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Trgduiinù`2 Gtgcëg

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Tëtuce ernmn`gc2 Iupnd. Iepyrnmht dl cg trgduiinù`2 Gtgcëg (i) 6::4

Ynèpsns2 \` dëg Lkkg trgl u` igiherre ccgkgde Iupnde g cg igsg qul

iekpgrtl ie` su pgrlbg dl kuihe tnlkpe Agtl. Lc plrre trgl kuihes igkfnes l` cg vndg dl Lkkg y Agtl.

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Lc `nvlc dl dlinflcnes l` Outures hgfëg hgfëg gcig`zgde ùlvgs ietgs lstl bulvls per cg tgrdl. Cgs trls y iugrte dl cg tgrdl hgfrëg snde gcme tlkprgè pgrg lkplzgr ie` cg herg olcnz l` cg kgyerëg dl ces fgrls, plre gquë è. Cg Içkgrg dl Ieklrine dl Ihnigme lstgfg buste gc cgde y cg kgyerëg dl su preml`nl giudëg ierrnl`de l` iug`te se`gfg cg igkpg`g dl inlrrl. Lc ml`tëe qul gtlstgfg lc fgr lstgfg oerkgde per gml`tls dl fecsg, gml`tls ieklringcls, ierrlderls, g`gcnstgs dl klrigde y gcmò` qul etre preolser, qul lrg lc etre tnpe dl preolsne`gc qul sgcëg dlc trgfgbe g lstg herg. Gu`qul hgiëg u`g tgrdl seclgdg y icgrg, cg cuz è cclmgfg gc n`tlrner dlc fgr. Hgfëg pestnmes dl kgdlrg l` cgs plqul÷gs vl`tg`gs y lstgfg` ilrrgdes g igc y ig`te, nkpndnl`de qul ces icnl`tls sl dnlsl` iul`tg dl qul lstgfg` dlsplrdning`de u`g prlinesg tgrdl dl Ihnigme. Tedes ces qul ccl`gfg` lc ceigc yg hgfëg` lstgde gccë g`tls, cg kgyerëg dl lcces g dngrne. ^ igsn tedes lcces lstgfg` tedgvëg l` lsl pu`te lsplingc l` lc qul tl pgrlil qul tedgvëg lstçs ie` cg prnklrg iepg, gu`qul tl hgygs tekgde trls. Tnl`ls klber gsplite, iul`tgs klber ces ihnstls, ig`tgs klber y cgs kublrls tl gderg`, sefrl tede cgs igkgrlrgs. 6



L` u` mrg` rlslrvgde dlc rnìù` lstgfg` sl`tgdes slns bùvl`ls lbliutnves, n`tlcnml`tls y rlcuinl`tls. Yl hgfëg` gpedlrgde dl lsl lspgine `gdg kçs n`gumurgrsl Outures , snltl g÷es g`tls, y gherg lc rlslrvgde lrg suye, gu`qul cclmgrg` u` peie tgrdl g cg onlstg. Ce prnklre qul ccgkgfg cg gtlìnù` gc knrgr g lstl mrupe lrg cg g`nkgdg rufng sl`tgdg l` lc il`tre, ocg`qulgdg per inìe hekfrls. Lstgfg icgre qul lstg rufng l` ieìrlte è lrg cg slirltgrng e cg gyudg`tl gdkn`nstrgtnvg. L` rlgcndgd, lrg kçs uè dl ces ihnies qul ces prepnes ihnies. Agtnl, mugplte`g, µquî pgsg ie` lc pgrtnde n`gumurgc5 µTnl`ls l`trgdgs5 — Agtnl, — Tl`me des — ie`tlstù ie`tlstù Agtl — . Lstey n`tl`tg`de ie`slmunr kçs, plre `n sl tl

eiurrg prltl`dlr nr ie`knme, Gcg`. Lkkg y ye hlkes gsnstnde g snltl pgrtndes n`gumurgcls slmundes y gherg è vey g rekplr cg rgihg. Be, hgil qul è vle g Lkkg... µiuç`te5 µTrls g÷es5 — dnbe dnbe Gcg` — . Ynme sn` — irllrkl qul tl dlbl pgsgr lc rgte ie` èsetres. ^g sl dlfl dl hgflr ecvndgde dl ce qul ls `gdgr ie` ces tnfure`ls. Agtl sectù u`g rnsetgdg. Lkkg è kl "dlbg" hgilr `gdg, Gc, y sgfl ce qul ls bumgr dure. Ynkpclkl`tl — Lkkg dlindnù qul yg è gmug`tgfg ces plcetgzes. — Yus Yus ebes sectgfg` ihnspgs gc ie`tlstgr y ces ihnies sl dnlre` iul`tg dl qul sl trgtgfg dl u` tlkg ie` lc qul è nfg` g gvg`zgr kuihe. Lrg u`g bevl` mugpg, tlrig, n`tlcnml`tl, dl n`ml`ne y cl`mug goncgdes y lkpl÷gdg l` gcig`zgr lc îxnte l` tede ce qul hgiëg. Tl`ëg su prepng epn`nù` sefrl lc tlkg dl qul Lkkg hufnlrg gfg`de`gde lc `lmeine, plre bgkçs cg iekpgrtnrëg ie` ces ihnies. Ved`ly, rlcgtnvgkl`tl ùlve l` lc mrupe, prlmu`tù2

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µG quî sl dldnig gherg g herg tu èvng5 — µG Ls gsnstl`tl seingc — dnbe dnbe Agtl — . Trgfgbg l` u` rloumne dl kublrls — Ls kgctrgtgdgs. ¡@e sl ce dnmgs g kn kublr! — lxicgkù lxicgkù Bgia, cemrg`de hgilr rlër g tedes ie` cg — ¡@e frekg. ¡Eh, per ogver! ¡Yhlncg tl pedrëg pe`lr g tn cg igrg dlc rlvîs, igmunig! — dnbe dnbe — ¡Eh, Kgrty — . Ylrëgs tò lc qul sl prlsl`tgrëg l` kldne dl cg èihl ie` u` ebe kergde, pndnl`de u` igtrl y u` treze dl pg`. — Lkkg Lkkg dnil qul kuihes hekfrls suorl` kgces trgtes l` igsg — dnbe dnbe Agtl — .

Zlre ces rloumnes è ces gieml`. \` tëe qul sl dlbg plmgr per su kublr ls qul sl ce klrlil — dnbe dnbe Bgia, — \` lsoerzç`desl per rliuplrgr su kgihnske nkgmn`grne. Ynlkprl ie`vnl`l lihgr u` pucse g`tls dl igsgrsl, ihnies — cls cls gdvnrtnù Agtl — — Ynlkprl . Yn lccg es mg`g des dl trls, kçs vgcl qul es fusquîns g etrg. µWunî` è puldl mg`gr g u`g kublr lihg`de u` pucse5 — prlmu`tù prlmu`tù Ved`ly. — µWunî` Iugtre igrtlrgs sgcnlre` dnspgrgdgs dl iugtre ihgqultgs dl trgbl. _g` desinl`tes per Agtl — dnbe dnbe Kgrty, sgig`de uès iug`tes fnccltls dl — _g` inìul`tg.

Lkkg sgcnù dlc olrreigrrnc urfgè y rlierrnù g pnl cgs peigs kg`zg`gs qul hgfëg hgstg su igsg. Lstgfg esiure y u`g dl cgs ogrecgs lstgfg retg, per ce qul cg kg`zg`g, èrkgckl`tl giemlderg, pgrliëg u` peie sn`nlstrg. Iug`de cclmù g igsg, sl trg`quncnzù y sl sn`tnù serprl`dl`tlkl`tl olcnz dl vlr cg içcndg cuz dergdg qul sgcëg dlc lstudne. Eh, fnl`. Lstç l` igsg. 4



Iug`de gfrnù cg pulrtg, eyù cg vez dl Agtl. Hecg. Lstey l` lc lstudne. — Hecg. Ghë ls de`dl kl nkgmn`gfg qul lstgrëgs. — Lkkg Lkkg iecmù lc gfrnme l` lc — Ghë plrihlre dl cg l`trgdg y dlbù lc kgcltë` l` lc sulce. Gc cclmgr de`dl lstgfg su iekpg÷lrg, yg sl hgfëg quntgde ces zgpgtes y sl hgfëg dlsgfreihgde cg ogcdg — . µWuî tgc5 — prlmu`tù, prlmu`tù, dç`decl u` flse l` cg igflzg — . µWuldg gcme dl ieklr5 — Yë. Yë. Hl trgëde iekndg ihn`g. µWunlrls qul tl cg igcnl`tl knl`trgs tl igkfngs5

Ls cg klber prepulstg qul hl tl`nde l` tede lc dëg. — Yl Yl nìcn`ù y ecnsqulù lc — Ls vgse qul lstgfg l` cg klsg — . Yërvlkl u` vgse dl lse tgkfnî`. Hulcl ml`ngc. Lstç ml`ngc. _g kuy fnl` ie` ces we`-te`s pnig`tls. — Lstç Gherg knske fgbe. — Gherg Agtl sl clvg`tù iug`de su iekpg÷lrg sgcëg dl cg hgfntginù`. µLstçs fnl`5 — µLstçs — Yë, Yë, së, ls qul tl`me gcmu`gs iesgs l` cg igflzg. ^g sgfls.

Dç`decl u`g pgckgdntg l` cg lspgcdg, Agtl dnbe2 tl tekls u` pgr dl iepgs. — Tl sl`tnrçs klber iug`de tl

Lkkg sl sl`tù l` su futgig prlolrndg y sl tlrkn`ù lc vnè qul hgfëg giekpg÷gde kuy fnl` g su il`g. µWuî lstgkes vnl`de5 — µWuî

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@gdg, l` rlgcndgd. Lstgfg clyl`de. Yùce tl`ëg cg tlcl pulstg ieke runde dl — @gdg, oe`de. Cg igsg kl dg u` peie dl knlde iug`de hgy dlkgsngde snclìne. Ygfls, ye hl tl`nde u` peie dl knlde iug`de vl`ëg g`dg`de g igsg dlsdl lc — Ygfls, trl`. \`g dl cgs ogrecgs lstgfg ou`dndg y ùlstrg kg`zg`g pgrliëg u` peie... è sî. — Yl Yl lstrlklinù y dnbe — 2 Trgfgbgr l` lc rloumne kl hgil vlr ce plcnmrese qul puldl slr lc ku`de pgrg cgs kublrls. Agtl cl l`sl÷ù lc plrnùdnie qul lstgfg clyl`de g su iekpg÷lrg, gmntç`dece. µLs qul è clls cgs ètnings5 Lc ku`de ls plcnmrese pgrg tedes. Cgs kublrls è — µLs sl cclvg` cg pgckg l` lsl tlrrlè. Lse yg ce sî. Zlre iug`de vls lc knlde qul tnl`l` gcmu`gs dl lstgs kublrls y — Lse sus irëes... Kl hl pgsgde tede lc dëg hgfcg`de ie` u`g kublr qul yg hg lstgde l` lc rloumne trls vlils. Zer kuy kgc qul cg trgtl su kgrnde, è tnl`l vgcer pgrg dlbgrce. Yl kl pgrtl lc iergzù`. µTnl`l hnbes5 — µTnl`l Kkk. Des. Cg kgyer ce lstç pgsg`de kuy kgc. Tnl`l knlde dlc pgdrl, plre — Kkk. tgkfnî` ce qunlrl. Agtl dlbù lc plrnùdnie g u` cgde l hnze u`g kulig. — G kë kl igfrlg sgflr qul l` gcmò` kekl`te tedes vgkes g gigfgr pgmg`de

per lses irëes. Gigfgrç` vnvnl`de dl cg gsnstlìng seingc e l` cg içrilc e dlpl`dnl`de dlc lstgde pgrg gcmò` etre tnpe dl gyudg. Lkkg hgfëg eëde cgs epn`ne`ls dl su iekpg÷lrg sefrl lstl tlkg tg`tgs vlils qul lc rlste dl cg ie`vlrsginù` è lrg `lilsgrne. — G cgs kublrls cls iulstg kgrihgrsl, Agtl. ^g sî qul tò è lstçs dl giulrde,

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Cgs kublrls tnl`l` qul pl`sgr kçs l` sus hnbes qul l` ces mncnpeccgs dl sus — Cgs kgrndes — rlze`mù rlze`mù Agtl — . Tede lste kl sgig dl qunine. ^g ce sî. — Yl Yl clvg`tù pgrg nr g cg iein`g g iemlr cg fetlccg dl vnè — . G kë — ^g tgkfnî` kl sgig dl qunine, plre cgs secuine`ls è se` tg` slìnccgs ieke tò irlls. Agtl cl dnbe iug`de sgcëg2 — Tgkpeie se` tg` iekpclbgs ieke tò irlls. Zuldls pgsgrtl lc rlste dl tu vndg

hginl`de lste, plre bgkçs cemrgrçs gfrnr frlihg. Gcmu`gs plrse`gs hg` `ginde pgrg slr vëitnkgs.

Agtl nfg zukfg`de g inl`te dnlz per cg gutepnstg lstgtgc, gzuzgdg kçs qul `gdg per lc ùde qul tl`ëg l` lc lstùkgme. @e nfg g rlieèilr qul ce tl`ëg, plre ghë lstgfg, ieke snlkprl qul sl vlëg efcnmgdg g vnsntgr g su ogkncng. Ce dl cg efcnmginù` lrg nkgmn`grne, plre lc ùde lrg rlgc. Lkkg, tekg`de prlstgde u` dnihe pepucgr, sl`tëg lc decer dl Agtl. Zlre sgfëg qul tl`ëg tg`tgs pesnfncndgdls dl secuine`grce ieke dl vecgr. Eyl, Agtl, µqunlrls gocebgr u` peie5 — Eyl, µIùke5 µLs qul è grdls l` dlsles dl cclmgr g igsg dl kns pgdrls5 — µIùke5 Lkkg è pniù lc g`zulce. Yl dgfg iul`tg, g plsgr dl ce qul n`dnigfg lc iul`tgancùkltres, dl qul lrg Agtl cg qul è tl`ëg `n`mu`g prnsg per cclmgr g su dlstnè.

Agtl sufnù per lc igknè dl l`trgdg dl cg igsg dl sus pgdrls y se`rnù g Lkkg.

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µZrlpgrgdg pgrg cg terturg5 — µZrlpgrgdg Lkkg cl gprltù lc frgze u` kekl`te. Yî qul ls dure, plre kl tnl`ls gquë. — Yî Ie` lse y lc grkgrne dl cgs flfndgs, pedrî suplrgr lc dëg. — Ie` Hgil

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Cg pulrtg dlc mgrgbl lstgfg gfnlrtg, dl kede qul l`trgre`. Iug`de nfg` per lc pgsncce iufnlrte, sl lìe`trgre` ie` lc pgdrl dl Agtl. Hecg, pgpç — dnbe dnbe îstg. — Hecg, Gh, hecg, ihnigs. µGigfçns dl cclmgr5 Nfg g fusigr u`g ilrvlzg. µWulrîns u`g5 — Gh, Kuy fnl`. µLk5 — Kuy Kk... è, è kl gpltlil. Mrgings, De`. — Kk... Zuls kuy fnl`, tò knskg. _l`mg, Agtl, qul tl gfre u`g. — Zuls Lkkg dlbù qul De` pgsgrg gprltgdgkl`tl g su cgde y Agtl ce snmunù dl vulctg gc mgrgbl. Yl quldù secg pgrg lòrl`tgrsl g Derns. L`trù l` cg iein`g y vne g cg kgdrl dl Agtl bu`te g ces oulmes. — Hecg, Hecg, Derns.

Dgfg nmugc iuç`tgs vlils vnsntgrg Lkkg g ces pgdrls dl Agtl, snlkprl sl quldgfg pgskgdg per cg n`tl`sndgd dlc dnsmuste qul lrg igpgz dl trg`skntnr Derns gc vlrcg.

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_gyg, yg irlëgkes qul è nfgns g cclmgr. µDù`dl lstç Agtl5 — _gyg, Lkkg è tuve eigsnù` dl rlspe`dlr perqul l` lsl kekl`te l`trù Agtl ie` cg ilrvlzg qul cl hgfëg dgde su pgdrl l` cg kgè. Gkfgs kublrls eylre` lc "tsss" qul Derns irlëg n`gudnfcl. µTg` tlkprgè5 — µTg` Hecg, kgkç. Olcnz Dekn`me dl Vlsurrliinù`. — Dlspuîs Dlspuîs dl dgrcl u` flse dl — Hecg, iukpcnde, Agtl sl gsekù gc iugrte dl lstgr — . µ^g hg` cclmgde tedes5 Icgre qul yg hg` cclmgde. G cg herg prlvnstg. — Icgre knùtes dl gquë, kgkç. Ihnigme lstç g u`g herg y kldng — Tgkfnî` vnvl` g dnlz knùtes dl dnstgìng. µTl l`vngkes èsetres gccë, e ounstl tò cg qul dlindnù kgrihgrsl5 — µTl Lkkg dlindnù l`trgr l` cg rlornlmg, gu`qul tedgvëg lrg tlkprgè. Gcme hulcl dlcninese, Derns. µLs bgkù`5 — Gcme — Ynlkprl Ynlkprl snrve bgkù` l` Zgsiug. — ^ Lkkg igsn eyù cg ie`tnùginù` tçintg2

"pligderg clsfng`g ". ". — Ylmure Ylmure qul lstgrç rnquësnke. Agtl, µquî tgc sn vgkes g sgcudgr gc rlste dl tu

ogkncng, sn tu kgdrl è ès `lilsntg5 Zedîns nres, lstey giestukfrgdg g hgilrce tede ye secg. — Zedîns Iug`de sl fgtëg` l` rltnrgdg, Lkkg eyù qul Agtl dliëg per ce fgbe2 — Fnl`vl`ndes Fnl`vl`ndes g cg igsg dlc decer.

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Agtl knrgfg cg klsg dl ces `n÷es ie` l`vndng, dlslg`de tl`lr klès ldgd pgrg pedlr dnstgìngrsl dl ces gductes. @etù qul lc pnl dl Lkkg sl kltëg per dlfgbe dlc defcgdncce dl sus pg`tgce`ls y se`rnù ourtnvgkl`tl g su iekpg÷lrg. — Gigfgrlkes Gigfgrlkes pre`te — dnbe dnbe Lkkg sn` vez, tgpç`desl ces cgfnes ie` cg kgè

pgrg lsqunvgr ces ebes dl çmuncg dl Derns. _ecvnl`de cg pu`tg dlc iuihncce hging së knskg, Agtl nkntù u` sunindne rntugc, hginl`de rlër g Lkkg. µWuî pgsg ghë qul tnl`l tg`tg mrging5 — prlmu`tù prlmu`tù Derns — . Ieìl`trges l` cg — µWuî iekndg. Cclve clvg`tgdg dlsdl cgs inìe dl cg kg÷g`g pgrg prlpgrgr lste. @e pgsg `gdg qul tl`mg mrging — dnbe dnbe Agtl, ie` restre n`lxprlsnve — . @gdg l` — @e gfsecute.

Dlspuîs dl ieklr, ces hekfrls sl rltnrgre` gc iugrte dl lstgr pgrg bumgr g cgs igrtgs, knl`trgs cgs kublrls, snmunl`de cg keclstg trgdninù` gìlstrgc, rliemëg` cgs iesgs. Zer u`g vlz, Derns dlbù qul sus ùlrgs sl eiupgrg` dl tede. Oul gc sgcù` y sl dltuve, icgvg`de cg knrgdg l` cg ùig dl Agtl hgstg qul cg kublr kçs bevl` sl vecvnù. Derns è dnbe `gdg, sl cnkntù g ccgkgrcg defcg`de u` dlde y Agtl oul dltrçs dl lccg, sn`tnl`de u` ùde l` lc lstùkgme kgyer qul g`tls. µWuî pgsg, kgkç5 — µWuî µWuî eiurrl ie` îsg y ie`tnme5 µIuç`de sl vg g tlrkn`gr lste5 — µWuî µTlrkn`gr5 — Agtl Agtl sl prlmu`tù iùke e sn nfg g pedlr ie`trecgr cg rgfng. — µTlrkn`gr5 @e ce seperte y ce sgfls. — @e Kgkç, sey hekeslxugc, Lkkg ls hekeslxugc. Yekes olcnils. Ce snl`te sn è — Kgkç, tl mustg, plre gsë se` cgs iesgs. 7:



Wul slpgs qul gquë tede lc ku`de ce sgfl. Iug`de cg ml`tl kl prlmu`tg per — Wul cg ogkncng l` cg nmclsng, `n snqunlrg tl nìcuyl` g tn. Zuls quî pl`g pgrg kë. — Zuls ¡@e, bevlìntg, ls u`g pl`g pgrg kë! ê lduquî g kn hnbg pgrg qul oulsl u`g — ¡@e, ihnig èrkgc, è u`g... Clsfng`g. Yey clsfng`g. — Clsfng`g. ¡@e dnmgs lsg pgcgfrg l` kn igsg! ig sg! — ¡@e — Tg`te sn dnme cg pgcgfrg ieke sn è, ls ce qul sey. @e pulde igkfngr kn oerkg

dl slr, kgkç. Icgre qul puldls. Ls qul è tl dg cg mg`g. ^g sî ye ce qul pgsg. — Icgre — µCe µCe qul pgsg...5 — Ls Ls îsg... qul sl gprevlihg dl tn.

Agtl sl cg quldù knrg`de sn` dgr irîdnte. µIùke puldls dlinr lse5 — µIùke Ieèzie g cg ml`tl — dnbe dnbe Derns — . Yî iuç`te mg`g u`g gsnstl`tl seingc. Ls u`g — Ieèzie knslrng iekpgrgde ie`tnme. µIuç`te mg`gs tò iekpgrgdg ie` pgpç5 — prlmu`tù prlmu`tù Agtl. — µIuç`te — ¡@e ¡@e tl gtrlvgs g iekpgrgrcg ie`knme! ¡ê cclve iugrl`tg y des g÷es igsgdg! — ^ Lkkg y ye cclvgkes snltl g÷es bu`tgs. Lste è ls u` igprnihe, kgkç, y...

µper quî lstey etrg vlz ie` cg knskg ie`vlrsginù`5 Yl gigfù.

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Derns sl quldù knrg`de ournesg g su hnbg u` kekl`te y culme sl kltnù l` su hgfntginù`.

De` giekpg÷ù g cgs kublrls gc ieihl y l` iug`te cclmgre`, Derns sgcnù dl cg igsg, kgchukergdg. µIeihl ùlve5 — prlmu`tù prlmu`tù — . Kkk... etre gclkç`. Gquë cg ml`tl sl kulrl dl — µIeihl hgkfrl perqul `gdnl iekprg ieihls gklrnigès. Ls dl Lkkg — dnbe dnbe Agtl — . Cl dne lc Giierd g su hlrkgè plqul÷e. — Ls Wuî gkgfcl — dnbe dnbe Derns, ie` lvndl`tl ogctg dl snìlrndgd — . Fulè, es lsplre — Wuî dl ùlve pgrg cg fgrfgieg dlc Dëg dl ces Igëdes. Cg vgkes g hgilr gu`qul cculvg — g÷gdnù, g÷gdnù, iertg`de tedg vëg dl lsigpl. — Lstupl`de Lstupl`de — dnbe dnbe Agtl sn` lc klèr l`tusngske.

Kuihgs mrgings — dnbe dnbe Lkkg — . Es vlrlkes lc Dëg dl ces Igëdes. — Kuihgs

Agtl tukfù su gsnl`te y ilrrù ces ebes. — µTl µTl nkpertg qul dulrkg u` peie5 — @e, @e, pgrg `gdg. Ze`drî u` ID.

Agtl sl rlicn`ù gmrgdlindg l n`tl`tù è pl`sgr, plre lc vl`lè dl su kgdrl ierrëg per sus vl`gs. Lkkg ig`tgfg snmunl`de cg kòsnig, ie` su vez sugvl y klcùdnig, y lse trg`quncnzù y igckù g Agtl dl u` u ` kede qul u`g ie`vlrsginù` bgkçs hgfrëg pednde.

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Lc decer dlc dëg è tl`ëg sntne l` cg kl`tl ie`sinl`tl dl Agtl. Yl kltëg l` su n`tlrner, gukl`tg`de lc decer serde qul g klùde sl`tëg l` lc gckg, plre qul ùìg cemrgfg lxpcnigr. Ynltl g÷es. µDl vlrdgd Lk y ye cclvgkes bu`tgs snltl g÷es5 G vlils pgrlil` iugrl`tg. ^ g vlils `n snqunlrg cg ieèzie. Lihù u`g knrgdg ourtnvg gc plronc dl

Lkkg. Wuî mugpg snmul snl`de. Lse è hg igkfngde. Zlre gcme së qul hg igkfngde. Gcme nkpertg`tl. µGcmu`g vlz sl puldl rliuplrgr ce qul sl hg plrdnde5 Dnes, qunlre qul tede vulcvg g slr ieke lrg g`tls.

Agtl dlbù qul cgs cçmrnkgs qul cl ccl`gfg` ces ebes rlsfgcgrg` per sus klbnccgs sn` hgilr runde.

Agtl lstgfg sl`tgdg g cg klsg dl cg iein`g, flfnl`de u`g tgzg dl igoî, iug`de fgbù Lkkg. µCclvgs kuihe tnlkpe clvg`tgdg5 — prlmu`tù, prlmu`tù, rezg`de cg lspgcdg dl Agtl ie` — µCclvgs cg kgè gc pgsgr. Yë. ^g sgfls qul è ie`snme quntgrkl cg iestukfrl. Gsë qul hl gprevlihgde — Yë. pgrg trgfgbgr u` peie. µG quî herg tl`lkes qul sgcnr5 sg cnr5 — µG Gh... puls kl mustgrëg cclmgr g tnlkpe pgrg lc igcl`tgknl`te, gsë qul irle qul — Gh... dlflrëgkes sgcnr hging cgs eìl y kldng e gsë. µTl pgrlil fnl`5 Icgre. _ey g tekgr u` igoî y g hgilr u`gs ccgkgdgs. @e dlbls qul kl rltrgsl, — Icgre. µvgcl5 Yn è kl eyls l` cg duihg hging cgs dnlz y kldng, sufl g pe`lrkl cgs pncgs.

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Agtl clvg`tù cg vnstg dlc grtëiuce qul lstgfg clyl`de y se`rnù g su iekpg÷lrg ie` igrn÷e. Kuy fnl`. µTl gpltlil ce dl hey5 — Kuy Zer supulste. ¡Hey vgkes g mg`gr! — Zer

Hgiëg u` dëg mcernesgkl`tl dlsplbgde y seclgde, ie` u`g cnmlrësnkg frnsg qul sepcgfg dlsdl lc cgme. Cg hnlrfg lrg tg` vlrdl qul pgrliëg pn`tgdg y gu`qul cg hnldrg qul iufrëg ces kures dl cgdrncce lstgfg tedgvëg l` su ogsl n`vlr`gc, Lkkg sl cg nkgmn`gfg tedg vlrdl y ore`desg l` pclè vlrgè. ê ùìg pedrëg nrkl dl Ihnigme — dnbe dnbe — . G klès qul dlstruyg` lc igkpe — ê ]rnmcly, per supulste. — Lrls Lrls u`g `gtnvg dl pre — dnbe dnbe Agtl.

Vliulrde cg prnklrg vlz qul kn pgdrl kl trgbe gquë — dnbe dnbe Lkkg — . ê dlfëg — Vliulrde dl tl`lr inìe e slns g÷es. Lstgfg slmure dl qul kl nfg g gfurrnr, plre gmug`tî lc pgrtnde l`tlre. — Ye`rnù Ye`rnù y Agtl vne inlrtg trnstlzg l` sus ebes. Ce lihgs kuihe dl klès, µvlrdgd5 — Ce Yë. Ces lihe dl klès g ces des, plre snlkprl tuvl u`g rlcginù` kçs lstrlihg — Yë. ie` kn pgdrl. Iulstg irllr qul hgyg` pgsgde yg inìe g÷es. Yë — gsn`tnù gsn`tnù Agtl. Gprltù lc kusce dl Lkkg ie` cg kgè — . Lrg u` ful` — Yë hekfrl. Lkkg eyù gc vl`dlder qul lkplzgfg g fgbgr f gbgr per su pgsncce. ¡Des ilrvlzgs! — pndnù. pndnù. Frn`dù ie` su vgse y dnbe — 2 Zer kn pgdrl. — ¡Des

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Zer Grtnl — dnbe dnbe Agtl. — Zer

Gc tlrkn`gr cg qun`tg, ces Iufs nfg` l` igflzg per des g uè. Gc cg`zgder yg ce hgfëg` sgigde, puls su frgze tedgvëg è lstgfg g cg gcturg dl cgs lxnmlìngs dl u` pgrtnde dl tlkpergdg l` tedg rlmcg. @e kl oëe kuihe dl ùlstre kldneigkpnstg — dnbe dnbe Agtl. — @e Yn pedlkes ie`tl`lrces hgstg cg eitgvg, ùlstre rlilpter puldl pgrgrces. — Yn — Cg Cg qun`tg è ls cg eitgvg — dnbe dnbe Agtl, gsn`tnl`de sgfngkl`tl. — _gkes _gkes g tekgr etrg ilrvlzg — dnbe dnbe Lkkg — . Gsë sl ès igckg` ces `lrvnes.

Ces Iuffnls è dnlre` pnl ie` fecg l` cg sîptnkg `n l` cg eitgvg y cgs des kublrls lkplzgfg` g plrdlr cg lsplrg`zg. Yl lkplzù g clvg`tgr u`g frnsg mîcndg y lc sec quldù eiucte trgs cg irlinl`tl igpg dl ùfls. — Lste Lste è tnl`l ful`g pn`tg, `l`g — dnbe dnbe Agtl.

µCg herg kçs esiurg ls snlkprl g`tls dlc gkg`lilr5 — µCg Kçs fnl` qul snlkprl tl ie`mlcgs lc iuce l` lc pgrtnde n`gumurgc — dlindnù dlindnù — Kçs Agtl — . Îsl së qul ls u` goernske qul hg lihgde pgtgs dl ce vnlbe qul ls. ê è sî `gdg dl pgtgs — dnbe dnbe Lkkg — . Cgs këgs lstç` derkndgs. — ê µDlkgsngdgs ilrvlzgs5 — µDlkgsngdgs \` peie per lse y etre peie per lc orëe qul hgil — dnbe dnbe — . L` lstes kekl`tes — \` kl dlfgte l`trl tl`lr qul hgilr pns y tlklrkl qul cgs pnlr`gs è kl vgyg` g ouìne`gr. 7<



µWuî tgc u` flse Iuffy pgrg dgrtl sulrtl5 — prlmu`tù prlmu`tù Agtl, ie` u`g se`rnsg — µWuî preveigtnvg. µDlcg`tl dl iugrl`tg knc plrse`gs5 — Hnze Hnze u`g pgusg lolitnstg y culme dnbe — 2 — µDlcg`tl Icgre, per quî è. Agtl cl pcg`tù u` seère flse y gc gpgrtgrsl eyù cg rnsg lìg`tgdg dl Lkkg. Wuî dnvlrtnde — dnbe dnbe — . Tl`lkes qul sgcnr kçs. Ls dnvlrtnde hgilr lc te`te. — Wuî Knrç`decg cgrmgkl`tl, Agtl ètù qul su se`rnsg sl nfg gmrg`dg`de hgstg qul sl quldù knrg`de g Lkkg ie` u`g se`rnsg fefg dl erlbg g erlbg. µIùke hl tl`nde cg sulrtl dl ie`slmunr g u`g kublr tg` lstupl`dg ieke tò5 — µIùke Ggh, vl`mg yg — dnbe dnbe Lkkg, dç`decl u` iedgze. — Ggh,

Lc pgrtnde ie`tnùù hgstg u` tetgc dl igteril l`trgdgs. ^ iug`de ces Vlds kgrigre` gc prnìnpne dl cg dlinkeiugrtg, yg `gdnl tuve kuihgs lsplrg`zgs. G ces Iufs sùce cls quldgfg` ces trls òctnkes fgtlgderls y l` lc fg`quncce sùce quldgfg` cg`zgderls. Iug`de lc lqunpe oul lcnkn`gde l` lc fgtl, ces kçs e klès qunìl knc slmunderls qul gò` gmug`tgfg` pgrlinlre` gcnvngdes. Lkkg hgfëg cemrgde sgcnr gc fg÷e l` cg dlinkeprnklrg, plre gherg `lilsntgfg nr etrg vlz dlslsplrgdgkl`tl. Iug`de cclmgre` gc slrvnine dl kublrls, pgrliëg qul tedgs cgs kublrls qul tedgvëg quldgfg` l` lc igkpe lstgfg` l` cg iecg. @e vey g pedlr gmug`tgr — mnknù. mnknù. — @e _gkes gquë gc cgde — prepuse prepuse Agtl — . Zedlkes ieklrès u`gs sgcihnihgs y — _gkes vlr g ces Mng`ts l` LYZ@.

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Dl giulrde — dlindnù dlindnù Lkkg — . ¡_gkes g ierrlr! — Ygcnù Ygcnù dnspgrgdg, ie` Agtl — Dl ierrnl`de dltrçs dl lccg, gmgrrgdg g su gfrnme pgrg è plrdlrcg l`trl lc ml`tëe.

Cg iecg qul hgfëg oulrg dlc pepucgr fgr lrg igsn tg` cgrmg ieke cg dlc slrvnine dlc igkpe. Lstey dlslsplrgdg — lxicgkù lxicgkù Lkkg — . ¡Tl`me qul lìe`trgr u` fg÷e! — Lstey Yëmulkl — erdl`ù erdl`ù Agtl. Cg cclvù gc igcclbù` qul hgfëg dltrçs dlc fgr y Lkkg — Yëmulkl seoeiù u`g lxicgkginù` dl serprlsg gc vlr cg oncg dl hekfrls qul ern`gfg` ie`trg cg pgrld — . _gkes gc etre cgde dl cg lsqun`g — dnbe dnbe Agtl ie` su teè kçs slvlre — . ¡Wul `gdnl knrl! Lkkg lstgfg ieke sn cl hufnlrg` dgde u` mecpl ie` u` fgtl, plre Agtl cl dnbe2 — ê ê vnmnce. Yn gcmunl` defcg lsg lsqun`g, è vnvnrç pgrg ie`tgrce.

µLstçs slmurg5 — prlmu`tù prlmu`tù Lkkg, fgncetlg`de. — µLstçs Ylmurësnkg. ¡Gherg ierrl! — Ylmurësnkg. Lkkg efldlinù, knl`trgs Agtl vnmncgfg lc igcclbù` per sn gpgrliëg` knre`ls. @gdnl hnze lc kçs kë`nke gdlkç` dl gilrigrsl y iug`de Lkkg tlrkn`ù, Agtl eiupù su cumgr. Gherg tl`me qul hgilrce ye. — Gherg ê ke`te mugrdng. _l`mg. — ê Zeie dlspuîs, cg pgrlbg sgcnù dlc igcclbù`, iemndg dl cg kgè. ¡Wuî dnvlrtnde! — dnbe dnbe Lkkg — . _gkes g iecgrès l` lc fgr. — ¡Wuî — Gsë Gsë sl hgfcg — gsn`tnù gsn`tnù Agtl y snmunù g su iekpg÷lrg per l`trl cg kuctntud. 7=



Yùce lrg` cgs eihe iug`de cclmgre` g igsg, plre cgs des lstgfg` ferrgihgs, ig`sgdgs y hlcgdgs. Kl vey g cg igkg — dnbe dnbe Agtl — . Igsn kl qulde derkndg l` lc trl`. — Kl ê tgkfnî` — gsn`tnù gsn`tnù Lkkg — . Irle qul è kl nfg g cg igkg tg` tlkprgè — ê dlsdl qul lstgfg l` prnkgrng, plre è vey g pedlr ouìne`gr sn è dulrke cg ke`g. Yufnlre` bu`tgs y culme igdg u`g sl kltnù l` su prepne iugrte dl fg÷e. Lkkg sl lstgfg cgvg`de ces dnl`tls y sl knrù gc lsplbe. µIùke pedlkes pgsgrce tg` fnl` u` dëg y culme vecvlr g trgtgrès ieke dlsieèindgs durg`tl klsls5 Ebgcç pudnîrgkes ie`litgr dl lstg oerkg kçs g klùde. @e seperte qul kl kg`tl`mg gpgrtgdg tede lc tnlkpe.

Lkkg lstgfg gfrnl`de cg igkg dl cg hgfntginù` dl n`vntgdes — cg cg igkg qul hgfëg gigfgde snl`de suyg — iug`de iug`de Agtl gsekù cg igflzg. µWunlrls iekpg÷ëg5 — µWunlrls Kk... icgre. µG quî herg tl tnl`ls qul clvg`tgr5 — Kk... — G cgs slns, ieke snlkprl. Zedlkes derknr gquë y culme tò puldls vecvlr g

derknrtl iug`de kl clvg`tl. _gcl. Gdl`tre. — _gcl. Agtl sl dlscnzù fgbe cgs sçfg`gs, qul lrg` ieke hnlce l` ie`tgite ie` sus pnlr`gs dlsùdgs.

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Irle qul bgkçs ie`slmunrî l`trgr l` igcer. — Irle ê pulde dgrtl igcer — dlindnù dlindnù Lkkg. Yl kltnù l` lc etre cgde y pgsù lc frgze — ê per dltrçs dl cg igflzg dl Agtl — . _l`mg, grrëkgtl. G`snesg, Agtl gfserfnù lc igcer dl su iekpg÷lrg kçs kç s mrg`dl. Eeeh... lste ls dnvnè — re`re`lù. re`re`lù. — Eeeh... Ful`gs èihls — dnbe dnbe Lkkg — . Wul dulrkgs fnl`. — Ful`gs Tò tgkfnî` — suspnrù suspnrù Agtl. Ilrrù ces ebes, plre sus pl`sgknl`tes cg — kg`tuvnlre` dlspnlrtg durg`tl uès knùtes. Dnes, hgiëg g÷es qul è ce pgsçfgkes tg` fnl`. µZer quî hg tl`nde qul igkfngr tg`te5 G`tls ès dnvlrtëgkes y ès ëfgkes dl bulrmg tede lc tnlkpe, plre gherg sl iekpertg ieke sn cclvgrg lc plse dlc ku`de ku`de sefrl ces hekfres. ¡Lstgkes kgcmgstg`de kgcmgstg`de ùlstrg buvl`tud!

Iug`de Agtl cclmù g igsg gc dëg snmunl`tl per cg tgrdl, hgfëg u`g ètg l` cg lìnklrg dl cg iein`g. Hecg, @e tl ecvndls dl qul lstg èihl hgilkes u`g onlstg pgrg ùlstrg n`tlrn`g, Knihlccl, l` lc Twn` Gìhers. Kl lìg`tgrëg qul vn`nlrgs sn puldls. Lkpnlzg g cgs snltl y vg g slr kuy dnvlrtnde. ¡Zedrëgkes hgilr lc te`te des èihls slmundgs! Lsplre qul tl`mgs cg igflzg klber qul ye. Tl qunlre, Lk Eh, knlrdg. @n snqunlrg ieèzie g lsg kublr. µZer quî tl`me qul nr g su onlstg dl dlspldndg5 Gdlkçs, tedgvëg kl dulcl cg igflzg dl ce dl gylr. Ce qul kl ogctgfg ls u`g èihl kçs l` u` fgr. G Lk è cl nkpertgrç. nkper tgrç.

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Lkkg ilrrù cg pulrtg g su lspgcdg y sl gpeyù sn` oulrzgs l` lc kgrie. Yl quldù ghë u` knùte, lsiuihg`de ces rundes dl cg igsg. Yu òctnke rgye dl lsplrg`zg dl qul Agtl lstuvnlrg gc klès dlspnlrtg sl hgfëg gpgmgde gc fgbgr per cg igccl. Oul g cg iein`g y vne qul Agtl hgfëg g÷gdnde u`gs cë`lgs kçs g cg ètg. Hecg, Lsplre qul ce hgygs pgsgde fnl`. @e sepertgfg cg ndlg dl pgsgr etrg èihl l` u` fgr cclè dl huke. Tu gmug`tl dlfl dl slr klber qul lc këe. Tl qunlre, A µGmug`tl5 G kë kl pgrlil qul ie` lse dl pgsgrsl des e trls hergs flfnl`de tedgs cgs tgrdls dlspuîs dlc trgfgbe Agtl dlflrëg tl`lr lc gmug`tl dl u` lbîrinte.

Lkkg sufnù, sn` eorlilr rlsnstlìng g cg trnstlzg qul cg lkfgrmgfg. Yl dltuve g`tl cg pulrtg dl Agtl l nìcuse cclmù g pe`lr cg kgè l` lc pnigpertl, plre culme sl dne cg vulctg y sl oul g cg igkg secg.

Lc dëg uè dl kgye, Lkkg gfrnù cg pulrtg pulrt g y lxicgkù2 — Tl`me u`g serprlsg pgrg tn, Agtl.

\`g dl kns orgsls prlolrndgs dlc ndnekg n`mcîs. — \`g @erkgckl`tl së — dnbe dnbe Lkkg, qul tedgvëg è hgfëg l`trgde dlc tede per cg — @erkgckl`tl pulrtg — . Îstg pedrëg mustgrtl e è. G`tls dl qul Agtl pudnlrg clvg`tgrsl dlc seoç, cg serprlsg l`trù g cg igrrlrg l` lc lstudne, sectg`de mg÷ndntes gc sgctgr y pe`lrcl cgs pgtgs l` cgs pnlr`gs.

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¡Wuî dlke`nes! — ¡Wuî Yerprlsg — dnbe dnbe Lkkg sn` kuihe ie`vlìnknl`te — . µG qul ls u`g ke`gdg5 — Yerprlsg Agtl sl gmgihù y iemnù g cg fecg dl plcusg qul sl gmntgfg. g mntgfg. Icgre qul ls u`g ke`gdg. µZlre per quî lstç l` ùlstrg igsg5 — Lc Lc igiherre — Icgre sl puse g cgklrcl cg igrg y cemrù kltlrcl cg cl`mug l` cg feig g ces peies slmu`des. Zuls... ls qul gherg tgkfnî` ls su igsg. µTl nkpertg5 — Zuls... Agtl lstgfg tg` eiupgdg dlol`dnî`desl dlc olrez gtgqul dl gker qul igsn è pedëg hgfcgr. Wuî dngfcncce tg` igrn÷ese — ie`snmunù ie`snmunù dlinr per on` — . µZlre iuç`de hlkes — Wuî dlindnde tl`lr u` plrre5 @e ce hlkes dlindnde — dnbe dnbe Lkkg — . Zlre hey hg vl`nde gc rloumne u`g kublr — @e ie` sus hnbes y lstl igiherrnte. L` lc rloumne è pedlkes tl`lr plrres, gsë qul... gquë lstç. — ¡Dnes, ¡Dnes, Lk, è puldls quntgrcls lc plrrnte g uès `n÷es!

Eh, ces ihnies gpl`gs cl hgiëg` igse. Ce tl`ëg` sùce dlsdl hgiëg u`g slkg`g y — Eh, sùce ce usgfg` pgrg prgitnigr lc tnre gc fcgìe. Zl`sgfg` qul lrg u` bumultl. Cg kublr kl dnbe qul pgrtl dlc ketnve dl qul su kgrnde cl dnlrg tgc pgcnzg lrg qul lc plrre ccergfg y sl hgiëg pns l` cg gcoekfrg. Wulrëg cnfrgrsl dl îc. ¡Ml`ngc! Tl`lkes u` plrre qul hg cclvgde g u` hekfrl g plmgr g su kublr. — — ¡Ml`ngc! Yubltù gc igiherre dlcg`tl dl su igrg — . µYgfls qul hgs dlstrunde u`g ogkncng, lspg`tgbncce5 — Cg Cg cgknù ie` l`tusngske y g lccg cl iestù kg`tl`lr lc il÷e — . G ce klber lstes cgklte`ls ie`stg`tls tgkfnî` hg` tl`nde gcme qul vlr. Zedrëg` gigfgr snl`de keclstes... y fnl` pre`te. 67



Lkkg gdvnrtnù lìg`tgdg qul cgs pgcgfrgs dl Agtl è igsgfg` ie` su lxprlsnù`. µCe vnmncgs u` kekl`te5 Tl`me qul ierrlr g Blwlc g iekprgr iekndg pgrg — µCe plrres. Iug`de igsn hgfëg sgcnde per cg pulrtg, eyù u` mrnte n`dnm`gde2 ¡Eyl! ¡_ulcvl gquë! ¡Tu plrre sl qunlrl nr ie`tnme! — ¡Eyl!

Iug`de Lkkg rlmrlsù, lc plrrnte lstgfg preou`dgkl`tl derknde l` lc rlmgze dl Agtl. — Bulmgs suine — kgsiuccù kgsiuccù cg `n÷lrg.

Eyl, tl`ëg qul iekprgrcl iekndg. @e irle qul cl hgyg` dgde `gdg sgcve sefrgs — Eyl, dl cg klsg. — @e @e hgfce dl cg iekndg, Lk. Hgfce dl îc. — Fgbù Fgbù cg kgè y cg puse l` lc ceke

dlc plrre, se`rnl`de iug`de îc sectù u` suspnre plrruè dl olcnindgd y sl hnze u` evncce kçs prnlte gò`. Iupnde. — Iupnde. — µWuî5 µWuî5 — Iupnde, Iupnde, è "îc".

µCl hlkes pulste èkfrl "èsetrgs"5 — µCl @e, yg vl`ëg ie` èkfrl. µ_ls lsg kgìhntg `lmrg l` oerkg dl iergzù` qul — @e, tnl`l l` lc ceke5 Hurmg`de l` lc plce sefrl tede fcgìe, Agtl lìe`trù cg kgìhg l` iulstnù`.

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µZer quî cg kublr è ce ccgkù "iergzù`"5 — µZer Ls u`g rekç`tnig — dnbe dnbe Lkkg ie` huker. — Ls — Tl`lkes qul hgfcgr slrngkl`tl dl lste, Lk. @e tl`lkes lc tnpe dl hergrne qul

dlfl` tl`lr ces dul÷es dl u` plrre. Lse è ls buste pgrg... pgrg ... Iupnde. @e tl pnde qul hgmgs `gdg, Agtl. ^g sî qul è tnl`ls tnlkpe per cg kg÷g`g — @e pgrg sgigr dl pgsle gc plrre y dgrcl dl ieklr. Tl preklte qul ye kl eiupe dl tedgs cgs tgrlgs. Ce ò`nie qul `lilsnte ls qul ce dlbls sgcnr gc bgrdë` iug`de cclmuls g igsg. — Irlëg Irlëg qul è kl nfgs g pldnr qul hninlrg `gdg — dnbe dnbe Agtl.

Yn è qunlrls dlbgrce sgcnr, ie`trgtgrî g gcmunl` pgrg qul sl pgsl g cg herg dl — Yn ieklr y ce cclvl g dgr u` pgsle. @e hgy prefclkg. Agtl knrù gc plrre derknde. Yupe`me qul pulde gfrnr u`g pulrtg — dnbe dnbe — . Zlre è kl pulde iekprekltlr — Yupe`me g `gdg kçs, Lk. @e tl`me tnlkpe pgrg lstgs ls tgs iesgs. — Ce Ce sî. ê snlkprl hl qulrnde tl`lr u` plrre y, gherg qul tl`lkes u`g igsg,

kl pgrliëg lc kekl`te plrolite. ¡^ ls tg` rnie! — Yu Yu se`rnsg lrg ie`tgmnesg y Agtl se`rnù g su vlz. Yë qul ls kuy rnie. Zlre tnl`l u` èkfrl kuy te`te. µ@e sl ce pedlkes — Yë igkfngr5 @e irle. Vlspe`dl gc eërce. — @e Zuls ès quldgkes ie` Iupnde — dnbe, dnbe, rgsig`de gc igiherre dltrçs dl cg erlbg. — Zuls

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G cg tgrdl snmunl`tl Agtl cclmù g igsg g su herg dl iestukfrl y gc kltlr cg ccgvl l` cg ilrrgdurg, eyù u` ccernqule gpgmgde. ^g vey, yg vey. \` slmu`dnte, µqunlrls5 — ^g Lkkg hgfëg dlbgde lìlrrgde l` cg iein`g gc plrrnte, qul hgfëg hlihe pns efldnl`tlkl`tl l` lc plrnùdnie qul cl hgfëg dlbgde prlpgrgde. Hecg, plrrnte. — Lc Lc igiherre sl puse g dgr ces frnìes kçs gctes qul cl — Hecg, plrkntëg` sus iertgs pgtntgs y lstuve g pu`te dl dgr u`g vectlrltg per lc gnrl — . µWunlrls sgcnr5 Gfrnù cg pulrtg ierrldlrg y sl quldù knrg`de iug`de îc sgcnù ierrnl`de, ie` lc gnrl dl u` ie`dl`gde qul gigfgrg dl rlinfnr lc plrdù` dlc meflr`gder. @e pgrgfg dl knrgr per lìnkg dlc hekfre knl`trgs ern`gfg, sn` dlbgr dl knrgr g Agtl. — _l`mg, _l`mg, hgz ce qul hgil` ces plrrntes. Wul tl dnvnlrtgs. — Ilrrù Ilrrù cg pulrtg y oul

grrnfg g igkfngrsl. Iug`de fgbù peie dlspuîs, oul g vlr iùke lstgfg y sl serprl`dnù gc vlrce ie` lc kerre plmgde gc irnstgc — . µWuî tl pgsg5 µLs qul è tnl`ls qul bumgr e gcme gsë5 Lstey hgfcg`de ie` u` plrre , sl rlierdù g së knskg. Gpl`gs tnl`l ldgd pgrg hgfcgr ig`nè y kuihe klès n`mcîs.

Lsplrg u` kekl`te — dnbe, dnbe, nìgpgz dl dlbgr dl hgfcgr ie` lstl slr slkn — Lsplrg n`tlcnml`tl. Ygiù u` vgse fgbe y sl snrvnù des dldes dl whnsay. Iug`de sl pcg`tlgfg sn tekgrce sece e ie` u` iherre dl sedg, sl vne n`tlrrukpndg per u` ccernqule. Zgrg iekpcnigr kçs cgs iesgs, lc ccernqule è lrg `n snqunlrg keclste, snkpclkl`tl sl eëg, y cl lstgfg iestg`de hgilrsl cg serdg — . ¡Eh, lstç fnl`! Gfg`de`g`de su flfndg, gfrnù cg pulrtg, supe`nl`de qul lc plrre nfg g l`trgr. Zlre è oul gsë. Yl quldù ghë sl`tgde, knrg`de cg frnccg`tl hnlrfg vlrdl y culme g lccg. 64



µYl supe`l qul tl`me qul sgcnr ghë ie`tnme5 — prlmu`tù prlmu`tù — . Yey hukg`g. Tò — µYl lrls u` plrre. Tl`lkes n`tlrlsls dnstn`tes. G kë kl mustg cllr. µWuî tl mustg hgilr g tn5 Lvndl`tlkl`tl, cl mustgfg lstgr oulrg ie` u` hukgè, perqul ierrnù hgstg lc il`tre dlc bgrdë` y iemnù lc ku÷lie dlc Mrg` Mgte Kgcvgde qul hgfëg trgëde Lkkg cg èihl g`tlrner. Ce gmgrrù ie` cg feig y sl puse g sgiudnrce, gc tnlkpe qul ierrëg hging Agtl, ie` gnrl dl gfsecutg olcnindgd. µ^ quî tl`me qul hgilr ie` lse5 — cl cl prlmu`tù iug`de sl ce dlbù g ces pnls. Yn — µ^ ces plrres pudnlrg` suspnrgr y pe`lr ces ebes l` fcgìe, îstl ce hgfrëg hlihe, plre lkplzù dl ùlve ie` mrg` pginlìng, lsoerzç`desl per l`trl`gr g cg cl`tg hukg`g. Iug`de hufe rlpltnde cgs n`struiine`ls trls vlils, Agtl lkplzù g l`tlrgrsl — . @e dlflrëg hgilr lste — cl cl dnbe — . Kns rlspe`sgfncndgdls quldgre` icgrgkl`tl dlon`ndgs per cg kublr qul së ls ls tu dul÷g. — Zlre Zlre pgrg l`teìls, sl hgfëg ecvndgde dl su iepg y, sn sl plrkntëg sl`tnr ce qul cclvgfg l` lc iergzù`, tl`drëg qul rlieèilr qul ce lstgfg pgsg`de fnl`.

\` pgr dl slkg`gs dlspuîs, Lkkg y Iupnde vecvnlre` g igsg trgs su slsnù` èitur`g dl l`trl`gknl`te ie` cg ierrlg. Ieke dl iestukfrl, Iupnde iemnù cg ierrlg ie` cg feig l` iug`te Lkkg cg sectù y ierrnù per tedg cg igsg pgrg l`sl÷grcl su treole g Agtl. ¡Hecg, gknmunte! µCe hgs pgsgde fnl`5 — Knrù Knrù g Lkkg y prlmu`tù — 2 µGcmò` — ¡Hecg, premrlse5 Irle qul yg vg pnccg`de cg ndlg — dnbe dnbe Lkkg — . Zlre è cl hgil mrging qul slg — Irle ye cg qul dlindl dù`dl vgkes y iuç`de ès dltl`lkes. Ls Ls kuy igflzetg. Agtl iemnù gc igiherre y dlbù qul cg flsgrg. µG qunî` hgs sgcnde tò, Iupnde5 µTu kgkç ls igflzetg5 ê irle qul së. — µG 6<



Wuî mrginesg — dnbe dnbe Lkkg — . µWuldg gcme dl ieklr5 — Wuî Yë. Hl lìgrmgde u`g pnzzg. Tl quldg kçs dl cg kntgd. — Lkkg Lkkg oul g cg iein`g — Yë. y Agtl clvg`tù cg vez pgrg dlinrcl — 2 Tl`me qul ccgkgr g kn kgdrl lstg èihl pgrg prlmu`tgrcl sn tl`lkes qul cclvgr gcme pgrg lc Dëg dl ces Igëdes. Lkkg sl dltuve y sl vecvnù. µCl vgs g dlinr ce dl Iupnde5 — µCl µCe dl Iupnde5 — µCe — Yë. Yë. Dncl qul vgkes g cclvgr gc plrre. — µCe µCe vgkes g cclvgr5

Lkkg l`trù dl ùlve l` lc lstudne. Tl`lkes qul hgilrce. _gkes g lstgr oulrg kçs dl dnlz hergs. @e pedlkes — dlbgrce lìlrrgde l` cg iein`g tede lc dëg. µ@e pedlkes kltlrce l` u` rloumne e gcme gsë5 — µ@e Lsplre qul tl rlonlrgs g u`g plrrlrg y è, è pedlkes. @e vey g dlbgrce — Lsplre lìlrrgde l` u`g bgucntg tede lc dëg. Gdlkçs, qunlre tl`lrce ie`knme iug`de tl`me u` dëg cnfrl. — Knrù Knrù g Agtl ie` prleiupginù` — . µTò è5 Agtl gsn`tnù. Yë, ye tgkfnî`. Tnl`ls rgzù`. @e ls buste lìlrrgrce l` gcmò` sntne... è tl`drëg — Yë, qul suornr sùce perqul g èsetrgs è ès quldg kçs rlkldne.

Agtl iemnù lc tlcîoeè y sl puse g kgrigr lc tlknde `òklre. Iug`de lstgfg kgrig`de cgs iugtre òctnkgs inorgs, l`trù Iupnde y cg knrù pndnl`de qul ce 6?



iemnlrg l` frgzes. Clvg`tç`dece, dlbù qul sl giekedgrg l` su rlmgze knl`trgs lccg tlrkn`gfg. Mrgings — susurrù susurrù knl`trgs lsplrgfg g qul su kgdrl ie`tlstgrg — . Hecg, — Mrgings kgkç, sey Agtl. Wulrëg sgflr sn `lilsntgs qul cclvlkes gcme g cg onlstg. @e, è ls `lilsgrne. Tò è hgils `gdg lsplingc, µvlrdgd5 — @e, @e. @gdg dl `gdg. — Gprltù Gprltù ces dnl`tls y dnbe — 2 Tl`lkes u` ùlve knlkfre — @e. l` cg ogkncng. Tl`lkes u` plrre. Ces plrres se` kgsietgs, Agtl. @e se` knlkfres dl cg ogkncng. — Ces Fulè, vgkes g cclvgr g Iupnde pgrg lc Dëg dl ces Igëdes, gsë pedrçs vlr ce rnie — Fulè, qul ls. @e vgs g trglr u` plrre g kn igsg. @n sl tl eiurrg. — @e _gkes g lstgr oulrg igsn tede lc dëg, kgkç. Tu bgrdë` lstç vgccgde. µWuî kgc — _gkes puldl hgilr5 Lse è ls gsu`te tuye. @e qunlre tl`lr u` plrre gquë y è hgy kçs qul hgfcgr. — Lse Yn qunsnîrgkes u` plrre, yg ce tl`drëgkes. Agtl tekù gcnl`te. Ce iekprl`de, kgkç, plre è ls kçs qul u` igiherrnte y è pedlkes dlbgrce — Ce l` igsg tede lc dëg. Tl`drlkes qul dlbgrce pgrg etrg eigsnù`. µWuî5 µ@e vgs g vl`nr per iucpg dl u` plrre5 µZer quî è ce puldl iundgr îsg5 — µWuî5 µÎsg5 — Agtl Agtl lstgfg gherg lògdgdg y è nfg g ildlr `n u` kncëkltre ie` lstl — µÎsg5 gsu`te. Nfg g lihgrcl u` pucse g su kgdrl gu`qul cl cclvgrg tede lc dëg.

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Yn è puldls vl`nr, kl dg nmugc. — Zgsgre` Zgsgre` uès slmu`des y culme Agtl eyù lc — Yn teè dl kgrigr. Iemnù gc plrre y ce gfrgzù ie` tlrùrg. — Tl dlfe u`g, gknmunte.

Zer cg kg÷g`g dlc Dëg dl ces Igëdes, Agtl sl dlsplrtù dl pîsnke huker. Gfrnù ie` snmnce cg pulrtg dl Lkkg pgrg dlbgr sgcnr g Iupnde, culme fgbù l hnze igoî, sn` hgilr igse dl cg ig`tn`lcg y lc fgncl ig`nè qul sl dlsgrreccgfg g su cgde. Lstç fnl`. Gherg tl dlbe sgcnr. Zrnklre `lilsnte tekgr igoî y lstg vlz kl vey g — Lstç sgcnr ie` cg këg. Lc plrre plrinfnù su lstgde dl ç`nke y sl igckù, lsplrg`de suknsgkl`tl bu`te g cg pulrtg g qul tlrkn`grg. Zer supulste, lse cg puse dl pler huker gò` y iug`de gfrnù cg pulrtg, sl oul dl cg iein`g, dlbg`de qul Iupnde sl eiupgrg dl sus gsu`tes g secgs.

Fulès dëgs — dnbe dnbe Lkkg gclmrlkl`tl iug`de l`trù l` lc lstudne u` pgr dl — Fulès hergs dlspuîs — . µIùke lstç tede lc ku`de5 — Iupnde Iupnde rlspe`dnù ierrnl`de hgstg lccg ieke sn oulsl u`g vlrsnù` vnvg dl cg Tnlrrg Zrekltndg — . Fulè, gcmunl` sl gclmrg dl vlrkl. — Yl Yl gmgihù pgrg rgsigr cg trnpg qul sl cl eorliëg y knrù g Agtl — . µLstçs fnl`5 Yë. — Yë. Hey vey g hgilr tertntgs. µWunlrls5 — Hey Agtl cg knrù il÷udg.

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^g hl tekgde ilrlgcls. Hgfrëg lsplrgde dl hgflr sgfnde qul nfgs g hgilr — ^g tertntgs. Lkkg sl sl`tù gc cgde dl su iekpg÷lrg y cl puse u`g kgè l` cg pnlr`g. Ieke è pedlkes nr g cg onlstg, hl pl`sgde qul pedrëgkes tl`lr ùlstrg — Ieke prepng ilclfrginù` l` ogkncng. Tl`lkes u`g fgrfgieg lstupl`dg qul `n snqunlrg hlkes lstrl`gde. µWuî dnils5 — Kl Kl dg nmugc.

Lkkg sl clvg`tù y oul g cg iein`g. µWuî tgc u`g tertntg5 µZedrçs ie` lccg5 — µWuî Yupe`me — ieìldnù ieìldnù su kgchukergdg iekpg÷lrg. — Yupe`me

Lc huker dl Agtl y lc tnlkpe klbergre` igsn g cg vlz. Hging cg u`g hgiëg u` dëg içcnde y seclgde y ces trls knlkfres dl lstl `òicle ogkncngr rlinî` irlgde, gu`qul gcme gblè g lcce, lstgfg` l` lc bgrdë`, cg`zg`de bumultls per lc gnrl. µTl`lkes iekndg5 — prlmu`tù prlmu`tù Agtl. — µTl`lkes — Yë. Yë. Ce iekprî tede gylr. — µVlierdgfgs µVlierdgfgs dù`dl lstgfg cg ze`g dl gcnkl`tginù`5 Irlëg qul sùce lrgs igpgz

dl lìe`trgr iekndg pgrg plrres l` lc sòplr. — G`tls G`tls iein`gfg kuy fnl`, ieclmg.

Ce rliulrde. Kl lìg`tgfg il`gr bu`tgs. µGcmu`g vlz ce lihgs dl klès5 — Yu Yu — Ce teè lrg dlsprleiupgde y cnmlre, plre cl n`tlrlsgfg kuihësnke eër cg rlspulstg dl Lkkg. 6>



Icgre. Icgre qul ce lihe dl klès, Agtl. — Dl Dl rlpl`tl, Agtl vne g cg Lkkg qul — Icgre. ieèiëg y lc iergzù` cl dne u` vulcie — . Hey vgkes g il`gr bu`tgs — dnbe dnbe Lkkg — . _gkes g pgsgrce fnl`.

Cg il`g oul u` olstë` gklrnigè. Tedes — fulè, fulè, des tlrines dlc tetgc — ieknlre` ieknlre` hgkfurmulsgs, plrrntes igcnl`tls, l`sgcgdg dl pgtgtgs y orlsgs `gturgcls ie` tertg dl orutgs igslrg. Iupnde rlinfnù su rgìhe dl snlkprl, plre ie` u`g mecesn`g lsplingc2 u`g tgrrn`g dl Oresty Zgws, lc lqunvgcl`tl plrruè dlc hlcgde. @e sgfëg iùke ieklrce, dl kede qul Lkkg gigfù subltg`de cg tgrrn`g l` cg kgè knl`trgs îc ce cgkëg ieke sn oulsl clihl kgtlr`g. Agtl sl lihù l` u`g tukfe`g, ie` lc fetù` dl ces vgqulres dlsgfreihgde. Bgkçs pedrî vecvlr g knrgr u`g orlsg — sl sl qulbù. — Lkkg sl clvg`tù dl su prepng tukfe`g y iemnù g Agtl dl cg kgè. _gkes — dnbe, dnbe, tnrg`de dl lccg pgrg clvg`tgrcg — , tl`lkes qul fgbgr lste u` — _gkes peie. Ieml u` bumultl y cç`zgce. Lse sùce gyudgrç g Iupnde g fgbgr lc Oresty Zgws — dnbe dnbe Agtl — . ê `lilsnte — Lse cllr pgrg dnmlrnr. Hey ls onlstg — dnbe dnbe Lkkg — . @gdg dl trgfgbe. — Hey Kuihe bumgr y peie trgfgbgr ie`vnlrtl` g Agtl l` u`g gml`tl ieklringc igiesg. — Kuihe µIùke pulde rlcgbgrkl sn hey è iekprulfe lc tnlkpe qul hgil l` Agzgbnstç`5 Lkkg sl puse dltrçs dl lccg y cg lkpubù, tl`nl`de qul lkpclgr lc hekfre pgrg efcnmgr g kevlrsl g cg kublr kçs klùdg y kçs oulrtl. _l`mg, qul puldls hgilrce. Ygfls dnvlrtnrtl. Ce rliulrde. — _l`mg,

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Lse dltuve l` slie g Agtl. Yl vecvnù dlspgine y knrù g Lkkg... y su restre sl ncukn`ù peie g peie ie` u`g se`rnsg nìg`dlsil`tl. Inlrte. G cg knlrdg Agzgbnstç`. — Inlrte.

Cg il`g lstgfg yg fgstg`tl dnmlrndg, plre Iupnde è lstgfg dnspulste g gfg`de`gr cg cuihg. Lkkg subltgfg cg iulrdg dl `gnce` dl su Ae`m, Iupnde subltgfg lc ku÷lie rebe dl mekg ie` cg feig y ces des lstgfg` lkpgtgdes. Agtl dlindnù gyudgr, gmgrrù cg iulrdg y tnrù ie` tedgs sus oulrzgs. Cgs hukg`gs "mg`gre`", plre su vniterng cgs tnrù g cgs des dl iuce. Lc trnuòe vlrdgdlre oul dl Iupnde, qunl` dl rlpl`tl sl lìe`trù g sus gkgdgs hukg`gs g su knske `nvlc. Yl cg`zù hging Agtl prnklre, pe`nî`decl cgs pgtgs l` lc plihe y lkpubç`decg ie` oulrzg suoninl`tl pgrg tukfgrcg feig grrnfg. Gherg cg tl`ëg de`dl cg qulrëg2 sus cgfnes cl plrtl`liëg`. Ces gtgiù ie` su hgfntugc orl`lsë y Agtl sl hnze u`g fecg, n`tl`tg`de pretlmlrsl dl u`g dlindndg cl`mug resg. — ¡Yeierre! ¡Yeierre! — dnbe, dnbe, sn` pgrgr dl rlër.

Lkkg giudnù gc rlsigtl, gpgrtg`de g Iupnde dl u` lkpubù` gc tnlkpe qul sl ieceigfg lìnkg dl su iekpg÷lrg. ê tl sgcve, @lcc — dnbe dnbe nkntg`de g Dudcly Dernmht. — ê Gherg qul Lkkg iufrëg cg kgyer pgrtl dlc iulrpe dl Agtl, Iupnde ierrnù hgstg de`dl lstgfg` sus igflzgs y trgtù dl cgklr cg feig dl Lkkg. ¡Gherg kl hg pnccgde g kë! — Yl Yl rlterinù y gmntù, n`tl`tg`de tgpgrsl ces cgfnes, — ¡Gherg plre Agtl tl`ëg etre pcg`. Iemnù cg igflzg dl su iekpg÷lrg l`trl cgs kgès y cg gilriù, flsç`decg ie` tlrùrg, knl`trgs lc plrre dgfg sgctes gcrldlder, fusig`de u`g kg`lrg dl iecgrsl. Lc flse sl prece`mù vgrnes slmu`des e knùtes, `n`mu`g dl cgs des kublrls lrg kuy ie`sinl`tl dlc pgse dlc tnlkpe. Yùce ètgfg` cg sugvndgd dl ces cgfnes dl cg etrg, sus plihes l` ie`tgite, lc 97



cgtnde gilclrgde dl su iergzù`. Lkkg sl gpgrtù dlspgine, sn` dlbgr dl knrgr g Agtl g ces ebes. Gkfgs lstgfg` sn` gcnl`te y igsn sn` sl`tnde. Ieke è qulrëg qul lstl rgre kekl`te tlrkn`grg, Lkkg gigrninù cg klbnccg dl su iekpg÷lrg y culme fgbù cg igflzg pgrg vecvlr g bu`tgr sus cgfnes ie` ces dl Agtl. Ilrrgre` ces ebes y rlspnrgre` lc knske gnrl. Hgiëg kuihe tnlkpe qul è tl`ëg` u` kekl`te tg` ducil y tnlrè. Iug`de tlrkn`gre` lc flse, se`rnlre` y cgs des pl`sgre` qul lrg lxtrg÷e ce tëkndg qul sl pedëg sl`tnr u`g ie` gcmunl` g qunl` sl ieèiëg tg` fnl`. Iupnde lstgfg sl`tgde g su cgde y l` su igrg hgfëg gcme qul sl pgrliëg sesplihesgkl`tl g u`g se`rnsg.

Iug`de Lkkg cclmù g igsg u`g feiherèsg èihl dl bu`ne, sl lìe`trù g Agtl g iugtre pgtgs l` cg iein`g, supcnig`de pnldgd gc plrre. Zer ogver, Iupnde. Dlvuîcvlcl g kgkç su igrtlrg Iegih ùlvg. Zer ogver. Zer — Zer ogver.

L` iug`te lc igiherre eyù l`trgr g Lkkg, sectù cg igrtlrg y ierrnù hgstg su etrg kgkç, plre su gclmrëg gc vlrcg sl gpgmù u` peie g`tl lc il÷e dl Lkkg. µWuî hgs lstgde hginl`de5 — prlmu`tù prlmu`tù kuy slrng. — µWuî Ggbb... — dnbe dnbe Agtl, lxgsplrgdg — , lsl fnihe cclvg tedg cg slkg`g hlihe u` — Ggbb... dngfcncce. Ls ieke sn lstuvnlrg l` lsg ldgd tlrrnfcl dl ces des g÷es dl u` `n÷e. Lkkg dlbù cgs ccgvls y sectù u` suspnre. Irle qul së. Irle qul hg cclmgde g u` pu`te l` qul `lilsntg kçs lstëkuces y — Irle kçs lblrinine.

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_gyg, îsg ls u`g dl kns pgcgfrgs prlolrndgs — dnbe dnbe Agtl, se`rnl`de ie` — _gyg, n`tlìnù`. @e, l` slrne, Agtl. @lilsntg dgr u` pgsle tedgs cgs èihls. _ey g igkfngrkl — @e, pgrg sgigrce. µLstçs slmurg5 — µLstçs Yë. Ce `lilsntg. Gdlkçs, kl vl`drç fnl` pgrg rlcgbgrkl. — Yë. _gcl. _ey g pe`lrkl gc dëg ie` kns cliturgs knl`trgs lstçs oulrg. Culme — _gcl. pedlkes vlr cg tlcl e u`g plcëiucg bu`tgs. Kl pgrlil kuy fnl` — dnbe dnbe Lkkg — . ^ tò, hnbe dl Ygtg`çs, prlpçrgtl pgrg — Kl sectgr tu kgcdgd g fgsl dl igkn`gr.

\`g slkg`g dlspuîs, Lkkg cclmù g igsg y g`tls dl pedlr dlbgr su kgcltë`, su `grnz sl gmntù n`qunltg. Ynmunù lc grekg qul sgcëg dl cg iein`g y sl lìe`trù g Agtl g`tl lc oulme, rlkevnl`de u`g eccg y ig`turrlg`de. Lc plrre sl dlsplrtù dl su snlstg y ierrnù hgstg lccg, plmç`desl g sus pnlr`gs ieke snlkprl. Yl gmgihù pgrg rgsigrce y dnbe2 Wuî rltrgte dl cg dnihg ogkncngr. — Wuî Agtl rlsepcù. ê è cclmgrëg g tg`te ieke ccgkgrce dnihg. — ê µÎstg è ls cg tlrilrg vlz qul hgils cg il`g lstg slkg`g5 — µÎstg Zuls... së. Zlre lstg èihl sùce se` sgcihnihgs ie` ihncl. — Zuls... — @uìg @uìg dnmgs qul sùce se` se` sgcihnihgs ie` ihncl, Agtl. 99



_l g igkfngrtl y iug`de vulcvgs, ce snrve. — _l Lkkg sgcnù dlsieìlrtgdg dl cg iein`g, plre kuy ie`tl`tg ie` cg rgihg dekîstnig dl Agtl.

Agtl tgkfnî` rliemnù dlspuîs dl hgflr iein`gde y Lkkg oul g iemlr cg ierrlg dl Iupnde. Iug`de lstgfg g pu`te dl dlspldnrsl, Agtl sl rlu`nù ie` lccg l` cg l`trgdg. µTl nkpertg sn tl giekpg÷e5 — µTl µLh5 — µLh5 Gu`qul Lkkg è supe quî ie`tlstgr, Iupnde pgrlinù l`tl`dlr cg prlmu`tg dl Agtl. Zlmù u` sgcte y sl puse g fgncgr sefrl cgs pgtgs trgslrgs, hginl`de rlër g cgs des kublrls. Gcmunl` lstç ie`tl`te — dnbe dnbe Lkkg. Knrù g su iekpg÷lrg g ces ebes u` — Gcmunl` n`stg`tl, se`rnù y g÷gdnù — 2 Ces des ce lstgkes.

Iug`de yg hgfëg` igkn`gde u`gs iug`tgs kg`zg`gs, Lkkg prlmu`tù2 µIùke ls qul tnl`ls tnlkpe pgrg lste5 Îstg ls cg herg qul èrkgckl`tl — µIùke dldnigs g trgfgbgr. Hl gdlcg`tgde kuihe lstg tgrdl — dnbe dnbe Agtl. — Hl Lstg tgrdl... µdù`dl5 — Lstg L` igsg, te`tg. µDù`dl sn è5 — L` Lkkg sl dltuve. 94



µKl lstey plrdnl`de gcme5 — µKl @e ls pgrg tg`te. @e hl nde g Outures. Hl lstgde bumg`de ie` cg flstng y culme — @e hl trgfgbgde u` peie. Lkkg se`rnù. µ^ lse ls ce qul hg pgsgde cgs etrgs èihls qul hgs hlihe cg il`g5 — µ^ Yë. Kçs e klès. — Yë. Lse ls u` igkfne, µè5 — Lse Yupe`me. — Agtl Agtl rezù u`g mrnltg dl cg gilrg ie` cg pu`tg dlc zgpgte. — Yupe`me. Yup... yg. — Lkkg Lkkg sl gpgrtù dlc prlinpnine dlc gtù`nte "¡µYupe`ls5!" qul qul lstgfg — Yup... g pu`te dl sectgr. Kçs vgcl slr dnsirltgs , sl rlierdù g së knskg. Ynmunlre` igkn`g`de u` rgte l` snclìne y per on` cclmgre` gc pgrqul dlc fgrrne. Cl sulcte cg ierrlg sn è hgy `gdnl — dnbe dnbe Lkkg — . Tedgvëg pulde ierrlr ce — Cl suoninl`tl pgrg gmgrrgrce y g îc pgrlil lìg`tgrcl. _gcl, sn lstçs slmurg dl qul è cl vg g pgsgr `gdg. — _gcl, @e cl pgsgrç `gdg. — Cclmgre` Cclmgre` gc il`tre dlc plqul÷e pgrqul y Lkkg sectù cg — @e ierrlg dl Iupnde. Îstl sl puse g ihnccgr y g dgr sgctes dl gclmrëg, iekpertç`desl ieke sn ùìg hufnlrg tl`nde u` kekl`te dl cnflrtgd l` su iertg vndg — . Cl mustg kuihe gtrgpgr iesgs — dnbe dnbe Lkkg — . Ce qul slg. — Iemnù Iemnù u` pgce ierte y ce cg`zù, lihç`desl g rlër iug`de Iupnde sgcnù dnspgrgde l` cg esiurndgd. Lc bulme presnmunù u` rgte y per on` Lkkg prlmu`tù2 µ_g tede fnl` l` lc trgfgbe5 — µ_g

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Yë. @e hl tl`nde u`g slkg`g kuy ful`g, plre tede lc ku`de vg kgc l` lstes — Yë. kekl`tes. Gcmuès sl hg` plmgde u` ful` fgtgigze lstg slkg`g, ye sùce kl cclvgde uès mecpls. — Zlre Zlre tedgvëg tl mustg tu trgfgbe, µvlrdgd5

Agtl iemnù lc pgce y ce cg`zù fnl` clbes. Wuî vg. @uìg kl hg mustgde. Zlre tl`me qul hgilrce. — Wuî ¡Agtnl! Yn è tl mustg tu trgfgbe, tnl`ls qul fusigr gcme qul së tl mustl. — ¡Agtnl! Agtl sl lihù g rlër. — @e @e qulrëg dlinr lse. @lilsnte u` trgfgbe ieke îstl, Lk. @lilsnte cg lkeinù`. —

Yl quldù pl`sg`de u` kekl`te y dnbe — 2 ^g sgfls iùke ls. Iug`de ieklringfgs y lstgfgs l` cg inkg dl u`g ecg... Irle qul ye ùìg lstuvl l` cg inkg dl u`g ecg — dnbe dnbe Lkkg. — Irle µWuî5 L`teìls è kl lxtrg÷g qul ce dlbgrgs. Lstl trgfgbe ls u` gsie sn è — µWuî5 snl`tls cg lkeinù`. Iug`de lstey vecg`de dl vlrdgd, ls ieke ke`tgr l` u`g ke`tg÷g rusg, tnrgrsl l` pgrgigëdgs, hgilr pul`tn`m y tl`lr slxe sgcvgbl, tede bu`te gc knske tnlkpe. µTò è sl`tëgs lse5 @e. @uìg. ê sùce pl`sgfg, "Lste kl lstç preveig`de u`g òcilrg y ce edne". — @e. Eh, igrn÷e. ¡@e ce sgfëg! — Eh, ^g. ê irlëg qul tede lc ku`de sl sl`tëg nmugc qul ye, plre qul tl`ëg` lc — ^g. lstùkgme kçs oulrtl y sl hgfëg` giestukfrgde gc g c dn`lre. Lk, ye ieklringrëg gu`qul kl pgmgrg` klès qul g cgs igblrgs dl Blwlc. @e — Lk, ls per lc dn`lre... ¡pgrg `gdg!

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Lkkg sl cg quldù knrg`de u` kekl`te, gsekfrgdg. Ynlkprl pl`sî qul sgcëgs dlspuîs dlc trgfgbe pgrg pg rg gcnvngr lc decer. — Ynlkprl ¡Zlre quî vg! Ygcme pgrg dlsiekprnknrkl u` peie. Lstey tg` gilclrgdg qul — ¡Zlre u`gs iug`tgs iepgs kl pe`l` èrkgc. L`teìls... µper quî è hgs nde g tekgr iepgs lstg slkg`g5 — L`teìls... Zerqul hl dlindnde qul cg`zgrcl u` bumultl gc l`gè ls klber pgrg kn hëmgde. — Zerqul Gh. — Lkkg Lkkg sl quldù knrg`de su plronc l` cg esiurndgd. Wulrëg sgflr kçs, — Gh. qulrëg ghe`dgr kçs, plre sgfëg qul gò` è lrg lc kekl`te gdliugde.

Hgiëg igsn u`g herg qul hgfëg esiurlinde dlc tede y, gu`qul lstgfg` g prnìnpnes dl vlrgè, lc gnrl èiturè lrg orëe. Cl hgfëg` vulcte g pe`lr cg ierrlg gc plrre y knl`trgs cgs kublrls dlbgfg` lc pgrqul pgrg vecvlr g igsg, sl iemnlre` dl cg kgè. Lc ie`tgite oul u` peie vgincg`tl gc prnìnpne, plre u` efslrvgder nkpgringc hgfrëg burgde qul nfg` igkn`g`de kçs dlspgine g kldndg qul sl gilrigfg` g su igsg. Ynkpclkl`tl pgrg gcgrmgr lstl kekl`te dl lstgr bu`tgs.

Lkkg sl subltù ces iestgdes y sl lihù hging dlcg`tl, sn` gcnl`te. ¡Zgrg, per Dnes, pgrg, per ogver! ¡Kl vey g hgilr pns lìnkg sn snme rnî`dekl, — ¡Zgrg, Beh`! Yu hlrkgè lrg nkpcgigfcl. _gkes, vgkes, rlpltnd lc on`gc ie`knme2 ^ cg lòlrklrg dnbe, "¡Lc tî dl aegcg dlc — _gkes, Klriy è lstç pgsgde!"

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¡Eh, per Dnes, Beh`! Tl dgs iul`tg dl ce herrnfcl qul ls lse, µvlrdgd5 — dnbe dnbe — ¡Eh, Agtl gc pgsgr ie` u`g oul`tl lèrkl ccl`g dl kgzerigs dl kgëz. Lc rlplrterne dl ihnstls dl tede tnpe qul tl`ëg Beh` snlkprl hgiëg qul su hlrkg`g sl dlstlr`nccgrg dl rnsg y qul Agtl sl lstrlklinlrg. @e efstg`tl, dl prlsne`grcg, Agtl rlieèilrëg qul ce lstgfg pgsg`de l` mrg`dl ie` su plqul÷g onlstg dlc 4 dl bucne. Beh`, su kublr, Anrstl`, y su plrre, Knce, hgfëg` vl`nde dlsdl Lvg`ste`, y gcmuès dl ces iekpg÷lres dl trgfgbe dl Lkkg hgfëg` gilptgde lìg`tgdes su n`vntginù`. Iupnde y Knce, qul hgstg l`teìls `n sl hgfëg` ecnde, sl cclvgfg` ogfucesgkl`tl. Yl hgfëg` pgsgde tede lc dëg plmgdes lc uè gc etre, l`trltl`nl`de g tede lc ku`de ie` sus pgygsgdgs. Agtl vecvnù g cg iein`g g fusigr hnlce y ilrvlzgs y sl lìe`trù g Lkkg sliç`desl ces ebes, tedgvëg bgdlg`tl. µ@e tl pgrtls ie` îc, Agtl5 — prlmu`tù. prlmu`tù. — µ@e @e, tò tl pgrtls ie` îc, Lk. Zlre ce qunlre dl tedgs oerkgs. — @e, Lkkg sl puse dltrçs dl lccg y redlù cg in`turg dl Agtl ie` ces frgzes. Lstrlihç`decg, sl lihù hging dlcg`tl y prlmu`tù2 µCe lstçs pgsg`de fnl`, igrn÷e5 — µCe Yë. Dlflrëgkes hgilrce kçs g klùde. — Yë. Kl gclmre dl qul tl lstîs dnvnrtnl`de. µ_gs fnl` ie` tede lste dl cgs onlstgs5 — Kl Agtl sl vecvnù l`trl ces frgzes dl su iekpg÷lrg y cl se`rnù golituesgkl`tl. Yë. Irle qul së. — Yë.

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Hgfëg snde u`g dl cgs ccgkgdgs kçs dnoëincls qul hgfëg tl`nde qul hgilr l` su vndg. Agtl `lilsntù trls dldes dl whnsay y cg prlslìng trg`quncnzgderg dl è sùce Lkkg, snè tgkfnî` Iupnde pgrg gpeygrcg. — Kgkç, Kgkç, sey Agtl. Tl ccgke per ce dlc 4 dl bucne.

Gh. Lsplre qul lstl g÷e cclmuîns g cg herg. G ces plqul÷es cls iulstg tl`lr qul — Gh. lsplrgr pgrg ieklr. — Fulè, Fulè, îsg ls cg, kk... iulstnù`, kgkç. @e vgkes g pedlr nr lstl g÷e.

µWuî5 µLs etrg vlz per lsl lstòpnde plrre5 ^g tl ce puldls nr quntg`de dl cg — µWuî5 igflzg, bevlìntg. @e vgs g trglr u` plrre g `n`mu`g dl kns onlstgs. Lse ls iesg tuyg, kgkç, plre è ls per lse per ce qul è pedlkes nr. _g` g — Lse vl`nr lc hlrkgè dl Lkkg y su kublr. Igsn I gsn è vlkes g Beh` y g Anrstl`. — Zedîns Zedîns vlrces l` iugcqunlr etre kekl`te. Lc 4 dl bucne ls pgrg pgsgrce l`

ogkncng. — ^g ^g ce sî, kgkç. ^ lstl g÷e ce vgkes g pgsgr l` igsg... ie` pgrtl dl ùlstrg

ogkncng. Lstçs dninl`de te`tlrëgs, Agtl. ^ ieke tl ieèzie, slmure qul tl lstçs — Lstçs pe`nl`de ednesg perqul è dlbe qul vl`mg tu plrre. Tgc vlz è kl ieèils, kgkç, perqul è kl lstey pe`nl`de ednesg. Ls — snkpclkl`tl qul tl`lkes etres pcg`ls. Agtl irlyù eër u` mru÷nde y culme cg cë`lg sl iertù. Iug`de vecvnù cg igflzg, Lkkg vne ces ebes dl u`g `n÷g plrdndg. Zlre Agtl n`tl`tù quntgr nkpertgìng g cg ie`vlrsginù`. Kl prlmu`te iuç`tgs vlils tl`drç qul iecmgrkl pgrg qul dlbl dl declrkl. — Kl

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@esetrgs tgkpeie qulrlkes nr, Iupnde, plre yg sgfls iùke tl pe`ls iug`de — @esetrgs è hgils lblrinine. Lc trëe lstgfg pcg`tgde l` cg lsqun`g dl su kg`zg`g, de`dl u` rligcintrg`tl plrre fcgìe y `lmre sl `lmgfg g kevlrsl. Iug`de lstç l` igsg, lstç cclè dl l`lrmëg — dnbe dnbe Agtl. — Iug`de Ylmure qul lstgrëg cclè dl l`lrmëg sn Ihnigme tuvnlrg gnrl gie`dnine`gde — dnbe dnbe — Ylmure Lkkg — , plre è ce tnl`l y îc tnl`l qul dgr su pgsle. Zlre è qunlrl — dnbe dnbe Agtl, ie` u` gkgme dl ccernqule l` cg vez. — Zlre Lkkg gczù cgs kgès. — Lstç Lstç fnl`. @es vecvlkes g igsg. Zlre è kl vl`mgs ie` qulbgs sn sl iekl gcme

tuye. Agtl redlù g su iekpg÷lrg ie` u` frgze, ètg`de lc igcer hòklde dl su iulrpe g trgvîs dl cg igknsltg. Irle qul lsie`dlrî uès iug`tes igciltn`ls tuyes per cg igsg pgrg qul lstî — Irle eiupgde. Yn kns igciltn`ls lkpnlzg` g dlsgpgrlilr, gcmunl` vg g plrdlr su ùlvg rgdne — Yn ie` igsies. Ygfls qul cl mustg` cgs iesgs qul hg` lstgde l` ie`tgite ie` ùlstrg igflzg tg`te ieke cgs iesgs qul lstç` l` ie`tgite ie` ùlstres pnls. Vnl`de, Agtl dnbe2 µIùke ls qul tl`lkes u` plrre efslsne`gde ie` cg igflzg y ces pnls5 — µIùke

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Yulrtl qul tl`lkes. — Lihgre` Lihgre` g g`dgr hging su igsg y sl se`rnlre` iug`de — Yulrtl Lkkg sectù cg ierrlg y Iupnde vecvnù g cg igsg ierrnl`de g tedg vlceindgd — . Gc klès è ierrlkes lc rnlsme dl qul sl oumul.

Zeigs èihls dlspuîs, Agtl cclmù g igsg dlc suplrklrigde, igrmgdg ie` peces dl orutg pgrg cgs hukg`gs y Oresty Zgws pgrg Iupnde. Gmntù u` oecclte dlcg`tl dl Lkkg, dninl`de2 Knrg lste. Irle qul pedrëg slr cg secuinù` pgrg ùlstres prefclkgs. — Knrg — Zuls Zuls klùde oecclte dlfl dl slr — dnbe dnbe Lkkg ie` huker.

@e, l` slrne. Lc gyu`tgknl`te hg gfnlrte u` pgrqul pgrg dlbgr sulctes g ces — @e, plrres sn` ierrlg. — µL` µL` slrne5 µDù`dl5

Hg` vgccgde uès des ancùkltres iugdrgdes dlc pgrqul qul tl`lkes buste gquë — Hg` l` lc fgrrne. Ieke hgil tg`te qul è vgkes, è hlkes vnste iùke ce hgiëg`. — ¡Kecg! ¡Kecg! µZlre per quî ès vg g rlsecvlr ces prefclkgs5

Zerqul g Iupnde cl lìg`tg` ces dlkçs plrres y sl pe`drç g bumgr gu`qul — Zerqul tl`mg igcer. Eeeh... yg tl l`tnl`de. µIuç`de vgkes5 — Eeeh... ¡Ieml u` pece y sëmulkl! — ¡Ieml

Tuvnlre` qul nr l` ieihl perqul Iupnde è pedëg cllr lc oecclte y è lstgfg dnspulste g dgr u` cgrme pgsle sn` cg ketnvginù` gdliugdg. Zlre l` iug`te 47



cclmgre` g cg ze`g vgccgdg y fnl` ncukn`gdg, gczù cgs erlbgs, lkplzù g gmntgr cg iecg y sl puse g hgfcgr. Gcmunl` lstç lkeine`gde — dnbe dnbe Lkkg. — Gcmunl` Iupnde tgkfnî` — dnbe dnbe Agtl, ie` ces ebes frnccg`tls. — Iupnde Ygcnlre` dlc ieihl y Iupnde sl puse g tnrgr dl cg ierrlg. Zlre l` iug`tre l`trgre`, knrù g sus kgkçs ieke prlmu`tg`de quî tl`ëg qul hgilr. N`kldngtgkl`tl, slns plrres kçs ieke peie ierrnlre` hgstg îc, qul sl lsie`dnù trgs cgs pnlr`gs dl sus kgkçs. Agtl y Lkkg sl gmgihgre` pgrg pe`lrsl g su gcturg y cl gigrningre` lc ceke pgrg trg`quncnzgrce. Yl gicnkgtù rçpndgkl`tl y sgcnù ierrnl`de pgrg sgcudgr g tede lc ku`de. @e hg tgrdgde kuihe — dnbe dnbe Agtl. — @e @e. Hlkes irngde fnl` g ùlstre ihnie. — @e. _gkes, shlrnoo, sl`tîkeès u` rgtnte. — _gkes,

Gc igfe dl u`g slkg`g dl vnsntgs, ieèiëg` lc èkfrl dl per ce klès qunìl plrres y uès dnlz dul÷es. Yë, ces dul÷es dl ces plrres sl ccgkgfg` cg kgkç dl Veccnl, cg kgkç dl Dlstn`y y lc pgpç dl Ecnvlr, plre lrg u` ieknl`ze. Lste ls kuy dnvlrtnde — dnbe dnbe Agtl knl`trgs rlierrëg` lc pgrqul — . Zer gcmu`g — Lste rgzù`, gquë pgrlil qul è hgil tg`te igcer. Ketnve kçs qul suoninl`tl pgrg vl`nr. Gh, è ecvndls lc pl`ltrg`tl ecer g ern`g — cl cl rlierdù Lkkg. — Gh, Irle qul cl lstey iemnl`de muste — dlindnù dlindnù Agtl. — Irle Lse ls ce qul kl prleiupg — dnbe dnbe Lkkg, dç`decl u` plccnzie l` frekg. — Lse

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Fulè, yg hlkes cclmgde g cg l`trgdg y se` cgs dnlz klès iugrte. Irle qul — Fulè, slrç klber qul ès vgygkes. _gkes, Iupnde. — Lc Lc igiherre ierrnù hgstg lccgs, ie` cgs erlbgs dl pu`tg, slmunde dl u`g bgurëg dl sus gknmes — . _esetres è, ihnies, sùce Iupnde. — Agtl Agtl cl puse cg ierrlg y tedes ces dlkçs plrres huylre`, ie` u` knlde ilrvgc g suornr cg knskg sulrtl. Yl kltnlre` l` lc ieihl y ce pusnlre` l` kgrihg, ie`litg`de lc gnrl gie`dnine`gde, qul lrg u`g kgrgvnccg dlspuîs dl hgflr pgsgde tg`te tnlkpe l` lc pgrqul. Eyl — dnbe dnbe Agtl — , knrg g lsgs des. — Eyl Lkkg snmunù lc dlde ie` qul sl÷gcgfg Agtl y vne g u`g pgrlbg dl ihnigs ie` u` bumultù` igiherre dl cgfrgder rufne. Fe`nte plrre — dnbe. dnbe. — Fe`nte — Dnes, Dnes, cclvgs dlkgsngde tnlkpe l` lc pgrqul — dnbe dnbe Agtl — . Kl rlonlre g cgs

kublrls. Lkkg vecvnù g knrgr y sl onbù l` cg pgrlbg. Nfg` vlstndgs dl gctg iesturg cîsfnig y igdg u`g cclvgfg u`g kgè kltndg l` lc fecsncce trgslre dl cg etrg. Yl dltl`ëg` ie`tnùgkl`tl pgrg flsgrsl e teigrsl. ¡Ye` gdergfcls! — ¡Ye` µ@esetrgs hlkes snde gcmu`g vlz gsë dl bùvl`ls5 — µ@esetrgs Yë. Cg prlmu`tg kçs nkpertg`tl ls, µpgrliëgkes tg` icgrgkl`tl l`gkergdgs5 — Yë. Yl vecvnù y sl lìe`trù ie` ces cgfnes dl Agtl. Îstg l`rldù ces dldes l` lc plce esiure dl Lkkg y susurrù2 — Tedgvëg ce pgrlilkes g vlils.

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Yl ecvndgre` dl ce qul cgs redlgfg y sl flsgre` dl ùlve. Agtl sl vecvnù igsn dlc tede l` su gsnl`te y Lkkg eyù lc ihnrrnde dl su kusce gc rezgr lc gsnl`te dl iulre. Agtl sl plmù g lccg y cg iemnù l`trl sus frgzes. Lkkg sn`tnù cg oulrzg y cg slmurndgd dl lses frgzes y sl l`trlmù g lccg per iekpclte. Agtl pgrliëg slr pgrtl dl lccg... su ecer, cg cnmlrg igpg dl suder qul cl iufrëg cg pnlc, lc plse dl sus plihes, tede lcce sl bu`tgfg ie` ces dl Lkkg. Cl lkplzù g dgr vulctgs cg igflzg y plrdnù lc sl`tnde dl sus cëkntls. \`g eclgdg dl dlsle cl nù`dù lc iulrpe, igcl`tç`decl cg pnlc y hginî`decg pgcpntgr. Agtl cg flsgfg l` lc iulcce y cg erlbg, rlspnrg`de cnmlrgkl`tl. Lk — dnbe dnbe y se`ù ieke u`g sòpcnig. Lkkg plmù su feig g cg dl su iekpg÷lrg — Lk y sus cgfnes sl gfrnlre`. @etù cg cl`mug dl Agtl y cg tekù l` su feig, ihupg`de cnmlrgkl`tl — . Gggh — mnknù mnknù cg rufng y sl plmù kçs g lccg. Yu kgè sl pesù l` lc iulcce dl Lkkg y cg subltù l` lc sntne knl`trgs cgs des sl ihupgfg` dlspgine y sl kevëg` bu`tgs. Lc runde dl cg pulrtg dl u` ieihl ilrigè cgs sefrlsgctù y sl slpgrgre`. µIuç`de oul cg òctnkg vlz qul hninkes lste5 — prlmu`tù prlmu`tù Lkkg, sn` gcnl`te. — µIuç`de Kk... lstg èihl. — Iupnde Iupnde lstgfg l` lc gsnl`te dl gtrçs, sn` hgilr runde, y — Kk... iug`de Agtl sl vecvnù pgrg iekprefgr, lstgfg tukfgde dl cgde, preou`dgkl`tl derknde — . Irle qul cclvgkes gquë u` ful` rgte — dnbe. dnbe. Gc knrgr lc rlceb, sl quldù gtù`ntg gc vlr qul lrg` cgs dnlz y kldng. Yl tl hg pgsgde cg herg dl nrtl g cg igkg, Agtnl. — Yl — Yë. Yë. — Agtl Agtl sl lihù hging gtrçs y grrgìù lc ieihl, se`rnl`de g Lkkg. Lkkg cl

se`rlëg g su vlz.

— Gherg Gherg g derknr. @gdg dl quldgrtl qu ldgrtl clyl`de fgbe cgs kg`tgs ie` cg cn`tlr`g.

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Agtl sectù u`g rnsntg, mezg`de dlc vîrtnme kgrgvnccese dlc ig`sgìne olcnz. Ce preklte... Ful`gs èihls, Lk. — Ce Ful`gs èihls. — Ful`gs Iug`de lstgfg l` kldne dl cgs lsigclrgs, Lkkg cg gcig`zù. µAgtl5 — µAgtl5 Yl vecvnù y sl lìe`trù igrg g igrg ie` su iekpg÷lrg, qul lstgfg u` lsigcù` kçs gfgbe. Lkkg redlù cg in`turg dl Agtl ie` ces frgzes y cl kltnù cgs kgès per dlfgbe dl cg igknsltg. Cgs des lstgfg` u` peie decerndgs y su flse oul ducil y cl`te. Agtl suspnrù iug`de cg kerl`g sl gpgrtù y cg flsù cnmlrgkl`tl l` ces pçrpgdes. Wul dulrkgs fnl`, Agtnl këg. — Wul _gcl. — _gcl. Lkkg sl quldù knrç`decg y culme fgbù dl ùlve cgs lsigclrgs pgrg ilrrgr cg igsg. Gigfù l` lc seoç ie` Iupnde y ces des sl quldgre` knrg`de gc vgiëe, l`snknskgdes. Gcme lstç igkfng`de, gknme. Gcme nkpertg`tl lstç igkfng`de y ls fulè. — Gcme

Zgrg lc on` dl slkg`g snmunl`tl, è sùce ieèiëg` lc èkfrl dl vgrngs deil`gs dl plrres, snè tgkfnî` lc dl gcmuès hukgès. Ces hukgès hgfcgfg` sefrl tede dl sus plrres, dl tede ce qul tuvnlrg qul vlr ie` sus plrres y l` rlgcndgd dl `gdg kçs sgcve dl sus plrres, plre u` dëg lc pgrqul sl puse kuy g`nkgde. Gcmunl` hgfëg prepulste hgilr u`g onlstg dl Hgccewll` pgrg plrres, ie` dnsorgils nìcundes. Gc prnìnpne, Lkkg y Agtl hninlre` u`g kulig dnsirltg, plre iug`te kçs ce pl`sgfg`, kçs cls mustgfg cg ndlg. Iupnde lstgrëg og`tçstnie 4<



vlstnde dl suplrhîrel, dl igfgcclre, dl fuoù` dl cg iertl, dl uè dl ces dl _nccgml Zlepcl...

Lc kgrtls per cg èihl, Lkkg cclmù g igsg y lkplzù g dlspebgrsl dl su gtul`de dl trgfgbe `gdg kçs l`trgr per cg pulrtg. Lìe`trù g Agtl l` cg iein`g y cg gfrgzù per dltrçs. Gigrninù lc plce dl cg rufng ie` cg `grnz y sn`tnù u`g eclgdg dl olcnindgd y g`hlce. Fîsgkl, Agtl. — Ynlkprl Ynlkprl qul dliëg lste cl dgfg cg rnsg. — Fîsgkl, — Kkk. Kkk. — Agtl Agtl sl vecvnù l`trl sus frgzes, cg gfrgzù g su vlz y culme cl kltnù g

Lkkg l` cg feig su ihnicl kgstnigde y lihù l ihù g ierrlr. — ¡Eh, ¡Eh, pugb! Wuî gmrgdgfcl.

Agtl sl rlteriëg dl rnsg gc etre cgde dl cg hgfntginù`. Gcmunl` `lilsntg u` peie dl dnsinpcn`g — dnbe dnbe Lkkg ie` teè gkl`gzgder. — Gcmunl` Gsë lkplzù cg plrsliuinù` gcrldlder dl cg klsg dl cg iein`g y Iupnde sl u`nù lìg`tgde gc becmerne.

Kçs tgrdl lsg knskg èihl, lstgfg` sl`tgdgs l` lc lstudne, vnl`de cg tlclvnsnù`, y Lkkg sl puse uè dl ces pnls dlsigczes dl Agtl l` lc rlmgze. Zefrls pnlilintes — dnbe dnbe — . Gherg tl pgsgs tede lc dëg dl pnl. — Zefrls ^g tl dnme — dnbe dnbe Agtl — . _ey g tl`lr qul lkplzgr g nr g qul kl hgmg` cg — ^g pldniurg.

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@e hgil ogctg. — Lkkg Lkkg sl puse g dgrcl u` kgsgbl, se`rnl`de iug`de Agtl — @e re`re`lù dl pcgilr. Gc peie Agtl lstgfg tukfgdg, ie` ces des pnls l` lc rlmgze dl Lkkg. Tl`ëg ces ebes ilrrgdes y lstgfg g pu`te dl quldgrsl derkndg. Lkkg cl hnze iesqunccgs cnmlrgs l` cg pcg`tg dl ces pnls. Ls herg dl nrsl g cg igkg, igkg , tlserë`. Ye` cgs dnlz. — Ls @e qunlre — ie`tlstù ie`tlstù Agtl ie` vez dl `n÷g. — @e ^g ce sî. Zlre kg÷g`g tnl`ls qul kgdrumgr. — Ieceiù Ieceiù ces pnls dl Agtl l` lc — ^g sulce y cg gyudù g clvg`tgrsl — . @es vlkes per cg kg÷g`g. _gcl. — Agtl Agtl gfrgzù g su iekpg÷lrg y cg flsù, g pu`te dl è gtn`gr ie` su — _gcl. feig — . Ig`sgdg. Tl qunlre, Agtnl. — Yl dnrnmnù g cgs lsigclrgs grrgstrg`de ces pnls y dninl`de — 2 Mrgings — ^ ye g tn. — Yl per lc kgsgbl. Kl snl`te qulrndg. Ce lrls — dnbe dnbe Lkkg, cg`zç`decl u` òctnke flse. — Ce

G kldngdes dl slptnlkfrl lc tnlkpe igkfnù gmrgdgfclkl`tl trgs lc igcer qul hgfëg suornde Ihnigme durg`tl tede lc vlrgè. Iupnde, lstgfg icgre, lrg u` fgrùkltre kuy ongfcl perqul lstl igkfne dl tnlkpe hgiëg qul sl rlterinlrg dl olcnindgd. Agtl, qul snlkprl sl nfg pre`te g cg igkg y sl clvg`tgfg tlkprgè, sl hgfëg ie`vlrtnde l` cg iekpg÷lrg dl pgsles kgtutnès dl Iupnde. Lccg tgkpeie sl qulbgfg dlc tnlkpe, gu`qul rlterilrsl è l`trgfg dl`tre dl sus pesnfncndgdls. Iùke kl gclmre dl dgr lstl pgsle per cgs kg÷g`gs, ls igsn ieke u`g kldntginù` pgrg kë. Cclme g cg eonin`g tetgckl`tl dlsplbgdg. Hgil kuihe tnlkpe qul tl`drëgkes qul hgflr ie`slmunde u` plrre. 4=



µG qul së, ihnie5 µG qul së, merdnte këe5 ¡G vlr lsg trnpg! ¡G vlrcg! ¡Ehh, è lstç — µG merde! ¡@e, è ce lstç! _l`mg, Iupnde, vgkes g iemlr tu ierrlg. — @e @e hnze ogctg dliërslce des vlils2 lc plrre sgcnù dnspgrgde dl cg iein`g knl`trgs Agtl ce slmuëg g u`g dnstgìng prudlìngc. Yl gmgihù y cl subltù cg ierrlg gc ieccgr y g`tls dl pedlr lrmunrsl dl ùlve, Iupnde sgcnù ierrnl`de per cgs lsigclrgs hgstg cg pcg`tg dl grrnfg. ¡Iupn! µWuî hgils5 — ¡Iupn! Lc plrre sufnù dnspgrgde y sl sl`tù dlcg`tl dl cg pulrtg ilrrgdg dl Lkkg, qul slmuëg durknl`de, mecplç`decg, grg÷ç`decg, mnketlg`de y fgncg`de dl nzqunlrdg g dlrlihg. Agtl ce hgfëg slmunde ce kçs dlprnsg pesnfcl, plre lc dg÷e yg lstgfg hlihe. ^g vey, yg vey. Yë, së. ^g vey. — ^g Agtl cclmù g cg pulrtg dl Lkkg y cg gfrnù, dç`desl iul`tg gc hgilrce dl qul tl`ëg kuihgs mg`gs dl vlr g su iekpg÷lrg tg` tlkprgè. Iupnde l`trù tretg`de y sl sufnù g cg igkg dl u` sgcte, eorlinî`decl cg ierrlg qul subltgfg l` cg feig. Agtl sl gpeyù l` lc kgrie y sectù u`g rnsntg. Fulès dëgs. — Fulès µWuî ls ce qul pgsg5 — dnbe dnbe Lkkg, nìerperç`desl sefrl ces iedes. — µWuî Fulè, tò ieèils fnl` g ùlstre plrre. µWuî tl pgrlil qul qunlrl5 — Fulè, Lc mlknde dl Lkkg sl trg`soerkù l` rnsg gc dlbgrsl iglr dl ùlve l` cg igkg. Eh, lstç fnl`. Fgbgrî dl`tre dl u` knùte. — Eh,

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Igrgy. µYnlkprl lstç tede tg` fe`nte g lstg herg dlc dëg5 — Lkkg Lkkg sgcnù per cg — Igrgy. pulrtg ie` u`g ful`g tgzg dl igoî igo î l` cg kgè. Ygfls, kl prleiupg kuihe qul è slgs igpgz dl dgr cg vulctg g cg kg`zg`g — Ygfls, sn` igolë`g, Dlke`ng — dnbe dnbe Agtl, dç`decl g cg kublr kçs gctg u`g pgckgdg igrn÷esg l` cg lspgcdg. Lc vnlbe gpede cg pnccù per serprlsg y Lkkg sectù u`g seèrg igrigbgdg. — ¡Gh, ¡Gh, be! ¡Hgiëg g÷es qul è pl`sgfg l` lse! Gdlkçs, knrg qunî` oul g hgfcgr...

Hg` ccgkgde dl Frgsnc, Agtnl, `lilsntg` qul cls dlvulcvgs gcmuès mrgès. — Zlre Zlre knl`trgs sl kltëg ie` lccg, Lkkg sl iemnù dlc frgze dl Agtl y lkplzgre` lc pgsle, ie` Iupnde per dlcg`tl. _gs gtrgsgdg dl ètnings, Dlke`ng. Gherg teke tî. — _gs µWuî5 ¡Ls frekg! — µWuî5 Zgrg `gdg — cl cl gslmurù Agtl — . ^ gò` pler. — Zgrg — ¡@e ¡@e kl ce dnmgs! — lxicgkù lxicgkù Lkkg. — Yë, Yë, ls inlrte... dlsigoln`gde.

Lc pgsle y cgs frekgs igrn÷esgs sl prece`mgre` durg`tl vgrngs kg`zg`gs lsg kg÷g`g, knl`trgs Iupnde sl vecvëg dl vlz l` iug`de pgrg ilrinergrsl dl qul su plqul÷g bgurëg lstgfg ie`tl`tg l n`tgitg.

Agtl lstgfg sl`tgdg l` cg pgrtl dl gtrçs, lsiuihg`de ces rundes dlc fgrrne per cg èihl y lc runde qul hgiëg Lkkg l` cg iein`g. Iupnde lstgfg tukfgde l` cg hnlrfg g su cgde, ie` cg igflzg sefrl cgs pgtgs. Agtl ce knrù iug`de sl lstrlklinù, se÷g`de, gc pgrlilr.

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µLstçs plrsnmunl`de ie`lbes5 — susurrù. susurrù. — µLstçs Cg igrmg dl trgfgbe qul sl efcnmgfg g hgilr tedgs cgs èihls sl hgfëg tlrkn`gde hgiëg cgrme rgte y lstgfg dlbg`de qul sl cl pgsgrg` ndlgs dnvlrsgs per cg igflzg. L` u` kekl`te dgde, sl quldù serprl`dndg gc dgrsl iul`tg dl qul sl sl`tëg ie`tl`tg. Fulè, olcnz, l` rlgcndgd, y qul cclvgfg gsë yg u` tnlkpe. — \`g \`g tgzg dl Tgze ]ncd Ywllt Erg`ml. — Eeeh, Eeeh, mrgings, Lk. — Agtl Agtl flfnù u` serfe — . µTò vgs g tekgr u`g tgzg5

@e. Tedgvëg prlonlre lc pestrl trgdnine`gc dl dlspuîs dl il`gr, iheiecgtl — dnbe, dnbe, — @e. sgiç`desl u`gs plqul÷gs iheiecgtn`gs dlc fecsncce dl cg igknsg. Iupnde sl clvg`tù pgrg qul Lkkg cl hninlrg u`g rgsqultg y culme sl tukfù l`trl cgs des. — Mrgings Mrgings per hgilr cg il`g lstg èihl. @e hgs plrdnde ogiuctgdls, lstgfg ml`ngc.

Dl `gdg. Zlre tl`me qul dlinrtl qul lstey rl`dndg. Gherg sî per quî tl vgs tg` — Dl pre`te g cg igkg. — Eeeh... Eeeh... µcg `l`g lstç ig`sgdg5

Yë, cg `l`g lstç ig`sgdg. — Yë, Zuls vgkes g rltnrgrès — dnbe dnbe Agtl — . µWuî dnils tò, Iupnde5 µTl qunlrls — Zuls giestgr yg5 Lkkg ie`tlstù per îc. Tl slmunkes. — Gpgmgre` cgs cuils gc pgsgr y sufnlre` bu`tgs cgs lsigclrgs. Agtl gcgrmù cg kgè iug`de cgs des sl dltuvnlre` y iemnù cg dl Lkkg, cclvç`decg g su derknterne. <:



Buste g`tls dlc gkg`lilr, Agtl sl dlsplrtù y sl grrnkù kçs g su iekpg÷lrg. Tl`ëg cg kgè sefrl cg trnpg dl Lkkg, ieke snlkprl hgfëg hlihe iug`de derkëg` bu`tgs. Lkkg sl kevnù l` sus frgzes, dlsplrtç`desl dlspgine. Zuse cg kgè lìnkg dl cg dl Agtl y gprltù sugvlkl`tl. — µLste µLste lstç fnl`5 — cl cl susurrù Agtl gc eëde. — Zuls Zuls icgre. — Lkkg Lkkg cl iemnù cg kgè y sl cg flsù — . Te`terre`g.

Agtl sl dltuve, g pu`te dl hgilr u`g prlmu`tg, plre n`kldngtgkl`tl sl ce pl`sù klber. Yl clvg`tgre` dl cg igkg y sl vnstnlre`, pulste qul Iupnde lstgfg dlslsplrgde per sgcnr. Agtl sl kg`tl`ëg nùsugckl`tl igccgdg durg`tl lc pgsle y Lkkg cg iemnù dl cg kgè y prlmu`tù2 µ_g tede fnl`5 — µ_g — Icgre. Icgre. — Lsg Lsg ò`nig pgcgfrg è dgfg kuihgs pnstgs, per ce qul Lkkg ce

n`tl`tù dl ùlve. µWuî tl hg pgrlinde derknr bu`tgs5 — µWuî µWuî tl hg pgrlinde g tn5 — ie`tlstù ie`tlstù Agtl, sn` rlvlcgr `gdg. — µWuî Lkkg sl dltuve y puse cg kgè l` lc hekfre dl su iekpg÷lrg. Yî qul tl pgsg gcme. µWuî eiurrl5 — Yî µZer quî ce hninstl5 — µZer µZer quî hnil lc quî, inlce5 — µZer Agtl pgrliëg g pu`te dl lihgrsl g ccergr. <7



µZer quî tl ounstl dl ùlstrg igkg5 — µZer µDl ùlstrg...5 — µDl µZer quî tl ounstl dl ùlstrg hgfntginù`5 — µZer sl`tnde l` lsl kekl`te. — Tlsere, irlëg qul lstçfgkes dl giulrde. Tl`ëg sl`tnde Agtl hnze u` mlste `lmgtnve ie` cg igflzg. @uìg tuve sl`tnde pgrg kë. Lrg sùce qul è qulrëg dnsiutnr. — @uìg ¡Igrn÷e! ¡Tl`ëgkes iestukfrls tg` dnstn`tgs! @e iekëgkes g cg knskg herg, — ¡Igrn÷e! è ès giestçfgkes g cg knskg herg. ^g sgfls qul tl`me lc sul÷e kuy cnmlre. Ynlkprl hgs tl`nde lc sul÷e cnmlre. G`tls ce gmug`tgfgs pgrg lstgr ie`knme. — Ynlkprl Lkkg sl quldù serprl`dndg gc ètgr cgs cçmrnkgs grdnl`tls qul dl rlpl`tl cl igylre` per cgs klbnccgs. Ce ò`nie qul ie`snmunù dlinr oul2 Eh, Agtnl. — Eh, Agtl cg vecvnù g iemlr dl cg kgè y dnbe2 _l`mg, snmgkes igkn`g`de. — _l`mg, @e sî iùke lkplzù, plre dl rlpl`tl tede pgrliëg nr kgc gc knske tnlkpe. — @e Iug`de kurnù kn pgdrl ye sùce qulrëg lstgr secg. Kl quldgfg l` cg igkg ccerg`de tedg cg èihl y è qulrëg qul ce vnlrgs. — µZer µZer quî, Lkkg5 Zgrg lse lstgkes bu`tgs. — Lse Lse ce sî gherg, plre l` gqulc l`teìls è tl`ëg `n ndlg. Tl`ëg knlde, lstgfg

dlprnkndg, edngfg kn trgfgbe. Tl`ëg mg`gs dl hunr dl igsg. — Wunlrls Wunlrls dlinr hunr dl kë. <6



Lkkg gmgrrù ie` kçs oulrzg cg kgè dl su iekpg÷lrg. @e sùce dl tn. Lstgfg huyl`de dl tede. Dl kns sl`tnknl`tes, dl kn trnstlzg. Oul — @e u`g îpeig herrnfcl pgrg kë. Agtl sl pgrù y sliù cgs cçmrnkgs dl cgs klbnccgs dl Lkkg. Yn hufnlrg sgfnde ce qul tl lstgfg pgsg`de, tl pedrëg hgflr gyudgde. Irlëg — Yn qul lstgfgs... hgrtg dl kë... dl ùlstrg vndg. ¡@e, è, bgkçs! Bgkçs hl lstgde hgrtg dl tn, Agtnl. Ls qul lstgfg dlprnkndg. ^ — ¡@e, culme, iug`de lkpliî ie` lc ùlve trgfgbe, lstgfg dlprnkndg y gdlkçs gfrukgdg. @e tl`drëg qul hgflr lkplzgde ie` u` trgfgbe ùlve y cgs icgsls gc knske tnlkpe. Zlre ls lvndl`tl qul qulrëg ig`sgrkl, pgrg pedlr derknr per cg èihl. ¡Lk, per ogver, per ogver, è vulcvgs g eiuctgrkl u`g iesg gsë! µWuî sl`tnde — ¡Lk, tnl`l kg`tl`lr u`g rlcginù` sn è pedlkes ie`tgr cg u`g ie` cg etrg pgrg rlinfnr gpeye y iekprl`snù`5 Îrgkes bùvl`ls, Agtl. @e tl`ëgkes kuihg lxplrnlìng. Îrgkes lstòpndgs. — Îrgkes Tl`drëg qul hgflrtl prlmu`tgde — dnbe dnbe Agtl — . @e dlflrëg hgflrtl dlbgde — kgrihgr tg` oçinckl`tl. Lkkg cg gfrgzù y dnbe2 Bgkçs vecvlrî g kgrihgrkl. — Bgkçs tl dlbgrî. —

Lsg èihl lstgfg` lihgdgs l` cg igkg, cgs des prleiupgdgs l n`slmurgs. Agtl sl gpeyù l` u` iede y gpgrtù lc sugvl su gvl plce dl cg orl`tl dl Lkkg. <9



Wunlre vecvlr g hgilr lc gker — dnbe dnbe — , plre... tl`me u` peie dl knlde. — Wunlre Lkkg cl cclvù cg kgè hgstg sus cgfnes y cg flsù. ê tgkfnî`. Kl snl`te ieke terpl. Ieke cg prnklrg vlz qul kns pgdrls kl — ê dlbgre` n`vntgr g Bg`l g pgsgr cg èihl iug`de sl oulre` g pgsgr lc on` dl slkg`g oulrg. Ygfëg qul qulrëg teigrcg y sgfëg qul lccg tgkfnî` ce dlslgfg, plre kl iestgfg kuihësnke rekplr lc hnlce. — µ^ µ^ quî hninstl5 — prlmu`tù prlmu`tù Agtl.

@gdg. — Lkkg Lkkg sl lihù g rlër y dnbe — 2 Tgrdî etres slns klsls l` vecvlr g tl`lr — @gdg. cg epertu`ndgd y lsg vlz, kl cgìî. Zlre lstgfg gsustgdësnkg. @e qunlre qul kl tl`mgs knlde, igrn÷e. _gkes g hgilrce dlspgine. G — @e giestukfrgrès dl ùlve cg u`g g cg etrg. µWunlrls derknr5 Lkkg sl puse dl cgde pgrg knrgr g Agtl y dnbe2 Wunlre qul ès flslkes. — Wunlre Yl flsgre`, dlspgine y tnlr`gkl`tl, lxpcerç`desl cg feig kutugkl`tl g oe`de y sn` prnsgs. Lkkg kltnù cg kgè per dlfgbe dl cg igknsltg dl Agtl y cl iemnù u` plihe, se`rnl`de g trgvîs dlc flse. µTl mustg5 — prlmu`tù prlmu`tù Agtl. — µTl Kkk. Kuihe. Ces lihgfg dl klès. — Kkk. — ^ lcces g tn. @e tl`mgs ogverntes.

Lkkg teiù gkfes plihes sugvlkl`tl, ie` igrnings u` peie n`slmurgs, plre kuy fnl` rlinfndgs. Agtl puse cg kgè l` lc trgslre dl Lkkg y cg gilriù kçs. Eyù qul lc iergzù` dl Lkkg cgtëg kuy gilclrgde g ilclrgde y supe qul dlfëg` gocebgr.

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susurrù Agtl. — Tl qunlre. Lste kl hg lìg`tgde — susurrù dnbe Lkkg — . µ@es derknkes gherg5 — G kë tgkfnî` — dnbe Yë. _gkes g derknr. — Yë. Lkkg sl puse dl cgde y Agtl sl plmù g su lspgcdg, ie` cg kgè l` su sntne prlolrnde2 buste lìnkg dl cg trnpg dl su gkg`tl. @e tgrdgre` l` quldgrsl derkndgs y sus iergze`ls sl oulre` gpginmug`de hgstg cgtnr gc g c knske rntke.

Cg kg÷g`g dl Hgccewll` lìe`trù g Agtl y g Lkkg dg`de ces tequls on`gcls gc lskequn` dl Iupnde. Ynme dninl`de qul lc pgrihl l` lc ebe ls u`g mrg` ndlg — dnbe dnbe Lkkg. — Ynme — @e @e ls u` pnrgtg qul vgyg g u`g il`g lclmg`tl — dnbe dnbe Agtl — . @gdg dl pgrihls. — _gcl, _gcl, supe`me qul tnl`ls rgzù`. Zlre cl quldg kuy fnl`.

Tgkfnî` sl vecvlrëg ceie — dnbe dnbe Agtl — . ^g ls fgstg`tl kgce qul lstlkes — dnsorgzg`de g u` plrre ie` u` lskequn`. µZedlkes dlbgrce ghë5 Yupe`me qul su lìg`te sl lihgrëg g plrdlr sn è pgrgrg dl iheigrsl ie` cg — Yupe`me vgccg dlc pgrqul — dnbe dnbe Lkkg. — Fulè, Fulè, hlkes tlrkn`gde. Tnl`ls gsplite dl plrre hgstg cgs trls, Iupn. G pgrtnr

dl lsg herg, lrls Igry Mrg`t. — _gkes _gkes g vlr quî pgrtnde lstç` pe`nl`de y g pl`sgr l` cg iekndg. Lkpnlze g

tl`lr hgkfrl. Yl sl`tgre` bu`tgs l` lc seoç dl iulre y Lkkg puse u`g pnlr`g lìnkg dl cgs dl Agtl. Iupnde sl lihù g derknr l` lc sulce, puls tg`te pgsl dl kedlces per cg <<



kg÷g`g hgfëg snde lxilsnve pgrg îc. Lkkg sl puse g pgsgr ig`gcls hgstg qul lìe`trù su ùlve gùìne prlolrnde. Ynlkprl sl pgrtëg dl rnsg gc vlrce y iug`de sl vecvnù hging Agtl pgrg hgilr u` iekl`tgrne, sl lìe`trù g lsigses il`tëkltres dl su igrg. Hgfëg gcme n`dlsirnptnfcl l` su lxprlsnù` y Lkkg sn`tnù qul sl cl gilclrgfg lc iergzù`. Yn` dlinr pgcgfrg, sl puse g Agtl l` lc rlmgze y sl flsgre` tnlr`gkl`tl. Cgs kgès dl Lkkg sl dlscnzgre` per dlfgbe dl cg igknsltg dl Agtl y cl kgsgblgre` cg lspgcdg knl`trgs slmuëg` flsç`desl. Agtl sl plmù kçs g lccg y ces flses sl hninlre` kçs n`tl`ses. Lkkg è tgrdù l` lstgr tukfgdg l` lc seoç, ie` Agtl lìnkg, kevnî`desl dlspgine ie`trg lccg. Cg cl`mug dl Lkkg l`trù l` cg feig dl su gkg`tl, preveiç`decg y lxintç`decg. Agtl gmgrrù lc iuce dl Lkkg, plmç`decg g su plcvns. Lstgfg` feig ie` feig, plihe ie` plihe, trnpg ie` trnpg, sn` qul sus cgfnes plrdnlsl` lc ie`tgite `n per u` slmu`de. Agtl cl dnbe bgdlg`tl g Lkkg gc eëde2 Igrn÷e... tl qunlre. — Cg Cg teiù sn` gcnl`te y sl sl`tù u` kekl`te pgrg quntgrsl — Igrn÷e... cg igknsltg per lìnkg dl cg igflzg. Cg snmunù cg igknsltg dl Lkkg y Agtl vecvnù g lihgrsl, re`re`lg`de dl pcgilr iug`de sus plihes sl teigre` gpcgstç`desl. Cg pnlc dl Lkkg lstgfg kuy igcnl`tl y lrg kuy sugvl, kuy dlcnigdg, plre sus plihes lrg` onrkls y rlsnstl`tls y gmug`tgfg` lc plse dl Agtl. Cgs kgès dl Lkkg sl kevëg` per cg lspgcdg dlsùdg dl Agtl, plmç`decg g su iulrpe. @lilsntgfg tl`lrcg kçs ilrig, per kuy ilrig qul lstuvnlsl yg. Yu hgkfrl per lccg lrg lèrkl y tl`ëg cg sl`sginù` dl qul bgkçs pedrëg sgingrsl. Buste iug`de irlëg qul sl nfg g pe`lr g mrntgr, cgs kgès slmurgs dl Agtl cl quntgre` lc pg`tgcù` dlc ihç`dgc. Cg cnsg suplroninl dl iulre dlc seoç rlsuctgfg orlsig l` ie`tgite su pnlc gigcergdg y gfrnù cgs pnlr`gs ie` lxplitginù`. @etg`de su `lilsndgd, cg kgè dl Agtl sufnù per su kusce, pe`nî`decl cg igr`l dl



mgccn`g per de`dl pgsgfg. Yl dltuve u` slmu`de, subltg`de lc igcer dl Lkkg l` cg pgckg dl cg kgè. Kl kulre per teigrtl — kurkurù. kurkurù. — Kl Lkkg cl gmgrrù lc frgze ie` cgs des kgès, tnrg`de dl Agtl hging lccg. Yus cgfnes sl vecvnlre` g lìe`trgr gc tnlkpe qul Agtl cg gfrëg dlcnigdgkl`tl y lkplzgfg g gigrningrcg, g`nkgdg per cgs lxicgkgine`ls nìehlrl`tls dl Lkkg. Ces dldes dl Agtl sl sl`tëg` gtrgëdes per lc igcer y sl dlscnzù dl`tre, sn`tnl`de lc lstrlklinknl`te dl Lkkg. Yu cl`mug hurmgfg cg feig dl su gkg`tl knl`trgs sus dldes sl dlscnzgfg` per cg hukldgd. Cg igr`l dl Lkkg pgcpntgfg ie`trg su kgè y sus mrntes sl hninlre` kçs oulrtls y dlslsplrgdes. Zgrg dgrcl lc gcnvne qul tg`te `lilsntgfg, Agtl rezù cg pu`tg dl su icëterns, gprltg`de gpl`gs lc sl`snfcl pu`te. Yeoeig`de u` guccnde, Lkkg mrntù gc cclmgr g cg iukfrl, knl`trgs ces dldes hòkldes dl Agtl slmuëg` kevnî`desl dl`tre dl lccg. Gmgrrù g su gkg`tl y cg gfrgzù ie` tedgs sus oulrzgs, klinî`decg ducilkl`tl knl`trgs sl nfg igckg`de. Dnes këe, iùke ce lihgfg dl klès — kurkurù kurkurù Agtl — . µIùke hlkes pednde — Dnes gfg`de`gr lste5 Lse è nkpertg — cg cg trg`quncnzù Lkkg — . Ce ò`nie qul nkpertg ls ùlstre — Lse outure.

¡Lh, ghë lstç`! — dnbe dnbe Beh`, iemnl`de g su kublr dl cg kgè y lihg`de g g`dgr — ¡Lh, l`trl cg ml`tl. Beh`, Anrstl` y Knce nfg` g pgrtninpgr ie` Agtl, Lkkg y Iupnde l` cg tgrdl dl Hgccewll` dlc pgrqul pgrg plrres. @e hgfëg` cclmgde g pe`lrcl g su plrre u` dnsorgz iekpclte, plre së qul cl hgfëg` pulste g Knce u`g mrginesg igknsltntg dl ces Iuffnls.

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¡Hecg, ihnies! ¡Olcnz Hgccewll`! — dnbe dnbe Lkkg, dg`de flses g su ogkncng — . ¡Gh, — ¡Hecg, knrgd g Knce! ¡Wuî rnie! Fnl`vl`ndes gc Dlsoncl dl Dnsorgils Ag`nès — dnbe dnbe Agtl, dç`decl u` flse g — Fnl`vl`ndes Beh` l` cg klbnccg y culme etre g Anrstl` — . Dnes, dltlste qul cg ml`tl usl cg A pgrg lsirnfnr kgc cgs iesgs g prepùsnte. µZlre per quî ce hgil`5 Anrstl` sl lihù g rlër. — Irle Irle qul bgkçs ce sgfrlkes, Agtl. — Yl Yl gmgihù pgrg gigrningr g Iupnde y

dnbe — 2 ¡Eh, ce hgfîns hlihe! ¡Lc lskequn` ls u`g prlinesndgd! ^ tò tgkfnî`, ihnquntë`. Yë, tò tgkfnî`. Zgrlil u`g dl lsgs onmurntgs dl u`g tgrtg dl fedg plrru`g — dnbe dnbe Beh`. — Zgrlil — ¡Ls ¡Ls inlrte! — dnbe dnbe Anrstl`, rnl`de — . µLse qul cclvg l` cg igknsg ls u` fetù` dl

dngkg`tl5 Fulè, se` tedes fete`ls dl igknsg dl vlstnr, plre îstl, µce vls5 Ls u` — Fulè, dngkg`tl dl nkntginù`. Fe`nte, µlh5 \` ihnie `lilsntg g vlils u` tequl dl dnstnìnù` — dnbe dnbe Agtl. Igrgkfg, gcmuès dl lstes plrres lstç` rndëiuces — dnbe dnbe Anrstl` — . ¡Bg! µWuî sl — Igrgkfg, supe`l qul ls lsl... irle... fuccdem5 µLse è ls fgsurg5 Eh, îsl ls Ecnvlr1 vg dl dlslihes tùxnies — lxpcniù lxpcniù Lkkg. — Eh, ¡Zuuu! Zefrl plrrnte. — ¡Zuuu! _gkes g dgr u`g vulctg ie` ùlstres ihnies y es l`sl÷e gcmuès dl kns — _gkes prlolrndes — dnbe dnbe Lkkg, iemnî`desl dlc frgze dl Anrstl` — . _lrîns iug`de es l`sl÷l lc plrre qul igkn`g dl lspgcdgs y cclvg u`g igrltg dl Zgt Veflrtse` l` lc iuce. Beh` y Agtl sl lihgre` g rlër, igkn`g`de dltrçs. <8



Eyl, Beh`. — Eyl, µYë5 — µYë5 Kl lìg`tgrëg... e slg, g Lk y g kë ès lìg`tgrëg qul lstl g÷e Anrstl` y tò — Kl vn`nlrgns g ilclfrgr Giinù` dl Mrgings ie` èsetrgs. µDl vlrdgd5 µ@e secîns nr g igsg dl tus pgdrls5 — prlmu`tù prlmu`tù Beh`. — µDl Agtl sl dltuve. G`tls së, plre lstey pl`sg`de, yg sgfls... qul yg vg snl`de herg dl tl`lr — G`tls ùlstrgs prepngs trgdnine`ls ogkncngrls. — Yekes Yekes u`g ogkncng, nìcundes ùlstres plrres — dnbe dnbe Beh` — . Ghë lstgrlkes,

Agtl, lìg`tgdes dl cg vndg. — ¡Ml`ngc! ¡Ml`ngc! — @e @e tl`me qul orl`grkl ie` ces ihnstls, µvlrdgd5

@e tnl`ls qul orl`grtl — gsn`tnù gsn`tnù Agtl, dg`de u` rçpnde gfrgze g su iu÷gde. — @e

Cg onlstg sl tlrkn`ù pre`te, perqul yg esiurliëg g`tls dl cgs inìe. Lkkg y Agtl sl dlspndnlre` dl Beh`, Anrstl` y Knce y grrgstrgre` g Iupnde hgstg lc ieihl. i eihl. _gkes, ihnie, è puldls nr g igsg ig sg dl Knce — dnbe dnbe Agtl — . Yî qul ce qunlrls, plre — _gkes, ce vlrçs pre`te. µL` slrne5 — prlmu`tù prlmu`tù Lkkg — . µHgs hlihe pcg`ls5 — µL` G Agtl sl cl puse u`g igrg cnmlrgkl`tl iucpgfcl.

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Zuls... dlflrëg hgflrce hgfcgde prnklre ie`tnme, plre hl n`vntgde g Beh` y g — Zuls... Anrstl` g igsg per Giinù` dl Mrgings. Lkkg sl kltnù l` lc ieihl y sl quldù ghë sl`tgdg l` snclìne. Agtl y lc plrre hninlre` ce knske. Ce ò`nie qul sl eëg l` lc vlhëiuce lrg lc hgfntugc bgdle trg`qunce dl Iupnde. — @e @e kl pulde irllr qul hgygs hlihe lse — dnbe dnbe l` vez fgbg y g Agtl cl pgrlinù

vlr u`g cçmrnkg. Ce snl`te, inlce, sî qul tl`drëg qul hgflr hgfcgde g`tls ie`tnme... — Ce Lkkg sl vecvnù hging lccg y Agtl vne qul l` su igrg hgfëg cçmrnkgs, plre tgkfnî` u`g prlinesg se`rnsg. — Hgs Hgs igkfngde tg`te l` tg` peie tnlkpe. — Iemnù Iemnù cg kgè dl Agtl y cg sestuve

sefrl su klbnccg y culme cg flsù — . Kl snl`te tg` qulrndg. Kçs qul ùìg. µDl vlrdgd5 — Agtl Agtl se`rnù tgkfnî`, ie` gnrl lxplitg`tl — . µKçs qul ùìg5 — µDl — Eh, Eh, së, igrn÷e. Yë. Iug`de îrgkes bùvl`ls, sgfëg qul kl tl`ëgs igrn÷e y sgfëg

qul tl sl`tëgs gtrgëdg per kë... plre è lstgfg slmurg dl iuç`te kl qulrëgs. Gherg è tl`me cg kçs kë`nkg dudg. Agtl sl nìcn`ù y gfrgzù g su iekpg÷lrg, lstrubç`decg ie` mg`gs. @uìg dlflrëgs hgflr dudgde dl kë. Hgfrëg hlihe iugcqunlr iesg qul kl — @uìg hufnlrgs pldnde. Ls qul ùìg pldëgs `gdg. Ie` cg pu`tg dl ces dldes, Lkkg gigrninù cg klbnccg dl Agtl y pgsù per lìnkg dl su feig, se`rnl`de iug`de Agtl cl ihupù uè. Cgs des ès hlkes hlihe u` peie kçs gductgs. Gherg sgfls iùke hgilr qul — Cgs kl snl`tg qulrndg sn` qul ye tl`mg qul dliërtlce. Kl ieèils fnl` y tgkfnî` tl ieèils klber g tn knskg. ?:



Yupe`me qul hgilrsl kgyer è lstç tg` kgc, dlspuîs dl tede, µvlrdgd5 — Yupe`me @e sn sl hgil fnl` — dnbe dnbe Lkkg, dç`decl g su gkg`tl u` seère flse — . — @e _gkes g igsg g bumgr. Tl`me qul pgsgrkl per lc sòplr pgrg iekprgr u`gs iesgs — dnbe dnbe Agtl — . Kl — mustgrëg hgilr u`g il`g lsplingc dl Hgccewll`. Es dlbe l` igsg prnklre, µvgcl5 Kuy fnl`, sn è tl nkpertg. Zedrëgkes lìgrmgr gcme. — Kuy @e. Lstl on` dl slkg`g `gdg dl iekndg lìgrmgdg. Yn tl`lkes tnlkpe, — @e. dlflrëgkes knkgrès ie` u`g ful`g iekndg igslrg. Tò quëtgcl lc lskequn` g Iupnde y ye vulcve g igsg dl`tre dl `gdg.

Agtl cclvgfg oulrg tg`te tnlkpe qul Lkkg lstgfg slmurg dl qul cl hgfëg pgsgde gcme. Tlsere, µvg tede fnl`5 — prlmu`tù, prlmu`tù, ie` lvndl`tl prleiupginù`, iug`de cg — ceigcnzù l` lc tlcîoeè kùvnc. — Eh, Eh, së, së, ls qul tl`ëg qul pgsgrkl per etre sntne. Ynl`te è hgflr ccgkgde. @e

tgrde. Dgtl prnsg — dnbe dnbe Lkkg — . Tl lihgkes dl klès. — Dgtl Dl giulrde. — Dl Iugrl`tg y inìe knùtes dlspuîs, Agtl cclmù g igsg ie` ces frgzes igrmgdes dl fecsgs. Ynl`te hgflr tgrdgde tg`te — dnbe dnbe iug`de Iupnde sl puse g dgr sgctes g su — Ynl`te gcrldlder, ieke sn cclvgrg dëgs sn` vlrcg — . Ls qul è pgrgfg dl vlr iesgs qul qulrëg iekprgr. — Dlbù Dlbù cgs fecsgs l` cg lìnklrg y sl quntù lc gfrnme. ?7



Be, Agtnl, µquî ls tede lste5 — ¡\`g iesg kçs! — Agtl Agtl sgcnù ierrnl`de gc ieihl y l`trù g cg igrrlrg ie` u` — ¡\`g lèrkl rgke dl cnrnes y resgs. Yl ce prlsl`tù g Lkkg y dnbe — 2 Lste ls u` dltgccl pgrg dlkestrgrtl ce olcnz qul sey dl qul hgygkes snde igpgils dl lkplzgr dl ùlve. — Yl Yl lihù hging dlcg`tl y flsù g su iekpg÷lrg — . Tl qunlre, Lk. — ¡Wuî ¡Wuî ocerls tg` fe`ntgs, Agtl! — Cclvg` Cclvg` u`g tgrbltg — dnbe dnbe cg rufng — . Yë, ghë lstç. _gkes, çfrlcg.

Iug`de Lkkg clyù cg tgrbltg, sl lihù g ccergr. Lrls u` gker — suspnrù suspnrù — . µLste ls inlrte5 µDl vlrdgd qul tu vndg è lkplzù — Lrls hgstg qul ès ieèinkes5 Icgre qul ls inlrte — dnbe dnbe Agtl — . Igdg dëg qul pgsgkes bu`tgs ls u` tlsere — Icgre pgrg kë, Lk. Dl vlrdgd qul è sgfëg ce qul lrg slr olcnz hgstg qul tl ieèië. Yl gfrgzgre` lstrlihgkl`tl, dç`desl flses. Tgkfnî` hl trgëde ihgkpç` — dnbe dnbe Agtl — . Hl pl`sgde qul ès klrlilkes — u`g plqul÷g ilclfrginù`. Eeeh... kl lìg`tg lc ihgkpç`. — Ygiù Ygiù cg fetlccg dlc l`vecterne trg`spgrl`tl y — Eeeh... dergde y gsn`tnù ie` gprefginù` — . Yl tl dg fnl` lste dlc rekg`tninske, hgs iekprgde ihgkpç` dlc fulè. Ce qul tl klrlils, `n kçs `n klès. — Ce µWunlrls qul ce gfrg gherg5 — µWunlrls @e. _gkes g lsplrgr u` peie. G`tls vey g hgilr cg il`g. — @e. Tl gyude. — ?6



Cg il`g è oul u`g iesg lxtrgerdn`grngkl`tl lclmg`tl, plre Agtl së qul tuve qul hgilr use dl tedg su hgfncndgd iucn`grng. Lkkg cg gcgfù kuihe, se`rnl`de dl erlbg g erlbg per ces rlsuctgdes dlc lsoulrze dl su gkg`tl. µKçs ihgkpç`5 — prlmu`tù prlmu`tù Agtl. — µKçs Yë. Lstç dlcninese, Agtl. — Ce Ce ecnù, dlbg`de qul cgs furfubgs cl hninlrg` — Yë. iesqunccgs l` cg `grnz — . \`g mrg` il`g y u` mrg` vnè. @e tl ce flfgs tede perqul tl`lkes qul frn`dgr. — @e _gcl. µZer quî frn`dgkes5 — _gcl. Zer èsetrgs — dnbe dnbe Agtl. Gcig`zù gcme dlfgbe dl cg klsg y sgiù des igbgs qul — Zer hgfëg lsie`dnde gc pe`lr cg klsg — . Lste ls u` rlmgcnte qul vn iug`de lstgfg hginl`de cg iekprg. @e sî per quî, plre tl`ëg gcme qul kl dliëg, "Ccîvgkl g igsg ie` Lkkg". Yu gclmrëg hnze rlër g Lkkg. — Iug`de Iug`de ces rlmgces tl hgfcg`, è sl puldl pgsgr dl lcces. Ylrëg u`g mreslrëg.

Gfrnù cg igbg y sgiù u`g prlinesg igknsecg y u` pgr dl frgmgs g bulme. Lrg` dl — Gfrnù iecer sgckù` icgre, dl rgse ie` gderès dl lìgbl — . µClìlrëg5 — prlmu`tù, prlmu`tù, hginl`de gcltlgr cgs plstg÷gs. ^g sî qul è usgs kuihg clìlrëg on`g, plre pl`sî qul lrg u`g fe`ntg oerkg — ^g dl ilclfrgr ùlstrg... kk... n`tnkndgd oësnig. Tl`me cg sl`sginù` dl qul vgkes g n`tnkgr kuy dlprnsg sn kl pe`me lste. Yî — ce qul snl`tls iug`de vls repg n`tlrner slxy. Agtl sl se`rebù lìg`tgdergkl`tl.

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Fulè, tede lc ku`de `lilsntg u`g goninù`. — Igrrgsplù Igrrgsplù y lkpubù u`g igbg — Fulè, kçs plqul÷g per cg klsg — . \` rlmgce kçs. µKçs5 µL` slrne5 — µKçs5 Yë. \è kçs. — Yë. Hey lstçs ccl`g dl serprlsgs, Agtnl. — L` L` su igrg frnccgfg u`g se`rnsg dl — Hey lxplitginù`, plre cg lxprlsnù` dl Lkkg è tgrdù l` vecvlrsl slrng — . ¡Eh, tlsere, quî iesg tg` fe`ntg! Agtl cl iemnù lc g`ncce g su iekpg÷lrg y cl lxpcniù2 Lstl g`ncce tnl`l trls fg`dgs dnstn`tgs ie`litgdgs l`trl së. Cg prnklrg — Lstl rlprlsl`tg ces g÷es qul cclvgkes bu`tgs. Îstg — dnbe, dnbe, sl÷gcg`de cg fg`dg dl pcgtg — , ls per ùlstre outure y tedg cg gclmrëg qul vgkes g tl`lr bu`tgs. Zlre îstg, cg kçs vgcnesg — dnbe, dnbe, sl÷gcg`de cg fg`dg dl ere y efslrvg`de sus dlstlcces g cg cuz dl cgs vlcgs — , ls per lc prlsl`tl. Lc kekl`te qul vnvnkes gherg, cgs oerkgs l` qul ès dlkestrgkes igdg dëg qul è sùce ès qulrlkes, snè qul lstgkes l`gkergdgs cg u`g dl cg etrg. — Cl Cl puse lc g`ncce g Lkkg l hnze u`g kulig gc vlr qul lrg dlkgsngde plqul÷e — . Îstl kl ce qulde ye — dnbe, dnbe, rnl`de. Yl kltnù cg kgè l` lc fecsncce y sgiù trls g`ncces kçs — . @e qulrëg ogstndngrcg — dnbe — , gsë qul hl iekprgde iugtre, pl`sg`de qul des dl lses iugtre ès quldgrëg` fnl`. — Lc Lc snmunl`tl g`ncce lìgbgfg g cg plroliinù` y Lkkg sl quldù knrç`dece kgrgvnccgdg. @e kl pulde irllr ce kgrgvnccese qul hg snde lstl dëg iekpclte — dnbe, dnbe, ie` ces — @e ebes rlcuinl`tls dl cçmrnkgs — . Hgilr lc gker ie`tnme, pgsgrce fnl` ie` Iupnde, tu eorlinknl`te dl pgsgr cgs onlstgs ie` kn hlrkgè y gherg lste. — Knrù Knrù cgs frnccg`tls fg`dgs trniecerls y culme knrù g Agtl — . Tl qunlre ie` tede kn iergzù`, Agtnl.

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Lse ls buste ce qul snl`te ye per tn, Lk. Ie` tede kn iergzù` pgrg tedg cg vndg. — Lse Agtl sl clvg`tù y tnrù dl Lkkg. Yl gfrgzgre` cgrme rgte y culme lkplzgre` g — Agtl flsgrsl — . _gkes grrnfg — kurkurù kurkurù Agtl — . Iupnde ls dlkgsngde bevl` pgrg vlr cgs iesgs qul qunlre hgilrtl lstg èihl. Ie` u`g se`rnsg preveigtnvg, Lkkg iemnù ces ùlves giilsernes. — @e @e hgy klber kekl`te pgrg prefgrkl cg clìlrëg ùlvg, µlh5 — Dnes, Dnes, kl lìg`tg` tus ndlgs — dnbe dnbe Agtl, flsg`de g Lkkg gc tnlkpe qul cg

cclvgfg hging cgs lsigclrgs — . ^ tu sgfer... y tu ecer... y tu tgite... Iupnde cgdlù cg igflzg y su n`stn`te plrruè cl dnbe qul per gherg è sl nfg g u`nr g sus kgkçs. Oul gc iugrte dl lstgr y sl giurruiù l` lc seoç. Yl gderkncù, plre è sl durknù dlc tede, puls sgfëg qul su trgfgbe ie`snstëg l` pretlmlr g su bgurëg y kg`tl`lrcg g sgcve tedes ces dëgs dl su vndg.

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