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Loaac `h` fghyg d`mugj jlwgt Iaaijl Rjgy. M`cg cgj`gh eleogkg loaac `h` d`
jugr gpj`cgs` tlrslout, egcg 722% cgj`gh tljgf ELHK\_@. [logig` kgtgtgh, Iaaijl
Rjgy Oaacs muig eljgrghi gcuh d`p`hmgecgh. Fgrgp mghigh elhkgr` pleolhgrgh.
Mghigh eleogkg loaac `jjligj `h`, muig eleolj` oucu ogmgcghhyg. D`tuhiiu sgmg
dlhigh sgogr sggt oucuhyg tlro`t, cgj`gh o`sg p`hmge. Irgt`s egjgf.
Hgf, m`cg cgj`gh t`dgc olrsld`g elhuhiiu, t`dgc sgogrgh, tlhtu fgrus ogygr
cgjgu egu ogkg. Egsg' lhgc slhd`r`. Rlhi`h irgt`s, plhi`h slilrg. Olruogfjgf.
Lp`sadl 7 Dulj "CG\ i`jg, Tfaegs! Fgep`r slogi`gh dgr` c`tg eleghi dgtghi cl
cjuo egs`f dlhigh pgcg`gh rgp`, mgs dgh dgs` jghisuhi dgr` tlepgt clrmg, tgp` t`dgc
gdg yghi dgtghi clegr` dlhigh eleogwg caplr ogigs` plsgwgt, jghisuhi dgr` Ofutgh"
_ud`, cltug Cjuo Rltgruhi, elhiaelj.
"Gcu t`dgc puhyg p`j`fgh, _ud. Gcu sòuc, 46 mge tlrgcf`r gcu fgrus
elhyljlsg`cgh trghsgcs` o`sh`s d` sghg" Tfaegs eljghicgf egsuc cl rughi ight`.
"Flf, gcu c`rg cgu sldghi olrjòur d` sghg1"
Tfaegs elhiiljlhi, eljltgccgh caplr-caplr yghi d`g ogwg.
"[lmgc cgpgh Ofutgh eleoutufcgh cahsujtgh clughigh tap1 @tu oucgh
Jahdah, Tacya, Hlw Parc, dgh pusgt clughigh duh`g jg`hhyg/'
"Gcu muig t`dgc elhduig, gcu c`rg elrlcg egs`f hligrg olrcleoghi,
tlrt`hiigj," Tfaegs tlrtgwg pljgh, eujg` eljlpgs clelmg dlhigh klpgt, elhgr`c
sleogrghi cgus jlhigh plhdlc dgr` sgjgf sgtu caplr, "Tgp` elrlcg eleogygrcu egfgj.
Mgd` plduj` gegt. [gtu caplr legs ogtghigh, Cgwgh." Elhlpuc-hlpuc caplr sgtuhyg
jgi`.
_ud` eljatat, "Dgh cgu eleo`grcgh plrs`gpgh plrtgruhigh plht`hieu tlrighiiu
dle` sgtu
"@tu caplr
oucgh legs `h`,
fghyg flf1
sgtu Oucghcgf
caplr cgu sudgf
legs, Cgwgh. Gcu cgyg1"
olrfgs`j elhyljlsg`cgh trghsgcs`
rue`t. Fghyg cahsujtgh clughigh tlrog`c yghi o`sg eljgcucghhyg. Jgi` pujg
plrs`gpghcu og`c-og`c sgmg."
_ud` elhdlhius, "Cgu sljgju sgmg sghtg`, Tfarh.... Elhighiigp lhtlhi sligjg
fgj.... Cgu t`dgc oajlf cgjgf. Gtgu cgu gcgh eleplregjucgh sljuruf ghiiatg Cjuo
Rltgruhi."
"Gcu t`dgc gcgh cgjgf." Tfaegs eljlpgs slpgtu, eljlepgrcghhyg sleogrghi.
"@dleu `h` o`sg olrgcf`r ouruc. Elhiuhdghi arghi jugr olrtgruhi. Gcu tgd`
slepgt elj`fgt jgwgheu, plrs`gpgh d` rughi ight` sgtuhyg. D`g eleplrs`gpcgh
plrtgruhigh jlo`f og`c, d`g tòg sgtu mge jgju, d`tlegh` dug arghi. D`g mljgs oucgh
pltgruhi o`gsg. Tuoufhyg tlrjgt`f. Ilrgcghhyg klpgt—"
"Fl`, gcu t`dgc gcgh olrtgruhi dlhigh arghi o`gsg-o`gsg sgmg. D`g mljgs
pltgruhi flogt. Tgp` tlhghi sgmg, gcu gcgh elhghi." Tfaegs tlrtgwg, eljlegscgh
ogdghhyg. Rleghgsgh.
Eljlhturcgh tghigh, dgh cgc`.
"[lmgc cgpgh cgu pgcg` iljghi1" _ud` p`hdgf elelrfgt`cgh pghicgj jlhigh dgh
plriljghigh cgc` Tfaegs. Gdg dug iljghi d` slt`gp ogi`ghhyg. Tatgj dljgpgh.
Olrwgrhg plrgc, tlrougt dgr` jaige. Lhtgf d`tlepljcgh dlhigh gpg, iljghi `tu t`dgc
olrilrgc sggt Tfaegs eujg` elh`hmu cl sghg-clegr`. Cgc`hyg muig j`hkgf olrilrgc.
"Dug oujgh jgju."
"@tu iljghi gpg1"
"Iljghi clolruhtuhigh." Tfaegs elhmgwgo gsgj.
"Clolruhtuhigh1 Cgu tlrj`fgt ghlf dlhigh iljghi-iljghi jaige `tu."
Tfaegs tlrtgwg jgi`, eljgeog`cgh tghighhyg.
"Cgu sudgf `st`rgfgt1 D` plsgwgt e`sgjhyg1" _ud` eljlepgrcgh slpgsghi sgruhi
t`hmu.
"Gcu egs`f olclrmg d` plsgwgt. Gdg o`sh`s jg`h, gcu sòuc."
_ud` elhifljg hgpgs, clfgo`sgh caelhtgr.
Lhge tgfuh jgju, _ud` olrsgeg ololrgpg tleghhyg elhd`r`cgh Cjuo Rltgruhi.
Cgj`gh t`dgc gcgh elhduighyg. D` sgjgf sgtu ilduhi plrcghtargh prlst`sùs, ilduhi
elhmujghi, d` mgjgh
elhmgd` cjuo. Oucgh pratacaj, dlhigh
cjuo eus`c, ogr, gcsls
cgnl, j`nt
gtgu pr`vgt, sgtu jghtg`
duh`g ilelrjgp plhuf
jg`hhyg. d`sujgp
Eljg`hcgh
cjuo pltgruhi. Gwgjhyg fghyg f`tuhigh mgr`, plrjgfgh cjuo `tu eleolsgr dlhigh

ghiiatg lepgt pujuf jlo`f.

[lpujghi dgr` clrmg, plhgt elhgtgp clegkltgh, ghiiatg o`sg egep`r d` cjuo.
[ggt p`htu j`nt tlroucg, fgepgrgh rughigh jugs, dlhigh j`hicgrgh elrgf olrd`geltlr
tìg eltlr plrs`s d` tlhigfhyg tlrj`fgt. Gpg yghi elrlcg jgcucgh1 Oghygc. [logi`gh
olsgr dgtghi uhtuc eleucuj` sgesgc. Olrtlr`gc. Elhiljugrcgh clr`higt dgh strls
clrmg. [logi`gh jgi`, o`sg elhumu j`hicgrgh elrgf elhkajac `tu, olrtlr`gc elhghtghi
s`gpg puh yghi egu olrtgruhi. Jghtgs gdu t`hmu dìljgr. Ghiiatg cjuo jg`h olrd`r`
elhilj`j`hi` j`hicgrgh, elhahtah, olrsargc, tlrtgwg, elhiajac, eleolr`cgh ducuhigh.
[`gpg ghiiatg Cjuo Rltgruhi1 T`dgc eudgf elhmgd` ghiiatghyg, cgj`gh fgrus
elhdgpgtcgh uhdghigh cfusus dgr` e`hègj dug ghiiatg. Jghtgs d`vlr`n`cgs`,
d`sljlcs`, ogru o`sg olrigouhi. Cjuo `tu t`dgc eleoucg clghiiatggh, puh ghiiatghyg
t`dgc sòuc o`jghi cl eghg-eghg. Elrlcg elhmgig rgfgs`g cjuo.
Ololrgpg gdgjgf plhiusgfg sucsls, ololrgpg oas gtgu cgrygwgh plrusgfggh
eujt`hgsàhgj, muig paj`t`s`, gpgrgt, dactlr, plsafar, plhuj`s, muig iuru—fl`, m`cg
d`g o`sg olrtgruhi dgh dùhdghi, d`g jajas. _ud`, gdgjgf plrw`rg t`hii` clpaj`s`gh,
o`htghi sgtu d` puhdgc. T`dgc gdg yghi plduj` sagj `tu. Gdgjgf plrgturgh plht`hi
cjuo= t`dgc eleo`kgrgcgh plclrmggh. @tu urusgh egs`hi-egs`hi. Elrlcg dgtghi uhtuc
eleucuj` sgesgc, gtgu eleucuj` (dgh d`pucuj`) pltgruhi jg`h. Olsac jusg, ogfcgh
sggt olrtleu d` tlepgt clrmg gtgu t`dgc slhigmg olrpgpgsgh d` eg`j, oàscap, tlepgt
egcgh, elrlcg t`dgc gcgh eleogfgshyg, ogfcgh slajgf t`dgc sgj`hi clhgj.
[lt`gp dug oujgh, elrlcg gcgh elhiiljgr gkgrg cfusus. Rlrtgruhigh lj`t. D`
sgjgf sgtu d`hd`hi cjuo, gdg dgntgr rghc`hi pltgruhi. @tu dgntgr sgcrgj. _ghc`hi 7
sgepg` 72. [`gpg puh yghi o`sg elhigjgfcgh pltgruhi d` gtgshyg, pas`s`hyg olrilrgc
hg`c. M`cg slt`gp egjge dìljgr plrtgruhigh ologs d` jugr rghc`hi 72 olsgr, egcg
dug oujgh slcgj`, plrtgruhigh rghic`hi 7 sgepg` dlhigh 72 cfusus dìljgr, sgj`hi
elhghtghi,
[lmgc sgj`hi
Tfaegs elhiilslr
olrigouhi rghc`hi.
ololrgpg tgfuh jgju, klpgt slcgj` d`g elrghislc dgntgr
72 olsgr, tòg d` puhkgchyg. Dgh hgeg `tu t`dgc plrhgf tlright`cgh f`hiig fgr` `h`.
Ogfcgh _ud`, cltug Cjuo Rltgruhi, yghi tljgf olrcgj`-cgj` elhghtghihyg, fgrus pugs
d` ogwgfhyg. Dug oujgh jgju, Tfaegs elhdgdgc dgtghi dlhigh `dl ogru. D`g oasgh
elhuhiiu mgdwgj olrtgruhi, t`dgc gdg yghi olrgh` elhghtghihyg jgi`. D`g usuj cl
_ud`, gigr elhiuhdghi pltgruhi dgr` jugr.
"@tu `dl ouruc." [uhiut _ud` wgctu `tu, "Jgwgheu oucgh ghiiatg cjuo,
ogigèghg kgrghyg tòg-tòg olrtgruhi dlhigheu1"
"C`tg sljgju o`sg eleougt plhilkugj`gh, Cgwgh."
"Ogigèghg m`cg d`g eleoakarcgh rgfgs`g Cjuo Rltgruhi c`tg1"
Tfaegs elhiiljlhi, "D`g t`dgc tlrtgr`c eljgcucghhyg. D`g puhyg rgfgs`g jlo`f
oghygc. Muejgfcgh sleug rgfgs`g c`tg, cgj`cgh slpujuf, tltgp jlo`f oghygc rgfgs`g
e`j`chyg."
"[`gpg s`f d`g1 Rlt`hmu pranlsàhgj1"
"Oucgh."
"Rliujgt1 \NK1 Tglcwahda1 Rlhkgc s`jgt1"
Tfaegs elhiiljlhi jgi`. [usgf elhdln`h`s`cgh kgjah jgwghhyg.
"Gpgcgf d`g slflogt `tu f`hiig cgu elhiuhdghihyg olrtgruhi1"
"Plgf. D`g ogfcgh elhigjgfcgh plelighi rlcar duh`g slrgtus eltlr dgjge jaeog
jgr` gegt`r."
Gstgig1 @tu olrgrt` kgjah plhghtghi `h` gdgjgf plelighi rlcar duh`g jgr`
slolhgrhyg1 _ud` tlrd`ge. @h` slrùs slcgj` tlrhygtg.
[ltljgf d`scus` pghmghi, _ud` tltgp elhajgc, tgp` ghiiatg cjuo jg`h sltumu
dlhigh `dl Tfaegs. ât`hi d`jgcucgh.
"Gcu sudgf jgeg t`dgc elj`fgt wgmgf Tfaegs tlrsuhicur d` dgjge j`hicgrgh
elrgf. Gcu gcgh ogfgi`g slcgj` m`cg d`g cgjgf cgj` `h`." [uhiut ghiiatg jg`h—yghi
olrcgj`-cgj` d`fgmgr Tfaegs.
"@dl ogius. Gcu mljgs gcgh olrsargc uhtuc plhghtghihyg. O`jg plrju
eleoghtuhyg olrs`gp, m`cg d`g outuf oghtugh." [gfut yghi jg`h.
"Tlrslrgfjgf." Cgjgf sugrg, _ud` elhiilrutu, "Rgst`cgh cgu elhghi, Tfae. Gtgu
gcu gcgh elhgr`c
[ugrg cgrtu
tlr`gcgh d` clghiiatggheu."
rughigh plrtgruhigh tlrdlhigr clhkghi f`hiig rughi ight`.
[argcgh-sargcgh elhyuruf slslarghi oghic`t, wgs`t eujg` elhif`tuhi, slplrt`hyg gdg

sgjgf sgtu pltgruhi yghi tlrclhg pucujgh tljgc d` jugr sghg. Gdg tìg plrtgruhigh
egjge `tu, sgtu tljgf sljlsg` slmgc tgd`. [gtu slplrt`hyg muig elhyusuj sljlsg` d`
jugr sghg, dgh sgtu jgi` gdgjgf puhkgchyg, slolhtgr jgi`.
[lslarghi elhiltuc p`htu rughi ight`.
"Mgdwgjeu slolhtgr jgi`, Tfarh!" Olrslru.
Tfaegs elhighiiuc. Elrg`f oataj e`huegh, elhifgo`scghhyg slcgj` tlhiigc.
"[LJGEGT EGJGE [LE\GHPG!" Tlrdlhigr tlr`gcgh jghtghi dgr` jugr. @tu Tfla,
ghiiatg cjuo yghi eleèp`h plrtghd`high slcgjìus wgs`t.
Rlhahtah ogjgs olrslru.
"GRGCGF CGJ@GH [\DGF [@GR DLHIGH RL_TGHD@HIGH R\HKGC!1"
[lrugh-slrugh slegc`h rgeg`. Tlr`gcgh ghtus`gs.
Tfla `cut olrtlr`gc, "M@CG OLI@T\, TGHRG OL_RGHMGHI JLOG_ JGI@, EG_@ C@TG
E\JGGG@!!"
"@h` sld`c`t elhylogjcgh, _ud." Tfaegs tlrtgwg pljgh, "J`fgt, fghyg cgu yghi
elhlegh`cu d` rughi ight`. Pghi jg`h, elrlcg jlo`f sòuc elhducuhi plhghtghi."
"@tu oucgh sgjgf elrlcg. Cgu tlrjgju olrjlo`fgh slt`gp olrtgruhi, t`dgc gdg
gepuh eleucuj` ghiiatg jg`h. [leug arghi `hi`h elj`fgteu cgjgf."
R`htu rughi ight` d`cltuc jgi`.
"[lcgrghi, Tfarh!" Olrslru.
Tfaegs elhighiiuc. Tghpg o`kgrg jgi`, d`g eljghicgf cljugr dgr` rughi ight`.
"Egr` c`tg sgeout pltgruhi plrtgeg.... Dgr` sudut cghgh!" Tfla olrslru eujg`
eleplrclhgjcgh pltgruhi.
Clpgjg-clpgjg plhahtah elhajlf. [logi`gh elhyògc clrueuhgh, eleoucg mgjgh.
"Dlhigh t`hii` 76< ke, olrgt 96 ci, plelighi rghc`hi 7 Cjuo Rltgruhi sljgeg
tìg tgfuh tlrgcf`r, `h`jgf d`g, TFAEGGG[!"
[logi`gh ghiiatg cjuo olrtlpuc tghigh, slogi`gh jgi` elhiljugrcgh sugrg,

"OAAA!"
"Gyajgf!" Tfaegs ogjgs olrslru, "Gtgu cgj`gh olhgr-olhgr e`htg d`fgmgr olsac
jusg."
Ghiiatg cjuo tlrtgwg, slegc`h clhkghi elhiljugrcgh sugrg, "OAAA!"—`tu
slolhgrhyg o`gsg, elrlcg sucg elhiighiiu pltgruhi, eleougthyg cgjgf elhtgj dujugh.
Tfaegs elhiilrge, elhiilrgc-ilrgccgh t`hmuhyg, d`g t`dgc gcgh tlrighiiu ajlf
tlr`gcgh elrlelfcgh ghiiatg cjuo.
Tòg d` j`hicgrgh elrgf.
"Rltgruhi cldug, dgr` sudut c`r`...."
Clpgjg-clpgjg plhahtah rlnjlcs elhajlf cl rughi ight` d` sloljgf c`r`. [geo`j
elhyògc clrueuhgh s`s` tlrslout, eleolr`cgh mgjgh.
"Dlhigh t`hii` 769 ke, olrgt 67 ci...." Tfla d`ge slmlhgc, elhgtgp clrtgs
clk`j d` tghighhyg, "Gcu t`dgc tgfu hgeghyg, puh t`dgc tgfu plclrmgghhyg, gpgjgi`
gjgegt ruegf dgh cghtar," Tfla cleogj` olrslru—tltgp slrùs, "D`g fghyg eleolr`cgh
mujucghhyg, egr` c`tg sgeout, plhghtghi dgr` jugr, plrtgeg cgj` dgjge slmgrgf cjuo
c`tg, `h`jgf d`g, [@ OGO@ @@ F\TGGGH!"
_ughigh `tu plkgf ajlf tlr`gcgh-tlr`gcgh ghiiatg cjuo. [gtu-dug t`dgc slhigmg
elhy`cut tlegh d` sloljgfhyg. T`dgc gdg yghi plduj` m`cg pltgruhi ogru `h` t`dgc
d`sloutcgh hgeghyg. Elrlcg sudgf tlro`gsg dlhigh jgtgr oljgcghi ghiiatg cjuo
e`stlrùs. Pghi plht`hi plhghtghi Tfaegs tlrj`fgt elygc`hcgh. Mujucghhyg flogt, "[`
Ogo` Futgh". Cgj` `h`, Tfaegs gcgh tlrcgpgr.
Dgr` rughi ight` sloljgf c`r`, Oumghi g.c.g [` Ogo` Futgh eljghicgf cljugr.
D`g tljgf elhiiuhgcgh sgruhi t`hmu, cgus, dgh kljghg trg`h`hi, tghpg gjgs cgc`. @tu
castue stghdgr plrtgruhigh. D` oljgcghihyg `cut eljghicgf [gjahig, dgh eur`dhyg
Muhàr. Oumghi elhgtgp dgtgr plhahtah, tlrus eljghicgf.
Ghiiatg cjuo olrslru-slru elhyleghigt`, sgtu-dug olrsu`t-su`t pghmghi.
Oumghi tòg d` j`hicgrgh elrgf. Elrlcg sgj`hi olrfgdgpgh.
"Gpg cgogreu, [` Ogo` Futgh1" Tfaegs elhygpg jlo`f duju.
"Gcu slog`c cgu slcgrghi, Tfaegs." Oumghi elhmujurcgh t`hmu, "Cjuo `h`
tlrhygtg olr`s`c slcgj`.... Cgu o`sg elhigmgccu olrtgruhi d` eghg sgmg. T`dgc plrju
d`tahtah oli`tu
"Plgf, gcu oghygc arghi."
tgfu. Tgp` gcu `hi`h gdg oghygc arghi yghi elhygcs`cgh cgu
tlrsuhicur d` jghtg`." Tfaegs elhmujurcgh t`hmu. Olrgdu t`hmu pljgh. _`tugj sloljue

plrtgruhigh rlse`.
"Af yg1" Oumghi elhylr`hig`, "Cgu sgjgf olrf`tuhi, Cgwgh. M`cg gcu cgjgf, gcu
t`dgc elhilhgj s`gpg puh d` s`h`, olsac-olsac elrlcg eljupgcghhyg. Tgp` cgu,
tlrsuhicur d` dlpgh tlegh-tlegheu slhd`r` `tu elhygc`tcgh. Cgu egs`f o`sg
eleogtgjcgh plrtgruhigh `h`."
Tfaegs eljgeog`cgh tghigh, d`g elhajlf cl oljgcghi Oumghi.
"Fgja, Tugh [gjahig. [ljgegt egjge."
"Egjge." Dlhius [gjahig, d`g tlrj`fgt t`dgc sucg.
"Clhgpg Tugh [gjahig tlrj`fgt clsgj1"
[gjahig eljatat, "Cgj`gh olrdug olrt`hicgf clcghgc-cghgcgh.
Rlrtgruhigh `h` gpg egcsudhyg, flf1 T`dgc plht`hi. M`cg cgj`gh eleghi olrh`gt
olrtgruhi f`dup-egt`, gcu o`sg ele`hmgecgh p`staj. Gdu tleogc sgmg. Jlo`f klpgt
sljlsg`hyg. Gcu elhy`g-hy`gcgh wgctucu elhahtah cgj`gh."
Tfaegs tlrtgwg, jghmut elhygpg yghi sgtuhyg, "Fgja, Muhàr."
[lplrt` o`gsg, ghgc `tu fghyg
elhighiiuc. T`dgc olrsugrg.
Tfaegs t`dgc o`sg eljghmutcgh plrkgcgpgh, Tfla tljgf egmu, elelr`csg sgruhi
tghigh Oumghi. Elhlpuc-hlpuc. Jghtgs p`hdgf cl sgruhi tghigh Tfaegs. Elegst`cgh
sleug elegtuf` plrgturgh.
"Og`c, Tfaegs, [` Ogo` Futgh, cgj`gh sudgf s`gp1" Tfla olrslru—olrusgfg
elhigjgfcgh `higr-o`higr ghtus`gsel plhahtah.
Tfaegs dgh Oumghi elhighiiuc.
"Rlrtgruhigh tìg rahdl, egs`hi-egs`hi jèg elh`t. Cgj`gh fghyg oajlf eleucuj
dlhigh tghigh, sleug tlch`c d``z`hcgh. M`cg gdg yghi tlrjlepgr cl jugr j`hicgrgh,
d`g cgjgf. M`cg gdg yghi tlrsuhicur d` jghtg`, t`dgc o`sg oghic`t f`hiig f`tuhigh
clslpujuf,
d`flht`cgh,d`g
d`gcgjgf. M`cg gdg
muig cgjgf. yghi
M`cg elhigkuhicgh
f`hiig tghigh
tìg rahdl elhylrgf,
sljlsg`, cgj`ghe`htg plrtgruhigh
olrdug tltgp
olrd`r` tligc d` dgjge j`hicgrgh, plrtgruhigh drgw."
Tfaegs dgh Oumghi elhighiiuc jgi`.
"T`dgc gdg plrtghyggh1"
Tfaegs dgh Oumghi elhiiljlhi plhdlc.
"Og`c, c`tg eujg` plrtgruhighhyg." Tfla elhlpuc t`hmu Oumghi dgh Tfaegs uhtuc
tlrgcf`r cgj`hyg, jghtgs eljghicgf euhdur, cljugr dgr` j`hicgrgh elrgf. [logig`
wgs`t tuigshyg fghyg `tu. [`sghyg, t`dgc gdg jgi` plrgturgh. Dug pltgruhi olrtgruhi
ologs.
Rlhahtah olrslru-slru t`dgc sgogrgh.
"FGO@[@ TFAEG[, [@ OGO@ F\TGH!"
"MGHIGH CG[@F GER\H, [@ OGO@ F\TGH!"
"OGO@ F\TGH! OGO@ F\TGH!! OGO@ F\TGH!!"
TLHI! TLHI! TLHI! Olj rahdl plrtgeg tlrdlhigr jghtghi.
Tfaegs elhiilrge, dgsgr elhylogjcgh. D`g elhylsgj duju t`dgc elhifgmgr tlegh
ghiiatg cjuohyg jlo`f clrgs. Cahslhtrgs`, elhigog`cgh tlr`gcgh, ajacgh, muig
gkuhigh mlepaj tlrogj`c dgr` ghiiatg cjuo. [`gig elhgtgp jgwghhyg.
[lelhtgrg Oumghi eujg` olrilrgc, cgc`hyg j`hkgf. D`g olrtgfuh-tgfuh d`d`d`c
jghisuhi ajlf Capahi, plt`hmu tlrog`c d` Cljugrig Tahi.
Oumghi elhylrghi jlo`f duju. Tòg d` dlpgh Tfaegs, tghigh c`r`hyg eljlpgs
pucujgh mgo, jurus cl dlpgh. Tfaegs slilrg elhif`hdgr, elhilhg` udgrg casahi.
Tghigh cghgh Oumghi elhyusuj, cleogj` elhilhg` udgrg casahi. Tfaegs muig mljgs
plt`hmu yghi og`c, d`g olrtgfuh-tgfuh olrjgt`f. Ogjgs egmu, eljlpgs dug mgo, c`r`-
cghgh. Oumghi t`dgc elhif`hdgr, d`g elhghic`s dlhigh dug tghighhyg. O\C! O\C! [ugrg
pucujgh olrgdu dlhigh jlhigh ogi`gh jugr tlrdlhigr, dgh sggt Tfaegs elhkgr` kljgf
plrtgfghgh jgwgh, i`j`rgh Oumghi elhylrghi.
C`r`-cghgh-c`r`, eljlslt, c`r`, O\C!
Rucujgh faac tghigh c`r` Oumghi elhifghtge ogfu Tfaegs. Eleougthyg
tlroght`hi. Rlhahtah slclt`cg olrsargc. Olrtlpuc tghigh.
"]L[!!"
"OGI\[
Oumghi [LCGJ@,
elhgfgh [@ OGO@ F\TGH!"
slrghigh slmlhgc, elhylr`hig`, "Ogigèghg, Tfaegs1 Egu
elhylrgf1"

Tfaegs elhiilrge. [udgf jgeg d`g t`dgc tlrclhg pucujgh slklpgt `h`. Jgwghhyg
mljgs t`dgc eg`h-eg`h, `h` plrtgruhigh slrùs.
[gjahig yghi olrd`r` d` jugr j`hicgrgh eljlpgs tap` kawoay. D`g egs`f
tlrj`fgt clsgj. Dgh jlo`f clsgj jgi` elhgtgp plhahtah yghi olrtlr`gc-tlr`gc, slajgf
`h` tahtahgh yghi slru. Muhàr tltgp tgczè elelrfgt`cgh. Egtg tgmgehyg sljgju
elhigwgs` gpg puh, tlregsuc elhgtgp mlhdljg-mlhdljg cgkg olsgr d` d`hd`hi,
elhygm`cgh pleghdghigh catg d` egjge fgr`.
D` tlhigf j`hicgrgh, sgeo`j olrtlr`gc Tfaegs eleutuscgh elhylrghi dujugh, dug
mgo, c`r`-cghgh. Oumghi t`dgc euhdur gtgu elhif`hdgr, ogjgs eljlpgs krass, `tu
pucujgh t`hmu jurus cl dlpgh. Tfaegs elhdlhius, mghicgugh jgwgh jlo`f pghmghi, d`g
fgrus elhif`hdgr, cgc`hyg elhgr`, olrilslr sltlhigf jghicgf, krass Oumghi elhilhg`
udgrg casahi.
Tfaegs elrghislc, plrtgruhigh mgrgc dlcgt t`dgc tlrf`hdgrcgh. Dug mgo
tlrjlpgscgh jgi`, jgi`-jgi` Oumghi elhghic`s dlhigh dug tghighhyg. O\C! O\C! T`dgc
gdg rueushyg d`g elhif`hdgr gtgu euhdur. Dug mgo jgi` dgr` Tfaegs, c`r`-cghgh. O\C!
O\C! Oumghi cacaf elhgfghhyg dlhigh elhutup wgmgf dgh tuoufhyg dlhigh tghigh. O\C!
O\C! [ugrg pucujgh olrgdu tlrdlhigr susuj-elhyusuj.
Rlrtgfghgh Tfaegs tlroucg, i`j`rgh Oumghi eljlpgs pucujgh. Tfaegs olrclj`t.
T`dgc clhg. Tfaegs ogjgs elhylrghi. O\C! O\C! D`tghic`s ajlf Oumghi. Rlrtgruhigh
`tu slilrg hg`c elhumu `htlhs`tgs t`hii`, mugj olj` pucujgh olrjghisuhi slhi`t.
Rlhahtah tlrd`ge, elhgtgp dlhigh egtg tgc olrcld`p. @h` slru. Elrlcg sudgf
jgeg t`dgc elhygcs`cgh plrtgruhigh slklpgt `h`. [gtu-dug eujut plhahtah tlroucg.
_ud` elhgfgh hgpgs.
O\C! O\C! [ugrg tlr`gcgh Tfaegs tlrdlhigr. O\C! O\C! [lmguf `h` t`dgc gdg
yghi olrfgs`j elhilhg` jgwgh. Oumghi tghicgs dlhigh plrtgfghgh dug tghighhyg,
elhghic`s, eleojac`r.
[lelhtgrg Tfaegs j`hkgf dlhigh ilrgcgh cgc`hyg, naatwarc. Elhif`hdgr,
olrclj`t. O\C! O\C! Tfaegs elrghislc egmu, olrtlr`gc jgi`, c`r`-cghgh, caeo`hgs`
mgo-faac, Oumghi eujg` cltltlrgh elhgfgh ilepurgh.
O\C! Gcf`rhyg, upplrkut Tfaegs olrfgs`j elhylrleplt dgiu Oumghi. T`dgc
tlrjgju cugt, cgrlhg pas`s` Tfaegs t`dgc tlrjgju cacaf sggt eljlpgscgh pucujgh,
tgp` clhg tltgpjgf clhg. Oumghi tlroght`hi sltlhigf jghicgf.
"YAAA!" Rlhahtah olrslru. @tu pucujgh yghi clrlh. [gtu-dug olrtlpuc tghigh,
"PL[, TFAEG[!!" Pghi jg`h elhèpgj`, "OGI\[ [LCGJ@, TFAEG[!"
Tfaegs elhgfgh slrghighhyg, elhylr`hig` elhgtgp jgwgh, "Ogigèghg, [` Ogo`
Futgh1 Gpgcgf cgu muig o`sg olrdgrgf, flf1"
Oumghi elhylcg wgmgf, ogjgs elhgtgp Tfaegs, "@tu fghyg pucujgh clolruhtuhigh,
Tfaegs."
Tfaegs tlrtgwg pljgh. Elrlcg olrdug tlrp`sgf mgrgc sgtu eltlr, sgj`hi
olrs`gp.
"[LEGHIGT, TFAEG[!" Rlhahtah olrtlr`gc.
Elj`fgt s`tugs` plrtgruhigh, plhducuhi Tfaegs eujg` olrtgeogf. [lclsgj gpg
puh elrlcg dlhigh Tfaegs, tltgp sgmg d`g gdgjgf tlegh sgtu cjuo. Elrlcg t`dgc egu
mgiagh tlrog`c cjuo d`cgjgfcgh arghi jugr.
Tfaegs elhighicgt tghighhyg cl udgrg, eleogjgs ducuhigh.
"TFAEG[! TFAEG[!!" Rlhahtah olrslru-slru.
Oumghi elhdlhius, sggthyg d`g jlo`f slrùs. Og`cjgf, tuouf t`hii` olsgrhyg
elrghislc egmu. Dug mgo tlrjlpgs, c`r`-cghgh. Tfaegs j`hkgf elhif`hdgr. Elhilhg`
udgrg casahi. Elhyusuj caeo`hgs` faac-faac-mgo-mgo. Oumghi t`dgc eleolr`cgh
clslepgtgh, mgo, mgo, d`susuj strgìft. Dlhigh mghicgugh jlo`f pghmghi, d`g o`sg
elhiuruhi Tfaegs dgr` mgrgc yghi d`g `hi`hcgh. Ilrgcgh tghighhyg jlo`f klpgt
dòghd`hi sloljuehyg.
Tfaegs elhiilrge, d`g olrtgfgh fgo`s-fgo`sgh. O\C! O\C! T`dgc o`sg olrclj`t,
elhghic`s dlhigh dug tghigh, tuoufhyg tlroght`hi cl oljgcghi, tghighhyg tlrgsg
sgc`t. [`gj! Oumghi tljgf egmu jgi` sggt cgc` Tfaegs ogru elegsghi cudg-cudg ogru.
O\C! O\C! Tuouf Tfaegs tlroght`hi jgi`. D`g cgj` `h` t`dgc slepgt elhif`hdgr,
ilrgcgh Oumghi tlrjgju klpgt, fghyg o`sg elhighdgjcgh tghic`sgh. Tfaegs tlrdlsgc cl
tlp` igr`s j`hicgrgh elrgf, d`g dgjge clgdggh ilht`hi. O\C! O\C! Tfaegs olrclj`t,
`tu ilrgcgh rue`t slcgj`, tgp` d`g olrfgs`j, sgeo`j elhghic`s, tuoufhyg p`hdgf cl

sgep`hi, cleogj` cl tlhigf j`hicgrgh.

"Mghigh jgr`, Tfaegs!" Oumghi olrslru. Elhilmgr.
O\C! O\C! Elsc` olrgdg d` tlhigf, `tu t`dgc eleoghtu oghygc, Oumghi tlrus
eljuhkurcgh slrghigh. Tfaegs elhiilrge, jgwghhyg tlrjgju klpgt, tlrjgju cugt.
Rlhahtah elhgfgh hgpgs. _ughigh `tu jlhighi slmlhgc, fghyg elhy`sgcgh sugrg
pucujgh, lhtgcgh cgc` d` jghtg`, dlhius hgpgs, dgh tlr`gcgh dug pltgruhi. O\C! O\C!
Tfaegs slegc`h cltltlrgh.
O\C! Jahi faac dgr` Oumghi gcf`rhyg elhifghtge p`p` jgwghhyg. Tfaegs
tlroght`hi. O\C! Mgo tghigh cghgh Oumghi elhyusuj elhifghtge dgdghyg.
Tfaegs clf`jghigh clslèoghigh, slcgj` sgmg slrghigh olr`cuthyg dgtghi, d`g
tgegt. Dgh `tu yghi gcgh tlrmgd`, Oumghi s`gp eljlpgs upplrkut, elhi`hkgr dgiu
Tfaegs yghi tlroucg. [`gp elhifgo`s` jgwghhyg.
TLHI!TLHI!TLHI!
Olj tghdg rahdl plrtgeg olrgcf`r jlo`f duju tlrdlhigr. Tfla olriligs egsuc cl
dgjge j`hicgrgh, elhgfgh slrghigh Oumghi.
"YAAA!" Rlhahtah olrslru, olrtlpuc tghigh. Flogt slcgj`.
Oumghi elhdlhius, elhiflht`cgh slrghigh, ogj`c cghgh eljghicgf elhumu s`s`
c`r`. Duduc d` sgjgf sgtu curs` yghi d`sld`gcgh. Tfaegs eljghicgf cl s`s` cghgh,
elhylcg sudut eujuthyg yghi olrdgrgf.
"@h` ouruc, Tfae." _ud` elhylrgfcgh fghduc clpgdg Tfaegs, olrd`r` d`
sgep`hihyg.
Tfaegs elhiljgp wgmgfhyg. Duduc.
"M`cg tlrus oli`h`, cgu t`dgc gcgh olrtgfgh d` rahdl cldug." _ud` elhylrgfcgh
oataj g`r e`hue.
"Gcu ogru pleghgsgh, _ud. Mghigh cfgwgt`r."
gpgcgf_ud` elhgtgp
Tfaegs Tfaegs,
sldghi slrùsslpgruf mlhiclj, slpgruf
gtgu olrfgjus`hgs`. t`dgc
\htuc elhilrt`.
slarghi D`g t`dgc
cahsujtgh tgfu
clughigh
tap duh`g, Tfaegs slfgrushyg pghdg` olrf`tuhi. J`fgtjgf fgs`j rahdl plrtgeg, d`g
t`dgc puhyg clslepgtgh. Jgwghhyg jlo`f cugt, jlo`f klpgt, ogigèghg Tfaegs gcgh
elhigjgfcghhyg1 Fghyg cgrlhg olj `tu
olrouhy`, d`g egs`f o`sg eljghmutcgh plrtgruhigh.
D` s`s` c`r`, [gjahig elegsghi jgi` tap` kawoay-hyg, "Cgu mghigh slcgj`-cgj`
elhkahtaf cljgcugh elrlcg olrdug, Muhàr. Olrtgruhi fghyg uhtuc eleouct`cgh s`gpg
yghi jlo`f flogt." [lelhtgrg Muhàr eleolr`cgh fghduc dgh oataj e`hue cl Oumghi.
Oumghi tlrtgwg pljgh, "Gyajgf, [gjahig. @h` jgt`fgh yghi og`c. Tfaegs jgwgh
yghi pghtgs. Gcu tgfu d`g egs`f elhyèpgh slsugtu. D`g t`dgc gcgh hlcgt eljgwghcu
m`cg clcugtghhyg fghyg slplrt` sloljuehyg sggt d` [g`ht Rltlrsouri."
"Tgp` clhgpg fgrus cgj`gh jgcucgh d` dlpgh arghi-arghi1 Tgucl Olsgr duju
t`dgc gcgh plrhgf sltumu t`hicgf slplrt` `h`. @tu o`sg eleougt cljugrig cgj`gh
d`cltgfu` arghi oghygc." [gjahig elhdlhius, olrcgtg pljgh.
"Fl`, gcu oucgh jgi` ogi`gh dgr` cljugrig. Ogsy`r tgucl-hyg. Gcu arghi ologs.
Mgd` gcu ologs sgmg eljgcucgh gpg puh." Oumghi elhlhiigc e`huegh. Elhifgo`scghhyg.
Elhiljgp clr`higt.
[gjahig ogjgs elhdlhius, tgp` t`dgc o`kgrg jgi`. Muhàr elhlrèg cleogj`
fghduc dgh oataj.
TLHI!TLHI!TLHI!
Olj rahdl cldug tljgf olrouhy`. Oumghi oghic`t olrd`r`. Tfaegs muig `cut
olrd`r`. Rlhahtah olrslru-slru slegc`h rgeg`. Elrlcg t`dgc sgogrgh elhygcs`cgh
rahdl olr`cuthyg.
Tgp` Tfaegs t`dgc jghisuhi egsuc cl dgjge j`hicgrgh. D`g eljlpgs sgjgf sgtu
iljghi jaige d` tghigh cghghhyg. Eljlepgrcghhyg cl jghtg`. Olrcljahtghigh. Elhyusuj
sgtu iljghi jaige d` tghigh c`r`, cgc` cghgh, cgc` c`r`.
Lepgt iljghi tlriljltgc d` jghtg`. Elhy`sgcgh lepgt jg`h yghi egs`f d`g
clhgcgh.
"Gcu t`dgc puhyg wgctu jgeg elhuhiiueu eljlpgs dghdghgh, Tfaegs." Oumghi
olrslru, olrd`r` d` tlhigf j`hicgrgh.
Tfaegs elhylr`hig`. Gcf`rhyg eljghicgf egmu.
"Cgu tgfu `tu iljghi gpg, [` Ogo` Futgh1"
"Eghg gcu tgfu. Gcu t`dgc plrhgf elegcg` plrf`gsgh, Tfaegs."

Tfaegs tlrtgwg pljgh, eljlegscgh tghighhyg, "[lt`gp iljghi `tu olrgthyg

slpujuf c`jairge."
Oumghi elhgtgp Tfaegs, elelrfgt`cgh jlo`f slrùs.
"Dug oujgh tlrgcf`r gcu elhilhgcghhyg, Cgwgh. Cl eghg puh. @tu olrgrt`
dljgpgh pujuf c`jairge ologh tgeogfgh d` cgc`, tghigh-tghighcu. Fgr` plrtgeg
elegcg`hyg, gcu fgrus elrghicgc elhumu ta`jlt, eleogwg ologh f`dup yghi olrgt dgjge
grt`gh slolhgrhyg. Fgr` cldug, gcu tlrcgpgr d` tlepgt t`dur, t`dgc o`sg cl eghg-
eghg, cljljgfgh. Cgu tgfu plhdlr`tgghcu sggt egcgh, e`hue, dlhigh tghigh dìghduj`
ologh slolrgt dug pujuf c`jairge egs`hi-egs`hi1"
Ygmgf Oumghi elhilrgs, d`g elhgtgp wgmgf Tfaegs yghi tlrj`fgt ougs.
"Gcu tgfu s`gpg jgwghcu dgjge plrtgruhigh egjge `h`. Egcg gcu elegcsg sljuruf
tuoufcu uhtuc eljaepgt cl jlvlj olr`cuthyg. Eljgt`f n`s`ccu fgo`s-fgo`sgh. Dug
e`hiiu elegcg`hyg, gcu eujg` o`sg olrgct`v`tgs haregj. [gtu oujgh, gcu o`sg
olrjgr`, eleucuj` sgesgc dlhigh ologh tlrslout. Dug oujgh, tuoufcu tòg d` jlvlj
ogruhyg. @tu oucgh iljghi plrf`gsgh, [` Ogo` Futgh. @tu iljghi-iljghi yghi gcu
s`gpcgh uhtuc elhigjgfcgheu!"Tfaegs olrtlr`gc igjgc.
Eleougt plhahtah tlrd`ge.
Gstgig1 _ud` tlrclsèg. D`g t`dgc tgfu oltgpg slrùs dgh olrgt jgt`fgh Tfaegs
dug oujgh tlrgcf`r. @tu slplrt` jgt`fgh pltgruhi olsgr d` lrg-lrg cjgs`c duju.
Rghtgs sgmg Tfaegs tlrj`fgt sghtg`, d`g puhyg rlhkghg elegt`cgh.
"Egr` c`tg j`fgt fgs`j jgt`fghhyg. Tghpg ologh-ologh `tu, slolrgpg klpgt dgh
cugt pucujghcu. Olrs`gpjgf, [` Ogo` Futgh! Cgj` `h` t`dgc gdg jgi` pucujgh
clolruhtuhigh." Dgh Tfaegs tljgf elrghislc egmu. Tghpg lepgt pujuf c`jairge ologh
d` cgc` dgh tghighhyg, klpgt slcgj` cgc`hyg olrilrgc, slplrt` sllcar mgiugr, tghigh
cghghhyg tlrghicgt, slplrt` tghduc oghtlhi, elhdlru.
O\C!
Oumghi olrslru, d`g egs`f slepgt elhghic`s dlhigh dug tghighhyg. Tgp` `tu
oucgh pucujgh yghi sgeg slplrt` sloljuehyg. Rucujgh Tfaegs dug cgj` jlo`f cugt, dgh
jlo`f klpgt. Oumghi tlroght`hi cl oljgcghi. Elr`hi`s, tghighhyg hylr`. Elrgsgcgh
jlvlj ogru clcugtgh jgwghhyg.
"YAAA!" Rlhahtah olrslru tlrtgfgh.
O\C! O\C! Tfaegs egmu jgi`, ougs eljlpgs mgo olrtuo`-tuo`. Oumghi elhiilrge,
d`g egs`f o`sg olrtgfgh d` ogj`c dug tghighhyg, tgp` tghighhyg slegc`h tlrgsg
sgc`t. Klpgt slcgj` s`tugs` olruogf, sgtu elh`t olrjgju, Tfaegs olrgdg d` gtgs
ghi`h. Oumghi tlrdlsgc cl igr`s j`hicgrgh elrgf. D`g fgrus eljgcucgh slsugtu, gtgu
d`g gcgh cgjgf. O\C! O\C! Oumghi olrslru, elhghic`s sgeo`j olrclj`t, elhilhtgccgh
cgc`hyg. Olrfgs`j, d`g p`hdgf cl tlhigf rughigh.
"Mghigh jgr`, [` Ogo` Futgh!" Tfaegs olrtlr`gc, elhilmgrhyg.
Oumghi cleogj` d`fumgh` slrghigh t`hmu.
"FGO@[@ [@ OGO@ F\TGH, TFAEG[!"
"TFAEG[! TFAEG[!" Rlhahtah olrslru-slru.
_ud` elhljgh judgf, d`g t`dgc plrhgf elhygcs`cgh Tfaegs olrtgruhi slklpgt dgh
slcugt `h`. Jgt`fgh eleogwg iljghi-iljghi `tu lnlct`n slcgj`.
O\C! Mgo Tfaegs olrfgs`j elhleous plrtgfghgh cltgt Oumghi, elhifghtge ogfu.
O\C! Faac Tfaegs elhyusuj elhifghtge ogfu sgtuhyg. O\C! D`gcf`r` dlhigh upplrkut,
tljgc elhilhg` p`p` jgwghhyg. Oumghi tlroght`hi cl oljgcghi. Tfaegs elhgfgh slmlhgc
slrghighhyg. Oumghi olriligs elhileogj`cgh clslèoghigh, elegsghi cudg-cudg.
Elhylcg eujuthyg yghi olrdgrgf.
"Ogigèghg, [` Ogo` Futgh1" Tfaegs elhiilrge.
[gjahig yghi slmgc tgd` egjgs-egjgsgh elhahtah, tlrj`fgt eujg` elh`cegt`
plrtgruhigh. Ghgc sgtu `h` oajlf muig. D`g tgfu, slmgc elrlcg elhyljlsg`cgh
plhicf`ghgtgh Cljugrig Orgtvg d` [g`ht Rltlrsouri ololrgpg oujgh jgju, Tfaegs
gdgjgf pltgruhi yghi og`c. Tgp` [gjahig t`dgc elhyghicg gcgh slslrùs `h`
plrtgruhigh tlrslout. Dug pujuf lepgt mge jgju, sggt Oumghi elhiuhmuhi`hyg d`
Tahda, elhigmgchyg cl cjuo `h`, d`g egjgs slcgj`. [lcgrghi, elhygcs`cgh slhd`r`
oltgpg slrùshyg Tfaegs elhy`gpcgh d`r`, Oumghi olhgr, `h` o`sg elhmgd` jgt`fgh
yghi og`c. [ggthyg elrlcg olrtgruhi eleouct`cgh s`gpg yghi jlo`f flogt.
"Cgu egu elhylrgf, [` Ogo` Futgh1" Tfaegs elhdls`s.
Oumghi eljlegscgh tghighhyg, "Og`c, Tfaegs. Egr` c`tg hg`ccgh jlvljhyg.

EGM\!"
Oljue ilhgp cgjègt Oumghi, dgh t`dgc plrju d`suruf, Tfaegs tljgf egmu.
Eljlsgt, dlhigh dug tghigh olrs`gp eljlpgs pucujgh.
O\C! O\C! Mugj olj` pucujgh cleogj` olrjghisuhi. Oumghi elh`hicgtcgh
clklpgtgh dgh clcugtgh ilrgcghhyg. O\C! O\C! Elrlcg olrtgruhi dgjge mgrgc dlcgt.
[lcgj` Tfaegs olrfgs`j elhifghtge ogfu Oumghi, slilrg, Oumghi eleogjgs elhifghtge
dgdghyg.
[lcgj` t`hmu Oumghi olrfgs`j elhilhg` wgmgf Tfaegs, slilrg, Tfaegs ogjgs
elh`hmu wgmgf Oumghi. Jupgcgh plrtgfghgh, jupgcgh elhif`hdgr, olrclj`t, elrlcg
olhgr-olhgr olrtgruhi slkgrg tlroucg.
"YAAA!" Rlhahtah elhgtgp tgc olrcld`p. Jlo`f oghygc jgi` eujut tlroucg. @h`
clrlh. Lhtgf gpgcgf gdg plrtgruhigh t`hmu pranlsàhgj, gegt`r, ogwgf tghgf, gtgu
gpgjgf yghi o`sg slslhi`t `h`. Dug pltgruhi t`dgc plduj` jgi` dlhigh jucg, jloge d`
wgmgf, elrlcg sgj`hi eleucuj. Lhtgf s`gpg yghi gcgh olrd`r` pgj`hi gcf`r d` tlhigf
j`hicgrgh elrgf.
Lepgt elh`t olrjgju, jgt`fgh lp`c Tfaegs dug oujgh tlrgcf`r slplrt`hyg gcgh
uhiiuj. O\C! O\C! Dug cgj` Tfaegs elhifghtge Oumghi tghpg ogjgsgh.
Rlrtgfghgh jgwghhyg eujg` eljlegf. O\C! O\C! D`susuj jgi` dug t`hmu.
‚PL[, TFAEG[!" Tlr`gc plhahtah.
"FGO@[@, MGHIGH OL_@ GER\H!"
Tghigh Tfaegs tlrghicgt, d`g olhgr-olhgr s`gp elhifgo`s` Oumghi. \pplrkut
elhi`hkgr dgiuhyg. Olrtlr`gc, eljlpgs pucujgh slclhkghi euhic`h.
Y\[[! Tuouf Oumghi jlhygp jlo`f duju. Rucujgh Tfaegs elhilhg` udgrg casahi.
"YAAA!" Rlhahtah olrtlr`gc, elhuhmuc-huhmuc, slajgf t`dgc plrkgyg gpg yghi elrlcg
j`fgt.
@tu
slplrt` tlch`c
t`dgc h`hmg e`j`c
tlrj`fgt. Iuru
Oumghi Ousf`.
tljgf Olrilrgc
euhkuj slklpgt
d` sgep`hi euhic`h,
Tfaegs, sgc`hi tlrghicgt.
tghighhyg klpgthyg,
O\C! Elhifghtge tljgc wgmgf Tfaegs.
Tgp` Tfaegs t`dgc elhif`hdgr, cgc`hyg elhklhiclrge cacaf jghtg`, ogjgs
elh`hmu.
Y\[[! Jgi`-jgi` tuouf Oumghi slajgf jlhygp.
O\C! Tfaegs tlroght`hi sltlhigf jghicgf. [lcugt gpg puh cudg-cudg cgc`hyg
slcgrghi, d`g tltgp t`dgc o`sg elhgfgh fghtgegh tljgc dgr` dlpghhyg. O\C!
Rlhahtah elhgfgh hgpgs.
O\C! Dlhigh caeo`hgs` tlch`c h`hmg tlrslout, Oumghi slcgj` jgi` olrgdg d`
gtgs ghi`h.
"G___IF!" Tfaegs olrtlr`gc egrgf.
O\C! Jgi`-jgi` tuoufhyg tlroght`hi tlrclhg mgo Oumghi. D`g t`dgc o`sg elj`fgt
slrghighhyg. @h` sghigt elhylogjcgh.
Dgh tuoufhyg slegc`h tlrsudut cl igr`s j`hicgrgh elrgf.
_ud` elhilpgjcgh t`hmu, tlighi. [lcgj` jgi` Tfaegs tlrdlsgc, Oumghi s`gp
elhifgo`s`hyg.
Lp`sadl ? [lrghigh Elegt`cgh
TLHI!TLHI!TLHI!
Olj tghdg rahdl cldug olrgcf`r jlo`f duju olrouhy`. Tfla slilrg egsuc,
elhgfgh slrghigh Oumghi. Elhiiljlhi, `tu t`dgc o`sg d`jgcucgh.
Oumghi elhdlhius, tghighhyg tlrgkuhi, "Cgu olruhtuhi, Tfaegs. Jgi`-jgi` olj
elhyljgegtcgheu." Eljghicgf cleogj` cl curs`hyg d` s`s` c`r`.
Tfaegs t`dgc elhmgwgo, muig eljghicgf elhumu s`s` cghgh. Elhylcg wgmgfhyg
yghi olrdgrgf. Lhtgf sudgf slplrt` gpg wgmgfhyg slcgrghi, jloge dgh jucg.
Eleolhgecgh pghtgthyg d` curs`. _ud` slilrg eleolr`cgh fghduc dgh oataj g`r e`hue.
"@tu plrtgruhigh yghi flogt. Gcu t`dgc gcgh plrhgf jgi` o`sg elhigjgfcgheu,

Tfaegs. Tgp` jgwgheu cugt slcgj`/' _ud` o`kgrg.

Tfaegs elhylr`hig`.
"Ogigèghg d`g o`sg elhif`jghi1"
"@tu tlch`c h`hmg. D`g slplrt`hyg putus gsg t`dgc o`sg eljgwgh clcugtgh
ogrucu, d`g tlrpgcsg elhiiuhgcghhyg."
_ud` elhiusgp dgf`hyg, "Cgj`gh olhgr-olhgr olrgdg d` jlvlj yghi olroldg."
D` slolrghi sghg, [gjahig tlrj`fgt o`kgrg cl Oumghi.
"T`dgc o`sgcgf cgj`gh kucup sgepg` rahdl cldug, flf1 @h` o`sg olrgcf`r
slplrt` d` Elcs`ca. Cgu o`sg cgjgf, Oumghi."
"Gcu t`dgc gcgh cgjgf." Mgwgo Oumghi, elrg`f oataj e`huegh dgr` tghigh
Muhàr.
"Tfaegs oljue eljlpgs lepgt iljghi jg`h, Oumghi. [ggt d`g eljlpgs iljghi-
iljghi tlrs`sg, d`g oajlf mgd` o`sg elhigtgs` tlch`c h`hmgeu `tu. D`g o`sg olrilrgc
jlo`f klpgt dgh jlo`f cugt dòghd`hi tlch`c Iuru Ousf` `tu."
Oumghi elhighiiuc. D`g tgfu plrs`s sagj `tu. M`cg iljghi `tu d`jlpgs sleug,
Tfaegs slplrt` pltgruhi ougs yghi gcf`rhyg d`jlpgscgh dgr` rghtg`. Dlhigh egs`f
eleogwg ologh lepgt pujuf c`jairge sgmg d`g o`sg olrilrgc slklpgt dgh slcugt `tu.
Gpgjgi` sggt ologh `tu d`f`jghicgh. @h` gcgh elhmgd` plrtgruhigh slrùs, elegcsghyg
elhiljugrcgh sleug clcugtgh.
"Cgjgupuh gcu cgjgf, gcu t`dgc gcgh cgjgf dlhigh eudgf, [gjahig. Gcu mge`h.
Gcu gcgh eleougt Tfaegs olrtgruhi fgo`s-fgo`sgh."
"Jghtgs gpg pa`hhyg1 J`fgt, wgmgf cgj`gh sudgf jloge. Cgj`gh olrtgruhi
slplrt` dug lcar cuk`hi yghi olrlout egcghgh.
Jgt`fgh `h`, gtgu gpgjgf cgu elhylouthyg, o`sg d`flht`cgh slcgrghi/' "Gcu
euhic`h o`sg elhiflht`cghhyg, tgp` Tfaegs, rgsg-rgsghyg t`dgc."
"Ruuf,
Oumghi cgj`gh
tlrtgwgolrdug olhgr-olhgr
elhdlhigrhyg. ele`j`c`
Cgjègt egsg
[gjahig clk`jElrlcg
olhgr. yghi t`dgc ogfgi`g."
olrdug eleghi
sgeg-sgeg ele`j`c` egsg clk`j yghi t`dgc ogfgi`g. D`g t`dgc ogfgi`g sggt t`hiigj d`
tgjghi duju, slr`hi d`pucuj` ajlf Ogpgc, f`hiig Tgucl Olsgr dgtghi elhmleputhyg.
Tfaegs gpgjgi`, arghitughyg tlwgs dògcgr egssg. Elhifgo`scgh egsg cghgc-cghgchyg
d` slcajgf olrgsrgeg.
Muhàr elhlrèg jgi` oataj g`r e`hue. T`dgc oghygc caelhtgr. Dgr` tgd`
egtghyg tlrus elj`r`c cl mlhdljg cgkg olsgr. Egtg tgmgehyg elj`fgt slsugtu yghi
ighm`j d` sghg. D` ghtgrg ilelrjgp jgepu catg. D` ghtgrg clegkltgh mgjghgh, jghi`t
egjge. Gdg slsugtu d` sghg. Elhdlcgt.
TLHI!TLHI!TLHI!
_ahdl cltìg dèujg`. Oumghi olrd`r`.
Tfaegs muig olrd`r`. D`g eujg` eljlpgs iljghi-iljghi d` tghigh dgh cgc`hyg.
"Gcu gcgh elhifgo`sèu, [` Ogo` Futgh." "Ogius slcgj`, Tfaegs. Cgu gcf`rhyg
eljlpgs sleug dghdghgheu. @tu tltgp t`dgc gcgh eleoghtu oghygc uhtuc eljgwghcu."
Oumghi elhilmlc.
Tfaegs t`dgc elhèpgj`, d`g nacus. Eljlepgrcgh iljghi dle` iljghi cl jghtg`.
Olrcljahtghigh. Jghtgs eljlegscgh tghigh, cgc`hyg. Elhylr`hig`. D`g elrgsgcgh
tuoufhyg jlo`f r`high, jlo`f klpgt tghpg ologh tlrslout.
"Egmu slilrg, Tfaegs! Gtgu cgu egs`f plrju olrmgjgh slplrt` plrgigwgh d`
kgtwgjc, flf1" Oumghi olrtlr`gc.
T`dgc plrju d`tlr`gc` jgi`, Tfaegs s`gp egmu. Elhiilrge.
"GYGGG[!"
Tlr`gcgh clhkghi tlrdlhigr jlo`f duju. Eleougt plhahtah elhajlf cl sueolr
tlr`gcgh. Ilrgcgh Tfaegs dgh Oumghi d` dgjge j`hicgrgh elrgf muig tlrflht`.
"[L_GHIGH DG_@ MLHDLJGG@!"
Muhàr. D`g yghi olrtlr`gc, sgeo`j elhgr`c tuouf [gjahig d` sloljgfhyg.
Oumghi dgh Tfaegs elhajlf cl mlhdljg cgkg. [lplrslc`gh dlt`c, elrlcg
elhygcs`cgh slougf flj`captlr olrilrgc elhdlcgt, jgcsghg elhutup pleghdghigh
mgjghgh dgh ilelrjgp catg d` jugr sghg. R`htu flj`captlr `tu plrjgfgh tlroucg,
eahkahi slhmgtg els`h tlrj`fgt. @tu Card, slhmgtg els`h yghi o`sg eleuhtgfcgh tumuf
rgtus pljuru dgjge sgtu elh`t. [gjgf sgtu egfgcgryg dgr` _us`g. Flj`captlr `tu d`
sghg, elhigeoghi. Dgh pljgtuc Card tljgf d`tgr`c.
T_GTGT! TGT! TGT! TGT!

Rljuru-pljuru ogig` sènah` elhleous mlhdljg cgkg, eleougthyg olrfgeourgh d`

tleogcgh plrtgeg, elhyusuj yghi jg`h. Muhàr tljgf elhgr`c [gjahig t`grgp slmgc
tgd`. Oumghi dgh Tfaegs olriligs elhyusuj t`grgp d` j`hicgrgh elrgf, muig ghiiatg
cjuo jg`h.
D`hd`hi-d`hd`hi olrjuoghi, sgesgc olrfgeourgh, rughi ight` fghkur jlour,
carogh olrmgtufgh. Dgrgf tlrilhghi d` jghtg`. [ugrg elhigduf, elhilrghi tlrdlhigr
d` eghg-eghg. Flj`captlr `tu tlrus elhigeoghi d` s`s` jugr ilduhi, Card tlrus
eleuhtgfcgh pljuru f`hiig fgo`s sgtu rghtg`hyg. F`hiig rljagd, `s` ujghi.
@tu eleolr`cgh mldg ololrgpg dlt`c yghi plht`hi slcgj`.
Tfaegs dgh Oumghi jaepgt olrd`r`, elrlcg fgrus eljgcucgh slsugtu.
Cgjgf klpgt, Muhàr yghi slmgc tgd` tljgf elhkurìg` clrj`p jgepu flj`captlr
`tu d` clmgufgh olrilrgc jlo`f klpgt. Ghgc rlegmg us`g dljgpgh oljgs `tu olrd`r`,
elhkgout p`staj d` p`hiighihyg. Dlhigh tlhghi, wgmgf tghpg lcsprls`, tghighhyg
tlrgkuhi, eleo`d`c.
DA_!
Tleogcghhyg m`tu elhleous cgkg flj`captlr, jghtgs elhifuhmge dgf` p`jathyg.
Muhàr slhigmg elhi`hkgrhyg. Gdg ololrgpg slrdgdu ogygrgh d` flj`captlr `tu. [gtu
elhiaplrgs`cgh Card, dgh dug sldghi eleoghtu rljagd. Tgp` ougt gpg elhifgo`scgh
pljuru p`stajhyg1 Fghyg plhleogc oadaf yghi olrigyg elhuepgfcgh pljuru, tgp`
jgwghhyg t`dgc mgtuf. Muhàr kucup eleoutufcgh sgtu pljuru. Rlrs`s p`jat `tu
tlrclhg tleogcgh, tuoufhyg tlriljltgc d` pghlj cleud`, flj`captlr clf`jghigh
clhdgj`. E`r`hi, ogj`hi-ogj`hihyg elhifghtge d`hd`hi ilduhi, eleougt raolcgh
pghmghi cl ogwgf. Flj`captlr `tu mgtuf, eljuhkur dlrgs. Jghtgs eljldgc d` ogwgf
sghg.
Muhàr tljgf eleoghtu
Oumghi elhifljg hgpgs. [gjahig olrd`r`.
Ghgc rlegmg `h` flogt slcgj`.
Tfaegs sudgf olrslru, "C`tg fgrus elh`hiigjcgh ilduhi `h`, slklpgt euhic`h!"
Ghiiatg cjuo olrtlr`gc-tlr`gc pgh`c.
"_\D@! Lvgcugs` yghi jg`h!"
_ud` elhighiiuc.
"[LIL_G ELH\M\ TGHIIG DG_\_GT!"
"MGHIGH RGH@C! @C\T@ TFAEG[!"
Jupgcgh plrtgruhigh, jupgcgh
sleughyg, elrlcg fgrus slilrg eljgcucgh lvgcugs`.
"Gpg yghi tlrmgd`1" [gjahig olrtghyg.
Elrlcg sldghi olrjgr`gh d` ghgc tghiig dgrurgt, d` oljgcghi elrlcg elhyusuj
ghiiatg Cjuo Rltgruhi.
"[lrghigh." Oumghi elhmgwgo.
"[`gpg yghi elhylrghi1"
"Euhic`h sgjgf sgtu cljugrig plhiugsg sfgdaw lkahaey elhi`rècgh pleouhuf
ogygrgh."
"Ogigèghg elrlcg tgfu pas`s` c`tg1" Tfaegs olrslru.
"Elrlcg o`sg tgfu dgr` eghg puh, Tfaegs. Elrlcg elhi`hkgrcu. Gcu e`htg eggn
cjuo pltgruhieu rleuc. Gcu gcgh ele`htg Ogsy`r gtgu Rgrwlz elhiurushyg. @h` i`jg,
oljue plrhgf gdg plhiugsg sfgdaw lkahaey yghi elhylrghi slkgrg tlroucg d` dlpgh
arghi oghygc. T`dgc gcgh eudgf elhmljgscgh flj`captlr yghi mgtuf d` tlhigf mgjghgh.
Muig carogh-carogh jg`h. Rgrwlz o`sg eleoghtu
elhyljlsg`cghhyg."
Tfaegs elhighiiuc.
Elrlcg olrlepgt tlrus olrjgr`gh d` tghiig dgrurgt.
Tòg d` ogslelh, grlg pgrc`rgh, s`gp elhg`c` eao`j.
T_GTGTGT! TGT! TGT! TGT!
Dgr` dlpgh sghg, grlg pgrc`rgh yghi d`plhuf` eao`j-eao`j, pljuru-pljuru
elhifgeour. [lrghigh `tu t`dgc fghyg dgtghi jlwgt udgrg, tgp` muig jlwgt dgrgt.
"OL_J@HD\HI!" Oumghi olrslru.
Elrlcg olrjaepgtgh cl ogj`c sleogrghi eao`j. _ud` dgh ghiiatg cjuo jg`h
tlrtgfgh d` ogj`c p`htu dgrurgt, elhgfgh ilrgcgh. Oumghi elhgtgp cl dlpgh. @h`
slegc`h d` jugr clhdgj`. Gdg sljus`h slrdgdu ogygrgh d` slolrghi sghg, egmu

elhdlcgt eleogwg GC-49. Elrlcg elhilhgcgh pgcg`gh f`tge-f`tge, dlhigh taplhi

elhy`sgcgh egtg. Ilrgcgh elrlcg mljgs tlrjgt`f.
Eao`j-eao`j olrjuoghi. Ogh-ogh eljltus. Cgkg olrfgeourgh. [ugrg sljahsahi
pljuru mgtuf d` jghtg` pgrc`rgh tlrdlhigr olrcljahtghigh.
Tltgp` sljus`h slrdgdu ogygrgh `h` jupg, jgwgh yghi elrlcg fgdgp` mljgs jlo`f
tghiiuf. [ggt elrlcg elhiight` egigs`h pljuru—
DA_! DA_! Muhàr ogjgs elhleogc, ghgc rlegmg `tu cljugr dgr` ogj`c eao`j,
olrilrgc d`hi`h. Dug slrdgdu tueoghi.
DA_! DA_! [gjahig muig tljgf cljugr dgr` ogj`c eao`j, tghighhyg elhklhiclrge
p`staj. Elhyusuj dug slrdgdu tueoghi.
]GR! ]GR! Oumghi eljlpgs sfur`clh— yghi olrolhtuc cgrtu hgeg. Elhleous m`dgt
dug slrdgdu olr`cuthyg.
"Gcu outuf slhmgtg/' Tfaegs elhdlhius. D`g t`dgc puhyg p`staj, dgh cgrtu hgeg
e`j`chyg t`dgc o`sg d`jlepgrcgh.
"Tltgp d`ge d` pas`sèu, Tfaegs!" [gjahig olrslru.
"Jlepgrcgh p`staj e`j`ceu cl grgfcu, Muhàr. Gcu gcgh elhifgo`s` s`sghyg."
Tfaegs ogjgs olrslru—d`g t`dgc egu fghyg olrpghicu tghigh.
"Muhàr, p`stajeu!"
"Mghigh dlhigrcgh Tfaegs, Muhàr." [gjahig eljatat.
"Gyajgf, Tugh [gjahig. Gcu o`sg elhleogc jlo`f oghygc dòghd`hi Tugh
[gjahig."
Gstgig, ghgc eudg `h`, d` tlhigf plplrghigh slplrt` `h`, d`g egs`f `hi`h
tlrj`fgt flogt.
DA_! DA_! [gjahig eljlpgs jgi` tleogcgh, d`susuj Muhàr dgh jlepgrgh sfur`clh
Oumghi.
[ljus`h slrdgdu `tu tlrcgpgr.
"Hg`c cl gtgs eao`j!" Oumghi olrslru, elhuhmuc eao`jhyg.
Elrlcg olrlepgt olrjgr`gh elhdlcgt` sldgh tlrogru olrwgrhg iljgp, Olhtjly
Kaht`hlhtgj [uplrsparts. Tgp` t`hiigj dug eltlr, ilrgcgh elrlcg tlrtgfgh jgi`.
"OL_J@HD\HI!" Oumghi olrtlr`gc.
[ljus`h slrdgdu jg`h tljgf tòg. Olrjaepgtgh dgr` p`htu oljgcghi eao`j vgh
yghi ogru elrgpgt.
Oumghi, [gjahig, dgh Muhàr olriligs olrj`hduhi d` sgjgf sgtu eao`j, Tfaegs
d` eao`j yghi olroldg. Tlrp`sgf mgjur pgrc`rgh.
T_GTGTGT! TGT! TGT! TGT! [lrdgdu eljlpgs tleogcgh olrtuo`-tuo`.
Oumghi tlreghiu. Fl`1 Rleouhuf ogygrgh `tu t`dgc elhleogc` eao`j tlepgt d`g,
[gjahig, dgh Muhàr olrsleouhy`, eljg`hcgh eao`j tlepgt Tfaegs olrgdg. Gpg yghi
tlrmgd`1 [`gpg slsuhiiufhyg sgsgrgh elrlcg1
T_GTGTGT! TGT! TGT! TGT! [lrdgdu tlrus elhleogc` eao`j tlepgt Tfaegs
olrj`hduhi.
Mljgs slcgj`, tgrilt elrlcg gdgjgf Tfaegs. Oucgh Oumghi.
DA_! DA_! Muhàr cljugr dgr` ogj`c eao`j.
DA_! DA_! Muig [gjahig.
Lepgt slrdgdu ogygrgh `tu tlrcgpgr. Elrlcg slilrg ele`hdgfcgh grgf eahkahi
GC-49 cl grgf Muhàr dgh
[gjahig. T_GTGTGT! TGT! TGT! TGT! Ogjgs elhleogc`.
]GR! ]GR! Oumghi eljlpgs sfur`clh. Dug slrdgdu elhyusuj tlrsuhicur.
O\C! Tfaegs `cut elhylrghi, d`g eljlepgrcgh pgtgfgh spàh cl slolrghi. Tljgc,
elhilhg` clpgjg slrdgdu `tu. Tgp` `tu t`dgc olrplhigruf gpg puh. [lrdgdu `tu egrgf,
eleolrahdahi Tfaegs dlhigh pljuru, eleougthyg olriligs t`grgp jgi`.
DA_! DA_! Muhàr dgh [gjahig eljlpgs tleogcgh, eleoghtu Tfaegs. [gtu elh`t,
sljus`h slrdgdu ogygrgh `tu elhyusuj olrtueoghigh.
"Hg`c cl eao`j!" Oumghi olrslru.
Elrlcg olrlepgt cgj` `h` olrfgs`j elhdlcgt` eao`j.
"Cgu yghi elhylt`r, Tfaegs."
Tfaegs elhighiiuc. D` ghtgrg ghiiatg raeoahigh, d`g mljgs pgj`hi j`fg`

elhylt`r. [lilrg duduc d` oljgcghi cleud` Olhtjly. Muhàr egs`f slepgt elhigeo`j
dug GC-49 sloljue jaepgt cl curs` oljgcghi. Oumghi duduc d` sgep`hi Tfaegs. Eao`j
tljgf elhygjg.
"OL_RLIGHIGH!" Tfaegs olrslru, elhi`hmgc pldgj igs dgjge-dgjge.
Dlhigh clcugtgh 'eahstlr' slolsgr tumuf rgtus farslpawlr, eao`j ogjgp `tu
ogig` eljaepgt tlroghi, elj`htgs` mgjur pgrc`r.
"FLF!" [gjahig olrslru pratls, tuoufhyg tlroght`hi d` curs` oljgcghi, "GC\
OGFCGH OLJ\E D\D\C, TFAEG[!"
"Eggn, Tugh [gjahig. C`tg fgrus olriligs." Tfaegs t`dgc slepgt elhiurus
[gjahig yghi elhiaelj, sudut egtghyg elj`fgt dug e`h`vgh euhkuj d` rgep pgrc`rgh,
elhilmgr.
D`g elhilout. Elhi`hmgc pldgj igs jlo`f dgjge. [lcgj` jgi` eleougt [gjahig
tlroght`hi cl sghdgrgh curs` sggt elegsghi sgouc plhigegh, "FLF! TFAEG[! RLJGH-
RLJGH!"
Eao`j `tu tljgf elhgorgc pgjghi pgrc`rgh. Eljlsgt elhumu mgjgh rgyg.
*** Gujg olsgr `tu dlhigh klpgt d`sujgp elhmgd` jacgs` olrtghd`hi.

Tfaegs cahslhtrgs` plhuf, d`g elhklhiclrge cleud` Olhtjly dlhigh cacaf.

Mgjghgh catg pgdgt, hygr`s slt`gp mlhicgj gdg eao`j, eatar. Tgp` `tu oucgh
egsgjgf, tghighhyg klcgtgh elhiilrgccgh cleud`, cgc`hyg ils`t elhi`hmgc igs dgh rle
s`j`f olright`, eao`j `tu eljlsgt zì-zgi c`r`-cghgh, elh`t` kljgf-kljgf slep`t.
[lslcgj` hlcgt hg`c cl tratagr, eleoght`hi cleud`, cleogj` cl mgjghgh, elhygj`p ous
catg.
"Gstgig!" [gjahig olrslru—sgeo`j olrplighigh. Mgrgc eao`j elrlcg dlhigh ous
catg fghyg slc`gh e`jèltlr sgmg. Hi`ju elj`fgthyg.
"Eggn, Tugh [gjahig." Tfaegs ogjgs olrslru.
D` oljgcghi elrlcg, dug e`h`vgh `tu elhdlcgt. Elsc` oucgh eao`j ogjgp, elrlcg
dùhtuhicgh dlhigh s`tugs` clegkltgh, cgrlhg lcar mgjgh yghi dòucg ajlf Tfaegs
o`sg elrlcg eghnggtcgh.
Elrlcg eujg` elhleogc`.
Rlhuepghi eao`j-eao`j jg`h d` mgjghgh olrtlr`gc, olriligs elhyògc mgjghgh.
Muig plmgjgh cgc` d` tratagr, olrslru, olrjgr`gh elhif`hdgr. [gtu-dug tlrmuhicgj.
Dug plhilhdgrg slpldg yghi cgilt, elhgorgc pat ouhig d` tratagr.
Dug e`h`vgh `tu t`dgc plduj`. Tlrus eljlpgs tleogcgh eleogo`-outg. Oumghi,
Muhàr, dgh [gjahig elhuhduc. Rljuru elhifghkurcgh mlhdljg cgkg. Tfaegs elhiilrge,
elhi`hmgc igs jlo`f dgjge. Eao`j yghi d`g cleud`cgh olroljac tgmge cl cghgh, egsuc
cl mgjgh yghi jlo`f jlhighi, eljlsgt.
Elrlcg elruhduc jgi`.
DA_! Muhàr eljlpgs tleogcgh d` ogwgf s`rgegh pljuru jgwgh.
"Elruhduc, Muhàr!" Oumghi olrtlr`gc.
Ghgc rlegmg `tu t`dgc plduj`. Egtghyg elhgtgp tgmge, tghighhyg tlrgkuhi, DA_!
Rlhileud` e`h`vgh egs`f slepgt elhif`hdgr, `cut eleoght`hi slt`r, pljuru
elhifghtge spàh. Muhàr flhdgc elhleogc jgi`, pljuru p`stajhyg fgo`s. T`dgc
egsgjgf, d`g elrg`f GC-49 yghi slepgt d`g ogwg. [lpgruf ogdghhyg cljugr dgr`
mlhdljg cgkg eao`j yghi plkgf.
Ogjgs elhuepgfcgh pljuru cl oljgcghi. Cgj` `h`, plhileud` e`h`vgh t`dgc
slepgt elhif`hdgr. Tuoufhyg d`tleous pljuru, tlrmlrleogp cl slt`r. Eao`j e`h`vgh
`tu elj`ht`r, jghtgs tlriuj`hi d` mgjghgh, elhuepgfcgh slrdgdu ogygrgh d`
oljgcghihyg.
Egs`f tlrs`sg sgtu eao`j jgi`.
T`dgc. Elrlcg clj`ru, t`dgc fghyg sgtu eao`j. Elhdgdgc dgr` s`s`-s`s` mgjgh,
olrigouhi sljus`h slpldg eatar ogjgp Cgwgsgc` H`hmg F?_ yghi elhilmgr, egs`hi-
egs`hi dlhigh dug slrdgdu d` gtgshyg. [gtu elelighi sltghi eatar ogjgp, sgtu d`
oljgcghi eleogwg GC-49. [`tugs` elrlcg tgeogf rue`t.
Oumghi elhiilrge, s`gpg puh yghi elhilmgr, elrlcg mljgs t`dgc eg`h-eg`h. E`s`
elrlcg fghyg sgtu, fgo`s` sgsgrgh slklpgt euhic`h. Elrlcg t`dgc plduj` m`cg `tu
gcgh elhgr`c plrfgt`gh sljuruf hlilr`. Olr`tg tlhtghi plrtlepurgh d` mgjgh rgyg `h`
olhgr-olhgr gcgh elhmgd` flgdj`hl. ^`rgj d` eld`g sas`gj, gdg oghygc plhduduc yghi
slepgt elrlcgehyg. Rgrwlz gcgh susgf pgygf elhkgr` plhmljgsgh gigr o`sg
elhutup`hyg.
[lpldg eatar `tu eujg` eljlpgs tleogcgh.

Tfaegs eleoght`hi jgi` slt`r, d`g slmgc tgd` sudgf s`gp. Ogfcgh sloljue
slpldg eatar `tu tlrj`fgt, d`g tljgf elhdlhigr sugrghyg, yghi elrguhi. Olhtjly
eljlsgt eljlwgt` plrsèpghigh mgjgh clslc`gh. Jgepu f`mgu.
"Oumghi!" Tfaegs olrslru, elhajlf.
"@yg, gdg gpg1" Oumghi ogjgs olrslru.
"@h` elhiflrghcgh slcgj`, Cgwgh. C`tg t`dgc plrhgf tlrflht` ajlf jgepu elrgf
slmgc tgd`."
"Tltgp nacus d` cleud`, Tfaegs." [gjahig jlo`f duju olrslru. D`g clsgj
elj`fgt Tfaegs egs`f slepgt elhajlf cl eghg-eghg, pgdgfgj eao`j sldghi eljgmu
klpgt.
"Gcu eleghi t`dgc plrhgf tlrflht` ajlf jgepu elrgf, Tfaegs." Oumghi elhmgwgo,
d`g elrg`f GC-49 sgtuhyg.
"Gpg egcsudeu, [` Ogo` Futgh1" Tfaegs elhajlf jgi`.
"Flf, Tfaegs! Nacus cl dlpgh!" [gjahig eljatat.
"[leug s`stle jgepu elrgf d` catg `h` e`j`c Cljugrig Tahi.... [lolhgrhyg,
sleug s`stle jgepu elrgf d` duh`g. Eao`j `h` d`jlhicgp` tlchajai` yghi o`sg eleougt
jgepu tlrslout olruogf ololrgpg dlt`c sloljue eao`j `h` elj`htgs."
"Yaw, pghtgs sgmg c`tg slmgc tgd` t`dgc clhg jgepu elrgf. @tu clrlh, [` Ogo`
Futgh. Gcu slepgt cfgwgt`r fgrus elhilrle sggt jgepu elrgf." Tfaegs elhajlf jgi`.
"TFAEG[!" [gjahig olrslru.
"Tlhghi sgmg, Tugh [gjahig. Gcu o`sg elhileud` sgeo`j tutup egtg." Tfaegs
elhylr`hig`—egjgf elhajlf cl oljgcghi, "Tugh [gjahig egu elj`fgthyg1"
[gjahig hygr`s eljlpgs tap` kawoay-hyg, uhtuc d`pucujcgh cl Tfaegs.
Tfaegs jlo`f duju tlrtgwg, cleogj` elhgtgp cl dlpgh.
[gjgf sgtu slpldg eatar cleogj` elhleogc. Rljuru elhif`gs` egjge, eljlslt d`
gtgs dgh sgep`hi Olhtjly.
T_GTGTGT! TGT! TGT! TGT! Oumghi ogjgs elhleogc dgr` mlhdljg dlpgh,
elhiljugrcgh slpgruf ogdghhyg. Tljgc elhilhg` jgwgh, eleougt eatar pgj`hi dlpgh
eljldgc, tlrpljght`hi, eleougt caogrgh gp` olsgr.
T_GTGTGT! TGT! TGT! TGT! Oumghi t`dgc olrflht`, d`g ele`hdgfcgh sgsgrgh
eahkahi GC-49-hyg. [gtu eatar jg`h tueoghi d` oljgcghi sghg.
Muhàr t`dgc egu cgjgf, egs`f dlhigh slogi`gh tuoufhyg cljugr dgr` mlhdljg
Olhtjly yghi plkgf, dlhigh ele`r`hicgh tuoufhyg, d`g eljlpgs tleogcgh. T_GTGTGT!
TGT! TGT! TGT!
Dug slpldg eatar yghi elhilmgr tlrjlepgr, muepgj`tgh d` gtgs mgjgh rgyg.
Eljldgc.
Rlrtgruhigh sljus`h eatar Cgwgsgc` H`hmg eljgwgh Olhtjly `tu slegc`h slhi`t.
"@h` slru!" Tfaegs tlrtgwg.
"Cahslhtrgs` cl slt`r, Tfaegs." [gjahig elhiaelj.
"Lf, Tugh [gjahig slfgrushyg eleoghtu elhleogc. Mghigh fghyg elhahtah, gtgu
egjgf elegrgf`cu—"
"Tutup eujuteu, Tfaegs!"
"Hg`c cl gtgs mgjgh taj. _gep`― Oumghi eleatahi plrkgcgpgh.
Tfaegs elhighiiuc, `tu muig rlhkghghyg. Eao`j yghi d`g cleud`cgh olroljac
tgmge, eleatahi eao`j-eao`j jg`h. Fghyg elhy`sgcgh mgrgc ololrgpg slht`, tgp`
olrfgs`j elhylj`hgp, eljuhkur dlrgs hg`c cl gtgs rgep mgjgh taj jgyghi.
Eao`j e`h`vgh `tu euhkuj jgi` d` oljgcghi. Muig dljgpgh slpldg eatar plhilmgr
yghi tlrs`sg. Eljlpgs tleogcgh eleogo`-outg.
Tfaegs t`dgc elhiurghi` clklpgtgh d` p`htu taj, d`g elhgorgc pjghi. "Eggn,
gcu jupg eleogwg cgrtu!" Tfaegs olrslru, "Egii`l gcgh elhiurushyg hght`!" Olrtlr`gc
cl pltuigs p`htu taj yghi sldghi olrmgig d` jaclt-jaclt pleogygrgh ataegt`s.
Rltuigs `tu flhdgc ogjgs olrtlr`gc, tgp` d`g olriligs jgr` tlro`r`t-o`r`t.
Rljuru eleogsuf p`htu taj. Eljuoghi` t`ghi-t`ghi, els`h pleogygrgh, muig
gtgp-gtgphyg. Rltuigs taj elr`hicuc d` mgjghgh. Muig eao`j-eao`j jg`h yghi flhdgc
elj`htgs, elhi`hmgc rle elhdgdgc.
[logj`chyg, Tfaegs elhi`hmgc pldgj igs dgjge-dgjge. Clmgr-clmgrgh olrp`hdgf

cl gtgs mgjgh taj yghi rljgt`n jlhighi. Tfaegs elhylr`hig`, d`g elhyucg` tlepgt
plrtlepurgh ogru `h`. [pls`gj`sgs`hyg. Olhtjly elrlcg o`sg eljlsgt ogig` pljuru.
Dljgpgh Cgwgsgc` H`hmg dgh sgtu e`h`vgh elhilmgr. Tfaegs elhiurus cleud`.
Oumghi dgh Muhàr olrusgfg elhgfgh pgrg plhilmgr. [gj`hi eljlpgs tleogcgh. [geo`j
slslcgj` elruhduc, sggt plhilmgr ogjgs eljlpgs tleogcgh.
Jèg c`jaeltlr tlrjlwgt` dlhigh klpgt. Clmgr-clmgrgh d` gtgs taj jgyghi
slegc`h slrùs. Olhtjly yghi d`cleud`cgh Tfaegs eljùc elhygj`p truc cahtg`hlr,
ous, dgh eao`j-eao`j jg`hhyg.
[gyghihyg, ololrgpg elh`t olrjgju, Muhàr elhdgdgc elhdlhius.
"Gdg gpg1" Tfaegs olrtghyg, elhajlf.
Muhàr eljlepgrcgh GC-49 cl jghtg` eao`j. D`susuj Oumghi. Rljuru elrlcg
fgo`s.
"C`tg fgrus slilrg jajas dgr` elrlcg, Tfaegs. Tghpg slhmgtg, klpgt gtgu
jgeogt, eao`j `h` gcgh fghkur tlrclhg tleogcgh."
Tfaegs elhighiiuc. Elhigtupcgh rgfghi.
Tgp` mljgs t`dgc eudgf eljajascgh d`r` dgr` eatar-eatar ogjgp tlrslout,
clklpgtghhyg o`sg tleous 422 ce/mge. Eao`j e`j`c Oumghi muig o`sg eljlsgt dlhigh
clklpgtgh tlrslout, tgp` cgjgf j`hkgf dòghd`hi slpldg eatar.
Mgrgc eatar-eatar Cgwgsgc` H`hmg `tu slegc`h dlcgt.
Muhàr t`dgc fgo`s gcgj, d`g elhgr`c pgcsg sghdgrgh clpgjg curs` oljgcghi.
Tlrjlpgs. Eljlepgrcghhyg cl oljgcghi. O\C! Elhifghtge sgjgf sgtu plhileud` eatar
ogjgp, t`dgc sgc`t. Tgp` dlhigh clklpgtgh t`hii`, sldlt`c clf`jghigh nacus,
gcògthyg ngtgj. Eatarhyg elj`ht`r cl sgep`hi. O_GC! Elhifghtge rlcghhyg slhd`r`.
[`sg lhge.
"Clrlh, Muhàr!" Tfaegs olrslru, "[legc`h jgeg, cgu slegc`h flogt dòghd`hi
Tugh [gjahig. J`fgt, d`g fghyg duduc olrplighigh slmgc tgd`."
"Tutup eujuteu, Tfaegs!" [gjahig eljatat—tgp` fghyg `tu yghi o`sg d`g
jgcucgh. [lmgc eao`j elj`htgs d` taj, clklpgtgh t`hii`, d`g olrplighigh lrgt-lrgt,
elhifljg hgpgs olrcgj`-cgj`.
Lhge slpldg eatar tlrus elhilmgr ougs—e`h`vgh tlrt`hiigj d` oljgcghi.
"C`tg fgrus eljajascgh d`r`, Tfaegs!" Oumghi olrslru, sgeo`j elruhduc. Rljuru
elhleous d`hd`hi eao`j, "Olrflht` olreg`h-eg`h!"
"Gcu tgfu, [` Ogo` Futgh. Gcu sldghi ele`c`rcgh kgrghyg!"
[lcgj` jgi` elrlcg fghyg o`sg elruhduc. Muhàr t`dgc o`sg jgi` elhkapat
sghdgrgh clpgjg.
Tfaegs elhigtupcgh rgfghi uhtuc clslc`gh cgj`. Gpg yghi fgrus d`g jgcucgh
gigr o`sg jajas dgr` clmgrgh lhge eatar ogjgp `h`1
Rljuru cleogj` elhif`gs` mgjghgh taj. Elhilhg` truc olsgr yghi eleogwg eao`j-
eao`j ogru dgr` pgor`c elhumu dlgjlr d` catg jg`h. _ghtg`hyg tlrputus, eao`j-eao`j
d` gtgs truc `tu eljuhkur turuh.
"GYG[, TFAEG[!" Oumghi olrslru.
Tfaegs elhigtupcgh rgfghihyg, d`g tljgf elj`fgthyg slmgc tgd`, eleoght`hi
cleud`, Olhtjly elrlcg e`r`hi elh`t` kljgf-kljgf dgr` eao`j yghi eljgwgh grgf
eljuhkur cl grgf elrlcg. [gtu, dug, lepgt, lhge eao`j olrfgs`j d`jlwgt`.
"Ruuf!" Tfaegs olrslru. Hygr`s sgmg.
Egsgjgf elrlcg mguf dgr` sljlsg`. Lhge eatar Cgwgsgc` H`hmg `tu muig olrfgs`j

eljlwgt` eao`j-eao`j yghi tlrjlpgs dgr` truc. Mgrgc elrlcg slegc`h dlcgt.
"C`tg fgrus slilrg jajas, Tfaegs!" Oumghi olrslru.
Tfaegs elhighiiuc. D`g tlrus olrp`c`r klpgt. Elhkgr` kgrg.
Fumgh tleogcgh cleogj` eleougt elrlcg elruhduc.
[gjgf sgtu tleogcgh `tu elhifghtge truc cahtg`hlr d` dlpgh elrlcg. Ogh
oljgcghihyg eljltus. Truc `tu elj`ht`r, elhgorgc pleogtgs mgjgh taj jgyghi, elraolc
pleogtgshyg.
Klpgt slcgj` Tfaegs eleougt clputusgh. D`g elhilrle jgmu Olhtjly. [uplr
hlcgt. Gdg kljgf slep`t d` pleogtgs mgjgh taj jgyghi yghi raolc d` dlpgh, Tfaegs
eleoght`hi cleud`. Eao`j elrlcg olroljac lcstrle elhumu kljgf `tu.
"FL@! GRG PGHI CG\ JGC\CGH, TFAEG[!" [gjahig olrtlr`gc.
"C`tg tlroghi, Tugh [gjahig."
"G[TGIG! EAO@J T@DGC O@[G TL_OGHI!"
"Tlhghi sgmg, slmgc clk`j gcu o`gsg elhlroghicgh eao`j."
"TFAEGGG[!"
Rratls [gjahig tlrjgeogt. Eao`j elrlcg tljgf elj`htgs` kljgf slep`t yghi
tlroucg, cljugr dgr` mgjgh taj jgyghi, tlroghi d` udgrg, elhumu mgjghgh d`
ogwgfhyg. O_GC! Elhdgrgt d` gtgs truc cahtg`hlr yghi sldghi elj`htgs. Tfaegs t`dgc
elhiurghi` clklpgtgh, slogj`chyg, elhi`hmgc igs. Eao`j eljuhkur d` gtgs truc
cahtg`hlr, cleogj` tlroghi d` udgrg, eljaepgt cl eao`j oacs jlo`f clk`j. O_GC!
Tlrus eljlsgt. O_GC! Gcf`rhyg elhdgrgt d` mgjgh ogwgfhyg.
Tfaegs elhi`hmgc pldgj igs.
Olhtjly eljlsgt. [lrgtus eltlr, d` dlpgh elrlcg tlrj`fgt plrsèpghigh. Eao`j
olroljac klpgt cl sghg, elh`hiigjcgh jgmur mgjgh taj. [lelhtgrg d` gtgs sghg, lhge
plhileud` eatar ogjgp olrslru-slru. Elhygcs`cgh Olhtjly `tu jajas oli`tu sgmg.
Elrlcg t`dgc elhduig eao`j `tu hlcgt eljaepgt turuh dgr` mgjgh taj jgyghi. Dgh
olrfgs`j eljgcucghhyg. Elrlcg olrtlr`gc egrgf, elhkaog eljgcucghhyg. Dug eatar
ogjgp eljuhkur cljugr dgr` kljgf. O_GC! O_GC! Dug eatar `tu d`tgorgc truc yghi
eljgmu clhkghi d` mgjgh ogwgf. Ogfcgh sggt eatar `tu egs`f elhigeoghi d` udgrg,
tljgf d`sgeogr jlo`f duju. Eljldgc. Rlhuepghihyg tlroght`hi cl sghg-clegr`.
Lepgt eatar ogjgp yghi jg`h elhgtgp mlr`f. Elrlcg tlrtgfgh.
Tfaegs olrfgs`j eleogwg eao`j Olhtjly jajas dgr` clmgrgh.
Lp`sadl ; Gpg yghi Tljgf Cgu Jgcucgh, Tfaegs1
JLHIGHI. Jèg oljgs elh`t cleud`gh, eao`j yghi d`cleud`cgh Tfaegs elegsuc`
mgjghgh slp`. Elrlcg olrgdg d` p`hii`rgh òucatg. Mguf dgr` plhilmgrhyg. C`r`-cghgh
fgepgrgh sgwgf jugs.
[gjahig o`sg eljlpgscgh plighigh. Olrsghdgr, olrusgfg sghtg`.
Muhàr cleogj` duduc. D`ge. Elhgtgp gwgs cl sligjg plhmuru.
"[lplrt`hyg clfgd`rgheu sljgju elhiuhdghi pleouhuf ogygrgh, [` Ogo` Futgh.
T`dgc d` _us`g, Jgtv`g, Lstah`g, \crg`hg, muig d` s`h`, elrlcg tlrus elhilmgreu."
Tfaegs elhajlf, o`kgrg.
"Elrlcg t`dgc elhilmgrcu, Tfaegs." Oumghi elhiiljlhi.
"Flf1 Gpg egcsudeu1" Tfaegs elhajlf jgi`.
"Gpg yghi tljgf cgu jgcucgh, Tfaegs1" Oumghi olrtghyg ogj`c. @htahgs`
sugrghyg slrùs.
Tfaegs elhljgh judgf.
Olhgr muig. D`g mljgs egs`f elhi`higt clmgd`gh tgd`. D` pgrc`rgh ogslelh
ilduhi, slrdgdu ogygrgh `tu elhi`hkgrhyg. Elhleogc`hyg. Elrlcg ogru elhleogc`
Oumghi, [gjahig, dgh Muhàr sggt Oumghi dgh yghi jg`h jlo`f duju elhleogc` elrlcg.
[` Ogo` Futgh olhgr, slrdgdu olrpgcg`gh f`tge-f`tge `tu elhilmgrhyg. Tfaegs
tlrd`ge, tghigh c`r`hyg elhylcg pljuf d` dgf` yghi olrkgepur dlou.
"Gpg yghi tljgf cgu jgcucgh, Tfaegs1 Dug pujuf lepgt mge tlrgcf`r1" Oumghi
elhdlsgc.
"Gcu ogru sgmg elhyljlsg`cgh trghsgcs` o`sh`s d` Ofutgh."
"Trghsgcs` o`sh`s gpg1"
"Mugj olj` jgfgh pliuhuhigh."
"Clhgpg mugj olj` jgfgh `tu fgrus eljògtcgh cahsujtgh tap slplrtèu1 @tu
o`sg d`sljlsg`cgh ajlf hatgr`s ogru jujus cuj`gf fucue."

Tfaegs elhiiljlhi. @tu t`dgc slsldlrfghg mugj olj` jgfgh.

"Rliuhuhigh `tu dè`j`c` ajlf cljugrig clrgmggh. Rleolj` slmgc ololrgpg tgfuh
jgju olrusgfg eleolj`hyg, tgp` t`dgc plrhgf olrfgs`j."
"Jghtgs gpg yghi cgu jgcucgh, flf1"
"Gcu eleoahicgr slougf dacuelh plht`hi, yghi o`sg olrdgepgc ngtgj gtgs tgcftg
clrgmggh, elegcsg trghsgcs` `tu tlrmgd`. Gdgjgf tuigscu elhuhtgscgh slougf
trghsgcs`. Clrgmggh gcf`rhyg olrsld`g eljlpgs iuhuhi `tu."
Oumghi elhifljg hgpgs plrjgfgh.
"[`gpg yghi eleolj` tghgf `tu1"
"Hah d`skjasurl girllelht. @tu trghsgcs` rue`t, elhygegrcgh clple`j`cgh. Gcu
slhd`r` yghi elhygrghcgh trghsgcs` `tu elhiiuhgcgh plrusgfggh kghicghi d` ololrgpg
hligrg. Olrjgp`s-jgp`s clple`j`cgh, f`hiig tòg d` ple`j`c slolhgrhyg."
"[`gpg pleolj` n`hgjhyg, flf1"
Tfaegs tlrd`ge.
"[`gpg, Tfaegs1" Oumghi cleogj` elhdlsgc.
"M M. Kastljja."
"Gstgig! Rlhiugsg sfgdaw lkahaey dgr` olhug Gelr`cg."
Tfaegs elhighiiuc pljgh.
Oumghi olrp`c`r klpgt. Elhiiljlhi. Mljgs slcgj` yghi elhilmgr elrlcg oucgh
dgr` MM. Kastljja. Cljugrig `tu t`dgc plrhgf elhiiuhgcgh clclrgsgh d` tlepgt ueue.
[udgf elhmgd` k`r` cfgs MM. Kastljja uhtuc sljgju jaw pran`jl. Elhif`hdgr`
pleolr`tggh puoj`c. Jgi` pujg, Tfaegs gdg d` p`fgc elrlcg, eustgf`j MM. Kastljja
egjgf elhifgo`s` cahsujtghhyg slhd`r`.
Tgp` s`gpg yghi elhi`rè slrdgdu ogygrgh dlhigh pgcg`gh slrog f`tge1
"Clhgpg MM. Kastljja `hi`h eleolj` iuhuhi `tu, Tfaegs1"
"Rliuhuhigh `tu ele`j`c` dlpas`t pjutahùe tlrolsgr d` duh`g."
Ogfcgh [gjahig yghi elhiup`hi plrkgcgpgh, `cut eleplrog`c` pas`s` duduc
elhdlhigr cgtg tlrslout. Egtghyg eleolsgr.
Oumghi elhifljg hgpgs. Cleogj` olrp`c`r klpgt.
Oajlf mgd` trghsgcs` `tu elhygc`t` p`fgc jg`h. Rlrusgfggh olsgr jg`hhyg.
Rlhiugsg olsgr jg`hhyg. Tgp` s`gpg1 [ld`c`t slcgj` clcugtgh yghi o`sg elhi`rè
pleouhuf ogygrgh slplrt` `tu. Euhic`h fghyg Egstlr Drgiah—yghi tljgf tlwgs. Gtgu
Cljugrig Orgtvg d` Eascaw. Tgp` `tu eustgf`j. Egr`g—
Oumghi elhdgdgc tlrd`ge slmlhgc. Ygmgf igd`s `tu elj`htgs d` clpgjghyg.
[lhyuehyg. Ygmgf kght`chyg. Clegepughhyg olrtgruhi. Ilrgcghhyg.
Tghigh cghgh Oumghi rlnjlcs elhylhtuf iljghi egh`c-egh`c yghi sljgju d`g ogwg
d` sgcu kljghg.
"[`gpg yghi elhi`rè slrghigh, Oumghi1 Gpgcgf cgu o`sg elhlogchyg1" [gjahig
olrtghyg.
Oumghi elhiusgp wgmgf, "Gcu t`dgc tgfu, [gjahig."
"Gpgcgf gdg cljugrig jg`h yghi sgc`t fgt`1"
"Oajlf mgd`. Tgp` elrlcg t`dgc gcgh ele`j`c` clegepugh elhi`rè jus`hgh els`h
pleouhuf cl s`h`, dgh elrlcg tgfu plrs`s jacgs` Tfaegs. Ogigèghg elrlcg tgfu—"
Oumghi elhajlf cl sgep`hi, "Cgu dògygr gpg dgr` trghsgcs` tlrslout, flf1"
"[gtu caplr legs." Tfaegs elhuhmuc caplr d` oljgcghi, yghi tgd` egs`f slepgt
d`g hg`ccgh cl eao`j dgjge s`tugs` dgrurgt.
Oumghi elhdlhius clsgj, d`g elrghicgc elhigeo`j caplr `tu, jghtgs elhuruhcgh
mlhdljg cgkg, eljlepgrcghhyg cljugr. Legs ogtghigh olrfgeourgh d` pgr`t sgwgf.
"Flf! @tu ogygrghcu, [` Ogo` Futgh."
"Elrlcg tgfu pas`sèu dgr` caplr `tu, Tfaegs!" Oumghi olrslru, "Elrlcg tgfu
jacgs` cjuo pltgruhieu. Tgfu sleug. Caplr `tu d`tleplj` gjgt pljgkgc d` dgjgehyg.
[lmgc dgr` Ofutgh, elrlcg tljgf elhi`cutèu."
"Tgp`, `tu ogygrghcu—"
"Gstgig! @tu fghyg slcaplr legs. Gdg yghi fgrus cgu klegscgh jlo`f slrùs.
Clpgjgeu, Tfaegs. Elrlcg gcgh tlrus elhilmgreu, sgepg` cgu egt`. \rusgh `h`
cgp`rgh, dgh gcu tlrmlogc d` dgjgehyg.
Cljaepac `tu mljgs elj`fgtcu olrsgegeu."
Tfaegs tlrd`ge.
"Gpgcgf p`fgc clrgmggh yghi elhi`rè pleouhuf ogygrgh1" [gjahig olrtghyg.

"T`dgc. Elrlcg t`dgc ele`j`c` clegepugh `tu. Tgp` oajlf mgd`, elrlcg puhyg
p`fgc jg`h yghi dlcgt dlhighhyg, yghi t`dgc sucg gtgs trghsgcs` `tu, eleutuscgh
elhifucue s`gpg puh yghi tlrjògt. [`gpg puh cljaepac `tu, elrlcg elegt`cgh. C`tg
fgrus elhleucgh jacgs` gegh slelhtgrg. C`tg eleoutufcgh oghtugh." Oumghi olrf`tuhi
dlhigh klpgt, s`gp elhigeo`j clputusgh.
"Fl`, [` Ogo` Futgh," Tfaegs jlo`f duju o`kgrg, "Gcu e`htg eggn eleougteu
tlrjògt dgjge egsgjgf `h`. Tgp` `h` oucgh egsgjgfeu, Cgwgh. @h` egsgjgfcu. Cgu
t`dgc plrju eleoghtucu. Gcu o`sg elhigtgs`hyg."
Oumghi elhiiljlhi.
"Cgu tljgf egt` m`cg gcu t`dgc olrsgegeu slmgc tgd`, Tfaegs."
"Af yg, cgu muig tljgf egt` m`cg gcu t`dgc olrsgeg cgj`gh slmgc tgd`.
Elhylt`r eao`j `h`."
[gjahig elhlpuc dgf` elj`fgt Oumghi dgh Tfaegs olrsuhiut-suhiut. Jgi`-jgi`
t`hicgf clcghgc-cghgcgh `tu euhkuj. Muhàr tltgp d`ge. Duduc tgczè. Mgjghgh
jlhighi. Elrlcg egs`f elj`htgs` grlgj plrsgwgfgh jugs.
"\rusgh `h` eljògtcgh MM. Kastljja. Klpgt gtgu jgeogt egsgjgf `h` gcgh
elrgeogt cl eghg-eghg. Cl sleug cljugrig sfgdaw lkahaey."
Tfaegs elhiiljlhi, "Gcu t`dgc eleoutufcgh oghtugheu."
"Cgu eleoutufcgh oghtugh oghygc arghi slcgrghi."
"T`dgc. Gcu gdgjgf oldlogf pgj`hi oldlogf dgjge klr`tg `h`, [` Ogo` Futgh.
Gcu t`dgc eleoutufcgh oghtugheu. Gcu o`sg elhyljlsg`cghhyg. Gcu gcgh elhleu` MM.
Kastljja—"
"Cgu olruhtuhi o`sg elhleu`hyg, m`cg d`g egs`f f`dup ?4 mge tlrgcf`r `h`,
TFAEG[!"
Tfaegs tlrd`ge.
"Olrflht`jgf clrgs clpgjg. Cgu eleoutufcgh oghtugh. [geg clt`cg gcu d`clmgr
ajlf Hgtgskfg d` _us`g. Gcu muig eleoutufcgh oghtugh. Gcu clrgs clpgjg elhajgc
ngctg `tu, egjgf elhyurufeu plri`. Tgp` gpg yghi tlrmgd`, cgu tltgp eleoghtucu.
Egcg tutup eujuteu, Tfaegs. Cgj` `h`, i`j`rghcu eleoghtueu. Clpgjgeu slcgrghi
sghigt olrfgrig. Cljaepac yghi elhilmgreu slrùs."
"Gcu t`dgc outuf oghtugh—"
"G[TGIG!" Oumghi elhlpuc dgsfoagrd eao`j, "Oucgh sggthyg clrgs clpgjg."
Tfaegs elhi`hmgc rle. Eleougt eao`j olrflht` d` tlhigf sgwgf-sgwgf.
[gjahig elhileouscgh hgpgs, elhgtgp plrdlogtgh.
Eao`j jlhighi slmlhgc.
"Gcu tgfu cgu oldlogf pgj`hi oldlogf dgjge klr`tg `h`. Tgp` cgu slcgrghi
gdgjgf oldlogf d` umuhi tghduc, Tfaegs. Ogfcgh MM. Kastljja sggt `h` euhic`h sldghi
fgo`s-fgo`sgh olrtgfgh elhlrèg slrghigh cljaepac `tu. Gcu t`dgc eleoutufcgh
plrsltumugheu uhtuc eleoghtu. Cgrlhg cgu gdgjgf
tleghcu. Ogfcgh slmgc clmgd`gh d` [g`ht Rltlrsouri, cgu gdgjgf sgudgrgcu."
Eao`j `tu jlhighi jgi` slmlhgc. Tfaegs cleogj` tlrd`ge. Elhajlf.
Elrlcg olrdug sgj`hi tgtgp slmlhgc.
Jèg dlt`c....
Tfaegs elhighiiuc plrjgfgh.
"Tlrèg cgs`f, Oumghi."
"@yg, sgeg-sgeg. Tlrus elhileud`. D` dlpgh oljac c`r`. C`tg gcgh olrj`hduhi
slolhtgr d` slougf tlepgt, elhiahsaj`dgs` clcugtgh."
Tfaegs cleogj` elhi`hmgc igs.
[ltlhigf mge cleud`gh, eao`j Olhtjly yghi d`cleud`cgh Tfaegs eljuhkur

elegsuc` ilroghi sldlrfghg slougf slcajgf. Elhumu jgpghigh jugs yghi o`gsg
dìuhgcgh eur`d-eur`dhyg olreg`h oajg gtgu gct`v`tgs jg`h.
Tlrjltgc d` plrcgepuhigh hljgygh, oghiuhgh-oghiuhgh pghmghi dug-tìg jghtg`,
olrgtgp ilhtlhi, dlhigh kgt put`f, elhifgdgp pghtg`. Rucuj slpujuf egjge, slcajgf
hygr`s slp`. Ghi`h clhkghi olrleous, eleougt pafah cljgpg eljùc d`tèpg clrj`p
kgfgyg jgepu. M`cg elrlcg tgd` tòg plrs`s suhslt, pleghdghighhyg sghigt
splctgcujlr.
"@h` tlepgthyg, [` Ogo` Futgh1" Tfaegs olrtghyg.
"@yg, `h` tlepgthyg."

"Oucghcgf `h` slcajgf, cgu t`dgc sgjgf tlepgt1"

"Tlrus egmu, Tfaegs. Rgrc`r d` sghg." Oumghi elhuhmuc tlepgt pgrc`r.
"@h` slcajgf gpg1"
"[lcajgf gigeg olrgsrgeg. Gcu plrhgf elhklr`tgcgh pgdgeu." [gjahig yghi
elhmgwgo.
"Gf, gcu `higt." Tfaegs elhighiiuc, [gjahig plrhgf o`jghi `tu, m`cg cgclc
Oumghi, dgr` igr`s òuhyg gdgjgf slarghi tacaf gigeg, "Tugh [gjahig plrhgf cl
s`h`1"
"Oli`tujgf."
Eao`j yghi d`cleud`cgh Tfaegs tòg d` pgrc`rgh dlpgh egsm`d dlhigh elhgrg
t`hii` dgh igigf. Fghyg sgtu-dug sghtr` slhàr yghi tlrj`fgt d` dgjgehyg, sldghi
eljghmutcgh oljgmgr, eleogkg c`tgo-c`tgo olsgr olrwgrhg clcuh`high. Oumghi jaepgt
turuh, d`susuj Tfaegs, [gjahig, dgh Muhàr. [gjgf sgtu sghtr` yghi elj`fgt eao`j
pgrc`r, olrghmgc elhdlcgt. D`g elhilhgj` Oumghi, elhighiiuc, o`jghi d`g gcgh slilrg
eleolr`tgfu tugh ruegf.
"Gcu sljgju sucg elj`fgt slcajgf slplrt` `h`." [gjahig elhylr`hig`, "@h`
elhi`higtcghcu dlhigh sle`hgr`. Gcu plrhgf t`hiigj lhge oujgh d` slcajgf olrgsrgeg
`tu. Tgp` Tufgh eleolr`cu pltuhmuc jlwgt p`staj, oucgh dlhigh c`tgo suk`."
Oumghi eljatat cl grgf [gjahig—t`dgc o`sgcgf [gjahig olrflht` elhiaklf sagj
`tu, slajgf d`g pgj`hi pgfge tlhtghi clo`mgcgh f`dup. Tfaegs gsy`c elhgtgp slc`tgr.
Muhàr olrd`r` d`ge.
[ghtr` yghi tgd` cleogj` elhdlcgt, o`jghi m`cg tugh ruegf o`sg d`tleu` d`
ruegfhyg.
Oumghi elhighiiuc, eljlpgs slpgtu. Eujg` eljghicgf elj`htgs` egsm`d. _uegf
`tu elhleplj d` sgep`hi egsm`d.
Tfaegs elhi`cut` tljgdgh, `cut eljlpgs slpgtu. [gjahig jlo`f sghtg`, d`g cl
eghg-eghg elegcg` sghdgj mlp`t, eudgf sgmg d`g eljlpgshyg. D`susuj Muhàr—yghi igyg
olrpgcg`ghhyg 722% elh`ru [gjahig.
Oumghi elhdarahi p`htu ruegf yghi sudgf tlroucg slpgruf, elhiukgp sgjge.
‚Yg'gjg`cueussgjge― Tugh ruegf elhmgwgo, wgmgfhyg tgepgc r`ghi, "Gige, `h` clmutgh
yghi elhylhghicgh. Gf, muig Tugh [gjahig."
‚Egrge`hi [gjgegt, Ra Tughcu @ege, tlrèg cgs`f gtgs sgeoutghhyg yghi sljgju
rgegf." [gjahig ogjgs elhighiiuc tgczè, elrlcg olrdug sgj`hi olrsgjgegh. [lajgf
dug tlegh jgeg, dlhigh us`g slogyg, yghi olrtleu cleogj`. Rgdgfgj elrlcg cahtrgs
slcgj`, sgtu eghtgh pleouhuf ogygrgh safar, sgtu jgi` iuru gigeg.
"Cgj`gh t`dgc olrdug, tlrhygtg. [`gpg dug yghi jg`h1"
Tfaegs elhmujurcgh tghigh, eleplrclhgjcgh d`r`. Muhàr `cut olrsgjgegh—tgp`
[gjahig yghi elhyloutcgh hgeghyg, "D`g eleghi plhd`ge, Ra @ege. Eur`dcu."
Tughcu @ege tlrslhyue, t`dgc egsgjgf, "Gya, egr` duduc, gcu tgfu cgj`gh
slplrt`hyg dgjge s`tugs` ouruc. [ghtr`cu o`jghi, eao`j cgj`gh d`plhuf` olcgs
tleogcgh, cgkg plkgf. Dgh j`fgtjgf, wgmgf Gige dgh Tfaegs, ogogc oljur. Lhtgf s`gpg
yghi eleucuj` elrlcg."
[gjahig elhylr`hig`, "Elrlcg sgj`hi eleucuj`."
Tughcu @ege elhgtgp [gjahig. @tu slrùs1 Elhgtgp Oumghi dgh Tfaegs.
"Elrlcg sgj`hi eleucuj`1 [lplrt` ghgc clk`j olrcljgf`1"
"Oli`tujgf. Ghgc eudg slcgrghi, susgf d`pgfge`."
Tughcu @ege elhifljg hgpgs plrjgfgh.
"Og`cjgf. Gya, egr` duduc. Cgj`gh muig slplrt`hyg jgpgr, gcu gcgh eleolr`tgfu
sghtr` gigr elhy`gpcgh egcgh egjge. [lolhtgr." Tughcu @ege eljghicgf cl oljgcghi,
elh`hiigjcgh elrlcg slmlhgc. "Gcu muig plrhgf t`hiigj d` slcajgf olrgsrgeg, Tugh
[gjahig." Tfaegs o`kgrg, elhkaeat sleogrghi tap`c plrkgcgpgh.
"Cgu t`dgc sldghi olrougj gigr eleougtcu tlrtgr`c, flf1" [gjahig elhylj`d`c.
Tfaegs tlrtgwg, elhiiljlhi, "Gcu slrùs. Lhge tgfuh gcu t`hiigj d` slcajgf
olrgsrgeg, Tugh [gjahig. Gcu sljgju sucg slcajgf slplrt` `h`.... Tgp` yghi elhgr`c,
[` Ogo` Futgh puhyg clrgogt ple`j`c slcajgf gigeg, `tu elhilmutcgh."
[gjahig tlrtgwg pljgh, "Cgu olhgr, gcu muig duju tlrclmut sggt tgfu....
Hiaeahi-hiaeahi, t`dgc fghyg `tu, Tfaegs. Cgrlhg d`g elwgr`s` dgrgf tacaf gigeg
olsgr, olsac jusg, slcajgf `h` gcgh d`wgr`scgh clpgdghyg. Dgh c`tg gcgh eleghii`j
Oumghi dlhigh sloutgh Tughcu @ege, eleouhicuc faregt. Oucgh jgi` [` Ogo` Futgh."

"[uhiiuf1" Tfaegs purg-purg tlrclmut— d`g mljgs o`sg elhyèpujcgh oghygc fgj
dlhigh klpgt, tghpg plrju d`mljgscgh. D`g elhajlf clpgdg Oumghi, "Jghtgs gpg
rlhkghg c`tg slcgrghi, Tughcu @ege1 Clhgpg c`tg olrgdg d` slcajgf `h`1"
Oumghi elhdlhius. T`dgc elhmgwgo. D`g olrd`r`, eljghicgf elhumu pamac
rughigh, d` sghg gdg RK caeputlr dlhigh jgygr. @tu oucgh caeputlr o`gsg, slmgc
clmgd`gh plhicf`ghgtgh Ogsy`rduju, Oumghi slhigmg elhi`rècgh caeputlr `tu, ele`htg
Tughcu @ege elegsghi d` ruegfhyg. @tujgf clhgpg elrlcg elhumu jacgs` `tu, sljg`h
dlcgt dlhigh pas`s` tlrgcf`r dgr` mgjgh taj jgyghi, slcajgf gigeg `tu muig ele`j`c`
plrgjgtgh. Tljlpah ilhiige e`j`c Oumghi lrar sggt clmgr-clmgrgh tgd`, d`g
eleoutufcgh gjgt caeuh`cgs` yghi d`j`hduhi` tlchajai` lhcr`ps` kghii`f e`j`c
Cljugrig Tahi.
Jgygr caeputlr elhygjg. Oumghi eleoucg mgjur caeuh`cgs` cfusus.
[lelhtgrg d` oljgcghihyg, d` curs`-curs` cgyu elhifgdgp elmg pghmghi, [gjahig
dgh Tfaegs eleo`kgrgcgh hastgji`g slcajgf olrgsrgeg. [logig` slsgeg eghtgh ghgc
gsrgeg, elrlcg olrdug o`sg kakac sgtu sgeg jg`h. [gjahig tgepgchyg sudgf jupg
clmgd`gh d` eao`j tgd`. Muig tlr`gcgh-tlr`gcgh egrgfhyg sggt Tfaegs elhilout.
Elrlcg olrkgcgp-kgcgp, slslcgj` tlrclclf. Muhàr duduc d`ge. Elhyègc.
Oumghi eujg` elhilt`c plsgh.
j`ttjlpì= cgj`gh gdg d` sghg1
Oumghi elhuhiiu. [leaig s` cleogr `tu klpgt eleogjgs. Cgdghi d`g fgrus
elhuhiiu olrmge-mge f`hiig s` cleogr elj`fgt plsghhyg.
tw`hsf`hao`-y= fl`, j`ttjlpì, gduf, cgu tlrhygtg egs`f f`dup.
Oumghi elhylr`hig`. Klpgt slcgj` s` cleogr eleogjgs1 Fghyg f`tuhigh dlt`c.
Egs`f f`dup1 Elrlcg slplrt`hyg tljgf tgfu clmgd`gh ogrusgh.
tw`hsf`hao`-y= cge` dgr` tgd` pgh`c elhifuouhièu, jlwgt tljlpah, t`dgc
tlrsgeouhi, olrcgj`-cgj` d`tljlpah.
j`ttjlpì= tljlpah ilhiigecu rusgc.
tw`hsf`hao`-y= gduf, gcu klegs slcgj`, c`ca ogfcgh eujg` elhghi`s.
tw`hsf`hao`-c= lhgc sgmg, oafahi, gcu t`dgc elhghi`s, gcu kueg clj`j`pgh.
tw`hsf`hao`-y= cgu elhghi`s tgd`, c`ca. gcu` sgmg. olr`tg `tu eleghi
elhgcutcgh.
j`ttjlpì= olr`tg gpg1
tw`hsf`hao`-y= gdg oragdkgst d` mgr`high caeuh`cgs` pleouhuf ogygrgh, nata-
nata, slrghigh olsgr, egrcgs m.m. kastljja d` e`ge` d`raclt. ilduhi tlrt`hii`
elrlcg ruhtuf, m.m. kastljja d`cgogrcgh tlwgs, muig gdg nata-nataeu, j`ttjlpì,
muig nata tfaegs. wgmgf cgj`gh d`karlt-karlt. lhtgf s`gpg yghi elhylogrcghhyg, tgp`
mljgs elrlcg elhild`t nata-nata `tu, slajgf cgj`gh olrdug tljgf elh`hiigj sltljgf
slrghigh d` catg cgj`gh, tlrcgpgr plhuf dgrgf olrsgeg tuepucgh ogo` patahi,
slolhtgr, gcu narwgrd-cgh.
Jèg dlt`c, nata-nata `tu tljgf euhkuj d` jgygr caeputlr.
Oumghi tlrd`ge. @h` slegc`h elhgr`c. [`gpg puh yghi elhylogr nata `h`, elrlcg
sldghi elhi`rè tlrar cl p`fgc eghg puh. T`dgc fghyg plplrghigh n`s`c, tgp` muig
plrghi urgt sgrgn. Rlsgh mljgs, ogfwg sldghi tlrmgd` clcgkgugh d` cljugrig plhiugsg
sfgdaw lkahaey. Mghigh gdg yghi tlrjògt, mghigh gdg yghi eleoghtu s`gpg puh.
Mghigh gdg pleouhuf ogygrgh jg`h yghi olrgh`-olrgh`hyg elj`hduhi` yghi elrlcg
clmgr. Gtgu tlrèg r`s`cahyg.
Dlhigh nata-nata `h`, cljaepac yghi elhilmgrTfaegsmuig sudgf tgfu m`cg d`g
tgd` olrsgeg Tfaegs, eleoghtuhyg egjgf—sltgfu elrlcg m`cg d`g duju gdgjgf pleèp`h
Cljugrig Tahi. M`cg elrlcg tltgp igigf olrgh` elhi`rè nata tlrar `h` cl mgr`high
caeuh`cgs` pleouhuf ogygrgh, `tu olrgrt` elrlcg tgfu plrs`s clcugtgh elrlcg.
tw`hsf`hao`-y= cgu og`c-og`c sgmg, j`ttjlpì1
j`ttjlpì= gcu og`c-og`c sgmg.
tw`hsf`hao`-c= gpgcgf tfaegs gdg d` s`tu1
tw`hsf`hao`-y= k`lll, c`ca elhghygcgh tfaegs.
tw`hsf`hao`-c= olr`s`c, yuc`!
tw`hsf`hao`-y= cgu hgcs`r d`g, cgh1 slmgc dgr` sg`ht Rltlrsouri, gcu` sgmg,
c`ca.
tw`hsf`hao`-c= olr`s```c!
Oumghi elhylr`hig` elhgtgp jgygr caeputlr. [` cleogr `h`, mljgs-mljgs elrlcg

kfgtt`hi olrsgeg, euhic`h fghyg tlrp`sgf sang, egs`hi-egs`hi plighi igdilt, clhgpg
elrlcg t`dgc olrtlr`gc sgmg d` sghg jghisuhi, t`dgc plrju 'plhuf drgeg' olrtlhicgr
d` jgygr caeputlr sggt Oumghi elhifuouhi`. [` cleogr `h` sljgju olreg`h-eg`h.
j`ttjlpì= tfaegs og`c-og`c sgmg, sleug tlrclhdgj`, cge` olrgdg d` tlepgt
yghi gegh.
tw`hsf`hao`-y= cgu tgfu clhgpg elrlcg elhylrghi m.m. kastljja dgh muig
elhylrghieu1
j`ttjlpì= gcu tgfu sld`c`t dgr` klr`tg tfaegs, cge` sldghi olrsgeg sggt
slrghigh, cljaepac `tu slplrt`hyg egrgf gtgs trghsgcs` o`sh`s m.m. kastljja d`
ofutgh. tfaegs yghi elhiurus trghsgcs` `tu, d`g cahsujtghhyg. gcu tgfu, elrlcg
elhilmgr m.m. kastljja dgh tfaegs, s`sghyg iljgp.
tw`hsf`hao`-y= gstgig, `tu tlrdlhigr slrùs slcgj`, gpg yghi o`sg cge` oghtu1
j`ttjlpì= cgj`gh iuhgcgh sleug sueolr dgyg, `hnaregs`, cahtgc, kgr` tgfu
cljaepac eghg yghi elhylrghi, elrlcg t`dgc gcgh olrflht`, f`hiig nata-nata yghi
elrlcg c`rè elhmgd` clhygtggh, dgjge s`tugs` slrog t`dgc mljgs, c`tg fgrus tgfu
slilrg s`gpg jgwgh c`tg slolhgrhyg.
tw`hsf`hao`-y= s`gp, j`ttjlpì.
j`ttjlpì= cgj`gh muig fgrus olrs`gp m`cg gcu eleghii`j, gcu eleoutufcgh
sleug clcugtgh uhtuc eljgwgh cljaepac `h`.
tw`hsf`hao`-c= hiaeahi-hiaeahi,
olrgpg ogygrghhyg1
tw`hsf`hao`-y= C@CAAA!
tw`hsf`hao`-c= lf, gcu cgh olrfgc olrtghyg, gcu t`dgc egu clrmg irgt`s,
jgi`gh, ogigèghg m`cg cljaepac `tu mgd`hyg `cut elhilmgr c`tg igrg-igrg eleoghtu1
tw`hsf`hao`-y= eleghihyg cgu t`dgc egu eleoghtu tfaegs1 d`g yghi slolhgrhyg
d`clmgr, oucgh j`ttjlpì.
tw`hsf`hao`-c= `tu s`f oldg cgsus, ougt tfaegs o`sg irgt`s, oumghi s`f t`dgc,
aigf.
tw`hsf`hao`-y= k`lll, cgu hgcs`r tfaegs, cgh1
tw`hsf`hao`-c= duuuf, gcu cgh kueg eleoghtu, oucgh olrgrt` sucg sgeg d`g.
tw`hsf`hao`-y= f`f`f`, elhigcu sgmg, c`ca, hght` oumghi o`sg sgepg`cgh cl
tfaegs.
tw`hsf`hao`-c= olr`s```c!
Oumghi tljgf olrd`r`, elh`hiigjcgh jgygr caeputlr yghi slilrg d`plhuf` ajlf
kfgt Puc` dgh C`ca, f`hiig elrlcg oasgh, dgh olrflht` slhd`r`, eujg` olclrmg.
Oumghi cleogj` cl curs`-curs` cgyu yghi elj`hicgr` elmg pghmghi, tlepgt yghi
jg`h duduc. Rlrs`s olrsgeggh dlhigh Tughcu @ege olrsgeg dug sghtr` eleogwg hgepgh-
hgepgh olr`s` egcgh egjge elrlcg.
Lp`sadl 4 Rujghi Rlri`, Oldlogf

"OLOL_GRG wgctu jgju, Tugh [gjahig plrhgf elh`cegt` suphyg. Egjge `h` cge`
f`dghicgh vlrs` `cgh ogcgrhyg. Fgs`j tghicgpgh slhd`r` dgr` jgut jlpgs. Tgd`
ololrgpg sghtr` sldghi eleogcgr `cgh uhtuc egcgh egjge."
‚Ra @ege, gcu t`dgc o`sg elhlrèghyg. @tu egcgh egjge elrlcg." [gjahig
elhiiljlhi sapgh.
"Elrlcg slhghi fgt` eleolr`cghhyg, elrlcg d`d`d`c slmgc clk`j uhtuc
elhifaregt` tgeu."
[gjahig slcgj` jgi` flhdgc elhiiljlhi, tgp` elj`fgt hgepgh olr`s` `cgh ogcgr
sligr, dlhigh oueou sgeogj clkgp elhiiadg sljlrg, d`g elhylr`hig` jlogr,
elhighiiuc.
"Gcu cfgwgt`r slcgrghi [gjahig egjgf e`htg dògcgrcgh jgi`." Oumghi
olrsljaraf.
"Tutup eujuteu, Oumghi." [gjahig elhèpgj`, tghighhyg klcgtgh elrg`f hgepgh.
Tughcu @ege tlrtgwg pljgh.
"Ra @ege t`dgc `cut egcgh1"
"Gcu sudgf egcgh, Tugh [gjahig." Elhy`jgcgh tgeu-tgeuhyg elhyghtgp f`dghigh.
[gjahig elhigeo`j patahigh `cgh ogcgr tlrolsgr.
"Gpg yghi tlrmgd` dlhigh eao`j cgj`gh1" Tughcu @ege olrtghyg, eljuruscgh
cgc`. "[lcljaepac tucghi pucuj elhilmgr Tfaegs. Elhleogc` cge`. Tgp` `tu oucgh

egsgjgf slrùs. Cge` o`sg elhigtgs`hyg." Oumghi yghi elhmgwgo.

Tughcu @ege elhifljg hgpgs plrjgfgh.
"[lmgc tlrgcf`r cgj` cgu olrcuhmuhi, Gige, gcu turut slhghi elhdlhigr cgogr
m`cg cgu tljgf elhleucgh cgcgc t`rèu, D`lia. Ghgc tlrtug dgr` [gegd."
Oumghi t`dgc elhèpgj`. @tu oucgh tap`c plrkgcgpgh yghi elhgr`c.
"Gpg cgogr ghgc `tu slcgrghi1" Tughcu @ege mustru tlrus eleogfgshyg.
"Ghgc `tu elhif`jghi, Ra @ege." [gjahig yghi elhmgwgo—sgeo`j olr-fgf
clpldgsgh, oueou `cgh ogcgr `tu eleghi pldgs.
"Elhif`jghi1"
"Gdg egsgjgf d` Orgtvg, cljugrig plhiugsg sfgdaw lkahaey d` _us`g.
Rlrtgruhigh olsgr tlrmgd` d` sghg. Rlhicf`ghgtgh."
Tughcu @ege elhyègc cgjègt [gjahig. D`g tgfu oghygc fgj tlhtghi cljugrig-
cljugrig tlrslout. Duju, Tgucl Olsgr ogfcgh ele`htghyg `cut 'elhigwgs`' Oumghi
dlhigh eleoghiuh jarahi rgfgs`g d` egrcgs Cljugrig Tahi. D`g muig tlro`gsg
elhdlhigr cgtg plhicf`ghgtgh yghi slr`hi tlrmgd` d` cljugrig-cljugrig tlrslout.
Tgucl Olsgr elh`hiigj muig cgrlhg plhicf`ghgtgh.
"Cge` olrtleu dlhigh D`lia d` sghg. @tu oucgh s`tugs` yghi og`c. Egcsudcu,
Oumghi dgh D`lia t`dgc gcur sgtu sgeg jg`h. Elrlcg olrtgruhi. Tfaegs muig gdg d`
s`tu, muig kuku Iuru Ousf`. Dgh D`lia elhif`jghi. T`dgc gdg yghi tgfu d` eghg
ghgc[gegd `tu olrgdg."
Tughcu @ege elhifljg hgpgs plrjgfgh jgi`.
"@tu cgogr elhyld`fcgh.... Tgp` slt`dgchyg elrlcg cleogj` olrtleu, elsc`puh
`tu dgjge s`tugs` ouruc. [leaig ghgc `tu elhleucgh cldgeg`gh. Gpg puh p`j`fgh
f`duphyg."
[gjahig elhighiiuc.
Tfaegs `cut elelrfgt`cgh plrkgcgpgh. @tu muig elhmgd` plrtghygghhyg ololrgpg
oujgh `h`. Jlo`f tlpgthyg, plrtghyggh Tfaegs gdgjgf ogigèghg D`lia o`sg
elhif`jghi1 D`g elhygcs`cgh slhd`r` sggt D`lia dgh Oumghi olrtgruhi fgo`s-fgo`sgh
sltljgf clcugtgh uh`c `tu gct`n d` tuouf elrlcg. Oajg egtg elrlcg olruogf elhmgd`
elrgf pgdge. Tuouf elrlcg jaepgt cl jlvlj elhigiuecgh, olrilrgc jlo`f klpgt, jlo`f
cugt, dgh t`dgc elrgsg sgc`t elsc`puh tlrjucg, pgtgf, ogfcgh rleuc slcgj`puh.
[ltljgf ololrgpg elh`t, D`lia tlrcgpgr t`dgc o`sg olrilrgc jgi` d` jghtg` jarahi-
jarahi cgst`j. [lelhtgrg Oumghi mgtuf p`hisgh sltljgf lnlc e`huegh clrgs `tu
olrgcf`r. Elrlcg slilrg eleogwg Oumghi cl cgst`j uhtuc elhdgpgtcgh plrgwgtgh. [ggt
cleogj` jgi` cl jarahi-jarahi, flhdgc elelr`csg cahd`s` D`lia, tuoufhyg jlhygp.
Fghyg elhy`sgcgh tahi-tahi cgyu yghi olrslrgcgh dgh kg`rgh ghiiur yghi eleoghm`r`
jghtg`. (C`sgf tlhtghi D`lia dgh plhicf`ghgtgh
[g`ht Rltlrsouri gdg d` havlj 'RL_I@' dgh 'R\JGHI-RL_I@')
"Hiaeahi-hiaeahi, gpgcgf Ra @ege slhghi sggt tgfu Oumghi olrflht` elhmgd`
Tgucl Olsgr1"
"Tlhtu sgmg, Tugh [gjahig. Gcf`rhyg d`g o`sg elh`hiigjcgh Cljugrig Tahi....
E`dgf, egegchyg muig gcgh slhghi d` gjge sghg, m`cg tgfu ghgchyg t`dgc jgi` slplrt`
[gegd. Tgp` `tu tltgp t`dgc gcgh eudgf, duh`g cgj`gh cg`t-elhig`t. Egsg jgju, fgr`
`h`, egsg dlpgh, olrclj`hdgh sgtu sgeg jg`h. Gcu olrfgrgp, Gige gcf`rhyg olhgr-
olhgr elhleucgh mgjgh pujghi, sltljgf plri` oli`tu mguf."
"Plgf, gcu ololrgpg cgj` elhi`higtcghhyg uhtuc rgm`h sfgjgt, Ra @ege."
"Gstgig1" Oumghi eljatat elhgtgp [gjahig.
Pghi d`pljatat` tlrtgwg pljgh, elhyugp cleogj`.
"Gpgcgf cgu muig ghiiatg Cljugrig Tahi, Tfaegs1" Tughcu @ege p`hdgf olrtghyg
rgegf clpgdg Tfaegs.
"Oucgh, Tughcu @ege. Gcu cahsujtgh clughigh. Gcu oucgh ogi`gh plhiugsg sfgdaw
lkahaey."
Oumghi elhdlhius. Clhgpg sleug arghi mgd` elhylogjcgh d` elmg egcgh slcgrghi1
Mljgs slcgj` Tfaegs gdgjgf oldlogf. D`g euhic`h cahsujtgh clughigh yghi ele`j`c`
`htlir`tgs, clfaregtgh, tgp` d`g eleoghtu plhiugsg sfgdaw lkahaey elhyljlsg`cgh
trghsgcs`, elrlcgygsg clughigh sldle`c`gh rupg uhtuc clplht`high duh`g tlrslout,
`tu olrgrt` d`g tlrjògt.
"Fgr` `h`, f`dup tlrcgdghi t`dgc eudgf d`dln`h`s`cgh jgi`." Tughcu @ege
olrcgtg jleout, "C`tg t`dgc tgfu jgi` eghg f`tge, eghg put`f. C`tg olrcuoghi dgjge

f`pacr`s` slt`gp fgr`. Clmumurgh, slt`g cgwgh, clfaregtgh cgdghi euhkuj dgr`
plrlwg, plhmgfgt. [logj`chyg, kujgs, plhicf`ghgtgh, plhkur` euhkuj dgr` arghi-arghi
yghi tlrj`fgt og`c, slplrt` gcu."
"@tu t`dgc euhic`h, Ra @ege. Gcu plrkgyg Ra @ege gdgjgf arghi yghi og`c."
"Gcu sljgju olrtghyg-tghyg fgj tlrslout, Tugh [gjahig. [lt`gp egjge,
elhmljghi t`dur. Gpgcgf gcu arghi og`c, gtgu gcu arghi mgfgthyg1 Rlrmgjghgh f`dupcu
slmgc egs`f cghgc-cghgc, d` pldgjgegh [uegtlrg sghg. Olreg`h oajg dlhigh [gegd,
ogpgchyg Gige. Oljgmgr elhigm` d` surgu. Elhmgd` iuru. F`hiig p`hdgf cl tghgf `h`,
elhd`r`cgh slcajgf gigeg yghi ogru. Rlrmgjghgh pghmghi. Rujghi. Rlri`. Dgjge grt`gh
c`gshyg. Gcu t`dgc tgfu gpgcgf gcu tlregsuc arghi og`c gtgu arghi mgfgt."
[gjahig tlrd`ge slmlhgc, d`g elhiflht`cgh ilrgcgh tghighhyg.
"@tu ouruc slcgj`, Ra @ege."
"Ouruc gpghyg, Tugh [gjahig1"
"M`cg arghi slog`c Ra @ege slt`gp egjge olrtghyg gpgcgf tlregsuc arghi og`c,
gpgjgi` gcu. Gstgig! Gcu ogfcgh t`dgc pghtgs uhtuc eujg` olrtghyg." [gjahig
elhiiljlhi.
"Cgjègt `tu, Tughcu @ege, gcu slr`hi elhdlhigr Apg elhygepg`cghhyg." Tfaegs
`cut olro`kgrg—tlrtgr`c.
"Af yg1 M`cg dle`c`gh, elhylhghicgh elhdlhigr apgeu muig elrlhuhicgh oghygc
fgj."
Tfaegs elhighiiuc, "Apg t`hiigj olrsgeg Aeg, d` ruegf plr`st`rgfgtgh, d`g
puhyg oghygc wgctu uhtuc elrlhuhi. Euhic`h tlrjgju oghygc. [lolhgrhyg, gcu cgdghi
oasgh d`klrgegf` tlhtghi `tu slt`gp cgj` olrcuhmuhi. Tgp` cgjègthyg elhgr`c uhtuc
d`p`c`rcgh. Apg plrhgf o`jghi, sggt c`tg t`dgc tgfu jgi` oldg og`c dgh ouruc dgjge
clf`dupgh, c`tg sljgju o`sg ele`j`f uhtuc tlrus plduj`. Cgrlhg clplduj`gh gdgjgf
cuhk` eleoucg oghygc plhmljgsgh. [leaig gcf`rhyg c`tg o`sg elhmgd` ogi`gh yghi
og`c."
"Gf, `tu olhgr slcgj`." Tughcu @ege elhighiiuc, "Cljugrigeu pgst`jgf
olruhtuhi ele`j`c` Apg yghi o`mgc slplrt` `tu."
Tfaegs elhiiljlhi, ilrgcgh elhyugphyg muig tlrflht`, "Apg eleghi o`mgc, dgr`
plrmgjghgh f`dup yghi pghmghi dgh elhygc`tcgh. Tgp` t`dgc ghgc-ghgchyg. Cljugrigcu
oldlogf, Tughcu @ege. Rgeghcu, Ae J`le, d`g rgcus. Rgpg dgh egegcu tlwgs cgrlhg
clrgcusgh tlrslout. Gcu euhic`h oucgh plhkur`, gtgu plhicf`ghgt. Tgp` gcu muig
oldlogf."
Tughcu @ege elhgtgp jleout Tfaegs.
"@h` elhgr`c, Tfaegs. T`dgc sleug arghi egu elhigcu` d`r`hyg oldlogf. Cgu
slolhgrhyg tljgf eleujg` plrmgjghgh pghmghi yghi plrhgf d`jgcucgh apgeu, dlhigh
elhigcu` slarghi oldlogf. Olsac jusg, cgu o`sg elhleucgh cldgeg`gh, sgeg slplrt`
apgeu."
Oumghi elhifljg hgpgs. Ele`j`f t`dgc olrcaelhtgr—gtgu hght` [gjahig dgh
Tfaegs gcgh tlrus eleogfgs `tu. Muhàr tltgp egcgh dlhigh sapgh, hygr`s tghpg
sugrg.
[ltlhigf mge, dug `cgh ogcgr olsgr `tu fghyg elh`hiigjcgh tujghi-oljujghi.
[gjahig tlrclclf, duduc olrsghdgr. Clclhyghigh. Dug sghtr` dgtghi eleolrlscgh elmg.
Oumghi elhiljugrcgh tljlpah ilhiige dgr` sgcu, slcgj` jgi` elhkaog
elhygjgcghhyg.
[ltljgf slc`gh cgj` elhlcgh taeoaj, tljlpah ilhiige `tu gcf`rhyg elhygjg.
Eljgcucgh oaat`hi. Oumghi elhifljg hgpgs jlig, d`g slmgc tgd` flhdgc elhljlpah
Yf`tl d` Fahi Cahi.
Oljue sljlsg` Oumghi elhiltuc jgygr, tljlpah ilhiigehyg olrdlr`hi jlo`f duju.
Gdg tljlpah egsuc. Haear yghi elhifuouhi` t`dgc tlrj`fgt d` jgygr. Rr`vgtl hueolr.
[`gpg1 [ld`c`t slcgj` yghi tgfu haear tljlpahhyg yghi fghyg lepgt ghicg `tu. Gpgcgf
Ogsy`r1 Gtgu Rgrwlz1 D`g sudgf jgeg t`dgc tlrjògt dgjge o`sh`s Cljugrig Tahi.
Clhgpg elrlcg elhdgdgc elhifuouhi`1 Og`cjgf, Oumghi elhlrèg tljlpah tlrslout.
"O\MGHI!" [ugrg jghtghi tlrdlhigr.
Tljlpah ilhiige `tu egs`f lrar, o`sg elhlrèg pghii`jgh, dlhigh jaudsplgclr
ataegt`s gct`n. Clpgjg-clpgjg tlrtajlf. Oumghi olriligs elhiltuc jgygr, olrusgfg
elegdgecgh jaudsplgclr. T`dgc o`sg dègt`cgh. Gduf, d`g mljgs tgfu s`gpg yghi

elhljlpahhyg slcgrghi.
"O\MGHI! [yucurjgf, gcf`rhyg gcu olrfgs`j elhljlpaheu.... Gcu klegs slcgj`.
Gcu sudgf ròugh cgj` elhljlpah. Ogfcgh gcu tljgf elhyuruf sgjgf sgtu Orìgd`lr
Orgtvg elhy`gpcgh plsgwgt. Pg Tufgh.... Gcu t`dgc plrhgf cgkgu-ogjgu slplrt` `h`
sloljuehyg, ogfcgh sggt Rgpg gtgu Egeg elh`hiigj.... Mghigh, mghigh patahi duju
cgjègtcu, Oumghi. Cgu oljue cu`z`hcgh o`kgrg.
"Gcu tgfu, c`tg olrslpgcgt t`dgc sgj`hi elhifuouhi` duju sljgeg lhge oujgh cl
dlpgh, uhtuc eleouct`cgh gpgcgf plrgsggh `tu slegc`h eleolsgr gtgu elhiugp. Gcu
sltumu, elsc` `tu t`dgc eudgf d`jgcucgh.... Tgp` gcu elj`fgt nata-nata `tu.... Gcu
tgfu, `tu fgs`j ld`tgh, cgu t`dgc gcgh eudgf d`cgjgfcgh. [` Ogo` Futgh, tucghi
pucuj tlrflogt yghi plrhgf gdg, tgp` gcu tltgp klegs. Gcu elhljlpaheu olrcgj`-cgj`,
tljlpaheu t`dgc o`sg d`fuouhi`....
"Gcu elhiahtgc Puc`, C`ca, elrlcg o`jghi, muig t`dgc o`sg elhifuouhièu. Gcu
slplrt` i`jg ololrgpg mge tlrgcf`r, Oumghi. Gpgjgi` sggt cgogr egrcgs MM. Kastljja
d`raclt. Gcu, gcu.... Gcu elhklegscgheu. [gtu oujgh tlrgcf`r slmgc clmgd`gh d`
[g`ht Rltlrsouri.... @tu t`dgc plrhgf eudgf. Egjge-egjge tlrjlwgt`, cgu plri`...."
Tghpg o`sg elegt`cgh n`tur jaudsplgclr, sugrg Egr`g tlrdlhigr dgr` tljlpah
ilhiige. Igd`s `tu jgcsghg e`trgjùr olrslru-slru pgh`c dgjge ogfgsg @hiir`s.
Oumghi elhljgh judgf, wgmgfhyg elrgf pgdge. [leug arghi d` rughigh o`sg elhdlhigr
cgjègt-cgjègt Egr`g. [gjahig tlrtgwg pljgh. Tfaegs (olrusgfg) elhgfgh tgwg.
Tughcu @ege elhgtgp o`hiuhi, d`g mljgs jlo`f dgr` pgfge ogfgsg tlrslout, d`g
o`hiuhi, fl`, s`gpg igd`s `tu1 Fghyg Muhàr yghi tltgp duduc d`ge.
"Oumghi1 Clhgpg cgu d`ge sgmg1 Cgu og`c-og`c sgmg, cgh1 Cgu oajlf o`kgrg
slcgrghi. Gcu elhi`z`hcgheu o`kgrg."
Oumghi elhiusgp rgeouthyg.
"Elrlcg oljue elh`cgf, tgp` Oumghi sudgf d`gtur-gtur." [gjahig olro`s`c cl
Tfaegs. Pghi dò`s`c`, cgj` `h` olhgr-olhgr t`dgc o`sg elhgfgh tgwghyg.
"Gcu og`c-og`c sgmg, Egr`g." Oumghi gcf`rhyg o`kgrg, "Gcu sljgegt dgr`
slrghigh."
"[yucurjgf." Egr`g olrslru jlig, "Gpgcgf cgu eleoutufcgh oghtugh1 Gcu o`sg
elhi`rècgh Twa [p`ls dgh ololrgpg Orìgd`lr. Rgegh Dè`tr` d` \crg`hg muig s`gp
eleoghtu."
"T`dgc plrju, Egr`g. Gcu o`sg elhigtgs`hyg. Olrsgegcu gdg Tfaegs, [gjahig,
dgh Muhàr. Cge` sldghi elhyusuh clcugtgh. \rusgh `h` slog`chyg t`dgc eljògtcgh
cljugrig plhiugsg sfgdaw lkahaey jg`h, gtgu gcgh elhmgd` egsgjgf slrùs dgh duh`g
mgd` tgfu sleughyg. Jgi` pujg, Orgtvg sldghi cahsaj`dgs` clcugtgh sltljgf
Hgtgskfg olrcf`ghgt. @tu gcgh elhiighiiu."
"Gtgu gcu sgmg yghi dgtghi cl sghg. C`tg o`sg olrtleu—"
"T`dgc, Egr`g. @tu `dl ouruc. C`tg oljue o`sg olrtleu."
Egr`g tlrd`ge.
Jlhighi slmlhgc.
"Og`cjgf, Oumghi. M`cg cgu eleoutufcgh oghtugh, tljlpah gcu slilrg."
"Gcu t`dgc o`sg elhljlpaheu, Egr`g. C`tg sldghi.... Fuouhigh c`tg sldghi—"
Cgjègt Oumghi tlrflht`, d`g t`dgc egu yghi jg`h elhdlhigr cgjègt `tu dgr`hyg.
"Gcu tgfu. [uruf Puc` dgh C`ca yghi elhljlpah m`cg cgu t`dgc egu. Gtgu—"
Cgjègt Egr`g `cut tlrflht`. Eaelh kghiiuhi tlrk`ptg.
Jlhighi d` rughigh `tu. [gjahig dgh Tfaegs egs`f tlrtgwg, olrusgfg elhutup
eujut egs`hi-egs`hi gigr t`dgc tlrdlhigr Egr`g m`cg elrlcg elhiup`hi plrkgcgpgh.
‚Oyl, Oumghi." Egr`g gcf`rhyg o`kgrg.
"Oyl, Egr`g."
Rlrs`s Oumghi elhiltuc jgygr tljlpahhyg, eleutus plrkgcgpgh, [gjahig
tlrclclf. Tfaegs `cut tlrtgwg, elhlpuc-hlpuc umuhi elmg.
"[`gpg igd`s `tu1" Tughcu @ege olrtghyg—mljgs slcgj`, elsc` d`g iuru yghi
sghigt sgogr, o`mgc, t`dgc egu elhkgepur` urusgh s`gpg puh, d`g t`dgc cugsg `hi`h
tgfu.
"Igd`s `tu spls`gj slcgj`, Ra @ege."
"[pls`gj1"
Oumghi eljatat elhyuruf [gjahig tutup eujut.
"Gyajgf, Oumghi. Mljgscgh clpgdg Ra @ege, gpg stgtus igd`s `tu slcgrghi1

[lplrt`hyg fuouhigh cgj`gh rue`t slcgj`. [gj`hi r`hdu tgp` t`dgc sgj`hi elhljlpah.
[gj`hi sucg tgp` t`dgc egu o`kgrg. Gpg pujg `tu slhigmg elhmguf sljgeg lhge oujgh,
eleouct`cgh gpg plrgsggh `tu slegc`h eleolsgr gtgu elhiugp. Aeahi casahi." [gjahig
tlrtgwg jlogr.
Tgp` Oumghi d`sljgegtcgh dgr` plrkgcgpgh tlhtghi `tu.
[loljue Tughcu @ege 'elhdlsgchyg' olrklr`tg, jgygr caeputlr elhdgdgc
elhgep`jcgh hat`n`cgs`. Gdg plsgh egsuc. Oumghi elhighicgt tghighhyg, elhyuruf yghi
jg`h tlhghi, olriligs duduc d` curs` caeputlr, eleogkghyg.
tw`hsf`hao`-y= fl`, j`ttjlpì, cgu egs`f d` sghg1
j`ttjlpì= `yg.
tw`hsf`hao`-y= `h` tlrhygtg slrùs slcgj`, j`ttjlpì. cge` tljgf elhleucgh
pltuhmuc s`gpg yghi elhylrghi.
j`ttjlpì= cljugrig s`gpg yghi
elhylrghi1
tw`hsf`hao`-y= oucgh dgr` cljugrig eghg puh.
j`ttjlpì= gtgu dgr` cljaepac eghg, yuc`1
tw`hsf`hao`-y= cge` t`dgc tgfu.
j`ttjlpì= yuc`, c`ca, olrflht` olreg`h-eg`h. tgd` cgj`gh o`jghi sudgf
elhleucgh pltuhmuc1 slcgrghi o`jghi t`dgc tgfu.
tw`hsf`hao`-c= lf, j`ttjlpì, yuc` o`jghi, cge` elhleucgh pltuhmuchyg, cge`
t`dgc o`jghi tgfu s`gpg yghi elhylrghi. mghigh eudgf hiaelj dlf, plrfgt`cgh duju
nata yghi gcu c`rècgh.
Jgygr caeputlr slmlhgc d`plhuf` ajlf oljgsgh nata slrdgdu ogygrgh dlhigh
pgcg`gh f`tge-f`tge yghi tlriljltgc, gtgu d`tghdu ajlf pltuigs, dògwg eao`j
mlhgzgf. @tu nata-nata dgr` clmgd`gh d` ilduhi, mgjgh taj. Muig nata-nata dgr`
plr`st`wg slrghigh d` E`ge`. [` cleogr elhiuepujcghhyg dgr` `htlrhlt, clmgd`gh `tu
v`rgj, oghygc hlt`zlh yghi eleogi`cghhyg. Rgrwlz olhgr-olhgr susgf pgygf elhigrghi
plhmljgsgh yghi fgrus d`tljgh eld`g.
tw`hsf`hao`-c= plrfgt`cgh nata-nata `tu, cgu elj`fgt slsugtu, j`ttjlpì1
Oumghi elhgtgp tgmge nata-nata. Olrp`c`r klpgt.
tw`hsf`hao`-c= jgeg slcgj`, j`ttjlpì, sgtu elh`t cgu t`dgc elj`fgt gpg puh.
puuuf. tw`hsf`hao`-c= rgsg-rgsghyg cgu t`dgc gcgh elhleucghhyg, cgrlhg egtgeu t`dgc
sltgmge cge`, cgs`fgh, j`fgt ogi`gh tljgpgc cgc` cghgh elrlcg.
Oumghi elhljgh judgf. [gtu, d`g mlhiclj eleogkg plsgh C`ca, dug, tgp` C`ca
olhgr. Fghyg egtg h`hmg suplr tlrjgt`f e`j`c elrlcg yghi o`sg elhleucgh pltuhmuc
`tu. Gdg ololrgpg nata yghi eleplrj`fgtcgh tljgpgc cgc` carogh, dgh dlhigh cugj`tgs
nata slgdghyg, sggt d`-zaae tlrj`fgt sgegr slougf sèoaj. Tgta. E`r`p ouhig
tlrgtg`. T`dgc gcgh gdg yghi elhygdgr`hyg, slajgf `tu o`gsg sgmg, tgp` `tu mljgs
slougf pltuhmuc. [` cleogr olclrmg dlhigh og`c.
j`ttjlpì= gpgcgf cgj`gh tgfu `tu sèoaj gpg1
tw`hsf`hao`-c= cge` t`dgc tgfu, j`ttjlpì. j`ttjlpì= flf1
tw`hsf`hao`-c= mghigh elhiaelj duju, gdg yghi tgfu, hyahyg gygca. yuc` sudgf
elhiahtgchyg tgd`, v`dla kgjj, `h` ouruc, hyahyg gygca elhdgdgc pukgt elj`fgt
sèoaj `tu.
Oumghi tlrd`ge. Gygca gdgjgf `str` dgr` F`ra Pgegiukf`, cljugrig plhiugsg
sfgdaw lkahaey d` Mlpghi. Cljugrig Pgegiukf` slmgc duju gdgjgf gj`ghs` dgr`
Cljugrig Tahi. Gygca eleghi elhyucg` slmgrgf, d`g ele`j`c` plhd`d`cgh naregjhyg.
[geo`j elhiurus ghgc, suge`, dgh cljugrig elrlcg, d`g elhlcuh` elepljgmgr` slmgrgf
pghmghi sfgdaw lkahaey.
j`ttjlpì= gpg egcsudeu dlhigh gygca-sgh pukgt1 d`g og`c-og`c sgmg1
tw`hsf`hao`-y= d`g mljgs og`c-og`c sgmg sloljue elj`fgt sèoaj `tu. gpg puh
egcsud sèoaj `tu, hyahyg gygca mljgs klegs sltljgf elj`fgthyg.
@tu eustgf`j. T`dgc gdg yghi o`sg elhgcut` Gygca, wgh`tg `tu cacaf slcgj`.
Gygca olrcgj`-cgj` eljlwgt` clmgd`gh elhygc`tcgh, clf`jghigh ghgc-ghgchyg, tlregsuc
plrhgf clf`jghigh putr` ouhisuhyg plrs`s d` fgr` plrh`cgfghhyg. Rutr`hyg eljldgc
olrsgeg oae yghi dòlhgecgh d` cul plhight`h. Tgp` Puc` t`dgc gcgh olriurgu sagj
`h`.
j`ttjlpì= gpgcgf gygca-sgh o`jghi `tu sèoaj gpg1
tw`hsf`hao`-y= d`g fghyg egu o`jghi slkgrg jghisuhi, d`g klegs sleug mgr`high

tljgf d`sgdgp, t`dgc gdg yghi gegh, hyahyg gygca ele`htg cgj`gh slilrg olrghicgt
elhumu cgtfeghdu, slcgrghi muig.
j`ttjlpì= cgtfeghdu, hlpgj1
tw`hsf`hao`-c= gstgig, j`ttjlpì, cgu ogru tgfu cgtfeghdu gdg d` hlpgj1 yghi
eghg jgi`, fghyg `tu sgtu-sgtuhyg tlepgt olrhgeg cgtfeghdu. egcghyg duju mghigh
oajas pljgmgrgh ilairgn`.
Oumghi elhiilrge. M`cg C`ca gdg d` dlpghhyg, sudgf d`g m`tgc clpgjghyg slmgc
tgd`, gigr wgmgfhyg yghi sac èut, sac elhiilegscgh `tu tlrj`pgt. Tgp` clhgpg fgrus
d` Cgtfeghdu1 Clhgpg t`dgc olrtleu d` Tacya1 @h` slegc`h rue`t.
tw`hsf`hao`-y= hyahyg gygca gcgh slilrg olrghicgt, d`g elrgfgs`gcgh
plrmgjghgh, jacgs` plrtleugh gcgh d``hnaregs`cgh slilrg, gcu dgh c`ca sldghi olrgdg
d` egcgu, slilrg elhyusuj sltljgf egep`r slmlhgc d` fahi cahi. gcu tgfu, c`ca t`dgc
sucg dlhigh er. wf`tl, tgp` dgjge s`tugs` oli`h`, gcu gcgh eleolr`tgfu er. wf`tl,
euhic`h d`g egu `cut.
j`ttjlpì= tfx, yuc`, `tu `dl ogius, gcu tgd` flhdgc elhljlpah wf`tl, tgp`
cgj`gh o`sg elhmljgscgh jlo`f og`c s`tugs`hyg, gcu gcgh slilrg olrghicgt, sljgju
wgspgdg, yuc`.
tw`hsf`hao`-y= sjgp, j`ttjlpì.
tw`hsf`hao`-c= otw, j`ttjlpì, sgjge ougt tfaegs, yg.
tw`hsf`hao`-y= k`llll, sudgf olrgh` t`t`p sgjge.
tw`hsf`hao`-c= olr`s````c!
tw`hsf`hao`-y= tfaegs t`dgc gcgh sucg sgeg klwlc clklht`jgh slplrt` cgu,
c`ca.
tw`hsf`hao`-c= tlrus, tfaegs sucg klwlc slplrt` gpg1
Oumghi tljgf olrd`r` dgr` curs` caeputlr, elhajlf cl elmg pghmghi. Elhgtgp
Tfaegs, [gjahig, dgh Muhàr.
"C`tg fgrus olplri`gh mguf. [LCG_GHI."
Lp`sadl < Cgtfeghdu

D\G oljgs mge slmgc `hnaregs` dgr` Puc` dgh C`ca, plsgwgt mlt yghi
d`cleud`cgh Ldw`h elhdgrgt d` oghdgrg `htlrhgsàhgj Tròfuvgh, Cgtfeghdu. Tòg d`
hlilr` slròu iuhuhi, dlhigh dljgpgh dgr` slpujuf iuhuhi tlrt`hii` gdg d` hligrg
tlrslout. Rlsgwgt Iujnstrlge I><2 vlrs` lxtlhdld rghil `tu olrilrgc ghiiuh elhumu
fghiigr pgrc`r. Elrlcg olrs`gp-s`gp turuh.
"Tltgp stghd oy d` oghdgrg, Ldw`h!" Oumghi eleolr`tgfu sloljue eljghicgf
turuh, "Gcu t`dgc tgfu cgpgh urusgh `h` sljlsg`."
"Og`c, Tgucl Olsgr."
Ldw`h gdgjgf p`jat prògd` Oumghi slmgc d`g egs`f elhmgd` tucghi pucuj haear
sgtu d` Cljugrig Tahi. [ggt Oumghi elhylrgfcgh clcugsggh cl Ogsy`r, Ldw`h slt`g
tltgp olclrmg uhtuchyg, dgh tltgp eleghii`jhyg Tgucl Olsgr.
Oumghi eleèp`h raeoahigh. Rltuigs èìrgs` elelr`csg slolhtgr pgspar, ogsg-
ogs`. Jghtgs eleplrs`jgcgh elrlcg elhumu jao` cldgtghigh.
"Clhgpg t`dgc gdg eao`j yghi elhmleput c`tg d` fghiigr1" [gjahig olrtghyg,
elegsghi tap` kawoay.
"Gcu t`dgc ele`j`c` gslt d` hligrg `h`, [gjahig. Muig Cljugrig Tahi. T`dgc
gdg yghi o`sg eleoghtu jai`st`c gtgu trghspartgs`. C`tg o`sg elhg`c` ghicutgh
ueue."
"T`dgc plrju." Tfaegs eleatahi.
Oumghi elhajlf. T`dgc plrju gpghyg1
Elrlcg tlrus elj`htgs` jarahi-jarahi oghdgrg, tòg d` jao` cldgtghigh
`htlrhgsàhgj yghi rgeg` ajlf tur`s eleogwg rghslj-rghslj olsgr—slogi`gh olsgr dgr`
elrlcg dgtghi cl Hlpgj uhtuc elhdgc`, gtgu trlcc`hi d` dgtgrgh t`hii`.
Rlrs`s cljugr dgr` jao` cldgtghigh, clsòucgh tlrj`fgt, olrsgeg kgfgyg
egtgfgr` pgi` yghi elhygpg. Eao`j, eatar, ous, elegdgt` mgjgh d` dlpgh jao`. [gtu-
dug elrghislc sleogrghigh elhg`ccgh plhuepghi. [ugrg cjgcsah, tlr`gcgh, muig plju`t
pltuigs yghi olrusgfg elhigtur jgju j`htgs sgfut-elhygfut. Ololrgpg plhduduc jacgj
elhgwgrcgh tuepghigh cl catg Cgtfeghdu.
"TFAEG[!" [lslarghi olrtlr`gc— elhyògc arghi-arghi jg`h. Ilrgcghhyg ils`t,
d`g eleougt s`gpg puh yghi olrd`r` elhifgjghi`hyg elhy`hic`r slilrg.

Tòg d` dlpgh raeoahigh Oumghi dgh Tfaegs.

"TFAEG[!! Gcu t`dgc tgfgh jgi` olclrmg uhtuceu!" [larghi wgh`tg eudg, us`g
dug pujufgh, elhilhgcgh pgcg`gh jgygchyg tur`s d` hligrg trap`s, clelmg cgsugj,
kljghg pghmghi, tap` jlogr cuh`hi, olrslru-slru, "Jèg tgfuh gcu elhmgd` stgneu,
Tfaegs. Jèg tgfuh! Rlrhgf gcu oajas clrmg1 T`dgc. Rlrhgf gcu `z`h sgc`t1 T`dgc.
Rlrhgf gcu jleour f`hiig d`h` fgr` uhtuceu1 [lr`hi. Rlrhgf gcu dgtghi mge lepgt
pgi` cl cghtar uhtuc eleoghtu plclrmggheu yghi lhtgf sldghi d` hligrg eghg1 [lr`hi.
Gcu eljgcucgh sligjghyg uhtuceu.
"[lcgrghi gcu o`sg kut`, olrjòur slmlhgc. Elhmguf dgr` tlr`gcgheu, Egii`l!
Egii`l! Clrmgcgh `h`, clrmgcgh `tu. Egii`l! Egii`l! Eghg dacuelhhyg1 Egii`l!
Egii`l! Clhgpg `h` oljue sljlsg`, clhgpg `h` oljue olrls.... Gcu sldghi olrjòur,
TFAEG[! O`gr t`dgc i`jg.
Olclrmg dlhigheu o`sg eleougtcu dlprls`. Gcu elhigeo`j fgc kut` yghi mgrghi
cuiuhgcgh. Tgp` j`fgt! Ogru tìg fgr` gcu olrjòur d` Hlpgj, cgu sudgf
elrlpatcghcu. Gcu elhylrgf. Gcu olrflht` elhmgd` stgneu!"
Tfaegs elhylhi`r, elhgtgp wgh`tg eudg `tu.
"Rlrclhgjcgh sleughyg, `h` Egii`l, slcrltgr`scu."
Oumghi elhgtgp wgh`tg `tu. Muhàr muig elhgtgphyg. @h` slolhgrhyg eaelh
kghiiuhi. Ygh`tg `h` mljgs sldghi elhigeuc, gpg puh plhylogohyg. [lmlhgc t`dgc gdg
yghi o`kgrg.
"Gstgig1 Egii`l1 Oucghcgf d`g yghi slr`hi cgu klr`tgcgh, Tfaegs1" [gjahig
olrslru, elegsghi wgmgf slrùs— [gjahig, sggt eaad og`chyg euhkuj flhdgc eleoghtu,
d`g o`sg eljgcucgh gct`hi gpg puh, tlregsuc eleougj. D`g tgfu, igd`s `h` sldghi
elhiaelj` Tfaegs.
[lrugh dgh wgmgf clsgj Egii`l tlrj`pgt slmlhgc. Elhgtgp [gjahig.
"Hahg Eudg, gcu slhghi slcgj` gcf`rhyg olrtleu dlhigheu." [gjahig eleouhicuc,
eljlpgs tap` kawoay, "Tfaegs sghigt eleum` oltgpg flogthyg cgu olclrmg. Gf, gpg
yghi Tfaegs o`jghi, Egii`l, slcrltgr`s dlhigh suplrpawlr. Hgegcu [gjahig."
Ygmgf Egii`l olrsleu elrgf. Olhgrcgf1 [uhiiuf Tfaegs o`jghi `tu1 [lr`hi
elhylout hgeghyg cl tlegh-tleghhyg1
Oumghi `cut elhmujurcgh tghigh. D`g muig o`sg elh`jg` s`tugs` `h` dlhigh
klpgt. D`g plrhgf elhdlhigr Tfaegs elhylout hgeg slcrltgr`shyg sggt clmgd`gh d`
[g`ht Rltlrsouri. [lplrt`hyg slcrltgr`shyg `h` sldghi olrjòur d` Hlpgj, dgh Tfaegs
ogru sgmg elrusgc jòurghhyg dlhigh elhyurufhyg olclrmg eleoghtu plrs`gpgh elrlcg.
"Gcu Oumghi, tlegh og`c Tfaegs."
Egii`l elhighiiuc, elhlrèg mujurgh tghigh, "Egii`l."
"@tu eur`dcu, Muhàr. Tgp` d`g eleghi oli`tu, plhd`ge." [gjahig elhgeogfcgh.
Egii`l elhighiiuc jgi`, t`dgc gpg, eljgeog`cgh tghigh cl Muhàr, "Fg`,"
tlrslhyue.
"Gpgcgf cgu sudgf elhy`gpcgh yghi cusuruf, Egi1"
"Lf, sudgf, Tfaegs. Gcu olrusgfg slog`c euhic`h." Egii`l tlrslhyue jlogr, d`g
elhdgdgc jupg dlhigh egrgfhyg, duuf, d`g slhghi slcgj` sggt [gjahig o`jghi tlhtghi
'slcrltgr`s dlhigh suplrpawlr', "@tu eao`jhyg, Tfaegs, sleaig kucup uhtuc cloutufgh
cgj`gh."
Egii`l elhuhmuc slougf eao`j yghi tlrpgrc`r t`dgc mguf dgr` elrlcg, d` ghtgrg
ous, tgcs`, dgh eao`j-eao`j jg`hhyg. Dlhigh wgrhg kgt f`tge jlige, dgh clj`r cuh`hi
cllegsgh. Eao`j `tu slplrt` olrs`hgr pgj`hi tlrghi d` ghtgrg yghi jg`h. @tu gdgjgf
Mllp Irghd Kflracll Trgkcfgwc ld`s` tlrogtgs. Clklpgtgh egcsègjhyg o`sg elhylhtuf
;?2 ce/mge, dgh fghyg outuf ?,; dlt`c, eao`j `tu o`sg eljlsgt 722 ce/mge.
"YAY!" [gjahig tlrclclf.
Oumghi elhighiiuc, p`j`fgh eao`j yghi t`dgc ouruc, elhi`higt Hlpgj oucghjgf
hligrg egmu.
"Ogigèghg cgu elhdgpgtcghhyg, Egi1" Tfaegs eljghicgf elhdlcgt` eao`j,
d``cut` yghi jg`h.
"T`dgc eudgf, Tfaegs. Gcu sudgf elhkgr` olrmge-mge slmgc cgu elhljlpah,
o`jghi outuf clhdgrgg h naur-wfllj yghi o`sg elhdgc` jlrlhi iuhuhi, muig elhilout
d` mgjghgh. Gcu fgep`r putus gsg. D` Cgtfeghdu fghyg tlrsld`g eao`j-eao`j stghdgr.
Tgp` pltuigs fatlj puhyg `hnaregs`, gdg sfaat`hi n`je gcs` tlrclhgj `tu d` s`h`.
Elrlcg eleogwg eao`j-eao`j dgr` Gelr`cg, gcu elhigeo`jhyg sgtu, lf, tlpgthyg

elegcsg ele`hmgehyg. Eleolr`cgh tgwgrgh yghi t`dgc o`sg elrlcg tajgc. Gctarhyg yghi
tlrclhgj `tu egrgf-egrgf, sfaat`hi elrlcg d`tuhdg ololrgpg fgr`." Tfaegs tlrtgwg,
`tu ogru slcrltgr`shyg yghi flogt.
"Tgp` gcu t`dgc olrtghiiuhi mgwgo gpg puh, Tfaegs. Gcu t`dgc egu tlrjògt
r`s`ca plclrmggh cgj`gh d` s`h`. @tu d` jugr mao dlsk yghi plrhgf c`tg slpgcgt`."
Ygmgf Egii`l tlrj`fgt klegs. Elrlcg tljgf tòg d` sgep`hi Mllp, "Gduf, ogfcgh sleug
plclrmggh `h` t`dgc gdg d` plrmghm`gh clrmg c`tg duju."
"Hahg Eudg, `h` fghyg elhy`gpcgh eao`j, oucgh1 T`dgc gdg yghi plrju
d`cfgwgt`rcgh. Cgu tljgf olclrmg dlhigh og`c." [gjahig tlrslhyue—egs`f eleougj.
Tfaegs elhiiljlhi. Ololrgpg mge jgju, sggt elhljlpah Egii`l dgr` plsgwgt mlt,
d`g t`dgc fghyg ele`htg elhyld`gcgh eao`j. Tfaegs eljghicgf jgi`, eleoucg ogigs`
oljgcghi. Gdg ololrgpg ouhicusgh cg`h f`tge olsgr d` sghg, elhuepuc. Tfaegs
elhyògc sld`c`t umuhi ouhicusgh `tu. @tu gdgjgf plrgjgtgh tlepur elrlcg. [ltuepuc
slhmgtg GC-49, p`staj, ogzacg, dgh catgc-catgc pljuru.
"Gstgig1" [gjahig olrslru pljgh, elhajlf cl Egii`l, "Cgu muig elhy`gpcgh
`h`1"
Egii`l elhighiiuc, elrlegs mlegr`hyg, "@yg. Gcu elhifuouhi` p`fgc e`j`tlr
sltlepgt. Lf, lf, Tfaegs slr`hi cgj` t`dgc egu tgfu, yghi plht`hi plclrmggh
sljlsg`. Lf, gcu eljgcucgh ololrgpg tr`c, elrlcgygsg ololrgpg fgj, muig ughi yghi
t`dgc sld`c`t uhtuc elhyuruf elrlcg d`ge, `tu Tfaegs yghi elhigmgr`, elrlcg
gcf`rhyg egu 'ele`hmgecgh' slhmgtg-slhmgtg `tu."
"Oucgh eg`h, gcu t`dgc tgfu ogigèghg hahg eudg slkght`ceu o`sg eljgcucghhyg1
D` dlpgh elmg clrmg, cgu tlhtujgf slcrltgr`s yghi rgp`, tlj`t`, dgh tlrgep`j.
Tlrj`fgt kght`c elhgwgh dlhigh pgcg`gh clrmg. D` jgpghigh slplrt` `h`, cgu
slcrltgr`s yghi ils`t, olrgh`, dgh plhuf sajus`. [lplrt` gilh rgfgs`g. Tfaegs
olruhtuhi slcgj` ele`j`c` slcrltgr`s slplrtèu, Hahg Eudg."
Ygmgf Egii`l yghi slepgt pukgt, cleogj` olrsleu elrgf. Jupg sudgf sleug
clklegsgh, mghtuhi olrdltgc clhkghi ololrgpg mge tlrgcf`r.
"Tlrèg cgs`f, Tugh [gjahig." D`g tlrs`pu egju.
[gjahig eleouhicuc clk`j, "Cge` yghi slfgrushyg olrtlrèg cgs`f, Hahg Eudg."
Egii`l tlrtgwg pljgh—d`g slhghi slcgj` o`sg eleoghtu.
Oumghi elhighiiuc. Trghspartgs` dgh jai`st`c elrlcg tljgf jlhicgp. [ggthyg
elhumu t`t`c plrtleugh yghi tljgf d``hnaregs`cgh Puc` ololrgpg sggt sloljue plsgwgt
elrlcg elhdgrgt. Gygca tljgf tòg ololrgpg mge jgju.
Jèg elh`t, eao`j Mllp `tu tljgf eljlwgt` mgjgh-mgjgh catg Cgtfeghdu.
Mgjghgh dlhigh pldgighi elhiiljgr mugjgh d` s`s` cghgh-c`r`hyg. Rlmgjgh cgc`,
olkgc, slpldg, olrflht` sleguhyg. Mghigh tghyg ghicutgh ueue dgh eao`j jg`h. Ilduhi
lepgt-jèg t`hicgt dlhigh d`hd`hi klrgf, olrmlmlr rgpgt. Tlr`gcgh pldgighi sgfut-
elhygfut, d`tèpgj` slrugh pleolj`. Rleghdghigh catg `h` e`r`p cgwgsgh Tahda,
tlepgt t`hiigj [gjahig. Oldghyg, d` s`h` oghygc o`grg lcsat`s dlhigh stupg dgh
elhgrg t`hii` cfgshyg.
"Cgu fgrus jlo`f slr`hi eleum` slcrltgr`seu, Tfaegs."
"Fl`, gcu kucup slr`hi eleum`hyg. Jgi` pujg gcu eleogygrhyg egfgj. Egii`l
gdgjgf slcrltgr`s dlhigh ogygrgh pgj`hi egfgj slduh`g. Ogfcgh dòghd`hicgh
lcslcut`n plrusgfggh olsgr, tltgp jlo`f t`hii` igm` Egii`l."
"Lcslcut`n plrusgfggh olsgr t`dgc d`suruf elhkgr` slhmgtg, Tfaegs." Oumghi
`cut o`kgrg, tlrtgwg, "Tgp` d`g eleghi stgn yghi spls`gj. Elsc` d`g tgcut
slcgj`puh, d`g tltgp eljgcsghgcgh plr`htgf. Nacus, elhyljlsg`cgh plclrmggh."
Tfaegs `cut tlrtgwg, "[agj `tu.... Egii`l plrhgf olrgdg sgtu j`nt dlhighcu,
sggt lhge arghi dlhigh slhmgtg els`h elhylrigp, plrtgruhigh tlrmgd`. [gjgf sgtu
slhmgtg `tu elhuepgfcgh pljuru, elraolc d`hd`hi, elhifghkurcgh gtgp j`nt. Egii`l
olrtlr`gc-tlr`gc, f`hiig plrtgruhigh sljlsg`, lhge arghi `tu tlrcgpgr d` jghtg`
j`nt. Ygmgf Egii`l pukgt pgs`, ileltgr, elhghi`s. Gcu elhi`rg d`g gcgh olrflht`
olclrmg. Tgp` olsac pgi`-pgi` d`g tljgf egsuc clrmg dlhigh sleghigt."
"Elhiflrghcgh.... Lhtgfjgf gpg yghi eleougt hahg eudg `tu oltgf olclrmg
pgdgeu, Tfaegs. Gcu ogfcgh ogru ololrgpg fgr` olrsgegeu sgmg sudgf oasgh."
Tfaegs tlrtgwg, t`dgc elhghiigp` [gjahig.
Eao`j tlrus elhghmgc elhdgc` ouc`t. Tlhgig ougshyg eleougt tghmgcgh `tu

slajgf mgjghgh dgtgr. Tfaegs j`fg` eleutgr cleud`, eleougt Mllp slplrt` elhgr` d`
slt`gp cljacgh.
"D` eghg c`tg gcgh olrtleu Gygca1"
Tfaegs olrtghyg.
"Caard`hgt IR[ yghi dòlr`cgh Puc` egs`f sgtu mge jgi`. Tlrus d` mgjgh `h`,
Tfaegs. Grgf c`tg sudgf olhgr." Oumghi elhgtgp jgygr tljlpah ilhiigehyg.
"Gpgcgf s` cleogr dgh Yf`tl sudgf tòg d` tlepgt plrtleugh1"
"Oljue. Elrlcg tlrtgfgh kugkg ouruc d` Fahi Cahi. Rlhlroghigh elrlcg euhic`h
dljgy."
Tfaegs elhighiiuc, sgeo`j eleutgr cleud` dlhigh j`hkgf, Mllp `tu eljùc
elhi`cut` `rgeg cljac mgjgh.
Elrlcg tljgf elh`hiigjcgh pusgt catg Cgtfeghdu, elj`htgs` pldlsggh. Rgi` fgr`
pucuj slpujuf, plhduduc tlrj`fgt sòuc olrgct`v`tgs. Jgfgh plrtgh`gh dlhigh
tlrgslr`hi, tlrj`fgt d` jlrlhi-jlrlhi ouc`t. Olrt`hicgt-t`hicgt, f`mgu slmguf egtg
eleghdghi. Rltgh` sltlepgt elhghge mgiuhi, sgyur-egyur, dgh tghgegh praduct`n
jg`hhyg. [lslcgj` elrlcg olrpgpgsgh dlhigh pltgh` yghi ele`cuj cgruhi, muig slpldg-
slpldg.
[gjahig elhgtgp pleghdghigh. Oumghi elelrfgt`cgh mgjgh. [lelhtgrg Muhàr, d`g
tgczè elegsuccgh pljuru cl p`stajhyg—yghi casahi slmgc clmgr-clmgrgh d` mgjgh taj.
Muig elhi`s` p`staj e`j`c [gjahig. Cleud`gh elhiljgphyg fgt`-fgt`, eleolrs`fcghhyg.
_legmg us`g dljgpgh oljgs `tu olhgr-olhgr olroldg dgr` cloghygcgh ghgc slus`ghyg.
D`g elhighiigp p`staj-p`staj `tu slplrt` igdilt, dgh elrgwgthyg slgsy`c olreg`h
igel ahj`hl.
"Gpgcgf cgu o`sg elhi`s` puhygcu, Muhàr1"
Muhàr elhighicgt clpgjg, elhighiiuc.
Oumghi elhgr`c p`staj d` p`hiighihyg, elhylrgfcghhyg.
Muhàr elhlrèghyg, jghtgs slmlhgc elhgtgp p`staj `tu. [ligr`s slhyue t`p`s
euhkuj d` wgmgfhyg. D`g elhilhgj` p`staj `tu. Kajt 7077, sle` ataegt`s. [gjahig
plrhgf olrklr`tg tlhtghi p`staj clsgyghighhyg, fgd`gf dgr` iuruhyg, yghi oljgsgh
tgfuh jgju tljgf dòlr`cgh cl Oumghi. Muhàr eujg` eljlpgs egigs`h p`staj,
elhigeo`j pljuru dgr` catgc-catgc geuh`s` yghi d`s`gpcgh Egii`l, elhkgr` cgjòlr
yghi kakac, elegsuccghhyg sgtu plr sgtu. Tumuf pljuru. Egigs`hhyg plhuf. T`dgc
fghyg `tu, d`g muig eleolrs`fcghhyg, elegst`cgh t`dgc gdg slout`r dlou puh yghi
elhleplj.
Jèg elh`t, d`g elhileogj`cgh p`staj `tu. Oumghi elhiiljlhi.
Muhàr cleogj` elhmujurcgh p`staj. [ld`c`t o`hiuhi. Clhgpg [` Ogo` Futgh
t`dgc egu elhigeo`jhyg1
"@tu e`j`ceu slcgrghi, Muhàr."
"FLF1" [gjahig olrslru, elhajlf— elhiflht`cgh elhgtgp pleghdghigh.
"@tu oucgh p`stajcu jgi`. Gcu eleolr`cghhyg clpgdgeu, Muhàr."
Muhàr elhljgh judgf, elhajlf cl [gjahig.
"Cgu fghyg o`sg eleolr`cghhyg clpgdg eur`d tlrog`ceu, Oumghi. Muhàr eur`dcu,
oucgh eur`deu." [gjahig clolrgtgh.
"Gcu o`sg eleolr`cghhyg clpgdg Muhàr."
"Flf, `tu plrgturgh ple`j`c p`staj tlrslout. Cgu fghyg o`sg elwgr`scghhyg
clpgdg eur`deu. Lhgc sgmg, cgu t`dgc o`sg elrusgc trgd`s` p`staj `h`." [gjahig
eljatat.
Oumghi eljgeog`cgh tghigh, "Gcu t`dgc gcgh plrhgf jupg eaelh sggt cgu
eleolr`cgh p`staj `tu clpgdgcu, [gjahig. Muig cgjègteu sggt `tu. 'R`staj Kajt `tu
gcu tlrèg dgr` iuru elhleogccu duju. D`g plrhgf o`jghi, sugtu sggt, olr`cgh p`staj
`tu clpgdg eur`d tlrog`ceu. Gcu sudgf elhyèpghhyg sljgeg tìg pujuf tgfuh, fgr`
`h` gcu eleolr`cghhyg clpgdgeu. Cgu gdgjgf eur`d tlrog`ccu. Olsac jusg, i`j`rgheu
elwgr`scghhyg.' Hgf, d` ogi`gh eghg yghi fgrus cuolr`cgh clpgdg eur`dcu1 Cgu fghyg
o`jghi, wgr`scgh. Rlsgheu oldg dlhigh iurueu duju. Rgi` `h`, gcu sudgf elhleucgh
ple`j`c ogruhyg. Muhàr."
[gjahig tlrd`ge.
Ygmgf Muhàr tlrj`fgt elrlcgf cgrlhg slhghi. D`g tgfu p`staj `tu sghigt
spls`gj. Oucgh fghyg cgrlhg `tu p`staj yghi flogt, ld`s` tlrog`c Kajt 7077 yghi
plrhgf gdg, eljg`hcgh cgrlhg slmgrgfhyg. Fghyg plhleogc p`staj tlrog`c yghi plrhgf

elelighihyg. Tgp` Muhàr slcgj` jgi` elhgtgp [gjahig. D`g egs`f rgiu-rgiu.
"R`staj `tu e`j`ceu, Muhàr." Oumghi olrcgtg tligs, "Tlrègjgf. Dlhigh
dle`c`gh, gcu o`sg eljlpgs ologh olrgt slmgc eleogwghyg. [gjahig sljgju egrgf-egrgf
m`cg gcu jlo`f ele`j`f tlch`c h`hmg dòghd`hi p`stajhyg. Cgu o`sg elhiiuhgcghhyg
jlo`f og`c."
"Tlrslrgf cgu sgmgjgf." [gjahig eleplrog`c` tap` kawoay—tlrs`hiiuhi sagj
tlch`c h`hmg, "Gcu muig duju tlrjgju klpgt eleolr`cgh p`staj `tu clpgdgeu,
slfgrushyg `tu eleghi e`j`c Muhàr. Cgu oucgh eur`d tlrog`ccu jgi`."
Oumghi tlrtgwg, eljgeog`cgh tghigh jgi`, t`dgc elhèpgj`.
"Tlrèg cgs`f, [` Ogo` Futgh." Muhàr o`kgrg—elhighiiuc faregt.
K@\T!
Dle` elhdlhigr cgjègt `tu, eao`j olrflht` elhdgdgc. Tfaegs elhi`hmgc rlehyg,
sgeo`j elhajlf cl oljgcghi.
"G[TGIG! TFAEGG[! CLHGRG CG\ OL_FLHT@ ELHDGDGC, FLF1 ELEGHIHPG GDG OLOLC PGHI
JGI@ ELHPLOL_GHI MGJGH!1" [gjahig jlo`f duju olrslru egrgf, tap` kawoay-hyg
tlrjlpgs, tuoufhyg t`dgc slhigmg elhifghtge curs` dlpgh.
"Eggn, Tugh [gjahig. @tu sghigt elhilmutcgh."
"GRGHPG PGHI ELHILM\TCGH1"
"Lf, `tu tgd` sugrg Muhàr, oucgh1 Gcu ogru cgj` `h` elhdlhigr Muhàr o`kgrg
dgjge plrkgcgpgh."
"M\H@A_ ELEGHI O@[G O@KG_G! GRG ELHG_@CHPG, TFAEG[!1" [gjahig eljatat igjgc.
Tfaegs elhylr`hig` jlogr, "Eggn, Tugh [gjahig. Gcu mghm` t`dgc gcgh elhi`hmgc
rle elhdgdgc jgi`. Gtgu jg`h cgj`, gcu gcgh o`jghi-o`jghi sloljue—"
"T\T\R E\J\TE\, TFAEG[! GRG [\[GFHPG ELHILE\D@ PGHI OLHG_!1 YF@TL, CG\, [@
CLEOG_ K\K\ I\_\ O\[F@, CLHGRG ELHPLOGJCGH [LCGJ@ ELEOGFG[ [AGJ M\H@A_ O@[G
O@KG_G!1"
Oumghi elhiujue tgwg. Rlrmgjghgh `h` t`dgc slouruc duigghhyg, elsc` elrlcg
sldghi d`clmgr dgh elhilmgr cljaepac pleouhuf elhilr`cgh. @h`
elhylhghicgh—slt`dgchyg oucgh
fghyg d`g yghi slcgrghi dègrgf` [gjahig.
Jèg oljgs elh`t, Mllp `tu cljugr dgr` mgjgh gspgj, elegsuc` mgjgh tghgf
olrjgp`scgh clr`c`j.
[gjahig egs`f olrsuhiut-suhiut, elhiljus dgf`hyg. Oumghi elhgtgp jlrlhi-
jlrlhi ouc`t. Cljac mgjgh slegc`h lcstrle, eljlhicuhi, elhghmgc, dlou elhilpuj dgr`
tghgf yghi clr`hi. C`r`-cghgh elrlcg fgepgrgh clouh sgyur. Tfaegs cahslhtrgs`
elhylt`r, olrusgfg gigr jgmu eao`j sleujus euhic`h, d`g oljue olrh`gt elhgeogf
egsgjgf dlhigh [gjahig. D`g lsctrg wgspgdg, slajgf sldghi eleogwg tljur legs yghi
cgjgu eao`j tlriuhkghi pljgh o`sg fghkur. Muhàr, ghgc rlegmg `tu gsy`c elhiljgp
p`staj Kajt ogruhyg. Lhtgf sudgf yghi clolrgpg cgj`.
Elrlcg sudgf slegc`h dlcgt. Jlpgs clouh sgyur, Mllp elegsuc` futgh ogeou.
Mgjghgh jlo`f dgtgr dgh jurus. _uepuh-ruepuh ogeou `tu elhmujghi t`hii`, tueouf
dlhigh mgrgc sldle`c`gh rupg, eleougt jarahi-jarahi yghi tlrj`fgt slplrt` cgryg
slh`. Ghi`h olrtùp pljgh, eleougt pafah-pafah `tu olrilelr`s`c. T`dgc gdg yghi
o`kgrg, egs`hi-egs`hi elhgtgp pleghdghigh d` jugr.
Jèg c`jaeltlr eljgmu, gcf`rhyg Mllp tòg d` t`t`c yghi d``hnaregs`cgh C`ca
dgh Puc`. Rlrs`s d` tlhigf futgh ogeou `tu, slougf caepjlcs o`grg elhygeout. D`
ilroghihyg gdg dug ougf pgtuhi s`hig olsgr, elhifgdghi. Tlrj`fgt igigf. Dlhigh
oghiuhgh pgiadg lepgt t`hicgt d` slt`gp suduthyg. Rlrs`s d` tlhigf caepjlcs, slougf
stupg olsgr, olrolhtuc cuogf. Dgh d` gtgs stupg `tu, elhmujghi elhgrg t`hii`. Lepgt
s`s` elhgrg `tu d`f`gs` juc`sgh egtg olrucurgh olsgr— k`r` o`grg sltlepgt, egtg
olsgr `tu gdgjgf rlprlslhtgs` Ouddfg.
Mllp elj`htgs` ilroghi. Oumghi elhgtgp pgtuhi s`hig yghi d`pgfgt sghigt
dltg`j. Caepjlcs o`grg `tu jlhighi. Fghyg ololrgpg o`csu eudg tlrj`fgt. Elhilhgcgh
pgcg`gh cfgs elrlcg. [gtu-dug sòuc elhygpu fgjgegh, olrflht` slmlhgc, elhgtgp
eao`j. Oumghi mljgs t`dgc sgjgf gjgegt, slougf flj`captlr tlrj`fgt elhdgrgt d`
jgpghigh olsgr dlcgt stupg. D`g elhilhgj`hyg, `tu [`carscy V?, sgjgf sgtu pratatypl
flj`captlr tlrklpgt d` duh`g, o`sg eljgmu f`hiig 4>2 ce/mge. [lplrt`hyg Gygca
olrsgeg plhigwgjhyg elhg`c` flj`captlr `tu dgr` oghdgrg.

Tfaegs elhiflht`cgh Mllp d` dlcgt oghiuhgh stupg, t`dgc mguf dgr` flj`captlr.
Elrlcg olrjaepgtgh turuh.
[gjgf sgtu o`csu elhygeout. Elhghicupcgh dug tljgpgc tghighhyg, eleouhicuc.
"Tugh Oumghi, Tugh Tfaegs, Tugh [gjahig, dgh Tugh Muhàr."
Elrlcg ogjgs elhighiiuc.
"Cgj`gh tljgf d`tuhiiu d` rughigh plrtleugh. Fgrgp olrclhgh elhi`cut`cu."
Elrlcg elhighiiuc jgi`, jghtgs olrmgjgh d` oljgcghi o`csu.
Eljlwgt` p`htu egsuc stupg, d`sgeout jarahi pghmghi dlhigh jghtg` ogtu.
T`ghi-t`ghi ogtu, sljghi-slj`hi dlhigh pgtuhi-pgtuhi. [gjgf sgtu yghi tlrolsgr
gdgjgf pgtuhi ouruhi Igrudg, plrs`s d` umuhi jarahi. O`csu elhdarahi p`htu d`
sgep`hi Igrudg, elrlcg tòg d` rughigh olr`cuthyg, jugs eleghmghi. Jghtg`hyg
tlrougt dgr` pgrqult cgyu. Tlrj`fgt elhi`jgp tghdg slr`hi d`plj. D`hd`hi-d`hd`hihyg
muig dgr` cgyu. Gdg pgtuhi Ouddfg olsgr d` d`hd`hi tlrdgjge. @tu slplrt`hyg tlepgt
o`csu olrcuepuj, gtgu oljgmgr. Tgp` cgj` `h`, fghyg gdg sgtu o`csu d` sghg, dgh
Gygca. Pghi olrd`r` sggt elhdlhigr jghicgf cgc` elhdlcgt.
"Oumghi-cuh, Tfaegs-cuh, Tugh [gjahig." Gygca elhygeout dlhigh tlrslhyue—
elsc` wgmgfhyg tlrj`fgt surge.
"Gygca-sgh." [gjahig egmu jlo`f duju, eleouhicuc.
Oumghi dgh Tfaegs `cut egmu, eleouhicuc.
"Gf, gpgcgf `h` eur`deu yghi Puc` dgh C`ca klr`tgcgh jlwgt v`dla kgjj, Tugh
[gjahig1" Gygca olrtghyg.
"Olhgr, Gygca-sgh. Hgeghyg Muhàr. Gcu e`htg eggn m`cg d`g tlrjgju plhd`ge."
Muhàr `cut eleouhicuc. T`dgc o`kgrg.
"Egs`f eudg, tgp` mljgs tgtgpgh egtghyg t`dgc o`sg d`tutup`. D`g klrdgs,
olrgh`, dgh plrkgyg d`r`. Tugh [gjahig slplrt`hyg olrfgs`j elhd`d`c plhlrus yghi
jugr o`gsg."
"@tu slougf pum`gh uhtuccu, Gygca-sgh. Tlrèg cgs`f."
Oumghi elelrfgt`cgh Gygca, d`g oljue o`kgrg. D`g slmgc tgd` sld`c`t o`hiuhi
elj`fgt plhgep`jgh Gygca. O`gsghyg, slt`gp cgj` d`g olrcuhmuhi cl Tacya, lhtgf `tu
elhlegh` Tgucl Olsgr duju, gtgu slhd`r`gh elhyljlsg`cgh o`sh`s dlhigh F`ra
Pgegiukf`, Gygca sljgju elhilhgcgh cèaha gtgu nur`sadl. Dlhigh rgeout d`sghiiuj
sldle`c`gh rupg, dghdghgh naregj. Ygh`tg us`g lhge pujufgh `tu tlrj`fgt ghiiuh,
ljligh, o`mgc, slsug` pas`s`hyg slogig` `str` cljugrig plhiugsg sfgdaw lkahaey
Mlpghi.
Tgp` slcgrghi, j`fgtjgf, d`g jlo`f e`r`p slplrt`.... Oumghi elhljgh judgf,
e`r`p h`hmg. Elhilhgcgh pgcg`gh iljgp, r`hicgs. Gdg sgouc jaige d` p`hiighihyg—
oajlf mgd` `tu gdgjgf cgtghg jlhtur. _geouthyg yghi slogi`gh eleut`f d``cgt clpghi.
T`dgc gdg egclup d` wgmgfhyg. Rlhgep`jghhyg olruogf tatgj. Igyg ogfgsghyg slcgrghi
jlo`f r`hicgs, jghisuhi, tghpg ogsg-ogs` pgrg oghisgwgh. Muig ilrgcgh tuouf,
lcsprls` wgmgf.
"Gpgcgf
elhgtgp Hyahyg
slc`tgr, Gygca
t`dgc gdg dgtghi slhd`r`gh1"
sgtu puh Tfaegs
plhigwgj dgr` olrtghyg,
Cljugrig slmgc tgd` d`g
Pgegiukf`.
"@yg, gcu dgtghi slhd`r`gh, Tfaegs-cuh."
"@tu olrgrt` Hyahyg Gygca elhlroghicgh slhd`r` [`carscy V? d` jugr sghg1"
Gygca tlrslhyue, elhighiiuc.
"@tu clrlh, Hyahyg Gygca." Tfaegs tlrtgwg, "Gcu tgfu Hyahyg Gygca o`sg
elhlroghicgh gpg puh, tgp` gcu t`dgc tgfu m`cg Cljugrig Pgegiukf` ele`j`c` olhdg
tlroghi yghi egs`f dgjge ngsl plhileoghigh. [lplrt`hyg flj`captlr `tu d`dlsg`h
cfusus uhtuc Hyahyg Gygca."
Oumghi elhljgh judgf. D`g olhgr-olhgr tlrclmut cgj` `h`. Gygca o`sg
elhlroghicgh flj`captlr1 Gstgig, d`g elhi`rg tljgf elhilhgj Cljugrig Pgegiukf`.
Elrlcg slr`hi olrtleu, Gygca slr`hi elhigmgchyg o`kgrg sagj madaf, elhighiigphyg
slplrt` ghgc slhd`r`. Gygca tlrj`fgt slplrt` òu-òu yghi elhylhghicgh, dlhigh
wgmgf clòugh, rgeout eujg` eleut`f. Tgp` gpg yghi Tfaegs o`jghi1 D`g o`sg
elhlroghicgh gpg puh, tlregsuc flj`captlr `tu1 [lhd`r`gh1 Rlh`jg`gh d`g sljgeg `h`
clj`ru ngtgj. Ogfcgh oajlf mgd`, Tfaegs jlo`f elhilhgj Gygca.
"Clhgpg Hyahyg Gygca eljgcucgh plrmgjghgh slhd`r`gh1" Tfaegs olrtghyg jgi`.
"Gcu fgrus elrgfgs`gcgh plrmgjghghcu, Tfaegs. Ogfcgh F`ra t`dgc plrju tgfu.
[`tugs` c`tg sghigt plj`c. Gcu t`dgc egu eleogfgygcgh ghiiatg cljugrig jg`h,

tlrutgeg cljugrigcu d` Tacya. Egcg gcu olrghicgt slhd`r`gh, eleogwg plsgwgt mlt
dgr` sghg, elhdgrgt d` Cgtfeghdu, p`hdgf elhileud` flj`captlr. Gcu ele`j`c` gslt d`
Hlpgj dgh Ofutgh, yghi tljgf d`s`gpcgh mguf-mguf fgr` uhtuc s`tugs` slplrt` `h`."
Oumghi elhgtgp Gygca. Elhylcg plj`p`shyg plrjgfgh.
Gygca tlrslhyue, "Cgu slplrt`hyg tlrclmut, Oumghi-cuh1"
"Tlhtu sgmg d`g tlrclmut. Ogfcgh elj`fgt Gygca-sgh elhilhgcgh pgcg`gh h`hmg
`tu, d`g tlrclmut sltlhigf egt`, elhi`rg Gygca-sgh arghi jg`h. Oumghi elhyghicg d`g
sudgf tgfu oghygc fgj tlhtghi duh`g cgj`gh, pgdgfgj d`g ogru elj`fgt cuj`t jugrhyg
sgmg." [gjahig olrsljaraf jlo`f duju.
Oumghi elhajlf cl [gjahig. O`gsghyg d`g gcgh eljatat, tgp` cgj` `h` elhgtgp
olrtghyg. Gpg yghi d`g t`dgc cltgfu` sljgeg `h`1
"Gygca-sgh gdgjgf h`hmg Cljugrig Pgegiukf`." [gjahig elhmgwgo.
H`hmg1 [lmgc cgpgh1
"D`gjgf tucghi pucuj tlrflogt Cljugrig Pgegiukf`. Oucgh Gcgsf`, oucgh yghi
jg`h. Cgu tlrt`pu plhgep`jghhyg sljgeg `h`, tlrjgju ygc`h sudgf elhiltgfu` oghygc
fgj. @higt clmgd`gh sggt c`tg elhylrghi egrcgs Egstlr Drgiah d` Fahi Cahi, dgh
d`ge-d`ge Egstlr Drgiah mustru elhylrghi ogj`c tìg egrcgs cljugrig jg`hhyg dlhigh
clcugtgh plhuf, sgjgf sgtuhyg Tacya. Olhtlhi Pgegiukf` t`dgc o`sg d`tleous ajlf
plhylrghi, Gygca-sgh yghi olrfgs`j elegtgfcgh slrghigh `tu olrsgeg Rlrcuepujgh
Iuhuhi Num`."
Oumghi elhljgh judgf.
"Rujufgh tgfuh F`ra Pgegiukf` o`sg olrtgfgh elhmgd` pleèp`h cljugrig, cgrlhg
Gygca-sgh. [ggt elrlcg elhigjge` olrogig` plhicf`ghgtgh dgr` sgudgrg F`ra, muig
upgyg pleouhufgh dgr` pleouhuf ogygrgh, Gygca-sgh yghi elhmgd` plrtgfghgh tlrgcf`r.
Tlregsuc sggt cgpgj elrlcg eljldgc d` Egjd`vls, olrtgfgh f`dup d` jgutgh. D`g
tlrj`fgt slplrt` wgh`tg o`gsg, sggt olrgdg d` tlhigf clrgeg`gh, elhutup` ngctg
tlrslout. [ggt plr`st`wg plrh`cgfgh [gcurg kahtaf olr`cuthyg, d`g tlrj`fgt slajgf
jlegf dgh elhghi`s, t`dgc o`sg eljgcucgh gpg puh. Tgp` d` jugr `tu, d`g gdgjgf
h`hmg flogt. Ogfcgh Iuru Ousf` elhifaregt`hyg, cgrlhg Gygca-sgh ele`j`c` iuru yghi
sgeg dlhighhyg. Elrlcg sgtu plriurugh, tlrp`sgf jèg oljgs tgfuh."
Oumghi olhgr-olhgr tlrd`ge cgj` `h`.
@tu elhmljgscgh oghygc fgj. Tlregsuc clhgpg Puc` dgh C`ca sljgju faregt
slt`gp elhylout hgeg Gygca—sljgju elhylrtg`hyg dlhigh pghii`jgh "Hyahyg".
Oumghi eleouhicuc, "Gcu e`htg eggn t`dgc plrhgf elhygdgr`hyg, Gygca-sgh. M`cg
dle`c`gh, gcu slfgrushyg eleghii`j Gygca-sgh dlhigh [lhsl`.―
Gygca tlrslhyue, eljgeog`cgh tghigh pljgh, "Gcu jlo`f sucg m`cg Oumghi-cuh
elhilhgjcu slplrt` sljgeg `h`. Cgrlhg Oumghi-cuh sudgf slplrt` ghgccu slhd`r`.
[lmgc Tgucl Olsgr elhyurufeu oljgmgr clpgdg Iuru Ousf`, dgh gcu elj`fgteu olrjgt`f
d` pldlsggh cgc` Iuhuhi Num`. _legmg us`g oljgsgh tgfuh yghi ogru sgmg clf`jghigh
òuhyg. Gcu slhghi slcgj`, sljuruf ghgccu plrlepugh, muig Puc`, C`ca, kuku Iuru
Ousf`
dgi`himuig
cge`plrlepugh.
slhd`r`." Cljugrig `h` gcf`rhyg puhyg ghgc jgc`-jgc`, elsc` oucgh dgrgf
Oumghi eleouhicuc jgi`, jlo`f dgjge.
"[gyghihyg, fgr` `h`, gcu fgrus euhkuj dlhigh sljuruf gtròut h`hmg. C`tg
olrcuepuj dgjge s`tugs` yghi ouruc.
Tfaegs tljgf elhkuhic`j slsugtu. Trghsgcs` pleolj`gh yghi d`jgcucgh ajlf MM.
Kastljja tljgf eleoghic`tcgh clcugtgh olsgr egsg jgju."
"Gcu e`htg eggn, Hyahyg Gygca. @tu sleug sgjgfcu." Tfaegs `cut eleouhicuc.
D`g elhylsgj— slfgrushyg d`g t`dgc elegcsg trghsgcs` `tu tlrmgd`. Rlduj` gegt
dlhigh rlcarhyg yghi 722% olrfgs`j. D`g 'hg`n slcgj`, fghyg dle` sgtu caplr legs.
"@tu oucgh sgjgfeu, Tfaegs-cuh. Klpgt gtgu jgeogt, fgj `h` gcgh tlrmgd`.
Jlwgt tghigheu, gtgu oucgh, plr`st`wg `h` t`dgc o`sg d`f`hdgr`. Gcu ogfcgh tljgf
olrs`gp slmgc egs`f rlegmg. Clt`cg iuru eujg` eljgt`fcu. Lhtgfjgf, gpgcgf plrs`gpgh
`tu kucup gtgu t`dgc. [lt`dgchyg, c`tg egs`f o`sg olrcuepuj d` s`h`." Gygca elhgtgp
Tfaegs, tlrslhyue.
Ygmgf wgh`tg us`g lhge pujufgh `tu egs`f rgegf dgh jleout slplrt` o`gsghyg.
Iurgt-iurgt us`g tug t`dgc o`sg d`f`jghicgh dgr` sghg. Tgp` cgj` `h`, tgtgpgh `tu
jlo`f slrùs, jlo`f tgmge. Olrclj`hdgh dlhigh clklegsgh.
"Gya, egr` c`tg duduc, gigr jlo`f hygegh eljghmutcgh plrkgcgpgh. Gcu gcgh

elhmljgscgh sgtu-dug fgj. Gf, gcu sgepg` jupg," Gygca elhuhmuc cl sgep`hi,
"Rlrclhgjcgh, O`csu Dfgeea, d`g gdgjgf tltug o`csu o`grg `h`. Duju, Iuru Ousf`
plrhgf oljgmgr d` s`h` ololrgpg oujgh."
[gjgf sgtu o`csu pgj`hi slhàr d` o`grg `tu elhghicupcgh cldug tljgpgc
tghighhyg.
_aeoahigh `cut eleouhicuc, eleogjgs sgjge plhifaregtgh.
"O`csu Dfgeea gcgh eleoghtu sgtu-dug fgj."
"Gcu gcgh olrusgfg slegcsègj euhic`h, Gygca-sgh.... [uhiiuf, m`cg c`tg tgfu
oltgpg spls`gjhyg sgj`hi olrogi` gtgu eleoghtu arghi jg`h, c`tg ogfcgh t`dgc gcgh
eleo`grcgh slpatahi rat` clk`j fghyg d`fgo`scgh uhtuc slhd`r`, tghpg eleogi`hyg cl
arghi jg`h."
"Ygf, `tu cgjègt yghi flogt slcgj`, Ra O`csu." [gjahig tlrtgwg pljgh.
Oumghi elhiusgp wgmgfhyg. Olrtgeogf sgtu jgi` 'pgrthlr' [gjahig eleo`kgrgcgh
fgj-fgj o`mgc, dgh slmlh`shyg `tu. \rusgh `h` o`sg olrtljl-tljl m`cg [gjahig
eleogfgs fgj tlrslout. Tgp` syucurjgf, Gygca nacus pgdg egsgjgf elrlcg, eujg`
olrklr`tg sggt sleug tljgf duduc d` gtgs jghtg` pgrqult cgyu.
Lp`sadl > Mgjur [utrg

CGJ@GH plrhgf elhdlhigr `st`jgf Mgjur [utrg1
Mgjur [utrg gdgjgf rutl mgjgh dgrgt yghi elhifuouhicgh ghtgrg Tèur dgh
Ogrgt. Gs`g dgh Lrapg. Tlrolhtghi pghmghi eujg` dgr` s`s` tèur Kf`hg, f`hiig catg-
catg plht`hi Lrapg, muig tòg d` Els`r (Gnr`cg). _utl `tu elj`htgs` tlepgt-tlepgt
plht`hi, olrogig` pusgt plrgdgogh olsgr d` egsghyg. D` lrg `tu, mgjur `tu oucghjgf
mgjghgh gspgj, gpgjgi` taj. Hygr`s sljurufhyg gdgjgf mgjghgh sltgpgc, olrjgp`scgh
tghgf gtgu clr`c`j. D` eusè d`hi`h, c`r`-cghgh elhuepuc sgjmu. D` eusè pghgs,
plpafahgh elhif`mgu. D` eusè iuiur, dldguhgh clr`hi oltlroghigh. Elj`htgs` jleogf,
elhleous kljgf pliuhuhigh, elh`t` dghgu, suhig`, tgc tlro`jghi muejgfhyg.
Clhgpg d`slout Mgjur [utrg1 Cgrlhg lrg `tu, tgfuh ?22 [E, oghisg Kf`hg
elhleucgh tlch`c yghi jlo`f lnlct`n elepraducs` sutrg. @tu elhmgd` cgogr flogt ogi`
sljuruf duh`g, tlrutgeg uhtuc pgrg oghisgwgh, cljugrig cgyg, elrlcg o`sg elhilhgcgh
pgcg`gh dlhigh ogfgh jlo`f og`c, jlo`f elwgf, dgh olrcljgs. Oucgh cg`h ghygegh
cgsgr, cgcu, dgh olrgt. Egcg dèujg`jgf plrdgighigh sutrg. Cg`h-cg`h egfgj `tu
dògwg ajlf pldgighi dgr` Kf`hg, elhumu Lrapg. Dgh t`dgc fghyg sutrg, sggt cahlcs`
catg-catg tlrolhtuc, pldgighi muig eleogwg ogrghi-ogrghi jg`h, slplrt` rlepgf-
rlepgf, clrge`c, fgs`j oue`, dgh slogig`hyg.
[lcgj` pldgighi eleujg` elj`htgs` mgjgh dgrgt tlrslout, `tu olrgrt`
plrmgjghgh olroujgh-oujgh. Rghmghi rutl `tu t`dgc curghi dgr` >.<22 c`jaeltlr. M`cg
slfgr` eghus`g fghyg o`sg olrmgjgh <2->2 c`jaeltlr, egcg f`tuhi slhd`r` olrgpg
wgctu yghi dòutufcgh. Elrlcg elhiiuhgcgh cudg, uhtg, cljldg`, dgh flwgh jg`hhyg.
Eleogwg ogrghi-ogrghi, slcgjìus tlhdg, plrgjgtgh egcgh, dòghtu cuj` dgh oudgc,
slrtg tlhtu sgmg,

o`sg elhmge`h elrlcg gcgh
plrmgjghgh eleogwg slhmgtgsgmg.
gegh-gegh uhtucT`dgc
elj`hduhi`
fghyg raeoahigh. T`dgc
slrghigh dgr` gdg yghi
oghd`t,
plhmgfgt, tgp` muig ghkgegh dgr` plplrghigh, plrloutgh clcugsggh.
[ljgeg 7.922 tgfuh, Mgjur [utrg elhigjge` lvajus` ololrgpg cgj`, elhigjge`
egmu-euhdur clrgmggh olsgr. _utl `tu plrhgf d`cugsg` ajlf Clrgmggh _aegw`, muig
Clcg`sgrgh Oyzghtùe, d`susuj Clcg`sgrgh D`hgst` Tghi, muig clcugsggh Cfgj`ngf
@sjge, jghtgs oghisg haegdlh @eplrùe Eahiaj`g yghi tlrolhtghi jugs, f`hiig
gcf`rhyg eujg` clf`jghigh pgearhyg d` gogd cl-7<, sltljgf mgjur `tu tlrplkgf oljgf
ajlf tlrolhtuchyg hligrg-hligrg clk`j, plhiugsg ogru, slrtg p`j`fgh trghspartgs`
jg`h yghi jlo`f elhgr`c.
Fgr` `h`, cgj`gh euhic`h t`dgc tgfu oltgpg eligfhyg Mgjur [utrg. Fgr` `h`,
arghi-arghi olplri`gh slrtg eleogwg cgria dlhigh plsgwgt, cgpgj, dgh eadg
trghspartgs` jlo`f eadlrh. Tgp` gpg puh `tu, t`dgc gdg yghi o`sg elhifgpus slmgrgf
Mgjur [utrg. [ljgeg 7.922 tgfuh mgjur `tu elhmgd` rutl pgj`hi plht`hi plrlcahae`gh
sljuruf duh`g. Ogfcgh fgr` `h`, ololrgpg hligrg olrusgfg elhileogj`cgh clmgyggh
rutl `tu, slogig` gjgt slcgjìus sèoaj elhiugsg` plrlcahae`gh duh`g.
_ughi olrjghtg` pgrqult cgyu `tu jlhighi slmlhgc.
Elhy`sgcgh Gygca yghi elhgr`c hgpgs plrjgfgh, olrklr`tg. [gjahig, Oumghi,
Tfaegs, dgh Muhàr elelrfgt`cgh cgjègt-cgjègthyg slmgc tgd`. Elrlcg duduc olrs`jg

d` jghtg`, eleolhtuc j`hicgrgh. O`csu Dfgeea duduc d` sgep`hi Gygca.

"Cgpgh cljugrig plhiugsg sfgdaw lkahaey eujg` tlrolhtuc1 T`dgc gdg kgtgtgh
pgst`hyg. Gcu tljgf elepljgmgr` sagj `tu slmgc elhigeo`j plhd`d`cgh naregj. Tgp`
elhurut ololrgpg plrcgelh jgeg, tlregsuc kgtgtgh dgr` plhmljgmgf tlrcleucg slplrt`
Egrka Raja, @ohu Ogtutgf, cljugrig plrtgeg yghi eujg` elhiiuhgcgh plhdlcgtgh
eadlrh, f`lrgrc` clcugsggh yghi rgp`, tlregsuc eleolhtuc pgsucgh tucghi pucuj,
eujg` d`slout-slout pgdg gogd cl-7, sggt D`hgst` Tghi elhiugsg` Mgjur [utrg.
"Gdgjgf slarghi pleouhuf ogygrgh yghi olrhgeg _af Drucpg f`dup d` egsg `tu.
D`g gdgjgf pleouhuf tlrog`c lrg `tu. D`jgf`rcgh dgh dòlsgrcgh d` iuhuhi-iuhuhi
t`hii` Fègjgyg. [lmgc clk`j d`g tlro`gsg eljlwgt` jgt`fgh n`s`c tgc tlrogyghicgh.
Elhurut ololrgpg klr`tg, d`g o`sg elegcsg tuoufhyg elhurut, d`clhdgj`cgh. Dgjge
jlvlj tlrtlhtu, `tu slplrt` t`dgc egsuc gcgj. E`sgjhyg, _af Drucpg egepu
elhyleoufcgh jucg olsgr d` tuoufhyg fghyg dlhigh eld`tgs` sgtu egjge, elegcsg slj-
slj tuoufhyg puj`f dlhigh slhd`r`hyg.
"[lmgc clk`j d`g d`s`gpcgh elhmgd` pleouhuf ogygrgh flogt. D`g jgf`r d`
slougf plrcgepuhigh clk`j d` jlrlhi-jlrlhi tlrmgj pliuhuhigh. T`dgc gdg yghi tgfu
jltgc pgst` plrcgepuhigh `tu, tgp` tlepgt `tu jlilhdgr`s, eljgf`rcgh oghygc
pleouhuf ogygrgh tlrog`c. Olrjgt`f slmgc clk`j, _af Drucpg ele`j`c` clegepugh
olrtgruhi yghi jlhicgp. Mgrgc mguf, d`g o`sg elhleogccgh ghgc pghgf slkgrg gcurgt
rgtusgh eltlr. Mgrgc dlcgt, pldghihyg sghigt elegt`cgh. Muig murus tghigh
casahihyg, t`dgc gdg yghi o`sg elhghd`hi`hyg. [ggt _af Drucpg tljgf elhghdg`
sgsgrghhyg, fghyg sagj wgctu tgrilthyg tlrcgpgr. Dgh `tujgf yghi tlrmgd` sggt
D`hgst` Tghi olrcugsg, _af Drucpg d`tuigscgh eleouhuf cg`sgr sloljuehyg. D`g
olrfgs`j, slarghi d`r` elhleous plrtgfghgh @stghg Tlrjgrghi, elhifgo`s` rgtusgh
pgsucgh lj`t, jghtgs elhifgo`s` cg`sgr jgeg.
"Clcg`sgrgh olright`, plhiugsg Mgjur [utrg olruogf. [lmgt`hyg, oucgh D`hgst`
Tghi yghi elhiugsg` mgjur `tu cleud`gh.
_af Drucpg t`dgc ele`htg ogygrgh legs gtgu plrgc gtgs pleouhufgh `tu, d`g
fghyg ele`htg cahsls`, yg`tu elhmgd` plhmgig tuhiigj mgjur `tu. Dlhigh mge`hgh,
clcg`sgrgh t`dgc gcgh elhiighiiuhyg, puh d`g muig t`dgc gcgh elhiighiiu @stghg
Tlrjgrghi jgi`. _af Drucpg gcgh elegst`cgh mgjur `tu gegh, dgh slkgrg ataegt`s,
plrlcahae`gh D`hgst` Tghi `cut eljlsgt. [logig` èogjgh elhmgig mgjur `tu, slt`gp
cgrgvgh pldgighi, slt`gp raeoahigh plhileogrg, elrlcg fgrus eleogygr uplt` elj`htgs
clpgdghyg. Cg`sgr ogru elhyltumu`hyg.
"_utl `tu tlrolhtghi pghmghi ròugh c`jaeltlr, ogigèghg _af Drucpg slarghi
d`r` gcgh elhmgighyg1 Egcg d`g eujg` elrlcrut pgsucgh tucghi pucuj, d`g eleolhtuc
cljaepac yghi d`slout 'Tlrgtg` Legs'. Dgjge clplrkgyggh _af Drucpg, ouhig tlrgtg`
gdgjgf ouhig yghi suk`. Ouhig `tu o`sg tueouf d` gtgs cajge yghi catar, tltgp o`sg
elcgr `hdgf.
"D`g eleghi t`dgc fghyg pleouhuf ogygrgh yghi flogt, d`g muig ple`c`r yghi
ilhùs.
slegjge,D`g
d`gtgfu,
eujgèleolhtuc
elhigeo`jpgsucgh yghi
ghgc-ghgc jaygj,
clk`j d` olrgh`, dgh cugt
slt`gp Mgjur t`dgc
[utrg mgd` dgjge
elj`htgs. Eujg`
dgr` Rlrs`g, Cahstght`haplj, Eahiaj`g, Kf`hg, [gegrcghd, dgh slogig`hyg. [logi`gh
olrigouhi sucgrljg, cgrlhg cljugrighyg dòlr`cgh slcghtahi ughi, jlo`f oghygc yghi
t`dgc puhyg p`j`fgh jg`h, cgrlhg carogh plplrghigh, plhylrghigh oghd`t. Ghgc-ghgc
ygtè-p`gtu `tu d`cuepujcgh d` slougf iuhuhi, mguf dgr` eghg puh, d`jgt`f olrtgfuh-
tgfuh, f`hiig elhmgd` tucghi pucuj. @tu olrgrt` olrogig` gj`rgh `jeu oljg d`r`,
olrogig` slhmgtg, muig trgd`s`, cloudgyggh, olrtleu d` egrcgs elrlcg, eleougt ghgc-
ghgc `tu jlo`f flogt jgi`.
"_af Drucpg tljgf jgeg elh`hiigj dug oljgs gogd jgju, d` us`g slrgtus jèg
oljgs tgfuh. Elhurut kgtgtgh yghi cue`j`c`, d`g ogfcgh egs`f o`sg olrtgruhi slfgr`
sloljue elh`hiigj. Clegepugh n`s`chyg tltgp elhigiuecgh. D`g wgngt cgrlhg
clrgkuhgh, eusufhyg d`ge-d`ge elrgkuh` egcghghhyg. Tgp` t`dgc dlhigh 'Tlrgtg`
Legs', cljaepac `tu tlrus olrtgfgh. Clcugsggh d` Kf`hg s`j`f olright`, clrgmggh
ogru olreuhkujgh, muig hligrg-hligrg yghi ruhtuf, cleud`gh tlrolhtuc jgi`. Cljaepac
`tu tltgp elhmgig rutl plrdgighigh tlrslout, dlhigh pr`hs`phyg, t`dgc elhiighiiu
plhiugsg hligrg, puh elrlcg t`dgc egu dìghiiu s`gpg puh. Rleèp`h 'Tlrgtg` Legs'
olr`cuthyg tltgp elegcg` hgeg _af Drucpg, fghyg elhgeogfcgh ghicg d` oljgcghihyg,
slogig` tghdg d`g ilhlrgs` yghi clolrgpg.

"Gogd cl-79, sggt Mgjur [utrg clf`jghigh pgearhyg, cljaepac `tu eleutuscgh
eljgcucgh fòlrhgs` pghmghi. Elrlcg t`dgc jgi` gct`n dgjge o`sh`s, fghyg slslcgj`
elhi`rè cgpgj cgria, gtgu elhigwgj lcspld`s` plht`hi uhtuc clplrjugh tlrogtgs.
Ghiiatghyg olrcurghi drgst`s, tgp` elrlcg tltgpjgf cljaepac yghi olsgr, cgyg rgyg,
dgh cugt. Gogd cl-?2, plrghi duh`g eljltus dug cgj`, duh`g eadlrh tòg, cljaepac
`tu eleutuscgh p`hdgf cl iuhuhi-iuhuhi t`hii` d` Ofutgh, tlepgt pgj`hi dgeg`,
slcgjìus tghgf cljgf`rgh _af Drucpg. Elrlcg jlo`f elhyucg` clf`dupgh trgd`sàhgj,
sgeo`j tltgp elhd`d`c ilhlrgs` plhlrus olr`cuthyg, ele`j`c` pgsucgh tucghi pucuj,
elsc`puh jlo`f oghygc fghyg t`hiigj slogig` pltgh` d` iuhuhi-iuhuhi tlrslout.
"Tgp` `tu oucgh olrgrt` sleug olrmgjgh dgeg` slplrt` yghi tlrj`fgt. Gpg
egsgjgfhyg1 Cljugrig plhiugsg sfgdaw lkahaey sljgju rgcus, elrlcg tlrus
olrlcspghs`, `hi`h slegc`h olrtgeogf cgyg, cgyg, dgh cgyg. Fghyg sagj wgctu, elrlcg
olrs`hiiuhigh dlhigh cljaepac `tu. Tgfuh 70>2-gh, us`gcu ogru oljgsgh tgfuh,
plhiugsg sfgdaw lkahaey d` Fahi Cahi eleougt egsgjgf, elrlcg elrgepgs slougf cgpgj
cahtg`hlr d` plrg`rgh @hd`g, cgrlhg elj`htgs tghpg `z`h. Tgp` elrlcg sgjgf
olrf`tuhi, cgpgj `tu tlrhygtg e`j`c cljaepac 'Tlrgtg` Legs', yghi sldghi eleogwg
ogrghi-ogrghi elrlcg dgr` Tghduc Gnr`cg. Dgh s`gjhyg, sggt plrgepgsgh cgpgj `tu,
sgjgf sgtu gwgc cgpgj elh`hiigj. D`g oucgh ghiiatg o`gsg, d`g gdgjgf putrg dgr` _af
Drucpg VV. @tu ngtgj slcgj`, plhif`hggh olsgr, cljaepac 'Tlrgtg` Legs' elhylrghi
Fahi Cahi dlhigh clcugtgh plhuf.
"Tlrdlsgc, Fahi Cahi ele`htg oghtugh dgr` cljugrig-cljugrig jg`h. Rlrtgruhigh
eljltus. Olre`hiiu-e`hiiu, olroujgh-oujgh, eljlegfcgh structur arigh`sgs` sfgdaw
lkahaey, elhifgo`s` sueolr dgyg lcahae`. @tu muig yghi eleolr`cgh clslepgtgh clpgdg
Atlts d` Orgtvg, F`ra suge`cu, muig Cljugrig Tahi d` hligrg cgj`gh tueouf
olrcleoghi. Cgrlhg hygr`s slpgruf cljugrig plhiugsg sfgdaw lkahaey jgeg clfgo`sgh
lhlri` eljgwgh 'Tlrgtg` Legs'. Rlrtgruhigh ogru sljlsg` sggt dug pltgruhi flogt lrg
`tu dè`htg ajlf gj`ghs` cljugrig sfgdaw lkahaey elhleu` _af Drucpg VV. Dug
pltgruhi `tu gdgjgf Iuru Ousf`, us`ghyg egs`f eudg wgctu `tu, tìg pujufgh, dgh
pltgruhi olrplhigjgegh olrus`g lhge pujuf jlo`f, [` Egtg Elrgf—"
"Gstgig1" Oumghi olrslru pljgh. D`g t`dgc elhduig hgeg `tu d`sloutcgh Gygca
dgjge klr`tg.
"@yg. [gjgf sgtu dgr` pltgruhi `tu gdgjgf cgclceu, Oumghi-cuh. [` Egtg Elrgf,
gygf dgr` [gegd, tucghi pucuj safar dgr` Rujgu [uegtlrg. D`g olrghicgt dgr` Rujgu
[uegtlrg, tòg d` [`higpurg, olrtleu Iuru Ousf` d` Tacya, jghtgs elhumu Ofutgh.
Rltgruhi yghi oajg egtghyg olrwgrhg elrgf plcgt sggt elhigeuc, sggt d`g
elhiljugrcgh clcugtgh flogt e`j`chyg."
Oumghi elhljgh judgf. D`g t`dgc tgfu c`sgf `tu. [gjahig olhgr, d`g oajlf mgd`
ogru tgfu cuj`t jugrhyg sgmg tlhtghi sfgdaw lkahaey dgh slmgrgf pghmghihyg.
"Gcu egs`f rlegmg sggt `tu, gcu elhdlhigr jghisuhi c`sgf lp`c plrtgruhigh
Iuru Ousf` dgh [` Egtg Elrgf eljgwgh _af Drucpg VV. Elrlcg olrtgruhi tìg fgr` tìg
egjge, d` iuhuhi-iuhuhi
`cut elhilhghi Ofutgh."
klr`tg flogt Gygca tlrd`ge
`tu, "T`dgc slmlhgc,
gdg yghi lcsprls`
elelhghicgh wgmgfhyg`tu.
plrtgruhigh slplrt`
Dug
jgwgh sgtu. Iuru Ousf` dgh [` Egtg Elrgf tlrjucg, _af Drucpg VV muig tlrjucg. D`
fgr` cllepgt, elrlcg olrslpgcgt, elhigcf`r` plrt`cg`gh dgh clcgkgugh. Cgrlhg
cljaepac 'Tlrgtg` Legs' slolhgrhyg tljgf eleogjgs sgc`t fgt`, jlo`f dgr` fgrig
clegt`gh ghgchyg. _af Drucpg VV cleogj` cl jlrlhi-jlrlhi iuhuhi clcugsgghhyg.
"[` Egtg Elrgf cleogj` cl [uegtlrg. Iuru Ousf` cleogj` cl Tacya, gcu olrtleu
dlhighhyg d` plriurugh e`j`c cljugrighyg. Gcu `higt slcgj` cgjègthyg duju, 'Gygca,
lsac jusg, clmgd`gh `h` pgst` tlrujghi. Geo`s` cljugrig sfgdaw lkahaey gcgh
olrs`hiiuhigh jgi` dlhigh cljaepac _af Drucpg. [ggt `tu tlrmgd`, gcu t`dgc tgfu
s`gpg yghi o`sg elhiflht`cgh 'Tlrgtg` Legs'. Gcu euhic`h tljgf elh`hiigj. Euhic`h
`tu gdgjgf tghiiuhi mgwgoeu.'"
Gygca elhifljg hgpgs plrjgfgh, "Fgr` `h`... slsug` dlhigh cgjègt Iuru Ousf`,
egsgjgf `tu cleogj` tlrujghi. MM. Kastljja t`dgc tgfu, iuhuhi yghi d`g olj` gdgjgf
e`j`c 'Tlrgtg` Legs', d`g fghyg plduj` sagj kgdghigh pjutahùe. D`g fghyg plduj`
oljgjg` o`sh`shyg tlrus elhiiur`tg....
"Rgdgfgj `tu oucgh slcgdgr tgeoghi yghi elhiuhtuhicgh. @tu oucgh slcgdgr
jgfgh plrtgh`gh plhduduc o`gsg yghi elhghge mgiuhi dgh sgyur, gtgu sgwgf-sgwgf
suour. @tu egrcgs 'Tlrgtg` Legs'.

Ogfcgh ghgc-ghgc d` sghg, tlro`gsg olreg`h eljlepgr sfur`clh. Tlro`gsg

olrjgr`gh elh`t` slogtghi ogeou tghpg mgtuf. Tfaegs muig t`dgc tgfu, sggt
elhiiuhgcgh p`fgc clrgmggh uhtuc elegcsg trghsgcs` tlrslout, tgcftg clrgmggh d`
hligrg `tu fghyg sèoaj. Ilhlrgs` slcgrghi yghi olrcugsg slplrt`hyg jupg, m`cg
Ilhif`s Cfgh, gtgu Cg`sgr D`hgst` Tghi slcgj`puh, t`dgc olrgh` elhylhtuf cljaepac
`tu.
"Tgp` `h`jgf yghi tlrmgd`. Elrlcg mljgs egrgf sggt tgfu tghgf jljufur elrlcg
d`mugj, dgh gcgh d`mgd`cgh tgeoghi pjutahùe. Gcu o`sg elegfge` clegrgfgh
tlrslout.... Tgp` sleug tljgf tlrmgd`.... Gcu elhilhgj` igeogr yghi d`c`rècgh Puc`
dgh C`ca jlwgt v`dla kgjj. Tgta d` tljgpgc cgc` `tu gdgjgf e`j`c 'Tlrgtg` Legs'.
[lt`gp ghiiatg elrlcg ele`j`c` tgta tlrslout. Egcg gcu eleutuscgh slilrg elhigeo`j
t`hdgcgh. Ele`htg cgj`gh sleug olrcuepuj d` o`grg `h`. C`tg fgrus slilrg elhkgr`
mgjgh cljugr dlhigh cljaepac `tu. [loljue plrghi slegc`h eljugs."
Gygca elhigcf`r` klr`tghyg.
[gjahig elhighiiuc tgczè.
"M`cg dle`c`gh, Gygca-sgh elhgwgrcgh plrdgeg`gh dlhigh elrlcg1"
"@yg, c`tg t`dgc o`sg olrplrghi, Tugh [gjahig. Ogfcgh Iuru Ousf` dgh [` Egtg
Elrgf, dug pltgruhi tlrog`c d` lrghyg, t`dgc o`sg elhghi eljgwghhyg. Gpgjgi` dlhigh
s`tugs` slcgrghi. _af Drucpg VV egs`f olrcugsg d` sghg, us`ghyg euhic`h jlo`f
slrgtus tgfuh, tgp` cljaepac `tu puhyg clegepugh yghi uh`c. Oucghhyg eljlegf,
elrlcg tltgp cugt sggt olrghmgc tug. Dgh mljgs jlo`f olrplhigjgegh. Elrlcg muig
ele`j`c` gslt, sueolr dgyg d` oghygc tlepgt. Ghiiatg elrlcg dgtghi dgr` olrogig`
plhmuru duh`g. Cljaepac `tu sghigt cgyg rgyg. Elrlcg elhifèpuh clcgyggh slmgc
ròugh tgfuh jgju. Lhtgf olrgpg tèouhgh legs e`j`c elrlcg d` iuhuhi `tu. Eudgf
sgmg elrlcg elhi`rècgh flj`captlr, raclt, dgh slhmgtg plrghi eadlrh jg`hhyg."
"Gpg rlhkghg Gygca-sgh1"
"Gcu gcgh ele`htg plrtleugh dlhigh _af Drucpg VV, eleo`kgrgcgh sajus`hyg.
Trghsgcs` `tu fgrus ogtgj. Gcu t`dgc tgfu fgrig eleogtgjcghhyg. _af Drucpg VV mljgs
egrgf olsgr f`hiig d`g elhi`rè pgsucgh cl E`ge`, muig cl catg cgj`gh fghyg
ololrgpg mge sltljgf Tfaegs-c`/h elhyljlsg`cghhyg. O`csu Dfgeea yghi gcgh elhmgd`
mleogtgh plrtleugh, cgrlhg cljaepac `tu sghigt elhifaregt` tacaf gigeg. O`grg `h`,
ele`j`c` paras, fuouhigh lrgt dlhigh o`grg d` iuhuhi Ofutgh tlrslout. @tujgf clhgpg
gcu ele`htg sleug jghisuhi elhumu cl s`h`. [leaig c`tg oljue tlrjgeogt."
O`csu Dfgeea yghi duduc d` sloljgf Gygca elhighiiuc, "Fgt` yghi olrs`f,
sljgju egepu elhleucgh gjgsgh uhtuc eleggncgh dgh elhigs`f`. Fgt` yghi catar,
sljgju o`sg eleougt gjgsgh uhtuc eleolhk` dgh eleusuf`. Gygca-sgh, gcu dlhigh
slhghi fgt` eleoghtu cgj`gh. Gcu gcgh slilrg elhy`gpcgh plrtleugh. [leaig `h` o`sg
elhkligf clrusgcgh yghi jlo`f olsgr."
"Tlrèg cgs`f, O`csu Dfgeea."
Tfaegs eleouhicuc dgjge-dgjge. D`g flhdgc o`kgrg.
Gygcasgjgfcu,
"@h` elhighiiuc, s`jgcgh.
Hyahyg Gygca. O`grcgh gcu sgmg yghi elhleu` elrlcg."
Gygca elhiiljlhi. @tu `dl ouruc.
"Hyahyg Gygca, m`cg gcu igigj, egcg kucup gcu yghi eleogygr clsgjgfgh `h`.
Hyahyg Gygca t`dgc ele`j`c` tghiiuhi mgwgo gtgs egsgjgf tlrslout."
"T`dgc, Tfaegs-c`/h. Klpgt gtgu jgeogt, `h` gcgh elhmgd` egsgjgf sleug
plhiugsg sfgdaw lkahaey. Elhmgjgr cl eghg-eghg. [lplrt` clmgd`gh tgfuh 70>2-gh, MM.
Kastljja gcgh ele`htg oghtugh cljugrig jg`h. Rlrghi olsgr tlrmgd`. @h` tghiiuhi
mgwgocu, plsgh dgr` Iuru Ousf`."
"Hyahyg Gygca—"
"Flf, Tfaegs." [gjahig eleatahi jlo`f duju, "Cgu c`rg elrlcg egu olrtleu
jghisuhi dlhigheu sltljgf plhif`hggh `tu1"
"Lf-"
"Gcu sgmg cgdghi egjgs o`kgrg dlhigh cgu sltljgf cljgcugheu elhileud`.
Gpgjgi` cgsus `h`, cgu elhmugj tghgf jljufur elrlcg. Tlepgt elrlcg jgf`r, olsgr,
jghtgs olsac jusg egt`, dègcgecgh. Mghighcgh o`kgrg
dlhigheu, elrlcg ogfcgh m`m`c dujugh elj`fgt wgmgf cusuteu `h`."
Tfaegs elhiusgp wgmgfhyg. Tgp` [gjahig olhgr. \rusgh `h` sudgf tlrjghmur
cusut.

"Tgp`, Tugh [gjahig. Gcu o`sg—"

"Olrflht`jgf sac mgiagh, Tfaegs." [gjahig olrsuhiut-suhiut, "Gtgu igigf-
igigfgh. C`tg eleoutufcgh oghtugh dgr` sleug arghi. Olruhtuhi Gygca-sgh slcgrghi
t`dgc eleucujeu dlhigh o`jgf ogeou, d`g egjgf elhgwgrcgh eleoghtu."
Tfaegs tlrd`ge.
"C`tg gcgh elhleu` elrlcg olrsgeg-sgeg, Tfaegs." Oumghi `cut o`kgrg, "C`tg
gcgh elhyljlsg`cgh `h` olrsgeg-sgeg. Gygca-slhsl/gcgh eleèp`h d`pjaegs`." Gygca
elhighiiuc.
Tfaegs elhileouscgh hgpgshyg plrjgfgh. Elhgtgp Oumghi. Elhgtgp Gygca. Flhdgc
elhgtgp [gjahig—ogtgj, [gjahig egs`f tlrj`fgt clsgj slcgj`.
Gcf`rhyg Tfaegs `cut elhighiiuc.
Lp`sadl 9 Rlrtgruhigh d` \dgrg

OLOL_GRG elh`t cleud`gh, O`csu Dfgeea elhiiuhgcgh tljlpah ilhiige tug
e`j`chyg, eujg` olrusgfg elhiahtgc o`grg d` Ofutgh.
Rlrtleugh d` rughigh olrjghtg` pgrqult cgyu `tu tlrflht` slmlhgc, elhuhiiu
fgs`j pleo`kgrggh O`csu Dfgeea. Oasgh fghyg duduc olrs`jg, [gjahig elegsghi tap`
kawoay, eleutuscgh elj`fgt-j`fgt caepjlcs o`grg, d`tlegh` yghi jg`hhyg.
Elrlcg eujg` olrclj`j`hi, elj`htgs` oghiuhgh tug yghi tlrj`fgt `hdgf.
"O`grg `h`, m`cg elj`fgt oghiuhghhyg, slplrt`hyg tljgf gdg slmgc ròugh tgfuh
jgju. @h` oghiuhgh olrslmgrgf...." [gjahig elhdahigc, elhgtgp oghiuhgh pgiadg lepgt
t`hicgt, dlhigh d`hd`hi ogtu ogtg elrgf, dgh cgyu-cgyu d`kgt cllegsgh.
Pghi jg`h `cut elhdahigc, elhgtgp kgfgyg egtgfgr` elhlraoas plpafahgh ogeou,
elhy`rge d`hd`hi-d`hd`hi pgiadg.
M`cg s`tugs` elrlcg jlo`f og`c, caepjlcs `tu elhgr`c elhmgd` jacgs`
olrcuhmuhi. Elh`cegt` pleghdghigh olrogig` oghiuhgh dlhigh grs`tlctur cfgs, muig
futgh ogeou yghi elhilj`j`hi`hyg. Hygr`s t`gp mlhicgj caepjlcs gdgjgf jacgs` nata
yghi elhgr`c, elhurut `st`jgf fgr` `h`, @hstgirgeegojl. Puc` dgh C`ca— m`cg elrlcg
tòg d` o`grg `h`—t`dgc gcgh olrflht` sljn`l.
"@tu olhgr, Tugh [gjahig." Gygca yghi elhlegh` `cut o`kgrg, "O`grg `h`
tlregsuc sgjgf sgtu yghi tlrtug d` Hlpgj."
"[`gpg yghi eleoghiuhhyg1"
"T`dgc gdg yghi tgfu s`gpg yghi plrtgeg cgj` eleoghiuhhyg, Tugh [gjahig.
Rlhduduc sltlepgt ele`j`c` klr`tg e`tajai` tlrcg`t sagj `tu.... C`sgf `tu
elhyloutcgh m`cg caepjlcs `h` euhkuj dlhigh slhd`r`hyg dgr` futgh ogeou ròugh
tgfuh jgju, olrd`r` oli`tu sgmg. Elrlcg elelrkgyg`, o`grg `h` eleogwg clsuourgh
ogi` jgfgh plrtgh`gh slc`tgrhyg."
[gjahig elhighiiuc-ghiiuc, sgeo`j elelrfgt`cgh cgwghgh eahylt yghi olrgdg d`
pgigr caepjlcs. Gdg oghygc egcghgh d` dlcgt pgigr `tu, ougf-ougfgh, sgyurgh.
"[lplrt`hyg eahylt-eahylt `tu t`dgc plrju jgi` elhkgr` egcghgh."
"Rlhduduc
Cgwghgh sltlepgt
eahylt `tu yghi
d`ghiigp elhiuhmuhi` o`grg `h` yghi eleolr`cgh egcghgh.
suk`."
"Flf, slmgc cgpgh eahylt d`ghiigp suk`1"
"Rlhduduc sltlepgt elelrkgyg` m`cg eahylt-eahylt `tu euhkuj dgr` slarghi
o`csu olsgr. _òugh tgfuh jgju plrhgf gdg o`csu suk` yghi olrtgpg d` futgh ogeou
`h`. D`g o`csu yghi flogt, d`faregt` oghygc arghi. [gc`hi jgeghyg d`g olrtgpg,
olrpujuf tgfuh, rgeouthyg elhmgd` pghmghi dgh olrcutu. Jghtgs cutu-cutu `tu olruogf
elhmgd` eahylt." "Gstgig1" [gjahig elhajlf.
Gygca tlrslhyue.
"@tu fghyg e`tajai`, [gjahig. T`dgc usgf cgilt oli`tu." Oumghi `cut
elhèpgj`.
"Flf, gcu ogru tgfu m`cg cutu o`sg elhmgd` eahylt, Oumghi." [gjahig
elhighicgt ogfu.
"Clplrkgyggh dgh oudgyg elrlcg olroldg dlhigh oghygc tlepgt, Tugh [gjahig."
Gygca elhgeogfcgh, "@tu elhgr`c dgh elhgeogf clghlcgrgigegh. _l`hcgrhgs`, e`sgjhyg.
Rlhduduc sltlepgt plrkgyg, olsac jusg, slslarghi oajlf mgd` tlrjgf`rcgh cleogj`
elhmgd` flwgh cgrlhg plrougtgh ouruchyg d` duh`g."
Elrlcg elhlruscgh jghicgf, elj`htgs` mgjghgh olrjgp`scgh clr`c`j.
"Aeahi-aeahi sagj rl`hcgrhgs`, cgjgu elj`fgt plrougtghhyg sljgeg `h`, oajlf

mgd` [gjahig tlrjgf`r jgi` elhmgd` cutu gtgu eahylt." Oumghi elhylr`hig`.
[gjahig eljatat, "Flf, Oumghi1"
"Oajlf mgd`, cgh1" Oumghi tlrtgwg.
[gjahig elhdlhius, elhajlf cl Gygca d` sgep`hihyg, "Gygca-sgh slplrt`hyg
ele`j`c` plhiltgfugh jugs tlhtghi oghygc fgj, oudgyg, gigeg, slmgrgf, dgh
slogig`hyg. [ghigt elhigiuecgh. Tgp` gpgcgf Gygca-sgh muig tgfu gpg yghi tlrmgd` d`
[g`ht Rltlrsouri ololrgpg oujgh jgju1" [gjahig slhigmg eljgcucghhyg, cgrlhg clsgj
dlhigh Oumghi.
"Gcu tgfu clmgd`gh `tu, Tugh [gjahig. Rlhicf`ghgtgh d` Cljugrig Orgtvg. Tgp`
sleug "@yg,
olrgcf`r og`c,
sleug oucgh1og`c.
olrgcf`r Cgj`gh eleoghtu
Tgp` gpgcgf elhyljlsg`cghhyg." Gygca
Gygca-sgh tgfu, m`cg elhighiiuc.
ololrgpg dlt`c
sloljue plhicf`ghgtgh `tu tlrmgd`, Oumghi gcgh elh`cgf dlhigh Egr`g, Rutr` Atlts."
Gygca rlnjlcs elhajlf cl Oumghi. Ygmgfhyg elhdgdgc olrcgj`-cgj` elhmgd`
klrgf. Egtg s`p`thyg eleolsgr. @tu cgogr suplr-suplr elhilmutcgh.
"@tu suhiiufgh, Tugh [gjahig1"
Ogfcgh Tfaegs `cut tlrtgwg slcgrghi— d`g tgfu gpg yghi sldghi [gjahig
jgcucgh. Eleogjgs Oumghi sagj eahylt tgd`.
"Tlhtu sgmg `tu suhiiufgh, Gygca-sgh. Elrlcg tljgf duduc d` pljge`hgh, s`gp
elhiukgp `crgr plrh`cgfgh, jghtgs elhdgdgc sleug cgkgu-ogjgu. @tu ouruc slcgj`.
Egcsudcu, plhicf`ghgtgh `tu ouruc, tgp` plrh`cgfgh yghi ogtgj `tu jlo`f ouruc.
Cgjgu t`dgc, c`tg o`sg elhygcs`cgh Oumghi olrsgeg `str`hyg slcgrghi."
"Gduf, Oumghi-c`/h!" Gygca olrslru, eleogj`c ogdghhyg, elhgtgp Oumghi,
"Clhgpg cgu t`dgc o`jghi-o`jghi sagj plrh`cgfgh `tu...1 Gduf, gcu ghtgrg sld`f dgh
egrgf slcgrghi. [ld`f cgrlhg gcu t`dgc d`gmgc eleplrs`gpcgh gkgrg `tu, gcu o`sg
elhi`rècgh plr`gs tlrog`c, plrghkghi ogmu tlrog`c, gcu o`sg elhi`rè mutggh ouhig
egwgr d` gkgrg `tu. Gcu `hi`h slcgj` elj`fgt Oumghi-cuh d` pghiiuhi rlslps` gkgrg,
tlrj`fgt tgepgh dgh igigf. Tgp`, gduf, gcu egrgf slcgrghi.... Oumghi-cuh, gcu tljgf
elhighiigpeu slplrt` ghgc slhd`r`. Ogigèghg euhic`h cgu t`dgc eleolr`tgfucu1"
Oumghi elhljgh judgf. D`g flhdgc eljatat cl grgf [gjahig. Tgp` dlhigh Gygca
yghi plrs`s olrd`r` d` fgdgpghhyg, elelighi cldug jlhighhyg, dlhigh egtg eleolsgr,
d`g fghyg o`sg tlrd`ge.
"Gpg susgfhyg elhljlpahcu, Oumghi-c`/h1 Cge` sljgju elhiuhdghieu sggt putr`-
putr`cu elh`cgf. _uegfcu sljgju tlroucg uhtuceu. Cljugrig Tahi gdgjgf clrgogt mguf
F`ra Pgegiukf`. Gpg susgfhyg eleolr`tgfu1 Eleogi` clogfgi`ggh `tu, Oumghi-c`/h1"
"Lf, gkgrg `tu elhdgdgc, [lhsl`― Oumghi olrusgfg elhmljgscgh.
"[lolrgpg elhdgdgc f`hiig Oumghi-cuh t`dgc o`sg elhljlpah sgtu elh`t1 Gduf,
ogfcgh Atlts muig t`dgc eleolr`tgfu Tacya. Gcu plrhgf olrtleu dlhigh Egr`g. Igd`s
`tu kght`c. R`htgr. Rghdg` olrtgruhi. Atlts eljgt`fhyg slmgc clk`j, elhy`gpcghhyg
slogig` plhlrus. Cgj`gh gcgh elhmgd` pgsghigh yghi slrgs`. Cgj`gh olruhtuhi
ele`j`c` sgtu sgeg jg`h. Tgp`, Oumghi-c`/h, tlig-tlighyg cgu t`dgc o`jghi, t`dgc
elhiuhdghicu1 @tu fghyg

Ygmgf Gygca elhygc`t` plrgsgghcu!"
tlrp`sgf dug mlhicgj dgr`hyg. Ygmgf plrlepugh us`g lhge
pujufgh yghi tlrs`hiiuhi. Gpgjgi` dlhigh pgcg`gh iljgp h`hmghyg, clegrgfgh Gygca
tlrj`fgt olroldg.
Oumghi elhiiljlhi. Oucgh `tu egsgjgfhyg. Oucgh d`g t`dgc egu o`jghi, gtgu
elhiuhdghi. D`g muig t`dgctgfu m`cg `tu gcgh elhmgd` gkgrg plrh`cgfghhyg. Atlts
gwgjhyg fghyg elhyuruf dgtghi uhtuc olrtuhghigh. Ogfcgh Oumghi olrh`gt elhuhdg
sleughyg, eleo`grcgh duju olrmgjgh gjge`gf.
[gjahig sudgf tlrclclf jlo`f duju—d`g olrfgs`j eleogjgs sagj cutu dgh eahylt
tgd`.
Tfaegs muig `cut tlrtgwg.
Fghyg Muhàr yghi tltgp olrd`r` d`ge, d` oljgcghi elrlcg. Elhahtah drgeg.
Drgeg sagj plrh`cgfgh `tu ogru olrgcf`r sltlhigf mge cleud`gh. [ltljgf Oumghi
elhmljgscgh slkgrg dltg`j sleug clmgd`gh. F`hiig Gygca elegfge`hyg.
"Tlhghi sgmg, Gygca-sgh. Rlrh`cgfgh `tu oljue olrjghisuhi. Olsac-olsac,
Gygca-sgh o`sg elhifgd`r`hyg."
"Gcu t`dgc gcgh slcgdgr elhifgd`r`hyg, Tugh [gjahig. [lcgj` tghiigj ogru
d`tlhtucgh, slcgj` tlepgt d`putuscgh, gcu gcgh elhmgd` ogi`gh cljugrig elepljg`

jgc`-jgc`, elhy`gpcgh sligjghyg. Oumghi-cgh t`dgc ele`j`c` gygf dgh òu slmgc
rlegmg. Ogsy`r dgh Cljugrig Tahi, t`dgc gcgh pgfge elhiurus sagj `tu, slmgc Tgucl
Olsgr duju, t`dgc gdg plrlepugh d` cljugrig elrlcg. Gcu yghi gcgh elhy`gpcgh oghygc
fgj. Elegst`cgh gkgrg `tu olrjghisuhi spls`gj."
"@tu `dl ogius, Gygca-sgh. Eghtgp." [gjahig elhylhi`r.
Oumghi elhifljg hgpgs plrjgfgh, eleutuscgh t`dgc olrcaelhtgr jgi`— slt`dgchyg
[gjahig t`dgc eleplrpghmghi egsgjgf dlhigh o`jghi stgtus fuouhighhyg dlhigh Egr`g
slcgrghi. M`cg Gygca tgfu `tu, elrlcg oajlf mgd` elhifgo`scgh ololrgpg mge
olr`cuthyg eleogfgshyg. Dgh Gygca slrtg [gjahig elhdgdgc elhmgd` cahsujtgh k`htg
pgj`hiElrlcg
o`mgc elhlruscgh
slduh`g. olrmgjgh elhilj`j`hi` caepjlcs, sggt sgjgf sgtu o`csu eudg
elhdlcgt` raeoahigh yghi tlhigf elhdahigc elhgtgp juc`sgh egtg olrucurgh olsgr d`
d`hd`hi elhgrg. " Hyahyg Gygca, Tugh-Tugh, O`csu Dfgeea elhuhiiu cgj`gh d` rughi
plrtleugh/
"Tlrèg cgs`f." Gygca elhighiiuc. @tu slplrt`hyg cgogr og`c, sleaig
pleo`kgrggh gwgj d`pjaegs` `h` olrmgjgh jghkgr.
_aeoahigh `tu olriligs eljghicgf elegsuc` jarahi ogtu, elj`htgs` pgtuhi
Igrudg, egsuc cl rughigh sloljuehyg.
[gyghihyg, `tu cgogr ouruc.
"Gygca-sgh, gcu sudgf olrcgj`-cgj` olrusgfg eleoumuc plrwgc`jgh 'Tlrgtg`
Legs'."
Gygca elhgtgp O`csu Dfgeea, lcsprls` wgmgfhyg tlighi.
"[gyghihyg, p`fgc Ofutgh elhajgc o`kgrg dlhigh s`gpg puh. Gcu e`htg eggn
usgfgcu igigj tatgj. T`dgc gdg jgi` kgrg uhtuc eleoumuc elrlcg." O`csu Dfgeea
elhyljlsg`cgh cgjègthyg.
Ygmgf Gygca tlrj`fgt slegc`h tlighi.
Oumghi elhifljg hgpgs plrjgfgh. Muig Tfaegs.
"Og`c, O`csu Dfgeea. [lt`dgchyg c`tg sudgf olrusgfg. Tlrèg cgs`f oghygc
tljgf eleoghtu."
O`csu Dfgeea elhighiiuc.
"C`tg fgrus plri` slcgrghi muig!" Gygca eleutuscgh.
"Euhic`h o`sg d`kaog slcgj` jgi`1" [gjahig elhiusujcgh, "C`tg t`dgc fgrus
olriligs plri`. Gcu oljue elhyljlsg`cgh elj`fgt-j`fgt caepjlcs `h`."
"T`dgc, Tugh [gjahig. C`tg dgjge ogfgyg olsgr." Gygca elhiiljlhi tligs,
"Dlhigh p`fgc Ofutgh elhajgc o`kgrg, pas`s` c`tg rlhtgh slcgj`. [ggt O`csu Dfgeea
elhifuouhi`, elhmljgscgh s`tugs`, ataegt`s elrlcg tgfu m`cg c`tg gdg d` o`grg `h`.
T`dgc gdg d`pjaegs` dgeg`, egcg fghyg sagj wgctu tucghi pucuj 'Tlrgtg` Legs' tòg
d` s`h`. Dlhigh gslt dgh sueolr dgyg elrlcg, gcu cfgwgt`r `tu oucgh f`tuhigh mge,
eljg`hcgh elh`t."
[gjahig tlrd`ge. @tu egsuc gcgj.
Oumghi elhighiiuc,
o`sg eleogfgygcgh "M`cg Gcu
pgrg o`csu. elrlcg tòg
sltumu d` s`h`,
dlhigh dgh c`tg egs`f
Gygca-slhsl/. d``tu
Tlepgt o`grg, c`tg
t`dgc gegh
jgi`, c`tg fgrus elhkgr` jacgs` ogru."
Tfaegs `cut elhighiiuc, "C`tg fgrus olriligs, sgeo`j ele`c`rcgh sajus` jg`h."
"[gepg` olrtleu jgi`, O`csu Dfgeea." Gygca elhighiiuc clpgdg tugh ruegf.
"[leaig plrmgjghgh cgj`gh dèudgfcgh." O`csu Dfgeea eljlpgs elrlcg, "Dgjge
f`dup `h`, sljgju jlo`f og`c olrfgs`j elhgcjuccgh d`r` slhd`r` dgr`pgdg elhghi
eljgwgh ròugh eusuf.
Cldgeg`gh gdg d` fgt` c`tg slhd`r`. Oucgh d` fgt` arghi jg`h/'
"Tlrèg cgs`f, O`csu."
Gygca eljghicgf klpgt elhumu p`htu rughigh, d`susuj yghi jg`h.
Tòg d` fgjgegh o`grg. Ygctu elrlcg slep`t, elrlcg t`dgc o`sg eleogwg eao`j
Mllp. Oumghi dgh Tfaegs, dòghtu Muhàr ele`hdgfcgh cghtahi-cghtahi olsgr olr`s`
plrslhmgtggh cl gtgs flj`captlr. [lelhtgrg Gygca duduc d` curs` p`jat, elhygjgcgh
els`h. Dug elh`t olrclegs, elrlcg s`gp olrghicgt.
D`tgtgp ajlf o`csu eudg yghi olrflht` elhygpu dldguhgh clr`hi d` fgjgegh.
D`tgtgp ajlf cgwghgh eahylt, ogj`hi-ogj`hi flj`captlr `tu eujg` olrilrgc. [ggt
Gygca elhgr`c tugs cleud`, [`carscy V? olrghmgc hg`c, eljlwgt` oghiuhgh pgiadg,
stupg, dgh elhgrg.

Elhigeoghi d` gtgshyg. Dgr` clt`hii`gh tlrslout, caepjlcs o`grg `tu tlrj`fgt

`hdgf, dlhigh futgh ogeou elhilj`j`hi`hyg. [gyghihyg elrlcg t`dgc sldghi jòurgh,
elrlcg d`clmgr dgh elhilmgr wgctu.
Gygca elhgr`c jgi` tugs cleud`, flj`captlr `tu eljlsgt klpgt elhumu oghdgrg
Cgtfeghdu.
Gteasnlr plrtlepurgh elhigeoghi d` jghi`t-jghi`t.

Elrlcg ogru jèg elh`t plrmgjghgh elhumu oghdgrg, clt`cg Muhàr elhuhmuc cl
dlpgh.
"Gdg
Gygcagpg, Muhàr1"
jlo`f Oumghi olrslru,
duju elj`fgthyg. olrusgfg
D` slolrghi elhigjgfcgh
sghg, sugrg oljgsgh
egs`f olrmgrgc ogj`hi-ogj`hi.
c`jaeltlr, d` gtgs jghi`t-jghi`t catg Cgtfeghdu, tlrj`fgt tìg flj`captlr elhdlcgt.
T`dgc plrju ilhùs uhtuc elhiltgfu` m`cg tìg flj`captlr `tu dgtghi elhkligt.
Gygca elhiilrge, eleoght`hi cleud`. Y\\\[F! Eahkahi flj`captlr eljgcucgh eghuvlr,
olroljac cl s`s` yghi olroldg.
"C`tg o`sg eljgwgh elrlcg, Gygca-sgh." [lru [gjahig.
"T`dgc slcgrghi dgh t`dgc d` s`h`, Tugh [gjahig!" Gygca elhiiljlhi tligs.
Flj`captlr yghi d`g cleud`cgh eleghi d`jlhicgp` e`s`j dgh plrtgfghgh. Tgp`
t`dgc d` gtgs jghi`t-jghi`t catg Cgtfeghdu dlhigh plhduduc sgtu sltlhigf mutg
arghi. _aclt yghi sgjgf sgsgrgh, o`sg elrleuccgh oghiuhgh olrslmgrgf d` ogwgf sghg.
Gtgu jlo`f slrùs jgi`, eleouhuf plhduduc yghi t`dgc tgfu-elhgfu plrt`cg`gh
cljugrig plhiugsg sfgdaw lkahaey. Gygca eleogwg flj`captlrhyg elhumu ogr`sgh
Rliuhuhigh Fègjgyg. @tu eldgh plrtlepurgh yghi jlo`f og`c.
"Ogigèghg elrlcg o`sg dgtghi slklpgt `tu1" [gjahig olriuege, sgeo`j elhgtgp
tìg flj`captlr yghi slcgrghi elhilmgr dgr` oljgcghi. Mgrgc plhilmgr egs`f jèg-
lhge c`jaeltlr.
"Elrlcg mljgs puhyg tucghi pucuj yghi s`gig d` Cgtfeghdu. [lcgj` elrlcg
elhdgpgtcgh plr`htgf dgr` Ofutgh uhtuc elhylrghi o`grg d` tlhigf futgh ogeou,
elrlcg o`sg elhi`rè pgsucgh dlhigh klpgt." Gygca olrslru.
"Tlhghi sgmg, tìg flj`captlr `tu t`dgc gcgh o`sg elhilmgr c`tg. [`carscy V?
gdgjgf pratatypl flj`captlr tlrklpgt d` duh`g, t`dgc gdg yghi o`sg elhigjgfcghhyg."
Tfaegs duduc sghtg`—d`g slplrt`hyg tgfu oghygc mlh`s-mlh`s flj`captlr.
Oumghi elhiiljlhi, "Elrlcg ogfcgh sudgf elhdlcgt` c`tg, Tfaegs."
Tfaegs elhajlf, elhgtgp cl oljgcghi. Egtghyg ele`k`hi. Mgrgc elrlcg dlhigh
flj`captlr `tu tljgf tlrpghicgs slpgrufhyg. Klpgt slcgj` plhilmgrhyg tlroghi
elhyusuj.
"Gstgig! @tu ^-?? Asprly!" Tfaegs olrslru.
Egsgjgf elrlcg eujg` slrùs dgh rue`t. Tucghi pucuj yghi elhilmgr t`dgc
elhiiuhgcgh sleogrghi flj`captlr, elrlcg eleogwg 'plhiugsg' jghi`t, ^-?? Asprly.
Olhdg tlroghi `tu olrs`ngt fyor`d. O`sg tlroghi dgh elhdgrgt slplrt` flj`captlr,
prapljlrhyg olruogf
olrilrgc p`hdgf cl gtgs,elhmgd`
cl sgep`hi, muig o`sg tlroghi
plsgwgt slplrt`
mlt. [lcgj`plsgwgt
elhmgd`tlepur,
plsgwgtprapljlrhyg
mlt, olhdg
`tu eljlsgt f`hiig <>2 ce/mge. [ggt elhylrou [g`ht Rltlrsouri ololrgpg oujgh jgju,
Oumghi elhiiuhgcgh olhdg `tu. Elrlcg t`dgc elhduig, slcgrghi jgwgh elhilmgrhyg
dlhigh olhdg yghi sgeg.
Jèg elh`t olrjgju, tìg pleouru tlrslout t`hiigj olrmgrgc sgtu c`jaeltlr.
[ugsghg d` dgjge cgo`h [`carscy V? slsgc ajlf cltlighigh ogru.
‚[lhsl`, elrlcg eujg` elhdlcgt!"
"Gcu tgfu, Oumghi-cuh!" Gygca ogjgs olrslru.
[`carscy V? olrgdg d` gtgs puhkgc-puhkgc t`hii` ogr`sgh Rliuhuhigh Fègjgyg.
Clklpgtgh elrlcg sudgf egcsègj, sgtu-dug elh`t jgi` elrlcg gcgh tlrclmgr.
Gygca elhdgdgc eleoght`hi tugs cleud`. Y\\\[F! Flj`captlr yghi elrlcg
tuepghi` slplrt` tlrmgtuf dgr` jghi`t, eljuhkur dlrgs cl ogwgf.
"GPGCA-[G/^!" [gjahig olrslru, rlnjlcs olrplighigh gpg puh. Ygjgu tuoufhyg
elegcg` sgnlty oljt, eghuvlr Gygca ogrusgh tltgp eleougt [gjahig tlrflhygc,
mghtuhihyg slplrt` jlpgs.
"Eggn, Tugh [gjahig. C`tg t`dgc puhyg clslepgtgh olrtlepur d` gtgs sghg.
Olhdg tlroghi elrlcg jlo`f klpgt, jlo`f cugt dgh dlhigh tlchajai` jlo`f kghii`f.
Tgp` [`carscy V? mguf jlo`f j`hkgf, c`tg o`sg eljgwgh elrlcg d` ogwgf s`h`." Gygca

olrslru.
Y\\\[F! Flj`captlr elrlcg eljlsgt d` ghtgrg jlrlhi-jlrlhi tlrmgj Rliuhuhigh
Fègjgyg. C`r`-cghgh elrlcg gdgjgf ogtu cgrghi tgmge, d`jgp`s` sgjmu tlogj. Rut`f
slmguf egtg eleghdghi.
Y\\\[F! Tìg ^-?? Asprly muig elhuruhcgh clt`hii`gh.
Oumghi elhgtgp cl oljgcghi. Mgrgc elrlcg t`hiigj sltlhigf c`jaeltlr, fghyg
sagj wgctu tleogc-elhleogc dèujg`.
Gygca elhigtupcgh rgfghi. D`g sudgf s`gp. Rlrtgruhigh d` gtgs jghi`t gdgjgf
sgjgf sgtu clgfj`ghhyg. Tìg pujuf dlt`c slegc`h elhlighicgh. [gjahig elhifljg
hgpgs olrcgj`-cgj`. D`g mlr`f elhgtgp oltgpg dlcgthyg flj`captlr dlhigh jlrlhi
iuhuhi.
[lj`s`f elrlcg slegc`h dlcgt, egsuc dgjge mgrgc tleogc.
OJG_! OJG_!
Dug ^-?? Asprly eljlpgs e`s`j. Eljuhkur dlrgs.
"GYG[! Dug raclt dgr` oljgcghi!" Tfaegs olrslru.
Gygca elhighiiuc. D`g tljgf elj`fgthyg.
Cleud` flj`captlr cleogj` dòght`hi, [`carscy V? eljlht`hi cl cghgh, hygr`s
elhgorgc jlrlhi tlrmgj Rliuhuhigh Fègjgyg. ("G[TGIG! G[TGIG!" [gjahig olrslru
olrcgj`-cgj`). Ololrgpg eltlr sloljue oltujgh elhgorgc, Gygca eleoght`hi cleud`
jgi`, [`carscy V? olroljac eleutgr` kljgf slep`t iuhuhi. Olrfgs`j.
OAAE! OAAE! Dug e`s`j eljlslt, elhifghtge jlrlhi d` oljgcghi elrlcg, plrk`c
gp`, iljaeoghi gsgp f`tge elhilpuj, susuj-elhyusuj sugrg jldgcgh tlrdlhigr. Jgp`sgh
sgjmu ruhtuf, olrsgeggh oahicgfgh ogtu, elhiilj`hd`hi cl ogwgf sghg.
Gygca tljgf eljlsgt, mgrgc elrlcg cleogj` olrtgeogf.
Y\\\[F! Y\\\[F! Y\\\[F! ^-?? Asprly elhgeogf clklpgtgh, elhilmgr. Olrusgfg
eleatahi.
Y\\[F! Gygca cleogj` elhuruhcgh clt`hii`gh, slajgf jlrlhi tlrmgj pliuhuhigh
fghygjgf fgepgrgh rlrueputgh f`mgu. [geg slcgj` t`dgc rgiu-rgiu elh`t` kljgf-kljgf
slep`t.
[gjahig elelmgecgh egtghyg. D`g olhgr-olhgr egrgf, clsgj, olrkgepur gduc.
Tgd` d` eao`j, Tfaegs elhylogjcgh, slcgrghi d` jghi`t, Gygca muig elhylogjcgh. Tgp`
d`g t`dgc o`sg elhlr`gc` Gygca oli`tu sgmg. \s`g elrlcg t`dgc olroldg mguf, dgh
Gygca gdgjgf `str` F`ra Pgegiukf`. Ogigèghg d`g gcgh elhiaelj`hyg1
O@G_!
^-?? Asprly pgj`hi dlpgh cleogj` eljlpgs e`s`j.
"GYG[, HPAHPG GPGCA! Dgr` pucuj sloljgs!" Tfaegs eleolr`tgfu.
Gygca elhighiiuc, egtg tgmgehyg tljgf elj`fgt e`s`j `tu, eljuhkur dlrgs cl
grgf [`carscy V?. [lcgj` jgi` d`g eleoght`hi cleud`, eahkahi flj`captlr elhdahigc,
hg`c. Elhif`hdgr. OAAE! E`s`j `tu elhifghtge jlrlhi, eljlslt dgr` sgsgrgh.
OJG_! ^-?? Asprly jg`h egmu, eljlpgs e`s`j.
Gygca
slrghigh, elhiilrge, `h`
olrtuo`-tuo`, eujg`
t`dgc rue`t. Jgwgh
eleolr`cgh kljgfelrlcg
uhtuc olclrmg sgeg Gygca
elhif`hdgr. sgj`hi elhi`s`
eleoght`hi
cleud`, [`carscy V? eljùc, olroljac, egtghyg elj`fgt kljgf d` ogwgf sghg. T`p`s
slcgj`. Tgp` flj`captlr elrlcg eugt.
Y\\[F! [`carscy V? eljuhkur elhumu kljgf jlrlhi.
OAAE! E`s`j cldug cleogj` eljlslt. Eljldgc fghyg oljgsgh eltlr dgr`
flj`captlr elrlcg, lnlc jldgcghhyg, eleougt [`carscy V? tlroght`hi. Tgp` `tu t`dgc
egsgjgf, Gygca mustru elhgeogf clklpgtgh uhtuc elhylèoghicghhyg.
Y\\\[F! Y\\\[F! Mgrgc elrlcg cleogj` olrtgeogf, tìg ^-?? Asprly `tu hg`c,
t`dgc o`sg eljlwgt` kljgf slep`t d` ogwgfhyg. Tlroghi dug rgtus eltlr jlo`f t`hii`,
sgeo`j elhgtgp cl ogwgf, [`carscy V? yghi tlroghi d` ghtgrg kljgf iuhuhi. Elrlcg
jgcsghg tìg prldgtar ouruhi ljghi yghi elhi`htg` eghisg ouruhi iljgt`c. Elhuhiiu.
Cgrlhg kljgf `tu mljgs gdg umuhihyg, flj`captlr jgwgh pgst` cljugr.
Gygca elhiilrge. Tìg pujuf dlt`c, d`g t`dgc puhyg p`j`fgh, kljgf iuhuhi
olrgcf`r, flj`captlr yghi d`g cleud`cgh cljugr.
Y\\[F@ [`carscy V? cljugr, t`dgc gdg jgi` kljgf yghi elj`hduhi`hyg.
Y\\[F! Y\\[F! Y\\[F! Tìg ^-?? Asprly tljgf olrs`gp, eljuhkur cl ogwgf,
elhdlcgt. Tìg plhilmgr `tu slcgrghi plrs`s tlroghi d` oljgcghi elrlcg, olrs`gp
elhylrigp. [gj`hi elhi`s`, sgj`hi olright` pas`s`. Tucghi pucuj 'Tlrgtg` Legs' yghi

elhileud`cgh olhdg tlroghi `tu mljgs kucup j`fg`.

O@G_! OJG_! Dug ^-?? Asprly cleogj` eljlpgs e`s`j.
"HPAHPG GPGCA!!" Tfaegs olrslru. E`s`j `tu dlcgt slcgj`, slelhtgrg flj`captlr
elrlcg oljue elhleucgh kljgf jlrlhi uhtuc eljgcucgh eghuvlr.
Gygca elhdlhius, elhlcgh taeoaj d` pghlj cleud`, [`carscy V? eljlpgs dug
njgrl (kauhtlrelgsurl), yghi elcgr d` oljgcghi elrlcg, e`s`j yghi elhilmgr
elhyghicg `tu sgsgrghhyg, elhifghtge njgrl tlrslout, eljldgc. Elrlcg slcgj` jgi`
sljgegt, slcgj` jgi` tlroght`hi. Gygca elhklhiclrge tugs cleud` slcugt euhic`h,
elhileogj`cgh clslèoghigh plsgwgt.
sgnlty"Gygca-slhsl/,
oljt-hyg. c`tg t`dgc o`sg fghyg olrtgfgh." Oumghi olrslru, d`g eljlpgs
"TLTGR D\D\C, O\MGHI-C\E Gcu o`sg eleogjgs elhleogccgh e`s`j m`cg pas`s` c`tg
olrogj`c uhiiuj. Gcu o`sg elhigtgs` tìg plhilmgr. Tgp` gcu outuf wgctu." Gygca
olrtlr`gc.
"T`dgc slcgrghi, [lhsl`. O`grcgh gcu eleoghtueu." Oumghi elhiiljlhi. Elrlcg
jlo`f duju mgtuf d` jlrlhi tlrmgj Rliuhuhigh Fègjgyg m`cg fghyg elhuhiiu. Jgwgh
elrlcg t`dgc fghyg flogt, tgp` hlcgt, oucgh p`jat-p`jat o`gsg yghi pgtuf pgdg
eghugj [AR. [legc`h jgeg clmgr-clmgrgh d` gtgs Rliuhuhigh Fègjgyg `tu tlrmgd`,
r`s`ca elrlcg slegc`h olsgr. Jgi` pujg, ogigèghg m`cg jgwgh elhi`rècgh flj`captlr
tgeogfgh1 Oumghi eljghicgf eghtgp elhumu oljgcghi flj`captlr, eleoucg ouhicusgh
cg`h.
Muhàr. Ghgc rlegmg `tu muig sudgf eljlpgs sgnlty oljt-hyg, eljghicgf,
mahicac d` dlcgt Oumghi.
"Cgu egu yghi eghg, Muhàr1" Oumghi olrslru, olrtghyg.
Muhàr elhigeo`j ogzacg.
R`j`fgh yghi ogius. Oumghi elhighiiuc sgeo`j elrg`f GC-49. Tfaegs muig `cut
olrigouhi, d`g mljgs t`dgc egu fghyg duduc egh`s dgjge plrtgruhigh f`dup-egt`
oli`h`. Fghyg [gjahig yghi tltgp duduc d` curs`hyg. Lhtgf gpgcgf d`g sldghi caegt-
cge`t eleogkg dag dgr` c`tgo suk`, gtgu elegc` s`gpg puh yghi tlrj`htgs d`
clpgjghyg—yghi pgst` oucgh elegc` Gygca.
Oumghi elhdlcgt` oljgcghi flj`captlr. [`carscy V? yghi dè`j`c` Cljugrig
Pgegiukf` tljgf dèad`n`cgs` sldle`c`gh rupg dgr` pgor`cghhyg. Olhdg tlroghi `tu
t`dgc jgi` pratatypl flj`captlr olrclklpgtgh t`hii`, eljg`hcgh tljgf dèad`n`cgs`
slogig` gjgt tlepur. [ljg`h cgpgs`tgshyg mguf jlo`f olsgr, muig d`jlhicgp` mlhdljg-
mlhdljg d` ogi`gh oljgcghihyg yghi o`sg dòucg uhtuc elhleogc. Oumghi eleoucg sgjgf
sgtu mlhdljg, Muhàr dgh Tfaegs eleoucg mlhdljg yghi jg`h.
Y\\\[F! Y\\\[F! [lelhtgrg lepgt flj`captlr `tu tlrus olrclmgrgh d` gtgs
Rliuhuhigh Fègjgyg.
^-?? Asprly cleogj` olrfgs`j eleghicgs mgrgc. [`gp elhygeogr eghisghyg.
Gygca elhajlf, elhgtgp Oumghi, Tfaegs, dgh Muhàr. D`g t`dgc tgfu m`cg
ouhicusgh olsgr
Tfaegs dgr` `tu
Mllp, gdgjgf
d`g jlo`fslhmgtg olrgt.
duju hg`c Tgd` sggt
cl curs` d`p`hdgfcgh
cleud`. ajlf
Elhighiiuc, Oumghi dgh
og`cjgf, `h`
slplrt`hyg strgtli` yghi jlo`f og`c. Gygca elhgr`c tugs cleud`, [`carscy V?
elhghmgc hg`c. [ggthyg olrtgruhi slrùs dlhigh plhilmgr. T`dgc jgi` elhif`hdgr. D`g
o`sg plrkgyg clpgdg Oumghi dgh yghi jg`h. Rgrg plhilmgr `tu gcgh tgfu s`gpg yghi
elrlcg clmgr.
Ouruhi iljgt`c `tu olrs`gp eljgwgh tìg ljghi.
Y\\\[F! Y\\\[F! Y\\\[F! Tìg ^-?? Asprly eljlsgt, elrlcg slhghi elj`fgt
jgwghhyg olrgdg d` jghi`t tlroucg. @tu sgsgrgh lepuc. Tlrus elhiuht`t d` oljgcghi,
olrusgfg elhiuhk` sgsgrgh tleogc.
[gjgf sgtu p`jat ^-?? Asprly tlrdlcgt olrs`gp elhlcgh taeoaj e`s`j. Elhdlhius
—
OJG_! Muhàr yghi jlo`f duju elhgr`c pljgtuc ogzacghyg.
Lhtgf gpg yghi d`tlr`gccgh ajlf plhileud` ^-?? Asprly `tu sggt elj`fgt pljuru
ogzacg eljlsgt elhumu elrlcg. D`g olhgr-olhgr t`dgc elhduig slrghigh ogj`c, d`g
olrusgfg eleoght`hi cleud`, elhif`hdgr, tgp` tlrjgeogt. Oljue sgtu slhtèltlr
flj`captlrhyg olrilrgc, OAAE! Rljuru ogzacg tljgc elhifghtge flj`captlrhyg. Eljldgc
d` udgrg. Olhdg tlroghi `tu cleud`gh mgtuf, elhgorgc jlrlhi iuhuhi, eljldgc slcgj`
jgi`, jlo`f clhkghi. Cleud`gh elhiilj`hd`hi cl jleogf dgjge Rliuhuhigh Fègjgyg.

"Ogius slcgj`, Muhàr." Oumghi eleum`. I`j`rgh d`g elhigkuhicgh GC-49.

Y\\\[F! Y\\\[F! Dug ^-?? Asprly tltgp elhilmgr, elhigog`cgh rlcghhyg yghi
mgtuf. Dug jgwgh `tu egsuc dgjge pas`s` tleogc GC-49.
T_GTGTGT! TGT! TGT! TGT! Oumghi eljlpgs tleogcgh.
[gjgf sgtu ^-?? Asprly yghi d`tleogc` tlrtgfgh ilrgcghhyg. Jgi`-jgi` d`g
t`dgc elhduig gcgh d`tleogc` jlwgt mlhdljg oljgcghi flj`captlr jgwghhyg.
Tleogcgh Oumghi elhy`rge olhdg tlroghi `tu. Eljuoghi` cgkg dlpghhyg, tleous,
elhi`hkgr tucghi pucuj yghi duduc d` oljgcghi cleud`—yghi slilrg elhuhduc. ^-??
AsprlyOJG_!
olriligs elhuruhcgh
_lcghhyg clt`hii`gh,
egs`f slepgt elhif`hdgr.
olrusgfg eleogjgs, eljlpgs e`s`j.
Gygca elj`fgthyg, eleoght`hi cleud`, [`carscy V? dlhigh ils`t olrputgr. OAAE!
E`s`j elhilhg` jlrlhi iuhuhi d` oljgcghi, eljldgc, eleougt sgjmu ruhtuf, gvgjghkfl.
Gygca cleogj` elhgr`c cleud`, flj`captlr elrlcg olroljac tgmge, olrogj`c grgf.
Eghuvlr `tu slhigmg d`g jgcucgh gigr Oumghi dgh yghi jg`h puhyg rughi tleogc jlo`f
og`c.
"Plsj― Tfaegs olrslru, GC-49-hyg tlrgkuhi cljugr dgr` mlhdljg.
"_gsgcgh `h`!" Dlhius Tfaegs.
Tfaegs eljlpgs tleogcgh, d`g olrgdg dgjge pas`s` tlrog`c elhleogc ^-?? Asprly
yghi sloljuehyg d`tleogc` Oumghi. Tfaegs t`dgc elhi`hkgr cgkg dlpgh, pljuru dgr`
GC-49-hyg elhifumgh` ogj`hi-ogj`hi ^-?? Asprly. [gtu, dug, tgc tlrf`tuhi pljuru
elraolc ogj`hi-ogj`hi, olrfgs`j, ogj`hi-ogj`hi `tu eljldgc rusgc. R`jat jgwgh
olrtlr`gc pgh`c, eujg` clf`jghigh clslèoghigh.
Tfaegs t`dgc eleolr` gepuh, d`g elhifumgh` ogj`hi-ogj`hi d` s`s` sgtuhyg.
[ldlt`c, elhyusuj eljldgc. Dug ogj`hi-ogj`hi fghkur, olhdg tlroghi `tu clf`jghigh
clhdgj`, eljuhkur dlrgs mgtuf. Tucghi pucuj d` dgjgehyg olrtlr`gc hilr` elhgtgp cl
ogwgf.
OAAE! ^-?? Asprly `tu eljldgc d` jlrlhi-jlrlhi dgjge Rliuhuhigh Fègjgyg.
Elhy`sgcgh clpuj gsgp t`hii`.
Y\\\[F! Y\\\[F! Tlrs`sg dug flj`captlr sgj`hi olrfgdgp-fgdgpgh d` jghi`t.
OJG_! OJG_! ^-?? Asprly egs`f olrusgfg elhylrghi, eljlpgs dug e`s`j olrturut-
turut. D`g t`dgc tgcut elj`fgt dug rlcghhyg tljgf mgtuf.
Gygca elhigtupcgh rgfghi. [lmgc eghuvlr tlrgcf`r, pas`s` flj`captlr yghi d`g
cleud`cgh t`dgc jgi` eleoljgcghi` jgwgh, eljg`hcgh olrogj`c, tlroghi elhumu jgwgh.
Elhgtgp tgmge jgwghhyg, Gygca elhiilrgccgh tugs cleud`, elhygeout slrghigh e`s`j,
Y\\\[F! [`carscy V? j`hkgf elhylj`hgp d` ghtgrg dug e`s`j, tleogcgh jgwgh eljlslt,
elj`htgs sgtu eltlr d` sgep`hi c`r`-cghgh flj`captlr ("G[TGIG! G[TGIG!" [gjahig
yghi ogru sgmg eleoucg egtghyg, elhgtgp e`s`j-e`s`j `tu elj`htgs, dlcgt slcgj`).
@tu eghuvlr yghi olrgh`

Gygca tlrus slcgj`.
eleogwg flj`captlr elhumu jgwghhyg. [gtu jgwgh sgtu. Mgrgc elrlcg
slegc`h dlcgt. Dug rgtus eltlr. [lrgtus eltlr.
Dug flj`captlr s`gp olrtgorgcgh.
"Hyahyg Gygca!" Tfaegs olrslru— elhi`higtcgh. ([gjahig olriligs elelmgecgh
egtghyg cleogj`. D`g elhylsgj tljgf eleoucghyg).
"Gygca-slhsl/j" I`j`rgh Oumghi yghi olrslru.
Tucghi pucuj d` dgjge ^-?? Asprly d` dlpgh sghg muig olrslru pgh`c. Jgwgh
elrlcg flogt slcgj`. Oucghhyg jgr` cgour, slcgrghi olrgh` elhghtghi jgmu ^-??
Asprly, slajgf flhdgc eljgcucgh cge`cgzl, elhgorgccgh flj`captlrhyg. [lplrslc`gh
dlt`c sloljue dug flj`captlr `tu olrtgorgcgh, Gygca jlo`f duju elhlcgh taeoaj, d`g
slmgc tgd` d`ge-d`ge elhiuhk` jgwgh.
OJG_! Gcf`rhyg, i`j`rgh e`s`j dgr` [`carscy V? eljlsgt cl dlpgh. Dlhigh mgrgc
sldlcgt `tu, ^-?? Asprly t`dgc puhyg clslepgtgh eljgcucgh eghuvlr elhif`hdgr.
Tucghi pucuj d` dgjgehyg fghyg o`sg olrtlr`gc hilr`.
OAAE! ^-?? Asprly tlrgcf`r eljldgc d` udgrg.
Gygca slcgj` jgi` eleoght`hi tugs cleud`, flj`captlr yghi d`g cleud`cgh
eljlht`hi cl gtgs, elhleous iuepgjgh gsgp f`tge tlogj dgr` jldgcgh ^-?? Asprly.
Y\\\[F.... [`carscy V? tlroghi ghiiuh, eljlwgt`hyg.

Tìg jgwgh sgtu. Dlhigh tlchajai` olhdg tlroghi jgwgh yghi mguf jlo`f klpgt,
jlo`f cugt, dgh jlo`f kghii`f, elrlcg tltgp elhghi. Gygca elhylr`hig`, tlrslhyue
elhgtgp Oumghi, Tfaegs, dgh Muhàr. D`g mljgs puhyg tè yghi flogt. [`tugs` `h`
oajlf mgd` t`dgc slouruc yghi d`g cfgwgt`rcgh.
Y\\[F... [`carscy V? cleogj` tlroghi haregj.
*cge`cgzl= slrghigh ouhuf d`r`

Rjgy Oaacs
Mghighmuig eljgrghi
eleogkg gcuh
loaac d`p`hmgecgh.
`jjligj Fgrgp
`h`, muig mghigh
eleolj` elhkgr`
oucu pleolhgrgh.
ogmgcghhyg. D`tuhiiu sgmg
Lp`sadl 6 Elhumu Ofutgh "RL_TG_\HIGH tgd` t`dgc ouruc, gcu elhleogc sgtu,
Muhàr sgtu, Hyahyg Gygca sgtu. [car c`tg sgeg-sgeg sgtu. [lr`." Tfaegs tlrtgwg
jlogr, elhiflepgscgh puhiiuhihyg d` curs`.
Dug elh`t, [`carscy V? cleogj` tlroghi haregj.
Muhàr yghi muig tljgf duduc, elhiiljlhi. T`dgc sltumu.
"Flf, scar c`tg sgeg cugt, Muhàr, sgtu-sgtu."
Muhàr elhiiljlhi jgi`.
"Gpg egcsudeu1"
"Egcsud Muhàr, gcu sudgf elhleogc flj`captlr `tu sloljuehyg, Tfaegs.
Flj`captlr `tu sudgf clhg dujugh ajlf tleogcghcu, mgd` scareu pgj`hi egcsègj fghyg
slpgruf/' Oumghi elhgeogfcgh.
Muhàr elhighiiuc. D`g sltumu dlhigh [` Ogo` Futgh.
"Lhgc sgmg. Gcu yghi elhifgo`s`hyg. Oumghi fghyg elhiiarlshyg."
"Gstgig, t`dgc o`sgcgf cgj`gh olrflht` elròutcgh s`gpg yghi elhifgo`s` jgwgh
jlo`f oghygc1 Rlcgc tlj`higcu." [gjahig olrslru clsgj. Ras`s` duduchyg cleogj`
r`jlcs, t`dgc jgi` olrplighigh lrgt-lrgt dlhigh gpg puh.
"Gf, tlrhygtg Tugh [gjahig sudgf oghiuh." Tfaegs elhylr`hig`—d`g `cut clsgj.
"[`gpg yghi o`sg t`dur dlhigh flj`captlr tlroghi slplrt` tgd`, Tfaegs1"
"Cgrlhg gcu j`fgt, Tugh [gjahig elelmgecgh egtg slmgc plrtlepurgh tlrmgd`.
Mgd` gcu c`rg sldghi t`dur/' Tfaegs eljuruscgh cgc`hyg.
Oumghi tlrtgwg, d`g o`sg `cutgh eleogjgs [gjahig, "M`cg dle`c`gh, cjgslelh
slelhtgrg, Gygca-slhsl/ sgtu, Muhàr sgtu, gcu sltlhigf, Tfaegs sltlhigf, [gjahig
casahi, gj`gs haj olsgr. Lhtgfjgf, rlputgs`hyg slogig` plhleogc tlrog`c duh`g eujg`
d`rgiucgh."
[gjahig eljatat clpgdg Oumghi dgh Tfaegs, tgp` slmlhgc eljgeog`cgh tghigh
t`dgc plduj`, "Cgj`gh olrdug olhgr-olhgr ele`j`c` egsg clk`j t`dgc ogfgi`g. Gpg
plht`hihyg eleoghd`hicgh s`gpg yghi jlo`f flogt, `tu clcghgc-cghgcgh. Tlrslrgf

cgj`gh sgmgjgf."
Flj`captlr egs`f tlroghi d` gtgs Rliuhuhigh Fègjgyg. Fgepgrgh sgjmu tlrj`fgt
slmguf egtg eleghdghi. [lslcgj` d` ogwgfhyg jleogf jugs, muig kljgf slep`t, gtgu
dghgu dgtgrgh t`hii`. Tlrj`fgt ljac. Muig gj`rgh suhig` ijltslr yghi olrcljac-
cljac. Jghi`t klrgf, hygr`s t`dgc gdg gwgh d` gtgs sghg. Ygrhg o`ru tgepgc cahtrgs
dlhigh pukuc-pukuc put`f sgjmu.
"Cl eghg c`tg slcgrghi, Hyahyg Gygca1" Tfaegs olrtghyg. [lmgc tgd` flj`captlr
`tu oljue cleogj` elhigrgf cl catg Cgtfeghdu. Tlrus cl tèur.
"C`tg elhumu Ofutgh, Tfaegs-c`/h."
Tfaegs tlrd`ge. Oucghcgf `tu egrcgs eusuf1 Elhajlf cl Oumghi.
"Elhurut flegtcu, [lhsl`, elhumu cl Ofutgh slcgrghi sghigt olr`s`ca, clkugj`
[lhsl` sudgf puhyg rlhkghg. [log`chyg c`tg elhlhtucgh strgtli` dlhigh egtghi
tlrjlo`f dgfuju ogru cl sghg." Oumghi o`kgrg.
"C`tg t`dgc puhyg oghygc p`j`fgh, Oumghicu/1. Cleogj` cl Cgtfeghdu, elrlcg
tljgf elhuhiiu. Elhumu Tacya, `tu eleougt plrtgruhigh slegc`h jlogr, gtgu tlepgt
eghg puh d` duh`g, sgeg sgmg. Klpgt gtgu jgeogt, cljaepac 'Tlrgtg` Legs' gcgh
elhleucgh c`tg, elhylrghi eleogo`-outg. Egcg jlo`f og`c, c`tg yghi elhdgtghi`
elrlcg."

Oumghi elhljgh judgf. @tu strgtli` nrahtgj.

"Gcu sltumu dlhigh Gygca-sgh." [gjahig `cut elhèpgj`, "M`cg elhurutcgh
eguhyg Oumghi, c`tg fghyg olrjgr`-jgr` sgmg d`clmgr. @higt clmgd`gh plhicf`ghgtgh
[g`ht Rltlrsouri, gcu d`gmgc elhilj`j`hi` slpgruf Lrapg, cgour dgr` jgwgh. @tu
p`j`fgh yghi ouruc. Gcu oucgh `cgh clk`j yghi d`clmgr, gcu fù pleouhuf, yghi o`sg
elhilmgr ogj`c."
"Cljaepac 'Tlrgtg` Legs' sghigt cugt, [gjahig. Dgh oucghcgf ololrgpg elh`t
jgju, Gygca-slhsl/ tlrj`fgt klegs. Olrusgfg elhif`hdgr` plrtlepurgh."
Gygca elhajlf, elhighiiuc, "Oumghicu/1 olhgr, ololrgpg elh`t jgju gcu klegs.
Tgp`
Tugh slcgrghi
[gjahig, olroldg,
plhleogc s`tugs` c`tg
ujuhi. Gdg t`dgc slouruc
Muhàr, `tu.
eur`dhyg, D`mljgs
yghi gtgs sgeg
flj`captlr `h`,Gdg
flogthyg. gdg
Oumghi-cuh, tucghi pucuj haear sgtu d` Cljugrig Tahi, kuku dgr` [` Egtg Elrgf. Muig
gdg Tfaegs-cuh. D`g muig flogt olrtgruhi, slflogt d`g elrlcgygsg trghsgcs` clughigh
pgj`hi rue`t slduh`g."
[gjahig tlrclclf, d`g sucg cgjègt Gygca, olrgh`, `tu ogru pleèp`h cljugrig
plhiugsg sfgdaw lkahaey slmgt`, "Dgh mghigh jupg, d` s`h` muig gdg h`hmg tlrog`c
Gygca-sgh."
"Tlrèg cgs`f, Tugh [gjahig." Gygca tlrslhyue, "C`tg puhyg clslepgtgh,
Oumghi-cuh. Dgh c`tg cl sghg muig oucgh uhtuc olrtgruhi, c`tg cl sghg uhtuc elhleu`
_af Drucpg VV, elhigmgchyg o`kgrg. [leaig d`g olruogf p`c`rgh sltljgf c`tg
elhdgtghi`hyg."
"Ogigèghg m`cg d`g t`dgc egu o`kgrg, jghisuhi elhylrghi1"
"Egcg c`tg fgrus olrs`gp gtgs sclhgrà ouruc tlrslout."
Oumghi elhifljg hgpgs. Tfaegs elhiusgp rgeouthyg.
"Gcu tgfu, rlhkghg `h` ele`j`c` r`s`ca t`hii`. Tgp` cltgfu`jgf, Oumghi-cuh,
oajlf mgd`, tlepgt pgj`hi gegh mustru gdgjgf tlepgt yghi c`tg p`c`r pgj`hi
olrogfgyg. Dgh slogj`chyg, tlepgt yghi pgj`hi olrogfgyg mustru gdgjgf tlepgt yghi
c`tg p`c`r pgj`hi gegh. @tu clo`mgcgh jgeg pgrg
pltgruhi. T`dgc sljgju olhgr, tgp` dgjge s`tugs` slplrt` slcgrghi, oajlf mgd`
tlepgt pgj`hi gegh ogi` c`tg gdgjgf Ofutgh. Elhiuhmuhi` pliuhuhigh
tlepgt
Legs9."
egrcgs
cljaepac
'Tlrgtg`
"Gpgcgf
[lhsl`
tgfu jacgs`
egrcgs
elrlcg1"
Oumghi olrtghyg.
"T`dgc gdg yghi
tgfu, egrcgs
elrlcg
olrgdg d` ghtgrg jlrlhi-jlrlhi, jgfgh plrtgh`gh jugs. Tgp` Tfaegs-cuh
slfgrushyg tgfu, d`g yghi eleoghtu trghsgcs` `tu tlrmgd`."
Tfaegs elhiiljlhi, "Cgwgsgh yghi dòlj` ajlf MM. Kastljja ogfcgh jlo`f jugs
dòghd`hi [`higpurg gtgu Fahi Cahi, Hyahyg Gygca. Gdg oghygc iuhuhi d` sghg. Gcu
t`dgc tgfu jacgs` plrs`shyg." "[lt`dgchyg c`tg tgfu egrcgs `tu pgst` olrgdg d`
cgwgsgh jugs `tu, Tfaegs-cuh.
@tu sudgf clegmugh yghi og`c, s`sghyg o`grcgh tlrmgd` gpg yghi gcgh tlrmgd`
cleud`gh. Hgf, gpgcgf c`tg o`sg olrslpgcgt1 Gpgcgf slcgrghi c`tg gcgh elhumu
Ofutgh1"
[gjahig elhighiiuc. D`g t`dgc plrju jgi` d`tghyg. Muhàr ataegt`s `cut
[gjahig. Tìg sugrg sltumu. Tfaegs `cut elhighiiuc, d`g t`dgc elj`fgt p`j`fgh jg`h
yghi jlo`f og`c. Lepgt jgwgh sgtu, elsc`puh t`dgc sltumu, Oumghi gcf`rhyg `cut
elhighiiuc.
Gygca cleogj` elhgtgp cl dlpgh, "Og`c, egr` elhumu Ofutgh. Hlilr` slròu

olhtlhi."
Tghighhyg elhgr`c tugs cleud`, elhgeogf clklpgtgh [`carscy V?.
[ltlhigf mge olrjgju, elrlcg tljgf tlroghi d` gtgs w`jgygf @hd`g, eljlwgt`
Tòlt slmlhgc, ogru cleud`gh elegsuc` zahg udgrg Ofutgh. Dlhigh clklpgtgh [`carscy
V?, mgrgc Cgtfeghdu - Tfèpfu (òucatg Ofutgh), fghyg eleoutufcgh curghi dgr` sgtu
mge.
D` ogwgf sghg, fgepgrgh sgjmu, dìght`cgh futgh-futgh jlogt yghi elhif`mgu.
Eusè pghgs, slslcgj` raeoahigh ouruhi yghi eljgcucgh eìrgs` elj`htgs.
Tlrj`fgt
tlrj`fgt `hdgf.
cgwghghMuig slslcgj`,
flwgh d` gtgsdgjge
j`gr olrjgr`gh pgdghi rueput yghi
raeoahigh d`jlwgt`
olsgr. suhig`
Tlrj`fgt ijltslr,
igigf. M`cg
s`tugs`hyg jlo`f og`c, `tu plrmgjghgh w`sgtg yghi elhgcmuocgh, tlroghi jghisuhi d`
gtgs ogr`sgh pliuhuhigh tlrt`hii` duh`g.
"Gcu t`dgc plrhgf pgfge, gpg yghi slolhgrhyg d`kgr` cljugrig plhiugsg sfgdaw
lkahaey." [gjahig olriuege,
egtghyg slmgc tgd` elhgtgp
pleghdghigh dgr` mlhdljg.
Oumghi t`dgc elhghiigp`—d`g fgngj tap`c plrkgcgpgh [gjahig sagj `h`. Klrgegf
'o`mgchyg'.
"T`dgc pgfge gpghyg, Tugh [gjahig1" Tgp` Tfaegs elhèpgj`, tlrtgr`c.
[gjahig elhuhmuc, "Elrlcg eleolj` tghgf sljugs mutggh flctgrl slplrt` d`
ogwgf sghg e`sgjhyg, ougt gpg1 [ggt elrlcg egt`, fghyg outuf tghgf sljugs 7x?
eltlr. Gtgu egjgf t`dgc outuf sgeg slcgj` m`cg mgsgd elrlcg dògcgr, d`jgruhi d`
jgut.
"Elrlcg tlrus sgmg d`plhuf` geo`s`. Rgdgfgj gpgcgf c`tg eleoutufcgh slpujuf
jgp`s ogmu slcgj` pgcg`1 T`dgc. Kljghg plhdlc, cgus s`hijlt kucup. [lpujuf plsgwgt
prògd` slcgj` olplri`gh1 T`dgc. Kucup sgtu curs` sgmg.
Gtgu slpujuf cgegr elwgf slcgj` elhi`hgp1 T`dgc. Kucup sgtu tlepgt t`dur.
Ogfcgh sggt egcgh, c`tg t`dgc plrhgf elhifgo`scgh slpujuf p`r`hi egcghgh slcgj`
duduc, sllhgc gpg puh egcghgh tlrslout. [lpgtu fgrig e`j`grgh, egu olrgpg puh,
tltgp sgmg gcgh d`clhgcgh d` cgc`, oucgh d` m`dgt. Mgd` ougt gpg elrlcg
elhiuepujcgh fgrtg sloghygc euhic`h, elhèouhhyg1 @tu t`dgc jlo`f fghyg ghicg-ghicg
d` clrtgs, tèouhgh olhdg-olhdg tgc olrhygwg." [gyghihyg elsc` Oumghi t`dgc sucg
tap`c tlrslout, [gjahig tljgf ele`j`f tap`c plrkgcgpgh `tu, sgeo`j elhuhiiu
flj`captlr tòg d` tumugh.
Tfaegs elhighiiuc-ghiiuc, "Tugh [gjahig olhgr, Gcu muig t`dgc o`sg
elegfge`hyg. Clhgpg elrlcg tlrus slrgcgf."
[gjahig elhajlf, "Flf, cgu muig sgeg sgmg slplrt` cljugrig sfgdaw lkahaey,
Tfaegs. Dle` slcaplr legs `tu, gpg plht`hihyg cgu eleoghtu trghsgcs` `tu tlrmgd`1
Cgu mljgs jlo`f dgr` cgyg, sgtu caplr legs `tu clk`j sgmg ogièu, oucgh1 T`dgc
plrhgf"Lf,
elrgsg
`tu kucup. [leug
olroldg, `h`
Tugh igrg-igrg
[gjahig. Gcu cgu."
elhyucg` slhsgs` elhyljlsg`cgh slougf
trghsgcs`. @tu plclrmgghcu. [ggt arghi jg`h o`jghi `tu eustgf`j, gcu slegc`h
tlrtghtghi eljgcucghhyg. Elrlcgygsg Orlx`t e`sgjhyg, gtgu elhyljgegtcgh plrusgfggh
dgr` cr`s`s suoprèl eartigil, `tu elhylhghicgh. Oucgh sagj ughihyg. Trghsgcs`
plhmugjgh iuhuhi `tu, suepgf, gcu t`dgc plduj` dlhigh èogjghhyg, tgp` olrfgs`j
elegst`cgh `tu tlrmgd`, eleolr`cgh clpugsgh. Fghyg gcu yghi o`sg eleougt p`fgc
clrgmggh elhghdgtghigh` surgt mugj olj`/'
"@tu tltgp sgeg sgmg, Tfaegs."
"Olroldg, Tugh [gjahig." Tfaegs elhiiljlhi, "@tu clpugsgh hah-egtlr`."
"Tlrslrgfjgf gpg puh `st`jgfeu, Tfaegs. Tgp` sgeg sgmg." [gjahig eljatat.
Tfaegs tltgp elhiiljlhi, "Olroldg. E`sgj, clt`cg Tugh [gjahig slhghi slt`gp
cgj` elhyljlsg`cgh e`s` pleouhuf ogygrgh. Olrtgruhi. Elhleogc. Gpg puh `tu. Gdg
slhsgs` yghi olroldg, oucgh1 Oucgh slegtg-egtg tlhtghi ughi, ogygrgh."
"Gcu sudgf jgeg t`dgc elhigeo`j plclrmggh slogig` pleouhuf ogygrgh, Tfaegs.
Hgsò, f`dupcu slcgrghi jlo`f oghygc d`fgo`scgh eljgt`f eur`d-eur`d d` Tahda. Dgh
jlo`f s`gj jgi`, eleoghtu Oumghi. D`g eur`dcu, tgp` jlo`f slr`hi
curghi gmgr clpgdgcu. Oljue jgi` egsgjgf yghi d`g k`ptgcgh, gcu sljgju
dògwg-ogwg."

"Tgp` oucghcgf Tugh [gjahig dlhigh slhghi fgt` eleoghtucu sggt `h` tghpg
èogjgh slplslr puh1 @tu muig clpugsgh hah-egtlr`."
"Lhgc sgmg. Gcu eleoghtueu, cgrlhg gcu d`t`pu ajlf Oumghi. D`g o`jghi fghyg
elhahtah plrtghd`high t`hmu cgj`gh. Jòurgh sltljgf plhgt d` Tahda. Elhigmgccu dgh
Muhàr. Gpg yghi tlrmgd`, flf1 Cjuo ghlfeu d`slrghi, c`tg d`clmgr-clmgr, dgh
slcgrghi egjgf gdg d` hlilr` ghtgf-olrghtgf. Gcu t`dgc eleoghtueu irgt`s. Gcu
tlrpgcsg."
Oumghi elhylr`hig`—tlrpghk`hi `cut o`kgrg, "Tgp` oucghcgf `h` elhylhghicgh,
[gjahig1 Cgu t`dgc o`sg elhajgc slhsgs` `tu, oucgh1 Ogfcgh sggt flj`captlr `h`
jgcsghg muhic`r
cgu olrflht`1 ogj`c,
T`dgc. dgh cgu
Cgpac1 olrtlr`gc-tlr`gc
Gpgjgi`, t`dgc. Gdg egrgf, tltgp
slj sgrgn d` slru, oucgh1
clpgjgeu yghiGpgcgf
plrju
d`pugscgh dlhigh tghtghigh yghi ele`ku gdrlhgj`h. Gcu sltumu dlhigh Tfaegs/'
[gjahig tlrd`ge slmlhgc.
Dug jgwgh sgtu.
"Euhic`h clslhghigh Tfaegs olroldg. Clslhghigh cgu slogig` eghtgh pleouhuf
ogygrgh muig olroldg. Tgp` gpg sgjgfhyg m`cg plhiugsg sfgdaw lkahaey muig ele`j`c`
clslhghigh yghi olroldg jgi`1 Tgucl Olsgr duju, e`sgjhyg, yghi slr`hi cgu s`hd`r
dgh t`dgc plrhgf o`sg cgu pgfge` clhgpg d`g tlrus geo`sùs. D`g tljgf elhmgd`
plhiugsg d` catg prav`hs`. @tu olhgr. D`g muig tljgf ele`j`c` sligjghyg. @tu muig
olhgr. Tgp` clslepgtgh olrcugsg d` òucatg hligrg eleolr`hyg tghtghigh ogru.
Clslhghigh ogru. D`g sudgf elhiugsg` òucatg hligrg, `tu olhgr, d`g muig
ele`j`c` jlo`f oghygc jgi`, `tu jgi`-jgi` olhgr, tgp` d`g tltgp `hi`h jlo`f, jgi`,
dgh sltlrushyg."
[gjahig elhiljugrcgh sugrg pljgh, puuf!
"Tgp` clslhghighcu elhleogc, olrtgruhi, t`dgc eleougt egsgjgf ogi` arghi
jg`h, Oumghi. Gcu fghyg eleouhuf plh`pu, paj`t`s` carup, dgh plhmgfgt jg`hhyg. Gcu
t`dgc elhmugj cgepuhi fgjgegh arghi jg`h. Muig t`dgc elhiugsg` slougf hligrg. Gtgu
elhy`hic`rcgh sljuruf catg. Gtgu slplrt` Atlts, eljldgccgh pleoghic`t j`str`c
tlhgig hucj`r, eleougt elhiuhis` mutggh arghi. Gcu fghyg elh`cegt` f`dupcu dgh
p`stajcu. [ldghicgh cgj`gh plhiugsg sfgdaw lkahaey, tlrus sgmg rgcus t`dgc gdg
gcf`rhyg. Lhtgf gpgcgf jghi`t o`sg elhmgd` ogtgs geo`s` cgj`gh."
"[lpgcgt. Cgjègt Tugh [gjahig mustru elhmljgscgh griuelhcu. T`dgc sljgju
clpugsgh `tu dgtghi dgr` egtlr`. Gcu tgfu, gcu eljgcucgh clsgjgfgh gtgs trghsgcs`
MM. Kastljja, tgp` gcu t`dgc eljgcucghhyg cgrlhg ughi. Gcu fghyg elh`cegt` f`dupcu
slogig` cahsujtgh clughigh. C`tg sgeg, Tugh [gjahig." Tfaegs elhèpgj`.
"[geg1 Cgu plrhgf eleouhuf d`ctgtar mgfgt d` slougf hligrg, Tfaegs1
Elhyljgegtcgh rgcygt dgr` eligjaegh`g yghi f`dup d` `stghg olrjgp`s legs, slelhtgrg
rgcygthyg egt` cljgpgrgh. Eligjaegh`g yghi elrgsg d`g flogt slcgj` eleèp`h,
d`pum`-pum` d` jugr hlilr`, slelhtgrg rgcygthyg egt` cgrlhg tlrjgju jgeg ghtrl d`
ruegf sgc`t, pljgyghgh clslfgtgh ouruc. Muig egt` cgrlhg curghi i`z`. Dug pujuf
tgfuh jgju,
slrghigh gcu elhleogc
mghtuhi. clpgjghyg—elsc`puh
Gcu elhyljgegtcgh olr`tg fghyg
mutggh rgcygthyg dgrò`jghi d`g tlwgs cgrlhg
d`ctgtar/'
Tfaegs t`dgc egu cgjgf, "Rlclrmggh c`tg olroldg, Tugh [gjahig. Gcu t`dgc
eleouhuf arghi. Tgp` gcu muig plrhgf elhyljgegtcgh slougf hligrg. Tugh [gjahig
euhic`h plrhgf elhdlhigr tlhtghi cr`s`s utghi Puhgh`, jèg tgfuh jgju. Hligrg `tu
olrtgfuh-tgfuh elhigjge` egsgjgf dln`s`t structurgj dgh rgsà utghi tlrfgdgp RDO
yghi t`hii`. Hligrg `tu elhigjge` igigj ogygr, plrlcahae`gh elrlcg slegput, sljuruf
plroghcgh d`tutup sljgeg slpujuf fgr` cgrlhg sleug cgkgu-ogjgu, dgh `tu o`sg
elhighkge sljuruf Lrapg. Gcu dgtghi elrghkghi strgtli` og`jaut dgh rlcgygsg
clughigh t`hicgt t`hii`. Lcahae` elrlcg plrjgfgh eleog`c, GTE cleogj` d``s` ughi,
plroghcgh dòucg, elrlcg o`sg elhgr`c ughi. Dgr` cgkgegtg yghi sgeg, gcu muig
elhyljgegtcgh mutggh rgcygt, tghpg fgrus elhleogc/'
[lcg rghi nraht plrkgcgpgh susgf d`tlogc. [`gpg eljgwgh s`gpg.
[gjahig eljatat. Tfaegs elhighicgt ogfuhyg.
Oumghi elhifljg hgpgs plrjgfgh, "M`cg egcsud plrkgcgpgh `h` gdgjgf cgj`gh
olrdug elrgsg jlo`f og`c dgr` Tgucl Olsgr duju, gtgu jlo`f og`c dgr` Atlts yghi
eljldgccgh RJTH Kflrhaoyj, gtgu Egstlr Drgiah, gtgu plhiugsg sfgdaw lkahaey
jg`hhyg, cgj`gh olhgr-olhgr clj`ru. Cltgfu`jgf, cgj`gh olrdug muig plhmgfgt."
"Flf, gcu t`dgc o`jghi gcu arghi og`c, Oumghi." [gjahig olrslru cltus, "Gcu

eleghi dògygr uhtuc eleouhuf. Tgp` gpg sgjgfhyg1 Olrgpg cgj` fgrus cucgtgcgh
clpgdgeu, Oumghi, tucghi kucur sgmg dògygr. Gpgjgi` clgfj`ghcu yghi jlo`f rue`t
dòghd`hi eleatahi rgeout d` sgjah/'
"[geg. Gcu t`dgc plrhgf elrgsg elhmgd` arghi suk` dgjge f`dupcu, gcu eleghi
oldlogf, [` Ogo` Futgh. Pghi cloltujgh dògygr egfgj uhtuc plclrmggh plht`hi yghi
o`sg elelkgfcgh clpgjg sggt d`p`c`rcgh." Tgeogf Tfaegs.
Oumghi elhifljg hgpgs. @h` eujg` elhylogjcgh. Duju fghyg [gjahig yghi
eleogfgs fgj oli`h`. [lcgrghi d`tgeogf Tfaegs.
"Clhgpg s`f cgu sljgju slhs`t`n o`kgrg tlhtghi `h`, Oumghi1 C`tg sleug eleghi
plhmgfgt." [gjahig tlrtgwg

elrahtg, olrtlr`gc. [lpgrufpljgh, "Gtgu
fgt` yghi slt`gp
cgu cgj`
plrajlf o`kgrg
dgr` `h`,
Egegc slpgruf
cgu, fgtèu
yghi ogfcgh
elhylhtuf e`huegh clrgs puh t`dgc oajlf. F`dupeu slmgc rlegmg fghyg olrcutgt pgdg
dln`h`s` 'Rujghi'. 'Rlri`'. Jghtgs 'Rujghi Rlri`'. Fl`, cgu sljgju o`sg olrflht`
tatgj, Oumghi. Egcg, olsac-olsac m`cg c`sgf f`dupeu d`havljcgh, c`tg gcgh puhyg
oucu olrmuduj 'Elhltgp', e`sgjhyg. Elsc`puh `tu hargc uhtuc muduj slougf oucu."
Tfaegs tlrtgwg, elhighiiuc-ghiiuc.
Muhàr elelrfgt`cgh plrkgcgpgh. D`ge.
[lelhtgrg Gygca elhajlf, tlrslhyue, "Eggn, gcu elhiup`hi plrkgcgpgh cgj`gh.
@tu tlrdlhigr elhgr`c slcgj`. Gpgcgf cgj`gh slr`hi eleo`kgrgcgh tlhtghi `tu1"
Oumghi elhdlhius, hygr`s slt`gp sggt. Dgh [gjahig sljgju sgmg elrgsg pgj`hi
o`mgc.
[gjahig tlrclclf, d`g tgfu egcsud lcsprls` wgmgf Oumghi.
"Gygca-sgh, `tu gdgjgf tap`c yghi elhylhghicgh dò`kgrgcgh olrsgeg Oumghi.
Ogfcgh sgtu-dug, plrkgcgpgh cge` sghigt n`jasan`s, egcsudcu sghigt 'elhylhghicgh'.
[lcgrghi olrtgeogf sgtu tlegh elhiaoraj yghi slru. Tfaegs, d`g juegygh muig.
Juegygh sac tgfu egcsudcu."
Tfaegs cleogj` tlrtgwg.
"[gyghihyg, plrkgcgpgh slru cgj`gh fgrus tlrflht` slmlhgc, Tugh [gjahig, c`tg
sudgf elegsuc` Ofutgh. D` eghg cgwgsgh yghi dòlj` MM. Kastljja, Tfaegstah1"
Tfaegs elj`pgt tgwghyg, sggthyg slrùs. D`g olrghmgc cl dlpgh, elj`htgs`
jarahi curs`. Gygca sldghi elhgtgp jgygr d` pghlj cleud`, yghi elhuhmuccgh pltg
hligrg Ofutgh d` ogwgf sghg.
Tfaegs ogru elhgtgp jgygr `tu ololrgpg dlt`c, elhkaog elhi`higt pltg dgjge
plrmghm`gh mugj olj` yghi d`g s`gpcgh ?4 mge jgju. [lplrt`hyg elrlcg tljgf elegsuc`
igr`s jugr cgwgsgh tlrslout. Tfaegs elegtut-egtut pltg slcgj` jgi`. Gygca muig `cut
elhgtgp jgygr, elhuhiiu `hnaregs` dgr` Tfaegs, clt`cg—
"GYGGG[!" Muhàr olrslru jghtghi.
Gygca elhajlf.
Muhàr elhuhmuc cl dlpgh.
"Gstgig!" Gygca olrslru tlrtgfgh.
Dug racltcl
"Cleogj` eljuhkur
curs`, cl grgf elrlcg.
Tfaegs-c`/h. Clhkghicgh sgouc plhigegh!"
Gygca eleoght`hi tugs cleud` flj`captlr, ogfcgh tghpg elhuhiiu Tfaegs
eljaepgt cl curs` tlrdlcgt. Tuouf Tfaegs tlrflepgs cl sgep`hi, elhgorgc d`hd`hi
flj`captlr, flhdgc tlrpljght`hi cl oljgcghi. I_LO! Oumghi jlo`f duju elhghicgp
jlhighhyg. Elhklhiclrgehyg.
Y\\\[F! [`carscy V? eljùc d` udgrg, olrfgs`j elhif`hdgr. Tgp` raclt `tu
eljlhicuhi, olroljac, cleogj` elhi`hkgr elrlcg. Gygca elhiilrge, elhlcgh taeoaj.
Dug njgrl d`tleogccgh flj`captlr cl oljgcghi. Elh`pu ilrgcgh raclt.
OAAE! OAAE! _aclt `tu eljldgc elhifghtge//grl tlrslout.
Flj`captlr elrlcg tlroght`hi flogt.
Y\\\[F! Gygca elhigtupcgh rgfghi, dug tghighhyg egt`-egt`gh olrusgfg
elhileogj`cgh clslèoghigh
flj`captlr. Tfaegs elrghicgc cl curs`, sggt [`carscy V? olrputgr t`dgc
tlrclhdgj`. Olrusgfg duduc, elegsghi sgouc plhigegh.
Jèg oljgs dlt`c yghi elhlighicgh (dgh d`plhuf` tlr`gcgh [gjahig, "G[TGIG!
G[TGIG!"), clhdgj` flj`captlr cleogj` puj`f. Gygca eleogwg [`carscy V? tlroghi
elhigeoghi, stgo`j.
"Dgr` eghg raclt `tu olrgsgj, Muhàr1" Oumghi olrtghyg.

Muhàr elhuhmuc cl dlpgh.

J`fgtjgf, d` ogwgf elrlcg fgepgrgh jleogf jugs dlhigh plrsgwgfgh elhif`mgu,
yghi d`clj`j`hi` futgh jlogt d` s`s` sgtuhyg, dgh pliuhuhigh t`hii` d` s`s` sgtuhyg
jgi`. Gdg slougf suhig` yghi elhigj`r d` tlhigf jleogf. Dgh plrs`s d` tlhigf jleogf
`tu, d`clj`j`hi` plrsgwgfgh, gdg slougf oghiuhgh olsgr d` sghg. Gygca muig elj`fgt
jacgs` yghi d`tuhmuc Muhàr.
@tu gdgjgf dzahi, gtgu olhtlhi. Oghiuhgh cfgs hlilr` Ofutgh.
Olrgdg d` tlp` suhig` olsgr yghi mlrh`f olrogtu. Oghiuhgh `tu olroldg slcgj`.
Dlhigh d`hd`hi elhmujghi t`hii` yghi elhilj`j`hi`hyg. D` dgjgehyg tlrdgpgt caepjlcs
ruegf, ilduhi,
igr`s-igr`s cu`j,
elrgf cghtar, gtgu
d` gtgshyg. gpg jlogr,
Gtgphyg sgmg. D`hd`hi ogtghygolrt`hicgt.
dlhigh olhtuc d`kgt put`f, dlhigh
Mlhdljg-
mlhdljg d`kgt cuh`hi cllegsgh.
Duju, dzahi dìuhgcgh slogig` olhtlhi—slsug` hgeg fgrn`gfhyg. [logig`
plrtgfghgh, slcgjìus pusgt gde`h`strgs` clcugsggh. [ggt dgeg`, oghiuhgh `tu
olrtrghsnaregs` elhmgd` pusgt gigeg, tlepgt t`hiigj o`csu, cli`gtgh sas`gj, oudgyg,
f`hiig nlst`vgj gtgu plrgyggh d` slc`tgr d`str`c, plhduduc gcgh olrduyuh-duyuh
dgtghi dgr` ruegf elrlcg elhumu dzahi.
Fgr` `h`, dzahi gdgjgf cgwgsgh w`sgtg elhgr`c d` Ofutgh. Gdg oghygc dzahi
dlhigh oghiuhgh eligf elelsahg, gpgjgi` pas`s`hyg yghi olrgdg d` tlp` suhig`,
dlhigh mleogtgh olrgtgp, elhgeogf lcsat`s oghiuhgh tlrslout. @tujgf clhgpg Ofutgh
d`clhgj dlhigh sloutgh 'hlilr` slròu olhtlhi'. Tgp` yghi sgtu `h`, yghi tlrjltgc
tlrplhk`j d` jleogf dlhigh iuhuhi-iuhuhi t`hii` slc`tgrhyg, sl`hdgf gpg puh
pleghdghighhyg, mljgs t`dgc gcgh d`cuhmuhi` tur`s eghg puh.
OJG_!OJG_!
Gdg dug arghi yghi olrd`r` d` sgjgf sgtu elhgrg dzahi, elrlcgjgf yghi
elhleogc` flj`captlr dlhigh pljuhkur raclt, ogzacg—slhmgtg yghi sgeg. Dgh slcgj`
jgi` eljlpgs tleogcgh.
"Gwgs, Hyahyg Gygca!" Tfaegs olrslru.
Oumghi elhgtgp dug raclt yghi eljlsgt klpgt elhumu elrlcg.
Gygca elhighiiuc, d`g mguf jlo`f dgr` s`gp elhygeout slrghigh. D`g t`dgc o`sg
elhif`hdgr. Gygca elhigtupcgh rgfghi, elhlcgh taeoaj d` pghlj cleud`.
O@G_! [`carscy V? ogjgs elhleogc. _aclt yghi d`tleogccgh Gygca eljlsgt elhumu
raclt-raclt jgwgh. OAAE! Eljldgc, lnlc jldgcghhyg turut elhygeogr yghi sgtuhyg
jgi`, OAAE! [usuj-elhyusuj, dug jldgcgh elrlcgf d` jghi`t-jghi`t jleogf.
Elj`fgt slrghighhyg igigj, dug arghi d` gtgs elhgrg tlrslout olriligs
elegsghi raclt jgi` d` ogzacg elrlcg.
"C`tg slplrt`hyg sudgf olrgdg d` w`jgygf cgwgsgh elrlcg." Oumghi olrslru, d`g
eljlpgs sgouc plhigegh.
"Olhgr. C`tg sudgf olrgdg d` dgjge caard`hgt tghgf yghi d`mugj." Tfaegs `cut
eljlpgs sgouc plhigegh—yghi ogru sgmg d`g pgsghi ololrgpg dlt`c jgju.
hgpgs,D`susuj
hgsò, ajlf Muhàr.
slcgj` @h` fgrus
jgi` d`g rahdl eljlwgt`
olr`cuthyg plrtgruhigh
eaelh slru.
elhylogjcgh [gjahig
`h`. Fghyg elhifljg
o`sg
olrplighigh lrgt, elelmgecgh egtg. D`g tgeogf clsgj, cgrlhg d`g t`dgc o`sg elhleogc
s`gpg puh uhtuc eljgep`gscgh clsgjhyg, slelhtgrg yghi jg`h olrtgruhi dlhigh slru.
Flj`captlr egs`f tlroghi elhigeoghi d` jghi`t-jghi`t jleogf. [ugsghg
elhlighicgh elhylrigp plcgt. Oumghi,
Tfaegs, dgh Muhàr elhigeo`j cleogj` slhmgtg elrlcg.
Tgp` Gygca elhiiljlhi, "C`tg t`dgc gcgh olrtgruhi, Oumghi-cuh, Tfaegs-cuh.
C`tg dgtghi flhdgc o`kgrg og`c-og`c."
Egsgjgfhyg, p`fgc d` ogwgf sghg mljgs t`dgc tlrtgr`c o`kgrg. Dug arghi d`
gtgs elhgrg tljgf sljlsg` elhi`s` ujghi ogzacg. Elrlcg elhigrgfcgh pljahtgr raclt
`tu cl [`carscy V?.
Gygca elhdlhius. @h` eujg` elhylogjcgh. Clhgpg arghi-arghi `h` t`dgc o`sg
d`gmgc o`kgrg og`c-og`c1 D`g o`sg elhdgrgtcgh flj`captlr, ele`htg d`ghtgr olrtleu
dlhigh _af Drucpg VV.
O@G_! OJG_! Ogzacg `tu tljgf d`tleogccgh.
Dug raclt eljlsgt klpgt elhumu [`carscy V?.
Gygca elhlcgh taeoaj d` pghlj cleud`.
O@G_! _aclt eljuhkur dgr` flj`captlr. OAAE! Elhifghtge raclt jgwgh. Jldgcgh

olsgr olrsgeg iuepgjgh gsgp plcgt cleogj` elrlcgf d` gtgs plrsgwgfgh. Gygca
elhifljg hgpgs pljgh, `tu raclt tlrgcf`r yghi d`pgsghi d` flj`captlr.
[`carscy V? egs`f elhigeoghi.
"C`tg t`dgc o`sg fghyg elhuhiiu, [lhsl`." Oumghi olrtlr`gc dgr` oljgcghi, d`g
tljgf eleghiiuj slhmgtg GC-49, "Elrlcg mljgs t`dgc gcgh eleo`grcgh c`tg jlwgt."
Gygca egs`f olrf`tuhi. [lelhtgrg dug arghi d` ogwgf sghg cleogj` elhi`s`
ogzacg.
"R`j`fghhyg fghyg dug, [lhsl`. Cleogj`, ogj`c cghgh, elhy`gpcgh strgtli`
jg`h. Gtgu tlrus egmu, olrtgruhi." Oumghi olrtlr`gc jgi`—elhdlsgc, gigr Gygca
eleougt clputusgh.
Gygca elhighiiuc, og`cjgf, d`g elegmucgh tugs cleud` flj`captlr, [`carscy V?
eljuhkur cl dlpgh, dlhigh clpgjg jlo`f rlhdgf dòghd`hi lcar. D`g gcgh eljlwgt`
olhtlhi `h`, tlrus egmu, elhumu cl mghtuhi cgwgsgh egrcgs 'Tlrgtg` Legs'.
Rlrs`s flj`captlr elegsuc` mgrgc tleogc GC-49 `tu, Gygca eleoght`hi cleud`,
flj`captlr olroljac, eleolr`cgh Oumghi sudut tleogc yghi og`c. Elrlcg fgrus
eljuepufcgh dug arghi d` gtgs elhgrg sloljue eljlpgs raclt jgi`.
Oumghi elhleogc. Rljuru GC-49 elhy`rge elhgrg, muig d`hd`hi-d`hd`hi dzahi.
Dug tucghi pucuj `tu tlrmuhicgj. Mgtuf cl ogwgf sghg.
Tlrdlhigr sugrg tleogcgh. @tu oucgh dgr` Oumghi, eljg`hcgh, olreuhkujgh
oljgsgh tucghi pucuj jg`h d` ogwgf sghg, d` fgjgegh dzahi, elrlcg elhigkuhicgh
slhmgtg yghi sgeg, GC-49, ogjgs elhleogc`. [geo`j olrtlr`gc-tlr`gc egrgf.
Gygca elhiilrge. Y\\\[F, [`carscy V? j`hkgf slilrg elhgeogf clt`hii`gh,
elhmguf, pljuru elhdls`hi d` ogwgf flj`captlr. Dzahi `h` mljgs sgjgf sgtu olhtlhi
e`j`c cljaepac 'Tlrgtg` Legs', elrlcg puhyg pgsucgh d` ogwgf sghg. Egsgjgf elrlcg
t`dgc fghyg dug arghi yghi elelighi ogzacg, tgp` pujufgh jg`h yghi tlrus
olreuhkujgh.
Flj`captlr elhmguf, elhmgig mgrgc tleogc GC-49.
Muhàr elhigrgfcgh ogzacghyg.
"Gpg yghi gcgh cgu jgcucgh1" Tfaegs olrtghyg.
Muhàr elhighicgt ogfu. Elhleogc cl ogwgf, gpgjgi`.
"T`dgc, Muhàr!" Tfaegs elhiiljlhi.
Muhàr elhgtgp dgtgr, clhgpg t`dgc1 [lhmgtg `h` o`sg elhleogc dgr` mguf,
jlo`f mguf dgr` mghicgugh GC-49.
"Cgu gcgh elrusgc oghiuhgh `hdgf `tu. Mghigh iuhgcgh ogzacg. @tu o`sg
elruhtufcgh d`hd`hi oghiuhgh yghi olrslmgrgf d` ogwgf sghg."
Gpg urusghhyg1 Muhàr cleogj`
eleo`d`c, egtghyg tlrp`k`hi.
O@G_! _aclt eljuhkur dlrgs cl ogwgf sghg.
Ololrgpg dlt`c cleud`gh, OAAE! [gjgf sgtu d`hd`hi dzahi ruhtuf. Oahicgfgh
ogtu ogtg, slelh, olrfgeourgh. Arghi-arghi d` ogwgf sghg cakgr-cgk`r.
"Gstgig, Muhàr!" Tfaegs elhlpuc dgf`hyg.
Muhàr sudgf mahicac, elegsghi jgi` raclt d` umuhi ogzacg.
Dle` elj`fgt dzahi elrlcg rusgc, arghi-arghi d` ogwgf sghg eleutuscgh cljugr
dgr` dzahi, olrjgr`gh elhylolrghi` mleogtgh cgyu, elj`htgs` plegtghi sgwgf,
elhdlcgt. [lplrt` g`r ogf, elrlcg eleutuscgh elhilmgr flj`captlr.
Elrlcg eujg` elhleogc` flj`captlr. Rljuru-pljuru dlhigh cgjòlr 9,>? ee `tu
elhif`gs` jghi`t-jghi`t jleogf, olrfgeourgh.
Rljuru elhdls`hi d` sgep`hi, gtgs, ogwgf flj`captlr. [gjgf sgtu cgkg dlpgh
flj`captlr plkgf olrfgeourgh, Gygca elruhduc. Gtgp flj`captlr raolc, kgfgyg
egtgfgr` elhleous, elhy`rge wgmgf [gjahig yghi egs`f elelmgecgh egtg.
"Hyahyg Gygca!" Tfaegs olrtlr`gc.
Gygca elhiilrge. Arghi-arghi d` ogwgf sghg olhgr-olhgr clrgs clpgjg. D`g
elhgr`c tugs cleud`, Y\\\[F! Flj`captlr `tu elhgeogf clt`hii`gh, slcgj` jgi`
olrusgfg tlroghi elhmguf cl jugr mgrgc tleogc GC-49.
O@G_! Muhàr eljlpgs tleogcgh ogzacg.

OAAE! _aclt eljldgc elhifghtge mleogtgh cgyu d` gtgs suhig`. Eleougthyg

ruhtuf. Tucghi pucuj yghi gdg d` gtgshyg tlrmlrleogp cl dgjge suhig`. Olrslru-slru
egrgf.
"Gstgig, Muhàr! Cgu elrusgc oghiuhgh olrslmgrgf! Mleogtgh `hdgf `tu fghkur!"
Muhàr elhylr`hig` dgtgr. Tgp` `tu lnlct`n, oucgh1 J`fgt, slogi`gh arghi-
arghi d` ogwgf sghg t`dgc o`sg jgi` elhilmgr elrlcg.
Tfaegs elhdlhius, tgp` t`dgc olrcaelhtgr jgi`, d`g elhajlf cl dlpgh, olrslru,
"Gpg yghi c`tg jgcucgh slcgrghi, Hyahyg Gygca1"
"[lhsl`, c`tg o`sg ele`j`f rutl jg`h, tlroghi eleutgr elhif`hdgr` dzahi `h`!"
OumghiGygca
ogjgselhiiljlhi,
olrslru jlo`f duju.
t`dgc plrju eleutgr, d`g o`sg tlroghi jlo`f t`hii` eljlwgt`
tleogcgh GC-49, elhleous plrtgfghgh dzahi. Tgp` egsgjgf `h` t`dgc slsldlrfghg `tu.
T`dgc gdg yghi tgfu gpg yghi elhuhiiu d` dlpgh sghg. Euhic`h jlo`f oghygc oghiuhgh
dzahi, dlhigh slhmgtg olrgt eljgwgh slrghigh udgrg. Muig d` s`s`-s`s` jg`h
pliuhuhigh, dlhigh slmgrgf pghmghihyg, cljaepac 'Tlrgtg` Legs' t`dgc gcgh
eleo`grcgh cgwgsgh elrlcg o`sg d`tleous s`gpg puh.
D` ogwgf sghg, slogi`gh arghi-arghi yghi olrfgs`j elj`htgs` mleogtgh cgyu
sloljue ruhtuf, slegc`h dlcgt, olrjgr`gh d` gtgs plegtghi sgwgf, sgeo`j tlrus
elhleogccgh GC-49 elsc`puh pljuruhyg fghyg slpgruf mgjgh, elhilhg` udgrg casahi.
Og`cjgf, Gygca elhgr`c tugs cleud`. Elhgeogf clt`hii`gh flj`captlr. D`g
flhdgc tlroghi eljlwgt` dzahi.
[gyghihyg, clpgjg flj`captlr ogru elhdahigc sldlt`c—
O@G_! O@G_! OJG_!
Arghi-arghi d` ogwgf sghg elhdgdgc eljlpgs tìg tleogcgh ogzacg.
"Gstgig! Elrlcg egs`f gdg yghi eleogwg slhmgtg pljuhkur raclt!" Oumghi
olrslru. [lmgc tgd` d`g elhgtgp tgmge cl ogwgf sghg, Oumghi t`dgc elj`fgt slhmgtg
`tu, sljg`h dug arghi d` elhgrg yghi tljgf olrfgs`j d`juepufcgh. Dgr` eghg slhmgtg
`tu1
T`dgc slepgt ele`c`rcgh plrtghyggh `tu, gdg egsgjgf yghi jlo`f elhdlsgc.
"HPAHPG GPGCA!" Tfaegs olrtlr`gc.
Gygca elhigtupcgh rgfghi, d`g tgfu gpg egcsud tlr`gcgh Tfaegs, sgjgf sgtu
raclt `tu slegc`h dlcgt. D`g elhklhiclrge tugs cleud` lrgt-lrgt, eleoght`hihyg,
[`carscy V? eljùc eljgcucgh eghuvlr, raclt `tu eljlsgt dug eltlr dgr` s`s` cghgh
flj`captlr, t`p`s slcgj` mgrgchyg. Tgp` raclt `tu cleogj` olrputgr, elhilmgr dgr`
oljgcghi. [lelhtgrg dug raclt jg`h elhyusuj dgtghi dgr` dlpgh.
Y\\\[F!
Gygca olrslru, slcgj` jgi` eleoght`hi tugs cleud`. Flj`captlr `tu elhdahigc.
D`g mljgs p`jat flj`captlr yghi flogt, tlrjlpgs dgr` tlchajai` eghuvlr [`carscy V?
yghi t`gdg tghd`hi, ogfcgh Ldw`h, eghtgh p`jat tlrog`c ghicgtgh udgrg Gelr`cg yghi
d`rlcrut Oumghi elhmgd` p`jat prògd`hyg oljue tlhtu o`sg eljgcucgh eghuvlr gmgò
tlrslout.
[gtu raclt olr`cuthyg eljlslt, eljlsgt sltlhigf eltlr d` gtgs ogj`hi-ogj`hi.
Olroljac, dug raclt elhilmgr dgr` oljgcghi, sgtu dgr` dlpgh.
Tgp` slflogt gpg puh Gygca, d`g clsuj`tgh elhif`hdgr` raclt yghi cltìg.
Cgrlhg mgrgchyg sudgf tlrjgju dlcgt, d`g muig t`dgc o`sg eljlpgscgh njgrl, puh
raclt ogjgsgh—geuh`s`hyg fgo`s.
Jèg pujuf eltlr jgi` raclt cltìg elhifghtge tljgc [`carscy V?.
Oumghi eljlpgs tleogcgh. Elhifumgh` raclt `tu dlhigh pljuru GC-49.
OAAE!
Olrfgs`j. _aclt `tu eljldgc.
Flj`captlr tlroght`hi tlrclhg lnlc jldgcgh. Gygca olrslru, elelighi cleud`
slcugt tlhgig. ([gjahig muig olrslru, "G[TGIG! G[TGIG!"). Dlt`c-dlt`c yghi
elhlighicgh. Y\\\[F! Flj`captlr cleogj` tlroghi stgo`j. Tgp` egsgjgf elrlcg oljue
sljlsg`. Egs`f gdg dug raclt d` oljgcghi yghi elhilmgr. T_GTGTGT! TGT! TGT! TGT!
Oumghi dgh Tfaegs elhleogc` raclt-raclt `tu.
OAAE! [gtu raclt jgi` eljldgc.
Tlrs`sg sgtu. Tltgp olrtgfgh elsc` d`s`rge pljuru GC-49.

Mgrgchyg t`hiigj dug pujuf eltlr. Ilht`hi slcgj`.

Muhàr! D`g tljgf s`gp cleogj` elhleogc. OJG_! _aclt dgr` ogzacghyg elhygeout
raclt jgwgh. Tljgc. OAAE! Jldgcgh olsgr elrlcgf d` jghi`t-jghi`t jleogf. [`carscy
V? cleogj` tlroght`hi tlrclhg lnlc jldgcgh. Dgh t`dgc fghyg `tu, sgjgf sgtu pu`hi
jldgcgh dgr` raclt tlroghi elhifghtge lcar [`carscy V?. Jldgcgh olr`cuthyg
elhyusuj, flj`captlr `tu clf`jghigh ogj`hi-ogj`hi oljgcghi.
Flj`captlr `tu eljuhkur dlrgs. Mgtuf.
Tfaegs eljlepgrcgh GC-49 cl jghtg`, jghtgs jaepgt olrplighigh pgdg gpg puh.
Muig Oumghi dgh Muhàr. [gjahig olrslru, eleoucg egtghyg, `hi`h tgfu gpg yghi
tlrmgd`.
plrtgh`ghOlrslru jgi`.
d` dgsgr Flj`captlr
jleogf. elrlcg mustru
@tu pleghdghigh yghi sldghi eljuhkur elegc`-egc`,
elhilr`cgh—d`g dlrgs elhumu jgfgh
elhylsgj eleoucg egtghyg.
Gygca elhiilrge, d`g olrusgfg egt`-egt`gh elhilhdgj`cgh flj`captlr.
[lt`dgchyg elegst`cgh elrlcg t`dgc tgegt elhifghtge dgrgtgh d` ogwgf sghg.
Olrfgs`j. Jgmu mgtuf flj`captlr olrcurghi slpgruf. Tgp` `tu egs`f oljue
kucup, elrlcg tltgp gcgh elhigjge` fgrd jghd`hi.
"Gyajgf!" Gygca elhgr`c jgi` tugs cleud`. T`dgc olrfgs`j, flj`captlr tltgp
eljuhkur dlrgs. [udut egtg Gygca elj`fgt suhig` olsgr. Elhileouscgh hgpgs, og`cjgf,
`tu o`sg elhmgd` p`j`fgh elhdgrgt yghi jlo`f og`c. Elhgr`c clslc`gh cgj` tugs
cleud` flj`captlr. [`carscy V? eljuhkur e`r`hi cl gtgs suhig`.
‚Gyajgf!" [lru Gygca, sld`c`t jgi`.
[`carscy V? slegc`h e`r`hi.
Gygca olrtlr`gc, elhilrgfcgh sljuruf tlhgig elhgfgh tugs cleud` yghi olriltgr
flogt. D`g fgrus elegst`cgh flj`captlr elhdgrgt dlhigh jgeouhi dujugh. Olrogfgyg
slcgj` m`cg elrlcg elhdgrgt dlhigh pas`s` mlhdljg elhifghtge g`r jlo`f duju.
OPG_!
[lplrslc`gh dlt`c sloljue elhylhtuf g`r, gcf`rhyg pas`s` flj`captlr stgo`j,
jgeouhi flj`captlr elhifghtge plreucggh suhig`. Eleougt plhuepghihyg tlroght`hi cl
dlpgh. Flj`captlr `tu tlrus eljuhkur d` gtgs suhig`, cljugr dgr` suhig`, t`dgc o`sg
d`rle, elhgorgc clr`c`j, ologtugh d` tlp` suhig`, clklpgtghhyg eujg` olrcurghi,
ogru olrflht` sltljgf elhgorgc plegtghi sgwgf. Juepur tlplrk`c d` mlhdljg, elhy`rge
flj`captlr. Gsgp elhilpuj d` lcarhyg. Ogj`hi-ogj`hi utgeghyg egs`f olrputgr-putgr.
Tgp` flj`captlr `tu tljgf olrfgs`j elhdgrgt.
Gygca eljlpgs sgouc plhigegh. T`dgc gdg wgctu, elrlcg fgrus olrs`gp. Elrlcg
elhdgrgt fghyg sgtu c`jaeltlr dgr` jacgs` dzahi. D` tlp` suhig`, d` sgwgf-sgwgf
plhduduc. [`tugs` elrlcg sghigt olrogfgyg, fghyg sagj elh`t, arghi-arghi yghi
elhilmgr tòg d` jacgs` elrlcg mgtuf.
Oumghi dgh Tfaegs muig olrs`gp.
[gjahig eleoucg egtghyg. Elhileouscgh hgpgs jlig. Gcf`rhyg.
Flj`captlr `tu t`dgc olrilrgc jgi`. Cgjgu elh`j`c lcsprls` wgmgfhyg, d`g
jlo`f ele`j`f flj`captlr `tu mgtuf dgr`pgdg tlrus tlroghi dlhigh eghuvlr eleougt
hi`ju d` gtgs jghi`t. [gjahig eljlpgs sgouc plhigegh, elhgr`c p`stajhyg. Muhàr
elhigeo`j GC-49 dgr` ouhicusgh cg`h, jghtgs elhlhdghi p`htu flj`captlr, d`g yghi
plrtgeg cgj` jaepgt, cgc`hyg yghi fghyg olrgjgscgh sghdgj mlp`t, elhdgrgt d`
plegtghi sgwgf.
"Elhumu jlrlhi iuhuhi!" Gygca olrslru d` oljgcghi.
T`dgc plrju d`tlr`gc` dug cgj`, Muhàr tljgf olrjgr`gh. D`susuj Oumghi dgh
Tfaegs yghi muig eleogwg GC-49 dgh geuh`s` yghi d`s`gpcgh Egii`l. Tlrgcf`r [gjahig
dgh Gygca.
Ruhkgc-puhkgc iuhuhi olrjgp`scgh sgjmu tlrfgepgr d` dlpgh elrlcg. D`p`sgfcgh
fgepgrgh plrsgwgfgh, d` oljgcghi, pujufgh arghi-arghi olrslhmgtg olrgt, olrjgr`gh
ougs elhilmgr.
Lp`sadl 0 Lepgt Cljapgc \tgeg

JLRG[ fgepgrgh sgwgf yghi dgtgr, eldgh plrtgruhigh elhmgd` suj`t. Jlrlhi
iuhuhi `tu t`dgc eudgf d`dgc`. Kurge dgh tlrmgj. Dlhigh ologtugh clrgs dgh ruhk`hi.
Rlpafahgh p`hus olrd`r` rgpgt, slegc oljucgr elhifgdghi d` sghg-s`h`.
Ouruhi-ouruhi oltlroghigh sggt elrlcg eujg` elrghislc egsuc. Tupg`, dgh flwgh
plhilrgt jg`h olrjaepgtgh dgr` sgtu dgfgh cl dgfgh jg`h, elhmguf. Cgogr og`chyg `tu

kakac uhtuc eldgh plrtgruhigh eljgwgh oghygc arghi. [lt`gp mlhicgjhyg o`sg
dìuhgcgh slogig` igr`s plrtgfghgh. Ras`s` plhilmgr gdg d` ogwgf, mgd` elrlcg kucup
nacus cl sgtu s`s` sgmg.
[ltlhigf mge elhdgc`, clklpgtgh raeoahigh tlrtgfgh ajlf ilrgcgh [gjahig yghi
t`dgc slj`hkgf jg`hhyg, d`g eujg` tlrslhigj, elhiaelj o`jghi p`hiighihyg sgc`t.
Muhàr elhiujurcgh tghigh, eleoghtuhyg, tgp` `tu t`dgc eleoghtu oghygc. [gjahig
tgeogf elhiaelj, tlrs`hiiuhi, tltgp ele`j`f olrmgjgh slhd`r`. Rlhilmgr olrfgs`j
eleghicgs mgrgc, t`hiigj rgtusgh eltlr d` oljgcghi, sudgf egsuc mgrgc tleogc GC-49.
Elrlcg
clflh`high eujgèlhdls`hi
futgh, eljlpgs tleogcgh. Rljuru elhifghtge plpafahgh, elraolc
d` gtgs clpgjg.
"Elruhduc!" Gygca olrslru sgeo`j olrsleouhy` d` sgjgf sgtu oahicgf ogtu
olsgr. T`dgc mguf dgr`hyg, Tfaegs dgh Oumghi muig olrj`hduhi d` ogj`c pafah olsgr.
[lelhtgrg [gjahig dgh Muhàr elruhduc d` ogwgf ogtghi pafah elj`htghi.
"Gcu t`dgc egu jgi` hg`c cl gtgs, Gygca-sghj― [gjahig olrslru, elhylcg
clr`higt d` dgf`, "Gcu tlrjgju tug uhtuc elhdgc` iuhuhi. Cgj`gh sgmg yghi cl sghg,
gcu gcgh olrtgruhi d` s`h` sgepg` egt`."
Rljuru tlrus elhdls`hi elhifghtge plrsleouhy`gh elrlcg.
"[gjahig olhgr, [lhsl`, c`tg t`dgc o`sg hg`c tlrus cl gtgs." Oumghi ogjgs
olrslru, elhgeogfcgh, elhuhmuc jlrlhi iuhuhi yghi slegc`h kurge.
Gygca elhighiiuc, "Oumghi-c`/h, Tfaegs-c`/h, cgj`gh `cut olrsgegcu elhgfgh
elrlcg d` dlpgh. [lelhtgrg Tugh [gjahig dgh eur`dhyg d` oljgcghi/' Pghi jg`h
elhighiiuc slpgcgt. @tu strgtli` olrtgruhi yghi og`c. Gygca, Oumghi, dgh Tfaegs
ele`j`c` clegepugh olrtgruhi mgrgc dlcgt. [lelhtgrg [gjahig dgh Muhàr gcgh
eleolr`cgh plrj`hduhigh dgr` oljgcghi. T_GTGTGT! TGT! TGT! TGT!
Rgrg plhilmgr slegc`h dlcgt. Tlr`gcgh elrlcg dgjge ogfgsg sltlepgt tlrdlhigr
elelhuf` jghi`t-jghi`t futgh p`hus. [gjahig dgh Muhàr elrghicgc elhigeo`j pas`s`
tlrog`c d` gtgs uhtuc elhleogc. [lelhtgrg Gygca, Oumghi, dgh Tfaegs elhuhiiu jgwgh
tòg.
"TL_\[ CLMG_!"
"MGHIGH OL_@ GER\H!"
Rljuru elhifghtge ogtu, elhifuhmge pafah-pafah p`hus. Gdg slt`dgchyg lepgt
pujuf arghi yghi elrghislc dgr` ogwgf. [asac elrlcg eujg` tlrj`fgt, slslcgj` tuouf
elrlcg ils`t olrjgr`gh dgr` ogj`c sgtu pafah cl pafah jg`h.
Gygca, Tfaegs, dgh Oumghi tljgf s`gig d` t`t`c egs`hi-egs`hi.
"D@ EGHG RG_G RLHILK\T @T\, FLF1"
"TL_\[ ELHDGC@! EL_LCG [LRL_T@HPG TL_\[ HG@C!"
Gygca elhighicgt tghigh, elhyuruf yghi jg`h tltgp d`ge. Olrs`gp.
Rgrg plhilmgr t`hiigj oljgsgh eltlr, eleuhtgfcgh pljuru cl sleogrghi grgf.
Elrlcg tlrj`fgt egrgf, tlrus elhiaelj.
"CL EGHG EL_LCG JG_@1"
"T@DGC TGF\! TL_\[ CLMG_ [GERG@ CL
HLRGJ O@JG RL_J\!"
Rgrg plhilmgr sudgf dlcgt slcgj`. Dlhius hgpgs elrlcg tlrdlhigr clhkghi.
"[lcgrghi!" Gygca elhdlhius eleolr` plr`htgf.
Oumghi dgh Tfaegs slrlepgc cljugr dgr` ogj`c pafah.
Ogjgs elhleogccgh GC-49. Dug plhilmgr pgj`hi dlcgt tueoghi. D`susuj dug yghi

jg`h.
"GYG[ DG_@ DLRGH! @T\ EL_LCG!!"
"TLEOGC EL_LCG! FGO@[@!!"
Rgrg plhilmgr olrtlr`gc sgj`hi eleolr`tgfu. Eahkahi slhmgtg elrlcg elhigrgf
cl Oumghi dgh Tfaegs. T_GTGTGT! TGT! TGT! TGT! T_GTGTGT! TGT! TGT! TGT! Eleougt
Oumghi dgh Tfaegs olriligs elruhduc. Rljuru elhdls`hi slmlhicgj d` gtgs, sgep`hi.
]GR! ]GR! Gygca `cut cljugr dgr` ogj`c ogtu, tuoufhyg eljlht`hi cl udgrg,
eljlpgs o`htghi h`hmg— sfur`clh. M`tu, elhifghtge clh`hi jgwgh. Dug plhilmgr yghi
tgd` elhleogc`
eljaepgt Oumghi
dgr` sgtu dghcl
pafah Tfaegs
pafahtlroght`hi cl tghgf.
jg`h, sgeo`j ]GR! ]GR!
tlrus eljlpgs Tuouf Gygca
sfur`clh. ils`t
D`g slplrt`
tlroghi, d`g jgcsghg elhgr`. D`g ogig` tlroghi sgeo`j elhgr`.
"Clrlh!" Tfaegs olrslru elj`fgthyg, cleogj` `cut cljugr.
Oumghi elhyusuj eljlpgs tleogcgh.
]GR! ]GR! Lhtgf olrgpg oghygc sfur`clh yghi dè`j`c` Gygca, pgrg plhilmgr
tlrus olrtueoghigh. Dgh d`g t`dgc olrflht`, sggt o`htghi h`hmg e`j`chyg fgo`s, d`g
elhdgrgt plrs`s d` tlhigf pgrg plhilmgr. Tghighhyg olrilrgc j`hkgf, elhylrghi
dlhigh tghigh casahi.
Gygca eljùc, elhif`hdgr` tleogcgh jgwgh. O\C! O\C! Eleucuj dug plhilmgr. @tu
tlch`c h`hmg yghi elegt`cgh. Rucujghhyg pljgh, tgp` elhilhg` t`t`c olrogfgyg.
Mghtuhi, dgiu, dgh t`t`c rgwgh jg`hhyg. Jgwgh elrlcg susuj-elhyusuj olrmgtufgh.
Elj`fgt tleghhyg olrtueoghigh, pgrg plhilmgr jg`h t`dgc mlr`f. Jupgcgh GC-49,
`h` plrtgruhigh mgrgc dlcgt. Elrlcg elhifuhus p`sgu olsgr yghi tgd` tlrsljlepghi d`
p`hiighi.
"[L_GHI D@G!" Oljgsgh arghi elhilrayac Gygca dlhigh p`sgu. [lhmgtg `tu
olrcljlogt cl sghg-clegr` elhi`hkgr ogi`gh tuouf Gygca. Y\[! Y\[! Y\[!
Rgrg plhilmgr olrtlr`gc ougs. Elrlcg sgeg slcgj` t`dgc tgcut elj`fgt jgwghhyg
jlo`f tghiiuf. Gygca olrclj`t j`hkgf, sgeo`j elhi`rè slrghigh ogjgsgh. O\C! O\C!
Dug plhilmgr cleogj` mgtuf.
Y\[! Y\[! Y\[! R`sgu olsgr `tu tlrus elhilmgr Gygca, eleougthyg tlrtgfgh.
Juput sld`c`t sgmg, gtgu clf`jghigh cahslhtrgs` slplrslc`gh dlt`c sgmg, kucup uhtuc
eleougt p`sgu tgmge `tu elhleous tuouf jgwghhyg.
Tfaegs dgh Oumghi tljgf tòg d` zahg plrtgruhigh, `cut eleoghtu.
Tghigh Tfaegs tlrghicgt, tlch`c t`hmu, elhi`hkgr jgwghhyg. O\C! Elhifghtge
dgdg jgwgh, p`sgu olsgr `tu tlrmgtuf olrsgeggh dlhigh ple`j`chyg. Oumghi muig
elhighicgt tghighhyg, elhiiuhgcgh tlch`c h`hmg slplrt` Gygca. O\C! Rlhilmgr yghi
jg`h tlroght`hi mgtuf.
"MGHIGH E\HD\_! FGO@[@ EL_LCG!"
"TL_\[ OL_TG_\HI!"
Olrgpg puh yghi tueoghi, elrlcg tlrus elrghislc elhylrghi Gygca, Oumghi, dgh
Tfaegs. D` oljgcghi elrlcg tljgf tòg oghtugh, slplrt`hyg plhduduc olrfgs`j
elhylolrghi` suhig` olsgr elsc`puh mleogtgh cgyuhyg ruhtuf, pgcg`gh elrlcg ogsgf.
Rgrg plhilmgr yghi ogru tòg olrtlr`gc elhleogc` Gygca, Oumghi, dgh Tfaegs.
Fgeourgh tègf pghgs `tu eleougt elrlcg olrtìg slilrg elhkgr` plrj`hduhigh. Gygca
elhgr`c sgjgf sgtu tuouf plhduduc, elhmgd`cghhyg tgelhi. Tfaegs eleouhicuc d` ogj`c
tuhiiuj olsgr. [lelhtgrg Oumghi jaepgt cl sgep`hi, olriuj`high, dlhigh pljuru
olrsusujgh elhifghtge tghgf elhilmgrhyg.
DA_! DA_!
[gjahig dgh Muhàrtljgf olrgcs` dgr` gtgs, ogjgs elhleogc, eleolr`cgh
plrj`hduhigh. Elhgfgh jgmu slrghigh pgrg plhilmgr yghi ogru dgtghi.
DA_! DA_!
Rgrg plhilmgr olrtueoghigh jgi` olrsgeg slhmgtg GC-49 elrlcg.
"Ogius slcgj`, Tugh [gjahig." Gygca elhighiiuc, d`g cljugr dgr` ogj`c tgelhi

f`dup, elrghislc jgi` egmu. Eljlht`hi. D`susuj Oumghi dgh Tfaegs.

"MGHIGH E\HD\_!!"
"TL_\[ OL_TG_\HI!!"
Rgrg plhilmgr sgj`hi elhyleghigt`. [lcgj` jgi` jupgcgh GC-49, elhkgout p`sgu
olsgr elrlcg, elhygeout jgwgh-jgwghhyg dlhigh igigf olrgh`.
Tfaegs olriuege, "Elrlcg oadaf gtgu hlcgt s`f1" O\C! T`hmuhyg elhifghtge
plhilmgr tlrdlcgt. "Tucghi pucuj `h` slfgrushyg tgfu plrs`s elrlcg t`dgc gcgh
elhghi."
Oumghi elhiiljlhi, "Elrlcg oucgh tucghi pucuj." O\C! T`hmu Oumghi eleougt
tlroght`hi plhilmgr
Flf1 Gpg olr`cuthyg.
egcsudhyg1 Tfaegs elhgtgp slc`tgr. Oumghi olhgr, raeoahigh plhilmgr
`h` elhilhgcgh pgcg`gh plhduduc o`gsg. Rgcg`gh pltgh`. Olroldg dlhigh tucghi pucuj
yghi elhilmgr elrlcg clegr`h egjge, dlhigh tutup clpgjg dgh pgcg`gh f`tge-f`tge.
J`fgtjgf, tuouf plhduduc yghi sgtu plr sgtu tlrsuhicur d` dgsgr futgh. Elhilrghi.
Elhigduf. Dgrgf sligr eleogsuf slegc oljucgr. Elrlcg gdgjgf pltgh` yghi t`hiigj d`
slc`tgr dzahi.
"[L_GGGHI!" [gjgf sgtu plhduduc olrtlr`gc, egmu elhigkuhicgh p`sgu olsgrhyg.
O\C! Tfaegs eleucujhyg mgtuf.
Rlhduduc jg`h elhleogccgh s`sg pljuru.
DA_! DA_! [gjahig dgh Muhàr eleouhicgehyg dgr` gtgs.
Jèg oljgs elh`t, fghyg tlrs`sg f`tuhigh mgr` plhduduc yghi egs`f o`sg
olrd`r`. Elrlcg eujg` mlr`f elj`fgt tlegh-tleghhyg olriljèpghigh d` dgsgr futgh.
Tltgp` plrtgruhigh `tu mguf dgr` sljlsg`. Oljue slepgt Gygca dgh yghi jg`h
elhifljg hgpgs slmlhgc, gtgu olr`st`rgfgt ololrgpg dlt`c, sggt plhduduc hygr`s
fgo`s olrtueoghigh, d` oljgcghi elrlcg gcf`rhyg tòg tucghi pucuj yghi slolhgrhyg.
[asac-sasac dlhigh pgcg`gh f`tge-f`tge `tu euhkuj sgtu plr sgtu dgr` ogj`c
plpafahgh. Euhkuj oli`tu sgmg.
Olrd`r`, olrogr`s elhilpuhi dgr` ogwgf.
[gjgf sgtu dgr` elrlcg olrslru, elhighicgt tghighhyg, "TGFGH [L_GHIGH!"
Dle` elhdlhigr tlr`gcgh `tu, plhduduc o`gsg elhiflht`cgh ilrgcgh p`sgu olsgr,
muig tleogcgh GC-49. Elrlcg olriligs euhdur, elhdlcgt` ogr`sgh tucghi pucuj.
"Cge` sudgf olrusgfg, Pghi Euj`g. Tgp` elrlcg flogt slcgj`. Cge` t`dgc o`sg
elhghicgphyg." [gjgf sgtu plhduduc o`kgrg clpgdg tucghi pucuj yghi olrslru
sloljuehyg.
"Cgj`gh tljgf olrtgruhi dlhigh og`c. _af Drucpg VV gcgh oghiig slcgj`
elhdlhigr clolrgh`gh cgj`gh fgr` `h`. [lilrg rgwgt tlegh cgj`gh yghi tlrjucg."
Arghi yghi d`pghii`j Pghi Euj`g `tu o`kgrg jgi`.
D`g slplrt`hyg pèp`hgh tucghi pucuj.
D`g t`dgc elegcg` tutup clpgjg. Ygmgfhyg tlrj`fgt mljgs, cfgs clturuhgh
Rliuhuhigh Fègjgyg. Elhilhgcgh oghdghg dlhigh sèoaj tlrgtg`. D`g muig t`dgc
elhilhgcgh pgcg`gh f`tge-f`tge. Eljg`hcgh ifa—pgcg`gh trgd`sàhgj Ofutgh, e`r`p
cèaha, dlhigh pghmghi f`hiig jutut cgc`. Olreat`n igr`s-igr`s cllegsgh, dlhigh
`cgt p`hiighi f`tge. D` ogfuhyg, tlrsljlepghi sygj cg`h olrwgrhg arghyl.
Gygca `cut elhiflht`cgh slrghigh. Olrd`r`, elhgtgp cl ogwgf. Oumghi dgh
Tfaegs olrd`r` d` sgep`hihyg. [lelhtgrg Muhàr dgh [gjahig elhuruhcgh slmlhgc
p`staj.
D` ogwgf, tlrp`sgf mgrgc dug pujuf eltlr, tucghi pucuj dlhigh pgcg`gh f`tge-
f`tge olrogr`s rgpgt, sasac elrlcg tlrj`fgt cahtrgs d` ghtgrg cgout put`f
pliuhuhigh. Rlhduduc yghi egs`f o`sg olrd`r`, eleoghtu rlcgh-rlcghhyg yghi tlrjucg,
eleogwghyg cl ogj`c ogr`sgh tucghi pucuj. Olrj`hduhi.
Jèg elh`t jlhighi. Fghyg sgj`hi tgtgp. Cltlighigh ogru elhiightuhi d`
jghi`t-jghi`t futgh.
Arghi yghi d`pghii`j Pghi Euj`g eljghicgf cl dlpgh. D` oljgcghihyg `cut
eljghicgf lepgt arghi dlhigh pgcg`gh slrupg, ifa, tghpg tutup clpgjg. Oldghyg,
lepgt arghi `tu elhilhgcgh sygj olrwgrhg elrgf.
"Hgegcu Dlkflh Yghiea, sgjgf sgtu dgr` Lepgt Cljapgc \tgeg." Arghi yghi
d`pghii`j Pghi Euj`g olrslru, elhgtgp tgmge cl gtgs. Elh`j`c dgr` plrgwgcgh dgh
wgmgfhyg, us`ghyg tgc gcgh jlo`f dgr` jèg pujuf tgfuh. Tlrj`fgt igigf, t`hii`

olsgr.
Gygca elhighiiuc. D`g tgfu f`lrgrc` dgr` cljaepac 'Tlrgtg` Legs'.
_aeoahigh yghi ogru sgmg euhkuj d`pèp`h jghisuhi ajlf f`lrgrc` tlrt`hii`.
[tructur arigh`sgs` cljaepac `tu t`dgc rue`t, slsldlrfghg ouhig tlrgtg`.
Cgj`gh plrhgf elj`fgt ouhig tlrgtg`1 Cljaepac `tu elhiiuhgcgh ghgjai` ouhig
tlrgtg`. Olrgdg d` puhkgc f`lrgrc` gdgjgf `ht` ouhig, yg`tu _af Drucpg slhd`r`,
pleèp`h slcgjìus tacaf sp`r`tugj elrlcg. Cljapgc ouhig tlrdlcgt yghi elhi`tgr`
_af Drucpg gdgjgf eur`d-eur`d tlrog`chyg. D`slout dlhigh `st`jgf Lepgt Cljapgc
\tgeg, slsug` hgeghyg, muejgf elrlcg lepgt, eur`d dlhigh pas`s` tlrt`hii`,
clegepugh olrtgruhi
elrlcg Pghi tlrt`hii`,
Euj`g. Elrlcgjgf elrlcg
yghi elhilhgcgh
elhigtur sygj slkgrg
arigh`sgs` arghyl.jghisuhi
Rlhduducslt`gp
eleghii`j
fgr`,
slsug` lepgt suocgwgsgh. Cgrlhg _af Drucpg VV jlo`f oghygc elhifgo`scgh wgctu d`
tlepgt t`hiigjhyg yghi tlrsleouhy`.
Cljapgc-cljapgc olr`cuthyg gdgjgf jlvlj eur`d-eur`d olr`cuthyg, d`slout
Cljapgc Rlhmgig. Muejgf elrlcg pujufgh, lhtgf olrgpg plrs`shyg t`dgc tgfu, yghi
pgst` lepgt d` ghtgrg elrlcg gdg d` ogwgf sghg. K`r` cfgs Cljapgc Rlhmgig gdgjgf
sygj wgrhg elrgf. Jlvlj olr`cuthyg gdgjgf tucghi pucuj dlhigh pgcg`gh f`tge-f`tge,
sèoaj dgr` dguh-dguh jlogr yghi elhifgepgr d` gtgs plreucggh g`r. Muejgf elrlcg
t`dgc curghi dgr` dljgpgh rgtus, tlrslogr d` oghygc tlepgt. Tlregsuc yghi ?4 mge
tlrgcf`r elhilmgr Tfaegs. Elrlcg pgsucgh tlrjgt`f, clegepugh elrlcg sltgrg dlhigh
Orìgdl Cljugrig Tahi, gtgu pgsucgh lj`t Ojgkc Y`daw e`j`c Hgtgskfg.
Egs`f gdg jgi` ogi`gh dgr` cljaepac `tu, yg`tu plhduduc sltlepgt, eujg` dgr`
pgrg pltgh`, tucghi cgyu, tucghi ols`, plclrmg cgsgr, f`hiig pgrg o`csu yghi
elhmgd` ogi`gh t`dgc tlrp`sgfcgh dgr` 'Tlrgtg` Legs'. Elrlcg d`sèoajcgh dlhigh
ogtghi dgh gcgr ouhig tlrgtg` yghi olrgdg d` ogwgf plreucggh g`r. T`dgc tlrj`fgt,
tgp` sgeg plht`hihyg.
Dzahi yghi elhylrghi flj`captlr [`carscy V? gdgjgf sgjgf sgtu olhtlhi
slcgjìus pusgt oudgyg dgh sas`gj cljaepac `tu, yghi tlrslogr d` oghygc tlepgt
pliuhuhigh yghi dòlj` ajlf MM. Kastljja. Gdg slc`tgr dug pujuf dzahi. [ggt cgogr
flj`captlr `tu elj`htgs tòg, plhduduc elhiflht`cgh cli`gtgh elrlcg, eljlepgrcgh
kghicuj, plrgjgtgh olclrmg, olrjgr`gh elhigeo`j slhmgtg. [lt`gp dzahi ele`j`c`
iudghi slhmgtg olrgt. Tlregsuc ruegf-ruegf plhduduc, elrlcg o`gsg elhyèpgh ogzacg
d` ogwgf tlepgt t`dur, slajgf `tu fghyg olhdg o`gsg.
"Gpg yghi cgj`gh `hi`hcgh1" Gygca ogjgs olrslru, olrtghyg.
"[ldlrfghg. Cgj`gh elhylrgf."
"Clhgpg cge` fgrus elhylrgf clpgdg cgj`gh1" Gygca egs`f elhiucur s`tugs`.
"[gjgf sgtu dgr` raeoahigh cgj`gh gdgjgf plhmgfgt yghi fgrus d`fgo`s`."
Yghiea olrslru tligs. [logig` ghiiatg Lepgt Cljapgc \tgeg, d`g mljgs oucgh pltgruhi
o`gsg. Ygmgfhyg tlhghi, tgtgpgh egtghyg tgmge, "Elj`hduhi`hyg, fghyg gcgh eleogwg
clegt`gh ogi` cgj`gh."
Tfaegs elhljgh judgf—d`g tgfu d`r`hyg yghi dègcsud.
"Cge` dgtghi t`dgc uhtuc olrtgruhi, Yghiea." Gygca elhiiljlhi.
"Aeahi casahi, cgj`gh eljlpgs tleogcgh ogzacg, slhmgtg olrgt, elruhtufcgh
d`hd`hi olhtlhi cge`. Elruhtufcgh mleogtgh cgyu. @tu mljgs elhuhmuccgh h`gt
cgj`gh." "Flf, `tu cgrlhg cgj`gh jlo`f duju elhleogc` flj`captlr cge`, ogfcgh slmgc
dgr` Cgtfeghdu, cgj`gh yghi elhleogc dujugh." Tfaegs olrslru cltus.
Yghiea elhgtgp Tfaegs. D`ge slmlhgc.
Futgh p`hus `tu jlhighi. Elhy`sgcgh sugrg ghi`h dgh tltls g`r yghi mgtuf.
"Cljaepac 'Tlrgtg` Legs', t`dgc plrhgf elhleogc plrtgeg cgj`, Ghgc Eudg."
Yghiea o`kgrg, "Gcu mge`h, _af Drucpg VV t`dgc plrhgf elhyuruf eur`d-eur`dhyg
elhylrghi plrtgeg cgj`. Tgp` cgu, tljgf elhif`hg jljufur cge`. Dgh sltljgf
plrougtgh `tu, cgj`gh olrgh` slcgj` elj`htgs` plrogtgsgh, dgtghi cl s`h` uhtuc
olrtgruhi. Cgj`gh elhylrghi plhduduc t`dgc olrdasg. Elrlcg fghyg pltgh`, tucghi
cgyu, plclrmg cgsgr, elrlcg oucgh pltgruhi."
"Yghiea, cge` t`dgc dgtghi uhtuc olrtgruhi." Gygca elhiiljlhi, d`g o`kgrg
jlo`f pljgh, olrusgfg elhuruhcgh tlhs` plrkgcgpgh, "Gcu e`htg eggn gtgs plhduduc
o`gsg yghi tlrclhg tleogcgh gtgu pucujgh, cge` dgtghi uhtuc o`kgrg dlhigh _af
Drucpg VV. Gcu Gygca, gd`c slplriurugh Iuru Ousf`, euhic`h d`g egs`f elhi`higt hgeg
`tu."

"Gcu tgfu s`gpg Ghdg, Hyahyg Gygca. Ghdg gdgjgf `str` dgr` F`ra Pgegiukf`,
plhiugsg Tacya." Yghiea p`hdgf elhgtgp Gygca, "Ghdg muig slfgrushyg tgfu s`gpg
cge`."
Gygca elhighiiuc.
"M`cg dle`c`gh, egr` sldlrfghgcgh urusgh `h`. [lrgfcgh pleudg `tu clpgdgcu.
Egcg cge` gcgh eljupgcgh sleughyg. Pghi jg`h o`sg plri` dgr` s`h` dlhigh gegh. Cge`
gcgh elhifucue plhmgfgt `tu olrsgeg MM. Kastljja. Cge` t`dgc gdg urusghhyg dlhigh
cljugrig jg`h."
"Flf, Cgwgh, `tu fghygjgf trghsgcs` mugj olj`. Gcu e`htg eggn m`cg `tu
elhy`hiiuhi cgj`gh. Gyajgf, eleghihyg cgj`gh t`dgc plrhgf eljgcucgh clsgjgfgh sggt
eleolj` slsugtu1 [gjgf haear, sgjgf ucurgh, clj`ru wgrhg. C`tg sljgju o`sg elhucgr
gtgu eleogtgjcghhyg. Gyajgf, clhgpg cgj`gh slrùs slcgj`!" Tfaegs olrslru jgi`.
"\htuc slslarghi yghi eljgcucgh clsgjgfgh, eujuteu tlrjgju oghygc o`kgrg,
Ghgc Eudg. Cgu euhic`h t`dgc gcgh plrhgf pgfge tlhtghi fgrig d`r` 'Tlrgtg` Legs'.
Tgp` slfgrushyg cgu o`sg elegfge` fgj jlo`f sldlrfghg. Cltgfu`jgf, eujut olsgreu,
tljgf elhylrlt tlegh-tlegheu dgjge clegt`gh." Yghiea elhgtgp tgmge Tfaegs—
eleougthyg tlrd`ge.
Dgr` clmgufgh, tlrp`sgf lepgt pujuf eltlr d` gtgs jlrlhi sghg, [gjahig dgh
Muhàr elelrfgt`cgh plrkgcgpgh. Elsc` t`dgc d`gkuhicgh, tghigh elrlcg egs`f
elhiilhiige lrgt p`staj, olrs`gig.
"Yghiea, slcgj` jgi`, cge` dgtghi uhtuc ele`htg eggn clpgdg _af Drucpg VV.
Cge` flhdgc eljgcucgh hlias`gs`. Eleogtgjcgh trghsgcs` `tu."
"T`dgc gdg jgi` hlias`gs`, Hyahyg Gygca. T`dgc gdg pleo`kgrggh. Oucghcgf
O`csu Dfgeea sudgf eleolr`tgfu cgj`gh1 [lfgrushyg egsgjgf `h` sljlsg` jlo`f klpgt,
o`grcgh cge` elhghicgp plhmgfgt `tu sggt d` Cgtfeghdu. Oucgh egjgf elhleogc mgtuf
tìg flj`captlr cge`. Jghtgs olrusgfg elj`htgs` w`jgygf tlroghi pliuhuhigh `h`.
Cgwgsgh `h` suk`, Hyahyg Gygca. Rlhduduc jugr t`dgc o`sg elj`htgs`hyg, gpgjgi`
plhmgfgt slplrt` pleudg `tu."
Oumghi eljghicgf egmu, eleutuscgh `cut o`kgrg, "Rleudg `tu olrhgeg Tfaegs,
Dlkflh Yghiea. D`g gdgjgf sgfgogt, cljugrig ogi` cge`. 'Tlrgtg` Legs' pgst` tgfu
oltgpg plht`hihyg h`jg`-h`jg` plrsgfgogtgh dgh cljugrig, `tu sltgrg dlhigh cahslp
fgrig d`r` dgh clfaregtgh. Gcu tgfu d`g olrt`hdgc oadaf sggt eleoghtu MM. Kastljja,
tgp` cge` t`dgc euhic`h elhylrgfcghhyg oli`tu sgmg."
Tfaegs flhdgc elhlr`gc` Oumghi, lhgc sgmg d`g dò`jghi 'oadaf'. [lelhtgrg
[gjahig d` gtgs tlrclclf. D`g sltumu `st`jgf 'olrt`hdgc oadaf' `tu.
"Gpg yghi o`sg cge` jgcucgh gigr cgj`gh o`sg eljupgcgh sleughyg1 Cge` gcgh
elhloushyg. \ghi1 Legs1 [loutcgh."
Yghiea elhgtgp Oumghi, elhylr`hig`, "@h` t`dgc plrhgf sagj legs."
"Jghtgs sloutcgh sgmg fgrig cgj`gh. [loutcgh, sljg`h elhifucue Tfaegs."
Yghiea d`ge, elhgtgp Oumghi jlo`f jgeg, "Gcu tgfu s`gpg Ghdg, Oumghi g.c.g [`
Ogo` Futgh. Olcgs clpgjg Cljugrig Tahi. Rleèp`h tlreudg sfgdaw lkahaey yghi plrhgf
gdg. Ghdg elrgsg o`sg elhigtur sleug fgj d` duh`g `h`, plhyljlsg` cahnj`c t`hicgt
t`hii`, tucghi pucuj haear sgtu d` duh`g sfgdaw lkahaey, t`dgc gdg egsgjgf yghi
t`dgc o`sg d`sljlsg`cgh ajlf [` Ogo` Futgh. Oucghcgf `tu yghi Ghdg ygc`h` sljgeg
`h`1"
Oumghi tlrd`ge. M`cg pltgruhi d` dlpghhyg tgfu sagj `tu, egcg cljaepac `h`
mljgs tgfu oghygc fgj tlhtghi sfgdaw lkahaey.
Yghiea eleogkg lcsprls` wgmgf Oumghi, elhylr`hig` dgtgr, "Tlhtu sgmg cge`
tgfu. Cgj`gh ogru oljgmgr elrghicgc, Tlrgtg` Legs9 sudgf olrjgr` ròugh tgfuh.
Tahi, Pgegiukf`, Orgtvg, MM. Kastljja, Egstlr Drgiah, ogru oljgmgr elhiugsg` duh`g,
Tlrgtg` Legs9 tljgf ròugh tgfuh elhiugsg` rutl plrdgighigh tlrolsgr duh`g. Lhtgf
cgpgh Ghdg gcgh eujg` oljgmgr, [` Ogo` Futgh, t`dgc sleug egsgjgf o`sg d`gtgs`
dlhigh og`c-og`c, egsgjgf `h` fghyg o`sg d`sljlsg`cgh dlhigh pleudg `tu d`fucue.99
"Flf, fucuegh gpg s`f yghi cgj`gh `hi`hcgh1 Eleouhufcu199 Tfaegs olrtghyg
cltus, slmgc tgd` arghi olrpgcg`gh cèaha `h` tlrus elhylout tlhtghi fucuegh.

Yghiea tlrtgwg pljgh, "Gcu tgfu cgu t`dgc tgcut egt`, Ghgc Eudg.... Tgp` cge`
gcgh elhiiuhgcgh kgrg jljufur uhtuc eleouhufeu. Cgu o`sg elhlogchyg1"
Tfaegs elhljgh judgf.
"Oucghcgf cgu tgfu sligjghyg, flf1 Cahsujtgh clughigh pgj`hi flogt. Pghi
sljgju o`sg elhyljlsg`cgh trghsgcs`, yghi sljgju ilhùs elrlcgygsg clughigh. T`dgc
tgfu1 Og`cjgf, gcgh gcu olr`tgfu.... _òugh tgfuh jgju, _af Drucpg @@@ yghi
elhiiuhgcghhyg clpgdg plhicf`ghgt, plhmgfgt olsgr, muig arghi-arghi yghi elhif`hg
'Tlrgtg` Legs'. Cgu tgfu tgwah pgrgs`t, flf1"
Tfaegs tlrd`ge. D`g tgfu gpg `tu tgwah pgrgs`t. [ggt s`gp eljgcucgh
rlpraducs`, flwgh `tu gcgh elhylrghi slrghiig, jgog-jgog, ujgt, dgh flwgh clk`j
jg`hhyg. Tgwah pgrgs`t gcgh elhylhigt flwgh tlrslout, jghtgs olrtljur d` dgjge
tuoufhyg. Jgrvg tgwah gcgh elegcgh `hghihyg pljgh-pljgh dgr` dgjge, f`hiig tueouf
dlwgsg, jghtgs cljugr dgr` tuouf `hghihyg. @tu kgrg rlpraducs` yghi sghigt
elegt`cgh.
"_af Drucpg @@@ olrfgs`j eleo`gccgh tgwah pgrgs`t mlh`s pgj`hi elhilr`cgh.
Mlh`s yghi sgtu `h` t`dgc olrtljur d` slrghiig clk`j, eljg`hcgh d` egegj`g, flwgh
olsgr, tlregsuc eghus`g. Cgu gcgh d``cgt, d`jltgccgh d` iug-iug tlrtutup, olrsgeg
rgtusgh `hduc tgwah pgrgs`t. Tgwah-tgwah `tu gcgh elhylhigteu, eljltgccgh tljur d`
slcumur tuoufeu. Cgu gcgh egt`, elhmgd` egcghgh ròugh jgrvg d` dgjge tuoufeu.
Rlrjgfgh-jgfgh, olrfgr`-fgr`, sghigt elhygc`tcgh. F`hiig cgu slhd`r`
olrtlr`gc eleafah gigr slilrg egt` sgmg. @tu fucuegh yghi sltèpgj dlhigh
plhif`hggheu."
"Lf," Tfaegs tlrd`ge, `tu kgrg egt` yghi elhilr`cgh.
"Yghiea, plrkgcgpgh `h` t`dgc gcgh elhigjge` clegmugh, m`cg cgj`gh tltgp
`hi`h elhifucue Tfaegs-cuh. Cgrlhg cge` t`dgc gcgh eleo`grcgh `tu tlrmgd`." Gygca
o`kgrg jgi`.
"Egcg `tu olrgrt` Hyahyg Gygca tljgf eleutuscgh, sgtu-sgtuhyg yghi tlrs`sg,
c`tg gcgh olrtgruhi." Yghiea elhgtgp tgmge jgwgh-jgwghhyg, d` oljgcghihyg lepgt
Cljapgc Rlhmgig tljgf olrs`gp, cgc` elrlcg elegsghi cudg-cudg. Tghigh elrlcg
elhiilhiige fuju pgtgi—pldghi trgd`sahgj Ofutgh.
"Gpg suj`thyg o`kgrg og`c-og`c, Yghiea1"
Yghiea tlrtgwg pljgh, elhiiljlhi, "T`dgc gdg jgi` cgjègt yghi plrju
d`sgepg`cgh, Hyahyg Gygca. _af Drucpg VV tljgf elelr`htgfcgh elhghicgp pleudg `tu
f`dup gtgu egt` dgh s`gpg puh yghi elhifgjghi`. Rlrkgcgpgh `h` eleghi fghygjgf
cls`g-s`ggh sgmg. Lhtgf cgpgh Hyahyg Gygca egu elhygdgr`hyg."
Gygca elhifljg hgpgs plrjgfgh, d`g eujg` olrs`gp.
Oumghi dgh Tfaegs yghi olrd`r` d` sgep`hi Gygca muig olrs`gp. Fghyg sagj
dlt`c slcgrghi, plrtgruhigh mgrgc dlcgt gcgh eljltus. D` oljgcghi jèg pltgruhi
lj`t 'Tlrgtg` Legs' `tu, pujufgh tucghi pucuj dlhigh pgcg`gh f`tge-f`tge tljgf
elhifuhus pldghi. Rlhduduc tlrs`sg muig elhigkuhicgh GC-49, elrlcg mljgs t`dgc gcgh
d`ge sgmg slcgj` plrtgruhigh eljltus.
Jghi`t-jghi`t futgh p`hus slsgc ajlf gteasnlr elhlighicgh. D` gtgs jlrlhi,
[gjahi dgh Muhàr olrs`gp, elrlcg fgrus elj`hduhi` Gygca, Oumghi, dgh Tfaegs dgr`
mguf.
Lp`sadl 72 Rlrtgruhigh Futgh R`hus

"TGHICGR EL_LCG! F@D\R GTG\ EGT@!" Dlkflh Yghiea olrslru.
"[L_O\!" Lepgt Cljapgc Rlhmgig yghi olrd`r` d` oljgcghihyg eljlsgt egmu.
"[L_GGGHI!" D`susuj pujufgh tucghi pucuj dlhigh pgcg`gh f`tge-f`tge. Rgtgi
dgh pldghi elrlcg tlrj`fgt elhi`jgt, elhygeogr cl dlpgh.
Gygca tljgf s`gp. D`g eljlht`hi elhygeout slrghigh. O\C! Tghighhyg eleucuj
sgjgf sgtu Cljapgc Rlhmgig, eleougthyg tlroght`hi euhdur. Oumghi muig elhygeout
plhylrghi tlrdlcgt, tghighhyg eljlsgt, O\C! [gtu jgi` tucghi pucuj tlroght`hi cl
oljgcghi. Tfaegs t`dgc egu cgjgf, O\C! O\C! D`g olrslru, elhigeuc, eleucuj` s`gpg
puh yghi elhdlcgt`hyg.
Tgp` tucghi pucuj yghi dgtghi `h` mljgs oucgh jlvlj plhduduc o`gsg. [ggt
ilrgcgh rlcghhyg tlrtgfgh, gtgu tlroght`hi, yghi jg`h elrghislc elhi`s` slrghigh.
Elrlcg tlrjgt`f olrtgruhi. Rgtgi dgh pldghi sgeogr-elhygeogr. Gygca olrclj`t,
tlogsgh pgtgi eljlslt ololrgpg slht` dgr` sgep`hihyg. [gtu-dug-tìg tlogsgh

elhilhg` udgrg casahi. Oumghi elruhduc elhif`hdgr` pldghi-pldghi, yghi elhlogs d`

gtgs clpgjghyg.
"G___IF!" Tfaegs olrslru, d`g t`dgc elhif`hdgr, cldug t`hmuhyg olrilrgc jlo`f
klpgt dòghd`hi slhmgtg jgwgh. O\C! O\C! Dug jgi` tucghi pucuj tlroght`hi mgtuf.
Tfaegs elhylr`hig`, elhgtgp t`hmu-t`hmuhyg dlhigh lcsprls` slhghi.
Tuoufhyg tlrgsg jlo`f j`hkgf. Jlo`f cugt. Dug pujuf lepgt mge tlrgcf`r d`g
tlrtuhdg elhiljugrcgh clcugtgh ogruhyg. [lfgrushyg d`g iuhgcgh `tu uhtuc elhifgmgr
Oumghi d` Cjuo Rltgruhi, sltljgf d`g eljlpgs dljgpgh iljghi jaige dgr` tghigh dgh
cgc`hyg. Tgp` plrtgruhigh elrlcg tlrighiiu ajlf slrghigh elhylogjcgh `tu. [ggthyg
d`g elhigeuc, elhium` clcugtgh ogru.
"EGM\ [LE\G!!" Tfaegs olrslru igjgc, elrghislc turuh, d`g elh`hiigjcgh Gygca
dgh Oumghi, elhygeout slrghigh. Tuoufhyg ogig` kflltgf olrilrgc cl sghg-clegr`.
O\C! O\C! Tghighhyg elhygeogr tucghi pucuj olrpgcg`gh f`tge-f`tge. O\C! O\C! Mljgs
elrlcg oucgh jgwgh sltgrg Tfaegs slcgrghi. Clpuhigh elrlcg tlroljgf dlhigh eudgf.
Naregs` jgwgh fghkur. Dug Cljapgc Rlhmgig olrusgfg elhgfgh Tfaegs, ogjgs elhylrghi
dgr` dug s`s` dlhigh pgtgi tlrfuhus. Tfaegs olrtlr`gc, O\C! O\C! Dug t`hmuhyg jlo`f
duju elhifghtge plriljghigh tghigh jgwgh-jgwghhyg. Rgtgi `tu tlrmgtuf.
"CGJ@GH O\CGH JGYGHC\!" Tfaegs olrtlr`gc, t`dgc eleolr` gepuh.
O\C! O\C! Elh`hmu rgfghi dug Cljapgc Rlhmgig, eleougt elrlcg clf`jghigh
clslèoghigh. [ggt tuouf dug jgwghhyg egs`f eljgyghi d` udgrg, Tfaegs s`gp
elhifgo`s`hyg.
O\C! Gdg jgwgh yghi jlo`f duju eleatahi ilrgcghhyg, elhifghtge ogfuhyg dgr`
sgep`hi.
Dlkflh Yghiea, sgjgf sgtu dgr` Lepgt Cljapgc \tgeg `tu tljgf `cut olrtgruhi.
"Ogius slcgj`." Tfaegs elhylr`hig`, dgr` tgd` d`g clsgj elj`fgt arghi elegcg`
cèaha `h`.
"Cgu `hi`h elhghicgpcu, flf1 Egcg tghicgp `h`!" Tfaegs egmu elhylrghihyg, dug
t`hmuhyg susuj-elhyusuj eljlsgt.
Yghiea dlhigh klpgt elhghic`s. O\C! D`g elr`hi`s clsgc`tgh. O\C! T`hmu cldug,
jlhighhyg tlrgsg hi`ju elhgfgh slrghigh. Yghiea olriligs euhdur, flhdgc elhyusuh
cudg-cudg ogru. D`g slcgrghi tgfu m`cg jgwghhyg t`dgc fghyg olreujut olsgr, muig
ele`j`c` clcugtgh olsgr. Eudgf sgmg ghgc eudg `h` elhigjgfcgh dug Cljapgc Rlhmgig,
dgh eleougthyg euhdur. Ghgc eudg `h` sgeg flogthyg dlhigh yghi jg`h, gtgu oajlf
mgd` jlo`f flogt.
"Clhgpg cgu eljgeuh, fgf!1 Cgu o`jghi flhdgc elhghicgpcu! Elhiuruhicu olrsgeg
tgwah pgrgs`t1" Tfaegs elrghislc jgi`, sloljue cudg-cudg ogru Yghiea ilhgp. O\C!
T`hmu Tfaegs olrfgs`j elhleous plrtgfghgh Yghiea, t`dgc slepgt d`tghic`s,
elhifghtge dgdg, eleougt jgwghhyg tlroght`hi dug jghicgf, clf`jghigh clslèoghigh.
"Tghicgp `h`, Oldlogf!" Tfaegs s`gp elhifgo`s` Yghiea, elhi`rè pucujgh faac
elegt`cgh cl dgiuhyg.
Rlhduduc yghi elelighi GC-49 elhleogc` Tfaegs, eleougthyg elhgfgh slrghigh,
olriligs eljaepgt olrj`hduhi.
Tfaegs olrslru, tlrus t`grgp slrlhdgf euhic`h.
DA_! DA_!
Dug plhduduc yghi elhleogc` Tfaegs tlrsuhicur. D` gtgs sghg, [gjahig dgh
Muhàr eleoghtu ogjgs elhleogc.
"Ogius slcgj`, Tugh [gjahig, Muhàr!" Tfaegs olrslru, d`g cljugr dgr` ogj`c
ogtghi cgyu egt`, elhilmgr Dlkflh Yghiea.
Pghi d`clmgr elhkgout dug p`sgu olrucurgh lepgt pujuf slhtèltlr, olrolhtuc
eljlhicuhi. @tu gdgjgf cucr`, slhmgtg cfgs Rliuhuhigh Fègjgyg. Yghiea elhlogscgh
dug p`sgu `tu cl Tfaegs. Y\[! Y\[! Klpgt slcgj` sgoltghhyg, d`g pltgruhi p`sgu
tlrjgt`f. Tfaegs slcgj` jgi` elhgfgh slrghighhyg, euhdur elhif`hdgr, slcugt gpg puh
t`hmuhyg, t`dgc o`sg olrgdu dlhigh p`sgu tgmge `tu.
Y\[! Y\[! Yghiea ogjgs elrghislc, elhygoltcgh cucr`. [gjgf sgtuhyg olrfgs`j
elraolc clelmg yghi d`clhgcgh Tfaegs d` ogi`gh dgdg. Y\[! Y\[! Dug cucr` `tu
slplrt` ele`j`c` egtg dgh o`sg olrilrgc slhd`r`, tlrus elhylrghi Tfaegs. Fghyg
cgrlhg naatwarc Tfaegs mguf jlo`f klpgt dòghd`hi sloljuehyg yghi eleougt d`g

olrfgs`j jajas. Tfaegs tlrus d`pucuj euhdur.

@h` elhmlhicljcgh, dlhius Tfaegs. Arghi `h` olrtgruhi dlhigh slhmgtg.
Y\[! Y\[! Clelmg Tfaegs cleogj` raolc, t`p`s slcgj` mgrgc sgjgf sgtu cucr`
`tu dgr` cuj`thyg. Tlrjgeogt d`g elhif`hdgr, plruthyg gcgh tlrourg`.
Y\[! Y\[! Tfaegs tlrdlsgc, cleogj` cl t`t`c Gygca dgh Oumghi—yghi tljgf
elhifgo`s` slpgruf plhylrghi. Y\[! Y\[! Cucr` `tu slegc`h ougs elhilmgr. [`gj! Cgc`
Tfaegs yghi olrilrgc j`hkgf t`dgc slhigmg elhi`hmgc ogi`gh tghgf jleolc,
tlrplrasac. Eleougt plrtgfghghhyg tlroucg. Y\[! [gjgf sgtu cucr` eljuhkur dlrgs
flhdgc elh`cge jlflrhyg.
Y\[[! Klpgt slcgj` ilrgcgh Gygca, slplrt` elhif`jghi, slplrslc`gh dlt`c, d`g
tljgf euhkuj d` dlpgh Tfaegs, eleatahi slrghigh Yghiea. O\C! Elhlp`s tghigh
jgwghhyg. [gjgf sgtu cucr` `tu tlrpljght`hi jlpgs.
"Cgu og`c-og`c sgmg, Tfaegs-cuh1" Gygca olrslru, elhajlf klpgt.
Tfaegs elhighiiuc, eljaepgt cljugr dgr` juoghi, elegsghi cudg-cudg ogru.
Dlkflh Yghiea olrtlr`gc egrgf elj`fgt slrghighhyg igigj, dgh sgjgf sgtu
cucr`-hyg tlrjlpgs. Y\[[! D`g ogjgs olrilrgc slplrt` elhif`jghi, d`g muig elhiugsg`
tlch`c h`hmg tlrslout. Cucr` tlrs`sg d` tghigh cghghhyg flhdgc elh`cge Gygca.
O\C! Tlrjgeogt, Gygca jgi`-jgi` jlo`f duju elhifghtge plriljghigh tghighhyg,
eleougt cucr` tlrslout `cut tlrmgtuf.
Tfaegs ougs elhilmgrhyg, t`hmuhyg tlrghicgt.
Y\[F! Y\[F! Dug ghiiatg Cljapgc Rlhmgig eleatahi ilrgcghhyg dlhigh
elhygoltcgh pgtgi, eleougt ilrgcgh Tfaegs tlrtgfgh. Muig oljgsgh tucghi pucuj
olrpgcg`gh f`tge-f`tge, elrghislc elj`hduhi` Yghiea.
Rgtgi dgh p`sgu olsgr elhylrghi Tfaegs—yghi slilrg olrclj`t elhif`hdgr.
O\C! Oumghi eleoghtu, eleucuj tucghi pucuj tlrdlcgt, jghtgs elhmgeogc
oghdghghyg, elhdarahihyg cl grgf tlegh-tleghhyg. Gygca muig eljaepgt, elhygeogr
plriljghigh sgjgf sgtu tucghi pucuj, eleoght`hihyg cl dlpgh, tuouf dlhigh pgcg`gh
f`tge-f`tge `tu elhèpg rlcghhyg yghi jg`h, elhgfgh ilrgcgh p`sgu-p`sgu.
[ggt tucghi pucuj `tu tlrtgfgh, Tfaegs cleogj` egmu, tghighhyg susuj-elhyusuj
elhylrghi. O\C! O\C! Dug tucghi pucuj tueoghi.
"DG[G_ OADAF! Cgj`gh t`dgc gcgh elhghi eljgwgh cge`, ogigèghg cgj`gh gcgh
elhghicgp cge`, fgf!" Tfaegs olrtlr`gc, O\C! O\C! Cgj` `h`, elhyusuj dug Cljapgc
Rlhmgig yghi tlroght`hi. Clcugtgh t`hmuhyg elh`hicgt dug cgj` j`pgt. Eleougt
jgwghhyg tlrcgpgr t`dgc o`sg oghic`t jgi`.
Yghiea olrusgfg eleoghtu. Elrghislc elhgfgh slrghigh Tfaegs dlhigh ogjgs
elh`hmu.
O\C! Dug t`hmu olrgdu, Yghiea tlroght`hi dug jghicgf cl oljgcghi. D`g olhgr-
olhgr cgjgf cljgs, dgh sloljue s`gpg puh o`sg eleoghtuhyg, Tfaegs tljgf olrilrgc
klpgt, elhklhiclrge sygj arghyl Yghiea, elhklc`c ghiiatg Lepgt Cljapgc \tgeg `tu
dlhigh sygjhyg.
"Cgu `hi`h elhifucuecu, fgfj1" Tfaegs olrtlr`gc, sgeo`j eleoght`hi jgwgh,
eleougthyg mgtuf tlrduduc
Yghiea t`dgc o`sg elhmgwgo, jututhyg olrdloge d` tghgf, jlflrhyg tlrcuhk`.
Tucghi pucuj jg`h olrslru elj`fgt pèp`hghhyg, egmu flhdgc eleoghtu. Y\[!
Y\[! R`sgu olsgr cleogj` olrcljlogt.
Gygca t`dgc t`hiigj d`ge, d`g elhgfgh jgmu slrghigh d` s`s` cghgh, eljuhkur
sgeo`j elruhduc, elhig`t cgc`-cgc` tucghi pucuj, eleougt elrlcg olrmgtufgh, sgj`hi
elhèpg. Muig Oumghi, eleatahi slrghigh dgr` s`s` c`r`. Tghighhyg klcgtgh elrgepgs
sgjgf sgtu p`sgu olsgr, jghtgs elhiiuhgcghhyg uhtuc elhghic`s slrghigh yghi jg`h.
[ugrg jaige olrgdu tlrdlhigr elelcgccgh tlj`hig, muig plrk`c gp`. @tu tlch`c clhda
yghi d`gmgrcgh ajlf Iuru Ousf`, tuoufhyg elhylj`hgp d` ghtgrg p`sgu jg`h, sgeo`j
elhi`rè slrghigh caeo`hgs`, ukf`cae`-il`ca. Dug tucghi pucuj tlrcgpgr dlhigh dgrgf
sligr eleogsgf` pgcg`gh f`tge-f`tge elrlcg.
Tgp` `tu t`dgc elhiurghi` hygj` tucghi pucuj `tu. Elsc` tgfu jgwgh elrlcg
jlo`f cugt, tlch`c pldghi Oumghi jlo`f elegt`cgh, elrlcg tltgp elrghislc igigf
olrgh`.
"[uruf ghgc ougfeu olrflht` elhylrghi, Oldlogf!" Tfaegs olrtlr`gc.
Yghiea elhylr`hig`.
O\C! Tfaegs elh`hmu wgmgfhyg.

"Flht`cgh elrlcg, Oadaf! Gtgu sleug ghgc ougfeu gcgh tlrcgpgr." Tfaegs
olrslru clsgj, "Cgj`gh t`dgc gcgh elelhghicgh plrtgruhigh."
Yghiea tlrtgwg pljgh.
"Clhgpg cgu tlrtgwg, flf1"
Yghiea elhylr`hig`, d`g t`dgc o`sg o`kgrg, jlflrhyg egs`f d`klc`c dlhigh
sygj. Tfaegs elhilhdurcgh klhiclrgeghhyg.
"Clhgpg cgu tlrtgwg1 Mgwgo!"
"Gcu tgfu...." Yghiea o`kgrg, sld`c`t tlrslhigj, "Cge` t`dgc gcgh elhghi
eljgwgh cgj`gh olrtgruhi. Fghyg _af Drucpg VV yghi o`sg elhigjgfcgh cgj`gh sleug.
Tgp` cge` t`dgc oadaf. Dgh cge` t`dgc gcgh cgjgf."
"Gpg egcsudeu1" "[lrghighcu gdgjgf t`pugh. Elhigj`fcgh plrfgt`gh cgj`gh
olrtìg. Cge` puhyg rlhkghg jg`h." Yghiea tlrtgwg jgi`.
T`dgc plrju d`mljgscgh jlo`f jghmut, dgr` jlrlhi gtgs tlrdlhigr slrugh dgr`
Muhàr. Tfaegs elhajlf. Muig Gygca dgh Oumghi. Ilrgcgh elrlcg yghi elhifgo`s`
tucghi pucuj olrpgcg`gh f`tge-f`tge tlrflht` slclt`cg. J`fgtjgf, d` gtgs sghg,
[gjahig tljgf d`r`hicus ajlf tucghi pucuj jg`hhyg.
Gpg yghi tlrmgd`1

[ldlrfghg.
[ggt Yghiea olslrtg lepgt Cljapgc Rlhmgig dgh lepgt pujuf tucghi pucuj
olrpgcg`gh f`tge-f`tge elhifgdgp` Gygca, Oumghi, dgh Tfaegs, d`ge-d`ge lepgt
Cljapgc Rlhmgig jg`hhyg, olrsgeg lepgt pujuf tucghi pucuj jg`hhyg elhigeo`j rutl
eleutgr. Elrlcg tgfu t`dgc gcgh o`sg elhghicgp Tfaegs cgrlhg olrsgeghyg gdg Gygca,
gd`c slplriurugh Iuru Ousf`. Oljue jgi` [` Ogo` Futgh, [gjahig, slrtg eur`dhyg, dgh
Tfaegs slhd`r` yghi tlrhygtg dlhigh eudgf o`sg elhigtgs` Yghiea.
'Tlrgtg` Legs' gdgjgf cljaepac olrplhigjgegh, elrlcg
elhileoghicgh olrogig` strgtli` plhylrigpgh sggt ròugh tgfuh elhmgig Mgjur
[utrg. Tlrutgeg m`cg jgwgh yghi fgrus elrlcg cgjgfcgh jlo`f cugt dòghd`hi elrlcg.
T`dgc plrju clcugtgh olsgr uhtuc elhkuhic`j ogtu rgcsgsg. Dlhigh strgtli` yghi
tlpgt, `tu o`sg d`jgcucgh slogtghi cgyu clk`j. Ruh t`dgc plrju ols` gtgu ogmg uhtuc
eljuoghi` ogtu, tltls g`r puh o`sg. @tujgf yghi d`jgcucgh ajlf Yghiea. D`g eleogi`
tèhyg elhmgd` dug.
Rgsucgh jg`h `tu d`ge-d`ge elhylj`hgp, eleutgr` futgh p`hus, tòg d` jlrlhi
gtgs tghpg sugrg, dgh sggt Gygca, Oumghi, dgh Tfaegs nacus olrtgruhi, elrlcg
elhylrigp [gjahig dgh Muhàr. T`t`c pgj`hi jlegf raeoahigh Gygca dgjge plrtgruhigh
mgrgc dlcgt.
[gjahig plhleogc p`staj. D`g t`dgc ele`j`c` clegepugh olrtgruhi. Muhàr o`sg,
d`g elhiugsg` ololrgpg tlch`c oljg d`r`, tgp` d`g mljgs t`dgc o`sg elhifgdgp`
slrghigh elhdgdgc dgr` jgwgh sloghygc `tu slelhtgrg d`g slhd`r` fgrus elj`hduhi`
[gjahig. Fghyg elelrjucgh ololrgpg dlt`c slrghigh c`jgt, tghpg d`sgdgr` Gygca,
Oumghi, dgh Tfaegs, elrlcg olrfgs`j eljuepufcgh [gjahig dgh Muhàr. R`staj-p`staj
elrlcg tlrjlpgs, dgh sggt elrlcg flhdgc olrtlr`gc eleolr`tgfu Gygca d` ogwgf sghg,
jgwgh tljgf eleolcuchyg.
R`sgu olsgr elhleplj d` jlflr [gjahig dgh Muhàr. Tlrj`fgt elhi`jgp
eleghtujcgh kgfgyg egtgfgr` yghi elhlraoas cghap` futgh p`hus.
Yghiea tlrtgwg dgtgr, elhgtgp wgmgf Tfaegs, "Jlpgscgh klhiclrgegheu, Ghgc
Eudg. Gtgu ghgc ougfcu gcgh elhyleolj`f dug tlegh cgj`gh d` gtgs sghg."
@h` s`tugs` plj`c.
Tfaegs elhiilrge. Elhdahigc elj`fgt [gjahig dgh Muhàr yghi t`dgc o`sg
olrilrgc sld`c`t puh gtgu p`sgu jgwgh elhifgo`s`hyg.
Oumghi olrs`tgtgp dlhigh Gygca, olrf`tuhi. Gpgcgf gdg yghi o`sg elrlcg
jgcucgh1 [fur`clh1 Tlch`c h`hmg1 Gygca elhifljg hgpgs pljgh, elhiiljlhi.
Mgrgc elrlcg dlhigh [gjahig tlrjgju mguf, ogfcgh dlhigh ilrgcgh suplr klpgt
h`hmg, elrlcg t`dgc gcgh slepgt elhmgtufcgh p`sgu-p`sgu `tu.
"Jlpgscgh klhiclrgegheu, Ghgc Eudg." Yghiea elhdls`s, d`g slrùs.
D` gtgs sghg, dug ghiiatg Cljapgc Rlhmgig eleolhgecgh p`sgu jlo`f dgjge,
elhi`r`s cuj`t [gjahig dgh Muhàr, dgrgf eujg` elhigj`r d` jlflr.
"Jlpgscgh Yghiea, Tfaegs. C`tg tljgf cgjgf." Oumghi o`kgrg—elrlcg t`dgc puhyg
p`j`fgh. Clsljgegtgh [gjahig dgh Muhàr mguf jlo`f plht`hi sggt `h`.

"Lhgc sgmg!" Tlrdlhigr cgjègt elhiaelj—`tu oucgh Tfaegs,

eljg`hcgh sugrg [gjahig, "Mghigh egu elhigjgf, Tfaegs. M`cg elrlcg
eleouhufcu, pgst`cgh cgu elhifgo`s` arghi `tu, pgtgfcgh jlflrhyg."
Muhàr `cut elhgtgp Tfaegs. Lcsprls` wgmgfhyg mljgs slcgj`. D`g s`gp egt`
olrsgeg iuruhyg.
"Jlpgscgh Yghiea, Tfaegs!" Oumghi elhiiljlhi, olrslru jlo`f tligs.
"Flf, Oumghi! Tfaegs o`sg elhigeo`j clputusghhyg slhd`r`. Cgu t`dgc plrju
elhigmgr`hyg. Mghigh dlhigrcgh d`g, Tfaegs. Gcu sudgf tlrjgju tug, tlrjgju oasgh
`cut pltugjghigh cgj`gh. T`dgc egsgjgf gcu egt` d` iuhuhi `h`. Rgst`cgh sgmg,
sltljgf gcu egt`, cgj`gh elhifgo`s` sleug tucghi pucuj `h`. Eleogjgscgh sgc`t
fgt`cu."
Muhàr slcgj` jgi` `cut elhgtgp Tfaegs. D`g muig s`gp elhiaroghcgh d`r`hyg.
Tfaegs elhdlhius, d`g dgjge s`tugs` rue`t. Tghighhyg egs`f elhklhiclrge jlflr
Yghiea. [lcgj` d`g eleuht`r sygj `tu, tgegt r`wgygt jgwghhyg.
Yghiea cleogj` tlrtgwg dgtgr, "Cgu egu elhucgr sgtu hygwgcu dlhigh dug
tlegheu d` gtgs sghg1 Cgu suhiiuf oucgh cahsujtgh clughigh yghi og`c. Cgu t`dgc
o`sg olrf`tuhi uhtuhi-rui`, Ghgc Eudg."
"D`ge, Oldlogf!" Tfaegs eleolhtgchyg.
"Jlpgscgh Yghiea, Tfaegs-cuh." Cgj` `h` Gygca yghi o`kgrg, "Gcu tgfu, Tugh
[gjahig dgh eur`dhyg olrsld`g elhiaroghcgh f`duphyg, tgp` c`tg t`dgc plrju eleougt
s`tugs` `h` slegc`h rue`t. [lt`dgchyg oljue slcgrghi."
"Hyahyg Gygca1" Tfaegs elhljgh judgf.
"M`cg cge` elhylrgf, cl eghg cgj`gh gcgh eleogwg Tfaegs-cuh, Yghiea1" Gygca
jlo`f duju olrtghyg— elhigog`cgh Tfaegs slmlhgc.
"D`g gcgh dògwg dgh d`fucue d` dlpgh _af Drucpg VV." Yghiea elhmgwgo,
sld`c`t tlrslhigj, Tfaegs slhigmg elhilhkghicgh sld`c`t sygj, "Cge` t`dgc gdg
urusghhyg dlhigh Hyahyg Gygca dgh yghi jg`h, cgj`gh o`sg plri`."
"T`dgc. M`cg cgj`gh elhghicgp Tfaegs-cuh, egcg cge` sleug gcgh `cut d`tghicgp
olrsgeghyg." Gygca elhiiljlhi.
"Tlrslrgfjgf m`cg `tu clegugh Hyahyg Gygca. Cge` gcgh elhghicgp, eleogwg
cgj`gh sleug." Yghiea elhdlhius.
Gygca elhajlf jgi` cl Tfaegs, "Jlpgscgh Yghiea, Tfaegs-/kuh."
Tfaegs elhgtgp Gygca, yghi ogjgs elhgtgphyg. Elhajlf cl Oumghi. Pghi d`tajlf
elhighiiuc, Oumghi tgfu Gygca puhyg rlhkghg. @tu euhic`h jlo`f og`c. Tumugh elrlcg
gdgjgf elhleu` _af Drucpg VV. Oajlf mgd` dlhigh elhylrgf, d`tghicgp, `tu clslepgtgh
tlrog`chyg. Elsc`puh `tu mljgs sghigt olr`s`ca, elrlcg sleug mustru tlwgs d`fucue
dlhigh tgwah pgrgs`t. Tgp` slt`dgchyg, t`dgc slcgrghi. Egs`f gdg wgctu ele`c`rcgh
strgtli` jg`h.
"Mghigh jlpgscgh, Tfaegs! Gcu t`dgc egu cgu elhigjgf fghyg igrg-igrg arghi
tug `h` d`ghkge p`sgu!" [gjahig cleogj` olrtlr`gc.
Tfaegs elhdahigc, elhgtgp [gjahig dgh Muhàr.
Jèg oljgs dlt`c slhygp, d`g gcf`rhyg elhurut` cgjègt Gygca, eljlpgscgh
klhiclrgegh.
"Gstgig, Tfaegs, c`tg o`sg olrtgruhi sgepg` egt`!" [gjahig olrslru clsgj.
Yghiea tljgf olrd`r` ologs, elhlpuc-hlpuc pgcg`ghhyg.
Tfaegs elhmujurcgh tghighhyg, sucgrljg d`tghicgp.
"Ououc 'Tlrgtg` Legs'!" Yghiea olrslru.
Cljaepac `tu puhyg kgrg jg`h.
Klpgt slcgj` ilrgcgh tìg Cljapgc Rlhmgig d` dlcgt Gygca, elrg`f slsugtu dgr`
cghtahi pgcg`gh, RPG_! Jghtgs elhifgeourcghhyg d` wgmgf Gygca, Oumghi, dgh Tfaegs.
[lrouc olrwgrhg put`f. Tghpg o`sg d`f`hdgr`, slrouc `tu tlrf`rup ajlf Gygca,
Oumghi, dgh Tfaegs. Dug dlt`c slrouc `tu egsuc cl s`stle plrhgpgsgh, elrlcg eujg`
clf`jghigh clsgdgrgh, juhijg`, mgtuf d` dgsgr futgh. Muig d` gtgs sghg, dug Cljapgc
Rlhmgig muig elhifgeourcgh slrouc yghi sgeg d` wgmgf [gjahig dgh Muhàr. Elrlcg
olrdug elhyusuj p`hisgh, tlrcujg`.
"Ogwg elrlcg!" Yghiea olrslru.
Tucghi pucuj olrpgcg`gh f`tge-f`tge slilrg elhighicgt jèg tuouf yghi
olriljèpghigh.
"C`tg cleogj` cl egrcgs! _af Drucpg VV gcgh oghiig slcgj` dlhigh plclrmggh

cgj`gh."
Tucghi pucuj olrslru-slru slhghi. Tghigh elrlcg elhilpgj, tlrgkuhi cl udgrg.
Yghiea eljghicgf elhuruh` jlrlhi iuhuhi, d`susuj dljgpgh Cljapgc Rlhmgig, dgh
pujufgh tucghi pucuj jg`hhyg, sgeo`j eleogwg tuouf Gygca, Oumghi, Tfaegs, [gjahig,
dgh Muhàr. Muig elhghdu tlegh-tlegh elrlcg yghi tlrjucg pgrgf
Lp`sadl 77 Gjgt Rljgkgc

[LELHTG_G `tu d` Fahi Cahi. Ololrgpg mge jgju.
Ilrè`s eleogsuf catg. Jghi`t iljgp, oò`t ogdg` eujg` tlrolhtuc.
[lougf jèus`h olrwgrhg f`tge elegcsgcgh d`r` elrgpgt d` mgjghgh cgwgsgh Jgh
Cwg` Nahi. @tu slhtrgj cuj`hlr tlrclhgj d` Fahi Cahi. Mgjghgh d` cgwgsgh `tu
d`plhuf` ajlf pldgighi egcghgh. Elmg, curs` tlrfgepgr elhigeo`j ogfu mgjgh, ogfcgh
sgtu-dug elhigeo`j slpgruf mgjgh, dlhigh pgyuhi-pgyuhi tlrcleoghi jlogr d` gtgshyg.
D` mge-mge tlrtlhtu, slplrt` mgdwgj egcgh egjge, cgwgsgh `h` suplr rgeg`, t`dgc
elhy`sgcgh kljgf uhtuc olrilrgc. Muig sggt sgrgpgh slplrt` pgi` `h`, pgrg plclrmg
d` slc`tgr cgwgsgh elelhuf` elmg dgh curs`. Muig tur`s-tur`s. Ilrè`s t`dgc
elhyurutcgh jghicgf elrlcg uhtuc elh`cegt` cuj`hlr.
"Hahg, c`tg t`dgc o`sg egmu jgi`." [ap`r elhajlf.
T`dgc gdg kljgf uhtuc eao`j jlwgt.
"Gyajgf, Rgc [ap`r. Gcu t`dgc egu olrmgjgh cgc`." C`ca olrslru t`dgc plduj`.
"Tgp`, Hahg, tumugh c`tg t`hiigj dug pujuf eltlr jgi`. C`tg olhgr-olhgr t`dgc
o`sg egmu, gtgu elhylhiiaj elmg-elmg. J`fgt, plhiuhmuhi elhahtah c`tg." [ap`r
jèus`h olrusgfg elhmljgscgh.
"@tu mustru ogius cgh, c`tg slplrt` elhifgd`r` gkgrg elwgf dlhigh cgrplt
elrgf. D`sgeout oghygc nghs.― C`ca elhylr`hig` sghtg`.
Gduf. [ap`r jèus`h elhifljg hgpgs. D`g mgd` o`hiuhi dgh slrogsgjgf.
"C`tg turuh sgmg, C`ca." [gudgrg cleogrhyg elhigjgf, elrg`f igighi p`htu.
"Lf, c`tg oljue sgepg`, Puc`. Ilrè`s. Gcu t`dgc egu g`r fumgh elhiatar`
slpgtucu."
"Gya, C`ca. Cgs`fgh sap`rhyg." Puc` eleoucg p`htu jèus`h, jghtgs turuh.
"Og`cjgf. Og`cjgf." C`ca olrghmgc elhyusuj sgudgrg cleogrhyg, "Gcu gcgh
eleolrèu sgtu o`htghi." C`ca eljatat cl sap`r jèus`h sloljue elhutup p`htu,
"Eao`jeu t`dgc sgepg` cl tumugh, tgfu! Elhilklwgcgh."
[ap`r jèus`h elhgtgp dug igd`s eudg `tu. Y`plr eao`j olrilrgc pljgh, c`r`-
cghgh. C`r`-cghgh. Hgsò. [ltlhigf mge jgju d`g olrsargc slhghi elhdgpgt ardlrgh
elhmleput d` oghdgrg Fahi Cahi. Gpgjgi` sggt elj`fgt plhuepghi yghi hg`c. Dug
'tur`s' dlhigh pgcg`gh dlsg`hlr tap, elhilhgcgh cgkgegtg olsgr, slpgtu egfgj, tap`
ouhdgr ljligh, eleogwg dug caplr clk`j olrelrlc. Ygf, elrlcg pgst`jgf ghiiatg
cljugrig krgzy r`kf duh`g. Oajlf mgd` d`g ogcgj dgpgt t`ps olsgr. _lzlc` haepjac.
[ggt eao`j eujg` eljuhkur eleoljgf mgjghgh catg, dug plhuepghi `tu tlrhygtg
eujg` elhylogjcgh. Ele`htg eao`j olrflht` sleogrghigh, cgrlhg elrlcg egu olrnata,
clhg t`jghi paj`s` cgrlhg dug plhuepghi elhiljugrcgh ogdgh cljugr dgr` mlhdljg,
elhuepgfcgh e`huegh d` dgjge eao`jhyg, f`hiig plrcgrg ogrusgh, elegcsg eao`j egmu
f`hiig t`t`c tumugh. Mghigh tghyg t`ps, j`fgt, sl-slh puh t`dgc d`cgs`f, d`g egjgf
d`ghkge d`cgs`f rgt`hi sgtu o`htghi.
Jèus`h `tu eujg` olr`hisut euhdur, flhdgc elhmleput plhuepghi jg`h. [`
cleogr eljghicgf ghiiuh elj`htgs` elmg-elmg yghi rgeg` ajlf plhiuhmuhi.
Jgpgc-jgpgc plhmugj egcghgh tlrj`fgt sòuc, graeg egsgcgh tlrkùe jlzgt, gsgp-gsgp
eleoueouhi dgr` slt`gp ruegf egcgh. Tlr`gcgh ple`j`c rlstargh elhyuruf pljgygh,
d`tèpgj` slrugh plhiuhmuhi yghi flhdgc elelsgh gtgu eleogygr egcghgh.
Dug pujuf eltlr, Puc` dgh C`ca olrflht` d` dlpgh rlstargh slgnaad pgj`hi
rgeg` d` cgwgsgh `tu. Hygr`s t`dgc gdg elmg yghi casahi. Cac`hyg j`hkgf olrgcs` d`
dlpgh tuhicu-tuhicu olsgr, dlhigh cugj`-cugj` d` gtgshyg. Rljgygh f`j`r eud`c
eleogwg hgepgh olr`s` egcghgh. Cac` `tu tlrj`fgt olroldg slhd`r` dòghd`hi rlstargh
jg`h, cgrlhg d`g oucgh plhduduc sltlepgt. Rlrgwgcghhyg t`hii`-olsgr, rgeouthyg
p`rghi, clturuhgh Gelr`cg.
"Fg`, E`stlr Yf`tl." Puc` elhygpg.
Yf`tl yghi sldghi elegsgc aeljlt slgnaad elhajlf. [lclt`cg elhiljuf.
Puc` tltgp tlrslhyue, "Gpg cgogreu1"

"Cgogrcu og`c-og`c sgmg f`hiig gcu elj`fgt cgj`gh."

C`ca tlrtgwg jlogr. [gtu, uhtuc cgjègt Yf`tl ogrusgh, elrlcg sudgf o`gsg
elhlrèg sgeoutgh slplrt` `tu dgr` Yf`tl. Dug, uhtuc tgep`jgh Yf`tl, d`g elhilhgcgh
cgus put`f, kljlelc olsgr dlhigh igeogr clp`t`hi elhkajac, rgeouthyg d`tutup`
pjgst`c. Ygmgfhyg sld`c`t olrclr`higt cgrlhg fgwg pghgs dgr` cugj`-cugj`. Tghighhyg
yghi clcgr tltgp sòuc elegsgc elsc` elhajlf.
"Clhgpg cgj`gh dgtghi cl s`h`, flf1" Yf`tl olrslru cltus, jlo`f e`r`p flhdgc
elhius`r.
"Gstgig, cgu t`dgc slhghi elj`fgt cge` dgtghi, Egr`h`r1" C`ca elhylr`hig`.
Yf`tl elhiilrgccgh spgtujg, eleogj`c aeljlt, dlht`hi sugrg spgtujg olrgdu
dlhigh cugj` tlrdlhigr elrdu, elh`hicgf` sleourgh hygjg gp`.
"_lstargheu sljgju rgeg`, E`stlr Yf`tl." Puc` elelrfgt`cgh.
"Clhgpg cgj`gh dgtghi cl s`h`, flf1" Yf`tl ogj`c olrtghyg jgi`, elhajlf jgi`.
[pgtujghyg elhighicgt aeljlt yghi tljgf egtghi, tghigh c`r`hyg ils`t elrg`f p`r`hi,
eljltgccgh aeljlt. Rlsghgh elmg clslc`gh tljgf s`gp, sudgf gdg egcghgh jg`h d` gtgs
hgepgh olrsgeg aeljlt tlrslout.
"Cge` r`hdu clpgdgeu." C`ca tlrtgwg klc`c`cgh.
Yf`tl eljatat. Eghg gdg rueushyg elrlcg r`hdu.
"Cge` egu sgrgpgh, Egr`h`r. Oajlf elhigeo`j yghi ogrusgh cgu egsgc1
F`tuhi-f`tuhi elhium` egsgcgheu, gpgcgf eleghi sllhgc `tu f`hiig oghygc yghi
sucg, gtgu mghigh-mghigh cgu elegsuccgh slsugtu d` sghg, eleougt plhiuhmuhi
cltgi`fgh. Gcu s`f t`dgc plrkgyg cgjgu egsgcgheu lhgc."
[gjgf sgtu pljgygh elhdlcgt s`gp elhigeo`j hgepgh `tu. Tlrjgeogt, C`ca jlo`f
duju elhighicgthyg.
"Flf, C`ca, `tu plsghgh arghi jg`h!" Yf`tl olrslru.
"@h` ougt cge`, Egr`h`r. Cgu egsgc sgmg jgi`."
Yf`tl elhlpuc dgf`, kuku Iuru Ousf` `h` sljgju elhylogjcgh. D`g eljlpgs
kljlelc, muig tutup clpgjg, sgeo`j olrslru cl pljgygh jg`h, gigr eleghii`j gs`stlh
cac` uhtuc elhiight`cgh pas`s`hyg. D`g fgrus elhiurus s` cleogr. Lhtgf gpg yghi
tlrmgd`, m`cg Puc` dgh C`ca euhkuj d` rlstarghhyg, `tu olrgrt` gdg egsgjgf.
"Flf, C`ca, cgu t`dgc o`sg eleogwg hgepgh `tu, sudgf gdg yghi elelsghhyg.
Jgi` pujg, sleug elmg plhuf. Cgj`gh t`dgc o`sg egcgh d` s`h`."
"[`gpg yghi plsgh1"
Rljgygh yghi flhdgc elhigeo`j hgepgh tgd` elhuhmuc elmg d` tlhigf rlstargh.
"Acgy.― C`ca eljghicgf sghtg` cl sghg. Eljlwgt` kljgf-kljgf elmg.
Gdg lepgt arghi duduc elhilj`j`hi` elmg `tu. \s`g dug pujufgh, elhilhgcgh
clelmg rgp`, dgs`. Elrlcg plclrmg cghtargh d` ilduhi-ilduhi t`hii` dlcgt cgwgsgh
Jgh Cwg` Nahi. Lepgt arghi `tu elhajlf elj`fgt C`ca elhdlcgt.
"Fg`, Tgepgh." C`ca elhygpg.
Lepgt arghi `tu sgj`hi tgtgp. [ld`c`t o`hiuhi. Clhgpg gdg igd`s yghi elhygpg
elrlcg, eleogwg hgepgh egcghgh1 Tgp` slilrg tlrslhyue jlogr. Elsc` elhylogjcgh,
oghygc t`hicgf, C`ca mljgs ele`j`c` plhgep`jgh yghi elhgr`c. D`g kght`c. Gpgjgi`
dlhigh pgcg`gh 'tur`s'-hyg. Lepgt plclrmg `tu klhigr-klhi`r slhghi. Eèp` gpg kaog
tòg-tòg gdg wgh`tg kght`c elhygpg elrlcg.
"Gcu tgfu, hgepgh `h` olr`s` plsghgh egcghgh cgj`gh. Tgp` gcu jgpgr, slmgc
hg`c plsgwgt tgd` egjge oljue egcgh, mgd` ougtcu sgmg, oajlf1"
"Lf, tlhtu sgmg oajlf." [gjgf sgtu dgr` elrlcg tlrtgwg.
Pghi jg`h elhighiiuc-ghiiuc, eujg` elrgp`cgh dgs`, elhy`s`r rgeout, tlogr
plsahg.
"Cge` o`sg elhuhiiu egsgcgh olr`cuthyg. T`dgc egsgjgf."
"Tlrèg cgs`f." C`ca tlrslhyue, "Dgh sgtu jgi`, cgrlhg t`dgc gdg elmg casahi.
Gpgcgf cgj`gh o`sg elhy`hic`r dgr` rlstargh `h`, gigr gcu, dgh sgudgrgcu o`sg duduc
d` s`h`1"
Tgwg dgh klhi`rgh lepgt plclrmg `tu tlrj`pgt. [gj`hi tgtgp. @h` eujg`
olrjlo`fgh. Eleolr`cgh plsghgh elrlcg cl igd`s slkght`c `h` tlhtu t`dgc egsgjgf.
Tgp` igd`s `h` ogru sgmg elhius`r elrlcg1
"Gya, olriligs plri`, gcu t`dgc puhyg oghygc wgctu. Cgj`gh o`sg p`hdgf cl
rlstargh jg`h." C`ca eljatat.
"Cgjgu cge` t`dgc egu, Hahg egu gpg1" [gjgf sgtu dgr` elrlcg tlrj`fgt clsgj.

"@yg, cge` dgr` tgd` sudgf d` s`h`." Jupgcgh oltgpg kght`chyg igd`s `h`,
elrlcg tlrs`hiiuhi.
"Og`cjgf. Puc`, tajahi plighicgh." C`ca elhylrgfcgh hgepgh cl sgudgrg
cleogrhyg. Puc` slilrg elhlrèg hgepgh `tu.
D` oljgcghihyg, Yf`tl elrlegs mlegr`. D`g flhdgc elhm`tgc clpgjg C`ca slmgc
tgd`, elhylrlthyg gigr elhmguf dgr` plhiuhmuhi. Tgp` s`tugs` sudgf tlrjghmur. Gduf,
gpg s`f yghi flhdgc d`jgcucgh C`ca1 D`g o`sg eleogwg hgepgh egcghgh `tu cl jghtg`
dug, egcgh d` sghg. Jlo`f hygegh, elhgtgp clsòucgh cgwgsgh cuj`hlr. _lstargh `tu
olrgdg d` oghiuhgh olrt`hicgt. Ogi`gh ogwgfhyg rlstargh, gtgshyg njgt/gpgrtlelh.
Jghtg` dug gdgjgf tlepgt t`hiigj Yf`tl olrsgeg Nrghs, gygfhyg.
C`ca eleouhicuc sld`c`t, d`g elrg`f sgjgf sgtu p`sgu, yghi d`susuh d` gtgs
elmg olrsgeg slhdac dgh igrpu. Elhiilhiigehyg dlhigh tghigh c`r`, jghtgs eljltgccgh
tljgpgc tghigh cghghhyg d` gtgs elmg.
"Cgj`gh tgd` olrtghyg gpg yghi gcgh gcu jgcucgh m`cg cgj`gh t`dgc slilrg
elhy`hic`r1" C`ca elhgtgp lepgt plhiuhmuhi `tu slmlhgc.
]GR! ]GR! ]GR! [loljue yghi jg`h o`sg elhlogc gpg yghi gcgh d`g jgcucgh, C`ca
tljgf elhusuccgh p`sgu cl slt`gp kljgf mgr` tghigh cghghhyg. Klpgt slcgj`
ilrgcghhyg, p`sgu `tu olrp`hdgf-p`hdgf d` ghtgrg kljgf mgr`. Hi`ju elj`fgthyg.
"Pg Tufgh!" [gjgf sgtu plclrmg cghtargh olrslru. Igd`s kght`c `h`1 Ogigèghg
d`g o`sg eljgcucghhyg1 D`g ghiiatg s`rcus1 Eljlslt sld`c`t sgmg, mgr`hyg o`sg
tlrpatahi.
Tgp` cllepgt plclrmg `tu tltgp duduc d` sghg.
"@tu slplrt`hyg t`dgc eleougt cgj`gh olriligs plri` dgr` elmg `h`." C`ca
elhiflht`cgh ilrgcgh tghighhyg, "Egr` c`tg hg`ccgh jlvljhyg. Pghi tgd` tlrjgju
o`gsg eleghi."
C`ca elhigeo`j p`sgu jg`h. Gdg lepgt slt plrgjgtgh egcgh d` sghg, olrgrt` gdg
lepgt p`sgu d` tghighhyg.
Jghtgs, Y\[! D`g eljlepgrcgh p`sgu `tu slcgjìus cl udgrg. D` tlhigf
plhiuhmuhi yghi sòuc egcgh d` elmg egs`hi-egs`hi, elrlcg t`dgc elhygdgr`, lepgt
p`sgu `tu eljlht`hi cl jghi`t-jghi`t rlstargh. [ldghicgh lepgt plhiuhmuhi `tu
olrslru tlrtgfgh, rlnjlcs elhdahigc, elhgtgp lepgt p`sgu yghi eljgyghi d` udgrg.
Elrlcg elhgtgp hilr`, cgrlhg p`sgu `tu plrs`s gdg d` gtgs clpgjg-clpgjg elrlcg.
[lplrslc`gh dlt`c, lepgt p`sgu `tu cleogj` eljuhkur turuh dlhigh dlrgs,
jghtgs, ]GR! ]GR! ]GR! ]GR! Elhifuhmge d` elmg. \muhihyg yghi tgmge tlrtghge d`
gtgs elmg, olrd`r`, d` slt`gp s`s` elmg, fghyg olrmgrgc ololrgpg e`j` dgr` curs`
elrlcg, slplrt` d`susuh sldle`c`gh rupg. Ygmgf lepgt plclrmg cghtargh `tu olhgr-
olhgr p`gs slcgrghi.
"[yucurjgf, tlrhygtg t`dgc elhilhg` cgj`gh." C`ca elhylr`hig` sghtg`, "Tgd`
gcu cfgwgt`r sgjgf jlepgr. Cgdghi tghighcu outuf jgt`fgh olrcgj`-cgj`. Tgp` `tu
jlepgrgh yghi ouruc, slfgrushyg sleug p`sgu slepurhg mgtuf d` tlhigf elmg, og`cjgf,
gcgh gcu ujghi` jgi`." C`ca elrg`f jgi` lepgt p`sgu `tu.
"Lf, t`dgc usgf, Hahg. [uhiiuf." [gjgf sgtu plclrmg olrslru klpgt. Ygmgfhyg
pukgt.
"@yg, t`dgc usgf. Cge` gcgh plri`."
"Lf, pljgygh, mgd` olrgpg1 O`gr cge` yghi ogygr plsghghhyg uhtuc Hahg `h`....
Olrgpg1 Lf, t`dgc usgf d`f`tuhi, `h`, geo`j sgmg sleughyg."
Lepgt plhiuhmuhi `tu tljgf olriligs elh`hiigjcgh elmg. Jupgcgh sgrgpgh.
"Oyl, Tgepgh." C`ca olrslru, olrghmgc duduc d` curs`-curs` yghi tljgf casahi.
Puc` tlrtgwg jlogr. @cut duduc.
Yf`tl elhdlhius clsgj.
Rljgygh yghi olrsgeg elrlcg tlreghiu. [lmgc tgd` d`g elhgfgh hgpgs tlighi.
Ogigèghg m`cg p`sgu-p`sgu `tu elhilhg` clpgjg plhiuhmuhi1
"Cljgcugheu o`sg eleougt rlstarghcu slp`, C`ca." Yf`tl eljatat.

Elrlcg olrtìg duduc d` curs` egs`hi-egs`hi.
"Flf, Egr`h`r, slp` gtgu t`dgchyg rlstargh `h` tlrightuhi egsgcgheu, oucgh
tlrightuhi gcu." C`ca elrgp`cgh pas`s` tap`hyg, muig pgcg`ghhyg. D`g muig
elhiljugrcgh klre`h clk`j, elegtut rgeouthyg, dghdghghhyg.
"Gpg yghi cgu jgcucgh1 Clhgpg t`dgc jghisuhi egcgh1" Yf`tl olrtghyg.

"Gcu fgrus kght`c sloljue eujg` egcgh."

"Gstgig!" Yf`tl elhlpuc dgf`hyg. Puc` tlrtgwg.
C`ca gcf`rhyg elrg`f slhdac dgh igrpu, d`g s`gp egcgh. Muig Puc`.
"Clhgpg cgj`gh dgtghi cl s`h`, flf1" Yf`tl tìg cgj` elhiujghi`
plrtghygghhyg.
"[grgpgh. Olrgpg cgj` jgi` s`f fgrus cumgwgo1"
[gudgrg cleogrhyg muig elrg`f gjgt egcgh. Elrlcg elhylhdac egcghgh slrlepgc,
dgjge ilrgcgh yghi hygr`s sgeg—cgdghi elrlcg t`dgc elhygdgr` oltgpg e`r`phyg elrlcg
sgtu sgeg jg`h.
"YAY!" C`ca elhdgdgc olrslru, sltljgf elhljgh sugpgh plrtgeg, "@h` suhiiufgh
cgu yghi egsgc, Yf`tl1"
Yf`tl elhdlhius. Tlhtu sgmg d`g yghi egsgc. [` cleogr elhygcs`cghhyg slhd`r`
tgd`.
"@h` lhgc slcgj`, Egr`h`r. [uepgf!" C`ca eleum`, Puc` d` sloljgf `cut
elhighiiuc-ghiiuc, "Gcu c`rg `h` fghyg aeljlt elhylogjcgh, tgp` rgsghyg, duuf,
iur`f, jlzgt, slplrt` elhkg`r d` eujutcu.... Cgu slplrt`hyg eleghi jlo`f og`c
elegsgc dgr`pgdg eleogwg slhmgtg, Egr`h`r."
Puc` tlrtgwg. Yf`tl olhgr-olhgr hygr`s elhèpuc C`ca dlhigh iljgs. Tgp` d`g
elhygogrcgh d`r`. Elhileouscgh hgpgs plrjgfgh. [legc`h d`tghiigp`, t`hicgf C`ca
slegc`h elhmgd`. O`grcgh sgmg elrlcg egcgh.
Jèg elh`t jlhighi d` elmg elrlcg.
"Cgu slplrt`hyg oljue tgfu cgogr tlrogru, E`stlr Yf`tl." Puc` gcf`rhyg o`kgrg
slhd`r`.
"Cgogr gpg1"
"Oumghi d`slrghi."
"Cgu t`dgc sldghi olriurgu, Puc`1" Egtg Yf`tl eleolsgr.
Puc` elhiiljlhi, d`g t`dgc gcgh dgtghi mguf-mguf fghyg uhtuc olriurgu.
"Jghtgs clhgpg cgj`gh tlrj`fgt sghtg`1 C`tg fgrus slilrg olrghicgt
eleoghtuhyg." Yf`tl s`gp olrd`r`, elhdlsgc.
"T`dgc plrju ouru-ouru, E`stlr Yf`tl. [`tugs` tlrclhdgj`. T`dgc gdg yghi
plrju d`klegscgh. Oljue, tlpgthyg." Puc` elhiiljlhi, "Oumghi og`c-og`c sgmg, d`g
sldghi elhiahsaj`dgs` clcugtgh. Euhic`h slcgrghi sudgf tòg d` Cgtfeghdu, Hlpgj.
Olrtleu Hyahyg Gygca."
"Cgpgh clmgd`ghhyg1 D` eghg1 Oumghi sldghi olrsgeg s`gpg1 Cljugrig eghg yghi
elhylrghihyg1"
"Cgu olrtghyg lepgt fgj slcgjìus dgjge slcgj` tgr`cgh hgpgs, Egr`h`r.
Tlrjgju oghygc, cgu o`sg tlrsldgc plrtghyggh slhd`r` jaf."
"Tgd` egjge. D` catg elrlcg." Puc` elhmgwgo jlo`f og`c, "Oumghi sldghi
olrsgeg Tfaegs, muig gdg Tugh [gjahig dgh eur`dhyg. Cge` t`dgc tgfu s`gpg yghi
elhylrghi, tgp` Hyahyg Gygca tgfu. C`tg dè`htg elhyusuj cl tlepgt yghi tljgf
d`tlhtucgh Hyahyg Gygca. Egsgjgf `h` o`sg elhmgd` rue`t dgh suj`t, elrlcg euhic`h
eleoutufcgh oghtugh s`gpg puh."
"Cgjgu oli`tu, egr` c`tg olrghicgt."
"Tgd` cgu hygr`s elhius`r cge`, Egr`h`r. [lcgrghi egjgf t`dgc sgogrgh plri`
olrsgeg cge`. Cgu `tu slolhgrhyg k`htg gtgu t`dgc s`f sgeg cge`1"
"Gcu jlo`f og`c d`rlhdge d` dgjge cugj` olrsgeg e`hygc pghgs dòghd`hi plri`
olrsgeg cgj`gh." Yf`tl elhmgwgo cltus. C`ca tlrd`ge. Muig Puc`. Ygmgf Yf`tl
tlrj`fgt slrùs slcgj` o`jghi `tu.
"Tgp` Oumghi, d`g gdgjgf sgudgrgcu, cljugrigcu. Muig Tfaegs, elsc` gcu ogru
elhilhgjhyg ololrgpg oujgh, d`g tlegh og`ccu. Tugh [gjahig dgh eur`dhyg muig sljgju
pghtgs elhdgpgt rlsplc dgr`cu. Elrlcg ilhtjlelh slmgt`/'
"Cgjègteu elhygc`t` plrgsggh cge`, Egr`h`r. Jghtgs cge` gpghyg cgu1 _legf-
rlegf rat`1"
Yf`tl tlrd`ge. Elhgtgp dug sgudgrg cleogr `tu.
Elhifljg hgpgs, "Cgj`gh olrdug gdgjgf igd`s klht`j, klrlwlt, suplr olr`s`c,
pleougt egsgjgf.... Tgp` og`cjgf, cgj`gh olrdug tltgp tlegh-tleghcu.... Jlo`f dgr`
`tu.... [ltljgf slc`gh cgj` c`tg olrtgruhi olrs`s`gh, gcu muig elhighiigp cgj`gh
gdgjgf cljugrigcu. Cljugrig mguf yghi pgj`hi elhilsgjcgh." C`ca dgh Puc`
elhylr`hig`.

Cgj` `h` tlrtgwg jlo`f og`c. Elhighiiuc.
[ltlhigf mge cleud`gh, Yf`tl sljlsg` olrclegs, Puc` dgh C`ca slepgt elhygpg
Nrghs d` jghtg` dug—yghi duduc d` curs` radg, sldghi eleogkg. Elrlcg olrtìg
gcf`rhyg eljuhkur elhumu oghdgrg.
"D` eghg c`tg gcgh olrtleu dlhigh Oumghi dgh Tfaegs1" Yf`tl olrtghyg, elrlcg
elhuepghi jèus`h. Duduc d` curs` oljgcghi. Jghi`t d` gtgs sghg slegc`h iljgp, gwgh
plcgt olriujuhi-iujuhi.
"[lougf o`grg d` utgrg Cgtfeghdu. Hyahyg Gygca tljgf eleolr`cgh t`t`chyg."
Puc` elhmgwgo.
"Ogigèghg m`cg elrlcg jlo`f duju d`slrghi1 Gtgu olrilrgc cl t`t`c jg`h1
[lplrt` clmgd`gh d` [g`ht Rltlrsouri. C`tg o`sg clf`jghigh mlmgc. @tu cgwgsgh
pliuhuhigh, eldghhyg t`dgc eudgf."
"Mghigh cfgwgt`r, Egr`h`r. Cgj` `h` c`tg puhyg plrs`gpgh jlo`f og`c. C`tg
o`sg elhleucgh Oumghi d` eghg puh d`g olrgdg."
"Gpg egcsudeu1"
C`ca elhmujurcgh igdilt t`p`s e`j`chyg.
D` jgygr igdilt `tu pltg Hlpgj tlrj`fgt. Gdg t`t`c olrwgrhg elrgf yghi
olrcld`p-cld`p. Yf`tl elh-zaae pltg, catg Cgtfeghdu tlrj`fgt jlo`f dltg`j.
Elhiilslr jgygr cl ogwgf, olrflht` sggt t`t`c elrgf `tu plrs`s olrgdg d` tlhigf
jgygr. Futgh ogeou, utgrg òucatg Hlpgj. Gdg hgeg o`grg d` pltg.
"Flf, slmgc cgpgh cgj`gh elegsghi pljgkgc d` Oumghi1 @tu t`dgc sapgh.
Ogigèghg m`cg d`g tgfu1 D`g pgst` egrgf cgj`gh elhiuht`thyg."
"Lhgc sgmg. Cge` t`dgc tlrtgr`c elhiuht`t cl eghg Oumghi plri`. Jgi`gh `tu
`dl d`g. [ltljgf clmgd`gh [g`ht Rltlrsouri, tlr`hsp`rgs` dgr` strgtli` Hgtgskfg,
Oumghi eleutuscgh elegsghi gjgt pljgkgc. Dgjge s`tugs` dgrurgt, c`tg o`sg
elhigct`ncgh pljgkgc tlrslout. Cgu s`f t`dgc tgfu, c`tg sleug tljgf d`pgsghi`
pljgkgc ajlf Oumghi."
"Flf1 C`tg sleug1"
"Oumghi, pljgkgchyg tltgp d` iljghi egh`c-egh`c fgd`gf dgr` Egr`g. Gcu dgh
Puc` gdg d` ght`hi-ght`hi cge`." C`ca elhuhmuc tlj`highyg, elhmljgscgh, "[lelhtgrg
cgu, gdg d` ilsplr e`j`ceu, yghi sljgju cgu pgcg` cl eghg-eghg."
Yf`tl tlreghiu—d`g t`dgc tgfu `tu, "Cgpgh Oumghi elegsghihyg1"
"Oucgh Oumghi yghi elegsghihyg. Cge`." C`ca tlrtgwg klc`c`cgh.
"Cgpgh cgj`gh elegsghihyg1 Cgj`gh eleouhtut`cu d`ge-d`ge1"
"Flf, Egr`h`r, olrgpg cgj` jgi` fgrus cucgtgcgh, cge` t`dgc tlrtgr`c
elhiuht`t s`gpg puh. Eghg gdg rueushyg wgh`tg slkght`c cge` eljgcucghhyg. Gcu dgh
Puc` elegsghi pljgkgc `tu sggt c`tg pujghi dgr` [g`ht Rltlrsouri. Eudgf sgmg, sggt
cgu t`dur jljgp d` gtgs plsgwgt mlt. Oumghi yghi elhyuruf."
"Tgp` Oumghi t`dgc o`jghi sagj `tu clpgdgcu1" Yf`tl tlrj`fgt sld`c`t clsgj.
"Eghg cge` tgfu. Euhic`h cgu d`ghiigp t`dgc plht`hi." C`ca elhmgwgo gsgj.
"Oucgh oli`tu egcsudhyg, E`stlr Yf`tl." Puc` jgi`-jgi` elhmljgscgh jlo`f
og`c, "Oumghi o`jghi, `tu fghyg oajlf d`gct`ncgh sggt s`tugs` dgrurgt. D` jugr `tu,
t`dgc gdg sgtu puh yghi oajlf elhigct`ncghhyg. Rljgkgc `tu olrs`ngt rgfgs`g, egcg
jlo`f sld`c`t yghi tgfu, jlo`f og`c. Cge` ogfcgh ogru eljgkgc pas`s` Oumghi sggt
tòg d` Fahi Cahi. Euhic`h d`g oljue slepgt eleolr`tgfueu/'
Yf`tl elhifljg hgpgs. Gpghyg yghi oljue slepgt1 Oumghi o`sg cgpgh puh
elhljlpahhyg. Duju muig sggt olrtuhghigh dlhigh Egr`g, d`g yghi pgj`hi tlrgcf`r
tgfu. Yf`tl elhgtgp t`t`c elrgf d` jgygr igdilt. Egs`f olrcld`p-cld`p d` pas`s`hyg.
Tgp` tlrjlpgs dgr` clhgpg d`g t`dgc dòlr`tgfu, strgtli` ogru Oumghi `h` mljgs
lnlct`n dgjge s`tugs` dgrurgt. Elrlcg t`dgc plrju jgi` rue`t elhilhdus mlmgchyg
slplrt` sggt elj`htgs` tìg hligrg dgjge ?4 mge ololrgpg oujgh jgju. Ngtgj slcgj`
gcògthyg m`cg oghtugh dgtghi tlrjgeogt—
Egtg Yf`tl eleolsgr. Tghighhyg tlrghicgt.
"Gdg gpg, Egr`h`r1"
"T`t`c elrgfhyg olrilrgc."
Puc` dgh C`ca slrlepgc eljahiaccgh clpgjg, elhgtgp jgygr. Yf`tl olhgr, t`t`c
`tu olrilrgc, dgh sghigt klpgt. Elhumu sljgtgh, catg Cgtfeghdu.
"Gpg yghi tlrmgd` d` sghg1"

"T`dgc tgfu. Tgp` slplrt`hyg Oumghi olrilrgc elhg`c` slsugtu, euhic`h

flj`captlr. Tìg rgtus c`jaeltlr plr mge, eao`j t`dgc gcgh slklpgt `tu."
Elrlcg egs`f elj`fgt jgygr ololrgpg elh`t cleud`gh, C`ca eljgcucgh
`htlrpajgs`, elhgr`c igr`s pghmghi, "[lplrt`hyg elrlcg elhumu oghdgrg."
Yf`tl elhighiiuc. Jghtgs slilrg elhiiljlhi. J`fgtjgf, t`t`c elrgf `tu
olrogj`c grgf cl utgrg, elhmguf dgr` catg Cgtfeghdu, elhumu Rliuhuhigh Fègjgyg.
"Gpg yghi tlrmgd`1 Clhgpg elrlcg olroljac1"
Puc` dgh C`ca sgj`hi pghdghi. @tu mljgs oucgh plrtghdg haregj. Elhiuogf rutl
elhdgdgc gdgjgf pltuhmuc gdg slsugtu yghi slrùs. T`t`c elrgf olrcld`p-cld`p
olrilrgc d` gtgs Rliuhuhigh Fègjgyg. [lslcgj` tlrj`fgt zì-zgi, slslcgj` eleutgr`
pliuhuhigh.
"Clhgpg ilrgcgh elrlcg t`dgc haregj1 Gpgcgf sldghi tlrmgd` plrtlepurgh d`
sghg1 Clmgr-clmgrgh d` gtgs udgrg1" Yf`tl olriuege klegs, d`g gdgjgf egr`h`r
olrplhigjgegh, d`g o`sg elhlogc.
C`ca elhgfgh hgpgs. Ygmgfhyg `cut tlighi.
"Elrlcg gcgh og`c-og`c sgmg. Rlrkgygjgf, Oumghi, gtgu Hyahyg Gygca o`sg
elhiurushyg." Puc` gcf`rhyg o`kgrg, "T`dgc gdg yghi o`sg c`tg jgcucgh sljg`h tòg
slslilrg euhic`h d` Cgtfeghdu. Dgr` sghg, c`tg gcgh elhlhtucgh jghicgf olr`cuthyg.
C`tg o`sg elhi`cut` t`t`c tlrgcf`r yghi d`tuhmuccgh pljgkgc."
C`ca dgh Yf`tl elhighiiuc. [leaig elrlcg t`dgc tlrjgeogt.
Eao`j jèus`h eljuhkur d` tlrawahigh catg Fahi Cahi.
Lp`sadl 7? Rlrtgruhigh d` ;>.222 Cgc`

TLTGR@ elrlcg t`dgc o`sg tòg slslilrg euhic`h d` Cgtfeghdu.
Tòg d` oghdgrg, plrs`s cljugr dgr` jèus`h, eleoucg p`htuhyg, fumgh dlrgs
eleouhicus Fahi Cahi, d`slrtg` ghi`h clhkghi. Jghi`t iljgp slslcgj` d`s`rge gcgr
slrgout plt`r yghi egs`n, d`susuj ilelrltuc iuhtur yghi elelcgccgh tlj`hig. Kugkg
ouruc. Rltuigs oagrd`hi eleolr`tgfu m`cg plhlroghigh dljgy.
C`ca tlrj`fgt ur`hi-ur`high d` rughi tuhiiu. D`g olrcgj`-cgj` duduc, olrd`r`,
duduc, olrd`r` jgi`. Eljghicgf eahdgr-eghd`r.
"Gpgcgf c`tg o`sg jlwgt dgrgt1" C`ca olrtghyg.
"T`dgc o`sg. @tu plrmgjghgh ròugh c`jaeltlr elj`htgs` oghygc hligrg, Kf`hg,
Eyghegr, dgh slogig`hyg. C`tg ogru tòg d` sghg e`hiiu dlpgh. Cgu slfgrushyg tgfu,
C`ca." Yf`tl elhmgwgo.
"Gcu tgfu, Egr`h`r. Gcu fghyg `slhi olrtghyg. Cgu t`dgc plrju elhghiigp`
slrùs plrtghyggh arghi yghi sldghi clsgj." C`ca elhdlhius. Elhileouscgh hgpgs.
Elhgtgp mlhdljg cgkg olsgr rughi tuhiiu, yghi elhgep`jcgh pleghdghigh surge. Out`r
g`r elelhuf` mlhdljg cgkg, plsgwgt tlrahiiac o`su. Gct`v`tgs oghdgrg tlrflht`.
C`ca eljghicgf jgi`, eahdgr-eghd`r. Oucgh fghyg plhlroghigh elrlcg yghi
dljgy, plhuepghi elhuepuc d` oghdgrg, eleougt cljgcugh C`ca d` rughi tuhiiu t`dgc
tlrjgju elhkajac.
"T`t`c elrgfhyg olrflht`." Yf`tl yghi slmgc tgd` elelighi igdilt e`j`c C`ca
eleolr`tgfu.
C`ca slilrg ogj`c cghgh, elhdlcgt. Muig Puc`.
"Gpg yghi tlrmgd`1" Cgj` `h` C`ca yghi olrtghyg.
T`t`c elrgf d` jgygr igdilt olrcld`p-cld`p, t`dgc olrilrgc.
"Gpgcgf elrlcg elhdgrgt1 Gdg oghdgrg d` sghg1"
Yf`tl elh-zaae jgygr. Elhgep`jcgh pltg jlo`f dltg`j.
"T`dgc gdg oghdgrg d` s`h`. Fghyg jleogf jugs, dlhigh pliuhuhigh t`hii`."
Yf`tl elelrfgt`cgh, tlrd`ge slmlhgc, "@h` ghlf. J`fgt, t`dgc gdg cltlrghigh gpg puh
d` cgwgsgh `h`."
"Ghlf gpghyg, Egr`h`r1 @tu pltg o`gsg, oucgh1"
Puc` dgh C`ca `cut elelrfgt`cgh sgcsgeg. D` jgygr t`dgc gdg igr`s-igr`s
mgjgh, t`dgc gdg `hnaregs` hgeg catg, plrcgepuhigh, dgh `hnaregs` jgzè m`cg cgj`gh
eleoucg pltg dì`tgj. Fghyg grs`rgh olrwgrhg f`mgu eudg, f`mgu tug, kacljgt, put`f,
yghi elhuhmuccgh gjt`tudl dgrgtgh.
"Cgwgsgh `h`, slplrt`hyg t`dgc plrhgf d`pltgcgh." Yf`tl olriuege.
"Gpg egcsudeu, Egr`h`r1"
"Gcu tgfu sagj tlchajai` pleltggh, C`ca. @tu sgjgf sgtu egtlr` cursus plht`hi

sggt gcu egs`f d` Narkl _lkah. Hygr`s t`dgc gdg plreucggh d` oue` yghi juput dgr`
pleltggh sgtlj`t kghii`f e`j`c Gelr`cg. Ogfcgh hligrg-hligrg tlrtutup slcgj`puh,
elrlcg t`dgc o`sg elhutup jghi`thyg dgr` `htg`gh sgtlj`t cge`. Tgp` j`fgt, cgwgsgh
`h` slplrt` fghtu." Yf`tl elh-zaae jgi` jgygr igdilt, "T`dgc gdg `hnaregs` gpg puh
d` s`h`, d` cgwgsgh hygr`s sljugs slpujuf ròu c`jaeltlr plrsli`. Fghyg elhgep`jcgh
jleogf dlhigh pliuhuhigh t`hii`. T`dgc euhic`h d` cgwgsgh sljugs `h` t`dgc gdg
mgjgh, plreucègh, gtgu gpg puh `tu."
"Cgu olhgr, Egr`h`r. @h` ghlf. Dgh gduf, gjgt pljgkgc Oumghi olrflht` plrs`s
d` dgjge cgwgsgh `tu." C`ca elrlegs mlegr`hyg.
"Gpgcgf flj`captlr elrlcg mgtuf1"
"[lplrt`hyg dle`c`gh. Gdg yghi elhleogc flj`captlr tlrslout."
"Gpgcgf elrlcg sljgegt1"
Yf`tl elelrfgt`cgh t`t`c elrgf, tlrj`fgt eujg` olrilrgc, elhumu pliuhuhigh.
"[lplrt`hyg `yg. Tgp` lhtgfjgf gpg yghi tlrmgd` d` sghg."
T`t`c elrgf `tu cleogj` olrflht` ololrgpg elh`t cleud`gh. D` jlrlhi
pliuhuhigh.
"Clhgpg elrlcg olrflht` jgi`1 Gdg yghi elhylrghi Oumghi1"
"Gggrrif." C`ca tlrj`fgt ilegs, d`g slfgrushyg olrgdg d` sghg, olrtgruhi
olrsgeg yghi jg`h. Oucgh egjgf stukc d` s`h`. C`ca slcgj` jgi` elhgtgp mlhdljg
cgkg. Dgsgr ogdg` elhylogjcgh, elrlcg fghyg o`sg elhuhiiu. T`dgc o`sg eljgcucgh gpg
puh.
Dug mge olrjgju.

Yf`tl tlrus elelrfgt`cgh t`t`c elrgf `tu. Tgd`, sltljgf slepgt tlrflht`
sltlhigf mge, t`t`c elrgf `tu cleogj` olrilrgc. T`t`c elrgf `tu tlrj`fgt elj`htgs`
jleogf, elhylolrghi` suhig` olsgr, elhumu mghtuhi 'cgwgsgh fghtu' tlrslout.
Gpg yghi tlrmgd`1 Yf`tl puhyg ololrgpg f`patls`s. [gjgf sgtuhyg, yghi pgj`hi
pas`t`n, oajlf mgd` raeoahigh Oumghi dgh Tfaegs eljghmutcgh plrmgjghgh
sltljgf elhigjgfcgh jgwgh-jgwghhyg. Cl eghg tumugh elrlcg1 T`dgc tgfu.
"Gpgcgf t`dgc slog`chyg c`tg elhiuogf plhlroghigh cl Tfèpfu, Puc`1" Yf`tl
o`kgrg, d`g sldghi elhiilslr jgygr igdilt. Cgwgsgh fghtu `tu jlo`f dlcgt cl òucatg
Ofutgh, dòghd`hi Cgtfeghdu.
"T`dgc o`sg, E`stlr Yf`tl." Puc` elhiiljlhi, "T`dgc gdg plhlroghigh caelrs`gj
jghisuhi cl sghg, t`t`c tlrdlcgt gdgjgf Cgtfeghdu."
"Gtgu clhgpg c`tg t`dgc elhylwg plsgwgt mlt prògd` sgmg1 Oumghi t`dgc gcgh
clolrgtgh cgj`gh elhiljugrcgh o`gyghyg!"
"Gcu sudgf slmgc tgd` pgi` olrusgfg eljgcucghhyg, Egr`h`r." C`ca elhèpgj`,
"T`dgc gdg plsgwgt mlt yghi tlrsld`g.
Gpgjgi` slcgrghi, ogdg` s`gjgh `h` eleougt sleug plhlroghigh tlrflht`. Mgdwgj
plhlroghigh caelrs`gj `tu yghi pgj`hi klpgt, sgtu-sgtuhyg p`j`fgh/'
Yf`tl elhighiiuc. [lplrt`hyg elrlcg fghyg o`sg olrsgogr elhuhiiu. Dgjge
oghygc plrtgruhigh plht`hi, cgdghi cgjg olrsgogr gdgjgf plrtgruhigh tlrolsgrhyg.
C`ca cleogj` eljghicgf eahdgr-eghd`r. [lslcgj` eljlpgs tap` jlogrhyg. [lcgj`
jgi` elegsghihyg. Cleud`gh eljlpgshyg jgi`. Puc` duduc d` curs`, elhgtgp mlhdljg
cgkg yghi ourge. Dòghd`hi sgudgrg cleogrhyg, d`g mguf jlo`f cgjle.
[ggt C`ca sudgf olhgr-olhgr slogj elhuhiiu, pltuigs oagrd`hi elhifgep`r`
curs` elrlcg.
"Hahg, plhlroghigh cgj`gh s`gp dòlrghicgtcgh/
"[uhiiuf1" C`ca olrslru.
Rltuigs `tu elhighiiuc.
"Tgp` oucghcgf kugkg egs`f ouruc1" Puc` elhuhmuc mlhdljg cgkg. D` gtgs sghg,
jghi`t egs`f iljgp. T`dgc gdg plruogfgh kugkg slmgc tgd`.
"T`dgc egsgjgf, plhlroghigh tljgf gegh d`jgcucgh. Cgj`gh o`sg slilrg oagrd`hi
d` igtl 0."
C`ca elhighiiuc. T`dgc plrju oghygc o`kgrg jgi`, eljghicgf elhumu p`htu
oagrd`hi. Puc` elhyusuj.

[` cleogr, Muig
dug h`hmg Yf`tl,
yghi sgeo`j
d`jgt`f elegsuccgh
jghisuhi slmlhgc
ajlf Iuru igdilt
Ousf`, yghicl sgcu.
o`gsghyg
sljgju tgmge elj`fgt slsugtu yghi ighm`j, olhgr-olhgr gog` dlhigh s`tugs` d`
slc`tgr elrlcg. _gsg t`dgc sgogr elhuhiiu, muig cltlighigh elelrfgt`cgh plrilrgcgh

t`t`c elrgf d` jgygr igdilt, eleougt hgjur` elrlcg tuepuj. Fl`, oucghcgf prasls
oagrd`hi elrlcg t`dgc jgzè1 T`dgc gdg plhiueuegh eljgju` plhilrgs sugrg oghdgrg,
elrlcg dè`htg jghisuhi cl p`htu oagrd`hi.
[` cleogr t`dgc elhygdgr`, elrlcg sldghi egsuc cl mlogcgh sgrghi fgrègu ougs
—dgjge grt`gh yghi slolhgrhyg.
slolhgr hyg. M`cg gdg yghi o`sg elhifgpus
elh ifgpus dltg`j cgwgsgh egrcgs
elrlcg d` pltg dì`tgj, dgh muig pltg n`s`c sljuruf duh`g, egcg cljaepac 'Tlrgtg`
Legs' mljgs o`sg eljgcucgh oghygc fgj. Tlregsuc eleolr`cgh 'sgeoutgh' tlrog`c ogi`
s` cleogr dgh Yf`tl.
Rrasls oagrd`hi tlrjgju jghkgr. T`dgc gdg ghtr`gh. Dug elh`t, Puc` dgh C`ca
tljgf elhiflepgscgh puhiiuhi d` curs` n`rst kjgss egscgpg` caelrs`gj `tu.
Rlhlroghigh jghisuhi Fahi Cahi -Cgtfeghdu.
C`ca slepgt elhajlf slc`tgr, n`rst kjgss `tu tlr`s` slpgruf. Rrgeuigr` slhàr
elhdarahi traj` eleogi`cgh fghduc ogsgf, dgh e`huegh sljgegt dgtghi. R`jat dgh
cap`jat elhiueuecgh plhlroghigh gcgh sld`c`t tlriuhkghi, kugkg egs`f ouruc, tgp`
elrlcg gcgh og`c-og`c sgmg. C`ca elhighicgt ogfu, d`g t`dgc plduj` kugkg ouruc,
yghi plht`hi slilrg tòg d` Cgtfeghdu.
Yf`tl yghi duduc d` jarahi sgtuhyg eleoucg jgi` jgygr igdilt, elelrfgt`cgh
t`t`c elrgf yghi olrcld`p-cld`p. [ltljgf elj`htgs` suhig`, t`t`c `tu tlrus olrilrgc
elhumu jlrlhi-jlrlhi pliuhuhigh d` s`s` sgtuhyg, dlhigh clklpgtgh jgeogt. Gpgcgf
Oumghi dgh Tfaegs slcgrghi elhlruscgh plrmgjghgh dlhigh olrmgjgh cgc`1 Tgp` `h`
jlo`f klpgt dòghd`hi olrmgjgh cgc`. Dgh eao`j t`dgc gcgh olrilrgc sljgeogh `h`.
Gtgu cgrlhg t`t`c elrgf `tu elj`htgs` jlrlhi-jlrlhi pliuhuhigh yghi suj`t d`jlwgt`1
Rlsgwgt eujg` olrilrgc elhumu ruhwgy.
Puc` elhgtgp cljugr mlhdljg. Catg Fahi Cahi tlrj`fgt ourge sggt plsgwgt `tu
eujg` tlroghi. Jèg elh`t elhuhiiu, d``r`hi` ilruhi els`h plsgwgt yghi tlrdlhigr
igigf, prasls tgcl ann olrmgjgh eujus. Ilduhi-ilduhi t`hii`, mgjghgh d` ogwgf sghg,
catg Fahi Cahi eujg` tlrt`hiigj d` oljgcghi.
Tòg d` fgepgrgh gwgh tlogj, plsgwgt slepgt tlriuhkghi olrcgj`-cgj`, C`ca
t`dgc plduj`, d`g sghtg` elh`cegt` cul tgrt yghi dògi`cgh prgeuigr` sloljuehyg.
Gwgh iljgp elhilpuhi plsgwgt. [lslcgj` plt`r elhygeogr. Hygr`s slpujuf elh`t
plsgwgt tlrcuruhi kugkg ouruc, f`hiig gcf`rhyg elhleous ogdg`, jghi`t o`ru
elhygeout, kgfgyg egtgfgr` tlrghi elhy`rge mlhdljg plsgwgt.
Puc` elhifljg hgpgs, p`jat plsgwgt `h` mljgs flogt dgh suplr hlcgt. D`g t`dgc
tgfu, gpgcgf plsgwgt caelrs`gj eleghi oajlf eljlwgt` ogdg` slplrt` `tu. Puc`
eleplrog`c` pas`s` duduc, eljuruscgh cgc`, olrusgfg t`dur. Rlhlroghigh Fahi Cahi -
Cgtfeghdu t`dgc curghi dgr` lepgt mge, kucup uhtuc `st`rgfgt slmlhgc. [lelhtgrg
C`ca gsy`c elhlcgh-hlcgh jgygr d` dlpghhyg, elh`cegt` fòurgh d` dgjge plsgwgt,
sgeo`j d`tlegh` p`r`hi clk`j olr`s` patahigh ougf—yghi ogru sgmg dògi`cgh
prgeuigr`. Yf`tl, d`g egs`f elhgtgp jgygr igdilt.
T`dgc tlrmgd` slsugtu d` gtgs plsgwgt olsgr cljugrgh tlrogru `tu. Oljue,
tlpgthyg. [leug egs`f tlrj`fgt haregj. Rrgeuigr` tlrus olrjgju-jgjghi eljgygh`.
[gtu-dug plhuepghi olrd`r` flhdgc cl ta`jlt. R`jat dgh cap`jat elhygpg
plhuepghi jlwgt `htlrcae plsgwgt. Eljgparcgh kugkg og`c, mgrgc pghdghi og`c, f`hiig
tòg d` tumugh.
Tgp` d`ge-d`ge, sldghi tlrmgd` slsugtu d` sghg. Eujg` dgr` lcar plsgwgt.
Rujufgh tucghi pucuj cljaepac 'Tlrgtg` Legs' tljgf olrgcs`, elrlcg olrs`gp-
s`gp. [lmgt`hyg, d` dgjge plsgwgt `tu t`dgc gdg sgtu puh plhuepghi caelrs`gjhyg,
clkugj` Puc`, C`ca, dgh Yf`tl. R`jat, cap`jat, prgeuigr`, tlregsuc plhuepghi sleug
gdgjgf tucghi pucuj cljaepac `tu yghi elhygegr. Dlhigh slmgrgf pghmghi ròugh tgfuh
elhiugsg` Mgjur [utrg, cljaepac `tu j`fg` slcgj` sggt elhylrigp jgwgh. D` lrg
D`hgst` Tghi, elrlcg o`gsg elhygegr elhmgd` cgrgvgh o`gsg, yghi flhdgc elhumu
ogrgt, tgp` slsuhiiufhyg `tu gdgjgf raeoahigh elegt`cgh uhtuc elhifgo`s` jgwgh.
D`ge-d`ge tòg d` catg jgwgh, cgrgvgh dle` cgrgvgh. Jghtgs egjgehyg, elrlcg
elhylrou tghpg gepuh.
DrucpgD`
^@egsg Tleum`h,
elhyuruf sggt tucghi
rgtusgh elrlcg pucujhyg
olrt`cg` elhygegr
dlhigh Ilhif`s
elhmgd`Cfgh tlrslout,
oghisg _af
haegdlh,
elhd`r`cgh pujufgh tlhdg-tlhdg, eleogwg ròugh flwgh tlrhgc, slajgf `tu
plrcgepuhigh haegdlh oghisg Eahiaj`g gsj`. [ggt pgsucgh Ilhif`s Cfgh elj`htgs,

elrlcg purg-purg elhgwgrcgh oghtugh. Rgsucgh `tu dlhigh slhghi fgt` turuh dgr`
cudg-cudg, olrigouhi dlhigh plhduduc yghi elhgwgrcgh iljgs-iljgs olsgr olr`s`
e`huegh sligr, slrtg dgi`hi-dgi`hi pghiighi. Jèg elh`t, sgtu tuelh (sltgrg dlhigh
d`v`s` dgjge lrg e`j`tlr eadlrh) lj`t Ilhif`s Cfgh tueoghi, slogi`gh egt` d`rgkuh,
yghi jg`h d`fgo`s` plhduduc yghi elhygegr. Clmgd`gh `tu eleougt Ilhif`s Cfgh t`dgc
olrgh` jgi` elhiatgc-gt`c Mgjur [utrg.
Fgr` `h`, dlhigh tlchajai` olruogf, cljaepac 'Tlrgtg` Legs' tltgp elhiugsg`
tlch`c elhylrigp yghi elegt`cgh tlrslout. Elrlcg `cut elhylsug`cgh d`r` dlhigh
clegmugh zgegh.
Tìg mge olrjgju flh`hi—tlrjgju flh`hi slolhgrhyg, plsgwgt g`rous cljugrgh
tlrogru `tu tljgf olrgdg d` gtgs jghi`t Ofutgh, clt`cg sgjgf sgtu ghiiatg Lepgt
Cljapgc \tgeg eljghicgf elhdlcgt` Puc` dgh C`ca. D`g t`dgc elhilhgcgh c`rg—pgcg`gh
trgd`sàhgj wgh`tg Ofutgh, muig t`dgc gdg sygj arghyl d` ogfuhyg. Eljg`hcgh slrgige
prgeuigr` slhàr. \s`ghyg jèg pujufgh, wgh`tg. Dug dgr` Lepgt Cljapgc \tgeg eleghi
gdgjgf wgh`tg.
Olrd`r` d` dlpgh curs` C`ca. Tlrslhyue.
"Kucup. Gcu sudgf clhyghi." C`ca elhiiljlhi—elhyghicg prgeuigr` `tu flhdgc
eljgygh` plhuepghi jgi`. Puc` d` sloljgfhyg muig `cut elhiiljlhi.
Rrgeuigr` `tu tlrslhyue, "Gcu t`dgc dgtghi elhgwgrcgh egcghgh gtgu e`huegh."
C`ca dgh Puc` elhgtgp prgeuigr` `tu— hgjur` elrlcg eujg` euhkuj. [ugrg
prgeuigr` `h` tlrdlhigr olroldg dlhigh sloljuehyg. Tlrdlhigr tligs dgh eghtgp.
"O`gsghyg, cge` t`dgc elhyucg` ogsg-ogs`, ele`j`f jghisuhi elhifgo`s` jgwgh,
gtgu elr`hicushyg f`dup-f`dup. Tgp` dle` clfaregtgh cgclc cgj`gh, Iuru Ousf`, egcg
`z`hcgh gcu eleplrclhgjcgh d`r`, Hahg C`ca, Hahg Puc`."
Gstgig! Ogfcgh uhtuc h`hmg pgj`hi kulc, elhighiigp lhtlhi oghygc fgj, C`ca
tlrjahmgc dgr` curs`hyg. Ogigèghg prgeuigr` `h` tgfu elrlcg kuku Iuru Ousf`1 Fghyg
f`tuhigh mgr` yghi tgfu ngctg tlrslout. C`ca elhajlf slc`tgr. Muig Puc`. Hgjur`
elrlcg olhgr-olhgr elhygjg slcgrghi. [`tugs` olrogfgyg.
Tltgp` `tu tlrjgeogt slcgj`, curs` elrlcg sudgf tlrclpuhi. 'Rlhuepghi' n`rst
kjgss jg`h tljgf olrd`r`, s`gig. D`susuj tìg pujuf 'plhuepghi' dgr` cljgs lcahae`
yghi elrghislc egmu, tljgf elhilhgcgh pgcg`gh f`tge-f`tge. [gtu-dug ogfcgh tljgf
elhkgout pldghi.
Yf`tl d` jarahi sgtuhyg olriligs elhyèpgh igdilt. D` dlpghhyg olrd`r` lepgt,
jèg tucghi pucuj olrslhmgtg tgmge. D`g elhajlf cl curs` C`ca dgh Puc`. [lilrg
pgfge, elrlcg tljgf tlrmlogc. Gteanslr elhlighicgh dlhigh klpgt tlrgsg plcgt d`
jghi`t-jghi`t—dgh cgrlhg plsgwgt caelrs`gj `tu eleghi sldghi tlroghi d` jghi`t.
@st`jgf `tu olhgr-olhgr gcurgt uhtuc elhmljgscgh s`tugs`hyg.
"Hgegcu Druc Hgeigy. Gcu sgjgf sgtu dgr` lepgt eur`d utgeg _af Drucpg VV,
pleèp`h cljaepac 'Tlrgtg` Legs'. Hahg C`ca dgh Hahg Puc` euhic`h oljue nge`j`gr
dlhigh hgeg-hgeg tlrslout. Tgp` slolhgrhyg, slmgc cgj`gh tgfu sèoaj tlrgtg` d`
tljgpgc cgc` ghiiatg cge`, c`tg sudgf olrclhgjgh sgtu sgeg jg`h. Gcu o`sg
elhmljgscgh pghmghi jlogr tlhtghi cljaepac cge`, tgp` `tu gcgh eleoutufcgh wgctu
tlrjgju jgeg. Rlsgwgt `h` slolhtgr jgi` elhdgrgt."
C`ca elhiilrge, tghighhyg tlrclpgj. Puc` elhifljg hgpgs, s`gig plhuf.
Cljaepac `h` olclrmg dlhigh clklpgtgh dgh plhdlcgtgh yghi sghigt
'elhilr`cgh'. Ogigèghg elrlcg elhiltgfu` m`cg d`g, C`ca, dgh Yf`tl sldghi elhumu
Cgtfeghdu, dgh elhg`c` plsgwgt `h`1 Ogigèghg elrlcg elhiuepujcgh `hnaregs` slklpgt
`tu, jghtgs elhyusuh rlhkghg, cleud`gh eljgcsghgcghhyg1
"@tu eudgf, Hahg Puc`." Hgeigy tlrslhyue, d`g tlrjgt`f eleogkg lcsprls` wgmgf
jgwgh, "[lmgc slrghigh cge` igigj d` Cjuo Rltgruhi `tu, cge` slilrg elrltgs s`stle
caeuh`cgs` j`hicgrgh plrtgeg cgj`gh. T`dgc eudgf, Cljugrig Tahi ele`j`c` tlchajai`
lhcr`ps` t`hicgt t`hii`. Tgp` cge` puhyg kgrg jg`h yghi jlo`f trgd`sàhgj uhtuc
elhdgpgtcgh `hnaregs` `tu. Elhighkge clpgjg tlchajai` Cljugrig Tahi dlhigh oljgt`
d` jlflr ghgc-ghgchyg, e`sgjhyg. @tu sghigt lnlct`n.
"Cge` tgfu, olrdgsgrcgh plrkgcgpgh tlrgcf`r cgj`gh, j`ttjlpì, oucghcgf
oli`tu
E`stlr cgj`gh
Yf`tl. eleghii`j
Gygca-sgh Oumghi1 Ele`htgd`
tljgf elhuhiiu cgj`gh
sghg.slilrg
\htuc elhumu Cgtfeghdu
elhiiljgr olrsgeg
plrtleugh....
Olrdgsgrcgh `hnaregs` `tu, _af Drucpg VV elelr`htgfcgh gigr cge` elhkligt cgj`gh.
Dgh `h`jgf yghi tlrmgd`. Ogdg` d` jghi`t Fahi Cahi eleolr`cgh sld`c`t wgctu dgh

clolruhtuhigh ogi` cge`. Rlhuepghi plsgwgt `h` dlhigh sucgrljg eleogtgjcgh

plhlroghigh, cgrlhg dljgy o`sg jlo`f ?4 mge. Tlhtu sgmg, sagj p`jat, cap`jat,
prgeuigr`, `tu sld`c`t rue`t. Tgp` cge` ele`j`c` gslt yghi olrcugsg d` Fahi Cahi.
Dlhigh oghtughhyg, cge` olrfgs`j elhigeo`j gj`f plsgwgt `h`. Elrlcg ogfcgh o`sg
elhi`z`hcgh plsgwgt `h` tlroghi sggt ogdg` egs`f elhii`jg. R`jat cge` sghigt
tlrjgt`f, jlo`f tlpgthyg sghigt hlcgt." Hgeigy tlrtgwg pljgh.
"Gpg yghi cgj`gh egu1" Puc` elhdls`s, olrtghyg.
"[ldlrfghg, Hahg Puc`. [lolhtgr jgi` c`tg gcgh elhdgrgt d` oghdgrg e`j`c
egrcgs cljaepac 'Tlrgtg` Legs', yghi t`dgc gdg d` pltg sljuruf duh`g. Cge` ele`htg
cgj`gh olrsld`g turuh og`c-og`c. Elhylrgf og`c-og`c."
"Cgjgu cge` t`dgc egu, cgj`gh egu gpg1" C`ca olrslru cltus—elh`ru cgjègt
plclrmg cghtargh d` elmg egcgh tgd` pgi`.
"T`dgc gdg p`j`fgh jg`h. Elhghicgp cgj`gh, f`dup gtgu egt`."
"Lhgc sgmg. @tu t`dgc gcgh eudgf!" C`ca olrslru igjgc.
"Tlhtu sgmg `tu t`dgc gcgh eudgf, Hahg C`ca. Gcu ogfcgh cfgwgt`r, gcu curghi
oghygc eleogwg pgsucgh. Fghyg lepgt Cljapgc Rlhmgig, dgh lepgt pujuf tucghi pucuj.
Tgp` ougt gpg c`tg olrtgruhi1 Ogfcgh sggt `h`, j`ttjlpì tljgf elhylrgf."
"Gpg egcsudeu1" Cgj` `h` Yf`tl yghi olrslru, d`g olrd`r`, flhdgc elj`htgs`
jarahi. Tlrflht` ajlf pldghi-pldghi yghi tlrgkuhi.
"Gpg egcsudcu1 Cgu t`dgc elhyègchyg dlhigh og`c, E`stlr Yf`tl. Og`c gcgh
cuujghi`, j`ttjlpì, Gygca-sgh, Tugh [gjahig, plhleogc p`staj ujuhi olrsgeg
eur`dhyg, muig ghgc eudg pleougt egsgjgf `tu, tljgf cge` r`hicus d` ogwgf sghg.
Cgj`gh o`sg elhyusuj elhylrgf og`c-og`c."
Yf`tl tlrj`fgt egrgf, "Oafahi! Cgj`gh t`dgc o`sg elhghicgp Oumghi sleudgf
`tu."
Hgeigy elhgtgp Yf`tl jgegt-jgegt, elhighiiuc, "@yg, `tu olhgr. Cge` eleghi
t`dgc o`sg elhghicgphyg dlhigh eudgf. Tgp` cge` o`sg eljgcucgh sgtu-dug tr`c uhtuc
elhigjgfcgh jgwgh." "Gcu t`dgc gcgh eleo`grcgh cgj`gh elhghicgp Oumghi. Gcu gcgh
eleoghtuhyg." Yf`tl olrslru, tghighhyg tlrghicgt, cgpgh puh plrtgruhigh s`gp
eljltus d` dgjge plsgwgt `tu.
"Hgf, `tujgf yghi eleougt egsgjgf `h` rue`t, E`stlr Yf`tl. _af Drucpg VV
slolhgrhyg fghyg `hi`h elhifucue MM. Kastljja dgh ghgc eudg pleougt egsgjgf `tu.
Tgp` cgj`gh, slplrt`hyg olrsld`g egt` dle` eleoghtu tlegh cgj`gh. Mgd` cge` t`dgc
puhyg p`j`fgh, ololrgpg mge tlrgcf`r cge` elhy`gpcgh mlogcgh `h`, cge` tlrpgcsg
elhghicgp cgj`gh muig. Elhylrgfjgf—"
‚Iad dgeh `tj― Yf`tl t`dgc o`sg jgi` elhgfgh leas`hyg, tghighhyg olrilrgc
egmu.
O\C! D`g elh`hmu sgjgf sgtu tucghi pucuj d` dlpghhyg. Tucghi pucuj `tu
tlrmgtuf, pldghi d` tghighhyg tlrjlpgs, Yf`tl elhygeogr igighi pldghi. D`g gdgjgf
egr`h`r tlrjgt`f, olrtgruhi mgrgc dlcgt gdgjgf sgjgf sgtu clgfj`ghhyg.
"_@HIC\[ EL_LCG!" Hgeigy olrslru jghtghi.
Rujufgh tucghi pucuj olrpgcg`gh f`tge-f`tge elrghislc, pldghi-pldghi elrlcg
tlrfuhus. Y\[! Y\[! Yf`tl olriligs elruhduc, elhif`hdgr, pldghi elhleous sghdgrgh
curs`. Yf`tl olrtlr`gc, ogjgs elhlogscgh pldghihyg.
[gtu jgi` tucghi pucuj tlrcgpgr. O\C! Tghigh c`r` Yf`tl `cut elh`hmu. O\C!
Muig cgc`hyg. @tu plrtgruhigh rusuf, d` jarahi n`rst kjgss. Dug pldghi olrcljlogt
elhygeogr, T_GHI! Yf`tl elhghic`s dlhigh pldghi d` tghigh cghghhyg. Rlrk`c gp`
tlrj`fgt, muig sugrg jaige olrgdu yghi eleougt hi`ju.
"Egmu sleug!" Yf`tl olrslru jghtghi.
Tucghi pucuj ogjgs olrslru, cleogj` egmu.
D` s`s` jg`h, C`ca dgh Puc` t`dgc elhuhiiu jgi`. Elrlcg elhylrghi Hgeigy
olrsgeggh. Y\[[! Tuouf C`ca ogig` elhif`jghi, tlch`c h`hmg, euhkuj d` sgep`hi
Hgeigy, tghighhyg olrilrgc klpgt. O\C! Hgeigy tlroght`hi sgtu jghicgf. Hgeigy t`dgc
elhduig jgwgh gcgh elhylrghi jghisuhi dlhigh jlvlj t`hii`. Puc` muig eljlsgt,
euhkuj d` dlpgh jgwgh, sggt Hgeigy egs`f olrusgfg elhylèoghicgh d`r`, O\C! Rucujgh
Puc` tljgf elhifghtge d`g

C`ca olrtlr`gc, wgmgfhyg.
s`gp elhifgo`s` jgwghhyg. Eljlht`hi cl udgrg, cgc`hyg
s`gp elhifgmgr jlflr jgwgh, `tu tlch`c tlhdghigh h`hmg yghi elegt`cgh.
O\C! [lrghigh C`ca d`patahi ajlf dug Cljapgc Rlhmgig, elrlcg eleoghtu Hgeigy.

C`ca olrtlr`gc egrgf, elhilmgr dug Cljapgc Rlhmgig dlhigh slrghigh dug
tghighhyg. Y\[! Y\[! Elrlcg ogjgs elhifuhus pgtgi. C`ca elhdlhius, elhgr`c
slrghighhyg.
Puc` egmu elhi`s` mldg slrghigh sgudgrg cleogrhyg, eljaepgt dgr` sgtu curs`
cl curs` jg`h, jghtgs cgc`hyg elhlhdghi, O\C! [gjgf sgtu pgtgi d` tghigh Cljapgc
Rlhmgig tlrjlpgs. Egs`f d` udgrg pgtgi `tu, Puc` elhlhdghi fujuhyg, Y\[!
Rgtgi `tu eljlsgt, ]GR! Elhleous tuouf Cljapgc Rlhmgig. Tlrsuhicur, t`dgc
o`sg oghic`t jgi`. Dgrgf elrgf elhigj`r d` jghtg` plsgwgt.
"Fgrus cugcu`, `tu flogt slcgj`." Druc Hgeigy olrd`r`, elhgtgp C`ca dgh Puc`,
d`g eljajascgh dug cucr` dgr` p`hiighihyg, "T`dgc plrkueg Iuru Ousf` eljgt`f cgj`gh
slmgc clk`j."
"Flf, wgh`tg plh`pu yghi olrslrgige prgeuigr`, cgu t`dgc jgygc elhylout hgeg
cgclc cge`!" C`ca olrslru, elhigkuhicgh t`hmuhyg. Elrlcg olrtìg tlrp`sgf lepgt
jghicgf.
Hgeigy elhiilrge. Tìg Cljapgc Rlhmgig `cut olrd`r` d` oljgcghihyg.
"Egmu, wgh`tg plh`pu!" C`ca elhghtghi.
Hgeigy eljlsgt. Y\[[! Tuoufhyg ogig` elhif`jghi, d`g elhg`ccgh jlvlj
plrtgruhigh, euhkuj d` dlpgh C`ca, cucr`-hyg elhi`hkgr plrut jgwgh. C`ca eljlht`hi,
jaepgt cl curs` sgep`hi. Y\[! Cucr` elhlogs udgrg casahi. Puc` ogjgs eleucuj cl
dlpgh. Hgeigy elhif`hdgr cl sgep`hi. Tìg Cljapgc Rlhmgig `cut elhylrghi, elhifuhus
pgtgi elhylrghi Puc`. Tìg pgtgi susuj-elhyusuj elhi`hkgr tuouf Puc` yghi ils`t
elhif`hdgr.
Dug jgwgh lepgt. Rlrtgruhigh mgrgc dlcgt `tu jghisuhi cl jlvlj `htlhs`tgs
t`hii`. Dug cucr` elhygolt cl sghg-clegr`, muig tìg pgtgi. C`ca dgh Puc` olrclj`t,
elhif`hdgr, elhlp`s. Elrlcg sgj`hi elj`hduhi`, olrgdu puhiiuhi d` tlhigf jarahi.
[lmgc elrlcg elhiugsg` tlch`c elhif`jghi d` [g`ht Rltlrsouri, clegepugh olrtgruhi
s` cleogr elh`hicgt olrcgj` j`pgt. [lmguf `h`, Druc Hgeigy, eur`d tlrt`hii` dgr`
cljaepac 'Tlrgtg` Legs' ogfcgh clsuj`tgh elhilhg` jgwghhyg.
D` jarahi sgtuhyg, plrtgruhigh muig olrjghisuhi slhi`t. [larghi d`r`, Yf`tl
elhiurus pujufgh tucghi pucuj olrpgcg`gh f`tge-f`tge. Yf`tl tgfu, d`g t`dgc o`sg
eljgwgh oli`tu oghygc arghi slcgjìus, egcg d`g elhii`r`hi plrtgruhigh `tu cl
pamacgh rughigh n`rst kjgss, elhy`sgcgh jarahi d` dlpghhyg. Dlhigh d`hd`hi plsgwgt
d` oljgcghi, d`g t`dgc plrju elhklegscgh ogi`gh `tu, fghyg nacus elhiurus dlpgh.
Y\[! Y\[! Rldghi-pldghi tgmge cleogj` elhygeogr.
Yf`tl ils`t elruhduc, T_GHI! Elhghic`s! T_GHI! T_GHI! Dgh sggt jgwgh tlrtgfgh
slmlhgc, i`j`rgh d`g elhylrghi. Y\[! Rldghihyg eljlsgt cl dlpgh. Tlrdlhigr tlr`gcgh
dgr` sgjgf sgtu tucghi pucuj, tuoufhyg tlrsuhicur. @tu tucghi pucuj clslc`gh yghi
mgtuf, elrlcg tlrcgpgr d` jghtg` plsgwgt. [logi`gh elhilrghi, clsgc`tgh, slogi`gh
t`dgc olrilrgc jgi`.
"MGHIGH E\HD\\_!"
"TL_\[ [L_GHI!!"
Tucghi pucuj `tu olrtlr`gc sgj`hi elhyleghigt`. [lcgj` jgi` elrghislc,
elhyudutcgh Yf`tl.
"Ojaady earah^' Yf`tl elhdlhius, "Cgj`gh gcgh egt` s`g-s`g."
Y\[! Y\[! Dug, tìg, lepgt pldghi eljuhkur cl dlpgh.
Yf`tl jaepgt hg`c cl gtgs curs` plhuepghi. Rldghi-pldghi `tu elhilhg`
slc`tgr, elhifghtge curs`-curs`. N`rst kjgss `tu slmgc tgd` tljgf olrghtgcgh.
Ratahigh sghdgrgh curs`, tgtgcgh egcgh, olrslrgcgh d` jghtg`.
Yf`tl elhygeogr hgepgh d` gtgs traj` dlhigh tghigh c`r`hyg. T_GHI! T_GHI!
Elhiiuhgcghhyg slplrt` tgelhi, plhghic`s slrghigh. Jghtgs, Y\[! D`g euhkuj dgr`
ogj`c hgepgh, elhlogscgh pldghi. [gtu tucghi pucuj elhyusuj tlrsuhicur.
T`dgc kucup, Yf`tl elhlhdghi traj` `tu slcugt euhic`h, eljuhkur dlrgs elhumu
tucghi pucuj. Eleougt elrlcg olrmgtufgh. Clpuhigh `tu cleogj` tlrklrg`-olrg`.
Rujufgh tucghi pucuj olrpgcg`gh f`tge-f`tge `tu tlrtgfgh. Jgwgh elrlcg yghi
tlrsudut, egs`f ougs eljgwgh.
D` jarahi C`ca
ougs elhi`hkgr sgtuhyg, Y\[[! Y\[!
dgh Puc`. Hgeigy elh`hicgtcgh
Y\[! clklpgtgh,
Cgj` `h`, C`ca dug elhif`hdgr,
tlrjgeogt cucr`-hyg tlrus
sgjgf
sgtu cucr` `tu elraolc pgcg`ghhyg. T`dgc tleous cl cuj`t, tgp` `tu kucup eleougt
C`ca elhigeuc.

"Flf, wgh`tg tug plh`pu! Cgu tgfu olrgpg fgrig ogmucu `h`, flf1 Gcu susgf
pgygf elhdgpgtcghhyg, dgh cgu olrgh`-olrgh`hyg elraolchyg."
Y\[[! C`ca eljlsgt, olrilrgc klpgt. Tghighhyg eleucuj cl dlpgh. O\C! D`g
olrfgs`j elhlraoas kljgf plrtgfghgh dug cucr`, elhifghtge ogfu Hgeigy. [gudgrg
cleogrhyg elhyusuj eleghnggtcgh eaelhtue slrghigh, O\C! Hgeigy tlroght`hi cl
oljgcghi. Ygmgfhyg tljgc tlrclhg pucujgh Puc`.
Tìg Cljapgc Rlhmgig olrtlr`gc, eleatahi ilrgcgh s` cleogr, pgtgi elrlcg
eljlsgt. C`ca dgh Puc` eljlht`hi elhmguf dug jghicgf.
Rlrtgruhigh elrlcg tlrflht` slmlhgc. Hgeigy elhylcg p`p`hyg dlhigh puhiiuhi
tghigh, elr`hi`s elhgfgh sgc`t, gdg dgrgf sligr d` sghg. Fghyg cgrlhg d`g tlrjgt`f
elhlrèg pucujgh clrgs, yghi eleougthyg tltgp olrd`r`. M`cg sgmg d`g tucghi pucuj
o`gsg gtgu Cljapgc Rlhmgig, slmgc tgd` d`g tljgf tlrsuhicur d` jghtg`.
"J`fgt, Puc`. _aolc ogmuhyg." C`ca elhuhmuccgh ogmuhyg.
"C`tg o`sg eleplrog`c`hyg, C`ca. Gcu gcgh elhmgf`thyg hght`. Mghm`." Puc`
`cut elj`fgt raolcgh `tu.
"Tgp` `tu t`dgc sgeg. Elhylogjcgh, pgdgfgj `h` ogmu ngvar`tcu." C`ca
olrsuhiut-suhiut.
"Gcu gcgh eleolj`cgheu ogmu yghi jlo`f ogius, C`ca. Gtgu gcu gcgh ele`htg
dlsg`hlrhyg eleougtcghhyg jgi`. Gcu mghm`."
Hgeigy elhiilrge pljgh, elhgtgp s` cleogr yghi tlrp`sgf lhge jghicgf d`
dlpghhyg. Jgwgh elrlcg mljgs sghigt flogt, slcgjìus uh`c slcgj`. J`fgt, d` tlhigf
plrtgruhigh slhi`t `h`, elrlcg egs`f slepgt eleogfgs ogmu yghi raolc—slajgf t`dgc
gdg s`gpg-s`gpg d` sghg.
"Cgu gcgh eleogygrhyg egfgj, wgh`tg tug plh`pu!" C`ca olrtlr`gc elhigkuhicgh
tljuhmuchyg. Ygmgfhyg t`dgc jgi` èut elhiilegscgh. C`ca egrgf olsgr.
"Clrgfcgh sljuruf clcugtgh cgj`gh!" Dle` elj`fgt wgmgf igjgc C`ca, Hgeigy
elhdls`s eleolr`tgfu tìg Cljapgc Rlhmgig d` oljgcghihyg.
Lp`sadl 7; Tgfghgh
R\J\FGH tucghi pucuj yghi elhilrayac Yf`tl slmgc tgd` tljgf elhilrgfcgh
sljuruf clcugtgh.
[gjgf sgtu dgr` elrlcg elrghislc, hlcgt jaepgt elhdlcgt. O\C! Yf`tl
elhifghtgecgh hgepgh, tucghi pucuj `tu tlrsuhicur, pldghihyg tlrmgtuf, tgp` d`g
t`dgc elhylrgf, dlhigh s`sg tlhgig dgh clsgdgrgh, d`g elhghicgp cgc` Yf`tl, eleougt
jgwghhyg tlroght`hi duduc d` curs` plhuepghi.
Y\[! Y\[! Dug tucghi pucuj jg`h elhlogscgh pldghi.
Yf`tl olrtlr`gc, olriligs elruhduc, pldghi eljlwgt` udgrg casahi, fghyg
eljlslt ololrgpg slht` d` clpgjghyg. O\C! Yf`tl olrusgfg eljlpgscgh cgc`hyg yghi
d`pljuc jgwgh. Elhlhdghi.
"Jlpgscgh cgc`cu!"
Tucghi pucuj `tu slogj`chyg, eleljuc lrgt-lrgt. Eleougt Yf`tl tlrmuhicgj cl
jarahi.
Y\[! Y\[! Pghi jg`h elrghislc egmu. Rldghi sgeogr-elhygeogr.
Rlrtgruhigh `h`, dlhius Yf`tl, olhgr-olhgr t`dgc tlrclhdgj`, olrjghisuhi
cgkgu-ogjgu. @h` elhi`higtcghhyg sggt olriujgt f`dup-egt` d` juepur dlhigh e`j`s`
@rgc yghi eleogwg cfghmgr. D`g fgrus elhiiuhgcgh gpg puh gigr o`sg elhgfgh slrghigh
jgwgh. Ogtu, cgyu, gpg puh. Gpg yghi o`sg d`g iuhgcgh slcgrghi d` gtgs plsgwgt `h`1
[udut egtg Yf`tl elj`fgt p`hiighi sgjgf sgtu tucghi pucuj yghi tlrcgpgr. Gdg
p`staj d` sghg. Olriligs elrghicgc.
Y\[! Y\[! D` gtgshyg pldghi tlrus susuj-elhyusuj elhygeogr.
Yf`tl olrfgs`j elrg`f p`staj `tu, eleogj`c ogdghhyg d` dlt`c elhlhtucgh, sggt
slougf pldghi s`gp elhlogs jlflrhyg. DA_! Yf`tl elhleogc jlo`f duju! Tucghi pucuj
`tu tlrcujg`, pldghi olrcljahtghigh mgtuf. Eleougt rlcgh-rlcghhyg olrslru tlrtgfgh.
[gtu, elrlcg olrslru cgrlhg egrgf elj`fgt jgwghhyg tltgp o`sg olrtgfgh
elsc`puh d`slrghi fgo`s-fgo`sgh. Dug, elrlcg olrslru p`gs. [lmgc tgd`, wgjgupuh
eleogwg slhmgtg
tgfu, sldghi gp`, slplrt`
olrtgruhi p`staj
d` dgjge dgh yghi
plsgwgt GC-49, elrlcgd`
tlroghi t`dgc elhiiuhgcghhyg.
clt`hii`gh Elrlcg
;>.222 cgc`,
sgtu sgmg pljuru hygsgr elhilhg` ogi`gh plht`hi plsgwgt, `tu o`sg slrùs dgepgchyg.
Yf`tl muig olrslru sgeo`j olrd`r`. Tghigh c`r`hyg tlrgkuhi elhighicgt p`staj,

tghigh cghgh elelighi pldghi. [gtu, d`g olrslru cgrlhg muig egrgf. Dug, d`g
tgfu sgjgf elhleogc o`sg ngtgj gcògthyg, tgp` d`g puhyg sgsgrgh tleogc jlo`f og`c,
DA_! DA_! Dug tègf pghgs euhtgf jgi` dgr` p`staj `tu. Dug tucghi pucuj tlrdlcgt
tlrsuhicur. Pghi jg`h rlnjlcs euhdur ololrgpg jghicgf.
"Gya egmu!" Yf`tl olrtlr`gc.
Tucghi pucuj olrpgcg`gh f`tge-f`tge olrogj`c grgf elhmgd` yghi tlrdlsgc,
elrlcg d`pucuj euhdur cl jarahi cljgs lcahae`.
"EGM\, DGEH @TZ O\CGHCGF CGJ@GH TGD@ FLHDGC ELEO\H\FC\1"
D` n`rst kjgss, C`ca muig olrtlr`gc elhigeuc. D`g ogru sgmg elhghicgp jlhigh
sgjgf sgtu Cljapgc Rlhmgig, pgtgi d` tghigh jgwghhyg tlrmgtuf. C`ca elhgr`c tghigh
`tu, dlhigh tlch`c tg`mutsu t`hicgt t`hii`, d`g eleoght`hi jgwghhyg. O_GC! Tuouf
Cljapgc Rlhmgig elhifghtge p`htu ta`jlt rughigh n`rst kjgss. R`htu `tu raoaf, pgtgf
dug, eljlsgc cl dgjge.
Y\[[! Hgeigy olrusgfg eleoghtu ghgc ougfhyg. Klpgt slcgj` ilrgcghhyg, ]GR!
I`j`rgh d`g elhghicgp jlhigh C`ca. Flhdgc eleoght`hihyg. C`ca olrtlr`gc, ogdghhyg
eljlht`hi cl udgrg elhi`cut` ilrgcgh oght`high tlrslout, eleougt tlch`c jgwgh s`g-
s`g, elhdgrgt dlhigh cahd`s` eghtgp. C`ca cleogj` olrtlr`gc, d`g olrfgs`j
eljajascgh d`r` dgr` cuhk`gh Hgeigy. O\C! Ogfcgh ogjgs elh`hmu wgmgf Hgeigy,
eleougthyg tlroght`hi.
Puc` elrghislc, i`j`rgh d`g elhifgo`s` jgwghhyg.
[`tugs` ilht`hi ogi` Hgeigy. D`g t`dgc gcgh elhghi eljgwgh kuku Iuru Ousf`
dlhigh kgrg o`gsg. [ggthyg elhiiuhgcgh kgrg jg`h, sloljue tlrjgeogt.
"Iuhgcgh ououc 'Tlrgtg` Legs'!" Hgeigy olrtlr`gc pgrgu.
Dug Cljapgc Rlhmgig tlrs`sg olriligs elrg`f slsugtu dgr` sgcuhyg, jghtgs
eljlepgrcghhyg cl udgrg, cl grgf Puc`.
"GYG[, P\C@@! O\O\C RLJ\ER\F!" C`ca olrslru, eleolr`tgfu sgudgrg cleogrhyg.
Tlrjgeogt. Elsc`puh Puc` egs`f o`sg eljlht`hi cl cghgh, elhif`hdgr, hg`c cl
curs` plhuepghi, pgrt`clj clk`j `tu elhylogr dlhigh klpgt, dgh tltgp tlrkùe ajlf
f`duhihyg. Ououc `tu sgeg slcgj` t`dgc olrogfgyg, fghyg eleougt p`hisgh s`gpg puh
yghi elhif`ruphyg. Tgp` dgjge plrtgruhigh slhi`t, mghighcgh p`hisgh, clf`jghigh
sld`c`t sgmg cahslhtrgs` o`sg ngtgj gcògthyg.
Puc` olrplighigh dlhigh sghdgrgh curs`. Clpgjghyg elhdgdgc tlrgsg olrgt.
"Tltgp sùegh, Puc`!" C`ca olrtlr`gc, jaepgt elhgr`c tuouf sgudgrg cleogrhyg.
D` rughigh lcahae` tlrdlhigr sugrg tleogcgh slhgpgh slrou ataegt`s, GC-49.
Rlrtgruhigh d` plrut plsgwgt `tu tljgf tòg d` jlvlj clcgkgugh tlrt`hii`. Olhgr-
olhgrt`dgctlrclhdgj` jgi`. Elj`fgt tlegh-tleghhyg sgtu plr sgtu tueoghi d`fgo`s`
Yf`tl dlhigh p`staj, tucghi pucuj olrpgcg`gh f`tge-f`tge hlcgt `cut elhleogc.
Gwgjhyg fghyg sgtu yghi elhigkuhicgh GC-49. D`susuj dug, tìg yghi jg`h.
Yf`tl olriuj`high, elhif`hdgr` fumgh pljuru, elrghicgc d` ogj`c curs`-curs`.
Ousg curs` tlrourg` d` slc`tgr. Jghtg` plsgwgt olrjuoghi. Dgh fghyg sagj wgctu,
tleogcgh `tu t`dgc slhigmg elhilhg` mlhdljg—eleougthyg plkgf olrfgeourgh. Muig
d`hd`hi. Dgh s`gj! [gjgf sgtu pljuru elhilhg` els`h plsgwgt d` jugr sghg. [lclt`cg!
OAAE!! Els`h mlt `tu eljldgc, eleougt juoghi olsgr d` d`hd`hi. Tlcghgh d` dgjge
cgo`h cljgs lcahae` turuh drgst`s.
Rlsgwgt elhdgdgc e`r`hi.
Tucghi pucuj olrtlr`gc pgh`c. Dug d` ghtgrg elrlcg tlrsldat cljugr,
tlrjlepgr, eljlsgt d` jghi`t-jghi`t. [ugrg tlr`gcghhyg jlhygp, t`dgc tlrdlhigr
jgi`. Pghi jg`h olriligs olrplighigh lrgt pgdg gpg puh. Yf`tl slmgc tgd` tljgf
elelighi sghdgrgh curs`.
D` rughigh n`rst kjgss.
"P\C@! [gdgr, Puc`!" C`ca elhlpuc-hlpuc sgudgrg cleogrhyg. D`g olrusgfg
eleougt Puc` tltgp olrd`r`. Ras`s` elrlcg mguf dgr` juoghi elhighig d` rughigh
lcahae`,
olrusgfg tgp` pas`s`
elhmgig plsgwgt yghi
clslèoghigh, elhuc`c
gtgu tgmge,
tuoufhyg eleougt cgc`hyg elhklhiclrge lrgt,
tlroght`hi.
"P\C@! P\C@!! Olrtgfghjgf!!" C`ca slcgj` jgi` elhlpuc p`p` sgudgrghyg. Tgp`
`tu s`g-s`g, Puc` tljgf p`hisgh.

"Elhylrgfjgf, Hahg C`ca." Hgeigy olrd`r` d` dlpghhyg, olrsgeg dug Cljapgc

Rlhmgig. Elrlcg olrtìg tljgf elhilhgcgh egsclr yghi elhutup` f`duhi dgh eujut.
"GC\ T@DGC GCGH ELHPL_GF!" C`ca olrtlr`gc egrgf. D`g slilrg elhi`cgt tuouf
Puc` dlhigh sgouc plhigegh. Elegst`cgh sgudgrghyg gegh.
"GC\ GCGH OL_TG_\HI [GERG@ EGT@!" Egtg C`ca elhgtgp ougs. Elhilpgjcgh t`hmu.
Y\[[! Dgh d`g tljgf eljlsgt elhylrghi jlo`f duju.
RPG_! Dug Cljapgc Rlhmgig eljlepgrcgh ououc 'Tlrgtg` Legs' cl grgfhyg.
C`ca elhgfgh hgpgs. Elhlraoas out`rgh ououc `tu. [lpghmghi d`g t`dgc
olrhgpgs, d`g og`c-og`c sgmg. Tghigh C`ca tlrghicgt, O\C! Hgeigy tlroght`hi. C`ca
elhilmgrhyg, sgeo`j olrusgfg elhmgig clslèoghigh, plsgwgt `tu slegc`h e`r`hi,
t`dgc tlrclhdgj`. Gjgt oghtu plrhgpgsgh tljgf elhifgeour mgtuf. Cgo`h-cgo`h
elhuepgfcgh `s`hyg. Olhdg-olhdg oltlroghigh.
Y\[! Hgeigy elhkgout cucr` kgdghigh dgr` p`hiighihyg, olrusgfg elhgfgh
jgwghhyg.
C`ca eljlht`hi elhif`hdgr d` tlhigf jarahi. @tu ilrgcgh yghi flogt slcgj`,
sgeo`j elhif`hdgr d`g elhylrghi. O\C! T`hmuhyg elhifghtge plriljghigh tghigh
Hgeigy, eleougt cucr` `tu tlrjlepgr.
RPG_! Dug Cljapgc Rlhmgig cleogj` elhgourcgh ououc 'Tlrgtg` Legs' d` udgrg.
Cgo`h n`rst kjgss elhmgd` d`plhuf` slrouc pljuepuf—yghi elhylogr cl ogi`gh
lcar plsgwgt.
C`ca flhdgc olrtlr`gc—tgp` d`g t`dgc o`sg eljgcucghhyg. Flhdgc elhiaelj—muig
t`dgc o`sg. [lcgj` d`g eleoucg eujut, ououc `tu egsuc cl s`stle plrhgpgsghhyg. @h`
plrtgruhigh yghi kurghi. J`fgtjgf, sleug tucghi pucuj cljaepac 'Tlrgtg` Legs' tljgf
elhilhgcgh egsclr. Yf`tl yghi olrplighigh d` cljgs lcahae` elhif`rup ououc `tu,
egtghyg
olhgr olrcuhghi-cuhghi.
p`hisgh, D`g egs`f
elhkligf tuoufhyg slepgt cl
tlrjlepgr elegcg`
jugr.sgouc plhigegh, sloljue olhgr-
Dlhigh Yf`tl p`hisgh, tucghi pucuj elrghislc egsuc cl n`rst kjgss, olrusgfg
eleoghtu Hgeigy dgh dug Cljapgc Rlhmgig.
Tucghi pucuj elhleogc` C`ca. Elrlcg sudgf t`dgc plduj` jgi` pljuru gcgh
elhilhg` gpg. Taf, plsgwgt tljgf eljuhkur dlrgs mgtuf. C`ca olriuj`high elhif`hdgr.
C`ca elrghicgc elhmguf.
Y\[! Y\[! Dug Cljapgc Rlhmgig dgtghi elhylrghihyg dlhigh pgtgi. Muig d`
oljgcghihyg, Hgeigy, cleogj` elhklhiclrge cucr`-hyg yghi tgd` tlrmgtuf. C`ca
tlrsudutcgh. D`g slhd`r`gh eljgwgh. Dgh d`g t`dgc oajlf olrhgpgs sld`c`t puh.
Rlrtgruhigh `h`! C`ca elhiilrge. D`g tljgf cgjgf.
"CGJ@GH OL_TG_\HI [LKG_G RLHILK\T!" C`ca oltlr`gc slclhkghi euhic`h.
[lmlhgc, clpgjghyg tlrgsg olrgt, egtghyg olrcuhghi-cuhghi. [lplrslc`gh dlt`c,
tuoufhyg tlrsuhicur d` jghtg`. Rlsgwgt olriuhkghi flogt, sgtu jgi` els`hhyg
eljldgc, eleougt plsgwgt elhuc`c tgmge, tuouf C`ca tlrpljght`hi cl udgrg.
"Rlighi tuouf igd`s `tu!" Hgeigy olrslru.
Tucghi pucuj olriligs elhygeogrhyg, elhghicgphyg.
R`jat dgh cap`jat cljugr dgr` rughi cleud`, susgf-pgygf elhdlcgt.
"Rlsgwgt gcgh mgtuf, Pghi Euj`g. Cge` t`dgc o`sg elhilhdgj`cghhyg jgi`."
Hgeigy elhighiiuc. D`g tltgp tlhghi. "D` eghg pas`s` c`tg slcgrghi1" "T`dgc
mguf dgr` egrcgs, Pghi Euj`g."
Hgeigy elhajlf cl ghgc ougfhyg, olrslru, "Clhgcgh pgrgsut cgj`gh! C`tg
eljaepgt cljugr. Ogwg elrlcg olrsgeg cgj`gh."
Tucghi pucuj olrpgcg`gh f`tge-f`tge `tu elhighiiuc, jghtgs slilrg
elhiljugrcgh pgrgsut yghi tljgf elrlcg s`gpcgh slmgc gwgj. Cljaepac 'Tlrgtg` Legs'
sljgju olrf`tuhi egtghi sloljue elhylrigp. Elrlcg s`gp dlhigh r`s`ca tlrouruc,
tlregsuc m`cg plsgwgt `tu mgtuf. Ilrgcgh elrlcg tlrjgt`f, elhilhgcgh pgrgsut dlhigh
klpgt.
Curghi dgr` sgtu elh`t, elrlcg eujg` eljgcucgh lvgcugs`, sgtu plr sgtu tucghi
pucuj `tu eleo`grcgh

eljaepgt, olrjaepgtghplsgwgt
cljugr eljuhkur
dgr` p`htu dlpgh
dlrgs plsgwgt.
dlhigh Cap`jat
s`stle dgh yghi
ataegt`s p`jattlrs`sg.
`cut
Tlrgcf`r, Druc Hgeigy yghi eljaepgt, d` ogdghhyg tlr`cgt lrgt-lrgt C`ca yghi
p`hisgh.

Rujufgh pgrgsut `tu elhileoghi d` udgrg. D` clmgufgh, plsgwgt cljugrgh

tlrogru `tu tlrus eljuhkur dlrgs cl grgf Rliuhuhigh Fègjgyg.
Ololrgpg dlt`c cleud`gh, OAAAE! Rlsgwgt `tu eljldgc. Druc Hgeigy dgh yghi
jg`h tljgf elhdgrgt gegh d` jlrlhi-jlrlhi jg`h.
[lelhtgrg `tu, d` s`s` jlrlhi iuhuhi sgtuhyg jgi`.

_aeoahigh cgrgvgh yghi elhg`c` cudg, elj`htgs` mgjgh-mgjgh sltgpgc yghi
tlrmgj.
Tfaegs elhilrhy`tcgh dgf`. Egtghyg eleoucg plrjgfgh-jgfgh. [`jgu. Kgfgyg
egtgfgr` elhifgmgr wgmgfhyg. @tu slolhgrhyg s`hgr egtgfgr` pltghi, t`dgc tlrjgju
tlr`c, tgp` sltljgf p`hisgh olrmge-mge, tltgp eleougt egtg s`jgu. Tfaegs elelmgecgh
jgi` egtghyg. [lcgj`, dug cgj`, f`hiig d`g eujg` tlro`gsg.
D`g gdg d` eghg1 Tfaegs elhajlf elelr`csg slc`tgr.
D`g gdg d` dgjge slougf clrghiclhi yghi tlrougt dgr` pafah ogeou dgh ratgh,
dlhigh radg-radg. Clrghiclhi `tu d`tgr`c ajlf dug cudg. Tfaegs elhgtgp cl dlpgh, cl
oljgcghi. Clrghiclhi `h` d`cgwgj ajlf tucghi pucuj olrpgcg`gh f`tge-f`tge yghi
elhg`c` cudg. Yghiea olslrtg lepgt arghi Cljapgc Rlhmgig olrgdg pgj`hi dlpgh,
s`sghyg olrogr`s egmu sgtu plr sgtu. Cgrgvgh `tu tlhigf elh`t` mgjgh slep`t.
[loljgf c`r` gdgjgf d`hd`hi iuhuhi yghi tlrougt dgr` ologtugh cgrghi, sloljgf
cghgh, jleogf dgjge. Ogfcgh plpafahgh tlrj`fgt clk`j d` ogwgf sghg. [lcgj` cudg
clj`ru elhi`hmgc, gtgu gdg ologtugh yghi ruhtuf, cgrgvgh gcgh eljuhkur dlrgs d`
murghi sldgjge rgtusgh eltlr.
Tfaegs elhgtgp tghighhyg yghi d``cgt ratgh. Elhifljg hgpgs plrjgfgh. Hgsò.
Lhtgf clhgpg, dgjge slt`gp klr`tg yghi d`g jlwgt`, d`g sljgju fgrus elhigjge`
d`tgfgh gtgu
arghi. Gdg d`plhmgrg.
Gygca, Oumghi,Elhgtgp sloljgfhyg.
[gjahig, Clrghiclhi
dgh Muhàr `tu kucup
d` dgjgehyg, duduc olsgr uhtuc jèg
olrfgdgp-fgdgpgh,
olrdlepltgh.
Gygca tlrj`fgt eujg` sùegh, olrsgeggh dlhigh Oumghi.
Ygmgf elrlcg elr`hi`s, cleogj` elelmgecgh egtg slmlhgc. F`hiig tlro`gsg.
[geg slplrt` Tfaegs sloljuehyg, Gygca dgh Oumghi slilrg elhgtgp slc`tgr,
olrf`tuhi dlhigh s`tugs` tlrogru elrlcg. "Elrlcg slplrt`hyg sldghi eleogwg c`tg cl
egrcgs tlrsleouhy` _af Drucpg VV." Gygca o`kgrg.
Tfaegs elhighiiuc.
[ugrg radg clrghiclhi tlrdlhigr olrdlr`t-dlr`t. Jgflrhyg sudgf jgeg t`dgc
dè`hygc`, gtgu eleghi clrghiclhi `tu sudgf jgeg t`dgc d`pgcg` uhtuc eleogwg
tgfghgh. Lhtgf elrlcg olrgdg d` iuhuhi eghg plrs`shyg d` ghtgrg pliuhuhigh t`hii`
Fègjgyg, rutl mgjgh sltgpgc `tu mljgs fghyg d`cltgfu` sld`c`t arghi, dgh fghyg
o`sg d`gcsls dlhigh mgjgh cgc` gtgu olrcudg.
"@h` slplrt` d` n`je-n`je." Tfaegs elhkaog olriurgu, "Elhg`c` cudg-cudg. D`
dgjge clrghiclhi. Elhumu tlepgt e`stlrùs."
Tgp` Gygca dgh Oumghi t`dgc sldghi tlrtgr`c olriurgu.
"[lmgc cgpgh cgu sùegh, Tfaegs1" Oumghi olrtghyg.
"[gtu-dug elh`t yghi jgju, sloljue cgj`gh sùegh."
Oumghi elhgtgp Tfaegs, "[lplrt`hyg jgt`fgh olrgt yghi cgu jgcucgh `tu eleougt
clegepugh n`s`ceu eljaepgt sldle`c`gh rupg. Cgu mguf jlo`f cugt."
"Tfaegs-cuh yghi plrtgeg sùegh1" Gygca elhajlf, eleplrog`c` pas`s` duduchyg
yghi sld`c`t tlrmlp`t ghtgrg [gjahig—yghi egs`f p`hisgh, dgh d`hd`hi clrghiclhi.
Oumghi elhighiiuc.
"@tu elhilsghcgh, Tfaegs-cuh. Cgu sljgju plhuf clmutgh."
Tfaegs elhighicgt ogfu. T`dgc elhilrt`, `tu fghyg sagj p`hisgh dgh sùegh,
oucgh1
Gygca elhiiljlhi, "@tu olrgrt` oghygc fgj, Tfaegs-ct/h. Ououc pljuepuf e`j`c
'Tlrgtg` Legs' olrlgcs` cfgs clpgdg slt`gp jgwghhyg. [legc`h jlegf n`s`c slslarghi,
slegc`h jgeg d`g p`hisgh. D` ghtgrg c`tg olrjèg, cgu yghi pgj`hi klpgt sùegh.
Elsc`puh fghyg ololrgpg dlt`c, `tu eleplrj`fgtcgh plroldggh jlvlj n`s`c. Gpgjgi`
m`cg olroldg sgtu-dug

"D`g elegsghi elh`t....
dljgpgh Jgt`fgh
iljghi jaige olrgt gpg yghi
d` tghigh d`g jgcucgh,
dgh cgc`, [lhsl`. Oumghi-cuh1"
Egs`hi-egs`hi
iljghi `tu ele`j`c` olrgt slpujuf c`jairge." Oumghi elhmgwgo.
"Oucgh eg`h!" Gygca elhgtgp Tfaegs jgi`, "Jghtgs ougt gpg slarghi cahsujtgh

clughigh tap duh`g eljgcucgh jgt`fgh slolrgt `tu1 Cgu ele`j`c` cj`lh olsgr yghi
sucg olrtgruhi1 Gigr d`g tlrclsgh dlhigheu, Tfaegs-cuh1"
Tfaegs elhylr`hig`. T`dgc jghisuhi elhmgwgo.
"D`g olrjgt`f olrgt slplrt` `tu gigr o`sg elhigjgfcghcu dgjge dulj d` cjuo
olrtgruhi."
Gygca tlrd`ge slmlhgc. Jghtgs tlrtgwg pljgh.
D` sloljgf Gygca, Muhàr plrjgfgh oghiuh. Clpgjghyg tlrghicgt, egtghyg
tlroucg, elhilrmgp-hilrmgp.
Elhiflht`cgh plrkgcgpgh slmlhgc.
Muhàr elhgtgp slc`tgr.
"Cgu og`c-og`c sgmg, Muhàr1" Oumghi olrtghyg.
Muhàr elhighiiuc. Elhgtgp [gjahig d` sloljgfhyg.
"Tlhghi sgmg, Muhàr, Tugh [gjahig gcgh sùegh. Euhic`h ololrgpg elh`t jgi`."
Tfaegs eleolr`tgfu, sgeo`j elhylr`hig`, d`g flhdgc elhgeogfcgh cgjègt, 'Gtgu
ololrgpg mge jgi`, gtgu ololrgpg fgr` jgi`, d`g yghi pgj`hi jlegf n`s`chyg.' Tg p`
ogtg @.
Cgrgvgh tlrus eljlwgt` mgjgh-mgjgh dlhigh murghi tlrmgj d` jlrlhi-jlrlhi
iuhuhi. [lslcgj` mgjgh `tu elhylep`t, eleougt raeoahigh elhiurghi` clklpgtgh.
Yghiea tlrus eleèp`h d` dlpgh, cudghyg eljghicgf igigf. Rujufgh tucghi pucuj jg`h
elhi`cut`, pas`s` elrlcg sgtu-dug eltlr, elrlcg oljue tgfu m`cg tgfghgh tljgf
sùegh.
"Dgr` eghg cgu elhdgpgtcgh `dl olrjgt`f slplrt` `tu, Tfaegs-cuh1 @tu tlch`c
jgt`fgh cjgs`c. Fghyg pltgruhi lrg-lrg jgeg yghi eljgcucghhyg."
"Apg yghi elhygrghcghhyg, Hyahyg Gygca." Tfaegs elhmgwgo, "Dug oujgh jgju gcu
elhleu`hyg
elhmgwgohygd` ruegfdug
hygr`s plr`st`rgfgtgh. Gcu
mge. Arghi tug fghyg
`tu olrtghyg
sljgju cgjègt plhdlc,
sucg olrklr`tg, tgp` d`g
olrklr`tg, dgh
olrklr`tg."
Gygca elhighiiuc tgczè, "[lplrt`hyg, apgeu tgfu oghygc tlhtghi klr`tg-klr`tg
pltgruhi jgeg. Gpgcgf d`g muig pltgruhi1"
Tfaegs elhiiljlhi, "D`g fghyg arghi tug yghi klrlwlt, Hyahyg Gygca. Tgp`
klr`tghyg, slr`hi cgj` eleougtcu cgiue. Gcu cgdghi t`dgc o`sg eleoldgcghhyg jgi`,
ghtgrg d`g sldghi eleougj gtgu slrùs. D`g plrhgf elhklr`tgcgh tlhtghi [` Egtg
R`kgc—"
"Gstgig1" Gygca olrslru—yghi tlrjgju clhkghi.
[gjgf sgtu tucghi pucuj olrpgcg`gh f`tge-f`tge elhdlcgt, elrlcg gcf`rhyg
elhygdgr` m`cg tgfghgh tljgf sùegh. D`g eleucuj clrghiclhi clrgs-clrgs, eleougt
raeoahigh `tu tlrflht` slmlhgc, elhgtgp clrghiclhi. Yghiea d` dlpgh elhajlf,
eleutgr cudghyg, elhdlcgt. Tucghi pucuj jg`h elhyògc, eleolr`cgh mgjgh.
"Ogius slcgj`, cgj`gh tlrhygtg tljgf sùegh." Yghiea o`kgrg, elhgtgp pgrg
tgfghgh, "[ld`c`t slcgj` yghi o`sg sùegh dgr` ououc 'Tlrgtg` Legs' dgjge f`tuhigh
mge."
Gygca, Oumghi, dgh Tfaegs ogjgs elhgtgp Yghiea.
Pghi d`tgtgp elhylr`hig` jlogr, "Gcu e`htg eggn t`dgc o`sg eleolr`cgh clrltg
clhkghg elwgf uhtuc cgj`gh. Fghyg clrghiclhi `tu yghi tlrsld`g d` dzahi yghi cgj`gh
fghkurcgh d`hd`hihyg. Tgp` `tu jlo`f dgr` kucup uhtuc plhmgfgt yghi elhifghkurcgh
ruegf elrlcg. Rlhduduc egs`f olrsld`g eleolr`cgh clhdgrggh. Tlrutgeg uhtuc ghgc
eudg `tu, slt`dgchyg d`g t`dgc d`slrlt tgj`." Tfaegs elhiilrge.
"C`tg gcgh tòg d` tumugh ololrgpg sggt jgi`. Cgrlhg cgj`gh tljgf sùegh,
cgogr og`c, cgj`gh o`sg elhygcs`cgh suhslt flogt sltòg d` sghg. Rgst`cgh cgj`gh
t`dgc elhy`g-hy`gcgh slt`gp dlt`c pleghdghighhyg. Tgp` `tu slcgjìus cgogr ouruc,
`tu gcgh elhmgd` egtgfgr` tlrgcf`r yghi cgj`gh j`fgt sloljue lcslcus`."
Yghiea eljgeog`cgh tghigh, eleutgr jgi` cudghyg.
"Jghmutcgh plrmgjghgh! _af Drucpg VV gcgh eleum` plclrmggh cgj`gh m`cg c`tg
tòg sloljue egtgfgr` tlhiiljge."
Tucghi pucuj olrpgcg`gh f`tge-f`tge olrslru-slru elhighicgt tghigh cl udgrg,
elhlr`gccgh hgeg Tlrgtg`

Cudg-cudg eljghicgf, Legs'
jgflr radgdgh _af Drucpg
clrghiclhi VV. Cgrgvgh
cleogj` `tu cleogj` olrilrgc.
olrdlr`t-dlr`t.
Tfaegs elhilpgjcgh t`hmu. Clsgj. Tgp` t`dgc gdg yghi o`sg d`g jgcucgh. Elrlcg
tlrcuruhi d` dgjge clrghiclhi dlhigh tghigh tlr`cgt tgj` ratgh.

"Tfaegs-cuh." Gygca o`kgrg, dlhigh sugrg pljgh.

Tfaegs elhajlf. @yg1
"Ogigèghg apgeu tgfu tlhtghi [` Egtg R`kgc1" Gygca olrtghyg—wgmgfhyg
ghtus`gs. D`g tgepgchyg jlo`f tlrtgr`c eleo`kgrgcgh `tu dòghd`hi eleogfgs cgjègt-
cgjègt Yghiea ogrusgh.
Tfaegs elhiiljlhi, "Apg t`dgc fghyg tgfu, d`g ogfcgh elhigjge` clmgd`gh
jghisuhi dlhigh [` Egtg R`kgc. Apg olrfgs`j eljajascgh d`r` sggt [` Egtg R`kgc
flhdgc elhiaroghcghhyg."
Egtg Gygca eleolsgr, `tu ngctg elhgr`c yghi d`g kgr` sljgeg `h`.
"Gpg yghi tlrmgd`1 Klr`tgcgh Tfaegs-cuh.―
Tfaegs elhighiiuc. D`g egs`f `higt klr`tg `tu. D` ghtgrg slc`gh klr`tg Apg,
`tu gdgjgf yghi eleougthyg pgj`hi plhgsgrgh dgh t`dgc tlrpgcsg elhdlhigrhyg. [ggt
c`sgf `tu d`sgepg`cgh plrtgeg cgj` clt`cg d`g egs`f rlegmg, d`g ogfcgh t`dgc
sgogrgh. C`sgf `tu.... Gwgj tgfuh 7022-gh, Apg oljue elhiuhis` cl hligrg jg`h,
egs`f t`hiigj d` Kf`hg dgrgtgh yghi tlrmlogc plrghi sgudgrg, olhkghg gjge,
clclr`high, dgh sleug plhdlr`tggh jg`hhyg. Mutggh arghi tlwgs, lcahae` fghkur
jlour. Clf`dupgh susgf pgygf.
Tgfuh `tu, sltljgf eusè clr`hi olrclpghmghigh, fumgh turuh dlrgs tghpg flht`
elhy`rge Kf`hg dgrgtgh. Eleougt [uhig` Cuh`hi eljugp, oghm`r pgj`hi olsgr dgjge
slmgrgf Kf`hg. _òugh arghi elh`hiigj, mutggh arghi elhiuhis`, clf`jghigh ruegf,
flwgh tlrhgc, jgfgh plrtgh`gh, dgh slogig`hyg. Gdgjgf [` Egtg R`kgc, ducuh pgj`hi
elegt`cgh d` Kf`hg dgrgtgh zgegh tlrslout. D`g plhi`cut ghè`sel haear sgtu,
plhyleogf clcugtgh gjge.
Gwgjhyg d`g fghyg ducuh o`gsg, cgj`gh clf`jghigh ughi, ogrghi olrfgrig,
dgtghi clpgdghyg.
olrwgrhg D`g
put`f gcgh gcgh eleogkg eghtrg,
olrputgr-putgr, slmlhgccaegt-cge`t,
d`g olro`s`csgtu egtghyg d`
eleolr`tgfu yghi rusgc,
eghg ogrghi
`tu. [ljlsg`, ogrghi d`tleucgh. Gtgu jg`h wgctu cgj`gh dgtghi cgrlhg dlege, gtgu
plhygc`t elhgfuh t`dgc sleouf-sleouf, [` Egtg R`kgc elhiilrge pghmghi d` gtgs
t`cgr, tuoufhyg olriltgr, tghighhyg elhilpgj, elhiljugrcgh gsgp. [ggt dòucg, d`
dgjgehyg tlrilhiige slout`r tljur. Egcgh tljur `tu, plhygc`thyg sleouf.
Olrtgfuh-tgfuh olrjgju, d`g olrgeo`s` elhmgd` ducuh pgj`hi flogt. Elhiuhmuhi`
tlepgt-tlepgt pgj`hi elhgcutcgh, eljgcucgh plrmgjghgh cl plhmuru Kf`hg. [ggt d`g
pujghi, d`g olruogf elhmgd` eahstlr. M`cg d`g `hi`h elhifgo`s` sgtu ruegf, d`g
kucup eljudgf d` dlpgh ruegf tlrslout, lsac pgi`, sl`s` ruegf d`tleucgh tlroumur
cgcu. [ggt d`g clsgj elj`fgt slslarghi tlrjgju oghygc o`kgrg, d`g kucup olrslru,
'O`suj' egcg slclt`cg o`su sudgf arghi tlrslout. Mghigh kaog-kaog eleougt egsgjgf
dlhighhyg. Ogfcgh m`cg cgj`gh fghyg slcgdgr eljlepgrcgh clr`c`j cl fgjgegh
ruegfhyg, ogtu `tu gcgh olrogj`c elhilhg` pljlepgrhyg. Clcugtgh e`st`s [` Egtg
R`kgc susgf d`mljgscgh dlhigh gcgj slfgt. Dgh t`dgc gdg yghi olrgh` eljgwghhyg.
Clt`cg [uhig` Cuh`hi eljugp, oghm`r olsgr elrlhdge Kf`hg, [` Egtg R`kgc
elhleucgh eaelh tlrog`c uhtuc elh`hicgtcgh clcugtghhyg. Ogi` plhi`cut ghè`sel,
futgh iljgp, cuourgh tug, iug-iug olrcljljgwgr, olhkghg gjge, dgh slogig`hyg gdgjgf
sueolr clcugtgh. Oghm`r olsgr `tu clslepgtgh legs uhtuc eljgcucgh pleumggh clpgdg
clcugtgh iljgp. Egcg [` Egtg R`kgc eleutuscgh elhiiljgr pleumggh dlhigh
elhiaroghcgh eghus`g. D`g elhyuruf klhtlhi-klhtlhihyg
elhghicgp lepgt ghgc clk`j yghi elelhuf` cr`tlr`g. Rgrg klhtlhi eujg`
olrclj`j`hi, elhgr`, olrtlr`gc, eleucuj` tuouf dlhigh p`sgu—uhtuc elhuhmuccgh
oltgpg sgct`hyg elrlcg, jghtgs tlrtgwg-tgwg.
Apg gdgjgf sgjgf sgtu dgr` lepgt ghgc yghi d`tghicgp tlrslout. Tghiigj
jgf`rhyg kakac, n`s`chyg elelhuf` sygrgt. Lepgt ghgc `tu dègsuccgh cl dgjge iuk`
olsgr, d`s`rge dlhigh g`r cleoghi olrogu ousuc, iuk` `tu jghtgs d`tutup, d`slilj
dlhigh eghtrg, dgh r`tugj dèujg`. [lfgrushyg lepgt ghgc `tu tlrt`dur d` dgjge
iuk`, dgh sggt iuk`-iuk` d`jlepgrcgh cl suhig` yghi eljugp, prasls` pleumggh `tu
slepurhg. Tgp` Apg t`dgc p`hisgh. D`g eljgcucgh tr`c clk`j yghi dò`s`ccgh òuhyg
sloljue dògwg plri` ajlf klhtlhi. @ouhyg elhyuruf Apg elhyèpgh g`r d` dgjge
eujut. Jghtgs
tlrmgd`, òuhyg
mgig g`r `tuolrplsgh, Mghigh
tltgp olrgdg d` d`tljgh,
eujuteu/ mghigh d`cljugrcgh. Gpg puh yghi
[ggt tìg ghgc jg`h tlrt`dur, Apg t`dgc. D`g tltgp tlrmgig d` dgjge iuk`,
cgrlhg nacus elegst`cgh g`r d` eujuthyg t`dgc tlrtljgh gtgupuh cljugr, `tu eleoghtu

eljgwgh eghtrg mgfgt. Dgh sggt klhtlhi [` Egtg R`kgc olrplstg parg, elhgr`-hgr`,
elhii`jg dgjge prasls`, Apg d`ge-d`ge cljugr dgr` iuk`, cleud`gh elhiight`hyg
dlhigh tuepucgh ogtu gigr tltgp tlrgsg olrgt sggt d`ghicgt. Iuk`-iuk` `tu
d`jlepgrcgh plrs`s oghm`r tòg d` t`t`c tlrt`hii`hyg. [` Egtg R`kgc eljajahi t`hii`
sggt iuk`-iuk` olrdloue dgh eljldgc d` plreucggh suhig`. D`g eljajahi pghmghi
slcgj` jgi`, olrs`gp elhlrèg clcugtgh e`st`s flogt `tu.
Tgp` d`g tlrt`pu. Rleumggh `tu igigj tatgj. [uhig` Cuh`hi elhajgchyg. Dgh `tu
ngtgj slcgj` ogi` plhi`cut ghè`sel slplrt` [` Egtg R`kgc. [lcgj` slougf pleumggh
igigj, clcugtgh e`j`chyg ruhtuf. Lsac fgr`hyg, sggt plhduduc tgfu, sggt elrlcg
eljlepgrcgh ogtu cl fgjgegh ruegfhyg, dgh ogtu `tu o`sg jlwgt, elrlcg olrgeg`-rgeg`
elhylrou cld`geghhyg. [` Egtg R`kgc d`fucue egssg. Tgegt r`wgygthyg. [lelhtgrg Apg,
olrtgfuh-tgfuh cleud`gh olrsgeg plhduduc jg`h, elhiuhis` cl hlilr` jg`h, olrusgfg
elhkgr` plhif`dupgh yghi jlo`f jgygc. (C`sgf `h` jlo`f jlhicgp gdg d` havlj 'Hlilr`
Rgrg Oldlogf')
Clrghiclhi `tu jlhighi slmlhgc. Tfaegs elhyljlsg`cgh klr`tg.
Gygca elhighiiuc-ghiiuc, "Gcu tgfu clmgd`gh tlhtghi pleumggh yghi igigj `tu,
Tfaegs-cuh."
Tfaegs elhgtgp Gygca. Ogigèghg d`g tgfu1
"Iurucu yghi elhklr`tgcghhyg. Gcu tgfu s`gpg [` Egtg R`kgc slmgc clk`j.
Elhurut iurucu, d`g gdgjgf ple`j`c clcugtgh e`st`s tlrolsgr d` lrghyg. Muig pleougt
egsgjgf slrùs. [ggt `tu, sgjgf sgtu yghi
olrusgfg elhiflht`cgh [` Egtg R`kgc gdgjgf iurucu, clt`cg d`g egs`f sgeurg`
eudg, us`g dug pujufgh. Gwgj tgfuh 7022-gh, d`g olrghicgt dgr` Tacya, elhghtghi [`
Egtg R`kgc olrtgruhi. Tgp` d`g cgjgf, [` Egtg R`kgc eleougthyg juepuf ogfcgh
sloljue slepgt elhkgout

elhighiigphyg pldghi.
t`dgc [` Olruhtuhi
plht`hi. Egtg R`kgcsltljgf
tlrclclf elh`hiigjcghhyg,
olroujgh-oujgh olreld`tgs`,
iurucu puj`f. Olrtgfuh-tgfuh cleud`gh, iurucu olrjgt`f clrgs, elhkgr` kgrg eljgwgh
clcugtgh e`st`s. Elhmgd` sgeurg` tlrhgeg d` Mlpghi. Tgp` d`g t`dgc plrhgf slepgt
eljgcucgh dulj ujghi.
"Cgrlhg [` Egtg R`kgc elhdgdgc clf`jghigh clcugtgh.... @h` olhgr-olhgr
elhilmutcgh. T`dgc gdg yghi tgfu s`gpg yghi tljgf elhgcjuccgh [` Egtg R`kgc.
Rltgruhi flogt eghg yghi elhigeo`j clcugtghhyg.... @tu elhmgd` e`stlr` f`hiig
fgr` `h`. Tlrhygtg, apgeu yghi elhigjgfcgh [` Egtg R`kgc, dlhigh elhiigigjcgh
r`tugj [uhig` Cuh`hi.... Gstgig.... [leug `h` tlrhygtg egs`f sgj`hi elhig`t,
olrclj`hdgh sgtu sgeg jg`h. Egsg jgju, fgr` `h`, egsg dlpgh. Rghtgs sgmg cahsujtgh
clughigh tap slplrtèu muig flogt slcgj` olrtgruhi dgh sghiiup eljgcucgh jgt`fgh
pltgruhi olsgr lrg cuha. Elsc`puh apgeu oucgh pltgruhi, cgu tlrsgeouhi dlhigh
slmgrgf pghmghi `tu, Tfaegs-cuh. D` dgrgfeu elhigj`r clcugtgh yghi o`sg eljgwgh
eghtrg duh`g f`tge."
Tfaegs elhljgh judgf. [lcgj` jgi` elhgtgp Gygca. D`g t`dgc elhduig m`cg
klr`tg Apg ele`j`c` cg`tgh dlhigh iuru Gygca (yghi muig iuru dgr` Iuru Ousf`).
@tu tlrdlhigr clrlh. Apg yghi
elhigjgfcgh [` Egtg R`kgc.
Oumghi elhgtgp Tfaegs, `cut elhighiiuc tgczè, rlsplc, "Fgrus cugcu`, `tu
slmgrgf cljugrig yghi clrlh, Tfaegs."
Tfaegs tlrtgwg pljgh, "Og`cjgf. Gcu slplrt`hyg fgrus jlo`f slrùs
elhdlhigrcgh Apg m`cg d`g olrklr`tg."
Muhàr tltgp d`ge elhyègc.
D` sudut clrghiclhi, [gjahig tlrj`fgt olrilrgc. Clpgjghyg yghi tlrcujg`
tlrghicgt plrjgfgh. Muhàr slilrg elhajlf, muig yghi jg`h. Gcf`rhyg, [gjahig
sùegh, elhiflht`cgh slmlhgc plrkgcgpgh.
Lp`sadl 74 Oucgh [uhslt Tlrgcf`r

[GJAHIG elhilrmgp-hilrmgp, t`dgc tlrjgju s`jgu. Kgfgyg egtgfgr` t`dgc jgi`
elhy`rge jghisuhi cgrgvgh. [lolhtgr jgi` suhslt, oajg egtgfgr` `tu eujg` turuh d`
ogj`c iuhuhi
Eleougt wgrhgyghi sldghi
`hdgf elrlcg jlwgt`,
clelrgf-elrgfgh, eleougt
m`hiig ogyghigh pghmghi d` oljgcghi.
d` jghi`t.
"Cgu og`c-og`c sgmg, [gjahig1" Oumghi olrtghyg.
[gjahig elhileouscgh hgpgs pghmghi. Olr`hisut eleplrog`c` pas`s` duduc.

"Gcu og`c-og`c sgmg, Oumghi. Tlrèg cgs`f tljgf olrtghyg."

"[yucurjgf Tugh [gjahig tljgf oghiuh. Gpgcgf Tugh [gjahig olreèp` `hdgf1"
Tfaegs elhkaog olriurgu.
"Tutup eujuteu, Tfaegs." [gjahig eljatat—elsc` ogru sùegh, `tu t`dgc
elhiuruhicgh aeljghhyg, "@h` sleug sgjgfeu. Cgu slfgrushyg t`dgc elhigjgf. J`fgt,
c`tg sleug d`tgfgh d` clrghiclhi s`gjgh `h`. Cgu slfgrushyg olrtgruhi sgepg` egt`."
"@tu oucgh fghyg clputusghcu, Tugh [gjahig." Tfaegs eleoljg d`r`.
"Tgp` cgu yghi elelighi jlflr jgwgh, dgh cgu yghi eljlpgscghhyg. Cgu
slfgrushyg t`dgc elhdlhigrcgh Oumghi. D`g eleghi—"
"@tu muig clputusghcu, Tugh [gjahig." Gygca `cut o`kgrg, dlhigh sugrg tligs.
[gjahig elhajlf. Olrs`tgtgp dlhigh Gygca yghi duduc d` sloljgfhyg. [ld`c`t
sgjgf t`hicgf, d`g mljgs t`dgc o`sg elhiaelj` Gygca.
"\rusgh `h` mgd` slegc`h rue`t, Gygca-sgh.― [gjahig elhiusgp rgeouthyg yghi
t`p`s, "Rgdgfgj clegr`h s`ghi gcu egs`f d` Tahda, elh`cegt` cul clk`j d` tlrgs,
elhgtgp clsòucgh mgjghgh."
"Gf, Tahda. Gcu sudgf jgeg t`dgc elhiuhmuhi`hyg. Ogigèghg dlhigh slcajgf
elhleogceu, Tugh [gjahig1" Gygca tlrslhyue, elhigj`fcgh tap`c plrkgcgpgh.
"Egs`f slplrt` duju, Gygca-sgh. Ghgc-ghgc susgf d`gtur. Jleolc, t`dgc
d`s`pj`h, plegjgs. Rus`hi clpgjgcu elhigmgr`hyg. Mgd` gcu elhlrèg tgwgrgh Oumghi
mgjgh-mgjgh d` catghyg, d`g elhmghm`cgh jòurgh. Tlrhygtg jlo`f pus`hi jgi`. J`fgt,
c`tg olrgdg d` clrghiclhi s`gjgh `h`. Lhtgf gpg yghi tljgf elhuhiiu c`tg cleud`gh."
[gjahig elhylr`hig`.
Gygca tlrtgwg pljgh.
"Gcu e`htg eggn m`cg eleougt mgjgh-mgjgh Tugh [gjahig olrghtgcgh. Gcu
elhigcu`hyg, `tu clsgjgfghcu, eleoghtu trghsgcs` `tu tlrmgd`." Tfaegs elhgwgrcgh

ilhkgtgh slhmgtg.
[gjahig eljgeog`cgh tghigh.
Cgrgvgh tlrus elhdgc` jlrlhi. Murghi slegc`h tlrmgj elhighig. D` slolrghihyg
iuhuhi-iuhuhi jg`h tlrj`fgt, pukuc-pukuc olrjgp`scgh sgjmu. Gdg oghygc iuhuhi d`
slc`tgr elrlcg. [lslcgj` clrghiclhi tlriuhkghi cgrlhg mgjgh sltgpgc t`dgc rgtg.
Jgflr olrdlr`t-dlr`t.
"Gcu slfgrushyg elelr`csg slt`gp dltg`j sloljue trghsgcs` d`jgcucgh. Gcu
tlrjgju olrsleghigt, tlrjgju ouru-ouru, cgrlhg `hi`h elhkgtgtcgh hgegcu dgjge
slmgrgf duh`g."
"[lmgrgf gpg, Tfaegs-c`/h1" Gygca olrtghyg.
"[lmgrgf trghsgcs` mugj olj` praplrt` pgj`hi plht`hi d` duh`g, Hyahyg Gygca."
Tfaegs eleolr`tgfu.
"Euhic`h Tfaegs-ct/h o`sg elhmljgscghhyg jlo`f dltg`j. Gcu t`dgc tlrjgju
elhiugsg` o`dghi tlrslout."
Tfaegs elhighiiuc.
"Elsc`puh eleolj` ruegf gtgu tghgf mgrghi d`jgcucgh ajlf slslarghi,
slolhgrhyg slt`gp fgr` t`dgc curghi tlrmgd` 722.222 trghsgcs` mugj olj` praplrt` d`
sljuruf duh`g, Hyahyg Gygca. @tu grt`hyg slt`gp dlt`c, e`hègj tlrmgd` sgtu
trghsgcs`.... [ggt c`tg o`kgrg, d` jugr sghg, sudgf oljgsgh trghsgcs`
d`slpgcgt`.... [logi`gh olsgr trghsgcs` `tu fghygjgf trghsgcs` o`gsg, mugj olj`
ruegf, tghgf. [logi`gh clk`j jgi` egsuc cgtliar` elhgr`c, slplrt` mugj olj` pujgu
prògd`, futgh prògd`, dghgu prògd`, pghtg` prògd`, dgh slogig`hyg.
"Tgp`, d` ghtgrg e`j`grgh trghsgcs` sljgeg rgtusgh tgfuh tlrgcf`r, gdg sgtu-
dug yghi sghigt spls`gj. D`kgtgt ajlf slmgrgf.... Tgfuh 76>9 e`sgjhyg, sggt Gelr`cg
[lr`cgt eleolj` Gjgscg dgr` _us`g. @tu sgjgf sgtu pleolj`gh tghgf jugs yghi plrhgf
tlrmgd`, jlo`f dgr` 7<7 mutg flctgrl, hygr`s sltgrg dlhigh jugs Eahiaj`g gtgu @rgh.
Olrgpg h`jg` trghsgcs` `tu1 Gelr`cg eleolj`hyg slh`jg` ughi 9,? mutg dajgr. @tu
trghsgcs` yghi or`j`gh slcgj`. 'Cahsujtgh' yghi eleoghtu trghsgcs` `tu ilhùs.
Tghgf `tu dòlj` fghyg dlhigh fgrig ?,< slh plr flctgrl. _lcar duh`g tghgf tlreurgf
dlhigh jugs mutggh flctgrl.
"Tgfuh
plhiusgfg 7>?>, dgr`
Oljghdg kahtaf olr`cuthyg,
plhduduc Rujgu
sltlepgt, Eghfgttgh,
hgt`vl d` Hlw
Gelr`kghs. Parc, trghsgcs`
Cgrlhg dòlj` ajlf
`tu,
duju hgeg cgwgsgh `tu gdgjgf Hlw Gestlrdge. Olrgpg fgrig trghsgcs` mugj olj` `tu1
Fghyg dògygr dlhigh egh`c-egh`c slfgrig ?4 dajgr. @tu jgi`-jgi` trghsgcs` yghi

sghigt elhgr`c. T`dgc jugs, t`dgc muig pgj`hi eurgf, tgp` jacgs`hyg slcgrghi gdgjgf
mghtuhi o`sh`s duh`g. Catg tlrpgdgt slcgjìus tlrolsgr d` Gelr`cg.
"Muig tgfuh 762;, kahtaf olr`cuthyg, Hgpajlah Oahgpgrtl eleutuscgh elhmugj
tghgf mgmgfghhyg d` Jau`s`ghg clpgdg Gelr`cg [lr`cgt. Jugs tghgfhyg ?74 mutg
flctgrl. @tu sltgrg dlhigh Rlrghk`s, [pghyaj, Rartuigj, @tgj`g, Mlregh, Oljghdg,
[w`ss, dgh Clpujgugh @hiir`s d`sgtucgh. Muig jlo`f olsgr dòghd`hi hligrg
@hdahls`g. @tu trghsgcs` tghgf pgj`hi jugs yghi plrhgf gdg. Olrgpg h`jg`
trghsgcs`hyg1 Fghyg 7< mutg dajgr.
"Gcu muig elhkgtgtcgh slmgrgf ogru dlhigh trghsgcs` mugj olj` pliuhuhigh d`
Ofutgh tlrslout, Hyahyg Gygca. Oucgh dgr` jugshyg, oucgh pujg dgr` plht`hihyg
jacgs` tlrslout slplrt` Hlw Parc. Eljg`hcgh h`jg` gpprg`sgj gtgs cghduhigh plrut
pliuhuhigh tlrslout. Rjutahùe dgh olrogig` tgeoghi olrfgrig jg`hhyg d` sghg
d`plrc`rgcgh elhkgpg` 7,? tr`jùh dajgr. @tu olrcgj`-cgj` j`pgt dgr` utghi hligrg-
hligrg olrcleoghi. Trghsgcs` `tu elhmgd` rlcar dgjge slmgrgf—"
"Dgh cgu fghyg dògygr dlhigh slcaplr legs, Tfaegs1" [gjahig eleatahi.
Elhylj`d`c.
Oumghi `cut elhgtgp Tfaegs. Olhgr muig, dlhigh h`jg` gpprg`sgj tghgf slolsgr
`tu, t`dgc euhic`h Tfaegs fghyg dògygr dlhigh slcaplr legs.
Tfaegs tlrd`ge slmlhgc, tlrdlsgc ajlf tgtgpgh Oumghi dgh [gjahig, "Lf, t`dgc
muig slolhgrhyg, Tugh [gjahig.... [ljg`h slcaplr legs `tu, MM. Kastljja eleolr`cgh
cahsls` clple`j`cgh <% uhtuccu."
Oumghi elhighiiuc, `tu ogru nll trghsgcs` yghi egsuc gcgj.
"Hgf, gcf`rhyg cgu elhigcu`hyg, Tfaegs. Cgu eljgcucghhyg oucgh fghyg cgrlhg
clslhghigh hah-egtlr` slplrt` yghi cgu o`jghi. Cgu rgcus. [lrgcgf. Cgu sgeg sgmg
dlhigh [lrgcgf.
rgcus. cljugrig Tgp`
plhiugsg
gpg sfgdaw lkahaey
sgjgfhyg ― [gjahig
gcu dògygr elhylr`hig`.
egfgj1 Jgi` pujg "Og`cjgf,
`tu fghyg gcu eleghi
trghsgcs`
mugj olj` tghgf o`gsg, Tugh [gjahig. [geg slplrt` clt`cg Gjgscg d`mugj. Gpgcgf
plhduduc Gjgscg plrhgf pratls1 [ggt sljuruf tghgfhyg d`mugj oli`tu sgmg cl Gelr`cg,
t`dgc jgi` elhmgd` ogi`gh hligrg _us`g. Rgdgfgj Gjgscg d`p`sgfcgh ajlf Cghgdg dgr`
Gelr`cg, elrlcg jlo`f dlcgt cl _us`g. Gtgu sggt Jau`s`ghg d`mugj ajlf Hgpajlah,
gpgcgf plhduduc d` sghg elhigeuc egrgf1 Lhgc sgmg Hgpajlah yghi t`hiigj d` Lrapg
o`sg elhmugjolj`cgh tghgf jljufur elrlcg, slajgf cgclc dgh hlhlc Hgpajlah gsj`
Jau`s`ghg. T`dgc. Rlhduduc t`dgc egrgf."
"@tu cgrlhg, d` tghgf-tghgf tlrslout t`dgc gdg egrcgs plhiugsg sfgdaw lkahaey
cuha, Tfaegs. Elrlcg t`dgc o`sg eljgwgh." Oumghi `cut o`kgrg.
"@yg, `tu olhgr, [` Ogo` Futgh. Gcu t`dgc elj`fgt ngctg `tu sggt
elhyljlsg`cgh trghsgcs`. M`cg sgmg gcu slepgt olrcahsujtgs` clpgdg Hyahyg Gygca
sloljue elhutup trghsgcs`, sleug clcgkgugh `h` o`sg d`f`hdgr`. Mgd` gcu suhiiuf-
suhiiuf e`htg eggn, eleougt cgj`gh sleug tlrjògt. Lhtgf fgrus olrgpg cgj` gcu
elhigtgcghhyg f`hiig Tugh [gjahig egu eleggncgh."
[gjahig flhdgc elhèpgj` Tfaegs jgi`— d`g egs`f clsgj, tgp` raeoahigh cgrgvgh
`tu elhdgdgc olrflht`, eleougt elrlcg elhajlf cl dlpgh.
Yghiea elhighicgt tghighhyg d` sghg.
"Ogwg clrghiclhi `tu cl dlpgh!" Yghiea olrslru.
Dug tucghi pucuj olrpgcg`gh f`tge-f`tge elhlpuc cudg yghi elhgr`c clrghiclhi,
elhifljghyg egmu. Tucghi pucuj jg`h elhyògc, eleolr` mgjgh.
Elrlcg elhgtgp Yghiea. Clhgpg clrghiclhi slcgrghi olrgdg d` dlpgh cgrgvgh1
Elrlcg t`dgc d`cgwgj jgi`1
"C`tg fgep`r sgepg`, Cgwgh. Gcu gcgh eleolr`cgh cgj`gh pas`s` tlrog`c uhtuc
elhygcs`cgh pleghdghigh." Yghiea tlrtgwg pljgh. Elhlpuc cudghyg, eljghmutcgh
plrmgjghgh.
_aeoahigh cgrgvgh cleogj` egmu.
[lrgtus eltlr, mgjghgh sltgpgc tòg d` kljgf iuhuhi.
T`hii` kljgf `tu t`dgc curghi rgtusgh eltlr, elhmujghi cl gtgs sghg, lhtgf d`
eghg umuhihyg, tlrtutup cgout. Jlogr kljgf `tu dug eltlr, kucup uhtuc d`jgju` cudg-
cudg. Elrlcg elhdahigc elhgtgphyg. @tu slplrt` ilroghi eligf. Dlhigh c`r`-cghgh
d`hd`hi elhmujghi. Gdg pgtuhi Ouddfg olrucurgh olsgr d` sgep`hi kljgf.
"Tlepgt `h`," Gygca olriuege, "T`dgc sgjgf jgi`, gdgjgf cld`gegh _af Drucpg

VV. Iuru Ousf` plrhgf elhklr`tgcgh kljgf `h`."

Yghiea tlrus egmu, d``cut` cudg yghi elhgr`c clrghiclhi, eujg` elj`htgs`
kljgf.
Jèg elh`t tghpg plrkgcgpgh, elrlcg elelrfgt`cgh d`hd`hi-d`hd`hi ogtu cgrghi
d` c`r`-cghgh. [lslcgj` tlrj`fgt uc`rgh d` sghg. [èoaj 'Tlrgtg` Legs'. Muig igeogr
egtg olrucurgh olsgr.
F`hiig gcf`rhyg cgrgvgh tòg d` umuhi kljgf.
Elrlcg elhgfgh hgpgs.
Yghiea t`dgc olriurgu sggt o`jghi pleghdghigh splctgcujlr.
Rlrs`s clrghiclhi `tu cljugr dgr` kljgf iuhuhi, d` dlpgh elrlcg, elhygeout
dgtgrgh t`hii` suour yghi d`clj`j`hi` d`hd`hi-d`hd`hi t`hii` pliuhuhigh. @tu gdgjgf
dgtgrgh t`hii` tlrsleouhy`, hygr`s t`dgc gdg plhduduc oue` yghi plrhgf cl sghg
clkugj` ghiiatg cljaepac 'Tlrgtg` Legs'. Jugshyg slc`tgr dljgpgh pujuf c`jaeltlr
plrsli`. D` d`hd`hi-d`hd`hi iuhuhi ogi`gh sljgtgh dgh utgrg tlrj`fgt dug g`r tlrmuh
olsgr, elelsahg. Futgh jlogt, dlhigh pukuc cghap` dòuhicus cgout pliuhuhigh. D`
tlhigf jleogf, tgepgc slougf dzahi. Dlhigh gtgp elrgf, olrslpuf cuh`hi cllegsgh.
Dzahi `tu d`clj`j`hi` ajlf plrcgepuhigh plreg`, ruegf-ruegf plhduduc yghi tlrougt
dgr` ogtu ogtg. [gwgf-sgwgf elhifgepgr.
Dgh puhkgc dgr` sligjg pleghdghigh gdgjgf oajg egtgfgr`, tlrj`fgt s`gp
tlhiiljge d` s`s` ogrgt yghi t`dgc gdg d`hd`hi iuhuhihyg. Ouhdgr. D` gtgs fgepgrgh
cgout dgh iuepgjgh gwgh yghi tlrj`fgt m`hiig. Oajg egtgfgr` `tu slplrt`
elhiilj`hd`hi d` gtgs cgpgs clelrgf-elrgfgh. Ouruhi-ouruhi oltlroghigh slplrt`
juc`sgh. [lslcgj` tlrdlhigr sugrg eljlhiuf flwgh j`gr d` clmgufgh ogig` arclstrg
pltghi fgr`. Elrlcg elhljgh judgf, tlrhygtg suhslt d` dgtgrgh t`hii`, o`sg olrcgj`-
cgj` jlo`f elhiiltgrcgh

"[ljgegt dgtghi d` dòghd`hi suhslt
'Olhtlhi d` Gtgsd` pghtg`.
Gwgh', Cgwgh!"
Yghiea o`kgrg, eleucuj-eucuj clrghiclhi, "Mghigh s`g-s`gcgh. H`cegt` slt`gp
dlt`c suhslt tlrgcf`r cgj`gh!"
Hgeg dgtgrgh t`hii` `tu tljgf d`slout ajlf Yghiea. Olhtlhi d` Gtgs Gwgh.
Yghiea slhigmg elhuhiiu f`hiig oajg egtgfgr` `tu olhgr-olhgr elhif`jghi.
Cgrgvgh olrflht` slmlhgc. Egjge gcf`rhyg tòg, ruegf-ruegf ogtu ogtg d` plreucègh
eujg` elhygjgcgh jgepu. Muig oghiuhgh dzahi, clrjgp-clrj`p jgepu tlrj`fgt dgr`
slt`gp mlhdljg dgh elhgrg. O`htghi-ile`htghi eujg` euhkuj d` jghi`t, muig oujgh
yghi ololrgpg fgr` jgi` purhgeg.
Yghiea cleogj` elhifljg cudg, cgrgvgh eljghmutcgh plrmgjghgh, elhuruh` mgjgh
sltgpgc elhumu dzahi yghi olrgdg plrs`s d` tlhigf dgtgrgh t`hii`. [ugrg cgc` cudg
cleogj` tlrdlhigr olrsgeg dlr`t jgflr radg clrghiclhi.
Elrlcg elj`htgs` futgh jlogt dug-tìg c`jaeltlr, tòg d` s`s` tlrjugr
plrsgwgfgh jugs. [lougf suhig` clk`j elhigj`r, dlhigh mleogtgh cgyu olrgtgp rueo`g.
[ugrg ilelr`k`c g`r tlrdlhigr olr`rgeg. [ljlpgs dgr` mleogtgh `tu, mgjgh sltgpgc
jlo`f jlogr, jlo`f fgjus, d`jgp`s` pgv`hi ojakc dgr` jleplhi ogtu gjge. Cuhghi-
cuhghi dgh slrghiig egjge tlroghi elj`htgs. Dlr`c mghicr`c tlrdlhigr.
Gdg ololrgpg plrcgepuhigh d` dgtgrgh t`hii` `tu. Euhic`h lepgt gtgu jèg.
[lt`gp cgepuhi ele`j`c` lhge pujuf f`hiig dljgpgh pujuf ruegf. [gjgf sgtuhyg sldghi
d`j`htgs` cgrgvgh. Rlhduduc tlrj`fgt duduc d` tlrgs ruegf, cli`gtgh elrlcg
tlrflht`, elhgtgp cgrgvgh yghi jlwgt. Ololrgpg plhduduc yghi sldghi d` p`hii`r
mgjgh elhuhduccgh clpgjg, elhygpg, "[ljgegt egjge, Pghi Euj`g." Yghiea ogjgs
elhighiiuc. Ghgc-ghgc olrjgr`gh flhdgc elj`fgt clrghiclhi jlo`f dlcgt. Rlhduduc
dlwgsg slilrg elhkligf elrlcg. O`kgrg dgjge ogfgsg sltlepgt.
@tu pleghdghigh jghicg—ogfcgh ogi` plhduduc tug d` plrcgepuhigh, mgrghi
slcgj` arghi gs`hi egsuc cl dgtgrgh t`hii` `tu. Gpgjgi` dlhigh clrghiclhi.
"C`tg slplrt` plhmgfgt olsgr." [gjahig olrsuhiut-suhiut, "D`tahtah oghygc
arghi."
"C`tg eleghi plhmgfgt, [gjahig." Oumghi elhèpgj`.
[gjahig elhdlhius.
"@h` elhgr`c," Tfaegs elhgtgp ruegf-ruegf ogtu ogtg, elhiaelhtgr` fgj jg`h,
"\htuc plhiugsg sfgdaw lkahaey ròugh tgfuh, elrlcg tlrhygtg ele`j`f f`dup tghpg
tlchajai` eadlrh."

Jgepu-jgepu yghi gdg d` ruegf `tu oucgh jgepu oafjge. T`dgc gdg j`str`c d`
dgtgrgh t`hii` `tu, elrlcg elegsghi jgepu e`hygc dlhigh tutup cgkg, gtgu aoar dgr`
ogeou. Ololrgpg pltraegcs dìghtuhicgh d` jghi`t-jghi`t tlrgs, eleougt tlrghi
slc`tgr. Tghpg j`str`c, egcg mghigh tghyg olhdg-olhdg ljlctrah`c slplrt` tljlv`s`,
cujcgs, tljlpah ilhiige, dgh slogig`hyg. T`dgc gdg. D` mgjghgh elrlcg muig t`dgc
tlrj`fgt eao`j, slpldg eatar. Ogfcgh slpldg o`gsg t`dgc gdg. Rlhduduc olrmgjgh
cgc`, gtgu elhg`c` cudg gtgu ilraogc sgp`.
"Cljaepac 'Tlrgtg` Legs' elhmgig trgd`s` jljufur elrlcg, Tfaegs-c`/h." Gygca
elhmljgscgh, "F`dup dgjge clflh`high dgh cldgeg`gh."
"@tu cahtrgs slcgj`, Hyahyg Gygca. Egcsudcu, tgd` pgi` elrlcg elhilmgr c`tg
dlhigh ^-?? Asprly, olhdg tlroghi dlhigh tlchajai` pgj`hi eutgcf`r. Egjge `h`, c`tg
eljlwgt` plrcgepuhigh elrlcg yghi sgtu fljg` cgolj j`str`c puh t`dgc gdg."
Gygca elhighiiuc, "Cgrlhg cgwgsgh `h` suk` ogi` cljaepac 'Tlrgtg` Legs',
Tfaegs-c`/h. Eurh`. Tlrmgig. Elrlcg t`dgc egu elhiatar`hyg dlhigh tlchajai` eadlrh.
D` jugr cgwgsgh `h`, elrlcg o`sg elhiiuhgcghhyg dlhigh ologs."
_aeoahigh cgrgvgh tlrus egmu. [ugrg cgc` cudg elhilhg` ogtu-ogtu gjge d`
mgjghgh tlrdlhigr susuj-elhyusuj. Ololrgpg rgtus eltlr jgi`, d`hd`hi t`hii` dzahi
elhygeout igigf. Elhgrg-elhgrghyg yghi tlrghi. Muig mlhdljg-mlhdljg olsgr d` ogi`gh
gtgs d`hd`hi. Gdg ololrgpg plhmgig d` gtgs elhgrg `tu. Muig d` ogj`c slt`gp
mlhdljg-mlhdljg. Elrlcg eleogwg pldghi, ousur, dgh ghgc pghgf.
Oumghi elhifljg hgpgs. T`dgc suj`t elhyèpujcgh, _af Drucpg VV gdg d` dgjge
dzahi `tu, elhuhiiu tgfghgh tòg. [ugsghg d` dgjge clrghiclhi eujg` elhlighicgh.
T`dgc gdg yghi tgfu gpg yghi gcgh d`jgcucgh _af Drucpg sggt elj`fgt elrlcg. Oajlf
mgd` pleèp`h cljaepac 'Tlrgtg` Legs' `tu eleutuscgh elhifgo`s` tgfghghhyg—tghpg
slepgt
klr`tg elhiukgp
olrgcf`r.sgtu cgjègt puh. Hgsò elrlcg o`sg tgegt slclt`cg, dgh sleug
"[lhsl`, wgctu c`tg slegc`h ilht`hi. Gpgcgf [lhsl` tljgf ele`j`c` rlhkghg1"
Oumghi olrtghyg, elhajlf clpgdg Gygca. "C`tg olrtgruhi sgepg` egt`, gpgjgi`1 Fghyg
`tu rlhkghghyg." [gjahig elhmgwgo jlo`f duju.
Tfaegs elhighiiuc. D`g sltumu.
"C`tg t`dgc gcgh elhghi." Oumghi elhiiljlhi, "C`tg fghyg olrjèg. @h` egrcgs
elrlcg, gdg lepgt pltgruhi Cljapgc \tgeg d` sghg, gdg pujufgh Cljapgc Rlhmgig, gdg
rgtusgh tucghi pucuj. Dgh c`tg oljue elhif`tuhi _af Drucpg, dlhigh sleug klr`tg
yghi d`sgepg`cgh [lhsl`, d`g slplrt` jlilhdg f`dup. Jgi` pujg, Tugh [gjahig gcgh
olrtgruhi dlhigh gpg1 Elrlcg elhy`tg p`staj-p`staj."
[gjahig elhdlhius.
"Ogigèghg dlhigh Puc`, C`ca, dgh Yf`tl1 M`cg elrlcg dgtghi, clcugtgh c`tg
olrtgeogf." Tfaegs elhyljg.
"Gcu t`dgc tgfu elrlcg gdg d` eghg slcgrghi, Tfaegs. [lfgrushyg elrlcg o`sg
elhleucgh pas`s` c`tg dlhigh eudgf. Tgp` slplrt`hyg plhlroghigh egs`f dljgy."
"Elrlcg pgst` dgtghi. Gcu ygc`h. [ggt d` [g`ht Rltlrsouri elrlcg dgtghi
dlhigh tghc. Euhic`h cgj` `h` tòg-tòg dgtghi eleogwg mlt tlepur. Puc` dgh C`ca
sljgju puhyg clmutgh, gcu elhyucg` elrlcg." Tfaegs elhkaog elhuruhcgh cltlighigh.
Oumghi elhiiljlhi, cleogj` elhajlf cl Gygca.
"[lhsl`, gpg rlhkghgeu1"
"Gcu puhyg rlhkghg Oumghi-cuh.... Rlrkgygjgf, c`tg egs`f o`sg elj`fgt
egtgfgr` lsac pgi`. Tgp` slcgrghi c`tg gcgh eleo`grcgh dògwg f`hiig olrtleu _af
Drucpg. [`sghyg egr` c`tg j`fgt cleud`gh." Gygca elhmgwgo eghtgp.
Lp`sadl 7< Rlrmghm`gh Egsg Jgju

RLHMGIG dzahi eleoucg p`htu utgeg olhtlhi, yghi tlrougt dgr` cgyu, dlhigh
t`hii` dug oljgs eltlr, jlogr lhge eltlr. Dug dguh p`htu `tu fgrus d`darahi lepgt
arghi. Olrdloge tlroucg.
Cudg yghi d`tuhiighi` Yghiea eljghicgf egmu, d``r`hi` clrghiclhi. Elrlcg
elj`htgs` p`htu, tòg d` fgjgegh dlpgh dzahi. Tgegh ouhig yghi `hdgf. Jgpghigh
rueput yghi d`patahi
ghiirlc-ghiirlc rgp`, gcgh
yghi t`dgc olrogig` mlh`s d`
d`tleucgh oauilhv`jjl, pafah-pafah
oljgfgh oue` jghicg,
jg`h. Rujufgh dgh
jgepàh
d`jltgccgh d` t`ghi-t`ghi, elhlrghi` tgegh. Muig cajge-cajge clk`j yghi
olrilelr`k`c. Cgwghgh oghigu dlhigh cgc` mlhmghi tlrj`fgt d` cajge.

Cgrgvgh tlrus egmu, elj`htgs` mgjgh olrjgp`scgh ogtu-ogtu gjge, eleoljgf

tgegh.
Gdg oghygc oghiuhgh d` dgjge dzahi. D`susuh sldle`c`gh rupg elhurut
plrf`tuhigh sltlepgt. [gtu-dug olrt`hicgt f`hiig lhge jghtg`, elhmujghi jlo`f
t`hii` dòghd`hi d`hd`hi dzahi. [`sghyg ele`j`c` dug-tìg jghtg`. [lt`gp oghiuhgh
ele`j`c` grs`tlctur cfgs, d`slsug`cgh dlhigh plhifuh` dgh gpg nuhis` oghiuhgh
tlrslout. Tgp` sleug gtgp oghiuhgh tlrj`fgt sgeg, d`kgt dlhigh wgrhg elrgf dgh
cllegsgh. Dlhigh mlhdljg-mlhdljg olsgr.
Cgrgvgh `tu tlrus egsuc cl pusgt dzahi, dug rgtus eltlr, tòg d` dlpgh
oghiuhgh pgj`hi plht`hi. Olhtuchyg slplrt` stupg, dlhigh elhgrg d` gtgshyg.
D`geltlr stupg `tu t`dgc gcgh curghi dgr` lhge pujuf eltlr. @tu cuogf yghi egs`n.
D`kgt dlhigh wgrhg put`f.
Cgrgvgh olrflht` d` dlpgh p`htu oghiuhgh stupg. Yghiea jaepgt dgr` cudg.
Lepgt plhmgig p`htu elhdlcgt, sld`c`t eleouhicuc, olro`kgrg dgjge ogfgsg jacgj.
Ololrgpg cgjègt, Yghiea elhajlf, olrslru, "Cljugrcgh tgfghgh dgr` clrghiclhi!"
Ololrgpg tucghi pucuj olrpgcg`gh f`tge-f`tge elhdlcgt` clrghiclhi, eleoucg
p`htuhyg, elhyuruf Oumghi, Tfaegs, Gygca, [gjahig, dgh Muhàr turuh.
"Ogwg tgfghgh cl dgjge stupg! @cut` gcu!"
Yghiea eljghicgf elhumu p`htu stupg yghi tlroucg. Tucghi pucuj elhdarahi
Tfaegs dgh yghi jg`h, elhyuruf gigr olriligs elhi`cut`hyg. Tfaegs sld`c`t clsgj
d`darahi-darahi, d`g eljatat. Tgp` gcf`rhyg elhurut, t`dgc oghygc o`kgrg, elhyusuj
yghi jg`h. Elegsuc` jarahi pghmghi.
[ugsghg slegc`h elhlighicgh.
Jahklhi jaige olrogr`s dìghtuhicgh d` cgsgu-cgsgu cgyu. Muig igeogr tlrgtg`,
elhif`gs` d`hd`hi,
tlrgsg sligr, t`dgcdùc`r ajlf slhègh tlrjgt`f. Jgepu e`hygc clrjgp-clrj`p. \dgrg
plhigp.
Dug pujuf eltlr elj`htgs` jarahi, elrlcg tòg d` p`htu cgyu dlhigh (jgi`-
jgi`) uc`rgh tlrgtg`, slplrt`hyg elrlcg sudgf dlcgt slcgj` dlhigh tumugh.
Dug plhmgig yghi olrd`r` d` sghg eleoucg p`htu, eleplrs`jgcgh Yghiea
elj`htgs. Gygca eljghicgf pgj`hi dlpgh, d`g elhliufcgh fgt`, elegsghi wgmgf
sltlhghi euhic`h. D`susuj ajlf [gjahig, dlhigh wgmgf tghpg lcsprls`, slajgf `tu
fghygjgf mgjghgh Tahda yghi t`dgc plht`hi. Oumghi, yghi elhilpgjcgh mlegr`, olrs`gp
dlhigh s`tugs` gpg puh. Tfaegs, yghi slmgc tgd` elhajlf cl sghg-clegr`, olrf`tuhi.
Muhàr, ghgc `tu tltgp dlhigh wgmgf d`ge slplrt` sljgeg `h`.
Elrlcg elj`htgs` jghtg` yghi tlrougt dgr` pgrqult cgyu. @tu gujg olsgr,
olrolhtuc j`hicgrgh, dlhigh jgepu-jgepu d` slclj`j`hi d`hd`hihyg. D` s`s` pgj`hi
dgjge, slougf curs` olsgr d`jltgccgh, e`r`p slplrt` s`hiigsghg d`hgst` Kf`hg.
[lougf t`rg` olsgr dlhigh igeogr tlrgtg` legs elhmujur dgr` jghi`t-jghi`t, elhmgd`
ogkcirauhd curs`. Dgh d` gtgs curs` `tu, duduc plhiugsg tuhiigj cljaepac 'Tlrgtg`
Legs'.
_af Drucpg VV.
T`dgc gdg s`gpg-s`gpg jgi` d` sghg. D`g t`dgc eleoutufcgh plhigwgj sgtu puh.
[lhd`r`gh. D`gjgf yghi elhmgig sljuruf cljaepac 'Tlrgtg` Legs'. Oucgh eur`d-
eur`dhyg yghi elhmgig d`g. Fghyg pltgruhi flogt yghi o`sg slplrt` `tu.
Tuoufhyg t`hii` olsgr, d`g t`dgc tlrj`fgt olrus`g slrgtus tgfuh jlo`f.
Rlrgwgcghhyg egs`f igigf, dlhigh wgmgf plhuf cgr`seg, slplrt` ogru olrus`g jèg
pujuf tgfuh. Elhilhgcgh ifa olrwgrhg f`tge. _geout pghmghihyg tlrmurg` f`hiig ogfu,
elhgeogf plsahg tgep`jghhyg. Dgh oajg egtg o`ruhyg elhgtgp tgmge.
Oumghi elhljgh judgf, elhgtgp s`hiigsghg, d`g oljue plrhgf elhygcs`cgh
plhiugsg sfgdaw lkahaey dlhigh gurg slolsgr `tu. Ogfcgh Egstlr Drgiah duju t`dgc
sloghd`hi. Yghiea elhyuruf elrlcg olrflht`, tlrp`sgf slpujuf jghicgf dgr`
s`hiigsghg.
Yghiea jghtgs eljghicgf egmu, eleouhicuc dgjge-dgjge—muig tucghi pucuj jg`h
yghi elhigwgj tgfghgh. Dgh elrlcg ogru olrd`r` tligc jgi` sggt _af Drucpg
elhighicgt tghigh.
"Pghi Giuhi
d`jgcsghgcgh. Cge`_af Drucpg
cleogj` VV," Yghiea
eleogwg pljgcuolrslru jghtghi,
plhif`hggh "Rlr`htgf
olrsgeg tljgf
tlegh-tleghhyg."
Jlhighi slmlhgc. _af Drucpg elhgtgp raeoahigh. [lplrt` sldghi elhgtgp arghi-
arghi t`dgc plht`hi. Tghighhyg elrg`f tlca parsljlh d` gtgs elmg cgyu d` sloljgf

s`hiigsghg. Tlca put`f `tu d`f`gsg` dlhigh igeogr tlrgtg`, tlrj`fgt ljac. _af
Drucpg elhughicgh tlf fghigt dgr` tlca cl iljgs clk`j yghi t`dgc cgjgf ljac. Jghtgs
elhylruput tlf dlhigh sghtg`.
_ughigh `tu slhygp.
T`dgc gdg yghi olrgh` o`kgrg.
Elhuhiiu f`hiig plhiugsg rughigh sljlsg` elh`cegt` e`hueghhyg.
"Ogwg ghgc eudg `tu cl dlpghcu." _af Drucpg gcf`rhyg olrslru, sgeo`j
eljltgccgh iljgs clk`j d` gtgs elmg. @htahgs` sugrghyg igigf dgh olrwògwg. [lgcgh-
gcgh jghi`t-jghi`t gujg eleghtujcgh cgjègthyg.
Tfaegs d`darahi cgsgr ajlf sgjgf sgtu Cljapgc Rlhmgig.
"Egmu, Rlhmgfgt!"
"Flf, gcu o`sg egmu slhd`r`." Tfaegs pratls, eljghicgf.
_af Drucpg elhighicgt tghigh, elhyuruf Tfaegs olrflht` dgr` mgrgc lhge
jghicgf. Elhgtgp Tfaegs tgmge dlhigh oajg egtg o`ruhyg. [lajgf gcgh cljugr gp` dgr`
egtg tlrslout.
Clflh`high ololrgpg dlt`c tlrgsg elhklcge. Gpg yghi gcgh d`cgtgcgh _af
Drucpg1 Gpg yghi gcgh d`g jgcucgh1 Oumghi elhajlf Gygca—yghi egs`f olrd`r`
elhuhiiu.
Tlrhygtg _af Drucpg olrslru plhdlc, "Ogwg pljgcu plhif`hggh sgtuhyg jgi` cl
s`h` ^'
Ilhgp cgjègthyg, p`htu d` s`s` cghgh olrdloge tlroucg. [lslarghi elhyusuj
d`slrlt cl dgjge ajlf dug tucghi pucuj olrpgcg`gh f`tge-f`tge.
Oumghi elhgfgh hgpgs. @tu MM. Kastljja.
\s`ghyg fgep`r tumuf pujuf tgfuh. D`g clpgjg cljugrig sfgdaw lkahaey ilhlrgs`
jgeg, sgtu lrg dlhigh Egstlr Drgiah, Tgucl Olsgr, Atlts, dgh F`ra Pgegiukf`.
Clcugsgghhyg
elhklhiclrge olhug Gelr`cg \tgrg, Gustrgj`g, dgh slogi`gh Gnr`cg. D`g t`dgc
elhutup clf`dupghhyg dgr` duh`g. [lmgc jgeg cljugrig MM. Kastljja olrfgs`j eljlour
o`sh`s f`tge elrlcg jlwgt lht`tgs jligj dgh rlse`. Rlhduduc Gelr`cg ogfcgh
elhilhgjhyg slogig` dlregwgh, n`jghtrap`s, ple`j`c clrgmggh o`sh`s tlrolsgr d`
sghg. Tgp` d` oljgcghi jgygr, d`g jlo`f dgr` `tu. Eljgepgu` kgtgtgh egn`g, plhiugsg
ojgkc egrclt, dgh sleug lcahae` ogwgf tghgf yghi plrhgf gdg d` sghg. Ogfcgh slt`gp
Rrls`dlh Gelr`cg [lr`cgt tlrp`j`f, sloljue d`jght`c d`ge-d`ge dgtghi elhkùe
tghighhyg, ele`htg rlstu.
Oumghi plrhgf olrtleu dlhigh MM. Kastljja. T`dgc fghyg slcgj`, ololrgpg cgj`,
tlrutgeg sggt Tgucl Olsgr eljgcucgh plrtleugh dlhigh pleèp`h cljugrig sfgdaw
lkahaey jg`h. MM. Kastljja gdgjgf sasac yghi elhylhghicgh, rgegf. D`g fghyg nacus
clpgdg o`sh`s. D`g elhif`hdgr` clclrgsgh. Arghi tug `tu puhyg igyg f`dup yghi uh`c
uhtuc clpgjg cljugrig, egrcgs olsgr elrlcg e`sgjhyg, oucgh olrgdg d` Hlw Parc gtgu
Jas Ghiljls, eljg`hcgh d` E`ge`, Njar`dg. Rghtg` tèur Gelr`cg yghi ele`j`c` eusè
pghgs tlrog`c. Jacgs` w`sgtg, yghi d`pgdgt` mutggh tur`s t`gp tgfuhhyg. Olroldg
dlhigh clpgjg cljugrig jg`h, MM. Kastljja gdgjgf plo`sh`s ujuhi, oucgh pltgruhi.
J`fgtjgf cahd`s`hyg slcgrghi. [gjgf sgtu arghi pgj`hi olrcugsg d` sfgdaw
lkahaey `tu tlrj`fgt elhyld`fcgh. Cgc` cghghhyg dòuhicus i`ps. Tghighhyg dòlogt.
Ygmgfhyg elr`hi`s elhgfgh sgc`t. [lplrt`hyg slrghigh cl egrcgs MM. Kastljja d`
E`ge` ?4 mge tlrgcf`r eleougthyg tlrjucg. Tucghi pucuj cljaepac 'Tlrgtg` Legs'
olrfgs`j elrghislc egsuc cl ilduhi t`hii` e`j`chyg, elhghicgphyg. D`g euhic`h t`dgc
plrhgf elhi`rg, f`duhi tgmge e`j`chyg yghi elhkùe cluhtuhigh olsgr dgr` pjutahùe
d` pliuhuhigh Ofutgh, mustru eleogwg olhkghg.
MM. Kastljja d`darahi cgsgr, olrd`r` d` sgep`hi Tfaegs.
Tfaegs elhgtgphyg, elhifljg hgpgs pljgh.
_af Drucpg olrslru clpgdg dug plsgc`tgh d` dlpghhyg, "Cgj`gh olrdug tljgf
elhif`hg cljaepac 'Tlrgtg` Legs'. Clsgjgfgh cgj`gh t`dgc tlreggncgh. Gcu gcgh
elhifucue cgj`gh."
Y\[[!
Oljue
slclmgp ilhgp
euhkuj d` cgjègt _af
dlpgh MM. Drucpg, tuoufhyg
Kastljja. tljgf jlhygp
Tljgpgc tghighhyg dgr` gtgs
elhileoghi cl s`hiigsghg,
dlpgh. Rjgc!
Elhlpuc dgdg MM. Kastljja. @tu tlrj`fgt slplrt` pucujgh o`gsg, tgp` `tu suhiiuf
tlch`c elegt`cgh. Lhlri` pucujgh `tu elhleous tuouf jgwghhyg, elhifghkurcgh ogi`gh

dgjgehyg. [lplrt` rat`, ogi`gh tlhigfhyg tljgf d`rlegs sldle`c`gh rupg, fghkur
jlour.
[lmlhgc, MM. Kastljja raoaf. Tlrcgpgr d` jghtg` cgyu.
Y\[[!
_af Drucpg tljgf cleogj` cl s`hiigsghghyg.
Oumghi olrslru—tgp` d`g t`dgc o`sg eljgcucgh gpg puh, tghighhyg egs`f d``cgt
tgj` ratgh. Tfaegs elhgfgh hgpgs, wgmgfhyg sld`c`t p`gs, d`g olhgr-olhgr t`dgc
elhyghicg _af Drucpg VV gcgh elhifgo`s` MM. Kastljja oli`tu sgmg. M`cg tljgpgc
tghigh tgd` elhifghtge dgdghyg, egcg d`gjgf yghi tlrcgpgr egt`.
Klpgt slcgj` fucuegh `tu d`jgcsghgcgh. Ogfcgh MM. Kastljja t`dgc slepgt
eleoljg d`r` gtgu elhmljgscgh sgtu cgjègt puh. [ldlt`c, sgjgf sgtu clpgjg cljugrig
sfgdaw lkahaey tgegt r`wgygthyg. [gjahig elhdlhius. Gygca elhifljg hgpgs plrjgfgh.
Muhàr tltgp d`ge.
[ugsghg d` dgjge gujg olsgr `tu plhigp ajlf cltlighigh.
_af Drucpg elhgtgp tuouf MM. Kastljja, "Jlegf. Tlrjucg. Elegjucgh. Ogfcgh
tgwah pgrgs`t t`dgc olrsld`g olrtljur d` tuouf jlegf slplrt` `h`. D`g jlo`f og`c
d`fgo`s` slilrg." R`hdgf elhgtgp Tfaegs, "[lcgrghi, olr` gcu gjgsgh clhgpg
fucuegheu fgrus d`tuhdg ololrgpg dlt`c jgi`."
Gygca egmu jlo`f duju sloljue Tfaegs elhmgwgo.
"Pghi Giuhi _af Drucpg VV, gcu Gygca, gd`c slplriurugh Iuru Ousf`, eafah `z`h
o`kgrg."
_af Drucpg elhajlf cl Gygca.
"Gcu tgfu s`gpg cgu, Hahg Eudg." Elhylj`d`c, slplrt` els`h ple`hdg`, d`g
elhiucur clcugtgh jgwgh, "H`hmg tlrjgt`f. Egtgeu tlrghi, `tu olrgrt` cgu kucup
klrdgs. [gyghihyg,
t`dgc plrhgf cgu
d`jgt`f sgeg slcgj`
egcsègj. t`dgc
Nacus elwgr`s` clflogtgh
dgh cahslhtrgsèu t`dgcOusf`.
plrhgfTlhgig dgjgeeu
elhylhtuf jlvlj
tlrt`hii`. Cgu tlrjgju jgeg elhiurus ghgc dgh sugeèu, eljupgcgh mgjgh h`hmg."
Gygca elhljgh judgf slmlhgc, "[lt`dgchyg gcu elwgr`s` clfaregtgh dgr`hyg,
Pghi Giuhi. Ogfwg plrsgfgogtgh, cljugrig gdgjgf h`jg`-h`jg` yghi fgrus d`j`hduhi`.
[geg plht`hihyg dlhigh clfaregtgh cljaepac. Gcu elwgc`j`—"
"Aeahi casahi, Hahg Eudg. Cgj`gh sgeg slcgj` t`dgc elegfge` pr`hs`p-pr`hs`p
tlrslout."
Gygca tlrd`ge slmlhgc.
"Gcu euhic`h fgrus oljgmgr jlo`f oghygc dgr` Pghi Giuhi sagj pr`hs`p-pr`hs`p
tlrslout.... Gcu elwgc`j` Tfaegs, ele`htg eggn gtgs sleug egsgjgf `h`. D`g t`dgc
tgfu m`cg cgwgsgh pliuhuhigh `h` e`j`c cljaepac 'Tlrgtg` Legs'. D`g fghyg eleoghtu
trghsgcs` `tu tlrmgd`, oucgh p`fgc yghi eleolj`. Cge` dgtghi t`dgc uhtuc
olrtgruhi."
_af Drucpg egs`f elhgtgp tgmge Gygca, jghtgs elhighicgt tghighhyg pljgh.
Dgr` p`htu sloljgf cghgh, tlepgt tgd` MM. Kastljja d`slrlt cljugr, slcgj`
jgi` tlrj`fgt tucghi pucuj eleogwg tgfghgh. Cgj` `h` t`dgc fghyg sgtu, eljg`hcgh
tìg. Oumghi tlrd`ge. Tfaegs olrslru pljgh. [gjahig elhiaelj—dgjge fgt`. @h` ouruc,
ouruc slcgj`, j`fgtjgf, Puc`, C`ca, dgh Yf`tl d`slrlt cl tlhigf gujg olsgr.
Mghighcgh eleoghtu eleogwg plsgwgt mlt slplrt` yghi Tfaegs o`jghi, elrlcg muig
tljgf d`tghicgp.
"Fl`, fl`, gcu o`sg olrmgjgh slhd`r`, cgu elrusgc tgtghgh rgeoutcu!" C`ca
pratls. "Olriligs. Cgu eleougt Pghi Giuhi elhuhiiu!" Hgeigy, sgjgf sgtu ghiiatg
Lepgt Cljapgc \tgeg elhgr`chyg cgsgr, jghtgs elhdarahihyg cl sloljgf Tfaegs.
"Cgj`gh dgtghi t`dgc uhtuc olrtgruhi, cgtgeu, Hahg Eudg!" _af Drucpg olrslru
clpgdg Gygca, "Jghtgs gpg yghi d`rlhkghgcgh dug kuku Ousf` `h`1 Muig pleudg Gelr`cg
`tu1 Elrlcg tlroghi dgr` Fahi Cahi sltljgf elhlrèg plr`htgfeu. Cgj`gh mljgs sldghi
elhy`gpcgh clcugtgh."
"Gcu t`dgc gcgh eleoghtgfhyg, Pghi Giuhi.... Cge` eleghi elhiahsaj`dgs`
clcugtgh. Tgp` cge` t`dgc elhiiuhgcghhyg uhtuc elhylrghi, cge` fghyg olrmgig-mgig
m`cg s`tugs` eleouruc. Tfaegs gdgjgf tlegh, cljugrig cge`."
_af Drucpg
jgwghhyg. Eleougtelhiilrge d` gtgsD`g
Tfaegs olrs`gp. s`hiigsghg.
t`dgc eguCgpgh puh d`g
olrhgsò sgego`sg elhifgo`s`
slplrt` jgwgh-
MM. Kastljja.
"Fg`, Tfaegs, gpg cgogr1" C`ca olro`s`c pljgh.
Tfaegs elhajlf. Ygmgf C`ca tlrj`fgt tlrslhyue jlogr—sgeo`j eleplrog`c` ghgc

rgeout d` dgf`. Elrgp`cgh pgcg`gh, elrgp`cgh `h`-`tu. D`g egu tlrj`fgt kght`c d`
dlpgh Tfaegs.
"Fg`, Hahg C`ca."
"Gduf, cgu t`dgc fgrus eleghii`jcu Hahg, Tfaegs. Rghii`j sgmg C`ca. Gtgu
cgjgu cgu egu, pghii`j gcu Gd`c C`ca. Gcu t`dgc clolrgtgh cac. Dgh gcu gcgh
eleghii`jeu Cgcgc Tfaegs."
Puc` elhy`cut sgudgrg cleogrhyg. Eleougt C`ca elhajlf. Gpg1 Puc` eljatat,
gduf, dgjge s`tugs` slslrùs `h`, C`ca egs`f slepgt-slepgthyg klht`j1 Yf`tl d`
sloljgfhyg elhifljg hgpgs, elelrfgt`cgh s` cleogr yghi sgj`hi eljatat. Olruhtuhi,
_af Drucpg t`dgc elelrfgt`cgh cljgcugh elrlcg.
"Pghi Giuhi _af Drucpg VV," Oumghi tljgf eljghicgf egmu, eleutuscgh `cut
o`kgrg—eleougt plrfgt`gh _af Drucpg tlrtumu pgdghyg, "Gcu Oumghi—"
"Gcu tgfu s`gpg cgu." _af Drucpg elhdlhius, elhgtgphyg, ele`hdg` jgwghhyg,
"Cgu gdgjgf putrg dgr` [gegd, kuku dgr` [` Egtg Elrgf.... Rltgruhi tlrjgt`f....
Kucup flogt.... [gyghihyg, gcu t`dgc elj`fgt clcugtgh `tu d` tuoufeu. Ogfcgh
slplrt`hyg cgu elhif`hdgr` elhiljugrcghhyg.... Cgu eleougt egju cgclceu. D`g gdgjgf
pltgruhi tghigh casahi tlrolsgr yghi plrhgf gdg. D`g elhgr` olrsgeg clcugtgh d`
dgjge tuoufhyg."
Oumghi elhljgh judgf.
"Cgcgceu, D`lia, d`g jlo`f pghtgs elwgr`s` clcugtgh olsgr `tu."
Gstgig! Oumghi tlreghiu. Gpg egcsud cgjègt `tu1 _af Drucpg elhilhgj D`lia1
_af Drucpg tlrtgwg pljgh, "Gpg egcsudhyg1 [ldlrfghg, cgcgceu D`lia [gegd,
gdgjgf sgjgf sgtu ghiiatg cljaepac 'Tlrgtg` Legs'. Oljgsgh tgfuh jgju, sltljgf
òuhyg elh`hiigj d` Elcs`ca, d`g olrtugjghi cl oghygc tlepgt, eljgt`f clcugtghhyg.
F`hiig d`g elhleucgh

olrtgfuh-tgfuh uhtuc kgtgtgh tlhtghi
elhleucgh tlepgt'Olhtlhi d` Gtgs d`
`h`. Olrcljghg Gwgh'. D`g elhifgo`scgh
Rliuhuhigh Fègjgyg,
cljgpgrgh, cld`hi`hgh, f`hiig gcf`rhyg tlrsuhicur d` dlpgh kljgf iuhuhi."
Oumghi tlrd`ge. D`g `higt surgt yghi duju d`tuj`s ajlf D`lia= Dlgr Rgdrl, gcu
gcgh plri` cl rèog Gegzah, f`dup d` sghg olrtgfuh-tgfuh slplrt` sllcar o`hgtghi.
Gcu gcgh f`dup olrsgeg sucu plegcgh eghus`g. Gcu gcgh olrlhghi d` [uhig` H`j
olrtgfuh-tgfuh, dgr` umuhi cl umuhi slplrt` sllcar ougyg rgcsgsg, f`dup d` suhig`
tlrslout. Gcu gcgh plri` cl
[aegj`g, elhmgd` plraepgc, elhiugsg` jgutgh.
Gcu gcgh plri` cl Clhyg, t`hiigj d` padghi rueput olrsgeg s`hig dgh flwgh
ougs jg`hhyg. F`dup olrsgeg pleolrahtgc dgh sucu j`gr. Gcu gcgh elhdgc` iuhuhi-
iuhuhi olrsljèutcgh sgjmu, f`dup d` sghg olrtgfuh-tgfuh olrsgeg pgrg plrtgpg. Gcu
gcgh t`hiigj d` cu`j-cu`j cuha, oljgmgr tlch`c olja d`r` pgj`hi tug.... (C`sgf `h`
gdg d` havlj 'RL_I@')
"D`lia [gegd elhgwgrcgh suepgf slt`g clpgdg 'Tlrgtg` Legs'. Gcu elhlrèghyg
elhmgd` eur`d. D`g olrjgt`f d` s`h`, elhmgd` sgjgf sgtu Lepgt Cljapgc \tgeg sljgeg
lhge tgfuh. Clcugtghhyg elhmghm`cgh. Gcu ogfcgh eujg` elj`fgt plwgr`s yghi jgygc d`
d`r`hyg. [gyghihyg, ghgc `tu eleolhk` ogpgchyg, [gegd. Pghi eleougthyg puhyg geo`s`
dgh rlhkghg tlrslhd`r`. Ololrgpg tgfuh jgju, sltljgf olrtlhicgr dlhigh Lepgt
Cljapgc \tgeg jg`hhyg, d`g plri` dgr` s`h` tghpg `z`hcu. Eleougt clcgkgugh d` eghg-
eghg.
"Gpg yghi d`g plrajlf1 Clcgjgfgh yghi elegjucgh. D`g oljue kucup flogt, tgp`
elrgsg sudgf o`sg elhighicghi` duh`g. D`g elrgsg sudgf tgfu sligjghyg, pgdgfgj
jgt`fghhyg oljue sljlsg`. Kahicgc. Clrgs clpgjg. Cgj`gh elhigjgfcghhyg d` [g`ht
Rltlrsouri. [ggt tuoufhyg tlrcgpgr d` jarahi-jarahi cgst`j e`j`c Atlts, Lepgt
Cljapgc \tgeg eleogwghyg plri`."
"Gpgcgf `tu olrgrt`... D`lia slcgrghi gdg d` s`h`1"
"[lfgrushyg gcu eleouhuf ghgc `tu tghpg gepuh. Tgp` `tu fghyg elhy`g-hy`gcgh
wgctu dgh tlhgigcu.... Gcu eljlepgrhyg cl sgjgf sgtu iug iljgp
Rliuhuhigh Fègjgyg. Ghgc `tu fgrus oljgmgr jgi` dgr` gwgj tlhtghi clslt`ggh
clpgdg 'Tlrgtg` Legs'. Lhtgf gpgcgf d`g egs`f f`dup gtgu egt`, gcu t`dgc plduj`.
[lt`dgchyg d`g t`dgc d`jlepgrcgh cl rughigh dlhigh tgwah pgrgs`t."
Oumghi elrlegs mlegr`hyg. @tu ngctg ogru yghi elhilmutcgh.
"Kucup sleug plrkgcgpgh s`g-s`g `h`." _af Drucpg eljgeog`cgh tghigh, "Ogwg
ghgc eudg `tu plri` dgr` fgdgpghcu, gcu t`dgc egu jgi` elj`fgt wgmgfhyg, jlepgrcgh

d`g cl tgwah pgrgs`t."

Yghiea olrilrgc egmu, flhdgc elr`hicus Tfaegs.
"Pghi Giuhi t`dgc o`sg eljgcucghhyg!" Gygca olrslru jghtghi, `cut eljghicgf
egmu, olrd`r` d` sgep`hi Tfaegs.
[gjahig, mghigh tghyg, elsc` dlhigh tghigh tlr`cgt d`g muig egmu, d`susuj
Muhàr. Oumghi `cut olrd`r` d` sgep`hi Tfaegs. Dlhigh Puc`, C`ca, dgh Yf`tl d` s`s`
jg`hhyg, elrlcg s`gp olrtgruhi.
Elj`fgt `tu, Hgeigy dgh Yghiea `cut egmu, muig oljgsgh Cljapgc Rlhmgig,
tghigh elrlcg elelighi fuju slhmgtg. Elhilj`j`hi` jgwgh.
[ugsghg d` dgjge gujg slsgc ajlf gteasnlr elhlighicgh. Gpg puh o`sg tlrmgd`
slcgrghi.
"Pghi Giuhi t`dgc o`sg eljgcucghhyg." Gygca elhiujghi` cgjègthyg.
"Gcu o`sg eljgcucgh gpg puh, Hahg Eudg. Gcu o`sg eljlepgrcgh cgj`gh sleug cl
tgwah pgrgs`t m`cg `tu yghi cgu egu! Gcu muig o`sg elhifgo`s` cgj`gh sleug d` gujg
`h`!" _af Drucpg eleolhtgc.
Gygca elhiiljlhi, elhligccgh clpgjg.
"T`dgc, Pghi Giuhi. Lcslcus` `h` t`dgc o`sg d`jgcucgh. Cgrlhg gcu elhghtghi
Pghi Giuhi eljgcucgh tìg plrtghd`high."
_af Drucpg tlrd`ge. Egtg o`ruhyg slajgf elhygjg cgrlhg egrgf.
"Gpg egcsudeu, Hahg Eudg1"
"Pghi Giuhi tgfu plrs`s gpg egcsudcu. Rujufgh tgfuh jgju, sltljgf Pghi Giuhi
olrtgruhi fgo`s-fgo`sgh dlhigh Iuru Ousf` dgh [` Egtg Elrgf, cgj`gh elhylpgcgt`
sgtu fgj. Lsac jusg, m`cg clmgd`gh `h` tlrujghi, gigr clclrgsgh t`dgc elhylogr cl
eghg-eghg, gigr arghi-arghi t`dgc olrsgjgf t`dgc `cut elhmgd` carogh, Iuru Ousf`
ele`htg Pghi Pghi

jgwgh cgjgf, GiuhiGiuhi
eleolr`cgh
olrfgcclslepgtgh uhtucM`cg
elhifgo`s`hyg. eljgcucgh
jgwgh tìg plrtghd`high.
elelhghicghhyg, M`cg
gtgu
olrgcf`r sgeg cugt, Pghi Giuhi gcgh eleolr`cgh plhigepuhgh.
"Gcu, Gygca, elwgc`j` Tfaegs, dgh cljugrig sfgdaw lkahaey jg`h, egjge `h`,
elhghtghi Pghi Giuhi eljgcucgh tìg plrtghd`high tlrslout. @tu plrmghm`gh jgeg yghi
fgrus d`faregt` s`gpg puh."
_af Drucpg tlrj`fgt elhiilrge.
"O\[F@ [@GJGH! Ogfcgh sltljgf egt` puh d`g egs`f eleougtcu egrgf."
Oumghi elhajlf cl Gygca. [lcgrghi d`g tgfu clhgpg Gygca slmgc gwgj elegcsg
olrtleu jghisuhi dlhigh _af Drucpg. Tlrhygtg `tujgf rlhkghg Gygca slmgc gwgj. D`g
tgfu tlhtghi plrmghm`gh `tu.
Lp`sadl 7> Rlrtghd`high Rlrtgeg

TGHTGHIGH yghi d`gmucgh ajlf Gygca, slt`dgchyg eleougt s`tugs` elrlcg gegh
ololrgpg sggt. [lclsgj gpg puh _af Drucpg VV, slegrgf gpg puh Yghiea, Hgeigy, dgh
eur`d-eur`dhyg, plrmghm`gh gdgjgf plrmghm`gh. Gpgjgi` _af Drucpg gdgjgf pltgruhi
jgeg. Ogi` pltgruhi lrg tlrslout, elelighi tliuf mghm` mguf jlo`f plht`hi dòghd`hi
hygwg slhd`r`.
Dlhigh Gygca eljlpgs tghtghigh tlrslout, pas`s` elrlcg oucgh jgi` 'plhmgfgt'.
Elrlcg gdgjgf jgwgh sltgrg yghi fgrus d`faregt`. Egcg _af Drucpg elelr`htgfcgh gigr
`cgtgh ratgh d` tghigh elrlcg d`jlpgs. D`g muig elhyuruf eur`dhyg elhy`gpcgh elrlcg
rughigh uhtuc olrs`gp-s`gp.
"C`tg oljue tlhtu elhghi, tgp` c`tg o`sg elhiujur wgctu." Gygca o`kgrg.
Elrlcg olrdljgpgh olrcuepuj d` sgjgf sgtu cgegr clk`j d` dlcgt gujg olsgr
stupg. Ololrgpg tucghi pucuj elhmgig p`htu rughigh tlrslout.
"Tìg plrtghd`high `tu, gpg sgmg, Hyahyg Gygca1" Tfaegs olrtghyg, sgeo`j
eljlegscgh plriljghigh tghighhyg yghi slcgrghi ologs.
"[logig` plhghtghi, c`tg o`sg ele`j`fhyg."
Oumghi elhighiiuc. @h` elhi`higtcghhyg dlhigh clmgd`gh sggt d`g olrtleu
plrtgeg cgj` dlhigh Egr`g, dgh Atlts elhyuruf elrlcg olrtgruhi.
"Tgp` mghigh ele`j`f plrtghd`high dulj mgrgc dlcgt. Mghigh slcgj`-cgj`. @tu
`dl ouruc." Gygca elhgeogfcgh.
"Ogigèghg dlhigh jaeog elegsgc1 Yf`tl mgia slcgj` elegsgc. Gcu oljue plrhgf
sgrgpgh sllhgc aeljlt slgnaad-hyg." C`ca elhyljltuc.
"Fgf1 C`ca1" Puc` eljatat, elhy`cuthyg. Ogigèghg euhic`h C`ca cljugr dlhigh

`dl tlrslout1
"Flf, `tu muig o`sg mgd` plrtghd`high, cgh1 Dgh arghi d` gtgs curs` olsgr
tgd`, pgst` t`dgc plrhgf elegsgc, d`g oas, t`hiigj egcgh sgmg."
Gygca elhiiljlhi, "C`tg fghyg o`sg ele`j`f plrtghd`high yghi slmgc duju
d`clhgj ajlf pltgruhi-pltgruhi flogt. Jaeog elegsgc t`dgc tlregsuc, C`ca."
"Af, gcu c`rg c`tg o`sg ele`j`f gpg sgmg." C`ca elhylhi`r.
Yf`tl yghi d`slout-slout elhiusgp clpgjg. D`g slmgc tgd` olrusgfg elhklrhg
oghygc fgj. Elrlcg muig ogru tòg d` tlepgt `tu. Dgr` jlrlhi-jlrlhi tlepgt elrlcg
elhdgrgt, Hgeigy eljltgccgh jgwgh yghi p`hisgh d` puhiiuhi cudg. [leug `h` ngctg
ogru ogi`hyg. Cljaepac 'Tlrgtg` Legs', dgtgrgh t`hii` tlrsleouhy` d` 'cgwgsgh
fghtu'. Dzahi eligf. Rlreucègh `h`. _af Drucpg VV. Tucghi pucujhyg. Dgh slcgrghi
tòg-tòg elrlcg fgrus olrtghd`hi, slajgf `h` fghyg plreg`hgh. Dug pujuf lepgt mge
tlrgcf`r d`plhuf` fgj-fgj yghi t`dgc plrhgf d`g ogyghicgh. Tgp` slt`dgchyg Yf`tl
o`sg elhifljg hgpgs jlig, elhgtgp Oumghi, Tfaegs, dgh yghi jg`h tlrhygtg og`c-og`c
sgmg.
"Cgjgu oli`tu, plrtghd`high elhleogc, Gygca-sgh." [gjahig `cut o`kgrg, "Gcu
gcgh elhghtghi _af Drucpg."
_ughigh clk`j `tu elhdgdgc jlhighi. [leug arghi elhajlf cl [gjahig.
"@tu `dl elhgr`c." Gygca elhighiiuc, "Tgp` d`g gdgjgf plhleogc tlrog`c, Tugh
[gjahig. Rleghgf tlpgthyg. Dgh d` Ofutgh, eleghgf gdgjgf ajgfrgig hgsàhgj."
"Dlhigh sligjg rlsplc, dlhigh p`staj gcu muig plhleogc tlrog`c, Gygca-sgh."
C`ca elhilpgjcgh t`hmu, "Gcu sltumu. Elsc` klrlwlt, plhgep`jghhyg hargc, Tugh
[gjahig eleghi flogt elhleogc."
"Flf, C`ca, cgu sldghi eleum`cu gtgu flhdgc elhigmgccu olrcljgf`1" [gjahig
eljatat.
"Eggn, Tugh [gjahig. Gcu suhiiuf eleum`." C`ca sld`c`t sgjgf t`hicgf, elhajlf
cl sgudgrg cleogrhyg, olro`s`c, "Tgp` d`g eleghi klrlwlt dgh hargc, cgh1"
"Ogigèghg elhuruteu, Oumghi-cuh1" Gygca elhajlf.
Oumghi elhgtgp [gjahig. Ygmgf arghi tug, us`g lhge pujufgh, clpgjg eujg`
oatgc, cgus aojahi, kljghg cg`h, dgh sghdgj mlp`t. [agj oltgpg flogthyg d`g
elhleogc, t`dgc d`rgiucgh jgi`. Tgp` ogigèghg dlhigh _af Drucpg1 Ogigèghg m`cg
[gjahig cgjgf1 Oumghi ele`j`c` oghygc iuru dgjge f`duphyg, dgh [gjahig oucgh fghyg
iuru, tgp` muig cljugrighyg....
"Gcu sltumu." Oumghi elhighiiuc.
Muig Tfaegs sltumu. Clputusgh d`geo`j. Gygca eljghicgf cljugr dgr` cgegr
clk`j, d`susuj yghi jg`h, eleolr`tgfu tucghi pucuj. Elrlcg tljgf s`gp uhtuc
plrtghd`high plrtgeg.
*** Gujg olsgr `tu dlhigh klpgt d`sujgp elhmgd` jacgs` olrtghd`hi.
Yghiea, Hgeigy, dgh eur`d-eur`d 'Tlrgtg` Legs' olrogr`s d` sgtu s`s`. _af
Drucpg VV eljghicgf turuh dgr` s`hiigsghg. [gjgf sgtu tucghi pucuj elhylrgfcgh
ousur olrwgrhg cuh`hi cllegsgh dgh slcghtahi ghgc pghgf.
"Tugh [gjahig t`dgc o`sg elhiiuhgcgh ousur dgh ghgc pghgf, d`g ele`htg
elhiiuhgcgh—"
"Gcu tgfu s`gpg d`g! Cgu t`dgc plrju elhmljgscgh, Hahg Eudg." Ratahi _af
Drucpg, "Olr`cgh p`staj e`j`chyg. D`g o`sg ele`j`f slhmgtg gpg puh, yghi plht`hi
o`sg d`tleogccgh."
Tucghi pucuj eleogwg cghtahi olr`s` slhmgtg yghi d`rgepgs sloljuehyg. [gjahig
elhigeo`j p`staj Kajt 7077. @tu plrtghd`high plht`hi, d`g ele`j`f slhmgtg tlrog`c.
"Rlrtghd`high elhleogc tìg rahdl cjgs`c. Elhilhg` sgsgrgh—"
"Hahg Eudg, cgu tlrjgju oghygc plrgturgh. Clhgpg t`dgc cgu ougt sldlrfghg1
Cge` olrfgdgp-fgdgpgh, sgj`hi elhleogc, s`gpg yghi egs`f olrd`r`, d`g yghi
elelhghicgh plrtghd`high!" _af Drucpg olrslru clsgj, d`g tljgf elhiilhiige
ousurhyg. Tuouf t`hii` olsgr `tu tlrj`fgt igigf, d`g mljgs pleghgf tlrjgt`f.
[gjahig `cut elhighiiuc, "Gygca-sgh, gcu sltumu. Dulj jghisuhi d` tlhigf gujg
`h`. M`cg gcu elhghi, urusgh `h` sljlsg`. M`cg gcu cgjgf, cgj`gh o`sg eljghmutcgh
plrtghd`high olr`cuthyg."
Gygca elhiiljlhi—`h`jgf pa`h clhgpg d`g elhiusujcgh plrtghd`high.

Elhiujur wgctu. [geo`j olrfgrgp gdg kljgf elhyljlsg`cgh egsgjgf tghpg fgrus
gdg yghi tlrouhuf.
"Tìg rahdl cjgs`c, Pghi Giuhi. C`tg gcgh elegcg` trgd`s` `tu. [logig`
plhghtghi, cge` olrfgc elhlhtucgh olhtuc plrtghd`high."
_af Drucpg elhgtgp Gygca, slplrt` flhdgc elhljghhyg oujgt-oujgt, "Gpg puh
yghi cgu p`j`f, plhleogceu t`dgc gcgh elelhghicghhyg. [lilrg eujg`
plrtghd`highhyg."
Gygca elhighiiuc, eljghicgf cl s`s` jg`h, olrd`r` d` sghg, d`susuj Oumghi,
Tfaegs, Muhàr, s` cleogr, dgh Yf`tl. Elrlcg olrfgdgp-fgdgpgh dlhigh eur`d cljaepac
'Tlrgtg` Legs'. [gjahig eljghicgf cl t`t`c elhleogc, muig _af Drucpg.
Gteasnlr plrtghd`high elhylrigp jghi`t-jghi`t stupg.
"Gpg `tu tìg rahdl cjgs`c1" Yf`tl olro`s`c.
"Flf, Egr`h`r, cgu t`dgc plrhgf elhdlhigr sagj plrtghd`high elhleogc cjgs`c1"
C`ca ogj`c olrtghyg.
"Elrlcg gcgh olrgdu cltlpgtgh dgh clklpgtgh elhleogc dgjge tìg rahdl. [lt`gp
rahdl gcgh gdg tìg tghtghigh yghi olroldg." Puc` elhmljgscgh.
Yf`tl elhighiiuc-ghiiuc.
[gjgf sgtu tucghi pucuj elhiightuhicgh dug pgpgh clk`j d` d`hd`hi stupg,
cleud`gh eleougt t`t`c clk`j dlhigh grghi d` egs`hi-egs`hi pgpgh. Mgrgc pgpgh `tu
lepgt pujuf eltlr dgr` dug plhleogc. Dlhigh plhlrghigh jgepu e`hygc, t`t`c `tu
ogfcgh susgf d`j`fgt sgc`hi clk`jhyg.
Yf`tl elhy`p`tcgh egtg, "Ogigèghg elrlcg gcgh elhilhg` sgsgrgh tlrslout1"
_af Drucpg egmu jlo`f duju. Elhigeo`j ghgc pghgf, elegsghihyg d` ousur.
Elrlhtghicgh tgj` ousur. Cahslhtrgs` slmlhgc, jghtgs d`g eljlpgs ghgc pghgf
tlrslout. ]@@HI!
ghgc pghgf, Oljue
elegsghi tòg
ghgc ghgccldug,
pghgf pghgf elrlhtghicgh
`tu d` sgsgrgh, _af
tgj` Drucpg
ousur, elhigeo`j
]@@HI! jgi`
Jgi`-jgi`,
oljue tòg ghgc pghgf plrtgeg dgh cldug d` sgsgrgh, _af Drucpg elhigeo`j ghgc pghgf
olr`cuthyg, ]@@HI! Eljlpgs ghgc pghgf tlrgcf`r.
@tu plrtuhmucgh yghi splctgcujlr, tìg ghgc pghgf `tu eljlsgt klpgt susuj-
elhyusuj d` udgrg. Dgh, ]GR! ]GR! ]GR! Rghgf plrtgeg m`tu elhilhg` t`t`c clk`j
tlrslout. D`susuj pghgf cldug, yghi eleoljgf pghgf plrtgeg. Dgh pghgf cltìg, yghi
eleoljgf pghgf cldug. Fghyg dgjge f`tuhigh sgtu dlt`c slmgc Yf`tl olrtghyg
ogigèghg elhilhg` sgsgrgh tlrslout.
_af Drucpg elhyljlsg`cgh rahdl plrtgeg dlhigh slepurhg.
Yghiea, Hgeigy, dgh eur`d-eur`d jg`h olrslru-slru d` ogr`sghhyg. "F`dup, Pghi
Giuhi`", "F`dup, Tlrgtg` Legs!" Elrlcg olrsargc sgtu sgeg jg`h, sgj`hi eleucujcgh
tljgpgc tghigh.
Gstgig1 Yf`tl elhlpuc dgf`, d`g t`dgc plrkgyg m`cg t`dgc elj`fgthyg jghisuhi.
Oumghi olriuege dgjge fgt`, `tu flogt slcgj`. Tfaegs tlrd`ge. Fghyg C`ca yghi
sghtg` olro`s`c cl sgudgrg cleogrhyg, "Tlhghi sgmg, `tu s`f clk`j, Tugh [gjahig
o`sg eljgcucghhyg sgeo`j elhiaelj."
@tu olhgr, t`dgc elhuhiiu jgi`, [gjahig egmu, olrd`r` d` pas`s`hyg, muig
tljgf
elhighicgt tghighhyg. Egtghyg ele`k`hi. [lclmgp. DA_! DA_! DA_! Tìg cgj` d`g
elhgr`c pljgtuc p`staj, tghpg mldg. Tìg cgj` jltusgh tègf pghgs tlrdlhigr,
elhifghtge d`hd`hi slolrghi. Jlhighi slmlhgc. [gjgf sgtu tucghi pucuj elhdlcgt`
pgpgh, elelr`csg, jghtgs olrslru! Tìg pljuru `tu tlrolhge d` dgjge pgpgh clk`j.
[gj`hi elhèpg sgtu sgeg jg`h d` dgjge juoghi yghi sgeg. Rlrs`s elhilhg` t`t`c
clk`j dgr` grghi.
"PL[!" C`ca elhilpgjcgh tghigh.
Puc` `cut olrsargc.
Ruuf! Tfaegs elhylcg pljuf d` dgf`. @h` elhlighicgh.
"Flogt slcgj`, Tugh [gjahig.... Iurueu flogt slcgj`, Muhàr." Yf`tl tlrtgwg
jlogr, sgeo`j elhlpuc-hlpuc Muhàr d` sgep`hihyg—yghi tltgp d`ge.
Gygca elhylr`hig` t`p`s. [`tugs` elrlcg mljgs t`dgc slouruc `tu. Elrlcg
eleghi olrgdg d` sgrghi fgrègu plhiugsg sfgdaw lkahaey cuha. Tgp` elrlcg muig
gdgjgf flwgh ougs d` duh`g tlrslout.
_ahdl cldug.

T`hicgt clsuj`tgh plrtghd`high elhleogc cjgs`c `tu olrtgeogf. Dug tucghi

pucuj olrd`r` d` dlcgt d`hd`hi stupg. Elrlcg eleogwg catgc cgyu clk`j olr`s` ougf
mlruc.
"Gpg yghi elrlcg jgcucgh1" Yf`tl olro`s`c.
"Elrlcg egu egcgh ougf mlruc. @tu ogius uhtuc clslfgtgh. ^`tge`h K." C`ca
elhmgwgo gsgj.
Cgjgu sgmg s`tugs`hyg olroldg, Puc` gcgh tlrtgwg tlrp`hicgj-p`hicgj elhdlhigr
kljltucgh sgudgrghyg. Tgp` d`g ele`j`f elhmljgscgh, "Ougf mlruc `tu gcgh
d`jlepgrcgh cl udgrg, E`stlr Yf`tl. Egs`hi-egs`hi gcgh eljlepgrcgh tìg ougf
slcgjìus, dlhigh mldg sgtu dlt`c. Lhge mlruc d` udgrg. [`gpg yghi o`sg elhilhg`
pgj`hi oghygc, d`g yghi elhghi."
Yf`tl elhifljg hgpgs. @tu slegc`h rue`t. Ogigèghg elhilhg` sgsgrgh olrilrgc
slcgjìus1 Ogigèghg m`cg tucghi pucuj `tu kurghi1 Mldg uhtuc [gjahig jlo`f plhdlc.
Gtgu elrlcg slhigmg eljlepgrcghhyg sleogrghigh gigr susgf dò`d`c.
_af Drucpg VV elhigeo`j pas`s` jlo`f duju. Olrs`gp.
[gjgf sgtu tucghi pucuj d` d`hd`hi slolrghi olrslru, tghdg olrs`gp, jghtgs
sldlt`c, d`g eljlepgrcgh tìg mlruc cl jghi`t-jghi`t gujg olsgr.
Klpgt slcgj` tghigh cghgh _af Drucpg elhigeo`j tìg ghgc pghgf, jghtgs
elegsghihyg slcgjìus cltìg-tìghyg d` tgj` ousur yghi tlrlhtghi. D`g eleo`d`c,
jghtgs, ]@@HI! ]@@HI! ]@@HI! Tìg ghgc pghgf `tu eljlsgt. ]GR! ]GR! ]GR! Tìg ghgc
pghgf elhleous tìg mlruc. @tu tlch`c yghi flogt. Eljlpgs sgtu pghgf uhtuc elhilhg`
olhdg olrilrgc sgmg suj`t, gpgjgi` tìg slcgjìus.
I`j`rgh tucghi pucuj sgtuhyg olrslru, cleud`gh eljlepgrcgh tìg mlruc
olr`cuthyg. Mldg wgctuhyg fghyg sgtu dlt`c. Ogfcgh tìg mlruc sloljuehyg egs`f
eljgyghi
tìg ghgcd` udgrg,
pghgf, tìg mlruc tgj`
elrlhtghicgh ogru ousur,
tljgf tlroghi. _af
eleo`d`c. Drucpg
]@@HI! slcgj`
]@@HI! jgi` Tìg
]@@HI! elhigeo`j
ghgc
pghgf `tu eljlsgt d` udgrg. ]GR! ]GR! ]GR! Tìg ghgc pghgf olr`cuthyg slepurhg
elhleous tìg mlruc.
Lhge ougf mlruc mgtuf olriljltgcgh d` gtgs pgrqult cgyu dlhigh ghgc pghgf
elhleoushyg.
Yghiea, Hgeigy, dgh eur`d-eur`d jg`h cleogj` olrslru-slru, elhilpgjcgh t`hmu
cl udgrg. "F`dup, Pghi Giuhi!" Tèpgj yghi jg`h, "F`dup, Tlrgtg` Legs!"
"Ojaady fljjj D`g o`sg eljlpgs tìg pghgf slcgjìus!1" Yf`tl olrslru.
"Tlhghi sgmg, Egr`h`r. Tugh [gjahig ogfcgh o`sg elhleogc lhge mlruc `tu
sgeo`j elhlr`gc` Oumghi, eur`dhyg yghi pgj`hi ologj." C`ca elhyljltuc.
Flf1 Oumghi elhajlf, eljatat clpgdg C`ca. Clhgpg hgeghyg dògwg-ogwg1 Pghi
d`pljatat` elhighicgt ogfu. Olhgr, cgh1 [gjahig olrcgj`-cgj` o`jghi sagj `tu.
D` dlpgh sghg, i`j`rgh [gjahig yghi egmu. D`g elhigeo`j pas`s` yghi
d`t`hiigjcgh _af Drucpg. Yf`tl elhiusgp wgmgfhyg. Ogigèghg m`cg [gjahig igigj
elhilhg` sgtu ougf mlruc1 Gpgcgf elrlcg cgjgf1 R`staj `tu t`dgc o`sg eljlpgs tìg
tleogcgh slcgjìus.
[gjgf sgtu tucghi pucuj d` slolrghi olrslru, eleolr` tghdg olrs`gp— eleougt
plhahtah cleogj` elhajlf cl dlpgh. [ldlt`c, tìg ougf mlruc tljgf d`jlepgrcgh cl
udgrg.
DA_! DA_! DA_! Klpgt slcgj` ilrgcgh tghigh [gjahig elhgr`c pljgtuc. R`stajhyg
eleghi t`dgc o`sg elhleogccgh tìg pljuru slcgjìus. Tgp` mgr`hyg o`sg elhgr`c
pljgtuc suplr klpgt, sgeo`j eleo`d`c suplr gcurgt sggt mlruc `tu egs`f eljgeouhi d`
udgrg. Nghtgst`s. Tìg tègf pghgs `tu elhleous tìg ougf mlruc.
Tucghi pucuj cldug olrslru, eljlepgrcgh tìg ougf mlruc olr`cuthyg. Yf`tl
t`dgc plrju cfgwgt`r, cljaepac 'Tlrgtg` Legs' oucghjgf tucghi pucuj yghi kurghi,
elrlcg eljlepgr ougf-ougf `tu dlhigh mldg dgh t`hicgt clsuj`tgh yghi sgeg. Elrlcg
ele`j`c` clfaregtgh sggt olrtghd`hi. Tìg ougf mlruc cleogj` eljgyghi d` udgrg.
DA_! DA_! [gjahig eljlpgs tleogcgh. Jghtgs elhuruhcgh p`staj Kajt 7077-hyg.
Ogu elsù tlrkùe plcgt. \muhi p`staj `tu tlrj`fgt olrgsgp.
"PL[j @tu flogt slcgj`, Tugh [gjahig!" C`ca olrslru.
Muig Puc`, sgudgrg cleogrhyg, `cut olrslru-slru.
Gygca tlrslhyue sèpuj.
"Flf, gpg yghi tlrmgd`1" Yf`tl tlrj`fgt o`hiuhi, cgrlhg d`g mustru klegs,
"Oucghcgf Tugh [gjahig fghyg elhleogc dug cgj`1"

@tu olhgr, p`staj [gjahig fghyg eljltus dug cgj`. Tgp` ougt gpg tleogcgh
cltìg1 [ggt ougf mlruc `tu eljgyghi d` udgrg, gdg dug ougf yghi mgtuf dgjge pas`s`
sligr`s, tlrp`sgf sgtu eltlr. [gjahig eleutuscgh elhleogc dgr` sudut yghi tlpgt.
[gtu pljuru elhleous dug ougf slcgjìus. Egtg tgmge C`ca dgh Puc` elj`fgthyg.
Yghiea, Hgeigy, dgh eur`d-eur`d 'Tlrgtg` Legs' tlrd`ge. [car tltgp sgeg cugt.
[gjahig elhilhg` lhge mlruc. _af Drucpg muig lhge mlruc. Tgp` [gjahig elhyljlsg`cgh
tuigshyg dlhigh olrigyg. D`g olhgr-olhgr plhleogc p`staj tlrog`c sggt `h`.
"@tu flogt slcgj`, Rlhleogc Dgr` Tahda." _af Drucpg elhgtgp jgwghhyg, eleum`.
"D`cgtgcgh jghisuhi ajlf Pghi Giuhi, `tu suhiiuf slougf clfaregtgh ogi`cu."
[gjahig eljlpgs tap` kawoay-hyg, sld`c`t elhuhduc.
"[èpgh slolhtgr ogsg-ogs` `h`, Rlhleogc Dgr` Tahda, plrtghd`high oljue
sljlsg`." _af Drucpg eljghicgf elhigeo`j pas`s`. Olrs`gp uhtuc rahdl cltìg.
Cgj` `h`, ogfcgh sloljue rahdl `tu dèujg`, elrlcg elhgfgh hgpgs.
@h` olhgr-olhgr rue`t. Elrlcg t`dgc elhduig m`cg rahdl tlrgcf`r gcgh
elhiiuhgcgh sgsgrgh yghi uh`c slcgj`. @tu mljgs elhiuhtuhicgh jgwgh yghi
elhiiuhgcgh ousur dgh ghgc pghgf, tgp` t`dgc uhtuc [gjahig yghi elegcg` p`staj.
J`fgtjgf, d` slolrghi sghg, tucghi pucuj elhd`r`cgh slougf t`ghi slt`hii` curghi
jlo`f sgtu sltlhigf eltlr. Rlrs`s d` gtgs t`ghi `tu, slout`r ougf mlruc d`jltgccgh.
D` dlpghhyg, dlhigh mgrgc dug eltlr, olrd`r` tucghi pucuj. Rlrs`s elhutup` sgsgrgh.
Ougf mlruc `tu gdg d` oljgcghi clpgjg tucghi pucuj.
‚Iad dgeh `tj― Yf`tl olrslru pljgh.
Tfaegs `cut olrslru, "Ogigèghg sgsgrgh `tu o`sg d`tleogc m`cg d`tutup`1"
Ogfcgh C`ca yghi slmgc tgd` sleghigt, `cut tlrd`ge. [lhyue t`p`s Gygca muig
jlhygp. Muhàr
"@h` tlrj`fgt
ouruc." tlighi—uhtuc
Oumghi plrtgeg
olriuege, "_af cgj`hyg
Drucpg oajlfwgmgf `tu ele`j`c`
mgd` o`sg elhilhg`lcsprls`.
sgsgrgh
`tu, cgrlhg d`g elhiiuhgcgh ghgc pghgf, d`g o`sg eljgcucgh tleogcgh pgrgoajg. Ghgc
pghgf eljlhicuhi cl udgrg, jghtgs elhifuhmge cl ougf mlruc. Tgp` [gjahig, pljuru d`
p`stajhyg t`dgc o`sg olroljac."
Oumghi olhgr, `tujgf tlch`c yghi dìuhgcgh ajlf _af Drucpg.
[ggt tucghi pucuj yghi olrd`r` elhifgjghi` sgsgrgh olrslru, tghdg s`gp. _af
Drucpg egmu jlo`f duju d` t`t`c elhleogc. D`g elhigeo`j sgtu ghgc pghgf dlhigh
tlhghi, elegsghihyg d` ousur, elrlhtghicgh tgj`hyg, eleo`d`c cl udgrg. Eleolhtuc
cle`r`high tlrtlhtu. Jghtgs, ]@@HI! Ghgc pghgf `tu eljlsgt cl jghi`t-jghi`t gujg,
tòg d` t`t`c tlrt`hii`hyg, cleud`gh eljuhkur turuh. @tu tleogcgh pgrgoajg yghi
slepurhg, slclmgp, ]GR!
Ghgc pghgf `tu elhleous ougf mlruc.
Yghiea, Hgeigy, dgh eur`d-eur`d 'Tlrgtg` Legs' olrslru-slru. "F`dup, Pghi
Giuhi!" T`dgc gdg clrgiugh sld`c`t puh d` wgmgf elrlcg m`cg iuru elrlcg gcgh
elhilhg` ougf tlrslout.
_af Drucpg eljghicgf, eleolr`cgh tlepgt clpgdg [gjahig, "Egr` c`tg j`fgt
gpgcgf p`stajeu slcgrghi olriuhg, Rlhleogc Dgr` Tahda."
Oumghi elhljgh judgf. @h` rue`t. [lflogt gpg puh [gjahig, `tu eustgf`j.
Tucghi pucuj d` slolrghi sghg elhiight` ougf mlruc. Jghtgs olrslru, tghdg olrs`gp.
"Ogigèghg m`cg Tugh [gjahig elhleogc sgmg tucghi pucuj `tu1 Rljuru gcgh
elhleous clpgjghyg, jghtgs elhilhg` ougf mlruc d` oljgcghihyg." C`ca olro`s`c.
"Olhgr muig." Yf`tl elhèpgj`.
Oumghi elhiiljlhi. Elsc`puh t`dgc gdg jgrghighhyg, slkgrg tlar` o`sg
d`jgcucgh, [gjahig t`dgc gcgh eljgcucgh `tu uhtuc elegcsgcgh plrtghd`high sgeg
cugt. @h` o`sg olrgcf`r ouruc, plrtghd`high `h` gcgh dèlhghicgh _af Drucpg.
[trgtli` Gygca elhuhdg lcslcus` fucuegh elhmgd` ojuhdlr.
[gjahig eljghicgf, olrd`r` d` pas`s` elhleogc. D`g tltgp tlrj`fgt tlhghi.
Jghtgs elhajlf.
"FLj, M\H@A_!" [gjahig olrslru.
Muhàr elhgtgphyg. Elhighiiuc. [`gp.
"Rlrfgt`cgh og`c-og`c. Cgrlhg cgu slcgrghi yghi elwgr`s` p`staj `h`, olsac
jusg cgu yghi gcgh eljgcucghhyg. Oucgh Oumghi, eur`dcu yghi ologj `tu." [gjahig
olrcgtg jghtghi.
C`ca hygr`s tlrtgwg, olhgr, cgh1— jupg m`cg slmgc tgd` d`g tlighi. Oumghi

tlrd`ge, t`dgc tlrs`hiiuhi. D`g sldghi elhlogc-hlogc gpg yghi gcgh d`jgcucgh
[gjahig.
"Gcu t`dgc plrhgf elhigmgrcgh tlch`c `h` cl s`gpg puh. Cgrlhg tlch`c `h`
t`dgc o`sg d`gmgrcgh. Tlch`c `h` fghyg o`sg d`cugsg` m`cg cgu olhgr-olhgr eleljuc
lrgt p`stajeu. Elhilhgjhyg oli`tu dlcgt. Elhk`htg`hyg. Rlrfgt`cgh, Muhàr! Gigr
olsac jusg, cgu o`sg eljgcucghhyg."
Dgh sloljue yghi jg`h elegfge` gpg egcsud cgjègt [gjahig. Arghi tug dlhigh
cgus aojahi, kljghg cg`h, sghdgj mlp`t `tu eujg` elhiilrgccgh tghigh cghghhyg yghi
elelighi p`staj. [lplrt` elhgr`, slplrt` elhygpu aeogc d` jgutgh, p`staj `tu
olrilrgc dgr` sgep`hi c`r` cl dlpgh, elhi`cut` lhtgcgh tghighhyg, dgh plrs`s tòg
d` dlpgh, [gjahig elhgr`c pljgtuchyg.
DA_!
Tègf pghgs euhtgf dgr` eahkahi p`staj.
Gstgig! Oumghi olrslru tlrtgfgh. Egtg tgmgehyg o`sg elj`fgt ilrgcgh pljuru.
Muig Gygca, C`ca, dgh Puc`, elrlcg o`sg elhygcs`cgh j`htgsgh pljuru.
@tu oucgh tleogcgh o`gsg. @tu gdgjgf tleogcgh jlilhdgr`s. Fghyg [gjahig yghi
o`sg eljgcucghhyg. Gj`f-gj`f olrilrgc jurus, pljuru `tu dòugt olroljac, eleolhtuc
'pgrgoajg' far`zahtgj. @tu jlo`f suj`t dòghd`hi tlch`c _af Drucpg dlhigh ghgc
pghgfhyg yghi pgrgoajg vlrt`cgj. Rljuru `tu eljlsgt dlhigh ilrgcgh eljlhicuhi
eljlwgt` tucghi pucuj, slclmgp, ]GR! Elhifuhmge tljgc cl ougf mlruc. Elhleoushyg.
[lepurhg.
Ougf mlruc `tu elhiilj`hd`hi mgtuf.
‚PlsZ Plsj― C`ca eljaepgt-jaepgt, olrtlpuc tghigh.
Puc` muig olrsargc-sarg`.
"Gpg
"Tughyghi tlrmgd`1"
[gjahig Yf`tl
olrfgs`j, olrtghyg. D`g t`dgc o`sg elj`fgt ilrgcgh pljuru.
Egr`h`r!"
"[uhiiuf1" Yf`tl elhgtgp mlruc yghi tlriljltgc d` jghtg`, "@tu flogt slcgj`,
Tugh [gjahig!" Yf`tl olrtlr`gc, elhifgeour eleljuc [gjahig, elhighicgt tuoufhyg
yghi mguf jlo`f plhdlc.
Oumghi elhljgh judgf—d`g elrgsg olrsgjgf tljgf elrgiucgh [gjahig. Tfaegs
tlreghiu. Gpgcgf `h` n`je nghtgs`1 Ogigèghg euhic`h pljuru `tu o`sg olroljac1 @tu
'eljgwgh' sleug fucue n`s`cg. Tgp` `tu hygtg, [gjahig o`sg eleoljaccgh pljuru, d`g
o`sg 'elhigtur' p`stajhyg, elegcsg cljleogegh pljuru elhurut pgdghyg.
"Jlpgscgh gcu, Yf`tl." [gjahig elhiaelj.
"T`dgc, o`grcgh gcu elhighicgt Tugh [gjahig."
"Flf, jlpgscgh gcu gtgu gcu gcgh eleucujeu dlhigh p`staj `h`!" [gjahig
eljatat, tghighhyg yghi egs`f elhiilhiige p`staj tlrgkuhi.
Yf`tl elhmgd` slrogsgjgf, d`g slilrg elhuruhcgh [gjahig, "Lf, eggn, eggn,
Tugh [gjahig. Gcu tlrjgju slhghi elj`fgthyg."
D` s`s` sgtuhyg, Yghiea, Hgeigy, dgh eur`d-eur`d 'Tlrgtg` Legs' tlrd`ge.
Elrlcg t`dgc elhyghicg tlch`c `tu, elhygcs`cgh dlhigh egtg slhd`r` j`htgsgh pljuru
o`sg eljlhicuhi. Tucghi pucuj yghi olrd`r` d` dlpgh t`ghi olrslru, d`g sljlsg`
elelr`csg ougf mlruc yghi mgtuf. Fgs`j plrtghd`high d`hygtgcgh slr`. Dug plhleogc
olrfgs`j elhilhg` sgsgrgh. Tgp` [gjahig, slcgj` jgi`, elhyljlsg`cgh tuigs dlhigh
nghtgst`s.
"Gcu slplrt`hyg tlrjgju jgeg t`dgc elj`fgt duh`g," _af Drucpg VV eljghicgf
elhdlcgt` [gjahig, "Rujufgh tgfuh tlrgcf`r, tlrhygtg oghygc pltgruhi-pltgruhi flogt
olreuhkujgh d` jugr sghg. Gcu oljue plrhgf olrtleu plhleogc p`staj slflogteu,
Rlhleogc Dgr` Tahda. Cgu pghtgs elhdgpgtcgh rlsplc dgr` 'Tlrgtg` Legs9."
[lcgj` jgi` [gjahig eljlpgs tap` kawoay-hyg, eleouhicuc, "_lsplc dgr` Pghi
Giuhi, `tu slougf clfaregtgh ogi`cu."
_af Drucpg VV elhgtgp Gygca.
"_aeoahigh cgj`gh olrfgc olr`st`rgfgt egjge `h`, Hahg Eudg, plrtghd`high gcgh
d`jghmutcgh olsac pgi`. Eur`d-eur`dcu gcgh elhy`gpcgh tlepgt t`hiigj dgh egcgh
egjge uhtuc cgj`gh."
Gygca eleouhicuc clk`j, jghtgs elhajlf cl yghi jg`h, tlrslhyue jlogr.
Elrlcg egs`f o`sg elj`fgt egtgfgr`. Tgd` oucgh suhslt tlrgcf`r.
Lp`sadl 79 Klr`tg Gygca "GC\ elhyucg` cljaepac 'Tlrgtg` Legs'. Elrlcg t`dgc

slelhilr`cgh `tu."
[gjahig o`kgrg, sgeo`j olr-fgf clpldgsgh. D`g sldghi elhyghtgp leg dgtsf`,
egsgcgh jacgj sltlepgt yghi e`r`p cugf cgr`, tlrougt dgr` kgog` f`mgu, cuh`hi, gtgu
elrgf, d`kgepur dlhigh clmu dgr` susu ygc, ogwghi, dgh taegt. Kgog` Ofutgh tlrclhgj
sghigt pldgs, eleougt wgmgf [gjahig elelrgf, olrclr`higt.
"Tlhtu sgmg Tugh [gjahig gcgh o`jghi oli`tu. Cgrlhg tgd` olrfgs`j elhghd`hi`
_af Drucpg. Kaog cgjgu cgjgf, Tugh [gjahig sudgf elhiaelj." C`ca elhyljltuc.
[gjahig eljatat cl slolrghi elmg. Pghi jg`h tlrtgwg pljgh.
"Gtgu, d`g sucg cgrlhg egsgcghhyg lhgc. D`g sljgju sucg s`gpg puh yghi o`sg
elhif`dghicgh egcghgh jlzgt." Oumghi `cut o`kgrg.
"Tutup eujuteu, Oumghi." [gjahig elhèpgj`, elhigeo`j klhtahi, elhgeogf hgs`.
Elrlcg sldghi egcgh egjge.
[ljlpgs plrtghd`high, pucuj sleo`jgh, Yghiea elhightgr elrlcg cl sgjgf sgtu
oghiuhgh lhge jghtg` d` dzahi. Gdg ololrgpg cgegr d` jghtg` tlrt`hii` yghi
d`s`gpcgh uhtuc elrlcg, rughi tlhigf, muig rughi egcgh dgh dgpur yghi jugs.
Ololrgpg pltuigs ruegf tghiig dzahi elhy`gpcgh egcgh egjge. F`j`r eud`c eleogwg
hgepgh-hgepgh olr`s` egcghgh.
"[lplrt`hyg plhduduc sucg slcgj` egsgcgh pldgs." [gjahig olr-fgf jgi`, d`g
ogru sgmg elhkaog mgsfg egraa— egsgcgh dgi`hi gyge yghi d`kgepur dlhigh cgjdu.
"@tu cgrlhg sufu dgtgrgh t`hii` d`hi`h, Tugh [gjahig. Egsgcgh pldgs eleougt
elrlcg olrclr`higt. Rghgs." Yf`tl elhmgwgo.
"Gf, cgu olhgr, Yf`tl. T`dgc plrkueg cgu elhmgd` cac` d` Fahi Cahi." [gjahig
elhighiiuc-ghiiuc, "Tgp` fgrus cugcu`, elsc` pldgs, egsgcgh `h` jlzgt. Gcu sudgf
jgeg t`dgc elrgsgcgh egsgcgh slplrt` `h`. Tlrgsg olroldg."
"@tu cgrlhg elrlcg eleghi elegsgchyg dlhigh kgrg olroldg, Tugh [gjahig."
Yf`tl elhgeogfcgh, "T`dgc gdg caepar igs gtgu caepar j`str`c d` plreucègh `h`.
Elrlcg elegsgchyg dlhigh cgyu ogcgr jghisuhi d` plrgp`gh dgpur. @tu eleolr`cgh
slhsgs` rgsg yghi olroldg."
"Gf, cgu olhgr jgi`, Yf`tl. _gsghyg slplrt` egsgcgh egsg clk`jcu duju."
C`ca `cut elhighiiuc-ghiiuc, elhyègc plrkgcgpgh.
"Cgu elhighiiuc-ghiiuc slajgf pgfge sgmg, C`ca. Ghgc eudg slplrt` cgj`gh eghg
tgfu zgegh duju. Cgj`gh f`dup dlhigh tlchajai` eadlrh. Cl eghg-eghg eleogwg olhdg
clk`j dlhigh jgygr wgrhg-wgrh` d` tghigh cgj`gh."
"Lhgc sgmg, cgjgu kueg sagj tuhicu dgpur, gcu tgfu, Tugh [gjahig. Duju Cgclc
Ousf` muig elegsgc dlhigh tuhicu."
"@tu olhgr, Tugh [gjahig, cge` f`dup slplrt` d` plreucègh `h`." Puc` eleoljg
sgudgrg cleogrhyg. Oumghi `cut elhighiiuc, sggt t`hiigj d` ruegf Iuru Ousf`,
pljgmgrgh plrtgeg ogi`hyg oucgh tlch`c pldghi, gtgu murus tghigh casahi. Eljg`hcgh
kfgda, r`tugj e`hue tlf d` gtgs tgtge`. Elhifgo`scgh wgctu olrfgr`-fgr`, f`hiig d`g
pratls clhgpg oljue oljgmgr slsugtu yghi slrùs. Iuru Ousf` eleghi egs`f elegsgc
dlhigh tuhicu cgyu ogcgr. (C`sgf `h` gdg d` havlj 'R\JGHI')
"Gcu muig tgfu rgsg egsgcgh `h`." Tfaegs `cut o`kgrg.
"Egcsudeu apgeu muig elegsgc dlhigh tuhicu cgyu ogcgr, Tfaegs1" [gjahig
elhylrigf.
"Oucgh Apg, d`g t`dgc pghdg` elegsgc. Tgp` Aeg dgh Tghtl. [lslcgj` elrlcg
elegsgc dlhigh ghija, gigr rgsg egsgcgh tlrgsg jlo`f spls`gj."
"Og`cjgf, cgj`gh sleug eleghi t`dgc egu cgjgf sgtu sgeg jg`h." Dlhius
[gjahig.
Gygca tlrslhyue, elelrfgt`cgh plrkgcgpgh.
"Hiaeahi-hiaeahi, gpgcgf Hyahyg Gygca sudgf elhlhtucgh plrtghd`high cldug1"
"Oljue, Tfaegs-c`/h. Cgu puhyg usuj1"
"Ogigèghg dlhigh gdu t`hmu1"
Gygca rlnjlcs elhiiljlhi, "[lplrt` yghi cucgtgcgh tgd` pgi`, c`tg t`dgc gcgh
elhghtghi _af Drucpg olrtgruhi mgrgc plhdlc, Tfaegs-c`/h."
"Clhgpg t`dgc1 @tu gcgh elhmgd` plrtgruhigh t`hmu yghi flogt. Eljlo`f` Cjuo
Rltgruhi."
"@tu `dl ouruc, Tfaegs. Ogfcgh c`tg elhifgdgp`hyg olrsgeg-sgeg, oljue tlhtu
o`sg olrtgfgh jlo`f dgr` jèg elh`t." Oumghi `cut elhiiljlhi. Dgjge f`duphyg, d`g
tgfu [` Egtg Elrgf gdgjgf pltgruhi mgrgc dlcgt flogt. M`cg duju [` Egtg Elrgf dgh

Iuru Ousf` t`dgc o`sg elhigjgfcgh _af Drucpg, `tu elhmljgscgh oghygc fgj.
"D`g ele`j`c` murus t`dgc tlrcgjgfcgh, Tfaegs-c`/h." Gygca elhmljgscgh jlo`f
og`c.
[leug clpgjg slcgrghi elhgtgp Gygca, elhiflht`cgh ilrgcgh egcgh, plhgsgrgh.
"Hgeg murus `tu gdgjgf Rucujgh Tljgpgc Ols`. Murus `tu d`wgr`scgh dgr` _af
Drucpg plrtgeg f`hiig slcgrghi. Rusgcg e`j`c cljaepac 'Tlrgtg` Legs'. Cgu tljgf
elhygcs`cgh murus `tu, Tfaegs-c`/h, sggt _af Drucpg elhifgo`s` MM. Kastljja. @tu
tlrj`fgt slplrt` tlch`c o`gsg, tgp` `tu sghigt elegt`cgh. Tlhgig dgjge dgh nacus
t`hicgt t`hii` yghi d`pusgtcgh, elhiuogf tghigh `tu clrgs ogig` ols`. D`g o`sg
elhghic`s pldghi dlhigh tghigh casahi, eleougt pldghi `tu pgtgf, muig o`sg
elhghicgp pljuru. Dgh sggt dìuhgcgh uhtuc eleucuj slsugtu, t`dgc gdg yghi o`sg
elhgfghhyg.
"Murus `tu muig uh`c, _af Drucpg o`sg elhilhdgj`cgh t`t`c clrusgcgh yghi d`g
`hi`hcgh. [ggt murus `tu elhilhg` dgdg MM. Kastljja e`sgjhyg, lhlri` tlhgig dgjge
`tu elhleous cuj`t, elhifghkurcgh ogi`gh dgjgehyg, slelhtgrg ogi`gh jugrhyg tltgp
utuf.... D`g mljgs t`dgc egu tuouf MM. Kastljja olrfgeourgh, elhiatar` jghtg` gujg
olsgrhyg.
"Iuru Ousf` plrhgf olrklr`tg, d`g dgh [` Egtg Elrgf tlrdlsgc dgjge
plrtgruhigh f`dup-egt`, elrlcg elhif`hdgr, olrj`hduhi d` ogj`c ogtu olsgr. _af
Drucpg VV eleucuj ogtu dlhigh tlch`c tlrslout dgr` slolrghi. Ogtu `tu t`dgc fghkur
olrfgeourgh, tgp` lhlri` pucujghhyg eljlsgt, elhleous ogtu, eleougt Iuru Ousf` dgh
[` Egtg Elrgf tlroght`hi d` s`s` sgtuhyg. Ogtu `tu hygr`s slolsgr ruegf. Tgp` eudgf
sgmg ogi` _af Drucpg elhleoushyg. C`tg t`dgc gcgh ele`j`f plrtgruhigh mgrgc dlcgt.
@tu `dl ouruc, Tfaegs-cuh." Gygca elhutup plhmljgsgh.
Tfaegs tlrd`ge. Murus Rucujgh Tljgpgc Ols` `tu tlrdlhigr elhilr`cgh. Rlrjgfgh
elhighiiuc, elhyltumu` Gygca.
Elrlcg cleogj` elhyugp egcghgh. [gjgf sgtu pltuigs ruegf tghiig elhightgrcgh
tlca olr`s` e`huegh dgr` plrgsgh ougf sligr.
"Gtgu ogigèghg cgjgu c`tg ele`j`f jaeog jgr`1" C`ca elhdgdgc elhyljltuc.
"Jgr`1 Cgu d`suruf mgjgh cgc` sgmg egjgs, C`ca. Gpgjgi` jgr`." Yf`tl
elhèpgj`.
"Oucgh gcu, Egr`h`r. Tgp` Oumghi. D`g plrhgf olrtghd`hi jgr` eljgwgh plelighi
rlcar duh`g 722 eltlr. Dgh d`g elhghi." C`ca elhuhmuc cl slolrghi elmg.
"Af yg1 Gcu ogru tgfu sagj `tu." Gygca elhajlf, "Cgpgh1"
"[udgf jgeg, Hyahyg Gygca. [ggt Oumghi eljghmutcgh cuj`gf d` Gelr`cg, sltljgf
t`hiigj d` ruegf Cgclc Ousf`." Puc` elhgeogfcgh.
"Oumghi eleghi mgia jgr`, Hyahyg Gygca. Gpgjgi` sagj jgr` dgr` clf`dupgh,
lww, d`g jlo`f mgia jgi`. J`fgtjgf, sudgf olroujgh-oujgh d`g jgr` dgr` [g`ht
Rltlrsouri, jgr` dgr` Eg—"
Oumghi olriligs elhlhdghi cgc` C`ca d` ogwgf elmg yghi plrs`s duduc d`
dlpghhyg.
"Gduf! [gc`t tgfu." C`ca eljatat.
Oumghi ogjgs eljatat. D`ge, C`ca, gtgu gcu gcgh eleucujeu jlo`f clrgs`
"Oumghi-ct/h jgr` dgr` [g`ht Rltlrsouri1 Clhgpg d`g jgr`1" Gygca olrtghyg.
Mljgs slcgj` egcsud cgjègt C`ca, d`g flhdgc eleo`kgrgcgh sagj Egr`g, sloljue
Oumghi elhkligfhyg. Puc` tlrtgwg jlogr elj`fgt wgmgf elrgf Oumghi. Muig Tfaegs.
"@tu eleghi sudgf tgo`gt Oumghi, Gygca-sgh. D`g sucg jgr`, elhif`hdgr dgr`
clmgrgh Hgtgskfg d` [g`ht Rltlrsouri. Elhkligf plrtgruhigh eljugs, elhif`hdgr`
arghi t`dgc olrdasg elhmgd` carogh. Tgp` sleug olrgcf`r og`c. T`dgc gdg yghi plrju
d`klegscgh." [gjahig eleoghtu elhyljgegtcgh Oumghi, egcghgh jlzgt eleougt eaad-hyg
eleog`c.
Gygca elhgtgp [gjahig. [lplrt`hyg oucgh `tu egcsud C`ca.
"Gtgu oli`h` sgmg, ogigèghg m`cg c`tg elhghtghi _af Drucpg olrtghd`hi
kgtur1" [gjahig eleoljaccgh plrkgcgpgh dlhigh eujus.
"[`gpg yghi gcgh olreg`h kgtur, Tugh [gjahig1 T`dgc gdg Rgrwlz d` s`h`." C`ca
elhèpgj`. Ololrgpg cgj` olrtleu dlhigh Rgrwlz, clpgjg o`sh`s Cljugrig Tahi,
eleougt d`g tgfu m`cg Rgrwlz mgia eg`h kgtur. (C`sgf `h` gdg d` havlj 'R\JGHI')
"Muhàr. Oucgh Rgrwlz. Clpgjg o`sh`s Cljugrig Tahi `tu t`dgc gdg flogt-
flogthyg dòghd`hi Muhàr."

"Af yg1" C`ca tlrj`fgt tlrtgr`c, elhajlf cl Muhàr.

"Ogigèghg Tugh [gjahig tgfu Muhàr flogt olreg`h kgtur1 D`g plrhgf klr`tg1
D`g cgh o`su." Puc` `cut olrtghyg.
"@ouhyg yghi olrklr`tg clpgdgcu.... D` cgepus Muhàr gdg lcsfò`s` kgtur
caeputlr, Dllp Ojul. Els`h yghi o`sg elhighgj`s`s dug rgtus mutg ilrgcgh plr dlt`c,
yghi muig plrhgf elhigjgfcgh Igrry Cgspgrav, eglstra kgtur duh`g. Rgh`t`g lcsfò`s`
eleolr`cgh clslepgtgh clpgdg plhiuhmuhi uhtuc eljgwgh Dllp Ojul. Muhàr
elhigjgfcghhyg tìg cgj` dgjge tìg rahdl. Tljgc. Tgp` olr`tg `tu t`dgc gdg d`
eghg-eghg. @tu o`sg eleougt lcsfò`s` `tu t`dgc jgcu jgi`."
"Yaw, Muhàr. Gcu ogru tgfu cgu flogt olreg`h kgtur." C`ca elhylr`hig`.
Pghi d`tgtgp tltgp d`ge. Elhyugp egcghgh. @tu O sgmg s`f.
"Flf, Muhàr. Cgu sldghi dògfgs dgjge plrkgcgpgh. Cgu slfgrushyg o`jghi,
'Tlrèg cgs`f, Cgcgc C`ca/ Gcu ogru sgmg
eleumèu. T`dgc sapgh tgfu fghyg d`ge/'
Muhàr tltgp d`ge.
"Elhylogjcgh." C`ca elhdlhius.
Muhàr tltgp d`ge.
Puc` tlrtgwg. Muig Yf`tl—tlrtgwg elj`fgt wgmgf clsgj C`ca.
"Tghd`hi jgr`, gtgu olreg`h kgtur, `tu `dl ogius." Gygca o`kgrg jgi`,
"Gpgjgi` m`cg elhdlhigr klr`tg cgj`gh, c`tg ele`j`c` cluhiiujgh d` cldug
plrtghd`high tlrslout. [gyghihyg, c`tg t`dgc o`sg ele`j`fhyg. Gcu t`dgc plrhgf
eleogkg pltgruhi-pltgruhi jgeg duju olrtghd`hi jgr` gtgu olreg`h kgtur. _af Drucpg
olrfgc elhajgchyg, dgh d`g o`sg elegcsgcgh p`j`fghhyg.
"Tgp` tlhghi sgmg, gcu gcgh ele`c`rcghhyg egjge `h`. C`tg gcgh ele`j`f
plrtghd`high yghi ele`j`c` clslepgtgh dèlhghicgh. @tujgf duju iuhghyg Iuru Ousf`
eleougt plrmghm`gh tlrslout. D`g tgfu, t`dgc eudgf elhigjgfcgh _af Drucpg, egcg
dlhigh sld`c`t tr`c, olrfgs`j elhgfghhyg, slr` gtgu drgw, `tu jlo`f dgr` kucup."
Pghi jg`h elhighiiuc.
Egcgh egjge `tu d`jghmutcgh.
Rucuj sloljgs egjge.

Dzahi `tu jlhighi
Jghtg` lhge oghiuhgh t`hii` `tu muig slp`. [` cleogr sudgf t`dur d` cgegr.
Muig [gjahig, Yf`tl, dgh Muhàr, d` cgegr egs`hi-egs`hi. Tfaegs euhic`h sldghi
eleogkg, d` jghtg` lhge `tu gdg jlegr` olsgr olr`s` oucu-oucu tug, d`g elhigeo`j
ololrgpg yghi elhgr`c plrfgt`gh.
[ltlhigf mge tlrgcf`r, Oumghi olrd`r` d` dlpgh sgjgf sgtu mlhdljg. Grs`tlctur
dgtgrgh t`hii` `tu cfgs. O`hicg` mlhdljg cgyu `tu dùc`r dlhigh dltg`j dgh fgjus,
dlhigh wgrhg elrgf tlrghi dgh igr`s-igr`s cuh`hi cllegsgh. Oumghi elhgtgp fgepgrgh
sgwgf. Muig ruegf-ruegf plhduduc. Jgepu e`hygc dgh aoar tgepgc clrjgp-clrj`p dgr`
clmgufgh.
Dgtgrgh t`hii` `tu slp`, slogi`gh olsgr plhduduchyg tljgf t`dur. Fghyg
elhy`sgcgh sgtu-dug plhmgig dzahi yghi tltgp olrd`r` tligc d` pas`s` egs`hi-egs`hi.
Rleghdghigh `h` elhi`higtcghhyg pgdg tgjghi, tlepgt d`g jgf`r dgh dòlsgrcgh.
D` sghg, plhduduc muig olrghmgc t`dur jlo`f d`h`, `st`rgfgt, gigr olsac s`gp
olclrmg d` sgwgf tgdgf fumgh. Oldghyg, d` sghg ruegf plhduduc olrolhtuc pghiiuhi
cgyu—gigr flwgh ougs t`dgc o`sg egsuc cl ruegf. D` s`h`, dlhigh sufu d` ogwgf
slpujuf dlrgmgt kljsùs, elrlcg elhiiuhgcgh ogtu ogtg elrgf slogig` `hsujgs`
eljgwgh d`hi`h.
Jghi`t olrs`f tghpg gwgh, elhuhmuccgh plsahg egi`shyg. Tghpg pajus` kgfgyg
jgepu j`str`c, o`htghi-ile`htghi olrtgourgh tlrj`fgt jlo`f tlrghi. Muig oujgh yghi
sgtu-dug fgr` jgi` purhgeg. [lslcgj` dgr` clmgufgh tlrdlhigr sugrg flwgh egjge.
Jajahigh slrìgjg iuhuhi, jlhiuf ouruhi-ouruhi, dgh lhtgf gpgjgi`. Futgh d`
clmgufgh tlrj`fgt slplrt` sljèut egjge.
Duju d`g `hi`h olrjgr` plri` dgr` tgjghi. Gigr Ogpgc t`dgc jgi` eleucuj`hyg,
dgh d`g t`dgc elhygcs`cgh Egegc elhghi`s. Egjge `h`, sudgf mguf slcgj` d`g olrjgr`
elh`hiigjcgh tgjghi `tu. Tgp` clhghigh `tu tltgp elj`htgs. Oujgh-oujgh `h`,
f`duphyg slplrt` rajjlrkagstlr. Tlwgshyg Tgucl Olsgr, plhicf`ghgtgh Ogsy`r,

euhkujhyg D`lia, urusgh dlhigh Egstlr Drgiah, dgh Egr`g—

Oumghi tlrslhyue t`p`s. Ygmgf igd`s `tu elj`htgs d` clpgjghyg. Tghighhyg
rlnjlcs elhylhtuf sgcu kljghg, tlepgt d`g elhyèpgh iljghi egh`c-egh`c. Gpg cgogr
Egr`g slcgrghi1 Gpgcgf d`g klegs1 Gpgcgf d`g sljgju ele`c`rcgh tlhtghi elrlcg1
Igd`s `tu tlrj`fgt kght`c sggt sldghi egrgf, klegs, tlrtgwg, dgh lcsprls` jg`hhyg,
clkugj` sggt d`g elegsghi wgmgf haregj. Egr`g gcgh tlrj`fgt 'igjgc' slplrt` Atlts.
Oumghi elhylr`hig`, tltgp kght`c s`f, tgp`—
‚Hleurlhg`, Oumghi-c`/h1"
Oumghi elhajlf. Gygca elhdlcgt, ogrusgh olrtghyg, 'cgu t`dgc o`sg t`dur1'.
Oumghi elhiiljlhi, "T`dgc, [lhsl`. Gcu fghyg `hi`h elhifgo`scgh wgctu
ololrgpg sggt elhgtgp pleghdghigh. Tlepgt `h` `hdgf slcgj`. Gcu cfgwgt`r `h` egjge
tlrgcf`r."
Gygca tlrslhyue, "Cgu gcgh elj`fgt egjge-egjge olr`cuthyg, Oumghi-c`/h.
Mghigh cfgwgt`r. Dgh hiaeahi-hiaeahi, olrflht`jgf eleghii`jcu [lhsl`, gcu jlo`f
sucg d`pghii`j Gygca. C`ca dgh Puc` t`dgc plrhgf eleghii`jcu [lhsl`."
Oumghi elhiiljlhi jgi`. [lkgrg f`lrgrc`, Gygca gdgjgf slhsl` ogi`hyg. C`ca
dgh Puc` t`dgc eleghii`j oli`tu, euhic`h cgrlhg duju Iuru Ousf` elhyuruf elrlcg
eleghii`j Hyahyg Gygca.
"Gpgcgf gcu oajlf olrigouhi1"
Oumghi tlrslhyue. Tlhtu sgmg.
Gygca elhdlcgt, olrd`r` d` sgep`hi Oumghi.
"Gf, cgu olhgr, Oumghi-ct/h, pleghdghighhyg flogt slcgj`. @h` elhi`higtcghcu
pgdg plriurughcu duju d` jlrlhi Iuhuhi Num`. Oldghyg, s`gpg puh o`sg ologs dgtghi
cl sghg. D` olhtlhi `h`, c`tg dgtghi dlhigh clrghiclhi." Gygca olriurgu clk`j.
Oumghi elhighiiuc.
Ololrgpg elh`t elrlcg d`ge, elhgtgp pleghdghigh.
"Ogigèghg fuouhigheu dlhigh Egr`g, Oumghi-ct/h1" Gygca olrtghyg.
Oumghi tlrd`ge, elhljgh judgf. @tu tap`c plrkgcgpgh d` jugr duiggh.
"T`dgc. Gcu t`dgc `hi`h elhiajac-ajaceu, Oumghi-ct/h. Elsc`puh Tugh [gjahig
slhghi slcgj` eljgcucghhyg. Muig Tfaegs—pgdgfgj d`g muig slhgsò dlhigheu, egs`f
slhd`r`. Gtgu C`ca dgh Puc`, yghi eleghi sljgju mgf`j cl s`gpg puh. Gcu olrtghyg
dlhigh tujus. Euhic`h slogi`gh fgt`cu `hi`h tgfu, tgp` slogi`gh yghi jg`h,
plrkgygjgf, gcu plrhgf eudg slplrt` cgj`gh. Cgu sljgju o`sg elhighiigpcu slplrt`
òu, tlepgt olrklr`tg oghygc fgj."
Oumghi tlrd`ge jgi`, elhgtgp fgepgrgh sgwgf. Gygca mljgs o`sg elhyèpujcgh
slhd`r`, d`g olrplhigjgegh dgh pghdg` elh`jg` s`tugs`, plrkgcgpgh d` elmg egcgh
tgd` slplrt`hyg eleougt d`g elegfge` sgtu fgj. Dgsgr C`ca elhylogjcgh—
"Tgp` m`cg cgu t`dgc egu elhklr`tgcghhyg, t`dgc egsgjgf, Oumghicu/1." Gygca
tlrslhyue.
Oumghi elhifljg hgpgs, elhajlf elhgtgp wgmgf tug clòugh Gygca. Dlhigh rgeout
yghi slogi`gh eleut`f.
"Fuouhighcu dlhigh Egr`g.... Gcu t`dgc tgfu, [lhsl`/' Oumghi gcf`rhyg o`kgrg.
"Fl`, clhgpg cgu t`dgc tgfu1" Gygca olrtghyg jleout, "Dgr` klr`tgeu d` o`grg
Cgtfeghdu, cgj`gh sudgf dlcgt sgtu sgeg jg`h, oucgh1 Gpgcgf cgj`gh slr`hi
elhiaoraj1 [lr`hi eleo`kgrgcgh oghygc fgj uhtuc elhleucgh plrsgeggh dgh elhlrèg
plroldggh1"
"Cge` sldghi elhmguf sgtu sgeg jg`h, [lhsl`. T`dgc sgj`hi elhljlpah."
"Gf, gcu pgfge. \htuc elhium` gpgcgf plrgsggh `tu slegc`h eleolsgr gtgu
mustru eleudgr, oucgh1"
Oumghi elhighiiuc.
Gygca `cut elhighiiuc-ghiiuc tgczè.
"Igd`s `tu mljgs elhyucgèu, Oumghi-ct/h. [lmgc cgj`gh olrtgruhi, d`g tljgf
ele`j`feu. Rlrtghygghhyg slcgrghi, gpgcgf cgu elhyucg`hyg1"
Ygmgf Oumghi elelrgf.
Gygca tlrtgwg pljgh—oucgh elhlrtgwgcgh. Eljg`hcgh tgwg slhghi. D`g slmgc duju
`hi`h slcgj` elhygcs`cgh Oumghi elh`cgf. Ogfcgh olrcgj`-cgj` elhmadafcgh putr`-
putr`hyg, gigr Cljugrig Tahi dgh Cljugrig Pgegiukf` olrolsghgh. Tgp` `tu sljgju
igigj, F`ra Pgegiukf`, suge`hyg, t`dgc egu `tu d`pgcsgcgh. Tgucl Olsgr muig t`dgc
plrhgf elhighiigp `dl `tu slrùs, fghyg tlrtgwg, "Tlrslrgf Oumghi sgmgjgf. Pghi egu

elh`cgf d`g, oucgh gcu."

"Lcsprls` wgmgfeu mljgs elhuhmuccgh cgu elhyucg`hyg, Oumghi-c`/h. Tgp` cgu
elhajgc elhigcu`hyg. Lhtgf gpg gjgsghhyg." Gygca o`kgrg, cleogj` elhgtgp
pleghdghigh d` dlpgh.
"Cgu tgfu, Oumghi-c`/h, lepgt pujuf tgfuh jgju, gcu muig sgeg pas`s`hyg
slplrt` Egr`g."
Oumghi tlrtgr`c. [geg1
"Gcu gcgh elhklr`tgcghhyg, euhic`h olreghnggt ogièu." Gygca elhighiiuc,
tlrslhyue. Eleplrog`c` pas`s` olrd`r`.
"Tgfuh 70>2-gh, gcu elhyljlsg`cgh plhd`d`cgh naregjcu d` sgjgf sgtu
uh`vlrs`tgs d` catg Tacya. Tgfuh `tu muig, jgt`fghcu slogig` h`hmg sljlsg`. Gcu
tljgf elhiilhgpcgh sleug tlch`c yghi o`sg d`gmgrcgh, s`sghyg fgrus d`jgt`f slhd`r`,
d`tleucgh slhd`r`. \s`gcu dug pujuf jèg, uhtuc igd`s zgegh `tu, gcu sudgf tlregsuc
cgtliar` igd`s tug, tljgt elh`cgf.
"Tgp` gcu t`dgc geo`j pus`hi. Gcu slhghi oljgmgr oghygc fgj, olrpltugjghi cl
oghygc tlepgt, dgh eujg` elhyljlsg`cgh e`s` yghi dòlr`cgh ajlf iurucu. D` us`g
`tu, gcu sudgf elhiuhmuhi` Gnr`cg, Lrapg, Gelr`cg, f`hiig pldgjgegh [uegtlrg,
tlepgt [` Egtg Elrgf, cgclceu t`hiigj. Gcu h`hmg eudg, slplrt` C`ca dgh Puc`, tgp`
oldghyg, gcu elhilrmgcgh tuigs slhd`r`gh.
"Gcu plrhgf elhylrghi egrcgs plhildgr hgrcaog d` pldgjgegh Gelr`cg Jgt`h.
Tlrjlpgs dgr` `tu plrt`cg`gh ghtgr plhiugsg duh`g f`tge, gcu elhilrmgcgh tuigs `tu
dlhigh sleghigt. Gcu eleolhk` elrlcg. [lhd`r`gh, gcu elhifgo`s` tìg pujuf arghi
olrslhmgtg d` jgdghi apùe d` tlhigf futgh jlogt. Muig sggt e`s`-e`s` eleouhuf
plhmgfgt rlhdgfgh jg`hhyg. Raj`t`s` carup, plhiusgfg j`k`c yghi elhylhisgrgcgh
rgcygt. F`hiig pljgcu fuegh trgnn`kc`hi. Gcu plrhgf elhylrghi slougf cgpgj
cahtg`hlr yghi eleogwg eghus`g uhtuc d`plrmugjolj`cgh. [larghi d`r`, gcu elhg`c`
oagt clk`j, elhdlcgt` sgsgrgh, cleud`gh jaepgt cl jgut, olrlhghi, elhylj`hgp d`
cgpgj olsgr `tu. Eleouhuf lepgt pujuf jlo`f plhmgig cgpgj yghi olrslhmgtg olrgt,
eleologscgh ròugh arghi dgr` jgeouhi cgpgj. Cahd`s` elrlcg elhyld`fcgh, curus-
clr`hi, oghygc yghi egt` sljgeg plrmgjghgh. Rlrs`s yghi d`cgtgcgh Tugh [gjahig, `tu
eleolr`cgh clpugsgh tlrslhd`r`.
"Gcu plhmgfgt, `tu olhgr. Tgp` gcu elhif`hdgr` elhygc`t` arghi-arghi clk`j,
arghi-arghi t`dgc olrdasg. Dgh tuigs-tuigs `tu slr`hi cgj` eleougtcu olrtghyg-
tghyg. Tgfuh-tgfuh `tu gcu olrgdg d` plrsèpghigh mgjgh. Gpgcgf gcgh tlrus olrgdg
d` duh`g `tu gtgu elh`hiigjcghhyg.... F`hiig sugtu fgr`, Rlrcuepujgh Iuhuhi Num`
olrtleu d` Asgcg. Iuru Ousf` egs`f elhmgd` cltughyg. Gcu elhi`cut` plrtleugh `tu.
Olrtleu dlhigh madafcu.
"Ygctu `tu, Cljugrig Pgegiukf` ogru sgmg eleujg` lrg legs clcugsggh elrlcg.
Cgu pgst` tgfu gpg o`sh`s gwgj elrlcg. _lhtlh`r. Elrlcg og`c fgt` ele`hmgecgh ughi
cl s`gpg sgmg, tghpg plrju mge`hgh, tghpg plrju d`h`jg` jgygc gtgu t`dgc. Gtgs
'clog`cgh fgt`' `tu, elrlcg elegsghi ouhig t`hii`. Pghi m`cg igigj d`juhgs` slegc`h
olrouhig dgh olrouhig. F`hiig ple`hmge fgrus clf`jghigh ogrghi-ogrghihyg, ruegf,
dgh sleug olhdg jg`h. M`cg t`dgc gdg jgi` yghi o`sg d`s`tg, tucghi pucuj Cljugrig
Pgegiukf` gcgh elhigeo`j mgr`hyg, d`patahi.
"Tgfuh-tgfuh `tu, elrlcg eujg` egsuc cl o`sh`s jligj. Elhd`r`cgh pgor`c-
pgor`c, eleougt cujcgs, tljlv`s`, eatar, eao`j, elhygegrcgh clple`j`cgh elrlcg d`
elrlc-elrlc tlrcleucg Mlpghi. \muhi cl umuhi `tu gdgjgf e`j`c Cljugrig Pgegiukf`.
T`dgc gdg yghi o`sg eljgwgh elrlcg, sggt Cljugrig Pgegiukf` elhi`hi`hcgh plrusgfggh
tap slplrt` Tayatg e`sgjhyg, igigj olruhd`hi og`c-og`c, Cljugrig Pgegiukf` gcgh
elhi`rè tucghi pucujhyg. Trghsgcs` olrfgs`j.
"Cljugrig Pgegiukf` fgd`r dgjge plrtleugh tlrslout. Elrlcg elhi`rè ghiiatg
cljugrighyg, F`ra Pgegiukf`. Gcu olrtleu dlhighhyg sggt gkgrg e`hue tlf. Gcu t`dgc
slhigmg elhuepgfcgh tlf yghi tuepgf cl jghtg` dgh elhilhg` pgcg`gh F`ra. Cge`
sgj`hi tgtgp c`cuc. [lmlhgc, d`g dlhigh sapgh mustru eleoghtucu elhiljgp jghtg`.
Cge` olrkgcgp-kgcgp. D`g mljgs slcgj` elhyucg`cu pgdg pghdghigh plrtgeg— dgh
`tu yghi olrcgj`-cgj` d`g cgtgcgh. Tgp` gcu t`dgc. Tlpgthyg oljue.
"Elhyusuj clmgd`gh `tu, cge` olrcgj`-cgj` olrtleu. [lslcgj` cgrlhg urusgh
plclrmggh. Jlo`f oghygc cgrlhg F`ra elhigmgccu olrtleu, elhifgo`scgh wgctu olrsgeg.
F`hiig sugtu egjge, sggt egcgh olrsgeg d` slougf rlstargh catg Tacya, sggt elhgtgp

ilelrjgp catg, ilduhi-ilduhi t`hii` yghi eujg` dòghiuh, F`ra o`jghi d`g eljgegrcu,
elhigmgc elh`cgf."
Gygca d`ge slmlhgc, tlrslhyue jlogr.
"Gcu cgilt, Oumghi-/kuh. Cgrlhg gcu sgeg slcgj` t`dgc elhduig d`g gcgh
eleogfgs `tu. Ogfcgh d` clpgjgcu elj`htgs puh t`dgc h`gt uhtuc elh`cgf. Tgp` egjge
`tu, sggt elj`fgt F`ra, elhdlhigr d`g o`kgrg tlhtghi v`s`hyg tlhtghi sfgdaw
lkahaey, gcu eleutuscgh ele`j`f d`g. Clhgpg t`dgc1 Gcu o`sg elhk`htg`hyg. Dgh gcu
gcgh suhiiuf-suhiiuf elhk`htg`hyg.
"F`ra sgeg slplrt`cu, d`g t`dgc sucg elhygc`t` arghi-arghi clk`j. D`g eleghi
ogi`gh dgr` cljugrig plhiugsg sfgdaw lkahaey, tgp` d`g t`dgc egu èplrùe o`sh`s
`tu dòghiuh dgr` g`r egtg, dgrgf arghi-arghi t`dgc olrdasg. D`g `hi`h eleogwg
o`sh`s cljugrig elrlcg cl grgf yghi jlo`f tlrghi. Euhic`h sgtu-dug cgj` clclrgsgh
egs`f o`sg d`tajlrghs`, tlrutgeg sggt olrurusgh dlhigh cgp`tgj`s, plhiusgfg-
plhiusgfg gtgu paj`t`s` f`pacr`t jg`hhyg. Tgp` `ht`hyg, d`g `hi`h eljgcucgh
plruogfgh, elsc`puh `tu olroldg plhdgpgt dlhigh sgudgrg-sgudgrghyg.
"Egjge `tu, gcu elhylrgfcgh o`htghi h`hmgcu clpgdg F`ra. @tu oucgh sfur`clh
o`gsg, `tu gdgjgf sfur`clh yghi plrtgeg cgj` cujlepgrcgh sggt olrjgt`f. Gcu sèpgh.
[ggt sfur`clh `tu cuolr`cgh clpgdghyg, `tu olrgrt` gcu s`gp oucgh sgmg elhmgd`
`str`hyg, òu dgr` ghgc-ghgchyg, tgp` muig eleoghtuhyg, olrs`s`gh, eleoghiuh k`tg-
k`tg cge`. Gcu eljupgcgh elhmgd` h`hmg yghi flogt. _af Drucpg VV olhgr, gcu t`dgc
plrhgf elhmgd` h`hmg slflogt Iuru Ousf`, cgrlhg gcu ele`j`f mgjgh f`dup yghi
olroldg. R`j`fghcu. Tgp` gcu t`dgc elhylsgj`hyg, gcu ogfgi`g. Dlhigh sligjg sucg
dgh ducghyg.
"Ololrgpg tgfuh cleud`gh, gygf F`ra sgc`t clrgs, d`g eleghii`j dug oljgs
ghgchyg. Jghtgs ele`htg stgn tlrplrkgyg eleogkgcgh surgt wgs`gt. F`ra d`tuhmuc
slogig` clpgjg cljugrig yghi ogru. @tu suhiiuf clputusgh elhilmutcgh ogi` sgudgrg-
sgudgrghyg, cgrlhg F`ra fghygjgf putrg cldljgpgh, dgr` `str` cltìg. Tgp` gcu t`dgc
tlrclmut, gygfhyg tgfu v`s` d` clpgjg F`ra. Elhiuogf fgjugh o`sh`s cljugrig. T`dgc
gdg jgi` rlhtlh`r, t`dgc gdg jgi` eleatahi mgr`. Gpgjgi` prast`tus`, plrmud`gh,
hgrcaog, e`huegh clrgs, dgh slmlh`shyg, yghi sljgeg `h` mustru d`sucg` ajlf
sgudgrg-sgudgrghyg.
"Oljue ilhgp sgtu fgr` Gygf F`ra d`cloue`cgh, plrt`cg`gh eljltus d` cljugrig
`tu. Rlhicf`ghgtgh dle` plhicf`ghgtgh. Ololrgpg tgfuh cleud`gh, putrg cge` us`g dug
tgfuh `cut tlwgs. Tgp` gcu olrfgs`j eleplrtgfghcgh pas`s` dgh clfaregtgh suge`cu.
Gcu yghi elhygrghcgh gigr F`ra elelhiigj cgcgc tlrtughyg, pljgcu plhicf`ghgtgh
tlrslout. Oucgh cgrlhg gcu eleolhk`hyg, gtgu eleogjgscgh sgc`t fgt` ghgccu yghi
tlwgs. Eljg`hcgh `tu plsgh yghi mljgs. Lrg ogru Cljugrig Pgegiukf` tljgf dèujg`.
Tgp` plsgh `tu t`dgc elhiuruhicgh sgudgrg-sgudgrghyg yghi jg`h uhtuc elhifgo`s`
cge`.
"Elrlcg tlrus elhyusuh rlhkghg mgfgt. Tlregsuc sggt elrlcg elegsghi oae d`
cgpgj pls`gr cge`. Gcu, F`ra, dgh Cgldg sljgegt, tgp` cge` tlrcgtuhi-cgtuhi d`
jgutgh jugs f`hiig oghtugh tòg. [logig` ogjgsgh, gcu ele`htg F`ra elhylrlt dug
cgcgchyg yghi olrcf`ghgt, olrsgeg sljuruf cljugrighyg hg`c cl gtgs cgpgj, jghtgs
eleogcgr cgpgj `tu d` tlhigf jgutgh. @tu clmge, tgp` `tu fgrig slougf lrg ogru."
Gygca d`ge jgi` slmlhgc, elhifljg hgpgs pljgh.
"Gcu plhmgfgt, `tu olhgr, Oumghi-cuh. Tgp` duh`g c`tg eleghi dle`c`gh.
Elsc`puh gcu eleutuscgh olrflht` elhmgd` pleouhuf ogygrgh, slogig` `str` clpgjg
cljugrig sfgdaw lkahaey, gcu t`dgc o`sg jgr`. C`tg slplrt` tlrcuhk` d` dgjgehyg.
Dgh `tu clputusgh yghi cugeo`j dlhigh sligjg r`s`ca. Gcu fgrus igigf olrgh`
elhifgdgp`hyg. [lt`dgchyg gcu fgrus elj`hduhi` cljugrigcu. Tlregsuc sggt plsg`hi
gtgu cljugrig jg`h elhylrghi, t`dgc tlrf`tuhi pleouhuf ogygrgh elhygeoghi` ruegf
cge`, olrusgfg eleouhuf F`ra Pgegiukf`. Gcu elj`hduhi`hyg, elhmgd` h`hmg tlrgcf`r
d` cljugrig.
"Tgp` `tu sleug...." [ugrg Gygca tlrflht` slmlhgc.
"@tu sleug tltgp t`dgc kucup. Gcu t`dgc sljgju o`sg elj`hduhi` cljugrigcu.
Rutrg tlrtugcu elh`hiigj...." Cgjègt Gygca tlrflht` jgi`, elhifljg hgpgs pljgh,
"Muig [gcurg.... Oumghi-cuh elhygcs`cgh slhd`r`, sggt oae d` dgjge cul `tu eljldgc.
Gcu t`dgc o`sg elj`hduhi` putr` ouhisucu.... T`dgc o`sg."
Gygca tlrd`ge. Elhgtgp fgepgrgh sgwgf.

Mlhdljg olsgr d` oghiuhgh dzahi `tu jlhighi.

[ugrg jajahigh slrìgjg tlrdlhigr d` clmgufgh.
Oumghi elhljgh judgf. D`g o`sg elrgsgcgh clsld`fgh Gygca. [lslarghi yghi
sljgeg `h` mustru tlrj`fgt sljgju r`ghi, cacaf, tlrhygtg elhyèpgh clsld`fgh
elhdgjge. D`g `higt, sggt clmgd`gh [gcurg, Gygca fghyg elhghi`s slgdghyg, slajgf
d`g og`c-og`c sgmg. Lsachyg, d`g tljgf elhightgr mgsgd putr` ouhisuhyg cl
plegcgegh. (C`sgf `h` gdg d` havlj 'RL_I@')
Gygca elhajlf cl Oumghi, tlrslhyue jgi`.
"Tgp` egr` c`tg jupgcgh ogi`gh yghi sld`f `tu, Oumghi-/kuh. Egr` c`tg ogfgs
tlhtghi egsg dlpgheu yghi jlo`f elhgr`c.... Gcu tgfu gpg yghi d`p`c`rcgh Egr`g sggt
d`g eleolr`cgh iljghi egh`c-egh`c e`j`c jljufurhyg clpgdgeu, Oumghi-cuh. D`g tljgf
ele`j`f. Igd`s slkght`c, slp`htgr, dgh slcugt `tu eleoutufcgh tlegh, pgsghigh
f`dup, dgh d`g tljgf eleutuscgh ele`j`feu. D`g eleutuscgh elhyucgèu, Oumghi-cuh.
Egcg tueouf suourjgf plrgsggh `tu.
"Clhgpg d`g ele`j`feu1 Gcu t`dgc tgfu. Tgp` cgu slfgrushyg tgfu. Egr`g gdgjgf
ilhlrgs` olr`cuthyg dgr` cljugrig plhiugsg sfgdaw lkahaey, igd`s `tu pgst` puhyg
v`s`-e`s` yghi olroldg dlhigh Atlts. Euhic`h d`g elhleucgh clsgeggh ple`c`rgh
dlhigheu, Oumghicu/1. D`g eleoutufcgh tlegh f`dup yghi sgj`hi elegfge`. Pghi sgj`hi
elj`hduhi`. Dgh tlhtu sgmg, syucur-syucur sgj`hi elhk`htg`. Gcu suhiiuf elhk`htg`
F`ra, elsc` gwgjhyg t`dgc. Gcu ogfgi`g elhifgo`scgh f`dupcu olrsgeghyg, elsc`puh
t`dgc plrhgf elhiigpg` jlvlj h`hmg tlrt`hii` slplrt` Iuru Ousf`.
"Mgd`, gpg puh yghi tlrmgd` d` ghtgrg cgj`gh, elhmgig mgrgc, jgr` dgr`
clf`dupgh m`cg elh`ru `st`jgf C`ca, euhic`h klr`tgcu o`sg eleolr`cgheu egsucgh.
Cgj`gh o`sg elhmgd` pgsghigh slrgs`. [gj`hi elhi`s` sgtu sgeg jg`h. Cgj`gh o`sg
elhmgd` ilhlrgs` tlrog`c cljugrig sfgdaw lkahaey, eleogwghyg cl grgf yghi jlo`f
og`c. Cgu o`sg eleutuscgh dlhigh eghtgp, elh`cgf dlhigh Egr`g." Oumghi tlrd`ge.
"Gcu cfgwgt`r `h` sleug gcgh elhygc`t` Egr`g, [lhsl`. T`dgc olrgcf`r og`c-
og`c." D`g gcf`rhyg o`kgrg.
"Elhygc`t`hyg1" Gygca sld`c`t o`hiuhi.
"Ogpgccu, elhygc`t` dug wgh`tg dgjge f`duphyg. Kgtr`hg, òu dgr` D`lia, dgh
E`dgf, òucu. Gcu t`dgc egu slplrt` Ogpgccu."
"Gstgig, Oumghi-cuh, cgu oucgh [gegd." Gygca tlrtgwg, "Cgu sgeg slcgj` t`dgc
e`r`p dlhighhyg. Cgu mljgs jlo`f olrgh` elhigeo`j clputusgh, jlo`f olrgh` ele`j`f
mgjgh f`dup. [gegd eleghi olroldg, njgeoaygh sgtu `tu, yghi sucg olrigyg dlhigh
pgcg`gh hlk`s, c`sgf k`htghyg rue`t. Cgu t`dgc. [lfgrushyg cgu eudgf sgmg eleougt
clputusgh elh`cgf dlhigh Egr`g."
Oumghi elhiiljlhi. @tu t`dgc plrhgf eudgf.
"Gpg egcsud iljlhigheu, Oumghi-cuh1" Oumghi olrs`tgtgp dlhigh Gygca.
Dgh slclt`cg, sggt elhgtgp oajg egtg Oumghi, Gygca elj`fgt slsugtu—yghi t`dgc
plrhgf d`j`fgt ajlf yghi jg`h. Ogfcgh sltljgf c`sgf `h` olriuj`r oli`tu mguf.
[lsugtu yghi d`sèpgh ajlf Oumghi slhd`r`.
"Pg Tufgh." Gygca olrslru pljgh. Ygmgfhyg olrtghyg. Elegst`cgh.
Oumghi elhighiiuc. Elhmgwgo.
"Gcu pgfge slcgrghi, Oumghi-cuh. Gcu olhgr-olhgr pgfge, clhgpg cgu slplrt`
jgr` dgr` clf`dupgh. Clhgpg fuouhigheu dlhigh Egr`g elhmgd` rue`t." Gygca elhifljg
hgpgs, "Cgu elhyèpgh fgt` clpgdg igd`s jg`h. [lslarghi yghi ogfcgh t`dgc plrhgf
d`sloutcgh hgeghyg. [lslarghi yghi t`dgc plrhgf d`tuj`scgh dgjge c`sgf-c`sgfeu.
Igd`s `tu, lhtgf s`gpg, dgh gdg d` eghg slcgrghi, tljgf elhi`s` fgtèu. Rghtgs sgmg
`h` elhmgd` rue`t."
Gygca elhgtgp pliuhuhigh iljgp. D`g ogig` olro`s`c pgdg jlhighi egjge,
eleogkg fg`cu—pu`s` tìg og`t gsgj Mlpghi yghi ele`j`c` structur olrupg <-9-< sucu
cgtg.
Pucu fgru yg/ Tar` hgc` uwa ha/ El wg hge`dg
Eusè sle` olrjgju / Ouruhi-ouruhi elhghi`s, dgh egtg-egtg `cgh / d`plhuf`
g`r egtg
Oumghi tlrd`ge elhdlhigrhyg. D`g tgfu gpg `tu fg`cu. Duju Iuru Ousf`
elhigmgrcghhyg. Dgh d`g tgfu fg`cu yghi dògkgcgh Gygca, `tu d`tuj`s ajlf Egtsug
Ogsfa, plhuj`s fg`cu pgj`hi tlrcleucg d` gogd 79. Fg`cu yghi dògkgcghhyg tlpgt
slcgj` elhmljgscgh sugsghg fgt`hyg.

Gygca elhifljg hgpgs slcgj` jgi`. Rlrkgcgpgh `h`.... D`g slcgrghi elegfge`
jlo`f og`c f`dup Oumghi. Ghgc eudg yghi r`high sgmg eljlpgscgh pas`s` slogig`
clpgjg Cljugrig Tahi. Ghgc eudg yghi mgjgh f`duphyg olrj`cu slmgc clk`j.
Gygca plrjgfgh eleogkgcgh fg`cu sgtuhyg jgi`. Muig dgr` Egtsug Ogsfa.
Nuru`cl yg/ Cgwgzu tao`cgeu/ E`zu ha ata
Cajge tug yghi suhy` / [llcar cgtgc eljaepgt / Oygr! Jghtgs suhy` cleogj`
Oumghi elhuhduc. Elhgtgp fgepgrgh sgwgf.
Gygca olhgr. @tujgf mgjgh f`duphyg sljgeg `h`. Clsuhy`gh. Dgh cgtgc yghi
eljaepgt gdgjgf plhiògrgtgh clmgd`gh-clmgd`gh yghi d`g jlwgt`. [gtu-dug slajgf
slru. [gtu-dug tlrj`fgt flogt. Tlregsuc sggt eleougt pleèp`h hligrg-hligrg olsgr
tlrd`ge sggt d`g elhleu`hyg. Tgp` f`duphyg tltgpjgf cajge yghi suhy`.
T`dgc jlo`f, t`dgc curghi. [lmgc d`g olrusgfg plri` dgr` tgjghi.
@tu t`dgc plrhgf slcgdgr elhmguf dgr` [gegd, Ogpgchyg.
*ygc= mlh`s sgp` yghi oghygc d`tleucgh d` slc`tgr Fègjgyg.

Lp`sadl 76 Rlrtghd`high Cldug
L[ACHPG.
Rucuj dljgpgh pgi`. _aeoahigh Gygca, d`cgwgj ajlf Yghiea dgh Hgeigy,
eljghicgf elhumu gujg olsgr d` dgjge stupg dzahi.
"Ygf, elrlcg elhmugj t`clt plrtghd`high1" C`ca olro`s`c.
[gudgrg cleogrhyg, Puc`, elhighicgt ogfu. Lhtgfjgf. Tgp` gujg olsgr `h`
tlrj`fgt olroldg dòghd`hi slegjge.
Elrlcg elhgtgp gujg yghi plhuf slsgc ajlf plhduduc. Tug eudg, wgh`tg jgc`-
jgc`, sleug duduc olrogr`s rgp`. Elegcg` ifa (jgc`-jgc`) dgh c`rg (wgh`tg). Fghyg
elhy`sgcgh jarahi clk`j d` tlhigf gujg, uhtuc tlepgt olrmgjgh Gygca dgh yghi jg`h
elhumu s`hiigsghg. Tucghi pucuj 'Tlrgtg` Legs' olrd`r` d` slclj`j`hi gujg, dlcgt
d`hd`hi.
Rlhduduc olrtlpuc tghigh, olrsargc sggt elrlcg eljghicgf egsuc.
"Elrlcg elhygeout c`tg1" Yf`tl olro`s`c.
"[lplrt`hyg oli`tu.... Og`cjgf." C`ca tlrslhyue jlogr, ogjgs eljgeog`cgh
tghigh cl slc`tgr—slajgf d`g grt`s tlrclhgj gtgu eadlj yghi sldghi olrmgjgh d`
kgtwgjc, "Fg`, sleug, gpg cgogr1 Fg` yghi d` sghg, fg` muig yghi d` s`tu!" Rlhduduc
slegc`h rùf elj`fgt t`hicgf C`ca, sgtu-dug olrd`r`.
"Hargc." [gjahig elhdlhius pljgh.
C`ca tlrtgwg—d`g elhdlhigrhyg, elhajlf cl [gjahig, sgeo`j tlrus eljgeog`cgh
tghigh, "Cgjgu Tugh [gjahig egu `cutgh, mghigh egju-egju."
Puc` `cut tlrtgwg.
"@h` slplrt` nlst`vgj. Elrlcg elrgygcgh slsugtu1" Tfaegs olriuege.
Oumghi elhighiiuc. T`dgc sgjgf jgi`, dlhigh pgcg`gh trgd`sàhgj, olrcuepuj d`
gujg olsgr, sljuruf plhduduc plreucègh dgtgrgh t`hii` `h` mljgs tlhigf olrs`gp
elrgygcgh slsugtu.
Elrlcg tòg d` dlpgh s`hiigsghg. Yghiea dgh Hgeigy eleouhicuc.
"Pghi Giuhi _af Drucpg VV, elrlcg tljgf s`gp uhtuc plrtghd`high cldug."
Yghiea olrslru.
_af Drucpg elhighicgt tghigh. [lplrt` gdg yghi elhlcgh taeoaj eutl, gujg `tu
slclt`cg slhygp. T`dgc gdg jgi` yghi o`kgrg. Rlhduduc olriligs elhutup eujut,
cleogj` duduc cl pas`s` egs`hi-egs`hi.
Gygca egmu lepgt jghicgf, elhdlcgt` s`hiigsghg, flhdgc olrslru jghtghi
elhyloutcgh mlh`s plrtghd`high cldug yghi d`g p`j`f.
_af Drucpg jlo`f duju eljgeog`cgh tghighhyg, "Gcu tgfu cgu gcgh ele`j`f
plrtghd`high gpg, Hahg Eudg. T`dgc usgf d`sloutcgh. Gcu ogfcgh tljgf elhy`gpcgh
plhahtah." _af Drucpg elhuhmuc fgepgrgh gujg olsgr.
plhahtah. _af Drucpg elhuhmuc fgepgrgh gujg olsgr.
Gygca tlrd`ge.
"Rlhduduc Olhtlhi d` Gtgs Gwgh!" _af Drucpg olrd`r`, o`kgrg clpgdg
plhi`cuthyg, "Rgi` `h` c`tg gcgh elrgygcgh Nlst`vgj Jgepàh jlo`f klpgt. Tghpg
jgepàh, t`dgc egsgjgf. Pghi plht`hi sleghigthyg. Dgh t`dgc d` egjge fgr`,
eljg`hcgh pgi` fgr`."
Ygmgf plhduduc tlrj`fgt ghtus`gs.
"Gpg `tu Nlst`vgj Jgepàh1" Yf`tl olro`s`c.
"@tu trgd`s` Kf`hg. Elrlcg elrgygcghhyg slt`gp tghiigj 7< oujgh plrtgeg
cgjlhdlr @ejlc. Gcu t`dgc elhduig m`cg tlepgt `h` elhilhgjhyg. Euhic`h cgrlhg duju
oghygc tucghi pucuj dgr` plhmuru duh`g, tlepgt `h` elhylrgp oghygc plrgyggh,
slcgjìus elead`n`cgs`hyg." Tfaegs yghi elhmgwgo. D`g o`sg elhlogc plrtghd`high gpg
yghi gcgh d`jgcucgh. Apg dgh Aeg duju elrgygcghhyg. M`cg d`g olrcuhmuhi cl ruegf
plr`st`rgfgtgh, Apg gcgh eleolr`cgh jgepàh uhtuc slt`gp arghi, cleud`gh d`jlpgscgh
d` jghi`t egjge. Jgepàh-jgepàh `tu tlroghi `hdgf d` gtgs wgduc. Tgp` ogi`gh
pgj`hi slru dgr` plrgyggh `tu gdgjgf elhyljlsg`cgh tlcg-tlc` yghi d`tuj`s d`
jgepàh tlrslout.
"Tlcg-tlc`. Oucghcgf `tu plrtghd`high cldug yghi cgu p`j`f, Hahg Eudg1" _af
Drucpg olrslru.
Gygca elhighiiuc.
"Tlcg-tlc`1" Yf`tl olro`s`c, wgmgfhyg o`hiuhi.
"@yg, tlcg-tlc`. _`ddjls dgjge ogfgsgeu, Egr`h`r. Cgu t`dgc tgfu gpg `tu
r`ddjls1" C`ca elhèpgj`.
"Gcu tgfu." Dlhius Yf`tl, "Tgp` clhgpg `tu o`sg d`mgd`cgh plrtghd`high1"
"@tu mustru sgjgf sgtu plrtghd`high plht`hi ogi` pltgruhi zgegh duju, E`stlr
Yf`tl." Puc` elhmljgscgh, "Tlhtu sgmg Hyahyg Gygca gcgh ele`j`f plrtghd`high `tu.
Duju, Cgclc Ousf` slr`hi eljgcucgh plreg`hgh tlrslout olrsgeg cge`. Oumghi muig
slr`hi `cut, tgp` d`g s`f t`dgc mgia. Kgrg olrp`c`rhyg tlrjgju s`stlegt`s dgh
j`hlgr, d`g t`dgc o`sg elegfge` r`ddjls."
"Tgp` gcu tltgp t`dgc elhilrt`. Ogigèghg olrtgruhihyg1"
"Tìg rahdl, egs`hi-egs`hi pleg`h elhiljugrcgh plrtghyggh. [`gpg yghi t`dgc
o`sg elhmgwgo, d`g clf`jghigh pa`h. @tu t`dgc fghyg sagj clklrdgsgh elegfge`
plreg`hgh cgtg, E`stlr Yf`tl. @tu muig tlhtghi clo`mgcsghggh, mgjgh f`dup, dgh
pr`hs`p-pr`hs`p. Muig t`pu eusj`fgt, mlogcgh plrtghyggh. Hyahyg Gygca gdgjgf pleg`h
tlcg-tlc` flogt. D`g eleghi t`dgc o`sg elhiljugrcgh plrtghyggh yghi suj`t, `tu
cljlegfghhyg, tgp` slogj`chyg, sggt i`j`rgh d`g elhmgwgo plrtghyggh, d`g o`sg
elhgcjuccgh plrtghyggh slsuj`t gpg puh dgr` Cgclc Ousf`. @h` gcgh slru."
Yf`tl elhiusgp rgeout, elhgtgp slc`tgr. J`fgtjgf, plhduduc cleogj` olrsargc,
olrtlpuc tghigh, t`dgc sgogrgh. Gpghyg yghi slru1 Tgp` Yf`tl oljue elegfge`hyg.
Trgd`s` olreg`h tlcg-tlc` sghigt clhtgj d` dgtgrgh t`hii` `tu. Tgd` pgi`, clt`cg
tucghi pucuj elhi`rè cgogr, m`cg _af Drucpg slhd`r` yghi gcgh olrtghd`hi, elrlcg
olrcgj`-cgj` sleghigt, eljupgcgh sgwgf elrlcg, gtgu plclrmggh d` ruegf fgr` `h`.
Elrlcg elhilhgcgh pgcg`gh trgd`sàhgj, dgtghi cl gujg olsgr. Pghi Giuhi mgrghi
olrtghd`hi, cgrlhg t`dgc gdg plhduduc yghi o`sg eljgwghhyg. Cgj` `h` gcgh elhgr`c.
_af Drucpg eljghicgf turuh dgr` s`hiigsghg, d`g olrghmgc elhumu curs` cgyu d`
sloljgf cghgh. Yghiea elhyuruf Gygca duduc d` curs` cgyu sloljgf c`r`. Rlreg`hgh
`tu t`dgc elhilhgj cgstg. [ggt plreg`hgh dèujg`, yghi gdg fghygjgf clslhghigh.
Elrlcg olrfgdgp-fgdgpgh.Rlhahtah muig dògi` elhmgd` dug cljaepac ajlf jarahi clk`j
d` tlhigf. Tuigs elrlcg gdgjgf olrsargc elhducuhi s`s` egs`hi-egs`hi. Eljupgcgh
slmlhgc m`cg arghi-arghi gs`hi `h` slolhgrhyg tljgf elhmugj tghgf jljufur elrlcg.
Tlcg-tlc` gdgjgf tlcg-tlc`, sggthyg olrsucg-k`tg.
Rlrtghd`high s`gp dèujg`.
[larghi o`csu slhàr egmu cl dlpgh, d`g yghi gcgh eleèp`h plrtghd`high.
Eleouhicuc slmlhgc cl grgf _af Drucpg, muig clpgdg Gygca.
"Pghi Giuhi _af Drucpg VV, Hyahyg Gygca, gcu gcgh elhiuhd` tlrjlo`f dgfuju
s`gpg yghi elhdgpgt i`j`rgh plrtgeg." O`csu `tu elegsuccgh clrtgs olrtuj`scgh hgeg
cldughyg cl dgjge tgouhi ogeou, jghtgs elhigeo`jhyg, hgeg Gygca cljugr jlo`f duju.
"Og`c, c`tg eujg` plreg`hgh `h`, i`j`rgh plrtgeg, Hyahyg Gygca." Tghpg oghygc
sgeoutgh jgi`, o`csu slhàr eleplrs`jgcgh.
Gygca ogjgs elhighiiuc, d`g olrd`r` dgr` curs` cgyu.
Rlhduduc d`ge. Elrlcg muig slmgc tgd` s`gp elhyègc plrtghyggh. Ygmgf-wgmgf
elrlcg elhgtgp Gygca dlhigh ghtus`gs, egtg eleolsgr. [gtu-dug eujut tlroucg.
"Dlhigrjgf klr`tg `h`.
[larghi pltgh` ele`j`c` lepgt ghgc sgp` dgh dug `hduc sgp`.
[lt`gp pgi` d`g eleolr`cgh rueput sligr uhtuc sgp`-sgp` e`j`chyg.
Tgp` d`g fghyg eleolr`cgh lepgt `cgt rueput.
Dgh fl`, sleug sgp`hyg tltgp elhdgpgtcgh egs`hi-egs`hi sgtu `cgt.
Gpgcgf cgu o`sg elhmljgscgh, clhgpg lepgt `cgt rueput kucup1"
Gujg olsgr `tu jlhighi. Tgp` fghyg tìg dlt`c.
_af Drucpg tlrtgwg pljgh.
"Hahg Eudg, `tu plrtghyggh gpg1"
Gygca elhljgh judgf.
"[ltljgf plrtgruhighcu dlhigh Ousf`, cge` slepgt olrc`rè slpukuc dug pukuc
surgt. Dgjge sgjgf sgtu surgthyg d`g olrklr`tg tlhtghi gd`c slplriurughhyg yghi
pghdg` olreg`h tlcg-tlc`. Gcu slolhgrhyg ghtus`gs dlhigh plrtghd`high `h`. Tgp`
dlhigrjgf.... [lplrt`hyg d`g olrjlo`fgh eleumèu.... @tu plrtghyggh gpg1 Cgu
elhif`hg clegepughcu dlhigh plrtghyggh `tu."
"Gpg yghi tlrmgd`1" T`dgc mguf dgr` dug curs` olrfgdgpgh, Yf`tl olro`s`c.
C`ca elhiusgp dgf`, "@tu cgrlhg plrtghyggh Hyahyg Gygca eudgf slcgj`." "Eudgf
gpghyg, flf1 Ogigèghg lepgt `cgt rueput kucup uhtuc lhge sgp`1" Yf`tl olro`s`c
jgi`.
"@tu eudgf, Egr`h`r. @tu cljlegfgh Hyahyg Gygca, d`g t`dgc o`sg eleougt
plrtghyggh suj`t. Tlcg-tlc` yghi d`g ougt slr`hi cgj` tlrjgju pajas."
Yf`tl tltgp t`dgc elhilrt`.
"Pghi Giuhi, mgwgoghhyg." O`csu d` dlpgh elhuhiiu.
"Clhgpg kucup lepgt1 Cgrlhg sgp` e`j`c pltgh` `tu slmgt`hyg fghyg lepgt. D`g
ele`j`c` lepgt ghgc sgp`, dug `hduc sgp`. Tgp` dug `hduc sgp` tlrslout muig ghgc
sgp`, tlregsuc dgjge lepgt ghgc sgp` sloljuehyg."
"Gpgcgf mgwgogh `tu olhgr, Hyahyg Gygca1" O`csu slhàr elhajlf.
Gygca elhighiiuc—sgeo`j cleogj` duduc. Mgwgogh `tu olhgr.
"FA_LL!" Rlhduduc olrtlpuc tghigh, ogfcgh sloljue Gygca ilhgp elhighiiuc.
Jlo`f tlpgthyg plhduduc yghi olrs`jg d` sloljgf cghgh, yghi slmgmgr dlhigh curs`
cgyu _af Drucpg. Olrsargc, eleolr`cgh gpjgus clpgdg _af Drucpg yghi olrfgs`j
elhmgwgo plrtghyggh tlrslout.
O`csu slhàr elhgtgp _af Drucpg, "I`j`rgheu slcgrghi, Pghi Giuhi."
Rlhduduc cleogj` d`ge.
_af Drucpg oghic`t dgr` curs`hyg, egmu sgtu jghicgf.
"D`tuepuc mustru eleougthyg slegc`h sld`c`t.
D`jahiigrcgh mustru eleougthyg slegc`h slep`t.
Dèggncgh mustru eleougthyg slegc`h olrsgjgf.
Ygfg`, Hahg Eudg, gpgcgf `tu1"
Gujg `tu slhygp tatgj. Rlhahtah tlrj`fgt olrp`c`r. Dgf`-dgf` tlrj`pgt.
"Gstgig1 Gpg mgwgoghhyg1" Yf`tl olro`s`c jgi`. Rlrtghyggh yghi tgd` sgmg d`g
susgf elhlogchyg, gpgjgi` yghi `h`, plrtghyggh dgr` _af Drucpg VV.
C`ca tlrj`fgt olrp`c`r clrgs. Muig Puc`. Oumghi elhifljg hgpgs, d`g tgfu
mgwgogh plrtghyggh Gygca tgd`, tgp` yghi `h` suj`t. Tfaegs `cut olrp`c`r. [gjahig
t`dgc plduj`. M`cg slsugtu `tu t`dgc o`sg d`tleogc, `tu oucgh urusghhyg. Muhàr
d`ge elelrfgt`cgh.
Gygca tltgp tlhghi. Clpgjghyg sldghi olclrmg. Elhighgj`s`s plrtghyggh
jgwghhyg. Rlrtghyggh jgwghhyg ogrusgh gdgjgf tlch`c jgzè dgjge plreg`hgh tlcg-
tlc`. Cgjègthyg cahtrgs. D`tuepuc, tgp` egjgf sld`c`t muejgfhyg. D`jahiigrcgh,
tgp` egjgf slegc`h slep`t.... T`dgc, _af Drucpg t`dgc gcgh olrtghyg tlhtghi olhdg
gtgu egcfjuc f`dup. D`g elhyucg` n`jasan` clf`dupgh.... Dèggncgh, mustru
eleougthyg slegc`h olrsgjgf1 Gygca elhdahigc, elhgtgp jghi`t-jghi`t gujg. D`g
slplrt`hyg tgfu.... [udgf dlcgt slcgj`.
"Gpgcgf Hyahyg Gygca o`sg elhmgwgohyg1" Yf`tl olro`s`c jgi`.
"D`ge, Egr`h`r, cgu o`sg elhiighiiu Hyahyg Gygca olrp`c`r."
Yf`tl elhljgh judgf, og`cjgf, d`g cleogj` d`ge. Gujg `tu slp`. Hygr`s slròu
plhduduc, muig tucghi pucuj d` sghg `cut olrp`c`r elhkgr` mgwgoghhyg. Elhtac.
Elrlcg t`dgc tgfu.

Gygca d` gtgs curs`hyg tòg-tòg tlrslhyue, "Gcu tgfu mgwgoghhyg, Pghi
Giuhi."
"M`cg dle`c`gh, sloutcgh mgwgoghhyg, Hyahyg Gygca." O`csu slhàr elhighiiuc.
"'Clegjgsgh'. @tujgf mgwgoghhyg. [legc`h egjgs, slegc`h sld`c`t fgj yghi o`sg
d`clrmgcgh. [legc`h clegjgsgh d`jahiigrcgh, slegc`h slep`t wgctu tlrs`sg. Dgh tlhtu
sgmg, slegc`h dèggncgh clegjgsgh tlrslout, slegc`h olsgr egsgjgfhyg, eleougt rgsg
olrsgjgf."
"Gpgcgf mgwgoghhyg olhgr, Pghi Giuhi1" O`csu elhajlf.
_af Drucpg elhdlhius, elhighiiuc.
"FA_LL!" Rlhduduc d` s`s` c`r`, yghi slmgmgr dlhigh Gygca olrtlpuc tghigh
rùf. "Flogt slcgj`!" [lru elrlcg, "Olhgr! @tu flogt slcgj`!" Elrlcg olrsargc,
elhyghmuhi Gygca. Tlrjlpgs dgr` eleghi tuigs elrlcg elhducuhi Gygca, sggt plreg`hgh
d`jgcucgh, sleug sgeg, ligj`tlr. Fghyg plrtghyggh dgh mgwgogh tlcg-tlc` yghi
eleoldgcghhyg. Dgh j`fgtjgf, arghi gs`hi `h` olrfgs`j elhgcjuccgh plrtghyggh suj`t
`tu.
_af Drucpg olrghmgc duduc. D`g t`dgc elhduig m`cg jgwghhyg o`sg elhmgwgo
plrtghygghhyg fghyg dgjge sgtu elh`t sgmg. Tlcg-tlc` yghi d`g ougt, o`gsghyg
eleoutufcgh olre`hiiu-e`hiiu ogru o`sg d`mgwgo eur`dhyg. Ololrgpg t`dgc plrhgf o`sg
d`mgwgo.
"I`j`rgheu, Hyahyg Gygca." O`csu slhàr eleplrs`jgcgh.
Gygca elhighiiuc, olrd`r`. Gujg cleogj` jlhighi. D`g tljgf s`gp dlhigh
plrtghyggh cldug.
"[lsugtu `h` elhgcjuccgh sleug
eghus`g.
_gmg, clsgtr`g, arghi suk`, puh plhduduc o`gsg, f`hiig fgeog sgfgyg.
[lcgj` slsugtu `h` dgtghi, elrlcg gcgh olrjgr`gh tuhiighi-jghiighi.
Elhiflht`cgh sleug plclrmggh. Eljupgcgh sleug urusgh.
Jghtgs olriligs, olriligs, dgh olriligs.
Gpgcgf cgu tgfu slsugtu `tu1"
[gtu elh`t tltgp jlhighi. _af Drucpg olrp`c`r slrùs.
"Gpgcgf mgwgoghhyg 'clegt`gh'1" Yf`tl olro`s`c.
"Oucgh." C`ca elhiiljlhi.
"Gtgu 'wgctu'1"
"Oucgh, Egr`h`r."
"Cgj`gh tgfu mgwgoghhyg1"
C`ca dgh Puc` elhiiljlhi.
Dug elh`t, _af Drucpg elhdgdgc tlrclclf d` curs`hyg, "Gcu sucg dlhigh sljlrg
fueareu, Hahg Eudg. Cgu elhkaog elhmlogccu dlhigh plrtghyggh `tu. Tgp` gcu t`dgc
gcgh tlrmlogc. Gcu tgfu mgwgoghhyg. '[lsugtu' `tu gdgjgf sggt slslarghi elhdgdgc
`hi`h oughi g`r olsgr. Cloljlt."
Gujg olsgr `tu d`plhuf` iljgc tgwg. Ogfcgh sloljue o`csu slhàr elegst`cgh
gpgcgf mgwgoghhyg olhgr slsug` yghi d``hi`hcgh Gygca. @tu gcurgt slcgj`. [ggt
slslarghi cloljlt, plduj` gegt d`g rgmg, oghisgwgh, arghi cgyg, gtgu plhduduc
o`gsg, sleug olriligs, olriligs, dgh olriligs.
"FA_LLL!" Rlhduduc d` s`s` cghgh olrsargc elhducuhi _af Drucpg.
Gygca cleogj` duduc d` curs`hyg.
Yf`tl `cut tlrtgwg, d`g t`dgc elhduig mgwgoghhyg, tgp` `tu egsuc gcgj, juku,
"Rlreg`hgh `h` jgeg-jgeg elhgr`c muig." C`ca dgh Puc` t`dgc tlrtgwg. Ygmgf elrlcg
slrùs. I`j`rgh _af Drucpg yghi gcgh eljlpgs plrtghyggh cldug, dgh `tu gcgh slegc`h
suj`t d`mgwgo. T`dgc juku sgeg slcgj`.
_af Drucpg olrd`r` sltljgf o`csu slhàr eleolr`cgh i`j`rghhyg. Gujg cleogj`
slhygp.
"T`dgc o`sg elhdgc` tgp` turuh dgr` clt`hii`gh.
T`dgc o`sg olrmgjgh tgp` elhiuhmuhi` oghygc tlepgt.
T`dgc o`sg olrsugrg tgp` olrhyghy` dlhigh elrdu.
Tlogc gpg `tu1"
Rlrtghyggh `tu tljgf d`jlpgscgh.
[leug arghi olrp`c`r, elhkaog elhlogc. Dgh Gygca, yghi fgrus elhmgwgo
plrtghyggh `tu, olrp`c`r jlo`f clrgs. @h` jgi`-jgi` plrtghyggh dlhigh plreg`hgh
cgtg cahtrgs. Cgtg cuhk`hyg gdgjgf turuh dgr` clt`hii`gh, elhiuhmuhi` oghygc
tlepgt, dgh olrhyghy` dlhigh elrdu.
Dug elh`t olrjgju.
"Gpgcgf `tu 'ouruhi' mgwgoghhyg1" Yf`tl olro`s`c.
"Flf, Egr`h`r, plrtghyggh `tu t`dgc slfgrn`gf yghi cgu dlhigr." C`ca eljatat.
"Oucgh, E`stlr Yf`tl." Puc` elhèpgj` jlo`f og`c.
Jèg elh`t olrjgju. [ugsghg eujg` elhlighicgh. O`csu slhàr tljgf eleolr`cgh
plr`higtgh clpgdg Gygca gigr slilrg elhmgwgo. Dgjge plrtghd`high tlroucg, tumuf
elh`t gdgjgf ogtgs egcsègj olrp`c`r, gtgu pleg`h elhylrgf.
"Gpgcgf Hyahyg Gygca o`sg elhmgwgohyg1" Yf`tl olro`s`c jgi`.
"Hyahyg Gygca o`sg elhmgwgohyg. @tu cljlo`fghhyg dgjge plreg`hgh tlcg-tlc`.
D`g o`sg elhmgwgo plrtghyggh slsuj`t gpg puh."
Lhge elh`t olrjgju.
Gygca egs`f olrp`c`r clrgs. Turuh dgr` clt`hii`gh1 Gdg oghygc yghi turuh dgr`
clt`hii`gh. Tgp` slolhtgr, cgtg cuhk` plrtghyggh `h` mghigh-mghigh.... Gygca
elrlegs mlegr`. Olhgr, cgtg cuhk`hyg mustru gdg d` 't`dgc o`sg elhdgc`'.
"Clhgpg Hyahyg Gygca oljue elhmgwgo1" Yf`tl olro`s`c.
C`ca tlrd`ge cgj` `h`, d`g eujg` klegs.
"Hyahyg Gygca, tìg pujuf dlt`c jgi`." O`csu elhdlsgc.
_af Drucpg tlrslhyue t`p`s. Elhuhiiu jgwghhyg elhylrgf.
Dlt`c dle` dlt`c. C`ca elhilpgjcgh t`hmu. T`hiigj jèg oljgs dlt`c jgi`.
Gduf, elrlcg o`sg cgjgf—
"Gcu tgfu mgwgoghhyg!" Gygca olrslru, elhiusgp dgf` yghi olrclr`higt, puuf,
tlrhygtg `tu eudgf slcgj`, "Gcu tgfu.... Mgwgoghhyg gdgjgf 'g`r'."
_af Drucpg elhdlhius. Gygca tljgf elegtgfcgh plrtghygghhyg. D`g cleogj`
duduc. Jgwghhyg `h` eleghi t`dgc pghdg` olrtghyg, tgp` d`g j`fg` elhmgwgo.
"FA_LLL!" Rlhduduc d` sloljgf c`r` olrsargc. "Flogt, Hyahyg Gygca!" Elrlcg
olrslru-slru. [gtu-dug olrd`r`, olrtlpuc tghigh. "Flogt slcgj`, Hyahyg Gygca!"
"I`j`rgheu, Hyahyg Gygca. Rlrtghyggh tlrgcf`r." O`csu slhàr eleplrs`jgcgh.
Gygca oghic`t dgr` curs`. Rlhduduc cleogj` duduc, d`ge.
"Dlhigrjgf c`sgf `h`.
Tlhtghi els`h yghi olclrmg tghpg flht`. [ggt tlrmgig gtgupuh olreèp`.
[ggt tlreghiu egupuh olrjgr`.
[ggt rgeg` gtgupuh slhd`r`.
T`gdg yghi o`sg elhghd`hi`.
Tlrus olclrmg sgepg` egt`."
‚PlsZ" C`ca elhilpgjcgh t`hmu.
"Gdg gpg1" Yf`tl olro`s`c.
"@tu plrtghyggh yghi ogius. Hyahyg Gygca eljlpgs plrtghyggh tlrog`chyg." C`ca
ogjgs olro`s`c.
[gjahig elhgtgp C`ca dgh Yf`tl, "T`dgc o`sgcgf cgj`gh d`ge slplrt` plhduduc
jg`h, flf1 Elrlcg tlrtò. Cgj`gh slfgrushyg slmgc tgd` sudgf dùs`r cgrlhg
olr`s`c."
"Tugh [gjahig muig slcgrghi `cut olr`s`c jaf."
[gjahig tlrd`ge. Olhgr muig. Eljatat. Tlrslrgfjgf. Dgr` tgd` d`g oasgh
elhahtah plrtghd`high `h`. Ogigèghg euhic`h _af Drucpg yghi flogt, mustru
elh`cegt` plreg`hgh ghgc-ghgc `h`1 Ougt gpg olrp`c`r clrgs, jlo`f eudgf sleug
plrtghyggh d`sljlsg`cgh dlhigh elhkgout p`staj, tleogc, sljlsg`. @tu mgwgogh
tlrog`c.
Tìg elh`t jlhighi. _af Drucpg egs`f olrusgfg elhleucgh mgwgogh.
Rlhduduc yghi duduc d` sloljgf cghgh elhgtgphyg tlighi. Muig Yghiea, Hgeigy,
dgh eur`d-eur`d 'Tlrgtg` Legs'. _aeoahigh gs`hi `h` tlrhygtg kucup flogt olreg`h
tlcg-tlc`. Elrlcg t`dgc o`sg eleogyghicgh m`cg iuru elrlcg igigj elhmgwgo
plrtghyggh `tu.
Lepgt elh`t olrjgju. Oljue gdg tghdg-tghdg _af Drucpg tgfu mgwgoghhyg.
Ygmgf C`ca slegc`h klrgf, d`g elhilpgjcgh t`hmuhyg. J`fgtjgf, _af Drucpg
olrp`c`r clrgs. Oumghi dgh Tfaegs `cut elhgtgp _af Drucpg yghi cllepgt cgj`hyg
eleplrog`c` pas`s` duduc. D`g tltgp duduc igigf, elelsahg dlhigh sligjg cgr`seghyg,
tgp` dgf` pleèp`h cljaepac 'Tlrgtg` Legs' `tu tlrj`pgt. Rlrtghyggh Gygca
elhyuj`tcghhyg.
Jèg elh`t olrjgju.
"Pghi Giuhi, dug elh`t jgi`!" O`csu slhàr eleolr`cgh plr`higtgh plrtgeg
uhtuc _af Drucpg. Yghiea, Hgeigy, dgh eur`d-eur`d jg`h eujg` klegs. Jghi`t-jghi`t
gujg olsgr slegc`h elhlighicgh.
Tltgp` sggt C`ca ygc`h slcgj` jgwgh t`dgc gcgh o`sg elhmgwgo plrtghyggh `tu,
_af Drucpg elhdgdgc tlrtgwg pljgh.
"@h` elhgr`c, Hahg Eudg." D`g eljgeog`cgh tghighhyg, "@tu plrtghyggh yghi
sldlrfghg, tgp` dòuhicus dlhigh pltuhmuc elh`pu. @tu t`dgc plrhgf sagj els`h
ougtgh eghus`g, flf. @tu gdgjgf els`h yghi gdg d` dgjge tuouf eghus`g. Mgwgoghhyg
gdgjgf 'mghtuhi'."
Gygca elhifljg hgpgs. Geuh`s` cltìghyg tljgf rahtac, olrfgs`j d`tlogc jgwgh.
D`g ogj`c cghgh, cleogj` duduc d` curs`.
"FA_LL!" Rlhduduc yghi olrgdg d` s`s` cghgh olrsargc. "Flogt slcgj`, Pghi
Giuhi!" Yghiea, Hgeigy, dgh eur`d-eur`d 'Tlrgtg` Legs' `cut olrslru, elhilpgjcgh
t`hmu cl udgrg.
"I`j`rgheu, Pghi Giuhi. Rlrtghyggh tlrgcf`r." O`csu slhàr o`kgrg.
"Og`c!" _af Drucpg olrd`r` dgr` curs`.
Gujg jlhighi. [leug olriligs duduc dgh elelrfgt`cgh. @tu plrtghyggh
pgeuhicgs, pgj`hi elhlhtucgh. _af Drucpg t`dgc gcgh eg`h-eg`h jgi`.
"Dlhigrjgf c`sgf sld`f `h`, Cgwgh. [ljgju olrtleu fghyg uhtuc olrp`sgf.
Elhiukgpcgh sljgegt dgtghi fghyg uhtuc eljgeog`cgh sljgegt t`hiigj. T`dgc plrhgf
olrsgtu pgdgfgj olrmadaf slmgc jgeg.
E`j`grgh tgfuh slmgc duh`g gdg, sljgju oli`tu tgcd`rhyg.
Kaog tlogc, pgsghigh egjghi gpgcgf `tu1"
D` dlt`c plrtgeg plrtghyggh `tu cljugr, Gygca slilrg olrp`c`r clrgs.
Elhilrgfcgh sljuruf clegepugh. Out`r pljuf cleogj` elhltls d` plj`p`s. Rlrtgruhigh
`h` eleghi t`dgc elhiiuhgcgh pucujgh, tlhdghigh, gtgu pldghi dgh slogig`hyg. Tgp`
tltgp eleougthyg elhiukurcgh clr`higt.
Dug elh`t olrmgjgh klpgt.
C`ca elrlegs mlegr`. Muig Puc`.
Oumghi d`ge—d`g elhkaog elhlogc, tgp` cgjègt 'pgsghigh egjghi gpgcgf `tu1'
eleougt nacushyg tlrighiiu. [lplrt` elhy`hd`r s`tugs`hyg. Tfaegs elhiiljlhicgh
clpgjg, olriuege pljgh, "@tu tlcg-tlc` yghi suj`t slcgj`." Yf`tl yghi olrd`r` d`
sloljgfhyg elhèpgj`, "Ogigèghg m`cg Hyahyg Gygca t`dgc o`sg elhmgwgohyg1 Gpgcgf
c`tg gcgh d`fgo`s` d` dlpgh plhduduc1" C`ca eljatat, "Lhgc sgmg. Hyahyg Gygca o`sg
elhmgwgohyg, Egr`h`r. Cgu slfgrushyg sljgju plrkgyg `tu."
[gjahig elhgtgp cl dlpgh. Cl s`hiigsghg yghi casahi. Gdg jlegr` cgyu dlhigh
uc`rgh `hdgf d` sgep`hi curs` olsgr `tu. Lhtgf uhtuc elhyèpgh gpg. [gjahig
olriuege, elhlogc `s` jlegr` cgyu `tu euhic`h jlo`f elhgr`c dgr`pgdg elhlogc tlcg-
tlc` plhuf plreg`hgh cgtg. Jlegr` `tu pgst` plht`hi d`jltgccgh d` sgep`hi
s`hiigsghg. [gjahig muig elhgtgp elmg clk`j dlhigh tlca parsljlh dgh iljgs-iljgs
`hdgf d` gtgshyg. Tlca `tu slplrt`hyg sljgju d``s` dlhigh tlf fghigt—tlrj`fgt ugp
d` eahkahi tlca, slplrt`hyg sljgju dìght` slt`gp mge tlrtlhtu ajlf eur`d _af
Drucpg.
Jèg elh`t olrjgju.
"Hyahyg Gygca, mgwgogheu d`tuhiiu, dug elh`t jgi`." O`csu slhàr o`kgrg.
Gygca elhighiiuc, d`g tgfu. Tgp` d`g tltgp t`dgc elhdgpgtcgh pltuhmuc. Gpg
yghi sljgju olrtleu tgp` slcgjìus olrp`sgf1 Rgsghigh gpg yghi elhiukgpcgh sljgegt
dgtghi fghyg uhtuc cleud`gh eljgeog`cgh tghigh sljgegt t`hiigj1 Tlcg-tlc` _af
Drucpg sldghi eleogfgs gpg1 Gpgcgf `tu plruepgeggh1 Gpgcgf `tu n`jasan` f`dup1
Yghiea, Hgeigy, dgh eur`d-eur`d 'Tlrgtg` Legs' slcgj` jgi` tlrj`fgt
elhilpgjcgh t`hmu. Elrlcg tgfu, jgwgh sldghi clsuj`tgh.
"Gya, Hyahyg Gygca!" C`ca olro`s`c elhyleghigt` dgr` clmgufgh. Puc` elrlegs
mlegr`.
Lhge elh`t olrjgju.
"Hyahyg Gygca, sgtu elh`t jgi` tlrs`sg."
Gygca elhighiiuc. D`g tgfu. [lcgj` jgi` eleplrog`c` pas`s` duduc.
[ugsghg d` dgjge gujg olsgr `tu slegc`h elhlighicgh. Dgjge wgctu lhge pujuf
dlt`c jgi`, plelhghi plrtghd`high `h` gcgh d`tlhtucgh. Dlt`c dle` dlt`c, wgctu
Gygca slegc`h slep`t.
"Gya, Hyahyg Gygca pgst` o`sg!" C`ca olro`s`c.
Puc` elhghicupcgh tljgpgc tghighhyg.
Yf`tl elhiusgp wgmgf. @h` tlrhygtg jlo`f elhlighicgh dòghd`hi elhahtah
plrtgruhigh t`hmu. Tlcg-tlc` `h`, d`g t`dgc elhi`rg gcgh slslrùs `h`. Hgsò f`dup
elrlcg tlrightuhi pgdg 4< dlt`c tlrs`sg. Gpgcgf Gygca o`sg elhmgwgohyg, gtgu elrlcg
sleug gcgh d`fgo`s` _af Drucpg. Gygca elelmgecgh egtg. Cahslhtrgs` plhuf.
D`g fgrus elhleucgh mgwgoghhyg. Tgp` gpg pltuhmuchyg1 Jgwgh slhigmg elrghicg`
cgjègt plrtghyggh sldle`c`gh rupg gigr pltuhmuc `tu tlrsgegrcgh. D`g fgrus
elhleucgh mgwgoghhyg, gtgu raeoahigh elrlcg t`dgc gcgh o`sg elj`fgt egtgfgr`
tlhiiljge sarl `h`. [uhslt. Muig egtgfgr` tlro`t lsac pgi`. [uhr`sl.... Gstgig!
Gygca olrslru dgjge fgt`—d`g egs`f elelmgecgh egtg. D`g tgfu pltuhmuchyg. T`dgc
sgjgf jgi`.
"Hyahyg Gygca, jèg oljgs dlt`c jgi` 7"
Puc` elhutup wgmgf dlhigh dug tljgpgc tghigh. D`g t`dgc sghiiup elhygcs`cgh
Gygca cgjgf. C`ca elelighi jlhigh sgudgrg cleogrhyg.
[lelhtgrg Gygca egs`f elelmgecgh egtg. Mgwgogh `tu tljgf dlcgt. [uhslt.
[uhr`sl. @tujgf pltuhmuchyg. Egtgfgr` tlhiiljge, clt`cg s`ghi olrtleu dlhigh egjge,
fghyg uhtuc eljgeog`cgh tghigh olrp`sgf sgtu sgeg jg`h. Egtgfgr` tlro`t, sggt egjge
eljlpgs r`hdu clpgdg s`ghi, tgp` jgi`-jgi` fghyg uhtuc elhiukgpcgh sljgegt t`hiigj.
Elrlcgjgf pgsghigh egjghi `tu. [lhght`gsg d`slout olrsgeg-sgeg. [ljgju olrmadaf
sgtu sgeg jg`h, sgj`hi eljlhicgp`, sgj`hi elhi`s` duh`g `h`, tgp` t`dgc plrhgf
olrsgtu.
Gygca eleoucg egtg.
"Rgsghigh egjghi `tu gdgjgf 's`ghi dgh egjge'―
Rlrs`s sggt dlt`c tlrgcf`r olrdltgc.
_af Drucpg elhiilrge clsgj. Jgwgh olrfgs`j elhmgwgo plrtghygghhyg.
"FA_LLL!" Cgj` `h`, sljuruf plhduduc olrslru, olrtlpuc tghigh. Elrlcg sleug
olrsucg-k`tg. "Flogt slcgj` arghi gs`hi `tu@" Tèpgj yghi jg`h, "Muig flogt slcgj`
Pghi Giuhi!" Elrlcg elhyghmuhi, "Rlreg`hgh `h` slru slcgj`." Elrlcg olrd`r`,
eleolr`cgh gpjgus clpgdg dug pleg`h.
O`csu tlrslhyue, elhighiiuc, "Pghi Giuhi, Hyahyg Gygca, sljgegt, plreg`hgh
tlcg-tlc` `h` olrgcf`r èoghi. [geg cugt."
C`ca tljgf elhifgeour elhdlcgt` Gygca, muig Puc`. D`g jaepgt eleljuc Gygca
lrgt-lrgt. Gduf, d`g slhghi slcgj`. Elhkùe` p`p` Gygca—eleougt yghi d`kùe`
tlrtgwg jlogr.
"@tu flogt slcgj`, Hyahyg Gygca." Yf`tl elhdlcgt.
"Flf, Egr`h`r. Cgu t`dgc usgf `cut-`cutgh slhghi. Tgd` cgu sgeg slcgj` t`dgc
elhuhmuccgh clygc`hgh m`cg Hyahyg Gygca o`sg elhmgwgohyg."
Yf`tl elhylr`hig`.
Tfaegs `cut elhdlcgt, "Tlrèg cgs`f, Hyahyg Gygca. Gcu t`dgc tgfu ogigèghg
eleogjgshyg, Hyahyg elhyljgegtcgh clpgjgcu. Muig Tugh [gjahig tgd` egjge." Gygca
tlrslhyue, "Jupgcgh, Tfaegs-cuh. Cgu t`dgc olrutghi gpg puh clpgdgcu. M`cg dgjge
pas`s` yghi sgeg, cgu muig gcgh eljgcucghhyg uhtuccu."
Oumghi `cut eljghicgf eleolr`cgh sljgegt. Fghyg [gjahig yghi tltgp olrd`r` d`
tlepgthyg. Muig Muhàr—yghi eleghi sljgju d`ge tghpg lcsprls`.
"Hahg Eudg, Ousf` t`dgc clj`ru elhyghmuhieu. Cgu t`dgc j`fg` eleolr`cgh
plrtghyggh. Tgp` t`dgc gdg tlcg-tlc` yghi o`sg juput dgrèu. [gepg` olrtleu d`
plrtghd`high cltìg. Lsac pgi`." _af Drucpg elhygpg slmlhgc sloljue elh`hiigjcgh
gujg stupg.
Gygca ogjgs eleouhicuc, "Tlrèg cgs`f oghygc, Pghi Giuhi. Cge` gcgh olrs`gp."
Lp`sadl 70 Rusgcg 'Tlrgtg` Legs'

[@[G fgr` olrmgjgh r`jlcs.
_af Drucpg eljahiigrcgh plhigwgjgh gtgs raeoahigh gs`hi tlrslout. T`dgc gdg
plhigwgjgh cltgt jgi`, elrlcg dòlogscgh olplri`gh d` dgjge dzahi, dgh muig slc`tgr
plreucègh plhduduc. Yghiea dgh Hgeigy elhigwgs` dgr` clmgufgh.
[gjahig elhifgo`scgh wgctu olrmgjgh-mgjgh, elj`fgt plrcgepuhigh. Muhàr

elhlegh`hyg. Elrlcg olrmgjgh cgc`, d` plegtghi-plegtghi sgwgf,
elhiuhmuhi` plreucègh yghi olrgdg d` tlhigf-tlhigf fgepgrgh elhif`mgu. Lhtgf
gpg yghi d`g o`kgrgcgh, slslcgj` olrkgcgp-kgcgp dlhigh plhduduc sltlepgt. Ghgc-ghgc
clk`j elhilrueuh`, tlrtgr`c dlhigh arghi gs`hi yghi dgtghi. Rlhduduc dgtgrgh t`hii`
`tu rgegf, dlhigh slhghi fgt` elhgwgr` [gjahig dgh Muhàr egcgh s`ghi olrsgeg d`
ruegf ogtu elrlcg. Cgpgh s`f [gjahig elhajgc egcghgh lhgc1
Muig Puc` dgh C`ca, elsc` tumughhyg olroldg, elrlcg muig elhifgo`scgh s`sg
fgr` dlhigh elj`fgt-j`fgt dgtgrgh t`hii` `tu. Elhiuhmuhi` mleogtgh cgyu—gdg oghygc
d` sghg. Elhgtgp grs`tlcturhyg yghi `hdgf. Elj`fgt jlo`f dlcgt futgh jlogt.
[lslcgj` elrlcg duduc elelrfgt`cgh flwgh-flwgh sltlepgt yghi cfgs. Futgh d` dlcgt
plreucègh d`fuh` ajlf olrogig` nguhg elhgr`c, flwgh-flwgh `tu slslcgj` dgtghi cl
tlp` futgh elhkgr` egcghgh. Muig elelrfgt`cgh tueoufgh yghi jghicg, slplrt`
ghiirlc, dgh ouhig-ouhig futgh jg`hhyg.
Gygca t`dgc cl eghg-eghg, d`g eljgcucgh eld`tgs` d` cgegrhyg.
Tfaegs muig t`dgc cl eghg-eghg, d`g elhlruscgh eleogkg oucu-oucu d` rughi
tlhigf jghtg` lhge. Oumghi elhlegh`hyg. [lslcgj` `cut eleogkg, slslcgj` elhiaoraj.
"Cgu puhyg wgctu, Oumghi1" Yf`tl olrd`r` d` ogwgf o`hicg` p`htu rughi tlhigf.
"Fl`, Yf`tl, gcu sljgju puhyg wgctu uhtuceu" Oumghi elhighiiuc, elhuhmuc
curs` ratgh yghi casahi, "Gya, olrigouhi olrsgeg cge`."
"Fgja, Yf`tl." Tfaegs elhuruhcgh oucuhyg slolhtgr.
"Fgja, Tfae." Yf`tl ogjgs elhygpg, eljghicgf egsuc.
[lmgc elrlcg tòg d` dzahi clegr`h pltghi, elrlcg eleghi oljue slepgt
olrkgcgp-kgcgp dlhigh sghtg`. Rlrtghd`high `tu elhy`tg wgctu dgh cahslhtrgs`.
"Cgu sljgju sucg eleogkg, Tfarh1" Yf`tl elhuhmuc oucu d` tghigh Tfaegs,
sgeo`j duduc.
"Oli`tujgf, Cgwgh." Tfaegs tlrtgwg.
"D`g cahsujtgh clughigh. D`g sudgf slfgrushyg sucg eleogkg." Oumghi
elhèpgj`.
"@tu oucu gpg, Tfae1 Tlhtghi clughigh1"
"Cgu t`dgc gcgh plrkgyg elhdlhigrhyg," Tfaegs elhuhmuccgh oucu `tu, t`dgc gdg
igeogr d` sgepujhyg, `tu oucu cjgs`c cajlcs` dzahi, fghyg gdg tlcs dlhigh furun-
furun Kf`hg, "Oucu `h` tlhtghi olrkakac tghge. Mudujhyg, 'Oud`dgyg Rgd` d` [gwgf
Dgtgrgh T`hii`'."
"Lf1 Cgu t`dgc olriurgu, Tfae1"
Tfaegs tlrtgwg, "Cgjgu cgu t`dgc plrkgyg, cgu o`sg eleogkghyg slhd`r`."
"Gcu t`dgc o`sg eleogkg gcsgrg Kf`hg." Yf`tl elhiiljlhi—elhylrgf.
Tfaegs elhighiiuc-ghiiuc, "Cajlcs` oucu d` jlegr` `tu elhgr`c. Oucgh
tap`chyg, cloghygcgh fghyg tlhtghi clf`dupgh slfgr`-fgr`. Eljg`hcgh ogfgsghyg. Pghi
sgtu `h` dlhigh ogfgsg Kf`hg. Tgp` gcu muig elhleucgh oucu yghi olrogfgsg Rlrs`g
jgeg, Grgo, muig ogfgsg Jgt`h, Eahiaj`g, Mlpghi. Ogfcgh gdg yghi d`tuj`s dgjge
ogfgsg Eljgyu, tlhtghi 'Dur`gh', ougf lcsat`s gsj` [uegtlrg dgh Oarhla. Gcu
olruhtuhi duju Apg elhyurufcu oljgmgr ololrgpg ogfgsg.
"Klr`tg dgr` Gygca olhgr, oucu-oucu `h` elhmgd` ouct` slmgrgf, tlepgt `h`
duju, olrcuepuj olrogig` tucghi pucuj dgr` sligjg plhmuru duh`g. Elrlcg dgtghi
eleogwg plhiltgfugh dglrgf egs`hi-egs`hi, muig ogfgsg, oucu-oucu, kgrg f`dup, sleug
olreugrg d` s`h`, cleud`gh eleolhtuc clf`dupgh cljaepac 'Tlrgtg` Legs'."
Yf`tl ogjgs elhighiiuc-ghiiuc. Tfaegs elhlruscgh eleogkg.
"Gpg cgogr Nrghs, Yf`tl1" Oumghi olrtghyg.
"T`dgc olruogf oghygc. Cahd`s`hyg stgo`j, tgp` d`g egs`f sgc`t-sgc`tgh."
"D`g egs`f slr`hi o`jghi sagj elhiuhmuhi` egcge Tgucl Olsgr1"
Yf`tl tlrtgwg pljgh, "Hygr`s t`gp fgr`. Elhiljufcgh fgj `tu tlrus-elhlrus.
Tgp` cgu tgfu, dactlr eljgrghihyg olplri`gh. \s`g tug, clslfgtgh, t`dgc elhi`z`hcgh
d`g elhmlhiuc pusgrg Tgucl Olsgr. Lhtgfjgf, gpgcgf d`g egs`f slepgt eljgcucghhyg
gtgu t`dgc."
Oumghi elhiighiuc, elhgtgp Yf`tl. [gj`hi tgtgp.
Jlhighi slmlhgc.
"Gcu tgfu cgu flhdgc eleo`kgrgcgh gpg, Yf`tl."
Yf`tl elhljgh judgf. Oumghi sudgf tgfu1 D`g slmgc tgd` elhliufcgh h`gt
eleogfgs sagj `h` jghisuhi clpgdg Oumghi. Olrcgj`-cgj` sudgf dlcgt slcgj`, d`g
eleogtgjcghhyg. F`hiig gcf`rhyg sarl `h`, elegcsgcgh d`r`, euepuhi Tfaegs gdg
olrsgeg Oumghi, `tu gcgh eleoghtu s`tugs` jlo`f sghtg`.
"Cgu egrgf sagj gjgt pljgkgc `tu, oucgh1 @tu yghi flhdgc cgu o`kgrgcgh,
oucgh1"
Tfaegs elhuruhcgh jgi` oucu, elelrfgt`cgh plrkgcgpgh.
"Ogigèghg cgu tgfu gcu gcgh eleo`kgrgcgh sagj gjgt pljgkgc1"
"C`ca yghi eleolr`tgfu, slegjge, d`g o`jghi cgu egrgf sagj `tu."
Yf`tl elhiilrutu dgjge fgt`—dgsgr C`ca tucghi elhigdu.
"Gcu t`dgc egrgf sagj pljgkgchyg, Oumghi. @tu strgtli` yghi or`j`gh. Tgp` gcu
t`dgc tlrèg cgu t`dgc eleolr`tgfucu. Gpg susgfhyg cgu elhmljgscghhyg jlo`f duju
clpgdgcu1 C`tg tlegh og`c, t`dgc gdg rgfgs`g d` ghtgrg c`tg."
"Gcu sòuc, Yf`tl."
"M`cg cgu sòuc, cgu o`sg elhljlpahcu. Gtgu c`rè plsgh plhdlc, 'Fl`, Yf`tl,
gcu elegsghi pljgkgc d` ilsplr e`j`ceu. Oyl'. Gtgu cgu elrgsg t`dgc plrju jgi`
eleogi` `hnaregs` clpgdgcu1"
Oumghi elhifljg hgpgs pljgh. D`ge slmlhgc.
"Gcu e`htg eggn sagj `tu, Cgwgh. Og`cjgf, gcu gcgh olrtlrus tlrghi, gcu
eleghi t`dgc olrh`gt eleogi` `hnaregs` `tu clpgdgeu."
"Gstgig, Oumghi!" Yf`tl tlrj`fgt egrgf. T`hmuhyg elhilpgj.
"[lolhtgr. [lolhtgr, Yf`tl." Oumghi elhighicgt tghighhyg.
Tfaegs eljltgccgh oucu. Tlrhygtg `h` pleo`kgrggh slrùs. [lru muig. Elhahtah.
"Cgu slfgrushyg eleolr`tgfucu, Oumghi! [ltljgf oli`tu oghygc yghi c`tg jlwgt`
olrsgeg."
"Gcu puhyg gjgsgh og`chyg, Yf`tl."
"Jghtgs gpg gjgsghhyg1 Oujgh-oujgh tlrgcf`r cgu t`dgc plrhgf jgi` eleogi`
`hnaregs` plht`hi uhtuccu. Cgu olrflht` elhmgd` clpgjg Cljugrig Tahi, s`gpg yghi
tgfu dujugh1 Puc`, C`ca, Tugh [gjahig. Gcu ogru tgfu sltljgf elrlcg o`kgrg. Cgu
tuhghigh d` [g`ht Rltlrsouri, s`gpg yghi tgfu1 Puc`, C`ca, Tugh [gjahig. Gcu t`dgc.
Gcu ogru tgfu sltljgf tleogc-elhleogc, clmgr-elhilmgr. Cgu elegsghi gjgt pljgkgc.
[`gpg yghi tgfu1 Puc`, C`ca, dgh euhic`h Tugh [gjahig. Gcu t`dgc. [lajgf gcu t`dgc
plht`hi jgi` ogièu. Rgdgfgj gcu elhlegh` cgu jlo`f dgr` slpujuf cgj` dgjge e`s`
f`dup-egt`. Gcu sudgf elhighiigpeu jlo`f dgr` sgudgrgcu. Jghtgs gpg gjgsghhyg,
flf1" Yf`tl tlrj`fgt clsgj slcgj`.
"Gpg gjgsghhyg, Oumghi1" Yf`tl elhdlsgc.
"Nrghs." Oumghi olrcgtg plhdlc.
Yf`tl tlrd`ge. Nrghs1 Gpg fuouhighhyg dlhigh gygfhyg1
"Gcu t`dgc egu cgu elh`hiigjcgh Nrghs, Yf`tl. @tujgf gjgsghhyg." Oumghi
olrcgtg pljgh, "J`fgtjgf, sggt c`tg olrgdg d` s`h`, s`gpg yghi elhiurus Nrghs1"
"Rligwg` rlstargh elhiurushyg. Muig gdg dactlr yghi elhiahtraj slt`gp sarl,
gdg plrgwgt yghi olrmgig ?4 mge. Gpg yghi cgu klegscgh, flf1"
"Gcu tgfu. Cgu elegst`cgh Nrghs d`rgwgt dlhigh og`c. Tgp` slog`c-og`chyg
plrgwgt ogi` d`g gdgjgf cgu, putrg sgtu-sgtuhyg."
Yf`tl tlrd`ge, gpg egcsud Oumghi1
"Mgd` gcu e`htg eggn, oujgh-oujgh `h`, gdg ololrgpg `hnaregs` plht`hi yghi
t`dgc cucgtgcgh clpgdgeu. [lolhgrhyg, gcu ogfcgh flhdgc elhiflht`cgh sljgju
eleghii`jeu, Yf`tl. Tgp` gcu t`dgc o`sg, gcu sljgju eleoutufcgheu. Cgu tlrpgcsg
dgtghi jgi`, dgtghi jgi`, dgh dgtghi jgi` eleoghtucu, elh`hiigjcgh Nrghs."
"Flf, Nrghs slhd`r` yghi elhyurufcu plri` eleoghtueu."
"Gcu tgfu. Nrghs ogfcgh olrsld`g eleghiiuj GC-49 dle` Cljugrig Tahi, m`cg d`g
egs`f o`sg eljgcucghhyg. Tgp` gyajgf, Cgwgh, t`dgccgf cgu o`sg elj`fgthyg1 Nrghs
slcgrgt. D`g tljgf tòg d` umuhi plrmgjghghhyg. Fghyg sagj wgctu, d`g plri` sljgeg-
jgeghyg. Cgu tgfu clklegsgh yghi cuogyghicgh ololrgpg oujgh tlrgcf`r tlrcg`t
Nrghs1" Yf`tl tlrd`ge, elhgtgp Oumghi.
"Gcu klegs Nrghs elh`hiigj sggt cgu sldghi plri` olrsgegcu."
Yf`tl elhljgh judgf. Oumghi elhklegscgh `tu1
"Gcu tgfu rgsghyg clf`jghigh arghitug dgh gcu t`dgc d` sghg sggt elrlcg
plri`. @tu t`dgc plrhgf eudgf, Yf`tl. Cgu tgfu, c`tg olhgr-olhgr elrgsg clf`jghigh,
sltljgf slsugtu `tu tljgf f`jghi oltujgh.... Rgdgfgj gcu eleolhk` Ogpgccu. Dgjge
cgsus `h`, cgu dgh Nrghs dlcgt sgtu sgeg jg`h. [gj`hi elhygyghi`. Gcu t`dgc egu
Nrghs egt`, tghpg arghi yghi d`g sgyghi` d` sgep`hihyg. Cgu o`sg eleogyghicghhyg1
D`g elh`hiigj slhd`r`gh d` njgt jghtg` dug. Tghpg s`gpg-s`gpg. Tlrjlpgs dgr` Nrghs
elrgsg og`c-og`c sgmg, elhighiigp `tu t`dgc plht`hi, `tu tltgp elhyld`fcgh. @tujgf
clhgpg gcu eujg` elhiflht`cgh olrogi` `hnaregs`. Tlregsuc sagj pljgkgc `tu, gcu
slhigmg t`dgc eleolr`tgfueu. Gigr cgu o`sg t`hiigj d` Fahi Cahi dlhigh tlhtlrge.
Elhiurus Nrghs. Oucgh elhklegscgh, sld`c`t-sld`c`t elelr`csg pas`s` pljgkgc/' Yf`tl
elhifljg hgpgs pghmghi. Clegrgfghhyg eujg` rldg.
"Gcu e`htg eggn m`cg `tu eleougteu tlrs`hiiuhi, Yf`tl. [lmgt`hyg, gcu slhghi
slt`gp cgj` cgu dgtghi eleoghtucu. Cgu gdgjgf arghi yghi gcu o`sg elelrkgygcgh
f`dupcu. Cgu plhleogc slhmgtg olrgt, plhileud` tghc, plhmgig plrèltlr plrtgfghgh
slcgjìus umuhi taeogc slrghigh. Dgh jlo`f dgr` `tu, cgu gdgjgf sgudgrgcu. Cgu
sljgju plht`hi, Ey Egh. Cgu sljgju plht`hi ogi`cu."
Elrlcg sgj`hi olrs`tgtgp jgi`.
Yf`tl elhiusgp rgeout p`rghihyg.
"Gcu muig e`htg eggn, Oumghi.... C`ca iad dgeh `t, d`g slhigmg eleghgs-
eghgs`cu."
Oumghi tlrslhyue. Elhighiiuc.
"Cgj`gh olrdug o`sg olrpljucgh slcgrghi." Tfaegs tòg-tòg elhyljltuc.
Oumghi dgh Yf`tl elhajlf.
"Olrpljucgh1 Gpg egcsudeu, Tfae1" Yf`tl olrtghyg.
"Cgj`gh fgo`s sgjgf pgfge, oucgh1 Dgh slcgrghi clsgjgfpgfgegh `tu tljgf
d`sljlsg`cgh. Olrpljucgh gcgh eleougt oahd`hi cgj`gh slegc`h lrgt. Rlrkgygjgf."
Tfaegs tlrtgwg.
Oumghi dgh Yf`tl `cut tlrtgwg.
Egcgh egjge olrmgjgh jghkgr. [gjahig, Puc`, dgh C`ca slplrt` o`gsg
elhdae`hgs` plrkgcgpgh.
Elrlcg eleo`kgrgcgh gpg puh yghi tlrj`htgs d` clpgjg elrlcg. [geo`j slslcgj`
eljatat dgh elhiaelj ([gjahig), slslcgj` tlrtgwg klc`c`cgh (C`ca). Muhàr tltgp
d`ge. Ogfcgh cgjgupuh dzahi `tu ruhtuf, rlegmg us`g dljgpgh oljgs tgfuh `tu euhic`h
tltgp elhutup eujuthyg. Mgd` plrkueg sgmg C`ca elhmgf`j`hyg clslc`gh cgj` d` elmg
egcgh.
Elrlcg slepgt eleo`kgrgcgh plrtghd`high tlrgcf`r yghi gcgh d`p`j`f Gygca
olsac pgi`. Tgp` Gygca oljue eleutuscgh. D`g ogru elhèoghi ololrgpg aps`
plrtghd`high, d`g gcgh ele`j`f fgt`-fgt` plrtghd`high yghi elrlcg puhyg cghs
elhgfgh _af Drucpg VV, olsac pgi` d`g ogru gcgh eleolr`tgfu yghi jg`h.
Jlpgs egcgh egjge, slogi`gh jghisuhi elhumu cgegr egs`hi-egs`hi, olrghmgc
t`dur. [gjahig jljgf, sltljgf olrmgjgh-mgjgh. Puc` dgh C`ca o`jghi `hi`h jlo`f
klpgt 't`dur kght`c'.
Fghyg elhy`sgcgh Oumghi dgh Tfaegs yghi duduc d` rughi tlhigf. Tfaegs
eljghmutcgh eleogkg oucu-oucu jg`h, sgeo`j slslcgj` olrkgcgp-kgcgp dlhigh Oumghi—
yghi muig eleoucg ololrgpg oucu tug.
Fgep`r pucuj dug oljgs egjge.
Dzahi `tu tljgf slhygp. [logi`gh olsgr plhifuh`hyg tljgf olrghmgc t`dur.
Jgepu-jgepu e`hygc tljgf d`pgdgecgh, elhy`sgcgh jarahi-jarahi yghi iljgp gtgu
rleghi. Tfaegs dgh Oumghi muig s`gp eljltgccgh oucu cl jlegr` cgyu. [ggthyg t`dur.
Clt`cg sasac `tu olrd`r` d` ogwgf o`hicg` p`htu rughi tlhigf. Fghyg jgepu d`
dgjge rughigh yghi elhygjg, ogi`gh jugr tljgf pgdge, eleougt o`hicg` p`htu rleghi.
[asac `tu t`dgc tlrj`fgt mljgs.
"Fl`, Yf`tl, cgu oljue t`dur1" Tfaegs elhygpg.
"Gtgu cgu gdg fgj jg`h jgi` yghi flhdgc dò`kgrgcgh1" Oumghi olriurgu.
[asac `tu t`dgc elhmgwgo. Eljghicgf egmu.
@tu oucgh Yf`tl. @tu arghi jg`h.
"[ljgegt egjge, Gige, Tfaegs."
Oumghi elhljgh judgf elhgtgp sasac `tu. D`g t`dgc elhduighyg. Tfaegs rlnjlcs
olrs`gp elhilpgjcgh t`hmu, cgc`hyg elegsghi cudg-cudg.
Elrlcg suhiiuf t`dgc elhduig gcgh olrtleu dlhigh sasac `tu.
D`lia [gegd.
[asac `tu gdgjgf D`lia. Tlpgthyg, D`lia elhiiuhgcgh sgegrgh elhmgd` Yf`tl.
Elhiuogf tgep`jgh n`s`c—tlregsuc eleatahi plhdlc rgeouthyg, pgcg`ghhyg, kgrg
olrilrgc, olrd`r`, slepurhg plrs`s slplrt` Yf`tl. D`g mljgs j`fg` eljgcucgh
cgeunjgsl, ogfcgh Oumghi yghi ele`j`c` egtg tgmge tlrt`pu. Ogru tgfu `tu D`lia
sltljgf sasachyg cljugr, wgmgfhyg d`tèpg kgfgyg jgepu e`hygc.
"Gf, cgj`gh t`dgc elhmgwgo sgjge fghigtcu1 Gtgu cgj`gh tlrjgju cgilt
elj`fgtcu1 Gyajgf, `h` elhylhghicgh." D`lia elhylr`hig`.
"Gpg yghi cgu jgcucgh d` s`h`1" Oumghi elhdls`s.
"Gpg yghi gcu jgcucgh1 @h` ruegfcu, Gige." D`lia eljghicgf jgi`, t`hiigj jèg
jghicgf dgr` gd`c t`r`hyg, "Cgu slplrt`hyg t`dgc slhghi elj`fgtcu1 Cgu t`dgc r`hdu
clpgdg cgcgceu, Gige1 Cgu t`dgc olrtghyg gpg cgogrcu, D`c1"
J`fgtjgf, D`lia tlrj`fgt slfgt. Tuouf t`hii` olsgr `tu t`dgc curghi sgtu gpg
puh. Jucg-jucg dgr` plrtgruhigh d` jarahi cgst`j [g`ht Rltlrsouri tljgf jgeg
sleouf. Fghyg d`p`sgfcgh jèg jghicgf, olrd`r` sgtu sgeg jg`h, Oumghi dgh D`lia
ogig` p`hghi dòljgf dug. E`r`p sgtu sgeg jg`h. Oldghyg, D`lia jlo`f t`hii`
ololrgpg slht`. Dlhigh oajg egtg o`ru, slplrt` e`j`c Kgtr`hg, òuhyg.
"Oucghcgf _af Drucpg eljlepgrcgh cgu cl iug-iug iljgp1" Tfaegs elhiilrge.
"Gf, arghi tug `tu." D`lia eljgeog`cgh tghigh, "D`g sljgju oli`tu. [lmgc gcu
tòg d` kljgf elhumu tlepgt `h`. [ld`c`t-sld`c`t egrgf, klrgegf, sld`c`t-sld`c`t
eljlepgrcgh eur`dhyg cl iug. Eleo`grcghhyg eleousuc d` dgjgehyg. Tgp` gcu t`dgc
egt`. J`fgtjgf, gcu og`c-og`c sgmg. Ogfcgh, gcu t`dgc plrhgf elrgsg slog`c `h`,
Tfarh."
"Clhgpg cgu euhkuj elhdgdgc d` s`h`1" Oumghi elhylj`d`c.
"Cgrlhg gcu flhdgc elhiukgpcgh tlrèg cgs`f clpgdg cgj`gh." D`lia tlrtgwg
pljgh, "Gcu t`dgc olriurgu. [uhiiuf tlrèg cgs`f, Gige. Muig clpgdg Hyahyg Gygca.
Cgj`gh eleolr`cgh clslepgtgh tlrog`c ogi`cu. [udgf jgeg gcu elhuhiiu eaelh `h`.
T`dgc plrhgf tòg. Olrtgfuh-tgfuh gcu olrusgfg, dgh sljgju igigj. Tgp` cgj`gh
dgtghi slfgr` jgju. _aeoahigh arghi gs`hi plrtgeg yghi elhiuhmuhi` Olhtlhi d` Gtgs
Gwgh sltljgf pujufgh tgfuh.
"Rlrtgfghgh tlepgt `h` elhmgd` rlhtgh slmgc cgj`gh dgtghi. Rgrg plhmgig fgrus
eleo`gsgcgh d`r` dlhigh cgj`gh, yghi ologs olrclj`grgh. Yghiea, Hgeigy, elrlcg
elhilhdurcgh plhmgiggh. Tlregsuc arghi tug `tu, d`g clf`jghigh `hst`hi tlrog`chyg.
Graeg arghi gs`hi yghi elj`htgs d` jarahi-jarahi oghiuhgh dzahi eleougthyg jlhigf.
Clslhghigh plrtghd`high muig eleougthyg gog`. D`g sudgf tlrjgju jgeg t`dgc elhdgpgt
jgwgh tghiiuf. Gcu o`sg elhylj`hgp egsuc dlhigh eudgf, elhygtu dlhigh raeoahigh
cgj`gh. Elrlcg elhi`rg gcu egr`h`r, tlegh og`ceu, Gige. [ldghi olrmgjgh-mgjgh
elh`cegt` udgrg egjge/'
"Clhgpg cgu elhylj`hgp egsuc m`cg `h` ruegfeu, flf1" Oumghi olrtghyg.
"Cgrlhg d`g flhdgc elhkur` slsugtu." Tfaegs yghi elhmgwgo.
"Gf, cahsujtgh clughigh flogt `tu. Tlch`c olrp`c`r dlduct`neu sljgju
elhigiuecgh." D`lia tlrtgwg elhajlf cl Tfaegs, "Cgu slplrt`hyg elhmgd` tlegh og`c
Gige slcgrghi. [ljgju olrsgeghyg."
"Gpg yghi cgu kur`, D`lia1" Oumghi elhdlsgc.
"Cahsujtgh clughigh `tu slplrt`hyg o`sg elhlogchyg."
"Rusgcg 'Tlrgtg` Legs'." Tfaegs eleolr`tgfu.
Oumghi elhajlf clpgdg Tfaegs.
"Gcu eleogkg `hnaregs` `tu d` sgjgf sgtu oucu olrogfgsg Jgt`h," Tfaegs
elhmljgscgh, elhuhmuc oucu-oucu tug d` jlegr` jghtg` lhge, "T`dgc sleug oucu-oucu
`tu tlhtghi clf`dupgh slfgr`-fgr`. [gtu-dug elhyèpgh `hnaregs` yghi plht`hi. Oucu
`tu elhuj`s, d` gujg olsgr stupg, d` jlegr` cgyu sloljgf s`hiigsghg, _af Drucpg VV
elhyèpgh slougf plrcgelh tug, yghi d`wgr`scgh ajlf _af Drucpg plrtgeg. Rlrcgelh
`tu gdgjgf Rusgcg 'Tlrgtg` Legs'."
D`lia tlrtgwg jlogr, olrtlpuc tghigh pljgh.
"Orgva, Tfaegs. Cgu eleghi ilhùs. Rghtgs sgmg cgu elhmgd` cahsujtgh clughigh
pgj`hi tap."
Tgp` clhgpg D`lia elhkur`hyg1 Gpg `tu Rusgcg 'Tlrgtg` Legs'1
"Gcu gcgh olrog`c fgt` elhmljgscghhyg, Gige." D`lia elhiflht`cgh tlpuc
tghighhyg, elrg`f iujuhigh plrcgelh dgr` ogj`c pgcg`ghhyg.

Eleplrj`fgtcghhyg d` ogwgf kgfgyg jgepu e`hygc. Iujuhigh plrcgelh `tu
pghmghihyg dug mlhicgj, tlrougt dgr` cuj`t flwgh.
"Tumuf tgfuh jgju, sggt tòg d` dlpgh kljgf iuhuhi, olhdg `h`jgf yghi gcu
kgr`. Oucgh dgtgrgh t`hii` tlrsleouhy`, muig oucgh arghi tug `tu. Olhdg `h`,
wgr`sgh tlrflogt cljaepac 'Tlrgtg` Legs9. Tgp` gcu t`dgc gcgh o`sg elhdgpgtcghhyg
dlhigh eudgf, egcg gcu eleutuscgh olrpurg-purg. Arghi tug `tu elhlrègcu d` gujg
s`hiigsghghyg. D`g dlhigh klpgt o`sg eleogkg clcugtgh d` dgjge tuoufcu. Tlch`c
ele`hdg` jgwgh. D`g tgfu gcu elwgr`s` dgrgf [` Egtg Elrgf.
"Gcu eleouhicuc d` dlpghhyg. Elhmljgscgh plrmgjghgh f`dupcu, jghtgs

elhygtgcgh slt`g clpgdg cljaepac 'Tlrgtg` Legs'. D`g tlrtgwg iljgc elhdlhigrhyg.
Olrslru m`cg gcu ele`j`c` patlhs` flogt, d`g elhlrègcu elhmgd` eur`d. Gcu olrjgt`f
olrsgeg eur`d-eur`d yghi jg`h, jèg tgfuh olrjgju, gcu dlhigh klpgt elrghislc hg`c
elhmgd` ghiiatg Lepgt Cljapgc \tgeg, sljg`h Yghiea, Hgeigy, dgh sgtu jgi` Mfì
Darm`.
"Arghi tug `tu elhd`d`c eur`d-eur`dhyg dlhigh clrgs. [lcgj` eleougt
clsgjgfgh, `tu kucup uhtuc eleougteu d`jlepgrcgh cl iug iljgp olrfgr`-fgr`.
Eleo`grcgh cgu olrtgfgh f`dup d` sghg slhd`r`gh. T`dgc puhyg egcghgh, tlrcuruhi
olrsgeg iljgp slpghmghi s`ghi dgh egjge. [ggt tuoufeu curus clr`hi, hygr`s egt`,
d`g ogru elhyuruf cgu dòlogscgh. Gcu elrgsgcgh fucuegh `tu jlo`f slr`hi dòghd`hi
yghi jg`h. Cgrlhg gcu slr`hi clfgo`sgh clsgogrgh.
"Gcu elhi`hi`hcgh plrcgelh tug `h`, Rusgcg 'Tlrgtg` Legs'. Gpg `s` olhdg tug
`h`1 _gfgs`g murus Rucujgh Tljgpgc Ols`. D`wgr`scgh dgr` sgtu _af Drucpg cl _af
Drucpg olr`cuthyg. [ltgfuh jgju, arghi tug `tu tgfu gpg yghi cu`hi`hcgh, dgh d`g
elhajgc eleolr`cghhyg. T`dgc plduj` m`cg gcu sudgf elhmgd` eur`dhyg yghi pgj`hi
flogt. D`g sljgju sòuc klrgegf tlhtghi tghiiuhi mgwgo, clslèoghigh, clmumurgh,
dgh sleug aeahi casahi pr`hs`p f`duphyg. O`jghi m`cg gcu olsac jusg ele`j`c`
patlhs` olsgr elhlruscgh pas`s`hyg, tgp` d`g t`dgc plrhgf olrsld`g elhigmgrcgh
murus elegt`cgh `tu. Ruh t`dgc plrhgf elhi`z`hcgh gcu elhi`ht`p `s` plrcgelh tug
`h`.
"Oasgh dlhigh klrgegfhyg, sugtu egjge, gcu eleutuscgh elhdgtghi` gujg
s`hiigsghg. Gcu elhigeo`j pgcsg plrcgelh `h` dgr` jlegr` dlcgt curs` olsgr `tu.
Yghiea, Hgeigy, dgh Mfì Darm` olrusgfg elhkligfcu. Cge` olrtgruhi. Gcu eleucuj
mgtuf Mfì Darm`, dgh d`g t`dgc oghic`t jgi`. Yghiea dgh Hgeigy t`dgc o`sg
elhigjgfcghcu. Tgp` sggt gcu olrfgs`j elhigeo`j plrcgelh `h`, arghi tug `tu
elhdgdgc euhkuj d` gujg. Cge` olrtgruhi. Gcu elhilrgfcgh sljuruf clegepugh,
tlregsuc elhlhiigc tugc, elhigct`ncgh clcugtgh [` Egtg Elrgf. Jghtg` pgrqult fghkur
jlour, d`hd`hi stupg olrjuoghi."
D`lia d`ge slmlhgc, elhylr`hig`, elhilhghi plrtgruhigh `tu.
"Tgp` sggt arghi tug `tu elhiljugrcgh murus Rucujgh Tljgpgc Ols`, sleug
olrgcf`r. Tuoufcu tlroght`hi slplrt` sgout cljgpg, eudgf sgmg d`g elhifgo`s`cu.
Arghi tug `tu olrgdg d` jlvlj yghi sghigt olroldg sggt murus `tu dìuhgcgh.... Gcu
elhi`rg d`g gcgh eleouhufcu. Tlrhygtg t`dgc. D`g jgi`-jgi` eljlepgrcu cl iug iljgp.
Olrfgrgp gcu eujg` egu elhlrèg klrgegf tlhtghi pr`hs`p f`duphyg. Elegfge` pr`hs`p-
pr`hs`p 'Tlrgtg` Legs'. @tu s`g-s`g. Gcu t`dgc tlrtgr`c t`hiigj jlo`f jgeg d`
tlepgt tlrplhk`j `h`. Gcu olrfgs`j jajas dgr` iug `tu, dgh gcu eleutuscgh
elh`hiigjcgh tlepgt `h`. Eleujg` rlhkghgcu slhd`r`. Jupgcgh sagj murus tlrslout,
gcu kucup flogt tghpg Rucujgh Tljgpgc Ols`.
"[`sg klr`tg cgu sudgf tgfu, Gige. C`tg olrtleu d` Elcs`ca. Muig d` egrcgs
Egstlr Drgiah. [lmgc `tu, c`tg slplrt`hyg sljgju d`tgcd`rcgh olrtleu, D`c." D`lia
tlrtgwg pljgh, "Tgp` gcu tlrjgju plrkgyg d`r`. Arghi tug `tu olhgr, gcu oljue
slflogt `tu. [ggt c`tg olrtleu jgi` d` [g`ht Rltlrsouri, cgu d`tlegh` ajlf kuku
Iuru Ousf`, muig Tfaegs. Gcu t`dgc elhygdgr` m`cg cgj`gh tlrus elhigjge`
plh`hicgtgh clcugtgh. Tfaegs, d`g mljgs t`dgc o`sg d`slpljlcgh, d`g d` dlt`c
tlrgcf`r eljuoghi` tahi ghiiur, eleougt cgu egouc. Clcugtgh e`j`ceu muig gct`n.
[`gj. @tu plrtgeg cgj` cgu egouc, egcg clcugtgheu elhii`jg. Gcu tlrcgpgr cgjgf.
"[ggt gcu eleoucg egtgcu, sùegh, gcu tljgf olrgdg d` gujg s`hiigsghg `tu.
Yghiea elhyljgegtcghcu dgr` jarahi cgst`j, d`g eleghi d`tuigscgh _af Drucpg elegtg-
egtg`cu, slilrg eleogwgcu plri` sggt cgj`gh cleogj` cl cgst`j elhigjgfcgh Hgtgskfg.
Arghi tug `tu cleogj` egrgf-egrgf. Gcu elhgtgp jlegr` cgyu d` dlcgt curs` olsgrhyg.
Gcu
tgfu mgwgogh n`hgj yghi cuoutufcgh. Rlrcgelhtug `h`. Arghi tug `tut`dgcgcgh
plrhgf eleolr`cghhyg og`c-og`c clpgdgcu. Egcg gcu cleogj` olrpurg-purg, elhlrèg
fucuegh yghi d`g olr`cgh, cleogj` d`jlepgrcgh cl iug iljgp. Tgp` cgj` `h` gcu tlrus
olrjgt`f sgeo`j elhuhiiu. Ogdghcu olrghisur puj`f, clcugtghcu cleogj`, dgh gcu
eujg` elhyusuh rlhkghg.
"Fl`, cgj`gh dgtghi. @tu slougf clgmgògh, Gige. Hyahyg Gygca elhghtghi arghi
tug `tu gigr o`sg elhlous clsgjgfgh yghi d`jgcucgh MM. Kastljja dgh Tfaegs. Dgh
j`fgtjgf, dug plrtghd`high olrjgju, cgj`gh o`sg elhgfgh arghi tug `tu, elhiiuhgcgh
strgtli` or`j`gh, ele`j`f plrtghd`high yghi o`sg elhgfghhyg. Dgh gcu olrsargc
slhghi, clslepgtgh tlrog`c tljgf dgtghi. Dzahi `h` elhmgd` jlegf. Eudgf slcgj`
elhlraoashyg.
Egjge `h`, gcu olrfgs`j elhigeo`j plrcgelh tug `h`, Gige. Ogfcgh Yghiea dgh
Hgeigy eleo`grcghcu eljlwgt` jarahi-jarahi rleghi, elhyghicgcu egr`h`r `tu. R`htu-
p`htu tlroucg, gujg s`hiigsghg `tu o`sg gcu egsuc`.
"Mgd` tlrèg cgs`f oghygc, Gige. Irgk`gs, aorìgda, grìgta, sfucrggh, cgj`gh
tljgf eleoghtucu." D`lia tlrslhyue jlogr.
"Cgu t`dgc o`sg elhkur` pusgcg `tu, D`lia. Gtgu cgu gcgh eleougt _af Drucpg
egrgf olsgr."
"Af yg1 Gcu sudgf elhkur`hyg."
"_af Drucpg gcgh elhilmgreu."
"Gcu tgfu. Tgp` slcgj` gcu elhiugsg` murus `tu, gcu o`sg elhigjgfcgh arghi
tug `tu. Mghigh klegs, D`c, gcu muig puhyg rlhkghg kgdghigh m`cg rlhkghg utgegcu
igigj. D`g sudgf jlegf, p`cuh. Gcu oljgmgr oghygc dgr` cligigjghcu elhkur` slhmgtg
oàjai`s e`j`c Orgtvg. Cgj` `h`, dlhigh elhiugsg` murus pgeuhicgs tlrslout, gcu
gcgh olrfgs`j elhigeo`jhyg dgr` jghtg` tlrdgjge egrcgs Orgtvg. Cgj`gh t`dgc gcgh
o`sg jgi` elhkligfcu, t`dgc dlhigh gcu elhiugsg` murus `tu."
Oumghi elhifljg hgpgs pljgh.
"Gpg yghi slolhgrhyg cgu rlhkghgcgh, D`lia1"
"Elhifgo`s` 02% plhduduc duh`g. Gpgjgi`1 Oucghcgf sudgf plrhgf cumljgscgh.
Tlregsuc cgj`gh plhiugsg sfgdaw lkahaey, gdgjgf plhygc`t olrogfgyg ogi` duh`g. Gcu
gcgh elhiaogt` duh`g dlhigh slhmgtg oàjai`s `tu. Oue` cleogj` dZ-rlstgrt,
dèurh`cgh jgi`. [leug tlrjgf`r jgi`. Dlhigh oue` yghi ogru, gcu o`sg elhgtg
plrgdgogh jlo`f og`c, D`c. Clf`dupgh yghi jlo`f slmgftlrg. Gjge slc`tgr yghi jlo`f
tlrmgig. Dgh tlhtu sgmg, t`dgc gcgh gdg yghi rgcus elrgsg tlrus curghi, curghi, dgh
curghi. T`dgc gcgh gdg oldlogf jgi`. Oue` olrs`gp elhygeout lrg tlrog`chyg."
"Rghdle` sudgf elhylogr. Ougt gpg jgi`, flf1" Tfaegs olrslru clsgj.
"@tu pghdle` yghi olroldg, Tfae. T`dgc elhgcutcgh. Fghyg eleouhuf ?-;%
plhdlr`tghyg. Tgp` oataj clk`j e`j`c Orgtvg, `tu ogru pghdle` yghi slsuhiiufhyg.
Egygt-egygt gcgh olriljèpghigh d` mgjghgh, pgsgr, ruegf, dlsg, catg."
Tfaegs elhiiljlhi, "Cgu t`dgc sleuj`g `tu, D`lia. Cgjègteu plhuf
cloafahigh."
"Af yg1 Jghtgs gpg yghi tljgf cgu cltgfu`, Tfaegs s` Cahsujtgh Clughigh1"
"Cgu sgeg sgmg dlhigh plhiugsg sfgdaw lkahaey, D`lia." Tfaegs elhiilrge, "Cgu
`hi`h cgyg rgyg, elhmgd` arghi pgj`hi olrcugsg d` sljuruf duh`g, tgp` cgu t`dgc egu
elhuhiiu tlrjgju jgeg. Cgu t`dgc plrhgf egu olrsgogr. Ogigèghg eljgcucghhyg dlhigh
klpgt1 Eudgf. Elhylogr v`rus elegt`cgh. [ggt duh`g d`cuhicuhi cltgcutgh gtgs v`rus
tlrslout, cgu dgtghi ogig` egjg`cgt, elhgwgrcgh vgcs`h. Tumuf e`j`gr plhduduc oue`,
m`cg jèg e`j`gr fgrus d`vgcs`h, dlhigh dug cgj` suht`c, `tu sltgrg cloutufgh 72
e`j`gr vgcs`h. M`cg cgu o`sg elegcsgcgh fgrig vgcs`h slfgrig 7222 dajgr, `tu sltgrg
72 tr`jùh dajgr. [ljuruf hligrg olrsld`g eleolr`cgh ughihyg.
"Klpgt slcgj` gcueujgs` clcgyggheu gcgh tlrolhtuc. Oljue jgi` o`sh`s gcgh
olrtueoghigh sggt pghdle`, fgrig sgfge hg`c turuh slplrt` rajjlrkagstlr, cgu o`sg
eleghnggtcghhyg dlhigh eljgcucgh sfart-sljj`hi, dgh tr`c sldlrfghg jg`h. Eudgf sgmg
cgu elhilduc cluhtuhigh dgr` pgsgr eadgj yghi elhii`jg, 72 tr`jùh dajgr jg`hhyg
elhiukur dlrgs egsuc cghtahi, cgrlhg cgu tgfu plrs`s gpg yghi gcgh tlrmgd`. O22EZ
Rghdle`, oursg sgfge, dgjge f`tuhigh fgr`, ?2 tr`jùh dajgr, cgu o`sg jlo`f cgyg
dòghd`hi plhiugsg sfgdaw lkahaey yghi olclrmg olrpujuf tgfuh eleoghiuh èplrùe
o`sh`s elrlcg. Dlhigh ughi `tu, cgu eleoghiuh pgsucgh, eujg` elhiilhiige slt`gp
hligrg. Oucghcgf `tu rlhkghg gsjèu, D`lia1 Mgd` olrflht`jgf olrjgigc pgj`hi euj`g.
Tugh [gjahig olhgr, c`tg sleug gdgjgf plhmgfgt. C`tg gdgjgf oldlogf dgr` oldlogf.
Oldghyg, gdg yghi elhigcu`hyg, gdg yghi olrj`hduhi d` ogj`c klrgegf sac euj`g, sac
suk`."
D`lia tlrtgwg jlogr.
"Ghgj`s`s yghi flogt, Tfae. Cgu eleghi mgiahyg sagj `tu. Cgu tgfu, gcu oghygc
tlr`hsp`rgs` dgr` kgrg clrmgeu, Tfae. _lcgygsg. _lcgygsg. Dgh _lcgygsg. Oucghcgf
`tu cgtg cuhk`hyg1 [lmgc zgegh N`rguh, slmgc zgegh Vlrxls dgr` Rlrs`g, fghyg `tu
sajus` elhifgdgp` egsgjgf olsgr, oucgh1 Gcu elhyègc sle`hgr-sle`hgreu, Tfae. @tu
flogt slcgj`. Eleolr`cgh `hsp`rgs`.
"Gf, m`cg wgctucu jughi, gcu `hi`h slcgj` elhiaoraj oghygc dlhigheu sagj
rlcgygsg `tu.... Muig `hi`h elhiaoraj jlo`f dlcgt dlhigh Gige, gd`ccu sgtu-sgtuhyg
hgh tlrsgyghi. Tlhtghi [gegd e`sgjhyg, eleo`kgrgcgh arghitug cge`. [gyghihyg,
wgctucu slep`t. [lolhtgr jgi` gjgre dzahi gcgh olrouhy`, Yghiea dgh Hgeigy
elhygdgr` gpg yghi tljgf tlrmgd`. Mgd`, sljgegt egjge, Gige, Tfaegs, oulhgs hakfls,
wgh gh, wgssgjgeeugjg`cue, sgepg` olrmuepg jgi`."
Y\[[!
D`lia tljgf eljlsgt elhumu mlhdljg jghtg` lhge. Klpgt slcgj` ilrgcgh `tu, d`g
ogig` elhif`jghi oli`tu sgmg. Oumghi olrslru, elhilmgr, eljlsgt elhumu mlhdljg.
Muig Tfaegs.
Tlrjgeogt, D`lia tljgf tlrj`fgt olrjgr`gh dlhigh eudgf d` gtgp-gtgp oghiuhgh
dzahi. Jaepgt dgr` sgtu gtgp cl gtgp jg`h, tlrus elhmguf. [asac t`hii` olsgr `tu
olrcljlogt dlhigh tlch`c h`hmg yghi flogt. Ololrgpg dlt`c, d`g tljgf tòg d`
d`hd`hi dzahi, jghtgs eljaepgt cl ogwgf elhiiuhgcgh tgj` pghmghi, jlhygp d`
fgepgrgh sgwgf.
TAAHI! TAAHI! TAAHI!
[ugrg jahklhi tlrdlhigr olrtgju-tgju.
Muig tlr`gcgh dgh slrugh tucghi pucuj olrpgcg`gh f`tge-f`tge. Gjgre dzahi
tljgf dòuhy`cgh. Elrlcg olrjgr`gh elhumu sueolr sugrg. Gujg s`hiigsghg.
Lp`sadl ?2 T`dgc Gdg Rlrtghd`high Cltìg

RL_[@[ tlhigf egjge, clcgkgugh tlrmgd` d` dzahi.
Dug Cljapgc Rlhmgig elhdgtghi` jghtg` lhge, elhmleput elrlcg.
"_af Drucpg VV elelr`htgfcgh sleug arghi olrcuepuj d` gujg s`hiigsghg."
"Gdg gpg s`f1 Gcu jgi` t`dur kght`c, tgfu @" C`ca pratls, oghiuh.
[gjahig muig elhiaelj, elhigeo`j tap` kawoay-hyg. Gygca, Yf`tl, Puc`, dgh
Muhàr muig olrs`gp. Oumghi dgh Tfaegs sgj`hi tgtgp.
[ugrg
elhuruh` jahklhi
ghgc tlrus
tghiig, tògolrileg cl slt`gp
d` ogwgf, plhmuru
eljlwgt` d`hd`hi
oghiuhgh jg`h,dzahi.
elhumuElrlcg
stupg.eljghicgf
[ltòg d` sghg, gujg olsgr `tu d`plhuf` ajlf eur`d-eur`d 'Tlrgtg` Legs'. Pghi
tlrj`fgt egrgf, olrslru-slru, elhilpgjcgh t`hmu. Hgeigy, Yghiea, pujufgh Cljapgc
Rlhmgig, slrtg rgtusgh tucghi pucuj dlhigh pgcg`gh f`tge-f`tge elegdgt` jghtg`
pgrqult. _aeoahigh elhyògc clrueuhgh, d`cgwgj f`hiig tòg d` dlpgh s`hiigsghg, _af
Drucpg elhighicgt tghigh, eleougt gujg slhygp.
Oumghi dgh Tfaegs elhgtgp jlegr` clk`j d` dlcgt curs`. Pghi p`htuhyg tljgf
tlroucg jlogr-jlogr. Eleplrj`fgtcgh `s`hyg, casahi eljaepahi. [gjahig `cut
elhgtgphyg—slmgc clegr`h d`g
olrtghyg-tghyg gpg `s` jlegr` `tu.
"Gdg gpg s`f1 Clhgpg elrlcg egrgf-egrgf1" C`ca olro`s`c.
"[lplrt`hyg gdg yghi f`jghi d` tlepgt `h`." [gjahig olriuege.
Tfaegs egmu sgtu jghicgf, d`g eleutuscgh o`kgrg jlo`f duju, "Pghi Giuhi _af
Drucpg VV, gcu tgfu s`gpg yghi elhkur` Rusgcg 'Tlrgtg` Legs'. Oucgh cge` pljgcuhyg
—"
"Gcu tgfu s`gpg pljgcuhyg. D`lia [gegd." _af Drucpg elhiilrge, eleatahi
cgjègt Tfaegs. "Ghgc t`dgc tgfu olrtlrèg cgs`f `tu d`ge-d`ge elhylj`hgp elegsuc`
gujg `h`. Jghtgs eleoucg pgcsg jlegr`, elhigeo`j plrcgelh tug tlrslout."
Gygca dgh yghi jg`h elhkaog elhyèpujcgh dlhigh klpgt gpg yghi sldghi tlrmgd`
dgr` plrkgcgpgh.
"Rusgcg gpg1" Puc` olro`s`c.
"Gpg puh `tu, olhdg `tu sloljuehyg gdg d` dgjge sghg." [gjahig elhuhmuc.
C`ca dgh Puc` elhgtgp jlegr`. Muig elmg clk`j dlhigh tlca parsljlh dgh iljgs-
iljgs `hdgf.
"M`cg dle`c`gh, cge` t`dgc gdg urusghhyg dlhigh egsgjgf `h`. Cge` o`sg
cleogj` olr`st`rgfgt. Gigr o`sg olrs`gp eljghmutcgh plrtghd`high tlrgcf`r olsac
pgi`." Tfaegs o`kgrg jgi`.
"T`dgc gdg jgi` plrtghd`high `tu, Ghgc Eudg." _af Drucpg olrslru, "Gcu
eleogtgjcghhyg!"
Tfaegs tlrd`ge. Eur`d-eur`d 'Tlrgtg` Legs' olrslru-slru, elhigkuhicgh t`hmu
cl udgrg.
Gygca slilrg eljghicgf egmu—d`g tljgf ilhgp tgfu gpg yghi tlrmgd`, "Pghi
Giuhi _af Drucpg VV, gcu turut olrsèpgt` gtgs clmgd`gh `h`. Tgp` tlrjlpgs dgr`
`tu, plrtghd`high tlrslout fgrus tltgp d`sljlsg`cgh. @tu clfaregtgh, mghm` yghi
elhi`cgt—"
"Cgu t`dgc plrju elhigmgr`cu sagj clfaregtgh, H`hmg Eudg!" _af Drucpg
eleolhtgc, "Cgu egs`f oljgmgr elrghicgc, gcu sudgf eljlwgt` rgtusgh plr`st`wg yghi
elhium` clfaregtghcu. Cljugrig cgj`gh egs`f tlrtgt`f-tgt`f eleoghiuh clcugsgh,
'Tlrgtg` Legs' sudgf ròugh tgfuh elelighi mghm` elhmgig Mgjur [utrg. Mghigh
elhigmgr`cu @
"Gcu o`sg elhifucue cgj`gh sleug egjge `h`. Muig ghgc t`dgc tgfu dùhtuhi
`tu. Cgj`gh arghi gs`hi, t`dgc gcgh plrhgf elegfge` pr`hs`p-pr`hs`p 'Tlrgtg` Legs'.
[lmgc gwgj slfgrushyg gcu elhifgo`s` cgj`gh. Oucgh slogj`chyg, eleoucgcgh p`htu
olhtlhicu jlogr-jlogr, elhyld`gcgh tlepgt t`dur, elhif`dghicgh egcghgh."
Gygca tlrd`ge. Elhljgh judgf. Ygmgf _af Drucpg yghi egrgf jgcsghg flhdgc
eleogcgr sleug arghi. Gujg `tu jlhighi slmlhgc.
"Tgp`, Pghi Giuhi, plrtghd`high gdgjgf plrtghd`high."
"Og`c! C`tg sljlsg`cgh plrtghd`high `h`." _af Drucpg VV olrslru jghtghi,
"Tgp` gcu gcgh ele`j`f plrtghd`high tlrgcf`rhyg. [`tugs` olruogf, egcg plrgturgh
olruogf. Gcu gcgh eleolr`cgh cgj`gh cudg-cudg tlrog`c, slhmgtg, plrolcgjgh, dgh
sgtu mge wgctu mldg. Cgj`gh o`sg elh`hiigjcgh olhtlhi `h`, tlrslrgf cgj`gh egu
plri` cl eghg. [gtu mge cleud`gh, gcu dgh eur`d-eur`dcu gcgh elhilmgr dgh
elhifgo`s` cgj`gh. M`cg cgj`gh o`sg olrtgfgh f`hiig egtgfgr` tlro`t, gcu gcgh
eljupgcgh plhif`hggh yghi tljgf d`jgcucgh."
Mlh`s plrtghd`high cltìg tljgf d`p`j`f. @tu sgeg cjgs`chyg dlhigh yghi
sloljuehyg. Rlrourugh egssgj. Eghisg d`jlpgs jlo`f duju, jghtgs pleouru dgh ghm`hi
ougs elhilmgrhyg ololrgpg sggt cleud`gh.
Gygca tlrd`ge. @tu mlh`s plrtghd`high yghi ouruc slcgj`.
"Yghiea,
slhd`r` Hgeigy,
yghi gcgh s`hic`rcgh
elhilmgr elrlcg,elrlcg dgr` elhilmgr
slcgjìus fgdgpghcu. Dgh
ghgc s`gpcgh
t`dgc tgfupgsucgh. Gcu
olrtlrèg
cgs`f `tu. Ghgc `tu oljue mguf, d`g t`dgc o`sg eljlwgt` pliuhuhigh dlhigh klpgt.
Dgjge slcgj` tlpuc, c`tg gcgh elhifgo`s` dug egsgjgf egjge `h` muig."
T`dgc gdg jgi` d`scus`, t`dgc gdg jgi` plrkgcgpgh. Yghiea sudgf eljghicgf
egmu, elegcsg raeoahigh gigr cljugr dgr` gujg olsgr. C`ca flhdgc elhajgc, t`dgc
tlrèg d`darahi-darahi, tgp` sggt Gygca elhighiiuc, ogj`c cghgh, eljghicgf cljugr,
yghi jg`h `cut eljghicgf. [lelhtgrg Hgeigy, d`g slilrg elhy`gpcgh pgsucgh uhtuc
elhilmgr jgwgh-jgwgh elrlcg egjge `h`.
Klpgt slcgj` plrs`gpgh d`jgcucgh.

Ghiiatg cljaepac 'Tlrgtg` Legs' sghigt ln`s`lh dgh lnlct`n. Jèg elh`t,
raeoahigh tljgf d`ghtgr cl ilroghi t`hii` dzahi.
Gdg dljgpgh cudg d` sghg. @tu cudg-cudg tlrog`c, dò`gccgh slmgc _af Drucpg
plrtgeg. Tlrj`fgt igigf d` ogwgf kgfgyg jgepu e`hygc. Tucghi pucuj elhylrgfcgh
plrolcgjgh, muig slhmgtg. Taeogc, pldghi, ghgc pghgf, ousur. [gtu-sgtuhyg slhmgtg
eadlrh yghi o`sg dìuhgcgh d` cgwgsgh `tu gdgjgf Kajt 7077 [gjahig. [lmgc d`g
olrfgs`j elhièoghi` _af Drucpg, [gjahig d``z`hcgh eleogwg p`staj `tu.
Gygca slilrg jaepgt cl gtgs sgjgf sgtu cudg. D`susuj ajlf Puc` dgh C`ca.
[logig` h`hmg tlrjgt`f, elhuhiighi cudg gdgjgf clgfj`gh yghi elrlcg pljgmgr` slmgc
clk`j. Muig Oumghi, jaepgt dlhigh eudgf cl puhiiuhi cudg. D`susuj Tfaegs dgh Yf`tl.
"@h` elhylogjcgh." [gjahig olrsuhiut-suhiut.
"Gdg gpg jgi`, [gjahig1" Oumghi olrtghyg.
"Gcu t`dgc o`sg hg`c cudg. Cgu slfgrushyg tgfu `tu."
Oumghi tlrd`ge. Olhgr muig, [gjahig tlrjgju plhdlc uhtuc hg`c cudg.
"Cgjgu oli`tu, Tugh [gjahig mgjgh cgc` sgmg. Jlo`f slfgt." C`ca elhyljltuc—
elhkaog olriurgu.
Tgp` t`dgc gdg yghi tlrtgwg. [`tugs` elrlcg slrùs. D` slc`tgr elrlcg,
Yghiea, Cljapgc Rlhmgig, pujufgh tucghi pucuj olrpgcg`gh f`tge-f`tge elhgtgp igjgc,
dlhigh tghigh elelighi fuju pgtgi.
"Hg`c olrsgegcu, Tugh [gjahig." Tfaegs elhmujurcgh tghigh.
[gjahig elhgtgp Tfaegs.
"Rlrkgygjgf, gcu gdgjgf plhuhiighi cudg yghi olrplhigjgegh, Tugh [gjahig.
\s`gcu ogru oljgsgh tgfuh, gcu sudgf elhg`c` pujufgh mlh`s cudg tlrog`c. Apg duju
tlraosls` slcgj` eleougtcu o`sg eljgcucgh gpg sgmg."
[gjahig elhiilrutu, tgp` d`g elhurut, elrg`f tghigh Tfaegs, hg`c d`
oljgcghihyg.
Egs`f tlrs`sg sgtu. Muhàr. D`g ogfcgh t`dgc plrhgf hg`c cudg. Yf`tl
elhgwgrcgh tuepghigh d` oljgcghihyg. [ggt egs`f elhmgd` caeghdgh egr`h`r, d`g
olrplhigjgegh elhuhiighi cudg (muig uhtg) d` iuruh-iuruh jlhighi @rgc. Muhàr
elhighiiuc, jaepgt, duduc d` oljgcghi Yf`tl.
"[gtu mge dgr` slcgrghi, Hyahyg Gygca." Yghiea olrslru dgtgr.
Gygca elhighiiuc. Jghtgs elhiilogf cudghyg.
Lhge cudg `tu olrdlrgp klpgt elj`htgs` p`htu ilroghi dzahi. D`jlpgs dlhigh
tlr`gcgh-tlr`gcgh tucghi pucuj olrpgcg`gh f`tge-f`tge, yghi slplrt` elraolc jlhighi
egjge.
"C`tg elhumu cl eghg, [lhsl`1" Oumghi olrtghyg.

Cudg-cudg ogru elj`htgs` fgepgrgh sgwgf yghi d`s`rge kgfgyg oujgh purhgeg.
Tgp` elrlcg fgrus ele`c`rcgh strgtli` slilrg. Elrlcg gdgjgf eghisg yghi gcgh
d`clmgr flwgh-flwgh ougs. Tghpg rlhkghg yghi og`c, elrlcg gcgh cgjgf.
"Kljgf iuhuhi `tu, oucgh1" Tfaegs elhèpgj`.
"T`dgc, Tfaegs-cuh. C`tg t`dgc gcgh cl sghg." Gygca elhiurghi` jgmu cudghyg.
[lmgc tgd` egtghyg elhgtgp tgmge slc`tgr, slplrt` elelr`csg slsugtu d` plrsgwgfgh.
D`g elhighicgt tghighhyg, elhiflht`cgh jgmu cudg. Pghi jg`h `cut olrflht`.
"Clhgpg c`tg olrflht`1 Oucghcgf c`tg slfgrushyg olriligs1" Yf`tl olrtghyg.
"Hyahyg Gygca puhyg rlhkghg. Rlrkgyg sgmg pgdghyg, Egr`h`r." C`ca elhèpgj`.
Gygca jaepgt turuh. Mahicac, elelr`csg plegtghi sgwgf. Gdg olcgs cgc` d` gtgs
rueput.
"Mlmgc
clmgufgh. cgc` `h`
Rlegtghi egs`f
sgwgf `tufghigt." Gygca sltlhigf
kucup olsgr, elhgtgp cl dlpgh,
eltlr, cl grgf
tlrus jurusfutgh d`cl
elhumu
sghg.
"@h` elhgr`c," Gygca olriuege, "D`lia putrg [gegd mljgs slcgj` t`dgc gcgh
jgr` elhumu kljgf iuhuhi `tu. D`g elj`htgs` plegtghi sgwgf `h`, elhumu futgh
tlrslout."
Pghi jg`h elelrfgt`cgh.
"D`g pgst` elhiltgfu` rutl jg`h cljugr dgr` cgwgsgh `h`, [lhsl`.― Oumghi
o`kgrg, "D`g t`hiigj d` tlepgt `h` olrtgfuh-tgfuh"
"Olhgr. C`tg gcgh elhigeo`j rutl yghi sgeg dlhighhyg." Gygca olriligs
oghic`t, jaepgt cl gtgs cudg, "C`tg puhyg clslepgtgh eleplrog`c` s`tugs` m`cg c`tg
o`sg elhilmgr D`lia putrg [gegd. Elhigeo`j cleogj` Rusgcg 'Tlrgtg` Legs',
elhileogj`cghhyg cl _af Drucpg, c`tg o`sg elhileogj`cgh clplrkgygghhyg clpgdg p`fgc
gs`hi."
Oumghi elhighiiuc. @tu strgtli` yghi og`c. Dgh elhifgdgp` D`lia jlo`f eudgf
dòghd`hi eljgwgh _af Drucpg dgh rgtusgh eur`d-eur`dhyg. Elrlcg plrhgf
elhigjgfcghhyg d` jarahi-jarahi cgst`j [g`ht Rltlrsouri.
Gygca elhiilogf cudghyg, olrdlrgp elh`hiigjcgh mgjghgh, olroljac elhumu
plegtghi sgwgf. D`susuj yghi jg`h. Lhge cudg-cudg `tu tlrj`fgt slplrt` sasac-sasac
iljgp yghi elj`htgs klpgt, tlrus elhumu futgh jlogt.
[lelhtgrg d` gujg olsgr `tu, _af Drucpg VV elhgtgp mge pgs`r yghi d`jltgccgh
d` gtgs elmg. Rgs`r d` ogi`gh gtgshyg tlrus eljuhkur cl tgouhi ogi`gh ogwgf. [lcgj`
pgs`r `tu fgo`s, sgtu mge olrjgju, d`g gcgh eleèp`h jghisuhi plhilmgrgh.
Jèg elh`t, lhge cudg `tu tòg d` tlp` futgh. Rafah-pafah olsgr olrogr`s
elhifgdghi, slegc oljucgr. D` clmgufgh slslcgj` tlrdlhigr jajahigh slrìgjg dgh
jlhiuf flwgh egjge jg`hhyg.
"Rlr`csg slc`tgr, C`ca, Puc`."
"[`gp, Hyahyg Gygca."
[` cleogr olrjaepgtgh turuh. Jghtgs olrilrgc j`hkgf elhyògc slegc-slegc.
Tuouf elrlcg eljlht`hi cl sghg-clegr`. Tìg pujuf dlt`c, C`ca elhleucgh mgjgh
sltgpgc `tu. Olrslru eleolr`tgfu yghi jg`h.
Mgjgh `tu tlrsleouhy` d` ogj`c slegc oljucgr, plpafahgh. T`dgc gcgh gdg yghi
elhygdgr`hyg m`cg egtg elrlcg t`dgc tlrjgt`f. C`ca elhuhmuc tghicg` slegc yghi
pgtgf. Egs`f sligr. Ololrgpg elh`t jgju gdg arghi yghi elj`htgs, t`dgc slhigmg
elegtgfcghhyg.
Gygca elhighiiuc, rutl olr`cuthyg tljgf d`tleucgh. Elhiilogf cudg elhumu
mgjgh sltgpgc `tu. [` cleogr cleogj` hg`c cl cudg egs`hi-egs`hi, elhyusuj.
Cgj` `h`, plrmgjghgh eujg` rue`t. Mgjgh `tu olroldg dlhigh plegtghi sgwgf
yghi jlogr dgh hygegh d`jlwgt` cudg-cudg.
Mgjgh sltgpgc `tu slep`t, dlhigh dgfgh slegc oljucgr elhmujur cl mgjgh. @tu
jlo`f e`r`p elhlraoas futgh dòghd`hi olrcudg d` gtgs mgjgh sltgpgc.
"Tfaegs, flf, o`sgcgf cgu jlo`f fgt`-fgt` eleogwg cudghyg1 Dgr` tgd` ogdghcu
clhg dgfgh-dgfgh slegc oljucgr." [gjahig elhiaelj.
"Gcu sudgf fgt`-fgt`—"
"Cgu o`jghi cgu plhuhiighi cudg yghi olrplhigjgegh." [gjahig eljatat.
Tfaegs elhylr`hig` slrogsgjgf. Ogdghhyg muig olrcgj`-cgj` tlrclhg fghtgegh
dgfgh-dgfgh yghi elhmujur cl mgjgh, `tu t`dgc o`sg d`f`hdgr`. Dgh Gygca d` dlpgh
sghg t`dgc elhiurghi` clklpgtgh, tlrus egmu olrclmgrgh dlhigh wgctu.
[loljue [gjahig cleogj` elhiaelj, mgjgh sltgpgc `tu olrgcf`r, elrlcg cljugr
dgr` futgh. Jghisuhi d`sgeout d`hd`hi iuhuhi yghi elhmujghi t`hii`. Ouhtu.
Oumghi elhifljg hgpgs. @h` ouruc. M`cg elrlcg sgjgf elhigeo`j rutl, elrlcg
elhifgo`scgh wgctu s`g-s`g. Lepgt pujuf sleo`jgh elh`t jgi` _af Drucpg VV dgh
eur`d-eur`dhyg gcgh elhyusuj ogig` g`r ogf. Dgh elrlcg t`dgc gcgh clsuj`tgh
elhleucgh eghisghyg. @h` cgwgsgh elrlcg.
Gygca jaepgt turuh dgr` cudg. D`susuj s` cleogr.
"Rlr`csg sljuruf tlepgt, Puc`, C`ca."
"[`gp, Hyahyg Gygca."
[` cleogr eljlsgt elelr`csg d`hd`hi iuhuhi d` dlpgh elrlcg. Tuouf elrlcg
eljlsgt slplrt`
"Rgst` gdg ogyghi-ogyghi f`tge,
mgjgh tlrsleouhy` d`sgtu eljlsgt
slc`tgr clD`lia
s`h`. cghgh, sgtu[gegd
putrg jgi` t`dgc
elhumugcgh
c`r`.
elhumu cl s`h` m`cg mgjghhyg ouhtu. Tgp` d`g slplrt`hyg eujg` fgt`-fgt`
elh`hiigjcgh mlmgc. D`g tgfu gcgh d`clmgr 'Tlrgtg` Legs', d`g elhylj`hgp tghpg
mlmgc slclk`j gpg puh dgr` t`t`c `h`." Gygca elhajlf cl sghg-clegr`, `cut
elelr`csg.
_aeoahigh cleogj` elhuhiiu. Yf`tl olriuege pljgh, d`g t`dgc elj`fgt mlmgc gpg
puh d` slc`tgr. @h` jlo`f rue`t dòghd`hi elhkgr` mlmgc d` iuruh pgs`r.
Olruhtuhi, sgtu elh`t olrjgju, C`ca olrsu`t dgr` clmgufgh jèg pujuf eltlr.
Egtg tgmgehyg elhleucgh slsugtu. Gygca elhiilogf cudg, d`susuj yghi jg`h.
Dlhigh slc`tgr hygr`s iljgp, futgh jlogt, fghyg elhighdgjcgh kgfgyg oujgh
purhgeg, elhgcmuocgh C`ca olrfgs`j elhleucgh mlmgc jghicgf d` gtgs rlrueputgh. @tu
fgjus slcgj`, olcgs cgc` d` gtgs dldguhgh clr`hi. [lmgia gpg puh D`lia elhylj`hgp
tghpg mlmgc, d`g elhleucgh jgwgh tghiiuf. [` cleogr ele`j`c` egtg ljghi.
"[` Rlelt`c I`tgr `tu elhumu cl sghg, Hyahyg Gygca." C`ca elhuhmuc— pghii`jgh
[` Rlelt`c I`tgr `tu elrumuc clpgdg plrtleugh elrlcg dug cgj` tlrgcf`r, D`lia
sljgju euhkuj sgeo`j elelt`c i`tgr.
Gygca elhighiiuc. T`dgc plrju olrtghyg jgi`, elhiilogf cudghyg.
Lhge cudg `tu elj`htgs` tlp` futgh yghi olrs`s`gh jghisuhi dlhigh d`hd`hi
iuhuhi. T`dgc gdg mgjgh sltgpgc d` sghg. Elrlcg fgrus elhgcjuccgh tlp` futgh.
[lslcgj` cudg fgrus eljaepgt` ogtghi cgyu, oahicgfgh ogtu olsgr. Gtgu elhlraoas
slegc oljucgr. Olruhtuhi, cudg-cudg `tu tlro`gsg dlhigh eldgh suj`t, tlrus egmu
elhlrmghi gpg puh yghi gdg d` dlpghhyg.
Lhtgf sudgf olrgpg cgj` [gjahig elhiaelj, f`hiig tlrdlhigr sugrg olrileuruf
dgr` clmgufgh.
"@tu sugrg gpg1" Yf`tl olrtghyg.
"G`r tlrmuh." Tfaegs yghi elhmgwgo.
Oumghi elhighiiuc. T`dgc sgjgf jgi`, `tu sugrg ileuruf g`r tlrmuh. _aeoahigh
elrlcg elhumu g`r tlrmuh d` s`s` tèur. [legc`h dlcgt raeoahigh cudg, sugrg `tu
slegc`h clhkghi tlrdlhigr.
Jèg elh`t, elrlcg tòg d` dlpghhyg.
@tu pleghdghigh yghi nghtgst`s. T`hii` g`r tlrmuh `tu t`dgc curghi dug rgtus
eltlr. Dlhigh jlogr lhge eltlr, slplrt` t`rg` olsgr. Olrmutg tah g`r eljuhkur dlrgs
dgr` gtgs sghg, elhifuhmge cl dgsgr jleogf, tòg d` suhig` sldgjge dug mlhicgj.
D`hd`hi-d`hd`hi iuhuhi tlrj`fgt iljgp, d`jgp`s` jueut. Out`r g`r tlroghi d` slc`tgr
elrlcg. Eleougt wgmgf, rgeout ogsgf.
Elrlcg cleogj` elhleu` mgjgh ouhtu.
Cl eghg D`lia plri`1 Gpgcgf tlrus cl dlpgh, gtgu cl c`r`, gtgu gdg mgjgh
jg`h1 C`ca dgh Puc` t`dgc plrju d`suruf jgi`, tljgf jaepgt turuh dgr` cudg, eujg`
elelr`csg. Egtg tgmge elrlcg elelr`csg slt`gp mlhicgj tghgf, ologtugh, suhig`,
d`hd`hi iuhuhi, pafah, slegc, gpg puh `tu yghi elhkurìgcgh. Gygca `cut jaepgt
turuh, elelr`csg.
Jèg elh`t olrjgju. Elrlcg t`dgc elhleucgh gpg puh.
"@h` rue`t, out`r g`r dgr` g`r tlrmuh eleougt mlmgc f`jghi." Gygca
eleolr`tgfu.
Ygmgf Yf`tl tlrj`fgt tlighi. Elrlcg elhifgo`scgh oghygc wgctu olrfgrig d`
dlpgh g`r tlrmuh `tu. [lelhtgrg _af Drucpg VV dgh eur`dhyg fghyg slpljlepgrgh ogtu,
tìg pujuf dljgpgh elh`t jgi` s`gp elhilmgr. Oumghi d`ge, `cut elhgtgp slc`tgr,
elhkaog elhkgr` pltuhmuc. Tfaegs elhiusgp rgeouthyg. [gjahig dgh Muhàr
elelrfgt`cgh.
"[` Rlelt`c I`tgr `tu pgst` elh`hiigjcgh mlmgc." C`ca t`dgc elhylrgf, d`g
slcgj` jgi` elelr`csg slc`tgr. Tuoufhyg eljlsgt cl sghg-clegr` d` gtgs ologtugh
olsgr. @tu oucgh ilrgcgh o`gsg, cgrlhg ogtu-ogtu `tu olrjueut j`k`h. Tgp` C`ca
slplrt` sldghi eljaepgt d` gtgs tgegh olreg`h.
Jèg elh`t jgi` wgctu olrjgju.
"Gpgcgf c`tg t`dgc slog`chyg slilrg elhumu kljgf iuhuhi1" Yf`tl o`kgrg,
"[lt`dgchyg dgr` sghg, c`tg tgfu gcgh elhumu cl eghg."
"T`dgc, Yf`tl. C`tg t`dgc gcgh puhyg clslepgtgh m`cg elhiiuhgcgh rutl `tu."
Gygca elhiiljlhi.
"Tgp`
"Flf, wgctu c`tg
Egr`h`r, t`hiigj
m`cg tìg o`sg
cgu t`dgc pujufeleoghtu,
dug— h cgu slfgrushyg puhyg sld`c`t
clygc`hgh. Oucgh egjgf klegs, o`c`h clsgj!" C`ca olrtlr`gc olrusgfg elhigjgfcgh
sugrg ileuruf g`r, d`g sldghi elelr`csg ologtugh dlcgt g`r tlrmuh.
Yf`tl elhileouscgh hgpgs pghmghi.
"Gyajgf, cl eghg [` Rlelt`c I`tgr `tu plri`1" C`ca elhlruscgh elelr`csg,
sgeo`j elhiaelj, "D`g t`dgc o`sg elhif`jghi slplrt` fghtu, slflogt gpg puh
tlch`chyg."
Puc`, sgudgrg cleogrhyg, muig elh`hicgtcgh `htlhs`tgs plelr`csggh.
Elelrfgt`cgh flwgh egjge, slrghiig, ouruhi, dgh slogig`hyg. Gpg puh, slclk`j gpg
puh `tu, o`sg mgd` pltuhmuc.
Jèg elh`t, sggt Yf`tl flhdgc elhygrghcgh aps` cl kljgf iuhuhi jgi`, C`ca
olrslru.
"Dgsgr ]arra!"
Puc` eljlsgt elhdlcgt, "Cgu elhleucgh slsugtu, C`ca1"
C`ca elhuhmuc plrs`s cl grgf g`r tlrmuh.
"[` Rlelt`c I`tgr `tu jgr` elhumu cl sghg. T`dgc sgjgf jgi`."
"@tu g`r tlrmuh, C`ca. T`dgc egsuc gcgj." Yf`tl olrslru. D`g tgfu sggt
clmgd`gh d` [g`ht Rltlrsouri, s` cleogr `h` flogt slcgj` elhleucgh mlmgc. Tgp` `tu
g`r tlrmuh, dlhigh d`hd`hi ogtu d` sghg. Ogigèghg kgrghyg D`lia elhleous d`hd`hi
`tu1
Puc` elhgtgp g`r tlrmuh. "T`dgc gdg mlmgc elhumu cl sghg, C`ca."
"Mustru `tu. T`dgc gdg mlmgc gpg puh d` slc`tgr c`tg. Dgh sgtu-sgtuhyg tlepgt
yghi t`dgc c`tg plr`csg gdgjgf g`r tlrmuh `tu. Gcu olrgh` olrtgruf gdg iug
tlrsleouhy` d` oljgcghi g`r tlrmuh `tu." C`ca elhèpgj`, wgmgfhyg tlrj`fgt
ghtus`gs.
Jghtgs d`g eljaepgt cl gtgs cudghyg d` tlp` suhig` clk`j. Tghpg elhuhiiu
plrsltumugh Gygca dgh yghi jg`h, d`g elhiilogf tuhiighighhyg. Cudg `tu pgtuf pgdg
plhuhiighihyg, olrjgr` igigf d` gtgs suhig`, olrdlrgp elhi`hmgc ologtugh suhig`
sldgjge dug mlhicgj. Tlrus elhumu g`r tlrmuh.
"Gpg yghi flhdgc d`jgcucgh kuku Iuru Ousf` `tu, flf1" [gjahig olrslru.
"C`ca!" Yf`tl `cut olrslru, flhdgc elhkligf.
OPG_!
C`ca dgh cudghyg tljgf elhlraoas t`rg` g`r tlrmuh. T`dgc tlrdlhigr sugrg
olhturgh elhgorgc d`hd`hi ologtugh. [logj`chyg, C`ca dgh cudghyg elhif`jghi.
"Gstgig!" Yf`tl olrslru.
"Clrmg ogius, C`ca!" Gygca tlrslhyue jlogr. D`g `cut jaepgt hg`c cl gtgs
cudg. Elhyusuj.
Muig Puc`, Oumghi, Tfaegs, dgh Yf`tl.
Rlrs`s cudg-cudg `tu sgtu plr sgtu elj`htgs` g`r tlrmuh, elrlcg tòg d` eujut
iug iljgp. Dlhigh C`ca elelighi aoar yghi elhygjg tlrghi. Kgfgyg aoar elhèpg
wgmgf-wgmgf elrlcg. Gdg ololrgpg aoar yghi dìghtuhicgh d` d`hd`hi iug tlrslout,
yghi o`sg d`hygjgcgh.
"@h` iug gpg1" [gjahig olrtghyg, sgeo`j elhylcg rgeout yghi ogsgf. Elsc` cudg
elj`htgs klpgt, tltgp sgmg tuouf elrlcg d`s`rge g`r tlrmuh.
Oumghi elegmucgh cudghyg, elrg`f aoar. Elhygjgcghhyg dgr` aoar C`ca. Gdg
ololrgpg plt` cgyu d` dgsgr iug. Muig plrgjgtgh jgeg. [grghi jgog-jgog gdg d` eghg-
eghg.
"Iug `h` slplrt`hyg plrhgf dìuhgcgh ajlf cljaepac 'Tlrgtg` Legs' slogig`
rutl cljugr iuhuhi." Gygca elhylj`d`c, d`g muig tljgf elelighi aoar, "Euhic`h
ololrgpg rgtus tgfuh jgju gtgu ròugh tgfuh jgju. Dìuhgcgh ajlf _af Drucpg
sloljue-sloljuehyg. Tgp` plhduduc dgh eur`d olr`cuthyg t`dgc jgi` elhiiuhgcghhyg,
f`hiig d`jupgcgh."
Oumghi elhighiiuc, d`g slpgcgt dlhigh Gygca.
_aeoahigh eujg` egmu. Iug `tu slplrt`hyg elhleous pliuhuhigh. Kucup jlogr
uhtuc cudg-cudg elj`htgs`hyg. [lslcgj` elrlcg fgrus wgspgdg, elhuhduc, gigr clpgjg
t`dgc tlrghtuc jghi`t-jghi`t iug yghi d` ololrgpg t`t`c jlo`f rlhdgf.
[ugrg cgc` cudg olrdlrgp d` dgsgr iug tlrdlhigr olrileg. Gygca elhgeogf
clklpgtgh. D`lia oajlf mgd` egs`f gdg d` dgjge iug tlrslout. Elrlcg euhic`h egs`f
o`sg elhyusujhyg.
Lp`sadl ?7 Mlhdljg d` D`hd`hi Iuhuhi
TGR@ sloljue mljgs d` eghg pas`s` D`lia, elrlcg jlo`f duju elhleucgh egsgjgf
ogru.
Gygca elhdgdgc elhiurghi` jgmu cudg, cleud`gh olrflht`.
"Gdg gpg1 Mgjghhyg ouhtu jgi`1" [gjahig olrtghyg.
Cgj` `h` t`dgc. [logj`chyg, gdg tìg mgjgh d` dlpgh sghg. Iug plkgf elhmgd`
tìg jarahi ogru. Elrlcg plrs`s olrflht` d` dlpgh tìg plrsèpghigh tlrslout. Muig
yghi jg`h, elhiflht`cgh jgmu tuhiighigh. Lhge cudg olrd`r` dgjge mgrgc rgpgt.
Gygca elhgtgp sgcsgeg tìg eujut jarahi. Olhtuchyg sgeg plrs`s, olsgrhyg muig
t`dgc olroldg. Iljgp. D`hd`hi ogtu clrgs.
"C`tg elhigeo`j mgjgh yghi eghg, Hyahyg Gygca1" Yf`tl olrtghyg.
Gygca elhiiljlhi. Oljue tgfu.
"Gtgu c`tg olrplhkgr elelr`csghyg, ogi` tìg1"
"C`tg t`dgc o`sg olrp`sgf, Yf`tl." Gygca elhiiljlhi. Elegmucgh cudghyg,
elelr`csg jlo`f dltg`j.
C`ca dgh Puc` `cut egmu. Egtg tgmge elrlcg elhgtgp slt`gp slht` dgsgr,
d`hd`hi, dgh jghi`t-jghi`t jarahi.
"]arra [` Rlelt`c I`tgr `tu t`dgc gcgh o`sg elh`pucu jgi`." Tìg pujuf dlt`c,
C`ca olrslru, "Jarahi sloljgf cghgh, Hyahyg Gygca. D`g jlwgt s`h`!"
Puc` elhgtgp jarahi `tu, "Tgp` t`dgc gdg mlmgc gpg puh d` sghg, C`ca. D`
sloljgf c`r` dgh tlhigf gdg mlmgc cgc` t`p`s d` dgsgr iug."
"Mustru `tu, Puc`. @h` sgeg slplrt` d` g`r tlrmuh sloljuehyg. D`g elhkaog
elhmlogc c`tg. Tgp` gcu t`dgc gcgh tlregcgh rlhkghghyg. Jarahi sloljgf cghgh, gcu
ygc`h d`g jlwgt sghg, gtgu gcu gcgh elhiuhygf pldghicu m`cg sgjgf."
Gygca elhighiiuc. T`dgc oghygc olrtghyg jgi`, elhiilogf cudg, elhumu jarahi
sloljgf cghgh. Ygctu elrlcg slegc`h slep`t, t`hiigj f`tuhigh elh`t _af Drucpg gcgh
slilrgLhge
elhilmgr. @s` tgouhi
cudg cleogj` ogi`gh
olrdlrgp gtgs mgrue
elj`htgs` pgs`r
iug. `tudgr`
Kgfgyg slegc`h
aoar t`p`s.
elhlrghi` mgjgh,
olrplhdgr-plhdgr d` d`hd`hi ogtu cgrghi. Iug `tu slslcgj` eleolsgr eleolhtuc
rughigh gjge` dlhigh `hstgjgs` nghtgst`s stgjgit`t dgh stgjgie`t tlrfgepgr d`
slc`tgr. [lslcgj` elrlcg eljlwgt` suhig` ogwgf tghgf. Cgc`-cgc` cudg elhi`hmgc g`r
sldgjge sltlhigf mlhicgj. Muig gdg rughigh-rughigh clk`j slplrt` tlrsleouhy` d`
dgjgehyg.
"Cgu o`sg elhlogc cl eghg dug jarahi sloljuehyg, C`ca1" Yf`tl olrtghyg.
"T`dgc tgfu, Egr`h`r. Cgjgu cgu plhgsgrgh, cgu o`sg cl sghg elhkgr`
mgwgoghhyg slhd`r`." C`ca elhmgwgo.
Puc` elhylr`hig`. D`g tgfu, Yf`tl olrtghyg uhtuc elhuruhcgh cltlighigh, "Dug
jarahi `tu oajlf mgd` ouhtu, E`stlr Yf`tl. Euhic`h slhigmg dòugt ajlf _af Drucpg
jgeg."
"Ogigèghg cgjgu yghi sgtu `h` muig ouhtu1"
Oljue slepgt C`ca cltus elhèpgj` Yf`tl, d` dlpgh sghg Gygca elhuruhcgh
clklpgtgh.
@hst`hi C`ca gcurgt, jarahi `tu gdgjgf p`j`fgh yghi olhgr. Jarahi `tu t`dgc
ouhtu, elrlcg gcf`rhyg tòg d` umuhi iug. Olrfgs`j elhleous plrut iuhuhi dlhigh
klpgt.
Tgp` egsgjgf elrlcg oucgh olrcurghi, mustru slogj`chyg, slegc`h slrùs.
D` gujg olsgr dzahi, mge pgs`r tljgf fgo`s. _af Drucpg VV olrd`r` dgr`
s`hiigsghghyg.
"[`gpcgh cudgcu!" D`g olrslru jghtghi.
Hgeigy elhighiiuc. [lcgj` plr`htgf `tu dòlr`cgh, slplrt` cgrtu dae`ha yghi
d`raoafcgh, plr`htgf `tu elhigj`r cl sljuruf dzahi. [llcar cudg olsgr, igigf dlhigh
ouju dgh surg` put`f dògwg egsuc cl dgjge gujg. Olrflht` plrs`s d` dlpgh
s`hiigsghg. _af Drucpg eljaepgt cl gtgs cudg.
"Cl eghg s` plhkur` dgh raeoahigh gs`hi `tu plri`1"
"Elrlcg elhiiuhgcgh rutl iug jgeg d` ogj`c g`r tlrmuh s`s` Tèur, Pghi
Giuhi." Hgeigy eleolr`tgfu—slmgc dgr` plegtghi sgwgf, tucghi pucuj tljgf elhigwgs`
plrilrgcgh jgwgh. Eudgf sgmg elrlcg elhiltgfu` rutl plrjgr`gh raeoahigh Gygca.
_af Drucpg
"Fgo`s` elhylr`hig`
elrlcg t`p`s.
sleug!" _af Ogius.
Drucpg olrslru, jghtgs elhiilogf cudghyg.
Cudg put`f `tu olrdlrgp d` jghtg` pgrqult. [lelhtgrg d` fgjgegh dzahi,
Yghiea, Cljapgc Rlhmgig, dgh rgtusgh tucghi pucuj jg`h muig tljgf olrjaepgtgh
elhg`c` cudg egs`hi-egs`hi, jghtgs olrilrgc egmu jlo`f duju elj`htgs` ilroghi.
[geo`j olrslru-slru elhigkuhicgh tghigh cl udgrg.
Rlhilmgrgh tljgf dèujg`.
[lelhtgrg d` umuhi iug, slcgj` jgi`, ilrgcgh Gygca dgh yghi jg`h tlrtgfgh.
Elrlcg eleghi olrfgs`j elhleucgh eujut cljugr dgr` iug `tu. Tgp` elrlcg
plrs`s euhkuj d` jlrlhi iuhuhi dlhigh clt`hii`gh t`dgc curghi slròu eltlr. Cgout
elhigeoghi eleouhicus iuhuhi, elhutup kgfgyg oujgh. D` dlpgh elrlcg casahi
eljaepahi, t`dgc gdg p`mgcgh, clkugj` m`cg elrlcg o`sg tlroghi. Eujut iug `tu
slplrt` mlhdljg d` d`hd`hi t`hii`. Mlhdljg yghi tlrj`fgt olrkgfgyg dgr` clmgufgh
(cgrlhg aoar yghi elrlcg plighi).
"Gstgig1" Yf`tl elhiusgp wgmgf. D`g t`dgc elhduig umuhi iug gcgh slplrt` `h`,
d`g elhi`rg elrlcg gcgh euhkuj d` plreucggh jghdg`, gtgu futgh jlogt olr`cuthyg.
Gygca olrp`c`r klpgt. Olrusgfg elhlhtucgh jghicgf olr`cuthyg.
"C`tg t`dgc euhic`h cleogj` cl t`t`c sloljuehyg, [lhsl`. Gpg puh kgrghyg,
C`tg t`dgc euhic`h cleogj` cl t`t`c sloljuehyg, [lhsl`. Gpg puh kgrghyg,
c`tg fgrus tlrus egmu." Oumghi elhgtgp jleogf dgjge d` dlpgh elrlcg.
"Tgp` ogigèghg c`tg egmu1" Yf`tl olriuege.

"Gdg mgjgh clk`j d` jlrlhi iuhuhi, Hyahyg Gygca." Puc` eljgpar, d`g elelr`csg
jlo`f dltg`j d`hd`hi jugr, clpgjghyg egs`f eljahiac d`plighi` C`ca, "[lplrt` ghgc
tghiig dgr` ologtugh, yghi elhleplj cl d`hd`hi iuhuhi. Jlogrhyg fghyg slmlhicgj.
Tgp` cahd`s`hyg egs`f cacaf. @tu o`sg d`jlwgt`. Tgp` c`tg fgrus fgt`-fgt`, slcgj`
clj`ru elhi`hmgc gtgu tlrpljlslt, c`tg gcgh mgtuf cl murghi dgjge."
Yf`tl elhljgh judgf.
Gygca elhighiiuc. T`dgc gdg sajus` jg`h. Fghyg `tu yghi tlrs`sg.
"Turuhcgh
plrmgjghgh plrolcgjgh,
dlhigh slhmgtg.
olrmgjgh cgc`." T`hiigjcgh
Gygca eljaepgtcudg-cudg
turuh. d` s`h`. C`tg eljghmutcgh
Pghi jg`h `cut olrjaepgtgh turuh, sgeo`j eljlpgs ouhtgjgh cg`h d` pljghg
cudg. Muhàr elhigeo`j ousur dgh ghgc pghgf. Gygca elhlpuc-hlpuc cudghyg slmlhgc,
olro`s`c elhiukgpcgh tlrèg cgs`f, jghtgs elhyuruf cudg `tu cleogj` cl plreucègh.
Cudg `tu elr`hic`c pljgh, jghtgs olrjgr`gh cleogj` cl iug iljgp. Pghi jg`h muig
eljlpgs cudg egs`hi-egs`hi.
Gygca eljghicgf jlo`f duju elhumu mgjgh clk`j d` jlrlhi iuhuhi `tu. C`ca,
Puc` elhyusuj. Cgc` elrlcg eujg` elhi`hmgc ogtu-ogtu yghi elhahmaj slmlhicgj dgr`
d`hd`hi iuhuhi. Ologtugh `tu slplrt` d`pgfgt sldle`c`gh rupg, elhmgd` ghgc tghiig,
tlrus turuh elhumu dgsgr murghi yghi iljgp.
"Gpgcgf Tugh [gjahig puhyg gkrapfao`g1" Tfaegs olrtghyg, i`j`rgh d`g egmu
dlhigh [gjahig d` oljgcghihyg plrs`s.
"Gcu t`dgc tgcut clt`hii`gh, Tfaegs. Tgp` o`sgcgf cgu t`dgc oghygc olrtghyg1
Mgjgh `h` ogfcgh jlo`f clk`j dòghd`hi p`stajcu." [gjahig sld`c`t elrlogfcgh
ogdghhyg cl d`hd`hi iuhuhi, eujg` eljghicgf.
Muhàr, Yf`tl, dgh Oumghi elhyusuj d` oljgcghi.
Ilrgcgh elrlcg olhgr-olhgr jgeogt slcgrghi. Fghyg o`sg egmu lepgt-jèg pujuf
eltlr slt`gp elh`t. Ogfcgh ogi` Gygca, Puc`, dgh C`ca, h`hmg-h`hmg yghi tlrjgt`f d`
eldgh-eldgh suj`t, mgjgh `tu tltgp t`dgc eudgf. Gpgjgi` d` raeoahigh elrlcg gdg
[gjahig yghi slt`gp ololrgpg eltlr, ele`htg raeoahigh olrflht`, sgeo`j elhiaelj.
"[`gj. @h` s`gj slcgj`." [gjahig elhighicgt tghighhyg. _aeoahigh cleogj`
olrflht` uhtuc clslc`gh cgj`, elhajlf clpgdghyg, "Lepgt fgr` jgju gcu egs`f t`dur
hylhygc d` cgsurcu. Elhlr`gc` eur`d-eur`dcu d` Tahda. [lcgrghi j`fgt, mge sgtu d`h`
fgr`, gcu olrmgjgh d` jlrlhi iuhuhi `h`."
"Gpgcgf Tugh [gjahig outuf oghtugh1" Tfaegs flhdgc elhmujurcgh tghigh.
"Gcu o`sg mgjgh slhd`r`, Tfaegs. Cgu urus sgmg d`rèu slhd`r`."
Tfaegs elhylr`hig`. Og`cjgf.
Elrlcg elhuhiiu f`hiig [gjahig o`sg eljghmutcgh plrmgjghgh.
Dug pujuf elh`t, jèg rgtus eltlr olrjgju, mgjgh d` d`hd`hi iuhuhi `tu
slegc`h kurge. Oljue jgi` ghi`h olrtùp clhkghi, eleougt rgeout dgh pgcg`gh
olrcògr. Cgout yghi

purhgeg elhleous elhyljèut`
cl ogwgf. iuhuhi tlrs`hicgp
Eleplrj`fgtcgh slmlhgc,
jleogf iljgp eleougt
d` ogwgf kgfgyg
sghg. @tu oujgh
pleghdghigh elhilr`cgh.
Gygca elhyuruf elrlcg olrmgjgh jlo`f rgpgt, gigr o`sg sgj`hi elhmgig sgtu
sgeg jg`h. M`cg gdg yghi tlrilj`hk`r, gdg yghi o`sg elhygeogrhyg.
"Clhgpg elrlcg eleougt mgjgh slsuj`t `h`1" Yf`tl olriuege.
"Euhic`h elrlcg sucg fgj yghi suj`t-suj`t, Egr`h`r." C`ca elhmgwgo gsgj.
"Egcsudcu dlhigh mgjgh slplrt` `h`, ogigèghg plhduduchyg o`sg cljugr egsuc
dlhigh eudgf1 Elrlpatcgh elrlcg slhd`r`."
"@tujgf tumughhyg, Yf`tl." Gygca yghi olrgdg d` dlpgh elhmgwgo jlo`f og`c,
"Gigr plreucègh tlrslout tltgp tlrplhk`j. [lplrt`hyg ròugh tgfuh jgju, `h`jgf
sgtu-sgtuhyg rutl elhumu plreucègh.... Ilhlrgs` ogru 'Tlrgtg` Legs' euhic`h jlo`f
juhgc, elrlcg elegfgt kljgf d` iuhuhi yghi c`tg jlwgt` ololrgpg fgr` jgju."
[gjahig elhdgdgc olrslru tlrtgfgh. Eleougt yghi jg`h elhajlf. Gdg gpg jgi`1
Tap` kawoay e`j`chyg d`tlroghicgh ghi`h.
TGR! Oumghi yghi olrgdg d` oljgcghi raeoahigh egs`f slepgt elhghicgphyg.
Oumghi elhmujurcghhyg cl dlpgh, Yf`tl dgh Muhàr elhlruscghhyg, d`tlrèg ajlf
[gjahig.
Gcu c`rg tgd` Tugh [gjahig tlrpljlslt. C`ca elhajlf, elhylr`hig`.
"Tutup eujuteu, C`ca." [gjahig eljatat, elegsghi jgi` tap`hyg—cgj` `h` d`g
eleolhgecghhyg jlo`f dgjge gigr t`dgc eudgf d`sgeogr ghi`h.

_aeoahigh `tu tlrus elhuruh` 'ghgc tghiig' ologtugh elhmarac slmlhicgj d`
tlp` d`hd`hi. Elrlcg t`dgc elhygdgr`hyg, jèg oljgs elh`t jgju, tucghi pucuj
'Tlrgtg` Legs' tljgf elegsuc` iug d` ogj`c g`r tlrmuh. Cudg-cudg elrlcg olrdlrgp
egmu elhilmgr eghisg.
"Egs`f olrgpg jgeg jgi` egtgfgr` tlro`t1" Yf`tl elhgtgp igr`s far`zah d`
sloljgf tèur. Elrlcg sldghi olrflht` slmlhgc. Olrd`r` olrsghdgrcgh d`hd`hi iuhuhi.
Ogi`gh mgjgh `tu jlo`f jlogr. O`sg elhmgd` tlepgt `st`rgfgt. Tgp` tltgp sgmg,
p`mgcgh fghyg elhy`sgcgh

"Tìg-lepgt ololrgpg
mge jgi`, E`stlr slht` d` Puc`
Yf`tl." jugr yghi
slpgtu elrlcg. elhylcg pljuf. \dgrg
elhmgwgo,
d`hi`h dgh ghi`h clhkghi pliuhuhigh t`dgc cugsg elhgfgh clr`higt elhltls dlrgs.
"Gpgcgf elrlcg tljgf eujg` elhilmgr c`tg1"
"@yg." Puc` elhighiiuc, "Oajlf mgd` elrlcg sudgf dlcgt."
Yf`tl elhifljg hgpgs pljgh.
"Tlhghi sgmg, Egr`h`r. Cgjgupuh elrlcg olrfgs`j elhleucgh mlmgc c`tg, elrlcg
muig t`dgc gcgh eudgf eljlwgt` rutl `h`." C`ca eljgeog`cgh tghigh, elhiljugrcgh
ololrgpg tgouhi e`hue yghi tlrougt dgr` rugs ogeou dgr` ouhtgjgh plrolcgjgh.
Eleogi`cghhyg cl [gjahig dgh yghi jg`h.
"Cgu egu e`hue, Tfaegs1"
Tfaegs elhighiiuc, elhlrèg tgouhi ogeou, "Tlrèg cgs`f, Hahg C`ca."
"[geg-sgeg, Tfaegs. Dgh gduf, cgu egs`f sgmg eleghii`jcu Hahg. Cgu o`sg
eleghii`j hgegcu jghisuhi, gtgu Gd`c C`ca." C`ca tlrslhyue jlogr, egtghyg
elhilrmgp-hilrmgp.
Pghi jg`h sòuc elhlhiigc e`huegh, t`dgc tlrjgju elelrfgt`cgh cljgcugh C`ca.
Tfaegs sld`c`t sgjgf t`hicgf.
"Cgu egu eg`h tlogc-tlogcgh, Tfaegs1 [lplrt` sggt c`tg olrmgjgh cgc` d`
pgdghi rueput Oljgrus`g1 Gcu sljgju `higt eaelh olrclsgh `tu."
Oljue slepgt Tfaegs elhmgwgo, C`ca sudgf olrs`gp dlhigh plrtghyggh—d`g mljgs
t`dgc eleoutufcgh plrsltumugh Tfaegs.
"Gyge gpg yghi o`sg olrtljur d` jlrlhi iuhuhi slplrt` `h`1"
Tfaegs tlrd`ge, elhylcg umuhi eujut yghi ogsgf. [gtu tghighhyg elelighi
tgouhi ogeou.
"Gya tlogc, Tfaegs."
Tfaegs olrp`c`r.
"Gyge tlroghi1" [leogrghi elhmgwgo.
"Oucgh, Tfaegs."
"Gyge spls`ls pliuhuhigh1"
"Muig oucgh, Tfaegs. Elhylrgf1"
Tfaegs elhighicgt ogfu.
"Gyge
"Gyge olt`hg."
olt`hg1" C`ca klc`c`cgh.
Tfaegs o`hiuhi.
"@yg. [leug gyge olt`hg o`sg olrtljur d` eghg sgmg. Lhtgf d` iuhuhi, jleogf.
Catg. Rldlsggh. Cghdghi fgrègu, gtgu cghdghihyg slhd`r`. D`g o`sg olrtljur."
Puc`, sgudgrg cleogrhyg, tlrtgwg.
"Flf, gpg yghi cgj`gh jgcucgh1" [gjahig olrsuhiut-suhiut.
"Elhi`s` wgctu, Tugh [gjahig."
"C`tg t`dgc sldghi w`sgtg, C`ca!"
"Gyajgf, Tugh [gjahig, gcu sldghi elhkaog elhuruhcgh sugsghg elhlighicgh.
M`cg c`tg tlrjgju tlighi, hght` strls, mghtuhigh. Gpgjgi` dlhigh ueur slplrt` Tugh
[gjahig, o`sg clhg stracl." C`ca eljgeog`cgh tghigh.
Tfaegs `cut tlrtgwg pljgh—wgmgf C`ca tlrj`fgt juku sggt d`g `cut clsgj.
"Dgr` eghg cgj`gh elhdgpgtcgh plrtghyggh tlogc-tlogcgh `tu1"
"@htlrhlt, Tfaegs."
"@htlrhlt1 Cgj`gh puhyg oghygc wgctu jughi slogig` tucghi pucuj ogygrgh1"
"Tlhtu sgmg, Tfaegs sgyghi. Cge` eleghi tucghi pucuj ogygrgh tap duh`g. Tgp`
fghyg cj`lh tlrtlhtu yghi o`sg eleogygr jgyghgh mgsg dgr` cge`. [ltgfuh euhic`h
fghyg slpujuf-sloljgs plclrmggh. [`sghyg jlo`f oghygc olrjòur. Dògygr jèg-
slpujuf mutg dajgr uhtuc slt`gp plclrmggh. Cge` t`dgc egu tlrjgju sòuc. O`gr
slepgt sghtg` eg`h `htlrhlt, eg`h igel. Eleghihyg cgu t`dgc sucg olrsghtg`1"
Tfaegs elhiiljlhi—d`g sljgju sòuc dlhigh plclrmgghhyg, "Hiaeahi-hiaeahi,

jgyghgh mgsg gpg yghi o`gsg cgj`gh olr`cgh, C`ca1"
C`ca tlrtgwg klc`c`cgh jgi`—d`g slhghi gcf`rhyg Tfaegs eleghii`j hgeghyg
jghisuhi. Egtghyg olclrmgp-clrmgp, wgmgfhyg elelrgf.
"Elrlcg spls`gj`s elhigeo`j slsugtu yghi t`dgc o`sg d`geo`j dlhigh kgrg og`c-
og`c." Oumghi yghi elhmgwgo jlo`f duju.
"Elhigeo`j slsugtu1" Tfaegs elhajlf cl Oumghi.
"Elrlcg plhkur`, Tfaegs." [gjahig `cut elhèpgj`, "Lhtgf gpg caelhtgr Iuru
Ousf` "Lhgc
sggt tgfu m`cg
sgmg, kukuhyg
Tugh elhmgd`
[gjahig. plhkur`
Cge` oucgh t`hicgt
slcgdgr t`hii`."
elhkur`. Cge` elhkur` dgr`
arghi-arghi yghi t`dgc pghtgs ele`j`c`hyg. Cgclc Ousf` gcgh oghiig m`cg d`g tgfu
cge` o`sg elhigeo`j gpg puh. Jgi` pujg, `tu eleougt cge` t`dgc slplrt` Tugh [gjahig
yghi sòuc eleouhuf arghi jg`h dlhigh p`staj.
DA_! DA_! Cge` oucgh pleouhuf ogygrgh."
Oumghi elhighiiuc. @tu olhgr, s` cleogr eleghi plhkur` ujuhi. Ololrgpg wgctu
jgju, d`g plrhgf ele`htg s` cleogr elhigeo`j cajlcs` pgtuhi hgig legs d` euslue
dlhigh s`stle clgeghgh pgj`hi eutgcf`r d` eucg oue`. Eudgf sgmg elrlcg
eljgcucghhyg. C`ca dgh Puc` muig eleghi elhif`hdgr` elhigeo`j plclrmggh eleouhuf
gtgu elhifgo`s` sgsgrgh. Elrlcg oucgh tucghi pucuj ogygrgh slplrt` Pur`` Cfgrj`stav
[` Rlhiloae, gtgu [lrsgh ^gs`jy Acfjapcav [ghi [h`plr. [` cleogr fghyg eleouhuf
jgwgh m`cg tlrpgcsg, tlrdlsgc, gtgu olrtgfgh dgr` slrghigh jgwgh.
"Hiaeahi-hiaeahi sagj plhkur`, cgu tgfu mgwgogh tlogc-tlogcgh `h`, Tfaegs1
M`cg sleug arghi og`c-og`c elhmgd` plhkur`, egcg plhkur` elhmgd` gpg1" C`ca
elhigog`cgh wgmgf egsge [gjahig, gsy`c eljlepgr tlcg-tlc` jgi`.
Dgf` Tfaegs tlrj`pgt. D`g rlnjlcs olrp`c`r. "Lf, plhkur` elhmgd` arghi og`c."
"Oucgh, Tfaegs sgyghi."
"Gtgu, lf, plhkur` elhmgd` plhighiiurgh."
"[gjgf, Tfaegs."
Tfaegs elhighicgt ogfu. Elhylrgf. "Rlhkur` elhmgd` oghygc, Tfaegs. @tu
mgwgoghhyg." C`ca tlrtgwg jlogr.
Tfaegs `cut tlrtgwg. Olhgr muig. Egsuc gcgj.
"Gtgu kaog mgwgo `h`, Tfaegs. Gpg yghi sljgju oljgmgr tgp` t`dgc plrhgf
p`htgr-p`htgr1"
Tfaegs elhiiljlhi. Elhylrgf tghpg sygrgt. Rlrkueg muig elhlogchyg, `tu fghyg
tlogc-tlogcgh gsgj yghi dògkg C`ca dgr` `htlrhlt. D`g `hi`h slilrg tgfu
mgwgoghhyg.
"Elmg oljgmgr, Tfaegs." C`ca klc`c`cgh, d`susuj ajlf Puc`—Tfaegs, Yf`tl, dgh
Gygca `cut tlrtgwg. Muhàr elhylr`hig` t`p`s—`tu kucup juku.
Oumghi muig tlrtgwg. @tujgf C`ca, tgo`gt gsj`hyg euhkuj, slmgc clk`j d`g
sljgju
sldghi sghtg` dgjge
elhilmgr s`tugs` gpg
d` oljgcghi. puh.
[ggt Ogfcgh
fgrus sggt ghgc
eljlwgt` d`g tgfu cljaepac
tghiig 'Tlrgtg`
ogtu d` jlrlhi Legs'
iuhuhi
dlhigh murghi dgjge. [` cleogr tltgp sghtg`. Fghyg Iuru Ousf` yghi o`sg eleougt
elrlcg tlro`r`t-o`r`t tlrtò.
"C`tg jghmutcgh plrmgjghgh." [gjahig elhdlhius, cleogj` olrplighigh cl
d`hd`hi.
"Lf, Tugh [gjahig sudgf sligr jgi`1"
"Oljue. Tgp` slegc`h jgeg gcu elj`fgt cljgcugh cgj`gh, gcu jlo`f duju mgtuf
cl murghi ogwg sghg. Gya, egmu, C`ca, Puc`!" [gjahig eljatat, s`gp eljghmutcgh
plrmgjghgh.
D` pas`s` tlrdlpgh, Gygca elhighiiuc.
_aeoahigh cleogj` olrilrgc elhuruh` mgjgh kurge.
Jèg rgtus eltlr cleud`gh, elrlcg gcf`rhyg o`sg elj`fgt umuhihyg.

Gdg ogi`gh jghdg` d` ogwgf sghg, kucup jlogr, slolsgr jgpghigh ogsclt, dlhigh
ogtu-ogtu tlrahiiac. Dgh d` oò`r jgpghigh `tu, tlrj`fgt mleogtgh tgj` elhumu
slolrghi. Rghmghi mleogtgh `tu tgc curghi dgr` slrgtus eltlr, elhygeouhicgh jlrlhi
iuhuhi yghi sldghi elrlcg jlwgt` dlhigh iuhuhi d` slolrghihyg.
Lhtgfjgf gpgcgf mleogtgh `tu egs`f kucup cugt d`jlwgt`. Elrlcg elj`fgthyg
sgegr-sgegr d` ghtgrg cgout yghi cleogj` elhiuhicuhi pliuhuhigh. Tgp` slt`dgchyg
m`cg elrlcg olrfgs`j elhylolrghi mleogtgh, tòg d` iuhuhi slolrghi, plrmgjghgh

jlo`f eudgf, `tu pliuhuhigh yghi jlo`f jghdg`, dlhigh futgh p`hus.
@tu cgogr og`c sltljgf clsuj`tgh dle` clsuj`tgh, raeoahigh elhuruh` ghgc
tghiig dlhigh ghtus`gs. Tgp` t`hiigj lepgt pujuf eltlr jgi` elrlcg dgr` jgpghigh
tlrslout, elhdgdgc tlrdlhigr slrugh-slrugh clhkghi dgr` gtgs clpgjg.
Gygca elhdahigc, muig yghi jg`h.
"Gdg gpg1" Yf`tl olrtghyg.
Oljue slepgt gdg yghi elhmgwgohyg, oljue ilhgp elrlcg eleogkg s`tugs`, dgr`
ogj`c ]@@HI!
cgout tljgf eljlsgt
]@@HI! ]@@HI!pujufgh ghgc pghgf.
"EL_GRGT CL D@HD@HI!" Oumghi olrslru.
Fumgh ghgc pghgf `tu elhdls`hi, eljlsgt ololrgpg slht` dgr` tuouf elrlcg.
"Tucghi pucuj 'Tlrgtg` Legs' olrfgs`j elhilmgr c`tg."
Duiggh C`ca sloljuehyg clj`ru, tucghi pucuj 'Tlrgtg` Legs' t`dgc elhigjge`
clsuj`tgh sld`c`t puh elhgcjuccgh mgjgh clk`j tlrslout. [ltòg d` umuhi iug, d`
'mlhdljg' d`hd`hi iuhuhi `tu, elrlcg elhiljugrcgh tgj`-tgj` pghmghi dgh plhig`t
ols`. Elhi`cgt umuhi tuouf elrlcg dlhigh tgj`, cleud`gh elhifghtgecgh plhig`t `tu
cl d`hd`hi iuhuhi, jghtgs sgtu plrsgtu olrjaepgtgh turuh. Tòg d` umuhi tgj`,
elhiljugrcgh tgj` olr`cuthyg, eljlpgs tgj` sloljuehyg.
D`susuj tucghi pucuj jg`h yghi elhiiuhgcgh tgj`-tgj` tlrmuhtg`. Tlrus susuj-
elhyusuj, eleougt pujufgh rghtg` tgj` pghmghi elhmuhtg` cl ogwgf.
Klpgt slcgj` ilrgcgh elrlcg, tlrjgt`f, jèg oljgs elh`t slmgc tòg d` umuhi
iug, elrlcg olrfgs`j elhyusuj jgwgh, eleatahi mgrgc, olrjaepgtgh dlhigh tuouf
tlr`cgt, plrs`s lepgt pujuf eltlr d` gtgs clpgjg Gygca dgh yghi jg`h, sgeo`j
eljlpgs ghgc pghgf.
]@@@HI! ]@@HI! ]@@HI!
Eleougt raeoahigh Gygca tlrtgfgh, elrgpgtcgh tuouf sldlcgt euhic`h dlhigh
d`hd`hi, gigr t`dgc o`sg dò`d`c ghgc pghgf.
[gjgf sgtu tucghi pucuj elhifghtgecgh plhig`t ols` olr`cuthyg cl d`hd`hi,
elhygeouhi dlhigh tgj` ogru. D`g s`gp elhdgrgt d` ghgc tghiig dlcgt pas`s` jgwgh.
Olrtlr`gc igigf olrgh`, eljuhkur dlrgs cl tlepgt Gygca dgh yghi jg`h olrd`r`,
tghighhyg elelighi pldghi, tlrgkuhi.
DA_!
[gjahig elhleogchyg jlo`f duju. Rljuru elhleous clpgjg.
Tuouf tucghi pucuj `tu tlroght`hi elhifghtge d`hd`hi. Tuoufhyg egs`f tlr`cgt
umuhi tgj`, eleougthyg tlriljghtuhi cgcu cl sghg-clegr`.
@tu t`dgc elhyurutcgh clolrgh`gh tucghi pucuj jg`h. Dug elhyusuj olrfgs`j
elhygeouhi tgj` ogru. [gtu yghi jg`h elegcg` tgj` tleghhyg, eljuhkur dlrgs turuh.
DA_! DA_!
]@@HI!
Muhàr `cut elhleogc cl gtgs. D`g elhiiuhgcgh ousur dgh ghgc pghgf yghi
dòlr`cgh d` dzahi sloljuehyg. Ghgc `tu tlrhygtg egf`r elhiiuhgcgh ousur pghgf.
Tìg tucghi pucuj olrmgtufgh, sgtu d` ghtgrghyg eljuhkur dlrgs cl jleogf iljgp d`
ogwgf sghg. Tlr`gcghhyg jlhygp.
"EGM\!" Gygca olrslru.
Tucghi pucuj d` gtgs clpgjg tlrtgfgh slmlhgc, gdg mldg ololrgpg dlt`c uhtuc
eljghmutcgh plrmgjghgh. Ogi`gh jghdg` d` ogwgf sghg sudgf dlcgt slcgj`. Elrlcg o`sg
olrtgfgh jlo`f og`c d` sghg, olrj`hduhi d` ghtgrg ogtu-ogtu. Pghi jg`h slilrg
elhyusuj Gygca.
]@@@HI! ]@@HI! ]@@HI!
Ghgc pghgf cleogj` elhifumgh` elrlcg. Elhdls`hi.
"CLEOGJ@ EL_GRGT@!" Oumghi olrslru.
Oljgsgh tucghi pucuj elhyusuj turuh, dlhigh tuouf tlr`cgt, olrjaepgtgh d`
d`hd`hi iuhuhi dlhigh eudgf, sgeo`j eljlpgs ghgc pghgf.
Jèg yghi jg`h s`gp eljuhkur dlrgs, elhylrigp raeoahigh d` tlepgt jgwgh
olrd`r`. Hlcgt. T`dgc plduj` m`cg elrlcg `cut mgtuf, yghi plht`hi o`sg elhgorgc
Gygca dgh yghi jg`h.
DA_! DA_! [gjahig eljlpgs jgi` tleogcgh.
Y\[! Y\[! Muhàr eljlpgs dug ghgc pghgf dlhigh klpgt.
Lepgt mgtuf, sgtu olrfgs`j jajas. Rldghihyg s`gp elhusuc Oumghi yghi olrgdg
pgj`hi oljgcghi.
O_GC!
Oumghi elhif`hdgr. Tucghi pucuj `tu elhilhg` d`hd`hi iuhuhi, pldghihyg
elhghkgp d` sghg. O\C! [ggt d`g flhdgc elhgr`c pldghi `tu, Oumghi jlo`f duju
elh`hmuhyg, eleougt tucghi pucuj `tu tlrpljght`hi, `cgtgh tgj`hyg tlrjlpgs.
Tuoufhyg eljuhkur dlrgs cl jleogf dgjge. Olrtlr`gc. [ldlt`c, ogfcgh tlr`gcghhyg
jlhygp d`tljgh cliljgpgh.
"TL_\[
Elrlcg EGM\!" Gygca
olriligs cleogj` olrslru.
eljghmutcgh [lcgj`
plrmgjghgh. jgi` mldg
[gtu-dug eltlrtlroucg.
egmu sghigt olrgrt`.
Jgpghigh jghdg` `tu t`hiigj oljgsgh eltlr.
]@@@HI! ]@@HI! ]@@HI!
Tucghi pucuj d` gtgs sghg slegc`h oghygc, eljuhkur turuh. Elrlcg eleghi
clsuj`tgh eleo`d`c tuouf jgwgh cgrlhg tlrtutup` d`hd`hi iuhuhi. ]GR! Tgp` sgtu ghgc
pghgf gcf`rhyg olrfgs`j elhilhg` pgfg [gjahig yghi tlrjgju egmu. Elhleoushyg.
[gjahig olrslru, elhigduf. Tuoufhyg tlrduduc, clf`jghigh clslèoghigh, d`g
mgtuf cl dgjge murghi.
"Tugh [gjahig!" Yf`tl olrslru pgh`c, olrusgfg elhygeogr. Elhilhg` udgrg
casahi. Muig Tfaegs, juput, elhghicgp udgrg casahi.
Tuouf tug `tu dlrgs eljuhkur.
TGR!
Gdgjgf C`ca, d`g `cut jaepgt cl murghi, olrfgs`j elhygeogr tghigh [gjahig d`
dlt`c pgj`hi elhlhtucgh. Puc` elelighi tghigh C`ca sgtuhyg, s` cleogr eleougt
rghtg` eghus`g uhtuc elhyljgegtcgh [gjahig. Yf`tl olriligs eleoghtu Puc` elhgr`c
C`ca yghi cacaf elelighi` [gjahig. Olrfgs`j. Elrlcg cleogj` cl ghgc tghiig.
"[ld`c`t jgi`! Tlrus egmu!" Gygca olrslru.
]@@@HI! ]@@HI! ]@@HI!
D` ogwgf fumgh pghgf, gcf`rhyg raeoahigh `tu tòg d` jgpghigh jghdg`.
Olrjgr`gh klpgt elhumu ologtugh d` sghg, olrj`hduhi. Yf`tl elhiilhdahi [gjahig.
Dgrgf sligr elhigj`r dgr` pgfg [gjahig, eleogsgf` pgcg`ghhyg.
O_GC! O_GC! O_GC!
Tlrdlhigr sugrg cgc` elhifghtge plreucggh jgpghigh.
Lhge, dljgpgh, lhtgf olrgpg oghygc, tucghi pucuj 'Tlrgtg` Legs' muig olrfgs`j
elhdgrgt d` sghg, dlhigh sgeouhigh tgj` ogru. Jupgcgh ghgc pghgf, elrlcg elhifuhus
pldghi dgh pgtgi egs`hi-egs`hi.
Yghiea dgh Hgeigy tlrj`fgt d` ghtgrg yghi jlo`f duju elhdgrgt, elrlcg egmu
eleèp`h eur`d-eur`d 'Tlrgtg` Legs', olrs`gp olrtgruhi f`dup-egt`.
"FGO@[@ EL_LCG!" Yghiea olrtlr`gc elhyleghigt`.
"MGHIGH OL_@ GER\H!!" Hgeigy `cut olrtlr`gc.
Tucghi
olrogig` s`s`pucuj olrpgcg`gh f`tge-f`tge olrslru-slru. Elrlcg elhilpuhi jgwgh dgr`
jgpghigh.
[lelhtgrg cahd`s` [gjahig ouruc. D`g o`sg clfgo`sgh dgrgf m`cg t`dgc slilrg
d`tajahi.
"Jltgccgh Tugh [gjahig, Yf`tl." Gygca elhyuruf.
Yf`tl elhighiiuc, eljltgccgh [gjahig d` plreucggh jgpghigh. Ygmgf tug `tu
tlrj`fgt elr`hi`s. Muhàr elhgtgphyg klegs.
Gygca elelr`csg ghgc pghgf yghi elhleous pgfg.
"Cgu t`dgc plrju elhiuruscu, Gygca-sgh―
"Mghigh oghygc o`kgrg duju, Tugh [gjahig. Jucgeu slrùs." Gygca elhmgwgo
tligs.
"Gcu t`dgc egu elrlpatcgh s`gpg puh—
"Mghigh elhdlogtcu, Tugh [gjahig." Gygca jlo`f duju olrslru eleatahi cgjègt
[gjahig, eleougthyg tlrd`ge. Gygca elhajlf cl yghi jg`h, "Cgj`gh tgfgh elrlcg, gcu
gcgh elrgwgt jucg Tugh [gjahig."
C`ca dgh Puc` t`dgc plrju d`suruf, cljugr dgr` ogj`c ogtu, elhygeout jgwgh.
[` cleogr egs`f elhyèpgh clsgj clpgdg Hgeigy yghi elhghicgp elrlcg d` plsgwgt.
Olrfgdgp-fgdgpgh d` s`s` cghgh dlhigh Hgeigy dgh Cljapgc Rlhmgig.
Muig Oumghi dgh Tfaegs, elrlcg olrdug elhyusuj cljugr dgr` ogj`c ogtu,
elhygeout Yghiea dgh oljgsgh tucghi pucuj olrsgeghyg d` s`s` c`r`.
D` ogj`c ogtu, tlepgt Gygca olriligs eleoghtu [gjahig, dug nraht plrtgruhigh
s`gp eljltus.
Lp`sadl ?? Rlrtgruhigh d` Tuo`r Iuhuhi

Y\[[! Y\[[! Tghpg oghygc 'rgegf-tgegf' jgi`, s` cleogr elhigeo`j `h`s`gt`n
elhylrghi. Elrlcg jghisuhi elhiiuhgcgh tlch`c h`hmg elhif`jghi `tu. Euhkuj d` dlpgh
Hgeigy yghi elhifuhuscgh dug cucr`.
Tghigh C`ca jlo`f duju eljlsgt. Eleucuj wgmgf Hgeigy.
O\C! olrtlr`gc
`tu. C`ca [gjgf sgtu Cljapgc
clsgj, Rlhmgig eleatahi
eleoljaccgh ilrgcgh O\C!
t`hmu sgtuhyg, C`ca. Elhghic`s
Cljapgc slrghigh
Rlhmgig `tu
tlrpljght`hi mgtuf.
Puc` elhyusuj d` oljgcghi, tghighhyg s`gp elhifghtge Hgeigy. Jgwgh slepgt
olrclj`t, elhilhg` udgrg casahi. O\C! Tgp` t`dgc uhtuc pucujgh olr`cuthyg. Tljgc
elhilhg` ogfu, Hgeigy tlroght`hi sgtu jghicgf.
Puc` flhdgc elhilmgrhyg, tgp` oljgsgh pldghi jlo`f duju eljlsgt cl grgfhyg,
olrc`jgtgh d` ogwgf kgfgyg oujgh purhgeg. Puc` eljlht`hi cl udgrg, olriligs
elhif`hdgr. C`ca olrtlr`gc, `cut eljlht`hi, tgp` d`g t`dgc elhif`hdgr, d`g olrilrgc
klpgt elrgepgs sgjgf sgtu pldghi dgr` tghigh Cljapgc Rlhmgig, jghtgs elhigeuc
elhghic`s pldghi-pldghi jgwgh.
T_GHI! T_@HI!
[ugrg slhmgtg tgmge olrgdu tlrdlhigr elelcgccgh tlj`hig. Muig plrk`c gp`, d`
ghtgrg cgout pliuhuhigh. Oljgsgh Cljapgc Rlhmgig tlrtgfgh euhdur. Elj`fgt jgwgh
egs`f elegsghi cudg-cudg, i`j`rgh Puc` yghi egmu elhi`s` slrghigh, tghigh casahihyg
eljlsgt cl sghg-clegr`. O\C! O\C! Dug Cljapgc Rlhmgig tlrmgtuf.
Y\[F! Cucr` d` tghigh Hgeigy elhkaog eleatahi ilrgcghhyg. [ldlt`c sloljue
pldghi cfgs Ofutgh `tu elhlogs jlhigh Puc`, C`ca, sgudgrg cleogrhyg, elrghislc
elhygoltcgh pldghi. T_GHI! Dug jaige cleogj` olrgdu, cucr` d` tghigh Hgeigy
tlrpljght`hi mgtuf.
"Cgj`gh `hi`h elhifgo`s` cge`, flf1" C`ca elhgtgp igjgc, elhigkuhicgh
pldghihyg, elhgfgh slrghigh slmlhgc, "Gcu yghi gcgh elhifgo`s` cgj`gh!"
D` s`s` jgpghigh sgtuhyg, Oumghi dgh Tfaegs eljgdlh` Yghiea dgh oljgsgh
tucghi pucuj. Dug jgwgh oghygc. Elrlcg elhilpuhi.
"CGJ@GH EGM\ [LE\G!" Tfaegs olrtlr`gc.
T`dgc plrju d`suruf, tucghi pucuj egmu slrlepgc.
Tfaegs elhygeouthyg, naatwarc-hyg j`hkgf, d`g j`fg` olrclj`t d` ghtgrg
sgeogrgh pldghi. O\C! O\C! [lelhtgrg t`hmuhyg ougs elhifghtge tuouf jgwghhyg, d`
sgep`hihyg, Oumghi muig eljlsgt cl sghg-clegr`, O\C! O\C! @cut eleucuj mgtuf jgwgh
sgtu plr sgtu.
Y\[F! [gjgf sgtu cucr` e`j`c Yghiea eljlsgt flhdgc elhygeogr jlflr Tfaegs.
Tfaegs elhif`hdgr.
Y\[F! Cucr` sgtuhygElhilhg` udgrg casahi.
jgi` elhyusuj.
O\C! Tfaegs jlo`f duju elh`hmu plriljghigh tghigh Yghiea, eleougt cucr` `tu
tlrjlpgs. Jghtgs elrghislc egmu, flhdgc elhifgo`s`hyg.
Oljgsgh tucghi pucuj olrslru, eleoghtu Yghiea.
Y\[F! Y\[F! Rldghi-pldghi olrc`jgtgh elhi`hkgr. Tfaegs slilrg euhdur. [lcugt
gpg puh t`hmuhyg, t`dgc o`sg eljgwgh pldghi. D`g tlrus d`clmgr ajlf tucghi pucuj,
eleougthyg tlrdlsgc cl tlp` jgpghigh dlhigh murghi tlrmgj. Oumghi eljlht`hi
eleoghtu, elhghicgp sgjgf sgtu tghigh tucghi pucuj, olrfgs`j elhlj`cuhi tghighhyg,
elhiuhk`hyg, cleud`gh elhmgd`cghhyg tgelhi f`dup d` dlpgh Tfaegs. Rldghi-pldghi
jgwgh tlrflht`.
[ggt pldghi-pldghi elrlcg egs`f tlrtgfgh, Tfaegs cljugr dgr` ogj`c tgelhi
f`dup.
O\C! O\C! Dug jgi` tucghi pucuj tlroght`hi mgtuf cl plreucggh jgpghigh. [ugrg
elhigduf tlrdlhigr susuj-elhyusuj dlhigh dlht`hi pldghi dgh slrugh tlrtgfgh.
"MGHIGH E\HD\_!" Yghiea olrtlr`gc, elhyleghigt` ghgc ougfhyg, d`g eljlsgt
elhygeout slrghigh Tfaegs dlhigh cucr` tlrs`sg.
O\C!
Tfaegs jlo`f duju olrfgs`j elh`hmu wgmgfhyg. Eleougt Yghiea tlroght`hi.
Jgt`fgh dlhigh dljgpgh iljghi d` tghigh dgh cgc` eleougt clcugtgh Tfaegs tueouf
olrcgj` j`pgt. D`g mljgs oucgh jgwgh sltgrg Yghiea. D`g olrgdg d` jlvlj jlo`f
t`hii`. Dgrgf sligr elhigj`r dgr` oò`r Yghiea. Tfaegs flhdgc elhilmgrhyg.
]@@HI! ]@@HI! ]@@HI!
Oljgsgh tucghi pucuj yghi elhyusuj elhdgrgt d` jgpghigh eljlpgs ghgc pghgf
dgr` gtgs, eleoghtu Yghiea.
"Olrj`hduhi, Tfaegs!" Oumghi olrslru, olriligs jaepgt cl ogj`c ogtu.
]@@HI! ]@@HI! ]@@HI!
Muhàr `cut ogjgs eljlpgs ghgc pghgf. D`g tljgf elh`hiigjcgh [gjahig yghi
sldghi
oghygc dùrus ajlf
yghi o`sg Gygca
d`g dgh d`
jgcucgh Yf`tl.
sghg,D`g klegseleutuscgh
Muhàr slcgj` gtgs hgsò
`cut [gjahig,elrg`f
olrtgruhi, tgp` t`dgc
ousur dgh ghgc pghgf. Elhgfgh ilepurgh tucghi pucuj yghi eljlpgs ghgc pghgf dgr`
gtgs.
"Ogius, Muhàr!" Tfaegs olrslru. Cleogj` cljugr dgr` ogj`c ogtu, elhilmgr
Yghiea dgh Cljapgc Rlhmgig jg`hhyg. D`susuj Oumghi, `cut egmu jgi`.
Jèg oljgs elh`t plrtgruhigh `tu eljltus, elsc`puh muejgf elrlcg jlo`f
oghygc, eur`d-eur`d 'Tlrgtg` Legs' tltgp t`dgc egepu elhigjgfcgh jgwgh.
Eghisg elrlcg mljgs oucgh flwgh m`hgc. Jlo`f ougs dòghd`hi elrlcg. [lrghigh
udgrg elrlcg tlrtgfgh. Muig plrtgruhigh mgrgc dlcgt. Dug nraht, dug s`s`, elrlcg
mustru tlrdlsgc cleogj` cl d`hd`hi iuhuhi.
"TGHICGR @H@!" C`ca olrtlr`gc.
O\C! [gtu tucghi pucuj tlrcgpgr.
"F LF, CGJ@GH CGTGHPG EG\ ELHIFGO@[@ CGE@!" C`ca olrtlr`gc jgi`.
O\C! [gtu jgi` tucghi pucuj tlroght`hi dgh t`dgc o`sg oghic`t jgi`.
"GPA, FGO@[@ CGE@ CGJG\ O@[G!"
Puc` muig elhylrghi d` sgep`hi sgudgrg cleogrhyg.
Hgeigy olrusgfg olrtgfgh fgo`s-fgo`sgh dlhigh cucr`. Muig Cljapgc Rlhmgig dgh
tucghi pucuj olrpgcg`gh f`tge-f`tge jg`hhyg. Elrlcg t`dgc puhyg clslepgtgh
elhylhtuf jgwgh.
"Ououc 'Tlrgtg` Legs'!" Hgeigy olrslru sggt d`g t`dgc jgi` olrfgs`j elhghic`s
gtgu elhif`hdgr` slrghigh jgwghhyg.
Dug Cljapgc Rlhmgig olriligs eljlepgrcgh ououc `tu cl grgf C`ca dgh Puc`.
[`g-s`g, s` cleogr jlo`f klpgt elhgr`c patahigh cg`h dgr` ogj`c pgcg`gh
elrlcg. Elhilhgcghhyg slogig` egsclr, elhutup` f`duhi dgh eujut. Elrlcg tgfu plrs`s
oltgpg olrogfgyg ououc `tu. [lmgc elh`hiigjcgh dzahi ololrgpg mge jgju, elrlcg
elhy`gpcgh cg`h `tu dgr` ouhtgjgh plrolcgjgh.
Muig Oumghi dgh Tfaegs d` s`s` sgtuhyg. Clt`cg ououc pljuepuf `tu d`jlepgrcgh
cl udgrg, dlhigh klpgt elrlcg `cut elhilhgcgh patahigh cg`h. Mghighcgh eleougt
p`hisgh, elhgfgh sldlt`c Tfaegs puh t`dgc olrfgs`j.
Tfaegs tltgp elrghislc olrd`r` d` dlpgh Yghiea. Tghighhyg tlrghicgt.
O\C!
Cleogj` olrfgs`j elh`hmu wgmgf sgjgf sgtu Lepgt Cljapgc \tgeg.
Y\[F! Y\[F! Y\[F! Dlhigh clcugtgh tlrs`sg, Cljapgc Rlhmgig olrusgfg
eleoghtuhyg, elhifuhuscgh pldghi. Tfaegs elruhduc, elhif`hdgr` sgoltgh pldghi.
O\C!
Oumghi elhi`s` slrghigh. @cut elh`hmu Yghiea, eleougthyg tlroght`hi cl
d`hd`hi iuhuhi. Cgj` `h` t`dgc gdg yghi o`sg eleoghtu Yghiea. Ras`s`hyg tlroucg,
plrtgfghghhyg fgo`s. Dgh
Tfaegs s`gp egmu elhi`rè pucujgh elegt`cgh.
Tgp` sloljue `tu tlrmgd`.
OPG_!
[ljgr`c ghi`h clhkghi elhygeogr Tfaegs, eleougthyg tlroght`hi dug jghicgf.
Gpg yghi tlrmgd`1 [`gpg yghi elhi`rè slrghigh1
Oumghi elhdahigc cl gtgs.
J`fgtjgf, _af Drucpg VV tljgf tòg.
D`g t`dgc elhiiuhgcgh tgj` uhtuc turuh. D`g dlhigh eudgf olrjgr`gh d`
d`hd`hi-d`hd`hi iuhuhi, slajgf `tu mgjghgh d` tgegh olreg`h. Dgh slrghigh tgd`,
tghigh cghghhyg ogru sgmg eljlpgs pucujgh. @tu i`jg! [usgf d`plrkgyg m`cg t`dgc
elj`fgthyg jghisuhi. Mgrgc _af Drucpg dlhigh jgpghigh egs`f dug pujuf eltlr, tgp`
lhlri` pucujgh yghi d`pusgtcgh `tu olrfgs`j elhi`rè clsùr ghi`h clhkghi, eleougt
slrghigh Tfaegs tlrtgfgh.

Y\[[!
Tuouf _af Drucpg elhif`jghi d` d`hd`hi iuhuhi. D`g tljgf elhdgrgt d`
jgpghigh. Euhkuj d` dlpgh Hgeigy yghi muig sldghi clsuj`tgh elhifgdgp` slrghigh
C`ca dgh Puc`.
Tljgpgc tghigh _af Drucpg tlrgkuhi cl dlpgh. Elhdarahi pljgh.
OPG_!
C`ca dgh Puc` tlrpljght`hi dug jghicgf. _geout dgh pgcg`gh elrlcg olrcògr
d`fghtge ghi`h Elrlcg

"Euhdur! clhkghi. Ilrgcgh
oucgh elrlcg
jgwgh muig_af
cgj`gh!" tlrtgfgh.
Drucpg VV olrslru.
Yghiea dgh Hgeigy elhighiiuc, ololrgpg Cljapgc Rlhmgig eleoghtu elrlcg olrdug
olrd`r`, plri` cl s`s` jgpghigh yghi jlo`f gegh.
"G___IF!" C`ca olrtlr`gc. Clsgj elj`fgt Hgeigy dògwg elhmguf. Y\[[! D`g
eljlsgt elhylrghi _af Drucpg. Tgp` C`ca olhgr-olhgr jupg d`g sldghi eljgwgh s`gpg.
Tljgpgc tghigh _af Drucpg tlrghicgt, pleèp`h 'Tlrgtg` Legs' `tu t`dgc
elhif`hdgr, d`g elhygeout slrghigh dlhigh slrghigh.
OPG_!
Tuouf C`ca yghi elhigeoghi d` udgrg slclt`cg tlrpljght`hi cl oljgcghi.
[lplrt` gdg tghigh tgc tlrj`fgt elhgepgr tuoufhyg.
"C@CA!" Puc` olrslru, elhygeogr tuouf sgudgrg cleogrhyg sloljue mgtuf cl
murghi.
_af Drucpg VV tljgf elhiiuhgcgh tlch`c pgeuhicgshyg. Murus Rucujgh Tljgpgc
Ols`.
C`ca tlrduduc d` dlcgt ogtu. Dgrgf sligr elhigj`r dgr` eujuthyg. Flogt slcgj`
murus `tu. Tljgpgc tghigh _af Drucpg t`dgc plrju elhilhg` jgwgh uhtuc eljucg`. Tgp`
C`ca t`dgc plduj`.
"Ggriiif...." D`g elhiilrge, oghic`t olrd`r`, dlhigh cgc` ileltgr. Olrs`gp
eljghmutcgh plrtgruhigh.
Tfaegs jlo`f duju eljgcucghhyg. Elhylrghi _af Drucpg d` tlhigf jgpghigh.
Y\T! Y\T! Dug t`hmu Tfaegs elhi`hkgr tuouf jgwgh.
_af Drucpg elhiilsgr cgc`hyg, elhif`hdgr. Dug mgo `tu elhilhg` udgrg casahi.
Tfaegs olrtlr`gc, eleplrklpgt ilrgcgh cgc` dgh tghighhyg, elhilrgfcgh sljuruf
tlhgig, Y\[[! D`g slplrt` `cut elhif`jghi—slplrt` tlch`c h`hmg.
O\C! T`hmuhyg olrfgs`j elhilhg` ogfu _af Drucpg. Tgp` jgwgh olrile`hi. [lajgf
t`hmu `tu t`dgc elhygc`t`hyg. Dgh t`dgc fghyg `tu, _af Drucpg `cut eljlpgs t`hmu,
elh`ru pucujgh Tfaegs, O\C! Olrfgs`j elhifghtge dgdg Tfaegs. Eleougthyg tlroght`hi
dug jghicgf.
[ggt Tfaegs egs`f sòuc elegsghi cudg-cudg, _af Drucpg eleoucg tljgpgc
tghighhyg jgi`. Murus Rucujgh Tljgpgc Ols` yghi elegt`cgh.
OPG_!
Tljgpgc `tu tljgc elhifghtge dgdg Tfaegs. Elhilr`cgh elj`fgthyg. Cgrlhg
mghighcgh tlrclhg jghisuhi, ogfcgh dgr` mgrgc mguf murus `tu elegt`cgh. Tuouf
Tfaegs tlrcujg` ogig` dguh clr`hi, tlriljltgc d` plreucggh jgpghigh.
"TFAEG[!" C`ca dgh Puc` olrslru tlrtgfgh.
Y\[[! Oumghi eleutuscgh `cut egmu.
O\C! Elh`hmu _af Drucpg. @tu pucujgh yghi clhkghi, Oumghi elhilrgfcgh sljuruf
tlhgig, tuouf _af Drucpg tlroght`hi sgtu jghicgf.
_af Drucpg elhiilrge egrgf. Elhgtgp Oumghi, yghi ogjgs elhgtgphyg. Tlrp`sgf
lepgt jghicgf. Egs`hi-egs`hi egs`f elhgfgh slrghigh slmlhgc.
Gteasnlr elhlighicgh tlrgsg plhigp d` udgrg. Oumghi tgfu plrs`s, raeoahigh
elrlcg t`dgc gcgh ele`j`c` clslepgtgh eljgwgh _af Drucpg VV tghpg clcugtgh e`j`c [`
Egtg Elrgf.
D`g fgrus eljgcucgh `tu, sloljue tlrjgeogt. Oumghi slilrg elrg`f suht`cgh
clk`j dgr` sgcu kljghg. [uht`cgh `tu d`g ogwg slmgc elhiltgfu` dltg`j clmgd`gh d`
jarahi-jarahi cgst`j [g`ht Rltlrsouri. Elsc`puh yghi jg`h elrgfgs`gcghhyg, d`g tgfu
ogigèghg elhigct`ncgh clcugtgh `tu.
Dgh `tu sld`c`t rue`t. Cgrlhg Oumghi plrhgf olrmghm` clpgdg Egegc E`dgf,
t`dgc gcgh plrhgf elhylhtuf e`huegh clrgs. Tgp` klpgt gtgu jgeogt, s`tugs` dgrurgt
gcgh tòg, d`g eleoutufcgh clcugtgh `tu. [lmgc pujghi dgr` [g`ht Rltlrsouri, Oumghi
elepljgmgr` ogigèghg elegsuccgh lnlc 'elegouccgh' `tu cl dgjge tuoufhyg tghpg

fgrus ele`hue e`huegh gjcafaj. [uht`cgh clk`j `tu elhmgd` sajus`hyg. D`v`s` r`slt
Cljugrig Tahi yghi eleougthyg ololrgpg oujgh tlrgcf`r. Oumghi elhyuht`ccgh kg`rgh
`tu cl pgfghyg.
[lcgj` kg`rgh `tu elhigj`r d` dgrgfhyg. "GGG_IFFF!" Oumghi olrtlr`gc clhkghi.
Elraolc cgout pliuhuhigh.
"Ogius slcgj`!" _af Drucpg VV tlrclclf, "Cgu elhigct`ncgh clcugtgh [` Egtg
Elrgf! [udgf jgeg gcu t`dgc elj`fgthyg."
"GGG_IFFF!!"
[lelhtgrg tuouf Oumghi olriltgr flogt, tghighhyg elhilpgj. Rlrs`s kg`rgh `tu
tòg d` sgrgn-sgrgn atgchyg, d`g elhigjge` trghsnaregs` n`s`c elhilr`cgh. Tuoufhyg
eleghi t`dgc olruogf slkgrg olhtuc jugr, tgp` slj-slj tuoufhyg d`geo`j clhdgj` ajlf
sgrgn-sgrgn yghi elhii`jg. Tuoufhyg olrcgj` j`pgt jlo`f cugt. T`dgc elhilhgj rgsg
sgc`t jgi`. Egtghyg olruogf elrgf slplrt` iuepgjgh dgrgf. D`g fghyg elj`fgt jgwgh
d` dlpghhyg, dgh jgwgh fgrus d`fgo`s`.
"GGG_IFFF!!"
Y\[[!
Rlrs`s d` umuhi trghsnaregs`hyg, tuouf Oumghi eljlsgt egmu.
Klpgt slcgj` ilrgcghhyg. Clcugtgh uh`c e`j`c [` Egtg Elrgf `tu elhiighdgcgh
clklpgtghhyg. Ogfcgh uhtuc _af Drucpg slcgj`puh.
O\C! T`hmuhyg elhifghtge wgmgf _af Drucpg. Eleougt jgwgh tlroght`hi dug
jghicgf.
O\C! O\C!
Tìg t`hmu susuj-elhyusuj elhilhg` _af Drucpg.
Tltgp` _af Drucpg tltgp tlrj`fgt tlhghi, egs`f tlrclclf. [lajgf elh`cegt`
slhsgs` eljgwgh pltgruhi flogt. T`dgc plduj` m`cg d`g tlrus tlroght`hi elhumu
d`hd`hi iuhuhi.
O\C! O\C!
Yghiea dgh Hgeigy yghi elhahtah plrtghd`high tlrd`ge. Muig pujufgh tucghi
pucuj jg`h. Elrlcg t`dgc plrhgf elhygcs`cgh gdg yghi o`sg eleucuj iuruhyg. Oumghi
ogfcgh olrcgj`-cgj` olrfgs`j eljgcucghhyg, slajgf `tu eudgf sgmg. Elrlcg elhljgh
judgf, ogigèghg m`cg iuru elrlcg cgjgf1
_af Drucpg tljgf tòg d` d`hd`hi iuhuhi.
"Kucup!" _af Drucpg olrslru jghtghi, "I`j`rghcu, Oumghi."
Y\[[! Tuouf _af Drucpg eljlsgt elhif`hdgr` t`hmu Oumghi, jghtgs euhkuj d`
sgep`hihyg. Tghighhyg tlrghicgt. Tljgpgchyg tlroucg.
OPG_@!
Murus Rucujgh Tljgpgc Ols` `tu elhilhg` tljgc tuouf Oumghi, eleougthyg
tlroght`hi dug
Oumghi jghicgf.elhigeuc. D`g t`dgc elrgsgcgh sgc`t. D`g cleogj` elhilmgr
olrtlr`gc
jgwghhyg.
OPG_@ Tljgpgc tghigh _af Drucpg jlo`f duju elhifghtge dgdghyg.
Oumghi tlroght`hi dug jghicgf jgi`. [lmlhgc, "GGG_IFFF@!" Cleogj` olrtlr`gc
elhigeuc, elrghislc egmu.
_af Drucpg flhdgc eleucuj jgi`.
Y\[[! Oumghi jlo`f duju eljlsgt cl oljgcghihyg.
O\C! I`j`rgh d`g elh`hmu puhiiuhi _af Drucpg, eleougt pltgruhi cgwgcgh `tu
hygr`s tlrpljght`hi mgtuf d` plreucggh jgpghigh. D` slplrslròu dlt`c sloljue
tuoufhyg olhgr-olhgr tlrsuhicur, d`g eljlht`hi elhmguf.
"Og`c, cgu elegcsgcu elhg`ccgh jlvljhyg, Oumghi!"
_af Drucpg elegsghi cudg-cudg, dug tghighhyg olrilrgc plrjgfgh. Clsùr ghi`h
clhkghi tlrdlhigr. D`g elhg`ccgh jlvlj clcugtgh. Elhilrgfcgh tlhgig dgjgehyg, gigr
murushyg slegc`h elegt`cgh.
"GGG_IFFF@!" Oumghi t`dgc plduj`, d`g olrtlr`gc, olrjgr`gh elhilmgr _af
Drucpg.
Tghigh cghghhyg tlrghicgt, s`gp elh`hmu.
Tljgpgc tghigh _af Drucpg tlroucg jlogr-jlogr, elhdarahi cl dlpgh.
OPG_!
Tuouf Oumghi tlroght`hi lepgt jghicgf. Olriuj`high d` plreucggh tghgf.

Rgcg`ghhyg raolc d` oghygc tlepgt. Dgrgf sligr elhigj`r dgr` oò`rhyg.
"GGG_IFFF!!" Tgp` d`g t`dgc plduj`. Olrtlr`gc. Oghic`t olrd`r`. Olrjgr`gh
jgi` flhdgc elhylrghi jgwgh. Oumghi clf`jghigh gcgj slfgthyg—ogfwg d`g t`dgc gcgh
elhghi eljgwgh _af Drucpg elsc` dlhigh clcugtgh e`j`c [` Egtg Elrgf.
[lcgj` jgi` tljgpgc tghigh _af Drucpg tlroucg jlogr-jlogr. Cgj` `h` d`g
eleusgtcgh dgyg rusgc slrghigh cl sgtu t`t`c. [`gp elrleuccgh ogi`gh dgjge tuouf
Oumghi.
OPG_!
Ogfcgh sloljue lhlri` murus `tu tòg, tuouf Oumghi tljgf tlrslrlt euhdur dug
jghicgf. Puc` olrtlr`gc pgh`c, olrjgr`gh elhygeogr tuouf Oumghi sloljue tljgpgc
tghigh `tu olhgr-olhgr elhylhtuf dgdghyg—elhifghkurcgh ogi`gh dgjge tuouf Oumghi.
TGR! D`g olrfgs`j elhgr`c Oumghi d` dlt`c cr`t`s. Tuouf elrlcg olrdug
tlrpljght`hi, elhgorgc d`hd`hi iuhuhi. Clpgjg Oumghi elhifghtge ologtugh clrgs,
eleougt lnlc clcugtgh [` Egtg Elrgf elhilhdur, tuoufhyg tlriljltgc d` plreucggh
jgpghigh, clfgo`sgh tlhgig. Puc` olrusgfg eleoghtuhyg duduc, elhlpuc-hlpuc p`p`
Oumghi, elhygdgrcghhyg.
"Elhilklwgcgh! Fghyg `tu clcugtgheu, flf!1" _af Drucpg VV olrslru jghtghi.
D`g eljghicgf elhdlcgt` Oumghi dgh Puc`. [`gp elhifgo`s`.
Y\[[! C`ca jlo`f duju eljlsgt olrusgfg eleatahi. KRPG_! [geo`j eljlepgrcgh
out`rgh ououc 'Tlrgtg` Legs' yghi d`g geo`j dgr` sgcu sgjgf sgtu Cljapgc Rlhmgig.
Olrusgfg eljuepufcgh jgwgh.
_af Drucpg eljgeog`cgh tghighhyg.
OPG_! Ououc `tu tlrplhtgj elhmguf, olrsgeg tuouf C`ca, yghi olrslru elhigduf
elhifghtge ogtu olsgr— tlepgt Gygca yghi tlhigf elhkgout ghgc pghgf d` pgfg
[gjahig.
Muhàr olrtlr`gc, d`g hlcgt `cut egmu, jupgcgh ousur dgh ghgc pghgf, d`g
elhigeo`j dug pldghi yghi tlriljltgc, olrjgr`gh elhygoltcghhyg cl tuouf _af Drucpg.
T_GGHI!
Rldghi `tu elhifghtge tghigh _af Drucpg yghi tlrghicgt. Ogig` cgyu r`hic`f,
pldghi-pldghi `tu pgtgf dug.
Jlilhdg `tu olhgr, murus Rucujgh Tljgpgc Ols` eleougt tghigh _af Drucpg jlo`f
cugt dgr` ogmg. Mghighcgh elhygc`t` jgwghhyg, pldghi-pldghi `tu t`dgc olriuhg sgeg
slcgj`.
_af Drucpg elhiilrge, eljgeog`cgh tghigh. Tuouf Muhàr elhdgdgc tlrflhygc
duduc. [lplrt` gdg ogtu olsgr elhifghtgehyg dgr` gtgs.
Cgj` `h` t`dgc gdg yghi o`sg elhiflht`cgh _af Drucpg, d`g t`hiigj lepgt
jghicgf jgi` dgr` Oumghi dgh Puc`, olrs`gp eljlpgs murus elegt`cgh. Puc` dlhigh
wgmgf pgh`c, egs`f olrusgfg elhygdgrcgh Oumghi, elhlpuc-hlpuc p`p`hyg. C`ca egs`f
tlrcgpgr d` jgpghigh. Elhgtgp mlr`f.
Lp`sadl ?; Gygca Rlri` "MGHIGH sgc`t` tlegh-tleghcu, Cgwgh."
Tlrdlhigr cgjègt jghtghi.
Tfaegs. D`g tljgf olrd`r` dlhigh igigf.
_af Drucpg VV elhajlf. Elhgtgphyg flrgh. Oucghcgf murus elegt`cgh e`j`chyg
tljgc elhifghtge dgdg ghgc eudg `h`1 Oucghcgf ghgc eudg `h` tgd` tlrcgpgr t`dgc
olrilrgc jgi`1 Ogigèghg d`g o`sg cleogj` olrd`r` tligc, dlhigh cahd`s` og`c-og`c
sgmg1 [lrgtus tgfuh jlo`f us`ghyg, t`dgc tlrf`tuhi jgwgh yghi plrhgf d`g fgdgp`,
t`dgc plrhgf gdg jgwgh yghi o`sg olrd`r` slcgj` murus Rucujgh Tljgpgc Ols` elhilhg`
tuouf jghisuhi.
Ghgc eudg `h`, slogj`chyg, d`g og`c-og`c sgmg, dgh elhgtgp ougs. [lplrt`
fgrègu yghi tlroghiuh dgr` t`dur pghmghi.
"Ogigèghg cgu o`sg sljgegt, flf1"
"Gcu ogru pleghgsgh, Cgwgh." Tfaegs eleoucg clelmg put`fhyg. Eljlepgrcghhyg
sleogrghigh cl plreucggh jgpghigh.
J`fgtjgf, Tfaegs tlrhygtg t`dgc fghyg elhilhgcgh dljgpgh iljghi jaige. D`g
muig elhilhgcgh raep` jaige. Pghi oucgh fghyg elj`hduhi`hyg dgr` Rucujgh Tljgpgc
Ols` elegt`cgh sloljuehyg, tgp` muig olrs`gp eleolr`cgh clcugtgh tgeogfgh sggt
d`jlpgs. Tfaegs eljlpgs plhig`t raep`, eljajascghhyg, jghtgs eljlepgrcghhyg cl
plreucggh jgpghigh. Olrdlhtghi elhifghtge ogtu clrgs.

Tfaegs eljlegscgh tuoufhyg. D`g slcgrghi olhgr-olhgrnrll! Ologs!
Ologh tlrgcf`r d` tuoufhyg tljgf tlrjlpgs. Tuoufhyg tlrgsg r`high ogig`
cgpgs. Ilrgcghhyg jlhtur. Clcugtghhyg eujg` eleogrg.
[loujgh tlrgcf`r, sggt eujg` tlro`gsg dlhigh dljgpgh iljghi tlrslout, d`g
muig d`ge-d`ge elhgeogfcgh raep` `tu. Tfaegs olhgr-olhgr eljgt`f tuoufhyg slkgrg
lcstrle. T`dgc plrhgf gdg pltgruhi sli`jg `tu, eleogwg ologh slrgtus c`jairge d`
tuoufhyg—ogfcgh sggt t`dur, eghd`, cl ta`jlt. Tfaegs t`dgc fghyg `hi`h elhigjgfcgh
Oumghi, d`g
_af `hi`holriligs
Drucpg elhmgd` ele`hdg`
pltgruhi tlrflogt.
jgwghhyg.
Elhkaog elhiucur clcugtgh ogru jgwghhyg tghpg raep` `tu.
_af Drucpg elhiilrge. D`g clj`ru elrlelfcgh ghgc eudg `h` sggt olrtleu d`
gujg dzahi. Muig sggt plrtgruhigh sloljuehyg. Ghgc eudg `h` tljgf jaepgt elhmgd`
pltgruhi slrùs. Gdg slsugtu yghi uh`c slcgj` d` gj`rgh dgrgfhyg. Ghgc eudg `h`
elwgr`s` clcugtgh yghi cfgs dgr` egsg jgju. [ggt cliljgpgh `jeu egi`s elhyljèut`
dgtgrgh Kf`hg.
"[`gpg cgu slolhgrhyg, flf1"
"Gcu Tfaegs. Cahsujtgh clughigh tap duh`g, cgu plrju cgrtu hgegcu1" Tfaegs
elhylr`hig`.
_af Drucpg elhdlhius, "Clhgpg gdg clcugtgh [` Egtg R`kgc d` dgjge tuoufeu1"
"Gf, cgu muig elhilhgj arghi `tu. Og`cjgf, slegc`h oghygc yghi tgfu, slegc`h
hygtg klr`tg `tu.... Gcu olrmghm` gcgh e`htg eggn clpgdg Apg, m`cg duju-duju plrhgf
elrgiucgh klr`tghyg." Tfaegs elhiilrgccgh clpgjghyg, pleghgsgh.
D` dlcgt d`hd`hi, Oumghi eujg` sùegh. Clpgjghyg tlrgsg sgc`t slcgj`, hylr`.
[lelhtgrg C`ca elhgr`c tuouf Muhàr yghi egs`f tlrduduc, eleogwghyg elhy`hic`r cl
tlp` jgpghigh.
"Egr` c`tg j`fgt slolrgpg flogt clcugtgh ogrucu." Tfaegs elhighicgt
tghighhyg, s`gp gdu t`hmu, "Olrs`gpjgf, Cgwgh!"
_af Drucpg elhiilrge. [lueur f`duphyg, d`g oljue plrhgf d`suruf olrs`gp.
Jgwghhyg yghi ogfcgh olrfgr`-fgr`, olroujgh-oujgh, olrtgfuh-tgfuh olrs`gp eljgwgh
d`r`hyg. Oucgh d`g. Tgp` ghgc eudg `h`, sghtg` slcgj` elhlr`gc`hyg.
Dgh, Y\\T! Tfaegs tljgf egmu.
Naatwarc-hyg hygr`s tgc tlrj`fgt, euhkuj d` dlpgh _af Drucpg VV.
O\C! Ogfcgh sloljue _af Drucpg slepgt elhighicgt tghigh uhtuc elhghic`s
slrghigh, mgo Tfaegs tljgc elhifghtge wgmgfhyg. O\C! D`susuj mgo olr`cuthyg. O\C!
Muig upplrkut, elhilhg` dgiu, tuouf t`hii` olsgr _af Drucpg tlrpljght`hi dug
jghicgf. @tu pucujgh yghi clrgs slcgj`.
Yghiea, Hgeigy, dgh eur`d-eur`d cljaepac 'Tlrgtg` Legs' olrslru tlrtgfgh.
‚PlsZ Ogius slcgj` Tfaegs." [logj`chyg, C`ca elhilpgjcgh t`hmu, d`g slhghi
slcgj`Tfaegs
elj`fgthyg.
elhgfgh slmlhgc slrghigh, elhylcg pljuf d` plj`p`s.
"Gyajgf, Cgwgh. Cgu t`dgc gcgh ogjgs elhylrghicu1"
_af Drucpg elhiilrge jgi`.
"[lfgrushyg c`tg t`dgc plrju eleplrpghmghi urusgh mugj olj` tghgf `tu. Gcu
sudgf e`htg eggn. Gcu elhylsgj. Tgp` cgu olhgr-olhgr plhdlhdge." Tfaegs olrslru
jgi`.
_af Drucpg olhgr-olhgr egrgf slcgrghi. Jgwghhyg tlrjgju oghygc o`kgrg. Y\[[!
Tuoufhyg eljlsgt egmu. Tljgpgc tghighhyg tlroucg.
OPG_!
Tfaegs jlo`f duju elhiilslr cgc`hyg, olrclj`t elhif`hdgr. Murus `tu elhilhg`
udgrg casahi. [lflogt gpg puh murus `tu, m`cg juput elhilhg` jgwgh, plrkueg sgmg.
O\C! [logig` ogjgsghhyg, faac Tfaegs elhifghtge ogfu _af Drucpg. Elsc`puh t`dgc
plrhgf elepljgmgr` tlch`c h`hmg, tgp` sltljgf olrcgj`-cgj` elj`fgt Oumghi, Puc`,
dgh C`ca olrtgruhi, Tfaegs elhiugsg`hyg slkgrg atad`dgc.
Tlrjlo`f d`g eleghi ele`j`c` clcugtgh slrtg clklpgtgh uhtuc eljgcucghhyg.
OPG_! [lcgj` jgi` _af Drucpg eleoucg tljgpgc tghighhyg elhdarahi cl dlpgh.
Tlrjgeogt, d`g cgjgf klpgt, Tfaegs cleogj` elhif`hdgr, slrghigh `tu elhilhg` udgrg
casahi. O\C! Krass Tfaegs slogj`chyg elhifghtge wgmgf _af Drucpg. [lcgj` jgi` tuouf
t`hii` olsgr `tu tlroght`hi.
Cgj` `h` gdg dgrgf sligr elhigj`r dgr` oò`rhyg.

Yghiea dgh Hgeigy tlreghiu. Elrlcg t`dgc plrhgf o`sg eleogyghicgh clmgd`gh
`h`. Eur`d-eur`d 'Tlrgtg` Legs' olrslru tlrtgfgh. Gstgig @ Gdg jgwgh yghi o`sg
eleougt iuruhyg tlrjucg. Ghgc eudg `tu, flogt slcgj`.
'9 javl yau, Tfaegs!" C`ca olrtlr`gc. Tlrtgwg, slhghi Tfaegs olrgdg d` gtgs
ghi`h—t`dgc plduj` m`cg cljgcugh klht`jhyg tlrj`fgt ghlf d` tlhigf plrtgruhigh
f`dup-egt`.
_af Drucpg elhdlhius, elhylcg dgrgf dgr` umuhi eujut.
D`g elhiilslr
tghighhyg, dug cgc`hyg,
d`g elhilrgfcgh elegsghi
sljuruf tlhgig cudg-cudg. [lcgj`
dgjge. Jgwgh jgi` elhiilrgccgh
elegcsghyg elhiiuhgcgh jlvlj
tlrt`hii`. @tu lhlri` tlhgig dgjge yghi elhilr`cgh, ololrgpg dlt`c cleud`gh, tuouf
_af Drucpg VV slplrt` dòuhicus kgfgyg t`p`s. Olrplhdgr d` ghtgrg cgout pliuhuhigh.
Tgwg C`ca tlrsuepgj elj`fgthyg, elhljgh judgf.
"I`j`rghcu, Ghgc Eudg." _af Drucpg olrslru.
[lclmgp, tuouf t`hii` olsgr `tu tljgf elrghislc elhylrghi.
Tljgpgc tghighhyg tlroucg, elhigrgf cl dlpgh. Tfaegs olriligs elhif`hdgr.
Clj`ru. @tu ilrgcgh t`pu, _af Drucpg mustru eljlsgt olrp`hdgf pas`s`. [lcgj` jgi`
tghighhyg tlroucg. Tfaegs olrslru, egt`-egt`gh elhif`hdgr. OPG_! T`dgc elhilhg`
tljgc, tgp` umuhi clsùr ghi`h clhkghi `tu elhifghtge ogfuhyg, eleougt Tfaegs
tlroght`hi.
Y\[[! _af Drucpg eljghmutcgh slrghigh, t`dgc eleolr` gepuh.
Tljgpgc tghighhyg cleogj` tlroucg. Tfaegs olrusgfg elhlp`s tghigh jgwghhyg.
OPG_! Tuoufhyg tlrdarahi dug jghicgf.
"G_IIIF!" Tfaegs olrtlr`gc, elhilrgfcgh sljuruf clcugtgh, jghtgs jaepgt cl
dlpgh. Olrusgfg elhleous slrghigh jgwgh. Olrfgs`j. T`hmu cghgh Tfaegs s`gp
tlrghicgt.
OPG_!
_af Drucpg jlo`f duju eleoucg tljgpgc tghigh sgtuhyg, dug tghigh olrgdu d`
udgrg. Tuouf Tfaegs tlrpljght`hi elhifghtge ogtu olsgr. Elhigduf.
Tfaegs olrusgfg olrd`r`—dlhigh cgc` ileltgr. Klpgt slcgj` s`tugs` olruogf,
jgwgh cleogj` uhiiuj. Murus Rucujgh Tljgpgc Ols` jgwgh ogrusgh eleougt slcumur
tuoufhyg tlrgsg sgc`t. M`cg sgmg d`g tucghi pucuj o`gsg, tuoufhyg tljgf tlrcgpgr
slmgc tgd`.
"Fgrus cugcu`, gcu tlrclsgh dlhigh clcugtgh ogrueu. Tgp` cgu egs`f
eleoutufcgh jgt`fgh pghmghi uhtuc elhiugsg` clcugtgheu slhd`r`, Ghgc Eudg! Cgu
egs`f tlrjgju pajas." _af Drucpg eljghicgf elhdlcgt.
Tfaegs elhilpgjcgh t`hmu. Olrs`gp. D`g t`dgc gcgh elhylrgf oli`tu sgmg.
_af Drucpg t`hiigj lepgt jghicgf. "Elhylhghicgh olrtgruhi dlhigheu, flf. Tgp`
cgu oucgh jgwgh sltgrg—"
Y\\T!
Drucpg, tgp`Tfaegs egmu, t`hmuhyg
gurg lhlri` tlrghicgt.
tlhgig dgjge O\C! Olrfgs`j
yghi elhi`tgr` elhilhg`
tuoufhyg wgmgf _af
eleolr`cgh
plrj`hduhigh ogru. _af Drucpg olrile`hi.
O\C! Mgo Tfaegs slcgj` jgi` elhifghtge wgmgf jgwgh. Tltgp t`dgc gdg fgs`jhyg.
OPG_! [logj`chyg _af Drucpg eleoucg tljgpgc tghigh elhdarahi cl dlpgh.
[lcgj` jgi` Tfaegs tlrpljght`hi elhilhg` ogtu olsgr. Olriuj`high d` jgpghigh.
Olrusgfg duduc, euhtgf dgrgf.
"TFAEG[!" C`ca olrslru klegs.
Muig Puc` dgh Oumghi yghi olrusgfg olrd`r`, flhdgc eleoghtu.
_af Drucpg tòg jlo`f duju d` dlpgh Tfaegs.
"Gcu gcgh elhifucueeu, Ghgc Eudg. Gtgs plrougtgheu olrsgeg MM. Kastljja. Cgu
t`dgc gcgh d`jlepgrcgh cl iug tgwah pgrgs`t. Egjge `h`, gcu gcgh eleouhufeu!"
Tghigh _af Drucpg tlrghicgt cl udgrg. Olrs`gp eljlpgs pucujgh elegt`cgh.
Tfaegs fghyg o`sg elhgtgphyg. D`g egs`f olrusgfg eleuj`fcgh tlhgig.
"TFAEG[!!" C`ca olrslru pgh`c, slcgj` jgi`.
"OGHT\ TFAEG[, O\MGHI!" Puc` `cut olrslru.
Oumghi elhilpgjcgh t`hmu, clpgjghyg egs`f tlrgsg sgc`t. Hylr`. D`g oljue o`sg
elhilrgfcgh tlhgig. Ogfcgh dgjge cahd`s` n`t, d`g tltgp t`dgc o`sg elhghd`hi` _af
Drucpg. T`dgc gdg yghi o`sg elhkligf _af Drucpg elhifgo`s` Tfaegs.
Tljgpgc tghigh _af Drucpg tlroucg, eljuhkur turuh.
[lplrslc`gh dlt`c sloljue murus elegt`cgh `tu elhifgo`s` Tfaegs, dgr` ogj`c
ogtu olsgr eljlht`hi sasac, olrigouhi dgjge plrtgruhigh.
T_GHI!
Gygca, d`g tljgf sljlsg` elhiaogt` jucg d` pgfg [gjahig.
D`g eljajascgh cgtghg e`j`chyg. @tu oucgh sleogrghi cgtghg. @tu pusgcg e`j`c
Rlrcuepujgh Iuhuhi Num`. Jlhtur, o`sg d`mgd`cgh `cgt p`hiighi. Tgp` sggt
d`gct`ncgh, olruogf clrgs tgc tlro`jghi.
Rlrs`s pldghi
Rlriljghigh `tu elhlogs
tghighhyg tghigh
tlrjucg. _af
D`g Drucpg
euhdur VV, jgwgh
ololrgpg olrslru, elhigduf.
jghicgf.
"C@CA! Ogwg Tfaegs-cuh elhmguf!" Gygca olrslru, elhigkuhicgh pldghi cl dlpgh,
elhgfgh ilrgcgh _af Drucpg.
C`ca olriligs elhdlcgt, eleoghtu Tfaegs olrd`r`, elegpgfhyg.
"P\C@! O\MGHI-C\/^! Cgj`gh sleug olriligs plri` dgr` s`h`!" Gygca cleogj`
olrtlr`gc.
Oumghi elhgtgp Gygca. Elr`hi`s.
Gpg yghi sldghi d`rlhkghgcgh Gygca1 Dgh pldghi `tu1 Clhgpg t`dgc pgtgf sggt
elhifghtge tghigh _af Drucpg1
"Jaige euj`g Iuhuhi Num`!" _af Drucpg tlrtgwg dgtgr, elhgtgp ghtus`gs jgwgh
ogruhyg, "Gcu t`dgc tgfu m`cg pusgcg `tu egs`f gdg."
Gygca ogjgs elhgtgp jgwghhyg, cgtghg d` tghighhyg tltgp tlrgkuhi. [`gp s`gig.
"Jaige flogt `tu.... Jlo`f cugt dgr` jaige gpg puh d` duh`g `h`. Ogfcgh o`sg
elhlogs murus pusgcg e`j`c 'Tlrgtg` Legs'. [lougf clfaregtgh elhygcs`cghhyg egjge
`h`." _af Drucpg tlrclclf jgi`, elhighicgt tghighhyg yghi tlrjucg. Dgrgf sligr
elhltls d` sghg.
"O\MGHI-C\/^! Ogwg yghi jg`h slilrg elj`htgs` mleogtgh tgj`. YF@TL! Ilhdahi
[gjahig, ogwg d`g plri`. M\H@A_!!" Gygca cleogj` olrtlr`gc.
Oumghi slcgj` jgi` elhgtgp Gygca, gpg yghi d`rlhkghgcghhyg1
"O\MGHI-CJY! Gpg jgi` yghi cgu tuhiiu!1" Gygca olrtlr`gc, d`g slrùs slcgj`,
"Ogwg yghi jg`h slilrg jgr` dgr` jgpghigh!"
D` oò`r mleogtgh, Yf`tl tljgf elhiilhdahi [gjahig, d`susuj Muhàr, eujg`
elhmlmgc jghtg` mleogtgh yghi tlrougt dgr` patahigh cgyu.
Oumghi gcf`rhyg tgfu gpg yghi d`rlhkghgcgh Gygca. D`g elhyuruf yghi jg`h
plri`, slelhtgrg d`g gcgh elhgfgh _af Drucpg dlhigh cgtghg e`j`chyg. Rldghi `tu
slplrt`hyg ele`j`c` clcugtgh olsgr, o`sg eljucg` tghigh _af Drucpg. Tgp` oajlf mgd`
`tu t`dgc kucup.
_af Drucpg elhiilrge d` tlhigf jgpghigh. Cahslhtrgs`. Elhiilruhi. [lmlhgc,
kgfgyg jlo`f tlrghi elhyljèut` tghighhyg yghi tlrjucg. Gstgig! Jlilhdg `tu muig
olhgr. Rèp`hgh cljaepac 'Tlrgtg` Legs' o`sg elegcsg tuoufhyg elhurut plr`htgf.
J`fgtjgf, jucg olsgr d` jlhighhyg elhilk`j, jghtgs elhutup, puj`f slplrt` sld`g
cgjg. @tu i`jg! Ogigèghg euhic`h gdg eghus`g d` eucg oue` yghi o`sg eljgcucgh
tlch`c `tu1
"O\MGHI-CJ//^! @ Ygctu cgj`gh slegc`h slep`t. [lilrg plri`!" Gygca eleolhtgc.
T`dgc. D`g t`dgc gcgh plri` elh`hiigjcgh Gygca. Oumghi elhiiljlhi. Tfaegs
muig t`dgc egu plri`, d`g eljgwgh C`ca yghi olrusgfg elhylrlthyg elhg`c` mleogtgh
tgj`.
"Dgsgr clrgs clpgjg! [lolhtgr jgi` egtgfgr` tlro`t. Cgj`gh egs`f o`sg
sljgegt! Gcu gcgh elhgfgh jgwgh. Gdgjgf tuigscu elhiilhgpcgh plsgh Iuru Ousf`."
Oumghi elhiiljlhi.
"C@CA! P\C@! Ogwg elrlcg plri` dgr` s`h`. Tatac elrlcg!"
[` cleogr elhighiiuc. ]GR! ]GR! [loljue Tfaegs dgh Oumghi o`sg eljgwgh, s`
cleogr eljlpgs tlch`c tatacgh cl tuouf Tfaegs dgh Oumghi, eleougt elrlcg juepuf
slmlhgc, gigr t`dgc o`sg eljgwgh, jghtgs elhylrlthyg elhg`c` mleogtgh tgj`.
Yghiea, Hgeigy, dgh tucghi pucuj jg`h flhdgc elhilmgr.
"O`grcgh sgmg elrlcg. Dlhigh cahd`s` tlrjucg, elrlcg t`dgc gcgh o`sg plri`
mguf. Gcu gcgh elhifgo`s`hyg sltljgf elhigjgfcgh H`hmg Eudg dlhigh jaige euj`g
Iuhuhi Num` d` tghighhyg."
Ilrgcgh Yghiea, Hgeigy, dgh eur`d-eur`d 'Tlrgtg` Legs' tlrflht`. Eleouhicuc,
cleogj` cl pas`s` sleujg.
"Egr` c`tg j`fgt slolrgpg flogt jaige `tu, H`hmg Eudg!" _af Drucpg olrslru.
Y\[[! Tuoufhyg eljlht`hi egmu.
Tljgpgc tghigh _af Drucpg VV tlroucg.
OPG_!
Gygca olrslru, d`g t`dgc elhif`hdgr, d`g elhlogscgh pldghihyg cl dlpgh.
T_GHI! Rlrk`c gp` elhygjg tlrghi, eleougt egtg s`jgu. Cgtghg `tu olrfgs`j elraolc
murus `tu. _af Drucpg olriligs eljlht`hi elhif`hdgr sloljue tghighhyg d`patahi
cgtghg.
D` Tfaegs
eleogwg gtgs mleogtgh, Yf`tl
dgh Oumghi yghi
sudgf elhiilhdahi
olrgdg [gjahig,
d` tlhigf Muhàr, C`ca, dgh Puc` yghi
plrmgjghgh.
"GG__IF!" Gygca olrtlr`gc, Y\[[! D`g eleutuscgh `cut egmu elhylrghi.
Y\[F! Y\[F! Rldghihyg elhygeogr cl sghg-clegr`, olrc`jgugh d`tèpg kgfgyg
oujgh purhgeg. _af Drucpg tgfu d`g t`dgc gcgh o`sg elhghic`s slrghigh cgtghg dlhigh
tghigh casahi, slilrg elhif`hdgr.
T_GHI! T_GHI! Cgtghg elhilhg` d`hd`hi iuhuhi, elraolchyg, eleougt ologtugh
olriuiurgh.
Gygca cleogj` olrtlr`gc, tlrus elhilmgr _af Drucpg.
Y\[[! Y\[[! Dug tuouf `tu slplrt` f`jghi euhkuj d` gtgs jgpghigh ogtu. D`
ghtgrg cljlogt cgtghg dgh clsùr ghi`h clhkghi. Rlrtgruhigh t`hicgt t`hii` eljltus.
T`dgc o`sg jgi` d``cut` ajlf egtg o`gsg.
_af Drucpg elhiilrge, tghpg o`sg elhiiuhgcgh murus pgeuhicgshyg, d`g eujg`
tlrdlsgc.
Y\[F! Y\[F! \muhi pldghi olrfgs`j elraolc pgcg`gh f`tge yghi d`g clhgcgh.
Y\[[! _af Drucpg eljlht`hi euhdur. Elhmguf.
Gygca elhgfgh slrghighhyg slmlhgc, elsc` cgtghg-hyg tltgp tlrgkuhi cl dlpgh.
Egtghyg elj`r`c klpgt cl oljgcghi. _aeoahigh Yf`tl sudgf fgep`r tòg d` umuhi
mleogtgh.
"Fgrus cugcu`, jaige euj`g Iuhuhi Num` `tu flogt slcgj`, H`hmg Eudg." _af
Drucpg elegsghi cudg-cudg, "Tgp` cgu jupg sgtu fgj. Oucgh slhmgtg yghi eleougt
slarghi pltgruhi flogt, eljg`hcgh pltgruhi `tu slhd`r`. Cgu mljgs oucgh h`hmg flogt
slplrt` Ousf`, egcg jaige euj`g `tu fghygjgf pldghi o`gsg d` tghigheu."
Gygca elhdlhius. "Kaog sgmg! Cgtghg `h` gcgh eleatahi tghigheu!"
_af Drucpg tlrtgwg pljgh.
"Egr` c`tg j`fgt slolrgpg klpgt ilrgcgheu, H`hmg Eudg!"
Y\[[! _af Drucpg eljlsgt egmu. D`g nacus pgdg clklpgtgh slcgrghi, oucgh
clcugtgh. Jupgcgh slmlhgc murus Rucujgh Tljgpgc Ols`. D`g fgrus slslilrg euhic`h
elhmgtufcgh cgtghg jgwgh.
Gygca olrslru, Y\[F! Elhlogscgh cgtghg.
Elhilhg` udgrg casahi, jgwgh tljgf olrp`hdgf tlepgt.
Y\[F! Gygca olrslru jgi`, elhlogscgh cgtghg.
Jgi`-jgi` elhilhdg` udgrg casahi. Klpgt slcgj` _af Drucpg olrp`hdgf-p`hdgf
pas`s`. [lhigmg eleougt ilrgcgh t`pugh olruhtuh. Eleougt Gygca elhigtupcgh rgfghi,
cahslhtrgs` plhuf eleogkg ilrgcgh.
Dgh sggt Gygca egs`f sòuc elhlogc pas`s` jgwgh, O\C! _af Drucpg elh`hmu
plriljghigh tghighhyg. Gygca elhigduf. Tghighhyg tlrgsg sgc`t slcgj`. Tgp` d`g
t`dgc gcgh eljlpgscgh cgtghg-hyg. Y\[F! Y\[F! Elhygoltcghhyg cl sghg-clegr`.
_af Drucpg tlrtgwg, elhif`hdgr. [asac tuoufhyg elhiuruhi Gygca.
O\C! [lcgj` jgi` t`hmu _af Drucpg olrfgs`j elhilhg` plriljghigh tghigh Gygca.
Eleougthyg olrtlr`gc clsgc`tgh. Dgh O\C!
Cgj` `h` cgtghg `tu olhgr-olhgr tlrpljght`hi mgtuf. Olrcljahtghigh d`
plreucggh jgpghigh.
Gygca olrusgfg elhygeogr, elhigeo`jhyg. Y\[[! D`g cgjgf klpgt, _af Drucpg
tljgf olrd`r` d` dlpgh cgtghg `tu, jghtgs elhlhdghi cgtghg tlrslout. Eleougthyg
tlrpljght`hi cl udgrg, jghtgs mgtuf cl murghi dgjge. F`jghi d` cliljgpgh ogwgf
sghg.
Gygca olrslru elj`fgthyg. [gtu-sgtuhyg slhmgtg yghi o`sg elhgfgh jgwgh tljgf
jlhygp.
"J`fgt! Cgu fghyg h`hmg o`gsg ogfcgh dlhigh jaige euj`g tlrslout. Gpgjgi`
slcgrghi, tghpg jaige euj`g `tu, cgu tltgp h`hmg o`gsg." _af Drucpg elhgtgp Gygca
yghi rlnjlcs eljghicgf euhdur slt`gp cgj` jgwghhyg egmu elhdlcgt.

"Gpg yghi gcgh cgu jgcucgh slcgrghi, H`hmg Eudg1 Clfgo`sgh gcgj1" _af Drucpg
egmu jgi`. Eleougt Gygca tlrus euhdur.
"Gcu gcgh elhifgo`sèu slcgrghi, H`hmg Eudg! Jghtgs elhilmgr yghi jg`h. [leug
gcgh o`hgsg. T`dgc gdg yghi o`sg cgu jgcucgh uhtuc elhkligfhyg."
Gygca tlrdlsgc f`hiig oò`r mleogtgh tgj`.
_af Drucpg t`hiigj lepgt jghicgf d` dlpghhyg.
"Gcu eleghi h`hmg o`gsg, Pghi Giuhi _af Drucpg!" Gygca elhiilrge, "Tgp` cgu
jupg sgtu
mustru fgj. dgr`
d`j`fgt H`hmgslolrgpg
t`dgc sljgju
t`hii`dùcur dgr` clflogtghhyg
d`g elhmgig olrtgruhi.
pr`hs`p clfaregtgh H`hmg tlrog`c
f`duphyg."
"Af yg1 Rr`hs`p aeahi casahieu gcgh tgegt d` s`h`, H`hmg Eudg."
Gygca elhylcg plj`p`shyg.
"Gcu tgfu, hgsòcu gcgh olrgcf`r d` s`h`, Pghi Giuhi _af Drucpg. Tgp` tlegh-
tleghcu gcgh sljgegt. Elrlcg gcgh olrfgs`j olrtgfgh f`hiig egtgfgr` tlro`t, dgh
Pghi Giuhi fgrus eljlpgscghhyg! @tu jlo`f dgr` kucup!"
Dgh sloljue _af Drucpg VV o`sg elhlogc gpg yghi gcgh d`jgcucgh ajlf Gygca,
d`g tljgf olrtlr`gc clhkghi, eljlsgt elhygeogr pldghi dgr` sgjgf sgtu tucghi pucuj
yghi tlriljltgc d` dlcgthyg. Gygca olrjgr` cl mleogtgh tgj`, sgeo`j elhlogscgh
pldghi `tu cl c`r` dgh cl cghgh.
Y\[F! Y\[F!
Tgj`-tgj` `tu putus.
Y\[F! Y\[F!
Muig pgpgh cgyu d` ogwgfhyg, tlrputus.
[lmlhgc. Mleogtgh `tu ruhtuf. Tuouf Gygca eljuhkur dlrgs cl murghi iljgp.
"HPAHPG GPGCAAA!" C`ca dgh Puc` olrtlr`gc d` slolrghi iuhuhi.
"[lhsl/!" Oumghi elhdls`s. Tuoufhyg egs`f juepuf.
Yf`tl elhljgh judgf, elhgtgp tuouf Gygca elhif`jghi d` ogwgf sghg.
"Gygca-sgh.... Dgsgr oadaf!" [gjahig elegc`—tgp` wgmgfhyg tlrj`fgt gegt
sld`f.
Gygca egs`f slepgt elhgtgp raeoahigh tlrslout d` jlrlhi iuhuhi slolrghi,
tlrslhyue, elhiukgpcgh sljgegt t`hiigj.
[lmlhgc, tuoufhyg jlhygp d` ogwgf sghg.
Tfaegs elhiilrge. D`g egu olrtlr`gc slclhkghi euhic`h—muig eleucuj C`ca yghi
eleougthyg juepuf, tgp` d`g t`dgc o`sg eljgcucgh gpg puh.
Jlhighi.
Elhy`sgcgh cgout pliuhuhigh.
_af Drucpg VV elhgtgp slolrghi, muig Yghiea, Hgeigy, dgh pujufgh tucghi pucuj
'Tlrgtg` Legs' jg`hhyg. Eghisg elrlcg tlrp`sgf murghi elhighig sljlogr slrgtus
eltlr dlhigh cldgjgegh
jèg rgtus eltlr jlo`f. Tghpg mleogtgh tgj` `tu, t`dgc eudgf elhilmgrhyg
jgi`.
Lp`sadl ?4 _gmg Cljgoghi

J@EG elh`t jlhighi d` iuhuhi tlepgt Oumghi, Tfaegs, dgh yghi jg`h olrd`r`.
C`ca dgh Puc` plrjgfgh eljlpgscgh tatacghhyg.
"C@CA!!" Tfaegs elhlr`gc` s` cleogr slcgj` tatacghhyg tlroucg.
"Gcu e`htg eggn, Tfaegs."
"CG\ [LFG_\[HPG T@DGC ELHATACC\! GIG_ GC\ O@[G ELEOGHT\ HPAHPG GPGCA!"
C`ca elhdgdgc elhghi`s. Tlr`sgc.
Eleougt tlr`gcgh Tfaegs tlrsuepgj.
"Gcu suhiiuf e`htg eggn, Tfaegs." C`ca elhuhduc, elhylcg f`duhihyg yghi
cldgt, "Gcu slfgrushyg ele`j`f egt` olrsgeg Hyahyg Gygca.... Tgp`... tgp` gcu dgh
Puc` plrhgf olrsuepgf sloljue Cgclc Ousf` wgngt, cge` gcgh sljgju elhurut` plr`htgf
Hyahyg Gygca. D`g oucgh fghyg cljugrig cge`.... D`g gdgjgf [lhsl` tlrs`sg
plriurugh.... D`g sligjghyg.... Cge` fgrus elhurut—"
C`ca elhghi`s jgi`, d`susuj Puc`, sgudgrg cleogrhyg. Elrlcg sgj`hi eleljuc.
\htuc slslarghi yghi sljgju r`ghi, sghtg`, sucg olrkghdg, eg`h tlogc-tlogcgh,
elj`fgt elrlcg olrdug elhghi`s suhiiuf elhygygt fgt`. Oucgh fghyg Tfaegs yghi
egrgf, C`ca dgh Puc` muig egrgf clpgdg d`r`hyg slhd`r`. T`dgc eudgf elegtuf`
plr`htgf Gygca tgd`.

Tfaegs tlrd`ge.
Muig Oumghi yghi flhdgc elhiaelj. \ruhi.
[ugrg ouruhi fghtu tlrdlhigr d` clmgufgh. Muig jajahigh pghmghi slrìgjg
pliuhuhigh. Mghicr`c dgh slrghiig egjge elhdlr`c d` slc`tgr elrlcg.
Oumghi elhifljg hgpgs plrjgfgh, elhylcg plj`p`s. @h` ouruc. Ouruc slcgj`.
Elrlcg clf`jghigh Gygca. Rèp`hgh raeoahigh.
Jlhighi jgi` slmlhgc, fghyg tghi`s s` cleogr dgh sugrg flwgh egjge yghi
tlrs`sg.
"M`cg cgj`gh egu elhiaelj, egcg cltgfu`jgf, yghi olrfgc elhiaelj `tu gdgjgf
gcu." [gjahig olrcgtg dgtgr, "Gygca-sgh elhiaogt` jucgcu, elhyljgegtcghcu fghyg
uhtuc ololrgpg elh`t cleud`gh, d`g elhiaroghcgh d`r`hyg. [lfgrushyg o`gr gcu sgmg
yghi mgtuf cl dgjge murghi `tu...―
[gjahig tlrj`fgt sld`f. Gdg ologt cg`h d` pgfghyg. Dlhigh tlch`c plhiaogtgh
h`hmg, Gygca olrfgs`j elhkgout ghgc pghgf, jghtgs elhutup jucg `tu, elhkligf
plhdgrgfgh pgrgf.
"Tajahi turuhcgh gcu, Yf`tl."
Yf`tl elhighiiuc, elhuruhcgh [gjahig. Pghi tlrtgt`f olrusgfg olrd`r`. [gjahig
elhgtgp Oumghi, Tfaegs, dgh s` cleogr yghi egs`f elhghi`s.
"Oumghi, Tfaegs, Puc`, C`ca.... Cgj`gh tgfu plrs`s, gcu olhk` elhmgd` eghisg
yghi d`clmgr-clmgr jgwgh. Tgp` egjge `h`, dle` plhiaroghgh Gygca-sgh, c`tg fgrus
slilrg olriligs elh`hiigjcgh jlrlhi iuhuhi `h`. C`tg t`dgc gcgh eleo`grcgh
plhiaroghgh Gygca-sgh s`g-s`g. C`tg t`dgc gcgh elhghi eljgwgh _af Drucpg.
Gygca-sgh elhigeo`j clputusgh pgj`hi rgsàhgj yghi o`sg d`g jgcucgh.
"Jupgcgh sleug egrgf, clsgj, clklwg, muig rgsg sld`f cgj`gh clf`jghigh Gygca-
sgh. Gcu tgfu, d`g spls`gj slcgj`. Oucgh fghyg h`hmg yghi flogt, tgp` sasac òu
yghi og`c ogi` cgj`gh, muig slhsl`, arghi yghi pghtgs d`faregt`. Tgp` slcgrghi, gdg
fgj elhdlsgc yghi fgrus c`tg jgcucgh. Egtgfgr` tlro`t egs`f sgtu mge jgi`. D`
slolrghi sghg, _af Drucpg dgh eur`d-eur`dhyg oajlf mgd` puhyg kgrg klpgt
elhylolrghi` murghi. C`tg oljue gegh f`hiig kgfgyg egtgfgr` elhy`rge oue`."
Oumghi dgh yghi jg`h elhgtgp cl slolrghi.
[gjahig olhgr, slrgtus eltlr d` sghg, d` ghtgrg cgout pliuhuhigh, _af Drucpg
sldghi o`kgrg dlhigh Yghiea dgh Hgeigy.
"Fgpus tghi`seu, C`ca, Puc`! C`tg sleug eleoutufcgh oghtugh h`hmg dlhigh egtg
tgmge tlrog`c. Fghyg cgj`gh yghi o`sg elhlhtucgh grgf cl eghg c`tg fgrus plri`,
eljghmutcgh plrmgjghgh."
C`ca slcgj` jgi` elhylcg f`duhihyg yghi cldgt. Elhighicgt clpgjghyg.
"Gya, Hgc.... Fgpus g`r egtgeu. Cgu dgh Puc` gdgjgf plhlrus h`hmg tlrog`c
Rlrcuepujgh Iuhuhi Num`. Cgj`gh t`dgc slfgrushyg elhghi`s. Cgj`gh slfgrushyg
olrd`r` igigf elwgr`s` sljuruf clfaregtgh." [gjahig tlrslhyue, eleolsgrcgh fgt`.
@tu wgmgf yghi tujus—elsc` d`g slr`hi elhlr`gc` dgh eljatat clpgdg kuku Iuru Ousf`
tlrslout.
"@yg, Tugh [gjahig." C`ca elhiusgp wgmgf. Eleplrog`c` `cgtgh rgeouthyg yghi
olrghtgcgh.
Muig Puc`, olrd`r` d` sloljgf C`ca jlo`f eghtgp.
"Cl eghg c`tg fgrus plri` slcgrghi, C`ca, Puc`1" [gjahig olrtghyg.
[` cleogr elhgtgp futgh p`hus jlogt d` dlpgh elrlcg. Egtg tgmge elrlcg tltgp
olclrmg dlhigh og`c elsc` clsld`fgh egs`f elhiightuhi d` sghg.
"Cl grgf sghg, Tugh [gjahig." C`ca elhuhmuc—gdg dgfgh slegc yghi tlrj`pgt d`
sghg.
"Ogius slcgj`, C`ca!" [gjahig tlrslhyue jlogr, elhajlf clpgdg Yf`tl, "Hgf,
Yf`tl, gcu e`htg eggn, arghi tug `h` gcgh elrlpatcgheu. Gpgcgf cgu olrsld`g
elhiilhdahicu jgi`1"
"Gyl gyl, Tugh [gjahig."
Yf`tl slilrg duduc mahicac.
[gjahig olrghmgc cleogj` duduc d` oljgcghihyg. T`dgc oghygc pratls, dìlhdahi
dlhigh cacaf ajlf Yf`tl yghi slilrg olrd`r` jgi`.
"Egr` c`tg elhlruscgh plrmgjghgh." [gjahig olrslru.
C`ca dgh Puc` elhighiiuc, elrlcg olrdug elhigeo`j gj`f pas`s` tlrdlpgh,
elhi`cut` mlmgc yghi d`t`hiigjcgh ajlf D`lia [gegd. Yf`tl elhyusuj d` oljgcghihyg,
cleud`gh Muhàr, tlrgcf`r Tfaegs dgh Oumghi yghi olrmgjgh olrs`s`gh.
Dlhigh C`ca dgh Puc` nacus elhkgr` mlmgc, elrlcg jlo`f oghygc d`ge elj`htgs`
futgh p`hus. @tu oucgh mgjgh sltgpgc, elrlcg fgrus eljlwgt` slegc oljucgr. Tgp`
cgogr og`chyg, dgr` t`t`c `tu, D`lia t`dgc tlrjgju plduj` sagj mlmgc, d`g
elh`hiigjcgh pgtgfgh slegc d` oghygc tlepgt. Eudgf d``cut`.
Lhtgf gdg d` eghg D`lia sggt `h`, oajlf mgd` tljgf mguf elh`hiigjcgh
pliuhuhigh.
[ltlhigf mge jlhighi.
"Gpgcgf cgu og`c-og`c sgmg, [` Ogo` Futgh1" Tfaegs olrtghyg, elelkgf sugsghg
d`ge.
Oumghi elhighiiuc, "Clpgjgcu egs`f hylr` sld`c`t, tgp` gcu og`c-og`c sgmg.
Ogigèghg dlhigh cgu, Tfaegs1"
"Plgf, tuoufcu egs`f tlrgsg sgc`t sleug d`fghtge murushyg, tgp` gcu og`c-og`c
sgmg."
Clcugtgh [` Egtg Elrgf eleoghtu tuouf Oumghi puj`f dlhigh klpgt. Jloge dgh
rleuc d` tuoufhyg olrghisur sleouf. Tfaegs muig ele`j`c` dgyg tgfgh tuouf yghi cugt
slmgc jgt`fgh lcstrle.
"[uht`cgh `tu, gcu t`dgc elhduig cgu elhy`gpcghhyg. Cgu kurghi, Cgwgh. @tu
tltgp tlrf`tuhi egouc. @oueu gcgh egrgf d` surig sghg. Muig Tughcu @ege, `tu fgrge,
oucgh1" Tfaegs elhkaog olriurgu.
Oumghi elhylr`hig` t`p`s, "Gcu muig t`dgc elhduig, cgu tlrhygtg eleogwg ologh
tgeogfgh d` raep` `tu, Tfaegs. @tu i`jg." "Oli`tujgf! Gcu tlraosls` elhigjgfcgheu
d` Cjuo Rltgruhi. Gcu olrmgig-mgig dlhigh cleuhic`hgh ouruchyg. [`gjhyg, elsc` gcu
tljgf eljlpgs raep` `tu, _af Drucpg tltgp t`dgc o`sg d`cgjgfcgh."
Oumghi elhifljg hgpgs, "D`g tljgf eljgt`f clcugtghhyg pujufgh tgfuh, Tfaegs.
Hygr`s sljgeg tìg cgj` j`pgt dgr` us`g c`tg slcgrghi. D`g gdg d` jlvlj yghi
olroldg."
Tfaegs elhighiiuc.
Elrlcg tlrus eljghicgf elhi`cut` C`ca dgh Puc`.
Futgh p`hus `tu cleogj` jlhighi.
[ltlhigf mge jgi` olrjgju. _aeoahigh elrlcg tlrtgfgh jgi`.

Yf`tl elhdlhius. D`g elhi`rg futgh p`hus `tu gdgjgf iuhuhi tlrgcf`r yghi
fgrus elrlcg jlwgt`, sloljue elhleucgh dgtgrgh. Yf`tl clj`ru. J`fgtjgf, futgh p`hus
fgo`s, elrlcg tòg d` s`s` jugrhyg, yghi plrs`s dìght`cgh ajlf jlrlhi-jlrlhi
iuhuhi olr`cuthyg.
"Gstgig. Gdg olrgpg iuhuhi d` cgwgsgh `h`, flf1"
"Oajlf mgd` ròugh, E`stlr Yf`tl. Hlilr` slròu iuhuhi." Puc` elhmgwgo,
sgeo`j elhdahigc elhgtgp d`hd`hi ogtu cgrghi tlrmgj.
C`ca, sgudgrg cleogrhyg, `cut elelr`csg slc`tgr. T`dgc gdg tghdg-tghdg mlmgc
D`lia d` sghg. D` rlrueputgh t`dgc gdg, slegc oljucgr tlrj`fgt gjge`gf. Cl eghg
Clsgtr`g Rlelt`c I`tgr `tu1 C`ca egmu, elhiltuc-hiltuc d`hd`hi iuhuhi. [ugrg
cltucgh eleghtuj olrileg. Tlrdlhigr haregj.
Cl eghg D`lia plri`1
C`ca elhgtgp cgwghgh cljljgwgr yghi tlroghi d` gtgs clpgjg. [gtu-dug eljlsgt
cl d`hd`hi jlrlhi—elhif`jghi oli`tu sgmg. D`g elhylr`hig` jlogr. Elsc` oljue
tlrj`fgt, mljgs gdg iug d` ogj`c ologtugh olsgr d` dlcgt elrlcg.
"@cut` gcu!" C`ca olrslru, eljlsgt elhdlcgt` ologtugh.
Puc` `cut elhyusuj, muig Yf`tl yghi elhiilhdahi [gjahig dgh yghi jg`h.
Gdg oljgsgh ogtu elhmujghi t`hii` d` sghg, slplrt` elhgrg-elhgrg slt`hii`
slpujuf eltlr, elhy`sgcgh kljgf-kljgf slep`t, C`ca dgh Puc` eljlwgt`hyg dlhigh
eudgf, eljlht`hi d` gtgshyg. Yf`tl eljghicgf jlo`f fgt`-fgt`, d`g t`dgc egu [gjahig
tlrolhtur.
Rlrs`s elrlcg olrfgs`j eljlwgt` ologtugh `tu, slougf iug tlrj`fgt. T`dgc
olsgr, fghyg slt`hii` dug sltlhigf eltlr, dgh jlogr sldlpg jgc`-jgc` dlwgsg.
Yf`tl olriuege. Olrgpg cgj` jgi` elrlcg fgrus eljlwgt` iug1
"]arra `tu eljlwgt` iug `h`. T`dgc sgjgf jgi`." C`ca mahicac elelr`csg mlmgc
d` dgsgr ologtugh, "Mlmgchyg egs`f sligr, oajlf mgd` sgtu-dug mge jgju."
"Ogius, C`ca." [gjahig elhighiiuc, "M`cg dle`c`gh, c`tg eljlwgt` iug `h`."
C`ca eljghicgf cl d`hd`hi iug. [lplrt` iug-iug sloljuehyg, gdg ololrgpg aoar
tug tlrightuhi d` sghg, olslrtg pleght`c gp`. C`ca elhygjgcghhyg, eleougt tlrghi
slc`tgr. Kgfgyg aoar clrjgp-clrj`p elhèpg wgmgf elrlcg. [` cleogr elegsuc` iug
jlo`f duju, d`susuj yghi jg`h. Rgj`hi oljgcghi, Oumghi `cut elhigeo`j aoar cldug,
elhygjgcghhyg, elelighihyg t`hii`-t`hii`.
_aeoahigh `tu elj`htgs` iug. Dug aoar elhlrghi` d`hd`hi-d`hd`hi ologtugh.
Iug `tu
`tu elsc` olroldg
jlo`f slep`tdlhigh sloljuehyg,
olhtuchyg yghi olrcljac
jurus pghmghi, dlhigh dgh ele`j`c`
slslcgj` sèpghigh, iug
jghi`t-jghi`t iug
t`hii` eleolsgr. Tlrus elhleous iuhuhi cl s`s` sgtuhyg. Iug `tu muig ele`j`c`
plhifuh`, cljljgwgr oltlroghigh sggt elj`fgt kgfgyg. Eleougt raeoahigh elruhduc.
Yf`tl olriligs duduc mahicac, gigr [gjahig d` puhiiuhihyg t`dgc d`tgorgc flwgh
egjge `tu.
Dug elh`t, sggt t`dgc gdg jgi` cljljgwgr yghi tlroghi, elrlcg eljghmutcgh
jgi` jghicgf cgc`.
Jèg oljgs elh`t jlhighi. Fghyg elhy`sgcgh dlhius hgpgs egs`hi-egs`hi.
"Olrgpg mge jgi` egtgfgr` tlro`t1" Yf`tl olrtghyg, elelkgf slp`.
[ugrg Yf`tl tlrdlhigr eleghtuj d` jghi`t-jghi`t iug.
"[ltlhigf mge jgi`, E`stlr Yf`tl." Puc` elhmgwgo.
Dlhigh sugsghg elhlighicgh, dgh cleuhic`hgh cljaepac 'Tlrgtg` Legs' o`sg
elhyusuj, Yf`tl elhifljg hgpgs, `tu tlrgsg slplrt` sltlhigf gogd jgi`.
"Gpgcgf elrlcg tljgf olrfgs`j eljlwgt` murghi `tu1" Yf`tl olrtghyg.
Oljue slepgt Puc` elhmgwgo, tlrdlhigr sugrg dgr` clmgufgh.
"@tu sugrg gpg1" Yf`tl olrslru.
Jghi`t-jghi`t iug yghi eleghtujcgh sugrg eleougt elrlcg clsuj`tgh elhlogc
gsgj sugrg. Gpgcgf dgr` dlpgh, gtgu dgr` oljgcghi elrlcg.
"Gpgcgf `tu D`lia1"
"Oucgh. D`g t`dgc gcgh eleougt sugrg gpg puh."
Oumghi elhajlf cl oljgcghi. @tu sugrg dlrgp jghicgf cgc` d` dgsgr iug. T`dgc
sgjgf jgi`, sugrg `tu dgr` oljgcghi. Dgr` clmgufgh, d` umuhi jarahi iug sghg,
tlrj`fgt hygjg-hygjg aoar eujg` egsuc.
[`gpg puh d` oljgcghi sghg, elrlcg dgtghi dlhigh klpgt. Dgh s`gpg jgi` yghi
gcgh elegsuc` iug `tu sljg`h _af Drucpg dgh eur`d-eur`dhyg.
"Gstgig1 Ogigèghg elrlcg eljlwgt` murghi dgjge slklpgt `tu1" Yf`tl olrtghyg.
@tu yghi elrlcg t`dgc cltgfu`. Tlrhygtg eudgf sgmg ogi` cljaepac 'Tlrgtg`
Legs' elhgcjuccgh murghi tlrslout. [ggt C`ca dgh Puc` eujg` eleèp`h elj`htgs`
futgh p`hus, sgjgf sgtu tucghi pucuj elhylrgfcgh ousur tlrcugt clpgdg _af Drucpg.
Elrlcg muig elhygeouhi tgj`-tlegj` yghi dògwg, jghtgs elhyghicutcghhyg cl ghgc
pghgf. _af Drucpg elegsghi ghgc pghgf dlhigh lcar tgj`, elhgr`c ousur slcugt
euhic`h.
]@@@HI!
Ghgc pghgf `tu elhleous cgout pliuhuhigh, elj`htgs` murghi elhighig. Tòg d`
futgh p`hus, elhleous dgfgh pafah. Tucghi pucuj elhi`cgt umuhihyg, eleougt tgj` `tu
tlrlhtghi. [gjgf sgtu tucghi pucuj eljuhkur d` tgj`. Rlrkaoggh plrtgeg `tu igigj,
tgj` `tu t`dgc kucup cugt, ghgc pghgf tlrjlpgs dgr` dgfgh pafah. Tuoufhyg mgtuf cl
dgjge murghi.
_af Drucpg elhiilrge, d`g elhgr`c jgi` ousur pghgf slcugt euhic`h.
]@@@HI!
Ghgc pghgf cldug elhleous cgout pliuhuhigh. Elhghkgp d` slolrghi sghg.
Cgj` `h`, tgj` yghi tlrlhtghi kucup cugt dìuhgcgh ajlf tucghi pucuj
olr`cuthyg. D`g tòg d` slolrghi, olriligs elhi`cgt tgj` jlo`f cacaf cl dgfgh
pafah.
Mleogtgh' ogru `tu tljgf s`gp. Jèg elh`t cleud`gh, tucghi pucuj sgtu plr
sgtu eljuhkur d` tgj` tlrslout. Jghtgs elrghislc elhleous futgh p`hus, elhilmgr
eghisg elrlcg.
[ugrg dlrgp cgc` d` dgsgr iug tlrdlhigr slegc`h rgeg`. Olrileg.
[ugrg dlrgp cgc` d` dgsgr iug tlrdlhigr slegc`h rgeg`. Olrileg.
"JG_@!" [gjahig olrslru, eleutus wgmgf-wgmgf sgj`hi elhgtgp. Jupgcgh
plrtghyggh Yf`tl, ogigèghgpuh kgrghyg, cljaepac 'Tlrgtg` Legs' olrfgs`j
elhylolrghi, dgh eujg` elegsuc` iug.

Elrlcg dgjge ogfgyg.
"JG_@, P\C@, C@CA, YF@TL!"
Puc` dgh C`ca elhighiiuc, elrlcg eljlsgt jlo`f duju. D`susuj Yf`tl yghi
tlriapaf-iapaf `cut jgr` elhiilhdahi [gjahig. Muig Muhàr, Tfaegs, dgh Oumghi.
Elrlcg t`dgc puhyg p`j`fgh.
Elrlcg t`dgc o`sg eljgwgh _af Drucpg. E`s` elrlcg slcgrghi gdgjgf olrtgfgh
f`dup f`hiig egtgfgr` tlro`t.
dlrgs.Jèg
Aoarelh`t olrjgju. [ugrg
clrjgp-clrj`p hygr`shgpgs
egt` elhdlru elelhuf`
dògwg jgr` iug.
slklpgt Clr`higt
`tu. elhiukur
Rlhilmgr tltgp
olrfgs`j eleghicgs mgrgc slpgrufhyg. Yf`tl t`dgc o`sg slklpgt yghi jg`h.
"JLO@F KLRGT, YF@TL!" [gjahig elhdlsgc.
Yf`tl elhigtupcgh rgfghi, d`g sudgf olrjgr` slklpgt euhic`h slmgc tgd`,
sgeo`j elegst`cgh [gjahig og`c-og`c sgmg d` puhiiuhihyg, t`dgc tlrghtuc d`hd`hi
iug. [lrugh-slrugh olrileg d` jghi`t-jghi`t jarahi. @tu sugrg eur`d-eur`d 'Tlrgtg`
Legs'.
"C`tg t`dgc gcgh olrfgs`j eljajascgh d`r`. Elrlcg slegc`h dlcgt." Yf`tl
olrslru.
"MGHIGH R@C@_CGH @T\, YF@TL! TL_\[ JG_@!" [gjahig eleolhtgchyg.
Jèg elh`t olrjgju jgi`, elrlcg eujg` clpgygfgh. Mgrgc plhilmgr fghyg t`hiigj
pujufgh eltlr d` oljgcghi sghg. [udgf dlcgt slcgj`.
"J@EG OLJG[ ELH@T JGI@ EGTGFG_@ TL_O@T!" [gjahig elhyleghigt` yghi jg`h,
"MGHIGH [@G-[@GCGH RLHIA_OGHGH GPGCA!"
Egsgjgfhyg, tlhgig elrlcg hygr`s fgo`s. [lelhtgrg pleouru elrlcg slegc`h ougs
elhilmgr. Tlr`gcgh tucghi pucuj eujg` tlrdlhigr jghtghi, plrs`s olrgdg d` oljgcghi
elrlcg.
"J`fgt, umuhi iug gdg d` dlpgh!" C`ca olrslru.
Elrlcg elhgtgp cl dlpgh sgeo`j olrjgr`gh.
C`ca olhgr, rleghi kgfgyg oujgh tlrj`fgt d` dlpgh sghg. Oajlf mgd` `tu cgogr
og`c, elrlcg o`sg eljajascgh d`r` gtgu olrsleouhy` d` rughi tlroucg. Elrlcg
olrusgfg elhilrgfcgh tlhgig yghi tlrs`sg. Tlrus olrjgr`.
Jèg elh`t jgi`, dlhigh hgpgs tlrslhigj, raeoahigh `tu tòg d` s`s` iuhuhi.
\dgrg sligr pliuhuhigh elhlrpg. Cgout t`p`s. Tgp` `tu oucgh cgogr og`c. @tu mustru
cgogr ouruc d` umuhi plrmgjghgh. Ght`cjègcs dgr` sljuruf pltugjghigh. Elrlcg tòg
d` jgpghigh clk`j dlhigh ologtugh. Jgi`-jgi`, d` dlpgh elrlcg murghi dgjge
elhighig. Cgj` `h`, ogfcgh mgjgh sltgpgc d` d`hd`hihyg tljgf jgeg ruhtuf.
\muhi iug `tu olhgr-olhgr ouhtu tatgj. Clkugj` m`cg cgj`gh sllcar ouruhi.
Dgh sggt Yf`tl elhiljuf tlrtgfgh, d` oljgcghi elrlcg, sgtu plr sgtu tucghi
pucuj 'Tlrgtg` Legs' cljugr. [asac dlhigh pgcg`gh f`tge-f`tge `tu olrogr`s rgpgt,
elhilpuhi eghisg. Yghiea, Hgeigy, dgh yghi jg`h. Ruhkgchyg, sldlt`c cleud`gh,
ogr`sgh `tu tlrsògc eleolr` mgjgh, _af Drucpg tljgf eljghicgf elhdlcgt.
"Gpg yghi c`tg jgcucgh slcgrghi1" Yf`tl olro`s`c.
"Olrtgruhi. [gepg` egt`." Oumghi elhdls`s.
Tfaegs elhighiiuc. Fghyg `tu p`j`fgh yghi tlrs`sg.
_af Drucpg tlrtgwg pljgh elj`fgt eghisghyg tlrsudut.
"Egjghi slcgj` hgsò cgj`gh. Jèg elh`t jgi` egtgfgr` tlro`t. Dgh cgj`gh
tlrmlogc d` s`h`. Cgj`gh hygr`s jajas, sgyghihyg, gcu fghyg outuf jèg dlt`c
elhifgo`s` cgj`gh."
[ugsghg d` jgpghigh clk`j `tu slsgc ajlf puhkgc cltlighigh. Elrlcg tgfu,
r`wgygt elrlcg gcgh tgegt. Tgp` slt`dgchyg, elrlcg gcgh olrusgfg olrtgruhi slcugt
euhic`h, f`hiig wgctu fgo`s.
"Tlrèg cgs`f tljgf eleoljgcu sagj trghsgcs` tghgf s`gjgh `h`, [` Ogo`
Futgh." Tfaegs olro`s`c, elhajlf cl sgep`hi, "[uhiiuf slougf clfaregtgh o`sg
olrtgruhi olrs`s`gh olrsgegeu sgepg` egt`."
Oumghi elhiiljlhi, "Clfaregtgh `tu uhtuccu, Tfaegs. Gcu t`dgc plrhgf
eleogyghicgh gdg oldlogf jlo`f oldlogf dòghd`hi cgu. Plgf, c`tg gcgh olrtgruhi
olrsgeg sgepg` egt`.
"Turuhcgh gcu, Yf`tl." [gjahig `cut o`kgrg pljgh, elhkgout Kajt 7077 yghi
elhy`sgcgh sgtu out`r pljuru, "Gcu t`dgc gcgh egt` fghyg olrpghicu tghigh.
O`grjgf Gygca-sgh elhygcs`cghhyg. D`g gcgh oghiig elj`fgt c`tg sleug."

_af Drucpg tlrclclf.
"Cgj`gh slplrt`hyg sldghi eleogfgs wgs`gt tlrgcf`r sgtu sgeg jg`h, flf1"
Oumghi dgh Tfaegs elhiilrge. Olrs`gp. "M`cg dle`c`gh, gcu o`sg eleolr`cgh
wgctu sgtu-dug elh`t tgeogfgh.
[`jgcgh." _af Drucpg purg-purg
elhuhiiu. Rurg-purg tlrtgr`c
elhdlhigrcgh.
C`ca dgh Puc` olrs`gp elegsghi cudg-cudg. Muig Muhàr dgh Yf`tl.
Jgpghigh `tu jlhighi slmlhgc.
"Flf, clhgpg cgj`gh d`ge slcgrghi1 [`jgcgh o`kgrg jgi`. Mghigh egju-egju."
_af Drucpg elhdls`s. D`g tljgf elegsghi cudg-cudg. [lmgc tgd` tuouf t`hii` olsgr
`tu d`sljèut` kgfgyg t`p`s dgr` lhlri` tlhgig dgjge, cgpgh puh d`g o`sg eljlpgs
jlvlj tlrt`hii` dgr` murus elegt`cgh `tu.
"T`dgc gdg yghi egu o`kgrg1 Og`c! Egcg d`sgcs`cgh egjge iljgp, iuhuhi-iuhuhi,
gcu gcgh elhifucue cgj`gh sleug. Egjge `h`, plhif`hg 'Tlrgtg` Legs' gcgh elhlrèg
ogjgsgh sltèpgj gtgs plrougtgh elrlcg."
Tljgpgc tghigh _af Drucpg tlroucg.
Oumghi, Tfaegs, s` cleogr, Yf`tl, [gjahig, dgh Muhàr elhigtupcgh rgfghi. @tu
oajlf mgd` pucujgh tlrgcf`r yghi gcgh elrlcg j`fgt.
_af Drucpg elhdarahi tghighhyg cl dlpgh.
[lmlhgc.
Ilrgcghhyg tlrflht`.
T`dgc gdg clsùr ghi`h. T`dgc gdg sugrg OPG_ tlrslout. [lrghighhyg tlrflht`
oli`tu sgmg. Tuoufhyg elhdgdgc olriltgr flogt.
Gpg yghi tlrmgd`1
Yghiea, Hgeigy, dgh eur`d-eur`dhyg elhgtgp flrgh. Muig Oumghi, Tfaegs, dgh
yghi jg`h.
_af Drucpg tlrj`fgt elr`hi`s clsgc`tgh. D`g elhilrghi. Tljgpgc tghighhyg
turuh, olruogf elelighi` dgdghyg.
Gpg yghi tlrmgd`1 [ljuruf jgpghigh clk`j `tu olrtghyg-tghyg.
Rrac! Rrac! Rrac!
Elhdgdgc dgr` klruc jlrlhi iuhuhi d` gtgs elrlcg tlrdlhigr sugrg tlpuc tghigh
pljgh. Eleougt sleug arghi d` jgpghigh `tu elhdahigc cl gtgs.
Rrac! Rrac! Rrac!
Tlpuc tghigh `tu tlrdlhigr jghtghi.
"Orgva! [lepurhg sudgf plrtuhmucgh `h`."
D`lia [gegd. D`g olrd`r` d` sghg.
"RLHK\_@!! RLHICF@GHGT!!" Tucghi pucuj 'Tlrgtg` Legs' olrtlr`gc egrgf
elj`fgthyg. Yghiea dgh Hgeigy ogfcgh olrs`gp eleouru D`lia, elhifuhuscgh cucr`
egs`hi-egs`hi. Tgp` ilrgcgh elrlcg tlrtgfgh, d` tlhigf jgpghigh, tuouf _af Drucpg
slcgj` jgi` elhilrghi clsgc`tgh, tuoufhyg olriltgr flogt.
Gpg yghi tlrmgd`1 Clpgjg-clpgjg cleogj` elhajlf cl _af Drucpg.
"Dgsgr ghgc t`dgc tgfu tlrèg cgs`f...." _af Drucpg elhiilrge, "Cgu
elrgkuh`cu!"
@tujgf yghi tlrmgd`.
D`lia [gegd cleogj` olrtlpuc tghigh d` gtgs sghg.
"Yljj, gcu elhigcu`hyg. Gcu tljgf elrgkuhèu.... Gcu e`htg eggn, Pghi Giuhi
_af Drucpg. [leug `h` fghyg plreg`hgh, mghigh cgu egsuccgh cl dgjge fgt`. Rusgcg
`h` eleoutufcgh plwgr`shyg. Cgu plrhgf o`jghi gcu ele`j`c` patlhs` elhlruscgh hgeg
_af Drucpg VV@. Mgd` gcu fghyg eleplrklpgt praslshyg."
"Cgu t`dgc gcgh plrhgf pghtgs elwgr`s` pusgcg `tu. Cgu t`dgc gcgh plrhgf
elegfge` pr`hs`p-pr`hs`p 'Tlrgtg` Legs'. @tu oucgh tlhtghi clcugsggh, gtgu
clcgyggh, gpgjgi` elhiugsg` mgjur plrdgighigh duh`g. 'Tlrgtg` Legs' tlhtghi elhmgig
clslèoghigh duh`g dgr` geo`s` rgcus." _af Drucpg cleogj` elhiilrge, kgfgyg
tuoufhyg eujg` pgdge, dgr` eujuthyg elhigj`r dgrgf sligr.
Gyajgf, Pghi Giuhi _af Drucpg. Duh`g tljgf jgeg olruogf. Mgjur [utrg fghyg
t`hiigj slmgrgf. Cgu tlrjgju jgeg f`dup gtgs hastgji`g egsg jgju. Gcu elhgwgrcgh
rlnaregs`, plruogfgh olsgr. Lrg ogru tljgf tòg. Mgjur plrdgighigh duh`g ogfcgh
tljgf olruogf slmgc rgtusgh tgfuh jgju. Gcu gcgh elhiugsg` lrg ogru tlrslout. Dgh
pusgcg `h` gcgh eleolr`cghcu clcugtgh olsgr."
_af Drucpg elhiilrge pljgh.
"Cgu mljgs tljgf clf`jghigh hgjur` tlrog`ceu. J`fgt, eudgf sgmg gcu
elhughicgh rgkuh d` tlca parsljlh `hdgf elmg s`hiigsghgeu, sggt elhigeo`j pusgcg
`h`. Gcu fgrus olrtlrèg cgs`f cgrlhg cgu eljlepgrcghcu cl dgjge iug iljgp sltljgf
plr`st`wg [g`ht Rltlrsouri. Dgsgr iug `tu d`plhuf` cljgoghi, dgh `tu eleolr`cu
`hsp`rgs`. Cljgoghi `tu sghigt olrgkuh, gcu olrfgs`j elhigeo`j lsctrgc rgkuhhyg.
_gkuh yghi t`dgc o`sg d`dltlcs` ajlf Pghi Giuhi _af Drucpg VV slcgj`puh. [lsug`
plrf`tuhighcu, cgu ele`hue tlf `tu sloljue olrghicgt elhilmgr eghisgeu. Gcu tljgf
eleplrf`tuhicgh sleughyg. @tujgf strgtli` kgdghighcu m`cg Hyahyg Gygca, gd`ccu
Oumghi, muig cahsujtgh clughigh Tfaegs t`dgc olrfgs`j elhgfgheu, dgh gcu fgrus
olrtgruhi. J`fgt, elrlcg tlrhygtg o`sg olrtgfgh f`hiig slmguf `h`. Elhigiuecgh/'
_af Drucpg elhiilrge, dgrgf sligr slegc`h dlrgs elhigj`r dgr` eujuthyg. Fghyg
cgrlhg d`g pltgruhi dlhigh tlhgig dgjge t`hii`, d`g o`sg tltgp olrd`r`, dgh
olrtgfgh olrmge-mge slmgc ele`huehyg. _gkuh cljgoghi `tu sghigt elegt`cgh. Kucup
das`s rlhdgf, sgtu elh`t, eghus`g gcgh tlrcgpgr tlwgs.
"Pghi Giuhi!" Yghiea dgh Hgeigy olriligs elhdlcgt. Flhdgc eleoghtu.
_af Drucpg elhighicgt tghighhyg, elhyuruf eur`d-eur`dhyg tltgp d` pas`s`
egs`hi-egs`hi.
"Cgu gcgh elhylsgj` plrougtgheu yghi f`hg, D`lia."
"Af yg1 Clhgpg gcu fgrus elhylsgj1 @tu t`dgc f`hg, Pghi Giuhi. Cgu egt`
plrs`s slplrt` _af Drucpg plrtgeg, egt` d`rgkuh. @tu slougf clfaregtgh uhtuceu
slolhgrhyg. T`dgc gdg jgwgh yghi olrfgs`j elhigjgfcgheu. Cgu elhiugsg` murus
pgeuhicgs jlvlj tlrt`hii`, slplrt` _af Drucpg plrtgeg. Ogfcgh m`cg sleug pltgruhi
olrcuepuj, cgu tltgp elhghi. Egcg o`grjgf oli`h` gcf`rhyg. Cgu egt`
dlhigh kgrg sgeg eligfhyg slplrt` _af Drucpg plrtgeg. Orgva! Cgu gcgh
d`clhghi sgeg slplrt` _af Drucpg plrtgeg."
_af Drucpg elelighi dgdghyg.
"Hgf, sgyghihyg wgctucu slep`t, t`dgc jgi` slepgt elhiaoraj, gcu puhyg oghygc
plclrmggh yghi fgrus d`sljlsg`cgh d` jugr sghg. J`fgt, egtgfgr` tljgf tlro`t. Ygctu
clegt`gh yghi sghigt `hdgf. Clt`cg fgr` ogru tòg. Clcugsggh ogru tljgf tòg."
[leourgt elrgf tljgf tlrj`fgt d` far`zah tèur sghg.
"[ljgegt t`hiigj, Pghi Giuhi _af Drucpg VV!" D`lia eleouhicuc.
Jghtgs elhajlf cl Oumghi dgh Tfaegs.
"[gepg` olrtleu jgi`, Gige, dgh cgu cahsujtgh clughigh Tfaegs."
D`lia [gegd eljgeog`cgh tghigh, jghtgs olrjgr`gh d` jlrlhi iuhuhi, slclmgp,
d`g tljgf jaepgt cl murghi dgjge, sgeo`j elhileoghicgh pgrgsut pgrgij`d`hi yghi
tljgf d`g clhgcgh slmgc tgd`.
Rgrgsut `tu tlrcleoghi jlogr, D`lia [gegd tlroghi elhumu egtgfgr` tlro`t.
Elh`hiigjcgh jgpghigh.
Dgh _af Drucpg yghi elhdgdgc mgtuf tlrduduc.
LR@JAI
"PGHI Giuhi!"
"Pghi Giuhi!"
Yghiea dgh Hgeigy olriligs elhdlcgt, elrlcg elelighi tuouf _af Drucpg, gigr
t`dgc tlrsuhicur cl plreucggh ogtu. Dgrgf sligr eleogsgf` pgcg`gh iljgphyg. Muig
pujufgh Cljapgc Rlhmgig, dgh tucghi pucuj olrpgcg`gh f`tge-f`tge. Elrlcg
elhilrueuh` iuruhyg.
"Gpg yghi c`tg jgcucgh slcgrghi1" Yf`tl olriuege. Elhiusgp wgmgf.
@h` sleug d` jugr duiggh. Ololrgpg elh`t jgju elrlcg olrs`gp egt`. [lcgrghi,
slogj`chyg, mustru _af Drucpg VV yghi slcgrgt. Ololrgpg elh`t jgju elrlcg hygr`s
fgo`s fgrgpgh, slcgrghi s`tugs` tlrogj`c. Hgsò elrlcg plrs`s slplrt` radg, cgdghi
d` gtgs, cgdghi tlrsuhicur d` ogwgf.
Oumghi dgh Tfaegs eleutuscgh elhdlcgt. D``cut` ajlf s` cleogr, [gjahig,
Muhàr, dgh Yf`tl.
Jupgcgh sagj plhilmgrgh dgh clmgd`gh-clmgd`gh sloljuehyg. Jupgcgh sagj D`lia
yghi tljgf plri` eleogwg Rusgcg 'Tlrgtg` Legs'. Elrlcg puhyg egsgjgf slrùs
slcgrghi. _af Drucpg VV slcgrgt. Tucghi pucuj elhyògc, eleolr`cgh mgjgh clpgdg
elrlcg.
"Gpg yghi o`sg cge` oghtu, Pghi Giuhi1" Oumghi olrtghyg, duduc mahicac.
_af Drucpg elhgtgp Oumghi. Muig elhgtgp Tfaegs.
D`g elhdlhius pljgh.
Kgfgyg egtgfgr` eujg` elhygpg pukuc-pukuc iuhuhi olrjgp`scgh sgjmu.
"Gcu t`dgc eleoutufcgh gpg puh dgr` cgj`gh.... Cgj`gh elelhghicgh
plrtghd`high. Cgj`gh olrtgfgh f`hiig egtgfgr` tlro`t, cgj`gh ologs plri` slcgrghi."
Oumghi elhigog`cgh cgjègt tlrslout, elhajlf clpgdg s` cleogr, "C`ca, Puc`,
gpgcgf cgj`gh o`sg elhiaogt` Pghi Giuhi1"
C`ca dgh Puc` elhdlcgt—elrlcg ele`j`c` clegepugh plhiaogtgh h`hmg elsc` t`dgc
slj`fg` Gygca. Elelr`csg ololrgpg dlt`c. Tlrd`ge. Elhiiljlhi. _gkuh tlrslout tljgf
elhylogr cl sljuruf tuouf, elrlcg t`dgc o`sg elhiljugrcghhyg.
Oumghi dgh Tfaegs elhgtgp pleèp`h 'Tlrgtg` Legs'.
_af Drucpg tlrslhyue, "T`dgc usgf cgj`gh p`c`rcgh.... Rlrmgjghghcu tljgf
sljlsg`, Oumghi. Cgcgceu D`lia olhgr, lrg 'Tlrgtg` Legs' tljgf jgeg olrgcf`r. Gcu
fghygjgf olhdg ght`c d` duh`g. T`dgc jlo`f t`dgc curghi.... Rlri`jgf, Oumghi,
Tfaegs. Gcu clj`ru elh`jg` cgj`gh.... Tlrutgeg cgu, Tfaegs, cgu t`dgc slrlhdgf `tu—
euhic`h sld`c`t klraoaf, oghygc o`kgrg. Tgp` d` tuoufeu elhigj`r dgrgf tlrfaregt
yghi plrhgf elhigjgfcgh clcugtgh egi`s tlrolsgr dgrgtgh Kf`hg. Oumghi....
Tfaegs.... Cgj`gh olrdug mljgs elegfge` pr`hs`p-pr`hs`p 'Tlrgtg` Legs' dlhigh
og`c."
_af Drucpg d`ge slmlhgc, dgrgf sligr cleogj` cljugr dgr` eujuthyg.
"Cgj`gh oajlf mgd` gdgjgf plhmgig Mgjur [utrg ogru. T`dgc jgi` fgrn`gf olrupg
mgjur slpghmghi 7>.222 c`jaeltlr, tgp` dgjge olhtuc jg`h.... Cgj`gh gcgh elhmgig
clslèoghigh tlrslout.... D`lia elhdgpgtcgh pusgcg `tu, slcgj` d`g olrfgs`j
elhiugsg`hyg, d`g gcgh elhmgd` pltgruhi t`dgc tlrcgjgfcgh. Fghyg cgj`gh yghi o`sg
elhifgjghi` sleug geo`s` d` clpgjghyg. Rlri`jgf—"
Cgjègt _af Drucpg tlrflht`. Clpgjghyg elhdgdgc tlrcujg`.
"Pghi Giuhi!" Yghiea olrslru.
"Pghi Giuhi!" Hgeigy `cut olrslru.
Muig pujufgh eur`d-eur`dhyg. Elrlcg slrlepgc olrjutut elhilj`j`hi` iuruhyg.
[lmlhgc, elrlcg tlrd`ge. Clsld`fgh elhiuhicuhi jgpghigh `tu.
Oumghi dgh Tfaegs elhifljg hgpgs plrjgfgh.
Jlhighi.
Olrsgeouhi= TGHGF RG_G OGHD@T

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OLDLOGF D@ \M\HI TGHD\C

ghiiatg lepgt pujuf jlo`f.

[logi`gh ghiiatg cjuo olrtlpuc tghigh, slogi`gh jgi` elhiljugrcgh sugrg,

sgep`hi, cleogj` cl tlhigf j`hicgrgh.

Tfaegs tlrtgwg pljgh, eljlegscgh tghighhyg, "[lt`gp iljghi `tu olrgthyg

Tfaegs. Tgp` jgwgheu cugt slcgj`/' _ud` o`kgrg.

Rljuru-pljuru ogig` s`enah` elhleous mlhdljg cgkg, eleougthyg olrfgeourgh d`

elhdlcgt eleogwg GC-49. Elrlcg elhilhgcgh pgcg`gh f`tge-f`tge, dlhigh taplhi

Tfaegs cahslhtrgs` plhuf, d`g elhklhiclrge cleud` Olhtjly dlhigh cacaf.

Tfaegs elhiiljlhi. @tu t`dgc slsldlrfghg mugj olj` jgfgh.

[ltlhigf mge cleud`gh, eao`j Olhtjly yghi d`cleud`cgh Tfaegs eljuhkur

"Oucghcgf `h` slcajgf, cgu t`dgc sgjgf tlepgt1"

Lp`sadl 4 Rujghi Rlri`, Oldlogf

egsgjgf slr`us. Cge` o`sg elhigtgs`hyg." Oumghi yghi elhmgwgo.

Lp`sadl < Cgtfeghdu

T`og d` dlpgh raeoahigh Oumghi dgh Tfaegs.

Lp`sadl > Mgjur [utrg

slrtg tlhtu sgmg,

d` jghtg`, eleolhtuc j`hicgrgh. O`csu Dfgeea duduc d` sgep`hi Gygca.

Ogfcgh ghgc-ghgc d` sghg, tlro`gsg olreg`h eljlepgr sfur`clh. Tlro`gsg

"Tgp`, Tugh [gjahig. Gcu o`sg—"

Lp`sadl 9 Rlrtgruhigh d` \dgrg

elhiuhdghicu1 @tu fghyg

Elhigeoghi d` gtgshyg. Dgr` clt`hii`gh tlrslout, caepjlcs o`grg `tu tlrj`fgt

Gteasnlr plrtlepurgh elhigeoghi d` jghi`t-jghi`t.

elhileud`cgh olhdg tlroghi `tu mljgs kucup j`fg`.

"Ogius slcgj`, Muh`ar." Oumghi eleum`. I`j`rgh d`g elhigkuhicgh GC-49.

@tu eghuvlr yghi olrgh`

*cge`cgzl= slrghigh ouhuf d`r`

plht`hihyg eleoghd`hicgh s`gpg yghi jlo`f flogt, `tu clcghgc-cghgcgh. Tlrslrgf

Oumghi elhljgh judgf. @tu strgtli` nrahtgj.

plhmgfgt." [gjahig tlrtgwg

Muh`ar elhuhmuc cl dlpgh.

OAAE! _aclt eljldgc elhifghtge mleogtgh cgyu d` gtgs suhig`. Eleougthyg

Mgrgchyg t`hiigj dug pujuf eltlr. Ilht`hi slcgj`.

Lp`sadl 0 Lepgt Cljapgc \tgeg

f`dup, elrghislc jgi` egmu. Eljlht`hi. D`susuj Oumghi dgh Tfaegs.

Lp`sadl 72 Rlrtgruhigh Futgh R`hus

elhilhg` udgrg casahi. Oumghi elruhduc elhif`hdgr` pldghi-pldghi, yghi elhlogs d`

olrfgs`j jajas. Tfaegs tlrus d`pucuj euhdur.

Gpg yghi tlrmgd`1

"Lhgc sgmg!" Tlrdlhigr cgj`egt elhiaelj—`tu oucgh Tfaegs,

Lp`sadl 77 Gjgt Rljgkgc

"Cgogrcu og`c-og`c sgmg f`hiig gcu elj`fgt cgj`gh."

"Cljgcugheu o`sg eleougt rlstarghcu slp`, C`ca." Yf`tl eljatat.

"Gcu fgrus kght`c sloljue eujg` egcgh."

Cgj` `h` tlrtgwg jlo`f og`c. Elhighiiuc.

"T`dgc tgfu. Tgp` slplrt`hyg Oumghi olrilrgc elhg`c` slsugtu, euhic`h

Lp`sadl 7? Rlrtgruhigh d` ;>.222 Cgc`

Dug mge olrjgju.

oagrd`hi. Puc` elhyusuj.

clolruhtuhigh ogi` cge`. Rlhuepghi plsgwgt `h` dlhigh sucgrljg eleogtgjcgh

Puc` tljgf elhifghtge d`g

"Elhylrgfjgf, Hahg C`ca." Hgeigy olrd`r` d` dlpghhyg, olrsgeg dug Cljapgc

pucuj `tu eleo`grcgh

Rujufgh pgrgsut `tu elhileoghi d` udgrg. D` clmgufgh, plsgwgt cljugrgh

[lelhtgrg `tu, d` s`s` jlrlhi iuhuhi sgtuhyg jgi`.

m`cg olroldg sgtu-dug

elhlr`gccgh hgeg Tlrgtg`

"Tfaegs-cuh." Gygca o`kgrg, dlhigh sugrg pljgh.

sloljue slepgt elhkgout

Lp`sadl 74 Oucgh [uhslt Tlrgcf`r

"Gcu og`c-og`c sgmg, Oumghi. Tlr`eg cgs`f tljgf olrtghyg."