"is~sr nm| avRr#q~qk~ @gvQl` avRr#q~qk~ lbn @k`t mQnQs~sRn~@g~ sQw~vl aUw~ bl`@p`@r`w~wO a#wQ @vnv`. q$n~ mQnQs~sR in~@n~ hrQm klkQrWmkQn~ @n~q?"

s`ynykt p#mQNQ @r`~gW wr#N@yk~ wvw~ wr#N@ykOt e@hm kQv|v`.

"@m| bln~n m@g~ mRnt vRNR @q~. sAgWw sAqr\Xnyk qW rN~dR @vl` mRhRNt pQhQ p`rk~ a#n~n@n~. m@g~ k@tQ qw~ p#w~wt ynv` hQn` @vn @k`t."

@m| wr#Ny` @l`kO qEkkQn~ kQv|@v|.

@qyk~ vRn`t psR @m`nv` kLw~ v#dk~ n#h#. an~wQmt kLkQrWmyQ psR w#vWmyQ vQwryQ iwQrQ @vn~@n~.

"m@g~ qr#v@g~ mRhR@N~ p#w~wk~ iqQmQl` a`v`. k$m kn@k`t iqQmWm v#dQ @vnv`." am|m` @k@nk~ e@hm kQv|v`.

vQ@X~;Z @@vq&vry` s`ynyt a#wOU vRN`.

k`mry wrmk~ apQLQ@vlt wQbR@N~. bQm awOg`l` wQbR@nw~ n#h#. @@vq&vry`t wrhw~ gQy`.

" aq u@q~ snWp`rk~;k km|kr#@v`~ kvRr#vw~ a`@v| n#h# sr\. e~kyQ awOg$@v| n#w~@w~."

s`w~wO @s~vk@y`~ kQv|v`. k`r\yk~;mw`v v#dQ @vn~n v#d @bql` qEn~n`t It ps~@s~ @m| k`r\yyt a@nk~ ay uqv| @vn~@n~ n#h#.

pLmR @ld` @m| aw@r\ a#wOLt a`v`.

" a@nk~ aytw~ aw~ wQ@ynv@n~ awOg`n~n." kQymQn~ @@vq&vry` s`yny a`rm|x kr`.

" a#yQ sr\ m@g~ @m| mRN p#w~wt yn~@n~. hQn`@vn @k`t mRhRN ek p#w~wkt a#qQl` ynv`."

"ov|, oy`t el~l vRNR pQhQ p`@rqQ m@g~ mRhR@N~ m`AX @p~XQvlt s~n`yR spyn kp`l s~n`yRv (w~Qjs~k b#rd#- k#dQl` gQhQl~l`. qkONR p#w~@w~ e~ s~n`yRv v#d krn~@n~ n#h#. iwQA hQn`@vn@k`t s~n`yRv v#d krn vm| p#w~wt mRhRN a#qQl` ynv`."

@@vq&vry` p#h#qQlQ kL`.

"aAXx`gy s$qEnR a@ykO@g~ aAXx`gy s$qEnR p#w~wt vQr#q~{ p#w~wt a#qQl` yn~@n~ @m| @h~wOv hQn~q`m wmyQ. @m`Ly ax&n~wr@yn~ m e~ s~n`yRv q$kQy h#kQ @vnv`."

It psRv s`ynyt p#mQN@y~ km|mRl~g`y y#yQ s#kkl qr#v` rFgw~ mv.

"@m| km|mRl~g`y q sr\.?"

qr#v`@g~ k@tQ hk~k pY@q~Xy prWk~;` kL vQt ehQ nrk~vR qwk~ wQ@bn bv q$k~k`. k$m kn@k`t iqQmWm v#dQ vn nQs` @hy km|mRl~ pY@q~X@y~ pvwQn @€t gYn~}Q@y~ a`s`qnyk~ mQs km|mRl~g`y @n`vn bv @@vq&vry` p#vsRv`.

"km|mRl~g`y vyQrsykQn~ a#wQ @vn~nkw e~k i@b| m sRv @vnv`. h#b#yQ v#dQhQtQ pQrQmQ qr#vn~t km|mRl~ g`y h#qEnt e~k v^;N @k`~;vlt blp`nv`. e~ hQn~q` mq sr#bv hrQ nQsr# bv hrQ a#wQ @vn~n pRlEvn~." @@vq&vry` v#qgw~ kr#Nk~ an`vrNy kL`.

"@mwn pQLQk`w~ h#@qn~n pRlEvn~ q sr\.?"

@gdQyk~ kQv|@v`w~ @b`@h`~ @q@nkO bQy vn~@n~ pQLQk` g#n kQyl`.

"o@b| p#@r`tQd| gYn~}Qy iqQ@mnv`. @v|qn`vk~ a#wQv @h`~ n#wQv. e~ v@g~ @vl`vk p#@r`tQd| gYn~}Q@yn~ @k`tsk~ ar@gn prWk~;` krl` e~k hrQyt bl` gn~n pRlEvn~."

@@vq&vry` e@s~ kQymQn~ s`yny nQm` kL`.