Hậu Duệ Thần Đèn -Tập 5

["n\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o v\u00e0 \u0111un s\u00f4i h\u1ed7n h\u1ee3p. Nh\u01b0ng m\u00e0, \u00f4ng Groanin ngh\u0129 th\u1ea7m, l\u1ee1 n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea5y tr\u1ef1c ti\u1ebfp t\u1eeb s\u00f4ng Amazon th\u00ec sao? V\u00e0 h\u1ecd c\u00f3 th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 \u0111un s\u00f4i n\u01b0\u1edbc kh\u00f4ng? N\u01b0\u1edbc chanh \u1edf Peru u\u1ed1ng c\u00f3 an to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng? \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi xoay v\u1ea7n quanh \u0111\u1ea7u \u00f4ng Groanin t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p trong su\u1ed1t kho\u1ea3ng th\u1eddi gian ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 quay l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi m\u00f3n n\u01b0\u1edbc chanh c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. \u0110\u1ebfn khi \u0111\u00f3, \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 ngh\u0129 k\u1ef9 h\u01a1n v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c u\u1ed1ng n\u00f3. V\u1eeba \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady, \u00f4ng v\u1eeba l\u1ea7m b\u1ea7m: \u2013\u2002C\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u1ebft ti\u1ec7t n\u00e0y! \u0110\u00e1ng l\u1ebd m\u00ecnh n\u00ean g\u1ecdi m\u1ed9t lon bia. C\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3 lu\u00f4n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111un s\u00f4i. \u00d4ng v\u1eeba \u0111\u1ecbnh b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i th\u00ec ch\u00fa \u00fd th\u1ea5y \u1edf b\u00e0n k\u1ebf b\u00ean, m\u1ed9t ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng quy\u1ebfn r\u0169 \u0111ang kh\u00f3c n\u1ee9c n\u1edf. \u00d4ng h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002C\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec v\u1eady? T\u00f4i h\u1ecfi, c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec v\u1eady, qu\u00fd c\u00f4? Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef ch\u1ec9 v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda b\u00ean kia c\u1ee7a qu\u1ea3ng tr\u01b0\u1eddng. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc s\u1ef1 ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Groanin, \u1ea3 n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfng Anh kh\u00e1 r\u00f5. \u2013\u2002\u00d4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ea5y g\u00e3 \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng kho\u00e1c \u00e1o jacket \u0111\u1ecf kia kh\u00f4ng, se\u00edor[9]? H\u1eafn v\u1eeba ch\u1ea1y \u0111i v\u1edbi t\u00fai x\u00e1ch c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. \u00d4ng Groanin ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00f9a \u0111\u1ea5y \u00e0? \u00dd c\u00f4 l\u00e0, h\u1eafn gi\u1eadt t\u00fai c\u1ee7a c\u00f4? Ngay ban ng\u00e0y ban m\u1eb7t th\u1ebf n\u00e0y? Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef x\u00ec m\u0169i r\u1ed3i g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u. \u2013\u2002C\u1ea3 cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u1edf trong \u0111\u00f3. V\u00ed ti\u1ec1n c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. Ch\u00f9m ch\u00eca kh\u00f3a c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. \u0110i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9. T\u00f4i th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft t\u00f4i s\u1ebd s\u1ed1ng sao \u0111\u00e2y. \u00d4ng Groanin nh\u00edu m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn xa v\u00e0 h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002C\u00f4 n\u00f3i c\u00e1i g\u00e3 m\u1eb7c s\u01a1 mi \u0111\u1ecf \u0111\u00f3 h\u1ea3? Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u.","\u2013\u2002Qu\u1ea7n xanh d\u01b0\u01a1ng? Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef l\u1ea1i g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u. \u0110\u1eb7t c\u00e1i h\u1ed9p c\u1ed5 \u0111\u1ef1ng s\u1ecd c\u1ee7a Pizarro l\u00ean c\u00e1i b\u00e0n tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef, \u00f4ng Groanin n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Ch\u1edd \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. T\u00f4i n\u00f3i, c\u00f4 ch\u1edd \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y nh\u00e9. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y. T\u00f4i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh. V\u00e0 n\u00f3i xong, \u00f4ng Groanin nhanh ch\u00f3ng b\u0103ng qua qu\u1ea3ng tr\u01b0\u1eddng v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng m\u1eb7c \u00e1o s\u01a1 mi \u0111\u1ecf. \u00d4ng lu\u00f4n m\u1ec1m l\u00f2ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1ed9t khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t xinh \u0111\u1eb9p. \u0110i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eeda \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, \u00f4ng Groanin quay l\u1ea1i nh\u00ecn. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00ean d\u00f5i theo \u00f4ng, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 hy v\u1ecdng \u00f4ng s\u1ebd l\u1ea5y l\u1ea1i t\u00fai x\u00e1ch gi\u00f9m \u1ea3. \u00d4ng Groanin v\u1eaby tay v\u00e0 \u0111i ti\u1ebfp. Nh\u01b0ng gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y khi \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n h\u01a1n, \u00f4ng nh\u1eadn ra ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng trong c\u00e1i \u00e1o jacket \u0111\u1ecf tr\u00ean th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf \u0111ang m\u1eb7c m\u1ed9t b\u1ed9 l\u1ec5 ph\u1ee5c c\u1ee7a qu\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed9i. B\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi c\u00e1nh tay c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i m\u0169 cao m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ecf c\u00f3 g\u1eafn l\u00f4ng chim, v\u00e0 c\u00e1i t\u00fai duy nh\u1ea5t anh ta mang theo l\u00e0 t\u00fai \u0111\u1ea1n m\u1eafc tr\u00ean c\u00e1i th\u1eaft l\u01b0ng qu\u00e2n d\u1ee5ng Sam Browne. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t vi\u00ean c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t. Nu\u1ed1t khan m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i khi nh\u1eadn ra ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 ai, \u00f4ng Groanin ch\u1ea1y ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea1i qu\u00e1n c\u00e0 ph\u00ea, nh\u01b0ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t. T\u1ec7 h\u01a1n n\u1eefa, c\u00e1i h\u1ed9p ch\u1ee9a s\u1ecd Pizarro c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t. \u0110\u00f3 c\u0169ng l\u00e0 l\u00fac \u00f4ng tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y c\u1eadu Nimrod c\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c. \u00d4ng Groanin th\u1eb3ng th\u1eafn th\u00fa nh\u1eadn: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i l\u00e0m m\u1ea5t n\u00f3 r\u1ed3i. C\u00e1i h\u1ed9p \u0111\u00f3, v\u1edbi c\u00e1i s\u1ecd g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 c\u1ee7a anh Frank. T\u00f4i n\u00f3i, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00e1nh m\u1ea5t c\u00e1i h\u1ed9p ch\u1ebft ti\u1ec7t \u0111\u00f3 r\u1ed3i. C\u1eadu Nimrod th\u1edf d\u00e0i m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng th\u1eadt to: \u2013\u2002Anh l\u00e0m m\u1ea5t c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a Don Francisco Pizarro r\u1ed3i h\u1ea3?","Gi\u1ecdng ch\u1eb3ng vui v\u1ebb g\u00ec, \u00f4ng Groanin n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i nh\u01b0 v\u1eady r\u1ed3i m\u00e0. M\u1ed9t con chim Peru \u0111\u00e3 l\u1eeba t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng \u1ea3 b\u1ecb gi\u1eadt t\u00fai x\u00e1ch, r\u1ed3i tr\u1ed9m \u0111i c\u00e1i h\u1ed9p. Zadie b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002\u00d4ng d\u1ec5 b\u1ecb l\u1eeba th\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea5y. \u00d4ng Groanin n\u00e9m cho c\u00f4 nh\u1ecf m\u1ed9t \u00e1nh m\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7y n\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ed9c. C\u1eadu Nimrod tr\u1ea7m gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u01b0a cho t\u00f4i tay c\u1ee7a anh, Groanin. \u00d4ng Groanin l\u1eafp b\u1eafp: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t tai n\u1ea1n. T\u00f4i n\u00f3i, t\u00f4i xin l\u1ed7i, th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i. Nh\u00ecn n\u00e0y, ng\u00e0i kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ecbnh l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu v\u1edbi t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ea5y ch\u1ee9? C\u1eadu Nimrod c\u1ea7m l\u1ea5y tay \u00f4ng Groanin. \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i v\u1edbi anh \u0111\u00e2u, Groanin. R\u1ed3i c\u1eadu ng\u1eafm m\u1eaft l\u1ea1i. \u00d4ng Groanin lo l\u1eafng h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002Ng\u00e0i \u0111ang l\u00e0m g\u00ec v\u1eady? \u1ea2 v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a \u0111i xa \u0111\u00e2u. Ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i \u0111i t\u00ecm \u1ea3. C\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00f3 ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u00f4i \u0111ang c\u1ed1 th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u00e2y. N\u1ebfu anh ch\u1ecbu im mi\u1ec7ng v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00f4i l\u00e0m. C\u1eadu Nimrod nh\u1ea5c hai b\u00e0n tay c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Groanin l\u00ean m\u0169i, h\u00edt s\u00e2u v\u00e0i l\u1ea7n r\u1ed3i th\u1ea7m th\u00ec t\u1eeb tr\u1ecdng t\u00e2m c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu: \u2013\u2002QWERTYUIOP! Philippa h\u1ecfi nh\u1ecf: \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu Nimrod \u0111ang l\u00e0m g\u00ec v\u1eady?","Zadie ch\u1ebf nh\u1ea1o: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u1eebng c\u00f3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi t\u1edb l\u00e0 c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft g\u00ec v\u1ec1 odorari ch\u1ee9? \u00d4ng Vodyannoy gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch: \u2013\u2002Odorari l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t k\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt th\u1ea7n b\u00ed ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng djinn quy\u1ec1n n\u0103ng nh\u1ea5t m\u1edbi th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Ch\u00e1u th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00f3, d\u1ea5u v\u1ebft nh\u1eefng nguy\u00ean t\u1eed c\u1ee7a c\u00e1i h\u1ed9p v\u1eabn c\u00f2n d\u00ednh tr\u00ean tay anh Groanin. V\u00e0i ph\u00fat n\u1eefa v\u00e0 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n s\u1ebd qu\u00e1 tr\u1ec5. Ch\u00e1u c\u1ee9 ch\u1edd xem. V\u00e0i gi\u00e2y n\u1eefa Nimrod s\u1ebd \u0111\u00e1nh h\u01a1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3. C\u1eadu Nimrod l\u1ea1i h\u00edt m\u1ed9t h\u01a1i th\u1eadt s\u00e2u hai b\u00e0n tay l\u1ea5m t\u1ea5m m\u1ed3 h\u00f4i c\u1ee7a vi\u00ean qu\u1ea3n gia nh\u00e0 c\u1eadu. C\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ng\u1eedi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u00f9i ph\u00f4 mai, b\u00e1nh m\u00ec, k\u1eb9o ng\u1eadm h\u1ecdng, d\u1ea5u v\u1ebft c\u1ee7a n\u01b0\u1edbc chanh, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u00edt x\u00e0 ph\u00f2ng. R\u1ed3i cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u1eadu c\u0169ng b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3. Ch\u1ec9 v\u00e0i ph\u00e2n t\u1eed ch\u00ec t\u1eeb l\u1edbp h\u00e0n tr\u00ean v\u1ecf h\u1ed9p, nh\u01b0ng c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ee7 cho m\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu. C\u1eadu Nimrod \u0111\u01b0a c\u00e1i m\u0169i \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t th\u00ednh c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh l\u00ean cao tr\u00ean kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed v\u00e0 h\u00edt v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t m\u00f9i v\u1ecb h\u1ed7n h\u1ee3p c\u1ee7a c\u00e0 ph\u00ea, bia, kh\u00f3i thu\u1ed1c l\u00e1, th\u1ee9c \u0103n s\u1ea5y kh\u00f4, m\u1ed3 h\u00f4i c\u1ee7a con ng\u01b0\u1eddi, x\u00e0 ph\u00f2ng, nh\u1ef1a silicon, n\u01b0\u1edbc t\u1eeb \u0111\u00e0i phun, kh\u00f3i g\u1ed7, kh\u00ed CO (oxit cacbon), h\u01a1i ch\u00ec t\u1eeb x\u0103ng d\u1ea7u, v\u00e0 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, c\u00f9ng lo\u1ea1i v\u1edbi th\u1ee9 kh\u00ed cacbon \u1edf b\u00e0n tay to \u0111\u00f9ng c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Groanin. R\u1ed3i c\u1eadu m\u1edf m\u1eaft ra v\u00e0 m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi. C\u1eadu nh\u1ecf gi\u1ecdng, n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i tin l\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 t\u00f3m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00fang. Ch\u1edd \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y nh\u00e9. T\u1eeb qu\u00e1n c\u00e0 ph\u00ea, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef x\u00e1ch c\u00e1i h\u1ed9p \u0111\u1ef1ng s\u1ecd v\u00f2ng qua m\u1ed9t g\u00f3c \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1ecdn c\u1ee7a \u1ea3 \u0111ang ch\u1edd trong xe. \u1ea2 v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a c\u00f3 th\u1eddi gian \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o trong h\u1ed9p, nh\u01b0ng \u1ea3 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u00e2y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t m\u00f3n \u0111\u1ed3 c\u1ed5 v\u00e0 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n c\u00e1i h\u1ed9p c\u0169ng r\u1ea5t c\u00f3 gi\u00e1 tr\u1ecb. M\u1edf c\u1eeda tr\u01b0\u1edbc, \u1ea3 ng\u1ed3i v\u00e0o trong xe v\u1edbi c\u00e1i h\u1ed9p \u0111\u1eb7t tr\u00ean \u0111\u00f9i. Kh\u00f4ng ai trong hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecdn h\u1ecd nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng v\u00f4","h\u00ecnh tr\u01b0\u1eddn v\u00e0o b\u0103ng gh\u1ebf ngay sau l\u01b0ng \u1ea3. H\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda c\u00e1i h\u1ed9p, g\u00e3 \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002C\u00e1i g\u00ec th\u1ebf? \u2013\u2002Ch\u1eb3ng bi\u1ebft. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i t\u00ean tr\u00ean n\u1eafp. Don Francisco Pizarro Demarkes. \u2013\u2002Tao ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd nghe \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1i t\u00ean \u0111\u00f3. Nh\u01b0ng nghe c\u00f3 v\u1ebb gi\u00e0u s\u1ee5. \u2013\u2002Nh\u00ecn n\u00f3 h\u01a1i \u01a1n \u1edbn. Nh\u01b0ng m\u00e0y ngh\u0129 n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e1ng gi\u00e1 kh\u00f4ng? Nhe r\u0103ng c\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea7y v\u1ebb hung \u00e1c, g\u00e3 \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002C\u00f3 l\u1ebd b\u00ean trong c\u00f2n c\u00f3 th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e1ng gi\u00e1 h\u01a1n. \u2013\u2002Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ec3 bi\u1ebft ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef n\u00f3i, v\u00e0 m\u1edf n\u1eafp h\u1ed9p. C\u1eadu Nimrod kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed9c \u00e1c, nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u1ea3m th\u00f4ng m\u1ea5y v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng t\u00ean tr\u1ed9m v\u00e0 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y vi\u1ec7c h\u00f9 d\u1ecda b\u1ed9 \u0111\u00f4i l\u1eeba g\u1ea1t n\u00e0y \u2013 \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t l\u00e0 lo\u1ea1i h\u00f9 h\u1ecda c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 khi\u1ebfn h\u1ecd b\u1ecf vi\u1ec7c tr\u1ed9m c\u1eafp \u2013 v\u1ec1 l\u00e2u d\u00e0i s\u1ebd c\u00f3 \u00edch cho h\u1ecd. Trong gi\u00e2y l\u00e1t, c\u1eadu c\u00e2n nh\u1eafc vi\u1ec7c thay \u0111\u1ed5i v\u1ebb ngo\u00e0i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e1ng s\u1ee3 h\u01a1n nhi\u1ec1u, nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i t\u1eeb b\u1ecf \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111\u00f3 v\u00ec kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n hai t\u00ean tr\u1ed9m l\u00ean c\u01a1n \u0111au tim. R\u1ed3i c\u1eadu bi\u1ebfn h\u00ecnh th\u00e0nh Pizarro, nh\u01b0 trong m\u1ed9t b\u1ee9c tranh c\u1ee7a h\u1ecda s\u0129 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh - John Everett Millais - m\u00e0 c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y t\u1ea1i Ph\u00f2ng Tr\u01b0ng b\u00e0y Qu\u1ed1c gia \u1edf Lu\u00e2n \u0110\u00f4n, v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t b\u1ed9 r\u00e2u, \u00e1o ch\u1ebdn \u0111\u1ecf, gi\u00e1p che ng\u1ef1c b\u1eb1ng v\u00e0ng, c\u1ed5 \u00e1o x\u1ebfp n\u1ebfp, m\u0169 m\u1ec1m g\u1eafn l\u00f4ng chim, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t thanh g\u01b0\u01a1m trong tay. S\u1ef1 xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t \u1edf b\u0103ng gh\u1ebf sau n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u00e0nh v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng b\u00f9m l\u1edbn nh\u01b0 ti\u1ebfng n\u1ed5 c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i t\u00fai gi\u1ea5y. Hai t\u00ean tr\u1ed9m h\u00e9t to\u00e1ng l\u00ean v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed3ng lo\u1ea1t v\u1edbi tay l\u00ean c\u1ea7n g\u1ea1t c\u1eeda","xe, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang r\u1ee5ng xu\u1ed1ng tay h\u1ecd v\u00e0 c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda v\u1eabn b\u1ecb kh\u00f3a k\u00edn. V\u1ed9i v\u00e3 mu\u1ed1n ch\u1ea1y ra kh\u1ecfi xe, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef l\u00e0m c\u00e1i s\u1ecd c\u1ee7a Pizarro r\u01a1i kh\u1ecfi h\u1ed9p v\u00e0 r\u1edbt v\u00e0o l\u00f2ng \u1ea3, khi\u1ebfn \u1ea3 c\u00e0ng h\u00e9t l\u1edbn h\u01a1n. R\u1ed3i khi \u1ea3 c\u1ed1 leo l\u00ean b\u1ea3ng \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 t\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed9, c\u00e1i s\u1ecd r\u1edbt xu\u1ed1ng s\u00e0n. B\u1eb1ng gi\u1ecdng T\u00e2y Ban Nha oai nghi\u00eam v\u00e0 v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng \u0111\u00e1ng s\u1ee3, c\u1eadu Nimrod h\u1ecfi l\u1edbn: \u2013\u2002K\u1ebb n\u00e0o d\u00e1m \u0103n tr\u1ed9m v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f9a gi\u1ee1n v\u1edbi c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a ta nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t qu\u1ea3 d\u01b0a nh\u01b0 v\u1eady? Nghi\u00eang ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc, c\u1eadu Nimrod cho ph\u00e9p m\u1ed9t h\u01a1i th\u1edf \u0111\u1ea7y m\u00f9i t\u1ecfi tho\u00e1t ra kh\u1ecfi mi\u1ec7ng v\u00e0 l\u1ed7 m\u0169i c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu, \u00f4 nhi\u1ec5m b\u1ea7u kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed kh\u00e9p k\u00edn b\u00ean trong xe, r\u1ed3i c\u1eadu n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp: \u2013\u2002L\u0169 v\u00f4 l\u1ea1i. H\u00e8n nh\u00e1t. \u0110\u1ed3 ch\u00f3 lai. L\u0169 t\u1ed9i ph\u1ea1m. C\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i, nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb d\u00e1m \u0103n tr\u1ed9m c\u00e1i h\u1ed9p qu\u00fd b\u00e1u \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a Don Francisco Pizarro Demarkes, h\u00e3y chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb tinh th\u1ea7n \u0111\u00f3n nh\u1eadn s\u1ef1 tr\u1eebng ph\u1ea1t kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp nh\u1ea5t. Quay ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1i tr\u00ean gh\u1ebf, hai tay ch\u1ea5p v\u00e0o nhau nh\u01b0 c\u1ea7u nguy\u1ec7n, g\u00e3 \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng l\u00ed nh\u00ed van xin: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i xin ng\u00e0i, Don Francisco, xin \u0111\u1eebng gi\u1ebft ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. C\u1eadu Nimrod ph\u1ea3 h\u01a1i th\u1edf n\u1eb7ng m\u00f9i l\u01b0u hu\u1ef3nh v\u00e0o m\u1eb7t g\u00e3 v\u00e0 l\u1eafc g\u01b0\u01a1m so\u00e0n so\u1ea1t trong v\u1ecf bao c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. \u2013\u2002Ng\u01b0\u01a1i d\u00e1m kh\u1ea9n c\u1ea7u ta h\u1ea3, t\u00ean tr\u1ed9m kia? C\u1eadu g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y kho\u00e1i tr\u00e1, t\u1ef1a nh\u01b0 trong gi\u1edd ph\u00fat xu\u1ea5t th\u1ea7n c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t di\u1ec5n vi\u00ean v\u00e0o vai thi\u00ean t\u00e0i x\u1ea5u xa trong m\u1ed9t v\u1edf k\u1ecbch c\u00e2m Gi\u00e1ng sinh r\u1ebb ti\u1ec1n. \u2013\u2002Ng\u01b0\u01a1i ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e9p h\u1ecfi xin ta \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u01b0\u01a1i ch\u1ebft nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o, ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1ecfi ta s\u1ebd ch\u00e9m ch\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1ecdn v\u00f4 d\u1ee5ng c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u01a1i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. C\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i l\u0169 \u1ea2 r\u1eadp, l\u0169 linh c\u1ea9u, l\u0169 b\u1ec7nh h\u1ee7i. H\u00e3y nh\u00e2n","danh m\u1eb9 c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 m\u1eb9 c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9 c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i r\u1eb1ng c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd tr\u1ed9m c\u1eafp l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa, v\u00e0 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd ta s\u1ebd tha cho c\u00e1i m\u1ea1ng ch\u00f3 v\u00f4 d\u1ee5ng c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i. B\u1eb1ng kh\u00f4ng, h\u00e3y ng\u1eadm mi\u1ec7ng l\u1ea1i, v\u00ec h\u01a1i th\u1edf d\u1ed1i tr\u00e1 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng s\u1ebd n\u1eb1m trong l\u1ed7 m\u0169i tr\u1ed9m c\u1eafp v\u00e0 c\u00e1i mi\u1ec7ng d\u1ed1i tr\u00e1 c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi. G\u00e3 \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng r\u1ed1i r\u00edt n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002V\u00e2ng, v\u00e2ng, v\u00e2ng. T\u00f4i th\u1ec1. Nh\u00e2n danh m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i v\u00e0 m\u1eb9 c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd tr\u1ed9m c\u1eafp l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa. C\u1ea3 hai ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd l\u00e0m v\u1eady, \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng? Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 ch\u1ed3m h\u1ed5m tr\u00ean b\u1ea3ng \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 xe the th\u00e9 r\u00fa l\u00ean: \u2013\u2002V\u00e2ng, t\u00f4i th\u1ec1. C\u1eadu Nimrod g\u1ea7m l\u00ean, \u0111\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi l\u00e0m c\u00e1i xe run l\u00ean b\u1ea7n b\u1eadt v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 gi\u1eadn d\u1eef c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi b\u1ed9 t\u1ea3n nhi\u1ec7t b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1ed1c kh\u00f3i nghi ng\u00fat: \u2013\u2002Ta kh\u00f4ng tin c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i. V\u00ec c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a n\u00f3i g\u00ec v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c tr\u1ea3 c\u00e1i s\u1ecd c\u1ee7a ta l\u1ea1i cho g\u00e3 ng\u1ed1c t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p m\u00e0 c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00e1nh c\u1eafp n\u00f3 t\u1eeb g\u00e3, h\u1eafn c\u0169ng s\u1ebd h\u1ee9ng ch\u1ecbu m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp. V\u00e0 ta v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng nghe c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i n\u00f3i g\u00ec v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c b\u00f9 \u0111\u1eafp l\u1ea1i cho t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb ng\u1ed1c m\u00e0 c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u00e3 l\u1eeba g\u1ea1t v\u00e0 l\u1ea5y c\u1eafp \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u1ea1c. Nh\u01b0ng v\u00ec c\u1ea3 hai ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m ta m\u1ec1m l\u00f2ng \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00fat, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd ta s\u1ebd cho c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i ch\u1ecdn l\u1ef1a c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd th\u00ec, ta s\u1ebd nh\u00e9t c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i h\u0169 r\u00f2 r\u1ec9 r\u1ed3i qu\u1eb3ng n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn v\u00f9ng bi\u1ec3n d\u01a1 b\u1ea9n nh\u1ea5t tr\u00ean h\u00e0nh tinh n\u00e0y ch\u0103ng? Hay ta n\u00ean t\u1eeb t\u1ed1n m\u1edbm c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i cho m\u1ed9t con tr\u0103n Nam M\u1ef9 v\u1edbi h\u01a1i th\u1edf h\u00f4i h\u00e1m? Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef r\u00fa l\u00ean: \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng, kh\u00f4ng, kh\u00f4ng. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ebd l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c mang tr\u1ea3 c\u00e1i s\u1ecd cho \u00f4ng \u1ea5y. T\u00f4i h\u1ee9a. V\u00e0 t\u00f4i s\u1ebd quy\u00ean g\u00f3p to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 s\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n \u0103n tr\u1ed9m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c","t\u1eeb tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1edd cho nh\u00e0 th\u1edd. T\u00f4i th\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ea5y. G\u00e3 \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u lia l\u1ecba: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i c\u0169ng v\u1eady. G\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng, c\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Th\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, ta s\u1ebd tin c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i. Nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ai trong c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i d\u00e1m \u0103n tr\u1ed9m d\u00f9 ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t m\u00f3n \u0111\u1ed3 v\u0103n ph\u00f2ng ph\u1ea9m, d\u00e1m \u0111i xe bu\u00fdt chui, ho\u1eb7c d\u00e1m tr\u1ea3 tr\u1ec5 s\u00e1ch cho th\u01b0 vi\u1ec7n, ta s\u1ebd quay l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 thay th\u1ebf \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1eb1ng ph\u00e2n voi v\u00e0 c\u1eaft tai c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i l\u00e0m \u0111\u1ed3 trang s\u1ee9c. C\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i nghe r\u00f5 r\u1ed3i ch\u1ee9? \u2013\u2002V\u00e2ng, v\u00e2ng, v\u00e2ng. \u2013\u2002Gi\u1edd th\u00ec \u0111i \u0111i. \u0110i tr\u1ea3 c\u00e1i h\u1ed9p v\u00e0 c\u00e1i s\u1ecd l\u1ea1i cho g\u00e3 ng\u1ed1c m\u1eb7t t\u00e1i m\u00e9t \u1edf qu\u1ea3ng tr\u01b0\u1eddng mau. C\u1eadu Nimrod l\u00e0m nh\u1eefng c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda xe b\u1eadt tung ra v\u00e0 hai t\u00ean tr\u1ed9m l\u1ed3m c\u1ed3m b\u00f2 xu\u1ed1ng, ch\u1ec9 ng\u1eebng l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ee7 l\u00e2u \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1ea7m c\u00e1i h\u1ed9p l\u00ean v\u00e0 b\u1ecf c\u00e1i s\u1ecd c\u1ee7a Pizarro v\u00e0o l\u1ea1i b\u00ean trong. C\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00fac kh\u00edch m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t v\u00ec c\u1eadu kh\u00e1 h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng v\u1edbi ph\u1ea7n tr\u00ecnh di\u1ec5n v\u1eeba r\u1ed3i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, c\u1eadu Nimrod b\u01b0\u1edbc ra kh\u1ecfi xe v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9ng nh\u00ecn hai t\u00ean tr\u1ed9m ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1i ch\u1ebft. Ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh n\u00ean nh\u1eafc nh\u1edf h\u1ecd ph\u1ea3i c\u1ea3i t\u00e0 quy ch\u00ednh, c\u1eadu quay l\u1ea1i, th\u1ea7m th\u00ec t\u1eeb tr\u1ecdng t\u00e2m c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 thay \u0111\u1ed5i m\u1ed9t \u00edt thi\u1ebft k\u1ebf ban \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a chi\u1ebfc xe \u2013 t\u00f4 \u0111en l\u1edbp k\u00ednh sau xe v\u00e0 th\u00eam v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 m\u1ea5y song s\u1eaft \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3 nh\u00ecn gi\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i xe ch\u1edf t\u00f9 nh\u00e2n. \u0110\u1ec3 nh\u1ea5n m\u1ea1nh h\u01a1n n\u1eefa, c\u1eadu th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f2n \u0111\u1eb7t hai b\u1ed9 \u00e1o t\u00f9 li\u1ec1n qu\u1ea7n m\u00e0u cam c\u00f9ng hai c\u00e1i c\u00f2ng tr\u00ean b\u0103ng gh\u1ebf xe. Xong xu\u00f4i, c\u1eadu n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Ai b\u1ea3o ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 c\u1ea3i t\u1ea1o t\u1ed9i ph\u1ea1m n\u00e0o? Nh\u00ecn Zadie nh\u1ea3y tap-dance quanh c\u00e1i b\u00e0n c\u00e0 ph\u00ea n\u01a1i c\u1ea3 nh\u00f3m","\u0111ang ng\u1ed3i ch\u1edd c\u1eadu Nimrod quay l\u1ea1i, \u00f4ng Groanin l\u1ea7m b\u1ea7m: \u2013\u2002N\u00f3 c\u1ee9 nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m g\u00ec v\u1eady sao? T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ng\u1ea1i n\u00f3i cho m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i hy v\u1ecdng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i b\u1eaby hay m\u1ed9t mi\u1ec7ng c\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1edf n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 quanh \u0111\u00e2y. Philippa nh\u0103n m\u1eb7t: \u2013\u2002H\u01a1i \u00e1c \u0111\u00f3 \u00f4ng. John b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002Anh th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 v\u1eady. \u2013\u2002N\u00f3 l\u00e0m t\u00f4i ph\u00e1t \u0111i\u00ean l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Nh\u1ea3y v\u1edbi ch\u1ea3 nh\u00f3t. N\u00f3 ngh\u0129 n\u00f3 l\u00e0 ai ch\u1ee9? Gene Kelly? Hay Ginger Rogers d\u1edf h\u01a1i? B\u1ed9 n\u00f3 b\u1ecb b\u1ec7nh hi\u1ebfu \u0111\u1ed9ng th\u00e1i qu\u00e1 hay sao? T\u00f4i h\u1ecfi, c\u00f4 n\u00e0ng ng\u1edb ng\u1ea9n \u0111\u00f3 m\u1eafc b\u1ec7nh hi\u1ebfu \u0111\u1ed9ng th\u00e1i qu\u00e1 hay sao? \u00d4ng Vodyannoy n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002\u1edc, t\u00f4i tin l\u00e0 v\u1eady. Djinn ch\u00fang t\u00f4i g\u1ecdi \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 t\u00ecnh tr\u1ea1ng t\u1ef1 d\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ee9ng ng\u1ed3i kh\u00f4ng y\u00ean. Gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 khi ai \u0111\u00f3 theo \u0111u\u1ed5i m\u1ed9t giai \u0111i\u1ec7u l\u1ed1 b\u1ecbch tr\u00ean \u0111\u00e0n phong c\u1ea7m c\u1ee7a nh\u00e0 th\u1edd. Kh\u00f4ng \u00edt djinn m\u1eafc ch\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00f3 khi c\u00f2n tr\u1ebb. Philippa l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u1ea5y th\u1ea5y ch\u01b0a. Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u1ed7i c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e2u nh\u00e9. Ch\u00fang ta c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i th\u00f4ng c\u1ea3m cho c\u1eadu \u1ea5y ch\u1ee9 \u00f4ng. John ch\u1ebf gi\u1ec5u: \u2013\u2002Em \u0111ang n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n em \u0111\u1ea5y \u00e0? Tuy nhi\u00ean tr\u00ean th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf, Philippa hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ed1i h\u1eadn v\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c m\u1eddi Zadie tham gia chuy\u1ebfn phi\u00eau l\u01b0u Nam M\u1ef9 c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. Th\u1ee9 c\u00f4 ng\u1ea1i nh\u1ea5t kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec7u tap-dance hay th\u1eadm ch\u00ed l\u00e0 c\u00e1i b\u00e0n ch\u1ea3i \u0111\u00e1nh r\u0103ng Zadie lu\u00f4n ng\u1eadm trong mi\u1ec7ng, m\u00e0 l\u00e0 c\u00e1i mi\u1ec7ng l\u01b0\u1ee1i s\u1eafc","nh\u1ecdn hay ch\u1ec9 tr\u00edch c\u1ee7a c\u00f4. N\u00f3 th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 l\u00e0m Philippa c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu. Zadie v\u1eabn \u0111ang nh\u1ea3y tap-dance khi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef l\u1ea5y tr\u1ed9m c\u00e1i h\u1ed9p xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i b\u00e0n c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd v\u00e0 tr\u1ea3 n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i c\u00fai ng\u01b0\u1eddi xin l\u1ed7i \u0111\u1ea7y s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i. \u1ea2 n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i r\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfc. Cho t\u00f4i xin l\u1ed7i. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd l\u00e0m v\u1eady n\u1eefa. Xin th\u1ee9 l\u1ed7i cho t\u00f4i, se\u00edor. \u00d4ng Groanin b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002\u00c0, \u1edd, n\u00f3i th\u00ec d\u1ec5 l\u1eafm. C\u00f4 n\u00ean t\u1ef1 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y x\u1ea5u h\u1ed5, c\u00f4 g\u00e1i tr\u1ebb \u1ea1. T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 t\u00f4i n\u00ean \u0111i g\u1ecdi c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1eaft c\u00f4 l\u1ea1i. T\u00f4i n\u00f3i, t\u00f4i th\u1eadt mu\u1ed1n \u0111i g\u1ecdi c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u1ea5y, c\u00f4 nghe ch\u01b0a? T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1eddi gian cho nh\u1eefng t\u00ean tr\u1ed9m. Th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 kh\u00f4ng. \u0110\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t khi h\u1ecd tr\u1ed9m \u0111\u1ed3 c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c. M\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u00f4ng th\u1eadt th\u1ea3m h\u1ea1i, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef h\u01a1i v\u1eb7n v\u1eb9o hai tay v\u1edbi nhau v\u00e0 c\u00fai \u0111\u1ea7u l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa. Ng\u00e2n ng\u1ea5n n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft, \u1ea3 l\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i: \u2013\u2002Xin th\u1ee9 l\u1ed7i cho t\u00f4i. \u00d4ng Groanin t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i th\u1eb3ng th\u1eebng: \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd. Philippa nghi\u00eam ngh\u1ecb n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002K\u00eca \u00f4ng! Ch\u00e1u nh\u1edb \u00f4ng c\u0169ng t\u1eebng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb tr\u1ed9m m\u00e0. Tr\u00ean th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch \u00f4ng g\u1eb7p c\u1eadu Nimrod, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i sao? B\u1edfi v\u00ec \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ea5y tr\u1ed9m c\u00e1i b\u00ecnh r\u01b0\u1ee3u ch\u1ee9a c\u1eadu \u1ea5y. Vi\u00ean qu\u1ea3n gia ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh \u0111\u1eb1ng h\u1eafng m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng l\u1edbn v\u00e0 nh\u00ecn Philippa v\u1edbi c\u1eb7p m\u1eaft tr\u1ee3n tr\u00f2n. \u2013\u2002\u1edc th\u00ec, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. C\u00e1m \u01a1n \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eafc nh\u1edf ta \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3, th\u01b0a","c\u00f4. Gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y khi ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eafc l\u1ea1i \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3, ta ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng ta mu\u1ed1n qu\u00ean \u0111i kho\u1ea3ng \u0111\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3. Zadie m\u1ec9a mai: \u2013\u2002Con ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00ec l\u1ea7m l\u1ed7i v\u00e0 th\u00e1nh th\u1ea7n th\u00ec tha th\u1ee9. \u00d4ng Groanin c\u1eafn m\u00f4i. B\u1ecb Philippa, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u00f4ng c\u1ef1c k\u1ef3 y\u00eau qu\u00fd, ch\u1ec9 tr\u00edch l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ec7n, nh\u01b0ng b\u1ecb ch\u1ec9 tr\u00edch b\u1edfi m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu nh\u01b0 Zadie l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ec7n kh\u00e1c. \u00d4ng l\u1ea7m b\u1ea7m: \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu nh\u00f3c Dybbuk m\u00e0 m\u00ecnh v\u1eabn hay ph\u00e0n n\u00e0n h\u00f3a ra v\u1eabn c\u00f2n \u0111\u1ee1. Zadie d\u00f9 sao c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng nghe ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c n\u00f3i, h\u1ecfi l\u1ea1i: \u2013\u2002Hm? \u00d4ng Groanin n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i n\u00f3i, v\u1edbi th\u00e1nh th\u1ea7n th\u00ec c\u00e1i g\u00ec m\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eb9p, b\u1ea3nh bao. Nh\u01b0ng v\u1edbi mundane ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i kh\u00e1c. \u00d4ng b\u1ef1c b\u1ed9i v\u1eaby tay v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef: \u2013\u2002C\u00f4 \u0111i \u0111i, c\u00f4 n\u00e0ng l\u00e1u c\u00e1, tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi t\u00f4i k\u1ecbp \u0111\u1ed5i \u00fd v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f4 h\u1ee9ng ch\u1ecbu c\u1ea3nh b\u1ecb b\u00e1n l\u00e0m n\u00f4 l\u1ec7 hay b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 c\u00e1ch x\u1eed tr\u00ed n\u00e0o d\u00e0nh cho nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb tr\u1ed9m \u1edf c\u00e1i v\u00f9ng th\u00f4 t\u1ee5c n\u00e0y. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef quay l\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 v\u1ed9i v\u00e3 b\u1ecf ch\u1ea1y. \u00d4ng Groanin \u0111\u1eafc th\u1eafng tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u1ea5y. T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 ph\u1ea3i \u0111e d\u1ecda nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf m\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.","Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng 6 C\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u teo nh\u1ecf c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Sicky v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng truy\u1ec7n k\u1ec3 kinh kh\u1ee7ng sau bu\u1ed5i t\u1ed1i H\u1ecd thu\u00ea m\u00e1y bay bay \u0111\u1ebfn Cuzco, th\u1ee7 \u0111\u00f4 c\u1ed5 c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi Inca n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng s\u01b0\u1eddn n\u00fai cao c\u1ee7a d\u00e3y Andes. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc m\u00e1y bay Cessna Caravan \u0111a n\u0103ng, kh\u00e1 ti\u1ec7n l\u1ee3i cho vi\u1ec7c chuy\u00ean ch\u1edf t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1edb d\u1ee5ng c\u1ee5 m\u00e0 h\u1ecd mang theo t\u1eeb New York. Trong khi chi\u1ebfc m\u00e1y bay \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ed5 sung nhi\u00ean li\u1ec7u \u1edf Cuzco, h\u1ecd b\u1eaft tr\u1ef1c th\u0103ng l\u00ean th\u00e0nh c\u1ed5 Machu Picchu, n\u01a1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 \u201cth\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 b\u1ecb m\u1ea5t t\u00edch\u201d m\u00e0 Hiram Bingham \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y v\u00e0o n\u0103m 1911. Machu Picchu g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng \u0111\u00e1m m\u00e2y, v\u00e0 c\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng n\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u k\u1ef3 th\u00fa nh\u1ea5t m\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u1eebng th\u1ea5y. G\u1ea7n tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng kim t\u1ef1 th\u00e1p, d\u00f9 tu\u1ed5i \u0111\u1eddi c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 \u00edt h\u01a1n nhi\u1ec1u. John nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t: \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f3 m\u00e0 tin \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ng\u01b0\u1eddi Inca c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 khu\u00e2n nh\u1eefng kh\u1ed1i \u0111\u00e1 to \u0111\u00f9ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00ean \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u1ec3 x\u00e2y th\u00e0nh m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh djinn. C\u1eadu Nimrod b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002\u00c0, h\u1ecd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ea5y. N\u01a1i n\u00e0y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng v\u00e0o n\u0103m 1450, h\u00e0ng tr\u0103m sau khi v\u1ecb vua djinn c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi Inca, Manco Capac, qua \u0111\u1eddi.","\u00d4ng Groanin n\u00f3i gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng h\u1ed5n h\u1ec3n, v\u00ec \u1edf \u0111\u1ed9 cao c\u00e1ch m\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc bi\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n hai ng\u00e0n n\u0103m tr\u0103m m\u00e9t, kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed \u1edf Machu Picchu kh\u00e1 lo\u00e3ng: \u2013\u2002\u00cdt c\u00f3 th\u1ee9 con ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t khi \u0111\u00e3 quy\u1ebft t\u00e2m. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd ngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb vi\u1ec7c th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec7n s\u1ef1 t\u00f4n tr\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi n\u01a1i n\u00e0y m\u1ed9t \u00edt, t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i, nh\u00ecn n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 v\u1ebb b\u1ecb m\u1ea5t t\u00edch g\u00ec c\u1ea3. Nh\u00ecn n\u01a1i n\u00e0y xem. T\u00f4i n\u00f3i, c\u1ee9 nh\u00ecn n\u01a1i n\u00e0y m\u00e0 xem. Ch\u1eb3ng kh\u00e1c g\u00ec c\u00f4ng vi\u00ean Heaton \u1edf Manchester v\u00e0o ng\u00e0y ngh\u1ec9 c\u1ee7a ng\u00e2n h\u00e0ng \u1ea5y. \u0110\u1ea7y nh\u00f3c ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00e1n chuy\u1ec7n qua \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i hay t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c d\u00e3 ngo\u1ea1i, d\u00e2n hippy b\u00e1n b\u01b0u thi\u1ebfp, m\u1ea5y g\u00e3 cu\u1ed3ng t\u00edn d\u1edf h\u01a1i h\u1ecdp m\u1eb7t c\u1ea7u nguy\u1ec7n \u2013 Ch\u00faa \u01a1i, \u0111\u1eb1ng kia th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f2n c\u00f3 c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t nh\u00f3m ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 quay qu\u1ea3ng c\u00e1o kem ch\u1ed1ng n\u1eafng. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt. Khu th\u00e0nh c\u1ed5 \u0111\u1ea1i hi\u1ec7n l\u00fac nh\u00fac du kh\u00e1ch v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ee7 m\u1ecdi qu\u1ed1c t\u1ecbch, v\u00e0 John \u0111\u00e3 r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi Machu Picchu v\u1edbi suy ngh\u0129, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 Hiram Bingham n\u00ean gi\u1eef b\u00ed m\u1eadt khi kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 ra n\u01a1i n\u00e0y. Philippa th\u00ec ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng th\u1eadt kh\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 tin r\u1eb1ng c\u00f2n c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i kh\u00e1c nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y \u2013 \u1edf Machu Picchu, c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t tr\u0103m b\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u01a1i c\u00f4ng tr\u00ecnh ki\u1ebfn tr\u00fac kh\u00e1c nhau \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng tr\u00ean kh\u1eafp di\u1ec7n t\u00edch n\u0103m d\u1eb7m vu\u00f4ng \u2013 v\u00ed d\u1ee5 nh\u01b0 Paititi, v\u1eabn \u0111ang ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1. \u00cdt nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u c\u00f4 ngh\u0129 cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi h\u1ecd quay l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi chi\u1ebfc Cessna c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd v\u00e0 bay v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda \u0111\u00f4ng, b\u0103ng qua m\u1eb7t b\u00ean kia c\u1ee7a d\u00e3y Andes \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n nh\u1ecf t\u00ean g\u1ecdi Manu n\u1eb1m ngay t\u1ea1i tr\u00e1i tim c\u1ee7a r\u1eebng Amazon thu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ecba ph\u1eadn Peru. L\u00e0 khu r\u1eebng m\u01b0a nhi\u1ec7t \u0111\u1edbi l\u1edbn nh\u1ea5t tr\u00ean tr\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea5t, r\u1eebng Amazon bao ph\u1ee7 m\u1ed9t di\u1ec7n t\u00edch l\u00ean \u0111\u1ebfn ba tri\u1ec7u d\u1eb7m vu\u00f4ng. Kho\u1ea3ng r\u1eebng Amazon thu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ecba ph\u1eadn c\u1ee7a n\u01b0\u1edbc Peru ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n nh\u1ecf trong","con s\u1ed1 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 \u0111\u00f3, tuy nhi\u00ean n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 n\u01a1i hoang d\u00e3 nh\u1ea5t, kh\u00f3 ti\u1ebfp c\u1eadn nh\u1ea5t, v\u00e0 v\u00ec th\u1ebf tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh khu r\u1eebng m\u01b0a \u00edt b\u1ecb khai ph\u00e1 nh\u1ea5t tr\u00ean th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi. Khi chi\u1ebfc m\u00e1y bay h\u1ea1 th\u1ea5p tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng v\u00f2m c\u00e2y d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 k\u00e9o d\u00e0i \u0111\u1ebfn v\u00f4 t\u1eadn, Philippa \u0111\u00e3 ngh\u0129 c\u1ee9 nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 c\u00f4 \u0111ang nh\u00ecn xu\u1ed1ng nh\u1eefng t\u1ea7ng m\u00e2y m\u00e0u xanh l\u00e1 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 ch\u1ed3ng ch\u1ea5t l\u00ean nhau. C\u00f4 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi John: \u2013\u2002\u00d4i chao, nh\u00ecn n\u00f3 nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec3m k\u1ebft th\u00fac, John nh\u1ec9? \u00dd em l\u00e0, khi nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng t\u00e1n r\u1eebng d\u00e0y nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y, th\u1eadt d\u1ec5 \u0111\u1ec3 tin v\u00e0o \u00fd t\u01b0\u1edfng th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 m\u1ea5t t\u00edch \u1ea9n gi\u1ea5u \u1edf d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u00f3, nh\u1ec9? G\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1edbi c\u00f4 em sinh \u0111\u00f4i, John m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002Em c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u00e1 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. N\u00f3 th\u1eadt tuy\u1ec7t, nh\u1ec9? Th\u1ebf m\u00e0 \u00f4ng Groanin l\u1ea1i \u0111ang c\u1ed1 l\u1edd \u0111i c\u1ea3nh quan b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi. \u00d4ng l\u1ea7m b\u1ea7m: \u2013\u2002Ta hy v\u1ecdng tay phi c\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft h\u1eafn \u0111ang \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u. Ta s\u1ebd r\u1ea5t b\u1ef1c b\u1ed9i n\u1ebfu m\u00e1y bay h\u1ebft nhi\u00ean li\u1ec7u v\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed7 h\u1ea1 c\u00e1nh an to\u00e0n d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u00f3. V\u1ed7 vai vi\u00ean qu\u1ea3n gia, John ch\u00e2m ch\u1ecdc: \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng h\u1ed5 l\u00e0 \u00f4ng Groanin. L\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o m\u1eb7t t\u1ed1t c\u1ee7a v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1. \u00d4ng Groanin l\u1ea7m b\u1ea7m: \u2013\u2002Ph\u1ea3i c\u00f3 ai \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0m \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. Nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng ai b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd khi m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 tr\u1edf n\u00ean t\u1ed3i t\u1ec7. John b\u1eadt c\u01b0\u1eddi. Zadie b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002T\u1edb m\u1eebng l\u00e0 c\u1eadu th\u1ea5y chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e1ng bu\u1ed3n c\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea5y, John. V\u00ec","t\u1edb th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng. T\u1edb ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd h\u1ee3p v\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t h\u00e0nh kh\u00e1ch tr\u00ean kh\u00f4ng, ngay c\u1ea3 trong nh\u1eefng th\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec3m t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eb9p nh\u1ea5t. John n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Ch\u1eb3ng hi\u1ec3u sao t\u1edb c\u0169ng ngh\u0129 c\u1eadu s\u1ebd nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. \u00d4ng Groanin b\u1ea3o c\u1eadu: \u2013\u2002H\u00e3y nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o m\u1eb7t t\u1ed1t c\u1ee7a v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1. \u00cdt nh\u1ea5t c\u00f4 \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 ng\u1eebng nh\u1ea3y tap-dance. Philippa h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 bi\u1ebft \u1edf d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0n lo\u00e0i chim kh\u00e1c nhau kh\u00f4ng? \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 ch\u01b0a k\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ebfn s\u00e1u lo\u00e0i d\u01a1i, bao g\u1ed3m n\u0103m lo\u00e0i h\u00fat m\u00e1u kh\u00e1c nhau. \u00d4ng Groanin r\u00ean r\u1ec9: \u2013\u2002L\u00e0m \u01a1n \u0111\u1eebng nh\u1eafc g\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn d\u01a1i. \u0110\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t l\u00e0 m\u1ea5y con h\u00fat m\u00e1u. Ta gh\u00e9t d\u01a1i. M\u1ed9t c\u00e1i l\u0169 kinh t\u1edfm. Gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 chu\u1ed9t c\u1ed1ng c\u00f3 c\u00e1nh. \u00d4ng Vodyannoy tr\u1ea5n an: \u2013\u2002Tr\u1eeb khi anh b\u1ea5t c\u1ea9n \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c th\u00f2 ch\u00e2n ra kh\u1ecfi l\u1ec1u v\u00e0o ban \u0111\u00eam, \u00edt c\u00f3 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng anh b\u1ecb m\u1ed9t con nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf c\u1eafn. \u00d4ng Groanin tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u1eebng h\u00f2ng m\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00f4i ban \u0111\u00eam th\u00f2 ra kh\u1ecfi l\u1ec1u d\u00f9 ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t c\u1ecdng t\u00f3c nh\u00e9. Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ai trong ch\u00fang ta c\u0169ng ng\u1edb ng\u1ea9n \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c th\u00edch lang thang trong m\u1ed9t khu r\u1eebng c\u00f3 m\u1ea5y tay s\u0103n \u0111\u1ea7u ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea3ng v\u1ea3ng xung quanh. Zadie b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y ai \u0111\u00f3 l\u1ea1i mu\u1ed1n c\u00f3 c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng, \u00f4ng Groanin \u1ea1. \u0110\u1ea7u ti\u00ean, ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 m\u1ea5y c\u1ecdng t\u00f3c tr\u00ean \u0111\u00f3. V\u00e0 c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec nhi\u1ec1u b\u00ean trong.","\u00d4ng Groanin l\u1ea7m b\u1ea7m r\u1ee7a c\u00f4 trong cu\u1ed1ng h\u1ecdng r\u1ed3i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u \u0103n m\u1ed9t h\u0169 Th\u1ef1c Ph\u1ea9m Dinh D\u01b0\u1ee1ng cho Tr\u1ebb: M\u00ec \u1ed0ng C\u1eaft Ng\u1eafn S\u1ed1t C\u00e1 Ng\u1eeb, m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 m\u00e0 \u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 \u0103n khi \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00f3i r\u00e3 ru\u1ed9t, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 lo\u1ea1i th\u1ee9c \u0103n duy nh\u1ea5t \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0103n trong su\u1ed1t th\u1eddi gian h\u1ecd \u1edf Amazon. \u00d4ng hy v\u1ecdng r\u1eb1ng \u00edt nh\u1ea5t s\u1ebd c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 u\u1ed1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. Nghe \u0111\u1ed3n lo\u1ea1i bia \u0111\u1ecba ph\u01b0\u01a1ng - chichai - kh\u00e1 ngon. V\u00e0 \u00f4ng Groanin l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00edch u\u1ed1ng bia. Philippa \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb: \u2013\u2002Nh\u00ecn n\u00e0y, ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u00e0i tr\u1eeb truy\u1ec1n thuy\u1ebft nh\u1ea3m nh\u00ed \u0111\u00f3 m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n v\u00e0 m\u00e3i m\u00e3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng v\u1eady? Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ee3 s\u0103n \u0111\u1ea7u ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1edf r\u1eebng m\u01b0a Amazon. C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1eebng m\u1ed9t tr\u0103m n\u0103m tr\u01b0\u1edbc th\u00ec c\u00f3, nh\u01b0ng b\u00e2y gi\u1edd th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng. \u0110\u00fang kh\u00f4ng, c\u1eadu Nimrod? C\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u00e1u n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang, Philippa. Nh\u01b0ng m\u1eb7t kh\u00e1c, ch\u00fang ta \u0111ang n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn r\u1eebng Amazon, ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i C\u00f4ng vi\u00ean Qu\u1ed1c gia Yellowstone. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 khu r\u1eebng nguy\u00ean sinh v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng tr\u00ean tr\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea5t v\u00e0 n\u00f3 r\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ebfn ba tri\u1ec7u m\u1eabu, ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a c\u00f3 d\u1ea5u ch\u00e2n c\u1ee7a con ng\u01b0\u1eddi, hay th\u1eadm ch\u00ed l\u00e0 djinn. Cho n\u00ean ch\u00fang ta th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 bi\u1ebft \u1edf d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 ho\u1eb7c kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec. Nh\u01b0ng \u00edt nh\u1ea5t c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00e0 c\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i ch\u1eafc: s\u1ebd c\u00f3 v\u00e0i ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean ch\u1edd ch\u00fang ta b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi m\u1ed9t khi \u0111\u1eb7t ch\u00e2n xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t. *** Ti\u1ebfp \u0111\u00f3n h\u1ecd l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c th\u00e1m hi\u1ec3m ki\u00eam h\u01b0\u1edbng d\u1eabn vi\u00ean du l\u1ecbch g\u1ed1c Nam M\u1ef9 - \u00f4ng Sicky - c\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1ebfp ki\u00eam ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e1i thuy\u1ec1n c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng - \u00f4ng Muddy. C\u1ea3 hai l\u00e0 b\u1ea1n c\u0169 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Vodyannoy, \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng","\u0111\u1ed3ng h\u00e0nh c\u00f9ng \u00f4ng trong chuy\u1ebfn th\u00e1m hi\u1ec3m r\u1eebng l\u1ea7n tr\u01b0\u1edbc. C\u00f3 chi\u1ec1u cao qu\u00e1 kh\u1ed5 so v\u1edbi t\u1ea7m v\u00f3c b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a th\u1ed5 d\u00e2n Ch\u00e2u M\u1ef9, \u00f4ng Sicky c\u00f3 hai b\u00e0n tay c\u00f9ng hai b\u00e0n ch\u00e2n to \u0111\u00f9ng, hai c\u00e1nh tay, c\u1ed5 v\u00e0 ng\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c che ph\u1ee7 b\u1edfi v\u00f4 s\u1ed1 h\u00ecnh x\u0103m k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 m\u00e0 \u00f4ng vui v\u1ebb cho ph\u00e9p John xem k\u1ef9. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3, ngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb c\u00e1i h\u00ecnh x\u0103m tr\u00ean b\u1ee5ng c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. \u00d4ng Sicky n\u00f3i v\u1edbi John r\u1eb1ng \u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i che l\u1ea1i c\u00e1i h\u00ecnh x\u0103m \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t \u0111\u00f3 b\u1edfi v\u00ec, gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 \u00e1nh m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a N\u1eef th\u1ea7n t\u00f3c r\u1eafn, n\u00f3 c\u00f3 s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh bi\u1ebfn t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 sinh v\u1eadt s\u1ed1ng th\u00e0nh \u0111\u00e1. John ch\u1ecdc: \u2013\u2002Coi n\u00e0o, ch\u00e1u c\u0169ng mu\u1ed1n bi\u1ebft \u00f4ng x\u0103m c\u00e1i h\u00ecnh x\u0103m \u0111\u00f3 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u. \u00d4ng Sicky gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch: \u2013\u2002Nhi\u1ec1u n\u0103m tr\u01b0\u1edbc anh Vodyannoy \u0111\u00e3 cho ta ba \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc. V\u00e0 h\u00ecnh x\u0103m n\u00e0y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong ba \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3, \u0111\u1ec3 ta d\u00f9 tay kh\u00f4ng v\u1eabn lu\u00f4n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e1nh b\u1ea1i k\u1ebb th\u00f9. John tr\u1ea7m tr\u1ed3: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e0, \u00f4ng c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u k\u1ebb th\u00f9 l\u1eafm \u00e0? \u00d4ng Sicky m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002B\u00e2y gi\u1edd th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng. N\u00f3i c\u00e1ch kh\u00e1c, \u00f4ng Sicky l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1eed t\u1ebf, c\u00f3 \u00f3c h\u00e0i h\u01b0\u1edbc, \u0111\u00e1ng tin c\u1eady, v\u00e0 tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed1i trung th\u1ef1c. C\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 \u0111i\u00eau kh\u1eafc t\u00e0i n\u0103ng. Ho\u1eb7c \u00edt nh\u1ea5t l\u0169 tr\u1ebb ngh\u0129 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. Tuy v\u1eady, \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e1ng ch\u00fa \u00fd nh\u1ea5t \u1edf \u00f4ng Sicky l\u00e0 k\u00edch th\u01b0\u1edbc c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng: ch\u1ec9 to b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t qu\u1ea3 b\u01b0\u1edfi ch\u00f9m, hay ch\u00ednh n\u1eafm tay c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. John v\u00e0 Philippa c\u1ed1 gi\u1ea3 v\u1edd nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 \u00f4ng Sicky c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng, nh\u01b0ng th\u1eadt kh\u00f3 m\u00e0 ngh\u0129 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady khi nghe \u00f4ng Sicky n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n, v\u00ec ti\u1ebfng Anh c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 t\u1ed1t v\u00e0 h\u1ecd ph\u1ea3i nh\u00ecn k\u1ef9 v\u00e0o mi\u1ec7ng \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn \u00f4ng \u0111ang n\u00f3i g\u00ec. M\u00e0 mi\u1ec7ng c\u1ee7a","\u00f4ng c\u1ee7a k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 kh\u00f4ng k\u00e9m c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. C\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt x\u1ecf l\u1ed7 c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y. Tr\u00ean kh\u1eafp \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u1ed1 \u1edf New York kh\u00f4ng thi\u1ebfu g\u00ec nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u00e1i d\u1ecb v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ee7 lo\u1ea1i kim lo\u1ea1i g\u1eafn v\u00e0o m\u0169i, tai, m\u00f4i v\u00e0 r\u1ed1n c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. Nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng Sicky l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean h\u1ecd th\u1ea5y kh\u00e2u ch\u1ec9 m\u00e0u v\u00e0o m\u00f4i, gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng s\u1ee3i ria m\u00e9p ki\u1ec3u Fu Manchu. V\u00e0, \u00edt nh\u1ea5t trong v\u00e0i ti\u1ebfng sau \u0111\u00f3, l\u0169 tr\u1ebb v\u1eabn th\u1ea7m \u0111o\u00e1n m\u00f2 v\u1ec1 b\u00ed \u1ea9n b\u1ed9 ria m\u00e9p c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. Ngu\u1ed3n g\u1ed1c bi\u1ec7t danh Sicky c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng l\u1ea1i d\u1ec5 hi\u1ec3u h\u01a1n nhi\u1ec1u. M\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n c\u00f3 ai h\u1ecfi m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ea1i lo\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 \u201cH\u00f4m nay \u00f4ng th\u1ebf n\u00e0o?\u201d \u00f4ng Sicky lu\u00f4n tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi l\u00e0, \u201cKh\u00f4ng t\u1ed1t l\u1eafm. H\u00f4m nay t\u00f4i h\u01a1i b\u1ec7nh.\u201d D\u0129 nhi\u00ean, c\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i qu\u00e1 l\u1ecbch s\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ecfi v\u1ec1 c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u1ecf x\u00edu v\u00e0 c\u00e1i mi\u1ec7ng c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng v\u1eadt trang tr\u00ed k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Sicky. Nh\u01b0ng Zadie l\u1ea1i thi\u1ebfu t\u00e0i ngo\u1ea1i giao v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 t\u1ebf nh\u1ecb c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang, n\u00ean r\u1ed1t cu\u1ed9c ch\u00ednh c\u00f4 l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi bu\u1ed9t mi\u1ec7ng n\u00f3i ra c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi v\u1eabn \u00e1m \u1ea3nh trong \u0111\u1ea7u m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Vi\u1ec7c x\u1ea3y ra nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y: H\u1ecd \u0111ang d\u00f9ng b\u1eefa t\u1ed1i t\u1ea1i ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 g\u1ed7 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Sicky \u1edf ng\u00f4i l\u00e0ng mang t\u00ean Manu, tr\u00ean b\u1edd h\u1ed3 b\u00e1n nguy\u1ec7t l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh v\u1edbi h\u00e0ng c\u1ecd che b\u00f3ng m\u00e1t, h\u1ecd s\u1ebd tr\u1ea3i qua \u0111\u00eam \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u1edf r\u1eebng Amazon thu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ecba ph\u1eadn Peru, t\u1ea1i ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 n\u00e0y. M\u00f3n b\u00edt t\u1ebft d\u00ea ngon tuy\u1ec7t \u0111ang \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb b\u1edfi \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1ebfp c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Sicky, \u00f4ng Muddy kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t b\u1ebfp tr\u01b0\u1edfng tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi m\u00e0 c\u00f2n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t tay \u0111\u00e0n ghi ta c\u1eeb kh\u00f4i. Zadie \u0111\u00e3 u\u1ed1ng v\u00e0i ly n\u01b0\u1edbc g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e0 c\u00f4 th\u00edch \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i ph\u1ea3i h\u1ecfi \u00f4ng Sicky \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 g\u00ec v\u00e0 n\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. \u00d4ng Sicky cho bi\u1ebft: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 chichai, m\u1ed9t lo\u1ea1i bia \u0111\u1ecba ph\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ea1o ra b\u1edfi ng\u01b0\u1eddi Inca. Vui v\u1ebb n\u00e2ng c\u1ed1c v\u1edbi \u00f4ng Sicky, \u00f4ng Groanin tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1:","\u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng g\u00ec tuy\u1ec7t b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t ly bia ra h\u1ed3n. \u00d4ng Sicky k\u1ec3 v\u1edbi Zadie: \u2013\u2002Ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u01b0\u1edfng th\u00e0nh nh\u01b0 anh Groanin \u0111\u00e2y s\u1ebd u\u1ed1ng lo\u1ea1i chichai c\u00f3 c\u1ed3n, \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 chichai. Nh\u01b0ng anh Vodyannoy b\u1ea3o cho ch\u00e1u u\u1ed1ng lo\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng c\u1ed3n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 chichai thi\u00eang, n\u00ean \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 th\u1ee9 ch\u00e1u \u0111ang u\u1ed1ng. N\u00f3 c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u1ee7 v\u1ecb c\u1ee7a chichai, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 c\u1ed3n. V\u00e0 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ch\u1ee9a calo. D\u0129 nhi\u00ean, n\u1ebfu ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9, ta s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0a cho ch\u00e1u lo\u1ea1i chichai b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng. Nh\u01b0ng anh Vodyannoy n\u00f3i l\u00e0\u2026 Zadie ng\u1eaft l\u1eddi \u00f4ng: \u2013\u2002V\u00e2ng, v\u00e2ng, ch\u00e1u hi\u1ec3u r\u1ed3i. Nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 l\u00e0m t\u1eeb nguy\u00ean li\u1ec7u g\u00ec th\u1ebf? C\u00f3 g\u00ec b\u00ean trong? \u00d4ng Sicky tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002Ng\u0169 c\u1ed1c. T\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1 nh\u1eefng lo\u1ea1i bia kh\u00e1c. V\u00e0 n\u01b0\u1edbc b\u1ecdt. N\u01b0\u1edbc b\u1ecdt c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Zadie nu\u1ed1t n\u01b0\u1edbc b\u1ecdt m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n: \u2013\u2002Xin l\u1ed7i, \u00f4ng v\u1eeba n\u00f3i n\u01b0\u1edbc b\u1ecdt ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ea3? \u00d4ng Sicky g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u: \u2013\u2002\u1edc. N\u01b0\u1edbc b\u1ecdt. Nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y n\u00e0y! C\u1ea7m c\u00e1i ly kh\u00f4ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh l\u00ean, \u00f4ng v\u00e9n m\u1ea5y s\u1ee3i ch\u1ec9 tr\u00ean m\u00f4i qua m\u1ed9t b\u00ean v\u00e0 nh\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc b\u1ecdt v\u00e0o trong ly nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3 s\u1ebd gi\u00fap lo\u1ea1i b\u1ecf t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi nghi ng\u1edd v\u1eabn c\u00f2n quanh qu\u1ea9n trong \u0111\u1ea7u h\u1ecd sau l\u1eddi gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. Zadie h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002\u00d4ng \u0111ang \u0111\u00f9a ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? M\u1ed3i l\u1eeda t\u1ea9u thu\u1ed1c c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, \u00f4ng Vodyannoy n\u00f3i:","\u2013\u2002Ta e l\u00e0 anh \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i \u0111\u00f9a. \u00d4ng Sicky b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002Ta kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i \u0111\u00f9a \u0111\u00e2u. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00f4ng th\u1ee9c l\u00e2u \u0111\u1eddi c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi Inca. R\u1ea5t r\u1ea5t l\u00e2u \u0111\u1eddi. R\u1ea5t ngon, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? L\u1ecbch s\u1ef1 m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi, Philippa h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002V\u00e0 \u00f4ng mua chichai \u0111\u00f3ng chai? T\u1eeb si\u00eau th\u1ecb? \u00d4ng Sicky l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u: \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng, anh Muddy t\u1ef1 l\u00e0m ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ea5y ch\u1ee9. Ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n v\u00ec t\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 l\u00ean Zadie v\u00e0 \u00f4ng Groanin, John ch\u01a1i \u00e1c h\u1ecfi l\u1ea1i: \u2013\u2002\u00c0, \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00e1u l\u00e0m r\u00f5 \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y nh\u00e9. \u00dd \u00f4ng l\u00e0, m\u00f3n chichai n\u00e0y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e0m t\u1ea1i ch\u1ed7. \u00d4ng Muddy \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m n\u00f3 v\u1edbi n\u01b0\u1edbc b\u1ecdt c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh \u00f4ng, \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng, \u00f4ng Muddy? Ng\u1eebng ch\u01a1i ghi ta, \u00f4ng Muddy \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00ean v\u00e0 nghi\u00eang ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00fai ch\u00e0o nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 x\u00e1c nh\u1eadn ngu\u1ed3n g\u1ed1c th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 c\u1ee7a ph\u1ea7n n\u01b0\u1edbc b\u1ecdt trong chichai. \u00d4ng cao ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ebfn m\u00e9t r\u01b0\u1ee1i, n\u00ean khi \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady, \u00f4ng c\u0169ng ch\u01b0a b\u1eb1ng \u00f4ng Sicky \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i. Nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t tr\u00e1i tim r\u1ea5t l\u1edbn. \u2013\u2002N\u01b0\u1edbc b\u1ecdt c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, \u0111\u00fang th\u1ebf. \u00d4ng Muddy n\u00f3i, r\u1ed3i phun n\u01b0\u1edbc b\u1ecdt v\u00e0o b\u1ee5i c\u00e2y nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 mu\u1ed1n cung c\u1ea5p th\u00eam ch\u1ee9ng c\u1ee9 cho \u0111i\u1ec1u \u00f4ng v\u1eeba th\u1eeba nh\u1eadn. \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i th\u00edch phun n\u01b0\u1edbc b\u1ecdt. T\u00f4i c\u0169ng phun n\u01b0\u1edbc b\u1ecdt kh\u00e1 gi\u1ecfi. T\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 phun xa \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n ch\u1ee5c m\u00e9t m\u00e0 v\u1eabn tr\u00fang \u0111\u00edch. \u00d4ng Sicky cho bi\u1ebft th\u00eam: \u2013\u2002C\u1ea3 v\u00f9ng Nam M\u1ef9 n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng ai phun n\u01b0\u1edbc b\u1ecdt xa h\u01a1n hay nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n anh Muddy \u0111\u00e2u nh\u00e9. \u00d4ng Groanin \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady v\u00e0 l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi b\u00e0n. C\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i:","\u2013\u2002\u1ed2, t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p anh Groanin. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd t\u00f4i n\u00ean n\u00f3i cho anh \u1ea5y bi\u1ebft tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi anh \u1ea5y u\u1ed1ng. Anh \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 u\u1ed1ng m\u1ea5y ly l\u1edbn r\u1ed3i. U\u1ed1ng c\u1ea1n ly bia c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, \u00f4ng Vodyannoy nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t: \u2013\u2002Ngon tuy\u1ec7t. Zadie \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n kh\u00e1c kh\u00f4ng v\u1eady? C\u00f4 \u0111ang kinh ho\u00e0ng \u00f4m ch\u1eb7t l\u1ea5y b\u1ee5ng m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y bu\u1ed3n n\u00f4n \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c c\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady \u0111i theo vi\u00ean qu\u1ea3n gia v\u00e0o b\u1ee5i r\u1eadm n\u01a1i \u00f4ng \u0111ang s\u1ee5t s\u00f9i n\u00f4n m\u1eeda. Nh\u01b0ng John kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ecbnh b\u1ecf qua cho \u0111\u1ec1 t\u00e0i n\u00e0y. T\u1ea1m th\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng. C\u1eadu h\u1ecfi ti\u1ebfp: \u2013\u2002C\u1ea7n bao nhi\u00eau n\u01b0\u1edbc b\u1ecdt v\u1eady, \u00f4ng Sicky? V\u00ed d\u1ee5, \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t galong bia nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y? \u00d4ng Sicky g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0 nh\u1ea3 v\u00e0i ng\u1ee5m n\u01b0\u1edbc b\u1ecdt v\u00e0o c\u00e1i ly kh\u00f4ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Gi\u01a1 kho\u1ea3ng ch\u1eebng v\u00e0i centimet th\u1ee9 n\u01b0\u1edbc b\u1ecdt v\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ee5c l\u00ean, \u00f4ng n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Kho\u1ea3ng b\u1eb1ng v\u1ea7y. Cho lo\u1ea1i chichai. Nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n cho lo\u1ea1i chichai thi\u00eang. Zadie n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Xin c\u1eadu, John, n\u1ebfu c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng phi\u1ec1n. T\u1edb th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 ngh\u0129 ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 nghe \u0111\u1ee7 r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ea5y. V\u00e0 ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng John c\u00f9ng \u00f4ng Muddy ch\u1ec9 r\u1eddi b\u1ecf \u0111\u1ec1 t\u00e0i kinh t\u1edfm v\u1ec1 bia chichai n\u1ebfu c\u00f4 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 cho h\u1ecd m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ec1 t\u00e0i b\u00e0n lu\u1eadn kh\u00e1c, c\u00f4 m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi r\u1ea1ng r\u1ee1 v\u00e0 h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002Th\u1ebf, \u00f4ng Sicky, l\u00e0m sao m\u00e0 c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u \u00f4ng nh\u1ecf nh\u01b0 v\u1eady th\u1ebf? V\u00e0 \u00f4ng ki\u1ebfm \u0111\u00e2u ra m\u1ea5y s\u1ee3i ch\u1ec9 qu\u00e1i d\u1ecb tr\u00ean mi\u1ec7ng th\u1ebf? \u00d4ng t\u1ef1 kh\u00e2u","ch\u00fang v\u00e0o m\u00f4i \u00e0? Philippa th\u1edf h\u1eaft ra m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng khi th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00e1m \u0111\u1eb7t m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi tr\u1ef1c ti\u1ebfp nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb t\u1ed5n th\u01b0\u01a1ng trong qu\u00e1 kh\u1ee9. Nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng Sicky kh\u00f4ng m\u1ea5y ph\u1eadt l\u00f2ng. \u00d4ng \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00e1 quen v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. \u00d4ng Sicky cho bi\u1ebft: \u2013\u2002Ta l\u00e0 th\u1ed5 d\u00e2n c\u1ee7a b\u1ed9 t\u1ed9c Prozuanaci. T\u1ed9c Prozuanaci l\u00e0 k\u1ebb th\u00f9 l\u00e2u \u0111\u1eddi c\u1ee7a t\u1ed9c Xuanaci. T\u1ed9c Xuanaci man r\u1ee3 v\u00e0 k\u00e9m v\u0103n m\u00ecnh h\u01a1n nhi\u1ec1u so v\u1edbi ch\u00fang ta. V\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea5t sinh s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang c\u0169ng k\u00e9m th\u00e2n thi\u1ec7n, v\u1edbi kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng m\u00f2n xuy\u00ean qua nh\u1eefng c\u00e1nh r\u1eebng c\u1ef1c k\u1ef3 r\u1eadm r\u1ea1p, v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta hi\u1ebfm khi tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y ch\u00fang. M\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u1ed1t! D\u00f9 sao th\u00ec, r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u n\u0103m tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y, khi ta v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a l\u1edbn h\u01a1n hay to h\u01a1n c\u1eadu b\u00e9 n\u00e0y, ta \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb th\u1ed5 d\u00e2n t\u1ed9c Xuanaci b\u1eaft. N\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i v\u00ec ta c\u00f2n nh\u1ecf, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 c\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u ta l\u00e0m v\u1eadt k\u1ef7 ni\u1ec7m chi\u1ebfn tranh. Th\u1ee9 m\u00e0 ch\u00fang g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 tzantza. Thay v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m nh\u1ee5c ta v\u00e0 khi\u1ebfn ta lu\u00f4n nh\u1edb \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ta nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o, ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh l\u00e0m teo c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a ta l\u1ea1i, khi n\u00f3 v\u1eabn n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean vai ta. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Peru ch\u00fang ta g\u1ecdi \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 pernocabeza. Philippa n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ec7n kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi Xuanaci. T\u1ed9c Xuanaci bi\u1ebft r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u v\u1ec1 c\u00e1ch l\u1ea5y v\u00e0 l\u00e0m teo nh\u1ecf \u0111\u1ea7u ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m v\u1eadt k\u1ef7 ni\u1ec7m. \u0110\u1ea7u ti\u00ean, ch\u00fang tr\u00f3i ch\u1eb7t ta l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 h\u00fat m\u1ee1 ra kh\u1ecfi m\u1eb7t ta b\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng \u1ed1ng r\u01a1m nh\u1ecf. R\u1ed3i ch\u00fang c\u1ea1o tr\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ea7u ta v\u00e0 s\u01a1n l\u00ean \u0111\u00f3 m\u1ed9t lo\u1ea1i d\u1ea7u \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t chi\u1ebft xu\u1ea5t t\u1eeb m\u1ed9t lo\u1ea1i c\u00e2y hi\u1ebfm c\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 m\u1ecdc trong r\u1eebng Amazon, v\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Xuanaci m\u1edbi bi\u1ebft. R\u1ed3i h\u1ecd b\u1eaft ta n\u1eb1m ch\u00fai \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i x\u00f4 \u0111\u1ef1ng \u0111\u1ea7y c\u00e1t n\u00f3ng c\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng d\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ea3o b\u00ed m\u1eadt kh\u00e1c trong nhi\u1ec1u tu\u1ea7n, hong kh\u00f4 n\u00f3 tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi s\u01a1n l\u1edbp d\u1ea7u \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t kia","l\u00ean, r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i hong kh\u00f4 n\u00f3 l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa. V\u00e0 h\u1ecd v\u1eabn li\u00ean t\u1ee5c h\u00fat m\u1ee1 ra kh\u1ecfi m\u1eb7t ta. John nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t: \u2013\u2002T\u1ef1a t\u1ef1a nh\u01b0 gi\u1ea3i ph\u1eabu r\u00fat m\u1ee1 \u1ea5y nh\u1ec9. Ch\u00e1u hi\u1ec3u r\u1ed3i. \u00d4ng Sicky k\u1ec3 ti\u1ebfp: \u2013\u2002Vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3 l\u1eb7p \u0111i l\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u l\u1ea7n. V\u00e0 trong su\u1ed1t kho\u1ea3ng th\u1eddi gian \u0111\u00f3, c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 ta ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c l\u1edbn l\u00ean, trong khi \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a ta teo nh\u1ecf d\u1ea7n. D\u0129 nhi\u00ean ta \u0111\u00e3 g\u00e0o kh\u00f3c k\u00eau c\u1ee9u. B\u1edfi v\u00ec ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a t\u1ed9c Prozuanaci \u0111ang t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm ta. V\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u0103n ch\u1eb7n \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3, ng\u01b0\u1eddi Xuanaci \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00e2u mi\u1ec7ng ta l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng s\u1ee3i ch\u1ec9 m\u00e0 c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u th\u1ea5y gi\u1edd ta v\u1eabn \u0111eo. John \u0111ang b\u1ecb cu\u1ed1n h\u00fat b\u1edfi c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Sicky, n\u00f4n n\u00f3ng h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002Chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec x\u1ea3y ra sau \u0111\u00f3? H\u1ecd th\u1ea3 \u00f4ng \u0111i \u00e0? \u2013\u2002Khi \u0111\u1ea7u ta \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1ecf x\u00edu, ch\u00fang t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c m\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i ti\u1ec7c ti\u1ec7c pernocabeza \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t \u2013 m\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i ti\u1ec7c m\u00e0 ta l\u00e0 v\u1ecb kh\u00e1ch danh d\u1ef1. Ch\u00fang \u0111\u01b0a cho ta m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i ly ch\u1ee9a t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ee1 h\u00fat ra t\u1eeb ch\u00ednh \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a ta. \u2013\u2002V\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 u\u1ed1ng n\u00f3? \u2013\u2002D\u0129 nhi\u00ean. N\u1ebfu ta t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i, ch\u00fang ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn s\u1ebd gi\u1ebft ta. L\u01b0\u1ee3ng m\u1ee1 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0m c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 ta to h\u01a1n tr\u01b0\u1edbc, v\u00e0 do \u0111\u00f3, c\u00e0ng l\u00e0m c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a ta nh\u00ecn c\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u1ecf b\u00e9 h\u01a1n. John nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t: \u2013\u2002C\u00f3 v\u1ebb h\u1ee3p l\u00fd. R\u1ed3i sao n\u1eefa \u00f4ng? \u00d4ng Sicky nh\u00fan vai: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00fang \u0111\u01b0a cho ta m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u00e0 ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng d\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1ecb teo nh\u1ecf \u0111\u1ec3 trao \u0111\u1ed5i, \u0111\u1ec3 ta t\u1ef1 nh\u00ecn b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n. M\u1ed9t vi\u1ec7c m\u00e0","ch\u00fang ngh\u0129 kh\u00e1 h\u00e0i h\u01b0\u1edbc. Philippa c\u0169ng b\u1ecb l\u00f4i cu\u1ed1n b\u1edfi c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n kh\u00f4ng k\u00e9m anh trai, h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002V\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o? \u00d4ng Sicky n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002B\u1ec7nh. R\u1ea5t b\u1ec7nh. B\u1ec7nh \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn bao t\u1eed. Ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o? Philippa \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd: \u2013\u2002Th\u1ea5y mu\u1ed1n b\u1ec7nh \u1ea1. \u2013\u2002R\u1ed3i ch\u00fang th\u1ea3 ta \u0111i. Ta \u0111\u00e3 v\u1ec1 l\u1ea1i l\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u m\u1eebng r\u1ee1 khi tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y ta, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi c\u0169ng r\u1ea5t bu\u1ed3n v\u00ec nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n t\u1ed9c Xuanaci \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m v\u1edbi ta v\u00e0 c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a ta. John h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002V\u1ec1 sau \u00f4ng c\u00f3 tr\u1ea3 th\u00f9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng? L\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu con trai, John t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. \u0110\u01b0a m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn \u00f4ng Vodyannoy, \u00f4ng Sicky m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002\u1ed2, c\u00f3 ch\u1ee9. Nh\u01b0ng l\u00e0 r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u n\u0103m v\u1ec1 sau. \u00d4ng Vodyannoy cho bi\u1ebft: \u2013\u2002V\u00e0o l\u1ea7n ta \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y ngh\u1ec9 l\u1ec5, anh Sicky \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ee9u ta, ng\u0103n con Scolopendra gigantea - m\u1ed9t lo\u00e0i r\u1ebft kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 c\u1ee7a Peru \u2013 l\u1ea1i, l\u00fac n\u00f3 s\u1eafp c\u1eafn ta \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i. Ch\u00fang r\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed9c v\u00e0 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m ch\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Ch\u00fang c\u00f2n \u0111\u1ed9c v\u1edbi djinn ch\u00fang ta h\u01a1n l\u00e0 v\u1edbi mundane. John n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u ngh\u0129 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf c\u0169ng coi nh\u01b0 c\u00f4ng b\u1eb1ng, \u201cb\u00f9 qua s\u1edbt l\u1ea1i\u201d vi\u1ec7c ch\u00fang ta ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n mi\u1ec5n nhi\u1ec5m tr\u01b0\u1edbc n\u1ecdc r\u1eafn. Philippa th\u1eafc m\u1eafc:","\u2013\u2002Ch\u00fang l\u1edbn \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c n\u00e0o? \u00d4ng Vodyannoy tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00fang c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9 d\u00e0i g\u1ea7n n\u1eeda m\u00e9t. D\u00f9 sao th\u00ec, ta \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eb7ng cho anh Sicky ba \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc. V\u00e0 sau khi l\u00e3ng ph\u00ed \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean\u2026 \u00d4ng Sicky nhe r\u0103ng c\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch ng\u01b0\u1ee3ng ng\u00f9ng khi nh\u1edb \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3. \u2013\u2002Ta \u0111\u00e3 \u01b0\u1edbc g\u00ec m\u00ecnh bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c anh Vodyannoy c\u00f3 n\u00f3i d\u1ed1i hay kh\u00f4ng. V\u00e0 r\u1ed3i ta \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft, d\u0129 nhi\u00ean. Zadie c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn \u0111\u1eb7t c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002\u1eeam, th\u1ee9 l\u1ed7i cho ch\u00e1u nh\u00e9, v\u00e0 ch\u00e1u c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u00fd x\u00fac ph\u1ea1m g\u00ec, nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng Sicky, sao \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng \u01b0\u1edbc c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u k\u00edch c\u1ee1 b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng? \u00d4ng Sicky \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002B\u1edfi v\u00ec ta kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. Ta \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00e1 quen v\u1edbi k\u00edch c\u1ee1 hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u ta. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c c\u0169ng v\u1eady. Vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n quan tr\u1ecdng n\u1eefa. John n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u bi\u1ebft r\u1ed3i. \u0110i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc th\u1ee9 hai c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng l\u00e0 tr\u1ea3 th\u00f9 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Xuanaci. \u00d4ng Sicky l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u: \u2013\u2002\u1ed2 kh\u00f4ng. \u0110i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc th\u1ee9 hai c\u1ee7a ta l\u00e0 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m \u0103n ri\u00eang. \u1ede \u0111\u00e2y, trong khu r\u1eebng n\u00e0y. \u0110\u1ec3 nu\u00f4i s\u1ed1ng gia \u0111\u00ecnh ta. V\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u00fd do t\u1ea1i sao ta c\u00f3 c\u00f4ng ty t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c du l\u1ecbch v\u00e0 th\u00e1m hi\u1ec3m n\u00e0y. \u0110i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc th\u1ee9 ba c\u1ee7a ta l\u00e0 c\u00f3 c\u00e1i h\u00ecnh x\u0103m m\u00e0 ta \u0111\u00e3 k\u1ec3 v\u1edbi ch\u00e1u. C\u00e1i h\u00ecnh x\u0103m c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 bi\u1ebfn m\u1ecdi v\u1eadt th\u00e0nh \u0111\u00e1 \u1ea5y.","Philippa b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002Th\u1ebf m\u00e0 ch\u00e1u c\u1ee9 ngh\u0129 \u00f4ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 \u0111i\u00eau kh\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea5y. Nh\u1eefng b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u1eadt nh\u00ecn gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 th\u1eadt m\u00e0 ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y \u1edf quanh \u0111\u00e2y, ch\u00fang t\u1eebng l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u1eadt th\u1eadt s\u1ef1, \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng? \u00d4ng Sicky g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00fang v\u1eady. Ta ki\u1ebfm th\u00eam \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u00edt ti\u1ec1n v\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c b\u00e1n ch\u00fang cho du kh\u00e1ch. John h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002V\u1eady c\u00f2n ng\u01b0\u1eddi Xuanaci? \u00d4ng Sicky l\u1ea1i nhe r\u0103ng c\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch ng\u01b0\u1ee3ng ng\u00f9ng: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u ngh\u0129 \u0111\u00fang \u0111\u1ea5y, c\u1eadu b\u00e9. C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y, s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng c\u00e1i h\u00ecnh x\u0103m n\u00e0y, ta \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i s\u00e2u v\u00e0o trong r\u1eebng, t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm v\u00e0i g\u00e3 Xuanaci v\u00e0 c\u0169ng bi\u1ebfn ch\u00fang th\u00e0nh \u0111\u00e1. John tr\u1ea7m tr\u1ed3: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e0. Th\u1ebf \u00f4ng c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3? \u00d4ng Sicky b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002B\u1ec7nh. R\u1ea5t b\u1ec7nh. B\u1ec7nh \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn bao t\u1eed. L\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng cho ta b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 s\u1ef1 d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu n\u00e0o. \u0110\u1ea1i lo\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd t\u1eadn m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u00f3 v\u00ec ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd \u0111i ng\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u00f2ng, v\u00e0o s\u00e2u trong l\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ecba c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi Xuanaci, \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u01a1i m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u1ebfn. \u00d4ng Groanin quay l\u1ea1i b\u00e0n. John h\u1ecfi m\u00e0 m\u1ed9t m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn sang \u00f4ng Groanin: \u2013\u2002H\u1ecd c\u00f3 c\u00f2n s\u0103n \u0111\u1ea7u ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng \u00f4ng? \u00d4ng Sicky nh\u00fan vai:","\u2013\u2002C\u00e2u h\u1ecfi kh\u00f3 \u0111\u00e2y. L\u00e2u l\u1eafm r\u1ed3i ta kh\u00f4ng g\u1eb7p m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi Xuanaci n\u00e0o. N\u00ean c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u00f3. C\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng. M\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1edbi \u00f4ng Groanin, \u00f4ng nh\u1ecf nh\u1eb9 n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u1ee9ng y\u00ean \u0111\u1eebng nh\u00fac nh\u00edch g\u00ec nh\u00e9, anh Groanin. \u2013\u2002Sicky, \u00f4ng b\u1ea1n gi\u00e0, anh v\u1eeba n\u00f3i g\u00ec c\u01a1? \u2013\u2002L\u00e0m \u01a1n \u0111\u1ee9ng y\u00ean \u0111\u1eebng nh\u00fac nh\u00edch. C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 tr\u00ean l\u01b0ng anh \u0111\u00f3. \u00d4ng Groanin nu\u1ed1t khan, m\u1eb7t tr\u1edf n\u00ean xanh l\u00e8. \u2013\u2002Th\u1ee9? Th\u1ee9 g\u00ec? \u00dd anh l\u00e0, m\u1ed9t con v\u1eadt kinh t\u1edfm n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 \u00e0? B\u00e0n tay \u00f4ng Sicky bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t \u0111\u1eb1ng sau l\u01b0ng \u00f4ng Groanin trong m\u1ed9t gi\u00e2y, r\u1ed3i xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t con r\u1ebft to \u0111\u00f9ng. N\u00f3 c\u00f3 kho\u1ea3ng hai m\u01b0\u01a1i t\u00e1m \u0111\u1ed1t \u0111\u1ecf au v\u00e0 v\u00e0i ch\u1ee5c c\u1eb7p ch\u00e2n v\u00e0ng kh\u00e8 to h\u01a1n r\u0103ng l\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1ee1 l\u1edbn. Con r\u1ebft nh\u00ecn gi\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eeb m\u1ed9t h\u00e0nh tinh kh\u00e1c, m\u1ed9t h\u00e0nh tinh kh\u00f4ng m\u1ebfn kh\u00e1ch. \u0110\u1ee9ng b\u1eadt d\u1eady kh\u1ecfi b\u00e0n, John th\u1ed1t l\u00ean: \u2013\u2002Th\u00e1nh th\u1ea7n \u01a1i, m\u1ed9t con Scolopendra gigantea. C\u1eadu Nimrod g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c. \u2013\u2002Con l\u1edbn nh\u1ea5t m\u00e0 ta t\u1eebng th\u1ea5y. \u00d4ng Sicky n\u00f3i, v\u00e0 gi\u01a1 n\u00f3 l\u00ean tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn r\u00f5 h\u01a1n. Ngay c\u1ea3 trong b\u00e0n tay to \u0111\u00f9ng c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Sicky, con r\u1ebft kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 nh\u00ecn v\u1eabn b\u1ef1 nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t con r\u1eafn. \u2013\u2002Con n\u00e0y ch\u1eafc ph\u1ea3i d\u00e0i \u0111\u1ebfn b\u1ea3y t\u1ea5c. C\u0169ng kh\u00e1 l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed9c. C\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i v\u1edbi \u00f4ng Groanin: \u2013\u2002M\u1eb7t anh h\u01a1i xanh \u0111\u00f3, anh Groanin. Anh c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y th\u1ebf n\u00e0o?","\u00d4ng Groanin n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002B\u1ec7nh. R\u1ea5t b\u1ec7nh. B\u1ec7nh \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn bao t\u1eed t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e2y n\u00e0y. Ng\u00e0i ngh\u0129 t\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y th\u1ebf n\u00e0o ch\u1ee9? V\u00e0 r\u1ed3i \u00f4ng ng\u1ea5t x\u1ec9u. Tuy nhi\u00ean, \u00f4ng Sicky kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ebft con r\u1ebft kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3, v\u00e0 th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng qu\u1eb3ng n\u00f3 \u0111i. T\u1ed1i h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3, ba \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n \u00f4ng nh\u1ed1t con r\u1ebft trong m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i h\u1ed9p l\u1edbn v\u00e0 cho n\u00f3 \u0103n chu\u1ed9t nh\u1eaft v\u00e0 gi\u00e1n. Zadie nh\u0103n m\u1eb7t: \u2013\u2002Eo \u01a1i, sao \u00f4ng gi\u1eef m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 kinh kh\u1ee7ng nh\u01b0 v\u1eady ch\u1ee9, \u00f4ng Sicky? \u00d4ng Sicky cho bi\u1ebft: \u2013\u2002Ta s\u1ebd nu\u00f4i n\u00f3 l\u1edbn h\u01a1n n\u1eefa. R\u1ed3i ta s\u1ebd cho n\u00f3 th\u1ea5y h\u00ecnh x\u0103m ma thu\u1eadt tr\u00ean b\u1ee5ng ta v\u00e0 bi\u1ebfn n\u00f3 th\u00e0nh \u0111\u00e1. N\u00f3 s\u1ebd l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t t\u00e1c ph\u1ea9m \u0111i\u00eau kh\u1eafc gi\u00fap ta ki\u1ebfm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n l\u1edbn t\u1eeb du kh\u00e1ch. Gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1ee3ng kh\u00e1c. \u00d4ng ch\u1ec9 tay v\u00e0o v\u00e0i b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u1eadt \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00e9t chi ti\u1ebft, ho\u00e0n m\u1ef9 \u1edf tr\u00ean m\u00e1i hi\u00ean b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. Ch\u00fang bao g\u1ed3m m\u1ed9t con nh\u1ec7n \u0103n chim, m\u1ed9t con th\u00fa \u0103n ki\u1ebfn, m\u1ed9t con l\u01b0\u1eddi, m\u1ed9t con th\u00fa t\u00fai opot, m\u1ed9t con kh\u1ec9 r\u00fa, m\u1ed9t con ch\u00f3 tai ng\u1eafn, m\u1ed9t con heo v\u00f2i, m\u1ed9t con nh\u00edm, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con b\u00e1o s\u01b0 t\u1eed. Nh\u00ecn nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 \u00f4ng Sicky c\u00f3 c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t x\u01b0\u1edfng th\u1ee7 c\u00f4ng gia \u0111\u00ecnh t\u1ea1i ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 g\u1ed7 \u0111\u01a1n s\u01a1 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng \u1edf Manu. John t\u00f2 m\u00f2: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch \u00f4ng t\u1ea1o ra t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1ee3ng sao? Ch\u1ec9 vi\u1ec7c cho ch\u00fang th\u1ea5y b\u1ee5ng c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng th\u00f4i \u00e0? \u00d4ng Sicky g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0 cho bi\u1ebft th\u00eam:","\u2013\u2002Ta t\u1eebng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1ee3ng th\u1ed5 d\u00e2n Xuanaci. Nh\u01b0ng m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 \u0111i\u00eau kh\u1eafc Anh n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u00e3 mua n\u00f3 v\u00e0 b\u00e1n l\u1ea1i cho m\u1ed9t b\u1ea3o t\u00e0ng ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt \u0111\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u1ea1i \u1edf Lu\u00e2n \u0110\u00f4n v\u1edbi gi\u00e1 kh\u00e1 cao. John h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002\u00d4ng c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3? \u00d4ng Sicky \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002B\u1ec7nh. Philippa th\u1eafc m\u1eafc: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec3u t\u1ea1i sao c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi mu\u1ed1n m\u1ed9t con b\u00e1o s\u01b0 t\u1eed b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e1. Th\u1eadm ch\u00ed l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con nh\u00edm. Nh\u01b0ng lo\u1ea1i ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u00e1i g\u1edf n\u00e0o s\u1ebd mu\u1ed1n mua m\u1ed9t con r\u1ebft \u0111\u00e1 ch\u1ee9? John b\u1ea3o em: \u2013\u2002\u1ed2, anh kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft. Anh kh\u00f4ng ng\u1ea1i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t con \u0111\u00e2u. \u00d4ng bi\u1ebft g\u00ec kh\u00f4ng, \u00f4ng Sicky? Ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd mua n\u00f3. Philippa n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Em \u0111o\u00e1n l\u00e0 anh v\u1eeba tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi c\u1ee7a em. John nhanh ch\u00f3ng n\u00f3i th\u00eam: \u2013\u2002\u00dd ch\u00e1u l\u00e0, khi \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh vi\u1ec7c, \u1edd, vi\u1ec7c bi\u1ebfn n\u00f3 th\u00e0nh \u0111\u00e1. N\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 s\u1ebd r\u1ea5t h\u1ee3p v\u1edbi m\u1eb7t l\u00f2 s\u01b0\u1edfi \u1edf nh\u00e0 ch\u00e1u. V\u00ec th\u1ebf m\u00e0 John c\u00f3 ph\u1ea7n th\u1ea5t v\u1ecdng khi \u00edt l\u00e2u sau \u0111\u00f3, ngay tr\u01b0\u1edbc gi\u1edd \u0111i ng\u1ee7, \u00f4ng Sicky th\u00f4ng b\u00e1o v\u1edbi c\u1eadu r\u1eb1ng con r\u1ebft kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ed1n tho\u00e1t kh\u1ecfi c\u00e1i h\u1ed9p. G\u00e3i g\u00e3i c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u to b\u1eb1ng qu\u1ea3 b\u01b0\u1edfi ch\u00f9m c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng v\u1edbi v\u1ebb m\u1eb7t kh\u00f3 hi\u1ec3u, \u00f4ng Sicky n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Ta ngh\u0129 n\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con r\u1ebft r\u1ea5t th\u00f4ng minh. Ta ngh\u0129, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ea3 v\u1edd nh\u01b0 n\u00f3 nh\u1ecf h\u01a1n nhi\u1ec1u so v\u1edbi k\u00edch th\u01b0\u1edbc th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf. N\u1ebfu du\u1ed7i th\u1eb3ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ra, ch\u1eafc n\u00f3 d\u00e0i h\u01a1n ta ngh\u0129. D\u00f9 sao th\u00ec, n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 chu\u1ed3n","m\u1ea5t. Ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y n\u00f3 l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa. Zadie b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u hy v\u1ecdng nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. Nh\u01b0ng trong khi theo b\u1ea3n n\u0103ng c\u00f4 c\u0103m gh\u00e9t lo\u00e0i r\u1ebft, Zadie d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 l\u1ea1i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y kh\u00e1c v\u1ec1 lo\u00e0i d\u01a1i, v\u00ec c\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 r\u1ea5t ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean khi ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n b\u00e1m tr\u00ean tay c\u00f4 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con d\u01a1i th\u00fa nu\u00f4i c\u1ee7a c\u00f4. M\u1eddi c\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i vu\u1ed1t ve n\u00f3, c\u00f4 gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch: \u2013\u2002T\u1edb \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y n\u00f3 treo tr\u00ean t\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u00f2ng ng\u1ee7 c\u1ee7a t\u1edb. N\u00f3 kh\u00e1 thu\u1ea7n, th\u1eadt \u0111\u00f3. Xem x\u00e9t con v\u1eadt, \u00f4ng Vodyannoy h\u00f9ng h\u1ed3n tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con Sturnira erythromos. Lo\u00e0i d\u01a1i vai v\u00e0ng. Ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n v\u00f4 h\u1ea1i. D\u00f9ng ng\u00f3n tay xoa xoa \u0111\u1ea7u con d\u01a1i, Philippa nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t: \u2013\u2002L\u00f4ng n\u00f3 m\u01b0\u1ee3t th\u1eadt. \u00d4ng Vodyannoy cho bi\u1ebft: \u2013\u2002Ho\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ebf Atahualpa c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi Inca c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t t\u1ea5m \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng m\u1ec1m h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 t\u01a1 l\u1ee5a, l\u00e0m t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng mi\u1ebfng da d\u01a1i t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t. M\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng anh em c\u1ee7a Pizarro - Pedro - \u0111\u00e3 ghi ch\u00e9p l\u1ea1i c\u00e1ch thu ph\u1ee5c l\u00f2ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Inca trong \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 da d\u01a1i. Zadie n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002T\u1edb g\u1ecdi n\u00f3 l\u00e0 Zotz. L\u1ea5y t\u1eeb Camazotz, v\u1ecb th\u1ea7n d\u01a1i \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n cho c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi Maya. Con ch\u00f3 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Muddy - Hector - g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb v\u1edbi con d\u01a1i khi Zadie th\u1eed gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u ch\u00fang v\u1edbi nhau. H\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng n\u00e0y khi\u1ebfn n\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u00f4ng Groanin t\u01b0\u1edfng th\u01b0\u1edfng b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t c\u00fa v\u1ed7 nh\u1eb9 tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u. Vi\u00ean qu\u1ea3n gia l\u1ea7m b\u1ea7m:","\u2013\u2002Hector, anh b\u1ea1n gi\u00e0, tao kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd h\u01a1n n\u1eefa. C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 r\u1ea5t l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng \u1ed5n v\u1edbi c\u00f4 b\u00e9 \u0111\u00f3.","Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng 7 Qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y S\u00e1ng s\u1edbm h\u00f4m sau, khi l\u1edbp s\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u00f9 d\u00e0y \u0111\u1eb7c d\u00e2ng l\u00ean t\u1eeb m\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ec3 g\u1eb7p g\u1ee1 l\u1edbp s\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u00f9 c\u00f2n d\u00e0y h\u01a1n n\u1eefa h\u1ea1 xu\u1ed1ng t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng v\u00f2m c\u00e2y, \u0111o\u00e0n th\u00e1m hi\u1ec3m kh\u1edfi h\u00e0nh d\u1ecdc theo m\u1ed9t nh\u00e1nh s\u00f4ng h\u1eb9p c\u1ee7a d\u00f2ng Amazon tr\u00ean hai chi\u1ebfc thuy\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ed9c m\u1ed9c ch\u1ea1y b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u01a1 g\u1eafn ngo\u00e0i c\u1ee1 nh\u1ecf. \u00d4ng Sicky, c\u1eadu Nimrod, John v\u00e0 \u00f4ng Groanin ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean chi\u1ebfc thuy\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean, \u00f4ng Frank Vodyannoy, \u00f4ng Muddy, con ch\u00f3 Hector c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Muddy, Zadie v\u00e0 Philippa ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean chi\u1ebfc thuy\u1ec1n c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i. \u0110i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n chi\u1ebfc thuy\u1ec1n th\u1ee9 nh\u1ea5t, \u00f4ng Sicky d\u1eabn \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng cho c\u1ea3 \u0111o\u00e0n v\u00e0 ngay trong nh\u1eefng ph\u00fat \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i, \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ec9 cho m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t con r\u00e1i c\u00e1 s\u00f4ng to t\u01b0\u1edbng, m\u1ed9t con h\u01b0\u01a1u g\u1ea1c \u0111\u1ecf, v\u00e0, gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng th\u00e2n c\u00e2y cao l\u1edbn, m\u1ed9t m\u1eb7t v\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e1 th\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 b\u1ecb ph\u1ee7 k\u00edn b\u1edfi nh\u1eefng con v\u1eb9t \u0111u\u00f4i d\u00e0i s\u1eb7c s\u1ee1. H\u1ecd \u0111ang \u0111i theo l\u1ed9 tr\u00ecnh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u00f4 t\u1ea3 trong t\u1ea5m b\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed3 m\u00e0 Faustina \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0a cho \u00f4ng Vodyannoy, v\u00e0 cho r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00f3 c\u0169ng l\u00e0 l\u1ed9 tr\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ebfn M\u1eaft R\u1eebng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn c\u1ee7a chuy\u1ebfn th\u00e1m hi\u1ec3m tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3 - chuy\u1ebfn th\u00e1m hi\u1ec3m \u0111\u00e3 xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t b\u00e1o. \u00d4ng Sicky \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ecfi t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u01b0\u1edbng d\u1eabn th\u00e1m hi\u1ec3m r\u1eebng r\u1eadm kh\u00e1c trong C\u00f4ng vi\u00ean Qu\u1ed1c gia Manu th\u00f4ng tin v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ebfn th\u00e1m hi\u1ec3m \u0111\u00f3, nh\u01b0ng d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 n\u00f3 b\u1ecb che gi\u1ea5u sau m\u1ed9t b\u1ee9c m\u00e0n b\u00ed m\u1eadt hay huy\u1ec1n ho\u1eb7c n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ai bi\u1ebft g\u00ec kh\u00e1c ngo\u00e0i vi\u1ec7c th\u00e0nh vi\u00ean","c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn l\u00e0 c\u00e1c nh\u00e0 kh\u1ea3o c\u1ed5 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh v\u00e0 \u0110\u1ee9c. V\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ngo\u1ea1i l\u1ec7 \u0111\u00e1ng ch\u00fa \u00fd: c\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng th\u00e0nh vi\u00ean \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 kho\u1ea3ng ch\u1eebng m\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ed1n tu\u1ed5i. John h\u1ecfi \u00f4ng Sicky khi chi\u1ebfc thuy\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ed9c m\u1ed9c v\u1eefng v\u00e0ng l\u01b0\u1edbt tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc xanh l\u1ee5c trong tr\u1ebbo: \u2013\u2002C\u00f3 ai m\u00f4 t\u1ea3 g\u00ec v\u1ec1 c\u1eadu b\u00e9 \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng? \u2013\u2002H\u1ecd ch\u1ec9 n\u00f3i \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh. Ho\u1eb7c c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9. Ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9. H\u01a1i gi\u1ed1ng ch\u00e1u, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd th\u1ebf. R\u1ed3i nhe r\u0103ng c\u01b0\u1eddi, \u00f4ng n\u00f3i th\u00eam: \u2013\u2002C\u00f3 l\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng th\u00e2n thi\u1ec7n nh\u01b0 v\u1ea7y. John n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002V\u1edbi m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi, m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 m\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ed1n tu\u1ed5i th\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00ean \u1edf tr\u01b0\u1eddng. \u0110\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1ecdc h\u00e0nh ch\u1ee9. C\u1eadu Nimrod b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1 v\u1ec1 ch\u00e1u. John nh\u00fan vai: \u2013\u2002Du l\u1ecbch m\u1edf mang \u0111\u1ea7u \u00f3c. Ch\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta v\u1eabn th\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00f3i nh\u01b0 v\u1eady sao? C\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002\u1edc, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00e1u v\u1eabn ph\u1ea3i c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ea7u \u00f3c tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e3. V\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch duy nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. \u0110\u1ecdc s\u00e1ch. Tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ecdc. Cao \u0111\u1eb3ng. \u0110\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc. Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i lang thang trong r\u1eebng th\u1ebf n\u00e0y. \u00d4ng Groanin c\u00e0u nh\u00e0u: \u2013\u2002N\u1ebfu h\u1ecfi t\u00f4i, du h\u00e0nh to\u00e0n l\u00e0 ph\u00ed th\u1eddi gian. \u00dd t\u00f4i l\u00e0, \u00edch l\u1ee3i g\u00ec khi \u0111i h\u1ebft n\u1eeda v\u00f2ng tr\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea5t ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn m\u1ed9t l\u0169 r\u00e1i c\u00e1 v\u00e0 v\u1eb9t ngu ng\u1ed1c ch\u1ee9. \u0110\u00e1ng xem, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd th\u1ebf. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u1ec9 v\u1eady. Ch\u1eafc v\u1eady. Nh\u01b0ng","th\u1eadt ch\u1eb3ng \u0111\u00e1ng \u0111i \u0111\u1ec3 xem. Th\u1ea5y s\u1ef1 kh\u00e1c bi\u1ec7t tinh t\u1ebf kh\u00f4ng? T\u00f4i n\u00f3i, th\u1ea5y s\u1ef1 kh\u00e1c bi\u1ec7t tinh t\u1ebf c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang kh\u00f4ng? V\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i n\u00e0y, ch\u1eb3ng g\u00ec \u0111\u00e1nh b\u1ea1i n\u1ed5i m\u1ed9t b\u00e3i bi\u1ec3n m\u00f9a h\u00e8 \u1edf Lytham St.Annes. C\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 l\u1eddi n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh ch\u00ednh g\u1ed1c. Kho\u1ea3ng n\u0103m gi\u1edd chi\u1ec1u, sau c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y l\u1eafc l\u01b0 tr\u00ean s\u00f4ng, h\u1ecd ngh\u1ec9 l\u1ea1i t\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec3m d\u00e3 ngo\u1ea1i tr\u00ean b\u1edd, t\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y, h\u1ecd th\u01b0\u1edfng th\u1ee9c m\u1ed9t b\u1eefa t\u1ed1i tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi nh\u01b0 th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u1ec7 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb b\u1edfi \u00f4ng Muddy. Nh\u01b0ng sau s\u1ef1 c\u1ed1 \u0111ang ti\u1ebfc v\u1edbi bia chichai, \u00f4ng Groanin kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o b\u1ecb d\u1ee5 d\u1ed7 n\u1ebfm th\u1eed b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 th\u1ee9 g\u00ec kh\u00e1c ngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb v\u00e0i h\u0169 th\u1ee9c \u0103n tr\u1ebb em ti\u1ec7t tr\u00f9ng m\u00e0 \u00f4ng mang theo t\u1eeb Anh. Khi b\u1eefa t\u1ed1i k\u1ebft th\u00fac, \u00f4ng Sicky v\u00e0 \u00f4ng Muddy nh\u00f3m l\u1eeda to h\u01a1n r\u1ed3i y\u00ean v\u1ecb tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i v\u00f5ng, v\u1ed1n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t vi\u1ec7c th\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m khi \u1edf trong r\u1eebng v\u00e0, cu\u1ed9n m\u00ecnh trong c\u00e1i m\u00e0n ch\u1ed1ng mu\u1ed7i r\u1ed9ng v\u00e0i th\u01b0\u1edbc, \u00f4ng Groanin c\u0169ng leo l\u00ean v\u00f5ng ng\u1ee7. Con Hector n\u1eb1m xu\u1ed1ng b\u00ean \u0111\u1ed1ng l\u1eeda v\u00e0 nh\u1eafm m\u1eaft l\u1ea1i. C\u1eadu Nimrod v\u00e0 \u00f4ng Vodyannoy ch\u01a1i tr\u00f2 perudo, m\u1ed9t tr\u00f2 ch\u01a1i c\u1ee7a Nam M\u1ef9 g\u1ea7n gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 tr\u00f2 Djinnverso, trong khi ba \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng quanh \u0111\u1ed1ng l\u1eeda v\u00e0 h\u00e0o h\u1ee9ng tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 ng\u00e0y \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang tr\u00ean s\u00f4ng Amazon v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i. John l\u1edbn ti\u1ebfng t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft c\u00f3 c\u00e1 piranha \u0103n th\u1ecbt d\u01b0\u1edbi s\u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng nh\u1ec9? Zadie \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb: \u2013\u2002Sao ng\u00e0y mai c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng th\u1eed b\u1ecf tay xu\u1ed1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ec3 xem sao? \u2013\u2002R\u1ea5t l\u00e0 h\u00e0i h\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ea5y. Philippa h\u1ecfi Zadie:","\u2013\u2002Con Zotz \u0111\u00e2u r\u1ed3i? Zadie li\u1ebfc nh\u00ecn b\u1eafp tay c\u1ee7a c\u00f4, d\u1ea1o g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e2y, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 ch\u1ed7 ngh\u1ec9 ch\u00e2n y\u00eau th\u00edch c\u1ee7a con d\u01a1i, nh\u01b0ng hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec tr\u00ean \u0111\u00f3. Zadie \u1ee7 r\u0169: \u2013\u2002\u1ed2, ch\u1eafc n\u00f3 bay \u0111\u00e2u r\u1ed3i. T\u1edb hy v\u1ecdng n\u00f3 s\u1ebd quay l\u1ea1i. Philippa n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Tr\u1eddi t\u1ed1i m\u00e0. \u00dd t\u1edb l\u00e0, d\u01a1i l\u00e0 lo\u00e0i s\u1ed1ng v\u1ec1 \u0111\u00eam, \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng? N\u00ean t\u1edb ngh\u0129 ch\u1eafc n\u00f3 bay \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3 ki\u1ebfm tr\u00e1i c\u00e2y hay m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1. \u0110\u01b0a m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn quanh v\u1edbi v\u1ebb lo l\u1eafng, Zadie b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002T\u1edb \u0111\u00e3 cho n\u00f3 \u00edt cam. T\u1edb \u0111\u00e2u c\u00f3 ng\u1ed1c. Philippa tr\u1ea5n an: \u2013\u2002T\u1edb ch\u1eafc n\u00f3 s\u1ebd quay l\u1ea1i th\u00f4i. C\u1eadu c\u1ee9 ch\u1edd m\u00e0 xem. Th\u00ecnh l\u00ecnh, \u00f4ng Sicky ng\u1ed3i d\u1eady tr\u00ean v\u00f5ng v\u00e0 v\u1edbi tay l\u1ea5y kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang tr\u01b0\u1eddng. C\u1eadu Nimrod qu\u1eb3ng \u0111i\u1ebfu x\u00ec g\u00e0 c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu qua m\u1ed9t b\u00ean v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady, n\u00e9m cho \u00f4ng Sicky m\u1ed9t \u00e1nh m\u1eaft mong \u0111\u1ee3i. C\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a v\u1ecb h\u01b0\u1edbng d\u1eabn th\u00e1m hi\u1ec3m c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u1ecf m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch b\u1ea5t th\u01b0\u1eddng, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec b\u1ea5t \u1ed5n v\u1edbi th\u00ednh gi\u00e1c, v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t l\u00e0 kh\u1ee9u gi\u00e1c c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. Nh\u1ea5c c\u00e1i m\u0169i nh\u1ecf x\u00edu c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh l\u00ean kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed, \u00f4ng h\u00edt s\u00e2u m\u1ed9t h\u01a1i. Con Hector c\u0169ng l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 v\u1eady v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1ea7m nh\u1eb9. \u00d4ng Sicky th\u1ea7m th\u00ec: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i ng\u1eedi th\u1ea5y m\u00f9i chu\u1ed9t ch\u1ebft. John h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 con Zotz? Con d\u01a1i c\u1ee7a Zadie \u1ea5y? L\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u, \u00f4ng Sicky n\u00f3i:","\u2013\u2002L\u1edbn h\u01a1n. M\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 \u0111ang s\u0103n ch\u00fang ta. M\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 \u0103n m\u1ed9t con chu\u1ed9t. R\u1ed3i th\u1eadt nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng, \u00f4ng m\u1edf kh\u00f3a n\u00f2ng kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang tr\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u01b0a m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn xung quanh v\u00e0 theo b\u1ea3n n\u0103ng, d\u1ecbch s\u00e1t l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ed1ng l\u1eeda. \u00cdt nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111ang th\u1ee9c. \u00d4ng Groanin v\u1eabn \u0111ang ng\u00e1y o o nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u01a1 thuy\u1ec1n g\u1eafn ngo\u00e0i c\u1ee1 nh\u1ecf. \u00d4ng Sicky v\u1eaft ch\u00e2n ra kh\u1ecfi v\u00f5ng v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eb7t ch\u00fang xu\u1ed1ng m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t, n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002M\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u00fat tr\u01b0\u1edbc h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 nghe th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3. V\u00e0 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn v\u1ec1 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. M\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 d\u1ecbch chuy\u1ec3n trong b\u1ee5i c\u00e2y. M\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 l\u1edbn. Con Hector c\u1ee5p \u0111u\u00f4i gi\u1eefa hai ch\u00e2n sau v\u00e0 r\u00ean \u01b0 \u1eed. Zadie b\u01b0\u1edbc g\u1ea7n h\u01a1n \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ed1ng l\u1eeda. D\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 ch\u1ed7 \u0111\u1ee9ng an to\u00e0n nh\u1ea5t. John v\u00e0 Philippa di chuy\u1ec3n theo c\u00f4. John \u0111\u1eb7t tay l\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u, c\u1ed1 vu\u1ed1t nh\u1eefng s\u1ee3i t\u00f3c \u0111\u00e3 d\u1ef1ng \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00ean n\u1eb1m xu\u1ed1ng. John ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean nh\u1eadn ra c\u1ea3 c\u1eadu Nimrod v\u00e0 \u00f4ng Vodyannoy \u0111ang c\u00f9ng ch\u0129a s\u00fang v\u00e0o b\u1ee5i c\u00e2y b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi c\u00e1i v\u00f5ng c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Groanin. C\u1eadu Nimrod th\u1ea7m th\u00ec: \u2013\u2002D\u00f9 th\u1ee9 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 g\u00ec, n\u00f3 d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 \u0111ang cho anh Groanin t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p v\u00e0o th\u1ef1c \u0111\u01a1n c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. \u00d4ng Sicky n\u00e2ng s\u00fang l\u00ean ngang vai. Sau \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 im l\u1eb7ng k\u00e9o d\u00e0i. M\u1ed9t ph\u00fat sau, sinh v\u1eadt \u0111\u00f3 t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng, b\u1ed5 nh\u00e0o xu\u1ed1ng c\u00e1i v\u00f5ng c\u1ee7a vi\u00ean qu\u1ea3n gia v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t \u00e2m thanh tr\u01a1n tr\u01b0\u1ee3t, x\u00e1o tr\u1ed9n nh\u01b0 c\u1ea3 t\u00e1 m\u00f3ng vu\u1ed1t l\u01b0\u1edbt tr\u00ean b\u00e0n b\u1ebfp, c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng r\u00edt kinh kh\u1ee7ng n\u1eeda gi\u1ed1ng gi\u00e1n n\u1eeda gi\u1ed1ng r\u1eafn. Ban \u0111\u1ea7u, h\u1ecd ngh\u0129 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con tr\u0103n nhi\u1ec7t \u0111\u1edbi hay m\u1ed9t con tr\u0103n l\u00e0nh t\u00ednh c\u1ee1 l\u1edbn, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng lo\u00e0i r\u1eafn n\u00e0o c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 di chuy\u1ec3n nhanh","nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, v\u00e0 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng lo\u00e0i r\u1eafn n\u00e0o c\u00f3 ch\u00e2n. Hai m\u01b0\u01a1i t\u00e1m c\u1eb7p ch\u00e2n m\u00e0u cam. V\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng lo\u00e0i r\u1eafn n\u00e0o c\u00f3 r\u00e2u. Trong n\u1eeda gi\u00e2y, Philippa t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng h\u1ecd \u0111ang b\u1ecb t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng b\u1edfi m\u1ed9t sinh v\u1eadt ngo\u00e0i v\u0169 tr\u1ee5, v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ng\u0103n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng h\u00e9t th\u1ea5t thanh. Gi\u00e2y ti\u1ebfp theo, m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng n\u1ed5 \u0111i\u1ebfc tai vang l\u00ean khi \u00f4ng Sicky, c\u1eadu Nimrod v\u00e0 \u00f4ng Vodyannoy n\u1ed5 s\u00fang g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 \u0111\u1ed3ng lo\u1ea1t, v\u00e0 sinh v\u1eadt v\u1edbi c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 nhi\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ed1t m\u00e0u n\u00e2u tr\u01a1n tr\u01b0\u1ee3t v\u1eabn c\u00f2n \u1ea9n m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n th\u00e2n m\u00ecnh trong nh\u1eefng v\u00f2m l\u00e1 r\u1eadm r\u1ea1p \u0111\u00f3 r\u00edt l\u00ean nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t con chim s\u0103n m\u1ed3i chao \u0111\u1ea3o v\u00e0 v\u1eb7n v\u1eb9o th\u00e2n m\u00ecnh trong c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng tr\u1ed1n tho\u00e1t v\u00f4 v\u1ecdng. Ba ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng c\u1ea7m s\u00fang b\u00f3p c\u00f2 l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa v\u00e0 con r\u1ebft kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 to nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t con ng\u1ef1a g\u1ee5c ch\u1ebft b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh c\u00e1i v\u00f5ng c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Groanin, t\u1eeb s\u00e1u l\u1ed7 th\u1ee7ng xuy\u00ean qua c\u00e1i l\u01b0ng ch\u1eafc nh\u01b0 y\u00ean ng\u1ef1a c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 \u1ee9a ra m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 n\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0ng t\u1edfm l\u1ee3m. \u00d4ng Groanin ng\u1ed3i d\u1eady tr\u00ean v\u00f5ng v\u00e0 ng\u00e1p d\u00e0i m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi ph\u00e0n n\u00e0n: \u2013\u2002C\u00e1i g\u00ec m\u00e0 \u1ed3n \u00e0o d\u1eef v\u1eady? Kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111ang c\u1ed1 ng\u1ee7 \u00e0? \u00d4ng Sicky b\u1eadt c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 nh\u1eb9 nh\u00f5m v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1 \u0111\u00e1 c\u00e1i x\u00e1c n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t. Con Hector b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u hung h\u0103ng g\u1eb7m n\u00f3. \u00d4ng Sicky b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002Ti\u1ebfc l\u00e0 n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft. Con r\u1ebft l\u1edbn nh\u1ea5t m\u00e0 t\u00f4i t\u1eebng th\u1ea5y. C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ki\u1ebfm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u1ed1i ti\u1ec1n trong s\u1edf th\u00fa. Nh\u00ecn gi\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi anh b\u00e9 b\u1ef1 c\u1ee7a con r\u1ebft Peru m\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y \u1edf nh\u00e0 g\u1ed7 nh\u1ec9. H\u1ebft nh\u00ecn \u0111\u1eb1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1eb1ng sau \u00e1o s\u01a1 mi c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, \u00f4ng Groanin lo l\u1eafng h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002R\u1ebft? R\u1ebft n\u00e0o?","\u00d4ng Vodyannoy qu\u1ef3 xu\u1ed1ng c\u1ea1nh con r\u1ebft kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u ki\u1ec3m tra n\u00f3 k\u1ef9 l\u01b0\u1ee1ng. M\u1ed7i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i ch\u00e2n m\u00e0u cam \u0111\u00f3 to b\u1eb1ng c\u1eb3ng tay c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. \u00d4ng l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m: \u2013\u2002Ng\u01b0\u1eddi anh si\u00eau b\u00e9 b\u1ef1! C\u00f3 ph\u1ea7n qu\u00e1 b\u1ef1, \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng Nimrod? C\u1eadu Nimrod \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd: \u2013\u2002\u1eea. B\u1ef1 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch b\u1ea5t th\u01b0\u1eddng. Li\u1ebfc nh\u00ecn qua r\u00eca c\u00e1i v\u00f5ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, \u00f4ng Groanin tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y sinh v\u1eadt kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 n\u1eb1m ch\u1ebft b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi. Kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n nu\u1ed1t n\u01b0\u1edbc b\u1ecdt, \u00f4ng h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 l\u00e0 n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ecbnh\u2026 \u0110\u1eb7t kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang tr\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh xu\u1ed1ng, c\u1eadu Nimrod ti\u1ebfp l\u1eddi \u00f4ng: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u1ecbnh \u0103n anh? Nh\u00ecn c\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 v\u1eady \u0111\u1ea5y. \u00d4ng Groanin m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa ng\u1ea5t x\u1ec9u. *** \u00d4ng Sicky v\u00e0 \u00f4ng Muddy thay phi\u00ean nhau ng\u1ed3i g\u00e1c \u0111\u00eam. V\u00e0 c\u1eadu Nimrod s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh djinn \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1ea1o ra m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i propugnator, m\u1ed9t d\u1ea1ng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o bao quanh khu v\u1ef1c c\u1eafm tr\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u0103n ch\u1eb7n b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 cu\u1ed9c t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c. Nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng ai c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ng\u1ee7 y\u00ean t\u1ed1i h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3. B\u1ecb \u00e1m \u1ea3nh b\u1edfi suy ngh\u0129 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t con qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt to l\u1edbn v\u00e0 kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp nh\u01b0 v\u1eady \u1ea9n n\u1ea5p \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3 trong r\u1eebng m\u01b0a, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u ng\u00f3ng ch\u1edd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh ng\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u00f2ng Amazon c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. X\u00e9t \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00f9ng, con s\u00f4ng c\u0169ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3ng kh\u00f4ng gian l\u1ed9 thi\u00ean, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd b\u00f2 \u0111\u1ebfn sau l\u01b0ng c\u1ea3 \u0111o\u00e0n khi h\u1ecd \u0111ang di chuy\u1ec3n","b\u1eb1ng thuy\u1ec1n. \u00cdt nh\u1ea5t h\u1ecd ngh\u0129 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady cho \u0111\u1ebfn s\u00e1ng h\u00f4m sau, khi h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00eam v\u00e0i d\u1eb7m tr\u00ean d\u00f2ng Amazon, Zadie nh\u1eafc cho t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi r\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t con s\u00f4ng c\u0169ng d\u1ec5 che gi\u1ea5u m\u1ed9t con qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt im l\u1eb7ng n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 b\u01a1i d\u01b0\u1edbi thuy\u1ec1n. D\u1eddi c\u00e1i b\u00e0n ch\u1ea3i \u0111\u00e1nh r\u0103ng t\u1eeb b\u00ean n\u00e0y sang b\u00ean kia kh\u00f3e mi\u1ec7ng, gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 c\u00e1i t\u1ea9u thu\u1ed1c c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Vodyannoy, Zadie n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002B\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi c\u00e1i thuy\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ed9c m\u1ed9c n\u00e0y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u00f3 b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 th\u1ee9 g\u00ec v\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng ai bi\u1ebft g\u00ec v\u1ec1 ch\u00fang. C\u00e1 piranha, tr\u0103n anaconda. Ngay khi c\u00f4 \u0111ang n\u00f3i, m\u1ed9t con c\u00e1 s\u1ea5u tr\u00ean b\u1edd s\u00f4ng tr\u01b0\u1ee3t xu\u1ed1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0 b\u01a1i xu\u1ed1ng s\u00e2u nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t qu\u1ea3 ng\u01b0 l\u00f4i g\u1ed7. \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 ch\u01b0a k\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1 s\u1ea5u M\u1ef9 v\u00e0 c\u00e1 s\u1ea5u Ch\u00e2u Phi \u0111\u1ea5y nh\u00e9. Li\u1ebfc nh\u00ecn m\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc t\u1eeb chi\u1ebfc thuy\u1ec1n c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi \u00e1nh m\u1eaft nghi ng\u1edd, \u00f4ng Groanin l\u1ea7m b\u1ea7m: \u2013\u2002N\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec h\u1eefu d\u1ee5ng, t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1eebng n\u00f3i g\u00ec c\u1ea3. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u1eb9 ta th\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00f3i. Zadie b\u0129u m\u00f4i: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u ch\u1ec9 n\u00f3i th\u00f4i m\u00e0. John b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002Th\u1ebf th\u00ec \u0111\u1eebng. \u0110\u1eebng n\u00f3i g\u00ec c\u1ea3. Zadie vui v\u1ebb \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb: \u2013\u2002N\u1ebfu m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi mu\u1ed1n, ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 h\u00e1t m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i. \u0110\u1ec3 l\u00ean tinh th\u1ea7n cho m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi. \u00d4ng Groanin n\u00f3i, gi\u1ecdng chanh chua: \u2013\u2002Ta kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y l\u00e0m sao vi\u1ec7c ch\u00e1u h\u00e1t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ea1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3 \u0111\u00f3. Tr\u00ean th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf, n\u1ebfu l\u00e0 ta, n\u00f3 s\u1ebd thu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea1i. Nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu ch\u00e1u mu\u1ed1n nh\u1ea3y tap-dance tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc th\u00ec c\u1ee9","vi\u1ec7c t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean, \u0111\u1eebng \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn ta. John b\u1eadt c\u01b0\u1eddi, l\u00e0m m\u1eb7t \u00e1c. V\u00e0 Zadie l\u00e0m m\u1eb7t gi\u1eadn v\u1edbi h\u1ecd. \u00cdt l\u00e2u sau, con d\u01a1i Zotz quay l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 y\u00ean v\u1ecb tr\u00ean c\u00e1nh tay c\u1ee7a Zadie, c\u00f4 b\u00e9 vui v\u1ebb h\u01a1n nhi\u1ec1u. V\u00e0 sau \u0111\u00f3, c\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 con d\u01a1i li\u00ean t\u1ee5c bay \u0111i bay v\u1ec1. B\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t con b\u1ed3 c\u00e2u trong m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c \u0111ua, n\u00f3 d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 lu\u00f4n bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c ph\u1ea3i t\u00ecm h\u1ecd \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u d\u00f9 trong r\u1eebng ho\u1eb7c tr\u00ean s\u00f4ng. Kho\u1ea3ng gi\u1eefa tr\u01b0a l\u00e0 l\u00fac h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t v\u1edbi ch\u01b0\u1edbng ng\u1ea1i v\u1eadt ti\u1ebfp theo trong h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. C\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Sicky c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u1ecf m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch b\u1ea5t th\u01b0\u1eddng, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec b\u1ea5t \u1ed5n v\u1edbi th\u1ecb gi\u00e1c c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. \u00d4ng t\u1eaft \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u01a1 n\u0103m m\u01b0\u01a1i l\u0103m m\u00e3 l\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a chi\u1ebfc thuy\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ed9c m\u1ed9c v\u00e0 im l\u1eb7ng ng\u1ed3i nh\u00ecn tr\u1eebng tr\u1eebng v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc. C\u1eadu Nimrod h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002Chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec v\u1eady, Sicky? \u2013\u2002C\u00f3 c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 \u1edf tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t ch\u00fang ta, \u00f4ng ch\u1ee7 \u1ea1. Sicky ch\u1ec9 ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00ean d\u00f2ng s\u00f4ng. Xa xa, m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m kh\u00f3i \u0111en \u0111ang cu\u1ed3n cu\u1ed9n n\u1ed5i tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t h\u1ecd. \u0110\u00e1m kh\u00f3i thay \u0111\u1ed5i h\u00ecnh d\u1ea1ng th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 d\u1ecbch chuy\u1ec3n, v\u00e0 ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1eadn ra ch\u1eebng n\u00e0o c\u00f2n \u1edf tr\u00ean s\u00f4ng, h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111i v\u00f2ng qua n\u00f3. C\u1eadu Nimrod m\u00f3c c\u00e1i \u1ed1ng nh\u00f2m c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu ra \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn k\u1ef9 h\u01a1n. C\u1eadu n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002L\u1ea1 th\u1eadt. C\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e0n mu\u1ed7i \u0111\u00f4ng b\u1ea5t th\u01b0\u1eddng. \u00d4ng Groanin l\u00e0u b\u00e0u: \u2013\u2002Chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 g\u00ec l\u1ea1 ch\u1ee9? Ch\u00fang ta \u0111ang \u1edf Amazon. C\u1ea3 c\u00e1i qu\u1ed1c gia n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u00f3c m\u1ea5y c\u00e1i th\u1ee9 \u0111\u00f3. \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 v\u1eady, nh\u01b0ng lo\u00e0i mu\u1ed7i h\u1ea7u h\u1ebft \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111i ki\u1ebfm \u0103n v\u1ec1 \u0111\u00eam.","Th\u1eadt k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 khi ch\u00fang d\u00e1m m\u1ea1o hi\u1ec3m ra ngo\u00e0i d\u01b0\u1edbi c\u00e1i n\u00f3ng ban ng\u00e0y v\u1edbi s\u1ed1 l\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y. T\u00f4i e l\u00e0 ch\u00fang c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t nguy hi\u1ec3m v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng th\u00e0nh vi\u00ean lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a \u0111o\u00e0n ch\u00fang ta. B\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00f4n tr\u00f9ng kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m djinn b\u1eadn t\u00e2m l\u1eafm. Tuy nhi\u00ean, v\u1edbi s\u1ed1 l\u01b0\u1ee3ng kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y, \u0111\u1ec3 an to\u00e0n, ch\u00fang ta n\u00ean nh\u1eadn \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111\u00e0n mu\u1ed7i n\u00e0y theo h\u01b0\u1edbng kh\u00e1c. \u00d4ng Vodyannoy g\u1ee3i \u00fd: \u2013\u2002D\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ed3 b\u1ea3o h\u1ed9 ch\u1ed1ng ong nh\u00e9? C\u1eadu Nimrod g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u: \u2013\u2002C\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 gi\u1ea3i ph\u00e1p hi\u1ec3n nhi\u00ean nh\u1ea5t. Khi c\u1eadu Nimrod \u0111\u1ecbnh th\u00ec th\u1ea7m t\u1eeb tr\u1ecdng t\u00e2m c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, \u00f4ng Vodyannoy gi\u01a1 tay l\u00ean v\u00e0 n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00e2y, \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00f4i l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3 cho. \u00d4ng suy ngh\u0129 trong gi\u00e2y l\u00e1t, \u0111\u01b0a tay vu\u1ed1t ch\u00f2m r\u00e2u \u0111\u1ecf c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, r\u1ed3i th\u1ea7m th\u00ec: \u2013\u2002ZAGIPNOTIZIROVAVSHEMUSYA. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t t\u1eeb tr\u1ecdng t\u00e2m ti\u1ebfng Nga c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng, c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 \u201cd\u00e0nh cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ef1 th\u00f4i mi\u00ean ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh.\u201d V\u00e0i gi\u00e2y sau, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u m\u1eb7c \u00e1o ch\u1ed1ng ong \u2013 bao g\u1ed3m c\u1ea3 con ch\u00f3 Hector \u2013 v\u00e0 h\u01b0\u1edbng th\u1eb3ng v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda b\u1ea7y mu\u1ed7i \u0111ang vo vo inh \u1ecfi nh\u01b0 h\u00e0ng tri\u1ec7u d\u00f2ng \u0111i\u1ec7n nho nh\u1ecf. M\u1ed3 h\u00f4i John \u0111ang \u0111\u1ed5 h\u1ed1i h\u1ea3 b\u00ean trong b\u1ed9 \u0111\u1ed3 b\u1ea3o h\u1ed9, c\u1eadu n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Hy v\u1ecdng m\u1ea5y b\u1ed9 \u0111\u1ed3 n\u00e0y c\u00f3 hi\u1ec7u qu\u1ea3. Nh\u01b0ng, tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng du kh\u00e1ch \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng s\u00f4ng d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 l\u00e0m l\u0169 mu\u1ed7i tr\u1edf n\u00ean \u0111i\u00ean lo\u1ea1n, v\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng bao l\u00e2u sau, m\u1ed9t con \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ed1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t ai \u0111\u00f3, v\u00ec c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt \u00edt \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bi\u1ebft t\u1edbi l\u00e0 b\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u01a1i ph\u1ea7n","tr\u0103m lo\u00e0i mu\u1ed7i c\u00f3 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng \u0111\u1ed1t xuy\u00ean qua qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o, k\u1ec3 c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng b\u1ed9 \u0111\u1ed3 b\u1ea3o h\u1ed9. \u00d4ng Groanin h\u00e9t l\u00ean: \u2013\u2002Ui da! M\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng con qu\u1ef7 nh\u1ecf kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ed1t t\u00f4i. John c\u0169ng la l\u00ean: \u2013\u2002C\u1ea3 ch\u00e1u n\u1eefa. Con Hector s\u1ee7a l\u1edbn nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3 c\u0169ng b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ed1t qua l\u1edbp \u0111\u1ed3 b\u1ea3o h\u1ed9. C\u1eadu Nimrod v\u1ed7 tay v\u00e0o nhau trong kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed, \u0111\u1eadp ch\u1ebft m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng con mu\u1ed7i \u0111ang t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng h\u1ecd. M\u1edf l\u00f2ng b\u00e0n tay \u0111eo g\u0103ng ra, c\u1eadu nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y con mu\u1ed7i m\u00e0 c\u1eadu v\u1eeba gi\u1ebft d\u00e0i g\u1ea7n ch\u1ee5c centimet, v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i v\u00f2i \u00edt nh\u1ea5t d\u00e0i ngang ng\u1eeda v\u00e0 s\u1eafc h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t m\u0169i kim ti\u00eam d\u01b0\u1edbi da. Nh\u0103n m\u1eb7t khi m\u1ed9t con mu\u1ed7i \u0111\u1ed1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1i m\u00f4ng c\u00f3 l\u1edbp b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7, c\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o! M\u1ea5y con mu\u1ed7i n\u00e0y l\u1edbn b\u1ea5t th\u01b0\u1eddng. \u00d4ng Vodyannoy g\u1ecdi ra m\u1ed9t b\u00ecnh phun di\u1ec7t c\u00f4n tr\u00f9ng l\u1edbn t\u1eeb kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u phun thu\u1ed1c quanh ng\u01b0\u1eddi. John c\u1ed1 b\u1eaft ch\u01b0\u1edbc \u00f4ng, nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i b\u1ecb m\u1eafc k\u1eb9t \u1edf kh\u00e2u t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng ra th\u00e0nh ph\u1ea7n h\u00f3a h\u1ecdc t\u1ed5ng h\u1ee3p c\u1ee7a thu\u1ed1c di\u1ec7t c\u00f4n tr\u00f9ng, v\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u1ea1o ra m\u1ed9t chai thu\u1ed1c x\u1ecbt ph\u00f2ng kh\u00f4ng m\u1ea5y h\u1eefu hi\u1ec7u \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi tai h\u1ecda tr\u00ean kh\u00f4ng \u0111ang gi\u00e1ng xu\u1ed1ng quanh h\u1ecd. Philippa g\u1eb7p may h\u01a1n anh trai, khi c\u00f4 th\u00ec th\u1ea7m t\u1eeb tr\u1ecdng t\u00e2m c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u2013 t\u1eeb FABULONGOSHOOMAR VELISHLYWONDERPIPICAL \u2013 v\u00e0 t\u1ea1o ra \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00e0i con chu\u1ed3n chu\u1ed3n l\u1edbn, v\u1ed1n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u1eadt \u0103n mu\u1ed7i. Nh\u01b0ng b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00f3 v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m hao h\u1ee5t s\u1ed1 l\u01b0\u1ee3ng mu\u1ed7i kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y \u0111ang bay l\u00fac nh\u00fac quanh hai chi\u1ebfc thuy\u1ec1n. \u00d4ng Groanin h\u00e9t l\u00ean l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa:","\u2013\u2002Ui da! L\u00e0m g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 \u0111i, c\u00e1c qu\u00fd ng\u00e0i \u0111\u1ea7u to. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u00fang ta b\u1ecb \u0103n t\u01b0\u01a1i nu\u1ed1t s\u1ed1ng. C\u1eadu Nimrod h\u00e9t l\u1edbn v\u1edbi \u00f4ng Sicky: \u2013\u2002T\u0103ng t\u1ed1c \u0111i. Nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng Sicky l\u1ea1i l\u1eafc l\u1eafc c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u1ecf x\u00edu c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch v\u00f4 v\u1ecdng. V\u1eaby tay \u0111u\u1ed5i l\u0169 mu\u1ed7i che k\u00edn t\u1ea5m che m\u1eb7t tr\u00ean c\u00e1i m\u0169 \u00e1o teo nh\u1ecf, \u00f4ng cho bi\u1ebft: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00fang ta \u0111ang \u0111i v\u1edbi t\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed9 t\u1ed1i \u0111a r\u1ed3i, \u00f4ng tr\u00f9m \u1ea1. \u0110\u1ed9ng c\u01a1 ch\u1ea1y h\u1ebft t\u1ed1c l\u1ef1c r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ea5y. \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i s\u1ebd s\u1eeda \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 ngay \u0111\u00e2y. C\u1eadu Nimrod l\u1ea7m b\u1ea7m, r\u1ed3i th\u1ea7m th\u00ec t\u1eeb tr\u1ecdng t\u00e2m c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu \u2013 QWERTYUIOP \u2013 c\u1eadu t\u0103ng g\u1ea5p \u0111\u00f4i m\u00e3 l\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u01a1 g\u1eafn ngo\u00e0i c\u1ea3 hai chi\u1ebfc thuy\u1ec1n. V\u00e0 vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00fap h\u1ecd ch\u1ea1y tho\u00e1t. M\u01b0\u1eddi l\u0103m ph\u00fat \u0111i thuy\u1ec1n n\u1eefa th\u00ec h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ebfn cu\u1ed1i d\u00f2ng s\u00f4ng, \u00f4ng Sicky gi\u1eadt b\u1ecf ph\u1ea7n m\u0169 tr\u00f9m \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0 s\u1ea3ng kho\u00e1i th\u1edf ph\u00e0o. \u00d4ng n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002X\u00e9m ch\u00fat n\u1eefa th\u00ec\u2026 T\u00f4i c\u1ee9 ngh\u0129 ch\u00fang ta ti\u00eau ch\u1eafc r\u1ed3i. John h\u1ecfi \u00f4ng: \u2013\u2002\u00d4ng c\u0169ng b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ed1t \u00e0, \u00f4ng Sicky? \u2013\u2002B\u1ecb \u0111\u1ed1t t\u00fai b\u1ee5i \u1ea5y ch\u1ee9. N\u00f3i r\u1ed3i \u00f4ng Sicky k\u00e9o ph\u1ea7n v\u1ea1t tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ee7a l\u1edbp \u00e1o b\u1ea3o h\u1ed9 xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 cho John th\u1ea5y v\u00e0i v\u1ebft mu\u1ed7i \u0111\u1ed1t s\u01b0ng t\u1ea5y tr\u00ean vai \u00f4ng. John h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002\u00d4ng th\u1ea5y \u1ed5n kh\u00f4ng? \u00d4ng Sicky cho bi\u1ebft: \u2013\u2002Ta th\u1ea5y b\u1ec7nh. Nh\u01b0ng ta s\u1ebd \u1ed5n th\u00f4i.","R\u1ed3i \u00f4ng gi\u1ea3m d\u1ea7n t\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed9 v\u00e0 hai chi\u1ebfc thuy\u1ec1n h\u01b0\u1edbng v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda b\u1edd s\u00f4ng. \u00d4ng Groanin ph\u00e0n n\u00e0n: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i th\u00ec ng\u1ee9a kh\u1eafp c\u1ea3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e2y. T\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i kh\u0103n tr\u1ea3i d\u00e3 ngo\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a d\u00e2n Scotland \u1ea5y. Xem x\u00e9t m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng con c\u00f4n tr\u00f9ng \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ebft v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t t\u1edd b\u00e1o cu\u1ed9n tr\u00f2n, \u00f4ng th\u1ed1t l\u00ean: \u2013\u2002Nh\u00ecn k\u00edch c\u1ee1 m\u1ea5y con n\u00e0y xem. \u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 mu\u1ed7i th\u00e0nh tinh m\u00e0. Philippa \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd: \u2013\u2002Qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt mu\u1ed7i ch\u1eafc c\u0169ng c\u00f3 k\u00edch th\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u01b0 v\u1ea7y. Zadie n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002N\u1ebfu \u0111em ra so s\u00e1nh v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng con mu\u1ed7i th\u01b0\u1eddng, ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd n\u00f3i ch\u00fang c\u0169ng b\u1ef1 nh\u01b0 con r\u1ebft t\u1ed1i qua n\u1ebfu so s\u00e1nh v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t con r\u1ebft to b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng. Gi\u1ecdng tr\u1ea7m ng\u00e2m, c\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002\u1eea. Ch\u00e1u n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang. \u00d4ng Groanin n\u00f3i th\u00eam v\u00e0o: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 ch\u00fang ta n\u00ean quay l\u1ea1i. Ho\u1ea3ng s\u1ee3 tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u00fd t\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111\u00f3, Philippa ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002G\u00ec c\u01a1? Vi\u00ean qu\u1ea3n gia ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch: \u2013\u2002\u00dd ta l\u00e0, n\u1ebfu \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t v\u00ed d\u1ee5 cho \u0111i\u1ec1u ch\u00fang ta s\u1eafp g\u1eb7p ph\u1ea3i, ch\u00fang ta n\u00ean v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0. Ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c. Ho\u1eb7c \u00edt nh\u1ea5t, ngay b\u00e2y gi\u1edd. John l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 quay l\u1ea1i. \u00d4ng \u0111\u00e3 nghe ch\u1ecb Faustina n\u00f3i g\u00ec","\u1edf New Haven r\u1ed3i m\u00e0. Ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i ng\u0103n m\u1ea5y nh\u00e0 th\u00e1m hi\u1ec3m \u0111\u00f3 \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 m\u1ea5t t\u00edch Paititi c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi Inca. C\u00e0ng s\u1edbm c\u00e0ng t\u1ed1t. V\u1edbi m\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch ng\u0103n ch\u1eb7n Pachacuti. Th\u1ea3m h\u1ecda v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ti\u00ean \u0111\u1ecbnh b\u1edfi Manco Capac. Ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111i ti\u1ebfp. C\u1eadu Nimrod khen: \u2013\u2002N\u00f3i t\u1ed1t l\u1eafm, John. Ch\u00e1u th\u00ec sao, Philippa? Philippa nh\u00fan vai: \u2013\u2002Anh John n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang \u0111\u00f3. Ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c. T\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u1eb3ng ai b\u1ea3o \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c d\u1ea1o ch\u01a1i trong c\u00f4ng vi\u00ean. \u2013\u2002Frank? \u00d4ng Vodyannoy g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0 n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i b\u1ecf phi\u1ebfu cho vi\u1ec7c \u0111i ti\u1ebfp, Nimrod. Nh\u01b0 m\u1ecdi khi. \u00d4ng Groanin v\u1eabn ngoan c\u1ed1 n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i\u00ean r\u1ed3i. Nh\u00ecn k\u00edch c\u1ee1 con mu\u1ed7i n\u00e0y \u0111i. N\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt. C\u1eadu Nimrod b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd v\u1edbi \u00fd ki\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3. Nh\u01b0ng v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 l\u00e0, n\u00f3 b\u1ef1 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady v\u00ec ai \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 nh\u00fang tay v\u00e0o. C\u1ed1 t\u00ecnh. C\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3, ho\u1eb7c m\u1ed9t ai \u0111\u00f3 \u0111ang c\u1ed1 l\u00e0m ch\u1eadm l\u1ea1i h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta. Zadie n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002\u1edc, ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb ch\u1eadm l\u1ea1i r\u1ed3i \u0111\u00f3. Ch\u00e1u c\u1ea7n ngh\u1ec9 ng\u01a1i m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t. V\u00ec \u00f4ng Groanin n\u1eefa. John h\u1ecfi l\u1ea1i: \u2013\u2002L\u00e0 ai nh\u1ec9? C\u1eadu Nimrod gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch:","\u2013\u2002Sau b\u1ee9c h\u00ecnh ch\u1ee5p M\u1eaft R\u1eebng, ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111o\u00e0n th\u00e1m hi\u1ec3m kia, d\u00f9 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 ai, ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n ph\u1ea3i bi\u1ebft s\u1ebd c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i theo h\u1ecd. \u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a nhi\u1ec1u kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng s\u1ebd c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1 ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i \u1edf tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t ch\u00fang ta m\u1ed9t khi v\u00e0o r\u1eebng. Anh Groanin, n\u1ebfu mu\u1ed1n, anh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 quay l\u1ea1i nh\u00e0 g\u1ed7 v\u1edbi Zadie. T\u00f4i e l\u00e0 t\u1eeb gi\u1edd tr\u1edf \u0111i ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i \u0111i b\u1ed9. Zadie ph\u1ee7 nh\u1eadn: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u n\u00f3i ch\u00e1u c\u1ea7n ngh\u1ec9 ng\u01a1i m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t. Ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 n\u00f3i ch\u00e1u mu\u1ed1n quay l\u1ea1i. \u00d4ng Groanin h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002L\u00e0m sao m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o k\u00edch c\u1ee1 c\u1ee7a con mu\u1ed7i n\u00e0y v\u00e0 b\u1ea3o mu\u1ed1n \u0111i ti\u1ebfp? \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 ch\u01b0a n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1i th\u1ee9 t\u1ed1i h\u00f4m qua. N\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u1ebft ch\u1ebft b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ai trong ch\u00fang ta. \u0110\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t l\u00e0 t\u00f4i. John nh\u1eafc: \u2013\u2002\u00d4ng qu\u00ean r\u1ed3i sao? T\u1ee5i ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh djinn b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 m\u00e0. \u00d4ng Groanin l\u1ea7m b\u1ea7m: \u2013\u2002Ta kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 qu\u00ean vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3. V\u00e0 ta v\u1eabn mu\u1ed1n quay l\u1ea1i. C\u1eadu Nimrod tr\u1ea5n an: \u2013\u2002S\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 vi\u1ec7c g\u00ec x\u1ea3y ra v\u1edbi b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ai trong ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e2u. Ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u0169 trang v\u1edbi s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh djinn v\u00e0 s\u00fang tr\u01b0\u1eddng m\u00e0. \u00d4ng Groanin h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002Ng\u00e0i h\u1ee9a ch\u1ee9? C\u1eadu Nimrod tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002V\u00e2ng, v\u00e2ng, v\u00e2ng. \u00d4ng Groanin g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u: \u2013\u2002Th\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i. Xin th\u1ee9 l\u1ed7i cho s\u1ef1 h\u00e8n nh\u00e1t v\u1eeba r\u1ed3i c\u1ee7a","t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i h\u01a1i b\u1ecb b\u1ea5t an v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng s\u1ef1 vi\u1ec7c g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e2y, ch\u1ec9 v\u1eady th\u00f4i. \u2013\u2002\u0110\u1eebng nh\u1eafc \u0111\u1ebfn chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3, \u00f4ng b\u1ea1n gi\u00e0 \u1ea1. \u0110\u01b0a m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn Zadie, \u00f4ng ng\u1eadp ng\u1eebng g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1edbi c\u00f4 v\u00e0 n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002\u1eeam, \u1edd, c\u00e1m \u01a1n ch\u00e1u. V\u00ec \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00e0 ch\u00e1u v\u1eeba n\u00f3i m\u1edbi n\u00e3y. Nh\u0103n nh\u0103n m\u1eb7t, Zadie b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i chuy\u1ec7n to t\u00e1t g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2u. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec ch\u00e1u n\u00f3i l\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u00fang ta n\u00ean ch\u1eadm l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 ngh\u1ec9 ng\u01a1i m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t th\u00f4i. Nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng v\u1ed7 c\u00e1nh, c\u00f4 ng\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u00ecn l\u00ean v\u00e0 m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi khi con d\u01a1i c\u01b0ng c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 bay xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1eadu tr\u00ean tay \u00e1o c\u00f4. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 Zotz. C\u00f4 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi n\u00f3: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u1eebng lo l\u1eafng cho tao. Tao s\u1ebd \u1ed5n th\u00f4i. \u00d4ng Groanin n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002\u1edc, nghe nh\u1eb9 nh\u00f5m th\u1eadt, ta ch\u1eafc v\u1eady.","Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng 8 Ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u00e8o Tr\u1eddi \u0111ang t\u1ed1i d\u1ea7n. Sau khi \u0111\u00e3 d\u1ef1ng tr\u1ea1i xong, tranh th\u1ee7 khi tr\u1eddi c\u00f2n \u0111\u1ee7 s\u00e1ng, c\u1ea3 \u0111o\u00e0n t\u1eadp trung l\u1ea1i nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u \u0111o\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng m\u00f2n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eafc \u0111\u1ebfn trong t\u1ea5m b\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed3 m\u00e0 Faustina \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0a cho \u00f4ng Vodyannoy. Zadie \u01b0\u1edbm h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002Cho ch\u00e1u nh\u00ecn b\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng? Truy\u1ec1n n\u00f3 sang cho c\u00f4, \u00f4ng Vodyannoy n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002D\u0129 nhi\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. John th\u1eafc m\u1eafc: \u2013\u2002M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u00e2y c\u0169ng l\u00e0 con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng m\u00e0 \u0111o\u00e0n th\u00e1m hi\u1ec3m kia \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i kh\u00f4ng? \u00d4ng Sicky b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002Ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 d\u1ea5u r\u1ef1a m\u1edf \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00e0o \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y c\u1ea3. Nh\u01b0ng Zadie l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00e0y. R\u1ed3i b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0i th\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o trong m\u1ed9t b\u1ee5i r\u1eadm g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00f3, c\u00f4 ng\u1eebng l\u1ea1i nh\u1eb7t m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 l\u00ean tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi quay l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0a cho m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi xem. C\u00f4 b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002Nh\u00ecn n\u00e0y.","Tr\u00ean tay c\u00f4 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t mi\u1ebfng gi\u1ea5y g\u00f3i k\u1eb9o c\u1ee7a Anh c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ea7u l\u1ecdc thu\u1ed1c l\u00e1. C\u00f4 \u0111\u01b0a ch\u00fang cho c\u1eadu Nimrod, c\u1eadu ki\u1ec3m tra ch\u00fang v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 t\u1ec9 m\u1ec9 ngang ng\u1eeda Sherlock Holmes. C\u1eadu Nimrod cho bi\u1ebft: \u2013\u2002M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y ch\u1eef E v\u00e0 ch\u1eef S v\u00e0ng tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t gi\u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng? \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 ch\u1eef vi\u1ebft t\u1eaft c\u1ee7a Empha Seema, m\u1ed9t nh\u00e3n hi\u1ec7u thu\u1ed1c l\u00e1 c\u1ee7a Anh. V\u00e0 mi\u1ebfng gi\u1ea5y g\u00f3i k\u1eb9o n\u00e0y l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a nh\u00e3n k\u1eb9o b\u01a1 c\u1ee9ng Callard c\u1ee7a Anh. Philippa n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002V\u1eady ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta \u0111ang \u0111i tr\u00ean l\u1ed1i m\u00f2n c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u00e2u \u00c2u \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 th\u00edch qu\u0103ng r\u00e1c tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng khi \u0111i r\u1eebng, \u00f4ng Sicky nh\u1ec9? Nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng Sicky kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n t\u1eadp trung l\u1eafng nghe h\u1ecd n\u00f3i n\u1eefa. \u00d4ng y\u00ean l\u1eb7ng ch\u1ec9 tay v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t h\u01b0\u1edbng xa, v\u00e0 sau m\u1ed9t l\u00fac c\u1eadu Nimrod c\u0169ng nh\u1eadn ra ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u1eabn \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd \u0111ang nh\u00ecn c\u00e1i g\u00ec. N\u1eb1m v\u1eaft v\u1ebbo tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0nh c\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u1eb7p b\u00e1o \u0111\u1ed1m. C\u1eadu Nimrod h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002Anh kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 ch\u00fang \u0111ang ph\u1ee5c k\u00edch ch\u00fang ta ch\u1ee9? \u00dd t\u00f4i l\u00e0, ch\u00fang n\u1eb1m s\u00e1t \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i qu\u00e1. \u00d4ng Sicky n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, \u00f4ng ch\u1ee7 \u00e0. Th\u1ee9 nh\u1ea5t, n\u1ebfu th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ecbnh ph\u1ee5c k\u00edch, lo\u00e0i b\u00e1o s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd cho ph\u00e9p ch\u00fang ta nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y ch\u00fang. Ngo\u00e0i ra, nh\u1eefng con m\u00e8o b\u1ef1 n\u00e0y \u0111ang lim dim ng\u1ee7. C\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 ch\u00fang \u0111ang ch\u1ee3p m\u1eaft ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1ed1i. R\u1ed3i sau \u0111\u00f3 ch\u00fang m\u1edbi \u0111i s\u0103n. \u0110\u0103m chi\u00eau th\u1edf d\u00e0i, \u00f4ng xoa xoa c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u b\u00e9 x\u00edu c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t:","\u2013\u2002C\u0169ng hay khi nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y th\u1ee9 g\u00ec d\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i, \u00f4ng b\u1ea1n nh\u1ec9. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1ebfn ngay c\u1ea1nh ch\u00fang. \u0110\u00fang kh\u00f4ng? Nh\u01b0 hai con m\u00e8o n\u00e0y ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ea1n. C\u1eadu Nimrod g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u: \u2013\u2002\u1eea, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1eady th\u00ec t\u1ed1t th\u1eadt. Ng\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u00ecn tr\u1eddi, \u00f4ng Sicky n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002D\u0129 nhi\u00ean gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00e1 tr\u1ec5. Ch\u1eb3ng bao l\u00e2u n\u1eefa tr\u1eddi s\u1ebd qu\u00e1 t\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y nhi\u1ec1u th\u1ee9. Tr\u1eeb khi ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a lo\u00e0i m\u00e8o. C\u1eadu Nimrod m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002Anh v\u1eeba cho t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t \u00fd t\u01b0\u1edfng hay \u0111\u1ea5y, anh Sicky. M\u1ed9t khi quay v\u1ec1 ch\u1ed7 d\u1ef1ng tr\u1ea1i, c\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i cho m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi bi\u1ebft \u00fd t\u01b0\u1edfng c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu l\u00e0 g\u00ec. C\u1eadu n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 l\u00e0, c\u00f3 l\u00fd do \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00fang ta tin r\u1eb1ng \u0111o\u00e0n th\u00e1m hi\u1ec3m kia c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e3 d\u00e0nh s\u1eb5n v\u00e0i b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd kh\u00e1c cho ch\u00fang ta tr\u00ean \u0111o\u1ea1n \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc. Cho n\u00ean, t\u00f4i \u0111ang ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c ch\u00fang ta t\u1ea1m th\u1eddi n\u00ean t\u00e1ch ra m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t. John v\u00e0 t\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111i tr\u01b0\u1edbc th\u00e1m th\u00ednh \u0111\u1ec3 xem c\u00f3 an to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng. N\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ebd quay l\u1ea1i c\u1ea3nh b\u00e1o cho m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi bi\u1ebft. Ch\u00e1u ngh\u0129 sao, John? Ch\u00e1u \u0111i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng? John tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng cho m\u1ecdi t\u00ecnh hu\u1ed1ng. \u2013\u2002Tinh th\u1ea7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ea5y. Zadie ph\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed1i: \u2013\u2002L\u1ee1 n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng an to\u00e0n th\u00ec sao? L\u1ee1 hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi g\u1eb7p nguy hi\u1ec3m thay cho m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00ec sao?"]