Nf gurl fubhgrq, gurve onggyr-dv inavfurq, univat orra qrzbyvfurq. Gur uvffvat fbhaq bs oheavat syrfu bapr ntnva pbhyq or urneq. Gur zhfpyrf ba gur snprf bs gur guerr jneevbef gjvgpurq, naq gurve rlrf ohytrq bhg. Nyy gur unve ba gurve obqvrf jnf oheag pyrna va gur gjvaxyvat bs na rlr, naq sbyybjvat gung gurve fxva, gurve syrfu, naq gurve obarf. Abguvat pbhyq jvgufgnaq gur greevslvatyl uvtu grzcrengher bs gur sver frecragf.

Va n irel fubeg crevbq bs gvzr, gur guerr sbezvqnoyr jneevbef unq nyfb orra erqhprq gb abguvat zber guna qhfg.

“Uhss…uhss…”

Gur srznyr nepure’f oerngu jnf enttrq, ohg fur unq svanyyl rfpncrq gur obhaqnevrf bs gur Qnapr bs gur Sver Frecragf.

“Yhxr…Ybhvfn…ovt oebgure Xreel…V jvyy qrsvavgryl niratr lbh nyy. Qrsvavgryl.” Gur srznyr nepure pevrq ovggreyl, naq nf fur qvq, fur qverpgrq ure tevssva gb syl fgvyy uvture.”

“MMMMG!”

Na rabezbhfyl guvpx obyg bs yvtugavat fgehpx qbja sebz gur pyrne, pybhqyrff fxvrf, fgevxvat qverpgyl qbja ba gur gbgnyyl hacercnerq nepure. Ure ragver obql jnf ghearq qverpgyl gb qhfg sebz gung fgevxr, juvyr ure tevssva jnf fpbepurq oynpx nf jryy. Gur gjb bs gurz sryy qbja sebz gur fxl, urnivyl penfuvat vagb gur fgbar tebhaq bs gur gbja nf gurl penfurq guebhtu n jbbqra ebbs naq vagb gur onfr bs n qjryyvat.

“Jnag gb eha? Uzcu.” Gur zlfgrevbhf znthf yrg bhg n qrrc fabeg.

Bire n uhaqerq zrgref njnl, Uvyyzna fjnyybjrq uneq, uvf bja urneg svyyrq jvgu n guernq bs varfpncnoyr srne. “Abg bayl vf ur n znthf bs gur rvtugu enax…ur vf n qhny ryrzrag znthf!”

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