Emma G. Fraser - Lady Morgan

 

© Vnfns ans fgrgk`ns rgsgrvhfns. Xugfhm roburnshegmtg prn`ojofhs, som ah hutnrozhkoûm gskroth fg ans totuahrgs fga Knpyrob`t , jhdn ah shmkoûm gsthjagkofh gm ahs agygs, ah rgprnfukkoûm phrkoha n tntha fg gsth njrh pnr kuhaquogr egfon n  prnkgfoeogmtn, mo su omknrpnrhkoûm h um sostgeh omcnreètokn, sgh gsth gagktrûmokh, egkèmokn, pnr  cntnknpohs, pnr brhjhkoûm y ah fostrojukoûm fg gdgepahrgs fg gaah egfohmtg haquoagr n prïsthen pôjaokn som ga pgreosn prgvon fga hutnr. Våtuan4 Ahfy Enrbhm. ©Geeh B. Crhsgr, : Enrbhm eorhjh h su ehfrg gxpgkthmtg fgsghmfn shkohr su kuronsofhf y, fg  phsn, fgskujror pnr quï su ehfrg gsthjh thm trostg fgsfg qug sg `hjåhm eufhfn h Ombahtgrrh. Gaoshjgt` rgtorû ah eorhfh fg su `odh y njsgrvû ga phoshdg vgrfg qug sg gxtgmfåh hmtg gaahs. [nmroû aobgrhegmtg, enstrhmfn ahs hrrubhs qug yh `hjåhm hphrgkofn gm su jgaan rnstrn høns htrès. Enrbhm von gm gsg enegmtn umh oehbgm fg gaah eoseh kuhmfn aagbhrh h ah gfhf fg su ehfrg, yh qug gaah grh ah oehbgm ofïmtokh fg su ehfrg, humqug eès dnvgm.  ‖@hy habn qug eg busthråh knmthrtg, `odh. _h togmgs gfhf sucokogmtg phrh shjgr habn snjrg eo vofh hmtgs fg qug hphrgkogrh tu phfrg y tus hjugans mns njaobhrhm h khshrmns. Ga knrhzûm fg Enrbhm shatû fg hagbråh. Ah rgahkoûm qug `hjåh ehmtgmofn knm su ehfrg grh fg purh knrfohaofhf, pgrn gsth dheès sg `hjåh hjogrtn h su `odh phrh knmthrag an qug rnmfhjh pnr su egmtg. Enrbhm sogeprg `hjåh fgsghfn knmnkgr eès fg Gsknkoh, fga aubhr qug ah von mhkgr, pgrn shjåh qug su ehfrg sucråh khfh vgz qug rgknrfhjh habn, y ah dnvgm fgkofoû um fåh pnmgr   pumtn y comha h sus prgbumths gspgrhmfn knm hmsoh ga fåh gm ga qug su ehfrg gstuvogrh prgphrhfh phrh `hjahrag fg an qug ah hknmbndhjh. Gaoshjgt` sg tneû su togepn phrh `hjahr. Ag rgsuathjh rghaegmtg focåkoa `hjahrag fg su duvgmtuf h su `odh, pgrn mn qugråh qug gsg sgkrgtn sg cugrh h ah tuejh knm gaah. Mgkgsothjh knmtèrsgan h habuogm.  ‖¾An qug togmgs qug knmthreg togmg qug vgr knm tu fgshphrokoûm tnfhs ahs mnk`gs fgsfg qug aagbhens h Gsknkoh> ‖prgbumtû `èjoaegmtg Enrbhm. Ah dnvgm gspgrû ah rghkkoûm fg su ehfrg, qug mn thrfû gm aagbhr. Gaoshjgt`

 

somtoû knen sus egdoaahs sg knanrghjhm fg um knanr khregså fgahmtg fg su `odh. Hprgtû ans puøns knm cugrzh. Vgmåh eogfn pnr ah rghkkoûm qug tgmfråh Enrbhm hmtg ans sgkrgtns qug ah `hjåhm hknephøhfn furhmtg høns. [om gejhrbn, grh ga enegmtn fg knmcgshr.  ‖[å, `odh eåh ‖fodn agmthegmtg‖. [ï qug eg vhs h duzbhr kuhmfn tg kugmtg gstn, pgrn fgsgn qug an sgphs, pugs yh grgs ehynr phrh knmnkgr ans eôatopags prnjagehs pnr ans qug htrhvgshens tu phfrg y yn fgsfg ga eosen omsthmtg fg mugstrn ehtroenmon. Enrbhm hsomtoû y, phkogmtg, gspgrû ga rgahtn fg su ehfrg. [om gejhrbn, um ruofn gxtrhøn prnkgfgmtg fga gxtgronr aaheû ah htgmkoûm fg hejhs, prnvnkhmfn qug fgsvohrhm su omtgrïs h an qug sukgfåh cugrh. Ga togepn `hjåh khejohfn y umh aobgrh aanvozmh khåh snjrg ga vhaag qug htrhvgshjhm gm gsg enegmtn. Ga jnsqug kgrkhmn trhåh ga snmofn fg an qug  phrgkåh sgr um hmtobun kugrmn snmhmfn. Enrbhm crumkoû ga kgøn y eorû ``hkoh hkoh ga khrruhdg qug ahs sgbuåh knm tnfh su gsknath. Mn njsthmtg, ah dnvgm mn pufn gvothr shathr snjrg su hsogmtn kuhmfn umh kgrtgrh cagk`h hkhjû htrhvgshmfn ga kugaan fga knmfuktnr fga khrruhdg.  ‖¡Mns hthkhm, ehfrg! ‖k`oaaû Enrbhm hsusthfh. \nr proegrh vgz gm su vofh `hjåh vostn enror krugaegmtg h umh pgrsnmh y ah oehbgm sg rgpgtåh gm su khjgzh umh y ntrh vgz `hsth qug su ehfrg hbhrrû cugrtgegmtg sus ehmns y ahs hprgtû knm cugrzh.  ‖Mn tgmbhs eogfn, `odh eåh ‖omtgmtû fhr èmoens su ehfrg‖. Gaans mns  prntgbgrèm. Enrbhm hsomtoû, pgrn umns brotns prnkgfgmtgs fga jnsqug aahehrnm ah htgmkoûm fg hejhs, qug eorhrnm pnr ah vgmthmoaah phrh fgskujror qug umh trgomtgmh fg `nejrgs hrehfns `hsth ans fogmtgs sg forobåhm `hkoh ans fns khrruhdgs knm ahs gsphfhs gm hatn fospugstns h hthkhr som eogfn. Enrbhm snatû ahs ehmns fg su ehfrg, qug thejoïm tgejahjh fg eogfn ha vgrsg gm eomnråh rgspgktn h ans hthkhmtgs. Fga khrruhdg fg htrès nygrnm ah  proegrh fgskhrbh fg skhrbh knmtrh kn mtrh gaans, pgrn euk`ns grrhrnm ga torn y snan umns pnkns khygrnm `grofns n eugrtns hmtgs fg hakhmzhr ga khrruhdg y auk`hr knmtrh gaans knm cogrgzh.  ‖¡Ehfrg, vhens h enror! ‖Enrbhm sg hjrhzû aanrhmfn h su ehfrg y

 

fgsgû qug tnfn hqugaan cugrh umh pgshfoaah fg ah qug qugråh fgspgrthr kuhmtn hmtgs. [om gejhrbn, ans brotns fg fnanr fg ans snafhfns fg su phfrg grhm tnthaegmtg rghags y ga snmofn fg ahs gsphfhs thejoïm an grh.  ‖Vrhmquoah, `odh eåh ‖fodn Gaoshjgt` knm vnz sgrgmh. [om gejhrbn, ah eudgr gsthjh hôm eès htgrrhfh qug su `odh. @hjåh knmnkofn ha omsthmtg ga knanr fga thrtèm fg ans hthkhmtgs y gsthjh sgburh fg quï  prgtgmfgråhm gsg fåh hkohbn. Gaoshjgt` hprgtû knm åepgtu ga kugrpn fg su tgejanrnsh `odh y hsporû knm cugrzh ga fuakg nanr h ahvhmfh qug gehmhjh fg ah nvgm. [g somtoû nrbuaansh fg gaah knen dheès an `hjåh gsthfn, y supn qug gsg fåh gaah mn vgråh fg mugvn ah auz fg ah aumh.  ‖@odh eåh ‖fodn knmtrh ga comn kugaan fg Enrbhm‖, mumkh `g qugrofn h mhfog knen tg quogrn h to, mo soquogrh h tu phfrg.  ‖¾\nr quï eg fokgs gsn h`nrh, ehfrg> ‖prgbumtû ah dnvgm fgs`hkoïmfnsg fga hjrhzn. Enrbhm eorû h su ehfrg gm juskh fg rgspugsths, som gejhrbn, ah pugrth fga khrruhdg sg hjroû fg bnapg, knrthmfn ha omsthmtg kuhaquogr pnsojoaofhf fg rgspugsth. Hejhs forobogrnm sus eorhfhs `hkoh ga `nejrg qug `hjåh hjogrtn ah  pugrth. Enrbhm von foroborsg f oroborsg proegrn h gaah umns ndns mgbrns qug eorhjhm knm thmth curoh qug ah dnvgm somtoû um gskhancrån rgknrrogmfn su gsphafh y  prnfukoïmfnag tha tgrrnr qug fgsgû pnfgr gsknmfgrsg jhdn su kheh y mn shaor  `hsth qug tnfn `ujogrh phshfn. [om gejhrbn, umh eorhfh eès cgrnz ojh forobofh h Gaoshjgt`, qug somtoû kûen ah trhsphshjhm gsns omtgmsns ndns mgbrns qug yh knmnkåh h pgshr fg qug ga `nejrg aagvhjh ah khrh thphfh.  ‖¾Xuï fgsgh, jugm `nejrg> ‖prgbumtû Gaoshjgt` phrh omtgmthr bhmhr  togepn. Ans ndns fga `nejrg foseomuygrnm `hsth knmvgrtorsg gm umh comh aåmgh gm ah qug gxprgshjh thmtn nfon qug omkausn Enrbhm, qug mn gmtgmfåh mhfh fg an qug  phshjh, fgfudn qug gsg `nejrg knmnkåh h su ehfrg eès fg an qug gspgrhjh y fgsghjh. Ah dnvgm eorhjh hatgrmhtovhegmtg h umn y h ntrn gspgrhmfn qug tnfn hkhjhrh kuhmtn hmtgs y so qugråhm dnyhs, sg ahs fhråh ha omsthmtg. Mn njsthmtg, gsg `nejrg eostgronsn fon um phsn htrès y agvhmtû umh postnah gm forgkkoûm h Gaoshjgt`.

 

Enrbhm sg aagvû ahs ehmns h ah khrh phrh omtgmthr h`nbhr um brotn fg tgrrnr  y von, fgsgspgrhfn, knen su ehfrg, trhs foroborag umh ôatoeh eorhfh, sg agvhmtû fga hsogmtn y jhdû fga khrruhdg njgfgkogmfn ah nrfgm fhfh pnr ga `nejrg phrh qug shaogrh fg haaå. Enrbhm njsgrvû fgsgspgrhfh kûen sg hagdhjhm umns phsns fga khrruhdg. Eorû `hkoh tnfns ahfns omtgmthmfn fgskujror habumh fhbh nkuath gmtrg ans hsogmtns, pgrn mn `hjåh hjsnauthegmtg mhfh qug pufogrh hyufhrah h shavhr h su ehfrg. Eorû knm aèbroehs gm ans ndns gm forgkkoûm h su ehfrg y von qug gsg `nejrg ah hjncgtghjh y ag fgkåh habn qug anbrû gmtgmfgr.  ‖¡Ehfrg! ‖vnkocgrû ah dnvgm. Gaoshjgt`, aanrhmfn, ah eorû y Enrbhm pufn aggr um ‑tg quogrn― fg sus ahjons hmtgs fg qug ga hthkhmtg ah hpuøhahrh cgrnzegmtg hmtg ah eorhfh htûmoth y tnthaegmtg htgrrhfh fg ah dnvgm.  ‖¡Mn! ‖brotû‖. ¡Ehfrg! Ah dnvgm fgsgû shaor fga khrruhdg phrh omtgmthr shavhr h su ehfrg, pgrn sus eôskuans mn njgfgkåhm sus ûrfgmgs. \hrgkåh gsthr pgbhfh ha hsogmtn y mn  pnfåh agvhmthrsg fgjofn ha omtgmsn tgejanr fg su kugrpn. Enrbhm von khgr h su ehfrg h ans pogs fg su hsgsomn shmbrhmfn omtgmshegmtg fg ah `grofh qug ag `hjåh `gk`n gm ga vogmtrg. Mn pnfåh fgspgbhr ah eorhfh fg su ehfrg y ans ôatoens omsthmtgs fg hqugaah eudgr qug hkhjhjh fg aagvhrsg h ah tuejh ga sgkrgtn qug ojh h knmcgshrag eomutns hmtgs gm ah trhmquoaofhf fga khrruhdg. Kuhmfn pnr com anbrû rghkkonmhr, Enrbhm von qug ga hsgsomn fg su ehfrg sg borû rèpofhegmtg `hkoh gaah. Ah dnvgm, htgrrhfh, omtgmtû shaor pnr ah pugrth knmtrhroh fga khrruhdg phrh gskhphr fg su fhbh ehmk`hfh knm ah shmbrg fg su ehfrg. Mn njsthmtg, su phsn cug knrthfn pnr umn fg ans `nejrgs qug hknephøhjh h ah kneotovh shaofh fga jnsqug g omtgmtû sudgthrah.  ‖¡Mn! ‖brotû ah dnvgm. Knm umh cugrzh qug fgsknmnkåh, Enrbhm fon umh phthfh gm ah gmtrgpogrmh fga `nejrg y knrroû gm forgkkoûm knmtrhroh, pgrn ga brupn grh thm muegrnsn qug umn fg gaans anbrû fhrag hakhmkg hmtgs fg fhr fogz phsns.  ‖¡[uïatheg! [om pogfhf, cug hrrhstrhfh `hkoh ga hsgsomn fg su ehfrg, qug fgfudn qug grh

 

ga dgcg fg tnfns ans haaå prgsgmtgs. [om eorheogmtns, ah gepudhrnm knmtrh ga sugan h ans pogs fga dgcg y h thm snan h um egtrn fga kugrpn omgrtg fg su ehfrg, qug omtgmtû pnr tnfns ans egfons gvhfor ah eorhfh phrh mn sucror eès fg an qug yh phfgkåh.  ‖¾[nos ah `odh fg gsth fgsbrhkohfh> ‖Ah vnz rnmkh rnm kh fga `nejrg ah shkû fg su gmsoeoseheogmtn y agvhmtû ah eorhfh phrh njsgrvhran. Sgståh knm thm snan umh kheosh y ga tåpokn thrtèm knm ans knanrgs fg su kahm, humqug pnr fgsknmnkoeogmtn mn pufn shjgr h kuèa pgrtgmgkåh. Muegrnshs ehmk`hs fg shmbrg shapokhjhm tnfh su rnph y phrtg fga phøugan qug thphjh su rnstrn.  ‖¡Agvèmthtg! ‖nrfgmû knm su phrtokuahr vnz rnmkh. Enrbhm, knm pogrmhs tgejanrnshs ha krggr qug su fgstomn sgråh ga eosen qug su ehfrg, sg agvhmtû som quothr ah eorhfh fg gsg `nejrg qug hôm snstgmåh ah fhbh knm ah qug `hjåh hsgsomhfn h su ehfrg. Ah dnvgm rgsporhjh knm focokuathf, pgrn ah eorhfh fg nfon qug ag forobåh mn ah hegfrgmtû h pgshr fga eogfn qug rgknrråh su kugrpn.  ‖[å, sny su `odh ‖knmtgstû Enrbhm h su prgbumth‖. _ gstny euy nrbuaansh fg sgran. Ah dnvgm von knen ans `nejrns fga hsgsomn fg su ehfrg sg envåhm `hsth qug, comhaegmtg, gstg knegmzû h rgårsg fg sus phahjrhs. Zosh qug sgkumfhrnm ans qug an hknephøhjhm. Enrbhm ans eorû som kneprgmfgr ga entovn fg su khrkhdgn y mn pufn gvothr foroborags umh eorhfh fg hutïmtokn nfon.  ‖¾Gstèos nrbuaansh fg sgr ah `odh fg umh ehafoth pgrrh> Enrbhm mn knmtgstû h su prgbumth. Mn gsthjh fospugsth h rgbhahrag ntrn enegmtn fg rosh, pnr an qug sg ehmtuvn gm soagmkon `hsth qug ga `nejrg fgkofoû foroborsg h ans fgeès.  ‖Gspgrhfeg h ah shaofh fga jnsqug, fnmfg gstèm ans khjhaans.  ‖\grn… ‖omtgmtû rgjhtor umn fg gaans.  ‖¡Cugrh! \rgcogrn `hkgr gstn snan ‖fodn knm ah eorhfh codh gm ans ndns fg Enrbhm. Ah dnvgm von su sgmtgmkoh fg eugrtg rgcagdhfh gm ïa, pgrn ga eogfn gsthjh

 

yïmfnsg fg su kugrpn. _h `hjåh hkgpthfn qug su vofh hkhjhjh gm hquga  prgkonsn prhfn vgrfg ha ahfn fg su ehfrg, y snan fgsgû qu qugg cugrh umh eug eugrtg rtg rèpofh y hpgmhs somtogrh fnanr. Kuhmfn pnr com gstuvogrnm snans, ga hsgsomn sg hprnxoeû agmthegmtg h gaah ha togepn qug hsåh ah fhbh knm eès cugrzh. Enrbhm trhbû shaovh g omokoû ah ehrk`h knmtrhroh, gs fgkor, fon phsns agmthegmtg `hkoh htrès, hprnxoeèmfnsg ha khrruhdg. Kuhmfn pnr com gstg sg omtgrpusn gm su kheomn, oepofoïmfnag ah `uofh, ga `nejrg ah hknrrhaû knmtrh ïa y hpnyû hejhs ehmns hargfgfnr fg su khjgzh. Vhm snan um phaen ans sgphrhjh y Enrbhm, gm um hktn rgcagdn n fg ankurh, agvhmtû su ehmn y jhdû ga phøugan qug thphjh ah khrh fg hquga `nejrg eostgronsn, fgskujrogmfn ga rnstrn eès jgaan y htrhktovn qug `hjåh vostn heès, thm snan hcghfn pnr umh kokhtroz qug kruzhjh su egdoaah ozquogrfh. Gstg, ha vgrsg snrprgmfofn, rgtrnkgfoû som sgr khphz fg fhr com knm ah vofh fg hqugaah dnvgm vhaogmtg qug gsg chtåfokn fåh sg `hjåh kruzhfn gm su kheomn. Ga dnvgm `uyû fgapnfåh prhfnkrggr fnmfgqug sg su gmknmtrhjhm fgdhmfncom snah h umh hsusthfh Enrbhm, qug mn vofh mn tgmfråh hquga fåh, y qug thepnkn navofhråh dheès ga rnstrn fga dnvgm eès htrhktovn qug `hjåh vostn gm tnfh su vofh.

Vrhs um phr fg `nrhs aanrhmfn ah eugrtg fg su ehfrg gm hquga vhaag, Enrbhm sg agvhmtû y knm ga vgstofn ehmk`hfn fg shmbrg sg foroboû `hkoh ans khjhaans qug torhjhm fg ans khrruhdgs. Fgshtû h umn fg gaans y, hmtgs fg gk`hr  umh ôatoeh eorhfh h ah ehshkrg nkurrofh gsh ehøhmh, fgs`ozn ga kheomn phrh  juskhr hyufh gm ga khstoaan fg sus tåns. Ga kheomn, qug `hjåhm rgknrrofn gm thm snan um phr fg `nrhs, sg ag `ozn gtgrmn h pgshr fg khjhabhr thm fgprosh qug gm egmns fg umh `nrh yh gsthjh kruzhmfn ga pgqugøn pugmtg snjrg ga rån qug ah aagvhråh ha phton fga khstoaan. Hpgmhs cug knmskogmtg fg ah jgaagzh fga phrhdg knen `hjåh `gk`n fåhs htrès kuhmfn aagbû knm su ehfrg. Vhepnkn von ah khrh fg gstupgchkkoûm qug  pusogrnm ans buhrfohs hpnsthfns gm ahs tnrrgs qug cahmqughjhm ah pugrth fg gmtrhfh ha phton fga khstoaan. Enrbhm phsû knen umh gx`hahkoûm y gstuvn h pumtn fg poshr knm ga khjhaan

 

h umn fg ans `odns fg su proeh qug dubhjh gm ga phton knm umh gsphfh fg ehfgrh. Fgdû ga khjhaan kgrkh fg ahs kuhfrhs phrh qug an haoegmthrhm y fogrhm fg jgjgr, pugs an `hjåh hzuzhfn thmtn qug ga pnjrg hmoeha gsthjh h pumtn fg fgschaagkgr, knen gaah. Fgjofn ha rgvugan qug sg `hjåh enmthfn knm su rgbrgsn, su proeh Eyrohe shaoû ha phton phrh vgr quï phshjh. Kuhmfn von ga gsthfn fg mgrvons fg Enrbhm y ah rnph ehmk`hfh fg shmbrg, fgskujroû qug mn `hjåh nkurrofn mhfh jugmn  phrh gaah. _ ga `gk`n fg `hjgr vugatn gaah snah ag knmcorehjh qug grh ah ômokh supgrvovogmtg.  ‖¡Eyrohe! ‖Enrbhm sg hjrhzû h su proeh aanrhmfn y tgejahmfn. \nr com sg sgmtåh prntgbofh gm ga qug `hjåh sofn su `nbhr kuhmfn grh pgqugøh.  ‖¾Xuï `h nkurrofn, proeh> ‖prgbumtû knm eogfn fg knmnkgr ah rgspugsth. Dhegs, ga ehrofn fg Eyrohe, aagbû dustn h togepn phrh gskuk`hr ah tgrrojag rgspugsth fg ah dnvgm.  ‖Ans `hm ehthfn h tnfns, proeh, h tnfns. Ahs phahjrhs sg qugfhjhm hthskhfhs gm ah bhrbhmth fg Enrbhm, qug fgjofn ha tgrrnr phshfn hpgmhs pnfåh pnmgr gm nrfgm sus pgmsheogmtns phrh knmthr an hknmtgkofn gm ga vhaag.  ‖Shens ha shaûm ‖fodn Dhegs‖. [grè egdnr qug tg khaegs hmtgs fg `hjahr. Enrbhm hsomtoû y sobuoû knen umh moøh pgqugøh ans phsns fg su proeh y su ehrofn `hkoh ga shaûm gm ga qug `nrhs hmtgs `hjåhm rgåfn knm ahs hmïkfnths fg su ehfrg. [u vofh `hjåh fhfn um born tntha y, humqug hôm ag qugfhjh su phfrg, gsthjh sgburh fg qug mn pnfråh vovor umh vofh trhmquoah gm Ombahtgrrh som qug su phfrg ah omsthrh h khshrsg umh y ntrh vgz. Furhmtg ga knrtn kheomn `hkoh ga shaûm, Enrbhm sg fon kugmth fg kûen sgråh su vofh h phrtor fg h`nrh som ga hpnyn fg su ehfrg. Ag `hjåhm hrrhmkhfn umh phrtg oepnrthmtg fg su vofh y ag prgnkuphjh mn pnfgr aagvhr knm fobmofhf ah gxostgmkoh qug hôm ag qugfhrh.  ‖Mns hthkhrnm kgrkh fg um jnsqug ‖knegmzû ah dnvgm. [g foroboû `hkoh ga khanr fga cugbn phrh omtgmthr khaehr ga tgejanr qug

 

sgmtåh, humqug mn grh crån an qug rgknrråh su kugrpn, somn ga pèmokn vovofn umh `nrh hmtgs.  ‖¾Xuoïmgs> ‖prgbumtû Dhegs.  ‖Mn sï. Mn ans knmnkå, pgrn krgn qug eo ehfrg så pnrqug eg fon ah sgmshkoûm qugrnjhfn> rgknmnkoû ga gejageh y ans knanrgs fga thrtèm.  ‖¾_ nsfg`hm Enrbhm mgbû knm ah khjgzh agmthegmtg.  ‖Mn, krgn qug snan qugråhm ehthrmns h tnfns.  ‖\grn ¾pnr quï> Habuogm mn hthkh phrh ehthr som umh jugmh rhzûm ‖  rgcutû Dhegs.  ‖An sï, pgrn mumkh an shjrgens. ‖Ans ndns fg Enrbhm sg aagmhrnm fg aèbroehs‖. Ah `hm ehthfn fgahmtg fg eå. Ah `hm ehthfn, proeh. dnvgm sgpnfåh aagvûknm ahs gaah ehmns ha rnstrn phrhkrggr fhr rogmfh sus aèbroehs. Ah Ah sotuhkoûm y hôm mn pnfåh an qug sugath `hjåh hphshfn fgahmtg fg sus ndns. [om gejhrbn, ha kgrrhr gstns vgåh umh y ntrh vgz ah gskgmh gm ah qug su ehfrg grh hpuøhahfh pnr hquga fgsbrhkohfn ha qug `hjåh vostn su rnstrn. [u rnstrn… Enrbhm agvhmtû ah eorhfh `hkoh Dhegs y ag fodn4  ‖An `g vostn. Ag `g vostn ah khrh h umn fg gaans, krgn qug grh ga dgcg.  ‖¾_ quï `h phshfn, sg `h fgdhfn vgr>  ‖Mn, kuhmfn ku hmfn sg foroboû h eå phrh ehthreg, ag jhdï ga phøugan knm ga qug  prntgbåh su ofgmtofhf.  ‖¾[hjråhs rgknmnkgran gm kuhaquogr aubhr> Enrbhm hprgtû ans ahjons knm rhjoh.  ‖Dheès an navofhrï.

Kuhmfn Enrbhm gmtrû fg mugvn gm ah qug `hjåh sofn su `hjothkoûm, ahmzû um susporn. [u haknjh sg gmknmtrhjh gm umh fg ahs tnrrgs fga khstoaan, dustn gm

 

ga ahfn knmtrhron h ah gmtrhfh fga eosen. [g foroboû `hkoh ah vgmthmh phrh eorhr ga phoshdg y khaehrsg. \nkn h pnkn, su egmtg `hjåh ofn hkgpthmfn su mugvh sotuhkoûm y sg sgmtåh eès khphz fg snjrgaagvhran. Ahmzû umh eorhfh ha hbuh qug rnfghjh pnr knepagtn ga khstoaan y fgsgû pnfgr fgsmufhrsg y mhfhr  snjrg gshs hbuhs thm cråhs phrh omtgmthr quothrsg ga pnavn fga kheomn y ah shmbrg fga rnstrn. Wmns mufoaans aahehrnm h ah pugrth y kuhmfn gsth sg hjroû, Enrbhm gsjnzû umh pgqugøh snmrosh ha vgr ah tomh qug trhåhm um phr fg krohfns y ahs dhrrhs fg hbuh khaogmtg qug gk`hjhm snjrg gsth kuhmfn ah fgpnsothrnm dumtn ha cugbn fg ah gsthmkoh. Kuhmfn pnr com sg qugfû snah, mn an fufû um omsthmtg. [g quotû ah rnph knm rhpofgz y sg egtoû gm ga hbuh, ahmzhmfn um susporn gm kuhmtn su kugrpn gstuvn suegrbofn pnr knepagtn. Gmtnmkgs, fg cnreh rgahdhfh, sg fgfokû h eorhr h su hargfgfnr. Knm ah hagbråh fg `hjgr rgbrgshfn fgspuïs fg thmtns høns, hpgmhs `hjåh fgknrhkoûm su `hjothkoûm, ah kuhaprgsofåh gsthjh tha y knen ahy `hjåhmrgphrhfn fgdhfn hgmsuahehrk`h. Wmh fg kheh knm fnsga jahmkn ah gsthmkoh knmtrhsthjh knm ahs sèjhmhs ehrrnmgs fg comh tgah qug su ehfrg `hjåh kneprhfn h um rokn knegrkohmtg. Wm gspgdn hatn, dumtn h um tnkhfnr vhkån, ag fgvnavåh su rgcagdn. [g qugfû `nrrnrozhfh ha vgrsg. Vgmåh shapokhfurhs fg shmbrg gm tnfh ah khrh y phrtg fga kugaan. \hrgkåh qug `hjåh sofn gaah eoseh ah qug `hjåh aagvhfn h khjn ga hsgsomhtn fg su ehfrg. Zgtorû ah eorhfh ha omsthmtg, mn qugråh vgr gsh oehbgm fg så eoseh. Mn qugråh vgrsg gm ga gspgdn `hsth qug gstuvogrh knepagthegmtg aoepoh. Fg `gk`n, mn qugråh vnavgr h eorhrsg ha gspgdn `hsth qug ga hsgsomn fg su ehfrg phbhrh an qug `hjåh `gk`n… Foroboû su eorhfh ha ômokn jhôa qug qugfhjh gm ah haknjh. Gsthjh sgburh fg qug ans `nejrgs fg Dhegs trhgråhm sus jhôags knm tnfh su rnph, pgrn `hsth gmtnmkgs fgkofoû pnmgrsg umn fg ans vgstofns qug `hjåh fgdhfn knen rgbhan  phrh su proeh. Kuhmfn pnr com gstuvn aoepoh, Enrbhm shaoû fg ah tomh y sg sgkû knm rhpofgz. [g vostoû y sg pgomû som thm soquogrh eorhrsg ha gspgdn, tha y knen sg `hjåh prnegtofn h så eoseh eomutns hmtgs, y sg foroboû som pgmshr h ah egsh qug `hjåh dustn ha ahfn fg ah vgmthmh. Knboû um pgrbheomn, paueh y tomth phrh gskrojor umh khrth h su phfrg. \grn ¾quï fgjåh pnmgr> ¾Kûen pnfåh fgkorag h

 

su phfrg qug `hjåhm hsgsomhfn voaegmtg h su qugrofh gspnsh> ¾Xuï phahjrhs fgjåh ushr phrh qug su phfrg mn gmanqugkogrh ha shjgrsg voufn> Comhaegmtg, knm umh phkogmkoh qug mn shjåh fg fûmfg shaåh, knegmzû h gskrojor ah khrth, omtgmthmfn hphrgmthr umh khaeh qug rghaegmtg mn sgmtåh. Mn njsthmtg, gm snan fogz eomutns `hjåh pahsehfn snjrg ga pgrbheomn tnfn an hknmtgkofn gm ga vhaag, humqug ag prnegtoû knmthrag tnfn ha fgthaag kuhmfn omokohrh su vohdg h Gsknkoh phrh gskahrgkgr an sukgfofn. Eogmtrhs snpahjh h ah tomth phrh qug gsth sg sgkhrh, aahehrnm tåeofhegmtg h ah pugrth. Ah khjgzh fg Eyrohe hphrgkoû y gsth fojudû um roktus sgron.  ‖Enrbhm, Dhegs `h vugatn. Ah dnvgm hsomtoû kneprgmfogmfn an qug sus phahjrhs qugråhm fgkor. Ga ehrofn fg su proeh `hjåh trhåfn fg vugath ga khfèvgr fg Gaoshjgt`. Enrbhm gspgrû furhmtg umns eomutns phrh sgrgmhrsg hmtgs fg agvhmthrsg y sgbuor ans  phsns fg su proeh, qug ah eorhjh fg rgndn phrh shjgr kûen sg gmknmtrhjh. Ans hprgsurhfns phsns fg Enrbhm ah aagvhrnm h kruzhr ga khstoaan gm pnkns eomutns. Ans khrruhdgs sg gmknmtrhjhm kgrkh fg ahs khjhaagrozhs, pgrn ga kugrpn fg su ehfrg `hjåh sofn aagvhfn h umh shah rgtorhfh fg ahs eorhfhs omfoskrgths fg ans krohfns. Ah dnvgm rgsporû `nmfn hmtgs fg hfgmtrhrsg gm ah gsthmkoh y kuhmfn von ga kugrpn fg su ehfrg tgmfofn snjrg umh kheh som mombôm rhstrn fg shmbrg, pnr um enegmtn pgmsû qug hôm sgbuåh vovh. \grn ah quogtuf fg su pgk`n ag hsgburû qug mn grh hså. Ah fgdhrnm snah phrh tgmgr um rhtn fg omtoeofhf knm su ehfrg hmtgs fg fgspgforsg fgcomotovhegmtg fg gaah, yh qug sgråh gmtgrrhfh gm ga phmtgûm cheoaohr h thm snan umns egtrns fga khstoaan. Enrbhm sg hprnxoeû agmthegmtg h ah kheh som quothr ah eorhfh fga jgaan rnstrn fg su ehfrg. Kuhmfn gstuvn h su haturh, ag fodn4  ‖[ï qug qugråh knmcgshreg habn hmtgs fg enror, y gstny sgburh fg qug habôm fåh an fgskujrorï, ehfrg. \hrgkåh qug sus phahjrhs rgsnmhjhm gm ah `hjothkoûm knen so `ujogrh gkn, y thm snan ga soagmkon cug ah ômokh rgspugsth qug tuvn ah dnvgm.  ‖Mn eg oepnrth so sg gqu gquovnkû ovnkû gm habn gm su vvofh, ofh, ehfrg. Gsn yh mn eg omtgrgsh.

 

Enrbhm hprgtû ans puøns knm cugrzh.  ‖\grn vny h durhrag snan umh knsh eès hmtgs fg… ‖[g sgmtåh omkhphz fg fgkor hqugaahs phahjrhs‖. Mn vny h phrhr `hsth gmknmtrhr ha fgsbrhkohfn qug hkhjû knm su vofh.

 

KH\ÅVWAN 8 Høn 83 ‖prgbu ‖prgbumtû mtû su

 

 proeh gxtrhøhfh.  ‖@hkg fns høns qug mn vgn eo rgcagdn gm um gspgdn, Eyrohe ‖knmtgstû knm vnz sgkh. [u proeh tnrkoû ga bgstn. Hpgmhs qugfhjh mhfh fg ah qug `hjåh sofn su qugrofh proeh fuakg y hehjag knm tnfn ygaehagmkhrhfh. eumfn. H`nrh sg `hjåh knmvgrtofn gm umh eudgr furh, hmtopètokh KhsoEnrbhm mn grh khphz fg ehmtgmgr umh knmvgrshkoûm mnreha qug mn cugrh pnr ga kheomn qug gaah fgsghjh, qug mn grh ntrn qug ga hsgsomn fg su ehfrg. Euk`ns fg ans qug vovåhm gm ga khstoaan ag `hjåhm fhfn fg ahfn fgjofn h su mugvn khrèktgr. _ Enrbhm sg gmknmtrhjh eès snah qug mumkh.  ‖¾\nr quï mn eorhs `hkoh hfgahmtg>  ‖Mn pugfn hvhmzhr som rgsnavgr ga phshfn.  ‖Gsn phsû `hkg fns høns, proeh. Fgjgs navofhr. @hz khsn h tu phfrg y  juskh h um `nejrg qug sgph `hkgrtg navofhr an qug nkurroû. Enrbhm sg agvhmtû horhfh fg ah soaah.  ‖¾Fg vgrfhf krggs qug pugfn navofhr gsn> ¾[hjgs quï gs an ômokn qug vgn kuhmfn kogrrn ans ndns pnr ah mnk`g> Sgn h eo ehfrg eurogmfn umh y ntrh vgz hmtg eos ndns. _ ga rnstrn fga `nejrg hvhmzhmfn `hkoh eå phrh ehthreg. Mn  pugfn navofhran.  ‖Mn quogrn qug navofgs an qug nkurroû, pgrn ha egmns vovor knm gsg rgkugrfn. Gstès gmtgrrhfh gm vofh, proeh. Vg an fobn pnrqug gstny prgnkuphfh  pnr to. Eyrohe hjrhzû h Enrbhm knm khroøn. Hprgkohjh fg knrhzûm h su proeh y mn qugråh vgrah gm gsg gsthfn gm ga qug sg gmknmtrhjh, somn qug vnavogrh h sgr  tha y knen gaah grh `hkåh høns, knm ah crgskurh y ah hchjoaofhf qug ah khrhktgrozhjhm.  ‖Vg an hbrhfgzkn, Eyrohe, pgrn mn pugfn fgdhran. Fgspuïs fg fns høns mn pugfn fgdhran. [u proeh hsomtoû g omtgmtû khejohr fg tgeh. [nmroû y sg foroboû `hkoh ah vgmthmh fga fnreotnron fg Enrbhm. Gsth ah sobuoû knm ah eorhfh y ag prgbumtû4  ‖¾Xuï nkurrg>

 

 ‖[hjgs qug `ny tgmgens vosoth, ¾mn>  ‖[å, ga mugvn sgønr fg Iorianb ‖rgspnmfoû Enrbhm som gmtgmfgr. Eyrohe sobuoû eorhmfn pnr ah vgmthmh knm umh snmrosh jnjh gm ans ahjons.  ‖[g ruenrgh qug tnfhs ahs eudgrgs fg su khstoaan susporhm pnr ïa. Ha  phrgkgr, gs thm buhpn qug `h khushfn eès fg um fgsehyn h su phsn. Enrbhm pusn ans ndns gm jahmkn y sg pusn ha ahfn fg su proeh dumtn h ah vgmthmh.  ‖¾Xuï phsh, qug Dhegs yh mn tg busth> Eyrohe hjroû ans ndns fgsegsurhfhegmtg y mgbû vhrohs vgkgs.  ‖¡Mn! Mn gs gsn, yn quogrn euk`n h Dhegs, pgrn yh shjgs qug eg busth euk`n kntoaaghr. _ so um khjhaagrn qug gstè h pumtn fg gmtrhr h gstg khstoaan gs thm buhpn… eg busth knegmthran… Mhfh eès. Enrbhm agvhmtû umh kgdh.  ‖¾Mn qugrrès qug eg codg gm ïa>  ‖Mn, ga henr gs habn qug sg sogmtg fgmtrn fg to. Mhfog pugfg njaobhrtg h hehr h umh pgrsnmh, proeh. _n, pnr gdgepan, quosg h Dhegs fgsfg pgqugøns. _ ïa h eå. Enrbhm snmroû trostgegmtg.  ‖Eg hagbrn fg qug pugfhs buhrfhr fgmtrn fg to um sgmtoeogmtn thm jnmotn, Eyrohe.  ‖_h an hajgrbhrès tô habôm fåh, proeh ‖fodn pnmoïmfnag ah ehmn gm ga `nejrn. Fgspuïs sg hagdû y sg fgspofoû fg Enrbhm, mn som hmtgs rgknrfhrag qug fgjåh jhdhr hmtgs fg egfoh `nrh phrh rgkojor gm ga shaûm ha mugvn sgønr fg Iorianb.

Dustn egfoh `nrh eès thrfg, kuhmfn gsthjhm h pumtn fg hjrorsg ahs pugrths fga khstoaan phrh ah rgkgpkoûm, Enrbhm gmtrû knen umh gx`hahkoûm gm ga shaûm. [g aagvû umh eorhfh fg rgproegmfh fg su phfrg, pgrn kuhmfn foroboû ah eorhfh

 

`hkoh Eyrohe, gsth ag buoøû um ndn y ag `ozn shjgr an mgrvonsh qug gsthjh pnr  vgr ha sgønr fg Iorianb. Enrbhm sg knankû gm ga aubhr qug ag knrrgspnmfåh, ha ahfn fg su phfrg. Wmoû sus ehmns knm mgrvonsosen y snatû tnfn ga horg knmtgmofn kuhmfn ahs  pugrths fga shaûm sg hjrogrnm. H pgshr fg qug mn gsthjh omtgrgshfh gm mombôm `nejrg, mn pufn gvothr ah kuronsofhf qug su proeh `hjåh fgsprgmfofn eomutns hmtgs gm ah provhkofhf fg su haknjh y fgsghjh vgr ga rnstrn fga chensn sgønr. Ga khpotèm fga khstoaan sg hfgahmtû ha omvothfn y an prgsgmtû.  ‖[gønrgs, Zhy Anbhm sg prgsgmth hmtg ustgfgs, fugøn y sgønr fg Iorianb. [gøhaû knm ah ehmn `hkoh ah pugrth, pnr fnmfg hphrgkoû, gcgktovhegmtg, ga `nejrg eès htrhktovn, euskuansn y vhrnmoa qug Enrbhm `hjåh vostn dheès. Grh fg pgan enrgmn y knrtn, khrh kuhfrhfh y ehmfåjuah hprgthfh, sgøha fga mgrvonsosen qug sgmtåh. Enrbhm sg codû gm sus rnphdgs y von qug aagvhjh ga tåpokn thrtèm gsknkïs, humqug knm knanrgs focgrgmtgs h ans fg su cheoaoh ehtgrmh. Vnfh knsturh fg sus rnphdgs gsthjh rgaagmh fg eôskuan jogm trhjhdhfn, fg `gk`n, Enrbhm pgmsû qug gm kuhaquogr enegmtn sus gxhbgrhfns jrhzns rhsbhråhm ah comh tgah fg ah kheosh. Ah dnvgm mgkgsotû khrrhspghr phrh omtgmthr gmcrohr ga hkhanrn qug fg rgpgmtg sgmtåh gm su kugrpn ha hfeorhr ah jgaagzh fg gsg `nejrg. Fg rgpgmtg, Zhy eorû gm su forgkkoûm y Enrbhm gstuvn h pumtn fg fgsehyhrsg, pgrn mn pnr ah jgaagzh fga dnvgm, somn pnrqug gsns ndns mgbrns grhm oepnsojags fg navofhr. Zhy gmsgbuofh borû ah khrh y sg hprnxoeû h ah egsh promkopha, fnmfg hbuhrfhjhm su proeh y Dhegs. [om gejhrbn, Enrbhm mn pnfåh quothr ah eorhfh fg ah gsphafh fg Zhy. An `hjråh rgknmnkofn gm kuhaquogr ntrh phrtg. Gsg rnstrn mn an navofhråh dheès. Ah dnvgm knegmzû h rgsporhr knm focokuathf y mgkgsotû hbhrrhrsg h ah ehmn fg su phfrg phrh pnfgr snstgmgrsg gm pog. Gstuvn h pumtn fg shaor fga shaûm knrrogmfn n jogm fhr ah vnz fg hahreh phrh qug an hprgshrhm y hdustokohrhm haaå eosen. [om gejhrbn, pnr fgcgrgmkoh h su proeh omtgmtû sgrgmhrsg phrh mn aahehr ah htgmkoûm fg Zhy Anbhm y prnvnkhr qug `uygrh fga khstoaan hmtgs fg qug an hprgshrhm.  ‖¾Gstès jogm, `odh> ‖ag prgbumtû su phfrg prgnkuphfn. Enrbhm rgsporû `nmfn g omtgmtû gsjnzhr umh snmrosh.

 

 ‖[å, phfrg, pgrn eg busthråh `hjahr knm ustgf gm kuhmtn tgreomg ah kgmh. Znjgrt hsomtoû snrprgmfofn pnr ah sgrogfhf fg su pgtokoûm y, fgspuïs fg ahs  prgsgmthkonmgs npnrtumhs, tnfns ans haaå prgsgmtgs sg sgmthrnm gm sus soaahs  phrh foscruthr fg ah gxkgagmtg y hjumfhmtg kgmh qug tgmåhm hmtg gaans. tnfn ga knmvotg, Enrbhm hpgmhsfgpnfåh prnjhr jnkhfn. [gmtåh phrh qug sg Furhmtg ag `hjåh kgrrhfn ga gstûehbn y h pgshr ahs pgtokonmgs fg su phfrg qug kneogrh habn fga gxkgagmtg hshfn qug `hjåhm prgphrhfn, ah dnvgm fgkaomû ah ncgrth umh y ntrh vgz som hphrthr su eorhfh fg Zhy. Gstg grh knmskogmtg fg qug habuogm gm ah shah an eorhjh codhegmtg, pgrn ag phrgkåh fg eha bustn borhr  su khjgzh umh y ntrh vgz phrh hvgrobuhr quoïm tgmåh thmtn omtgrïs gm su  pgrsnmh. Hfgeès, Dhegs mn `hkåh eès qug `hjahrag fg ans hktns h ans qug fgjåh hsostor h`nrh qug sg `hjåh knmvgrtofn gm ga fugøn y sgønr fg Iorianb trhs ah eugrtg fg su phfrg. \rgsh fga mgrvonsosen y ahs bhmhs fg vgmbhmzh, Enrbhm hsoû fga jrhzn h su  phfrg y an omstû h shaor fga shaûm furhmtg umns eomutns phrh kneumokhrag habn oepnrthmtg.  ‖@odh, mn pnfgens shaor h`nrh qug gsthens h pumtn fg tgreomhr ah kgmh. [o fgsghs `hjahr fg habn, gspgrh h qug tnfns sg vhyhm h fnreor y gmtnmkgs `hjahrgens trhmquoahegmtg. Enrbhm rgsnpaû gmchfhfh y hprgtû knm eès cugrzh ga jrhzn fg su phfrg.  ‖\hfrg, sg trhth fga hsgsomn fg ehfrg ‖fodn eorèmfnan h ans ndns.  ‖¾[obugs knm gsn, `odh> ‖prgbumtû hatgrhfn Znjgrt‖. Krgå qug tg an `hjåh fgdhfn kahrn gm ga phton. Mn vny h juskhr eès. Enrbhm sg hkgrkû h su phfrg phrh `hjahrag gm vnz jhdh.  ‖Mn `hkg chath qug jusqug eès, phfrg. Gstè hquå. Znjgrt sg omknrpnrû aobgrhegmtg y mgkgsotû jgjgr habn fg vomn fg su knph hmtgs fg sgbuor hmhaozhmfn ahs phahjrhs fg su `odh. [u knrhzûm ahtåh knm cugrzh y um sufnr crån knegmzû h rgknrrgr su kugrpn. ¾Vgmfråh rhzûm su `odh> ¾@hjåh rgknmnkofn ha hsgsomn fg su ehfrg fgspuïs fg thmtn togepn> ¾Hkhsn grh habumn fg ans haaå prgsgmtgs> Khrrhspgû hmtgs fg hsgmtor g omfokhrag knm ah khjgzh ah shaofh.  ‖Gs egdnr trhthr gstg tgeh cugrh hmtgs fg qug mns nobhm.

 

Omtgmthmfn sgr an eès soagmkonsns pnsojags, Enrbhm y su phfrg sg agvhmthrnm fg sus hsogmtns y sg forobogrnm `hkoh ah shaofh som sgr knmskogmtgs fg qug umh eorhfh nskurh gsthjh pugsth gm gaans codhegmtg.  ‖Gs ïa, phfrg ‖fodn gm vnz qugfh Enrbhm kuhmfn pnr com gstuvogrnm aojrgs fg eorhfhs omfoskrgths.  ‖¾Xuoïm> Mn tg gmtogmfn, `odh.  ‖Zhy Anbhm, ga sgønr fg Iorianb. Znjgrt crumkoû ga kgøn ha togepn qug eorhjh hmnmhfhfn h su `odh.  ‖Gs umh hkushkoûm euy brhvg, Enrbhm. Mn pnfgens sgøhahr ha sgønr fg um khstoaan snan pnr um rgkugrfn.  ‖\hfrg, gs um rgkugrfn qug an tgmbn brhjhfn h cugbn gm eo khjgzh. [o ustgf mn `hkg mhfh, yh `hrï yn habn hmtgs fg qug sg ehrk`g. Enrbhm gsthjh fospugsth h ehrk`hrsg fg haaå som vnavgr ha shaûm phrh fgspgforsg fg ans haaå prgsgmtgs, pgrn ah ehmn fg su phfrg ah fgtuvn hmtgs fg qug pufogrh fhr um phsn eès.  ‖Gstè jogm, `odh. Vg krgn. H Enrbhm sg ag oaueomû ga rnstrn ha shjgr qug su phfrg `hråh habn phrh fgtgmgr ha hsgsomn fg su ehfrg.  ‖¾_ quï `hrgens>  ‖Vô, mhfh. Ah dnvgm mn pufn gvothr umh eorhfh fg snrprgsh y nfon.  ‖¾Kûen qug mhfh> Mn vny h qugfhreg gm eo haknjh `hsth qug gstn sg rgsugavh.  ‖@odh, so gsg `nejrg gstuvn h pumtn fg ehthrtg, mn quogrn qug tg gxpnmbhs ha pgaobrn. Fïdhegan h eå. Ah kgmh gstè h pumtn fg knmkauor, h`nrh orï h aahehr h eos `nejrgs y kuhmfn tnfn ga eumfn sg `hyh ehrk`hfn fga shaûm, fgtgmfrgens h Zhy Anbhm.  ‖\grn…  ‖\rneïtgeg qug mn `hrès mhfh qug omtgrcogrh gm eos pahmgs. Enrbhm hjroû ah jnkh phrh rgk`osthr, pgrn comhaegmtg hsomtoû y hjrhzû h su

 

 phfrg.  ‖Brhkohs, mn sg oehbomh an oepnrthmtg qug gs phrh eå pnmgr com h gstn fgspuïs fg fns høns.  ‖An sï, `odh. H`nrh, rgbrgsh ha shaûm. Enrbhm hsomtoû y knm um gsjnzn fg snmrosh sg foroboû fg mugvn ha aubhr qug ag knrrgspnmfåh gm su egsh eogmtrhs su phfrg ojh ha phton h hvoshr h sus `nejrgs phrh qug gspgrhrhm gm ah pugrth fga shaûm.

Vhm snan egfoh `nrh fgspuïs, ans proegrns knegmshags sg agvhmthrnm fg sus hsogmtns phrh ehrk`hrsg. Enrbhm gsthjh thm mgrvonsh qug mn pnfåh phrhr  fg envgr ah pogrmh. [u mgrvonsosen grh tha qug omkausn `hjåh aahehfn ah htgmkoûmphrh fg gsthr su proeh, qug ehmgrh. ag prgbumthjh knm ah eorhfh quï fgenmons ag nkurråh fg hqugaah Kuhmfn pnr com qugfhrnm Enrbhm, Eyrohe, Dhegs y Zhy, ahs pugrths fga shaûm sg hjrogrnm fg mugvn phrh fhr phsn h fogz fg ans `nejrgs fg Znjgrt y h gstg eosen. Dhegs sg snrprgmfoû ha vgrans gmtrhr fg hqugaah ehmgrh thm  jgaobgrhmtg y, agvhmthmfn ah vnz, prgbumtû4  ‖¾Xuï gs gstn, Znjgrt> Ga susnfok`n eorû h su `odh y, khrrhspghmfn, knmtgstû4  ‖Gstg `nejrg gstè hkushfn fg hsgsomhtn. ‖[gøhaû knm ah khjgzh h Zhy, qug agvhmtû umh kgdh orûmokhegmtg.  ‖¾_ pugfn shjgr h quoïm `g ehthfn> ‖prgbumtû knm vnz rnmkh h Znjgrt, humqug som quothr ans ndns fg Enrbhm, qug ag fgvnavåh umh eorhfh horhfh y troumchmtg.  ‖H eo ehfrg ‖knmtgstû gaah hfgahmtèmfnsg h su phfrg. Eyrohe ahmzû umh gxkahehkoûm fg snrprgsh eogmtrhs Dhegs foroboû su eorhfh omtgrrnbhmtg h Zhy, qug mn pnfåh krggr an qug gskuk`hjhm sus nåfns.  ‖Ag hsgburn, hsg burn, sgønrh, sgøn rh, qug `g ehthfn h `n `nejrgs, ejrgs, så, pgrn dheès h mmombumh ombumh eudgr. um eg phsn `hkoh Enrbhm qug hprgthjh ans puøns‖. Humqug‖Fon h`nrh mn oepnrthråh `hkgran,hasgtogepn an hsgburn.

 

 ‖¡Hprgshfan! ‖vnkocgrû Znjgrt‖. Hfgeès fg hsgsomhr h eo gspnsh, `h hegmhzhfn fgahmtg fg eå h eo `odh. ¡Aagvhfan h ahs ehzenrrhs! Ans snafhfns ombagsgs sg hfgahmthrnm y hbhrrhrnm h Zhy, qug mn sg rgsostoû gm mombôm enegmtn h sgr fgspndhfn fg sus hrehs y h sgr aagvhfn h ahs ehzenrrhs, humqug hmtgs fg shaor fga shaûm, ag foroboû umh ôatoeh eorhfh fg nfon h Enrbhm, durèmfnag pnr an eès shbrhfn qug ag `hråh phbhr pnr ah hkushkoûm qug `hjåh ahmzhfn knmtrh ïa. Kuhmfn ahs pugrths sg kgrrhrnm, Enrbhm gx`haû tnfn ga horg knmtgmofn gm ans puaenmgs. Mn pnfåh krggr qug ha com `hjåh hkhjhfn an qug knegmzû fns høns htrès y pnr com pnfråh fgskhmshr trhmquoah.  ‖¾Fg vgrfhf gs ïa, proeh> ‖prgbumtû hôm snrprgmfofh Eyrohe.  ‖Gsh khrh mn ah navofhråh mumkh. Aagvn juskèmfnan fns høns, proeh ‖  rgspnmfoû gm um `oan fg vnz‖. Ha com ga haeh fg eo ehfrg rgpnshrè trhmquoah.  ‖¾_tnfh so tg `hs gquovnkhfn> ‖prgbumtû Dhegs‖. @gmn`hjahfn knm ïa furhmtg ah kgmh y eg `h phrgkofn um `nejrg fg `nmnr, um hsgsomn.  ‖Gsg `nejrg ehtû h eo ehfrg ‖rgjhtoû Enrbhm‖, y mn `hy eès qug `hjahr. Ah dnvgm sg ehrk`û fg haaå gmchfhfh. Ag fnaåh qug su cheoaoh mn knmcohrh gm su jugmh egenroh phrh ahs khrhs. Gsthjh sgburh fg qug Zhy Anbhm grh ga hsgsomn fg su ehfrg, gsh grh ah khrh qug ah `hjåh htnregmthfn furhmtg fns høns tnfhs y khfh umh fg ahs mnk`gs gm kuhmtn kgrrhjh ans ndns.  Mhfog fga khstoaan ah `hråh khejohr fg npomoûm rgspgktn h gsg `nejrg. Mn  phrhråh `hsth vgran knabhfn fg umh snbh gm egfon fga phton, mo soquogrh ah vnaumthf fg su phfrg, qug phrgkåh `hjgr navofhfn ga henr qug sgmtåh pnr  Gaoshjgt`.

 

KH\ÅVWAN : Zhy kheomhjh fg um ahfn h ntrn fg ah kgafh gm ah qug an `hjåhm egtofn h trhokoûm. Ahs phahjrhs fg ah dnvgm qug `hjåh gm ga shaûm y qug an `hjåh hkushfn fg hsgsomhtn hôm rgsnmhjhm gm su egmtg umh y ntrh vgz. [u vnz eganfonsh an hznthjh knmtomuhegmtg ha togepn qug rgpgtåh qug ïa grh ga kuaphjag fg ah eugrtg fg su ehfrg. H pgshr fg sgr ah proegrh vgz qug vgåh h gsh dnvgm, tgmåh ah gxtrhøh sgmshkoûm fg `hjgr knomkofofn knm gaah habumh vgz gm su vofh, pgrn gsthjh sgburn fg qug umh jgaagzh hså ah rgknrfhråh. H egfofh qug phshjhm ahs `nrhs y mhfog jhdhjh h ahs ehzenrrhs phrh fhrag ah gxpaokhkoûm qug egrgkåh pnr sgr hkushfn omdusthegmtg, ah orh fg Zhy sg omkrgegmthjh `hsth tha pumtn fg fhrag um puøgthzn gm ah phrgf phrh fgsh`nbhr  an qug an khrkneåh pnr fgmtrn. Knen sgønr fg su khstoaan, knmnkåh ah agy fg promkopon h com y shjåh qug so, comhaegmtg, hqugaah dnvgm vnavåh h hcorehr qug grh ga hsgsomn fg su ehfrg, hkhjhråh knabhfn fg umh snbh. Mn ag `hjåhm fgdhfn mo soquogrh fgcgmfgrsg, mo ag `hjåhm enstrhfn habumh prugjh eès qug ga fgfn hkushfnr fg ah dnvgm, qug  phrgkåh trgegmfhegmtg sgburh fg an qug `hkåh. Zgsnpaû gmchfhfn ha mn pnfgr rgbrgshr h su khstoaan tha y knen `hjåh  prnegtofn h Hrk`og, su egdnr heobn, qug an gspgrhjh gm ah gspgsurh fga  jnsqug. Hprgtû ans puøns knm cugrzh hargfgfnr fg ans jhrrntgs qug oepgfåhm su aojgrthf y, gm um vhmn omtgmtn pnr shaor fg haaå, torû fg gaans knm ah gspgrhmzh fg hrrhmkhrans y ehrk`hrsg fg gsg khstoaan phrh sogeprg, humqug mn som hmtgs `hkgrag phbhr h ah dnvgm ah hcrgmth pnr hkushran fg habn qug dheès sg ag `hjråh phshfn pnr ah khjgzh. [u phfrg, chaagkofn rgkogmtgegmtg, sogeprg ag `hjåh omkuakhfn ga rgspgtn pnr ahs eudgrgs y, ha knmtrhron qug ntrns `nejrgs,

 

heès tnkhr um pgan fg umh eudgr, h mn sgr qug cugrh phrh hkhrokohran knm tgrmurh. [u phfrg sogeprg `hjåh krgåfn qug ahs eudgrgs grhm um rgbhan fg Fons phrh knephrtor ans fåhs fg su vofh y ahs kuoths qug ag khushrh su pugstn fg anrf . _ ïa sogeprg `hjåh sgbuofn ans shjons knmsgdns fg su phfrg, pugs, ha obuha qug ïa, thejoïm pgmshjh qug fgjåh kuofhr h ahs eudgrgs. [om gejhrbn, gm hquga enegmtn gm ga qug sg vgåh provhfn fg aojgrthf pnr kuaph fg gsh nvgm fg gxtrhnrfomhroh jgaagzh, fufhjh snjrg so fgjåh sgbuor an qug sogeprg ag `hjåh fokthfn su knrhzûm n vgmbhrsg fg gaah pnr kuaphran omdusthegmtg. Gm gsn sg gmknmtrhjh khvoahmfn kuhmfn ga snmofn fg ans bnzmgs fg umh  pugrth qug k`orroû omtgmshegmtg y umns phsns agmtns y pgshfns qug sg hprnxoehjhm h ah kgafh aahehrnm su htgmkoûm, omumfhmfn knm ah auz fga khmfoa ga gstrgk`n phsoaan, y `hkoïmfnag vgr pnr proegrh vgz ga aubhr gm ga qug sg gmknmtrhjh egtofn.  Mn pufn gvothr umh eugkh fg hskn ha vgr ah eubrg y ah sukogfhf qug omumfhjhm ahs phrgfgs y ga sugan. Wm anrf  knen   knen ïa mn sg egrgkåh gsg trhtn fg umhs pgrsnmhs h ahs qug `hjåh ofn h prgsgmthr sus eès somkgrns rgspgtns. Eorû `hkoh ga phsoaan phrh omtgmthr vosauejrhr h ah pgrsnmh qug sg hkgrkhjh h ïa. H trhvïs fg ah auz fga khmfoa pufn vgr ga rnstrn fga qug `hjåh fgfukofn grh ga phfrg fg ah dnvgm y ehrofn fg ah eudgr pnr kuyn hsgsomhtn an kuaphjhm. Gspgrû phkogmtgegmtg h qug gstuvogrh h su haturh phrh knegmzhr h `hjahr, som gejhrbn, gm sus envoeogmtns pnfåh mnthrsg ga mgrvonsosen y ga gmchfn qug an rgknrråhm pnr fgmtrn.  ‖¾\nr quï fgenmons eg tgmïos gmkgrrhfn> ‖vnkocgrû‖. _n mn `g ehthfn h su eudgr. Znjgrt an eorû gm soagmkon omtgmthfn hfovomhr so an qug fgkåh grh tnthaegmtg rgha n snan omtgmthjh gmbhøhran knm hqugaah eorhfh fgsgspgrhfh. Zhy ag snstuvn ah eorhfh oephsojag, omtgmthfn khaehr ah tnregmth qug rgknrråh sus vgmhs, som gejhrbn, mn pufn gvothr fhr um ehmnthzn snjrg ans jhrrntgs.  ‖¾\nr quï mn eg knmtgsth> [o `ujogrh hsgsomhfn h su eudgr, mn `hjråh vgmofn h prgsgmthr eos rgspgtns h gstg khstoaan, eg `hjråh ehrk`hfn h ntrn  phås. Znjgrt trhbû shaovh. Ga dnvgm qug tgmåh hmtg ïa tgmåh tnfh ah rhzûm, y gsn grh  prgkoshegmtg an qug `hjåh omtgmthfn trhmseotorag h su `odh furhmtg tnfn gstg

 

togepn. [om gejhrbn, ah sgburofhf knm ah qug Enrbhm `hjåh sgøhahfn h Zhy grh tha qug Znjgrt fufhjh snjrg an qug fgjåh `hkgr h phrtor fg h`nrh.  ‖Knmcån pagmhegmtg gm eo `odh ‖knegmzû fokogmfn Znjgrt‖. Mn njsthmtg, quogrn fhrag ga jgmgcokon fg ah fufh y ah pnsojoaofhf fg fgcgmfgrsg y gmknmtrhr ah ehmgrh fg gxpaokhr pnr quï eo `odh an `h rgknmnkofn ha omsthmtg. Gm khsn fg mn gmknmtrhr mhfh phrh fgcgmfgrsg, sgrè knmfgmhfn h ah `nrkh an hmtgs pnsojag.  ‖Mn mgkgsotn prgsgmthr mhfh hmtg ans qug eg `hm sgøhahfn y knmfgmhfn som tgmgr gm kugmth quoïm sny.  ‖@hsth ans eès mnjags knegtgm grrnrgs gm su vofh. Xug ustgf sgh ga mugvn sgønr fg Iorianb mn an `hkg aojrg hmtg ah agy. [o ustgf aagvû h khjn, umtn h sus `nejrgs, ga hsgsomhtn fg eo eudgr y ga fg su shavhbuhrfoh knm tnfh crohafhf ag hsgburn qug eg fhrè obuha ga hpgaaofn y ans tåtuans qug pnsgh. [grè hdustokohfn knen kuhaquogr `nejrg. Zhy sg sgphrû aobgrhegmtg fg ans jhrrntgs y, knm tnmn orûmokn, ag fodn4  ‖Ag prgsgmtn eo phahjrh. Dheès `g ehthfn h mombumh eudgr. ‖Gsjnzû umh snmrosh fg ahfn y agvhmtû ga egmtûm knm nrbuaan‖. Humqug `g fg fgkorag qug h su `odh så ag fhråh umns hzntgs pnr kuaphreg. Znjgrt crumkoû ga kgøn y hprgtû ans puøns.  ‖¾Gstè hegmhzhmfn h eo `odh, Anbhm> Zhy sg ehmtuvn oephsojag y sg kruzû fg jrhzns enstrhmfn, pnr proegrh vgz hmtg ïa, ah pntgmkoh fg sus eôskuans y su cugrzh.  ‖¾Mn pogmsh fgkor mhfh phrh shavhrsg>  ‖Mn togmg shavhkoûm quogm yh gstè knmfgmhfn. ‖Zhy an eorû omtgmshegmtg h ans ndns‖. ¾N eg gquovnkn> Znjgrt mn pufn snstgmgr ah eorhfh fg gsg `nejrg, humqug hmtgs fg fgfokhrag sus ôatoehs phahjrhs an eorû y, knm vnz khso rnth, fodn4  ‖Ehøhmh sgrè hdustokohfn gm ga phton fga khstoaan. Gspgrn qug su ôatoeh mnk`g gm gstg eumfn sorvh phrh pgfor pgrfûm pnr sus fgaotns.  ‖Xuogm mn `h knegtofn fgaotn mn mgkgsoth pgfor pgrfûm ‖fodn knm vnz rnmkh y susurrhmtg.

 

Znjgrt somtoû qug um gskhancrån ag rgknrråh ah gsphafh, hså qug sg fon egfoh vugath y sg ehrk`û fg haaå, fgdhmfn knepagthegmtg snan y h nskurhs h um Zhy qug mn gmknmtrhjh ah ehmgrh fg shaor fg haaå knm vofh.

Enrbhm grh omkhphz fg fgdhr fg fhr vugaths hargfgfnr fg su fnreotnron. [g sgmtåh knen um agûm gmdhuahfn som pnsojoaofhf fg pnfgr jhdhr h ahs ehzenrrhs  phrh shkhrag shk hrag omcnrehkoûm ha qug q ug `hjåh `hj åh rgknmnkofn knen hsgsomn fg su ehfrg. H pgshr fg qug `hjåhm phshfn vhrohs `nrhs, sgbuåh pgmshmfn qug Zhy Anbhm grh ga kuaphjag fg ah fgsfok`h pnr ah qug `hjåh phshfn furhmtg gsns fns ahrbns høns. Mn qugråh qug tnfn qugfhrh comhaegmtg gm mhfh y sgmtåh pèmokn ha  pgmshr qug su phfrg sgråh fgehsohfn jgmïvnan knm ïa y mn ag ffhråh hråh ga khstobn qug egrgkåh. Hôm aagvhjh pugstn ga gagbhmtg vgstofn knm ga qug `hjåh jhdhfn h kgmhr, yh qug sg vgåh omkhphz fg pnmgrsg ga kheosûm y fnreor h pogrmh sugath knen sgburhegmtg `hråh su phfrg. Hrrubû knm mgrvonsosen ah comh tgah fg su vgstofn kuhmfn umh ofgh hankhfh kruzû pnr su egmtg. Gsthjh sgburh fg qug gaah pnfråh `hkgr qug Zhy Anbhm knmcgshrh fgspuïs fg qug gaah ag knmthrh knm pgans y sgøhags an qug ïa y sus `nejrgs `okogrnm hqugaah ehøhmh gm ga vhaag. [om gejhrbn, `hjåh habn qug ag oepgfåh knbgr um khmfoa y jhdhr h ahs ehzenrrhs4 ga omkrgåjag htrhktovn fg Zhy. Ah cogrh eorhfh mgbrh qug ga dnvgm fgsprgmfåh ag prnfukåh um knsquoaagn qug, gm um promkopon, `hjåh hk`hkhfn h ans sgmtoeogmtns fg vgmbhmzh qug ag `hjåh omsporhfn su prgsgmkoh. \grn mn. [hjåh qug `hjåh habn eès gm gsg sgmtoeogmtn, habn qug ag rgsuathjh oepnsojag fg fgskujror, pugs grh ah proegrh vgz gm su vofh qug ag nkurråh. [g sgmtû gm ah dhejh fg ah vgmthmh fg su fnreotnron y sg fgfokû h eorhr ga kogan gstrgaahfn furhmtg umns eomutns. Zgzû phrh pgfor cnrthagzh y vhagmtåh  phrh omtgmthr gmknmtrhr ah egdnr fgkosoûm h sus prgnkuphkonmgs. _ kuhmfn gstuvn aosth y sg somtoû khphz fg gmthjahr umh knmvgrshkoûm knen hqugaah, ah nvgm sg agvhmtû, hbhrrû um khmfoa y sg fgsaozû cugrh fg su `hjothkoûm. Enrbhm omtgmthjh `hkgr ga egmnr ruofn pnsojag gm ga crån phsoaan fga khstoaan. Ah gskhagrh gsthjh h umns pnkns egtrns fg ah pugrth fg su haknjh,

 

 pgrn tgmåh eogfn fg qug su phfrg gskuk`hrh sus phsns y shaogrh h su gmkugmtrn, oepofogmfn qug pufogrh aagvhr h khjn su knegtofn hutnoepugstn. Knm agmtotuf, pgrn knm phsns coregs, jhdû ahs gskhagrhs fg pogfrh qug thmths y thmths vgkgs ah `hjåhm vostn rgår h khrkhdhfhs y foscruthr fg ah vofh, humqug fgsfg `hkåh fns høns `hjåhm knephrtofn ômokhegmtg hehrburh y ehahs  phahjrhs. Ah snagfhf cug ah ômokh qug ah rgkojoû gm ga posn omcgronr. Mn pnfåh gskuk`hr hjsnauthegmtg mhfh h an ahrbn fga knrtn phsoaan qug ah aagvhråh `hkoh ahs gskhagrhs qug jhdhjhm h ah ehzenrrh. Fon brhkohs egmthaegmtg pnr ah sugrtg fg mn kruzhrsg knm mhfog, yh qug h vgkgs `hjåh gskuk`hfn h Dhegs trhthr snjrg habôm tgeh oepnrthmtg fga khstoaan h haths `nrhs fg ah mnk`g. Enrbhm `ozn um en`åm fg knmtrhrogfhf kuhmfn ans bnzmgs fg ah pugrth fg ah ehzenrrh sg qugdhrnm h su phsn. [om gejhrbn, trhs umns omsthmtgs gm ans qug knmtuvn ah rgsporhkoûm phrh omtgmthr gskuk`hr habôm snmofn gm ga rgstn fga khstoaan qug ag omfokhrh qug `hjåh sofn fgskujogrth, knegmzû h jhdhr ahs gskhagrhs. Ah auz fga khmfoa oaueomhjh pnjrgegmtg ga aubhr, oepofoïmfnag vgr  eès haaè fg umns pnkns egtrns pnr fgahmtg fg gaah. Omsporû horg prncumfhegmtg kuhmfn ankhaozû ah proegrh kgafh h thm snan um  phr fg egtrns fg fnmfg gaah sg gmknmtrhjh. Ga knrhzûm phrgkåh qugrgr shaorsg fg su kugrpn y ahs ehmns knegmzhrnm h sufhrag thmtn qug pgmsû qug ga khmfoa sg ag khgråh fg ahs ehmns gm kuhaquogr enegmtn. Vrhbû shaovh ruofnshegmtg. Hquga grh ga enegmtn qug `hjåh gsthfn gspgrhmfn furhmtg thmtn togepn, pgrn sus pogs mn qugråhm envgrsg fga soton gm ga qug sg gmknmtrhjh. Eorhjh ah kgafh umh y ntrh vgz fgsghmfn fg mugvn cugrzhs y ah vhagmtåh ah `hjåhm hmoehfn h jhdhr h gmknmtrhr gsg aubhr thm aôbujrgahsqug mn gsthjh prgphrhfnqug phrh ans ndns fg umh fheh knen gaah.  Mn njsthmtg, ah dnvgm fon um proegr phsn fujothtovn, ha kuha ag sobuogrnm umh fnkgmh eès `hsth qug sg sotuû crgmtg h ans jhrrntgs qug provhjhm fg aojgrthf ha qug `hjåh omtgmthfn hsgsomhrah høns htrès. Knm ga khmfoa omtgmtû oaueomhr pnjrgegmtg ah kgafh y, trhs umns omsthmtgs gm ans qug sus ndns sg hknstuejrhrnm h ah auz, anbrû vgr ga kugrpn tgmfofn fga kuaphjag. Zhy sg gmknmtrhjh hknsthfn jnkh hrrojh y ehmtgmåh ans ndns kgrrhfns knen so ah aobgrh auz qug gmtrhjh h ah kgafh mn cugrh knm ïa mo an enagsthrh.

 

 ‖Comhaegmtg tg `g gmknmtrhfn, hsgsomn ‖fodn Enrbhm gm vnz jhdh, humqug an sucokogmtgegmtg hatn phrh qug Zhy ah gskuk`hrh. [om gejhrbn, ah kgafh ag fgvnavoû ga soagmkon qug rgomhjh gm tnfn ga khstoaan. Mo soquogrh pnfåh gskuk`hr ga snmofn fg ah rgsporhkoûm fga knmfgmhfn, qug gsthjh h snan egtrn y egfon fg fosthmkoh fg ans jhrrntgs. \gmshmfn qug Zhy gsthjh fnreofn, Enrbhm fon um bnapg cugrtg gm ans  jhrrntgs phrh aahehr su htgmkoûm ha togepn qug ag fgkåh4  ‖¾Xuï phsh, mn togmg ah sucokogmtg vhagmtåh phrh gmcrgmthrsg fg mugvn h eå> ¾_h mn rgkugrfh qug gstuvn h pumtn fg ehthreg, sgønr fg Iorianb> ‖   prgbumtû knm ornmåh. \grn ga soagmkon cug fg mugvn su rgspugsth. Enrbhm crumkoû ga kgøn. Mumkh ag `hjåh busthfn qug ah obmnrhsgm, y nfohjh qug hquga `nejrg gm kugstoûm cugrh ga proegrn gm høns qug ag fgvnavogrh ga soagmkon pnr rgspugsth. Knm ah auz khmfoa oaueomû ntrh fg ah kgafh omtgmthr hvgrobuhryquï grh an qug fga gsthjh nkurrogmfn haaå. phrtg [om gejhrbn, mnphrh von mhfh omtgrgshmtg sg kgmtrû fg mugvn gm ah coburh omgrtg fg Zhy. Knm ehmns tgejanrnshs, oaueomû ga sugan qug rnfghjh ha gmkhrkgahfn y mn  pufn gvothr umh gxprgsoûm fg snrprgsh4  ‖¡Xuï fgenmons! Hargfgfnr fga kugrpn fg Zhy `hjåh um pgqugøn k`hrkn fg shmbrg, qug sg `hkåh eès brhmfg h egfofh qug phshjhm ans eomutns. Fg ah snrprgsh phsû h ah orh y, gmchfhfh pnr mn vgr enror h hquga `nejrg knen rghaegmtg fgsghjh, knrroû `hkoh ga aubhr fnmfg gsthjhm knabhfhs ahs aahvgs fg ahs kgafhs.  ‖¾Kuèa sgrè> ‖prgbumtû gm vnz jhdh omtgmthfn hvgrobuhr ah aahvg fg ah  proegrh kgafh. Comhaegmtg, fgskujroû qug khfh umh aagvhjh oeprgsn ga môegrn fg ah kgafh,  pnr an qug hbhrrû gsh aahvg y cug knrrogmfn `hkoh ans jhrrntgs. Gstuvn h pumtn fg khgr kuhmfn ahs chafhs fga vgstofn sg ag gmrgfhrnm gm ahs pogrmhs, pgrn ga fgsgn qug shjgr quï `hjåh nkurrofn knm ga prgsn ah `ozn omknrpnrhrsg hprosh y hjror, som tgmgr gm kugmth ga ruofn qug pufogrh `hkgr, ah pugrth fg ah kgafh. Knm phsns omsgburns, Enrbhm sg hkgrkû ha kugrpn fg Zhy. H`nrh von ah shmbrg fg kgrkh y kneprnjû qug ga euy omsgmshtn sg `hjåh `gk`n um knrtg gm

 

ga knsthfn, yh qug ah ehmk`h fg su kheosh omfokhjh qug ah shmbrg ehmhjh fg gsh znmh fg su kugrpn. H um ahfn von torhfh umh fhbh knm rgstns fg shmbrg hôm som sgkhr, pnr an qug fgfudn qug ga knrtg `hkåh rgahtovhegmtg pnkn togepn qug sg `hjåh `gk`n. [upusn qug mhfog `hjåh rgvoshfn gm ans rnphdgs fga dnvgm kuhmfn an aagvhrnm h ah kgafh, pnr an qug sg durû h så eoseh qug mn phrhråh `hsth gmknmtrhr ha omsgmshtn qug an `hjåh aagvhfn `hsth haaå som quothrag tnfhs ahs hrehs.  ‖Ehafotn sghs ‖fodn gm vnz jhdh ah dnvgm foroboïmfnsg h Zhy.  Mn shjåh quï `hkgr. Fufhjh snjrg so fgjåh sujor h fhr ah vnz fg hahreh  phrh qug omtgmthrhm `hkgr an qug cugrh pnsojag phrh shavhrag ah vofh h hquga `nejrg y pufogrh, comhaegmtg, knmcgshr su kroegm n fgdhran h`å torhfn gm ga sugan phrh qug su phfrg an gmknmtrhrh ha fåh sobuogmtg kuhmfn cugrhm h pnr ïa  phrh aagvhran h ah `nrkh. Wmh bnth fg sufnr crån ag rgknrroû ah jhsg fga kugaan `hsth jhdhr agmthegmtg  pnr su gsphafh phrh pgrfgrsg gmtrg ah tgah fga vgstofn, kuyhs knsturhs ag  phrgkåh qug `hjåhm gmknbofn gmkn bofn frèstokhegmtg, pugs ag knsthjh rgsporhr fgjofn ha mgrvonsosen qug sgmtåh gm gsg enegmtn. Enrbhm sg hbhk`û `hsth qugfhr h pnkns kgmtåegtrns fg ah khrh fg Zhy. An eorû prncumfhegmtg y ag fodn4  ‖¾\nr quï ehthstg h eo ehfrg> ‖prgbumtû knm aèbroehs gm ans ndns‖. ¾Xuï tg `hjåh `gk`n phrh ehthrah thm shavhdgegmtg hquga fåh> Ah dnvgm ans ag puøns knm cugrzh. [g agvhmtû fg bnapg y fodn, hum h shjogmfhs fg hprgtû qug mhfog knmtgsthråh4  ‖Gstn mn vh h qugfhr hså. Mn vny h pgreotor qug qu g tg vhyhs fg gstg eumfn som `hjgreg rgspnmfofn hmtgs h umhs kuhmths prgbumths, ehamhkofn. Enrbhm vnavoû h hbhrrhr ga khmfoa phrh ehrk`hrsg h pgfor hyufh ha proegrn knm ga qug sg kruzhrh gm ga khstoaan. [hjåh qug sg gmcrgmthråh h ah orh fg su  phfrg, y sgburhegmtg ah khstobhråh furhmtg ahrbn togepn fgspuïs fg hqugaan. [om gejhrbn, ga fgsgn pnr knmnkgr ah vgrfhf fg hqugaan qug ag `hjåh hbrohfn ga khrèktgr pnfåh eès qug kuhaquogr rgproegmfh qug pufogrh khgrag pnr phrtg fg su phfrg.

 

Ah dnvgm fon um phsn htrès som quothrag ah eorhfh ha kugrpn fg Zhy y mn  pufn gvothr pgmshr, furhmtg um sgbumfn, qug omkausn enrojumfn gsthjh tgrrojagegmtg htrhktovn. [g ehafodn h så eoseh pnr tgmgr thags pgmsheogmtns snjrg gsh pgrsnmh y knegmzû h `hkgr ga envoeogmtn phrh fhrsg ah vugath y ehrk`hrsg fg ah kgafh. [om gejhrbn, mn anbrû fhr mo fns phsns `hkoh hfgahmtg kuhmfn umh ehmn cugrtg, pnfgrnsh y rhjonsh crgmû su ehrk`h y torû fg gaah phrh `umforah knm ïa gm ahs tomogjahs fg ah ehzenrrh.

 

KH\ÅVWAN ; Ga brotn qug shaoû fg ah jnkh fg Enrbhm cug h`nbhfn pnr ah ehmn fg Zhy, qug hprgtû knm thmth cugrzh qug, pnr um enegmtn krgyû qug ag rnepgråh ah ehmfåjuah. Ah dnvgm knegmzû h tgejahr fg eogfn y rhjoh pnr `hjgr khåfn gm ah trheph fga gsknkïs y `hjgrsg fgdhfn aagvhr pnr ans sgmtoeogmtns fg vgmbhmzh hmtgs qug pnr ah khjgzh. [g ehafodn pnr mn `hjgr shaofn knrrogmfn gm juskh fg hyufh hmtgs fg `hjgr fgkofofn gmtrhr gm ah kgafh som mombôm topn fg prntgkkoûm. Zgknrfû knm gmchfn ah fhbh qug sogeprg aagvhjh gmkoeh kuhmfn shaåh fga khstoaan, pgrn gsh mnk`g `hjåh prgcgrofn fgdhrah gm su fnreotnron y mn aagvhrah furhmtg ah kgmh fg `nmnr h Zhy. Ah pnkh oaueomhkoûm qug ag `hjåh jromfhfn ga khmfoa eomutns htrès h`nrh fojudhjh sus snejrhs snjrg ah phrgf knmtrhroh y ah dnvgm pnfåh vgr su soaugth  pgbhfh h ah fg Zhy. [nan gm gsg enegmtn cug knmskogmtg fg ah prnxoeofhf fga kugrpn fg su gmgeobn, y somtoû knmtrh su gsphafh ahs knmtrhkkonmgs fg ans eôskuans pnfgrnsn pgk`n sgønr fg pnr Iorianb. Mntûmhshags ah furgzh fg su poga y um aobgrnfgananr h haeozkag qugfgapgmgtrhjh sus cnshs y hturfåh sus sgmtofns.  ‖Ehmtgmbh ah jnkh kgrrhfh so quogrg shaor fg hquå knm vofh. ‖Ah vnz rnmkh fg Zhy thm kgrkh fg su nåfn, hfgeès fg ah ehmn fgrgk`h fg gstg qug kruzhjh su vogmtrg phrh ehmtgmgrah sudgth knmtrh ïa prnvnkhrnm umh ehrhøh fg sgmtoeogmtns knmtrhfoktnrons gm Enrbhm. Ah dnvgm mumkh `hjåh gsthfn thm umofh ha kugrpn fg um `nejrg knen gsh mnk`g. Ans ombagsgs knm ans qug `hjåh `hjahfn `hsth gmtnmkgs `hjåhm ehmtgmofn fosthmkohs y mumkhfgasghsgsomhtn `hjåhm prnphshfn. hquga rufn gsknkïsahsqug gsthjh hkushfn fg su ehfrg[om sg gejhrbn, pgreotåh, som su

 

knmsgmtoeogmtn, phshr ahs ehmns pnr su kugrpn, humqug snan cugrh um omtgmtn  pnr hkhjhr knm sus phthfhs y sncnkhr sus brotns.  ‖Krïheg, mn eg oepnrthråh `hkgrag phbhr pnr hkushreg chashegmtg fg hsgsomhtn, eo ahfy. knmskogmtg fg susuomcgronrofhf, fgdû Gm fg cnrkgdghr phrh omtgmthr ahs Enrbhm, ehmns fg Zhy fgdhrhm kugrpn gm phz. gsg enegmtn, ga dnvgmqug ah njaobû h borhr ah khrh phrh eorhran y von fg kgrkh ah mgbrurh fg sus ndns y ah kûagrh qug an rgknrråh. Enrbhm sg pgrfoû furhmtg umns sgbumfns gm hqugaah eorhfh qug pnfåh sgr htgrrhfnrh, pgrn qug h gaah ag omsporhjh umh egzkah fg tgrmurh y rhjoh pnr shjgrsg prosonmgrh gm sus ehmns. Wm omtgmsn tgejanr knegmzû h rgknrrgrah. Fgsghjh shjgr quï `hråh fgspuïs ga sgønr fg Iorianb. [upusn qug qugrråh shaor fg gsg khstoaan kuhmtn hmtgs,  pgrn mn gsthjh sgburh fg kuèags sgråhm sus knmfokonmgs.  ‖Humqug gm h`nrh tg tnfn gmknmtrhrï fg mugvn ‖gskupoû dnvgm oeproeogmfn sus `uyhs, phahjrhs ga vgmgmn qug pufn rgumorahkuhmfn knmsobuoû hphrthr umns eoaåegtrns ah ehmn fg su khptnr. Zhy gsjnzû umh pgqugøh snmrosh fg ahfn y hk`okû ans ndns som quothrag mo um sgbumfn ah eorhfh, an kuha ag fon um hspgktn fgehsohfn htrhktovn h su rnstrn.  ‖¾Xuoïm `h fok`n qug tô tg vhs h qugfhr hquå> Enrbhm hjroû ans ndns htgrrhfh. H`nrh så qug knegmzû h sgmtor eogfn fg vgrfhf ha shjgr qug mn snan ah `hjåh utoaozhfn phrh qug hjrogrh ah pugrth fg ah kgafh, somn qug sus omtgmkonmgs grhm euy focgrgmtgs. Ah dnvgm knegmzû h rgsostorsg fg mugvn gm ans jrhzns fg Zhy, pnr an qug ah ehmn fg gstg rgbrgsû h ah jnkh fg Enrbhm phrh oepgfor qug pofogrh hyufh y tnfn ga khstoaan sg prgsgmthrh gm ahs ehzenrrhs hmtgs fg qug ïa `ujogrh hjhmfnmhfn ahs togrrhs fg ans Jgkigtt. Knm umh cugrzh qug aaheû ah htgmkoûm fg Enrbhm, Zhy ah gagvû umns kgmtåegtrns fga sugan y ah hrrhstrû `hkoh ga phsoaan fg ah ehzenrrh. [om gejhrbn, dustn kuhmfn htrhvgshjhm ans jhrrntgs, Enrbhm rgknrfû ah `grofh fga knsthfn fg Zhy qug ïa eosen sg `hjåh omcrombofn, pnr an qug aagvû su ehmn `hkoh ah `grofh y prgsonmû knm tnfh ah cugrzh qug pufn rgumor.

 

 ‖¡H`! Ehafoth sgh ‖sg qugdû ha togepn qug hcandhjh ah prgsoûm snjrg ga kugrpn fg ah dnvgm y gsth pufn hphrthrsg phrh omtgmthr `uor.  Mn njsthmtg, Zhy sg rgkupgrû rgkupg rû prnmtn fg ah hrtoehøh fg Enrbhm y torû ffgg su  jrhzn phrh htrhgrah fg mugvn `hkoh ïa.  ‖Eo ahfy ‖fodn knm um fgdg orûmokn gm ah vnz‖, mn sgh ehah. Zhy, h shjogmfhs fg ah gstrokth gfukhkoûm qug rgkojåhm ahs eudgrgs knen Enrbhm, hprgtû su kugrpn knmtrh ga fg ah dnvgm phrh omtgmthr omcrombor eès eogfn fga qug rghaegmtg fgsghjh. Kuhmfn gsth hjroû fgsegsurhfhegmtg ans ndns g omtgmtû hphrthran knm tnfhs sus cugrzhs, Zhy gsjnzû umh snmrosh fg ahfn y ag fodn4  ‖Eo ahfy, mn navofg qug `h sofn ustgf ah qug `h vgmofn h juskhreg fg ehfrubhfh… _ fga omtgronr fg sus rnphdgs shkû ah fhbh knm ah qug shjohegmtg `hjåh anbrhfn `hkgrsg ah jrgk`h phrh aahehr su htgmkoûm. [g ah gmsgøû h Enrbhm y, hpumtèmfnah knm gaah, ag fodn4  ‖H`nrh, eo ahfy, vh h sgr jjugmh ugmh y eg vh h gmsgøhr ga phshfozn qug aagvh ha jnsqug phrh shaor fg gstg khstoaan som sgr vostn pnr ans buhrfohs qug kustnfohm ga phton.  ‖Mo an sugøg, sgønr fg Iorianb ‖knmtgstû knm ornmåh omtgmthmfn enstrhr  umh vhagmtåh qug sg gskhphjh fg sus ehmns pnr enegmtns. Zhy vnavoû h snmrgår, gsth vgz enstrhmfn umh fgmthfurh tnthaegmtg jahmkh y haomghfh.  ‖Wmh ombagsh knm vhagmtåh… ‖_ hsomtoû ha togepn qug rgknrråh knm ah eorhfh fgskhrhfhegmtg su kugrpn‖. Eg busth. Vorû fg Enrbhm `hkoh ïa y ag thpû fg mugvn ah jnkh. Fgspuïs ag sgøhaû knm ah pumth fg ah fhbh ga phsoaan.  ‖¾\nr fûmfg fgjgens or, eo ahfy> ‖Hbotû ah fhbh hmtg sus ndns‖. Mn navofg gsknbgr ga kheomn knrrgktn. Gepudû suhvgegmtg h Enrbhm pnr ga phsoaan y gsth njgfgkoû h shjogmfhs fg qug mn pnfråh `hkgr mhfh pnr pgfor huxoaon gm gsg enegmtn som sgr  hbrgfofh pnr hquga gsknkïs.

 

 ‖[gburn qug knmnkg fûmfg gstèm ans buhrfohs, hså qug so quogrg sgbuor  tnehmfn ga tï knm su proeh, omtgmtg rnfghrans. Enrbhm hpgmhs grh knmskogmtg fg `hkoh fûmfg an forobåh. [hjåh qug `hjåh um phshfozn, kuyh pugrth gsthjh gsknmfofh gmtrg ahs pogfrhs fga khstoaan, qug aagvhjh h ah gspgsurh fga jnsqug. [u ehfrg ag knmtû umh vgz qug `hjåh sofn knmstruofn ha eosen togepn qug ga khstoaan phrh buohr h ans qug vovogrhm fgmtrn fg ïa h trhvïs fga jnsqug som mombôm knmtrhtogepn, som gejhrbn, ga mgrvonsosen qug ag prnfukåh ah sgmsuha vnz fg Zhy knmtrh su nåfn prnvnkhjh qug su poga sg grozhrh pnr enegmtns, humqug su rhzûm quosn njaobhrah h krggr  qug ah kuaph fg hqugaan ah tgmåh ga crån fg ahs ehzenrrhs, qug pgmgtrhjh pnr  ans paogbugs fg ah rnph. Ha eosen togepn qug ag omfokû pnr fûmfg fgjåh or, ga snmofn fg ah rgsporhkoûm dhfghmtg fg Zhy aagbû h sus nåfns y um gskhancrån rgknrroû su kugrpn. Vhm omtgmsn an somtoû qug omkausn Zhy cug knmskogmtg fg gaan.  ‖Fgjoû pnmgrsg eès rnph, eo ahfy. ‖Ah snmrosh fg Zhy sg `ozn eès brhmfg y knm ah pumth fg ah fhbh rgknrroû ah poga fg su kugaan khso som tnkhrah,  prnvnkèmfnag h ah dnvgm ntrn gstrgegkoeogmtn‖. Wmn mumkh shjg kuèmfn vh h shaor hprgsurhfn fg su khsh.  ‖¡Sèyhsg ha omcogrmn! ‖knmtgstû gmtrg fogmtgs.  ‖Fg h`å gs prgkoshegmtg fg fnmfg gstny `uygmfn h`nrh eosen brhkohs h ustgf. Kuhmfn gsthjhm h thm snan um egtrn fg ah pugrth fosoeuahfh gm ah phrgf qug aagvhjh ha phshfozn, um gstrugmfn pufn gskuk`hrsg gm ga posn fg hrrojh, yh qug ah dnvgm `hjåh fgdhfn ah pugrth gmtrghjogrth phrh omtgmthr gskuk`hr ans  pnsojags snmofns prnvgmogmtgs fg h`å y shaor hornsh so ah fgskujråhm vosothmfn ha prgsn. Ha omsthmtg, Zhy vnavoû h thphr ah jnkh fg Enrbhm knm cugrzh, y `hkogmfn usn fg ah `ndh fg ah fhbh ah njaobû h buhrfhr soagmkon `hsth qug tnfn vnavoû fg mugvn h ah mnrehaofhf.  ‖¾Vhm thrfg ns rgtorèos h fnreor gm gstg khstoaan> ¾Xuï phsh, qug vugstrns `nejrgs mn fgsghm gsthr knm sus eudgrgs gm ah kheh> ‖prgbumtû orûmokhegmtg.  ‖Gsn h ustgf mn ag oepnrth.

 

 ‖Jugmn, so tnfhs snm thm… hehjags knen ustgf, mn eg gxtrhøh. Enrbhm gskuk`û um rgsnpaofn juraûm g omtgmtû fg mugvn fgshsorsg fg ans  jrhzns fg Zhy.  ‖Gs ustgf um brnsgrn. Mn shjg kûen trhthr h umh fheh.  ‖¾Ah fheh gs ustgf> ‖prgbumtû juranmhegmtg‖. Mn quosogrh oehbomhreg kûen snm ahs ombagshs qug mn `hm tgmofn ah sugrtg fg krgkgr gmtrg habnfnmgs…  ‖¾[ogeprg gs hså knm ahs eudgrgs> Zhy thrfû um sgbumfn gm knmtgsthr y fgspuïs, knm umh htrhktovh snmrosh, fodn4  ‖Mn, h eå eg busth aagvhrahs h eo agk`n forgkthegmtg. Ag hsgburn qug gs ah proegrh eudgr knm ah qug ehmtgmbn umh knmvgrshkoûm fg eès fg komkn eomutns. Ag knmkgfn gsg provoagbon. Enrbhm hjroû ah jnkh phrh knmtgsthr, pgrn Zhy sgøhaû knm ah fhbh `hkoh ah  phrgf, oepofogmfn hså knmtomuhr knm gsh knmvgrshkoûm.  ‖_ h`nrh, mn eg `hbh pgrfgr eès togepn, eo ahfy… Gmchfhfh pnr `hjgr sofn fgskujogrth gm su geprgøn pnr rhagmtozhr su `uofh y fgsghr qug habuogm jhdhrh h ahs ehzenrrhs phrh kneprnjhr ga gsthfn fga  prgsn, Enrbhm sg fgs`ozn fga hehrrg fg sus jrhzns y sg foroboû `hkoh umh  pogfrh qug `hjåh gm ah phrgf y qug sgrvåh fg aahvg phrh hjror ga phshfozn. Ah gepudû knm suhvofhf y, h ans pnkns sgbumfns, sg hjroû umh pugrth h snan um  phr fg egtrns fg fnmfg gaans sg gmknmtrhjhm. Enrbhm eorû `hkoh ahs gskhagrhs gm um ôatoen omtgmtn pnr aahehr  soagmkonshegmtg h sus cheoaohrgs. [om gejhrbn, ah cugrtg ehmn fg Zhy hbhrrû su jrhzn y torû suhvgegmtg fg gaah `hkoh ga phshfozn, oepofogmfn qug pufogrh fhr ah vnz fg hahreh gm ga ôatoen enegmtn. Kuhmfn hmfuvogrnm umns phsns `hkoh hfgahmtg, Zhy eorû `hkoh htrès y kneprnjû qug ah pugrth sgbuåh hjogrth, pnr an qug hknrrhaû h Enrbhm knmtrh ah cråh y `ôegfh phrgf fg pogfrh y ag fodn4  ‖¾Kûen sg kogrrh ah pugrth> ‖gxoboû shjgr. Enrbhm eorû `hkoh ah susnfok`h y trhbû shaovh ruofnshegmtg.

 

 ‖Mn sg pugfg kgrrhr ‖fodn knm hpgmhs um `oan fg vnz. Zhy agvhmtû umh kgdh y ahfgû ah khjgzh phrh njsgrvhrah knm fgtgmoeogmtn.  ‖¾Eg gstè eomtogmfn, eo ahfy> K`hsqugû ah agmbuh gm sgøha fg fgshprnjhkoûm y hkgrkû su rnstrn ha fg Enrbhm `hsth qug gstuvn h snan umns pnkns kgmtåegtrns fg su jnkh.  ‖[o mn eg an fokg pnr ahs jugmhs, tgmfrï qug snmshkèrsgan pnr ahs ehahs… Ga haogmtn fg Zhy pgmgtrû pnr jnkh, yh qug ah tgmåh gmtrghjogrth pnr ah snrprgsh fg vnavgr h tgmgran thm kgrkh, y phrh knaen h snan umns kgmtåegtrns fg gaah.  ‖_n… g`… ‖thrtheufgû som gmtgmfgr ga omtgmsn khanr qug ag rgknrråh fgsfg ga pgk`n `hsth ga jhdn vogmtrg.  ‖[g hkhjh ga togepn, eo ahfy. ans ndns.qug Mn ag qugråh vgr ga rnstrn Zhy thm brhtn. kgrkh fga suyn, yh Enrbhm qug ga kgrrû mgrvonsosen prnvnkhjh mn agfgrgsuathjh \rgcgråh ehmtgmgrsg cråh y khakuahfnrh knen gm ans ôatoens høns y mn enstrhr mo um èpokg fg sgmtoeogmtn `hkoh kuhaquogr sotuhkoûm, gspgkohaegmtg `hkoh umh thm fgs`nmrnsh knen hqugaah.  ‖Gs gsh pogfrh ‖knmtgstû sgøhahmfn sgøhahmf n um buodhrrn endhfn pnr ah `u `uegfhf egfhf fga hejogmtg qug gsthjh dustn fgtrès fg Zhy.  ‖Jugmh k`okh ‖knmtgstû ïa. Kuhmfn ah pugrth pnr com sg `ujn kgrrhfn, Enrbhm mn pufn gvothr qugfhrsg  pgtrocokhfh eorhmfn `hkoh gsth knm ah vhmh gspgrhmzh fg qug sg hjrogrh y fgtrès fg gaah hphrgkogrh su phfrg dumtn h tnfns sus `nejrgs. [om gejhrbn, an ômokn qug knmsobuoû cug um pgqugøn gepudnmkotn fg Zhy, qug sg oephkogmthjh ha vgr qug ga togepn knrråh gm su knmtrh y mn hvhmzhjhm mhfh. Ga soagmkon cug ah ômokh knephøåh qug hejns tuvogrnm furhmtg khso tnfn ga rgknrrofn pnr ga phshfozn. Zhy `hjåh knmsgbuofn gmkgmfgr umh fg ahs euk`hs hmtnrk`hs qug pnfåhm gmknmtrhrsg pnr ga phshfozn y ah fïjoa auz knmsobuoû qug  pufogrhm ehrk`hr knm eès rhpofgz y mn trnpgzhrsg knm ans buodhrrns qug gsthjhm sugatns. Khfh umn kheomhjh knm ans pgmsheogmtns gm knshs focgrgmtgs. Enrbhm

 

gk`hjh um vosthzn khfh pnkn togepn `hkoh htrès, pgrn ah gspgrhmzh qug buhrfhjh gm su knrhzûm sg gsthjh fgsvhmgkogmfn pnr enegmtns. \nr ntrn ahfn, Zhy gsthjh prgnkuphfn pnr su heobn Hrk`og. Fgsghjh qug sobuogrh gspgrèmfnan gm ah gspgsurh fga jnsqug. [gburn qug h gshs haturhs fgjåh supnmgr qug habn ehan ag `hjåh nkurrofn gmtrg hqugaahs phrgfgs.  ‖\nr kogrtn, eo ahfy, yh qug vh h phshr um togepn gm eo khstoaan, eg busthråh knmnkgr su mnejrg. Hmnk`g mn mns prgsgmthrnm.  ‖Mn ag oepnrth eo mnejrg. _ mn sg prgnkupg, qug eo togepn gm su khstoaan sgrè aoeothfn. [o gs qug aagbn h poshran… Zhy snmroû fg ahfn, pgrn mn sg borû phrh knmtgsthrag. Huegmtû ah vgankofhf fg sus phsns, torhmfn hôm eès fga jrhzn fg Enrbhm, qug, fgjofn h ah khmtofhf fg tgah fg ah chafh fg su vgstofn, trhsthjoaaû knm umh pogfrh y tgreomû fhmfn knm sus rnfoaahs gm ga crån y gskurrofozn sugan fga phshfozn. sgh! ‖brotû fgspuïs fg qugdhrsg fgjofn ha fnanr qug ag prnfudn ah  ‖¡Ehafotn khåfh.  ‖Mn fgdh fg snrprgmfgreg, eo ahfy. @hjah knen um `nejrg. Enrbhm mn `ozn khsn habumn h sus phahjrhs, humqug, knm euk`n fosoeuan, hbhrrû ah eoseh pogfrh knm ah qug `hjåh trnpgzhfn y ah buhrfû gm umn fg ans  jnasoaans qug `hjåh gmtrg ans paogbugs fg su chafh. [nmroû voktnronsh ha sgr knmskogmtg fg qug Zhy mn sg `hjåh fhfn kugmth fg su mugvh trgth phrh gskhphr. Mo soquogrh ag fon ahs brhkohs ha dnvgm kuhmfn ah hyufû h agvhmthrsg y rghmufhr ah ehrk`h. Mn qugråh `hkgr mhfh qug ag `okogrh snspgk`hr gsthjh habn knmtrh Hkgagrû gaanphsn pnmgrsgy khso h ah qug haturh fga trhehmfn dnvgm. Furhmtg umns ïa.sgbumfns, eorû`hsth fg rgndn kneprnjû qug gsthjh fgehsohfn egtofn gm sus pgmsheogmtns y h gaah mn ag `hkåh khsn. \nr gsn, fgkofoû sgr, n ha egmns omtgmthran, habn eès hehjag knm ïa phrh fgsposthran.  ‖Enrbhm ‖fodn gm vnz jhdh, humqug an sucokogmtgegmtg hatn phrh qug ïa an nygrh‖. Eg aahen Enrbhm Jgkigtt. Zhy borû ah khrh jrgvgegmtg phrh eorhrah. Gm su rnstrn pnfåh aggrsg ah snrprgsh y gstupgchkkoûm pnr `hjgrag rgvgahfn su mnejrg kuhmfn egmns an gspgrhjh.gxhkths Enrbhmphrh vonpnfgr qug gaknmtgsthrag. dnvgm crumkoû ga kgøn agomtgmthmfn gmknmtrhr ahs  phahjrhs Comhaegmtg, fodn4

 

 ‖Vogmg ustgf um mnejrg euy jnmotn, ahfy Enrbhm. Gmsgbuofh sg ehafodn pnr `hjgrag fok`n gshs phahjrhs, yh qug um `nejrg mn fgjåh codhrsg gm an jnmotn n cgn fg um mnejrg, somn qug tgmåh qug  prgnkuphrsg fg auk`hr. Ag phrgkoû `hjgr gskuk`hfn gshs phahjrhs fg ah jnkh fg su phfrg, pgrn mumkh aagbû h gmtgmfgr pnr quï um `nejrg mn pnfåh codhrsg gm pgqugøns fgthaags. Enrbhm an njsgrvû umh vgz eès y kuhmfn kneprnjû qug mn snspgk`hråh fg mombôm envoeogmtn fg gaah, hbhrrû knm cugrzh ah pogfrh y ah shkû fg su  jnasoaan. [u knrhzûm ahtåh knen mu mumkh mkh an ``hjåh hjåh `gk`n, ag sufhjhm ahs ehmns y vnavoû h sgmtor um gskhancrån rgknrrogmfn su gsphafh, gsth vgz fg um pèmokn gxtrgen pnr gsthr fospugsth h `hkgr an qug `hjåh phshfn pnr su egmtg. Knm cugrzh, Enrbhm gagvû ga jrhzn y foroboû ah pogfrh `hkoh ah khjgzh fg Zhy, qug gsthjh eès pgmfogmtg fga pnkn kheomn qug ags qugfhjh pnr rgknrrgr  qug fg ah dnvgm supugsthegmtg omfgcgmsh h ah qug hrrhstrhjh pnr hquga  phshfozn. Enrbhm `ozn um bgstn fg hrrgpgmtoeogmtn kuhmfn gskuk`û ga snmofn fg ah  pogfrh ha k`nkhr knm ah khjgzh fg Zhy. Gstg khyû ha sugan, omgrtg, y knm umh  jrgk`h fg knmsofgrhjag thehøn fg ah qug shaåh sh aåh um `oan fg shmbrg qug `nrrnrozû h Enrbhm.  ‖An sogmtn ‖susurrû ah dnvgm eorèmfnsg ahs ehmns som aagbhr h krggr an qug `hjåh `gk`n. Krgyïmfnan eugrtn, sg hpnyû furhmtg umns omsthmtgs gm ah cråh phrgf y rgsporû `nmfn phrh hrehrsg fg um vhanr qug ah `hjåh hjhmfnmhfn fgsfg qug gmtrû gm ah kgafh fg Zhy. Knm kuofhfn fg mn poshran, sg hbhk`û phrh knbgr ah hmtnrk`h qug `hsth `hkåh umns sgbumfns `hjåh gsthfn gm ehmns fg Zhy, y, trhs gk`hrag um ôatoen vosthzn ha kugrpn fg su sgkugstrhfnr, rgknrroû ans pnkns egtrns qug ah sgphrhjhm fg ah shaofh ha jnsqug. Ah dnvgm prgcoroû sgbuor pnr gsg kheomn gm aubhr fg rgbrgshr pnr ga phshfozn, yh qug tgeåh qug ah pugrth fga eosen mn sg hjrogrh kuhmfn hprgthrh fg mugvn ah pogfrh. Ah snagfhf y ah mgbrurh fg ah mnk`g ah rgkojogrnm. Wm vogmtn crgskn y grozhmtg pgmgtrû pnr ah gskhsh rnph qug aagvhjh. [om aubhr h fufhs, hquga vgstofn mn grh ga eès hprnpohfn phrh aagvhran gm umh mnk`g knen hqugaah

 

cugrh fga khanr fg ahs k`oegmghs fga khstoaan.  ‖¾_ h`nrh pnr fûmfg gs> ‖sg prgbumtû h så eoseh. Kuhmfn grh pgqugøh, su ehfrg ag `hjåh `hjahfn fg hquga phshfozn y ag `hjåh enstrhfn an qug fgjåh `hkgr phrh gmtrhr gm ïa, pgrn dheès ag `hjåh knmthfn ha egfon khstoaan quï kheomn tnehr kuhmfn hphrgkogrh,kûen knenfgjåh hqugaahrgbrgshr mnk`g, gm fga njnsqug. Vrhs eorhr `hkoh su ozquogrfh y fgrgk`h, sg fgkofoû pnr or `hkoh ah ozquogrfh. \gmsû qug hquga sgråh ga egdnr kheomn phrh rgbrgshr ha khanr fga `nbhr y hvoshr h su phfrg fga pgrkhmkg sucrofn h ehmns fg Zhy. H khfh phsn qug fhjh, ah aaheh fg ah hmtnrk`h nmfghjh khfh vgz, hegmhzhmfn knm hphbhrsg gm kuhaquogr enegmtn y fgdhrah snah y som hyufh gm um aubhr  fgsknmnkofn. [om shjgr `hkoh fûmfg sg forobåh, ah dnvgm hmfuvn an qug ag phrgkoû umh gtgrmofhf, pgrn gm mombôm enegmtn anbrû vosauejrhr um hkheomn qugumh ah hyufhrh h ujokhrsg. Vrhs vhrons eomutns gspgrhmfn fg pog gmknmtrhr snaukoûm, jhdû ah hmtnrk`h fgrrnthfh. [g gmknmtrhjh tnthaegmtg pgrfofh y mn shjåh `hkoh fûmfg forobor sus phsns kuhmfn, fg rgpgmtg, sg fon kugmth fg qug h su ozquogrfh sg gmknmtrhjh ah eoseh hjgrturh pnr ah qug `hjåh shaofn `hkåh umh gtgrmofhf.  ‖Mn pugfg sgr. ‖Ahmzû um qugdofn fg rhjoh kuhmfn cug knmskogmtg fg qug `hjåh kheomhfn gm kårkuans y `hjåh rgbrgshfn ha aubhr fg phrtofh. Zgsnpaû knm cugrzh, gmchfhfh pnr mn vgrsg khphz fg rgbrgshr h khsh pnr så eoseh. Mumkh ag `hjåh busthfn fgkgpkonmhrsg, pgrn gm gsg enegmtn mn pufn somn fhrsg pnr vgmkofh. Kheomû `hkoh umh pogfrh qug `hjåh h umns egtrns fg gaah y sg fgdû khgr snjrg gaah omtgmthmfn hbuhmthr ahs aèbroehs qug pubmhjhm  pnr shaor fg sus ndns. Mn qugråh enstrhr fgjoaofhf mo soquogrh kuhmfn gsthjh snah. [om gejhrbn, sgmtåh eogfn ha krggr qug habôm hmoeha fga jnsqug pufogrh hthkhrah furhmtg ah mnk`g.  Mn njsthmtg, gm mombôm enegmtn oehbomû qug gsg anjn gsthjh h thm snan umns phsns pnr fgtrès fg gaah y ah njsgrvhjh knm ans ndns gmvugatns gm rhjoh.  ‖¾Gstè pgrfofh, ahfy Enrbhm> ‖prgbumtû umh vnz furh y gmknagrozhfh thm kgrkh fg su nåfn qug mn pufn gvothr um rgspombn y agvhmthrsg fg ah pogfrh knen so cugrh envofh pnr um rgsnrtg.

 

Enrbhm borû ah khjgzh hsusthfh y fon um phsn `hkoh htrès. [om gejhrbn, ga  pèmokn qug somtoû gm gsg enegmtn ag oepofoû knrrgr h trhvïs fga jnsqug, qug grh ga pgmsheogmtn qug `hjåh kruzhfn pnr su egmtg, humqug sus eôskuans mn grhm khphkgs fg aagvhr h khjn ah hkkoûm. @nrrnrozhfh, kneprnjû h trhvïs fga rhyn fg aumh qug htrhvgshjh ans èrjnags ga rnstrn shmbrogmtn fg Zhy, fg kuyh `grofh, qug gaah eoseh ag `hjåh omcrombofn gm ga phshfozn, sgbuåh ehmhmfn um `oan fg shmbrg. Ga gsknkïs fon um phsn agmtn `hkoh gaah, shjgfnr fg qug ah dnvgm mn sgråh khphz fg vnavgr h su khsh mo fg nrogmthrsg pnr ans kheomns. Ah eorhjh knen um anjn njsgrvh h su prgsh hmtgs fg fgvnrhrah, y gaah an shjåh. Enrbhm mn  pnfåh krggr an qug vgåhm sus ndns. Gsthjh sgburh fg `hjgrag fhfn knm thmth cugrzh gm ah khjgzh qug fgjgråh gsthr eugrtn gm ga phshfozn, mn haaå gm egfon fga jnsqug h pumtn fg ehthrah. Ah dnvgm gsthjh sgburh fg qug gsh vgz mn gskhphråh fg ïa knen an `hjåh `gk`n fns høns htrès gm ga vhaag, g omtgmtû qugehr ga ômokn khrtuk`n qug ag qugfhjh.  ‖[o eg `hkg habn, eo phfrg orè h pnr ustgf. ‖Omtgmtû hphrgmthr khaeh, humqug ga aobgrn thrtheufgn ah fgahtû. Zhy gsjnzû umh snmrosh fg ahfn, qug an ômokn qug prnvnkû cug qug Enrbhm trhbhrh shaovh knm eès cugrzh. _ fon um mugvn phsn `hkoh ah dnvgm. Ga soagmkon cug su ômokh rgspugsth, y hqugaan gsthjh ehthmfn fg mgrvonsosen h Enrbhm.  ‖[ny Ahfy Enrbhm Jgkigtt, fgskgmfogmtg fg ans proegrns enrhfnrgs fg Ioaarnki ‖brothjh ha togepn qug kheomhjh `hkoh htrès‖. \nr eos vgmhs knrrg shmbrg gsknkgsh, knen ah suyh, y mn krgh qug ag tgmbn eogfn. Vrhs hkhjhr, knm ga haogmtn hôm knmtgmofn, hprgtû ans puøns knm cugrzh omtgmthmfn fgenstrhr ah cnrthagzh fg ah qug thmtn `hjåh prgsueofn furhmtg ans ôatoens høns. [om gejhrbn, ah rosh qug sg gskhpû fg ah bhrbhmth fg Zhy fgrruejû ans eurns qug `hjåh knmstruofn knm thmtn h`åmkn.  ‖@hrï an qug sgh phrh hkhjhr knm ustgf, sgønr fg Iorianb ‖fodn knm ornmåh.  ‖¾Gm sgron> ‖[u vnz rnmkh prnvn prnvnkû kû gm Enrbhm um gskhancrån‖. Fïdgeg kneprnjhran. Zhy hknrtû ah fosthmkoh sgphrhjh g omtgmtû hbhrrhr su y,jrhzn, gejhrbn, ah dnvgm ahmzû su qug puønans fgrgk`n snjrg ga egmtûm fg Zhy hmtgs som fg

 

kneprnjhr su rghkkoûm, knrroû gm forgkkoûm knmtrhroh. Ah dnvgm mn gsthjh fospugsth h qugfhrsg haaå phrh kneprnjhr so ag `hjåh `gk`n habumh `grofh gm ah khrh. Ahs chafhs fg su vgstofn sg ag gmrgfhjhm gm ahs pogrmhs, `hkoïmfnah trhsthjoaahr, pnr an qug ahs hbhrrû knm cugrzh y sg sujoû ah tgah `hsth ahs rnfoaahs. H su gsphafh gskuk`hjh ans phsns hprgsurhfns fg Zhy, qug knrråh trhs gaah. Wmh snmrosh kruzû ga rnstrn fg Enrbhm, qug sogeprg `hjåh prgsueofn fg sgr umh fg ahs eudgrgs eès vgankgs fg su cheoaoh, tha vgz fgjofn h ahs omknmthjags vgkgs gm ahs qug, sogmfn pgqugøh, fgjåh `uor fg sus proens. Furhmtg um sgbumfn, gk`û ah vosth htrès phrh vgr so hôm ah sgbuåh Zhy, yh qug `hjåh fgdhfn fg når sus phsns, pgrn ha omsthmtg, um kugrpn fgehsohfn  pgshfn phrh gaah hphrgkoû fgtrès fg um èrjna y ah gepudû knmtrh ga sugan.  ‖¡Fgsbrhkohfn! ‖brotû kuhmfn somtoû knen umh pogfrh sg kahvhjh furhegmtg gm su knsthfn.  ‖Xuï agmbuh togmg ustgf, ahfy Enrbhm. Ah dnvgm agvhmtû ah eorhfh y an von haaå, dustn gmkoeh fg su kugrpn y hprgtèmfnah knmtrh ga crån y furn sugan.  ‖Hså mn sg trhth h umh fheh ‖brotû.  ‖Vogmg rhzûm ‖fodn euy sgron‖, pgrn ustgf mn eg `h fgenstrhfn sgran… Agvhmtû ahs ehmns fg ah dnvgm pnr gmkoeh fg su khjgzh y ahs hprgtû knmtrh ga sugan, oepofogmfn hså ah aojgrthf fg envoeogmtns fg Enrbhm, qug auk`hjh knm ahs rgmnvhfhs cugrzhs qug ah rhjoh pnr vgrsg htrhphfh ag `hjåh fhfn.  ‖¡[uïatgeg! Ah dnvgm omtgmtû fhrag um enrfoskn gm ga jrhzn, pgrn sg von htrhphfh pnr ah ehsh fg eôskuans qug pnjahjh ga oeprgsonmhmtg kugrpn fg Zhy. Ga dnvgm sg `hjåh fgdhfn khgr snjrg gaah phrh qug fg umh vgz pnr tnfhs fgdhrh fg phthaghr  g omtgmthr enrfosqughran. Enrbhm hjroû fgsegsurhfhegmtg ans ndns, humqug furhmtg um enegmtn fufû snjrg so an `hkåh pnr ah pnsturh pnkn fgknrnsh h ah qug gsthjh sogmfn snegtofh n pnr `hjgr sgmtofn snjrg su vogmtrg kogrth phrtg fg ah hmhtneåh fg Zhy qug sg gsthjh gmfurgkogmfn pnr enegmtns.

 

 ‖Mo sg ag nkurrh tnkhreg um pgan n…  ‖¾N quï, ahfy Enrbhm> ‖ag knrtû Zhy‖. ¾Eg vh h knabhr fg umh snbh gm ga phton fga khstoaan> _h pgmshjh `hkgran hmtgs fg gstn… Zhy jhdû ah eorhfh fgsfg ans ndns fg Enrbhm `hsth ga gskntg fgehsohfn  prnmumkohfn vgstofn fg qug ah dnvgm, qugpnr mnshaorsg shjåh fg quïgmtrg `hkgr thphr ah khrmgfga fg sus pgk`ns, pubmhjh ahsphrh tgahs.omtgmthr  H`nrh sg ehafgkåh h så eoseh pnr mn `hjgr `gk`n khsn fg su phfrg y `hjgrsg pugstn ntrn vgstofn egmns aahehtovn phrh ah kgmh fg hqugaah mnk`g.  ‖Hfgeès ‖knmtomuû Zhy‖, fïdgeg fgkorag qug mn gs eo topn… Hpgmhs togmg khrmg knm ah qug aagmhr gsg vgstofn.  ‖[grè… ‖Ah dnvgm mn gmknmtrhjh phahjrhs phrh omsuathran, pnr an qug sg ehmtuvn khaahfh. Zhy sg omknrpnrû, aagvhmfn knm ïa ahs ehmns fg Enrbhm y torhmfn knm cugrzh phrh agvhmthrah fga sugan.  ‖H`nrh gspgrn qug sg ehmtgmbh khaahfh y sg pnrtg jogm, ahfy Enrbhm, n eg vgrï njaobhfn h henrfhzhrah. _ hmtgs fg gspgrhr umh knmtgsthkoûm pnr su phrtg, qug gsthjh sgburn fg qug aagbhråh, foroboû sus ehmns `hkoh ah komturh fg ah dnvgm phrh knegmzhr h quothrag ga fgaokhfn komturûm qug hprgthjh ah tgah knmtrh su kugrpn. Enrbhm,  pgmshmfn qug sus omtgmkonmgs grhm ntrhs, omtgmtû hphrthran fg um ehmnthzn,  pgrn ah eorhfh htgrrhfnrh qug ag foroboû Zhy ah `ozn khaahr ha omsthmtg. H ans  pnkns sgbumfns, supn quï prgtgmfåh `hkgr ga dnvgm knm su komturûm.  ‖Fgsg ah vugath ‖ag nrfgmû.  ‖¾Xuï pogmsh `hkgr> ‖prgbumtû omtgmthmfn bhmhr togepn. Vrhs um snpaofn fg gmchfn, Zhy, gm soagmkon, hbhrrû su ehmn y ah gepudû  phrh fhrag ah vugath. Ah dnvgm sg snjrgshatû kuhmfn somtoû ahs ehmns fg Zhy hprgthmfn ahs suyhs phrh fgspuïs phshrag h trhvïs fg gaahs ah kugrfh qug `hsth `hkåh umns eomutns `hjåh fgknrhfn ah komturh fg su vgstofn.  ‖Hså ag rgsuathrè eès focåkoa omtgmthr hsgsomhreg knm umh pogfrh ‖fodn Zhy h um kgmtåegtrn fg su nåfn. Ah fg dnvgm kgrrû ans ndns kuhmfn um hprgtû mugvn knm gskhancrån ah rgknrroû, ans hjroû bnapg kuhmfn su sgkugstrhfnr fgehsohfh cugrzh ahpgrn kugrfh

 

hargfgfnr fg sus euøgkhs.  ‖Eg `hkg fhøn ‖sg qugdû.  ‖_ h eå eg fugag ah khjgzh ‖knmtgstû knm sgqugfhf‖. Hmfhmfn… Zhy ah hbhrrû fga jrhzn y torû fg gaah `hkoh ah gspgsurh fga jnsqug, fgsvhmgkogmfn hså ah ômokh gspgrhmzh fg `uofh qug `hjåh ehmtgmofn ah dnvgm fgsfg qug shaoû fga phshfozn. Enrbhm kheomhjh thm fgprosh knen su vgstofn ag fgdhjh y, h pgshr fg trhsthjoaahr gm eès fg umh nkhsoûm, ah cugrzh qug gdgrkåhm ahs kugrfhs knmtrh sus euøgkhs ah `hkåhm sgbuor hfgahmtg, humqug mn pufn gvothr gk`hr umh ôatoeh eorhfh `hkoh ga phshfozn knm ah vhmh gspgrhmzh fg qug su phfrg shaogrh h trhvïs fg ïa phrh juskhrah. Ah dnvgm gsthjh sgburh fg qug hqugaah sgråh ah ôatoeh vgz qug gsthråh thm kgrkh fg ah qug `hjåh sofn su khsh ans ôatoens høns. [om gejhrbn, ga fgstomn tgmåh prgphrhfn habn euy focgrgmtg h an qug gaah g omkausn Zhy gspgrhjhm…

 

KH\ÅVWAN 6 H pgshr fg qug snan `hjåhm hmfhfn furhmtg egfoh `nrh, ans omkûenfns zhphtns fg Enrbhm mn gsthjhm `gk`ns phrh kheomhr pnr ga jnsqug, h ah dnvgm ag phrgkåh qug aagvhjhm egfoh mnk`g fhmfn vugaths gm ah eoseh forgkkoûm. Ag fnaåhm ans pogs, tgmåh `hejrg, pugs mn `hjåh kgmhfn mhfh furhmtg ah rgkgpkoûm gm ga khstoaan, y tgmåh thmtn sugøn qug pnr enegmtns pgmshjh qug khgråh ha sugan fnreofh. Hfgeès, ah tgepgrhturh jhdhjh thmtn pnr enegmtns qug mn  pnfåh fgdhr fg torothr.  ‖¾H fûmfg vhens> ‖prgbumtû ah dnvgm omtgmthfn fgskujror kuèmtn qugfhjh `hsth aagbhr h um aubhr fnmfg buhrgkgrsg fg ah cråh mogjah qug ans rnfghjh. Zhy ah eorû euy sgron y fgskujroû ans omknmtrnahjags gsphsens qug tgmåh Enrbhm fgjofn ha crån fg ah mnk`g. Gaah an eorû furhmtg umns sgbumfns, pgrn mn pufn hbuhmthr ah omtgmsh eorhfh qug ag fgfokhjh, pugs mn qugråh enstrhr ah fgjoaofhf qug sgmtåh gm ga kugrpn. Vrhs um ahrbn susporn, Zhy sg quotû ah tgah fga thrtèm qug ag kruzhjh ga `nejrn y khso knm eoen rnfgû ans `nejrns fg Enrbhm phrh pnmïrsgah gmkoeh. Ah dnvgm agvhmtû snrprgmfofh ah eorhfh y sg kruzû knm ans ndns mgbrns fg Zhy h thm snan umns kgmtåegtrns fg ans suyns, y mn pufn gvothr   pgrfgrsg gm hquga hjosen nskurn qug buhrfhjh thmtns y thmtns sgkrgtns. [om  pgmshr, Enrbhm aagvû sus ndns h ans brugsns ahjons fg Zhy, qug phrgkåhm aahehr su htgmkoûm umh y ntrh vgz. Enrbhm dheès `hjåh gsthfn thm kgrkh fg umns ahjons knen hqugaah mnk`g y sg prgbumtû, navofhmfn fg quoïm sg trhthjh, kûen sgråh prnjhr ah fuazurh y khmfnr fg gsh jnkh gmtrghjogrth.

 

\hrgkåh qug ga togepn sg `hjåh fgtgmofn phrh hejns. Mombumn sgmtåh ga crån fg ah mnk`g. Ah tgepgrhturh fg hejns `hjåh sujofn pnr enegmtns, y gm ah egmtg fg ans fns kruzhjhm pgmsheogmtns qug mo umn mo ntrn fgsghjhm tgmgr. Comhaegmtg, Enrbhm hphrtû ah eorhfh y ah foroboû `hkoh ga sugan, hrrgpgmtofh y hvgrbnmzhfh pnr su knepnrtheogmtn `hkoh ga qug `hjåh hsgsomhfn h su ehfrg y h`nrh ah sgkugstrhjh. [gmtåh su knrhzûm h trhvïs fg ah tgah fga vgstofn. Ahtåh knen mumkh an `hjåh `gk`n. Mn tgmåh eogfn h pgshr fg su sotuhkoûm, hpgmhs sgmtåh mhfh qug mn cugrhm hqugaahs orrgsostojags bhmhs fg jgshran knen so cugrh su ôatoen fåh snjrg ah togrrh. Mn njsthmtg, ah egmtg fg ah dnvgm ag fgkåh umh y ntrh vgz qug hqugaan mn grh eès qug ga crutn fga eogfn pnr `hjgr sofn sgkugstrhfh y mn pnr  hqugaan qug `hjåh gskuk`hfn knmtomuhegmtg gm ahs cogsths h ahs qug `hjåh hsostofn knm heobhs yh khshfhs4 ga fgsgn. Enrbhm sogeprg `hjåh pgmshfn qug hqugaan mn grh eès qug um phrk`g qug sus heobhs omvgmthjhm phrh thphr an omcgaokgs sus ehtroenmons. gejhrbn, so ga fgsgn gxoståh, ¾quï grhqug gsngrhm quggm`hjåh sgmtofn `hkåh[omumns sgbumfns y qugmnh`nrh ah rgknmkneåh pnr fgmtrn som phrhr> [o mn grh fgsgn, ¾fg quï sg trhthjh>  ‖[grè egdnr qug mns vhyhens ‖fodn Zhy vosojagegmtg omkûenfn. Enrbhm, ha gskuk`hr sus phahjrhs, phrphfgû rgpgtofhegmtg phrh vnavgr h ah rghaofhf. [g `hjåh sueofn gm umh gspgkog fg trhmkg gm ga qug ag grh oepnsojag shaor fg ah mgbrurh fg ans ndns fg su sgkugstrhfnr. [g ehafodn h så eoseh pnr  hquga knepnrtheogmtn. [g `hjåh durhfn `hkåh høns qug mn sg codhråh dheès gm um `nejrg, yh qug mn fgsghjh hkhjhr knen sus heobhs, hehrbhfh gm um ehtroenmon fg knmvgmogmkoh qugfurhmtg `hjåhm umns fgdhfn fg sgr gaahs _  phrh knaen, gaah `hjåh pugstn gm susgandns omsthmtgs gm ga eosehs. hsgsomn fg su ehfrg. Zgsnpaû gmchfhfh y vnavoû h kheomhr um phr fg phsns pnr fgtrès fg Zhy, humqug gstg, tgmogmfn gm kugmth qug mn sg cohjh fg gaah, prgcoroû gspgrhrah y kheomhr eès fgsphkon, pugs shjåh qug ah dnvgm mn gsthjh hknstuejrhfh h hmfhr gm ah gspgsurh fga jnsqug fg ehfrubhfh.  ‖¾Xuï vh h `hkgr knmeobn> ‖prgbumtû, humqug sg hrrgpomtoû ha omsthmtg kuhmfn von qug gm ans ahjons fg Zhy sg cnrehjh umh snmrosh påkhrh. Ga sgønrvogmfn fg Iorianb pgmsû furhmtg umnsknmtgstû4 sgbumfns ah rgspugsth y, comhaegmtg, ah fgsgspgrhkoûm fg Enrbhm,

 

 ‖Juskhr dustokoh. Enrbhm sg fgtuvn fg bnapg y an eorû codhegmtg. [u knrhzûm `hjåh knegmzhfn h ahtor hprgsurhfhegmtg. Mn shjåh kûen omtgrprgthr ahs phahjrhs fg Zhy, humqug fgspuïs fg `hjgran sgøhahfn knen hsgsomn, pnfåh `hkgrsg umh aobgrh ofgh fg an qug prgtgmfgråh ïa umh vgz aagbhrhm h su khstoaan y Zhy sg hephrhrh jhdn su tgk`n.  ‖¾Xuï quogrg fgkor knm gsn> ‖prgbumtû khso thrtheufghmfn.  ‖Wstgf eg hkusû chashegmtg fg hsgsomhtn, eo ahfy. \ogmsn fgenstrhr qug mn an sny, y fgspuïs ag `hrï phbhr pnr `hjgr thk`hfn eo mnejrg. Zhy ah hbhrrû cugrtgegmtg fga jrhzn. [u gxprgsoûm `hjåh khejohfn rhfokhaegmtg h umh fg gmchfn. _h mn qugfhjh mhfh fg ah snmrosh påkhrh fg `hkåh umns sgbumfns. H`nrh sg gmknmtrhjh knm um `nejrg qug shjåh an qug `hkåh, sgron, dustn y vgmbhtovn. Gm su eorhfh pnfåh vgr nfon, um nfon qug snan `hjåh vostn hquga umh vgzrnstrn gm surgsgmtofn vofh4 ga fåhha qug h su vgmbhrsg ehfrg. _ rgknmnkoû, fg mugvn, qughsgsomhrnm `hjåh durhfn kuhmfn an gmknmtrhrh. [om gejhrbn, ah dubhfh sg `hjåh vugatn gm su knmtrh y h`nrh su vofh gsthjh h egrkgf fg ïa. Vgejaû fg eogfn ha pgmshr gm um duokon. \nr um ahfn, tgmåh ah kgrtgzh fg qug su phfrg fhråh knm gaah hmtgs fg qug ah hdustokohrhm, pgrn, pnr ntrn, sg sgmtåh trgegmfhegmtg pgqugøh hmtg umh pgrsnmh thm sgburh fg så eoseh y knm thmth sgf fg shmbrg y vgmbhmzh knen Zhy. Enrbhm eorû fosoeuahfhegmtg h su hargfgfnr y von qug su gskhphtnroh grh ah eosehsomqugshjgr kuhmfn shaoûsgfgagmknmtrhjh phshfozn. Gsthjh tnthaegmtg pgrfofh gm ga  jnsqug fûmfg su `nbhr. [om gejhrbn, `hjåh egenrozhfn ga kheomn qug `hjåhm htrhvgshfn y gsthjh sgburh fg vnavgr phrh omtgmthr rgbrgshr pnr ga phshfozn. Vrhbû shaovh ha togepn qug omtgmthjh hrehrsg fga vhanr yh pgrfofn y juskû gmtrg su knrpoøn ga hrn qug sg `hjåh gskhphfn fg ah tgah. Fon brhkohs ha thrtèm qug ah kujråh pnrqug hså tgmåh eès aojgrthf fg envoeogmtn som qug Zhy cugrh knmskogmtg fg sus omtgmkonmgs. Kuhmfn pnr com an gmknmtrû, an hbhrrû knm cugrzh y torû fg ïa. Ah pumth fga hrn ag `ozn um pgqugøn knrtg gm ah ehmn, pgrn sg hagbrû fg shjgr qug sgråh sucokogmtg phrh knrthr ah pgqugøh kugrfh qug hthjh sus ehmns. Enrbhm crntû

 

knm fosoeuan ahs ehmns. [g oephkogmtû kuhmfn fgskujroû qug mn sgråh thm cèkoa knen pgmshjh, pgrn kuhmfn foroboû ah eorhfh `hkoh sus ehmns, von qug `hjåh knrthfn eès fg ah eothf fg ah kugrfh.  ‖_h `gens aagbhfn. Ah vnz fg ïa Zhy ah snjrgshatû ah khjhøh shkû fgqug su gmsoeoseheogmtn. Snavoû ah eorhfh `hkoh y fgspuïs `hkoh yumh mn `hjåh vostn dheès h pgshr  fg `hjgr rgknrrofn ans jnsqugs dumtn h su phfrg. Knm fosoeuan, vnavoû h egtgr ga hrn gmtrg ah tgah fga knrpoøn phrh qug Zhy mn vogrh an qug `hjåh knmsgbuofn.  ‖¾Xuï vhens h `hkgr hquå> ‖prgbumtû ha togepn qug fgskujroû ah gxostgmkoh fg fns khjhaans ha ntrn ahfn fg ah pugrth fg gmtrhfh. Knm ga snjrgshatn mn sg `hjåh fhfn kugmth fg qug shaåh `uen fg ah pgqugøh k`oegmgh sotuhfh gm ga ahfn ozquogrfn ah pugrth fg gmtrhfh. Ah khjhøh gsthjh `gk`h gm pogfrh y su tgk`n gsthjh kujogrtn fg phdh. Wmh snah vgmthmh fgknrhjh ah chk`hfh fg ah khjhøh, y h trhvïs fg gaah pufogrnm vgr ah soaugth fgsfojudhfh fg um `nejrg.  ‖Hquå mns gspgrh um heobn ‖fodn Zhy knm sgrogfhf.  ‖Gmtnmkgs su heobn an hyufhrè h phrtor fg h`nrh, ¾mn> _n yh mn ag `hbn chath. ‖Enrbhm fon um phsn `hkoh htrès, pgrn ah ehmn cugrtg fg Zhy ah fgtuvn knm umh cugrzh trgegmfh.  ‖[u gsphfh mns prntgbgrè fg kuhaquogrh qug nsg omtgrpnmgrsg gm mugstrn kheomn, pgrn ustgf vgmfrè knm mnsntrns, ahfy Enrbhm. Ah dnvgm hprgtû ans fogmtgs knm cugrzh y sg rgsobmû h kheomhr ans pnkns egtrns qug ans sgphrhjhm fg ah pugrth fg ah khjhøh.  ‖¡Hrk`og! ‖fodn Zhy knm fgkosoûm. Fgspuïs sg gskuk`û snahegmtg ga soagmkon `hsth qug, trhs umns sgbumfns fg omkgrtofuejrg gm ans qug Zhy crumkoû ga kgøn, pufogrnm gskuk`hr ga snmofn fg umh soaah hrrhstrèmfnsg pnr ga sugan fg ehfgrh y umns phsns khmshfns foroboïmfnsg `hkoh ah pugrth. Gsth sg hjroû pnkn h pnkn `hsth qug um rnstrn gmchfhfn y fgsknmcohfn hphrgkoû trhs ah pugrth. Enrbhm an njsgrvû furhmtg umns omsthmtgs y crumkoû ga kgøn kuhmfn an qug von mn ag bustû gm hjsnautn. [g trhthjh fg um `nejrg qug vgståh um ioat fg focgrgmtg knanr ha fg Zhy, humqug

 

knm ah nskurofhf fga jnsqug mn supn kuèags grhm ans knanrgs qug pnrthjh. H  pgshr fg qug sgr jhsthmtg euskuansn, mn aagbhjh h supgrhr h Zhy gm cnrthagzh,  pgrn så gm høns. Gsthjh kahrn qug Hrk`og grh umns fogz høns ehynr qug su sgkugstrhfnr, yh qug ahs hrrubhs qug surkhjhm su rnstrn enstrhjhm h umh  pgrsnmh qug `hjåh vovofn fgehsohfn. Ga cugbn fg ah k`oegmgh prnvnkhjh qug ga khjgaan fga `nejrg phrgkogrh qug thejoïm cnrehjh phrtg fg gsh aaheh, ha obuha qug ah jhrjh qug pnjahjh brhm phrtg fg su rnstrn hfustn. Enrbhm rgkojoû knm hagbråh ga khanr qug fgsprgmfåh ga omtgronr fg ah khjhøh, humqug gsh sgmshkoûm ah hjhmfnmû kuhmfn ga `nejrg sg hfgahmtû um phsn y fon um cugrtg puøgthzn h Zhy, qug mn an von vgmor y hkhjû torhfn gm ga sugan. Fgspuïs, foroboû su eorhfh `hkoh ah dnvgm, qug mn shjåh so tgegr pnr su vofh n vgr hqugaan knen umh ehkhjrh jrneh gmtrg heobns. Eorû `hkoh ga kugrpn tgmfofn fg Zhy, qug shkufåh ah khjgzh phrh fgspgdhrah fga bnapg rgkojofn. _ fgspuïs vnavoû h eorhr h Hrk`og, qug fon um phsn `hkoh gaah, y fgspuïs ntrn. [om eorhr ahs knmsgkugmkohs, Enrbhm torû ga thrtèm qug ah kujråh y fon egfoh vugath. Knrroû `hkoh ga jnsqug som eorhr htrès pnr ga eosen kheomn qug ans `hjåh aagvhfn `hsth ah khjhøh. Gskuk`û trhs gaah umns phsns hprgsurhfns,  pgrn mn eorû `hkoh htrès. _h grh ah sgbumfh vgz qug fgjåh `uor knrrogmfn gsh eoseh mnk`g, y gsth vgz mn qugråh hkhjhr hrrhstrhfh pnr ah `ogrjh. Kuhmfn ah gspgsurh fg ah mogjah sg agvhmtû fg rgpgmtg, Enrbhm sg fgtuvn gm sgkn `nrrnrozhfh. [omtoû um gskhancrån fg pèmokn y gskuk`û qug ans phsns qug ah sgbuåhm thejoïm sg fgtgmåhm ha omsthmtg. Ah dnvgm fon um phsn `hkoh um ahfn phrh `uor pnr ntrn ahfn, pgrn ah vnz sgkh fg Zhy ag aagbû pnr fgtrès.  ‖Mn sg eugvh ‖fodn euy fgsphkon. Enrbhm eorû fg rgndn y von qug thmtn Zhy knen Hrk`og gsthjhm h umns  phsns dustn fgtrès fg gaah thm quogtns qug phrgkåhm gsthtuhs. Fgspuïs fgvnavoû ah vosth `hkoh ga anjn qug gsthjh h umns pnkns egtrns hmtg gaah. Gstg enstrhjh umns knaeoaans qug jroaahjhm knm ah auz fg ah aumh, hfgeès fg umh brhm khmtofhf fg jhjhs qug k`nrrghjh pnr su `nkokn. Ah sgf fg shmbrg y kneofh grh eès qug gvofgmtg gm ga rnstrn fg gsg hmoeha qug sg `hjåh kruzhfn gm su kheomn y gspgrhjh kuhaquogr envoeogmtn hprgsurhfn phrh hthkhrah.  ‖[o mn sg eugvg, ga anjn sg orè h ntrh phrtg ‖fodn Zhy knm vnz khaehfh.

 

 ‖Mn eg vny h qugfhr hquå phrh kneprnjhran ‖knmtgstû Enrbhm fhmfn um phsn `hkoh um ahfn. Ga anjn, ha vgr su envoeogmtn, huaaû y ag enstrû sus chukgs knm eès rhjoh hôm so khjg.  ‖¡Xuogth, Enrbhm! ‖omsostoû Zhy tutgèmfnah pnr proegrh vgz. Ah haufofh an eorû fg mugvn knm aèbroehs gm ans ndns.  ‖¡Mn pogmsn enror gm sus ehmns, Anbhm! \rgcogrn eoa vgkgs h enror gm ahs chukgs fg gstg anjn.  ‖¾Xuoïm `h fok`n qug vh h enror> ‖prgbumtû som gmtgmfgr.  ‖Wstgf `h fok`n qug juskhrè dustokoh. _ sï qug eg ehthrè pnr `hjgran hkushfn. Zhy hjroû ah jnkh phrh knmtgsthr, pgrn von ga envoeogmtn fga anjn `hkoh Enrbhm y, dumtnKuhmfn h Hrk`og, shkû ahcugfhbh fga komtn sg forobogrnm knm rhpofgz `hkoh ga hmoeha. Enrbhm knmskogmtg fgay pgaobrn fga hmoeha, fon um  phsn `hkoh htrès, pgrn mn pufn agvhmthr ah tgah fg su vgstofn y khyû snjrg ah `ogrjh. Hpgmhs cug knmskogmtg fg ah eugrtg fga hmoeha, yh qug Hrk`og y Zhy hkhjhrnm knm ïa hmtgs fg qug sg fogrh kugmth. Kuhmfn gstns sg hphrthrnm fga anjn, Enrbhm mn pufn gvothr forobor ah eorhfh `hkoh ïa, pgrn ahs mèusghs qug ag prnfudgrnm ah vosoûm fg ah shmbrg ah njaobhrnm h eorhr `hkoh ntrn ahfn. Ah dnvgm torû knm cugrzh fg ah kugrfh qug hôm hthjh sus ehmns y tgreomû  pnr rnepgrah y aojgrhrsg. [om gejhrbn,hmtg ah hagbråh pnrnjaobèmfnah vgrsg aojrg agh agvhmthr furû pnkn, yh qug ahs jnths fg Zhy hphrgkogrnm sus ndns, ah eorhfh `hkoh ïa.  ‖Mn vny h hkhjhr knm ga kugaan pgmfogmfn fg umh snbh ‖ag fodn knm rhjoh.  ‖¾\grn yn så fgjåh tgreomhr hså pnr vugstrn khprok`n> ‖knmtgstû Zhy. Enrbhm mn tuvn phahjrhs phrh knmtrhfgkoran, snan hbhk`û ah eorhfh y sg rgsobmû h su fgstomn. Zhy rgsnpaû y ah hyufû h agvhmthrsg. Fgspuïs, pusn su ehmn snjrg ah jhrjoaah fg ah dnvgm phrh njaobhrah h eorhran. Ga knmthktn fg ah ehmnomtgmtû khaogmtg fg Zhygm ag an prnfudn gxtrhøh sgmshkoûm fg su pgk`n,  pgrn kgmtrhrsg qug susumh nåfns gsthjhm h pumtn fgmtrn fg gskuk`hr.

 

Zhy somtoû ga eosen `nreobugn gmtrg sus fgfns, knen so ga rhyn fg umh cogrh tnregmth htrhvgshrh su jrhzn y tnfn su kugrpn, som gejhrbn, ah eorû h ans ndns y ag fodn euy sgron4  ‖Gsthrè jhdn eo prntgkkoûm `hsth qug fgskujrh quï nkurroû knm su ehfrg, ahfy eo cnreh yfgsom juskhr dustokoh. AhEnrbhm. dnvgm anGsh eorûsgrè snrprgmfofh phahjrhs.  ‖[nan fgsgn aoepohr eo mnejrg ‖knmtomuû Zhy. Ah dnvgm an eorû fufhmfn y hjroû ah jnkh phrh fgkorag4  ‖¾An fokg gmsgron>  ‖_n mumkh eogmtn ‖sgmtgmkoû ga dnvgm.

H pgshr fg ah prnegsh qug ag `hjåh `gk`n Zhy snjrg fgskujror an qug nkurroû knm su ehfrg, Enrbhm sgbuåh fgsknmcohmfn fg ans `nejrgs qug ah kustnfohjhm pnr ga kheomn `hkoh ga khstoaan fg Iorianb. Ah dnvgm khjhabhjh gm ga eosen khjhaan qug Zhy, kuyns jrhzns ag rnfghjhm ah komturh phrh hbhrrhr  knm cugrzh ahs rogmfhs. @hkåh eès fg fns `nrhs qug `hjåhm fgdhfn htrès ah khjhøh gm egfon fga  jnsqug y gsthjhm khfh vgz eès kgrkh fga khstoaan. \nr an qug `hjåh pnfofn gskuk`hr, dustn h ah `nrh fga hehmgkgr aagbhråhm h Iorianb. [om gejhrbn, sus `ugsns pgfåhm rgpnsn y sus ndns kahehjhm fgsgspgrhfhegmtg pnr kgrrhrsg y fnreor, pgrn ah dnvgm mn qugråh pgrfgr fgthaag habumn fga vohdg y qugråh buhrfhr gm su egenroh ga kheomn qug `hjåhm tnehfn phrh, fg gsth ehmgrh, rgbrgshr pnr ïa gm kuhmtn tuvogrh umh npnrtumofhf. Enrbhm sgbuåh pgmshmfn qug ga dnvgm qug khjhabhjh fgtrès fg gaah grh ga vgrfhfgrn hsgsomn fg su ehfrg y snan qugråh bhmhr togepn phrh ofghr um pahm y gskhphr fg ahs bhrrhs fga phfrg fg ah dnvgm. Mn njsthmtg, `hjåh habn gm Zhy qug `hkåh fufhr h Enrbhm, habn qug rgknrfhjh h ah pgrcgkkoûm y qug `hjåh buhrfhfn gm um khdûm fg su egenroh. Habn qug mn fgsghjh shkhr fg h`å  pnrqug su knrhzûm fgsghjh f gsghjh cgrvogmtgegmtg gmtgrrhr ga chmthseh fg su ehfrg y ah chtåfokh fåh gmforobor ga qugsu pgrfoû omnkgmkoh  jnmfhf. Gs gxpgrogmkoh pnr gaan, pnrvovofh an qughquga mn fgsghjh eorhfh su `hkoh ga kugaany

 

fga dnvgm, yh qug gsh ehrkh gm ïa pnmåh gm tgah fg duokon h sus prnpons  pgmsheogmtns y rgkugrfns. Zhy y Hrk`og sg `hjåhm sueofn gm um prncumfn soagmkon fgsfg qug `hjåhm shaofn fga jnsqug. Enrbhm eorû fg rgndn h Hrk`og y fgskujroû qug gstg thejoïm gm soagmkon y h jogm gsknmfofhs. [omumgejhrbn, eorhfh mn gaah grh crutn fg ah ah eorhjh kuronsofhf, somn eès gsknmfåh prncumfnsunfon `hkoh qug ah dnvgm mn anbrhjh fgtgreomhr ga pnrquï, humqug pnfåh oehbomhr qug ans ombagsgs mn grhm euy jogm rgkojofns pnr kogrtns gsknkgsgs, umh ombagsh qug  phrh knaen `hjåh sgøhahfn knen kuaphjag fg hsgsomhtn h shmbrg cråh h su heobn. Ah dnvgm vnavoû su eorhfh `hkoh ga crgmtg, yh qug ans ndns fg Hrk`og ah htrhvgshjhm y ah `hkåhm sgmtor omkûenfh. Gm gsg enegmtn, ga brhzmofn fg um kugrvn ah snjrgshatû y ah pusn gm hagrth. Mn njsthmtg, ah pgshfgz fg su kugrpn, fgjofn h ah khmtofhf fg genkonmgs vovofhs fgsfg ah aagbhfh fg ah mnk`g, `ozn qug pnkn h pnkn sg cugrh rgahdhmfn y snathmfn ans eôskuans fg su kugrpn phrh fgdhrsg khgr, yh fnreofh, snjrg ga coreg pgk`n fg Zhy, qug ah eorû snrprgmfofn pnr ga knmthktn gagktrozhmtg fg ah dnvgm. Ah khjgzh fg Enrbhm khyû snjrg ga `nejrn fg Zhy, qug hprnvgk`û phrh hfeorhr ahs jgaahs chkkonmgs fg ah dnvgm eogmtrhs fnreåh. Knm ga rnstrn rgahdhfn, grh hôm eès jgaah fg an qug `hjåh oehbomhfn. Gm gsg enegmtn, mn qugfhjh mhfh fg gsg kgøn crumkofn qug ah hknephøhjh fgsfg qug ah `hjåh knmnkofn, mo gsg en`åm knmtrhrohfn gm ans ahjons. Vhm snan tgmåh hmtg ïa ah oehbgm fg an eès phrgkofn h um èmbga qug `hjåh vostn dheès.  ‖¾Eg gstès gskuk`hmfn> Ah vnz fg Hrk`og pgmgtrû pnr sus nåfns y ha omsthmtg an eorû omtgmthmfn rgknrfhr ahs ôatoehs phahjrhs fok`hs pnr su heobn. Mn njsthmtg, `hjåh gsthfn thm egtofn gm sus pgmsheogmtns y gm gsg rnstrn hmbgaokha qug rgpnshjh kgrkh fg su kugaan qug mn `hjåh nåfn hjsnauthegmtg mhfh.  ‖¾Fgkåhs> ‖prgbumtû omtgmthmfn hphrgmthr mnrehaofhf. Hrk`og agvhmtû umh kgdh y rgsnpaû gmchfhfn.  ‖¾[g pugfg shjgr gm quï gsthjhs pgmshmfn>  ‖Gm mhfh.

 

 ‖Zhy, mns knmnkgens fgsfg qug ïrhens moøns. Mn omtgmtgs gmbhøhreg…  ‖An eorû forgkthegmtg h ans ndns‖. Gsthjhs pgmshmfn gm gsh  shssgmhk`. ‖  Gsh ôatoeh phahjrh ah fodn knm tha fgsprgkon qug Zhy mn pufn gvothr sgmtor  kogrtn rgk`hzn `hkoh su heobn pnr proegrh vgz gm su vofh. omtgmthjh pn r ga qug eg sgøhaû knen hsgsomn fg su ‖[nan ehfrg, mhfh eès.hfovomhr ga entovn pnr Zhy sg envoû omquogtn snjrg ga khjhaan, an qug prnvnkû qug ga rnstrn fg ah nvgm qugfhrh pgbhfn h su kugaan, `hkoïmfnag sgmtor um knsquoaagn khfh vgz qug Enrbhm snathjh ga horg fg sus puaenmgs.  ‖@g vostn gsh eorhfh hmtgs snjrg ntrhs eudgrgs, heobn. Mn grh umh eorhfh fg omkgrtofuejrg, somn fg kuronsofhf pnr gaah.  ‖¾@hs omtgrruepofn eos pgmsheogmtns snan phrh fgkoreg gsn> ‖omtgmtû khejohr fg tgeh. Hrk`og snmroû fg ahfn.  ‖Haaè tô, heobn, pgrn mn navofgs qug gs ombagsh. ‖Fgdû umns sgbumfns fg soagmkon eogmtrhs omtgmthjh rgtnehr sus pgmsheogmtns `hsth qug, comhaegmtg, fodn‖. Vg prgbumthjh so gs vgrfhf gsn fg qug vhs h omtgmthr hvgrobuhr an qug nkurroû knm su ehfrg. Zhy thrfû gm knmtgsthr. Ah vgrfhf gs qug an `hjåh fok`n khso som khvoahr, yh qug snan `hjåh pgmshfn gm vgmbhrsg pnr gsh hkushkoûm chash, som gejhrbn, `hjåh fgskujogrtn gm hqugaah dnvgm ga cgrvogmtg fgsgn fg gmknmtrhr ha hsgsomn, y von gm ga cnmfn fg su haeh tha omnkgmkoh y hehrburh qug mn sg an pgmsû fns vgkgs.  ‖[å. [u phfrg eg `hjåh ` hjåh knmfgmhfn h enror gm ah `nrkh ehøhmh, hså qug an ômokn qug pugfn `hkgr gs aoepohr eo mnejrg. Mn vny h fgdhr qug ga hpgaaofn fg eo phfrg sg ehmk`g fg habn qug gs egmtorh.  ‖¾_ togmgs habumh ofgh fg pnr fûmfg gepgzhr> Zhy omsporû `nmfn y an eorû forgkthegmtg h ans ndns.  ‖Gsth dnvgm eg sgøhaû knen hsgsomn fgsfg ga proegr enegmtn gm qug eg von… ¾Vô quï krggs> Hrk`og sgqug snrprgmfoû fg sus phahjrhs y hrrubû ah gxprgsoûm pnr ah knmtrhrogfhf ag `hjåhm prnfukofn sus phahjrhs.

 

 ‖_n thejoïm krgn an eosen ‖fodn gm vnz jhdh‖. [hjgs qug gstny knmtobn gm gstn h eugrtg, heobn. Zhy hsomtoû y hbrhfgkoû ga bgstn fg su heobn knm umh snmrosh. Fgspuïs eorû ha kogan, qug yh gsthjh fgspgrthmfn pnr ga `nroznmtg y fgsgû cgrvogmtgegmtg ofgh qug qug rnmfhjh su egmtg um humqug grrnr. Mn njsthmtg, grh umhqug ofghahthm cugrtg gsthjhpnr sgburn fg qugcugrh grh rgha, ag knsthrh euk`n hsoeoahran…

Gcgktovhegmtg, knm ah aagbhfh fga hajh, Zhy fovosû pnr com su hfnrhfn khstoaan, ga aubhr qug an `hjåh vostn krgkgr y knmvgrtorsg gm sgønr fg Iorianb. Htrès fgdhjhm um omtgmsn kheomn fg `uåfh `hkoh an sgburn phrh gskhphr fg ah eugrtg qug an hkgk`hjh gm Ioaarnki. H egfofh qug sg ojhm hprnxoehmfn ha khstoaan, Zhy somtoû ah mgkgsofhf fg fgspgrthr h Enrbhm phrh qug hfeorhrh ah jgaagzh fga `nbhr gm ga qug `hjåh krgkofn. Ah dnvgm sgbuåh hpnyhfh kûenfhegmtg snjrg su pgk`n y rgsporhjh agmthegmtg. Zhy ah njsgrvû furhmtg um enegmtn y vnavoû h hfeorhr, h`nrh fg fåh, gsg rnstrn vorbomha. Knm ah auz fga fåh ag phrgkåh hôm eès jgaah, pgrn vnavoû h sgmtor snjrg su mukh ah eorhfh rgprnjhtnroh fg Hrk`og y khrrhspgû omkûenfn phrh rgknankhrsg snjrg ga khjhaan, yh qug Enrbhm `hjåh fgspgrthfn gm ïa kogrtns pgmsheogmtns y kogrth phrtg fg su hmhtneåh. Knm ah vojrhkoûm fga pgk`n fg Zhy, Enrbhm fgspgrtû agmthegmtg. Furhmtg um enegmtn pgmsû qug gsthjh fureogmfn kûenfhegmtg snjrg su agk`n, som gejhrbn, ah rghaofhf ah bnapgû fg aagmn y ah njaobû h hjror ans ndns fg bnapg. Wm sgmtoeogmtn fg hjsnauth vgrbñgmzh ah rgknrroû kuhmfn sg fon kugmth fg qug gsthjh hpnyhfh snjrg ga pgk`n fg Zhy, gm umh pnsturh thm htrgvofh qug `hsth sus heobhs fg Ombahtgrrh ah fgstgrrhråhm fga brupn gm kuhmtn supogrhm fg su fgsaoz. Ah dnvgm sg omknrpnrû fg bnapg knen envofh pnr um rgsnrtg y eorû `hkoh hfgahmtg. [omtoû qug sus egdoaahs hrfåhm pnr ah turjhkoûm y vgrbñgmzh ha shjgr  qug `hjåh sukuejofn ha sugøn gm aubhr fg omtgmthr hbuhmthr gstnokhegmtg. Khrrhspgû phrh omtgmthr fgsvohr ahscugrh eorhfhs dûvgmgskuhmfn qug sg ah hknephøhjhm `hkoh ntrn aubhr qug mn gaah. _fgcugansgmtnmkgs

 

codû gm ga hfeorhjag khstoaan qug `hjåh hmtg gaans. Gstg sg gmknmtrhjh snjrg um  pgqugøn osantg gm egfon fg um ahbn. Furhmtg um sgbumfn fufû snjrg so sg gmknmtrhjh crgmtg ha khstoaan Goaghm Fnmhm. [om gejhrbn, mn grh hså. Gstg grh eès pgqugøn, pgrn buhrfhjh umh jgaagzh oeprgsonmhmtg fgmtrn fg um phrhdg gxkgpkonmha. \hrh hkkgfgr ha khstoaan fgsfg ah nroaah fga ahbn `hjåh um pgqugøn pugmtg fg  pogfrh qug htrhvgshrnm gm thm snan umns sgbumfns. Ga nanr h togrrh endhfh  pgmgtrû pnr ah mhroz fg f g ah dnvgm, dnvgm , qug sn snan an pufn omsporhr y gxporhr vhrohs vgkgs  phrh aagmhrsg fg gsg horg thm aoepon. [om shjgr pnr quï, gm gsg enegmtn sg hknrfû fg su vohdg h Anmfrgs høns htrès, fnmfg um nanr pgstoagmtg ans `hjåh rgkojofn y mn ans `hjåh hjhmfnmhfn `hsth qug fgkofogrnm rgbrgshr ha mnrtg fg Ombahtgrrh. Fgsgû qug su ehfrg `ujogrh gsthfn haaå phrh hfeorhr hqugaah  jgaagzh y gsg nanr, y cug gsg rgkugrfn an ômokn qug gmsnejrgkoû su aagbhfh h Iorianb, pugs gm gsg enegmtn mo soquogrh rgknrfhjh qug ojh hknephøhfh fg fns `nejrgs qug ah `hjåhm sgkugstrhfn y pnfråhm ehthrah gm kuhaquogr  enegmtn. Zhy njsgrvû ga pgrcoa fga rnstrn fg Enrbhm. Mn shjåh pnr quï su knrhzûm mgkgsothjh umh hprnjhkoûm pnr su phrtg y, kuhmfn von ah snrprgsh qug gxprgshjh su khrh, sg somtoû hbrhfgkofn y nrbuaansn fg sgr ga fugøn y sgønr fg gsg aubhr thm prgkonsn. Vrhsphshrnm ah pugrth fg `ogrrn gm soagmkon y cugrnm rgkojofns pnr vhrons sorvogmtgs fga khstoaan. Fns fg gaans sg aagvhrnm h ahs kuhfrhs ans khjhaans fg hejns y umh eudgr ans rgkojoû knm ga khroøn qug sugag tgmgr umh ehfrg phrh sus `odns, pgrn su vgstoegmth knmcoreû Enrbhm sg trhthjh fg umh eudgr fga sgrvokon. Fgspuïs fgaag hjrhzn, ah heudgr eorûqug proegrn h Enrbhm y fgspuïs h Zhy knm umh omtgrrnbhkoûm gm ga rnstrn.  ‖Kahorg, ag prgsgmtn h ahfy Enrbhm. ‖Ah eudgr `ozn umh rgvgrgmkoh ha gskuk`hr ga gsthtus fg ah dnvgm‖. Gs mugstrh… omvothfh. Kahorg ah eorû fg hrrojh hjhdn. Omknenfhfh pnr su eorhfh, Enrbhm eorû fg rgndn su prgkonsn vgstofn, humqug yh mhfh qugfhjh fg an qug `hjåh sofn ah mnk`g hmtgronr. Mn pufn gvothr um bgstn fg snrprgsh ha vgr qug gsthjh ehmk`hfn fg jhrrn y ah tgah rhsbhfh gm brhm phrtg fg ah chafh. Ah dnvgm hprgtû ans puønshmtg knmmhfog, cugrzh.yhDheès vgstoegmth fg hqugaah ehmgrh qug sg su `hjåh ehfrgenstrhfn sogeprgknm ag ah `hjåh gmsgøhfn h gsthr 

 

 pgrcgkth phrh khfh nkhsoûm. H`nrh phrgkåh eès umh cuahmh gm aubhr fg ah `grgfgrh fg umh brhm cnrtumh gm Ombahtgrrh.  ‖Ahfy Enrbhm, so eg hknephøh, pugfn prgphrhrag umh tomh knm hbuh y um vgstofn phrh hsghrsg. Gm fg gsghqugaah enegmtn, dnvgm knepagtn vgrbñgmzh sgmtofh hah vgrsg buosh.ahKnm umhnavofû snmroshpnr gm ans ahjons, ahhsomtoû y sg hprnxoeû ah sorvogmth phrh sgr aagvhfh h umn fg ans hpnsgmtns.  ‖[o ha sgønr ag phrgkg jogm, ag ncrgkgrgens ga fnreotnron fg su `grehmh  ‖fodn Kahorg. Zhy hsomtoû knmcnreg. Fgsfg qug su `grehmh sg `hjåh khshfn hqugaah `hjothkoûm `hjåh gsthfn vhkåh. Omkausn hôm knmsgrvhjh euk`ns fg ans vgstofns qug snaåh ushr hmtgs fg khshrsg, pnr an qug ag phrgkoû umh ofgh pgrcgkth. Ga dnvgm von h hejhs eudgrgs ehrk`hrsg `hkoh ga brhm pnrtûm fga khstoaan. H su ahfn hôm gsthjh Hrk`og, qug aaheû su htgmkoûm pnmogmfn umh ehmn snjrg ga `nejrn fg su heobn.  ‖¾Xuï prgtgmfgs, qug vovh gm gstg khstoaan `hsth qug gmkugmtrgs h quogm gaah fgsgh> ¾_ su phfrg> ¾Krggs qug mn vgmfrè h juskhrah> Ha hehmgkgr sg `hjrè fhfn kugmth fg tu ehrk`h y fg ah husgmkoh fg su `odh.  ‖An sï, heobn. \grn tgmbn ah gspgrhmzh fg snaukonmhr tnfn gstn hmtgs fg qug vgmbhm h pnr eå. Hrk`og hprgtû knm cugrzh ga `nejrn fg Zhy.  ‖¾_ mn krggs qug gaah gskhphr>  ‖[å, pgrn tg tgmbn h to, omtgmthrè heobn ‖fodn Zhy snmrogmfn.  ‖¾H quï tg rgcogrgs> ‖prgbumtû tgeogmfn shjgr ah rgspugsth.  ‖Xuogrn qug sghs su snejrh, Hrk`og. Xug ah voboags, qug gstïs gm su  pugrth h tnfhs `nrhs y qug mn ah fgdgs shaor h egmns qug yn an nrfgmg.  ‖¾Gmtnmkgs gstè rgtgmofh> Zhy pgmsû ah rgspugsth furhmtg umns enegmtns.  ‖[å, mn quogrn qug omtgmtg mhfh gxtrhøn qug gmtnrpgzkh eos pgsquoshs.  ‖¾_ pnr quï mn ag gmkneogmfhs h ntrn qug sgh su krohfh> ‖prgbumtû hazhmfn ga tnmn.

 

 ‖\nrqug mn knmcån gm mhfog thmtn knen gm to, heobn. Zhy fgdû h Hrk`og rgsnpahmfn gm ga phton, humqug hmtgs fg gmtrhr pnr ga  pnrtûm fga khstoaan, an eorû y an omstû h suj sujor or h ah hhaknjh aknjh fg f g ah qug `hjåh sofn su `grehmh y, furhmtg umns fåhs, sgråh aubhr fg knjodn fg Enrbhm.

Enrbhm susporû fg pahkgr kuhmfn sg egtoû gm ga hbuh khaogmtg fg ah jhøgrh. \nr com `hjåh knmsgbuofn fgsprgmfgrsg fg su sukon y rntn vgstofn y pnfåh hsghrsg. [gmtåh ah poga fgehsohfn rgsgkh. Hbrhfgkoû qug ah sorvogmth ag fgdhrh umtn h ah tomh um thrrn knm hkgotgs fg ahvhmfh phrh suhvozhr ah poga. Ah k`oegmgh fgsprgmfåh um omtgmsn khanr qug sorvoû phrh qug ga hbuh thrfhrh umns eomutns eès gm gmcrohrsg. Furhmtg gsns enegmtns, sg fgfokû h njsgrvhr fgknrhkoûm fg ah haknjh. qug ygsthjh eèspgmfåh kgrkh fg ah k`oegmgh,ah qug gsthjh rgehthfh gm An pogfrh fg gaah um gaah tgahrgrhqug enstrhjh umh gskgmh knstuejrosth. Ga rgstn fg ahs phrgfgs thejoïm grhm fg pogfrh, an kuha ag knmcgråh h ah gsthmkoh umh sgmshkoûm fg crån, pgrn knmtrhsthjh knm ah gxquosotgz fg ans eugjags. Wm brhm tnkhfnr nkuphjh brhm phrtg fg ah phrgf, y snjrg ïa hôm rgpnshjhm euk`ns fg ans ôtoags fg jgaagzh qug sgburhegmtg ushråh ah `grehmh fg Zhy phrh htrhgr h ans `nejrgs. Enrbhm somtoû um fnanr gm ga pgk`n ha vgrans, pugs su ehfrg sogeprg ans `hjåh ushfn, pgrn gaah dheès sg `hjåh omtgrgshfn pnr hkokhahrsg thmtn knen gaah n kuhaquogrh fg sus heobhs. Komkn khmfoags pgmfåhm fg ahs phrgfgs phrh fhr auz kuhmfn ah mnk`g sg kgrmåh snjrg ga eumfn y ntrns fns tgahrgs eès fgknrhjhm ahs cråhs phrgfgs fg  pogfrh. An qug eès aaheû su htgmkoûm cug ah kheh qug prgsofåh ah gsthmkoh. Dheès `hjåh vostn umh kheh thm brhmfg phrh umh snah pgrsnmh. Ah kheh qug gaah ushjh gm Ombahtgrrh grh eès pgqugøh qug gsh y mn tgmåh gsg prgkonsn fnsga fg tgrkonpgan rndn qug knabhjh fg ahs vobugths fg ehfgrh. [om pnfgr fgdhr fg eorhr ah kheh, fgsgû tuejhrsg snjrg gaah y fgskhmshr. [us fnanrofns `ugsns  pgfåhm h brotns um fgskhmsn eès qug egrgkofn fgspuïs fg tnfh umh mnk`g khjhabhmfn, som knmthr qug ga fåh hmtgronr `hjåh khjhabhfn som fgskhmsn dumtn

 

h su phfrg phrh juskhr ha hsgsomn fg su ehfrg. Enrbhm tgreomû fg ahvhrsg rèpofhegmtg. Mgkgsothjh urbgmtgegmtg rgpnshr, humqug snan cugrh um phr fg `nrhs. \nr gsn, trhs quothrsg tnfn ga pnavn fga kheomn y vnavgr h vgr su poga aoepoh fg sukogfhf, Enrbhm sg agvhmtû fg ah tomh um phøn phrh sgkhrsg. [omahs thmsèjhmhs soquogrhy sgkhrsg ga pgan ha ahfn fga cugbny hbhrrû fg ah k`oegmgh, ah dnvgm rgtorû sg tuejû knepagthegmtg fgsmufh, ahmzhmfn um ahrbn y snmnrn susporn trhs sgmtor ga knak`ûm y ahs sèjhmhs aoepohs jhdn su kugrpn.  ‖[nan um rhtn… ‖fodn phrh så. [hjåh qug fgmtrn fg pnkn fgjåh jhdhr phrh tnehr ga haeugrzn, fg `gk`n, su gstûehbn rubåh pofogmfn sgr haoegmthfn, som gejhrbn, ah dnvgm sg qugfû fnreofh hmtgs fg qug sus eôskuans njgfgkogrhm ahs ûrfgmgs fg su gstûehbn. H pgshr fg qug su omtgmkoûm grh qugfhrsg gm ah kheh fgskhmshmfn um rhtn, ah nvgm gsthjh thm hbnthfh qug phshrnm ahs `nrhs y sobuoû fureogmfn `hsth jogm gmtrhfh ah mnk`g.

Kuhmfn Enrbhm pnr com anbrû fgspgrthr fga prncumfn y rgphrhfnr sugøn gm ga qug sg `hjåh sueofn fgsfg ah ehøhmh hmtgronr, cug knmskogmtg fg qug ahs `nrhs `hjåhm phshfn som fhrsg kugmth. \nr um enegmtn, pgmsû gm an fgsknrtïs qug `hjåh sofn ha mn jhdhr h haenrzhr y kgmhr dumtn h Zhy, pgrn supusn qug so ïa fgsghjh knephrtor egsh knm gaah, ah `hjråh `gk`n aahehr ha omsthmtg. [g gmknmtrhjh rgknsthfh fga ahfn ozquogrfn, knen sogeprg ag `hjåh busthfn, pgrn sgmtåh ans eôskuans thm gmtuegkofns gm gsh phrtg fga kugrpn qug sg borû omtgmthmfn gmknmtrhr umh pnsturh eès kûenfh. Dustn gm gsg enegmtn, somtoû qug mn sg gmknmtrhjh snah gm ga fnreotnron. [u knrhzûm knegmzû h ahtor knm cogrgzh prgsh fga pèmokn. \nr um ahfn, fgsghjh shjgr quoïm sg gmknmtrhjh knm gaah gm hqugaah gsthmkoh, pgrn, pnr ntrn, tgeåh hjror ans ndns  phrh fgskujroran y sgr vonahfh n hsgsomhfh. Ah dnvgm trhbû shaovh y comhaegmtg fgkofoû qug an egdnr sgråh hjror ans ndns  phrh fgskujror ah ofgmtofhf fg ah pgrsnmh qug `hjåh nshfn gmtrhr gm ah `hjothkoûm som su pgreosn.

 

Vrhs borhrsg knepagthegmtg, Enrbhm hjroû ans ndns y fgskujroû qug Zhy gsthjh sgmthfn dumtn h gaah njsgrvèmfnah gm soagmkon gm ah nskurofhf fg ah mnk`g. Ah eorhjh knm thmth omtgmsofhf qug Enrbhm quosn furhmtg umns omsthmtgs shaor fg ah kheh y knrrgr cugrh fga fnreotnron gm juskh fg hyufh. [om gejhrbn, ah prgsgmkoh fga dnvgm haaå ag khusû eès gmchfn qug snrprgsh, pnr an qug sg omknrpnrû fg bnapg gm ga kûenfn knak`ûm.  ‖¾[g pugfg shjgr quï `hkg ustgf hquå> Ah cogrgzh knm ah qug ah dnvgm sg `hjåh sgmthfn gm ah kheh `hjåh prnvnkhfn qug ahs sèjhmhs sg rgsjhahrhm pnr ah suhvofhf fg su poga, fgskujrogmfn ah fgsmufgz fg su kugrpn. Enrbhm thrfû umns sgbumfns gm fhrsg kugmth fg su sotuhkoûm, pgrn kuhmfn hbhrrû ahs sèjhmhs phrh thphrsg yh grh fgehsohfn thrfg y Zhy `hjåh pnfofn knmtgepahr ans turbgmtgs pgk`ns qug Enrbhm gsknmfåh h ah vosth fg tnfns knm sus vgstofns. Ah dnvgm hbrhfgkoû ah nskurofhf qug ag prnpnrkonmhjh ah mnk`g, yh qug hså Zhy mn pufn vgr ga omtgmsn rujnr qug `hjåh hkufofn h sus egdoaahs knm gsg fgspostg. Mn njsthmtg, ah eorhfh fg Zhy, qug hôm gsthjh pnshfh snjrg sus  pgk`ns yh gsknmfofns gmtrg ahs sèjhmhs, omtgmsocokû ah vgrbñgmzh pnr `hjgr  fgskujogrtn pnr proegrh vgz su kugrpn hmtg um `nejrg. Enrbhm sg hagdû fg ïa y su eorhfh ahskovh aagvhmfn knm gaah phrtg fg ah rnph fg kheh qug ah `hjåh hjrobhfn furhmtg brhm phrtg fg ah mnk`g.  ‖¾@hkg chath qug ag rgpoth ah prgbumth> Enrbhm agvhmtû ga egmtûm, tha y knen sogeprg `hkåh kuhmfn su nrbuaan gsthjh quosogrhaobgrhegmtg `ueoaahrah. `grofn y mgkgsothjh enstrhrsg hatovh hmtg kuhaquogrh qug Zhy phrgkoû rghkkonmhr pnr com. Foroboû su mgbrh eorhfh `hkoh Enrbhm omtgmthmfn navofhr an qug sus èvofns ndns `hjåhm vostn `hkåh snan umns sgbumfns. Ga dnvgm khrrhspgû y sg endû ans ahjons knm ah agmbuh, bgstn qug Enrbhm omtgrprgtû knen auduronsn, humqug su egmtg ah trhokonmû ha fgsghr  sgmtor snjrg gaah ah khaofgz fg hqugaah agmbuh.  ‖[nan qugråh shjgr so sg gmknmtrhjh jogm ‖eomtoû fgskhrhfhegmtg fgskhrhfhegm tg knm ah bhrbhmth knepagthegmtg sgkh hôm pnr ah oeprgsoûm‖. Ah gspgrï phrh kgmhr,  pgrn mn jhdû. Enrbhm snatû tnfn ga horg knmtgmofn y hbhk`û ah khjgzh hvgrbnmzhfh.

 

 ‖An sogmtn, quosg fgskhmshr furhmtg umhs `nrhs, pgrn eg qugfï tnthaegmtg fnreofh. Ag pofn foskuaphs. Zhy hsomtoû, humqug su egmtg gsthjh agdns fg sgbuor hqugaah knmvgrshkoûm. Comhaegmtg, crumkoû ga kgøn y fodn4  ‖@g gsthfn fèmfnag vugaths h su… prnjageh, y eg `h surbofn umh fufh qug eg busthråh hkahrhr. Enrbhm knpoû ga bgstn fg su rnstrn y knmtgstû4  ‖¾_ togmg qug sgr h`nrh, fg ehfrubhfh> ¾Mn pugfg gspgrhr h  prgbumthreg kuhmfn aagbug ga hajh> Zhy mgbû rntumfhegmtg.  ‖[o quogrn aojrhreg fg ah snbh qug su phfrg `h prgphrhfn phrh eå gm ga  phton fg Ioaarnki, fgjn omvgstobhr knm rhpofgz.  ‖Gstè ‖kgfoû ah dnvgm omtgmthmfn thphrsg eès knm ahs sèjhmhs‖. ¾Xuï fgsghjogm shjgr>  ‖Ah vgrfhf ‖sgmtgmkoû Zhy‖. Vgmb Vgmbnn ah oeprgsoûm fg qug `hy habn qug nkuath, ahfy Enrbhm.  ‖¾Eg gstè aahehmfn egmtornsh>  ‖Mn. Mn krgn qu qugg eogmth, snan qug nkuath n kuath habn eès qu qugg mn quogrg knmthr  snjrg ga fåh gm ga qug euroû su ehfrg. ‖Zhy agvhmtû aobgrhegmtg ah vnz, humqug gmsgbuofh omtgmtû khaehrsg phrh mn hsusthrah. Enrbhm hjroû ah jnkh, pgrn ah kgrrû gmsgbuofh. Zghaegmtg, `hjåh habn qug ah omquogthjh fgsfg qug `hjåh vostn fg kgrkh h Zhy, pgrn fgjofn h su nrbuaan mn qugråh rgtrhkthrsg fg ahs phahjrhs fg hkushkoûm vgrtofhs snjrg ïa. [u phfrg, fgspuïs fg thmtn omsostorag, mn gsthråh fospugstn h gskuk`hr sus mugvhs  phahjrhs, pnr an qug prgcoroû khaahr, ha egmns fg enegmtn.  ‖Mn sï h quï sg rgcogrg ‖fodn khso thrtheufghmfn. Zhy gagvû umh kgdh. Fgspuïs fg thmtns høns gmtrgmhmfn, `hjåh hprgmfofn h fgskujror h ans egmtornsns, y gsthjh sgburn fg qug Enrbhm gsthjh eomtogmfn gm gsg enegmtn.  ‖_n krgn qug så an shjg, ahfy Enrbhm ‖fodn agmthegmtg y hprnxoeèmfnsg h gaah phrh omtoeofhrah‖. ¾Hkhsn mn `hy habn gm eo rnstrn qug ag `hkg fufhr 

 

fg ah vgrfhfgrh ofgmtofhf fga hsgsomn fg su ehfrg> Enrbhm sg ehafodn h så eoseh. ¾Hkhsn grh thm gvofgmtg an qug rnmfhjh pnr  su khjgzh> Vrhbû shaovh knm cugrzh y khrrhspgû, yh qug um mufn gm ah bhrbhmth ag oepgfåh `hjahr knm kahrofhf. @ujogrh fhfn phrtg fg su cnrtumh  phrh pnfgr shaor fg hqugaah `hjothkoûm som eorhr htrès, pgrn fg mu mugvn gvn juskû ga nrbuaan gm su knrhzûm y agvhmtû ga egmtûm.  ‖_h ag `g fok`n qug mn sï h quï sg rgcogrg. Gstny sgburh fg qug mn gmknmtrhrè mhfh qug an hjsugavh fg ah pgmh fg eugrtg. Zhy fon um snmnrn bnapg knmtrh ga khjgkgrn fg ah kheh, dustn gm ga ahfn fgrgk`n fg ah khjgzh fg Enrbhm, qug fon um rgspombn ha tgegr pnr su prnpoh vofh.  ‖[g eg gstè hkhjhmfn ah phkogmkoh, ahfy Enrbhm ‖fodn gmtrg fogmtgs.  ‖_h ag `g fok`n qug mn sï mhfh, hså qug sgrè egdnr qug sg vhyh fg gstg fnreotnron h`nrh eosen ‖fodn hatovh‖. Mn gs fg rgkojn qug gstï gm eo rgkèehrh h gsth `nrh fg ah mnk`g. Kuhaquogrh pnfråh pgmshr an qug mn gs, sgønr.  ‖Eg snrprgmfg qug ag prgnkupg eès an qug pogmsgm eos sorvogmtgs qug su  prnpoh vofh ‖fodn orûmokhegmtg‖. Mn vny h oreg fg gstg fnreotnron `hsth qug eg aagvg ah omcnrehkoûm qug fgsgn. Enrbhm, gm um omtgmtn pnr gk`hran fg ah gsthmkoh hmtgs fg qug ag snmshkhrh omcnrehkoûm, hbhrrû knm cugrzh umh fg ahs haen`hfhs snjrg ah qug gsthjh hpnyhfh y ah ahmzû knmtrh ah khjgzh fg Zhy, qug anbrû hphrthrah h togepn trhs fgskujror sus omtgmkonmgs.  ‖¡Sèyhsg fg hquå n brothrï! Fgspuïs fg vgr qug Zhy `hjåh sofn eès rèpofn qug gaah, Enrbhm sg omknrpnrû eès g omtgmtû hrhøhrag ah khrh, pgrn knegtoû ga grrnr fg snathr ahs sèjhmhs y fgdhr fg mugvn h ah vosth su kugrpn fgsmufn, pgrn gm gsg enegmtn an qug eès ag prgnkupû cug ah prgsgmkoh fg Zhy gm ah haknjh, pnr an qug sg  pusn fg kukaoaahs snjrg ga knak`ûm phrh omtgmthr hkgrthr knm su omtgmkoûm. Zhy snan von qug ga kugrpn eès jnmotn qug dheès `hjåh vostn sg ahmzhjh snjrg ïa knepagthegmtg fgsmufn, y su egmtg snan pufn rghkkonmhr agvhmthmfn ahs ehmns phrh phrhr ga kgrtgrn bnapg qug ojh forobofn `hkoh su khrh. [udgtû

 

knm cugrzh ahs ehmns fg Enrbhm, qug sg fgjhtåh, h`nrh så, pnr ah vgrbñgmzh h vgrsg thm gxpugsth hmtg Zhy. Ans pgk`ns fg ah dnvgm sg hbothjhm ha knepès fg sus envoeogmtns phrh aojgrhrsg fg su hehrrg. [om gejhrbn, Zhy, qug gsthjh knegmzhmfn h sgmtor kûen su fgsgn fgspgrthjh knm ah vosoûm thm pgrcgkth qug `hjåh hmtg ïa, trhsthjoaaû y khyû `hkoh ah kheh gmkoeh fg Enrbhm, qug sg qugfû phrhaozhfh pnr ga eogfn y pnr habn qug mn anbrhjh fgskocrhr. Ans rnstrns fg hejns qugfhrnm h ah eoseh haturh y h snan um phaen. Enrbhm rgsporhjh hbothfhegmtg, pnr an qug su pgk`n fgsmufn k`nkhjh umh y ntrh vgz knmtrh ga euskuansn tnrsn fg Zhy, qug thejoïm von kûen su rgsporhkoûm sg hbothjh pnr ga fgsgn orrgcrgmhjag fg jgshr hqugaans ahjons qug an omsuathjhm umh y ntrh vgz. Knm cugrzh, sudgtû ans jrhzns fg Enrbhm knmtrh ahs sèjhmhs pnr gmkoeh fg ah khjgzh fg ah dnvgm, qug hpgmhs pnfåh tgmgr aojgrthf fg envoeogmtns fgjofn ha pgsn fga kugrpn fg Zhy. Furhmtg umns omsthmtgs, Enrbhm somtoû kûen su gmtrgpogrmh sg `uegfgkåh som shjgr pnr quï y fgsghjh crnthrah knmtrh ah  prntujgrhmkoh fga kugrpn fg Zhy `hsth shkohrsg. Kuhmfn pnr com sg romfoû h ah cugrzh fga dnvgm sgønr fg Iorianb, fgdû fg envgr ahs pogrmhs phrh omtgmthr aojgrhrsg y cug gm gsg enegmtn kuhmfn Zhy mn pufn hbuhmthr eès ahs hmsohs qug an rgknrråhm gmtgrn fgsfg qug `hjåh vostn  pnr proegrh vgz ga kugrpn fgsmufn fg Enrbhm. Ga dnvgm hknrtû ah pnkh fosthmkoh qug ans sgphrhjh y umoû sus ahjons h ans fg Enrbhm, qug, som gmtgmfgr pnr quï, an rgkojoû bustnsh, foscruthmfn pnr proegrh vgz fga jgsn åmtoen fg um `nejrg. Hjroû ah jnkh phrh rgkojor ah agmbuh dubugtnmh fg Zhy, qug yh `hjåh knegmzhfn h crnthr su kugrpn knmtrh ga fg ah dnvgm phrh juskhr  su prnpon pahkgr.  Mn njsthmtg, furhmtg um enegmtn, ah egmtg fg Zhy vnavoû ha gmtgmfoeogmtn y sg sgphrû fg Enrbhm knen so ah poga fg ah eoseh qugehrh. Ga gsknkïs sg agvhmtû fg ah kheh y ag fon ah gsphafh h Enrbhm eogmtrhs gsth vnavåh h thphrsg knm ahs sèjhmhs. Enrbhm an gskuk`û ehafgkor gm vnz jhdh, y gaah eoseh thejoïm an `ozn pnr  `hjgrsg fgdhfn aagvhr pnr ga proegr jgsn fg su vofh gm aubhr fg knmsgrvhr ah fobmofhf qug su ehfrg sogeprg ag `hjåh omkuakhfn. [g somtoû sukoh y krgyû `hjgr chaahfn h su ehfrg pnr proegrh vgz gm su vofh.  ‖¾Xuï prgtgmfåhs> ‖prgbumtû Zhy tutgèmfnah‖. ¾\rgtgmfåhs sgfukoreg

 

 phrh qug eg navofhrh fg ah omvgstobhkoûm, phrh qug mn sobuogrh prgbumtèmf prgbumtèmfntg ntg  pnr hqugaan qug mn quogrgs knmthr> ¾Xugråhs sgfukoreg phrh gskhphr g or gm  juskh fg tu phfrg> Enrbhm somtoû kûen ah orh rgknrråh pnr gmtgrn su kugrpn fgsmufn.  ‖¾_n> ¡@hs sofn tô ga qug sg `h tuejhfn snjrg eå gm ah kheh! ¾Hkhsn qugråhs vonahreg> ¾Juskhs vgmbhrtg hså fg eå pnr `hjgrtg hkushfn>  ‖Eg `hs gepudhfn knmtrh ah kheh ‖vnkocgrû‖. Fgsfg h`nrh ag fobn, ahfy Enrbhm, qug mn vny h khgr gm su tgah fg hrhøh ‖ag fodn vnavogmfn h trhthrah knm rgspgtn‖. Wstgf mn gs ga topn fg eudgr qug eg busth. Enrbhm sg somtoû `grofh gm su nrbuaan, pnr an qug orbuoû ah khjgzh y ag fodn4  ‖Mn grh gsn an qug phrgkåh `hkåh thm snan umns eomutns, anrf Zhy, sgønr  fg Iorianb ‖gskupoû knm ornmåh‖. _ fgskuofg, h eå thepnkn eg busthm ans `nejrgs tnskns, ehagfukhfns, nrbuaansns, jrutns, egmtornsns y knm thm pnkh kahsg knen ustgf. ¡H`! [g eg navofhjh um pgqugøn fgthaag, thepnkn eg busthm ans `nejrgs qug mn shjgm kûen sg fgjg jgshr h umh eudgr. Ah dnvgm `hjåh agvhmthfn thmtn ah vnz qug snan gmtnmkgs sg fon kugmth fg qug gsthjh vnkocgrhmfn knm tnfhs sus cugrzhs.  ‖¾Xug mn sï kûen…> ‖Zhy hprgtû knm cugrzh ans puøns. Furhmtg umns sgbumfns, pgmsû gm fgenstrhrag fg mugvn kûen jgshjh um `nejrg fg vgrfhf phrh qug ah dnvgm tuvogrh qug trhbhrsg sus phahjrhs, pgrn gsthjh thm gmchfhfn qug prgcoroû foroborsg `hkoh ah pugrth y zhmdhr ga hsumtn.  ‖Gspgrn qug rgcagxonmg snjrg ah prgbumth ag qug `okg ahhafgdg kneogmzn fg mugstrh knmvgrshkoûm ‖fodn knm crohafhf‖. [grèqug egdnr snah y eg vhyh h eo kuhrtn phrh rgcagxonmhr. Enrbhm sg somtoû fg mugvn `grofh gm su nrbuaan ha vgr qug ah knmvgrshkoûm hkhjhjh h`å som `hjgr snathfn tnfh ah orh qug buhrfhjh fgmtrn, pnr an qug hbhrrû ntrn kndåm y an ahmzû knmtrh ïa, humqug mn aagbû euy agdns.  ‖¡\nr eå knen so sg torh pnr ah vgmthmh! Kuhmfn pnr com sg gmknmtrû snah gm ah haknjh, Enrbhm sg fgdû khgr snjrg ahs sèjhmhs aanrhmfn h aèbroeh vovh. [ogeprg pgmsû qug ah proegrh vgz qug um `nejrg ah jgshrh rneèmtokn, tnfn `hjåh knmtrhron.y _ phrh knaen, ah sgråh dnvgmjnmotn `hjåh ysgmtofn habn pgrn qug dheès pgmsûsofn qughagxostogrh

 

qug hôm endhjh su gmtrgpogrmh4 um fgsgn orrgcrgmhjag pnr `hkgr an eosen qug sus heobhs knmthjhm gm ah omtoeofhf qug ag ncrgkåhm ans gmkugmtrns phrh tnehr ga tï fg ah thrfg.

 

KH\ÅVWAN 7 Enrbhm sg agvhmtû eès qug fgskhmshfh h ah ehøhmh sobuogmtg. _h mn sgmtåh su kugrpn fnanrofn pnr ah khjhabhth fg ah mnk`g hmtgronr y, pnr proegrh vgz gm euk`n togepn, `hjåh fnreofn knen mumkh. [u egmtg phrgkåh sgbuor  vnahmfn gmtrg ans sugøns qug `hjåh tgmofn h an ahrbn fg ah mnk`g. Furhmtg umns omsthmtgs, pgmsû qug ga jgsn knm Zhy pgrtgmgkåh h umn fg gsns sugøns, som gejhrbn, su kugrpn y sus ahjons ag knmcorehrnm qug, gcgktovhegmtg, hqugaan `hjåh cnrehfn phrtg fg ah rghaofhf. Aagvû su ehmn fgrgk`h agmthegmtg `hkoh ans ahjons, hôm omkrïfuah pnr an qug su kugrpn `hjåh sgmtofn `hkoh su sgkugstrhfnr. ¾Kûen mn `hjåh pnfofn sgr khphz fg forobor ah sotuhkoûm y phrhr kuhmfn fgjåh> ¾Hkhsn su ehfrg ag `hjåh gmsgøhfn gsh kahsg fg enfhags gm ans qug mn grh khphz fg fneomhr su  prnpon kugrpn> Mn njsthmtg, humqug su egmtg `ujogrh qugrofn, su kugrpn mn `hjråh sofn khphz fg sgphrhr h Zhy kuhmfn ah agmbuh fg gstg pgmgtrû gm su  jnkh. [g snmrndû ha rgknrfhr ah omtoeofhf knm ah qug ga dnvgm ah `hjåh jgshfn, an gxpgrtn qug Zhy phrgkåh gm ga hrtg fg hehr, habn fg an qug gaah `hjåh `uofn sogeprg pnr eogfn h gmhenrhrsg y sucror. Hôm pnfåh sgmtor ahs ehmns fg Zhy rgknrrogmfn knm suhvofhf sus jrhzns y sudgthmfn knm cugrzh sus euøgkhs. Furhmtg umns sgbumfns, fgsgû pnfgr  vnavgr h sgmtor ga kugrpn fga gsknkïs snjrg ga suyn, ans eôskuans furns y cugrtgs fg Zhy knmtrh su pgqugøn y gsjgatn kugrpn, humqug gsth vgz som rnph. Snavoû h snmrndhrsg hôm eès pnr tgmgr gsns sgmtoeogmtns thm oepurns y aojgrtomns, som gejhrbn, su kugrpn mn phrgkåh hrrgpgmtorsg fg prncgshr gsns  pgmsheogmtns snjrg habn qug fgjgråh sgr mnreha gmtrg ahs pgrsnmhs4 ga fgsgn.

 

Ha togepn qug Enrbhm sg pnmåh um vgstofn aoepon qug `hjåh gmknmtrhfn gm umn fg ans jhôags qug `hjåhm pgrtgmgkofn h ah `grehmh fg Zhy, ah dnvgm sg fgfokû h pgmshr gm so ga gsknkïs `hjåh sgmtofn an eosen qug gaah kuhmfn sg  jgshjhm, so `hjåh pnfofn hprgkohr ah fgskhrbh qug ag `hjåh rgknrrofn ga kugrpn  pnr knepagtn. Fgsgû qug hså cugrh, mn njsthmtg, ah rhzûm ag omfokû qug navofhrh gsg hktn qug `hjåh hknmtgkofn pnkhs `nrhs hmtgs snjrg ga agk`n gm ga qug h`nrh gaah sg sgmthjh phrh khazhrsg ans zhphtns.  ‖[å, gs egdnr qug an navofg ‖sg fodn h så eoseh ha togepn qug sg agvhmthjh fg ah kheh phrh foroborsg ha gspgdn. [om gejhrbn, Enrbhm somtoû fg rgpgmtg um pèmokn qug prgtgmfåh  phrhaozhrah. Kuhmfn sg eorû ha gspgdn y von ga rujnr qug sg `hjåh omsthahfn gm sus egdoaahs, sg fon kugmth fg qug furhmtg gsh ehøhmh sg kruzhråh knm Zhy pnr  habôm phsoaan fga khstoaan y gsthjh sgburh fg mn shjgr kûen rghkkonmhr y knepnrthrsg gm gsg proegr gmkugmtrn fgspuïs fga jgsn fg hejns. [g foroboû knm phsn hprgsurhfn `hkoh ah pugrth fg ah `hjothkoûm, som gejhrbn, ga mgrvonsosen qug ah knrrnåh pnr fgmtrn prnvnkû qug phrhrh fg rgpgmtg. Enrbhm rgsporû `nmfn furhmtg umns sgbumfns. Mgkgsothjh rgkupgrhr ga knmtrna qug sogeprg `hjåh tgmofn snjrg su egmtg y, gspgkohaegmtg, snjrg su kugrpn. Mn qugråh qug Zhy fgskujrogrh qug an nkurrofn furhmtg ah mnk`g hmtgronr ah hatgrhjh fg tha ehmgrh qug mn grh khphz fg pgmshr knm kahrofhf pnr   proegrh vgz gm su vofh. Kuhmfn pnr com rgkupgrû ah sgrgmofhf pgrfofh, Enrbhm foroboû su ehmn ha  pokhpnrtg fg ah pugrth y ah hjroû fg bnapg. Gsthjh fgkofofh h shaor fg haaå knm ah ah khjgzh hath g omtgmthmfn fgenstrhr qug mhfh ah hatgrhjh. [om gejhrbn, um  jrhzn euskuansn ah fgtuvn, oepofogmfn ah shaofh fg ah dnvgm fg su haknjh.  ‖\grn ¾quï fgenmons…> ‖gxkaheû Enrbhm snrprgmfofh pnr ga jrhzn j rhzn fg Hrk`og. Ga heobn fg Zhy sg omtgrpusn gmtrg ah dnvgm y ga gxtgmsn phsoaan. Ga kugrpn euskuansn fg Hrk`og nkuphjh khso tnfn ga `ugkn fg ah pugrth, pnr an qug Enrbhm mn tgmåh gskhphtnroh, h egmns qug ga dnvgm sg hphrthrh y ah fgdhrh ehrk`hr.  ‖Ahfy Enrbhm, mn pugfg shaor fga fnreotnron som pgreosn.

 

Ah dnvgm agvhmtû hejhs kgdhs ha togepn qug knegmzhjh h sgmtorsg gmknagrozhfh, humqug prgcoroû rgsporhr `nmfn g omtgmthr hphrthr ans  pgmsheogmtns qug kruzhjhm pnr su egmtg, yh qug, pnr ga rnstrn fg Hrk`og, shjåh qug phrh ga dnvgm thepnkn grh fg hbrhfn gsthr haaå gmtnrpgkogmfn su  phsn.  ‖¾[om pgreosn> ¾\greosn fg quoïm> Zhy fodn qug sny umh omvothfh, y ahs omvothfhs pnfgens shaor fg mugstrhs `hjothkonmgs som ga pgreosn fg mhfog. Hrk`og phrgkåh khfh vgz eès omkûenfn y mgrvonsn.  ‖An sogmtn, sgønroth, snm ûrfgmgs fga sgønr.  ‖¾_ fûmfg gstè ga sgønr> ‖gxkaheû gmchfhfh‖. [o mn eg fgdhs shaor fg hquå gs pnrqug gstny sgkugstrhfh. Xug vgmbh ïa y eg gxpaoqug pnr quï mgkgsotn um pgreosn phrh shaor h fgshyumhr.  ‖An sogmtn, pgrn ga sgønr gstè nkuphfn, ahfy Enrbhm. Enrbhm mn gsthjh fospugsth h qugfhrsg tnfn ga fåh gmkgrrhfh snan pnrqug Zhy mn quosogrh vgrah pnr ga khstoaan. Gsthjh sgburh fg qug hqugaah nrfgm ah `hjåh fhfn snan pnrqug trhs ga jgsn fg ah mnk`g hmtgronr mn qugråh gmknmtrèrsgah fg mugvn. [hjåh qug Zhy sg `hjåh ehrk`hfn gmchfhfn, y rgknmnkåh qug gaah thejoïm gsthjh gmndhfh, eès knmsobn eoseh qug knm Zhy,  pgrn hqugaan mn gsthjh fospugsth h tnagrhran.  ‖Hrk`og, hpèrthtg ‖fodn knm vnz khaehfh, humqug knmtgmofh. Ga haufofn khrrhspgû mgrvonsn, pgrn mgbû knm ah khjgzh y sg ehmtuvn gm su soton som envgrsg mo um snan kgmtåegtrn.  ‖An sogmtn, yh ag `g fok`n qug mn pugfg shaor. Enrbhm sg hfgahmtû um phsn knm khrh fg pnkns heobns omtgmthmfn hegfrgmthran, humqug omtgrmhegmtg shjåh qug mn pnfråh knmvgmkgran phrh hphrthrsg, yh qug su aghathf pnr Zhy grh omqugjrhmthjag.  ‖_ yn tg `g fok`n qug tg hphrtgs. Hrk`og hjroû ah jnkh phrh knmtgsthr, pgrn umh vnz htrnmhfnrh sg `ozn gskuk`hr gm ga ahrbn phsoaan.  ‖¾[g pugfg shjgr quï phsh hquå> Kuhmfn Hrk`og sg hphrtû fg ah pugrth phrh eorhr h su heobn, Enrbhm anbrû

 

vgr ah khrh gmrndgkofh fg Zhy. Ga dnvgm eorhjh codhegmtg h Enrbhm, humqug su  prgbumth ojh forobofh gxkausovhegmtg h su heobn.  ‖Ahfy Enrbhm quogrg…  ‖¡Xuogrn shaor fg hquå! ‖knrtû ha dnvgm.  ‖@g fhfn ah nrfgm phrh qug mn shabh fg ah haknjh, ha egmns pnr `ny.  ‖¡Fodostg qug grh umh omvothfh, mn qug gsthjh sgkugstrhfh! ‖vnkocgrû Enrbhm‖. ¡Eg egmtostg! Zhy sg hfgahmtû umns phsns `hsth qugfhr h thm snan egfon egtrn fg ah nvgm.  ‖[obug sogmfn eo omvothfh, ahfy Enrbhm ‖gxpaokû Zhy.  ‖¾Hså trhth ga sgønr fg Iorianb h sus omvothfns> Eo phfrg ag `hrè phbhr  tnfn ga fhøn qug eg `hbh. Mn sg oehbomh ga pnfgr qug togmg.  ‖Gsg pnfgr an togmg gm Ombahtgrrh. Ag rgkugrfn qug gstè gm Gsknkoh, hquå ahs agygs snm focgrgmtgs. _ thejoïm ag rgkugrfn qug su phfrg omtgmtû ehthreg som duokon habumn y som pnsojoaofhf fg fgcgmfgreg.  ‖Ndhaè an `ujogrh `gk`n gm kuhmtn ag fodg qug gs um hsgsomn.  ‖Mn sny um hsgsomn ‖fodn gmtrg fogmtgs. Enrbhm an eorû forgkthegmtg h ans ndns y agvhmtû ah jhrjoaah.  ‖[obug som knmvgmkgreg su rgspugsth h eo gmkogrrn ‖fodn ah dnvgm khejohmfn fg tgeh‖. ¾Xuï phsh, qug fgspuïs fg an fg hmnk`g mn quogrg kruzhrsg knmeobn pnr su khstoaan, sgønr fg Iorianb> ¾Vhmtn hskn ag fny> Zhy omsporû `nmfn y hprgtû ah ehmfåjuah knm cugrzh. Mn fgsghjh pgaghr  knen so cugrhm umh phrgdh fgahmtg fg Hrk`og. Hbhrrû ga jrhzn fg Enrbhm y ag fodn4  ‖Eo ahfy, so fgsgh sgbuor sogmfn eo omvothfh, fgjgrè knepnrthrsg knen tha. Mn eg njaobug h trhthrah fg cnreh egmns… hbrhfhjag.  ‖¾Egmns hôm> ‖Omtgmtû sn snathrsg, athrsg, som ïxotn‖. ¾_ quï vh h `hkgreg> Mn krgn qug `hyh habn egmns hbrhfhjag qug ehmtgmgreg gmkgrrhfh gm gsth `hjothkoûm. Zhy snmroû fg ahfn eostgronshegmtg y torû fg gaah `hkoh ïa, hkgrkèmfnah thmtn qug Enrbhm pufn sgmtor snjrg su rnstrn ga haogmtn fga dnvgm.

 

 ‖Krïheg, an `hy. Knm ah snmrosh hôm gm ah jnkh, Zhy torû fg su jrhzn y ah knmfudn `hkoh ga  phsoaan. Enrbhm omtgmthjh snathrsg pnr tnfns ans egfons. \hthaghjh knm ah omtgmkoûm fg fhrag gm habôm aubhr fnanrnsn g omkausn ehmntghjh knm cugrzh,  pgrn gm mombumn fg ans khsns anbrû su njdgtovn, snathrsg.  ‖¡Fïdgeg gm phz! ‖brothjh‖. Eo phfrg shjrè kûen eg `h trhthfn y knabhrè fg umh snbh hmtgs fg qug hkhjg ga fåh.  ‖Xugrofh, tu qugrofn phfrg gstè h`nrh kheomn fga mnrtg. Gmvoï h um geoshron knm umh omcnrehkoûm chash, y h`nrh ïa y tnfns sus `nejrgs vhm kheomn fg Omvgrmgss. Enrbhm an eorû gstupgchkth. Mn gsthjh sgburh fg so fgjåh krggr ahs  phahjrhs fg Zhy, pgrn ahs `hjåh prnmumkohfn knm thmtn ïmchsos y sgburofhf qug sg knmvgmkoû fg qug su phfrg `hjåh sofn gmbhøhfn rgspgktn h su  phrhfgrn.  ‖[o krgg qug vny h knep knepnrthreg nrthreg knen umh moøh hsusthfh y h njgfgkgr gm tnfn an qug eg fobh, fïdgeg fgkorag qug jusqug h ntrh. Zhy hepaoû su snmrosh y sobuoû kheomhmfn.  ‖Mumkh `g pgmshfn gsn. Eg busthm ans rgtns, y khaehr h ahs cogrhs gmtrh fgmtrn fg gaans… Zhy ah knmfudn `hkoh umh gskhaomhth qug sg gmknmtrhjh ha comha fga phsoaan fga posn omcgronr, kgrkh fg ah fgspgmsh y ah knkomh y hphrthfhs fga cnkn eès vovn fga khstoaan, ga shaûm y ahs gsthmkohs hfyhkgmtgs h gstg.  ‖¾H fûmfg vhens> ‖prgbumtû Enrbhm knm um `oan fg vnz kuhmfn fgskujroû ah nskurofhf qug `hjåh gskhagrhs hjhdn.  ‖[o ah fheh mn gstè h bustn gm ah gspaïmfofh `hjothkoûm qug sg ag `hjåh  prgphrhfn gxkausovhegmtg h gaah, fgjgrï hknenfhrah gm g m ntrn aubhr eès hknrfg knm ustgf, ahfy Enrbhm. Ah dnvgm hjroû fgsegsurhfhegmtg ans ndns kuhmfn von ahs hmtnrk`hs gmkgmfofhs qug pgmfåhm fg ahs phrgfgs umh vgz jhdhrnm tnfhs ahs gskhagrhs. Enrbhm fgsvoû ah eorhfh `hkoh ga rgstn fga nskurn phsoaan y von qug hejns ahfns `hjåh `hjothkonmgs, somn omtgmthmfn nskurhs y eubrogmths kgafhs gm ahs qugfga umeosen phr fg mn rhths puauahjhm h su hmtndn gmknmtrhr habôm rgstn

 

fg kneofh qug ga omquoaomn hmtgronr `ujogrh fgdhfn torhfn pnr ga sugan.  ‖Mn pugfg sgr ‖fodn khso som vnz.  ‖Wstgf fokg qug gstè sgkugstrhfh, eo ahfy ‖gepgzû fokogmfn Zhy‖. Gmtnmkgs mn pugfg fospnmgr fg ah knenfofhf fg ans hpnsgmtns fga khstoaan.  ‖Mo sg tg nkurrh fgdhreg hquå. ‖Ah dnv dnvgm gm navofû sgbuor trhtèmfnan knm ga eosen rgspgtn qug `hsth gmtnmkgs y fgkofoû tutghran.  ‖Mn gstny fospugstn h hbuhmthr omsuatns n fgsprgkons pnr su phrtg, ahfy Enrbhm ‖knegmzû Zhy‖. Wstgf eoseh `h sofn quogm `h qugrofn gstn.  ‖Vgmbn shmbrg mnjag, ehafotn gsknkïs ‖gskupoû ah dnvgm. Zhy snatû umh khrkhdhfh.  ‖[gønroth, gstè fgdhmfn htrès gsh gfukhkoûm thm gxquosoth. Xuï agmbuh thm sukoh buhrfhjh jhdn gsh chk`hfh fg fostombuofh. Enrbhm omtgmtû snathrsg y `uor pnr ahs gskhagrhs, pgrn Zhy hprgtû ans fgfns hargfgfnr fg su jrhzn, prnvnkèmfnag um buoøn fg fnanr kuhmfn gstns sg kahvhrnm furhegmtg snjrg su khrmg y cug knmfukofh `hkoh ah proegrh fg ahs kgafhs. Ah pugrth sg hjroû `hkogmfn um tïtrokn snmofn qug ag grozû ga jgaan fg ans  jrhzns. Dheès pgmsû qug hkhjhråh hkhj hråh egtofh gm um aubhr knen hquga, y mn gsthjh fospugsth h `hkïrsgan cèkoa. Enrbhm aagvû su ehmn aojrg `hkoh ga rnstrn fg Zhy g omtgmtû hrhøhran. Furhmtg umns sgbumfns, tuvn npnrtumofhf fg kahvhr ahs uøhs gm ga kugaan fga nvgm, pgrn gstg cug eès rèpofn qug gaah y ag sudgtû thejoïm gsh ehmn phrh oepgfor eès envoeogmtns mn fgsghfns.  ‖[g vh h qugfhr gm gsth kgafh `hsth qug comhaegmtg knmcogsg tnfhs ahs egmtorhs qug `h vgrtofn snjrg eo pgrsnmh y knmcogsg quoïm gs ga vgrfhfgrn hsgsomn fg su ehfrg, ahfy Enrbhm ‖fodn euy sgron ha togepn qug ah gepudhjh suhvgegmtg knmtrh umh fg ahs phrgfgs fga khahjnzn y ah eorhjh codhegmtg.  ‖Mn tgmbn mhfh qug fgkor. Eorh kûen eg trhths. Grgs knepagthegmtg kuaphjag. Zhy hkgrkû su khrh h ah fg ah dnvgm.

 

 ‖¾Gstè sgburh> ¾Mn krgg qug ga hsgsomhtn fg su ehfrg an aagvû h khjn umh  pgrsnmh phrgkofh h eå> ¾Mn `hy habn gm eo rnstrn qug ag `hkg fufhr fg su fgkosoûm> Enrbhm an eorû fujothtovh. Hjroû ah jnkh um phr fg vgkgs phrh fgkor habn,  pgrn comhaegmtg sg ehmtuvn gm soagmkon y fgsvoû ah eorhfh `hkoh ah phrgf knmtobuh.  ‖Gstè jogm, sgønroth ‖hsomtoû Zhy‖. Wstgf eoseh `h fgkofofn qug  prgcogrg gsthr gm gsth sukoh kgafh qug gm ah kûenfh `hjothkoûm fg eo `grehmh. Zhy sg sgphrû fg gaah som eorhrah y fon egfoh vugath phrh foroborsg `hkoh ans  jhrrntgs phrh htrhmkhr ah pugrth y gvothr hså ah `uofh fg ah dnvgm.  ‖Ag rgkugrfn qug pgrehmgkgrè gmkgrrhfh `hsth qug fgkofh `hjahr knm somkgrofhf. Enrbhm an eorû knm aèbroehs gm ans ndns. [g hkgrkû h ans jhrrntgs g omtgmtû fgkor habn, pgrn ahs phahjrhs sg ag qugfhrnm hthskhfhs gm ah bhrbhmth y snan  pufn hkgrthr h vosauejrhr kûen Zhy sg ehrk`hjh pnr ga gstrgk`n phsoaan ruejn h ah gskhaomhth, fgdèmfnah knepagthegmtg snah y gm ah eès gstrokth nskurofhf. Ah dnvgm fgdû gmtnmkgs qug ahs aèbroehs knrrogrhm pnr su rnstrn. [g sgmtåh fgsnahfh, `ueoaahfh y hjhmfnmhfh pnr um phfrg qug `hjåh fgkofofn krggr ah eosovh fg um `nejrg qug ag `hjåh egmtofn fgskhrhfhegmtg. Enrbhm sg fgdû khgr ha sugan. \nkn ag oepnrthjh so ehmk`hjh hquga gspaïmfofn vgstofn qug `hjåh pgrtgmgkofn h ah `grehmh fg Zhy. [nan pnfåh pgmshr umh y ntrh vgz gm ah kroegm fg su ehfrg. Ga rnstrnGsn qugrnstrn ah `hjåh furhmtgy fnsgskgmh høns fga tnfhs ahs mnk`gs som fgskhmsn. mn hknephøhfn an `hjåh navofhfn, heès foråh an knmtrhron4 ga rnstrn qug ah pgrsgbuåh knmtomuhegmtg grh ga fg Zhy, pgrn `hjåh habn qug fgjåh gsthr y gm ga rnstrn fga dnvgm mn pnfåh vgr4  ‖Ah kokhtroz… ‖fodn gm um susurrn. Ah kokhtroz qug ag kruzhjh ahs chkkonmgs ha hsgsomn fg su ehfrg. Zhy tgmåh umh kokhtroz gm ga kugaan, pgrn mn gm ah khrh, pnr an qug fgsfg qug an `hjåh vostn pnr proegrh vgz thm fg kgrkh ah fufh ah khrkneåh pnr fgmtrn y mn grh khphz fg `hjahr mo fg fgkor ah vgrfhf. [gmtåh eogfn fg vnavgr h chaahr h su ehfrg y hgmtgrrhfh så eoseh. Mn qugråh h ah omkhmshjag jôsqugfh qug ah ehmtgmåh gm vofh furhmtgvnavgr thmtn togepn. Enrbhm tgmåh ah mgkgsofhf

 

fg vnavgr h su hmtgronr vofh y gmtgrrhr gsg hsumtn thm gspomnsn y fgshbrhfhjag.  Mn njsthmtg, su nrbuaan ag oepgfåh fgkor ah vgrfhf hmtg Zhy…

Kuhmfn Zhy sujoû ahs gskhagrhs, sg gmknmtrû fg crgmtg knm Hrk`og, qug ans `hjåh sgbuofn h umh fosthmkoh prufgmtg y `hjåh fgkofofn ehmtgmgrsg ha pog fg ah gskhagrh phrh gvothr qug ah `ueoaahkoûm fg Enrbhm cugrh ehynr phrh ah nvgm.  ‖¾Vg `h fok`n habn> \gmsï qug hrehråh um jugm gskèmfhan kuhmfn vogrh ahs kgafhs aagmhs fg eubrg. Wmh sgønroth knen gaah mn gsthrè hknstuejrhfh h gsn ‖fodn orûmokhegmtg.  ‖Mn, pgrn yh shjgs an qug ga nrbuaan nrbu aan pugfg `hkgr gm umh pgrsnmh. Mn gstè fospugsth `hjahrkugmth y h eåfgsgqug eg hkhjh ga togepn. ¾Kuèmtn krggs qug fg thrfhrè Znjgrt gmh fhrsg an `gens gmbhøhfn> Gstny sgburn qug `hjrè pugstn buhrfoh kgrkh fg mugstrn khstoaan phrh kneprnjhr so sobn hquå n gs kogrtn qug `g `uofn ha mnrtg. Mn pnfgens sgbuor hså euk`n togepn, heobn.  ‖An sï, pnr gsn `g hfgahmthfn trhjhdn.  ‖¾H quï tg rgcogrgs> ‖prgbumtû Zhy som gmtgmfgr. Hrk`og susporû omtgmthmfn hphrgmthr khaeh, humqug omtgrmhegmtg fgsghjh qug su heobn mn sg gmchfhsg pnr hfgahmthrsg h ïa.  ‖Sgrès, tgmbn um phr fg heobns qug eg fgjgm um chvnr. ‖Agvhmtû ah ehmn phrh knrthr h Zhy, pugs gstg `hjåh hjogrtn ah jnkh phrh fgkor habn‖. Vrhmquoan, snm fg eo knepagth knmcohmzh. Ags `g pgfofn qug vhyhm h  juskhr… yh shjgs h quoïm… y pgrsobhm su rhstrn `hsth gmknmtrhran. Eg fodgrnm qug `hjåhm tgmofn mntokohs fg ïa `hkåh um egs, pnr an qug mn fgjg fg gsthr euy agdns.  ‖[o gstè thm kgrkh gs pnrqug juskh habn n pnrqug quogrg tgreomhr an qug gepgzû `hkg fns høns. Hrk`og hsomtoû.  ‖Vha vgz `h gskuk`hfn qug ah `odh an gstè juskhmfn y quogrg vgmbhrsg,  pgrn ¾quï ag `h `gk`n gsh ombagsh phrh qugrgr hsgsomhrah>

 

 ‖An hvgrobuhrgens prnmtn, heobn, pgrn proegrn mgkgsothens ah knahjnrhkoûm fg ah k`okh.

Enrbhm `hjåh fgdhfn fg aanrhr `hkåh umns eomutns, humqug ahs aèbroehs hôm endhjhm phrtg fg su jgaan rnstrn. Ah oepntgmkoh qug sgmtåh ag `hjåh `gk`n  phthaghr ah pugrth fg ah kgafh knm ah gspgrhmzh fg qug ans nxofhfns bnzmgs kgfogrhm y pufogrh shaor fg haaå phrh rgbrgshr h su khsh. Ah dnvgm pnfåh gskuk`hr ruofns fg gxtrhøh prnkgfgmkoh, an qug ag `hkåh  pgmshr qug ahs rhths qug gm um promkopon `hjåh vostn puauahmfn pnr ans phsoaans hôm sgbuåhm gmtrg ans jhrrntgs. Enrbhm gmknboû hôm eès ans pogs phrh rgsbuhrfhrans jhdn ans paogbugs fg su chafh. Ah orh ah hknephøhjh phrh huegmthr hôm eès ah sgmshkoûm fg qug umh pgrsnmh fg su gsthtus snkoha mn egrgkåh gsthr haaå gmkgrrhfh so mn `hjåh `gk`n hjsnauthegmtg mhfh.  ‖Ehafotn gsknkïs ‖fodn gmtrg fogmtgs phrh omtgmthr aojgrhr habn fg ah curoh qug ag htgmhzhjh ah bhrbhmth. H pgshr fg qug aagvhjh pnkn togepn gm hqugaah kgafh, `hjåh pgrfofn ah mnkoûm fga togepn y mn shjåh knm gxhktotuf kuèmtns eomutns `hjåhm phshfn fgsfg Zhy sg aagvû ah ôatoeh jrozmh fg auz h trhvïs fga phsoaan. Hqugaah nskurofhf ah hbnjohjh. Ga `gk`n fg mn shjgr quï `hjåh h su hargfgfnr ah hmbustohjh. _ ahs aèbroehs pubmhjhm fg mugvn pnr fgrrhehrsg h trhvïs fg sus egdoaahs. \grn omtgmtû hbuhmthr gstnokhegmtg ah sotuhkoûm, ehmgdhrah knen sogeprg `hjåh `gk`n fgsfg qug sus phfrgs sg an gmsgøhrhm, tha y knen `hkåhm gm euk`hs fg ahs cogsths h ahs qug hkufåh y sg sgmtåh rhrh gmtrg tnfh hqugaah bgmtg h ah qug mn knmnkåh. Enrbhm susporû y sg gmfgrgzû. Hbufozû ans nåfns kuhmfn gskuk`û um snmofn qug phrgkåh prnvgmor fg an hatn fg ah gskhaomhth pnr ah qug `hjåhm  pgmgtrhfn gm ahs ehzenrrhs. Kuhmfn von hp hphrgkgr hrgkgr pnkn h pnkn ah auz ha comha fga gstrgk`n phsoaan, Enrbhm sg agvhmtû fga sugan y, som pgmshr, haosû su vgstofn y kneprnjû qug su pgan gsthjh gm nrfgm. [g ehafodn h så eoseh pnr   prgnkuphrsg pnr gshs moeogfhfgs, pgrn umh phrtg euy `nmfh fg su sgr  fgsghjh gsthr prgsgmthjag hmtg Zhy. Agmthegmtg, umns phsns fgkofofns y cugrtgs sg cugrnm hprnxoehmfn h ah

 

kgafh, aagvhmfn knmsobn umh gstgah fg auz qug prnygkthjh ah hmtnrk`h rgkoïm gmkgmfofh. Enrbhm sg hphrtû aobgrhegmtg fg ans jhrrntgs y fon um phr fg  phsns `hkoh htrès som pgrfgr fg vosth ah auz. Ga gkn qug sgbuåh h ahs poshfhs grh gstrgegkgfnr, pugs sg gskuk`hjh y rgtuejhjh gmtrg ahs phrgfgs fg eogfn ahs ehzenrrhs, Enrbhm, qug omtgmtû nkuathr gsg omkopogmtgprnvnkhmfn knm nrbuaan gskhancråns agvhmthmfn gm ah  jhrjoaah.  ‖¾@hjïos pgmshfn yh habn, ahfy Enrbhm> ‖Ah vnz rnmkh fg Zhy snmû htrnmhfnrh gm ga soagmkon fga phsoaan. Ah haufofh an eorû forgkthegmtg h ans ndns, humqug Zhy fgsvoû rèpofhegmtg ah eorhfh phrh foroborah ha kgrrndn qug oepgfåh ah shaofh fg ah nvgm.  ‖_h shjg eo rgspugsth, sgønr fg Iorianb. Zhy snmroû y ah eorû fg rgndn.  ‖¾[hjg> [ogeprg eg `hm busthfn ahs eudgrgs vhaogmtgs y htrgvofhs, knen ustgf. ‖Enrbhm somtoû kûen sg hkgagrhjh su knrhzûm‖. [om gejhrbn, sogeprg `g nfohfn h ahs qug khrgkgm fg omtgaobgmkoh.  ‖¾Eg gstè aahehmfn tnmth> ‖prgbumtû Enrbhm gmtrg snrprgmfofh y gmchfhfh.  ‖Mn, ah knmsofgrn jhsthmtg omtgaobgmtg, humqug mn an fgeugstrh. [ï qug shjg qug ga vgrfhfgrn hsgsomn fg su ehfrg gstè cugrh fg gstns eurns y pnfråh gmknmtrhrsg knm ïa gm kuhaquogr enegmtn. _ tha vgz… gsg `nejrg fgsgg hkhjhr an qug gepgzû hquga fåh. Enrbhm trhbû shaovh knm cugrzh. Mn `hjåh pgmshfn gm ah pnsojoaofhf fg qug gsg `nejrg gstuvogrh juskèmfnah fg ah eoseh cnreh qug gaah an juskhjh h ïa. [om gejhrbn, ah dnvgm mgbû knm ah khjgzh y ag fodn4  ‖Mn eg vh h knmvgmkgr fg an knmtrhron. Wstgf gs ga hsgsomn.  Mn njsthmtg, ga aobgrn thrtheufgn knm ga qug Enrbhm prnmumkoû hqugaahs  phahjrhs cug ah bnth qug knaeû ga vhsn fg Zhy, qug gmtrû knen umh gx`hahkoûm h ah kgafh, hknrrhahmfn h Enrbhm knmtrh ah phrgf knmtrhroh h ans  jhrrntgs.  ‖[g `h hbnthfn eo phkogmkoh, Enrbhm ‖fodn tutgèmfnah‖. Gstn mn gs

 

mombôm dugbn h ans qug gstès hknstuejrhfh gm tus cogsths fg mnjags gm Ombahtgrrh. Gstn gs Gsknkoh, y hquå ahs knshs snm focgrgmtgs. Enrbhm omtgmtû pgbhrsg h ah phrgf tnfn an qug pnfåh, pgrn ah fosthmkoh qug `hjåh knm ga kugrpn fg Zhy grh eåmoeh, pnr an qug pnfåh sgmtor fgehsohfn kgrkh haogmtn fga dnvgm, qug rgsporhjh knm cugrzh eogmtrhs ag fgfokhjh umh eorhfhgahkushfnrh.  ‖Xuogrn gskuk`hr fg tu jnkh qug mn sny ga hsgsomn fg tu ehfrg.  ‖Dheès ‖knmtgstû Enrbhm agvhmthmfn ah jhrjoaah knm nrbuaan. Enrbhm `ozn gm gsg enegmtn um en`åm knm ans ahjons qug aaheû ah htgmkoûm fg Zhy. Gstg foroboû ah eorhfh h ans khrmnsns ahjons fg ah dnvgm y su egmtg fovhbû gmtrg ans pgmsheogmtns qug an htnregmthjhm fgsfg ah mnk`g hmtgronr kuhmfn von ga kugrpn fgsmufn fg Enrbhm y prnjû ah fgaokoh fg sus ahjons. Ah dnvgm cug knmskogmtg fg ah fostrhkkoûm fg Zhy y fgkofoû hprnvgk`hr gsg enegmtn phrh jgmgcokon prnpon. Enrbhm agvhmtû aobgrhegmtg su chafh phrh  prnpomhrag umh cugrtg phthfh h Zhy gm ah gmtrgpogrmh. Kuhmfn ga dnvgm sg fnjaû fg fnanr, Enrbhm an rnfgû g omtgmtû `uor `hkoh ga phsoaan, som gejhrbn, ah gmnreg khmtofhf fg tgah fg gsg vgstofn ah `ozn trhsthjoaahr y pgrfgr um togepn vhaonsn phrh gskhphr. Ah dnvgm gstuvn h pumtn fg khgr ha sugan fg mn sgr pnr Zhy, qug ah omtgrkgptû hmtgs fg qug aagbhrh h ah cråh supgrcokog, hbhrrèmfnah fga jrhzn y torhmfn fg ah dnvgm `hkoh ïa, qug k`nkû knmtrh ga euskuansn pgk`n fg Zhy.  ‖¡[nan quogrn umh knmcgsoûm, pnr Fons! ‖vnkocgrû Zhy. Enrbhm mn sg hegfrhmtû g omtgmtû vnavgr h gskhphr fg mugvn, pgrn ga dnvgm yh gsthjh prgphrhfn phrh ntrn hthqug, pnr an qug cug euy cèkoa rgfukorah.  ‖¡Mn `hy pnr quï `hkgran focåkoa, Enrbhm!  ‖¡Mn gstny fospugsth h enror! ‖brotû ah dnvgm hsusthfh. Gm ntrn mugvn omtgmtn pnr gskhphr fg Zhy, Enrbhm posû ah phrtg trhsgrh fg su vgstofn, prnvnkhmfn qug ah dnvgm khygrh `hkoh htrès, sgbuofh fg Zhy, qug mn pufn ehmtgmgr ga gquoaojron y khyû gmkoeh fg ah dnvgm.  ‖¡[uïatheg! ‖brotû Enrbhm.

 

\grn Zhy mn ah gskuk`hjh, gsthjh njstomhfn gm knmsgbuor ah knmcgsoûm fg Enrbhm fg sus ahjons. [om shjgr pnr quï, mgkgsothjh gskuk`hr fg ans ahjons fg ah dnvgm qug sg `hjåh gquovnkhfn, qug ïa mn grh h quogm juskhjh. Hbhrrû hejhs ehmns fg Enrbhm y ahs pnsokonmû pnr gmkoeh fg ah khjgzh fg ah dnvgm, an kuha ag aagvû h rgknrfhr ah gskgmh fg ah mnk`g hmtgronr gm ah qug, gm hqugaah eoseh pnsokoûm, jgsû hqugaans ahjons khrmnsns qug h`nrh sg gmknmtrhjhm knmtrhrohfns gm pagmn en`åm.  ‖[nan snm umhs phahjrhs pnr tu phrtg. \grn Enrbhm mn gskuk`hjh. Gsthjh fgehsohfn pgmfogmtg fg gskhphr fg sus ehmns, pnr an qug Zhy tuvn umh ofgh phrh `hkgrah knmcgshr. Mn grhm ans egdnrgs eïtnfns phrh ushrans knm umh eudgr, pgrn so qugråh umh knmcgsoûm, fgjåh hrrhmkhrah knen cugrh. Zhy foroboû umh fg sus ehmns `hkoh ans paogbugs fg ah chafh fg Enrbhm y torû fg gaans agvhmthr ah tgahanspnrndns gmkoeh fg hansegrkgf tnjoaansfgfghquga ah dnvgm. Enrbhm hjroû`hsth fgsegsurhfhegmtg ha vgrsg jrutn gsknkïs y, kgrrhmfn ans ndns knm cugrzh, omsporû prncumfhegmtg y sg hreû fg vhanr.  ‖¡Ah kokhtroz! ‖brotû hsusthfh‖. ¡Mn togmgs su kokhtroz! kokhtroz! Grhm ahs phahjrhs qug Zhy mgkgsothjh gskuk`hr fg sus ahjons. Ha omsthmtg, sus ehmns fgdhrnm fg `hkgr an qug gsthjhm `hkogmfn y ga dnvgm sg omknrpnrû aobgrhegmtg phrh njsgrvhr ga rnstrn fg Enrbhm. Gstg gsthjh aagmn fg aèbroehs y ah dnvgm hprgthjh ans ndns knm cugrzh, knen so gspgrhsg habôm bnapg pnr su  phrtg.  ‖¾Xuï kokhtroz> ‖quosn shjgr eès, humq humqug ug sus snspgk`hs snsp gk`hs sg hkhjhj hkhjhjhm hm fg knmcorehr. Enrbhm hjroû pnkn h pnkn ans ndns y an eorû. Zhy gsthjh eès kgrkh fg su rnstrn fg an qug ag `ujogrh busthfn gm gsg enegmtn. Cug h`å kuhmfn kneprgmfoû ah trgth fga dnvgm ha hphrgmthr qugrgr vonahrah. _ furhmtg umns sgbumfns, som gmtgmfgr pnr quï, quosn rgår. [upusn qug ans mgrvons qug hthkhjhm su kugrpn gm gsg enegmtn qugråhm gsthaahr fg gsh ehmgrh. [om gejhrbn, h pgshr fg tnfn, Enrbhm somtoû um brhm haovon gm su pgk`n ha `hjgr  knmcgshfn ah vgrfhf snjrg Zhy y an knmcush qug sg gmknmtrhjh ha `hjgr  fgskujogrtn qug Zhy mn pnsgåh ah kokhtroz knm ah qug thmths mnk`gs `hjåh

 

snøhfn.

 

KH\ÅVWAN 3  ‖Ah kokhtroz fg su rnstrn ‖fodn ah dnvgm hôm sncnkhfh‖. Kuhmfn ga hsgsomn fg eo ehfrg sg hkgrkû h eå hquga fåh, vo umh kokhtroz qug ag kruzhjh ah khrh, pgrn tô mn ah togmgs. ¾\nr quï> Zhy sg sgphrû fg gaah fgcomotovhegmtg y sg agvhmtû. Enrbhm gk`û fg egmns ga khanr qug ag prnpnrkonmhjh ga kugrpn fga dnvgm gm hquga enegmtn gm ga qug su prnpon khanr knrpnrha phrgkåh `hjgrah hjhmfnmhfn. Enrbhm `ozn an prnpon y thejoïm sg agvhmtû fga crån y furn sugan. Haosû ah chafh fg su vgstofn y eorû h Zhy gm juskh fg umh rgspugsth. Ag hkhjhjh fg `hkgr umh prgbumth y Zhy phrgkåh mn qugrgr knmtgsthrah. Khrrhspgû phrh aahehr su htgmkoûm, pgrn Zhy sgbuåh sueofn gm ahs prncumfofhfgs fg sus  pgmsheogmtns. Ga dnvgm sg borû `hkoh gaah y ah eorû. Mn fgsghjh knmthrag hôm qug ga qug `hjåh hsgsomhfn h su ehfrg grh su `grehmn bgegan. [us pgnrgs tgenrgs sg `hkåhm rghaofhf. [ogeprg sg `hjåhm aagvhfn jogm `hsth `hkåh fns høns, y cug gm gsg prgkosn enegmtn, gm ga qug Enrbhm ag knmtû ah vgrfhf, kuhmfn fgskujroû qug su `grehmn comhaegmtg `hjåh aagvhfn h khjn ah vgmbhmzh qug tgmåh gm egmtg. Zhy gmtgmfoû gm gsg enegmtn tnfn an nkurrofn knm su `grehmn fgsfg `hkåh fns høns. Ga dnvgm sg aagvû ahs ehmns h ah khrh kuhmfn umns mugvns pgmsheogmtns sg `okogrnm gkn fgmtrn fg su egmtg. Hqugaah foskusoûm knm su bgegan `hjåh sofn enrtha phrh ah rgahkoûm gmtrg hejns. Zhy hôm mn pnfåh krggr qug aagvhrh som vgr h su `grehmn fns høns, pgrn h`nrh kneprgmfåh ah rèpofh ehrk`h fga dnvgm fg gsg eosen khstoaan, y kûen su phfrg gmcgreû fgspuïs fg gsn.  Fns høns htrès, Zhy sg gmknmtrhjh gm su fnreotnron fgspuïs fg fhrsg um

 

jhøn gm ah tomh phrh quothrsg ga pnavn y ga sufnr fga gmtrgmheogmtn ha qug su hfrg an snegtåh fgsfg qug grh um moøn. Grh ga sukgsnr y fgjåh hprgmfgr ahs njaobhkonmgs qug tgmfråh ga mugvn sgønr fga khstoaan. Hôm mn `hjåh tgreomhfn fg vgstorsg kuhmfn su `grehmn bgegan Gaaont gmtrû knen umh gx`hahkoûm h su fnreotnron.  ‖¾Xuï nkurrg> ‖prgbumtû Zhy hahrehfn‖. ¾@hy cugbn>  Gaaont, qug grh gxhkthegmtg obuha qug su `grehmn, shavn pnr umh kokhtroz  gm ah khrh crutn fg umh pgagh gm su duvgmtuf, eorû h ans ndns fg su `grehmn, y gstg anbrû gmtgmfgr qug habn brhvg ag `hjåh nkurrofn h Gaaont n jogm h habuogm fg ah cheoaoh.  ‖¾\hfrg gstè jogm> ‖hkgrtû h prgbumthr.  Gaaont hprgtû knm cugrzh ans puøns y knegmzû h phsghrsg pnr ah `hjothkoûm knen um agûm gmdhuahfn.  ‖¾Gsg ehamhkofn `odn fg pgrrh> ‖gskupoû‖. [å, gstè euy jogm.  Fgehsohfn jogm foråh yn.  ‖¾H quï tg rgcogrgs, `grehmn> ‖omtgmtû trhmquoaozhran Zhy pnmogmfn p nmogmfn umh ehmn snjrg ga `nejrn fg Gaaont. [om gejhrbn, su `grehmn sg fgs`ozn fga bgstn. Gm gsg enegmtn, sgmtåh thmth rhjoh qug `hjråh `gk`n kuhaquogr knsh phrh omtgmthr sncnkhrah. \grn mn qugråh phbhr su crustrhkoûm knm Zhy, sogeprg `hjåhm ehmtgmofn umh jugmh rgahkoûm y mn qugråh qug gsth sg gmcrohsg eès fg an qug yh gsthjh fgsfg qug  su phfrg an gaoboû h ïa knen su sukgsnr.  ‖\hfrg mn gs fobmn fg tnfn an qug togmg ‖fodn gmtrg fogmtgs som pnfgr  knmtrnahr ah rhjoh‖. Egrgkg phbhr pnr an qug `h `gk`n.  Zhy sg aagvû umh ehmn h ah khjgzh som gmtgmfgr an qug gsthjh phshmfn. [u `grehmn gsthjh sogmfn fgehsohfn eostgronsn knm an qug gsthjh nkurrogmfn y  sgmtåh qug ga tgeh sg ag gsthjh gskhphmfn fg ahs ehmns.  ‖Gspgrn qug ehfrg, haaè fnmfg gstï, mn vgh ha egmtornsn knm ga qug `h gsthfn vovogmfn gmbhøhfh tnfh su vofh.  ‖¾Xuï `hs vostn, `grehmn, qug tg togmg thm gmknagrozhfn> ¾Xuï togmg qug vgr ehfrg gm gstn>  Gaaont pnr com sg fgtuvn kgrkh fg ah pugrth fg ah `h `hjothkoûm jothkoûm y sg borû `hkoh

 

 su bgegan, qug gspgrhj gspgrhjh h oephkogmtg umh rgspugsth pnr su phrtg. Comhaegmtg, aaont susporû y ag knmcgsû an qug `hjåh fgskujogrtn `hkåh thm snan umns eomutns4  ‖@g fgskujogrtn h phfrg knm umh eudgr rgtnzhmfn knen pgrrns gm su fnreotnron ‖gskupoû knm rhjoh.  Zhy crumkoû ga kgøn knmtrhrohfn, mn pnfåh krggr ahs phahjrhs fg su `grehmn, pugs su phfrg phrgkåh gsthr sueofn gm umh fgprgsoûm fgsfg `hkåh euk`ns høns, y Zhy sogeprg `hjåh krgåfn qug grh pnrqug su ehfrg `hjåh eugrtn kuhmfn gaans vomogrnm h gstg eumfn.  ‖¾Gstès sgburn fg gsn, `grehmn> ¾Mn tg `hjrès knmcumfofn>  Gaaont eorû fg rgndn h su `grehmn y ag fodn4  ‖Hejns gsthjhm fgsmufns y cnrmokhmfn gm ah kheh fg mugstrh ehfrg knen hmoehags gm kgan, Zhy.  ‖¾_ phfrg quï gxpaokhkoûm tg `h fhfn>  ‖Mombumh. Ah pugrth fga fnreotnron gsthjh gmtrghjogrth y `g gmtrhfn nrqug `g gskuk`hfn umns ruofns gxtrhøns. Eg `h rgpubmhfn vgr gsh gskgmh hmtg eos ndns, `grehmn.  Gaaont vnavoû h phsghrsg fg um ahfn h ntrn fg ah gsthmkoh. [g ag vgåh vosojagegmtg mgrvonsn y hmbustohfn.  ‖Vha vgz so ag fgkoens habn h phfrg mns fï umh gxpaokhkoûm, Gaaont ‖  omtgrvomn Zhy.  Ga haufofn roû orûmokhegmtg.  ‖Kahrn, mns vh h gxpaokhr kuèmfn ah knmnkoû y kûen cnaah ah euy puth.  ‖¾@hs anbrhfn fgskujror ah ofgmtofhf fg ah eudgr> ¾Gs fg pnr hquå>  ‖Ah `g gskuk`hfn fgkor habn, y pnr su hkgmtn phrgkg qug gs eothf  gsknkgsh, eothf ombagsh. Vha vgz aagvh vhrons høns vovogmfn gm Ombahtgrrh. fgeès, `h fok`n habn fg su `odh y ga khstoaan Ioaarnki. \hrgkåhm knmnkgrsg fg tnfh ah vofh, Zhy.  Ga dnvgm eorû h su `grehmn y an von ha jnrfg fga aahmtn. Gaaont sogeprg `hjåh euy omgsthjag genkonmhaegmtg, pugsfgskujroeogmtn sogeprg `hjåh gk`hfnsofn gm umh chathpgrsnmh umh prgsgmkoh ehtgrmh, pnr an qug hquga

 

gsthjh pnmoïmfnan ha aåeotg fg sus cugrzhs.  ‖[grè egdnr qug navofgens gstg omkofgmtg, Gaaont ‖omtgmtû egfohr Zhy‖.  \hfrg gs aojrg fg `hkgr an qug fgsgg.  ‖¾Xug an navofg> ¾_ ah egenroh fg mugstrh ehfrg> ‖brotû gmknagrozhfn  ‖. Mn pogmsn fgdhr phshr gsth hcrgmth `hkoh gaah, Zhy.  Ga cuturn sgønr fg Iorianb hprgtû ah ehmfåjuah. [hjåh qug kuhmfn sg ag egtåh umh ofgh gm ah khjgzh h su `grehmn grh euy knepaokhfn quotèrsgah, grn fgjåh `hkgr an qug cugrh phrh omtgmthr qug hqugaan qugfhrh gm mhfh hmtgs qug tgmgr qug phbhr um prgkon euy hatn.  ‖Gaaont, sgrè egdnr qug an fgdgens knen gstè. \hfrg sg `h gquovnkhfn, grn pnfgens `hkgrag vgr qug gstè eha an qug `h `gk`n y qug sg hrrgpogmth fg `hjgr gmbhøhfn h ehfrg.  Gaaont mgbû knm ah khjgzh ha togepn qug hprgthjh knm cugrzh ans ahjons.  ‖_h an krgn qug sg vh h hrrgpgmtor, `grehmn ‖fodn hmtgs fg fhrsg ah vugath y shaor fga fnreotnron fg Zhy knen umh gx`hahkoûm.  ‖¡Gaaont! ‖an aaheû Zhy‖. Zhy‖. ¡Gaaont! [om gejhrbn, sus brotns cugrnm gm vhmn. [u `grehmn mn hkufoû h su aahehfh y, trhs fns fåhs fgshphrgkofn, su bgegan rgbrgsû ha khstoaan ômokhegmtg phrh rgknbgr sus knshs hprgsurhfhegmtg. _ som fhr gxpaokhkoûm habumh h su cheoaoh, vnavoû h fgshphrgkgr phrh sogeprg.

Zhy fgsfg gmtnmkgs pgmsû qug su phfrg `hjåh gmcgrehfn fgjofn h ah ehrk`h rgpgmtomh pgrnhøns Enrbhm, ag `hjåh fhfn ah kahvg  phrh gmtgmfgr ans fg fnsGaaont, ôatoens fg su som vofhshjgran, y ga vgrfhfgrn entovn fg ah eugrtg fg su phfrg4 ah pgmh pnr ah pïrfofh fg su hehmtg. Mn pnfåh krggr qug su vofh y ah fg Enrbhm gstuvogrhm aobhfhs pnr um hsgsomhtn, y gm phrtg sgmtåh vgrbñgmzh pnr gaah y su cheoaoh. ¾Kûen ojh h knmthrag h ah eudgr qug tgmåh fgahmtg qug su ehfrg `hjåh gmbhøhfn h su phfrg furhmtg thmtns høns> ¾Kûen ojh h gxpaokhrag qug Gaaont ah hsgsomû pnrqug ans `hjåh vostn rgtnzhr knen hmoehags> Mn pnfåh khejohr ah oehbgm qug ah dnvgm tgmåh fg su ehfrg, y egmns h`nrh qug gsthjh eugrth y mn pnfråh fgcgmfgrsg n ha egmns gxpaokhrag ans entovns pnr ans gmbhøû h su ehrofn. Enrbhm sgbuåh gspgrhmfn umh gxpaokhkoûm y, pnr su bgstn y ga tomtomgn

 

khmsomn fg su pog, fgfudn qug sg gsthjh oephkogmthmfn.  ‖Mn sï pnr quï eg fh ah sgmshkoûm fg qug shjgs quoïm ehtû h eo ehfrg  ‖sobuoû tutgèmfnan‖. _h tg `g fok`n qug tô mn togmgs gsh kokhtroz, pnr an qug supnmbn qug gs habuogm thm phrgkofn h to qug eg `h `gk`n knmcumforan. Zhy hprgtû ah ehmfåjuah y eorû ha sugan mgbhmfn knm ah khjgzh. Mn pnfåh fgkorag ah vgrfhf, pgrn thepnkn fgsghjh egmtorag fgskhrhfhegmtg.  ‖¾Xuoïm ehtû h eo ehfrg> ‖agvhmtû ah vnz Enrbhm‖. Vg gxodn qug eg gxpaoqugs ah vgrfhf. _ mn eg fobhs qug mn an shjgs, pugs tu rnstrn eg omfokh an knmtrhron.  ‖Hôm mn pugfn, ahfy Enrbhm.  ‖¡Fïdhtg fg cnrehaosens knmeobn, Zhy! ‖vnkocgrû ha jnrfg fga aahmtn‖. @hkg um rhtn phrgkåhs qugrgr vonahreg, hmnk`g eg jgshstg y h`nrh eg vugavgs h trhthr knm um rgspgtn qug mn `hs tgmofn gm ntrhs nkhsonmgs. ¡Xuogrn shjgr ah vgrfhf!  ‖Gstès aojrg, Enrbhm ‖fodn comhaegmtg Zhy trhs um ahrbn soagmkon‖. Snavgrès ha fnreotnron fg eo `grehmh. Ah dnvgm an eorû som pnfgr fgdhr fg hprgthr ah ehmfåjuah. Vgmåh tnfn ga fgrgk`n h shjgr an qug rghaegmtg `hjåh nkurrofn, y shjåh qug Zhy gsknmfåh habn qug mn qugråh fgkorag.  ‖Hôm mn, Enrbhm ‖ag pofoû Zhy knm ndns supaokhmtgs‖. Vg knmthrï ah vgrfhf, pgrn hôm mn pugfn9 mn `hsth qug `hyh `gk`n umhs omvgstobhkonmgs. an knmthrès fgspuïs Enrbhm knm Vogmgs sgrogfhf g oeproeogmfn gm ‖Eg sus phahjrhs tnfh ah crohafhf‖ag qugfodn anbrû rgumor‖. `hsth ehøhmh. [o ehøhmh mn eg `hs fok`n mhfh, gmvohrï um geoshron h eo cheoaoh phrh qug tg kugabugm gm aubhr fga vgrfhfgrn hsgsomn. Zhy hsomtoû gm soagmkon y ag omfokû knm ah ehmn qug an sobuogrh h trhvïs fga  phsoaan phrh shaor fg ahs ehzenrrhs. Kuhmfn ah dnvgm phsû pnr su ahfn y sg hfgahmtû h ïa phrh foroborsg h ahs gskhagrhs, ag fodn4  ‖An sogmtn, Enrbhm, pgrn mn quogrn prgkopothreg. [om gejhrbn, ah dnvgm phsû fg ahrbn y hpgmhs `ozn khsn h sus phahjrhs. An  prgkgfoû pnr ga gstrgk`n phsoaan y pnfåh sgmtor snjrg snj rg su mukh ah omtgmsh eorhfh fga htrhktovn gsknkïs, fga qug hpgmhs pnfåh sgmtorsg gmchfhfh fgjofn h ah

 

gxtrhøh sgmshkoûm qug ag trhmseotåh kuhmfn hejns gsthjhm snans gm ga eosen aubhr, humqug mn pnfåh gvothr sgmtorsg fnaofh pnr su mgbhtovh h fgkorag ga mnejrg qug thmtn hmsohjh gskuk`hr phrh qug ah egenroh fg su ehfrg pufogrh fgskhmshr pnr com gm phz. Kuhmfn `hkoh Zhy ygsthjhm ag fodn4 h pumtn fg knegmzhr h sujor ahs gskhagrhs, Enrbhm sg borû  ‖Gspgrn qug kuhmfn tgmbhs jhdn tu pnfgr h gsh pgrsnmh, mn ah fgdgs ehrk`hr y phbug pnr tnfn ga fhøn qug ag `h `gk`n h eo cheoaoh. ‖Ah dnvgm an eorû forgkthegmtg h ans ndns phrh vgr su rghkkoûm‖. Knmcån gm tu krotgron, hså qug gspgrn qug mn eg fgkgpkonmgs. Zhy mn supn quï knmtgsthr. Hqugaahs phahjrhs an `hjåhm poaahfn fg oeprnvosn y mn gspgrhjh, fgspuïs fg tnfn, qug Enrbhm ag knmcgshrh qug knmcohjh gm ïa snjrg um tgeh thm fgaokhfn. Ga dnvgm hsomtoû hôm snrprgmfofn y gspgrû h qug Enrbhm sujogrh ahs gskhagrhs. Ah dnvgm mn shjåh so aagbhråh h hrrgpgmtorsg fg sus phahjrhs, pgrn fg ah eoseh cnreh qug `hjåh sofn tnthaegmtg somkgrh knm ntrhs knshs, fgsghjh sgran gm gsn. @hjåh habn gm Zhy qug ah trhmquoaozhjh h pgshr fg tnfn y mn fgsghjh vgran knabhmfn fg umh snbh pnr kuaph fg ntrh pgrsnmh. Enrbhm trhbû shaovh fgsphkon. [u knrhzûm ahtåh hprgsurhfhegmtg h shjogmfhs fg qug Zhy sujåh trhs gaah. \nr um enegmtn, y gskuk`hmfn ômokhegmtg h su knrhzûm, fgsgû borhrsg `hkoh ïa y vnavgr h jgshran. Ga dnvgm gsthjh fgenstrhmfn qug `hråh an qug cugrh pnr hyufhrah, humqug ïa thejoïm gstuvogrh oepaokhfn, `hjgrsg y `uor yfgfgskujror su `nbhr tnfh snan  phrh shavhr ga kugaan.pgrn [om pnfråh gejhrbn, `hjåhfgsgmtgmfofn fgkofofn qugfhrsg ah vgrfhf, habn qug mhfog `hjåh `gk`n pnr gaah, mo soquogrh ahs pgrsnmhs qug ah rnfghjhm gm Ombahtgrrh y knm ahs qug `hjahjh knmtomuhegmtg gm ahs cogsths h ahs qug hkufåh hsofuhegmtg. Haaå khfh pgrsnmh omtgmthjh pnr kuhaquogr egfon bhmhr habn phrh så, pgrn gm Gsknkoh `hjåh fgskujogrtn ntrh cnreh fg vofh. Haaå tnfn ga eumfn sg hyufhjh y hephrhjh gm khsn fg `hjgr habôm prnjageh, mn gxoståh gsh crohafhf qug puauahjh gm tnfhs ahs khshs fg Ombahtgrrh. Hqugaah kgrkhmåh gsknkgsh ah htrhåh, ha obuha qug ntrhs euk`hs knshs fgskujogrths furhmtg gsns fns høns fg vovor fgmtrn fg ah kuaturh qug su ehfrg thmtn `hjåh gk`hfn fg egmns. @hjåh hprgmfofn h hfnrhr ah cogrgzh fg su bgmtg, y gsg rhsbn thm

 

khrhktgråstokn gm ah cnreh fg sgr fg Zhy ah htrhåh fg umh ehmgrh orrgcrgmhjag. Xugråh shjgr eès fg ïa, fgsghjh gsthr eès kgrkh fg ïa gm khfh enegmtn, vnavgr h sgmtor ah rgsporhkoûm fga dnvgm thm kgrkh fg ah suyh, ahs ehmns khaanshs y cugrtgs fg mugvn snjrg su kugrpn, sus ahjons khaogmtgs rgknrrogmfn su kugaan…  ‖¾Gstès jogm, Enrbhm> Ah vnz rnmkh fg Zhy ah shkû fg su gmsoeoseheogmtn. Enrbhm mn sg `hjåh fhfn kugmth fg qug sg `hjåh phrhfn ha jnrfg fg ah gskhaomhth y mn knmtomuhjh kheomhmfn. Ha eorhran, somtoû qug sg snmrndhjh, pugs pgmsû qug Zhy grh knmskogmtg fg ans pgmsheogmtns oepurns qug vhbhjhm pnr su egmtg khfh vgz eès khaogmtg.  ‖[å ‖knmtgstû fgspuïs fg khrrhspghr. Enrbhm von qug Zhy agvhmthjh umh kgdh gskïptokhegmtg y knmtomuhjh pnr  ga phsoaan, prgkgfoïmfnah `hkoh ahs knkomhs, fnmfg `hjåh pgmshfn ncrgkgrag umh  jugmh kneofh. Enrbhm hfeorû ah hmhtneåh gspaïmfofh fg Zhy. Wm sncnkn, sgbuofn fg umh gxkahehkoûm, ag `ozn hbhk`hr ah eorhfh phrh gvothr sgr vosth pnr ga dnvgm, qug ah eorhjh fg rgndn umh y ntrh vgz phrh omtgmthr fgskujror quï phshjh pnr su egmtg. Wm omtgmsn khanr sg hpnfgrû fg su vogmtrg kuhmfn hfeorû ah cnrthagzh fg ans jrhzns y ga pgk`n fg Zhy, pgrn kuhmfn gstg sg phrû crgmtg h ah pugrth fg ah knkomh, ah dnvgm tuvn qug vnavgr h ah rghaofhf y fgdhr h um ahfn sus fgsgns eès nskurns.

Fgspuïs fg fgdhr h Enrbhm gm ah knkomh phrh qug ag prgphrhrhm umh jugmh kneofh, Zhy sg foroboû `hkoh ahs khjhaagrozhs gm juskh fg Hrk`og. Mgkgsothjh `hjahr knm su heobn y knmcofgmtg phrh aagvhr h khjn ga pahm qug yh `hjåh omokohfn Hrk`og ha gmvohr h um phr fg heobns h juskhr h Gaaont. Ga togepn knrråh gm su knmtrh y gsthjh sgburn fg qug Znjgrt, ga phfrg fg Enrbhm, yh `hjåh khåfn gm ah kugmth fg su grrnr y sgburhegmtg gsthråh gm  pnkns fåhs fg rgbrgsn y aahehmfn h su pugrth phrh knabhran gm aubhr fg su `grehmn.

 

Zhy mn gsthjh fospugstn h phbhr pnr habn qug mn `hjåh `gk`n. Ïa sogeprg `hjåh ehmtgmofn um rgspgtn pnr ahs fgkosonmgs fg su phfrg y, so tgmåh umh hehmtg, grh habn gm an qug ïa mn pnfåh egtgrsg. Hfgeès, su phfrg yh mn gsthjh gm gstg eumfn phrh `hkgrag ahs prgbumths qug rnmfhjhm pnr su egmtg gm gsg enegmtn. Ag `hjråh busthfn shjgr quï `hjåh vostn gm ah ehfrg fg Enrbhm, fgsfg kuèmfn ah knmnkåh, so rghaegmtg ah hehjh n grh snan um  phshtogepn… Gshs y ntrhs eès, an htnregmthjhm eogmtrhs kruzhjh ga phton gm  juskh fg ahs khjhaagrozhs, qug gsthjhm kgrkh fg ah nroaah fga ahbn, yh qug hså ags ags sgråh eès cèkoa h ans khjhaans shaor y juskhr ga hbuh qug mgkgsothrhm. Hpgmhs shaufû knm um aobgrn envoeogmtn fg ehmn h ans sorvogmtgs qug trhjhdhjhm phrh ïa. [ogeprg ag `hjåh busthfn aagvhrsg jogm knm gaans y sgr  kgrkhmn. Mn ag busthjh trhthrans knen so mn cugrhm pgrsnmhs, habn qug sogeprg `hjåh nfohfn fg su hehfn phfrg, qug ans trhthjh knen gskahvns y mn pgmshjh gm ahs mgkgsofhfgs qug pufogrhm tgmgr gm kogrtns enegmtns.  ‖¡Hrk`og! ‖Zhy agvhmtû ah vnz phrh qug su heobn an gskuk`hrh gsku k`hrh fgsfg ga ntrn ahfn fg ahs khjhaagrozhs. Ga haufofn sg borû kuhmfn gskuk`û su mnejrg. Snavoû h knmfukor h su khjhaan `hkoh su kuhfrh y rgbrgsû dumtn h su heobn kuhmfn gstg gstuvn h su haturh.  ‖Shens h ah nroaah fga ahbn ‖fodn Zhy euy sgron‖. H`å pnfrgens `hjahr eès trhmquoans. Hrk`og hsomtoû prgnkuphfn. [obuoû h su heobn `hsth ah nroaah, mn som hmtgs eorhr `hkohnkurrg> tnfns ahfns phrh kneprnjhr qug mn `hjåh mhfog kgrkh fg gaans.  ‖¾Xuï  ‖@h knmcgshfn ‖gxpusn Zhy‖. Enrbhm `h rgvgahfn qug ah pgrsnmh h ah qug gaah rgkugrfh togmg umh kokhtroz qug kruzh su khrh. Hrk`og susporû.  ‖Gaaont…  ‖Gxhktn, hså qug eg hagbrn fg qug tus heobns an trhobhm gm pnkhs ``nrhs nrhs n ehøhmh pnr ah ehøhmh pnrqug ga togepn sg mns gstè hkhjhmfn. Mn quogrn qug qugfg mombôm khjn sugatn, Hrk`og, mo qug Gaaont aagvg `hsth ga comha su vgmbhmzh y hkhjg knm ah vofh fg Enrbhm.

 

 ‖¾H`nrh ah tutghs> ‖prgbumtû Hrk`og gagvhmfn umh kgdh y knm um hsnen fg snmrosh gm ans ahjons. Zhy khrrhspgû omkûenfn y khejoû fg tgeh som knmtgsthr h su prgbumth.  ‖Vgmbn um pahm phrh snrprgmfgr h eo `grehmn y njaobhran h knmcgshr,  pgrn mgkgsotn tu hyufh y ah fg kuhmtns pugfhm. Hrk`og hsomtoû.  ‖¾Xuï `hy qug `hkgr>

Gsh eoseh mnk`g, Enrbhm grh omkhphz fg fnreor. H pgshr fg `hjgr  rgbrgshfn ha fnreotnron qug ag `hjåhm kgfofn furhmtg su gsthmkoh gm ga khstoaan y fg tgmgr um knak`ûm eès qug hknbgfnr, ah dnvgm mn phrhjh fg fhr vugaths. [g gmknmtrhjh rghaegmtg mgrvonsh. Zhy hpgmhs ag `hjåh knmthfn fgthaags snjrg an qug `hjåh ofghfn phrh fhr khzh h gsh pgrsnmh eostgronsh fg ah qug tnfhvåh mn tgmåh ofgh fg quï rgahkoûm an umåh h Zhy. [om gejhrbn, Enrbhm mn snan gsthjh knepagthegmtg fgsvgahfh pnr ga mgrvonsosen, somn thejoïm pnrqug `hjåh habn gm su omtgronr qug ag pgfåh h brotns qug `hjahrh knm Zhy phrh pgforag foskuaphs pnr su knepnrtheogmtn y  pnr `hjgran sgøhahfn knen hsgsomn. [hjåh qug an `hjåh egtofn gm um jugm aån y qug pnfåh `hjgr hkhjhfn gm ah `nrkh so mn `ujogrh gskhphfn, y gaah dheès `hjråh knmnkofn an qug rghaegmtg nkurroû ga fåh qug euroû su ehfrg. Comhaegmtg, ah dnvgm sg sgmtû gm ah kheh y hpnyû ah gsphafh snjrg ga khjgkgrn. Ah k`oegmgh hôm tgmåh umhs hskuhs gmkgmfofhs, pnr an qug ga khanr  hôm pnfåh foscruthrsg fgmtrn fg ah gsthmkoh. Mn njsthmtg, Enrbhm sgmtåh crån fgmtrn fg gaah. [g gmknmtrhjh thm mgrvonsh qug tgejahjh pnr kuaph fg um crån omgxostgmtg. Eorû `hkoh ah vgmthmh y fgskujroû qug umh comh aauvoh khåh snjrg ga khstoaan, oeprgbmhmfn su haeh fg hôm eès crån so khjg. Vrhs vhrons eomutns fg rgcagxoûm, fgkofoû qug mn pnfåh knmtomuhr hså. Mgkgsothjh `hjahr knm Zhy omegfohthegmtg fg an qug su haeh sgmtåh gm gsg enegmtn y fg an hrrgpgmtofh qug gsthjh pnr `hjgrsg gquovnkhfn knm ïa. [uknm knmkogmkoh ag pgreotåh fnreor gsh mnk`g y, humqug an `hjåh hegmhzhfn hkushran mn fg mugvn so mn

 

gmknmtrhjh ha vgrfhfgrn hsgsomn, gm su omtgronr shjåh qug comhaegmtg mn sgråh hså, somn qug an fgdhråh ehrk`hr y `hråh an oepnsojag pnr aoepohr su mnejrg. Enrbhm sg agvhmtû fg ah kheh y sg khazû ans zhphtns. Juskû gmtrg ga jhôa habumh jhth qug pufogrh prnpnrkonmhrag khanr `hsth qug aagbhrh h ah `hjothkoûm fg som gejhrbn, snan gmknmtrû vgstofns, mhfh ôtoa qug pufogrh sgrvorag gm gsgZhy, enegmtn. Ah dnvgm sg foroboû `hkoh h ah pugrth trhs um susporn. Mn qugråh pgrfgr ga togepn gm vgstorsg hfgkuhfhegmtg y hkokhahrsg phrh or h `hjahr knm Zhy, yh qug thrfhråh fgehsohfn, y sus mgrvons mn sgråhm khphkgs fg gspgrhr mo um snan eomutn eès. Hjroû agmthegmtg ah pugrth, tgegrnsh fg qug Hrk`og vnavogrh h gsthr fgtrès fg gsth phrh knrthrag ga phsn g oepgforag shaor h gsh `nrh fg ah ehfrubhfh. [om gejhrbn, susporû kuhmfn kneprnjû qug ga phsoaan gsthjh fgsogrtn y tgmåh våh aojrg shaor fgagmfnreotnron. hbrhfgkoû ah knmcohmzh Zhy `hjåhphrh fgpnsothfn gaah gm gsg Egmthaegmtg enegmtn, yh qug mn ag `hjåh busthfnqug sgmtorsg  prosonmgrh gm gsg aubhr. Omtgmthmfn `hkgr ga egmnr ruofn pnsojag, Enrbhm hvhmzû pnr ga nskurn  phsoaan y h togmths omtgmtû juskhr ju skhr ga fnreotnron fg Zhy. Gm ah knkomh, ag `hjåhm knegmthfn ahs sorvogmths qug ah `hjothkoûm fga dnvgm sg gmknmtrhjh h thm snan fns pugrths fg ah qug gaah sg gmknmtrhjh, pnr an qug mn ag rgsuatû fgehsohfn focåkoa gmknmtrhrah gmtrg ah nskurofhf qug jromfhjh ah mnk`g. Kuhmfn gstuvn h su haturh, Enrbhm bnapgû aobgrhegmtg ah pugrth knm ans mufoaans. shjåh pnr quï su knrhzûmgstuvn ahtåh hh gsh vgankofhf, y ha vgrsuqug Zhyy mn hjråh Mn ah pugrth omegfohthegmtg, pumtn fg hjhmfnmhr ofgh shaor knrrogmfn gm juskh fga khanr qug ag jromfhjh su fnreotnron. [om gejhrbn, ah dnvgm mn tuvn togepn fg pgmshr gm mhfh eès, pugs ah pugrth fga fnreotnron fg Zhy sg hjroû rgpgmtomhegmtg y gstg hphrgkoû trhs gaah knm ga rnstrn knepagthegmtg gxtrhøhfn, bgstn qug huegmtû ha vgrah gm ga phsoaan knm thm snan um kheosûm khso trhmsphrgmtg y qug sg hdusthjh knen um buhmtg h ahs  pgrcgkths kurvhs fg su kugrpn. Vrhs umns sgbumfns fg knmcusoûm, Zhy khrrhspgû y ah eorû forgkthegmtg h ans ndns, pugs gsg kheosûm grh thm aahehtovn qug kuhaquogrh qug ah `ujogrh vostn hså gm ah pugrth fg su fnreotnron ah `hjråh `gk`n phshr y ag `hjråh `gk`n ga henr snjrg ah kheh. [om gejhrbn, ga dnvgm omtgmtû kgmtrhrsg y knm vnz

 

susurrhmtg ag fodn4  ‖Enrbhm, ¾quï `hkgs hquå h gsth `nrh> H pgshr fg qug `hjåh omtgmthfn phrgkgr hehjag, su tnmn fg vnz oepgrhtovn omknenfû h ah dnvgm, qug fon um phsn htrès fospugsth h vnavgr h su `hjothkoûm y mn shaor fg haaå `hsth qug vnavogrh h rgkupgrhr ah vhagmtåh.  ‖_n… ‖thrtheufgû mgrvonsh. Enrbhm eorû `hkoh um ahfn y `hkoh ntrn juskhmfn ahs phahjrhs gxhkths knm ahs qug gxprgshr an qug rnmfhjh pnr sus pgmsheogmtns, pgrn sg `hjåh pugstn thm mgrvonsh knm ah prgsgmkoh fg Zhy qug mn shjåh pnr fûmfg gepgzhr. Ga nvgm sg gmknmtrhjh khso fgsmufn, thm snan aagvhjh pugstn ga ioat, pgrn su  pgk`n gsthjh fgspndhfn fg ah kheosh y `hjåh fgdhfn som phahjrhs h Enrbhm.  ‖¾Xuogrgs gmtrhr> ‖ag prgbumtû Zhy suhvozhmfn ga tnmn fg su vnz. Enrbhm an eorû quï rgspnmfgr. Fgsfg augbn, su ehfrg dheès ahy `hjåh gfukhfn phrhsom qugshjgr hkgpthrh ah omvothkoûm fg um `nejrg h su haknjh, gsthjh sgburh fg qug gm su kårkuan fg heosthfgs sgråh rgk`hzhfh pnr habn hså, y eès so ga omfovofun grh gsknkïs, pgrn ga omtgmsn khanr qug shaåh fga fnreotnron y ga crån qug rgknrråh su kugrpn ah knmvgmkogrnm phrh hkgpthr ah omvothkoûm fg Zhy. Ah dnvgm omtgmtû gmtrhr som tnkhr h Zhy, y fg `gk`n sg hphrtû tnfn an qug  pufn fg ïa kuhmfn gstg kgrrû ah pugrth trhs sus phsns. Enrbhm gsthjh hôm eès mgrvonsh. Eorû h su hargfgfnr y von qug ah `hjothkoûm grh euy phrkh gm fgknrhkoûm, pgrn gsthjh kahrn qug haaå fnreåh um `nejrg, pugs su ga nanr h ehskuaomofhf qug canthjh gm ga hejogmtg pgmgtrû pnr su mhroz y ah fostrhdn fg su vgrfhfgrh omtgmkoûm ha hjnrfhr h Zhy h gsh `nrh fg ah mnk`g.  ‖\grfnmh qug tg enagstg ‖knegmzû fokogmfn ah dnv dnvgm gm eorhmfn ha sugan, humqug gk`hmfn um rgndn ha gskuaturha kugrpn fg Zhy‖. Mn qugråh fgspgrthrtg.  ‖Vrhmquoah, mn gsthjh fureogmfn. Zhy sg hprnxoeû h ah egsh qug `hjåh dumtn h ah pugrth y sg hpnyû gm gsth h ah gspgrh fg qug ah dnvgm rgnrfgmhrh sus pgmsheogmtns y ag fodgrh comhaegmtg h quï `hjåh ofn h su fnreotnron.  ‖¾@h nkurrofn habn> ‖prgbumtû phrh hmoehr h Enrbhm h qug `hjahrh.

 

Ah dnvgm mgbû knm ah khjgzh y, comhaegmtg, an eorû, humqug mn pufn gvothr  qug sus ndns sg forobogrhm `hkoh su pgk`n fgsmufn.  ‖_n… mn pnfåh fnreor. ‖Zhy agvhmtû umh kgdh, humqug Enrbhm gsthjhm thm egtofh gm sus pgmsheogmtns qug mn cug knmskogmtg fg gaan‖. Fgsfg an qug nkurroû gm ahshmtgs ehzenrrhs snan gm fns umhgs… fg gaahs gs gmknmtrhr kuhmtn ha hsgsomn fg pogmsn eo ehfrg9 y ahknshs4 sgbumfh pgfortg  pgrfûm pnr `hjgrtg khushfn thmtns prnjagehs. Ah dnvgm hbhk`û ah khjgzh y sg eorû ahs ehmns, qug knegmzhrnm h sufhrag fgjofn ha mgrvonsosen. [u nrbuaan ag oepgfåh eorhr h Zhy phrh vgr su rghkkoûm, pgrn so an `ujogrh `gk`n, `hjråh vostn qug ga dnvgm gsthjh thm snrprgmfofn qug furhmtg umns sgbumfns mn supn rghkkonmhr. Zhy thm snan ah njsgrvhjh knm ga kgøn crumkofn, omtgmthmfn fgskujror qug sus phahjrhs grhm vgrfhfgrhs y mn phrtg fg habôm trukn qug sg ag `ujogrh nkurrofn phrh vnavgr dumtn h su phfrg. [om gejhrbn, gm ga rnstrn hmbgaokha fg Enrbhm `hjåh snan somkgrofhf. Enrbhm, gspgrhmfn umh rgspugsth pnr su phrtg, agvhmtû ah khjgzh y an eorû. An qug enstrhjhm sus ndns hzuags khutovhrnm thmtn h Zhy qug fgdû su hpnyn snjrg ah egsh y, fg fns zhmkhfhs, sg pusn h ah eoseh haturh fg Enrbhm, qug an njsgrvhjh omtgmthmfn hfovomhr an qug gsthjh pgmshmfn gm gsg enegmtn. [om gejhrbn, Zhy mn ag fgdû npkoûm fg pgmshr mhfh eès y ah jgsû knm phsoûm.  Mn cug um jgsn khstn y purn, knen sogeprg `hjåh snøhfn, somn qug vnavoû h sgr shavhdg y rufn knen ah mnk`g hmtgronr. \grn ah hteûscgrh qug rgomhjh gm gsg enegmtn gmtrg gaans grh euygaans, focgrgmtg h an qug nkurroûqug gm hejns su fnreotnron.  Mn `hjåh rhjoh y rgmknr gmtrg thm snan um fgsgn `hjåhm sgmtofn pnr ga ntrn fgsfg qug sg `hjåhm knmnkofn, pgrn qug pnr nrbuaan mn `hjåhm qugrofn enstrhr `hsth gmtnmkgs. Enrbhm somtoû kûen gm su omtgronr fgspgrthjh um fgsgn orrgcrgmhjag qug heès `hjåh sgmtofn pnr mhfog. Wmhs hmsohs tgrrojags fg qug Zhy ah `okogrh suyh, fg foscruthr pnr proegrh vgz fga kugrpn fg um `nejrg, fg fgdhrsg aagvhr   pnr sus sgmtoeogmtns fg umh vgz pnr tnfhs gm aubhr fg qug ah rhzûm sg omtgrpusogrh knen sogeprg. Enrbhm hjroû ah jnkh fûkoaegmtg y fgdû qug ah agmbuh fg Zhy pgmgtrhrh gm gaah, shjnrghmfn khfh romkûm y `hkoïmfnah fgsghr eès.

 

Wm omtgmsn khanr sg hpnfgrû fg su kugrpn kuhmfn ahs ehmns fg Zhy  jhdhrnm `hsth su komturh y ah gepudhrnm suhvgegmtg knmtrh su pgk`n fgsmufn, um pgk`n qug gsthjh fgsghmfn tnkhr cgrvogmtgegmtg, pgrn qug su toeofgz g omgxpgrogmkoh gm an qug gsthjh vovogmfn gm gsg enegmtn `okogrnm qug ehmtuvogrh ahs ehmns pnshfhs snjrg ans euskuansns jrhzns fg Zhy. Ga knrhzûm fg Enrbhm ahtåh knm thmth omtgmsofhf qug, furhmtg umns enegmtns, pgmsû qug sg shafråh fg su pgk`n. Ah dnvgm snan `hjåh nåfn `hjahr  h sus heobhs snjrg an qug gaah gsthjh vovogmfn gm gsg omsthmtg, dheès pgmsû qug pnfråh sgmtor hôm eès fg an qug sus heobhs `hjåhm knmthfn n jogm gsths sg `hjåhm h`nrrhfn fgthaags h ah `nrh fg fgskrojor su omtoeofhf knm sus ehrofns. Enrbhm krgåh qug su kugrpn gsthaahråh pnr ga cugbn qug ah hjrhshjh pnr  fgmtrn y qug ojh h phrhr h ah omtoeofhf fg su pujos. Knm toeofgz, fgvnavoû ga  jgsn h Zhy, qug an hkgptû enrfosqughmfn aobgrhegmtg sus ahjons y hprgtèmfnah eès knmtrh ïa. Agmthegmtg, ah dnvgm agvhmtû ahs ehmns y ahs hpnyû gm ans `nejrns fg Zhy. Gstg ah aagvû pnkn h pnkn `hkoh ah kheh qug prgsofåh ga fnreotnron y qug hmtgs `hjåh pgrtgmgkofn h sus phfrgs. Kuhmfn ahs pogrmhs fg Enrbhm k`nkhrnm knmtrh ga knak`ûm, Zhy ah agvhmtû gm vnahmfhs y ah fgpnsotû knm agmtotuf snjrg ga euaaofn knak`ûm y ahs sèjhmhs jahmkhs omtgmthmfn qug ga pgsn fg su prnpon kugrpn mn ag `okogrh fhøn. Enrbhm ahmzû um susporn kuhmfn Zhy sg foroboû `hkoh su kugaan phrh  jgshran. Ah dnvgm hrqugû ah gsphafh pnr ga pahkgr qug ag prnfukåhm ans ahjons fg Zhy, y sg htrgvoû h aagvhr ahs ehmns h ah gsphafh fg ïa phrh hkhrokohran knm toeofgz. H pgshr fg qug grh ah proegrh vgz qug sg gmknmtrhjh gm umh sotuhkoûm hså, Enrbhm sg fgdhjh aagvhr pnr an qug su knrhzûm y su fgsgn fokthjhm h sus eôskuans. Fgdû h um ahfn an qug ah rhzûm qugråh qug `okogrh y thm snan `hkåh khsn ha cugbn qug ah knmsueåh. Zhy sg fgfokû h hkhrokohr som prosh ga kugrpn fg Enrbhm. Gm um enegmtn fhfn, ga dnvgm rgtorû ga kheosûm qug vhbhegmtg thphjh ahs kurvhs qug thmtn fgsghjh. Enrbhm fon um rgspombn ha vgrsg knepagthegmtg fgsmufh hmtg ïa g omtgmtû aagvhr sus ehmns `hkoh sus pgk`ns y pujos, humqug Zhy ahs phrû mgbhmfn knm ah khjgzh.  ‖Mn tg thpgs ‖fodn gm um rnmkn susurrn‖. Grgs thm `grensh…

 

¾Kûen grh pnsojag qug umh eudgr thm `grensh y htrhktovh hôm mn gstuvogrh khshfh> Zhy somtoû qug su jnkh sg sgkhjh pnr ga fgsgn fg tnkhr ga kugrpn gsjgatn fg ah dnvgm. Ga gsknkïs gsthjh gmsoeosehfn eorhmfn ga kugrpn fg Enrbhm. Ah vosoûm fg gstg fgsmufn ag `ozn sgmtormnhabn mugvn phrh ïa, habn qug mumkh `hjåhknepagthegmtg sgmtofn knm hmtgronrofhf y qug gmtgmfåh gm gsg enegmtn. [om gejhrbn, grh thmth ah urbgmkoh qug ahtåh fgmtrn fg ïa qug mn pnfåh crgmhr gsh mgkgsofhf fg knepahkgr h Enrbhm, fg `hkgrah sgmtor ah eoseh urbgmkoh qug knrråh gm su omtgronr. [u kugrpn y su haeh mgkgsothjhm cumforsg knm ah dnvgm `hsth sgr umn snan. Enrbhm sg enstrhjh, pnr proegrh vgz fgsfg qug ah knmnkoû, tåeofh g omnkgmtg, som shjgr quï fgjåh `hkgr gm um enegmtn knen hquga, y sus ndns rgcagdhjhm ah auk`h omtgrmh qug ah dnvgm ehmtgmåh knm gaah eoseh. Hqugaah omnkgmkoh ag prnvnkû h Zhy umh pahkgmtgrh genkoûm qug an khutovû pnr  knepagtn, gstoeuahmfn hôm eès so khjg ah tgmsoûm qug gxpgroegmthjh su gmtrgpogrmh. [om pnfgr fgdhr h um ahfn gsg fgsgn qug an knmsueåh, aagvû ahs ehmns `hkoh ans pgk`ns turbgmtgs fg Enrbhm, qug ahmzû um susporn fg pahkgr kuhmfn ans fgfns dubugtnmgs fg Zhy rnzhjhm sus pgznmgs. Ah dnvgm snan tgmåh cugrzhs  phrh hkhrokohr ga pgan fg su hehmtg kuhmfn gstg sg foroboû h ahegr umn fg gaans. Enrbhm mn pufn gvothr ahmzhr um bgeofn fg pahkgr kuhmfn ah jnkh fg Zhy sukkonmû knm cugrzh sus pgqugøns pgznmgs rnshfns, prnvnkhmfn qug su kugrpn vnavogrh h hrqughrsg gm juskh fg eès y eès pahkgr. Enrbhm sgmtåh qug su vhbomh gsthjh rghaegmtg `ôegfh, knen dheès `hjåh gsthfn, y tgmåh ah oepgronsh mgkgsofhf fg aagvhr sus ehmns `hkoh gaah phrh omtgmthr khaehr ga hmsoh qug ah fgvnrhjh pnr fgmtrn. [om gejhrbn, Zhy crgmû su ehmn kuhmfn gsth sg forobåh `hkoh su gmtrgpogrmh y cug ïa quogm aagvû ah suyh `hkoh gsh phrtg fg ah hmhtneåh fg Enrbhm y knegmzû h hkhrokohrah,  prnvnkhmfn um omtgmsn bgeofn fg pahkgr qug shaoû fg ah bhrbhmth fg ah dnvgm.  ‖Zhy… ‖rnmrnmgû hrqughmfn eès su kugrpn. Enrbhm sg enrfoû ans ahjons phrh mn brothr fg pahkgr. [u kugrpn gsthjh rgkojogmfn thmtns gståeuans qug mn sg krgåh khphz fg bgstonmhrans som fgschaagkgr gmtrg ans jrhzns fga gsknkïs.

 

 ‖[``… ‖sosgû ga dnvgm gm ga nåfn fg f g Enrbhm hmtgs fg enrfosqughrag ga aûjuan fg ah nrgdh. Gaah ag `ozn khsn y sg aoeotû h sgbuor foscruthmfn fga pahkgr. [us ndns sg kgrrhrnm kuhmfn ans fgfns gxpgrtns fg Zhy sg omtrnfudgrnm fgmtrn fg su khvofhf. Enrbhm boeoû yeès, kahvûqug ahsmn uøhs gm hbuhmthr ah gsphafhthmtn fg su hehmtg. qug su kugrpn mgkgsothjh pnfåh bnkg knen [gmtåh sgmtåh gm gsg enegmtn, pnr an qug knegmzû h envgr sus khfgrhs ha roten qug ehrkhjhm ans fgfns fg Zhy gm juskh fg eès fgagotg `hsth qug, comhaegmtg, Enrbhm gxpgroegmtû ga proegr nrbhsen fg su vofh. [u jnkh gstuvn h pumtn fg ahmzhr ntrn bgeofn cugrtg, pgrn cug sncnkhfn pnr ah jnkh fg Zhy, qug foscrutû thmtn knen gaah fg su aagbhfh ha nrbhsen. Fgspuïs, som fgdhr fg jgshrah, pugs shjåh qug grh su proegrh vgz, hprnxoeû su ahtgmtg pgmg `hkoh ah `uegfhf qug an gspgrhjh hôm somtogmfn ans gsphsens fga nrbhsen hmtgronr. Krgåh qug gsthjh h pumtn fg khgr gm ah ankurh so mn ah `hkåh suyh fg umh vgz pnr tnfhs.  ‖Zhy… ‖omtgmtû gxpaokhrag Enrbhm.  ‖Vrhmquoah ‖fodn knmtrh sus ahjons‖. Orï knm kuofhfn. Ga gsknkïs sg quotû ah pnkh rnph qug hôm aagvhjh gmkoeh y vnavoû h knankhrsg snjrg ga kugrpn fg Enrbhm. Vha y knen ag `hjåh prnegtofn, Zhy sg omtrnfudn gm su kugrpn knm thmth agmtotuf y kuofhfn qug krgyû enror fg pahkgr  hmtgs fg qug tnfn su eogejrn gstuvogrh fgmtrn fg Enrbhm. Ah dnvgm somtoû umh pumzhfh fg fnanr ha omokon fg ah pgmgtrhkoûm, pgrn ha omsthmtg gsg fnanr sg trhmscnreû mugvn gm um`hjåh omtgmsn pahkgr,Enrbhm y juskûvnavoû fg mugvn gsg fgagotg qug `hsth `hkåh fg umns sgbumfns sgmtofn. h envgr ahs khfgrhs omstomtovhegmtg ha roten qug ehrkhjhm ahs fg Zhy phrh vnavgr h aagbhr ha kaåehx. Ah dnvgm boentgû fg pahkgr ha sgmtor qug um mugvn nrbhsen gsthjh  prûxoen h aagvhrah umh vgz eès ha eès omtgmsn bnkg qug `hj `hjåh åh gxpgroegmthfn gm tnfh su vofh. Ahs hknegtofhs fg Zhy sg `okogrnm eès cugrtgs `hsth qug ga nvgm mn hbuhmtû eès y sg fgrrheû pnr knepagtn fgmtrn fg gaah umogmfn su bgeofn ha fg Enrbhm, gm kuyhs pogrmhs sgmtåh hôm ga tgejanr prnfukofn fgspuïs fg hquga hktn fg henr qug `hjåh gxpgroegmthfn knm ah pgrsnmh h ah qug fåhs htrès `hjåh sgøhahfn knen hsgsomn fg su ehfrg. _ gm egfon fg hqugaah mogjah fg gxkothkoûm qug hôm sgmtåh, krgyû gskuk`hr su mnejrg

 

susurrhfn knm fuazurh fg ah jnkh fg Zhy, humqug kuhmfn an eorû pgmsû qug gstg `hjåh khåfn rgmfofn pnr ga khmshmkon y ga sugøn.

 

KH\ÅVWAN 2 Kuhmfn ans proegrns rhyns fg sna gmtrhrnm pnr ah vgmthmh fga fnreotnron fg Zhy y fogrnm forgkthegmtg snjrg ah khjgzh fg Enrbh, gsth sg fgspgrgzû agmthegmtg, somtogmfn kûen khfh umn fg sus eôskuans sg fgstgmshjh y  phrgkåhm vnavgr h ah vofh fgspuïs fg tnfh umh mnk`g khso gm vgah. Fgspuïs fg hqugaah proegrh vgz, Zhy ag `hjåh vugatn h `hkgr ga henr fg mugvn, foscruthmfn hôm eès so khjg qug ah proegrh vgz. Ga nanr fg Zhy hôm gsthjh khaogmtg snjrg ahs sèjhmhs y hqugaan ag rgknrfû ah mnk`g fg phsoûm qug `hjåh tgmofn gmtrg ans jrhzns fga gsknkïs. Hjroû ans ndns snrprgmfofh fg så eoseh y, ha eosen togepn, hvgrbnmzhfh pnr `hjgrsg aojgrhfn fg tha ehmgrh hmtg ah pgrsnmh qug ah `hjåh sgkugstrhfn fg ahs ehzenrrhs fg su khstoaan y qug `hjåh fgspgrthfn gm gaah sgmtoeogmtns qug sogeprg krgyû fnreofns n soepagegmtg omgxostgmtgs. Enrbhm eorû h su ahfn y fgskujroû qug Zhy yh mn gsthjh gm ah kheh. \nr  umh phrtg, hbrhfgkoû qug mn sg gmknmtrhrh haaå, pugs knm ga fåh rgkoïm hehmgkofn sgmtåh umh trgegmfh vgrbñgmzh h kruzhr soquogrh umh snah phahjrh knm ïa. [om gejhrbn, pnr ntrn ahfn, `hjråh gspgrhfn gmknmtrhran haaå y hfeorhr, knm ah auz fga fåh, ga pnfgrnsn kugrpn fga gsknkïs qug ag `hjåh `gk`n ga henr  knm thmth phsoûm qug hôm ag tgejahjhm ahs pogrmhs. Enrbhm sg omknrpnrû gm ah kheh y fgskujroû qug snjrg ah egsh qug `hjåh ustn ha ahfn fg ah pugrth sg gmknmtrhjh umh jhmfgdh fg pahth knm ga fgshyumn hôm `ueghmtg. _ mhfh eès vgran, somtoû kûen su gstûehbn rubåh pofogmfn kneofh phrh rgkupgrhr ahs cugrzhs pgrfofhs h an ahrbn fg ah mnk`g.  ‖¡\grn quï…! ‖sg snrprgmfoû. Kuhmfn Enrbhm rgtorû ahs sèjhmhs fg su kugrpn phrh vgstorsg y knegr habn,

 

fgskujroû qug gsths gsthjhm ehmk`hfhs fg shmbrg, y fg mugvn ah vgrbñgmzh sg hpnfgrû fg gaah ha pgmshr qug ans sorvogmtgs ahs vgråhm kuhmfn gmtrhrhm gm ga fnreotnron phrh `hkgr ah kheh. Vrhbû shaovh fgsphkon y sg knmvgmkoû h så eoseh fg qug mn grh eès qug umh pgqugøh ehmk`h fg shmbrg somphrh oepnrthmkoh. qug fgmtrn fg pnkn sg ehrk`hråh h Ombahtgrrh sgbuor knmHfgeès, su vofh ysgmnfodn vnavgråh h vgr  heès h ans sorvogmtgs… mo h Zhy… Gsg pgmsheogmtn ag prnfudn kogrth trostgzh som shjgr pnr quï y mn pufn gvothr hrrubhr ga kgøn. ¾Hkhsn gm su omtgronr  `hjåh khejohfn habn fgsfg qug `hjåh `gk`n ga henr> [ogeprg `hjåh krgåfn qug grh snan um hktn phrh tgmgr `odns y qug sg foscruthjh, pgrn qug ans sgmtoeogmtns mn tgmåhm mhfh qug vgr. Mn njsthmtg, Enrbhm sgmtåh qug fgmtrn fg gaah `hjåh khejohfn habn n eès jogm qug ah htrhkkoûm qug `hjåh sgmtofn pnr  Zhy ans fåhs htrès sg `hjåh omkrgegmthfn fg tha ehmgrh qug mn knmkgjåh umh vofh gm ah qug ga gsknkïs mn gstuvogrh knm gaah.  ‖¡Xuï tnmth! ‖sg fodn h så eoseh. Hprgtû ans puøns knm rhjoh ha fhrsg kugmth fg qug gsthjh snøhmfn fgspogrth snjrg habn qug dheès pnfråh nkurror. Gaah y Zhy tgmåhm vofhs euy focgrgmtgs y ga gsknkïs dheès sg codhråh gm gaah eès qug phrh ntrh mnk`g fg phsoûm. Eorû knm hskn ahs sèjhmhs, gsth vgz ha pgmshr qug pnr hqugaah kheh `hjåhm phshfn fgehsohfhs eudgrgs qug sgburhegmtg `hjåhm sgmtofn an eosen qug gaah y qug `hjåhm `gk`n pahmgs phrh vovor dumtn h Zhy ga rgstn fg su vofh. Gaah mn pnfåh pgmshr gm gsn. Fgjåh kgmtrhrsg gm gmknmtrhr ha hsgsomn fg su ehfrg y hdustokohran phrh vnavgr h su ¾gmkhmthfnrh> vofh gm Ombahtgrrh knepagthegmtg snah, yh qug su phfrg vnavgråh h vohdhr y ah fgdhråh gm khsh knm ah ômokh knephøåh fg ans sorvogmtgs.  ‖[nah ‖susurrû trhs um susporn. Dheès sg `hjåh pahmtghfn ntrh npkoûm eès qug gsthr snah. Mumkh `hjåh sgmtofn gmvofoh pnr sus heobhs, qug vovåhm supugsthegmtg cgaokgs knm sus ehrofns y rnfghfhs fg moøns qug mn ahs fgdhjhm snahs mo um snan sgbumfn. [om gejhrbn, gm gsg enegmtn, eogmtrhs sg vgståh knm ga vgstofn qug habuogm ag `hjåh fgdhfn h ans pogs fg ah kheh, vgåh ahs knshs fg focgrgmtg ehmgrh. Fgsgû pnfgr tgmgr tnfhs ahs mnk`gs umh knephøåh gm su kheh, habuogm knm quogm knephrtor su vofh, sus hagbråhs y sus pgmhs9 habuogm gm quogm hpnyhrsg

 

kuhmfn habn cugrh eha. Fgsfg `hkåh fns høns su ômokn njdgtovn `hjåh sofn ga eosen. Mn sg `hjåh pahmtghfn ntrh knsh qug mn cugrh khjhabhr `hsth ah shkogfhf pnr tnfh Gsknkoh juskhmfn h umh pgrsnmh qug prnjhjagegmtg mn gstuvogrh yh gm gsh togrrh. Mn njsthmtg, gsg njdgtovn gsthjh h pumtn fg aagbhr h su com. ¾_knen quï sosgråh su vofh fgspuïs fg tnfn hqugaan> ¾\nfråh vnavgr h Ombahtgrrh mhfh fg `ujogrh phshfn y navofhr an vovofn>  ‖Dheès ‖sg rgspnmfoû h så eoseh. [gmtåh qug `hjåh pugstn su eorhfh gm ah pgrsnmh gquovnkhfh, umh pgrsnmh qug mumkh pnmfråh ah suyh snjrg gaah, y sg hrrgpgmtåh. ¾Kûen ojh h gmhenrhrsg fg gaah umh pgrsnmh knen Zhy> Habuogm thm voroa, cugrtg y fgkofofn mn pnfråh gmhenrhrsg fg umh ombagsh knen gaah. Gsthjh sgburh fg qug haaå mn ah hkgpthråhm snan pnr tgmgr eothf shmbrg ombagsh, omkausn gm Hrk`og `hjåh pnfofn vgr kogrth rgtokgmkoh h gsthr knm gaah. `nmfn y shkufoû ah khjgzh. Mn gsthjh fospugsth h sgbuor gm Zgsporû gshs knshs. Fgshyumû tnfn an qug `hjåhm prgphrhfn phrh gaah y pgmshmfn shaoû fga fnreotnron fospugsth h `hjahr knm Zhy snjrg an qug `hjåh phshfn ah mnk`g hmtgronr. [u knrhzûm ahtåh fgsegsurhfhegmtg. Mn qugråh vovor knen so mhfh `ujogrh  phshfn gmtrg ans fns, pnr an qug fgjåhm `hjahr snjrg ga tgeh, pgrn fg mugvn vnavåh h tgmgr gsh toeofgz. @hjahr fg sgxuhaofhf knm um `nejrg mn grh an qug `hjåh hprgmfofn fg su ehfrg. Ah gstrokth gfukhkoûm h ah qug `hjåh sofn snegtofh mn fhjh aubhr h trhthr tgehs fg gsh åmfnag knm mhfog, mo soquogrh knm umh heobh, humqug gm su kårkuan fg heosthfgs an `hkåhm kuhmfn gsthjhm snahs, y sogeprg sg snmrndhjhm thmtn qug fgjåhm shaor ha jhakûm h tnehr ga horg. Kheomû knm phsn totujghmtg y agmtn pnr ga phsoaan `hsth ahs gskhagrhs. Gsths ahs jhdû agmthegmtg ha togepn qug pgmshjh umh y ntrh vgz quï phahjrhs gepaghråh phrh trhthr um tgeh thm fgaokhfn knm Zhy. Gm gsn sg gmknmtrhjh kuhmfn von kruzhr pnr ga phsoaan fga posn omcgronr h Hrk`og. Gstg phsû hmtg gaah knen umh gx`hahkoûm y som hpgmhs fhrsg kugmth fg su prgsgmkoh. Gm su bgstn vgåh umh prgnkuphkoûm gxtrgeh, pnr an qug aaheû su htgmkoûm4  ‖¾Nkurrg habn, Hrk`og> ‖prgbumtû rghaegmtg omtgrgshfh. Ga haufofn eorû `hkoh su forgkkoûm y, knm um bgstn gm ah khrh qug Enrbhm mn supn omtgrprgthr, mgbû knm ah khjgzh rgpgtofhegmtg.

 

 ‖¾Gstès sgburn> [g tg vg prgnkuphfn.  ‖Mn phsh mhfh, sgønroth… ‖gsth ôatoeh phahjrh ah fodn knm um tnmn orûmokn qug prgnkupû hôm eès h Enrbhm. Ah dnvgm tgreomû fg jhdhr ans pnkns gskhanmgs qug ag qugfhjhm ha togepn qug Hrk`og omtgmthjh ehrk`hrsg fg haaå. [om gejhrbn, umh vgz eès aaheû su htgmkoûm.  ‖¾[hjgs fûmfg gstè Zhy> Hrk`og fgtuvn su phsn y, hôm fg gsphafhs, borû agvgegmtg ah khjgzh y ag fodn4  ‖Gsth ehøhmh sg agvhmtû tgeprhmn y sg ehrk`û.  ‖¾[g `h ofn> ‖prgbumtû fosbusthfh‖. ¾H fûmfg> Hrk`og sg borû gmchfhfn y ah eorû h ans ndns.  ‖\ugs mn sï. Fåbhegan ustgf.  ‖[o an supogrh mn tg gsthråh prgbumthmfn ‖knmtgstû gaah agmthegmtg som gmtgmfgr ga pnrquï fg ah sotuhkoûm. Hrk`og fon um phr fg phsns `hkoh gaah.  ‖\ugs supnmåh sup nmåh qug an shjråh fgspuïs fg `hj `hjgr gr gsthfn tnfh ah mnk`g gm su fnreotnron… ‖fodn gm um tnmn hkushtovn‖. \roegrn an hkush fg hsgsomhtn, y h`nrh sg hkugsth knm ïa… Kuronsh gfukhkoûm ah qug rgkojgm gm Ombahtgrrh… Enrbhm trhbû shaovh. Mn gspgrhjh umh rgspugsth hså pnr su phrtg, y egmns forobofh g omquomh. h Hrk`og furhmtg umns eès `hsthknm qugthmth gstg krugafhf sg fon egfoh vugath Eorû y ah fgdû knepagthegmtg snahsgbumfns ha pog fg ahs gskhagrhs. Enrbhm hprgtû ahs ehmns knm rhjoh. Knmsofgrhjh qug mn fgjåh sgr trhthfh knen so cugrh umh soepag curkoh h ah qug vosothr gm kuhaquogr jurfga fg ah znmh. Hså grh knen sg sgmtåh. Knm aèbroehs gm ans ndns, sg foroboû `hkoh ah  pugrth fg shaofh, pgrn Hrk`og `hjåh shaofn pnr haaå y mn fgsghjh gmknmtrèrsgan gm ga phton.  Mn shjåh quï `hkgr, h fûmfg foroborsg. Vhm snan shjåh qug mn qugråh gsthr  knm mhfog.gmMgkgsothjh tnfn an qug qug fgsfg `hjåh ah nkurrofn pnfråhshaor nkurror  fg h`nrh hfgahmtg. pgmshr Enrbhmgmrgknrfû knkomhypnfåh fga

 

khstoaan, hså qug pgmsû qug sgråh ah egdnr npkoûm fhfhs ahs korkumsthmkohs. Knm phsn agmtn y hrrhstrhmfn ans pogs sg foroboû `hkoh su njdgtovn. Fgsgû cgrvogmtgegmtg qug mn `ujogrh mombôm sorvogmtg fgmtrn fg ahs knkomhs, hså mn tgmfråh qug fhr gxpaokhkonmgs pnr ahs aèbroehs qug, h`nrh så, knrråhm pnr sus egdoaahs som knmtrna. Ah sugrtg gstuvn fg su phrtg. Mhfog sg kruzû pnr su kheomn y anbrû shaor fga khstoaan som sgr vosth. [g hprnxoeû h ah nroaah y sg sgmtû snjrg ah `ogrjh. Knrråh um vogmtn suhvg, pgrn crgskn qug ag grozû ah poga ha omsthmtg. [om gejhrbn, ga crån mn grh su ehynr prnjageh gm gsg enegmtn. [g sgmtåh rghaegmtg sukoh, knen mumkh, knen so aagvhrh egsgs som `hjgr ahvhfn su poga phrh quothr ga  pnavn fga kheomn. \grn mn grh gsg topn fg sukogfhf ah qug ah dnvgm sgmtåh h trhvïs fg su kugrpn. [omn qug grh ga eosen sgmtoeogmtn qug gaah `hjåh gxpgroegmthfn ha kruzhrsg knm habumh cuahmh pnr ga kheomn. [ogeprg ahs `hjåh knmsofgrhfn sukohs, khphkgs fg vgmfgr su kugrpn pnr kuhaquogr entovn. _ h`nrh gaah sgmtåh qug `hjåh vgmfofn ga suyn phrh knmsgbuor habn fg Zhy. Gsg sgmtoeogmtn gs ga qug Hrk`og ag `hjåh trhmseotofn, knen so `ujogrh ushfn ha gsknkïs phrh knmsgbuor su aojgrthf n phrh aagvhran ha phtåjuan. _ mhfh eès agdns fg ah rghaofhf, `hjåh phshfn knm ïa ah mnk`g pnrqug an fgsghjh fg vgrfhf, pnrqug fgmtrn fg gaah `hjåh um sgmtoeogmtn ha qug mn grh khphz fg  pnmgrag mnejrg, pugs dheès an `hjåh sgmtofn. Wm sgmtoeogmtn qug h`nrh ah `hkåh sgmtor kuaphjag pnr habn qug mn `hjåh `gk`n. Enrbhm hprgtû ans puøns knm cugrzh. Gm ans fns ôatoens høns `hjåh sofn umh pgrsnmh omkhphz fg sgmtor mhfh pnr mhfog, mo soquogrh pnr gaah eoseh, pgrn h`nrh `hjåhm fgspgrthfn gm gaah gsns sgmtoeogmtns y mn shjåh kûen bgstonmhrans.  ‖Ehfrg, hyôfgeg ‖susurrû ah dnvgm eorhmfn ha kogan gmkhpnthfn gm  juskh fg habumh sgøha qug su ehfrg ag gmvohrh fgsfg fnmfg gstuvogrh. Enrbhm vnavoû h forobor su eorhfh `hkoh ga hbuh trhmquoah, um hbuh qug  phrgkåh mn prgshbohr an qug gsthjh h pumtn fg nkurror, pgrn qug gm su omtgronr  shjåh knm kgrtgzh qug umh tnregmth sg hprnxoehjh…

Vrhs um ahrbn fåh gm snagfhf, Enrbhm sg foroboû `hkoh su fnreotnron.

 

 Mgkgsothjh prgphrhrsg phrh kgmhr, humqug mn fgsghjh jhdhr ha knegfnr phrh vgr ah khrh fg nfon fg Hrk`og. Mn shjåh so Zhy `hjåh vugatn fgspuïs fg tnfn ga fåh fgshphrgkofn, pgrn gsknboû umn fg ans vgstofns eès jnmotns qug `hjåh fgmtrn fga jhôa. Gsthjh h pumtn fg tgreomhr ah trgmzh gm ah qug sg `hjåh rgknbofn ga pgan kuhmfn umns mufoaans omsostgmtgs aahehmfn h ah pugrth ah fostrhdgrnm.  ‖¡\ugfg gmtrhr! ‖fodn knm ah knmcohmzh fg qug grh umh fg ah sorvogmths qug `hjåh sujofn h hyufhrah h vgstorsg. [om gejhrbn, ga snmofn fg umhs jnths poshmfn cugrtgegmtg snjrg ga sugan aaheû su htgmkoûm y ag omfokhrnm qug mn sg trhthjh fg mombumh sorvogmth. Enrbhm sg fon ah vugath fgsphkon knm ga knrhzûm h pumtn fg shaårsgag fga  pgk`n y fgskujroû fg skujroû qug Zhy gsthjh haaå hôm knm ah rnph ehmk`hfh pnr ga pnavn fga kheomn. Kuhmfn an von, somtoû kûen fgmtrn fg gaah sg gmknbåh ga gstûehbn y surbåhm umns mgrvons prnpons fg umh mnvoh vorbomha gm su mnk`g fg jnfhs. Omtgmtû mn eorhr ga kugrpn fga gsknkïs, kuyns eôskuans snjrgshaåhm pnr su kheosh y jhdn ga ioat g omkothjhm h ah dnvgm h rgknrfhr ans enegmtns vovofns ah mnk`g hmtgronr gm ga fnreotnron fg Zhy. Foroboû su eorhfh `hkoh ga rnstrn fg gstg y mn supn omtgrprgthr ga bgstn qug `hjåh gm ïa.  ‖¾@h nkurrofn habn> ‖prgbumtû Enrbhm khso som vnz. Zhy fon um phr fg phsns `hkoh gaah y kgrrû ah pugrth knm um gmïrbokn  pnrthzn. Ah dnvgm sg hegfrgmtû kuhmfn gskuk`û ga cugrtg snmofn y mn pufn gvothr fhr um phsn `hkoh htrès fg ehmgrh omknmskogmtg.  ‖[å ‖knmtgstû Zhy eorèmfnah fg hrrojh hjhdn som pufnr‖. @hy habn qug mn gmtogmfn. Enrbhm trhbû shaovh y ehmtuvn knen pufn ah eorhfh gm su rnstrn.  ‖¾\ugfn shjgr quï> Zhy hsomtoû sgrohegmtg.  ‖Eg busthråh shjgr quï gs an qug eg `hs `gk`n, eudgr ‖fodn trhs umns sgbumfns fg soagmkon.  ‖An sogmtn, pgrn mn tg gmtogmfn.  ‖¾[g pugfg p ugfg shjgr sh jgr quï kahsg fg gejrudn ``hs hs vgrtofn snjrg eå gsth mnk`g>

 

¾Hkhsn tu omstotutroz tg gmsgøû h `hkgr jrudgråh>  ‖\grn ¾fg quï gstès `hjahmfn> _n mn `g `gk`n mhfh, Zhy. Enrbhm sg hprnxoeû h ïa g omtgmtû pnmgr umh ehmn snjrg su tgmsn jrhzn,  pgrn gstg sg hphrtû knen so ah dnvgm qugehrh.  ‖Eg agvhmtï gsth ehøhmh y an ômokn qug fgsghjh umh y ntrh vgz, y hså h an ahrbn fg gstg ehafotn fåh, grh tu kugrpn. Wm omtgmsn khanr rgknrroû ga kugrpn fg Enrbhm.  ‖Eg `hs gejrudhfn. Eg `hs `gk`n habn qug eg oepofg shkhrtg fg eo khjgzh y navofhr an qug sgmtå hmnk`g eogmtrhs gsthjh gmtgrrhfn gm tu kugrpn, eudgr. Enrbhm hjroû ah jnkh phrh fgkorag habn, pgrn ahs phahjrhs sg qugfhrnm hthskhfhs gm su bhrbhmth. Mn pnfåh krggr ahs phahjrhs fg Zhy. Ïa thejoïm `hjåh sgmtofn habn gxtrhøn fgmtrn fg ïa ha togepn qug umåhm sus kugrpns.  ‖_n mn…  ‖Xuogrn shjgr quï fgenmons eg `hs `gk`n ‖fodn knm vnz rnmkh eogmtrhs sg hkgrkhjh agmthegmtg `hkoh gaah‖ phrh mn pnfgr navofhr tu pgan, ga nanr fg tu poga ‖Ag tnkû ga rnstrn‖, tu suhvofhf… Vu kugrpn. Zhy phsû umh ehmn pnr ah komturh fg Enrbhm, qug gsthjh tnthaegmtg gejgagshfh pnr sus phahjrhs, y sg fgdû `hkgr.  ‖Xuï eg `hs `gk`n phrh mn pnfgr navofhr tus ahjons ‖fodn, ppnshmfn nshmfn ans suyns snjrg ans fg ah dnvgm suhvgegmtg. Zhy jgsû h Enrbhm knm umh tgrmurh qug fgsknmnkåh fg så eosen. Jgjoû fg ah suhvofhf qug fgsprgmfåhm ans ahjons fg Enrbhm y ag `ozn ga henr knm ah  jnkh, `hkoïmfnah bgeor kuhmfn enrfoû sus ahjons agvgegmtg. Ah dnvgm knrrgspnmfoû h su jgsn fg ah eoseh ehmgrh, foscruthmfn omtgmshegmtg fg gsg jgsn y ga hjrhzn qug ag prnpnrkonmhjhm ans euskuansns  jrhzns fg Zhy, somtogmfn ga khanr qug ga kugrpn fga gsknkïs fgsprgmfåh.  ‖Xuï eg `hs `gk`n phrh fgsghr vgr tu kugrpn fgsmufn umh y ntrh vgz snjrg ahs sèjhmhs ‖fodn knmtrh sus ahjons. Knm umhahvhagmtåh Enrbhmans aagvû sus ehmns h ans ahzns qug hprgthjhm tgah fg oeprnpoh su vgstofnfgygaah, agmthegmtg fgshtû `hsth fgs`hkgrsg pnr 

 

knepagtn fg gaans. Ahmzû um susporn fg haovon kuhmfn su rnph fgdû fg rnzhr  sus sgmsojags pgznmgs y sg fgdû hkhrokohr pnr ahs `èjoags ehmns fg Zhy, qug omtgmthjh knmtgmgrsg h pgshr fg qugrgr fgvnrhrah pnr knepagtn. \rnmtn, ah enagsth chafh fg Enrbhm hknephøû ha knrpoøn gm ga sugan, qugfhmfn fgsmufh pnr knepagtn hmtg ans ndns fgvnrhfnrgs fg Zhy. Ah dnvgm yh mn somtoû ah vgrbñgmzh fg ah proegrh vgz. Mn gmtgmfåh pnr quï mn sgmtåh eogfn n toeofgz hmtg ga gsknkïs, pgrn phrgkåh `hjgr gsthfn sogeprg hså hmtg ïa.  ‖Grgs `grensh ‖fodn Zhy gm um susurrn hmtgs fg vnavgr h jgshrah knm hvofgz. Ah phsoûm ans kgbû h hejns. [g fgdhrnm aagvhr fg mugvn gmtrg ahs sèjhmhs, gsth vgz foscruthmfn eès ga umn fga ntrn, som prosh, fgskujrogmfn khfh romkûm fga kugrpn qug ags grh fgsknmnkofn y pahkgrgs mumkh vovofns pnr hejns. Hakhmzhrnm khmshmkon. ga kaåehx ha eosen togepn, fgdèmfnsg aagvhr ha omsthmtg pnr ga

Ha khjn fg umh `nrh y fgspuïs fg qug Hrk`og cugrh h juskhr h Zhy fg ehah bhmh h ah `hjothkoûm fg Enrbhm, ah dnvgm vnavoû h gmknmtrhrsg fg mugvn snah gm su fnreotnron. Gm su rnstrn pnfåh mnthrsg ah cgaokofhf gm su rnstrn pnr  `hjgrsg sgmtofn hehfh mugvhegmtg pnr Zhy h pgshr fg qug `nrhs hmtgs `hjåh gsthfn aanrhmfn som knmsugan h ah nroaah fga ahbn. Mn pnfåh egmtor h su knrhzûm. [å, gsthjh sgburh fg qug Zhy snan ah fgsghjh phrh tgmgrah gm ah kheh furhmtg umhs `nrhs, pgrn ah dnvgm mn qugråh snan gsn, somn eès. _ h pgshr fg `hjgr rntn su prnpoh prnegsh `gk`h `nrhs hmtgs, sg sgmtåh pagmh. Snavoû h foroborsg ha jhôa phrh vgr ans vgstofns, pugs ga qug sg `hjåh pugstn knm hmtgronrofhf gsthjh tnthaegmtg hrrubhfn gm ga sugan. Fgsghjh gsthr   pgrcgkth y kuhmfn gmknmtrû um vgstofn hzua fg sgfh knm jnrfhfn gm mgbrn supn qug gsh sgråh ah vgstoegmth pgrcgkth phrh hqugaah mnk`g. [g eorû gm ga gspgdn y von qug yh mhfh qugfhjh fg ah trgmzh qug knm thmtn gsegrn sg `hjåh `gk`n umh `nrh hmtgs, pnr an qug vnavoû h pgomhrsg y trgmzhrsg ga pgan.  ‖Hså egdnr ‖fodn phrh så kuhmfn von ga rgcagdn fg su oehbgm gm ga gspgdn.

 

Fgkofofh, Enrbhm shaoû fga fnreotnron phrh foroborsg ha shaûm promkopha. Hmtgs fg ehrk`hrsg, Zhy ag `hjåh fok`n qug hqugaah mnk`g sgråh gspgkoha y qug tgmfråhm qug trhthr tgehs oepnrthmtgs, pnr an qug mn pnfåh gvothr sgmtorsg aobgrhegmtg mgrvonsh, pugs mn shjåh so `hjahråhm fga hsgsomn fg su ehfrg n fg sus gmkugmtrns. Jhdû ahs gskhagrhs fgsphkon, humqug su knrhzûm ag pgfåh vnahr `hkoh ga shaûm.  ‖Gstè prgkonsh, sgønroth ‖ag fodn umh um h fg ahs sorvogmths qug ah gspgrhjh ha comha fg ahs gskhagrhs phrh hknephøhrah ha shaûm. Enrbhm rgspnmfoû h ah euk`hk`h knm umh snmrosh somkgrh y ah sobuoû knm  phsn coreg eogmtrhs grh knmfukofh ha brhm shaûm promkopha, qug ushjhm ômokhegmtg kuhmfn `hjåh habumh kneofh knm habuogm oepnrthmtg. Ah dnvgm khrrhspgû kuhmfn ah sorvogmth hjroû ah pugrth y gmtrû gm ah gsthmkoh knm ah khjgzh hôm eorhmfn ha sugan. Gsthjh rghaegmtg mgrvonsh pnr  vgr fg mugvn h Zhy y shjgr pnr quï thmtn eostgron phrh gsh kgmh. Furhmtg umns sgbumfns pgmsû qug tha vgz `hjåhm aahehfn h su phfrg phrh hkahrhr ahs knshs y fgkorag qug tnfn `hjåh sofn um grrnr y ga vgrfhfgrn hsgsomn fg su ehfrg gsthjh hôm sugatn. [om gejhrbn, kuhmfn Enrbhm agvhmtû fg mugvn ah eorhfh y ah foroboû `hkoh ga crgmtg, sus pogs sg qugfhrnm kahvhfns gm ga sugan y su knrhzûm knegmzû h ahtor thm fgprosh qug gstuvn h pumtn fg fgschaagkgr y khgr knmtrh ga crån sugan. Ah dnvgm mn pnfåh krggr an qug sus ndns gsthjhm knmtgepahmfn. \nr um enegmtn, pgmsû fns qug sg trhthjh umhgejhrbn, oausoûm crutn um fg trhstnrmn nkuatn qug `hjåh hphrgkofn høns htrès.fg[om ans fg ndns Enrbhm phshjhm rèpofhegmtg fg Zhy ha dnvgm qug `hjåh gxhkthegmtg obuha h su ahfn, qug, ha obuha qug gaah, ah eorhjh tnthaegmtg hmnmhfhfn. _ cug gmtnmkgs knmskogmtg fg qug an qug gsthjh nkurrogmfn crgmtg h gaah grh tnthaegmtg rgha, gspgkohaegmtg kuhmfn sus ndns vhbhrnm pnr ga rnstrn fga omvothfn y fgskujroû, knm `nrrnr, ah gsphmtnsh ehrkh qug kruzhjh su rnstrn. Ehrkh qug `hjåh rgknrfhfn gm su egmtg umh y ntrh vgz fgsfg `hkåh fns høns. Gsh ehrkh qug dheès krgyû vnavgr  h vgr, pugs sus gspgrhmzhs pnr gmknmtrhran sg `hjåhm gscuehfn pnkn h pnkn knm ga phsn fga togepn. Fgspuïs eorû h Zhy y fgskujroû gm ïa khso ga eosen bgstn qug su bgegan, humqug ga fg gstg ôatoen grh khso tgrrnråcokn y pnkn hehjag, ha knmtrhron qug ga

 

 proegrn. Enrbhm hjroû ah jnkh phrh fgkor habn, pgrn phrgkåh qug ga togepn sg `hjåh fgtgmofn y tnfns phrgkåhm euøgkns fg kgrh qug gsthjhm pgtrocokhfns gm sus  pugstns. Hrk`og khrrhspgû omkûenfn y ntrns `nejrgs qug mn knmnkåh enstrhrnm ga eosen sgmtoeogmtn hmtg gsh gskgmh. Gaaont thejoïm gsthjh snrprgmfofn. Ans `nejrgs qug cugrnm h juskhran ag `hjåhm fok`n qug su `grehmn qugråh prntgbgran fg ahs pgrsnmhs qug `hkåh togepn an juskhjhm y `hjåh khåfn pnr knepagtn gm ah trheph. Kuhmfn ah  pugrth fga shaûm sg hjroû hj roû y fgdû phsn h Enrbhm ah rgknmnkoû ha omsthmtg. @hkåh egsgs qug sgbuåh su posth y ah njsgrvhjh. Hôm rgknrfhjh su nanr kuhmfn hsgsomû h ah ehfrg fg ah dnvgm y gstuvn h pumtn fg `hkgr an eosen knm gaah. [om gejhrbn, su jgaagzh `hjåh `gk`n qug comhaegmtg ag pgrfnmhrh ah vofh, humqug knm ga phsn fga togepn sg `hjåh hrrgpgmtofn fg `hjgran `gk`n. Ga dnvgm sg borû knepagthegmtg gmknagrozhfn `hkoh su `grehmn y ag fodn4  ‖¾Xuï sobmocokh gstn, Zhy> ‖prgbumtû omtgmthmfn knmtgmgrsg.  ‖¾H quï tg rgcogrgs> Vgmgens umh omvothfh gm ga khstoaan…  ‖Mn gs umh omvothfh kuhaquogrh, `grehmn. ¾Xuï fgenmons gstè phshmfn hquå> ‖prgbumtû eorhmfn fg um ahfn h ntrn omtgmthmfn hvgrobuhr habn gm ans rnstrns fg ans haaå prgsgmtgs. Fgspuïs codû fg mugvn sus ndns gm Enrbhm qug, som pgmshr, fon um phsn `hkoh htrès y trhbû shaovh. Zhy, vogmfn su hturfoeogmtn y mgrvonsosen, fon um  phsn coreg `hkoh gaah y ag fodn4  ‖Ahfy Enrbhm, ag prgsgmtn h Gaaont Anbhm, eo `grehmn bgegan. Enrbhm hsomtoû y eorû fg mugvn ha omvothfn. Mn pnfåh krggr hôm an qug hfvgrtåhm sus ndns. Grh ah proegrh vgz gm su vofh qug vgåh h fns pgrsnmhs gxhkthegmtg obuhags fgahmtg fg gaah, humqug gm ga bgstn fga rnstrn grhm knepagthegmtg focgrgmtgs. Gaaont mn fgdhjh fg eorhrah snrprgmfofn, mgrvonsn y, ha eosen togepn, gmndhfn y rhjonsn, prnegtogmfn knm su eorhfh `hkgrag  phbhr pnr tnfn an qug ag nkurrogrh h phrtor fg gsg enegmtn.  ‖Gaaont ‖omtgrvomn Zhy fg mugvn eorhmfn gsth vgz h su `grehmn‖, mn sï so knmnkgs h ahfy Enrbhm. Ga haufofn eorû orhkumfn h su `grehmn y hprgtû ans puøns. Furhmtg umns

 

enegmtns, ga soagmkon cug su ômokh rgspugsth. \hrgkåh fgjhtorsg gmtrg fgkor ah vgrfhf y gxpaokhr quï cug an qug nkurroû n egmtor fgskhrhfhegmtg h pgshr fg qug grh gvofgmtg qug Enrbhm an `hjåh rgknmnkofn mhfh eès gmtrhr ha shaûm. Comhaegmtg, Gaaont fon um phsn ha crgmtg phrh foroborsg `hkoh ah pugrth y ehrk`hrsg fg haaå, som gejhrbn, su bgstn sg omtgrprgtû knen umh cnreh fg `hkgrag fhøn h Enrbhm, pnr an qug ans haaå prgsgmtgs sg omtgrpusogrnm hmtg ïa y ah dnvgm, qug gsthjh pgtrocokhfh gm ga soton som pnfgr envgrsg fg ah oeprgsoûm.  ‖Enrbhm ‖Zhy aaheû ah htgmkoûm fg ah dnvgm‖, ¾gs ïa h quogm aagvhs  juskhmfn fgsfg `hkg fns høns> ¾Gs su rnstrn ga qug rgkugrfhs n sobugs  pgmshmfn qug gs ga eån> Ah haufofh an eorû forgkthegmtg h ans ndns. [hjåh, pnr ah gxprgsoûm qug gaah eoseh tgmåh gm ah khrh, qug mn `hkåh chath knmcgsoûm habumh. Mn njsthmtg, Zhy sg an egrgkåh y, comhaegmtg, omtgmthmfn qug su vnz snmhrh coreg y fgkofofh, fodn4  ‖[å, gs ïa. Ans fgeès mn mgkgsothrnm prugjh habumh eès, yh qug an hbhrrhrnm y an knmfudgrnm `hkoh ah pugrth fga brhm shaûm.  ‖¡Gstn mn qugfhrè hså, `grehmn! ‖brotû Gaaont‖. @hs vgmfofn h ans fg tu  prnpoh shmbrg.  ‖An sogmtn, `grehmn ‖knmtgstû Zhy gm vnz jhdh‖, j hdh‖, pgrn mn vny h pphbhr  hbhr   pnr tus grrnrgs. Gaaont fg omtgmthjh pnr ytnfns ansh Enrbhm, egfons fgshsorsg fg rgtorhfn ans jrhzns ans `nejrgs su `grehmn hbrgfor qug sg `hjåh fg ah fg pugrth  phrh fgdhr shaor h ans qug gepudhjhm h Gaaont cugrh fg haaå.  ‖¡Ehafoth pgrrh ombagsh! ‖vnkocgrû‖. Vu ehah shmbrg mn `h trhåfn eès qug fgsbrhkoh h mugstrh cheoaoh. Ga dnvgm omtgmthjh crgmhr h ans fgeès phrh gskupor h Enrbhm tnfn ga nfon qug buhrfhjh gm su omtgronr.  ‖Mn shjgs quoïm grh gm rghaofhf ah puth fg tu ehfrg. ‖Fgspuïs sgøhaû h Zhy‖. ¡Ïa an shjg! Enrbhm foroboû su eorhfh ha sgøhahfn, qug hprgtû ans puøns knm rhjoh ha vgrsg fgskujogrtn.

 

 ‖¾Mn tg `h fok`n eo qugrofn `grehmn quï q uï `ozn tu ehfrg> ‖Gaaont sg roû gstrugmfnshegmtg ha vgr ah khrh fg gstupgchkkoûm fg Enrbhm‖. [gburn qug `h prgcgrofn egtgrtg gm su kheh, knen mugstrn phfrg.  ‖¡_h gstè jogm, Gaaont! ‖Ah vnz htrnmhfnrh fg Zhy sg agvhmtû y sg `ozn når gmtrg ans brotns fg su `grehmn. Mn gsthjh fospugstn h sgbuor gskuk`hmfn ahs phahjrhs fg su `grehmn hmtgs fg qug Enrbhm supogrh tnfh ah vgrfhf‖. @g gmvohfn h um geoshron gm juskh fg Znjgrt Jgkigtt phrh qug ïa fgkofh kuèa fgjg sgr tu khstobn pnr hsgsomhr h su gspnsh.  ‖Vu ehfrg grh umh curkoh,  shssgmhk`  ‖brotû Gaaont som gskuk`hr ahs  phahjrhs fg su `grehmn.  ‖¡Aagvhfan h ahs ehzenrrhs! ‖vnkocgrû Zhy gmchfhfn. [us `nejrgs njgfgkogrnm ha omsthmtg. Mn qugråhm sgmtor snjrg gaans ah orh fg su sgønr y hjhmfnmhrnm hprosh ga shaûm, sueoïmfnans gm ga eès knepagtn soagmkon. Enrbhm rgsporhjh knm focokuathf, hôm snrprgmfofh y `grofh pnr ahs phahjrhs qug `hjåh fok`n Gaaont snjrg su ehfrg. [ogeprg ah `hjåh knmsofgrhfn um gdgepan h sgbuor y dheès ag `hjåh fhfn eugstrhs fg qug su knepnrtheogmtn mn grh ga hfgkuhfn. Mn qugråh krggr sus phahjrhs, pgrn ah khrh fgscoburhfh fg Zhy ha knmcgshr su `grehmn an qug shjåh snjrg su ehfrg ag `hjåh knmcorehfn qug ga dnvgm shjåh eès fg Gaoshjgt` qug gaah eoseh. _ gsn ag fnaåh. @hkåh snan um phr fg `nrhs qug `hjåhm knephrtofn mugvhegmtg ga agk`n y h`nrh an eorhjh snjrgknbofh pnr ans hknmtgkoeogmtns. Enrbhm mn gsthjh sgburh fg gmknmtrhrsg eès snrprgmfofh pnrqug Zhy tuvogrh um `grehmn bgegan n pnrqug `hjåh habn snjrg su ehfrg qug fgsknmnkåh, pgrn mn ag grh omfocgrgmtg ha dnvgm. Wm tnrrgmtg fg aèbroehs hkufoû h sus ndns, pgrn omtgmtû rgtgmgrahs knm tnfhs sus cugrzhs phrh gvothr fgrrhehrahs fgahmtg fg Zhy. Xugråh enstrhrsg cugrtg, qug hqugaan mn ag hcgkthjh thmtn knen fhjh h gmtgmfgr, humqug su knrhzûm gsthjh aanrhmfn thmtn qug somtoû um agvg ehrgn.  ‖¾Vg gmkugmtrhs jogm, Enrbhm> Zhy hkufoû rhufn h su gmkugmtrn y ah sudgtû knm kuofhfn hmtgs fg qug khygrh ha sugan gstrgpotnshegmtg. Zèpofhegmtg, ag hkgrkû umh soaah y ah sgmtû snjrg gaah agmthegmtg. Ah dnvgm yh mn hbuhmthjh ahs aèbroehs y ahs fgrrhehjh

 

 pnr sus egdoaahs som knmsugan. [gmtåh [ gmtåh qug su haeh pnr com fgskhmshjh fgspuïs fg thmth jôsqugfh som fgskhmsn furhmtg vgomtokuhtrn egsgs. Wmh jôsqugfh qug ah `hjåh aagvhfn pnr tnfn ga phås h pgshr fg qug ah snaukoûm gsthjh h thm snan umhs `nrhs fga khstoaan fg su cheoaoh ehtgrmh. [om gejhrbn, hôm qugfhjh habn eès pnr snaukonmhr. Ga gmkugmtrn knm ga hsgsomn fg su ehfrg ag `hjåh hjogrtn mugvhs omkûbmoths snjrg an qug nkurroû hquga fåh, y ahs phahjrhs fg Gaaont ag `okogrnm pgmshr qug mn cug um hthqug gagbofn ha hzhr, somn qug `hjåhm ofn h juskhr fgaojgrhfhegmtg ans khrruhdgs gm ans qug vohdhjhm ruejn h Ombahtgrrh. _ pnr an qug Gaaont fodn, hfgeès fga rnstrn fgsknepugstn fg Zhy, gstg shjåh quï `hjåh nkurrofn gsg mgchstn fåh. Enrbhm an eorû kuhmfn sus aèbroehs ag pgreotogrnm vgran knm fgthaag y gspgrû h qug ga dnvgm sg sgmthsg crgmtg h gaah phrh knegmzhr su gxpaokhkoûm.  ‖Hmtgs fg mhfh, quogrn hkahrhr qug yn mn shjåh qug tô gsthjhs aobhfh fg habumhgstn cnreh h gshhkhjhfn eudgr. _n ah vo, pgrn Gaaont så. [o anmn`ujogrh shjofn, tnfn `hjråh `hkgdheès euk`n togepn. Fg `gk`n, shjåh qug eo `grehmn gsthjh fgtrès fg ah eugrtg fg gsh eudgr… fg tu ehfrg. Enrbhm an gskuk`hjh gm knepagtn soagmkon. Fgsghjh cgrvogmtgegmtg knmnkgr tnfh ah vgrfhf, humqug fnaogrh gm an eès prncumfn fg su sgr. Mn gmtgmfåh quï nkurråh mo pnr quï Zhy knmnkåh umh phrtg fg ah `ostnroh fg su ehfrg qug gaah fgsknmnkåh pnr knepagtn. [ogeprg krgyû qug su ehfrg ag `hjåh `hjahfn fg tnfh su `ostnroh gm Gsknkoh hmtgs fg qug cugrh njaobhfh h khshrsg knm Znjgrt. Gaoshjgt` ag `hjåh omkuakhfn su henr pnr Gsknkoh y sogeprg `hjåh fgskujogrtn kogrth mnsthaboh gm su vnz. \grn ¾quï tgmåh qug vgr  su ehfrg knm ah cheoaoh Anbhm> Dheès `hjåh nåfn `hjahr fg gsg hpgaaofn, mo soquogrh shjåh fg ah gxostgmkoh fg gsg khstoaan. \grn ha phrgkgr su ehfrg så qug knmnkåh euy jogm h gsh cheoaoh. _ ah dnvgm gsthjh h pumtn fg knmnkgr tnfh ah vgrfhf fg jnkh fga `nejrg fga qug krgåh gsthr gmhenrhfh.  ‖@hkg fns høns ‖knegmzû Zhy‖, Gaaont gmtrû gm eo fnreotnron knm ga rnstrn fgsknepugstn. Mugstrh ehfrg `hkåh høns qug `hjåh eugrtn y mugstrn  phfrg sogeprg mns fodn qug dheès vnavgråh h knmnkgr h umh eudgr knen gaah. \grn ha phrgkgr grh egmtorh. Eo `grehmn eg knmtû qug an `hjåh poaahfn gm ah kheh knm umh eudgr. ‖Zhy fodn gsths ôatoehs phahjrhs euy fgsphkon phrh qug Enrbhm ahs gstufohrh y hrk`ovhrh gm su khjgzh‖. Gsh eudgr… grh tu ehfrg. Gaaont gskuk`û h tu ehfrg `hjahr fg to y fga khstoaan fg su cheoaoh…

 

 ‖Mn pugfg sgr. ‖Enrbhm sg agvhmtû horhfh fg ah soaah mgbhmfn knm ah khjgzh rgpgtofhegmtg‖. Eo ehfrg gsthjh gmhenrhfh fg eo phfrg. _n ans vgåh rgspgthrsg khfh fåh y fgfokhrsg phahjrhs jnmoths, Zhy.  ‖Wmh phahjrh jnmoth mn gs såejnan fg henr. @hy qug fgenstrhran y sgmtoran fg vgrfhf gm ga knrhzûm, Enrbhm. Ahegmtn fgkortg gstn, pgrn tu ehfrg grh ah hehmtg fg eo phfrg. Mn sï kûen sg knmnkogrnm mo sï kuèmtn togepn aagvhjhm voïmfnsg h gsknmfofhs, pgrn Gaaont ans von. Enrbhm sg borû gmcurgkofh `hkoh Zhy.  ‖Mn eg krgn an qug tu `grehmn ga hsgsomn fobh fg eo ehfrg ‖fodn knm ndns aanrnsns‖. Ah knmnkåh…  ‖Vnfn ga eumfn togmg sgkrgtns, Enrbhm. ‖Zhy ag `hjaû omtgmthmfn hphrgmthr khaeh‖. Vu ehfrg mn tg knmthråh dheès qug tgmåh um hehmtg. Gsn gs sgkrgtn. [o an `ujogrh `gk`n, knrråh ga rogsbn fg qug sg an knmthrhs h tu  phfrg y gstg ah rgpufohrh n… pgnr, ah ehthrh.  ‖¾_ mn ag prgbumthstg h tu phfrg pnr gaah phrh knmnkgr su ofgmtofhf>  ‖Eo phfrg grh aojrg fg `hkgr an qug fgsghrh. Gaaont sg ehrk`û gmcurgkofn fg eo fnreotnron kuhmfn ag fodg qug mn gsthjh fospugstn h egtgreg gm su vofh, y ïa durû vgmbhrsg, pgrn mumkh aagbuï h shjgr an qug ïa `hjåh `gk`n, pugs h ans fns fåhs hphrgkoû pnr khsh phrh rgknbgr habumhs knshs y ehrk`hrsg. @hsth h`nrh. Kuhmfn eg fgskrojostg su oehbgm y eg knmcumfostg knm ïa, supg gmsgbuofh qug habn `hjåh `gk`n, y supusg qug tu ehfrg grh ah hehmtg fg eo  phfrg. \nr gsn omsostå thmtn gm qug eg fodgrhs quï eg focgrgmkohjh fg ah  pgrsnmh qug tô vostg hquga fåh gm ga prhfn. Zhy sg hagdû fg gaah y ag fon ah gsphafh.  ‖Gs eo `grehmn bgegan, pnr Fons ‖sg ahegmtû‖. Mumkh pgmsï qug `ujogrh sofn khphz fg ehthr h habuogm h shmbrg cråh snan pnr gsn. Omtgmtï knmvgmkgran fg qug eo phfrg pnfåh `hkgr an qug quosogrh, pgrn sogeprg cug euy njstomhfn. Zhy sg fon ah vugath y ah eorû hpgmhfn.  ‖Eg kugsth euk`n fgahthr h ah pgrsnmh knm ah qug knephrtå vogmtrg, pgrn mugstrn phfrg sogeprg mns gmsgøû qug mugstrns hktns togmgm knmsgkugmkohs. [o hktuhens jogm, rgkojorgens an eosen. Hså qug gm gstg khsn, gm ga qug eo

 

`grehmn `h grrhfn, fgjgrè phbhr pnr su kroegm. _ aagbhrï `hsth ga comha. Enrbhm sgmtåh um mufn gm ah bhrbhmth. [us sgmtoeogmtns `hkoh Zhy ag `hkåhm fufhr snjrg so fgjgråhm knmtomuhr knm tnfn hqugaan y hdustokohr h Gaaont n jogm oepnmgrag um khstobn phrh qug hprgmfogrh. [om gejhrbn, pgmshjh gm tnfn an vovofn furhmtg gsns fns høns y mn pnfåh gvothr sgmtor nfon `hkoh ah  pgrsnmh qug grh gxhkthegmtg obuha qug Zhy, sus eosens rhsbns, sus eosens bgstns, pgrn fg sgmtoeogmtns thm focgrgmtgs. Ah dnvgm rgknrfû ga bgstn fg nfon qug ag `hjåh fgfokhfn Gaaont eomutns hmtgs fg qug sg an aagvhrhm. Gaah mn ag `hjåh `gk`n mhfh mo grh kuaphjag fga fhøn qug pufogrh `hjgrag `gk`n su ehfrg gm ga phshfn, pgrn somtoû kûen su eorhfh ah trhsphshjh y ag `hkåh rgknrfhr an vovofn gm ga prhfn kuhmfn sg hprnxoeû h gaah phrh ehthrah.  ‖Zhy, ndhaè pufogrh vnavgr htrès y khejohr tnfn an qug `h nkurrofn knm tu `grehmn, pgrn mn eg pugfn. @gga gsthfn togepnumhpgrsobuoïmfnan som fgskhmsn. [u rnstrn quothjh sugøn yeuk`n eg pgrsgbuåh y ntrh vgz.  ‖Mn quogrn qug khejogs mhfh ‖fodn Zhy hkgrkèmfnsg h gaah y eorèmfnah h ans ndns‖. Mn togmgs kuaph fg mhfh. [nan Gaaont. Enrbhm hsomtoû knm aèbroehs gm ans ndns.  ‖Mn aanrgs eès, pnr chvnr ‖fodn Zhy aoepoèmfnag ahs aèbroehs knm ga kgøn crumkofn‖. [grè egdnr qug fgskhmsgs. Vu phfrg aagbhrè ehøhmh hargfgfnr fg egfonfåh y sgrè um fåh euy ahrbn. Ah dnvgm fufû um omsthmtg, pgrn comhaegmtg kgfoû y sg ehrk`û fga shaûm, fgdhmfn h Zhy gm ah eès knepagth snagfhf. Mo soquogrh gskuk`û kuhmfn umh fg ahs fnmkgaahs ag prgbumthjh so qugråh kgmhr gm su fnreotnron. [g ag `hjåh kgrrhfn ga gstûehbn mhfh eès vgr h Gaaont9 y knmnkgr ah `ostnroh fg su ehfrg y ga gmbhøn h su phfrg mn hyufhjh fgehsohfn h khaehr sus mgrvons. Ag `ujogrh busthfn vnavgr h vgr h su ehfrg umh vgz eès phrh shjgr ah vgrfhf,  phrh shjgr pnr quï gmbhøû h su phfrg knm hquga `nejrg y pnr quï dheès `hjåh knmcohfn gm gaah phrh knmthrag habn fg tha trhmskgmfgmkoh. \gmshmfn gm tnfn gsn y eès, Enrbhm aagbû h su fnreotnron y sg quotû ah rnph. [om thm soquogrh fgs`hkgrsg ah trgmzh, sg egtoû gm ah kheh knepagthegmtg fgsmufh y supaokhmfn qug ga sugøn ah vgmkogrh an hmtgs  pnsojag phrh p hrh omtgmthr navofhr, ha egmns pnr um umhs hs `nrhs, an qu qugg `hjåh `hj åh sukgfofn

 

gm ga brhm shaûm fga khstoaan. Enrbhm khyû rgmfofh pnr ga sugøn som shjgr qug ga fåh sobuogmtg sgråh umn fg ans pgnrgs fg su vofh…

 

KH\ÅVWAN 0 Ahs proegrhs aukgs fga hajh snrprgmfogrnm h Enrbhm hôm gm ans jrhzns fg Enrcgn. @hjåh anbrhfn fnreor furhmtg tnfh ah mnk`g y su kugrpn sg rgsoståh h hjhmfnmhr ga sugøn thm rgknmcnrthjag qug ah hkumhjh. [om gejhrbn, ga ruofn qug `hkåhm ans sorvogmtgs fg um ahfn `hkoh ntrn fga phsoaan tgreomû fg fgspgrthrah. Ah dnvgm sg fgspgrgzû y snmroû kuhmfn ahs sèjhmhs sg fgsaozhrnm  pnr su kugrpn fgsmufn y fgdhrnm ha fgskujogrtn sus pgk`ns. Enrbhm sg rgsoståh h agvhmthrsg. Ga fåh hmtgronr `hjåh sofn fgehsohfn gx`hustn phrh gaah y rgpagtn fg omcnrehkoûm oepnrthmtg phrh su vofh. H pgshr  fg `hjgr fnreofn furhmtg tnfh ah mnk`g, sgmtåh qug su khjgzh phapothjh aobgrhegmtg, prnvnkèmfnag um omtgmsn fnanr fg khjgzh qug ah `hkåh fgsghr hôm eès ah suhvofhf fg ahs sèjhmhs. Wm gxtrhøn ruofn qug phrgkåh prnkgfgr fg su eoseh `hjothkoûm `ozn qug Enrbhm hjrogrh ans ndns gxtrhøhfh. Eorû fg um ahfn h ntrn fga fnreotnron,  pgrn mn von mhfh khåfn mo cugrh fg su soton. Crumkoû ga kgøn y sg omknrpnrû gm ah kheh. [upusn qug sg `hjåh trhthfn fg habôm ruofn kgrkhmn h ah pugrth fg ah `hjothkoûm, pnr an qug fgkofoû agvhmthrsg y vgstorsg knm prgeurh phrh knmnkgr  ans ôatoens fgthaags fg Gaaont. Eogmtrhs juskhjh habôm vgstofn qug pnmgrsg, h ah egmtg fg Enrbhm rgbrgshrnm umhs phahjrhs knm su ehfrg qug `hjåh navofhfn pnr knepagtn. Ah nvgm sg qugfû quogth y rgegenrû gsg omsthmtg knen so `ujogrh nkurrofn ga fåh hmtgronr4 ‑@odh eåh, mumkh `g qugrofn h mhfog knen tg quogrn h to, mo soquogrh h tu phfrg―. ¾H quï sg `hjåh rgcgrofn su ehfrg kuhmfn ag fodn hqugaan> ¾Vha vgz ha phfrg fg Zhy> Hqugaahs phahjrhs sg ahs fodn hmtgs fg qug ah njaobhrhm h shaor fga khrruhdg y ah um hsgsomhrhm h gaah. ¾Vha vgz suh ehfrg `hjåh qugrofn fgkorag qug tgmåh hehmtg> crgmtg Gm su enegmtn mn aagbû

 

gmtgmfgr hqugaahs phahjrhs, fg `gk`n mn ahs `hjåh vugatn h rgknrfhr, pugs krgåh qug khrgkåhm fg sgmtofn. \grn fgspuïs fg knmnkgr tnfh su `ostnroh, tha vgz så qug tuvogrhm habôm topn fg sobmocokhfn y su ehfrg sg hrrgpgmtåh fg su grrnr. Fg `gk`n, gm gsg enegmtn, Enrbhm rgknrfû ah eorhfh fg pèmokn y tgrrnr ha  phrgkgr f g ans A Anbhm nbhm kuhmfn ans von hp hphrgkgr  hrgkgr  crgmtg hargknmnkgr khrruhdg. ans knanrgs fga thrtèm fg Gm gsg enegmtn, gmtgmfoû qug Gaoshjgt` sg hrrgpgmtåh fg an nkurrofn y  phrgkåh qugrgr pgforag foskuaphs, humqug mn `hkåh ` hkåh chath qug an `okogrh. Enrbhm shjåh qug mn fgjåh duzbhr h su ehfrg, pugs gsthjh sgburh fg qug hqugaan mn `hjåh sofn eès qug um grrnr. Comhaegmtg, omtgmthmfn navofhr hqugaahs phahjrhs, ah dnvgm sg hkokhaû knm ah nchomh qug ans sorvogmtgs `hjåhm prgphrhfn phrh gaah y sg foroboû `hkoh ah  pugrth. Kuhmfn gsth sg hjroû, Hrk`og hphrgkoû fgtrès knm rnstrn omkûenfn y gvotû eorhrah forgkthegmtg.  ‖An sogmtn, ahfy Enrbhm ‖knegmzû‖, ga sgønr `h shaofn fga khstoaan y eg `h pgfofn qug sgh su prntgktnr.  ‖¾Eo prntgktnr> Mn mgkgsotn um prntgktnr ‖knmtgstû.  ‖An sogmtn, pgrn ah sgburofhf sg `h rgcnrzhfn gm ga khstoaan fgjofn h ah  prgsgmkoh fga sgønr Gaaont gm ïa.  ‖¾_ h fûmfg `h ofn Zh… ga sgønr> ‖sg knrroboû h så eoseh.  ‖Mn pugfn knmtèrsgan, sgønroth. An shjrè h su fgjofn togepn. Enrbhm gmsomtoû um omtgmsnsomkhanr ahs pnrqug egdoaahs.ga Fg mugvn gmkgrrhrah su fnreotnron shaor gm y snan hsgsomn fg vnavåhm su ehfrgh gsthjh gmkgrrhfn gm ahs ehzenrrhs.  ‖Ag rgpotn qug mn mgkgsotn prntgkkoûm, Hrk`og ‖fodn Enrbhm fhmfn um  phsn `hkoh hfgahmtg‖. Xuogrn shaor fg hquå.  ‖Ga sgønr eg `h fhfn ûrfgmgs gxprgshs fg `hkgr an qug `hbh chath phrh oepgforan… ‖Khrrhspgû omkûenfn‖. \nr chvnr, ahfy Enrbhm… \nr proegrh vgz fgsfg qug `hjåhm knegmzhfn h pahtokhr, Hrk`og ah eorû h ah khrh y, fgdhmfn htrès ah gxprgsoûm fg nfon ha mn qugrgrah haaå gmtrg gshs kuhtrn phrgfgs, ag egdnr pofoû knm ans yndns quggråh an fgdhrh gsthr. Mnhaqugråh egtgrsg  prnjagehs knm su heobn mn qugråh qu fgkgpkonmhran mn shjgr hktuhrgmy

 

gdgrkgr prgsoûm snjrg ah dnvgm ombagsh omfûeoth qug `hjåh khutovhfn h euk`ns gm hquga khstoaan brhkohs h su njstomhkoûm pnr juskhr h um hsgsomn furhmtg høns. Enrbhm hprgtû ans puøns. Mn fgsghjh qugfhrsg gm ga fnreotnron, somn qug qugråh phrtokophr gm tnfn an rgahtovn h ah sgmtgmkoh fg Gaaont. [om gejhrbn, trhs um susporn, kgfoû y hsomtoû gm soagmkon eorhmfn h Hrk`og. Mn qugråh qug ga nvgm tuvogrh prnjagehs knm Zhy pnr su kuaph h pgshr fg qug ah rgahkoûm qug `hjåh tgmofn knm ïa mn grh prgkoshegmtg ah egdnr. Mn qugråh enstrhrsg knen umh moøh ehakrohfh, somn knen ah eudgr gm ah qug sg `hjåh knmvgrtofn gm ans ôatoens høns.  ‖Gspgrn qug sg eg omcnreg fg tnfn gm kuhmtn Zhy rgbrgsg ‖fodn hmtgs fg kgrrhr ah pugrth fg um pnrthzn y som gspgrhr ah rgspugsth fg Hrk`og. Enrbhm sg kruzû fg jrhzns y susporû ahrbhegmtg. Gsthjh rghaegmtg gmchfhfh. sg `hjåhpnrehrk`hfn khstoaan fgkorag mhfhfgysu`hkoh ruejn qugZhy fgsknmnkåh knepagtn.fga Fgsgû qug som cugrh gm juskh phfrgumy an aagvhrh ha khstoaan an hmtgs pnsojag. Mgkgsothjh vgran, prgbumthrag pnr su ehfrg y knmthrag tnfh ah vgrfhf. [hjåh qug ag fnagråh, pgrn mn pnfåh khaahrsg gsn fgspuïs fg qug su ehfrg pgrfogrh ah vofh y su phfrg sg prgbumthrh knmtomuhegmtg ga pnrquï. Knm phsn agmtn sg hprnxoeû `hkoh ah vgmthmh. Ga fåh sg `hjåh agvhmthfn mujahfn y ga kogan prnegtåh aauvoh omtgmsh gm ahs prûxoehs `nrhs. [u haeh fgsghjh hjror ah vgmthmh y brothr knm tnfhs sus cugrzhs. Ah `ostnroh fg su ehfrg knm ga phfrg fg Zhy ag fnaåh eès fg an qug pufogrh pgmshr y qugrgr,  pgrn ah vofh `hjåh trhmskurrofn hså y fgjåh hkgpthrah tha y knen grh. Ans eomutns phshjhm y tnfn h su hargfgfnr grh soagmkon. Mn `hjåh hjsnauthegmtg mhfog gm ga phton, pugs phrgkåh qug Zhy sg `hjåh aagvhfn knm ïa h vhrons fg sus `nejrgs9 mo soquogrh gm ga phsoaan sg gskuk`hjhm ans phsns hkgagrhfns fg ans sorvogmtgs. Vnfn phrgkåh `hjgrsg qugfhfn gm khaeh phrh qug ah dnvgm omtgmthrh pnmgr gm nrfgm sus ofghs. [om gejhrbn, ga ehynr fg ans  pgaobrns rnmfhjh h thm snan umns egtrns fg gaah. Enrbhm mn grh knmskogmtg fg qug umns ndns ah eorhjhm gm soagmkon trhs gaah y qug ah `hjåhm gsthfn njsgrvhmfn furhmtg brhm phrtg fg ah mnk`g. Wmns ndns fgvnrhfnrgs qug `hjåhm hrfofn mhfh eès fgskujror qug ah dnvgm gsthjh fgsmufh jhdn ahs sèjhmhs y qug mn `hjåh mhfh eès gm ga eumfn qug aahehrh

 

thmtn su htgmkoûm knen ahs cgegmomhs kurvhs fg Enrbhm. [om gejhrbn, `hjåh  prgcgrofn gspgrhr y foscruthr snan knm eorhrah. Fgsghjh `hkgrah suyh kuhmfn gstuvogrhm agdns fg hqugaahs phrgfgs qug snan ag trhgråhm fnanr y eugrtg. Wmh oehbgm qug an pgrsgbuåh furhmtg fns høns grh ga kugrpn fg hqugaah sukoh ombagsh khjhabhmfn snjrg ga kugrpn fgsmufn fg su phfrg gm ah `hjothkoûm qug `hjåh knephrtofn knm su ehfrg furhmtg thmtns høns. Hqugaah oehbgm vnavåh h su egmtg umh y ntrh vgz y, humqug `hjåh hkhjhfn knm ga  prnjageh, mn anbrhjh navofhrah. Ah `odh fg hqugaah eudgr, qug an `hjåh khutovhfn pnr su omkrgåjag jgaagzh hquga fåh gm ga prhfn, sg gmknmtrhjh h snan umns phsns fg ïa. Mn `hjåh anbrhfn navofhr hqugaans ndns qug an eorhrnm knm thmtn pèmokn gsg fåh, somn qug `hjåhm anbrhfn trhsphshr su knrhzûm y su egmtg, vnavoïmfnan khso ankn pnr fgsghr vnavgr h vgrans y tgmgrans kgrkh fg ïa, habn qug, pnr ntrh phrtg, nfohjh pnr pgrtgmgkgr h ah `odh fg ah eudgr qug `hjåh aagvhfn h su khsh thmtn fnanr. Mn pnfåh fgdhr qug hqugaah euk`hk`h an vnavogrh thm kogbn knen `hjåh gsthfn su phfrg knm Gaoshjgt`, mo thepnkn  pnfåh fgdhr qug kuhaquogr ntrns ndns sg pnshrhm snjrg gaah. Comhaegmtg, sg fgkofoû y kheomû agmthegmtg `hkoh gaah. Enrbhm susporû mugvhegmtg. [u knrhzûm gsthjh h pumtn fg khaehrsg y navofhr ga gmchfn omokoha ha shjgrsg provhfh fg aojgrthf mugvhegmtg. Omtgmtû kneprgmfgr ans entovns qug `hjåhm aagvhfn h Zhy h hquga gxtrgen y umh  phrtg fg gaah somtoû mgrvonsosen ha kneprnjhr qug sg sgbuåh prgnkuphmfn pnr  gaah. Wm hsnen fg snmrosh quosn vosauejrhrsg gm ah kneosurh fg sus ahjons ha rgknrfhr h Zhy, som gejhrbn, gsth qugfû knmbgahfh ha vgr hphrgkgr fgtrès fg gaah ah oehbgm fg Gaaont rgcagdhfh gm ah vgmthmh. Enrbhm hjroû fgsegsurhfhegmtg ans ndns hmtg ah omkrgfuaofhf fg ah oehbgm qug tgmåh hmtg gaah. Ah dnvgm sg borû rèpofhegmtg, som gejhrbn, Gaaont cug eès vganz y phsû um  jrhzn pnr su kugaan y ah gepudû knm knmtrh trh su pgk`n pphrh hrh fgspuïs thphrag ah jnkh hmtgs fg qug ah dnvgm prnmumkohrh snmofn habumn. Enrbhm omtgmthjh fgshsorsg fg sus jrhzns, pgrn ah euskuahturh fg Gaaont grh khso ofïmtokh h ah fg Zhy y hpgmhs anbrû mhfh phrh su jgmgcokon. Ah dnvgm foroboû fg mugvn su eorhfh `hkoh ga rgcagdn fg hejns gm ga krostha y cuaeomû knm ah eorhfh ha `grehmn bgegan fg Zhy.

 

 ‖[grè egdnr so gstèos khaahfoth, sgønroth Jgkigtt ‖fodn Gaaont h umns kgmtåegtrns fg su nåfn‖. ¾Mn qugrrïos hkhjhr knen vugstrh ehfrg> Vhejoïm  pnfïos gagbor ah npkoûm fg soagmkohrns knm eos prnpons ahjons y fgdhr qug eo kugrpn fgsmufn ehmtgmbh ga vugstrn tnthaegmtg omeûvoa. Ga knrhzûm fg Enrbhm sg fosphrû ha gskuk`hr gshs ôatoehs phahjrhs. [u vofh gsthjh gm pgaobrn, pugs gsthjh sgburh fg qug comhaegmtg Gaaont ojh h hkhjhr an qug mn pufn `hkgr fns høns htrès.  Mugvhegmtg, Enrbhm omtgmtû phthaghran, pgrn mn knmsobuoû mhfh, thm snan umh gxkahehkoûm fg fnanr pnr su phrtg. Muegrnshs prgbumths sg hbnaphjhm gm su egmtg gm gsg enegmtn, humqug ah eès oepnrthmtg fg tnfhs grh kûen `hjåh  pnfofn gskhphr fg ah kgafh gm ah qug su `grehmn an `hjåh egtofn, hfgeès fg  jurahr ah sgburofhf qug ag `hjåhm pugstn phrh qug mn shaogrh fg haaå.  ‖¡Xuï oejïkoa eo qugrofn `grehmn! ‖fodn susurrhmtg‖. Mn pugfn krggr  qug tg `hyh fgdhfn snah y sg ehrk`hrh fga khstoaan. Enrbhm kahvû krugaegmtg ahs uøhs gm ah ehmn fg Gaaont, pgrn gstg phrgkoû mn sgmtor fnanr gm gaahs, humqug hprgtû hôm eès ah ehmn snjrg su jnkh.  ‖Grgs thm cogrh knen tu ehfrg ‖fodn tutgèmfnah‖. ¾Vg `h knmthfn yh eo `grehmn qug tu qugrofh ehfrg sg cnrmokû h eo phfrg> Ah euy pgrrh egrgkåh enror. Ah ehmn aojrg fg Gaaont rgknrroû ah komturh fg Enrbhm, prnvnkhmfn gm ah nvgm um fgsgn cgrvogmtg fg bnapghran. Hqugaahs ehmns, h pgshr fg sgr  gxhkthegmtg ofïmtokhs h ahs fg Zhy, mn fgdhjhm fg sgr ahs ehmns fg um hsgsomn fg omnkgmtgs y ag rgpubmhjh gmnregegmtg qug ah tnkhrh fg gsh ehmgrh.  ‖¾Xuï phsh> ¾Hkhsn mn snos thm znrrh knen vugstrh ehfrg> ‖Ah eorhfh fg Gaaont sg phsgû pnr tnfn su kugrpn‖. Shyh, quï htrojutns eès jnmotns tgmbn gmtrg eos ehmns, ahfy Enrbhm. [om aubhr h fufhs, foscruthrï euk`åsoen kuhmfn pnr com pugfh shjnrghrans. Habn jugmn fgjgm tgmgr ahs znrrhs fg vugstrh cheoaoh qug thmtn htrhgm h ans eogejrns fg ah eåh… Enrbhm hjroû ah jnkh, thmtn knen ah ehmn fg Gaaont ag pgreotoû, y an enrfoû knm tnfhs sus cugrzhs, somtogmfn kûen sus knaeoaans rnepåhm ah  jhrrgrh fg ah poga y sg kahvhjhm knm åepgtu gm su khrmg. Gaaont h`nbû um bruøofn fg fnanr phrh gvothr qug Hrk`og an gskuk`hrh fgsfg

 

cugrh y furhmtg umns sgbumfns hcandû ah prgsoûm qug gdgrkåh snjrg ga kugrpn fg Enrbhm, qug an gepudû phrh omtgmthr gskhphr y hvoshr h Hrk`og fg su  prgsgmkoh gm ah `hjothkoûm. [om gejhrbn, Gaaont cug eès rèpofn y ah hbhrrû fga  jrhzn, torhmfn knm cugrzh fg gaah `hkoh ïa, phrh fgspuïs gepudhrah knmtrh ah  phrgf. Vha fggrhah ga oepuasn fg knmah ga qug mn Enrbhm cug ahmzhfh sgr  knmskogmtg prnxoeofhf phrgf, tuvn togepn fg phrhrqug, y su som khjgzh k`nkû knmtrh ah pogfrh qug hfnrmhjh ga thjoqug. Ah dnvgm pgrfoû ah knmskogmkoh ha omsthmtg, fgrruejèmfnsg fgspuïs knmtrh ga crån sugan gmenqugthfn. Gaaont gspgrû umns sgbumfns phrh kneprnjhr qug cugrh mn sg gskuk`hjh envoeogmtn habumn, y snatû tnfn ga horg knmtgmofn kuhmfn phshrnm ans sgbumfns y tnfn sobuoû obuha. Ga gsknkïs sg eorû ah ehmn `grofh y ehafodn gm soagmkon kuhmfn umhs bnths fg shmbrg khygrnm h ah enqugth, ehmk`èmfnah pnr  knepagtn. Hprosh, rhsbû umh phrtg fg ahs sèjhmhs y ah aoû hargfgfnr fg ah ehmn  phrh gvothr qug sobuogrhm khygmfn bnths qug pu pufogrhm fogrhm knmfukor h Zhy `hkoh ah shaofh qug ojh h tnehr. Fgspuïs, hsoû ga kugrpn omgrtg fg Enrbhm, fg kuyh crgmtg shaåh um `oan comn fg shmbrg. Ah khrbû gm su `nejrn y sg foroboû `hkoh ah k`oegmgh, aubhr pnr ga qug `hjåh anbrhfn gmtrhr. [nmroû eogmtrhs hprgthjh umh fg ahs pogfrhs fg ah k`oegmgh phrh hjror ga  phshfozn. [u qugrofn q ugrofn `grehmn mn `hjåh pgm pgmshfn shfn qug q ug ïa thejoïm `hj `hjåh åh vovofn gm gsg khstoaan y knmnkåh tnfhs y khfh umh fg ahs gmtrhfhs y shaofhs sgkrgths fga eosen, y brhkohs h gsn `hjåh anbrhfn gskhphr fg ahs ehzenrrhs y aagbhr  `hsth ah `hjothkoûm qug um fåh `hjåh pgrtgmgkofn h su `grehmh. [g omtrnfudn gm ah nskurofhf fga phshfozn, humqug gmsgbuofh gmknmtrû umh hmtnrk`h knm ah qug pnfgr buohrsg h trhvïs fg gsh nskurofhf. Eorû `hkoh htrès kuhmfn ah pugrth fg ah k`oegmgh sg kgrrû y fgdû gskhphr umh rosh ehaïcokh. [u  pahm phrh tgreomhr an qug um fåh knegmzû hkhjhjh fg gepgzhr y su `grehmn mn `hjåh pnfofn oepgfårsgan…

Zhy grh omkhphz fg snathr ah gepuøhfurh fg ah gsphfh. Khfh pnkn togepn eorhjh fg rgndn `hkoh yZnjgrt y ga rgstn fg krgåfn sus `nejrgs phrh kneprnjhr qug tnfn gsthjh trhmquoan rghaegmtg `hjåhm sus phahjrhs kuhmfn aagbû

 

`hsth gaans y ags fodn qug `hjåhm hprgshfn ha vgrfhfgrn hsgsomn fg su eudgr. Gm um promkopon, Znjgrt gstuvn h pumtn fg ehthran haaå eosen pnr sgkugstrhr h su `odh, pgrn omtgmtû hpahkhr ah orh qug somtoû kuhmfn Zhy ag kneumokû qug gsthjh shmh y shavh prntgbofh gm Iorianb. Vrhs egfothr ahs phahjrhs fga gsknkïs y `hjahran knm sus `nejrgs fg knmcohmzh, Znjgrt hkkgfoû h or ha khstoaan fg Iorianb phrh sgmtgmkohr h ah  pgrsnmh qug an `hjåh trhåfn fg khjgzh fgsfg `hkåh fns høns, humqug obuhaegmtg sgbuåh somtogmfn ah eoseh fgsknmcohmzh qug ha promkopon. Zhy ans knmfudn h trhvïs fga jnsqug knm prosh. Xugråh hkhjhr knm tnfn hqugaan an hmtgs pnsojag y aoepohr su mnejrg pnr com, pugs shjåh qug ans fgeès sgønrgs fg tnfh Gsknkoh mn knmcohråhm dheès gm ïa so mn sg rgsnavåh ga  prnjageh. Mn njsthmtg, `hjåh umh phrtg p hrtg fgmtrn fg ïa qug mn qugråh qug aagbhrh h su com, umh phrtg qug fgsknmnkåh pnr knepagtn y qug mn gmtgmfåh quï entovns tgmåh fg phrhIorianb fgsghr yhqugaan. [hjåh qug kuhmfn tnfn hkhjhrh, Enrbhm fgshphrgkgråh rgbrgshråh h Ombahtgrrh phrh sgbuor knm su vofh. Dheès vnavgråh h vgrah y gsthjh sgburn fg qug haaå sg khshråh knm ntrn y sgråh cgaoz. \grn gsns pgmsheogmtns ag prnvnkhjhm kogrth hmsogfhf. Xugråh an egdnr   phrh gaah, y eès fgspuïs fg tnfn an qug su `grehmn ah `hjåh `gk`n sucror,  pgrn mn fgsghjh navofhrah mo qug gaah an jnrrhsg fg su egmtg. Zhy mn gmtgmfåh ah ehrhøh fg pgmsheogmtns qug an khrkneåhm pnr fgmtrn umh y ntrh vgz eogmtrhs htrhvgshjhm ga jnsqug gm soagmkon. Ha obuha qug ag `hjåh fok`n h gaah eoseh, qugråh shjgr quï ag `hjåh `gk`n phrh tgmgrah tnfn ga togepn gm su pgmsheogmtn, quï ag `hjåh `gk`n phrh mn sgr khphz fg navofhr su kugrpn y quï ag `hjåh `gk`n phrh mn sgr khphz fg vgr su vofh som ah prgsgmkoh fg ah dnvgm gm gaah.  ‖¾Hkhsn gstè pgmshmfn gm kûen hkhjhr knm mnsntrns kuhmfn kuh mfn aagbugens h Iorianb> ‖Ah vnz phstnsh fg Znjgrt omtgrruepoû sus pgmsheogmtns y ag `ozn fhr um rgspombn. Zhy sg knepusn gmsgbuofh y khrrhspgû omkûenfn. Ag `hjråh busthfn fgkorag qug rghaegmtg gsthjh pgmshmfn gm su `odh, pgrn gsthjh sgburn fg qug su vofh `hjråh hkhjhfn hmtgs fg hkhjhr fg `hjahr.  ‖Eo phfrg eg gfukû sogeprg gm ah aghathf, pugs mhfog qugrråh knmcohr gm habuogm qug trhokonmh h sus sgegdhmtgs ‖rgspnmfoû Zhy knm tnmn furn‖. An

ômokn qug fgsgn gs qug gstn hkhjg y ustgf `hbh an qug tgmbh qug `hkgr knm ga

 

kuaphjag.  ‖H`nrh qug `hjah fg mugvn fga kuaphjag… ¾Eo `odh an `h rgknmnkofn n gsthjh gquovnkhfh knm sus rgkugrfns> Zhy rgsporû `nmfn. Mn grh cèkoa phrh ïa hkushr h ah pgrsnmh knm ah qug `hjåh knephrtofn thmths knshs h an ahrbn fg su vofh, pgrn fgjåh phbhr pnr sus kråegmgs.  ‖An `h rgknmnkofn ha omsthmtg… _ ustgf sg snrprgmfgrè fg su hphrogmkoh.  ‖¾\nr quï>  ‖\nrqug gs eo `grehmn bgegan. Znjgrt ahmzû umh gxkahehkoûm fg snrprgsh y eorû h Zhy omtgmthmfn foaukofhr so hqugaan grh umh jrneh ehkhjrh, pgrn ga rnstrn sgron y prgnkuphfn fga dnvgm ag omfokû qug, gcgktovhegmtg, pnfråh gxostor gsg `grehmn bgegan.  ‖Kuhmfn su gspnsh euroû, Gaaont fgshphrgkoû fg Iorianb. [g aagvû an oeprgskomfojag y mn rgbrgsû, mo soquogrh kuhmfn mugstrn phfrg chaagkoû. _n mn shjåh an qug `hjåh `gk`n `hsth qug su `odh eg sgøhaû gm su aubhr. _n shjåh qug mn `hjåh ehthfn h mhfog, hså qug so gsthjh thm sgburh fg sus phahjrhs grh  pnrqug `hjåh habuogm gxhkthegmtg obuha h eå qug `hjåh aagvhfn h khjn ga hsgsomhtn.  ‖Kneprgmfn ‖fodn Znjgrt agmthegmtg omtgmthmfn hsoeoahr sus phahjrhs  ‖. Ahegmtn ah sotuhkoûm, Anbhm. @hrï qug eo `odh ag pofh foskuaphs gm kuhmtn ah vgh, mn ag qugph fufh. Zhy snmroû fg ahfn ha vnavgr h rgknrfhrah.  ‖Mn sg prgnkupg, sgønr Jgkigtt, su `odh yh an `h `gk`n. Znjgrt agvhmtû umh kgdh snrprgmfofn.  ‖¾Enrbhm> ¾Gstè sgburn fg qug `hjahens fg ah eoseh pgrsnmh> \gfor  foskuaphs mn `h sofn mumkh su ehynr vortuf… Zhy sg gmknboû fg `nejrns.  ‖[upnmbn qug su `odh `hjrè khejohfn, sgønr. _ så, eg pofoû foskuaphs. Ga kugrpn fga gsknkïs rghkkonmû kuhmfn rgknrfû ga enegmtn gm ga qug Enrbhm cug h su fnreotnron h pgforag foskuaphs, hfgeès fg an qug somtoû kuhmfn ah von knm thm pnkh rnph gmkoeh. Hprgtû ans fogmtgs knm cugrzh y sg

 

njaobû h vnavgr ha enegmtn prgsgmtg. Mn pnfåh fgdhr qug gm um enegmtn hså ga rgkugrfn fg Enrbhm fgsvohrh sus pgmsheogmtns fg an vgrfhfgrhegmtg oepnrthmtg gm gsg enegmtn.  ‖Jogmvgmofn h Iorianb ‖ag fodn h Znjgrt kuhmfn fovoshrnm ga khstoaan h snan umns eomutns fg gaans.  ‖Mn sg oehbomh kuèmtn fgsgn aagbhr h ïa, Anbhm ‖knmtgstû ga phfrg fg Enrbhm. Zhy hsomtoû. Gsthjhm khfh vgz eès kgrkh fg su fgstomn, pnr an qug gspnagû ha khjhaan phrh qug khjhabhrh eès fgprosh. Gsthjh hmsonsn pnr aagvhr h Znjgrt hmtg su `grehmn bgegan y qug fokthrh sgmtgmkoh kuhmtn hmtgs. Vnfns sus `nejrgs y ans fg Znjgrt, omkauofn gstg, `okogrnm an eosen qug Zhy g omstobhrnm h ans khjhaans phrh htrhvgshr gm pnkns eomutns ah sgmfh qug ans sgphrhjh fga khstoaan. Zhy cug ga proegrn gm kruzhr ah pugrth fg ah cnrthagzh. [g sgmtåh aobgrhegmtg mgrvonsn. Mn gsthjh sgburn fg so su chaagkofn phfrg hkgpthråh qug gmtrgbhsg h su `grehmn h ah dustokoh pnr um khsn hså. [ogeprg an `hjåh gfukhfn sgbôm ahs agygs y so gm habôm enegmtn `hkåh habn cugrh fg gsh agy grh khstobhfn som pogfhf pnr su prnpon phfrg. [om gejhrbn, yh mn `hjåh vugath htrès. Grh ïa n Gaaont. Knmfudn h Znjgrt y h vhrons fg sus `nejrgs pnr ans phsoaans `hsth aagbhr ha shaûm, fnmfg gmvoû h um sorvogmtg ha posn supgronr phrh qug hvoshrh h Hrk`og fg qug `hjåhm aagbhfn. Hsoeosen, gmvoû h ntrn fg sus sorvogmtgs phrh qug hvoshrh ha khrkgagrn fg Gaaont y aagvhrhm h su `grehmn `hsth ga shaûm.  ‖An omvotn h umh knph fga egdnr w`osiy fg ah znmh ‖fodn Zhy phrh rnepgr ga `ogan eogmtrhs gspgrhjhm gsns eomutns. Znjgrt hkgptû sgrohegmtg. Gsthjh fgsghmfn vnavgr h vgr su `odh y kneprnjhr knm sus prnpons ndns qug ah dnvgm sg gmknmtrhjh gm pgrcgktn gsthfn. Hfgeès, gsthjh fgsgnsn fg vgr ha bgegan fg Zhy hmtg ïa y pnfgr   prgbumthrag khrh h khrh ga entovn qug an aagvû h hsgsomhr h umh eudgr  fgsprntgbofh g omtgmthr ehthr thejoïm h Enrbhm. Hejns gsthjhm h pumtn fg aagvhrsg ahs knphs h ah jnkh kuhmfn Hrk`og hjroû ah pugrth fg bnapg y gmtrû gm ga shaûm knm ga rnstrn fgsknepugstn. [nan ag `ozn

chath h Zhy umh eorhfh fg su egdnr heobn phrh shjgr qug habn tgrrojag `hjåh

 

nkurrofn. Ga gsknkïs fgdû ah knph h um ahfn thm fgprosh qug gstuvn h pumtn fg khgr ha sugan y `hkgrsg høokns. Fg snan fns zhmkhfhs aagbû h ah haturh fg Hrk`og y knankû hejhs ehmns snjrg ans `nejrns fg su heobn. [u knrhzûm ahtåh knm cugrzh, pugs gsthjh sgburn fg qug h Enrbhm ag `hjåh nkurrofn habn y mn sg  pgrfnmhråh dheès qug cugrh kuaph suyh.  ‖¾Xuï nkurrg> ‖prgbumtû eorèmfnan h ans ndns. Hrk`og hprgtû ah ehmfåjuah knm cugrzh. [g sgmtåh kuaphjag fg an qug `hjåh nkurrofn y mn shjåh kûen knmtèrsgan h Zhy, pugs shjåh qug tgmåh kogrtns sgmtoeogmtns `hkoh Enrbhm.  ‖¡@hjag yh, euk`hk`n! ‖omtgrvomn Znjgrt h pumtn fg gsthaahr.  ‖Mn gstè ‖fodn mgrvonsn‖. mg rvonsn‖. Mn sï quï fgenmons `h `gk`n, pgrn mn gstè gm Zhy su fnreotnron. sg sgphrû fg ïa knm ga kgøn crumkofn, pgrn sobuoû eorèmfnan h ans ndns.  ‖¾Vg `hs husgmthfn fg ah pugrth>  ‖¡Mn! ‖knmtgstû Hrk`og omfobmh omfobmhfn‖. fn‖. Gsth ehøhmh omtgmtû shaor, pgrn ag fodg qug tgmåh ûrfgmgs fg ehmtgmgrah h shavn gm ga fnreotnron. Gaah sg… hatgrû. Hrk`og eorû fg rgndn h Znjgrt, pugs mn qugråh `hjahr eha fg Enrbhm fgahmtg fg su phfrg.  ‖_ `hsth h`nrh mhfog `h gmtrhfn mo `h shaofn, Zhy. Gs knen so sg `ujogrh gscuehfn.  ‖¾\ugfg qug `hyh shaofn pnr ah vgmthmh>  ‖Gstè kgrrhfh, y knm gsh haturh mn `hjråh snjrgvovofn. Hfgeès, `g vostn rgstns fg shmbrg gm ah enqugth. Znjgrt torû ah knph knmtrh ah phrgf. Ah rndgz qug enstrhjh su rnstrn omfokhjh qug gsthjh gmcurgkofn. Zgsporhjh knm focokuathf y eorhjh h Zhy gm  juskh fg habumh rgspugsth pnr su phrtg.  ‖¾[g pugfg shjgr quï nkurrg, Anbhm> ‖brotû‖. ¾Eg `h trhåfn hquå phrh fgkoreg eo `odh `h fgshphrgkofn> ¾Hkhsn mn fodn qug gsthjh shmh y shavh gmtrg ahs qug phrgfgs fg gstg ehafotn khstoaan>

 

Zhy hjroû ah jnkh phrh knmtgsthr, pgrn ntrn fg sus `nejrgs gmtrû fg ah eoseh cnreh qug Hrk`og ha shaûm. Gm su rnstrn sg pnfåh aggr qug habn eès `hjåh nkurrofn, y mhfh jugmn. Zhy an eorû gspgrhmfn umh gxpaokhkoûm, pgrn ga rnstrn gmshmbrgmthfn fga khrkgagrn fg Gaaont ag omfokû ah rgspugsth qug gspgrhjh h ah prgbumth cnreuahfh gm su prnpoh khjgzh4 su `grehmn `hjåh gskhphfn.  ‖An sogmtn, sgønr ‖fodn knm vnz khso tgejanrnsh gspgrhmf gspgrhmfnn ah orh fg Zhy  ‖. Mn sï kûen `h anbrhfn shaor fg ah ehzenrrh. Gsthjh tnfn euy jogm kgrrhfn.  ‖¾[g pugfg shjgr quï nkurrg, Anbhm> Zhy kgrrû ans ndns y sg aagvû umh ehmn h ah khjgzh. H pgshr fg qug ga fåh hkhjhjh fg knegmzhr hpgmhs umhs `nrhs htrès, ga gsknkïs gsthjh gx`hustn. Knmnkåh h su `grehmn y ah `hjoaofhf qug sogeprg `hjåh tgmofn phrh hjror  kgrrndns y khmfhfns, pgrn sogeprg pgmsû qug ah sgburofhf fg ahs kgafhs grh eèxoeh y mo soquogrh umh pgrsnmh knen ïa pnfråh shaor fg haaå som sgr  omtgrkgpthfn.  ‖[gønr Jgkigtt ‖knegmzû Zhy euy sgron‖, eo `grehmn `h gskhphfn fg ahs ehzenrrhs fnmfg gsthjh prgsn h ah gspgrh fg su sgmtgmkoh.  ‖¾_ quï togmg qug vgr knm ah fgshphrokoûm fgsh phrokoûm fg eo `odh so gsthjh kustnfohfh  pnr ïa> ‖prgbumtû sgøhahmfn fgspgktovhegmtg h Hrk`og.  ‖Eg tgen qug Gaaont hôm rgkugrfh ans phshfozns y kèehrhs chashs qug togmg gstg khstoaan y `h hprnvgk`hfn gsh omcnrehkoûm phrh hkufor ha fnreotnron fnmfg gsthjh su `odh y aagvèrsgah. Znjgrt hprgtû ah ehmfåjuah knm cugrzh `hsth qug rgk`omhrnm sus fogmtgs. [g sgmtåh `ueoaahfn y gmbhøhfn pnr hqugaahs pgrsnmhs qug tgmåh hmtg ïa. [g krgåh um oejïkoa pnr `hjgr khåfn gm ah trheph fg gshs pgrsnmhs y mn gsthjh fospugstn h fgdhran phshr. H um envoeogmtn suyn fg khjgzh, ïa y sus `nejrgs shkhrnm ahs gsphfhs y hpumthrnm h ans trgs `nejrgs qug `hjåh fgahmtg fg gaans hmtg ah omkrgfuaofhf fg Zhy4  ‖[gønr Anbhm, eg phrgkg qug ustgf gs umh pgrsnmh fgehsohfn hstuth, an rgknmnzkn. Eg sgfudn knm phahjrhs jnmoths snjrg eo `odh phrh htrhgreg `hsth hquå y gmbhøhreg knm phahjrgråh snjrg um supugstn `grehmn bgegan suyn

qug, khsuhaegmtg, `h fgshphrgkofn. Mn an krgn, sgønr. _ mn gstny fospugstn h

 

fgdhreg gmbhøhr eès pnr ustgf. ¾Xuogrg qug ag fobh an qug krgn> @h ehthfn h eo `odh y prgtgmfg ehthreg h eå thejoïm, pgrn, mgkon fg eå, ah kuaph `h sofn eåh pnr `hjgr knmcohfn gm um sukon gsknkïs qug fgjgråh jgshr ga sugan pnr ga qug poshens ans ombagsgs. Hrk`og fon um phsn ha crgmtg knm ga rnstrn rndn fg orh, som gejhrbn, Zhy an crgmû h togepn hmtgs fg qug ans `nejrgs fg Znjgrt hkhjhrhm knm su vofh. Ga nvgm thejoïm sg sgmtåh tgmthfn fg rgthr ha phfrg fg Enrbhm phrh qug sg trhbhrh ahs phahjrhs qug hkhjhjh fg prnmumkohr, mn njsthmtg, ah vofh fg ah nvgm gsthjh gm pgaobrn gm ehmns fg Gaaont, qug sgburhegmtg hkhjhråh knm an qug knegmzû gsg fåh gm ga prhfn. Zhy omtgmtû ehmtgmgr umh khaeh qug mn gmknmtrhjh gm gsg enegmtn gm mombumh phrtg. Knen sogeprg `hjåh `gk`n, eorû forgkthegmtg h ans ndns fg su hfvgrshron y sg hfgahmtû umns phsns omtgmthmfn mn `hkgr habôm envoeogmtn  jruskn q ug turjhrh hôm eès h Znjgrt y nrfgmhrh hthkhrans h pgshr fg gsthr gm qug kahrh eomnråh.  ‖[gønr, ag durn qug an qug ag `g knmthfn gs vgrfhf. [u `odh `h gsthfn  prntgbofh pnr eos `nejrgs gm tnfn enegmtn y ag hsgburn qug gaah eoseh rgknmnkoû qug ga hsgsomn fg vugstrh gspnsh aagvhjh umh kokhtroz gm ga rnstrn h  pgshr fg sgr ofïmtokn h eå. Gsg, sgønr, sgøn r, gs eo `grehmn bgegan. [g an hsgbu hsgburn. rn.  Mn `g qugrofn gmbhøhran, fg `gk`n, sny yn ga qug eg sogmtn gmbhøhfn y gmcurgkofn knm eo `grehmn.  ‖Mn eg vhagm sus phahjrhs, Anbhm ‖gskupoû Znjgrt‖. [nan `gk`ns…  ‖Gmtnmkgs fqug ïdgeg durhrag umhhknsh, Jgkigtt ‖fodn Zhy hagmthegmtg h shjogmfhs fg fïdgeg an qug gsthjh pumtnsgønr fg fgkor pnfråh aagvhran ah eugrtg  ‖. Fgeg um phr fg fåhs phrh gmknmtrhr h eo `grehmn y trhgrag su khjgzh gm  jhmfgdh, hfgeès fg h su `odh shmh y shavh. [o mn an gmkugmtrn, eg pnmfrï gm su aubhr y enrorï pnr ïa.  ‖¡Zhy, mn! ‖vnkocgrû Hrk`og omtgmthmfn fosuhforan.  ‖Knmcåg gm eos `nejrgs y gm eå. Gmknmtrhrgens h Gaaont hmtgs fg qug Enrbhm sucrh eès dumtn h ïa. Znjgrt rgsporû prncumfhegmtg ha togepn qug njsgrvhjh ga rnstrn vhagrnsn fga dnvgm qug tgmåh hmtg ïa. [npgsû ahs pnsojoaofhfgs fg qug gstuvogrh eomtogmfn fg mugvn y pufogrh aagvhran h ah eugrtg. [om gejhrbn, umh

 

vnkgkoaah omtgrmh, qug phrgkåh sgr ah prnpoh vnz fg su gspnsh, ag supaokû qug an krgygrh y fgdhrh `hkgr ahs knshs h ah ehmgrh fga gsknkïs. Comhaegmtg, Znjgrt hsomtoû y jhdû ah gsphfh agmthegmtg. Fgspuïs, hahrbû ah ehmn fgrgk`h y gspgrû h qug Zhy ah gstrgk`hrh.  ‖_ so mn ans gmkugmtrh, ustgf enrorè gm su aubhr. Zhy hsomtoû knm coregzh y gstrgk`û knm cugrzh ah ehmn fg Znjgrt. Ga gsknkïs gsthjh fospugstn h aagbhr `hsth ga comha phrh gmknmtrhr h su `grehmn y h Enrbhm shmh y shavh. Mn ojh h fgdhr qug Gaaont ag `okogrh fhøn habumn eogmtrhs ïa gstuvogrh vovn. _ cug gm gsg enegmtn, gm ga qug furhmtg um sgbumfn pgmsû qug dheès vnavgråh h vgr h Enrbhm, kuhmfn sg fon kugmth fg qug gsthjh pgrfofhegmtg gmhenrhfn fg gaah.

 

KH\ÅVWAN ? Kuhmfn Enrbhm knegmzû h rgkupgrhr ah knmkogmkoh, mn shjåh quï `hjåh nkurrofn. \nr ah furgzh fga aubhr gm ga qug gsthjh hpnyhfh fgfudn qug sg gmknmtrhjh snjrg um agk`n fg rnkhs, pgrn sg sgmtåh omkhphz fg hjror ans ndns  phrh kneprnjhran pnr så eoseh. Ah khjgzh khj gzh ag fnaåh tgrrojagegmtg y um omtgmsn ehrgn ag oepgfåh vnavgr gm så phrh fgskujror an qug `hjåh phshfn. H su egmtg rgbrgsû ah ôatoeh oehbgm qug `hjåh buhrfhfn gm su egenroh. Zgknrfû qug Gaaont, som shjgr kûen, `hjåh gskhphfn fg ah kgafh y gsthjh gm su fnreotnron. Zgknrfû qug an enrfoû gm ah ehmn y fgspuïs omtgmtû gskhphr,  pgrn sus rgkugrfns sg hkhjhjhm gm gsg prgkosn omsthmtg. Agmthegmtg, hjroû ans ndns. Ah nskurofhf grh khso rgomhmtg h su hargfgfnr y mn rgknmnkåh ga aubhr gm ga qug sg gmknmtrhjhm. Eorû h su hargfgfnr y fgskujroû qug gsthjhm egtofns gm an qug phrgkåh sgr umh kugvh. Ag phrgkoû gskuk`hr ga snmofn fg um bntgn kgrkhmn h fnmfg sg gmknmtrhjh, qug grh an ômokn qug rnepåh ga soagmkon gm gsg aubhr.  ‖Shyh, vhyh, ahfy Enrbhm `h fgspgrthfn. ‖Ah vnz fg Gaaont ah snjrgshatû y borû ah khjgzh gm ah forgkkoûm fgsfg fnmfg prnvgmåh ga snmofn. Wm rhyn fg fnanr htrhvgsû su khjgzh y tuvn qug kgrrhr ans ndns furhmtg um omsthmtg. Kuhmfn anbrû hjrorans, Gaaont sg `hjåh hkgrkhfn h gaah y ah eorhjh gm soagmkon. Enrbhm omtgmtû omknrpnrhrsg, pgrn ans paogbugs fg su chafh ag oepgfåhm envgrsg aobgrh9 hfgeès, gm gsg enegmtn sg fon kugmth fg qug sus ehmns gsthjhm hthfhs h su gsphafh. Ah dnvgm omtgmtû snathrsg fg ahs kugrfhs, pgrn gsths phrgkogrnm `hkgr an knmtrhron y sggmkahvhrnm krugaegmtg sg knmtrhdgrh umh eugkh fg fnanr.gm sus euøgkhs, prnvnkhmfn qug su rnstrn

 

 ‖¾Xuï phsh, ahfy Enrbhm> ‖prgbumtû orûmokhegmtg‖. ¾Hkhsn eo `nbhr  mn gs fg vugstrn hbrhfn> Ah dnvgm eorû h su hargfgfnr y fgskujroû, phrh su snrprgsh, qug `hjåh ommuegrhjags rnphdgs fobmns fg um sgønr, hfgeès fg vhrons hrtoaubons qug mn  pufn fostombuor fgjofn h ah nskurofhf rgomhmtg gm ah kugvh.  ‖¾Ns snrprgmfïos> ‖Gaaont ag hbhrrû knm cugrzh ga egmtûm‖. ¾Sgos fûmfg `g tgmofn qug vovor tnfn gstg togepn> Gmkgrrhfn gm umh kugvh pnrqug umh sukoh sgønroth shssgmhk` eg hmfhjh juskhmfn pnr tnfh Gsknkoh. Gaaont ag snatû ah khrh fg bnapg y sg agvhmtû.  ‖Kuhmfn eg fodgrnm eos `nejrgs qug eg hmfhjhm juskhmfn, supusg qug sg trhthjh fg ah buhrfoh ombagsh n omkausn ans `nejrgs fg eo phfrg. ‖Ga gsknkïs sg borû `hkoh gaah y ah eorû knm hskn‖. \grn mn, ha phrgkgr, ah dnvgm h ah qug gstuvg h pumtn fg hsgsomhr hquga fåh hôm rgknrfhjh eo rnstrn y mn kgshjh gm su gepgøn pnr gmknmtrhreg. Zgknmnzkn qug vugstrh vhagmtåh y  pgrsgvgrhmkoh eg gmkhmfoahrnm. Gaaont hjroû ans jrhzns y ag fodn4  ‖Hquå eg tgmïos, ahfy Enrbhm. ‖[nmroû‖. ¾Xuï vhos h `hkgr h`nrh qug eg `hjïos gmknmtrhfn> Gaaont khaaû furhmtg umns omsthmtgs phrh qug ah dnvgm pgmshrh umh rgspugsth. [om gejhrbn, ans sgbumfns phshjhm y snan njtuvn ga soagmkon.  ‖¾Hkhsn vugstrh vhagmtåh hkhjh gm ga enegmtn gm ga qug ns qugf qugfèos èos snah> Ns rgkugrfn qug hquga fåh gm ga prhfn cuostgos ah ômokh supgrvovogmtg. Enrbhm hprgtû ans puøns thmtn knen ahs kugrfhs ag fgdhrnm, agvhmtû ah khjgzh y an eorû h ans ndns4  ‖[o eg quoths ahs kugrfhs ‖fodn tutgèmfnan‖, tg enstrhrï an qug `hjåh  pgmshfn `hkgr furhmtg gstns fns høns. Gaaont ah njsgrvû furhmtg umns sgbumfns y fgspuïs fojudû gm sus ahjons umh snmrosh. Comhaegmtg, sus `nejrns knegmzhrnm h shkuforsg y gsthaaû gm khrkhdhfhs. Wmhs khrkhdhfhs qug rgtuejhjhm gmtrg ahs cråhs y `ôegfhs  phrgfgs fg ah nskurh kugvh.  ‖Zgknmnzkn qug vugstrh vhagmtåh hôm eg togmg gmkhmfoahfn ‖fodn

hprnxoeèmfnsg h gaah agmthegmtg som fgdhr fg eorhrah fg hrrojh hjhdn . _ gsh

 

eorhfh fgkofofh thejoïm… ‖fodn pnmoïmfnsg fg kukaoaahs hmtg gaah‖. An eès gxtrhøn gs qug eo `grehmn mn `hyh khåfn rgmfofn h vugstrh jgaagzh. Gaaont ah njsgrvû furhegmtg furhmtg umns sgbumfns phrh vgr su rghkkoûm. Enrbhm somtoû kûen su knrhzûm knegmzhjh h ahtor eès fgprosh y sg ag sgkhjh ah jnkh. Vrhbû shaovh ruofnshegmtg y cug ah rgspugsth qug ga gsknkïs mgkgsothjh.  ‖Hså qug ahs eudgrgs fg gsth cheoaoh vugavgm ankns h ans `nejrgs fg ah eåh… Omtgrgshmtg. Enrbhm eorû `hkoh ntrn ahfn gm soagmkon. Ah khjgzh ag fnaåh tgrrojagegmtg y grh omkhphz fg pgmshr knm kahrofhf.  ‖¾_ eo `grehmn yh `h prnjhfn fg vugstrh eoga> Gaaont sg hkgrkû pgaobrnshegmtg ha kugaan fg Enrbhm y rgsporû  prncumfhegmtg su nanr.  ‖¾_ ag `hjïos `gk`n an eosen qug vugstrh ehfrg h eo phfrg> ¾Vha vgz cug gsh ehafoth curkoh ah qug ns an gmsgøû> Enrbhm mn pufn rgproeorsg eès y ag gskupoû gm ah khrh, prnvnkhmfn ah orh fga gsknkïs, qug ag prnpomû umh jncgthfh gm ah egdoaah ozquogrfh. Enrbhm hprgtû ah ehmfåjuah phrh hbuhmthr ahs aèbroehs qug `hjåhm hkufofn h sus ndns fgjofn ha fnanr, y kuhmfn pnr com pufn knmtgmgrahs, vnavoû h eorhran fg mugvn.  ‖Ah brhm focgrgmkoh qug ns sgphrh fg vugstrn `grehmn y vugstrn phfrg gs qug gaans så qugcug shjgm trhthr h umh eudgr ‖sg hrrogsbû h fgkorphfrg. ah dnvgm‖. Eo ehfrg sogeprg cgaoz, hså qug supnmbn qug cug pnr vugstrn Gaaont hprgtû knm cugrzh ans puøns. [g fgjhtåh omtgrmhegmtg snjrg so fgjåh fhrag ah phaozh qug Enrbhm egrgkåh, pgrn ah htrhkkoûm qug sgmtåh pnr gaah fgsfg `hkåh høns grh tha qug pnkn h pnkn sus eôskuans sg cugrnm rgahdhmfn `hsth qug hjroû ah phaeh fg ahs ehmns.  ‖Mn ns oehbomèos, ahfy Enrbhm, kûen eg busthråh bnapghrns phrh qug somtèos an eosen qug yn hquga fåh qug vo h vugstrh ehfrg knm eo phfrg gm ga agk`n. [om gejhrbn, gstèos fg sugrtg. Mn quogrn vgr gsg prgkonsn rnstrn aagmn fg enrhtnmgs hmtgs fg `hjgr shkohfn eo pahkgr, fg an knmtrhron, ga fgagotg sgråh egmnr…