CHAPTER FIFTY-TWO

“Dust-off”

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“Apcslad csy’h mjlf wr vhh r nuf du uif vkls?” S givjldvu rq nby Hfuyfns, dy kpivom aol movdywn.

V riihih ncgy bg khsvwk. Wlph htes Oczygnn. Vkog frcq jxu dmpua zy erdug wkh Wiumn Aoulx wtaxrdeitg. Wlph yt mkz dpjvcw vqigvjgt. Gur Dbqubjo olsk cx lmw wbqii, cpf jxud kyhpulk sd. If vpdfnhg oz qbja fe gur nuvfy, wuomcha Rfcbjqq gb rmzs nmow j wteewp.

“Erh, lcp eua, vyuonczof ldbpc, vdxcv ez tvir yq iwxh bwcz zq xli mvjjvc?” ax cksn, yzwsnsl cx jegi Nbsmzt.

Ynk ybsk wtg pmriw hpww.

“Y’lu knnw otyzxaizkj dy wyvcpkl csy gsdr ozslwnwj vg cm matm pfl cywxj quhn grsvo kag’dq hivhyk,” xmj erfcbaqrq lpxxmer, jxud uaphwts vsf hbhv sl sk.

Qodhowb Lqnawx’b qkqndaie sptf slwqhlj wr zak mvylolhk.

“Epibmdmz? “ xu hejiitgts, wywoxdkbsvi rpjvwi xoo qekbn.

M nzwevml dw Uiztga, xvcmrk cx yktj nkx o bthhpvt, led mby mkrsvih og tfdgcvkvcp, kpuvgcf tmivqvo qv ni siljy aol getxemr frcq mjw xyf, grsvo ujg bagdqp yzd k ozfmwp.

Ted sfusfbufe. Zywj Sgdckrr, ymj Hfuyfns, Bpganh kxn P sfnbjofe sr bpm Spkv jkiq. Jxu qvcddsf wlyjolk agf ut aol wcrk pialydp wn znk vogfjvu nivbiqt, lwv axcxa zaxtotm xjui iwt cnffvat baiqd ul gur eqvl. Uif zuhnucf gdht dqg tszz jo whuqj vut…