Galaxy Games Excerpt

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Arma R. Eisjbl`mIccustrotil`s by Mtjm` Bmovmrs





Elr Hlri o`h Ocmxi,

tjm twl briajtmst stors i` ky aocoxy.

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VCOXXM BC]EE, @MUOHO7

Xjirty-l`m jlurs bmelrm tjm klst ikplrto`t mvm`t i`

juko` jistlry, Xycmr wldm up l` tjm nlunj. Jm’h eoccm`

oscmmp wotnjià tjm Occ-@mws `mtwlrd, o`h `lw jm

nluch jmor jis klk lut i` tjm ditnjm`. ^jm wos tocd-

ià i` Gopo`msm, prlbobcy l` tjm pjl`m tl rmcotivms. Jm

nouajt o emw wlrhs jm d`mw o`h slkm eokicior òkms,

i`ncuhià Hoidi o`h Ridu, sl it joh tl bm Ou`t Kmauki

lr ]`ncm Dozu l` tjm ltjmr m`h le tjm pjl`m.

Xjm XU wos sticc l`, witj tjm sokm `mws o`njlr erlktjm ìajt bmelrm. Xycmr wl`hmrmh ie jm’h bmm` rmplrtià

occ ìajt, o`h ie jm’h gust dmmp alià u`tic tjm m`h le tjm

wlrch.

–^tridià witj klrm m`mray tjo` tjm ostmrlih lr

nlkmt tjot wipmh lut tjm hi`lsours, XY ÔXL wicc elrko nrotmr tjirty-six kicms hmmp o`h klrm tjo` o ju`hrmh



ikpont wicc cidmcy nousm mxtrmkm wmotjmr nl`hitil`s,

mortjquodms, i`nrmosmh vlcnoìn ontivity, tsuòkis, o`h

wihmsprmoh hismosm.‛ Xjm o`njlr bci`dmh jis bcmory myms

o`h yow`mh. –Ot tjm tlp le tjm jlur, wm’cc bm tocdià

oblut tjis plssibicity witj rlnd stor Oky Xjrusj, wjljos gust rmcmosmh o `mw slà noccmh ‚Allh-bym, Mortj, I

@mvmr Cidmh Ylu Kunj O`ywoy!’ ‛

Oko`ho’s jmoh wos rmstià i` Xycmr’s cop. Jm trimh tl

wodm jmr, but sjm gust lppmh lvmr o`h hua jmr eonm i`tl

tjm nusjil`s. Xycmr wocdmh i`tl tjm ditnjm`. Jis kltjmr’spjl`m sot l` tjm tobcm witj its –clw bottmry‛ sykblc osj-



ie jis kltjmr joh ocrmohy rmoh it tjrmm tikms. Xycmr joh

ocwoys wo`tmh tl smm jis òkm l` tjm erl`t poam, but `lt

cidm tjis7

XY ÔXL VOND^ XJM ELRNM LE

EIUM KICCIL@ JIRL^JIKO BLKB^

XY ÔXL’^ ^VMMH ^]AAM^XÎ@XMR^XMCCOR LRIAI@

XY ÔXL QICC B]R@ ^LKM OCIUM,

^CLQCY ERMMWM LXJMR^ XL HMOXJ–Ylur woems orm u`hmr tjm ̀ mwspopmr,‛ soih jis klk.

Jmr joir wos o toàcmh kmss o`h jmr rukpcmh botjrlbm

clldmh os ie sjm’h scmpt i` it.

Xycmr elu`h tjm clà-nlch woem o`h toppmh it mxpmri-km`toccy witj jis elrd. –Klk< î`nm tjm wlrch’s oblut tl

m`h, no` I stoy jlkm erlk snjllc<‛

Jis klk wruà jmr botjrlbm bmct i` jmr jo`hs.

–^lrry, jl`my bmor. Ylur eotjmr soys tjmrm’s l`cy o skocc

njo`nm Mortj wicc bm jit, sl wm’rm `lt alià tl poìn.‛Xycmr i`sto`tcy pmrdmh up. –Ylu tocdmh tl Hoh< Qjot



–Jm soih `lt tl wlrry. Jm wo`ts ylu o`h Oko`ho tl

al tl snjllc cidm tjis wos o`y `lrkoc hoy,‛ sjm soih. Xycmr

tjluajt tjis slu`hmh stroàm nlkià erlk jis klk, wjl

wos hmìtmcy ̀ lt amttià rmohy elr wlrd cidm tjis wos o`y

`lrkoc hoy.

Xycmr scih jis u`motm` woem i`tl tjm trosj o`h put jis

pcotm i`tl tjm hisjwosjmr. Bond i` tjm civià rllk, jis bia

sistmr wos `l clàmr scmmpià l` tjm nlunj, wjinj kmo`t

tjmrm wos l`cy l`m ltjmr pconm i` tjm jlusm wjmrm sjm

nluch bm. –Jmy, Oko`ho!‛ jm sjlutmh. –No` I amt i`tl tjm

botjrllk l`m klrm tikm bmelrm tjm wlrch m`hs<‛

–Cmovm km ocl`m,‛ jmr kuemh vlinm nokm tjrluaj

tjm hllr. –Qjy hih ylu jovm tl jovm tjot stupih birtj-

hoy< Qjy hih ylu jovm tl amt tjot stupih stor ̀ okmh oetmr

ylu< Xjis is occ ylur eouct!‛

–Ky eouct jlw< Hl ylu tji`d I wm`t i`tl sponm o`h

oikmh tjot ostmrlih ot Mortj<‛

Oko`ho hih`’t o`swmr. Mvm` wlrsm, sjm hih`’t aivm

up tjm botjrllk. Xycmr wluch jovm tl jlch it u`tic jm alttl snjllc. –Bym, Klk!‛ jm noccmh. –^mm ylu oetmr slnnmr

prontinm!‛

–Bm allh tlhoy,‛ sjm noccmh erlk tjm ditnjm`.

L` jis woy tl tjm erl`t hllr, Xycmr tlld l`m cost clld

ot tjm XU i` tjm civià rllk. –‘elr ymors jovm bmm` trond -ià smvmroc ju`hrmh pltm`tioccy jozorhlus ostmrlihs, but



rmplrtmr. –Ie XY ÔXL rmoccy is kohm le o hm`sm kmtoc, os

wm `lw suspmnt, it wluch bm eor jmovimr tjo` o` lrhiòry

ostmrlih. Xjot wluch kodm it o` mvm` armotmr hoàmr tl

Mortj.‛

Xjot’s stroàm, Xycmr tjluajt. Xjm jlusm tjm rmplrtmr

wos sto`hià i` erl`t le clldmh o` oweuc clt cidm jis. Xycmr

lpm`mh tjm erl`t hllr.

Xjm rst tjià jm `ltinmh wos jlw briajt it wos lut-

sihm. It wos briajtmr tjo` klrìà su`ciajt joh mvmr bmm`

bmelrm. Xycmr tlld o stmp bond o`h sjimchmh jis myms witj

jis jo`h.

Xjm ̀ mxt tjià jm ̀ ltinmh wos tjot occ tjm briajt ciajts

wmrm klu`tmh l` vihml nokmros tjot joh m`lrklus

cm`sms‘o`h occ tjlsm cm`sms wmrm pli`tmh riajt ot jik.

Xjm` jm `ltinmh tjm nrlwh le pmlpcm. Xjmrm wmrm

nokmro lpmrotlrs, rmplrtmrs i` ìnm suits, o`h nurilus

`miajblrs aotjmrmh bmji`h tjmk. Xycmr tlld o`ltjmr stmp

bond.

Xjm rmplrtmrs pusjmh tjmir kinrlpjl`ms tjrluaj tjmlpm` hllrwoy. –Orm ylu tjm sl` le Hr. Jirlsji ôtl<‛ l`m

le tjmk osdmh. –Is ylur eotjmr tjm l`m wjl hisnlvmrmh tjm

lbgmnt< Is jm jlkm< No` wm tocd tl jik< No` wm tocd tl

ylu< Qjot’s ylur òkm<‛

Ocklst tll nlèusmh tl tji`d, jm bcurtmh lut, –Kyòkm is Xy. Xy ôtl.‛



klkm`t tl tji`d, u`tic tjmy occ cmo`mh nclsmr o`h spldm

mvm` cluhmr. –Is tjm lbgmnt òkmh oetmr ylu< Jlw lch orm

ylu< Jlw hlms it emmc tl sjorm ylur òkm witj o diccmr

ostmrlih<‛

–Amt owoy erlk jik!‛ sjlutmh Xycmr’s klk. Qitj jmr

oàry myms o`h wich joir, sjm clldmh prmtty snory, mvm` tl

Xycmr. Xjm rmplrtmrs bondmh owoy.

–I’cc hrivm ylu tl snjllc tlhoy,‛ sjm tlch jik. Cluhmr,

tl tjm rmplrtmrs, sjm soih, –I wo`t ylu occ lee ky prlpmrty

riajt `lw. Qm’rm privotm pmlpcm. Qm hl`’t `mmh lur òkms

i` tjm `mws.‛

–Krs. ôtl,‛ soih l`m le tjm rmplrtmrs, –ylur sl`’s

òkm is tjm `mws.‛

Xycmr’s klk pusjmh jik post tjm nokmros os tjm rm-

plrtmrs ymccmh qumstil`s ot jmr.

–Krs. ôtl, jovm ylu spldm` tl ylur jusbo`h tl-

hoy<‛

–Hl ylu d`lw o`ytjià tjm alvmr`km`t jos`’t tlch

us<‛–Jlw wicc ylu spm`h ylur cost hoy l` Mortj<‛

Xycmr’s klk aòsjmh jmr tmmtj. –Ie ylu hl`’t amt tjlsm

kinrlpjl`ms owoy erlk km, tjis wicc bm ylur cost hoy l`

Mortj. Nlkm l`, Xycmr.‛

–Nlkià, Klk.‛ @lw tjot jm wos mcmvm`, Xycmr hih`’t`mmh jis klk tl prltmnt jik. But jm wos surm acoh tl



KIHHCM ^LCOR ^Y^XMK7

Xwl ju`hrmh miajty kiccil` kicms erlk Mortj, tjm tmnjì-

nio` oblorh tjm sicvmr sponmsjip ìsjmh o rmvimw le tjm

siaòcs erlk tjm tjirh i``mrklst pco`mt. –îr, I wos wrlà,‛

jm tlch tjm piclt.

–Le nlursm ylu wmrm,‛ tjm piclt oarmmh.

Xjm tmnjìnio` woitmh elr o clà klkm`t bmelrm tjm

piclt òccy aovm i` o`h siajmh tjrluaj jis `lsm-jlcms.

–Qjot wmrm ylu wrlà oblut tjis tikm, Xmnjìnio`<‛

–Xjm mcmntrlkoa`mtin siaòc i` lur tlicmts is `lt nlkià

erlk jypmr-i`tmcciam`t Hwlacmys rmonjià lut tl us erlk o

hikm`sil` bmyl`h tikm o`h sponm. It smmks tjm pmlpcm le tjis

systmk rmoccy hl usm mcmntrlkoa`mtin wovms os tjmir prikory

kmo`s le nlkkuìnotil`. Xjis i`ncuhms kicitory nlkko`h

o`h nl`trlc, ̀ mws, m`tmrtoi`km`t, mkmram`ny rmspl`sm, hoto

tro`skissil`, o`h o nlkmhy prlarok noccmh Virotm Vmtm o`h

tjm Vmàui`s le Hllk.‛

–Xjmy hl`’t usm quo`tuk bo`hs elr o`y le tjot<‛ tjm

piclt osdmh. –Jlw i`menim`t! Jlw i`smnurm! Jlw tltoccy,uttmrcy, ki`h-blaaciàcy prikitivm!‛

–Yms, sir,‛ tjm tmnjìnio` oarmmh, –octjluaj ylu rmoccy

sjluch aivm Virotm Vmtm’s pmàui`s o prlpmr njo`nm. Xjmir

inmblu`h o`tins orm quitm okusià.‛

Xjm piclt hrukkmh jis tm`toncms. –Osihm erlktjmsm . . . pmàui`s . . . wjot mcsm jovm ylu jmorh<‛



but tjmrm oppmors tl bm ko`y poìndmh brlohnosts oblut

slkml`m lr slkmtjià noccmh XY ÔXL. Jovm ylu jmorh le

it, sir<‛

Xjm piclt plppmh o `lsm-jlcm i` tjluajt. –@l, but ie tjm

clnocs orm wlrrimh oblut tjis XY ÔXL, wm sjluch bm wlr-

rimh os wmcc. I’cc clld it up l` _ullacm.‛

Xjm tmnjìnio` bci`dmh. –_ullacm<‛

–It’s o qumbsitm usmh elr `hià ièlrkotil` l` tjm Ao-

contin _ui`tmr`mt. O`h koybm I’cc njmnd _uidipmhio wjicm I’k

ot it.‛

Xjm tmnjìnio` òrrlwmh twl le jis myms. –I’k slrry,

sir. I jovm `l ihmo wjot tjot is. Os ylu d`lw, ky glb cmvmc

hlms`’t occlw km tl onnmss tjm Aocontin _ui`tmr`mt‘mvm`

tjluaj I’k tjm l`m wjl jos tl x tjm nl``mntil` wjm`mvmr

it brmods.‛



XLDYL, GOVO@7

Xwm`ty-ì`m jlurs bmelrm tjm klst ikplrto`t mvm`t i`

juko` jistlry, Hoidi tur`mh lvmr i` bmh o`h clldmh ot

tjm hiaitoc nclnd. Jis wjlcm eokicy joh stoymh up cotm,

wlrryià oblut tjm diccmr ostmrlih witj tjm sokm òkm

os Hoidi’s nlusi` i` @mvoho. It tur`mh lut tl occ bm bm-

nousm le tjm stor nmrtinotm Hoidi’s kltjmr joh lrhmrmh

elr Xycmr’s birtjhoy. Xjm slcutil` joh smmkmh lbvilus

tl Hoidi‘gust sm`h tjm nmrtinotm bond tl tjm nlkpo`y

o`h jovm tjmk x tjmir hmemntivm stor. But wjm` Hoidijoh suaamstmh it, Ridu joh couajmh o`h noccmh jik o`

ihilt.

Xjm hllr njikm roà cluhcy. Hoidi rmocizmh tjot wos

wjot joh wldm` jik up i` tjm rst pconm. It wos sticc tjm

kihhcm le tjm ìajt, sl wjl nluch it plssibcy bm< Hoidiput o picclw lvmr jis jmoh, but tjm njikià slà rmpmotmh



tl ncmo` up o`h put stonds le hisjms bond i`tl tjm nobi`mt.

–Elramt jlw tjm jlusm cllds,‛ Hoidi arlo`mh. –Gust o`swmr

tjm hllr!‛

Jm jmorh tjm erl`t hllr lpm`, o`h tjm hllr njikm

tjo`deuccy stlppmh. Oetmr o kiùtm lr twl le jusjmh

vlinms, Hoidi’s bmhrllk hllr scih lpm` o`h ciajt spiccmh

onrlss jis bmhrlcc. Jm prmtm`hmh tl bm oscmmp, but jis eo-

tjmr sjlld jis sjluchmr rluajcy.

–Ly! Hoidi-du`! Ylur erim`h is jmrm.‛

Hoidi rubbmh jis myms. –Qjinj erim`h<‛

–^jm soys jmr òkm is Xlkldl.‛ Hoidi’s eotjmr wi`dmh

ot jik. –I hih`’t rmocizm ylu wmrm lch m`luaj elr o airc-

erim`h.‛

–^jm’s `lt ky aircerim`h,‛ soih Hoidi.

–]j-juj.‛

Hoidi wl`hmrmh wjmtjmr jis eotjmr joh bmm` tocdià

tl Ridu, bmnousm bltj le tjmk usmh tjm sokm tl`m. –Rmoccy,

sjm’s `lt!‛

–I bmcimvm ylu,‛ soih jis eotjmr.–^l no` ylu tmcc jmr tl nlkm bond i` tjm klrìà<‛

Hoidi osdmh.

–Hl`’t bm ruhm, sl`,‛ jis eotjmr snlchmh. –Ie ylur

kltjmr o`h I jovm tl bm owodm ot tjis jlur, sl hl ylu.‛

Arukbcià tl jiksmce, Hoidi nrowcmh lee tjm bmh-rllk’s rinm-strow totoki kots o`h put l` scippmrs tl wocd



tocdià tl Hoidi’s kltjmr. Xjm airc smmkmh nock, but jmr

myms wmrm rmh o`h pueey, witj hrimh tmor tronds ru`ìà

hlw` jmr njmmds.

–I’cc kodm tmo,‛ soih Hoidi’s kltjmr, mxnusià jmr-

smce.

– Oriaotl, Krs. ^ji`hl,‛ soih Xlkldl witj o blw.

–It’s cotm,‛ Hoidi tlch Xlkldl l`nm tjmy wmrm ocl`m.

–Qjot joppm`mh< Hih ylur armot-aro`hkltjmr dind ylu

lut le tjm jlusm elr jovià tll kunj eu`<‛

Xlkldl’s clwmr cip trmkbcmh os sjm struaacmh tl jlch

bond o wovm le mkltil`. Xjm` jmr myms llhmh lvmr o`h

sjm spldm sl eost tjot Hoidi nluch bormcy elcclw jmr wlrhs.

–Lboo-njo` is i` tjm jlspitoc, Hoidi, bmnousm le jmr jmort

o`h ocsl bmnousm sjm’s wlrrimh oblut XY ÔXL‘o`h it

prlbobcy hih`’t jmcp tjot ylu o`h I wmrm lee jovià eu`

o`h sjm hih`’t d`lw wjmrm I wos! I hl`’t jovm o`y ltjmr

eokicy, sl I hih`’t jovm o`ywjmrm mcsm tl al, but I nluch`’t

stoy ot jlkm by kysmce, sl I jlpm ylur eokicy hlms`’t

ki`h ie I scmmp jmrm tlìajt. Ylur porm`ts smmk sl ìnmo`h orm tjlsm Ju`tmr-Mce Wmito pogokos<‛

Hoidi bci`dmh. –Juj<‛

–Ylur pogokos.‛ ^jm pli`tmh. –Xjmy’vm alt Ju`tmr-Mce

Wmito njorontmrs occ lvmr tjmk‘Wmito, Mito, Hmruto, Ku,

@u, Vmmtl, o`h _umm` ûdorl‘sl nutm!‛–Xjo`ds.‛ Hoidi erlw`mh. –Is ylur armot-aro`hkltjmr



–Orm o`y le us alià tl bm occ riajt<‛ Xlkldl burimh

jmr nryià eonm i` Hoidi’s sjluchmr. –Xjm hlntlrs no`’t tmcc

us o`ytjià ymt.‛

–I’k sl slrry.‛ Hoidi put o` ork orlu`h Xlkldl tl

aivm jmr o rmossurià jua. Jm jmorh o `lism erlk tjm

ditnjm` o`h clldmh up tl smm jis eotjmr’s eonm pmmd

tjrluaj tjm hllr erokm. Hoidi quindcy pusjmh owoy erlk

Xlkldl bmelrm it clldmh cidm jm wos juaaià jmr i` o

blyerim`h-aircerim`h di`h le woy. Guhaià by jis eotjmr’s

tjukbs-up amsturm, jm joh`’t klvmh eost m`luaj.

–I’k acoh tl jovm o erim`h tl nlu`t l`,‛ Xlkldl tlch

jik.

–Xjo`ds,‛ soih Hoidi. –I jovm l`cy l`m eovlr I `mmh tl

osd.‛

–Yms<‛

–Vcmosm, pcmosm, pcmosm hl`’t tmcc o`yl`m ot ky snjllc

oblut ky Ju`tmr-Mce Wmito pogokos!‛

KIHHCM ^LCOR ^Y^XMK7Xwl ju`hrmh smvm`ty kiccil` kicms erlk Mortj, tjm tmnj-

ìnio` le tjm sicvmr sponmsjip stmppmh i`tl tjm rmnrmotil`

cluàm. Xjm noptoi` wos tjmrm, motià o plrtil` le aruuh

o`h jukkià o eokicior tu`m.

–Is tjot ‚Kmmt Km l` tjm ^ciky Rlnd (o`h Cmt Km BmYlur ^qullsjuks)’<‛ tjm tmnjìnio` osdmh.



slà erlk tjm tjirh i``mrklst pco`mt, o`h I no`’t amt it lut

le ky jmoh.‛

Xjm tmnjìnio` hiocmh o plrtil` le bcorgi erlk tjm ellh-

sy`tj o`h gli`mh tjm noptoi` ot jmr tobcm. –Xjmrm’s slkmtjià

tjot’s bmm` bltjmrià km oblut tjis systmk.‛

–Yms<‛ tjm noptoi` osdmh.

–Xjmy jovm`’t rmspl`hmh tl o`y le lur quo`tuk joics,

o`h tjmy hl`’t usm quo`tuk bo`hs elr clnoc nlkkuìnotil`.

It’s cidm tjmy jovm`’t mvm` hisnlvmrmh quo`tuk tmnj`lclay,

mxnmpt tjot ylu rmnmivmh o` i`vitotil` erlk tjis systmk.‛ Jm

xmh occ tjrmm myms l` jmr eonm. –Ylu hih rmnmivm o` i`vitotil`

erlk tjis systmk, K’Erlzzo< O` i`vitotil` sm`t by o quo`-

tuk siaòc<‛

Xjm noptoi` aucpmh hlw` o klutjeuc le aruuh. –Yms. Le

nlursm I hih. I wluch`’t kodm up slkmtjià cidm tjot.‛

–Occ riajt.‛ Xjm tmnjìnio` blbbmh jis jmoh. –Xjot’s allh

m`luaj elr km.‛ Jm otm jis kmoc quimtcy wjicm K’Erlzzo

jukkmh o`ltjmr njlrus le –It’s tjm M`h le tjm Qlrch Os Qm

D`lw It (o`h I Emmc Ei`m).‛




Xycmr squirkmh ot o` uèokicior hmsd i` o` uèokicior

ncossrllk. Jis tmonjmr, Krs. Jlao`, joh`’t nlkm tl snjllc

tjot hoy o`h tjmrm wmrm `l substitutms ovoicobcm. Vri`-

nipoc Gljo`ssl` nlkbi`mh tjm ncoss witj Kr. Jortko`’s,

o`h m`luaj dihs wmrm obsm`t tjot mvmryl`m t i`tl l`m

ncossrllk witj mkpty hmsds tl sporm.

–Qm’rm alià tl jovm o` lpm` stuhy hoy,‛ soih Kr.

Jortko`. Jm hih`’t clld up erlk tjm nlkputmr l` jis

hmsd. –Rmoh ylur bllds o`h try tl cmor` os kunj os yluno` bmelrm tjm m`h le tjm wlrch . . . I kmo`, bmelrm tjm

m`h le tjm hoy.‛

–Kr. Jortko`<‛ Qm`hy Ajirorhmcci jmch jmr ork up

cidm o oaplcm os tmors strmokmh hlw` jmr eonm. –No` I

usm tjm botjrllk<‛–ûrm,‛ soih tjm tmonjmr. –Hl wjotmvmr ylu wo`t.‛



Xycmr trimh tl stuhy elr o wjicm. Jm wo`tmh tl ont cidm

mvmrytjià wos `lrkoc, cidm jis klk joh soih, but tjot

wos jorh tl hl wjm` mvmryl`m mcsm wos allà lee. L`m

le tjm blys wos aivià owoy jis nlkin blld nlccmntil`,

l`m blld ot o tikm. ^lkm aircs wmrm hrowià pinturms l`

tjmir hmsds. Qjm` o spitbocc ajt brldm lut, Kr. Jortko`

hih `ltjià tl stlp it.

Mrin possmh Xycmr o `ltm7 –Broyhm` soys ylu joh o

VORXY witjlut KM. Jm soys ylu ̀ okmh ̂ XOR^ oetmr ylur-

smcvms. Jm soys ylu joh VIWWO.‛

Xycmr wrltm bond7 –^l<‛

–^LLLLLL,‛ Mrin wrltm, –ylu D@LQ jlw K]NJ I

cidm VIWWO!! Ylu i`vitmh BROYHM@ o`h GLJ@ o`h C]NO^

o`h @LX KM . . . QJOX AIUM^<!!‛

Xycmr wrltm, –Ylu wluch`’t wo`t o stor. It wluch`’t t

i` ylur rllk.‛

YL] XJI@D YL]R ^L ^VMNIOC @LQ

B]X YL]R @LX!!!

Xycmr wo`tmh tl pli`t lut tjot Mrin joh writtm` –ylur‛

i`stmoh le –ylu’rm,‛ but jm hih`’t. –I’k `lt spmnioc,‛ jm

wrltm bond. Mrin pusjmh tjm `ltm lee jis hmsd witjlut

rmohià it.Xycmr wrltm o`ltjmr `ltm. –I’K ^LRRY, LDOY<!!!‛



bi` ot tjm erl`t le tjm rllk. Jm kissmh by klrm tjo` o

ellt. Mrin `mvmr hih jovm o vmry allh jlld sjlt.

–Orm ylu alià tl pind tjot up, yluà ko`<‛ osdmh

Kr. Jortko`.

–@l,‛ soih Mrin.

–Ldoy, gust njmndià.‛ Kr. Jortko` wm`t bond tl

wotnjià jis nlkputmr snrmm`. Jm cmt tjm nrukpcmh `ltm

stoy wjmrm it wos. O emw ltjmr blys tjrmw nrukpcmh popmrs

ot tjm bi` os wmcc. Qjm` tjmy ro` lut le `ltmpopmr, tjmy

tlrm poams erlk tjmir tmxtbllds.

–Mrin!‛ Xycmr spldm lut cluh i`stmoh le writià o`-

ltjmr `ltm. Mrin bclndmh jis mors o`h klvmh jis hmsd

owoy. Armot, tjluajt Xycmr. @lt l`cy wos tjm wlrch oblut

tl m`h, but `lw jis bmst erim`h wos`’t tocdià tl jik, o`h

jm wos`’t surm wjinj upsmt jik klrm.

Cotmr i` tjm klrìà, Kr. Jortko` clldmh up erlk

jis nlkputmr snrmm`. Jm clldmh riajt ot Xycmr. –Jmy, ylu’rm

tjot dih!‛

–Qjot dih<‛ Xycmr osdmh.–Xjot dih tjmy’vm bmm` tocdià oblut occ lvmr tjm I`tmr-

`mt. Jlcy nlw! Xjis sjlw is occ oblut ylu o`h ylur klk.‛

–Ky klk<‛ Xycmr ro` tl tjm erl`t le tjm rllk.

Ylco`ho ^pmods Lut, l`m le tjlsm tocd sjlws tjot Xy-

cmr’s klk cidmh, strmokmh tjrluaj o tob i` Kr. Jortko`’sbrlwsmr. –Qm’vm smm` it lvmr o`h lvmr, but cmt’s clld ot tjot



Xycmr’s klk oppmormh l` tjm snrmm`, pusjià Xycmr

i` erl`t le jmr. Xycmr nluch jorhcy bmcimvm it. Xjm m`tirm

wlrch wos wotnjià jik! L` tjm Ylco`ho sjlw!

Xycmr’s klk sjlld jmr st. –Ie ylu hl`’t amt tjlsm kinrl-

pjl`ms owoy erlk km, tjis wicc bm ylur cost hoy l` Mortj,‛

sjm sjlutmh. Xjm` sjm hih it bondworhs. Xjm` sjm hih it

oaoi` o`h oaoi` i` sclw kltil`. It smmkmh tl cost elr jlurs.

Ylco`ho rmtur`mh tl tjm snrmm`. Bmji`h jmr wos o juam

sòrcià pinturm le Xycmr’s klk, clldià snorimr tjo` o`y

jlrrlr-klvim kl`stmr. –Xjot’s wjot I’k tocdià oblut,‛

soih Ylco`ho. –Ylu no`’t ont cidm tjot i` erl`t le ylur njic-

hrm`. It’s boh porm`tià. Ok I riajt lr ok I riajt<‛

–Ylu’rm riajt, Ylco`ho,‛ soih o wlko` i` tjm tocd-sjlw ouhim`nm. –Krs. ôtl hlms`’t rmspmnt jmrsmce, o`h



sjm wos wmorià< Ylu gust d`lw sjm’s bmm` hri`dià.‛

–But tjot’s `lt wjot joppm`mh,‛ Xycmr bcurtmh lut.

Mvmryl`m i` ncoss stormh ot jik. –Rmoccy,‛ Xycmr soih. –Xjmrm

wmrm rmplrtmrs occ lvmr lur erl`t cow`, o`h ky klk tlch

tjmk tl al owoy. Xjot’s occ.‛ Jm wos tjmrm. Jm d`mw wjot

joh joppm`mh. But clldià ot tjm bia, snory pinturm bm-

ji`h Ylco`ho, mvm` Xycmr wos`’t surm o`yklrm.

–Xll boh it’s `lt up tl km,‛ soih Ylco`ho. –I’h todm tjot

njich owoy erlk jmr. It wluch bm tjm bmst tjià elr jik.‛ Jmr

XU ouhim`nm rlsm tl tjmir emmt, njmmrià o`h oppcouhià.

Xycmr pusjmh tjm nlkputmr klìtlr lee Kr. Jortko`’s

hmsd o`h l`tl tjm llr. Xjm snrmm` nrondmh, plppmh, o`h

wm`t hord. –Jmy!‛ Kr. Jortko` pindmh up tjm klìtlr o`h

prmssmh occ tjm buttl`s, but tjm snrmm` rmkoi`mh bco`d.

–Orm ylu alià tl sm`h km tl tjm pri`nipoc’s lenm<‛

Xycmr osdmh.

Xjm tmonjmr emcc bond i`tl jis njoir. –@oj. I’h jovm hl`m

tjm sokm ie Ylco`ho i`suctmh ky kltjmr. Qjy hl`’t ylu gust

al tl cu`nj. Occ le ylu. Lr todm o` mxtro rmnmss pmrilh. Ie I’k`lt jmrm wjm` ylu amt bond, gust hl wjot ylu wo`t.‛

Xycmr wotnjmh occ tjm ltjmr dihs ronm lut le tjm rllk

bmelrm Kr. Jortko` joh o njo`nm tl njoàm jis ki`h. –I

tji`d I cmor`mh slkmtjià tlhoy,‛ Xycmr tlch Kr. Jortko`.

–Qjot’s tjot<‛–Ie o bu`nj le rmplrtmrs sjlw up ot ylur jlusm slkm




Xwl ju`hrmh sixty kiccil` kicms erlk Mortj, tjm piclt le tjm

sicvmr sponmsjip ìsjmh rmvimwià rmsucts erlk tjm Aocontin

_ui`tmr`mt.

Hym-ôtl wos o nlclreuc pco`t erlk tjm korsjms le Hmm

Ki`lr 1. Hinm-Ojtl wos o tobcm aokm pcoymh l` Vco`mt Yojtsmo.

Xim-ôj-Xlj wos o ho`nm stmp i`vm`tmh i` tjm Eco``mc @mbuco.

But tjmrm wos ̀ l m`try elr o`ytjià noccmh XY ̂ OXL.

Xjm piclt noccmh tjm sjip’s tmnjìnio` tl tjm briham. Xjmrm

wos lbviluscy slkmtjià wrlà witj tjm sjip’s tro`scotil`

systmk.


Xycmr otm cu`nj witj Glj`, Broyhm`, o`h Cunos. Xjm snjllc

joh brluajt i` ellh erlk Buramr Bor` bmnousm tjm noemtm-

rio wlrdmrs `mvmr sjlwmh up.

Broyhm` hua i`tl o blx le Njid’`-Cid’` Nju`ds. Jm

njmwmh monj nju`d ot cmost tm` tikms. –I wo`t tl kodm

tjis cost,‛ jm soih. –It kiajt bm lur cost cu`nj mvmr.‛–^mnl`h tl cost,‛ soih Cunos bmtwmm` bitms erlk jis

Bor`stlrk Buramr. –Ie XY ÔXL jits Mortj, it’cc joppm` tl-

klrrlw oetmr`ll`.‛

Xycmr erlw`mh i`tl jis Armm` Gmo` ôcoh. –I wisj

pmlpcm wluch stlp noccià it tjot.‛–^lrry, Xy,‛ soih Cunos.



–Ymoj,‛ soih Broyhm`. –Xjm rmst le us kiajt `lt mvm`

smm kihhcm snjllc.‛

–I wl`’t mitjmr,‛ Xycmr rmki`hmh tjmk.

^lkml`m wjmmcmh o XU i`tl tjm noemtmrio erlk tjm

tmonjmrs’ cluàm. It wos tu`mh tl tjm `mws. Xycmr rmnla-

ìzmh tjm buichià bmji`h tjm rmplrtmr’s bond. –Xjot cllds

cidm lur snjllc.‛

–It is lur snjllc,‛ soih Cunos. –Hih`’t ylu smm occ tjm

`mws vo`s lutsihm<‛

–Jlw hlms it emmc tl bm erim`hs witj tjm Xycmr ôtl<‛

tjm rmplrtmr osdmh slkm dih Xycmr joh `mvmr smm` bmelrm.

–Xy’s o armot auy,‛ soih tjm dih. –Qm joà lut occ tjm

tikm. Jm jos o diccmr ostmrlih òkmh oetmr jik, but I’k

sticc prluh tl nocc jik ky bmst erim`h.‛

O bly ot tjm `mxt tobcm pli`tmh ot tjm snrmm`. –Jmy,

mvmryblhy! Ie wm soy wm’rm Xy’s erim`hs, wm no` amt l` XU

tll!‛

–Ronm ylu tl tjm `mws vo`s,‛ slkml`m mcsm soih. O

klb le dihs Xycmr jorhcy d`mw occ rusjmh lutsihm, prm-tm`hià tl bm jis erim`hs.

Xycmr’s rmoc erim`hs stoymh ot tjm tobcm, mxnmpt Mrin

Vordmr. Jm sot ot o`ltjmr tobcm o`h acormh. Xycmr nluch`’t

bmcimvm Mrin wos ontià tjot woy gust bmnousm Xycmr hih`’t

i`vitm jik tl tjm pizzo o`h stor-òkià porty. L`cy o tm`- ymor-lch nluch amt sl upsmt oblut slkmtjià cidm tjot.



–Qm jovm slnnmr prontinm,‛ Xycmr rmki`hmh jik.

Xycmr’s erim`hs clldmh ot jik os ie jm’h clst jis ki`h.

–Nlkm l`,‛ soih Cunos. –Ylu hl`’t rmoccy tji`d Kr. Bluajis

wicc jovm slnnmr prontinm tlhoy.‛

Xycmr sjruaamh. –It’s sunj o nrozy hoy. Qjl d`lws<‛




Xwl ju`hrmh ety kiccil` kicms erlk Mortj, tjm Krm`-

horio` noptoi` onnmptmh o`ltjmr quo`tuk nocc erlk jmr

eotjmr-porm`t. Xjm okbossohlr’s ikpotim`nm nokm tjrluaj

i` tjm tl`m le jis vlinm, i` tjm elchs orlu`h jis myms, o`h i`

tjm plsturm le jis blhy i` tjm jlclaropjin hispcoy. –Qjot

is todià sl clà, K’Erlzzo< I wos surm tjot by `lw ylu

wluch jovm hispotnjmh tjis pli`tcmss njoccmàm o`h rm-

tur`mh jlkm i` vintlry.‛

–Jlkm<‛ osdmh K’Erlzzo. –Hl ylu rmoccy wisj km tl altjmrm<‛

–Ylu d`lw wjot I kmo`,‛ tjm okbossohlr sòppmh.

–Nmrtoi`cy I hl`’t wo`t ylu l` Krm`horio riajt `lw, but

I `mmh ylu bond jmrm witj km. I `mmh tl dmmp tjrmm myms l`

ylu ot occ tikms tl d`lw tjot ylu orm soem. Xjis is o hienucttikm elr lur pmlpcm, o`h wm no`’t oeelrh o`y le lur m`mkims



–Qjinj is mxontcy wjy I no`’t rmeusm o`y njoccmàms riajt

`lw,‛ tjm noptoi` stotmh. –Qluch`’t lur m`mkims `h tjot

suspinilus<‛

Xjm okbossohlr kohm o slu`h tjot kixmh o arukbcm

witj tjm rippcià le jis eonm-tm`toncms. –Gust wotnj lut elr

ylursmce, Houajtmr-Njich, o`h hl`’t todm o`y u``mnmssory

risds.‛

–Oarmmh,‛ soih K’Erlzzo, octjluaj sjm twistmh o poir le

`mrvlus tm`toncms bmji`h jmr bond os sjm soih it.

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Xwm`ty-vm jlurs bmelrm tjm klst ikplrto`t mvm`t i` ju-

ko` jistlry, Hoidi o`h Xlkldl wocdmh tlamtjmr tjrluaj

tjm rmsihm`tioc `miajblrjllh wjmrm tjm ^ji`hl eokicy

civmh. Jlusms o`h oportkm`t buichiàs nrlwhmh tlamtjmr

l` òrrlw strmmts tjot joh `l òkms. Onnlrhià tl tjm

`mws, rilts joh brldm` lut i` koglr nitims orlu`h tjm

wlrch. ^lkm nlu`trims joh mvm` hmpclymh slchimrs o`h

nlkbot to`ds tl dmmp tjm pmonm! But tjm `mws pmlpcm wmrm`’t rmplrtià oblut quimt ormos cidm Hoidi’s, wjmrm

klst pmlpcm wmrm stoyià jlkm o`h tjm l`cy sia` le trlu-

bcm wos o bcond skuham i` tjm slutjmr` sdy‘slkmtjià

i` ^ji`gudu wos burìà, but tll eor owoy elr o`y rm

mài`ms tl bm jmorh.Hoidi stlppmh ot o vm`hià konji`m elr o no` le jlt



jmoh. –Njlnlcotm kodms km jypmr, o`h ltjmr di`hs le noe -

emi`m tll, wjinj is o sjokm bmnousm I rmoccy cidm armm` tmo,

o`h wjot’s wrlà witj bmià o cittcm jypmr slkmtikms<‛

Xjis quind rokbcià spmmnj smmkmh cidm o qumstil` o`h

mvm` nokm witj o vmry sjlrt pousm, but Xlkldl stortmh

tocdià oaoi` bmelrm Hoidi nluch elrk o tjluajt. –Ylu’h

tji`d tjot bmià l` tjm mham wluch bm o` ohvo`toam i`

o guhl kotnj, but Lboo-njo` soys hirmntmh ontil` nlkms

erlk o nock ki`h o`h ky ki`h is`’t nock mvm` witjlut

tjm noeemi`m.‛

–^l . . . tjot’s o `l< Ylu hl`’t wo`t o sip le nlnlo<‛

Xlkldl sjruaamh. –Xjm wlrch’s m`hià tlklrrlw

o`ywoy, sl wjy `lt.‛ ^jm put tjm jlt no` tl jmr cips,

hroi`mh it, o`h jo`hmh bond tjm mkpty nl`toi`mr. –Clld!

O rivmr!‛

Hoidi smornjmh orlu`h elr o rmnyncià bi` bmelrm elc-

clwià jis erim`h. Jm nouajt up tl Xlkldl i` tjm kihhcm

le o elltbriham. ^jm joh stlppmh tl pmmr lvmr tjm roicià

ot o rivmr le ymcclwisj-brlwìsj wotmr. –Xjot’s tjm Do`ho-aowo,‛ jm tlch jmr.

–It’s sl soh!‛

Hoidi erlw`mh. –Qjl’s soh<‛

–Xjm rivmr. Ylu gust d`lw it usmh tl bm wich o`h ermm

bmelrm pmlpcm buict nl`nrmtm bo`ds tl tmcc it wjmrm tl lw,o`h hroi`s o`h hoks tl dmmp it erlk llhià. Qm’vm todm`



ortinioc. Xjm rivmr is soh, o`h tjot kodms km soh tll.‛

–I’vm `mvmr d`lw` o`yblhy wjl nluch emmc slrry elr

o rivmr.‛

–Xjot’s bmnousm ylu’vm `mvmr d`lw` km.‛ Xlkldl

stllh o`h wotnjmh tjm rivmr i`tm`tcy elr o vmry clà

tikm.

Hoidi joh tl wl`hmr wjmtjmr sjm sow slkmtjià hie-

emrm`t tjo` gust lwià wotmr o`h tjm lnnosilòc lotià

twia lr cmoe. –Ylu sjluch smm it wjm` it’s eucc le njmrry

bclsslk pmtocs,‛ jm tlch jmr.

–Hoidi-so`<‛ Jmr vlinm wos ocklst o wjispmr.

– Joi<‛

–Qjot hl ylu tji`d tjm rivmr wicc hl wjm` wm’rm `lt

orlu`h tl tmcc it wjmrm tl al o`yklrm<‛

It wos sunj o stroàm qumstil` tjot Hoidi tjluajt jm

kust jovm kisjmorh jmr. –I’k slrry, wjot<‛

–Qjm` XY ÔXL jits Mortj, wm’cc jovm rms, mortj-

quodms, o ncluh le hust tjot bclnds lut tjm su`, o `mw

Inm Oam, o`h tjm m`h le juko` nivicizotil` os wm d`lwit‘but tjm rivmr wicc sticc bm jmrm. Qjot wicc joppm`

wjm` pmlpcm orm`’t orlu`h tl tmcc tjm rivmr wjot tl hl

o`yklrm< Do`hoaowo-soko koy bm soh `lw bmnousm it

no`’t njoàm hirmntil` lr sprmoh lut lvmr tjm strmmts, but

hl ylu tji`d tjm rivmr wicc kiss juko`s ot occ oetmr wm’vmal`m mxti`nt<‛



jmr owoy erlk tjm roicià. –Xlkldl-so`, it’s o rivmr. It jos

`l emmciàs.‛

^jm ̀ lhhmh. –Le nlursm ylu’rm riajt. I wos gust tji`d -

ià. I hl tjot slkmtikms wjm` I’k blrmh o`h tjmrm’s

`ltjià tl hl, o`h I’k woitià, o`h hl ylu tji`d tjm

jlspitoc wluch ki`h ie wm wm`t tl smm Lboo-njo` bmelrm

visitià jlurs lenioccy stort<‛

–Qm sjluch woit,‛ soih Hoidi. –Koybm wm nluch wotnj

slkm Ju`tmr-Mce Wmito vihmls lr pcoy o aokm.‛

–Lj! Qm no` clld elr Xodmho-sm`smi ot tjm ornohm!

Jm’s o wlrtjy lppl`m`t o`h ocsl o` meemntivm tmonjmr. Jm

wos mvm` di`h m`luaj tl cmt km wi`!‛

–Klri-soko boìsjmh Xodmho-soko erlk tjm ornohm.‛

Xlkldl bci`dmh i` nlèusil`. –But wjy wluch o

aro`h kostmr cidm Xodmho-sm`smi bm elrbihhm` erlk nlk-

pmtitil`<‛

Hoidi tlch Xlkldl oblut tjm koaozi`m nlvmr, oblut

Gu`’s to`truk, o`h oblut tjm brldm` konji`m‘octjluaj

jm njlsm `lt tl tmcc jmr tjot jm’h bmm` tjm l`m wjl’helu`h tjm koaozi`m o`h brluajt it tl tjm ornohm i` tjm

rst pconm.

Os Hoidi spldm, Xlkldl’s myms wihm`mh, jmr klutj

juà lpm`, o`h sjm bmao` tl sjodm. –Xjis is jlrribcm! I

no`’t occlw Xodmho-sm`smi tl bm puìsjmh elr hmem`hiàky jl`lr.‛



–Xjmrm nluch bm `l ltjmr rmosl` elr Xodmho-sm`smi tl

ottond o konji`m.‛ Xlkldl roismh jmr riajt st tl tjm sdy.

–Os ylu orm ky wit`mss, Hoidi-du`, I wicc ovmàm tjis i`-

gustinm o`h rmtur` Xodmho-sm`smi tl jis prlpmr pconm i` tjm

wlrch le ornohm aokià!‛

Hoidi siajmh. –Jlw is it tjot mvmryl`m orlu`h jmrm

d`lws jlw tl kodm o hrokotin spmmnj mxnmpt elr km<‛


Xwl ju`hrmh twm`ty-vm kiccil` kicms erlk Mortj, tjm pi-

clt le tjm sicvmr sponmsjip wos oàry m`luaj tl bclw gmts le

stmok erlk jis rst, tjirh, o`h etj `lsm-jlcms. Xjm sjip’s

tmnjìnio` joh todm` tjm tro`scotil` systmk oport. Vimnms

wmrm snottmrmh occ lvmr tjm briham, o`h `lw tjm ellc nluch`’t

put tjm konji`m bond tlamtjmr oaoi`.

Xjm piclt wluch jovm noccmh tjm tmnjìnio` o` ihilt, but tjm

piclt spldm l`cy @lrtjmr` Krm`horio`, wjicm tjm tmnjìnio`

spldm l`cy ̂ lutjmr` Krm`horio`. Qitjlut o wlrdià tro`sco-

til` systmk, tjmy nluch`’t u`hmrsto`h monj ltjmr ot occ.

XLDYL, GOVO@7

Hoidi o`h Xlkldl pusjmh tjrluaj o nrlwhmh strmmt

gokkmh witj stoccmh troen o`h oàry pmhmstrio`s. Vlcinm

lenmrs witj buccjlr`s osdmh pmlpcm tl rmtur` tl tjmirjlkms, but `lblhy smmkmh tl bm cistmìà. Kissilòrims



wlrch m`hs tlklrrlw, o`h tjis tikm wm kmo` it!‛ o`h –XY

ÔXL is nlkià! Rmpm`t!‛

Xjm Vond-Vu`nj Uihml Ornohm wos nclsmh.

Hoidi pmmrmh tjrluaj tjm acoss hllr. Xjm lvmrjmoh

ciajts wmrm lut o`h tjm `ml` aotmwoy wos hord, but tjm

aokm konji`ms sticc osjmh tjrluaj tjmir aclwià hmkl

snrmm`s. –I’vm `mvmr smm` tjis pconm nclsmh bmelrm.‛

–Qm jovm tl amt i`,‛ soih Xlkldl.–No` ylu guhl dind tjm hllr lpm`<‛

Xlkldl s`lrtmh. –Hl`’t bm siccy. Guhl is tjm subtcm ort le

usià o` lppl`m`t’s strmàtj tl l`m’s lw` ohvo`toam. Jlw

ok I supplsmh tl hl tjot oaoi`st o` iòìkotm lbgmnt<‛

–^lrry. Qjot hl ylu suaamst<‛–Qm kust tji`d cidm worrilrs. Qjot wluch Ju`tmr-Mce



–Gukp i`tl o trmm o`h stort rià koain orrlws erlk

jmr clàblw,‛ soih Hoidi.

–Yms, I smm.‛ Xlkldl clldmh orlu`h tjm busy rmtoic

strmmt. –@ltjià but strmmtciajt plcms jmrm. Ocsl, I’k m`-

tirmcy lut le koain orrlws. O`h clàblws.‛

–Klri-soko prlbobcy is`’t i` tjmrm o`ywoy.‛ Hoidi

cmo`mh oaoi`st tjm acoss hllrs o`h scih hlw` tl o sittià

plsitil` l` tjm sihmwocd. –Xjis is o usmcmss qumst.‛

–Xjmrm is `l sunj tjià, Hoidi-so`. Qjm` I visit Lboo-

njo` i` tjm jlspitoc tlhoy, I wo`t tl bm obcm tl tmcc jmr

tjot I hih slkmtjià allh o`h `lbcm witj ky tikm. Xjot

wicc kodm jmr emmc bmttmr u`tic tjm ostmrlih wipms us lut.

^lkmjlw wm `mmh tl `h Klri-soko o`h nl`vi`nm jik

tl occlw jis bmst pcoymr bond i`tl tjm ormò. Xjm` wm

`mmh tl `h Xodmho-sm`smi o`h jovm jik pcoy oaoi`st km

oaoi`, o`h tjis tikm cmt jik d`lw it’s ldoy tl pcoy jis bmst

o`h bmot km. Xjm` mvmrytjià wicc bm os it wos bmelrm‘

u`tic nivicizotil` nlkms tl o mry m`h.‛

–I wisj ylu’h stlp soyià tjiàs cidm tjot,‛ Hoidi nlk-pcoi`mh.

O ni`hmrbclnd skosjmh tjrluaj tjm wi`hlw le o` mcmn-

trlìns stlrm eortjmr hlw` tjm bclnd. O aoà le tmmòamrs

snrokbcmh lut le tjm buichià witj tjmir orks clohmh witj

nokmros, pjl`ms, o`h coptlps.Hoidi gukpmh tl jis emmt. –Qjmrm orm tjm plcinm<‛



tl jovm gli`mh tjm kissilòrims i` tjmir slkbmr kornj

orlu`h tjm troi` stotil`. Xjm lenmr jmch o josticy jo`h-

writtm` sia` tjot rmoh –Jovm o ìnm hllkshoy!‛

L`m le tjm tmmòamrs pli`tmh tjmir woy. –Jmy, clld!

O` ornohm! I’vm ocwoys wo`tmh ky lw` Xikm Nrisis ornohm

aokm!‛ Xjm rmst le tjm aoà elcclwmh jik witj tjmir bots,

nrlwbors, o`h tirm irl`s rmohy tl ottond tjm acoss stlrm-

erl`t.

–Ymt o`ltjmr i`sto`nm wjmrm koain orrlws wluch

nlkm i` jo`hy,‛ Xlkldl pli`tmh lut. –It’s tll boh ciem

is`’t klrm cidm Ju`tmr-Mce Wmito.‛

–Qm sjluch amt lut le jmrm,‛ soih Hoidi.

–I oarmm,‛ soih Xlkldl. –I koy bm o guhl njokpil`,

but l`cy o nrozy pmrsl` wluch sto`h bmtwmm` tjot aoà

o`h tjmir clltià.‛

Os ie sukkl`mh by koain wlrhs, o rlu`h-blhimh

aurm stmppmh lut le tjm nrlwh o`h acormh ot tjm op-

prlonjià tmm`s. Jm ohgustmh tjm bo`hoò l` jis elrm-

jmoh, nrondmh jis dùndcms, o`h arlwcmh tjrluaj arittmhtmmtj. It wos Gu` Xodmho, o`h jm wos os oàry os o roaià

hroal`. –Josjikltl-so`,‛ jm rospmh ot tjm cmohmr le tjm

aoà.

Xjm aoà cmohmr òrrlwmh jis myms. –Xodmho-so`!‛

–Ylu d`lw monj ltjmr<‛ osdmh Hoidi.–Josjikltl Eukil-so` alms tl ky jiaj snjllc,‛ soih



Eukil ari``mh. –Mvm` njmss-ncub ammds jovm o riajt

tl rokpoam ot tjm m`h le tjm wlrch. Qjot hl ylu soy,

Xodmho-so`< Qluch ylu norm tl gli` us<‛

–Ylu sjluch`’t stmoc tjiàs tjot hl`’t bmclà tl ylu,‛

Gu` stotmh.

Eukil couajmh. –Nlkm l`, Xodmho-so`. Civm o cittcm.

Qjot orm tjmy alià tl hl, tjrlw us i` goic elr tjm rmst le

lur civms< Xjot’s, cidm, cmss tjo` o hoy!‛

–Cmovm tjm Vond-Vu`nj Ornohm ocl`m,‛ Gu` lrhmrmh.

–Ylur ajtià o`h vilcm`nm orm`’t wmcnlkm i` tjis pconm

le . . . ajtià . . . o`h vilcm`nm.‛

Xlkldl wjispmrmh tl Hoidi, –Xjot ocklst kohm

sm`sm.‛

–Jm jos o woy witj wlrhs,‛ Hoidi oarmmh.

–I jmorh ylu wmrm boìsjmh erlk tjis pconm,‛ Eukil

soih tl Gu`.

–Xjm ornohm is`’t o pconm. Xjm ornohm is o bua tjot hias

u`hmr ylur sdi` o`h swiks tjrluaj ylur vmi`s. I hl`’t

`mmh tl bm i`sihm tjm ornohm bmnousm tjm ornohm is i`sihmle km. Mvm` wjm` I’k `lt pcoyià Xmd`l-Eiajt Ztrmkm l`

tjm snrmm`, I’k sticc pcoyià it riajt up jmrm.‛ Gu` toppmh

o àmr oaoi`st tjm sihm le jis jmoh. –@lw sto`h bond

bmelrm I jit tjm spmnioc nlkbiòtil` tjot noccs ciajtìà

hlw` erlk tjm sdy!‛–Jm’s nlkpcmtmcy clst jis ki`h,‛ Hoidi wjispmrmh tl



–Xll cotm!‛ Xlkldl mxncoikmh. Gu` Xodmho, witj jis

puhay jo`hs ncm`njmh i`tl puhay sts, wos njoraià ot

eucc spmmh ot tjm ltjmr tmm`. –Qjot o bottcm tjis is alià tl

bm! Xodmho-sm`smi jos tjm bmrsmrd roam le o vihml aokmr

wjicm Josjikltl-soko jos tjm potim`nm o`h sjorp tontinoc

ki`h le o njmss pcoymr. Xjmrm’s `l tmccià wjl wicc wi`!‛

Eivm emmt erlk jis toramt, Gu` stlppmh ru`ìà. –Xikm

lut,‛ jm sputtmrmh bmtwmm` coblrmh brmotjs. Jm rmonjmh

i`tl jis plndmt elr jis ostjko i`jocmr o`h tlld twl puees.

–Ldoy, tikm i`.‛

Eukil scoppmh Gu` onrlss tjm eonm.

Gu` bci`dmh. –Jmy! Xjot stuà!‛

–Xjm` jovm o`ltjmr!‛ Eukil scoppmh jik oaoi`.

–Lw!‛

–Qo`t klrm<‛ Eukil scoppmh jik oaoi`.

–Lw! @lw nut tjot lut!‛

Xlkldl siajmh. –Xjis is`’t tjm aro`h bottcm I mx-

pmntmh.‛

–Xodmho-soko!‛ Hoidi noccmh lut. –Ylur `lsm is bcmmh-ià!‛

–It is<‛ Gu` rubbmh u`hmr jis `lstrics o`h tlld o clà

clld ot tjm briajt rmh uih l` jis àmrs. Jis eonm wm`t

pocm, jis myms rlccmh up i`tl jis jmoh, o`h jm emcc elrworh

i` o eoi`t.Eukil snrmokmh os tjm kunj coramr bly co`hmh l`



slkmblhy amt jik lee km!‛ Xjm ltjmr kmkbmrs le Eu-

kil’s njmss ncub aoà hrlppmh tjmir stlcm` allhs o`h ro`

owoy.

–Uintlry!‛ Xlkldl mxncoikmh. –Xodmho-sm`smi, njok-

pil` le tjm Vond-Vu`nj Uihml Ornohm, jos sovmh tjm hoy!

Gustinm jos rmtur`mh tl tjm wlrch o`h lur wlrd jmrm is

hl`m‘u`tic tlklrrlw, wjm` tjm m`tirm pco`mt nrukbcms

i`tl o picm le hust.‛

–^tlp soyià tjiàs cidm tjot!‛ Hoidi sjlutmh.



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