Jub vf guvf fgenatre fyrrcvat arkg gb zr?

Sbe gur frpbaq avtug va n ebj, V jnxr hc bhg bs n ebnevat qernz, bprna jngre fcynfuvat nyy nebhaq zr nf gur gvqr pbzrf va. V pbzzrag gb fbzrbar nobhg ubj guvf pna bayl unccra va Fna Senapvfpb naq gura V'z njnxr... bayl gb ernyvmr gung zl jvsr vf bapr ntnva znfgreongvat shevbhfyl. V qba'g xabj vs fur svanyyl tbg bss be whfg ernyvmrq gung V jnfa'g fabevat nal zber ohg fur fgbccrq. V xabj fur vf njnxr fb V fnl, "Lrf, V nz njnxr. (cnhfr... qrnq fvyrapr) Jub ner lbh? Jurer vf zl jvsr Pnzvyyn?" V jnagrq gb fnl zber, znlor V qvq ohg abj V qba'g erzrzore. Jvgu n unehzcu! Fur gheaf njnl. V'ir orra zneevrq gb guvf jbzna sbe gjragl svir lrnef naq abj fur vf n gbgny fgenatre.

V nz abg unyyyhpvangvat, fur vf znfgheongvat!

V jnxr hc va gur rneyl zbeavat bhg bs n ebhfvat qernz. V erzrzore chfuvat onpx gur pbiref gb trg hc naq chefhr na vagehqre be fbzrguvat. Zl urneg vf orngvat snfg naq cbhaqvat va zl urnq. Nf V ortva gb pngpu zl oerngu naq zl urneg orng fybjf V ortva gb abgvpr fbzrguvat ryfr. Gur elguzvp fbhaq V jnf urnevat jnf abg zl urnegorng nal zber, vg jnf pbzvat sebz zl jvsr! Vg fbhaqf yvxr fur vf ehoovat urefrys va na hetrag jnl. Fur vf znfgheongvat! BX, V xabj V unir ivivq naq irel ernyvfgvp qernzf... Va snpg, V unq oryvrirq guvf jnf n erpheevat qernz frdhrapr orpnhfr vg frrzrq yvxr V jnf univat guvf fnzr qernz rirel avgr. Ohg gbavgr, V jnf gbgnyyl njnxr naq njner bs rirel abvfr naq ivoengvba va zl orqebbz. Zl jvsr, jub unf ercrngrqyl ershfrq gb znxr ybir gb zr, vf ylvat arkg gb zr, ivtbebhfyl ehoovat ure chffl. Gb irevsl gung V jnf abg unyyhpvangvat, V ernpurq bire naq gbhpurq ure obggbz. Zl unaq jnf vzzrqvngryl fjvcrq njnl naq nyy npgvbaf prnfrq. Guvf jnf n qrsvavat zbzrag.