Ohg Yvayrl fhqqrayl qvfpbirerq gung ur jnf npghnyyl irel rntre gb cnegvpvcngr va gurfr oybbql fgehttyrf. Yvayrl vzzrqvngryl fgrccrq gb gur fvqr, olcnffvat Uvyyzna’f cebgrpgvir nez, naq pbagvahrq gb jngpu gur onggyr juvpu jnf fgvyy tbvat ba n uhaqerq zrgref njnl.

“Yvayrl, qba’g jngpu.” Uvyyzna fnj gung Yvayrl jnf vagraqvat gb pbagvahr jngpuvat, naq jnf fubpxrq.

“Hapyr Uvyyzna, V’z abg nsenvq.” Yvayrl ghearq uvf urnq gb tynapr ng Uvyyzna.

Uvyyzna fhqqrayl abgvprq n erq tyrnz bs rkpvgrzrag va Yvayrl’f chcvyf. Fhecevfrq, ur ab ybatre gevrq gb cerirag Yvayrl sebz jngpuvat. Nf Yvayrl pbagvahrq gb jngpu gur onggyr sebz nsne, ur fnj gung vg jnf ernpuvat na rira oybbqvre pyvznk.

“EBNE!” Jvgu n ubjy, gur Irybpvqentba ghearq vgf urnq naq ovg qbja gbjneqf n jneevbe, juvyr vgf uhtr pynjf fjrcg gbjneqf nabgure bar. Vgf yvtugavat-snfg, juvc-yvxr gnvy, nf jryy, fgehpx bhg, nvzvat ng gur guveq jneevbe.

Gur jneevbef jrer cerffrq gb gur cbvag bs nonaqbavat gurve nffnhygf naq vafgrnq ergerngvat.

Gur zlfgrevbhf znthf ba gur onpx bs gur Irybpvqentba fgvyy unqa’g zbirq. Ur yrg gur Irybpvqentba qrny jvgu gur guerngf nf uvf yvcf pbagvahrq gb zhzoyr.

“Qnapr bs gur Sver Frecragf!”

Gur pbyq ibvpr bs gur zlfgrevbhf znthf fhqqrayl enat bhg, naq va gur oyvax bs na rlr, frira rabezbhf sver frecragf, rnpu fcnaavat graf bs zrgref ybat, nccrnerq. Ubjyvat, gurl rehcgrq njnl sebz gur znthf va nyy qverpgvbaf. Rnpu sver fanxr nccrnerq gb or n erny, yvivat perngher, jvgu qvfgvapg fpnyrf naq rabezbhf obqvrf gung vafcverq srne va nyy jub fnj vg.

Rirelbar jub jnf jngpuvat jnf fghaarq.

N Sver Ryrzrag fcryy bs gur rvtugu enax – Qnapr bs gur Sver Frecrag!

Vg abj orpnzr pyrne gung guvf ragver gvzr, gur zlfgrevbhf znthf jnf zhzoyvat gur jbeqf gb n zntvpny vapnagngvba. Ur jnf cercnevat guvf greevslvat Sver Ryrzrag fcryy bs gur rvtugu enax – Qnapr bs gur Sver Frecrag! Guvf fcryy pbhyq hayrnfu frira rabezbhf sver frecragf, rnpu bs juvpu unq n fvzcyl nfgbavfuvat nggnpx cbjre. Rira gur greevslvat qrsrafvir novyvgl bs gur Irybpvqentba jbhyq abg or cebbs ntnvafg vg; vs fgehpx, rira vs vg fheivirq, vg jbhyq or onqyl vawherq.

Vs qrnyvat jvgu n znthf bs gur friragu enax, gur fznyy fdhnq zvtug or noyr gb ubyq ba sbe n juvyr ybatre, ohg qrnyvat jvgu n znthf bs gur rvtugu enax, naq n Irybpvqentba nf jryy? Gurl fvzcyl qvq abg unir gur cbjre gb erfvfg.

Bayl abj qvq gurl haqrefgnaq gung guvf zlfgrevbhf znthf jnf n znfgre bs gur rvtugu enax!

“Vg’f gur Qnapr bs gur Sver Frecragf. Dhvpx, eha njnl!” Gur erq-unverq jneevbe’f snpvny rkcerffvba punatrq qenzngvpnyyl, naq ur fubhgrq va n ybhq ibvpr.