'ay' wa'maH wej

Huy'Du' pepmoH QeDpIn 'ej lojmIt ngaQmoH.

jatlhqa' HoD, "DaH lut qaja'."

"ghe'naQ 'oHbe'nIS jay'."

"Do'Ha' ghe'naQ 'oHbe'. yI'Ij. HInoHQo'."

ba'choH QeDpIn. 'Ijrup.

lut ja'choH HoD. "ben law' tepqengwI' DujDaq jItoy'. ngugh yaS jIHbe'. HIpmey chobmey je vISay'moH neH." mon HoD. "logh vIlegh vIneHqu'mo' 'ej Huch vIHutlhmo' Hoch Qu' vIlajqang.

"wa' jaj Dujmaj lujon tlhInganpu'. jIvumtaHvIS pay' jol tlhIngan SuvwI' law.' Doj. Say'moHwI'wIj vIchagh. jIqet vIneH 'ach muDech chaH. tlhInganvaD jIjeghmeH mIw vISovbe'. jItorchoH 'ej nachwIj 'emDaq ghopDu' vIlan, rav vIbejtaHvIS. jejqu' DaSpu'chaj 'e' vIqaw. mupupbe'meH jIvIHbe'qu'taH.

"jaj wa'DIch DujmajDaq muwegh. DubwIj 'emDaq DeSDu'wIj bagh 'ej choQDaq ngIbDu'wIj ngaQ mIrmey. jIjatlhlaHbe'meH 'ej jIleghlaHbe'meH nujwIj mInDu'wIj je bagh je. lutlh 'ach vaQ. qaStaHvIS jajvetlh tlhIngan ghogh vIQoy. chobmeyDaq Dochmey 'ugh luHtaH chaH. tep lunIHlI' neH 'e' vIHar. ghIq jI'ItchoH 'ej beqwIj luwoDmeH, ngIq HIchDalDaq qenglI' 'e' vIHarchoH. tagha' jIH munge'. ngIbDu'wIjDaq rartaHvIS mIr jIyIt 'e' luraD. jIyajlaHbe'. vIleghlaHbe'. jIjatlhlaHbe'. jIyItHa'DI' 'oy'naQ lo'.

"chobmeyvetlh vISovqu'mo' HIchDal wIghoS 'e' vISov. jIyIn vIneHqu'. poSchoH HIchDal  megh'an lojmIt 'ej vI'el 'e' luraD. SoQchoH HIchDal lojmIt 'e' vIQoyDI' jIDej, jISaQtaHvIS. poSchoHDI' HIchDal 'e'rIn lojmIt, mejchoH muD 'e' vIloS 'ach ... qaSbe'. 'el latlh tlhInganpu'. jIQamqa'meH muqIpqa' 'oy'naQ. jIyIntaHmo' 'oy'vetlh vItlho'. DeSwIj lubaghlu'mo' nIteb jIQamchoHlaHbe', 'a jItor 'ej qIvDu'wIjDaq jIyIt. jIyItmeH mupep tlhInganpu'. ghegh DIrchaj. tlhIngan Duj wItIjmeH HIchDal wIvegh. chobmey DIvegh, ghIq jIba' 'e' luraD. mInDu'wIj nujwIj je tlhabmoH vay' 'ej tlhIngan Duj qoD, yu'wI'pu'wI' je vIleghlaH."

"yu'wI' ghaH'a' tlhIngan HoDvetlh?"

"ghobe'. ghu'wIj DayajmeH wanI'meyvam qaja' neH." QeDpIn qab bej HoD. "DayajlaH'a'? bIHegh 'e' DaHar, ghIq bIHeghbe', 'a yInlIj DaSeHbe'chu'. bIyIntaHmo' 'oy''e' Datlho'. yIn neH Daghaj 'a yInvetlh SeHchu' jagh DaleghvIpbogh? ghu'vetlh DaSIQ'a'? not, qar'a'?"

jangbe' QeDpIn 'a Qochbe' qab.

jatlhqa' HoD. "Dochmey vISIQ. Dochmey vIQoy. Dochmey vIlegh 'ej Dochmey vIlargh neH 'a not vIlIjlaH.[1] Hoch jaj jIHegh 'e' vIHar. 'a jIHeghbe'. jIHeghbe'meH vang wa' 'avwI'. bIghHa'Daq mu'av. bIQ nob. Soj nob. choQ lamDaq jIQottaHmo' DeSDu'wIj lungejchoHlu'DI', nonchoH porghwIj 'e' tu' ghaH 'ej Qel rI'. 'ej jIpumbe'meH mubachpa' jIQot 'e' ra'."

"yI'Ij'egh! DuHoHbe'mo' Duweghbogh 'ej Dubachbogh loD Davuv! pong ghaj roplIj. pong vIlIj 'a vub noyvaD ponglu'."

"yIleS. jISov. mIgh Hoch tlhIngan. vIHubbe'. 'ach yIqel: Huj DeSDu'wIj DIr 'ach pIvqu' DeSDu''e'. muvorbe'pu'chugh tlhIngan cham, ghaytan DeSDu' vIHutlh pagh jIHeghpu'. tlhIngan vIwel 'e' vImuS. jIHvaD Qel rI'. ghaHvaD tlhIngan vIrI'. pItlh. may. vIlIjlaH.

"ghaHvaD pagh Dawel! Duwel ghaH. nIwel Hoch tlhIngan. nIwegh. nIbach. nIrIQmoH. nIvorchu'be'."

"bortaS vISuq 'e' DamaS'a'? loghDaq Hegh chaH 'e' DamaS'a'? yap. pa' bISaHbe'pu'mo' bIyajlaHbe'. ghu' choHbe' rop pong. chobojtaHchugh jIqejchoH 'ej jIqejtaHchugh beq naQ vInuQ 'ej Quch pagh. SaQchoH chelwI' DaneH'a'? Doch boch yIpojchoH. yIruch."

"lu' HoD." lojmIt SoQmoHtaHvIS QeDpIn, chIch chuSmoH.

chuSDI' lojmIt QeDpIn bejchoH beq. DaH meHDaq SaH chIjwI', QumpIn, jonwI' boQ, chelwI' je.

"HoD DaSujbe' 'e' vIchup" jatlh QeDpIn, meH tlheDtaHvIS.