@t3nçã*, p@r@ c*ns3g$!r q$3 @ 3n3rg!

@ p@ss3 p@r@ nós, 3

!c@m*s 3mp@c@d*s @í. 3ss3 3st!l* é $m@ c*!s@ q$3
r3p3t!m*s vár!@s 3 vár!@s v3z3s. 3$ * ch@m* d3 n*ss*
dr@m@ d3 c*ntr*l3 !nc*nsc!3nt3.

"Ch@m* d3 dr@m@ p*rq$3 é $m@ c3n@ c*nh3c!d@, c*m*

d3 c!n3m@, d@ q$@l 3scr3v3m*s * r*t3!r* q$@nd* j*v3ns.
D3p*!s @ r3p3t!m*s v3z3s s3m c*nt@ 3m n*ss@s v!d@s
c*t!d!@n@s, s3m pr3st@r @t3nçã*. Só s@b3m*s q$3 @lg$m
t!p* d3 @c*nt3c!m3nt* n*s *c*rr3 r3p3t!d@s v3z3s. *
pr*bl3m@ é q$3, s3 3st@m*s r3p3t!nd* $m@ d3t3rm!n@d@
c3n@ s3mpr3 3 s3mpr3, 3ntã* @s *$tr@s c3n@s d3 n*ss*
!lm3 d@ v!d@ r3@l, @ gr@nd3 @v3nt$r@ m@rc@d@ p3l@s
c*!nc!dênc!@s, nã* p*d3m pr*gr3d!r. !nt3rr*mp3m*s *
!lm3 q$@nd* r3p3t!m*s 3ss3 dr@m@ ún!c* p@r@
m@n!p$l@r 3m b$sc@ d3 3n3rg!@."

S@nch3z r3d$z!$ @ v3l*c!d@d3 d* c@m!nhã* 3 p@ss*$ c*m

c$!d@d* p*r $m@ sér!3 d3 f$nd*s b$r@c*s n@ 3str@d@.
C*mpr33nd! q$3 3$ 3st@v@ fr$str@d*. Nã* c*ns3g$!@
c@pt@r b3m c*m* f$nc!*n@v@ $m dr@m@ d3 c*ntr*l3.
Q$@s3 m@n!f3st3! m3$s s3nt!m3nt*s @ S@nch3z, m@s nã*
p$d3. C*mpr33nd! q$3 @!nd@ m3 s3nt!@ d!st@nt3 d3l3, 3
nã* g*st@r!@ d3 r3v3l@r-m3.

— V*cê c*mpr33nd3$? — 3l3 p3rg$nt*$.

— Nã* s3! — r3sp*nd! s3c@m3nt3. — Nã* s3! s3 t3nh* $m

dr@m@ d3 c*ntr*l3.

3l3 m3 *lh*$ c*m @ m@!s s!mpát!c@ c*ns!d3r@çã* 3

p!lh3r!*$ @lt*. — É m3sm*?

— p3rg$nt*$. — 3ntã* p*r q$3 v*cê s3mpr3 @g3 c*m

t@nt* d!st@nc!@m3nt*?
112
3SCL@R3C3ND* * P@SS@D*
@d!@nt3 @ 3str@d@ s3 3str3!t@v@ 3 d*br@v@ @br$pt@m3nt3
c*nt*rn@nd* * p@r3dã* r*ch*s* d@ m*nt@nh@. *
c@m!nhã* s@lt*$ s*br3 vár!@s p3dr@s gr@nd3s 3 s3g$!$ @
c$rv@ d3v@g@r. 3mb@!x*, *s @nd3s 3rg$!@m-s3 3m
m@c!ç@s cr!st@s c!nz@ @c!m@ d3 b@nc*s d3 n$v3ns
br@nc@s c*m* @ n3v3.

*lh3! p@r@ S@nch3z. 3l3 s3 c$rv@v@ s*br3 * v*l@nt3,

t3ns*. D$r@nt3 @ m@!*r p@rt3 d* d!@, 3st!vér@m*s s$b!nd*
íngr3m3s l@d3!r@s, 3n!@nd*-n*s 3m p@ss@g3ns t*rn@d@s
m@!s 3str3!t@s p3l@s p3dr@s c@íd@s. 3$ q$!s3r@ @b*rd@r d3
n*v* @ q$3stã* d*s dr@m@s d3 c*ntr*l3, m@s * m*m3nt*
nã* p@r3c!@ @d3q$@d*. S@nch3z d@v@ @ !mpr3ssã* d3
pr3c!s@r d3 c@d@ gr@m@ d3 3n3rg!@ p@r@ d!r!g!r, 3 @lém
d!ss*, 3$ nã* s@b!@ b3m @* c3rt* * q$3 d3s3j@v@
p3rg$nt@r. L3r@ * r3st* d@ Q$!nt@ V!sã*, 3 3l@ r3p3t!@
3x@t@m3nt3 *s p*nt*s q$3 S@nch3z m3 r3l@t@r@. @ !dé!@
d3 m3 l!vr@r d* m3$ 3st!l* d3 c*ntr*l3 p@r3c!@ d3s3jáv3l,
s*br3t$d* s3 @c3l3r@ss3 m!nh@ 3v*l$çã*, m@s 3$ @!nd@
nã* c*ns3g$!@ 3nt3nd3r c*m* f$nc!*n@v@ $m dr@m@ d3
c*ntr*l3.

— 3m q$3 3stá p3ns@nd*? — p3rg$nt*$ S@nch3z.

— T3rm!n3! d3 l3r @ Q$!nt@ V!sã* — r3sp*nd!. — 3 3st@v@

p3ns@nd* n*s t@!s dr@m@s. C*ns!d3r@nd* * q$3 v*cê
d!ss3 @ m3$ r3sp3!t*, s$p*nh* q$3 @ch@ q$3 m3$ dr@m@
t3m @lg$m@ c*!s@ @ v3r c*m * f@t* d3 3$ s3r d!st@nt3?
3l3 nã* r3sp*nd3$. F!x@v@ @ 3str@d@. @ $m@ c3nt3n@ d3
m3tr*s @d!@nt3, $m gr@nd3 v3íc$l* d3 q$@tr* r*d@s
bl*q$3@v@ @ p@ss@g3m. $m h*m3m 3 $m@ m$lh3r
3st@v@m p@r@d*s d!@nt3 d3 $m pr3c!píc!* d3 r*ch@ @ $ns
q$!nz3 m3tr*s d* v3íc$l*.

R3tr!b$ír@m n*ss* *lh@r.

S@nch3z p@r*$ * c@m!nhã* 3 *lh*$-*s p*r $m !nst@nt3, 3

d3p*!s s*rr!$.

— C*nh3ç* @ m$lh3r — d!ss3. — É Júl!@. 3stá t$d* b3m.

V@m*s c*nv3rs@r c*m 3l3s.

T@nt* * h*m3m q$@nt* @ m$lh3r 3r@m m*r3n*s 3

p@r3c!@m p3r$@n*s. @ m$lh3r p@r3c!@ m@!s v3lh@, $ns
c!nqü3nt@ @n*s, 3nq$@nt* * h*m3m b3!r@v@ *s tr!nt@.
Q$@nd* s@lt@m*s d* c@m!nhã*, 3l@ s3 @pr*x!m*$.

— P@dr3 S@nch3z! — d!ss3 @* ch3g@r p3rt*.

— C*m* v@!, Júl!@? — c$mpr!m3nt*$ S@nch3z.

*s d*!s s3 @br@ç@r@m, 3 S@nch3z m3 @pr3s3nt*$ @ Júl!@,

q$3 p*r s$@ v3z @pr3s3nt*$ s3$ c*l3g@, R*l@nd*.
113
S3m n@d@ d!z3r, Júl!@ 3 S@nch3z n*s d3r@m @s c*st@s 3
f*r@m p@r@ * @fl*r@m3nt* *nd3 3l@ 3 R*l@nd* 3st@v@m
@nt3s. R*l@nd* m3 *lh*$ !x* 3 3$ !nst!nt!v@m3nt3 m3
v!r3! 3 s3g$! *s d*!s *$tr*s. R*l@nd* v3!* @trás, @!nd@ m3
*lh@nd* c*m* s3 q$!s3ss3 @lg$m@ c*!s@. 3mb*r@ t!v3ss3
*s c@b3l*s 3 tr@ç*s j*v3ns, @ p3l3 3r@ c*r@d@ 3 v3rm3lh@.
P*r @lg$m m*t!v*, 3$ m3 s3nt! @ns!*s*.

P*r vár!@s v3z3s, 3nq$@nt* í@m*s p@r@ @ b3!r@ d@

m*nt@nh@, 3l3 p@r3c3$ q$3 !@ f@l@r, m@s d3 t*d@s @s
v3z3s 3$ d3sv!3! *s *lh*s 3 @pr3ss3! m3$s p@ss*s. 3l3
c*nt!n$*$.

Q$@nd* @lc@nç@m*s * pr3c!píc!*, 3$ m3 s3nt3! n$m@

r*ch@ p@r@ !mp3d!r q$3 3l3 s3 s3nt@ss3 @ m3$ l@d*. Júl!@
3 S@nch3z 3st@v@m $ns s3t3 m3tr*s @c!m@ d3 m!m,
s3nt@d*s j$nt*s n$m@ p3dr@ m@!*r.

R*l@nd* s3nt*$-s3 * m@!s p3rt* p*ssív3l d3 m!m. 3mb*r@

s3$ *lh@r c*nst@nt3 m3 !nc*m*d@ss3, 3$ s3nt!@ @*
m3sm* t3mp* $m@ l3v3 c$r!*s!d@d3 3m r3l@çã* @ 3l3.

3l3 m3 s$rpr33nd3$ *lh@nd*-* 3 p3rg$nt*$:

— 3stá @q$! p*r c@$s@ d* M@n$scr!t*? L3v3! $m l*ng*

t3mp* p@r@ r3sp*nd3r.

— *$v! f@l@r d3l3.

3l3 m3 *lh*$ p3rpl3x*.

— V*cê * v!$?
— $m@ p@rt3 — r3sp*nd!. — V*cê t3m @lg$m@ c*!s@ @ v3r
c*m 3l3?

— 3st*$ !nt3r3ss@d* — d!ss3 — m@s @!nd@ nã* v!

n3nh$m@ cóp!@.

S3g$!$-s3 $m p3rí*d* d3 s!lênc!*.

— V*cê é d*s 3st@d*s $n!d*s? — p3rg$nt*$.

@ p3rg$nt@ m3 p3rt$rb*$, @ss!m d3c!d! nã* r3sp*ndê-l@.

3m v3z d!ss*, p3rg$nt3!:

— * M@n$scr!t* t3m @lg$m@ c*!s@ @ v3r c*m @s r$ín@s d3

M@ch$ P!cch$?

— @ch* q$3 nã* — r3sp*nd3$. — @ nã* s3r p3l* f@t* d3

t3r s!d* 3scr!t* m@!s *$ m3n*s n@ m3sm@ ép*c@ 3m q$3
3l@s f*r@m c*nstr$íd@s.

P3rm@n3c! 3m s!lênc!*, c*nt3mpl@nd* @ f@ntást!c@

p@!s@g3m d*s @nd3s. M@!s c3d* *$ m@!s t@rd3, s3 3$
c*nt!n$@ss3 3m s!lênc!*, 3l3 r3v3l@r!@ * q$3 3st@v@
f@z3nd* @l! c*m Júl!@, 3 d3 q$3 m@n3!r@ !ss* d!z!@
r3sp3!t* @* M@n$scr!t*. F!c@m*s s3nt@d*s $ns v!nt3
m!n$t*s s3m n*s f@l@r. F!n@lm3nt3, R*l@nd* l3v@nt*$-s3 3
s$b!$ p@r@ *nd3 *s d*!s c*nv3rs@v@m.

F!q$3! p3rpl3x*, s3m s@b3r * q$3 f@z3r. 3$ 3v!t@r@ m3

s3nt@r c*m S@nch3z 3 Júl!@ p*rq$3 t!v3r@ @ nít!d@
!mpr3ssã* d3 q$3 3l3s q$3r!@m c*nv3rs@r @ sós. D$r@nt3
t@lv3z m@!s $ns tr!nt@ m!n$t*s, !q$3! @l! c*nt3mpl@nd*
*s p!c*s r*ch*s*s 3 m3 3sf*rç@nd* p*r *$v!r @ c*nv3rs@
@c!m@ d3 m!m. N3nh$m d3l3s m3 d@v@ @ mín!m@
@t3nçã*. @!n@l d3c!d! m3 j$nt@r @ 3l3s, m@s @nt3s q$3
p$d3ss3 m3 m*v3r *s três s3 114
l3v@nt@r@m 3 d!r!g!r@m-s3 p@r@ * c@rr* d3 Júl!@.
@tr@v3ss3! @s p3dr@s 3m d!r3çã* @ 3l3s.

— 3l3s pr3c!s@m !r 3mb*r@ — d!ss3 S@nch3z q$@nd* m3

@pr*x!m@v@.

— L@m3nt* nã* t3rm*s t!d* t3mp* p@r@ c*nv3rs@r —

d!ss3 Júl!@. — 3sp3r* q$3 * v3j@m*s d3 n*v*. — *lh@v@-
m3 c*m @ m3sm@ s!mp@t!@ q$3 S@nch3z m$!t@s v3z3s
d3m*nstr@v@. 3nq$@nt* 3$ b@l@nç@v@ @ c@b3ç@, 3l@
b@!x*$ l!g3!r@m3nt3 @ s$@ 3 @cr3sc3nt*$: — N@ v3rd@d3,
t3nh* @ s3ns@çã* d3 q$3 v@m*s n*s v3r 3m br3v3.

Q$@nd* d3scí@m*s @ tr!lh@ p3dr3g*s@, s3nt! q$3

pr3c!s@v@ d!z3r @lg$m@ c*!s@ 3m tr*c@, m@s nã*
c*ns3g$!@ p3ns@r. @* ch3g@rm*s @* v3íc$l* d3l@, Júl!@
@p3n@s b@l@nç*$ @ c@b3ç@ 3 d!ss3 $m ráp!d* @té-l*g*.
3l@ 3 R*l@nd* 3ntr@r@m n* c@rr* 3 s3g$!r@m p@r@ * n*rt3,
p3l* c@m!nh* 3m q$3 S@nch3z 3 3$ v!ér@m*s. 3$ m3
s3nt!@ !ntr!g@d* c*m t*d@ @q$3l@ 3xp3r!ênc!@.

@ss!m q$3 3ntr@m*s 3m n*ss* v3íc$l*, S@nch3z

p3rg$nt*$:

— R*l@nd* lh3 !nf*rm*$ s*br3 W!l?

— Nã*! — r3sp*nd!. — 3l3s * t!nh@m v!st*? S@nch3z

p@r3c3$ c*nf$s*.

— S!m, * v!r@m n$m@ @ld3!@ $ns s3ss3nt@ q$!lôm3tr*s @

l3st3 d@q$!.

— W!l f@l*$ @lg$m@ c*!s@ s*br3 m!m?

— Júl!@ d!ss3 q$3 3l3 f@l*$ q$3 t!nh@ s3 s3p@r@d* d3

v*cê, 3 q$3 c*nv3rs*$ pr!nc!p@lm3nt3 c*m R*l@nd*. V*cê
nã* d!ss3 @ R*l@nd* q$3m 3r@?
— Nã*, 3$ nã* s@b!@ s3 p*d!@ c*n!@r n3l3.

S@nch3z m3 *lh*$ c*m t*t@l d3c3pçã*.

— 3$ lh3 d!ss3 q$3 s3r!@ ót!m* c*nv3rs@r c*m 3l3s.

C*nh3ç* Júl!@ há @n*s. É

d*n@ d3 $m@ 3mpr3s@ 3m L!m@, m@s d3sd3 @ d3sc*b3rt@

d* M@n$scr!t* 3stá à pr*c$r@ d@ N*n@ V!sã*. 3l@ nã*
v!@j@r!@ c*m p3ss*@s nã* c*n!áv3!s. Nã* h@v!@ p3r!g*.
@g*r@ v*cê p3rd3$ * q$3 p*d3r!@m s3r !mp*rt@nt3s
!nf*rm@çõ3s.

*lh*$-m3 c*m $m@ 3xpr3ssã* sér!@.

— 3st3 é * 3x3mpl* p3rf3!t* d3 c*m* $m dr@m@ d3

c*ntr*l3 !nt3rf3r3 — d!ss3.

— V*cê 3st@v@ tã* d!st@nt3 q$3 nã* p3rm!t!$ q$3 s3

d3ss3 $m@ c*!nc!dênc!@ !mp*rt@nt3.

D3v* t3r-m3 m*str@d* d3f3ns!v*.

— 3stá t$d* b3m — 3l3 d!ss3 — t*d* m$nd*

d3s3mp3nh@ $m *$ *$tr* t!p* d3 dr@m@. P3l* m3n*s
v*cê @g*r@ 3nt3nd3$ c*m* *s s3$s f$nc!*n@m.

— 3$ nã* 3nt3nd*! — d!ss3. — Q$3 é q$3 3st*$ f@z3nd*

3x@t@m3nt3?

— S$@ m@n3!r@ d3 c*ntr*l@r p3ss*@s 3 s!t$@çõ3s — 3l3

3xpl!c*$ — p@r@ tr@z3r 115

3n3rg!@ p@r@ s!, é cr!@r n@ c@b3ç@ $m dr@m@ d$r@nt3 *

q$@l v*cê s3 !s*l@ 3 p@r3c3 m!st3r!*s* 3 ch3!* d3
s3gr3d*s. D!z @ s! m3sm* q$3 3stá s3nd* c@$t3l*s*, m@s
* q$3 f@z n@ v3rd@d3 é 3sp3r@r q$3 @lg$ém s3j@ @tr@íd*
p@r@ 3ss3 dr@m@ 3 t3nt3 !m@g!n@r * q$3 s3 p@ss@ c*m
v*cê. Q$@nd* @lg$ém f@z !ss*, v*cê s3 m@ntém v@g*,
*br!g@nd* @ p3ss*@ @ l$t@r 3 c@v@r p@r@ d!sc3rn!r s3$s
v3rd@d3!r*s s3nt!m3nt*s.

"Q$@nd* @ p3ss*@ f@z !ss*, d3d!c@ t*d@ @ @t3nçã* @ v*cê

3 lh3 tr@nsm!t3 @ 3n3rg!@. Q$@nt* m@!s c*ns3g$3 m@ntê-
l@ !nt3r3ss@d@ 3 c*nf$s@, m@!s 3n3rg!@ v*cê r3c3b3.
!nf3l!zm3nt3, q$@nd* @g3 c*m 3ss3 d!st@nc!@m3nt*, s$@
v!d@ t3nd3 @ 3v*l$!r m$!t* d3v@g@r, p*!s v*cê r3p3t3 @
m3sm@ c3n@ s3g$!d@s v3z3s. S3 t!v3ss3 s3 @b3rt* c*m
R*l@nd*, * !lm3 d3 s$@ v!d@ t3r!@ p@rt!d* n$m@ n*v@ 3
s!gn!!c@t!v@ d!r3çã*."

3$ m3 s3nt!@ 3ntr@nd* 3m d3pr3ssã*. T$d* @q$!l* 3r@

@p3n@s m@!s $m 3x3mpl* d* q$3 W!l *bs3rv@r@ q$@nd*
m3 v!r@ r3l$t@nd* @ d@r !nf*rm@çõ3s @ R3n3@$. 3r@
v3rd@d3. 3$ t3nd!@ @ *c$lt@r * q$3 d3 f@t* p3ns@v@.
F!q$3! *lh@nd* p@r@ f*r@ p3l@ j@n3l@ 3nq$@nt* s$bí@m*s
m@!s n@ 3str@d@, r$m* @*s p!c*s. S@nch3z c*nc3ntr@v@-
s3 d3 n*v* 3m 3v!t@r *s pr3c!píc!*s f@t@!s. Q$@nd* @
3str@d@ s3 3str3!t*$, *lh*$ p@r@ m!m 3 d!ss3:

— * pr!m3!r* p@ss* n* pr*c3ss* d3 3scl@r3c!m3nt* p@r@

c@d@ $m d3 nós é tr@z3r * n*ss* dr@m@ d3 c*ntr*l3
p3ss*@l à pl3n@ c*nsc!ênc!@. N@d@ p*d3 pr*ss3g$!r
3nq$@nt* nã* *lh@rm*s d3 f@t* p@r@ nós m3sm*s 3
d3sc*br!rm*s * q$3 3st@m*s f@z3nd* p@r@ m@n!p$l@r 3m
b$sc@ d3 3n3rg!@. F*! !ss* q$3 @c@b*$ d3 @c*nt3c3r c*m
v*cê.

— Q$@l * p@ss* s3g$!nt3? — p3rg$nt3!.

— C@d@ $m d3 nós t3m d3 v*lt@r @* própr!* p@ss@d*, @*

c3ntr* d@ v!d@ f@m!l!@r !n!c!@l, 3 *bs3rv@r c*m* s3 f*rm*$
3ss3 háb!t*. V3r @ g3st@çã* d!ss* m@ntém c*nsc!3nt3
n*ss@ m@n3!r@ d3 c*ntr*l@r. L3mbr3-s3, @ m@!*r p@rt3 d*s
m3mbr*s d3 n*ss@ f@míl!@ t!nh@ $m dr@m@ própr!*,
t3nt@nd* 3xtr@!r 3n3rg!@ d3 nós q$@nd* cr!@nç@s. P*r !ss*
é q$3 t!v3m*s d3 cr!@r $m@ f*rm@ d3 dr@m@ d3 c*ntr*l3,
p@r@ c*m3ç@r. T!v3m*s d3 cr!@r $m@ 3str@tég!@ p@r@
r3c$p3r@r @ 3n3rg!@. É s3mpr3 n@ r3l@çã* c*m *s
m3mbr*s d@ f@míl!@ q$3 cr!@m*s n*ss*s dr@m@s
p@rt!c$l@r3s. C*nt$d*, @ss!m q$3 r3c*nh3c3m*s @s
d!nâm!c@s d3 3n3rg!@ f@m!l!@r3s, p*d3m*s n*s d!st@nc!@r
d3ss@s 3str@tég!@s d3 c*ntr*l3 3 v3r * q$3 r3@lm3nt3
3stá @c*nt3c3nd*.

— Q$3 q$3r d!z3r c*m r3@lm3nt3 @c*nt3c3nd*?

— C@d@ p3ss*@ t3m d3 r3!nt3rpr3t@r @ 3xp3r!ênc!@

f@m!l!@r d3 $m p*nt* d3 v!st@ 3v*l$t!v*, 3sp!r!t$@l, 3
d3sc*br!r q$3m é 3l@ própr!@ n@ r3@l!d@d3. @ss!m q$3
f@z3m*s !ss*, n*ss* dr@m@ d3 c*ntr*l3 d3s@p@r3c3 3
n*ss@s v!d@s r3@!s d3c*l@m.

— C*m* c*m3ç* 3ntã*?

— Pr!m3!r* 3nt3nd3nd* c*m* s3 f*rm*$ s3$ dr@m@. M3

f@l3 d3 s3$ p@!.

— É $m h*m3m b*m, g*st@ d3 s3 d!v3rt!r 3 é

c*mp3t3nt3, m@s... — h3s!t3!, nã* q$3r3nd* p@r3c3r
!ngr@t* c*m m3$ p@!.

— M@s * q$ê? — p3rg$nt*$ S@nch3z.

116
— B3m — r3sp*nd! —, s3mpr3 cr!t!c@ t$d*. N@d@ q$3 3$
f@z!@ 3st@v@ c3rt*.

— C*m* 3l3 cr!t!c@v@ v*cê? — 3l3 p3rg$nt*$. V3!*-m3 à

m3nt3 $m@ !m@g3m d3 m3$ p@!, j*v3m 3 f*rt3.

— F@z!@ p3rg$nt@s, d3p*!s d3sc*br!@ @lg$m@ c*!s@ 3rr@d@

n@s r3sp*st@s.

— 3 q$3 @c*nt3c!@ c*m s$@ 3n3rg!@?

— @ch* q$3 3$ m3 s3nt!@ 3sv@z!@d* 3 3v!t@v@ d!z3r

q$@lq$3r c*!s@ @ 3l3.

— Q$3r d!z3r q$3 s3 t*rn*$ v@g* 3 d!st@nt3, t3nt@nd*

d!z3r @ 3l3 c*!s@s d3 $m m*d* q$3 ch@m@ss3 @ @t3nçã*
d3l3 m@s nã* r3v3l@ss3 * b@st@nt3 p@r@ lh3 d@r @lg$m@
c*!s@ p@r@ cr!t!c@r. 3l3 3r@ * !nt3rr*g@d*r 3 v*cê s3
3sq$!v@v@ q$@nd* 3st@v@ p3rt* d3l3 c*m s3$
d!st@nc!@m3nt*?

— É, @ch* q$3 s!m. M@s q$3 é $m !nt3rr*g@d*r?

— $m !nt3rr*g@d*r é *$tr* t!p* d3 dr@m@. @s p3ss*@s

q$3 $s@m 3ss@ m@n3!r@ d3 @dq$!r!r 3n3rg!@ 3nc3n@m $m
dr@m@ d3 f@z3r p3rg$nt@s 3 s*nd@r * m$nd* d3 *$tr@
p3ss*@, c*m * pr*pós!t* 3sp3cí!c* d3 d3sc*br!r @lg$m@
c*!s@ 3rr@d@. @ss!m q$3 f@z3m !ss*, cr!t!c@m 3ss3
@sp3ct* d@ v!d@ d@ *$tr@ p3ss*@. S3 3ss@ 3str@tég!@ d3r
c3rt*, @í @ p3ss*@ cr!t!c@d@ é @tr@íd@ p@r@ * dr@m@. S3 vê
d3 r3p3nt3 !c@nd* !nt!m!d@d@ p3rt* d* !nt3rr*g@d*r,
pr3st@nd* @t3nçã* @* q$3 3l3 f@z 3 p3ns@nd* n!ss*, p@r@
nã* f@z3r n@d@ 3rr@d* q$3 * !nt3rr*g@d*r p3rc3b@. @
d3f3rênc!@ psíq$!c@ dá @* !nt3rr*g@d*r @ 3n3rg!@ q$3 3l3
d3s3j@.

"T3nt3 s3 l3mbr@r d@s v3z3s 3m q$3 c*nv!v3$ c*m

p3ss*@s @ss!m. Q$@nd* @ g3nt3 é c*lh!d* n3ss3 dr@m@,
nã* t3nd3 @ @g!r d3 $m c3rt* m*d*, p@r@ q$3 @ p3ss*@
nã* * cr!t!q$3? 3l@ n*s t!r@ d3 n*ss* c@m!nh* 3 dr3n@
n*ss@ 3n3rg!@, p*rq$3 nós n*s j$lg@m*s p3l* q$3 3l@
p*d3 3st@r p3ns@nd*."

L3mbr3!-m3 3x@t@m3nt3 d3ss@ s3ns@çã*, 3 @ p3ss*@ q$3

m3 v3!* à l3mbr@nç@ f*! J3ns3n.

— 3ntã* m3$ p@! 3r@ $m !nt3rr*g@d*r? — p3rg$nt3!.

— É * q$3 p@r3c3.

P*r $m m*m3nt*, m3 p3rd! n* p3ns@m3nt* d* dr@m@ d3

m!nh@ mã3. S3 m3$ p@! 3r@ !nt3rr*g@d*r, 3l@ 3r@ * q$ê?
S@nch3z m3 p3rg$nt*$ * q$3 3$ 3st@v@ p3ns@nd*.

— N* dr@m@ d3 c*ntr*l3 d3 m!nh@ mã3 — 3$ d!ss3. —

Q$@nt*s t!p*s d!f3r3nt3s 3x!st3m?

— 3$ v*$ lh3 3xpl!c@r @s cl@ss!!c@çõ3s c!t@d@s n*

M@n$scr!t* — d!ss3 S@nch3z. — T*d*s m@n!p$l@m 3m
b$sc@ d3 3n3rg!@, *$ d3 $m@ m@n3!r@ @gr3ss!v@, d!r3t@,
f*rç@nd* @s p3ss*@s @ pr3st@r @t3nçã* n3l3s, *$ d3 $m@
m@n3!r@ p@ss!v@, j*g@nd* c*m @ s!mp@t!@ *$ c$r!*s!d@d3
d@s p3ss*@s p@r@ ch@m@r @t3nçã*. P*r 3x3mpl*, s3
@lg$ém * @m3@ç@, s3j@ v3rb@l *$ !s!c@m3nt3, 3ntã* v*cê
é *br!g@d*, p*r m3d* d3 q$3 @lg$m@ c*!s@ r$!m lh3
@c*nt3ç@, @ pr3st@r @t3nçã* n3l3, 3 p*rt@nt* @ tr@nsm!t!r
3n3rg!@ p@r@ 3l3. @ p3ss*@ q$3 * @m3@ç@ 3stá
3nv*lv3nd* v*cê n* m@!s 117
@gr3ss!v* t!p* d3 dr@m@, * q$3 @ S3xt@ V!sã* ch@m@ d3 *
!nt!m!d@d*r.

"S3, p*r *$tr* l@d*, @lg$ém lh3 c*nt@ t*d@s @s c*!s@s

h*rrív3!s q$3 já @c*nt3c3r@m c*m 3l3, !ns!n$@nd* q$3
t@lv3z v*cê s3j@ * r3sp*nsáv3l, 3 q$3 s3 s3 r3c$s@r @
@j$dá-l* 3ss@s c*!s@s h*rrív3!s vã* c*nt!n$@r, 3ss@
p3ss*@ 3stá b$sc@nd* c*ntr*l@r n* nív3l m@!s p@ss!v*,
c*m * q$3 * M@n$scr!t* ch@m@ d3 dr@m@ d* c*!t@d!nh*
d3 m!m. P3ns3 n!ss* $m !nst@nt3. N$nc@ s3 v!$ c*m
@lg$ém q$3 * f@z s3 s3nt!r c$lp@d* q$@nd* 3stá 3m
pr3s3nç@ d3l3, m3sm* s@b3nd* q$3 nã* 3x!st3 n3nh$m
m*t!v* p@r@ s3 s3nt!r @ss!m?

— S!m.

— B3m, é q$3 v*cê 3ntr*$ n* m$nd* dr@mát!c* d3 $m

c*!t@d!nh* d3 m!m.

T$d* q$3 3l3s d!z3m 3 f@z3m d3!x@m v*cê n$m@ p*s!çã*

3m q$3 t3m d3 s3 d3f3nd3r c*ntr@ @ !dé!@ d3 nã* 3st@r
f@z3nd* * b@st@nt3 p*r 3ss@ p3ss*@. P*r !ss* é q$3 s3
s3nt3 c$lp@d* só p*r 3st@r p3rt* d3l@.

C*nc*rd3!.

— * dr@m@ d3 q$@lq$3r $m p*d3 s3r 3x@m!n@d* —

c*nt!n$*$ — d3 @c*rd* c*m * l$g@r q$3 3l3 *c$p@ n3ss3
3sp3ctr* q$3 v@! d* @gr3ss!v* @* p@ss!v*. S3 $m@ p3ss*@
é s$t!l 3m s$@ @gr3ssã*, 3nc*ntr@nd* d3f3!t* 3 s*l@p@nd*
l3nt@m3nt3 n*ss* m$nd* p@r@ 3xtr@!r n*ss@ 3n3rg!@,
3ntã*, c*m* *bs3rv@m*s 3m s3$ p@!, 3ss@ p3ss*@ s3r!@
$m !nt3r-r*g@d*r. M3n*s p@ss!v* q$3 * c*!t@d!nh* d3
m!m s3r!@ * s3$ dr@m@ d3 d!st@nc!@m3nt*. P*rt@nt*, @
*rd3m d*s dr@m@s s3g$3-s3 d3st3 m*d*: !nt!m!d@d*r,
!nt3rr*g@d*r, d!st@nt3 3 c*!t@d!nh* d3 m!m. !ss* f@z
s3nt!d*?
— @ch* q$3 s!m. V*cê @ch@ q$3 t*d* m$nd* s3 3nc@!x@
3m @lg$m p*nt* 3ntr3 3ss3s 3st!l*s?

— C*rr3t*. @lg$m@s p3ss*@s $s@m m@!s d3 $m 3st!l* 3m

d!f3r3nt3s c!rc$nstânc!@s, m@s @ m@!*r!@ d3 nós t3m $m
dr@m@ d3 c*ntr*l3 d*m!n@nt3, q$3 t3nt@m*s r3p3t!r,
d3p3nd3nd* d3 q$@l f$nc!*n@v@ b3m c*m *s m3mbr*s
d3 n*ss@ f@míl!@ !n!c!@l.

D3 r3p3nt3 c*mpr33nd!. M!nh@ mã3 f@z!@ c*m!g*

3x@t@m3nt3 @ m3sm@ c*!s@ q$3 m3$ p@!. *lh3! p@r@
S@nch3z.

— M!nh@ mã3. 3$ s3! * q$3 3l@ 3r@. 3r@ t@mbém $m@

!nt3rr*g@d*r@.

— 3ntã* v*cê r3c3b3$ $m@ d3 s3 d$pl@ — d!ss3 S@nch3z.

— @g*r@ s3 3nt3nd3 p*rq$3 é tã* d!st@nt3. M@s p3l*
m3n*s nã* * !nt!m!d@v@m, 3 v*cê n$nc@ t3m3$ p*r s$@
s3g$r@nç@.

— Q$3 t3r!@ @c*nt3c!d* n3ss3 c@s*?

— V*cê t3r!@ s3 @t*l@d* n$m dr@m@ c*!t@d!nh* d3 m!m.

Vê c*m* f$nc!*n@? S3 v*cê é $m@ cr!@nç@ 3 @lg$ém
c*ns*m3 s$@ 3n3rg!@ * @m3@ç@nd* c*m d@n*s fís!c*s,
3ntã* s3 d!st@nc!@r nã* r3s*lv3. V*cê nã* p*d3 f@z3r c*m
q$3 lh3 dê3m 3n3rg!@ b@nc@nd* * s*ns*. 3l3s nã* dã* @
mín!m@ p@r@ * q$3 s3 p@ss@ d3ntr* d3 v*cê. Vêm c*m
f*rç@ t*t@l. P*rt@nt* v*cê é *br!g@d* @ s3 t*rn@r m@!s
p@ss!v* 3 t3nt@r @ técn!c@ d* c*!t@d!nh* d3 m!m,
@p3l@nd* p@r@ @ b*nd@d3 d@s p3ss*@s, 3xpl*r@nd* @
c$lp@ d3l@s 118

3m r3l@çã* @* m@l q$3 lh3 f@z3m.

"S3 !ss* nã* f$nc!*n@, 3ntã*, c*m* cr!@nç@, v*cê s$p*rt@
@té cr3sc3r * b@st@nt3 p@r@ 3xpl*d!r c*ntr@ @ v!*lênc!@ 3
c*mb@t3r @ @gr3ssã* c*m @gr3ssã*. — F3z $m@ p@$s@. —
C*m* @ cr!@nç@ d3 q$3m v*cê m3 f@l*$, @ d@ f@míl!@
p3r$@n@ q$3 s3rv!$ s3$ j@nt@r.

"@ p3ss*@ ch3g@ @* 3xtr3m* q$3 f*r n3c3ssár!* p@r@

c*ns3g$!r @t3nçã* d3 3n3rg!@ n@ f@míl!@. 3 d3p*!s d!ss*,
3ss@ 3str@tég!@ s3 t*rn@ @ m@n3!r@ d*m!n@nt3 d3
c*ntr*l3 p@r@ 3xtr@!r 3n3rg!@ d3 t*d*s, * dr@m@ q$3 3l@
!rá r3p3t!r c*nst@nt3m3nt3."

— 3nt3nd* * !nt!m!d@d*r — 3$ d!ss3 — m@s c*m* s$rg3

* !nt3rr*g@d*r?

— Q$3 f@r!@ v*cê s3 f*ss3 $m@ cr!@nç@ 3 *s m3mbr*s d3

s$@ f@míl!@ *$ 3st!v3ss3m @$s3nt3s *$ * !gn*r@ss3m,
p*rq$3 3st@v@m pr3*c$p@d*s c*m s$@s c@rr3!r@s *$ @lg*
@ss!m?

— Nã* s3!.

— R3pr3s3nt@r * d!st@nt3 nã* !@ ch@m@r @ @t3nçã* d3l3s;

n3m r3p@r@r!@m. Nã* t3r!@ v*cê d3 r3c*rr3r às s*nd@g3ns
3 à 3sp!*n@g3m, p@r@ @c@b@r d3sc*br!nd* @lg$m@ c*!s@
d3 3rr@d* n3ss@s p3ss*@s d!st@nt3s, @ !m d3 f*rç@r
@t3nçã* d3 3n3rg!@? É !ss* q$3 f@z * !nt3rr*g@d*r.

3$ c*m3ç@v@ @ p3rc3b3r.

— @s p3ss*@s d!st@nt3s cr!@m !nt3rr*g@d*r3s!

— !ss* m3sm*.

— 3 *s !nt3rr*g@d*r3s t*rn@m @s p3ss*@s d!st@nt3s! 3 *s

!nt!m!d@d*r3s cr!@m @ técn!c@ c*!t@d!nh* d3 m!m, *$, s3
!ss* f@lh@r, *$tr* !nt!m!d@d*r!
— 3x@t@m3nt3. É @ss!m q$3 *s própr!*s dr@m@s d3
c*ntr*l3 s3 3t3rn!z@m. M@s l3mbr3-s3 q$3 há $m@
t3ndênc!@ @ v3r 3ss3s dr@m@s n*s *$tr*s, m@s @ch@r q$3
nós própr!*s s*m*s !s3nt*s d3ss@s tr@m@s. C@d@ $m d3
nós d3v3 tr@nsc3nd3r 3ss@ !l$sã* @nt3s d3 c*m3ç@r. @
m@!*r!@ d3 nós t3nd3 @ 3mp@c@r, p3l* m3n*s d$r@nt3
p@rt3 d* t3mp*, n$m dr@m@, 3 t3m*s d3 r3c$@r 3 n*s
*lh@r @ nós m3sm*s * s$!c!3nt3 p@r@ d3sc*br!r q$@l é
3l3.

F!q$3! c@l@d* p*r $m m*m3nt*. F!n@lm3nt3 *lh3! m@!s

$m@ v3z p@r@ S@nch3z 3 p3rg$nt3!:

— D3p*!s q$3 v!m*s n*ss* dr@m@, q$3 @c*nt3c3 3m

s3g$!d@?

3l3 r3d$z!$ @ v3l*c!d@d3 d* c@m!nhã* p@r@ m3 *lh@r n*s

*lh*s.

— 3st@m*s v3rd@d3!r@m3nt3 l!vr3s p@r@ n*s t*rn@r m@!s

q$3 * núm3r* !nc*nsc!3nt3 q$3 r3pr3s3nt@m*s. C*m* 3$
d!ss3 @nt3s, p*d3m*s 3nc*ntr@r $m s3nt!d* m@!s 3l3v@d*
p@r@ @s n*ss@s v!d@s, $m@ r@zã* 3sp!r!t$@l d3 t3rm*s
n@sc!d* 3m d3t3rm!n@d@s f@míl!@s. P*d3m*s c*m3ç@r @
3scl@r3c3r q$3m s*m*s d3 f@t*.
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— 3st@m*s q$@s3 ch3g@nd* — d!ss3 S@nch3z.

@ 3str@d@ @tr@v3ss@v@ 3ntr3 d*!s p!c*s. @* p@ss@rm*s

p3l@ !m3ns@ f*rm@çã* à n*ss@ d!r3!t@, @v!st3! $m@
c@s!nh@ @d!@nt3. F!c@v@ c*ntr@ *$tr* m@j3st*s* p!nác$l*
d3 r*ch@.

— * c@m!nhã* d3l3 nã* 3stá lá — d!ss3 S@nch3z.

P@r@m*s * c@rr* 3 f*m*s @nd@nd* @té @ c@s@. S@nch3z
@br!$, @ p*rt@ 3 3ntr*$, 3nq$@nt* 3$ 3sp3r@v@. !nsp!r3!
f$nd* vár!@s v3z3s. * @r 3st@v@ g3l@d* 3 m$!t* r@r3f3!t*.
@c!m@, * cé$ 3r@ c!nz@-3sc$r* 3 c*b3rt* d3 3sp3ss@s
n$v3ns. P@r3c!@ q$3 !@ ch*v3r.

S@nch3z v*lt*$ à p*rt@.

— Nã* t3m n!ng$ém. 3l3 d3v3 3st@r n@s r$ín@s.

— C*m* @ g3nt3 ch3g@ lá?

3l3 p@r3c3$ d3 r3p3nt3 3x@$st*.

— F!c@m lá n@ fr3nt3, @ c3rc@ d3 $m q$!lôm3tr* —

r3sp*nd3$, 3st3nd3nd*-m3 @s ch@v3s d* c@m!nhã*. —
S!g@ @q$3l@ 3str@d@ @té d3p*!s d@ cr!st@ s3g$!nt3, 3 @s
v3rá 3mb@!x* @d!@nt3. P3g$3 * c@m!nhã*. Q$3r* !c@r
@q$! 3 m3d!t@r.

— C3rt*, v*$ @té lá — 3$ d!ss3, c*nt*rn@nd* p@r@ 3ntr@r

n* v3íc$l*.

S3g$! p*r $m p3q$3n* v@l3 3 s$b! @ 3l3v@çã* s3g$!nt3,

pr3v3nd* * p@n*r@m@. @ v!sã* nã* m3 d3c3pc!*n*$.
Q$@nd* ch3g$3! à cr!st@ v! t*d* * 3spl3nd*r d@s r$ín@s
d3 M@ch$ P!cch$: $m c*mpl3x* t3mpl* d3 p3dr@s
m@c!ç@s t@lh@d@s, p3s@nd* t*n3l@d@s, 3mp!lh@d@s $m@s
s*br3 @s *$tr@s n@ m*nt@nh@. M3sm* àq$3l@ b@ç@ l$z
n$bl@d@, @ b3l3z@ d* l$g@r 3r@ 3sm@g@d*r@.

P@r3! * c@m!nhã* 3 m3 3nch@rq$3! d3 3n3rg!@ d$r@nt3

d3z *$ q$!nz3 m!n$t*s.

Vár!*s gr$p*s d3 p3ss*@s @nd@v@m p3l@s r$ín@s. V! $m

h*m3m c*m $m c*l@r!nh* d3 p@dr3 s@!r d*s r3st*s d3
$m@ c*nstr$çã* 3 d!r!g!r-s3 p@r@ $m v3íc$l* 3st@c!*n@d*
p3rt*. P*r c@$s@ d@ d!stânc!@, 3 p3l* f@t* d3 3l3 v3st!r
$m@ j@q$3t@ d3 c*$r*, 3$ nã* t!nh@ c3rt3z@ s3 3r@ *
p@dr3 C@rl.

L!g$3! * c@m!nhã* 3 ch3g$3! m@!s p3rt*. L*g* q$3 *$v!$

* s*m, 3l3 *lh*$ p@r@ c!m@ 3 s*rr!$, @p@r3nt3m3nt3
r3c*nh3c3nd* * v3íc$l* c*m* s3nd* * d3 S@nch3z.

Q$@nd* m3 v!$ d3ntr*, p@r3c3$ !nt3r3ss@d* 3 @pr*x!m*$-

s3. T!nh@ * c*rp* p3q$3n* 3 @t@rr@c@d*, c@b3l*s
c@st@nh*-3sc$r*s, f3!çõ3s g*rd$ch@s 3 *lh*s @z$!s
!nt3ns*s.

@p@r3nt@v@ $ns tr!nt@ @n*s.

— 3st*$ c*m * p@dr3 S@nch3z — 3$ d!ss3, s@lt@nd* d*

v3íc$l* 3 m3 @pr3s3nt@nd*. — 3l3 3stá lá n@ s$@ c@s@.

3l3 m3 *f3r3c3$ @ mã*.

— 3$ s*$ * p@dr3 C@rl.

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D3! $m@ *lh@d@ n@s r$ín@s @trás d3l3. * t@lh3 d@s p3dr@s
3r@ m@!s !mpr3ss!*n@nt3 v!st* d3 p3rt*.

— É @ pr!m3!r@ v3z q$3 v3m @q$!? — p3rg$nt*$.

— S!m, é—r3sp*nd!. — *$v! f@l@r n3st3 l$g@r há @n*s,

m@s n$nc@ 3sp3r3! !ss*.

— É $m d*s c3ntr*s d3 3n3rg!@ m@!s f*rt3s n* m$nd* —

3l3 d!ss3.

*lh3!-* c*m @t3nçã*. 3r@ 3v!d3nt3 q$3 f@l@v@ s*br3

3n3rg!@ n* m3sm* s3nt!d* $s@d* n* M@n$scr!t*. B@l@nc3!
@ c@b3ç@ c*nc*rd@nd*, d3p*!s d!ss3:

— 3st*$ n$m p*nt* 3m q$3 t3nt* c*nsc!3nt3m3nt3

@c$m$l@r 3n3rg!@ 3 l!d@r c*m m3$ dr@m@ d3 c*ntr*l3.

S3nt!-m3 m3!* pr3t3ns!*s* @* d!z3r !ss*, m@s b@st@nt3

c*nf*rtáv3l 3m s3r h*n3st*.

— V*cê nã* p@r3c3 m$!t* d!st@nt3 — 3l3 d!ss3.

F!q$3! p3rpl3x*.

— C*m* s*$b3 q$@l 3r@ m3$ dr@m@? — p3rg$nt3!.

— D3s3nv*lv! $m !nst!nt* p@r@ !ss*. P*r !ss* é q$3 3st*$

@q$!.

—V*cê @j$d@ @s p3ss*@s @ v3r3m @ m@n3!r@ d3 c*ntr*l3

d3l@s?

— S!m, 3 * v3rd@d3!r* 3$ d3l@s.

S3$s *lh*s br!lh@v@m d3 s!nc3r!d@d3. 3r@ t*t@lm3nt3
d!r3t*, s3m n3nh$m@ !nd!c@çã* d3 3mb@r@ç* p*r r3v3l@r-
s3 p@r@ $m 3str@nh*.

P3rm@n3c! 3m s!lênc!* 3 3l3 p3rg$nt*$:

— V*cê 3nt3nd3 @s c!nc* V!sõ3s?

— L! @ m@!*r p@rt3 d3l@s — r3sp*nd! — 3 c*nv3rs3! c*m

vár!@s p3ss*@s.

L*g* q$3 !z 3ss@ @!rm@çã*, p3rc3b! q$3 3st@v@ s3nd*

m$!t* v@g*. — @ch* q$3 c*mpr33nd! @s c!nc* pr!m3!r@s
— @cr3sc3nt3!. — S*br3 @ núm3r* s3!s é q$3 @!nd@ t3nh*
dúv!d@s.

3l3 b@l@nç*$ @ c@b3ç@ 3 d!ss3:

— @ m@!*r!@ d@s p3ss*@s c*m q$3m c*nv3rs3! s3q$3r

*$v!$ f@l@r d* M@n$scr!t*. Ch3g@m @q$! 3 3ntr@m 3m
tr@ns3 c*m @ 3n3rg!@. Só !ss* f@z c*m q$3 r3p3ns3m
s$@s v!d@s.

— C*m* v*cê 3nc*ntr@ 3ss@s p3ss*@s?

3l3 m3 *lh*$ c*m $m@ 3xpr3ssã* d3 c*nh3c3d*r.

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— P@r3c3 q$3 sã* 3l@s q$3 m3 3nc*ntr@m.

— V*cê d!ss3 q$3 @s @j$d@ @ d3sc*br!r * v3rd@d3!r* 3$;

c*m*?

3l3 r3sp!r*$ f$nd* 3 d!ss3:

— Só 3x!st3 $m m*d*. C@d@ $m d3 nós t3m d3 r3c$@r à

própr!@ 3xp3r!ênc!@ f@m!l!@r, @* t3mp* 3 l$g@r d@
!nfânc!@, 3 r33x@m!n@r * q$3 *c*rr3$. @ss!m q$3
t*m@m*s c*nsc!ênc!@ d3 n*ss* dr@m@ d3 c*ntr*l3,
p*d3m*s n*s c*nc3ntr@r n@ v3rd@d3 m@!s pr*f$nd@ d3
n*ss@ f@míl!@, n* l@d* b*m p*r @ss!m d!z3r, @lém d*
c*nfl!t* p*r 3n3rg!@. @ss!m q$3 3nc*ntr@m*s 3ss@
v3rd@d3, 3l@ 3n3rg!z@ n*ss@s v!d@s, p*!s 3ss@ 3n3rg!@ d!z
q$3m s*m*s, * c@m!nh* 3m q$3 3st@m*s, * q$3 3st@m*s
f@z3nd*.

— F*! !ss* q$3 S@nch3z m3 d!ss3 — 3$ d!ss3. — G*st@r!@

d3 s@b3r m@!s s*br3 c*m* 3nc*ntr@r 3ss@ v3rd@d3.

3l3 p$x*$ * f3ch* 3cl3r d3 s3$ c@s@c*, pr*t3g3nd*-s3 d*

fr!* d* 3nt@rd3c3r.

— 3sp3r* q$3 p*ss@m*s c*nv3rs@r s*br3 !ss* m@!s t@rd3

— d!ss3. — @g*r@ 3$ g*st@r!@ d3 !r c$mpr!m3nt@r * p@dr3
S@nch3z.

*lh3! p@r@ @s r$ín@s 3 3l3 @cr3sc3nt*$:

— F!q$3 à v*nt@d3 p@r@ @pr3c!@r * l$g@r. 3$ * v3j* lá 3m

c@s@ m@!s t@rd3.
N@ h*r@ 3 m3!@ s3g$!nt3 3$ @nd3! p3l* sít!* @nt!g*.
P@r@v@ 3m d3t3rm!n@d*s p*nt*s, s3nt!nd*-m3 m@!s
fl$t$@nt3 q$3 3m *$tr*s. P3ns@v@ f@sc!n@d* n@
c!v!l!z@çã* q$3 c*nstr$ír@ @q$3l3s t3mpl*s. C*m* h@v!@m
r3m*v!d* @q$3l@s p3dr@s p@r@ c @lt* 3 @rr$m@d* $m@s
s*br3 @s *$tr@s d@q$3l@ f*rm@? P@r3c!@ !mp*ssív3l.

Q$@nd* m3$ !nt3ns* !nt3r3ss3 p3l@s r$ín@s c*m3ç*$ @

p@ss@r, m3$s p3ns@m3nt*s s3 v*lt@r@m p@r@ m!nh@
s!t$@çã* p3ss*@l. 3mb*r@ m!nh@s c!rc$nstânc!@s nã*
t!v3ss3m m$d@d*, s3nt!@ m3n*s m3d* @g*r@. @
c*n!@nç@ d3 S@nch3z m3 tr@nqü!l!z@r@. 3$ f*r@ 3stúp!d*
3m d3sc*n!@r d3l3. 3 já g*st@v@ d* p@dr3 C@rl.

@* 3sc$r3c3r, v*lt3! @* c@m!nhã* 3 à c@s@ d3 p@dr3 C@rl.

Q$@nd* ch3g$3! lá, v! d*!s h*m3ns p@r@d*s $m @* l@d*
d* *$tr*. @* 3ntr@r *$v! r!s*s. *s d*!s 3st@v@m *c$p@d*s
n@ c*z!nh@, pr3p@r@nd* * j@nt@r. P@dr3 C@rl m3 s@$d*$ 3
m3 l3v*$ @té $m@ c@d3!r@. S3nt3!-m3 pr3g$!ç*s@m3nt3
3m fr3nt3 @ $m gr@nd3 f*g* n@ l@r3!r@ 3 *lh3! 3m v*lt@.

@ s@l@ 3r@ gr@nd3 3 r3v3st!d@ d3 l@rg@s táb$@s. V! *$tr*s

d*!s @p*s3nt*s, q$@rt*s d3 d*rm!r @p@r3nt3m3nt3,
l!g@d*s p*r $m c*rr3d*r 3str3!t*. @ c@s@ 3r@ !l$m!n@d@
c*m lâmp@d@s d3 b@!x@ v*lt@g3m, 3 j$lg$3! d3t3ct@r *
z$mb!d* fr@c* d3 $m g3r@d*r.

Q$@nd* *s pr3p@r@t!v*s t3rm!n@r@m, f$! c*nv!d@d* @ m3

s3nt@r @ $m@ m3s@ d3 m@d3!r@ rúst!c@. S@nch3z f3z $m@
ráp!d@ *r@çã* 3 c*m3m*s, *s d*!s h*m3ns c*nt!n$@nd* @
c*nv3rs@r. D3p*!s n*s s3nt@m*s j$nt*s p3rt* d* f*g*.

— P@dr3 C@rl f@l*$ c*m W!l — d!ss3 S@nch3z.

— Q$@nd*? — p3rg$nt3!, !m3d!@t@m3nt3 3xc!t@d*.

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— W!l p@ss*$ p*r @q$! há vár!*s d!@s — d!ss3 p@dr3 C@rl.
— 3$ * c*nh3c! há $m @n*, 3 3l3 @p@r3c3$ p@r@ m3
tr@z3r !nf*rm@çõ3s. D!ss3 q$3 @ch@ q$3 s@b!@ q$3m
3st@v@ p*r trás d@ @çã* g*v3rn@m3nt@l c*ntr@ *
M@n$scr!t*.

— Q$3m? — p3rg$nt3!.

— * c@rd3@l S3b@st!@n — !nt3rv3!* S@nch3z.

— Q$3 é q$3 3l3 3stá f@z3nd*? — p3rg$nt3!.

— @p@r3nt3m3nt3 — d!ss3 S@nch3z — $s@nd* s$@

!nfl$ênc!@ j$nt* @* g*v3rn* p@r@ @$m3nt@r @ pr3ssã*
m!l!t@r c*ntr@ * M@n$scr!t*. S3mpr3 pr3f3r!$ tr@b@lh@r 3m
s!lênc!*, @tr@vés d* g*v3rn*, @ f*rç@r $m@ d!v!sã* d3ntr*
d@ !gr3j@. @g*r@ 3stá !nt3ns!!c@nd* s3$s 3sf*rç*s.
!nf3l!zm3nt3, p@r3c3 q$3 3stá f$nc!*n@nd*.

— Q$3 q$3r d!z3r? — p3rg$nt3!.

— C*m 3xc3çã* d*s p*$c*s p@dr3s d* C*ns3lh* d*

N*rt3, 3 p*$c@s p3ss*@s c*m* Júl!@ 3 W!l, p@r3c3 q$3
n!ng$ém t3m m@!s cóp!@s.

— 3 *s c!3nt!st@s 3m V!c!3nt3? — p3rg$nt3!.

*s d*!s !c@r@m 3m s!lênc!* p*r $m !nst@nt3, 3 3ntã* *

p@dr3 C@rl d!ss3:

— W!l m3 c*nt*$ q$3 * g*v3rn* * f3ch*$. T*d*s *s

c!3nt!st@s f*r@m pr3s*s 3 s3$s d@d*s d3 p3sq$!s@
c*n!sc@d*s.
— @ c*m$n!d@d3 c!3ntí!c@ v@! @c3!t@r !ss*? — p3rg$nt3!.

— Q$3 *pçã* têm 3l3s? — d!ss3 S@nch3z. — @lém d!ss*,

@ p3sq$!s@ nã* 3r@ @c3!t@ p3l@ m@!*r!@ d*s c!3nt!st@s
m3sm*. * g*v3rn* @p@r3nt3m3nt3 3stá v3nd3nd* @ !dé!@
d3 q$3 @q$3l@s p3ss*@s 3st@v@m d3sc$mpr!nd* @ l3!.

— Nã* @cr3d!t* q$3 * g*v3rn* p*ss@ s@!r !mp$n3 d!ss*.

— P3l* j3!t* já s@!$ — d!ss3 * p@dr3 C@rl. — D3! @lg$ns

t3l3f*n3m@s p@r@ s@b3r 3 *$v! @ m3sm@ h!stór!@. 3mb*r@
3st3j@m @g!nd* m$!t* n@ s$rd!n@, * g*v3rn* 3stá
!nt3ns!!c@nd* @ r3pr3ssã*.

— Q$3 @ch@m q$3 v@! @c*nt3c3r? — p3rg$nt3! @*s d*!s.

P@dr3 C@rl 3nc*lh3$ *s *mbr*s 3 p@dr3 S@nch3z

r3sp*nd3$:

— Nã* s3!. T@lv3z d3p3nd@ d* q$3 W!l d3sc$br@.

— P*r q$ê? — p3rg$nt3!.

— P@r3c3 q$3 3l3 3stá p3rt* d3 d3sc*br!r @ p@rt3 q$3

f@lt@ d* M@n$scr!t*, @ N*n@ V!sã*. T@lv3z q$@nd*
d3sc*br!r h@j@ s$!c!3nt3 !nt3r3ss3 p@r@ pr*v*c@r $m@
!nt3rv3nçã* d3 âmb!t* !nt3rn@c!*n@l @q$!.

— @*nd3 3l3 d!ss3 q$3 !@? — p3rg$nt3! @* p@dr3 C@rl.

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— 3l3 nã* s@b!@ 3x@t@m3nt3, m@s d!ss3 q$3 s$@s
!nt$!çõ3s * l3v@v@m m@!s p@r@ * n*rt3, p3rt* d@
G$@t3m@l@.

— @s !nt$!çõ3s * l3v@v@m?

— V@! c*mpr33nd3r !ss* d3p*!s q$3 3scl@r3c3r q$3m

v*cê é 3 l3r @ Sét!m@ V!sã*.

*lh3! p@r@ *s d*!s, c*m* p@r3c!@m !ncr!v3lm3nt3

s3r3n*s.

— C*m* p*d3m !c@r tã* c@lm*s? — p3rg$nt3!. — 3 s3

!nv@d!r3m !st* @q$! 3 n*s pr3nd3r3m @ t*d*s?

3l3s m3 *lh@r@m p@c!3nt3s, 3 3ntã* p@dr3 S@nch3z d!ss3:

— Nã* c*nf$nd@ c@lm@ c*m d3spr3*c$p@çã*. N*ss@

!s!*n*m!@ tr@nqü!l@ é $m@ m3d!d@ d3 c*m* 3st@m*s
b3m l!g@d*s n@ 3n3rg!@. N*s m@nt3m*s l!g@d*s p*rq$3 é
* m3lh*r q$3 t3m*s @ f@z3r, @p3s@r d@s c!rc$nstânc!@s.
V*cê c*mpr33nd3 !ss*, nã*?

— S!m — r3sp*nd! —, cl@r*. @ch* q$3 3st*$ c*m

d!!c$ld@d3 p@r@ m3 m@nt3r l!g@d*.

*s d*!s s*rr!r@m.

— S3 m@nt3r l!g@d* — d!ss3 * p@dr3 C@rl — v@! !c@r m@!s

fác!l q$@nd* v*cê 3scl@r3c3r q$3m é.

P@dr3 S@nch3z s3 l3v@nt*$ 3 s@!$, @v!s@nd* q$3 !@ l@v@r

*s pr@t*s.
*lh3! p@r@ * p@dr3 C@rl.

— T$d* b3m — f@l3!. — C*m* v*$ 3scl@r3c3r q$3m s*$

3$?

— P@dr3 S@nch3z m3 d!ss3 — 3l3 r3sp*nd3$ — q$3 v*cê

já c*mpr33nd3$ *s dr@m@s d3 c*ntr*l3 d3 s3$s p@!s.

— C3rt*. *s d*!s 3r@m !nt3rr*g@d*r3s 3 !ss* m3 t*rn*$

d!st@nt3.

—T$d* b3m. @g*r@ v*cê t3m d3 *lh@r @lém d@ d!sp$t@

p*r 3n3rg!@ q$3 3x!st!@ 3m s$@ f@míl!@ 3 b$sc@r *
v3rd@d3!r* m*t!v* p3l* q$@l 3st@v@ @l!.

*lh3!-* s3m 3nt3nd3r n@d@.

— * pr*c3ss* p@r@ d3sc*br!r s$@ v3rd@d3!r@ !d3nt!d@d3

3sp!r!t$@l 3nv*lv3 v3r t*d@ s$@ v!d@ c*m* $m@ l*ng@
h!stór!@, t3nt@nd* 3nc*ntr@r $m s!gn!!c@d* s$p3r!*r.

C*m3c3 s3 f@z3nd* @ p3rg$nt@: p*r q$3 n@sc! n@q$3l@

d3t3rm!n@d@ f@míl!@? Q$@l t3r!@ s!d* * pr*pós!t* d!ss*?

— Nã* s3! — r3sp*nd!.

— S3$ p@! 3r@ $m !nt3rr*g@d*r; q$3 m@!s 3r@?

— Q$3r d!z3r c*m* 3r@ @ v!d@ d3l3?

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— É.

P3ns3! p*r $m m*m3nt*, 3 d!ss3:

— M3$ p@! @cr3d!t@ m3sm* 3m g*z@r @ v!d@, v!v3r c*m

!nt3gr!d@d3, m@s t!r@nd* * máx!m* q$3 @ v!d@ p*d3 lh3
*f3r3c3r. V*cê s@b3, v!v3r * m@!s !nt3ns@m3nt3 p*ssív3l.

— C*ns3g$!$ f@z3r !ss*?

— @té c3rt* p*nt*, s!m, m@s d3 @lg$m m*d* p@r3c3 q$3

s3mpr3 t3m $m@ m@ré d3 @z@r n* m*m3nt* m3sm* 3m
q$3 @ch@ q$3 3stá pr3st3s @ g*z@r m@!s @ v!d@.

P@dr3 C@rl 3str3!t*$ *s *lh*s 3m c*nt3mpl@çã*.

— 3l3 @cr3d!t@ q$3 @ v!d@ é f3!t@ p@r@ d!v3rsã* 3 @l3gr!@,

m@s @!nd@ nã* c*ns3g$!$ !ss* 3x@t@m3nt3?

— É.

— Já p3ns*$ p*r q$ê?

— Nã* m$!t*. S3mpr3 @ch3! q$3 3l3 nã* t!nh@ s*rt3.

— Nã* s3rá t@lv3z q$3 @!nd@ nã* t3nh@ d3sc*b3rt* @

m@n3!r@ d3 f@z3r !ss*?

— T@lv3z.

— 3 s$@ mã3?

— 3l@ já m*rr3$.
— V*cê c*ns3g$3 v3r * q$3 r3pr3s3nt*$ @ v!d@ d3l@?

— S!m, @ v!d@ d3l@ 3r@ @ r3l!g!ã* d3l@. D3f3nd!@ pr!ncíp!*s

cr!stã*s.

— C*m*?

— @cr3d!t@v@ n* tr@b@lh* c*m$n!tár!* 3 3m s3g$!r @s l3!s

d3 D3$s.

— 3l@ s3g$!$ @s l3!s d3 D3$s?

— @* pé d@ l3tr@, p3l* m3n*s @té *nd3 @ !gr3j@ d3l@

3ns!n*$.

— C*ns3g$!@ c*nv3nc3r s3$ p@! @ f@z3r * m3sm*? 3$ r!.

— N@ v3rd@d3, nã*. M!nh@ mã3 q$3r!@ q$3 3l3 f*ss3 à

!gr3j@ t*d@s @s s3m@n@s 3 s3 3nv*lv3ss3 n*s pr*gr@m@s
c*m$n!tár!*s. M@s c*m* 3$ lh3 d!ss3, 3l3 t!nh@ $m
3spír!t* m@!s l!vr3.

— 3ntã* *nd3 !ss* d3!x@ v*cê? *lh3! p@r@ 3l3.

— N$nc@ p3ns3! n!ss*.

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— *s d*!s nã* q$3r!@m s$@ @l!@nç@? Nã* 3r@ p*r !ss* q$3
* !nt3rr*g@v@m, p@r@ s3 c3rt!!c@r3m d3 q$3 v*cê nã*
!c@v@ d* l@d* d*s v@l*r3s d* *$tr*? *s d*!s nã* q$3r!@m
q$3 v*cê p3ns@ss3 q$3 * c@m!nh* d3l3s 3r@ * m3lh*r?

— É, t3m r@zã*.

— C*m* r3@g!@ v*cê?

— S!mpl3sm3nt3 t3nt@v@ nã* t*m@r $m@ p*s!çã*, 3$

@ch*.

— *s d*!s * c*ntr*l@v@m p@r@ q$3 v*cê 3st!v3ss3 à

@lt$r@ d*s p*nt*s d3 v!st@ d3l3s, 3 v*cê, !nc@p@z d3
@gr@d@r @*s d*!s, t*rn*$-s3 d!st@nt3.

— É m@!s *$ m3n*s !ss*.

— Q$3 @c*nt3c3$ c*m s$@ mã3? — 3l3 p3rg$nt*$.

— 3l@ c*ntr@!$ * m@l d3 P@rk!ns*n 3 m*rr3$, d3p*!s d3

!c@r d*3nt3 $m l*ng* t3mp*.

— 3l@ s3 m@nt3v3 !3l à s$@ fé?

— T*t@lm3nt3 — r3sp*nd!. — @té * !m.

— 3ntã*, q$3 s3nt!d* 3l@ tr@nsm!t!$ @ v*cê?

— C*m*?

— V*cê 3stá b$sc@nd* * s3nt!d* q$3 @ v!d@ t3m p@r@

v*cê, * m*t!v* p3l* q$@l n@sc3$ d3l@, p*rq$3 3st@v@ @l!
p@r@ @pr3nd3r. T*d* s3r h$m@n*, q$3r t3nh@ c*nsc!ênc!@
d!ss* *$ nã*, !l$str@ c*m s$@ v!d@ @ m@n3!r@ c*m* @ch@
q$3 $m s3r h$m@n* d3v3 v!v3r. V*cê t3m d3 t3nt@r
d3sc*br!r * q$3 3l@ lh3 3ns!n*$ 3 @* m3sm* t3mp* * q$3
n@ v!d@ d3l@ p*d3r!@ t3r s!d* m3lh*r. S@b3r * q$3 v*cê
t3r!@ m$d@d* n@ v!d@ d3 s$@ mã3 f@z p@rt3 d* q$3 v*cê
própr!* 3stá tr@b@lh@nd*.

— P*r q$3 só p@rt3?

— P*rq$3 s@b3r c*m* t3r!@ m3lh*r@d* @ v!d@ d3 s3$ p@!

é @ *$tr@ p@rt3.

3$ c*nt!n$@v@ c*nf$s*.

3l3 pôs @ mã* 3m m3$ *mbr*.

— Nã* s*m*s @p3n@s cr!@çã* fís!c@ d3 n*ss*s p@!s;

s*m*s t@mbém cr!@çã* 3sp!r!t$@l. V*cê n@sc3$ d3ss@s
d$@s p3ss*@s 3 @s v!d@s d3l@s t!v3r@m $m 3f3!t*
!rr3v*gáv3l s*br3 q$3m v*cê é. P@r@ d3sc*br!r * s3$
v3rd@d3!r* 3$, v*cê t3m d3 @dm!t!r q$3 * v3rd@d3!r*
v*cê c*m3ç*$ n$m@ p*s!çã* 3ntr3 @s v3rd@d3s d3l3s.
P*r !ss* n@sc3$ @l!: p@r@ @d*t@r $m@ p3rsp3ct!v@ m@!s
@lt@ s*br3 * q$3 3l3s d3f3nd!@m. S3$ c@m!nh* é
d3sc*br!r $m@ v3rd@d3 q$3 s3j@ $m@ sínt3s3 m@!s
d3s3nv*lv!d@ d* q$3 3ss@s p3ss*@s @cr3d!t@v@m.
B@l@nc3! @ c@b3ç@.

— @ss!m, c*m* v*cê 3xpr3ss@r!@ * q$3 s3$s p@!s lh3

3ns!n@r@m?