Chapter 16
nt Undrtnd! nt Undrtnd! nt Undrtnd! nt Undrtnd!
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Wll, t hd bm mthng tht uldnt undrtnd.
t trn untd dlrtn tht m th Wth, vn w rndrd hl.
w hd t dvld lk tht? t w f, ftr u gt thrugh n lrtn tunnl, ur vhl gt ht b n ttk frm bhnd whh blw u ut ff ur lk n rbt. t mltl burd th thught r tht ld t uh wld nlun.
n th frt l, thr w n w tht th nt nd th Wth uld b th m g.
h nt brth nl urrd whn th wrld rgnzd th rvu nt dth r whn th rvu nt turnd nt Wth. mk tutn bl wuld b fr th rvu nt t dft th Wth rght ftr h w brn, nd mmdtl turn nt Wth rght ftr. thrw, thr w n w fr th nt nd Wth t b brn th m g.
vn wthut bng wr f uh hddn dtl, th knwldg tht th nt wuld b brn ftr th Wth rd w nludd n th dm urrulum. ll f th tudnt wuld knw tht wth lttl thnkng.
( th w, whl thr wr nugh tudnt ttbk fr th whl tudnt bd, th wr nt rrntd lk n th mdrn wrld but lnd b th dm t urrnt tudnt f h rtv grd ntd. th dvnd, th rturnd th bk t th dm nd tk nt r ttbk. t w rttn tm. th bk wr qut drt.)
n ddtn, th urrnt gnrtn Wth hd lrd bn rdung Dmn n bfr hd lf-wrn whh wuld mn trn lrd rdud Dmn ll vr th wrld nd w rdng vl t tht tm.
N mttr hw rmt trn brth vllg w, fr f th Wth mut hv bn nvd t thm thrugh rumr.
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h ft tht uh rumr td mnt thr w Wth t rd fr. n, n th frt l, h hd bn hld t th tm, hr mundrtndng w nvld.
ut vn f t w ut mundrtndng, tht ntn w dngru.
n th wrld, th Wth w vrn th mmn nm. Rgrdl f whthr r nt t w l, f n lmd t b th Wth, l f th tngu mght tll gt u utd n th t wth n rght t mln.
Wth, u !? lr-m, tnd bk!
trn-kun. uh ttmnt whl t mbl t bgn wth, t nt funn vn k.
! Ll nd rvrtd Gl trd 1 hv ntrd ttl d!
mmdtl gt n frnt f th tw t t thm nd lkd t trn.
r wr t ur w nd uld nl fr n thm.
rul, hw dd t m t th
Wt, trn-n! fr u bng Wth thr n w tht th , rght!?
ht rght! n th frt l, Fr-n l ught u, lng wth u! nd th lmt klld u thr!
Fr nd b drtl trd t nvn trn.
hr wrd wr utfd.
f n thught but t lml, t wuld b lr t nn tht thr w n w tht trn uld b th Wth.
ut n frnt f th tw, trn tk ut knf nd grd th bld hrd.
ld ddnt m ut.
vrn wh wtnd tht frz.
n w hld, v nvr gttn hurt.
h thn tld hr tr.
h, th w rul nt gd.
trn ttmnt tht m th Wth, hd ut gnd mr rdblt.
h truth w tull th t, but th md vrn hr thnk tht t mght b rl blt.
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d rvul d tht th nt uld tk dmg frm lf-hrm rgrdl, thr w mthd t rvnt th dmg frm ng thrugh.
h nt uld gt hurt b lf-hrm f th tn rrd th nt wr. n tht , t wuld b fftv gnt th nt.
f t ddnt rr th nt wr, h wuldnt gt wundd.
Unlk th knf frm rlr, f h lhd hr lft hnd wth hr rght hnd, hr hnd wuld b wundd.
h lhng mtn wuld rr mnuul rt f th wr f th nt.
ut f h nl grd th bld wth n hnd thr wuldnt b n dmg.
h nt wr w l rndrd nfftv b thr thng, lk fr fll frm lff r hngng n wn nk.
n th wuld b mbl wthut th wr f thr th Wth r th nt, rght?
Y. ht rght.
nd th nt lrd t. vrn n tht lr-m nt th Wth. n t thn n nl b th Wth
h, uld fnll undrtnd t.
; tht hw hr thnkng g.
trn ddnt thnk, u hv nt wr, lr mut b fk! ntd, h thught, n th nt lrd t, n nl b th Wth.
Nw knw tht t w ml thught, but td, hr ln f thught w nt lf-ntrd mn wr.
f wr hr, wuld dubt lr frt nd frmt. u w th t f rn wh dubtd rthr thn blvd thr.
ut h w dffrnt, h blvd bfr dubtng m, nd thu m t uh rdulu nlun.
u h w uh gd rn (unlk m) h fll nt uh mundrtndng.
ut uldnt rl nw. t th rt, trn wuld b brndd th Wth.
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hr w n w h wuld d ut b umng ff lff. ut f th mundrtndng wnt n, thr wuld b wrldwd rdr t hunt dwn nd l th Wth trn.
t w ml t t t frm hnng.
r nm wuld b lrd f nfd m dntt.
ut f tht hnd, wuld g trght t th utn grund. nd wthut m fk nt lf t t hr, n ftr m dth, th Wth wuld b dlghtd t kll trn.
n thr wrd, t w bd fr m t b dvrd rght nw.
ut f th wnt n, trn wuld b brndd th Wth vn thugh h w th Rl nt.
huld dmt t?
Dmn, huld rll dmt t?
f nfd nw, th lt wuld nvtbl hng.
u t w bd fr m t b utd nw, wuld hv t nd d n th run. h dffult lvl wuld b rnkd u t Vr rd.
ut mrd t hvng trn brndd th Wth
hr w n h wuld hv t nf nw
trn. Yu r mundrtndng thng. Yu r
tld u nt t m l!
t hnd w but t nf.
h gttd trn drw furthr bk. h td n l wthut ftng nd fll.
!?
h.
trn w tunnd nd rd ut n uh tud v.
t w n gd! d rtd lt n t w t uddn!
mmdtl ud flng mg t h ftr th fllng trn.
Yt nthr untd thng hnd.
Fr m rn, Vrnll fllwd m, umng vr ftr dd.
Y!
Yu mght hv bn tng ut f rfl t v th hrn.
knw tht. knw t vr wll!
ut thr w n w fr u, wh w unbl t fl, t b f n hl n uh tutn!
grbbd Vrnll rm h fll t m n n.
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ut td, th uddn tn md m brk m tn. rnfrmnt mg w nt dld nugh t hndl uh uddn rur ddtn, gt drggd nd tumbld.
Yur t hv, fl! w muh h ur wght nrd!?
Yur hv n ll u dd mul trnng!
rtrudng rk l bnd. f t wnt vn Vrnll, wh w rttd b drk wr, wuld nd u grtl nurd.
Vrnll w nt th Wth. ut hd th Wth wr nd hm, h wuld b wundd nrmll.
u~! Wr but t rh~!! m fr full lrtn, ndn t th rght! YG! 2
W mngd t vd th rk mhw, but th uddn urv brk ur bln nd w dv nt th n.
Ugh, t lt.
Wthut h thught, h bd mvd.
Vrnll w hntl unbl t k u wth th dvlmnt f vnt ftr trn lmd tht h w th Wth.
thught t w w t fr-fthd, nd vn ftr h thught bk h uld nl thnk tht t w mbl.
hu, Vrnll nl thught trn hd bn t nfud nd rrvd t wrd nlun.
ut t w tru h hd md dngru ttmnt, t wuldv bn bttr t lm hr dwn frt.
ut thng ddnt dvl lwl h hd td, wth trn umng ff th lff nd lr flng ftr hr.
ftr tht h ddnt rmmbr muh.
ut, bfr h knw t, h w l fllng frm th lff.
bd mut hv rtd wthut thnkng.
f h thught but t lml, thr w n nd t hv tkn uh n tn.
ftr ll, lr uld fl.
n ddtn, n h w th nt, h wuldnt uffr rth vn f h fll nrmll.
hn wht h dd w kn t mmttng ud, mr lk bggg thn hlful t lr.
h m uh fl.
h thught tht, Vrnll nk nt th nd lt nun.
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Whn h wk, h fund h hd bn lng nd v mwhr.
h lkd t th d, h uld th lng f f n unnu trn.
hn h ntd lght tht llumntd th v.
h lght fltd bv whl t mntnd rtn wrmth, nd t rvd ubttut fr.
h, ur wk?
nd h lkd twrd lr ml tht w llumntd b th lght, Vrnll wknd n n ntnt.
td u wth d tht urrd hmlf. w fnll wr tht, nt nl hd h bm unnr bggg t lr, h hd ndd u hlng hm ntd.
flt mrbl th rn h whd t rtt h rttd hm ntd. nd t hd lrd hnd thr. 3
h dbt h wd hr ut kt grwng bggr.
w urrd. Yu umd dwn uddnl, ftr ll.
, m rr t ut hnd bfr knw t
ll l m t t n t w fr ur ru frnd. ut wht u dd rlr w mr rkln thn brvr
Y
ut, t ntntl d tht fr ur frnd rwrth. Yu mutnt frgt uh rt, but rmmbr t r fr urlf wll.
t lr wrd, th frt thught tht m t h mnd w, Wrng.
Vrnll ddnt d t t hl h frnd trn.
Whl t tru trn w n rrlbl nd mrtnt frnd, h w mr lk fml mmbr wh hd bn rd n th m vllg.
Whn h ndd u ln du t th wr h hd, tht vllg w th l tht td m. nd f th vllgr, trn w lt t hm.
dd thnk h w lvbl nd h wntd t rtt hr. ht muh w nt l.
Yt th mmnt trn umd dwn Vrnll td mvng n rfl.
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t wnt tht h hd bndnd hr ut f rult. t w mr du t lm mnt tht h wuldnt b hurt, t w lrght.
vn f h hd umd ut, hd md th wrng udgmnt n t hd nl ndll nrd th numbr f l wh hd flln. t wuld hv bn bttr t rh trn dwn blw lng wth vrn l.
Yt whn h w lr fl vr, h ddnt vn thnk f tht.
d lrd run nd umd dwn bfr h ntd.
vn thugh h ddnt nd h hl, vn l thn trn.
h . trul, twrd th rn
wllwd th wrd tht hd bn but t m ut nd ht h ht wth h lnhd ft.
h wrnt th wrd tht wr ud t b kn nw.
Wrd f fftn frm th unmlhd rn wuld nl trubl hr.
hu, h rrd h flng nd d mthng dffrnt ntd.
lr-m. w thnkng rh trn th m m?
h m u tht rght! ht mght b bl!
Y. t whl nt t th nt f nvr gttng wundd, t hrd fr m t gt nurd. vn whn w bndnd b m wn fml nd bnhd frm ur vllg, nrml humn wuld hv bn lng dd, t tll lvd n, th wr kt m lv. Rgrdl f hw hungr r thrt w, w unbl t mt m dth.
h Wth nd th nt uld nl b wundd b bth f thr rtv wr. ht hrtrt w lmtd t th Wth nd th nt.
Yt, n tn td hr.
t w nn thr thn Vrnll.
Vrnll w nthr th nt nr th Wth. bvul, n h w ml n th frt l.
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Yt h d wr nd hrtrt l t tht f th Wth.
trn mght b th m m, Vrnll hd thught.
nd lr md t fnd n nwr n th wrd.
ndd tht wuld ln t. n tht , t wuldnt b dd fr trn-n t hv m wth-lk hrtrt dt nt bng th Wth
lr-m dd trn hv hrd tm ntrllng hr wn wr td? ut lk m bk thn, Vrnll kd lr nul.
h w ut lk hmlf bfr mtng lr. wr hd gn brrk nd h w unbl t ntrl t, h hd t lv lf f wndrng.
ht wh h w wrrd tht trn mght b th m hm.
ut ftr lr hd brvd trn, h lntl hk hr hd.
N, ddnt n gn f wr gn brrk. h rll wnt b hurt b nthng. t w ut r f ndn, whh md hr thnk vrthng w hr fult
, m gld
Vrnll flt rlvd nd lr l mld.
Vrnll lkd w frm tht ml.
w wr tht h f hd grwn ht. f w dfntl rd rght nw.
hd h uld mk t m lk th lght fult.
Wll lt g bk. vrn rbbl wrrd rght nw. ftr trn-n wk, w wll tll hr wht w dud.
k.
lr rd gng bk u, nd Vrnll grd.
ut t tht mmnt, h w mthng wrd.
lr unfrm w lghtl trn n th rm r nd thr w th ln f wund.
lr-m? ht rm
rm? Wht but m rm?
rr thr wund
lr lkd t hr rm n wndr nd tuhd t.
nd b th mmnt h tk hr hnd w, thr w th uul unblmhd wht kn f hr rm.
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ntd, thr w rd trng n hr rm.
h, t m tht thrd gt tuk. rh t hnd whn w fll.
thrd
t turnd ut thr w rd thrd tuk n lr rm.
Wht n mbrrng mtk.
f n thught lml but t, thr w n w tht lr uld b wundd n th frt l.
ut f h hd trul bn lm, h wuld hv ntd.
Vrnll unfrm w lrd blk nd blu.
trn unfrm w wht nd grn.
lr wr mlr unfrm t trn.
Nthng n th l ud rd lth.
hn whr dd th thrd m frm?
Vrnll hd nt t ntd th trngn f t.
Y, nt t