wa'vatlh SochmaH cha': qav'ap may

Sotlaw' Hevpu'bogh much 'eSSIm. rInDI' Mahoun bom, jatlh vajar, "yoHpu' novvetlh SuD. tlhIngan quv yajlaw'. mawuntaHvIS nuvuv. bortaS nejbe'law' nughDaj."

jatlh 'eSSIm, "jaS lunej. bortaS lughItlhmeH 'Iw lulo'be'. vIyajbe' jIH 'ach yonlaw'taH. DuqeHbe'law'. Huch neH neH."

"Huch 'ar?" jatlh vajar. HaSta cha' 'eSSIm. DIvI' Hol, Hol ghovbe'bogh vajar je lo'lu'ta' Suy, 'ach Huch 'oSmeH ngoqmey'e' ghovlaHbogh De'wI' lo'pu' je. qutlhbe' 'ach may Huch'e' poQbogh Suy. "vIDIl," jatlh vajar. "batlh vangta'. yuQvamvo' Huch vIngeHlaH'a'?"

"ghobe'. tlhoy lutlh. baS Huch neH lulo'. 'ach Huch QaymeH chaw' lajbej maHun. DaH yuQvam bavtaH DujDaj," jatlh 'eSSIm.[243]

"mejnIS! SaH 'e' Sovbe'nIS qImyal Sa'," jatlh vajar. qama'vetlh boplaw'mo' qImyal yu'taHghach, tugh Mahoun je yu'choH 'ej tlhIngan wo' HoD ghaHbe'mo' rallaHbej mIwmey.

"Sov qImyal Sa' 'ej qay'be'," jatlh 'eSSIm. "ghoqwI' ghaHbe' 'e' vI'ol. bavchoHDI' may'Duj loQ ja'chuq Mahoun qImyal Sa' je. qImyal Sa'vaD tu'lummey ngevta' 'e' vIHar. Supawpa' Mahoun vIrI'. DuqIHrupqa'.[191] qatlh qImyal Sa' Davoqbe'?"

'eSSIm voqbe'mo' vajar Hoch QIjchu'be'. jatlh, "tlhIngan matlh jIH 'ej wo' vItoy' 'ach pIHtaH. nunuDchu' 'e' wISap 'ach yapbe' jay'! De' pegh vIghaj 'e' Har. Mahoun boplaw'."

loQ 'eSSIm bItmoHlaw' De', 'ach jatlh, "QI' DujDaq jIlengDI' reH pIH ra'wI'pu'. reH porghwIjDaq lunuDchu' 'ej jISapbe' jIH. muyaj Hota'ro' jIjatlhDI', [157]." Haghbe'DI' Hota'ro' qech van 'eSSIm. jatlh, "betleHmey botlhapta'. SuSuv 'e' boHech'a'?"

"mawam wIneH!" jatlh ghutar. Qochbe'qu' Hota'ro'.

jatlh 'eSSIm, "Sulaw'mo' Mahoun boghIj. vajar neH Suchqang." SIbI' wamrup Hota'ro' ghutar je. chaHvaD QumwI' nob vajar ghIq ngem Daq'e' chupbogh 'eSSIm lughoSchoH.