Chapter 17
. mn w m wund.
ntl, lt m gurd dwn bk thr.
rh t hnd whn grbbd Vrnll nd fll, but t w bd fr hm t hv wtnd t.
t hnd mtm, rght? vnt u bn ut mwhr wthut ntng t n thr w n n?
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t w tht knd f tutn, hdnt ntd w wundd untl Vrnll ntd t ut.
Lukl, thr w nl Vrnll t wtn t.1
uld ml dv ngl rn.
w n u rt. mmdtl hld m rm, thn t th m tm rtd rd thrd-lk thng. ung mg. hn, lmd, t nt wund. t rd thrd, nd ufull trkd Vrnll.
th w, ud lght mg. lur w bll rfltn f th lght, r d hrd.
hu, f u mtrd lght mg, u uld l mnult lr, r thught. 2
t tht tm, u rd lght n th h f thrd t mk t r f thr w thrd thr.
Wll, mll trk w nr t k rtndng t b th nt.
umn wr l dvd b wht th w.
ht w wh, w bl f mnultng lur ung lght mg, uld l mk t lk lk dvn mrl hd hnd.
Rnbw nd urr wr l md. mk thng lk dvn w ml tk nd mkng t lk lk t hd bn nt frm hvn b lghtng t u mlf w l bl.
vn thught t w h mrl, but wthut uh fft, t wuld hv lkd ln brng.
nw, trn wnt brrk bk thn, but nw h t urght wthut mkng und.
r f turnd rd, nd h w hvrng n hm.
Yu dnt undrtnd th Wth flng.
uf!
Fr mttd trn wrd bk thn, b burt nt lugh.
trn f turnd vn rddr. r rn w lk lughng nd rng t th m tm whl h trmbld.
h lkd lk h wntd t rwl nt hl nd hd.
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h, t w f tht w nugh t b d dh fr fur ml.
n th nd, vrthng w ut trn mundrtndng.
w rturnd t th gru, Vrnll nd lnd. W thn md Vrnll hld knf-lk trn hd, t hw thr wr tn.
bvul, Vrnll wnt utd f bng th Wth. t w bu h w mn.
trn w l n tn lk Vrnll. h ut hnd t hv uh wr. trn fnll lmd dwn ftr tht but thn h rmmbrd hr wn wrd, mundrtndng, nd hr n rlr. h bm mbrrd nd thu bm wht w nw w.
ut th ntrtng vn thugh th r nthr th Wth nr th nt, t th br uh mlr wr. wndr wht th .
rvrtd Gl trd lkd t Vrnll wth d ntrt.
t wnt lk ddnt undrtnd h urt.
u th mnt th rm tht th Wth uld nl b dftd b th nt uld bl b vrturnd b Vrnll.
ut Vrnll wr w unbl t lv u t uh ttn.
u th ur f h wr w th ul f th Wth r rt f t, t b t.
Whn th urrnt gnrtn f Wth w tll n, h ut ff mll rtn f hr wr lng wth hr ul nd nn. t w tthd t nthr ul bfr tht ul w brn, rultng n ml wh wldd th Wth wr. ht ml w Vrnll.
ut lk th Frt Wth rntmnt w rbrn n vr gnrtn f nt, th urrnt Wth ung th m wr t rt tht bt f wr frm hrlf.
hn t fund Vrnll, wh w bl f bng vl f wr, nd d hm.
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t w truth tht w nl rvld n th Wth rut, th wr rgn w nt vn mntnd n n thr rut.
ut f d tht, Vrnll hr mght b n dngr, lmd tht t w n unknwn wr mlr t Wth fr nw.
mhw, t mngd t nd full
rul nkd whn trn lmd tht h w th Wth, but m t ful nlun thnk t Vrnll.
f t hdnt bn fr hm ng rh trn th m m? wuld tll hv bn nfud but hw t vr th u.
lr-m th, th tm trul trubld u bu mundrtd
trn bwd hr hd lw t lmt bm dgz nd lgzd, nwrd hr, ng tht t w k.
w lkd nt th rn fr th nfun, md t b th u ftr ll.
ut frm nw n, wntd hr t tk gd r f hrlf.
nd wth tht th w ld!
Nw t wuld b ful fr m tm. hd wn; nw t w tm t t bth.
N, t w tm t t ml. 3
Yu thught t w flg rlr?
bd; nthng hnd.
hr w nthng l t b mntnd ftr tht; ut nd m hl lf.
Vrnll, wh hd bn but t bm lnr bk thn, nw w gng lng wth trn, Fr, nd b , ftn tng tgthr.
ut uul, h tll nt h fr tm lf-trnng. rul wndrd wht h w mng fr.
nd , uul rd vr d b vrn, w nng flng lk kng.
h^~, h lk f rt nd wrh frm th mb fl grt.^~
md t b flld wth dr fr rvl, nd lvd hvngth rund m w ZNG!
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f u lk t muh, thn wth ll u wnt. drunk t m but.
ut rvrtd Gl trd, u r n gd. 4
Yur gz fl tk lk lm nd t dgutng.
t f m md, wnt bhu-wthng: thr wr mn but lk trn.
Yu hd dubl tndrd? hut u.
l fufu.
flt tht t w th rrt dn t m t th dm.
hd ull lrg rvt rm, lng wth rvt bth.
ut, u knw, rght? Rgrdl f hw w nd, m bd w grl.
nd tht mnt uld ntr t. ltntl! th wmn bth!
md u rndm u lk tht nd t undrtnd knght flng, r tht whd t mmunt lr wth thr. w bl t ntr th wmn bth t frqun tht wuldnt r un, rund n wk.
nd lkd rund bltntl. h w m rnt fun.
t w t muh fr n lut.
Ww, th w hvn n rth.
hr w kn-lrd rd rgrdl f whr lkd. h vw w w dfntl rtd dult nl.
n ddtn, whnvr ntrd th wmn bth, th numbr f grl wh hd ntrd wth m l mhw nrd. t md m h.
rng hd m!
, u vr thr! Dnt lk t lr-m wth uh nlnt ! Yu t! Dnt lk vr hr wth uh n vl gz r wll ut u dwn! Dmn t Wh mut lt lr-m kn b d t l rnkd blw qur
f thr w nthng t mln but, t w th ft tht t m lng vr ngl tm, rllng n rhng grl.
hnk t hr, hd t lmt mlf t lkng. w unbl t tuh drtl.
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f nl t w nt thr, uld hv hd mmn bthtm nvrtn n th wmn bth, lk h, ur bg, nd uld fl th but, butt, nd thgh ll wntd.
nd du t t rqut, hd t wr twl whnvr ntrd th bth.
ut, ut w ftn mntnd n nm, t w rud t d . ntrng th bth whl tll wrng twl w nt dvd.
vn tld hr , t-n w tll nt nvnd. , hd n h but t hd th mrtnt rt ung Lght mg th wr nt vbl.
Lght mg ultmt dfn: t nm w th mtru lght. n ud, rgrdl f th ngl whn u lkd t m, m mrtnt rt wr lw vrd.
ddnt thnk thr w nd t u t n th wmn bth thugh. ut f ddnt u t t-n wuldnt gv hr rmn thr wnt h.
nd th hl lf, th 1t md-trm rd m n n tm.
th w, w mtd.
bvul, hvng th (fk) nt hrlf tk th tt mnt t r knght t rtt th nt hrlf w lk uttng th rt bfr th hr.
Wll, htd tkng th tt mlf, hd n mlnt.
ftr tht w th ummr vtn. n thr wrd, t w ummr brk.
thr tudnt wr gvn l f ummr hmwrk, but wnt.
Vrnll mght u th rd t flrt wth th hrn.
nw hd fr tm.
w t nd m tm?
Rntl, vn trnng hd bm m-utmt, hd nthng t d.
trnd m wrd, t md m thnk.
Wnt t bttr t mk m bd rrdu fftv mvmnt untl dd t utmtll?
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t w luk d whn ddd t t un tht thught. t wuld hv bn fn vn f t ddnt wrk, trd t ung thundr mg nd mkng n ll fr t.
t w nmd kll tlr thundr.
umn mvmnt bll trggrd thrugh nrv gnl.
f d th nrv gnl nfrmtn f rt whn th ud thr kll, wuldnt t b bl t rrdu thr mv? ht w wht thught. nd udd.
mngd t mmrz th mv th rmmbrd thrugh ffrt.
dnt knw f t md lgl n. r rthr, thught t w wrng.
ut t w mrtnt tht u thnk t wrk. W t lb fft?
nw, thught t w bl, nd t hnd. ht wht w mrtnt.
vn f k lzng rund, m wrd rw w tll mrvng.
f ur, hd trnd hrd bk thn hd rtbl lvl f rw. nd tll kt mnmum lvl f trnng m kll wuldnt gt rut.
t w mrtnt t hv ld fundtn f u wntd t mk krr r t wuld ll l. vn fl lk m knw tht.
ht wh fr m, th mmn wkn f ung tln kll nd gttng tld tht dndng n tln kll, nt ur wn ffrt w bd, w nt vld fr m. Wll, mb lttl.
Nt w mg, but nrng mg wr w but th l f rultng th munt f mg wr u tk n t th lmt nd thn lttng t ut.
Wll, th w mlr t nrng vtl rgn t, gud? Lk nrng lung t b brthng rt. b t w mthng lk tht.
nd md mg t mk uh n utmt l bl.
hnk f th mg f htl vntltr.
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h mg vrd m whl bd whl tng nvbl, thn utmtll trtd th mg brtn-llng l.
ud th whnvr wntd t trn m mg nd nld t whn wntd t t trnng.
nd uld wr u l; thught t w kn t ht.
td, t w bd fr humn t ut n n ffrt. t w n g t mk thng mr ffnt nd fr lzng rund.
Uhm, w uh bd rn.
nw, hd lt f fr tm nw.
t k mlf frm gttng brd nkd ut f th dm nd bulld th dmn wrm tht w mvng twrd th dm.
k: lght mg: ! h nm dd.
t md tht th Wth hd trd t nkl ll vr dmn, but h w nv.
, wh hd ld ll th gm rut, hd knwn t lng tm g.
f th dmn rm w lft ln, th wuld trk th dm nr th nd f th gm. ut bfr t hnd, th wuld dtr n ntn tht hnd t b n th w f thr mrh.
hn, th rrvd t th dm, vr tudnt wuld m t rt thm, rultng n lrg numbr f dth. t l trggrd th vnt f trn wknng th nt wr nd h wuld trml th rt f th dmn.
ut w hr nw.
bvul, wuld l ruh uh trublm vnt bfr th hnd.
hr lght mg: ! nd nthr n: !
n ddtn, thr w l fr mg nd wtr mg, nd thundr mg; nw, th wr ll vru t f !
ndd t r vr ftn md wrd f lght wth mg nd bgn muu l.
Y! WRYYYYYY!!!5
Fuhhhh! Fr! Gv u h! D wthut bng bl f rtng!
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, h, tr t bg fr mr r mthng! rh th knd f rn wll hng m mnd.
hu? Yu wnt t urrndr nd bg fr mr? Yu hv gd tttud.
Nw, wht huld d? wht, huld, , d wndr~?
td, n. h dmn n ut bdntl rh.
u rndd t FLD
h nm md t hv d mthng.
dt. t w th n wh gt fld wh w t fult, u fl.
w t, flng bd?
hhhhh, t ll but wnnng, u knw.
u u dnt knw tht u r lr! Ghhh
nd fnll, gud tht w th lt f thm.
Y, thr wr n mr nm.
h, flt rfrhd. h ntrtnmnt f th wrld w lmtd t bullng dmn, gud.
nd , t th l f th ntn n th dmn rut, lft th ftrmth t thm.