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- l1 tieM 60JI:bWe Bbl CMO:>KeTe paCTHHYTb 33II3Cbl,
p33BHB3JI CBOIO MbiCJib Tio.a., - TeM .li.OJlbWe Bbi CMO:>KeTe
rrpo.a.ep.>KaTbCH ...
46
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11 qeM MeHbwe y sac 6y.n.eT e.n.oKos, - npo.n.oJI:>KaJI
luJ 1 - TeM Ha,li.OJibWe BaM XBaTHT e,li.bl.
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- Hac .n.esHTb, - cKa3aJI XeH.n.pHpH, o6so.n.H B3rJIH.li.OM
- eCJIH 6blTb TOt{HblM.
Mbl He B cqeT, - CKa3aJI no.n.. - XoMHJIH, AppH3TTa
1 •1... Mbi C'be3:>KaeM c KsapTHpbi. - HaCTaJia rpo6osas:~
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IIHqero He OTBeTHJI, - qTo Tbi y:>Ke see pewHJI.
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- BepHO, - CKa3aJI no.n..
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l.ITO Ha,LI.O B ,LI.Opory, K TBOHM ycJiyraM ...
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Kp eCTH H OTMbiTb .U.06eJia, 1JT06bi OH
6hiJI IJHCTblH,
KaK
KJibllliKO.
-
liTO, CbipbiM? HeT,
MHJIH, -
BOCKJIHKHYJI Do.u..
ecTeCTBeHHO,
TyllleHoro,
cep.ZI.HTO
OTBeTHJia
C .ll.HKHM IJeCHOKOM.
0Ha CHOBa nOCMOTpeJia BHH3.
-
3a IJTO OH 33UenHJICH?
Do.u. H8KJIOHHJICH Bnepe.u..
-
MHe nJioxo BH.ll.HO ...
HeoJKH.U.aHHO Ha JIHUe ero oTpa3HJICH Hcnyr, HanpHJKeH-
121
HO-BHHMaTeJI&HbiH aarJIH.LI. ycTpeMHJICH no HeBH.LI.HMOH KPH
K nopocmeMy KycTaMH 6epery.
- B lleM )l.eJio, Tio.LI.? - cnpocHJia XoMHJIH.
OH Me.LI.JieHHO no)l.HHJI rnasa - a HHX sacTbiJI Y*ac .
- KTo-To Y.LI.HT, - liYTb CJibilliHO menHyJI OH.
-:- f.LI.e? - TaK *e THXO cnpocHJia XoMHJIH.
f10)l. KHBHYJI Ha HBHHK.
- TaM, no.LI. KYCTaMH ...
Ton&Ko TyT, nocMoTpea HaKoHeu Haaepx, XoMHJIH ya
na necKy. AppH3TTa TO)Ke. ToHKaH, KaK aonoc, nee
cnycKaJiaCb npHMO K HHM, JIHWb MeCTaMH npOCTynaH I
Q>oHe BO.LI.bi. BoT oHa nponana H3 BH.LI.y, CJIHBlliHCb c KycTa~
HO )l.06biBaHKH npe)l.CTaBJIHJIH, Ky)l.a OHa Be)l.eT.
- HHKoro He BH*Y· - menHyJia XoMHJIH.
- CaMo co6oH:, HeT, - o6opsan ee Tio.LI., - He sa6&ra
y p&r6 ecTb rnasa, KaK H y Hac c To6oH: ...
Hy, He a T011HOCTH, KaK y Hac c To6oH:,
sanpoTecToaana XoMHJIH.
- Kor)l.a Y.LI.HWb p&r6y, . - npo.LI.OJI)KaJI Tio.LI., - HeJI&Sit
nOKa3biBaTbCH.
- B oco6eHHOCTH ecJIH Tbi 6paKoH&ep, - scTaBHJll
AppH3TTa.
•TiolleMy Mbi menlleMcH? - no.LI.yMana oHa. - PeKa see
pasHo sarnymaeT HamH ronoca>>. ·
- f1paBHJibHO, )l.eB011Ka, - CKa3aJI f10)l., - B OC06eHHOCTM
ecJIH Tbr 6paKOH&ep. A OH _H ecTb 6paKOHbep, no-MoeMy.
- 4To TaKoe 6paKOH&ep? - menHyna XoMHJIH.
f10)l. nO)l.HHJI pyKy, npOCH ee 6biTb nOTHllie.
- Tee... - A aaTeM .LI.06asHJI: - 3To liTO-TO spo.LI.e
11eJIOBeKa-)l.06biBaHKH.
- 4eJIOBeKa-)l.06biBaHKH? - 8 He)l.OyMeHHH nOBTOpHJia
XoMHJIH - O)l.HO npoTHBopeliHJIO .LI.pyroMy.
- THwe, XoMHJIH, - yMOJIHiOnr.e npoHaHec Tio.LI..
- OH Hac He ycJI&IlliHT, - cKaaana AppH3TTa, - OTTy.LI.a,
c 6epera. OH:! - BOCKJIHKHyna oHa. - fJIH.LI.HTe - qepsH
HC11e3.
122
Ill HK .n.eHCTBHTeJibHO Hcqeg - BMeCTe C JieCKOii.
II ro.n.HTe MHHYTKY, - cKaaan Tio.n., - oH ce:Hqac cHosa
HT. YBHAHTe caMH.
~~~~~~~~iiTpHBaSICb B ITOJiyMpaK, OHH pa3rJIH.LI.eJIH Ha BO.ll.e
il 4YTb norny())Ke - p030BOe ITSITHO: 3T~ HeCJIO MHMO
•lf!pBSIKa. B TOM )Ke MecTe, t,~TO H paHbllle, y caMbiX HX
'I pBSIK OCTaHOBHJICSI - JieCKa y.n.ep)KHBaJia ero npOTHB
•UHI. BHH3y, y no.n.HmKHH •ocTpoaa•, BHxpeM MeJibKHyna
II 0 TeHb, ITOBOpOT, pbiBOK - H OT qepBHKa OCTaJiaCb
1 1CTBepTb.
PbiOa? -:- lllenHyna AppH3TTa.
I lOA KHBHyJI.
'(OMHJIH HaKJIOHHJiaCb Brrepe.n.: pbiOHaSI JIOBJISI 3aXBaTHJia
Ill Jl HKOM . .
llorJIHAH, AppH3TTa, Tenepb y)Ke. H Kp10t,~OK BHAeH.
~ppH3TTa He ycnena ero paCCMOTpeTb - Kp10t,~OK ITOt,ITH
cpaay Hcqea.
OH noqyacTaoaan pbiBOK, .... cKaaan Tio.n., HMeH a BHAY
H .ll.YMaeT, t,ITO y Hero KJIIOHYJIO.
y Hero Ha caMOM .n.ene KJIIOHyno, - cKaaana
1
KJIIOHyno, HO pbiOa-To YlllJia... CMoTpHTe, cHosa
I H.ll.biBaeT ...
rlOSIBHJICSI HOBbiH qepBSIK, OOJiee TeMHOrO U.BeTa.
XoMHJIH nepe.n.epHyno.
- BoT 3TOT MHe coaceM He HpaaHTCH, KaK Obi ero HH
IPHrOTOBHTb.
- CnoKofmo, XoMHJ!H,
CKa3aJI Tio.n..
- 3HaeTe :q1o! - aocKJIHKHyna XoMHJIH. - 3HaeTe, t,~TO
0)KHO 6biJIO 6hi c.n.enaTb... ecJIH Obi y Hac ObiJI orOHb? Mbr
r JIH 6bi CHSITb pbiOY C Kp10t,~Ka, H caapHTb ee, H CbeCTb.
- B TOM cnyqae, ecJIH Obi pb!oa OhiJia Ha Kp10t,~Ke, taMeTHJI Tio.n., rJIHAH Ha KYCTbi.
BHeaanHo oH npHrHyJicSI H c rpoMKHM KpHKOM npbirHyJI
CTOpOHy, 3aKpbiB JIHU.O pyKaMH.
- EeperHcb! - aaopan OH, KaK oeayMHhiH.
123
Ho 6biJIO nOS)l.HO: KplOliOK BMeCTe C liepBHKOM BOH31
a 106Ky :XoMHJIH. Tio.LI. H AppH3TTa KHHYJIHCb K Hell
CXBaTHJIH C o6eHX CTOpOH, liT06bi ee He yTalllHJIO; .LI.H
aonJIH XoMHJIH pasHoCHJIHCb no aceli pe~e.
- PaccTerHH J06Ky, XoMHJIH! CKHHb eel EbiCTpeli!
Ho XoMHJIH He MorJia... HJIH He :>KeJiaJia 3TO C.LI.enl
BosMO:>KHO, npHt,~HHa KpbiJiacb a TOM, liTO ee HH:>KHHH
6biJia KOpOTKaH H KpacHaH a npoWJioM J06Ka Apptq
Tbl, - H XoMHJIH 6osrJiacb, liTO 6y.LI.eT HMeTb He oqo
npHJIHt,IHbiH BH.LI., a aosMO:>KHO, oHa npocTo noTepHJia rona
OT cTpaxa. 0Ha suenHJiacb a Tio.LI.a, a KOr.LI.a ee BbipsaJio 1
ero pyK,. yxsaTHJiaCb sa AppH3TTy. 11 noKa ee T31UHJIO
BO.LI.e, uenJIHJiaCb sa ace seTKH H npyTbH no nyTH.
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Kor.LI.a JiecKa Ha MHr ocJia6Jia, OHH BbiTaiUHJIH XoMH
HS BO)l.bl, H AppH3TTa nOnbiTaJiaCb paCCTerHyTb SIHTapH
6ycHHKy, CJIY:>KHBlllYlO nyrOBHUeH )l.JISI l06KH. 3aTeM JieC
CHOBa HaTHHyJiaCb. KpenKO o6xsaTHB XoMHJIH sa nJiet,IH,
yrOJIKOM rJiasa YBH)l.eJI, liTO pbi6aK nO)l.HSIJICSI Ha HOfH.
OH CTOHJI Ha caMoH KpOMKe 6epera - S.LI.eCb eMy 6bi
Jierqe saKH.LI.biBaTb y.LI.OliKy; pesKHH ssMax, H XoMHJIH, so
ao ace ropJio, B3JieTaer aaepx ropMawKaMH a B03.LI.yx,
H AppH3TTa, suenHBlllHCb a Hee c .LI.Byx cTopoH, BMecTe
HeH. Ho TYT SIHTapHaH nyrOBKa OTCKOliHJia, l06Ka BMeCTe
liepBHKOM HClieSJia, a )l.06biBaHKH CBaJIHJIHCb B O.LI.HY KY
o6paTHO Ha •OCTpOB•. TIO.LI. . HX TH~eCTblO BeTKH liY11
nporHyJIHCb H, cnpy:>KHHHB, BHOBb pacnpHMHJIHCb, CMflNW
y.LI.ap OT na)l.eHHSI.
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- Mbl 6biJIH Ha BOJIOCOK OT rH6eJIH, - CKaSaJI, TR.>K~eJJ
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KaMH.
AppH3TTa, ynaslllaH Ha cnHHY, TaK H npo.LI.OJI)KaJia
Jie:>KaTb, oHa He nocTpa.LI.aJia, TOJibKO nepenyraJiaCb. XoMHJIH,
cKpecTHB Ha rpy.LI.H pyKH, norJia:>KHBaJia nJieliH; Ha meKe y
Hee KpacHeJia uapanHHa, HS HH:>KHeH l06KH 6biJI BblpBaH
HepOBHbiH KJIOK.
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XoMHJIH KHBHyJia, yseJI BOJIOC Ha SaTbiJIKe Me)l.JieHHO
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K3K
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npHIUYPHJI rJiaaa.
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Ta BCTaJia, t{T06bl Jiyqwe BH)l.eTb.
raH ...
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caMoH: cepe.LI.HHe peKH, 3.LI.ecb
rJiy6oKO H C TOH CTOpOHbl OT
Hac, H C 3TOH.
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pyKoH:
c
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MecTa,
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cKasaJia XoMHJIH.
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CoMHesaiOCb, t{TO eMy 3TO y.LI.aCTCH.
OH Hac sHaeT, H oH Hac BH.LI.eJI,
)Ke
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11,
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0Ha
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npepb!BHCTO B3)l.OX-
TIOMHHH MOe CJIOBO, OH He HaMepeH CHOBa HaC
n y c t HTb .
HacTynHJia THWHHa, JIHWb peKa JieneTaJia t,~TO-TO csoe.
CTOpOHbl B CTOpOHY.
OH 38KH.D:biB8eT CIO.D:8 KpiOt:.~oK! KpHKHYJI ITo.n:.
Xot:.~eT Hac no:HMaTb. HaM JIYt:Illle yKpbiThCSI BHyTpH.
- HeT, · - CK838JI8 XoMHJIH, Kor.n:a HX nepecTaJio Kat:.~aT
OHa CMOTpeJia, KaK BeTKa, Bbi.D:epHyTaSI KpiOt:.!KOM, CHOCHTCI
BHH3 Tet:.~eHHeM. 9TY
Kyt:.~y,
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6e3onacHee
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t:IaHHHK ...
Ho He ycneJia OHa 3aKOHt:.IHTb, KaK BHOBb 3a6pOI1IeH HD!H
KpiOt:.!OK
BITHJICSI
B
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3aTbiKaBlllyiO
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npHBSI3aHHbiH K BeTKaM H npyTbSIM, KaKOe-TO BpeMSI COrrpO·
THBJISIJICSI TSIHYBllleH ero y.n:e, HO BeTKH CTaJIH YXO.D:HTb H3-ITO.ZJ.
HOf .D:06biBaeK, H OHH B naHHKe npH)KaJIHCb O.D:HH K .n:pyroMy.
3aTeM npo6Ka BbiJieTeJia H YCK8K8JI8 H8 KOHUe T8HUYIOil.leH
JieCKH. «0cTpoa» cHoaa K8t:.~HyJio; p8cuenHB pyKH H OTOH.ll:SI
.n:pyr OT .n:pyra, OHH C Y)K8COM YCJibllllaJIH,
K8K
B t:IaHHHK,
6yJibK8SI, JibeTCSI BOJl:8.
B
t:.~eTaepTbiH pa3 KpiOt:.~OK nonaJI a TY aeTKY, Ha KOTopo:H
OHH CTOSIJIH. 0HH BH.D:eJIH, t:.ITO KpiOt:.!OK KpenKO BOH3HJICSI B
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1 UH.LI.eJIH, KaK .LI.pO)KHT JieCKa, HaniHyTaH, KaK CTpyHa.
Ill IJ.OWeJI TI06JIH)Ke H, OTKHHYBlllHCb Ha3a.LI. BCeM TeJIOM,
111 tJtCH ocJia6HTb ee HanpH)KeHHe. Ho ace 6biJIO HanpacJt CK a OCTaBaJiaCb TaKOH )Ke TyroH, a Kp1040K TaK )Ke
Ill l CH.LI.eJI B .LI.peaeCHHe.
I la3pe)Kb JiecKy, - pa3.LI.aJICH roJioc, nepeKpbiBaH TpecK
t
1
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Pa3pe)Kb ee ...
-
CHOBa npo3By4aJI TOT
)Ke
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I~'III T
peKa.
TaK .LI.aH MHe Jie3BHe 6pHTBbi,
-
eJie nepeBO.LI.H .LI.yx,
Jl no.LI., H AppH3TTa, KHHYBlllHCb 3a HHM co acex HOr,
I
itKe Ha CaMOH rJiy6HHe. A CKOpO COBCeM CTeMHeer.
KaK 3TO HH crpaHHO, oHa KasaJiaCb cnoKOHHOH.
- flo:>KaJiyH, - CKa3aJI flo.n, - XOTH B3rJIHHH - JIY
no.n.HHMaercH see BbiWe. A yrpoM Mbi see eme 6y.u;
s.necb. - OH B3HJI B pyKH 6pHray. - IlpH.nercH Hs6aBHTb
OT 'LiaHHHKa: TOJibKO JIHWHHH Bee.
OH nepepesaJI sepesKy, H 1:1aHHHK Me.n.JieHHO noweJI H
,li;HO. fleqaJibHOe 3TO 6biJIO 3peJIHIUe.
- Ee.n.HbiH CnHJIJiep, - cKasaJia AppH3rra, - no-MoeMy,
OH JII06HJI 3TOT 'LiaHHHK ...
- l..Jro :>K, OH COCJIY:>KHJI HaM xopowy10 CJiy:>K6y, - CKasa..
Tio.u;.
- .llasaiire c.neJiaeM nJior, - s.npyr npe.n.Jio:>KHJia XoMif
JIH.
flO)l. B3rJIHHYJI Ha npyrbH H BeTKH BOKpyr, Ha BepeBKY y
ce6H a pyKax.
- Ilo'LieMy 6bi H Her? - CKa3aJI OH. - Ho 3TO 38HMeT
HeMaJio speMeHH. A Kor.na OH rop'LIHT ·ryr no6JIH30CTH ... flo.n KHBHYJI B CTOpOHY HBHHKa. - Her, He CTOHT, 3)l.eCb He
onacHee, 1:1eM B JII06oM .npyroM Mecre.
..
- · 3.necb .na:>Ke JIY'Lillle, - cKasaJia AppH3TTa, - s.necb
Hac Jierqe ysH.nerb.
XoMHJIH o6epHyJiacb H Y.ll.HBJieHHO nocMorpeJia Ha
Hee.
- 3a'LieM HaM, 'LIT06bi HaC YBH)l.eJIH? - cnpOCHJia OHa.
- .H .nyMaiO npo CnHJIJiepa, - CKasaJia AppH3rra. - Ilp.n
TaKOH JiyHe H npH TaKOH noro.ne OH BITOJIHe MO:>KeT ITOHi3HTbc.fl
3TOH HO'LibiO.
130
Kopee scero TaK, - no.n.Tsep.n.Hn no.n..
6o:>Ke, - B3.D.OXHyna XoMHJIH, nJIOTHee HaTHrHsaSI
fl O.LJ.eSIJIO, - "'TO OH MO:>KeT nO.LJ.YM3Tb? .H XO"'Y CK333Tb,
s AppH3TTHHoH:
scTpeTHT MeHH s TaKoM sH.n.e 11 A ID6Ke?
llpeKpacHaH 106Ka, oco6eHHo useT, - cKa3an no.n., KHHeTCSI eMy B rJI333.
npeKpacHaSI? 0Ha cena H cTana KopoTKaH . .Ua eme
~~ tpa Ha 6oKy, - ropecTHO nporosopHna XoMHJIH.
Ho KpaCHOH-TO OHa OCTaJiaCb, CK232JI Oo.n., 11
HH opHeHTHp. l1 H Tenepb :>KaJieiO, "'TO Mbi noTonHJIH
II HK. CnHnnep cpa3y 6bl ero npHMeTHJI. Ho "'TO
Ill B3Tb, CJie3aMH rop10 He nOMO:>Kelllb.
CMoTpHTe, - IIIenHyna AppH3TTa, rJIH.LJ.SI Ha 6eper.
I aM CTOSIJI KpHBOH rna3. Ka3aJIOCb, OH CTOHT COBCeM
I M. 0H npoiiieJI BHH3 no peKe no 6e"'eBHHKY H CHOBa
IIIIJ JI Ha 6eper. y JieiUHHbl. B HpKOM CBeTe JIYHbl OHH SICHO
II JI H ero ropeBIIIHH SipOCTbiO e.D.HHCTBeHHbiH rJI23, BH.D.eJIH
II IKe Tenepb?
OpHCJIOHHB Y.li.O"'KY K JieiUHHe, KpHBOH rna3 . noCT3BHJI
I p3HHKY Ha 3eMJIIO H BbiHYJI OTTy.D.a .D.Be KpynHbie pbi6HHbl,
I Sl32HHbie BMeCTe 3a :>Ka6pb1. 3aTeM TIU2TeJibHO 32BepHyJI
I t6y B JIHCTbSI lll2BeJISI.
- Pa.n.y:>KHaH openb, - cKa3aJia AppH3TTa.
- 0TKy.n.a Tbi 3Haeiiib? - cnpocHJia XoMHJIH.
AppH3TTa 3aMoprana.
- 3Hal0, H see, - cKa3ana oHa.
- TOM - BOT OT KOrO OHa 3TO 3HaeT, - CKa3aJI Oo.n.. Kopee scero TaK. Be.D.b ero .n.e.n. necHHK. l1 npo
paKOHbepos OT Hero, .n.a, AppH3TTa?
AppH3TT3 He OTBe"'aJia, OH3 BHHM3TeJibHO CJie.D.HJia, KaK
( pHBOH rna3 npH"'eT pbi6y B KOp3HHy. OH CTapaTeJibHO
131
yJIO)KHJI ee Ha caMoe .ll.HO rro.n. rrpHmerrKH .LI.JIH 6eJibH, a CBftJ
IIpHKpbiJI .ll.BYMH MOTKaMH BepeBKH.
AppH3TTa paccMeHnach.
- Ey.n.To, - rrpeapHTeJihHO werrHyna oHa, - OHH
rrepesopowaT sc10 ero KOp3HHKy.
- THxo, AppH3TTa, - cKaaana XoMHJIH, He oTphl
B30pa OT KpHBOrO fJiaaa; TOT, rJIH.LI.H Ha HHX B yrrop, IIO.ll.O
K CaMOH BO.LI.e. CMeeTCH TOT, KTO CMeeTCH IIOCJ1
HHM ...
Ha 6epery KpHBOH fnaa yceJICH H, He BhmycKaH .n.o6biBit
H3 BH.ll.y, IIpHHHJICH paCWHypOBblBaTb 60THHKH.
- Ax, Tio.n., - s.n.pyr aaKpw:~ana XoMHJIH, - BH.ll.Hlllb 31
60THHKH? 3TO Te CaM hie, .n.a? flo.n.yMaTb TOJibKO, l:ITO M
)KHJIH s O.ll.HOM H3 HHx! B KOTopoM, Tio.n.? B rrpasoM HJIH
JieBOM?
B TOM, Ha KOTOpOM 3aiiJiaTa,
CKa3aJI f1
HacTOpO)KeHHO cMoTpH Ha KpHsoro fnaaa. - HeT,
aa.n.yMl:IHBO rrpH6aBHJI OH, - y Hero HHI:Iero He BblH.LI.eT. C10
eMy s6po.n. He IIO.ll.OHTH.
- flo.n.yMaTb TOJibKO, l:ITO Ha HeM 60THHOK, KOTOpbiH T
l:IHHHJI, flo.n.!
- CrroKOHHO, XoMHJIH, - yMOJIHIOllle CKaaan Tio.n..
KpHBOH fnaa y)Ke paayncH H Terr.epb aaKaTbiBaJI wTaHHH&r
- flpHrOTOBbTeCb K OTXO.LI.y.
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CJihiWHO socKJIHKHyna XoMHJIH.
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0Ha KaK 3a1:1aposaHHaH CMOTpeJia Ha 60THHKH, aKKypaTHO
IIOCTaBJieHHhie Ha Tpasy.
YuerrHBWHCb aa CKJIOHeHHYIO K so.n.e seTKY nemHHhi,
KpHBOH fnaa BCTYIIHJI s so.n.y. 0Ha .n.owna eMy scero .n.o
JIO.ll.bl)KeK.
- 0 rocrro.n.H, - werrHyJia XoMHJIH, - a.n.ecb MeJIKO.
Jly~:~we oToii.n.eM rro.n.anhwe ...
- Tioro.n.H, - cKaaan Tio.n..
Eme war, H so.n.a rroKpbiJia KpHBOMY fnaay KOJieHH,
aaMOl:IHB rro.n.sepHyTbie wTaHhi. OH pacTepHHHO oCTaHOBHJICH,
see eme .n.ep)KaCh aa seTKy.
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11 p 10, 1JTO Bo.n.a xoJIO.ll.HK>W:aH, -
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