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    Iad OmCahl

    Udthrkk la eucnara

    \rmluara la Okbmk Pmohkc

    www.vkrtumc-prhgat.au

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    @uprkds

    OucuokrkVmrtam dtk kdutuc @arucuk Vrheudl@mp. =. Mrbahchnka omrkmc@mp. :. Oachpaam Paarkk Danra@mp. 0. Zapmtrkmrzk@mp. . Ekzkm dawthdkmd

    @mp. 2. Vhphruc mra sa muthnhsphlrata@mp. ;. @hopmdkm Ptacmr@mp. =6. Whrkk kcuokdrkk

    Vmrtam m lhum @dl stacaca sudt cm chuc chr@mp. ==. Ppkrkt la abkp@mp. =:. Darvk la hac@mp. =0. hprca urkma la pa mct stam

    @mp. =. @hdapt Pujtkc@mp. =2. Arhk k ruethrk@mp. =;. Zapmtrkmrzk (Zacumra)@mp. :6. Dkkh ohmrta d arurk

    @HLM7 Cuok k Ukak

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    Cuk @bmrcka k Earmn

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    Oucuokrk

    Oucuokrk cuk @mrhc, Pbmrhd k Okbmac padtru oucta, mdthtlamudm9 cuk @bmrcka Ptrhss padtru semturkca prakhmsa9 cuk EmrmbOadlcashbd padtru rktkm k hoadtmrkkca cm prkom varskuda9 k cukOk @baatbmo, \ko Bhcomd k Vmtrki Dkacsad Bmylad.

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    Vmrtam dtk

    kdutuc @arucuk Vrheudl

    @MVK\HCQC =

    MZBAHCHNKA OMZKMC

    La dlmt a pk prkd phmrt, Cukdlm @mrcyca tku pcmdatmeusasa hupmt k oarktm rauparmt. Vcmdatm purtm thmtasaodaca udak tarrmehrork nrjkta7 kmrj k oubk mcjstruk, tuea

    sudla, jurukadk. Du sa valam dkkh ehro la vkm mdkomc, lmrdu sa dlhkm mamstm axkstm. Cm kdk ikchoatrk lkstmd lkdhchla h ocmtkd pustka prasrmt u stakurk la pkmtr k jck, homkd la lkmomdt dmct la ud ikchoatru strpudnam aruc. @umspat hopcax, avm dtra h std la jmzmct k h mtalrmc,komnkdkca trmdsoksa la shdlm rhjht du armu dkk pa lapmrta mtt lakopraskhdmdta m prkvacktam am mlavrmt.

    Am sa dthmrsa u spmtaca cm alkku k prkvk spra phmrt. Armomrmt la ud phrtmc pa vreuc lamcucuk, phrtmc hdstrukt a latra hdstruthrkk phrkk, a la urothrkk, okdk omk pukdshstkmta lat k komnkdmsa am7 lhu stakurk la pkmtr la trakoatrk dckoa pasta mra mazmsar ud mc trakcam. Qduc ta uduc,ak lkd abkpm ak pkr dmkdta prkd cukram kulmt k prkvkropragur. Qd shmra nmcjad la tkp N1 ckpam m ud hbk tucjura,

    mphs, pasta hrkzhdt. \rkst ch, spusa Ommucmy, hrlhdmdm, chvkt la h jrkz raa. okmlua mokdta la Phkm.@rm pa uor h mro @bmrdcay u pcmso, sa praeu m trmna

    spra alkkuc laprtmt k rukdmt la prkvkram mrudmt la @mrcyca sa ukt spra rhjhkk mra luamu phvarkca. La pmr mk ehst vrahlmt d Phkm, rdgk Moackm Hrr, har

    la houdkmkk k str-strjudkm cuk @mrcyca, mra trksa mhch. \arokdmk, spusa @mrcyca, trasrkdl cm prhprkkca uvkdta, lmr amhomdlm mhch k trajukm s-k kopud muthrktmtam rapala.

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    Mvam h omra jdukmc Hrr eusasa kdtrhlus d abkp s hurorams k s em pcmdurk la razarv padtru m pracum homdlmd mzuc d mra @mrcyca mvam s auaza. Va kdtarkhruc tkk ak,duoaca achrcmck oaojrk mk abkpak la zaa kdk sa mprkdsar uducta uduc. d mast tkop, suturkca hstuoucuk sa cuptmu umtohsearm. Vcmdatm arm chukjkc phmta bkmr chukt lmr

    jmtarkkca, vkrukk k kuparkca trajukmu dautrmckzmta. \rajukm s omktram h hr smu bkmr omk ouct pd dl oaojrkk abkpakptmu koudktmta prkd kdtaroalkuc hstuoachr, lup mra mastamsmu ac pukd tkca putamu shmsa. Vrkdzk vraud saodmc8 h dtraj pa Hrr pa ud thd phcktkhs.Eaoakm d vrst rklk lkd uoark.

    Hjkduktm pcvrnamc hlmt, zojk am. @avm ouzk. Urak s-muzk8@mrcyca rklk h od mhparkt u odu.

    Du muo.Eu ud nast spra dmkdta.

    Bmklak, jkak, h s a ud mcvmr.Arm.

    Lhu hra omk trzku, hstuoaca chr armu mhparkta u dhrhk kptmta u vmrkmdta chmca la oubk k ckbadk pasta mra sa trmumrtrhphla u zaa pkkhmra, kmr suturkca pracurmu dabkvmcadtuc vkrtumc mc udak eajra, lmr mgudsasar u thkk d emmstdkchr cukhmsa. @mrcyca cs abkpm s sa lasehmra cm h sut laoatrk lkstmd la prkom lasbkztur mmt cm dkvacuc shcucuk k sahdsuct u emokckmruc ak. Vrheashruc Ksmm Pbcmko arm ud smvmdt

    ksrmackmd spakmckzmt d hoputara, mca ruk damzurk la cm OmracaZmpt dhma putamu uopca h mrta k bkmr uopcusar. Vdmuo, @mrcyca razkstmsa cm runokdkca cuk la m h pujckm. @a emao muo8 dtraj am.Komnkdam emokckmrucuk uopcam ud umlrmdt mc vkzkarak. Komnkdam

    arm ud bkp mrkmturmc pa mra Cukdlm c sbkojm la amra lmtdl sa skoam pram gadmt la mokdtkram emptucuk Pbcmko eusasa

    hlmt uomd. A ud mrtaemt lkd tkopurk uctarkhmra oka, spusa ac, u ud thduhr kdemtumt mlunmt pasta moastauc hjkdukt la rasadtkoadt k

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    rasaodmra. Vhk hdrom mastm asta skdnuruc mrtaemt la masteac la pa pcmdat8 Du. Vht mvam m as cm abkpmoadtuc sadzhrkmc8@mrcyca azkt. Aehrturkca emokckmrucuk la m spm la kruktaca

    hstuoucuk ak armu pa mtt la pravkzkjkca pa t armu la kdskstadta.Va la mct pmrta, mvam davhka la mguthruc cuk omk ouct lat lahjkak. Mo s smdaz k mo s-k em ud lhwdchml, eu am udhoprhoks. Axacadt! spusa Pbcmko.@u thmta traaram sahcachr k rpksa thdusuc ousucmr k

    rsumram, m aptuc cuk vasac pru ehrmt.Vkdn-urkca rmlmrucuk k shdmrucuk k smdmram dtranucuk spatru

    lur mo ud okdut k nadar h oms la lmta la dadacas padtru@mrcyca smu padtru hrka ho. Am mtmchn lmtaca, ca kzhcm k trkoksa hhpka d utkm phtmc prhtagmt m cuk Pbcmko. D-mvam lat,dadhrhktuc, s sa cupta u laohdkk a jdtukmu prkd ahurkcaacatrhomndatka mca rackvak phstuomda a zam lkdmkdtam chr.

    Ommucmy k od nhrkcaca la ar s maza abkpmoadtuc padtrum trkmdnucm kdtrmram lahmolmt kladtkmt. Hrr sttam pa spmta,dhdgurmt la mdtada okk lkshklmca. @akcmck oaojrk mk abkpaksttamu ucmk pa jurt pa omrnkdam udak rasta, u parkshmpa kputk u pcmso, bkmr lm du tkmu cm a mvam s ehchsams thmtamstam. La mkk, daranucmrktkca stdkk la lkmomdt pramu radacurk,kmr lapraskudkca dtudamta earastra la trmnara. Lmr @mrcyca du

    valam dkkark lhvazk la cupt d ocmtkd7 dkkud saod la mrsurd tueaca dhlurhmsa, dkkh lr stkchms. Padtkoadtuc armuprkvkk arm hpcakthr, lmr am tkm lkd axparkad mstm du dsaodmdkok. Pkoam maamk tadskuda d ame k d emm stdkchrdmturmca.Pa mpca suj ckoktm vkzkjkc k eunk spra Gaddy Ptavadshd,

    jkhchnuc, mra kdam h od pa mro k u amcmct ucanam juk

    la oubk la pa hstuo pa mra ca kdtrhluam d mdmckzhr. @uo k sa pmra8 dtraj @mrcyca.H bkk pruk mk cuk Ptavadshd sa rklkmr lkd spmtaca vkzkarak

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    padtru m h prkvk pa @mrcyca k pcahmpaca k sa drakr padtru m-klazvcuk daputuc uduk zojat. Lanatuc omra k mrtthruc,dodumta, ehromr ud H. @hopmtkjkc, spusa am. Lup a da pto koudktmtam, moputam trmdsehrom pcmdtaca d brmd, du-k dkkh prhjcao.@mrcyca mrt u lanatuc spra ud pc la tuea u hrkaca vkhcata

    d ehro la chphak. A bkmr h jurukmd8 Du bkmr, spusa Ptavadshd, cuokdmt la ud zojat. Lhmr udmdmchn. @kdavm m eut tramj jud mkk. M pcamt la cm ehroaca la

    vkm dmtkva k ca-m mlmptmt, d sa omk pht hjsarvm savada dmtkvad MLD moastamta u omtarkmc tarastru. Ekamra acuc la mkk

    hdkda prhjmjkc lhu hlurk nadatka skouctmd, bastka lastuc lakdtacknadt. Phrtaz kdsrkpkkca la pa vabkca omkdk Lmrwkd-Nhssa,la udla sudt8 Cmcmdla :==21. Mbm, hrat. Jud tramj, spusa @mrcyca.Mastm arm ud okstar9 MH, prkdkpmcm phpucmka la

    tarrmehromthrk, du mvam dralara d omkdkca Lmrwkd-Nhssa, lmrarm phskjkc m vrah sat s mlus tavm. Vhmta m ehst h od la kdtruk. @ tht vhrjamo laspra mstm.@mrcyca sa rhsthnhck pd cm Hrr, roddl d memrm jmrkarak la

    mdtada. Da-mu raparmt lagm chmcdkkk8Hrr romsa u emm d sus, prkvkdl spra h hojkdmka la ar k

    la komnkdk eurdkzmta la mpmrmta. Du sa dthmrsa9 prhjmjkc d sallam rhtudl. Du, lkd ta vl au. Chuc sa m suj suprmvanbara lkdsmtackt, lmr au du mpt dkkud saodmc. @am omk omra pmrta mmtkvktkk sa lasehmr d amcmct pmrta m pcmdatak k du prkdlaolat razkluurk. Mo pus kvm laohdk umdtkk s shrohdamsprkd rkptrk. Mr trajuk s mvao ud razuctmt mo dtr-h hr.

    Urah prazad pa hrjktm ghms8Hrr eu ud nast la lacsmra spra ar.

    H ouckoa la smtackk. La lkoadskudkca udak phrthmca. Du-k

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    kda tka a tabdhchnka. Dkta mork la earokark. @avm bastkk la spmku prheudl8 Olm, tavm, lmr sudt nrau la latatmt razkluurkcatrmdsokskudkchr la jmdl dnust. Qd mstarhkl la okdarkt, lkd taok lmu samom. Vhmta vraud ehrt smu lhu.@mrcyca k ou juzm, mphk shrjk h nur la meam lkd

    lkstrkjukthruc lkd ms. Vmra s mkj sads. Kdtrukk du pmr s a MH, hrkkda mr ak.Hrr rdgk.

    Kdtrukk mr putut mcana ud ch omk jud. O dtraj la a d-mutkmt-h pd muo. Olm, spusa @mrcyca. Vrasupuddl

    Vrasupuddl kdtrukk mr mvut ud omra dkvac tabdhchnk k homra ohtkvmka, mstm vhkm am s spud. Pa rklk, sa mpca dmkdta,mprhmpa mtkdndl nadudbkk u uoarkk, prkvkdl opragur. @dl laohdkk tk vhr tarokdm, phmta vho mvam avm la mras da mno. dtra tkop, spusa am, lasbkzdl ud krukt. A

    vraoam padtru avm mrbahchnka la cupt.

    Okskudam arm cmr. Dkk du trajukm s sa msudl, dkk s mtmakdtrukk, lhmr s axtrmn lkd houdkmkkca markada t omk ouctakdehromkk laspra ak, mphk s arataza oudtaca-omkdrka lalkmomdt m s nsams hrka uro la tabdhchnka utkckzmjkc k/smumoadkdmra k s lkspmr dmkdta la mpusuc shmracuk. Emokckmruc akdu nsksa dkkud saodmc d znhohtuc la ehdl mc struturkk, lmr dtkop a @mrcyca sa straurm dmkdta skdnur, u pksthcuc ajstar u

    ramka prkds cm hcl, u abkpm ak mhparkdl-h lkd spmta, k skoknadudbkk traourdl. Du arm dnrkghrmt mtt la prkoaglkkcanadarmta la mrtaemtuc phstuomd la dadacas, t la emptuc la m durmtm. Arm prkom ak okskuda kophrtmdt padtru ro, udm padtrumra sa cuptmsa lkd nrau s h mpata, k du mvam la ndl snraams. d pcus, axkstm mdsm m tabdhchnkm la mkk s a rmlkmck s du h phmt lapk. Axkstm mamst mds, lmr du arm lastuc.

    Du mstm k llam putara s oamrn omk lapmrta m uduk shclmt paopuc la cupt. @cmduc @mrcyca eusasa tht tkopuc d erudta, d lapa vraoam dl prhjcaoaca aca omk omrk armu ravhctaca lkd

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    Ncmsnhw.La cm kvm oatrk lkstmd, vzu pmrtam la ghs m emmlak, mo

    pd cm dckoam mpucuk, arm mhparkt u oubk k kmrj,avkladt lkd prkkdm vdtucuk mra mlusasa prme. Lamsuprm, emmlmarm mjrupt, u suprmemm mtt la datal dt du paroktam prkzm.Lasbklaram, ud trkudnbk la zaa oatrk dckoa k trak ckoa cm

    jmz, prusa dtudamt lhmr la cm lkstmd k prkd hdtrmst urastuc. @dl pk dudtru, @mrcyca lashpark kdtarkhruc armmprhmpa cm eac la jkda cuokdmt m memr. Vmsmguc du mvam latkvm pmk.Vmrtaruc macuk spmku sa lasbksa lkdmkdtam ak. Arm m h plura

    la mrjutk jhrlmk u bkkur k, padtru h ckp, bkmr sa dtraj

    lm du arm bkmr mstm, h zhd dauctkvmt prkds k pstrmt sujomkdrka. H prkvkra omk mtadt cm hjkataca aca omk mprhpkmta kmrt dkok du arm jkhchnk mkk7 struturm rkstmckd ckopala sarapckm, phrdkdl la cm nbamm mra mhparam rmourkca, pd cmrmourkca d skda, pd cm tucpkdkca mra kaamu lkd phlam.Vhlamum arm m nbamm, trmdspmradm ak szdl pa osurm

    mldkokk. Vrkvkdl d sus, @mrcyca vzu dtranuc kdtarkhr mc

    omkdkk arm drustmt u struturk mrjhrasadta, aca a mtrdmu dghs mvdl mspat la mdlacmjra adhroa, u eaaca prksomtkarhtudgkta k cukdl d thmta uchrkca spatrucuk vkzkjkc mca cuokdkk asa straurm prkd suprmemm axtarkhmr. A lkmomdt, uo spudamo, rhstk Pbcmko. @t mrjhd a mludmt mkk8 dtraj @mrcyca. Oucta okckhmda la thda, spusa emokckmruc. Qd dtran zodt

    mrjhdkear, m spuda, duomk masta zokdta sudt uhrdahjkdukta d zhdm mstm. Pmu h dtramn hdlrkt mrjhdmt8 P raukt ak mstm8 Lm a mm, dsamod mu ehchskt er dkkh rakdara mdtk-nrmvktmkm, spusa saptk Pbcmko. Pmu mr putam s h hjhrt u udrckn markmd, lak du mra sads@mrcyca rsa.

    La dl stm a ud ohtkv la ackokdmra d mzuc chr8 Hrkuo, spusa Pbcmko, pmra s rasut smu s ehst emjrkmtkd sktu.Lkd mrjhduc mtohseark, m h pcmdt.

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    Du a duomk mrjhd, spusa @mrcyca. dtr-mlavr.Vrkvkdl la-m cudnuc hrklhrucuk, prkdtra rdlurk la kdhrasada

    lkmomdtkda, @mrcyca vzu mcta uchrk, oatmcka, dtrarupdlohdhthdkm smdlmchms m prksoachr. Eravadm k lkoadskudkcamasthr dtrarupark rasur spra adtruc mrtaemtucuk, udla udmrmdgmoadt la upru k hac, hdk cm axtarkhr, hopckmt d latmcku,sa rklkm omk ouct la h sut la oatrk la cm phlam. Vhmcuc sedt mcmtalrmcak smu ohmtaca ak. Mvam h mpmrad la omkdrka omk omralat rastuc struturkk, tadlkdaca cuk hrnmdka kdl omk lanrmjmdkomcka lat vanatmca.Oarsa spra ac omk mprhpkmt hjkat mpmradt la oatmc. @mo la ud

    oatru k guotmta dckoa, pram okdkmturm hjkatucuk lkd adtru.Ptrdndl lkd hbk, k stulka u mtadka suprmemm hopckmt. Haccukhs m hnckdlm, u vkdkhmra la upru, mra mr putut tujucmturk, mrmdgmta dtr-h sarka la lkmoatra vmrkmta, lmr praksaamra d pmrta. Vrkdtra uroaca la upru sa valamu mcta ckdkk, varzkk rhkk, mra pramu k phmta armu bkmr kzhcmthrk la pcmstk d

    guruc rachr. Uarkdlu-k vkzkarm, @mrcyca lashpark hjkatuc arm

    avm omk mcl lat taoparmturm mojkadtmc m mrtaemtucuk. \raupa kdermrhu k prkvk lkd dhu hduc adtrmc. k mastm cuam, bkmromk ouct lat prkca cuk omk okk. Pa dtopc avm mkk, spusa am. Qd eac la krucmka. Qd uxla acatrkktmta, phmta bkmr hojustkjkc.dtkdsa h od spra strutur.

    Du h mtkdna! mvartkz Pbcmko.

    Ekrata du, spusa @mrcyca. Uark lhmr kdlutmdm \ht ta mvartkzaz s du h emk@avm serk k sa thpk pa suprmemm hjkatucuk. H eucnarmra la

    clur smu acatrkktmta h eu pa @mrcyca s-k ratrmn jrmuc. Lrma!Mvu raaxuc la m-k suna vreuc lanatachr. Prk d sus k sa lludmphk, prkdzdlu-k htuc mohrkt. Ptruturm sa lapcmsm, urndl

    la pmr mr ehst h thpktur d phlam. Pa rspdlk k ladlrktacacudnk mra pramu rkhmra la oarur mgudsar cm jmzm udhr tuea lalkmomdt. k mastam dapur s okta, rmourkca ptmr, u

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    ckdbat, ehroa lkearkta, m ud kdstruoadt phckohre, d tkop atrudbkurkca lavadkr hdturmta d lask. @mrcyca sa dlaprt komk ouct k shmsa ajstar-uc. d tavm saudla, hjkatuc laoatmc lavadk hophdadtuc adtrmc mc udak raaca mrmbdhkladspkodtthmra u pkkhmra k jrma okthmra, rhtkdlu-sa lapmr mr vrut s sa bhtrms udla s chvams. Wram muocadtkca,ehromta lkd hojkdmkk hopcaxa la prksoa, mra h smdmu. @ral d mamst atmp du mk dkok la pkarlut lm trmnk,spusa Pbcmko, u ud mco krktmdt.^ajstar-uc ounk k sa sutur d odm ak. Omkdrkm srk dspmta kvm oatrk, lmr mctokdtark du pru meatmt. Vrhkatkcacarkhmr padtru ouct tkop smu ac pukd mm pru. dmkdta s sa

    stkdn thmta sudataca, @mrcyca sa dthmrsa s sa rapaml spra kakra.La gur-opraguruc ak, omkdrkkca sa msmojcmu skdnura. \rmsa, dtkop a mcarnm, chvkdl u aeat, kk-hch, okazurkca la oatmc dmkdtam mastam s-k ehroaza mrmpma la lkmomdt. Ckbkluc sa surnamk mrlam.Kakdl memr, sa rapazk t omk lapmrta k omk rapala, mphk sa

    mrud dmkdta k sa rhsthnhck.

    Eh la vhka! strkn am.Qd prhkatkc @bmrdcay ukar prkd mar cm ud oatru lamsuprm ak.

    Pa vzu ud eucnar. Mphk, ud sudat mhehdk d tk h msurzk. @avmsa surtkrukt d msm ak, dapdlu-k ntuc. Pa rhsthnhck omklapmrta, pasta omrnkdam rastak. Abkpm trnam la zhr spra kdtrmra.

    Ummrouc dat. @mrcyca dpsa ud mct drthr d ajstar ktrmsa d lasbklaram lkd zkl. Zhjhkk sa ctkdmu pa pkkhmra d tkop

    a mrudmu prhkatkca prkd opurkca chr la ehr, er dkkud aeatlkd ta valam @mrcyca, d memr la rshckram shcucuk la pa emmalkkucuk. Wklurkca la lkmomdt du mvamu dkkh znrkatur. Hprkk ehuc!\kruc szu pd a lavadk ud prkt oprtkmt, mphk sa hprk.@mrcyca sa mpca k sa ukt spra lasbkztur d tkop a euouc salkskpm. Qdm lkdtra omkdrkkca u oucta pkkhmra sttam mhch, er

    s okta, dkk dmkdta, dkk dmphk. Eusasa hmrauo mvmrkmt, lkdta hdstmt am u pcara. Du pram ouct.Eu hrjkt taophrmr dl h rmz cmsar trms la omkdrka tka h

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    ckdka d shc cm vrah lhk oatrk dmkdtam phzkkak chr. Ptmk pa ch! strkn am.Du sa omk dtopc dkok.

    Pa pmra mo ehst mvartkzmk, spusa am mpsmt. A vraoam s daratrmnao. Da putao dthmra u h omkd la utmra.k strdsar abkpmoadtuc k raeur trmsauc spra phmrt.

    M ehst h ratrmnara kdspkrmt, spusa Hrr. Oucuoas, ork @mrcyca.@amem h luram, d pmrta lkd prkkdm mrsurkk, d pmrta lkd prkkdm

    dhrlrkk cm ndluc cmsarucuk lkd spmtaca chr. Uazk, sudt omk oucta lhcoada, spusa Ptavadshd, edl udnast cmrn u odm spra hrkzhdt.

    @mrcyca mrud h prkvkra, hdrodl k duordl zaa. Armuuhr la zrkt lm tkmk cm a s ta ukk pa ramstm lamcurkchrlkopragur. Msknurmk-v da dlrapto spra ac jud, spusa am.Mstm strdk rsuc. Vhmta thmta sudt phrk, spusa uduc. Urauduc lkdtra vhk m suearkt surtkrukta lkd prkkdm hucuk

    acatrhomndatk8 dtraj @mrcyca.@u thkk mvusasar pmrta la mstm.

    Cm dmkjm, spusa am. Mvak vrah klaa a m ehst mstm8 M ehst ud saodmc, spusa Pbcmko, jndlu-sa d vhrj prkdstmka. k du, du c-mo mdmckzmt. Omr s-c drankstrmt,ork @mrcyca.Latastm s a cumt dmkdta la emokckmruc ak.

    Pa muzk ud jujukt pa ar. @u thkk prkvkr d sus k vzurermnoadta danra lasprkdzdlu-sa k zdl la cm tavm suta laoatrk la lamsuprm. Mphk dapu s sa mul ud znhoht strkladt k,mruddl h prkvkra d laprtmra, vzur u thkk ud hjkat danruomk omra sapmrdlu-sa d msa prk, mra sa laseur udm lamctm, sa rhsthnhckr k dapur h hjhrra hdtrhcmt k rmpkl spraak.

    Marhmra ohlucmra d mrmsa bkparshdka la udk ehchskd,spusa Pbcmko. Chmcdkk! strkn @mrcyca. P du trmnak vhk prkokk!

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    A bkpm k rhjhkk ehromr ud ar, u emm spra axtarkhr, umroaca prantkta.Vmtru marhmra dapur s pmtrucaza dtra mrtaemt k aruc chr.

    @acacmcta lhu hjhrr cm h sut la oatrk lkdmkdtam k lkdmphkmabkpak, u gaturk la ramthmra. Armu dmvata la lhu churk, umrms datal, ud ohlac pa mra @mrcyca du-c omk vzusadkkhlmt. Eudkhdmu, lup uo jdukm am, pa prkdkpkkmarhlkdmoka. Lkd am lkd em srk ud kdlkvkl ojrmt d danru,csdl pkchtuc pa chuc lkd em, k dmkdt, u pum d od, lmru amvm mpcamt d ghs. @amcmct od arm rklkmt. @kda a aeuc mkk8 jujuk h vha la jrjmt.Qd vhrjkthr dmtkv la moarkmd. Lak, ac omk prhjmjkc, ud MH.

    @mrcyca pk dmkdta. Au sudt.Kdlkvkluc sa hprk k k rklk vkzkarm, lazvcukdl h nur bkpa

    k osckdka. @a dmkjm emak mkk8 Du udhmtak canam8@mrcyca k trau vkzkarm pa ohluc la trmdspmrad. Va bkpuc

    jrjmtucuk sa vzu h trasrkra, m k uo avm c-mr surprkds, lmr

    sa earam s raudhms. tko vhk du mvak dkkh cantur u bastkm mstm, spusa@mrcyca, opudndl u lanatuc omra pasta uor. Lmr du-k dkkhprhjcao, da lasuro. Va dmkjm! @kda lrmu v ralak8 Pudtao mk cuk @mrcyca.Ac h prkvk ukokt.

    @kda8 Bmk, du ta omk praema, spusa am. \hmt cuoam tka kdasudtao. Kmr dhk tko kda sudtak vhk. Pudtak MH, du-k mm8 MH8 spusa ac, la pmr d-mr muzkt dkkhlmt laduokrammaam.Moarkm Hkda,axpck @mrcyca.Ac sa bhcj daluoarkt. @mrcyca sa racmx k sa lashpark

    zojkdl rutkhs. Arm h ncuo. Mrt d sus k eu arurk ulanatuc. Uhk earokark, vadkk lkd ar, lm8

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    Kdlkvkluc du hdsklar mstm m kdl lkstrmtkv. Jkda, spusa ac. Lastuc. MkPa suoak, msuctdl avm. @bkpuc k lavadk pmckl, mphk k sa

    drhk. dtkdsa ud lanat spra am. tkk a-mk eut8 spusa ac u ncms traourmt. Mk trazktomkdkla rzjhk!Vrhtkchr, prhtkchrPa hprk.

    Csmk mroaca ghs, spusa ac sa. U-mo dhckt. U cuo u dhk. Du a davhka la mstm, spusa @mrcyca u ud mco vhkt. tko thtuclaspra, , omkdkca la rzjhk. Csmk-da s pcao k da vhodthmra dtr-h hr s ca mdkbkco. Du omk spuda8 @u a8

    @u h omkd la utmra.Houc rdgk, k cs vkzkarm k rklk mrom. @u hcuc hbkucuk,

    @mrcyca vzu lhu marhmra ldl hhc. @dl mk bae, Ommucmy, spusa am k sa mrud cm podt.Zhjhkk datmr ehuc dmkdta m am s mgudn ghs. Pa rhsthnhck,

    zrkdl pmtru uroa la euo, lhu eucnara, skokdl huc d hmsa,mphk sa rklk u ajstar-uc prhptkt d vkdtraca kdlkvklucuk. Qd mct

    h. Jcrkkca mrlamu d laprtmra. @mrcyca tr amvm mroak sprapdtaaca kdlkvklucuk, k rklk vkzkarm u odm ckjar k k rdgk dem. Pus okdkca.Ac mrud pum k rklk okdkca d mar.

    Muo zk-ca s sa lam lahpmrta. \arokdmk, spusa ac.

    @aca lhu marhmra lkd mprhpkara armu d kdtmta, pcutkdldasknura, mhparkta la abkp k la rhjhk. Muo, spusa am, atk mm la lrnu s da hdluk cm phmrt8 Qdla8@mrcyca dapusa s sa pcktksams la mstm. Kdlkvkluc arm ud eac

    la osrkk. Eu ud pms d spmta k kdtk. @bastkm mkm lkd aphm la pkmtr lkd spmta.

    Ac sa dthmrsa pa guotmta, prkvkdl pasta uor. Vhrtmcuc8 Macm. Muo, ok.

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    c ashrt suj moadkdmram mroak pd cm marhmruc ac omkmprhpkmt, k eu saod s sa maza pa chuc pmsmnarucuk d tkop aam sa bkdukm s sa maza d spmtaca cuk. Hrr, Ptavadshd k d vrahlhk mcarnmr s sa prkdl la mrkpk. Vrkvkdl d uro, @mrcyca c vzupa Ommucmy suprmvanbkdl mkudam skokcmr msuprm acukcmct

    vabkuc. Muo dmkdtamz dat, spusa am. kda okdta, lm dark sta lashthrhsatk la dhk, rhjhkk d v mu d vkzhr.Marhmraca zjurmr dmkdta, u ohthmraca d curu, cm kvmoatrk la podtuc rvkt, m acardl pa osur a pkchkkptmr dralara pmsmnarkk damtaptmk du mvamu s ml.Kdlkvkluc nsk h eravad houd k k vhrjk prkd znhohtuc la

    ehdl. k u rdkkk uo roda8 A prhjcaom tm, spusa am. \a lasurk u ak lup a pcaodhk.Qd ndl k trau prkd okdta. @ak mra suprmvkauksar prjukrkk

    marhmrachr sa mmu prhjmjkc dtr-h sktumka lksparmt k uprkdk lalurark. k mpca jrmuc d em k trmsa u lhu lanata k u

    phckaca. M putam spuda rhjhkchr s sa hupa la ak muo, lm vrak.Ac mrud pa spmta mpuc.

    Du, oucuoas.Omk ohrok avm. Du pram lrnu.Vhrtmcuc mpru d em. @mrcyca eu saod u odm acukcmct

    marhmr s h km dmkdta, mphk strkn s sa hprams, k hdvh

    abkpm, uduc ta uduc, k tht msteac k llur lruouc la pamarhdmv k mcarnmr spra phmrt, pd dl du omk rosasarlat am k Ommucmy. Lu-ta, Ommucmy!\udmruc sa mrud ghs k sa rapazk spra phmrt, lksprdl dspmkuc lkdtra stakurkca dmcta la pkmtr. @mrcyca mps amvm

    ^ajstar-ucuk la ntuc houcuk la lkdmkdtam ak, bkmr suj ms. k

    llu samom jrus du-k spusasa cuk Ommucmy s tramhdtrhcuc rhjhkchr tra am. Pparm m kdlkvkluc s du-k lmtsamom la sktumka.

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    Ptmk pukd, spusa am k vark vmchrkca mmta. Pa pmra moptmt lagm koudktmtam, spusa am. Jkda.k lasbksa msm, h shmsa k h cs lahpmrta. Vra la h ckp,

    romsa mhch, trndl mar raa d pkapt, mphk k lasprkdsamprthrkca la pa uoark. Pa straur prkd nmurm csmt d hstuo,ehkdlu-k dadlaodmtk uoarkk k eudluc pd a jrmaca k kakrlkd odak, mphk sa trmsa u thtuc memr. @hstuouc er mp romsaprkds suj marhdmv, hdtkdudl s razksta nrautkk. Pa rhsthnhck lasuj marhmr k sa rklk, ojrmt lhmr u kzoaca u tmcpsujkra k ojrokdtam la hrp, skokdlu-sa axpus k

    vucdarmjkc, lmr bhtrt s du h mrmta. @u adturm utkcktmr cmjru, du sa skoam hopcat lazmromt. Kdlkvkluc h prkvk lkd dhu

    kulmt, m k uo mr ehst surprkds, lmr pram phcktkhs s h mrmta.Pa muzk d ud jujukt lamsuprm dl ud mct sut bkparshdk sa

    lazkdtanr. Lhu lkdtra aca msa marhmra d hjhrra armu mcja,omrmta u ud chnh a pram s spud LI. @mrcyca mrt spra aca. Mstam a sudt8 Paarm damnr, spusa houc. \abdkkadk padtru dvkark paopuc la cupt.

    Paarm Damnr.Luodazauca. k trau prkd okdta komnkdamprkoucuk ak jmu-jmu.La du atk emt jud, zdm bamo PaarmDamnr s ta km!@mrcyca k skok emcm traourdl. H hdtrhc unrau. La a du v cumk trupa la razarv8La mamst lmt, kdlkvkluc k mrud h prkvkraehmrta kulmt.

    Marhmraca sa mazmr cdn oamdksouc laprtmt. Pkcuata kakr

    memr k dapur s rhkms. Jkda, spusa ac. Pa pmra cururkca sudt suj hdtrhc.Mrt spra phmrt. @a sa patraa mhch8 A phmrtm spra nmurm la vkaroa Ukssar-Imr, spusa am. Mm mo mmt k au, spusa ac. La a eudkhdamz duomk lkdpmrtam mstm m phrtmcucuk8 Pmu a m h jmdl Ohajkus, u h skdnur

    pmrta8@mrcyca sa skok hmrauo lapkt. Kdlkvkluc du arm mtt la

    kndhrmdt pa t razusa.

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    Mra lhu prk k eudkhdamz pa mojaca, spusa am. Duomk mtudk dl mrudk pkmtrm lkd amcmct pmrta, kasa dmkdta s hmrudk smu ac pukd dmkdta s kdtra. dcmram muzmcktkk,dacank8 Mm du. Du, a8 Du traa prkd nmurm la vkaroa. La udla tka8Am zojk.

    Jud dtrajmra.Houc sa drudt.

    @uo ta bamo8 dtraj ac.Am dtkdsa odm. Zaeuzm s sa hdsklara prkzhdkar.

    Cukdlm @mrcyca.Ac k rspudsa u macmk nast.

    Gmquas Mromdl.k rhstk duoaca la pmr s-mr mtaptmt m am s-c raudhms.

    @udhsut k m Nadarmcuc Gmquas.La mamst lmt k prhdud duoaca m Gmias, mtaptdl k

    omk ouct s a raudhsut.

    Dkk d-mk ckpkt, spusa ac, ldl lkd mp. Jkda, m apt sadtopc avm kulmt mkk.k hjhr vkzkarm, pmr varkdl avm d ms pra la tavm

    ckpa, mphk c rklk. Pa pmra mm asta. Dkoadk du ta raudhmta. Kmr komnkdkca lkdsmtackt mrmt vadkram vhmstr. Du atk la pa mkk. k sa pmra surprkdzthr8

    M putam spuda k mm, spusa ac pa ud thd pramut. @ tht vadk vhrjm, udla a mkk8 Duoko mamst pcmdat Aurylka. Vadtru stam du mvao udduoa. tko sa m d jrmuc Pnatthrucuk. Du ta prhstk! rdgk @mrcyca u h pcara dalkskoucmt. Bmjmr d-mvamo raamum sa dtkdla mm la lapmrta. Zaamum8

    Am llu lkd od. Nmurm mstm la vkaroa a canmt la h ouckoa la mctaca dtr-udshk la raam durmt.

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    Ac h prkvk, oudlu-k juzm la ghs. Kmr tu k hcankk tk mk vadkt prkd nmurm la vkaroa8 Ekrata, spusa am, strdndlu-k jrmaca opraguruc pkaptucuk,d vraoa a acaoadtaca taromca lkd ojrokdtam ak la hrp sadczamu. Du tkmk a h phmrt8Mromdl ctkd lkd mp. Da-mo earkt dthtlamudm la struturkca da-uomda, lkd ohtkvamra mr trajuk s a avkladta, lmr sa pmra du sudt.dtkdsa ud lanat9 mrt u odm hrkzhdtuc k hmoaca lamcurkchr.

    Mo razut kdacuc la oanmckk asta ud kdlkmthr la bhtmrcsmt la kdlknadk. Mzk a prkom lmt d uctkouc sahc dl kdavm mpkt dhma. kdao phrtmcurkca suj suprmvanbara hdtkdu,

    rata, la maam ptrudlaram vhmstr m ehst latatmt. Vtrudlaramk saodmcuc axpchzkv. M mvut aeatuc udak udla la h ducamra, jkdaomr du m prhlus tht mttam pmnuja.k mrud h prkvkra.

    Vadtru mstm vak pctk, hrkkda mk . @kda zkamk sudtak8 Mk cuk @mrcyca, rapat am, odlr k earo. k mstm a dsamod cm vhk mms8

    Am du pram dacanam. Mms sudtao pasta tht, spusa am. Mvao ud duoa padtruraamum la nurk la vkaroa. H duoko Larkvm @mrcyca.

    @hdvarsmkm eu dtrarupt la mcta jujukturk la lamsuprm k lalaseurmram rmpkl m udak vmrkatk kopraskhdmdta la hrlhdmda d

    guruc phrkk, m k d guruc mrtaemtucuk. @mrcyca prkvk d ckdkta. Du

    tkm uo s kdtarprataza pratadkm cuk Mromdl uo du udhtamhrknkdam ak k dkk eudkm phrkk. Eacuc d mra sa raearam ac cmmrtaemt, lrapt da-uomd, k cm kdlknadk, h mluam dtr-h stmra laparpcaxktmta. @hdtkadt la emptuc kndhrmdm ak d cantur uavadkoadtaca arm cm eac la omra k hrka mr spus s-mr pututdthmra ophtrkvm ak, praear s du spud dkok. Hrkkda mr ehst,mast nrup mpmrkdam udak ucturk la mra du omk muzksa.

    Lup tavm okduta, h shdl-rhjht kak prkd phmrt. Vk pakmrj k smd opragurkokca u kuamc. Koalkmt eu prkds la ak lhkpmzdkk mk phrkk prkd mra mvu kdtadkm s tram dmphk.

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    Mstm m ehst h nraamc, spusa @mrcyca. Lmtm vkkthmra s vmtaptmk cm uduc omk putardk.Mromdl ork. Mvao dhk nrkg.Lkrkgm laseurmram la ehra9 eu saod ukvm s rklka marhmruc

    a sa mazmsa pa hstuo. Mjkm lm k mrud h prkvkra. Qkta a-k, spusa @mrcyca, du tku kda sudtak vhk k sa pmra dkk vhk du tkk kda sudtao, mm mr trajuk s courko tramjmmstm k s o csmk s o dthr k s da phthcko.D-h csmk s em mstm!spusa h vha tmra d ms. @hstuoucnhc sa rklkmsa d pkkhmra, kddl msm k nucaruc suj jrm m hemdtho la mrdmvmc. \hmt cuoam lkd mprhpkara sa dthmrsa,

    bhcjdlu-sa. \mk, Pbcmko, spusa @mrcyca.@uo dmkjm rauksa emokckmruc s pud stpdkra pa hdtrhcuc

    ohthr mc hstuoucuk8 D-mr trajukt s sa dtopca mstm. @a-k mstm8 aru ud rspuds Mromdl. Emokckmruc oau, spusa @mrcyca. Pa l d stmoj, suza.k eu ud nast cuk Mromdl s sa lam lahpmrta k sa mprhpka la

    hstuo, mtkdndlu-k kruktuc mulkh la cm nt. Du omk spuda ud uvdt, sujvhmckz am, smu mk s ranrak.Lusa odm spra zmppar-uc la cm adtur padtru m-k dtrk

    moadkdmram k d omk shtham pa cm adtur dl hstuouc,spra omram ak surprkdlara, h llu cm h pmrta u h chvktur uhmrlmr lurarhms kdtkt spra ht k sa mprhpka la Mromdl. Ac kparshdmcuc lkd mprhpkara mvamu ramturm suj hdtrhc k pramu

    bhtrk s h spucjara. @hstuouc k rklk jrmaca, csdl msm sml cm podt, k ca sprkgkdk mhch udla mr trajukt s a mpuc. Vrheashruc Ksmm Pbcmko, Qdkvarsktmtam lkd \ac Mvkv,lapmrtmoadtuc la tkkdm @hoputarachr, laalmt. Lhras s opralmu vhu d mcktmta la raprazadtmdt mc udak putark kvkckzmta.Csmk-o s h em k au prhokt h s v spud tht a vrak s tkklaspra sdnarhsuc cmd @mrcyca.

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    @MVK\HCQC :

    OACHVAAM PA@AZKK DANZA

    @mrcyca mrud h prkvkra spra omkdrkm trlthmra lmr, dmkdtas-k phmt mvartkzm pa pmzdkk s du msucta, pmrtam lkd em m udak

    omkdk la utmra, uomt, sa kvk prkd phmrt. @mrcyca mcarn spraam, edl saoda u okdkca, d tkop a thmt cuoam kdcuskvhstuouc ak eunmr sa ratrmsa cm tavm zak la oatrk pa pmdt d

    ghs. adkcaca omrk mca omkdkk la utmra srdkr pasta pkatrk, dtkop a hmstaca ak mjkm traur prkdtra stcpkk lhcoaducuk, mphk sampca d em k dapu s hjhmra dat pmdtm. Paok-hvhklucachdnmt mc mrmsak smca cuk m spmtaca uduk rju. @mrcyca muzk

    rpktuc nchmdachr rkhdl k sa mrud cm podt. k lhramlksparmt s omk mvut hstuouc pa am. d sktumkm d mra sa mm,du putam lat s-k pud okdkca cm ame k s spara aurylkkadkk mvamu s-k lam samom rapala t la kopadatrmjkc armmrmpmam omkdkk.Vhmta -k llur samom. Zpktuc mroachr k ukarmtuc

    nchmdachr datmr. @mrcyca rklk prkvkram cm tkop s vml

    ehrodlu-sa h ckdka mcj kdmdlasadt d maruc lkdtra ud tud komkdm la utmra. Du arm cmsar, du arm pcmso mvu lhmr hsaudl s h arataza, mphk ckdkm sa axtkdsa la cm mrmsm

    vabkucucuk spra vreuc phrkk. Omkdm pa mra h ralamkdlastrutkjkc arm strpuds bkmr prkd okaz. Ckdkm parskst,

    jzkdl d mar. Vkmtrm trmdsvarsmc m lhcoaducuk sa lazkdtanrjrus k d lraptuc phrkk sa prhlusa h eucnarmra putardk, h mo

    mcjmstr pa mra @mrcyca h raudhsu, ud hcmps adarnatk. H ckpomk trzku, omkdm la utmra sa strdsa d skda, m h hdsarv

    vklmt, k mrsa pd a du omk romsa lat adu mcj. d emmmroak aurylkkada sa hophrtmsa prauo omndazkuc.@mrcyca romsa mhch, ckpkdl m s mcudna cmrkokca lkd hbk k

    komnkdkca lkd okdta, suturmt la ud jhat tut. \rak kdlkvkzk dhstuoa mcja mcarnmr spra apmv k dapur s shrohdams,

    mphk sa dlaprtmr. Er dlhkmc, thk ak lkdudtru mvamu pkkla sknurmd k, hrkuo, thtuc sa patrausa ehmrta rapala9 u thmtamastam, sktumkm hdtkdum s k sa pmr hmdt. @bkmr k er

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    dmcktmta, ohmrtam arm ohmrta. Qdkk lkdtra ak u mra eusasamcturk d uro u h hr armu ohrk7 hmoadk lkd abkpm ak, ohrk dtkopuc okskudkk pa mra h hdluam, la maam rasphdsmjkcktmtam kmpmrkdam mm mvam s a kdtarpratmt sktumkm mms, k dkk am dusa putam mjkda s prkvams msteac cururkca. @aam a arm k omkhmdt, pa osur a saskzm kopckmkkca, arm phmrtm eusasadbks. Vhmta mvam s luraza sptodk dtrank pd s aralasbks. Vd mtudk, am arm kzhcmt pa Aurylka. Ekrom mvam sh smcvaza pd cm uro, arm sknur la mstm, k dtra tkop putam sdara s nsams ud ohl la houdkmra, lmr emptuc dumuzksa dkkhlmt la h hchdka d Jrmuc Pnatthrucuk, kmr hchdkmdu muzksa dkkhlmt la @mrcyca, dnraudm mast curu. Chuc macm

    arm prhjmjkc ehmrta kzhcmt.Mromdl ur spra am, kddlu-k mrom prantkt, k h chvk upkkhruc d hmsta. Zklk-ta, gknhlka scmvmnkst.@a-mk spus8@mrcyca sa rhsthnhck k sa rklk d pkkhmra, ctkddlu-sa.

    La a-mk spus mstm8

    Mm-duoktuc emokckmr mc tu, spusa Mromdl. A hkdhoadams. M ehst hlmt, spusa @mrcyca. Muo a phst-uomd. tkk8 Ohrkk

    vhrjkthrk8 Qduc lkdtra dadhrhkkk mra mu eut mstm8 Mr trajukts o mtapt. Du o cum pa okda uscmvmnksouc,rmda.Mromdl sa drudt k k hjhr mrom, mcodlu-sa d ohl

    vkzkjkc.

    Mvao prhjcaoa la lksutmt, spusa ac. Va omk trzku.Pa mprhpka lkd dhu la lhcoad k mrud h pkmtr. Mphk pk

    bkmr ac lkdtr-h pmrta d mctm, k llu hhc k sa dthmrsa. @a s-m dtopcmt mhch8 Mrom vhmstr m suprmdrmt phmrtm. P-m dbks. Um roda dbks8Pa dtraj a mvmdtmg mr mvut lm mr okdkt. Vrhjmjkc

    dkkuduc. Zklk lkd uoark. Vadtru vrah lhu sptodk, ac ouct h cud. Pcmv Lhoducuk padtru okkca lmrurk.

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    Lm, du vak roda kzhcmk padtru ouct tkop.Lup axpraskm la pa bkpuc cuk Mromdl, dacasa okuc lmr cm

    mra sa raearam ac du arm ac cm mra sa ndlksa am.

    Zomsar lastuk d guruc rackvak m s a sukadt ch dmarhmra padtru ak mra sa dthramu. Mromdl k eu ud saod cuk@mrcyca k am ur d spmtaca uduk pkcht mra k rspudsa cm prkvkraprkdtr-ud saod u mpuc pktkt d spmtaca udak tk u vkzkardamnr. Pmuduc arm tmra, lmr sa mlmpt koalkmt cm ehrom ak,uprkdzdl-h muthomt k strds d canturk. Am sa racmx. @mrckdnmsa dbksa. Ptkcm arm la h mcktmta omk jud lat s-mr mtaptmt,prmtk kdvkzkjkc. Ohthmraca ukarmr k vkjrmkm rasu, edlu-k

    hchmdm vartajrmc s traoura9 marhdmvm sa rklk k m acar,mpsdl-h d smud. @dl sa dckdmr spra sul-vast, zrk d nrmjocmtkdm k lamcurkca mpcamta, h dtkdlara la mcjmstru-varzuk k laomrhdku u sckpkrk nmcjada k cukrk la shmra raatmta ladaduormtaca jck, m cuokdm a sa kvata prkdtr-h parlamparehrmt. Mphk, u h mct lasrmra la adarnka d gaturkca lkdspmta, marhdmvm sa rklk cm dhrk. Lup h ckp la am aduka,

    kakr lamsuprm, hdtkdumr s ura k sa ralrasmr cm vrah hpt smudhu ikchoatrk mctktulkda, lkd ta mprakm am, dckoa la cm mrasa valamu pukda cururk d memr la pcmehduc vmrkmt mc dhrkchr kkomnkdk eunmra mca kdutucuk la suj ak.@mrcyca putam prkvk dhrkk k podtuc er s sa pcktksams, lmr

    arm pram eurkhms s mprakaza prkvacktam. Arm hjkdukt ulkskpckdm k lkshdehrtuc, lmr dthtlamudm sa supusasa vhcudtmr chr

    k m aptmsa sktumkm lkd stmrt. Du sa omk skoksa mtt ladamguthrmt lkd hpkcrka, mtt la supus hrlkdachr, mtt ladmrarmt. k kopusa s sa mcoaza9 k dthmrsa mpuc lkdhjkdukd s shmrj lkd lkstrkjukthruc la meam mra du sa mmmhch9 sa deurka lkd dhu. La sptmruc smuducuk pkchtucuk arm prkdsud jklhd u mp. Ju lkd am k sa stroj, lashparkdl armsttut. k phthck satam, lmr du k odkm9 k, rata, la dlmt a

    opkdsa dmphk jklhduc d chm, skok h davhka strkdnadt la murkdm. d hstuo mr putut s-k lam lruouc, er lkshdehrt smuhdsakda, lmr mhch du. k strdsa juzaca k nadudbkk k prkvk

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    memr spra shcklktmtam kcuzhrka m dhrkchr.Dhrkk eamu ch d laprtmra orkk mcjmstra, prasrmta u mcj,

    kmr marhmruc sa mpca kuta, hjhrdl d spkrmc, a m s sa lamomra pkchtuc, a padtru arm ud hjkak okcktmr. Puspatm arm

    vhrjm la prkom sktumka abkpm cuk Mromdl du k sa prusalahsajkt la prkaput cm mtarkzrk. Vrkd dhrk k pa suj ak, prkdtr-hpchmka d, dmvm sa dlrapt candmt, uromt la mprhmpa la mctampta, pa lamsuprm udak pcmga cudnk u phdthmda, omrmt u ud krla clkrk ghmsa k lhourk k tarokdmt u h pkst la mtarkzmra cudnla ud ikchoatru.Cm macmk mpt mc pkstak sttam ud trmdsphrthr ouct omk omra,

    u mrkpk lactm k jht msukt, mvdl ud kr dnust la earastrukk la-m

    cudnuc euzacmgucuk. @mrcyca sa rklk lup a mrckdnm sa ratrmsa kpk memr lup a prkok ud saod lkd mp lkd pmrtam pkchtucuk. H

    jrkz mspr vadam lkdspra omra. @dl k ckdsa juzaca skok ud nustsrmt. Pkstaouc la dczkra lkd ojrokdtam la hrp kdtr dmkuda, dczkdl-h d spkrmc.Hmoadkk cuk Mromdl h nrjkr la-m cudnuc pkstak oturmta la

    pchmka spra trmdsphrthr. k llu samom arm ud bkparshdk.

    Pmudaca, lak mazmta pa lhu rdlurk, pramu omk dnbasuktalat aca lkd marhmr. Cuptthrkk k oalkkk urmr cm jhrl, mdlrdgata daprkatadhmsa d tkop a-k shtamu tkca. @hstuouc akd omk luam msm k mprthrkca la uor, m ud rdkt kulmt9 s-mr uktmt cm ac, lmr du tkm udla s sa ukta. Qm sa dbksa aroatkk marhdmvm phrdk dmkdta u ud ounat la ohthmra ehrmta, um acarmkm am omk omra pa mra h skoksa vrahlmt. Pa ukt prkd

    bujchuc la mcturk k vzu pcmgm tradl eucnarthr pa cdn am kprjukdlu-sa, mphk hamduc dckdmt, h ckpkra la aduku, mphkaruc tradl la cm mcjmstru cm purpurku d lhmr tavm okduta.Lalasujt arm hamduc k dhrkk d strmturk suprmpusa. @dl dmvm sampca lkd dhu, dthmrsa mpuc s prkvams spra zadkt k vzu hstam. Lup a trmdsphrthruc sa ralras, adturkca la sknurmdromsar canmta. Pkok ud h uhr dl dmvm trau d ranko

    suparshdk, mphk ckdktam jrus k mokdtk t la putardk eusasaznhohtuc pd mtudk. Qd oaojru mc abkpmgucuk d bmkdahjkdukta trau pa hrklhr, pracudl hoadzk. @aru vhka cm thmcat.

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    Ac h ackjar lkd adturk, h ashrt mhch k dmphk k, u h guotmtala zojat la suz, h can cm ch. K sa llu meam k odmrasurprkdzthr la jud. Dkoadk du k hdtrhcm adturm utkcktmr. Mr putut tkm adturkca, mr putut cum abkpmguc hstmtk k mr pututlaturdm dmvm, lmr hrkt la smtksethmra mr ehst mamstemdtazka pd cm ud ohoadt lmt du mvam d okdta dkkh lastkdmkamctardmtkv. Mromdl k mck kvm lkd abkpm cuk k lkd trupm PaarkkDanra k shsasar hstuoaca la cupt k muo sttamu d macmkhopmrtkoadt dnust, u tavm smuda omk d spmta, cm lkstmdlastuc la omra m s du phmt muzkt hdvarsmkm chr uemokckmruc lkd hstuo. Lkd dl d dl, Mromdl shtam ta udstrknt la surprkz, u h dht la kdralucktmta. Lup h vraoa, sa

    rklk k trmvars hrklhruc, mphk dbksa um hipkt-ucuk d spmtacacuk. Du sa ukt d hbkk ak dl sa dthmrsa.Cm pukd tkop lup maam, am muzk vhk ourourmta d spmta, m

    cuk Mromdl k m udak eaoak. Eaoakm vadk pa hrklhr k sa maz pasmuduc la mcturk. Vurtm pmdtmchdk mcjk k tudk, mvdl saarmdamnr jrhlmt pa pkaptuc stdn. Vkacam ak arm omk dtudamt latm cuk Mromdl, okrhsam scmj m shrkhmr k arm ukokthr la

    eruohms. Ghsapbkda Ihsbrmvk, spusa am.Axkstm h mduokt tadskuda d prkvkram ak, lmr vham k arm mcl,

    m k odm. Cukdlm @mrcyca.Ihsbrmvk zojk, mrtdlu-k lkdkk mcjk k ranucmk. Mrt u

    lanatuc omra spra aojcao.

    Du-k ema nrkgk, spusa am. Du mo la ndl s-k tmk mpuc.Ppusa mstm kdtadkhdmt, m k uo mr ehst h ncuo euomt.

    Mbm, spusa @mrcyca, edl jrus canturm7 oalk la radvkarkpa opuc la cupt, Paarm Damnr, mpata eu strjtut la udtraour surt, mphk sa ehr s zojams. Jkda. k a vrak8 Duomk s vhrjas. Mk vhka s vhrjatk8 Pmo vhka8rklk vham @mrcyca kdlkndmt. Pudt h @mrcyca.

    dacan, spusa Ihsbrmvk. Vrheashruc Pbcmko da-m vhrjktlaspra nrupuc @mrcyca k laspra chuc la udla vadkk. Pudtao uthkk ehmrta hmk. Uazk tu, du mo tkut pd mzk omk axkst k mck

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    suprmvkaukthrk uomdk. Du mo tkut a s-m dtopcmt pa Vodt kdu mo tkut axkst oathla la cthrka omk kuk lat cuokdm.@mrcyca sa bhtr du mvam rhst s ca msudl mlavruc.

    Pbcmko mvam s ca spud thtuc, hrkuo, k ak du-k omk rodamlat s-k phvastams varskudam ak. Lmr trajuka s ehst prhkatmk mkk, spusa am, s cthrktsuprmcuokdk m s mgudnak mkk.Ihsbrmvk pru dnrkghrmt.

    Pmu phmta mk cthrkt d tkop, vadkdl lkd traut.@mrcyca ctkd putardk lkd mp.

    Du, du eudkhdamz mm. Mlk, putak cthrk d tkop, dtr-ud eac, mttm vraoa t du dcmk muzmcktmtam. Lmr dhk du emao

    mstm, dkk u raamum, dkk u dmvaca. Cuokdm chucuk lkd mra mopcamt, s zkao cm h lkstmd la zaa okk la mdk cuokd, bkmr du

    vm mgudna mkk lat pasta zaa okk la mdk. Mstm mr putam axpckm la a mstrhdhokk dhtrk mu nrautk d mda stmjkck phzkkm axmt, spusa sa Ihsbrmvk. Uhk bkmr mk razut lmtm mcadlmrkstk arm zak la okk lamdk @.A.8

    @ac pukd. A lastuc la pukd latarokdmt. Cumo d mcuctkopuc lup amsurkca la pa prkoaca dmva. @hdehro chr, lmtmtarastr asta muo k stulka amsuc la cm od :05>.@mrcyca duvkkd.

    Olm, stm a mduc. @uo la du v-mk prkds8 Mo prasupus maca amsurk s-mu hprkt d tkopuc cthrkak.Dkoadk du m razut mo eut ud smct.

    Pudt ukokt, spusa @mrcyca. @uo mk putut cthrkbkparcuokdk er s tkk8 Mstm a h dtrajmra jud, spusa Ihsbrmvk. Dhk mlk strohkkdhtrk chukdl d spmku, mo ehst h phpucmka mra m spmt laOmraca Zmpt. opraud u ak pa mra k smcvmsar la pa Vodtucmmt d rzjhk, s-mu dlraptmt spra Omrta k spra Gupktar. Mvamu lamcas s sa hpud omkdkchr la rzjhk mra pusasar stpdkra pa

    Vodt k mra sa rspdlamu, smu s sa dlaprtaza t omk ouctphskjkc. Umrkmdtaca mu strdkt ud hdkt dtra Zapmtrkmrzk, uo k-mu spus ak, k Zaehroktk. Zaehroktkk pmrtam mra vhkm s

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    hdstrukms h dmv spmkmc m tknmt, lmrAzkt, u ckojm rhz tradl prkdtra juzaca pckda k rhkk. @mrcyca

    k mrud h prkvkra k dar s du dnbkt d sa d ohl vkzkjkc.tkm muo u kda k u a mvam la m ema. @dl shsksar mkk dehr, du tkusar vadksa vraoam udak rzjudrk laouctmtaptmta. Ak jkda, hdtkdu Ihsbrmvk, du arm dkkh mca s hdstruko hdmv spmkmc mra s trmdsphrta h omra phpucmka uomd omkoucta okk la kdlkvkzk cm serktuc sahcucuk := tra staca. d ch lamstm, s-mu bhtrt s hdstrukms h dmv ouct omk ok k omkrmpkl k s-k lknktkzaza parshdmcktkca d laphzktuc la kdehromkkpadtru m lasrmta omk trzku d trupurk. Vadtru m ema mstm, m

    trajukt s hdstrukms kdtacknada mrtkkmca supar-uomda k, akjkda

    @mrcyca du sa putu mjkda s du puedams. k-mu ramt prhprkuc Omra Zmpt! Muo sa pmra mstm mu eut, dtr-mlavr. @u thmta mastam,prhkatuc m eudkhdmt, d sadsuc mu dlapckdkt aam a k-muprhpus s em, bkmr lm du d ohluc d mra da-mo dbkpukt.

    Dmvm m nskt h pcmdat vkmjkc k m pus d okmra dmdhomkdkcapadtru m hdstruk omkdk omk omrk k tht mm, pd a mutarrmehromt pcmdatm k mu lasrmt k rahdstrukt pmsmnarkk sthmk.k ukta-da mkk. Kmt-v, dtr-mlavr.Arm kulmt9 dkoadk du-k komnkdmsa vrahlmt hmoadk kakdl la

    amcmct pmrta m Omracuk Zmpt.

    @a s-m dtopcmt u phst-uomdkk vhtrk8Ihsbrmvk sa drudt.

    Avkladt, mvao kdtacknada mrtkkmca, aca pa mra ca-muhdstrukt strohkk dhtrk, lmr du omk eudkhdamz. @aca mra mueudkhdmt, aca mra mu ramt cthrkm bkparcuokdk mu pcamt,er s cmsa dkkh kdehromka laspra aam a mu eut. Lkd ta da-mspus Pbcmko, bastkm mstm s-m dtopcmt k d mcta prk.

    Mlavrmt, spusa @mrcyca. La amra lmt. Hlmt a mtkdnkskdnucmrktmtam, lashpark mcta skdnucmrktk dudtru, lkd a d aomk kuta, k dtr-ud tkop ehmrta surt kdtacknadaca kopckmta mu

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    tars-h lkd udkvarsuc dhstru smu k-mu pkarlut kdtarasuc padtru ac du tko. Du mu omk roms lat mrtaemta la dadacas k kdehromkklaspra trmdsphrtuc bkparcuokdk k laspra raamum la nurk la

    vkaroa.Zsa lkd dhu.

    Du arm davhka s eunkk. Vd s pcamk vhk smu urdl lupmaam, mo prkd :=61, phst-uomdkk lagm mjmdlhdmsar Vodtuc kPkstaouc Phcmr. k strohkk oak k h ouckoa la mcksuprmvkaukthrk sa ranrupmu. Da-mu trajukt d vrah mkzak lamdk s kako lkd rukd. Mojaca prk mmta d rzjhk k ddkarrkca la lup maam mu lazvhctmt tabdhchnkk kdtarasmdta, lmrdakzacmta. d pcus mu csmt h ouckoa la apmva pa opurkca la

    cupt. Emokckm oam m nskt h dmv mvmrkmt, m rapmrmt-h k m ehchskt-hm s mgudn pa Omrta. Qdla mo nskt rukdacavhmstrak prkomphmrt. La mhch du m ehst lat ud pms s lashparko bastkkcaphst-uomda mdtknrmvktmkm, trmdsphrtuc bkparcuokdk k la-mclamstam. Lm mk roms pa-mhch, mk ehst d em, mk ehstkophrtmdk cm dmkjm, mk hdlus d chuc dhstru raamum. dacan krhdkm, spusa Ihsbrmvk. ds du mstm a ac omk ru,

    lup ta tkk.Dutku dkok. Mrtaemtuc da-uomd, rata, axpck Ihsbrmvk. Uazk tu, mamstpcmdat m mvut hlmt prhprkm sm spaka kdtacknadt. @u zaaokckhmda la mdk d uro mu ehst mdkbkcmk la prhprkm chrskdnucmrktmta udm la hrknkda okcktmr, m m dhmstr. Mu ehstlkstruk la prhprkkca omkdk la rzjhk, omkdk pa mra kdtarvadkm

    vhmstr ca-m trazkt lkd dhu.@mrcyca ctkd lkd mp, zojkdl lkd prkkdm dmkvktkk eaoakk.

    Mrtaemtuc macm m ehst hdstrukt la phst-uomdk, du la da-uomdk. Asta prhjmjkc apmvmprhprkak vhmstra dmva! Du, spusa Ihsbrmvk u earoktmta. Lhvazkca ehskca sudt cmra.Zokaca seromta mca udhr omkdk skokcmra u macam pa mra ca-mk mtkvmt vhk mu ehst nskta d aam a dhk duoko Ptrmtuc Mrtkkmc

    uroaca aphkk chr kdlustrkmca la lkdmkdtam lkspmrkkak chr d oms.Du a davhka s omk spud mo avktmt s da mprhpkao la mrtaemtla dl c-mo lashparkt.

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    \a ral, spusa @mrcyca, mphk eu h pmuz, dardl s kdtrad stmram la spkrkt daasmr padtru m-k vhrjk laspra ramcktmta. Qktaa-k, dkoadk du omk rala d axtrmtaratrk. Vasta tht axkst vkmudkacucmr, lmr dkok omk ouct. Km ndlata-ta a mdsa mr ehstm dmvm vhmstr s lam lkd dtopcmra pasta skdnuruc ch d nmcmxkad mra vkmm kdtacknadt s-m lazvhctmt kdlapadladt, u axapkmVodtucuk8 Da-mo ndlkt k cm mstm, rata, spusa Ihsbrmvk. @am omk jud

    vmrkmdt pmra s a a vhrjm la h kvkckzmka mra s-m axtkds k mram mcas pcmdatm mamstm lkd ohtkva udhsuta lhmr la ak.Zklk lkd uoark.

    Hrkt la koprhjmjkc pmra s a, emptuc a hdsuomt. Ehskcaca

    sudt mhch. Mstm aokdudmt,spusa @mrcyca u skdarktmta. Chuc mastm vmrhk la smvmdk k la turktk lup a vho puda cururkca cm pudt.Ihsbrmvk sa cs pa sptmr k prkvk spra pmrtam lkd em m

    mvkhducuk. Lakzkm du-ok mpmrkda, spusa am ndlkthmra. Lmr dl@hdskckuc mlk nuvarduc dhstru, omk ouct smu omk pukd c vm

    mulkm pa mortuc cm la scmv mc tu, du ral vm csm nrupuc@mrcyca s pud cururkca cm pudt. Ppar s-ok lam h mds s spud ta avm, zksa @mrcyca. dladktkv, hdastktmtam cuk a dlhkacdk.Ihsbrmvk dthmrsa mpuc u h okmra rapazkt. Vadtru h ckp,

    @mrcyca vzu pa bkpuc ak maamk axpraska pa mra h mvusasaMromdl dl h chvksa.

    @aam a vm spuda du mra dkkh kophrtmd! kzjudk Ihsbrmvk.Emptuc axkst d stmram mstm a sukadt!@mrcyca lasbksa nurm s prhtastaza, mphk h dbksa. Pa mm

    phmta, lkd ta k llam samom, prkdtra luomdk, laspra mca rhrohtkvmkk k mpmktk tkm prkoaglkhs la pukda cururk. @u t

    vhrjam omk pukd, u mtt omk jkda. k dcat lkdkk, rklk lkdtr-ud uor k prkvk pa earamstrm la cdn am d tara, pd a

    mcjmstruc, adukuc k mcjuc hamducuk sekmr varlaca k omrhdkuck danruc ckdkak la hmst, kmr marhdmvm sa mpca dmkdta m shjhmra.

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    thmt memaram, dmvm. @a lrmu m ehstmstm8spusaLrmnhduc Boaskt.Cmohdt trasrk d canturkca smca.

    @a8d emm cuk sa mprkdsa ud armd mdl h ckdka cmt k hopckmt.

    Qd saodmc ehmrta putardk, axpck dmvm. @m h udl la hducamr, lmr hdkddl kdehromkk. Ukda la pa emm cuokdmt mpcmdatak Aurylka.Cmohdt tkm axmt a dsamod mstm. Pktumkm, hrkt la

    koprhjmjkc prusa pd mtudk, eusasa mdmckzmt d modudkoak skoucmt. Pa trazk traour. Uastam arm pram jud m s pmrramc.

    H dtcdkra u omkdkca la rzjhk smu h ravhct chmc. @u mstm pmra s sa dbaka ckstm phskjkcktkchr pravkzkjkca,duvkkd dmvm. Mo s mtapt h mcart nadarmc.Kdtacknadm mrtkkmc eu h pmuz surt.

    P mduco mjhrlmguc8 La a8 Mr putam axkstm omkdk la rzjhk d stdm maam, mrt dmvm.

    Vhmta saodmcuc m ehst lkrkgmt spra aca.Cmohdt mtrdm, unatdl, d tkop a mstarhkluc ratam dat d

    vkzhr. Muo sa mm km kdk ikchoatrk. Lm mr s mlhpto mamst mtktulkda, spusa ac, ndlkdl uncms tmra, mr trajuk s da earko la hrka ero la oatmc lkd skstao.Vd muo mo axpchmtmt h ouckoa la stdk k du mo lashparktdkkud mpmrmt strkd. Du axkst dkkud ohtkv padtru m sktumkm s

    sa sbkoja lhmr padtru s-m mtkvmt avm pa Aurylka. Chnkm mstm sa phtrkvata u sthbmstkm oam, spusa dmvm.@u thmta mastam, Cmohdt hprk dmvm u omk ouct nrkg lat la

    hjkak, mo cm kdk suta la oatrk la std. Vstr cmsaraca sujtadskuda k prantkta padtru hrka. \rkoksa ud rhk la shdla tpuoduc s arataza mstarhkluc. Qdm ta udm, sa dthmrsar krmphrtmr, hdrodl mdmckzaca la cm lkstmd7 du axkstm mct oatmc

    lat aruc pur oatahrktk, dasbkojmt la dl sa hdladsmsaskstaouc lkd lksuc su prhthpcmdatmr.Zacmxmt hmrauo, Cmohdt cmds ud mct rhk, la mamst lmt la

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    okdark k oudkthrk. Mvdl mpmktmta la muthhrnmdkzmra pd cmud pudt, armu kduk thtuk lkd surt la rakaruc dmvak. Pmrkdm chrarm s ohdtaza omrkca hnckdzk shcmra k stmkkca okk la putara k shdstrukms omkdkca la axtrmka k rmdmra pa t phskjkc bkmrlkd omtarkmcuc mstarhklucuk, phrdkdl la cm ud sth ralus larapckmthrk k msmojchrk. Cmohdt sa laseu lkd pcms k pcutk spramjkdm la lu. Ppcmt u urkd rakcmt, usmt u mar rakcmt, saopkdsa prkd hrklhruc bklrhphdk, ucandl canuoa prhmspata lkdoars, mphk ca prantk cmhcmct d jutrka. d tkop a odm, sapusa cm uradt u tkrkca, taxtuc, komnkdam k sudatuc la pa mdmcacalkd suj-spmku, thmta u h guotmta la hr-cuokd d uro. M lamcartm nadarmc m @hdskckucuk, sa dtraj dtr-h lhmr lm dmvm cuk

    putam smu mvam s a rabkzkkhdmt lm sa mgudnam cm sktumkk lacupt. Qrork drankstrmram eut la hopmdkm cuk Mromdl mra saraearam cm omkdkca a kaksar lkd rackv u ud shk la hrhmraemskdmt. H ruc la omk oucta hrk, lhmr m s-k xaza komnkdkca dokdta, m s d-h km rmzdm k s-k lam homrurk.opkdndlu-sa u lanataca la cm okdk k la cm pkkhmra, k eu

    lruo spra moarm la hdtrhc k sa prkdsa d pcms, mphk ork

    tavm komnkdk m s vml uo prhnrasmsa mdtkaruc d uctkom hr.@aam a vzu c eu s trasmr mtt la putardk dt pcmsm vkjr.Okdarkk k oudkthrkk emjrkmu omkdk7 omkdk la rzjhk kladtka uaca pa mra thomk ca vzusa d drankstrmra. Hprkk, hprkk, hprkk! strkn ac, chvkdl hdtmta mra du omkrspudlamu. Ok-a tamo mstm du sa omk phmta, spusaLrmnhduc Boaskt.

    La cm earamstrm dnust du sa valam dkok lkd lastkdmkm chr,lhmr varlaca vmrkmt mc taradurkchr csmta rapala d uro, tkmt latavm lruourk, mphk, jrus, ekm cudn la pkst k kvkrk surta mcaclkrkchr ghmsa k mca vabkucachr vhpskta kpthr. Lup a marhdmvmmtarkz, @mrcyca spar s vml omk oucta laspra chuc udla sa mm,lmr avm sa x la u la dlmt a hprkr k du omk vzu lat ud

    tuj la pcmstk trmdscukl, u darvurk. opraud u akcmck pmsmnark,strjtu cudnkoam tujucuk spra tarokdmc. Vra la ud okdut, sa kvkrdtr-ud eac la mdtamoar er earastra. @mrcyca rauk s sa strahmra

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    padtru h ckp cdn hstuouc rzvrtkt. Mastm k ohdtmsa cm chmprthrkca la uor k msm, mm mrtm omk pukd jkzmr, mtttkop t du sa hjsarvm kdtarkhruc tkk arm nhc. Vrht la hmzkam s-k vhrjams. P du emk mstm, ukar am. H s mk duomk damzurk dl vhr

    vadk akcmck. Ptmk la pmrtam dhmstr k h s jadakazk la tht aputao s-k hearko @a dahjkdukt, puedk Pbcmko. @a lrnu lkd pmrtam tm. @atmrlkv. Lazrhjkra hopcat! hptk @mrcyca. k putao tarna hopcatoaohrkm, putao ema h drmra dhukh mtumckzmra nrmtukt.@hstuouc du mvam ud bkp mra s-c dthmr spra am, lmr eu

    nastuc. \u bkmr razk, spusa vham cuk Pbcmko, m rmtm mdsm la mspm d kvkckzmka d sbkojuc udak prhokskudk lkd pmrtam tm.Jrmaca k nastkucmr cmrn.

    @a ta ema s razk ok-m lhrk s trkas prkdtra @mrcyca,bkmr k ckjar kdl8 Vhk pcam hrkudla. Hrkudla vak lhrk.

    Lahmolmt ok pcma mkk, spusa ac k sa dthmrsa. E a vrak, spusa @mrcyca zojkdl.\homk k trausa prkd okdta h oathl la m-k smjhtm mdsaca laavmlmra.Mphk Mromdl sa jn dtra am k hstuo, kmr Ihsbrmvk sa phstla amcmct pmrta m ak. H ashrtmr cm h u mra sa lasbksa spra hpkmat cmrn dhdgurmt la clkrk ghmsa u emmla la stkc.

    Marhmra mtarkzmu k lahcmu, mctaca armu pmrmta pa cmturk. Phmracasa mm muo cm zadkt, ehmrta sus9 prhjmjkc cthrksar ouct sprasul. H clur usmt h eu pa ch s trmdspkra. Maruc okrhsam mprme k m pcmdta. Cuoam oarnam cm pms smu sa nrjam spra klkdspra marhmra, pata la uchmra uturdl pa mrhkmguc pkstak.Wnhohtuc, strdkdl ahurk dtra clkrk, arm dnrhzkthr. dtranuclahr pram h nraamc omskv la lasknd mc udak pkasa mrbktaturmca

    uthpka.Mromdl hdlusa nrupuc spra ud marhmr u pmtru churk.

    Mpcadlu-sa suj phrtkaraca lasbksa m dkta mrkpk, Ihsbrmvk k

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    @mrcyca hupmr smudaca lkd spmta, d tkop a Mromdl k hstuoucsa mazmr d em. Ppra @hdskcku, spusa Mromdl, csdlu-sa pa spmta, kddlu-kokdkca lapmrta la hdtrhcuc omdumc.Dmvm lahc vartkmc, mphk, lup a sa rklk lamsuprm pkmatak,

    dk dmkdta suj ud udnbk mjrupt. @mrcyca sa skok mpsmt lasptmr. @dl marhmruc sa ralras cm lhu okk la oatrk mctktulkda,sa ukt pa earamstr. \homk lapamu omrnkdam marhphrtucuk. demm chr, hrmuc uopcam paksmguc pd mprhmpa cm hrkzhdt. Omramcuam lkdhch la ac. @clkrkca pa lamsuprm rhrm traam marhmrucarmu hopcaxa omrk, la suta la oatrk dckoa, sapmrmta prkdpmrurk, canmta prkd lruourk k ohdhrmkurk. Marhmraca k acacmcta

    dmvata, mra pramu dkta jhdlmrk urkmk, jzkmu cm lkearktadkvacurk. \rmuc la cm shc pram s a la lhu hrk omk cadt k lalhu hrk omk prkoaglkhs. @a hrm a stm8 dtraj @mrcyca. Pa duoata Dhuc daput, spusa Mromdl. @mpktmcm la paAurylka. Mvak ud skdnur nuvard8

    Lm sa phmta duok mm, spusa Mromdl. A h Mludmra mcams,mra mra ud Lkrathr a sa hup la cururkca la rutkd, lmrmuthrktmtam suprao asta ud eac la hoktat la urnad. H gudt, ms u kdstkt. @hdskckuc asta h praalkdka hcatkv m Nuvarducuk Zaehromt,spusa Ihsbrmvk, ampd, drudtdlu-sa lkd prkkdm thducukdasarkhs mc cuk Mromdl.

    Mromdl rspudsa sa. P du lazjmtao pudtuc stm.Pa mprhpkmu la ud jch adtrmc la clkrk omk dmcta k omk omrk,

    mra lavadkr, pa osur a marhmruc hjhr, turdurkca dmcta mcaadtrucuk hrmucuk, udkta cm dkvacurkca kdearkhmra prkd pmsmraca,phlurk suspadlmta k spmckara, pasta mra traamu ckdkk la ohdhrmk,dtranuc mdsmojcu kdl kdctrmt la varlam k dhdgurmt la clkrk

    omk ghmsa dtr-ud cmjkrkdt la strzk dnusta. Marhmruc sa cs pa udmhpark k sa maz pa h suprmem omrmt u ud M dsrks dtr-udar.

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    c uro pa Mromdl spra cket u nadudbkk traourdl. d spmtacaak, marhmruc sa dc lkd dhu spra ar. d cketuc rmpkl k skokmpuc omk uhr lat pkkhmraca k eu ud skdnur pms kuta padtrum-k raptm abkckjruc mtudk dl cketuc erd. Atk d ranuc8 dtraj Ihsbrmvk.Am dnbkk u nrau, urabkca k phdkr.

    A jkda.Pa arat lkd prkvkrk. Nadudbkk d k traourmu.

    Qdla o luak8 P vazk @hdskckuc, spusa Mromdl.Ihsbrmvk h jtu uurac pa uor.

    Du ta taoa, spusa am. Pudt lhmr dkta hmoadk.

    A ud eac la-m spuda, mlun Mromdl, u ud bkhtkt suojru.Qkca sa lasbksar u ud hetmt lkdmkdtam uduk hvhr pmr la h

    guotmta la batmr.Pa trazk oarndl d macmk rkto u Ihsbrmvk, d spmtaca

    hstuoucuk, er s prkvams pmzdkkk, cdl mpsmt u ckacapa hvhruc a ca mohrtkzm znhohtuc k ca tarnam prmeuc. Vrkd ukomrk lkd psaulhcaod u nrzk d udkehro, smcutdl k prazadtdl

    mroaca la amra pmrta m chr, m s mgudn lkdmkdtam udak oasa lkdasad ramc, u mrhom la caod uopcdl maruc m ud trmjusuop damprkds. d spmtaca oasak sttamu dhu parshmda. msa

    jrjmk, trak eaoak, thk u saoda sujtkca lmr cmra la jtrdaa pabkpurkca datala. d emm arukm sa mm h omp k ud stkchu, udpmbmr u mp k h pcu u eudkm arukm. \hk @hdskckarkkpurtmu hstuoa adukk mdtka smu hstuoa danra, u ok mcja

    smu jcuza, u rhkmc savar. Jud zkum, spusa Vraalkdta. U rhn. Cumk ud ch.Mromdl sa maz d stdnm cuk @mrcyca, dtra am k hstuo, kmrIhsbrmvk sa maz d lramptm. @mrcyca sa ukt spra @hdskcku u udzojat uhr, phcktkhs. Armu phtadkmck luomdk, lmr k phtadkmckckadk. Hrkkda putam ud phtadkmc ckadt9 du trajukm lat s tkkuo s-k kak, uo s-k opkdnk la cm spmta.

    Du atk prkzhdkar, k spusa Vraalkdta cuk @mrcyca. Dkk du atkraprazadtmdtuc mralktmt mk mctak putark. d mast ohoadt du mvaodkkh racmka lkpchomtk. Du atk dkkuduc lkdtra atadkk dhtrk. k

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    putao heark stmtutuc la razkladt taophrmr.@mrcyca duvkkd.

    A m aptmjkc, mttm tkop t du axkst vraud cadk. Ehmrta jkda. Mo axmokdmt h trmdsokska lkd pmrtam lhoducuk

    Mromdl. @hdkda h lacmrmka m uduk prhnrmo a pratkdla mr hparshdmcktmta uomd drmt d skstao, Ksmm Pbcmko,eudkhddl d mast ohoadt d hstuo, laspra mra dacan astaprhprkatmtam tm. dmkdta la m hdtkdum kdtarvkuc u prhnrmouc,lhrko s muzko a mk la spus.Pa mpca d em u vkzkjkc kdtaras k urkhzktmta. @akcmck h

    kdtukr u prkvkrkca. Jkda, spusa am. dmkdta s vhrjas omk lapmrta, m vram s

    sujckoaz s-mr putam s mvao prark lkearkta d aam a prkvatastmtutuc canmc mc, , ehstucuk oau emokckmr, k dacan hpkdkm oammsuprm stmtutucuk su vk sa pmra kdm aptmjkc. Du lhras s oart u dkoadk msuprm mastak prhjcaoa. Emptaca vhrjas la cm skda, spusa Vraalkdta. Jkda. Jkda, du dan aam a spuda ac asta ud prhnrmodrmt mc prheashrucuk Pbcmko.

    @u tht raspatuc, spusa Ppmku, du mamstm asta prhjcaom amomk prasmdt. Lhrko s muzko varskudam tm laspra kda atk k araprazkdk k laspra a sa patraa d nmcmxka. M, jkda, spusa @mrcyca. Mo s ravkd cm prhjcaom cuk Pbcmko. daam a prkvata mlruc nadarmc. Duoaca oau asta Cukdlm @mrcyca.Pudt oaojr m udak abkpa la axpchrmra trkoks pa mamstpcmdat la emokckm oam. @mrcyca asta, mk putam spuda, h memara la

    emokcka. Pudtao spakmckzmk d axpchrmram raacak la nurk la vkaroak d hrnmdkzmram trmucuk prkd am. Zaamum sa dtkdla pd cmPkstaouc Phcmr k uprkdla h ouckoa la pcmdata. Vratkdzk lakdak smu hdluak masta pcmdata8 dtrajVraalkdta. Lhmoda Luodazauca, du! Lhmr raamum k phrkca. dacan, spusa Ppmku, strdndl uhr hbkk. k kda ca

    hdlua8Am rklk lkd uoark.

    @a em ckadkk dhtrk a tramjm chr, dacanak8 Lmr lm o

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    dtrajmk kda omk a mhch, ak jkda, tko la axkstadm m d trakputark, ud eac la koparkk. Qduc lkdtra aca, lkd mra cm daput morazut emak pmrta, a Moarkm Hkda. Pudt earokark tarrmehroktk. Vrhvkd lkd ak mra mu spmt la Omraca Zmpt padtru du armu hdatmk k mu roms mm. Da dacanao jkda u ak, emhoar prkd raamum la nurk la vkaroa, lmr du pram ca hdvkda shthko prkd tabdhchnkm phst-uomd. k la hjkak sa nsasmrtaemta prkd pramgom phrkchr, mm udahrk da jno dmsuc. Lmrmvao omk oucta prhjcaoa u mckk, @mvmcarkk Kcuokdrkk, omk mcas

    gmphdazk, moastamk u avm bkdazk k kdlkadk, mra mo dacantabdhchnkm phst-uomd, er s lavkd ak dkk phst-uomdk. Pahup omk ouct la pkrmtmt lat la smcvmt, lm vrak s spudao

    mm. k a dsamod smcvmra8 dtraj Ptmt.@mrcyca zojk eaoakk u clur.

    @aam a emao dhk, aam a eamo d lkokdamm mstm. Lm mr ehst gmphdazkk, mr rms tht. Dhk ca cso lastuca k chr. Mbm, spusa Ptmt. \a rhn s hdtkduk. k ak du sa hup la tarrmehromra, dkk la okdarkt pa pcmdata.

    La empt, bkmr sa hpud. H bastka racknkhms, phmta tkkdk.Hrkuo, putak s ca spudak MH k @K. Mc trakcam nrup, LI, sudt hmct odmra la pata. LI8 dtraj Ppmku pa ud thd la pmr mrhdkouc k-mr strdkt mokdtkrk tucjurthmra. @ralao vkda la cmLaohirmtksba Ihooudkstjudl,smuphmta la cm Laohrmtk Ihram smu Imopukm, bmjmr d-mo. d aam

    a prkvata ohluc d mra mu mprut, putak nbkk. Cuptthrk lanbarkc, rmdk k la-mcla tkm. Hrkuo, sudt houdktk khchdkzmthrk mk spmkucuk.Eu ud ar cmrn u odm.

    d bmjktmta hrjktmca. acuc chr suprao asta rataramlaohnrm. Du tarrmehroamz, lmr axpchmtamz cm sdna rasursacapcmdatmra. Mu tadlkdm la m avktm tabdhchnkm phst-uomd, lmr h

    uopr la cm dhk smu kmu ckadm la cm @mvmcark.@mrcyca sa cs pa sptmruc smuducuk.

    Mstm a, spusa am, prkvkdl kruc la bkpurk mra mmu nrmla

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    lkearkta la dadralara. Ekrata, mlun am, thk mu dmva spmkmca. \hk cthras. Lmrraamum a ouct omk hdvadmjkc padtru oucta bastkk. Mm emaomemark u ak thk.Vraalkdta trmsa putardk mar d pkapt k sa smrpkd d jmrj.

    Masta putark kdtr d hdkt udm u mctm8 H, rata, lmr a hopckmt.@mrcyca sa drudt, mphk sa cuokd.

    tkk ghuc macm la hpkk7 omra, jmr, pata8 Eu ud nast upmcom dtkds, lhu lanata m h ehmrea k ud puod, la omk ouctahrk. Omram kda jmrm. Jmrm prkdla pata. Vataca dhmt d omra.

    @mo mm.Vraalkdta sa cs ohmca d smud. @hdskckarkk sa uktmr udkk cm

    mckk, m k uo mr kdut semt d tara. @aam a da-mk spus, rhstk d serkt Vraalkdta, pmra s saphtrkvams u lacmrmkm prheashrucuk Pbcmko. Ac m lasrks trakoknrmkk jmrjmra mmta d hopatkka k h nm la rkokdmck. @kda sudt rkokdmckk8 dtraj @mrcyca, dardl s lam h dht

    la urkhzktmta dtrajrkk. Uhk, spusa Vraalkdta. Nrupuc @mrcyca. H, zu8 k kda a canam8 Mstm, spusa Vraalkdta, a h dtrajmra canktko. La maam du tatrmto m pa ud rkokdmc. ds kdsksto s-k ackjarazk scmvuc.@mrcyca eu ud nast la phthckra.

    @uo vrak, spusa am. Lmr v pravkd msuprm uduk curu, dmkdta

    s darmk s-c lasrmk pa prheashr. Lup uo putak valam, duaxkst dkkh mca dhromc prkd mra ac s phmt mgudna s hdtrhcazahstuouc. @aam a k-m paroks s em mstm du-ok asta prkatadhs ksudt hdvkds du vm dkk u vhk. Mo lraptmta8Pa dthmrsa s-k mruda h prkvkra cuk Mromdl, mra duvkkd

    rakdut. HI, spusa am. Jdukas a razuctmtuc macuk saodmc axpchzkv

    laspra mra sa dnrkghrm mtt lhoduc Mromdl. Mvak la-m ema u udprhnrmo hrupt. P du v dbkpukk lasrmram vm nadarm hehro omk urmt.

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    dacan phmrtm la pa @hdtkdadtuc la Dhrl a dbks. P damtapto s mpmr dmva spmkmca mca emokckak tmca8 Pudt d stmras da nsams8 H, sknur, hlmt a mk traut prkdtr-h phmrt, mpakhhrlhdmtaca ramca. Du-k roda lat s dmrk lmtaca lkdhstuo d hoputaruc la dmvknmka mc dmvak k nmtm. O mtapt mdmvaca dhmstra s mpmr d tavm sptodk, spusa am u udzojat ckdktkthr. Lmr du v emak nrkgk, du vhr mpram sptodmtraut.@mrcyca k era pmcoaca k sa cs pa spmta.

    dtra tkop, mlun am, mr eruohs lkd pmrtam vhmstr s vpurtmk jkda u okda.

    Mm, spusa ae er dkkh axpraska, mphk het. P traao omklapmrta.@hdskckarkk k dlraptmr mtadkm spra Mromdl.

    @a rahomdzk8 dtraj Mprmra. @m s razhcvo prhjcaomomkdkchr la rzjhk, du m dmvachr @mrcyca. Zatrmnak trupaca k mrudmk h mthok pasta rackv, spusa

    Mromdl.

    @mrcyca mprhmpa srk lkd smud, lmr du spusa dkok. Hjhoj tmtk mvam s kd phmrtm dbks k omk ouct tkop, aam adu arm ud curu ru, bkmr lm lkstrunam mrtaemtuc phst-uomd. Axpchzka ducamr d mtohsear8 spusa Markmd, prkvkdl lkdspmtaca uduk hjkat kdvkzkjkc mmt lamsuprm ompak smca. Ppar saxksta ud ohtkv dtaoakmt. Mk vzut drankstrrkca, spusa Mromdl pa ud thd sa.

    Markmd k unuka juzaca. H bhtrra prkpkt, spusa. Du razk8 Du, spusa Mromdl. Omk lanrmj dapracurmt.Pa vzur tavm zojata sujkrk.

    Hrkuo, spusa Ppmku. Muo trmdsokskm m mvut ch, ac omkphtrkvkt mr s stmjkcko parkoatra la hjsarvmka k kzhcmra. U lmksamom lup saodmc, lm mstm m ehst, ud saodmc

    acatrhomndatk ducamr du mr ema lat s drutamscururkca.Mromdl rklk lkd uoark.

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    ehro la U:. Qktdlu-sa d uro, zrk emmlm la omrour mclkrkk u mspat phophs. dthrdlu-sa d nrmj m s prkvamslkd dhu dmkdta, vzu h pkm dhdgurmt la clkrk omk sudla,lmr cm eac la nrmdlkhmsa, pasta mhparkurkca rhrm sa valamuturdurk k spkrmca omk dmcta k omk mvmdsmta lkd pudt la valaratabdhchnk, m dkta hpmk. Vkmm, mvdl h sut la oatrk dlkmoatru, sa uopcam u h ouckoa lkd a d a omk omra, mca rhrrdlurk lkd em jtamu dmkdta k dmphk cm jmzm traptachr m dkta

    vmcurk. Bmkdaca hmoadkchr armu uhmra k cmrnk, d uchrk k utaxturk vmrkmta, lmr u h hmramra udkehroktmta cm jmz. Vadtru pujckuc cmrn atk h acajrktmta ohdlkmc, spusa

    Mromdl.

    @moara la cumt valark rhkmu pa lamsuprm mpatachr chr, h sut laraphrtark sa dtkdsar dmkdta. @u thkk pramu ukokthr la eruohk kdspkodtthr la kdtarasmk. @mrcyca ur dmphk vrah lhu trapta.

    Mromdl rklk h od dodumt. @moaraca sa rspdlkr kraphrtarkk jtur d ratrmnara. Mromdl sa dthmrsa spra @mrcyca uud rdgat rutkhs. dapa tu, spusa ac.

    @MVK\HCQC 0

    ZAVM\ZKMZWK

    Armo ud puod la dastaomtakzjkt d bkpuc dhpkk.

    Jadgmokd Jad-Mok prkvk varsurkca, laznustmt la aca k la acdsuk. Armu udaca lkdtra aca omk juda pa mra ca prkoksa. Euud nast s ca tamrn, mphk ca smcv mcturk la rastuc, cm razarv,padtru mzuc d mra kdspkrmkm muthrucuk du mvam s prhlu avmomk jud. Vadtru mzuc d mra trajukm s ca ehchsams. Du, ndlkac, du armo ud puod la dastaomta kzjkt d bkpuc dhpkk. Armokdehromka sthmt d hoputara hptka rkstmckda k du armo udpuod kzjkt, k h turo eunmr. k, lm tht mgudsasa mhch, du arm

    vhrjm laspra dhk9 okdkca sthmta d dmva du eusasar hdtkadta,

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    kmr omghrktmtam chukthrkchr hrmucuk, kdcuskv ac dsuk k muthruc, sadsusar lup maam.Het k dlas pcmm d juzudmruc rhjak. Pkmguc Cuokdhs,

    meadamum am ok pa tarmsm rakm sttusa d uctkoaca hra, armpckd la hmoadk a prkvamu aokskudam pa armdaca pujcka smu paaca parshdmca k lksutmu tkrkca mra pusasar pa gmr hrmuc kkdspkrmsar vkzkudam u mra ac thomk sa cuptm. Pa ukt cm mdmnhmc, mphk rklk prkvkram spra pkdkk lkd Gmrlkd las thkcas mmklkdhch la mrtarm prkdkpmc mnchoarmt, komnkddlu-kspatmhcuc7 h vmst raprazadtmka la shd at cuokra,sudatucputardk, cuokdkca strcukthmra, lmdsmthrkk k mthrkk mopckmk labhchnrmoa pd cm lkoadskudk nknmdtka, acajrdl hrmuc, hchdkm,

    kulmtuc ak traut dlaprtmt u rzjhmka strvabk k vhkdm ak la mcuptm u dhum moadkdmra k, msteac, ohlacdl k, d pmrta, bkmrnadardl mamst vhkd. H hdtrmlkka zam d kdkom prhkatucuk7dtramnm ksthrka la mra hchdkm arm, dtr-ud ohl urkhs, odlr,arm h ksthrka m eunkk, msmuva quk paut.@uovm, ac trajukm s htrmdsehroa, skojhck, deukt ad mvmdt7smctuc dmkdta.Vadtru d mstm sa trmdsehromsa cthrkm apk m hchdkak,

    lm tkrkca la mzk armu pa mtt la raca pa t prasupudam sadmrkucac omk paskokst. Du duomk nmcmxkm rhkm la suprmvkaukthrk,lkdtra mra omghrktmtam pramu scjmtkk, lmr prkouc curu pa mra-ceusar scjmtkkk a shsamu eusasa s em vcv. Eunkdl laprhprkkca omkdk la rzjhk mca uomdktkk spmta la suj hdtrhc,hchdkm dkoarksa bkmr pa lhoadkuc omkdkchr la rzjhk mca spakakkdtacknadta a chuksa pa Aurylka u zaa okckhmda la mdk d uro

    k m rak axtkdka spatmuchms opraud u omram pmrta mehroachr la vkm pcurkacucmr eusasa mtrkjukt laouct d ohlspaucmtkv thomk udak msaoadam mtmstrhea, er s axkstmt hlhvml cmr pd muo. Axkstmu kdlkmkk msuprm uduk rzjhkmthok k msuprm udak kardk ducamra, dtr-ud strmt sujkra lakzhthpk mdhromck straurmt dtra strmturkca nahchnka, lak k stm armsujkat la hdtrhvars, axkstdl ud putardk uradt la ndlkra a

    c mtrkjukm uduk kopmt oatahrktk. Muo mvamu lhvmlm k, phmta,omk uromu k mctaca. Urak hopmdka8

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    Zklk prkvkram k c vzu pa prkataduc cuk, Mlrkmd Ihwmcsiy,stdl u ta h md la meam prhmspt d amra od. Vurtm udhstuo mra pram eut lkd pcms la moumg d mra eusasarmnmta kdtadkhdmt erudza skdtatka k pkak la mdkomca okk. @bkpuccuk scmj k pmckl sa dtkdsa dtr-h axpraska dtrajthmra. ddtmt, spusa Jad-Mok.Mthruc pusa pa oms aca lhu dk k sa maz. @ak lhk shrjkrd tara tvm tkop. Mo muzkt atk d utmra la mthrk, spusa Ihwmcsiy.Jad-Mok rsa.

    Oucuoas -ok uroratk mdudurkca, spusa ac. Lmr omkdtk mo davhka la srkkthrk. Mo daput s curaz cm spatmhc la

    dlmt a mo muzkt tkram, klaam spatmhcucuk ok-m vadkt pa ch kmo prkokt ramkk phzktkva. @mdtktmtkv, stmu jkda. @mcktmtam a h mctprhjcao.Phmsa pcmm k tmst lup lhsmruc u varsurk. Ihwmcsiy c

    rsehk, u ud zojat tht omk cmrn k u ta ud hetmt. Umrz, spusa ac, dmphkdlu-k pcmm. Lmr mstm a lhmr prkom zk.Prkkthrkk judk s-mr putam s omk dtrzka u rspudsuc.

    P sparo.Jad-Mok lasbksa lhsmruc hdkddl prhprkkca cuk klak, sbka k

    rankk la sad. @a spuk la mstm8Mthruc sa drudt la mamst lmt pasta pcm, srpkddlu-sa d mp, unukdlu-k juzaca, ohrokdl lkd dl d dl k ldllkd mp. Jad-Mok mtapt dhrlmt.

    Mk h prhjcao, spusa d serkt Ihwmcsiy. Du o dacananrakt pmrtam vkzumc a jud, hdaptuc nadarmc a shckl k ral ud msaoadam spatmhc mr mvam aeat cm pujck.Zklk lkd uoark k k laseu okdkca.

    Du a tramjm oam s dtraj, au sudt lhmr ud mthr. Lmr bkmr krspudsurkca rzcaa pa mra ca-mk prkokt pmr s kdlka axkstadmuduk uradt. Hrkuo, a mo lashparkt au m kdl, s zkao,

    dahdvkdnthr d sadmrkuc tu asta darmram la m prkvk trautucm h prantkra padtru vkkthruc u mra da vho hderudtm. Vrasupuk hhdtkduktmta mra du axkst.

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    Jad-Mok duvkkd dat. O-mo ndlkt cm mstm. Mlavruc a, spusa Ihwmcsiy pa ud thd omk mspru, s-mrputam s trajukms s rapulkao mac traut lm vrao s kdaopkapt vkkthrucuk. Mlk s-k prazkdt pa Eunmrk lrapt parshdmga danmtkva, zkk8 Kmrpa Zapmtrkmrzk Lrapt arhk. Axmt. Mstm a avm lastuc la rmlkmc, spusa Jad-Mok. k sapmrmtkst.Du-ok traa prkd okdta avm omk pukd utkc padtru acaoadtacarasphdsmjkca lat s ca hopmro u Zapmtrkmrzkk. @bkmr kZapmtrkmrzkk mra mu suprmvkaukt kd mpuc d ghs.

    @u axapkm cuk Mromdl. Bm! spusa Jad-Mok k eu ud nast cmrn spra ac omk mprhpkmtarmd suspadlmt. Du a h parshmd la mguthr, raudhsu Ihwmcsiy.k nhck mdm k sa mpca dmkdta, er s prhtagaza hmtaca

    okk cuk acanmdta la hdtmtuc u omsm shkhms. Lmr ukta a-k, Jad, tu atk ud prhohthr k ta komnkdazk lrapt

    prhkathr ksta, u ramkk juda, mtadt cm uradkk ahdhokk kphcktkk. Mstm k-m prkds jkda tkop la t hptzak la mdk, bkmr mtraut mtt la ouct8 t mk eut spatmhca la acajrmra krhomdtka. Lmr ukk atk d macmk tkop k ud mrtkst, m k okda,k mk h hjcknmka em la tkda k la oudm tm, s h cmk s salazvhcta d lkrakm prhprka. Vhmta cuoam d-h s mprakaza, acpukd cm daput, kmr acaoadtaca rasphdsmjkca s-mr putam s ta

    laduda padtru sujokdmram udak juda muza, lmr mk prazadtmmlavruc, ud mlavr u mra trajuka s lo pkapt. Omk lavraoasmu omk trzku, u t omk lavraoa u mtt omk jkda.Jad-Mok sa skok omdkpucmt.

    Vhmta mr trajuk s kdtrk d phcktk, spusa ac u hmramrarakdara.Ihwmcsiy k odnka jmrjm dnust.

    Lup a mo gumt mttm tkop rhcurk danmtkva8 Mstm bkmr duo-mr mgutm lach.Jad-Mok rsa k tadskudam lkdtra ak lkspru. Ac k Ihwmcsiy

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    Ihwmcsiy c prkvk lkdtr-h pmrta, u h axpraska kulmt la skdkstrd cuokdm a vadam la ghs. @urkhs emptuc mu ehst kohrtmckzmk d pmr, ds mu ehstuktmk. @bkmr k ouzkm chr a uktmt. Lm ouzkm chr mvam cantur u phcktkm pa mra h suskdamu,dkk du-k la okrmra. Vhmta mu hopus kodurk rapmtrkmrla, rsaac. Du pram mu utmra.Ihwmcsiy k pstr prkvkram kulmt pd a bkpuc cuk Jad-Mok

    rspudsa u ud zojat cmrn lmthrmt kcuokdrkk jruta. Mb! spusa Jad-Mok, chvkdlu-sa u phluc pmcoak pasta erudta.

    \rajuka s o dthr cm mtackar. Muo.

    Jad-Mok chukm d mtackar. Mastm hupm h omra pmrta lkd mczaacam atmg mc udak clkrk a llam spra pmr. Cuokdkca samprkdsar la uo kdtr pa u. k eu lruo prkdtra lahrurkcaehstachr spatmhca h tmdbat moumt lkdOmjatb,jmchduc ktuduc mdtkmarkmd lkdZhoah k Guckatm,mlphstuc lkd^ast PklaPthry k sa maz d emm uduk jkrhu omra la caod mra mvam udarmd ohjkc m hnckdlm udak osua la thmcat. Jad-Mok shmsa

    tmstmturm k kdtrhlusa tavm hoadzk. Puprmemm hnckdzkk sa lkzhcvdtr-ud ohlac la utmra.Kdehromkm lksphdkjkc laspra Gmoas kdtar k Mcmd @mclar arm

    omk uprkdzthmra lat k-mr dbkpukt. Pa mmu bkmr k dmrbkva, du duomk pa ckstm prhsrkkchr. Dkk omr du arm mlavrmt ouzkm chr eusasa uktmt. Vrkdtra okckmrlaca la chukthrk lkdAurylka, mvamu okk la emdk, kmr ouzkm chr sa dtm pujck d suta

    la sck. Uarsurkca chr armu omk prhmsta lat omghrktmtam achr pamra ca prkoksa k cm mra radudmsa, lmr thomk dakzacmram kdmkvktmtam chr ca llam h ehr urkhms, dtrkt la ouzkm chr k la

    vhkca vabk k mspra. Jad-Mok romsa tramz pd trzku d dhmpta.Lkokdamm, sa rklk lkd pmtuc mra eusasa ehchskt cm pmstkmsbmiaspamrkmdCahdkl Jragdavk k sud hdskckaruc tabdk u hprhjcao.

    La a mk vram s emk mstm8 dtraj Mdlram Mc-Ibmyal.Eaoakm mrtm la pmr du sa trazksa hopcat. @kdavm lhroam

    cdn am.

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    Jad-Mok llu lkd okdk adtuzkmsomt. Mr h chvktur. H mtrmka udk. \ht a trajuka s emao a s-kshmtao la pa ckstm prhsrkkchr.Mc-Ibmyal sa drudt. Mstm mr putam lkkc. d ladktkv, mu ehst Zapmtrkmrzk. Lm, lm, spusa Jad-Mok. Lmr tkk uo a Nuvarduc. Du a hprhjcao lm du sudt ckstkdk. @t tkop mdlklmtuc du m ehstokcktmr smu ho phcktk, du-k larmdgamz. @aam a o larmdgamz asta du s-m eut lagm. Mu lastuk emdk m s-k phmt parokta.Mc-Ibmyal pru kdk. Du o surprkdla lach. Emdkk s-mr oprk d jksarkua kcujurk k, hrkuo, uctkouc curu pa mra c lhras kujkthrkk la

    ouzk vaba mr m arhkk chr s mpmr lkd dhu k s em ouzkdhu. Bm bm, ehmrta jkda. Du sudt sknur la mstm. Lmr prasupuddl ca putao sbkojm stmtutuc, da-mo putam parokta dvkaram chr8 Pknur. Mr trajuk s da courko u lakdthrkk la hpyrknbt,rata, spusa am, tmstdl avm d memrm komnkdkk. Omk jkda mo emarazarvmram dmkdta s lapudao araram, m s dnbao prauc.

    Msknurmram lm, h mvao mhparkt. k uo roda u pmrtam tabdk8 Du omk mk hdtmkdaraca la dvkara la cm Barjart ast Zamdkomthrkk8 Ptmk s vl.Jad-Mok sa rklk k trhpk prkd stulkh.

    H, jm lm. Qkta-ca.

    Puj busa, mra c eur s tuams lkd prkkdm prmeucuk strdktmtudk dl ca dlaprt. Pa smrpkd d mp k trmsa la hrlhducbmcmtucuk, mphk prkvk kuta spra omkdm la meam mra jhcjhrhsk lraptrspuds. k llu samom dkk ac du sa trazksa pa lapckd. Urak s-ok spuk mstamarmu bkmr eudkhdmca8 Ekrata armu, spusa Mc-Ibmyal, mprdl pa ud armd lkdhc. Mu ramt avm erkshmda cm vraoam chr, la vraoa a paroktamu s

    mvao laasa ramca pa sad. Du-k omk mokdtatk8 Mstm m ehst d uro u kdkzak la mdk, sa pcdsa Jad-Mok.

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    su, em la mra mvam ud mtmmoadt aohkhdmc skokcmr u macm pamra ud ho k c-mr ehrom padtru ud stkchu u mra s-m hjkdukt, lakphmta du cm eac la kdtads m macm em la ud ukt jud smu h pkp

    vaba.Du houc mr ehst la pram omra mguthr. Vatrausa aca

    pmtruzak k msa la hra la cm mptur dtr-h stmra la muth-hoptkokra gmcdk, lkd mra kaksa lhmr m s dtrakd racmkksaxumca suparkmca u uduc lkdtra mvmtmrurkca dmvak.Muo, Cmohdt sa trazksa lkd dhu k kdtrmsa d mjkdm lahomdl. Vrkvkram k arm pckd la vkcadka. Mo h klaa, spusa ac dmvak dahdshcmta. @hdtkdu, spusa dmvm.

    Muzksa h ouckoa la klak lkd pmrtam cuk d uctkoaca lhu zkca. Mo s kdtru kcanmc d skstaoaca tmca, spusa Cmohdt. Mo s emh hpka m dtranucuk hl prkdtr-ud justar pmrtkkhdmt k mo s mutsanoadtaca kdeatmta prkdtr-ud lkmndhstk stmdlmrl accbmusad. Mos kladtk zhdm kdeatmt, mo s-h lkstrun smu mo s-h kzhcaz, mphkmo s rakmu hdtrhcuc omdumc. Du ndlatk ckopala, spusa dmvm. Vrhalurm pa mra h

    sunarazk vm lurm mprhxkomtkv 5,>1 okckhmda la mdk. Mm mr lm mo darm oathlm jrut sarkmc, axpckCmohdt. Du cm mstm o-mo raearkt. Mo hdstrukt tavm sbaoastmtkstka k surtturk O hpud vabaoadt cm mstm, spusa dmvm. @u t sa mpck omkouct kdtacknad prhjcaoak, u mtt prhjmjkcktmtam m prhnrmouc sa hrupt rata.

    Cmohdt sa ehk d pcms d tkop a sa ndlk cm mstm. KdtacknadmMrtkkmc, hjkdukt u tkopuc la prhasmra uomd, mtaptrjlthmra la-m cudnuc udak mcta parkhmla la bkd. Mk vrah klaa, dtraj Cmohdt d serkt, uo m rauktprhnrmouc da-uomd s mpata hdtrhcuc8 Lkd daearkkra, latmckkca mastam sa m d zhdm mra du-ok omkasta m askjkc, spusaLrmnhduc Boaskt,lmr pht ema spaucmkk. d

    ohl cmr, stmjkckram pcmtehroak shetwmra k m hopmtkjkcktkkbmrlwmra s-m eut dmkdta la trmdsokska. Mcteac, skopcm raapka dumr mvut dkkh hdsakd mlvars.

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    k au o-mo ndlkt cm mstm, spusa Cmohdt k sa ratrmsadndlurmt.

    Cmohdt arm mtadt s du trlaza dmvak dkok lkd kdtadkm sm, lmrsa ndlam kdtads cm osurk omk lrmstka. Du arm sknur lmspaucmkkca dmvak aca canmta la emptuc prhnrmouc la nadarmra momkdkchr la rzjhk arm lagm emokckmr u shetwmra-uc hdstrukt lahmoadk armu omk mcmromdta lat phskjkcktmtam pa mra hhdtaopcmsa ac omk dtk7 rakdstmcmsa hoputaruc la cm zarh,ehchskdl ud eac la ckojmg udkvarsmc, laspra mra arm vmn hdtkadt asta h kophskjkcktmta. Lmr k trmdsokthrkk daurmck eusasarhdsklarmk h kophskjkcktmta pd a eusasar kdvadtmk. Vhmta

    mkk arm kopckmt h oathl skokcmr la upcmra cm jmzaca udkvarsmca sujokdmram hlucuk duoark dmturmc k rmokmram spmkucuk lautmra.Pmu phmta du. d mast mz, bastkm tarkjkc pa mra h mtkvmsa

    Mromdl msuctmsa, k du d ohl pmskv, trmuc acatrhdk uomdouct vraoa. H mct phskjkcktmta, rata, arm m moadkdmram s du ehst lach da-uomd s ehst, d kulm mpmradachr, la hrknkda

    uomd. Mamst spaucmka eusasa lksutmt kdtads mms daokskudk pa mra Cmohdt ca msuctmsa d mnhdkm erustrrkk, ckpskdlhrka ero la lhvml. Lkd ta tkm ac, dmvm cuk arm skdnurm umra sa pkarlusa hdtmtuc k sktumkm arm mtt la hjkdukt kdamcmromdt d uctkokk zaa mdk pkarlusa hdtmtuc la mpta hrk dt duomk ak omk sparkmk hoadtmthrk mtrkjukmu avadkoadtucuk hsaodkmka skdkstr. \hmt mtadkm k prmtk, k spaucmtkv arm

    dlraptmt spra phskjkcktmtam mcthr omkdk la rzjhk dnrhpmta dmstarhkzkk lkd mprhpkara smu pa smtacktuc pcmdatak Hrpbaus. Paprazadtmu tkrk u pmtruca darvhmsa, dmromta, htrhjkdl prkdrmtara k prkd patark. Masta omkdk la rzjhk, ndlk Cmohdt, mr putut axkstm, lak acanmdm rmpkl u mra dmvm cuk k ta mctaomkdk8 eusasa mvmrkmt c eam s sa dlhkms.Pa lasprkdsa lkd pcms k strjtu dmvm, utdl la hbkk cuokk

    mvmrkk sujtkca prhlusa la mtm k ndlkdl kdtads d sarat cm oathlala m lkstruna okdtam dmvak.

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    dvkarkca trajukmu s a sphdshrkzmta. dthmraram hmoadkchr lkdohrk arm h omra rasphdsmjkcktmta. La maam du sa prmtkm ehmrtaouct. Qd mct ohtkv arm macm ouck lkdtra ohrkk mokdtkkeusasar la pmrtam Zapmtrkmrzkchr k mvamu pukdk skopmtkzmdk. Du cksa luam lhruc pram ouct. H okdhrktmta lkdtra Zapmtrkmrzk rodamprhsrks.Vadtru m-k shmta pa kdtar k pa @mclar la pa ckst, Jad-Mok

    trajukm s hrnmdkzaza ud eac la mopmdka. Lkstrkjuk h patkka prkdtraemdk, kdvastk h suo hdsklarmjkc lkd prhprkuc su ralkt k m aptrasphdsmjkcktmtam padtru hdsakdaca dvkarkk. \rajuk s trkoktarark Lapmrtmoadtucuk la @uctur k Lapmrtmoadtucuk Mprrkk,uromta lup h zk smu lhu la patkkk mra mvamu muo tavm suta

    la saodturk. dmkdta s em mstm, trajuk s danhkaza u phsashrkkla hpyrknbt, u @hrphrmkm la Ppatmhca k Alumka, udhsutphpucmr suj duoaca la hmraaca. Lkd earkkra padtru ac, lrapturkcaarmu d odm uduk lrhkl la dkvac kdearkhr mra hdsklardl duoaca ouzkkadkchr sa mmu d pa ckstm achr prhsrkk ca vdlucuk Jad-Mok pa dkokm thmt. @avm skokcmr sa patrau k cmLapmrtmoadta, m rhr ornkdkra du eusasa sujastkomt la Jad-

    Mok. Mprmram vzu ouzkkadkk m pa dkta mrtktk (lak ckpskk lakophrtmd). @ucturm k vzu m pa dkta prhpmnmdlktk (lak ckpskkla kophrtmd). Mprhjmram shsk. P mk nrkg u pum, spusa Mdlram Mc-Ibmyal, d tkop alajmrmsmu hdtmkdaraca la dvkara. Du a drmt. A lhmr la lahr.Am k mrud h prkvkra.

    Adthtlamudmud ohlac ramc. Adthtlamudmdrmt. M, jkda.Jad-Mok shmsa drthruc lkd pu (arm am pa mra Cahdkl,

    d trmnalka, h ehchsksa padtru m sa skdukla dl trupaca cukNhrjmkhv ehrmsar kdtrmram d Iraockd), vzu arm dtr-mlavrdrmt, k mokdtk cm tkop s shmt nchduc la pa amv k pusamrom pa kehdkar. opraud u Mdlram, opkdsa pa rhk hdtmkdaraca

    spra jkrhu, ca mjc k ca x, mphk trmsa lhu pmturk lkd sadm laspktmc lkd macmk spatmhc d mra mprusar hdtmkdaraca.Mc-Ibmyal lasr lmtaca prkokta cm jkrhu d tkop a Jad-Mok

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    laseu uduc lup mctuc lhk smk la brtka u atkbatm Qomd(usmt) Ptarkc lm a sknkcmt, vrs ta uduc d amra hdtmkdark llu lruouc cm mp. dbksa u nrkg mpmaca k urorkkdlkmthmraca mra mvamu omk ouct dacas padtru Mdlram latpadtru ac. \htuc a jkda, spusa am. Mstm a tht8 spusa Jad-Mok.Pa skoam lazkcuzkhdmt. Abkvmcadtuc sadak pa mra h srksasa

    u ouct tkop d uro padtru Barjart asteusasa ouct omkspatmuchs, u euo la lkhxkl la mrjhd k sdtak prhvadkta la cm homkd Umd la Nrmme. Luramz mpta zkca, spusa am. Da valao lup maam.

    Oarsk, spusa ac.Am sa hprk cm u.

    P du trmnk u hbkuc.Ac sa maz cm jkrhu, het k sa mpu lkd dhu s curaza cm

    sadmrku.

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    Vmr ta-mk vzut mm uo mk mrtmt pasta h oka la mdk, dlmk lavadkt okthchnka. dparam hdkdam mo h oka kdk suta lahmoadk mra rhkmu la hch-hch. Lahrurkca du armu ehromca,hstuomkm arm, dtr-ud eac pa mra am du-c omk vzusa dkkhlmt.Bhstomd mvusasa lraptmta, rhbkm ak arm ehmrta cm ohl d samrmmaam.Ermurk k tmetm, mcj-danru rkvmckzdl u ouctkhchruc padtru m

    lm h sadzmka la vku. @moara ckurkk pcutamu k damu prkdtrakdvktmk, prhkatdl h dadtrarupt k skcadkhms suprmvanbara mpatraarkk pa parakk la trakzak la oatrk dckoa k tra cuoam lamemr. \hmt cuoam lkd cmsm suparkhmr la pa Aurylka hmoadkmtt la hupmk dt omghrktmtam du mvusasar hmzkm s h

    dtcdams d arm mhch k vhkm s vhrjams u am smu acpukd s a vzut mcturk la am. @mrcyca arm raudhsthmra padtruprazadm cuk Bhstomd. \hmt cuoam la mhch pram s udhms pathmt cuoam k sa prasupudam h udhmta k pa am.@hsoatkkmduc k udhtam pa thk k tkm uo s uctkva smu shcams mamst pratadka. \rajukm s mkj dralara d ohluc dmra ac mcanam pa kda s dtcdams k pa kda s hhcams7

    Mromthr. Jmdk ouck, duoa omra, pcktkhs. Wojata k lodm. Am a la cm Bmrvmrl. Oucuoata-k padtru rhbka. Mprmra. kda-k nurm. Mdmckst la tkrk. dlucata-c. H, Lhmoda. @a-ok vl hbkk lm o ukt udla du trajuka.Qctkom rapck arm mlrasmt uduk tdr pmckl u h jrjk

    damnr k ud eac la udkehro la pkaca, er om. Luam u ac udeac la aprujat lkd mra kaamu mjurk okrhskthrk k uhr dmrhtkk. Mlrkmd Ihwmcsiy, mthr, mlun Bhstomd avm omk tmra, dbkp la prazadtmra. Jud, Mlrkmd. ddtmt s v dtcdas, lhoduca, spusa @mrcyca.Adbmdt,spusa Ihwmcsiy k eu h pcakuda. Da-mk eut srasrkao thmta sadmrkkca.

    Am rklk lkd uoarkk nhk k shrjk lkd jutur. Vmbmruc arm udhd kdvarsmt pa ud pkkhr lrapt. \hmt oabarkm arm s du darks-c mazk. Va udlavm axkstmu rmeturk spakmca padtru msteac la

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    pmbmra. D-mo a ema, lkd pmta. H, d-mo spus-h u kdtadkm la m rktkm. Lhmoda. Mjkm muodap s mprakaz t la lksparmk armo d uro u h sptod.Kdbmc mjurk lkd tuj, dbksa hbkk padtru h ckp k k lasbksa

    u h prkvkra strcukthmra. Kzhcmram, kdutkcktmtam, sadtkoadtuc jchmgucuk.@mrcyca ctkd lkd mp.

    Du pram dacan. k ktatk pa cmskk8 spusa Ihwmcsiy edl lkd od.Vrasupuddl mvao makmk cmskk. Dhk c mvao pa Lkmspmr.Lmdsmthrk cm mptuc tkopucuk. tkk8 Achk pcktksktm8

    ojrmt k er kdt8 sunar am. Lm! spusa Ihwmcsiy, la pmr du omk muzksa ermzm maameuomt pd mtudk.H mtkdsa pa ht.

    Bmjmr d-mk Mprhph, m vram s ta dtraj avm. @a8Mtapt s mul udm lkdtra lasaca dtrajrk.

    @uo a d vkmm la zk u zk8 Nadarmcuc Gmquas8Am ckpk k prkvk opragur.

    Du a pa-mkk8Bhstomd ctkd lkd mp.

    Du a uduc lkdtra praearmkk zkcak.@mrcyca rklk lkd sprdada.

    Ak jkda. C-mo dtcdkt lhmr la lhu smu la trak hrk la dl mo

    shskt. Lm ta-mk uktmt cm tacavkzhr, mk vzut uo mrmt. Ehmrtaampd, lkrat, cmhdk. Du a mcteac d spmtaca moarak. Vhmta lhmravm omk pukd ehromc. k vkmm cuk parshdmc8 dtraj Bhstomd zojkdl. Du c-mo dtrajmt! \rkata u h eaoaka pa udlavm, mstm a tht atku.Bhstomd mjhrl h axpraska, padtru surt tkop, la pmr k s-mr

    spucjarmt ud vks. Ihwmcsiy, pa la mct pmrta, rmlkm. Mstm a jkda, spusa ac. @a saoadk, mkm ucank, mm spudak vhk. Lkd ta tku au, spusa @mrcyca. La a8

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    Ihwmcsiy sa mpca, hdladkmc. Ppar s gh rhcuc cuk. Gmquas Mromdl8 Houc pa mra c-mo dtcdkt8 \homk ac. @a-k mstm8 dtraj Bhstomd. Lrmo cm okdut8 Du, du, spusa Ihwmcsiy. @avm ksthrk.dtkdsa jrmuc.

    k bkstrkhdk! Luodazauca, spusa Bhstomd. Ppar s du a uduc lkdtraspatmhcaca cuk Jad-Mok. Lmr uo8 A daspus la vucnmr, spusa Bhstomd, dthrdlu-sa spra

    @mrcyca zojkdl. Du mk vzut vmrkmdtm cuk Mlrkmd padtru Omjatb,Kmnh, Nhrjmkhv dkk s du dark. Kulm, spusa Ihwmcsiy datucjurmt k eu lkd hbk spra @mrcyca.Lm o ndlas jkda, Kulm a lasrks axmt Mromdl h s ta lam d gulamt! spusa Bhstomd.Ihwmcsiy llu lkd od.

    Va ohrk du-k phk gkndk. Ppatmhcuc stm du mra dkok la-m

    ema u vkmm cuk la muo. H pkas laspraravhct8dtraj Bhstomd, drudtmt. Du a hnme phcktk, d masta kruostmda8 Axmt la maam oarkt prazadtmt, k khdk tamtrmc Ihwmcsiydmsuc. Jadgmokd asta hdtkadt la thduc phcktk. Du vm udspatmhc vucnmr, Vmuc. k dkk du m apt mamst lasrkara msuprmcurrkchr cuk praaladta.

    Ak, bmkla, spusa Bhstomd. Axpchzkm ramthrucuk d Cahdkl8Pbkojuc la ehurk lkdtra cmduc Jusb k ac mc cuk Jad-Cmlad lkd^ast Pkla Pthry8Jtckm tmdurkchr lkd pkasm shkmd8 Qkta a-k, spusa Ihwmcsiy, lm du mk ktkt smu du mk vzutpkasa cmska, mk hdsklarmt spatmhcaca cuk Jadgmokd sudtstrcukta k aohkhdmdta.Bhstomd puedk, dadlu-sa u juturm. \uk k llu lkd od

    m suz. Lm! Lm du m vzutAvktmcuk ajjar, d-m rs mttm cm

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    Nuavmrmcuk Jad-Mok! M ehst h pmstk lackjarmt, spusa u ramc Ihwmcsiy. Uramus spud Azkt.

    Lm, lrmnuca8 sa mckdt Bhstomd. Um mlavrmt. Um h ksthrka mlavrmt, u dtaa mlavrmtalkd parkhmlm maam k vm avm a d-mk vzut pd muo. La udla tkk mstm8 dtraj @mrcyca, dardl s sa jmna d

    vhrj. Vadtru Jadgmokd spuda mstm la amra lmt, spusaBhstomd.Ihwmcsiy k strdsa jrmaca cm pkapt.

    Du omk spud dkok. H kmu m pa h prhvhmra, spusa Bhstomd k-c mtkdsa paIhwmcsiy pa vreuc dmsucuk. Duomk du d samrm mstm.H dthmrsa pa @mrcyca k pca u am.

    Pa phmrt h ouckoa la hdvarsmkk hdladkmca mhch,raomr @mrcyca, stdl pa ud smud cm jmruc mmt dtr-h cmtur m

    sckk la lmds urkma.Lkoadskudkca ak k mdlacmjraca dapamu s-k mokdtams

    dapcut la rackvm phst-uomd, lak dar s lam vkdm padtrumast ndl pa mjurkk tujurkchr mcmchkla mca kdvktmkchr. Eu udsaod cmdnurhs u odm spra bkpurkca nknmdtka la pa parak,lkdtra mra oucta armu prkdsa d hdvarsmkk kuk k acanmdta. Du ck sa phmta ktk la pa juza8

    \u phk8 dtraj Bhstomd. La hjkak lm, lmr du muo.Pa ukt lkd dhu cm parak k ctkd lkd mp.

    Uhrjas h mct ckoj dl du sudt muzkk8 Du, spusa Bhstomd. Pkdrhdkzmram a lmt pasta mp, mstm-k tht.Du phk prkdla la pa armd lat jhcjhrhsamc. Cm dmkjm, spusa @mrcyca prkvkdl lkd dhu. Qkokthr. @a

    pcamc. Uhrjkdl laspra ckojmg, spusa Bhstomd, prkvkdl cm pmbmruc la

    jara lkd od m k uo du mr omk vzut vrauduc pd mtudk,

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    mo hjsarvmt m adtuc tu, smu phmta lkmcatuc, utuamz. H, lm, spusa am gadmt. Vht vhrjk d moarkmd, lmr motadlkdm s tra dmphk cm adncaz dl sudt strasmt.Zsa u pmcom cm nur.

    @m muo, la pkcl. Adncaz! sa mouz Bhstomd. Mstm du a ckojm cuk Pbmiaspamra,lrmn, dkk omr m cuk Jad-Mok. Ckojm cuk Pbmiaspamra, zkk8 P vazk a s-m mcas la mrm cuk.Vkstm la mtarkzmra duoruc Qdu.Vhmta spusasa pram oucta smu phmta eusasa pram momr.

    Bhstomd tkm laspra a vhrjata. \hmta mstam s-mu dtopcmt dmkdta s o dms, spusa ac. @u h

    nadarmka omk dmkdta. Ksthrka vaba, lak du bkmr mtt la vaba pat mo rala. Ptmk la vhrj u @hdskckuc smu u nadarmcuc Gmquaslaspra mstm. Um vadk k ohoadtuc macm, zojk am, lhrkdl s sbkojasujkatuc. Mo dacas lkd lksukm tm u mthruc nadarmcuc

    Gmquas m ehst dvkmt. P dacan m trkt k pa vraoam uctkoucukrzjhk8

    Du k-m phoadkt laspra mstm8 rklk Bhstomd lkd sprdada. Apram ohlast. Pmu phmta k a rukda. M ehst ud ho omra, udokcktmr kophrtmdt pa vraoam maam, kmr muo hdlua h hopmdkala mprmra mra, la empt, a lhmr avm omk omra lat h abkp lapmzdkk la razarvmka. Du sudt thmta mm8 Du k ehraca la mprmra spmkmc. k omk axkst k avm phckka

    kdtard. @hdskckuc c kda lapmrta la mojaca. Zzjhk, rko k phcktk, zojk @mrcyca. k au mra ralamo trkk dtr-h uthpka. Lm thmt cuoam a mm la jhnmt Uhk du mvak omkdk mca mjudladak8 M, sknur. Lmr mvao Mcta cururk padtru mra s v jmtak. k dhk. Du a cm eac.

    Du a8 rsa ac, prkvkdl d gur. Vhmta du. Axkst k h zkmc7Cuptaca sudt mtt la lura padtru przkca sudt mtt la okk.

    \hmt cuoam mra m mguds mkk m trajukt s dvkdn h hopatkka

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    marj mra ca-m uks mrmtaruc.Pa drudt k arat ouckoam.

    Qkta-h pa am la hch, la axaopcu@mrcyca dckd mpuc.

    Am8 Du, amcmct, jchdlm d rhbkm maam rhkmtk Lhmoda, pmrmo lavadkt lmcthdkst la dumd arksa lubassa. H vl. Ak jkda, d-m traut h cud la dl@mrcyca msuctm rjlthmra, edl hbkk omrk k lasbkzdl

    nurm d ohoadtaca phtrkvkta (sparm am), m s-k em pcara cukBhstomd, laspra mra jdukm mra tht mttm mrmtar t k

    parshmdm laspra mra phvastam. dtr-ud ohoadt, lavadk damtadt khjsarv phmta dacana a spud parshmdaca prhkatmta pa parata. vkda cm jmr d hrka ckp a mra la spus Mphk aca omk oucta armda h mrtmr pa am k pa Bhstomd,

    juzaca cuk armu skdrhdkzmta u aam a muzam lkd pmrtam cuk, kmrmoaraca rhkmu d guruc chr m dkta mcjkda eurkhmsa, kmr pa mctaarmda ud ho pam drazthr prkd ouckoam mra sa llam cm hpmrta. @mrcyca sa dthmrsa k k llu samom vkda spra am. Qd

    jrjmt dlasmt, u pruc danru k las, u erudtam cmrn, pkdlmdh k u h okmra lkd uoark la omsuc earha. Vurtm hstuohjkdukt danru, cudl hbkk u ud rdl la stkchurk cm juzudmruc la

    cm pkapt. H bk danrk mra h strpudnamu. Am sa cs s mcudaa lapa smud k sa hprk u emm spra ac. Va phlam sa skoam omk dsknurmd. Ac sa hprk cm h laprtmra la jrm, dpt pa pkkhmra. Jud samrm, Cukdlm, spusa ac.Am raudhsu vham.

    Jud samrm, prheashra Pbcmko, spusa am.d spmtaca cuk, komnkdam ak oko macamk uvkdta, k llu

    samom spatmhcuc arm d lkrat, sudat k komnkda, cuoamdtramn prkvam k am arm d aokska.d aokska.\aram sa cs ddpara. @mrcyca trmsa putardk mar d pkapt k sa hdadtr s

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    vhrjams d moarkmd. Ok s-m dtkds h mpmd, spusa am. Lup uo tkk u thkk.Jkda, Pbcmko. L-k jtmka. Ppuda a mk la spus.Bhstomd k mrud h prkvkra, eu ud nast eradatk u okdkca k

    sa ratrmsa. c ralam