SochmaH wa': burghDaq Qot mang

lulqu'be'choHpu'mo' tamchoH meH. ghumtaH De'wI'. jachbe'choHpu' jagh rIQ. tlhovtaH vay''e' leghlaHbe'bogh HoD. vaytaH'a' Hota'ro'? 'etlh yantaHvIS HoD ghutar ghogh Qoy. "HIQan!" jatlh. chaq QaQ. chaq qabqu'.[36] QaQchugh, Hota'ro'vaD jatlh ghutar, vaj SuvlaHtaH ghutar, Hota'ro' je, 'ej jagh HoHmeH yeqtaH. qabqu'chugh vajarvaD jatlh ghutar, lujlI'mo'. Hub'eghmeH SuvnISmo' HoD, ghutar QaHlaHbe'.

QumwI' lel jagh pIv 'ej 'oHvaD mu'mey jach, HubtaHvIS latlh Qambogh jagh. ghutar Hota'ro' je lurgh bejchoH HoD. pa' yIn'a' jagh? Hota'ro' leghbe'. ravDaq nogh cha' jagh. jochbe'law'. chaH jojDaq Qot ghutar. nISwI' pepmeH cha' ghopDu' Soy' lo' ghutar. tochDu'Daj jojDaq nISwI' 'uch 'ej chu'wI' Senlaw'. po'be' 'ach Qap. QumwI' lo'bogh jaghDaq Qeq 'ej bach. pum. reghbogh jaghDaq bach. pum. rechqu' HoD. Dat lommey 'Iw je lutu'lu'. meH ngoHta'chugh Hut puqpu' maw', meHvam rur. nuH 'ugh chagh HoD ghIq joD 'ej pu'HIch woH. joDtaHvIS SeHlaw bIng leghlaH. ravDaq, qabDajDaq, QottaH Hota'ro'. loQ nogh. DubDaj jeq tajHey.

"ghutar," jatlh vajar. "Heghpu' Hoch jagh 'e' yI'ol. Hota'ro' vIboQ."

Hota'ro' retlhDaq torchoH vajar. tlhuHbej 'ach chuS. volchaH bIng jeq 'uj bID 'abbogh ret'aq. regh Dub 'ej regh je latlh 'oy'mey ram. rav SumDaq cha' tlho'ren muq 'Iw Doq 'e' noH HoD. law'law' 'ach SuvwI' pIvvaD 'Iqbe'. "Hota'ro', bIjatlhlaH'a'?" jatlh.

"HIcha," jatlh Hota'ro', tlhuptaHvIS. "DupwIch DuHpu ... choyacha?"[14]

"qayaj," jatlh HoD, "vISov. yIvIHQo'. yIjatlhQo'. pIboQlI'."

chol ghutar. DaSpu'meyDaj nguvmoH 'Iw SuD. "Heghbejpu' Hoch jagh," jatlh. "batlh Suv Hota'ro'. tuqDaj quvmoHbej. cha' jagh jey, ghopDu' neH lo'taHvIS."

ret'aq cha' HoD. jatlh "nuHvetlh Daleghpu''a'? nuq 'ab?"

jatlh ghutar "tIq. tlhopDaj jeqbe'chugh mumer. DuQpu'DI' DuQpu'bogh jagh HoHmeH pIp ghorlaw', ghIq pum."

jatlh HoD, "qatlh bIjatlh? DuHublaHbe'ba'pu'."

jatlh ghutar, "Sov'a' jagh? vImISmoH vIneH. mubejtaHvIS DaHIv 'e' vIpIH."

jatlh HoD, "ghutar lagh, bachchu'mo' nISwI'lIj jIyIn. tlhoS nuHwIj vI'uchlaHbe'pu'. "

jatlh ghutar, "taj vIteq DaneH'a'?"