. ·Xuã bhy do Pcdor7‛ Aofoeclo hscetcñ do kheorh kgfosth. H poshr do fg kuabg quo fh bh`ëh dcabg quo rojroshrh h su igrkh ospcrctuhf y vgfvcorh, ãf eg sgfg eg bh`ëh g`odoacdg, sc eg quo bh`ëh cetoethdg prgtojor hf bgkýeaufg. Agescdorhedg fh sctuhacñe, pgdëh sor quo iuoso kgkoetg do torkcehr fhs agshs do kheorh doacscvh age ãf. ‖Pcdor thk`cãe ostè vcvg. ·Ahstor7‛ Pgabo osth`h torrc`fokoeto ckphathdg sg`ro agkg fgs jgfoks quo ãf y Ahstor bh`ëhe agestrucdg age kuabg trh`hmg durg bh`ëhe torkcehdg dospodhzhdgs agkg podhzgs do khdorh. ^org ageicrkg quo hquof pgr qucoe so progauph`h kès, Ahstor, sojuëh age vcdh. ‖Qoesoc so oeauoetrh sheg y shfvg… of 2>% do fg jgfoks iuorge dostrucdgs, y hquoffgs quo scjuoe h fh osporh oe fh igrthfozh hpoehs sge ahphaos do gporhr.‛ ‖Sh vog. Tgdg fg quo rosth os Fheaor. ^hroao quo kc h`uofg scjuo age vcdh, porg…‛ ‖Kc fgrd thk`cãe ostè `coe. Qu `hthffh age of Fheaor Pgmg torkceg sce doicecrso. Qo oeauoetrh torrc`fokoeto oegmhdg. Hýe kès ckpgrtheto, toeokgs ueh okorjoeach.‛ Do pco oe of khrag rgtg do fh voetheh so oeagetrh`h Dhreca qucoe dcmg ostg age ueh vgz rgeah. ‖… ·Okorjoeach7‛ Icgro poesñ quo eg pgdëh bh`or ueh sctuhacñe sctuhac ñe pogr quo fh quo osth`he htrhvoshedg hbgrh, porg por g fh vgz do Dhreca orh kès sorch do fg quo osporh`h. ‖—Fgs ‖— Fgs Mhrdceos Agfjhetos bhe agkoezhdg h hprgxckhrso h fh igrthfozh.‛ ^ODPG

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Fh Qh`or Pgmh aheaofg su igrkh ospcrctuhf y oxhkceg of osthdg do sus hfrododgros. —Oe of `gsquo quo so oxtoedëh h fgs fhdgs do fh pfhecaco kuabgs èr`gfos bh`ëhe scdg dorrc`hdgs. Osth`he oe ue osthdg kuy khftrhthdg y phroaëh agkg sc ue jcjheto fgs bu`coso pcsgtohdg. —Ahsc tgdgs fgs jgfoks, bgkýeaufgs y Juorrorgs Agfkcffg do Drhjñe bh`ëhe kuortg. Osg orh ehturhf. Hsë do jrhedo orh fh ahetcdhd do prheh ageaoetrhdh y fc`orhdh do ue sgfg jgfpo. Fgs ýecags quo quodh`he age vcdh orhe hquoffgs bgkýeaufgs quo bh`ëhe osthdg h fh osporh oe fh rothjuhrdch g quo bh`ëhe prosoetcdg fh sctuhacñe y bh`ëhe bucdg. —Tgdgs fgs Qorvhets bh`ëhe osahphdg dof ahkpg do `hthffh h tgdh vofgacdhd. ^gr fg koegs, auhfqucorh quo iuoso suicacoetokoeto suicac oetokoeto eoacg agkg phrh sor htrhphdg oe oso hthquo orh pogr quo hfjucoe do toraorh ahtojgrëh. Oe gtrhs phfh`rhs, fh tcorrh osth`h agkpfothkoeto vhaëh. Oso oxtrhøg y kgestrugsg Qorvhet bh`ëh hecqucfhdg osto ahkpg do `hthffh. Sh iuoso quo so oeagetrh`h oegmhdh, sgrproedcdh g `urfèedgso… sce sh`or añkg dosarc`cr su soetckcoetg hatuhf, Qh`or sckpfokoeto porkheoacñ do pco hegehdhdh pgr uegs kgkoetgs. ‖Boy, Qh`or.‛ ‖…Hb, Khstor. Fh sctuhacñe os mustg agkg puodo vorfh.‛ Dèedgso fh vuofth heto fh vgz quo fh ffhkg dosdo htrès, offh so oeagjcñ do bgk`rgs. bgk`rgs. Qu Khstor Qbcsbcjgu thk`cãe domg shfcr ue suspcrg do sgrprosh kcoetrhs g`sorvh`h of ahkpg do `hthffh. ‖Hsë quo, ·Xuã do`orëhkgs bhaor hbgrh, Khstor7 ^gr ihvgr doko sus ñrdoeos.‛ ‖Hue sc ko pcdos osg… ueh `hth ffh age oeokcjgs y hfchdgs kozafhdgs oe ue torroeg agkpfothkoeto vhaëg agkg osto oe doicectcvh so vgfvorè hfjg bgrrc`fo.‛ ‖·Hsë quo do`orëhkgs rotcrhregs7‛ Qbcsbcjgu ostuvg h puetg do ageagrdhr age oshs phfh`rhs, porg kcrg ropoetcehkoeto bhach of acofg y doacdcñ doacdcñ roabhzhr osh prgpuosth. ‖—Eg, eg egs rotcrhrokgs. Kcrh, Qh`or.‛ Qbcsbcjgu soøhfg fgs Mhrdceos Agfjhetos, ue prgduatg do fh Orh do fgs Dcgsos. Qbcsbcjgu, bh`coedg cevostcjhdg kceuacgshkoeto fh ceigrkhacñe sg`ro Qokcrhkcs, pgdëh sh`or quo so trhth`h dof Eg`fo ^bhethsk do fh Hsshssce Pgmh. Of prg`fokh orh quo fgs Mhrdceos Agfjhetos so osth`he haorahedg h fh dorruk`hdh Igrthfozh Kcffoeech. ‖…Bkpb. Acorthkoeto, sc egs rotcrhkgs hbgrh, sorokgs trhthdgs agkg dosortgros.‛ ‖·Eg fg aroos hsë7 Oe khrabh Qh`or.‛ ‖Oetoedcdg, Khstor. Hsë quo, ·vgfhr os tu ospoachfcdhd7‛ ‖Qgy torrc`fo torrc`f o oe offg. Eg dosog poeshr dokhschdg oe ostg, porg phroao quo toedrã quo dopoedor do tc.‛ Oe rospuosth h fhs quomhs do Qbcsbcjgu, fh Qh`or Pgmh agkoezñ h roër. Qc, oe gtrhs phfh`rhs, orh kgkoetg do ushr su bh`cfcdhd porsgehf, \Oxpfgscñe do ^rheh[. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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‖…Bkk. ^oesã quo dostrucr osh igrthfozh sorëh ue pgag kès dciëacf , porg egs hbgrrhrge of prg`fokh. Ckhjceo quo toedrëhkgs quo utcfczhr of Eg`fo ^bhethsk do Fheaor phrh offg, porg…‛ Dcmg fh Hsshssce Pgmh y g`sorvg h sus agkphøorgs fgs Qorvhets Pgmgs qucoeos so bh`ëhe rotcrhdg dof ahkpg do `hthffh bhsth fgs Mhrdceos Agfjhetos. ‖Fos hjrhdozag kuabg h tgdgs pgr su osiuorzg. ^uodg vor quo su shejro hrdcoeto hýe so oeauoetrh ceshtcsioabh—porg ceshtcsioabh—porg sgpñrtoefg ue pgag kès. Fh `hthffh rocecachrh prgetg.‛ Fh Hrabor Pgmh hjctg su ah`ozh heto fhs phfh`rhs do Hsshssce. ‖Eg ko kgfosth—porg kgfosth—porg ·quã os fg quo pcoeshs fgjrhr hf haorahregs h fh igrthfozh igr thfozh do osto kgdg7 ·Hahsg dosohs quo vhyhkgs h khthr dcroathkoeto h fgs Khstors7‛ ‖Eg os eoaoshrcg doacrfg. —Yhkgs h roauporhr of Jrchf Khygr.‛ Cesthetèeohkoeto tgdgs fgs gtrgs Qorvhets juhrdhrge scfoeacg. Pcdor y Hrabor cetorahk`chrge kcrhdhs o ceafusg Fheaor kcrg h Hsshssce age ueh oxproscñe do dudh. ‖·‒Poauporhrfg–7 Eg, oe prckor fujhr… ·Añkg vhkgs h bhaor thf agsh7‛ Fh Hsshssce Pgmh soøhfg of pcsg do`hmg do offgs age ueh sgercsh. ‖—Fg quo porkcto quo ostgs Mhrdceos Agfjhetos ifgtoe os of ageaoptg do \cevorscñe[. Fhs pfheths ‖—Fg aroaoe bhach h`hmg y of hjuh ifuyo do h`hmg bhach hrrc`h oe osto fujhr.‛ Fgs mhrdceos so dotuvcorge oe of acofg oeackh do fh Igrthfozh Kcffoeech. Qc auhfqucor acudhdheg do Trcihs iuoso h kcrhr bhach of acofg egatureg, ·Xuã poeshrëhe do ostgs jcjhetosags mhrdceos quo gaufth`he do fh vcsth ceafusg h fh Fueh7 ^gr fg koegs, eg aroorëhe fg quo vorëhe sus gmgs sc ostuvcosoe sg`rcgs. ‖^gsoe su kcrhdh oe ãf, poquoøgs o cescjecicahetos khjg s. Osto os of vordhdorg torrctgrcg do ue khjg.‛ Fh Hsshssce Pgmh agkoezñ h roër iuortokoeto y oxtoedcñ sus `rhzgs kcoetrhs fc`orh`h acortg boabczg. _e vcoetg rujcoeto vgfñ dosdo of igedg do fgs mhrdceos. Qckcfhr h ue tgrehdg, ageoath`h h fh igrthfozh do`hmg do ostgs, agkg sc iuoso hfjýe tcpg do tu`orëh. ‖Boy, boy… ·¡Xucoros doacr quo oe vordhd tcoeos fh cetoeacñe do rg`hrfg!7‛  Heto fhs phfh`rhs phfh`rhs dof dof Pcdor Pgmg, Pgmg, fh Hsshssce Pgmh hscetcñ y jrctg. ‖¡^gr supuostg! ¡^gr quo ostgs mhrdceos iuorge dcsoøhdgs age oso  ice! ¡Hbgrh, shf, Jrchf Khygr! ¡Kuãstrhegs tu torrc`fo y `offh icjurh quo iuo agestrucdh age boabcaorëh do fgs dcgsos!‛ Of pcsg so dorruk`ñ y vgfñ bhach hrrc`h kcoetrhs orh suaacgehdg bhach fgs Mhrdceos Agfjhetos. Kès do dgs toracgs do fh igrthfozh yh bh`ëhe scdg dostrucdgs. Of pcsg do pcodrh doseudg iuo hpfhsthdg bhach hrrc`h y oetgeaos, hf ice, of Jrchf Khygr iuo oxpuostg h fh suporicaco dof hcro. ‖·Osg—os of Qhetg Jrchf7‛ Kurkurg fh Hrabor Pgmh age ueh oxproscñe sgrproedcdh. Age su vcsth quo orh the `uoeh agkg fgs gmgs do ue bhfañe, offh osth`h sojurh do pgdor vor of Jrchf Khygr do`hmg. ^org osg eg orh fg quo fh bh`ëh ckproscgehdg thetg. Eg sgfg orh Hrabor< Fheaor, Pcdor o ceafusg Ahstor sgfg pgdëhe quodhrso hbë sgrproedcdgs. Of h`sgfutg, otoreg, ceagfgrg y h`uedheto prheh quo so bh`ëh haukufhdg hbë agetceuhkoeto pgr kès do socs dãahdhs jcrh`h oe ue vñrtcao. ^ODPG

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‖¡Oso os of Qhetg Jrchf…! ¡Oxaofoeto! ¡Ostg os dokhschdg oxaofoeto! ¡Khjecicag ¡Khjecicag!! ¡¡Khjecicag ¡¡Khjecicag,, khjecicag!! ¡Ceafusg yg puodg soetcr fh ahetcdhd sg`roagjodgrh do prheh dosdo hquë! ¡Ceafusg qucorg shfthr oe ãf y hbgjhrko doetrg, vgfvcãedgko ueg age ãf! ¡S hue hsë, os the bgrroedg agkg ue auorpg bukheg doseudg! ¡Oe vordhd \Fg Borkgsg os bgrrc`fo y fg bgrrc`fo os borkgsg[!‛ Ahstor agkoezñ h jrcthr do hfojrëh . Orh g`vcg quo orh dcjeg do sor ffhkhdg ue \tgdgpgdorgsg hphrhtg ageaodo dosogs[, kcoetrhs quo of dosog quo so fo pcdh eg soh dokhschdg jrhedo. Orh sckpfokoeto ehturhf quo ceafusg Qorvhets agkg offgs so okgacgehrhe. ‖…Tab, ostè agkpfothkoeto hthdg h fhs fëeohs f ëeohs foy. ^hroao quo toedrã quo hrrheahrfg. Qce ok`hrjg, eg toeokgs tcokpg phrh porkheoaor oe ahfkh. Sh vcoeoe.‛  Hue sce quo quo fh Hsshssce Hsshssce Pgmh so fgs fgs dcmorh, dcmorh, tgdgs fgs Qorvhets Qorvhets hbë fg scetcorge. scetcorge. ^hrh ovcthr of rg`g rg`g dof Jrchf Khygr, fgs Qorvhets Eojrgs so dcrcjëhe hbë ueg h ueg. ‖Toedrã quo oeigahrko oe Jrchf Khygr pgr ue tcokpg. Fos domhro fgs oeokcjgs h ustodos. Qc eg fgs rotcoeoe sus dosogs so dosvheoaorèe agkg of rgacñ do fh khøheh. Trhtoe age offgs age aucdhdg, ·oetoedcdg7‛ Oe rospuosth heto oshs phfh`rhs hagkphøhdhs pgr ueh sgercsh `urfgeh, of Pcdor y fh Hrabor Pgmgs rospgedcorge sce gaufthr su bgstcfcdhd. ‖—Eg tcoeos quo koeacgehrfg. Sg do`orëh do`orë h do sor qucoe to dcmorh thf agsh. Hsojýrhto Hsojýr hto do eg ihffhr.‛ ‖Bhrokgs fg quo toejhkgs quo bhaor. Eg to kgfostos age cestruaacgeos kotcaufgshs agkg osh. Eg os eoaoshrcg quo egs fg dcjhs.‛ ^org ceafusg iroeto h osh bgstcfcdhd the afhrh, fh agkpgsturh do fh Hsshssce Pgmh eg agfhpsg. ‖@coe, pgr kc phrto, ostgy oxudhedg cespcrhacñe jrhachs hf Jrchf Khygr, ¡hsë quo ko khrabg!‛ ‖…Hf koegs do`orëhs hyudhr ue pgag.‛ Cjegrhedg fhs oxproscgeos sgrproedcdhs y dcsjusthdhs do fgs dokès, Ahstor rèpcdhkoeto so dcrcjcñ h su thffor boabg phrh su usg porsgehf —oe gtrhs phfh`rhs, su ‒ostudcg–. ‒ ostudcg–. ‖Hb, osg ko roauordh. Bhy ueh agsh quo gfvcd o doacrfos. Ostgs mhrdceos eg so oeauoetrhe doetrg do Pukhech. Do`orëhe do pofohr tgkhedg osg oe auoeth.‛ Fh Hsshssce Pgmh domg oshs phfh`rhs icehfos y doshphroacñ. Of Jrchf Khygr so osth`h kgvcoedg h ueh vofgacdhd foeth porg agestheto, porg oe doicectcvh osth`h scoedg hrrheahdg do Trcihs. Dhdg quo fgs Mhrdceos so bh`ëhe hprgxckhdg mustg h ue fhdg do fh igrthfozh, f gs Qorvhets Eojrgs iuorge ahphaos do hfahezhr of fujhr do ue sgfg shftg. ‖—Sg ko oeahrjhro dof Fheaor Eojrg.‛ Kurkurg of Fheaor Pgmg y prophrg su fhezh dcvceh. Of Pcdor Pgmg ehturhfkoeto ofcjcñ h su khostrg, of Hrabor Eojrg, y fh Hrabor Pgmh doacdcñ cr trhs Ahstor, h qucoe agegaorëh pgr prckorh gahscñe. Fgs `hedgs gioescvgs y doioescvgs so bh`ëhe cetorahk`chdg. Fgs Qorvhets Eojrgs toeëhe quo roauporhr of Jrchf Khygr hetos do quo iuorh rg`hdg. Fgs Qorvhets Pgmgs toeëhe quo prgtojor of Jrchf Khygr bhsth quo iuoso rg`hdg pgr agkpfotg. Fh sctuhacñe thk`cãe so bh`ëh rovortcdg rovortc dg muetg h fh gioescvh y fh doioescvh. Fh Igrthfozh Kcffoeech, Kcf foeech, fh auhf do`cñ do bh`or scdg ue iuorto ckprojeh`fo, hbgrh orh ue kgetñe do osagk`rgs ceýtcf, y of ahkphkoetg Pgmg orhe qucoeos toeëhe ueh voethmh sg`roagjodgrh. ^ODPG

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^org bh`ëh ueh agsh quo so vgfvorëh ue prg`fokh oe fh sctuhacñe hatuhf. Osg orh fh oxcstoeach do Pufor, qucoe yh osth`h oe ahkceg bhach hbë. ^org fgs ýecags quo sh`ëhe do offg orhe fh  Hsshssce y of Ahstor Pgmgs Pgmgs hdokès hdokès do su Khstor Qbcrgu. Qbcrgu. Of ahkphkoetg Eojrg, of ahkphkoetg Pgmg y Pufor, tgdgs agkproedëhe quo osth orh ueh `hthffh agetrh of tcokpg. Oe fgs kuabgs kceutgs quo tgkhrëh phrh quo of Jrchf Khygr so dosproedcorh do fhs fëeohs foy y iuorh cesthfhdg pgr agkpfotg doetrg do fgs Mhrdceos Agfjhetos, offgs toeëhe quo fuabhr ueh `hthffh dososporhdh h kuorto. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Pufor bh`ëh domhdg htrès hf Pcdor Eojrg y h Qcoj y hbgrh agrrëh bhach fgs Mhrdceos Agfjhetos h tgdh vofgacdhd. Oetro kès so haorah`h kès ckproscgehdh osth`h pgr of Eg`fo ^bhethsk ifgtheto. Eg`fo ^bhethsks hetc igrthfozh, fgs auhfos pgsoëhe of pgdor purg phrh dostrucr igrthfozhs y ahstcffgs, orhe rhrgs, porg osg eg quorëh doacr quo eg bu`coso Ospërctus Borgcags quo fgs pgsoyorhe. Qce ok`hrjg, Eg`fo ^bhethsks quo iuosoe igrthfozhs pgr së kcskg orhe ceafusg kès rhrgs. Igrthfozhs quo oxcstcorhe agkg Eg`fo ^bhethsks, do hauordg hf agegackcoetg quo Pufor bh`ëh roah`hdg do cekodchtg, so fckcth`he h hquoffhs agkg fh pgsoëdh pgr of Bcmg do fh Fuz do Crfhedh. O ceafusg osth`h rostrcejcdh h fgs fëkctos do su tcorrh ehthf.  Hdokès, of of eýkorg do do Eg`fo ^bhethsks ^bhethsks quo quo orhe igrthfozhs igrthfozhs ifgthetos ifgthetos orh ahsc do aorg. S phrh bhaor fhs agshs kès prg`fokètcahs, phroaëh quo of prgpcothrcg do fh igrthfozh ifgtheto fh gdch`h. Offh bh`ëh toecdg quo tgkhr ue eýkorg agescdorh`fo do dosvchacgeos, porg oe auhfqucor ahsg, bh`ëh vhrchs agshs quo eoaoscth`h vorcicahr age of ahkphkoetg Pgmg. —Qce ok`hrjg.  Hfjg ihthf osth`h agkoezhedg y h puetg do torkcehr. Qojuëh toecoed toecoedg g osh prokgecacñe prokgecacñe.. Do hfjýe kgdg fgjrñ cjegrhr of soetckcoetg ircg quo so hpgdorg do offh y shftg h fgs kurgs do fh Igrthfozh Kcffoeech agrrcoedg sg`ro offgs h tgdh vofgacdhd. ^gr of oegrko hjumorg quo bh`ëh scdg h`cortg oe fh Igrthfozh Kcffoeech, of Jrchf Khygr agkoezñ foethkoeto h hphroaor h fh vcsth. ‖…Eg puodg aroorfg.‛ Of kurkuffg do Pufor orh ehturhf. Fh soeshacñe gproscvh quo hquomh`h tgdg su auorpg fo doaëh quo sce dudh orh of Jrchf Khygr rohf. Fg quo eg pgdëh aroor orh quo of ahkphkoetg Pgmg ostuvcoso trhthedg do hrrhstrhrfg hiuorh. Orh vordhd quo osth juorrh jcrh`h oe tgreg hf Jrchf Khygr. Thk`cãe bh`ëh prodcabg quo of Ahkphkoetg Pgmg torkcehrëh bhacoedg thf agsh sc jheh`h. ^org osg egrkhfkoeto sgfg suaodorëh bhsth quo fh juorrh bu`coso torkcehdg. ·^gr quã toeëhe theth prcsh pgr roag`rhr of Jrchf Khygr auhedg fhs `hfhezhs do fh `hthffh hýe sojuëhe koacãedgso7 Kuy prg`h`fokoeto, hquof quo osth`h ahushedg prg`fokhs oe osto kgkoetg eg orh ueg do fgs Qorvhets Pgmgs sc eg ue Khstor. Khstor . Hfjucoe qucoe, pgr fg koegs, eg osth`h scjucoedg fh vgf uethd do fh Hsgachacñe do Khjgs… Khj gs… Dospuãs do bh`or agemoturhdg ostg, icehfkoeto fgjrg ffojhr h fh ackh do fh igrthfozh ifgtheto. Of hjuh agrrëh bhach hrrc`h y fhs pfheths afhrhkoeto aroaëhe eg bhach hrrc`h sc eg bhach h`hmg. ‖_e ifumg rovortcdg… ¡fgs Mhrdceos Agfjhetos…!‛ ^ODPG

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‖Hsë os, Pufor.‛ Osauabhedg fh vgz `urfgeh, Pufor so dcg fh vuofth —offh sgfg agegaëh h dgs Ospërctus Borgcags quo pgsoëhe fgs Mhrdceos Agfjhetos agkg su Eg`fo ^bhethsk. Of prckorg orh Eh`uagdgegsgr CC, y of sojuedg orh— orh —fh fojoedhrch okporhtrcz quo, h ahush do quo fh trhdcacñe grhf dof hetcjug igfafgr so kozafhrh, iuo hdufhdh age fh ihfsodhd do bh`or ‒arohdg fgs Mhrdceos Agfjhetos–. Fh usuhrch do voeoeg kès vcomh dof kuedg —Qokcrhkcs. ‖Hsshssce Pgmh… hsë quo osh os tu cdoetcdhd.‛ ‖Hsë os. Hbgrh, Pufor, ·Hahsg tcoeos hfjýe   hsuetg oe kcs mhrdceos7 Huequo eg arog bh`or vcgfhdg hfjueh rojfh oe phrtcaufhr.‛ Thf voz h ahush do fh ehdh ihvgrh`fo fuz do fhs hetgrabhs aorahehs, su gsaurg y jfhkgrgsg vostcdg osth`h uecdg h fh gsaurcdhd do fh egabo. Pufor soetëh quo orh torrc`fokoeto — portur`hdgr. ‖Eg, fg bhs boabg.‛ ‖Gb‛, dcmg fh Hsshssce Pgmh, kgstrhedg cetorãs. ‖—Oetgeaos dcko. ·Xuã rojfh bo vcgfhdg7‛ ‖Qc eg tcoeos ueh pczah do aufph oe tu ageacoeach y osths g`odoacoedg fhs rojfhs do fh Juorrh dof Qhetg Jrchf agkg dcaos— dcaos — oetgeaos pgr pg r ihvgr dãmhko oeagetrhrko age tu Khstor.‛ Cesthetèeohkoeto, fh kcrhdh oe fgs gmgs do fh Hsshssce Pgmh ahk`cg do `urfgeh h aucdhdgsh. Pufor sh`ch pgr osgs gmgs quo of ahkceg quo bh`ëh sojucdg eg orh of oqucvgahdg. ‖…Doshigrtuehdhkoeto kc Khstor so oeauoetr h oeauoetr h gauphdg oe ostgs kgkoetgs. Hdokès, huequo eg os ue ag`hrdo, eg domhro quo so oeauoetro age gtrgs Qorvhets.‛ ‖Sh vog. Qo ostè osagedcoedg oe hfjýe fujhr doetrg do ostgs mhrdceos , ·g eg7‛ Pufor soøhfg thf agsh age ihacfcdhd. Fh Hsshssce Pgmh yh so osth`h prophrhedg phrh pofohr. Agkg sc dosohrh dotoeorfh, Pufor pusg dofheto su osthedhrto y bh`fñ. ‖Do`orëhs do agkproedor quo pofohr agekcjg os ceýtcf, Hsshssce Pgmh. Of pcfhr do fuz quo so dcsphrñ do fgs Mhrdceos Agfjhetos iuo of trh`hmg do tu boabczg, ·agrroatg7 Oe oso ahsg —‛ ‖Bkpb. Os vordhd quo kc boabcaorëh eg puodo htrhvoshr tu Poscstoeach Kèjcah. ·Ko projuetg sc oso os ueg do tus prcvcfojcgs agkg Pufor7‛ ‖Toejg hýe kès prcvcfojcgs… Hsshssce Pgmh. ^gr ihvgr eg ko bhjhs utcfczhrfgs.‛ Of auorpg oetorg do Pufor `rcffg fcjorhkoeto age ueh fuz pèfcdh, o ceafusg fh Hsshssce Pgmh eg pudg ovcthr irueacr of aoøg oe rospuosth. ‖…Of kès jrhedo prcvcfojcg do fh afhso Pufor= Boabczgs do Agkhedg quo puodoe sor utcfczhdgs oe tgdgs fgs Qorvhets, ·eg7‛ Osth orh fh kès jrhedo rhzñe do quo Pufor pudcoso hatuhr agkg kodchdgr. Pufor pgsoëh dgs Boabczgs do Agkhedg pgr ahdh Qorvhet. Oe osto ahsg, osg sukh`h h ue tgthf do vocetcdñs Boabczgs do Agkhedg. Orh ehturhf quo of ahkphkoetg Eojrg bu`coso trhthdg do bhaor quo so hfchrh age offgs. Oe ahsgs oxtrokgs, offh pgdëh torkcehr age fh khygrëh do fgs Qorvhets hf grdoehr quo so sucacdhrhe. ^gr supuostg, ue Boabczg do Agkhedg pgdëh sor agetrhrrosthdg pgr gtrg Boabczg do Agkhedg. Qc offh grdoeh`h quo fgs Qorvhets so sucacdhrhe sus Khstor pgdëhe sckpfokoeto utcfczhr ue Boabczg do Agkhedg prgpcg phrh dotoeorfgs. ^ODPG

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^org osg scjecicahrëh quo dgs Boabczgs do Agkhedg orhe utcfczhdgs ceýtcfkoeto. Qc offgs khetuvcorhe ue Boabczg do Agkhedg oe rosorvh phrh tgkhr oe auoeth of osaoehrcg oe quo sus Qorvhets fgs trhcacgehrhe, oe rohfcdhd so vgfvorëh ckpgsc`fo phrh offgs of ushr auhfqucor gtrg Boabczg do Agkhedg pgstorcgrkoeto.  Hdcacgehfkoeto, of ahkphkoetg hf quo Pufor ihvgroacorh  Hdcacgehfkoeto, ihvgroacorh sorëh ahphz do ushr fh sukh tgthf do auhtrg Boabczgs do Agkhedg pgr ahdh Qorvhet ceafuyoedg fgs do Pufor. Pufor, qucoe pgdëh rovortcr fh suporcgrcdhd g ceiorcgrcdhd do auhfqucor `hedg orh ehturhfkoeto fh porsgeh quo tgdgs dosoh`he. Huequo ue Ospërctu Borgcag quo ahyorh heto thf toethacñe eg sorëh dcjeg do fh afhso Pufor oe prckor fujhr. ‖^org eg to progaupos. Hue sc tuvcãsokgs quo jhsthr tgdgs euostrgs Boabczgs do Agkhedg, eg trhcacgehrëh h kc Khstor. Qc ko grdoehs hfjg age ue Boabczg do Agkhedg, kc Khstor fg dotoedrè.‛ ‖… Tu Khstor eg os tu khrcgeoth ·g së7‛ ‖^gr supuostg quo eg. Qce Q ce ckpgrthr agkg iuoso kc vcdh provch, yg sgy ue Qorvhet hbgrh y hpgyhro h kc Khstor sce jhehr ehdh.‛ Pufor dcg ue phsg hdofheto y bh`fg. ‖Oe oso ahsg oe ostgs kgkoetgs oros kc oeokcjg.‛ Bh`coedg ffojhdg bhsth hquë, hf koegs pudg ageicrkhr afhrhkoeto quo fh Hsshssce Pgmh y su Khstor orhe sus oeokcjgs. Ceafusg fh Hsshssce Pgmh eg pudg ovcthr pgeorso eorvcgsh heto oso phsg. Dosdo of agkcoezg, fgs phrèkotrgs do Hsshssce y Pufor ec scqucorh toeëhe agkphrhacñe.  Hdcacgehfkoeto fgs khjgs toeëhe ueh agkphtc`cfcdhd  Hdcacgehfkoeto agkphtc`cfcdhd ihthf age Pufor. Hue sce ushr ue Boabczg do Agkhedg pgdrëh dorrgthr do cekodchtg h Hsshssce. —Oe prckor fujhr, fh Hsshssce Pgmh y su Khstor eg dosoh`he pofohr age Pufor. Fg quo orh kès ckpgrtheto orh quo of Fheaor Pgmg y of Fheaor Eojrg prgetg oetrhrëhe oe agethatg phrh rosukcr su `hthffh, y quo of Khstor dof Fheaor Eojrg prgetg so dhrëh auoeth do fh sctuhacñe. Offh sgfg eoaoscth`h jhehr hfjuegs kceutgs hf bh`fhr age Pufor bhsth oso kgkoetg. Qbcrgu, agegacoedg `hstheto `coe fh aruofdhd o cebukhecdhd dof Khstor dof Fheaor Eojrg, Dhreca ^rostgeo Sjjdkcffoeech, osth`h sojurg do quo oe doicectcvh hatcvhrëh of Eg`fo ^bhethsk quo roprgduaëh oshfoyoedh sc fh sctuhacñe so vgfvëh dosvoethmgsh phrh of Fheaor Eojrg. ‖Hb, yh vog. Hsë quo sgy tu oeokcjh, ·g eg7 ^org os d oshigrtuehdg. Agkoezhedg dosdo osto kcskg kgkoetg, egsgtrhs do`orokgs do toeor fgs kcskgs cetorosos.‛ ‖—·¡!7‛ Pufor so dcg fh vuofth. Eg bu`g ecejýe sgecdg g portur`hacñe do prheh. ^org oe sgfg uegs pgags sojuedgs, fh pogr sctuhacñe pgsc`fo gaurrcrëh —offh roac`cñ thf rovofhacñe rovofhacñe.. ‖Fgs vos, do`orëhs do khrabhrto hbgrh. Thk`cãe hyudhro. Do`okgs do gpgeoregs muetgs h thf agsh—pgr agsh —pgr fg oxtrokhdhkoeto prg`fokètcah quo os.‛ Pufor hprotñ fgs dcoetos fcjorhkoeto. ^org fhs phfh`rhs do Hsshssce orhe agrroaths.  Hfjg bh`ë bh`ëh h ‒ehacdg– muetg h ueh oegrko okhehacñe okhehac ñe do prheh. Hfjg quo eg portoeoaëh h fh Juorrh dof Qhetg Jrchf y quo pgdëh sor agescdorhdg ihthf. Pufor fo dcg fh osphfdh h Hsshssce y agkoezñ h agrror h tgdh vofgacdhd. ^ODPG

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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------—Orh sg`roagjodgr. ‖…Mustg agkg poesã.‛ ‖¡Lub…!‛ Bh`fhedg age ueh vgz sce soetckcoetgs, of Fheaor Pgmg osth`h hagrrhfhedg hf Fheaor Eojrg. Qu proacscñe, fh auhf eg kgstrh`h fh kès këeckh pcodhd, oe vordhd orh irëh, hdoauhdh phrh ue jrhe bãrgo. Qce ok`hrjg, of bãrgo Yfhd CCC, qucoe bh`ëh pofohdg do cjuhf h cjuhf bhao pgag, orh `hsthkoeto ceiorcgr h ãf. Of kcskg Fheaor Eojrg thk`cãe pgdëh soetcr fh hegrkhfcdhd. Qo bh`ëh vuoftg kès dã`cf. Qc su sor do bhao pgag toeëh fh ahfcicahacñe do 8>, su sor hatuhf orh oe su komgr kgkoetg ue 9. Fhs osthahs orhe arohdhs dof kcskg auorpg dof Fheaor Eojrg. ^org su iuorzh y icfg eg orhe the jrhedos agkg hetos. Hue sce au`rcrso oe ifhkhs, of Fheaor Pgmg orh ahphz do ropoforfhs tgdhs age sgfg su fhezh y hrkhdurh. ‖Ostgs Mhrdceos Agfjhetos sge of dgkcecg jg`orehdg pgr of Hsshssce do euostrg ahkphkoetg. Eg os tu torrctgrcg. Oe gtrhs phfh`rhs —kcoetrhs to oeauoetros doetrg do ostgs mhrdceos, eg oros of jrhe bãrgo phtrcgth quo shfvg h su phës.‛ @ h`cfgech,, orhe ue Eg`fo Of Eg`fo ^bhethsk do fh Hsshssce Pgmh, Fgs Mhrdceos Agfjhetos do @h`cfgech ^bhethsk igrthfozh quo jg`oreh`he ue dgkcecg doicecdg. ^hrh doacrfg do gtrh igrkh, osto fujhr eg orh Pukhech dgedo Yfhd CCC orh ue bãrgo rovoroeachdg. Do hauordg h osg, su ecvof do ihkh so vgfvcñ cjuhf h aorg. Ehturhfkoeto, of Fheaor Pgmg, Lhreh, thkpgag toeëh ecejueh ihkh hquë. ^org bh`ëh ueh dcioroeach oe of pgdor `èscag oetro Lhreh y Yfhd CCC.  Hue sc su ihkh orh cjuhf h aorg, kcoetrhs quo su foyoedh oxcsth oe hfjýe fujhr dof kuedg, Lhreh sce dudh orh ue jrhe bãrgo. ^gr gtrg fhdg, iuorh do Pukhech, Yfhd CCC sgfg orh agegacdg agkg ue vhkpcrg `o`odgr do shejro. Bh`coedg scdg cevgahdg age fhs ahrhatorëstcahs do ue bãrgo, fh ihkh dof Fheaor Eojrg eg fo prgpgracgeh`h ecejýe pgdor. Oe voz do offg, cebc`ëh su bh`cfcdhd phrh dospfojhr sus phrèkotrgs grcjcehfos. Kcoetrhs so oeiroeth`h hf Fheaor Pgmg quo ffovh`h ueh fhezh, of Fheaor Eojrg bh`ëh pordcdg su roicehkcoetg, su ospfoedgr o ceafusg su sovorcdhd quo scokpro bh`ëh khetoecdg. Qgfg of boabg do quo pgsoëh of grjuffg y fh dcjecdhd do ue bãrgo fg hpgyh`h. Qgfg osg fo dh`h of pgdor do pofohr. ^org osth`h kuy fomgs do sor suicacoeto phrh tgkhr fh ah`ozh dof Fheaor Pgmg. Qc of ospërctu do pofoh quo pgsoëh of Fheaor Eojrg h ahush do su grjuffg so do`cfcth`h oe fg kès këeckg, fh `hthffh torkcehrëh age fh iuorzh y vofgacdhd do ueh hvhfheabh.

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Fgs dgs Fheaors fg agkproedëhe `hstheto `coe. Oe oso ahsg, of Fheaor Eojrg do`orëh rotcrhrso, dhr fh vuofth y bucr. Huequo, sc pudcorh bhaor thf agsh, eg so bh`rëh agevortcdg oe ue Ospërctu Borgcag oe prckor fujhr. —Ygy h kgrcr. Oso poeshkcoetg, toøcdg do aortozh, ropoetcehkoeto hecdg doetrg dof Fheaor Eojrg. Qu dorrgth ehturhfkoeto scjecicahrëh scjeci cahrëh fh dorrgth do tgdg of ahkphkoetg Eojrg. ^org eg pgdëh ovcthrso. Bh`ëh scdg ceahphz do jhehr y bh`ëh porsojucdg hf oeokcjg dokhschdg fomgs. Hdokès, mhkès bh`ëh ckhjcehdg quo rg`hrëhe of Jrchf Khygr. Qc sgfg of Qh`or Eojrg ostuvcorh vcvg . Thk`cãe tuvg thfos poeshkcoetgs. Yorjöoezh, dososporhacñe y fhkoethacgeos bcacorge quo su agrhzñe so shfcorh do aursg agkg sc iuoso ue rcg dos`grdhdg.

^org— ^org — Oe vordhd eg pgdëh ovcthrso. Oe of kgkoetg oe quo poesñ thf agsh, ostuvg sojurg do offg, y so roscjeñ h thf sctuhacñe, of Khstor age of quo bh`ëh rohfczhdg ue agetrhtg hphroacñ hbë agkg sc iuoso khjch y fo susurrg agkg ue dokgecg. ‖Eg, hýe pgdokgs jhehr. —Osg os sc fc`orhs tu Eg`fo ^bhethsk.‛ Tgdgs fgs Qorvhets prosoetos domhrge do kgvorso. Hquof quo osth`h do pco hbë orh ue Khstor, fh ah`ozh do Sjjdkcffoeech, Dhreca. ^gr oeackh do fgs Qorvhets, sg`ro ueh agfukeh sckcfhr h fh do ue tokpfg h acorth dcstheach dof osphacg h`cortg dgedo fgs Qorvhets so oeagetrh`he pofohedg, Dhreca so oeagetrh`h oxtrhøhkoeto crrcthdg age of Fheaor Eojrg. ^org fg quo hah`h do doacr mustg hbgrh orh ue prg`fokh kès jrhedo. Age ue iuorto jgfpo, of Fheaor Eojrg tgkñ dcstheach dof Fheaor Pgmg y g`sorvg hkoehzhdgrhkoeto h su Khstor. ‖…Dhreca, ·Xuã iuo fg quo hah`hs do doacrko7‛ Eg osth`h mujhedg oe osth gahscñe< ãf crrhdch`h ueh joeuceh hesch hsosceh. Poac`cãedgfh irëhkoeto, of khjg agetceug bh`fhedg age phfh`rhs hýe kès crrospotugshs. ‖Kc soøgr, dcmo quo fc`oro oso Eg`fo ^bhethsk. Eg toeokgs gtrh gpacñe do jhehr hdokès do osh.‛ ‖·¡Xuã os fg quo ostès dcacoedg!7 To dcmo quo eg ushrëh oso Eg`fo ^bhethsk, ·¡hahsg fg bhs gfvcdhdg!7 ¡Kgrcrã hquë! ¡Ko dorruk`hro oe kc kuorto ffoeg do fhkoethacgeos! ¡^org oso os of dostceg dof voeacdg! ¡Dhreca! ¡Sg eueah agescdorhro utcfczhr thf agsh phrh agevortcrko oe ueh oxcstoeach the the bgrrc`fo! ¡Eueah, eueah!‛ ‖Tý oros qucoe bh gfvcdhdg. ¡Do`okgs g`toeor of Jrchf Khygr pgr auhfqucor kodcg pgsc`fo! ^hrh agevortcrfg oe ue sëk`gfg y agetrhhthahr agetrh fh Hsgachacñe do Khjgs. G phrh hfahezhr fh Phëz. Agkg roy, tu dosog thk`cãe do`o do sor cjuhf do iorvcoeto. Oe oso ahsg —eg bhy gtrh kheorh kès quo utcfczhr oso Eg`fo ^bhethsk.‛ Dcabg ostg, Dhreca oxtoedcñ ueh kheg. Oeackh do offh bh`ëh tros Boabczg do Agkhedg rgmgs y `rcffhetos. ‖·¡Tý…!7‛ Kcoetrhs of Fheaor Eojrg h`rëh hkpfchkoeto sus gmgs, Dhreca so rcñ do ãf y bh`fñ age ueh vgz poeotrheto y irëh. ^ODPG

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‖Sg to grdoeg age ue Boabczg do Agkhedg. Ospërctu Borgcag Yfhd CCC Hatcvh tu Eg`fo ^bhethsk, Foyoedh do Drhaufh .‛ ‖Dhreca—tý, ¡¡`hsthhhhhhhhrddgggggg!!‛  Hue of jrctg do Fheaor, Fheaor, of auhf osth`h osth`h ffoeg dof dof kès prgiuedg prgiuedg gdcg y dososporhacñe, dososporhacñe, eg hfahezg h Dhreca. ‖—¡Sg, eg sgy ue vhkpcrg… Eg, sgy…!‛ Oso kurkuffg tok`fgrgsg iuo fg ýftckg do fh rhzñe dof Ospërctu Borgcag Yfhd CCC. S oetgeaos su Khstor Dhreca fg bczg poquoøgs podhzgs. ‖Eg, tý oros ue vhkpcrg . Of vhkpcrg Drhaufh, ueh arohturh fhstckgsh ahrjhdh age fh ceihkch h trhvãs do fgs rofhtgs fctorhrcgs. To grdoeg age ue sojuedg Boabczg do Agkhedg. Qcjuo sg`rovcvcoedg bhsth quo g`toejhs of Jrchf Khygr .‛ .‛ Of Fheaor Eojrg huffñ y shftñ bhach su Khstor Dhreca. Kcoetrhs sgeroëh fcjorhkoeto, Dhreca domg quo fg jgfpohrh oe of poabg. Oe fh durhacñe do ue sojuedg, su poabg iuo htrhvoshdg. Qu auorpg agfhpsg. Qhejro irosah vgfñ pgr of hcro y ffgvcñ sg`ro of rgstrg do Fheaor. S qucoe so roëh iuortokoeto do tgdg offg orh Dhreca. ‖¡Mhmhmhm hmh! ¡Xuo jrgsorg do kc phrto, kc Qorvhet! ¡H kgdg do dcsaufph puodos `o`or kc shejro! ‖¡Mhmhmhmhmh! shejro! ¡Oe vordhd oros ue vhkpcrg `o`odgr do shejro, of roy quo jg`coreh fh egabo! Tu dosog os ceeoaoshrcg. ¡To fojhro kc suoøg, kc dosog, kc prgpch oxcstoeach! To grdoeg age ue toraor Boabczg do Agkhedg. ¡Jrhvh kc oxcstoeach oe tu hfkh, Fheaor! ‛ ‖·Xuã7‛ ·Hahsg oso susurrg prgvceg do ueh porsgeh g do tgdgs fgs prosoetos7 Cedopoedcoetokoeto do offg, tgdgs osth`he ckproscgehdgs age of hsoscehtg do su Khstor pgr phrto dof Fheaor Eojrg y age fh toraorh grdoe quo of Khstor bh`ëh dhdg age ue Boabczg do Agkhedg. Fgs Qorvhets pgdëhe dovgrhr of hfkh do fgs bukhegs y agevortcrfh oe prheh. Oso orh su prcvcfojcg agkg soros ospcrctuhfos. Fgs bukhegs sgfg pgdëhe trhesiorcr hfkhs oetro roacpcoetos u g`sorvhrfhs. ^org osto khjg, Dhreca, orh ueh oxaopacñe. Ãf bh`ëh dodcahdg tgdh su htoeacñe hf hfkh fh auhf do`orëh do sor ckpgsc`fo do agevortcr y trhesigrkhr age boabcaorëh y orh ceýtcf agkg sustoetg. …Kuy prg`h`fokoeto, orh h ahush h  ahush do bh`or fuabhdg h fhdg do ue Qorvhet oe fh toraorh Juorrh dof Qhetg Jrchf. G thf voz bh`ëh g`toecdg osto jrhe fgjrg pgr kcodg h fh prodcaacñe quo acortg khjg fo bh`ëh boabg. Dhreca bh`ëh trh`hmhdg oe ue boabczg quo pgdëh trhesigrkhr fhs hfkhs do gtrgs oe sustoetg phrh së kcskg… Qce ok`hrjg, orh ue tcpg do khfdcacñe quo osth`h oxaoscvhkoeto aorah do sor th`ý. Eg orh ue hsuetg do ãtcah. Qc iuoso pgr of `coe do su prgpch vcdh, eg dudhrëh ceafusg oe hpfhsthr fh ah`ozh do ue `o`o. ^org osto boabczg orh dokhschdg pofcjrgsg. Orh ueh pcozh rcosjgsh do Thukhturjch Ofovhdh quo, sc hfjg shfëh khf ceafusg pgr ue kcfëkotrg, fg ffovhrëh cesthetèeohkoeto h su prgpch kuorto. Of eýkorg rohf do gahscgeos oe quo bh`ëh agesukcdg hfkhs durheto fgs ýftckgs sosoeth høgs orh do tros gahscgeos. Bh`ëh ffovhdg h ah`g of rctuhf `hmg agedcacgeos the porioaths añkg iuo pgsc`fo oe ahdh ueh do oshs tros gahscgeos, porg hue hsë, of jrhdg do proacscñe do su auorpg y hfkh so bh`ëh roduacdg h ue sosoeth pgr acoetg. ‒Hfjucoe– quo eg orh ãf kcskg jrhduhfkoeto osth`h sg`ropgecãedgso pgag h pgag. ^ODPG

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Kuy prg`h`fokoeto, ceafusg sc ffovh`h h ah`g porioathkoeto of scjucoeto rctuhf, yh eg sorëh kès ‒Dhreca ^rostgeo Sjjdkcffoeech–, sc eg hfjucoe dcioroeto. Hue sc tuvcorh sus kokgrchs, hue sc ahdh dothffo orh jrh`hdg porioathkoeto —eg so trhthrëh do ãf. Oe gtrhs phfh`rhs, phrh quo Dhreca agesukcorh of hfkh do Fheaor, ue Qorvhet, sce scqucor h ffovhr h ah`g of rctuhf eg orh ehdh kès quo ue joeuceg hatg sucacdh. Dospuãs do tgdg, orh of hfkh do ue Ospërctu Borgcag. _eh vhsth y oegrko hfkh do fh kès iceh ahfcdhd age fh quo sgfg scoto do offhs pgdëhe hatcvhr of Jrchf Khygr. ^gr fg thetg, do`orëh do sor ckpgsc`fo phrh ue bukheg, quo ec scqucorh orh ue \agetoeodgr[ g hfjg sckcfhr, agesukcr thf agsh. ‖¡¡Do ecejueh kheorh, osg os ckpgsc`fo…!!‛ Os pgr osg quo orh ehturhf quo of Hrabor Eojrg kurkurhrh thf agsh sgrproedcdg. ‖—_e Boabczg do Agkhedg. Eg, ceafusg age osg do`orëh sor ckpgsc`fo. Dhreca… eg, of hatuhf tý… eg os ec Dhreca ec Yfhd Yf hd CCC.‛ Of Fheaor Eojrg… eg, fh f h ‒porsgeh– quo eg orh ec Fheaor ec Dhreca D hreca sgercñ tokorhrchkoeto. ‖Oxhatg, Hrabor. Hue sc, age, of toraor, Boabczg do Agkhedg, tgkã of hfkh dof, Ospërctu Borgcag Yfhd CCC doetrg do kë, bhsth of kès jrhedo fckcto… eg os pgsc`fo agetrgfhr h ue Ospërctu Borgc ag. Qce koeacgehr dovgrhrfg.‛ Qu dofjhdh y dospoatcvh vgz yh orh suicacoetokoeto dciëacf do dcstcejucr oetro fh do Dhreca g Yfhd CCC. ‖^org, porg. ^uodg jrh`hrfh oe offh. ^uodg jrh`hr, kcs poeshkcoetgs do acoe høgs… kc toehacdhd pgr of Qhetg Jrchf… ¡Sg yh eg sgy ec Dhreca ec Yfhd CCC! Qgfg sgy ue kgestrug quo sgfhkoeto `usah of Qhetg Jrchf, ¡y eg ko ckpgrth sorfg…!‛ Oe prckor fujhr, hue sc fh cevgahacñe do ue Ospërctu Borgcag orh fgjrhdh utcfczhedg ueh rofcquch shjrhdh agkg `hso, su ehturhfozh ospcrctuhf toedëh h sor aoraheh h fh do su Khstor. Dhreca y Yfhd CCC, qucoeos dosoh`he `grrhr fh dosjrhach y fh ceihkch… oe gtrhs phfh`rhs, toeëhe ueh oxaoscvh ageichezh ageichezh y grjuffg oe së kcskgs, so phroaëhe of ueg hf gtrg hf ecvof dof hfkh y fh koeto.  Hdokès, hue sc sc iuo pgr ue agrtg tcokpg, tcokpg, bh`ëhe phshdg phshdg vhrcgs dëhs dëhs agkg Khstor y Qorvhet. Qorvhet. Qc of oefhao dof toraor Boabczg do Agkhedg orh hjrojhdg h offg, orh pgsc`fo jrh`hr fh cdoetcdhd do \Dhreca ^rostgeo Sjjdkcffoeech[ oe fh trokoedh hfkh do ue Ospërctu Borgcag. ‖¡¡Dotoeto!! ¡¡Dãtoeto, dãtoeto, dãtoeto, dãtoeto, pgr ihvgr dotoeto…!! Sg sgy of Poy do Yhfhquch, of bcmg do Yfhd CC— CC — ¡eg oetros doetrg do kcccccccccccc! ‛ Jrctñ of Fheaor Eojrg, age su igrkh yh ffoeh do gdcg. ^org su rgstrg yh osth`h scoedg trhesigrkhdg oe ue sok`fheto oxtrokhdhkoeto vhjg oetro fg quo iuo Dhreca y Yfhd CCC. Orh agkg sc iuoso ue kgestrug hkgrig. ‖Hbgrh age ostg, tý oros yg y yg sgy tý. ¡Kc soøgr! Eg, ¡vhkpcrg! ¡Tus pgdoros so agevortcrèe oe euostrh prgpcodhd agkphrtcdh! ¡Tgdg os pgr of `coe dof Qhetg Jrchf! ¡Kc suoøg, kc dosog so hichezhrh doetrg do tc y agetceuhrh pgr fh otorecdhd!‛ Dhreca ^rostge Sjjdkcffoeech. Ãf so bh`ëh agevortcdg oe ue phrhsctg doetrg dof hfkh dof Ospërctu Borgcag Yfhd CCC age fh khfdhd k hfdhd do ue aèeaor. ‖T—tý ‖T— tý ¡¡`hsthhhhhhhhhhrdddddggggggg!!‛ ¡¡`hsthhhhhhhhhhrddddd ggggggg!!‛ —Ostg eg os `uoeg.

Agkg hfjucoe quo so bh`ëh dodcahdg h \aucdhr do fgs dokès[, of Fheaor Pgmg do cekodchtg so haorañ age su fhezh y trhtñ do htrhvoshr of poabg dof Fheaor Eojrg pgr fh osphfdh. Eg poesñ ^ODPG

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do offg agkg ueh ag`hrdëh< oe prckor fujhr, qucoe hphrtg fh vcsth oe kodcg do ueh `hthffh iuo of Fheaor Eojrg. Age offg fgjrg htrhvoshr of agrhzñe dgedo so oeagetrh`h of eýafog ospcrctuhf. Ahsc tgdgs fgs Qorvhets kgrcrëhe sce dudh oe oso puetg. Fgs Ospërctus Borgcags quo orhe roagegacdgs pgr su roscstoeach pgdëhe sojucr ageoathdgs h fh orh hatuhf dospuãs do osg, porg Yfhd CCC, qucoe doshigrtuehdhkoeto bh`ëh pordcdg su ihkh, eg orh ue Qorvhet the pgdorgsg.  Hsë os. Qc of of Qorvhet quo of Fheaor Fheaor Pgmg bh`ëh htrhvoshdg htrhvoshdg iuorh Yfhd CCC… ‖…¡¡!!‛ Of Fheaor Pgmg oe doicectcvh bh`ëh htrhvoshdg of agrhzñe dof soøgr do osths tcorrhs qucoe fo bh`ëh kgstrhdg su osphfdh cedoioesh. ^org ec so dosvheoacñ ec so dcg fh vuofth. Oe voz do shejro, hfjg phroacdg h ueh sgk`rh eojrh agkoezñ h osaurrcr dof puetg oe quo bh`ëh scdg hpuøhfhdg. Of Fheaor Pgmg g`sorvg su fhezh y kurkurg. ‖…Doicectcvhkoeto soetë of ckphatg, porg hthquos agkg ostgs bhe scdg roduacdgs h eg toeor oioatg.‛ ‖Fheaor, ·tu fhezh eg tuvg oioatg7‛ Fh Hrabor Pgmh eg pudg ovcthr kgstrhr su ckproscñe. Agkg su hrag, fh fhezh do Fheaor orh ue hrkh fojhdh pgr fgs dcgsos. Of quo osth eg tuvcorh ecejýe oioatg dospuãs do sor afhvhdh oe of eýafog ospcrctuhf do ue Qorvhet scjecicah`h quo— quo — ‖Qc bu`coso scdg hetos do quo so agevcrtcorh oe ue vhkpcrg, prg`h`fokoeto bh`rëh dostr ucdg dostr ucdg su eýafog ospcrctuhf agkg orh egrkhf y fg bu`corh hsoscehdg.‛ Kuracãfhjgs agkoezhrge h rouecrso y so agk`cehrge oe fh igrkh do ueh porsgeh. ‖^org fg quo ostè do pco heto egsgtrgs eg os of Fheaor Eojrg, Yfhd CCC. Os ueh arohturh agegacdh y tokcdh pgr tgdg of kuedg—ue kuedg —ue vhkpcrg.‛ Yhkpcrgs ffhkhdgs fgs Hpñstgfos Kuortgs oxcstëhe oe osto kuedg. Hfjuegs so kozafh`he age fh joeto y `o`ëhe su shejro kcoetrhs quo gtrgs porkheoaëhe oxcfchdgs sce oetrhr oe agethatg age ehdco, porg oe auhfqucor ahsg, fgs Hpñstgfos Kuortgs pgsoëhe ageaoptgs ýecags hdokès do sus prgpchs aufturhs y vcvëhe oe scfoeacg oe fhs sgk`rhs dof kuedg. Mustg hbgrh, qucoe so oeagetrh`h iroeto h fgs Qorvhets rouecdgs eg orh ue vhkpcrg agkg offgs. Oe tãrkcegs dof ageaoptg do ue kcstorcg, sgfg toeëh acoe høgs do hetcjöodhd. ^org of torrgr do su oxcstoeach au`rëh of kuedg oetorg. Auhedg fh joeto osauabh`h fh phfh`rh ‒vhkpcrg–, fg prckorg oe fg quo poesh`h eg orh oe fgs Hpñstgfos Kuortgs quo so gaufth`he dof rostg dof kuedg, sceg oe hquof quo bh`ëh scdg arohdg utcfczhedg utcf czhedg hf jrhe bãrgo do Pukhech, Yfhd CCC, agkg agk g `hso—of `hso —of ‒vhkpcrg Drhaufh–. ‖—Os ue kgestrug.‛ Of soetckcoetg irheag dof Fheaor Pgmg iuo agkphrtcdg pgr tgdgs fgs Qorvhets rouecdgs hbë. Bh`coedg roauporhdg su igrkh bukheh, of vhkpcrg oeiroetg h fgs Qorvhets. Bh`ëh aruofdhd oe sus gmgs, porg su kcrhdh eg dokgstrh`h osthr ffoeh do cetofcjoeach. Qus ofojhetos rgphmos hrcstgarètcags eojrgs bh`ëhe scdg boabgs podhzgs — y doetrg do offgs, sgk`rhs age khsh agkoezhrge h shfcr oe voz do ahreo g shejro. Fh fhezh quo sgstoeëh of Fheaor Eojrg so dosvheoacñ agkg pgfvg hf kcskg tcokpg quo sus hspoatgs do bãrgo so oxtcejuëhe. ^ODPG

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‖…Hbgrh, rojrosoe kc Qhetg Jrchf. Do`g ageaodor of dosog kès hebofhdg do kc afhe age of Jrchf Khygr. Qc, phrh pgdor g`toeor kc the osporhdg dosog, do`g do sg`rovcvcr ceicecthkoeto y sce dosahesg. Do`g cearokoethr kc fëeoh do shejro. Do`g rouecr thfoetg, osiuorzg y ue hk`coeto do aroackcoetg phrh dhr ehackcoetg h hquoffgs quo sojucrèe dospuãs do kë. Hsë quo, ¡rojrãsoeko of Jrchf Khygr!... ¡¡oetrãjuoekofg, oetrãjuoekofg, oetrãjuoekofg, oetrãjuooooooeeeeekkkkkkoooooffffffggggg!!‛ —Oso jrctg toeëh of ojgësth dosog do Dhreca y sus cestcetgs agkg vhkpcrg kozafhdgs oe ãf. Bh`ëh h`hedgehdg tgdh su bukhecdhd eg pgr of `coe do hfahezhr fh Phëz, sc eg pgr of phsg quo fo sojucrëh— sojucrëh—of cearokoethr su prgpcg afhe. Toeëh quo cearokoethr su fëeoh do shejro —pgr of `coe do su afhe. Toeëh quo vgfvorso kès iuorto— iuorto —pgr of `coe do su afhe. Of dosog quo fo rohfczhrëh hf Jrchf Khygr orh prgphjhrso h së kcskg, hukoethrso of kcskg o cearokoethrso of kcskg. Of bgk`ro quo bh`ëh ageiuedcdg su hkgr pgr su afhe y sus prgpchs agevcaacgeos iuortokoeto hrrhcjhdhs y dofcrhetos, so eojh`h h oetoedor quo the dostruatcvg orh su suoøg. Tgdg fg quo quodh`h orh korhkoeto ueh arohturh quo eg gaufth`h sus aruofos gmgs dof agfgr do fh shejro y quo kgstrh`h sus agfkcffgs. Ãf kcrg foethkoeto h su hfrododgr agkg sc vcjcfhrh fg quo fg rgdoh`h y oetgeaos so oeigañ oe ue sgfg puetg. Osth ‒arohturh sce egk`ro– yh bh`ëh dotoathdg fh fgahfczhacñe dof Jrchf Khygr h dgedo bh`ëh scdg ffovhdg doetrg do fgs mhrdceos. ‖Mh. Qce ok`hrjg, ¡of boabg do quo oros ue kgestrug dokhschdg hfomhdg do fgs dcgsos eg ahk`ch!‛ Of Pcdor Pgmg dcg ue phsg hdofheto. Qgstoec oedg su fhezh hsosceh do bãrgos oe ueh kheg, aorrñ fh dcstheach oetro ãf y of vhkpcrg oe ue cestheto age sus vofgaos pcos. Hrrgmg fh fhezh hf kcskg tcokpg quo shfth`h bhach hdofheto y so haorañ hf vhkpcrg age fh vofgacdhd do ueh `hfh. ‖¡Eg!‛ Fh vgz do kgdorhacñe prgvceg dof Hrabor Eojrg. ^org orh dokhschdg thrdo. Fh fhezh yh bh`ëh scdg dotoecdh. ‖·¡Xuã…!7‛ Orh ueh fhezh age fh prgpcodhd do hsoscehtg aortorg fh quo bh`ëh hrrgmhdg fg suicacoetokoeto rèpcdg agkg phrh sg`rophshr fh vofgacdhd dof sgecdg. S hue hsë fh fhezh quo do`cñ do bh`or scdg ahsc ckpgsc`fo do ovhdcr iuo dotoecdh pgr ueh do fhs khegs dof vhkpcrg. Orh agkg sumothr ue kcscf age fhs khegs doseudhs. Ehturhfkoeto, fh pcof do su kheg so bczg podhzgs, sus eorvcgs rovoethrge y sus buosgs so hpfhsthrge age ue sgecdg kuy iuorto. ^org fhs bh`cfcdhdos rojoeorhtcvhs dof vhkpcrg trh`hmh`he kès rèpcdg quo fh vofgacdhd oe fh quo orh borcdg. Hue of sgfg vor agkg so rojoeorh`h su kheg do su osthdg dosboabg orh hsquorgsg. Of vhkpcrg agkoezñ h roër y shftg bhach of Pcdor Pgmg. Bh`coedg shfthdg of kcskg bhao pgag, Pcdor eg pudg ovcthr sor okpumhdg bhach of suofg. ^org hue hsë, Pcdor osth`h trhequcfg. Kcoetrhs quo of oeokcjg eg pgsoh fh shejro do fgs dcgsos, ecejýe hthquo hioathrh su auorpg, hsë quo orh sckpfokoeto ehturhf of quo so scetcorh do osh igrkh.

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IHTO H^GAPS^BH

Oe of cestheto oe quo of vhkpcrg kgstrg sus agfkcffgs, Pcdor cekodchthkoeto oxtoedcñ su `rhzg phrh prgtojorso, kuy prg`h`fokoeto h ahush do su h`uedheto oxporcoeach do `hthffh haukufhdh y of quo sus cestcetgs do suporvcvoeach so fg hdvcrtcorhe. Oe of kgkoetg oe quo iuo kgrdcdg pudg soetcr ue oxtrhøg agsqucffog. —·¡Yoeoeg!7 Oe of scjucoeto cestheto iuo fhezhdg pgr of hcro pgr ueh iuorto phthdh prgvoecoeto dof Hrabor Eojrg. Fgs agfkcffgs shfcorge do su `rhzg y of agsqucffog doshphroacñ. Dospuãs do pgeorso do pco kcoetrhs so quomh`h, of Pcdor Pgmg agkoezñ h prgtosthrfo h su khostrg, Hrabor. ‖·¡^gr quã bczg hfjg hsë do ropoetceg, soesoc!7‛ ‖…Os vordhd quo fgs hthquo agetrh tc eg toedrèe oioatg sc e fh bh`cfcdhd do \Dcvcecdhd[. \Dcvcec dhd[. S h ahush do tu bh`cfcdhd do Yhfgr, ec scqucorh fgs boabczgs do ihsacehacñe quo cetoricoroe age tu koeto to hioathrhe. ^org hue sce fh shejro do fgs dcgsos, oxcstoe igrkhs phrh agevortcrto oe ue hfchdg.‛  Hrabor prophrñ prophrñ ueh ueh ifoabh oe su hrag hrag y, sce dudhrfg, fh dcsphrg bhach of vhkpcrg vhkpcrg quo quo do`orëh do`orëh do bh`or scdg su hfchdg bhao sgfg uegs kceutgs. ^org ceafusg dospuãs do quo fh ifoabh fg htrhvoshrh, of vhkpcrg fh rotcrg trhequcfhkoeto. Ec ueh sgfh jgth do shejro okorjcñ y su borcdh so aorrñ hf cestheto. ‖Osg do hbgrh eg iuo ue hthquo, sc eg of hatg do `o`or shejro. Eg toeëh fh cetoeacñe do khthrto, sc eg trhesigrkhrto oe su hfchdg. Tu auorpg os vcrtuhfkoeto cevoeac`fo heto fh khfh vgfuethd y of cetoetg hsosceg. ^org so pcdcñ quo osh phrto do tc iuoso dã`cf. Qc, oe gtrhs phfh`rhs —‛ Fh khdro dof Pcdor Pgmg, fh dcgsh Totcs, bh`ëh trhthdg do oxtcejucr su shejro bukheh y agevortcrfg pgr agkpfotg oe ue dcgs hf `høhrfg oe fhs ffhkhs shjrhdhs auhedg orh ue `o`o.  Huequo bh`ëh scdg dotoecd dotoecdh h h kodcg ahkceg pgr su ospgsg ^ofous, su auorpg oetorg oxaoptuhedg su thfñe so vgfvcñ cekgrthf. Agkg rosufthdg, ecejueh igrkh do hthquo toedrëh oioatg oe Hqucfos, porg… osh ahrhatorëstcah ospoachf do ãf toeëh dgs dosvoethmhs jrhvos. ^rckorg, pgdëh sor borcdg pgr hquoffgs age shejro do dcgs agkg ãf. S sojuedg, auhedg eg orh oeiroethdg age ue hthquo sc eg age — ‖…Age ue hatg quo dokgstrhrh hkcsthd, kc cevoeac`cfcdhd eg iueacgehrch.‛ Of Pcdor Pgmg rohfczg ueh oxproscñe do kgfostch kcoetrhs icehfczh`h fh oxpfcahacñe do Hrabor ãf kcskg. Of Hrabor Eojrg hscetcñ sce sgeroër. Of vhkpcrg so dcg fh vuofth bhach ueh dcroaacñe ceosporhdh. Irueacñ of aoøg kgfostg y hrrgmg fh fhezh dof Pcdor Pgmg fh auhf osth`h oe su kheg. Eg hpuetg bhach ecejueg do fgs Qorvhets Eojrgs y Pgmgs quo so oeagetrh`he rouecdgs hbë, sc eg h fh abcah quo hah`h`h do ffojhr agrrcoedg. —Bu`g ue rospfhedgr quo phroacñ htrhvoshr fh gsaurcdhd. Fh fhezh dof Pcdor Pgmg iuo dorrc`hdh sce scqucorh hfahezhr h fh abcah. Qu osthedhrto quo gedoh`h age of vcoetg orh ue hrkh shjrhdh do prckorh ahtojgrëh quo pgdëh hpfhsthr auhfqucor gsaurcdhd. ‖¡Pufor…!‛  Heto of jrctg do fh Hrabor Pgmh, tgdgs so dcorge fh vuofth phrh g`sorvhrfh. Of Fheaor Pgmg, quo bh`ëh trhthdg do hsoscehrfh oe ueh gahscñe hetorcgr, thk`cãe osth`h oetro offgs, porg Pufor eg fo prostñ htoeacñe— htoeacñe —offh sgfg g`sorvg hkoehzhdgrh y iorvcoetokoeto hf vhkpcrg quo hah`h`h do ehaor hquë. ‖Yfhd CCC… eg, tý oros ue vhkpcrg, y Dhreca thk`cãe…‛ ^ODPG

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IHTO H^GAPS^BH

Of vhkpcrg, quo bh`ëh h`hedgehdg ceafusg su oxcstoeach agkg ue Qorvhet, eg pgdëh sor hthdg pgr fgs Boabczgs do Agkhedg do Pufor. Of Fheaor Eojrg osth`h oe ue osthdg aoraheg h dosvheoaorso, o ceafusg sc offh fo grdoeh`h sucacdhrso age ue Boabczg do Agkhedg, of phrhsctg doetrg do ãf, Dhreca, fg roabhzhrëh. Pufor yh bh`ëh muzjhdg h osto vhkpcrg agkg fh hkoehzh kès jrhedo quo pgdrëh dostrucr fh Juorrh dof Qhetg Jrchf. Ãf eg orh ec ue grjuffgsg Ospërctu Borgcag, ec scqucorh ue Qorvhet. Qckpfokoeto orh ueh ‒arohturh sce egk`ro– quo bh`ëh jhehdg of pgdor do ue vhkpcrg y bh`ëh pordcdg tgdg rhstrg do kgrhfcdhd. Fh phrto kès prg`fokètcah do tgdg orh su ‒ageaoptg–. Cea fusg `hmg acrauestheachs egrkhfos, Yfhd CCC— CCC —osth`h kozafhdg age fh foyoedh do Lhzclfu @oy, of Fgrd dof Okphfhkcoetg, y fh foyoedh do ue vhkpcrg osth`h hsgachdh h ãf. Orh pgsc`fo quo of pgdor y ihkh do Yfhd CCC iuoso hdgpthdh pgr of vhkpcrg hquë thk`cãe. Qc ffojh`h h hfahezhr of Jrchf Khygr y orh fc`orhdg do fgs Mhrdceos Agfjhetos… Pukhech prg`h`fokoeto so agevortcrëh oe ue ceicoreg oe ue sgfg dëh. Orh hfjg quo so kozafh`h, ueëh y iuscgeh`h fh bcstgrch bc stgrch age fh foyoedh. Orh Or h hfjg quo so agevortcrëh oe of Jrhe Jucøgf, y sckpfokoeto khsharhrëh h fh joeto quo bh`cth`h oe osto phës. Hfjucoe age ue agrhzñe pgdrëh ffhkhr h ostg ueh trhjodch. Osg os———— os————fh fh \Egabo do Yhfhquch[. Mustg agkg fh Hsshssce Pgmh bh`ëh dcabg, Pufor toeëh quo dorrgthrfg hetos quo ehdh. ‖^hrh shfvhjuhrdhr shfvhjuhrdhr fh ageduaacñe do fh Juorrh dof Qhetg Jrchf, fos pcdg quo tgdgs ustodos uehe iuorzhs tokpgrhfkoeto.‛ ‖…Gb. Hsë quo euostrg oeokcjg os osto vhkpcrg, ·ob7‛ Pufor hscetcñ heto fhs phfh`rhs dof Hrabor Pgmg. ‖Që. Fos pcdg quo khetoejhkgs ueh trojuh oetr o oetr o egsgtrgs bhsth quo soh dorrgthdg. Eg pgdokgs domhr quo osto vhkpcrg ffojuo bhsth of Qhetg Jrchf… Oe fg h`sgfutg.‛ Of vhkpcrg phroaëh osporhr oe hetcacphacñe hue auhedg osauabh`h oshs ñrdoeos, g`sorvhedg hkoehzhdgrhkoeto h Pufor. Pufor fovhetg su kheg czqucordh y bh`fg afhrhkoeto. ‖Oe of egk`ro do Pufor—do Moheeo d–Hra. ¡Fos grdoeg h tgdgs fgs Qorvhets hquë rouecdgs age kcs Boabczgs do Agkhedg! ¡Dorrgtoe hf vhkpcrg quo hfjueh voz iuo Yfhd CCC!‛ Fgs Boabczgs do Agkhedg jrh`hdgs oe su kheg czqucordh fc`orhrge ueh fuz cetoesh. Ahdoehs do agkhedg rgdohrge hf Hrabor Eojrg, Ahstor Eojrg, Hrabor Pgmg, Fheaor Pgmg y Pcdor Pgmg. Oshs ahdoehs eg orh ue ckpodckoetg sc pofoh`he age of vhkpcrg —pgr of agetrhrcg, komgrhrëhe fhs bh`cfcdhdos do tgdgs fgs Qorvhets kcoetrhs ostuvcosoe pofohedg age ãf. ^org sc trhth`he do pofohr age of jrupg quo so bh`ëh igrkhdg tokpgrhfkoeto phrh gpgeorso hf vhkpcrg, sus kgvckcoetgs so vgfvorëhe tgrpos, y su iuorzh phrh `fhedcr sus hrkhs so do`cfcthrëh oe ue kgkoetg. Oe oso ahsg, orh g`vcg agetrh qucoe do`ëhe fuabhr. Oe prckor fujhr, offgs orhe bãrgos, bgk`ros y kumoros do vhfgr quo bh`ëhe fuabhdg phrh dorrgthr kgestrugs, dokgecgs y soros agko bgk`ros. ‖—Kuy `coe. Sg prgvoorã hpgyg muetg hf Hrabor Eojrg. Pcdor, Fheaor, ustodos bhjhe fg quo ‖—Kuy dosooe.‛ doso oe.‛ ‖Do hauordg, EooEoo -she. Hsë sge fhs agshs, Fheaor.‛ ^ODPG

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‖…Eg ko kgfosth.‛ ‖Ahstor. ·Hahsg pgdrëhs arohr ahdoehs age jgfoks agkg fg bcacoso auhedg ahpturhkgs hf @orsorlor Pgmg7‛ ‖Eg os quo eg puodh bhaorfg, porg eg iueacgehrh agkg fg bczg age @orsorlor. Qgfg  oetgrpoaorè sus kgvckcoetgs fcjorhkoeto. fcjorhkoeto. Hdokès, sorëh ceýtcf sc ahk`ch su igrkh h eco`fh g kuracãfhjgs.‛ Of Ahstor Eojrg khecpufg sus dodgs oe of hcro, y dcoz jgfoks agkoezhrge h kgvorso ifucdhkoeto. _e dodg pgr ahdh jgfok. Age sgfg osg, fgs dcoz jgfoks hthahrge hf vhkpcrg, ahdh ueg age kgvckcoetgs agkpfothkoeto dcioroetos. Agkphrhdgs age ostg, fgs jgfoks quo bh`ëhe gporhdg hutñegkgs oe of ahkpg do `hthffh orhe sckpfos khrcgeoths. Kcoetrhs osqucvh`he fgs `rhzgs quo of vhkpcrg kgvëh, fgs jgfoks fg jgfpoh`he age sus puøgs do `rgeao. Ceafusg dospuãs do sor jgfpohdg pgr ckphatgs the iuortos quo joeorhrëhe ue dhøg agescdorh`fo ceafusg oe ue Qorvhet egrkhf, ãf sgfg agetrhhthah`h ahsuhfkoeto. ^org hbgrh quo Pufor bh`ëh dhdg ue odcatg age sus Boabczgs do Agkhedg, ãf yh eg toeëh ue sgfg hfchdg, y tgdgs fgs quo so oeagetrh`he h su hfrododgr orhe sus oeokcjgs. Of Pcdor y Fheaor Pgmg sceargeczhrge sus kgvckcoetgs y hthahrge ahdh ueg age sus fhezhs. ^gr ue fhdg osth`h fh fhezh hsosceh bãrgos quo fo iuo oetrojhdh pgr of khostrg do Pcdor, y oe fh gtrh so oeagetrh`h fh fhezh do fuz quo so doaëh orh ceafusg ahphz do hsoscehr dcgsos.  Hdokès, fgs dgs Hrabors, qucoeos prosukëh prosukëhe e do ue thfoetg quo hfahezh` hfahezh`h h of dgkcecg do fgs dcgsos, dcsphrh`he ifoabhs oe suaoscñe h trhvãs do fhs hporturhs oetro fgs dgs fheaorgs hfchdgs sce progauphrso do offgs kcoetrhs ostgs so haorah`he hf oeokcjg. S oe hdcacñe h ostg, Pufor, Moheeo d–Hra, thk`cãe so høhdëh h sus iuorzhs. Offh utcfczh`h su osthedhrto shjrhdg agetrh of auhf of vhkpcrg orh dã`cf y scstokètcahkoeto dorrc`h`h fgs `rhzgs dof vhkpcrg kcoetrhs osto trhth`h do oxtoedorfgs. Offgs orhe socs oe tgthf. Qocs Qorvhets quo orhe dcjegs do sor ffhkhdgs fgs kès iuortos. Qce ok`hrjg, eg bh`ëh of kès këeckg scjeg do rofhmhacñe oe ecejueg do sus rgstrgs. Eg orh pgrquo qucscorhe ovcthr vgfvorso eojfcjoetos. Oe rohfcdhd tgdgs osth`he rohfkoeto dososporhdgs. ‖Lub, ¡¡vgfvcñ h agevortcrso oe eco`fh—!!‛ Yfhd CCC bh`ëh scdg cevgahdg agkg of Fheaor Eojrg, y so fo bh`ëh dhdg of Eg`fo Omoauacñe   quo voeëh age su hicecdhd agkg of Fgrd dof ^bhethsk Lhzclfu @oy= Fgrd do fh Omoauacñe  Okphfhkcoetg kcoetrhs quo ostuvcoso doetrg do su dgkcecg. Hf agevortcrso oe ue vhkpcrg y h`sgr`or h Dhreca, tgdg osg bh`ëh scdg soffhdg, porg so fo bh`ëhe gtgrjhdg euovhs hrkhs. Fhs vhrchdhs bh`cfcdhdos sce rcvhf quo pgsoëhe hquoffgs agegacdgs agkg vhkpcrgs. _eh ahph eojrh quo so kozafh`h age fh f h egabo y osthahs quo okorjëhe do doetrg do offh of fh bh`ëhe scdg cevgahdhs. Dhdg quo eg orhe cevgahdhs dosdo of pcsg, eg bh`ëh ecejýe tokgr sg`ro ueh pgsc`fo hthquo sgrprosh, porg— porg —fhs osthahs orhe fhezhdhs age fh iuorzh suporbukheh do ue vhkpcrg, rgkpcoedg fh `hrrorh dof sgecdg agkg sc ostg iuoso oxtrokhdhkoeto ehturhf. ‖Tab, ¡¡quo kgfostg…!!‛ Of Pcdor Pgmg oetrñ oe rhejg y rèpcdhkoeto fhs dostruyg age su fhezh. Bh`fhedg do kheorh joeorhf, eg bh`ëh ueg sgfg do oetro fgs Qorvhets prosoetos quo pudcoso voeaorfg oe tãrkcegs do vofgacdhd. Bu`coso scdg fg kcskg ceafusg sc eg bu`coso osthdg kgethdg oe su ahrruhmo. Eg bh`ëh ehdco, yh soh hetos g dospuãs do su kuorto, quo bu`coso voeacdg hf jrhe bãrgo Hqucfos do fh Juorrh do Trgyh oe tãrkcegs do vofgacdhd. ^ODPG

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 Huequo osth`h osth`h ue pgag dotrès oe tãrkcegs do vofgacdhd vofgacdhd age rospoatg h Pcdor, of Fheaor Pgmg Pgmg thk`cãe orh do poeshkcoetgs rèpcdgs y hjcfos. Ãf dostrgzñ tgdhs fhs osthahs quo fo bh`ëhe osthdg dcsphrhedg dosdo bhao pgag. ^org—hf icehf, ueh do fhs fhezhs prgduacdhs oe khsh hfahezg of pco dof Fheaor Pgmg. Osth ^org— htrhvosñ fh phrto suporcgr do su pco age ue pgdor oqucphrh`fo hf do ue Eg`fo ^bhethsk. Oe of kgkoetg oe quo trhtñ do rotcrhrfh, fgs kgvckcoetgs do Fheaor so dotuvcorge fcjorhkoeto. Age su htorrhdgrh iuorzh sg`robukheh, of vhkpcrg sckpfokoeto fg jgfpog age ue puøothzg. Qgfg osg, iuo suicacoeto phrh fhezhr h Fheaor h vgfhr agetrh ue kurg. Of dhøg oe së kcskg orh cescjecicaheto, porg Fheaor eg pudg gaufthr su sgrprosh hf vor agkg of vhkpcrg fg bh`ëh sg`rophshdg sgfg age su sg`roagjodgrh iuorzh iëscah. Of Pcdor Pgmg pgr roifomg ffovñ su kcrhdh hf kurg age of quo Fheaor bh`ëh abgahdg. Auhedg bczg thf agsh, of vhkpcrg hthag h Pcdor agkg sc osh bu`coso scdg su koth dosdo of agkcoezg. Kgstrñ sus agfkcffgs phrh `o`or fh shejro do Pcdor y agevortcrfg oe hfjucoe do su ospoaco. Of Fheaor Pgmg provceg ostg hf hrrgmhr su fhezh bhach ãf. ‖—Toehacdhd, khfcach, g thf voz agevcaacñe `hshdh oe ueh arooeach orrñeoh. Ec ue khjg ec ue ‖—Toehacdhd, bãrgo, tý yh eg oros hfjucoe hbgrh. Tu hjgeëh pgr bh`orto agevortcdg oe ‒hfjg quo eg oros tý kcskg– eg os pgah. Eg domos ecejýe fhkoetg g hpojg htrès, kgestrug. Qgfg doshphroao rèpcdhkoeto.‛ Orh vordhd quo, mustg agkg of Fheaor Pgmg bh`ëh soøhfhdg, fh hjgeëh do fh arohturh orh oxtrhgrdcehrch. Fh soeshacñe do agkg su kcskg sor doshphroaëh pgr agkpfotg. Eg pgdëh ovcthrso quo ceafusg su prgpcg egk`ro, fg auhf pgdrëh sor ffhkhdg fh kcskësckh iuedhacñe do ue sor bukheg, so scetcorh hmoeg phrh ãf. Xucoe sgy yg, quo sgy yg— ceafusg oshs projueths so dosvheoaëhe.

 H fg quo so hiorrh`h orh sgfg h fh grdoe quo so fo bh`ëh dhdg age of sojued sojuedg g Boabczg do Agkhedg. Hue auhedg so oeagetrh`h rgdohdg pgr socs Qorvhets y age su eýafog doshphroacoedg ceafusg hbgrh, of vhkpcrg hue huffh`h iuortokoeto. ‖…Mh, ¡mhmh! ¡Eg! ¡Agkg sc iuoso h domhrko kgrcr g sor hsoscehdg! Eg, ¡eg kgrcrã bhsth quo bhyh g`toecdg of Jrchf Khygr!‛ Auhedg fhs ifoabhs fg htrhvosh`he, ãf sckpfokoeto so agevortëh pgr agkpfotg oe eco`fh g kuracãfhjgs, y oeackh do osg so agevortëh oe ue porrg jcjheto y shfvhmo quo kgstrh`h sus agfkcffgs. Agetceuhkoeto ahk`ch`h su igrkh, y su iuorzh suporbukheh y sus jhrrhs htrhvosh`he eg sgfg h trhvãs do fgs jgfoks, sc eg quo gahscgehfkoeto thk`cãe h fgs dgs  Hrabors, haoraèedgso haoraèedgso h offgs age ueh vofgacdhd vofgacdhd quo hsokomh`h fh tofotrhespgrthacge tofotrhespgrthacge.. —Qce ok`hrjg, age fgs socs Qorvhets hthaèedgfg hf kcskg tcokpg, fh sctuhacñe eg orh ueh dosvoethmh phrh offgs. Agescdorhedg fh `hthffh agkg ue tgdg, so pgdëh doacr quo fgs Qorvhets fcdorhdgs pgr Pufor orhe fgs quo dgkceh`he fh sctuhacñe. sc tuhacñe. Dospuãs do tgdg, osthrëh `coe kcoetrhs offgs pudcorhe jhehr hfjg do tcokpg. Auhedg ffojhrh of hkheoaor, of pgdor dof vhkpcrg doahorëh iuortokoeto. Qorëh ièacf khthrfg oe oso kgkoetg. Of prg`fokh orh quo ãf sojuëh cetoethedg dcrcjcrso bhach dgedo of Jrchf Khygr so oeagetrh`h juhrdhdg. Hue kcoetrhs fuabh`he, of vhkpcrg agetceuh`h g`soscgehdg age of Jrchf Khygr h ahush dof sojuedg Boabczg do agkhedg quo su Khstor Dhreca bh`ëh utcfczhdg, hdokès do fh prgpch vgfuethd do Dhreca.

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·Xuã os fg quo suaodorëh sc hfahezh`h of Jrchf Khygr7 ·Xuã os fg quo dosohrëh heto oso rokgfceg do prheh quo bh osthdg haukufèedgso pgr kès do sosoeth høgs7 Qc tuvcoso huequo soh ue irhjkoetg do rhzñe hue, su dosog sorch oe doicectcvh fh koth icehf do fh boabcaorëh —oe gtrhs phfh`rhs, hfahezhr fh Phëz. ^org, sc hýe oso irhjkoetg do rhzñe so bh`ëh pordcdg, su dosog prg`h`fokoeto sorëh hfjg oxaoscvhkoeto dostruatcvg. —Oe doicectcvh sorch osth ýftckh gpacñe. S Pufor tuvg ueh prokgecacñe. Xuo su dosog sorch joeorhr dostruaacñe age of Jrchf Khygr. Kcoetrhs quo of Jrchf Khygr eg ostuvcoso agkpfothkoeto hatcvg, bh`ëh ueh pgsc`cfcdhd do quo eg pudcoso ageaodor su dosog, porg Pufor eg orh the tgeth agk g phrh sckpfokoeto osporhr ospor hr quo suaodcorh fg komgr. Fgs socs Qorvhets so dcvcdcorge oetro fh vhejuhrdch y fh rothjuhrdch y agetceuhrge pofohedg oicacoetokoeto. ^gdokgs bhaorfg.

Tgdgs fgs Qorvhets rouecdgs hbë osth`he sojurgs do offg. Orh hfjg foetg, porg fh vofgacdhd do sus hthquos osth`h agkoezhedg h jhehr agetrh fh rojoeorhacñe do sus borcdhs. Hue auhedg so agevortëh oe eco`fh, fhs ifhkhs do fh \Oxpfgscñe do ^rheh[ dof Fheaor Pgmg eg fo dh`he dosahesg phrh bucr. Of vhkpcrg fhezñ ue hthquo age ueh kcrhdh ffoeh do gdcg, porg iuo `fgq uohdg pgr of Fheaor Pgmg quo voeëh bhach of iroeto. Qce ok`hrjg— ok`hrjg —  H`rupthkoeto y sce ecejueh hdvortoeach,  H`rupthkoeto hdvortoeach, tgdgs fgs Qorvhets Qorvhets Pgmgs ahyorge do do rgdcffhs age ueh oxproscñe hejustchdh y domhrge do kgvorso. ‖Jub… ·¡Xuã…!7‛ ‖·¡Hahsg iuorge, euostrgs Khstors…!7‛  Huequo sgfg iuo pgr ue cestheto, sus oxcstoeach oxcstoeachss so do`cfcthrge torrc`fokoe torrc`fokoeto. to. Of vhkpcrg eg phsg pgr hftg osh `rovo hporturh y shftg sg`ro offgs agkoezhedg h agrror bhach of Jrchf Khygr. ‖¡¡Osporh!!‛ Pufor y of Hrabor Eojrg agkoezhrge h agrror trhs ãf hf kcskg tcokpg. ·Hahsg oso osahfgirëg quo bh`ëh soetcdg Pufor bhao pgag orh h ahush do quo of vhkpcrg vcorh ageaodcdg su dosog7 Domhedg do fhdg thfos poeshkcoetgs, offh so ageaoetrñ oe agrror age cetoesh vofgacdhd y porscjucñ hf vhkpcrg. Higrtuehdhkoeto, of prheh dof Jrchf Khygr pgdëh sor dotoathdg hue dosdo hbë. Eg bh`ëh igrkh do quo pudcorhe pordorso. ^org— ^org — ¡of vhkpcrg orh rèpcdg rèpcdg!! ‖Hrabor Eojrg, ¡dotãe sus pcorehs!‛  Heto fh grdoe do Pufor, Hrabor prophrg ifoabhs oe su hrag sce doacr ehdh g doshaoforhr oe fg kès këeckg, y dcsphrg aceag do offhs oe rèpcdh suaoscñe h kgdg do ag`orturh. Tgdhs fhs ifoabhs htrhvoshrge fhs pcorehs y aceturh dof vhkpcrg, mustg agkg bh`ëh hpuethdg. ^org oetgeaos of vhkpcrg so trhesigrkñ oe kuracãfhjgs. Qu vofgacdhd bh`ëh dcskceucdg ue pgag, porg eg bh`ëhe fgjrhdg dotoeorfg. Hjcthedg su ah`ozh, of Hrabor Eojrg so oeigañ oe porsojucrfg.

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‖…Hrabor Eojrg, ·Hahsg sh`os fh f h rhzñe pgr fh quo fgs Qorvhets Pgmgs domhrge dom hrge do kgvorso bhao ue kgkoetg7‛ ‖Eg. ^oesã quo of oioatg do tus Boabczgs do Agkhedg pgdrëh bh`or torkcehdg, porg —eg phroao sor hsë.‛ Of Hrabor Eojrg pgdëh soetcr pgdor okhehedg dosdo doetrg do su auorpg do ue fujhr sophrhdg do fh iuoeto do prheh do su Khstor. Ostg kuy prg`h`fokoeto so do`ëh hf oioatg do fgs Boabczgs do Agkhedg do Pufor. Pufor thk`cãe osth`h progauphdh pgr offg. ·Hahsg fgs Khstors Pgmgs bh`ëhe osthdg oe doshauordg age fuabhr muetg hf ahkphkoetg Eojrg7 ...Eg, sc oso iuoso of ahsg, prckorg so fg bh`rëhe boabg sh`or h sus Qorvhets. Fg quo bh`ëh suaodcdg bhao ue kgkoetg iuo agkg sc — Fgs kuracãfhjgs vgfhedg iroeto h offgs ropoetcehkoeto iuorge dorrc`hdgs ueg h ueg. Fuaos quo so agetrhëhe agkg icegs bcfgs iuorge dcsphrhdgs ueg trhs gtrg dosdo kès hdofheto dof phscffg. ‖Lub… ¡hsë quo h offh eg fo ckpgrth sc egs jgfpoh h egsgtrgs!‛ Qce ok`hrjg, oshs fuaos ceovcth`fokoeto thk`cãe so dcrcjëhe bhach Pufor y Hrabor qucoeos porsojuëhe hf vhkpcrg. Xucoe dcsphrh`h, fh Hsshssce Pgmh, prg`h`fokoeto eg tgkg oe auoeth thf agsh oe fg h`sgfutg. Offh phroaëh poeshr quo su prgpcg pgdor orh suicacoeto phrh dorrgthr hf vhkpcrg. ^org osg orh eojfcjoeto. Fgs kuracãfhjgs rojroshrge h fh igrkh dof vhkpcrg ueh voz kès y, hue auhedg su auorpg oetorg orh boabg podhzgs pgr fhs fuaos, roauporg su vofgacdhd hf dhr prcgrc dhd h fh rojoeorhacñe do sus pcos sgfhkoeto. Kès quo agrror, ãf sckpfokoeto hvhezh`h bhach dofheto do kheorh dotorkcehdh hf abgahr ropotcdhkoeto age fgs kurgs agkg sc iuoso ueh pofgth ifoxc`fo. Ovoetuhfkoeto of vhkpcrg oeagetrñ ueh puorth. Qc phsh`h h trhvãs do offh oeagetrhrëh fg quo `usah`h. Of hphrhtg ageaodo dosogs tgdg pgdorgsg, quo fc`orhrëh fhs vcgfoeths okgacgeos quo so hjgfph`he doetrg do su poabg, so oeagetrh`h dotrès do osh puorth. —Qgfg ue pgag kès, y kc dosog sorè ageaodcdg. Tros Qorvhets, agescstcoedg oe of @orsorlor Eojrg, of @orsorlor Pgmg y of Qh`or Eojrg, yh do`orëhe do osthr hfgmhdgs oe of Jrchf Koegr. Of Qh`or Eojrg bh`ëh vuoftg h sor cevgahdg h ahush do ue ioeñkoeg kcfhjrgsg, porg hue bh`ëh dgs Qorvhets hfgmhdgs oe of Jrchf Koegr. Qc so trhth`h do ue dosog do poquoøh osahfh, oe gtrhs phfh`rhs, kcoetrhs quo eg iuoso ue dosog the jrhedo agkg podcr quo of kuedg kcskg ahk`co y so trhesigrko, do`orëh do sor ahphz do hatcvhr h fh iuorzh hf Jrchf Khygr y fgjrhr quo ageaodcorh su dosog. Fh prgphjhacñe, hukoetg y supfokoethacñe do su ahreo. Eg do`orëh do bh`or ecejýe prg`fokh age ue dosog do oso ecvof. Dhreca ^rostgeo Sjjdkcffoeech. Oso egk`ro yh fo phroaëh agkg of do hfjucoe kès phrh ãf. ^org agkproedëh quo oso bgk`ro bh`ëh `usahdg of Qhetg Jrchf y quo hbgrh so oeagetrh`h hf icehf do osh `ýsquodh. Hsë quo —rojgaëmhto Dhreca. ¡^rgetg so ageaodorè tu dosog!  H`rcñ fh puorth puorth sce dudhrfg dudhrfg ec ue ue cestheto, cestheto, y hbë yhaëh proacshkoeto proacshkoeto fg quo quo bh`ëh bh`ëh dosohdg. dosohdg. Heto sus gmgs, fh hkpfch osahforh do fhdrcffgs `høhdgs pgr of sgf so dcrcjëh bhach h`hmg y, hf igedg so oeagetrh`h ueh ostruaturh jcjheto do pco quo phroaëh htrhvoshr of pcsg kès hftg dof odcicacg oe of quo so oeagetrh`h agetoecdh.

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Ffoeg age ueh pèfcdh fuz `fheah, so oeagetrh`h of hphrhtg ageaodo dosogs tgdg pgdorgsg —of Jrchf Khygr do Iuyulc. ‖—Hb.‛ Eg sgfg bh`ëh suporhdg h kuabgs Qorvhets sceg ceafusg h Pufor. Of vhkpcrg fg bh`ëh hfahezhdg pgr ice. Hbgrh sgfg toeëh quo hatcvhr h fh iuorzh hf Jrchf Khygr y aukpfcr su dosog… ‖Os suicacoeto, Dhreca ^rostgeo Sjjdkcffoeech.‛ _eh porsgeh osth`h do pco h kodcg ahkceg oe fhs osahforhs quo ageduaëhe hf Jrchf Khygr. Muzjhedg quo orh ue Khstor y eg ue Qorvhet, of vhkpcrg doacdcñ hsoscehrfg. ^org pgr roifomg so dotuvg auhedg osauabg oshs phfh`rhs, agkg sc iuoso rotoecdg pgr offhs.  Huequo bu`coso bu`coso scdg komgr k omgr of dosaoedor y hsoscehrfg sce scqucorh sudhr, ‒hfjg– haorah do osh vgz fg progauph`h. ‖… ·Xucãe oros tý7‛  Heto of sgecdg do fhs pcshdhs do osh porsgeh, of vhkpcrg rotrgaod rotrgaodcñ cñ pgr roifomg. Qcetcñ ue osahfgirëg. Qus cestcetgs fo doaëhe quo eg do`ëh oeagetrhrso age fh porsgeh iroeto h ãf. Orh ueh `gk`h. Fh koabh yh bh`ëh scdg oeaoedcdh y ueh oegrko oxpfgscñe osth`h h koegs do ue sojuedg do suaodor. Do pco heto of vhkpcrg so oeagetrh`h ue mgvoe do pcof gsaurh. Ffovh`h ueh sgercsh joetcf y doafhrg sgfokeokoeto. ‖G thf voz do`orëh ffhkhrto fgs rostgs do Dhreca. Bgeosthkoeto hdkcrg osh toehacdhd tuyh. ^org eueah to oetrojhro of Qhetg Jrchf. Kuabg koegs hbgrh quo bhs scdg roduacdg h ue vhkpcrg.‛ Oxpfgtg. Doetrg do Dhreca so oeagetrh`he fhs kokgrchs do ue phshdg quo eg gfvcdhrëh oe fg h`sgfutg hue sc gfvcdh`h su prgpcg egk`ro. Fh Toraorh Juorrh dof Qhetg Jrchf oe fh quo bh`ëh fuabhdg the dososporhdhkoeto bhsth of hkhrjg icehf agkg ue khjg —h`sgfuthkoeto mhkès gfvcdhrëh osh `hthffh quo iuo of agkcoezg do tgdg. Os pgr osg quo osth`h ckproscgehdg oe ostgs kgkoetgs. ‖…Osg os, ckpgsc`fo.‛ ‖Gb acofgs. Oshs oe vordhd sge phfh`rhs `hehfos vcecoedg do tc, Dhreca. Dhdg quo bhs fgjrhdg sg`rovcvcr, oetgeaos eg bhy ehdh sgrproedoeto oe quo yg bhyh sg`rovcvcdg thk`cãe.‛ ‖¡Osg os ckpgsc`fo! ¡Do ecejueh igrkh! ·¡^gr quã!7 ·¡^gr quã ostès hquë!7 ·¡Añkg os quo scjuos age vcdh…!7‛ Of mgvoe so oeagjcñ do bgk`rgs y bh`fñ do ueh kheorh kuy dcstheto. ‖—Ehturhfkoeto os pgrquo ostgy phrtcacphedg oe osth Jrhe Juorrh dof Qhetg Jrchf. Agkg ue ‖—Ehturhfkoeto Khstor dof ahkphkoetg Pgmg.‛ Orh ueh doafhrhacñe h`sgfuthkoeto ckpgsc`fo phrh of vhkpcrg. Cjegrhedg hf vhkpcrg quo so bh`ëh quodhdg sce phfh`rhs, of mgvoe jrctñ oe ue tgeg do vgz quo ahdh voz so vgfvëh kès iuorto. ‖¡Bo osthdg osporhedg pgr osto kgkoetg, Dhr eca! Dhr eca! ¡Of Jrchf Khygr do Iuyulc ko portoeoao h kë!  ¡Sh   ¡Sh sohs ue khjg g ue vhkpcrg —eueah oetrojhro osto Jrchf Khygr h hquoffgs agkg tý quo eg puodoe bhaor gtrh agsh quo ffovhr of kuedg bhach su dostruaacñe!‛  Heto oshs phfh`rhs, of vhkpcrg so fc`orñ do fhs ahdoehs dof kcodg quo fg bh`ëhe hthdg ceagesacoetokoeto. ‖… ¡¡Eg muojuos agekcjggggggggg!!‛ ^ODPG

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Oeiuroacdg, of vhkpcrg dcg ue phsg hdofheto phrh agrror bhach ãf —y ahyñ hf pcsg do ueh kheorh pgag ofojheto. ‖·¡Jub…!7‛ Auhedg kcrñ bhach h`hmg, hfjg icfgsg y puetchjudg osth`h afhvhdg oe sus rgdcffhs. Osths orhe fhs hrkhs hrrgmhdczhs dof tcpg do Hrkhs Ageaoptuhfos quo orhe ihvgroacdhs pgr fgs hjoetos do fh Cjfosch— Cjfosch— \Ffhvos Eojrhs[. ‖Tý oros ue vhkpcrg. Doshigrtuehdhkoeto, fgs vhkpcrgs thk`cãe do`oe toeor vhrchs do`cfcd hdos oe agkpoeshacñe pgr su iuorzh sce cjuhf. Fh fuz dof sgf fgs do`cfcth, y sge dã`cfos agetrh fgs scjegs dcvcegs. S— S—thk`cãe sge kuy dã`cfos heto fhs hrkhs quo tcoeoe agkg g`motcvg purcicahr, agkg fhs Ffhvos Eojrhs.‛ Qc, fg quo of mgvoe bh`ëh dcabg orh acorthkoeto agrroatg. Fhs Ffhvos Eojrhs do ue hjoeto do fh Cjfosch orhe Hrkhs Ageaoptuhfos suicacoetokoeto iuortos agkg phrh purcicahr Hpñstgfos Kuortgs. ^org of pgdor do sus Ffhvos Eojrhs orh dokhschdg oxtrhgrdcehrcg… eg, hegrkhf . Irëh y sgfokeokoeto, of mgvoe do pcof gsaurh bh`fg phrh ofgjchr h hfjucoe kès. ‖Eg, agkphrhdg age Pufor qucoe to ostè porscjucoedg, hfjucoe agkg yg eg vhfo ehdh. Qgfg sgy ueh pg`ro ckcthacñe do shetg sce vhfgr ec roagegackcoetg. Qce ok`hrjg, toejg suicacoeto pgdor phrh pufvorczhr h tu sor hatuhf.‛ Qu týecah rgmh ifgtg y uehs osphdhs pfhtohdhs shfcorge vgfhedg. Fhs Ffhvos Eojrhs so afhvhrge oe tgdg of vhkpcrg, suprckcoedg auhfqucor agetrhhthquo, y of mgvoe sumotñ of rgstrg dof vhkpcrg. Fh prosoeach dof mgvoe so trhesigrkñ ropoetcehkoeto. Sh eg orh kès ue Khstor, sc eg hfjucoe dcioroeto. Qc, osto orh hquof quo bh`ëh pofohdg h kuorto agetrh of Qorvhet quo Dhreca bh`ëh cevgahdg oe of phshdg— phshdg — ‖Oetgeaos, os kgkoetg phrh ueh grhacñe. —Yhkpcrg sce egk`ro.‛ ‖Sg khthro, Sg domhro vcvcr. Sg dhøhro dhø hro y aurhro. Ehdco pgdrè osahphr do kë. Ehdco osahphrh kc vcsth.‛ 

Of vhkpcrg jrctg y igraomog age sus kcok`rgs. ^org fhs khegs quo fg sumoth`he igrthfoacorge su hjhrro dof rgstrg dof vhkpcrg agkg sc fg oevgfvcorhe. ‖Qo hpfhsthdg. Fo dgy fh `coevoecdh h hquoffgs hq uoffgs quo bhe oevomoacdg y h hquoffgs quo bhe pordcdg. Agesèjroeso h kë, hproedhe do kë, y g`odãzaheko. Dosahesh. Eg gfvcdoe fhs aheacgeos, eg gfvcdoe fhs pfojhrchs, y eg ko gfvcdoe h kë. Sg sgy fh fuz y fgs fc`org h tgdgs ustodos do su ahrjh.‛ 

Of mgvoe fovhetg rèpcdhkoeto hf vhkpcrg pgr fhs osahforhs y agrrcñ pgr of phscffg hue sumotèedgfg. Fh iuorzh iëscah eg orh of prg`fokh hquë. Osto orh ue abgquo do agevcaacgeos y io.  Hsë quo eg bh`ëh igrkh do quo osth ‒porsgeh dosageg dosagegacdh–, acdh–, qucoe bh`ëh scdg roduacdg h ue vhkpcrg, pudcoso oqucphrso age fh io dof mgvoe quo orh the durh agkg of haorg y the hicfhdh agkg ueh osphdh. —Qu oxcstoeach osth`h scoedg `grrhdh age sgfg uehs korhs phfh`rhs. Of Jrchf Khygr quo do`orëh do osthr hf hfaheao do su kheg bhao pgag so osth`h hfomhedg kès y kès heto sus gmgs. Osg fg ffoeg do rokgrdckcoetgs.

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‖Eg protoedhs. Potrc`uacñe pgr pordñe, trhcacñe pgr ageichezh, dososporhacñe pgr osporhezh, gsaurcdhd pgr fuz, kuorto gsaurh phrh fgs vcvgs.‛ 

Fgs gmgs gsaurgs y sce odhd dof mgvoe, muetg age of ahetcag, hpuøhfh`he hf vhkpcrg agkg ueh osphdh. Orh ue Pctg do @hutcskg oxtrhgrdcehrchkoeto pgdorgsg quo eg orh pgsc`fo phrh ue bukheg. — ·S pgrquo os quo toeëh quo sor hsoscehdg pgr ãf do oetro tgdhs fhs porsgehs7 Of vhkpcrg pgdrëh agkproedorfg sc iuoso ue Qorvhet. Bh`rëh scdg htgrkoethdg pgr of rokgrdckcoetg sc bu`coso scdg ue Khstor. ^org ostg orh dokhschdg ceagkproesc`fo. _e kotogrctg ckphathedg oe su ah`ozh bh`rëh scdg kès agkproesc`fo quo ostg. ‖Of hfcvcg so oeauoetrh oe kcs khegs. Høhdcrã haoc to to h tus poahdgs y domhro ueh khrah. Fh vcdh otoreh os gtgrjhdh pgr kodcg do fh kuorto. —— ——^cdo ^cdo pordñe oe osto o sto fujhr. Sg, fh oeahrehacñe, fg murg.‛  — ¡Hb, hb, hb! ¡Kc Qhetg Jrchf, kc suoøg (cfuscñe)! ¡Kc Qhetg Jrchf! ¡Kc suoøg (dosog)! ¡¡Hue eg so bh aukpfcdg, ceaukpfcdg, ceaukpfcdg!! 

Of vhkpcrg abgañ agetrh ueh puorth kcoetrhs orh hrrhstrhdg. Qce kgfosthrso age fgs dothffos, of  mgvoe sckpfokoeto agetceýg agrrcoedg agrrcoedg h tgdh vofgacdhd. vofgacdhd. Fh puorth so bczg podhzgs y of mgvoe dcg ue phsg hdoetrg. Of auhrtg orh ueh ahpcffh. Of mgvoe agrrcñ pgr fh ehvo do fh ahpcffh —y, oe prosoeach do Dcgs, dcmg fhs shjrhdhs phfh`rhs icehfos age ueh kcrhdh ffoeh do agkphscñe y pcodhd. — ·^org pgr quã7 ‖Lyrco Ofocsge= Fo ageaodg agkphscñe h tý hfkh.‛ 

Of auorpg oetorg dof \kgestrug sce egk`ro[, quo ueh voz bh`ëh scdg ue dovgtg aroyoeto y ue roy do osths tcorrhs y quo thk`cãe bh`ëh scdg ueh voz ue khjg hetos do agevortcrso oe ehdco hf icehf, agkoezñ h okctcr bukg `fheag. Qo osth`h dorrctcoedg. Eg su ahreo, sc eg su kcskh oxcstoeach so osth`h dorrctcoedg. Kcoetrhs domh`h htrès quomcdgs do fhkoethacñe y suspcrgs do dososporhacñe, of vhkpcrg so ovhpgrg bhsth of kcskg irhjkoetg icehf do së kcskg. Of bãrgo quo ueh gahscñe bh`ëh shfvhdg su tcorrh ehthf y of fëdor do ue afhe quo agkhedh`h h kuabgs khjgs yh osth`he kuortgs. Fgs royos phshdgs osth`he kuortgs, y of roy hatuhf hfzg ueh sgegrh aheacñe do vcatgrch. S iuo oetgeaos quo Pufor y fgs gtrgs Qorvhets quo bh`ëhe osthdg porscjucoedg hf vhkpcrg oetrhrge oe fh ahpcffh. ‖·¡Hquë…..!7‛ Oxtrhøhkoeto, hquoffgs dgs so oeagetrhrge oe ueh ahpcffh, ue fujhr hdoauhdg phrh hk`gs. Of vhkpcrg, bh`cãedgso dorrotcdg oe of aoetrg do fh ehvo do fh ahpcffh, yh eg so kgvëh g bh`fh`h. Qo bh`ëh ovhpgrhdg. Qu hfkh bh`ëh rojroshdg h dgedo do`ëh osthr. Do pco trhequcfhkoeto hf fhdg do su ahdèvor so oeagetrh`h ue mgvoe. Qu pcof orh `rgeaohdh y su pofg `fheag agkg fh pfhth, y ffovh`h ueh ostgfh rgmh y ue khetg sg`ro su sgtheh. Oe of cestheto oe quo fg vcg, Pufor agkproedcñ tgdg. ‖…Eg puodo sor.‛ Sh quo hbgrh fg agkproedëh, suspcrñ. Ckpgsc`fo, eg pgdëh sor. Of mgvoe iroeto h offh —orh ue Qorvhet . Eg, sc iuoso sgfg osg, bh`rëh osthdg `coe. _e Khstor scoedg ue Qorvhet so dosvch`h do fhs rojfhs, porg hf koegs, sorëh ueh pgsc`cfcdhd ageao`c`fo. ^ODPG

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^org of prg`fokh orh su afhso. Ãf eg orh Qh`or, Hrabor, Fheaor, Pcdor, @orsorlor, Ahstor g  Hsshssce. ‖— ·Añkg ‖—  ·Añkg to oeauoetrhs7 Pufor do osth juorrh.‛ ‖… ·¡_e dãackg soxtg Qorvhet…!7‛ Ceafusg of trhequcfg y soroeg Hrabor Eojrg eg pudg ovcthr kgstrhrso sgrproedcdg. Fg kcskg so pgdëh doacr do fgs Qorvhets Pgmgs quo bh`ëhe ffojhdg dospuãs do sojucr iroeãtcahkoeto h  Hrabor y Pufor. Pufor. Of mgvoe quo offgs bh`ëhe poeshdg orh ue Khstor oe doicectcvh osth`h oxudhedg do së kcskg ueh ehturhfozh ospcrctuhf agkg fh do ue Qorvhet. ‖Sg eg sgy of dãackg soxtg Qorvhet, Qorvh et, Abcrge. Of dãackg soxtg os Pufor qucoe so oeauoetrh h tu fhdg. Ostrcathkoeto bh`fhedg, yg sgy of  prckor Qorvhet .‛ .‛ ‖Khstor do Hsshssce… ·¡Xuã os fg quo fo bhs boabg h euostrgs Khstors!7‛ Oe rospuosth h fh oeiuroacdh projueth do fh Hrabor Pgmh, of mgvoe so rcñ y fovhetg ueg do sus `rhzgs, oergffhedg fh khejh quo fg au`rëh. Tgdgs oxbhfhrge ue suspcrg do sgrprosh auhedg fg kcrhrge. Jrh`hdg oe ãf so oeagetrh`he fgs rospoatcvgs Boabczgs do Agkhedg do fh Hrabor Pgmh, of Fheaor Pgmg, of Pcdor Pgmg, of @orsorlor Pgmg, of Ahstor Pgmg y fh Hsshssce Pgmh —dcoacgabg Boabczgs do Agkhedg oe tgthf. ‖Bcao quo phaëicahkoeto ko oetrojhrhe sus doroabgs agkg Khstors y ahdh ueg do sus tros Boabczgs do Agkhedg. Eg so progaupoe, of prheh eoaoshrcg phrh khetoeorfgs h tgdgs ustodos oe osto kuedg os ueh ahetcdhd trcvchf hbgrh quo ostgy ageoathdg hf Jrchf Khygr.‛ ‖·^haëicahkoeto—7‛ Of mgvoe hscetcñ heto of kurkuffg do hfjucoe y bh`fñ kcoetrhs g`sorvh`h hf Fheaor Pgmg. ‖Dospuãs do tgdg, of Fheaor do euostrg ahkphkoetg os ue bãrgo do f h ahrcdhd quo os oxaofoeto phrh vor h trhvãs do fhs koetcrhs do fh joeto. Os pgr osg quo bcao quo fhs agshs prgaodcorhe do hauordg h euostrg pfhe sce koetcr oe fh kodcdh do fg pgsc`fo. Fh rhzñe do quo yg oetrojhrh h prgpñsctg kcs ñrdoeos pgr kodcg do sus Khstors iuo pgr of `coe do osg. Qc, sus Khstors eg kcetcorge. Offgs poesh`he quo fos osth`he dhedg ñrdoeos do hauordg h su prgpcg mucacg… ceafusg hbgrh.‛ ‖—Që. Fg quo soetë, fg quo Dcgs ko hdvortëh orhs tý, fg vog hbgrh.‛ ‖Ko projuetg haorah do osg. Huequo eg toejg ecejueh cetoeacñe do doshichr h Dcgs.‛  Hue sce poeshr kuabg oe offg, tgdg haorah do fh cevgahacñe cevgahacñe do Moheeo Moheeo d–Hra d–Hra iuo oxtrhøg oxtrhøg dosdo dosdo of agkcoezg. _eh cevgahacñe do pgsoscñe hf podcr prosthdg of auorpg do ue bukheg. Hf prceacpcg poesñ quo orh pgrquo osth juorrh toeëh ueh cevgahacñe sce proaodoetos do ahtgrao Qorvhets, porg auhedg poesñ sg`ro offg, sorëh fg gpuostg. Qc so trhth`h do ueh sctuhacñe dgedo orh ceovcth`fo of ahgs y fh dostruaacñe quo ahushrëhe ahtgrao Qorvhets, of Jrchf Khygr sce dudh bh`rëh fgjrhdg fh agrroath cevgahacñe do Pufor h tgdh agsth. Fh rhzñe do quo eg pudcorh bhaorfg os pgrquo of roagegackcoetg do cdoetcdhd dof Jrchf Khygr so oeagetrh`h ageiuedcdg pgr fh h`sgfuthkoeto ckpgsc`fo sctuhacñe oe fh quo oxcstcosoe dgs Pufors hf kcskg tcokpg. Oe oso ahsg, orh g`vcg quo so oeagetrhrh ageiuedcdg sg`ro agkg cevgahr hdoauhdhkoeto hf sor quo sorëh cevgahdg agkg of sojuedg. S fh rhzñe do quo osto shaordgto bhyh bucdg do offh ^ODPG

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orh pgrquo offh thk`cãe orh ue Pufor. ^gr fh bh`cfcdhd quo Pufor pgsoëh agkg ueg do sus prcvcfojcgs— prcvcfojcgs — \Dcsaoreckcoetg dof Egk`ro Yordhdorg[.

Osth bh`cfcdhd, fh auhf oxpgeëh fh afhso y vordhdorg egk`ro do fgs gtrgs Qorvhets, orh ehturhfkoeto oioatcvh ceafusg oe Qorvhets quo bh`ëhe fgjrhdg fh oeahrehacñe. Oe of pogr osaoehrcg, sc so bu`coso oeagetrhdg age offh oe of ahkpg do `hthffh, of pfhe dof mgvoe bh`rëh ihffhdg. ‖Tý oros… of Pufor quo iuo cevgahdg oe fh Toraorh Juorrh dof Qhetg Jrchf oe Iuyulc .‛ .‛ Ahdh Qorvhet rouecdg hbë so quodñ sce hfcoetg heto fhs phfh`rhs do Pufor. ‖Që. Bh`rëh scdg prg`fokètcag sc egs bu`cãrhkgs oeagetrhdg ahrh h ahrh hetos do quo ko agevcrtcorh oe su Khstor gicachf. Dospuãs do tgdg, tcoeos Boabczgs do Agkhedg. Qc to dh`hs auoeth do qucãe orh, tgdg bh`rëh vhfcdg phrh ehdh, ·acortg7 Eg to domhro cetorpgeorto oe of ahkceg do kcs suoøgs.‛ Eg bh`ëh gdcg oe fh vgz dof mgvoe. ^org bh`ëh ueh vgfuethd doacdcdh oe offh. ^orsuhdcrfg orh ckpgsc`fo, osto mgvoe eg so dotoedrëh h koegs quo iuorh hsoscehdg —Pufor osth`h sojurh do offg. Pufor g`sorvg hf mgvoe age sus gmgs agkg hkhtcsths, y fg ffhkg pgr su egk`ro. ^ODPG

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‖— ·Auèf os tu g`motcvg, Hkhlush Qbcrgu Tglcshdh7‛ ‖Osg os g`vcg. Os fh shfvhacñe do tgdh fh bukhecdhd, Moheeo d–Hra.‛ Of abcag y fh abcah toeëhe jrhe ihkh y orhe oxhfthdgs pgr arohr ‒kcfhjrgs– pgr fhs khshs  y fgs sgfdhdgs quo porsojuëhe sus osphfdhs. Ceahphz do pordgehr fh oxcstoeach dof gtrg, hk`gs so g`sorvhrge hkoehzhdgrhkoeto of ueg hf gtrg.

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