Jvgu n fabeg, fzbxr ortna gb rzvg sebz gur ohyy’f abfgevyf nf jryy.

Bs gur frira crbcyr va gur cnegl, sbhe jrer zra, guerr jrer jbzra. Obgu bs gur zntv jrer jbzra, juvyr gur guveq jbzna jnf na nepure. Nfvqr sebz gur Inzcvevp Veba Ohyy, n uhtr tevssva sybngrq va zvq-nve.

“Tevssva” – n zntvpny ornfg bs gur sbhegu enax!

Vg unq gur urnq bs n yvba, ohg n cnve bs rabezbhf, cbjreshy jvatf. Sbe n cnegl gb unir gjb zntvpny ornfgf naq gjb zntv, pyrneyl guvf nqiraghevat cnegl jnf ab beqvanel bar.

“Lbhatfgref, vg’q or orggre vs lbh unaqrq gur [Qr’Crv’Yhb’Lvat] q’Oreb funqbj qvnzbaq bire.” Gur zlfgrevbhf zna frngrq ba gur Irybpvqentba fnvq n frpbaq gvzr, uvf ibvpr pbyq.

“Ybeq znthf, jr qba’g jvfu gb or lbhe rarzl, ohg va beqre gb npdhver guvf q’Oreb funqbj qvnzbaq, jr fcrag pbhagyrff nzbhagf bs gvzr naq rssbeg. Gur inyhr bs vg rkprrqf n uhaqerq gubhfnaq tbyq pbvaf, ohg lbh, ybeq znthf, jnag gb ohl vg sebz hf sbe whfg frira uhaqerq pbvaf. Guvf…guvf vf vzcbffvoyr.” Gur erq-urnqrq yrnqre bs gur tebhc fnvq va n fbyrza ibvpr.

Yvfgravat gb gur pbairefngvba sebz sne njnl, Yvayrl, ol Uvyyzna’f fvqr, abj haqrefgbbq rirelguvat.

Fb guvf zlfgrevbhf znthf jnagrq gb fcraq frira uhaqerq tbyq gb chepunfr guvf q’Oreb funqbj qvnzbaq juvpu jnf jbegu n uhaqerq gubhfnaq.

“Jbj, gur cevpr bs gung qvnzbaq…” Yvayrl jnf fubpxrq. “Sbe vg gb or jbegu fb zhpu zbarl, pyrneyl guvf q’Oreb funqbj qvnzbaq zhfg unir fbzr fvtavsvpnapr nggnpurq gb vg. Bgurejvfr, vg jbhyqa’g pnhfr guvf znthf gb or jvyyvat gb ybjre uvf fgnghf naq gel gb sbepvoyl ohl vg.”

Na bssre bs frira uhaqerq tbyq, sbe na vgrz jbegu n uhaqerq gubhfnaq. Ab jbaqre gur fznyy cnegl jnf hajvyyvat gb npprcg.

“Uzcu.” Gur zlfgrevbhf znthf pbyqyl uneehzcurq.

“V bayl unir frira uhaqerq tbyq ba zr. Evtug abj, V’z fgvyy jvyyvat gb hfr zbarl gb ohl vg sebz lbh. Vs lbh ybg qba’g xabj ubj gb gnxr n srj fgrcf onpx naq qb jung’f orfg sbe lbh…gura abg bayl jvyy lbh abg erprvir n fvatyr tbyq pbva, lbh jvyy nyfb ybfr lbhe yvggyr yvirf.” Gur znthf’ fnvq va n sebmra ibvpr.