Chapter 42
lft bhnd ld mn z, wh w ugl rng, thn wnt u t th grund flr nd ut th tl t hd fr llbrr ngdm tl.
t w hrd t mv rund n krt
th nt, hd n h but t wr th. hugh tull rfrrd lth tht wr r t mv rund, lk r.
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r mr lk, n w tll mn nd, tll wnt ud t wrng dr.
brfl mgnd m ml-lf wrng dr nd t md m wnt t thrw u.
Nh, mr lk t mght b mr rfrbl f th bd w ml. ht w, t uld ttll b trtd k.
n th mr uld lugh t t, th l mbrrd wuld fl.
ut n m rnl nn, n th bd, dr utd m t muh, uldnt trt t k.
Wll, lt ut tht d n th mntm.
uld rh llbrr tl n fw mnut f rulwnt ll ut.
h dtn w rund 40 km, t w nt tht fr.
t w lghtl l dtn thn wht ud run n mrthn. n thr wrd, t w tll wthn th nghbrhd.
h mll-frmd tl rd uld vr tht dtn n n hur, nd n rnd mrthn runnr uld vr tht dtn n rund 2 hur.
nd f rul flw, uld l rh 300 km/h, whh mnt uld rrv thr wthn 8 mnut.
l, whn flw, bvul mtru lght rttd th nd f m krt, nthng wuld b vbl.
t wntlk mndd t tht muh. wnt mbrrd r nthng, but dud wh lkd t t wuld bm lhr whh w ut ln dgutng
Wll thn, lt fl thr nd ttl t qukl~
l wt, lr-m! n u l tk m lng wth u?
h n wh rn nd d tht w th rtgnt, Vrnll.
k u lng, u Wll, vn f u wr thr nthng wuld hng muh nw
t w tful thng t , but vn f u wnt, ud mrl b hndrn, burdn, nd bggg thugh 1
Wll, u r th rtgnt, ftr ll. u mght hv lt rmr nd d mr thn ur tull bl f.
Wll, wll tk u lng fr lvlng u, gu.
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Wt, u wnt t lk l ln?
Rght. W wll l g.
h n wh d th nd td wth Vrnll wr b nd trn.
h thr gru mmbr nd rvrtd Gl rvrt l ttll whd t m lng, but wh r u ll umng tht d tk u lng?
tull m burdn wuld ut nr, wuld rfr t f u gu ut t hr. ut th tmhr n th tutn ddnt llw m t tht, gu.
hn Ll, wh uull lw td bhnd m, w lkng hr frm dtn nd w mngl unmfrtbl.
d b qut trubld f h m lng wth m, but f h ddnt, t wuld l mk m unmfrtbl.
t th mmnt, Ll w mlr t n bndnd u.
mtm h lkd lk h w but t k, but n wrd m ut nd h td lnt.
w d th t w mthng lk tht, gu. t w lk kd wh ndd u lnr bfr u ntd t, nd trd t mngl wth thr gru b gthrng thr urg nd ng mthng t thm, but nvr dd n th nd Ll w rntl n mlrtutn.
f lft hr ln nd ut flw w h mght nd u mmttng ud mwhr uldnt . N k.
Ll.
nd lld ut t Ll t m lng.
Lk, w hv n tm t r. Dnt ut tnd thr rd.
ftr ll, ur nt dg wh gt wd ftr bng ught tng nught.
nw, thr w n tm t htt, lt ut mmnd hr t gt th vr wth.
l fght lngd m.
k, nvk mmnd, tvtd.
n t w m mmnd, Ll wuld hv n h but t ml.
h lwl trtd t rh, but t! W hv n tm fr th, u knw!
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v rrl lk u uull d!
hv n rght t fght lngd u
t md h w tll qut nu but btrng m; t md Ll k wkl.
tull, thr w nthng fr hr t wrr but.
t mght b hrh t th, but th rult wuldnt hv hngd vn f Ll td lk hr uul t-lf r nt.
vn Ll uldnt wn f h hd ll f th Gurd nght hr nnt. Rthr, h mght hv ndd u grvl wundd f h dd tht.
Wth tht n mnd, u uld tht h h wl b lttng hrlf b turd wthut rtng.
f Ll ntd n urtng m bk thn, h mght b r lrd b th tm.
Ll-n. nn n mk mtk. Wht mrtnt t nt lt ur mtk t u, but t fu n wht u huld d frm nw n.
Frm nw n
Y. vn f u mk mtk, nthng wll b hngd b runnng w. f u hrmd thr bu f ur mtk, u huld tk u ur wrd nd rtt thm wth t rrtn. blv tht ur bl f tht.
h n wh d tht t th drd Ll w Vrnll.
td f rtgnt, u ur d mthng gd.
nd th ln wr wht h d t Ll n th rgnl gm, t mk hr d wth th rtgnt.
n th rgnl gm, Ll w lr (ru) rm nght nd w ndrtl rnbl fr th mfrtun f mn l; b rvntng n ntn ttmt, h hd ndrtl ld t n dth nd flt bd but t.
ftr lr (ru) unhmnt vnt w vr, h trd t mmt ud, but wht td hr frm dng th whr th ln frm Vrnll.
Frm nw n, huh
Ll brfl ld hr , nd thn glnd t hr wrd
ddnt knw wht h w thnkng but, but rh h wnt ff ur nd rhd trng nlun, gu.
hn h lkd twrd m.
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lr-m hv mmttd n unfrgvbl n. vn f u tll nd uh rn lk m t vr lt, lt m b ur hld.
, t
w dd ur ln f thnkng nd u lk tht, u t.
vng t trng f n f rnblt l nrnng; h ttll ntndd t d m hld t th mmnt.
Wht huld d? f rll brng hr, h wuld dfntl um ut t rtt m frm mthng dnt nd t b rttd frm nd d mt hld.
Lk, vn Vrnll w tunnd.
Wh dd h m t th nlun tht h w tld t d frm hrng, Wht u d frm nw n mr mrtnt.
N h. ndd t ut m ft dwn.
f u mrl ntnd t bm hld, wll nt brng u lng wth m. Wht wnt wrd tht n ut thrugh th drkn lngd m. ht wh, Ll b m wrd nd fght lngd m. h th unhmnt gv t u.
gh! Y!
Ll v undd tr, but h rrl rndd t m wrd.
h huld b k fr nw.
Lt lv th rmn fr ltr, rght nw w nd t g t th tl.
hv n tm t gv rmn.
k thn, tm t g r thught, but thn th rtr nght ll m ut nd knld n frnt f m.
Nw wht? m n hurr, u .
lr-m l gv u rmn t m lngd u nd rtt th tl.
t md lk th l ntndd t n m.
ht w fn, but wrnt th ut kng m t rr thm lng thr?
Rthr, thr wnt muh nt n u gu gng thr wll n wuld b thr.
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u ll ndd t d w u wd 2 ttk vrl tm t gt rd f thm mltl.
ut, f tld thm th wr ut burdn, th mght nt n mng lng vn f th hd t wlk thr. t flt r.
gv u rmn. ut th n u hv t rtt r th t nd t l, nd l urlv. l d nt thnk but trtng urlf rl fr m k.
t lt hv t b frm n tht.
f ddnt, th mght ntnu t rr m wrd n f rnblt nd lt thmlv gt ht b nm ttk.
vn wthut thm mt hld, mt nm ttk wuld b unbl t dmg m nw; fr thm t nd u dng frm trng t vr m frm uh ttk wuld b trublm.
l, th gu wr ud t rv th rl nt n thr wrd, trn.
t wuld b n gd f thr numbr wr rdud du t fk mtr.
lr-m wht mrful wrd
h nght md mvd but mthng, but ddnt mnd thm nd trtd rrng m mg.
t wnt lk thr w n mg tht uld trnrt lrg numbr f l.
Durng m nfnd N tm, nttd uh tutn nd rtd knd f mg mlr t tlrtng n hd th fr tm.
h w nt ft tlrt, but t wuld llw m t mv t nthr ltn t hgh d nd t l uld mv thr l wll.
w ndrng hng th Wth ung th mg, but n ddnt knw whr th Wth mght run w wth hr tlrt, th mg w ntl. nl rlzd tht ftr hd rtd th mg lrd.
Fr ml f th Wth tlrtd frm n t mr, wuld b bl f rdng t ln whh uld fl frm n t mr.
ut hd n w f knwng f th Wth wh ut drd n frnt f m rll wnt t mr.
t w mthng lk tht.
Ftn Lnt (t k Wt).
n w unbl t thnk f l nm fr t uul, ut kd rndm frgn rvrb th nm. k ur tm!
multnul, vrn nludng m w nvld n llr f lght, nd trtd t flt.
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t fr m, nbd undrtd wht w hnng but, t tht mmnt w wr fltng nd th llr f lght.
Wll, t w mthng lk n lvtr.
n t rhd rtn hght, th llr hngd h nt brd nd nvld u. wvr, th lght w nt fr th trnfr, but tull td brrr.
u w wr but t mv t hgh d, t w md t rtt th bd frm r rtn.
h wng rt h mn trnng mg ld, t uld mr mn rund nd tk t nt tlf.
mr, mr, mr thn t drtd th dhrg f nrg utwrd.
hn th brrr tht vrd u wuld fl frwrd.
n thr wrd, t rrdud th rnl f rth rln, but n th frm f mg.
t ud mg wr n l f ful. ut n mg wr w n burdl wrful knd f nrg, knw th d t wuld rdu wuld g bnd rth rln.
tull, uld ln n mr dtl but t, but n t w n t ln th whl thng, ut thnk f t mg tht ud brrr t rrt n rln tht ud mg rur t fl.
h, th !?
, t mvng?
h nght gt n thn, but tht w nturl n th wr unbl t utd du t th lght brrr.
f th uld t, th wuld b rmng n th wuld b lkng dwn frm th k.
hn w mvd rund fr fw mnut nd fw nd.
w rrvd t th r f th k bv ur dtntn, rmvd th mg nd rfrmd t t llr f lght n mr. vrn nludng m lkd t th n undr ur ft.
h wh wr utd th brrr mght t llr f lght tht uddnl rd ut f nwhr.
Nw, f ull u m.
n frnt f llbrr ngdm tl, bttl fr lf r dth w tkng l.
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ldr nd nght f th tl trd t rt th hrd f dmn wh md t hv wllwd th lnd.
Whr th hll dd th hug numbr f dmn m frm rh, th m frm vrl lnd tht wr t t b rtkn nd hd gthrd n n l.
Dmn wr rgnll wld nml tht hv bn trngthnd b th Wth wr.
hr lvl f ntllgn w ut lghtl hghr whn mrd t mmn nml; bll, th wuldnt uull gthr n mv numbr lk th.
ht w bvu. hr wr dmn tht wr rgnll br nd tgr. hr w n w th wuld nrmll wrk tgthr wth h thr.
h wr mr lkl t tr t t h thr. t w qut mmn fr dmn wh wr rgnll rnvr t t dmn wh wr rgnll hrbvr.
f ur, t wntlk ll dmn lvd ln thr.
Fr ml, dmn tht wr md frm nml whh lvd n gru uh dg dmn, wuld ftn gthr tgthr wth t fllw .
ut th wuldnt gthr wth hrd f t r g dmn.
ut, thr w n tn tht uld u th dmn t gthr tgthr nd t wth mmn ur.
t w whn th wh uld mmnd thm wr rnt n thr wrd, f th Wth r Grtr Dmn w thr, t wuld nt th vru t gthr tgthr nd mv n rm.
h urrnt rd w bng dn undr th mmnd f Grtr Dmn.
h numbr f dmn h grtl drd n th rn f nt lr; lrd, thr w nl l thn 10% rmnng frm t hd.
n t f tht, th Wth wh huld hv bn gvng th mmnd wnt nt hdng mwhr. h ld t th dmn bng dftd n b n th wr lk ruddrl h.
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n d, n f th wr dmn thught f th g n, th dmn wll rh.
h dmn w rgnll rw, t ntllgn w qut hgh.
rt gnt th grt nm lld th nt, vr dmn tht rmnd ndd t gthr n n l nd hllng hr tgthr. Wthut th Wth t tk mmnd, t undrtd tht th dmn wuld hv t fnd fr thmlv.
t gthrd fllw rw dmn nd hrd t thught nd th bgn kllng h thr.
Fr dmn t rh hghr lvl, th ndd t kll thr fllw dmn. h ntntvl knw th.
t grw trngr b kllng t fllw , t bgn t ttk thr dmn.
rult f ll tht kllng t bm Grtr Dmn, wh mmndd thr dmn tht hd bn hdng n vru ltn t mk th lt nd grtt dmn rm.
th Wth hd dn nthng, th hd t d mthng wth whtvr munt f wr w lft bv grund.
h dmn, whh n ruld 70% f th wrld, hd thr nflun rdud n nt lr rn, nd t rnt t w lrd l thn 10% f th wrld.
nd vn f lr dd nthng nd th dmn td hddn, th ldr f vru ntn wuld hunt thm dwn nd vntull rdt thm ll.
ht w wh th w th fnl hllng.
h Grtr Dmn, wh w rgnll mll rw, mmnd thr fnl bttl gnt humnt fr thr wn urvvl.
Dmn! f th g n th tl wll!
rth rnfrmnt nt hr t?!
t bu tht kng brught ll th Gurd nght wth hm! t ll bu tht rn wh ddnt knw th tutn t th frnt ln dd whtvr th wntd, ldng t th htt rult!
hut ur muth, tht trn!
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Wll , tht trn! hugh thnk th kngdm wll b gn w bfr ll gt unhd but t!
h nght rgd, wthut th rn f Gurd nght, nd th ldr undr thr mmnd wr lkd n fr bttl, but th dmn tll hd th ur hnd.
n thr wr nght rnt, th unurrngl ut u bttr fght thn Rutn kngdm dd, but th dmn wr ut drt.
h dmn ddnt hv n thr h.
h ndd t wn hr nd rdu th numbr f nght, rdu th numbr f l wh rttd nt, nd u th urvvng dmn t fght lr ln.
h hd n thr h t wn, nd th ddnt vn knw f th uld rll wn.
N, lkng t th urrnt bttl, th blt md lw.
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h Grtr Dmn mmndng th thr dmn th ndvdul th nght hd dubbd th rw bd n t rn, tk t th k nd fld t wng.
Wth tht, trnd w ummnd, thrwng u rubbl, rk, flln wn, nd th r f ldr. h thn truk th llbrr rm.
h rmrd r ht th lvng ldr t hgh d nd wrkd thr rmr, kllng ldr th wr furthr mrd,whl th wrd tht gt lftd u truk thr ldr.
h rw urvng th ght frm bv w gnt rw but 8 mtr bg.
vn th nght ht thr mg twrd th rw, t mrl flw lttl hghr nd th mg wuld fl t rh t.
gnt n nm tht uld fl, th wh uldnt wr t mlt ddvntg.
Whl th dd lng rngd ttk, t w vr hrd fr th n th grund t ht flng trgt.
h n th grund uld nl vd lft r rght, r mb g bkwrd.
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gnt flng nm, f th trd vdng b gng frwrd t wuld nl mk thm r t ht, nd vn f th trd vdng bkwrd, th uld tll b ht f th nm rng w lngr thn td.
th uld nl vd dw.
ut t w dffrnt fr th wh uld fl. Nt nl dw, th uld l vd b mvng u r dwn. n ddtn, grvt wrkd gnt rrw ht frm th grund, t nl ndd t mv bkwrd bt t vd t.
vn gnt trgt tht w nt mvng, t w hrd t ht th n th k.
nd tht trgt w mvng, vn n rt wuld hv hrd tm httng t.
n t f tht, t uld mnult th wnd, u uld bll tht ung bw gnt t w ul. h wnd wuld blw th rrw w bfr t uld rh t trgt.
th trd t u mg, but wth th dtrtn ud b th flng rubbl nd r tht wr flng rund frm th wnd, t w hrd t lnd ht.
Whl th rw uld ht thm muh t wntd.
t uld ut u th wnd t rndml flng thng t t nm d, httng numru ldr. l, th wnd tlf w wrful nugh t blw w th n wh wr ht b t, mkng t vn wr.
t w uh ml tr. fr th dvttng trnd tht flung mn thng, th humn trd t fght gnt t ung wrd nd rmr. Yu uld mgn hw tud t w.
N mttr hw u thught but t, th nl lgl ur f tn w t ut hurr u nd run w.
ut th wuldnt run. u bhnd thm w th tl th wr bund t rtt.
hu th hd n h but t ntnu th ntl fght nd t tr t ut ff th trnd.