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(B~n aan ong con trai)-Loi thu~ts1J:Chuy~nnay tOi d'"U~canh V.B. (Nha Trang) ke? cho ngbe va.'

nbi la do 1 anh b~n d Nha Trang a~t ra (anh Tr~n SlHuan chic/ "' (I'..J, ") 1\' •..1 IY ••••..•••• I. _ 1'\") ./nhd con ro hdn toi. Nay xin ke l~i nnung gi con nhO ae ca.c

I" A A ,,' , /b~n nghe eho vui. Muon cho hay eau chuy~n, can phai co 1 gi9ngA" i\ '- A" 1\., r-: <' ,,,"J., '.' ., ,ueu aeu, hoi hdi aeu aeu mqt ti, phai ke thung thang, lai rQi

y"., L :> I", t,... '- ? I A: _ ,/.. ;'u·e cho thinh gia ngam; l"lhat la phai co nhi eu ba nghe thi mcH Q"ung-a;i~u. Toi nhd la~.l'.T. (Ki~u Lc$) nghe thlch qua. era nhd anh V.-B.thau cassette ae?aem v~ Saigon, chung vdi bai 386 ehd T (ThayTra~ Thien Thanh, Tham T~ Toa Thu6ng T~m ti~h Thda Thien v.v ••• ). ~

. A.. - _ 14-...... ""'- ., -' .,... .,Bay gioanh V.l'. va anh P.fJ?T.aeu cen ket lai d VN: Ke Iaiae/ ••••.•.•. A. "),...- C'- I\. , ~ • I. .) ....., 1'..," ,

nhd -- va de b~on... Di nhien co them 1 so md ngoac ae giaiI. ..,; /

tl;Uch cho l1b' tlic!

",."'" '- /' f.,... --'Loi lilp thu nha t : Khi khong (fang an yen a yen trong nna/ A.. '- / /'- •.•••. ' ••.• "'"'vOi eha ma anh em, thuan hoa nhli "rlla." khong "rang," ea, bong. ,.

~kl'll kh6ug "bUng" ve nha 1 "mu" ho'an toan xa La , khOng ha con ruSt( ., ,,? "..... - A......... ~ ..

thit ehi ca, ae roi anh em, cha ma -- lan ludt xa ta ere eho ta. ..-stng chung V6i cai ~udi 1~ h~ac nay, vi mJon duy tri e~i g9i la"hc:p1hphuc" cua hai ada: Rtla co phai Ii 101 la:i khong n~.(noi choffuDg gi9ng Hue, a~c s~t H~e mai bui)

(\4\,... A-'/ /...A... J\.. - ?~... /1'.- "LOi lam thu hai: TruDe nay, ai mo thi ai, chi can lay ao" A,'-" '- (]V c...,.... A--" / /J\.m~c quan la hung dung ra di, chan~ can phai xin phep ai het.~ '- A - '- , / /"...... ""-' ••Rita ma bay chd thi l~i khac. Co "oai nhu cai do" thi cung phai vu- ,; - - ;''' - . /vda m~c ao qUan vila noi: At "ta" (Ii aang anh A (ho~c voi anh B)

mgt chut. d 'nha cd an com trlidc m , atfug chef ( ho~c n,U- trJde_~. ~ ':) __ I _

.ai ehang han}, Hay La "do de" hdn thi: Em oi, anh ai tdi <rangni mot ehU~(!O ml~ giO 18: v~·lee:;}(thiet ra thl ai mii eon nbl

.- • • •••••• ()ooI'" I '- • V.A;I\....... - '-.thoi gian -ai bao Tau thi da yeu roi!) Hoac em aem h6n: Minh nr ,cho· anh c6.i qua.; mau xanh Clam. :alaC eho td~ t~ ere' <Ii Q~n aaIig oug

. . . . -Khu (Trueing Xhu Cong Ch'nh) an com khacn , aai ni'a:yanh trong

;\:. /v ~;::- ,;;:- '- ,;4- .••••... ~Saigon ra co1)8 tae. An xong la ve lien ha. (Thiet ra thi an BOng(t khi v~ 11~ li"m, nen ma! c6 nhubg 101 la'"lnk-e· t!~P! ) Hay la:Thi~t kh~ ghe, muo~ o' nha eha! vdi may con cu;g khong a~c, ph~i

.,; . c- - A.. ? A- /' 1',.. c> ,',.. "-'-ai tol d"ang ong Tinh chi eu ni , co may thang Thanh tra d Vlln{, xuong .~ I" ~ ..•...v/'-( / '- -:i -.-/'-' 6"";:: "... h/tKhong biet 8 gio Cia an xong kho~ noi phong hu ae 1 ve tre c u

,/ ...•.. "......... - /' . - "" ~ / ~·chut con (to t.bua chu, nhUng thuong thi ai ra khoi nha la cu q\l~~

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eoi aong ho nen thtidng Qen eoi hu gidi nghiem rthae nha mOi bo-X ~ ,,,,,-'? __ '- / 'f ~.., '""'-

~e)ben 01 vo cua nha th1 aua cai 1dhg vo trdde, ae 10 bl aapr: ,..'- '- .. • ,

ca1 ram aau luhg thi chay Luon cho t1eh! Hoac ra.e aoD.g cuae~i ~~, roi n6i vong va-o nha v~i rrfay'con: ilEa en eong ehuyen

,....? '- ... / '- / ~ - / .•nghe l " .. l)~i (te thi duei hinh thllc nay hay hinh thue kha:c thi'-trud'e khi rakhoi nha ~~ ph~ xin phep e;; ~(tray la chiia noi ere.

/ ,? ~ / 1.;0. .., '-' ? / ,," ,co anh phai "(;long thue", phai nan ni mOi xin atide phep!): rda co

f'" ....., "'-'" /,.. .,. - IA e"- •../.... "L ••••• , A

ngl!u,a latta mat ehu quysn "quo c giatt, aa mat aoc lap, Ma ItklioIig'cog! quy hal'l:{f~c lap tu do"! Yay cO phai la iol iam khong?

.~ ..... '- .. - '--Lo~ lam thl! ba: ..£i thi nude r6i, ve lai la chuy€n kha'c,vi trifle khi ai a;- e~ hUa.'se v{ truo"e 8 gid· (hay 9 gid) ho~c 1a

••••.. . . / II? /' Co'..... 1,......;:.- __ 1••.:::..""tkJ"nha ta"c'o do d~ dan do : Anh "d6" ve lien nghe, (fling ve tre ,han 8 git3 hi!' Th~ thi ae-; 8 girl- 5 phut ta ve'-= ui cha , <ta trecV&'at5 phut. Rtla la khong aullg gid, raa la khong aU'ng hen, rJa 1;-

A ;: " ~ """,,'" -- ...•.. / ,...:~ '- •..~-. ,,... ~"met" roil Tay theo nang eua chang ma co the la: doi hon ~e

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chang nan ni, ni non va chang se "met" la cai ehac ho~c khong the"c..- - 1(.... , t.,..-- •• "-- '-,..

eao nam trong gi1idng, bat phaf nan ngoai salon hay "a la hien.f'-.'" / /1\. ,/. / A .II'- "-" II>-

'hotel ff cae muoi no aot eho bo ghet. The nming neu ta 16 quenII' ,,'-,..' ~...... / 1'.;::- ,,-~"" /

coi (Tong ho ae iren coi h1;lgioi ngh1tm mdi ve (nhlf nhieu Ian cac..-. A' '*"" ? I\.. 0,...--,/ r- ~- ,.."- ..-../

ban be tl\8Jl yeu cua toi 'Cta "trot dai" mot lan, lan sau se •••, -~" - ,....•...• ,..." 1/ (../ -/ A-' - .•.....••.. t;..cung vay!) tl;l1. nhieu Itkieu lam: co kieu "quy nhang" la toi thay

I;" A-', A? "," ~?._ 1"-...... /~hay nhat nea ~e ae anh em ta tuong, nhung xin may ba neu chua

'--A - cJ . /,... A,?........ / '" -"- ,/""...,..../biet thi hay biet <fe ating ap dung (toi nghiep cho cae on lam a!)...... I"" ,,' ~ /. ..I • , A.••••.. "-

Chang biet m1ah <1i ve tre (qua girl gi6i nghiem thi phai (fe thien? /. ,..."", /. ~ A -...") - '- ~

ha ngu eho, ~omot cai la thien ha thi ngu ma nang lai cht1a ngum~l ket), n~n cri ~he nhe, du"Iig ch.J"ron ren c~g chidc ~i, mri''''eu;;

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kne khe, trong nha Qen tat toi om, chang a:1lng chd m<,?tchut roi~i mo"'"h~~ cd; eU vao. 0 ki'a c'O 1 ban tay aua ra 1 g~L nhang

'-./,... ......;) -...11;) 1/ / »: ./ _(ngtiOi Hue go! la htfong) va do de tieng oanh: "Anh chiu kho quy

'" /" 110.. • " _;:: --. '- d ,,-'" "'"¥" -..J "-goi aot het b6 nhang nay roi vao nha cung chrla muon." (Sd di toi

"- ........,." _ - - _ A) "'\.dung chu "quy nhang" la do ttl n~uOi vQ Nam dung oe tr~ chong. Xin151 may baNam nhe!) Ai ma chang blet 18: nhang khi cfot se chaytJ t~ va cho dU col rarl'g thai phu ph'll curtg con lau mai chay het

,.. ; / ...••. ., I ( "...... .... '" ,.....",.1 cay, chtl 1 &0 thi khoi noi chuy~n quy nhang nay la chuy~n co

" rJ / A ., '- " •.u cVthat 100%, se co ban khong tin, nhung cam aoan la co nguui aaGlide lanh rot va O~g ban h~g xo~ Chu~g ki ~n (fa ke"'-l~i ) Va xinru/a l~ Ph~i Itq.qtf ch{[ khong ph~i a~g, quy (fang hoang , hai tay

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"- I r - Ia1nh ae tay xuong la c6 tlngu6i" nhac nha: "cai tay chua...au4e!tt)/ .........' t-/ ".... A"'- _ '- I "'- " ....rda la phai ngay ngan l~i -- Oi, kieu nay thi trot d~i mot lan~

,..'" t!.... '1\ -- -- "-Ian sau ehac chda (the ma (fan ong chUng to! la! co tat hay quanl~, ch~ khong nhu m~y ba nha dal , bot v~y ne~chua i£n nay Iichua hai:.,trl1' phi "quen" thoi.) -f)o co"ph~i la 1 101 lam hay

,..khong?("\1.0' -. I ; "'-LOi lam thu tu: Trude aay, lu6ng cna ta co bao gib ta de

I ,,",.. I A"-- /...... r: - / ~ /,.. I"Y (Ienaau:' co tien trong tui la cU'xai cai (fa -- f)en khi hetrSl hay hay (ai v~ xin Ma hay nhan nh6 h~i vay ban be hay cungl~ thi ~h~ (tang tiem cai QO~binh dan go! tam Caf a-o~ hS- cha~ha.n, khoe ru ~) Nay· thi a~n ky lu6ng, ta phii ai v~ cho QUng giO-,dam La c~ trong ngay lanh Ludng (nay la ehuy~n d.•...VN, llidng lanhb~c m~t chU khong l~h ba~g gi~y(cheek)aau nh~, va 1 th;ng lain1 la'inen mai c6 chuyen kii), vi ngay ao m~y ba nh3 ky la~ (thing

.•... I" ~" • _ I / _ c-.-..... ,..._hai la blet chi co 28 ngay, co thang 2er ngay nham nam nhuan lacic ba da buc roi -a-a,~icham m~t 1 ngay 1udng ~) Khi vi ~n nhal~~Ch~y nga~ vao b~p, l£Y c~i mam bing ra. (~e~lam gl thi xin

""..... - - ,....... - ') ",.. c- ~ r- .....A-kh01 ke, vi c~ ke cang tui cai than vai nam tat rong than mot". c, ~ A - _. --..) / •.,..thddc t~ cao lam). Ludng 1anh baa nhieu thi ~ea ve au bay nhieu,

,.. •..... k '" ---- ,/ '- '\..- / /v~y aa nhieu khi con.bi hoi: Ua, sao thang nay chi co tam nganba tra. b~n chuc ha, tha~g trli6~ laDh bo~ muoi sa'u<to~ JIll (chithi.ll ..{a:tsau --dongI;" cung kneng adde!) Nghl co toi khong na ,. .. ../

(~ ••... " •...'- ""'" / "'- f'." ".,:....-"... ./'".Thiet thi aau aong ao aa trot uong 1 ly ndo c Mia Vien -i1ongmat

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1 aOD«, con 5 aong thi aa mua Id 6 aieu Ruby roi!)A' '- r" ~ .•... /,.. /' "\..".. _01, hOi trddc co bao gid ta phai mua thuoe la Ie ~au, ky ai

chot vai ell (khi "em" ....C~bl~ ;:em~, ch~'-kh~'"-~.nh;t~n~lh bi~igi6~__ _ ... ,,"~a ~ g.1. xa, a:~,;x rum.... _,.. "-"em" trc3 thanh "ba" roi, toi khong co noi tro thanh Itba noi" thitam •••ph1li!), ta co bao gid dim bao em nlidc 111/aaau, h~ng· be't

C\/ "'l..- --. /4- 'L- """- /04cung 1 1y kem Hai Phong hay 1 ly cam vat ~ Brodard, va baa thuocluon luon l~'Salem hay Pall Mall (c~ nghi- ae~ cac c~u bay a~tS.A.L.E"M. v.v ••• ») nguyen bao vai hop quet Zippo (hai tru8c1-960chi au..•..sJc xai Zippo thoi)vI lei! xe hai bjnh ma <fot th~oe la tlii

't. / " .•.... /',,-:. - r 'Y-)chi co Zippo mdi ch~u noi gio)nhac l~i th6i....trtioc c~o ad buon ,ChU' Ruby, Bastos 13:- eha;;:gchfu "hit" • Be" rOi bay girl, than 01

"'- / ........,...,.thdi "VlIll1& vit II nay con aau!.'"A..l' --- - It"" --- '- "- 2..-f.)av~y, nang con noi ch,? "anh B ban c~nh nay con lam them vui

I. ••.••. /' A '- "'- rhang X ban toi auce c; 5 ngan them moi thang l~n". Nang khon 1.,khong bao gid ndi"tha;gla anh r~g ti~ v!~e ki~m the. b~c ae-em

"- I'- •••.. "\. ~J- '- "-xai uau, m~ chi eho ta thay con auong ai cua anh B thoi!( / '-- _0;'- ,...,..... "- " I" " ,/ '- A " '- A.Xin cae ba ~ung nghi la toi noi xau may ba/toi nghiep, vi that

/", ••••. ",,- '" A "A. " / A.... '- - v " "",; /,.ra may be .uon chung toi kiem them ti tien com chang, thi cung cot

.••.."'" i r- ,... I /""- / ",'--/' ""L- "'\..-- ~ I"ae cho chung toi them •••1 10 tien tui hau co ~u rung rinh vdi ban~ .) .be, nht1 co a€ tien bao ban be d"l-xaae~ chc3i m~t ly ••• nuficmlaVie;- f)ong chang nan !)

A r-- ~~;...'- I • "'-'. 'LOi thoi, loi lam trot d~~ na ld, X1n aung than thd!L01 l~ thd nam: May ban xem chuyen nay cO ky khong nhe:/ ,-? / r- ./ __ •.•••••. 1',.. '- _con cai la cua chung, do co ta co nang ma tao ra, the ma nang lai

qU'a i~h ky~ nhat Cfinh om khu khu' lay ,mSt mi~h, ttf nngayflao ere:J'

--xin loi td'rcfem"-a6ao,-- (vi hot tr~c c3~VN it khi co'phongr- •... 'I,.. / t::- _F - ,.. -.-rieng nen phai adi Qen khi tat lua toi tr6i, bay gid thi •••tu doha r~ ngay ~m!;»chO a~n khi thanh bi~h nd~ COD, trong c~ hon

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9 thang co bao gid nang chiu cho.ta aa lay 1 ngayaau. Thoi thicui1g(ilidcai, nhung te hai .nha:t l~ den lt~c sanh hoa no"-nhuy ma:

" ~ C'\.o- "'-_ '--. ,.,...,/.......... -v. ,,_. ;.._ '-nang cung chi bang long cho ta ~ua ~en nha bao sanh roi O8oi cha/ t-- ' """""'............"""'" •••• " k ,,- "" -~o, khong cho san se gi ca. Nang danh aoc quyen ae con 1 minh,

r-: ,..'- r-: / _ A' • i"/ ,'" ;' /'khong cho ta chia phan mot ti ti ti n~a! Anh em ngbi rua co quav/ ~ •quae khCltlgna!.

f>a vay, eo nhie'U nang lU'clam bo~ ai" (fernca ho nha trai ra-- ,v I\... ~ I - A. ./ "'"\...ma chuai (chuyen nay do cac anh ban lam viec trong cac bao sanh;-...... . - "-- - .• ~ .,- / '- ...•..

vi~n ke lai): "Troi Oi la tr3~, sac bay gi6 co 1 Minh Minh tuiI- • ""'-- ""'" A.. """""....... "-- _ ,-,'-... I It;' / / / "chiu vay ne, (fa bieu (fling'0ti'ngma thang cho cllxan xan l'}i, van

"- • '-- • I'!-"" ( I ;...'- -' I~ '- ".. ."'- "'-;' A..van va van van ••• tr noi ra nhieu s~ may nang gi~ dU: va het len:"lam gl co chuyen aD', tha:;g cha n'ayno'i n~ng ta~ ph~i qu~!" (h~ h~)

."" ,..' ·/~ , "" IL&i lam thu sau: Sinh con thi danh sinh lay, om con khu kh~ea 9 thang hdn , a-e"'" rot khi sinh ra thi l~y <rung ho cua chcfnga~t cho con. vi: ld co chuyen xlch mlch v6i aa , ~udi ta cc:fchudi thi ~huJi aung h9 cua~ ••chong (b9 c~a nang c~ ai bi@t,nen khqng t4~--chudi audc: Khon _de""so! ) va La I toi ch?ingheChlfdiJ "Jlag n~i mj.!" ~hii~chua- tUllgngbe '" ,.....,cliu i Ol'Igngoa~ m!!' bao giO ca; ho~c la "M\! co milt chu chang

;:.- ........,...... ') - / ./\. /1\. '- ..••.•he nghe ftM1;,1 di hay c~u" chi ca. Toan tieng xau la h9 nha traiq/ "'"lanh au.

" ".... ,~ . .)..- ., /Con khi mo ma con hoc gioi thi nung: Con cua tui gioi qua!" .•..... / .••. - - - / ---.--. -- ;'Con kh1 nao aUa con hu thi: "Thang con ~ hliqua! Anh Cfe no ra.••• / ,.... ;0.-" ~ ,-'" r,... --ma ifanh 1 tran" Bai de: tot la con cua tuij con hu, xau la con-. ..,., /.... / ,... . /"- r.cua anh. Anh em thay co de g1an khong?

,..." - /.;> I . - "r .L01 lam thtibay: Noi chung thi (fan<sng chung toi bao gio

cung (fang hO~ c;. -DaN trot yeu ai 18. the nao cung xi sac cho•••••• / c..,.. &".- / •••••• ..••. <V DVv~n, cho em a~p mOi a~ng. Ba~ chung la anh nao cung aa •••

I:" (..,- ;' ,1'1.' /"", ? '1." -; ...•••v9 roi. (B~ eo hung hon nhat cue •.>~ dang noang , Anh naotron.11/\ay

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ma chua l~y v~ la tai vi con b~n gi 00 thoi chd cung se lfiy V6,vi' aan ong con trai v'tn dang hoang t va tr'en can ban cTarlgho angnay mB. nOi ti~p)

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/ f\. -- rv .•...I cV "'\.,.;" -? ""\... / I'nhung van de di 16 da xay ra thi phai giai quyet. The thOi!).'~ "">" Nhu quy ba aeu era b1et, khong nh.i eu thl it ve- tLnh aan ong .chung

,..... /_ I\. '- "-' ,..'- ? A.. t"-" ••.•.••.' /,toi: muon chuy~n gi cung trpn ve.n,aay au, nen khi da lei'(nhacl~i la Id""r&i thl mai t i nh , ch~ at entia co ld"V thi t!ti"ng bit cmroc ,vi' bit chuck •••.kho 1~!), cnung toi <!"au co ner ae-..-ngti'~Si ta elf (j.•...

J\.... '1- c- r- ./ /' / /v~y, col sao au'>~c,phai 10 lang chu d'ao chu; the cho nen chungtoi mdi d~ a~nh dua n~U'dl ky ve'""••• chung 9'ong vdi gia oinh. Day.ngu6i ta a~eh~u lep lam dl, ch~u lam em, eha~g qua ngti6i ta eung

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Id yeu 1 nguol aa co gia ninh. Boi vi "con tim co 1y rieng cuaI •••.... / I (,.;............ -,.,......? A")",,'""'" - ,.../ _ /no ma ly tri chang bao gi6 co the hieu noi", eho du Bo gia co

mrfSn "nol ehuyen ph;i q~ayll eung khong Quac (dung theo danh ttf cuaMario Puzzo), ht;{ongh,f chung toi lam sao ~a d an xep not. Cuc

c..." •.•••••.. ,...., / ~ / ' •• - J'-... •••~.~ - ""'-" ~- •chang aavndi thu thiet v6i va la chuyen di 16 rOi, nghi ma thddnglay n~d3i ta mQt chut, du gi'thl cung"la m~t glSng (aan bamfahau ) , ca~ thong c~m cho nhau, v; lai ngu6i ta ctU'tg-aa' thi~t thoi

,,- 1\.- '- """-- /"" '- t'\JI •••••••.. '/ " •..•••••• / c.v " .•••.nhf eu roi vi ai ma muon lam Le lam bedau, hon ntIa "no" eung hien,

........ ., 'A. 1'", /1\. e-: A... .__ e-: A-eon nha t~ te, biet ch~ biet em, van van va van van •••...•. I r-; ~ ""'-" "- / / AAnh nao trot dai yeu ld, aa 1a 1 cai dai, ma 1ai trot dai thu thiet

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,..'- .v / '-" ~ I,.. - '-phong ba!!! Roi se co man "noi chuyen phai quay" sau khi nangthaY tha~g cna nO' c~ "la'm l~l 11 Ii" -cha~g the ~dung !tap lu'c quansu" ma d~ xep nudc: "Anh a, nh a Minh con m~y atia con gel!~ anh

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co lam gi cung pnaf ae aue cho con. -Bung lam rtla, that QUc.!"~anh chi~n tranh tam 1y a~! a kia. ta lam chuyfn ph;i, co aJe

~ '- It '- It..... '- -- ""\.,..-- v J'- ""'-la chu toan cho ngudi ta, con nang thi can ngan khong cho ta lamA- '""""" -- ~ <, 1\ r- / / ,ehuyen phai, lai con do giong tai khon "luan 1y giao khoa thu"i ,/ "- ." /,,'" /' I\. - ,... /,,, , •..•.ra noi ao la chuyen "that ade"! Khuyen ta lam chuyen that QUC

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(bo ngdoi ta b6 vd)v ma 1ai 1y luan ngtidc!!! That 1a la la la •••v6! :Bo C6 ph~i l~ l~i la~ thd ba~ kh6~g chti! ~

<.," -" .<d> - *'*** i)ay lei chuy~n tOi nghe ke chti khi kho ng GaU/ "~ '<,co dam uat bay !

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