Secrets of Blood and Bone by Rebecca Alexander - Excerpt

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Aeiptkr 9

Prkskht miy? Ckk Alttigk, hkir Eiwbsekim, Dibk Mjstrjat

]ek girmkh eis flrglttkh weit jt wijts flr ihm guirms

igijhst2 jt wijts ihm guirms ihywiy. Jt twjtaeks lut i

fkw djnk hkttdk sellts ihm uhaljds crincdks tl skirae flr

uhwiry riccjts.

Pites wjhm cktwkkh serucs ihm trkks, slnk uhbhlwh

tl nlmkrh sajkhak. I dlhk relmlmkhmrlh eis ckkh aeiskm

jhtl tek seimlw lf tek widd, eirrjkm cy hitjvk pdihts, jts

crihaeks mkfkhmjhg jtskdf igijhst ittiabs cy cdiabtelrhs

ihm i spjtkfud mlg rlsk.

Ihm kvkrywekrk tek kdmkr trkks, aejdmrkh lf tek grkit

kdmkr nltekr, wel sjts jh tek njmmdk lf tek widdkm iark.

Qek js mkfkhmkm cy ekr prlgkhy, ihm sekms fit, ckrrjkmtkirs flr tek dlss lf tek wjtae.

]ek stkhae lf aeirrkm fdkse euhg lvkr tek alt-

tigk. Oiabmiw Einnlhm eim flrakm tek mllr, swlddkh

wjte minp, tl khtkr Kddkh‚s elusk. Qek aludmh‚t widb

nuae furtekr teih tek clttln lf tek stijrs ckaiusk tekrk wkrkpjdks lf ruccjse stiabkm idnlst tl tek akjdjhg


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3 S k c k a a i I d k x i h m k r

Cirrjaimks lf hkwspipkrs wkrk stjdd minp frln tek slibjhg

cy tek rk crjgimk. Qlnk nluhms dkihkm igijhst tek widd, ltekrs

eim tlppdkm lvkr. ]ek eidd eim lhk mllr strijget iekim ihm lhklh kiae sjmk, wjte stijrs cirkdy pissicdk up tek njmmdk, ruccjse

ekipkm lhtl kiae trkim. Oiab pusekm lh tek dkft-eihm mllr cut

aludm eirmdy gkt jt lpkh eidfwiy. Pkkrjhg jh, sek rkidjzkm jt wis

tjgetdy piabkm wjte clxks, piabjhg aisks ihm nlrk pipkrs.

—[ge. Jt stjhbs.„ Qimjk skknkm rkduatiht tl rjsb ekr hkw

trijhkrs lh tek sdjny ffillr. Qek alvkrkm ekr nlute wejdk sek

giggkm. —Wk aih‚t djvk ekrk, jt‚s elrrjcdk.„ Oiab idnlst igrkkm wjte ekr is ekr hlsk grimuiddy mjstjh-

gujsekm tek stkhae lf putrkfyjhg ffikse frln salraekm wllm,

aeirrkm nkit ihm nludmy ruccjse. Qek pusekm igijhst tek

rjget-eihm mllr, wejae swuhg lpkh kisjdy.

Jt wis i wkdd-prlplrtjlhkm rlln. Djget gdkinkm jh sdjvkrs

iarlss cirk widds, shkibjhg jh cktwkkh tek clirms lvkr tek

wjhmlws. Jt eim ejge akjdjhgs, i squirk ciy jh tek frlht, ihm

wis knpty lf furhjturk. ]ek widds wkrk cirkdy snlbk-minigkm

ckdlw iclut i nktkr ejge wekrk tek cdiabkhjhg rkiddy stirtkm,

cujdmjhg up tl i mkhsk sllty diykr iarlss tek tlp lf tek rlln.

Jt euhg jh grkisy mrlpdkts frln tek akjdjhg, ihm kvkh Oiab wis

hiuskitkm it tek rkkb lf skirkm ffikse. Ih lvid lh tek ffillr eim

curhkm mlwh jhtl tek clirms, crkiaejhg i alupdk lf oljsts jh teknjmmdk.

I sarkin frln Qimjk nimk ekr mirt ciab jhtl tek eidd.

—]ekrk irk rits jh tekrk!„ ]ek gjrd pljhtkm it tek ltekr mllr,

lpkh i fkw jhaeks. Qek wrippkm ekr irns irluhm ekrskdf, ihm

seummkrkm. —J‚n gljhg tl sjt jh tek air. Ihm J in hlt djvjhg ekrk.

Ny nun wludm gl nim jf sek bhkw weit tejs pdiak js djbk.„ Qek

stidbkm tlwirm tek frlht mllr.—Jt wjdd ck ckttkr lhak jt‚s adkihkm up „ Oiab dllbkm irluhm


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]e k Q k a r k t s l f C d l l m i h m C l h k 1

ihm immkm —. . . cuddmlzkm„ uhmkr ekr crkite. Qek tuabkm ekr fijr

eijr jhtl ekr alddir jh aisk jt tluaekm ihytejhg.

]ryjhg tl stlp ekr alit frln crusejhg tek ruccjse, seksqukkzkm mlwh tek pissigkwiy ihm pusekm it tek mllr it tek

ciab lf tek eidd. Jt wis swlddkh seut ihm Oiab pusekm eirmkr

uhtjd jt arkibkm, tekh givk wiy.

]ek rlln wis mjffkrkht jh stydk, wjte twl mkkp-skt wjhmlws

gdizkm wjte snidd pihks lf ariabkm gdiss ihm i mllr cirkdy sjx

fllt ejge. ]ek akjdjhg wis lhdy i fkw jhaeks ejgekr. Lhk sjmk

widd wis nlstdy tibkh up wjte i wjmk rkpdiak, wjte i pjdk lfrusty pihs sjttjhg lh weit dllbkm djbk i Vjatlrjih rihgk. [hmkr

tek wjhmlw rih i wlrb surfiak, swlddkh lpkh wjte tek minp,

tek diykrs pkkdjhg ciab djbk i wkt pipkrciab. Jh tek njmmdk lf

jt sit i akrinja sjhb, i wejtk mkplsjt lf djnksaidk sjttjhg uhmkr

i mrjppjhg tip. Cksjmk tek akhtrid mllr ih ldm khinkd kdkatrja

allbkr squittkm, alvkrkm wjte lpkhkm tjhs, slnk tlppkm wjte

nludm lr eidf ddkm wjte grkisy witkr.

Qtihmjhg ciab, sek aludm skk tek rkislh flr tek diab lf djget.

Pdistkrkm igijhst kiae survjvjhg pihk wkrk wkt dkivks. Crlbkh

gdiss eim iddlwkm tek jhgrkss lf jvy crihaeks, wejae eim sprkim

iarlss tek widds, idnlst rkiaejhg tek jhhkr mllr frink. Crin-

cdks tejabkr teih ekr teunc airpktkm tek tjdkm ffillr, squkkzkm

uhmkr tek ldm mllr is jf skiraejhg flr slnktejhg. Nuserllnssprlutkm idlhg tek minp kmgk lf tek wjhmlw frink ihm skkms

wkrk gkrnjhitjhg lh tek terkseldm tl tek girmkh.

Oiab stkppkm lvkr tek crincdks, ivljmjhg pjdks lf ruccjse,

ihm fluhm cldts lh tek mllr it tlp ihm clttln. ]eky wkrk

rustkm idnlst sldjm ihm sek ejt tekn wjte lhk lf tek ekivy plts

frln tek rihgk. Jh i selwkr lf rust, sek nihigkm tl gkt tek

cldts nlvjhg, wlrbjhg tekn up ihm mlwh ckflrk tryjhg tl mrigtekn ciab ]ek tlp lhk wish‚t tll cim cut sek wis swkitjhg cy


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= S k c k a a i I d k x i h m k r

tlppdjhg lhtl tek terkseldm, serucs dkihjhg igijhst tek wllm.

Crihaeks lf ih kdmkr trkk nust eivk ckkh ckht igijhst tek

eihmdk is dkivks eim ckkh tlrh lff wekh sek lpkhkm tek mllr.Qqujhtjhg idlhg tek lutsjmk widd, crincdks rkiaejhg flr ekr

eijr, Oiab aludm skk tek grkkhkry eim grlwh up tek cujdmjhg

idnlst tl tek rllf, ihm knckmmkm jtskdf jhtl tek djnk rkhmkr.

Jt wis alnpdktkdy jnpissicdk. Oiab eim tl put ekr weldk wkjget

igijhst tek mllr tl gkt jt seut khluge tl rin tek tlp cldt elnk.

]ek snkdd jh tek rlln wis gkttjhg wlrsk? nludm akrtijhdy,

ihm tek snlbk frln tek rk, cut uhmkr jt idd wis tek stjhb lf mk-alnplsjtjlh. Oiab humgkm tek crincdks lh tek ffillr iwiy frln

weit skknkm tl ck tek slurak lf tek stkhae.

Jt wis i pjdk lf ljdy sdjnk, rkalghjzicdk is prkvjlusdy i ait

frln tek hkhkss lf tek crlwh ihm cdiab eijr. I wejtk sbudd wis

knkrgjhg frln i niss lf nigglts ihm tek sdjab lf fur, tek ai-

hjhks strktaekm ipirt jh i mkiht dist shird. Jh tek njmmdk lf tek

flrkekim wis i rluhm aivjty, wejae dllbkm kxiatdy djbk i cuddkt

eldk.

Widhut Grlvk, tek ckm ihm crkibfist, eim ckkh lrgihjzkm

cy Niggjk, Oiab‚s flstkr nltekr. ]ek twjh-ckmmkm rlln eim

strjppkm ffillrclirms ihm i dirgk selwkr rlln. ]ek dihmdlrmdllbkm aurjlusdy it Qimjk‚s wejtk sbjh ihm djps ihm lffkrkm tek

tkkhigkr i elt aelalditk tl wirn ekr up. Oiab eim ckkh dllb-

jhg iftkr Qimjk flr i fkw nlhtes hlw, ihm wis idwiys surprjskm

it elw frjkhmdy ihm lpkh sek wis wjte strihgkrs. Hlt tlmiy,

teluge. Qek fldmkm ekrskdf lhtl lhk lf tek ckms, ihm kvkh dkt

Oiab uhml ekr trijhkrs.

Wekh tek dihmdimy crluget up tek aelalditk ihm i nug lftki flr Oiab sek dllbkm it tek alddipskm tkkhigkr wjte alhakrh


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]e k Q k a r k t s l f C d l l m i h m C l h k ;

—Ihm ylu‚rk gljhg tl ml up Ckk Alttigk. Hlw, tekrk‚s i olc.

Ldm Kddkh wkht i cjt skhjdk it tek khm? jt‚s i nkss. Quae i trigja

wiy tl gl, teluge. Aidd nk jf ylu hkkm ihytejhg.„ Qek piuskmit tek mllr, dllbjhg mlwh it tek eummdkm gjrd ckflrk sek dkft.

—Pllr djttdk tejhg.„

Oiab lpkhkm ekr ruabsiab ihm runnigkm flr i clttdk lf ald-

dljmid sjdvkr sldutjlh ihm ih irtjst‚s pijhtcruse. ]ek akjdjhg wis

i cjt ejge tl rkiae wjtelut i aeijr, cut tek ffillr wis i pkrfkat

surfiak tl pijht lh. Oiab stirtkm cy puddjhg tek ckms iwiy frln

tek widd, ihm mrkw i alnpdktk ajradk khadlsjhg clte. Qek puti alnpiss mlwh tl mktkrnjhk hlrte, ihm ckgih mriwjhg tek

synclds jh tek idnlst jhvjsjcdk jhb. Cy tek tjnk sek eim h-

jsekm tek skalhm ajradk, wjtejh tek rst, Qimjk wis stjrrjhg, i

djttdk aldlr jh ekr djps.

Qek sit up ihm rkiaekm flr tek elt aelalditk, wrippjhg tek

qujdt lvkr ekr dkgs. —]eihb Glm flr tek ajradks. ]eit‚s ckttkr.

Weit js teit stuff< Jhvjsjcdk jhb


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i skalhm. Qek sjppkm tek frlte lff tek tlp. —Nn. ]eky eivk i

tkddy ekrk. J ckt teky kvkh eivk crlimcihm ihm sitkddjtk.„

Oiab eihmkm ekr tek rknltk, ihm flr i fkw njhutks tek gjrdskknkm laaupjkm wjte swippjhg aeihhkds.

—Ql, weit ml wk ml iclut tek alttigk


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nijhtijh tekjr khkrgy. —J‚dd gl ciab tlnlrrlw ihm stirt adkirjhg

tek wlrst lf tek mkcrjs frln tek bjtaekh. ]ek snkdd, cy tek wiy,

wis frln i mkim ait.„—]eit‚s elrrjcdk.„ Qimjk sarkwkm up ekr fiak is sek nki-

surkm lut i fkw ticdkspllhs jhtl i gdiss ihm swjggkm jt ciab. —J

teluget jt wis”ylu bhlw, Kddkh‚s clmy.„

Oiab wlhmkrkm elw frihb sek aludm ck wjte Qimjk cut tek

gjrd wis crjget ihm, sl fir, eim survjvkm tek hjgetnirk lf ckjhg

euhtkm cy i simjstja prkmitlr. Hlt tl nkhtjlh twl cruseks wjte

mkite. —Wkdd, teit wis prlcicdy pirt lf jt.„ Oiab dllbkm it Qimjk, welsk kyks prlnptdy hirrlwkm. —]ek snkdd lf curhjhg, ihy-

wiy.„

—Weit‚s cltekrjhg ylu


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—Alnpdktkdy. Jt‚s wlrsk it tek ciab, rjget up tl tek rllf jh

pdiaks. Jt‚s kvkh grlwjhg jhtl tek elusk.„

Qimjk stumjkm tek ciab lf ekr eihm2 tek sbjh lh ekr hgkrs wis dllsk ihm mry. —J teluget”ylu‚rk gljhg tl diuge it nk.„

—]ry nk.„

—J teluget tek girmkh wis”slrt lf wejspkrjhg. J aih‚t kx-

pdijh jt. Hlt wlrms, oust”„ Qek dllbkm tlwirm tek wjhmlw ihm

salwdkm. —J bhlw jt sluhms nim. Cut jt skknkm djbk jt wis witae-

jhg us.„

Ckflrk Oiab sijm ihytejhg, sek rknknckrkm tek fkkdjhglf tek girmkh prkssjhg ciab igijhst tek mllr. —J fkdt i cjt tek

sink.„ ]ek prkskhak wish‚t lpprkssjvk, oust khlrnlus, is jf sek

wis ckjhg sarutjhjskm cy ih kdkpeiht, lr i weidk.

—J tejhb wk luget tl ck airkfud, teit‚s idd.„ Qimjk swjtaekm

tek tkdkvjsjlh lh ihm Oiab rktrjkvkm tek clttdk lf ekrcid nkmj-

ajhk flr ekrskdf.

Qimjk‚s khkrgy rkaeirgkm jhsjmk tek ajradks2 sek sdkpt wkdd ihm

cluhakm lut lf ckm tek hkxt miy, rkimy tl gl ciab tl tek elusk.

—J teluget ylu eitkm tek alttigk


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]e k Q k a r k t s l f C d l l m i h m C l h k :

Qimjk wis selwkrjhg, tek spdisejhg sluhm mrjftjhg jhtl tek

rlln is Oiab adlskm ekr kyks . . .

—Oiab.„ Qek wlbk tl skk Qimjk frlwhjhg mlwh it ekr, ekrekim humgkm tl lhk sjmk. —Zlu‚rk gljhg tl njss crkibfist. Ihm

ylu dllb fuhhy.„

Oiab pusekm ekrskdf up tl sjttjhg. —Fuhhy elw


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flr Fkdjx‚s wirn irn, tek aut sbjh igijhst ekr tlhguk, tek sdlw

pudsjhg lf sidt jhtl ekr nlute, lvkrwekdnkm ekr.

—Ql, selppjhg.„ Qimjk, it dkist, aludm bkkp ekr flaus. Ekrkyks hirrlwkm is sek stirkm it Oiab, cut sek mjmh‚t siy ihytejhg.

— Iftkr wk dllb it tek elusk ihm gkt slnk djsts wrjttkh.„ Oiab‚s

terlit wis mry ihm sek sdibkm jt wjte i sdurp lf tki. —Ihm hm i

gllm ruccjse adkirihak rn.„


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Aeiptkr 3

Vkhjak, jh tejs twkhty-kjgete ykir lf ekr Griak tekYukkh Kdjzickte‚s rkjgh, rjsks lut tek digllh djbk i

fijry tlwh. Cut lhak lhk skts fllt tl jt, jt js rkvkidkm is

tek ihtkaeinckr tl ekdd jh jts stkhae, jts mkciuaekry, jts

trkiaekry, ihm jts cittdk wjte tek ski. Idd mkdjvkrkm jh i

snjdjhg nisb.

”Kmwirm Bkddky, prjvitk dkttkr tl Dlrm Mihhjabmitkm 9; Niy 9;56, ekdm jh Mihhjab finjdy iraejvk

Rfiasjnjdk ekdm cy Crjtjse Djcriry mitkm 9:7;^

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y fjrst vjkw lf Vkhjak, lf tejs nirvkd lf nih‚s

nistkry lvkr tek ski, wis lf i djhk lf cujdmjhgs tlppkm

cy i rjskh mlnk gjdmkm cy tek suh. Ny clitnih, weltidbkm alhtjhulusdy mkspjtk ny diab lf alnprkekhsjlh, giccdkm

ihm pljhtkm.

—Qih Niral!„ ek selutkm, pljhtjhg it tek mlnk. ]ek grkit

aitekmrid lf Qt. Nirb‚s, finlus idd lvkr Kurlpk. ]ek cujdm-

jhgs cksjmk jt skknkm tl ffilit uplh i ski lf flg, tidd nihsjlhs

squkkzkm tlgktekr. ]ek digllh wis aidn ihm tek nih turhkm

is jf lhtl ih jhvjsjcdk pite, tekh dllbkm iarlss it ihltekr jsdihmihm turhkm igijh Ek ciccdkm slnktejhg teit sluhmkm djbk Jtid


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igijh it tekn, ejs tlhguk tluaejhg ejs djps. J djftkm ny ekim

ihm dllbkm iwiy wejdk ny hgkrs ariwdkm idlhg ny ckdt tl ny

miggkr. J in aluhtkm i gllm oumgk lf aeiriatkr, ihm wis akrtijhteit wejdk tek nih wludm hlt eksjtitk tl rlc i dksskr nih, ek

wludm ciab mlwh jh i get.

Is ek wlvk pittkrhs jh tek witkr ckejhm us, wejrds ihm cuc-

cdks teit trijdkm iwiy, wk wkrk mjvkrtkm idlhg tek witkrfrlht.

Ny stlniae, hkvkr it kisk it ski, duraekm jh ny ckddy. ]ek

cujdmjhgs, slnk gjiht alnpdkx lf pidiaks ihm aeuraeks, dkm tl i

rlw lf grkit elusks, crjget wjte aldlr ihm kxtrivigihtdy gdizkm,njrrlrjhg tek djget ciab uplh tek witkr. Jt wis i nirvkddlus

sjget.

Ny clitnih, hlw alhakhtritjhg lh ejs wlrb ihm ekivjhg

uplh tek sjhgdk dirgk lir, puddkm ejs arift iclut jhtl i hir-

rlw dihk. Jt wis idnlst i rlim lf witkr, seimkm cy tek widds lf

wllmkh ihm stlhk elusks iclvk us. ]ek sluhms lf eihm airts,

adlgs, trimkrs, clitnkh ihm welrks issiudtkm us. Ek pljhtkm

iekim tl ih irki ddkm wjte plhtllhs ihm, is tek plrt aink jhtl

vjkw, idd nihhkr lf sejps. J nirvkddkm it i grkit giddklh is wk

sdjppkm jhtl jts dkk, i fkw sijdlrs witaejhg frln jts mkab, aist-

jhg mlwh salrhfud alnnkhts uplh us. Ny clitnih pljhtkm ejs

teunc it nk ihm spit jhtl tek witkr. ]ek nkh iclvk diugekm,

cut wk dkft tekn ckejhm is ek crluget ejs clit jhtl ih irki lfplhtllhs djhkm wjte vksskds terkk ihm flur mkkp. Ek tjkm up

idlhgsjmk lhk.

— Irskhidk,„ ek sijm, eldmjhg lut ejs crlwh eihm, nuae aid-

dluskm. J givk tek nih slnk aljhs, ihm wekh ek wejhkm flr

nlrk sellb ny ekim stkrhdy, flr tek incissimlr jh Priguk eim

vjsjtkm Vkhjak nihy tjnks ihm wirhkm nk tek clitnkh wkrk

rlcckrs. Wekh ejs fiak turhkm ihgry, J immkm lhk nlrk sauml,ihm ek wis eippy J grispkm ny dirgkst cig swuhg jt lvkr ny


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kvkry nlvk. J trlm wjte airk frln lhk ffiit clit tl ihltekr tl

rkiae tek quiysjmk ihm grisp lhk lf tek wllmkh pjkrs teit sup-

plrtkm jt. J swiykm nlrk uplh tek mlab teih J eim lh tek ski. Jdkihkm lvkr tek cdiab witkr ihm spit cjdk. Ny lirsnih, elppjhg

hjncdy, terkw ny ckdlhgjhgs tlwirm nk. J cirkdy aiuget tekn

ckflrk teky spjddkm jhtl tek digllh. J sit mlwh uplh i nllrjhg

cdlab ihm lpkhkm ny cigs tl aekab tek alhtkhts. J airrjkm ny

nlst jnplrtiht plsskssjlhs uplh ny pkrslh, cut ihy kmuaitkm

nih bhkw tek viduk lf cllbs. Dlrm Slckrt Mihhjab, ny pitrlh,

eim khtrustkm nk wjte tek nlst skarkt njssjlh, ihm prlnjskmkhluge fuhms tl alnpdktk ny kxpkrjnkhts ciab jh tek elusk

jh Priguk. Jh immjtjlh, ny frjkhm Inyis Sitadjffk eim aeirgkm

nk wjte i njssjlh tl ihswkr i qukstjlh wk eim clte alhakrhkm

lurskdvks wjte? tek vkry hiturk lf lur ihjnus, lur cisk eunih

flrn ihm jts spjrjtuid frijdtjks.

]ek rst J bhkw lf i alnpihjlh wis i pijr lf dlhg-tlkm,

pldjsekm cllts lf ih lxcdllm aldlr. J gdihakm up tekh stllm, flr

tek fkddlw wel wlrk tek cllts wis adkirdy lf slnk jnplrtihak,

ittkhmkm is ek wis cy twl skrvihts. Ek wis i djttdk rluhm nih,

wkirjhg suae crjget aldlrs ihm adisejhg girnkhts teit J njget

eivk teluget ejn jh nltdky, djbk i flld.

—Qjghlr.„ J nimk ny ckst clw. Ny Jtidjih wis rumjnkhtiry

it ckst cut ny Vkhktjih wis wlrsk, sl J ittknptkm i grkktjhg jhDitjh. —J in elhlrkm tl nkkt ylu, sjr.„

]ek nih squjhtkm jhtl tek suh, tekh dllbkm nk lvkr jh i

fisejlh wejae jh Khgdihm wludm ck nlst rumk.

—Ie!„ ek kxadijnkm jh Ditjh. Ek eim i ejge-pjtaekm, nusjaid

vljak. —Zlu irk Gkrnih


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—Jt js nlrk alrrkat tl immrkss nk is Kxakddkhay, Qjghlr Bkd-

dky.„ Ejs Ditjh wis ekivjdy iaakhtkm, ejs tlhguk strktaejhg tek

vlwkds ihm rlddjhg tek —r„s. Ek snjdkm igijh, selwjhg i rlw lfcdiabkhkm tkkte. —J in skht tl wkdalnk ylu tl lur ajty-stitk ihm

dkirh ylur cusjhkss.„

Jt skknkm strihgk tl ck qujzzkm cy tek nih, cut J teluget

pkreips jt wis pirt lf tek eicjts lf tejs ajty. Hl mluct tejs wis

slnk austln lfajid, is ek wlrk uplh ejs crkist i ekivy gldm

aeijh ihm slnk slrt lf kncdkn.

—J in ekrk lh tek cusjhkss lf Dlrm Mihhjab lf Khgdihm, tl vjsjt i hlcdknih lf Vkhjak tl mjsauss slnk jnplrtiht rkskirae,

ylur Kxakddkhay.„ Lhk lf ejs skrvihts ekftkm ny cigs lhtl ejs

crlim ciab ihm tek ltekr djftkm i aumgkd. J lpkhkm ny nlute tl

prltkst, cut seut jt igijh. ]rust nk tl bkkp adlsk witae uplh ny

ciggigk.

—Ihm, hl mluct, ylu eivk pipkrs ihm dkttkrs lf jhtrlmuatjlh,

sjghlr


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Aeiptkr 1

Prkskht miy? Ckk Alttigk, Dibk Mjstrjat

Ippdk ihm pdun trkks tkisk aejdmrkh wjte frujt, eihgjhg

oust lut lf rkiae lvkr tek girmkh widd, is jf tknptjhg

tekn tl try tekjr flltjhg cktwkkh tek seincdk lf stlhks.

]eky idwiys fidd. Lhak, nihy skislhs igl, i aejdm mjkm

wekh tek sdic lf djnkstlhk lh tlp lf tek widd sdjm iftkr

ejs tuncdjhg clmy ihm arusekm ejs sbudd. Hlw tek frujt

glks uhpjabkm, prky lhdy tl tek wisps ihm tek cldmkst lf

tek rllbs wejae grlw fit ihm uhnldkstkm irluhm tek

elusk. ]eky hkst cktwkkh tek aejnhkys, ihm ejmk ckejhm

jts seittkrkm wjhmlws.

]ek jmki lf adkirjhg tek ldm elusk wis lvkrwekdn-

jhg. Oiab prjlrjtjskm adkihjhg up tek mkim ait, sdjnjkr ihm

stjhbjkr iftkr ihltekr miy, ihm uhcldtkm tek ciab mllr

igijh flr ijr. Jt sprihg jhwirm, jf plssjcdk wjte nlrk flrak teih

ckflrk, jvy prkssjhg jts grkkh gdlss jhtl tek rlln is jf skiraejhg

flr slnktejhg.

—]ekrk rkiddy irk rits!„ selutkm Qimjk. Qek wis wkirjhgOiab‚s ldm rjmjhg cllts igijhst tek mjrt ihm wis runnigjhg jh


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Oiab airrjkm tek ciggkm ait tl tek lpkh frlht mllr. Qimjk wis

dkihjhg lut lf tek wjhmlw, prlcicdy tryjhg tl gkt slnk frkse

ijr. Oiab munpkm tek piabigk jhtl ih ivijdicdk cjh ihm adlskmtek djm lh jt. —Elw nuae stuff js jh tekrk


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stihb lf njdmkw. Cut teit wish‚t weit aiuget Oiab‚s kyk iftkr i

skalhm”wekh jt nlvkm.

Jt wis i rllb, alwkrjhg cut mkiht, jts griy ckib swjtaejhgmjrkatjlh is jt dllbkm rst frln lhk kyk, tekh tek ltekr. Ckflrk

Oiab aludm siy ihytejhg jt diuhaekm jtskdf it tekn, flrajhg tekn

tl muab, ihm ffiippkm lvkr tekjr ekims tlwirm tek mllrwiy, aiw-

jhg dlumdy.

—Elw mjm jt gkt jh


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—Jt‚s i gllm olc wk eivkh‚t eim i aldm ship,„ Oiab sijm.

—]ekrk‚s khluge witkr jh tek elusk idrkimy.„ Lhk pipkr aiuget

ekr kyk. ]ek ekimjhg eim i mriwjhg lf i aistdk lh jt. ]ek jhbeim ruh cut sek aludm nibk lut slnk lf tek wlrms. —Crkiae lf

alhtriat„ ounpkm lut it ekr.

Qimjk cihgkm tek hkw mllr seut, ihm iftkr i fkw nlnkhts

knkrgkm igijh tl tek sluhm lf rusejhg witkr ihm adihbjhg

pjpks. —]ek tljdkt ffiuseks.„

—Ql J ekir.„ Oiab flddlwkm tek sluhm lf Qimjk‚s vljak lhtl tek

dihmjhg.—]ekrk‚s i tihb up lh tek widd, jt‚s sl ldm-fisejlhkm.„ Qimjk

funcdkm jh ekr plabkt flr i clttdk lf mkalatjlh, ihm tllb i sjp.

—Jt‚s wkjrm, J mlh‚t fkkd tll cim ekrk. J‚vk kvkh glt slnk khkrgy.

Weit‚s jh ekrk


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]e k Q k a r k t s l f C d l l m i h m C l h k 9:

Oiab aekabkm tek hksts cut hlhk eim kggs jh ykt. —Niyck

Kddkh djbkm tekn ckjhg ekrk. ]eky wludm nibk i fuss jf ihylhk

crlbk jh, djbk guirm mlgs.„ Witkr eim krlmkm ihm mirbkhkm tek ffillrclirms cy tek wjh-

mlw, uhmkrhkite i eldk jh tek akjdjhg teit givk iaakss tl tek

dlft. I fkw eldks cktwkkh tek sditks iddlwkm miydjget jh. Frln

tek njmmdk lf tek rlln, pjdkm ejge wjte nlrk ruccjse, tekrk

wis i fihtistja vjkw terluge tek seittkrkm wjhmlw lvkr tek

hkirkst fkdd. ]ek djget purpdkm weit Oiab guksskm wis ekitekr,

lvkr i weldk ejddsjmk. I nih‚s vljak nimk ekr ounp.

—Ekddl! Js ihylhk tekrk


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—Weit‚s tek prlcdkn, Nr. Mihhjab


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—Qek idsl eim ]elnizjhk‚s pipkrs2 teky niy mksarjck tek

ekrc. ]eky irk wrjttkh lh vkddun, ihm sl wludm ck nlrk rksjs-

tiht tl witkr, pkreips. J issunk sek bkpt tekn sifk”teky irk vkry viduicdk.„

—]elnizjhk


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—Ihm is wk irk gljhg tl ck hkjgeclrs, pkreips ylu ihm

ylur . . . frjkhm njget djbk tl vjsjt tek aistdk slnk tjnk< Bhlwdk

Aistdk js lur finjdy skit.„—]eihb ylu. J‚m djbk tl skk jt.„

Ek stkppkm jhtl tek air, ihm tek mrjvkr seut tek mllr. ]ek

wjhmlw sdjm mlwh wjte tek fijhtkst lf wejhks. —J nkih jt. Ml

alnk ihm nkkt Aiddun. ]ekh ylu‚dd uhmkrstihm tek urgkhay.

Ek mlksh‚t eivk nuae tjnk dkft.„


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