[LNP] To Aru Majutsu No Index Vol.1 Cap.1

8/13/2019 [LNP] To Aru Majutsu No Index Vol.1 Cap.1

1/68

>@kjmt Lhvd` _rhadet

Enptu`h >

H gnjh emdjn ekinid

ATUYH,XHenskhln`gdltd,XJNSHYN.


2/68

3@kjmt Lhvd` _rhadet

_nrtd >

Lnsekih dltrd 3? id Anldkrh d >= id fdvdrdkrh, vhe kgcntvd`, nqurkh, lh kgphrtnehgh, sdan nghr, sdang ldjekhs hu ln shrtd! Lh kgphrtn h qud vhe fnn, sdgprd tdr ugchg rdsu`tnih, dlth v ehgprnr ug tkebdt id `htdrkn! _hrg, lh v ahjnr ahjhs 5-I hu 9-I s

phrqud vhe phpu`nr ehg jnrhtns, d...

"Hb, hb... Du snckn qud dssd sdrkn h rdsu`tnih, du snckn."

3? id au`mh, h prkgdkrh ikn ins frkns id vdrh.

Idltrh id ug ihrgktrkh id ugn lken sn`n ln "Ekinid Nenigken", hlid h nrehlikekhlnih dst idthlnih, nr qudltd ncnfn thih h dspnh fdemnih, idkxnlih BngkahuYhugn sdg phidr fnzdr lnin. H ghtkvh pnrded sdr phr enusn id ug chgcnridkh id rnkhs qudidstruku gnks ih qud =?% ihs iksphsktkvhs d`dtrlkehs ln ekinid, kle`uklih n jd`nidkrn hlidd`d junrinvn thin sun ehgkin. D`d qudrkn ehgdr ugn tkjd`n kltdkrn id gkhah, npdlns tdlih qud

ahjnr hs kljrdikdltds dg ugn vnsk`mn. Edrth, dlth d`d idvkn snkr pnrn ehgdr dlth. Gns

dlqunlth d`d dstnvn prheurnlih phr sun enrtdkrn, d`d pkshu dg sdu enrth NYG, qudcrnlihd`d. D`d qudrkn ehltklunr ihrgklih, s prn rdedcdr ugn `kjnh enrklmhsn id sun prhfdsshrn, dhuvkr "Bngkahu dstpkih, mhrn id `kds gikens.

D`d snckn qud h mhrsehph qud ids`kzhu ln chrin in td`dvksh, nehgpnlmnlih nprdvksh ih tdgph, lh drn prdeksh. Gns lkljug phidrkn rkr ehg dssn jkjnltd ikfdrdln.

"Du snckn ikssh, du snckn qud dssd idvkn sdr h rdsu`tnih... Gns du lh phssh gd`ngdltnr id`d...8"

H mhrsehph thtn`gdltd kgprdeksh. D`d lh phid pdjnr ldlmug dfdkth in "pdqudln

gjken"2 Dssn vkin ikrkn id Bngkahu Yhugn. Lh ehgdh, d`d pdlsnvn qud drn g shrtd lnfng`kn, npdlns idphks fhk idsehcrkr qud sdu pnk ehlsdjuku h qunirnjskgh prgkh dg ugn

`htdrkn (Dg thrlh id >??.??? Kdlds). Uun gd tngcg jnlmhu ehltklungdltd lns gquklns

id prgkhs, d nenchu ahjnlih ld`ns sdg pnrnr. D`d tngcg suspdkthu qud d`d lh fhssd ih

gdsgh snljud id`ds, gns idphks id pdlsnr shcrd kssh ug phueh gnks, d`d sd `dgcrhu id qud

lh tklmn ldlmugn krg, d lh m ldlmugn "`klmn id suedssh" prn sd dseh`mdr. Ehgh d`ds

krkng `kinr ehg kssh8

Id qun`qudr ghih, Bngkahu Yhugn nznrnih.

Yh nznrnih qud sun vkin ugn thtn` pknin.

_hrg, Bngkahu Yhugn lh krkn sdr pdsskgkstn pnrn sdgprd.

Bngkahu lulen, lulen sd cnsdhu dg shrtd, h qud h fnzkn dxtrdgngdltd ninptvd`.

"Edrth. Njhrn prdeksh eukinr ih enrth NYG d in jd`nidkrn."

Bngkahu ehnvn n encdn dlqunlth h`mnvn nh rdihr in sn`n. D`d phikn sucstktukr h enrth

ehltnlth qud d`d tkvdssd ugn ehltn, gns h gnks trncn`mhsh drn n jd`nidkrn. _hrg, h prhc`dgn

gnks dxtdlsh drn2 ehgh d`d krkn thgnr h enf in gnlm8 N`g ikssh, dssns nu`ns dxtrns sh


3/68


npdlns prhjrngns id idsdlvh`vkgdlth, dlth d`d sdrkn hcrkjnih n ehgdr n`juls tnc`dtds hu

prhiuths idsehlmdekihs2 kssh lh vnk fnz-`h sd sdltkr cdg qunlih dst ehg fhgd.

Du phidrkn cdg kr prn ugn `han id ehlvdlklekns d ehgprnr n`jh. Bngkahu pdlsnvn

dlqunlth tkrnvn n engksdtn qud d`d dstnvn usnlih ehgh pkangn, d eh`hehu sdu ulkfhrgd id

vdrh. Ehgh thihs hs dstuinltds rdtnrinihs lh pns, Bngkahu pnsshu n lhktd kltdkrn fdstnlihehgh sd dstkvdssd irhjnih dlqunlth rdedckn h prkgdkrh ikn id frkns id vdrh, d cdg njhrn,

sun encdn ihn idvkih fn`tn id shlh.

"Dsqudedlih quntrh gdsds id `kds id ug nlh `dtkvh kltdkrh, d du s prdeksh id ugn

sdgnln id `kds gikens prn fkenr gd`mhr, kssh vn`d n pdln!" Bngkahu tdltnvn pdlsnr

phsktkvngdltd.

"H tdgph dst th chg, cdg qud du phidrkn idkxnr gdu futhl>nh nr `kvrd..." Bngkahugurgurnvn ehlskjh gdsgh dlqunlth rdulkn ug chg mughr, d ncrku n phrtn qud invn pnrn n

snenin. Ud d`d idkxnr h futhl dxphsth nh sh` njhrn, d`d dstnrkn gnekh d ehlfhrtvd` qunlih d`dvh`tnssd ih gikeh.

_hrg, h`mnlih eukinihsngdltd, h gurh ih c`heh vkzklmh dstnvn npdlns ihks gdtrhs`hljd id sun vnrnlin lh stkgh nlinr.

"_hr qud h eu th nzu`-8 _hr qud h futurh th dseurh8" Bngkahu lh ehlsdjukndvktnr enltnr prn sk gdsgh.

Yh idprdsskvh. Lh ehgdh d`d qudrkn sd n`djrnr nsskg qud idekiku idkxnr h futhlekreu`nlih nh nr `kvrd. _hrg, kssh s h fnzkn fkenr gnks idprkgkih.

N`g ikssh, d`d drn h lkeh fnzdlih pknins2 Lh mnvkn ugn pdsshn lhrgn` phr trs id`d.Dssn sh`kih drn thtn`gdltd klehgprddlsvd`. _hrg, Bngkahu ehltkluhu ihcrnlih sdu futhl d`dvnlih prn fhrn. Ud d`d lh puidssd ldg `dvnr ug futhl prn fhrn, d`d dstnrkn gdsgh pdrikih.

Ln mhrn, Bngkahu, id rdpdltd, pkshu dg n`jh gnekh d gh`d. H`mnlih id pdrth, d`dpdredcdu qud drn ug ph id ynbkshcn idltrh id ug p`stkeh. Idsid qud fhk tkrnih injd`nidkrn, a idvdrkn dstnr dstrnjnih.

"Dspdrh qud lh ehgded n emhvdr nsskg ih lnin....

Dssn g prdghlkh snku ih sdu ehrnh, dlqunlth Bngkahu nklin `dvnvn h futhl pnrn n

vnrnlin.

Ln mhrn, Bngkahu vku qud a tklmn ug futhl ln vnrnlin.

8

Dgchrn fhssd ug ihrgktrkh id dstuinltd, n dstruturn drn skgk`nr n id ug npnrtngdlthlhrgn`. Bngkahu dstnvn vkvdlih dg ugn sn`n lken, h qud skjlkfken qud lh phikn tdr gnkslkljug qud eh`henssd h futhl n`k.

> Futhl sd rdfdrd n engn anphldsn)


4/68


H`mnlih ehg en`gn, d`d pdredcdu qud n ehksn pdliurnin n`k lh drn ug futhl. Drn ugnjnrhtn vdstkin ehg rhupns crnlens.

"NM8!"

H futhl enku id suns ghs dg ikrdh nh emh.

Kssh ihkih d thtn`gdltd rkieu`h.

N jnrhtn pnrdekn dstnr dg ehgn pd`n fhrgn qud n sun eklturn dstnvn sh`tn ln vnrnlin,sdu ehrph ihcrnih dg iuns pnrtds, d sdus gdgcrhs dstnvng enihs.

D`n pnrdekn... ûdg sncd tklmn >9 hu >4 nlhs8 Chg, d`n pnrdekn gnks lhvn qud Bngkahuphr ug hu ihks nlhs. D`n pnrdekn sdr ugn dstrnljdkrn, d lh s sun pd`d drn dxtrdgngdltdcrnlen ehgh tngcg drn h sdu encd`h... Lh, prntn. dxtrdgngdltd `hljh, d in gnldkrnqud n pnrtd id ekgn id sdu ehrph dstnvn ihcrnin, dstnvn ehcrklih sun encdn, dlth d`d lhphikn vdr h rhsth id`n. Ud d`n fkenssd id p, h encd`h tn`vdz fhssd `hljh h sufkekdltd prn

nènlnr n eklturn, lh8

"Zn, dssn n prkgdkrn vdz qud du gd dlehltrh ehg ugn frdkrn id vdrinid... lh, lhgd rdfkrh n ugn frdkrn lhvn."

ûn` h lhgd idssn rhupn8 Ylken8 Chg, dssns sh rhupns qud ns frdkrns idvdg usnr.Ud pnrded ehg ug vdstkih hekidltn` id ugn pdn lken qud `hljh h sufkekdltd prn nènlnrhs thrlhzd`hs, gns h encd`h ikfdrdltd2 dst dgcru`mnih dg ug tdekih. Tgn tlken lhrgnìd ugn frdkrn idvdrkn sdr prdtn, nklin qud dssn jnrhtn fhssd thtn`gdltd crnlen. H gntdrknùsnih pnrn fnzdr kssh idvd sdr sdin, gns dssns vdstds pnrdedg gukth ikfdrdltds id ugn frdkrnlhrgn`. M hurh chrinih ehg ehsturn dg enin enlth in tlken.

Hs cd`hs idihs in jnrhtn sd ghvdrng id rdpdltd.

Uun encdn enin `dltngdltd sd drjud. Udu encd`h prdsh sd ghvd pnrn hs `nihslnturn`gdltd, d, ehgh ugn ehrtkln sdlih ncdrtn, h rhsth in jnrhtn npnrdedu ln frdltd idBngkahu.

Tuu... NNNTTT!!!

Nqud`n jnrhtn pnrdekn gukth chlktn. H`mhs vdrids ehgcklnvng ehg n ehr id sun pd`d, hqud fnzkn Bngkahu pdlsnr qud kssh drn lhvh prn d`d. D`n sd pnrdekn ehgh ugn chlden.

_hrg, h qud fdz Bngkahu dltrnr dg plkeh lh drn sun cd`dzn.

H ghtkvh pd`h qun` d`n drn ugn "dstrnljdkrn". H klj`s id Bngkahu dxntngdltd ehghh sdu prhfdsshr erktkehu ikzdlih "Vhe idvd fkenr ldssd pns prn sdgprd!". Ud d`n fhssd ugnvdlidihrn id qun`qudr pns qud fhssd lh kgphrtnrkn sd d`n dstkvdssd vdlidlih pdlns huqun`qudr hutrn ehksn, drn prhvvd` qud Bngkahu krkn jnstnr n`jug iklmdkrh.

"Du..."

N jnrhtn d hs sdus `ckhs ug phueh sdehs ikzkng n`jugns pn`nvrns.

Bngkahu, idsntdltngdltd, pkshu lhvngdltd lh snliuemd id ynbkshcn dlqunlth invnihks pnsshs pnrn trs.


5/68


"Dsthu ehg fhgd."

"..."

_hr ug ghgdlth, Bngkahu pdlshu qud d`d drn dstpkih idgnks prn huvkr dssndstrnljdkrn fn`nlih dg anphls. ehgh ug dstuinltd chch n`dnthrkngdltd enltnlihqunlih d`d lh sncd n `dtrn.

"Dsthu ehg fhgd."

"..."

"Du ikssd... Dsthu ehg fhgd."

"..."

Vdlih Bngkahu lh dschnr qun`qudr rdnh, n jnrhtn id encd`h prntdnih pnrded

ghstrnr sun klsntksfnh.

Kssh kgphssvd`, ehgp`dtngdltd kgphssvd`. H qud h fnz pdlsnr qud d`n dst fn`nlihanphls8

"Nmm... Ggg..." Bngkahu dlenrnvn n jnrhtn ln jrnid d ikzkn "H qud gnks8 Vhe dsttdltnlih ikzdr qud shc dssns ekreulstlekns, vhe ugn pdsshn ghrrdlih, gdltklih lnsruns8.

"_hidrkn sdr e`nsskfkenih ehgh ghrrdr id fhgd."

"..."

Dssn jnrhtn drn gdsgh f`udltd dg anphls.

"Dk, du fkenrkn jrntn sd vhe puidssd gd inr n`jh prn ehgdr."

Bngkahu h`mhu pnrn h ph dstrnjnih d pksnih lh sdu p.

D`d idekiku qud lh kgphrtnssd id hlid dssn jnrhtn fhssd d`d lh idvdrkn sd dlvh`vdrehg d`n. Bngkahu pdlshu idsehltrh`ningdltd "_hr qud du lh n nauih n nemnr fd`kekinid dgug `ujnr gukth, gukth `hljd8". D`d `dvhu h ngnssnih ph id ynbkshcn pdrth in chen injnrhtn, sdg tkrnr h prhtdthr p`stkeh. Bngkahu pdlshu "Idphks id emdkrnr kssh, nt ug ihkih krkn

ehrrdr prn gukth `hljd, lh8". Ehgh dg Byhth, sd h ihlh in ensn pd em lh nrrhz, d`d qudrikzdr prh vksktnltd kr dgchrn

"Hcrkjnih. Vhu gnlinr prn idltrh."

H ph, h p`stkeh d n gh id Bngkahu tngcg.

Nsskg, ehg ug emhrh id nznr, Bngkahu Yhugn ehgdn ug lhvh ikn dg sun vkin...


6/68


_nrtd 3

"_rkgdkrh, idkxd-gd nprdsdltnr.

"... _hr qud vhe lh dxp`ken phrqud vhe dstnvn sd pdliurnlih ln gklmn snenin--8"

"Gdu lhgd Klidbbusu"

"Ehgh sd n`jug fhssd nerdiktnr qud dssd lhgd id vdrinid! ^ud 'Klidbbusu'8 Duphidrkn td emngnr id Klidx, lh8"

"Ehgh phid vdr, du shu ugn snedrihtksn. Nm, kssh kgphrtnltd1 Du lh shu ih Vntkenlh,gns skg ihs _urktnlhs Crktlkehs.

"Lh fnh kidkn ih qud vhe dst fn`nlih. N`g ikssh, lh sd idsvkd in gklmnpdrjultn!"

"Mg... Dg rd`nh Klidx, ug phueh ikfek` id dxp`kenr. Nm, gdu lhgd gjkeh Idikentus 494.

"Hk8 H`, h`8 _hssh sncdr id qun` p`nldtn du dsthu rdedcdlih dssd enln`8"

Vdlih Bngkahu ehnr suns hrd`mns th klikfdrdltdgdltd, Klidx ghrid suns ulmns._nrded qud ghridr ns ulmns ug mckth id`n.

_hr qud du tdlmh qud fkenr ldssn gdsn id vkirh d h`mnr prn d`n ehgh sd ls dstkvssdghslug dlehltrh s edjns8_dlsnvn Bngkahu.

Cdg njhrn, Bngkahu idvkn dstnr sd prdpnrnlih prn sdjukr pnrn n dseh`n d pnrtkekpnr ihrdfhrh, gns d`d lh qudr idkxnr dssn jnrhtn gkstdrkhsn dg sdu qunrth.

D h pkhr qud dssn jnrhtn id encd`h prntdnih qud sd emngn id Klidx pnrded tdr jhstnihih sdu qunrth, pnrdedlih qud d`n qudrkn rh`nr lh emh.

Yn`vdz dssd sdan ug ihs "nznrds" qud Bngkahu ntrnk8 Ud fhr, kssh lh chg.


7/68

:@kjmt Lhvd` _rhadet


8/68

=@kjmt Lhvd` _rhadet

"Dlth, sd vhe puidr fnzdr Klidx sd sdltkr emdkn, du fkenrkn dxtrdgngdltd njrnidekin"

"_hr qud du idvh fnzdr kssh8 ûn` h ghtkvh pnrn du nprkghrnr sun vksh id gkg8 Ud dutkvdr qud ehgdnr n`jh dstrnlmh d dltrnr ln "rhtn in Klidx", du idvdrkn rdehgdnr!.

"Drg... ugn fhrgn ehgug id fn`nr8 Idseu`pd, nemh qud lh sdk h qud vhe dstfn`nlih.

Drn dspdrnih id ug dstrnljdkrh lh ehlmdedr n eu`turn htnbu anphldsn.

"Gns sd vhe vnk gd gnlinr dgchrn, du krdk idsgnknr nps inr trs pnsshs, lh8" Njnrhtn pdrjulthu.

"Vhe vnk idsgnknr...8 Dlth lh in gklmn ehltn."

"Ldssn mhrn, du usnrkn gdu `tkgh suspkrh pnrn dserdvdr ugn nlhtnh id sukeikh,kleùklih ugn fhth sun.

"ûd...8"

"Ud du fuk sn`vn, du phidrkn ikzdr qud fuk trnlenin ldssn sn`n, d thrturnin idgnks... Duphssh nt ikzdr qud vhe gd hcrkjhu n vdstkr dssn rhupn"

"VHE HTUN GD NGDNNS8! VHE A UNCKN IN ET@YTSN HYNBT N_DUNS IKUUH!"

"8"

Klidx trnvn sun gdltd, h`mnlih ehg enrn id ehlfusn. D`n sd pnrded ehg ug jntklmh qudvku ug dspd`mh pd`n prkgdkrn vdz.

Du tdlmh qud naui-`n. _hr qud du gd sklth ehgh sd du fhssd h lkeh qud dst fkenlihehg ihr lh dstgnjh8

Dspdrd! Vhe qudr ehgdr, edrth8! - Bngkahu nsshprnvn krrktnih ln ehzklmn. N ehgkinidltrh in jd`nidkrn dstrnjhu dlth d`d phidrkn dlemdr n chen id`n ehg kssh. Lh gnemuenrknBngkahu ldg ug phueh. Nsskg, Bngkahu eh`hen n ehgkin rdstnltd ln frkjkidkrn, d frktn d`nsehgh vdjdtnks. Ud d`d dsqudltn-`n, pd`h gdlhs lkljug krkn ghrrdr edrth8

Vh`tnlih n pdlsnr, id hlid dssn jnrhtn vdkh8

Npdsnr id qud dxkstdg dstrnljdkrhs ln ekinid nenigken, dssn jnrhtn lh tdg n "nurn"qud ug ekinih nquk tdrkn. Gns sd d`n id fhrn, dlth kssh tngcg dstrnlmh.

Dgchrn Ekinid Nenigken skjlkfkqud "Tgn ekinid id edltdlns id dseh`nsehledltrnins nquk", sd pnrded gnks ehg "Tgn ekinid ehg edltdlns id ihrgktrkhs iddstuinltds". Ydg ug tdrh ih tngnlmh in k`mn hlid fken Yqukh, d h pdrgdtrh edrenih phrgurhs qud sh pnrdekihs ehg n Jrnlid Gurn`mn in Emkln. Dgchrn lh fhssd th fdemninqunlth ugn prksh, lh drn fek` nsskg id dltrnr tngcg.

_nrded lh tdr lnin ehltrh`nlih h qud fhr qud dltrn hu snk, gns n TlkvdrskinidKliustrkn` `nlhu trs snt`ktds qud ghlkthrng n Ekinid Nenigken thih h tdgph npnrdltnlih

sdr ug dxpdrkgdlth. ûn`qudr pdsshn qud sd ghvdlvkn pd`n ekinid phidrkn sdr sdjukin d


9/68

;@kjmt Lhvd` _rhadet

klvdstkjnin. Ud hs snt`ktds dlehltrnrdg n`jug qud lh sd dlehltrd dg sdus rdjkstrhs, hs"nltk-sbk``s" d gdgcrhs ih au`jngdlth id thins ns dseh`ns sdrkng ghck`kznihs...

Yn`vdz sdan phrqud nqud`n jnrhtn d`trken fdz ugn emuvn id rnkhs nekgn inquk qud hssnt`ktds lh n idsehcrkrng8Bngkahu sd pdrjultnvn.

"Nm skg, phrqud vhe dstnvn sd pdliurnlih lns jrnids in gklmn snenin8"

Bngkahu pdrjultn dlqunlth eh`hen h gh`mh id shan lnqud`n gn`kjln frkjkidkrn idehgkin.

"Du lh dstnvn gd pdliurnlih n`k."

"Dlth h qud8 Lh gd ikjn qud vhe fhk enrrdjnin pd`h vdlth d phushu n`k."

... N sktunh drn n`jh skgk`nr."

Bngkahu, qud s dstnvn crklenlih, klstnltnldngdltd vkrn sun encdn d dlenrn n jnrhtn.

"Du qudrkn pu`nr in snenin inqud`d prikh pnrn n snenin idssd, gns du en."

Unenin8 Bngkahu h`mn pnrn h tdth.

Dssn ugn pdqudln pnrtd ih ehlaulth id ihrgktrkhs ihs dstuinltds, hs nrrnlmn-eusid hkth nlinrds dstnvng hridlnihs aultngdltd. U id h`mnr pnrn n snenin, qun`qudr ugphidrkn ikzdr qud n ikstlekn dltrd hs td`mnihs s id uls ihks gdtrhs. Lh kgphssvd` inrug pu`h `hljh dltrd ug td`mnih d h hutrh, gns...

"Vhe dstn fn`nlih srkh8 H td`mnih dst n hkth nlinrds id n`turn! Vhe phid ghrrdr sdlh fhr eukinihsn!"

"Mg, ug sukekin lh phid ldg tdr ugn `pkid."

Klidx i ugn rdsphstn pdrp`dxn, d ehltklun.

"Gns lh tklmn adkth2 Du tkvd qud fnzdr kssh prn dsenpnr."

"Ds... Dsenpnr8" Huvklih dssn pn`nvrn qud tdg ug skjlkfkenih pdrkjhsh phr trs, Bngkahusd krrktn. Gns Klidx sh`tn ug klfnltk` "Ll" d ehltklun.

"N`jug dst tdltnlih gd gntnr."

"..."

N gh ghvdlih n frkjkidkrn pnrhu.

"Ntun`gdltd, du phidrkn tdr pu`nih shcrd kssh, gns n`jug gd ntkljku lns ehstnsqunlih du dstnvn ln gdtnid ih pu`h."

N jnrhtn qud emngn n sk gdsgn id Klidx pnrded dstnr shrrklih.

"Dlth, du enk d pnrdk ln jrnid in sun snenin. Idseu`pd-gd."


10/68

>?@kjmt Lhvd` _rhadet

Gdsgh sd d`n lh dstkvdssd crklenlih hu sdlih krlken, d`n dstnvn inlih ug shrrkshskledrh pnrn Bngkahu.

"Ntkljku...8"

"Mg8 Nm, lh `kjud pnrn gdus fdrkgdlths. Dssn rhupn tdg ug dfdkth idfdlskvh dg vh`tnid`n."

"H qud ug dfdkth idfdlskvh8 Tg eh`dtd n prhvn id cn`ns8"

N jnrhtn rhin ehgh sd dstkvdssd sd dxkcklih phr ehgprnr rhupns lhvns. D`n lh pnrdedgnemuenin. Gns d`n fhk rdn`gdltd "ntkljkin"8 Ud dssn fhssd kgnjklnh id`n, n ehlfknlnphidrkn sdr cdg gnkhr.

_hrg...

Tgn ehksn qud d`d nerdiktn qud d`n dstnvn sd njnrrnlih ns jrnids in vnrnlin ih

stkgh nlinr id Bngkahu.

Ud fhssd kssh, n mkstrkn in jnrhtn phidrkn sdr vdrinid8

"ûdg" n ntnehu8

Bngkahu ehgdn n sd qudstkhlnr.

ûnltn ehrnjdg ldedssrkn prn pu`nr ih td`mnih id ug prikh id hkth nlinrds pnrnhutrh8 ûnltn shrtd d`n tdvd pnrn sd sdjurnr dg ugn snenin ih stkgh nlinr8 H qud ksshskjlkfken qunlih d`n dst thtn`gdltd k`dsn8

"_hrqud n`jug dst tdltnlih gd gntnr."

Klidx ikz kssh dlqunlth dstnvn shrrklih. ûh ehgp`kenin n mkstrkn phr trs ihshrrksh id`n8

Bngkahu dstnvn ehgp`dtngdltd dsqudekih shcrd h qud Klidx dstnvn phr trs, dlth d`dlh dltdlidu ns pn`nvrns id`n ehgp`dtngdltd. D gdsgh qud Klidx ehgdnssd n dxp`kenr tuihprn d`d idsid h ehgdh, d`d lh dltdlidrkn ldg gdtnid ikssh, d ldg sd prdheupnrkn dgtdltnr dltdlidr n hutrn gdtnid.

Gns d`d dltdlidu n`jh.

Dltdlidu qud d`n dstnvn sd sdjurnlih ns jrnids id ugn vnrnlin ih stkgh nlinr. D`ndst sdjurnlih hs mnsmks dg sdus idihs. _nrded qud d`n lh sncd usnr mnsmks gdsgh qud d`nsnkcn fn`nr anphls cdg fùdltdgdltd.

D`n hcsdrvn, n`djrd, n frkjkidkrn frktnlih. Dssn dxprdssh dxntngdltd kjun` n id ug jnthqud fhssd enrrdjnih prn fhrn id ug pnpd`h dg ug ikn emuvhsh.

"... Nm..."

H qud dst frktnlih ln frkjkidkrn ehgkin qud lh lnin ikfdrdltd id `kxh, "vdjdtnksfrkths" (Ehg vdldlh ld`ds).


11/68

>>@kjmt Lhvd` _rhadet

H`mnlih pnrn dssn jnrhtn fngkltn, Bngkahu phid sdltkr sdu `nih chg kltdrkhr (^udpnrded dstnr `nih n `nih ehg sdu `nih gn` kltdrkhr) `utnlih ih`hrhsngdltd.

"Nm... Dm... Du... Du qudrkn ikzdr. Ehgh vhe dst th fngkltn, phr fnvhr, lh ehgn ugnehgkin nsskg, qud sh ns shcrns in rdfdkh id jnrhths. _hr qud vhe lh vnk n ug rdstnurnltd

id fng`kn8 Hu tn`vdz phssnghs dlehgdlinr ugn dltrdjn8"

"Du lh phssh dspdrnr."

"Nm... gg..."

"D tngcg lh pnrded rukg. Kssh n`jh qud vhe dst fnzdlih sdg dspdrnr lnin dgtrhen, dlth idvd sdr chg."

Ldssd ghgdlth, Klidx rdn`gdltd sd pnrded ehg ugn frdkrn, inlih ug shrrksh rniknltd.

Kjlhrnlih ehgp`dtngdltd Bngkahu, qud dst ehg h dstgnjh njktnih, Klidx npdrtn sdu

idih, d rdtkrn n ehgkin in frkjkidkrn ehg sdus mnsmks.

Gnstkjnlih.

"Vku, lh pnrded th rukg."

" gd... gdsgh8"

Gnstkjnlih.

"Vhe ug tnlth ehlskidrvd`, fnzdlih n ehgkin nzdin pnrn gd `kvrnr id gklmn fnikjn,edrth8"

"Dm8 Dm... shu... shu8"

Gnstkjnlih.

Lh sd prdheupd, du gd ntrdvh n ehgdr ehgkin nzdin. Hcrkjnih2 vhe ehgh gdu

krgh gnks vd`mh.

Ehg ug shrrksh rniknltd, Klidx ehltklun n ehgdr, ehg n`juls crhths id fdkah dg sdurhsth.

"... Zh...TTT... ZHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"

Bngkahu rnpkingdltd `dvnltn n frkjkidkrn ehg ugn vd`hekinid supdrslken. D`d h`mn prnKlidx, qud dstnvn klsntksfdktn, drn h qud d`d pdlsnvn. "Du krdk prh klfdrlh.

"Vhe tngcg dst ehg fhgd8"

"... Nm8"

"Ud vhe lh dst ehg fhgd, phid inr dssds vdjdtnks prn gkg8 Du gn` phsshdspdrnr....

Klidx h`mn prn Bngkahu, sun chen ghrikn n phltn ihs mnsmks. H`mnlih Klidx nsskg,Bngkahu sd idtdrgklhu.


12/68

>3@kjmt Lhvd` _rhadet

Dssn n vhltnid id Idus. D`d tklmn qud nencnr h qud ehgdhu.

Idssn vdz lh drn ug ensh id nznr2 drn sdu prprkh drrh.


13/68


_nrtd 5

Bngkahu Yhugn eh`hen h "`kxh" qudltd dg sun chen, rdvd`nlih ug shrrksh.

_hrg, n jnrhtn qud sd emngn id Klidx rdvd`n ugn dxprdssh klfd`kz dlqunlth d`n

ghrid hs cksehkths. Udjurnr hs cksehkths ehg ns iuns ghs d inr pdqudlns ghrikins ld`dspnrdedlih ug dsquk`h.

"... Nm, skg, vhe ikssd qud n`jug dst tdltnlih td gntnr. ^udg 8"

Bngkahu, qud fkln`gdltd fdz h engklmh id vh`tn ih klfdrlh ehg guktn ikfkeu`inid,kgdikntngdltd pdrjultn n qudsth gnks kgphrtnltd.

E`nrh, Bngkahu lh vnk sunr n engksn phr dssn jnrhtn qud d`d ehlmdedu fnz npdlns 5?gkluths, gns d`d lh phid sd ehgphrtnr ehgh ug thtn` idsklfhrgnih njhrn.

Npdlns tdltnrdk pnrdedr sdr chg- Bngkahu pdlshu. Npdsnr id qud d`d lh phikn nauinr

d`n n rdsh`vdr lnin, pd`h gdlhs d`d phidrkn ikzdr "Du tdltdk gdu gd`mhr".

"Gg..."

N jnrhtn fn`n ehg ugn vhz ug phueh sden.

"Du lh sdk. Yn`vdz n "Eruz Shsrkh" hu "Nbntsubk". Dgchrn du phssn pdlsnr qud d`ds shidssns iuns hrjnlkznds, du lh sdk sdus lhgds... D lhgds sh sdg sdltkih pnrn d`ds."

"'D`ds'8"

Bngkahu rdpdtd kssh id ugn gnldkrn ehlfusn. H hphldltd ugn hrjnlkznh8 Tgjruph8

Gns Klidx, qud drn n pdrsdjukin, dstnvn ug tnlth en`gn2 nps inr ug 'Gg' prnehlfkrgnr kssh, d`n ikz1

"D`ns sh shekdinids gjkens."

...

"8 Gjken...8 Drg... h qud dssd nrtkfekh8 Du huvk drrnih8"

"Nm... ...8 Drg... Gdu anphls dstrnlmh8 Du quks ikzdr GJKEN! GJKEN ENCN@!"

"..."

Njhrn qud d`n dstnvn dxp`kenlih dg klj`s, Bngkahu dstnvn cdg gnks pdrp`dxh.

"H qud kssh8 Vhe dst fn`nlih id n`jugn lhvn hrjnlkznh qud usn ugns rd`kjkdslhvns d gkstdrkhsns pnrn prdjnr pnrn hs hutrhs, ikzdlih 'Nqud`ds qud lh nerdiktnrdg krhshfrdr n krn Idus', d fhrnr d`ds n kljdrkr n`juls rdgikhs dstrnlmhs nltds id fnzdr `nvnjdgedrdcrn` ld`ds8 Kssh pnrded pdrkjhsh."

"...Id n`jugn gnldkrn, nemh qud vhe dst crklenlih ehgkjh."

"Tm..."


14/68


"... Vhe dst crklenlih ehgkjh, edrth8"

"... Idseu`pd, gns kssh kgphssvd`. Du lh phssh, rdn`gdltd, nerdiktnr ln dxkstlekn idgjken. Du shu fngk`knr ehg 'phidrds ihkihs' ehgh kjlkh hu vdr pd`hs h`mhs, gns gjken...Du lh phssh gdsgh nerdiktnr lkssh."

"...8"

Klidx trnvn sun encdn d rdf`dtd. Ud d`d fhssd ugn pdsshn ehgug, qud nerdiktnssdfhrtdgdltd qud n eklekn fhssd enpnz id rdsh`vdr tuih, d`d idvdrkn dstnr jrktnlih "LH MLNIN LDUUD GTLIH ^TD N EKLEKN LH _HUUN _SHVNS!!"

_hrg, n gh ikrdktn id Bngkahu rdn`gdltd tklmn edrtn "mnck`kinid dspdekn`".

Dlqunlth d`d tkvdssd dssn "mnck`kinid dspdekn`" nlhrgn` emngnin id "Kgnjkld Crdnbdr",gdsgh hs gk`njrds qud npnrdedg ln gkth`hjkn sdrkng npnjnihs.

_hidrds shcrdlnturnks idltrh idssn ekinid sh ug tnlth ehguls. _hr kladtnr irhjns lnsvdkns, idkxnr n d`dtrkekinid fùkr pd`h pdsehh, d huvkr n`jug rktgh dspdekn` id uls mdnisdts,qun`qudr erdcrh phid sd "idsdlvh`vdr".

"Du lh dltdlih gdsgh ih qud vhe dst fn`nlih."

"Vhe lh tdg qud dltdlidr! Ehg tuih kssh, lh m ivkins qud phidrds shcrdlnturnkssdang rdnks!"

"Dlth phr qud lh gjken...8 Lh m ivkins qud gjken rdn` tngcg!"

Klidx h h`mn dxtrdgngdltd trkstd. Dssd tkph id h`mnr ehgh sd n`jug erktkenssd h ckemhid dstkgnh id hutrn pdsshn phr sdr ug jnth vkrn-`ntn.

"Dm... idkxd gd ikzdr kssh. Vhe ehlmded anlbdl83Dm, dspdrd, dssn ugn eu`turn j`hcn`,edrth8"

"... Kssh idvd sdr n`jug dqukvn`dltd in eu`turn Anphldsn, gns du ehlmdh skg."

"Ud du pdridssd idz vdzds ins idz rhinins id anlbdl, vhe sdltkrkn qud mnvdrkn ugghtkvh8"

"... Zu..."

"Lh m ghtkvh, edrth8 Gns mugnlhs krkng nerdiktnr qud m ugn fhrn trncn`mnlih!"

Bngkahu ikz kssh dg ug thg idskltdrdssnih.

"ûn`qudr pdsshn ehgug krkn pdlsnr '_hr qud du shu th nznrnih8 ' d pdrjultnrkn sddxkstkrkn n`jugn fhrn klvksvd` ntunlih dg vh`tn. ûnlih n`jug pdlsn nsskg d gksturn ehg'nstrh`hjkn', h qud idvdrkn nehltdedr8"

"... Ykph Vhe id eledr, d vhe dst gukth nznrnih njhrn, dlth gd`mhr lh ahjnr'hu n`jh nsskg, edrth8"

3Dqukvn`dltd anphls ih "Ah-bdl-ph".


15/68


"Yhihs dssds 'gjkehs, gkstdrkhshs phidrds' qud hehrrdg dg vh`tn id ls shidsdlvh`vkihs nsskg. Mugnlhs kgnjklng qud dxkstd n`jugn fhrn klvksvd` qud iktn n shrtdid`ds, d krh nerdiktnr qud qun`qudr ehksn klskjlkfkenltd thtn`gdltd trncn`mh ih idstklh2 kssh gjken."

Klidx aultn sdus `ckhs ehgh ug jnth klfd`kz. Nps ug tdgph, d`n ikz,

"... _nrded qud vhe tdg ug ghtkvh prn lh nerdiktnr dg gjken. "

"Tmug. Gns phrqud du pdlsdk shcrd kssh, du lh puid nerdiktnr ldssns pn`nvrnsrkieu`ns. ^udg phidrkn nerdiktnr ln dxkstlekn idssds gjkehs qud npnrdedg dg ehlths idfnins8 Ud vhe phid jnstnr n`jugns phds gjkens pnrn rdvkvdr ugn pdsshn ghrtn, qudg qud krkn qudrdr idsdlvh`vdr phidrds8 Ehgh du idvdrkn nerdiktnr ldssn 'gjken' qud lh tdgldlmugn dvkilekn ekdltfken phr trs id`n8"

Nsskg ehgh dssds qud lh nerdiktng ln dxkstlekn id phidrds "shcrdlnturnks", d`ds shnpdlns th`hs.

Ln Ekinid Nenigken, "phidrds shcrdlnturnks" sh id ehlmdekgdlth ehgug n thihs, dd`ds phidg sdr dxp`kenihs pd`n eklekn.

"... Gns rdn`gdltd dxkstd gjken!"

Klidx aultn sdus `ckhs lhvngdltd. Yn`vdz "gjken" sdan ehgh ug pk`nr dspkrktun` pnrnd`n, nsskg ehgh h "Kgnjkld Crdnbdr" pnrn Bngkahu.

"Yuih cdg, ehgh quksdr. Dlth phr qud d`ds dstnvng td pdrsdjuklih--"

"Gjken rdn`gdltd dxkstd!"

"..."

"Gjken rdn`gdltd dxkstd!"

_nrded qud d`n qudr qud Bngkahu nigktn kssh, lh kgphrtn ehgh.

"Yuih cdg, dlth gd ikjn1 H qud gjken8 Vhe phid ntkrnr ugn ch`n id fhjh id sungh8 Gdsgh lh dltrnlih dg lhssns `kds id supdrphidrds, vhe phid ntkrnr ugn ch`n idfhjh8 Ydltd fnzdr kssh ln gklmn frdltd, dlth du tn`vdz nerdiktd lkssh."

"Du lh tdlmh gnl, dlth du lh phssh usnr gjken."

"..."

H qud th ikfdrdltd dltrd ikzdr kssh d sdr ug fnrsnltd usurkh id phidr qud ikz "Negdrn vnk gd ntrnpn`mnr, dlth du lh phssh ihcrnr n eh`mdr"8

Id qun`qudr ghih, n `jken id Bngkahu tngcg drn ehgp`kenin. Npdsnr id qud d`d ikssdqud lh dxkstkn n`jh pnrdekih hu skgk`nr ehg gjken, Bngkahu lh dltdlid gnksehgp`dtngdltd ih qud n mnck`kinid id sun gh ikrdktn, h "Kgnjkld Crdnbdr". Ehgh d`d fnzkssh8 H qud dssn fhrn lh dspnh klvksvd`8 Gdsgh n Ekinid Nenigken, qud n gnkhr

nuthrkinid lh idsdlvh`vkgdlth id phidrds DU_dr, lh phid nln`ksnr n "mnck`kinid" npdlnsphr ug skgp`ds tdstd ehrphrn`2 phr kssh qud d`d dtkqudtnih ehgh ug DU_dr "lvd` ?".


16/68


D d`d lh ehlsdjuku sdu phidr pd`h prhjrngn id idsdlvh`vkgdlth ekdltfkeh2 pd`hehltrrkh, ugn mnck`kinid prprkn id sun gh ikrdktn.

...Gns d`d lh phid skgp`dsgdltd emdjnr n ugn ehleùsh sdg cnsd ih tkph "Idsid quddxkstn ugn fhrn kldxp`kevd` lh gulih, tn`vdz gjken rdn`gdltd dxkstn" nsskg.

"... Gjken dxkstd!"

Bngkahu suspkrn.

"Yuih cdg, vhu nssugkr qud n gjken dxkstd."

"Nssugkr8"

"Ukg, vnghs nssugkr qud n gjken dxkstd."

Bngkahu kjlhrn n kltdrruph id Klidx d ehltklun.

"Dlth phr qud vhe dstdvd sdlih pdrsdjukin phr dssns pdsshns8 Ydg n`jh dg rd`nhehg suns rhupns8"

Bngkahu dstnvn sd rdfdrklih n tlken id frdkrn fdktn id sdin u`trnùxuhsn, id crnleh purhd chrinin n hurh. Dg hutrns pn`nvrns, d`d dstnvn pdrjultnlih-sd, "Kssh dlvh`vd rd`kjkh8"

"... _hrqud du shu ug liked."

"ûd8"

"Du nerdikth qud d`ds dsth ntrs ihs >?5 gk` jrkgrkhs qud du tdlmh."

"..."

"... _hr qud du dsthu fkenlih nklin gnks ehlfush njhrn8"

"_hr qud pnrded qud vhe lh qudr sd kgphrtnr ehgkjh ehlfhrgd du dxp`keh8 Vhe ug tnlth kgpnekdltd, mum8"

"Yuih cdg, vhu skgp`kfkenr. Du lh sdk prn qud sdrvdg dssds 'jrkgrkhs', gns d`ds sh`kvrhs, edrth8 Kjun` ug ikekhlrkh8"

"Gg. 'H `kvrh id Dkchl', '@dgdjdthl', 'H `kvrh sdg lhgd', 'H rktun` id enlkcn`ksgh', 'H`kvrh in ghrtd'... dssds sh hs rdprdsdltnltds. H Lderhlhgkehl gukth fnghsh, d dxkstd ugghltd id kgktnds phr nk, dlth dssd lh gukth lhtvd`."

"Mug... Du lh `kjh prh ehltdih ihs `kvrhs....

Bngkahu quks ikzdr "D`ds lh fnzdg sdltkih id qun`qudr gnldkrn", gns fhrhu-sd ndljh`kr dssns pn`nvrns.

"Vhe ikssd qud vhe tdg edg gk`2 hlid dsth junrinihs8"

Dg qun`qudr ensh, d`d tklmn qud idkxnr kssh fkenr e`nrh. Edg gk` `kvrhs phidg `htnr ugn

ckc`khtden kltdkrn.


17/68

>:@kjmt Lhvd` _rhadet

"Vhe qudr ikzdr qud vhe tdg ugn emnvd prn ug jrnlid idpskth8"

"Lh."

Klidx cn`nln n encdn d ikz,

"Du tdlmh thihs hs >?5.??? `kvrhs."

...ûd8Bngkahu h`mn srkh.

"... Vhe lh vnk gd ikzdr qud pdsshns currns lh phidg vdr dssds `kvrhs, vnk8"

"Gdsgh sd lh fhssdg currns, ns pdsshns lh phidg v-`hs! Lh fnrkn sdltkih n`jug sdns pdsshns hs puidssdg vdr."

Enin pn`nvrn qud Klidx ikzkn pnrdekn shnr cnstnltd ehgp`kenin2 d`d sd sdltkn ehgh sddstkvdssdg crklenih ehg d`d. Bngkahu h`mn prn dsqudrin d ikrdktn. ûd "Lderhlhgkehl"8 D`d

s ehlsdjud vdr rdvkstns id ahjhs, gnljns qud dsth ahjnihs pd`h emh, d n tnrdfn id vdrhqud fhk ahjnin dg n`jug enlth idssn sn`n.

*... Uuspkrh...*

Bngkahu, qud dstnvn suphrtnlih kssh h tdgph thih, fkln`gdltd lh ehlsdjud gnksnjudltnr.

Yn`vdz dssd edlrkh id "n`jug dst gd pdrsdjuklih" fhssd npdlns n kgnjklnh frtkìd`n. Ud fhssd nsskg, d d`n rdn`gdltd tkvdssd pu`nih ih hktnvh nlinr, fn`mnih, d enih lnsjrnids in vnrnlin... Chg, sdrkn gd`mhr lh sd dlvh`vdr ehg d`n.

"... Lh dstrnlmh qud vhe nerdiktd dg phidrds shcrdlnturnks, gns lh dg gjken8"

Klidx eurvn sdus `ckhs dlqunlth d`n fn`n idsnjrninvd`gdltd.

"D h qud tdg idgnks ehg phidrds shcrdlnturnks8 Vhe lh idvdrkn h`mnr thrth prhshutrhs gdsgh sd vhe tkvdr n`jugn mnck`kinid dspdekn`!"

...

"Mg, vhe dst edrtn!"

Bngkahu jdltk`gdltd suspkrn,

"Dst cdg, vhe dst edrtn. Gns m npdlns n`jugns mnck`kinids klikvkiunks, d ls shghse`nsskfkenihs dg lvdks2 dssd tkph id pdlsngdlth tdrrvd`!"

Bngkahu ncnkxn sun encdn dlqunlth h`mn prn sun gh ikrdktn.

Uun gh ikrdktn lh phid ntkrnr emngns hu d`dtrkekinid, lh phid sh`tnr ldlmugn ùz, dlh phid dgktkr ldlmug shg. D e`nrh, lh tdrkng qunksqudr `klmns dstrnlmns npnrdedlih dgsdus pu`shs. 5

5Tgn prhvvd` rdfdrdlekn n Ysubkmkgd. Hlid h prhtnjhlkstn tdg h phidr id vdr `klmns qud idtdrgklngh tdgph id ghrtd ihs sdrds vkvhs.


18/68

>=@kjmt Lhvd` _rhadet

Gns n gh ikrdktn id Bngkahu phid iksskpnr qun`qudr "phidr shcrdlnturn`". Lhkgphrtnvn sd fhssdg chls hu rukls, nt hs gk`njrds qud npnrdedg dg gkths phidrkng sdridstruihs.

"_hrg, pnrn ns pdsshns idssn ekinid, supdrphidrds sh ehgh ug pk`nr dspkrktun` id

suphrtd, dlth lh rdpnrd gukth lkssh lh. N`g ikssh, du tngcg shu ugn ins pdsshnsinquk."

" chg qud vhe snkcn ikssh, kikhtn! Mgpm, phr qud fkenr ehlfush8 Vhe phid npdlnsihcrnr ugn eh`mdr ehg sun gh."

"..."

"Mgpm, h qud fnz ugn pdsshn idskstkr id sun enrnetdrstken lnturn` prn sd thrlnr n`jugtkph id fnlfnrrh8"

"... Du phssh tnpnr dssn sun chen tnjnrd`n8"

"Vk... vkh`lekn lh gd nssustn!"

Klidx h`mn ehgh ug jnth klfd`kz, d ikz,

"N`g ikssh, vhe dstnvn fn`nlih idgnks shcrd phidrds shcrdlnturnks, npdsnr id qudvhe lh pnrded tdr ldlmug!"

"... Dm, shcrd kssh... Ehgh du phssh dxp`kenr..."

Bngkahu sd sdltkn dlerdlenih.

D`d gdsgh, ikfkek`gdltd, tdrkn n`jugn emnled id dxp`kenr dssn mnck`kinid ih "KgnjkldCrdnbdr" pnrn hutrhs, d ehlskidrnlih qud dssn mnck`kinid s rdnjd n "phidrds nlhrgnks", sd nhutrn pdsshn lh nedktnssd qud "phidrds dxkstdg", suns dxp`kends sdrkng ftdks.

"Mug... Dst ln gklmn gh ikrdktn... Nm, idkxd-gd dse`nrdedr. Kssh lnturn`2 lh dxkstdeh`hrnh sklttken lkssh!"

"Hm."

"Ud gklmn gh ikrdktn dltrnr dg ehltnth ehg... qun`qudr mnck`kinid dspdekn`, sdan ugnch`n id fhjh n lvd` lue`dnr hu ugn rnk`jul ttken, gdsgh ug gk`njrd id Idus phid sdr

idsfdkth."

"... Dm...8"

"... _hr qud dssn dxprdssh8 ehgh sd vhe vkssd ug ent`hjh id ehgprns tdklfhrgnlih prn ehgprnr n`jug gnrnvk`mhsh erkstn` in shrtd!"

"Hm gdu... Vhe, ug ntdu qud lulen huvku fn`nr id Idus, ikzdlih qud ug gk`njrd idIdus phid sdr iksskpnih. Dsthu ug tnlth idedpekhlnin ehg kssh..."

_rn pdlsnr kssh, Klidx ushu sdu idih gdlhr pnrn ehnr n hrd`mn.


19/68

>;@kjmt Lhvd` _rhadet

"... Tjm, kssh gd idkxn krrktnih! _dlsnlih qud du sdrdk pdjh ehgh ug th`h ehg dssd1'Gjken rdn`gdltd dxkstd, qud du lh phssh prhvnr prn vhe' ikth phr ugn jnrhtn pldkgjken. Kssh gd idkxn furkhsh..."

"Yuih cdg! Dlth du vhu td ghstrnr!"

Klidx krrktnin `dvnltn suns ghs,

"Kssh! Dssn vdstkgdltn! ugn cnrrdkrn idfdlskvn suprdgn ehlmdekin ehgh 'KjrdanNgcu`nltd'!"

Klidx `dvnltn ns iuns ghs, idkxnlih Bngkahu vdr dssn tlken id frdkrn, qud h fnz pdlsnrdg ugn xenrn id e`nssd n`tn.

"^ud 'Kjrdan Ngcu`nltd'8 Du lh dsthu dltdlidlih lnin! Yuih qud vhe dstnvn fn`nlihdrn shcrd n`jugn dstrnlmn tdrgklh`hjkn tkph 'Klidx' d 'cnrrdkrns idfdlskvns'2 vhe phiddxp`kenr kssh id ugn gnldkrn qud du dltdlin8 gukth ruid! Vhe lulen huvku fn`nr id

dxp`kenr n`jh prhfulih id ug ghih fek` id dltdlidr8"

"Vhe... Vhe sdqudr sd prdheuphu dg dltdlidr kssh, d njhrn vhe dst rde`ngnlihehgkjh8"

Klidx njktn sdus crnhs.

"Cdg njhrn, du vhu td prhvnr nh klvs id fkenr fn`nlih sdg pnrnr! Vhe phid usnr ugnfnen id ehzklmn prn gd furnr!"

"Yuih cdg! Du krdk fnzdr kssh... H qud... h qud vhe dst pdlsnlih8! e`nrh qud vhu td

dsfnqudnr! Vhe dst tdltnlih gd klerkgklnr!8"

"Nm! Lh fkln`, vhe lh nerdiktn dg gkg, edrth8"

Klidx ghvd sdus hgcrhs prn ekgn d prn cnkxh klikfdrdltd,

"Dssn rhupn dlvh`vdr thihs hs d`dgdlths dssdleknks id ugn kjrdan, dlth phid sdremngnin 'ugn kjrdan lns fhrgns id ugn rhupn'! N tded`njdg ih tdekih, n ehsturn id `klmn, nth chrinih... tuih fhk eukinihsngdltd p`nldanih! Tgn gdrn fnen id ehzklmn lh phid gdfdrkr!"

"Du nemh qud vhe s dst c`dfnlih... sd du rdn`gdltd dsfnqudnr kssh, du sdrkn h gnks

rkieu`h id`klqudltd auvdlk` prn sdgprd!"

"Vhe lh nerdiktn dg gkg...! Dssn rhupn phid dxntngdltd rdp`kenr h Unlth Uuirkh idYurkg, n rhupn qud n snltn dstnvn vdstklih qunlih n `nln id @hljklus n ntkljku. Nsskg, sunprhtdh n lvd` in ih _npn. Dg suns pn`nvrns, kssh idvd sdr ih lvd` id ug ncrkjh lue`dnr,edrth8 Lh kgphrtn qun` sdan h ntnqud, fskeh hu gjkeh, kssh kr ncshrv-`h... Lh ikssd qud enkln sun vnrnlin phrqud fuk ntkljkin pd`ns ehstns8 Ud du lh tkvdssd dssn 'Kjrdan Ngcu`nltd', du

a tdrkn ug curneh lns gklmns ehstns! Vhe dltdlidu8"

Dssn erknln rdn`gdltd cnru`mdltn!

N hpklkh id Bngkahu shcrd Klidx sd thrlnvn irnstkengdltd pkhr dlqunlth d`d h`mnvn nrhupn id`n ehg ug h`mnr ph`uih.


20/68

3?@kjmt Lhvd` _rhadet

"Edrth, rdn`gdltd kgprdsskhlnltd... Gns sd dssd ug phidr nlhrgn`, sd gklmn ghikrdktn the-`n, suns rhupns krh prh crdah, edrth8"

"Uhgdltd sd sdu phidr fhr rdn`gdltd nu-tl-tkeh. Mhmh--"

Klidx shrrk dg idsig. Bngkahu pdlsn Du vhu td pdjnr!d njnrrn h hgcrh id Klidxehg sun gh ikrdktn.

...Dm... Sdn`gdltd drn ugn sdlsnh dstrnlmn... ehgh sd d`d dstkvdssd pdjnlihluvdls, ehgh sd thih h kgpneth fhssd ncshrvkih phr ugn dsphlan gnekn.

"... Dspdrd, njudltn nk..."

Bngkahu, qud sd nen`ghu, ehgdn n pdlsnr dg n`jh.

Ud h qud Klidx ikssd - thseh nsskg ehgh pnrdekn - fhr vdrinid2 d sun rhupn emngnin id"Kjrdan Ngcu`nltd" fhr rdn`gdltd prhtdjkin phr n`jug "phidr nlhrgn`", h qud krkn nehltdedr8

Ud dssd "phidr nlhrgn`" fhr idstruih, lh skjlkfken qud n rhupn vnk sd rnsjnr8

"DUUN L--!8"

Dssd sdltkgdlth rdpdltklh id n`enlnr n gnkhrkinid fnz Bngkahu rdnjkr ehg ug jrkth.

...

...

...8

"--NNNNNMMMMMMMMMMMM... M8"

Lnin nehltdedu.

Bngkahu pdlsnvn "Irhjn, kssh gd idkxhu prdheupnih phr ug klstnltd", npdsnr id qudd`d tngcg sdltku ug phueh id rdghrsh.

"H`md s! ^ud Kgnjkld Crdnbdr8 Lnin nehltdedu!"

Klidx eh`hen ns ghs dg sdus qunirks, dstufnlih sdu pdkth d shrrklih. Gns `hjh idphks,

n rhupn id Klidx sd idsprdlid ehgh ug prdsdltd cnrnth, d sd dspn`mn pd`h emh.


21/68

3>@kjmt Lhvd` _rhadet


22/68


Hs fkhs qud gnltklmng n rhupn in frdkrn ulkin sd sh`tnrng, d n tlken vkrhu npdlns ugpdinh id pnlh. Npdlns sdu ehenr fkehu kltdkrh, gns, phsskvd`gdltd, phrqud lh drn jruinihn rhupn. _hrg, nh thih, kssh idkxnrkn ug phueh gnks klsu`tnltd.

D Klidx gnltklmn suns ghs lhs qunirks, ehg h pdkth dstufnih, d fkenvn n`k, shrrklih...

Edrth, lh tdg prntkengdltd gnks lnin vdstklih d`n.


23/68


_nrtd 9

_nrded qud dssn jnrhtn emngnin Klidx tdg h gnu mckth id ghridr ns pdsshns thinmhrn qud d`n fken krrktnin.

"HZ HZ HZ... _nrd id gd ghridr! Vhe n`jug ghsqukth id nengpngdlth idvdrh8"

"..."

D`n lh rdsphlid.

Klidx, qud s tdg ugn gnltn dg vh`tn id`n, dst sdltnin lh emh. D`n dst usnlih ugndlhrgd pk`mn id crhemds eukinihsngdltd (D futk`gdltd), tdltnlih dgdlinr hs pdinhs intlken id frdkrn.

Tgn ntghsfdrn sklkstrn d tdrrvd` ihgkln n sn`n. E`nrh, lh ih tkph qud ug nssnssklh

vdlmn dltrnr ln sn`n.

"... Drg, ehg `kedln, prkledsn8 Idseu`pd td klehghinr, gns tdg ugn engksdtn d smhrtsnquk..."

"..."

N frdkrn h dlenrn id vh`tn ehg h`mnr id ehcrn lhs h`mhs.

"... Drg... prkledsn8"

Bngkahu Yhugn v qud dssn jnrhtn tdg guktns dxprdssds dlqunlth d`d tdltn ehltklunrfn`nlih ehg d`n.

"... ûd8"

"Fhk gklmn eu`pn njhrn, hb8"

Bngkahu lh dltdlid lnin ih qud n jnrhtn quks ikzdr, ehg dxedh id ug rikh rd`jkhqud fhk ahjnih ld`d. Cdg qunlih Bngkahu jrktn ehg surprdsn, ug dlhrgd trnvdssdkrh vhntngcg. Nps kssh, h qud nklin gnks ntdrrhrkznltd qud ug vkidhjngd d ug gklkjrnvnihrvhnrng tngcg.

"Ehgh vhe phid fn`nr dssns pn`nvrns klikfdrdltdgdltd nps dssn sktunhvdrjhlmhsn8!"

"Drg... Kssh... ûd... ntun`gdltd, sdu sdrvh dst ug phueh ldrvhsh njhrn. Ehgh phsshidserdvdr kssh... Kssh auvdltuid!8"

"Vhe nklin dst crklenlih... Tuuuuuuuu...!"

"Ukg! Ukg! ... Gd idseu`pd! Gd idseu`pd! _dh idseu`pns! Dssd ug jrnvnihr qud dunùjudk, lh ug `dlh! _HS FNVHS LH DLEHUYD LD@D!"

Bngkahu Yhugn sd nahd`mn lh emh id ugn gnldkrn dxnjdrnin dlqunlth sd idseu`pnehg n jnrhtn.


24/68


Chg qud d`n lh phid vdr gdu rhsth, Bngkahu pdlsn.

Gns drn s h qud d`d pdlsnvn. Ud d`d sd h`mnssd lh dspd`mh, d`d vdrkn qud kssh dstnvnp`dlngdltd dserkth dg thih sdu rhsth.

"Ydrgkldk..."

Ehg ug sh`unltd ehltluh shg lnsn`, Klidx fdz dssd npnrdltd klfdrln` trncn`mh gnlun`pnrn rdeupdrnr n vdstkgdltn id frdkrn pnrn n fhrgn hrkjkln`. Nps rhi-`h pnrn inr ugnh`mnin...

...Mg, ugn rhupn id frdkrn qud dst njrupnin ehg lugdrhshs n`fkldtds.

"... (^udin id suhr)"

"Drg, vhe vnk vdstkr kssh gdsgh8"

"... (Uk`lekh)"

"Vhe vnk gdsgh vdstkr dssn rhupn id ihlzd`n emdkn id ehksns id fdrrh8"9

... (@jrkgns)"

" emngnih id 'mnrk lh gusmkrhth' dg anphls" 4

"... Tu... Tuuuuuuuu!!"

"DT DUYNVN DSSNIH! GD IDUET@_D!"

Bngkahu kgdikntngdltd sd nahd`mn lh emh dlqunlth dsgnjn sun encdn lh emh ehghsd fhssd n`mh sdlih dsgnjnih. Dg ehltrnstd, Klidx pnrded kjun` n ugn erknln kltkgkinindlqunlth d`n ghrid fhrtdgdltd h ench in td`dvksh, id gnldkrn qud dst pdrth id sdrnrrnlenih. Kjun` n ug jnth ruid.

"Du prdeksh vdstkr kssh! Du nklin shu ugn frdkrn npdsnr ikssh!"

Klidx sh`tn ug dstrnlmh rdsguljh dlqunlth d`n ehgdn n vdstkr n rhupn dgcnkxh ih`dlh`, njklih ehgh ugn `njnrtn. N lken ehksn fhrn ih `dlh` sdu rhsth, qud pnrded vdrgd`mhehgh ugn chgcn.

"... Nm, n gnldkrn qud vhe usn prn sd trhenr gd `dgcrn ins `kds id lntnh ln dseh`n-"

"_hr qud vhe nklin dst h`mnlih8 Vhe idvdrkn dstnr ehg n encdn vkrnin, edrth8"

"Lh ehgh sd vhe ghrrdssd sd du v-`n. N`g ikssh, du dsthu npdlns td h`mnlihnsskg2 trhenr rhupns lh lnin idgnks."

"..."

9

Sdfdrdlekn n Krhl Gnkidl. Tg nltkjh ktdg id dxdeuh Durhpdu. Ydg n npnrdlekn id ug enkxh phrfhr n, gns dst emdkh id nju`mns phr idltrh.4@ktdrn`gdltd, Engn id nju`mns


25/68


Klidx pnrn h qud dstnvn fnzdlih phr ug ghgdlth, gns pdredcd qud Bngkahu lh dstpdredcdlih qud ikssd cdstdkrn lhvngdltd, dlth d`n npdlns phid ehltklunr eh`henlih sunrhupn. Yn`vdz d`n dstdan gdsgh sd fhenlih dg eh`henr suns rhupns phr idcnkxh ih `dlh`,dlqunlth h thph in encdn id`n a enku lh emh, d d`n lh pdredcdu kssh.

D`d lh sncd h qud fn`nr. Gns n sktunh vnk fkenr cdg dstrnlmn sd lkljug fn`nr lnin. ehgh fn`nr ehg ug dstrnlmh dg ug d`dvnihr.

Dlqunlth Bngkahu idsdan phidr dsenpnr in rdn`kinid, n`jh surjd ln gdltd id`d1 ns nu`nsid rdfhrh ins frkns id vdrh!

"ZNN! ISHJN! DT _SDEKUH KS _SNU NT@NU ID SDFHSH!"

Bngkahu h`mn pnrn sdu rd`jkh id pu`sh dlqunlth ikz,

"Nm... Drg... Ydlmh qud kr prn dseh`n njhrn, h qud vhe qudr fnzdr8 Ud quksdr fkenr nquk,du td ihu n emnvd."

N kidkn id "idspkstnr n jnrhtn" ehgp`dtngdltd dvnphrhu in gdltd id Bngkahu.

^unlih ns vdstds in "Kjrdan Ngcu`nltd" id Klidx rdnjkrng nh "Kgnjkld Crdnbdr", ksshprhvhu qud ns rhupns id`n rdn`gdltd tklmng ug "phidr shcrdlnturn`". Kssh skjlkfken qud nspn`nvrns qud d`n dstnvn ikzdlih phidg lh sdr npdlns fnltnskn.

Ehgh, phr dxdgp`h, qud d`n dstnvn sdlih sdjukin phr gjkehs d enku ih td`mnih.

Ehgh, phr dxdgp`h, qud d`n tklmn qud ehltklunr ehrrdlih phr sun vkin.

Dxkstd gdsgh ug jruph id gjkehs snklih id ug ikstnltd ehlth id fnins qud fkengvnjnlih phr nk8 Ldssn enpktn` in eklekn hlid sd phid nt thrlnr phidrds shcrdlnturnks dgtdhrkn8

... Gdsgh sd d`d lh ehlskidrnssd dssds `nihs prtkehs, Bngkahu qudr qud Klidx fkqud n`kd sd nen`gd nps t-`n vksth th nljustknin.

"... Lh prdeksn. A dsthu klih."

_hrg, Klidx enrrdjnvn sdu h`mnr nljustknih ehlfhrgd sd `dvnltnvn `dltngdltd. D`n sdpnrdekn ehg ug fnltnsgn sdg vkin dlqunlth f`utunvn ih `nih id Bngkahu, npnrdltdgdltddsqudedlih qud sdu enpuz mnvkn enih lh emh. Bngkahu qudrkn naui-`n n pdjnr h enpuz, gns

dstnvn ehg rdedkh id qud sun gh ikrdktn h idstrussd.

"Nm... Drg... kssh..."

"Mg8 Lh pdlsd tnlth nsskg!"

Klidx vkrn sun encdn d ikz,

"Lh dsthu klih dgchrn phrqud dsthu krrktnin2 phrqud sd du ehltklunr nquk, dssnspdsshns tn`vdz vdlmng ntrs id gkg. Vhe lh jhstnrkn id tdr sdu qunrth idthlnih, edrth8"

Nh huvkr Klidx fn`nr tnks pn`nvrns ntdrrhrkznltds th fnek`gdltd, Bngkahu lh sncd h qudidvdrkn fn`nr.


26/68


Klidx `dltngdltd nlin dg ikrdh dltrnin, d dlth snk. Bngkahu, frdldtkengdltd, nsdjud, pdlsnlih qud pd`h gdlhs idvdrkn naui-`n, gns nps rdtkrnr sun enrtdkrn, d`d vku qud stklmn 53? kdlds6. Nklin nsskg, Bngkahu qudrkn gnltdr Klidx n`k, dlth d`d, nprdssningdltd,ehrrdu dg ikrdh n phrtn, nencnlih phr ntkljkr sun pdrln ln phrtn dg ugn vd`hekinid supdrslken.

"NM... HHZZZZZZZZZZZZ! HHHHHHHHH!!"

Klidx sd vkrn d v Bngkahu sdjurnlih sun pdrln dlqunlth sd ehlthred id ihr. Ehgh drnrdn`gdltd ih`hrhsh, Bngkahu fkenvn sn`tktnlih, d h edù`nr snku id sdu ch`sh. Lh ghgdlth qudBngkahu pdredcdu kssh, drn tnrid idgnks, d ug erneb phikn sdr huvkih in td`n id erkstn` `qukih.

"Tuuuu... uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu... Du shu gdsgh ug klfd`kz..."

"Ud vhe qudr ikzdr nznrnih, tn`vdz vhe sdan npdlns idsnadktnih...8"

Klidx shrrk.

"Gns phrqud sdu 'Kgnjkld Crdnbdr' rdn`, du nemh qud lh dxkstd shùh, edrth8"

"... H qud vhe qudr ikzdr8"

"Mg, dssd ug prhc`dgn ih `nih gjkeh, dlth vhe tn`vdz lh nerdiktd gdsgh sd dufn`nr ikssh.

Klidx rk dlqunlth fn`n1

"N cdlh id Idus, n fktn vdrgd`mn ih idstklh... Ud kssh rdn`gdltd dxkstkr, d`ds dstnrhsuadkths n sdr idstruihs pd`n sun gh ikrdktn tngcg."

Klidx njktn n rhupn id frdkrn qud dst thtn`gdltd prdsn phr n`fkldtds, ikzdlih,

"Ehgh n 'Kjrdan Ngcu`nltd' qud hrkjkln`gdltd tklmn ug phidr id Idus."

"Mugpf... ûd 'shrtd' hu 'nznr'8 Kssh lh ug ghltd id prhcnck`kinids d dstntstkens8Ehgh phid sdr vdrinid-.

Nltds qud puidssd tdrgklnr id fn`nr, Bngkahu id rdpdltd sdltku d`dtrkekinid dsttkenqunlih thehu lh trkleh in phrtn. Bngkahu dstnvn d`dtrheutnih, d sdu ehrph kltdkrh trdgdu phrenusn ih rdf`dxh. _hrqud sdus gseu`hs fkzdrng n`jh qud d`d lh dstnvn nehstugnih n fnzdr,

d`d fkehu ehg ekgcrn dg sun pnlturrk`mn ikrdktn.

"--Tuuuuuuu..."

Bngkahu jdgd phr n`jh dg thrlh id sdks sdjulihs.

"... Drg... Krg..."

"H qud8"

6

(53? Kdlds, vn`dg gnkhs hu gdlhs 6 rdnks.)


27/68

3:@kjmt Lhvd` _rhadet

"... _hr fnvhr, dxp`kqud..."

"Dssn `jken nt qud cdg skgp`ds..."

Klidx ikz kssh dg ug thg prtkeh,

"Ud dssd phidr ln sun gh ikrdktn rdn`, skjlkfken qud sd sun gh ikrdktn dxkstkr gdsghphr ug lkeh ikn, h phidr in 'shrtd' ehltklunr sdlih idstruih phr sun gh ikrdtn."

"... Dlth qudr ikzdr qud...8"

"Dlqunlth sun gh thenr h nr, vhe ehltklunr sdlih nznrnih."

"NNNMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!! DT UHT SDN@GDLYD NQNSNIHHH!!!"

Npdsnr id qud Bngkahu lh nerdiktn dg gjken, d`d dxtrdgngdltd sdlsvd` n dssnehksn emngnin 'nznr'. Kssh phrqud ln vkin ikrkn id Bngkahu, d`d jdrn`gdltd th nznrnih

qud d`d pdlsn qud tn`vdz h ulkvdrsh kltdkrh dstdan ehltrn d`d.

D cdg ln frdltd ih nznrnih Bngkahu Yhugn dstnvn ugn frdkrn purngdltd crnlen quddstnvn crk`mnlih ehg ug shrrksh.

Yhihs krh td ikzdr qud dssn ugn dxprdssh qud dst td ikzdlih pnrn nerdiktnr dg f.

"Ud vhe vnk ikzdr qud nznrnih, vhe a nznrnih skgp`dsgdltd phr tdr dssd phidr."

Vdlih dssn frdkrn shrrkidltd, Bngkahu lh phid sd ehltdr, idkxnlih `jrkgns snrdg idsdus h`mhs... Hk... Dspdrd nk, dssd suphstngdltd lh drn prn sdr h nssulth prklekpn`, edrth8

"Lh! Du lh dsthu fn`nlih ikssh! Vhe... vhe tdg n`jug `ujnr prn fkenr nps snkrinquk8 Npdsnr id qud du lh snkcn h qud dst nehltdedlih, dssds gjkehs nklin phidg dstnrtd prheurnlih lns rdihlidzns, lh8 Gklmn ensn gnks sdjurn, dlth vhe qudr fkenr nquk8"

"Krdk ntrnkr hs 'klkgkjhs' sd du ehltklunr n fkenr nquk."

"Ehgh vhe tdg tnltn edrtdzn8 Ehltnlth qud vhe lh ntrnkn ntdlh d fkqud idltrh ihihrgktrkh, vhe lh kr sdr idsehcdrtn, edrth8"

"Lh skgp`ds nsskg." Klidx sdjurn h eh`nr dg sun rhupn d ikz, "Dssn rhupn emngninid 'Kjrdan Ngcu`nltd'. gnltkin phr gjken. Npdsnr id qud n kjrdan ikz qud h 'phidr id

Idus', id ug tkph skgk`nr n 'gjken'. Dg hutrns pn`nvrns, h klkgkjh phid usnr h phidr gjkehidssn rhupn pnrn gd `hen`kznr."

"Ud nsskg, phr qud vhe dst vdstklih dssn ehksn qud lh lnin n`g id ugrnstrdnihr8"

"_hrqud suns enpnekinids idfdlskvns sh lh lvd` id pnpn... sd lh fhssd idstruin phrsun gh ikrdktn."

"..."

"Ud lh tkvdssd skih idstruin phr sun gh ikrdktn..."


28/68

3=@kjmt Lhvd` _rhadet

"Gd idseu`pd, phr fnvhr lh fkqud gd dlenrnlih ehg dssds h`mhs emdkhs id `jrkgns..._dlsd ehgkjh, sd sun 'Kjrdan Ngcu`nltd' fhk idstruin phr gklmn gh ikrdktn, dlth tngcgidvd tdr pdrikih sdu 'skln`', edrth8"

"Gdsgh nsskg, d`ds sncdrh qud gklmn 'Kjrdan Ngcu`nltd' fhk idstruin. Du nencdk id

fn`nr njhrn m phueh1 ns idfdsns in 'Kjrdan Ngcu`nltd' sh lh lvd` id pnpn, dg hutrnspn`nvrns, skjlkfken qud prntkengdltd ugn 'Fhrtn`dzn Ngcu`nltd'... Ud du fhssd ug 'klkgkjh',gdsgh qud du lh shucdssd phr qud dssn 'Fhrtn`dzn' pdridrkn sun mnck`kinid, du edrtngdltdlh idkxnrkn dssn emnled dsenpnr, lh8"

"Dspdrn nk! Dlth tdlmh nklin gnks ghtkvhs prn lh td idkxnr kr! Npdsnr id qud nklinlh nerdikth ldssn ehksn emngnin gjken, ehltnlth qud mnan ug 'klkgkjh' ntrs id vhe, ehghphssh idkxnr vhe nrrksenr sun vkin ` fhrn8"

Klidx fken ehlfusn.

H`mnlih pnrn n dxprdssh id`n, d`n pnrded, pnrded gdsgh ehgh ugn jnrhtn lhrgn`.

"...Vhe qudr ikzdr qud gdsgh qud du v pnrn h klfdrlh, vhe gd nehgpnlmnrkn `8"

Klidx shrrk.

Dssd shrrksh drn th sdg fhrgn qud fdz Bngkahu fkenr guih phr ug tdgph.

_hr trs idssns pn`nvrns jdltks mnvkn ug skjlkfkenih dsehlikih1

Lh sd dlvh`vn ehg kssh.

"Lh sd prdheupd, lh ehgh sd du lh tkvdssd ehgpnlmdkrhs. Ehltnlth qud du dsenpdpnrn n kjrdan, ns pdsshns id ` krh gd prhtdjdr."

"... Hm8 Dlth... hlid fken dssn kjrdan8"

"@hlirds."

"Lh gdkh `hljd8 _hr qunlth tdgph vhe prdtdlid fkenr ehrrdlih8"

"Mg8 Nm, lh sd prdheupd! Idvd mnvdr n`juls rnghs lh Anph."

Uun rhupn id frdkrn emdkn id n`fkldtds cn`nln dg vh`tn. Dssn pdqudln jnrhtn emngnin

Klidx ehg npnrlekn id ugn ihln id ensn qud npnrdltdgdltd dst sdgprd kltkgkinin ikz,

"Tgn kjrdan... skg, pnrded qud m ugn ldssn ekinid."

^un`qudr pdsshn ehgug qud huvkssd dssn pn`nvrn "kjrdan" kgdikntngdltd pdlsnrknldssds `ujnrds jrnlids hlid sh fdkths ensngdlths, gns lh Anph, ns kjrdans sh cdgpdqudlns. N`g id qud lh Anph, n eu`turn erkst lh gukth eu`tkvnin, d ehg thihs hstdrrdghths, sdrkn ikfek` gnltdr dssns "ehlstruds ehg vn`hr mkstrkeh". Ns kjrdans qud Bngkahuehklekidltdgdltd v pd`n anld`n id ug trdg sh s c`hehs id npnrtngdlths ehg ugn eruzdrjukin lh tdth... gns pdlsnlih cdg, sd fhr ugn kjrdan lhvn, pnrded ug phueh fhrn ihehgug.

"Mg... gns ldg thins ns kjrdans sdrvkrh... du pdrtdlh n kjrdan crktlken purktnln."


29/68


30/68


"VHE N EHKUN GNKU DUYSNLMN ^TD A VK! DUUD TG SHC ID @KG_DQN!"

Bngkahu suspkrn.

H rhc id `kgpdzn sd pnrded ehg ug jrnlid ek`klirh id gdtn`. D`d tdg rhins idcnkxhid`d, d ehgh ugn jrnlid gqukln id `kgpdzn, d`d usn hs dsfrdjds ekreu`nrds phr cnkxh id`dpnrn `kgpnr h emh. Tgn egdrn klstn`nin ld`d `md pdrgktd dvktnr hcsteu`hs, d thins nsjnrhtns qud vdstdg gklkssnkn hidkng dssn ehksn.

"... Dltdlik. Anph lh ug pns tdelh`jkeh, gns skg ug hlid nt gdsgh gjken lh gdenlkznin."

"Hk8"

Vdr Klidx fkenr kgprdsskhlnin ehg h Anph phr n`jug ghtkvh dstrnlmh dstnvn fnzdlih hencd`h id Bngkahu fkenr id p.

"Dssn n ekinid nenigken. Vhe phid vdr dssd tkph id ehksn dg thih `ujnr!"

"Ekinid Nenigken8"

"Dxnth. H `nih hdstd id Yqukh dstnvn rd`ntkvngdltd `dlth dg sd idsdlvh`vdr, dlthdssd pdinh id tdrrn fhk ehgprnih pnrn dstncd`dedr dssn 'ekinid'. Dssn 'ekinid id dseh`ns'kle`uk guktns ulkvdrskinids d nklin gnks dseh`ns prkgrkns, sdeulirkns d tdrekrkns."

Bngkahu suspkrn dlqunlth ehltklun,

"=?% ins pdsshns nquk sh dstuinltds, d thihs hs npnrtngdlths qud sd pnrdedg ehgehlihglkhs sh ihrgktrkhs id dstuinltds."

Dssn "Ekinid Nenigken" lh npdlns diuenvn dstuinltds nenigkehs, gns tngcgidsdlvh`vkn sderdtngdltd phidrds supdrlnturnks d idsdlvh`vkgdlth ehrphrn`.

"... Dlth dssns edlns lns runs pnrdedg ug phueh ikfdrdltds. Gquklns qud vdlidgehgkin, jdrnihrds d`kehs qud jdrng d`dtrkekinid, d dssd rhc id `kgpdzn id njhrn... Dxkstdug ghltd idssns ehksns qud sh idsdlvh`vkins pd`ns ulkvdrskinids. H lvd` in tdelh`hjkn nquk dg thrlh id vkltd vdzds gnks nvnlnih ih qud h rdsth ih gulih."

"Mg..."

Klidx dlenrn h rhc id `kgpdzn, d ikz,

"Dlth thins ns ehlstruds ldssn ekinid pdrtdledg n dssn 'Ekinid Nenigken', edrth8

"Tmug... dlth sd vhe prheurn pd`n kjrdan klj`dsn nquk, du td nvksh prn tdltnr sun shrtdfhrn in ekinid. Ns kjrdans nquk sh gnks n`jh ih tkph id tdh`hjkn hu hrjnlkznds diuenekhlnkspsduihpskeh`jkens."

Klidx sh`tn ug "Gg" dlqunlth nedln ehg n encdn. Npdlns njhrn d`n pdlsn dg usnrsun gh pnrn sdltkr n pnrtd id trs id sun encdn.

"...Dm8 Nm... dm8 Gdu... gdu enpuz sugku!"

"Vhe s pdredcdu kssh8 D`d nenchu id enkr!"


31/68


32/68


33/68


H "Hvh id Ehùgcus" rdqudr ugn pdsshn pnrn cn`nlnr ug hvh eru prn ekgn d prn cnkxhdg ugn gdsn, sdg qun`qudr suphrtd. Gdsgh ug dstuinltd qud dstuid td`dbkldsks tdrkn qudtrncn`mnr tnlth qud ns vdkns ih erdcrh id`d dxp`hing tdltnlih kgpdikr hvh id enkr2 phrqudsd n fhrn fhr jrnlid idgnks, h hvh kr qudcrnr. N`g ikssh, hs qud fn`mng idvdg pdrgnldedrnt n gnlm sdjukltd.

Bngkahu d Nhjngk _kdred phidg npdlns dlenrnr Ysubuyhgk Bhghd, qud h edltrh insntdlds, qunsd sd dsqudedlih nt id rdspkrnr.

Vhe dltdlidu8

ûd shrrksh ntdrrhrkznltd. Bhghd-sdlsdk rdn`gdltd hidkn pdsshns qud gdlekhldg npn`nvrn "pdqudln", d jhstn id pdsshns qud n emngdg id "chlktn".

_hrg, Bhghd-sdlsdk lh sd kgphrtn dg lh sdr vkstn pd`hs nùlhs ehgh ugnprhfdsshrn. e`nrh, phrqud dssn n ekinid nenigken. =?% in phpu`nh nquk sh"dstuinltds", dlth dssd phid sdr emngnih ehgh "ug pns id erknlns". Gns, n ertken ldssds

"prhfdsshrdsqud lh dsth trncn`mnlih iurh h sufkekdltd sh gukth pkhrds ih qud ns dseh`nsid fhrn. N`g ikssh, n e`nsskfkenh ihs nùlhs nquk kleùdg "trncn`mhs id ensn" d "phidrds".

_hr nquk, n tnrdfn ihs prhfdsshrds npdlns "idsdlvh`vdr" h phidr ihs dstuinltds.Dgchrn hs prhfdsshrds lh tdlmng ldlmug phidr. Hs prhfdsshrds id _.D d h stnff id dlsklhqud sh ehgh klstruthrds sh thihs kjunks ghlstrhs qud tkvdrng pnrtd dg hrjnlkzndsgk`ktnrds id fhrn, sdlih enpnzds id usnr suns ghs id fdrrh pnrn idrrucnr dstuinltds ehgphidr. E`nrh, Bhghd-sdlsdk, qud dlskln qugken, lh tdg dssds trnhs.

"Du ikssd, Bngk-ynl..."

"ûd8"

"Udr rdprddlikih pd`n Bhghd-sdlsdk lh td idkxn dgph`jnih8"

"Vhe h lkeh qud vnk fkenr dgph`jnih, kikhtn! A dst chg, en`d n chen! Lhssh vdrhsdr ngnìkhnih sd fhrghs fhrnihs n ahjnr ehg hvhs qunlih ls lh tdghs phidrds idtd`dbkldsks! _nrd id tdltnr gd ahjnr dg prhc`dgns ehg dssd fn`sh nedlth id Bnlsnk!"

"Fn`sh... Fn`sh nedlth id Bnlsnk8 _hr qud du krkn fn`skfkenr ug nedlth id Bnlsnk8 Du shurdn`gdltd ug lntkvh id Hsnbn-!"

"En`d n chen! Vhe lnsedu dg ug vk`nrdah emdkh id engphs id nrrhz! A dsthu krrktnih2

pnrd id gd fnzdr pdlsnr dg idcntdr ehg vhe!"

"Du... D-d-du lh lnsek dg ug vk`nrdah ehg engphs id nrrhz! Nm... nm... H tnbhynbk rdn`gdltd id`kekhsh-"

"_nrd id tdltnr sdr n`jug id Bnlsnk. Vhe phid ehgdr nrrhz s ehg tnbhynbk8"

"Ih qud vhe dst fn`nlih8 Gdsgh ug lntkvh id Bnlsnk lh krkn ehlsdjukr ehgcklnrnrrhz ehg tnbhynbk-"

"..."

"_rhvnvd`gdltd lh... prhvnvd`gdltd lh... dspdrd... gns... nml... d`ds ehlsdjukng8"


34/68


"Vhe nenchu id sd rdvd`nr, sdu fn`sh lntkvh id Bnlsnk!"

Bngkahu suspkrn, d h`mn prn fhrn in anld`n.

Ud d`d shucdssd qud ns `kds id rdfhrh sdrkng th emntns, d`d krkn tdr nehgpnlmnihKlidx.

Dgchrn n rhupn id frdkrn "Zn`bklj Emurem" qud Klidx dstnvn usnlih tkvdssd rdnjkih gh ikrdktn id Bngkahu-- chg, "rdnjkr" ugn pn`nvrn `dvd-- lh skjlkfken qud Bngkahunerdiktnrkn ln dxkstlekn id "gjken". Yn`vdz n`jh dg thrlh id =?-;?% ih qud Klidx ikssd drnklvdlh, d gdsgh sd lh fhssd, tn`vdz d`n npdlns tdlmn ehlfulikih hutrh fdlgdlh lnturnèhg gjken.

Gns...

H pdkxd qud dsenpn sdgprd pnrded gukth jrnlid...

Bngkahu suspkrn lhvngdltd. Nh klvs id fkenr prdsh ln sn`n id nu`n qud lh tklmn nr-ehlikekhlnih, d`d idvdrkn sdjukr Klidx lug gulih fnltstkeh id gjken d dspnins d nemnr ksshgnks kltdrdssnltd. D sd d`d tkvdssd qud sd aultnr n ntkvkinid, tn`vdz tngcg mhuvdssd ugnchlktn-- ug phueh fhrnih emng-`n id chlktn-- ìdr fdgklkln.

Bngkahu sd `dgcrhu ih enpuz id frdkrn qud Klidx idkxhu ln sn`n id`d.

Lh fkln`, d`d lh h idvh`vdu pnrn d`n. Ud d`d qudrkn idvh`vdr, d`d nklin tklmn ugnemnled. Gdsgh sd Klidx h dsqudedssd, sd d`d dstkvdr, sdrkngdltd, prdheupnih ehg d`n, d`d krdlehltrnr d`n kgdikntngdltd. Gdsgh sd d`d lh puidssd dlehltr-`n, sdrkn `jkeh pnrnBngkahu fkenr ehg h enpuz dlqunlth d`d ehrrdssd pd`ns runs.

Njhrn qud d`d pdlsn shcrd kssh, Bngkahu qudrkn idkxnr n`jh ehgh ug d`h dltrd d`ds.Bngkahu sderdtngdltd dspdrn qud d`n rdthrld ug ikn pnrn pdjnr n ehksn qud d`n dsqudedu.

Kssh phrqud h shrrksh inqud`n jnrhtn crnlen drn gukth pdrfdkth.

Ud d`d lh idkxnr n`jug tkph id d`h dltrd d`ds, sdrkn ehgh sd d`n dvnphrnssd dltrd sdusidihs ehgh ug fnltnsgn.

Bngkahu dst tdgdlih kssh.

...H qud dst nehltdedlih8

Bngkahu, qud dst fkenlih rhgltkeh, nencn id pdredcdr ugn ehksn.

Bngkahu drn ug tnlth vkekhsh lns pn`nvrns ehg dssn jnrhtn qud dstnvn sd pdliurnlihln jrnid in vnrnlin, gns d`d lh hidkn nqud`n jnrhtn. D`d edrtngdltd sd sdltd ug phuehnrrdpdlikih phr tn`vdz lh n v-`n lhvngdltd lh futurh.

"... Nm... ûd irhjn!"

Bngkahu prhlulekn ug "Emdm" idltrh id sun chen. Ud d`d shucdssd qud d`d krkn sdnrrdpdlidr cdg njhrn, d`d krkn tdr klskstkih qud fkenssd idsid h ehgdh.

D fn`nlih lkssh, h qud sh hs ">?5 gk` jrkgrkhs" qud d`n dstnvn fn`nlih shcrd8 Dssnsshekdinids gjkens qud dstnvng pdrsdjuklih Klidx (... 'Uhekdinids'8 Udrkng ehgpnlmkns


35/68


prkvntkznins8), d`d huvku qud d`ds dstnvng pdrsdjuklih d`n phr dssds ">?5 gk` jrkgrkhs"-- _d`hgdlhs h qud d`n ikssd. ûnlth n Klidx, d`n dst ehrrdlih phr sun vkin aulth ehg dssds ">?5gk` jrkgrkhs".

N`g ikssh, d`n lh quks ikzdr qud dstnvn enrrdjnlih n`jugn emnvd hu gnpn qud

klikenssd ugn `kvrnrkn dsehlikin. Bngkahu ugn vdz pdrjulthu "hlid dsth dssds `kvrhs", d nrdsphstn id`n fhk ug e`nrh "Dsth thihs nquk". _hrg, Bngkahu lh vku ug lkeh `kvrh. N`gikssh, n sn`n id`d lh phid nrgnzdlnr thihs dssds `kvrhs.

"... Ih qud d`n dstnvn fn`nlih8"

Bngkahu lh ehlsdjud pdlsnr, gns trnvn sun encdn. N rhupn id Klidx "Zn`bkljEmurem" rdnjku nh "Kgnjkld Crdnbdr" id Bngkahu, gns kssh skjlkfken qud h qud d`n ikssd lh drnehgp`dtngdltd fn`sh.

"Udlsdk, Bngkahu dst h`mnlih n snkn ins jnrhtns ih eùcd id tlks!"

Nh huvkr Nhjngk _kdred fn`skfkenr dssd nedlth pdsnih id Bnlsnk, Bngkahu sh`tn ug "Nm" dsun ehlseklekn puxnin id vh`tn n sn`n id nu`n.

"..."

Bhghd-sdlsdk fken qukdtn.

_nrded qud Bhghd-sdlsdk dst gdsgh emhenin d trkstd qud dssd dstuinltd, emngnihBngkahu Yhugn, lh dstdan prdstnlih ntdlh ln `kh. N dxprdssh id`n ehgh n id ugnjnrhtn id hlzd nlhs qud pdredcdu, lug ikn id klvdrlh, qud _npnk Lhd` ugn gdltkrn.

Dlqunlth Bngkahu pdlsn shcrd kssh, n e`nssd kltdkrn h`mn prn d`d. ehgh sd d`ds fhssdggdgcrhs in nssheknh id prhtdh ihs ikrdkths in erknln.

Drn suphstngdltd prn sdr rdfhrh id vdrh, nklin nsskg Bngkahu dstnvn idtkih nt hmhrrkh lhrgn` id snin.

"... ûd nznr."

Bngkahu hcsdrvn h jdrnihr id dldrjkn id trs ps dlqunlth fken en`nih. Idsid qud ndseh`ns prhcdg qun`qudr ug id snkr lhktd, hs `tkghs lkcus d trdls ln Ekinid Nenigkenkrkng cnskengdltd pnrnr qunlih ns dseh`ns fdemnssdg.

Bngkahu, qud lh p`nldanvn pdjnr h lkcus, phid npdlns nlinr pd`n qudltd run idehgprns. Tg rhc id sdjurnln pnssn phr Bngkahu, d tngcg idskjlnih nsskg ehghpnrded, ehg ug ehltnkldr id gdtn` ehg rhins klstn`nins phr idcnkxh. Fulekhln ehgh ugiksphsktkvh id vkjk`lekn gvd`. Lh prklepkh, fhk idskjlnih pnrn sdr ug rhc enemhrrh, gns hsenemhrrhs ntrndg n ntdlh ins erknlns fnek`gdltd, thrlnlih-h ikfek` id ghvdr. Gns, thihsd`ds fhrng ghikfkenihs pnrn ek`klirhs id gdtn`. Mg, h ghtkvh rdn`gdltd ug tnlthdljrnnih.

"Nm! Fkln`gdltd td dlehltrdk, vhe! Hk... pnrd nk! _nrd! Dsthu td emngnlih! _nrd `hjh!"

Bngkahu lh suphrtn h en`hr ih vdrh dlqunlth h`mn pnrn h rhc id sdjurnln qud dst

`dltngdltd sd ghvdlih pd`h `nih id`d, dlqunlth pdlsn,


36/68


"Hlid qud Klidx fhk nps pdrsdjukr h rhc8"

Bngkahu sdltd ehgh sd dstkvdssd gukth cnru`mdlth ntrs id`d, dlth d`d sd vkrn pnrnh`mnr h qud dst mnvdlih.

Tgn jnrhtn ih dlsklh gikh dst ntrs id`d. H encd`h ln n`turn ih hgcrh pnrded dstnrsh`tnlih ugn `uz vdrgd`mn qudkgnltd. H rhsth in jnrhtn dst thih vdrgd`mh tngcg. Tgnsnkn eklzn p`kssnin, ugn c`usn id gnljn eurtn d ugn fkln anqudtn id vdrh... Nps h`mnr d`n phrug tdgph, Bngkahu fkln`gdltd n rdehlmded.


37/68



38/68


"... Nm... Vhe lhvngdltd, n dstuinltd ckrkckrk ih dlsklh gikh."

"_nrd id gd emngnr id ckrkckrk! Gdu lhgd Gksnbn Gkbhth! _hr qud vhe lh `dgcrnikssh8 Du gd `dgcrh id vhe tdr gd emngnih id ckrkckrk n prkgdkrn vdz qud lhs dlehltrnghs!"

"N prkgdkrn vdz qud du td dlehltrdk...8"

Bngkahu ehgdn n rdehrinr.

Mg, dst edrth. N prkgdkrn vdz qud d`d n dlehltrhu, d`n dstnvn sdlih nssdiknin phrn`juls id`klqudltds. ûdrdlih ghstrnr h dsprkth id Trnsmkgn Ynrhu nh nvks-`hs pnrn lhtdltnrdg `dvnr n ch`sn id ugn jnrhtn frnen, n lken ehksn qud d`d rdedcdu dg trhen fhk nrdnh vkh`dltn in jnrhtn, "VHE GTKYH CNST@MDLYH, _NSD ID KLYDSFDSKS!!" d idphks hntnehu ehg ug rnkh. e`nrh, Bngkahu ldutrn`kzhu h ntnqud id`n ehg sun gh ikrdktn, gns njnrhtn fkehu emhenin... "Dm8 H qud nehltdedu8 _hr qud lh fhk dfdtkvh8 H qud kssh... dm8Kldfdtkvh..." Lh fkln`, nenchu fkenlih ih adkth qud dst njhrn.

"... Dm8 _hr qu8 Du lh shu th trkstd, gns phr qud du dsthu th trkstd, gngd8"

"_hr qud vhe dst h`mnlih prn `hljd....

Bngkahu dstnvn gdkh enlsnih nps tdr fkln`kznih h rdfhrh, dlth d`d idekid h`mnr prn`hljd idssn Ckrkckrk ln frdltd id`d.

"Tgn jnrhtn dst dlenrnlih Bngkahu. Dssn jnrhtn drn n Snk`jul id hltdg. D`n fkendxtrdgngdltd klfd`kz qunlih pdrid pnrn hutrhs, dlth d`n sd dlehltrn ehg Bngkahu pnrn ugnvkljnln, gns sdgprd tdrgkln frustrnin."

"Vhe dst fn`nlih ehg qudg njhrn...8"

"Dssn jnrhtn tdg ugn ntktuid fkrgd d lh nigktd sun pdrin, gns d`n tdg gdih id fkenrshzklmn, phr kssh d`n n ìdr id ug jruph id nlkgnks."

"_nrd id idskjlnr ns pdsshns ehgh dstrnlmns!!"

Gksnbn Gkbhth dst th frustnin qud fken cn`nlnlih sdus crnhs prn ` d prn e, d hspdidstrds ln run klnivdrtkingdltd h`mng pnrn d`n. Kssh a drn id dspdrnih, phks h ulkfhrgdkliken qud n rhupn id Gkbhth pdrtdled nh eh`jkh Yhbkwnink, ug ihs ekleh gd`mhrds ln EkinidNenigken. H eh`jkh Yhbkwnink tdg prkledsns qud ih ugn sdlsnh id nr rdfklnih qud shlhtnins gdsgh idltrh id ug trdg `htnih, gns ns gnldkrns idssn jnrhtn ih nqud`n sdlsnh

id qud d`n h tkph id dstuinltd qud phidrkn crklenr ehg sdu edù`nr lh emh id ug lkcus.E`nrh qud hs pnssnjdkrhs fkenrkng surprdshs.

"Dm8 Hm, yn, h qud gd ikz, Ckrkckrk8 Mhad lh 3? id au`mh8 _hr qud vhe nklin dst

vdstklih sdu ulkfhrgd8 Vhe fhk tdr `kds id rdfhrh8"

"Tjm... vhe... KJLHSD KUUH!"

"Dltdlik, vhe lh nemn qud hs ehd`mklmhs ln rdn id rdprhiuh nlkgn` dsth sdjurhsh sufkekdltd8"


39/68

5;@kjmt Lhvd` _rhadet

"_NSD ID EH@HENS NLKGNKU LN GKLMN _DSUHLN@KINID! UDT GN@NLISH! DT VHTFNQDS VHE _NJNS! VHE FKENS YSDGDLIH EHG UTNU _DSLNU KJTN@ N TG UN_HD@DYSDHETYNIH! UD N_SDUUD D _SD_NSD UTN MDSNLN NJHSN!"

"Lh."

"_HS ^T8"

"_hrqud du lh shu ug ìdr id nlkgnks."

"UDT... KIKHYN EHLYKLTN N GD FNQDS ID CHCN8!8!8!"

*YMHG_!* N jnrhtn ih eh`djkn` pksn fkrgdgdltd lhs tkah`hs vdrgd`mhs in en`nin id

pdidstrds.

Ldssd klstnltd, hs td`dfhlds ihs pdidstrds sh`tng ug shg id qudcrn. Hs enchs id

td`dvksh lns runs id ehgprns sh kgdikntngdltd ids`kjnihs, d nt hs rhcs id sdjurnln lnsrdihlidzns dgktdg ug shg qudcrnltd.

H encd`h in jnrhtn ih eh`djkn` idkxn snkr ug shg id qudcrn kjun` nh id d`dtrkekinid

dsttken.

D`n dst ehg h snljud fdrvdlih, gns dssn usurkn id phidr `dvd` ekleh, qud phid ntkrnr

ugn rnk`jul, i ug shrrksh nssustnihr kjun` nh id ug nlkgn` fdrhz ghridlih suns prdsns.

"MTG_F! ^TD GD IKQ8 UDS ^TD KUUH GTIHT UTN GDLYD-Ggg...!"

Bngkahu usn sun gh pnrn tnpnr n chen id Gksnbn.

En`... En`nin! _hr fnvhr, fkqud en`nin! Vhe lh v qud dssns pdsshns qud tkvdrng sdus

edù`nrds qudcrnihs qudrdg gntnr qudg fdz kssh!8 Ud d`ds idsehcrkrdg qud vhe fdz kssh, vhe

tdr qud pnj-`hs, sdg gdlekhlnr hs enchs id YV-ûdg sncd qunlth ls tdrdghs qud pnjnr!!

Bngkahu pdid phr Idus qud d`d krkn pdlsnr npdlns lh lntn`, d nh gdsgh tdgph pdlsnr

ln jnrhtn id encd`h prntdnih.

Yn`vdz sun prded tdlmn fulekhlnih, phrqud lkljug sd nprhxkghu id Bngkahu d Gkbhth.

Nsskg qud Bngkahu sh`thu ug suspkrh id n`vkh (Dlqunlth Gkbhth sufhenvn pd`n sun gh

ikrdktn),

"--N`drtn!! N`drtn! Drrh l >??35>-[F. Idtdetnin ugn hlin d`dtrhgnjltken hfdlskvn qudidsnfkn ns `dks ih d`dtrhgnjldtksgh. Ehlfkrgnlih nlhgn`kn ih skstdgn. _hid sdr ug ntnqudd`trkeh tdrrhrkstn2 phr fnvhr lh usdg ldlmug dqukpngdlth d`dtrlkeh."

Kgnjkld Crdnbdr d Snk`jul trdgdg dlqunlth d`ds sd vkrnvng.

H ek`klirh id gdtn` jkjnltd ih `nih ins runs dstnvn dsfugnnlih dlqunlth dgktkn

n`jug skln` qud lkljug pnrdekn dltdlidr.

@hjh nps, h rhc id sdjurnln dgktd ugn n`tn d njuin skrdld.


40/68


e`nrh qud d`ds tklmng qud ehrrdr.

Idsedlih dg ugn run pdqudln, emutnlih ugn jnrrnfn p`stken id jun, nssustnlih ug

jnth prdth, ehltklunlih n ehrrdr. Bngkahu pdlsn dlqunlth ehltklun ehrrdlih, Dspdrd ug

sdjulih, du lh fkz lnin drrnih, phr qud du tngcg dsthu ehrrdlih8 Gns suns pdrlns s

ehlsdjukng ehltklunr ehrrdlih gdsgh dlqunlth d`d pdlsnvn shcrd kssh. D`d sd `dgcrn id ugprhjrngn id td`dvksh gdlekhlnlih qud ug lkeh rhc id sdjurnln eustn >,3 gk`mds id

Kdlds.

"Tuu... ^TD NQNS! YTIH _HS^TD DT GD DLVH@VK EHG DUUD YK_H ID _DUUHN!!"

"_NSD ID EMNGNS _HS 'DUUD YK_H ID _DUUHN'! GDT LHGD GKUNBN GKBHYH!"

Nps ehrrdrdg nt n`jug ùjnr ln pnrtd gnks prhfulin id ug cdeh, hs ihks fkln`gdltd

pnrnrng.

Dssd ùjnr drn ugn prnn rdtnlju`nr qud drn lhrgn`gdltd fhrgnin qunlih ugn ins

ehlstruds drn rdtkrnin. rdn`gdltd nidqunih pnrn ugn ùtn id trs ehltrn trs.

"VHE GTKYH CNST@MDLYN, CKSKCKSK! JSNNU N DUUD NYN^TD ID SNKHU ^TD VHE

UH@YHT, HU EHG_HLDLYDU D@YSKEHU IN GKLMN ENUN DUYH INLKFKENIHU! H ^TD VHE

VNK FNQDS NJHSN!8"

"^TDG YD GNLIHT UDS YH KSSKYNLYD!8"

"_HS ^TD VHE DUY KSSKYNIN!8 N@JTGN VDQ DT A DLEHUYDK TG IDIH DG VHE!8"

Hltdg, Bngkahu ushu sun gh ikrdktn pnrn c`hqudnr enin ug ihs ntnquds id Gkbhth,

kleùklih h "Snk`jul", ugn "dspnin f`dxvd`" fhrgnin phr p id fdrrh, ug phidrhsh pu`sh

d`dtrhgnjltkeh qud ntkljd hs rjhs, d h `tkgh1 ug "rd`gpnjh".

Gns thihs hs ghvkgdlths fhrng klenpnzds id fdrkr Bngkahu.

Ehltnlth qud sdang phidrds shcrdlnturnks, Bngkahu Yhugn phid ldjnr enin ug id`ds.

"VHE UD ENLUHT _HS^TD EHLYKLTHT NYNENLIH, EDSYH8 UTN DUYNGKLN KLNID^TNIN2 _NSD ID GD ET@_NS _HS KUUH!"

"... Tjm...!"

Gkbhth rnljd hs idltds ehg rnkvn, d ikz,

"KUUH... KUUH LH EHLUKIDSNIH _DSIN GKLMN! DT... DT LDG UD^TDS FTK NYKLJKIN!KUUH IDVDSKN UDS DG_NYD!"

"*suspkrh*, lh prdeksn fnzdr kssh. Fhk sun vktrkn. Gdsgh sd du tkvdr qud td idrrucnr dgfrustrnh, h nr ehlikekhlnih ehg idfdkth lh sdrkn rdpnrnih."

"TJM...! VHE... FK^TD CDG NK! UD N_SDUUD D @TYD EHGKJH EHG YTIH H ^TD YKVDS!"


41/68


Vdlih Gkbhth cn`nlnr sdus crnhs ldrvhsngdltd dlqunlth d`n cdrrn, Bngkahu suspkrn,

"Vhe tdg edrtdzn qud phssh ntnenr ehg tuih8"

Gkbhth lh ehlsdjud ikzdr lnin.

Bngkahu npdrtn sdus idihs, d hs sh`tn lhvngdltd. Dssn skgp`ds nh sufkekdltd pnrnfnzdr Gksnbn Gkbhth ehgdnr n sunr frkh. D`n lh phid sdqudr inr ug pnssh pnrn trs. D`n phidnpdlns pdrgnldedr pnrnin lnqud`d ùjnr.

Bngkahu phid c`hqudnr thihs hs ntnquds id Gkbhth ensun`gdltd, gns Gkbhth lh fnzkikn id qun` sdan h "phidr" id Bngkahu. Ntun`gdltd, Gkbhth dst ehgp`dtngdltd emdkn id ug"gdih idsehlmdekih" shcrd Bngkahu.

Drn dspdrnih id Gkbhth fkenr nssustnin, phrqud Bngkahu Yhugn h enrn qud fhkenpnektnih id c`hqudnr n thrrdltd id ntnquds id Gkbhth phr qunsd iuns mhrns d snkr sdgfdrkgdlths. H pdlsngdlth id "ûdg sncd quh fhrtd d`d fkenrkn sd fkenssd srkh" fnz Gkbhth

fkenr ngdirhltnin phr kssh.

Nps ug ghgdlth, Bngkahu suspkrn d idsvkn h h`mnr.

_nrded qud Gkbhth fkln`gdltd fhk enpnz id sd `kcdrtnr id sun prksh dlqunlth

fkln`gdltd invn uls pnsshs pnrn trs, ug phr ug.

"... _hr qud du shu... Yh nznrnih...8"

Vdlih Gkbhth th nssustnin, Bngkahu, phrg, pnrded ug phueh idprdsskvh, d ehltklun,

"Hs npnrd`mhs d`trkehs ln gklmn sn`n fhrng idstruihs, du ehlmdek ugn pdqudlngjken dssn gnlm, d du nencdk dlehltrnlih ckrkckrk id lhktd..."

"Gn... gjken8 H qud kssh...8""..."Bngkahu rdf`dtd ug phueh, d ikz,"Mg, h qud kssh...8"

Lhrgn`gdltd, Gkbhth krkn jrktnr, "UDT KGCDEK@, VHE DUY H@MNLIH _SN CNK]H IDGKG!8 HT UDT _HIDS DUYSNLMH FSKYHT UDT ESDCSH8" d sh`tnrkn ugn srkd id hlins idntnquds d`dtrhgnjltkehs. Gns cdg njhrn, d`n s phid dspknr h rhsth id Bngkahueukinihsngdltd.

e`nrh, Bngkahu dst npdlns nssustnlih d`n, gns nh vdr d`n kldspdrningdltd thnssustnin, d`d sd sdltd ug phueh trkstd.

...Gjken...

Bngkahu id rdpdltd rdehrin. ûnlih d`d fn`hu ehg nqud`n frdkrn crnlen, dssn pn`nvrnsnku th lnturn`gdltd, gns njhrn qud d`n lh dst nquk, Bngkahu pdredcd h quh `hljd dssnpn`nvrn pnrded dstnr id sun vkin ntun`.

_hr qud d`d phikn fn`nr tn` pn`nvrn th fnek`gdltd qunlih dstnvn ehg Klidx8

Mnvkn ugn gkstdrkhsn "ntghsfdrn" qud fnzkn Bngkahu nerdiktnr ld`n klehlsekdltdgdltd8


42/68


"... H qud du dsthu pdlsnlih8"

Bngkahu kjlhrn ehgp`dtngdltd nqud`n Ckrkckrk Gksnbn Gkbhth qud dst trdgdltd ehgh

ug fk`mhtd id enemhrrh dlqunlth fken guin.

Udu idstklh ehg Klidx fhk ehrtnih nsskg. Dssn pn`nvrn th `nrjn, d kgphssvd` dspdrnrphr ug "rddlehltrh ehklekidltd". Lh m ghtkvh pnrn pdlsnr qun` h skjlkfkenih in pn`nvrn

gjken.

Gdsgh nsskg, Bngkahu lh ehlsdjukn dsqudedr.

D`d sd `dgcrn inqud`n thuen crnlen id frdkrn qud d`n sd dsqudedu id pdjnr.

N lken ehksn qud d`n idkxhu pnrn trs, dssd "d`h" dltrd hs ihks, ehltklun n klehghinr h

ehrnh id Bngkahu, fnzdlih-h fkenr prdheupnih.

Ldg Bngkahu sncd phr qud d`d dst th prdheupnih.


43/68


44/68


Dssds jrnlids rhcs id `kgpdzn tg enpnekinid id rdghvdr enin emke`dtd qud jruid lhemh. ûd tkph id suadkrn dst prdsn n`k qud gdsgh dssns trs gquklns dsth tdlihikfkeuìnid dg rdghvdr8 Udr qud h sdu vkzklmh Ysuemkgkbnih Ghthmnru tdlthu pdridr sunvkrjklinid, fkehu ccnih tdltnlih njkr kjun` n ug id`klqudltd, d vhgkthu shcrd h emh inphrtn id`d ehgh sd fhssd ugn enckld id td`dfhld8 _dlsnlih nsskg, Bngkahu sdltd ug en`nfrkh.

"Gns h qud ...8"

Mugnlhs tg n dstpkin fulh id fkenrdg kltrkjnihs phr n`jh mhrrkpk`nltd.

Bngkahu lh phid sd ehltrh`nr dlqunlth invn h prkgdkrh pnssh pnrn frdltd, dlth hutrhpnssh. Fkln`gdltd, d`d v n ehksn.

Klidx, n jnrhtn gjken, dstnvn idsgnknin cdg n`k idvkih fhgd.

"... Tgg..."

Dgchrn n`jugns pnrtds dstdang c`hqudnins pd`hs rhcs, qun`qudr ug phidrkn ikzdr quddssn frdkrn crnlen qud tdg n`fkldtds id sdjurnln crk`mnlih phr thin n sun rhupn tklmnidsgnknih lhvngdltd.

Hs trs jrnlids rhcs ehltklunvng n cntdr dg Klidx, gns d`n lh sd ghvkn. Kssh pnrdeknnssustnihrngdltd skgk`nr n ehrvhs ckenlih dg suns ehgkins ln ekinid - rdn`gdltd`ngdltvd`. Ln vdrinid, hs rhcs id `kgpdzn drng mnck`ktnihs pnrn dvktnr pdidstrds dhcsteu`hs. Ukjlkfken qud hs rhcs ldg dsth trntnlih Klidx ehgh ugn mugnln - ûd trkstd.

"Hk! H qud vhe dst fnzdlih nk8"

D`d jrktn dlqunlth ehgdn n ehrrdr. Npdlns dssn edln shzklmn fnz Bngkahu pnrdedr ehghug dstuinltd ih prkgrkh qud lh ihrgku phr ug ikn. D`d sd nprhxkgn id`n, pnssh nps pnssh,d dssn sdlsnh ehgh ehrrdr fd`kz pnrn ehgprnr ug S_J lh ikn dg qud fhk `nlnih. H prprkhBngkahu lh dltdlid phr qud d`d dst th nlkgnih.

Klidx nklin lh mnvkn pdredckih qud Bngkahu dstnvn n`k.

Nh vdr Klidx nsskg, Bngkahu Yhugn pdlsn Kssh rdn`gdltd sd nidqun n vhed nemn ksshdljrnnih.

Nps kssh, Bngkahu pdredcd qud Klidx dstnvn idktnin dg ugn phn id snljud.

"... Nm...8"

_hr ug klstnltd, Bngkahu lh dstnvn emhenih, gns kltrkjnih.

D`d dstnvn c`hqudnih phr dssds rhcs id `kgpdzn, dlth d`d lh vku kssh. Klidx, qud dstidktnin lh emh, tdg ug ehrtd prhfulih prxkgh id sun eklturn. N fdrkin drn rdn`gdltd rdtn2 cnskengdltd ehgh usnr ugn rjun d ugn `gkln pnrn ehrtnr ugn p`nen hliu`nin. D gnks, nphltn in frdltd ih encd`h prntdnih tngcg dstnvn qunsd ehrtnin. Gdsgh dssd encd`hprntdnih dstnvn tkljkih dg vdrgd`mh pd`h snljud qud dstnvn vnznlih in fdrkin.

Ldssd ghgdlth, Bngkahu ldg pdlshu qud kssh fhssd snljud mugnlh.


45/68


Tg gkluth nltds d ug gkluth idphks, n jrnlid ikfdrdln ln rdn`kinid idkxn Bngkahuehlfush. Dssn ehksn vdrgd`mn... Kssh gh`mh id thgntd8 Udr qud Klidx fkehu th fngkltn qudd`n ushu suns `tkgns fhrns pnrn tkrnr ug phueh id gh`mh id thgntd8 Dssn kgnjdg rdn`gdltd dljrnnin, d Bngkahu rdn`gdltd qudr rkr.

Gns lh phid.

Ehgh phidrkn8

Hs trs rhcs sh`tng shls id qudcrn, sd ghvdlih pnrn frdltd d pnrn trs. D`ds nklindstnvng `kgpnlih n cnjuln lh emh2 h f`uih vdrgd`mh qud dstnvn ehltklungdltd vnznlihih ehrph id Klidx d sd dspn`mnlih lh emh. _nrded qud d`ds dsth usnlih ugn rhupn suan drhinlih lh fdrkgdlth, tdltnlih rdghvdr h f`uih id Klidx.

"_nrdg... _nrdg ehg kssh! _NSDG EHG KUUH! ISHJN!"

Bngkahu fkln`gdltd rdehlmded n rdn`kinid dlqunlth d`d frdldtkengdltd enrrdjn ug ihs

rhcs id `kgpdzn qud dstnvn nghlthnih ln Klidx jrnvdgdltd fdrkin. Gns hs rhcs id`kgpdzn fhrng fdkths pdsnihs pnrn prdvdlkr id sdrdg rhucnihs. D ehg n fhrn id`ds, ikfek`pux-`hs in`k.

Dgchrn Bngkahu tdltnssd sdu gd`mhr, drn ikfek` puxnr ug lkeh rhc id `kgpdzn qud pdsnih d fhrtd, kgnjkld trs. D lh ghgdlth qud d`d rdghvd ug, hs hutrhs ihks krkng sd ghvdrdg ikrdh suadkrn.

Gns Klidx lh dstnvn zhgcnlih id`d

N eklturn qud tklmn fkenih rhxn idvkih n dlhrgd pdrin id snljud lh dstnvn sd

ghvdlih. D ugn ivkin drn sd d`n dstnvn nh gdlhs rdspkrnlih.

"Irhjn! Irhjn!"

N gdltd id Bngkahu dst thin ehlfusn dlqunlth d`d pdrjultn,

"H qud dst nehltdedlih8 Vhe dst crklenlih! IKJN-GD ^TDG FDQ KUUH!"

"Hm8 Ls 'gjkehs' shghs hs rdsphlsvdks phr kssh, mum8"

Dlth-- n vhz qud vdkh phr idtrs idfklktkvngdltd lh snku in chen id Klidx.

Bngkahu sd vkrn pnrn trs kgdikntngdltd, dg ugn phsturn qud h fnz pnrdedr qud dstprdstds n sd ghvdr pnrn frdltd. D`dvnihr... Lkljug. Gns tdg ug mhgdg pnrnih ln dseninid dgdrjlekn. _nrded qud d`d pdjhu ns dsenins.

Dssd enrn p`kih tklmn uls 3 gdtrhs id n`turn. D`d ehg edrtdzn pnrded gnks ahvdg qudBngkahu.


46/68



47/68


D`d pnrded sdr gnks vd`mh qud Klidx, gnks hu gdlhs >9 hu >4. H`mnlih pnrn sun n`turn,d`d pnrded sdr ug dstrnljdkrh. D pd`h sdu vdsturkh... D`d sd pnrded ehg h snedrihtd id n`jugnkjrdan, phks dst usnlih rhupns prdtns id pnird. Gns h`mnlih dg vh`tn id thih h gulih, gukth prhvvd` qud lkljug krkn nerdiktnr qud dssn pdsshn ug snedrihtd.

Yn`vdz d`d dstdan dg ugn phskh id hlid h vdlth vdg, d`d dst n, pd`h gdlhs, >4gdtrhs `hljd id Bngkahu, nklin nsskg Bngkahu ehlsdjud sdltkr ug ihed emdkrh id eh`lkn.Udus encd`hs dstnvng tkljkihs id vdrgd`mh ln ehr ih pr-ih-sh`, d m nlks prntdnihs lhsekleh idihs lns iuns ghs id`d. D`d tdg gukths crklehs, d m ugn idehrnh id edù`nr lh sduch`sh. D`d dst ghridlih ug ekjnrrh qud dst cn`nlnlih, d n ehksn gnks dxnjdrnin qud tdgug eikjh id cnrrns tntunih dgcnkxh ih h`mh ikrdkth id`d.

Lh pnrded edrth emng-`h id snedrihtd, ldg edrth emng-`h id id`klqudltd.

H mhgdg dst pnrnih lh ehrrdihr. N ntghsfdrn dlvh`vdlih d`d , hcvkngdltd, idn`jugn gnldkrn nlhrgn`.

Cdg n`k, pnrded qud thin n `jken qud Bngkahu sncd lh gnks tk`. Cdg n`k, pnrded qudh gulih sdjud ugn rdjrn ikfdrdltd. Dssn ntghsfdrn dstrnlmn ehltklun n sd dspn`mnr dg vh`tnehgh sd tkvdssd skih thenin phr ugn gh jd`nin.

H sdltkgdlth klkekn` qud Bngkahu sdltku lh fhk 'gdih' ldg 'rnkvn'.

Hs sdltkgdlths dstnvng 'ehlfushs' d 'pdrturcnihs'. ehgh sd n enrtdkrn id`d tkvdssdskih rhucnin dg ug pns ehg `kljunjdg dstrnljdkrn ehg n qun` d`d lh fngk`knr, emdkh ididsdspdrh d sh`kih.

Dssd sdltkgdlth id thqud jd`nih sd dspn`mn phr thih h sdu ehrph... Udu ehrnh ehgdn

n ehljd`nr. Ldssd ghgdlth, Bngkahu pdredcdu kssh.

Dssn pdsshn ug gnjh.

Dssd ùjnr sd thrlhu hutrh 'gulih ikfdrdltd'. Cdg nquk, dssd pdrshlnjdg dspdeknèmngnih id gnjh dxkstd.

Bngkahu phid vdr kssh kgdikntngdltd.

Gdsgh dgchrn d`d lh nerdiktd ldssd tdrgh emngnih 'gnjh'.

Dssn pdsshn ln frdltd id`d lh phid sdr dxp`kenin pd`h ehlmdekgdlth ehgug ih sdu

prprkh gulih.

"TT8 Mgg... pnrded qud dssd jh`pd fhk rdn`gdltd fhrtd."

H gjkeh cn`nln h ekjnrrh dg sun chen dlqunlth h`mn dg vh`tn, d ikz,

"Dgchrn du snkcn qud Bnlznbk n jh`pdhu... Du fkqudk n`kvknih qunlih du vk qud lh mnvknldlmugn trk`mn id snljud."

H gjkeh v h rhc id `kgpdzn ntrs id Bngkahu Yhugn.


48/68


Klidx pnrded tdr skih ehrtnin dg n`jug hutrh ùjnr d tdr ùtnih pnrn vkr nquk nltds ididsgnknr. Idvdrkn mnvdr trnhs id snljud phr thih h ùjnr, gns d`ds pnrdedg tdr skih `kgphspd`hs rhcs id `kgpdzn.

"Gns... _hr qud....

Bngkahu klnivdrtkingdltd gurgurn pnrn sk gdsgh.

"Mg8 Vhe dst pdrjultnlih phr qud d`n vh`thu nquk8 ûdg sncd, tn`vdz d`n tdlmndsqudekih n`jh. Nm , qunlih d`n fhk ntkljkin hltdg, d`n nklin dstnvn usnlih ug jhrrh idfrdkrn. ûdg sncd hlid d`d enku8"

H gnjh ln frdltd id`d mnvkn usnih ns pn`nvrns 'vh`thu nquk'.

Dg hutrns pn`nvrns, dlqunlth Klidx sd ghvkn phr nk h ikn kltdkrh, d`n dstnvn sdlihghlkthrnin phr d`ds. D`ds nt snckng qud h jhrrh crnleh id frdkrn id`n mnvkn skih pdrikih.

Klidx ikssd nltds qud hs gjkehs phikng sdltkr h phidr gjkeh in "Zn`bklj Emurem".

D`n tngcg ikssd nltds qud dssds gjkehs n sdjukrng pd`h 'phidr lkeh' in "Zn`bkljEmurem".

ûnlih h 'skln`' fhk kltdrrhgpkih, hs gjkehs tngcg idvdrkng sncdr qud n "Zn`bkljEmurem", id hlid snk h skln`, fhk idstruih.

N prprkn Klidx snckn ikssh.

_hrg, d`n lh tklmn hph sdlh usnr ns enpnekinids idfdlskvns in "Zn`bklj Emurem".

Gns... _hr qud d`n dst nquk lhvngdltd8 N "Zn`bklj Emurem" fhk idstruin d lh phidsdr usnin, dlth phr qud d`n vh`thu pd`h jhrrh8 Idsid qud n "Zn`bklj Emurem" fhk idstruinpd`n gh ikrdktn id Bngkahu, mnvkn n`jug sdltkih dg pdjnr id vh`tn nqud`d jhrrh... 8

"... Vhe quks ikzdr qud gdsgh qud du idsn lh klfdrlh, vhe gd nehgpnlmnrkn8"

Dg ug klstnltd, thihs hs edlrkhs dsth aulths.

Bngkahu fkln`gdltd pdlsn lkssh. H jhrrh in "Zn`bklj Emurem" qud fhk idkxnih idltrh inensn id Bngkahu lh fhk thenih pd`n gh ikrdktn id`d.

Dg hutrns pn`nvrns, dssd jhrrh nklin dst rniknlih dldrjkn gjken. D`n idvdrkn dstnrprdheupnin qud hs gjkehs krkng sdjukr n dldrjkn gjken d emdjnr nh qunrth id Bngkahu.

Gns, d`n ehrrdu ug jrnlid rkseh qunlih 'vh`thu nquk'.

"... Uun kikhtn."

Lh m phrqud sd nrrksenr lkssh. H ghtkvh pd`h qun` n "Zn`bklj Emurem" mnvkn skihidstruin drn eu`pn id Bngkahu. Bngkahu a snckn shcrd h jhrrh id frdkrn qud fhk idkxnih phrd`n, d`d npdlns h idkxhu n`k d lh sd prdheuphu ehg kssh. D gnks kgphrtnltd... Klidx lh tklmnug ghtkvh pnrn prhtdjdr n vkin id Bngkahu, tngcg lh tklmn ldlmug ikrdkth d ldgprkvk`jkh.

Gdsgh nsskg, d`n nklin vh`thu.


49/68

9;@kjmt Lhvd` _rhadet

_nrn ug dstrnlmh, ugn pdsshn emngnin Bngkahu Yhugn qud d`n ehlmdedu phr npdlns5? gkluths.

D`n nrrksehu sun vkin pnrn prdvdlkr qud Bngkahu Yhugn fkenssd dlvh`vkih ln judrrn id`nehltrn hs gjkehs.

D`n s tklmn qud vh`tnr.

"--Uun kikhtn!"

H edlrkh in Klidx idktnin n`k, kgvd`, idkxn Bngkahu nklin gnks furkhsh.

Nltds ikssh, Klidx ikssd qud h 'nznr' id Bngkahu rdsu`tnih in sun gh ikrdktn.

N gh ikrdktn id Bngkahu phidrkn, pnsskvd`gdltd, npnjnr qun`qudr 'phidr shcrdlnturn`'ehgh 'clhs id Idus', n 'fktn vdrgd`mn ih idstklh'.

Ud Bngkahu lh tkvdssd usnih sun gh ikrdktn pnrn the-`n th n`dnthrkngdltd, n"Zn`bklj Emurem" in rhupn id frdkrn lh tdrkn skih idstruin, d d`n lh krkn tdr nrrksenih sunvkin pnrn vh`tnr nquk.

Lh, dssds lh sh hs prhc`dgns prklekpnks.

Lh kgphrtn qun` mnck`kinid n gh ikrdktn id Bngkahu tdlmn, lh kgphrtn sd n "Zn`bkljEmurem" fhk idstruin, lh mnvkng ghtkvhs sufkekdltds pnrn d`n vh`tnr.

Kssh tuih phrqud Bngkahu qudrkn ug 'd`h'.

Ud d`d tkvdssd idvh`vkih h jhrrh id frdkrn, kssh lh tdrkn qud tdr nencnih nsskg.

"Mg8 Hk, hk8 Lh h`md prn gkg nsskg!"

H gjkeh cn`nln h ekjnrrh dg sun chen dlqunlth ikz,

"Du lh ehrtdk 'dssn ehksn', fhk Bnlznbk. D Bnlznbk lh prdtdlikn fdrkr erktkengdltd 'dssnehksn'. N 'Zn`bklj Emurem' tdg idfdsns ncsh`utns, d dssd lvd` id ntnqud lh idvdrkn idkxnrldlmug nrrnlmh ld`n... Du gd pdrjulth ehgh n "Zn`bklj Emurem" fhk idstruin8 N gdlhsqud h irnjh id U. Ahrjd idsn lhvngdltd, ugn cnrrdkrn id lvd` ih _npn lh idvdrkn sdridstruin..."

Nps npnrdltdgdltd gurgurnr pnrn sk gdsgh lh fkln`, h shrrksh ih gjkeh idsnpnrded.

_hrg, npdlns phr ug klstnltd. @hjh idphks, d`d dstnvn cn`nlnlih h ekjnrrh dg sunchen lhvngdltd.

"_hr qud..."

Bngkahu, klnivdrtkingdltd, fnz ugn pdrjultn qud d`d ldg qudr qud hutrn pdsshnrdsphlin.

"_hr qud...8 Du rdn`gdltd lh nerdiktnvn dg gjken, d du lh phssh dltdlidr qud tkphid hrjnlksghs sh dssns ehksns emngnins id gnjhs... Gns... Idvdrkn mnvdr n`jug cdg d gn`lh sdu gulih, edrth8 Idvdrkn mnvdr n`jugns ehksns qud vhe qudr prhtdjdr, d junrikds..."


50/68


Bngkahu sncd gukth cdg qud ehgh n`jug sdlih mkperktn, d`d lh tklmn ikrdkth idpdrjultnr kssh.

N`g ikssh, d`d ncnlihlhu Klidx d rdthrlhu pnrn sun vkin lhrgn`.

Gdsgh nsskg, Bngkahu tklmn qud pdrjultnr.

"Tg jruph jrnlid id pdsshns, d vhes dstnvng pdrsdjuklih ugn jnrhtn klhedltd, d ntn ehrtnrng jrnvdgdltd... Ehgh vhes ehlsdjudg sd gnltdr pd`n sun prprkn austkn npsfnzdr n`jh nsskg8"

"Du ikssd nltds. Nqud`d qud n ehrthu lh fuk du, gns Bnlznbk."

_hrg, h gjkeh rdusn dssns pn`nvrns ug tnlth skgp`ds sdg ldlmug sdlsh id rdghrsh.

"_hrg, sd m n`jugn fdrkin hu lh, ls nklin tdghs qud rdeupdrnr kssh."

"Sd... Sdeupdrnr...8"

Bngkahu lh dltdlid dssns pn`nvrns.

"Mg8 Nm... dltdlik. Du nencdk id huvkr vhe ikzdr 'gnjh', dlth nssugk qud vhe snckntuih! _nrded qud 'dssn ehksn' td dlvh`vdu lkssh tngcg8"

H gjkeh nsshprn ug phueh id fugnn, d ehltklun,

"Dxnth, ls dstnghs rdeupdrnlih kssh. _hrg, ls lh dstnghs rdn`gdltd rdeupdrnlih'dssn ehksn', gns tngcg hs >?5.??? jrkgrkhs qud 'dssn ehksn' junrin."

... Nqud`ds '>?5.??? jrkgrkhs' lhvngdltd.

"Hm skg, n vksh rd`kjkhsn idssd pns cnstnltd frnen, dlth vhe tn`vdz lh dltdlinkssh."

H gjkeh shrrk dlqunlth usn ug shg dltdiknih pnrn dxp`kenr,

"Klidx @kcrhrug _rhmkckthrug-- Lhs tdrghs in sun `kljunjdg, kssh phid sdr trniuzkihehgh "Klidx". H Klidx ug ent`hjh id thihs hs jrkgrkhs gn`kjlhs qud n kjrdan sdltd qudphidg 'ehrrhgpdr ugn n`gn nps npdlns ugn h`mnid`n. ' _dlsd, gdsgh sd n kjrdan nluleknrqud dxkstdg vrkhs jrkgrkhs gnus lh gulih, d`ds phidg, sdg qudrdr, pdj-`hs pnrn `dr sd

d`ds lh shucdrdg h lhgd, edrth8 Gns, n kjrdan prhphsktn`gdltd idkxhu 'dssn ehksn' enrrdjnrdssds >?5.??? 'ghid`hs gn`kjlhs', qud kjun` n ug njrupngdlth id thihs hs jrkgrkhsgn`kjlhs. Hm skg, du td nvksh pnrn sdr eukinihsh. _nrn ug pns ehg ugn vksh frnqusskgn idrd`kjkh, hs jrkgrkhs qud 'dssn ehksn' enrrdjn phidg idkxnr qun`qudr ug n`dkanih."

Gns Klidx e`nrngdltd lh tklmn ldlmug jrkgrkh ld`n. D`n dst, hcvkngdltd, npdlnsvdstklih ugn rhupn crnlen id frdkrn, d gdsgh sd d`n dstkvdssd dsehlidlih hs jrkgrkhsidcnkxh in rhupn, qun`qudr ug phidrkn vdr kssh. N`g ikssh, ehgh ugn lken pdsshn phidenrrdjnr >??.??? jrkgrkhs phr nk8 >??.??? jrkgrkhs... _hidg `htnr ugn ckc`khtden kltdkrn.

"VHE DUY ID CSKLENIDKSN! HLID DUYH HU JSKGSKHU!8"

"D`ds dsth lh erdcrh id`n."


51/68


H gjkeh ensun`gdltd ikz,

A huvku fn`nr id gdgrkn fhthjrfken8 Ikzdg sdr ug phidr, 'npdlns phr h`mnr pnrn hktdg ugn lken vdz, n pdsshn phid `dgcrnr-sd id`d pnrn h rdsth id sun vkin, lh dsqudedlihugn lken pn`nvrn. ' Cnskengdltd, ug senlldr dg fhrgn id mugnlh."

H gjkeh rk d ikz dg ug thg idskltdrdssnih,

"Dssn lh lhssn gjken, ldg sh dssds phidrds qud vhe tdg, npdlns ug ntrkcuth.Lh erdcrh id`n, dxkstdg 'jrkgrkhs' id thih h gulih. H Jrnlid Gusdu Crktlkeh, gusdu ih@huvrd, gusdu ih Vntkenlh, ns rulns id _ntn`kputrn, n ekinid nlek id Ehgpkjld, h ghltd idU. Gkemd` in Ncnikn... Dssds fhrng hrkjkln`gdltd sd`nihs d lh phidg sdr rhucnihs, gns d`nphid usnr dssds h`mhs pnrn 'rhucnr' dssds jrkgrkhs d gnlt-`hs lh erdcrh id`n, ehgh ugn'`kvrnrkn gjken'."

Ehgh phssvd` n`jh nsskg dxkstkr8

^ud jrkgrkhs, qud gdgrkn fhthjrfken, dssns ehksns sh th rkieu`ns.

_hrg, n ehksn gnks kgphrtnltd lh sd kssh 'rdn`'. Gnks kgphrtnltd, m ugn jnrhtncdg ln frdltd id`d 'qud fhk idrrucnin phr ug ehrtd phr n`jugns pdsshns qud rdn`gdltdnerdiktng lkssh'.

"_hrg, d`n lh phid erknr ldlmug phidr gjkeh, dlth d`n kguld n kssh."

H gnjh cn`nln n`djrdgdltd h ekjnrrh dg sun chen dlqunlth d`d ikz,

"_nrded qud ns pdsshns ln 'Kjrdan' lh sh kikhtns, fnzdlih-ns kgphsskck`ktnins id

usnrdg gnjkn. _hrg, dssns ehksns lh sh rd`nekhlnins n gkg, phrqud du shu ug gnjh. Idqun`qudr ghih, h qud du qudrh fnzdr inr lfnsd id qud dssds >?5 gk` jrkgrkhs shpdrkjhshs. Udrkn trncn`mhsh sd d`n fhssd pdjn phr gnjhs, dlth ls dstnghs n prhtdjdlih."

"_rh... _rhtdjdlih...8"

Bngkahu dst emhenih. Cdg njhrn, Klidx dst idktnin ln phn id snljud, d nklin nsskgdssn pdsshn ln frdltd id`d phid ikzdr dssns pn`nvrns.

"Ukg, prhtdjdlih. Gdsgh sd 'dssn ehksn' tdlmn n`jugn ehlseklekn ghrn`, d`n lh phidsd gnltdr ehltrn kltdrrhjntrkhs d thrturns ehg irhjns, edrth8 Vhe lh sd sdltkrknehlstrnljkih sd tn` jnrhtn nencnssd lns ghs id tnks mhgdls rukls8"

"..."

Tgn pnrtd ih ehrph id Bngkahu ehgdn n trdgdr.

Kssh lh s ugn skgp`ds rnkvn, dlqunlth klemnhs ehgdng n npnrdedr lh crnh idBngkahu. H mhgdg ln frdltd id`d npdlns nerdiktn dstnr edrth. D`d dst vkvdlih dg ugn vkinemdkn id drrhs qud d`d lh ehlsdjud vdr. Vdlih dssd tkph id pdsshn, Bngkahu sdltd ehgh sdd`d dstkvdssd ntkrnih dg ugn pksekln emdkn id idzdlns id gk`mnrds id `dsgns, n lusdn vnrrdsdu ehrph.

Tgn frnsd npnrded ln gdltd id Bngkahu1 Tg jruph rd`kjkhsh fnltkeh.


52/68


Dssns pdsshns dstnvng gnemuenlih hutrns s phr enusn id n`jugns 'idsk`usds' sdgcnsd, fnzdlih d`d th krrktnih n phlth id ntkljkr h `kgktd.

"Udu cnstnrih--!"

Ehgh rdsphstn n sun rnkvn, Bngkahu sdltd qud sun gh ikrdtn dst dsqudltnlihtngcg.

D`ds lh dstnvng sd ghvdlih nltds, gns njhrn, sdus ps dstnvng sd ghvdlih gnksrpkih qud sdu erdcrh. H ehrph pdsnih qud fdkth id enrld d hssh vhn dg ikrdh nh gnjhkjun` n ug enlmh. Udu pulmh ikrdkth dst fdemnih fkrgdgdltd, ehgh sd d`d dstkvdssd prdstdsn qudcrnr sdus idihs.

N gh ikrdktn id Bngkahu kltk`. D`n lh phid cntdr dg id`klqudltds hu nugdltnrgnrens id tdstds, d d`n lh phid nauinr d`d n sd thrlnr phpu`nr dltrd ns jnrhtns.

Gns n gh ikrdktn id Bngkahu gukth tk`. _d`h gdlhs d`n phid sdr usnin pnrn

nrrdcdltnr dssd cnstnrih ln frdltd id`d.

"Gdu lhgd Utky` Gnjlus. Gns ldssd ghgdlth, du idvh gd emngnr Fhrtks;5>....

H gnjh pnrded kgvd` dlqunlth d`d skgp`dsgdltd shrrk `dvdgdltd, cn`nlnlih nqud`dekjnrrh.

Nps kssh, h gjkeh pnrded gurgurnr n`jugns pn`nvrns, d ehgdn n dxp`ke-`ns pnrnBngkahu ehg ugn dxprdssh ehgh sd d`d dstkvdssd nprdsdltnlih sdu ngnih d cdg diuenihjnth pnrn n`jug.

"Dssd gdu lhgd id gjkeh. Du suphlmh qud vhe lulen tdlmn huvkih fn`nr id lhgdsgjkehs, edrth8 _hr n`jug ghtkvh, qunlih ls gjkehs usnghs gjken, ls shghs prhkckihsid usnr lhsshs lhgds rdnks. Dssn ugn trnikh nltkjn qud fhk pnssnlih prn frdltd, dlth dulh sdk dxntngdltd h ghtkvh...

Documents

[LNP] To Aru Majutsu No Index Vol.1 Cap.1