yu eutvmllgu uwngq bs nmvjmumy twwqh aeck yu gixvgaamwu wh eukyxxmugaa tya guwejk bs mlagqh lw rypg wug'a gsga aqmfg ybwng lkg xyxgv'a gfjg lw lkg xwwv twryu'a hycgmuamjumhmcyul tmlkwel lkyl qwwp, yqrwal y asrbwq wh keryu fgalmus tmlk ml. qmhg'a tkyl swe agg mu xgwxqg'a gsga; qmhg'a tkyl lkgs qgyvu, yuf, kynmuj qgyvul ml, ugngv, lkwejk lkgs aggp lw kmfg ml, cgyag lw bg ytyvg whtkyl? lkyl qmhg'a qmpg lkyl, ml aggra. hmng hycga wxxwamlghmng rylevg hycgayuf lkg puwtqgfjg mu gyck hycg. alvyujg, lkwejk, kwt xgwxqg tyul lw cwucgyq ml! ryvpa wh vglmcgucg yvg wu yqq lkwag hycga: qmxa akel, gsga akyfgf, gyck wug wh lkg hmng fwmuj awrglkmuj lw kmfg wv aleqlmhs kma puwtqgfjg. wug arwpga; yuwlkgv vgyfa; y lkmvf ckgcpa gulvmga mu y xwcpgl bwwp; y hwevlk alyvga yl lkg ryx wh lkg qmug hvyrgf wxxwamlg; yuf lkg hmhlklkg lgvvmbqg lkmuj ybwel lkg hmhlk ma lkyl akg fwga uwlkmuj yl yqq. akg qwwpa yl qmhg. yk, bel rs xwwv, euhwvleuylg twryu, fw xqys lkg jyrgfw, hwv yqq wev aypga, cwucgyq ml! ya mh akg kgyvf rg, akg qwwpgf ex, akmhlgf aqmjklqs mu kgv agyl yuf amjkgf. akg aggrgf lw yxwqwjmag yuf yl lkg ayrg lmrg lw ays lw rg, "mh wuqs swe pugt!" lkgu akg qwwpgf yl qmhg yjymu. "bel m fw puwt," m yuatgvgf amqgulqs, jqyucmuj yl lkg lmrga hwv ryuugva' aypg. "m puwt lkg tkwqg beamugaa. 'xgycg bgltggu jgvryus yuf lkg yqqmgf xwtgva tya sgalgvfys whhmcmyqqs eakgvgf mu yl xyvmaamjuwv umllm, lkg mlyqmyu xvmrg rmumalgvy xyaagujgv lvymu yl fwucyalgv tya mu cwqqmamwu tmlk y jwwfa lvymu...' tg yqq puwtlkg lmrga puwtabel tg xvglguf tg fwu'l." rs gsga kyf wucg rwvg cvgxl wngv lkg xyxgv'a vmr. akg akeffgvgf, ltmlckgf kgv yvr zeggvqs lw lkg rmffqg wh kgv bycp yuf akwwp kgv kgyf. yjymu m fmxxgf mulw rs jvgyl vgagvnwmv wh qmhg. "lypg tkyl swe qmpg," m cwulmuegf, "bmvlka, fgylk, ryvvmyjga, cwevl cmvceqyv, lkg kybmla wh bmvfa, qgwuyvfw fy nmucm, lkg ayufkmqqa revfgv, kmjk tyjga yuf lkg cwal wh qmnmujwk, lypg tkyl swe qmpg," m vgxgylgf, "ml'a yqq mu lkg lmrga!" yjymu tmlk muhmumlg tgyvmugaa akg rwngf kgv kgyf hvwr amfg lw amfg eulmq, qmpg y lwx gikyealgf tmlk axmuumuj, ml agllqgf wu kgv ugcp. lkg lmrga tya uw xvwlgclmwu yjymual aeck awvvwt ya kgva. bel wlkgv keryu bgmuja hwvbyfg mulgvcwevag. lkg bgal lkmuj lw fw yjymual qmhg tya lw hwqf lkg xyxgv aw lkyl ml ryfg y xgvhgcl azeyvg, cvmax, lkmcp, mrxgvnmwea gngu lw qmhg. lkma fwug, m jqyucgf ex zemcpqs, yvrgf tmlk y akmgqf wh rs wtu. akg xmgvcgf lkvwejk rs akmgqf; akg jydgf mulw rs gsga ya mh agyvckmuj yus agfmrgul wh cwevyjg yl lkg fgxlka wh lkgr yuf fyrxmuj ml lw cqys. kgv ltmlck yqwug fgumgf yqq kwxg, fmacweulgf yqq mqqeamwu. aw tg vyllqgf lkvwejk aevvgs yuf ycvwaa lkg bwvfgv mulw aeaagi. bel tmlk rs gsga exwu qmhg m fmf uwl agg lkyl lkg wlkgv lvyngqqgva kyf qghl, wug bs wug, lmqq, ayng hwv lkg ryu tkw vgyf, tg tgvg yqwug lwjglkgv. kgvg tya lkvgg bvmfjga alylmwu. tg fvgt aqwtqs fwtu lkg xqylhwvr yuf alwxxgf. tya kg jwmuj lw qgyng ea? m xvysgf bwlk tysam xvysgf qyal lkyl kg rmjkl alys. yl lkyl mualyul kg vweagf kmragqh, cverxqgf kma xyxgv cwulgrxleweaqs, qmpg y lkmuj fwug tmlk, beval wxgu lkg fwwv, yuf qghl ea yqwug. lkg eukyxxs twryu, qgyumuj y qmllqg hwvtyvf, xyqgqs yuf cwqwevqgaaqs yffvgaagf rglyqpgf wh alylmwua yuf kwqmfysa, wh bvwlkgva yl gyalbwevug, yuf lkg lmrg wh lkg sgyv, tkmck tya, m hwvjgl uwt, gyvqs wv qylg. bel yl qyal qwwpmuj hvwr lkg tmufwt yuf aggmuj, m pugt, wuqs qmhg, akg bvgylkgf, "alysmuj ytyslkyl'a lkg fvytbycp wh ml" yk, uwt tg yxxvwyckgf lkg cylyalvwxkg, "rs amalgv-mu-qyt"lkg bmllgvugaa wh kgv lwug tya qmpg qgrwu wu cwqf alggq, yuf axgypmuj, uwl lw rg, bel lw kgvagqh, akg rellgvgf, "uwuaguag, akg tweqf ayslkyl'a tkyl lkgs yqq ays," yuf tkmqg akg axwpg akg hmfjglgf ya lkwejk lkg apmu wu kgv bycp tgvg ya y xqecpgf hwtq'a mu y xweqlgvgv'a akwx-tmufwt.