Chapter 38
h gzd t Ll, wh w tndng bfr hm, Vrnll lwl hthd h wrd bk n t bbrd.
td lk h w nt vn wrth fghtng. Ll frwnd t th but Vrnll kt mvng frwrd wthut mndng hr.
Ll-n, lt u .
t m lk m bng undrtmtd. D u hntl thnk tht m tht wk tht d lt u ut bu u kd?
Ndl t , Ll w nt wk.
h ddnt uull hv muh rtunt t hw hr kll n h hd lw td bd nt lr, wh w qut wrful n hr wn. wvr, hr bmng th rm nght t th g f 20, nd ttnng uh rnk dt bng wmn wr rf nugh fr Vrnll t knwldg hw mzng h w.
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ru, Ll w nthng lk lr, wh w bl f rng hrd f dmn wth ngl ttk, nr uld h d mrl lk rtrng lt lmb.
vn , hr blt w nugh tht h uldv mthd th mth rvu nt, l (f n gnrd th nt mmunt t dmg), n bttl.
hr w n w uh rn uld b lld wk. h w bvul trng.
vn , Vrnll ddnt tk n fghtng tn nd ntnud t mv vn furthr.
Yu dnt lk wk. ut t th m tm, u r wknd nw
ngh!
Ll qukl drw hr wrd, nd thrut t rght n frnt f Vrnll nk.
h d f hr trk w ft tht trn, wh w tndng bd hm, w unbl t th mvmnt f hr wrd.
vn , Vrnll dd nt flnh, nd ntnud t lk trghtfrwrdl t Ll.
Ll-n ur tull lrd wr f t, rnt u? h nt wht ur ud t b dng. h nt wht nght ud t d u dnt nd m t nt t ut; u lrd knw th nwr n ur hrt.
hut u!
vn f d hut u, Ll-n wn hrt wnt t lnt rght?
Ll wrd hk.
t w ut Vrnll d. r thn nn l, Ll hrlf w th mt wr f hr wn mtk.
f lr rll whd t d , h uld hv d frm th tl ntm.
Yt wh ddnt h d ?
W h tull nng hr urrnt lftl muh tht h ddnt run? f ur nt.
hr n w tht hr mtr, wh w rtll th mbdmnt f th wrd nt wuld t bu f uh rn. Ll knw tht uh thng wuld b mbl, vn f th wrld w turnd ud dwn.
t w fr Ll.
u h thught Ll w tkn htg, h bdntl td tv.
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nd Ll, wh knw hw muh lr rd fr hr, ud th flng nd nrd wth th hmr wh mrnd lr.
r thn nn l, Ll w wr f ut hw nful hr tn tht wr.
knw lrd knw but t ut vn , n mttr wht th nu flng wnt lv m mnd!
Ll rlld th nvrtn h hd wth lr bk thn.
Wht lr hd tld hr.
ht dtn uld b hngd.
ht uh rrwful ft wll nd wth th gnrtn.
ht thr w w fr th nt t nt nd u th Wth r nd u dng.
nd tht n th nd, th wll dfntl rh nd whr vrn wll b ful
Ll huld l blv n nd fllw hr; h d uh wrd.
nd Ll w rll h n th mmnt.
h w h tht h ddnt nd t l th mtr h hd wrn t rtt nd t hr tht th l whh h ntnud fr lng uld b brkn.
ut, hw wuld h hng uh dtn?
lr ddnt nthng t hr but th mt mrtnt rt.
nd uh, Ll httn ud hr t b tmtd b rtn unnng mn.
Wll, wll m hr n w uru, but t thnk u r tll httng. v tld u bfr. hr n uh nvnnt lutn lk wht lr-m h kn but.
h rn wh rrvd n th n, h t rundng n th flr, w wht hrd mn.
Whl h lkd f h w t h 70, h bd w tll frm, h bk w trght, nd h tll td tll.
w but 170 m tll.
wrnkld f hwd dth f rn tht ung l uldnt bl nd h hr wr rmnnt f brd f r.
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w th kng f th llbrr ngdm z nd llbrr, th 13th .
wr blu mntl whh w tkn mrk f h ttu nd h trd ldl t Ll wth blu tht wr kn t blubrr.
hv n fur nt , nludng lr-m. ht wh n t. hr n uh mthd. rh h ln t mmt ud ftr dftng th Wth. ut f t wr tht ml, th l huld hv lrd ndd wth th rlr gnrtn nd vn f h udd, lr-m wll tll b lt t u. r u rll lrght wth tht?
Yurt.
n ttt t th. hr n uh mthd. ng h wuldnt d mrl knd l h d t ur u. f u trul wnt t rtt lr-m vn f t trtru thng t d, thr n thr w but t k hr dtnd n th tl.
h mn wh ntnud t tmt Ll w ng z.
t uldnt b hld tht Ll blvdh wrd.
h wght f h wrd wr dffrnt ftr ll. t w bkd b htr tht h trul hd n th trntn btwn vrl nt.
Fr bttr r wr, th wr th wrd f mn wh knw th trgd bhnd th nt nd th Wth.
N, n t f tht thr w n dubt tht h w th n wh hd trd t kll l, th rvu nt, n h turnd nt th Wth.
ht w mthng tht w hrd t frgv, wrdl tn.
ut t w tl bu h drd t trnh h wn hnd wth uh drt tn tht nfrmd h knw th drkn f thr htr mr thn nn l hr.
u f th, Ll w mr nvnd b h wrd thn lr, whh hd nthng t urt t.
Dd lr-m tht th dtn uld b hngd? f
nd tld u tht mbl, ung mn. r u th m knd f rn Ll wh luth t drm wrld tht nt bl m tru?
Wnt t k t trut lr n h d ?
Vrnll ntndd t tht but z ldl ut ff h wrd wth h wn.
wrd rrd th wght f rlt nd d nvtn nd ntnd n vrwhlmng rur.
Whn w 4 r ld, tht gnrtn nt, Grld, hd dftd th Wth nd bm th nt Wth. w kd bk thn nd, lk u ungtr nw, hd blvd tht thr mut b w t hng t.
z k f h t ntlgll.
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vn th mn wh h hn t mrn lr fr th k f th wrld w nv rn n.
Vrnll thught tht thr w lght tr f rrw n th kng f h k.
Nt w nt Ll. h w brn whn w 9, nd fr m h w lk m ungr tr. Whn udd th thrn t th g f 19, tld hr th truth n th h tht h wuldnt nd u lk th rvu nt ut tht w flh t f brt tht uldnt b tkn bk. k thn, ddnt thnk f th nqun f m tn; w nl nflund b mnt, nv hrt, nd blvd tht wht hd dn w th rrt thng t d. nd wht d u thnk w th rult? Ll fught dmn f h whd t d, nd w mrbl klld. Whl tht rll rvntd hr frm bmng Wth t ddnt hng th ft tht th rvu Wth rmnd nd nthng hd hngd. t nl rlngd th g f drkn. Wht w m t rlz frm Ll dth w tht th Wth wll k n lvng wthut gng lng n n dft thm, wll th ft tht th truth mrl n t th nt.
ht w th tr f th nt frm tw gnrtn g wh nddu gttng klld b dmn.
h kng hd trd t fght ft n h wn w, but tht gnrtn nt, Ll mght nt hv bn tht trng.
h w unbl t ndur th thught f dtn whr h wuld bm th Wth, nd ught hr wn dth b udll fghtng dmn.
f nl th Wth gd wth tm, t wuldnt hv bn dg dth, but unfrtuntl, th Wth ddnt g.
t w mnngl.
h mrl dd wthut vn nttng th hrt rd f lk th thr nt bfr hr hd.
u f th, Ll nm w ftn mttd whn ltng th nm f th nt.
tull, t w Vrnll frt tm wll t hr th nm f th nt frm tw gnrtn g.
Whn w 48 th rvu nt, l, dd hr dut th nt. ftr tht, thnkng hw Ll w bl t b klld b dmn mrnd l n th tl nd flld t wth dmn. Whl w wll wr tht hd dn bd thng t l nd Dz, thught uld brk th hn wth th.
thnk tht rn lk u!
Vrnll uldnt hd th htrd n h v twrd z, wh k ndffrntl but uh htr.
ht w nt th trtmnt u td t b gvn t th wmn wh fught drtl t rtt th wrld nd dftd th Wth.
Yt z ddnt vn flnh t Vrnll ntmtuu gz.
D u ddn m? ht nturl flng t hv; m tn n nl b n mlt btrl. h dmn ld n th tl ddnt ttk l t ll nd vn ndd u bmng hr fllwr nd hlng hr . vn thught t w flh bu lt hr , th wrld w n gn lungd nt th trrr f th Wth tull, n th mmnt, w lrd but t gv u. h, thr n bl w. Rgrdl f wht dd, nthng wuld hng. n th nd, thr w n w t k th . h wr m thught.
ht nt wht u huld b ng, Vrnll wntd t hut.
ndd, z drvd ddn h hd fld t fnh l nd lt hr but tht wnt wht Vrnll w ngr but.
w ngr t th ft tht z mmttd drt btrl twrd l.
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ut z ddnt vn nt r r but uh rn, nd ntnud.
nd nw, wth th urrnt gnrtn wll, dnt thnk nd t tll u muh but t. u ll knw, t th gnrtn f nt lr tht w nmrbl t n f th thr gnrtn ntl , whn w hr, flt lk ng wht wr ll th nt bfr hr fr? vr tm hrd but hr hvmnt, th flng f mn nl grw. h bln f wr btwn th nt nd th Wth n th gnrtn lrl dffrnt mrdwth th rvu gnrtn. Whl th t nt dd hv th wr t dft th Wth, th wr nt burdl trng lr . ht wh th trtg mld b th rvu nt w t vd fghtng th Wth fllwr, dmn, nd Grtr Dmn nd vn whl th nt td, th wrld wuld nvr b t untl th Wth w dftd n gn.
hrt rd f r frm th rd btwn th dft f th Wth u untl th nt trnfrmtn nt th nt Wth.
t wntlk th w mntnd mrl bu th nt td.
h w bu th Wth hd mn fllwr, dmn, nd Grtr Dmn, ll f whh hd nl grwn n numbr vr th r.
f ll f th fr wr mblzd t fght multnul, th nt wuld b klld n n tm.
hrfr, th trtg mld b th nt w t brk thrugh n nt.
t hd ld t mn rf, wth mn f th wk lft t d, nd ll fr hn t n rd f bld t ld th nt twrd th Wth.
ll f tht w nr fr th nt t ttn th mrl f dftng th Wth.
t w lw lk tht. u f tht, th hrt rd f whr th Wth w drmnt w mr ru thn nthng l.
ut durng lr gnrtn thr w lr nml n th flw f th tutn.
h wr bln btwn lght nd drkn w uddnl rvrd.
h gnrtn nt, wh w ud t b ll gurdd b knght, ddnt nd uh rttn t ll.
h dtrd hrd f dmn ln, hld th nurd l h m r, rvvd th rkd rth, nd rvtlzd th wthrd rvr.
h rnwd th rhd frt, rtd rn fr th lnd whh uffrd drught nd h ddnt bndn nn, r lt nn d. h vd vrn tht hr hnd uld rh.
h Wth frd uh rgn nd hd hrlf; th wrld w nw flld wth lght nd h.
h gldn g h bn ngng fr 7 r. t w lrl trng.
lng lr tll t, uh mrl ntnu t b ld t grt brgn.
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h md m thnk th gnrtn th nt h t rmn fr lng h uld. h th frt nd th lt tru mrl. nt lk hr wll nvr r gn th frt tht h l rvvd, hw mn ntur wuld t tk fr t t rvv nturll? h lnd tht nt lr rtk frm th grf th dmn n nl 3 d, r u wr hw mn f th t ng nd nt trd hrd t rtk t? nl t gv u n t wthut h ftr ng mn rf? h bttl f th Rutn ngdm whr h lrd ll th dmn wthn tn f mnut, hw mn ldr lv wuld th hd t t d th m?
h d tht, z lughd.
t w drv lugh t h wn t, ul ffrt , nd t th rn tht Gd hd rdud uh mrl t th wnng rd f h lf.
D u undrtnd? n r f lr lf quvlnt t tn f r frm th t nt lftm t utrgu t lt hr fght th Wth! N mttr wht t tk, vn f t nl fr r lngr! lt hr t t th t! ht th mn f u wh lvd thrugh th gnrtn!
h ld ng hutd th wrd wthut httn.
, nu. r w rll dng th?
Whl th tl w bu trng t rhnd th ntrudr, thr wr l wh nuk rund lntl n th hdw.
h wr th thr n wh hd mnd ng z t th tl.
n th thr kng uldnt lv thr wn ntn unttndd fr t lng, th wnt bk, lvng z ln t t nd mntr th l.
Nturll, tht l mnt tht th thr f thm hd td wll.
h n wh hd kn wth wrrd v w th ungt rn, , wh w 14 r ld.
f tll hd rmnnt f hldlk ftur, nd t wuldnt b n ggrtn t ll hm bhunn.
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hh, f u dnt wnt t g, thn ut qutl t hr ln. h- tht knd f wmn, thr wuld b n thr hn t mt n lk hr vr gn.
h n wh lt ut dgutng lugh w th ldt btwn th thr rn, Ukn.
t 19 r ld, h hd ndulgd hmlf n luur nd hd grwn ft.
n th wrld whr l ftn dd f trvtn, h hulkng wght, whh hd lrd dd 100 kg, w bltnt gn f hw rru h w.
Fuh uh ur, untntd, butful flwr. t mk u wnt t wtn th mmnt t gt trnhd. Rght nw, th gurd rund hr huld b rdud. bvul, th grt rm f w gt ught, w nt gt w wth t, vn f w r rn t f uld d wht lk t tht wht kn, t wuld b wrth th rk f thrwng th lf w!
h n wh d uh burd thng w th nd rn, mn1.
lkd hndm, but hd th wrt mnd f th thr.
fr wht th wr dng ml d, n th rttn rund th nt hd bn wknd b th ntrudr, th md t tr n lr rm nd t vlt hr.
bvul, uh thng wuld b ndrd rm mng rm. n dvrd, thr lf wuld b n mr; t wuld b nvtbl tht th wuld b trturd nd drggd rund th t.
ut th hd lt thr mnd.
lr gd lk h ftn gthrd uh flng lk wrh, dvtn, nd rnng.
n thr hnd, t l wnd th knd f lut.
h wntd t tuh tht hr tht w kn t gldn thrd nd th wntd t d wht th lkd t tht wht kn.
hr w n mn wh ddnt thnk f uh thng.
Yt fr mt f th mn, thr lut ddnt grw t muh.
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lr lkd hmrl tht t w hrd t mk hr th trgt f uh flng.
uh, mt mn wuld mrl wrh hr frm fr nd b thnkful f hr tn.
n w, th ddnt lr wmn.
h w mltl dffrnt bng mrd t thm h w lk hghr tn, nd bu f tht t w hrd t lut vr hr.
ut fr th rn, th hd mt qut numbr f ld n thr l lf wh whl fr r whn t lr, wuld tll b ndrd but.
h wr urrundd b wmn wh hd hlth kn, gnd frm nurhng fd tht w tll unvlbl t mmnr, nd dd b mt nd r tht wr unffrdbl t mmnr. u f th, th hd bm ud t but.
uh, th uld lr wmn. nd n wth hgh lvl f but tht th hd nvr n nd rh wuld nvr b bl t vr gn. h w n unblvbl butful wmn.
rult, thr rtnlt w mltl dtrd b lr but, nd nl lut rmnd.
th nt whr t bm hghr rrt thn thr wn lv
ut bu f tht mn wh w f th m knd wh hd l lt h rtnlt, h l undrtd th ntntn f th rn.
u, tht n ntrtng thng u r tlkng but. Wh dnt u tll m mr?
h thr rn hvrd th hrd th v.
th turnd rund, th w rn wh rn w hddn n th hdw du t bklghtng. h mn gl glntd mtrul ul nt w tndng n frnt f thm.