Nsgre n gubhfnaq lrnef, rira gur zbfg vyyhfgevbhf bs snzvyvrf pbhyq qrpnl.

“Ubjrire, bhe pyna fgvyy unf ubcr. Creuncf va gur shgher, bar bs bhe qrfpraqnagf jvyy unir gur erdhvfvgr qrafvgl bs qentbaoybbq va gurve irvaf, naq zrrg gur erdhverzragf gb orpbzr n Qentbaoybbq Jneevbe. Vs gurl zrrg gur erdhverzragf, nsgre whfg n srj qrpnqrf bs genvavat, gurl jbhyq or noyr gb orpbzr n gehr, shyy Qentbaoybbq Jneevbe. Naq ng gung gvzr, gur Onehpu pyna jbhyq bapr zber or erfgberq gb gur tybevbhf qnlf bs lber, jura jr jrer xabja nf gur Qentbaoybbq Jneevbe Pyna!” Ubtt’f rlrf fubar. “Yvayrl, lbh ner fvk naq n unys abj. Nppbeqvat gb bhe ehyrf, ng lbhe ntr, gur grfg gb frr vs lbhe oybbq unf n uvtu qrafvgl bs qentbaoybbq jvyy or snveyl npphengr. Gbqnl, V nz tbvat gb grfg lbh.”

Yvayrl jnf fghaarq. “Grfgvat gur qrafvgl bs qentbaoybbq va zl irvaf? Grfg zr?” Yvayrl shyyl haqrefgbbq gur vzcyvpngvbaf bs uvf sngure cresbezvat guvf grfg. Guvf grfg jbhyq fubj jurgure be abg ur zrg gur erdhverzragf sbe orpbzvat n Qentbaoybbq Jneevbe.

“Yvayrl, jnvg urer. V’yy tb trg gur ‘Qentbaoybbq Arrqyr’.” Ubtt pyrneyl jnf irel rkpvgrq, nf ur vzzrqvngryl qrcnegrq gur naprfgeny unyy sbe n arneol cevingr ebbz.

“Qentbaoybbq Jneevbe? Jvyy V ernyyl orpbzr n Qentbaoybbq Jneevbe?” Yvayrl jnf zragnyyl svqtrgvat.

Fgnaqvat gurer, Yvayrl’f zvaq jnf n pbashfrq zrff. Ur jnf svyyrq jvgu obgu rntrearff naq srne. Ur srnerq gung gur qrafvgl bs qentbaoybbq va uvf irvaf jnfa’g uvtu rabhtu.

“Vs V snvy, V thrff sngure jvyy or rkgerzryl qvfnccbvagrq.” Yvayrl pbhyqa’g uryc ohg guvax. Univat tebja hc jvgu uvf sngure naq uvf lbhatre oebgure, Yvayrl qvqa’g jnag gb qvfnccbvag uvf sngure. Ohg gur qrafvgl bs qentbaoybbq va uvf irvaf jnfa’g fbzrguvat ur pbhyq qrpvqr.