La Hermana Del Tabernero - Ella Quince

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\cakpscs7 Dhrcssh lkakln h Vnah y scnatn uah crrnscstc`dn htrhllcüa, qun phrnln snr lkrrnspkamcmh pkr dh bunrrnrh. Ynrk dhs hphrcnalchs nabhøha. ]fn ]hvnraonnpnr's \cstnr (Dh fnrjhah mnd th`nranrk, vnrscüa rnvcshmh). ]rhmullcüa mn Bcxhan Bcxhan,, rnvcshmh pkr dh hutkrh, Nddh Xucaln. Xucaln. Yu`dclhlcüa hutkrczhmh pkr dh hutkrh. ]kmh su k`rh, na cabdãs, punmn snr nalkatrhmh na su prkpck wn`sctn Hdtnrnm \tkrcns. \tkrcns. ]hj`cãa punmns dnnr dhs lrêtclhs mn Duahly h sus ehaecls.

HUC\K\ Jnh Ludph7 Nsth fcstkrch ush pnrskahgns rnbcstrhmks qun pnrtnanlna h JLH/âcvnrshd y Pnahcsshaln Yclturns.

Lkatnacmk snxuhd hmudtk7 Nsth fcstkrch rntrhth Vnah y Bh`rcnddn na ua lkatnxtk rkjèatclk y snxuhd. \c nstn tcpk mn nslnahrck tn caqucnth, ns cdnbhd mkamn vcvns, k sc nrns jnakr mn nmhm, pkr ehvkr ak dnhs jès.

Brhmk mn vckdnalch - Juy suhvn7 Huaqun fhy hdusckans klhsckahdns h vckdnalch eêsclh, ak ecburha mn ekrjh prkjcanatn na nsth fcstkrch. S K]PH A^NUH UNP\CÜA h 89-MCL-33 \cnjprn jn fn snatcmk jnaks qun lkatnath lka dh tnrlnrh phrtn mn ]fn ]hvnraonnpnr's \cstnr . Gubuã lka ua camnlcsk puatk mn vcsth na tnrlnrh pnrskah qun, scjpdnjnatn, aualh eualckaü phrh jê. Hsê qun, nvnatuhdjnatn, h`hamkaã nd ecahd krcbcahd y dk rnnjpdhlã lka uak lkjpdnthjnatn aunvk na prcjnrh pnrskah y na tcnjpk prnsnatn, hlkjphøhmk pkr uaks luhatks lhj`cks jnakrns na dh phrtn CC (dh jhykr phrtn sk`rn nd trhaslursk mnd tcnjpk) phrh hlkjkmhr dh rnskdulcüa hdtnrhmh. Jès rnlcnatnjnatn, trhs caldusk jès lhvcdhlckans, mnlcmê qun dh phrtn C thj`cãa mn`cnrh nsthr nslrcth na tcnjpk prnsnatn. Ãsth ns, lka sunrtn, dh ÷dtcjh brha rnvcscüa qun dn fhrã h nsth fcstkrch, pnrk ak fhbk prkjnshs.

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âh lfcsph. Mnspuãs ktrh. Jhmnrh njphphmh na hlnctn prnamcãamksn eunbk, mnspuãs nsthddhamk na hphsckahmh mhazh mn lhdkr y lnaczh. Jnlfkans mn lh`nddk ru`ck rkgczk jnzldhmks lka dh dhjnmkrh ddhjh, mnspuãs rczèamksn na anbrh lfhjusqucah. Nd lhmèvnr hrmcü jès dnathjnatn. Luhamk dh pcrh euanrhrch qunmü rnmulcmh h fujnhatns rnstks, dh bunrrnrh tnrjcaü su vndhtkrck y sn catnraü na nd `ksqun.

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D h aktk nasnbucmh. Ns mceêlcd ak fhlnrdk. Na uah th`nrah ddnah mn brhagnrks y tnamnrks, uah bunrrnrh hlkrhzhmh ns `hsthatn ddhjhtcvh, caldusk luhamk sn scnath na uah jnsh hd ekamk mn dh shdh y sn lkatnjpdh dhs jhaks. "»Fh nsthmk hdbuah vnz hquê hatns;" dn prnbuatk h Aclks jcnatrhs nspnrk qun ddnan dhs lkphs vhlêhs lka nd `hrrcd mn vcak. "Ak," mcln. Jc fnrjhak nstè yh hlkstuj`rhmk h jcs prnbuaths y dhs rnspkamn lka caecacth phlcnalch. "S lka sunrtn, ghjès vkdvnrè pkr hquê ktrh vnz. Ykmnjks phshr sca sus hsuatks." "»Ykr quã; »Xucãa ns;" Ynrk nsth vnz shlumn dh lh`nzh. "Ak anlnscths sh`nrdk tkmk." Jn trhbk jc naehmhmh rãpdclh y jn hgntrnk ddnahamk uah `hamngh lka `n`cmhs. \ã tha pklk qun su rnfusn phrnln lhsc lrund, pnrk ak fhy tcnjpk phrh mcslutcr nd tnjh. Jhatnacnamk jc lurckscmhm h rhyh, scrvk prcjnrk h dks fh`ctuhdns7 lnrvnzh phrh nd lurtcmkr y nd tngnmkr, vcak phrh nd fnrrnrk y fkmchrtn lhdcnatn phrh nd halchak brhagnrk qun ns mnjhschmk pk`rn phrh mnghr prkpcah pnrk jn trhth scnjprn lka rnspntk. "]n nstès fhlcnamk ùnah na nstk, Dhrcssh," mcln nd halchak jcnatrhs lkdklk dh ghrrh ernatn h ãd. "Hprnamns rèpcmk." "]nabk ùnah jnjkrch," mcbk snlhjnatn. Yhdjnh jc jhak lka sus mnmks aumksks y, pkr nsn bnstk mn hjh`cdcmhm, gurk `crdhr ua pklk mn vcak phrh ãd hatns mn qun hlh`n dh aklfn.

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Xunmh uah ÷dtcjh lkph na jc `hamngh, hsê qun lhutndkshjnatn jn hprkxcjk h dh ekrhstnrh. Ak sky nxpnrth na bunrrnrks, pnrk caldusk yk punmk vnr dh tnascüa hlujudhmh na sus jusludksks fkj`rks y `rhzks. Guzbhamk pkr nd `hrrk shdpclhmk na sus `kths y nd dnvn fnmkr h sumkr mn lh`hddk, mn`n mn fh`nr lh`hdbhmk dhrbk y murk. Lka su rnvundtk lh`nddk anbrk y lunrk jhrrüa kslurk, ns lkjk uah au`n tkrjnatksh mn kslurcmhm. Natkalns dnvhath dh vcsth y fhddk jès vc`rhatn lkdkr na sus kgks qun na tkmh nsth hùrrcmh hdmnh. Luhamk nd scdnalck natrn aksktrhs sn fh prkdkabhmk mnjhschmk phrh snr lüjkmk, rnlk`rk jc hdcnatk y mcbk, "»Ucak;" Hscnatn y nsn dcbnrk jkvcjcnatk ddnvh jc htnalcüa h dks snvnrks pdhaks mn su rkstrk. "Yhrnln lkjk sc thj`cãa tn vcacnsn `cna hdbk mn lkjcmh. »Luèamk eun dh ÷dtcjh vnz qun lkjcstn;" Jc prnbuath dh sk`rnshdth y erualn nd lnøk pnashamk, dk luhd ns tkmh dh rnspunsth qun anlnsctk. "]n trhnrã skph mn dh lklcah." Hscnatn mn aunvk y njpcnzk h prnbuathrjn sc tcnan vkz mnspuãs mn tkmk. Ynrk luhamk rnbrnsk h su jnsh lka ua thzüa mn lhdmk y uah brunsh rn`hahmh mn pha lka jhatnqucddh, dh bunrrnrh ecahdjnatn fh`dh. "Brh--" \u vkz tcnan na sê uah lhdcmhm rkalh, lkjk sc ak fh`dhsn lka ernlunalch. \n hldhrh dh bhrbhath y mcln jès ldhrhjnatn, "Brhlchs... Dhrcssh. Ak jn fh`êh mhmk lunath mn luèa fhj`rcnath nsth`h." \u hlnatk ns ekrhstnrk na nstks dhrns, ua tkak jès suhvn y kslurk. Jc akj`rn sunah lhsc jndkmcksk na sus dh`cks y mnlcmk qun pkmêh ddnbhr h busthrjn sc sn dk kêh mnlcr lka dh sueclcnatn ernlunalch. "»Yunmk trhnrtn hdbk jès;" "\ê," mcln rèpcmhjnatn, natkalns phrnln ùslhr uah rnspunsth, "... shd... jn vnamrêh `cna shd." Ac scqucnrh fh prk`hmk dh skph h÷a, pnrk dn trhcbk ua pdhtctk mn shd mn dh lklcah y k`snrvk jcnatrhs sus mndbhmks mnmks nsphrlna dks brhaks mn shd na nd thzüa. Ak >



fhy ktrh nxlush phrh mnjkrhrjn ” ak ak luhamk ns thrmn y tnanjks thatks ldcnatns ” pnrk pnrk caldusk sc dh bunrrnrh y yk fu`cãsnjks scmk dhs ÷aclhs pnrskahs na dh shdh, ak punmk cjhbcahr qun yk tnabh ahmh qun mnlcr qun pumcnsn catnrnshr h nsth jugnr. Dh mngk lkjnr na phz. \ca nj`hrbk, murhatn nd rnstk mn dh aklfn dh scnatk k`snrvèamkjn. Mn`n snr jc cjhbcahlcüa pkrqun lhmh vnz qun jcrk sk`rn jc fkj`rk su rkstrk nsth`h vundtk fhlch dh lfcjnanh. Natkalns, ak julfk hatns mn qun lnrrnjks, kgnk nd ekamk mn dh shdh y sn fh cmk. \n jhrlfü sca mnlcr phdh`rh... ak ns qun nspnrhsn qun jn fh`dhsn mn aunvk... k quczè sê. Jcnatrhs jc fnrjhak htrhalh dh punrth trhs aunstrk ÷dtcjk ldcnatn, jn prnbuatk müamn phshrè dh aklfn. Kernlnjks nd ÷aclk hdkghjcnatk na jcddhs h dh rnmkamh y ak nsth`h qunmèamksn na uah mn aunstrhs fh`cthlckans. Mn`n fh`nr hlhjphmk ” "¡Dhrcssh!" Dh vkz mn jc fnrjhak, akrjhdjnatn tha bnatcd, brcth lka lkastnrahlcüa. Mnjhschmk thrmn, aktk nd lhj`chatn nqucdc`rck mn dh `hamngh na jcs jhaks. Ynsn h jc mnsnspnrhmk nseunrzk jhdh`hr phrh mnvkdvnr jc lhrbh h su sctck, mks lkphs lhna hd sundk y sn fhlna høclks. \nmcjnatks mn vcak tcatk shdpclha jcs shamhdchs. "Dk scnatk," mcbk lka ua suspcrk. Mnghamk dh `hamngh jn caldcak phrh rnlkbnr dks trkzks mn lnrèjclh, pnrk jc fnrjhak jn lkbn pkr nd lkmk y tcrh phrh pkanrjn na pcn. "Nstès lhashmh," mcln. "Untn h hlksthr." "Ynrk ak punmk mnghrtn lka tkmk jc trh`hgk." Jn mn`k fh`nr namnrnzhmk mnjhschmk rèpcmk pkrqun dh fh`cthlcüa njpcnzh h bcrhr h jc hdrnmnmkr. \c ak ns pkr su ecrjn jhak, jn fh`rêh lhêmk. "Nstès pèdcmh lkjk dh trcph mn ua tngüa. Nd shahmkr tn hvcsü qun ak trh`hghsns mnjhschmk eunrtn, hsê qun fhz lkjk tn mcbk y vntn h hlksthr." 5



Lka ua mã`cd hsnatcjcnatk dn mngk qun dcjpcn nd mnshstrn qun aunstrks ldcnatns fha prkmulcmk, thj`cãa lkjk nd mnshstrn qun yk fn prkmulcmk. Xuczè thj`cãa nrh hmnluhmk qun dh bunrrnrh ak sn qunmhsn hquê? fh`rêh scbaceclhmk caldusk jès trh`hgk phrh nd pk`rn Aclks. S, h÷a hsê... Mnsdczk jc jhak na nd `kdscddk mn jc ehdmh, tklk dh vhdcksh jkanmh qun nalkatrã nslkamcmh `hgk nd vhlêk thzüa mn jhmnrh na dh jnsh mn dh bunrrnrh. Ns uah prkpcah juy bnanrksh, jès qun dh qun jc snrvclck jnrnlêh. »Nxhlthjnatn quã nsth`h hbrhmnlcãamkjn;

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D h scbucnatn thrmn vnk h dh bunrrnrh tha prkatk lkjk njpugh dh punrth mn dh th`nrah. Htrhvcnsh h zhalhmhs dh shdh, dh lh`nzh hdth, jcrhamk ecghjnatn h dks lurcksks jcnatrhs sn mcrcbn h dh jnsh mkamn sn fh`êh snathmk hatns. Dh shdvhgn jhrhøh mn su lh`nddk fh scmk lnpcddhmh fhsth skjntnrdh y natrndhzhmh na uah catrcalhmh trnazh qun `hgh pkr su nsphdmh. Ns jès hdth mn dk qun jn fh`êh mhmk lunath y sn junvn lka brhlch jusludhr. "Ak phpns jkslhs," mcgk Aclks, hdhrbèamkjn ua thaqun mn vcak. Luhamk dh scrvk, aktk qun dh lrntèlnh phdcmnz mn su pcnd sn fh`êh kslurnlcmk hd `rkaln, tkmh trhzh mn sulcnmhm fh`êh scmk ndcjcahmh mnd bhsthmk lunrk y dks rnjkdcaks mn `rkaln mn su pntk nstèa rnspdhamnlcnatns, caldusk h dh duz mn dhs hatkrlfhs. "Nsth aklfn nstky jès prnsnath`dn," mcln snlhjnatn. Jn skarkgh qun pumcnsn dnnr jcs pnashjcnatks tha eèlcdjnatn. "Ak nsth`hs tha jhd dh phshmh aklfn." Hdzh uah lngh y scnatk jcs jngcddhs pkanrsn h÷a jès lhdcnatns. "Kf... yk... yk... ak qunrêh mnlcr..." "Jhdh lksh," mcgk. \u rcsh nrh nj`rkjhmkrh, pnrk ak lrund. "Ak rnlc`k lka ernlunalch lujpdcmks mn güvnans... hd jnaks ak lka dh sueclcnatn ernlunalch." Lka ua nstrnjnlcjcnatk mn hskj`rk jn mky lunath mn qun nstè edcrtnhamk lkajcbk. Nd scbucnatn jkvcjcnatk ns jêk, pnrk jc cabnack sn fh`êh mcscphmk. Ak punmk pnashr uah rãpdclh catndcbnatn. Jhdcatnrprnth jc vhlcdhlcüa. "Dk scnatk. Ak prntnamêh kenamnrtn." K`snrvhamk su rkstrk lhmh vnz jès naskj`rnlcmk y lkatrctk, nalunatrk mn aunvk jc vkz. "Ak jn scnatk kenamcmh," lkaecnsk, "skdk sca fh`dh." \u skarcsh rnbrnsh. "]nabk nsn nenltk na hdbuah bnatn." 6



Jc krbuddk sn pclh ua pklk hatn nsn lkjnathrck y jn nalunatrk nxpdclhamk. "\ky aunvh na tkmk nstk. Ak ddnvk julfk tcnjpk trh`hghamk na dh th`nrah." "Kf, »mn vnrhs;" \u lurckscmhm phrnln bnaucah n cavcth h uah rnspunsth. "Jcs phmrns jurcnrka nstn ÷dtcjk cavcnrak, hsê qun jn vcan hquê h vcvcr lka jc fnrjhak." "]u fnrjhak... nsn snrè nd fkj`rn trhs dh `hrrh qun scbun jcrèamkjn lka enrklcmhm." Ykmêh cjhbcahr `cna dh nxprnscüa mn su lhrh hfkrh jcsjk. "Aclks ak jn fh`êh vcstk mnsmn qun nrh acøh, hsê qun ns ua pklk sk`rn prktnltkr, pnrk dk fhln pkr jc `cna." "Nstky snburh qun sê," mcln suhvnjnatn. "Ynrk nsk ak dk fhln jès eèlcd." "Ak." Xucna fh`rêh pnashmk qun ua bunrrnrk pumcnsn snr tha lkjprnascvk. Mnjhschmk lkjprnascvk. ]nabk qun jkrmnrjn dh dnabuh phrh nvcthr rnvndhr luèa skdcthrch nstky hquê, uah rnlcãa ddnbhmh h uah lkjuacmhm qun ak mh`h dh `cnavnacmh h dks ekrhstnrks. "¡Dhrcssh!" Dh ddhjhmh mn jc fnrjhak jn hfkrrh dh fujcddhlcüa mn jès rnvndhlckans. "]nabk qun vkdvnr hd trh`hgk," jurjurk y fuyk mn su lkjphscüa. Yhsha vhrchs fkrhs hatns qun pkmhjks fh`dhr mn aunvk. Murhatn nstn tcnjpk dh bunrrnrh sn scnath scdnalcksh hluahamk su `n`cmh jcnatrhs dh th`nrah sn ddnah`h lka jès y jès bnatn. Yhrh jc mcvnrscüa, njpcnzh h caqucnthrsn tha prkatk lkjk Ynstcr caclch su prcjnrh rnlcthlcüa. Yrnvnk qun sn jhrlfn pnrk, luhamk ak dk fhln, dn ddnvk uah aunvh lkph mn vcak. "»Xuã lrnns;" prnbuath.

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"»Mn quã;" Lh`nlnh fhlch nd nsluèdcmk gkvna luyks `rhzks nstèa hbctèamksn eurckshjnatn na nd hcrn. "Mnd `hrmk." Nstky mnjhschmk lhashmh phrh jnatcr k tha scqucnrh lkatnsthr lka thltk. "Ak ns juy ùnak." Ak rnhllckah mn uah jhanrh u ktrh. "]kmks dks mnjès phrnlna nsthr mcseruthamk su ahrrhlcüa," mcln lka uah vkz sca caednxcüa y skr`n su vcak. Ns lcnrtk. Dks hdmnhaks nstèa rcnamk y hpdhumcnamk, y punmk kêr nd tcatcank mn jkanmhs scnamk hrrkghmhs h sus pcns. Eruazk nd lnøk y mnsnk qun dh phdpcthlcüa mn jc lh`nzh sn hdcvchsn, nd kdkr h lnrvnzh mnrrhjhmh nstè fhlcãamkjn snatcr aèusnhs. "Ak jn cjpkrth dk qun dks mnjès pcnasna. \cbun sca snr juy ùnak." \karên dnvêscjhjnatn y pnrlc`k hprk`hlcüa na su nxprnscüa. Yrkatk trhs nsk, sn jhrlfh. Ak mnjhschmk prkatk phrh Aclks, sca nj`hrbk. "Ak dn fh`dns mnjhschmk," jn rnprnamn jc fnrjhak. "Ns uah ecnrh nsh Vnah y dhs fcstkrchs qun sn lunatha mn nddh ak ska phrh tus kêmks Vnah... hsê qun su akj`rn ns Vnah. ]ha prkatk lkjk dh th`nrah lcnrrh y jcs thrnhs nstèa hlh`hmhs, jn mnsdczk na nd erêk hcrn aklturak y vky na ùslh mnd `hrmk mnd pun`dk. H lhj`ck mn ua `nsk mnsjhøhmk y ua jhaksnk h jcs pnlfks, Ynstcr jn dk lunath tkmk sk`rn dh Yrcalnsh bunrrnrh.

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Hd mêh scbucnatn, lkjk bkrrckans hbcthmks hatn dh prnsnalch mn ua fhdlüa, dh hdmnh natnrh nstè lktcddnhamk sk`rn dh bunrrnrh. Hdbucna ldhjh fh`nr vcstk nd rnspdhamkr mn su eunbk mn lhjphjnatk, ktrk ua vcsthzk mn ua lh`hddk mkrhmk, pnrk ahmcn punmn mnlcr lka lnrtnzh müamn nstè hlhjphmh k quã dh fh trhêmk h nstn vhddn. Lka tkmh dh lfhrdh h sus nsphdmhs, dks hdmnhaks ak tcnana nd vhdkr mn mnlcr ahmh na su prnsnalch. ]kmks qunmha na scdnalck luhamk natrh na aunstrh th`nrah nsh tnrlnrh aklfn. Hdlhazk jc `hamngh, pnrk jc fnrjhak mcln, "Sk jn lucmhrã mn nstk." \us pcshmhs rnsunaha lka eunrzh sk`rn dks th`dkans jcnatrhs lhjcah fhsth dh jnsh mn dh bunrrnrh y nsthjph`h uah lkph hatn nddh. Cjpnrtur`hmh pkr su rumnzh, dn hbrhmnln dh `n`cmh y Aclks tcnan dh mnlnalch mn phrnlnr dcbnrhjnatn hvnrbkazhmk luhamk rnbrnsh. Nvnatuhdjnatn, luhamk ak fhln ahmh jès mrhjètclk qun skr`nr su vcak, dh htnsthmh shdh rnhsujn su akrjhd jurjuddk mn hltcvcmhm. Nspnrk fhsth qun Aclks nstè kluphmk na dh lklcah phrh mntnanrjn na su jnsh. Luhamk jn jcrh fhy ua htcs`k mn hdcvck na su nxprnscüa, lkjk sc fu`cnsn nsthmk nspnrhamk qun jn hprkxcjhrh h nddh... y tuvcnsn lnrtnzh mn qun dk fclcnrh. \u mumh jn mh nd lkrhgn phrh fh`dhr lka htrnvcjcnatk. "Fn kêmk qun vchghs lka hdbucna ” uah uah `hrmk ddhjhmh Bh`rcnddn." "Dk fhlêh." Fhy ua sktnrrhmk mkdkr na su vkz. Mn`cnrh mnghr mn fhlnr prnbuaths, pnrk anlnsctk sh`nr jès. "»S;" ]kjh uah prkeuamh caspcrhlcüa. "S eun... fnrcmh... na uah dulfh, luhamk ak nsth`h hddê phrh prktnbnrdh." "»Müamn nstè hfkrh;" 88



Nd lunrpk mn dh bunrrnrh, scnjprn lkatrkdhmk, sn tnash h÷a jès? su rkstrk, thddhmk na pcnmrh, ns cjpksc`dn mn catnrprnthr. "Sh ak vchghjks jès guaths." Ykr nd rh`cddk mnd kgk vnk h Aclks rnbrnshamk h dh `hrrh. Jc tcnjpk sn hbktü. Hdlhazhamk su lkph vhlêh, mcbk na vkz `hgh, "Nsthrã na nd nsth`dk jhøhah, tnjprhak." Ak nspnrk h vnr su rnhllcüa. \c nstky nqucvklhmh hlnrlh mn dk qun nddh mnsnh, ak anlnsctk sh`nrdk hfkrh. Jhøhah pkr dh jhøhah snrè dk sueclcnatnjnatn prkatk phrh snr hvnrbkazhmh pkr jcs ehathsêhs.

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Nd skd hpnahs sn fh dnvhathmk sk`rn nd fkrczkatn luhamk h`rk dh punrth mnd nsth`dk y jn mnsdczk mnatrk, caspcrhamk prkeuamhjnatn nd lkaekrthatn kdkr h lunrk, fnak y lh`hddks. Vnah nstè nspnrèamkjn. Murhatn dh aklfn jn fh`êh lkavnalcmk qun ak vnamrêh, qun fh`êh fnlfk nd tkatk hd tha scqucnrh pnashr qun dn cjpkrth`h dk sueclcnatn phrh nalkatrhrjn hquê, h skdhs. Unrdh hfkrh jn fhln snatcr tnjnrhrch mn bkzk, dk `hsthatn phrh hlnrlhrjn thatk qun pumcnrh tklhrdh lka skdk hdhrbhr dh jhak. "Jn busth`h jès luhamk nsth`hs snathmh." Dhmnk jc lh`nzh phrh nalkatrhr su jcrhmh. "Ak rnsudths tha cjpkanatn." "\ky caldusk jès hjcstksh tuj`hmh," mcln lka uah skarcsh shbhz. Hsê puns, jc mnsnk ns hsê mn k`vck. Unk ua eunbk na lkatnsthlcüa na sus kgks, pnrk mn aunvk jn prnbuatk pkr quã nsth bunrrnrh sn scnatn htrhêmh pkr jê, uah vudbhr hdmnhah. Fhy ua a÷jnrk mn rhzkans cjprk`h`dns y uah pksc`cdcmhm `hsthatn k`vch. "»Xuã hspnltk tcnan nddh;" 80



Vnah sn mh dh vundth, calhphz mn naernathr jcs kgks. "»Xucãa;" Cbakrk su tkrpn nvhscüa. "»Ns jès hdth qun yk; Hpnahs punmn snr julfk jès `hgh sc dulfh`h guatk h tc." "Ns mn tu thjhøk," mcln Vnah hd eca. "»S su lh`nddk ns anbrk k lhsthøk... k ru`ck;" Lka ua mnrrkthmk suspcrk, dh bunrrnrh sn vundvn h nalhrhrjn. Hdzh uah jhak phrh hphrthr ua jnlfüa mn jc rkstrk. \us mnmks gunbha lka dhs fn`rhs ru`ck rkgczhs. "Ns mn tu lkdkr." Natkalns scnatk nd dnvn tkqun mn dh ynjh mn sus mnmks trhzhamk uah dêanh na jc scna czqucnrmh. "Ynrk sca lclhtrcz," mcbk y rnspcabk hatn nd rnlunrmk mnd rnlcnatn mkdkr. "\n mnsvhanlnrè." \u jhak ddnbh h mnslhashr na dh `hsn mn jc lunddk y njpcnzh h jhshgnhr dks tnasks j÷sludks. Lka ua lnøk pnashtcvk, prnbuath, "»Lüjk eucstn fnrcmh;" "Na jc vchgn hquê... jc lhrhvhah eun hthlhmh pkr shqunhmkrns. Aclks mcln qun nsth hdmnh snrè dh scbucnatn." "Ak anlnscths prnkluphrtn jès pkr nsks shqunhmkrns," mcln lka uah vkz tha suhvn lkjk su lhrclch. "\kdk lkalãatrhtn na pkanrtn `cna y ” " \n catnrrujpn h`rupthjnatn. Fhy jès qun mnsnh mnlcr pnrk pumn vnr, pkr nd tnask pkrtn mn sus dh`cks, qun sn fh`êh mnlcmcmk na lkatrh. Jn hdngk mn nddh, rnhlch h jhrlfhrjn pnrk rnpnatcahjnatn têjcmh mn qunmhrjn jès. "]nabk qun vkdvnr h dh th`nrah k jc fnrjhak vnamrè ùslèamkjn." \u ÷aclh prktnsth ns ua suhvn suspcrk, sueclcnatn rnhllcüa phrh fhdhbhrjn sca prnsckahrjn phrh qun jn mnjkrn. Ykmrêh eèlcdjnatn fh`ãrsnjn cjpunstk, huaqun su lkatnalcüa prkjntn uah prkdkabhmh y bnatcd snmullcüa. 8<



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Ecnd h su phdh`rh, Vnah natrh trhaqucdhjnatn na aunstrh th`nrah pkr luhrth aklfn lkasnlutcvh. "¡Ykr nd Fhmns, fh vundtk ktrh vnz!" rneuaeuøh Aclks jcnatrhs dh bunrrnrh sn hscnath na su jnsh fh`ctuhd. "Jhdmcth sunrtn. Nstè njpnzhamk h nsphathrjn dks ldcnatns." Ykr prcjnrh vnz aktk qun acabuak mn aunstrks fh`ctuhdns nstè prnsnatn, dk qun ns jhdk phrh nd anbklck, pnrk nstky jès prnkluphmh mn qun jc fnrjhak akthrè dh hlndnrhlcüa mn jc rnspcrhlcüa y nd rèpcmk dhtcmk mn jc pudsk. "]kjh," mcln Aclks lka ua suspcrk rnscbahmk, "ddãvhdn vcak y jhatnadh kluphmh." Ns mceêlcd jhatnanr dh skarcsh eunrh mn jc lhrh jcnatrh dn ddnvk dh lkph ddnah h Vnah. Hrqunh uah lngh lka skrprnsh luhamk jn mnspdkjk na uah scddh ernatn h nddh. "Nsth aklfn ak nsthjks juy kluphmks," nxpdclk, "hsê qun tnabk krmna mn natrntnanrtn." \u skarcsh na rnspunsth ns jès erêh mn dk qun nspnrh`h y jc lkaechazh vhlcdh luhamk su vkz rnedngh nsh ehdth mn lhdcmnz. "]u fnrjhak nstè nsth aklfn mn ua fujkr jndksk. Jn prnbuatk pkr quã." "@unak, prk`h`dnjnatn pkrqun sn scnatn hdcvchmk hd sh`nr qun dks shqunhmkrns ak vcnana." Ak prntnamêh dhazhrjn lka nstn snrck tnjh tha prkatk, pnrk rnpnatcahjnatn uah lfhrdh jès erêvkdh phrnlêh eunrh mn dubhr. "Fh fh`cmk uah eunrzh mn mnenash ùslèamkdns pnrk, luhamk nalkatrhrka nd lhjphjnatk mn dks shqunhmkrns, tkmks dks bunrrnrks nsth`ha junrtks. Hdbucna dns fh`êh hacqucdhmk." 8=



\n nalkbn mn fkj`rks, lkjk sc dh aktclch ak tuvcnsn ahmh qun vnr lka nddh, pnrk punmk vnr ua mnstnddk mn shtcsehllcüa na sus kgks luhamk mcln, "]n mcgn qun ak tn prnkluphrhs jès pkr nddks." "Ns lcnrtk." Na su jkjnatk fh`êh pnashmk qun scjpdnjnatn nsth`h catnathamk lkaekrthrjn. Hfkrh sã qun nsth`h naualchamk ua fnlfk. "@unak," su jhak sn lurvh na dh `hsn mn su lkph, "»müamn kyü Aclks nsths aktclchs;" "^f... ak dk sã." Dh prnbuath jn cjpkrtuah, mèamkjn aunvh pnrlnplcüa mn tkmks dks ekrhstnrks qun nstèa mcspnrsks pkr dh shdh. »Lüjk fn pkmcmk ak akthr nd hurh mn pndcbrk hdrnmnmkr mn nddks; "Mn`n fh`nrdk kêmk mn ua vchgnrk..." â vchgnrk juy `cna caekrjhmk, nvcmnatnjnatn. Ak jnalckak nd lktcddnk sk`rn dh jcstnrcksh pcrh euanrhrch qun thj`cãa fh`êh scmk nalkatrhmh na nd lhjphjnatk. Dh pcrh nrh causuhdjnatn pnqunøh phrh ua bunrrnrk y hfkrh nsthy snburh qun dks rnstks lnaclcnatks nrha mn uah jugnr. Mn Bh`rcnddn. Ak fnrcmh. Junrth. S, huaqun ak tnabk jktcvk mn rnalkr lkatrh dh `hrmk, jn scnatk hdcvchmh hd sh`nr qun ak punmn vkdvnr h dh vcmh mn Vnah? su vchgn guaths fh hlh`hmk. Jn prnbuatk nxhlthjnatn quã scbaceclh`h dh gkvna phrh Vnah. Huaqun pnrlc`k trcstnzh na dh bunrrnrh snathmh ernatn h jê, ak nstè mnslkaskdhmh. Dh junrtn mn`n snr ua sulnsk lkj÷a phrh nddh, hsê qun quczè ak ns tha nxtrhøk qun yh nstã ùslhamk lkjphøêh. "Mn tkmhs ekrjhs," mcbk, hascksh pkr lhj`chr nd tnjh h hdbk jnaks jür`cmk, "mnsnh`h ” " "¡Dhrcssh!" kcbk h Aclks ddhjhrjn mnsmn mntrès mn dh `hrrh. "Anlnsctk hyumh pkr hquê." Crrcthmh pkr su catnrruplcüa, eruazk nd lnøk y nstky h puatk mn rnfushr. 8>



"Fhz dk qun mcln," mcgk Vnah `ruslhjnatn, su vkz natkahmh brhvn. "Mnprcsh." Fh`êh uah urbnalch na su krmna qun nxcbn cajnmchth k`nmcnalch. Mnslkalnrthmh, jn dnvhatk mnd hscnatk y natkalns jn qunmk fndhmh jcnatrhs uah rnpnatcah ldhrcmhm mn vcscüa jn hvcsh`h mn dk qun nstè h puatk mn sulnmnr. Ns uah trhjph. Jc fnrjhak dn fh tnamcmk uah trhjph, usèamkjn mn ln`k. "Vnah..." "\ê, dk sã," mcln tkrvhjnatn. Aunstrh jnsh shdn vkdhamk h uah dhmk jcnatrhs sn dnvhath mn ua shdtk. "Xuãmhtn hd jhrbna. Nstk ak ddnvhrè julfk." Na uah nxpdkscüa mn jkvcjcnatk su lunrpk sn mcsphrh y bcrh na jcthm mnd hcrn y, phrh luhamk htnrrczh na jcthm mn dh shdh, su nsphmh nstè mnsnavhcahmh y bcrhamk na hjpdcks y dnthdns lêrludks phrh naernathr nd hthqun lkatrh nddh. Ynrk, caldusk jcnatrhs nsks fkj`rns lhna, uah snbuamh kdnhmh mn bunrrnrks surbn mn lhmh punrth. Dns naernath lka ua naskrmnlnmkr brctk mn bunrrh y uah mnsduj`rhatn snrcn mn phthmhs qun jhamh h dks fkj`rns mhamk `hamhzks natrn nddks. Uundlh dhs jnshs y dhazh dhs scddhs, trhasekrjhamk lhmh ndnjnatk mn jk`cdchrck mn dh shdh na ua hrjh k na ua k`stèludk. Huaqun nstè sk`rnphshmh na vncatn h uak, na jcautks ns dh ÷aclh bunrrnrh na pcn na dh th`nrah. Lkatnjpdk, fkrrkrczhmh, dh shabrn qun bktnh mnd ecdk mn su nsphmh. \c fu`cnsn scmk jnaks fè`cd, fh`rêh scmk su shabrn dh qun nalfhrlhrh nd sundk. "»Ykr quã;" prnbuatk. "»Ykr quã fhrêha nstk;" Lka ua fhstchmk suspcrk, dh prcalnsh bunrrnrh mcln, "Ykr mcanrk, pkr vnabhazh, pkr rnputhlcüa, pkrqun dks shqunhmkrns nstèa junrtks y ak fhy ahmcn jès h qucna lkj`htcr… nstky lhashmh mn lkathr dhs rhzkans pkr dhs qun dh bnatn qucnrn

jhthrjn." "Ykr ehvkr, tcnans qun crtn mn hquê. Aclks vkdvnrè prkatk lka hyumh." "Yrkjntk qun ak dn fnrcrã."

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Aks euamcjks na dhs skj`rhs mn dh aklfn, mnghamk htrès dks brctks mn hdhrjh mn ua pun`dk natuschsjhmk pkr pndnhr lkatrh dh bunrrnrh. Ynrk sã qun ghjès dh nalkatrhrèa, ak sc nsth`h mnlcmcmh h pnrjhanlnr kludth. Jn lkamuln pkr nd `ksqun lka ua tkqun na jc `rhzk k uah susurrhmh hmvnrtnalch. Nd sundk `hgk jcs shamhdchs sn fhln nslhrphmk y rklksk, natkalns jn njpugh h trhvãs mn uah skj`rh qun nrh jès kslurh qun luhdqucnr ktrh. Kcbk nd lfhsqucmk mnd pnmnrahd scnamk bkdpnhmk y uah rnpnatcah ddhjh mn hatkrlfh cdujcah dh lunvh na dh qun fh hlhjphmk. ]rhs nalhghr dh hatkrlfh na uah ecsurh mnd jurk rklksk, vundvn su rkstrk h jê. "Hquê nsthrnjks h shdvk, Bh`rc--" \n catnrrujpn, lkatuvcãamksn mnjhschmk thrmn. "Ak punmns kdvcmhrdh, »vnrmhm;" Ak ns rnhdjnatn uah prnbuath? sã dh rnspunsth. Dh ÷aclh prnbuath ns pkr quã jn nabhøã phrh lrnnr qun Vnah pkmêh mnsnhrjn na vnz mn h dh `hrmk junrth. "Ak sky jès qun ua… ua ehathsjh tkjhamk su dubhr

na tu vcmh." "Ak nrns ua ehathsjh. Nrns juy rnhd." "¡@hsth mn jnatcrhs!" 82



"Mn hlunrmk," mcln skj`rêhjnatn. "@hsth mn jnatcrhs." \us kgks hzudns kslurnlna su lkdkr, tkjhamk ua tkak brcs fujk qun ns rnedngk mn hdbuah eunrtn njklcüa qun jn fh jhatnacmk kludth fhsth hfkrh. Nspnrk. "Ak nstès tkjhamk nd dubhr mn Bh`rcnddn… t÷ nrns Bh`rcnddn." Bh`rcnddn."

Nd scdnalck pnamn natrn aksktrhs murhatn ua dhtcmk. "Nsk ns uah dklurh ," ," mcbk, trhbhamk lka mcecludthm. "¡Nstès "¡ Nstès dklh!" Ns pndcbrksk mcslutcr lka uah mnjnatn, nspnlchdjnatn uah tha ekrjcmh`dn lkjk nsth bunrrnrh, pnrk nstky mnjhschmk hdtnrhmh phrh mnghrdk nsthr. "Jc akj`rn nd Dhrcssh. ]nabk ua fnrjhak ddhjhmk Aclks, y… y…" S ns fkrh mn lkrrnr.

\cnatn jc pèaclk caldusk hatns mn qun jn junvh y sn pkan ernatn h jê phrh `dkqunhr jc vundk jkathøh h`hgk. "\ã qun nstès lkaeush, Bh`rcnddn, pnrk tcnans qun lkaechr na jê." "¡Ak!" Xuã tkath fn scmk scbucãamkdh. Hfkrh nstky narnmhmh na uah rnm tngcmh pkr su mkdkr. Dhs fn`rhs hjnahzha hfkbhrjn. "Ak… ak vnk lüjk…"

"Eun ua nrrkr mn ùnah en," mcln dh bunrrnrh, lka uah lhdjh qun rnedngh lkrmurh. "Dhrcssh sn phrnlêh julfk h tc, k hd jnaks sn phrnlêh hatns mn qun dks shqunhmkrns sn dh ddnvhsna y…" \n nstrnjnln lka uah vcscüa prcvhmh. "Mn`ns

fh`nr dulfhmk phrh prktnbnr su lhrhvhah y, luhamk Aclks tn vck natrn dks fnrcmks, tn rnldhjü lkjk dh fnrjhah qun ak fh`êh vcstk na høks. Mnsnh`h lrnnr qun fh`êh sk`rnvcvcmk hd hthqun." Yunmk snatcr jc vcmh --dnvn n casusthalchd-- nslurrcãamksn mn jc hbhrrn. \ca rnlunrmks prkpcks, ak sky ahmh jès qun uah fcstkrch lkathmh pkr ktrks. "\cbun scnamk skdk tu phdh`rh lkatrh dh suyh." "Yunmk prk`hr qun nrns Bh`rcnddn." 86



"»Lüjk;" "]n lkakzlk," mcln lka uah dnath skarcsh. "Ak fhy phrtn mn tu lunrpk qun ak fhyh tklhmk. Nslulfh h jcs jhaks." Mnsdczh uah jhak pkr mntrès mn jc lunddk y lkjcnazh uah dcbnrh lhrclch tha mndclcksh qun fhln qun jn mã vundths dh lh`nzh. \u ktrk `rhzk navundvn jc lcaturh y jn htrhph gustk hatns mn qun jcs rkmcddhs sn rcamha. "Kf… »lüjk…"

"]n lkakzlk jngkr qun t÷ jcsjh," mcln, htrhyãamkjn hd lêrludk mn sus `rhzks. "S hquê ns mkamn pnrtnanlns." Jn `nsh lka eunrzh sueclcnatn phrh scdnalchr jc prktnsth y lka bnatcdnzh sueclcnatn phrh mnshrjhr jc tnjkr. Ak fhy anlnscmhm mn qun jn njpugn fhlch dhs jhaths, su h`rhzk hedkgh jcs jcnj`rks y jn fuamk `hgk nd pnsk mn jc prkpck mnsnk. Hatn su susurrhmh urbnalch jn mnsvcstk y jc pcnd sn skarkgh `hgk nd lhdkr mn su jcrhmh. Natkalns sn tuj`h guatk h jê y lka sus jhaks, dh`cks y dnabuh jn rk`h jc lunrpk. \us lhrclchs nsth`dnlna nd rctjk mn jc pudsk y jkdmnha dh lurvh mn jc nsphdmh. Mntcnan jc hdcnatk, natkalns cbuhd mn eèlcdjnatn jn dk mnvundvn, skdk rntkrlcmk na ghmnks y bnjcmks. â fhj`rn enrkz lrnln `hgk sus jhaks, tha enrkz qun jn kcbk rkbhamk qun jn tkqun hquê, qun jn tkqun hddê, qun jn tkqun jès eunrtn. "Lhath phrh jê," krmnah y jcs brctks rnsunaha. Luhamk jc lunrpk ecahdjnatn mntcnan su tnj`dkr, mcln, "Nrns Bh`rcnddn." "\ê," rnspkamk. Nddh lrnn dk sueclcnatn pkr hj`hs, hsê qun jn qunmk.

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qun Bh`rcnddn ns uah ahrrhmkrh, pnrk nddh ak tcnan ahmh qun mnlcr. Fhln uaks luhatks mêhs catnatã fh`dhrdn mn su ehjcdch na Yktncmhch y mn aunstrh vcmh guaths na nd lhjcak, pnrk jcnatrhs nslulfh`h njpnzü h tnj`dhr. Ak jn pcmcü qun phrhsn ” ak fh pnrmcmk su lkrhgn ” pnrk ak tuvn lkrhzüa phrh lkatcauhr fh`dhamk. Nsth jugnr tnjn qun hdbuah jhøhah mnspnrthrè y rnlkrmhrè uah vcmh mcenrnatn mn dh qun dn fn mhmk. Hatns qun pnrmnrsn mn aunvk, sn fh lkavnrtcmk na ahmcn. Hsê phshjks dhs thrmns snathmhs na scdnalck jcnatrhs hecdk jc nsphmh. Bh`rcnddn… scnjprn fn hmkrhmk dh ekrjh na qun dh pdnactum mnd skacmk sn mnsdczh

pkr jc dnabuh. Ynrk fn vcstk dh dnvn lrcsphlcüa mn tnascüa na sus fkj`rks lhmh vnz qun kyn su akj`rn. Fn njpnzhmk h mnlcrdk jnaks ernlunatnjnatn. S jn prnbuatk, »fh`rêh scmk nddh jès endcz sc ghjès ghjè s dh fu`cnsn nalkatrhmk; Jès mn mks snjhahs fha phshmk mnsmn dh aklfn na qun natrã na uah pnqunøh th`nrah na ùslh mn uah jugnr ddhjhmh Dhrcssh. Jn mnsdclã na nd skj`rêk ekamk mn dh shdh mn dh jcsjh ekrjh qun hlnlfhrêh pkr nd `ksqun rhstrnhamk ua lcnrvk. Ak qunrêh qun ahmcn jn k`snrvhsn luhamk dn nlfhsn jc prcjnr vcsthzk h dh fnrjhah mnd th`nranrk. \c pkr hdb÷a lrund nabhøk mn dks mcksns nsh jugnr eunsn uah mnslkaklcmh…

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Jcs jhaks lkjnazhrka h tnj`dhr. Dhs lkdkquã, phdjhs h`hgk, sk`rn dh tkslh jnsh n catnatã rnbudhrczhr jc rnspcrhlcüa. Hsê puns, nrh lcnrtk7 dh hphdnhmh gkvna qun fh`êh natrnbhmk h Fhmns ak nrh jc `hrmk. âh kdh mn jhrnk jn rnlkrrcü, h phrtns cbuhdns hdcvck y hbkthjcnatk. Ykmêh pnrjctcrjn hj`ks hfkrh qun sh`êh qun Bh`rcnddn nsth`h shah y shdvh. Fu`k jkjnatks, anbrks jkjnatks, na dhs snjhahs hatnrckrns luhamk fh`êh nsthmk tnjcnamk qun jc ernaãtclh `÷squnmh hlh`hrh… mcenrnatn.

Luhamk ehdtü h aunstrh lcth na dh hdmnh mn Hlkrh, mnspnrmclcã mêhs nspnrèamkdh, mnspuãs caldusk jès mêhs rhstrnhamk nd èrnh na lrnlcnatns lêrludks, nspnrhamk vnrdh hphrnlnr lhjcahamk pkr nd scbucnatn prhmk… k nd scbucnatn. Ecahdjnatn

rnbrnsã h aunstrk ÷dtcjk dubhr mn nalunatrk y dh`krckshjnatn cmnatcecquã su erêk rhstrk. Luhamk sn euamcü lka nd mn uah lhrhvhah, jn jkvê jès rèpcmhjnatn, fhsth qun natrã na ua ldhrk mn tcnrrh rnjkvcmh y pcsktnhmks rnstks. Nstumcã nd sundk murhatn fkrhs, mnsnatrhøhamk ua tkslk n slnahrck mn hthqun, mnenash… mnrrkth. \n vnrtcü shabrn pkr hj`ks `hamks, pnrk prcalcphdjnatn pkr nd mn hqunddks qun sn fh`êha hbruphmk hdrnmnmkr mn dks lhrrks. Guzbhamk pkr dh phuth mn dhs funddhs, sus `cnans fh`êha scmk shqunhmks y ddnvhmks na uah mcrnllcüa, guatk lka dks lh`hddks? dks shqunhmks lhrrks fh`êha scmk hrrhstrhmks na ktrh mcrnllcüa, prk`h`dnjnatn pkr dks supnrvcvcnatns. Lhlã prcjnrk h dks shqunhmkrns, lkrrcnamk fhlch jc jhykr tnjkr. Mn`k fh`nrdk nalkatrhmk. Luhamk njnrbê mn dh lnbhmkrh au`n mn jc eurch, fhsth nd ÷dtcjk fkj`rn mnd lhjphjnatk nsth`h junrtk y yk nsth`h hluahamk nd lhmèvnr mn su mnstrkzhmh vêltcjh. Ynrk fh`êh uah sutcd mcenrnalch ” mn mn pnsk, mn ekrjh ” qun qun jn fczk mhrdn uah mntnacmh jcrhmh h jc lhrbh. Lka rnakvhmh nspnrhazh, vkdvê sk`rn jcs phsks phrh snbucr nd snbuamk rhstrk fhsth uah ùddclcksh hdmnh lkjnrlchd luyks jnzqucaks y lrnêmks fh`cthatns tuvcnrka pklh phlcnalch phrh rnspkamnr jcs prnbuaths. Nvnatuhdjnatn, sca 08



nj`hrbk, dklhdclã h uah shahmkrh qun fh`êh htnamcmk h hdbuaks mn dks vchgnrks fnrcmks y dk qun hvnrcbôã mn nsh jugnr jn trhgk hquê, h uah th`nrah pksnêmh pkr ua fkj`rn ddhjhmk Aclks. Kynamk dhs ehjcdchrns pcshmhs mn Bh`rcnddn, hdlã dh vcsth. Fh`êh skrprnsh na su nxprnscüa, pnrk ac htcs`k mn rnlkaklcjcnatk. Dh shahmkrh jn fh`êh hvcshmk, hsê qun lrnê qun nsth`h prnphrhmh phrh su rnhllcüa, pnrk ahmh pumk hjkrtcbuhr dh lkajklcüa mn snr uah nxtrhøh h nsks kgks vnrmn jhr. Jcrhamk htrès, ac punmk rnlkrmhr quã mcgn phrh rntnanrdh guatk h jê thatk lkjk eunrh pksc`dn. Lkj`htê dh urbnalch mn navkdvnr jcs `rhzks h su hdrnmnmkr y pnrjctcr qun su lhdcmnz mnsfclcnsn dks rnlunrmks mn tklhr ua lunrpk erêk y rêbcmk qun sn phrnlêh mnjhschmk hd suyk. Na su dubhr dh k`snrvã jkvnrsn pkr dh shdh jcnatrhs snrvêh lnrvnzh y vcak h dks ldcnatns mn dh th`nrah. Pnspkamêh hd akj`rn mn Dhrcssh lka uah ehlcdcmhm qun jn pnrtur`h`h. Lka tkmh dh lkaechazh qun fh`êh na dh ahturhdnzh mn Bh`rcnddn, lrnyü qun nsth nrh su vcmh. S njpnlã h mhrjn lunath qun ddnvèrjndh ak snrêh tha eèlcd lkjk fh`êh nspnrhmk. Aunstrk lhjphjnatk nstè `høhmk pkr dh duz mn dh duah. Bh`rcnddn sn hdzh sk`rn sus pcns y lhjcah fhsth jê. \u jkvcjcnatk rkjpn jc naskøhlcüa? sus phdh`rhs rkjpna aunstrk scdnalck. "Èjhjn," susurrh. Dh hdlhazk, jc fhj`rn mnspnrthamk rèpcmh n catnash. \u urbnalch rcvhdczh lka dh jêh, hdcnatk pkr hdcnatk. Fnjks nsthmk guaths lhmh aklfn mnsmn qun fucjks mn dh th`nrah y ak qunmh tcjcmnz natrn aksktrhs. Aunstrks lunrpks fh`dha lka ehlcdcmhm, supdclhamk, nxcbcnamk. âhs jhaks hbhrrha jcs fkj`rks y jn shlumna. ¡Jès eunrtn, jès rèpcmk! \us mnsnks nalcnamna jc shabrn na ekrjhs qun lhsc jn hsustha. \kdêh snr tha bnatcd lka jc `hrmk? ak mnsnh`h fnrcrdh. Hfkrh aunstrk hjkr ns ecnrk y mnslkatrkdhmk, ak jn rntnabk. \c fhy mkdkr, Bh`rcnddn phrnln mhrdn dh `cnavnacmh 00



thatk lkjk hd pdhlnr. Xuczè ak dn cjpkrth acabuak. Na jcthm mn dh phscüa, lka ua lunrpk snasc`dn h tkmk tcpk mn snashlckans, sn nalunatrh h sê jcsjh.

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Hfkrh vchghjks thj`cãa na scdnalck. S sca nsh lkanxcüa mn phdh`rhs lkasthatnjnatn eduynamk natrn aksktrhs, ak punmk skpkrth jkathr h Hrbk. Dhmk h dhmk, jhrlfhjks pkr nd lhjcak, lhmh uah pnrmcmh na aunstrks prkpcks pnashjcnatks. Ak nstky snburh mn hmkamn vh. »Xuã dubhr punmns vcscthr sca akj`rn, sca rnlunrmks; Jc prkpch jnatn scbun ùslhamk uah skdulcüa phrh aunstrk prk`dnjh, ua pdha phrh trhnr h Bh`rcnddn mn vundth h sê jcsjh y h jê. Mnspuãs mn tkmk, cmnã ua pdha hatns, gustk mnspuãs mn nalkatrhrdh. Mnlcmê snmulcr h Dhrcssh. H Dhrcssh, ak h Bh`rcnddn. Dh cmnh jn vcak dh jhøhah mnspuãs mn jc vchgn h dh th`nrah. \nathmh lka dhs pcnrahs lruzhmhs sk`rn nd sundk mn dh lunvh qun jn snrvêh mn rneubck, rnednxckah`h hlnrlh mn lüjk h`krmhrdh jcnatrhs phlcnatnjnatn dcjpch`h y nabrhsh`h jc jhalfhmk lunrk. Huaqun nrh uah nxtrhøh phrh nddh, nd têjcmk `rcddk na dks kgks mn Bh`rcnddn fh`êh camclhmk uah eunrtn htrhllcüa. Fh`êh vcstk nsh jcsjh jcrhmh na sus kgks fhlêh mks høks na Yktncmhch. \c pumcnrh camulcrdh phrh jhrlfhrsn lkajcbk mn aunvk, natkalns nddh tnamrêh tkmk nd tcnjpk qun anlnscthrh phrh shahr y rnlkrmhr -- y sc ak rnlkrmh`h, yk tnamrêh tcnjpk phrh bhahr su lkaechazh hatns mn mnlcrdn qucna nrh rnhdjnatn. Hsê qun rnbrnsã h dh th`nrah aklfn trhs aklfn, fh`dèamkdn lka thath ernlunalch lkjk jn htrnvêh sca htrhnr mnjhschmh htnalcüa sk`rn dk qun nsth`h fhlcnamk. \upn qun jc pdha nsth`h eualckahamk eu alckahamk luhamk kê lndks na su vkz. "Kê qun vchghs lka hdbucna ” uah uah `hrmk ddhjhmh Bh`rcnddn." 0<



Mnsnã mnlcrdn dh vnrmhm ” qun qun nsth`h lndksh mn ua hjkr qun nrh yh suyk skdk lka pnmcrdk ” pnrk pnrk h÷a mumh`h sc jn lrnnrêh hatns qun h Aclks. Hsê qun, luhamk aks nalkatrhjks na dks nsth`dks h dh jhøhah scbucnatn, lkatcauã catnrprnthamk nd phpnd mn bunrrnrh gubhamk lka uah aunvh lfulfnrêh qun fh`êh lhpthmk su htnalcüa. ]rhs ua tcnjpk mnjhschmk `rnvn guaths sn hdngü, skarkghmh mn mnsnk. "]nabk qun rnbrnshr h dh th`nrah k jc fnrjhak vnamrè ùslèamkjn." Gustk lkjk skspnlfh`h, ak nsth`h prnphrhmh phrh snbucrjn pkr su prkpch dc`rn vkduathm, hd jnaks h÷a ak. Ykr supunstk, nstè`hjks skdhs na nd brhanrk, sca tnstcbks. Ykmrêh fh`ãrjndh ddnvhmk pkr dh eunrzh. Ynrk, »mnspuãs quã; \c rnlk`rh`h sus rnlunrmks, jn dk hbrhmnlnrêh… pnrk sc ak, jc cjphlcnalch fh`rêh

mnstrkzhmk tkmh nspnrhazh mn lkaechazh natrn aksktrhs. Luhamk hdlhazü dh punrth, jn jcrü, su nxprnscüa uah natnranlnmkrh jnzldh mn vhdnatêh n calnrtcmuj`rn. Ynsn h su dugurch, h÷a nrh caklnatn. "\ê," dh trhaqucdclã. "Hddê nsthrã.." Ahmh pkmrêh fh`nrjn rntnacmk dngks mn dh th`nrah nsh aklfn. Na nd casthatn qun trhsphsã nd uj`rhd supn qun jn fh`êh scmk mcspunsth uah trhjph, pnrk caldusk natkalns ak c`h h h`hamkahrdh. Mhmk qun dh kpkrtuacmhm phrh uah dnath snmullcüa hlh`h`h mn mnsvhanlnrsn, lkaecã qun pkmrêh vkdvnr nd hthqun na jc prkpch vnathgh. S dk fcln. Dh trhclcüa nalnamcü uah rh`ch na Bh`rcnddn qun hdngü su dnhdthm mn Aclks. Lka jc fkgh h÷a f÷jnmh mn dh shabrn mn jcs nanjcbks, mcgn, "Jn crã hfkrh… sc vcnans lkajcbk."

"»Ykrqun tn rnlunrmk h Bh`rcnddn;" "Ykrqun tn mnsnk" Ak tnaêh rhzüa phrh lrnnrjn, nxlnptk qun nrh dh vnrmhm mn jc lkrhzüa. Yhrh jc hdcvck, nsh mnldhrhlcüa eun sueclcnatn phrh ddhjhrdh h jc dhmk. Ynrk jc lkaqucsth 0=



jn lnbü h dh mcsthalch qun h÷a aks snphrh`h. Eun dh fnrjhah mnd th`nranrk qucna jn scbucü, ak Bh`rcnddn. Ykr mnslucmk mnjhschmk prkatk dh prcvã mnd akj`rn mn Dhrcssh y ac tha scqucnrh jc hjkr fh`êh scmk sueclcnatn phrh ddnahr nd vhlêk qun mngü mntrès. Nsth lhddhmh jugnr qun lhjcah h jc dhmk nstè mcspunsth h snr jc hjhatn, pnrk nlfk mn jnaks h jc hjcbh. S pcnask na nsh aklfn na dh lunvh y na lüjk su lunrpk rnlkrmü nd lkathltk mn jcs jhaks… … y njpcnzk h prnbuathrjn quã jès rnlunrmh su lunrpk… … y natkalns tnabk jc rnspunsth.

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Nspnrk fhsth qun aks mntnanjks phrh aunstrh phrhmh mn jnmckmêh, luhamk nstè lhashmh, fhj`rcnath y mnsnhamk rndhghrsnr. Hatns mn qun punmh hdlhazhr dh skj`rh mn ua èr`kd, jn lkdklk mndhatn mn nddh. \hlk dnathjnatn jc nsphmh, pnrk nstè cajüvcd mnsprnvnacmh hatn jc hthqun. "¡Kuu! ¡Nsk mundn!" "\ê, nstky snburh qun sê." S natkalns mn aunvk dn phdjnk nd jusdk lka dh supnreclcn pdhah mn dh fkgh. Jhøhah tnamrè jhbuddhmurhs hfê. "Uhjks, mnecãamntn." Pntrklnmn rèpcmhjnatn. "»Lka quã;" "]u `hstüa," mcbk lka nxhbnrhmk suspcrk. "Ns jès qun skdk ua phdk phrh lhjcahr, »sh`ns;"

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\us kgks sn nashalfha lka skrprnsh, pnrk vnk sus jhaks hutkjètclhjnatn tkjhr pksclcüa h dk dhrbk mnd `hstüa. Dk hdzh, lrnhamk uah `hrrnrh natrn aksktrhs. "Untn," mcln. "Ak." S lka ua `hrrcmk mn jc `kth dn quctk dks pcns mn mn`hgk mn nddh, mnrrc`èamkdh mn nsphdmhs hd sundk. "¡Kmck nsk!" brcth lka dks mcnatns hprnthmks. Dks aumcddks `dhalks jcnatrhs hbhrrh dh jhmnrh hjhzkah, dk hbcth shdvhgnjnatn. Lka ùrdkah rcsh, eèlcdjnatn nsqucvk su bkdpn dhtnrhd. Ykacãamksn na pcn, brcth, "¡Jcrh, ak qucnrk fhlnr nstk!" Hfkrh nstè juy eurcksh. "»Xuã snatcmk tcnan;" Jn nalkgk mn fkj`rks. "Acab÷a snatcmk. \cjpdnjnatn nstky mn fujkr phrh pndnhr." S hsnstk ua rèpcmk bkdpn hãrnk fhlch su lh`nzh. \u `hstüa `dkqunh mn pdnak nd mnslnask mn jc fkgh. Dks lkmks mn sus `rhzks nstèa mk`dhmks dk gustk phrh h`skr`nr dh eunrzh mn bkdpn. Hsê, tha rèpcmk qun ak tcnan tcnjpk mn pnashr, jn dc`nrk y hthlk su mcherhbjh. Jn `dkqunh mn aunvk. Ycvktk y vky h nddh mnsmn ktrk èabudk. Nstks ska dks catnrlhj`cks caclchdns mn uah rutcah qun cmnã phrh hecdhr dh tãlaclh lkj`htcvh mn Bh`rcnddn, ua brupk mn snrcns mn jkvcjcnatks y lkatrhjkvcjcnatks qun snbuêh phrh dkbrhr nstcdk y vndklcmhm. Fh prhltclhmk nsh jcsjh rutcah lkajcbk lhsc lhmh mêh murhatn jès mn ua høk. Dh phuth ns tha phrtn suyh lkjk sus j÷sludks y funsks. Lkatca÷k nsth`dnlcnamk ua phsk jès hddè mnd pnashjcnatk y, sca pnashr, natrh na nd rctjk y educr mn aunstrks jkvcjcnatks. Ns uah mhazh natrn aksktrhs, uah mn jcs ehvkrcths. S ecahdczh lka uah mrhjètclh edkrcturh luhamk ua nxtrnjk mn su 05



`hstüa fhln ua `hrrcmk `hgk jc `rhzk. Lkjk scnjprn, jc nsphmh sn vh vkdhamk pkr nd hcrn. Aks nalhrhjks na ua aunvk scdnalck, uak qun brcth lka scbaceclhmk. "»Lüjk fcln nsk;" Ynrpdngh, lkatnjpdh nd `hstüa. Lhn mn sus jhaks jcnatrhs `hdùlnh, "Sk… yk ak sã lüjk dulfhr…"

Ak rnspkamk. Dn mky nd tcnjpk qun anlnscth phrh mhrsn lunath ” "H jnaks qun… sky Bh`rcnddn," mcln na ua susurrk. "Pnhdjnatn sky Bh`rcnddn."

Natkalns hdzh dh jcrhmh fhlch jê y hscnatk. Nd hdcvck dh mnstrkzh. Dh htrhpk jcnatrhs sn mnrruj`h sk`rn nd sundk. Dh h`rhzk jcnatrhs su lunrpk shlh na ua skddkzk tkmks dks tnjkrns qun fh`êh nsthmk hlujudhamk murhatn thatk tcnjpk. S hlhrclck su lh`nddk, jurjurhamk su akj`rn uah y ktrh vnz. "Bh`rcnddn…"

Hdb÷a mêh rnlkrmhrè. Ykr hfkrh, ns sueclcnatn lka qun lrnh.

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Shlnjks na ua narnmk mn jcnj`rks, pcnd mnsaumh naercãamksn y snlèamksn na nd hcrn aklturak. Dh duah fh shdcmk y sn fh punstk mn aunvk? nd eunbk mnd lhjphjnatk sn fh rnmulcmk h lnaczhs. Nsthjks navundths na kslurcmhm y skj`rhs mn èr`kdns y ac tha scqucnrh dhs nstrnddhs punmna mnsprnamnr duz sueclcnatn phrh jkstrhrjn dh lhrh qun mnslhash na jc fkj`rk. Ak anlnsctk vnr, lkakzlk lhmh lurvh y pdhak mn su lunrpk pkr thltk. \uspcrk jc lkatnatk y na lkatnsthlcüa Vnah sn hbcth na jcs `rhzks. "»Ktrh vnz;" prnbuatk, südk phrlchdjnatn na `rkjh. "Ak... jn hbkthstn," jhsluddh. \u `rhzk sn mnsdczh pkr jc nstüjhbk y jn hlnrlh. "Nalkatrã jc fkrjh..." Jn rêk, pnrk yh sn fh mkrjcmk mn aunvk. S yhzbk mnspcnrth, nstumchamk phuths na nd lcndk aklturak, ak mcspunsth h pnrjctcr qun nd sunøk jn rk`n nsth snrnacmhm qun tha rhrhjnatn jn vcscth. Ykr nddh nsth aklfn jn nsekrlã lka catnascmhm, `hthddhamk lkatrh dh lkaslcnalch y dh prkpch lkalcnalch, dulfhamk lkatrh jc tnrlh tnamnalch h jcrhrjn lkjk sc eunsn nd pnrskahgn mn uah fcstkrch. Nsth aklfn jn pnrmê na dh snashlcüa jkjnatk h jkjnatk pkr dk qun mn`na fh`nr scmk fkrhs... ... y njnrbê lka uah lhdjh ahlcmh mn dh shlcnmhm y nd hbkthjcnatk. \c jn `høk na nd mnsnk mn Vnah dk `hsthatn, pnrjctcãamkdn phshrjn pkr nalcjh kdh trhs kdh, su hjkr ddnah dh vhlcnmhm mnatrk mn jê. Dh phz ns neêjnrh, uah cduscüa nvhpkrhmh pkr nd skd ahlcnatn mn lhmh aunvh jhøhah, y hsê jn qunmk mnspcnrth thatk lkjk punmk... 06


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Gustk phshmk nd hd`h dh susurrhatn vkz mn Vnah jn mnspcnrth pnrk, luhamk bcrk phrh shdumhrdh, nd dnlfk lhrnln mn su prnsnalch. \hdtk h jcs pcns hatn nd skacmk mn uah mã`cd y ùrdkah rcsh, pnrk nd ldhrk na nd qun fnjks hlhjphmk thj`cãa nstè vhlêk. Bcrk hdrnmnmkr phrh lkaerkathr nd suhvn susurrk mn fkghs y suspcrk lka hdcvck luhamk jc bunrrnrh hphrth ua jkatüa mn hrùstks y lhjcah fhlch jê. Lhsc dn prnbuatk sc tnanjks lkjphøêh... pnrk uah vhbh calkjkmcmhm jn mntcnan. "»Ktrk mkdkr mn lh`nzh;" jn prnbuath, trhs uah jcrhmh h jc lhrh. "\ê," mcbk, akthamk pkr prcjnrh vnz qun jc lh`nzh nstè dhtcnamk mn mkdkr. "Anlnscths jès mnslhask." Ns uah krmna jès qun uah subnrnalch y jn prnbuatk sc lrnn qun hua nstky mnjhschmk calhphlcthmh phrh tkjhr jcs prkpchs mnlcsckans. "Hlhjphrnjks hquê ktrk mêh." "Ynrk Vnah, anlnscthjks vêvnrns ernslks." \n nalkbn mn fkj`rks hatn jc prktnsth. "Murhrèa ua mêh jès." Hpnahs. »Fh`rêh mnsnlfhmk tha eèlcdjnatn dhs prnkluphlckans mn Bh`rcnddn; Hlnrlèamkjn, caspcrk phrh mcslutcr nd tnjh, natkalns aktk qun dh lhrh mn Vnah nstè jhlcdnath y sus kgks nstèa kgnrksks mn ehtcbh. Mnsmn aunstrh nslhphmh mn dh th`nrah aunstrk vchgn fhlch tnrrctkrck hjcbk fh scmk cjpdhlh`dn. H nddh pkmrêh vnacrdn `cna nstn mnslhask thatk luhamk h jê, k nsk jn mcbk. "Brhlchs. Ak jn jkdnsthrêh nd mnslhask." Unk skrprnsh na sus vêvcmks kgks hzudns. Hsê qun Bh`rcnddn fh`rêh pnrscstcmk y yk jn rnamê mnjhschmk eèlcdjnatn, pnrk ns mnjhschmk thrmn phrh lhj`chr hfkrh mn cmnh. Lkjk scnjprn, vky ua phsk mntrès mn dh `hrmk, ak cjpkrth luha

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catnashjnatn catnatn jhatnanrjn h dh hdturh mnd rnlunrmk qun Vnah tcnan mn nddh. \ca jès lkjnathrck, Vnah sn qunmh skdk lka su gu`üa punstk y hbhrrh su nqucpk mn lksturh. \n scnath lka dks pcns lruzhmks, lucmhmkshjnatn nxhjcahamk nd lunrk, rnjnamhamk pnqunøks mnsbhrrkans lka puathmhs rèpcmhs y snburhs, jcnatrhs yk jhstclk uah jhazhah snlh y jn prnklupk pkr lüjk pkmrnjks pnrjctcraks dks hrtêludks qun anlnscthjks phrh sk`rnvcvcr. âh `hrmk mnlnatn punmn bhahr `hsthatns mcahrns phrh lkjprhr qunsk y pha, pnrk ak sky `hrmk... Navkdvcãamksn na jc mnslkatnatk, mkrjctk nd rnstk mn dh jhøhah fhsth qun nd hbumk brctk mn ua hvn rhphz jn shlh mnd sunøk. Nd `ksqun nstè rnskahamk lka dh ddhjhmh mn dks pèghrks. Nstèa hdzhamk thd ldhjkr qun nd lcndk mn`n nsthr kslurk mn ekrjhs qun hthlha y sn zhjùddna, pnrk tkmk dk qun punmk vnr ska skj`rhs hrrkghmhs na dh nsqucah mn jcs kgks, lkjk sc ak eunsn dk `hsthatn rèpcmh phrh lkbnr ahmh jès qun uah puath mn hdh phshamk. K`snrvk h Vnah lucmhamk mn Hrbk lka phshmhs dnaths y ecrjns. Ynsn h su ecak kêmk ak phrnln akthr nd nstrunamk y hsê ak mcbk ahmh. Xuczès ãstn ns ua rctjk akrjhd mn dh ahturhdnzh qun yk, scjpdnjnatn, fn kdvcmhmk, lkjk fn kdvcmhmk thatks ktrks hspnltks mn aunstrh vcmh vchgnrh. Bh`rcnddn prk`h`dnjnatn sn rncrêh mn jc lhamcmnz y hsê lkjk, lcnrthjnatn, dh `hrmk tnamrêh jès phlcnalch lka dh lkalnatrhmh h`skrlcüa mn uah bunrrnrh na nd jhatnacjcnatk mn su lh`hddk y nqucpk. Hprkvnlfk dh prnkluphlcüa mn Vnah phrh prnphrhr uah ndh`krhmh lkjcmh lka tkmhs dhs mndclhmnzhs qun nd `ksqun kernln brhtcs. Jcs phushmhs hltcvcmhmns phsha cahmvnrtcmhs y phrh nd ecahd mn dh thrmn tkmks jcs cabrnmcnatns nstèa rnuacmks. Yhrh jc shtcsehllcüa aunstrhs ÷dtcjhs tcrhs mn lhran mn lkangk snlhs hmqucnrna ua hpntctksk hrkjh uah vnz qun dhs jnzldk lka ua nstkehmk mn ln`kddhs shdvhgns y fkabks, shzkahmk lka fcnr`hs ernslhs. Caldusk Vnah, akrjhdjnatn hgnah h dhs sutcdnzhs mn dh lklcah, punmn pnrlc`cr dh mcenrnalch. H pnshr mn su h`skrth lkalnatrhlcüa na hecdhr su nsphmh, nvnatuhdjnatn dnvhath dh vcsth y kdehtnh hprnlchtcvhjnatn. "»Luèamk lkjnjks;" <9



"Yrkatk." Sh dh lkakzlk dk `hsthatn phrh snatcrjn hmudhmh pkr su `ruslh prnbuath. "Caldusk hrrnbdã nd pkstrn," mcbk, nahr`kdhamk nd edèlcmk kmrn qun fn jhatnacmk buhrmhmk na jc hdekrgh phrh nstn jkjnatk. Ak fhy julfk jès mn jnmch mklnah mn trhbks mn vcak phrh lhmh uah, pnrk na aunstrk njpk`rnlcmk nsthmk ns, ak k`sthatn, ua dugk. "»Luèd ns dh klhscüa;" Yunmk vnr, pkr dh jhanrh mnslucmhmh mn Vnah, qun rnhdjnatn ak nspnrh rnspunsth. "Ns jc lujpdnhøks," haualck krbuddkshjnatn. "Nsth aklfn lujpdk trns jnsns." ]rns jnsns mnsmn qun mnspnrtã lka uah pczhrrh na `dhalk mkamn jc jnatn skdêh nsthr, trns jnsns mnsmn qun nslrc`ê nd akj`rn mn Dhrcssh lka uah jhak tha ecrjn qun caldusk hfkrh tnabk prk`dnjh `krrèamkdk. Dh lhrh mn Vnah sn fcndh, mrnahmh mn luhdqucnr njklcüa. "Kf." "Nf, ns uah lndn`rhlcüa, ak ua natcnrrk." S mn rnpnatn ns juy cjpkrthatn fhlnrdn natnamnr, hdlhazhr mntrès mn dh murh jèslhrh qun nslumh su calkjkmcmhm. "]rns jnsns punmna ak phrnlnrtn julfk, pnrk scbaceclha qun hfkrh tnabk rnlunrmks prkpcks," dn nxpdclk. "Pnhdjnatn punmk jcrhr htrès y vnr ua snamnrk mntrès mn jê na dubhr mn uah phrnm. S hd eca nstky kdvcmhamk lkshs, lkscths qun ska mnjhschmk trcvchdns phrh rnlkrmhrdhs. Sh ak qunmh nsphlck phrh nddhs hquê." ]hj`krcdnk suhvnjnatn jc lh`nzh lka dks aumcddks. "Uns, sca nlk." Vnah sn rên natrn mcnatns, ak juy eèlcdjnatn, pnrk dk `hsthatn phrh rkjpnr dh tnascüa natrn aksktrhs. S ua fujnhatn lunalk mn lkjcmh, snbucmk pkr uaks skr`ks mnd kmrn, dh pkana mn ua fujkr jndksk. Aks snathjks na heh`dn scdnalck jcnatrhs Vnah pudn sus `kths y su lfhorhj, y yk jcrk ecghjnatn ua pnrbhjcak. Nddh lrnn qun nstky dnynamk uah mn dhs fcstkrchs mn dh `hrmk, pnrk jn ns mceêlcd lkalnatrhrjn. Dhs ddhjhmhs mn pèghrk fha mhmk phsk h dh hdnbrn jndkmêh mn lhrhjcddks ddnvhmh pkr dh `rcsh mn dh thrmn.

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]rhs haklfnlnr, navundths na dh lkjkmcmhm mn aunstrk dnlfk lkjphrtcmk, Vnah mcln, "\c fu`cnrh sh`cmk qun nrh tu lujpdnhøks, luj pdnhøks, tn fh`rêh mhmk ua prnsnatn." "@unak, hua ak ns mnjhschmk thrmn," lkatnstk. \csnh luhamk tklk su pnlfk, pnrk sus dh`cks sn lurvha na uah skarcsh h pnshr mnd mkdkr mn su dhstcjhmk pnzüa. "Ak, Bh`rcnddn," mcln lka uah rcsh calrãmudh. "Yksc`dnjnatn ak punmh, ak tha prkatk mnspuãs mn haklfn." Nstky mnerhumhmh y ak punmk rnscstcr uah prktnsth. "Ynrk anlnsctk prèltclh," mcbk dcbnrhjnatn, `rkjnhamk lka nd mkdkr qun aualh phrnln h`hamkahrjn. "Mnspuãs mn tkmk, »luèaths aklfns lkjk nsh fn kdvcmhmk;" "Acabuah," nxfhdh, su lkatnsthlcüa tha suhvn qun lhsc ak dh kcbk. \u lhrh sn fh vundtk skj`rêh. "Aualh... ak hsê." \u rnspunsth jn sk`rnshdth. Fh`êh hsujcmk qun lhmh uah mn jcs hllckans dn ns ehjcdchr, qun lhmh nxpnrcnalch qun ns aunvh phrh jê, ns uah tnmcksh rnpntclcüa mn nvnatks qun nddh yh fh vcvcmk. "»Ynrk pkr quã ak;" Vnah sn nalkbn mn fkj`rks, ua bnstk mnslkalnrthmk. Natkalns, htrhyãamkjn, natcnrrh su lhrh na jc lunddk. \us mcnatns lcøna jc pudsk y bcjk hatn dh hbumh prnscüa. Luhamk sn hphrth, su rnspcrhlcüa ns ghmnhatn, sus kgks tha `rcddhatns qun nd lhdkr rnvcvn na jc vcnatrn. "Ak lkjprnamê fhsth hfkrh luèatk hj`hs aks lkatuvcjks," mcln. Hsê puns, nsth ecnrnzh ns tkmh dh jcah, rnlcnatnjnatn hluøhmh, ak ua nlk ehathsjhd mn ua phshmk prnsthmk. S nd pnashjcnatk mn qun nxcstk --hphrtn mn dh skj`rh mn dh vcmh mn Bh`rcnddn-- jn mh ua aunvk snatcmk mn pnsk y su`sthalch. "»Xuã fh lhj`chmk;" prnbuatk. "»Ykr quã yk;" "Xuczè pkrqun vkdvcjks h njpnzhr... ua pklk mcenrnatnjnatn". Dh ernatn mn Vnah sn erualn luhamk rnednxckah na uah rcqunzh mn rnlunrmks? ak fhy vhlcnmhm na nddh. "Hatns, eucstn dh qun mck nd prcjnr phsk. ]uvcstn qun pnrsuhmcrjn qun yk <0



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Caspcrh, ddhjhamk su prkpck vhdkr phrtcludhr. Fn hprnamcmk qun dhs lkaensckans ak dn ska eèlcdns. "Hd prcalcpck ãrhjks hjcbhs y natkalns aks lkavnrtcjks na hjhatns... hpnahs supn lüjk lhj`chr h dh aunvh sctuhlcüa. K quczè tnaêh jcnmk mn lhj`chr aunstrh hjcsthm na hdbk mnjhschmk mcenrnatn y hrrcnsbhrjn h pnrmnrtn. Aualh hatns fn scmk hjcbh mn jcs hjhatns... y tn anlnsctk mn ua jkmk qun aualh dns fn anlnscthmk." "@unak, »hfkrh quã sky;" jn prnbuatk na vkz hdth. "Bh`rcnddn... jc hjhatn... jc hjcbh...". Jn h`rhzh, su lunrpk tnj`dhamk lka uah kdh s÷`cth mn mnsnk. \u vkz sn lkavcnrtn na ua rkalk susurrk lkatrh jc krngh. "Lhmh lksh... tkmk." Aunstrh lkavnrshlcüa mngh phsk h nxfc`clcüa, nxcbnalch, anlnscmhm -- tkmhs dhs ekrjhs qun nd hjkr punmn tkjhr natrn mks lunrpks. âh vnz jès aks tklhjks sca lkatnanr dh anlnscmhm mn hbhrrhr y jkrmnr y hlhrclchr y dhjnr y lfuphr y hrhøhr y natkalns, ecahdjnatn, brcthr. "Ykr dks mcksns," ghmnh Vnah, luhamk rnlupnrh dh rnspcrhlcüa. "Uky h nsthr tha lkamnahmhjnatn dhstcjhmh jhøhah." Aks mcskdvnjks na rcshs y nsth aklfn kdvcmk qunmhrjn mnspcnrth.

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Jn lunsth ua casthatn lkjprnamnr qun ns Vnah fh`dhamk, ak dks ehathsjhs. Nstè shlumcnamk jc `rhzk phrh shlhrjn mn jc nstupkr. Dh jhath qun fn nsthmk hprnthamk lhn mn jc hbhrrn, pnrk hatns mn qun punmh caldcahrjn phrh rnlkbnrdh, Vnah mcln, "Mãghdh. Ak cjpkrth." Jn ddnvh h dh ekbhth mnd lhjphjnatk? sus jhaks njpugha suhvnjnatn h`hgk jcs fkj`rks phrh fhlnrjn snathr na ua trkalk lhêmk. \c ak nstuvcnrh tha lhashmh, sc tha skdk pumcnrh nalkatrhr dh eunrzh phrh lkalnatrhrjn, pkmrêh fhlnr nshs lkshs yk jcsjh. \u phdjh vcnan h mnslhashr lkatrh jc ernatn. "»Lüjk mn jhdk ns nd mkdkr;" Jn nalkgk mn fkj`rks. Fn hprnamcmk h cbakrhr dks mkdkrns mn lh`nzh? lcnrthjnatn thj`cãa punmk cbakrhr dhs vklns. Ynrk ns tha mceêlcd ak nslulfhr... "]kjh," mcln. Hrrkmcddèamksn h jc dhmk, pkan uah thzh mn tã fujnhatn na jcs jhaks. "@n`n nstk." ]kjk ua skr`k, natkalns natkalns lhsc jn hfkbk na nd dêqucmk qun ddnah jc `klh. Vnah erualn nd lnøk. "»Mnjhschmk lhdcnatn;" "Ak, ak... ns..." Mnjhschmk nspnsk. Ak fhy ktrh ekrjh mn mnslrc`cr nd phdhmhr mn mnjhschmks sh`krns, lkjk sc nstuvcnrh `n`cnamk lhmh tcpk mn tã ghjès fnlfk, lhmh uak mnstcdhmk y mcstcatk luhamk tklh jc dnabuh. ]kjk ktrk lhutk skr`k y, mn hdb÷a jkmk, dkbrk trhbhr nd pkthgn. "Nstè `cna, Vnah. Ynrenltk." Ak dn lkavnaln jc nabhøk. \u lnøk sn hbumczh. "Bh`rcnddn..." "Nstky `cna--" njpcnzk h mnlcr, pnrk jc lkatnsthlcüa ns hfkbhmh pkr uah jhrnh lrnlcnatn mn skacmk, lkjk sc nd hrrkyk mn `hdùlnks qun fn nsthmk nvcthamk tkmh dh jhøhah fu`cnrh, mn rnpnatn, cauamhmk sus rc`nrhs, naehmhmk n cjphlcnatn pkr jc htnalcüa. Dh thzh lhn mn jcs jhaks jcnatrhs catnatk lkaeushjnatn pkanrjn na pcn, mnsnspnrhmh pkr jhatnanr jc lh`nzh pkr nalcjh mn dks rnvundtks nlks. <>



"¡Vnah! Hy÷mhjn..." Ak punmk mnlcr sc jn kyü. \u `klh sn junvn, pnrk sus phdh`rhs ska `hrrcmhs pkr nd lkrk qun fh vundtk nd hcrn tha nspnsk lkjk jc tã. Brctks y dhjnatks y rcshs, dhs pnrskahs fh`dhamk lhddhmhjnatn, acøks lhathamk, nd ldhjkr mn bunrrh... mnjhschmks, mnjhschmk... Unk jcnmk nslrctk na dh lhrh mn Vnah y lkaeuscüa, natkalns sus rhsbks njpcnzha h `rcddhr mã`cdjnatn lka lhmh njklcüa suyh qun hdbuah vnz fn vcstk. Lcnrrk jcs kgks lkatrh dh vcsth mn su `krrksh y rhmchatn `nddnzh. Jn htrhph luhamk lhcbk, jn skstcnan eunrtnjnatn. Mnjhschmk eunrtnjnatn. Jn nseunrzk pkr vkdvnr h pkanrjn na pcn, pnrk ak punmk nslhphr mn su h`rhzk, su lkaekrthatn y ehthd h`rhzk. "Ak," brctk. "¡Jn hfkbhrã!" S natkalns, ecahdjnatn, natcnamk quã nstè phshamk. Mngk mn dulfhr --pnrjctk qun dh cauamhlcüa jn rnldhjn-- y jcs jcnj`rks sn ldhvha `hgk nd pnsk mn rnlunrmks qun vundvna. \ky zhrhamnhmh pkr cjèbnans mn fkrrkr y mudzurh, mn kslurcmhm y duz y tkmks dks lkdkrns natrn nddks, ua catnrjcah`dn lhumhd mn rnlunrmk qun sn hdhrbh htrès y htrès, fhsth qun mnshphrnln na dhs skj`rhs mn jc prcjnrh caehalch. Brhmuhdjnatn nd lhks jnabuh. Dk fn trhbhmk natnrk, hd`nrbèamkdk na dks vhlêks nsphlcks qun pnrtnanlcnrka h Dhrcssh. Dhrcssh... Dh ùslk, pnrk sn fh cmk, h`rujhmh. \us pklks jnsns mn nxcstnalch ak nrha rcvhd phrh dks høks qun jn pnrtnanlna. Hfkrh ns nddh dh ehathsjh, ak yk. S tkmhvêh, h pnshr mn su `rnvn vcmh, tuvk dh eunrzh phrh mnghrjn ua prnlchmk rnbhdk.

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