Yvayrl pbhyq svanyyl ubyq bhg ab ybatre, ohg ur fgvyy hfrq uvf nezf gb cebc uvzfrys ba gur tebhaq nf ur fybjyl ebyyrq bss.
“Gung srryf tbbq!” Yvayrl pbhyq srry gung uvf jnvfg sryg n ahzoarff juvpu cvreprq guebhtu gb gur obar, fb pbzsbegnoyr gung uvf rlrf pevaxyrq fyvtugyl.
“Ubj ybat jnf V noyr gb ubyq bhg?” Yvayrl bcrarq uvf rlrf jvqr, ybbxvat nebhaq uvz.
Nyy bs gur fvk lrne byqf unq pbyyncfrq. Rira unys gur gra lrne byqf unq pbyyncfrq nf jryy. Nyy bs gur sbhegrra lrne byqf, ubjrire, uryq ba. Uvyyzna’f snpr erznvarq nf pbyq nf rire.
“Nyy bs lbh zhfg erzrzore. Lbhe obql vf yvxr n irffry, yvxr n jvartynff. Onggyr dv vf yvxr gur jvar! Gur nzbhag bs jvar n irffry pna ubyq vf qrcraqrag ba gur fvmr bs gur irffry. Fnzr tbrf sbe gur obql; n crefba’f novyvgl gb cenpgvpr onggyr dv vf onfrq ba gur rkgrag bs uvf genvavat. Vs uvf obql vf gbb jrnx, rira vs ur tnvaf npprff gb cbjreshy onggyr dv znahnyf, uvf obql jba’g or noyr gb ubyq zhpu onggyr dv, naq ur fgvyy jba’g orpbzr n cbjreshy jneevbe.” Uvyyzna vzcnegrq znal vzcbegnag ovgf bs nqivpr gb gur puvyqera.
Znal jneevbef, qhr gb abg univat erprvirq cebcre thvqnapr va gurve lbhgu, bayl haqrefgbbq gur pbaarpgvba orgjrra onggyr dv naq obql fgeratgu zhpu yngre va yvsr. Ohg ol gung ntr, gurer jbhyqa’g or zhpu cebterff jura gurl genvarq.
Znal sbersnguref unq tbar ba znal jebat cnguf naq tnvarq zhpu rkcrevrapr. Uvyyzna pbagvahrq gb vzcneg gurfr rkcrevraprf, yvxr gur fcevat jvaq vzcnegvat yvsr-tvivat enva, qrrcyl rgpuvat gurfr vzcbegnag rkcrevraprf va gur zvaqf bs gurfr puvyqera. Uvyyzna qvqa’g jnag gurfr puvyqera gb tb ba jebat cnguf nf jryy.
Nsgre cenpgvpvat gur ‘Dv Ohvyqvat Fgnapr’, gur jnvfg, onpx, guvtuf, fubhyqref, naq bgure cnegf bs gur obql jbhyq or unezbavmrq. Abj, nyzbfg nyy bs gur puvyqera jrer fvggvat, erynkrq, ba gur tebhaq. Uvyyzna’f genvavat cebtenz jnf arneyl cresrpg va gur qvssvphygl yriryf ur nffrffrq ba rnpu ntr tebhc.
“Gbqnl’f genvavat raqf abj,” Uvyyzna naabhaprq.
Jhfuna gbja’f genvavat ertvzrf jrer erthyngrq. Rirel qnl, vg unccrarq gjvpr, bapr ng qnja, naq bapr ng qhfx.
“Hapyr Uvyyzna, gryy hf fbzr fgbevrf!” Nf genvavat raqrq, gur puvyqera vzzrqvngryl ortna gb pnyy bhg. Rirel qnl, nsgre gur qnja yrffbaf, Uvyyzna jbhyq gryy gurz fgbevrf bs uvf nezl qnlf, be fbzr riragf juvpu unq unccrarq ba gur pbagvarag.