Mwedzi yakati wandei yapfuura, achishanda nemunyori anotyisa Rob E. Boley, iHorror akamhanyisa makwikwi. Iye anokunda mumakwikwi aigashira yakasarudzika nyaya inotyisa iyo yaizoburitswa pano pane yedu saiti. Nguva yacho pakupedzisira yasvika! Mukwikwidzi wedu akahwina, Ian Murphy, akapindura mibvunzo yakati wandei nezve hupenyu hwake uye pfungwa dzake panjodzi, uye Boley akagadzira nyaya kuti ikwane mhinduro dzake. Ndiri kufara kupa iyi Lovecraftian nyaya kune vedu vese vaverengi! Wakafadza, Ian!

Yakadzika Yakarembera Zuva

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Rob E. Boley

Rima remanheru rinopera mukati apo akatendeka akauya kuzouraya murume aimbozivikanwa saMurphy. Akamira padhuze nekumucheto kwetambo refu yetikiti iyo inotambanuka kubva kuNew Theatre kusvika kumucheto kweLunar Acres - nhare inoyerera inogara zvimedu zvekupedzisira zvebudiriro yevanhu. Anotarisa mukati memvura, achipindirwa neropa rinopenya uye achifungisisa pamusoro penzvimbo dzekare nedzazvino.

Tsoka dzavo dzinokwenya dzakanonoka kunonoka. Paanotenderedza nekukanda gokora, banga rine ngura rinopinda mukati megumbo rake. Sharp marwadzo anotsemuka mukati mevanga. Anogunun'una uye anopinza chanza chake kumeso kwemunhu akarwisa hood. Musoro waro unotyisa unodzokera kumashure.

Chiedza chehusiku chakasvibira chinopenya pachiso chayo chakaremara. Goggles inovhara maziso ayo. Anokochekera pombi ichimhanya kubva mumhino dzayo kusvika kumitsipa yayo yemutsipa. Greenish yebhuruu ropa arcs kuburikidza nemhepo. Anosunungura pfumo rake uye anoshandisa anomurwisa senhoo. Sezvaaitarisira, angangoita maviri mamwe kuchaja kumberi. Simbi inonamira ichipesana nesimbi.

Hood yake inodonha neshure, ichiratidza dama rake rerudyi nerakareba uye dzakarukwa dzakarukwa ndebvu dzakavhara hafu yekuruboshwe kwechiso chake.

“Harefu!” mukomana anopopota.

Vazhinji vari muboka revanhu vakaungana vanoombera maoko. Vashoma vanoedza kutanga kuimba, asi senge rakaomarara murazvo kutsva huni nyoro hazvitore. Vana vanoona basa rake rinotyisa, maziso azere kushamisika. Vabereki vavo vanobata masaga ematehwe akazadzwa nezviyero.

Machanza ake netsoka zvinopfungaira nehasha. Anobaya uye zvidimbu kune avo vanomurwisa. Bakatwa rake rinokatyamadza huro raKatendeka. Inogunun'una uye kuridza mhere. Bendekete rake rinodanidzira sezvaanotenderera uye achipwanya rimwe. Anotyora mutsipa weakatanga kurwisa - zvino achibuda ropa kubva kumaronda ekubaiwa akawanda - asi haaregi muviri udonhe. Nguva yekupa boka revanhu zvavanoda-uye kuzvipa zvinokanganisa. Anochinjika kuseri kwekubatwa kwake, mukadzi. Zvisinei. Mazamu ake anoita kuti zvive nyore kubata wakamira. Anosimudza jasi rake rakatwasuka pazasi peguvhu rake. Simbi yakasungirirwa padhuze nemurindi, uye anoikwenya kumusoro.

Makero anotonho-tema anotumbuka kubva mudumbu rechihure, achizarura nyama yakachenuruka pasi. Masikero anorovera padoko rehuni, uye boka revanhu rinofambira mberi vachifara uye vachituka zvese kamwechete. Anokwenya dzimwe mbiri asati arega chitunha chakabviswa chichijambira pasi. Achitsiva hood yake uye achimhanyisa bakatwa rake, anofamba kure nemhomho iri kuwanda.

Maronda anopinza anoputika mubhokisi rake.

Uye zvekare.

Anotarisa pasi.

Mavhu mahombe mairi makobvu zvino anobuda mumisungo yake yepectoral. Mumwe munhu akamupfura ari kumashure. Vakatendeka vaive vanovhiringidza kurwisa chaiko, nzira yekumudzinga kunze.

"Motherfucker," anodaro, mazwi akatorungwa neropa.

Nhanho nhatu dzakadzedzereka gare gare, anogumburwa kubva pachiteshi uye osvetukira mugungwa. Sezvo iye anonyura pazasi, iye anoverenga pendi mureza wakapararira pamusoro pebhodiwalk kekupedzisira. Nhasi manheru: World Premier yeThe Legend yeHalbebeard!

Bubbles anomukomba akamukomberedza. Iye anorira pamvura uye anotsunzunya pamapfumo akabuda muchipfuva chake, achiita zvishoma kufambira mberi nechero. Gungwa rakaora rinomukwevera pasi.

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Kupfuura hupenyu hwapfuura, Murphy akamuka aine chimwe chinhu chinotsvedza uye chakakora chichizununguka mumatumbu ake. Mhepo yakaisa munyu parurimi rwake rwakashata. Akange asina kurangarira kunwa zvakadarikidza, uyezve apa aive pamubhedha uye kwete mubhedha wake akapfeka chete bhatiro rakabvaruka kubva maive nematattoo akati wandei achinyatsoziva pazuva idzva iri risinganzwisisike. Akasimuka nemakumbo asina kugadzikana, uye pasi pairovera pasi pake. Pazasi petsoka dzake pairwadza kunge aifamba achiyambuka asphalt inopisa. Gehena?

Akadzedzereka-achikamhina achidzika nehoro. Mukova weimba yake yekurara — mhiri kwekugezera — wakamira wakashama. Manheru ezuro husiku kubva kubhawa kwakarara uye kwakapararira pasi padhuze neguruva rake gitare. Homwe dzejean rake dzakashandurwa mukati-kunze senge denim raikwenya "whatchagonnado." Akadzungudza musoro. Iwo mabhiri nemari yesimbi aifanira kunge ari kuberekera mubhangi pane kutsvedza neminwe yake. Haana kumbove akanaka nemari. Unonwa zvakawandisa uye unochengeta zvishoma, ndizvo zvaakange ataura asati aenda kwekupedzisira. Zvino pano anga ari muCalifornia uye anogona kunge angave asiri kure nenyika. Izvo zvaive makore apfuura, uye zvakadaro mazwi ake akamutambudza.

Musuwo mumwe chete mukoridho wakavharwa, iwo uyo naiye waaigara naye mumba Keith akaisa pasi kune mumwe mukomana wavakadaidza kuti Shut-In. Akarangarira zvisina tsarukano achishamisika kuwana musuwo wakavhurika paakadzoka kumba nezuro husiku.

Achikunda, akasvetukira muchimbuzi uye akaedza kuisa pfungwa patsika yemangwanani yaive mberi - akatarisa The Daily Show, vachidya mbiya yaSpecial K, nekuverenga zvakanyorwa nezuro. Akanzwa kuswedera pane ino yazvino screenplay. Izvi zvinogona kuve iye wekupedzisira kubhadhara-iyo yekumuita mupfumi uye mukurumbira uye kumuwanira iye imba chaiko pamusoro pegungwa. Zvese zvaainyatsoda kwaive kuona imwe yenyaya dzake pascreen hombe. Mari yacho yaisazokuvadza, futi. Imba yepamberi pegungwa. Aida kumuka negungwa pamusuwo uyu.

Pasi paizungunuka zvekare. Akabata madziro. Kutambura kurwadziwa kwakaputirwa muchanza chake.

"Motherfucker," akadaro, achishamisika nekukoromoka kuri muzwi rake.

Akashandura ruoko rwake. Shaya yakadonha yakavhurika. Hana yake yemoyo yakatora junk punk mutinhimira. Nyama nyoro yemichindwe yake miviri yakazvimba mudenga kunge awana tattoo nyowani, kunze kwekunge pasina ingi - kupisa chete uye kusuruvara. Akakotamisa maoko ake maviri ndokubata pamwe kaziso kadiki kechiratidzo chiri nyore asi chekunze. Iyo stylized X kana nyeredzi yakamonyaniswa. Akazendama pamadziro, akatarisa pasi petsoka dzake. Ivo, zvakare, vaive nehunyoro hwakavanzika hwakafanana uye nyama yakasimudzwa. Dumbu rake rakagomera. Gehena?

Akamhina kuenda kuchimbuzi ndokusvotwa, achingobata nezvigunwe zvemunwe kuitira kuti chirwere chacho chingatapurirane. Mushure mekutsvaira, akaenda pagirazi, achitya kuti aone nyama yakasimudzwa kumeso kwake. Nekutenda, mazuva mashoma chete emashanga akashatisa maficha ake.

Chero chii chakaitika pamaoko ake netsoka, zvimwe zvaida kucheneswa. Akabatidza mvura yekugeza. Mvura yacho yainhuwirira zvishoma munyu uye yaisatombopisa, asi yaifanira kuzoita. Akakwira mukati uye akageza nezuro kubva paari, akazendamira nguva yese pakatarisana netile. Vertigo yake yakanga isiri kuvandudzika asi ndangariro dzehusiku dzapfuura dzaidzoka.

Aiuya kumba akasvinura uye Vharuvhu vakamumhoresa nebhodhoro regirazi rakashongedzwa- kwete chinyorwa. Shut-In akange achimanikidza kuti anwe pfuti imwe neimwe nenzira imwechete, achikotama pamusoro petafura uye akabata girazi rehuni pakati pemazino ake - maoko akatambanudzwa - ndokusvetuka mudenga zvekuti tsoka dzake dzakasiya pasi. Pakati pepakati pemhepo, doro rakadzora pahuro pake. Aipedza kupfura kwakamira, maoko akatambanudzirwa kudenga, ndokusvipa girazi remuti.

"Ahoy," akadaro, maererano nemirairo yeShut-In.

Akarangarira kupfura kwakawanda kwakadai, uye yake isinganzwisisike sub-leaser ranting nezvekukwira kwemafungu uye kuverenga kwepasirese uye kuviga hupfumi uye zvakashata zvakashata kumutswa.

"Ahoy," akadaro zvino. "Dammit."

Akazendamira pa tile, akasveta dhora rekuveura ruomba kuseri kweruoko rwake ndokuwaridza pamacheke ake nemutsipa. Akakwenya tambo yakatwasuka kuzasi kwedama rerudyi. Zvipenga zvakati wandei gare gare, imba yakavanda padivi.

Akapotsa adonha kunze kwekutora tsvimbo yemaketeni yekugezera, iyo yakasununguka kubva kumadziro iye ndokudonha zvakadaro, akasungirirwa muketeni rekugezera. Pasi pairovera pabendekete rake.

"Gehena?" akati.

Akaifungidzira kuve kudengenyeka kwenyika kunyangwe kufamba kwacho kwakanzwika kwakareba uye kwakatsetseka. Mapuraneti akafuridzira rwiyo rwekusuwa rwehove huru. Akasimuka, akashama uye achidonha mvura. Imba yakakwenya zvekare, zvakaoma nguva ino. Chinhu chakakwenenzvera padenga. Akasunga nguvo yake ndokupukuta ruomba rwekuveura kubva pahafu isina kumakwa yakasiiwa kumeso kwechiso chake.

Paakavhura musuwo, imba yakakandazve ndokumurova kumashure. Sherefu iri mumba memhuri yakadonha. Girazi rakasaswa pauriri. Akaita-crab-akafamba achidzika nehoro panzvimbo. Imba yeShut-In yaive nehwindo rakatarisana nekuseri kwemba. Akakwenya kumashure achichema mawoko nemakumbo kusvika mapendekete ake abaya musuwo wakavharwa.

Akapinda mukati ndokukweva. Iyo kamuri kunhuwa kwe musty ziya uye kenduru wakisi uye pasi peiyo inotsvedza hwema hwechinhu chakafa. Chiedza chezuva chakakwana chakapfuura nemumapofu akadhirowewa pamusoro pemubhedha kumuratidza runyorwa rwemamepu emahombekombe, sketches, uye nhetembo dzakanyorwa nemaoko dzinofukidza angangoita masendimita enzvimbo yemadziro. Pini dzvuku dzakaratidza makwapa pamhenderekedzo yegungwa pamamepu. Mifananidzo yacho yakaratidza zvisikwa zvinoshamisa zvinobuda mugungwa — zvikara zvakakura zvine tende uye maziso mazhinji akafuririka uye zviyero zvinonhuhwirira uye masaga akazvimba. Vamwe vakasvipa moto. Vamwe vaishandisa zvikwapuro zvakareba. Zvinyorwa zvakadhindwa kubva kumakamuri ekukurukurirana zvakapa rairo yezvisingaite mabikirwo uye tsika dzinoshamisa.

Achipwanyika mhino, akakwira pamubhedha kuti avhure hwindo. Matiresi iya yakagomera. Paakadhonza mapofu, moyo wake wakarova.

Uropi hwake hwakaputira mudehenya rake.

Hapana nyika. Hakuna dzimba. Hapana mota. Hapana vavakidzani.

Imba yake yakayangarara zvakasununguka pamusoro pegungwa. Mudenga, mhepo dzemhepo dzinotenderera dzichityisidzira kumedza zuva rakadzikira.

Ko nyika yaive yaenda kupi?

Akawira padivi, achirova chinhu chakaomarara chakafukidzwa negumbeze. Yainzwa kunge-chitsvene-gumbo.

Hana yake yakarova zvakanyanya, izvo zvaiita sezvisingabviri. Ruoko rwake rwaidedera rwakadzosa gumbeze gobvu. Kunhuwa kwerufu kwakawedzera. Chiso chaKeith chakatarisa mudenga nemaziso asina kujeka padenga. Akabata bendekete reshamwari yake uye mukati mawo mukati maive makamonerwa uye akadzika pazasi. Akadonha pamubhedha ndokurovera pasi.

Panguva imwecheteyo, chimwe chinhu chakarova mumba yekutandarira, ichiteverwa nenhanho dzinorema. Akatarisa pasi muhoro nenguva kuti aone chimiro chisina hunhu chakauya. Mamwe mazwi manzwi akachinjana syllables aiita kunge akadhakwa whale nziyo. Musoro kutenderera, iye scooter achidzokera pasi pemubhedha.

Tsoka dzakakurumidza kudzika muhoro. Tsoka mbiri dzevatorwa dzakatenderedzwa kuti dziwonekwe - mapapiro ane tumakwati akasungirirwa mumataipi emuti. Zvirimo pasherufu zvakadonhera pasi. Kuwedzera kudhakwa whale rwiyo.

Maziso aMurphy akatenderera. Akaedza kunonoka kufema, asi mapapu ake aive mapistoni anopisa. Akasvisvina maoko ake muzvibhakera. Mufananidzo une hukasha wechitunha chaKeith wakaramba uchipenya kuseri kwemaziso ake.

Ruoko rwakadzikama rwakazorora kumashure kwemutsipa wake. Akada kupopota.

Izwi kumashure kwake rakati, "Hazvinetse. Havagoni kukunzwa. Hava matsi kumusoro kuno kwegungwa. ”

Akavhunduka neshoko rega rega, achitarisira kuti madhimoni akakwidza pamubhedha kumusoro ndokumucheka sehove. SaKeith. Asi kana zvisikwa zvakanzwa izwi, havana kuzviratidza.

"Ndiwe here?" akadaro, achinetseka kurangarira zita reShut-In.

"Zvasara kwandiri."

“Chii chakaitika kuna Keith? Ndezvipi zvinhu izvozvo? Chii chiri kuitika?"

“Ndakapa Keith kuna Gwanvobitha. Izvo zvaive zvakafanira kupedzisa Kushevedza. Iye Asingafi Ishe akaropafadza nyika yedu nechitarisiko chake. Nehurombo, mwari wedu ane vakwikwidzi. Yedu yakanga isiri iyo chete yekudana. Hondo yapera. Zvino isu tinomirira kuti vanamwari vamuke zvakare, nekuti hakuna mwari anombofa zvechokwadi. Icho chisina kuberekwa hachigone kuva nerufu chairwo. ”

Ipo Shut-In ichirira, Murphy akatenderedza musoro wake - ganda remusoro nesaya zvakasangana pakati pebhokisi chitubu uye pasi. Akapotsa afemereka paakaona waaigara naye pamba. Ruvara rwese rwakange rwabviswa kubva kumeso kwake, izvo zvino zvakamutarisa kumashure iye nemaziso akanyura mukati merimba rehenya. Paaitaura, mazino akadonha kubva mumuromo wake ndokumwaya pasi.

"Chii chakaitika kwauri?"

“Ini ndaizogadzirwazve nemufananidzo waIshe wedu Asingafi, asi izvozvi chifananidzo chinoora. Ndiri dongo, asi imi, muchapona zvakanaka munyika itsva iyi. ”

"Chii chawakandiita manheru apfuura?"

"Famba zvakanaka."

"Wakaitei kuna Keith?"

"Famba zvakanaka," Shut-In akasheedzera.

"Nyarara," akazevezera.

Iyo yakapenga-pasi-leaser yakasundira pasi pemubhedha kumusoro zvekuti yakarova ichidzokera pasi. Miromo yake yakachenuruka yakadzokera mukunyemwerera kwerictus. Iyo incisor yakabuda yemahara. Tsoka dzemapapiro dzakaputikira pasi.

"Famba zvakanaka," mumwe wake wepamba akadaro zvakare.

Tende inotsvedza yakanamatira pamakumbo aMurphy. Kutya kwakabikwa muchipfuva. Akaedza kukanda mahara asi akabatwa kumashure. Aive zvino ave pakati nepasi pemubhedha. Panguva ipi neipi, aitarisira kuti makumbo ake akafumurwa abayiwe, nekupwanywa, kana kupwanywa. Kuvhunduka kwakazara mumadehenya ake. Akabata ruoko rweShut-In. Iwo mapfupa aive mukati meiyo feverism nyama akatsemuka pasi pechisungo chaMurphy.

Kunyemwerera kweShut-In kwakadonha kuita mhere yekuseka. Akasekerera kana kuti zvimwe kuchema, zvisingaite kuti uti ndeipi.

"Famba zvakanaka."

"Damn iwe," akadaro Murphy. "Ndibatsirewo."

"Ndatova nazvo."

Murphy akasvinira zvakatonyanya. Imwe tende yakabata rimwe gumbo rake. Zvisikwa zvakakweva. Chinhu chakabaya mumumbabvu dzake, uye marwadzo akawedzera mukati make. Ruoko rweShut-In rwakadonha, ikozvino haruna kukura kupfuura davi. Kubata kwake kwakadzikira pasi kuchipfuura chiningoningo kusvika paruoko, imomo mapfupa asina kusimba akabvaruka uye kubuda.

"Famba zvakanaka."

Zvisikwa zvakasvetuka zvakare. Akatadza kubata. Vakasimudza Murphy mudenga. Iye akaputika uye akabhururuka, ikozvino vakatarisana-nechiso nechimwe chezvisikwa. Kumeso kwaro kwaive mutete mutete wemakomba ane mitsetse akatsimbirirwa mukati me disco bhora-rakakura girazi ndiro rakazadzwa nemvura yegungwa. Gungwa regungwa rakasungwa rakatenderera kune chero divi rechiso charo. Mashells nemhasuru dzaipenya zvakaita mutumbi wayo, uyo waigara wakamira pane zvaitaridzika semiswe miviri yemahombe. Ruoko nhanhatu dzakabvaruka dzakatenderera kubva kumativi ayo, rimwe nerimwe rakabata machira akaumbika kubva kune refu misana uye yakasimbiswa pamurindi wakagadzirwa nekorari nehombodo. Yainhuwa hove uye tsvina.

Vakamusundidzira kunze kwemusuwo wepamberi, uko kwakasungwa ngarava inoshamisa. Masts akati wandei akabuda kunge mhodzi kubva kumatanho ayo mazhinji, ayo airatidzika kunge akaumbwa nemapfupa nehuni uye jecha rakagwamba. Ngarava dzematehwe dzakadonhedzwa kubva kumasasi.

Akange asingaone zuva zvakare kwenguva yakareba zvinotyisa.

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Mumatumbo echikepe, zvisikwa zvakasunga iye patafura ndokutsimbirira tsvuku-inopisa yekumaka simbi kurudyi rwakaveurwa kumeso kwake.

Kuona kupisa kwakaputika padama rake, kuchiratidzwa nematatoo asingaonekwe achirira pamaoko ake netsoka. Iye bucked uye akaridza mhere. Apo Wakatendeka paakadhonza simbi iya, zvidimbu zvenyama yakapiswa zvakanamatira pairi. Kunhuwirira kweganda rakatsva kwakabaya mhino dzake.

Vakamukandira padumbu pake, vakamanikidza saga rakatetepa reganda pamusoro wake, uye vakasunga maoko ake kumusana. Chinhu chakanyorovera uye chinotsvedza chakatsvedza pamusoro peblue pinky yake, uye akatya kuti iyi yaive imwe yemhando yekumwe mutambi. Vakabvisa hunyoro ipapo, vachibvarura nzara yake yepingi nayo uye vachisiya chete mubhedha wezvipikiri wakabvaruka uye nekurwadziwa. Akachemera musaga rake.

Ruzha rwekutinhira rwaaizosvika pakuziva sekuseka rwakanzwika murima.

Kutsvedza kwakatsvedza pamusoro pemunwe wake wekuruboshwe.

"Ndapota," akadaro. “Usadaro.”

Mumwe nemumwe, vakabvarura nzara kubva pazvigunwe nezvigunwe zvake. Pazvakaitwa, matende nemapapiro zvakamusimudza mumhepo yakazara. Matanda nesimbi zvakagomera nekurovera kwakamukomberedza. Akanga asinganzwe mhepo uye saka akazvifungidzira kuti ari mudumbu rechikepe chinotyisa.

Mhuka dzakamukanda musina chinhu. Musoro wake wakarukwa. Dumbu rake rakamonereka. Akamhara nedivi pane chimwe chinhu panguva yakaoma uye yakapfava. Mumwe munhu akafemera pasi pake. Akamhara pamurwi wemitumbi, vamwe vari vapenyu uye vamwe vasina hupenyu semasaga emupunga. Kugomera kwakadzika kwakaburitsa kubva kumunhu waakange amhara. Akabata nemaoko akasungwa, akabata dumbu rakapfava uye zamu rakapfava. Mukadzi. Akagunun'una ndokuzvonyongoka achienda.

"Ndine urombo," akadaro.

Akapindura chete nekugunun'una nekuchema. Kutya kwakadzikira mutsinga dzake sezvaaifungidzira zvavainge vamuitira. Akatyoka shaya? Kucheka rurimi rwake? Kuwedzera kugomera nekuchema kwakaburitsa rima. Kutya uye kusvotwa kwakanamira mudumbu rake uye kwakaburitsa pahuro. Akaomesa-kupinda mukati bhegi rakafukidza musoro wake.

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Chikepe chakaenderera mberi.

Maminitsi akatambanudzwa kuita maawa kuita mazuva, akaiswa chete nemusuwo kuvhurika. Dzimwe nguva, vatapi vavo vaimubaya kumusana nechimwe chinhu chinopinza uye chinopisa. Zvaiita sekutambudzwa pakutanga asi gare gare akafunga kuti inofanira kunge iri imwe mhando yezvikafu zvinovaka muviri. Dzimwe nguva, zvikara zvakadonhedza nhapwa nyowani mumurwi. Vamwe vaive vachiri kutaura.

"Zvakatanga nekupfurwa kwepamba inochengeterwa nherera muSeattle," mumiriri weinishuwarenzi anobva kuKansas City akadaro, "uye zvakabva zvaziviswa nezvehumhondi hwakaenderana muJapan. Inotevera yaive Portugal. Vatapi venhau vakatanga kuriti igandanga. "

"Ndakanonoka kutamba Mortal Kombat online," akadaro mumwe mudzidzisi wechikadzi wekuDenver, "apo kamwe kamwe muvengi wangu akanyangarika pakati pemutambo. Ndakasimuka kuti ndinotora chinwiwa ndikaitika ndichitarisa nhau. Nhare mbozha yaive yaburitsa kubva munzvimbo yematsotsi muCharleston. Mifananidzo inosemesa yemifananidzo ine ropa nezvimwe zviratidzo. ”

Mumwe mushandi wekudyira kubva kuHickam Air Force Base muHonolulu akamutswa nekufonerwa nemukomana wake. "Akataura kuti hwaro hwese hwakanga hwakangwarira, kuti kumwe kunetsekana kwakaonekwa muPacific uye Atlantic Ocean. Pandakarasa runhare, ndakabatidza tv ndikaona nezvehumhondi hwese. Zvakare paive nezvinyorwa zvakatorwa kubva kuAtlantic Ocean. Nzara hofori yakakwira kumusoro. Paiva nenyevero yetsunami. Uye ipapo imba yangu yaiyangarara mumvura. Chero mashiripiti aiita kuti isanyure yaichengetedzawo mvura kuenderera. ”

Zuva nezuva, vasungwa vaivapo murima rerima. Nzara yakabata mudumbu raMurphy. Vasungwa vakatora mashifts ekurara pamusoro peumwe mugomba rakamanikana. Havasi vese vakapona parwendo. Zvitunha zvakagadzira mibhedha yakanaka zvakakwana kana iwe ukatyora mabhonzo chaizvo.

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Mushure meanofanira kunge aive mavhiki, kubvunda kwakamwe kamwe kwakamonera chikepe chose. Musuwo uri pamusoro wakavhurika, uye akatsigira chero mumwe musungwa akadonha kana kupfurwa musana. Pane kudaro, chimwe chinhu chakatetepa uye chakareba chakamuputira chakamusimudzira kumusoro.

"Chii chiri kuitika?" akati. "Ndapota mira."

Vamwe vake vasungwa vakapa zvikumbiro zvakafanana nemibvunzo neminamato. Akaendeswa mberi, kutanga nomumhepo inotonhora — mhepo yakachena — ndokuzopinda mukupisa kunotyisa.

Akatetepa maoko akasunungura maoko ake ndokuwaridza maoko ake. Nyama dzake dzakaridza mhere. Vakamubata vakamuturika pamazamu ane rusvingo. Pakupedzisira, bhegi rakabviswa mumusoro wake.

Maziso ake akaziya nenzara akapotsa akavharika pachiedza chakapenya. Akatsinzinya kumeso kwechikara, kunze kweuyu aipfeka magogogo kwete ndiro yegirazi. Matema matema akamhanya kubva mumhino kusvika kumakonzo pamutsipa. Makero anopenya akafukidza dumbu rayo rakanyura.

Akange achiri akapfeka izvo zvanga zvasara zvehembe yake yekugezesa, uye ivo vaizomusunga kumadziro emukati esiringi shaft. Chikara chiri pamberi pake chakamira panzira yakatetepa yematanda yaitenderera dhayamita. Mamwe makatsi akange akasungirirwa pazasi nepamusoro, uye vanhu vanopfuura gumi nevaviri - vamwe vasina kupfeka, vamwe vakapfeka - vakasungirirwa pamadziro padanho rega rega. Iwo makwati akagadzirwa nematanda akachengeterwa nesimbi, asi madziro emugodhi akanzwa akapfava uye akaomarara kunge rurimi rwekati.

Mhuka dzakasimudzira vamwe vanhu kumadziro akakombama kune rumwe rutivi rwake. Mazhinji ezvisikwa aive nemagirazi magirazi pamisoro yavo, asi vamwe vakapfeka magogogo nemachubhu. Pavaisunga musungwa wekupedzisira, mhuka dzese dzakadhonza payipi gobvu pamadziro ndokutaura mavari, mazwi avo achitsvedza uye achitsvedza uye akawedzera mukamuri.

“Titambire paPain Engine. Iwe usiri pakati peVakatendeka zvino uchatambura nekuda kwaIshe wedu Glandrictial. Uchamutsa izvo zvisingaurayiwe, izvo zvisati zvambozvarwa uye nekudaro nekusingaperi. ”

"Mira," akadaro. "Ndapota."

Akatendeka haana kuita hanya naye. Yakabata pombi pamberi pake. Bharaki rakapinza rakabuda kubva kumagumo, senge hove nhatu dzekubata dzakabatanidzwa pamwechete nengura.

"Uku ndiko kubatana kwako naMwari wako mutsva," vakadaro. "Zvino uchanamata paatari yekutambudzika."

Yakamurova chibhakera mumatumbu achibva atura befu. Akatendeka akapinza chubhu pakati pemazino ake. Akaedza kuruma pasi, asi yaikwenya huro yake sehonye gobvu. Akadzipwa uye akabvunda uye akasvipa mate sezvaiisadzika mukati make uye ichimonyoroka muura hwake. Kwese kwaaive akamukomberedza, vamwe vasungwa vaimonyoroka vachizevezerana uye vachivhara muromo.

Kufamba kwehubhu kwakamira. Akarembedza achikamhina uye kudikitira pamadziro. Vavakidzani vake vakapedzisira vaenda, zvakare. Ruzha chete rwaive rwusina kujeka kusvetuka mumativi erima pamusoro uye pazasi.

"Kubva pamadota emvura enyika yako, mwari wako mutsva achararama zvakare uye akanyarara uye nguva dzose," Akatendeka akadaro. "Zvipe iwe zvizere kune ichi chitsvene chikomborero." Mushure mekurohwa, vakati, "Ameni."

Dutu rekutambudzika rakarova pakarepo mukati make, blender ichipaza mukati mayo uye ichitsenga pakavanzika maooks uye crannies. Akapopota achitenderedza chubhu. Ivo vese vakaita, uye machubhu akawedzera kuchema kuri mu shaft kuti ruzha rucheke muhuropi hwake. Ropa rakayerera kubva munzeve dzake.

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Kurwadziwa kwakaenderera zuva nezuva. Aigona chete kuyera nguva nekusimbisa kwendebvu dzake, idzo dzakamera zvishoma nezvishoma kubva pahafu isina kumeso yechiso chake.

Iyo tube ine ruvengo mumatumbu ake inofanira kunge yakapa imwe nzira yekudya, nekuti haana kufa nekushaya mvura, asi nzara yaigara yakavanda pasi pemarwadzo akapinza achibaya mukati make. Kazhinji iye Kurwadziwa - zvinova zvaakasvika pakudaidzira kuti hosipaipi - aigara mudumbu rake. Dzimwe nguva, yaipinda mukati menzara dzayo kana kudzipwa nemapapu ake manyoro kana kuongorora mukati mekunetseka kwake. Yakanga yakaita semugodhi achitsvaga aigara achitsvaga homwe dzekutambura.

Iye paakakuvara paakamubata neimwe nzira nyowani, musana wake wakasunga uye akaridza mhere akatenderedza chubhu uye nzeve dzake dzakapunzika uye dundira rake rakadonhedza zvishoma zvaraibata. Iye anorwadziwa kashoma kumurega avete, achimuchengeta pamipendero yehusiku. Akaita hurukuro nemhuka dzakafa-refu. Akaona kunaya pakanga pasina - magirobhu epepuru ane mafuta anopenya.

Panguva iyo hafu yake ndebvu yainanzvirira chipfuva chake, Akatendeka akabvisa Kurwadziwa kubva kumeso kwake. Akaedza kutuka kune avo vaimutambudza asi aigona chete kurovera mashoma mashoma.

Vakamutora vakamukwevera pamwe nevamwe vasungwa kumadziro. Vamwe vakawira kucatwalk kunge mamvemve. Iye neimwe nzira aive nesimba rekumira asi akazvirega achidonha. Vakatendeka vakavaradzika pangoro uye pavakafambiswa nemavhiri, vamwe Vakatendeka vakarova pasi iro raive risina madziro.

Vakakanda vasungwa mukati megoronga rakadzika, rine ghedhi rainhuwa kuora. Akakambaira pamusoro pekukwenya nyama nemapfupa asina simba, asingabatsiri magokora uye mapfupa asina musoro.

"Mupedze," akadaro mudzidzisi wechikadzi anotsiva kubva kuDenver, izwi rake rave kubvaruka. "Kufira." Akamuona achityora ruoko rwemuvakidzani wake akafa — kutyora kwakakomberedza kwaaimboveza zino rakamonyoroka pahuro pake.

Gare gare, akashandisa dumbu rake sepiro uye akarara hope huru kusvikira tende rasimudza kubva mugoronga. Akatendeka akaronga vasungwa kuita mirwi miviri — vapenyu nevakafa. Iye aive ari pachena pakati pevapenyu, uye akakandwa mungoro iyo mavhiri akashereketa kunge mbeva.

Akatendeka akamusimudza zvakare kumadziro pamwe nevamwe vake vakapona neboka idzva revatorwa.

"Titambire paPain Engine," Akatendeka akadaro.

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Nguva yakatambanuka zvichienda mberi. Ndebvu dzake dzakakura kupfuura mhasuru yake yepectoral iyo isinganzwisisike kubhururuka yakakura. Zvaiita sekunge iye Anorwadziwa achimupa kudya, asi matende ake nemakumbo ake zvakatemwa neimwe nzira achitora simba kubva maari, futi.

Nekushanya kwega kwega kumatanho, akazviwana akakomberedzwa nemitumbi yakasviba uye zvakadaro akasimba, maoko zvino akavezwa uye akaomarara kunge tambo nyoro. Vasungwa vaakatanga kusvika navo vese vakafa.

Mumakoronga, akatanga akaravira nyama yemunhu. Ndiwo mufaro wekutanga waakange ave kuziva kubvira nariini, uye akamedza miromo yehudyu kusvikira dumbu rake richirwadza. Gare gare, akatora mamwe mafaro kubva kune vamwe vake vasungwa. Vamwe vakadzi vaitaridza kunakirwa nazvo, kunyangwe aifarira pavairamba. Akavabatirira nemichindwe inorira uye mushure mezvo akachema hunhu hwake hwakarasika.

Akatya kuti akatendeka aizoona kuti achange achitsungirira kwenguva yakareba sei uye kuti achange asimba zvakadii, asi akabva aziva kuti aingove mombe kwavari - imwe cog isina kumeso mumuchina wavo wekugadzira mwari.

Pakasvika hafu yake ndebvu kupfuura dumbu rake rakacheneruka, akafunga zano reupenzi. Haana kutsvaga kana nyama kana bonde mugero. Kwete, iye zvino aida ma guts.

Akabvarura ura kunze kwemurume aive neOhio state mureza wakatemerwa nyora paruoko rwake. Akavatatamura pamabhawa makobvu akavhara gomba rekudonha uye akasiya ura hwakadhonzwa hwakasungwa mugoronga.

Kumwe kutenderera kwakapfuura.

Akamonyorora matambo pamwechete kuti aite tambo refu refu uye akaaporita nemoyo wemunhu.

Kumwe kutenderera kwakapfuura.

Akagadzira chiridzwa chidiki achishandisa chiuno uye musana. Akarongedza nemapfupa mazhinji eruoko rwemukadzi kuti awane piki yakakodzera.

Injini yePain yakanga iine madhoo maviri — mumwe wainanga kuzvigero uye mumwe waipinda nevasungwa vatsva. Musuwo iwoyo wakaramba wakavhurika kwenguva yakareba zvakakwana kuti ingoro yemombe nyowani ipinde-hwindo rakamanikana remukana.

Mikova miviri yakanga yakamira kumativi akatarisana emubato. Aifanirwa kurwa kwese kwese kwese kwese, uye pakange pasati pambove neanosvika gumi nemaviri Akatendeka aripo.

Nekudaro, iyo Gore Guitar.

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Kekupedzisira nguva iyo Akatendeka paakamutora kubva mugero, aiputira zvidimbu zverurimi mune chero nzeve ndokuisa gitare mukati mejasi rake rakabvaruka. Vakamukanda pangoro. Mavhiri aipururudza pazasi pake sezvo yaibvunda pasi pemugero. Gonhi rePain Engine rakasvinudzwa. Ngoro yakapfuura nepakati. Vanopfuura gumi nevaviri vakatendeka vakamirira kukwirisa nyama yavo pamadziro.

Nguva yekuzunza vanaamai ava.

Akabata Guitar yeGore ndokusvetuka kubva mungoro. Varindi vakaridza mhere. Akasundidzira musungwa akanyarara kuna Akatendeka aive pedyo. Vakawira mumurwi. Akakwenya Hurt akabuda pamadziro ndokupushira chubhu iya patambo dzegitare.

Bonzo rakatora ruoko, rikarova nhevedzano yemanotsi — chiyereso chakakwidziridzwa chakaita kuti madziro adedere. Kunyangwe aine maheu ake ekuisira munzeve, rwiyo rwuri kuboora rwakaramba rwuchipinda muuropi hwake. Vasungwa vakaridza mhere. Varindi vakapfeka hove dzehove vakawira nemaoko nemabvi. Vaive nemagogggs vakabata misoro.

Akaramba achikwenya. Maoko ake akarwadza. Matinji ake akapisa. Pasina nguva ropa rakaita kuti tambo dzegitare dzitsvedze.

Varindi vakadzedzereka vachiswedera pedyo, mabhurawuza akafuridzwa.

Akadonha kune rimwe ibvi ndokuridza nesimba rake rose. Dikita rakayerera kumeso kwake. Muchengeti wepedyo akavhomora pfumo rakapinza. Yakaswedera padyo, mumvuri wayo zvino uchitsvedza pamusoro pake. Ndapota. Ndapota. Ruoko rwake rwerudyi rwakasviba nekufamba kwakadzika. Minwe yake yekuruboshwe yakanzvera nekutsimbirira tambo, ichivimba kuwana katsamba kaizounza ruponeso rwake.

Guard uya akasimudza bakatwa. Murphy akaramba achiomerera.

Zvese panguva imwechete, maglobes akafukidza mazhinji emisoro yemagadhi akaputswa. Girazi nemvura inonhuwa yakamwaya mativi ese, ichirova pamafudzi ake uye ichiruma kumashure kwemutsipa wake. Muchengeti akakanda bakatwa rake pasi, asi akamira padivi ndokukweshera Gore Guitar kumusoro. Chishandiso chakaipa chakaputswa musanganiswa yetambo. Muchengeti akadurukira kumashure achibuda munzira asi kwete Murphy asati amubvisa pfumo rake.

Vazhinji vevarindi zvino vatorara panzira yekumwa gumhu zvisina basa pamhepo yakaoma. Vane chete vaive nemagoggogs akasara akamira, uye imwe yakamira padyo nemusuwo wekubuda, umo muchengeti anodzipwa zvino akarara achimenya nekufemereka.

Nokutinhira, Murphy akarwira nzira yake akananga kubuda, achibaya nekurova. Akadambura murindi wekutanga. Vasungwa vatsva vaive mungoro vakanyunguduka nekurwa, asi vaive vakasungwa uye vasina rubatsiro zvino. Guard wechipiri akasimudza pfumo pfupi. Murphy akapomera, achirovera chisikwa mumadziro, achimubaya muura uye achibvuta chombo chake. Akavhunduka ndokukanda pfumo kuna gadhi aive pamusuwo. Zvakamurova pakati pemapendekete. Akawira pasi, achibongomora rwiyo rwekuchema.

Muchengeti wechina akafuridzira muhombodo diki, iyo yakaburitsa chinyorwa chakadzika. Murphy akabaya murindi pahuro, asi akanonoka. Tsamba yekunyevera yakatove yakanzwika muPain Engine. Mamwe magadhi anga achiuya.

Akasunungura vasungwa pangoro, boka revatambi revarume vana nevakadzi vaviri vese vane bvudzi rakasviba, maziso akatsvinya, nyama inopiswa nezuva, uye mavanga mazhinji.

"Bata zvombo," akadaro. "Tinofanira kuenda izvozvi."

Akavatungamira vachidzika nepasipasi, bakatwa rakanamatira muruoko rumwe nerumwe runopururudza. Mafungu ekutanga evarindi akarwisa, uye akanyura pakati pavo semunhu ane mweya, izvo zvaaifunga kuti aive, nekuti tsoka dzake nemaoko zvakarova nematsive akarungwa nemamon uye akapararira kumazana epasirese, uye akazviziva kuti aive pawn muhondo yekare asi kunyangwe pawn inogona kuve mutsauko pakati pekukunda nekukundwa. Akadimbura chimwe chezvisikwa nechidimbu chinotyisa chebanga rake uye - akabata tambo dzacho dzaive dzichiri kumonyoroka - akashandisa dehenya rayo sechirevo kusvika changove chinhu asi pulpy uropi nemapfupa zvidimbu.

Pakarwa hondo yekutanga, vapoteri vatatu chete ndivo vakasara vakakwana zvekumira. Mumwe wemadzimai akange atsemurwa kusvika pachidya uye akarara achibuda ropa pasi. Akamubaya muziso - ziso rake rakasara richitenderera kwese uye akatarisa zvakapusa banga racho - ndokuraira vamwe kuti vamutevere.

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Varindi vacho vaiita kunge vasina kushongedzerwa nekuramba, nekuti nguva dzese Murphy aigamuchirwa nekutaridzika kwekutya uye kushamisika. Akagumburwa nekukurumidza pamusoro penzvimbo yekugadzirisa nzvimbo uko vanhu vachangosvika-ivo vaimakwa uye kubhegiwa nekusungwa uye kubviswa nzara. Akavasunungura uye akatuma avo vaivatambudza.

"Huya, dammit," akadaro, achivenga grit muhuro yake yakakuvara.

Mukupedzisira, akatungamira bhendi revapoteri makumi maviri nevapoteri kuburikidza netepu nhete kupinda pamusoro pejeri ravo. Aitarisira kufema mweya wakachena asi kunze kwainhuwirira hove dzakaora nemvura inovava. Aitarisira chiedza chezuva uye denga rebhuruu asi akatowana hafu yemwedzi yakaturika yakakombama pakati penyeredzi dzakapenya. Hosi isinganzwisisike yakaturikwa mudenga, isingavharise nyeredzi asi ichidzipenda iwo ruvara rwepea muto. Jeri ravo, iye akaziva, chaive chitunha chinoyangarara chechero mwari avo mapenzi akasarudza kunamata. Chinhu chakafa chakakoromoka chakakura zvekuti akatadza kuona kuzara kwacho. Kana aifanira kufungidzira, aigona kuzvifungidzira zvakakura kupfuura Manhattan.

Aizozoziva gare gare kuti mwari uyu aive mumwe wevakawanda kuti akamuka kubva kune imwe nzvimbo yepasi pevhu pasi pegungwa. Mitumbi yavo mikuru yakanga yazara pasi rose — semurume mukobvu akadonhedzwa mubhavhu — uye zvitunha zvavo, pamwe chete nekuparara kwebudiriro yevanhu, zvakasvibisa gungwa repasi rose risina musono.

Iwo mwari mafaccid tende akatambanudzwa kunze kwemamaira. Maplatelet anezvombo akaenzana nemasikiroti akanyura munyama yawo iri kupenga.

Dzimba dzakasiyana uye dzimba dzemafurati uye kunyange dura rakafamba zvisinganzwisisike mumvura, ese akasungwa pamwechete netambo gobvu ndokumira padivi pechitunha chamwari. Musha wake wakakukurwa pakati pavo. Mudziyo mumwechete wevatorwa wanga wadzikwa pamba pake wakayangarara pamucheto weichi kusangana kusingazivikanwe.

Zvikoro zvehove dzakafa dzakakukurwa mumvura, maziso akaunyana uye miromo agape. Mapoka eshiri dzisina kubhururuka dzakatenderera pakati padzo, mapapiro akatambanuka uye kubvaruka kunge ngirozi dzisingamhanye.

"Tiri kudzokera kune vamwe," akadaro.

Mumwe murume mutete aive nendebvu dzaveurwa akagutsurira musoro. "Handidzokere mukati imomo."

Vamwe vakagunun'una chibvumirano chekungwarira. Hasha dzakatenderera mukati meMurphy. Muchokwadi, anga asina hanya nemweya inoshungurudzwa mukati mePain Engine, asi aida boka rakakura uye aisakwanisa kuvaunganidza vega. Saka, akaita izvo zvaakaita zvakanyanya-akazvinyora iye ega chinyorwa.

"Hunhu hunogona kunge hwave pedyo nekutsakatika," akadaro. “Hama nehanzvadzi dzedu dziri mutirongo rechitunha ichi chingave chasara. Kana tikavafuratira, tingave tiri kutsausa vanhu vese. Uyu unogona kunge uri mukana wedu wega wekuvaponesa kubva kuhupenyu hwekutambura kuti vadye mwari uyo Akatendeka atotora zvakanyanya kubva kwatiri. Ini, zvangu, handigoni kurarama ndichiremerwa nemweya wangu uyu. ”

Akapotsa aseka neaya mazwi ekupedzisira, nekuti aiziva kuti mweya wakange wapwanyika kare kuva rombe rakasara.

"Unogona kutora chikwasviso nechikwambo cherusununguko kana kuti unogona kutora munondo urwire ruponeso rwevanhu." Akasimudza minondo yake yaive neropa. Boka revanhu rakakanganisika. Aifanira kuvhara akasimba. Akaisa ruoko pamusoro pechipfuva chake. “Bata sarudzo iyo mumoyo mako. Mhinduro ngaidzokere mutsinga dzako. ”

Boka reropa uye rakasviba rakamutarisa, vachimhanyisa chitunha chikuru. Mafungu akarwara akaombera pana mwari anonamira nyama. Seagull yakabhururuka yakananga kwavari ichibva mugungwa risingaperi ndokudonha pamhenderekedzo iri kuora. Yakaputika uye ikapenya isati yawana runyararo.

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Pachikuva chakajeka cheNew Theatre, njiva — kwete gungwa rine mamvemve — inobhururuka pamusoro pevatambi vakaungana. Haidonhe asi panzvimbo pezvo inokwira pamusoro pevanhu vanofara. Mutambi ari kuratidza Halfbeard anoisa ruoko - Chipikirwa cheKuteerera - pamusoro pechipfuva chake chiri kuputika ndokuti, "Bata sarudzo iyi mumoyo mako, hama nehanzvadzi, uye rega mhinduro iite mutsinga dzako."

Mashoko aya anowedzera pakati pevashandisi venguva pfupi vakaumbwa kubva kusimbi uye huni huni - izvozvi nhandare yemota yakawanda yevanamwari vemigodhi, vana, vabati vehove, vakasiyana siyana vemuguta, uye varimi vamwari.

Halfbeard iye anogara zvakadzika mukati mevateereri. Jasi rake rakabvaruka rinorembera rinorema nemvura yemunyu uye rinopfuura ropa shoma. Maronda ari muchipfuva chake anotsemuka nehasha. Maoko ake akashatirwa nemakumbo akatsenga marwadzo, achimupa achidzosera kwaari.

Iye anoseka pakutamba uye anonamira pasileti yamwari jerky. Iye mutambi anomuratidzira anoita basa rakaringana zvakakwana uye chipfeko chake chekushambidza chinotyisa zvakafanana nechinyorwa chaicho. Pakati peimwe nzvimbo yekurwa, yake hafu-ndebvu dzinorembera dzakasununguka kubva kumeso kwake, asi vateereri vanoratidzika kunge vakanyura mune ngano yekutarisira.

Vanyori veiyi farce vakamupa rudo rwekuda-mukadzi anotyisa ane vhudzi rakasviba anoshanda semurume wekutanga mune ake mazhinji akapembererwa mapirate. Pamwe chete, ivo nevashandi vake vakavimbika vanoenderera mberi nekuuraya vazhinji Vakatendeka uye nekuponesa husingaverengeke hupenyu hwevanhu. Mwenga wake anourawa pamagumo echiito chekutanga nemesis yake, Mutendi Akavimbika uyo anoda kuuraya Halfbeard nemusungo wakashata unosanganisira ngarava dzepasi pemvura nema dolphin.

Muhupenyu chaihwo, haana kumbobvira ave nemuroora. Akatora vadikani vazhinji panguva yekufamba kwake-vamwe vachida uye vamwe vasingadi-asi hapana chakagara kwenguva refu. Haana kumbove newakaroorana naye, uye vashandi vake vanofungidzirwa vakavimbika vaive nemamenenja uye matsotsi nevaranda.

Kana iye aive asina nemesis.

Akapona kuyedza kusingaverengeke kwekuuraya, kusanganisira kurwisa kwemanheru ano. Uye iye achiri ane kusavimbika kwakadzika kwema dolphin. Akauraya mazana eVakatendeka, asi akaurayawo vanhu vasingaverengeke uye akasiya chete zvitunha zvavo kuti vataure nyaya yekubvambura hove.

Pakati pechiito chechipiri, moyo wake unosviba. Mutambi pachikuva anoita kunge anoseka hupenyu hwake hunotyisa. Mufaro wevateereri vakaungana unongobatsira kumutsamwisa uye kuwedzera kuzvisemesa kwake. Asisina kudya, anotambidza wekupedzisira wamwari wake kumwana akagara padyo naye, achirova musoro wemusikana, uye obuda akananga kumigwagwa yakamanikana yeLunar Acres.

“Uri kuenda?” anodaro mushandi wemitambo achiona pekubuda neshure, jaya rakakwenenzvera rine maTatoo emutsipa uye mhino yakakochekerwa. “Asi kuguma kuchigere kusvika.”

Halfbeard anodedera musoro wake wakafukidzwa. "Ndinotya kuti mugumo hauzombofi wakauya."

"Inyaya inokurudzira, handiti?" mushandi anodaro. "Ndinoziva hazvigoneke, asi ndinoda kufunga kuti Halfbeard achiri kunze uko - achiri kufamba mumakungwa nekutambudza Vakatendeka uye vachititarisa tese."

"Sei zvisingaiti?"

"Angave ave nezana ramakore pari zvino, asingatombokuvadze chero munhu."

"Ungafunga kudaro, handiti?" Halfbeard anodaro. “Ko nezvechiitiko chamboitika manheru ano? Ndanzwa kuti Akatendeka akarwisa murume akaita kunge Halfbeard. ”

Anodaro. “Zvakaoma kutaura. Vanogona kunge vari vatambi vemumigwagwa. Aigona kuve anga ari mumwe wevanyepedzeri veHalbebeard. Ndakaona zvikwata zvavo zvese, vana mbeveve vane zviso zvakafukidzwa nyora uye vakaremara vakaruka hafu-ndebvu. Kwete, afa. Anogara chete mumoyo yedu. ”

"Ndiudze, mwanangu, ungati kudini kuna Halfbeard kana ukasangana naye mumigwagwa iyi husiku huno chaihwo?"

"Ah, ndinomubata kumusana uye ndinomutenda zvikuru nekuzvipira kwake kwakawanda."

"Uye ungamupei?"

Mushandi anokwenenzvera miromo yake yakadhimbwa "Chero zvaaida, ndinofunga."

"Chokwadi."

Halfbeard anorova murume pahuro, achipwanya matete ayo anogona kutaura nenzwi rekuchemera rubatsiro. Anodhonza waaibata achirovera munzira ine rima. Iyo mimvuri kunhuwa kwepiss uye kuora. Anoputira maoko ake achirovera pamutsipa wemushandi uye osvina. Chiso chebenzi chakatsva nezuva chakasviba. Maziso ake abuda.

Nguva yose iyi, nyama yemichindwe nemakumbo eHalbebeard ichirira zvinonaka. Iye akadzidza pamusoro pemakore kuti arege kumedza kudya kwakadai sembwa ine nzara, zvirinani kunwisa marwadzo uye kutya. Mukudaro, anoshandura hupenyu hwemurume uyu kubva pakudya kuita mabiko. Kufanana nemurume akabudirira, anotoshandisa banga neforogo.

Sezvo Halfbeard inonzvera ura nematini ane ngura, munhu akabatwa anokonyoroka nekugwinha. Nechekure, vateereri vanofara uye vanoombera uye vanodzika tsoka dzavo. Musoro wake unoita dzungu rese. Kuombera kwacho kunowedzera. Iye anofungidzira kuti vatambi vanofanirwa kunge vari kutora uta hwavo. Pamwe anotungamira anotsvoda mwenga wake akaurayiwa kana kunyepedzera imwe yekupedzisira jab pane yake nemesis.

"Zvinhu zvakadai semagamba uye villains ingano," Halfbeard anodaro kune tsvina yeropa pazasi pake. “Chakaipa chaicho chakavanda matiri. Inotaurira pasi pasi pemibhedha yedu uye kuvaviwa muzvanza zvedu uye kutamba pasi petsoka dzedu. ”

Iyo nyonganiso inodzedzereka mukupindura.

“Usazvidya moyo. Tava kuda kupedza. ”

Nenguva isipi boka revanhu rinopfuura. Vakomana nevasikana vanobayana nemapanga asina kugadzirwa ematoyi anotengeswa nemitambo. Varume nevakadzi vanofamba vakabatana-ruoko, vachitaura kuburikidza nekunyemwerera kukuru. Kana wekupedzisira paari achipfuura uye mwenje yeNew Theatre ichibwaira, anobata moyo wemurume uyu, achimbundira kurova kwekupedzisira.

"Ndiko kwandinogara here?" anoti. "Mumoyo mako?"

Murume anodedera kekupedzisira. Anokanda zvakasara zvake mugungwa rine makaro egungwa, achiisa muhomwe zviyero zvishanu zvemunhu waaibata.

Anofamba nemumigwagwa ine rima achienda kumba kwake kwekare, akamiswa kumucheto kweLunar Acres. Bhutsu dzake dzinokwira pamusoro pemba, kudzika manera, nekuvheranda. Kubva ipapo, gungwa rinotambanudza risingagumi mukutsvaga kwedenga. Vaviri ava vanongosangana muzviroto.

Imba inonhuwa rufu, chero akachenesa zvakadii. Zvinoita sekunge nzvimbo yacho inokwezhwa nekunhuwa kwemabasa ake. Aigona kunge akatama nguva refu yapfuura. Ishe vanoziva kuti vanogona kuzvitenga, asi zvinoita sekunge zvakakodzera kugara pano. Dzimwe nguva paanenge akarara pamubhedha, anogona kuyeuka murume waaimbove nyika isati yawira mukurwa kwevanamwari vatorwa. Anosunungura ndokutora zviyero zvakapetwa kukamuri rekare raKeith. Iye anovaisa muhombodo yechipfuva uye anovandudza bhuku rake. Hupfumi hwake hunonyadzisa, uchizadza dzimba dzaimbogara Keith naShut-In.

Pakupedzisira, anogara pamubhedha wake. Chipfeko chake chekare chekugezesa - kare kare chakashandurwa kuita pirate sash uye chakafukidzwa neusina kusimira uye zvigamba zvisina kujairika - zvakarembera pamadziro.

Kurara kunomutora nekukurumidza.

Anomuka kamwe chete husiku achinzwa mhando yesvutugadzike inodzedzereka murima. Maziso ake akaneta anoongorora mimvuri. Pamberi pehoro, chidembo chenyama chakachenuruka chinopenya mumwenje wegirini wakasvibira. Inotsvedza ichiswedera. Dread inobata musana wake.

Chinhu chinogunun'una uye kuzevezera, "Dzokera unorara. Kanganwa. ”

Anoreva kutora bakatwa rake, asi zvanza zvake nemakumbo zvinodzikira, kumutengesa nekumusungirira pamubhedha. Chiratidzo chake chinosviba. Iye anonzwa chikara chichitsvedza padyo padyo, ikozvino kugunun'una gibberish chants. Nyama yaro inotsvedza pamusoro pake, inotonhora uye ine mafuta. Haagoni kupopota. Izvo zvinomzevezera usiku hwese sezvo ichiita basa rayo rinotyisa.

Kusingagumi gare gare, mambakwedza anozvikwezva kubva kunze kwenyika yakanyura. Halfbeard anogara kumusoro uye kufemereka. Anodzedzereka achipinda mumba yekutandarira ndokuvhura musuwo. Nyika yegungwa inonanzva pavharanda rake. Senguva dzose, ndangariro dzekushanya nezuro husiku dzinopera. Zuva rakadzika rakarembera rinokambaira kumeso kwake, uko misodzi yega inowoma uye kuoma padama rake. Inosiya nzira ine munyu.