'ay' chorgh

tlhIngan meHDaq ghum SeHlaw. "wIHotlhlu'!" jatlh Hung yaS. meHDaq mob
ghaH DeghwI' je.

"DaSovbej'a'?" jatlh DeghwI'. "chuqDaq pagh Duj tu'lu'. So'wI' ghaj'a'?"

"HanDoghmajDaq HochHom noch DaH tu'lu'. Dachmo' bID, ghurHa' chuq."
jatlh Hung yaS. "'ej lI'be'mo' nuHmeymaj wIbachlaHbe' je."

puchpa'vo'[1] chegh yaS wa'DIch. "ghum nuq? nuHIv 'Iv?" jatlh, HoD
quSDaq ba'qa'taHvIS.

"nuHotlhta' vay'," jatlh Hung yaS.

"HaStaDaq," ra' yaS wa'DIch.

HaStaDaq logh neH leghlu'.

rI'Se' leQ DungDaq vIH yaS wa'DIch SIqwI'. yev, ghIq HoD pa' QumwI'
leQDaq vIH. Qong vajar 'e' Hon. HoD rI'.

SIbI' QumwI'vo' HoD ghogh Qoylu', "nuHIv 'Iv?"[2]

"nuHotlh vay' wIleghlaHbe'bogh."

"yIrI'. meHDaq vIghoSlI'."

rI'Se' leQ 'uy' yaS wa'DIch 'ej jatlh, "tlhIngan tlharghDuj "Dugh"
boHotlhta'. pengu'egh."

jangbe' latlh Duj.

meHDaq 'el HoD. ghaHvaD quSDaj nobHa' yaS wa'DIch 'ej ghu' QIj.

nov Duj rI' 'e' nID HoD. Qap.

HaStaDaq nargh nov. Hab QuchDaj 'ej nuHmey 'angbe'. SuD DIrDaj. QIt
nov Hol jatlhchoH 'ej mughchoH De'wI'  "Mahoun HoD jIH."

nov toj 'e' qel vajar 'ach wa' HanDogh toghlaH nov QIpqu'. ghu'chaj
luleghlaHba' Hoch. "vajar HoD jIH. tlhIngan tlharghDuj "Dugh"
DaHotlh. nuq DaneH?" cha' HanDogh ghajbogh Duj ra'bogh loD'e' Da.

QuchDaj Hab Hot nov. "malja' wIHuq wIneH," jatlh. nov Segh ghovlaw'
HoD, 'a rurchuq mut law', 'ej potlhbe'. yuDlaH Hoch mutmey.

"nuq chengev?" jatlh HoD.

"pong noy tlhaqmey, tach chuch, tu'lummey 'IH, Hergh SuD. nuq
bopoQ?[3]" jatlh nov HoD. "Hoch wo' potlh DeQ DIlaj." loS nov. valqu'
ghaH. cha' HanDogh ghajbogh Duj HoDvaD Sutlh 'e' Da. tlhIngan batlh
yajlaw' nov. loQ toj nov 'e' yaj vajar. 'ach jochbe' 'e' Har. DujlIj yIvoq.

"'IHqu''a' tu'lummeyvetlh?" tlhob, lummeH, QubtaHvIS.[4]

"'IHqu'," jatlh latlh nov. "QuchlIj rur."

latlh nov tammoH nov HoD. "tlhIngan HoD yIbochmoHQo'."

DeSDu' 'angmeH nov HoD, yebDu'vo' tlhaymey yuv. Huj DeS DIr. SuD bID
'ej Hurgh bID. DuD cha' DIr Segh. ghaH retlhDaq, HoD DeSDu' leghmo'
yay'law' latlh nov.