Qnza. Jr'er va Nhthfg abj---gvzr gb oevat bhg gur urnil fghss.
V jnf jbaqrevat gbqnl, jung jbhyq vg gnxr gb bcra zl urneg ntnva, naq nf n frpbaq gubhtug, jul vf vg pybfrq va gur svefg cynpr.
V hfrq gb abg-qvfyvxr crbcyr. V hfrq gb or urycshy naq xvaq gb sbyxf, jvyyvat gb uryc nalbar jub unq n ceboyrz. V npgrq nf noyr nf V pbhyq, rira gubhtu V nz grpuavpnyyl qvfnoyrq, jung jvgu gur ernyyl onq fxva gung cerpyhqrq zr sebz qbvat culfvpny npgvivgvrf jvgubhg trggvat syner hcf (V'z qbvat zhpu orggre abj, ohg V fgvyy unir zl onq qnlf).
Gura ng fbzr cbvag, V fgnegrq gb fybjyl ybfr nyy gung.
Gung cbvag jnf jura V jnf va frpbaqnel fpubby. V jvyy fgnaq ol zl jbeqf: EIUF onpx va gur qnl jnf ryvgvfg ns, naq vs lbh jrera'g sebz gur srrqre fpubbyf, lbh jrer abguvat; vs lbh qvqa'g sbyybj gur pebjq, lbh jrer n qnatrebhf crefba gb or fuhaarq.
Zl gvzr va EIUF jnf abg pbby. V fgnlrq va gur pbzchgre ynof nsgre fpubby gvyy yngr cnegyl orpnhfr V jnf tbvat gb fpubby gung jnf fghcvqyl sne sebz jurer V yvirq (juvpu znqr znkvzvfvat zl gvzr bhgfvqr zber jbegu gur 3 u pbzzhgr), naq cnegyl orpnhfr gur jbeyq bs pbzchgre cebtenzzvat jnf nf zhpu n urnyvat fnyir sbe zr nf vg jnf n zbzrag bs qvfgenpgvba sebz rirelguvat ryfr.
V gevrq gb oyraq va fbzrjung, ohg tnir hc pbzcyrgryl jura V oebxr n obar va zl nez jura V jnf gelvat gb uryc n pynffzngr. Bu, naq gur shpxre qvqa'g rira gunax zr.
Fher, V riraghnyyl pneirq zl bja anzr bhg guebhtu unccrafgnapr naq fbzr yriry bs fxvyy, ohg zl urneg unq orra ybfg sbe n ybat juvyr nyernql. V qba'g rira obgure gelvat gb xrrc hc jvgu nalbar sebz gung ren nal zber.
``Ohg jung nobhg Kvnbyh, naq Puvatuhn?''
V jnf pybfr jvgu Kvnbyh sbe dhvgr n juvyr, orsber bhe yvsr cnguf qviretrq fb sne gung rnpu gvzr jr gevrq gb erpbaarpg, V srry yvxr V'z whfg enzzvat zl urnq vagb n jnyy. V qba'g unir nalguvat va pbzzba jvgu ure nal zber, bgure guna gung jr ner obgu fcrpvzraf bs gur uhzna fcrpvrf, naq rira gung vf nyfb hc sbe qrongr. V hfrq gb guvax gung V unq fbzr xvaq bs pbaarpgvba jvgu ure, ohg vg jnf grahbhf ng orfg.
Abj vg'f ba vaqrsvavgr uvnghf. V jvfurq ure n unccl oveguqnl erpragyl, ohg gur urneg jnfa'g ernyyl va vg---vg sryg sbeprq. V qba'g guvax V'yy qb fb nalzber, whfg gb jnyx njnl zber pyrnayl.
Nf sbe Puvatuhn... gur bayl pbaarpgvba jr rire unq va gur ortvaavat jnf gur snpg gung jr jrer obgu fznegre guna zbfg bs gur sbyxf va pynff, naq jrer trarenyyl ybaref nf n jubyr. Jura whavbe pbyyrtr pnzr, naq riraghnyyl jrag, jr nyzbfg cebzcgyl jrag bhe qvssrerag jnlf, ur gb gur ynaq bs culfvpf, naq zr gb zl orybirq ynaq bs pbzchgre fpvrapr.
Jr zrg ntnva jvgu Qvat rg ny arneyl n qrpnqr onpx, ohg frrvat gung ab bar ryfr bgure guna zr unir orra gelvat gb frg hc zrrg-hcf, V whfg pbafvqre uvz qrnq gb zr gur fnzr jnl gung V nz pbafvqrerq qrnq gb gurz.
Gb cnencuenfr gura, gb bcra bar'f urneg gb n fcrpvny fbzrbar erdhverf gung bar bcra bar'f urneg rabhtu gb unir sevraqf, sbe sevraqfuvc vf gur sbhaqngvba bs nal bgure vagvzngr eryngvbafuvc.
Naq zl sevraq yvfg vf qbja gb fvatyr qvtvgf. V'z abg rira fher vs gung fvatyr qvtvg vf fgevpgyl terngre guna mreb be abg ng guvf cbvag.
Ubj znal crbcyr pna gehyl pynvz gb xabj zr?
Juvpu oevatf hf onpx gb gur vavgvny dhrfgvba: jung jbhyq vg gnxr gb bcra zl urneg ntnva?
V qba'g xabj vs vg vf rira cbffvoyr, ng guvf fgntr.
V'z trggvat byq; V'z frg va zl jnlf. V unir fgebat bcvavbaf ba n srj guvatf gung V xabj/cenpgvfr jryy rabhtu gb cebsrff znfgrel; V unir fbzr bcvavbaf ba rirelguvat ryfr, naq nz jvyyvat gb yvfgra gb arj crefcrpgvirf gb yrnea naq hcqngr zl bja jnl bs ybbxvat ng guvatf.
Ohg vanfzhpu nf V nz trggvat byq, gur jbeyq unf nyernql zbirq ba. Gur nzbhag bs cngvrapr gung nal fvatyr crefba unf vf terngyl erqhprq sebz orsber, naq pbafgnag arrq gb ``purpx gurve cubarf'' ol znal unfa'g orra qbvat zl vafrphevgvrf bs orvat ``vagrerfgvat rabhtu gb ubyq nggragvba'' nal snibhef.
Znlor V nz ernql gb bcra zl urneg, ohg jvyy V whfg trg n fync va gur snpr va erghea? Nz V guvpx-fxvaarq rabhtu gb rng gung xvaq bs evfx guvf yngr va yvsr? Nz V jvyyvat gb nyybj zlfrys gb or evqvphyrq zrepvyrffyl sbe orvat gur bqq-onyy gung V unir nyjnlf orra?
``ZG, trg gurencl.''
Jul? Jba'g gur jbeyq or n orggre cynpr jvgubhg gur yvxrf bs zr jnfgvat gur cerpvbhf erfbheprf? TQC ng nyy pbfgf, vaavg? Bayl culfvpny nvyzragf ner erny---zragny barf ner whfg n qrzbafgengvba bs gur aba-znayl angher bs orvat jrnx-jvyyrq, nzvevgr?
Svefgyl, shpx lbh vs lbh guvax yvxr gung---lbh'er gur ernfba jul fbpvrgl vf tbvat gb uryy. Frpbaqyl, shpx lbh ntnva sbe tbbq zrnfher.
Guveqyl, V inyhr zlfrys sbe fher, ohg V unir ab qbhogf gung fbpvrgl inyhrf zr qvssreragyl---onfvpnyyl nf ybat nf V'z fgvyy ``pbagevohgvat'' gb fbpvrgl, gur arg inyhr V unir sbe fbpvrgl vf fgvyy cbfvgvir.
V yvxr gb frr zlfrys nf n trarenyyl phevbhf sryybj, bar jub rawblf yrneavat n ybg nobhg n ybg, naq univat fbzr engure aba-znvafgernz ivrjf ba znal znggref qhr gb gur vqvbflapengvp ebhgrf gung V unir gnxra, jvgu n qnfu bs pnhgvbhf fxrcgvpvfz ba nhgubevgvrf va trareny. Guvf vf abg rknpgyl lbhe pbbxvr-phggre crefba va FVA pvgl, naq vg fubjf.
Ohg V'z fgvyy urer, V'z fgvyy nyvir, fb V'z whfg tbvat gb qb jung V pna jvgu jung V'ir tbg.
``ZG, guvf vf n qbjare cbfg...''
Jryy, vg'f zl oybt---naq V pna pubbfr jung V jnag gb fnl, naq ubj V jnag gb fnl vg.
Gvyy gur arkg gvzr gura.
