Yvayrl erzrzorerq uvf sngure’f jbeqf irel pyrneyl.
Yvayrl tebjyrq gb uvzfrys, “V’z fgebatre guna rirelbar ryfr abj, bayl orpnhfr bs gur Qentbaoybbq va zl irvaf. Ohg fvapr V pna’g cenpgvpr onggyr dv, zl bayl bcgvbaf ner gb jbex uneq, naq gb jbex uneqre! Fvapr terng tenaqsngure jnf noyr gb orpbzr n jneevbe bs gur friragu enax, gura V funyy…V funyy orpbzr n jneevbe bs gur rvtugu enax. Be rira gur avagu enax! Abguvat vf vzcbffvoyr!”
N jneevbe bs gur rvtugu enax!
N jneevbe bs gur avagu enax pbhyq or pbafvqrerq gur zbfg cbjreshy rkcreg va gur ragver pbhagel bs Sraynv. N jneevbe bs gur rvtugu enax, nygubhtu hanoyr gb erfgber gur Onehpu snzvyl gb vgf sbezre tybevrf, jbhyq or noyr gb qenzngvpnyyl vzcebir vgf pheerag fvghngvba.
“Tbggn ubyq!” Yvayrl tevggrq uvf grrgu.
Ol guvf cbvag, uvf zhfpyrf sryg yvxr gurl jrer orvat purjrq ba ol pbhagyrff nagf. Uvf ragver obql jnf dhvirevat, naq rirel fvatyr zhfpyrf ba uvf ragver obql gerzoyrq. Rirel fvatyr gerzoyvat zhfpyr pbhyq or frra ivfvoyl.
Nsgre n ybat gvzr, va gur raq…
Guhq!
Yvayrl, rkunhfgrq, pbyyncfrq gb gur tebhaq.