wa'vatlh vaghmaH loS: nuqDaq DapIH?

jatlh Qugh, "jIQol 'e' lutuch jolpa' 'avwI'pu'. Qu'wIj Sovchu'meH muyu'. vay' lurI'. Hoch 'ol. munuDqu' 'avwI'pu' 'ej 'aHwIj lunuDqu' je. Hoqra' De'wIj nuDchoH 'ach mIn moQ taplu'pu' luleghDI' nobHa'. DochmeywIj Say'qu' HotchoHDI' jIjachchoH. jIjatlh <SIDpu'wI' boHoH boneH'a'? ngaSwI'vetlh bongaQHa'moHta'mo' DaH vIwoDnIS>. yuDHa'mo' QeHwIj jIbIt 'e' So'. mujol 'ej SIDwI' vISuch. bIghHa'Daq muloSmoH 'avwI', qama' vulmoHtaHvIS ghIq mo' vI'el."

Mahoun Dotlh Del Qugh. qIjchoHpu' DIr 'ej He'So'taH. 'uch'egh Mahoun, 'IjtaHvIS. ghaHvaD jatlh Qugh, "DeSDu'lIj vISay'nISmoHta'. Ha'DIbaH non vIteqta'DI' Hom vIleghlaH. lojmo' Ha'DIbaH DIr je Somraw'DulIj vIchoqmeH ngoSbogh mep vIlo'[146]. tay'taHmeH DIr ngeb, 'oHDaq mep qoSta' tu'lu' je. qaStaHvIS DIS ragh mep 'ej lojmoH porghlIj. DeSDu'lIj vISoQmoHta'DI' vIHotlhqu'. Dat SaH mep 'ach nonbe' Ha'DIbaH. SIbI' DIr lajHa'be'meH porghlIj, Hergh qanobta'. tlhIngan DururmoH. qaStaHvIS wej Hoghmey QaptaH Hergh 'e' vIpIH. QopDI' Hergh mutlIjDaq Hegh DIr."

poSqu' Mahoun mInDu'. "tlhIngan Hol mujatlhmoHta''a' Hergh?" jatlh.

jatlh Qel, "yIDoghQo'. Qel tlhach mu'mey vIjunmeH neH jIjatlh <DururmoH>. tlhIngan DIr lajmeH porghlIj vang neH. 'ach bIpIvtaHmo' 'utbe'law'pu'. DIr 'Iq vIlo'ta'mo' ghegh DeSDu'lIj. jIvumtaHvIS bIvemchoHlaw' 'ach DuQIHqa' 'avwI' vIneHbe'mo', vIpegh."

jatlh Mahoun, "vIqaw. choQaHlI' 'e' vISov. qatlho'."

jatlh Qugh "jIDachtaHvIS ropyaHwIj lulaghchu'ta' 'avwI'pu', nejtaHvIS. jIcheghDI' De' 'aplo' vIqengbogh nge'. Hoqra'vo' latlh De' 'aplo' lunge' je. muyu'choH. povam ropyaHDaq SaHpu' tarven 'e' vIchID 'ej jIvIt: QongmoHmeH Hergh neHpu'. vInobbe'pu'. Doy''eghmoHmeH mI'qu' 'e' vIchup. yonlaw'pu' 'avwI'pu'. 'ej mej."

jatlh 'eSSIm, "vaj De' lutlhapta'."

jatlh Qugh, "lupolbe'ta'. qaSpu'DI' cha' rep lunobHa'."

jot Qel ghogh 'ach 'eSSIm joQDu' HIvlaw'taH 'eSSIm tIq. jatlh 'eSSIm, "'oHDaq nuq qonlu'pu' jay'!"

jatlh Qel, "'avwI' mIn rIQ, maHun DeS, latlh SID Sar De' je. 'aplo'mey vItamta' 'e' yIlIjQo'."

jatlh 'eSSIm, "vaj nuqDaq 'oHtaH latlh'e'?"

"Daloybe'ta''a', 'eSSIm?" jatlh Qugh.