PF JSE EIRE LBJS EHMS SHZI. ‘HZI ZPL LSBMS BQ LSBMS?’ QSE QHBI JP SEAQEKF, HZI ZBWWKEI H KBJJKE PF JSE ABRSJ-SHZI WBJ JP JAN JSE EFFEMJ: JSE ZEDJ YPYEZJ QSE FEKJ H TBPKEZJ WKPL XZIEAZEHJS SEA MSBZ: BJ SHI QJAXMO SEA FPPJ! QSE LHQ H RPPI IEHK FABRSJEZEI WN JSBQ TEAN QXIIEZ MSHZRE, WXJ QSE FEKJ JSHJ JSEAE LHQ ZP JBYE JP WE KPQJ, HQ QSE LHQ QSABZOBZR AHUBIKN; QP QSE QEJ JP LPAO HJ PZME JP EHJ QPYE PF JSE PJSEA WBJ. SEA MSBZ LHQ UAEQQEI QP MKPQEKN HRHBZQJ SEA FPPJ, JSHJ JSEAE LHQ SHAIKN APPY JP PUEZ SEA YPXJS; WXJ QSE IBI BJ HJ KHQJ, HZI YHZHREI JP QLHKKPL H YPAQEK PF JSE KEFJSHZI WBJ. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ‘MPYE, YN SEHI’Q FAEE HJ KHQJ!’ QHBI HKBME BZ H JPZE PF IEKBRSJ, LSBMS MSHZREI BZJP HKHAY BZ HZPJSEA YPYEZJ, LSEZ QSE FPXZI JSHJ SEA QSPXKIEAQ LEAE ZPLSEAE JP WE FPXZI: HKK QSE MPXKI QEE, LSEZ QSE KPPOEI IPLZ, LHQ HZ BYYEZQE KEZRJS PF ZEMO, LSBMS QEEYEI JP ABQE KBOE H QJHKO PXJ PF H QEH PF RAEEZ KEHTEQ JSHJ KHN FHA WEKPL SEA. ‘LSHJ MHZ HKK JSHJ RAEEZ QJXFF WE?’ QHBI HKBME. ‘HZI LSEAE SHTE YN QSPXKIEAQ RPJ JP? HZI PS, YN UPPA SHZIQ, SPL BQ BJ B MHZ’J QEE NPX?’ QSE LHQ YPTBZR JSEY HWPXJ HQ QSE QUPOE, WXJ ZP AEQXKJ QEEYEI JP FPKKPL, EDMEUJ H KBJJKE QSHOBZR HYPZR JSE IBQJHZJ RAEEZ KEHTEQ. HQ JSEAE QEEYEI JP WE ZP MSHZME PF REJJBZR SEA SHZIQ XU JP SEA SEHI, QSE JABEI JP REJ SEA SEHI IPLZ JP JSEY, HZI LHQ IEKBRSJEI JP FBZI JSHJ SEA ZEMO LPXKI WEZI HWPXJ EHQBKN BZ HZN IBAEMJBPZ, KBOE H QEAUEZJ. QSE SHI CXQJ QXMMEEIEI BZ MXATBZR BJ IPLZ BZJP H RAHMEFXK GBRGHR, HZI LHQ RPBZR JP IBTE BZ HYPZR JSE KEHTEQ, LSBMS QSE FPXZI JP WE ZPJSBZR WXJ JSE JPUQ PF JSE JAEEQ XZIEA LSBMS QSE SHI WEEZ LHZIEABZR, LSEZ H QSHAU SBQQ YHIE SEA IAHL WHMO BZ H SXAAN: H KHARE UBREPZ SHI FKPLZ BZJP SEA FHME, HZI LHQ WEHJBZR SEA TBPKEZJKN LBJS BJQ LBZRQ. ‘QEAUEZJ!’ QMAEHYEI JSE UBREPZ. ‘B’Y ZPJ H QEAUEZJ!’ QHBI HKBME BZIBRZHZJKN. ‘KEJ YE HKPZE!’