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Whrbmb e Zerb Bhsmgæe Zmrrcer ‛

Rrmbukkcûi> Jcxmih

Whrbmb e bhsmgæe (Rrut` er Bmrh) bh Zerb Zmrrcer Rrmbukcbe per> Jcxmih (=33:) [ciepscs> Mtrmpmbms hi ui bhrruflh, sûae am vhrbmb bmrí guhrzm m Jmlrchaah pmrm smavmr m Phim y mgreitmr ha fmyer bh aes bhsmgæes. Bhskmrje> Hstm `cstercm keitchih hskhims bh imturmahzm shxuma hitrh bes funhrhs mbuatms. [c hstm kamsh bh kuhstcûi th cikefebm, hiteikhs, per gmver, ie ahms fís. Rmflcãi keitchih vceahikcm, msæ quh sc hrhs mprhiscve rhsphkte m haam, fhner ie ahms. Tmrth bh am vceahikcm hs hfekceima/psckeaûjckm y puhbh shr phrturlmberm. Ams phrseims kei fhies bh =0 mýes ie bhlchrmi ahhr hstm `cstercm, hi tmite keitchih thfms mbuates, msæ quh sc hsh hrhs tþ, hsphrm `mstm quh shms fmyer, µlchi5 Jrmkcms.

Aes phrseimnhs bh Phim, Jmlrchaah y Mrje sei prepchbmb bh FKM/Xicvhrsma y ie sh cithitm icijuim vceamkcûi bh aes bhrhkès bh muter. Aes phrseimnhs bh Zcbjch y Nerjes sei prepchbmb fæm, y sei © kepyrcj`t =33: ZerbZmrcer. Am trmbukkcûi sh `cze kei phrfcse bh am muterm per Jcxmih, am elrm ercjcima mþi sh hikuhitrm hi PhimGmi y su hfmca hs> ZerbZmrcerDmea.kef

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‗¡Mquæ mbhitre!" jrctû Phim selrh ha hstruhibe bha vchite. \ípcbmfhith citrebune m Mrje hi am lekm bh am kuhvm, fhtchibe prcsm m Jmlrchaah quh sh `mlæm kmæbe ui peke mtrís. Ha vchite amkhrmlm su kmrih, am aauvcm kmæm kefe mzetmibe kei shsjmbm gurcm. Ha restre bh Jmlrchaah hstmlm lamike bh fchbe y græe. Hstmlm thflamibe cikeitreamlahfhith y Phim ah bcrcjcû uim prhekupmbm fcrmbm miths bh fhthr kei fcfes m Mrje hi ams ihjrms gmukhs bh am kmvhrim. Xi rmye rmsjû ha kchae, ha truhie cistmitíihe. Eyû ha kruncbe bh ui írlea y vce selrh su èflre kefe ams aamfms hstmaamlmi hi ha lesquh quh `mlæmi bhnmbe `mkæm sûae shjuibes. " µ]… quã v… v… vm m pm… pmsmrie… ies5" prhjuitû Jmlrchaah, sus bchiths kmstmýhthmibe tmi vceahitmfhith quh Phim mphims pube hithibhr ams pmamlrms. <


Rrmbukkcûi> Jcxmih

"Imbm. Mquæ hstmfes m smave". Bh rhphith ha cithrcer bh am kuhvm guh caufcimbe per ui lrcaamith bhsthaae. Ha truhie rhtuflû y rhseiû m trmvãs bh am kmvhrim kei tma veaufhi quh mflms funhrhs sh aahvmrei ams fmies m aes eæbes, kei uim fuhkm bh beaer. Mrje sh hikmlrctû, pmthmibe ha mcrh kei thfer. Ha rhtuflmr vmrcû acjhrmfhith su kurse y Phim fcrû marhbhber, sus enes fuy mlchrtes, sesphk`mibe ae quh hstmlm m puite bh ekurrcr. Keithfpaû am hitrmbm bh am kuhvm fchitrms eam trms eam bh kmites rebmbes sh vhrtæmi. Etre bhsthaae y ui írlea sh prhkcpctû hi am mvmamik`m, selrhsmachibe pmrkcmafhith bhitre bh am kuhvm, ie makmizíibeam per puajmbms. Thre am kmskmbm bh rekms y hskeflres ie pmrû. Tmrhkæmi kmhr kmitcbmbhs cithrfcimlahs, kmbm uim sufíibesh m am mithrcer `mstm quh am hitrmbm hstuve kefpahtmfhith eskurhkcbm. Kumibe gcimafhith furcû ha þatcfe hke, hstmlmi hi kefpahtm eskurcbmb. Cikause ha seicbe bh am terfhitm hrm serbe y bcstmith. [u shjure rhgujce sh `mlæm, kei ha bhsthaae bh ui þicke rmye, pesclahfhith keivhrtcbe hi su tuflm.

Tmrth uie> Am kuhvm Kmpætuae uie

‘µJmlrchaah5 µHstís lchi5" prhjuitû Phim kei teie lmne, sus pmamlrms seimibe serbms y quhbms. "[… sæ… Hstey l… lchi…" vcie am susurrmbm rhspuhstm. "Ie th prhekuphs. Ie hstmfes hi phacjre. Hstey shjurm bh quh hxcsthi etrms smacbms. [eae ihkhsctmfes gmlrckmr majuims miterk`ms y bhspuãs pebhfes hfphzmr m shjucr tebes aes tþihahs `mstm quh hikeitrhfes auz bcurim." Phim phisû hi Mrje, smlchibe quh ha kmlmaae ie shræm kmpmz bh fmicelrmr m trmvãs bh pmsmnhs hstrhkès. Am cbhm bh bhnmr m su gcha yhjum mtrís pmrm fercr bh `mflrh ‛ mtrmpmbm y seam hi am kuhvm ‛ hrm bhfmscmbe èrrclah bh keithfpamr, msæ quh bhveavcû su mthikcûi m su mfcjm. ;


Rrmbukkcûi> Jcxmih

"[… shjure. H… hse hs ae quh `mrhfes," bcne Jmlrchaah, cikmpmz bh keitreamr su thflaer. "Ihkhscte `mkhr guhje," furfurû Phim. "Rhije quh kmahitmrth." Kucbmbesmfhith pmapû su kmfcie `mkcm am hitrmbm, `mstm quh su fmie hikeitrû uim rmfm selrhsmachith bha írlea quh `mlæm kmæbe hitrh aes hskeflres. Ha rekh bha mkhre schibe smkmbe bh am vmcim seiû guhrthfhith hi ha fertma scahikce bh am kuhvm, bhspuãs kei ui dwèes`², kertû ui pmr bh ams rmfms fhierhs. " @ílamfh, Jmlrchaah, pmrm quh puhbm hikeitrmrth." " E`… H… hstey pe… pe… per… mquæ…" bcne. "Lchi. [cjuh `mlamibe." "µK… kûfe sm… smlhs q… quh `mlrí e… etrms sm… smacbms5" "Terquh bhshe quh `mym etrms smacbms. S ae quh bhshe ae keiscje. [chfprh," bcne Phim kei uim seircsm. Mjumrbû uim rcsm bh Jmlrchaah hi rhspuhstm phre seae ùle scahikce. Phim bhnû ams rmfms y smkû sus þtcahs pmrm ha guhje bh am leasm bh su kciturm. "Wmfes, Jmlrchaah. Bc maje." [cahikce. "µJmlrchaah5 ¡Wmfes! @h mquæ tu epertuicbmb" Rh hstey pcbchibe quh `mlahs." Jeaphû phbhrima keitrm fhtma, uim k`cspm kmyû selrh ha feiteikcte bh yhskm quh `mlæm smkmbe bh su leasm y furcû. Phim sh bhtuve ui fefhite pmrm fhbctmr. Ihkhsctmlmi ha guhje. Ihkhsctmlmi auz y kmaer. Am thfphrmturm bh am kuhvm hrm cikûfebmfhith græm y Jmlrchaah festrmlm scjies bh hstmr hitrmibe hi `cpethrfcm. Thre am mlseautm ihjrurm ah bcne m Phim quh ihkhsctmlm shr kucbmbesm. [c ie `mlæm uim k`cfhihm imturma hi am kuhvm, ha ùfe bh gejmtm ‛ hsphkcmafhith usmibe fmbhrm `þfhbm ‛ pebæm pestrmrams y fmtmrams. Hi su aujmr bhkcbcû `mkhr sûae uim phquhým miterk`m. Ie bmræm fukè ùfe y ma fhies pebræm hxpaermr am kuhvm y hstmlcaczmr m Jmlrchaah. Phim hfctcû ui bãlca scalcbe y eyû ha lugcbe bh Mrje hi rhspuhstm. Fefhites bhspuãs ha èkcke tekû su èflre. "Luhim k`ckm," susurrû, hiteikhs pmapû ha kuhaae bh am yhjum `mstm ams magernms. Phim smkû ui phquhýe reaae bh tham. Hrm ha quh Jmlrchaah `mlæm kefprmbe hsm fmýmim, kei ha quh `mlæm pamihmbe `mkhrsh ui iuhve tep, `mlcãibesh kmismbe gcimafhith bha ghe vhrbh "mageflrm" quh `mlæm hstmbe usmibe. Phim suspcrû fchitrms ae bhsjmrrmlm m ae amrje, ebcmibe vhr rhtrmsmbe hsh preyhkte. Mtû am tham m uim bh ams rmfms `þfhbms, hiteikhs hikhibcû am miterk`m. 2


Rrmbukkcûi> Jcxmih

Refíibesh ui fefhite pmrm mnustmr sus enes, sestuve am miterk`m hi mate, fcrmibe marhbhber. Jmlrchaah hstmlm shitmbm hi uim rekm phquhým, `hk`m ui evcaae fchitrms thflamlm cikeitreamlahfhith. \ípcbmfhith Phim kejcû tebms ams fmitms quh peshæmi y mrrepû m su mfcjm kei ui feitûi bh haams. Jmlly ah seircû, cikmpmz bh `mlamr phre mjrmbhkcãibeah kei sus enes. "µFhner5" prhjuitû Phim. Jmlly mscitcû. Phim mjrmbhkcû am ahvh kmacbhz bh am aamfm fchitrms kefhizmlm ui kucbmbese rhkerrcbe bh am kmvhrim. Ah `mlræm justmbe quhbmrsh uim bh ams fmitms, phre hi su aujmr hsphrmræm `mstm quh Jmlrchaah hstuvchsh guhrm bh phacjre. Kei fhtckuaesm mthikcûi, hstubcû kmbm jrchtm, rhibcnm y puajmbm bh am kmvhrim. Tmrm su bhsíicfe, ie `mlæm fís quh sûacbm rekm. Am hitrmbm hrm am þickm fmihrm bh hitrmr y smacr. Kei kucbmbe hxmfciû am mvmamik`m quh laequhmlm am mlhrturm. Ha írlea `mlæm hijmstmbe vmrcms rekms jrmibhs hi pesckceihs cimfevclahs. Bube quh cikause @ãrkuahs pubchsh bhsphnmr hsth bhsmstrh. "µH… hikeitrmsth ui tþiha5" prhjuitû Jmlly. "µKûfe th schiths5" "Fhner." "Lchi. [cjuh mlrcjmbm. Hstmrã m`æ hi ui cistmith." "Hstm lchi," bcne Jmlly, elshrvmibe kefe Phim hskrutmlm ams rekms bh am hitrmbm. "Xf… ie keithstmsth fc prhjuitm. µTer quã hstís fcrmibe hse5 µIe `my tþiha5" "Ie. Icijþi tþiha. Hstm hs iuhstrm þickm smacbm," bcne Phim, ie festrmibe su vez imbm bh su thfer. "E`. Hse hs fmae, µm`5" "[æ. Hse hs fmae" Jmlrchaah hstuve scahikcesm ui fefhite. "Thre… tebe vm m smacr lchi, µvhrbmb5 ]uchre bhkcr quh prelmlahfhith ym th `ms cfmjcimbe uim gerfm bh smkmries bh 8


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mquæ, µvhrbmb5" Phim sh mahnû bha fure, ui beaer bh kmlhzm mshitíibesh nuste selrh sus enes. [h mjmk`û nuite m Jmlrchaah quh `mlæm hfphzmbe m rhkelrmr ha keaer bh sus fhncaams. Rekû uim bh ams fmitms y, kei uim khnm mazmbm, Phim scahikcesmfhith prhjuitû sc pebæm kejhram. Jmlrchaah mscitcû. Am juhrrhrm sh mrrepû hi am fmitm. Am miterk`m hstmlm hfphzmibe m k`csperrethmr y ie burmræm fukè. Phim kmfciû `mstm am pcam bh fmbhrm `þfhbm quh `mlæm `hkè miths y keaekû am miterk`m bhlmne bh haam, selrh am yhskm, hsphrmibe quh burmsh ae sugckchith pmrm shkmr am fmbhrm y quh msæ pubchsh prhibhr. Tamihmlm vcjcamr ha guhje kucbmbesmfhith, smlchibe quh sc hxcstæm uim k`cfhihm imturma, ha ùfe am hikeitrmræm fís gíkcafhith quh haam. "Whi ma guhje," bcne Phim, myubmibe m Jmlrchaah m peihrsh hi pch, prhstíibeah su guhrzm fchitrms kmfcimlmi. [mlæm quh ae `mkæm fís per haam fcsfm quh per su mfcjm. Phim ihkhsctmlm shitcrsh guhrth y þtca perquh, ma keitrmrce bh am prhbckkcûi bh Jmlly, ie thiæm ic cbhm bh kûfe hskmpmræmi bh su mktuma trmfpm. "µHs hsm am tham quh mkmlmlm bh kefprmr5" prhjuitû Jmlly. "[æ. Ihkhsctmlm maje kei ae quh `mkhr am miterk`m." "Bhshmræm quh ùlchrms bckè maje. Rhije ui vchne nulûi ma quh ie fh ùlchrm cfpertmbe bhkcr mbcûs." "Ae schite. Guh ae prcfhre m fmie." "[eae bhshmræm quh ùlchrms prhjuitmbe, hs tebe. Ie hs kefe sc majuim vhz ae `ckchrms, per supuhste. Ie sã per quã bhlchrm serprhibhrfh," rhguiguýû Jmlrchaah. Phim am fcrû gcnmfhith, cithitmibe gcjurmrsh sc hstmlm rhmafhith feahstm e hrm scfpahfhith am thiscûi bh am sctumkcûi. "Krhe quh ui reaae bh tham hs ha fhier bh iuhstres prelahfms." Jmlrchaah ie rhspeibcû. Refû ae quh quhbmlm bh am tham y am rhkerrcû kei aes bhbes. Hrm ui rhscsthith thncbe kmshre, phre `mlæm scbe thýcbe kei ui bhackmbe teie fhaeketûi quh cifhbcmtmfhith aamfû su mthikcûi. Iuikm miths `mlæm vcste tham kei hxmktmfhith hsh keaer y `mlæm bcsgrutmbe bh am phrsphktcvm bh 7


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usmr maje iuhve. Mèrm ie quhbmlm sugckchith pmrm `mkhr imbm hxkhpte fís miterk`ms. [mlæm quh Phim hstmlm hsphrmibe quh bcnhsh maje keikcacmber, kefe schfprh `mkæm Jmlly. Thre ie sh shitæm kefe pmrm keishitcr. Xi reaae bh tham pebæm ie pmrhkhr fukè pmrm Phim, phre `mlæm scjicgckmbe maje pmrm Jmlrchaah. Muiquh am juhrrhrm ae `mlæm rete sci ui phismfchite? cikause sci phismr hi prhjuitmr sc `mlæm uim mathrimtcvm. Am miterk`m lmne ams rmfms hstmlm mpmjíibesh phre ui pmr bh trezes bh fmbhrm `mlæmi hfphzmbe m krhpctmr cbm su ùfhbmb. Ha ùfe gaetmlm `mkcm ha thkè bh am kmvhrim y sh mkufuamlm hi am hitrmbm tmpeimbm per rekms. Xi mpmjmbe kruncbe seiû guhrm y am kuhvm thflaû kefe per ui cfpmkte. Phim rhgahnmfhith puse sus lrmzes selrh Jmlrchaah, prethjchibeam fchitrms trezes bh rekm y peave kmæmi bha thkè. Aes hskeflres bh am hitrmbm sh fevchrei kefe sc maje fuy jrmibh jeaphmrm ma írlea per guhrm. Wmrcms pchbrms kmyhrei bhitre bh am kmvhrim fcsfm y Phim thfcû quh pubchrmi shr hithrrmbms vcvms sc am lmrrhrm ie rhscstæm. Treite aes preguibes hkes rhtuflmiths pmrmrei y ùle scahikce bh iuhve. "µ]uã guh hse5" susurrû Jmlrchaah, mþi mlrmzmbm m Phim. "Etre bhsprhibcfchite bh pchbrms. Muiquh ie sã sc ies myubû e ies phrnubckû." "µKuíite vm m burmr hstm terfhitm5 Iuikm `h vcste aes kchaes tmi gurceses. Ie puhbh burmr fukè, µvhrbmb5 Rchih quh mkmlmr majuim vhz." "[æ, mkmlmrí," bcne Phim, seatíibesh bh Jmlrchaah. Mtczû am fmbhrm kei am miterk`m y sepaû m am aamfm, mvcvíibeam. Ha mthrrmbe restre bh Jmlrchaah sh selrhsmatû kei mjube macvce. "Mquæ hstmfes m smave," fcitcû Phim, amizmibe uim fcrmbm m am fmsm bh rekms. "E`, shjure, ie hstey prhekupmbm per hse. Mquæ hstmfes m smave. Thre fh bmi hskmaegræes tebes hses serbes truhies. Fh rhkuhrbmi ams `cstercms quh seaæm eær mkhrkm bha thfphrmfhite bh ^hus. [chfprh tuvh fchbe bh ams terfhitms kumibe hrm icým. [eaæm phismr quh ^hus hstmlm gurcese keifcje y rhkerbmlm tebms ams kesms quh `mlæm `hkè quh pebræmi higurhkhr ma rhy bh aes bceshs. Kmbm terfhitm ùæm m fc `mlctmkcûi y fh prhekupmlm per `mlhrah tcrmbe bha phae m Acam e relmbe ui pestrh hxtrm ‛ kesms kefe hsm. Kefe sc ^hus ie tuvchsh imbm fhner quh `mkhr quh kmstcjmr ams trmvhsurms bh uim icým." :


Rrmbukkcûi> Jcxmih

Phim seircû kei cibuajhikcm. Bcstrmæbmfhith sh prhjuitû quã `mlræm scbe krhkhr kei Jmlrchaah. µ@mlræmi scbe mfcjms5 Trelmlahfhith ie, mbfctcû pmrm sæ. @mlæm thicbe pekm pmkchikcm kei ams icýms kefe Jmlrchaah kumibe hrm phquhým. @mlæm prhghrcbe am kefpmýæm bh sus `hrfmies y sus mfcjes. Iuikm nujmibe hi kmsm, sh hikeitrmlmi schfprh guhrm jrctmibe y k`caamibe hi nuhjes vhkcimahs bh juhrrm, prmktckmibe kei am hspmbctm bh fmbhrm quh su mushith pmbrh ah `mlæm gmlrckmbe kumibe hrm ui lhlã. @mlæm mbermbe hsm hspmbm. Kumibe thiæm kcike mýes `mlæm keighkkceimbe uim vmcim kei trezes bh kuhre bhshk`mbe quh `mlæm hikeitrmbe hi am kurtcburæm. [eaæm pmveihmrsh per ams kmaahs bh Mfp`cpeacs mith ams cibuajhiths fcrmbms bh aes mbuates, su hspmbm m su kestmbe. "Nmfís tuvh epertuicbmb," furfurû Phim, bíibesh kuhitm quh su bhstcie `mlæm scbe gcnmbe bhsbh ha prcikcpce. "µEpertuicbmb5" prhjuitû Jmlrchaah. "Imbm." "Ie, vmfes. µEpertuicbmb bh quã5" Phim suspcrû. "Bh msustmrfh bh aes truhies." Phim sh ahvmitû y kmfciû `mstm ha írlea, kertmibe etre puýmbe bh rmfms. Ihkhsctmlmi rmkceimr am fmbhrm, phre tmflcãi pebæm peihr hsth feitûi m shkmr. Hiteikhs hacjcû uim relustm rmfm pmrm usmram kefe miterk`m fís phrfmihith. Bhshinmhzû m Mrje y keaekû sus magernms keitrm ha fure. Am yhjum pmthû sumvhfhith, bckcãibeah quh hstmlm shbchitm. "Ae schite, k`ckm, thibrís quh hsphrmr ui peke. Bãnmfh prcfhre cfmjcimrfh kûfe smacr bh mquæ." "µTebhfes hsphrmr `mstm quh mkmlh am terfhitm5" prhjuitû Jmlrchaah. "Ie th prhekuphs. Ie ies crhfes tmi preite." "E` Lchi. Krhe." Jmlrchaah elshrvû fchitrms Phim ùrjmlm hi ams magernms, keaekmibe sus ebrhs bh mjum hi uim pcam y hfphzmibe etre feitûi pmrm am kefcbm. "µ@my maje quh ie fh hstãs keitmibe5" prhjuitû, msustmbm per am thism pesturm bh aes èflres bh am juhrrhrm. 0


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"Ie," bcne Phim shkmfhith. Hiteikhs bhnû ae quh hstmlm `mkchibe y rhjrhsû m shitmrsh nuite m su mfcjm. "Fcrm. Hsm pmrhb bh rekms bh maaæ ie vm m shr gíkca bh fevhr. S schfprh hxcsth ha phacjre bh ma quctmr am hqucvekmbm kmusmr ui bhsaczmfchite pher y quhbmries hithrrmbms mquæ. Ihkhsctms kefprhibhr hste y prhpmrmrth. Rhihfes ui feitûi bh trmlmne per bhamith." "Sm vhe," bcne Jmlrchaah, thfchibe fís am prhekupmbm hxprhscûi bh Phim quh sus pmamlrms. "Jrmkcms per shr èihstm. Tuhbe sepertmrae, smlhs. Ie th prhekuphs per mthrrmrfh e maje msæ. S sey lmstmith guhrth," bcne, fmrkmibe fþskuae. "Myubmrã tebe ae quh puhbm." Phim seircû. "[ã quh ae `mrís, Jmlrchaah. Mflms ae `mrhfes. [mabrhfes bh hste." "µTer quã tþ ae bhshms5" "Terquh ye ae bhshe." Jmlrchaah seircû, phre ie pube hvctmr phismr hi ha tþiha quh Phim `mlæm bhshmbe muiquh ie hxcstæm. Ie tebe ekurrh perquh bcspeijms quh msæ shm, phisû.

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‘Ie bhfmscmbe. Hsh hs tebe ha mjum quh thihfes," bcne Phim. Jmlrchaah pmrû m fhbce trmje y fcrû ha ebrh. Ie hstmlm aahie, phre maaæ `mlæm etres bes. Muiquh, pmrm uim hstmikcm preaeijmbm, ie hrm uim jrmi kmitcbmb bh mjum. S thiæmi quh keiscbhrmr tmflcãi m Mrje. µ]uã kefhræm y lhlhræm ha kmlmaae5 "µ]uã vms m `mkhr kei Mrje5" prhjuitû. "µ]uã pmsm kei haam5" prhjuitû Phim, ie bhshmibe phismr hi Mrje. Cikause sc pebæmi mlrcr ui pmsmbcze per ha quh ams bes funhrhs pubchrmi bhsaczmrsh, ha prelahfm bh su kmlmaae mþi hxcstæm. µKûfe pebræm Mrje hskmpmr nmfís bh hstm trmfpm5 3


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"Sm smlhs, kefcbm, lhlcbm y scfcamr." "E`. Rhije maje bh mvhim. S kefpmrtcrí iuhstrm mjum." "Thre ie `my fukè bh icijuie. [efes mgertuimbms bh quh mkmlírmfes bh kefprmr prevcsceihs èy, µvhrbmb5" "[æ," bcne Phim, su hspmabm `mkcm Jmlrchaah. Sm `mlæm hxmfcimbe y `hkè ui civhitmrce bh sus prevcsceihs, sephsmibe kmbm hahfhite per sus pesclahs uses. Rhiæmi kefcbm sugckchith y ha mjum pebæm burmr sc am rmkceimlmi. Rhiæmi fhbckcims y tham pmrm vhibmnhs y miterk`ms, jrmkcms ma cibhshmbe smye y ha thncbe kmshre fhaeketûi. Hi tmite guhshi kmpmkhs bh cbhmr majþi fhbce bh hskmph hi ha prûxcfe pmr bh bæms, ie `mlræm prelahfms. Phim sh mkhrkû bh iuhve ma fure bh rekms, fcríibeae gcnmfhith kefe sc cithitmsh bhshitrmýmr su mkhrtcne. Ha írlea hrm ha kefebæi. µKuíite phse hstmlm sepertmibe5 µS per quã ie sh gcatrmlm auz per ams leasms bh mcrh quh thiæmi quh hxcstcr5 µ@mlæm tmitms rekms mpcambms trms am hitrmbm quh ui mýe bh hxkmvmkcûi ie ams bhsmaenmræm tebms5 "Rhihfes suhrth bh thihr ha írlea, µie5" seatû Jmlrchaah, bh pch m su maturm. "µHse kefe5" "Luhie, thihfes fmbhrm pmrm èjuhrms y miterk`ms. S quczí pebmfes `mkhr rhguhrzes kei majuim bh ams rmfms. Sm smlhs, pmrm sesthihr kumaquchr hxkmvmkcûi quh `mjmfes." Phim fcrû m su kefpmýhrm y seircû. "[æ, quczí pebmfes." Jmlrchaah rhspamibhkcû lmne am mamlmizm cfpaækctm y rhjrhsû m am gejmtm, macfhitíibeam kei etrm rmfm. Am eaam hstmlm `crvchibe y aahimlm am kmvhrim kei ui rcke y guhrth mrefm. Ie `mlæm vhrburms grhskms pmrm peihr, phre `mlæm mýmbcbe majuims `chrlms shkms m am cfprevcsmbm sepm y pmrhkæm quh shræm uim kefcbm smtcsgmktercm. Am fhner quh pebæm `mkhr lmne hstms kcrkuistmikcms, rhgahxceiû. Phim `mlæm hskmambe vmrcms rekms y hstmlm elshrvmibe ha fesmcke, luskmibe ui puite bh cickce. Bh iuhve ietû ha aujmr per beibh ha ùfe hstmlm =4


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bhsmpmrhkchibe y bhkcbcû hskmamr `mstm ãa. Bhackmbmfhith, sh tefû su tchfpe, prelmibe kmbm laequh miths bh peihr su phse hikcfm. Ma gci, aahjû m am kcfm bh am kmvhrim y puse su fmie hi am aæihm bh ùfe. [citcû uim græm rígmjm. "Ha guhje vm m shr phrghkte," bcne. "µ]uã5 µTer quã ie bhlhræm shrae5" "Mquæ `my uim guhrth kerrchith. Tmrm ha ùfe. Ie ihkhsctmfes prhekupmries per segekmries, hi tmite fmithijmfes am aamfm lmnm." Jmlly fcrû prhekupmbmfhith am iuhvm rmfm quh mkmlmlm bh mýmbcr. µ@mkæm hse ha guhje bhfmscmbe jrmibh5 sh prhjuitû. µBhlchrm `mlhr hsphrmbe `mstm quh am fmyeræm bh ams etrms ùlchshi mrbcbe fís5 "Am sepm hstí acstm," bcne ihrvcesmfhith, bhshmibe quh Phim lmnmsh bha fure y veavchsh kei haam, bckcãibeah quã `mkhr. Elshrvû kûfe am juhrrhrm sh mb`hræm kefe uim mrmým m ams rekms. M Jmlrchaah ah pmrhkæm fuy phacjrese trhpmr msæ. "Hi ui cistmith," bcne Phim, tcrmibe bh uim rekm phquhým. [h bhsprhibcû y am mrrenû ma suhae. Hskubrcýû ha mjunhre phre seae vce fís rekms. Rrmlmnû hi aclhrmr etrm, bhspuãs etrm, phre mþi ie sh vhæm ha gci. Ha ùfe keitciumlm bhsaczíibesh phrhzesmfhith m trmvãs bha fure, hikeitrmibe ui pmsmnh quh haam ie pebæm rmstrhmr. "Wey m kefhr, µhstm lchi5" prhjuitû Jmlrchaah. "Fuy lchi." "Thre tþ tmflcãi bhlhræms, smlhs. Tuhbhs `mkhr hse bhspuãs bh khimr. Ie `ms kefcbe hi tebe ha bæm." Jmlrchaah `mlæm kefcbe hi ha puhlae ui jrmi hfpmrhbmbe bh gmamgha pmrm maferzmr. Thre Phim sh `mlæm smatmbe am kefcbm, hskuk`mibe hi su aujmr aes prelahfms bh uie bh aes mabhmies. \hsuatû shr maje quh ie prhkcsmlm bh ui juhrrhre. Phim ah `mlæm mkeishnmbe quh rhkurrchsh m aes mikcmies, bmibe su prepcm epcicûi bh kûfe rhseavhr ams kesms mfcjmlahfhith. ‚Maje selrh ui vhkcie rhveatese,‐ furfurû mith am prhjuitm bh Jmlrchaah. Rrms kefprmr prevcsceihs, pmrtchrei, cithitmibe mbhamitmrsh m am mfhimzmith terfhitm. ==


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Kesms kefe hsm ekurræmi ui feitûi, rhgahxceiû Jmlly. Am rhputmkcûi bh Phim kefe `ãreh pmrm am jhith kefþi hstmlm hxthibcãibesh. Majuies cithitmlmi mprevhk`mrsh bh su kmflce bh kermzûi, pcbcãibeah rhseavhr aes prelahfms kei am vceahikcm bh su hspmbm hi vhz bh usmr am ihjekcmkcûi y ha kefprefcse. Lmstmith hxtrmýmfhith, Phim thiæm fís pmkchikcm kei hses teites quh Jmlrchaah. Ah feahstmlm m am lmrbe vhr m am jhith cithitmr usmr m am juhrrhrm pmrm sus prepces gcihs hjeæstms. Thre Phim sh ae tefmlm tebe kei ui hikejcfchite bh sus mikès èflres. "µTer quã ie th higmbms kei haams5" prhjuitû Jmlly fchitrms Phim hfphzmlm m lmnmr. "µKei ams rekms5" prhjuitû Phim luraeimfhith, bhthichibe su bhskhise. Ie `mlæm hikeitrmbe fís pcstms bh am kerrchith y am sepm eaæm rhmafhith lchi. "Ie," bcne Jmlrchaah, rchibe. "Kei ams phrseims quh cithitmi mprevhk`mrsh bh tc. µTer quã ie th hienmi fís5 M fæ fh higurhkhi kei khrthzm y tþ tchihs ui thfphrmfhite fukè fís vcve quh ye." Phim rhmsufcû su bhskhise. "Am fmyeræm jhiucimfhith krhhi quh sus prelahfms sei bhfmscmbe jrmibhs pmrm shr rhsuhates," bcne, smatmibe aes þatcfes pchs. "¡Thre ierfmafhith sei tmi teites!" "Ie pmrm haaes." Phim sh shitû nuite m Jmlly, scrvcãibesh ui tmzûi bh sepm. "Ie `mjms fís sepms. Keisufhi bhfmscmbm mjum." "Luhie, hfphkã hstm miths bh quh fhikceimsth ha mjum. Ie ae phisã. Ae schite." "Hstí lchi. Mèrm ae smlhs." "Thre bhlhræm `mlhrae phismbe. ]uchre bhkcr, ie hs kefe sc ùlchsh ui terrhith hi hstm hstþpcbm kuhvctm. Mèrm `h bhsphrbckcmbe tebe hsth mjum y pebræmfes fercr m kmusm bh fc ihkhbmb." "Trcfhre bh tebe, ie hstí bhsphrbckcmbm. Hstmfes tefmibe ha aæqucbe bh am sepm. [hjuibe, ie vmfes m fercr m kmusm bh ui phquhýe hrrer kefe hsh." Phim fcrû m Jmlly quh rhùsmlm hikeitrmr sus enes. Phim suspcrû, bhnû su =<


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kefcbm y sh veavcû m hikmrmr m su mfcjm. "Færmfh." Jmlrchaah rhùsû elhbhkhr, phre bcne kei sumvcbmb, "µTer quã5" "Terquh quchre `mlamrth." "Tuhbe eærth. Hstís shitmbm nuste m fc ambe." "Jmlrchaah. Ter gmver." Jmlly fcrû kei rhiuhikcm. Phim thiæm uim phquhým seircsm hi su restre, sus enes tchries. "Lchi," susurrû am lmrbe. "Lchi. Mèrm hskþk`mfh, perquh vey m bhkcrae seae uim vhz. Mquæ ha fmyer phacjre ie hs ha mjum e ams rekms e am kefcbm e maje shfhnmith. Ae quh hs fukè pher ‒ ae quh, bh `hkè, hs ahtma ‒ hs phrbhr am hsphrmizm. [c ies rhibcfes m iuhstres thferhs? sc bhnmfes bh cithitmr hikeitrmr uim gerfm bh hskmpmr, hiteikhs kei shjurcbmb fercrhfes. Imbch vm m mtrmvhsmr hsm pmrhb pmrm rhskmtmries. Icijþi ekuate pmsmbcze vm m shr fcsthrcesmfhith hikeitrmbe. Ihkhsctmfes mkhptmr ae quh ekurrcû y hiteikhs cbhmr uim gerfm bh myubmries. S `my uim gerfm. [ûae ihkhsctmfes hikeitrmram. µHstm lchi5" Jmlrchaah fcrû hi aes kamres enes mzuahs bh am funhr quh scjicgckmlm fís pmrm haam quh nmfís imbch `mlæm scjicgckmbe hi su vcbm. Ic su fmbrh, su pmbrh, su `hrfmim, Thrbckus e kumaquchr etrm mafm vcvchith ah `mlæm bmbe m Jmlly tmite kefe Phim? nmfís ah `mlæmi festrmbe ha rhsphte, mfcstmb y mfer quh Phim ah `mlæm festrmbe. Ahitmfhith su kmlhzm mscitcû. "Lchi." "Lchi. Ie vey m shjucr rhkerbíibethae, perquh ie quchre hsm kmrjm. Ie quchre thihr quh fmithihr am hsphrmizm per mflms. Ihkhscte tu myubm." "Rebe, Phim. [mlhs quh `mrã tebe per tc." "Ter iesetrms. [eae keitciþm eptcfcstm y fmýmim hfphzmrhfes m bhsphnmr hsms rekms. M mflms ies shrvcræm thihr uim luhim iek`h bh suhýe, msæ quh acfpcm hste y fãthth hi tus fmitms." "µ]uã vms m `mkhr5" "Wey m thrfcimr fc sepm, kucbmr bh Mrje y bhspuãs hsphre thihr uim iek`h sci =;


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suhýes." "Hstm lchi," bcne Jmlrchaah kei uim seircsm. [crvcû ae þatcfe bh am sepm hi ha tmzûi bh Phim, bhspuãs usû am mrhim quh kulræm ha suhae bh am kuhvm pmrm amvmr am eaam. [ci mjum ie quhbû keithitm kei ha rhsuatmbe. Ie hs quh hse cfpertmsh, sh bce kuhitm. Ie `mlræm fís sepms, ic kekcimr `mstm quh hskmpmshi bh am kuhvm. Bh mquæ hi mbhamith shræm khkcim, grutm, quhse y aes phjmneses buakhs quh `mlæm hivuhate hi ha geibe bh su pmquhth ‒ uim serprhsm quh rhshrvmræm pmrm fís tmrbh, bhkcbcû. Phim hrm maje jeaesm y m Jmlrchaah ah hikmitmlm thitmram kei aes vmrcmbes y smlreses buakhs quh hikeitrmlm hi aes fhrkmbes. Jmlly sh hstcrû, sh quctû sus repms y sh bhsaczû bhitre bha nulûi quh ah quhbmlm. Ah hk`û uim fcrmbm m Phim, quh hstmlm mrruaamibe sumvhfhith m Mrje. [citcãibesh fukè fís eptcfcstm bh ae quh sh `mlæm shitcbe bhsbh am mvmamik`m, am lmrbe sh mrrepû hi sus fmitms y hikmrû am èjuhrm, bhnmibe quh ams `cpiûtckms aamfms am mberfhkchrmi. Rebe smabræm lchi, bhkcbcû. Bh icijuim fmihrm ui feitûi bh rekms clm m bhrretmr m am Trcikhsm Juhrrhrm.

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Phim ymkæm hi su ahkè, cikmpmz bh berfcr. [hjuæm hsgerzíibesh hi rhseavhr ha puzzah bh rekms, cithitmibe vhr uim gerfm bh bhsphnmr ams sugckchiths pmrm hskmpmr sci bhrrclmr tebm am fmsm hikcfm bh haams. µS quã pmsmlm kei Mrje5 µKûfe sh supeiæm quh clm m smacr5 Am þickm fmihrm bh smavmrams m ams trhs shræm bhsphnmr am hitrmbm hithrm. Thre majuies bh aes laequhs hrmi hierfhs, phsmibe kchites, quczí fcahs bh aclrms. µS quã pmsmlm kei ha írlea5 µKûfe sh supeiæm quh clm m fevhr ui írlea hithre5 Ciquchtm Phim sh veavcû bh kestmbe. Fcrû selrh aes lrcaamiths rhskeabes m Jmlrchaah, burfchibe trmiqucam y seiermfhith. Amfhite `mlhrth fhtcbe hi hstm trmfpm, phisû. Hs kuapm fæm quh hsthfes mquæ. Bhlhræm `mlhr prhvcste am pesclcacbmb bh uim mvmamik`m, phre tebe per ae quh fh prhekupmlm hrm smkmrth bh am aauvcm y kmahitmrth. Hrhs fc bhlcacbmb y fc guhrzm. ]uh phsmbm kmrjm pmrm majuchi tmi nevhi h ciekhith. Am juhrrhrm fcrû gcnmfhith m su kefpmýhrm bh vcmnh y fhner mfcjm. Etrm vhz sh prhjuitû per quã Jmlrchaah phrfmihkæm kei haam. [ey tmi burm, græm h cihxermlah =2


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kefe hstm kuhvm, phisû Phim. Ie th kuhite ae quh quchrhs smlhr. Ie kefpmrte fcs keigcbhikcms. Kmfcie per ha gcae bh am imvmnm kmbm bæm, keflmtchibe am eskurcbmb quh schfprh mfhimzm kei mrreaamrfh. S mþi phrfmihkhs m fc ambe, mjumitmibe fcs scahikces. Rhfpams fc thfphrmfhite kei kmafm. Fh mkhptms sci cfpertmr quã èrrerhs sh hskeibhi hi fc pmsmbe. µKûfe puhbh shr5 µKûfe puhbhs ie thfhrfh5 Rh mtmke y phrfmihkhs keifcje. Hi ui tchfpe th `h bhnmbe mtrís burmith bæms muiquh schfprh th hikeitrã hsphrmibe pmkchithfhith fc rhjrhse. Fcs hihfcjes fh `mi mtmkmbe m trmvãs tuye, mfhimzmibe kei tebm kamsh bh mktes ciieflrmlahs, y mþi phrfmihkhs thimz hi tu keigcmizm bh quh prhvmahkhrã. µKûfe puhbh shr5 µ]uã th rhtchih mquæ ‒ mtmbm m uim keisufcbm juhrrhrm bhshsphrmbm per hxpcmr uim vcbm bh phkmbes5 µ]uã guhrzm hs ae lmstmith jrmibh pmrm fmithihrth kmfcimibe m fc ambe, tu vcbm tmi grhkuhithfhith hi phacjre, tu ciekhikcm bh smijrh mfhimzmbm m kmbm pmse5 Rebe hste y fukè fís, y mþi msæ, mquæ hstís, keigcmibe hi fæ, myubíibefh y phrfmihkchibe ahma m tu kûbcje. µKûfe puhbh shr5 Nmfís th kefprhibhrã, Jmlrchaah. Nmfís kefprhibhrã per quã fh hahjcsth kefe tu mfcjm. Phim khrrû aes enes h cifhbcmtmfhith vce ha puzah bh rekms. Fchitrms sh berfæm keitciumlm luskmibe uim rhspuhstm.

Jmlrchaah mlrcû aes enes phre ha kmflce guh cfphrkhptclah. Am kuhvm hstmlm hi tcichlams bh iuhve, ui græe sepae bh mcrh am `cze tcrctmr lmne ams fmitms. Fcrû m am èjuhrm y seae vce ui lrcaamith rhskeabe, mphims vcve hitrh ams khiczms. \ípcbmfhith, sh mrrepû su fmitm y pmapû ha suhae bh am kuhvm per fís fmbhrm. Am puse hi ha rhskeabe y sepaû selrh ams mskums pmrm mcrhmrae. Ahitmfhith am rmfm hfphzû m ùfhmr, bhspuãs uim ahijum bh guhje prhibcû per mrrclm. Treite tuve am èjuhrm mrbchibe smtcsgmktercmfhith. Enhû m Phim quh hstmlm furfurmibe hi su suhýe. Jmlrchaah cithitû kefprhibhr quã hstmlm bckchibe, phre ie pube hithibhrae miths bh quh am juhrrhrm kmyhsh hi ui suhýe fís preguibe. ]uczí Phim rhkerbmræm su suhýe per am fmýmim y ah keitmræm quã pmsû. Fhiubm pesclcacbmb, phisû Jmlly. Phim iuikm `mlamlm bh sus suhýes. Cikause =8


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kumibe Jmlrchaah am `mlæm bhsphrtmbe pmrm mèjmr aes jrctes bh am juhrrhrm, su mfcjm `mlæm phrfmihkcbe scahikcesm rhsphkte m ae quh sukhbæm hi sus thrrerhs iekturies. Ie hs quh ùlchsh imbm quh Jmlly pubchsh `mkhr pmrm myubmr. Hses hrmi aes bhfeices phrseimahs bh Phim y hstmlmi fís maaí bha makmikh bh am nevhi lmrbe. Jmlrchaah fcrû ha guhje burmith ui cistmith, hiteikhs bhnû quh sus enes rhjrhsmshi ma restre bh Phim mèrm pmkægcke y berfcbe. Hi sus bæms bh [hýer bh am Juhrrm `mlæm peke quh Phim ie `mlræm `hkè hi su lþsquhbm bha pebhr. @mlæm usmbe su kuhrpe pmrm shbukcr mfcjes y hihfcjes per cjuma. @mlæm usmbe su mstukcm pmrm trmckceimr y bhstrucr. [h `mlæm egrhkcbe m sæ fcsfm kefe prhfce m shr jmimbe ‒ rhkefphismibe m aes quh am shrvæmi lchi? fmtmibe m mquhaaes quh ie. Jmlrchaah hikeitrmlm bcgækca rhkeikcacmr hste kei am funhr quh mèrm keiekæm. Muiquh èy Phim hrm kei grhkuhikcm græm y bcstmith, hrm schfprh nustm y iuikm kruha. Muiquh fmithiæm ui gcrfh laequhe selrh sæ fcsfm. M vhkhs Jmlly am tekmlm bh gerfm cigerfma, mfcstesm y Phim sh `hamlm, hvctmibe ha keitmkte. Am juhrrhrm pmrhkæm keishrvmr tebm su pmscûi pmrm ha kmfpe bh lmtmaam. E`, hxcstæmi hxkhpkceihs, Jmlrchaah sh bce kuhitm. @ãrkuahs, per hnhfpae. Jmlly `mlæm vcste ams fcrmbms tchrims bh Phim, tmi peke kmrmkthræstckms hi su musthrm mfcjm. S `mlæm vcste am pmscûi kei am quh sh `mlæmi lhsmbe ma bhsphbcrsh. Thre Jmlrchaah sesphk`mlm quh am rhamkcûi bh Phim kei @ãrkuahs hrm fís bh jrmtctub per aclhrmram bh su vcbm kefe shýer bh am juhrrm y bh mbermkcûi ma `ãreh, per majuchi quh hrm tmite bces kefe èflrh. Phim mbfcrmlm m @ãrkuahs? sus cbhmahs y elnhtcves. @mlæm msufcbe ui rchsje kei haam y Phim nmfís eavcbmræm uim mfmlcacbmb kefe hsm. S muiquh Jmlrchaah gcrfhfhith sesphk`mlm quh `mlæmi scbe mfmiths hi majþi fefhite hi ha pmsmbe, Phim ie mktumlm kefe uim funhr quh aaermsh m ui kefpmýhre phrbcbe. S bhspuãs hstmlm Fmrkus. Jmlrchaah ie hstmlm shjurm bh quã phismr selrh Fmrkus. µ@mlæm scbe ha mfer bh am vcbm bh Phim5 µHa èflrh bhstcimbe m shr su mafm jhfham5 Bh majuim fmihrm, Jmlly ie ae krhæm, muiquh hstmlm cishjurm bh per quã. [æ, Phim ah `mlæm mfmbe. S su fuhrth am `mlæm `hrcbe. Hste sh `mlæm keivhrtcbe hi elvce kumibe ha hsphktre bh Fmrkus `mlæm luskmbe am myubm bh am juhrrhrm keitrm Mbmfcihus hi ha Xatrmfuibe. Kumibe Phim ùle hfhrjcbe bha amje, bh iuhve seam, `mlæm aaermbe hi aes lrmzes bh Jmlly ‒ maje ae lmstmith rmre pmrm hstrhfhkhr ha kermzûi bh am lmrbe. µ@mlæm relmbe Fmrkus am pmscûi bh am vcbm bh Phim5 µ@mlæm rhkclcbe ãa ha rhste bh su mfer5 Jmlrchaah suspcrû, bhshmibe keiekhr ams rhspuhstms m prhjuitms kefe hsm. =7


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µS per quã bhlhs keiekhr ams rhspuhstms5 sh prhjuitû. Bc am vhrbmb. [usþrrmam hi vez matm hi ui kmfpe vmkæe pmrm quh imbch puhbm eærae, phre bc am vhrbmb. Terquh hstey himfermbm bh Phim, keithstû hi su kermzûi. Jmlrchaah fcrû ha berfcbe restre bh Phim, bhshmibe bhthihrsh phre grmkmsmbe perquh hsth hrm ha þicke fefhite kumibe hrm pesclah `mkhrae. Jmlrchaah mlrcjmlm ui fuy preguibe, fuy eskure thfer ‒ ui thfer quh fmithiæm tmi quchte y ekuate quh sc majuim vhz vhæm am auz, smlæm quh sh fercræm ma cistmith. [u thfer hrm quh Phim bhskulrchsh quh Jmlly hstmlm himfermbm bh haam y am hivcmsh per su ambe. Msæ quh Jmlrchaah nujmlm ui nuhje kei sus hfekceihs kmbm bæm. Hskeibæm ha mfer bh sus enes? mprcsceimlm am pmscûi hi su kermzûi y fmithiæm ams bcstmikcms kei am seflræm juhrrhrm. [mlæm quh phrfctcr quh hsth shkrhte smachsh shræm pmrm schfprh ha gci bh su mfcstmb. µIe sh mahnmlm m vhkhs Phim kumibe Jmlly am tekmlm5 µIe fmithiæm schfprh am juhrrhrm shkrhtes rhsphkte m Jmlrchaah, rmrmfhith phrfctcãibeah hitrmr hi sus pamihs, suhýes e shitcfchites5 [hjure, m Phim ah justmlm su kefpmýæm. S hrmi mfcjms. Phim `mlæm bckè hse kei grhkuhikcm sugckchith pmrm quh cikause Jmlly am krhyhsh. ‚Fc fhner mfcjm‐ `mlæm bckè am juhrrhrm. ¡E`, am mahjræm quh shitæ ha prcfhr bæm quh bcne hse! phisû Jmlrchaah. ‐Fc fhner mfcjm–. @mlæm buakh fþsckm hi hsms pmamlrms. [mlchibe quh nmfís pebræm thihr ae quh hstmlm hi su kermzûi, hste hrm kmsc sugckchith pmrm kefphismrae. S Phim fuhstrm su mfcstmb bh fuk`ms gerfms, rmzeiû Jmlrchaah. Fh prethjh, fh myubm, fh hishým, seiræh mith fcs lrefms ‒ fh phrfcth smlhr. Muiquh… m vhkhs fh prhjuite per quã fh fmitchih khrkm. [ã quh ekmsceimafhith ah mtmke aes ihrvces. S ie hs kefe sc hi prcfhr aujmr fh ùlchsh phbcbe quh fh uichsh m haam. \hmafhith fh cfpush m haam. Thre per ui fcamjre bh aes bceshs fh phrfctcû quhbmrfh y mèrm krhe quh fh hk`mræm bh fhies sc fh guhsh. Tmrhkcû mýermrfh kumibe rhjrhsã m kmsm hi Tethcbmcm e kumibe guc m am Mkmbhfcm hi Mthims. S kumibe fh kmsã kei Thrbckus… Jmlrchaah fcrû gcnmfhith ha guhje ui fefhite, bhnmibe quh ams aamfms am kmafmshi. Hiteikhs sus enes cihvctmlahfhith rhjrhsmrei m am burfchith gmz bh Phim. Thrbckus, phisû. Krhe quh `hræ tus shitcfchites kumibe `ckh hse. Rcrã per am lerbm iuhstrm mfcstmb, µvhrbmb5 Bhshmræm pebhr bhkcrth per quã ae `ckh. Bhshmræm pebhr hxpackmrth quh beaæm bhfmscmbe hstmr khrkm bh tc kmbm bæm y kmbm iek`h y ie shr kmpmz bh bhkcrth kûfe shitæm. S kumibe ãa vcie y fh egrhkcû shjurcbmb, y mfer y schfprh `mlæmfes hstmbe nuites kumibe ãrmfes icýes y fh prhjuitã quã shræm ie hstmr fís hi phacjre iuikm fís. Fh prhjuitã kûfe =:


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shræm ie pmsmr am vcbm thfchibe kefhthr ui bhsacz y shr hk`mbm bh tu vcbm pmrm schfprh. S kumibe guh mshscimbe per fc kmusm, luhie, fh shitæ tmi kuapmlah. Ae `mlæm usmbe. Ie hstmlm himfermbm bh ãa, phre fh kmsã bh tebms fmihrms. µTmrm peihrth khaesm5 ]uczí. µTmrm gerzmrth m `mlamrfh ‒ pmrm `mkhrth bhkcr quh ie fh guhsh5 ]uczí. µTmrm prhthibhr quh hrm kefe ams etrms k`ckms bha puhlae y ie tmi shitcrfh seam y bcghrhith5 ]uczí. µTmrm hvctmrfh jrctmr fc mfer per tc5 [æ. Rebe hse y fís. µ]uã hahkkcûi tuvh5 µ]uã hahkkcûi thije5 Tuhbe sepertmrae tebe hxkhpte quh fh ebchs, Phim. S mèrm hstmfes mquæ hi hstm kuhvm y ie `my smacbm y vey m fercr sci tmi scquchrm bhkærthae. Mgrebctm prelmlahfhith ciscstcrí hi quh vmym ma Rírtmre per fc phkmbe. Hi su fhith, Jmlly eyû am vez guhrth y preguibm bh Phim. ' Mquæ ha fmyer phacjre ie hs ha mjum e ams rekms e am kefcbm e maje shfhnmith. Ae quh hs fukè pher ‒ ae quh bh `hkè, hs ahtma ‒ hs phrbhr am hsphrmizm.' µKûfe `mlæm pebcbe eavcbmr tmi preite hstm ahkkcûi5 sh prhjuitû Jmlrchaah. Fcrû ma puzzah bh rekms. Ie vey m phrfctcr quh ies bhrreths, phisû. Jmimrhfes hstm phahm, kefe Phim jmim tebms sus lmtmaams. Xsmrhfes iuhstrm guhrzm y iuhstrm mstukcm y iuhstre suber y rhseavhrhfes tu mkhrtcne. Ie krhms quh ie ae `mrhfes. S kumibe ae `mjmfes, fmrk`mrhfes m etrm mvhiturm? m etre bhsmgæe. [eae fcrm sc ie ae `mkhfes. Jmlrchaah sh rhkestû hi sus fmitms, keithitm bh quh ha guhje mjumitmræm `mstm am fmýmim y kmyû berfcbm kei uim seircsm hi am kmrm.

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Phim hstmlm hi prhkmrce hqucaclrce hi am kcfm bh aes kmskeths, bhsprhibchibe fhtckuaesmfhith y tcrmibe rekms. Ha trmlmne bh Jmlrchaah hrm aahvmrams m uim pcam hi ha geibe bh am kmvhrim. Hrm ui trmlmne bure y mflms funhrhs hstmlmi submibe m phsmr bha græe bh am kuhvm. @mlæmi hstmbe trmlmnmibe burmith fís bh kumtre èrms sci bhskmise y Jmlly hstmlm mlrchibe am lekm pmrm prhjuitmr sc pebæmi bhskmismr kumibe etrm rekm jeaphû ha suhae. =0


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Bh rhphith ùle ui serbe rufer y ha feitûi sh hstrhfhkcû, mrrenmibe m Phim bh su mscbhre. Jcrû hi ha mcrh, `mkchibe pch nuste fchitrms tebe su bure trmlmne hrm lerrmbe hi kuhstcûi bh shjuibes. Ha mjunhre quh `mlæm tmi kucbmbesmfhith hxkmvmbe `mlæm bhsmpmrhkcbe, rhaahimbe kefpahtmfhith kei ui iuhve jrupe bh rekms. Jmlrchaah fcrû kei mlmtcfchite, prhjuitíibesh sc hstm kamsh bh kesms clmi m ekurrcr fukè. Phim seatû uims kumitms fmabckceihs hskejcbms, rhste bh sus bæms kefe [hýer bh am Juhrrm, hiteikhs gretû ams fmies keitrm ha kuhre. "@mrhfes uim pmusm pmrm maferzmr y bhspuãs veavhrhfes m hste." "µTer quã ekurrcû hse5" prhjuitû Jmlrchaah, fcrmibe cikeiseamlahfhith ha iuhve bhsprhibcfchite. "Bhle `mlhr quctmbe uim pchbrm kamvh. Hstmlm thfcãibeae phre hi rhmacbmb ie `my gerfm bh hvctmrae. [ci keiekhr ha msphkte bh hste bhsbh guhrm, vm m shr bcgækca bh nuzjmr." Bhskermzeimbm, Jmlly kejcû uims kumitms tcrms bh khkcim y uim perkcûi bh quhse. Ha prcfhr ebrh bh mjum hstmlm vmkæe, msæ quh kejcû ha shjuibe, fmabckcãibesh bh iuhve per `mlhr `hkè am sepm. Mrje ihkhsctmlm tmitm mjum pmrm trmjmr am mvhim quh am lmrbe thfæm quh mkmlmræmi ams prevcsceihs miths cikause bh rhseavhr ha mkhrtcne bh ams rekms. "Refm. Hfpchzm kei hste. Wey m èrihmr maje bh pmi," bcne Jmlrchaah. "Ffff," furfurû Phim, fcrmibe ha fure. Refû am kefcbm, hiteikhs am bhnû sci prelmram. Hi su aujmr hfphzû m bhsphnmr ams rekms quh `mlæmi kmæbe hi am kuhvm kumibe ha fure sh keampsû. Jmlrchaah fcrû bhsbh su fhzkam bh pmi y gruikcû ha khýe. "µIe puhbh hsphrmr hse5 Ihkhsctms kefhr." Jruýhibe, Phim aahvû uim jrmi rekm quh am lmrbe ie `mlæm scbe kmpmz bh mazmr, `mkcm am hsqucim. Am bhnû y rhjrhsû m per fís. "Hi ui shjuibe. [eae quchre mkmlmr hste prcfhre." Jmlly sh ahvmitû pmrm myubmr phre Phim am bhtuve. "@mz ha pmi." Kei ui hikejcfchite bh èflres Jmlly veavcû m su fhzkam. Ie pchrbms am hsphrmizm, sh bcne. Ie pchrbms am hsphrmizm. Ie pchrbms am hsphrmizm… =3


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‘µHstmlm lchi5 Fh gmatm pmrth bh aes cijrhbchiths quh ierfmafhith peije." "Hstmlm fuy lchi," bcne Phim, mkmlmibe ha rhste bh su kefcbm. "Kumibe smajmfes bh mquæ, vey m bmrth am fhner khim quh nmfís `myms thicbe. Hse hs uim prefhsm," bcne Jmlrchaah rhsuhatmfhith. "Rus kefcbms sei schfprh luhims." Jmlly sh micfû, uim seircsm caufcimibe su restre. "µBh vhrms5 Jrmkcms per bhkcrfh hse." Phim ah bcrcjcû uim rípcbm fcrmbm, sus enes hstrhk`íibesh. "µ[ey tmi fmam5 Thisã quh th ae `mlæm bckè fuk`ms vhkhs miths." "Luhie… ie hxmktmfhith kei pmamlrms. Thre schfprh th ae kefhs tebe, msæ quh hstcfã quh ae hstmlm `mkchibe lchi." Jmlly fcrû fchitrms Phim am hstubcmlm per ui fefhite, sus phismfchites bcsgrmzmbes. Ihrvcesmfhith am nevhi hsphrû vhr sc `mlæm bckè maje hqucvekmbe. Tmrm su serprhsm, am juhrrhrm seircû y sh shitû nuite m haam, pmsmibe ui fuskuaese lrmze marhbhber bh sus èflres. "Luhie, hiteikhs hse hs kuapm fæm. Rh mprhkce. Hrhs uim jrmi myubm, uim hxkhahith kekcihrm y am fhner mfcjm quh nmfís `h thicbe." Jmlrchaah hstmlm scahikcesm, fcrmibe gcnmfhith m am fmrmvcaaesm funhr quh pebæm `mkhrah shitcr tmitm mahjræm kei tmi pekms pmamlrms. Phim veavcû m fcrmr ha fure. "S `ms trmlmnmbe fuy bure èy. Hsms rekms sei phsmbms y ic uim vhz th quhnmsth." Mvhrjeizmbm per hstm rhphitcim mamlmizm bh am tmkcturim juhrrhrm, Jmlly ekuatû su seirene bh pamkhr. "Luhie smacr hs prelahfm bh mflms, msæ quh…" Phim mprhtû su èflre. "Ae sã. Thre hse ie `mkh quh ams rekms phshi fhies." <4


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Jmlrchaah scitcû ui iube hi am jmrjmitm y auk`û per trmjmr, ie bhshmibe quh Phim vchsh sus aíjrcfms. Bhsbh quh sh `mlæmi vcste mtrmpmbms hi am kuhvm, Jmlly `mlæm hikeitrmbe quh ams aíjrcfms hstmlmi schfprh khrkm bh am suphrgckch. Am kesm fís phquhým ah `mkæm bhshmr aaermr. "Jrmkcms," furfurû, cikmpmz bh bhkcr fís. Bhlchrm `mkhr majþi k`csth teite, phisû. Hse hrm ae quh Phim hsphrmlm ‒ macjhrmrah am kmrjm? `mkhram seirhær. Ahvmitû am vcstm y hikeitrû m Phim fcríibeam cithismfhith. "µ]uã hs hste5" prhjuitû Phim sumvhfhith, peichibe ui bhbe hi su fhncaam pmrm mtrmpmr uim aíjrcfm. "Rh schiths msæ bh fma, µh`5" "Ae schite," bcne Jmlly, fcrmibe m etrm pmrth. Phim am hstrhk`û hi sus lrmzes y am rhtuve jhitcafhith. "[ã kuíi bcgækca hs hste," bcne Phim, su vez ui ahite furfuaae. "S grustrmith. Rebe hsh trmlmne hstm fmýmim y ie hstmfes fís khrkm bh smacr. Thre hstís schibe fuy vmachith, kefe schfprh ae hrhs. Rchihs tmitm guhrzm, Jmlrchaah." Phim sh bhtuve ui fefhite fcrmibe preguibmfhith hi aes enes bh Jmlly. Hiteikhs ah amizû su seircsm shsjmbm y, gretmibe kei mghkte am hspmabm bh am lmrbe, bcne, "S th `mrã uim prefhsm. [mabrhfes bh mquæ. S kumibe ae `mjmfes, ies fhthrhfes hi etrm mvhiturm kei am quh puhbms aahimr ui phrjmfcie. Ie fís prelahfms bh puhlaes phquhýes pmrm iesetrms. Hikeitrmrhfes maje bhsmgcmith y ãpcke selrh ae quh puhbms hskrclcr." Jmlrchaah cithitû phismr hi maje fmrmvcaaese quh bhkcr, phre sh hikeitrû sci vez. Bh majuim fmihrm, eyhibe m Phim prefhthr quh hskmpmræmi, ah `cze shitcr fukè fhner. Hiteikhs Jmlly eyû am sumvh fhaebæm bh uim vchnm teimbm pepuamr. Am juhrrhrm tmrmrhmlm quhbmfhith, keitciumibe fmithichibe m am lmrbe hi ui hstrhkè mlrmze, sus enes ahnmies. Jmlrchaah sûae sh mkhrkû ui peke fís y khrrû sus enes, kmafmbm? kucbmbm? shjurm? hsphrmizmbm.

Hsm tmrbh ùle bes bhsprhibcfchites fís, phre ma gcima bha bæm, ui phquhýe mjunhre hrm vcsclah, mpuitmambe per vmrcms rmfms. S muiquh seae aahvmlm m fís rekms, ha scjie bh prejrhse, cikause hsth fhier, guh sugckchith pmrm mahjrmr m ams funhrhs. "Bceshs, ie fís quh pubchsh bmrfh ui lmýe," bcne Phim gretmibe ui ncrûi bha <=


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bhskmrtmbe nulûi selrh sus lrmzes. Ah `mlræm justmbe ùfhbhkhrae, phre thfæm usmr ha mjum pmrm imbm fís quh lhlhr. Kei am sufm bh peave y hsguhrze quh hstmlmi mtrmvhsmibe, mflms funhrhs `mlæmi lhlcbe fís bh ae quh ahs `mlræm justmbe m ae amrje bha bæm. Mrje pmthû bhskeiseambmfhith hi am hsqucim, rejmibe fís mjum. Phim sh jcrû, smlchibe quh ie pebæm shr bhsphrbckcmbm. Ha kmlmaae ym `mlæm thrfcimbe su rmkcûi. "Rþ y ye, mflms," bcne Jmlrchaah, mpeyíibesh keitrm ha fure, cithitmibe rhkuphrmr ha machite. Kmbm fþskuae bh su kuhrpe jrctmlm bh beaer bh mkmrrhmr rekms tebe ha bæm. [us fmies thiæmi vmrces kerths y ha bhbe jerbe bha pch pmapctmlm per ui jeaph burmith uie bh aes bhsprhibcfchites. Fcrû m am pcam bh rekms bh am hsqucim y sh mseflrû bh quh ùlchsh pebcbe aahvmr tmitms. "µKûfe hstí iuhstrm rhshrvm bh kefcbm5" prhjuitû Phim. "Lchi. Mþi `my khrbe smambe, majuims fmizmims, etre quhse y ha rhste bha pmi quh `ckh miths." "Lchi. Thre imbm bh khrbe smambe pmrm icijuim bh iesetrms. Ies bmrí fís shb. S bhlhræmfes hfphzmr m rmkceimr ha rhste." Jmlly gruikcû ha khýe. @mlæm hstmbe hsphrmibe uim kefcbm rhkeigertmith. Hstmlm bhsgmaahkcbm per tebe ha trmlmne quh `mlæm `hkè y m su nuckce `mlæm fuk`m kefcbm. Phim vce su hxprhscûi y seircû. "Ie th prhekuphs, mþi puhbhs tefmr uim luhim khim. S bhspuãs, µper quã ie fh kuhitms majuim bh tus `cstercms, pmrm `mkhr quh pmsh ha tchfpe5 [c ie hstís bhfmscmbe kmismbm, hste hs." Xim jrmi seircsm caufciû am kmrm bh am lmrbe. "¡E`, ie hstey bhfmscmbe kmismbm! S ie kefhrã bhfmscmbe. [eae thije `mflrh. Rmi preite kefe tefh ui ferbcske e bes hstmrã fuy lchi. µ]uã `cstercms th justmræm hskuk`mr5 µMajuim hi pmrtckuamr5" "Kumaquchrm quh quchrms keitmr." "Lchi. Ae phismrã y hskejhrã majuims luhims." Phim mscitcû bhspuãs guh `mstm ha írlea y kertû maje fís bh fmbhrm. Kmsc `mlæmi mkmlmbe kei ams rmfms fís phquhýms. Treite ihkhsctmræm kertmr ams <<


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rmfms jrmibhs sci mghktmr ha fure. Etre mkhrtcne. Kefchrei sus hskmsms perkceihs vermzfhith y mflms thrfcimrei sci shitcrsh smtcsghk`ms. Jmlrchaah smatû, rhveavcû hi su pmquhth y trmne bes bh aes phjmneses buakhs quh `mlæm kefprmbe hi ha puhlae. "µBh bûibh smkmsth hste5" prhjuitû Phim kei serprhsm, sus enes caufciíibesh. "Hs seae ui phquhýe buakh quh kefprã pmrm thitmrth." "¡Guikceiû!" Bce ui ferbcske y khrrû aes enes. "E`, ymf. Hs ha fhner quh nmfís `h prelmbe. ¡Hste hs ui buakh!" Jmlrchaah rhspamibhkcû, mbermibe ha `hkè bh quh su serprhsm ùlchsh hikeitrmbe tma hituscmsfe. Fcrû ma quh `mlæm kejcbe pmrm sæ, hiteikhs ae bhveavcû. Fhner rhshrvmrae pmrm Phim, phisû. "µ]uã `cstercm vms m keitmr5 µE vm m shr pehsæm pmrm hfphzmr5" prhjuitû Phim, amfchibe sus bhbes kei bhackcm. Jmlrchaah fcrû m su mfcjm y bh iuhve ah cfpmktû su lhaahzm y mutekeigcmizm. Mquæ hstmlmi hi uim sctumkcûi beibh hrm kmsc cfpesclah hikeitrmr eptcfcsfe y mþi ic uim vhz `mlæm festrmbe etrm kesm quh hse. S phsh m am gmatm bh lmýe y ha bure trmlmne, Phim shjuæm kertmibe am rhspcrmkcûi kefe schfprh, su restre sci fmrkm y mbermlah. [ci bmrsh kuhitm bh ae quh hstmlm bckchibe, Jmlly furfurû> "Thrfmihkh seam [u restre hi seflrms Tûfuaes guhrths y mates Keitrm ha ùhse [us amlces hrmi prmbhrms Kei enes quh smlæmi m kchae" "Hse hs `hrfese," bcne Phim. "µ[elrh qucãi hs5" Mseflrmbm bh `mlhr `mlambe hi vez matm, Jmlly luskû hi su fhith uim fhitcrm. "Xf… hs selrh uim prcikhsm. Bh ui kmstcaae. Xim prcikhsm bh kmstcaae. [u pmbrh hrm rhy, ae kuma, per supuhste, hs ha per quã hrm prcikhsm. Ie hs kefe shr uim prcikhsm juhrrhrm. Gernmbm hi am lmtmaam y tebe hse. Ie, haam hrm seae uim prcikhsm ierfma. ]uh hrm fuy `hrfesm y ie pebæm hikeitrmr ha mfer y <;


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kumibe ae `cze, ãa furcû y hiteikhs haam hstmlm tmi trcsth quh sh fmtû y th keitmrã uim `cstercm bcghrhith, perquh hsm hs bha tcpe bhsmjrmbmlah." "Lchi," bcne Phim kei uim seircsm. "Muiquh ie rhkuhrbe `mlhr hskuk`mbe hsm miths." "Hs fuy peke keiekcbm." Jmlrchaah cifhbcmtmfhith sh amizû m am `cstercm bh Imrkcse, imrrmibe am gmfcacmr imrrmkcûi kei hituscmsfe, phre cithrimfhith jrctíibesh per kefhthr tma hrrer. [c Phim `mlæm cfmjcimbe quh ha pehfm hrm selrh haam, shjurmfhith `mlræm vcste quã `mlæm hi ha kermzûi bh Jmlly. S hiteikhs nmfís veavhræm m mlrmzmram, kefe `cze miths, tmrmrhmibe sumvhfhith y fmithichibe aes bhfeices m rmym. Nmfís ah seirhcræm kei mfcstmb y am trmtmræm kefe su cjuma. "Fuy trcsth," bcne Phim kumibe am `cstercm mkmlû. "Thre tmi hstþpcbe. Mfmrth tmite m tc fcsfe quh iuikm ae lusquhs hi etre. Hsphkcmafhith kumibe hs tmi smtcsgmkterce shr mfmbe." Jmlrchaah fcrû kucbmbesmfhith m su mfcjm. µ]uã hstmlm bckchibe5 µHi quchi hstmlm phismibe5 "Phim…" "µ[æ5" "µHstís himfermbm bh @ãrkuahs5" Am seircsm bh Phim guh crûickm. "µM quã vchih hse5" "Luhie," bcne Jmlly, seirenmbm. "[eae hstmlm prhjuitíibefhae." "Ae mfe kefe mfcje. S schfprh mfmrã ae quh `cze per fæ. Thre ie hstey 'himfermbm' bh ãa." "µThre majuim vhz `ms hstmbe 'himfermbm' bh ãa5 Kefe kumibe tþ y ãa hrmcs, ym smlhs, æitcfes5" "µTer quã ha cithrãs rhphitcie5" "¡Wmfes! ¡`mlam, funhr! µIe puhbhs scfpahfhith `mlamr majuim vhz bha thfm5 Nmfís ae `mkhs y m vhkhs fh vuhavh aekm." <2


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Phim suspcrû. "Rh vuhave aekm, µù`5" [u hxprhscûi hrm beacbm y Jmlly smatû ma cistmith. "¡Ie! Rþ ie fh vuhavhs aekm. Luhie, m vhkhs, phre tebe ha fuibe ae `mkh m vhkhs ‒ `ms vuhate am keivhrsmkcûi selrh fæ. Fuy acstm. µMèrm keithstmrms fc prhjuitm5 µMajuim vhz hstuvcsth himfermbm bh @ãrkuahs5" "µKuíibe th vuhave aekm5" "¡E`, vmym!" bcne Jmlly, hxmsphrmbm. "Fcrm, keithstmrã tu prhjuitm sc rhspeibhs am fæm. Nujmrhfes m "Whrbmb e bhsmgæe", µhstm lchi5" "µ]uã hs "Whrbmb e bhsmgæe"5" "µIuikm nujmsth m hsh nuhje kumibe hrms icým5" "Aes þickes nuhjes quh keiezke sei nuhjes bh juhrrm." "Lchi, tchihs quh hskejhr> vhrbmb e bhsmgæe. S sc hs vhrbmb majuchi th `mkh uim prhjuitm ‒ kumaquchr prhjuitm ‒ y `ms bh keithstmr tebm am vhrbmb. S sc hs bhsmgæe, luhie, tchihs quh `mkhr kumaquchr kesm quh am phrseim bcjm." "Tmrhkh mrrchsjmbe." "Tuhbh shrae, sæ. Ihkhsctms keigcmr hi quchi hstís nujmibe." "Ie krhe quh fh justh hsh nuhje." "Fuy lchi, imbch hstí gerzíibeth. [eae bhshmlm smlhr maje bh tc. Tuhbhs shr fuy rhshrvmbm, µsmlhs5" Phim fcrû m Jmlly, scahikcesmfhith. Am lmrbe sh rhveavcû lmne am grmikm fcrmbm `mstm quh gcimafhith, Phim fcrû m etrm pmrth. "Keigæe hi tc, Jmlrchaah. Lchi, nujmrhfes m tu nuhje. Thre sã luhim." "[chfprh sey luhim. Mèrm, hskejh> µvhrbmb e bhsmgæe5" "Bhsmgæe." <8


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Jmlly fcrû kei serprhsm. µ]uã kamsh bh bhsmgæe sh supeiæm quh clm m bmrah5 Rebms ams kesms teitms m quh seaæmi bhsmgcmr kumibe icýes veavchrei m haam, phre icijuim bh haams hrm mprepcmbm pmrm Phim. "Rh bhsmgæe m keitmrfh am vhrbmb selrh @ãrkuahs," bcne sci keivckkcûi. "µIe hs hse trmfpm5" "Maje msæ. Thre ie puhbe phismr hi ui bhsmgæe mèrm fcsfe." "Rh bcnh quh hsth hrm ui nuhje hstþpcbe." "Bh mkuhrbe, bh mkuhrbe. Bmfh ui shjuibe y smabrã kei ui bhsmgæe." "µM quã kamsh bh kesms th bhsmgcmlmi kumibe hrms icým5" "E`, ams ierfmahs. Bhsmgcmfes m Rcfcpùs m `mlamr kei ha vchne Krmthm, e `mkæmfes quh Ockohr sh lmnmsh aes pmitmaeihs, e bhsmgcmfes m Acam m lhsmr m Bmrvei. Kesms teitms, hstþpcbms." "µTer quã `mkæmi quh ‚Ockohr‐ sh lmnmsh aes pmitmaeihs5 Hse pmrhkh kruha." "Terquh thiæm ams pchrims mrquhmbms. S sæ hrm kruha, phre ãrmfes icýes." "µS Acam ie quhræm lhsmr m Bmrvei5" "Hi rhmacbmb, sh feræm per `mkhrae. Msæ quh fh `cze prefhthr quh am bhsmgcmræm." "µTer quã ie scfpahfhith ah lhsmlm sci nujmr ui nuhje teite5" prhjuitû Phim. "Terquh Acam hrm Acam y hstmlm bhfmscmbe mvhrjeizmbm pmrm `mkhrae m fhies quh guhsh pmrth bha nuhje. Hste ie myubm, Phim. Ie puhbe keikhitrmrfh hi ui bhsmgæe sc keitciums `mlaíibefh msæ." "Trcfhre th quhnms bh quh ie `mlae sugckchith y mèrm hs bhfmscmbe. Mkaírmth, fc phquhým lmrbe." Jmlrchaah rcû. "Rchihs rmzûi. Hsth hs ui nuhje teite. Eavcbm quh ae fhikceiã." "Ie, mèrm hstey citrcjmbm. µ]uã quchrhs quh `mjm5 Ie `my ui vchne ma quh `mlamr y ie hstey usmibe pmitmaeihs, ic thije ams pchrims mrquhmbms. Msæ quh <7


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supeije quh quhbm lhsmr. µHstey nujmibe lchi m hste5 µE quchrhs phismr ui bhsmgæe bcghrhith5" Xi preguibe seirene cistmitíihe kulrcû am kmrm bh Jmlly. Cithitû ekuatmrae phre smlæm quh bhlæm shr elvce. "Xf… lchi, th bhsmgæe m quh fh lhshs." Phim sh mkhrkû, puse su fmie trms am kmlhzm bh Jmlly y puse sus amlces sumvhfhith selrh su fhncaam. "Hse guh gíkca. µMèrm hs fc turie5" prhjuitû Phim. Jmlly mscitcû scahikcesmfhith, cishjurm bh sc hstmlm ghacz e higmbmbm bh quh ha lhse guhsh tmi ciekue. "µWhrbmb e bhsmgæe5" prhjuitû Phim, hitrmibe hi ha hspærctu bha nuhje. "X`… vhrbmb." "µTer quã th vuhave aekm5" "Fma lckè." "Hs tu nuhje," bcne Phim kei aûjckm. "Nuste. Fc nuhje. Lchi. Hs seae quh m vhkhs bhshmræm quh th mlrchshs keifcje. Hstmfes nuitms tebe ha tchfpe y mþi hxcsthi kesms selrh tc quh ye… luhie, ie sã imbm. Kesms cfpertmiths, kefe msuites bh tu pmsmbe y sc hstís himfermbm bh majuchi y kefe… hse…" bcne, mpmjíibesh. "µHs hse tebe5 µE `my fís5" "Luhie, m vhkhs fh trmtms tmi lchi. S sã quh fh keiscbhrms tu fhner mfcjm. S hse hs fmrmvcaaese, phre etrms vhkhs thije am shismkcûi bh quh sûae bhshms quh fh vmym. Ie ym tmite, phre m vhkhs fh fcrms y hs kefe sc hstuvchrms hienmbm keifcje. Kefe sc ùlchsh `hkè maje fma, seae quh ie sã quh hs." Phim lmnû sus enes. "Ae schite. Se… `my feiteihs bh kesms selrh fæ quh ie quchre quh imbch shpm. M vhkhs hs phiese hikmrmrams. S hrhs tmi jhitca h ciekhith y luhie, ie fh justm am cbhm bh tc smlcãibeams. Hiteikhs th fcre y fh higurhkh quh maje bh "fæ" pubchrm cigaucrth. Maje bh fc eskurcbmb." <:


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"Tuhbe mrrhjaírfhams, smlhs. [ey uim k`ckm fmyer. [ã quh `my ui feitûi bh kesms fmams hi tu pmsmbe. µThre `ms phismbe majuim vhz quh hse seae fh `mkh mbfcrmrth mþi fís5 µ]uh guhshs kmpmz bh bhnmrae mtrís y keivhrtcrth hi quchi hrhs5" Phim phrfmihkcû scahikcesm burmith amrjes cistmiths. Jmlrchaah puse etrm rmfm hi ha guhje y macsû ams fmitms, muiquh ym hstmlmi phrghktms. "Ru turie," bcne Phim, sumvhfhith. "E`. Xf, µvhrbmb e bhsmgæe5" "Whrbmb." "µHstmlms himfermbm bh @ãrkuahs5 µBerfcsth kei ãa5" "Hsms sei bes prhjuitms." "[æ, supeije," bcne Jmlly, cithitmibe gcjurmrsh kuma bhshmlm vhr rhspeibcbm. "Teibrã uim hi kuhitm. Ie, ie hstmlm himfermbm bh ãa. Krhe quh pebræm `mlhrae krhæbe hi su fefhite, phre rhmafhith hstmlm himfermbm bh ae quh rhprhshitmlm. Ha èier y am purhzm bh su vcbm y mktes. S sæ, berfæ kei ãa. Fc turie. µWhrbmb e bhsmgæe5" "Bhsmgæe." Msæ quh `mlæm berfcbe kei @ãrkuahs. "Weavhfes m hse, µie5" prhjuitû Phim kei uim rcsm. [u seirenmbm mfcjm seircû tæfcbmfhith. "Luhie…" "Hstí lchi. Etre lhse, µvhrbmb5 Hiteikhs supeije quh th bhsmgæe m quh fh lhshs. Hi aes amlces," bcne Phim. Aes enes bh Jmlrchaah sh mlrchrei fukè. Phim phrbcû su seircsm y bcne, "ie tchihs quh `mkhrae, per supuhste. Tebræmfes pmrmr hsth nuhje sc th schiths cikûfebm. [eae quh tmfpeke pubh phismr ui luhi bhsmgæe, phre thiæm quh `mkhr maje pmrm fhnermr ha tuye." "E`, ie, ae `mrã. Hs pmrth bha nuhje, µvhrbmb5 [hjure, nujmrã," bcne Jmlrchaah y sh mkhrkû. Lhsû sumvhfhith m Phim hi aes amlces, cithitmibe ie bhfermrsh, <0


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muiquh ie thichibe ãxcte bha tebe. "Fuy leicte. Fuy buakh. µKuíitms funhrhs `ms lhsmbe, Jmlrchaah5" prhjuitû Phim, fmackcesmfhith. "Ie hs nuste. Ie hs tu turie," bcne seireníibesh. "Rchihs rmzûi. Hskejhrã vhrbmb." "µKuíitms funhrhs `ms lhsmbe tþ, Phim5" Hi vhz bh am rhmkkcûi quh Jmlly hsphrmlm, Phim sh rcû y bcne, "µ]uchrhs ha iþfhre hxmkte5 E seae‒" "Xim hstcfmkcûi shrvcrí," bcne Jmlly, cithitmibe pmrhkhr segcstckmbm. µ@mlæm lhsmbe m funhrhs5 sh prhjuitû. Hste ah bmlm uim iuhvm phrsphktcvm m ams kesms. "Xims shcs. Muiquh seae m kumtre kei pmscûi. Lchi, fc turie‒" "¡Hsphrmuishjuibe!" cithrrufpcû Jmlrchaah. "µ@ms lhsmbe m kumtre funhrhs kei pmscûi5 µHse scjicgckm, ym smlhs…" "µ]uã5" "Luhie, quh `ms hstmbe kei… hste hs, quh `ms, uf, kei funhrhs tmflcãi kefe kei èflrhs5" "µHsh phismfchite th msustm5" prhjuitû Phim shrcmfhith. "¡Ie! Ie, per supuhste quh ie. µTer quã bhlhræm5" "Tmrhkhs ui peke msustmbm. Ter hse prhjuitã." "Ie hstey msustmbm. Bh vhrbmb. Keibhimkcûi, hs fuy cithrhsmith. Ie smlæm… Muiquh hste hs hxmktmfhith bh ae quh hstmlm `mlamibe. @mlamibe bh kesms y phrfctcãibefh keiekhr fhner qucãi hrhs. ]uã th `mkh tcaæi." "µAm pesclcacbmb bh fæ `mlchibe hstmbe kei funhrhs th bm pcstms bh fc tcaæi5" <3


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"Maje msæ," bcne Jmlrchaah. Hstmlm mfcamimbm per am keivhrsmkcûi y am mphrturm bh Phim. Ie smlæm quã phismr. Hstm iek`h ie berfcræm m phsmr bh su tetma mjetmfchite, perquh thiæm quh rhfhfermr hstm cithrhsmith tmrbh uim y etrm vhz hi su fhith, rhuichibe pcstms, gcjuríibesh hxmktmfhith quã `mlæm ekurrcbe y quã `mlæm scbe bckè. Mushithfhith, prhjuitû, "µBh qucãi hs ha turie5" "Fæe. µWhrbmb e bhsmgæe5" ¡]uchre etre bhsmgæe! jrctû su kermzûi. Thre Jmlrchaah smlæm quh thiæm quh hskejhr vhrbmb. Mèrm hstmlm bhfmscmbe khrkm bh tmites bh aes shkrhtes bh Phim, y ie quhræm mrrucimr ha kacfm bh èihstcbmb quh ams rebhmlm. "Whrbmb. Trhjþitmfh ae quh shm." "Lchi," bcne Phim, fcríibeam hsphkuamtcvmfhith. "Rhije uim prhjuitm kei bes pmrths." "[eae keishjucrís uim." "M`, phre tþ miths `ckcsth uim belah y mèrm hstey rhkamfíibeae." "E`. Rchihs rmzûi. Mbhamith." "µRchihs shkrhtes quh fh hstís hskeibchibe5" Ma cistmith sh gerfmrei aíjrcfms hi aes enes bh Jmlly. Hsth hrm ha fefhite quh `mlæm thfcbe bhsbh quh bhskulrcû am vhrbmb bh su prepce kermzûi. Am scjuchith prhjuitm bh Phim hrm elvcm y sh vhræm gerzmbm m keitmrae tebe. Hi ui susurre rhpackû, "[æ." "Hstís aaermibe. Tmrhfes hsth nuhje mèrm fcsfe. Ie quchre vhrth `hrcbm," bcne Phim. Cifhbcmtmfhith, sh fhtcû hi sus fmitms y sh veavcû bh hspmabms. Jmlrchaah ie sh fevcû ma prcikcpce. Hstmlm fertcgckmbm per `mlhr mrrucimbe am citcfcbmb bh am tmrbh kei sus aíjrcfms. Gcimafhith, sulcû sus fmitms, ekuatmibe su kmrm bha guhje. Xi susurre. "µJmlrchaah5" "µ[æ5" ;4


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"Hstí lchi fmithihr majuies shkrhtes. µIe5" "[æ. Majuims kesms ie bhlchrmi shr keitmbms, supeije." "Hse hs ae quh phisã. Luhims iek`hs." "Luhims iek`hs, Phim." Mflms prhthibchrei berfcr.

Kumibe Jmlrchaah bhsphrtû, Phim hstmlm ym trmlmnmibe bh gcrfh. @mlæm usmbe ams þatcfms rmfms hi mpuitmamr ha mjunhre y ha guhje hstmlm furcãibesh. Jmlrchaah fcrû aes rhstes bha írlea y sh prhjuitû kûfe pebræmi kertmr fís fmbhrm sci feahstmr ma fure. Hsphkcmafhith kei ams mrfms quh thiæmi. Xim hspmbm ie hrm ui `mk`m e uim schrrm. "µPhim5" "µ[æ5" "µ]uã pmsm kei ha guhje5" Phim tcrû etrm jrmi rekm ma suhae bh am kuhvm kei ui jruýcbe. "µ]uã ah pmsm5" "µ]uã usmfes kefe keflustclah5" Am juhrrhrm fcrû ams aamfms fercluibms y suspcrû. [matû bha fure y kmfciû `mstm ha írlea. Am rmfm fís phquhým bh ams rhstmiths hrm bha tmfmýe bh su kciturm. Phim hfpuýû su hspmbm y jeaphû am lmsh bh am rmfm. Am hspmbm sh cikrustû uims pekms puajmbms m am fmbhrm. Xsmibe ui fevcfchite bh vmcvãi am smkû y jeaphû bh iuhve. Rrms kmbm kerth, hsphrmlm m vhr sc am vclrmkcûi `mlæm phihtrmbe ha fure. Fciute trms fciute bh beaereses jeaphs y hsphrms pmsmrei fchitrms jrmbumafhith `mkæm prejrhses. Rrms ae quh ah pmrhkchrei èrms m Jmlrchaah, Phim `cze ha kerth gcima y am rmfm kmyû. Am suberesm juhrrhrm vmkcaû, fcrmibe ha fure fchitrms sh hinujmlm am grhith kei ui treze bh tham. Bhveavcû am hspmbm m su vmcim y am mrrenû `mkcm su k`mormf, macvcmibe am thiscûi bh aes fþskuaes bha èflre mèrm quh sus fmies hstmlmi aclrhs. Jmlly hstmlm nuite ;=


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m Phim, fcrmibe am hierfh rmfm y prhjuitíibesh sc sh supeiæm quh am aahvmræm seam. Bh rhphith, ùle ui serbe rufer. Mflms phrfmihkchrei quchtms per ui fefhite, `hambms per ha efcieses seicbe. Hiteikhs Phim mjmrrû m Jmlrchaah y smatû `mkcm am bcstmith pmrhb. Kumibe tekmrei suhae, am juhrrhrm kulrcû m su mfcjm kei su kuhrpe. Ha peave sh ahvmitmlm hi iulhs fchitrms ha jcjmithske fure bh rekm sh hstrhfhkæm. Ams sunhkceihs bh fmbhrm hi ha mjunhre sh pmrtchrei veamibe kefe preyhktcahs m trmvãs bh am kuhvm fchitrms ams rekms aahimlmi am kmvhrim bhrrmfíibesh kefe mjum hi su hspmkce vctma. Mrje sh quhnmlm smavmnhfhith, kerkevhmibe bh fchbe. Kumibe gcimafhith ha þatcfe furfuaae bhsmpmrhkcû, ùle scahikce hi am kuhvm. Ha þicke fevcfchite hrm am mjctmbm kmlhzm bh Mrje. Mflms funhrhs ymkæmi kefe fuhrtms.

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"µPhim5" susurrû Jmlrchaah, ha peave msgcxcíibeam. "Tuhbhs bhnmrfh mèrm, hstey phrghktmfhith." Ie ùle rhspuhstm, Jmlly jcrû y sh rhterkcû `mstm quh guh kmpmz bh hikmrmr m su mfcjm. Aes enes bh Phim hstmlmi khrrmbes. Am smijrh kerræm bhsbh su kmlhaae selrh am kmrm hi sukces y suhates `caes. "¡Phim!" nmbhû Jmlly. "¡E` bceshs, Phim! ¡Bhspchrtm!" Icijþi fevcfchite keithstû su ruhje. Kucbmbesmfhith, sh quctû bh bhlmne bh su mfcjm, mshjuríibesh bh ie fevhram bhfmscmbe. \ípcbmfhith luskû sus `hrcbms, phre mpmrth bh uies kumites kerths y rmspeihs, am amkhrmkcûi bh su kmlhzm hrm ha þicke bmýe shrce. Hiteikhs sh ah ekurrcû m am lmrbe quh hrm kmpmz bh vhr sci ha lhihgckce bha guhje. Fcrû `mkcm am hitrmbm y vce ui phquhýe pmsmnh ma hxthrcer hi am kcfm bh am kmskmbm bh rekms bhsprhibcbms y kmskeths. Hitrmlm am lrcaamith auz bcurim, trmyhibe ha græe mcrh bh eteýe. "Fcrm, Phim. Ha sea. Tebhfes smacr." Am juhrrhrm ie sh fevcû. Jmlly luskû ha ;<


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ebrh bh mjum rhstmith phre hstmlm hithrrmbe hi majþi aujmr bh aes hskeflres, nuite kei sus magernms. Mrje rhacik`û sumvhfhith y ietû ui `cae bh smijrh lmnmibe su kestmbe. Ie pmrhkæm shrce, msæ quh bhveavcû su mthikcûi m Phim. rmsjmibe ui treze bh su gmabm, puse am tham hi am kmlhzm bh su mfcjm, cithitmibe rhstmýmr ha gaune bh smijrh. Ha ierfmafhith lreikhmbe restre bh Phim hstmlm sci keaer, am pcha bhstmkmibe hi tetma keitrmsth keitrm ha smijrchite fmrke bha ihjre kmlhaae. "¡Bhspchrtm, Phim, per gmver! ¡Ie sã quã `mkhr!" Jmlrchaah smlæm quh ihkhsctmlm aahvmr m Phim m ui smimber y rípcbe. Fcrû am pmrhb bh am rekm, sus enes gcnes hi am fmik`m bh auz seamr. [c pubchsh hismik`mr hse, pebræm smacr h cr per myubm. Thre hse scjicgckmræm bhnmr m Phim seam hi am kuhvm, `hrcbm y vuaihrmlah. µ]uã sc ams rekms kmæmi bh iuhve5 Hrm bhfmscmbe mrrchsjmbe. Ie, bh majuim fmihrm, thiæm quh bhsphnmr ui hspmkce ae lmstmith jrmibh pmrm mflms y aahvmr m am juhrrhrm kei haam. Am smijrh bh am kmlhzm bh Phim hstmlm hfphzmibe m kemjuamrsh lmne am prhscûi keistmith bh Jmlly. Kumibe hstuve shjurm bh quh `mlæm pmrmbe bh smijrmr, am lmrbe ahitmfhith mazû am kmlhzm bh Phim bh su rhjmze h cithitû peihram hi uim pesturm kûfebm hi ha hskmse hspmkce rhstmith hi ha cithrcer bh am kuhvm. Ihkhsctmlm hikeitrmr mjum. Am `hrcbm thibræm quh shr acfpcmbm y am smijrh rhhfpamzmbm. Mjum hrm ae þicke quh pebæm myubmr. Hiãrjckmfhith, Jmlly trhpû per am cihstmlah phibchith `mstm ha aujmr beibh `mlæmi hstmbe sus sufcicstres. Cithitmibe ie fevhr bhfmscmbms rekms, hstubcû ha írhm, luskmibe ui treze bh kuhre msefmibe, e ha lerbh bh uim magernm ‒ kumaquchr kesm. Ie `mlæm imbm. Rebe `mlæm scbe kefpahtmfhith hithrrmbe. Jmlrchaah fcrû `mkcm am mlhrturm hi ae mate bh am phibchith. Kei prhkmukcûi, hfphzû m hskmamr am rhslmambczm pmrhb bh rekms. M fhbce kmfcie, majuims pchbrms sh bhsprhibchrei. Fcrû mtrís pmrm mshjurmrsh quh ie sh bcrcjæmi `mkcm Phim. mgertuimbmfhith, am mlhrturm hstmlm hi am hsqucim epuhstm. Mrje ie hrm ghacz, phre ie guh `hrcbm per aes jucnmrres quh `mlæmi kmæbe per su ambe. Ha kmlmaae rhacik`û y hstmfpû su pmtm. "µ]uã quchrhs quh `mjm5" prhjuitû Jmlly, cfpmkchithfhith. Hiteikhs ah cfpmktû. µKûfe clm Mrje m hskmpmr5 Hstm bhlh `mlhr scbe am rmzûi per am quh Phim schfprh kmflcmlm bh thfm kumibe quchrm quh Jmlrchaah smkmlm ha bha kmlmaae. Ie `mlæm gerfm bh quh ha micfma smachsh bh am kuhvm. "Ae schite, k`ckm> [upeije quh hstmlm tmi prhekupmbm per Phim y per fæ quh ie phisã… ae schite." ;;


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Kei rhiuhikcm, Jmlly rhjrhsû m su hskmambm. Kumibe makmizû am phquhým mlhrturm, ah cfprhsceiû ae quh vce. Rebe bhitre bh su hstrhkè pmiermfm bh guhrm bh am kuhvm hstmlm quhfmbe, aes írleahs seae `hrcbms hstmkms. Xi guhje gerhstma `mlæm bhstrucbe ha írhm, fmtmibe m tebe m su pmse. "Ha bhrruflh smavû iuhstrms vcbms…" furfurû Jmlly kei pmver. Ie `mlæm gerfm bh quh icijuim ùlchsh scbe kmpmz bh hskmpmr bh ui guhje bh hsm fmjictub. S bh `mlhr hstmbe am kuhvm mlchrtm hi vhz bh prethjcbm per ha fure bh rekm, prelmlahfhith sh `mlræmi segekmbe kei ha ùfe mtrmpmbe. Xi bhsthaae hitrh ha kmakcimbe pmiermfm kmptû su fcrmbm. M uims 84 ymrbms `mlæm ui phquhýe terrhith, mtrmpmibe am auz bha sea fchitrms kerræm hitrh ams rekms. Ma cistmith Jmlly scitcû quh am shb am msmatmlm. Tmrhkæm kefe sc ùlchsh pmsmbe tebm uim vcbm bhsbh quh ùle smlerhmbe ha mjum græm y grhskm bh ui terrhith imturma. Phim jcfcû sumvhfhith hi am hsqucim. Jmlly bhskhibcû am phibchith bh rekms, cikmpmz bh ekuatmr su macvce bh quh am juhrrhrm hstuvchsh vcvm y rhkelrmibe am keiskchikcm. "µPhim5 Phim, µpuhbhs eærfh5" prhjuitû am lmrbe fchitrms hikeitrmlm su kmfcie selrh ah gcima bh ams rekms kmæbms. Phim mlrcû aes enes, sus pupcams bcamtmbms y bhshigekmbms. "Phim ‒ sey ye, Jmlrchaah. Hstís m smave. Rh jeaphû uim rekm e maje, phre vey m smkmries bh mquæ. ¡Fcrm! @my auz seamr. @my ui mjunhre hi ha puzzah bh rekms, Phim ‒ vmfes m hstmr lchi." "µJmlrchaah…5" bcne Phim bãlcafhith. "[æ, hstey nuste mquæ," rhpackû, shitíibesh nuite m su mfcjm, mkmrckcmibe su kmrm. "Wms m rhpeihrth. Mèrm hstmfes lchi. Tebhfes smacr." "Rþ… vhth…" "Ies crhfes tmi preite puhbm bhsphnmries hspmkce." "Ie. Rþ vhth…" bcne Phim, ha fís phquhýe rhste bh su guhrzm puhste hi ha ãigmscs. ;2


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"¡E` lchi! Kefe quh vey m bhnmrth mtrís." "Ie hs shjure," bcne Phim, trmjmibe vmrcms vhkhs pmrm aulrckmr su shkm jmrjmitm. "Bhfmscmbe rchsje… quhbmrsh." "Ae sã, ae sã, hsh hs ha per quã vey m smkmries." "Ie… Ter gmver. Whth. Bhfmscmbe rchsje…" Ams pmamlrms sh mpmjmrei fchitrms sh bhsfmymlm bh iuhve. "µPhim5 ¡Wmfes, Phim! ¡]uãbmth keifcje!" Jmlrchaah bhshmlm jrctmr bh grustrmkcûi. Ie hrm prepce bh Phim rhibcrsh. Nmfís. µHstmlm tmi `hrcbm kefe tebe hse5 µ[mlæm maje quh Jmlly ie h cithitmlm hvctírshae5 "¡Hskþk`mfh! [ã quh puhbhs eærfh, msæ quh fhner prhstm mthikcûi. Ie vey m cr m icijþi ambe sci tc msæ quh scfpahfhith vms m thihr quh `mkhrth m am cbhm. S ie th vey m mkhptmr icijuim bckèsm kmitciham, µhstm lchi5 Ie fh crã m fhies quh tþ hstãs nuste m fc ambe. Mèrm thije trmlmne quh `mkhr. Ihkhscte mufhitmr hsh hspmkce pmrm quh puhbm aahjmr `mstm ha mrreye. Msæ quh vms m thihr quh shitmrth mquæ y fmithihr tu mutesmkrcgckmbm, juhrrhrm y selrhprethkterm feishrjm pmrm tc fcsfm, perquh ie hstey hskuk`mibe." Am quchtm gerfm bh Phim ah bce m Jmlrchaah am guhrzm pmrm mýmbcr, "y µquchrhs smlhr per quã5 Terquh hstey himfermbm bh tc. Hsh hs ha per quã. Hstey tmi aekmfhith himfermbm bh tc quh mphims rhspcre kumibe hstís khrkm. Kmbm pmamlrm quh bckhs, kmbm fcrmbm, kmbm seircsm, kmbm khýe gruikcbe, kmbm susurre, kmbm jhste, kmbm mkte ‒ tebe sh mýmbh ma guhje quh mrbh sci keitrea bhitre bh fæ. Hxmktmfhith hse. Ru fhner mfcjm hstí phrbcbmfhith himfermbm bh tc y scfpahfhith vms m thihr quh hikmrmrae. S hse scjicgckm `mkhr grhith ma `hkè bh quh prhghrcræm fercr mquæ fcsfe m vcvcr sci tc, msæ quh prhpírmth m vcmnmr." Jmlly sh cikerperû kei rhievmbm bhthrfcimkcûi y hskmaû am phibchith kei ui fæicfe bh prelahfms. Cifhbcmtmfhith, hfphzû m hfpunmr pchbrms per ha mjunhre, mjrmibmibe ha pmsmnh. Kumibe guh kmpmz bh pmsmr fhbce kuhrpe m trmvãs y fcrmr guhrm, sh mseflrû bha tmfmýe bh am lmrrhrm quh ams `mlæm shpuatmbe. Ha fure bhlæm thihr vmrcms ymrbms bh jruhse ‒ hspmkce bhfmscmbe jrmibh pmrm `mlhrae sekmvmbe miths bh fercr bh shb. Ahs `mlræm kestmbe ma fhies uim shfmim e bes krhmr ui pmsmnh ae lmstmith amrje pmrm hskmpmr. Thre kei ha iuhve bhsaczmfchite, Jmlly hstmlm hikeitrmibe su prejrhse rípcbe y smtcsgmkterce. Hi uims pekms èrms tuve ui mjunhre ae lmstmith jrmibh pmrm ;8


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mtrmvhsmrae y hfhrjhr ma etre ambe.

Jmlrchaah luskû hitrh aes mk`ck`mrrmbes treikes maje kei ae quh `mkhr uim rípcbm vmscnm pmrm ha mjum. ]uhbmlm peke quh ie ùlchsh scbe rhbukcbe m kmrlûi, phre hvhitumafhith, eltuve lmstmith fmthrcm pmrm `mkhr ui lmste rhkcpchith. Mgertuimbmfhith, hikeitrû maje bh lrhmprcfm pmrm shaamrae msæ quh rhscstchsh `mstm `mlhr kucbmbe bh Phim. ae sunhtû m ui ncrûi bh su gmabm y rhjrhsû m am kuhvm. "µPhim5 ¡Phim!" aamfû. "Keithstm sc puhbhs, Phim, ¡per gmver!" "µJml…rchaah5" vcie am bhsfmymbm rãpackm. "E`, Phim, ¡fh mahjrm tmite quh hstãs bhspchrtm!" bcne am lmrbe, sctuíibesh nuite m su mfcjm. "Mquæ `my mjum. Lhlh tmitm kefe puhbms, `my fuk`m fís." "µBûibh…5" "Mèrm thije ui pmsmbcze ma hxthrcer. Treite ae thibrã ae lmstmith mikè pmrm mflms." "µKûfe…5" "Rh bcnh quh hrm guhrth. ¡Guhrth kefe Kækaeph!" bcne Jmlly kei teite mkhite, hsphrmibe mahjrmram. Aes amlces bh Phim sh hstcrmrei hi uim shfhnmizm m uim seircsm, y Jmlly sh am bhveavcû. "Mèrm lhlh, per gmver." Phim tefû vmrces serles. "Jrmkcms. Fhner…" "Lchi. Mèrm bãnmfh acfpcmrth hsh kerth bh am kmlhzm. Hste, uf, pebræm beahr, krhe." "µTer quã ie… th gucsth5" "Mþi fh bhlhs schth bcimrhs bh am repm quh bhstrezmsth. [chfprh kelre fcs bhubms. Msæ quh ie tuvh hahkkcûi." ;7


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Jmlrchaah vhrtcû maje bh mjum hi am kmlhzm bh Phim. Am smijrh vchnm fmiû ma suhae mrhiese y am lmrbe `cze uim fuhkm. "Mpestmræm quh hse buhah, µù`5" "Ie… tmite. Ie puhbe shitcr rhmafhith imbm." "M`. Lchi. Fchitrms trmlmne mquæ, nujuhfes etrm reibm bh vhrbmb e bhsmgæe. Krhe quh hs fc turie. µWhrbmb e bhsmgæe5" "Bhsmgæe," bcne Phim, uim seircsctm hi sus amlces. "@fff… µBhsmgæe, bcncsth5 Luhie, nuste mèrm puhbe phismr feiteihs bh kesms m ams quh bhsmgcmrth. Rh bhsmgæe m quh th schitms fhner. Rh bhsmgæe m quh mjumiths `mstm quh puhbm aahvmrth ma smimber. Rh bhsmgæe m rhkelrmr tu guhrzm. Rh bhsmgæe m bhnmr bh bhkcrfh quh fh vmym. [æ, feiteihs bh bhsmgæes, phre krhe quh th bhsmgcmrã m mkhptmr etre lhse bh tu fhner mfcjm." Jmlrchaah sh cikaciû y am lhsû sumvhfhith hi aes amlces, mkmrckcmibe su restre tchrimfhith. "Wmym. Hrhs uim funhr vmachith, `ms phrfctcbe fís bh fcs lhses." Phim sh khitrû hi am lmrbe per ui fefhite y am seflrm bh su mithrcer shr mpmrhkcû hi sus enes. "Hse ie guh vmahitæm. µWhrbmb e bhsmgæe5" "Whrbmb," bcne Jmlrchaah, keikhitríibesh hi acfpcmr am `hrcbm sci mlrcram. "µTer quã ie th smavmsth5 S sci lrefms." "Terquh hrhs fc fhner mfcjm. Wms m peihrth lchi. S th mfe bhfmscmbe pmrm phrfctcr quh imbm th ekurrm. µ]uchrhs etre trmje5" "[æ," Phim tefû vmrces serles fís bh mjum. "Se tmflcãi th mfe, fhner mfcjm," bcne. "Ae sã," bcne Jmlly, cithitmibe ie cithrprhtmr imbm hi am bhkamrmkcûi. "µWhrbmb e bhsmgæe5" "Whrbmb…" Phim hstmlm mjetmbm, su vez nmbhmith. "Krhe quh rhshrvmrã fc prhjuitm pmrm fís tmrbh. Bhlhræms bhskmismr. Ter ;:


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mèrm thije hste acfpce ae fhner quh puhbe. Ha pmquhth bh fhbckcims hstí hithrrmbe e `mlræm scbe kmpmz bh `mkhr fís. Msæ quh supeije quh crã m trmlmnmr pmrm bhsphnmr ui pmsmbcze fmyer." "Luhie…" bcne Phim, khrrmibe aes enes. Jmlrchaah sh mjmk`û y am lhsû hi am grhith. "Buhrfh lchi," bcne y hiteikhs rhjrhsû m am phibchith bh rekms.

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Jmlrchaah trmlmnû m ae amrje bha bæm y per am iek`h bhsphnmibe ha pmsmbcze. Guh mgertuimbm bh quh ùlchsh auim aahim y msæ shr kmpmz bh vhr, muiquh ha græe bh am iek`h pmrhkæm fhthrshah hi aes ùhses. Bhsjrmkcmbmfhith sus fmitms sh `mlæmi phrbcbe y Phim thflamlm bh mfles, græe y keifekcûi, hi ha geibe bh am kuhvm. Jmlly keistruyû ui phquhýe fure bh rekms m su marhbhber pmrm kertmr ha vchite quh sh gcatrmlm per am mlhrturm, phre ie fhnermlm fukè ams kesms. Gcimafhith, bhrrclû ha fure y aahvû m Mrje m ymkhr nuite m su mfm, am yhjum prevhyû ha kmaer quh haam ie pebæm. Kumibe Jmlly sh bce kuhitm quh hstmlm bhfmscmbe mjetmbm pmrm shr kucbmbesm, gmtcjmbmfhith lmnû am phibchith rekesm. Mrje `mlæm bhnmbe ha kestmbe bh Phim fciutes miths msæ quh Jmlrchaah tefû su aujmr. Smkcû nuite m am juhrrhrm, kejcãibeam hi sus lrmzes h cithitmibe bmrah tebe ha kmaer quh quhbmsh hi su kuhrpe. Ams bes funhrhs thflamrei nuitms burmith vmrces fciutes `mstm quh gcimafhith su khrkmiæm ams kmahitû. "µJmlrchaah5" susurrû Phim. "µ]uã hs, Phim5 µIhkhsctms maje5 µFís mjum5 Crã m tefmr ‒" bcne Jmlly, hfphzmibe m ahvmitmrsh. "Ie. ]uãbmth." Jmlly sh thibcû, hikmitmbm bh ie thihr quh cr bh iuhve ma mrreye, bcsgrutmibe am kmacbhz y khrkmiæm bh ymkhr kei Phim hi sus lrmzes. "µ]uã ihkhsctmlms5" prhjuitû. ;0


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"Hahjæ vhrbmb. @mzfh fc prhjuitm." Jmlly seircû. Hstmlm tetmafhith mjetmbm y smlæm quh pebræm berfcrsh hi shjuibes, phre tebe phismfchite hi sæ fcsfm am mlmibeiû ma cistmith, smlchibe quh Phim am ihkhsctmlm? ihkhsctmlm `mlamr. "Am vhrbmb, hiteikhs. µKûfe th schiths5 \hmafhith. Ie hs mkhrtmbe shr vmachith." "Rhrrclah. Fc kmlhzm hstí amtchibe. Mphims puhbe vhr y hstm hs am prcfhrm vhz quh `h bhnmbe bh thflamr hi èrms. Ie `my gerfm bh quh shm kmpmz bh smacr kmfcimibe bh mquæ. Krhe quh bhlhræms cr per myubm." "Ie puhbe. Ha bhsprhibcfchite hs bhfmscmbe shisclah. Ae fís ahvh pebræm bhrrclmrae tebe bh iuhve y tþ shr hithrrmbm. Ae schite, phre sey ye e imbm. Whrbmb e bhsmgæe pmrm fæ." "Jmlrchaah ‒ ie puhbhs‒" "Ie fh bcjms ae quh puhbe e ie puhbe `mkhr, Trcikhsm Juhrrhrm. Ie hstís hi gerfm pmrm bmr ûrbhihs. Mbhfís, sey uim prcikhsm mfmzeim y hse scjicgckm quh th suphre hi rmije. Mèrm vmfes, hs tu turie bh prhjuitmr." Phim seircû y sh mkhrkû ui peke fís. "µWhrbmb e bhsmgæe5" "Whrbmb." "µKûfe keishjucsth hstm guhrzm5" prhjuitû Phim, shrcmfhith. "µKûfe am phquhým y `mlamberm Jmlrchaah bh jrmibhs enes quh sh uicû m fæ hi fc lþsquhbm sh keivcrtcû hi hstm funhr bh pebhr5" Jmlrchaah bhshû quh am auz auimr guhsh ae lmstmith lrcaamith pmrm caufcimr am kmrm bh Phim. bhshmlm vhram? vhr su hxprhscûi, am cikacimkcûi bh su lekm, ha mrke bh uim khnm ‒ kumaquchr kesm quh ah bchsh pcstms trms hstm prhjuitm. µ]uã quchrh bhkcr5 sh prhjuitû Jmlly. µ\hmafhith fh vh bh hsm fmihrm5 Hstey tmi msustmbm quh mphims puhbe phismr y tmi mthrrerczmbm bh gmaamr quh kmsc hstey pmrmaczmbm. "µKûfe5 Bh hstmr keitcje. Rchihs tebm am guhrzm y pebhr bha fuibe, Phim. Maje ;3


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`m thicbe quh phjírshfh. [cfpahfhith keitciþe phismibe ‚µquã `mræm Phim5‐ y bh m`æ prevchih. Thre ie hs rhma. Ie thije icijuim guhrzm. [cfpahfhith thije tmite fchbe per tc quh `mrã ae quh thijm quh `mkhr, pmrm peihrth lchi." "Hsm ie hs am vhrbmb, Jmlrchaah." "¡Am hs!" "Ie, ha pebhr hs rhma. Tuhbe shitcrae." Jmlrchaah phrfmihkcû scahikcesm, bcjcrchibe hsms pmamlrms. µHrm hse kchrte5 µ@mlæm kmflcmbe bh qucãi seaæm shr5 [us lrmzes sh thismrei. Mèrm am prhjuitm cfpertmith, sh bcne m sæ fcsfm. µRhije guhrzm lmstmith pmrm keitmrah kûfe schite5 "Krhe quh mflms ihkhsctmfes ui bhsmgæe," susurrû Phim. Jmlrchaah scitcû m Phim jcrmr hi sus lrmzes, hiteikhs uies amlces kíacbes prhsceimrei selrh aes suyes. Thre hi vhz bh thrfcimr kmsc tmi preite kefe `mlæm hfphzmbe, kefe tebes aes etres, hsth lhse preguibczû. Jmlly scitcû am ahijum bh Phim tekmibe sus amlces, mpmrtíibeaes. Mkmrckcû sus bchiths y kumibe am lmrbe sh mlrcû m su hxpaermkcûi, sh hikeitrû phrbcbm hi shismkceihs bh thriurm y pmscûi. Tmsmrei cithrfcimlahs cistmiths, fchitrms ams bes fhnerhs mfcjms, uicbms m trmvãs bh thfer y `hrcbm, prhekupmkcûi y mfer, sh bmlmi phrfcse pmrm ui kmflce hi su rhamkcûi. Ie ùle fís shkrhtes, muiquh ie sh nujû icijþi nuhje pmrm bcvuajmraes. [cfpahfhith mkhptmrei am rhmacbmb bh su mfer y ae hxprhsmrei hi ui þicke lhse. S kumibe ma gci thrfciû, am kmlhzm bh Phim rhjrhsû m su pesckcûi hi aes lrmzes bh Jmlly y sh burfcû. M Jmlrchaah ah kestû ui peke fís hikeitrmr aes lrmzes bh Ferghe. Thre hvhitumafhith, ha mlrufmber bæm bh trmlmne gæscke rhkamfû sus fþskuaes y fhith.

Ihkhscte m Mrje, sh bce kuhitm Jmlrchaah. @mlæm mlchrte ha pmsmnh ae lmstmith pmrm pmsmr m Phim y haam fcsfm per ãa, phre uim vhz guhrm bh am kuhvm, ie `mlæm gerfm bh quh pubchsh aahvmr m am juhrrhrm tebe ha kmfcie bh rhjrhse ma puhlae. Ihkhsctmlm m Mrje pmrm hse. 24


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Tmsû tebm am fmýmim trmlmnmibe hi am phibchith, muiquh su fhith iuikm bhnû bh phismr hi gerfms bh smkmr ma kmlmaae bh am kuhvm. [eae ui pami shjuæm ekurrcãibeshah. Xi pami tmi rcbækuae h cfpesclah quh ym ae `mlæm bhskmrtmbe vmrcms vhkhs. Thre ie aahjmlm mathrimtcvm. Ma cistmith, `mlæm hacfcimbe am cbhm bh quh pubchsh bhsphnmr ha suhae bh am kuhvm pmrm quh Mrje pubchsh smacr m su prepce pmse. Hse kestmræm shfmims bh trmlmne y prelmlahfhith tebms fercræmi hi ha prekhse. Msæ quh, bh majuim fmihrm, thiæm quh `mkhr quh ha kmlmaae mtrmvhsmsh ha pmsmbcze bh ae mate bh am kuhvm y m`æ hrm beibh sh quhbmlm phrbcbm. [hræm cfpesclah pmrm ha micfma keibukcrsh per ams rekms. S ha pmsmnh `mlræm bh shr hismik`mbe fukè fís pmrm mnustmrsh m su maturm. Ie, ha þicke pami quh thiæm majuim pesclcacbmb bh guikceimr hrm hsm cbhm aekm, teitm y hstþpcbm quh shjuæm cithitmibe smkmrsh bh am kmlhzm. Luhie, phisû, èrm bh hikmrmrae. Hse hs tebe ae quh thije.

Jmlrchaah hstmlm tmi mjetmbm quh mphims pebæm fevhrsh. @mlæm trmlmnmbe tebe ha bæm hismik`mibe ha mjunhre pmrm quh guhsh ae lmstmith jrmibh ie seae pmrm smkmr m Phim scie pmrm hnhkutmr su hstþpcbe pami bh Mrje. Bhlchrm `mlhr bhskmismbe `mkæm èrms, ae smlæm. Hstmlm trephzmibe, schibe terph y m puite bh kmhrsh bhsfmymbm. Thre ie ah prhekupmlm. Ae þicke quh cfpertmlm hrm smacr bh am kuhvm bhgcictcvmfhith. \htrekhbchibe, fcrû ma mjunhre quh `mlæm bhsphnmbe. Rhibræm quh shrvcr. Ae mtrmvhsû, kmpmz bh `mkhrae kmsc sci hikervmrsh, y fcrû ha kmrleiczmbe lesquh. Rcrctû mith ha guhrth vchite quh sh keamlm per ha mjunhre, elshrvmibe kûfe am auz bcurim bhsmpmrhkæm. @erm bh tefmr m Phim. [us pchrims mphims elhbhkæmi sus ûrbhihs fchitrms lmnmlm trephzmibe am phibchith rekesm `mstm su mfcjm. @mlæm `hkè ha trmyhkte tmitms vhkhs quh ym ie prelmlm quã rekms hstmlmi suhatms y kuíahs pebæmi sepertmr su phse. Ams keiekæm tebms bh fhfercm. E hse krhyû. Bce ui fma pmse y su pch sh hskmpû bh bhlmne suye. Mphims guh kmpmz bh hvctmr kmhr trephzmibe y sh bce kuhitm bh quh ihkhsctmlm mkerbmrsh bh rhsphtmr ha phacjre hi tebe fefhite. Mjctmibe am kmlhzm, fcrû mlmne y vce quh 2=


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`mlæm bhskeaekmbe vmrcms pchbrms kei su bhskucbe. Kmyhrei, mrrmstrmibe m etrms y, fchitrms aes enes bh Jmlrchaah sh hismik`mrei kei èrrer, guhrei rhktms `mkcm Phim. Phim fcrû ha fure bh rekms kumibe eyû aes jeaphs bh ams pchbrms y vce ha phacjre mlmtcãibesh. Cikmpmz bh hskmpmr bh su trmyhkte, rhterkcû su kuhrpe, cithitmibe kulrcrsh fchitrms hrm mphbrhmbm per ams pchbrms bha prcikcpce bh am mvmamik`m. Am fmyeræm bha bhsaczmfchite ie ah mkhrtû, phre vmrcms `ckchrei bcmim. Xim am jeaphû hi ha èflre y jrctû bh beaer, su lrmze mahníibesh bh su prethkter mjmrrh selrh su `hrcbm. Hi hsh fefhite uim jrmi y bhitmbm rekm cfpmktû hi su bhsprethjcbm kmlhzm. Jmlrchaah hstmlm thflamibe bh fchbe per su mfcjm fchitrms cithitmlm bhskhibhr hitrh ams kmæbms pchbrms. Mgertuimbmfhith, ha fure fcsfe mþi sh sesthiæmi gcrfh, `mkchibe pesclah su bhskhise. Tchbrms phquhýms bh am keam bh am mvmamik`m keitciumlmi jeaphmibe m Phim, phre am `hrcbm funhr ie bce cibckmkcûi bh quh tmi scquchrm ams scitchsh. Thrfmihkæm cifûvca hi ha geibe bh am kmvhrim, tmi ræjcbm kefe ui kmbívhr. "µPhim5" jrctû Jmlly, aahjmibe gcimafhith ma suhae bh am kuhvm. "¡Phim! ¡Bc maje!" Ie ùle rhspuhstm. Jmlly vce bûibh am pchbrm ah `mlæm jeaphmbe ha èflre y ae tekû jhitcafhith, mkmrckcmibe ha fuskuaese lrmze pmrm prelmrae y bhsphrtmr m su mfcjm. "Phim, per gmver…" Hiteikhs fcrû am kmlhzm bh am juhrrhrm y jcfcû hi vez matm. Am smijrh hstmlm fmimibe bh am `hrcbm, quh pmrhkæm `mlhr belambe su tmfmýe. "E`, bceshs, Phim, ae schite tmite…" bcne, kejchibe ha lerbh bh su gmabm, bhsjmrrmibe etrm tcrm. "Mjum, ihkhscte mjum," bcne luskmibe ha rhkcpchith quh `mlæm trhizmbe. Smkæm hi ui k`mrke bh lmrre, fmk`mkmbe per uim bh ams rekms. Bhveavcû su mthikcûi m Phim, mpackmibe prhscûi bcrhktm hi am `hrcbm, bhshmibe quh bhnmsh bh smijrmr, smlchibe quh su mfcjm ie pebæm prhskcibcr bh am quh `mlæm ym phrbcbe. Kei rhsuhatm bhthrfcimkcûi, Jmlly sh quhbû kei su mfcjm, ekupíibesh hi khrrmr am `hrcbm, vhibmram kei am tcrm bh repm. Kumibe ie pube `mkhr fís, kucbmbesmfhith trhpû am phibchith bh rekm pmrm keishjucr mjum. Tmrm kumibe rhjrhsû, ha peave sh `mlæm mshitmbe. [mlæm quh ihkhsctmlm am pahim auz bha bæm pmrm hskmamr am phibchith bh rekms fchitrms trmispertmlm m su mfcjm. Msæ quh pmsû am iek`h sesthichibe m Phim, bíibeah su kmaer y keigert, 2<


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`mlaíibeah hi teies lmnes, keitíibeah `cstercm trms `cstercm. Thre per am fmýmim ah juhrrhrm mþi ie `mlæm rhkelrmbe am keiskchikcm.

‘Ter gmver, bhspchrtm," bcne Jmlrchaah, smkubchibe m Phim per aes èflres. Xies kumites fciutes miths `mlæm eæbe jruýcbe. Jmllyuim keitciuû mzuzmibe `mstm quh am juhrrhrm jcrû acjhrmfhith suui kmlhzm, `mkchibe fuhkm. "@erm bh crsh," ciscstcû am lmrbe. "Rh ihkhscte bhspchrtm, Phim. Ihkhscte tu myubm." Phim jcfcû bh iuhve. "Wey m smkmrth bh mquæ, phre sc pubchshs peihr tus lrmzes marhbhber bh fc kuhaae, shræm bh jrmi myubm. Ie hstey shjurm bh shr ae lmstmith guhrth sci tu myubm." Ie ùle rhspuhstm bh su mfcjm, phre sh hstmlm fevchibe ahvhfhith, ae kuma bce hsphrmizm m am lmrbe. "Ie krhhs quh puhbm `mkhrae, µvhrbmb5 Lchi, seae færmfh." Mþi bh rebcaams, Jmlly aejrû fmicelrmr m Phim `mstm quh hstuve thibcbm hi su hspmabm. Am juhrrhrm pmrhkcû bhsphrtmr maje kei ha fevcfchite. "Wmfes, th kejhrã ae fhner quh puhbm, phre ihkhscte quh ushs am guhrzm quh thijms pmrm mjmrrmrth m fæ. @my aujmrhs hi aes quh ihkhscte mflms fmies pmrm pmsmr." Phim jcfcû uim prethstm, phre Jmlrchaah am cjierû. Hi su aujmr kmrjû m am juhrrhrm `mstm quh hstuve hi pesckcûi y hiteikhs sh ahvmitû, kmsc belaíibesh lmne am prhscûi, puhs Phim hrm fís jrmibh bh ae quh `mlæm cfmjcimbm y hstmlm fís bãlca bh ae quh `mlæm hsphrmbe. Am juhrrhrm ie thiæm guhrzm hi mlseaute, ic pmrm kejhrsh m su mfcjm, ic pmrm fmithihrsh keiskchith. Msæ kei mflms fmies mghrrmibe aes fuskuaeses fusaes y hikervíibesh pmrm fmithihr ha hqucaclrce, Jmlrchaah kefhizû m hskmamr am phibchith. Kucbmbesmfhith, Jmlrchaah hskejcû su kmfcie hitrh am trmckceihrm kuhstm. Xi fma pmse pebræm bhrrclmrams m mflms, ae smlæm. S muiquh sh `mlæm mkestuflrmbe m trhpmr sulchibe y lmnmibe fchitrms hxkmvmlm y kucbmlm bh Phim, smlæm quh hstm vhz hrm ui vcmnh fuy bcghrhith. Sm ie thiæm ha hqucaclrce quh seaæm, ic ha use bh sus fmies. [h hstrhfhkcû per am thiscûi bha phse fuhrte m su hspmabm phre iuikm sh bhtuve hi su hskmambm `mkcm ha mlchrte pmsmnh m am aclhrtmb. Mquhaams pmrths bha vcmnh beibh schfprh `mlæm ihkhsctmbe ams fmies 2;


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ams tefû tmi ahitm y kucbmbesmfhith kefe hrm pesclah. Bh majuim fmihrm, fmituve ha hqucaclrce, schfprh phismibe hi tãrfcies bha prûxcfe pmse, hi vhz bh kuíites pmses rhstmlmi. Ha suber kmæm aclrhfhith bh sus khnms y lmrlcaam, aes fþskuaes bh sus pchrims y lrmzes thflamlmi? mfhimzmibe mkmamflrmrsh m kmbm cistmith, phre mþi msæ phrshvhrû. Jmlrchaah ie ihkhsctû am guhrzm bh aes lrmzes bh am juhrrhrm marhbhber bh su kuhaae. Hstmlm ma fmibe. S su bhthrfcimkcûi guh cfpesclah bh refphr. Gcimafhith sh hikeitrû ma etre ambe bh ams rekms? fcrmibe ha græe y seahmbe bæm bh eteýe y ha lesquh kmakcimbe. [ci bhskmise, hfphzû su bhskhise.

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Jmlrchaah bhnû m Phim selrh ha ahkè bh `hahkès quh `mlæm rhkejcbe amlercesmfhith bha quhfmbe lesquh. Keaekû am khstm bh mjum prûxcfm m haam hi kmse bh quh bhsphrtmsh. Burmith amrjes fciutes, Jmlly ie `cze imbm smave fcrmr m su mfcjm, bhfmscmbe mjetmbm pmrm fevhrsh phre bhfmscmbe thfhresm bha lamike y græe scahikce bh Phim pmrm keampsmrsh. "µPhim5" @mstm hiteikhs imbm `mlæm phihtrmbe ha `hrcbe suhýe bh am juhrrhrm. "Ter gmver, Phim, ie puhbe fevhrfh. @h phrbcbe tebm fc guhrzm. Rh ihkhscte. Ihkhscte eær tu vez miths bh pebhr keitciumr." Ie ùle rhmkkcûi. Ha phkè bh Phim sulæm y lmnmlm hi rhspcrmkceihs suphrgckcmahs phre bh etrm fmihrm pmrhkæm sci vcbm. [u pmacbhz `mlæm hfphermbe. Hi majþi fefhite hi am sulcbm, am `hrcbm sh `mlæm rhmlchrte. Mflms hstmlmi hfpmpmbms bh smijrh. S muiquh Jmlly ym `mlæm uim vhz pmrmbe ha gaune, thfcû quh hstm vhz guhsh bhfmscmbe jrmibh am pãrbcbm. "Rh bmræm fc smijrh sc ùlchsh uim gerfm. Keihktmræm iuhstres kermzeihs y am bhnmræm gaucr m tc. Wmfes, Phim, nmfís `ms bhnmbe quh imbm th bhthijm ‒ µkûfe puhbhs rhibcrth mèrm5 ¡Ie bhspuãs bh ae quh mkmlm bh ekurrcr! µIe ae mtrmpmsth5 ¡Hstey himfermbm bh tc! S tþ hstís himfermbm bh fæ ‒ ie cithiths bhkcrfh etrm kesm. ¡Ter hste `m bh vmahr am phim auk`mr!" Jmlly kmyû bh rebcaams nuite m su mfcjm. Ams aíjrcfms gauæmi aclrhfhith hi rhphitcim aclhrmkcûi. "¡Fmabctm shms! ¡Fmabctm shms per gcimafhith phrfctcrfh smlhr kûfe schiths y hiteikhs scfpahfhith rhibcr tu vcbm! Ah bcrã m tebe ha fuibe quh Phim, am 22


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Trcikhsm Juhrrhrm, ùyû bha keflmth fís jrmibh. ¡[eae fcrm sc ie ae `mje!" Hiteikhs ae þatcfe bh su guhrzm am mlmibeiû y Jmlrchaah sh hikejcû hi ui evcaae, imbm hxkhpte fchflres thflaereses y aíjrcfms. "Fmabctm shms, Phim…" jcfcû. Kuíite tchfpe phrfmihkcû msæ, iuikm ae supe. Thre gcimafhith maje phihtrû su beaer. Guh ha fís sumvh bh aes seicbes y mþi msæ mtrmvhsû ha rucbe bha lesquh y su prepce terfhite bh amfhitmkceihs. "Bhsmgæe…" guh tebe ae quh eyû. Mazû am vcstm y vce aes pírpmbes bh Phim thflamr seae ui cistmith miths bh rhjrhsmr m am cikeiskchikcm. "µPhim…5 ¡Eæ hse! Hstís m`æ, µvhrbmb5 Ae smlhs. [mlhs quh tchihs quh auk`mr. [mlhs quh tchihs quh vcvcr, µvhrbmb5" Hstm vhz, Jmlrchaah ie ihkhsctû uim rhspuhstm. Hi su aujmr cikaciû su kmlhzm y ah bce m su mfcjm ui tchrie lhse. Ie scitcû rhspuhstm, phre hse ie cfpertmlm. Beibh quchrm quh hstuvchsh am fhith bh Phim, Jmlly hstmlm keivhikcbm quh am juhrrhrm smlræm quh su bhsmgæe `mlæm scbe keithstmbe. "Fcrm, vey m thihr quh bhnmrth, phre ie th prhekuphs. Ie shrí per fukè." [usurrû Jmlrchaah. "S veavhrã y th rhvcsmrã tmi grhkuhithfhith kefe puhbm. Bhlchrms hstmr lchi mquæ. Imbch puhbh vhrth bhsbh ha kmfcie, msæ quh hstís m smave." Trhsceiû am khstm bha mjum hi am gaíkcbm fmie bh Phim. "Mquæ `my mjum, y hstey hi aes marhbhberhs. Bhshmræm `mlhr hikeitrmbe tu hspmbm y k`mormf pmrm tc, phre hstíi hithrrmbes kei ha rhste bh iuhstrms kesms. [ã kuíite vm m `hrcrth hse kumibe hstãs fhner. Thrbhr tus mrfms, luhie, hsm tchih quh shr uim bh ams pherhs phsmbcaams bh ui juhrrhre. Thre ie th higmbhs, µhstm lchi5 [ei sûae kesms. Rþ hrhs fukè fís cfpertmith. Fhner phrbhr tu k`mormf quh tu vcbm, µvhrbmb5 Msæ quh ie pchishs hi hse. Bhskmism y scãithth fhner y veavhrã preite." Jmlrchaah sh mazû beaeresmfhith y sh mahnû bh am juhrrhrm, ebcmibe bhnmram phre smlchibe quh ie thiæm hahkkcûi. Mrje mþi hstmlm hi am kuhvm.

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keifcje, µie, k`ckm5" Ha kmlmaae pmthû kefe sc kefprhibchrm. "Ae sã, ae sã. S sc tuvchrms kumaquchrm cbhm fhner, hstey bhshmibe hskuk`mram." @ule scahikce. "H`. Hse hs ae quh phisã. Ie hrhs luhim hi am rhseaukcûi bh prelahfms krhmtcves, µie, Mrje5" Jmlrchaah pmshû ma kmlmaae uim vhz fís. Ah `mlæm aahvmbe kmsc am fctmb bha bæm bhsphnmr ha ihkhsmrce kmfcie bhitre bh am kuhvm, hsphkcmafhith kei sus grhkuhiths vcmnhs m rhvcsmr m am mþi cikeiskchith Phim. "Hsh írlea `mkh uim èrrclah rmfpm, µh`, k`ckm5 Lchi, imbm pebhfes `mkhr m hsh rhsphkte. Hxkhpte ha jcre. Hs bhfmscmbe nuste. Ihkhsctmrís fís hspmkce hi hsm hsqucim sc vms m shr kmpmz bh `mkhr hste." Jmlly hfphzû m fevhr fís rekms. "Ebce ams rekms," jruýû. "[c hi tmite vcvm ie veavchsh m vhr etrm rekm shræm am lmrbe fís ghacz bh Jrhkcm. Rebms ams rekms bhlchrmi shr hivcmbms m pmshmr… µquã hs hste5" \ípcbmfhith, rhtcrû fís rekms y bhskulrcû ui treze bh kuhre. Kurcesm hxkmvû fís, cikmpmz bh cfmjcimr kûfe kumaquchrm bh sus kesms, quh guhrei mafmkhimbms ma etre hxtrhfe bh am kuhvm, `mlæm mkmlmbe khrkm bh beibh berfæm Mrje. Gcimafhith, rebû uim pchbrm lmstmith jrmibh y am vce. Am vmcim bh Phim. ¡Ter supuhste! phisû. Phim `mlæm mafmkhimbe sus mrfms khrkm bh ams magernms, ams kumahs ie hstmlmi kei ha rhste bh ams kesms. Hstmlmi khrkm bh Mrje. \ípcbmfhith, bhskulrcû ae lmstmith bh am vmcim pmrm hxtrmhram bha feitûi bh rekms. Am hspmbm hstmlm higuibmbm bhitre, citmktm. [eirchibe ghaczfhith, keitciuû hxkmvmibe `mstm quh su pmkchikcm guh rhkefphismbm. \hvhrhithfhith, smkû ha k`mormf bh Phim. "¡E`, vms m bhlhrfh uim jerbm per hste, Cifhbcmtmfhith, sh puse m trmlmnmr hi ha írlea.

Phim!"

bcne

ghaczfhith.

Rrms uim èrm bh kertmr, mstcaamr y submr, supe quh hstmlm tmi lchi kefe pebæm hstmrae. Bh iuhve su guhrzm hstmlm kmsc mjetmbm. Mrje lugû, pmthmibe ha suhae. "µCfpmkchith5 Lchi. Xim þatcfm vhz y bhspuãs hs tebe tuye." Tmshû ma kmlmaae m trmvãs bh aes hskeflres bhsphnmbes y hstm vhz, am hsqucim hrm ae lmstmith mfpacm y ha írlea thiæm majþi mjmrrh. "Luhie k`ckm. \hkuhrbm> m fc scalcbe." Jmlrchaah mlrmzû ma kmlmaae y ah pmafhû ha kuhaae per, quczí, þatcfm vhz. "Wcsumaczm, Mrje. Hrhs Thjmse. Hrhs ui fíjcke kmlmaae mambe. Tuhbhs `mkhr hste. ¡Ah phrthihkhs m Phim!" Jmlly fcrû aes rhstes bha írlea. @mlæm kestmbe tebm am guhrzm bm Mrje peihrae 27


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hi mquha aujmr y su phrshvhrmikcm tmaamr hsm gerfm, phre ma gcima puhbh quh ie cfpertmsh hi mlseaute. [mlchibe quh ie `mlæm imbm fís quh `mkhr hi am kuhvm, hskmaû ha fure rekese y sh bhsaczû per ha amrje pmsmnh quh `mlæm hxkmvmbe ma hxthrcer. Hiteikhs bhskhibcû tmi rípcbmfhith kefe hrm prubhith, miscesm per vhr sc su bhfhith pami thiæm scquchrm uim epertuicbmb bh ãxcte. Kei uim ermkcûi gcima, scalû.

Bhitre bh am kuhvm, ams erhnms bh Mrje sh hibhrhzmrei y jcfethû. @ule scahikce per ui rmte y hiteikhs vcie bh iuhve. Ha scalcbe. Tmthû ha suhae, miscesmfhith fcrmibe ha fure bh rekm. Etre scalcbe. Mrje sh puse bh fmies y lugû seiermfhith. [calcbe trms scalcbe pebæmi eærsh, aahvmibe ma hqucie m ui grhihsæ bh fevcfchite ihrvcese. Gcimafhith cikmpmz bh phrfmihkhr quchtm kumibe su mfm am ihkhsctmlm, hfphzû m tretmr per ha trmyhkte quh am funhrkctm rulcm `mlæm bhsphnmbe. Kei kmbm scalcbe kejæm vhaekcbmb, su gurcm ma hstmr mtrmpmbm y mahnmbm bh su Bcesm Ferhim jucmlm sus pmtms. Ha þatcfe scalcbe guh guhrth, kamre y hxcjhith. Mrje `cze ha trmyhkte gcima m tebm vhaekcbmb, sulcû per ha mpamimbe írlea, bhspuãs smatû ma mjunhre hi ae mate bh am kuhvm.

Jmlrchaah smlæm quh `mlæm grmkmsmbe. µ]uã ah `mlæm `hkè krhhr quh ui pami tmi hstþpcbe kefe ãsth guikceimræm5 Mrje hrm sûae ui kmlmaae. Ie hrm Phim hi gerfm hqucim. Ie pebæm `mkhr ae cfpesclah. Ie pebæm veamr… M trmvãs bha mjunhre hi ae mate bh am kmvhrim imvhjû am vcstm fís mseflresm, fmjiægckm y `hrfesm quh nmfís `mlæm vcste Jmlrchaah. [us pmtms gcrfhfhith hikejcbms, Mrje mtrmvhsû am mlhrturm y sh hstcrû `mkcm ha suhae fís maaí bh aes kmskeths. [us pmtms trmshrms jeaphmrei majuims rekms y pmthû, bíibesh lmstmith maturm pmrm haubcr ha phacjre y mthrrczmr hi ha suhae bha lesquh.

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Mrje, ha Thjmse bh aes kmlmaaes bh juhrrm, `mlæm `hkè ae cfpesclah. @mlæm hskmpmbe.

Tmrth bes> Am mabhm Kmpætuae ekè

Kumibe Jmlrchaah rhjrhsû m Phim, am juhrrhrm mþi ie `mlæm rhkelrmbe ha keiekcfchite. [u keaer hrm mamrfmithfhith píacbe y su puase tmi bãlca quh Jmlly ae `mlæm cithitmbe trhs vhkhs miths bh hikeitrmrae. Bh rhphith sh ah ekurrcû quh Phim pebæm ie shr kmpmz bh selrhvcvcr ma vcmnh `mstm am mabhm. @mlæm tmite hi nuhje, phisû am lmrbe. Xi hrrer y Phim pebæm fercr. µ]uã `mje5 Mrje lugû su èkcke nuite ma lrmze bh Phim, urjchibe m su mfm m ahvmitmrsh. Jmlly fcrû ma kmlmaae, smlchibe ae quh thiæm quh `mkhr, phre thfchibe am bhkcscûi. Xsmibe ui scalcbe bcghrhith ma bh miths, erbhiû m Mrje quh sh mrrebcaamsh. Ma cistmith ha kmlmaae elhbhkcû. Rmi kucbmbesmfhith kefe pube, Jmlrchaah mazû m Phim selrh am hspmabm bh am yhjum, hiteikhs sulcû bhtrís, mlrmzmibe m am juhrrhrm kei mfles lrmzes. Mrje sh ahvmitû y rhjrhsû ma kmfcie. Jmlly mjmrrû ams rchibms kei uim fmie y am bcrcjcû `mkcm am mabhm. "Rhije quh `mkhr hste, Phim. [ã quh ie hs luhie pmrm tc lmamikhmrth msæ, phre thije quh `mkhrae. Ie thije fhbckcims, ic kmtmpamsfms, ic vhibmnhs ‒ ¡ic keiekcfchites! Ihkhsctms ui smimber, Phim, ie ui lmrbe. S hstm hs am þickm gerfm bh aahvmrth m uie." Mrje pmrhkæm kmsc ùfmimfhith keiskchith bha phacjre bh su prhkcesm kmrjm. [u pmse hrm tmi sumvh kefe pebæm shrae, y muiquh hrm uim fmrk`m mprhsurmbm, ic uim vhz cithitû pmsmr ma treth e ma fhbce jmaeph. Jmlly sh mjmrrû m su gamike guhrthfhith, ie mkestuflrmbm m kmlmajmr sci scaam. Rmrmrhmlm hi ha eæbe bh Phim, cithitmibe macvcmram, kmafmram kei su fþsckm, mfer y keitmkte. Fmithichibe ui ene hi am `hrcbm bh am kmlhzm, iuikm bhnû mgaenmr su mlrmze, rhthichibe m am funhr fís jrmibh per purm guhrzm bh veauitmb.

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Aes mabhmies ams keithfpamrei fchitrms hitrmlmi hi ha puhlae. Ams supeiæmi fuhrtms hi ha cikhibce, `mlchibe vcste am bcrhkkcûi quh `mlæmi tefmbe nuste miths bh quh am terfhitm bhskmrjmsh y ha lesquh sh ùlchsh hivuhate hi aamfms. S muiquh am juhrrhrm pmrhkæm shr ui kmbívhr, am nevhi am sesthiæm kefe sc phismsh quh mþi hstmlm vcvm. "Wh m per Zcbjch," bcne ha pesmbhre m ui k`cke bha puhlae. "¡Ter mquæ, k`ckm!" ah jrctû m Jmlrchaah. "Trhpmrmrã uim `mlctmkcûi. Am smimberm `m scbe aamfmbm." "Jrmkcms," bcne, prhpmrmbm pmrm tcrmrsh bha kmlmaae m am fís fæicfm prevekmkcûi. Hiãrjckmfhith, myubû ma pesmbhre m aahvmrsh m Phim, bhspuãs sh bhsaczû mjrmbhkcbm bha aefe bh Mrje. "Fc ieflrh hs Nerjes," bcne, fhtchibe m am `hrcbm juhrrhrm hi am pesmbm. "µBûibh hstíi vuhstrms kesms5" "Jrmkcms, Nerjes. Thre ie `my kesms. Ae phrbcfes tebe. Ies kejcû uim mvmamik`m ha bæm quh bhnmfes tu mabhm." "µIe fh bcjms5 µKûfe hskmpmrei5" "Fevcfes majuims rekms. Muiquh Phim rhsuatû `hrcbm. \hmafhith fma." "Hse pmrhkh. Ter mquæ." bcne mlrchibe uim puhrtm bh uim pmtmbm y bhspuãs peichibe m am juhrrhrm hi ha acfpce nhrjûi. "Fmibmrã majuies èflrhs m am kuhvm y vhrã sc puhbh bhshithrrmr maje bh sus phrthihikcms." "Ie. Hs bhfmscmbe cihstmlah. Xim scaam y majuims peshsceihs ie ae vmahi." "Rþ fcsfm. Thre per hstes aujmrhs smlhfes kûfe trmtmr kei ams kuhvms. µIe tchihi imbm bh vmaer5" Jmlrchaah phisû hi sus reaaes, aes kumahs `mlæm amlercesmfhith mietmbe tebms ams mvhiturms bh Phim. \hkerbû su lmstûi, ui mprhkcmbe rhjmae bh uim `hrfmim mfmzeim. Am scaam bh Mrje, ha Lmrcaacs thstcfeicma quh hikeitrmrei khrkm bha Rhfpae bh ams Tmrkms, sus ahkès, sus repms… Rmitms kesms. Rmites rhkuhrbes. S muiquh Phim mþi aahvmlm su kuhre, sh `mlæm quctmbe su phte y 23


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hstmlm phrbcbe kei ha rhste. Hse clm m shr bcgækca bh mbfctcr, sh bce kuhitm Jmlly. "Ie, imbm bh vmaer. Tmrm imbch hxkhpte pmrm iesetrms." "Sm vhe," bcne, fcrmibe kei cithiscbmb m Jmlrchaah. "@m scbe bure, µie5" "[æ. Ae… ye… hstey prhekupmbm per fc mfcjm." "µWmah am prhekupmkcûi5" "Fís bh ae quh nmfís smlrís." "Hiteikhs ah bcrã m fc hspesm quh rhkh m @hrfhs per tc." "Jrmkcms. Hse ae mprhkcmræm." "Rchih maje bh eríkuae, fc hspesm. Myubmrí." "Jrmkcms. µ@my mjum per mquæ5 Ihkhscte amvmram y ye fcsfm pebræm bmrfh ui lmýe." "Am trmhrã." Thrfmihkcû scahikcese burmith ui fefhite. Hiteikhs fcrû m am puhrtm. "Am smimberm hstí mquæ." [h guh. Jmlrchaah sh mrrebcaaû nuite m Phim y mkmrckcû su kmrm. "µEæsth hse5 Am smimberm hstí mquæ. Wms m peihrth lchi. [eae mjumitm ui peke fís `mstm quh th peijm lchi, µhstm lchi5" Xim hierfh funhr usmibe ui vhstcbe mfmrcaae kefe uim kmrpm, kulchrtm bh rucbesm y tcitcihmith neyhræm, crrufpcû hi am `mlctmkcûi. [u restre hirenhkcbe per ha pmshe y hstmlm tmrmrhmibe uim fhaebæm bcskerbmith. "µHstm hs haam, puhs5 Am fcsfæscfm Trcikhsm Juhrrhrm, µsæ5" prhjuitû am funhr. "Hstm hs Phim, sæ. Guh jeaphmbm hi am kmlhzm per uim rekm. @m phrbcbe fuk`m smijrh." Am smimberm keithfpaû am `hrcbm. "µ@m scbe mlchrtm fís bh uim vhz, puhs5" "[æ. µTuhbhs myubmram5" "[æ. Thre `my quh aahjmr `mstm am Juhrrhrm pmrm `mkhr quh am smimkcûi guikceih 84


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m tchfpe, µie hs msæ5" Jmlrchaah hstmlm kmismbm `mstm am fãbuam. Ietû quh tebe ae quh bhkæm am smimberm seimlm kefe uim prhjuitm y hse ie ciguibæm fuk`m keigcmizm. "Hs uim auk`mberm. [c majuchi puhbh selrhvcvcr m hste, Phim puhbh." "Luhie y bhspuãs, µsæ5 Hse hs kefe hs. Bãnmfh hk`mrah hiteikhs ui vcstmze m am kmlhzm. Kerrh m bhkcrah m Nerjes quh fh trmcjm uim scaam, µsæ5" Jmlly bhnû am `mlctmkcûi kei rhiuhikcm pmrm cr hi luskm bha pesmbhre, Nerjes. Kumibe rhjrhsû kei uim jrmi y relustm scaam, am smimberm hstmlm kmiturrhmibe bh iuhve, belambm selrh Phim, hfphquhýhkcãibeam hi tmfmýe. Am smimberm hrm prelmlahfhith kumtre puajmbms fís matm quh am juhrrhrm y phsmlm shcs vhkhs kefe fæicfe. "Refh," bcne Jmlrchaah, peichibe am scaam khrkm bha nhrjûi. "[æ, h`. µIe tchihs imbm quh `mkhr5" "]uchre quhbmrfh kei Phim." "Ru mfmith h`, µsæ5" Jmlrchaah am fcrû kei serprhsm. Am smimberm rcû, hstrhfhkcãibesh bh am kmlhzm m aes pchs. Am neyhræm kèkmibe y tcitcihmibe fusckmafhith. "µE`, th `h serprhibcbe h`5 Ie th prhekuphs, K`cquctm. Ae vc kumibe hstuvchrei mquæ am þatcfm vhz. Guh am gerfm hi quh th fcrmlm, puse ha phismfchite mquæ, µsæ5 ]uã funhr tmi burm y græm phre kumibe hstmlms hi su kmfpe bh vcscûi, sh sumvczmlm kefe am krhfm." µHste guh miths bh am kuhvm5 Thisû Jmlly. µPhim am fcrmlm msæ miths bh am krcscs? miths bh shr `hrcbm? miths bh thfhr quh mflms fercræmi seams5 Jmlrchaah rhveavcû ha phismfchite hi su fhith fchitrms am smimberm acfpcmlm am `hrcbm kei uim thriurm quh am lmrbe ie `mlæm hsphrmbe. "Telrh ihictm," ah susurrû am smimberm m Phim. Jmlly kmsc sh rcû hi vez matm, iuikm `mlæm eæbe m imbch aamfmr m am juhrrhrm ‚ihictm‐ miths. "Msæ quh…" bcne Jmlrchaah. "µRþ, uf, krhhs quh Phim hstí himfermbm bh fæ5" "[æ, hse bcnh, µie hs msæ5" Miths bh am kuhvm, phisû Jmlly. S rhphitcimfhith ams bubms quh `mlæm hstmbe 8=


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rhprcfchibe, rhùsmibe preiuikcmr cikause pmrm sæ fcsfm, hfhrjchrei y tmi rípcbmfhith sh fmrk`mrei. @mlæm, hi su cithrcer, thfcbe quh am fuhstrm bh mghkte bh Phim `mlæm scbe bhlcbm m ams kcrkuistmikcms. ]uczí am juhrrhrm thfcû quh fercræm seam y sh `mlæm mkhrkmbe m kumaquchrm quh tuvchrm khrkm. E quczí `mlæm shitcbe am ihkhscbmb bh Jmlly y `mlæm bhshmbe bmrah ui rhjmae gcima, smlchibe quh preite imbm cfpertmræm. Phim `mlæm scbe `hrcbm, jeaphmbm hi am kmlhzm ‒ Jmlly sh `mlæm prhjuitmbe sc am rekm ie `mlræm mathrmbe maje hi am kmlhzm bh Phim `mkcãibeam `mkhr kesms quh nmfís `mlræm `hkè. Tebæm phismr tmitms hxkusms pmrm ams mkkceihs bh Phim, phre am þickm quh `mlæm bhshmbe ‒ am þickm quh `mlæm ihkhsctmbe ‒ `mlæm pmrhkcbe fhies y fhies vhresæfca. Mèrm, ie elstmith, thiæm uim pesclcacbmb, uim epertuicbmb. [c am smimberm ae `mlæm vcste. [c am smimberm bhkæm am vhrbmb. [c am smimberm rhkeiekæm ha mfer kumibe ae vhæm hi aes enes bh etre. [c, sc, sc… "[eae ui peke fís, juhrrhrm, y hiteikhs bhsphrtmrís, µsæ5" ah bcne am smimberm m Phim kei vez buakh y mkmrckcmberm. @mlæm acfpcmbe, trmtmbe y kescbe am `hrcbm bh Phim kei rhfmrkmlah `mlcacbmb y su vez lmnm y reireihmith hrm kmsc uim imim kei su teie kmafmith. [u keitmkte, ietû Jmlly, hrm m am vhz græmfhith hgckchith y mkmrckcmbermfhith tchrie. "Muiquh hs uim lhaahzm, µie hs msæ5" ah bcne am smimberm m Jmlrchaah. "Fcrm aes ùhses y aes amlces. Hxtrmým, sci hflmrje. Rhihr tebe hse y ie hfpahmrae. Am `mlræm hskejcbe pmrm shbukterm bh èflrhs y keiqucstmberm bh funhrhs. Thre ie hrhs kumaquchrm, µae hrhs, k`cquctm5" Jmlly sh rulerczû, ie shjurm bha tebe bh ae quh am smimberm quhræm bhkcr. "[efes… hs fc fhner mfcjm." Am smimberm rcû, tcitcihû y sh mjctû. "E` sæ, µhs msæ kefe ae aamfmi mèrm5" Hiteikhs pmrhkcû eavcbmr quh Jmlly hstmlm maaæ kumibe Phim sh fevcû. "Wmachith, ie ae keflmtms tmite, bãnmae sukhbhr. Mahnm aes suhýes y hikuhitrm tu fhith, puhs. Rûfmae kei kmafm, juhrrhrm, ie shms prhsceimbm. Hstmfes mquæ y hstmrhfes hsphrmibe `mstm quh hstãs prhpmrmbm." Phim jcfcû. "Jml…" "Hstí mquæ ma ambe. µThismsth quh th `mlæm bhnmbe puhs5 µ[u ‚fhner mfcjm‐ y tebe hse5 µBûibh hstí tu keigcmizm, juhrrhrm5" "µ]ucãi…5" jruýû Phim. 8<


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"Fh aamfmi Zcbjch, kei tebe ui ieflrh teite." Phim pmrhkcû mjctmbm `mstm quh Jmlrchaah tefû su fmie. Am thiscûi am bhnû ma cistmith. "@eam, Phim," bcne Jmlly. "Lchivhicbm."

Kmpætuae iuhvh

Phim mlrcû aes enes bhspuãs aes khrrû kei guhrzm. Rrms ui fefhite, aes mlrcû bh iuhve. [h bcspmrmrei, ui tequh bh píicke hi haaes quh Jmlly ie pube bhskcgrmr. "µ]uã hs hste, puhs5" prhjuitû Zcbjch. "Kefpmrth tus phismfchites, juhrrhrm." "Ie puhbe… Hs… imbm," furfurû Phim. "Gu. Fmithichibe shkrhtes kei Zcbjch, µie5 Hsm hs uim cbhm hstþpcbm, µie hs msæ5 Tebræm bhnmrth, pebræm. Mrrãjamthams seam thibrís, fmithichibe shkrhtes kei tu smimberm." Ams pmamlrms bh Zcbjch hrmi burms phre sus fmihrms hrmi sumvhs y hijmtusmberms. Jmlrchaah keithfpaû m am funhr, cithitmibe kefprhibhr am fhith bh hstm ciusuma feitmým bh phrseim. Phim gruikcû ha khýe. "µKûfe… am kuhvm…5" "Rhrfciã ha pmsmnh," bcne Jmlrchaah. "µRþ…5 µThre kûfe…5" "Rh aahvã," keithstû Jmlly, mitckcpmibe su prhjuitm. Zcbjch rcû scahikcesmfhith, ha þicke seicbe guh ha bh su neyhræm. "µXim phquhým fuýhkm kefe tþ fcsfm5 Aahvmibe m am vmachith selrh tu hspmabm, µtþ5" [h mjmk`û pmrm `mlamrah m Phim. "µ]uã pchisms bh hse, juhrrhrm5 Mpuhste quh phismlms shr am guhrth, µie hs msæ5 Mèrm smah am vhrbmb. Hstmlms cibhghism y am phquhým guh am guhrzm bh vesetrms. Tcãismae. S ie fmithijms shkrhtes kei tu 8;


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smimberm, ¡miths bh quh am k`cquctm th bã ui jeaph pmrm fmithihrth m rmym!" Zcbjch rcû kefpahtmfhith, aes pachjuhs bh su kuhrpe eibuamibe hi eams, hfctchibe uim kmkegeiæm bh rucbes. Jmlrchaah seircû mith ha mlsurbe bha phismfchite, phre ietû quh Phim seae khrrû aes enes, su hxprhscûi khrrmbm h cibhskcgrmlah. "µPhim5 Wmfes, Phim, ie ‒ " "Bãnmae hstmr, k`cquctm. Weavhrí, µie hs msæ, juhrrhrm5 [æ, msæ hs." Hiteikhs Zcbjch `cze am kesm fís hxtrmerbcimrcm. [h mjmk`û, rhkejcû m Phim kefe sc am juhrrhrm phsmsh fhies quh am mafe`mbm bh paufms bh am kmfm, y am mkuiû hi sus lrmzes kefe m ui rhkcãi imkcbe. Kmiturrhmibe sumvhfhith, fhkcû m Phim, usmibe su jhihrese kuhrpe kefe ui keak`ûi. S pmrm am serprhsm bh Jmlrchaah, Phim ie seae phrfctcû hste scie quh pmrhkcû ùibcrsh hi aes pachjuhs veauitmrcmfhith. Kefe sc cibubmlahfhith ùlchsh rhiuikcmbe m su guhrzm y rhibcbe mith ha keigert bh am kmacbhz bh am smimberm. "Whth puhs, µsæ5" ah susurrû Zcbjch m Jmlrchaah. "Hste hs maje prcvmbe y ie bhlchrm shr vcste per tus enes. Ie th mjrmbhkhrí ha vhrae, rhkuãrbmae. Msæ quh vhth miths bh quh ie ah quhbh bcjicbmb." Jmlrchaah auk`û keiscje fcsfm per quhbmrsh bh pch, kmbm puajmbm bh su kuhrpe jrctmibe per quhbmrsh kei Phim. Thre smlæm quh am smimberm bhkæm am vhrbmb. Ie hrm maje quh bh ae quh su mfcjm `mlræm quhrcbe quh ùlchsh thstcjes. \hibcrsh hrm tmi bcgækca pmrm am juhrrhrm.

Jmlrchaah hstmlm shitmbm keitrm ui írlea hi am pmrth bh mtrís bh am pesmbm, mjetmbm. @mlæm aahvmbe am kmrjm bh su suphrvcvhikcm burmith tmite tchfpe, hrm hxtrmýe ie thihr imbm quh `mkhr. Mazû am vcstm kumibe uim rmfctm sh refpcû y vce m Nerjes trmyhibe ui jrmi kuhike y uim rhlmimbm bh pmi bh iuhkhs. "Thisã quh pebræms ihkhsctmr kefcbm," bcne peicãibeaes mith haam. "Ie thije `mflrh," rhpackû Jmlly, smlchibe quh bhlchrm hstmr gmfãackm, ie `mlchibe kefcbe burmith kmsc bes bæms. Thre su fhith hstmlm hi tma mjctmkcûi quh ie hstmlm shjurm sc majuim vhz veavhræm m thihr `mflrh bh iuhve. 82


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"Luhie, bh kumaquchrm gerfm pebræms keiscbhrmrae. Am hspesm ae `cze y sh higmbmrí trhfhibmfhith sc su kefcbm hs rhùsmbm." Jmlly gruikcû ha khýe y pmrtcû uim puitm bha pmi, fhtcãibeshae hi am lekm kefe bh fuhstrm. Ae fmstckû ahitmfhith, ha rcke y buakh smler cikctmibe su pmambmr. "Hs hxkhahith," bcne, tefmibe etre ferbcske. @uibcû am kuk`mrm hi ha hstegmbe y sh am aahvû m am lekm, sus pmpcams justmtcvms hxpaetmibe ma keitmkte. Miths bh quh sh bchsh kuhitm, ha hstegmbe `mlæm bhsmpmrhkcbe nuite kei am rhlmimbm bh pmi bh iuhkhs. "Se… mith hse supeije quh thiæm maje bh `mflrh," mbfctcû tæfcbmfhith. "[æ, supeije," rhpackû Nerjes kei uim seircsm. "Ah bcrã m fc hspesm quh su pami guikceiû." "µ]uã pami5" "[h keiekh, bh vhrbmb. Keiekh sus tmahites. S kei am kefcbm, luhie, puhbh `mkhr kesms quh imbch fís puhbh. 'Mtrípmam per ha pmambmr y shrí fæm' fh bcne." Jmlly rcû. "Krhe quh ihkhscte keiekhr m tu hspesm," bcne. Nerjes am fcrû kei serprhsm. "¡Hse ym ae `ms `hkè! Hs fc Zcbjch am quh kucbm bh tu mfcjm." "µZcbjch5 µHstís kmsmbe kei Zcbjch5" "[æ," bcne, mahníibesh bh haam, sus enes hstrhk`íibesh. "¡E`, phre hse hs fmrmvcaaese!" bcne rípcbmfhith y ah vce rhamnmrsh. "Ie ae smlæm perquh, luhie, am aamfmsth smimberm y tebe hse." "Kumibe tchih ui pmkchith, hs am smimberm. Kumibe tchih uim preghkæm, hs ha eríkuae. Kumibe tchih uim eaam, hs am kekcihrm. Zcbjch hs fuk`ms kesms y pmrm fmithihrams shpmrmbms, am ieflrmfes per haams. "Sm vhe," bcne Jmlrchaah, ie kefprhibchibe bha tebe phre fmrmvcaaíibesh bh iuhve mith am funhr quh `mlæm sesthicbe m Phim kefe m uim kræm, fhkcãibeam jhitcafhith, smiíibeam seae kei hstmr khrkm. "Krhe quh Phim guh fuy mgertuimbm ma `mlhr scbe `hrcbm khrkm bh hstm mabhm." 88


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"Hse ae guh," rcû Nerjes. "µKuíibe krhhs quh pebrã veavhr m vhram5" "Zcbjch ies phrfctcrí smlhrae. Hstm pmrth ie hs pmrm tus enes." "[æ, hse bcne." "Ie thfms. Zcbjch puhbh smkmr kesms bh am jhith quh, luhie, imbch bhlchrm vhr. @my uim jrmi eskurcbmb hi tu mfcjm. Zcbjch tchih quh mtrmvhsmr hse miths bh pebhr smimr. Fc hspesm ie puhbh sepertmr am eskurcbmb? hsphkcmafhith ie kumibe `my vcbms hi nuhje." "Luhie, Phim tchih ui pmsmbe…" "Am Trcikhsm Juhrrhrm. [æ, tebes `hfes eæbe selrh haam, per supuhste. Ha fís gmfese [hýer bh am Juhrrm bh aes þatcfes mýes." "Thre ym ie hs msæ fís. Mèrm hs luhim. Xi `ãreh. Tmsm ha tchfpe smavmibe jhith," bcne Jmlrchaah, m am bhghiscvm. "[æ, `hfes eæbe hse tmflcãi. Bhspuãs bh tebe, vcicsthcs mquæ m phtckcûi bh ui vhkcie, µrhkuhrbms5" "E`, sæ. Hs kchrte. µ\hseavcû su prelahfm5" "Ae `cze. Phim ah festrû ha kmfcie." "Hsphre quh haam hstã lchi…" susurrû Jmlrchaah. Mfles hstuvchrei scahikceses burmith vmrces cistmiths, am fhith bh am lmrbe prhekupmbm kei ciquchtubhs per su mfcjm. "¡Rrmh m am phquhým, Nerjes!" aahjû ui rujcbe bh am pesmbm. "@h m`æ tu rhspuhstm," bcne Nerjes. Jmlrchaah smatû y kerrcû m am pesmbm.

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Phim hstmlm berfcbm hi ha nhrjûi. Zcbjch sh mazû bh uim scaam hitrh fukè tcitcihe, rucbe y jruýcbes. "Bãnmam hstmr. Berfcr hs kurmr." "Hstm lchi. µ[h peibrí lchi5 µWcvcrí5" "[æ. Am guhrzm bh haam hs cifhism, µie hs msæ5 Hsh ie guh ha prelahfm. Mèrm tchih etrm prhekupmkcûi." "µ]uã5" prhjuitû Jmlly, highrfm bh fchbe. "[ei sus enes. Am pelrh ihictm hstí ie fís quh kchjm…"

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‘µKchjm5 µPhim hstí kchjm5" nmbhû Jmlrchaah. "[æ, hstí khrkm bh hse. Tuhbh vhr gerfms y keaerhs phre imbm fís. H cikause hse hstí bhníibeam, rípcbmfhith. Treite seae shrí eskurcbmb. Hs rmre, µie hs msæ5 Eskurcbmb bhitre y mèrm eskurcbmb guhrm, µsæ5" "Ie… ie fh ae krhe. Hs seae thfperma, µvhrbmb5" "[eae ha tchfpe y am juhrrhrm puhbhi bhkæriesae, µie hs msæ5" "¡Ie! Rþ ae smlhs, µvhrbmb5 ¡Bæfhae! µWhrí bh iuhve5" "Bhskmism ui peke, phquhým. Hs uim keifekcûi eær bh ui mfcje mgacjcbe msæ .Smkh nuite m tu bmfm y sestãiam, h`. Ihkhsctm tu keitmkte, µsæ5 [æ." Kei hse, Zcbjch smacû bh am `mlctmkcûi, serbm m am keitcium mibmimbm bh prhjuitms bh Jmlrchaah. Bhrretmbm, Jmlly sh shitû hi ha lerbh bha nhrjûi bh Phim. Am juhrrhrm berfæm seiermfhith, su restre rhamnmbe y bhsprhekupmbe. Jmlrchaah macsû majuies 8:


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kmlhaaes bhserbhimbes, bhspuãs jhitcafhith mkmrckcû su fhncaam. "E`, Phim. Ie phrfctms quh hste shm kchrte. Ie puhbh shr. Wms m peihrth lchi bha tebe y bhspuãs kmlmajmrhfes m etrm mvhiturm. Ae prefhtcsth, µrhkuhrbms5 Xim vhz quh smacãshfes bh am kuhvm sh supeiæm quh tebe clm m cr lchi. Ie fís græm eskurcbmb. Ie fís fures hi iuhstre kmfcie. Ie fís prhekupmkceihs. [eae iesetrms bes…" Xim aíjrcfm sh bhsaczû per su fhncaam, bhsmphrkclcbm. Ie hrm nuste. [h supeiæm quh tebe clm m smacr lchi. [hjurmfhith am mvmamik`m guh terturm sugckchith ‒ ie ihkhsctmlmi fís pruhlms. Phim ie pebæm hstmr kchjm. Am Trcikhsm Juhrrhrm ie. µ]uã `mræm5 µKûfe sh higrhitmræm m tma jeaph5 "Bhlhræm `mlhr scbe ye," susurrû Jmlly. "ye bhlhræm `mlhr scbe `hrcbm. Rþ `mlræms hikeitrmbe uim gerfm bh smavmries sci quh ekurrchsh imbm fmae. Rebe hs kuapm fæm. [c fc pch ie ùlchsh rhslmambe h cickcmbe ha bhsprhibcfchite quh rhmlrcû tu `hrcbm… Hse hs ae quh ae `cze, µvhrbmb5 Ie guh ha rmye ha quh kmusû hste, e ha írlea fevcãibesh ‒ ie, ¡guc ye! Se guc bhskucbmbm y fh phrfctæ eavcbmrfh bh ams rekms suhatms y maaæ hstmlms cibhghism, cikmpmz bh `mkhr imbm. Gucsth jeaphmbm m kmusm bh maje quh `ckh y th… ¡th khjuã! E`, bceshs, Phim, ae schite tmite. Kefprhibhrã sc nmfís fh phrbeims. Ae `mrã." Jmlly sh puse nuite m Phim y am kejcû hi sus lrmzes. "Bhlhræm crfh. Miths bh quh bhspchrths. Rh bhnmræm pmrm quh nmfís tuvchrms quh vhrfh… eær fc vez bh iuhve. Ie quhrrís quh am phrseim quh th `cze hste hstã per mquæ tebe ha tchfpe. Bhlhræm crfh…"

‘Jmlrchaah," vcie ui sumvh susurre. Jmlly mlrcû aes enes ahitmfhith. Am `mlctmkcûi hstmlm lmýmbm hi teies imrminm, caufcimbm per uim þickm vham quh mrbæm lmnm. Smkæm hi ha nhrjûi, mrrepmbm per aes lrmzes bh Phim, su kmlhzm mkuimbm hi ha phkè bh su mfcjm. "Jmlrchaah, bhspchrtm," eyû bh iuhve. "µPhim5 µHstís bhspchrtm5" susurrû Jmlly. "[æ. Fc kmlhzm hstí fís bhsphnmbm mèrm. Ter gmver… µBûibh hstmfes5 Hstí tmi eskure, phre hste ie hs am kuhvm. Hstmfes hi ui nhrjûi…" 80


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"Hstmfes hi uim pesmbm hi am mabhm." "µKûfe aahjmfes mquæ5 µ]ucãi ies rhskmtû5" "Xi… Se ae `ckh, fís e fhies." "µRþ5 µKûfe5" "Bhsphnã ams rekms y th smquã. [elrh fc hspmabm." Phim hstuve scahikcesm burmith vmrces shjuibes. "µS… Mrje5 µAh bhnmsth sugckchith mjum y kefcbm e …" "Mrje hstí m smave. [macû tmflcãi." "µMrje smacû bh am kuhvm5 µKûfe5" "Kertã ha írlea hi uim rmfpm y bhsphnã hspmkce pmrm quh kerrchsh y guhsh kmpmz bh mtrmvhsmr bh ui smate ha mjunhre quh `ckh." "Rþ smavmsth m Mrje…" bcne Phim, ui iube hi su vez. Mlrmzû kei guhrzm m Jmlrchaah. Jmlly hstmlm aahim bh mutebcsjuste. [h supeiæm quh thiæm quh `mlhrsh cbe, phre `mlæm kmæbe berfcbm. [eae `mlæm bhshmbe mlrmzmr m Phim uim þatcfm vhz. Hse hrm tebe ae quh `mlæm quhrcbe `mkhr. Thre hi su aujmr sh `mlæm berfcbe y mèrm ie pebæm scfpahfhith bhsmpmrhkhr. "@hy, hikchibh uim vham e maje," bcne Phim. "]uchre vhr sc hstís lchi. Hstí eskure kefe am lrhm mquæ. µBûibh hstí am auim5 µIe `my vhitmims5" "Hstey lchi, bh vhrbmb," bcne Jmlly, fcrmibe m am mþi thflaeresm vham y m am auim caufcimibe ams hsqucims. "Ie guc `hrcbm, tþ sæ." "Fh schite fukè fhner. µ]uã `ckcsth5 µHrhs bh rhphith smimberm mbhfís bh hitrhimberm bh kmlmaaes5" "Ie, am smimberm bh am mabhm th kucbû. Zcbjch, hs… ciusuma, phre fuy `ílca." "Bhlh shrae." 83


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Mflms hstuvchrei scahikcesms burmith vmrces cistmiths. Phim hstmlm mushithfhith mkmrckcmibe ha kmlhaae bh Jmlly, sesthicãibeam kei gcrfhzm. "Fh mahjrm quh th schitms fhner, Phim," susurrû Jmlly. "Se tmflcãi. Ie fh `h shitcbe tmi lchi hi bæms. Mþi lmstmith bãlca, phre hse kmflcmrí. Ter gmver hikuhitrm uim vham, Jmlrchaah. ]uchre fcrmrth." "Fís tmrbh, µhstm lchi5" bcne Jmlly, bhshmibe thihr am guhrzm pmrm `mlamrah m Phim bh sus enes. "Lchhhhhi," bcne Phim ahitmfhith hiteikhs sh bhtuve. "µWhrbmb e vhrbmb5" "µ]uã5" "Ha nuhje. [eae quh krhe quh ie quchrhs nujmr. S sc ae `ckchshs, shjucræms hskejchibe ‚bhsmgæe‐ perquh fh hstís ekuatmibe maje. Msæ quh µvhrbmb e vhrbmb5" "Kertmam, Phim. Ie hstey ekuatmibe imbm." "Whrbmb e vhrbmb." "Ie nuhje. Hstey bhfmscmbe kmismbm." "@fff… bes fhitcrms. \hmafhith hrhs gmtma hi hste, Jmlrchaah." "Se ie ‒ fuy lchi. Whrbmb." "µ]uã ie hstís keitíibefh5" "Bhlhræmfes hsphrmr m Zcbjch." "Ie, ie quchre hsphrmr m Zcbjch. ]uchre eærae bh tc." "Ie puhbe." "[æ puhbhs. Bhsphnmsth uim mvmamik`m, fh smkmsth selrh tu hspmabm, smavmsth fc kmlmaae, fh aahvmsth m uim smimberm ‒ y mèrm µhstís bckchibe quh ie tchihs am guhrzm pmrm bhkcrfh quã fh pmsm fmae5 Ie fh ae trmje." 74


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"Fmabctm shms, Phim." "Hstey shjurm bh quh hse puhbh mrrhjamrsh. Mèrm `mlam." Jmlrchaah tefû uim preguibm cispcrmkcûi, kmbm fþskuae thismbe. "[ei tus enes," seatû. "µ]uã pmsm kei fcs enes5" bcne Phim, uim ietm bh mprhiscûi hi su vez. "Luhie, hstíi… Phim, ie ihkhscte hikhibhr uim vham perquh mquæ ym `my uim hikhibcbm," bcne Jmlly, tefíibeam. Am mkhrkû y ahvmitû am fmie bh Phim, pmrm phrfctcrah shitcr ha hskmse kmaer bh am aamfm. "Hste ie hstí lchi. µKûfe puhbh `mlhr uim vham5 Hstí ihjre kefe am iek`h," bcne am juhrrhrm kei vez hxcjhith. Jmlly bhveavcû am vham ma hstmith. "Am shjuibm `hrcbm, kumibe ams rekms kmyhrei fchitrms hstmlm bhsphnmibe am hitrmbm, luhie… hstís kchjm, Phim. Ae schite tmite," bcne Jmlrchaah, hiteikhs hithrrû su kmlhzm, aaermibe bh vhrjñhizm. "µKchjm…5" "¡Hs tebe kuapm fæm! ¡\hslmaã y ams rekms hfphzmrei m kmhr y hstmlms tmi bãlca y ams rekms th jeaphmrei y hs tebe kuapm fæm!" "[``…" bcne Phim, sesthicãibeam fchitrms aaermlm. "Tmrhkh ui mkkcbhith." "¡Guc bhskucbmbm! Hstmlm kmismbm y bhlchrm `mlhr bhnmbe bh trmlmnmr phre ie ae `ckh, seae shjuæm mbhamith. S smlæm quh hrm hstþpcbe phre ie elstmith ae `ckh perquh hstmlm highrfm bh hstmr hi am kuhvm y seae bhshmlm smacr. ¡]uhræm aahvmrth m ui smimber perquh smlæm quh ie pebæm myubmrth y ie prhstmlm mthikcûi y rhslmaã!" "[```…" "E`, Phim, mèrm nmfís vms m phrbeimrfh y thibrã quh crfh y th mfe tmitæscfe y th `h khjmbe perquh guc hstþpcbm y…" "¡Tmrm! Mèrm fcsfe. Ie th vms m icijuim pmrth," erbhiû Phim. "Ic tmi scquchrm 7=


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ae pchishs." "Thre… µkûfe puhbhs mjumitmr hstmr khrkm bh fæ5" "E`, bh majuim fmihrm fh ams mrrhjamrã, mfer fæe." Jmlrchaah sh mahnû bh su mlrmze. "µKûfe puhbhs aamfmrfh hse, trms ae quh `h `hkè5 Jmlly cithitû ahvmitmrsh, phre Phim am rhtuve, trmyãibeam bh vuhatm. Am lmrbe bhnû bh rhterkhrsh, thfhresm bh `hrcr mþi fís m su mfcjm. "Ie fh `mjms phrbhr fc thfphrmfhite, Jmlrchaah." "Ie hstey ‒ ie ae `mrã, phre ‒" "Hskþk`mfh. [c hstey rhmafhith kchjm, hiteikhs ae þicke quh vey m ihkhsctmr fís quh imbm, hs uim mfcjm kei am quh keitmr. Hstmlm lmstmith shjurm bh `mlhram hikeitrmbe. Thre sc vms m ùcr ma prcfhr scjie bh prelahfms, hstey prhjuitíibefh sc am thije." Bh rhphith Jmlrchaah sh bce kuhitm bh hxmktmfhith quã teitm hstmlm schibe. µKûfe pubh `mlhr `hkè hse5 sh prhjuitû. µKûfe pubh `mlamr bh crfh nuste kumibe Phim fh ihkhsctm fís quh iuikm5 Hiteikhs, smlchibe quh bh iuhve hrm èrm bh shr èihstm keiscje fcsfm, mbfctcû quh iuikm `mlæm keiscbhrmbe shrcmfhith ha crsh. @mlæm cithitmbe shr ielah? bh hvctmrah m Phim thihr quh bhkcrah quh sh guhsh. Ie, phisû, bh iuhve luskmibe seae am vhrbmb. Hse ie hrm ielahzm. Hrm fchbe. Rhiæm fchbe bh ae quh phismsh bh fæ. Fchbe bh quh hsth guhsh ui hrrer quh ie guhsh kmpmz bh phrbeimr. Fchbe bh eærah bckcãibefh quh fh guhsh, ae kuma fh refphræm ha kermzûi. "Ae schite, Phim," bcne kei vez bãlca, ymkchibe quchtm hi ha nhrjûi. "Ie clm rhmafhith m crfh. [upeije quh seae hstmlm ‒ ie sã quã hstmlm phismibe." "Luhie, ye sæ. [h aamfm ‚kuapm‐ ‒ y ae sã tebe selrh haam. @ckcsth maje quh amfhitms y mèrm, hi vhz bh hikmrmrae, quchrhs ùcr. Kerrhr ie myubm, Jmlrchaah. Keigæm hi fæ." Am vez bh Phim sh sumvczû. "Fcrm. Ie th kuape per imbm bh hste, msæ quh per gmver bmth ui rhspcre, µhstm lchi5 Rebe smabrí lchi. Bh majuim fmihrm, ae mgreitmrhfes. Thre ihkhscte quh shms guhrth seae ui peke fís. [ã quh hstís kmismbm. S shr guhrth hs bcgækca m vhkhs. Fuy bcgækca. Thre ae `ms `hkè tmi lchi. Rh ams mrrhjamsth pmrm smavmr iuhstrms vcbms y am bh Mrje y aahvmrfh m uim smimberm. @ckcsth tebe hse per tu kuhitm. S mèrm hstm k`mram 7<


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selrh bhnmrfh…" Phim tefû uim preguibm cispcrmkcûi. "Ie quchre hstmr seam mèrm, Jmlrchaah. Rh ihkhscte." "Ter supuhste, Phim. Mquæ hstey. Mquæ hstmrã schfprh. Nmfís th bhnmrã," bcne Jmlly trmiqucamfhith. "Lchi. Mèrm m berfcr. Cfmjcie quh ie `ms berfcbe fukè þatcfmfhith." "Luhims iek`hs, Phim." Jmlly scitcû am fmie bh Phim fevhrsh bh su lrmze `mkcm su restre, sus bhbes bhsaczíibesh terphs pmrm hikeitrmr sus amlces. Kumibe aes tuvchrei, Phim lmnû su kmlhzm pmrm bmrah ui sumvh lhse bh luhims iek`hs. Bhspuãs am juhrrhrm sh veavcû y khrrû aes kchjes enes guhrthfhith, keflmtchibe ams aíjrcfms quh mfhimzmlmi bhrrmfmrsh.

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Kumibe Jmlrchaah rhjrhsû bha bhsmyuie, eyû vekhs smachibe bh su `mlctmkcûi. "@ckcsth ui luhi trmlmne kei am phquhým, µie, juhrrhrm5" eyû Jmlly bhkcr m Zcbjch. "µ]uã hstís bckchibe5" vcie am citcfcbmith vez bh Phim. Jmlly sh mkhrkû pmrm hskuk`mr. "Kmafmibe sus thferhs, bíibeah hsh tebe hstí lchi. Ae `mkhs lchi hi hse, µie hs msæ5" "[upeije. µKuía hs tu gcimacbmb5" "Ie hs quh krhm quh ihkhscths keitmrae, kefe hrhs mjubm, ae hrhs. Thre hstms rhthicãibeae, µie hs msæ5 Eavcbmsth fhikceimr ui phquhýe `hkè, µsæ5" "µ]uã `hkè hs hsh5" Phim pmrhkcû kefe sc hstuvchsh fmithichibe ui ræjcbe keitrea bh su thfphrmfhite. Jmlrchaah thflaû. 7;


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"Xim juhrrhrm kchjm hs maje ciþtca, µie hs msæ5 Ciþtca. [ci rmzûi pmrm vcvcr, hi tmite puhbe bhkcr." "Hse hs msuite fæe, smimberm." "[æ, ae hs. Tuhbe mrrhjamr ae quh smijrm phre ie ui mafm quh ie bhshm shr mrrhjambm. Ie hs quh ae `mym cithitmbe hi tc, juhrrhrm. Ie, hse shræm ui bhsphrbckce bh fcs beihs, µsæ5 Ie bhshms mrrhjamrth." "]uczí fhner quh th guhshs." "[æ, hse tmflcãi. [chfprh fhner hxpuasmr m aes sugckchithfhith vmachith pmrm sesthihr ha hsphne, µie hs msæ5" Jmlly ie pube eær am furfurmbm rhspuhstm bh Phim, phre am keithstmkcûi bh am smimberm guh kamrm y kruha. "Hrhs pmtãtckm, juhrrhrm. Ie vmahs ha bhsphrbckce bh machite." Jmlly eyû ha tcitcihe quh prhkhbcû ma ahvmitmrsh Zcbjch bha mschite. \ípcbmfhith sh bhsaczû `mstm am hsqucim pmrm ekuatmrsh `mstm quh am smimberm ùlchsh pmsmbe. Zcbjch mtrmvhsû am puhrtm y sci fcrmr, bcne "hitrm puhs, phquhým. Whmfes sc puhbhs aahjmr m haam." Jmlrchaah tæfcbmfhith sh festrû. "µBh quã clm tebe hse5" Zcbjch ie sh bhtuve, sûae fmituve su ahite y hiãrjcke kmfcimr, bckchibe selrh su èflre, "prhjuitm m am juhrrhrm, µsæ5 Ru mfcjm hs teitm, phre ma fhies vmah ha cithite." Jmlly ahitmfhith hitrû hi am `mlctmkcûi, peichibe uim lrcaamith seircsm hi su kmrm. ‘¡@hy Phim! Am kefcbm mquæ hs gmluaesm. µ@ms prelmbe ha pmi bh iuhkhs5" "Luhims, Jmlrchaah. Ie, ie thije fukè mphtcte. S puhbhs bhnmr bh seirhær. Ie hs kefe sc pubchrm vhrth." "E`," bcne Jmlly, bhsmpmrhkchibe am seircsm. "Hsphrmuifefhite, sc ie puhbhs vhrfh kûfe smlhs‒" "Hstmlm hi tu vez." "¡Hse hs jhicma! [cjicgckm quh hstís hfphzmibe m usmr tus etres shitcbes pmrm 72


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kefphismr tu… lchi… tu‒" "µ[æ5" "‒vcstm… krhe quh ihkhsctmfes `mlamr, Phim. [eae tþ y ye. [ci smimberms, ic imbm." "[æ. Se hfphzmrã prcfhre." Jmlrchaah sh shitû hi ha nhrjûi nuite m haam. Kejcû su fmie. Phim am mahnû kei ha prhthxte bh rmskmrsh ui pcker. Ie am egrhkcû bh iuhve. "Luhie, lchi," bcne Jmlrchaah kei gmase hituscmsfe. "µ]uã tchihs hi fhith, Phim5" "@h hstmbe phismibe hi ae quh bcncsth am pmsmbm iek`h." "[æ, quchre mjrmbhkhrth per‒" "Ter gmver, guh ui mkkcbhith. Bhnãfesae, µhstm lchi5" "Luhie…" "Lchi. Hse ie hs bh ae quh quhræm `mlamr. Hstuvh phismibe hi quh bhshmlms fmrk`mrth, keitciumr per tu kuhitm. Hs uim luhim cbhm. Bhlhræms `mkhrae." "µ]uã5" Jmlrchaah hstmlm mtûictm. Ie quhræm keitciumr per su kuhitm. "Thre ye ‒ " "Bh vhrms. Mèrm hrhs elvcmfhith kmpmz bh kucbmrth seam. Sm ie fh ihkhsctms y bh tebms fmihrms ie shræm luhim pmrm tc msæ. Krhe quh bhlhræms crth. ]uczí rhjrhsmr m am Mkmbhfcm e maje. Ie bhlchrms `mlhram mlmibeimbe." "Thre ie quchre cr m am Mkmbhfcm. ]uchre hstmr keitcje." "Luhie, ye ie quchre hstmr keitcje," bcne Phim kruhafhith. Jmlrchaah keithfpaû m su mfcjm kuyes enes hstmlmi bhshigekmbes y vmjmibe. "Whrbmb e vhrbmb, Phim," bcne græmfhith. 78


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Phim sh crrctû, hiteikhs gerzû uim seircsm. "Fcrm, ie hstey higmbmbm ic imbm. Se sûae… vm m aahvmrfh ui tchfpe rhkuphrmrfh. Rhije quh mkestuflrmrfh m vcvcr sci vcstm y shrí mlurrcbe pmrm tc. Ie `mlrí mvhiturms y µquã hs ui lmrbe sci mvhiturms5 [cfpahfhith pmrhkh am epertuicbmb phrghktm pmrm quh tefhs ams kamshs quh ihkhsctms. Tmrm kumibe th jrmbþhs, shrã ui phrre vchne hi shr kchjm y hiteikhs pebhfes veavhr nuitms." "X`-@u`," bcne Jmlrchaah, ie keigcmibe hi haam. "µBh quã vm hste rhmafhith, Phim5 Whrbmb e vhrbmb, µquã hstís phismibe5" "[eae hstey schibe rhmacstm. Ae `mlaã kei Zcbjch y fh myubmrí m mkestuflrmrfh m ams kesms. Fh myubmrí m mprhibhr m mgreitmr ha hstmr sci vcstm." "Tebræm myubmrth ye." "[æ, pebræms. Thre ie quchre hse. Ie quchre keivhrtcrth hi uim hsphkch bh scrvchith, bhsphrbckcmibe tu tchfpe hsphríibefh. Rchihs bhfmscmbe tmahite. Bhlhræms hstmr hstubcmibe pmrm shr am lmrbe fís jrmibh quh nmfís `m vcste hstm tchrrm," bcne Phim, su seircsm mèrm jhiucim. "Rchihs hsh pethikcma, Jmlrchaah. Kþfpahae. [hae. Kuãitmah ma fuibe hithre tus mvhiturms kei am Trcikhsm Juhrrhrm. ]uczí bh hsm fmihrm, schfprh thibrã vcstm. [hrã kmpmz bh vhr m trmvãs bh tus `cstercms." Jmlrchaah hstmlm kmaambm, bcjcrchibe hste. µHstmlm Phim schibe èihstm5 µHrm hste ae quh rhmafhith bhshmlm5 "Hstmrís seam sci fæ." Am seircsm bh Phim sh refpcû phre keflmtcû sus hfekceihs y am rhkelrû. "[æ. Ae hstmrã. Thre selrhvcvcrã." "µ]uã `my bh fæ5 Ie sã sc puhbe vcvcr sci tc." "E` vmfes," Phim am hijmtusû. "Hstmrís lchi. Hstmrã per mquæ. Tuhbhs vcsctmrfh hi vmkmkceihs." Jmlly kejcû su fmie y Phim sh am mprhtû kei mghkte. "µ]uã pmsm, uf, kei ae quh `ckcfes hi am kuhvm5" prhjuitû am nevhi tæfcbmfhith. "Ie kefprhibe." 77


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"Ha ‚bhsmgæe‐, Phim. µ]uã pmsm kei ha bhsmgæe5" Phim seircû tchrimfhith. "Hse guh mfles vhrbmb y bhsmgæe, Jmlrchaah. Imbm `m kmflcmbe. Mþi th mfe. Fís bh ae quh fh mfe m fæ fcsfm." "µ[æ5 µAe nurms5" "[æ. Ae nure." Am fmie bh Phim luskû ha restre bh Jmlly msæ quh am lmrbe sh cikaciû `mkcm bhamith, `mkcm su pmafm. "Jmlrchaah, hrhs fc kermzûi. Ter gmver, hskþk`mfh hi hste. [cjuh tu suhýe. Mquæ hstmrã kumibe rhjrhshs." Jmlrchaah ie thiæm cithikcûi bh mlmibeimr m su mfcjm, phre bhshmlm smlhr per quã Phim hstmlm rhphitcimfhith tmi miscesm per `mkhram fmrk`mr. "Msæ quh… bhshms quh vmym m am Mkmbhfcm phre quh th vcscth, µie hs msæ5" "[æ." "µS am þickm rmzûi pmrm hste hs perquh bhshms quh shm ui jrmi lmrbe5" "Hsm y quh mprhibhrã m trmtmr kei fc khjuhrm. µ]uã hs ae bcgækca bh hste5" prhjuitû Phim, shkmfhith. Tuse uim fmie hi su kmlhzm, gretmibe am pmafm selrh su grhith, uim hxprhscûi bh beaer hi su restre. "Imbm. Hxkhpte quh ie th krhe." "µFh hstís aamfmibe fhitcresm5" prhjuitû am juhrrhrm, hfphzmibe m phrbhr ha keitrea. "¡Ie! Luhie, maje msæ phre seae perquh ie kefprhibe per quã quchrhs quh fh vmym. Am pmsmbm iek`h bcncsth‒" "Am pmsmbm iek`h bcnh ui feitûi bh kesms. Thre mèrm `h thicbe fís tchfpe pmrm phismr." "E`," bcne Jmlrchaah, "ym vhe. µS hs hste ae quh bhshms5" "[æ. Mèrm vhth m kucbmr bh Mrje u etrm kesm. Ihkhscte tchfpe m seams." "Kucbmr bh Mrje." Aes enes bh Jmlly sh hitrhkhrrmrei fchitrms keithfpamlm ha restre bh Phim. [u mfcjm pmrhkæm prhpmrmbm pmrm jeaphmr maje, phre am lmrbe ie 7:


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thiæm cbhm bh bûibh vhiæm tebm hstm gurcm. "Luhie, krhe quh ae `mrã." "Lchi," bcne Phim kei aes bchiths mprhtmbes. Jmlly sh cikerperû y kmfciû `mkcm am puhrtm. "Thre ie krhms quh hstm bcskuscûi sh `m mkmlmbe, Phim. Ie fh vey. S ie krhe quh hstãs schibe èihstm keifcje." Jmlrchaah sh fmrk`û rucbesmfhith rhjrhsmibe bhspuãs scahikcesmfhith m am puhrtm, elshrvmibe m Phim. Am juhrrhrm hstmlm jeaphmibe su nhrjûi kei aes puýes, su hxprhscûi seflræm y gchrm. "Fmabctm shms, Jmlrchaah," jruýû kei grustrmkcûi, keitciumibe crrmkceimafhith jeaphmibe am kmfm. "Tchism, Phim. µKûfe th bhs`mrís bh haam5 ¡Tchism, fmabckcûi!" Jmlrchaah sh guh scahikcesmfhith.

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‘Bcfh quã pmsm kei Phim," bcne Jmlrchaah, su vez burm y sus enes mkhrmbes. Zcbjch hk`û ui vcstmze hi su bcrhkkcûi y veavcû m kertmr vhjhtmahs. "@m hstmbe `mlaíibeth buakh, µsæ5 Xsmibe hsm bhsauflrmith seircsm suym, `mkchibe pamihs pmrm tu guture, µie hs msæ5" "[æ." "Mýmbh aes bcimrhs, phquhým. µKuía hs ha tetma, h`5" "Ie ae sã. Hs per hse quh th prhjuitã." "[æ, hse `ckcsth." Zcbjch puse scahikcesmfhith uies puýmbes bh vhrburms y rmækhs kertmbms hi am eaam. [ci fcrmr m Jmlrchaah, mjmrrû ui keihne rhkcãi kejcbe y hfphzû m bhsphaahnmrae hxphrtmfhith, usmibe seae uies kumites kerths y smkmibe am pcha hithrm. Rmrmrhmlm uim teimbm sci fhaebæm, kertmibe am kmrih hi phquhýes h cbãitckes kumbrmbctes. "µLuhie5" bcne Jmlrchaah, su pmkchikcm hi ams þatcfms. "µWms m keithstmrfh5" "Tmrhkh quh ie, µsæ5" 70


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"Eee`, ¡hrhs tmi grustrmith!" jruýû Jmlrchaah, sus puýes khrrmbes. "[æ, sh `m bckè miths." "µTer quã ie fh myubms5" Zcbjch tcrû aes trezes bh kmrih ma cithrcer bh am eaam, fhtcû ams fmies hi ui kule bh mjum, bhspuãs ams shkû hi ui khrkmie trmpe acfpce. [h veavcû m hikmrmr m Jmlrchaah, su neyhræm eskcamibe y tcitcihmibe "Hrhs rmrm, h`. Rmite quh hstuvcsth `mkchibe kumibe tu mfcjm hrm cikmpmz, µsæ5 Aahvíibeam selrh tu hspmabm muiquh hrhs uim k`cquctm phquhým." "[æ, µy5" "Mèrm ie hstís bcspuhstm m usmr tu prepcm fhith hi ui scfpah puzzah, µie hs msæ5 Msæ hs. Bhnm bh keigcmr hi am juhrrhrm e hi fæ, k`cquctm. Hikuhitrm tu prepce mkhre, ie pcbms prhstmbe ha iuhstre, µsæ5" Zcbjch rhjrhsû m su eaam y am rhfevcû, tmrmrhmibe. Jmlrchaah seatû ui phquhýe "¡ùi`!" y jcrû, fmrk`íibesh kei pmse mcrmbe. Am neyhræm bh Zcbjch kèkû y tcitcihû.

Jmlrchaah sh mprexcfû kmuthaesmfhith m am `mlctmkcûi. Majuchi hstmlm `mkchibe fukè rucbe y Jmlly sh prhpmrû, thfchibe quh ùlchsh ui citruse rhsuhate m `hrcr m Phim. [h phjû ma fure, hiteikhs gcsjû bhitre bh am `mlctmkcûi. Phim hstmlm bh pch, terphfhith jeaphmibe ha hskmse felcacmrce. Mjmrrmlm kumaquchr kesm quh hstuvchsh m fmie y am mrrenmlm kei hiene, pmrhkchibe hstmr luskmibe maje. Rrephzû kei uim fhsm phquhým y jrctû, hiteikhs am veakû kei gurcm. Xi kuhike bh fmbhrm veaû y ah jeaphû ui lrmze, ha cfpmkte am mamrfû. Fmieshû ha mcrh, jcrmibe, trephzû kei majuims bh ams kesms quh `mlæm mrrenmbe miths y kmyû ma suhae. Bhrretmbm, sh hikejcû hi pesckcûi ghtma, mjmrrmibe su kmlhzm kei mflms fmies. Jmlrchaah pube eær ha seicbe bha aamite hitrhkertmbe. Ahitmfhith, am selrhkejcbm lmrbe hitrû hi am `mlctmkcûi. 73


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"µ]ucãi hs5 µ]ucãi hstí m`æ5" bcne Phim kei hiene, sus aíjrcfms eavcbmbms. Mèrm mjmzmpíibesh hi ha suhae, su kuhrpe ui fuhaah kefprcfcbe, hstmlm prhpmrmbm pmrm smatmr selrh ha citruse. "µPhim…5" susurrû Jmlrchaah. "E`. Hrhs tþ," bcne Phim, smachibe bh su prhpmrmkcûi pmrm am auk`m. "µ]uã quchrhs, Jmlrchaah5" "Eæ ha rucbe y ye ‒" "Hstmlm rhj‒ luskmibe maje," bcne Phim, su kmlhzm vuhatm. Ekuatû su restre, rípcbmfhith lerrmibe am hvcbhikcm bh sus aíjrcfms. "µ]uã hs5 ]uczí puhbm hikeitrmrae," bcne Jmlrchaah, shrvckcmafhith, fchitrms hfphzmlm m erbhimr am `mlctmkcûi. "[æ, per supuhste quh puhbhs," bcne Phim buakhfhith, uim gmasm seircsm hi su kmrm. "[ã luhim y bmfh fc hspmbm y fc k`mormf, µquchrhs5 [mlhs kumite ebce hstmr bhfmscmbe ahnes bh haaes." "[æ, ae sã phre ‒" "¡Ie bcskutms keifcje!" smatû Phim. "Lchi, ¡hstey fcrmibe! Hstey fcrmibe," bcne Jmlrchaah, prhekupmbm. Phim iuikm hstmlm sci sus mrfms sc pebæm hvctmrae, msæ quh thiæm shitcbe quh ams qucschsh khrkm. Thre thihr mrfms per mquæ ie hrm hxmktmfhith uim luhim cbhm kumibe Phim hstmlm tmi… cihstmlah. "µBûibh hstíi, Jmlrchaah5" prhjuitû Phim. Muiquh mþi seirhæm `mlæm uim vhim bh bhshsphrmkcûi hi su vez. "Aes push per mquæ," bcne Jmlrchaah, rhveavchibe ha bhsmstrh quh Phim `mlæm kmusmbe. "Hstmlmi hithrrmbes hi am mvmamik`m, phre mgertuimbmfhith, kumibe hstmlm bhsphnmibe ha shibhre pmrm Mrje, ietã ha lerbh bh tu vmcim. Fh kestû hxkmvmr ui peke phre hikeitrã mfles. Ie hs keivhichith pmrm ui juhrrhre phrbhr sus mrfms, µsmlhs5 [mlæm quh th `mlræms rhmafhith higmbmbe sc sh ùlchshi phrbcbe." Fchitrms kmfcimlm, sh bce kuhitm, m phsmr bha rhveatcne quh Phim `mlæm `hkè hi am `mlctmkcûi, quh ams mrfms ie hstmlmi beibh ams puse. :4


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"µLuhie5 µBûibh hstíi5" prhjuitû Phim, kertmith y thism. "X`. Ie hstíi mquæ. [upeije quh Zcbjch bhlh `mlãrshams aahvmbe per majuim rmzûi." "[æ, mpestmræm quh ae `cze," bcne Phim, sus enes sci vcstm hstrhk`íibesh, su vez rhzufmibe vhihie m trmvãs bh su seircsm. "Crã m prhjuitmrah bûibh hstíi," bcne Jmlly. "¡Ie! ]uchre bhkcr, ie `my rmzûi pmrm feahstmr m uim funhr tmi ekupmbm kefe Zcbjch, µvhrbmb5 Wh m luskmrams. Hstey shjurm quh hstíi per m`æ. [eae hikuãitrmams y tríhfhams." Jmlrchaah fcrû m Phim, quh mþi hstmlm mjmzmpmbm hi ha suhae, su kmlhzm ambhmbm pmrm aekmaczmr m Jmlly per ha seicbe bh sus fevcfchites. "Ie bhlchrms hstmr guhrm bh am kmfm," bcne am lmrbe, mprexcfíibesh rucbesmfhith m su mfcjm pmrm quh supchsh quh clm. [h mjmk`û y kejcû ha mithlrmze bh am juhrrhrm. "Wmfes, th aahvmrã m tu nhrjûi." Phim rhtcrû su lrmze. "Ie ihkhscte shr jucmbm. Tuhbe hikeitrmr fc prepce nhrjûi." Mushithfhith, sh gretû am grhith selrh aes enes. "Kamre quh puhbhs. Ie qucsh bhkcr quh ie pubchshs. [eae quhræm myubmr." Jmlrchaah sh crjucû citrmiqucam, elshrvmibe kefe Phim sh mazmlm ahitmfhith. "Hrhs schfprh tmi seaækctm, µie, Jmlrchaah5" prhjuitû am juhrrhrm kei hfpmamjese smrkmsfe. "Se, u`, cithite shrae. Fcrm, Phim‒" "¡Ie puhbe ‚fcrmr‐! ¡Fhththae hi am kmlhzm! Hstey kchjm, Jmlrchaah. ¡Kchjm!" jrctû. "Hse ae sã, Phim," bcne Jmlrchaah kei vez lmnm y rmzeimlah. "Hrm seae uim gerfm bh `mlamr. Cithitmrã shr fís kucbmbesm mkhrkm bh hse." "Lchi. @mzae." Phim eskcaû acjhrmfhith selrh sus pchs, sus bhbes mèrm gretmibe su grhith nuste selrh ha puhith bh su imrcz. :=


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"µKûfe th schiths5" prhjuitû Jmlly, luskmibe maje quh pubchsh mahnmr m am juhrrhrm bh hxpaetmr bh iuhve. "µMþi th buhah am kmlhzm5" Phim gruikcû ha khýe, mahnmibe rípcbmfhith su fmie bh su fmsmnh. "µ]uã th cfpertm5" Jmlrchaah sh mprexcfû `mstm puajmbms bh su mfcjm, sci tekmram phre `mkcãibeah shitcr su prhshikcm hi ha fcsfe mcrh quh ams rebhmlm. Kei vez keitreambm, bcne, "Ie kuhstceihs fc prhekupmkcûi, µhstm lchi5 [mlhs keibhimbmfhith lchi quh fh cfpertm. Tuhbhs cithitmr mahnmrfh citcfcbíibefh, e ae quh shm quh hstãs `mkchibe, phre ie th mtrhvms m prhthibhr quh bhskeiekhs kuíite fh cfpertms. Hrhs fc fhner mfcjm. S fukè fís quh hse, hrhs am funhr quh mfe. Whrth msæ ‒ `hrcbm y kei beaer, luhie, fh hstí bhstrezmibe per bhitre, µlchi5 Buhah kefe ha @mbhs. Ter ha mfer bh Mgrebctm, Phim, ¡ye kmusã hste! ¡[c pubchsh cithrkmflcmr aujmrhs keitcje, ae `mræm! @mræm kumaquchr kesm hi ha fuibe sc pubchrm peihrth lchi bh iuhve. ¡Kumaquchr kesm!" Phim lmnû am kmlhzm, su hxprhscûi keitrctm. Am mgcambm eskurcbmb quh kmsc `mlæm krhpctmbe m su marhbhber pmrhkcû bcscpmrsh. "Ae schite, Jmlrchaah. Ie thiæm bhrhkè m bhkcr hse." Bcne sumvhfhith, "Rh mfe. Hse ae smlhs, µvhrbmb5" "[æ, ae sã," bcne Jmlly sumvhfhith. Am juhrrhrm pmrhkæm shr bh iuhve su vchne ye. "Lchi. \hkuhrbm hse schfprh, µhstm lchi5 Ie cfpertm ae quh ekurrm, rhtãi hi tu fhith quh fc mfer per tc hs pure y fuy rhma." "µ]uã vm m ekurrcr5" prhjuitû Jmlrchaah kei sesphk`m. "Imbm, hsphre. [eae quchre quh kefprhibms ‒ kefprhibms bh vhrbmb ‒ ae quh scjicgckms pmrm fæ. Se… ye bhshe festrírthae, Jmlrchaah. Bhshe festrmrth kuíite th mfe." Phim hikeitrû ha restre bh su mfcjm y ae tekû jhitcafhith, bcsfciuyhibe am bcstmikcm hitrh haams, lhsmibe m am lmrbe kei uim gujmz kmrckcm. "µFh phrfctcrís `mkhrae5 µFh phrfctcrís festrmrth kûfe schite5" susurrû. "[æ…" keithstû Jmlrchaah. "Ter gmver…" Phim am lhsû bh iuhve, hstm vhz kei pmscûi y `mflrh. Fchitrms sus amlces y ahijum hxcjæmi smkchbmb, sus fmies vmjmlmi per ha kuhrpe bh am nevhi, kefe sc :<


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fhferczmshi kmbm bhtmaah. Jmlly scitcû sus repms schibe quctmbms y fefhites fís tmrbh am kíacbm kmrih bh Phim tekû am suym, ha kuhrpe bh am juhrrhrm tmflcãi bhsiube. Am kmlhzm bh Jmlly hstmlm bmibe vuhatms, am pmscûi bh ams kmrckcms bh su mfcjm tmi shisumahs h cikctmiths quh mphims pebæm sepertmrae. [chfprh `mlæm smlcbe quh Phim `mlæm cithrprhtmbe ha pmpha bh shbukterm hi sus bæms bh [hýer bh am Juhrrm, phre nmfís sh `mlæm bmbe kuhitm kuíi `ílca hrm. Kmbm lhse, kmbm tequh, kmbm fevcfchite bha kuhrpe bh Phim hvekmlm tmi pebhresms rhspuhstms hi am lmrbe, quh phrbcû su `mlcacbmb bh phismr y rmzeimr ‒ bhshmibe sûae am mterfhitmberm smtcsgmkkcûi prefhtcbm hi kmbm kmrckcm bh am juhrrhrm. "Bceshs, Phim…" susurrû Jmlrchaah, phrfctchibe shr bhnmbm selrh ha nhrjûi. Kei ha smtcsgmkterce phse bh Phim selrh haam, Jmlly khrrû aes enes, rcibcãibesh kefpahtmfhith ma bhacrmith mfer bh su mfcjm. Ams fmies y lekm bh Phim pmrhkæmi hstmr hi tebms pmrths m am vhz kei uim bhshsphrmkcûi quh Jmlrchaah ie kefprhibcû, phre m am quh cjumafhith bce am lchivhicbm. Iuikm rubm e `crchith, am juhrrhrm sh ams mrrhjaû pmrm aahvmr m Jmlly rípcbmfhith ma lerbh, pmrhkchibe bhahctmrsh hi aes jhfcbes bh smtcsgmkkcûi bh am lmrbe, hiteikhs hfphzmlm bh iuhve, aahvíibeam bh iuhve m am kcfm pmrm bh iuhve hfphzmr. Bes… trhs… kumtre… vhkhs Jmlrchaah makmizû ui hstmbe bh crrmkceima shismkcûi `mstm quh guh kmsc cikmpmz bh phismr e shitcr imbm. [us shitcbes mrreaambes, Jmlly sh ams mrrhjaû pmrm peihr m Phim bh hspmabms y hfphzmr su prepcm hxpaermkcûi. Thre ams fmies bh am juhrrhrm iuikm sh mquchtmrei? sus amlces hikeitrmlmi y hxpaermlmi kmbm puajmbm bh pcha hxpuhstm quh quhbmsh m su makmikh. Hvhitumafhith, Jmlrchaah aahvû m Phim m uim mpmahmbm smtcsgmkkcûi hiteikhs sh keampsû selrh haam, su rhspcrmkcûi aahjmibe hi nmbhes, sus fþskuaes gaenes, aes ùhses aæqucbes. Jmlly sh scitcû bhsaczmrsh ma suhýe, mþi ymkchibe selrh am bhsiubm pcha bh Phim. "Jmlrchaah," susurrû hi su erhnm. "µ@ui`5" furfurû sefieachitm. "Ie eavcbhs hikeitrmr fcs mrfms." :;


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"Fi-`f, luhie." [citcû rhamnmrsh ha kuhrpe bh Phim bhlmne suym y su þatcfe phismfchite keiskchith guh bh serprhsm bh quh am juhrrhrm pubchsh `mlhr hstmbe tmi thism trms ae quh mkmlmlmi bh `mkhr.

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Jmlrchaah `mlæm luskmbe hi kmbm puajmbm bh am pesmbm, hxkhpte hi aes kumrtes prcvmbes bh Zcbjch y Nerjes. Bhthstmlm hitrefhthrsh hi su hspmkce phrseima, phre ihkhsctmlm hikeitrmr ams mrfms bh Phim. Kmuthaesmfhith, mlrcû am puhrtm bha berfcterce bh aes pesmbhres. Mith haam sh hikeitrmlm ha nhrjûi fís jrmibh quh nmfís `mlæm vcste. Kmsc ekupmlm am `mlctmkcûi hithrm y Jmlly sh fmrmvcaaû mith ha jreser bha keak`ûi. Bhlh `mlhr kestmbe uim gertuim. Fcrmibe per am `mlctmkcûi, sh bce kuhitm bh quh ams mrfms ie hstmlmi maaæ y hstmlm m puite bh crsh kumibe hitrû ui gurcese Nerjes. "¡K`ss! µ]uã hstís `mkchibe mquæ, h`5" "E`, µhs hstm tu `mlctmkcûi5 Bhle `mlhr tefmbe am hsqucim hqucvekmbm, ae schite. Ae `mje m vhkhs. Ie sã bûibh thije am kmlhzm. Luhie, fh vey ym." Fcrû m am puhrtm. "¡E`, vhs! ¡Czquchrbm, ie bhrhk`m!" Jmlly sh pmafhû am grhith kei luraeim keisthrimkcûi. "Tuhbhs `mkhr hses nuhjes kei aes etres mabhmies, phre icijþi èflrh quh sh kmsmrm kei Zcbjch puhbh shr tmi bhskhrhlrmbe kefe tþ msufhs, µsæ5" bcne græmfhith. Jmlrchaah bhnû bh mktumr y kei scikhrcbmb, bcne, "\hmafhith ae schite, Nerjes. Hstmlm luskmibe am hspmbm y ha k`mormf bh Phim. @mi bhsmpmrhkcbe bh iuhstrm `mlctmkcûi y ah prefhtæ quh aes hikeitrmræm. Hs uim juhrrhrm y iuikm sh schith lchi sc sus mrfms ie hstíi m fmie." "[æ. Hse suhim khrkmie m am vhrbmb. Thre sc Zcbjch sh aahvû ams mrfms, hiteikhs :2


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`mlrí uim rmzûi pmrm haae, rhkuhrbm fcs pmamlrms." "E`, hstey shjurm quh phisû quh hrm uim luhim cbhm. Thre ie kefprhibh ‒ ¡Phim hs uim juhrrhrm! ¡Xi juhrrhre schfprh `m bh thihr sus mrfms khrkm! [ei kefe pmrth bh su vhstcfhitm, µsmlhs5 Msæ quh sc seae fh bcnhshs bûibh ‒" "Rhibrís quh prhjuitírshae m Zcbjch, h`." "µBh vhrbmb5 Ie quchre feahstmram." "µ]ucãi th puse hsm cbhm hi am kmlhzm, nevhi5" "¡Imbch! Se seae…" Jmlrchaah sh bhtuve. Guh Phim quchi `mlæm sujhrcbe quh ie feahstmsh m Zcbjch. "Luhie, hi rhmacbmb, Phim bcne ‒" "[æ. Kefe sesphk`ã. Mèrm vhth. S bhnm bh luskmr prelahfms. Mèrm Phim ie bhlchrm thihr mrfms. Ie kerrh phacjre bha hxthrcer, msæ quh ie `my ihkhscbmb." Bhrretmbm, Jmlrchaah smacû per am puhrtm.

‘µHrhs tþ Jmlrchaah5 µHikeitrmsth fc hspmbm y k`mormf5 Bífhaes, per gmver," bcne Phim kumibe Jmlly rhjrhsû. "Ae schite, phre‒" "µAe schiths5 µIe aes tchihs5 µTer quã ie5 Wmfes, Jmlrchaah, ie hstey pcbchibe fukè," Phim sh ahvmitû bha nhrjûi y usû am fhsm pmrm pmapmr su kmfcie per ha lerbh bh am `mlctmkcûi, cithitmibe mprexcfmrsh m am lmrbe. Jmlly kmfciû, tekmbe ha lrmze bh su mfcjm y Phim ma cistmith am mjmrrû per aes èflres, su restre thise, sus enes sci vcstm hitrhkhrrmbes. "µBûibh hstíi5" "Zcbjch aes hskeibcû hi majþi sctce, krhe," bcne Jmlrchaah. "Fcrã hi tebes ambes, cikause hi su berfcterce. E`, Phim, ¡tchihi ha nhrjûi fís jrmibh quh nmfís `h vcste! Hs bh‒" "¡Kmaamth!" jrctû Phim, bíibeah uim vceahitm smkubcbm. :8


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Jmlly sh thisû fchitrms ams fmies bh Phim sh ùibæmi preguibmfhith hi su kmrih. "Phim, hstís `mkcãibefh bmýe…" bcne, rhphitcimfhith thfhresm bh su fhnerm mfcjm. Phim am bhnû cr kefe sc sh ùlchsh quhfmbe, su hxprhscûi rípcbmfhith pmsmibe bh am serprhsm m am kefprhscûi, m am vhrjñhizm. "Ae schite," susurrû y mamrjû uim fmie quh hikeitrû m Jmlly. Am fmie hrm jhitca, mkmrckcmberm y tchrim. "Se… supeije quh hstey ui peke hi ha lerbh. Rebm hstm eskurcbmb. Sm ic tmi scquchrm puhbe vhr gerfms vmjms e keaerhs. Ie bhsbh `mkh ui tchfpe. Ie `my imbm. Kefe hi am kuhvm miths bh quh `ckchsh am èjuhrm. Fh schite kefe sc mþi hstuvchsh maaæ, m vhkhs. Mtrmpmbm bhtrís bha fure, vcvchibe hi am eskurcbmb." "E`, Phim, ae schite tmite." Jmlrchaah puse aes lrmzes m su marhbhber y phrfmihkchrei msæ ui fefhite, keigertíibesh futumfhith. [us vcbms hstmlmi tmi kmflcmbms, phisû Jmlrchaah. Rmitms kesms hrmi bcghrhiths. Phim, am guhrth h citrãpcbm juhrrhrm quh iuikm rhtrekhbcû hi icijþi keflmth, hstmlm hi phacjre bh phrbhr per prcfhrm vhz. Hrm uim lmtmaam aclrmbm hi su prepcm fhith fchitrms cithitmlm mkhptmr sus iuhvms acfctmkceihs. Rmites kmflces, phisû. Gcimafhith `mlæmi kefpmrtcbe per prcfhrm vhz am citcfcbmb gæsckm. Hrm ui rhkuhrbe quh Jmlrchaah ic tmi scquchrm sh mtrhvæm m hxpaermr, sus shitcfchites hrmi tmi pmsfeses y iuhves. Nmfís `mlæm cfmjcimbe quh pubchsh shitcr hi am gerfm quh ae `cze kumibe Phim ah `cze ha mfer. Am rhmacbmb suphrû tebe ae quh `mlcm seýmbe miths. S mþi, bhspuãs bh tebe hse, `mlæm uim bcstmikcm hitrh mflms funhrhs per prcfhrm vhz bhsbh quh hfphzmrei su vcmnh nuitms. Hrm kefe sc am mvmamik`m ùlchsh kmæbe hitrh haams, y kmbm vhz quh Jmlrchaah cithitmlm rhtcrmr ams pchbrms, Phim hivcmsh fís pmrm rhaahimr aes ùhkes. Hstm lmrrhrm hfekceima hrm cikause fís grustrmith quh ae `mlæm scbe am bh am kuhvm. Ma fhies maaæ, pebæmi vhr ha prelahfm h cithitmr hikeitrmr seaukceihs. Kei Phim, ym imbm hstmlm kamre. Rebe bhlchrm hstmr fhnermibe. Am `hrcbm bh Phim hstmlm smimibe. [maæm bh am kmfm y hfphzmlm m mprhibhr kûfe hstmr sci vcstm. Gcimafhith `mlæmi ymkcbe uim hi lrmzes bh am etrm. Jmlrchaah bhlchrm hstmr scitcãibesh hsphrmizmbm. Hi su aujmr, sh shitæm cibhghism y mrreaambm. \hphitcimfhith, rhkerbû ams pmamlrms bh Phim hi am kuhvm. "Ae quh hs fukè pher ‒ ae quh, bh `hkè, hs fertma ‒ hs phrbhr am hsphrmizm." µ[h mpackmlmi mquæ tmflcãi5 µTebæmi mflms funhrhs `mlhr phrbcbe am hsphrmizm y hrm hsm :7


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pãrbcbm ae quh hstmlm macfhitmibe am rupturm bh su rhamkcûi5 M phsmr bh am citcfcbmb gæsckm, Jmlly shitæm quh hfekceimafhith, hstmlmi fís ahnes bh ae quh nmfís ae `mlæmi hstmbe. "Rchih quh `mlhr maje quh puhbm `mkhr," bcne hi vez matm. "Ae `my," bcne Phim, smkmibe m Jmlrchaah bh sus phismfchites. "Bh majuim fmihrm `ms bh hikeitrmr fc hspmbm e fc k`mormf. S bhspuãs ihkhsctms crth m Mthims." "Thisã quh ym `mlæmfes suphrmbe hse. Ie fh vey m icijuim pmrth," bcne kei hiene. Hse ie hrm ae quh mèrm fcsfe ihkhsctmlm. "Bhlhs, Jmlrchaah," supackû Phim. "Ie quchre iuhstrms bes vcbms bhstrezmbms m kmusm bh fc cfpethikcm." "Ie ihkhsctms hstmr cfpethith," bcne Jmlly, rmzeimlahfhith. Feiteihs bh jhith hstíi kchjes y ie hstíi cfpethiths hi mlseaute. Majuies `mkhi kesms mseflresms. @mlæm uim k`ckm hi iuhstrm mabhm quh ie pebæm vhr y seaæm tekmr ha mrpm y am gamutm ‒ fhner quh imbch quh `mym hskuk`mbe nmfís. Tebæm cfctmr m aes pínmres seae scalmibe y pebæm‒" "Hstey shjurm bh quh hrm fuy hsphkcma," cithrrufpcû Phim, "phre ie sey hxmktmfhith bha tcpe ‚cfctmber bh pínmres‐." Phim mushithfhith sh gretû am grhith, `mkchibe sesphk`mr m Jmlrchaah thiæm etre bh sus beaerhs bh kmlhzm. Am juhrrhrm suspcrû "Ie `my fuk`m bhfmibm bh juhrrhres quh ie puhbmi vhr. S sci hse, ie thije gerfm bh hxpcmr fc pmsmbe. Ie puhbe pmsmr ha rhste bh fc vcbm shitmbm hi uim mabhm, mprhibchibe gamutm fchitrms etres kucbmi bh fæ. Ie puhbe," bcne, fmaùfermbmfhith. "Aes tmflerhs sei fís tu juste, µie hs msæ5" bcne uim vez hi ha uflrma. Jmlrchaah fcrû y vcû m Zcbjch. "µGamutms5 H`. [ei pmrm ihictms y bceshs kmlrm, µsæ5" "µKûfe @mbhs th mprexcfmsth sci quh ae eyhsh5" prhjuitû Phim gurcesmfhith. "[ey acjhrm kefe ui jmtcte kumibe quchre shrae, juhrrhrm. Ie schfprh hs luhie miuikcmrsh, µsæ5 Bh hsm gerfm th pchrbhs fuk`ms kesms cithrhsmiths, µie hs msæ5 Msæ hs." "µ]uã quchrhs5" prhjuitû Phim. ::


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"Imbm hxkhpte trmhr tu mafuhrze, vmachith. Ie sey fís quh tu ùfcabh schrvm, µsæ5" Muiquh ie pebæm vhr m am smimberm, Phim sh ams mrrhjaû pmrm msufcr uim scichstrm y ghrez fcrmbm. Jmlrchaah sh mkamrû am jmrjmitm. "Xf… Phim quhræm smlhr bûibh sus‒" "¡[``, Jmlrchaah!" jruýû Phim. "Ie ihkhsctmfes feahstmr m am ‚scrvchitm‐ kei hse." "Thquhým, aahvm m am juhrrhrm m am fhsm pmrm su kefcbm." Jmlly elhbhkcû y Phim ah phrfctcû jucmram m am scaam. Zcbjch kmafmbmfhith puse ui kuhike bh hstegmbe bh keihne y uim rhlmimbm bh pmi grhith m haam. Bh su leascaae smkû uim kuk`mrm. Mjmrrû am fmie bh Phim y hstmfpû am kuk`mrm bhitre. "Cithitm ie usmr am perkhamim luhim kefe mrfm, juhrrhrm," bcne kei uim seircsm. Phim seircû fmackcesmfhith y kei khjmberm rmpcbhz cithitû mtrmvhsmr m Zcbjch hi ha fmije bh am kuk`mrm. Tmrm su serprhsm, am smimberm ae hsqucvû gíkcafhith. Hiteikhs am funhr pmafhû jhitcafhith m Phim hi am fhncaam y jcrû pmrm crsh. "Xmu, µvcsth hse5" bcne Jmlrchaah, pmsfmbm. "Ie, Jmlrchaah," bcne Phim kíustckmfhith. Jmlly sh puse hskmramtm. "¡E`! Ae schite, ye ‒" "Ie cfpertm. [ei seae pmamlrms." Phim luskû ha kuhike msæ quh Jmlly ae puse m bh su makmikh. Phim ae hikeitrû kei am kuk`mrm y aahvû ha uthiscace m su lekm. Am lmrbe pube bhkcr cistmitíihmfhith quh ae bcsgrutû, muiquh am juhrrhrm cithitû cithismfhith ekuatmr ha `hkè. "µLuhie5" "Hstí lchi," jruýû Phim, keitciumibe kefchibe ha hsphse kmabe, kei `mflrh. :0


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Rekû luskmibe ha pmi, pmrtcû ui phbmze y sh ae hk`û m am lekm, ui phquhýe jhfcbe bh pamkhr hskmpû fchitrms fmstckmlm. "Ha pmi bh Zcbjch hs ha fhner quh nmfís `h tefmbe," bcne Jmlly. "Hs ui peke shke," fcitcû Phim, su lekm aahim. Jmlrchaah seircû. "\hmafhith am ebcms, µvhrbmb5" Phim sh hikejcû bh èflres, "Ie, ie fh cfpertm uim gerfm u etrm. Ie fh justm, ie am ebce. Ie elstmith, hstí lmstmith pmjmbm bh sæ fcsfm," mýmbcû, pmrtchibe etre treze bh pmi. "E`, ie sã. Krhe seae quh hs fuy bchstrm y ae smlh. Kefe tþ kumibe hstís auk`mbe. Kefe am gerfm hi am quh hstís hi fctmb bh uim lmtmaam y hs m vcbm e fuhrth y tebes aes èflrhs quh keflmths hstíi msustmbes y gurceses y tþ seae ræhs kei hsm rcsctm fmavmbm, smlchibe quh hrhs fhner quh tebes haaes msæ quh, mbhfís, sh ae `mkhs smlhr." Phim ie rhspeibcû, seae keitciuû kefchibe ha hstegmbe y ha pmi, keikhitríibesh hi ie bhrrmfmrae e gmaamr kei am kuk`mrm. Mushithfhith keitciuû gretíibesh kmlhzm y enes, ha beaer gruikchibe ams kefcsurms bh su lekm. "S kumibe auk`ms hstís schfprh seirchibe," keitciuû Jmlrchaah. "[mkms tma bhahcth bh tu `mlcacbmb. Krhe quh hse hs tmflcãi ae quh schith Zcbjch. [mkm ui feitûi bh pamkhr hi shr tmi luhim kekcihrm y uim smimberm tmi betmbm. Bhlchrms `mlhr vcste su kmrm kumibe th sestuve kefe ui lhlã, kmitíibeth y fhkcãibeth. Kmrmflm, hstmlm rhspamibhkchibe‒" Jmlly scitcû uim guhrth prhscûi hi su fuýhkm y fcrû pmrm vhr am fmie bh Phim mjmrríibeam, thflamibe. "µKuíibe `cze quã5" prhjuitû Phim, su vez lmnm y mphims keitreambm. "X`… Phim… fc fuýhkm…" "Keitãstmfh" "Xf… luhie… ma prcikcpce bh aahjmr mquæ y hstmlms tmi `hrcbm. Cikeiskchith hi rhmacbmb. Rh clms y vhiæms. Fh prhjuitmsth kûfe smacfes, phre ie krhæm quh :3


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rhkerbmrís imbm bh hse." "Ie ae rhkuhrbe. [cjuh." Jmlrchaah cithitû fevhr su fmie, phre am prhsm bh Phim hrm gãrrhm h cigahxclah. Jmlly hfphzû m submr, ha beaer bh su fuýhkm befciíibeam. "Luhie, Zcbjch fís e fhies th tefû y kmsc…" "µ[æ5" "Rh sestuve ‒ th mkuiû hi sus lrmzes kefe sc guhshs uim rhkcãi imkcbm e maje pmrhkcbe. S tþ pmrhkcsth phrfctcrah quh ekurrchsh. Rh rhibcsth m haam y seae th fhkcû y bhspuãs fh hk`û guhrm, bckchibe quh ie quhrræms quh vchsh ae quh ekurræm. Ie sã quã `cze bhspuãs bh hse. Thre ma bæm scjuchith hstmlms fuk`æscfe fhner. Guh kefe ui fcamjre e maje msæ." Jmlly `cze uim fuhkm fchitrms am prhsm selrh su fuýhkm sh preguibczmlm cikause fís. "Ter gmver, Phim, bãnmfh cr… buhah tmite." Phim mazû am lmrlcaam, guhje hi sus enes. "Am fmtmrã," jruýû, quctmibe su fmie bh Jmlrchaah, sci bcskuapms. "¡Ie! µIe ae kmptms5 ¡Rh smiû! µIe puhbhs hstmr higmbmbm per hse5" Phim kruzû ha lrmze selrh am fhsm, hivcmibe ha kuhike y ha rhste bha pmi veamibe per am `mlctmkcûi. "E`, µie puhbe5" jrctû. "µIe puhbe5" "¡Phim! ¡Bhthith! ¡Hstís msustíibefh!" "¡S tþ scfpahfhith sh ae phrfctcsth! ¡Ah phrfctcsth quh fh ùfcaamrm! Rrmtmrfh kefe uim hsphkch bh kræm ‒ ¡nuste higrhith tuye! Bceshs, ah rhterkhrã ha kuhaae," bcne Phim phacjresmfhith, tcrmibe am scaam ma ahvmitmrsh. Tmshû higrhith bh am lmrbe y Jmlly ietû quh Phim pmrhkæm fís gmfcacmrczmbm kei am bcstrclukcûi bh am `mlctmkcûi, ym quh iuikm sh mkhrkmlm m aes elnhtes, fmithicãibesh sûae hi aes hspmkces bhsphnmbes. "S ae smlæm, µvhrbmb5 [mlæm quh hstmlm kchjm y mþi msæ fh smiû. µFh elacjû m selrhvcvcr pmrm quh pubchsh vcvcr msæ5 ¡Ae fís ciþtca bha fuibe! Xi juhrrhre kchje. Lchi, ah festrmrã quh kchjm e ie, mþi puhbe fmtmr. S ie ihkhscte fcs mrfms pmrm `mkhrae." "¡Ie, Phim! ¡Ie phrfctcrã quh am `chrms!" jrctû Jmlrchaah. 04


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Phim jcrû pmrm hikmrmr am guhith bh am vez bh Jmlly. "µRþ. Ie. Fh. Thrfctcrís5" bcne kei phacjresm bhaclhrmkcûi. Jmlly sh crjucû kei tebm su maturm, su hxprhscûi burm. "Ie. Ie th ae phrfctcrã. Rhibrís quh fmtmrfh tmflcãi." "Hse shræm lmstmith gíkca." "Jrmi k`mram, Trcikhsm Juhrrhrm." "Amrje bh mquæ." "Ie, fh quhbe‒" Phim tmithû am hstmithræm prûxcfm m haam, mjmrrû ui kmibhamlre y sh ae mrrenû m Jmlrchaah, jrctmibe, "¡Amrje! ¡Mèrm! ¡Whth!" Guh bcrhkte ma elnhtcve, phre Jmlly sh mjmk`û m tchfpe. \hkejcû ha kmibhamlre y ae puse selrh am fhsm, keithitm bh quh hstuvchsh mpmjmbe y quh am hstmithræm hstuvchsh mèrm vmkæm fchitrms ams fmies bh Phim luskmlmi maje fís quh mrrenmr. Keithfpaû m su mfcjm per ui amrje fefhite. "Sm ie sã qucãi hrhs," susurrû, hiteikhs bhnû am `mlctmkcûi. "¡Ter ha @mbhs, amrje bh fc vcbm, Jmlrchaah!" jrctû Phim. "Nmfís bhshe veavhr m eær tu vez bh iuhve." Rrms haam, Jmlly eyû m Phim mrrenmibe kesms, refpchibe tebe m su makmikh, rujchibe kei bhsmtmbm rmlcm. Fchitrms am lmrbe jcrmlm am hsqucim, eyû m Phim kmhr ma suhae, ha cikeiguibclah seicbe bh su aaere hitrhkertmbe `cze hke m trmvãs bha pmscaae. Jmlrchaah ie fcrû mtrís.

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Rrmiqucamfhith Jmlrchaah ah prhjuitû m Nerjes sc pebræm thihr etrm `mlctmkcûi. [ci uim pmamlrm am keibune per ha pmscaae m uim `mlctmkcûi fuy scfcamr m am quh `mlæm kefpmrtcbe kei Phim. Jmlly sh ae mjrmbhkcû y tæfcbmfhith mbfctcû quh ie thiæm bcimrhs phre quh hikeitrmræm etrm fmihrm bh pmjmr. Nerjes mscitcû kei 0=


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kefprhiscûi, egrhkcãibeah phrfctcrah trmlmnmr per am bhubm bh mflms `mkchibe majuims tmrhms hi am pesmbm. Jmlrchaah mkkhbcû ghaczfhith. Ihkhsctmlm smkmr sus hskmsms phrthihikcms bh am `mlctmkcûi bh Phim. Xim bh ams mabhmims ah `mlæm bmbe su kmfcsm bh berfcr y etrm ah `mlæm prhstmbe uim gmabm pmrm rhhfpamzmr am quh `mlæm kertmbe hi vhibms. Hsphrû `mstm quh Phim hstuvchsh berfcbm, ie bhshmibe etrm keigreitmkcûi. [cahikcesmfhith hikeitrû sus kesms y jcrû pmrm crsh. "µIc tmi scquchrm fh `mlams ym5" prhjuitû Phim bhsbh ha nhrjûi. "E`, krhæ quh hstmlms berfcbm. Ae schite." "[æ. Mpestmræm quh hse hs ae quh phismsth. Trelmlahfhith hsphrmsth tebe ha bæm pmrm haae, mbhfís." Kmrjmbm bh kuapm, Jmlly sh bhtuve, ie smlchibe kûfe keithstmr. "Ter supuhste quh ie, Phim." bcne sci keivckkcûi. "Fmithith hi am vhrbmb, Jmlrchaah. Hrhs am pher fhitcresm bha fuibe. Cikause uim funhr kchjm puhbh ‚vhr‐ hse." Phim sh cikerperû y hstcrû. Jmlly fcrû ha nuhje bh fþskuaes bh sus lrmzes. Aes phkès bh am juhrrhrm hstmlmi preyhktmbes `mkcm bhamith fchitrms kurvmlm su hspmabm, aes phzeihs rhsmatmibe keitrm am bhajmbm kmfcsm ihjrm quh aahvmlm. Jmlrchaah trmjû uim vhz, keflmtchibe su prepcm mtrmkkcûi. "Lchi… supeije quh th `mlamrã fís tmrbh. Tmrhkhs… kmismbm," bcne am lmrbe. Phim seircû kei uim ahitm y shisuma seircsm? citcfcbmith y bhprhbmberm. "µRmi preite5 Mkmlms bh aahjmr." "[æ, luhie, thije majuims kesms quh `mkhr." "E`, bhfmscmbe ekupmbm pmrm `mlamr fís kei tu mfmith, µie hs hse5" Jmlly rhtrekhbcû fchitrms Phim mvmizmlm. "Ie, imbm bh hse. [c quchrhs `mlamr fh quhbmrã ui peke fís…" Phim fmicelrû kei Jmlrchaah `mstm quh am lmrbe tuve su hspmabm keitrm am pmrhb. Ahitmfhith, am juhrrhrm hstcrû uim fmie y mkmrckcû ha phkè bhrhkè bh 0<


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Jmlly. "[æ. @mlamr. Mberms `mlamr," bcne hiteikhs lmnû am kmlhzm, kmpturmibe am lekm bh Jmlly. Ha lhse ie guh kefe icijuie quh am nevhi ùlchsh hxphrcfhitmbe miths ‒ ahite, shisuma… kruha. "¡Phim, pmrm…!" jcfcû Jmlly kumibe am juhrrhrm gcimafhith refpcû ha keitmkte. "µTmrmr5 Thre seaæmi justmrth fcs lhses. [hjuæms bhsmgcíibefh, µrhkuhrbms5 Hsth nuhje guh cbhm tuym, buazurm." [hbuktcvmfhith, Phim sh quctû am kmfcsm bh su kuhrpe y phrfmihkcû bhsiubm mith su mfcjm. "Rh bhsmgæe m tc, Jmlrchaah. Rh bhsmgæe m krhkhr. Rh bhsmgæe m tefmrfh mèrm fcsfe. Fuãstrmfh kuíi guhrth hrhs, phquhým lmrbe. [ã fc mfm," bcne, bhsmtmibe ha tep bh Jmlrchaah. "Ie, Phim ‒ hstm ie hrhs tþ. Hste hstí fma, ie hrhs tþ fcsfm." Am nevhi sh rhterkcû keitrm am juhrrhrm, phre Phim hrm fukè fís guhrth, am senuzjû gíkcafhith, bhsiubíibeam `mstm am kciturm. "µSm ie fh hikuhitrms mtrmktcvm5" prhjuitû Phim ciekhithfhith, su hxprhscûi smavmnh y phacjresm. Mterfhitû aes phzeihs bh Jmlrchaah `mstm quh hstuvchrei hrhktes. "E` sæ, puhbe bhkcrth kumite ebcms fc keitmkte." Xim fmie lmnû, bhsaczíibesh lmne am kciturm bh su gmabm. "Thre ie hstís hxkctmbm per fæ. E`, ie. Ie th prhekupms per fæ hi mlseaute…" "Ter… per supuhste quh ae `mje." Jmlrchaah keflmtcû am rhmkkcûi bh su kuhrpe fchitrms am fmie bh Phim ahitmfhith lmnmlm bhskhibchibe puajmbm m puajmbm. Nmfís `mlæm hstmbe tmi msustmbm hi tebm su vcbm. "Rh mfe, Phim, phre‒" "[chfprh ui ‚phre‐, µie hs msæ5 Imbch bckh ‚mfer‐ sci mýmbcr maje pmrm bcaucrae. S thiæm tmi matms hsphrmizms hi tc, Jmlrchaah," bcne Phim, tefmibe uie bh aes phzeihs bh Jmlly kei sus bchiths y ferbcãibeae. "¡E`! ¡Hse buhah!" "Xi peke bh beaer kei ha mfer ah mýmbh pckmith, µie krhhs5" "Ie. Ie ae krhe hi mlseaute. Hstís msustíibefh, Phim. µHs hste ae quh seaæms `mkhr kumibe hrms uim shýerm bh am juhrrm5 µMsustmr m tebes pmrm quh imbch sh mkhrkmsh bhfmscmbe5" Phim gruikcû ha khýe, tcrû ha tep bh Jmlly selrh su phkè, hfpunmibe m am nevhi bha fure `mkcm am puhrtm mlchrtm y bhspuãs kmfcimibe m su nhrjûi. 0;


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"Amrje bh mquæ, icým. Ie th ihkhscte pmrm hikeitrmr smtcsgmkkcûi. Ie ihkhscte m imbch." [h gretû ams schihs, sus enes sci vcstm hitrhkhrríibesh. "Sm am eæsth. Amrje puhs, k`cquctm," bcne Zcbjch bhsbh bhtrís bh Jmlrchaah. Am lmrbe sh jcrû, msustmbm. "µKuíite aahvms‒" "[ugckchith pmrm hitrmr hi kmse bh quh am vmachith sh puschsh phacjresm keitcje" Phim rcû. "Mseflrese, µie, Jmlrchaah5 Am jhith hstí schfprh prethjcãibeth. Beibh quchrm quh vmyms majuchi aclrm tus lmtmaams per tc. Cikrhælah." "µIe tchihs trmlmne quh `mkhr puhs, k`cquctm5 µIe hstmlms myubmibe m Nerjes hstm tmrbh5" "[æ… ye… sæ, per supuhste," bcne Jmlrchaah, rípcbmfhith peicãibesh ha tep. Enhû m Phim quh hstmlm bh pch y hstcrmlm su kuhrpe bhsiube. Hs kmsc kefe sc hstuvchsh hx`clcãibesh mith Zcbjch, phisû Jmlly. Kefe sc sh pmveihmsh? festrmibe kuíi phrghktm y `hrfesm hrm. Jmlrchaah rhtrekhbcû, phre sh quhbû nuste trms am puhrtm, bhshmibe vhr quã ekurræm m keitciumkcûi. "Rh trmnh maje pmrm myubmrth m berfcr," bcne Zcbjch, mprexcfíibesh m Phim. "¡Kuíi seaækctm!" bcne am juhrrhrm, kmbm fevcfchite uim shbukkcûi. "[æ. Hstmrís bhshmibe peihrth tu kmfcsm, `mkh græe, µsæ5" "Ie thije græe hi mlseaute, Zcbjch quhrcbm. [ey am "Wmachith", µrhkuhrbms5 Am Juhrrhrm. Nmfís shitcfes imbm. Ic beaer, ic græe, ic bcskeigerfcbmb. Fcrm, vhae tþ fcsfm. Rekm fc pcha," bcne Phim, tefmibe am fmie bh Zcbjch y keaekíibeam selrh su phkè bhsiube. "µWhs5 Imbm bh græe, µie5" Zcbjch gruikcû ha khýe. Kei uim vhaekcbmb quh bhsmgcmlm su tmfmýe, sh mjmk`û y ahvmitû m Phim, mrreníibeam rubmfhith selrh ha nhrjûi. Ter ui fefhite, ùle píicke hi am kmrm bh am juhrrhrm fchitrms Zcbjch sh cikacimlm selrh haam. Hiteikhs am smimberm vhrtcû uim lethaactm bh turlce aæqucbe hi su lekm, gerzíibeam m trmjmr, kumibe Zcbjch sh hibhrhzû, uim uatrmnmbm Phim hfphzû m hskupcr y amizmr puýhtmzes m beibh phismlm quh hstmlm su elnhtcve. Thre am smimberm sh `mlæm fevcbe y am juhrrhrm ie hikeitrû imbm smave mcrh. "¡Wmkm! µ]uã mkmlms bh `mkhr5 µ]uã hrm hse5" 02


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"Rh ae bcnh. Maje pmrm myubmrth m berfcr. µ]uchrhs tu kmfcsm, h`5" Kmafmbmfhith, Zcbjch rhkelrû am bhskmrtmbm prhibm bh Phim y sh am mrrenû. Am juhrrhrm hfphzû m ahvmitmrsh, hiteikhs kmyû `mkcm mtrís, kei uim fcrmbm bh serprhsm hi su kmrm. "¡Mphstesm, cjiermith feitûi bh hstcãrkea bh kmlmaae! ¡]uã th bm bhrhkè m…" ams pmamlrms bh Phim `ckchrei keiguscûi y sus enes sh khrrmrei. "[uberese feitûi bh jerb…" "[æ. [ey uim funhr jrmibh. Hs bcgækca eghibhrsh kumibe bckhs am vhrbmb," bcne Zcbjch, seimibe y tcitcihmibe. "Buhrfh lchi, juhrrhrm. S bhnm hi pmz m am k`cquctm, µsæ5 Ie thibræms fmyer amfhite quh sc `crchshs m am phquhým." "Iuikm… `hrcræm m… Jmlrchaah…" furfurû Phim fchitrms kmæm hi ui preguibe suhýe. Fchitrms Zcbjch vhstæm hgckchithfhith m Phim kei am kmfcsm, Jmlly sh veavcû, kerrcû guhrm y vefctû `mstm quh hstuve bhfmscmbe bãlca pmrm phrfmihkhr bh pch.

Jmlrchaah ie sh mkhrkû m Phim burmith bes bæms h cithitû ie phismr hi su mfcjm, shitmbm seam hi phrphtum eskurcbmb. Kmbm vhz quh shitæm am kefpmscûi bhsphrtmr y bhshmlm cr m haam, rhkerbmlm quh hstm Phim hrm uim bhskeiekcbm. Xim fuy phacjresm bhskeiekcbm. Hi su aujmr, sh fmituve ekupmbm? acfpcmibe, myubmibe m Zcbjch kei am kefcbm, scrvchibe fhsms hi am khim y `mkchibe tmrhms jhihrmahs, pmrm myubmr m jmimr ha prhkce bh sus `mlctmkceihs. Jmlrchaah smlæm quh thibræm quh higrhitmr preite m Phim. Ie clm m rhibcr m am funhr quh mfmlm. Thre thiæm prcfhre quh fmithihr ams bcstmikcms. Rhiæm quh rhkuphrmr su shitcbe bha ye. Phim hrm tmi guhrth quh hrm gíkca phrbhrsh hi am cbhitcbmb bh am juhrrhrm, scitchibe ae quh ah hrm phrfctcbe shitcr? `mkchibe ae quh ah bhkæm quh `ckchsh. Ams aæihms bh lmtmaam `mlæmi scbe trmzmbms. S am lmrbe smlæm quh haam thiæm quh jmimr ãstm. Phim clm m thihr quh rhibcrsh, e Jmlly fercræm hi ha cithite. Hrm hxtrmýe phismr quh Phim pebæm mktumafhith fmtmram, phre Jmlrchaah smlæm 08


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quh mèrm hse hrm pesclah. Am rmlcm bhitre bh am juhrrhrm hstmlm kerrchibe bhsmtmbm. [h `mlæm keivhrtcbe hi am eskurcbmb quh `mlæm keflmtcbe tmi cithismfhith pmrm vhikhr. Kefe ui micfma hinmuambe, ie `mlæm prûxcfe fevcfchite prhvcsclah? icijuim keithikcûi bh cfpuases. Zcbjch pmrhkæm ciusumafhith kmpmz bh fmihnmrsh kei am juhrrhrm, phre ha kermzûi bh Jmlrchaah hstmlm schfprh cithrpeicãibesh. Mþi pmrhkæm su Phim. Ekmsceimafhith, `mlæm bhsthaaes bh am tchrim funhr quh am `mlæm mfmbe y prethjcbe burmith kmsc bes mýes. Hrm hstm Phim am quh sh cithrpeiæm hitrh Jmlly y am vcktercm. Hrm ha rhkuhrbe bh sus mvhiturms nuitms, su bhskulrcfchite bha mfer hi am kuhvm y su kefpmrtcbm pmscûi ae quh ah `mlæm cfphbcbe ma lmrbe auk`mr kefe ui cjuma. Hse thiæm quh mkmlmr, sh bce kuhitm. Bhsbh mèrm, sey ye keitrm ha [hýer bh am Juhrrm. Ie puhbe phismr hi haam kefe imbm fís, e kchrtmfhith phrbhrã.

Jmlrchaah phrfmihkæm scahikcesmfhith hi ha pmscaae, elshrvíibeam. Phim hstmlm reibmibe per am `mlctmkcûi, rhkejchibe tebe ae quh thiæm m fmie y prelmibe su phse y tmkte. Hikeitrû am scaam y am bhstrezû keitrm ha fure, refpcãibeam hi trezes, hiteikhs fhtckuaesmfhith rhkejcû kmbm phbmze, mtmkmibe y gcitmibe am fmbhrm kefe uim hspmbm. Xi treze pmrhkcû thihr ha hqucaclrce mbhkumbe y sh guh m trmlmnmr gretmibe ha hxtrhfe keitrm am pchbrm, mgcaíibeam. Jmlrchaah vmrcû su phse, ha fevcfchite kmusû ui susurre kumibe sus letms bh kuhre krunchrei. Phim pmrû, ma cistmith mahrtm. "µ]ucãi hstí m`æ5" Jmlly phrfmihkcû quchtm, ie mtrhvcãibesh scquchrm m rhspcrmr. "µ]ucãi hstí m`æ5" rujcû Phim. "¡Tuhbe eærth!" Jmlrchaah ie sh fevcû, rhphitcimfhith msustmbm. Phim thiæm ha mgcambe treze bh fmbhrm hi su fmie y su smavmnh seircsm hi am kmrm. "µWcicsth m vhr ha hsphktíkuae5 µWcicsth m rhærth bh am juhrrhrm kchjm5" Phim mvmizû puajmbm m puajmbm, jcrmibe am fmbhrm hi su fmie kefe seaæm veathmr su hspmbm. "Whi. Ie vey m `hrcrth, quchiquchrm quh shms. Bhspuãs bh tebe, µquã puhbe `mkhr5 [ûae sey uim funhr kchjm kei ui pmae. Ie `my phacjre, µvhrbmb5" 07


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Phim rcû. Jmlrchaah jcrû y kerrcû. Fchitrms jcrmlm am hsqucim sh hstmfpû hi ha fure aamfmbe Zcbjch. "¡Zèes`! Bhspmkce, k`cquctm. µ]uã th pmsm5" "Se… Rhi kucbmbe, Zcbjch. Phim sh `m mrfmbe kei am pmtm bh am scaam." "[æ, phisã quh `mræm hse. Lchi. Ams kesms hstíi ekurrchibe kefe bhlhræmi, h`. Hs ha fefhite." Jmlrchaah am fcrû kei serprhsm. "µ]uã5 µ[mlæms quh hste ekurrcræm5" "[æ µThismsth quh bhnmræm am scaam hi am `mlctmkcûi sci phismr quã keishkuhikcms `mlræm bhspuãs5 Fh krhhs uim funhr teitm, µie hs msæ5 Msæ hs." "µThre per quã5 µIe kefprhibhs quh puhbh `hrcrsh kei hse5 Krhe quh bhshm fercr, Zcbjch. ¡Krhe quh cithitmrí quctmrsh am vcbm!" Jmlrchaah bcne mgacjcbmfhith. [h bce kuhitm bh hste kumibe Phim `mlæm scbe tmi ciscsthith mkhrkm bh keishjucr sus mrfms y selrh hivcmr m Jmlly m Mthims. Thre ie `mlæm smlcbe kûfe mgreitmrae, msæ quh `mlæm luskmbe hspmbm y k`mormf, `mkchibe tchfpe h cithitmibe bhthrfcimr sc hstmlmi ae lmstmith lchi hskeibcbms. "[æ, msæ hs. ]uchrh am fuhrth. E hse krhh, µsæ5" "µ]uã hstís bckchibe5" "Ru Phim hs uim funhr erjuaaesm. S hsth hs ha jeaph fís lmne quh nmfís `m rhkclcbe, µie hs msæ5 Hs uim pruhlm pmrm haam, hse hs. [c am eskurcbmb jmim, hstmrí fís maaí bh fc myubm. Thre ie krhe quh ae `mjm, µsæ5 Am keiekhs. Keiekhs su fhith. Keiekhs su guhrzm. µAh mjrmbm phrbhr lmtmaams5 Krhe quh ie, µie hs msæ5" "Msæ hs…" furfurû Jmlrchaah, ie bíibesh kuhitm quh hstmlm cfctmibe am bckkcûi bh am smimberm. Zcbjch rcû y tcitcihû y rhseiû. "µ]uã ekurrh sc jmim5" prhjuitû Jmlly. "Am myubmrã m rhkuphrmr su vcstm, µsæ5" 0:


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"µTuhbhs `mkhr hse5" prhjuitû mseflrmbm. "[æ. ]uczí. Thre ihkhscte am myubm bh am juhrrhrm y hsm funhr, ie hs uim juhrrhrm. Hs uim kelmrbh. Aes kelmrbhs ie myubmi m imbch, µie hs msæ5 Tmkchikcm, phquhým. Am lmtmaam `m hfphzmbe." Jmlrchaah sh jcrû fchitrms eæm m Phim rhær hi am `mlctmkcûi fís mahnmbm. Kmuthaesmfhith, mflms funhrhs rhjrhsmrei m fcrmr. Am lmrbe hstmlm mseflrmbm bh kuíi scahikcesm pebæm shr Zcbjch kumibe quhræm. Ic ui seicbe ic ui tcitcihe pebæm shr eæbe. Jmlly sh mshjurû quh hrm cjumafhith tmi bcskrhtm. Hstm vhz ie kruncû ha kuhre. Phim hstmlm gurcesmfhith mgcamibe ha pmae, prelíibeae kmbm pekes fciutes. [u prejrhse hrm mseflrese. Ha lerbh mgcambe tefmlm gerfm lmne aes gcrfhs fþskuaes y ha shisclah keitrea quh am funhr peshæm. Rrms vmrces fciutes, am pmtm bh am scaam tuve uim fuy ahtma puitm hi ha hxtrhfe. Phim sh ræe mith su keitmkte, smkmibe uim jetm bh smijrh bh su mithlrmze fchitrms prelmlm ha mrfm. Am juhrrhrm kucbmbesmfhith rhkejcû am smijrh hi su bhbe, scitchibe su ùfhbmb hiteikhs puse ha bhbe hi su lekm, amfcãibeae. @mlæm uim pmapmlah shisumacbmb hi hsh phquhýe mkte y Jmlrchaah sh hstrhfhkcû. Phim jcfcû, hk`mbe mtrís am kmlhzm, sus amlces mlchrtes, su ahijum ahitmfhith rhkerrchibe ha lerbh bh sus bchiths suphrcerhs. Jmlrchaah bhshû crsh. Hste hs bhfmscmbe bcgækca bh keithfpamr, phisû. Ie puhbe quhbmrfh m vhram msæ. Hs am phrseim fís citcfcbmith quh nmfís `h keiekcbe. Ic cikause Kmaacste puhbh msustmrfh kefe ãstm Phim. Ie fh serprhibh quh am jhith thflamsh bh fchbe kumibe hitrmfes hi ui puhlae quh seae rhkuhrbm ma [hýer bh am Juhrrm quh seaæm shr. Ie fh serprhibh quh Phim keflmtm kei tmitm cithiscbmb pmrm keithihr am eskurcbmb bhitre bh haam. \hphitcimfhith Jmlrchaah tuve ui mtcsle bha tufuate quh Phim hikmrmlm kmbm bæm y kmbm iek`h hi citcfcbmiths restres y terturmbes suhýes. µKûfe ae `mlæm aejrmbe5 Jmlly sh fmrmvcaaû. µKûfe `mlæm kmflcmbe5 µKûfe pebæm imbch hikeitrmr am guhrzm pmrm fmithihr uim rmlcm kefe hstí hflethaambm bhitre5 Phim hstmlm shitmbm hi ha suhae, mkmrckcmibe am fmbhrm rhvhrhithfhith. Mazû ha restre ma thkè y susurrû majuims pmamlrms quh Jmlly ie pube eær. [us rmsjes hstmlmi kefpuhstes, kmsc pmkægckes. [u lhaahzm nmfís fís hvcbhith quh hi hsth fefhite. 00


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Phim keaekû am puitm mgcambm bha pmae lmne su phkè, hitrh bes kestcaams, pesckceiíibeae kucbmbesmfhith. Mflms fmies hi ha hxtrhfe epuhste. Aes enes bh Jmlrchaah sh bcamtmrei y mlrcû am lekm pmrm jrctmr, phre uim fmie hierfh am khrrû, scahikcíibeam kefpahtmfhith. Auk`û per aclhrmrsh, phre guh rhthicbm per am thimzm fís guhrth quh nmfís `mlæm shitcbe. S kei tebe, ic ui seicbe guh `hkè per am funhr bha pmscaae, muiquh uim pmrth bh Jmlrchaah sh mseflrû bh kûfe pebæm shr. Phim, kefpahtmfhith cjiermith bh su mubchikcm, seircû shrhimfhith. "Mbcûs, Jmlrchaah, schfprh th mfmrã," susurrû, hiteikhs thisû sus fþskuaes prhpmríibesh pmrm am hstekmbm.

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Jmlrchaah sh thisû keitrm aes lrmzes bh Zcbjch, ams aíjrcfms gauyhibe bhsmtmbms, su kermzûi amtchibe tmi smavmnhfhith quh thfcû hxpaetmræm. Nmfís hi su vcbm `mlæm shitcbe tmi bhshsphrmbe terfhite. Hstmlm m puite bh keithfpamr m am funhr quh mfmlm fmtmrsh. Phim phrbcû su shrhim hxprhscûi fchitrms sus fþskuaes hfphzmlmi m thflamr. [us amlces sh kurvmrei y uim eam bh ihjrm rmlcm rhterkcû su restre. Hiteikhs, nuste kumibe hstmlm m puite bh ùibcr am ‚bmjm‐ bh fmbhrm hi su phkè, jrctû y mrrenû su mrfm. Zcbjch susurrû hi ha eæbe bh Jmlrchaah. "Mèrm hs am pmrth fís cfpertmith, k`cquctm. Elshrvm kucbmbesmfhith, µ[æ5" Ams fmies bh Phim sh khrrmrei hi puýes y jeaphû ha suhae `mstm quh sh aahimrei bh smijrh. Keitciuû jrctmibe, kejcãibesh am kmlhzm kei ams hfpmpmbms fmies, jcfchibe bh beaer. "¡Bceshs!" jrctû. "¡E`, bceshs, pmrmbae!" Grhiãtckmfhith, pmapû ha suhae `mstm quh hikeitrû am hstmkm bh fmbhrm. Am mahnû bh sæ, ha mrfm gmaamibe mphims m Jmlrchaah y Zcbjch fchitrms rhletmbm bh am puhrtm ma pmscaae y sh hstmfpmlm hi am ahnmim pmrhb. "¡Kelmrbh!" k`caaû. "µ]uã cfpertm ha beaer5 ¡Ie tchih scjicgckmbe! µBhsbh kuíibe mkmlms kei uim vcbm quh tchih vmaer5 µBhsbh kuíibe ùyhs bh aes prelahfms y rhvhshs5 µBhsbh kuíibe `ms bhnmbe quh am eskurcbmb shm tu mfm5 ¡Mphstesm h ciþtca kelmrbh!" 03


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Jmlrchaah elshrvû, `cpietczmbm. Mþi ie keigcmlm hi am juhrrhrm, phre hstmlm hfphzmibe m shitcr keigcmizm. Phim keitciuû furfurmibe pmrm sæ, su teie khisurmber, muiquh ie sh pebæmi bcstcijucr ams pmamlrms. Hiteikhs mjmk`û am kmlhzm, kurvû aes lrmzes marhbhber bh su kuhrpe y sh hstrhfhkcû sci rucbe. "Mèrm hs tu pmrth, k`cquctm. µRchihs mjmaams pmrm mkhptmram kefe hs, puhs5 Keiekhs am eskurcbmb quh tchih, µsæ5 [c hs bhfmscmbe, vhth mèrm. Ie ah hstís `mkchibe icijþi gmver sc th quhbms sci mkhptmram per kefpahte, µsæ5 @mz tu bhkcscûi puhs, phquhým." Zcbjch mlrcû sus lrmzes y Jmlrchaah kerrcû ma ambe bh Phim. "µPhim5 [ey ye. Jmlrchaah," bcne, tekíibeam sumvhfhith hi ha èflre. Am kmlhzm bh am juhrrhrm sh mazû bh jeaph, su restre uim fískmrm bh beaer, phre ma seicbe bh am vez bh am lmrbe, ha bhahcth kruzû sus gmkkceihs kefe am auz bha mfmihkhr rhkerrh ui amje. "µJmlrchaah5 µHrhs rhmafhith tþ5 µIe fh bhnmsth5" "Ter supuhste quh ie th bhnã, Phim," susurrû. Kejcû m su mfcjm hi sus lrmzes y sh aahiû bh mseflre kumibe am erjuaaesm juhrrhrm sh guibcû hi haam, tefíibeam kefe sc guhsh ha mikam hi uim vcbm per etrm pmrth m am bhrcvm. Am rhspcrmkcûi bh Phim hrm hitrhkertmbm y suphrgckcma? ams aíjrcfms kmæmi cimbvhrtcbms. "Jmlrchaah… µTuhbhs phrbeimrfh5" "[```… Ie `my imbm quh phrbeimr. Mfe tebe hi tc, Phim. quchi hrhs, ae quh gucsth y ae quh shm hi quh th keivchrtms. Ie puhbhs hspmitmrfh e bhnmrfh mtrís." [ci shr ietmbm, Zcbjch ams bhnû seams, uim hierfh seircsm hi su kmrm kei èyuhaes. "Thre sey tmi kelmrbh. Rþ ie smlhs…" "Ae sã tebe. Hstuvh mquæ tebe ha tchfpe. Wc ae quh kmsc `ckcsth. Thre tmflcãi th vc jmimr am lmtmaam." "µAe… vcsth5" prhjuitû Phim, mazmibe am kmlhzm. Mamrjû uim fmie y pmapû am hxprhscûi hi ha restre bh Jmlly. "µIe fh ebcms per hse5 µIe fh ebcms per kmsc quctmrfh am vcbm5 µTer shr tmi kelmrbh5" 34


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"Hrhs am funhr fís vmachith quh nmfís `h keiekcbe. Mèrm bhnm bh prhekupmrth mkhrkm bh ae quh pchise y `mlahfes bh tc. Wey m `mkhrth majuims hxcjhikcms y vms m hstmr bh mkuhrbe kei tebms haams, µae tchihs5" Ter prcfhrm vhz hi bæms, Phim seircû jhiucimfhith. "µFh bhsmgæms5" Jmlrchaah rcû. "Nustmfhith. Rh bhsmgæe. Xie. Wms m phrfctcrfh myubmrth m trmtmr kei tu khjuhrm." "Mkhpte." "Bes. Nmfís vms m veavhr m keiscbhrmrth ciþtca etrm vhz. µKrhhs quh shr juhrrhrm hs tebe ae quh hrhs5 µAm funhr kei tmitms `mlcacbmbhs5 ¡Bmfh ui rhspcre!" "Lchi. Ae rhkerbmrã." "Luhie. Mèrm hstmfes `mkchibe prejrhses. Rrhs. ¡Iuikm ‒ rhpcte iuikm ‒ cithitmrís etrm vhz mahnmrfh per fc prepce lchi!" Phim mscitcû, keitrctm. "Kumtre. Luhie, ie puhbe phismr mèrm fcsfe hi ui kumtre, phre fhner quh krhms quh vm m `mlhr ui kumtre y ui kcike h cikause fís sc krhe quh ae ihkhsctms." "¡[æ, shýerm!" bcne Phim mstutmfhith. Lhsû m Jmlrchaah hi am lekm? ui lhse quh guh amrje, mferese y tchrie. "Hsh `mlræm scbe ui luhi kumtre, krhe," bcne Jmlly, fmrmvcaaíibesh mith am preguibcbmb bha mfer quh Phim hrm kmpmz bh hxprhsmr hi tmi scfpah mkkcûi. "Tuhbhs thihr kumites kumtres kefe bhshhs," rhpackû Phim hi ui ahite y shxy furfuaae hxhite bh ams smavmnhs keiietmkceihs bh su þatcfe hikuhitre. "Lchi," bcne Jmlly, su vez quhlríibesh hi am pmamlrm. Ah kestû uies fefhites keitreamrsh, hiteikhs mkuiû am kmlhzm bh Phim keitrm su phkè. "Krhe quh vm m justmrfh hstmr m kmrje. \hmafhith puhbe vhrah ha mtrmktcve." "Se tmflcãi," susurrû Phim, rhkamfmibe bh iuhve am lekm bh am lmrbe. 3=


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@m vuhate, phisû Jmlrchaah. Fc Phim `m vuhate. Jrmkcms m aes bceshs, rhmafhith hs haam.

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Phim phrfmihkæm seam hi ui kamre hi am phquhým írhm gerhstma trms am pesmbm. M uim bcstmikcm shjurm, Jmlrchaah am elshrvmlm, thfhresm. Ahitmfhith, ui èflrh sh bhsaczm trms haam, uim hspmbm hi su fmie. Phim pmrhkcû ie eærah, su keikhitrmkcûi hi hskuk`mr, kei am erhnm cikacimbm, m ui pínmre kmrpcithre hi ui írlea. \hphitcimfhith ha èflrh kmrjû, su hspmbm mazmbm. Phim smatû bh su kmfcie smkû su hspmbm y ah mkuk`caaû keitusceimbe sus kestcaams. Ha èflrh kmyû kei ui jruýcbe bh beaer. Rrhs èflrhs fís mtmkmrei y Phim rípcbmfhith bhspmk`û m kmbm uie bh haaes, fcamjresmfhith ‚vcãibeaes‐ sci ha use bh sus enes. Aes kumtre èflrhs mlmibeimrei sus mrfms. Mrrmstríibesh guhrm bha kmfcie bh am thism juhrrhrm, quh mjumrbmlm hi kmse bh quh ùlchsh etre mtmquh. Gcimafhith, higuibû su hspmbm y bcne, "Jrmkcms, k`ckes. Mèrm puhbhs smacr, Jmlrchaah." "Xem," bcne Jmlly. Aes kumtre èflrhs mpamubchrei, scalmibe su mprelmkcûi. Phim ahs cjierû, kmfcimibe bcrhktmfhith `mkcm am lmrbe. "¡Hse guh… hse guh mseflrese, Phim!" bcne Jmlrchaah. "[æ. Kefe ui truke bh smaûi, µh`5" rhpackû Phim, bhsbhýesmfhith. "Ie, quchre bhkcr quh guh‒ ¡kefe sc tuvchshs fmjcm e maje!" "Imbm bh fmjcm. Kumibe hitrhiã pmrm shr juhrrhre, `ckcfes ui feitûi bh hitrhimfchite usmibe vhibms. Aes mtmquhs pebæmi vhicr hi kumaquchr fefhite, bh kumaquchr aujmr y thiæmfes quh hstmr prhpmrmbes." Phim bhshiguibû su hspmbm, ui lmste gmksæfca bh su mrfm, scfcamr m ams quh sus ‚mtmkmiths‐ `mlæmi usmbe. "Bceshs, cikause ha tmkte bh hstm kesm fh trmh rhkuhrbes beaereses." Am tcrû ma suhae bhtrís suym. "Msæ quh… hstmlms puhs maje msæ kefe prhpmrmbm. Tmrm shr kchjm. Sm smlæms kûfe." 3<


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"[mlæm kûfe shitcr ha mtmquh bha hihfcje. [mlæm kûfe vhr sci vcscûi. Kûfe keitmr pmses, hskuk`mr rhspcrmkceihs, eahr am bcstmikcm, smlerhmr ha mcrh. [æ. [mlæm kûfe shr kchjm." "Xim vhz fh keitmsth kûfe hskuk`mr ams gahk`ms. µHrm hse…5" "[æ. Ahkkcûi iþfhre uie. [uphrvcvhikcm lísckm." Ha puýe bh Phim rhamfpmjuhû, pmsmibe m fcaæfhtres bh am erhnm bh Jmlrchaah y mthrrczmibe kei ui rucbe serbe hi maje nuste bhtrís bh am lmrbe. Jmlly ie eyû ui seicbe, phre kumibe sh veavcû, vce m uie bh aes mabhmies kejchibesh su hismijrhitmbm imrcz y jruýhibe bh beaer. "Trhsceim guhrth, nuste mquæ." ah bcne Phim, bhfestrmibe hi sæ fcsfm ha fhner aujmr pmrm mpackmr prhscûi. "S ie th quhnhs. Hrhs tþ ha quh bhkcbcû serprhibhrfh." "Jmi hber," jcfcû. "Rhije tmite quh mprhibhr," bcne Jmlrchaah. "Ie. Ie ihkhsctms imbm bh hste, Jmlrchaah." "¡Thre sæ! ¡Færmth! ¡Hrhs fhner kchjm quh am fmyeræm bh aes juhrrhres kei vcstm! Hrhs mseflresm." "[æ, tebe hsh hitrhimfchite fh smavû am vcbm fís bh uim vhz. S pebræm `mkhrae bh iuhve ‒ per ui tchfpe. Thre aahjmrí ha fefhite kumibe majuchi kei fcs `mlcacbmbhs vhijm ‒ seae quh puhbm vhr. S hiteikhs, hstey fuhrtm. [h mkmlû, Jmlrchaah. Fc vcbm ie puhbh shr am fcsfm, ie sci vcstm." Jmlrchaah fcrû m su mfcjm. Fcrû aes `hrfeses y gmfcacmrhs enes mzuahs bh am funhr quh `mlæm relmbe su kermzûi. Tmrhkæmi aes fcsfes enes quh schfprh `mlæm keiekcbe. Mþi krcstmacies, mþi cfpeihiths, seae quh mèrm hrmi seamfhith bhkermkcûi ‒ neyms ciþtcahs hi su restre phrghkte. "Hsm keibhimbm vhibm," furfurû Phim. "Am ebcmlm. Ebcmlm thihram maaæ, uim lmrrhrm, ui treze bh tham quctíibefh am fctmb bh fc fuibe. Thre schfprh suph quh pebæm quctírfham. Hi kumaquchr fefhite quh bhshmsh, pebæm bhsmtmram y shr kmpmz bh vhr bh iuhve." 3;


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"µAe `ckcsth5 µRh am quctmsth miths bh ae quh bhlhræms5" "Ie. Am fmituvh. Burmith shfmims, vcvæ hi eskurcbmb, keistmithfhith lmne mtmquh. [chfprh hskuk`mibe. Mprhibchibe m vcvcr sci vcstm. S kumibe guh kertmbm hi uim khrhfeicm gcima, suph quh nmfís usmræm etrm. Guh bhfmscmbe bure, Jmlrchaah. Am ebcmlm." Phim tefû uim preguibm cispcrmkcûi. "S mèrm `m vuhate y hi majþi aujmr `h bh hikeitrmr am guhrzm pmrm aahvmram. Tmrm schfprh." "µIe hs hse ae quh ym `ms `hkè5 µHikeitrmr am guhrzm, quchre bhkcr5 Tubcsth `mlhrth amrjmbe. Rhiæms aes fhbces. Tebæms `mlhrth fmtmbe." Phim seircû uim seircsm shsjmbm. "[æ. Hsh hrm ha pami. [eae quh tþ ae hstrephmsth, µvhrbmb5" "Ie `ckh imbm. Hrhs am þickm quh tefû am bhkcscûi bh ie `mkhrae, Phim. Gucsth am quh hikeitrû am guhrzm." "[eae perquh thiæm tu mfer kefe uim mtmburm. Cithitã tebe ae quh pubh pmrm bhs`mkhrfh bh tc. Cikause hi am eskurcbmb, smlæm quh `mlæm kruzmbe tebe aæfcth ¡y fh ebcã per `mkhrae! Hiteikhs, kumibe ie vcicsth hi bæms, phisã quh th `mlæms cbe. Thisã quh th `mlæm phrbcbe pmrm schfprh. Ie guh am guhrzm ae quh fh cfpcbcû fmtmrfh, Jmlrchaah. Gucsth tþ. [estuvh ha mrfm keitrm fc kermzûi y rhphitcimfhith th shitæ. Hi am `mlctmkcûi keifcje. [hitæ tu mijustcm y tu mfer. S bhkcbæ quh aahvmr am vhibm hrm fhner quh kmusmrth fís beaer." Jmlrchaah sh hstcrû y tchrimfhith mkmrckcû am fhncaam bh Phim. Am juhrrhrm seircû y sh cikaciû pmrm rhkamfmr sus amlces. Jmlly khrrû aes enes, phrbcbm bh iuhve hi am fmrmvcaam bh shr kmpmz bh `mkhr hste ‒ tmi seae bhshmr am khrkmiæm y hrm suym. Eyû etre jeaph serbe, mlrcû aes enes y vce quh, sci refphr ha lhse, am fmie bh Phim hstmlm mazmbm hi ui puýe y etre mabhmie hstmlm kmyhibe ma suhae. "[cfpahfhith ie mprhibhi, µvhrbmb5" prhjuitû Phim kei uim seircsm. [h veavcû y bcne, "vh m vhr m Zcbjch. Rh bhnmrí hse kefe iuhve. S thibrís uim leictm kckmtrcz pmrm gmigmrreihmr kei tus mfcjes." Jmlrchaah seircû fchitrms ha èflrh sh fmrk`mlm, sesthichibe su fhncaam kei mflms fmies. "µMsæ quh vms m hstmr lchi5" prhjuitû. "[æ," bcne Phim. "Hstmrã lchi. Hi tmite hstãs per mquæ." 32


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"E`, krhe quh hse puhbh mrrhjamrsh." "¡Hs ui fma pami!" jrctû Phim ma mpmrhith lesquh vmkæe. "Hi su aujmr vmymi m myubmr m sus mfcjes." Bes èflrhs smachrei bh trms aes írleahs y ah bchrei ui jrmi rebhe m Phim. [h veavcû m Jmlrchaah. "Mèrm, µbûibh hstílmfes5 M`, sæ, hstílmfes `mkchibe maje lmstmith bhsmgcmith, µvhrbmb5" Jmlly seircû y egrhkcû sus amlces quh guhrei tefmbes sci vmkcamkcûi. @mlcãibesh bhs`hkè bh aes beaerhs bh kmlhzm y am eskurcbmb. Am `mlcacbmb bh Phim bh hstmr sci vcstm sh `mlæm hxpmibcbe fís maaí bh am bhstrhzm bha juhrrhre. M fhies quh sh ah bcnhsh, imbch `mlræm mbcvcimbe quh hstmlm kchjm, sh bce kuhitm Jmlly. Hrmi mfles uim lhibckcûi y uim fmabckcûi. Am lmrbe mèrm thfæm ha bæm kumibe hsh bhskeiekcbe bh cjumahs `mlcacbmbhs vcichsh m `mkhrsh ui ieflrh kefe ha vhikhber bh Phim, am Trcikhsm Juhrrhrm. Rmite sc keitciumlm kefe juhrrhrm e ie, am khjuhrm bh Phim mþi pebæm scjicgckmr su fuhrth.

Hi ha kurse bh aes scjuchiths bæms, Jmlrchaah pmsmlm kmbm bæm kei Phim, myubíibeam m aahjmr m mkestuflrmrsh m am ‚vhibm phrfmihith‐. Mèrm kefpmrtchibe am `mlctmkcûi bh iuhve, pmsmlmi kmbm iek`h hi am fukè fís hitrhthicbm lþsquhbm bh bhskulrcrsh futumfhith, aahiíibesh kei bhahcth, pamkhr y fmrmvcaam. @mlchibe bhkcbcbe mahnmr sus thferhs, seae per hses fefhites, sh keivcrtcû hi uim bh ams shfmims fís ghackhs hi am vcbm bh Jmlrchaah. Am vcktercm bh Phim selrh sus bhfeices cithries hrm tmi vmstm quh ym ie hrm phrshjucbm per phsmbcaams y berfæm pmkægckmfhith. Ie hs quh am eskurcbmb sh ùlchsh cbe pmrm schfprh, sh bce kuhitm Jmlrchaah. Mþi `mlæm fefhites hi quh pebæm vhr m su mfcjm auk`mibe. Thre Phim `mlæm jmimbe tmitm guhrzm y pebhr selrh haae, quh ams auk`ms hrmi lrhvhs y ha rhsuatmbe iuikm kuhstceimbe. Jmlrchaah mkhptû hses msmates, myubíibeam phrfmihkchibe m su ambe, mpeyíibeam y mfíibeam m trmvãs bh hses hpcsebces. S Phim gcimafhith guh kmpmz bh mkhptmr hsh mpeye, bhshmibe kefpmrtcr am lmtmaam kei am vmachith lmrbe.

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‘Msæ quh, hstíi phismibe hi bhnmries, µsæ5" "µKûfe‒" bcne Jmlly. "Zèes`, k`cquctm. [ey eríkuae, µie hs msæ5 Whe kesms, sæ." "Ae eavcbã. µWcsth maje selrh Phim y ye5" "[æ. Hste hs ha per quã vcichrei m am pesmbm, µie hs msæ5" "µ]uã quchrhs bhkcr5" "µBh quã hstícs `mlamibe5" prhjuitû Phim, hitrmibe bhsprhekupmbmfhith hi am kekcim y bhníibesh kmhr hi uim scaam kei mphims ui tequh pmrm mshjurmrsh quh hstuvchsh hi pesckcûi. "[mlh quh vmfes m cries." bcne Jmlly. "µHse hs msæ5" bcne Phim fmackcesmfhith. "[æ, Juhrrhrm. Msæ hs." "µMajuim elnhkcûi5" "Ie, `my icijuim. M fhies quh th cfperth rhkuphrmr am vcstm, h`." Phim sh selrhsmatû. "µ]uã hstís bckchibe5" prhjuitû kei vez kucbmbesmfhith keitreambm. "µHstíi tus erhnms tmpeimbms5" "Wmfes, Zcbjch, ie nuhjuhs kei iesetrms, µhstm lchi5" bcne Jmlrchaah, ui peke thflaeresm. [c ae quh bcne Zcbjch hrm kchrte… "Zèes`, k`cquctm. Ie thiãcs shitcbe bh am bcvhrscûi, µie hs msæ5" bcne Zcbjch rchibe y tcitcihmibe y rhseimibe fusckmafhith. "Ter supuhste quh puhbe rhkuphrmram. ¡Bhspuãs bh tebe, guc ye quchi am quctû!"

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Kmpætuae bchkcschth

Phim hstuve m puajmbms bh am kmrm bh Zcbjch hi shjuibes, sus bhbes mpuitmibe m su kuhaae. "@mlam, smimberm. S lmstm bh pcstms vmjms. ]uchre am purm vhrbmb e bhskulrcrís uie bh fcs fís gmskcimiths trukes." "[æ. Tuites bh prhscûi. @h eæbe `mlamr bh haae." "Lchi, hiteikhs ie thije quh hxpackmrae. Mèrm, µquã hs hse bh quh fh quctmsth am vcstm5" "[cãitmth, juhrrhrm. Rh ae hstey bckchibe, µsæ5 Thre tus bhbes hstíi mpuitmibe ma puite hqucvekmbe y ie thije hi fhith phrbhr èy ha use bh ams pchrims." Phim rhtrekhbcû, keitreamibe su grustrmkcûi per `mlhr hqucvekmbe ha puite bh prhscûi. Rhiæm quh shr ha tmfmýe bh Zcbjch, rmzeiû Jmlly. Bhlh `mlhr mathrmbe su puithræm. Etrm vhz bh iuhve, am lmrbe mahnû su thfer, mèrm khitríibesh hi am mseflresm bhkamrmkcûi bh Zcbjch. [c guhsh kchrte… Phim sh shitû hi am scaam, su hspmabm rhktm y erjuaaesm. Jmlrchaah sh puse bhtrís, sus fmies hi aes èflres bh su mfcjm. "Ter gmver, Zcbjch. [ûae hxpaækmae, µhstm lchi5" bcne Jmlrchaah. "[æ." Zcbjch fcrû m Phim quh hsteckmfhith hikmrmlm ha grhith. "[hitæ tu eskurcbmb, sæ. Ahnes bh am kuhvm. Gucsth jeaphmbm hi am kmlhzm hi ui fma sctce, µie hs msæ5 Fma sctce. Kumibe guhshs m hstmr bhspchrtm, am `mlræms fmtmbe ‒ m am phquhým." bcne Zcbjch mpuitmibe m Jmlrchaah. "Ae vc hi uim vcscûi. Am rekm rhveavæm tu fhith ui peke. Ihkhsctmlm smimkcûi." "Iuikm `h `hrcbe m Jmlrchaah," bcne Phim. "Luhie… hse ie hs tãkickmfhith kchrte, Phim," bcne Jmlrchaah. "]uchre bhkcr, kumibe hstuvcsth hi prcscûi mquhaam vhz, fh jeaphmsth rhmafhith guhrth. S fh mrrenmsth ha kmibhamlre mquæ hi am pesmbm. S thije am shismkcûi bh quh hstmlms luskmibe fís fuickcûi kumibe ùæ. S bhspuãs ferbcsth fc ‒ luhie, hrms hsphauzimith, µbh mkuhrbe5 \hmafhith hsphauzimith. Xi [hýer bh am Juhrrm hsphauzimith." 3:


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Phim gruikcû ha khýe. "Lchi, phre hse ie hs ae fcsfe quh fmtmram. Ie `mlræm `hkè hse." "[æ, juhrrhrm, tþ ie ae `mræms. Thre ie hrms tþ fcsfm, µsæ5 Hi am vcscûi, ams vc vhicr mquæ. [eae quh ie guc hikeitrmbm, msæ quh pmsmrei, am k`cquctm phismibe quh pebæm keishjucr rhfhbces kurmtcves y smimrth. ]uhbmrei hi ha lesquh. Aes bæms pmsmrei y kmæsth fís preguibmfhith hi am eskurcbmb y am phquhým, cithitmlm myubmrth phre tþ hrhs guhrth, vmachith. Bhfmscmbe guhrth, µsæ5 Xi tequh hqucvekmbe bh am k`cquctm y am jeaphmsth bh fuhrth. Ae `h vcste kei fcs prepces enes, µie hs msæ5 S fcs vcsceihs iuikm sh hqucvekmi. Iuikm, µsæ5 Guh vhrbmb." Phim sh rhfevcû ciquchtm hi am scaam. @mlchibe hxphrcfhitmbe ams preguibcbmbhs hi ams kumahs pebæm ùibcrsh, ie bubû quh maje msæ pebæm `mlhr ekurrcbe. Xi mkkcbhith, ui tequh bhskucbmbe kumibe hstmlm ùibcbm hi ha peze bh eskurcbmb y tebe `mlræm mkmlmbe miths bh quh tuvchsh ui fefhite pmrm phismr. "Trhthibmfes quh tchihs rmzûi, smimberm. µ]uã tchih hse quh vhr kei fc vcstm5" "[uph quh hrm pmrm fæ smavmr m am k`cquctm. Msæ, ie fh guc kefe hstmlm pamihmibe y kumibe vcicsthcs mquæ, hivcã m Nerjes pmrm fhthres bhitre. Bhspuãs hivcã m am phquhým m per fc scaam, msæ quh pubchsh usmr fc `mlcacbmb pmrm laequhmr tus enes. Rhiæm quh hiahithkhrth, juhrrhrm, µsæ5 @mkãrthae bcgækca. Ie puhbhs vhr, ie puhbhs fmtmr tmi gíkca, µie hs msæ5 [æ, msæ hs." Zcbjch bhnû kmhr selrh am fhsm ui kuhike bh phjmneses buakhs, aes fcsfes pmsthahs quh Jmlrchaah `mlæm mbqucrcbe hi am mabhm hsh ahnmie bæm. Phim cispcrû uim vhz y sh hstcrû `mkcm ha kuhike. "Lchi, hse ae kefprhibe." bcne am juhrrhrm, su lekm aahim. "µThre per quã ie scfpahfhith fmituvcsth m Jmlrchaah ahnes bh fæ5 Hse ie `mlræm scbe bhfmscmbe bcgækca. S kchrtmfhith `mlræm scbe fís shjure." "Kumibe hikeitrã m tu k`cquctm, suph quh `mlæm fís quh seae eskurcbmb quh ihkhsctmlm mrrhjamrsh. Hstmlm himfermbm bh tc, juhrrhrm. Treguibm y kchjmfhith himfermbm. Thre ie thiæm eskurcbmb. Ic hxphrchikcm kei haam, µie hs msæ5" "Luhie, smlæm quh Phim thiæm ui pmsmbe kumibe am keiekæ. S am `h vcste kei majuies lmstmith fmaes ùferhs, cikause am jeaphã uim vhz kei uim èrkm, 30


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kumibe cithitû shr ui [hýer bh am Juhrrm bh iuhve, msæ quh shjure, thije hxphrchikcm kei haam," bcne Jmlrchaah. "Ie, Jmlrchaah," bcne Phim, kefprhibchibe. "]uchrh bhkcr mutãitckm hxpesckcûi m haam. Nmfís fh `ms vcste hi ae pher. @ms vcste bhsthaaes. Ae `ms shitcbe hi fæ, fh `ms trmtmbe kumibe hrm lrhvhfhith befcimbm, phre nmfís tuvcsth quh trmtmrfh kumibe sey msæ per ui tchfpe. S iuikm m ams preguibcbmbhs hi quh sey kmpmz bh ùibcrfh. Zcbjch quhræm quh keiekchrms tebe bh fæ, miths bh kefprefhthrth. Miths quh aahvíshfes iuhstrm rhamkcûi fís ahnes, µWhrbmb, smimberm5" "[æ. [mlæm quh hrms mjubm, juhrrhrm." "[æ, rhmafhith mjubm. Nmfís fh bc kuhitm quh guhsh ui prelahfm." "S tþ, juhrrhrm, ihkhsctmlms vhr quh haam sh quhbmlm cikause kumibe hstmlms befcimbm. Rhiæms bubms, µsæ5 µIe hs msæ5" "Hs msæ," bcne Phim kei uim seircsm crûickm. "[æ. Hrm hse." Zcbjch ahs seircû m mflms. "µHiteikhs per quã ie fh bhveavcsth am vcstm kumibe pmsû am eskurcbmb5" prhjuitû Phim. "Ihkhsctmlms ùfcabmb, juhrrhrm. Ihkhsctmlms vhr quh tus mrfms ie sei ae þicke bh tc quh vmah am phim. Rchihs hi tc tmitm auz kefe eskurcbmb, juhrrhrm. \hkuhrbm hse, µsæ5 Hs ui hqucaclrce. Hikeitrmr am auz… hs bcg ækca, µie hs msæ5 Ae hrm, bhlchrm bhkcr. Mèrm tchihs mkkhse." Phim seircû mfpacmfhith. "[æ. Ae thije. @h auk`mbe lmstmith tchfpe. Mèrm ym ie pmrhkh tmi bcgækca." "[æ. Hstís himfermbm, vmachith." Jmlrchaah mkmrckcû ha èflre bh Phim, bíibeah su mpeye. Phim puse uim fmie selrh ams suyms, mprhtmibe acjhrmfhith hi rhkeiekcfchite. "Hrhs guhrth, juhrrhrm, phre mèrm, quczí fís guhrth, µsæ5 Fís hqucaclrce hitrh auz y eskurcbmb. Mfer y ebce. Ie tmi kchjm mèrm, µie hs msæ5" 33


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Phim rcû "Ie, Zcbjch. Sm ie hstey tmi kchjm." Phim sh puse hi pch, ui lrmze marhbhber bh am kciturm bh Jmlrchaah. "µHiteikhs kûfe rhkuphre fc vcstm5" "[cfpah, mèrm quh myubms, µsæ5 Whi." Zcbjch sh veavcû m Jmlrchaah "]uãbmth mquæ, k`cquctm y rhfuhvh am eaam." Zcbjch smacû bh am kekcim kei Phim nuste bhtrís. "\hfuhvh am eaam, k`cquctm. Ie fcrhs, phquhým," cfctû Jmlrchaah. "Mþi fh bhnmi mtrís." Fevcû ha hstegmbe, mspcrmibe ha preguibe y rcke mrefm. "Keibhimkcûi, bhshmræm thihr sus rhkhtms." Tmsmrei vmrces fciutes. Jmlrchaah `mlæm bhkcbcbe ym hskmluaacrsh trms Phim y Zcbjch pmrm vhr sc pebæm shr thstcje bh ae quh am smimberm `ckchrm, kumibe Phim hitrû hi am `mlctmkcûi kei uim hierfh seircsm hi su restre. "µPhim5 µTuhbhs…5" "Mní," bcne Phim fcrmibe hi aes enes bh Jmlly. "S hrhs ae fhner quh `h vcste hi tebm fc vcbm." Mjmrrû m am lmrbe hi sus lrmzes y am `cze jcrmr, lhsíibeam preguibmfhith. "¡E`, Phim! ¡[ey tmi ghacz per tc! µThre quã th `cze5 µKûfe ae `cze, ym smlhs, ae bh bhskhjmr5" "Ie ae sã." "¡]uã quchrhs bhkcr kei quh ie ae smlhs!" "]uchre bhkcr quh ie ae sã. ¡Hitrã hi am `mlctmkcûi y ae scjuchith quh suph hs quh bhsphrtã hi ha nhrjûi kei fc vcstm rhkuphrmbm!" "Xem. µKrhhs quh tchih fmjcm e maje5" "µ]ucãi smlh5 Hs kchrtmfhith uim funhr bh fukès beihs. Hsh hstegmbe ùhah gmitístcke. Bmfh am kuk`mrm." "Fh fmtmrí. ¡Imbch `mkh pruhlms hi su kekcim! Ae mprhibæ kumibe hstuvh trmlmnmibe per iuhstrm gmkturm." =44


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"µKuíibe `ckcsth quã5" "Luhie, kumibe th veavcsth maje aekm, trmlmnã hi am pesmbm burmith ui pmr bh bæms pmrm msæ pebhr pmjmr iuhstrms `mlctmkceihs. Thrbcfes tebms iuhstrms phrthihikcms hi am mvmamik`m. Rebe. Aes mrrhes bh Mrje, fcs reaaes, tebe iuhstre bcihre." "Hse ie hs msæ," bcne Nerjes hitrmibe y gruikcãibeah ha khýe m Phim quh hstmlm selrh am eaam kei uim jrmi kuk`mrm bh fmbhrm. "Se ie ae `mræm, juhrrhrm." Phim sh hikejcû bh èflres y bhnû am kuk`mrm. "µ[mlhs maje bh iuhstrms kesms, Nerjes5" "[æ, hivcã majuies k`ckes pmrm hikeitrmrams. Ie hstmlmi hithrrmbms bhfmscmbe èibe y smlhi kefpertmrsh hi uim kuhvm. Rebe hstí mquæ, fhies aes bcimrhs quh mþi fh bhlãcs. @h bhskeitmbe ae quh am k`cquctm jmiû, msæ quh ie hrm fukè." "µRebe5 µAe hikeitrmrei tebe5" prhjuitû Jmlrchaah. "[æ. Rus reaaes hstíi mquæ." Jmlrchaah ah seircû m Phim. "µ]uchrhs cr m vhrae5" "Wh tþ. Krhe quh bmrã ui pmshe per am mabhm. @my feiteihs bh kesms quh fh `h phrbcbe vhr kumibe hstmlm kchjm. Fh justmræm hk`mrah ui vcstmze m Mrje, shitmrfh lmne ui írlea, fcrmr ams iulhs…" "Kefprhibe. Luhie, hfpmquhtmrã y prhpmrmrã pmrm cries." "[æ. Bcah m Zcbjch quh thije maje pmrm haam kumibe rhjrhsh." "Lchi," bcne Jmlrchaah, prhjuitíibesh sc bhnmræm bh seirhær majuim vhz.

Jmlrchaah hikeitrû m Phim hi ha lesquh trms am pesmbm, fcrmibe m ui pínmre `mkchibe ui mjunhre hi ui írlea, luskmibe su khim. "µPhim5 Rhihfes tebe acste pmrm cries." =4=


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"Luhie. @hrfese bæm, µh`5" Jmlrchaah fcrû marhbhber, hstmlm hikmpetmbe y `mkæm lekèrie, kei am aauvcm mfhimzmibe kmhr hi kumaquchr fefhite. "[æ, supeije quh ae hs." bcne. Kmfcimrei `mkcm am pesmbm, tefíibesh su tchfpe. Aes enes bh Phim clmi m tebms pmrths, lhlchibe aes bhtmaah kefe ui prcsceihre `mflrchite ma quh ah bhnmi suhate hi ha ghstæi bha rhy. Bh pch hi am puhrtm bh am pesmbm hstmlm Zcbjch. "µ]uhræms vhrfh, ie hs msæ5" "[æ." Phim kmfciû `mstm Mrje y luskû hi su magernm. [mkû ui phquhýe pmquhth hivuhate hi repm. "Refm. Etrm pchzm bh neyhræm pmrm tu keahkkcûi." "µLmrcaacs thstcfeicma, h`5" bcne Zcbjch, hxmfcimibe ha keithicbe bha pmquhth. "Xim vhz fh guh rhkerbmbe kuíi luhim hs am vcbm. Hse seaæm myubmrfh m fmithihr ams kesms hi phrsphktcvm. Thre mèrm ãstm hs uim iuhvm vcbm. Sm ie ihkhscte rhkuhrbes. Rhije m Jmlrchaah pmrm hse. Msæ quh quhbmthae. Tmrm rhkerbmr am vcsctm bh uim juhrrhrm y uim k`cquctm." "¡Lmrbe! ¡[ey lmrbe ‒ ic k`cquctm, ic phquhým ‒ lmrbe! ¡[`hhhs`! Am aamfms juhrrhrm y vmachith phre µm fæ5 [ey uim k`cquctm phquhým. Rhije quh trmlmnmr hi fc cfmjhi." Zcbjch rcû, peichibe ha Lmrcaacs thstcfeicma marhbhber bh su mfpace kuhaae, beibh cifhbcmtmfhith sh phrbcû hitrh etrms kmbhims tcitcihmiths. "Kuæbmth, juhrrhrm. S tþ tmflcãi, lmrbe." Mflms smaubmrei ghaczfhith m am smimberm. Hiteikhs Phim smatû selrh Mrje, myubmibe m Jmlrchaah m sulcr bhtrís y guhrei `mkcm ha kmfcie m etrm mvhiturm, kefe Phim `mlæm prefhtcbe quh `mræmi.

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