Page 1 (Introduction To Literature) The Spell by Arthur Gordon

 

Zdng 4 (Kitremuhtkei te Cktgrdturg) ]fg Xpgcc `y Drtfur Nermei Gxhusg bg, skr, K sgg tfdt yeu drg sbeakin ‘ heucm yeu pessk`cy spdrg d hkndrgttg5 ^g drg iet dccewgm te fdvg tfgb fgrg. D wksg rucg, ie meu`t, ki tfg bdlerkty eo hdsgs. Cuidtkhs sfeucm igvgr `g trustgm wktf okrg. @ut `gckgvg bg, skr, K mei‛t `gcein ki tfks pcdhg wktf dcc tfgsg hrdzy pgepcg. Pgdccy, K mei‛t! K‛b ds sdig ds diyeig, ds sdig ds yeu drg. @ut tfgrg yeu skt ki yeur pdragm hdr, orgg te hebg dim ne ds yeu pcgdsg. Dim fgrg db K `gfkim tfgsg `drs… Ef, pcgdsg mei‛t ne dwdy! Mei‛t mrkvg eoo lust `ghdusg K db tdcakin te yeu. K wei‛t hdusg yeu diy gb`drrdssbgit. Iet tfg scknftgst. K wei‛t gvgi dsa yeu dndki oer d hkndrgttg. K suppesg yeu‛rg wdktkin oer sebgeig. [eur wkog5 D orkgim, pgrfdps5 Eig eo tfg mehters wfe wera fgrg ki tfg dsycub5 Kt megsi‛t bdttgr. Ko K sgg diyeig hebkin, K‛cc step tdcakin. K‛cc ne dwdy oreb tfg wkimew. @ut uitkc tfgi, pcgdsg stdy. [eu mei‛t aiew wfdt kt bgdis te `g d`cg te tdca te sebg`emy ei tfg eutskmg. Xebg`emy wfe wkcc ckstgi, sebg`emy wfe bknft gvgi `gckgvg… Ie, tfdt‛s tee buhf te gxpght, eo heursg. @ut tgcc bg, skr, me K seuim ckag d bdmbdi5 By bkim ks ds neem ds kt gvgr wds1 trucy, kt ks. K hdi secvg d pre`cgb ki trkneiebgtry oer yeu er rghktg eig eo Xfdagspgdrg‛s seiigts. @ut wfgi K try te tgcc tfg trutf, tfgy wei‛t `gckgvg bg. Xkr, yeu‛rg ngitcgbdi, tfdt‛s e`vkeus. [eu tfgneem sybpdtfy dim tfgsgg, tecgrdihg, tfg wkcckinigss te fgdr d bdi eut. dK hdi rghenikzg tfesg qudcktkgs oerfdvg d vgry rgdsei. [eu K‛b d ngitcgbdi bysgco. Ef, yeu weucmi‛t tfkia se oreb ceeakin dt bg, K aiew. Dim yeu weucmi‛t tfkia se ko yeu rgdm by bgmkhdc okcg. Kt sdys tfdt K db Mdvkm Nrggicgd, bgrhfdit sgdbdi, d fepgcgss pdrdiekdh suoogrkin oreb kisdig mgcuskeis. @ut, skr, K swgdr te yeu K‛b iet Mdvkm Nrggicgd dim K‛b iet kisdig! Zdng 0 (Kitremuhtkei te Cktgrdturg) Cgt bg tgcc yeu, skr, lust few kt fdppgigm. Dim cgt bg `gn eo yeu iet te lumng bg `y tfg wdy K ceea. ]fks `reagi iesg, tfgsg nidrcgm fdims ‘ tfgy‛rg iet bkig, K tgcc yeu, tfgy‛rg iet bkig! ]fgy `gcein te Mdvkm Nrggicgd, tfdt‛s trug. @ut K‛b iet Mdvkm Nrggicgd, K‛b iet. K‛b iet. K‛b Gmndr Nrggicgd, vkhg-prgskmgit eo tfg Evgrsgds Xfkppkin Hebpdiy, wktf d feusg ei Gmngwdtgr Mrkvg dim d wkog dim twe okig hfkcmrgi… ef, yeu bust `gckgvg bg! @ut wdkt. K‛b nekin tee odst. K hdi sgg tfg mks`gckgo ki yeur gygs. Dim tfg pkty. [gs, tfg pkty. K mei‛t `cdbg yeu, skr, rgdccy K mei‛t. @ut fgdr bg eut. K `gn eo yeu. K wkcc eicy tdag d bkiutg er twe. Dim kt wkcc hest yeu ietfkin. Lust d hkndrgttg, pgrfdps, ko yeu‛rg se kihckigm. Kt fdppgigm dcbest d ygdr dne. K wds ki by eookhg, ds usudc. K wds ki by ewi `emy, tee, iet tfks tdtteegm beistreskty tfdt yeu‛rg ceeakin dt. Ef, K aiew tfdt megs seuim kisdig, `ut cgt bg gxpcdki, pcgdsg! Lust ckstgi… Eig eo eur sfkps, tfg Gdstgri Xtdr, fdm mehagm eicy tfdt berikin. D`eut ieei tfgy `reunft bg werm tfdt Mdvkm Nrggicgd fdm hebg dsferg, wds mrkiakin fkbsgco `ckim ki d wdtgr-oreit tdvgri. Mdvkm Nrggicgd, by okrst heuski, d wrgthfgm ig‛gr-me-wgcc, dcwdys mruia er oknftkin, dcwdys ki treu`cg. K fdm net fkb fks `grtf ei tfg Gdstgri Xtdr. ^ktfeut by kiocugihg fg weucm fdvg cest kt d mezgi tkbgs. @ut tfgrg wds ie nrdtktumg ei fks pdrt, skr. Ieig dt dcc. Kimggm, fg fdtgm bg `ghdusg K wds suhhgssouc, rgspghtgm, gvgrytfkin fg wditgm te `g ‘ dim wds iet. Bdcgvecgit ds fg wds, K ogct rgspeisk`cg oer fkb ds d bgb`gr eo tfg odbkcy. Dim se K wgit mewi te tfdt

 

tdvgri. K oeuim fkb, mruia dim mksnustkin. K teea fkb kite d `dhareeb dim ermgrgm heoogg. ^g wgrg dceig tfgrg… Xkr, heucm yeu pessk`cy cgt bg fdvg d hkndrgttg5 Ceea, K‛cc strgthf by drb tfreunf tfg `drs ds odr ds kt wkcc ne. Ko yeu heucm lust put eig ki by okingrs, K‛m `g se nrdtgouc. Pgdccy, yeu mei‛t aiew few dneikzkin kt ks te wdthf dietfgr bdi sbeag wfgi yeu… ef, tfdia yeu, skr, yeu drg best akim!

Zdng 8 (Kitremuhtkei te Cktgrdturg) Xe K bdmg Mdvkm mrkia tfg heoogg. K net fkb odkrcy se`gr, `ut fg agpt rgvkckin bg. Fg dhhusgm bg eo sghrgtcy cedtfkin fkb, mgspkskin fkb. K sdkm tfdt K mkmi‛t mgspksg fkb, K eicy pktkgm fkb. ^fgi K sdkm tfdt, fg ndvg bg d strding ceea, fdco mruiagi dim fdco huiikin. ]fgi fg sbkcgm. K tgcc yeu, skr, K fdvg sggi tfdt sbkcg d tfeusdim tkbgs skihg ki by mrgdbs. –Cgt bg sfew yeu d trkha, Heuski Gmndr‒, fg sdkm, –d trkha K cgdrigm oreb d skinsein nkrc ki Fein Aein. D ckttcg bdnkh, `cdha er wfktg, mgpgimkin ei wfgrg yeu skt.‒ Fg teea sebgtfkin eut eo fks pehagt dim put kt ei tfg td`cg, dim K sdw tfdt ko wds d heig eo hfgdp kihgisg. –Okrst tfgrg bust `g pkty‒, fg sdkm, sbkckin tfdt gvkc sbkcg, –ko tfg spgcc ks te wera. ]fgi tfgrg bust `g d `urit eoogrkin, dim okidccy tfgrg bust `g tfg werms.‒ K tfeunft fg wds rdvkin, `ut K mghkmgm te fuber fkb Xe K … pdrmei bg, skr, heucm d treu`cg yeu oer d cknft5 [eu iggmi‛t nkvg bg d bdthf, lust fecm tfg ocdbg wfgrg K hdi rgdhf kt wktf tfg tkp eo tfg hkndrgttg. ]fdia yeu, skr. Df, tfdt‛s neem… Xe K sdkm te by heuski Mdvkm, –^fdt werms5‒ Fg fdm tfg kihgisg cknftgm iew, dim tfg sbeag wds rkskin. Fg ceeagm dt bg tfreunf kt, lust ds K db ceeakin dt yeu. ]fg fg sdkm tfg werms. Hebg hcesgr. K‛cc wfkspgr tfgb te yeu. Lust d ckttcg hcesgr. ]fgrg! Kt weras! Kt weras! tfg dihkgit dim tgrrk`cg nems, tfg spgcc stkcc weras! K tfeunft kt weucm, K fepgm kt weucm! Ef, K db serry, skr, te cgdvg yeu ki tfgrg. @ut K fdm te ngt eut, K fdm te! Dim tfks wds eicy wdy. K fdm te hfding pcdhgs wktf yeu, mei‛t yeu sgg5 K fdm te gxhfding `emkgs wktf yeu, lust tfg wdy Mdvkm mkm wktf bg! Ef, pcgdsg mei‛t shrgdb ckag tfdt dim tfg `drs. ]fg dttgimdits wkcc hebg dim put yeu ki d strdktldhagt. @ghdusg te tfgb yeu‛cc lust `g Mdvkm Nrggicgd, bgrhfdit sgdbdi, fepgcgss pdrdiekdh. Dim ie bdttgr wfdt yeu sdy, tfgy mei‛t `gckgvg yeu. [eu‛cc fdvg te `kmg yeur tkbg, lust ds K mkm. [eu‛cc fdvg te wdkt uitkc sebgeig pktkgs yeu, dim tfgi tfgrg bust `g d `urit eoogrkin, rgbgb`gr, dim tfg werms. Mei‛t oerngt tfg werms.

Zdng = (Kitremuhtkei te Cktgrdturg) Iew K bust `g nekin, oer K fdvg buhf te me. Df, ygs, buhf te me. By heuski Mdvkm wkcc iet `g gxpghtkin bg, iet ceeakin ckag tfks. ^fdt d surprksg oer Mdvkm! K‛cc tdag yeur hdr, skr, `ghdusg yeu wei‛t `g iggmkin kt diy berg. ]fdia yeu oer gvgrytfkin, gspghkdccy tfg `urit eoogrkin ‘ K bgdi, tfg hkndrgttg. Neem-`y, skr, Neem-`y.