Chapter 58
tlthl wtd n th rft wth Ll, th ulrt rkll rrvd wth trn nd th thr turd tudnt.
h ulrt w fml tudnt, th turtl hd d, but thr w trng frm f drkn tthd t hr bk.
Frm th drkn, tntl rd twrd trn nd th thr tudnt, ung thm t ut.
u, tntl l wth trn?
Gd n!
N gd thugh, t md tht hd rrvd t rl.
huld hv m ftr 5 n, 10 mnut ltr ntd.
Rgrdng th fml tudnt wh w th ulrt uhn, hw d th, h lkd rll ln.
hr w tm whn thught tht ll th grl n th glg wrld hd t b bhu wh wr rttr thn dl.
Wll, n rlt thugh, th w nt th . Rthr, mdrn d rth hd hghr rntg f but mrd t hr.
h w nvtbl th wrld hd r grulturl ndtn. u f tht, thr nutrtn bln w bd; thr w l n rrh r nfrmtn but wht knd f ngrdnt wr gd fr n kn nd but.
l, nutrtnl ulmnt nd mt wrnt vlbl. Wll, thr w rvrt tht g b nm f ul nt thugh.
mrd t mdrn d rth, whr thr wr lnng rm, mturzng rm, nd thr l bl kn r rdut whh uld qukl b fund nln f n rhd, t w bvu tht th wrld wuld b t ddvntg.
t w ut tht, n th wrld lld Fr, th dffrn n lvl btwn fl but wr n uh trm. r, wmn nd grl wh wr but wr wll-grmd t th nt tht th ddnt vn nd t u mku r kn rm n th frt l.
Ll nd trn wr ml f uh trm but.
w l ndrd n r rthr lr w. ddtnll, ud mg t ht nd butf m kn nd hr bnd wht th thnlg hr uld ffr. uh,t md m rn lk mr butful b fw rnt; th w hw thrughl rrd m fd w.
u th nd f th bd w um, uldnt mrm n th fd.
t w ut f lng gld ltng rtdl, nd thn ddng mr gld ltng n t f tht.
w thrugh n m rrtn tht f n lvl f ltng brk, tll wuldnt gt l d.
t wnt t d th nt rl l.
Wll thn, rgrdng th b grl w bvul uru but th drkn tthd t hr bk.
n wuld um tht t w mthng lk drk mn, but thught t w rbbl mthng l.
t w hddn wll n drkn, uldnt t rrl, but t lkd t m lk thr w mr ld thng wthn t, gu?
nw, nd t brk tht drkn ff frt.
r thught, but thn b Grl tdl trtd htng mg twrd th thlt fld.
Wht w th grl dng?
n th mntm, rtd b htng m lght mg; t qukl ught u wth th drk mg tht hd bn ht rr bfr turnng lk bmrng nd rllng b Grl mg.
!? Wh dd t?!
b Grl hd dmn rn h turnd nd lkd rund, but unfrtuntl fr hr w tll n tlth md h uldnt fnd m.
Wth tht thugh, h huldv ntd tht mn l w hr.
h wll, urng th htg tk rrt vr brvng th ulrt nw.
n thr w n lngr n nd fr m t hd mlf, dlld t thn tk t frwrd.
nt lr! N w, wh r u hr
b Grl tk t bk nd brd hrlf.
t th, th drkn n hr bk huddrd frfull, nd th tntl tthd t t trtd t fll.
h, wht w th? Yu wntd t tr dng tntl l wth m th tm?
t tht n n wuld fl gd lkng t tht.
N, rul.
Yu t, wht r u dng hr?
Fr th mmnt, rndd t hr qutn wth nthr qutn.
w hr bu th turtl gv m lr but th vnt, but ddnt thnk tht ndd t tll hr tht.
h turtl ht, lrvn, w rll dndbl wn fr ur d.
t wuld b bd f tld thm but t nd th turtl ndd u gttng klld bu f t.
Lk u nd t k! n th wrld tht h frgttn but t fr f th Wth, m gl t lt l tt th fr n mr!
h d mthng trng thr
h d t lt l knw but th fr f th Wth, w h th Wth fllwr?
N, h d m fr thr; tht w nntnt.
Yu k f u wr th Wth hrlf.
ht ndd th . m lzbt, th Wth uv bn drtl rhng fr n th dm!
Wht th grl tlkng but?
h Wth l, u knw.
f ur gng t nm urlf th Wth, t lt tr t rtnd tht ur l ntd.
h fl?
ntl, wntd t gh n rtn nd mk fl ut f hr, but mngd t hld t n mhw.
h nt rl l, tht w mr mrtnt.
Fuhn. ftr rtndng t b th nt ll th tm, nw u t t rtndng th Wth. Wht drtful, hl rn.
Ll furul ld hr hnd n hr wrd
t, t. t, t.
rll ddnt undrtnd wht w gng n, lt k but tht m mr frt.
l, f u knw mthng but th b Grl, thn u huld tll m but t.
Ll, u knw hr?
h fl wh nt wrth f lr-m ttntn. wll ut hr dwn hr.
f u knw mthng but hr, thn wnt u t tll m but t
lzbt bl. 2nd r tudnt. h 2nd dughtr f bl unt u. t bn ddd tht h t dr ut frm th dm b th mnth.
t md tht Ll htd th b Grl.
vn thugh h w mmn tudnt, mthng unuul mutv hnd fr Ll t ht hr muh.
Wht hnd? Dd h tl Ll nt?
f h dd, wuld b h f h gv t t m.
h but f th nt hd th nt f hr ubrdnt, t wuld rbbl run th nt rl l.
Wht w th thng but hr rtndng t b th nt?
dnt thnk nfrmtn wrth f ur ttntn
Ll.
h fl trd t mtt lr-m nd ut hrlf th rl nt; h nfmu fr tht wthn th dm. ht bd lkng flwr r mut b mthng h d frm lr-m. ut t wnt ut tht, h l fll lmd tht ll lr-m grt dd wr hr, nd lmd tht lr-m hd mrl tln wht w rghtfull hr f h w nt dughtr frm th bl unt u , wuld hv lrd ut hr dwn g g. uh n ugl nd drtful rn.
h, . h w n lr mrntr.
Wnt tht k? t w mmn fr n t mtt th rn f wh th dlzd.
t w mlr t mttng fmu thlt hrtl r gntur .
Rthr, t ddnt m lk uh bd thng fr hr t dmr m t th nt tht h trtd mttng m.
Wll, t w knd f lf-rtn . l dd tht knd f thng n th t.
ud t wth bbll thlt nd l mgnd mlf tndng n th tdum nd dng wht th dd whl bng hrd n. t w qut mthng.
Rgrdng th flwr r n hr hd h, h ndd hd wht flwr tht lkd bt mlr t mn. ut t w lttl wthrd.
th w, th flwr r uull wr n m hd w tull rl flwr.
ud mg t rvnt t frm wthrng, nd turnd t nt th l flwr tht wnt ttr n th wrld.
Wll, t w rt f lk m wh. Yu , th w th wrld f un n nk, t w mnt t tht.
l, th w nt mrl ut fr drtn, but l rvd rrv tnk fr mn.
h flwr w nmd th ngl, nd t tl hd n ttrbut tht llwd t t rr lrg munt f mn.
h tl uld tr rund 100 . n t hd 7 tl n ttl, hd 700 n rrv.
ll, t w mthng tht wuldnt rll nd, but rrd ut n .
th w, t w ttll unlk th flwr n rth tht hd th m nm.
h wht flwr rd t tl lk htgrm. nd whl t w ulr fr t mtru rn, t l hd n nnvnnt trt f qukl wthrng n t hd blmd.
h wrld blvd tht th htgrm hd th blt f rllng vl; th numbr 7 w trtd n uu numbr.
h w bu thr wr 7 mg lmnt n th wrld: fr, wtr, rth, wnd, thundr, , lght, nd drk. h ttld t 8 lmnt, whh w thn ubtrtd b 1 n thr wrd, ftr th drk lmnt w mttd frm th ttl.
nwhl, th flwr n b Grl frhd ht n w nt n ngl.
t w tull lld Lufr, nd t w dffrnt flwr tht rd t b mlr t th ngl.
h dffrn w tht t hd 8 tl, whh rrntd bd luk.
t uldnt tr mn, nd t tl tull ntnd n ntd.
t w wk n tht uldnt kll, but ud th vtm t uffr frm uhr hlluntn. t md thm unbl t dffrntt btwn rlt nd thr dlun, t w tull qut dngru1.
t w tull trtd mnnt fr m drug n m untr f th wrld.
Unlk ngl, t ddnt wthr qukl. t w tugh flwr tht lvd lng tm.
gu h w tng trngl bu tht flwr hd bn ld n hr hd.
Wll, t huld b hrml f u ddnt nhl th n thugh
nd nw, u r rtndng t b th Wth Yu r uh fl.
Ll-n ur w hrh!
ut frgv hr fr mttng m.
t wnt lk h dd t t gn n knd f rft nw.
ut t w bd fr hr t rtnd t b Wth.
ll n frnt f nght.
f wr t tr t ln hw flh th w, td b lk f u wnt t l ttn wth rlt t gun r knf, wnt u t n rmd lmn nd thn d, klld l. Yur nt.
t wnt mthng tht uld b trtd k.
Fuhn u dnt blv m. hn wtn th Wth wr!
b Grl rd hr rm, vrl tntl flw twrd m.
u dd wh fr tntl l but whl dd wnt t Ll d tntl l, ddnt wnt t rtk n t mlf.
w mr f vur.
nd , md wth m hnd t ht ut mg t rl t, but
wnt lt u tuh lr-m!
Ll td n frnt f m, thn rlld th tntl wth hr wrd
t, ur n th w!
n t f tht, th ntl thrhd vlntl, nd flung Ll bk wth hr wrd h trd t gurd frm t.
hn th tntl flw twrd m drtn n mr, but l ld thrugh t ung wrd md f lght.
flt th rtn durng th wng, ntd mthng hd flln t th flr.
n t w ut ff, th drkn vrng t dtd, nd wht rd w dlu lkng tu lg.
h, . undrtnd wht gng n.
tht wht hnd. lrd knw wh u tull r.
hd n thrugh vrthng!
t ntd tht t gt ught, nd ud lght mg t dl th drkn.
Wht w rvld w humn-zd tu tht w lngng n t b Grl.
t w tht. h tu tht w n th nultmt b fght bfr th Wth.
t w l th thng tht trd t kdn Vrnll 3 r g.
ll, th thng hd mnultd b Grl nd hd hr nm hrlf th Wth.
h lg ut ff mmdtl bgn t rgnrt; t rll w -frndl.
f t w ud tkk ngrdnt, thn n uld t unlmtd tkk.
Dmn!
N, t Grtr Dmn. nd undrtnd t ln. t lkl, t mnultng lzbt-n t nm hrlf Wth, nd trng t hft ur fu w frm th dm.
h Wth tru dntt w l.
f nn l nmd hrlf Wth wthut llng hrlf l, thr wuld b n fft.
f n wntd t rtnd, th ndd t nm thmlv l r l t wuld b mnngl.
ut tht w nfrmtn lmtd nl t u, wh knw tht l = Wth.
t ddnt knw tht w lrd knw th truth.
ht w wh t ud mn l t nm hrlf th Wth. t dd uh tud thng.
Frm th tu nt f vw, thr w n nt n ndll rvlng nfrmtn n l (hr dntt) t u, wh udl tll ddnt hv uh knwldg t.
wvr, tht rultd n thm frmng th tudl bvu hm.
thnk u wuld tht wht l m bd th Wth wh mmnd th Grtr Dmn
b Grl nh, tu wh k thrugh b Grl, tll trd t ntnu t ln t mk u blv tht b Grl = Wth.
ut fr u, wh lrd knw tht l = Wth, thr w nthng t uld d t mk u blv uh fr.
Yt, t md tht thr d ddnt knw tht w lrd knw th truth but th Wth.
t wuld b t ut W lrd knw th tru Wth tru l, but tht wuld b tud.
n wuld nvr knw f nd whn nfrmtn w lkd, nd n uldnt gurnt thr wr n ltnng dv.
hr w hn thr uld b thr wh ud mg t ltn n whl huld b bl t nt t, uldnt th hn w 0.
t w mmn tr n ng, but ng unnr thng whn hrtr wr nvnd f thr vtr w hug flg bfr lng.
ng mthng lk wll tll u ur uvnr t th lnd f th dd w mthng tht ftn hnd whn n w turd, nd th nm w ld n t ndll rvl nfrmtn.
wntd t vd tht knd f thng muh bl.
ht w wh th tm wuld vgu thng tht wuld mdrt th nm.
t m ur unbl t hr t tht grl r fr hl.
l uldnt hr t thugh!
Wth tht, ddnt nthng rgrdng l, nd md t b Grl fult ntd
h rn rhd th truth w nt bu lrd hd nfrmtn but th Wth.
t w bu hrd th b Grl nnr v rng fr hl!
d tht, b Grl flld wth tr. LL.