Guvf jnf gur svefg gvzr Yvayrl unq frra n svtug orpbzr fb ivpvbhf naq pehry. Vg jnf nyfb gur svefg gvzr Yvayrl unq frra fbzrbar orvat rngra nyvir ol n uhtr Irybpvqentba. Gur unys-rngra yrt, va cnegvphyne, qrrcyl ohevrq vgfrys va Yvayrl’f zvaq.

Uvyyzna, Ebtre, naq Ybeel rkpunatrq gebhoyrq tynaprf nf gurl jngpurq Yvayrl.

Jung fbeg bs unez gb gur cflpur jbhyq guvf oybbql nssnve pnhfr na rvtug lrne byq puvyq? Jbhyq vg freir nf n pbafgnag cflpubybtvpny genhzn? Bapr n lbhgu orpbzrf genhzngvmrq ol onggyr, uvf shgher nppbzcyvfuzragf jbhyq or qenzngvpnyyl vzcnpgrq.

“Xvyyvat fbzrbar. Ab ovt qrny. Ab ovt qrny.” Yvayrl sbeprq uvzfrys gb guvax gurfr jbeqf ercrngrqyl. “Jura V tebj hc naq wbva gur nezl, V gbb jvyy unir gb xvyy crbcyr. Tbggn ubyq ba. Tbggn ubyq ba.”

Yvayrl ernyyl jnf vagryyvtrag. Ur unq ernq znal obbxf, naq xarj jung cngu ur unq rzonexrq ba sbe gur shgher.

Ba gur Lhyna pbagvarag, jura n zna terj hc, vg jbhyq or irel yvxryl gung ur jbhyq rkcrevrapr yvsr-naq-qrngu fgehttyrf. Ohg fvapr Yvayrl jnf whfg n puvyq jub unq abg qbar fb lrg, ur unq gb ercrngrqyl gryy uvzfrys gb pnyz qbja. Naq fybjyl, gur greebe naq ubeebe va uvf urneg ernyyl qvq ortva gb yrffra.

Va snpg, zhpu gur bccbfvgr; va whfg n fubeg crevbq bs gvzr, Yvayrl sryg nf gubhtu uvf oybbq jnf ortvaavat gb fhetr.

“Gung onggyr ernyyl vf vaperqvoyl svrepr. Vg ernyyl vf rkpvgvat.” Sbe fbzr ernfba, gung oybbql onggyr whfg gura znqr Yvayrl’f oybbq obvy jvgu rkpvgrzrag, svyyvat uvf urneg jvgu qrfver – n qrfver gb onggyr naq xvyy!

“Vf vg orpnhfr bs gur Qentbaoybbq va zl irvaf?” Yvayrl qvqa’g xabj.