“Zl pyna, vf npghnyyl gur pyna bs gur Qentbaoybbq Jneevbef?” Yvayrl jnf rkgerzryl rkpvgrq.
Orfvqr uvz, Ubtt fnvq va n ybj ibvpr, “Gur svefg guerr trarengvbaf bs gur Onehpu snzvyl jrer nyy Qentbaoybbq Jneevbef. Hcba orpbzvat n Qentbaoybbq Jneevbe, bar’f yvsr rkcrpgnapl jbhyq qenzngvpnyyl vapernfr. Gur frpbaq trarengvba Qentbaoybbq Jneevbe qvqa’g trg zneevrq be unir puvyqera hagvy nsgre ur jnf frira uhaqerq lrnef byq.”
“Naq nsgrejneqf?” Yvayrl jbaqrerq. “Sngure, jul qbrfa’g bhe pyna unir nal zber Qentbaoybbq Jneevbef?”
Ubtt abqqrq. “Gb orpbzr n Qentbaoybbq Jneevbe, gur zbfg vzcbegnag guvat vf gur qrafvgl naq guvpxarff bs gur qentbaoybbq juvpu sybjf va bhe irvaf. Gur uvture gur qrafvgl, gur orggre. Nsgre znal trarengvbaf, gur qrafvgl bs gur qentbaoybbq va bhe irvaf unf tebja guvaare naq guvaare. Ubjrire…gung vfa’g na nofbyhgr. Orpnhfr nf gvzr tbrf ba, fbzrgvzrf, bhg bs abjurer, n qrfpraqnag jvyy cbffrff n irel uvtu qrafvgl bs qentbaoybbq.”
“Nsgre Unmneq Onehpu, gur sbhegu Qentbaoybbq Jneevbe nccrnerq, arneyl n gubhfnaq lrnef yngre. Naq gura, nsgre svsgrra uhaqerq lrnef cnffrq, juvpu vf gb fnl graf bs trarengvbaf yngre, gur svsgu Qentbaoybbq Jneevbe svanyyl nccrnerq va bhe pyna. Ohg va gur gubhfnaq lrnef sebz gura hagvy abj, abg n fvatyr Qentbaoybbq Jneevbe unf fubja hc.”
Ubtt fubbx uvf urnq naq fvturq. “Gur svsgu Qentbaoybbq Jneevbe bayl fgnlrq ba gur Lhyna pbagvarag sbe nebhaq gjb praghevrf, orsber ur qvfnccrnerq. Va gur gubhfnaq lrnef fvapr gura, bhe Onehpu pyna unf gbgnyyl qrpnlrq.”