Svefg n fubeg bar:

D:  Ubj qb lbh trg n aha certanag?

N:  Lbh shpx ure.

[Rq:  V fhfcrpg zbfg crbcyr unir urneq gung bar.  ]

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Abj n engure ybat bar:

N thl trgf ba n ohf naq abgvprf n aha fvggvat bire va n pbeare.  Guebhtu
ure urnil urnq cvrpr ur whfg fcbgf n tyvzzre bs ure snpr.  Tbetrbhf!
Fur zbirf, naq ure irfgzragf pnaabg uvqr gur snpg fur unf n gehyl
curabzrany obql.  Gur thl trgf zber naq zber rkpvgrq hagvy ur svanyyl
nccebnpurf gur aha naq gryyf "Fvfgre, V qba'g abeznyyl qb guvf fbeg bs
guvat, ohg V guvax V ybir lbh.  Pna jr trg gbtrgure fbzr gvzr?"

Gur aha yrnirf gur ohf va n uhss.

Yngre nf gur thl vf nobhg gb yrnir gur ohf uvzfrys, gur ohf qevire nfxf
gur thl vs ur jnf gur bar jub jnf obgurevat gur aha.  Gur thl ntnva
ncbybtvmrf, rkcynvavat bapr ntnva gung ur fryqbz qvq guvf fbeg bs
guvat, ohg gur ohf qevire fnlf:  "Ab, qba'g ncbybtvmr, V jnf purpxvat
ure bhg zlfrys.  Va snpg, yrg zr qb lbh n snibhe.  Qvq lbh frr jurer
fur tbg bss?  Gurer'f n yvggyr cnex gurer, naq rirel qnl fur tbrf gurer
gb cenl ng gur fnzr gvzr.  Tb gurer gbzbeebj, naq znlor....."

Gur thl gunaxf uvz naq yrnirf.

Fher rabhtu, gur thl tbrf gb gur cnex naq gurer'f gur yvggyr aha va n
frpyhqrq fcbg ol fbzr gerrf.  Ur tbrf bss vagb gur ohfurf, naq pbzrf
onpx n srj zvahgrf yngre va n ybat juvgr ebor, n ybat oybaq jvt jvgu
orneq naq n pebja bs gubeaf.  Gur aha vf synooretnfgrq, naq nfxf jung
fur pna qb sbe uvz.  Ur fnlf gung rirel pbhcyr bs gubhfnaq lrnef, ur
yvxrf gb pbzr onpx gb rnegu gb trg ynvq.  Gur aha fnlf gung fur'q ybir
gb uryc uvz, ohg gung fur jnf ba ure crevbq, naq jbhyq gur onpx qbbe or
BX?

Ur fnlf svar, naq gurl pbzzrapr gurve npgvivgvrf.

N srj zvahgrf vagb vg, ur vf fhqqrayl birepbzr jvgu n oynfg bs thvyg,
naq fnlf, cnagvat, "Fvfgre, V unir gb gryy lbh fbzrguvat.  V'z abg
ernyyl Wrfhf, V'z npghnyyl gur thl jub jnf naablvat lbh ba gur ohf
lrfgreqnl.

Gur aha fnlf, "Bu, gung'f BX.  Va snpg, V'z abg ernyyl n aha.  V'z
npghnyyl gur ohf qevire."