Chapter 57
mmdtl wnt t rtn l th rh fr trn bgn. t w th nd bhnd th hl buldng.
ut t bluntl, t w t trublm t rh vr r n th hl, td fr mr nvnnt mthd ntd.
Nthng hnd ntll rhd th nd, but thn tuhd wtr nd lghtl nt mn nt t.
hn th wtr urf lftd, th turtl hwd t f.
h, u lld lr?
Y. wnt t brrw ur wr fr bt.
t m mthng h hnd?
h turtl w bl f ng mt f th thng tht urrd n th wrld.
wvr, t nl hd n brn th bvul lmtd th munt f nfrmtn t uld r t th tm. uh, t w nt lk t knw vrthng tht w gng n n th wrld rght t w hnng.
Wht t uld d w thng tht t hnd t fu n t tht mmnt.
ut t n rth trm, f th turtl ud t wr t thng tht wr hnng n Nw Yrk t, U, thn t wuld b unbl t thng tht wr hnng n n t th m mmnt.
t w lk V hnnl.
t w u t th vwr whh hnnl th whd t wth, but f th h n rgrm, th wuld b unbl t wth thr rgrm t th m tm.
f n wntd t wth th U Yr-nd l, n wuld b unbl t wth dku n Gurum, whh run t th m tm. t w mthng lk tht.
ht w wh t wuldnt b gd thng fr th urtl f th Wth mngd t tlrt.
n th Wth dld brrr tht rvntd hr frm bng brvd, th turtl uld ut lt l whr t uldnt brv nthng nd ult tht rh tht w whr th Wth mght b ltd.
vn f th Wth ufull tlrtd w, th turtl uld rdt whr h mght hv gn.
ut rdtn w tll ut rdtn, nt rh. t hd d bfr tht t w bl fr t rdtn t b wrng.
, n th Wth tlrtd w t l whh wnt wthn th turtl rdtn hn th turtl hd t urv th whl f Fr ut t rh fr l whh uldnt b brvd.
n th nd, th turtl blt w nvnnt, but nt blut, nd t uldnt brv vrthng t th m tm.
nd t md t w urrntl lkng mwhr utd f th dm.
thrw t wuldnt hv d t m mthng h hnd?
Y. rn h gn mng frm th dm
. t m tht th nt th rght tm t wth vr th mkh nd mm ul qurrl.
Wht w th turtl wthng gn?
h rll wnt th rght tm t wth uh thng.
r rthr, t wth thr l n, nthr turtl ul qurrl, t ur hd uh bd hbb.
nw, lt lv tht bd hbb d.
Wht w ndd rght th tm w t lrvn.
url u knw but trn-n, rght? nd u t fnd ut whr h rght nw.
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Rgrdng trn dntt, url t ddnt nd t b lnd.
h turtl knw w fk nt.
n tht , t lrd knw tht trn w th rl nt, tht w ll ndd t .
urtl ld t . ftr brvng mthng fr bt, t nd t muth.
Fund hr. ut mthng wrd m t b gng n.
mthng wrd?
Y. h tll nd th dm, but mhw, h h bn uhd nt trng l.
trng l, huh. W h bng uhd nt lkr?
Whl thught tht, rbbl huld ltn t th turtl mr ntd.
hddn g t m t b tht knd f thng. t lk lk rt rm w dlbrtl bult bhnd n f th wll n th dm. trn bng nfnd thr, but t nt ut hr. vrl tudnt hv l bn turd.
n, hddn g? uh thng td n th dm.
N, wll, Dz mutv ud h uthrt hdmtr t rt uh thng.
hd thught t w nl trn wh gt turd, but t md lk thr wr thr l huh.
ddnt knw wh th wr kdnd wll, but ll ndd t d w th th ulrt nd ntrrgt thm but t.
vn f ddnt knw th ulrt mn ur, tll hd t ru thm ll frt nw.
D u th ulrt?
Uhm hr grl nrb tht nvld n drkn. gu h m t b th bvu ulrt.
t l?
N, t nt. l tll undrgrund.
h drtn f wmn nvld n drkn ntll brught t mnd th blt tht t w th Wth.
f th turtl wnt hr, thn mghtv ndd u mundrtndng tht th ulrt f th ndnt w l.
h w bu v nvr tull mt l bfr.
v n hr thrugh th gm, but thr uld b vrl dffrn btwn mr llutrtn drwn n rn vru rl rn. f w rn wth mlr hr lr nd buld, mght nd u mtkng hr fr mn l.
tull, vn mtk mlf trn whn frt w mlf.
u, thr mvng frm th hddn g twrd th rft. n t f tht, tntl md ut f drkn hv nrd th tudnt t m th ln t brng thm lng wll.
u, ddnt knw wht th lnnd t d, but t md tht th ulrt w mvng twrd th rft f th dm, whh w mr vbl l.
ht w fvrbl fr m. uld g thr mmdtl nd th th ulrt.
Fr nw, ddd t tlthl gt thr hd f thm ung lght rfrtn.
hnk u vr muh, rhtr.
ur gng. Whl dnt thnk u nd m t rmnd u, tll b rful.
t th turtl nurgmnt, flw u twrd th rft.
Wll thn, rr fr th but m gng t hv t nd th qukl.
n f th fml tudnt w bng mnultd b t; h wlkd thrugh th hddn g twrd th Rft.
lzbt bl1. h w th nm f th fml tudnt tht t turnd nt th Wth dubl.
r lk wrnt wht l wuld ll butful.
t wnt bd, but l wnt tht gd. mmn md t b th mt fttng wrd t drb hr.
h hd mnld . h brdg f hr n w nthr hgh nr lw.
r f w mmtrl, nd hr tth wr rkd nd tnd llw.
r brwn hr rhd hr wt, nd h hd flrl r mlr t lr (f n lkd ll, th uld tht th flwr hd wthrd) whh h hd md hrlf.
h rnd fr lr.
nd t th m tm, h w l lu f hr nd lghtd.
t frt, t w mrl nv.
h hd bn brn t nbl fml, nd whn h w 11 r ld h hd n th nt t th bll. h dvld rnng fr tht rn.
h drtl wntd t l b lk th nt.
ht w wh h fttd flrl r mlr t lr, nd mmkd lr tn t m mr lk hr. h l mthd hr hr lngth t lr.
Y, n th bgnnng, t w mrl n mung gm f rtnd.
n mmkd wht th dmrd. t trtd wth n rn hr w nthng trng but t.
ut h grw, hr rgnll blnd hr turnd brwn. N mttr hw u lkd t t, th frm rfltd n th mrrr w nt lr.
h w nturl. n th frt l, h rll wnt lr.
t w bvu tht l wuld lk dffrnt frm h thr. hr w nthng unuul but tht t ll.
Nrmll, n wuld vntull b rgnd t th rlt, nd m t trm wth thmlv.
ut nd f hr, th rnng hd trnfrmd nt mthng dtrtd.
n th bgnnng t w ut th ntmnt f, , t, wh t b lk tht.
hn t hngd nt, f nl lkd lk tht.
n h hd ntrd th dm nd gt nt l rmt wth th bt f hr rnng, th dtrtd flng grdull grw vn trngr, nd hr hrt gt mr rrutd vr tm h w lr..
t rhd th nt whr hr rnng hd bm Wh m nt lr? nl hrlf h thught, f nl w brn undr dffrnt rumtn, uldv bm lr, nd fld hrlf wth uh burd dlun.
f h wr brn dffrntl, h mght hv bm nt lr hrlf.
h mght hv hd tht knd f but.
N, h w ud t hv t. ht w dfntl th .
h mfrtd hr wn twtd hrt b lkng w frm rlt nd wllwng nt dlun.
h drmd f wrld whr h w brn lr, mmrng hrlf n h ddrm whr ll th hr nd fnfr, ll th nt glr nd fm fr th nt w drtd t hr.
h ntnud wth th wld rnng, h lt hrlf n t, nd fnll wht w rlt nd wht w fnt hd bm rvrd n hr mnd.
w th rl lr, t wh w h th n gttng wrhd th nt ntd?!
h tk w m glr, m fm. h thng r ud t b mn! Wht hd bth!
m th rgnl. h mrl d m!
hkngl, lzbt bgn t thnk lk tht.
h wr burd thught. h ddnt mk n n.
h w n lngr bl f dtnguhng btwn rlt nd hr wn dlun nd h bgn t t f h w th nt. n hr wn mnd, h nvnntl rld lr wth hrlf nd tlkd f th rl lr w n mtr.
h trtd hr fllw lmt wth (wht n hr mnd w) ml f kndn, nd h dlrd tht h wuld rtt th wrld.
Ndl t , vrn l rund hr nl w t blhmu nd lughbl mttn.
h ml tht h thught f ml f kndn w tull dgutng n flld wth vnt, lf-tftn, nd nrm; th w h frfull trd t mm lr tn ddnt ut hr t ll.
hr w n n wh wntd t b frnd wth hr bgn wth, th w n nttutn tht rd knght tht rvd th nt. n uh l, n n whd t b td wth n dt wmn wh nultd th nt nd blvd hrlf t b th rl n.
n n tm t ll, h w ltd nd n nun b vrn rund hr.
n t f tht, nw f hr tn nd wrd rhd hr rnt. Dl hmd b th, th lgzd t th dm nd ld t hv lzbt dr ut frm hl.
n th dm nd, th td hr rnt dn wthut httn nd hr uln w hduld t tk l th mnth.
lzbt l rvd lttr frm hr fthr, whrn h rd h hm f hr nd ldd hr. h ut lzbt vn furthr.
h, wh dd n n undrtnd?
m lr. vn thugh lv vrn nd th wrld muh.
h thught tht, h htd vrthng vn mr.
Whl h kt ng h lvd vrthng, h l htd t, but n hr mnd th w nt nntnt.
u n th nd, h w mrl mmrd n hr dlun tht h lvd vrn nd th wrld.
h ddnt trul lv t, nd ddnt vn rll r but th wrld.
h mrl thught tht th w hw lr thught nd td uh.
h, m lu. t htful. f nl lr ddnt t, thn wuld b lr ntd.
f nl h ddnt t, thn wuld b th n wh rv ll th glr nd fm.
lzbt htd lr bu f th burd ln f thught, whh lrd dtrd th vr rm f hr dlun.
Ndl t , f lr rll ddnt t, h wuldnt rv n glr r fm.
t w bu th wr dffrnt l frm th vr bgnnng. h w lzbt bl, nt lr.
rrutd thught tht wr n lngr bl f rtng dlun frm rlt.
hr w l hr ruttn wth th l rund hr.
nd rgrdl f wht hnd, h wuld dr frm th dm nw.
h ftr ught t .
t hd t b hr. f t w hr, n n wuld b urrd f h tk vr th rl f th Wth.
h w lttl wk, but ll t rll ndd w fr hr t d th rl rrl.
h mrtnt rqurmnt w tht n n lvd hr. h w htd b vrn.
vn bttr w th ft h hd tlkd bdl but th nt n dl b.
h mmnt h rtdl k drtfull twrd th nt, vrn lrd w hr n tn tht huld dr.
hn vrn wuld l thnk, f nl h w th Wth fllwr, thn uld ut hr dwn n th t.
ht knd f thnkng wuld n hng frm f nl h w th Wth r hr fllwr nt Yu rbbl r th Wth r hr fllwr.
urrngl, f l ttn md lkl t b mt, thn th bm l uu.
vn f nn rlzd tht h w mrl rz, th wuldnt tr hrd t drv thr ttn bu th whd hr t fulfll thm.
hn th tudnt, n, vrn wuld thnk,
h, td.
t lnnd t mnult vrn thught n uh drtn.
umn wr trng. vn f th dubtd r hd un but mthng, f th mrt d thm thn th wr l nd thughtt rll mght b th .
lr hrlf mght b mr ntllgnt.
h mght hv thught tht thr w n w th knd f mll fr uld b Wth.
ut wht wuld hn f th mrt f v vrrd hr nn?
f vrn but lr d h th Wth thn lr uldnt gnr t.
nd wth tht, t mght b bl t hng hw lr thught ung th mrt.
100 fl wuld ld th g nt dubt.
ht w wh t lnnd t mk t nt bg tl, f th Wth hd rll rd n frnt f m.
t mnultd lzbt t g u t th rft nd dlr tht h w th Wth. Ung t tntl t mk t lk lk h hd th wr f drkn, h wuld thn th r, turd tudnt.
t mght b bttr t kll n r tw f thm.
ht wuld mk ll th wtn fl ggrn nd htrd twrd hr, thn t wuld bfr lr rrvd.
f tht hnd, th mrt wuld thn Dft Wth lzbt whh wuld fr lr t mv.
Fr tht frt t, t mvd twrd th rft, thn unlhd t mn
Frt, thr hd t b flh rmg tht uld b wtnd b grt numbr f tudnt.
rrng ut th frt t, t bgn htng mg twrd th tudnt wh wr urrntl rtng t th thlt fld.