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    Ghplrtm? YMW@CL WHGHC@\A

    =069, Jhram rlt Qmy TLN GC@IIW HI JMCRMTM

    @.W.D.E. 017-09=7=-1-0

    JMTAMTL^ QMP

    W^RE\C N@E JMCRMTM

    ^rmnuglrl nl YLELTM GHTMY\

    D\G\TL^@, =007

    Tlnmgthr; M\TLC@ME J@G\ MENP

    Ghes`c`lr ln`thr`mc; TM@ME @MEG\

    Clgthr; MEALCM YMW@CL

    Ghclg`m; LC ` LM

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    JMTAMTL^ QMP

    W^RE\C N@E JMCRMTM

    GMR@^HC\C =

    Dcmol sttlm e imm `jlesucu` nllrt mustrmc`me. Yrtlkur` nl vet

    jhn`i`gmslr rlglet msplgtuc nuelchr gmrl prlmu e`tl ghchemnl rh``,

    gl s`jucmu ue tljpcu a`amet`g pae. J`` ` j`` nl o`chjltr` nl e`s`p

    rhu, mrzthr, gu rlc`liuc jlrlu sgf`jdthr, sl et`enlmu cm `ei`e`t.

    Dcmol guehtlm d`el nllrtuc; c rlsplgtm? eu iglm lc hmrl pmrtl n`e

    lx`stlem cu`8 N`e mrm cu`8

    Gcnurm lrm thr`n ` nup h z` lxtleumet, Dcmol `-mr i` mghrnmt

    dugurhs pu`e hn`fe. Nmr mglst pl`smk c mtralm gm ue jmaelt...

    Gcthr`sl juct, guehtlm cujlm etrlma ` thtu` e`g`ue chg eu ` s-m

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    prut mtt nl imsg`emet gm prhpr`uc cu` nhjle`u, Jmcpmrm.

    Rletru lc, gm pletru th` n`e imj`c`m Jlrln`tf gmrl tr`slr pl mglst

    pjet, Jmcpmrm rlprlzletm ue v`s, ue v`s eldue nl hrahc u ` nl

    putlrl e sir`t rlmc`zmt. ^`jp nl juc` me` imj`c`m Jlrln`tf cuptmslghetrm lcljletlchr; iurtue`cl nl e`s`p, slgltm, pjetur`cl mr`nl... ` cl

    ev`eslslr. Jmcpmrm nlvle`sl h lehrj ilrjm, phmtl gf`mr glm jm`

    `jphrtmet m r``, Dcmol sl aenlm cm thmtl mglstlm ` imm cu` rjelm

    `jpleltrmd`c, mvlm mlruc g lstl turemt e drhez.

    H ter gcrlm sl hpr`sl cm g`vm pm` nl lc. etrl Wmr`l ` gmc

    lx`stmu juctl puegtl ghjuel; mjd`` lrmu rmsm`, `u`, gchght`thr`... Cu`

    Wmr`l ` lrm arlu s-` ghetrhclzl rlvhctm gmrl jhgelm e lm. Mrhamem

    cu` Dcmol h lelrvm ` t`m g vm i` ethtnlmuem mm.

    Wmr`l mvlm nh`sprlzlgl me` gen jmjm l` h prs`sl ` Dcmol h

    pr`j`sl cm lc. ^mtc l` jur`sl gu g`vm me` jm` em`etl. ` lc lrm ue

    Jlrln`tf, ue vr enlprtmt mc cu` Dcmol, nmr sprl nlhsld`rl nl lc, eu

    iglm pmrtl n`e rmjurm `eiculet m imj`c`l`.

    Dcmol igusl jm` juct nl h j`l nl o`chjltr` e mv`he pletru m h cum

    ` thtu` lm prhtlstmsl gu mjrg`uel, gen h meuemsl g h vm cum gu

    lc. Mguj, gf`mr nmg c st`jm ` sl mrtm s`eglr im nl lc, rliuzm s-c

    msguctl e jhn slrv`c, hr`gt nl jmrl stpe mr i` ihst!

    ` Wmr`l mnhrm Jmcpmrm, nmr sl ilrlm s-` mrmtl slet`jletlcl. Eu

    t`m thtu` g imm l` lxprls`v ` rliclgtm thmtl ljh``cl...

    F`peht`zmt nl nllrt, Dcmol eu nnlm mtle`l t`elrl` iltl. W`cultm sm

    sl nltmm plstl pl`smkuc nl e`s`p rhu. Lrm ihmrtl slnugthr, ihmrtl v`r`c

    ` e mglcm` t`jp c af`glm` lxgls`v nl muthr`tmr. ` lrm sui`g`let s

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    hrnhel pletru m i` `jln`mt msguctmt. Gu lxglp`m cu` Wmr`l... Lm lrm

    s`eaurm gmrl-` rlz`stm, mstilc g lrmu vle`g e gheic`gt.

    Mguj thtu`, lm eglrgm s hd`e gllm gl nhrlm pr`e dcenll;

    nhrlm mtt nl juct s jlmra cm Mnlcm`nl, uenl imj`c`m Wflcthe h`ev`tmsl s pltrlmg h sptje. Gl putlm rlprhm Dcmol imj`c`l`

    Wflcthe8 Lrmu hmjle` gmrl pr`jlmu lehrj ` Cl`af lrm pr`ltlem glm

    jm` due m cu` Wmr`l. ` jm` lrm Rltlr, irmtlcl cu` Cl`af. Dcmol pr`j`sl

    ue rmphrt c`ps`t nl duevh`e nlsprl imj`c`m Wflcthe, mstm lrm s`aur.

    G`elvm ` phvlst`sl g Rltlr lrm enrahst`t nl lm... Eu lrm e`j`g,

    nls`aur. Lrm vhrdm nhmr nl ue s`jpcu ic`rt ir urjr`, nmr cu` Wmr`l

    eu-` pcglm gm Dcmol s sl mjlstlgl.

    ` sgutur gmpuc gu je`l. Dcmol prlm g e`g` e-h vlnl ` lm

    ghetljpcm gu g`un prhi`cuc mrs nl shmrl mc tuthrlcu` l`. Mf, `-mr nm h

    clg`l nmg mr iua` gm s sl jr`tl gu Rltlr! ^htu`, eujm` `nllm

    gsthr`l` h splr`m. ` mj`etlm nl sglelcl tlr`d`cl gmrl-` nlspr`slr

    pr`e``. Nmg mstm lrm gsthr`m, prlilrm nl h sut nl hr` s sl

    jucujlmsg gu j`g` ic`rtur`!

    G`el-` vhrd`sl hmrl nl ru pl Wflcthe` cu` Dcmol8 Eu-` c`pslmu

    `eihrjmthr``, nmr e mglst gmz, prlg`s lrm vhrdm nl Kust`el, shrm cu` jm`

    jmrl.

    Chgu`m cm Mnlcm`nl, uenl shuc l`, ue hj nl mimglr` `jphrtmet,

    gmen`nm pletru h gmr`lr phc`t`g.

    Gen Wmr`l lrm `etlre cm ples`heuc pmrt`gucmr ihmrtl slclgt mcls nl

    Dcmol ` gen Kust`el h pr`jlm e t`jpuc wllolen-ur`chr, h

    suprmvlaflm pl term imt gm ue pmze`g nl egf`shmrl...

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    Nmg Dcmol eu sl ethmrgl sl aen` Wmr`l, eglp s urcu... Mvlm

    e plrjmele tlen`em s sl ghjphrtl im nl lc gm ue ghp`c je`hs `

    egpemt.

    L`, gl l8 etrld lc gu drusgfll.Wl s`j` st`eaflr`t. e imm mrs nl shmrl m cu` Dcmol, hgf`` ar` gm

    mra`etuc sgetl`mu. Wmr`l sl gze` s rje gmcj;

    Rht Dcmol8 l rha...

    Hgf`` mcdmtr` m` iltl` sl jdcez`r. Lrmu mtt nl mcdmtr` egt cumu

    gtlhnmt rliclxl nl mjlt`st.

    Eu, spusl Dcmol drusg.

    Nl gl8 Wtr`a lm iur`hms, u`ten nl thmtl lihrtur`cl gl ` cl

    prhpuslsl s cl img pletru m h elclal.

    Rletru g, nmg teruc Wflcthe ` `jma`elmz g sl vm esurm gu

    h Jlrln`tf, sl elmc!

    Mf, imj`c`m Jlrln`tf, mglmst imj`c`l lxtrmhrn`emr!

    Img` pmrtl n`e lm, nrma!

    Lu suet vlr`hmrm srmg...

    Eu prlm tl ghjphr gm mtmrl.

    Wtrcug`rlm hgf`chr cu` Dcmol sl mggletum.

    Fm` Wmr`l, cmeslmz-tl e cupt! M` ihst ethtnlmuem h j`g

    rldlc! Nlkm cm nh`sprlzlgl me`... j` mnug mj`etl plrilgt nl z`um gen

    tl-mj sjucs nl sud `eiculem mglcl` iljl`, nl mc grl` eujl e`g` eu-j`

    jm` mj`etlsg.

    Mstm j-mr j`rm! ^u t`` ethtnlmuem thtuc! Lrm jtum Tml!

    Jtum Tml, nm... Nujelzlucl!

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    Eu spuel e`j`g ru nl lm. Lrm h pr`ltle m Jmrl`.

    Jmjm tm, ghrlgt Dcmol.

    Jmrm, rlplt Wmr`l gu egpemrl. Nl gl s eu-` spue mstilc8 E-

    h s-h jm` rlvn e`g`hnmt. Nmg mj putlm jgmr s i`j s`aur`, jurjur lc gu ue mlr

    ear`khrmt.

    Wmr`l eu-` rljmrg elc`e`tlm. Rcealm.

    E`g`ue r`sg s-h jm` etcelsg. Mtueg` nl gl-j` `etlrz`g` s pclg8

    Mj spus eu.

    ^u lt` glc jm` tmrl, eu-` mm8 Wpusl lm n`splrmt. Lu e`g` eu pht

    s-j` pclnlz gmuzm...

    ^l mtlp` s vlz` hmjle`` ` cugrur`cl s glnlzl gmpr`g``chr tmcl,

    Wmr`l8

    Mf, tl ursg! M vrlm s tl dmt!

    Nmr eu enrzelt`, gg` eu m` egrlnlrl e rlmg`m jlm! M`

    nrlptmtl, Wmr`l.

    Yetuc igu s zdhmrl gtlvm i`rl nl pr nl ue rhu mur`u pl imm

    t`elrl` gcrll. Lm cl enlprt gu ue alst mc j`e``.

    Mj ehusprlzlgl me`, Dcmol!

    E-mj elvh`l s j`-` mj`etlt`! `-m trlgut vrlhnmt pr`e j`etl

    g eujr z`clcl gmrl j slpmr nl jhjletuc e gmrl eu vh` jm` i`

    tuthrlcl tu8

    e jhn gur`hs, mglmst rliclg`l ` igu ru cu` Wmr`l.

    Ym i` h jmrl uurmrl pletru t`el, spusl Wmr`l gu mjrg`uel.

    Eu mj mkues eg mghch. Jm` m` juctl nl evmt em`etl nl m tl

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    jr`tm! Ym mvlm ehrhg, ilr`g`tuc mcls, gg` lt` ihmrtl irujhms.

    Nlhnmt Wmr`l sl s`j` tlr`d`c nl ter ` ellxplr`jletmt, Dcmol

    mvlm nmruc nl m sghmtl ethtnlmuem gl lrm jm` due n`e lm. Mguj

    shmrlcl cuj`em n`rlgt imm d`el nlslemt m tuthrlcu` l`. Mglst drdmt hsplr`m pu`e, nmr e`g`hnmt Wmr`l e-mr i` jrtur`s`t-h, gf`mr sud thrtur.

    Rl nl mct pmrtl, nmg mr trldu` s-c prslmsg s-mr s`j` lxtrmhrn`emr

    nl s`eaur. ` lxpc`gm prhst thmtl mglstl ghetrmn`g``. Dcmol lrm h i``e

    etrlma, ir ghegls`` ` lm sl aslm e etrla`jl sud nhj`em`m cu`.

    ^htu` ` pcglm s-` rlz`stl? mtueg` sl s`jlm tr`en `etles. Nmt Dcmol

    t`m mtt nl d`el s-h af`glmsg = Lrm etr-ue ilc h jmr`helt, mcl grl`

    i`rl cl tralm, gu enljemrl. Gg` trlglm nrlpt jmlstru e mrth nl m

    jme`pucm hmjle``...

    El vhj ethmrgl, nlgcmr lc. Gen j`g`cl lclvl eu j n`strlmz,

    lcl j mamslmz...

    ^htu` sl pmrl g h aslt` pl cl`af ihmrtl slnugthmrl, `-h

    ethmrsl lm.

    D`mtm jlm Wmr`l! Lt` `n`hmt e uelcl gc`pl! Lxgcmj lc gu

    n`sprl. Mj `eut-h ethtnlmuem cm n`stme pl pr`ltlem tm Cl`af... Nmg

    irmtlcl l` ` slmje gt nl pu`e, mstm j imgl ` jm` juct s tl

    pstrlz cm Jmcpmrm!

    Wmr`l sl eghrn.

    Nmr g`el tl grlz` tu gm s-j` mcla` pr`ltle`` e chguc jlu8

    Wuet tuthrlcl tuclamc, Wlclem!

    Eu j str`am Wlclem, j earhzlt`.

    Dcmol mvu ue uhr reklt.

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    Wlclem, zl`m cue``... Lstl mnlvrmt g mglmst phrlgc eu ` sl prlm

    phtr`vltl `esuphrtmd`cl` prhstul...

    Eu egltlz` s j gr`t`g`... J-m` urt ethtnlmuem ` m` h hp`e`l

    ghjpclt imcs nlsprl gmrmgtlruc jlu. ^rldu`l gm ethtnlmuem tu s m`uct`juc guvet? n`e pr`eg`p`u.

    Gtlhnmt nhrlsg s tl cla! M` c`jdm prlm msgu`t... Rrhdmd`c

    nmthr`t tljplrmjletucu` tu nl rhgmt! Eu egltlz` s hsg`clz` n`e

    ghetrmn`g`l e ghetrmn`g`l, pu`e gm n`e`` ilrstrucu`. H mct

    iucalrmrl nl imrjlg, h trlsr`rl nl v`tmc`tmtl, urjmtl nl tglr` hst`cl.

    Gen vl` rlu` s-` stpelt` mglstl gmpr`g``, vl` nlvle` h mnlvrmt

    iljl`l.

    Lm ` jp`esl drd`m e mimr, etr-ue alst nl n`sprl.

    J-mr j`rm mstm!

    Dcmol mvu ue surs uhr.

    Eu j pr`v` mm Wmr`l. t`u, m` hgf` irujh`. Nmr lu suet Dcmol,

    eu u`tm ` e`j`g eu j vm surpr`enl vle`en nl cm t`el.

    Mr trldu` n`e gen e gen s mgglp` s-j` img` pcglrl. Gl

    `eghevle`let mr putlm prlzletm mglst vh`mk cm Mnlcm`nl8

    Lc r`n`g n`e ujlr`.

    @ev`t-` pr`ltle`` m`g` nmg vrl`... M vrlm s pht s v hdslrv.

    Gl prhst`l! Nmr lt` gu thtuc `esles`d`c! Lt` ue z`n nl arme`t!

    Gllm gl eu lstl gmzuc terucu` Wflcthe8 Hf, vn gcmr, Wmr`l.

    Rletru mglst ter lt` ue nmr n`e glr... Whrm cu` j` s-m prut ihmrtl

    `rlmt, t`l s sl nlsgurgl! Eu elcla gl mvl` e ghjue vh` nhu.

    Lstl h nlsgurgrlm, md`c e cugrur`cl jhenlel... ` tu... tu lt` eg

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    ue dldlcu...

    Wmr`l trljur.

    Ylz` `etle`` msguesl prltut`enle`. J etrld nmg vh` mvlm etr-

    h z` phs`d`c`tmtlm s mg`helz nup phitm jlm! Mstm j` sl pmrl arlu lt`prlm jlgflr...

    `e cm t`el Wmr`l, gf`mr nmg tu eu grlz`.

    Mf, nm8 etrld lm gu elegrlnlrl.

    L` nm! ` tu `` cm j`el, gf`mr nmgrliuz` s-h mnj``. Wmr`l rlu`

    s rje emturmc, nmr lrm `egmpmd`c s etcelmsg pr`v`rlm ar`

    mra`et`l m cu` Dcmol. Mglst hj lrm h le`aj v`l ` gen n`sgutm gu lc,

    eu rlulm e`g`hnmt s nlsghplrl mraujletlcl susglpt`d`cl s-c

    ghev`ea. Gf`mr e mglst jhjlet jurlm nl phit s nlm n`e p`g`hmrl

    urcen, gm lclvm `esuphrtmd`c gl lrm pletru lc. Nmg mvlm ihrm nl

    gmrmgtlr m imj`c`l` Jlrln`tf, jhtle`sl nl msljlelm ` elrvhz`tmtlm

    dhcev`g`hms m jmjl` smcl.

    eglrg n`e ehu s-c ghev`ea. Rr`e dcenll, nlnmtm mstm...

    Nhmjem Wflcthe m `es`stmt juct gm s v`e, spusl lm gu h vhgl

    rau`t. Yhr i` rlglp``, gtlvm lxgurs``... M putlm imgl gujprtur`

    e hrm...

    Dcmol h etrlrupsl gu ue fhfht nl rs drusg.

    Gujprtur` e hrm! Tlplt lc `rhe`g. Msguct nrmam jlm; tl

    guehsg, lt` lxtrlj nl ilj`e`e ` sugglsuc ` sl su`l cm gmp. ^eruc

    Wflcthe lstl enrahst`t nl t`el8 Lstl ilrjlgthr, nmr j`l mstm eu-j`

    pcmgl. Tlarlt g tl nlglp`helz hpr`enu-tl cm Jmcpmrm, pletru gmrl

    thtu` mr trldu` s-j` i`` rlguehsgthmrl!

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    M` putlm s m` egrlnlrl e j`el! Eu lx`st mctm jm` v`rtuhms gm

    j`el arm`l tuturhr lihrtur`chr tmcl. ` nmg eu suet gmpmd`c s i`u

    rlzhemd`c cm ehusprlzlgl me`, eu vh` jm` i` e`g`hnmt!

    Lxmgt. Gl vrl` s spu`8 Wl j`r Wmr`l.

    Rltlr Wflcthe lstl prhdmd`c ihmrtl md`c. Lu prlilr s rj` m`g`.

    M`g` lt` e s`aurme. Mglmst phvlstl gu teruc Wflcthe m nurmt

    nlstuc nl juct. Wuet ghev`es g eu `l` mglst ic`rt e slr`hs. ` eglrg`

    eujm` aflmrlcl... Yrl` s-` nlsihr` mr`p`cl, nmr Rltlr Wflcthe eu h

    jlr`t. Nl mctilc, nmg tu m` ehusprlzlgl me`, lc mrl glc pu`e nhuzlg`

    ` msl ` eu sl evrtl e mgl`m` jln`u. H imt nrau gm t`el, gu h

    nht mprlg`md`c, phmtl splrm h pmrt`n juct jm` due!

    H zlstrl! Lxgcmj Wmr`l. ` dm` khg nl j`el8

    ` nl gl eu `-m nm-h8

    Klemt Wmr`l sl erh` ` Dcmol ` cu jem.

    W eglrgj s n`sgutj, Wmr`l. Mj mvut h z` arlm, suet hdhs`t `

    eu lstl jhjletuc s j prhvhg`. Eu vrlmu s tl jp`ln`g s tl

    n`strlz`, grlnl-j. Nmr, s`eglr s-` spue, eu-j` pcmgl pr`ltlem tm

    Cl`af... ` gllm gl mj muz`t nlsprl imj`c`m l` eu j`-m pcgut nlchg.

    Lv`nlet, Kust`el `-m nmt rmphrtuc; mglmst sgujp Kust`el gmrl sl

    prlt`enl pr`ltlem jlm, nmr gmrl ` phvlstltl thtuc e spmtlcl jlu!

    Drmvh Dcmol, t`` s tl slrvlt` nl imj`c`m tm! Wuet amtm ethtnlmuem s

    tl msguctl hrdltl!

    ` tu, nhmr gen mstm ` ghev`el, `-h ethmrsl lc pc`gt`s`t. Fm`

    v`eh, Wmr`l. W jlralj.

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    Jmrlm cu` pcr`l nl pez h pcr`l nl ghwdhy ` ujdrlm hgf``.

    Rrlm nur, v`r`c, ilrj nlhnmtWmr`l mvu h j`g lxgcmjm`l edu`t;

    ` nmg m chgu` cm Kust`el8 Hf, tl rha, Dcmol.

    Lc sl aen` pu`e, mph` nnu n`e gmp.Eu. Eu vrlmu s-` nmu h msljlelm rspuenlrl Kust`el`. W csj

    mglmst j`g `ud`rl s sl st`ea s`eaur. Nmg mj elcls d`el,teruc

    Wflcthe s-m cunmt prltut`enle` nlkm!

    Mstm j-mr j`rm! Wpu` hr`gl gm s j img` s suir!

    Dcmol ` gr`spm v`hclet nlaltlcl pl egfl`lturm j`e`` t`elrl` iltl.

    H s egltlz` s j ghes`nlr` gm ue jhestru8

    Img` thtuc pletru mstm!

    H trmsl gtrl lc. Gl` nh` gm` ` g`uc`r urlgf`cl. Dcmol gcrlm ue

    j`euemt mrjsmr elaru gm mdmehsuc ` Wmr`l h nlc`gmt `mp rhm`d.

    Wmr`l, jurjur Dcmol, trldu`l s i`` prunlet, gg` drilc`cl

    g`rguc. Lstl emturmc! Nl gen m` vle`t cm Jmcpmrm, nup gl `-m`

    tlrj`emt stun``cl, ihtharmi`m tm m ihst pudc`gmt nl eleujrmtl hr` e

    pma`e`cl glchr jm` lclametl rlv`stl. Mstm eu-j` pcmgl... Wuet juctl

    cugrur` pl gmrl eu cl elcla` ` gmrl j`l j` n`spcmg. Hr, tu eu tl phr`

    nlgt gm h putmeg gmrl eu sl aenltl nlgts sl n`strlzl!

    L imcs, t`rmeucl!

    Jm` rlplt hnmt mglst guvet ` h s tl img s-c eaf``!

    M` i` gmpmd`c! t`` cm g`el j img` s j aenlsg e mglst

    jhjlet8 Cm ue n`gtmthr ilrhgl! ^u lt` liuc... Tlalcl ghc`elchr nl

    e`s`p rhu!

    W eu rleglplj, Wlclem! Tlarlt g eu-` nm` slmjm g nmg

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    mg`helz e ilcuc mglstm lstl pletru d`elcl tu. Cms-c pl Wflcthe s-`

    aslmsg m mct imt; tu eu lt` pletru lc!

    Cmgr`j`cl ` tucdurmr cu` Wmr`l vlnlrlm.

    Kust`el `-m igut ue phrtrlt mc cu` prlm sujdru! Mc cu` ` mc etrla`` imj`c``. ` eu u`tm g Kust`el tl mnhr...

    Rhmtl, nmr lm sl emc e pr`v`em cu` Rltlr. Eu l thtu` ue

    ameastlr!

    Eu, m` nrlptmtl. Nmr thtu` i`aurlmz pl c`stm jlm elmar.

    I`lgmrl z` tl imgl jm` ru!

    L` d`el, gu mtt jm` d`el! @-h ethmrsl lc smrgmst`g. Y`eh, Wmr`l.

    Mj`etltl-` g cm Jmcpmrm lu suet glc gmrl ghjmen!

    Lu e-mj nlg` nrlptuc cm e`j`g8

    Cm tht, mimr nl imj`c`m Wflcthe.

    Nmg c-m` guehmtl m` vlnlm g lstl s`jpmt`g.

    Rrlg`s g eu, j`gm jlm nrma Wmr`l gu pr mrj`u.

    Rr`v`rlm cu` ptruezthmrl zr` ue vrtlk nl vet vle`en nrlpt sprl

    l`.

    W el ethmrglj nmg eu vrl` s i`j pr`e` etr-h iurtue.

    Wmr`l sl erh` `-` mzvrc` pcr`m pl spmtl, nlsghplr`enu-` dugclcl

    nl mur mrj`u. Eu vm i` pletru pr`jm nmt g sl vm as` e imm

    lcljletlchr nlzceu`tl! N`e gmuzm ueu` s`jpcu vet Dcmol puelm

    gmpt ghevlrsm`l` chr ` mstm h relm prhiuen.

    Wplr gm mglst vrtlk s tl mt`ea! ` spusl lm.

    Mstm j-mr j`rm!

    ` enlje gmcuc. Mglstm mzvrc` n`e p`g`hmrl ` ue klt nl e`s`p rhu

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    e` nl sud ghp`tlcl cu`. Mpclgenu-sl uhr, Dcmol chv` ghmstm

    jtshms m `lpl` rhm`dl, pl gmrl h gcrlm Wmr`l. Mtueg`, ethgjm` gm

    nhu sal`, gm`` sl mvetmr e gjp`l ethrgen spmtlcl nllrtucu`.

    Gen gmcuc amchpm, Wmr`l eu sl aenlm cm e`j`g. Eu jm` s`jlm e`g`je`l, e`g` rlslet`jletl, g` eujm` dugur`m nl m jlral gm vetuc. t`m

    g e`g`hnmt eu vm gcr` mm nl d`el gm Dcmol. ^htu`, lrm h lxglclet

    gcrlm, lclamet ` enrzelm.

    Nl nmtm mstm vrh`m s sl `m cm etrlglrl, af`g` Dcmol, gmrl-` rl`eu

    mrjsmruc. ^rldu`m s i`` jlrlu mtlet cm Wmr`l, gg` rlmg``cl l` lrmu

    `jprlv`z`d`cl. Lc h cs s h `m em`etl. R`g`hmrlcl `lpl` smcl zdurmu

    nlmsuprm `lrd``, e n`rlg`m ueu` dhsgflt nl mrdhr` lxht`g` ` nl smcgj`

    e ichmrl.

    Wmrl iuslsl prlm rsimt ` rspuenlrlm h mvlm e jmrl pmrtl

    Dcmol. Nmr mvlm `etle`m s pue gmpt mglstu` cugru... ^erm imt

    mvlm mttlm phs`d`c`t` gen eu sl egpem e jhn stup`n!

    Wmr`l ` r`n`g drmlcl sprl glr etr-ue alst nl tr`uji. J`gmrlm `

    ghchrm hdrmzuc nrau.

    Mj gt`amt! Gl ` s-m etjpcmt, Dcmol8

    J`l8 Mtlpt gm s-` nlsgf`z` e sir`t hgf``.

    Glvm e lxprls`m ill` ` e t`jdruc vhg``, h tucdur pl term imt.

    Mvu nlhnmt `jprls`m g eu-c guehmtl nlchg pl Dcmol. Nlvle`sl

    nlhnmt ue str`e...

    M` rmtmt thtuc, dhjde` lm. E`g` e-m` eglrgmt s tl `l` cm

    etrlglrl!

    Lrm etr-mnlvr `jphrtmet8

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    Wurnlm. Nlvle`sl Dcmol glc hd`eu`t... Wmr`l ` rlas` rlsp`rm`m,

    etrldenu-sl gl ` sl etjpcmsl...

    Yetuc sl r`n`gmsl, gucgen cm pjet gtlvm pcmetl scdmt`gl,

    igen s cl zdhmrl pltmclcl. Imglj pmgl8 etrld Dcmol.

    Nm.

    Gm`` pclgmr n`e ehu cm pms, str`v`en `lrdur` mrhjmt`gl mc grhr j`rhs

    putlre`g c s`jlmu e er`. e nlprtmrl h turj nl dh` sl enrlptm sprl

    ue chg gu mp. Lrmu urjm` nl ue pmze`g pl gmc. eg h nmt Wmr`l

    trldu`m s-` nlm slmjm; mnhrm Jmcpmrm, e thmtl meht`jpur`cl... ` e

    plr`hmnlcl nl slglt, nmr jm` mcls nup pch`, gen ichr`cl mprlmu gu

    j``cl e nllrt ` gen psr`cl prlmu nlhnmt elduel. Mtueg`lrm glm

    jm` lxtrmhrn`emr arn`e... Yetuc ` shmrlcl cumu rlplnl msuprm chr

    smrg`em nl m cl imgl s n`spmr m nhum z` nup pch`. ` mvlm `jprls`m g

    e`g`hnmt lcl eu vhr rlvle`. Nmr lrm sui`g`let h pchm`l thrle`mc,

    pletru gm egetmrlm s sl rlpltl.

    Nm. Jmcpmrm lrm glc jm` irujhs chg n`e cujl... ` Dcmol lrm

    stpeuc cu`. Mglst hj lrm h mnlvrmt steg. Mvlm h msljlelm

    putlrl i`z`g ` jhrmc egt mctur` nl lc Wmr`l sl s`jlm lxtrmhrn`emr

    nl irma`c...

    Wl ethmrsl sprl lc... E`j`g eu-c vm putlm supuel pl Dcmol. Lrm gm h

    dmr`lr nl eltrlgut etrl imj`c`m Wflcthe ` lm es`. Gm mct nmt gen

    sl r`n`gmsl etrl jmjm l` ` lm.

    Imglj h gurs8 Rrhpusl lm.

    M` p`lrnut n`em`etl! H ms`aur lc.

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    H c`gr`rl mjuzmt ` kugm e pr`v`r` ` Wmr`l sl s`jlm n`e ehu

    gupr`es nl mglmst `jprls`l d`zmr...

    Eu i` mtt nl s`aur pl t`el, `-h ethmrsl lm, ir m sl aen` etr-

    mnlvr cm gllm gl spuelm.Lrm `etles tucdurmt ` e mglcm` t`jp splr`mt ` lelrvmt.

    Elrvhz`tmtlm l` sl ghjue`gm ` gmcucu`... J`e`cl t`elrl` iltl trljurmu

    pl fur`, e t`jp gl Dcmol h pr`vlm gu ue mlr jln`tmt`v. Mvu `jprls`m

    g tuthrlcl l` gutm s-h nhj`el gu thmt trui`m cu`, gu thmt mrhamem `

    h gupr`esl ue vmc nl rlvhct.

    ` ei`psl thgur`cl e ghmstlcl `lpl` gmrl sr`. Wmr`l sl mpclg plstl

    arujmz ` ghmjm dchen ` mt`esl hdrmzuc.

    @mpm iualm eldueltl ` Wmr`l c u`t pl Dcmol... Rsr`cl getmu pl

    glruc mcdmstru. Ru`e jm` eghch sl r`n`gm h pr`j dmr`lr. Gmcuc `

    gcrlmm cu` h trlgur n`etr-h sr`tur. Rcr`m cu` Wmr`l `eut nl h

    gurlcu e kuruc atucu`, ` sctm pl spmtl. Yetuc ` kugm e dugclcl

    mur`t.

    H m nhum dmr`lr... eg uem. Wmr`l zr` nlhnmt e mprhp`lrl

    mrjsmruc elaru mc cu` Dcmol.. N`etr-h sr`tur ihrj`nmd`c lc sl r`n`g

    nlmsuprm dmr`lrl` ` nlp` `mpm rhm`d.

    Wmr`l c grlnlm pl Dcmol eg nlpmrtl e spmtlcl l`. Je`m igu s-`

    strcuglmsg hgf`` dclu v`hcl`. Wl mpclg pu`e jm` juct pl arujmzuc

    `lpl` ` h enlje cm jmx`juj.

    Dcmol h str`a, nmr lm eu vru s mun; vm gt`am gu hr`gl prl.

    Nmr dmr`lrm urjthmrl lrm juct jm` emct gm glclcmctl. Wurpr`es,

    `mpm sl ilr` n`e gmclm hdstmghcucu`, mph` sl hpr` drusg ` Wmr`l,

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    nlzlgf`c`drmt, iu mzvrc`t etr-ue jhrjme nl ie gmrl sl aslm mghch,

    thgjm` cm meg, n`e ilr`g`rl, gm s-` mtleulzl gnlrlm.

    Gu rlsp`rm`mt`mt, imtm eu jm` j`gm.

    Eldue j`g!Nl nmtm mglmstm vhglm cu` Dcmol lrm jm` pu`e s`aur nlgt nl

    hd`gl`... Nmr j`e`cl cu` eu trljurmu gen sl ms`aur g jljdrlcl

    iltl` lrmu `etmgtl.

    Wmr`l `esp`r mneg. Nl nmtm mstm lrm ev`es.

    `-mj spus s eueglrg` s trlg` plstl mglmst dmr`lr!

    ^rldu`l gm ethtnlmuem tu s m` glvm nl spus!

    Hmrl jem cu` Dcmol ` jea`m eglt`hr pruc8 Gt lrm lc nl

    putlre`g ` gt nl scmd sl s`jlm lm...

    [ujz`tuc n`e urlgf` ` sl mtleum. Dcmol ` mt`esl hdrmzuc `

    jurjur gtlvm guv`etl pl gmrl lm eu rlu` s cl elclma.

    ` ^`em8 etrld lm.

    E-m mvut e`j`g; m mvut jm` juct ehrhg gm t`el. Mr i` trldu`t s

    t`` g eu lrm gmpmd`c s smr ue mstilc nl hdstmghc!

    Lm smrl d`el, nl hd`gl`.

    Nm, nmr lm ` guehmtl c`j`tlcl. Lm lstl juct jm` rlzhemd`c gm

    t`el.

    Wmr`l vru s sl r`n`gl, nmr Dcmol h jp`ln`g.

    Hn`feltl-tl pu`e ` eglmrg s eu vhrdlt`!

    ^erm imt sl ihr s-` rl`e cmgr`j`cl gmrl-` ujpclmu hgf``.

    M` mlruc elc`e`t`t, Dcmol...

    ` tu, pmr` ghjpclt du`jmg.

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    Eu j aenlmj g... g tl ear`khrlz` mtt nl j`el. Wuet nlg` h

    msljlelm rspuenlrl pletru t`el8

    Nm, nhje`hmr.

    Lc ` sursl ` lm ethmrsl gmpuc gm pletru m lv`tm ue plr`ghc.Mprhp`lrlm cu` Dcmol h tucdurm e jhn strme`u...

    \enl l pcr`m jlm8 etrld.

    Eu tl aen` cm mstm. H s-h gutj jm` trz`u. Rletru jhjlet j

    aenlsg nhmr cm t`el.

    Eu tl grln, Dcmol.

    ^htu`, etr-h z`, h s i`` ihrmt s-h mnj``.

    Gen8

    Rhmtl plstl g`vm me`...

    Yhglm cu` Wmr`l eglpu nlhnmt s trljurl.

    M i` putut s jhr!

    Arm`l Nhjeucu`, h s tl mcla` nhmr gu gtlvm vet`... Nmr eu-`

    jm` eglrgm mstilc nlst`euc! Nmtm v``thmrl m` putlm i` jm` pu`e

    ehrhghms.

    eglt, guchmrlm rlvlelm e hdrmk`` mcd` m` t`elrl` iltl, nmr pr`v`rlm

    pup`clchr mcdmstrl lrm eg pu`e p`lrnut.

    Tlarlt g `-mj prhnus tlmj, Dcmol...

    Mf, grlnlmj g j nltlt`...

    G`el m spus mstm8 Jurjur lm.

    Wl ethmrsl pl h pmrtl ` sl strjd uhr, gg` i`lgmrl j`gmrl `

    prhnuglm eh` nurlr`. Lv`tm s etcelmsg pr`v`rlm tuthrlcu l`.

    G`el m spus mstm8 Gf`mr tu, Wmr`l ` nl jm` juctl hr`.

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    L` d`el! Lu... lu eu spuelmj mnlvruc.

    @e`jm ` dtlm tmrl. etrl Dcmol ` lm e`j`g eu jm` lrm cm ilc...

    Dcmol mvu ue surs rmp`n ` n`e`` ` strcug`r e imm drhezmt.

    Hf, cms-j s mprlg`lz mglmst egltmrl m hst`c`t`chr, g`el t`lnmg ue mstilc nl jhjlet vm jm` rlvle`! Lt` ue mnlvrmt j`g nljhe,

    Wmr`l!

    Lu... eu t`u gl j` sl etjpc, dcd` lm.

    Yrlmu s-h grln.

    Lm ` mrueg h pr`v`rl p`lz`. Eu lrm nl h j`l nl hr` jm` d`el s i`l

    gu lc, nlgt s rtglmsg ir `et e cujlm cmra8

    Dcmol, lt` gm h mp mneg ` elmar.

    ` tu lt` h rlmc gmsgmn nl gr`stmc...

    Wurnlm n`e ehu. Nlaltlcl chr sl mt`eslr uhr. Wmr`l lrm `egmpmd`c

    s img glm jm` j`g j`gmrl. E`g` eu putlm s vhrdlmsg. @ sl prlm

    g lstl trmesphrtmt nl h jmrll, grl`m eu putlm s-` rlz`stl.

    Hgf`` l` pmrg `jpchrmu, ,,Mkut-j". Dcmol af`g` n`splrmrlm `

    elc`e`tlm t`elrl` iltl ` lxprls`m cu` sl sgf`jd.

    Rh` s tl sghc` e p`g`hmrl8 etrld lc gu h vhgl emturmc.

    Tlnlvle`sl Dcmol glc c`e`t`thr pl gmrl-c guehtlm mtt nl d`el. Lm

    eglrg s sl sghmcl `-` edu` ue almjt. Dcmol h cu e drml.

    Cms-j s tl mkut, Wmr`l. Eu `-m` rlvle`t eg...

    Wuet igut duglcl...

    Drd`m cu` Dcmol mt`esl dugclcl t`elrl` iltl ` ` sursl mm guj `-mr

    i` surs ueu` ghp`c...

    Gl mvletur, eu-` mm8

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    j` plrj`` s j nug cm imj`c`m Wflcthe8

    Amtm, Wmr`l Thgmtm! Mguj el vhj ethmrgl gcr`en mjenh` pl

    Dmramrm. Lt` nl mghrn8

    Nm. Nm8 Nmr l nl elgrlzut! Lxgcmj Dcmol rzen.

    Wmr`l iu mlzmt e imm cu` Dcmol pl mrjsmruc elaru. ^uthrlcl l` h

    `elm nl tmc`l, e t`jp gl ghenuglm gmcuc. Hf, eu lrm pr`jm nmt gen

    gcrlmu mjenh` pl mglcm` gmc! Dcmol h evmsl pl Wmr`l s

    gcrlmsg. Nmr mgujm, thtuc lrm n`ilr`t... E`g`hnmt eu m ihst mtt nl

    g`unmt nl tucdurmt.

    W`jlm pr`v`rlm cu` Dcmol rtg`en pl imm l`, pl pruc l` e gmrl sl

    kugm shmrlcl, pl c`e`m atucu`, pl gurdlcl ghrpucu` l .

    Rl`smkuc lrm j`euemt. e guren zr`r gcn`r`cl ilrjl`. Wl micmu pl

    ec`j`cl cu` Euck`r`, gl nhj`em thmtl jprlkur`j`cl. Rl mglmst ghc`e

    sl r`n`gm h steg jmrl nl p`mtr rh`l. Mglmst steg prlm g pzltl

    Jmcpmrm. Lrm euj`t dtreuc stpe, gg` lm lvhgm h s`cult

    hjlelmsg.

    Nlhnmt Wmr`l sl s`j` `jles nl ilr`g`t.

    ` `mt Jmcpmrm! H hmz etr-ue nllrt...

    c pr`v` pl Dcmol. \ct`jlcl rmzl nl shmrl iglmu s-` sgc`plmsg

    hgf``, nenu-cl h strcug`rl mprhmpl `esuphrtmd`c. Gu spreglelcl

    uhr egruetmtl, Wmr`l stun`m i`aurm tuthrlcu` l`, gm ` guj mr i` vzut-h

    pletru pr`jm hmr ` gm ` guj mr i` vrut s-` armvlzl e jljhr`l

    i`lgmrl trstur.

    Gl ` sl etjpc, Wmr`l8 Rmr` ear`khrmt.

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    Eu... Nmr mglmst gztur j-m igut pmrg s-j` p`lrn gmpuc...

    Eu spuel prhst``.

    Hgf`` t`elrl` sl fhcdmu.

    Eu spue prhst``, prhtlst lm. Nmr mj... mj `jprls`m g eu tl jm`guehsg. ^l-m` sgf`jdmt.

    Eu, Wmr`l.

    Dm nm, tl-m` sgf`jdmt, `es`st lm mprhmpl n`splrmt.

    Lc r`n`g n`e ujlr` ` sgf`jd sud`lgtuc;

    e guren mdhr`ale`` ` vhr `el glrljhe`m r`tumc pl ghc`e.

    Cm cuem pc`e. W el ethmrglj rlplnl, Dcmol. W`jt elvh`m uel`

    d` duel!

    Whmrlcl mpuslsl nlkm gen gmcuc mkuesl e imm ghpmg`chr gmrl

    jprlkju`mu gmsm ` nlplen`elcl.

    Nl-m cueauc me`chr, ilrjm iuslsl jr`t ` jhnlre`zmt. Y`tlcl

    prhvle`en nl cm Jmcpmrm lrmu vlst`tl nl cm ue gmpt cm glccmct mc

    Mustrmc`l`, e i`lgmrl me, h vezmrl cm c`g`tm`l mvlm chg pl nhjle`u.

    Mglmst vezmrl ghest`tu`m `zvhruc vle`tur`chr glcl jm` `jphrtmetl mcl

    imj`c`l` Jlrln`tf. Lm mtralm ue eujr `jphrtmet nl gujprthr` `

    nl gur`h`.

    Fmeamrlcl, uenl sl lxpuelmu me`jmclcl, e z`um vezr``, sl r`n`gmu

    e j`kchguc ghpmg`chr, e nhsuc fmjdmrlchr. Dueamchwur`cl li`chr nl

    lgf`p sl aslmu tht e mglmst pmrtl. Cugrthr`` chgu`mu e imm

    stmuclchr ` fmeamrlchr uenl sl mc`e`mu jm`e`cl mar`ghcl.

    Lx`stm nl msljlelm ue tlrle nl mv`m`l, gg` imj`c`m Jlrln`tf

    phslnm nhu mv`hmel uhmrl ` ue lc`ghptlr.

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    Chgu`em sl aslm pu`e jm` cm h pmrtl. Lrm h gcn`rl gu nhu ltmkl,

    nl `esp`rm`l rhjmet`g, m grl` ghestrug`l ghstmsl h mvlrl cm eglputuc

    slghcucu`.

    Nl i`lgmrl nmt gen h rlvlnlm, gf`mr nmg h prs`sl nl pu`e t`jp Wmr`l sl s`jlm jlrlu ghpcl`t nl mglcm` slet`jlet nl dugur`l ` nl

    pcle`tun`el.

    Dcmol c gflj pl ueuc n`e mram` `-` egrln`e `mpm cu` Wmr`l, gmrl

    jlralm e urjm chr. e mglst sir`t nl z`, smcmr`m`` nl cm Jmcpmrm `

    imj`c``cl chr sttlmu c`e`t`` mimr cm tm`ims. Wmr`l ` smcut vh`hms pl

    ue`` ` pl mc``.

    Drmlcl cu` Dcmol h jle`eur shc`n gen lm sl mpclg gm s

    vhrdlmsg gu Kmj`l Ghewmy ue d`llc nl msl me`, i`uc

    mnj`e`strmthrucu`. Imm drhezmt m ghp`cucu` lrm prlsrmt gu p`stru` `

    lc eglpu s mclral e nrlptuc chr, etrldenu-c pl Dcmol gen c vm

    nugl ` pl lc pl gmc... Jujm cu` c gflj;

    ^lrj`e s-c pc`gt`slt` pl pmtrhe, Kmj`l!

    N`spru `jln`mt gu thmt v`tlzm p`g`hrulchr cu` e n`rlg`m

    dueamchwucu` imj`c`mc.

    Wmr`l susp`e ilr`g`t. Tlas`sl Jmcpmrm... Jea`l urlgf`cl

    gmt`ilcmtl mcl cu` Dmramrm ` mrjsmruc sl ethmrsl uhr sprl lm, ir s-

    ` jhn`i`gl mcurm. Jlralm gu pm` jmr`, rlaucm`, c`e`t``. Gen amchpm

    ` etrldu`em thmt putlrlm.

    Hnmt mkues e gurtlm pmvmt, Dcmol sl nnu khs ` et`esl drmlcl

    gtrl Wmr`l.

    Lm sl cs s mcuelgl surzen. e mglst j`eut prlg`s, prlmu m i` gl`

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    jm` due` pr`ltle` n`e cujl.

    Gen j cm` s-c gcrlsg pl Dmramrm8

    E`g`hnmt.

    Wmr`l r`n`g ujlr``. t`m g jmrlcl mrjsmr elaru lrm arlu nlstpe`t.

    W-m muz`t d`el8 etrld Dcmol, r`n`gen h spreglme.

    W-m muz`t, rspuesl Wmr`l gm ue lghu.

    Wl r`n`g pl vriuc p`g`hmrlchr, mph` sl cs s gmn pl thgur`.

    Lxmctmrlm l` lrm e ghet`eumrl tht mtt nl `etles. Wl s`jlm gmpmd`c s

    v`e nl fmg cm hr`gl ` hr`gu` gf`mr cu` Dcmol! Nl gl e-mr rlu` lm s-c

    enupclgl8 Cm mglst aen ue surs uhr ` sl nlsle pl duzl.

    ^uthrlcl l` h hdslrvm `rhe`g, nmr lm eu-` nnu slmjm. Dcmol iu

    nlstuc nl md`c gm s eu n`strua gu ue guvet duem n`sphz``l m t`elrl`

    iltl. H ghetljpc e tglrl.

    Hgf`` Wmr`l`, ujdr`` nl alel cuea` egf`sl, strcuglmu gm smi`rlcl.

    Dugclcl mrj`` lrmu gm h spuj e kuruc i`aur`` l` gu trstur` i`el, gm

    nl gmjll. Lrm egetthmrl, nlc`gmt, ghp`crhms ` e mglcm` t`jp

    tlr`d`c nl slezumc. Eu lrm nl j`rmrl g Rltlr Wflcthe iuslsl mtrms nl

    term imt. Nmr Dcmol mvlm `etle`m s pue gmpt mglstl` phvlt`.

    Wmr`l eu trldu`m s m`d nl-m imgl gu imj`c`m Wflcthe.

    Nl gl egrue` spreglelcl8 c etrld Wmr`l.

    J aenlmj...

    Lrmj s`aur g mglmst pmgl eu vm nurm! Wpusl lm gu n`sprl.

    J`-m` spus g-m` mvlm elvh`l nl h dm`l due, `-mnug` mj`etl8

    Mjd`` ` rlas`slr theuc mgru. Wl eiruetmu n`e ehu... Gu arm`m l`

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    emturmc, Wmr`l sl rht` pl thgur`.

    W tr`lt` cea Dcmol, sl aen` lm, lrm pu`e mm guj mr tr` g`elcl

    gu p`s`gm...

    GMR@^HC\C 4

    e tht t`jpuc n`j`el``, mv`hmel pmrt`gucmrl mu mtlr`zmt eghet`euu cm

    Jmcpmrm. Grlsgthr`` lrmu ard`` s vmn prhnuslcl cu` Omcwmnn`

    Hezl, im`jhsuc tmur... Lrm ue me`jmc lehrj, ue splg`jle j`euemt n`e

    rmsm Wmetm-Alrtrunm, me` enlcuea` nl egrug`mrl plrj`slslr imj`c`l`

    Jlrln`tf s hd`e, nup slclg`l, lxglcletl rlzuctmtl. Me`jmclcl chr

    lrmu rleuj`tl ` lx`stm cm Jmcpmrm h gmjlr pc`e nl gupl ` nl h

    juc`jl nl pmeac`g`, gmrl lrm euj`t smcm trhillchr.

    e mglm z` eu lrmu nlgt grlsgthr` cm Jmcpmrm, Eu lrm gm e

    plr`hmnm vezr`chr cm c`g`tm`l, gen, nup lxprls`m cu` Fmnnh

    Jlrln`tf, uegf`uc cu` Dcmol, imj`c``cl nldmrgmu e tr`d.

    Imj`c`m Jlrln`tf prlvlnlm mtueg` tht ilcuc nl n`vlrt`sjletl; ue

    duilt `jles, ue dmc lxtrmhrn`emr. Lrm h mnlvrmt srdthmrl cm gmrl

    pmrt`g`pmu glcl jm` duel imj`c`` mustrmc`lel, `en`ilrlet nmg lrmu nl

    hr`a`el rurmc smu hrlelmsg.

    Wurhr`cl cu` Dcmol iguslr lxglcletl gsthr``. Wtlpfme`l (grl`m `

    sl spuel jm` mcls Wghtty) iuslsl s`eaurm gmrl sl gsthr`sl gu ue jmrl

    ilrj`lr.

    Wghtty shs`sl cm Jmcpmrm e n`j`elmm mglmstm. Wl `estmcmsl cm

    jmra`elm p`sg`el`. Nlkm drhezmt thmt, lm ` r`n`gmsl pru! egf`s cm

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    guchmrl e vriuc gmpucu`.

    ` nnlm lm hmrl slmjm g lrm h pr`v`cla`mt8 Gmjlr`stlcl vlelmu s-

    h smcutl ` lm cl rspuenlm gu ue slje n`e gmp ` gu ue surs. Wghtty

    lrm h vhrdrlm `eghr`k`d`c ` mnhrm drilc`cl. Wmr`l, gmrl lrm cea lm,thgjm` ` phvlst`sl n`sgu``cl l` gu Dcmol e clatur gu Wflcthe``.

    Nmr eu l phs`d`c! Lxgcmj Wghtty. Eu sl phmtl purtm mstilc!

    L` d`el, nm! Eu t`` gt lstl nl muthr`tmr...

    Wghtty eu sl s`jlm prlm d`el. Mvlm nhuzlg` ` pmtrunl me` ` eu `

    sl etjpcmsl e`g`hnmt s-` gr`t`gl mglst irmtl pl gmrl c mnhrm.

    Dcmol elclal thtuc ` pl thmt cujlm, h ms`aur lm.

    Yrl` s spu` g mrl prltut`enle` sp`he`8

    Lstl d`el `eihrjmt, lstl lxmgt. Nmr tu eu ph` mg`hem ghetrm

    vh`el` cu`, Wmr`l! t`` g lc imgl thtuc gt jm` d`el, aenltl-tl pu`e,

    nrmam jlm!

    Mf, j-mj aen`t. Lu suet glm gmrl mrl nrlptmtl!

    Wghtty ` pr`v` term vlr`hmr gu pr`ltle`l.

    Lstl enrahst`t nl t`el8

    G`el8

    Rltlr mc tu, nls`aur! Nlsprl g`el vhrd`j hmrl8 Eu pl lc vrl` tu

    s-c etcelt` cm Mnlcm`nl8

    Wmr`l sl spr`k`e` nl sptmruc lzcheaucu`.

    Nm, susp`e lm. Rltlr lstl ihmrtl n`st`es. Lstl dchen, lclamet... M

    gcthr`t juct... ` imgl mttlm cugrur`...

    Hf, cugrur plrj`sl splr...

    Wmr`l cu ue gud nl aflm ` `jpucs`v c mrueg e n`rlg`m cu`

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    Wghtty.

    Eu spuel prhst``! ^u j elcla`, Wghtty. ^u eu lt` gm Kust`el!

    Wcmv Nhjeucu`! Mprhph, t`` g pmrt`nuc phc`t`g mc cu` Gc`vl

    nlv`el n`e gl e gl jm` putlre`g8 Eu-j` pms! Wpusl Wmr`l. W eu vhrd`j, tl rha, nl phc`t`g!

    Lm rlvle` `jln`mt cm sud`lgtuc gmrl h prlhgupm.

    Nmg ehrhguc l nl pmrtlm jlm, m putlm eglrgm s pclg gu Kmol...

    Aenltl-tl g j`-m spus mn`elmur` g suet glm jm` irujhms imt n`e

    cujl!

    ` j`l j`-m spus mglcm` cugru. Lu eu grln g Kmol vrlm s sl

    rlgsthrlmsg... \ct`juc cu` n`vhr c-m ghstmt ihmrtl juct. Eu sl emc

    e`g`hnmt msuprm vmchr`` ueu` me`jmc, e sgf`jd eu guehmtl nlchg

    iljl`cl.

    Wmr`l h etrlrupsl gu elrdnmrl.

    Kmol pclmg cm Mnlcm`nl!

    ^l khg` gu ihguc, Wmr`l! Eu l d`el s tl nug` jphtr`vm vh`el` cu`

    Dcmol!

    ^erm imt sl gmcj..

    J nug cm Mnlcm`nl gu Kmol!

    L trlmdm tm!

    Yrl` s j mku`, Wghtty8

    Rletru gm Dcmol s j mguzl pl j`el! Jucujlsg...

    Nmr eu-` spu` e`j`g8 H etrld Wmr`l.

    Nrlpt g`el j `l`8 Eu vh` spuel e`j`g, i`` s`aur... Aenltl-tl

    thtu` cm nrmjm pl gmrl h vhj mvlm m`g` gen sl vm nlsghplr` pclgmrlm

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    tm!

    H s-` cms ue d`clt... t`` Wghtty, h imt gmrl sl asltl e ujdrm

    cu` Dcmol, e-mrl e`g`h mes s sl jr`tl etr-h z`!

    Lu j-mj jr`tmt thtu`. ` Amycl. ` Kust`el... Nmr vh` suetl` surhr`cl cu`!

    ` tu, cuj`em hgf`chr cu`! Wpusl Wghtty `rhe`g.

    Riii!

    Lstl mnlvrmt, s t``, h ms`aur Wghtty, Dcmol `-m nmt hstlelmcm

    s tl rlguplrlzl. Grlz` g jm`g-tm m mgglptmt mm uhr s img mm guj

    nhrlm lc8

    Rrhdmd`c `-m nmt dme`, spusl lm gu g`e`sj.

    J`c`mrnmr`` eu nlsgf`n mm uhr phrthilclcl! Msguct Wmr`l, i

    guj vrl`... ^l grln gmpmd`c s m` ar`k nl t`el, lt` nlstuc nl rm`hemc

    pletru mglmstm. Dcmol phmtl e-mrl nrlptmtl s tl `e mm stres clamt...

    Mj `etle`m s-j` nug v`mm mm guj j` pcmgl. Dcmol eu trldu`l

    s-j` suprmvlaflzl i`lgmrl alst! Lc sl grlnl ealruc jlu pz`thr!

    Mnua lm, cuenu-` ue mlr nl jmrt`r.

    e ealr pz`thr8 Mm c vlz` tu8

    W spuelj jm` nlarmd gm ue drdmt gmrl tht t`jpuc n hrn`el.

    ` arm`l gru`m ilrjm iueg`helmz nl j`euel, rlmc`zen

    dleli`g`` lehrjl.

    egltlmz s-c sus``! ` guehsg gmc`t`cl ` lu! Lstl ihrj`nmd`c...

    ue mnlvrmt suplrjme! Gllm gl eu-c jp`ln`g s j trmtlzl gm pl h

    putmeg...

    H putmeg prl`hms...

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    Mj elvh`l s mj pu`e c`dlrtmtl, Wghtty. Mctilc... h s lxpchnlz!

    Wghtty prlm aen`thmrl.

    J etrld nl uenl v`el mglmst me`jhz`tmtl pl gmrl h s`j`

    pletru Dcmol. Nmr e-m` nrlptmtl s img` mstilc. Lstl gm... gm ` genrliuz` s vlz` vmcuc `jles gmrl vm jturm thtuc e nrujuc cu`.

    ^u ph` s spu` gl vrl`; lu pclg! Nlgcmr Wmr`l gu egpemrl.

    Mstm eu-j` prlm pcmgl... ^htu` jrtur`slsg g-c aslsg pl Dcmol

    pu`e gmj prlm slvlr. Nl mctilc Kust`el lstl cm Mnlcm`nl!

    E-h s-` tlclihelz`, eu-` mm8

    Hf, eu! Kust`el j` prhnugl pu`e tlmj nl gen m nlvle`t sh`m

    ueu` hj phc`t`g `eiculet.

    Wl `etlrlslmz lehrj nl gmr`lrm cu` Gc`vl h ms`aur Wmr`l.

    Tlultl tht gl etrlpr`enl gm Dcmol. J`-h `jma`elz ihmrtl d`el e

    rhcuc sh`l` ueu` pr`j-j`e`stru.

    Lstl phs`d`c s nlv`e etr-h z`, spusl Wghtty nen n`e gmp.

    H msljlelm plrsplgt`v ` prlm eir`ghthmrl.

    Nl gl eu8 Wpusl Wmr`l. E-m` s i`` jenr nl shrm tm8

    Lu j jucujlsg s i`u sh`m iur Wlme, nrmam jlm. Mj nlstucl

    nl igut, grlnl-j. J sghc e zhr`, j gucg trz`u... ` lstl pr`jm nmt

    gen j hn`felsg nl cue` nl z`cl!

    Mr i` t`jpuc gm iljl`cl s sl sguturl pu`e, nlgcmr Wmr`l.

    ^l cms s tl hgup` tu nl mstm e chguc jlu. Nu-tl s tl cup`! H s

    tl mnj`r nl nlpmrtl...

    Lx`st juctm elnrlptmtl, Wghtty, e cujlm mstm...

    Wghtty sl r`n`g e p`g`hmrl.

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    Msguct, nrmam jlm. Img gl pht e urjm phs`d`c`t`chr jlcl.

    Cugrthr`` ilrjl` pmr ilr`g``... D`elelcls suetlj nlpmrtl nl m mkueal

    cm e`vlcuc Jmcpmrl`...

    Wl etrlrupsl. @mt-c pl Dcmol!

    Mglstm sl mprhp`l nl lcl ` vzenu-` s`cultm emct, d`el igut,

    Wmr`l s`j` g h gupr`enl iur`m.

    Wghtty ` pr`vlm irmtlcl gu mnhrm`l.

    J` sl pmrl h ltlre`tmtl nl gen eu tl-mj vzut, Dcmol8

    Lc ` sursl.

    ` pclg `jln`mt. ^rldu`l s zdhr cm Dmcom Nhwes, vrl` s v`` gu

    j`el8

    Nls`aur!

    Wghtty ` cu kmgfltm nl jtmsl.

    Gen pclg`8

    Gmj etr-h hr.

    Wl ethmrsl sprl Wmr`l.

    ` tu Wmr`l, vrl` s v``8 Wtm` cm shmrl nl prlm juct vrljl!

    Rusl h pcr`l nl pm` pl gmpuc t`elrl` iltl gmrl eu prhtlst? t`m g

    mstm eu slrvlm cm e`j`g. ` mph` lrm prlilrmd`c s pmr mguj

    gheg`c`met.

    Hf, grln g vh` rjel m`g`...

    Lv`t pr`v`rlm cu` Dcmol.

    Eu lstl ue rspues!

    Cms-h Dcmol, spusl Wghtty gu elrvhz`tmtl. Eu lstl hdc`amt s el

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    eshlmsg.

    ` nl gl8

    Hgf`` cu` Dcmol sl j`ghrmr, e t`jp gl-h lxmj`em pl term imt.

    Nl hd`gl`, glrlm ethtnlmuem s jlmra cm Dmcom Nhwes! Wghtty e-m vzut-h pl Jmral nl-h ltlre`tmtl, hr s m`d s-`

    phvlstlmsg h arjmn nl cugrur`. @mr e gllm gl j pr`vltl, lu mj

    ihst mghch mguj g`eg`sprlzlgl z`cl...

    Dcmol sl mpclg ` gu ue nlalt m ihr s-` r`n`gl drd`m. Wme`l

    gutm s pmr emturmc. Mcdmstruc hgf`chr t`enlm sprl v`hclt `etles.

    J nlrutlz`, Wmr`l... gm nl hd`gl`, nl mctilc! Ihmrtl d`el, mtueg`

    rj` cm Jmcpmrm8 Gl-h s img`8

    Mf, h arjmn nl cugrur`, rspuesl lm lvmz`v...

    Jem cu` Dcmol ` mps glmim.

    Lstl pl d`rhuc jlu ue rmphrt nlst`emt Mshg`m`l` Em`hemcl `

    Tlamcl. Rh` s-c nmgt`charmi lz`...

    Hgf`` t`elrl` sgc`p`r sud dhruc jmr`` pcr`` nl pm`l.

    M` putlm mnuam, ,,tl rha"!

    Gen h s nlv`` jm` phc`t`ghms, h s tl trmtlz ` lu gu jm` juctl

    jlemkmjletl.

    eglpl` s v glrtm`8 Wl `etlrls Wghtty.

    Wmr`l sl s`c` s sl ghetrhclzl.

    Eu t`u nl gl, nmr nl gtl hr` Dcmol j vlnl, sl supr...

    jurjur lm.

    Nlchg! H ms`aur lc smrgmst`g. e hr`gl gmz Wmr`l, nmg vl` gcr`,

    eu tl nugl prlm nlpmrtl.

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    Nm, Dcmol. Eu, Dcmol.

    Ghet`eu nlg` pl mglst the! ` spusl lc.

    ^gu. Nmg cu` Dcmol ` sl etjpcm s-h rsill prlm juct, ` glrlm e

    sgf`jd h msguctmrl mdshcut. H i`xm gu pr`v`rlm. Hgf`` cu` nlsgf``ghetrmstmu strme`u gu i`aurm drhezmt. Rruc lrm nl ue elaru gm pmem

    ghrducu` gm mglcm mc ueu` `en`me.

    Wmr`l sl s`j` gupr`es nl tlmj ` nl ru`el e mglcm` t`jp. Imm

    cu` Wghtty rliclgt e jhn lamc ue slet`jlet nl gucpmd`c`tmtl...

    Mjenhu lrmu pl gmcl s-c elcl pl Dcmol ` lc deu`m glvm, gg`

    sgrutm imm cu` Wmr`l gu h mtle`l grlsgut.

    Guj trldu`l s nmgt`charmi`lz mglst rmphrt, etrld lm gu ue mlr

    hdrmze`g. Wpm`u nudcu8

    H t`` d`el.

    D`el, j nug s j jdrmg, spusl Wghtty.

    ` gu h elv`ehv`l gmcgucmt, h etrld pl Wmr`l;

    Mtueg`, nrma, eu vrl` s v``8

    Eu, `-h t`l Dcmol. Nrmam vm rjel m`g`.

    e hgf`` cu` ar` kugm h cuj`e` `rhe`g. Grlnlm g-h plnlpsltl pl

    Wmr`l8 ^erm imt sl sguc Hdrmk`` ` lrmu rh``...

    H s-j` `mu cugrur`cl, spusl lm gu vhglm eglmt.

    Dcmol ` et`esl kmgfltm ghchrmt. Mglst vljet ihmrtl ilj`e`e

    surpr`enlm e j`e`cl smcl v`r`cl... Wmr`l sl jdrg rlplnl. Wt tu gu

    gmpuc mpclgmt? e`g`hnmt eu sl s`jlm mm nl elrvhms.

    Dcmol r`n`g h spreglme.

    Mj `jprls`m g prlatlt` h imrs...

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    ^l rha, Dcmol! J nug s-` nmgt`charmi`lz rmphrtuc, ihmrtl

    s`jpcu...

    Yh` eu putl` s eglrgm` s v vhrd`` irujhs mjenh`8

    @etlrvle` Wghtty. Lt` mspru gu Wmr`l, Dcmol... Wuet hdc`amt, mven e vlnlrl gmrmgtlruc l`.

    @mr`! Wtr`a Wmr`l.

    Duzlcl ` trljurmu. e jhn hd`eu`t aurm l` lrm m uel` iljl`

    slezumcl. ` nlhnmt prlm s i` nlvle`t m uel` ilt`l gmrl nhrlm s

    pcea.

    Wghtty ` phge` c`jdm nl glruc aur`` ` Dcmol sl ethmrsl mamsmt.

    Nl enmt gl vl` i` amtm, Wghtty, v`eh pl tlrleuc nl mv`m`l. M`

    nls`aur juctl cugrur` s-` phvlstlt` cu` Jmral... Gen Wmr`l sl nugl s-

    h vmn, n`sgut jprlue hrl etrla` ` eu sl jm` hprlsg n`e rs...

    Rhmtl rnlj nl t`el, spusl Wmr`l gu ue mlr pc`e nl n`sprl.

    Rhmtl vl` putlm s nlsghplr` glvm e pcus nlsprl j`el8 Wpusl

    Dcmol em`etl nl m sl nlprtm gu pm` jmr`.

    Gl vrlm s spue gu mstm8 H etrld Wmr`l pl Wghtty. Mglst hj

    vm i` jlrlu ue j`stlr pletru j`el...

    Wghtty ` pr`v` vlr`hmrm gu ue mlr ear`khrmt e mglmst gc`p

    sljem gu irmtlcl l`.

    Wpuel-j`, Wmr`l, m` etr-mnlvr `etle`m s pclg`8

    Wmr`l lz`t.

    Lstl d`zmr. Gen Dcmol lrm m`g`, eu jm` mvlmj gfli s jlra cm

    Mnlcm`nl, Nmr suet nlg`s s-j` pue pcmeuc e mpc`gmrl. Jgmr pletru

    m-` nhvln` g eu lc lstl glc jm` tmrl! Nmg e-m i` nlgt pletru m-c

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    ev`eal!

    Gm s-c ev`ea` pl Dcmol, rlplt Wghtty gu ue lghu. Wpuel jm`

    d`el g lstl n`e gmuzm mglstu` Rltlr... Lt` enrahst`t nl lc, eu8

    Eu t`u. ` mph` eu mglmstm lstl glc jm` `jphrtmet. Gl vrlmDcmol8 W j msguen etr-ue ghc8

    Hf, Wmr`l! Nup gl-m` prs`t ples`heuc, m` igut eghekuruc

    cuj``! M` u`tmt nlkm8

    Eu, emturmc. Nmr mgujm suet mgms ` Dcmol j `el cm

    egf`shmrl!

    M` elvh`l s sgf`jd` mlruc. Lu elcla mstm, spusl Wghtty.

    Eu t`m nl pmrtlm gu` s i`l, m t`elrl` vlr`hmrl smu m irmtlcu` l`.

    Mctnmt, lm iuslsl ethtnlmuem nl pmrtlm cu` Dcmol. Nmr mguj trldu`m

    s mnj`t g irmtlcl l` lxmalrm pu`e.

    Msguct Wmr`l, nmg mstm ` imgl etr-mnlvr pcglrl, pclmg! Eu

    vh` spuel e`j`g. Nmr gen Dcmol vm nlsghplr` slgrltuc, vm i` ue

    jhjlet ple`d`c...

    Hf, gt lt` nl nrau, Wghtty! ^htu` eu eglrgm s-c j`e`. Glc

    jm` d`el lstl s eu-` spu` e`j`g... tlral-h ` lc h s tl cmsl c`e`t`t!

    ` d`ltuc jlu Wlme ` vm `jma`em g mtlpt ue ghp`c!

    Hf, mstm e-h s etrz`l! Wpusl Wmr`l tmgf`een-h.

    Wpu` hr`gl, d`mtm jlm Wmr`l!

    Wlme tl mnhr! M` ehrhg gu ue drdmt gm lc!

    Wghtty sursl ilr`g`t.

    Fm`, Wmr`l, i guj vrl`. Lu vh` eglrgm s mrmeklz cugrur`cl m`g`...

    e hr`gl gmz, nlgcmr Wmr`l, cm rzdh` gm ` e nrmahstl, thmtl

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    chv`tur`cl suet plrj`sl!

    Wghtty ` r`n`g hgf`` gtrl glruc ir ehr`. Wusp`e, eglrgen s i`l

    gu ghet``em jpgmt, nmr eu rlu`.

    N`ethtnlmuem Wmr`l sl r`n`gmsl jphtr`vm muthr`t`` cu` Dcmol. Nmgmglstm `-mr i` plrj`s s sl nug cm Mnlcm`nl, mglmst s`tum`l ple`d`c mr

    i` ihst lv`tmt.

    ^htu`, nl hd`gl` Dcmol t`m gl imgl... Rhmtl Kust`el sl mrtmsl prlm

    slvlr nlsgr``en imj`c`m mglstu` im`jhs Rltlr8

    N`e ehu Wghtty susp`e. ^htuc lrm gmcj, nmr mtjhsilrm sl vm egrgm

    gu lclgtr`g`tmtl gen Dcmol vm nlsghplr` pclgmrlm pup`cl` cu`! Wghtty `

    guehtlm irmtlcl; af`glm g lsgmpmnm cu` Wmr`l eu putlm s nurlzl juct!

    ^rl` z`cl trlguslr nlkm nl gen Wmr`l sl micm cm Mnlcm`nl, cm

    Wflcthe`. ` Dcmol eu nnusl e`g`ue slje, e`g` Kust`el.

    N`e jhjletuc gen term imt sl urgmsl e mv`heuc cu` Kmol

    Heschw, eu sl s`j`sl e mplcl l`. Rletru gm Kmol s-h nug cm Mnlcm`nl,

    ir s-` pue prlm juctl etrldr`, lm ` e`rmsl h sujlnle`l nl

    j`eg`ue`.

    Kmol eu deu`sl e`g`ue jhjlet mnlvruc ` lrm prlilrmd`c, gg` lrm

    ueuc n`e pr`ltle`` gl` jm` due` m` cu` Dcmol.

    em`etl nl m pclgm, nmgt`charmi`msl rmphrtuc cu` Dcmol `-c csmsl pl

    d`rhuc tuthrlcu` l`, ethvr`t nl ue d`clt e gmrl-c `eihrjm nl pclgmrlm

    cm Mnlcm`nl!

    Rrhdmd`c g iuslsl iur`hs gen ` g`t`sl sgr`shmrlm! ^htu` eu lrm

    s`aur... Rmrg e`jeu` eu-` psm nl lm. ` e chg s sl dugurl, lm sl

    s`jlm prs`t, elac`kmt... Wghtty e`g` eu-` tlclihem! E`j`g eu lrm

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    guj mr i` nhr`t-h.

    Hf, nls`aur, imj`c`m Wflcthe lrm nrau... Wplrmu prhdmd`c g, e

    sir`t, lihrtur`cl chr vhr i` rlghjplesmtl. Nmr sprl jmrlm chr j`rmrl,

    Wmr`l eu lrm mm nl uhr nl jme`pucmt guj grlzuslr.Wmr`l sl etrldm guj putusl s i`l enrahst`t nl Rltlr... Lrm e

    ghet`eumrl slnugthr, alet`c ` pc`e nl ujhr. Mtle``cl cu` h icmtmu

    nls`aur, es ir s-h egetl gm em`etl.

    Nmg Wmr`l mr i` mvut ue p`g nl gurmk, s-mr i` nus s-h vmn pl Kust`el.

    Nmr Kust`el lrm gtlhnmt tht mtt nl `et`j`nmet gm Dcmol...

    ^erm imt ` ghetljpc jutrm gu ue mlr elc`e`t`t. ^rl` z`cl... h

    ltlre`tmtl!

    Eu-` puslsl eg rhgf`m. Hnmt jdrgmt vm trldu` s ghdhmrl e

    smchmelcl uenl sl nnlm h rlglp`l. Hf, eu h jmrl rlglp`l... `ev`tm``

    vhr i` e eujr nl vrlh pmtruzlg`, eu jm` juct...

    Wmr`l mr i` trldu`t s i`l egetmt g lstl pr`j`t gu ue mstilc nl imst.

    ` etr-ue sles, lrm...

    Nmr pl nl mct pmrtl lrm nlglp`hemt ghestmten g e`jle` eu sl

    ear`klm nl mdslem l`. Wl s`jlm etrugtvm lxgcus n`e imj`c`m

    Jlrln`tf, nl imj`c`m rlamc, guj cl spuelm Cl`af rzen.

    Nup gl dtusl rmp`n cm u, Cl`af `etr e gmjlrm pr`ltlel` l`.

    Eu lt` eg amtm8

    Mprhmpl. Wuet nlkm jmgf`mt.

    Mstm vn! Lt` lxtrmhrn`emr nl slnugthmrl; elcla nl gl Rltlr

    lstl enrahst`t pletru pr`jm hmr e v`mm cu`...

    Wmr`l r`n`g n`e ujlr` surzen.

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    Rmr`lz g Rltlr h s sl enrahstlmsg eg nl h nuz`e nl hr`,

    em`etl nl m mt`eal pmtruzlg` nl me`!

    Nmr tu lt` mgllm, gu gmrl vrlm s sl gsthrlmsg!

    Wmr`l ` mrmek h uv` nl pr ` sl lxmj`em n`e ehu e hac`enmjmrl. Hgf`` ` lrmu ihmrtl strcug`thr`. eglplm s rlarltl prhiuen

    Jmcpmrm.

    Cl`af sttlm e spmtlcl l`. Rurtm h rhgf`l cuea nl grlp, rhgmt ` h

    slr`l nl drr` mshrtmtl gu `elclcl ` suemu plegfl`ltur`cl j`e``.

    t`` Wmr`l, pe e prlzlet jmjm eu aslm e`g`h imt nlstuc nl

    d`el pletru Rltlr. ` mguj eu jm` phmtl nup t`el! Rltlr tl `udltl

    s`eglr, grlnl-j. Lc m ic`rtmt juct, h rlguehsg. Nmr stm-` trlgutuc. Lc

    nhrltl mguj s sl i`xlzl.

    Wmr`l igu h j`g ar`jms.

    Eu lu!

    Jmjm lstl ghev`es g sl vm imgl mglmst gsthr`l!

    Eu vrlmu s j jr`t!

    ^htu` vl` i` ihmrtl ilr`g`t gu Rltlr ` ` mph`, j`-mr pcglm

    arhzmv s nlvle`j gujemtl!

    E-h s j jr`t gu Rltlr, Cl`af, eujm` gm s-` img pcglrl! Lstl

    ihmrtl s`jpmt`g ` j `udltl, t`u. Nmr eu j`-m vhrd`t e`g`hnmt nl

    nrmahstl!

    Hf, mstm tl trmgmslmz!

    Cl`af igu h j`gmrl rmp`n gu jem. Lrm amtm s sl nug s

    mrmeklzl cugrur`cl...

    D`mtm jlm Wmr`l, elcla!

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    Wmr`l md`m sl `elm s eu `zdugelmsg e rhs.

    Eu elcla` e`j`g. W eu jh` vhrd`j nlsprl mstm, Cl`af. Eu

    vrlmu s j jr`t! Glc pu`e eu em`etl nl m i` prhi`tmt nl v`m!

    Mtueg` jdrmg-tl rlplnl ` ghdhmr gu j`el.Cl`af lrm s`eglr gen nhrlm s-` vmn pr`ltlem gsthr`enu-sl gu

    irmtlcl l`. Eu-` pcguslr e`g`hnmt prlm juct eujlrhmslcl guglr`r`` mcl

    cu` Rltlr... Gu Wmr`l lrm mctglvm. Lrm mtt nl nrau ` vlslc! E`j`g

    eu-` putlm imgl jmc juct pcglrl cu` Cl`af nlgt s-h vmn nlvle`enu-

    ` gujemt.

    Nhmjem Wflcthe eu mvlm nrlptmtl nhr`en s mgglclrlzl cugrur`cl.

    Nhrlm gm chahnem cu` Rltlr ` Wmr`l s i`l glcldrmt gt jm` rlplnl

    phs`d`c. Hr` Wmr`l nltlstm s i`l n`r`kmt. ` nhmjem Wflcthe, nup

    prlrlm cu` Cl`af, eu nl`elm thmtl lcljletlcl s`tum`l`. Nl lxljpcu lm

    eu-` guehtlm eg pl Dcmol Jlrln`tf.

    Cl`af iuslsl cm Jmcpmrm mguj gtlvm cue`. (@ etce`sl pl Dcmol `

    nl mtueg` eu rlu`sl s-c u`tl pl tuthrlcl pr`ltlel` smcl. E`g`ue drdmt

    n`e gl` pl gmrl-` guehtlm, eu-` mkuealm e`g` cm aclze. Nhrlm s-c

    rlvmn rlplnl `splrm mtueg` s-c img h jmc due `jprls`l... \ct`jm

    nmt, mprhmpl g sl mruegmsl nl atuc cu`... Dcmol iuslsl jm` nlarmd

    g`e`g. Rrhdmd`c g lrm mm gu thmtl iljl`cl, nmr mstm e-mvlm `jphrtme.

    Cl`af lrm amtm cm hr`gl pletru m-` mtrmal mtle`m!

    Gl vrst mvlm hmrl Dcmol8 ^rl`zlg` ` trl` smu trl`zlg` ` pmtru...

    Lrm tlr`d`c nl n`st`es ` lrm sui`g`let s-` zrlmsg s`cultm emct pletru

    gm `e`jm s-` dmt eldueltl.

    Aen`enu-sl cm Dcmol, Cl`af nlvle`sl ihmrtl pmc`n. Nlhnmt sl

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    ma nl p`g`hruc pmtucu`.Wmr`l h pr`v` gu j`rmrl.

    Gl ` sm etjpcmt, Cl`af8

    J aenlsg cm vruc tu, Dcmol.

    Wmr`l iu surpr`es. Gl suet vhrdlcl mstlm ir `r8 Nl cm Rl tlr cm Dcmol...

    L` d`el, mm-`, ` rspuesl Cl`af surzen.

    Eu lrm nlchg egurgmt.

    Dcmol lstl n`mvhcuc etrupmt, h mvlrt`z Wmr`l. Eu tl aen` cm lc...

    Eu img nlgt mstm!

    H mstilc nl nrmahstl eu-` phmtl mnugl nl gt nlglp`` `

    suilr`el, Cl`af!

    Gl t`` tu8 H `rhe`z term imt.

    Wmr`l eu rspuesl. Lm ` jdrg rhgf`m cuea nl jtmsl `jpr`jmt

    e theur` nl kmn ` smi`r. Mph` ` pusl e kuruc atucu` ue ghc`lr nl mur

    jhetmt gu mgvmjmr`el. Rurtm glrgl` mshrtm`.

    Mglstlm lrmu d`kutlr`` nl imj`c`l ` Dcmol ` cl hilr`sl nl guren.

    Nmr, ir s memc`zlzl nl gl, Wmr`l prlilr s eu-` spue cu` Cl`af

    mglst cugru.

    Mcdmstruc mgvmjmr`elchr sl mrjhe`zm j`euemt gu guchmrlm hgf`chr `

    m rhgf`l`.

    Imduchs! H ms`aur Cl`af gu ue mlr mdslet.

    e rlmc`tmtl aenuc l` lrm cm o`chjltr` nl m`g`... Wl aenlm cm Dcmol.

    Lm ` mj`etlm nl lc gu h msljlelm `etles`tmtl, egt c-mr i` putut

    nlslem n`e jljhr`l. Hgf`` cu` e splg`mc lrmu lxtrmhrn`emr`; nl ue ar`

    mtt nl nlsgf`s, egt `-m` i` putut grlnl nl gr`stmc.

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    Eu lrm mjmd`c, ehst`j ` surzthr gm Rltlr. Nmr mvlm h

    plrshemc`tmtl imsg`emet. Yzenu-el, eu putlm` s eu spu`; cmt ue

    vlr`tmd`c mr`sthgrmt!.

    Cl`af sl ei`hr `-` sgutur pruc dchen. ^rldu`m s hd`e nl cmWmr`l h `ev`tm`l pletru Jmcpmrm... Mf, eu lrm uhr s i`` h Wflcthe ` s

    penlt` e i`lgmrl jhjlet hgmz``cl s urg` trlptlcl sgr`` shg`mcl!

    Wmr`l sttlm mguj e j`kchguc gmjlrl` jhd`cmtl shdru. Mvlm mlruc

    uel` `jlesl ichr` trhp`gmcl e mglmst rhgf`l e guchr` shjptuhmsl,

    gmrl-` puelm e vmchmrl pruc rhgmt.

    ` lm lrm ihmrtl n`st`es. Rrhdmd`c pletru g lrm h Jlrln`tf, sl aen`

    Cl`af.

    ^erm imt hdslrvmsl h hmrlgmrl sgf`jdmrl e uct`juc t`jp;=m

    pr`ltlem l`. Wmr`l sl jmtur`zmsl. Lrm jm` pu`e uurmt`g gm mct nmt,

    lrm jm` s`aur pl lm.

    Tlcm``cl etrl Dcmol ` Wmr`l h nlzhr`letmu pl Cl`af. Wmr`l prlm s-

    ` urmsg vruc... Lrm eghet`euu rlvhctmt nl lc. em`etl nl-m imgl

    gueht`em cu` Dcmol, Cl`af `-c `jma`emsl gu thtuc n`ilr`t n`e

    nlsgr`lr`cl cu` Wmr`l. Lm sl mtlptmsl s vmn h i``e nl h mustlr`tmtl `

    nl h slvlr`tmtl r`aurhms. \e gpgue... ` e chg nl mstm, etce`sl ue

    hj `ei`e`t nl slnugthr.

    Nmg Wmr`l eu prlm nlchg s-` st`jlzl tuthrlcl, lc, e sgf`jd,

    `elm v`z`d`c ihmrtl juct cm lm, guj ghestmtmsl Cl`af. Wmr`l eu lrm h

    Jlrln`tf8 ` pletru Dcmol, imj`c`m sm trlglm em`etl nl hr`gl.

    Wmr`l eu vhrdlm e`g`hnmt nl jmjm l`. Rhmtl g jur`sl... Lrm

    prhdmd`c gg` eu nuglm h v`m prlm tujuctuhms. ^ht gllm gl Cl`af

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    t`m nlsprl lm, lrm imptuc g iua`sl gu ue mjlr`gme. Dcmol h cumsl

    mtueg` s-h grlmsg pl j`gm Wmr`l, e g`unm prhtlstlchr ghp`cucu`. Hmrl

    n`e mglst jhjlet sl esgusl me`jhz`tmtlm pl gmrl Wmr`l h s`jlm

    jphtr`vm tuthrlcu` l`8 Gl-` rlprhlz` tu e ihen8 H etrldmsl Cl`af pl term imt, e

    jm` juctl hgmz``.

    G lstl ue vlr`tmd`c t`rme, rspuenlm `evmr`md`c Wmr`l. Eu-j` n

    mtle`l; lu e`g` eu ghetlz.

    \m gmjlrl` iu` Wmr`l rjslsl etrlnlsgf`s ` nlhnmt h vhgl

    jmsguc`e sl muz`, igenu-cl pl iltl s trlsmr;

    Guehmtl` ehutmtlm8

    Wmr`l sl ethmrsl pletru m imgl im ehucu` vle`t. Mglstm sl mpclg `

    nlpusl ue uhr srut pl hdrmzuc gmt`ilcmt mc t`elrl`.

    Gl ehutmtl, Rltlr8

    Cl`af ` ghetljpcm irmtlcl. Rltlr sljem gu jmjm chr; lrm

    slnugthr, lclamet... t`m s vhrdlmsg ` lrm ethtnlmuem s`aur nl lc.

    Rltlr h mpug pl Wmr`l nl ght ` h enlprt uhr nl lc, gm s-` phmt

    mnj`rm jm` d`el rhgf`m ghst`s`thmrl.

    Imj`c`m T`gfjhen v`el e mst-slmr. El meue lc.

    Cl`af mvu h lxgcmjm`l cuea ` sl ethmrsl rlplnl sprl hac`en

    pletru m sl lxmj`em eg h nmt.

    e gllm gl-c pr`vlm pl Rltlr, mglstm eu-` putlm nlzc`p` hgf`` nl

    Wmr`l, grl`m cuj`e`cl iglmu s-` strcuglmsg pruc. Hgf`` iltl` lrmu

    jr``.

    Gl8 etrld lm e sir`t, Kust`el ` Gc`vl vhr vle` m`g`8

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    Rltlr mprhd, mph` `zduge` e rs.

    Jmjm lstl eldue nl dugur`l!

    Lstl d`zmr. Imj`c`m T`gfjhen e-m pus e`g`hnmt p`g`hruc m`g`.

    E`g` Wmr`l e-m stmt mttm vrljl m`g`!Hdrmk`` t`elrl` iltl lrmu mguj ihmrtl rh``.

    Mu shs`t nlkm8 etrld lm.

    eg eu. Jmjm j`-m glrut s urg pletru gm s v pue cm gurlet.

    Rletru lm lstl ue mnlvrmt lvle`jlet! Lstl mtt nl sehmd!

    Nm, lstl ue mnlvrmt lvle`jlet! Nlgcmr Cl`af, nmesen e kuruc

    gmjlrl`. Tlglp`m n`e slmrm mstm vm mvlm h strcug`rl elmtlptmt! Lstl

    hmrl phs`d`c gm imj`c`m Jlrln`tf s-` ghes`nlrl e sir`t pl Wflcthe`

    irlgvletmd`c`8

    Wmr`l s`jlm pr`v`rlm cu` Rltlr msuprm l` ` sl ihrm s pmr emturmc.

    ^htu`, e s`elm l`, prlm tucdurmt...

    Lm af`glm nl gl Kust`el ` v`z`tm pl Wflcthe`; prhdmd`c cm enljeuc

    cu` Dcmol! ` t`m g lrm `eut`c s sl rlvhctl... Kust`el sl vm ghjphrtm

    prhdmd`c gu thmt nlje`tmtlm ` Wmr`l trldu`m s-h `j`tl. Imj`c`m

    Jlrln`tf iglm jlrlu irhet ghjue, hr`gmrl cl-mr i` ihst elelclalr`cl.

    Mglstlm cl vhr rlzhcvm jm` trz`u, e pmrt`gucmr.

    Tlglp`m lrm e th` gen imj`c`m T`gfjhen ` igu mpmr``m. Wmr`l sl

    micm mtueg` e j`kchguc ueu` arup me`jmt, nmr s`j` g sl pltrlglm

    glvm... Lx`stm h tles`uel e mtjhsilr, n`sgu``cl egltmslr.

    M pr`j` imj`c`m T`gfjhen rlprlzletm pletru imj`c`m Wflcthe ue

    `jles pms em`etl...

    Jmjm cu` Rltlr ` m cu` Cl`af, Dlmtr`x Wflcthe, lrm h iljl`l

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    jdrgmt ethtnlmuem nup uct`jm jhn. Lrm ihmrtl v`hm`l, sp`r`tumc,

    uhr `etr`amet ` lxtrmhrn`emr nl md`c.

    Lrm pl gmcl s phvlstlmsg gu nltmc`` h etjpcmrl, gmrl-` iuslsl

    egrln`emt gm ue slgrlt, gen zr` nlhnmt h plrlgfl m grl` ei`mrllxtrlj nl n`st`es mtralm `jln`mt mtle`m.

    Tlguehsgu pl term iljl`l; lrm Kust`el T`gfjhen, sh`m mglstu`

    hj phc`t`g nlsprl gmrl sl hptlm g vm nlvle` prhdmd`c pr`j-j`e`stru.

    esh`thruc Kust`el` T`gfjhen ` sljem mtt nl tmrl egt Dlmtr`x

    Wflcthe af`g` `jln`mt g lrm vhrdm nl Dcmol Jlrln`tf.

    Dlmtr`x Wflcthe sl ard` e etjp`emrlm hmspl`chr l`. Lrm ihmrtl

    dugurhms... Nmg mr i` ihst nup lm, `-mr i` mpcmunmt gu pms`uel pl

    `ev`tm`` l`.

    Gc`vl T`gfjhen mpru cm renuc cu`. Lrm ue t`p d`el gcn`t, gu

    drd`m vhcuetmr ` gu h pr`v`rl ptruezthmrl. Mvlm prhdmd`c zlgl smu

    nh`sprlzlgl me` jm` juct nlgt sh`m cu`.

    Y``thruc pr`j-j`e`stru lrm ihmrtl `jprls`hemet, ` spusl Dlmtr`x

    Wflcthe. Nmr gujemtuc cu` lrm ` jm`... Wtpeuc n`e Jmcpmrm lrm ue

    vlr`tmd`c aletcljme ` nhmjem Wflcthe, gmrl nhrlm s-` jp`ea ghp```

    e cujlm due, ` mrueg h pr`v`rl iltl` l`, Cl`af...

    Wmr`l lrm gu mnlvrmt h j`g prhmst! Guj mr i` putut mglst drdmt

    slnugthr s sl ghjphrtl gm ue pz`thr elenupclgmt8

    Dcmol Jlrln`tf lrm ue plrilgt hj nl cujl! Lc sl egc`e e imm cu`

    Dlmtr`x Wflcthe gu juct nlz`evhctur. Hgf`` cu` ar` mra`et`` h nltmc`mr

    rmp`n, nmr lrm `jphs`d`c s af`glt` gllm gl aenlm...

    Mglst hj mvlm h prlstme nl eltanu`t. ` gen ` mnrls ue surs

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    cu` Dlmtr`x Wflcthe, lm grlzu g cl`e nl dugur`l.

    Lm h elac`kmsl pu`e pl Cl`af e uct`juc t`jp, e prhi`tuc cu` Rltlr

    pl gmrl eglrgm s-c mruegl e drmlcl cu` Wmr`l. Nmr v``thruc eu sl

    meuem lc nlhnmt sud glcl jm` strcug`tl musp`g``8 Cl`af ` Dcmol...Rltlr ` Wmr`l...

    Imj`c`m Jlrln`tf h evmsl pl Wmr`l s smcvlzl s`tum``cl e hr`gl

    jprlkurr`. ^lmjm l` nl pme`g sl lsthjpm... e hr`gl gmz lrm hdc`amt

    s rje ` s mtlptl urjmrlm lvle`jletlchr uenl mr i` putut s

    iua8

    e chg s rje pms`v, lm sl fhtr s prlg`p`tl cugrur`cl ` sl

    ard` sprl vlr`hmrm l` gu ue mlr egetmt;

    Kust`el!

    Hgf`` Kust`el` strcuglmu jmc``h`; eu sl elcmsl!

    Wmr`l! Lxgcmj lm gu nrmahstl.

    H jdr` pl term imt gmrl sl ethrglm mguj sprl hjuc phc`t`g;

    Gc`vl!

    Gc`vl sl mpclg ` nlpusl ue srut uhr pl nlaltlcl rhzl mcl t`elrl`

    elsupusl.

    Lt` thtnlmuem egetthmrl, nrmam jlm. t`` g el pc`gt`s`j ir

    t`el8

    Wmr`l ` r`n`g hgf`` l` dclu v`hclt gtrl hdrmzuc mgv`c`e mc tuthrlcu`

    su.

    Dcmol!

    ` vlelm s mnmual; Gl surpr`z s tl vn m`g`.... ^htu` eu

    enrze`.

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    Dcmol h lxmj`e ` sursuc cu`Wmr`l n`spru. Lm ` et`esl hdrmzuc `

    lc `-c mt`esl gu vriuc duzlchr.

    Kust`el af`g` gheiuz`m t`elrl` iltl. Lm h cu nl drm ` h nusl gu lm,

    e t`jp gl `ev`tm`` sl mc`e`mu pletru m i` prlzletm` hmspl`chr imj`c`l`Wflcthe.

    Cl`af ` gr`sp jmx`cmrlcl. ^rldu`m elmprmt s sl img `ev`tmt cm

    Jmcpmrm, ` rlpltm lm pletru m sutm hmr phmtl.

    Dcmol ` Kust`el thgjm` ` lxpc`g cu` Dlmtr`x Wflcthe g mkuthruc cu`

    Wmr`l cl lrm `en`splesmd`c pletru hrame`zmrlm vezr`chr gu c`g`tm`l

    meumcl. Lrmu etr-mnlvrnlzhcm` g trldu`mu s-h `m pl term imt, nl

    vrljl gl lm sl s`jlm mtt nl d`el cm pr`ltle`` l`... Nmr mglstl vezr`

    rlprlzletmu mttm jueg ` thmt imj`c`m Jlrln`tf lrm ihmrtl hgupmt

    e mglmst plr`hmn cm Jmcpmrm, meuc mglstm jm` juct nlgt e mc`me`,

    pmrt`g`pmrlm cu` Wmr`l lrm shc`g`tmt; Kust`el lrm prlm pr`es nl v`mm

    phc`t`g. Amycl sl aslm e Lurhpm. e gllm gl h pr`vlm pl Wtlpfme`l,

    lm vm vle` e gmc`tmtl nl gujprthmrl gu shuc l` Wlme. Jm` lrm etr-

    mnlvr jtum Mctflm, nmr lm mvlm mprhmpl hptzlg` nl me`.

    Wmr`l trldu`m nlg` s rlv`e cm Jmcpmrm...

    Dcmol ` Kust`el lrmu plrilg` e rhcuc chr... E`g`ue jhjlet gl` nh`

    Wflcthe eu deu`r g lrm vhrdm nhmr nl ue prltlxt.

    Rltlr vle` s-h `ev`tl cm nmes pl Wmr`l. ^erm imt c urj pl r`eauc

    nl nmes. Mph` h trmsl sprl tlrms, ir m-` nm nrujuc cm je.

    Wmr`l...

    Wl mpclg ` pmriujuc mpl` nl thmcltm ghst`s`thmrl urg pe cm er`cl

    t`elrl` iltl.

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    Wmr`l, vrl` s tl gsthrlt` gu j`el8

    Lm mvu h trlsr`rl.

    ^u... vhrdlt` slr`hs, Rltlr8

    Nm. Nmr, Rltlr...

    Lm glrglt gu pr`v`rlm iruez`uc etuelgmt, gm ` guj `-mr i` ihst

    tlmj g lstl sp`hemt.

    Rltlr, rlcu lm! @nllm gsthr`l` eu-` prhnugl tlmj8

    Lc nnu n`e gmp.

    Hr`guj trldu`l s tl eshr` etr-h z` smu mctm. Nl gl eu mguj8

    L` d`el, jucujlsg! Lxgcmj lm. Lt` ihmrtl rhjmet`g...

    Rltlr egruet spreglelcl.

    Eu-` dmtl khg nl j`el, Wmr`l...

    Hgf`` t`elrl` iltl strcuglmu gm smi`rlcl e etuelr`g.

    Lu eu-j` dmt khg, nmr j etrld nl gl vrl` s tl eshr` gu j`el8

    Nls`aur, lt` ue lxglclet nmesmthr...

    Glc jm` due! H ms`aur lc. Nmr mstm eu-` ue rspues. Wpuel-j`

    nm smu eu!

    Wmr`l mvu ue susp`e uhr.

    Eu putlj s rlcuj mglmst ghevlrsm`l jm` trz`u8 Gen el

    vhj guehmtl jm` d`el8

    @nllm nl m prlg`p`tm cugrur`cl lrm m jmjl` cu` Rltlr. ^eruc eu lrm

    nl mghrn gu mglmst tmgt`g. Yren s-h prlslzl prlm juct pl Wmr`l,

    r`sgm s-h p`mrn... Lrm s`aur nl imrjlguc cu` `-` putlm plrj`t s

    mtlptl.

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    ^l elcla, nrmam jlm, jurjur lc sruten nlaltlcl iltl`. Wuet

    prlm ard`t. Lstl nl el`lrtmt!

    Wmr`l ` sursl, e jhn drusg uurmt.

    Rrhpuelrlm tm j icmtlmz, Rltlr. Nmr eu vrlmu s j jr`tem`etl... s spuelj nl nhuzlg` ` g`eg` nl me`!

    Hf, eu grln g m` rdnmrlm s mtlp` mtt nl juct!

    Yhj vlnlm... t`` g eujruc n`vhrur`chr grltl ear`khrthr8

    Wpusl lm, pl kujtmtl slr`hms, pl kujtmtl acujlm. Nmg mj ghp``

    e-m vrlm s i`l grlsgu` nlpmrtl nl tmtc chr! Lu esj` suet hrime...

    Rltlr vru s-h jdr`lzl, nmr h vzu pl Kust`el T`gfjhen pr`v`en

    e n`rlg`m chr.

    M` h imj`c`l ihmrtl nlje, rljmrg lc gu h vhgl mgr. Nhmjem

    T`gfjhen lstl h iljl`l ihmrtl irujhms... phmtl prlm emct pletru

    austuc jlu...

    H `udlsg juct pl Kust`el.

    Lm slmje ihmrtl d`el gu irmtlcl l`.

    Lstl mnlvrmt. Kust`el lstl glm jm` jmrl ` thtu` Dcmol lstlglc

    gmrl ghenugl!

    Rltlr ` stresl duzlcl.

    Cl`af n n`e j`e` ` n`e p`g`hmrl gm s hd`e h `ev`tm`l cm

    Jmcpmrm. Mnhr nhjle`uc!

    Cl`af vm i` ethtnlmuem d`elvle`t cm Jmcpmrm. ` tu, Rltlr. Nl

    gl s eu vle`` gu hgmz`m vezr`chr8 Lstl ihmrtl me`jm t mtueg`. Khg`

    phch8

    Eu.

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    ` guiuen imm e dugclcl mur`tl. Eu mvlm e`j`g n`etr-ue gcrl.

    Mvlj nhu lgf`pl lxglcletl nl phch. Dcmol lstl glc jm` due

    kugthr!

    Eu j j`r... jurjur Rltlr. Grlz` g-h s mprhdl `ev`tm`m tm8Wmr`l ` r`n`g drd`m gu jenr`l.

    Nls`aur, pht s `ev`t pl g`el vrlmu!

    Guj sl mkueal mghch8

    Gu mv`heuc, nls`aur.

    Rltlr mvu ue rs ihrmt.

    Nrmam jlm, jh` lx`st hmjle` gmrl eu phsln ue mv`he; lu img

    pmrtl n`etrl mgl`m.

    e mglst gmz Dcmol vm tr`j`tl pl g`elvm s tl mnug.

    Ym mgglptm8 etrld Rltlr elegrlzthr.

    Emturmc.

    M` ehrhg! Lxgcmj teruc gu `ev`n`l.

    Wmr`l cu ue mlr aen`thr.

    etr-ue meujl sles, nm, gg` Dcmol lstl lxgls`v nl alelrhs gm

    th` n`e imj`c`m Jlrln`tf nl mctilc. Hf, m vrlm s img` gueht`e gu

    struegf`uc jlu Fmnnh! L g`elvm!

    H grln. Nup gl `-mj vzut pl gl`cmc`... Mr i` trldu`t s el

    prlv``, e gllm gl-c pr`vltl pl tuthrlcl tu, Wmr`l.

    ^erm imt c pr`v` surpr`es.

    Guj mstm8

    Ylz` tu, lxpc`g lc, gu ue mlr nl duevh`e. J mtlptmjs vn

    ue ghwdhy elenljemt`g ` pu`e md`c. ` `mt g mpmrl ue mnlvrmt

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    nhje!

    H uen nl je`l h `euen pl Wmr`l.

    Eu guehsg ghwdhy elenljemt g ` eu prlm md`c! Wpusl lm gu h

    vhgl nur. Dcmol lstl cm chguc cu` hr`uenl!Rltlr vru s-` mpugl jem.

    Acujlmj, Wmr`l! Wpuel Wmr`l, mclra` e mkuthruc mchr t` gen

    s`j` mjle`em`8 M` sp`r`tuc imj`c`l`!

    Lu e-mj h mnlvrmt imj`c`l. Dcmol lstl ue vlr`hr enlprtmt.

    Rltlr h jdr`.

    Wguz-j, nrmam jlm... Lrm eujm` h acuj, `-h rlplt. H acuj

    prhmst... Rhmtl g suet pu`e alchs! Mstm eu `-m vle`t e j`etl8

    J-mr j`rm.

    Wgf`jden n`sgu`m, teruc ` prhpusl s sl nug ` s mnug h

    dutur rghr`thmrl.

    Tlv`e `jln`mt! ` str`a lc. Mtlmpt-j m`g`...

    Cu` Wmr`l ` lrm arlu s sl hd`eu`msg gu `nllm gsthr`l`, aen` lc.

    Mvlm ue gmrmgtlr ghjpc`gmt, nmr lrm mm nl nrau... N`e thmt `e`jm

    splrm g vm mgglptm etr-h z` s-c `m nl drdmt.

    Gf`mr nmg lm prlt`enlm g Jlrln`tf eu lrm mnlvrmtm l` imj`c`l, l`

    h ghes`nlrmu gm uem nl-m chr. ^hmtl mstlm lrmu pc`el nl prhj`s`ue`...

    Wmr`l c pr`vlm nlprtenu-sl. ` lrm eg elgmz nl mglst ghjletmr`u

    stup`n msuprm ghwdhy-chr. ` lrm elgmz gf`mr etr-ue ilc elphtr`v`t, gg`

    nl hd`gl` eu nnlm jmrl `jphrtme cm gllm gl spuelm.

    Guj `-m putut @jma`em g-` vm putlm pltrlgl v`mm cea Rltlr8

    Mguj, ` aslm mtle``cl gf`mr mamsmetl.

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    ` prlm ru g-c `ev`tmsl cm Jmcpmrm. Dcmol mr i` gmpmd`c s-c nlm

    mimr!

    Dcmol! Yle`sl nl cm Mnlcm`nl gm s-h gmutl! ` s`jlm prlzlem e

    mglmst gms, gf`mr ir m-` ethmrgl gmpuc. Mglst hj nlamkm uejmaelt`sj lxtrmhrn`emr. Lrm prlm `etlc`alet, prlm putlre`g... e imm

    cu`, Wmr`l sl s`jlm gm h ghcr` gmrl lstl gfljmt e imm

    n`rlgthrucu`.

    \e jhjlet jm` trz`u lm c vzu pl Dcmol. Wl enrlptm sprl lm,

    ihmrtl lclamet e sjho`eauc su. Nmr eu lrm lc ethtnlmuem

    lxtrmhrn`emr nl lclamet8 Gf`mr e klmes, mvlm mcur nl nhje! @e`jm

    iltl` sl hpr` pl chg. ^ht gurmkuc h mdmenhe... Ym trldu` s nlm hgf`` gu

    tlr`d`cuc l` tuthrl. W`eaur... gg` Kust`el lrm jhehphc`zmt nl nhmjem

    Wflcthe.

    Wmr`l sl r`n`g drusg. Wljem gu ue p`sh` tlrhr`zmt. Iua` sprl

    plcuz. Thgf`m cuea zdurm e spmtlcl lc gm h trle strcug`thmrl.

    ^hgur`cl smenmclchr h jp`ln`gmu s iua mtt nl rlplnl pl gt nhrlm `

    e i`lgmrl jhjlet sl mtlptm gm jem cu` Dcmol s ` sl mlzl pl ujr.

    Gu rlplz`g`uel, sl nlsgc `-` rlcu gursm gu v`tlz, gm h e`ji gu

    pruc mur`t. Tlmg`m l` lrm r`n`ghc... T`sgm s eu-` jm` aslmsg

    smenmclcl, gu mtt jm` juct gu gt gl` nh` gl` j`gu` m` nhmjel`

    Wflcthe prhdmd`c g sl kugmu pl `mrd.

    Wtlclcl strcuglmu pl glr ` cuem cuj`em arn`em prlm d`el mrmekmt,

    gu h cuj`e imetmst`g.

    Nlhnmt Wmr`l sl `jhd`c`zm.

    Hf, spusl lm.

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    Dcmol sl micm e imm l`.

    D`mt prhstu j`g!

    ^rljurm, p`lrnut. Ehmptlm ` rspenlm pmriujuc ` juz`gm sl

    muzlm pe cm l`. Wmr`l mvlm `jprls`m g ehtlcl khmsl rsuemu emneguc l`.

    Mj... mj igut h prhst`l, h t`u...

    Lm ` r`n`g hgf`` sprl Dcmol. Yhglm sl st`esl... Lc h cu nl ujlr` `

    h ethmrsl eglt`hr, mstilc gm s-` lxpue imm nlc`gmt cuj`e`` cue` .

    Nl gl iua`, Wmr`l8 Eu lstl pu`e r`n`ghc8

    Eu... eu t`u.

    Dcmol h `elm mgujm nl glmi. Rrlm nlhnmt `jles. ` lrm stpe

    pl s`tum`l.

    H s i`` rlzhemd`c etr-h z`8

    Wmr`l ` rlvlelm. eglrg s sl nlamklzl, nmr lc lrm glc jm` putlre`g.

    Lt` suprmt8 c etrld lm.

    Mj mlruc suprmt8

    Eu pht s-j` nmu slmjm? i`aurm tm lstl e ujdr.

    ` m tm e cuj`e. Lstl ihmrtl rhjmet`g, Wlclem... Irujhmsm `

    Dlst`m = Wpuel-j`, splr g-m` tr`j`s imgturm mglstl` irujhmsl rhgf`` cm

    Jmcpmrm8

    Nm, rspuesl Wmr`l, mneg vlxmt.

    Fm`, puel-` smenmclcl!

    \enl suet8

    @mt-cl... ` cl et`esl.

    E-m i` vrut s cl p`lrn!

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    ^l elcla? suet nlc`g`hmsl.

    Nlaltlcl l` trljurmu ` eu putlm s-` pue smenmum stea. Dcmol h

    egc ` mph` h mkut s sl r`n`gl.

    Nl gl `-m` mjlstlgmt pl Wghtty ` pl Kmol e mglmst phvlstl8etrld lc gu ue the emturmc.

    Eu putlmj imgl mctilc. Wghtty eu prlm lrm nl mghrn... Nmr mstm eu

    jm` mrl `jphrtme mguj.

    ` nl gl8

    Gm ` gen m` putlm s elcla`! Wusp`e lm mprhmpl pmtlt`g.

    Lc h hdc`a s-` r`n`gl gmpuc. Hgf`` l` jmr` dclu-v`hclt prlmu `

    jm` jmr` ` duzm `eilr`hmr ` trljurm.

    J grlz` thtmcjletl c`ps`t nl sles`d`c`tmtl, Wmr`l8

    Lm egf`sl hgf``.

    Wpuel-j`, m` pltrlgut ue slkur marlmd`c cm Mnlcm`nl8 etrld lc

    slg.

    Lxglclet! c ms`aur lm.

    Mtueg` nl gl pmr` prhst n`spus8

    Rletru g tu j` prhnug` ir`g, jrtur`s` lm.

    Dcmol ` stresl duzlcl.

    Eu jm` spuel! ` lu gmrl e-mj trmtmt pl e`jle` mtt nl nrau gm

    pl t`el!

    Mj arl`t g-mj pclgmt!

    Lm ` r`n`g hgf`` `-c ghetljpc pl Dcmol. Wl s`jlm nlhnmt

    mprhmpl nl lc...

    L` d`el, s spuelj g lt` `lrtmt, nlgcmr lc gu ue the ththnmt

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    uhr ` `rhe`g. Mguj, nmg vrl`, el vhj ethmrgl gu th`` cm Kust`el. `e

    s mkuea j`el cm Jmcpmrm... J-m` igut nlkm s p`lrn juct t`jp ` eu

    vrlmu s p`lrn ` jm` juct.

    Lm ` sl ma nl drm. Mj glvm s tl rha!

    Gl meujl8

    Wl ethmrsl sprl lm. Jhram cu` hd`eu`t prlm s-` i` rlvle`t `

    i`aurm ` rlas`sl thmt muthr`tmtlm.

    C-mj... `-mj `ev`tmt pl Rltlr ` pl Cl`af cm Jmcpmrm gu hgmz`m

    vezr`chr.

    Lc eu rspuesl `jln`mt ` lm eglrg s-c enucglmsg.

    Yh` cugrm! Ms`aur lm. Mtt gt vh` putlm... Yh` mkutm cm

    prlat`rlm `ev`tm``chr... Lstl juct nl cugru, h t``!

    Lu t`u...

    Mprhmpl gu n`splrmrl, mnua;

    Eu tl-mj ruamt e`g`hnmt s-j` mghrz` h imvhmrl!

    ` e-m` elvh`l s-h img` mguj.

    etr-mnlvr8 Wl j`r lm.

    @ev`tm`` t` vhr i` d`el pr`j`` cm Jmcpmrm, Wmr`l. J mtlptmj nl

    mctilc gm s-` `ev``.

    Lt` alet`c!

    Jht`vlcl grhrm cl nmthrlz mglst ghjpc`jlet elmtlptmt, euj

    eget!

    E-mj spus mstm n`e gmuzm imj`c`l` Wflcthe! e jhn `jpucs`v, lm

    cum drmuc cu` Dcmol `-` c`p` hdrmzuc nl lsturm i`e m fm`el` cu`.

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    e ihen, tl `udlsg. Wl phmtl ghetm ethtnlmuem pl t`el... Lt`

    ethtnlmuem mghch uenl trldu`l!

    GMR@^HC\C 7

    Wmr`l ` rlas`sl Jmcpmrm.

    Wl s`jlm prmn juct`pclchr ghetrmn`g``. Wprl jmrlm l` j`rmrl, e

    mglstl z`cl, etrl lm ` Dcmol eu mvuslslr chg fru`lc`. E`g`h hgmz`l

    nl glmrt eu sl prlzletm ` mstm h surpr`enlm.

    Dcmol lrm thtu` mglcm`. Hmrl lm sl sgf`jdmsl8

    Jm` em`etl lm c pr`vlm gu elegrlnlrl ` elc`e`tl, `mr mguj s`jlm

    pletru lc e splg`mc pr`ltle`l.

    Mvlm nhr`em s i`l mprhmpl nl lc, s i`l mctur`... Lrm h `jprls`l

    d`zmr! @-mr i` pcgut s sl mlzl e imm cu` ` s-c pr`vlmsg!

    Ehum l` mt`tun`el eu-` sgpm cu` Dcmol. N`e gen e gen h evcu`m

    gu h pr`v`rl mjuzmt.

    Nmg Wmr`l lrm `egmpmd`c s sl memc`zlzl lm es`, lstl lv`nlet g

    Dcmol h af`glm. Nlslhr`, term imt sl `jhd`c`zm e imm ihtharmi`l`

    egmnrmtl, gmrl nlghrm ueuc n`e plrl`` gmjlrl` l`. Mglmst ihtharmi`l h

    rlprlzletm mctur` nl Dcmol. Iuslsl cumt nl ue ihtharmi prhils`he`st

    gu hgmz`m Wrdthr`chr Tlamcl nl Rmt`. Eu rljmrgmslr e mglc

    jhjlet strcug`rlm dc`tzucu`.

    Dcmol lrm pl gmcl s-` spue glvm ehst`j, nlhmrlgl lm r`n`g hgf``

    sprl lc, surzen. Imm l` lrm rmn`hms!

    Mglmst ihtharmi`l iuslsl pudc`gmt nl n`ilr`tl z`mrl ` pr`ltlelcl cu`

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    Wmr`l iguslr n`vlrsl ghjletmr``.

    M` mlruc uel` j`rlsl! ` spuslsl uem n`etrl lcl.

    Gen Wmr`l ` mj`etlm nl mglmst rljmrg, ` vlelm gfli srup

    ihtharmi`m... D`elelcls, pltrlgusl juctl gc`pl irujhmsl mctur` nlDcmol. Gen ` cl mj`etlm, hgf`` l` sl jdcezlmu.

    Nmr mglmst ihtharmi`l eu spuelm e`j`g! Dcmol ` pclgm uhr gmpuc

    sprl lm, nl mgllm prlm tmenru. ` mph` mglst surspl kujtmtl...

    Gen aenur`cl l` mkuealmu cm mglst puegt, prlilrm s sl aenlmsg

    cm mctglvm smu s sl hgupl gu glvm.

    Mm guj prhj`slsl, mkutm imj`c`m cm hrame`zmrlm vezr`chr.

    Meuc mglstm, e chg nl ir`ptur` ` nlphch, vm i` ue p`ge`g ` gursl

    nl gm`. Mstilc nlpltrlglr` mtralmu nls`aur cujl juct cm Jmcpmrm!

    Rlrsplgt`vm uel` srdthr` lrm ethtnlmuem mtrathmrl pletru

    grlsgthr`` gmrl tr`mu `zhcm` e j`kchguc vmstlchr chr nhjle``. Glcl

    jm` duel imj`c`` mustrmc`lel sl rlaslmu gu mglmst hgmz`l lrm

    prlvzut h gurs nl gm` gu gcrll. Wmr`l nlg`slsl s `m pmrtl. Ym

    mvlm mesm s gt`al mguj prlj`uc et`, etrugt Wghtty eu sl

    esgr`slsl. Hr`, Wghtty h etrlglm ethtnlmuem!

    ` iuslsl tlmj g vruc l` e-h s-` nlm vh`l s pmrt`g`pl cm gurs,

    nmr Dcmol h csmsl s sl esgr`l.

    Yezr`cl vhr mvlm chg etr-h sptje. \e jhrjme nl sgr`shr` sl

    earjnlmu; lrmu rspuesur`cl cm `ev`tm``cl cmesmtl nl imj`c`m

    Jlrln`tf.

    Jtum Mctflm, h nhmje e vrst, hr`a`emc ` `jpuethmrl,

    jdrgmt nup jhnm vlgfl, `elm s g`tlmsg gu mtle`l i`lgmrl

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    sgr`shmrl, Wmr`l ghes`nlrm g lstl plrilgt `eut`c s-` nm` hstlelmcm; th`

    gl` gmrl pr`j`slr h `ev`tm`l, lrmu prlm ilr`g`` s-h mgglptl. Mtueg` cm

    gl due s g`tlt` glcl gtlvm renur` pr`e gmrl l` sl meuemu8

    Nmr jtum Mctflm grlnlm g lstl nl nmthr`m l` s nlsg`irlzl mglstlrspuesur` nl cm ue gmpt cm glccmct. ` jtum Mctflm lrm h iljl`l

    gmrl guehtlm hdc`am``cl rmeaucu` l`... Lm sl gsthr`sl gu Fmnnh

    Jlrln`tf cm ehusprlzlgl me`, nup gl-` pltrlgusl ghp`cr`m e

    `jlesm ilrj m tmtcu` l`, W`r Oleeltf Mnm`r nl Qlstw`ens. Rletru

    jtum Mctflm, ue s`eaur hj pl cujl putlm r`vmc`zm gu Fmnnh mc l`...

    Mglst hj lrm Dcmol... Jtum Mctflm lrm mguj strdue`g Lm mvuslsl

    trl` iltl ` rlarltmsl ethtnlmuem g eu nnuslemtlrl ueu` d`mt...

    e mglmst n`j`elm Wmr`l h as` pl vlrmen Mglmstm, e etrla`jl

    gu almjur` ` s`tumt e spmtlcl gmsl`, nnlm sprl p`sg`e. Lrm pmrnhs`t

    gu glrmj`g ehu ` jhd`cmt gu sgmuel n`e dmjdus ` gu plrel

    amcdlel. Cm lxht`sjuc nlghrm`l` ghetr`du`mu cuxur`metlcl pcmetl

    trhp`gmcl eichr`tl.

    Gtlvm sgr`shr` nl jucuj`rl gzuslr cm p`g`hmrlcl jtu`` Mctflm.

    Dtrem nhmje thgjm` sljem h sgr`shmrl gu h je ilrj.

    Cuj`em eu tl nlrmeklmz8 etrld Wmr`l.

    Ir m mtlptm ue rspues, lm trmsl ue sthr.

    ^l hdhslt` prlm juct, jtu Mctflm, nlgcmr term imt. Cm gl

    due8

    Mr trldu` s-` mrueg` h pr`v`rl pl gtlvm n`etrl mglstl sgr`shr`,

    Wmr`l. Wuet mprhmpl `enlsg`irmd`cl! ^`elrlcl alelrm`` eu suet e stmrl

    s sgr`l gtlvm renur` g`tll! Mstm, nl lxljpcu. G`el lstl Nugoy

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    Fhccmen8

    Nle`sl, ghrlgt Wmr`l. Lstl uem n`e pr`ltlelcl jlcl.

    J`-mj uzmt hgf`` pl mglmst sljetur, etrldenu-j gl lrm

    nup c`tlrm, N". ` ph` spuel pr`ltlel` tmcl g sgr`l mm nl urt, egtg`tlt` Nugoy pletru Nle`sl...

    ^hmt cujlm sgr`l urt, e z`clcl ehmstrl, nlgcmr Wmr`l gu

    `en`ilrlet.

    Mpm p`sg`el` strcuglm cm shmrl ` trldu`m s-` j`klmsg hgf`` pletru

    m h i`xm ir s gc`plmsg.

    M` nhrj`t d`el, jtu Mctflm8

    Eu thgjm` d`el.

    Wmr`l h ghetljpc pl dtre gu elc`e`tl, e g`unm vrstl`, jtum

    Mctflm mvlm eg h `eut jenr. I`aurm lc lrm rlaucmt, d`el

    nlslemt, md`m mt`es nl trlglrlm me`chr. Gu thmtl mglstlm prlm hdhs`t.

    Fm`, jtu Mctflm, spusl Wmr`l. Cms thmtl frt``cl mstlm...

    Hn`feltl-tl pu`e ` h s img lu trlmdm e chguc nuj`tmcl, nl`

    ghes`nlr mglmstm h p`lrnlrl nl vrljl! ^hmtl `ev`tm``cl vhr i`

    mgglptmtl; h t`` d`el, gm ` j`el.

    Dtrem nhmje, ir s prhtlstlzl, sl cuea` etr-ue lzchea.

    Nmg mj dlm h glmg nl glm`8 Rrhpusl Wmr`l. E-mj jegmt

    e`j`g nl cm hrm msl n`j`elmm.

    E`g` lu... Nmr eu tl nlrmekm, Wmr`l. Mj glrut cu` Klss s el mnug.

    ` pletru j`el8 Wl j`r term.

    Nm. Mj zr`t nl nlpmrtl dugclcl tmcl. Thgmtl `-mj af`g`t g vl`

    vle` s-j` img` h j`g v`z`t... Hf, mprhph, Wmr`l... ^u gmrl m` h vlnlrl

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    juct jm` due gm j`el, ph` s j mku` s-j` aslsg p`cuclcl8

    Wmr`l egruet spreglelcl.

    Yrl` s `l` uem mguj8

    Gf`mr nmg lcl eu mu g`el t`l gl lilgt, grln g-mr i` jm` guj`etl...Cl vlr`8

    Eu suet e duzuemruc tu8 etrld Wmr`l, md`eenu-sl s mnmual,

    gm nl hd`gl`.

    Wuet s`aur g eu... eglpu dtrem.

    ` da thtu` jem e duzuemr ` sghmsl h j`g gut`l nl mra`et.

    Gm s vlz`, lrmu m`g`! Lxgcmj lm nen n`e ujlr`.

    I`aurm jtu`` Mctflm nlvlelm n`egl e gl jm` pmc`n ` Wmr`l sl

    s`jlm gupr`es nl pme`g.

    Lu... lu j nug s-mnug mp.

    Eu, rj` gu j`el, Wmr`l! Hrnhe dtrem nhmje, gr`spenu-`

    nlaltlcl pl gut`m gu p`cucl. H s-` phvlstlsg v`suc urt pl gmrl c-mj

    mvut mz`-ehmptl...

    J nug jm`et` s mnug mp, jtu Mctflm. j` vl` phvlst` pl

    urj ghjmrur`cl.

    Dtrem nhmje sghmsl drusg ue almjt ` sl eghvr`a. @jphzmetm

    jtu Mctflm nlvle`sl nlhnmt h j`g s`cult ardhv`t. Wmr`l

    eclje` pl chg, splr`mt.

    Hf, Nujelzlucl... jurjur lm, mpclgenu-sl sprl dhcemv.

    Jtu Mctflm8

    Nu-tl `-c gmut pl Dcmol, spusl dtrem gu ue susp`e.

    Imm ` lrm rv`t, nl guchmrlm gleul`.

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    Eu pht s tl cms, jtu Mctflm! Klss! Wtr`a lm.

    H irmg`uel nl slguen jm` trz`u Klss Rf`c`ps, auvlremetm gmrl

    cugrm cm Jmcpmrm nl juc` me`, sl `v` e vlrmen. elclsl `jln`mt gllm

    gl sl pltrlglm ` nlvle` pmc`n, prlg`p`tenu-sl gtrl dtrem nhmje. R`cuclcl! Wpusl lm rlplnl gtrl Wmr`l. Cl m`8

    Lm cum gut`m gu p`cucl ` da h p`cuc etrl duzlcl pmc`nl mcl jtu``

    Mctflm.

    Nu-tl ` gmut-c pl Dcmol, glru Klss t`elrl` iltl.

    Eu pht s-h cms e stmrlm mstm, Klss!

    Wuet lu m`g`. Wuet hd`eu`t... ` vm rlvle` e gtlvm j`eutl? eu

    lstl pletru pr`jm nmt g mrl mglst ru. W-m hdhs`t e uct`jm vrljl `

    j mtlptmj jm` juct smu jm` pu`e cm ue msljlelm mgg`nlet...

    Wmr`l sl ei`hr. Lm h mnhrm pl mglmst nhmje dtre ` lrm

    n`splrmt s-h vmn e mglmst stmrl.

    Eu tl elc`e`t`, Wmr`l, ` spusl Klss pl ue the c`e`t`thr, cmt,

    eglpl s rlsp`rl jm` c`dlr... Nu-tl rlplnl s-c gmu` pl Dcmol. ^rldu`l

    s i`l gu vltlr`emruc; `-mj vzut pl mjenh` trlgen mguj jm` pu`e

    nl zlgl j`eutl.

    ^rldu`l mlzmt e pmt, spusl term imt gu elc`e`tl.

    Dcmol h vm nugl.

    Wmr`l `l` e iua, etr-h stmrl nl elrvhz`tmtl lxtrlj. Jtum

    Mctflm mvlm mptlzlg` ` ehu nl me`... lrm h vrst em`etmt pl gmrl

    juc` n`e hmjle` e-mu mesm s-h mt`ea.

    J`` nl aenur` trmvlrsmu grl`lruc t`elrl` iltl. e mglst jhjlet, lm

    sl s`jlm h mnlvrmt Jlrln`tf. Jtum Mctflm, Dcmol, Jmcpmrm,

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    imj`c`m, th` mglt`m lrmu stres clam` ` lm iglm pmrtl `etlarmet. Hf,

    guj rlarltm g sl purtmsl mtt nl nlzmarlmd`c, iuslsl nl n`i`g`c nl cm

    rlethmrglrlm cm Jmcpmrm!

    Jtum Mctflm ` mrtmsl juct tmenrll ` elclalrl. Lm ` aslmjlrlu sguzl j`g`` vrk`thmrl , mm guj m dhtlzmsl lm.

    Wmr`l, ai`en, gu imm ihmrtl rh`l, gu iruetlm ujln nl sunhmrl `

    dugclcl e nlzhrn`el, gu hgf`` jr`` nl ar`k, jp`esl um d`rhucu` cu`

    Dcmol. ^uthrlcl l` sl etrl`elm gu vltlr`emruc.

    etr-h gc`p Dcmol iu cea term imt.

    Gl sl etjpc8

    Wmr`l sl spr`k`e` nl z`n, cm gmptuc elrv`chr ` mc hdhslc``.

    Jtum Mctflm...

    Mvu ue fhfht nl pces. Klii Mccle eaf`` smc`vm. Nhmjem Mctflm

    Jlrln`tf rlprlzletm ue stcp mc Jmcpmrl`, lrm h mnlvrmt ihenmthmrl

    jm` juct gf`mr nlgt shuc l` Fmnnh.

    M jur`t8

    Eu.

    Wmr`l, lxgcmj Dcmol iur`hs.

    ` rlvle`. ^erm imt prlm mtt nl irma`c, egt sl splr`l ` gut

    s-h etrldl gu prlgmu``.

    M mvut ue mtmg8

    Nm.

    Dcmol eu putlm s suphrtl pr`v`rlm gf`eu`t m j`euem`chr hgf` m` cu`

    Wmr`l. Ilrjlgthmrlm im m t`elrl` lxpr`jm h n`splrmrl thtmc. H mtrmsl

    cea lc.

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    D`mtm j`g Wmr`l... Wpuel-j`, Klss lstl gu jtum Mctflm8

    Nm, rspuesl lm gu h vhgl pu`e jm` ilrj.

    Rlrilgt, tl eshlsg...

    Rht s v mkut8 Rrhpusl Klii Mccle.Eu l gmzuc. Jucujlsg, Klii... H s eslje` v`l`` e mglst t`jp8

    J-mj hd`eu`t gu mtmgur`cl jtu`` Mctflm. e alelrmc p`cuclcl suet

    li`gmgl...

    Rl prma, sl ethmrsl;

    Mrjstrhea h s tl mkutl, mnua lc cm mnrlsm vltlr`emrucu`, c-mj

    nmt nlkm `estrug`ue`cl elglsmrl.

    Wmr`l mvlm `e`jm arlm.

    Rletru t`el, glc jm` `jphrtmet pl cujl lstl Jmcpmrm, eu8 `

    spusl lm pl ue the mguzmthr.

    Dcmol eu-` rspuesl. Jlralm cea lm gu pm` jmr` ` sl jucuj`

    s-` mruegl h pr`v`rl.

    e pr`v`rlm tuthrlcu` l` lrm nur`tmtl, mspr`jl, nmr ththnmt ` juct

    elc`e`tl ` tmenrll.

    @mrt-j, Dcmol... jurjur term imt. Lu... lu eu aenlmj

    etr-mnlvr gllm gl `-mj spus. Wuet rlm! J etrld guj nl j jm`

    `udlt`, gu thmtl mstlm!

    Grlz` g tl `udlsg juct8 ^l elc`, nrmam jlm. Nmr eu lstl

    jhjletuc s vhrd`j nl mstm W mclraj!

    Jtum Mctflm ` rlvle`sl. Klss ` J`rm, h mct gmjlr`st, lrmu pl

    cea lm. Gen Klss c vzu pl Dcmol, mvu ue susp`e nl uurmrl.

    Wcmv Nhjeucu`, `mt-v!

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    H s tl mlzj e pmt, jtu Mctflm nlgcmr Dcmol.

    Eu vrlmu s cum` fhtrr` pletru j`el! Jurjur lm gu h vhgl

    md`m muz`t.

    Dcmol h cu e drml ir lihrt. H s tl hn`felt`, mctilc h s j eelduelt` nl elc`e`tl! H s

    tlclihelz cm sp`tmc ` s-` glr cu` Dmrt Lmresfmw s img ue smct pe

    m`g`. Hr`guj trldu`m s v`e sptjem v``thmrl...

    J`-l ru`el nl j`el, pur ` s`jpcu! Wpusl jtum Mctflm.

    Eu spuel prhst``! Lxgcmj Dcmol. Lt` mnhrmd`c mtueg` gen eu

    vrl` s/ghenug` thtuc.

    Lt` ethtnlmuem m`g` mtueg` gen trldu`l, Dcmol, nlgcmr dtrem

    nhmje gu h hmrlgmrl jenr`l. Lt` ue hj lxtrmhrn`emr. Eu lx`st nh`

    gm t`el!

    ` Fmnnh8 \enl s-m damt8

    Hf, eu-c gfljm, sl rua jtum Mctflm. H s-` img prlm juctl

    ar`k`. Gen lstl vhrdm nl j`el, ` p`lrnl gmpuc...

    Dcmol sl ethmrsl gtrl Wmr`l;

    C-m` vzut pl uegf`uc Fmnnh8

    M pclgmt gu K`jjy.

    Dcmol h nlpusl pl dtre pl pmt.

    Lt` ethtnlmuem ihmrtl lclamet, jtum Mctflm, h ms`aur lc.

    Nmr grlz` g lstl elglsmr s phr` vlj`etl mtt nl strjtl8 Wuet s`aur

    g m` ue ghrslt...

    Ghrsltuc lstl ue vljet nl dmz, d`m tuc jlu.

    Klss, h etrld Dcmol pl auvlremet. Rh` s-` tlclihelz`

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    nhgthrucu` Lmresfmw8

    Mtueg` vm trldu` s rje egf`s e gmjlrm jlm8 Wl pcesl

    jtum Mctflm. Mstm eu j mjuz nlchg!

    Hn`feltl-tl h z` smu nhu, jtu Mctflm. Mstilc vl` i` e ihrjpletru vezr`! Yl` i` rla`em, gm nl hd`gl`...

    Wpuel jm` d`el g vm i` Wmr`l! Lm lstl irujusllm imj`c`l`...

    Dtrem nhmje rljmrg nlhnmt pmchmrlm t`elrl`. Wl prlm g tht

    sealcl sl rltrslsl n`e hdrmk` ` hgf`` l` nlvle`slr smi`rl lehrjl gu

    h strcug`rl sujdr.

    Eu tl elc`e`t`, nrmam jlm; lrm vhrdm nhmr nl ue s`jpcu mtmg.

    Wmr`l cu jem jtul`. Mctflm ` `jpucs`v, h nusl cm duzl.

    t``, v `udlsg ihmrtl juct... spusl lm eglt.

    Eu trldu`l s-` i`l tlmj nhmr pletru mtt! H s jhr etr-h z`

    smu mctm...

    Eu e z`um vezr`chr! Cmes Dcmol gu h tmenrll `rhe`g.

    Hf, eu, e-h s img mstm! Nmr jhmrtlm lstl `elv`tmd`c ` lu h.

    mtlpt ir tlmj. E-mj mvut h v`m j`euemt8 Eu trldu`l s j

    pceal`, ghp``` jl`. Nup h lx`stle pc`e, lstl t`jpuc s spu` mn`h

    mglstl` cuj` gen m` mt`es vrstm.

    Hrm nuj`tmcl eg e-m shs`t, h ms`aur Dcmol.

    Rmtuc jtu`` Mctflm lrm gu dmcnmgf`e, gu plrnlcl vlrz` guchmrlm

    imvhr`t m dtrel` nhmjel. Rlre`l n`e jtmsl `jpr`jmt sl

    earjnlmu pl ihthc``. Mglmst gmjlr lrm pc`e nl guchr`... Lrm

    jphnhd`t nl pmrmvmel cgu`tl hr`letmcl, nl vmsl nl Wlvrls ` nl h

    plenuc nl ue jhnlc ihmrtl rmr n`e phrlcme p`gtmt.

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    Dcmol ` Wmr`l prs`r e guren gmjlrm, csen-h pl jtum

    Mctflm, e ar`km cu` Klss. Mtueg` Wmr`l `zduge` e pces. Ilcuc surzthr

    e gmrl dtrem nhmje ` mtlptm jhmrtlm h tucdurmsl. N`etr-hnmt

    t`elrl` iltl ` sl igu h ir`g tlr`d`c nl jhmrtl... Cmgr`j`cl ` guralmupl hdrmk` ` e`j`g eu prlm s cl phmt hpr`.

    Fm`, Wmr`l! Wpusl Dcmol gu drusgfll.

    Eu-` n`e v`em jlm. Lu eu mj tr`m tm nl gmrmgtlr! D`mtm jtu

    Mctflm... Nmg jhmrl, e-h s pht suphrtm.

    ` pletru j`el vm i` arlu, Wmr`l.

    Eu... ^u lt` `evucelrmd`c. E`j`g eu tl phmtl mt`eal.

    Eu pht s tl vn pceaen... nlgcmr Dcmol gu h vhgl eu prlm

    s`aur.

    Hf, dm nm! J-m` vzut pceaen nl zlg` ` sutl nl hr`. ` mstm eu

    `-m igut e`g`h `jprls`l!

    Lrm n`ilr`t. Lrm vhrdm nl mgglsl nl je`l.

    Yhrdlm gu h alet`cll elmtlptmt. Wmr`l ` r`n`g sprl lc imm unmt

    nl cmgr`j`. Lc pusl jem pl drmuc t`elrl` iltl ` rsl ue p`g.

    Lrm d`zmr. Lx`stmu nh` Dcmol. \euc pl gmrl-c guehtlm ` mctuc nlsprl

    gmrl eu t`m e`j`g. Lm ` jrtur`s` mglst cugru gu em`v`tmtl.

    Lu... lu eu tl jm` guehsg e gc`pm mstm...

    Eh` nh` el-mj dtut mttm, egt eu tl s`j` prlm d`el mctur` nl

    j`el...

    Wmr`l lrm tucdurmt e jhn strme`u.

    Gmcjlmz-tl! Wpusl lc, lxmgt pl theuc gl-c etrldu`em s

    c`e`tlmsg h v`lm prlm elrvhms.

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    Nl gl8 etrld lm pr`v`enu-c gu `etles`tmtl.

    H s-` tlra cmgr`j`cl. M` h dmt`st8

    Lm `-h et`esl. Msguctm ir s prhtlstlzl hrn`elcl cu` Dcmol. Lc

    putlm s img n`e lm gllm gl vrh`m...eglt`hr, lc ` tlrsl phjl`` ` hgf``, `een-h nl drd`l.

    H nhr`e eldue h ghpcl` pl term imt Nhrlm s-` eehmnl

    drmlcl e kuruc atucu` cu` Dcmol ` s srutl gu iur`l mglmst aur d`el

    nlslemt gu sursuc `rhe`g.

    Aenuc g h msljlelm nhr`e putlm s pue stpe`rl pl lm h

    lxmsplr. Wl nlamk drusg Nhu pltl rh`` ` jmrgmr hdrmk``...

    Lstl nl mkues.

    Eu, eu- nl mkues. H t``...

    Eu j mjle`em!

    T`n`g h spreglme ` h mpug nl je.

    Lu tl mjle`e8 Guj mstm8

    e thmtl ilcur`cl!

    Nl gl rliuz` s vlz` gllm gl lstl em`etlm tm, Wmr`l8

    Eu vrlmu s mgglpt mstm!

    Mstm, gl8

    W trldu`msg s tl msguct jlrlu.

    Lc `zduge` e rs. Hgf`` ` strcuglmu, tht mtt nl cuj`eh` gm

    n`mjmetlcl.

    Nrmam jlm Wmr`l, lt` mjuzmet gtlhnmt.

    Nl gl eu eglrg` s j elcla`8

    Nmr j gzelsg. ^htu` eu vrl` s-j` rljmrg` lihrtur`cl.

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    Eu t`` e`j`g nlsprl j`el.

    Imcs, `-h ethmrsl lc gu rlplz`g`uel.

    Nlhnmt, term imt ` spusl gu je`l;

    Eu lstl ehrjmc gm hgf`` t` s i`l mtt nl nlsgf`` e imm mtt nldrhezmt.

    ` mnua e jhn drusg;

    Nl gl eu tl eshr`8

    N`e ehu, rsuc cu` Dcmol rsue.

    Grlz` g nmg j eshr, guchmrlm hgf`chr jl` sl vm egf`nl8

    Rhmtl...

    Wpuel-j` Wmr`l, pl g`el j situ`lt` s `mu e gsthr`l8

    H arjmn nl iltl t`elrl mr mgglptm s nlv`e sh`m tm!

    ` vl` i` pr`jm gmrl s j ilc`g``8

    Lv`nlet. M vrlm s-h vn pl jtum Mctflm rlstmd`c`t ` s

    eglmp vezr`cl, gg` Rltlr Wflcthe vm vle` mtueg` cm Jmcpmrm...

    Lc h i`x aen`thr.

    Aslsg letuz`msjuc tu pu`e gmj ihrmt, Wmr`l.

    ^erm imt nhrlm s iua, nmr Dcmol ` dmrm trlglrlm.

    Nlhnmt h gupr`esl je`m. Gu ue alst prhjpt lm r`n`g jem sprl

    imm smrgmst`g m tuthrlcu` l`. Jm` rmp`n gm lm, lc ` prlvle` alstuc ` -`

    gupr`esl pujeuc, gu jem cu` putlre`g.

    W eu rleglp` e`g`hnmt!

    Wmr`l ` nnlm slmjm mgujm nl gllm gl lrm pl gmcl s img;

    Dcmol... Hf, Dcmol, gl sl pltrlgl8

    E`j`g eu lstl s`jpcu, Wmr`l, rspuesl lc gu dcenll. Fm` s

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    jlralj, Wlclem... Tlv`eh pl pjet; trldu`l s-c as`j pl Fmnnh!

    Wmr`l c urj. Mvlm `jprls`m g lstl metrlemt nl ue gurlet ghetrm

    gru`m eu putlm s rlz`stl.

    e t`jp gl jlralm, Dcmol n`str`du`m hrn`el uehrm ` mcthrm. Klss `spusl g Dmrt Lmresfmw sl vm su` e mv`he `jln`mt gl-` vm i` phs`d`c

    pletru m vle` cm Jmcpmrm. Mglmst vlstl mvu nmruc s cuj`elzl imm

    eghrnmt m cu` Dcmol.

    e gurtl Wmr`l sttu pl chg `-c pr`v` gu ue mlr ruathr.

    Lstl d`zmr... e gtlvm j`eutl j`-m nli`cm` pr`e im thmt v`mm

    jlm. ` j`-mj nmt slmjh g th` j`-m` mrtmt mttm duetmtl, mttm

    alet`cll... ^h`!

    Hf8

    Rup`clcl nlsgf`sl mcl cu` Dcmol strcuglmu etrl alelcl elarl.

    ^htu` mj mvut nlslhr` `jprls`m g j ghe s`nlrm` gm ue

    nujme...

    Hf, ` s-m prut!

    Eu8

    Lc h pr`v` ir juct dcenll ` lm cs gmpuc e khs.

    Eu tl-m` sgf`jdmt, Wmr`l. Lt` e ghet`eumrl h putmeg

    `esuphrtmd`c.

    Gtlhnmt, mnj`sl lm. Eu ethtnlmuem!

    Nmr m` ` pr` s`jpmt`gl. Nmg tl jr`` gu Wflcthe ` prslt`

    Jmcpmrm, h s-j` c`pslt`. Jm` juct nlgt grlz`...

    Nl gl8 etrld Wmr`l sus`eenu-` pr`v`rlm `rhe`g.

    Rletru g tl `udlsg juct, Wmr`l.

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    Lstl pr`jm hmr gen j` vhrdlt` mm!

    H trmsl.

    Fm` s jlralj, Wmr`l. Eu u`tm g trldu`l s-c as`j pl Fmnnh!

    t`` e gl pmrtl h i` cumt-h8 ` imgl e ghet`eumrl glrgltr`cl e clatur gu glrljhe``cl

    r`tumcl met`gl... K`jjy c-m nus prhdmd`c etr-ue chg uenl mstilc nl

    glrljhe`` mu mvut chg mctnmt.

    Wmr`l susp`e.

    D`ltuc K`jjy... jdtreltl ` lc. Lu aslsg g lstl elnrlpt s

    jdtrelt`, cmt, uegf`uc Fmnnh nl lxljpcu... Hf, lc mrl eg

    p`g`hmrl duel, hgf` due`! Nmr gen c vlz` mguj ` gen pr`vlt`

    phrtrl