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Nl dlsl sunn‑ln`bro

KRGAOP EOGHLHOPA
Donnlgl harbttl hl Irlgdbsdl Nlzzlrlto

EOGHLHOPA
lh Lmnlal
djb bsastb hlvvbro,
dosa doeb @algdl,
nl qulnb lntra gog ê
djb n‑lutradb
 AGHADB

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Rg ln`bro hlvvbro sagmonlrb

L prael vastl potbvl sbe`rlrb ug ln`bro doeb tutta mna lntra. Ttlvl gbn ebzzo ha ug
prlto nbmmbrebgtb ag hasdbsl. Lvbvl ug trogdo pauttosto mrosso b ugl djaoel iontl b
vonueagosl.
An trogdo brl radopbrto hl ugl rumosl dortbddal elrrogb b gohosb rlhada liiaorlvlgo
hln tbrrbgo.
Nb iomnab brlgo vbrha b iontb, el stlvlgo troppo ag lnto pbrdjá sa potbssb vbhbrb
bslttlebgtb nl noro iorel. La pabha hbnn‑ln`bro d‑brlgo dauiia h‑br`l, elrmjbratagb,
daottona b, hopo nl paommal, qulndjb iugmo hln dlppbnno rosso, proprao doeb gbnnb
annustrlzaoga hba na`ra. Tua rlea d‑brlgo iaora b irutta, ilrilnnb, lpa, uddbnnaga... Rg ln`bro
doeb tutta mna lntra, agsoeel!
El, l mulrhlrb `bgb, sa sdopravl ugl portadagl glsdostl ag `lsso irl nb rlhada
gohosb. Rgl portadagl l``lstlgzl mrlghb pbr potbrda plsslrb lttrlvbrso sbgzl
raelgbrb agdlstrlta (l pltto ha gog bssbrb troppo mrlssa). An trogdo agiltta brl dlvo, b
hbgtro d‑brl ugl sdlnbttl l djaoddaonl djb portlvl ag lnto, la rlea pabga ha iomnab. Gog
sono, el sunnl plrtb bstbrgl hbn trogdo lnduga spugtoga ha rlea tlmnalta lh lntbzzl
drbsdbgtb iorelvlgo ottaea mrlhaga o lppamna pbr dja vonbssb lrrlepadlrsa sbgzl
plsslrb pbr nl portadagl sbmrbtl.
Glturlnebgtb Lmnlal prbibravl qubstl sdlnbttl bstbrgl b da slnavl vbnodb doeb ugo
sdoalttono. Lmnlal lvbvl otto lgga, b l`atlvl sunn‑ln`bro agsabeb dog nl sul leadl
@algdl, djb agvbdb brl ugl pbrsogl mrlghb. Brl suddbsso djb tuttb b hub sa brlgo
stuiltb ha stlrb ag ug lpplrtlebgto ha dattæ. Lnnorl sa brlgo ebssb h‑lddorho, lvbvlgo
dbrdlto ug ln`bro lhltto b sa brlgo trlsibratb nlssñ.
Ag dael djb
plrlpbtto, ln trogdo,
pbr ð hllnnl
pbrð `aiordlzaogb
tbrrl hba pbrdjá
gog sa vbhbvl
vb hbvl rlea, d‑brl ugl palttliorel
brl glsdostl ha lssaAgdog
hln iomnaleb.
iomn aleb. ug
qubstl
palttliorel d‑brl lgdjb ugl `otonl, lttrlvbrso dua sa potbvl dlnlrb ugl iugb pbr
ratarlrb hln `lsso qulnsalsa dosl, pbr bsbepao ug dbstago pabgo ha ro`l hl elgmalrb, o
lgdjb ug palgoiortb, sb db gb iossb stlto `asomgo.
Vbr slnarb pañ ag lnto gog d‑brlgo pañ sdlnb. @asomglvl lrrlepadlrsa ha rleo ag
rleo. N‑ln`bro brl lntassaeo; gog iagavl ela. Tb no sa mulrhlvl hln prlto, brl proprao
ug ln`bro gorelnb, lnto, el gblgdjb tlgtassaeo. L ug dbrto pugto a suoa rlea iagavlgo
b pañ ag lnto d‑brl sono dabno.
El lh lrrlepadlrsa hlnn‑agtbrgo, gog da drbhbrbstb, sa potbvl slnarb b slnarb, iago lh
lvbrb nb vbrtamaga pbrdjá an prlto, l mulrhlrb ag `lsso, sbe`rlvl nogtlgassaeo. El ag
dael @algdl b Lmnlal gog da brlgo lrravltb ela.
Lvbvlgo hbdaso ha dostruarb nl noro dlsl su hub mrossa rlea, podja ebtra pañ ag lnto
hbnnl palttliorel, b lvbvlgo nlvorlto tuttl n‑bstltb dog sbmjb b elrtbnna.
 Lnnl iagb brl vbgutl iuora ugl dlsl `bnnassael. Brl eonto splzaosl, el hln prlto
gbssugo lvrb``b potuto aghovaglrgb n‑bsastbgzl... Gog lvbvl ugl palgtl hbiagatavl,
daoê nl hasposazaogb hbnnb stlgzb gog brl iassl. Ha iasso d‑brl sono an plvaebgto b plrtb
hbn tbtto. Nb plrbta b nb tbttoab brlgo ha iomnab agtrbddaltb, b sa potbvlgo spostlrb l
paldbrb sbdogho an sonb, an vbgto, an dlnho, an hbsahbrao hbnnb hub l`atlgta ha stlrb
agsabeb o hl sonb, nl gbdbssatæ ha dogtronnlrb hl nogtlgo nl palgurl agtorgo...
Ag mbgbrb, qulgho an tbepo brl `bnno, nb plrbta vbgavlgo tbgutb lrrotonltb ag ug

lgmono b nl dlsl
Ha eo`ana raelgbvl
d‑brl lpbrtldjb
tutto qubnno sua puð
qulttro nlta. ag ugl dlsl; gabgtb ha pañ, gabgtb ha
sbrvarb
ebgo. No stbsso pbr mna ommbtta utana. D‑brl agvbdb ugl mrlghb qulgtatæ ha maodja b ha
na`ra, b qulgho ag dlsl gog d‑brl pañ posto, Lmnlal na lppbghbvl dog hbnnb dorhadbnnb la
rlea pañ vadaga.
Lgdjb an nbtto ha Lmnlal brl lppbso l ug rleo ug po‑ iuora hbnnl dlsl. Brl ugl
spbdab ha dunnl bsdjaebsb, el gbnno stbsso tbepo soeamnalvl lgdjb ln `ozzono ha ug
`ldo hl sbtl, oppurb l dbrta gaha tutta djausa. Hbgtro brl iohbrlto ha pbnnaddal b qulgho
d‑brl vbgto hoghonlvl su b mañ.
@algdl agvbdb, djb lvbvl plurl hba rbueltasea, b agontrb soiiravl an eln ha elrb,
horeavl ag ug slddo l pbno hbgtro an trogdo hbnn‑ln`bro, ag ugl gaddjal vadago lnnl
sdlnl l djaoddaonl. «Ea sbgto pañ sadurl l horearb vadago lnnl portl³ hadbvl. «Dlso
ela sdoppalssb ug agdbghao, potrba lvvbrtarb su`ato a poepabra. B sb poa vbgassbro a
nlhra, gog na nlsdbrba slnarb.³
L dosl sbrvavl lnnorl nl dlsl, harbtb voa, sb nb sub l`atlgta gog da horeavlgo
gbppurb?
Tbrvavl pbr radbvbrb mna leada, pbr ilrb mrlgha ibstb, pbr rbdatlrb doeebhab, pbr ilrb
nb punazab, pbr dudaglrb. D‑brl agiltta ugl `bnnassael dudagl dog tlgtb pbgtonb, plhbnnb,
tbmlea ha ebtlnno b ha tbrrldottl.
Voa d‑brl ugl slnl hl eusadl dog tutta mna struebgta ha ug‑ordjbstrl3 ug ltbnabr dog
donora, eltatb b mrlghassaea iomna ha dlrtl pbr hapagmbrb, b pbrsago ugl sbrrl. Rgl sbrrl
soprl ug ln`bro? Tassamgora, proprao ugl sbrrl! Lgza, ug nl`orltorao ha `otlgadl.
@algdl agiltta sa brl ebssl ag tbstl n‑ahbl ha ilr havbgtlrb an noro ln`bro ug dogdbgtrlto
ha tutta mna ln`bra hl irutto bsastbgta. Tb gb lghlvl tutto an maorgo su b mañ pbr a rlea l
ilrb aggbsta, b hlppbrtutto sa vbhbvlgo qubnnb `uiib ilsdalturb la trogdja, agdasa b ugata
dog rlebtta ha ln`bra ha havbrso tapo. Lnn‑agazao tutta mna leada rahbvlgo b hadbvlgo djb
brl ug‑aeprbsl plzzbsdl, el qulgho @algdl rlmmaugsb a praea rasuntlta, sb gb stbttbro
zatta b nl seasbro ha dratadlrb.
N‑ln`bro ag oramagb brl ugl qubrdal b quagha doeb irutta hlvl nb mjalghb. El don
praeo aggbsto ugo hba rlea pragdaplna brl havbgtlto ug godb, b dosa h‑lutuggo Lmnlal
potbvl domnabrb nb goda irbsdjb hlnnb iagbstrb ha dlsl. Voa ug lntro rleo brl stlto
aggbstlto l dlstlmgo. Vañ ag lnto @algdl lvbvl ottbguto hba rlea ha ebnb, lntra ha pbrb,
lntra ha ln`adoddjb, ugo paddono ha danabmab, ugo ha susagb b ug lntro ha pbsdjb. Lmnlal
nl lvbvl tlgto prbmltl pbr lvbrb lnebgo ug rleosdbnno ha eorb b lgdjb qubsto aggbsto
brl rausdato.
 Vañ ag lnto @algdl lvbvl ottbguto hba rlea ha ebnb,
lntra ha pbrb, lntra ha ln`adoddjb, ugo paddono ha
danabmab…

Voaha@algdl
tutta iruttl sa brl stbssl
hbnnl hbdasl zogl.
lnn‑opbrlzaogb pañ tbgtlrb
Orl vonbvl haiiadanb.dog
Iagorl mna aggbsta
nb palgtb brlgoHopo
tropadlna. stlta
qulndjb tbgtltavo rausdî l ilrb lttbddjarb hlttbra, `lglgb, goda ha doddo, poa elgmja b
plplab, lglgls b pbrsago n‑ln`bro hbn plgb. Orl lvbvlgo proprao tutto b gog brl pañ
gbdbsslrao lghlrb l ilrb nl spbsl ln supbrebrdlto.
An `bnno poa brl djb gog tutta a irutta elturlvlgo lnnl stbssl stlmaogb. Vbrdað, ag
qulnsalsa eoebgto hbnn‑lggo, sunn‑ln`bro d‑brlgo rlea iaorata, rlea spomna, rlea dog
iomnab guovb b mbeeb, rlea dlradja ha iruttl hla donora pañ havbrsa...
«Ê proprao ug `bnn‑ln`bro!³ sosparlvl Lmnlal dogtbepnlghono l glso ag su.
Gbssugo pbrð slpbvl djb trl a rlea d‑brl nl sul dlsl, pbrdjá qubsto iltto brl ug
sbmrbto irl nba, @algdl b an samgor @bddlras @runno.
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Rgo strlgo vadago ha dlsl

An samgor @bddlras @runno brl ugo sdoeoho vadago ha dlsl o, ebmnao lgdorl, ug
haiiadanb doghoeago. Agiltta l`atlvl lgdjb nua sunn‑ln`bro, b iorsb da stlvl hl eonto
tbepo prael djb lrravlssbro @algdl b Lmnlal. \ubsto iltto pbrð gbssugo no potbvl
liibrelrb dog sadurbzzl.
Lnn‑agazao n‑ln`bro agiltta sbe`rlvl lssonutlebgtb hasl`atlto. Tunnl portadagl
glsdostl gog d‑brl gbssugl tlrmjbttl, b gbeebgo sunnl `otonl hbnnl palttliorel pañ
`lssl. Tua rlea djb nb hub leadjb lvbvlgo bspnorlto gog d‑brl lndugl trlddal ha
agquanaga stl`ana, l plrtb a gaha hbmna uddbnna.
Dosa noro hub lvbvlgo dostruato trlgquannlebgtb nl noro dlsbttl, dogvagtb ha bssbrb
nb ugadjb odduplgta hbnnl qubrdal. L`atlvlgo na hl hub o trb ebsa qulgho Vruganhb, nl
mlttl gbrl ha @algdl, lghlgho l dlddal ha uddbnna (gog brlgo ela rausdatb l agsbmglrnb

l doeportlrsa
Glturlnebgtbhl poa,
mlttldoeb
vbmbtlralgl) sa brl lrrlepadltl
dlpatl spbsso su maovlga,
la mltta eonto ug rleo gog
lgdorl
brlagbspnorlto.
stltl dlpldb
ha sdbghbrb b sa brl ebssl l palmgudonlrb djalelgho lauto.
@algdl gog d‑brl, dosa toddð lh Lmnlal ha lrrlepadlrsa l rbdupbrlrnl. Tlnavl dog
mrlghb lmanatæ, ug po‑ sbddltl pbrdjá lvbvl eonto hl ilrb ag dlsl b lvrb``b prbibrato
gog pbrhbrb tbepo habtro lnnb mlttb lvvbgturosb.
El, ugl vontl slnatl sun rleo sdogosdauto, sa brl lddortl ha ugl iugb tuttl goha djb
pbgzonlvl hlnn‑lnto. Lvbvl mulrhlto ag su, el an iomnaleb brl dosa iatto djb gog
pbrebttbvl ha vbhbrb hovb nl iugb iossb nbmltl.
Lnnorl Lmnlal sa brl agianltl Vruganhb hbgtro an elmnaogb, smrahlghonl `bg `bgb b
rlddoelghlghonb ha tbgbrsa strbttl sbgzl mrliialrb, b lvbvl doeagdalto l slnarb nugmo
nl dorhl.
Tlnî b slnî, uslgho a goha hbnnl iugb doeb mrlhaga, b maugsb l ugl sbdoghl
`aiordlzaogb hbn trogdo pragdaplnb. \ua d‑brl ugl sbdoghl palttliorel, dog ug
plrlpbtto ha rlea spagosa, b ln dbgtro
dbgtr o hbnnl palttliorel
palt tliorel d‑brl ugo strlgo dlsotto,
dls otto, lnto b
strbtto doeb nl mlrattl ha ugl sbgtagbnnl, tutto djauso, dog ugl portl eagusdonl s`lrrltl
hl trb dltbgldda b ugl iagbstragl eadrosdopadl haibsl hl ugl agibrraltl.
Bvahbgtbebgtb n‑l`atlgtb ha qubnnl dlsl gog lvbvl eontl saepltal pbr mna bstrlgba.
Tunno zbr`ago, agvbdb hbn sonato @bgvbguta, d‑brl sdratto Lghltbvbgb. Rgl dlggl ha
iudanb s`udlvl trl nb mrltb hbnnl iagbstrl, b lddlgto ln dleplgbnno ug dlrtbnno
eaglddaoso lvvbrtavl;
 «Rg dlgb su ug ln`bro?³ sa djabsb Lmnlal ebrlvamnaltl. «Doeb lvræ iltto l slnarb
iag qulssñ?³
«Ealo!³ ibdb Vruganhb, soiialgho splvbgtltl b dlddalgho nb ugmjab sunnl splnnl ha
Lmnlal, djb nb hbttb ugo sdlppbnnotto pbr ilrnl sebttbrb.
Hlnn‑agtbrgo hbnnl dlsl iortaiadltl gog vbgavl lndug sbmgo ha vatl. Gog d‑brlgo
rueora, proiuea ha dudagl, eovaebgto, nuda... El dbrtlebgtb hbgtro d‑brl qulndugo.
Lmnlal sbgtavl djalrlebgtb ha bssbrb iassltl hl hub oddja podo `bgbvona djb nl
spalvlgo
Lnnorl hlpbrhbttb
qulndjb nl
plrtb. No smulrho
plzabgzl. nb hlvl doeb
Djaugqub iossb,ugldoeb
spbdabsaha pbrebttbvl
prurato sunnl pbnnb.
qubsto
sdogosdauto ha agstlnnlrsa sun noro ln`bro b pbr maugtl ha iasslrnl l qubn eoho?
«Eb gb agiasdjao hbn tuo iudanb b hba tuoa dltbgldda!³ mrahð ildbgho nl vodb pañ
mrossl djb potbvl b hlgho ug dlndao lnnl portl s`lrrltl. «Bsda iuora, sb gog sba ug
vamnalddo! Dosl da ila sun gostro ln`bro?³
«Tbgta qubstl!³ mrlddjað ugl vodb strahunl lnn‑agtbrgo hbnnl dlsl. «An vostro ln`bro?
Dosl da iltb voa, pauttosto, sunnl eal qubrdal?³

Tunno zbr`ago, agvbdb hbn sonato @bgvbguta, d‑brl sdratto Lghltbvbgb.

 Nl portl sa splnlgdð s`ltlddjalgho b sunnl somnal doeplrvb ug vbddjao vbstato ha
mramao sduro b lrelto ha ugl iaoghl.
Lmnlal mna eostrð a pumga;
«N‑ln`bro ê gostro, pbrdað ila an paldbrb ha prbghbrb a tuoa `lmlmna b ha snommalrb!³
«Lj, ê vostro? Ê hl ug po‑ ha tbepo djb ossbrvo an vostro lgharavabga, djabhbghoea
iago l djb pugto sa slrb``b spagtl nl vostrl aepuhbgzl. Tlppa, `bnnl eal, djb ao su
qubst‑ln`bro da l`ato hl dbgto lgga b pañ, b gog jo ela tonnbrlto agtrusa sua eaba rlea!³

jla«@ue! Hl dbgto
gbeebgo lgga!
ottlgtl... B Ylnno l rlddogtlrb
poa sogo l tul
sadurassael djbgoggl!³ rasposb
sba lrravlto hopoLmnlal.
ha goa.«Tb gog gb
\ulgho da
saleo slnatb nl prael vontl n‑ln`bro brl hasl`atlto.³
«@umalrhl! Tabtb voa djb gog va sabtb prboddupltb ha dogtronnlrb sb gog da iossb maæ
ug agquanago! Tabtb hbmna agvlsora, bddo dosl sabtb! Hbnnb odduplgta l`usavb! Lghltb
su`ato val! Iltb a `lmlmna b snommaltb! N‑ln`bro ê eao!³
«Go, ê gostro!³
«Go, ê eao!³
Votrbeeo dogtagulrb an natamao lnn‑agiagato.
El Lmnlal pbrsb nl plzabgzl b liibrrð an vbddjao pbr nl `lr`l, hlghomna ugo
sdronnogb. \ubnno pbrsb n‑bquana`rao b prbdapatð mañ hln rleo. Vbr iortugl Lmnlal
tbgbvl nl `lr`l slnhlebgtb b no tarð su, prbghbghono ag maro pbrdjá gog brl gbppurb
dlpldb ha stlrb ag pabha.
Lnnorl an vbddjao dbrdð ha ebttbrnb nb hatl gbmna oddja b dogtbeporlgblebgtb nb
hbttb ug dlndao ag ugo stagdo. Lmnlal no l``rlgdð lnnl vatl b no mbttð l tbrrl sunnl
palttliorel ha lssa. Doeagdalrogo l paddjalrsa rotonlgho doeb gba iane ha dow`oys,
ebgtrb Vruganhb, lgdorl agianltl sotto an elmnaogb ha Lmnlal, prbghbvl donpa hl tutta b
hub b ealmonlvl pabtoslebgtb dbrdlgho ha smusdalrb iuora.
Glturlnebgtb a hub natamlgta,
na tamlgta, l ug dbrto pugto, iagarogo sunn‑orno
s unn‑orno hbnnl palttliorel b
dlhhbro mañ. Puzzonlgho ha rleo ag rleo (ebgtrb Vruganhb sa tbgbvl strbttl lh Lmnlal
dlddalghonb nb ugmjab gbnnl dlgottabrl) lnnl iagb lttbrrlrogo sunnl vbrlghl hbnnl dlsl
hbnnb hub leadjb, hovb d‑brl @algdl djb stlvl agsbmglgho l ug dlgb sdogosdauto l
suoglrb an inluto.
An dlgb lvbvl ugl daotonl ha eagbstrl hlvlgta b ug tovlmnaono nbmlto lttorgo ln donno.
Omga vontl djb soiialvl hub gotb maustb gbn inluto, @algdl mna hlvl ug duddjalao ha
zuppl. Bvahbgtbebgtb an dlgb gog suoglvl ugl eusadl eonto `bnnl, el pbr ug
pragdapalgtb brl lgdjb troppo.
«Ealo!³ ibdb haspbrltlebgtb Vruganhb, sdjazzlgho iuora hln elmnaogb ha Lmnlal b
sdoeplrbgho rlpahl doeb ug iuneagb su ug rleo pañ lnto.
A hub natamlgta, lgdorl lvvagmjalta, rotonlrogo dogtro nl daotonl ha eagbstrl b
rovbsdalrogo pbr tbrrl tutto an dogtbguto. An dlgb sa easb lh l``lalrb lrrl``alto.
@algdl sa lnzð dog nb elga sua ialgdja;
«Djb elgabrb!³ hassb. «No lvbtb iltto stoglrb, povbrago. \ubstb gotb gog d‑brlgo,
gbnno splrtato.³
El an vbddjao, mroghlgho eagbstrl hl dlpo l pabha, eonnð Lmnlal b dbrdð ha mbttlrsa
sun«Hasmrlzalto!³
dlgb; mrahlvl. «Bddo doeb ea dustohasda nl dlsl! Bddo doeb ea tabga lnnl
nlrml a elnagtbgzaoglta! Xa sba vbghuto pbr ug paltto ha eagbstrl. Xrlhatorb!³
 «Lj, ê nba an plhrogb hbn dlgb? @rlvo, `rlvo!³ bsdnleð @algdl trlttbgbghono pbr an
donnbtto b sonnbvlghono ha pbso. «Drbho proprao djb nl hbgugdbrð lnnl protbzaogb hbmna
lgaelna pbr hbgutrazaogb b elntrlttlebgta.³
An vbddjao sdlndalvl pbr lral dbrdlgho ha donparb @algdl, djb pbrdað no lppbsb pbr nl
malddl l ug rleo b doeagdað n‑agtbrromltorao.

El Lmnlal pbrsb nl plzabgzl b liibrrð an vbddjao pbr nl `lr`l, hlghomna ugo

sdronnogb. \ubnno pbrsb n‑bquana`rao b prbdapatð mañ hln rleo.

Pasuntð djb an povbro dlgb liilelto sa brl prbsbgtlto ag dudagl l ebzzomaorgo l

ebghadlrb ug po‑ ha da`o, b @algdl gb lvbvl lpproiattlto pbr agsbmglrmna, ebgtrb
elgmalvl, l suoglrb an inluto, vasto djb Vruganhb gog gb lvbvl ela vonuto slpbrb; a
mltta jlggo ug dlrlttbrb aghapbghbgtb.
\ubnno brl proprao an ileoso „dlgb ibrodb― hbn dlrtbnno b an suo plhrogb no tbgbvl l
hamaugo pbgslgho djb, pbr nl ileb, lvrb``b havorlto mna agtrusa. Agvbdb lhbsso an dlgb
sa mbttð su ha nua l `oddl splnlgdltl.
 «Lauto!³ mrahð an vbddjao smle`bttlgho gbnn‑lral, aeprovvaslebgtb leelgsato.
El an dlgb sa naeatð l nbddlrno dog nl sul nagmul bgoreb, b ag qulttro nlppltb no rapunî
hbnnl zuppl djb sa brl rovbsdalto lhhosso.
Vbr dlnelrb mna lgaea @algdl agvatð an vbddjao donnbrado l prbghbrb an tê, b dosa,
lttorgo ln tlvono pabgo ha `asdotta, tbgtlrogo ha ilrb nl pldb. Lmnlal sa lddorsb djb
Vruganhb, hlnn‑lnto hbn rleo, mulrhlvl an dlgb dog lral prboddupltl b djb gog oslvl
lvvadaglrsa.
«Mulrhl djb Angog
trlgquannlebgtb. dlgbslnmo ug‑lntrl vontl
ê ug `oglddaogb l taprbghbrta!³
b gog nb hassb. «Vuoa sdbghbrb
ilræ gabgtb.³
An dlgb sa djalelvl Lebhbo bh brl hlvvbro ug pbzzo ha plgb. \ulgho Vruganhb
sdbsb b lghð pruhbgtbebgtb l ebttbrsa ag `rlddao l @algdl, nl lggusð hl dlpo l pabha,
nb hbttb ugl nbddltagl leadjbvonb b torgð l sbhbrsa vadago ln inluto.
«Dosl ta lvbvo hbtto?³ hassb Lmnlal. «An dlgb ê ebgo ibrodb hbn plhrogb. El
ilrbeo dlnelrb lgdjb qubnno.³
 4
Vro`nbea ha doghoeagao

Da paldbrb``b eonto harb, l qubsto pugto, djb nb hub leadjb ibdbro nl pldb don
tbrra`anb
Dostuavbddjabtto,
sa djalelvlel@bddlras
purtroppo@runno,
gog brl dosa.pbr leada b lnnblta. Tostbgbvl ha l`atlrb
@.@.
hl sbeprb sunn‑ln`bro, b gog d‑brl eoho ha dogtronnlrb sb hadbssb nl vbratæ o sb
ebgtassb.
«Doeugqub gog il gabgtb³ dogdnusb @algdl hopo lvbr aghlmlto l nugmo. «Ê
tlnebgtb `umalrho djb sb lgdjb leebttbssb ha bssbrb lrravlto hopo ha goa, lvrbeeo
sbeprb an sospbtto djb sa trltta ha ugl `umal.³
Voadjá gbssugo brl hasposto l snommalrb hlnn‑ln`bro, ibdbro ug pltto ha
dol`atlzaogb, o pbr ebmnao harb, ha doghoeagao. Vroeasbro ha gog hlrsa ilstahao
rbdaprodlebgtb, ha lmmaustlrb agsabeb mna bvbgtulna hlgga su`ata hlnn‑ln`bro b ha gog
ilrb djalsso hopo nb ughada ha sbrl. Hopo ha djb an samgor @.@. easb an muagzlmnao ln
suo dlgb b sb gb torgð l dlsl sul, dog mrlghb sohhasilzaogb ha Vruganhb, djb pbr tutto
an tbepo lvbvl tbeuto ha hovbr havahbrb n‑liibtto hbnnb hub leadjb dog qubnn‑agtruso
ha Lebhbo.
Hl qubn maorgo a noro rlpporta iurogo hasdrbta, lgdjb sb gog eonto dorhalna. Omga
tlgto an samgor @bddlras @runno prbghbvl l iudanltb an tbtto hbnnl dlsl ha Lmnlal, b poa
hadbvl ha bssbrsa s`lmnalto l prbghbrb nl earl. Omga tlgto Lmnlal mbttlvl nl splzzlturl
sunnl palttliorel supbraorb b poa hadbvl ha bssbrsa s`lmnaltl l dlndonlrb an taro, o
pbstlvl a pabha, o tarlvl nl `lr`l ln doghoeago.
\ulndjb vontl vbggbro lnnb elga, el gbssugo hba hub iaga ela lnn‑ospbhlnb. @algdl
sa tbgbvl iuora hlnnl easdjal, el ugl vontl lvbvl rbmlnlto ln samgor @bddlras @runno
pbr an suo doepnblggo ugl tortl rapabgl ha purmlgtb.
purml gtb. Vbrð an samgor @bddlras @runno brl
dosa lvlro, el dosa lvlro, djb ha dogsbmubgzl brl lgdjb statado, b nl purml gog mna
lvbvl iltto gbssug biibtto spaldbvonb. Lgza, nl tortl mna brl paldautl eontassaeo, b
djabhbvl sbeprb djb mnabgb rbmlnlssbro ug‑lntrl saeanb.
Brl ug vbddjao bstrbelebgtb silddalto. Brl dogvagto ha lvbr haratto l ug
trlttlebgto ha ramulrho sbgzl ilr gabgtb hl plrtb sul pbr ebratlrsbno. Doeb
doghoeago, poa, gog sbrvavl l gabgtb. Xlgto pbr doeagdalrb sa brl nlebgtlto
eontassaeo hbmna aggbsta ha dua @algdl lghlvl dosa iabrl.
«Dosl sogo qubsta plstadda!³ s`rlatlvl. «Jo sbeprb hbtbstlto nl ebsdonlgzl ha
stana! Rgl qubrdal ê ug ln`bro hamgatoso. Nb sub iroghb sbrvogo hl dorogl la pobta b
lmna broa. B qubstl hbiadabgtb eb nl vl l ae`lstlrharb dog nb plplab! Vulj, nb plplab!³
Vbrð brl an praeo l ilrb elg `lssl ha quba irutta lppbgl na vbhbvl eltura.
Vrotbstlvl pbrdjá gog brl stlto dogsuntlto.
«Doeb doghoeago jo haratto l hlrb an eao voto l omga aggovlzaogb o eamnaoral³
hadbvl sbeprb.
Ag qubsto dlso poa sa trlttlvl, sbdogho nua, ha „pbmmaoral―, b quagha sb agtbrpbnnlto,
gog lvrb``b ela hlto nl sul lpprovlzaogb.
 @algdl no nlsdalvl s`rlatlrb b dogtagulvl a suoa bspbraebgta, iagdjá ug maorgo, stuil
hbnnb sub nlebgtbnb, aggbstð vadago lnnl dlsl hbn vbddjao ug rlebtto ha palgtl
dlrgavorl.
Aeelmagltbva no splvbgto hbn samgor @bddlras @runno qulgho, usdbgho ha dlsl,
ebgtrb sa liilddbghlvl l djauhbrb l djalvb tuttb nb sbrrlturb b a nuddjbtta, sa sbgta hlrb
ug eorsbtto l ug `rlddao, b gbnnl palttliorel gog d‑brl gbssugo.
„Eb no slrð aeelmaglto― pbgsð, b torgð lh lrebmmalrb lttorgo lnnl portl. El
su`ato nl palgtl
«Lauto, lnnugmð
lnn‑lrea! Rgug rleosdbnno
gbeado b no eorsadð
agvasa`anb!³ l ug
sa easb orbddjao.
l urnlrb an vbddjao tbrrorazzlto
ildbgho ug slnto aghabtro.
An ibhbnb Lebhbo lrravð ha dorsl nltrlgho; lvbvl aeplrlto l euovbrsa sunn‑ln`bro
doeb ugo sdoalttono. Hl qubn dlgb agtbnnambgtb djb brl, liibrrð su`ato nl satulzaogb. Ta
easb trl an plhrogb b nl palgtl dlrgavorl b doeagdað lh l``lalrb eaglddaoso. Lnnorl
lgdjb @bddlras @runno dlpa djb gog d‑brl pbradono, purdjá stbssb lnnl nlrml hl quba
rlea, b doeagdað l pbttaglrsa nl `lr`l, djb lvbvl nugmjassael, pbr hlrsa ug dogtbmgo.
Gba maorga sbmubgta pbgsð l nugmo l doeb rasonvbrb nl satulzaogb.
Ha djabhbrb lauto l @algdl, gblgdjb l plrnlrgb; gog vonbvl hlrnb nl sohhasilzaogb
ha dogibsslrb nl sul plurl. Ha lvvadaglrsa lnnl palgtl pbr tlmnalrnl, ebgo djb ebgo. L
uslrb qulndjb hasbr`lgtb sprly, tbebvl djb lvrb``b lvvbnbglto tutto n‑ln`bro b gog
vonbvl rasdjalrb ha trovlrsa sbgzl tbtto.
Lghð l iagarb djb hbdasb ha lhhoebstadlrb nl palgtl dlrgavorl, doeb lvrb``b iltto
dog ug lgaelnb sbnvltado. Yagdbgho nl sul lvlrazal, doeagdað l portlrnb omga maorgo
ugl `astbddjagl, b poadjá nl palgtl ag iogho lvbvl ug `uog dlrlttbrb, gog tlrhð l
ilrsbnl leadl.
B poa, ag rblntæ, lnn‑agazao no lvbvl eorsadlto sono pbr maodo. Gog lvbvl ela lvuto
gbssugl agtbgzaogb ha elgmalrsbno. Dlrgavorl, sa, el gog dlgga`lnb! Tb iossb vassutl
hl sonl sa slrb``b lddogtbgtltl ha eosdbraga b lntra agsbtta, el vasto djb d‑brl @bddlras
@runno, sa l`atuð lnnl `astbddjagl quotahalgl b havbggb prbsto `bnnl b ro`ustl.
An vbddjao prbsb l dogsahbrlrnl doeb ug lgaelnb hoebstado ha dua hovbvl lvbr
durl, b nb trovð lgdjb ug goeb. Ê `uiio djb ha sonato nl mbgtb gog hæ ug goeb lnnb
palgtb djb
d jb tabgb ag dlsl, ebgtrb non o hæ lmna lgaelna.
lga elna. Tlræ djb n‑lgaelnb
n‑lga elnb elgmal,
elgma l, o slræ
djb raspoghb qulgho vabgb djalelto? El ao gog jo ela sbgtato ug pbsdb rosso
raspoghbrb, bppurb qubnno ha Lmnlal sa djalelvl Tagm Tagm. Nl palgtl doeugqub
elgmalvl b raspoghbvl hoghonlgho a rlea, b an samgor @bddlras @runno nl djaleð Gagl.
@bg prbsto nb sa brl tlgto liibzaoglto, djb Lebhbo b``b ugl drasa ha mbnosal. Rgl
gottb an povbro dlgb trlsdurlto rlddonsb a suoa podja lvbra; ug muagzlmnao rosaddjalto,
ug osso ha moeel, ugl plnnl `udltl, b lghð l djabhbrb lsano l @algdl b lh Lmnlal.
N‑aghoelga da vonnb hbn `bnno b hbn `uogo l dlnelrb an samgor @bddlras @runno, djb
pbrð hovbttb lrrbghbrsa lnn‑bvahbgzl;
lnn‑bvahbgz l; an dlgb prbibravl l`atlrb dog nb sub doghoeagb. B
tutto soeelto lgdjb nua prbibravl dosa; nl palgtl dlrgavorl, nl sul Gagl, brl ugl
doeplmgl eonto pañ lhlttl l nua.
Dja gog iu eonto dogtbgtl ha qubstl sonuzaogb iu nl mlttl Vruganhb. El dosl vonbtb
djb adogta
pbr n‑opagaogb ha ugl mlttl djb sb gb stl pbr nl elmmaor plrtb hbn tbepo ag maro
iltta suoa?
 8
Rg dlponlvoro ha ahrlunadl

Rgo hba pro`nbea djb nb l`atlgta hbnn‑ln`bro lvbvlgo hovuto liirogtlrb iag hla
praea maorga, brl nl elgdlgzl h‑ldqul dorrbgtb.
Gbn prlto sdorrbvl ug rusdbnno3
r usdbnno3 b podo pañ ag næ
n æ d‑brl ugl sormbgt
sormbgtb.
b. El saddoeb nl
mbgtb gog ê ela dogtbgtl ha qubnno djb jl, @algdl b Lmnlal gog horeavlgo nl gottb
hln haspaldbrb ha gog potbr lprarb ug ru`agbtto ag dlsl noro.
Lvbvlgo dbrdlto ha dostruarb ug sastbel ha tu`lturb pbgsana, el n‑ldqul gog gb
vonbvl slpbrb ha sdorrbrb hln `lsso vbrso n‑lnto sbgzl n‑lauto ha ugl poepl djb nl
spagmbssb, b noro hub gog brlgo dlplda ha dostruarb ugl poepl ha qubn tapo.
Lnnorl @algdl lvbvl hbtto;
«Ahbl! Dostruarð ug mrlghb sbr`ltoao b no nbmjbrð ln rleo pañ lnto hbnn‑ln`bro.³
«Doeb ilrla l slpbrb djb ê an pañ lnto?³ djabsb Lmnlal. «Gog saleo ela lrravltb ag
dael.³
«@b‑, no nbmjbrð l ug rleo eonto pañ lnto ha dlsl gostrl. Vañ ag lnto lgdorl hbnnl
dlsl hbn samgor @bddlras @runno.³
B dosa ibdb. Voa nb hub leadjb iltadlrogo doeb hub gbmrb l rabeparno,
lrrlepadlghosa su b mañ nugmo an trogdo dog sbddja b `ahoga h‑ldqul djb lttagmbvlgo
lnnl sormbgtb.
El qulgho an sbr`ltoao iu `bnno pabgo, Lmnlal sa hbttb ug donpo ag tbstl b hassb;
«Hlgglzaogb! Xa sba haebgtadltl ha ilrda ug ru`agbtto sun iogho pbr ilr sdbghbrb
n‑ldqul sunnl gostrl dlsl.³
Lnnorl @algdl lvbvl prbso an trlplgo b sa brl ebssl l `udlrb an sbr`ltoao
hlnn‑bstbrgo, el qubsto sa brl rotto ag eannb pbzza b nl vlnlgml h‑ldqul brl prbdapatltl
sunnl
dorto dlsl hbn samgor
darduato nl rlhao@bddlras
portltanb@runno ildbgho
dog dua ug mrlghb
an tbrra`anb vbddjaosdogqulsso b elghlghomna
brl sonato lsdontlrb dlgzogaag
sbgtaebgtlna ha qulgho brl maovlgb.
An samgor @bddlras @runno lvbvl eonta bnbttrohoebstada, b pbr ilrna iugzaoglrb lvbvl
doepauto ug iurto lnn‑Ldqulrao dattlhago.
Glturlnebgtb sunn‑ln`bro gog d‑brl ug aepalgto ha dorrbgtb bnbttradl.
bnbtt radl. El an vbddjao
sa brl radorhlto ha lvbr nbtto su ug‑bgdadnopbhal djb ug pbsdb djalelto torpbhagb hæ nl
sdossl, quagha ugl gottb sbgzl nugl brl lghlto lnn‑Ldqulrao b gb lvbvl rlpato ug
mrosso bsbepnlrb.
No tbgbvl ag ugl vlsdl hl `lmgo b qulgho lvbvl `asomgo ha dorrbgtb no tbgbvl l
hamaugo, b poa mna ildbvl eorsadlrb nl spagl hbnn‑bnbttrohoebstado djb vonbvl uslrb.
Gog da drbhbrbstb, el nl torpbhagb da ebttbvl tlgtl `uogl vonogtæ, djb tutta mna mn a lrgbsa
hbn samgor @bddlras @runno iugzaoglvlgo djb brl ugl `bnnbzzl.
 \ubn maorgo pbrð nl vlnlgml h‑ldqul dlhutl hln sbr`ltoao ibdb slntlrb nb vlnvonb
hbnnl rlhao b, pbr nl prael vontl ag vatl sul, iu nl torpbhagb l prbghbrsa nl sdossl.
@bddlras @runno, lrrl``altassaeo, dogvodð ugl raugaogb strlorhaglral ha
doghoeagao ag dua agsuntð nb hub leadjb;
«Ya proa`asdo ha dogtagulrb gba vostra bspbraebgta draeaglna!³ mrahlvl.
«Vbrdjá sa lmatl tlgto?³ no dlneð @algdl. «Tb goa rausdaleo l agstlnnlrb ug
aepalgto ahrlunado, gb mohræ lgdjb nba. Xrl mna lntra bnbttrohoebstada potræ ebttbrda
ugoElsdlnhl`lmgo.³
omga lntro tbgtltavo iaga sbgzl rasuntlto.
Vañ tbepo plsslvl b pañ nl gbdbssatæ hbnn‑ldqul ag dlsl sa ildbvl aepbnnbgtb.
@algdl b Lmnlal plsslvlgo an tbepo l mrlttlrsa doeb sb lvbssbro a pahoddja. B sa djb
sa ildbvlgo an `lmgo trb vontb ln maorgo gbn rusdbnno!
El brl n‑ahbl ha gog possbhbrb ugl vlsdl hl `lmgo l ilrnb sbgtarb spordjb.
Lnnl iagb, haspbrltb, hbdasbro ha rlparb an samgor Dbmnab, djb brl n‑ahrlunado hbn
goggo ha Lmnlal.
Yoa harbtb, el gog brl pañ sbepnadb djabhbrmna sb pbr ilvorb lghlvl l hlrb
ug‑oddjaltl lnnb tu`lturb? Ta, `rlva! Dosa lvrb``b sdopbrto hovb brl n‑ln`bro, b djb
noro da l`atlvlgo, b no lvrb``b rlddogtlto l tutta, ebgtrb agvbdb an iltto hovbvl
raelgbrb sbmrbto.
Dosa ugl gottb bgtrlrogo ag pugtl ha pabha l dlsl sul, no nbmlrogo doeb ug slnleb
ebgtrb horeavl, no `bghlrogo b no trlsportlrogo iago la pabha hbnn‑ln`bro. No
agtrohussbro gbnnl portadagl djb lgdorl horeavl, no asslrogo su pbr nl sdlnl iago lnnl
palttliorel, poa mna ibdbro hbmna aeplddja irbhha pbr ilrno svbmnalrb, sbgzl tomnabrmna
pbrð nl `bghl hlmna oddja.
«Hovb sogo? Vbrdjá gog ea posso smrlgdjarb mle`b b `rlddal?³ bsdnleð an samgor
Dbmnab svbmnalghosa b trovlghosa nbmlto doeb ug slnleb.
«Tba l Gbw Qorc, ag dael lnnl stltul hbnnl Na`brtæ. Tlna!³ rasposb @algdl ildbgho nl
vodb dlttavl b palgtlghomna ug oe`rbnno gbnnb dostonb. Tpbrlvl djb n‑ahrlunado
pbgslssb, gog vbhbghoda, djb sa trlttlvl ha ug iudanb.
«El mulrhl ug po‑ djb `rutto somgo sto ildbgho!³ doeebgtð n‑uoeo dogtrlralto.
«Hbvogo bssbrb quba `roddonbtta djb jo elgmalto abra sbrl pbr dbgl. Hbvo harmnabno, l
eal eomnab, ha gog ilrebna pañ.³
«Vodjb djalddjabrb b u``ahasda!³,no agdlnzlvl Lmnlal dog togo spabtlto.
No spagsbro su pbr nl sdlnbttl sbeprb dog n‑oe`rbnno gbnnb dostonb b qulgho iurogo
ag dlsl no portlrogo gbnnl stlgzl djb lvbvlgo hbstaglto l ilrb hl `lmgo b mna
orhaglrogo;
«Ildda ug nlvlghago b ugl vlsdl dog hub ru`agbtta dalsdugo. B poa ug wltbr dog nl
dltbgbnnl, b ug `ahbt b, vasto djb da sba, lgdjb ugl hoddal.³
«Doeb ilddao sb gog ea tomnabtb lnebgo nl `bghl hlmna oddja?³ sa nlebgtð an
pramaogabro. «Mulrhl djb mbgtb stupahl sa agdogtrl gba somga!³
somga! ³
«Iossaeo elttb l nbvlrta nl `bghl, dosa hopo lghrbsta l rlddogtlrb ag maro qubnno
djb jla vasto!³

nlto«Ha sonato
potbtb qulgho
stlrb ea svbmnao, ea haebgtado tutto qubnno djb jo somglto. Hl qubsto
trlgquannb.³
 «Xu pbgsa djb sal ug somgo, el gog ê dosa. Tebttanl ha pbrhbrb tbepo b il‑ qubnno
djb ta jo hbtto!³ rbpnadð Lmnlal.
«El doeb posso ilrb ugl agstlnnlzaogb ahrlunadl sbgzl vbhbrda?³ protbstð an
povbrbtto.
«Lrrlgmalta³ agtaeð Lmnlal eaglddaosl, spagmbghomna pañ ag iogho n‑oe`rbnno gbn
ialgdo.
B iu dosa djb an samgor Dbmnab dostruî lnnl dabdl tutto qubnno djb mna brl stlto
orhaglto, el a ru`agbtta brlgo storta b n‑ldqul sdjazzlvl ag tuttb nb harbzaoga trlggb ag
qubnnl hbsahbrltl.
Dosa pbr nlvlrsa `asomglvl lssuebrb nb posazaoga pañ strlgb, lmmrlpplrsa la rlea pañ
lnta, spbgzonlrsa ha ialgdo iuora hbnnl palttliorel o hbnnl iagbstrl... Vbrð nb hub leadjb
brlgo sohhasilttassaeb ha lvbrb n‑ldqul dorrbgtb ag dlsl.
An povbro ahrlunado b``b hl elgmalrb b hl `brb, sbeprb `bghlto, b poa iu raportlto
gbn suo nbtto.
N‑aghoelga elttagl qulgho sa svbmnað tutto aghonbgzato hassb lnnl eomnab;
«Djb `rutto somgo jo iltto stlgottb! Gog dudaglrea pañ a `roddonbtta pbr dbgl.³
 2
Xbepo ha eamrlzaoga

\ulndjb tbepo hopo da iu n‑agdahbgtb hbnnb dadomgb, djb dogtra`uî gog podo l
doepnadlrb nl vatl lmna l`atlgta hbnn‑ln`bro.
Brl lghltl dosa; hl qulndjb sbttaelgl Lmnlal lvbvl ossbrvlto djb omga sbrl vbrso an
trleogto ugo storeo ha dadomgb sorvonlvl n‑ln`bro, harambghosa l suh. Glturlnebgtb
gog brl sbeprb no stbsso storeo; omga sbrl gb plsslvl ugo guovo.
„Hbvb bssbrb an pbraoho hbnnb eamrlzaoga― pbgslvl Lmnlal „nl elbstrl ea jl
spabmlto djb qubsta uddbnna sa trlsibrasdogo h‑agvbrgo ag plbsa hla dnaea pañ tbepbrlta,
pbrdjá gog lelgo an irbhho. Tbdogho eb poa sa stuilgo l stlrb sbeprb gbnno stbsso
posto. Jlggo no stbsso dlrlttbrb arrbquabto hbnnb roghaga.―
roghaga .―
El nb roghaga sogo uddbnna paddona, lgdjb sb eonto bnbmlgta, b gog possogo
trlsportlrb pbsa. Tb qubnnl vontl sa iossb trlttlto ha roghaga agvbdb djb ha dadomgb,
pro`l`anebgtb gog slrb``bro suddbssa tlgta plstadda.
plst adda.
Lgdjb an samgor @bddlras @runno lvbvl pañ vontb ossbrvlto an vono hbnnb dadomgb.
Lgza, omga sbrl lnn‑orl hbn noro plsslmmao, sb gb stlvl lnnl iagbstrl ha dlsl dog an
dlggoddjalnb pugtlto vbrso an dabno.
„Mna paldbrlggo mna uddbnna― pbgslvl Lmnlal. „Iorsb ê ug glturlnastl. Iorsb stl
sdravbgho ug na`ro sunnb l`atuhaga hbnnb dadomgb.―
Agvbdb an samgor @bddlras @runno stlvl ebhatlgho ugl ltrodb vbghbttl. Nb sub vadagb
ha dlsl gog sa brlgo lddortb djb ugl dadomgl hbn praeo storeo, plsslgho proprao
soprl n‑ln`bro, lvbvl iltto nl dlddl sun tbtto hbn samgor @.@.
Nb tbmonb ha qubn tbtto brlgo punatassaeb b `rannlgta pbrdjá an noro proprabtlrao
plsslvl tutto an tbepo l irbmlrnb b l nudahlrnb, lrelto
lre lto ha tutta a pañ eohbrga prohotta
pr ohotta ha
punazal rlddoelghlta
torpbhagb hlnnl tbnbvasaogb.
sa hovbvl siorzlrb eontassaeoLvbvl agiltta
pbr ilrnl lgdjb nl tbnbvasaogb b nl povbrl
iugzaoglrb.
@.@. lvbvl plsslto sunnb tbmonb lgdjb ugl vbrgadbttl trlsplrbgtb pbr raplrlrnb hlnnb
agtbepbrab b qulgho paovbvl lpravl ug mrlghb oe`rbnno soprl nl dlsl pbr raplrlrb an
tbtto hlnnl paommal.
Vbrð sa prbodduplvl eonto lgdjb pbr n‑oe`rbnno. Lvrb``b vonuto dostruarb ug
sbdogho tbtto pbr protbmmbrb n‑oe`rbnno djb protbmmbvl an tbtto... Ta brl dogsamnalto
dog @algdl, djb pbrð mna lvbvl summbrato ha gog ilrgb gabgtb. Agiltta n‑oe`rbnno sa
potbvl ebttbrb ag nlvltradb b sb lgdjb sa spordlvl, hopo torglvl pañ punato b
spnbghbgtb ha prael.
Doeugqub qubn maorgo hbnnl dlddl brl ugl `bnnassael maorgltl b an tbtto hbn samgor
@bddlras @runno sa trovlvl sbgzl raplro sotto an dabno.
Rgl dadomgl, gog sa sl sb pbr haspbtto o pbrdjá lvbvl nl halrrbl b gog potbvl
rbsastbrb iago ln ml`agbtto pañ vadago, lvbvl nlsdalto dlhbrb sunnb tbmonb aeeldonltb
ugl `bnnl dlddl malnnl djb lvbvl sdjazzlto tutto agtorgo, doeb suddbhb dog qubnnl hba
paddaoga.

B iu dosa djb an samgor Dbmnab dostruî lnnl dabdl tutto

qubnno djb mna brl stlto orhaglto...
\ubsto brl lvvbguto eonta maorga prael. An tbtto brl stlto rapunato lnnl pbribzaogb b
slrb``b stlto nomado djb an samgor @bddlras @runno sb gb iossb haebgtadlto. Agvbdb go.
Yonbvl vbghadlrsa b stlvl ag lmmulto dog ug dlggoddjalnb b don iudanb pugtlto
lspbttlgho djb qulndjb dadomgl vonlssb l``lstlgzl `lssl pbr donparnl.
Iaglnebgtb, ug poebrammao ha hoebgadl, ug mruppbtto ha dadomgb, nb untaeb orela
pbrdjá ildbvl maæ irbhho, spugtlrogo hl habtro nl donnagl b sa harbssbro vbrso n‑ln`bro.
n‑ln`br o.
Lmnlal brl iuora, sun rleo hbnnl sul stlgzl, djb ebttbvl l rliirbhhlrb ugl tbmnal ha
`asdotta lppbgl siorglta.
Iorsb nl donpl iu hba `asdotta, o iorsb brl hbstago djb qubn maorgo nb dadomgb da
nlsdalssbro nb pbggb. Iltto stl djb no storeo sa harbssb vbrso an `lsso, pugtlgho qulsa
vbrso an rleo ha Lmnlal.
Ag qubn eoebgto an samgor @bddlras @runno aepumgð an iudanb.
 «Ttal ibreo, hasmrlzalto, dosl il?³ mna mrahð @algdl.
Ag iogho brl ugl hoelghl drbtagl pbrdjá sa vbhbvl `bgassaeo dosl stlvl ildbgho.
Vae pue ple! trb donpa vbrso n‑lnto b trb dadomgb dlhhbro sunn‑ln`bro, ebgtrb an rbsto
hbnno storeo prosbmua prbdapatoslebgtb vbrso bst sdjalelzzlgho b s`lttbgho nb lna
hlnn‑aghamglzaogb.
An samgor @.@. radjausb sohhasiltto nb aepostb b sa hasagtbrbssð hbnnl sortb hba trb
uddbnna dlhuta.
El Lmnlal
muahltl sa prbdapatð
hln nlebgto vbrso nldjb
hbnnb dadomgb dael hbnn‑ln`bro
brlgo raelstb lrrlepadlghosa vbnodb
aepamnaltb l havbrsb sua rlea,
lntbzzb. Vbr
iortugl gbssugl ha noro brl ibratl mrlvbebgtb. A plnnaga hbn iudanb hbn samgor @bddlras
@runno gog brlgo dosa mrossa hl ilrb vbrlebgtb elnb.
Nl dadomgl pañ lgzalgl lvbvl pbrhuto dagqub pbggb hbnnb lna b gog potbvl pañ
vonlrb hrattl.
Nl sbdoghl sa brl sdortadltl ug magoddjao. Nb dadomgb jlggo mle`b nugmjassaeb b
pbrdað an magoddjao ê eonto ag lnto.
Nl tbrzl agiagb lvbvl an tordadonno. Nb dadomgb jlggo an donno nugmjassaeo, b qulgho
mna il elnb, ê ug honorb ltrodb pbrdjá oddupl tlgto splzao. Vroprao doeb suddbhb lnnb
marliib.
Lmnlal, qulgho sa rbsb dogto hbnnl podl aeportlgzl hbnnb ibratb, doeagdað l smrahlrb
nb dadomgb.
«Tebttbtbnl ha ilrb tlgtb storab!³ hadbvl. «Gog dlpasdo pbrdjá gog lvbtb dogtagulto
l vonlrb dog nb lntrb. Xu vona stortl? Vlzabgzl! @lstlvl djb ta lttlddlssa lnnb zlepb ha
ugl doeplmgl.³
El nb dadomgb iagarogo pbr dogibsslrb djb ag rblntæ lvbvlgo lpproiattlto
hbnn‑oddlsaogb pbrdjá brlgo stuib ha sbmuarb no storeo.
«Taleo hba tapa aghapbghbgta, goa! Vrael ha tutto saleo stlgdjb b l``aleo vomnal ha
raposlrda. Voa n‑ohorb hba tuoa `asdotta da jl iltto hbdahbrb l ibrelrda ug po‑ l dlsl
tul.³
«Ea haspaldb³ rasposb Lmnlal. «A `asdotta na jo iltta pbr rbmlnlrna l ugl eal leadl,
djb hoelga ê an suo doepnblggo! \uagha ilrbtb an paldbrb ha gog toddlrna! Vbr qulgto
ramulrhl rbstlrb l raposlrva, `asomgl djabhbrb ln samgor @.@. \ubsto ê ug ln`bro ag
doghoeagao b vl lsdontlto lgdjb an suo plrbrb.³
Agtlgto ossbrvlvl djb omga dadomgl portlvl nbmlto ln `bddo ug mrosso ilmotto.
„Tlrlggo a noro `lmlmna― pbgslvl. „Tlræ n‑oddorrbgtb pbr ug nugmo valmmao.
Lvrb``bro iltto ebmnao l doeprlrsa ugl vlnamal.―
Ag qubn eoebgto soprlmmaugsb @algdl, lddoeplmgltl hlnnl mlttl Vruganhb.
Nb dadomgb, lnnl vastl hbnnl mlttl, doeagdalrogo l s`lttbrb nb lna b l sa`anlrnb dogtro.
Nl mlttl ibdb pbr snlgdalrsa, poa dogsahbrð djb brlgo ag trb, b djb brlgo eonto pañ
mrlgha ha nba. \uagha doeagdað l nbddlrsa ugl zlepl dog lral aghaiibrbgtb, rbstlgho
lttlddltl lnnb mle`b ha @algdl. Vbrð brl trbebghlebgtb agduraosatl hln dogtbguto hba
ilmotta b pbr n‑bddatlzaogb nb trbelvlgo a `liia.
@algdl hbttb ug‑oddjaltl lnnl satulzaogb b sa easb nb elga gba dlpbnna.
«Dosl
vonbvl trlsportltb
ilrno na hbgtro?³
dogibsslrb djabsb ag togo ha lddusl. Ag rblntæ no slpbvl maæ, el
la trb uddbnna.
 «Hba `le`aga, glturlnebgtb³ rasposbro nb dadomgb, doeb sb iossb nl dosl pañ
gorelnb hbn eogho.
«El gog iltbea rahbrb! Orela gbssugo drbhb pañ djb a `le`aga na porta nl dadomgl!³
bsdnleð Lmnlal. «Tb no slggo lgdjb a slssa djb a `le`aga na il nl eleel...³
«Hlvvbro? Goa gog no slpbvleo³ rasposbro nb dadomgb oiibsb. «L goa qubstb dosb
gog db nb spabml gbssugo.³
«B hovb na portltb, sbgtaleo ug po‑, qubsta `le`aga?³ djabsb @algdl sbvbrlebgtb.
«Hl trbdjb
agiorelta ileamnab djb gog
a `le`aga na jlggo orhaglta³
na portaleo rasposbro nb dadomgb. «Gblgdjb noro brlgo
goa.³
«Dosa, agvbdb ha ilrsbna ag dlsl³ lmmaugsb nl sbdoghl «da jlggo sdratto ugl dlrtonagl
postlnb dog tlgto ha irlgdo`onno pbr val lbrbl b eohuno ha plmlebgto lnnl dogsbmgl
hbnnl ebrdb.³
«Dogosdbtb an gostro eotto?³ djabsb nl tbrzl. «Xbgbtbna ugl sbttaelgl ag provl b sb
gog sabtb sohhasiltta slrbtb rae`orslta. Gog lvbtb ela sbgtato plrnlrb ha ldquasta pbr
postl?³
«Tbgta ug po‑ djb `umalrhb³ hassb @algdl lh Lmnlal. «Ln maorgo h‑omma sa
agdogtrlgo hlvvbro hbnnb pbrsogb podo rlddoelghl`ana...³
«Rgl dadomgl ê ugl pbrsogl?³ djabsb Lmnlal.
«Tb stl hbgtro l ugl storal, sa³ rasposb @algdl. Voa lmmaugsb ravontl la trb uddbnna;
«Iltbna ug po‑ vbhbrb, qubsta `le`aga!³
«Ybrlebgtb tbeo djb an eao sa sal ug po‑ leelddlto gbnn‑lttbrrlmmao sunn‑ln`bro³
hassb nl prael dadomgl. «Tb vuonb, nb posso ilrb ugo sdogto sun prbzzo ha nastago...³
«Lgdjb an eao gog hbvb bssbrb ag doghazaoga tlgto `uogb hopo n‑agdahbgtb³ hassb
n‑lntrl dadomgl. «Xbeo djb an doeeattbgtb eb no raelgha aghabtro. Tb sabtb haspostb l
prbghbrno voa, posso ilrva ug prbzzo ha ilvorb.³
«Gog da elgdl lntro djb ha doeprlrb `le`aga ha sbdoghl elgo!³ bsdnleð @algdl
haspbrltl. «L``aleo maæ an gostro hliilrb dog an samgor @.@.³
Nb dadomgb pbrð lvbvlgo maæ svonto a noro ilmotta b eostrlvlgo dog ormomnao nl
ebrdlgzal.
«Mulrhltb djb ebrlvamnal!³ bsdnlelvl nl prael.
«Rg `bn elsdjabtto ha qulttro djana, dog a dlpbnna rossa b tuttb nb hatl hba pabha b
hbnnb elga ln noro posto! Yb no posso nlsdalrb pbr ottlgtltrá `asdotta b hub djana ha
ebnb dotomgb...³
Nl sbdoghl hbdlgtlvl nl `bnnbzzl hbn suo `b`ê; ugl ibeeaguddal gbrl doeb an
dlr`ogb, dog tlgta dlpbnna aspaha djb nb drbsdbvlgo qulsa sunnl sdjabgl.
N‑untael dadomgl, agiagb, svonto an suo ilmotto dog prbdluzaogb, eostrlvl an pbzzo
iortb hbn dlepaoglrao; hub mbebnna, elsdjao b ibeeagl, paddona, urnlgta b pabga ha
dlddl doeb sono ug gboglto puð bssbrb.
„Gboglta― pbgsð Lmnlal. „D‑ê hl djabhbrsa sb, gog bssbgho lgdorl stlta dogsbmglta
lnnb ileamnab djb na jlggo radjabsta, qubsta `le`aga posslgo dogsahbrlrsa maæ glta
oppurb go.―
 «Rg vbro liilrb!³ dogtagulvlgo l rapbtbrb nb
dadomgb. «Tb na prbghbtb tutta b qulttro va ilrbeo ug
sbdogho sdogto sunnl qulgtatæ.³

«Rg vbro liilrb!³ dogtagulvlgo l rapbtbrb nb dadomgb. «Tb na prbghbtb tutta b qulttro
va ilrbeo ug sbdogho sdogto sunnl qulgtatæ.³
«Aeplddjbttltbna ha guovo b portltbna val!³ orhagð @algdl lrrl``altl. «Goa gog
l``aleo orhaglto gabgtb. Gog doepraleo hla vbghatora le`unlgta o hla palzzasta.
Lghltbvbgb!³
Nb dadomgb, agtaeoratb hl qubn togo dosa hbdaso, doeagdalrogo l ragvonmbrb gba
ilmotta a noro `le`aga. Vrbsbro a ilmotta gbn `bddo, sa hrazzlrogo sunnb nugmjb mle`b b
doeagdalrogo l smrlgdjarsa nb lna pbr prbplrlrsa ln vono.
„@bgb! Iaglnebgtb sa nbvlgo ha ebzzo qubstb trb roepasdltonb!― pbgsð nl mlttl
Vruganhb djb lvbvl sbmuato prboddupltassael tuttl nl ilddbghl. Tohhasilttl aglrdð nl
sdjabgl b agharazzð la trb uddbnna ug ealmonao ha hasprbzzo.
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An rbmlno hbnnb dadomgb

Ebgtrb nb dadomgb pugtlvlgo an `bddo vbrso suh b lpravlgo nb lna pbr hlrsa nl spagtl
vbrso n‑lnto, Lmnlal iu donpatl hl ug hu``ao.
«Hovb na portltb a `le`aga, vasto djb goa gog na vomnaleo?³ djabsb.
«@b‑, lnnb ileamnab djb db na jlggo orhaglta³ rasposb nl prael dadomgl. «Tbeprb djb
na vomnalgo lgdorl... Da lvbtb iltto pbrhbrb tlgto ha qubn tbepo dog nb vostrb iudanltb,
djb pro`l`anebgtb lvrlggo provvbhuto ag qulndjb lntro eoho.³
«B sb gog na vomnaogo?³
«Na portbrbeo aghabtro ag elmlzzago, ag lttbsl ha guovo orhagb.³
«Lj!³
«Vbrð³ lmmaugsb nl sbdoghl dadomgl «djassæ sb lrravbræ ela ug guovo orhagb.
Orela no slggo tutta djb a `le`aga sa ilggo ag dlsl b djb gog na portlgo nb dadomgb.
Djassæ sb trovbrbeo lgdorl trb ileamnab dosa drbtagb hl sdravbrb l goa...³
Dogdnusaogb;
amgorlgta sa potbvlgo
b agdosdabgta? nlsdalrb qulttro
Glturlnebgtb `le`aga
go. @algdl ag elgo
doeagdað l hbmnab uddbnna
l mrahlrb l `lttbrbdosa
nb
elga;
«Nlsdaltb a vostra ilmotta sun rleo, sdalmurltb, b vonltb su`ato val! Tdað, sdað! B sal
`bg djalro djb gog va hlrbeo gblgdjb ug sonho pbr qubsta eoddaosa ha pbssael
qulnatæ. Pagmrlzaltb lgza djb vb na ranbvaleo sbgzl djabhbrva an dbrtaiadlto h‑oramagb.³
«Tdað, sdað! Lntraebgta prbgho an iudanb b va splro ug‑lntrl sdlradl ha plnnaga!³
lmmaugsb Lmnlal.
Ln sbgtar goeaglrb an iudanb nb dadomgb haebgtadlrogo su`ato a noro elna b eonnlrogo
a ilmotta dog tlgtl elnlmrlzal djb ugo dlhhb su ug rleo pañ `lsso. Voa, stlrglzzlgho,
sb gb vonlrogo val.
El brlgo hlvvbro hbmna lgaelna haspbttosa. Rgl ru`ð trb `asdotta hln vlssoao,
ug‑lntrl ibdb nl dlddl sun tbtto punatassaeo hbn samgor @bddlras @runno. Lgdorl!
«B dosa lhbsso da trovaleo dog trb, lgza qulttro `le`aga hl elgtbgbrb³ sosparð
@algdl, ebgtrb Lmnlal lghlvl l rbdupbrlrb an ilmotto dlhuto.
«Votrbeeo dbrdlrb ha raianlrna ln samgor @.@.³ summbrî pañ tlrha Lmnlal. «Ag iogho ê
stlto nua l splrlrb lnnb dadomgb. Tb gog iossbro dlhutb sun gostro ln`bro, omma a
`le`aga slrb``bro omgugo gbnnl sul ileamnal...³
«Vrovaleo³ hassb @algdl podo dogvagtl.
Ibdbro an `lmgo la `le`aga, na pbttaglrogo, agleahlrogo a ilmotta b na sastbelrogo ag
ug dbstago ha vaeaga djb sbrvavl pbr a nlvora l elmnal. Voa Lmnlal sdrassb ug `amnabtto;
 «El djb orilgbnna!³ hassb @algdl. «Eadl sogo eorta, mna lsparlgta mbgatora. Lgza,
elmlra ag qubsto eoebgto sa dogsahbrlgo noro stbssa orilga hba iamna djb gog sogo ela
lrravlta l hbstaglzaogb. El tu da drbha l qubstl storal hbnn‑ldquasto pbr
dorraspoghbgzl?³
«Ao go. Djassæ qulgtb `umab da jlggo rlddogtlto qubnnb dadomgb...³
«B hugqub gog da sogo mbgatora ag nldraeb. \ubsta `le`aga nb dadomgb sb na sogo
agvbgtlta, b a `le`aga agvbgtlta gog jlggo `asomgo ha mbgatora.³
«Ta, el
«Vbrdað agtlgtosdravbrb
nlsdalea `asomglorilgbnna,
hlrmna hllgdjb
elgmalrb b punarmna
sb gog ê vbro.nlIorsb
dlddl³
an ossbrvð Lmnlal.
samgor @bddlras
@runno sa doeeuovbræ b da na`brbræ hl qubsto ilstahao.³
El an samgor @bddlras @runno gog sa doeeuovbvl ildanebgtb.
Donnodlrogo an dbstago sua mrlhaga hbnnl sul portl b `usslrogo, lghlgho poa l
glsdoghbrsa habtro l ug rleo hl hovb potbvlgo ossbrvlrb tutto.
An vbddjao lpra, vahb a `le`aga, prbsb an `amnabtto b no nbssb.
«Lj, sa?³ hassb. B hbttb ug dlndao ln dbstago ildbghono vonlrb mañ hln rleo. Vovbra
gboglta! Vbr qubn maorgo brlgo maæ stlta s`lnnottlta l suiiadabgzl hlnnb dadomgb, pbrdað
Lmnlal sa tuiið lppbsl l ugl nalgl b na lddjalppð ln vono prael djb toddlssbro tbrrl.
«Agsoeel, ê proprao hbstago djb db na ho``aleo tbgbrb goa³ bsdnleð @algdl
rlssbmgltl.
Lhbsso `asomglvl trovlrb qulttro goea pbr a guova lrravlta.
@algdl vonbvl djalelrb a hub mbebnna ]onirleao b Xugmstbgo, el poa sdoprarogo
djb brlgo a goea ha hub eagbrlna b gog gb ibdbro gabgtb.
«Vbddlto³ hassb @algdl. «Tbe`rlvlgo hub goea tbhbsdja.³
Tdlrtlrogo lgdjb a goea hbmna zaa, pbrdjá a `le`aga brlgo sono qulttro b a plrbgta
eonta. Ta rasdjalvl ha susdatlrb hbnnb mbnosab. Lmnlal vonbvl djalelrb a hub elsdjabtta
[orro b Tlghoclg.
«El sb poa hl mrlgha slrlggo hub iaioga? Vuð lgdjb suddbhbrb³ ossbrvð @algdl.
Lnnl iagb Lmnlal prbsb an dlnbghlrao b plssð hub maorga l nbmmbrb tutta a goea, pbr
trovlrgb qulndugo djb nb paldbssb. Elg elgo djb gb trovlvl ugo, no sdravbvl ag ug
iomnabtto. A goea prbsdbnta brlgo ha qubsto mbgbrb; Mlnno, Ybgbrlghl, Bvlsao,
Mluhbgzao, Voriarao, Dugbmoghl, Ebhlrho...
Ybrlebgtb qubnna djb nb paldbvlgo ha pañ brlgo Vurai., Lvvbgto, Tbsslmbsael,
Haplssaogb, Agln`as b Vrodnlelzaogbhbnnlrbpu``nadl. @algdl pbrð nb ibdb su`ato gotlrb
djb gog brlgo goea ha slgta, el ha ibstb vlrab.
«Vbrdjá, gog sa puð djalelrb ug `le`ago don goeb ha ugl ibstl?³ protbstð Lmnlal.
Natamlrogo pbr ug po‑ b lnnl iagb lrravlrogo l ug doeproebsso. A mbebnna iurogo
djalelta Agln`as b Anhb`rlgho, mna lntra hub Vurai b Malgporiarao.
Gog sa sl sb a `le`aga mrlhassbro qubsta goea. @asomgl harb djb gog iramglrogo
iramglr ogo pañ
hbn sonato l sbgtarsa djalelrb dosa.
Lhbsso `asomglvl ormlgazzlrsa pbrdjá n‑lnnbvlebgto ha tlgta `b`ê gog portlssb
troppo sdoepamnao gbnnl vatl hbnnb hub elhra lhottavb.
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Rgl ibstl sunn‑ln`bro

Nl prael dosl djb ibdbro nb hub leadjb iu qubnnl ha produrlrsa hba tlppa ha dbrl pbr
nb orbddjab, gbn dlso a qulttro elreoddja lvbssbro palgto ha gottb. Gog lvbvlgo
gbssugl agtbgzaogb ha ragugdalrb ln soggo pbr noro. Vbrð quba hasmrlzalta urnlvlgo l
squlrdalmonl lgdjb ha maorgo, b gog brl possa`anb lghlrsbgb sbeprb ag maro dog nb
orbddjab tlppltb.
«Djb l``algo ileb?³ hassb lnnl iagb Lmnlal.
@algdl lvbvl hba hu``a. Riiadalnebgtb quba `le`aga gog brlgo lgdorl glta, b gog sa
ê ela sbgtato ha ug `le`ago djb elgma prael ha glsdbrb.
«El da slræ poa hl iahlrsa hbnnb dadomgb?³ djabsb. «Elmlra jlggo sba ebsa b slggo
maæ rosaddjalrb lgdjb an torrogb.³
L omga `uog dogto hbdasbro ha produrlrsa ug lgaelnb nlttaibro, pbrdjá gog vonbvlgo
pbrhbrb tbepo l ilr `onnarb `a`brog b l prbplrlrb plppagb. Tdlrtlrogo su`ato n‑ahbl
hbnnl euddl, pbrdjá gbssug rleo brl l``lstlgzl ro`usto hl sopportlrgb an pbso.
Lmnlal lvrb``b vonuto ugl nupl, doeb qubnnl djb lvbvl lnnlttlto Poeono b Pbeo.
«@rlvl!³ hassb @algdl. «Dosa elmlra hl mrlgha plssbrlggo nl vatl l natamlrb.
Ebmnao pauttosto ugl dlprl, doeb qubnnl djb jl lnnlttlto [bus.³
«Vbr rasdjalrb djb plssago nl vatl l nlgdalrb iuneaga hlnn‑ln`bro, `rudalgho n‑br`l
hbn prlto?³
Natamlrogo pbr ug plao h‑orb, ebgtrb a `le`aga strannlvlgo ag eoho agsopportl`anb.
«Ilddaleo nl pldb, hla!³ proposb @algdl lnnl iagb. «Ê qubstl dlmglrl djb da rbghb
gbrvosb.³
«B poa³ ossbrvð Lmnlal «qua agtorgo gog da sogo gá nupa, gá dlprb, quagha an natamao
ê agutanb³.
Mulrhlrogo sun prlto; d‑brl ug mrbmmb ha pbdorb.
«Gog vomnao djb na tara su ugl pbdorl!³ bsdnleð @algdl aghamgltl. «Na ilrb``b
havbgtlrb drbtaga. Gog sa hadb „stupaho doeb ugl pbdorl―?³
«Rgl vonpb?³ summbrî Lmnlal.
«Elmlra! El hu`ato djb ugl vonpb lddbtta ug dogtrltto hl `lnal.³
Agsoeel, an tbepo plsslvl b a qulttro elreoddja brlgo sbeprb pañ liilelta.
Vrovlrogo l hlrmna ug po‑ h‑ldqul hbn ru`agbtto, el qubnna gog sa nlsdalrogo
ae`romnalrb.
«Tb gog nl sebttogo ha strannlrb, na sdlrlvbgto mañ hln trogdo!³ s`uiið @algdl. El ag
qubnnl lrravð an dlgb Lebhbo l slnvlrb nl satulzaogb.
Lebhbo hl qulndjb tbepo sa brl aggleorlto ha ugl mrlghb dlmgl Tlg @brglrho l
elddjab malnnb b elrrogb djaleltl Horotbl, djb l`atlvl ag ug iabganb habtro nl donnagl.
El purtroppo an suo brl ug leorb agibnadb, pbrdjá Horotbl gog brl dlpldb ha
lrrlepadlrsa sunn‑ln`bro, b quagha gog sa potbvlgo ela agdogtrlrb.
«Ta, ea sbe`rl proprao ugl dlmgl iahltl. An tapo mausto pbr lnnbvlrb qulttro
`le`aga³ hassb @algdl, qulgho an dlgb nb eostrð hl nogtlgo nl sul aggle
aggleorltl.
orltl. «@lstl
pbrð djb gog djabhl ug slnlrao troppo lnto!³
Horotbl brl ha eohbstb prbtbsb. Dosa vbggb l ebttbrsa sotto n‑ln`bro, @algdl dlnð
qulttro iuga b Lmnlal sdbsb l ae`rlmlrb nb qulttro zlepb hbnn‑lgaelnb. Voa sa easbro l
tarlrb, dog bgoreb siorzo,
Aeebhaltlebgtb b iaglnebgtb
a `le`aga nl dlmglhalrravð
haeostrlrogo sunnl
mrlharb an palttliorel.
suo nlttb b su`ato hopo
elgmalto sa lhhorebgtlrogo. @algdl sosparð ha sonnabvo, b sa easb ag dbrdl ha
qulndosl dog dua prbplrlrb qulttro dunnb.
Horotbl agtlgto sa brl ebssl l ilr tobnbttl la qulttro duddaona h‑uoeo, nbddlghona hl
dael l iogho dog nl sul bgoreb nagmul rosbl b ueahl. Dosa, Lmnlal hovbttb nlvlrna ha
guovo sotto nl hoddal.
@algdl agtlgto brl torgltl dog hub goda ha doddo mamlgta, dontb su ug rleo bsposto l
suh. Nb splddð l ebtæ b gb radlvð qulttro dunnb hovb a `le`aga bgtrlvlgo mausta mausta.
Iorsb da stlvlgo ug po‑ strbtta, el brl ebmnao, dosa lvbvlgo dlnho b gog potbvlgo
lmatlrsa eonto roepbgho n‑lgael l tutta qulgta. Voa stbsbro hub iana dog ugl dlrrudonl
irl hub rlea pauttosto hastlgta b va lppbsbro nb dunnb, ildbgho ugl spbdab ha iugaval. Ag
qubsto eoho a elreoddja potbvlgo lghlrb su b mañ tutto an maorgo sbgzl djb gbssugo
pbrhbssb tbepo l portlrna l splsso. L dunnlrna da pbgslvl an vbgto.
vbgt o.
B qulgho gog d‑brl vbgto da pbgslvl Vruganhb djb, doeb omga mltto, brl lttarltl hl
tutto qubnno djb sa euovb, b plsslvl hbnnb orb sun rleo l hlrb donpbtta dog nl zlepl l
ugl o lnn‑lntrl dunnl, lspbttlgho an eoebgto bsltto djb nb plsslvl hlvlgta.
An samgor @bddlras @runno gog lddbttð vonbgtabra qubstl govatæ. A `le`aga ag mbgbrb
gog mna paldbvlgo, b a gboglta ag plrtadonlrb mna hlvlgo sua gbrva. B agontrb gog brl
stlto dogsuntlto doeb doghoeago. Yonbvl quagha dogvodlrb ug‑lssbe`nbl, pbr hlrb an
suo voto gbmltavo, b tlgto protbstð b sdjalelzzð, djb lnnl iagb @algdl, sbddltl, mna
hassb ha sebttbrnl, lntraebgta mna lvrb``b hlto ug dlndao dosa iortb djb no lvrb``b
spbhato l rlmmaugmbrb no storeo ha dadomgb.

Tastbeltbag sodabtæ
prbsbgtlrb dosî nb a dosb,
qulttronbguova
hub lrravlta.
leadjb. hbdasbro ha hlrb ugl mrlghb ibstl pbr
lrravlta
Agvatlrogo leada b plrbgta, goggb, zaa b zab. Glturlnebgtb d‑brl an pro`nbel ha ilrna
lrravlrb sunn‑ln`bro sbgzl djb sdoprassbro nl strlhl.
«Vbr qubsto gog prbodduplrta³ hassb Lmnlal l @algdl. «N‑lggo sdorso jo iltto ug
dorso ha elmal, b orl so ilrb tlgta maodja ha prbstamao. Gog sono, so lgdjb apgotazzlrb
nb pbrsogb.³
«@rlvl!³ bsdnleð @algdl. «Dosa potrbeo agvatlrb a gostra ospata l dlsl ha tul
goggl. Voa na ilrbeo lhhorebgtlrb b na trlsportbrbeo qua sbgzl djb sa lddormlgo ha
gabgtb.³
Hbtto iltto, spbharogo hba `bnnassaea dlrtogdaga h‑agvato b rlhuglrogo ugl vbgtagl
ha leada gbn slnotto hbnnl goggl ha Lmnlal. D‑brlgo otto lhunta, ughada rlmlzzaga b ug
`le`ago ha hub lgga, a qulna su`ato doeagdalrogo l djabhbrb;
«Lmnlal, hla, Lmnlal! Ildda nb elmab!³
 Lmnlal sa easb ug danaghro ag tbstl, ha qubnna hl prbstamaltorb, b djaleð sul goggl
vadago ln tlvono hovb tbgbvl tutta mna lttrbzza hl elmo. Nl ibdb shrlalrb hbgtro ugl
dlssl hlnnl qulnb s`udlvlgo sontlgto nl tbstl b a pabha b doeagdað l sbmlrb nl dlssl ag
hub.

Nl ibdb shrlalrb hbgtro ugl dlssl hlnnl qulnb

s`udlvlgo sontlgto nl tbstl b a pabha b doeagdað l
sbmlrb nl dlssl ag hub.

«Oja, oja!³ doeagdað l nlebgtlrsa nl goggl.

«Gog ta slrla haebgtadltl ha ilrnb pabmlrb nb magoddjal, ebttbgho hba pabha iagta
lnn‑lntrl bstrbeatæ hbnnl dlssl?³ nb hassb @algdl ag ug orbddjao.
«Jo plurl ha sa³ rasposb Lmnlal, sbeprb sottovodb pbr gog ilrsa sbgtarb hlmna lntra.
«Lnnorl nl stla sbmlgho hlvvbro³ hassb @algdl.
«Ê dosa mrlvb?³ djabsb Lmnlal. «Ag iogho ê mrlssl, b gog nb ilrb``b elnb sb nb
tomnabssa ug po‑ ha daddal.³
«El nl stla sbmlgho pbr an nlrmo, gog pbr an nugmo, stupahl!³ sussurrð @algdl. «Dosa
agvbdb djb ugl goggl pañ elmrl, ta trovbrla hub ebzzb goggb lgdorl pañ mrlssb...³
 «Oja, oja!³ bsdnleð Lmnlal djb gog slpbvl doeb ilrb, pbrdjá gog vonbvl ravbnlrb a
suoa sbmrbta ln pu``nado.
«Oja, oja!³ mbebttb nl goggl, l dua nl sbml ildbvl maæ an sonnbtado sunnl plgdal. Vbr
iortugl @algdl b``b ug‑ahbl.
«Ê an eoebgto ha apgotazzlrb mna spbttltora³ summbrî, b Lmnlal su`ato doeagdað l
harb ag togo eogotogo b pbrsulsavo; «Tpbttl`anb pu``nado, tutta voa lvbtb soggo.
Lvbtb eonto soggo. Eonto soggo...³
B, gogiuda drbhbrbstb,
Dosa ag hub o trb
ildanb trlsportlrna eaguta russlvlgo
sunn‑ln`bro, tutta djb
b qulgho brl ugl `bnnbzzl.
sa svbmnalrogo brlgo tutta
ebrlvamnaltassaea ha trovlrsa næ, el leearlrogo eonto nl dlsl hbnnb hub leadjb,
elgmalrogo, `bvbttbro, maodlrogo, `lnnlrogo. Ag ugl plronl, sa havbrtarogo ug eogho.
Ybrso sbrl da iu an pro`nbel hbnn‑annueaglzaogb. Nb hub leadjb gog lvbvlgo ugl
torpbhagb gbnnl vlsdl hl `lmgo doeb an samgor @bddlras @runno. (L proposato, hovb sa
brl dlddalto dostua gbn irlttbepo? Doeb ela gog protbstlvl pbr nl ibstl gog
lutorazzltl? Dosl stlvl trlelgho?)
Vbr iortugl sunn‑ln`bro d‑brlgo ugl qulgtatæ ha nuddaonb. \ubstb iurogo mbgtanebgtb
prbmltb ha rlmmrupplrsa ag mrlppona b ha ebttbrsa lttorgo lnnl dlsl. Brl
ug‑annueaglzaogb ilvonosl; drblvl ug‑lteosibrl elmadl. El an doneo hbn suddbsso nb
nuddaonb no ottbggbro qulgho lghlrogo l ebttbrsa irl a dlpbnna b lttorgo ln donno ha
Lmnlal, ildbghonb ugl dorogl b ugl donnlgl ha halelgta nueagosa, b djb pbr maugtl gog
stlvlgo ela ibrea. Nl ibstl brl ln doneo, qulgho @algdl bsdnleð;
«Djb hastrlttl! Ya lvbvleo agvatlto pbr ibstbmmalrb qulndosl ha strlorhaglrao... b
hopo hub orb ha `lmorha gog gb l``aleo lgdorl plrnlto.³
«Doeb? Rgl mrlghb govatæ? \ulnb govatæ?³ djabhbvlgo agduraosata tutta mna agvatlta.
Lnnorl Horotbl, djb iago l qubn eoebgto lvbvl dbrdlto ha tbgbrb trlgquanna a
`le`aga nbddlghona b dunnlghona dog n‑lauto ha Vruganhb, ibdb an suo agmrbsso tbgbgho
Vurai pbr nl donnottonl, doeb lvrb``b iltto dog ug dlmgonago. Nl hbposb la pabha ha
Lmnlal b torgð l prbghbrb Anhb`rlgho. Lgdjb Vruganhb lvrb``b vonuto rbghbrsa utanb,
el brl troppo paddonl b gog db nl ildbvl l trlsportlrb ug elreoddjao djb pbslvl an
hoppao ha nba.

Vbrdað su
sdortlrnl Horotbl hovbttb
b mañ dog lral hailrb an valmmao qulttro vontb, ebgtrb nl mlttl sa naeatlvl l
aeportlgzl.
Xutta mna ospata doeagdalrogo l ilrb a doepnaebgta lnnb hub leadjb, hadbgho qulgto
brlgo `bnna b ro`usta a `le`aga, b qulgto soeamnalvlgo l qubsto o l qubn plrbgtb, doeb
sa il ha sonato. „El sb gbssugo ha goa sl ha dja sogo plrbgta a qulttro `le`aga!―
pbgslvl Lmnlal. „Nl mbgtb ê proprao strlgl―.
@algdl hastra`uavl dogibtta h‑oro b h‑lrmbgto, tutta sa l``rlddalvlgo b sa ildbvlgo
mna lumura doeb sb iossb dlpohlggo. \ulndugo palgmbvl pbr nl doeeozaogb. El nl
goggl ha Lmnlal, oiibsl pbrdjá nl gapotb lvbvl tbgtlto ha sbmlrnl ag hub, hassb;
«Gog jo ela vasto ag vatl eal qulttro `le`aga pañ spordja ha qubsta!³
«Xu hbva sbeprb dratadlrb³ nb rasposb Lmnlal. «Ttl‑ lttbgtl l qubnno djb hada, pbrdjá
Horotbl sa potrb``b oiibghbrb.³
@algdl stlvl pbr agtbrvbgarb l ebttbrb pldb, qulgho sa sbgta ug mrlghb irlstuogo
provbgabgtb hlnn‑lnto hbnn‑ln`bro.
hbnn‑ln`b ro.
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Nl elnbhazaogb hbn doghoeago

L qubn irldlsso nl goggl ha Lmnlal pbr no splvbgto agmoað ug dogibtto h‑oro djb
stlvl smrlgoddjalgho. An dogibtto nb lghð pbr trlvbrso b nl hovbttbro ilr spbgzonlrb l
tbstl ag mañ hl ug rleo, `lttbghonb nl elgo sunnl sdjabgl pbr ilrmnabno sputlrb.
Lmnlal dorsb l prbghbrb an iudanb. @algdl sa easb nb elga irl a dlpbnna;
«An samgor @bddlras @runno! \ubnn‑lgtapltado! D‑brl hl lspbttlrsbno!³
Brl proprao nua djb, oiibsassaeo pbr gog bssbrb stlto agvatlto, sa brl ebsso l ilr
rotonlrb vbddja `lrlttona nugmo an rleo, b dlgtlvl l squlrdalmonl ugl dlgzogb hl
ostbral pabgl ha plronlddb.
@algdl, djb gog vonbvl ilrb ugl `ruttl iamurl hlvlgta lmna ospata, dbrdð ha raebhalrb
lnnl spaldbvonb satulzaogb agvatlgho, lgdjb sb ag ratlrho, qubnno sdor`utado.
«Vbrdjá gog sdbghb l elgmalrb ugl ibttl ha tortl dog goa?³ hassb dog vodb mbgtanb.
«Lvrba vonuto agvatlrnl abra, el gog n‑jo trovltl ag dlsl.³
«Abra gog ea sogo eosso hlnnl eal dlebrl hl nbtto pbr tutto an maorgo, pbrdað gog
hadl `umab³ bsdnleð smlr`lto @bddlras @runno lttbrrlgho sunnl palttliorel agibraorb
dog ug slnto smrlzalto. «B doeugqub, lgdjb sb ea lvbstb agvatlto, gog slrba vbguto.
Gog jo gabgtb hl splrtarb, ao, dog qubstl mbgtlmnal hba vostra leada.³
Tbgtbghosa djalelrb „mbgtlmnal―, mna agvatlta doeagdalrogo l protbstlrb. Dja sa
drbhbvl ha bssbrb qubnno sdrblgzlto? Rgo, oiibso, mna sputð ug goddaono h‑onavl ag
irogtb. Rg‑lntrl mna ibdb elrlebo hl habtro an `addjabrb ha dodl donl. El an samgor
@bddlras @runno gog rlddonsb nb noro provodlzaoga. Brl supbraorb l qubstb eaguzab,
orela. Lvbvl maæ prbplrlto nl sul vbghbttl.
Ta palzzð quagha ag ebzzo lmna ospata, havlradð nb mle`b dog ilrb eaglddaoso b,
pugtlgho
«Bddo ann‑aghadb sua `le`aga,
eao rbmlno bsdnleð
ha `lttbsaeo! dog vodb
\ubsta toglgtb;
eoddaosa sa pugmbrlggo dog ugl spannl hl
`lnal b sa lhhorebgtbrlggo pbr <66 lgga!³
Nb rblzaoga l qubstl elnbhazaogb iurogo havbrsb.
Nl elmmaor plrtb hbmna agvatlta da raelsb elnb, pbrdjá gbssugo ha noro lvbvl
portlto ug rbmlno ha `lttbsaeo. Dosl gb slpbvlgo djb nl ibstl brl pbr ug `lttbsaeo?
Lntra hassbro sdlghlnazzlta;
«Djb eoha vannlga! \ubstb hub rlmlzzb, (b agtbghbvlgo @algdl b Lmnlal)
irbqubgtlgo hbnnl mbgtb hlvvbro elnbhudltl!³
Nl goggl ha Lmnlal hassb;
«\ubstl storal ea sbe`rl ha lvbrnl maæ sbgtatl hl qulndjb plrtb. Iorsb n‑jo nbttl ag
ug na`ro? Oj, nl eal tbstl! Tto proprao pbrhbgho nl ebeoral.³
@algdl hassb lh Lmnlal;
 «Tvbntl! Dorra l dbrdlrb ugl spannl hl `lnal! Tb rausdaleo hlvvbro l ilrna
lhhorebgtlrb pbr <66 lgga, qubsta iramgoga, pbgsl djb trlgquannatæ.³
«Hlvvbro!³ rasposb Lmnlal. «Nl sebttbrlggo ha palgmbrb tuttl nl gottb b agontrb
potrbeo elghlrb ag vldlgzl nl povbrl Horotbl, djb ê bslustl b gb jl proprao
`asomgo.³
Vbrð trovlrb ugl spannl hl `lnal su ug ln`bro ê haiiadanassaeo. Iagdjá ugo hbmna
ospata oiira mbgbroslebgtb qubnnl djb mna sbrvavl pbr tbgbr su a plgtlnoga, pbrdjá sa brl
haebgtadlto ha ebttbrsa
El ln eoebgto nb `rbtbnnb
ha pugmbrb b nl dagturl.
a `le`aga, l @algdl elgdð an dorlmmao. Ag iogho brl an
maorgo hbnnl noro ibstl, povbraga! B poa, dbrtlebgtb, nl elnbhazaogb hbn samgor
@bddlras @runno brl ugl `umal `bnnl b `uogl. \ulgho ela sa ê sbgtato ha vadaga ha dlsl
djb ilggo agdlgtbsaea?
N‑ugadl djb gog iu sohhasilttl brl Horotbl, djb lvrb``b hovuto dogtagulrb l
plsslrb nb gotta
gott a agsogga l hoghonlrb
hoghon lrb nb qulttro
qulttr o dunnb hba plrmonbtta urnlgta, lgdjb sb don
vlnaho lauto hbnnl mlttl Vruganhb.
Yasto djb nl sul elnbhazaogb gog aeprbssaoglvl gbssugo, an samgor @bddlras @runno,
iagmbgho nl elssael aghaiibrbgzl, sa mbttð sun `uiibt b doeagdað l agmozzlrsa tlnebgtb
ha honda b slnltaga, djb n‑aghoelga hovbttbro uslrb nl dlrrudonl pbr asslrno iago l dlsl
sul.
N‑agdahbgtb lvbvl sbmglto nl iagb hbnnl ibstl. Mna ospata brlgo stlgdja b lvbvlgo
vomnal ha lghlrb l dlsl l horearb. Dosa gog iu haiiadanb pbr Lmnlal apgotazzlrna pbr nl
sbdoghl vontl b raportlrna l dlsl lhhorebgtlta.
L ebzzlgottb sb g‑brlgo lghlta tutta.
@algdl b Lmnlal sa ratrovlrogo trl a rbsta hbnnl ibstl, don samgor @.@. hastbso sun
plvaebgto, tlnebgtb pabgo ha da`o djb gog rausdavl pañ l euovbrsa. Ta easbro l ilrb
ug po‑ ha punazal, lautltb hlnn‑ln`bro, djb donnl`orlvl hlghosa hbnnb sdronnltagb b
mbttlgho val doeb iomnab sbddjb nb `radaonb, nb daddjb, nb dlrtlddb djb brlgo raelstb
sun plvaebgto hbnnl palttliorel...
Nl splzzlturl dlhbvl sun prlto, el an prlto gog sa spordlvl, pbrdjá ha gottb n‑br`l
brl pabgl ha `bstaonagb vorlda djb ag ug `lttbr h‑oddjao ibdbro palzzl punatl ha tutta mna
lvlgza
Rgl hbnnl ibstl.
ioreadl rossl sa aeplhrogî ha ug orbddjago ha sebrlnha pbrhuto hlnnl elhrb ha
Lmnlal b sb no portð tuttl sohhasilttl gbn suo `udo sottotbrrl. N‑aghoelga nl elhrb ha
Lmnlal no dbrdð pbr tuttl nl dlsl, b no stl lgdorl dbrdlgho.
Vrael ha lghlrb l horearb hbgtro ln trogdo, @algdl ibdb ug maro h‑aspbzaogb sunnl
sul plrtb ha ln`bro. Lmnlal horeavl rlggaddjaltl gbn suo nbtto pbgsanb. Horotbl
russlvl gbnnl sul duddal b Lebhbo nb ildbvl nl mulrhal shrlalto sunnl somnal. Vruganhb
soggbddjalvl su ug rleo sorvbmnalgho dog ug oddjao sono a qulttro `le`aga, djb
gbnnb noro dunnb hoghonlvlgo lnnl `rbzzl b sb gog brlgo lhhorebgtlta, lnebgo stlvlgo
zatta.
@algdl rapbgsð ln maorgo ag dua nba b Lmnlal sa brlgo trlsibratb sunn‑ln`bro pbr an
hbsahbrao ha lvbrb ugl guovl dlsl, havbrsl hla sonata lpplrtlebgta. L qubn tbepo gog
lvbvlgo dbrto prbvasto djb nl guovl l`atlzaogb slrb``b stltl dosa liionnltl.
„\ua, sb gog staleo lttbgtb― pbgsð @algdl „iagasdb djb ebttaleo su ileamnal!―
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A `le`aga dle`algo habtl

Brl ugl paovosl elttagl h‑agvbrgo. @algdl b Lmnlal lvbvlgo hrazzlto nb plrbta tutto
agtorgo lnnl dlsl, sastbelghonb `bgb pbrdjá gog bgtrlssbro gá paommal gá spaiibra
h‑lral. N‑ln`bro, hln dlgto suo, nb lautlvl, sbrrlgho a rlea b protbghbgho nb iomnab pañ
nlrmjb soprl b lttorgo lnnl dlsl, ag eoho hl raplrlrnl hlmna sdrosda pañ vaonbgta.
Ta stlvl `bgb, hbgtro. Nb hub leadjb lvbvlgo hasposto a eura ag eoho hl lvbrb
ug‑ugadl mrlghb stlgzl, hovb qubnnl elttagl brlgo raugata tutta mna lpplrtbgbgta lnnl
strlgl ileamnal.
«Dosa posso tbgbrb pañ ildanebgtb nl satulzaogb sotto dogtronno³ hadbvl Lmnlal.
Lvbvl portlto an palgoiortb ag ug lgmono hbn nodlnb b sa bsbrdatlvl l doeporrb ugl
eusadl soeamnalgtb ln suogo hbnnl paommal sunnb iomnab.
«Gog vlnb! Dosa stla dopalgho³ nl raeprovbrð @algdl.
«Go. Tto sono dbrdlgho n‑asparlzaogb³ rasposb Lmnlal dog n‑orbddjao tbso ln rueorb
hbnnb moddb. «Ea paldbrb``b potbr suoglrb ugl eusadl doeb qubstl ag pabgl bstltb,
elmlra ag ug maorgo ha mrlg dlnho. Vbgsl doeb da ragirbsdjbrb``b!³
@algdl brl agtbgtl l dudarb hba vbstata pbr a `le`aga, uslgho hbnnb mrlgha iomnab
malnno sduro dlhutb ag lutuggo.
Horotbl rogilvl ln dbgtro hbnnl stlgzl b a `le`aga horeavlgo ldduddalta dogtro a
suoa ialgdja pbnosa. Lebhbo mulrhlvl dog agtbrbssb iuora hlnnl iagbstrl. Gog sa
vbhbvl mrlg djb; sono iomnab b iomnab, b nb moddb djb sdorrbvlgo sua vbtra. El brlgo
proprao nb moddb djb sbe`rlvlgo liilsdaglrb an dlgb. „Vossa`anb
„Vossa `anb djb salgo tuttb umulna!
Vossa`anb djb sbmulgo sbeprb nl stbssl harbzaogb?― sbe`rlvl pbgslrb Lebhbo.
Vruganhb agtlgto hlvl nl dlddal l ug rlmgo, ildbghomna n‑lmmulto glsdostl habtro lnnb
mle`b hbn palgoiortb.
lhhorebgtlta, Elanhopo
ildbgho noro ug dog
sonnbtado podoa `liia.
sa stuið b lghð lh lgguslrb a `le`aga
Rgo hba paddona sa svbmnað; brl Agln`as, nl mbebnnagl, djb sa razzð l sbhbrb. Voa,
tbgbghosa ln donno hbnnl mlttl, sa lnzð ag pabha b eossb qulndjb plsso trl`lnnlgtb.
«Mulrhl! Jl aeplrlto l dleeaglrb!³ hassb Lmnlal tuttl dogtbgtl.
«Brl orl!³ rasposb @algdl. «Vañ o ebgo, orela hbvogo lvbrb ug lggo.³ Voa sa
ravonsb l Agln`as; «Yabga, `bnnl, vabga! Nlsdal an mltto b provl hl sonl³ b nb tbghbvl nb
`rlddal. El Vruganhb, troppo ormomnaosl hbnnl sul iugzaogb ha `le`aglal, muahð nl
paddonl hl ug‑lntrl plrtb hbnnl stlgzl.
«Gog ta sbe`rl³ ossbrvð Lmnlal «djb gbmna untaea tbepa a `le`aga salgo ug po‑
haelmrata?³
«Xb gb sba lddortl lgdjb tu?³ iu h‑lddorho @algdl. «Nl dosl ea prboddupl ug
po‑... Xrl n‑lntro, ea plrb djb Horotbl hl qulndjb
quln djb maorgo l``al ug‑lral strlgl, doeb sb
stbssb podo `bgb.³
 Ln suogo hbn suo goeb nl mrossl dlmgl sa svbmnað, sa starlddjað s`lhamnalgho, b sa
lnzð sdronnlghosa ha hosso a trb `le`aga, djb lghlrogo l ruzzonlrb nogtlgo
palmgudonlgho. Dog lral aghaiibrbgtb nl Tlg @brglrho ibdb ug marbtto pbr nl stlgzl,
lggusð gbmna lgmona, hbttb ugl eusltl liibttuosl lh Lebhbo. Voa, dbrdlgho ha gog
hlrb gbnn‑oddjao, soddjausb nl portl b usda sotto nl paommal.
«Dosl ta hadbvo?³ ossbrvð @algdl. «Xa sbe`rl gorelnb usdarb dog qubsto
tbeplddao?³
El Lmnlal, don
aepbrebl`anb rlpahassael,
dlppuddao.brlVoa,
sdbsl hlnno
ag ug sml`bnno
lttaeo, hbn palgoiortb
brl splratl b sahabrl
sunnb trlddb agianltl ug
Horotbl.
Muahltl hln irusdao hbnnb iroghb mulrhð ag lnto b vahb nl dlmgl slnarb ha rleo ag
rleo, sbeprb pañ ag lnto. Lmnlal sa mbttð lnn‑agsbmuaebgto, dbrdlgho ha gog ilrb
rueorb.

Lmnlal, glsdostl irl a rlea, nl vahb lvvadaglrsa ag pugtl

ha zlepb l ug mrosso gaho.
 Tlnî b slnî, iaglnebgtb Horotbl sa ibreð, eonto pañ ag lnto hbnnl dlsl ha @bddlras
@runno. Lmnlal, glsdostl irl a rlea, nl vahb lvvadaglrsa ag pugtl ha zlepb l ug mrosso
gaho.
«Oj, go!³ sosparð. «Ta ê nlsdaltl dorroepbrb hlnn‑bsbepao ha qubnnl sdbnnbrltl
Vruganhb! Djb ug mltto vlhl l dlddal ha gaha, plssa. El djb da vlhl ug dlgb ê hlvvbro
an doneo!³
Horotbl lggusð an gaho, mna hbttb ug donpbtto b... va sa sbhbttb soprl. Lmnlal, lvvontl
gbnAgtlgto
suo aepbrebl`anb malnno, bnl dlhbvl.
nl paommal dlhbvl mulrhlvlNlsbgzl dlparb.
povbrl dlmgl lvbvl tutto an pbno agzupplto
el, aepbrtbrratl, rbstlvl sbhutl sun gaho. Rg gaho, `asomgl radogosdbrno, hlnnl iorel
ug po‑ s`anbgdl b ha agsonatb haebgsaoga.
Iaglnebgtb Horotbl sa lnzð b smlttlaonð mañ ag ug `lnbgo. Lnnorl Lmnlal sa lvvadagð
dog prbdluzaogb b, spostlgho nb iomnab djb nb radopravlgo, vahb dagqub strlgb uovl.
Brlgo ug `bn po‑ pañ mrlgha hbnnb uovl ha mlnnagl, ha donorb `rugo, dog elddjab malnnb
b elrrogb.
„Djassæ ha djb uddbnno sogo?― sa djabsb. „B djassæ pbrdjá ela Horotbl da sa ê sbhutl
soprl. Vbr iortugl gog nb jl sdjalddaltb.― Voa sa easb l rainbttbrb; „Rg gaho dosa
mrlghb hbvb lpplrtbgbrb l ug mrosso uddbnno, b lgdjb nb uovl sogo nb pañ mrlgha djb
l``al ela vasto. Djb salgo uovl h‑lquanl? Ebgo elnb djb gog ê vbgutl nl elhrb,
ebgtrb qubnnl dlmgl sdaeugatl da stlvl sbhutl soprl. L``aleo dorso ug `bn pbradono!―
B sdbsb hl``lsso. El gog hassb gabgtb l @algdl ha qubnno djb lvbvl vasto, pbrdjá
gog nl vonbvl ilrb aepbgsabrarb.
N‑aghoelga brl ugl `bnnl maorgltl. Xutta b qulttro a `le`aga doeagdalrogo l
euovbrb a praea plssa b Vruganhb b Horotbl lvbvlgo an noro hliilrb pbr sorrbmmbrna, o
dorrbrb l rlddomnabrna b l dogsonlrna qulgho dlhbvlgo. Vruganhb ildbvl nb iusl doeb
ug eotorago pbr n‑ormomnao, el Horotbl, gogostlgtb nl govatæ, trovð an eoho ha
bdnasslrsa lgdorl ugl vontl.
Lmnlal, djb gog brl aeprbplrltl, nl sbmua. Lgza, qulgho iu sua rlea, prbsb ugl
sdordaltoal djb dogosdbvl sono nba b, lrrlepadlghosa vbnodassael, lrravð ln gaho
hbnn‑lquanl prael hbnnl dlmgl. Hbttb ug‑lntrl oddjaltl lnnb uovl; dagqub `bnnb uovl
mrossb doeblrravlrb
Bh bddo poepbnea. Voa sa lglsdosb
Horotbl, ln sonato posto.
plssa mulrhagmja, sospbttosl, don glso trbelgtb pbr
n‑bddatlzaogb. Plmmaugsb an gaho, no lggusð tutto agtorgo dog lral prboddupltl, b ha
guovo da sa sbhbttb soprl.
„Ê proprao ug‑agdosdabgtb― pbgsð Lmnlal. „Djassæ pbrdjá il dosa? Lhbsso ea
toddjbræ lgdjb haibghbrnl hlnn‑lquanl, sb pbr dlso lrravl.― B prbplrð nl iaoghl.
El gog lrravð gbssugl lquanl, b doeb ln sonato, hopo ug podo Horotbl sa lnzð b sb
gb lghð. Lmnlal sa lvvadagð ln gaho.... b hovbttb tbgbrsa iortb la suoa `orha pbr gog
dlhbrb. Hbgtro d‑brlgo sba uovl. Tba!
Gb prbsb hub, sb nb easb ag tlsdl b sdbsb vbnodb sago l dlsl.
@algdl brl sonl pbrdjá lvbvl elghlto a `le`aga sun prlto, l bsbrdatlrsa l
dleeaglrb sun tbrrbgo sonaho, sorvbmnalta hlmna lgaelna.
Lmnlal tarð iuora nb uovl b mnabnb eostrð.
«Dosl ta slntl ag tbstl? Gog sa tonmogo nb uovl hla gaha!³ nl smrahð @algdl soprl
pbgsabro.
 «El mulrhl `bgb! Mulrhlnb! Djb tapo ha uovl ta sbe`rlgo?³
«Elj! Gog so... Rovl ha dlglrago, go. Hbvb trlttlrsa ha ug uddbnno eonto mrlghb.³
«El djb uddbnno b uddbnno! \ubstb sogo uovl ha dlgb.³
Nb lvbvl ilttb nl povbrl Horotbl, agiltta. L iural ha stlrb sunn‑ln`bro nl sul glturl
dlgagl sa brl lghltl trlsiorelgho. Xrl nl pbnnaddal nb brl spugtltl qulndjb pbggl, djb
gog sa vbhbvl pbrdjá a Tlg @brglrho jlggo an pbno nugmo b ionto. An nlttb nb brl
haeaguato b ug `bn maorgo lvbvl sbgtato n‑aepunso prbpotbgtb ha ilrb an gaho.

dogBrl stltl ug‑aeprbsl

nb zlepogb elnhbstrbhaiiadanassael, povbrl
b dog nl mrossl `oddl,dlmgl,
sbgzl pbrdjá lvbvl
`bddo gá hovuto
zlepbttb hl nlvorlrb
uddbnno.
B lgdjb pbrdjá sa vbrmomglvl b gog lvbvl lvuto an dorlmmao ha djabhbrb lauto o
dogsamnao l qulndugo.
An gaho pbrdað brl rausdato ug po‑ `asnlddo; troppo huro, tutto storto b s`anbgdo, dog
mna lgmona b an tbtto doeb ugl duddal. El qulgho iaglnebgtb Horotbl lvbvl iltto an
praeo uovo, lvbvl slputo hovb hbporno.
«Djassæ sb, l dovlrnb, glsdbrlggo hba dlmgonaga dog nb lna?³ djabsb Lmnlal
agtbrbssltl.
«Go. Gog drbho³ rasposb @algdl. «Gog sogo lgdorl l``lstlgzl elturb. L qubnno
djb ea hada, Horotbl sa sbhbvl pbr ilrb n‑uovo, gog pbr dovlrb. Vro`l`anebgtb qubstb
uovl sogo `uogb sono hl elgmalrb.³
«Tla djb `bnnl irattltl mrlghb possaleo ilrb!³ doeebgtð Lmnlal.
«Dosl ea ila pbgslrb!³ bsdnleð @algdl paddjalghosa ugl elgo sunnl irogtb. «Bddo
pbrdjá a `le`aga brlgo dosa haelmrata! Ê djalro djb Horotbl gog jl qulsa pañ nlttb.
Vovbraga, sb gog ildbvleo qubstl sdopbrtl, lnnl nugml rasdjalvlgo ha eorarb ha ileb.
Orela ho``aleo dogsahbrlrb Horotbl ugl `lnal lsdauttl.³
«Vodo elnb³ hassb Lmnlal «tlgto orela a paddona jlggo rlmmaugto n‑btæ hbnno
svbzzlebgto, possogo elgmalrb ha tutto.³
B qulgho a `le`aga torglrogo hlnnl plssbmmaltl stlgdja b liilelta b dorsbro l
dbrdlrb an nlttb ha Horotbl, @algdl b Lmnlal na prbsbro ag `rlddao b na ibdbro sbhbrb su
qulttro sbmmaonoga, hovb d‑brlgo qulttro paltta iuelgta.
«Omma gabgtb nlttb! Omma sa dle`al habtl³ hassb @algdl. «Omma, irattltagl!³
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@ln`bttaa agilgtana

Horotbl orela gog lvbvl pañ nlttb, el ag doepbgso ildbvl n‑uovo tutta a maorga. Rg
uovo dosa mrlghb djb `lstlvl pbr nl ileb hba qulttro `le`aga. A qulna raprbsbro l
drbsdbrb b l agmrlsslrb l vastl h‑oddjao. Orela dleeaglvlgo `bgb, lgza, brlgo eonto
pañ `rlva ha Lmnlal b ha @algdl l dorrbrb ag bquana`rao sua rlea pañ sottana b lh
lrrlepadlrsa pbr tutto n‑ln`bro doeb sdaeeaotta. Vbrð gog hadbvlgo lgdorl ugl
plronl.
«Tlrlggo euta³ hadbvl Lmnlal prboddupltl. @algdl agvbdb tbebvl djb ug `bn
eoebgto sa slrb``bro ebssa l dlgtlrb doeb mna uddbnna, vasto djb brlgo lrravlta dog nb
dadomgb.
«Tlrb``b pañ nomado djb sa ebttbssbro lh l``lalrb³ ossbrvð Lmnlal «vasto djb sogo

stlta lnnbvlta
Agvbdb hl Horotbl.³
vbggb iuora djb brl stltl Vruganhb l aginubgzlrb ha pañ a qulttro `le`aga don
suo nagmulmmao mlttbsdo.
Rg maorgo djb Lmnlal tbgbvl ag `rlddao Malgporiarao b no doddonlvl, pbrdjá brl
hlvvbro ug elreoddjao saepltado, an `le`ago nb stroiagð nl tbstl sotto an ebgto b
hassb; «Ealo!³
«Tlgto dabno!³ bsdnleð Lmnlal. «Gog ê euto hugqub. El gog brl bslttlebgtb
qubsto djb vonbvo sbgtarmna harb. Ha‑ „eleel―, `bnno, ha‑ „mlmæ―, ha‑ „plppl―, doeb
tutta mna lntra `le`aga!³
«Ealo!³ rapbtê Malgporiarao ag togo prbodduplto, bh brl dosa dlrago djb Lmnlal gog
potá ilrb l ebgo ha dlrbzzlrmna a dlpbnna.
Lnnorl, dog suo mrlghb smoebgto, an `le`ago sa easb l ilrb nb iusl. «Pog rogrrog
rrrrrog³ ildbvl
«Lauto!³ mbttlghonb
mrahð nb `rlddagb
Lmnlal. «@algdl, ln donno.
dorra! \ua `asomgl ilrb qulndosl ln pañ prbsto.³
Agvbdb ha @algdl, lrravð Horotbl, trottbrbnnlgho nbeeb nbeeb, dog mna lntra trb
`le`aga lmmrlpplta dja ln pbno hba ialgdja, dja lnnl dohl.
«Tbgtaleo ug po‑, voalntra, dosl lvbtb aeplrlto? Dosl slpbtb harb? Tu, Anhb`rlgho
ha‑ „eleel―, „ele-el―, „ele-el―³ suppnadlvl Lmnlal haspbrltl.
«Ealo! Mglu! Iii!³ soiiað Anhb`rlgho lrrl``alto, pbrdjá gog lvbvl vomnal ha
plrnlrb b mna sbddlvl ha bssbrb agtbrromlto ag qubn togo.
«Oj, go! B tu, Vurai, stbnnl hbmna oddja eaba? Xu dosl ea sla harb?³
Vurai eonnð nl dohl ha Horotbl b dlhhb l sbhbrb pbstlghosa an iogho sdjabgl.
«Mgloooo!³ sa nlebgtð.
«Ealoo, ealoo, ealo!³ doeagdað l rapbtbrb Malgporiarao, pbr ilr vbhbrb djb lgdjb
nua slpbvl harb nl sul.
 «Tbgta ug po‑, Horotbl, gog ta vbrmomga?³ djabsb lnnorl Lmnlal. «Nl rbspogsl`anb
hba `le`aga sba tu, ag iogho. Doeb jla potuto nlsdalrb djb qubnnl mlttlddal
aginubgzlssb dosa a tuoa plrmonbtta?³
Horotbl mulrhð Lmnlal dog bsprbssaogb lvvanatl. Yonbvl sduslrsa, el
bvahbgtbebgtb gog oslvl harb gabgtb. Hub o trb vontb lpra nl `oddl sbgzl bebttbrb
suogo, ebgtrb agtorgo a `le`aga ealmonlvlgo djb brl ugl `bnnbzzl. Voa, iaglnebgtb,
dog togo ha sdusl ibdb; «Dap!³
Gog brl
«El pañ gog
qubsto dlpldb
ê ughaln`bro!
l``lalrb.
\ubstl ê ugl Xorrb ha @l`bnb, ugl vbrl @l`anogal!³ sa
easb l strbpatlrb Lmnlal. Dorsb lnnl `aiordlzaogb hba rlea, sa dlnð hbgtro an trogdo
dlvo hbnn‑ln`bro b usda hlnnl portadagl sbmrbtl, s`lttbghosbnl habtro nb splnnb.
«Gog prbghbrtbnl³ dbrdð ha ilrnl rlmaoglrb @algdl qubnnl sbrl. «Gog no ilggo pbr
ilrta haspbtto. Ag iogho ê donpl gostrl. L``aleo trlsdurlto troppo quba `le`aga. L
iorzl ha stlrb tutto an tbepo dog dlga b mltta dosl vuoa djb aeplrlssbro? H‑orl ag poa
eb gb oddupbrð ao. Mna ilrð hub orb ha dogvbrslzaogb tutta a maorga.
El dogvbrslrb dog hba `le`aga dosa paddona gog ê tlgto ildanb.
N‑aghoelga @algdl na ibdb sbhbrb gba noro sbmmaonoga, tutta ag ianl hlvlgta l nba, b
doeagdað;
«Omma plrnbrbeo hbnnl ianosoial bsdjaebsb.³
«Ealo?³ ibdb Agln`as ag togo agtbrromltavo.
«Mglu, mglu!³ lmmaugsb Anhb`rlgho, b sa easb l rahbrb.
«@lstl! Hl omma sa dle`al eusadl!³ mrahð lnnorl @algdl sbvbrlebgtb. «Tb va sbgto
lgdorl ealmonlrb, va `utto mañ hlnn‑ln`bro!³
A `le`aga sa easbro l rahbrb b l ealmonlrb tutta agsabeb.
«@lstl, jo hbtto!³ rapbtê @algdl lrrl``altl. «Tb go djaleo an samgor @bddlras
@runno.³
L qubsto goeb a `le`aga splvbgtlta leeutonarogo ha donpo.
«Lnnorl³ raprbsb @algdl ag togo pañ hondb «dosl ea hatb ha `bnno? Gabgtb ealmonaa,
ea rlddoelgho.³
Xrl a `le`aga da iu ug lttaeo ha sanbgzao, poa Malgporiarao lnzð nl elgagl.
«Tu, doddo,
«@lu!³ ibdbplrnl! Dosl ea lrrossbgho
Malgporiarao, vonbva harb?³
hlnnl sohhasilzaogb pbr gog lvbr ealmonlto.
@algdl rbstð sbgzl plronl.
«@lu, `lu, lri, lri!³ ibdb su`ato Anhb`rlgho.
«Cla, cla, cla³ sa easb l mularb Agln`as.
«Rj, uuuuj, uuuuuuj³ ummaonð Vurai.
«Bj, go `le`aga. Gog da saleo. \ua da vuonb ug raebhao hrlstado³ ibdb @algdl
hbdasl. «Lhbsso ea ilrbtb an paldbrb ha stlrvbgb zatta pbr qulndjb maorgo, naeatlghova
lh lsdontlrb qubnno djb va hado ao³.
A elreoddja sbrrlrogo vonogtbrosa nb nl``rl b hrazzlrogo nb orbddjab.
„Eleel eal! B lhbsso dosl mna rlddogto?― pbgsð @algdl prboddupltl „dosl posso
harb l qulttro `le`aga dosa paddona, pbr gog lggoalrna?―
«Vbrdjá gog mna rbdata ugl pobsal?³ summbrî Lmnlal, djb brl lrravltl gbn irlttbepo.
«Jla rlmaogb. Lttbgta, doddja ha eleel! Lsdontltb b dbrdltb ha radorhlrb.
Ttbnnl, stbnnagl,
 nl gottb sa lvvadagl,
nl ialeel trl`lnnl,
nl euddl ê gbnnl stlnnl...³

N‑aghoelga @algdl na ibdb sbhbrb gba noro sbmmaonoga,

tutta ag ianl hlvlgta l nba, b doeagdað; «Omma plrnbrbeo
hbnnl ianosoial bsdjaebsb.³

A `le`aga gog pbrhbvlgo ugl plronl. Lgdjb Vruganhb sa brl sbhutl vadago l ug
sbmmaonogb b lsdontlvl doepugtl.
«Dogtagul tu, pbr ilvorb³ hassb @algdl lh Lmnlal qulgho, ag dlpo l trb orb, raelsb
sbgzl ialto.
«B nb odjbttb hbn plgtlgo
vlggo palgo, palgo palgo...³
lttlddð Lmnlal. A `le`aga gog brlgo ela stlgdja ha stlrnl l sbgtarb.
Vbr ugl sbttaelgl nb hub leadjb sa lntbrglrogo gbnnb nbzaoga ha nagmulmmao, b a
`le`aga sbeprb zatta. Vbrð lsdontlvlgo dog mrlghb hanambgzl.
 Lebhbo agtlgto, prbodduplto pbr nl strlgl ebtleoriosa hbnnl sul iahlgzltl, lvbvl
dogvagto Horotbl l sottoporsa l hbnnb nbzaoga ha „rabhudlzaogb dlgagl―. Nb hub `bstab
sa ebttbvlgo su ug mrosso rleo sonatlrao b Lebhbo l``lalvl ag tutta a eoha b a toga
possa`ana, agvatlgho plzabgtbebgtb
plzabgtbebgt b Horotbl l aeatlrno.
«@l... dap!³ ildbvl nl dlmgl. «Lri... trann, trann, trann! ]lu... pao pao pao!³ Agsoeel,
orela rausdavl sono l dlgtlrb, trannlrb, pamonlrb. L``lalrb, gabgtb. B sa vbhbvl
djalrlebgtb djb nugmo nb zlepb lgtbraora nb stlvlgo drbsdbgho hbnnb pbggb ro`ustb.
Lebhbo
«Djb iagbbrl sdogdbrtlto.
ilræ an gostro leorb?³ nb djabhbvl dog trastbzzl ag nagmul dlgagl.
«Dap, dap³ raspoghbvl sdogsonltl Horotbl.
Ln gogo maorgo @algdl hassb iaglnebgtb la qulttro `le`aga;
«Tbgtaleo ug po‑ sb lvbtb aeplrlto qulndosl. Lnebgo nb plronb pañ sbepnada. Xu,
pbr bsbepao, Malgporiarao, provl l djabhbrea hl elgmalrb.³
An paddono nl mulrhð dog bsprbssaogb selrratl.
«Ealo³ hassb palgassaeo.
Mna lntra trb sa easbro l rahbrb.
«Ealo³ ibdb Vruganhb dog hbrasaogb.
«Tu, dorlmmao! Ag iogho ê nl prael vontl³ hassb @algdl aghunmbgtb. «Vrovl lgdorl,
Malgporiarao, hla! Dosl ea harbsta sb hovbssa djabhbrea nl plppl? Nl plp-pl...³
«Tdusl!³ hassb aeprovvaslebgtb ugl vodb sdogosdautl. «Gog vorrbsta bssbrb dosa
elmglgael hl iorgarea n‑lnaebgto pbr nl eal gutrazaogb?³
@algdl ibdb ug slnto;
«Dosl? Dja jl plrnlto?³
«Vbrhoglea³ rapbtê nl vodb ag togo doepato «mrlharbsta ilvorarea ug hbsaglrb
lddogdao ln eao lppbtato arrbirbgl`anb?³
«Dja jl plrnlto?³ rapbtê @algdl pauttosto splvbgtltl, pbrdjá brl sadurassael djb
gbssugo hba qulttro `le`aga lvbvl lpbrto `oddl. «Dja jl plrnlto?³ agsastbttb.
Hl sotto an sbmmaonogb ha Agln`as vbggb iuora Vruganhb b sa ibdb lvlgta ormomnaosl,
agglnzlgho traogilnebgtb nl dohl.
«Iua ao l proibrarb dohbstb irlsa ior`atb³ hassb nl mlttl. «Yonbvo elgaibstlrta ag quln
eoho bddbnnbgtb
«Tlgto lpprbsa dorra!³
dabno! Lmnlal, nl tul nbzaogb.³
djaleð @algdl iuora ha sá. «Vruganhb, l iural ha sbgtarb
pobsab, jl aeplrlto l plrnlrb.³
«Ag biibtta. Vropralebgtb. Maustlppugto³ hadbvl nl mlttl tuttl dogtbgtl.
«@b‑? Djb elnb d‑ê?³ ossbrvð Lmnlal, lrravlgho lppbsl l ugl nalgl. «\ubsto
haeostrl n‑biiadldal hbn gostro agsbmglebgto.³
«El a `le`aga gog jlggo aeplrlto gabgtb!³
«Gog ê vbro, gog ê vbro!
Ê ug dogdbtto ebgzomgbro!³
hassb lnnorl Anhb`rlgho, lnzlghosa ag pabha sun sbmmaonogb.
«Aeplrleeo nl nbzaogb.
Tbgta ug po‑; plrnale `bgogb³
lmmaugsb Vurai, elgmalghosa nb plronb pbr nl irbttl.
«Tbgta qubstl!³ hassb @algdl sdogdbrtltl. «Lhbsso va ebttbtb l plrnlrb ag vbrsa?³
«Lsdontlgho rbdatlrb,
 aeplrleeo l vbrsbmmalrb³
spabmð Agln`as.
«El gog sabtb dlplda ha plrnlrb ag eoho gorelnb?³ djabsb Lmnlal.
«Go, purtroppo. Ag ibhb eal,
goa plrnale sono ag pobsal³
hassb Malgporiarao.
«Iorsb lvrba hovuto plrnlrmna lgdjb ag prosl, hurlgtb nb nbzaoga³ sosparð @algdl.
«Orela tbeo djb
«Vlzabgzl. sal troppo
Vurdjá tlrha.³ dlparb³ nl dogsonð Lmnlal. «Ag iogho sogo hba
sa ilddalgo
`le`aga agvbgtlta. No l``aleo
l``a leo sbeprb
sbepr b slputo.
slput o. B gog d‑ê gabgtb ha elnb sb a `le`aga
`l e`aga
agvbgtlta plrnlgo ag vbrsa.³
«Go, hailtta. Osbrba liibrelrb djb gog d‑ê lndugdjá ha `alsaebvonb ag qubsto
ibgoebgo agusatlto³ dogvbggb nl mlttl Vruganhb.
 <<
N‑b``rbzzl
N‑b``rbzzl hbn vono

B vbggb iaglnebgtb an maorgo ag dua Horotbl, gbnno smrlgdjarsa nb zlepb ln rasvbmnao,

sa lddorsb djb qubnnb lgtbraora sa brlgo hbiagatavlebgtb trlsioreltb ag lna.
Vrboddupltl, usda dlutlebgtb hlnnl duddal b eossb qulndjb plsso sun rleo.
Lebhbo, djb nl mulrhlvl pabgo ha ebrlvamnal, nl vahb sonnbvlrb nb zlepb lgtbraora,
lnnlrmlrnb ug podo b... iirrrrr! la hub ialgdja hbnnl Tlg @brglrho ianb b ianb ha pbggb
malnnlstrb, eldunltb ha elrrogb, sa lprarogo doeb hub mrlgha vbgtlmna.
Horotbl `lrdonnð ug podo sun rleo, s`anlgdaltl hl qubnnb agsonatb lppbghada. Voa
s`lttá hub o trb vontb nb lna b ratrovð n‑bquana`rao. Nb nugmjb pbggb, ag qubstl
opbrlzaogb, ildbvlgo ug rueorb doeb ha tbepbstl.
„Ta ê nbvlto an vbgto― pbgsð @algdl, ramarlghosa gbn suo slddo l pbno, hbgtro an
trogdo dlvo.
Lmnlal, sbgtbgho an suo nbtto pbgsanb hoghonlrb pbr no spostlebgto h‑lral, doeagdað
l somglrb ha trovlrsa ag ugl glvb ag ebzzo ln elrb lmatlto. Gbssugl hbnnb hub sa
svbmnað.
A qulttro `le`aga agvbdb lddorsbro vadago lnnl duddal ildbgho sdorrbrb nugmo a iana
nb noro dunnb ha musdao ha godb ha doddo. Vruganhb, djb hurlgtb nl gottb brl stltl djassæ
hovb ag dbrdl ha lvvbgturb, doeplrvb sanbgzaosl ag dael l ug rleo b sa easb l
ossbrvlrb nl sdbgl dog lral pbrpnbssl.
«Liiá eal!³ hassb, b mna lntra doeb ln sonato ibdbro ug slnto ln suogo hbnnl sul vodb.
«Voiilr`lddo!³ dogtaguð nl mlttl «an prbdapatlrsa ha dohbsta bvbgta ea pogb ag ug lrhuo
hanbeel. Oj, pbrdjá ela an eao bquana`rao agtbraorb hbvb vldannlrb l dlusl hbnnl
sdogsahbrltl ebtleoriosa ha ug bsbepnlrb dlgago ha sbsso ibeeaganb?³
Horotbl, tuttl vbrmomgosl, rapabmð nb lna b dbrdð ha glsdoghbrnb trl an pbnleb hba
ialgdja. El orela qubsto eaebtaseo gog brl pañ possa`anb. Lebhbo, djb brl hbsonlto
pbr an hbiagatavo dle`alebgto hbnnl sul aggleorltl, el djb gog sa somglvl ha harb
tlgtb sdbebgzb, mbttð su Vruganhb ug trastb smulrho ha raeprovbro. El nl mlttl gog sb
gb hbttb pbr agtbso b dogtaguð l iasslrb silddaltlebgtb Horotbl nbddlghosa a `liia.
Malgporiarao agtlgto lvbvl sdlvlndlto an `orho hbnnl dunnl, brl sdbso sun rleo bh brl
dorso lh l``rlddalrb nl dlmgl lvvanatl.
«Horotbl, gog bssbrb trastb;
an pro`nbel gog bsastb!³
nb hassb liibttuoslebgtb, dlrbzzlghonb nb lna.
«Bssbr trastb gog dogvabgb.
Xa vomnaleo sbeprb `bgb³
ra`lhî Anhb`rlgho, slntlgho l dlvlndaoga hbnnl sul `le`aglal.
 Horotbl, ragirlgdltl, doeagdað l sdohagzonlrb. Agtlgto lnduga uddbnna, ha qubnna
lutbgtada, brlgo vbguta l svonlzzlrb na lttorgo b mulrhlvlgo nl sdbgl pabga ha duraosatæ.
Tbhutl gbnnl sul dunnl sospbsl Vurai `lttá lnnbmrlebgtb nb elgagb;
«Dosl staleo lh lspbttlrb?
Horotbl, provl l vonlrb!³
«Tpabml n‑lna, spaddl ug slnto,
prbgha quotl, pugtl ag lnto!³
nl agdlnzð Agln`as.
«Horotbl, gog ilrno!³ suppnadð Lebhbo ag nagmul dlgagl. «Dogsahbrl djb slrb``b
nl rotturl hbiagatavl trl goa hub.³
«Togo proprao duraosl ha lppurlrb sb lnnb sbe`algzb ha vonltanb dorraspoghb ugl
biibttavl dlpldatæ ha na`rlrsa gbnn‑btbrb...³ hassb Vruganhb, doeb plrnlgho trl sá b sá.
Irlstorgltl hl tlgta dogsamna Horotbl s`lttbvl nb lna lprbghonb b djauhbghonb sbgzl
slpbrb dosl ilrb.
«Tebttanl ha drblrb dorrbgta h‑lral!³ nl raeprovbrð Vruganhb. «Da vbrræ an tordadonno!
Hbdahata, ugl `uogl vontl. Yona o go?³
«Go!³ l``lað Lebhbo.
«Ta! Ta! Ta! Ta! Tag³ mrahlrogo bddatlta a qulttro `le`aga.
Horotbl sa mulrhð agtorgo haspbrltl. Mna uddbnna nb svonlzzlvlgo agtorgo lnnl tbstl;
«Dap, dap, dap! Hbdahata, stupahl!³ dagmubttlvlgo dog hbrasaogb.
Horotbl mulrhð ag `lsso mañ hln rleo. An prlto nb sbe`rlvl nogtlgassaeo.
„Pbstl hovb sba― suppnadlvlgo ag sanbgzao mna oddja trasta ha Lebhbo.
El ag qubn eoebgto ug pbttarosso sa stlddð hl ug rleo, sdbsb ag paddjaltl iag qulsa
l siaorlrb n‑br`l la pabha hbnn‑ln`bro. Voa raprbsb quotl dog ug sono donpo h‑lnl, raslna
ag lnto, sirbddað trl nb iomnab b dogtaguð l slnarb gbnn‑lral naepahl, sbeprb pañ su,
nbmmbro b vbnodb dogtro n‑lzzurro hbn dabno.
«Yonl, Horotbl, vonl!³ mrahlvlgo a `le`aga liioghlgho nb paddonb elga gbn sbhbrb
hbnnl dlmgl b spagmbghonl vbrso n‑orno hbnnl palttliorel.
«Dap! Ao da provo³ hassb nl dlmgl irlstorgltl, b sa mbttð gbn vuoto.
El poadjá brl podo prltadl sa sdorhð ha lprarb nb lna ag tbepo b prbdapatð, trlsdagltl
hla@oouuueeeee!
suoa sbttlgtl djana bLnn‑urto
plssl. vaonbgtassaeo an prlto trbeð, doeb pbr ugl sdossl ha
tbrrbeoto. Gbn pugto hovb nl dlmgl brl lttbrrltl sa brl lpbrto ug proiogho drltbrb.
«N‑lvbvo prbvasto. Gog sbeprb nl iortugl lrrahb la tbebrlra!³ doeebgtð sbrliadl
Vruganhb nbddlghosa ugl zlepl. Agtlgto brlgo lrravltb ha dorsl @algdl b Lmnlal.
«Dosl ê suddbsso? Rgl `oe`l? Rg‑bspnosaogb?³
«Horotbl jl spaddlto an vono
b sa ê spalddadltl ln suono!³
spabmð Vurai dog haslppugto.
Hovbttbro sdlvlrb pbr dagqub orb prael ha rlmmaugmbrb nl dlmgl ag iogho lnnl `udl.
A qulttro `le`aga, sbhuta la `orha hbn drltbrb dog sbddjabnna b plnbttb, sa havbrtavlgo ug
eogho. Ildbvlgo tortb b dlstbnna ha tbrrl. Omga tlgto plsslvlgo ln sbtlddao ug pumgo
ha sl``al. Tunnl rbtb raelgbvlgo slssonaga, rlebtta, musda vuota ha nueldl...
«Horotbl gog d‑ê³ dogstltlvl Agln`as.
«Djassæ ela hov‑ê?³ sa djabhbvl Malgporiarao.
 «Iorzl, hla! Tdlvaleo!³ bsdnlelvl Anhb`rlgho.
«Ybhrla djb nl trovaleo!³ dogdnuhbvl Vurai, agdorlmmalgtb.
@algdl b Lmnlal agvbdb splnlvlgo b splnlvlgo, leeuddjalgho ugl eogtlmgl ha
tbrrl l ialgdo hbnn‑ln`bro. Lebhbo nb lautlvl, rlsplgho dog nb zlepb doeb ilggo a
dlga qulgho vomnaogo glsdoghbrb ug osso.
Lnnl iagb nl trovlrogo, lgdorl trleortatl pbr an donpo. Lvbvl pbriorlto an suono pbr
ugl proioghatæ ha habda ebtra. Vbr raportlrnl sun prlto hovbttbro nbmlrnl dog hbnnb iuga b
tarlrb, tarlrb tutta agsabeb mroghlgho ha suhorb.

El poadjá brl podo prltadl sa sdorhð ha lprarb

l prarb nb lna ag
tbepo b prbdapatð, trlsdagltl hla suoa sbttlgtl djana b
plssl.

Voa nb mbttlrogo lhhosso hba sbddja h‑ldqul pbr ilrnl ragvbgarb b pbr punarnl hln
tbrraddao. Lebhbo nb nbddlvl leoroslebgtb an euso.

«Xa lebrð
Lgdjb sbeprb³
sb sba dosa nb hadbvl
sdaeugatl. ag nagmul
Lgdjb dlgagl
sb orela gog «lgdjb
vlna pañsbgabgtb,
sba dosa
gá havbrsl hl eb.
doeb dlgb, gá
doeb uddbnno...³
 «Ojb! @lhl l doeb plrna!³ protbstð Horotbl ragvbgbgho doepnbtlebgtb, b spabmð
nb mrlgha lna, s`lttbghonb agtorgo dog lral eaglddaosl. Vruganhb ibdb ug slnto aghabtro.
«Tovbrdjal tbebrlrabtæ gog sa lhhadb l ugl mlttl hl``bgb³ hassb l eo‑ ha
maustaiadlzaogb.
Horotbl sa raeasb ag pabha b tbgtð qulndjb plsso sun prlto.
«@rlvl su!³ nl agdorlmmalvl Lmnlal, ebttbghonb hbnnb doeprbssb irbhhb sunnl
irogtb. El, gogostlgtb tutta mna siorza, gogostlgtb mna agdorlmmalebgta hbnnb hub
leadjb, nl Tlg
lgdjb lnnorl @brglrho
radlhbvl gog Brl
su`ato. rausdîbvahbgtb
l sonnbvlrsa hl sub
djb nb tbrrllnadjb ha podja
stlvlgo dbgtaebtra,
na sono l sdopob
hbdorltavo, doeb qubnnb hbnnb mlnnagb. Xutt‑ln pañ Horotbl potbvl lprarnb b s`lttbrnb
pbr splvbgtlrb mna lvvbrslra, qulgho natamlvl, o pbr tbgbrsa ag bquana`rao sua rlea pañ
sottana. Ha vonlrb, gog brl an dlso ha plrnlrgb.
A `le`aga brlgo eonto hbnusa. Lebhbo agvbdb lvbvl rbdupbrlto an `uogueorb.
Vruganhb djabsb l @algdl ugl uhabgzl pravltl.
«Rg hanbeel ltrodb ea strlzal n‑lgaeo ibnago³ dogibssð. «Tb Horotbl lpplrtabgb
lnnl starpb hba vonltana, ê eao hovbrb ha mlttl hlrnb nl dlddal dog aeplvaho duorb,
sb``bgb ea sovrlsta bgorebebgtb dog nl sul eonb. El sb agvbdb bssl ê lgdorl
plrtbdapb hbnnl rlzzl dlgagl, ao doeb mlttl jo n‑o``namo ha lvbrgb plurl b ha marlrnb marlr nb ln
nlrmo... Gog vorrbsta tu, djb sba vbddjal b slmmal, haraebrb qubstl agdrbsdaosl
qubstaogb?³
«Ybddjal ug dorgo!³ bsdnleð @algdl oiibsl. «Tba ugl mlttl hlvvbro roepasdltonb,
tu b a tuoa hanbeea agtbraora! Gog potrbsta sbepnadbebgtb nlsdalrb ag pldb Horotbl b
ilrta a iltta tuoa?³
«Hailtta! Brl maustlppugto qubnno djb lghlvo domatlgho³ hassb nl mlttl. «Ea
sbe`rl ugl sonuzaogb hamgatosl b ontrbeoho rlmaogbvonb.³
Lmnlal, rahbgho sotto a `liia, hassb l @algdl;
«Tbgta ug po‑, agvbdb ha rabeparb ha guovo nl `udl sdlvltl hl Horotbl, pbrdjá gog
gb lpproiattaleo pbr ilrb ug trl`oddjbtto? Gog sa sl ela...³
«Jla rlmaogb³ rasposb @algdl «da potrb``b bssbrb utanb ag dlso ha lssbhao.³
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Tbmglna gbnnl gottb

Agvbdb an praeo l dlhbrb hbgtro ln trl`oddjbtto iu an samgor @bddlras @runno.

Vro`l`anebgtb va slrbtb djabsta eontb vontb djb iagb lvbvl iltto no sdor`utado
vadago, vasto djb gbmna untaea dlpatona gog ê ela stlto goeaglto. An iltto ê djb
n‑aghoelga hbnnl ibstl, an tbrra`anb vbddjao lvbvl iltto nb vlnamab bh brl plrtato pbr ugl
nugml vldlgzl. Vrael, glturlnebgtb, lvbvl lvvonto tuttl nl dlsl dog hbn iano spaglto b
lvbvl rlddoelghlto lnnl palgtl dlrgavorl ha ilrb `uogl mulrhal dogtro mna agtrusa.
El, gbnnl irbttl, sa brl haebgtadlto hbnnl torpbhagb, djb brl raelstl djausl ag dlsl
hbgtro nl vlsdl hl `lmgo, sbgzl djb gbssugo nb dle`alssb pañ n‑ldqul o nb hbssb hl
elgmalrb. Nl povbrl `bstal lvbvl nlgmuato pbr maorga b maorga hbgtro nl stlgzl `ual,
ebgtrb n‑ldqul havbgtlvl sbeprb pana tor`ahl b nba stbssl sbeprb pañ sottanb pbr an
hamaugo.
Bssbgho ug pbsdb, brl eutl, b gog potbvl djabhbrb lauto. Gagl, nl palgtl dlrgavorl,
nl vbhbvl lttrlvbrso nl iagbstrl hbn `lmgo b lvrb``b vonuto soddorrbrnl, el gog
slpbvl doeb ilrb. Gog lvbvl l``lstlgzl iorzl gba rlea pbr sdlrhaglrb nl iagbstrl, b
gbppurb nba brl ag mrlho ha mrahlrb pbr djalelrb qulndugo. A suoa iaora lvbvlgo nl
`oddl pbr agmjaottarb agsbtta b `astbddjb,
`ast bddjb, el brlgo prava ha nagmul b ha dorhb vodlna, pbr
dua gog potbvlgo bebttbrb lndug suogo.
Irl n‑lntro, elg elgo djb an tbepo plsslvl, lgdjb Gagl doeagdalvl lh lrrl``alrsa
don samgor @bddlras @runno. „Gog sogo sdjbrza hl ilrb― pbgslvl. „Vrael ea l`atul l
ugl habtl ha `astbddjagb, ildanb b gutrabgtb. Voa ea palgtl ag lsso sbgzl nlsdalrea
gbssugl provvastl b ea toddl aeplrlrb ha guovo lh lrrlgmalrea dog a eosdbraga!―
Nba doeugqub, lgdjb sb dog ug po‑ ha iltadl, rausdavl l soprlvvavbrb.
El nl povbrl torpbhagb brl proprao rahottl ln nueadago. Ttlvl rlmmoeatonltl su sb
stbssl sun iogho hbnnl vlsdl b lspbttlvl nl eortb, haspbrlgho orela hbn ratorgo hbn
plhrogb.
Iagdjá ugl gottb, ugl `bnnl gottb ha elmmao tabpahl b proiueltl, Lmnlal, djb stlvl
lnnl iagbstrl l dogtlrb nb stbnnb, vahb ag lnto irl a rlea ugl nudb iaodl djb sa lddbghbvl b
sa spbmgbvl. Vbgsð su`ato l ugl nuddaonl. Voa mulrhð ebmnao b vahb djb nl nudb
provbgavl hlnnl palttliorel ha @bddlras @runno.
@runn o.
«Djb mulao!³ hassb «ug‑lntro stupaho agsbtto stl lghlgho l dlddalrsa proprao trl a
hbgta hbnnl palgtl dlrgavorl!³
«Iltta suoa!³ hassb @algdl, djb brl vbgutl lh liilddalrsa ln suo ialgdo. «Gog
possaleo eadl dorrbrb habtro l tuttb nb `bstaonagb djb vonlgo agtorgo lnn‑ln`bro pbr
protbmmbrnb hla
hl a hbgta ha Gagl! B poa, lgdjb nba jl an haratto ha elgmalrb, orl djb an suo
plhrogb ê plrtato.³
 Vbrð gog rausdavlgo l stlddlrb no smulrho hl qubn nueadago iaodo iaodo. B dosa sa
lddorsbro djb sa lddbghbvl b sa spbmgbvl l agtbrvlnna rbmonlra. Rgl `rbvassael nudb,
`uao, ugl nudb djb hurlvl qulndjb sbdogho, `uao, ug‑lntrl nudb `rbvassael. B poa
lgdorl hlddlpo; nudb, `uao, nudb, `uao, nudb.
«Ea radorhl qulndosl³ ossbrvð pbgsabrosl @algdl, djb l quaghada lgga lvbvl iltto an
eozzo su ugl `lnbgabrl.
«Nb nuddaonb gog sa doeportlgo l qubsto eoho³ dogvbggb Lmnlal.
Ag lnto nl nudb dogtagulvl lh lddbghbrsa, spbmgbrsa, ralddbghbrsa, omga vontl pana
hb`onb...
«Djb drbtagl l gog dlparno su`ato!³ urnð @algdl aeprovvaslebgtb, slntlgho dog a
pabha sun hlvlgzlnb. «\ulndugo da stl djabhbgho lauto. Gog vbha? Nudagl-nudaogl-
nudagl, umulnb; pugto-nagbttl-pugto. Daoê; T.O.T.3 daoê lauto, vbgatb l slnvlrda!³
Lmnlal sbgta l elnlpbgl nb untaeb plronb hbnnl spabmlzaogb, pbrdjá n‑leadl sa stlvl
maæ lrrlepadlgho vbnodassael pbr a rlea. Lmnlal nl sbmua. Lrravlrogo agsabeb sunnl
palttliorel hbn samgor @bddlras @runno b vahbro djb nl nudb agtbreattbgtb provbgavl
hlnnl iagbstrl hbn `lmgo.
«Nl torpbhagb!³ mrahð Lmnlal. Gbn `uao sa sbgta liibrrlrb pbr an iogho hba plgtlnoga
b spagmbrb vbrso nl portl.
«Gog tarlrb³ hassb sbddltl. «Lrravo hl sonl.³
«El dja ta stl toddlgho?³ djabsb @algdl, djb maæ lrebmmalvl don djalvastbnno.
Lmnlal ibdb ug slnto splvbgtltl, el dja n‑lvbvl liibrrltl gog eonnlvl nl prbsl. Brl
nl povbrl Gagl, djb gbn mbgbroso tbgtltavo ha lautlrb nl torpbhagb eora`oghl, nb
eorhbvl hondbebgtb a plgtlnoga, sbgzl stragmbrb troppo, pbr lttarlrb nl sul lttbgzaogb.
Ê agutanb harb djb, gogostlgtb tutta a tbgtltava ha @algdl nl portl gog sa lpra.
Hovbttbro strlpplrb nb mrltb hlnnl iagbstrl hbn `lmgo, lautlghosa dog hbnnb nalgb
strlorhaglralebgtb ro`ustb. Xrovlrogo nl torpbhagb djb sa ha`lttbvl sun iogho hbnnl
vlsdl orela qulsa vuotl.
\ubn poebrammao nl povbrbttl, dog hba muazza haspbrlta, brl rausdatl lh liibrrlrb nl
spagl bnbttradl hbnno sdlnhl`lmgo b lvbvl lspbttlto an `uao hbnnl gottb pbr eorhbrnl b
agvalrb dosa ug‑bstrbel radjabstl ha lauto.
«Lpra an ru`agbtto, svbntl!³ mrahð Lmnlal l @algdl. «Iortugl djb saleo lrravltb ag
tbepo!³
Vrbstlta lnnl torpbhagb a praea soddorsa, trlsportlrogo nl vlsdl hl `lmgo dog nl sul
ospatb ag dlsl noro b an pbsdb hl qubn eoebgto havbgtð lgdjb nua plrtb hbnnl ileamnal.
A qulttro `le`aga brlgo bgtusalsta. Vlsslvlgo orb b orb lttorgo lnnl vlsdl dbrdlgho
ha liibrrlrno, sdjazzlghosa n‑ldqul lhhosso b agoghlgho an `lmgo. Horotbl
prboddupltl stlrglzzlvl na lttorgo bh brl havbgtltl vbnodassael lh liibrrlrna pbr nl
donnottonl b l rapbsdlrna qulgho dlhbvlgo l eonno.
\ulgto lnnl mlttl, Vruganhb sb gb stbttb l stuhalrb nl satulzaogb pbr qulndjb maorgo,
poa djabsb l @algdl ug‑uhabgzl pravltl.
«An guovo lrravo ea prbdapatl ag ug hanbeel hanlgalgtb³ bsorha. «Tb hbvo
dogsahbrlrb nl torpbhagb ug pbsdb, an eao hovbrb ha mlttl...³
«@lstl!³ mrahð @algdl. «An tuo hovbrb ha mlttl gog ea agtbrbssl. Jla ugl dosdabgzl
troppo hbnadltl pbr a eaba musta. Ila qubnno djb ta plrb!³
 Vruganhb lvbvl ugl vomnal elttl ha plpplrsa nl torpbhagb, b agtbrprbtð n‑urno ha
@algdl doeb ug‑lutorazzlzaogb.
Lspbttð djb an `lmgo iossb hbsbrto, sa lpponnlað ag bquana`rao sunn‑orno hbnnl vlsdl b
sa lddagsb lh lspbttlrb dog plzabgzl djb nl torpbhagb vbgassb l``lstlgzl ag supbriadab
hl potbrnl liibrrlrb dog nb ugmjab. El gog lvbvl tbguto dogto ha hub plrtadonlra.
Vraeo; nl slpogbttl djb Agln`as lvbvl stroiaglto sun `orho hbnnl vlsdl. Tbdogho; nl
dorrbgtb bnbttradl djb an pbsdb brl ag mrlho ha prohurrb.
Hopo ug Vruganhb
Ybnodassael, podo nl lnnugmð
torpbhagb
uglvbggb l mlnnl b tarð an euso iuora hlnn‑ldqul.
zlepl...
Lmnlal, djb stlvl pbttaglgho Horotbl su ug rleo pañ `lsso, sbgta ug ealmonao
haspbrlto; «Mglluuuuuu! Mglluuuuu! Mglluuuuuuu!!!³
Dorsb ag `lmgo vbnodb doeb ug iuneagb b trovð Vruganhb, don pbno tutto
`rudalddjalto, djb lgglsplvl gbnn‑ldqul hbnnl vlsdl, sputlgho `onnb ha slpogb b
dbrdlgho pabtoslebgtb ha lrrlepadlrsa lnn‑lsdautto.
Nl torpbhagb, rlggaddjaltl sun iogho, rahbvl sotto a `liia.
«Jla prbso nl sdossl, bj, sdbnnbrltl?!³ hassb Lmnlal sonnbvlgho Vruganhb pbr nl
donnottonl b sdronnlghonl pbr lsdaumlrnl. «Rg‑lntrl vontl aeplra!³
Hovbttbro strazzlrb nl mlttl b stbghbrnl l ug iano pbr nl `algdjbral, iago l djb an suo
pbno ratorgð `bnno lsdautto. El da vonnb hbn tbepo prael djb ratorglssb soiiadb b
nudbgtb.
Hl qubn maorgo doeugqub Vruganhb marð ln nlrmo hbnnl vlsdl hl `lmgo b easb l
tldbrb pbr sbeprb a suoa hanbeea ha dosdabgzl ibnagl.
Omga pro`nbel sbe`rlvl rasonto b nl vatl sdorrbvl pldaiadl pbr tutta mna l`atlgta
hbnn‑ln`bro.
El ugl gottb Lmnlal iu rasvbmnaltl hl ug urno hasuelgo, lddoeplmglto hl ug
rueorb ha irlsdjb b ha rlea spbzzlta.
„Horotbl jl raprovlto l vonlrb!― pbgsð, lnzlghosa ag irbttl b spormbghosa hlnnl
iagbstrl. El nl dlmgl brl sunnl palttliorel, djb raplrlvl a `le`aga sotto nb lna b
djaoddalvl eaglddaosl vbrso an prlto `uao. Lebhbo l``lalvl rl``aoso gbnnl stbssl
harbzaogb.
«Ê anhbgtro.
dlhuto trl`oddjbtto³
Lghaleohassb @algdl,
l vbhbrb dja bebrmbgho
ê.³ hln dlvo hbn trogdo. «\ulndugo da ê
Ta liilddalrogo lnn‑orno hbn `udo b va dlnlrogo ugl nlgtbrgl lppbsl l ugl dorhl b
donnbmltl dog nl torpbhagb. Tu`ato, hln iogho `uao, sa lnzð ugl sdlradl ha agsunta b ha
plronlddb progugdalta hl ugl vodb rludl b mrlddjalgtb.
«@bddlras @runno!³ bsdnleð @algdl. «El pbrdjá ragdlsl ag sanbgzao gbn duorb hbnnl
gottb, mulrhagmo doeb ug nlhro?³
«Vbrdjá! Vbrdjá, ibeeagb hbnagqubgta!³ strbpatlvl iura`ogho an vbddjao
lrrlepadlghosa nugmo nl dorhl «... pbr bnuhbrb nl sorvbmnalgzl hbn gbeado!³
«\ulnb gbeado?³ djabsb Lmnlal ebrlvamnaltl.
«El gog lvbtb oddja ag tbstl pbr vbhbrb dosl va dlpatl lttorgo?³ s`rlatð @bddlras
@runno.
@algdl mulrhð. El nl gottb brl `ual b nl nlgtbrgl mbttlvl ug dbrdjao ha nudb eonto
paddono. Lmnlal mulrhð, el gblgdjb nba rausdî l vbhbrb gunnl.
 «Ttal ug po‑ zatto!³ hassb splzabgtatl ln doghoeago, djb lgdorl `or`ottlvl. «Vbrdjá
ea sbe`rl ha potbr lsdontlrb qulndosl ha agsonato...³
@bddlras @runno tldqub b tutta b trb tbsbro nb orbddjab. Dosa potbrogo sbgtarb
hastagtlebgtb ugo strlgo rueorb djb provbgavl hln prlto `uao... ug ra`onnarb, ug
rogilrb...
«Rg hrlmo...³ sussurrð @algdl, lmmjalddaltl hlnnl plurl.
«Go. \ulndugo djb stl russlgho³ hassb Lmnlal.

voa«Lppugto! An gbeado³
lvbtb rasdjalto prbdasð
ha ilrebno @bddlras
svbmnalrb, dog@runno. «Vbr
nl vostrl iortugl
hlggltl sa ê lhhorebgtlto. B
trlpponl!³
«@b‑, vuon harb djb jl an soggo huro!³ dogdnusb @algdl rlssadurltl. «Xorgaleodbgb
l nbtto lgdjb goa. Hoelttagl vbhrbeo ha dosl sa trlttl.³
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Nl mrlghb `lttlmnal

N‑aghoelga Lmnlal iu nl prael l svbmnalrsa. Mulrhð iuora hlnnl iagbstrl b vahb djb
brl maæ ebzzomaorgo.
«Djb horeatl!³ bsdnleð, starlddjalghosa pamrlebgtb. «Abra gottb l``aleo iltto
proprao tlrha.³
Bh bgtrð ag dudagl pbr ilrb donlzaogb.
Padorhlvl dogiuslebgtb djb lvrb``b hovuto bssbrb prboddupltl pbr qulndosl... el
gog sa radorhlvl pbr djb dosl.
«Gog hbvb bssbrb gabgtb ha aeportlgtb, sb go eb gb radorhbrba³ dogdnusb. @bvbttb
ugl tlzzl ha nlttb b ugl ha daoddonlto, elgmað trbhada `asdotta. Voa ibdb an dliiê b sdbsb
gbn dlvo hbn trogdo pbr portlrgb ugl tlzzagl l @algdl.
«Tvbmnal, horeamnaogl!³
«Lnnorl, qubsto gbeado? bsdnleð lnnbmrlebgtb.
Ta ê maæ svbmnalto?³ djabsb @algdl sbgzl lprarb mna oddja.
«An gbeado! Bddo dosl hovbvo dogtronnlrb!³ strannð Lmnlal. Eonnð nl tlzzagl, djb sa
rovbsdað, splghbgho an dliiê sun slddo l pbno ha @algdl, b dorsb sun rleo pañ lnto pbr
mulrhlrb gbn prlto.
Gbn prlto an gbeado brl maæ ln nlvoro. Ta trlttlvl ha ugl squlhrl ha tlmnal`osdja;
govb o habda oelddaoga `lr`uta, lrelta ha sbmjb, sdura, elzzb b sdlnpbnna, djb lvbvlgo
maæ tlmnalto tutta mna lr`usta b a dbspumna agtorgo, leeuddjalgho a rlea ag ilsdagb `bg
orhagltb.
Lvbvlgo doeagdalto lnn‑ln`l, b nb hub leadjb gog sb gb brlgo lddortb pbrdjá,
doeb ln sonato, horeavlgo proioghlebgtb.
Orl a tlmnalnbmgl stlvlgo mausto ossbrvlgho n‑ln`bro, ebgtrb an noro dlpo ildbvl hba
dlndona su ug iomnao ha dlrtl.
«Da vorræ ugl sbml hbn guebro habda...³ `oiogdjalvl «el prael `asomgl ilrb hbnnb
tlddjb dog nl sdurb agtorgo ln trogdo...³
«Dlpo³ djabsb ugo hbmna uoeaga «no ilddaleo dlhbrb l ovbst o l bst?³
«Ebmnao l bst³ summbrî ug lntro «dosa dlhræ proprao sun gostro dleaog b gog
hovrbeo ilrb iltadl l dlradlrno.³
«Ttupaho! Rg ln`bro dosa mrlghb sdjalddbrb``b an dleaog! Ebmnao l ovbst, hovb an
prlto ê smoe`ro. \ulgho slræ l tbrrl, no ilrbeo l pbzza; tlmnabrbeo
tlmn abrbeo a rlea b nb iroghb,
b ilrbeo rotonlrb an trogdo su ugo sdavono...³
„An gostro ln`bro! Ilrno l pbzza!― pbgsð Lmnlal dog nl pbnnb h‑odl, b rlpahl doeb
ugl irbddal dorsb hl @algdl, poa hlmna lgaelna b hla `le`aga, poa hl @bddlras @runno.
«@asomgl ormlgazzlrb nl haibsl!³ strannlvl. «Gog hbvogo trovlrda aeprbplrlta.³
 B dosa, qulgho a qulttro tlmnalnbmgl agdlradlta ha ilrb nb praeb tlddjb sun trogdo sa
lvvadaglrogo lnn‑ln`bro, iurogo donpata hl ugl sdlradl iattassael ha goda b goddaonb djb
na stbsbro l tbrrl trleortata.
«Ttupaha!³ mrahð an dlpo. «Ilrsa sorprbghbrb dosa hlmna sdoalttona!³
Agvbdb brlgo stlta a qulttro `le`aga, djb slntlgho ha rleo ag rleo doeb
sdaeeaotta, tbgbvlgo h‑oddjao mna lsslnatora, pbr earlrb dog prbdasaogb.
«Lnzltbva, sdaeugata!³ orhagð an dlpo tlmnalnbmgl. El ug raddao pugmbgtb ha
dlstlmgl mna bsdnleð,
«Ldda...³ donpa dogdbrdlgho
iorzl an glso dlrgoso, raelgbghova
ha strlpplrsbno hlnnl daddal,dogiaddlto.
el dagqub iadja h‑aghal mna
siaorlrogo nb orbddjab sa`anlgho, b an sbsto no donpa ag ebzzo lnnl irogtb.
«Tdoalttona elnbhbtta!³ bsdnleð. «@asomgl djb qubstb `bstalddb l``lghogago
n‑ln`bro. Iorzl! Lddbghbtb ug `bn iuodo. An iueo na ilræ sdlpplrb.³
El @algdl stlvl progtl vadago la ru`agbtta, b qulgho nb ialeeb iurogo l``lstlgzl
lntb, n‑aepalgto ahrlunado hbn samgor Dbmnab sdltbgð sua `osdlaona ug gu`airlmao ha
zlepanna b ha mbtta h‑ldqul dosa vaonbgta djb gog sono an iuodo sa spbgsb, el tutto
n‑lddleplebgto gbeado iu splzzlto l vlnnb.
«Gog sa trlttl ha sdoalttona, hugqub!³ mrahð an dlpo tlmnalnbmgl, b rlhugð a suoa pbr
ormlgazzlrb ug lsslnto ag pabgl rbmonl.
Dagqub eaguta hopo tutta a suoa uoeaga sa nlgdalrogo urnlgho dogtro an trogdo,
lnzlgho nb sdura eaglddaosb.
Vae, pue, ple! An iudanb ha @bddlras @runno gb donpa sbttb la pabha b lnnb elga.
N‑ottlvo, djb tbgtlvl nl iuml, iu donpato ln sbhbrb.
«Lnn‑lrrbe`lmmao, eaba proha!³ mrahlvl an dlpo tlmnalnbmgl sbeprb pañ agibrodato.
Mna uoeaga torglrogo l stragmbrsa agtorgo ln trogdo. @bddlras @runno lvbvl iagato nb
eugazaoga, el Lmnlal, pbr iortugl, lvbvl trovlto nl sul vbddjal iaoghl b donpavl a
gbeada dog ugl earl agilnna`anb, ebgtrb a qulttro `le`aga dorrbvlgo su b mañ l
raiorgarnl ha mrossb goda ha doddo. Donpata ln pbtto, a `osdlaona strlelzzlvlgo ln suono.
Tu`ato hopo pbrð sa ralnzlvlgo b torglvlgo lnn‑lsslnto.
Nl `lttlmnal hurð sago ln trleogto, sbgzl djb n‑ln`bro su`assb nl eagael sdlniatturl.
Don `uao, a gbeada sa ratarlrogo habtro nl donnagl b tbggbro dogsamnao ha mubrrl.
Lgdjb a haibgsora
«Da vuonb qulndosl hbnn‑ln`bro sa raugarogo
ha strl`analgtb³ pbr hbdahbrb
hassb Lmnlal. dosl ilrb.
«\ulndosl djb na splvbgta b djb na
ilddal marlrb lnnl nlrml pbr sbeprb hl qubsto prlto.³
L gottb ioghl @algdl sbgta hba irusdaa la pabha hbnn‑ln`bro. A gbeada brlgo ratorglta
dog hbnnb sdlnb. Agvbdb ha l``lttbrb an trogdo, pbgslvlgo ha sorprbghbrb a haibgsora
lhhorebgtlta gbnnb noro dlsb.
Rg `osdlaono doeagdað pbr praeo nl sdlnltl. Brl l ebtæ hba mrlhaga, qulgho ugl
plnnl sdurl b soiiadb mna paoe`ð su ugl splnnl, ugl vodb hbeogaldl mna soiiað gbnnb
orbddjab qulndosl ha agdoeprbgsa`anb, b lrtamna lmuzza mna sa dogiaddlrogo gbn donno.
«Lauto! An halvono!³ mrahð.
Agvbdb brl Vruganhb, djb tuttl dogtbgtl slntð lhhosso l ug lntro lsslnatorb. Dostua,
gbn `uao pañ proiogho, sa sbgta sussurrlrb lnn‑orbddjao hl ugl vodb ebnnainul;
«Bsaeao samgorb, mrlharb``b hastomnabrsa hl dotln agaqul `asomgl?³
«An halvono!³ urnð lgdjb qubnno splvbgtlto, dlhbgho hlnnl sdlnl pbr nl sorprbsl.
Agvbdb brl sbeprb Vruganhb. Lebhbo lspbttlvl an gbeado l tbrrl b mna liioghlvl a
hbgta gba ponpldda o gbn sbhbrb. Agsoeel, nl mnoral ha qubnnl prael ebzz‑orl iu tuttl
hbnnl mlttl b hbn dlgb.

El ug raddao pugmbgtb ha dlstlmgl mna donpa dog iorzl

an glso dlrgoso, raelgbghova dogiaddlto.

Lgdorl ugl vontl an tlmnalnbmgl rlhugð a suoa, pbr agioghbrb noro guovo dorlmmao.
«Lghaleo val, dlpo. N‑ln`bro ê strbmlto!³ no suppnadlvlgo mna oelddaoga `lr`uta.
«Gog hatb ibssbrab! Taleo vbguta l ilrb nbmgl, b nbmgl tlmnabrbeo³ agsastbvl an
tlmnal`osdja.
El ag qubnnl trl a rlea sa lddbsb ugl vavahl nudb, b lpplrvb nl palttliorel agibraorb,
trlsioreltl ag plndosdbgado. Nl torpbhagb sa hlvl ug mrlg hliilrb gbnnl vlsdl pbr
lnaebgtlrb a rainbttora. Ln dbgtro stlvl Lmnlal, don suo vbstato hl prbstamaltorb b an
tlvonago dog mna lttrbzza pbr nb elmab...
«Tamgora b samgorb!³ hassb dog vodb pbrsulsavl.
«Ojb, gog oiibghbrb! \ulna samgorb? \ua gog da sogo ibeeagb³ hassb ugo hba
tlmnalnbmgl.
 «Tstt! Lspbttl, vbhaleo dosl da rlddogtl³ hassb ug lntro, hlghomna ugl moeatltl
gbnnb dostonb.
«Tamgora b samgorb, ug po‑ ha sanbgzao!³ rapbtê Lmnlal. «Ya djabho nl elssael
lttbgzaogb. Ttltb pbr lssastbrb l ugo spbttldono strlorhaglrao!³ b sa tonsb ha tbstl an
danaghro, eostrlgho l tutta djb brl vuoto.
«Dosl drbhb ha hlrda l `brb, qubnnl na?³ hassb ug tlmnalnbmgl, sdbttado.
«Ybhrla djb lhbsso tarbræ iuora hln danaghro ug dogamnao o ugl donoe`l³ hassb ug
lntro.
«Ta, da vuon lntro pbr ilrda aeprbssaogb!³ protbstð an dlpo.
Doeugqub stbttbro l vbhbrb, pbrdjá a maodja ha prbstamao palddaogo l tutta, sb gog
lntro pbr nl spbrlgzl ha sdoprarb a truddja.
Gbn sanbgzao
sanbgza o dlrado ha tbgsaogb Lmnlal aeebrsb
aeebrs b nbgtlebgtb ugl elgo gbn danaghro...
b gb bstrlssb... ugl bgoreb dlmgl Tlg @brglrho; Horotbl!
«Vbrð! Rg dlgb! B ha qubnnb haebgsaoga!³ doeebgtð leearlto ugo hba tlmnalnbmgl.
«Vulj! Da vuon lntro pbr ilrea aeprbssaogb!³ rapbtê an dlpo.
El gog lvbvl iagato ha plrnlrb, djb Horotbl spabmð nb mrlgha lna portlghosa
sunn‑orno hbnnl palttliorel.
«Yonl, Horotbl, vonl!³ strannlrogo a `le`aga. B Horotbl sa mbttð gbn vuoto.
«Lauto! Da dlhb lhhosso! Da sdjalddal!³ urnlrogo tbrrorazzlta a tlmnalnbmgl.
El Horotbl, dog ugo siorzo suprbeo, rausdî l sonnbvlrsa, marð lttorgo lnnl djaoel
hbnn‑ln`bro l vono rlhbgtb, poa sdbsb ag paddjaltl sunn‑bsbrdato gbeado l``lalgho
(l``lalgho!!!) eaglddaosl.
Brl troppo pbr a tlmnalnbmgl, djb sb nl hbttbro l mle`b, tarlghosa habtro dleaog,
sbmjb, sdura b sdlnpbnna. Horotbl na agsbmua stlrglzzlgho b l``lalgho iag habtro lnnl
donnagl.
«Dosl ta lvbvo hbtto!³ hassb Lmnlal l @algdl pañ tlrha. «Da vonbvl ugl iortb
beozaogb pbrdjá sa hbdahbssb l vonlrb.³
«Horotbl vonl!
Djb `bnno!
Yonl doeb ugl guvonl!
Yonl adoeb
hadbvlgo ibnada ug uddbnno!³
`le`aga.
«El jl ratrovlto nl sul vbrl vodb. Ê l``lalgho djb jl ebsso ag iuml a gbeada.
Horotbl sl ha guovo l``lalrb. \ubsto ê an iltto pañ aeportlgtb!³ hassb Lebhbo. El
poadjá no hassb ag nagmul dlgagl, gbssugo, trlggb nl sul aggleorltl, no potá dlparb.