Nran asacin․

― Erku amenamec narinjnery dzerqid kkangnes phoghoci ankyunum, ev erb avtomeqena ancni koghqovd, kzhptas u narinjnery kparzes։ Ete cankanan gnel: yuraqanchyury hing cent, ― asac horeghbayr Jeyqy, ― ereqy: tasy cent, mi dyuzhiny: eresunhing։ Layn kzhptas, ― asac։ ― Lyuq, du karogh es zhptal, che։ Du erbemn zhptalu shnorhq unes, che։

Shat charcharvec, vorpeszi zhpta, bayc horeghbayr Jeyqy demqy camacrec, u na haskacav, vor sarsapheli zhpit er։ Huys uner, vor karogh e vorosh mardkanc nman bardzradzayn cicaghel, miayn te ayd mardik ir nman vaxecac chein, ev amen inch phchacav։

― Kyanqums aysqan lurj tgha chem tesel, ― asac horeghbayr Jeyqy, ― Lyuq։

Horeghbayrn aynqan kracav, vorpeszi irenc gluxnery havasarven ev ughigh nra achqerin nayi, u sharunakec hety xosel։

― Lyuq, ― asac, ― voch֊oq narinj chi gni, ete chzhptas։ Mardik sirum en tesnel, te inchpes e phoqrik tghan zhptum ev narinj vatcharum։ Da nranc zvartchacnum e։

Na lsum er, te inchpes e horeghbayry xosum, nayum er nra achqerin ev ymbrnec barery։ Bayc na miayn zgum er, vor Jeyqn el e shphotvac։ Ev tesav, te inchpes horeghbayry votqi elav u tnqac, henc aynpes, inchpes hayrn er tnqum։

― Lyuq, ― asac horeghbayry, ― du erbemn karogh es cicaghel, che։

― Chi karogh, ― asac Jeyqi kiny։ ― Ete aydqan vaxkot chlineir, inqd kgnayir u narinjnery kvatchareir։ Du el hima ayn vitchakum es, inch eghbayrd, ― asac na, ― hoghi tak, merac։

Sa er, vor Lyuqin tuyl cher talis zhptal․ ays knoj sovorakan xoseladzevy, voch barery, ayl dzayni mej eghac storutyuny, vorov anyndhat kshtambum er horeghbayr Jeyqin։ Ev inchpes karogh er spasel, te Lyuqy kzhpta kam lav kzga, ete inqn anyndhat asum er, te irenq bolorn el vatn en, voghj ceghy vatn e։

Jeyqy hor krtser eghbayrn er ev nman er hory։ Iharke, Jeyqi kiny misht stipvac er asel, te lav e, vor hayry merac e, henc tekuz ayn bani hamar, vor arevtrakan gorcerum pitani cher։ Na misht asum er Jeyqin․

― Sa Amerika e։ Petq e shurjd nayes, mardkanc het shphves u stipes, vor nranq qez siren։

Ev Jeyqy misht patasxanum er․

― Stipem, vor nranq indz siren։ Inchpes karogh em stipel, vor indz siren։

Ev kiny misht barkanum er amusnu vra u asum․

― Oh, himari meky։ Ete hghi chlinei, kgnayi Rozenbergi mot ashxatelu ev qez erexayi nman kpahei։

Jeyqn el ayn nuyn husahat hayacqn uner, inch Lyuqi hayry, ev misht inqn ir vra zayranum er u cankanum, vor myusnern urax linen։ Jeyqy misht nran xndrum er, vor zhpta։

― Lav, ― asac Jeyqy, ― lav, vav, spanir indz, xentacru։ Anpayman։ Kmernem, kmernem։ Tasn arkgh narinj, tany voch mi penni ev utelu vochinch։ Aveli lav e mernem։ Kangnem phoghocum u narinjner parzem։ Guce mi sayl arnem u phoghocnern ynknem։ Voch, aveli shut kmernem։

Heto Jeyqy demqy camacrec, ev na aynqan txur er, karces ashxarhum aylevs voch voq aydqan txur che, nuynisk Lyuqy, ev tghan uzum er, vor hankarc lac linelu cankutyun chunena ayn bani hamar, vor Jeyqn aydqan txur e։ Ev ayd amenic heto el Jeyqi kinn aynpes kataghec, inchpes erbeq u sksec aynpes bghavel, inchpes bghavum er, erb iskapes kataghac er linum, ev kareli er zgal, te ayd ameny vorqan soskali e, qanzi na voch te txur dzaynov er bghavum, ayl: kataghac, u Jeyqin hishecnum er ayn bolor hashivneri ev ayn bolor antaneli tarineri masin, vor anckacrel er u ayn erexayi masin, vor petq e cnver ev asac․

― Inchi hamar, um e harkavor, vor mi himar el ashxarh ga։

Hatakin mi arkgh narinj kar, ev na vercrec erku hat u lac linelov asac․

― Vararanum krak chka, ayn el noyemberin, bolors sarchum enq։ Tuny petq e msahotov burer։ Ar, ker։ Ker qo narinjnery։ Aynqan ker, vor mernes, ― ev na lac eghav։

Jeyqn aynqan txur er, vor cher karogh xosel։ Na nstec, sksec et u araj tchotchvel․ gzhi pes er։ Ev der asum en cicaghir։ Jeyqi kinn el narinjnery dzerqin anyndhat durs u ners er anum, lalis er u erexayi masin xosum։

Vorosh zhamanak anc na dadarec lac linel։

― Ayzhm nran tar ankyuny, ― asac, ― ev tes, guce karoghana mi qich phogh ashxatel։

Jeyqn iskapes xul er․ amen depqum, aydpes er tvum։ Na nuynisk gluxy chbardzracrec։ Ev kiny bghavec․

― Nran tar ankyuny։ Asa, vor zhpta mardkanc։ Menq petq e utenq։

Inch imast uni aprely, erb amen inch apakanvac e, ev voch voq chgite, te inch petq e ani։ Inch kariq ka dproc gnal, tvabanutyun sovorel, banasteghcutyunner kardal, badrijanner nkarel ev nman ayl baner։ Inch ogut curt senyakum nstel minchev qnelu zhamy ev lsel, te inchpes en Jeyqn u kinn anyndhat krvum, ev qnelu gnal u lac linel, ev artnanal u tesnel txur erkinqy, ev zgal sary ody u doghal, ev dproc gnal u naxatchashin haci phoxaren narinj utel։

Jeyqy ver trav u sksec knoj vra goral։ Na asac, vor kspani knojy ev heto danakn ir sirty kxri, ev kinn aveli shat lac eghav, patrec shory minchev gotkateghn u asac․ «De, aveli lav e bolors mernenq, spanir», sakayn Jeyqy nran teveri mej arav, u nranq qaylecin depi harevan senyaky, ev Lyuqy lsum er, te inchpes er kiny lalis u hamburum nran u asum, vor na parzapes mi erexa e, mi mec erexa, ev vor inqy nran mor pes anhrazhesht e։

Tghan kangnac er ankyunum, ev ayd amenn aynpes arag er katarvel, vor na cher zgacel, te vorqan e hognel, bayc shat er hognac u sovac։ Na nstec։ Inch ogut uni aprely, ete ashxarhum bolorovin menak es ev voch mayr unes u voch el hayr ev voch meky, vor qez siri։ Na lac linelu cankutyun unecav, bayc inch ogut lac lineluc, ete da amen depqum voch mi ogut chi talu։

Vorosh zhamanak anc Jeyqy durs ekav senyakic ev phordzec zhptal։

― Ayn amenn, inch petq e anes, ― asac, ― dzerqumd erku mec narinj brneln u avtomeqenayov motovd ancnoghnerin arajarkeln u zhptaln e։ Mi arkgh narinj vatcharely qeznic hamarya zhamanak chi xli, Lyuq։

― Kzhptam, ― asac tghan, ― meky: hing cent, ereqy: tasy, mi dyuzhiny: eresunhing։

― Aydqany, ― asac Jeyqy։

Jeyqy narinjneri arkghy vercrec hatakic u sharzhvec depi etnamutqy։

Phoghocum shat txur er։ Jeyqi dzerqin narinjneri arkghn er, Lyuqy qaylum er koghqic u lsum, vor petq e layn zhpta։ Erkinqy txur er, u carerin terevner chkayin, ev phoghocy txur er, u shat cicagheli er․ narinjneri buyry maqur er u durekan, ev dranq aynqan geghecik ein, vor shat cicagheli er։ Narinjnern aynqan geghecik ein, isk irenq: aynqan txur։

Ventura phoghoci ankyunn er, vorteghov ancnum ein bolor avtomeqenanery, ev Jeyqn arkghy maytin drec։

― Miayn phoqr tghaneri mot e lav stacvum, ― asac, ― pahel u patrast linel zhptalu koghqovd avtomeqenanerov ancnogh mardkanc։

Tvum er, te erkar zhamanak e ancel, erb mi meqena tesav, vory qaghaqic galis er tchisht depi ir koghmy, ev erb ayn motecav, tesav, vor mi tghamard er varum meqenan, isk etevi nstateghin mi tikin er erku erexaneri het։ Na shat layn zhptac, erb nranq shat mot ein, sakayn cher erevum, te patrastvum ein kangnel, ev na narinjnery tchotchec u aveli motecav phoghocin։ Demqery shat motikic tesav ev mi qich aveli layn zhptac։ Shat layn cher karogh zhptal, vorovhetev dranic aytery hognum ein։ Nranq chkangnecin ev nuynisk chpatasxanecin zhpitin։ Avtomeqenayum nstac phoqrik aghjiky demqy camacrec: cuyc talu hamar, vor na vochinch e։ Inch ogut phoghoci ankyunum kagnel, phordzelov narinj vatcharel ayn mardkanc, vovqer camacrum en demqery, vorovhetev du zhptum es ev cankanum dur gal։

Inch ogut mkannerd cavecnel henc miayn ayn bani hamar, vor mardkanc mi masy harust e, isk myusnery: aghqat, ev vor harustnern utum en u cicaghum, isk aghqatnery chen utum ev anyndhat payqarum en u irar asum, vor petq e dranc spanel։

Na tevn ijecrec, dadarec zhptal u nayel hakahrdehayin jracorakin ev dra etevi jrhordanin ev jrhordani etevi phoghocin: Venturayin, phoghoci erku koghmov dzgvogh tnerin, tnerum eghac mardkanc ev phoghoci verjum gtnvogh gyughin, vortegh ayginer u mrgastanner ein, getakner u margagetinner ev heto lerner ev lerneri etevum aveli shat qaghaqner u aveli shat tner, phoghocner u mardik։ Inch ogut ka aprel ashxarhum, erb nuynisk ches karogh hakahrdehayin jracorakin nayel aranc lac linelu cankutyan։

Mek ayl avtomeqena er galis phoghocn i ver, ev na bardzracrec tevn u sksec noric zhptal, sakayn erb avtomeqenan ancav koghqov, tesav, vor mardy nuynisk ir koghmy cher nayum։ Meky hing centov nranq karogh ein narinj utel։ Hac u mis uteluc heto karogh ein narinj vayelel։ Klpel, hototel geghecik burmunqy ev utel։ Karogh en kangnecnel meqenanery ev gnel ereq haty tasy centov։ Heto mi ayl avtomeqena ancav koghqov, minch na zhptum er u tevy taphaharum, bayc mardik nran miayn nayecin ev: aydqany։ Ete gone patasxanein zhpitin, aydqan vat cher lini, vorqan miayn koghqov ancneln u nuynisk chzhptaly։ Bazmativ avtomeqenaner ancan koghqov ev, tvum er, te na petq e nster, dadarer zhptal u lac linel, qani vor antaneli er։ U mi narinj el chein uzum ev nranc dur cher galis, vor na aynpes er zhptum, vor horeghbayr Jeyqi aselov, nranc petq e dur gar։ Nranq parzapes tesnum ein nran ev vochinch aveli։

Arden bavakanin mut er ev, inchic na aydqan vaxenum er, voghj ashxarhy karogh er vaxtchanvel։ Gushakec, vor aydtegh kangnac klini: dzerqy parzac u kzhpta, minchev ashxarhi verjy ga։

Na parzapes gushakec, vor ayd er ayn ameny, inchi hamar cnvel er inqy: kangnel ankyunum u mardkanc parzel narinjnery ev ayterov glorvogh mec֊mec arcunqakatilnerov zhptal nranc minchev ashxarhi verjy, ev amen inch sev e u datark, isk na kangnac zhptum e, minchev aytery kcaven, heto lalis e, vorovhetev nranq nuynisk chen cankanum patasxanel ir zhpitin ev, inchic vor na vaxenum er: voghj ashxarhy karogh er parzapes ynknel mtutyan girky u vaxtchanvel, ev Jeyqy merac kliner, u nra kinn el merac kliner, ev bolor phoghocnery, tnery, mardik, aylevs voch mi tegh voch֊oq cher lini, gone mi mard kam mi datark phoghoc kam mi mut patuhan ev kam phak dur, vorovhetev nranq chein uzum narinj gnel ev chein zhptum nran, ev voghj ashxarhy karogh er vaxtchanvel։