Hậu Duệ Thần Đèn -Tập 5

["C\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Ta m\u1eebng l\u00e0 ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ec1 c\u1eadp \u0111\u1ebfn chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3, Zadie \u1ea1. Ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 v\u00f4 h\u00ecnh m\u00e0 \u0111i, d\u0129 nhi\u00ean. Nh\u01b0ng s\u1ebd r\u1ea5t d\u1ec5 \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111i l\u1ea1c khi ch\u00e1u \u0111i v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e0 ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y. V\u00ec th\u1ebf, \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00e0 ta \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb l\u00e0: m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 nh\u1edb hai con b\u00e1o \u0111\u1ef1c ng\u1ee7 tr\u00ean c\u00e2y m\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y khi n\u00e3y kh\u00f4ng? T\u00f4i v\u00e0 John s\u1ebd m\u01b0\u1ee3n t\u1ea1m c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111i th\u00e1m th\u00ednh m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t. Kh\u00f4ng g\u00ec c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 di chuy\u1ec3n trong r\u1eebng y\u00ean l\u1eb7ng h\u01a1n lo\u00e0i b\u00e1o \u0111\u1ed1m. Zadie n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Ngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb lo\u00e0i r\u1eafn. R\u1ed3i nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 c\u1ea7n ch\u1ee9ng minh cho l\u1eddi n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, c\u00f4 ch\u1ec9 cho h\u1ecd th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t con r\u1eafn san h\u00f4 Peru \u0111ang g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 v\u00f4 h\u00ecnh tr\u01b0\u1eddn qua l\u1edbp l\u00e1 r\u1ee5ng tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a r\u1eebng m\u01b0a nhi\u1ec7t \u0111\u1edbi. C\u1eadu Nimrod th\u1eeba nh\u1eadn: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00fang v\u1eady. Nh\u01b0ng ta ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd th\u00edch l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t con r\u1eafn. Zadie ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c li\u1ec7t k\u00ea: \u2013\u2002V\u00e0 ki\u1ebfn l\u00ednh. V\u00e0 nh\u1ec7n. V\u00e0 d\u01a1i. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u di chuy\u1ec3n y\u00ean l\u1eb7ng h\u01a1n lo\u00e0i b\u00e1o. C\u1eadu Nimrod m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea7y b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh: \u2013\u2002V\u00e0 ta c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd th\u00edch l\u00e0m m\u1ea5y con v\u1eadt \u0111\u00f3. Tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y Zadie \u0111ang chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb li\u1ec7t k\u00ea th\u00eam v\u00e0i lo\u00e0i n\u1eefa v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t danh s\u00e1ch v\u1ed1n r\u1ea5t \u0111a d\u1ea1ng, c\u1eadu Nimrod gi\u01a1 m\u1ed9t tay l\u00ean \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u0103n c\u00f4 l\u1ea1i r\u1ed3i b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002N\u00f3i chung l\u00e0, trong c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 b\u00e1o, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 s\u1edbm ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd n\u00e0o \u0111ang ch\u1edd ch\u00fang ta ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc. Nh\u01b0 v\u1eady ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd c\u00f3 d\u01b0 th\u1eddi gian \u0111\u1ec3 x\u1eed l\u00fd ch\u00fang.","Philippa \u0111\u1eafn \u0111o: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 ch\u00e1u th\u00edch \u00fd t\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111o\u00e0n ch\u00fang ta b\u1ecb ph\u00e2n nh\u1ecf nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. Zadie th\u1eeba nh\u1eadn: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch. C\u1eadu Nimrod tr\u1ea5n an: \u2013\u2002C\u00f3 anh Vodyannoy, anh Groanin v\u00e0 anh Sicky \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y, hai \u0111\u1ee9a s\u1ebd \u1ed5n th\u00f4i. V\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta ch\u1ec9 t\u00e1ch nhau v\u00e0i ti\u1ebfng l\u00e0 c\u00f9ng. Ch\u1eadm nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfn s\u00e1ng mai. \u00d4ng Vodyannoy kh\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ecbnh: \u2013\u2002Ch\u1eebng n\u00e0o ta c\u00f2n \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y, s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec x\u1ea3y ra \u0111\u00e2u. C\u1ee9 tin v\u00e0o ta. *** John theo c\u1eadu Nimrod \u0111i ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00ean con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng m\u00f2n \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e2y tuy\u1ebft t\u00f9ng l\u1edbn \u0111\u1ecf au n\u01a1i c\u1eadu Nimrod \u0111\u00e3 tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y hai con b\u00e1o \u0111\u1ed1m. C\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00fang kia k\u00eca. Lo\u00e0i panthera onca. Ch\u00fang \u0111\u1eb9p nh\u1ec9? John \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd: \u2013\u2002R\u1ea5t \u0111\u1eb9p \u1ea1. S\u1ebd tuy\u1ec7t l\u1eafm \u0111\u00e2y. C\u1eadu Nimrod th\u1eeba nh\u1eadn: \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu c\u0169ng tr\u00f4ng ch\u1edd h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng s\u1eafp t\u1edbi c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta l\u1eafm. Theo kinh nghi\u1ec7m c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu, kh\u00f4ng g\u00ec th\u00fa v\u1ecb b\u1eb1ng c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c khi l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t","con m\u00e8o. V\u00e0 trong h\u1ecd nh\u00e0 m\u00e8o, b\u00e1o \u0111\u1ed1m, hay otorongo theo ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ecba ph\u01b0\u01a1ng, l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng tr\u1ea3i nghi\u1ec7m th\u00fa v\u1ecb nh\u1ea5t. C\u1eadu s\u1ebd nh\u1eadp v\u00e0o con b\u00e1o l\u1edbn h\u01a1n \u1edf b\u00ean tr\u00e1i nh\u00e9. Kh\u1ef1ng l\u1ea1i, c\u1eadu Nimrod h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y r\u1ed3i, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? Vi\u1ec7c nh\u1eadp h\u1ed3n v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u1eadt \u1ea5y? \u00dd c\u1eadu l\u00e0, c\u1eadu nh\u1edb m\u1eb9 ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ea3o ch\u00e1u t\u1eebng nh\u1eadp v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t con chim. John cho bi\u1ebft: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con chim \u01b0ng. \u1ede C\u00f4ng vi\u00ean Trung T\u00e2m. C\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002N\u1ebfu ch\u00e1u t\u1eebng th\u1eed s\u1ee9c v\u1edbi chim \u01b0ng th\u00ec n\u00f3i th\u1eb3ng, vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m b\u00e1o \u0111\u1ed1m s\u1ebd d\u1ec5 nh\u01b0 \u0103n b\u00e1nh. Li\u1ebfc nh\u00ecn xung quanh, John h\u01a1i lo l\u1eafng h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ec3 c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00e2y c\u1eadu? B\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0o quanh \u0111\u00e2y c\u0169ng c\u00f3 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng ch\u00fang ta quay l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 \u0103n s\u1ea1ch ch\u00fang. C\u1eadu Nimrod b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002M\u1ed9t lo l\u1eafng \u0111\u00fang! C\u1eadu ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c mang c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e8n c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u theo b\u00ean m\u00ecnh, \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng? John ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean: \u2013\u2002\u01a0, kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1. Ch\u00e1u n\u00ean mang theo n\u00f3 sao c\u1eadu? \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u00f3i quen t\u1ed1t m\u00e0 ch\u00e1u n\u00ean h\u1ecdc. Nh\u01b0 v\u1eady ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd ph\u1ea3i lo \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c c\u1ea5t gi\u1ea5u c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 khi xu\u1ea5t h\u1ed3n \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3. \u0110\u1eebng lo. Ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 x\u00e0i chung c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e8n du l\u1ecbch c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu. T\u1eeb t\u00fai \u00e1o kho\u00e1c c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, c\u1eadu Nimrod r\u00fat ra m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i chai b\u1ea1c nho nh\u1ecf v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eb7t n\u00f3 l\u00ean m\u1ed9t nh\u00e1nh c\u00e2y. C\u1eadu b\u1ea3o:","\u2013\u2002\u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i. Ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd an to\u00e0n \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. John cho bi\u1ebft: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u e l\u00e0 ch\u00e1u ch\u01b0a l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3 bao gi\u1edd. Ch\u00e1u bi\u1ebft c\u00e1ch h\u00f3a th\u1ec3, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft c\u00e1ch t\u00e1ch r\u1eddi h\u00f3a th\u1ec3 c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u kh\u1ecfi linh h\u1ed3n. C\u1eadu Nimrod b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00fang ta g\u1ecdi \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 qu\u00e1 tr\u00ecnh ch\u1eaft g\u1ea1n. V\u00e0 vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3 th\u1eadt ra r\u1ea5t d\u1ec5 th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n, mi\u1ec5n l\u00e0 ch\u00e1u nh\u1edb b\u1ecf n\u1eafp ra kh\u1ecfi chai ho\u1eb7c \u0111\u00e8n. \u0110\u00e8n du l\u1ecbch c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 n\u1eafp \u0111\u1eady, n\u00ean ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i lo v\u1ec1 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. John th\u1ea7m th\u00ec t\u1eeb tr\u1ecdng t\u00e2m c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu v\u00e0 d\u1ea7n d\u1ea7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bao ph\u1ee7 trong m\u1ed9t m\u00e0n kh\u00f3i tr\u1eafng \u0111\u1ea7y sinh kh\u00ed. Khi quay l\u1ea1i th\u00e0nh nguy\u00ean t\u1ed1 t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu, ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 l\u1eeda, c\u1eadu tho\u1ea3i m\u00e1i h\u00edt s\u00e2u v\u00e0o l\u1ed3ng ng\u1ef1c h\u00e0ng tri\u1ec7u nguy\u00ean t\u1ed1 cacbon v\u1ed1n t\u1ea1o n\u00ean b\u1ea3n ch\u1ea5t r\u1ef1c l\u1eeda c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu, v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c m\u00e3nh li\u1ec7t c\u1ee7a s\u1ef1 kh\u1ecfe kho\u1eafn v\u00e0 c\u1ef1c k\u1ef3 th\u01b0 gi\u00e3n, c\u1eadu \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n v\u1ec1 h\u00ecnh d\u1ea1ng th\u1eadt s\u1ef1. M\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n h\u00f3a th\u1ec3, John c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 c\u1eadu l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t hi\u1ec3u bi\u1ebft s\u00e2u s\u1eafc h\u01a1n v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c c\u1eadu l\u00e0 ai, c\u1eadu l\u00e0 c\u00e1i g\u00ec, t\u1ef1a nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t th\u1ea7y tu t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00f5i ni\u1ebft b\u00e0n. N\u00f3 g\u1ea7n gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 sau m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi gian d\u00e0i xa c\u00e1ch. B\u00ean trong c\u00e1i chai, m\u1ed9t c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c b\u1ea5t an \u0111\u00e1nh b\u1ea1i John trong gi\u00e2y l\u00e1t, nh\u01b0 n\u00f3 v\u1eabn th\u01b0\u1eddng x\u1ea3y ra khi c\u1eadu tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi b\u1ea3n th\u1ec3 djinn thu\u1ea7n t\u00fay ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1ed9i v\u00e3 ch\u1ee5p l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng t\u1edd \u0111\u00f4 la b\u1ecb gi\u00f3 th\u1ed5i tung, c\u1eadu h\u1ed1i h\u1ea3 thu th\u1eadp c\u00e1c nguy\u00ean t\u1ed1 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 t\u1eadp h\u1ee3p l\u1ea1i b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n nh\u01b0 v\u1eabn th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00e0m, v\u00ec s\u1ee3 r\u1eb1ng c\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 qu\u00ean m\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 nh\u1ecf b\u00e9 nh\u01b0ng quan tr\u1ecdng c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh c\u1eadu. Nh\u01b0ng b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, tr\u01b0\u1edbc gi\u1edd c\u1eadu v\u1eabn lu\u00f4n","l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng. C\u1eadu Nimrod th\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eadp h\u1ee3p l\u1ea1i b\u1ea3n th\u1ec3 c\u1eadu t\u1eeb l\u00e2u v\u00e0 hi\u1ec7n \u0111ang xem x\u00e9t kh\u00f4ng gian b\u00ean trong c\u00e1i chai du l\u1ecbch c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu, nh\u01b0 th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u1ec7, kho\u1ea3ng kh\u00f4ng gian lu\u00f4n r\u1ed9ng h\u01a1n g\u1ea5p nhi\u1ec1u l\u1ea7n so v\u1edbi v\u1ebb b\u1ec1 ngo\u00e0i c\u1ee7a c\u00e1i chai. John \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1edd v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u t\u1ea1i sao l\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. B\u00ean trong c\u00e1i chai c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu Nimrod \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c trang ho\u00e0ng nh\u01b0 ph\u00f2ng th\u01b0 gi\u00e3n c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n tao nh\u00e3, v\u1edbi nhi\u1ec1u b\u1ee9c h\u1ecda tinh x\u1ea3o, v\u00e0i c\u00e1i gh\u1ebf ng\u1ed3i v\u00e0 sofa l\u1edbn b\u1ecdc da, c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i l\u00f2 s\u01b0\u1edfi l\u1eeda b\u1eadp b\u00f9ng. C\u1eadu Nimrod ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng, c\u1edfi gi\u00e0y ra, v\u00e0 m\u1eddi John l\u00e0m theo c\u1eadu. C\u1eadu b\u1ea3o John: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n ngh\u0129 vi\u1ec7c ch\u1eaft g\u1ea1n nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t tr\u1ea3i nghi\u1ec7m r\u1eddi- kh\u1ecfi-c\u01a1-th\u1ec3 b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng. H\u00edt s\u00e2u v\u00e0i h\u01a1i r\u1ed3i bay ra kh\u1ecfi n\u1eafp chai. \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng? John g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u. \u2013\u2002Th\u00eam m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u1eefa. Su\u00fdt n\u1eefa c\u1eadu qu\u00ean. S\u1ef1 ch\u1eaft g\u1ea1n s\u1ebd c\u00f3 hi\u1ec7u qu\u1ea3 h\u01a1n n\u1ebfu ch\u00e1u r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 trong qu\u00e1 tr\u00ecnh exhalation, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i trong qu\u00e1 tr\u00ecnh inhalation. \u2013\u2002Exhalation l\u00e0 g\u00ec c\u01a1? \u2013\u2002Xin l\u1ed7i, c\u1eadu qu\u00ean m\u1ea5t ch\u00e1u l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9. Nh\u1eefng t\u1eeb ti\u1ebfng Anh nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n ba \u00e2m l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef xa l\u1ea1 v\u1edbi ch\u00e1u. \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu n\u00f3i h\u01a1i qu\u00e1 \u0111\u00f3. C\u1eadu Nimrod ng\u1ecdt ng\u00e0o m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt. N\u00f3i chung l\u00e0, ch\u00e1u n\u00ean r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 khi th\u1edf ra. Nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac c\u1ea7n nh\u1eadp v\u00e0o l\u1ea1i c\u01a1 th\u1ec3, ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 \u0111ang h\u00edt th\u1edf v\u00e0o. Th\u00f3i quen coi tr\u1ecdng vi\u1ec7c h\u00edt v\u00e0o v\u00e0 th\u1edf ra c\u1ee7a m\u1ea5y tay yoga \u1ea4n \u0110\u1ed9 \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ea5y \u00fd t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00f3. T\u1eeb ch\u00fang ta.","John th\u1edf ra m\u1ed9t h\u01a1i th\u1eadt s\u00e2u v\u00e0 nh\u1ea5c m\u00ecnh l\u00ean kh\u1ecfi c\u00e1i c\u1ed5 chai. C\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c n\u00e0y th\u1eadt kh\u00e1c so v\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c h\u00f3a th\u1ec3. N\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 vi\u1ec7c h\u00f3a th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 v\u1ec1 kh\u00f3i th\u00ec c\u00e1i n\u00e0y l\u1ea1i ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n v\u1ec1 kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 t\u1ef1 do c\u1ee7a linh h\u1ed3n. N\u00f3 c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 nh\u1eb9 nh\u00f5m \u0111\u1ebfn k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 c\u1ee7a b\u1ea3n th\u1ec3. Hai con b\u00e1o \u0111\u1ed1m \u0111ang n\u1eb1m \u01b0\u1eddn tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng nh\u00e1nh c\u00e2y cao, v\u1edbi b\u1ed1n ch\u00e2n bu\u00f4ng l\u1ecfng \u1edf hai b\u00ean nh\u00e1nh c\u00e2y v\u00e0 c\u1eb7p m\u1eaft kh\u00e9p k\u00edn, d\u00f9 kh\u00f4ng con n\u00e0o th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 \u0111ang ng\u1ee7. Lo\u00e0i b\u00e1o \u0111\u1ed1m th\u01b0\u1eddng kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecf l\u1ee1 b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec. V\u00e0 ch\u00fang c\u0169ng hi\u1ebfm khi l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. Hai con b\u00e1o n\u00e0y l\u00e0 anh em v\u1edbi nhau, v\u1eabn v\u00e0 c\u00f2n qu\u00e1 tr\u1ebb \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00e1ch r\u1eddi nhau ra v\u00e0 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh nh\u1eefng th\u1ee3 s\u0103n \u0111\u1ed9c l\u1eadp nh\u01b0 t\u1eadp t\u00ednh b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a lo\u00e0i b\u00e1o \u0111\u1ed1m. V\u00e0i ti\u1ebfng tr\u01b0\u1edbc, ch\u00fang m\u1edbi v\u1eeba th\u01b0\u1edfng th\u1ee9c m\u1ed9t b\u1eefa tr\u01b0a nh\u1eb9 v\u1edbi m\u00f3n th\u1ecbt r\u00f9a s\u00f4ng v\u00e0 \u0111ang tr\u00f4ng ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t b\u1eefa t\u1ed1i b\u1ed5 b\u00e9o h\u01a1n nh\u01b0 chu\u1ed9t lang Nam M\u1ef9, l\u1ee3n l\u00f2i pecari, ho\u1eb7c c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con kh\u1ec9. M\u1eb9 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t k\u00fd \u1ee9c xa x\u0103m. John tr\u01b0\u1ee3t h\u1ed3n v\u00e0o con b\u00e1o nh\u1ecf h\u01a1n v\u00e0 ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c b\u1eaft tay v\u00e0o vi\u1ec7c li\u1ebfm ph\u1ea7n m\u00f3ng vu\u1ed1t v\u1eabn c\u00f2n s\u00f3t l\u1ea1i \u00edt th\u1ecbt r\u00f9a. Trong khi \u0111\u00f3, sau khi ph\u00e1t ra v\u00e0i ti\u1ebfng meo meo c\u00e0u nh\u00e0u, c\u1eadu Nimrod \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady l\u1ea5y h\u01a1i, h\u00e1 mi\u1ec7ng g\u1ea7m l\u1edbn m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng. Linh h\u1ed3n John g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 nh\u1ea3y d\u1ef1ng kh\u1ecfi l\u1edbp \u00e1o hoa ban xinh \u0111\u1eb9p, c\u1eadu tr\u01b0\u1ee3t ch\u00e2n. S\u1ee9c n\u1eb7ng c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 nh\u01b0 mu\u1ed1n k\u00e9o c\u1eadu t\u00e9 nh\u00e0o xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t, nh\u01b0ng trong m\u1ed9t gi\u00e2y, c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ea5u ch\u1eb7t v\u00e0o nh\u00e1nh c\u00e2y v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i m\u00f3ng b\u1ef1 s\u1eafc l\u1ebbm. John ng\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u00ecn c\u1eadu Nimrod v\u00e0 ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i, \u0111u\u00f4i ve v\u1ea9y \u0111\u1ea7y s\u1ed1t ru\u1ed9t. C\u1eadu Nimrod l\u1ea1i g\u1ea7m l\u00ean m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 mu\u1ed1n ph\u00f4 tr\u01b0\u01a1ng k\u00edch c\u1ee1 v\u00e0 s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh v\u01b0\u1ee3t tr\u1ed9i c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu. John d\u00f9ng kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng truy\u1ec1n \u00e2m b\u1eb1ng s\u00f3ng n\u00e3o h\u1ecfi c\u1eadu Nimrod, \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n v\u00ec, gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u1eadt kh\u00e1c, lo\u00e0i b\u00e1o \u0111\u1ed1m kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n:","\u2013\u2002C\u1eadu l\u00e0m ch\u00e1u h\u1ebft c\u1ea3 h\u1ed3n. C\u1eadu Nimrod gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch: \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n th\u00f4ng ng\u1ef1c th\u00f4i. Anh ch\u00e0ng n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 n\u1eb1m v\u1eaft v\u1ebbo tr\u00ean c\u00e2y c\u1ea3 ba ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 n\u00ean c\u00f3 h\u01a1i t\u1ee9c ng\u1ef1c m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat. Ngay khi c\u1eadu Nimrod nh\u1ea3y xu\u1ed1ng kh\u1ecfi nh\u00e1nh c\u00e2y, John t\u00e2ng t\u00e2ng nh\u1ea3y ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00ean l\u1ed1i m\u00f2n trong r\u1eebng. \u2013\u2002\u0110\u1eebng ch\u1ea1y nhanh nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, John. H\u00e3y nh\u1edb l\u00e0, ch\u00fang ta bi\u1ebfn h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ec3 th\u00e1m th\u00ednh \u0111o\u1ea1n \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t. \u0110\u1ec3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 di chuy\u1ec3n m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch b\u00ed m\u1eadt. \u0110\u1ec3 khai th\u00e1c nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1eb7c t\u00ednh t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean c\u1ee7a d\u00f2ng h\u1ecd Felidae tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi n\u00e0y. V\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta n\u00ean di chuy\u1ec3n theo r\u00eca l\u1ed1i m\u00f2n n\u00e0y, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ngay gi\u1eefa \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. \u00dd c\u1eadu l\u00e0, m\u1ea5t c\u00f4ng bi\u1ebfn th\u00e0nh b\u00e1o l\u00e0m g\u00ec n\u1ebfu ch\u00fang ta c\u1ee9 ch\u00ecnh \u00ecnh m\u00e0 \u0111i gi\u1eefa \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 hai tay du kh\u00e1ch ng\u1ed1c ngh\u1ebfch. N\u00f3i xong, c\u1eadu Nimrod l\u1ea9n v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t b\u1ee5i c\u00e2y d\u00e0y \u0111\u1eb7c ven \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0 l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c bi\u1ebfn kh\u1ecfi t\u1ea7m nh\u00ecn. Nh\u1eefng n\u1ed1t hoa ban m\u00e0u n\u00e2u s\u1eadm tr\u00ean b\u1ed9 da v\u00e0ng hung c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu l\u00e0 l\u1edbp \u00e1o ng\u1ee5y trang ho\u00e0n h\u1ea3o gi\u1eefa m\u1ed9t khu r\u1eebng. John g\u1ea7m nh\u1eb9 tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi l\u00e0m theo con b\u00e1o \u0111\u1ed1m kia. \u0110\u1ec3 ch\u1eafc \u0103n, c\u1eadu l\u1ea1i g\u1ea7m th\u00eam m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng n\u1eefa. C\u1eadu th\u00edch g\u1ea7m. Tr\u00ean th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf, c\u1eadu th\u00edch t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t con b\u00e1o \u0111\u1ed1m v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ea1i sao tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y c\u1eadu ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd th\u1eed l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t con m\u00e8o l\u1edbn. V\u00e0 c\u1eadu l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con m\u00e8o r\u1ea5t, r\u1ea5t l\u1edbn. D\u00e0i h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t m\u00e9t r\u01b0\u1ee1i v\u00e0 cao kho\u1ea3ng t\u00e1m t\u1ea5c n\u1ebfu t\u00ednh \u0111\u1ebfn vai, John n\u1eb7ng g\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t tr\u0103m k\u00ed. C\u1eadu Nimrod d\u00e0i h\u01a1n ch\u1eebng v\u00e0i t\u1ea5c, v\u00e0 n\u1eb7ng h\u01a1n v\u00e0i k\u00ed. Trong m\u1ed9t gi\u1edd ti\u1ebfp theo, h\u1ecd d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng di chuy\u1ec3n qua khu r\u1eebng. V\u00f3c d\u00e1ng ng\u1eafn g\u1ecdn v\u00e0 ch\u1eafc n\u1ecbch gi\u00fap h\u1ecd tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh nh\u1eefng chuy\u00ean gia","trong vi\u1ec7c leo tr\u00e8o, b\u00f2 tr\u01b0\u1eddn v\u00e0 b\u01a1i l\u1ed9i - v\u00ec, c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 lo\u00e0i h\u1ed5, b\u00e1o \u0111\u1ed1m l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t lo\u00e0i m\u00e8o th\u00edch b\u01a1i v\u00e0 b\u01a1i r\u1ea5t gi\u1ecfi. Nh\u01b0ng khi h\u1ecd b\u0103ng qua m\u1ed9t nh\u00e1nh s\u00f4ng c\u1ee7a d\u00f2ng Amazon, John tia \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t con r\u00f9a v\u00e0, th\u00ecnh l\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00f3i b\u1ee5ng, ngo\u1ea1n l\u1ea5y n\u00f3 gi\u1eefa c\u1eb7p h\u00e0m m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu. Gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i ngo\u1ea1i c\u1ea3m c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu Nimrod s\u1ed1t ru\u1ed9t vang l\u00ean: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u \u0111ang l\u00e0m g\u00ec v\u1eady? \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00f3i. \u2013\u2002Ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1eddi gian \u0111\u1ec3 d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i l\u00f3t d\u1ea1 \u0111\u00e2u. Li\u1ebfm li\u1ebfm m\u00f4i, c\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i th\u00eam: \u2013\u2002Ngay c\u1ea3 khi \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con r\u00f9a nh\u00ecn ngon mi\u1ec7ng nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. Ngo\u00e0i ra, n\u1ebfu tr\u00ed nh\u1edb c\u1ee7a con b\u00e1o n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng l\u1ea7m, ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 d\u00f9ng m\u00f3n r\u00f9a trong b\u1eefa tr\u01b0a. John v\u1eabn gi\u1eef ch\u1eb7t con r\u00f9a \u0111ang y\u1ebfu \u1edbt ch\u1ed1ng c\u1ef1 gi\u1eefa quai h\u00e0m c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu. \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1eddi gian s\u0103n m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 l\u1edbn h\u01a1n. \u0110\u00fang kh\u00f4ng? S\u0103n nai hay heo v\u00f2i s\u1ebd t\u1ed1n c\u1ea3 ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3. V\u00e0 gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y khi ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 s\u1eb5n m\u00f3n n\u00e0y - ch\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i t\u1ee5c ng\u1eef v\u1eabn b\u1ea3o ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean th\u1ea3 m\u1ed3i b\u1eaft b\u00f3ng sao? C\u1eadu Nimrod \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang. C\u1eadu ngh\u0129 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n c\u1eadu c\u0169ng c\u00f3 ph\u1ea7n \u0111\u00f3i b\u1ee5ng, v\u00e0 c\u00e1i con n\u00e0y qu\u1ea3 th\u1eadt nh\u00ecn kh\u00e1 ngon. C\u1eadu ngh\u0129 ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 l\u00f3t d\u1ea1 m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t vi\u1ec7c x\u1ea5u. \u2013\u2002Tr\u1eeb khi c\u1eadu l\u00e0 con r\u00f9a. K\u00e8m v\u1edbi l\u1eddi nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng c\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ecba v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 mang b\u1ea3n ch\u1ea5t t\u00e0n b\u1ea1o c\u1ee7a lo\u00e0i b\u00e1o \u0111\u1ed1m trong suy ngh\u0129 c\u1ee7a","John, v\u00ec x\u00e9t \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00f9ng, b\u1ea1n kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con b\u00e1o m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ed1ng b\u00e1o m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat. Ngay gi\u00e2y ti\u1ebfp theo, John c\u1eafn m\u1ea1nh v\u00e0o con r\u00f9a, v\u00ec lo\u00e0i b\u00e1o \u0111\u1ed1m c\u00f3 c\u00fa t\u00e1p m\u1ea1nh nh\u1ea5t trong c\u1ea3 h\u1ecd nh\u00e0 m\u00e8o - m\u1ea1nh h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 lo\u00e0i h\u1ed5 v\u00e0 s\u01b0 t\u1eed - c\u1eb7p h\u00e0m m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e2m th\u1ee7ng l\u1edbp mai b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 c\u1ee7a con r\u00f9a v\u00e0 gi\u1ebft n\u00f3 ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c. C\u1eadu Nimrod gi\u1eef l\u1ea5y n\u1eeda th\u00e2n sau c\u1ee7a con r\u00f9a, v\u00e0 hai con b\u00e1o \u0111\u1ed1m x\u00e9 con v\u1eadt t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p \u0111\u00f3 ra l\u00e0m \u0111\u00f4i tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi nhanh ch\u00f3ng x\u01a1i t\u00e1i n\u00f3. Li\u1ebfm ph\u1ea7n th\u1ecbt c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, John th\u00fa nh\u1eadn: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u t\u1eebng nu\u00f4i m\u1ed9t con r\u00f9a khi nh\u1ecf. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00e1u ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd th\u00edch n\u00f3 l\u1eafm. L\u00fac n\u00e0o n\u00f3 c\u0169ng c\u1eafn ch\u00e1u. C\u1eadu Nimrod nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t: \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu ngh\u0129 ch\u00e1u l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1eeba c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00fa c\u1eafn cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng. R\u1ed3i c\u1eadu s\u1ee5c m\u00f5m v\u00e0o m\u1edb mai r\u00f9a v\u1ee1 n\u00e1t \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm nh\u1eefng mi\u1ebfng th\u1ecbt cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng. V\u1ec1 sau c\u1eadu s\u1ebd \u00f3i ra nh\u1eefng g\u00ec c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng ti\u00eau h\u00f3a \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Xong xu\u00f4i, c\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Gi\u1edd th\u00ec, ch\u00fang ta \u0111i ti\u1ebfp \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u01b0a? Khi tr\u1eddi v\u1eabn c\u00f2n t\u1ed1i v\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta v\u1eabn c\u00f2n c\u00f3 l\u1ee3i th\u1ebf nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y trong b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i. C\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng t\u00e0i n\u00e0o nh\u1edb \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea7n cu\u1ed1i c\u1eadu h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng v\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t th\u1ecb l\u1ef1c ho\u00e0n h\u1ea3o nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y l\u00e0 khi n\u00e0o. C\u1eadu th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 n\u00ean l\u00e0m cho m\u00ecnh m\u1ed9t c\u1eb7p k\u00ednh t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t khi tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i l\u00e0m ng\u01b0\u1eddi. H\u1ecd ch\u1ec9 v\u1eeba \u0111\u1ecbnh di chuy\u1ec3n \u0111i ch\u1ed7 kh\u00e1c th\u00ec m\u1ed9t \u00e2m thanh c\u00f3 nh\u1ecbp \u0111i\u1ec7u vang l\u00ean trong b\u1ea7u kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed \u1ea9m th\u1ea5p c\u1ee7a khu r\u1eebng. John th\u1eafc m\u1eafc: \u2013\u2002C\u00e1i g\u00ec v\u1eady? \u2013\u2002Nghe nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng tr\u1ed1ng. \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu c\u00f3 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng tay s\u0103n \u0111\u1ea7u ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e0 \u00f4ng Sicky nh\u1eafc","\u0111\u1ebfn kh\u00f4ng? \u2013\u2002C\u00f3 hai b\u1ed9 l\u1ea1c th\u1ed5 d\u00e2n \u1edf c\u00e1nh r\u1eebng n\u00e0y, John \u1ea1. T\u1ed9c Xuanaci v\u00e0 t\u1ed9c Prozuanaci. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 t\u1ed9c Xuanaci c\u00f3 khuynh h\u01b0\u1edbng hi\u1ebfu chi\u1ebfn. John \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb: \u2013\u2002C\u00f3 l\u1ebd ch\u00fang ta n\u00ean quay l\u1ea1i. \u0110\u1ec3 xem m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 \u1ed5n kh\u00f4ng. C\u1eadu Nimrod b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002Anh Vodyannoy d\u01b0 s\u1ee9c b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi. \u2013\u2002N\u1ebfu c\u1eadu n\u00f3i v\u1eady th\u00ec ta \u0111i ti\u1ebfp th\u00f4i. Ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c chuy\u1ebfn trinh s\u00e1t c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, h\u1ecd \u0111i d\u1ecdc theo con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng m\u00f2n m\u00e0 c\u1eadu Nimrod \u0111\u00e3 ghi nh\u1edb trong l\u1ea7n cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u b\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed3. Sau m\u1ed9t gi\u1edd \u0111i \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, trong su\u1ed1t kho\u1ea3ng th\u1eddi gian \u0111\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng tr\u1ed1ng v\u1eabn ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c vang l\u00ean, John ng\u1eebng l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 trao \u0111\u1ed5i m\u1ed9t suy ngh\u0129 qua s\u00f3ng n\u00e3o cho c\u1eadu Nimrod: \u2013\u2002M\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 c\u00f3 v\u1ebb an to\u00e0n. C\u1eadu ngh\u0129 gi\u1edd ch\u00fang ta n\u00ean quay l\u1ea1i ch\u01b0a? C\u1eadu Nimrod b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u1ec3 xem c\u00f3 g\u00ec \u1edf \u0111\u1ec9nh \u0111\u1ed3i ti\u1ebfp theo \u0111\u00e3. R\u1ed3i c\u1eadu tr\u01b0\u1eddn qua b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi m\u1ed9t th\u00e2n c\u00e2y \u0111\u1ed5 v\u00e0 xuy\u00ean qua m\u1ed9t b\u1ee5i c\u00e2y r\u1eadm r\u1ea1p m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m x\u00e1o \u0111\u1ed9ng d\u00f9 ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i l\u00e1. M\u1ed9t ho\u1eb7c hai gi\u00e2y sau, c\u1eadu b\u1ed7ng \u0111\u1ee9ng kh\u1ef1ng l\u1ea1i gi\u1eefa \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m c\u1eadu \u0111\u00f3ng b\u0103ng ngay t\u1ea1i ch\u1ed7. John h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002G\u00ec v\u1eady c\u1eadu? C\u1eadu Nimrod kh\u00f4ng tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi. Ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t ph\u00fat sau, c\u1eadu m\u1edbi n\u1eb1m r\u1ea1p b\u1ee5ng xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t v\u00e0 ch\u0103m ch\u00fa nh\u00ecn m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 \u1edf ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc h\u1ecd. John b\u00f2 \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1eb1m c\u1ea1nh c\u1eadu v\u00e0 c\u1ed1 c\u0103ng m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn xem \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0","g\u00ec. Tr\u1eddi b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ed5 m\u01b0a. V\u00e0 c\u1eadu Nimrod v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng. L\u1eafc n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u01b0a ra kh\u1ecfi l\u1ed7 tai, John h\u00edp m\u1eaft l\u1ea1i tr\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00e0n m\u01b0a b\u1ea5t t\u1eadn v\u00e0 nh\u00ecn ch\u1eb1m ch\u1eb1m v\u00e0o b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t. C\u1eadu Nimrod \u0111ang nh\u00ecn m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i c\u00e2y nh\u1ecf v\u1edbi th\u00e2n h\u00ecnh v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng nh\u00e1nh c\u00e2y v\u1eb7n v\u1eb9o \u1edf c\u00e1ch h\u1ecd g\u1ea7n m\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e9t. D\u00f9 c\u1ed1 h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c, John v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t \u1edf tr\u00ean c\u00e1i c\u00e2y \u0111\u00f3, tuy nhi\u00ean, tin v\u00e0o kinh nghi\u1ec7m c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu Nimrod, c\u1eadu ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i, v\u00e0 th\u1eadt may khi l\u00f2ng ki\u00ean nh\u1eabn d\u1ec5 \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1edbi lo\u00e0i b\u00e1o \u0111\u1ed1m h\u01a1n l\u00e0 djinn, v\u00ec r\u1ed1t cu\u1ed9c l\u00f2ng ki\u00ean nh\u1eabn c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ec1n b\u00f9 x\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00e1ng. C\u00e1i c\u00e2y \u0111ang chuy\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ed9ng nh\u01b0ng g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i chuy\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ed9ng theo m\u1ed9t ph\u01b0\u01a1ng h\u01b0\u1edbng c\u1ee5 th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o, m\u00e0 nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3 \u0111ang th\u1edf nh\u1eb9. R\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 v\u1ee5t l\u00f3e l\u00ean \u1edf ph\u1ea7n ch\u00f3p c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng nh\u00e1nh c\u00e2y, nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t con chim hay m\u1ed9t con c\u00f4n tr\u00f9ng n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, v\u00e0 th\u00ecnh l\u00ecnh John c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y n\u1ed5i da g\u00e0 khi nh\u1eadn ra \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i c\u00e2y g\u00ec c\u1ea3. C\u1eadu \u0111\u1ec3 suy ngh\u0129 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh tr\u01b0\u1ee3t ra kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1edbi sinh v\u1eadt \u0111ang n\u1eb1m k\u1ebf b\u00ean: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con tr\u0103n anaconda kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3. C\u1eadu Nimrod im l\u1eb7ng tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi l\u1ea1i: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c h\u01a1n, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con anaconda kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3. B\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng lo\u00e0i anaconda n\u00e0y khi tr\u01b0\u1edfng th\u00e0nh s\u1ebd d\u00e0i t\u1eeb s\u00e1u \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u00edn m\u00e9t. Nh\u01b0ng con tr\u0103n n\u00e0y c\u00f3 v\u1ebb d\u00e0i g\u1ea5p \u0111\u00f4i k\u00edch th\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3. Ho\u1eb7c c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u00f2n b\u1ef1 h\u01a1n. Kh\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i r\u00f5 trong b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y. Nh\u01b0ng v\u1edbi k\u00edch c\u1ee1 v\u00e0 v\u1ecb tr\u00ed ngay s\u00e1t \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i c\u1ee7a n\u00f3, c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng nghi ng\u1edd g\u00ec chuy\u1ec7n n\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1eb7t \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u1ec3 ph\u1ee5c k\u00edch ch\u00fang ta. John th\u1eafc m\u1eafc: \u2013\u2002L\u00e0m sao h\u1ecd l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y ch\u1ee9? C\u1eadu Nimrod th\u1eeba nh\u1eadn:","\u2013\u2002C\u1eadu c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft. Nh\u01b0ng d\u00f9 h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o, ch\u00fang ta c\u0169ng b\u1eaft bu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea3i lo\u1ea1i b\u1ecf con tr\u0103n n\u00e0y. \u2013\u2002Ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd c\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang r\u1ea5t, r\u1ea5t l\u1edbn. C\u1eadu Nimrod l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec \u0111\u1ea3m b\u1ea3o ng\u00e0y mai n\u00f3 v\u1eabn \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. V\u00e0, b\u1ea5t ch\u1ea5p k\u00edch c\u1ee1 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 c\u1ee7a n\u00f3, d\u01b0\u1edbi h\u00ecnh d\u1ea1ng lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd nh\u1eadn ra n\u00f3. Cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00e1 tr\u1ec5. Kh\u00f4ng, John, ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i c\u00f9ng nhau t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng n\u00f3. Ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i gi\u1ebft n\u00f3 ngay b\u00e2y gi\u1edd. John r\u1ee5t r\u00e8: \u2013\u2002Nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 b\u1ef1 qu\u00e1. Th\u00e2n h\u00ecnh n\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i to \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n c\u1ea3 m\u00e9t ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng \u00edt. C\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u1eafn n\u00f3 c\u1ea3 ng\u00e0y m\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng \u0103n nh\u1eb1m g\u00ec. \u2013\u2002Ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t hai l\u1ee3i th\u1ebf khi l\u00e0 ph\u00eda t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng. Th\u1ee9 nh\u1ea5t, c\u01a1n m\u01b0a s\u1ebd gi\u00fap che gi\u1ea5u chuy\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta. Ngo\u00e0i ra, ch\u00fang ta c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 x\u00e1c \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 n\u01a1i t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00fang ta t\u1eadp trung t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng. Ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n c\u00fa c\u1eafn c\u1ed5 h\u1ecdng g\u00e2y ngh\u1eb9t th\u1edf kh\u00e9t ti\u1ebfng c\u1ee7a lo\u00e0i b\u00e1o \u0111\u1ed1m. C\u1eadu s\u1ebd t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng h\u1ed9p s\u1ecd c\u1ee7a n\u00f3, \u1edf gi\u1eefa hai tai, \u0111\u00e2m th\u1ee7ng b\u1ed9 n\u00e3o c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 nh\u01b0 ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m v\u1edbi c\u00e1i mai r\u00f9a m\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng tr\u01b0\u1edbc. N\u1ebfu may m\u1eafn, con tr\u0103n n\u00e0y s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng ng\u1edd \u0111\u1ebfn chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3. \u0110\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t l\u00e0 khi n\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 lo nh\u00ecn con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng m\u00f2n trong khi ch\u00fang ta t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng t\u1eeb trong r\u1eebng, \u1edf \u0111\u1eb1ng sau \u0111i\u1ec3m m\u00f9 c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t l\u1ee3i th\u1ebf kh\u00e1c. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang ta c\u0169ng ph\u1ea3i r\u1ea5t c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn. N\u1ebfu con tr\u0103n qu\u1ea5n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u00fang ta, ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd b\u1ecb nghi\u1ec1n n\u00e1t nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i sandwich m\u1ee9t. N\u1ebfu \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 x\u1ea3y ra, ch\u00e1u ph\u1ea3i l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c tho\u00e1t h\u1ed3n ra kh\u1ecfi con b\u00e1o \u0111\u1ed1m. R\u1ed3i nh\u1eadp v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t sinh v\u1eadt n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0 t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng quay l\u1ea1i ch\u1ed7 c\u1eadu c\u1ea5t c\u00e1i chai ch\u1ee9a c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta. Ch\u00e1u r\u00f5 c\u1ea3 ch\u01b0a?","John tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1: \u2013\u2002R\u00f5 r\u1ed3i \u1ea1. H\u1ecd b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u00edch l\u1ea1i g\u1ea7n con tr\u0103n. M\u1ed7i khi c\u1eadu Nimrod l\u00e0m x\u00e1o \u0111\u1ed9ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i l\u00e1 n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, c\u1eadu l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c ng\u1eebng l\u1ea1i ch\u1edd cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi n\u00f3 ng\u1eebng rung chuy\u1ec3n. N\u1eeda ti\u1ebfng sau, h\u1ecd ch\u1ec9 m\u1edbi \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n con tr\u0103n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00eam ba b\u1ed1n m\u00e9t g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3. \u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 k\u00edch \u0111\u1ed9ng con b\u00e1o \u0111\u1ed1m m\u00e0 c\u1eadu Nimrod \u0111ang nh\u1eadp v\u00e0o. Nh\u1eefng s\u1ee3i g\u00e2n c\u0103ng ra, b\u1eafp th\u1ecbt c\u1ee9ng l\u1ea1i, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i m\u00f3ng vu\u1ed1t to l\u1edbn du\u1ed7i ra t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng b\u00e0n ch\u00e2n m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd. John b\u1eaft ch\u01b0\u1edbc theo c\u1eadu. C\u1ed5 h\u1ecdng con tr\u0103n, c\u1eadu t\u1ef1 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n. C\u1eafn v\u00e0 l\u00e0m n\u00f3 ngh\u1eb9t th\u1edf. C\u1eafn v\u00e0 l\u00e0m n\u00f3 ngh\u1eb9t th\u1edf. Khi th\u1eddi kh\u1eafc \u0111\u1ebfn, cu\u1ed9c t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng di\u1ec5n ra trong im l\u1eb7ng. Ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m c\u1ee7a b\u00e1o \u0111\u1ed1m c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t sinh v\u1eadt nh\u1ecf h\u01a1n s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i v\u00e0 khu\u1ea5t ph\u1ee5c, nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i ch\u1eb3ng kh\u00e1c g\u00ec m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng c\u00f2i c\u1ea3nh gi\u00e1c cho con tr\u0103n kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3, khi\u1ebfn h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e1nh m\u1ea5t l\u1ee3i th\u1ebf b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd. C\u1ea3 hai con b\u00e1o \u0111\u1ed3ng lo\u1ea1t ph\u00f3ng m\u00ecnh qua l\u1edbp l\u00e1 r\u1eebng s\u0169ng n\u01b0\u1edbc, lao v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u to b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i x\u1ebbng c\u1ee7a con tr\u0103n nh\u01b0 hai m\u0169i t\u00ean b\u1eafn ra kh\u1ecfi n\u1ecf. Cu\u1ed9c t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u.","Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng 9 C\u00fa ch\u1ea1m nh\u1eb9 c\u1ee7a \u1ebfch v\u00e0o n\u1eeda \u0111\u00eam Nh\u00f3m ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1edf l\u1ea1i bao g\u1ed3m ba djinn v\u00e0 ba mundane d\u1ef1ng tr\u1ea1i k\u1ebf b\u00ean b\u1edd s\u00f4ng. Ngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb \u00f4ng Groanin, h\u1ecd v\u1eeba d\u00f9ng xong b\u1eefa t\u1ed1i tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Muddy th\u00ec c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng tr\u1ed1ng vang l\u00ean, nh\u1ecbp nh\u00e0ng vang v\u1ecdng trong b\u1ea7u tr\u1eddi \u0111\u00eam nh\u01b0 ti\u1ebfng m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ea7u m\u00e1y xe l\u1eeda t\u1eeb xa. M\u1eaft tr\u1ee3n to, \u00f4ng Muddy nh\u00ecn c\u00f3 v\u1ebb ho\u1ea3ng h\u1ed1t. \u00d4ng Sicky n\u00e9m c\u00e1i ch\u00e2n g\u00e0 \u0103n d\u1edf qua m\u1ed9t b\u00ean v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady nghi\u00eang \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda nh\u1eefng ng\u1ecdn c\u00e2y. C\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng 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 c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c v\u1ec1 ph\u01b0\u01a1ng h\u01b0\u1edbng c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng v\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i gi\u00e2y sau, \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ec9 tay v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda T\u00e2y v\u00e0 c\u1ea7m kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang tr\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng l\u00ean. \u00d4ng cho bi\u1ebft: \u2013\u2002N\u0103m d\u1eb7m n\u1eefa v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng n\u00e0y. C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 xa h\u01a1n. Philippa h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002L\u00e0 lo\u1ea1i tr\u1ed1ng n\u00f3i \u00e0 \u00f4ng? \u00d4ng Sicky b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i tr\u1ed1ng n\u00f3i. Nh\u01b0ng c\u0169ng l\u00e0 lo\u1ea1i tr\u1ed1ng truy\u1ec1n th\u00f4ng \u0111i\u1ec7p. Zadie h\u1ecfi:","\u2013\u2002\u1ed2, th\u00f4ng \u0111i\u1ec7p th\u1ebf n\u00e0o c\u01a1? \u2013\u2002Th\u00f4ng b\u00e1o cho m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi bi\u1ebft ch\u00fang \u1edf \u0111\u00f3. V\u00e0 h\u00e3y chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb m\u00e0 lo s\u1ee3. \u00d4ng Groanin h\u1ecfi, gi\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ea7y hy v\u1ecdng: \u2013\u2002Tr\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a th\u1ed5 d\u00e2n Prozuanaci ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? Nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng Sicky kh\u1ebd l\u1eafc c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u1ecf x\u00edu c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 cho bi\u1ebft: \u2013\u2002Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Prozuanaci kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n \u0111\u00e1nh tr\u1ed1ng n\u1eefa. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Prozuanaci th\u00edch d\u00f9ng \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i li\u00ean l\u1ea1c h\u01a1n. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Prozuanaci th\u00edch s\u1ef1 ri\u00eang t\u01b0. Kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi bi\u1ebft vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng tr\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a t\u1ed9c Xuanaci. B\u1ecdn Xuanaci kh\u00f4ng quan t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c bi\u1ebft ch\u00fang \u0111ang n\u00f3i g\u00ec. Th\u1ed5 d\u00e2n t\u1ed9c Xuanaci l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb x\u1ea5u. Ti\u1ebfng tr\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a b\u1ecdn Xuanaci \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ec3 h\u00f9 d\u1ecda m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Khi\u1ebfn ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i. M\u1ed9t tay c\u1ea7m l\u1ea5y c\u00e1i h\u00e0m nh\u1ecf b\u00e9 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 v\u1ea1ch tay c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i ngang qua c\u00e1i c\u1ed5 h\u1ecdng c\u00f2n nh\u1ecf b\u00e9 h\u01a1n, \u00f4ng Sicky k\u1ebft lu\u1eadn: \u2013\u2002L\u00e0m du kh\u00e1ch lo l\u1eafng b\u1ecb m\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ea7u. Nu\u1ed1t n\u01b0\u1edbc b\u1ecdt c\u00e1i \u1ef1c, \u00f4ng Groanin n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002\u1edc, h\u1ecd ngh\u0129 \u0111\u00fang \u0111\u00f3. T\u00f4i \u0111ang lo l\u1eafng \u0111\u00e2y. T\u00f4i c\u00f3 ph\u1ea7n th\u00edch c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. V\u00e0 n\u00f3 c\u0169ng th\u00edch t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd gh\u00e9t ph\u1ea3i th\u1ea5y n\u00f3 b\u1ecb tr\u01b0ng b\u00e0y tr\u00ean k\u1ec7 s\u00e1ch c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y \u0111\u1ecba ph\u01b0\u01a1ng n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3. V\u1ed7 nh\u1eb9 c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u tr\u1ecdc c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Groanin, \u00f4ng Sicky l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002B\u1ecdn Xuanaci c\u00f3 l\u1ebd s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 h\u1ee9ng th\u00fa v\u1edbi c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a anh \u0111\u00e2u, anh Groanin. Anh kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 t\u00f3c. M\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u tr\u1ecdc kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u00edch l\u1ee3i g\u00ec v\u1edbi b\u1ecdn Xuanaci. Ch\u00fang th\u00edch nhi\u1ec1u t\u00f3c \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ec3 treo nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u teo nh\u1ecf l\u00ean c\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfn l\u1ee3i ph\u1ea9m. Nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ec3 v\u1ed7 ch\u01a1i nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 m\u1eadp m\u1ea1p th\u00ec ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 \u00edch g\u00ec.","\u00d4ng Groanin n\u00f3i c\u1ee9ng: \u2013\u2002\u1edc, nghe \u0111\u1ee1 lo l\u1eafm, ch\u1eafc th\u1ebf. \u0110\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ec3 v\u1ed7 c\u01a1 \u0111\u1ea5y. \u00d4ng Vodyannoy tr\u1ea5n an: \u2013\u2002Th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec ph\u1ea3i lo \u0111\u00e2u. X\u00e9t \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00f9ng t\u00f4i c\u0169ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t djinn m\u00e0. \u00d4ng Groanin kh\u0103ng kh\u0103ng: \u2013\u2002V\u1eady th\u00ec h\u00e3y l\u00e0m g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u00fang ta c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y an to\u00e0n \u0111i. T\u00f4i n\u00f3i, anh l\u00e0m g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 \u0111i ch\u1ee9. \u2013\u2002V\u00ed d\u1ee5 nh\u01b0? \u00d4ng Groanin \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb: \u2013\u2002M\u1ed9t c\u00e1i r\u00e0o c\u1ecdc ch\u1eafn th\u1ebf n\u00e0o? Ho\u1eb7c t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n, m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i. V\u1edbi c\u1ea7u k\u00e9o qua h\u00e0o v\u00e0 c\u1eeda l\u01b0\u1edbi s\u1eaft. C\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t tr\u0103m cung th\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 ch\u00fang ta. Philippa b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002\u00d4ng ph\u1ea3n \u1ee9ng h\u01a1i th\u00e1i qu\u00e1 r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ea5y, \u00f4ng Groanin. \u00d4ng Groanin n\u00e9m cho c\u00f4 m\u1ed9t n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1ea1t nh\u1ebdo: \u2013\u2002Th\u1ebf \u00e0, th\u01b0a qu\u00fd c\u00f4? Ch\u00e1u n\u00f3i th\u00ec d\u1ec5 l\u1eafm, khi m\u00e0 ch\u00e1u l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t djinn v\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 bi\u1ebfn v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i chai nh\u1ecf b\u00e9 n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 m\u1ed7i khi t\u00ecnh h\u00ecnh tr\u1edf n\u00ean c\u0103ng th\u1eb3ng. Nh\u01b0ng m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n l\u1ea1i kh\u00e1c v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u01b0 anh Muddy v\u00e0 ta. M\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n nh\u00ecn anh Sicky \u0111\u00e2y, ta l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c kh\u00f4ng m\u1ea5y d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu \u1edf sau g\u00e1y. \u00d4ng Vodyannoy \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb: \u2013\u2002N\u1ebfu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m anh c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd d\u00f9ng s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh djinn \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1ea1o ra m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc chu vi propugnator. Gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 c\u00e1i m\u00e0 Nimrod \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ea1o ra t\u1ed1i h\u00f4m b\u1eefa \u1ea5y. \u0110\u1ec3 ng\u0103n ng\u1eeba ai \u0111\u00f3 ho\u1eb7c m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn qu\u00e1 g\u1ea7n ch\u1ed7 c\u1eafm tr\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta.","\u00d4ng Groanin n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002L\u00e0m \u01a1n l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf \u0111i. \u2013\u2002Horror show. \u00d4ng Vodyannoy l\u1ea1i l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m r\u1ed3i d\u00f9ng ng\u00f3n tay v\u1ebd m\u1ed9t v\u00f2ng tr\u00f2n trong kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed, \u0111\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi th\u1ea7m th\u00ec t\u1eeb tr\u1ecdng t\u00e2m c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh: \u2013\u2002ZAGIPNOTIZIROVAVSHEMUSYA. \u00d4ng Groanin th\u1eafc m\u1eafc: \u2013\u2002V\u1eady l\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i h\u1ea3? \u00d4ng Vodyannoy tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002\u1eea. Gi\u1edd m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n an to\u00e0n. \u00cdt nhi\u1ec1u l\u00e0 v\u1eady. \u00d4ng Groanin chau m\u00e0y h\u1ecfi l\u1ea1i: \u2013\u2002\u00cdt nhi\u1ec1u l\u00e0 v\u1eady? Philippa c\u0169ng th\u1eafc m\u1eafc: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u. \u00d4ng n\u00f3i th\u1ebf ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 sao? \u00d4ng Vodyannoy th\u1ed1t l\u00ean: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft th\u1eadt h\u1ea3, ch\u00e1u g\u00e1i? Ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh djinn trong ph\u1ea1m vi c\u1ee7a \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc chu vi. \u2013\u2002\u01a0, kh\u00f4ng, ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft \u1ea1. Zadie ch\u1ebf gi\u1ec5u: \u2013\u2002\u1edc, sao c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ee9? Philippa c\u1eafn m\u00f4i v\u00e0 c\u1ed1 n\u00e9n l\u1ea1i s\u1ef1 b\u1ef1c b\u1ed9i c\u1ee7a c\u00f4. \u00d4ng Vodyannoy n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Ta kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft r\u1ed1t cu\u1ed9c ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta d\u1ea1y g\u00ec cho c\u00e1c djinn tr\u1ebb hi\u1ec7n nay. V\u00e0o th\u1eddi c\u1ee7a ta, ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1ea1y t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u nh\u01b0 v\u1eady ngay tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi ch\u00fang ta m\u1ecdc r\u0103ng kh\u00f4n.","\u00d4ng Groanin s\u1ed1t ru\u1ed9t b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002Chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 sao \u0111\u00e2u ch\u1ee9. \u00dd t\u00f4i l\u00e0, m\u1ed9t khi ch\u00fang ta \u1edf trong c\u00e1i, \u1edd, c\u00e1i propugnator n\u00e0y, th\u00ec \u0111\u00e2u c\u00f2n ph\u1ea3i lo x\u1ea3y ra chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec n\u1eefa, ch\u1eebng n\u00e0o ch\u00fang ta v\u1eabn an to\u00e0n, \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng? \u00d4ng Vodyannoy g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00fang v\u1eady. An to\u00e0n nh\u01b0 trong nh\u00e0. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 an to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ed3ng ngh\u0129a v\u1edbi kh\u00f4 r\u00e1o. B\u1edfi v\u00ec khi \u00f4ng Muddy v\u00e0 \u00f4ng Sicky b\u1eaft tay v\u00e0o vi\u1ec7c d\u1ef1ng l\u1ec1u ngh\u1ec9 \u0111\u00eam, h\u1ecd ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n con ch\u00f3 Hector c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Muddy, \u0111\u00e3 g\u1eb7m m\u1ea5y c\u00e1i l\u1ec1u khi\u1ebfn ch\u00fang gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u1ea7y l\u1ed7 th\u1ee7ng. T\u1ee9c gi\u1eadn, \u00f4ng Muddy \u0111\u00e3 n\u00e9m \u0111\u00e1 v\u00e0 g\u1eady g\u1ed9c v\u00e0o con v\u1eadt t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi Philippa ng\u0103n \u00f4ng l\u1ea1i. C\u00f4 n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u1ec3 n\u00f3 y\u00ean. N\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft m\u00ecnh \u0111ang l\u00e0m g\u00ec m\u00e0. \u00d4ng Sicky c\u0169ng can thi\u1ec7p: \u2013\u2002Philippa n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang \u0111\u00f3. C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 con Hector c\u0169ng b\u1ea5t an v\u00ec ti\u1ebfng tr\u1ed1ng. \u00d4ng Muddy \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd t\u00f4i c\u0169ng v\u1eady. B\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng t\u00f4i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1nh Hector gi\u00e0. Nh\u01b0ng m\u1ea5y c\u00e1i l\u1ec1u coi nh\u01b0 ti\u00eau r\u1ed3i. Philippa n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u1eebng lo. Vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i m\u1ed9t v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 nghi\u00eam tr\u1ecdng g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2u. Ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh djinn \u0111\u1ec3 tu s\u1eeda ch\u00fang v\u00e0o s\u00e1ng mai. \u00d4ng Groanin l\u1ea7m b\u1ea7m: \u2013\u2002Ch\u1ec9 hy v\u1ecdng t\u1ed1i nay tr\u1eddi \u0111\u1eebng m\u01b0a.","*** L\u01b0\u1ee3ng m\u01b0a \u1edf l\u01b0u v\u1ef1c s\u00f4ng Amazon l\u00ean \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n ba m\u00e9t m\u1ed7i n\u0103m, g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 g\u1ea5p \u0111\u00f4i l\u01b0\u1ee3ng m\u01b0a \u1edf nh\u1eefng khu v\u1ef1c ph\u00eda \u0110\u00f4ng n\u01b0\u1edbc M\u1ef9, v\u00e0 t\u1ed1i h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3, tr\u1eddi b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ed5 m\u01b0a n\u1eb7ng h\u1ea1t. Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i khi kh\u00f4ng m\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta g\u1ecdi r\u1eebng m\u01b0a l\u00e0 r\u1eebng m\u01b0a. Nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i l\u1ec1u b\u1ecb h\u01b0 h\u1ecfng ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u00edt t\u00e1c d\u1ee5ng, n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i l\u00e0 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 s\u1ef1 b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 n\u00e0o tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u01a1n \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ed3ng th\u1ee7y. Th\u1ee9c d\u1eady gi\u1eefa \u0111\u00eam, Philippa v\u00e0 Zadie ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ra ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 \u01b0\u1edbt nh\u01b0 chu\u1ed9t l\u1ed9t. V\u00e0 ch\u00fang c\u0169ng l\u1ea1nh, r\u1ea5t l\u1ea1nh. Zadie ph\u1ea3i qu\u00e0ng th\u00eam m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i kh\u0103n cho\u00e0ng c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00f4i g\u0103ng tay. \u0110\u1ed1ng l\u1eeda \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eaft ng\u00fam, v\u00e0 \u00f4ng Sicky c\u00f9ng \u00f4ng Muddy kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o nhen n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i. \u00d4ng Groanin \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i ch\u1ed3m h\u1ed5m trong m\u1ed9t v\u0169ng n\u01b0\u1edbc v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t t\u1edd b\u00e1o cu\u1ed9n l\u1ea1i che tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i n\u00f3n, nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng h\u1eefu hi\u1ec7u m\u1ea5y; t\u00ecnh tr\u1ea1ng c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng hi\u1ec7n gi\u1edd ch\u1eb3ng kh\u00e1c g\u00ec vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u1ee9ng trong \u0111\u00e0i phun n\u01b0\u1edbc \u1edf qu\u1ea3ng tr\u01b0\u1eddng trung t\u00e2m Lima. \u00d4ng ph\u00e0n n\u00e0n: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 tuy\u1ec7t m\u00e0. Tr\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed5 m\u01b0a v\u00e0o \u0111\u00fang c\u00e1i \u0111\u00eam l\u1ec1u c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta b\u1ecb con ch\u00f3 d\u1edf h\u01a1i \u0111\u00f3 g\u1eb7m n\u00e1t. Gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 Manchester trong m\u1ed9t k\u1ef3 ngh\u1ec9 c\u1ee7a ng\u00e2n h\u00e0ng, v\u00e0 tr\u1eddi m\u01b0a. T\u00f4i c\u00f3 c\u1ea7m m\u1ed9t con v\u1ecbt \u0111\u1ed3 ch\u01a1i b\u1eb1ng nh\u1ef1a v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t mi\u1ebfng x\u01a1 m\u01b0\u1edbp trong tay th\u00ec c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ec3 \u01b0\u1edbt h\u01a1n n\u1eefa. Zadie b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002Nghe k\u00eca. Nh\u1ebfch m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i tai \u01b0\u1edbt \u00e1t l\u00ean gi\u1eefa l\u00e0n m\u01b0a d\u00e0y \u0111\u1eb7c, \u00f4ng Groanin n\u00f3i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch chua ch\u00e1t: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u1eebng c\u00f3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi ta l\u00e0 \u201cnghe k\u00eca, tr\u1eddi \u0111ang m\u01b0a\u201d nh\u00e9.","Zadie nh\u1eafc: \u2013\u2002L\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng tr\u1ed1ng. Ch\u00fang ng\u1eebng l\u1ea1i r\u1ed3i. \u00d4ng Groanin c\u00e0u nh\u00e0u: \u2013\u2002N\u1ebfu m\u1ea5y tay th\u1ed5 d\u00e2n \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng \u0111i\u00ean, h\u1ecd c\u0169ng s\u1ebd bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng chui v\u00e0o nh\u00e0 tr\u00e1nh m\u01b0a. Philippa \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd v\u1edbi Zadie: \u2013\u2002Zadie n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang \u0111\u00f3. \u00d4ng Groanin nh\u00fan vai kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i g\u00ec. Philippa n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp: \u2013\u2002\u00d4ng kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u sao? N\u1ebfu ti\u1ebfng tr\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00e3 ng\u1eebng l\u1ea1i, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n gi\u1eef \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc chu vi n\u1eefa. Ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh djinn s\u1eeda l\u1ea1i m\u1ea5y c\u00e1i l\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4 r\u00e1o, \u1ea5m \u00e1p. \u00d4ng Groanin g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00fang \u0111\u00f3. Ch\u00e1u n\u00ean \u0111i ki\u1ebfm anh Vodyannoy v\u00e0 th\u00f4ng b\u00e1o cho anh \u1ea5y bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 \u0111i. D\u00f9 anh \u1ea5y \u0111ang \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u. Ta th\u1eadt kh\u00f4ng ng\u1edd anh \u1ea5y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ng\u1ee7 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u01b0\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u01a1n m\u01b0a tr\u00fat n\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ea5y. H\u1ecd \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn l\u1ec1u c\u0169ng b\u1ecb g\u1eb7m t\u01a1i t\u1ea3 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Vodyannoy v\u00e0 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y \u00f4ng \u0111ang ng\u1ee7 say tr\u00ean c\u00e1i gi\u01b0\u1eddng d\u00e3 chi\u1ebfn. \u00d4ng Groanin \u0111\u1eb1ng h\u1eafng m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng v\u00e0 g\u1ecdi: \u2013\u2002Anh Vodyannoy! T\u00f4i n\u00f3i, anh Vodyannoy n\u00e0y! N\u1eafm l\u1ea5y vai c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Vodyannoy, \u00f4ng Groanin l\u1eafc nh\u1eb9 v\u00e0i c\u00e1i r\u1ed3i ch\u1eb7t l\u01b0\u1ee1i l\u1edbn ti\u1ebfng v\u00e0 c\u00e0u nh\u00e0u: \u2013\u2002L\u00e0m sao anh \u1ea5y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ng\u1ee7 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1edbi c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ed1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y ch\u1ee9? \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u ta th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 mu\u1ed1n bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00f3. T\u00f4i n\u00f3i, th\u1ee9c d\u1eady \u0111i, th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i. Ch\u00fang ta c\u1ea7n s\u1eeda l\u1ea1i m\u1ea5y c\u00e1i l\u1ec1u ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c. V\u00ec t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3","ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e3 \u01b0\u1edbt \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn x\u01b0\u01a1ng. Nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng Vodyannoy nh\u00ecn v\u1eabn c\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 \u0111ang ng\u1ee7 say. \u00d4ng Groanin l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m: \u2013\u2002C\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y r\u1ed3i. Kh\u00f3 c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n ai \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ng\u1ee7 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng trong m\u1ed9t c\u01a1n m\u01b0a nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y. \u00d4ng Sicky \u01b0\u1edbm h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 anh \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft. B\u1ea3n th\u00e2n t\u00f4i c\u0169ng th\u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng kh\u1ecfe l\u1eafm. C\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ed1ng m\u01b0a n\u00e0y l\u00e0m c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a Sicky c\u00e0ng teo l\u1ea1i. \u00d4ng Groanin g\u1ea1t \u0111i: \u2013\u2002N\u00f3i v\u1edb v\u1ea9n kh\u00f4ng. Nh\u00ecn k\u00eca! Ch\u1ec9 tay v\u00e0o c\u00e1i ch\u0103n c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Vodyannoy, \u00f4ng n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Tay c\u1ee7a anh \u1ea5y v\u1eabn \u0111ang c\u1eed \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ea5y th\u00f4i. \u00d4ng Muddy l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i tay c\u1ee7a anh \u1ea5y. \u00d4ng Groanin v\u1eabn kh\u0103ng kh\u0103ng: \u2013\u2002T\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 tay anh \u1ea5y. N\u00f3i r\u1ed3i \u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0a tay k\u00e9o c\u00e1i ch\u0103n \u01b0\u1edbt s\u0169ng ra kh\u1ecfi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u00f4ng Vodyannoy. Ng\u1ed3i ch\u1ed3m h\u1ed7m tr\u00ean b\u1ed9 ng\u1ef1c tr\u1ea7n c\u1ee7a v\u1ecb djinn l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con \u1ebfch nh\u1ecf v\u00e0ng r\u1ef1c. \u00d4ng Sicky th\u00e9t l\u1edbn m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng, l\u00e0m Philippa c\u0169ng h\u00e9t theo v\u00e0 con Hector s\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ed5ng l\u00ean, khi\u1ebfn \u00f4ng Groanin x\u00e9m n\u1eefa l\u00ean c\u01a1n \u0111au tim. Ch\u1ec9 v\u00e0o con v\u1eadt nh\u1ecf b\u00e9 ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean b\u1ed9 ng\u1ef1c \u0111\u1ec1 tr\u1ea7n c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Vodyannoy, \u00f4ng Groanin b\u1ef1c b\u1ed9i n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u1eebng c\u00f3 l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. Ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con \u1ebfch ngu ng\u1ed1c th\u00f4i m\u00e0. C\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i m\u1ed9t con r\u1eafn ngu ng\u1ed1c \u0111\u00e2u m\u00e0 s\u1ee3. M\u00e0 c\u00f3 l\u00e0 r\u1eafn th\u00ec c\u0169ng ch\u1ea3","sao. Djinn mi\u1ec5n nhi\u1ec5m v\u1edbi n\u1ecdc r\u1eafn m\u00e0. \u00cdt nh\u1ea5t t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nghe nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. Vi\u00ean qu\u1ea3n gia ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh c\u00fai ng\u01b0\u1eddi xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ecbnh nh\u1eb7t con \u1ebfch l\u00ean, b\u1ed7ng \u00f4ng k\u00eau l\u00ean m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng, h\u00f3a ra l\u00e0 \u00f4ng Sicky h\u1ea5t b\u00e0n tay \u00f4ng qua m\u1ed9t b\u00ean. \u2013\u2002Anh l\u00e0m g\u00ec v\u1eady, c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed3 d\u1edf h\u01a1i ba xu kia? \u00d4ng Sicky h\u00e9t l\u00ean: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u1eebng \u0111\u1ee5ng v\u00e0o con \u1ebfch \u0111\u00f3. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con \u1ebfch phi ti\u00eau v\u00e0ng c\u1ef1c \u0111\u1ed9c. \u00d4m ch\u1eb7t ng\u00f3n tay v\u00e0o l\u00f2ng ng\u1ef1c, \u00f4ng Groanin l\u1eafp b\u1eafp h\u1ecfi l\u1ea1i: \u2013\u2002Con g\u00ec c\u01a1? \u00d4ng Muddy cho bi\u1ebft: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00e2y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 coi nh\u01b0 sinh v\u1eadt \u0111\u1ed9c nh\u1ea5t tr\u00ean th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi. Zadie nghi ng\u1edd h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002C\u00e1i con v\u1eadt nh\u1ecf x\u00edu n\u00e0y \u1ea5y \u00e0? \u00d4ng Sicky kh\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ecbnh: \u2013\u2002L\u00e0n da c\u1ee7a con \u1ebfch nh\u1ecf x\u00edu n\u00e0y ch\u1ee9a \u0111\u1ee7 n\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1ebft ch\u1ebft m\u01b0\u1eddi ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Th\u1ee9c \u0103n c\u1ee7a lo\u00e0i \u1ebfch n\u00e0y l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng con c\u00f4n tr\u00f9ng g\u1eb7m nh\u1ea5m nh\u1eefng lo\u00e0i th\u1ef1c v\u1eadt c\u1ef1c k\u1ef3 \u0111\u1ed9c h\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a r\u1eebng r\u1eadm. Th\u1ed5 d\u00e2n Nam M\u1ef9 \u0111\u00e3 ch\u00e0 m\u0169i t\u00ean v\u00e0 phi ti\u00eau th\u1ed5i c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd l\u00ean da c\u1ee7a lo\u00e0i \u1ebfch n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00fang c\u00f3 t\u00e1c d\u1ee5ng nhanh h\u01a1n. Ch\u1ebft ch\u00f3c h\u01a1n. \u00d4ng Sicky ch\u00e2m m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ebfu thu\u1ed1c v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0a n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i g\u1ea7n con \u1ebfch nh\u1ecf x\u00edu. C\u00f3 v\u1ebb c\u0103m gh\u00e9t s\u1ee9c n\u00f3ng v\u00e0 kh\u00f3i thu\u1ed1c, con \u1ebfch v\u1ecdt v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t b\u1ee5i r\u1eadm g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00f3. \u00d4ng Groanin lo l\u1eafng nh\u00ecn \u00f4ng Vodyannoy v\u00e0 h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002Kh\u1ec9 th\u1eadt. Anh \u1ea5y ch\u1ebft r\u1ed3i h\u1ea3?","C\u00fai g\u1ea7n v\u00e0o \u00f4ng Vodyannoy, Philippa n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002\u00d4ng \u1ea5y ch\u01b0a ch\u1ebft. Kh\u00e1 b\u1ec7nh, ch\u00e1u ngh\u0129 v\u1eady, nh\u01b0ng v\u1eabn c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng. M\u1eaft nh\u1eafm nghi\u1ec1n, \u00f4ng Vodyannoy th\u1ea7m th\u00ec n\u00f3i \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3. \u00d4ng Sicky nh\u1eafc: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u1eebng ch\u1ea1m v\u00e0o anh \u1ea5y. T\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean. C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 v\u1eabn c\u00f2n \u00edt n\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ed9c d\u00ednh tr\u00ean da anh \u1ea5y. Ch\u1edd m\u01b0a r\u1eeda s\u1ea1ch n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3. Th\u1eadt c\u1ea9n tr\u1ecdng, \u00f4ng Sicky nh\u1ea5c c\u00e1i \u00e1o s\u01a1 mi c\u1ee7a v\u1ecb djinn l\u1edbn tu\u1ed5i l\u00ean \u0111\u1ec3 n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u01b0a x\u1ea3 xu\u1ed1ng b\u1ed9 ng\u1ef1c tr\u1ea7n c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u00f4ng Vodyannoy run l\u00ean th\u1ea5y r\u00f5. \u00d4ng Sicky nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t: \u2013\u2002Anh \u1ea5y s\u1ed1t kh\u00e1 cao \u0111\u00f3. N\u1ebfu l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi, anh \u1ea5y ch\u1ebft ch\u1eafc. Nh\u01b0ng v\u00ec l\u00e0 djinn n\u00ean c\u00f3 l\u1ebd anh \u1ea5y s\u1ebd s\u1ed1ng. Nh\u01b0ng v\u1eabn c\u1ea7n thu\u1ed1c men. C\u1ea9n th\u1eadn c\u00fai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ebfn s\u00e1t v\u1ecb djinn b\u1ecb b\u1ec7nh, Philippa n\u00f3i v\u1edbi \u00f4ng: \u2013\u2002\u00d4ng Vodyannoy, \u00f4ng \u0111ang tr\u00fang \u0111\u1ed9c \u0111\u00f3. B\u1edfi m\u1ed9t con \u1ebfch phi ti\u00eau \u0111\u1ed9c. M\u1ed9t con m\u00e0u v\u00e0ng. \u00d4ng Vodyannoy th\u1ea7m th\u00ec gi\u1eefa c\u01a1n m\u00ea s\u1ea3ng: \u2013\u2002Phyllobates terribilis. Lo\u00e0i \u1ebfch kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp. V\u1edbi ch\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed9c batrachotoxin ch\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1edbi mundane v\u00e0 g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 v\u1edbi djinn. Ta c\u1ea7n\u2026 c\u1ea7n quay v\u00e0o trong c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e8n c\u1ee7a ta. C\u1ea7n th\u1eddi gian ph\u1ee5c h\u1ed3i. S\u01b0\u1edfi \u1ea5m. C\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y r\u1ea5t l\u1ea1nh. R\u1ea5t \u1ed1m. C\u01a1 h\u1ed9i s\u1ed1ng s\u00f3t duy nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 \u1edf trong \u0111\u00e8n. Khi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1ea5m l\u1ea1i. Nghe kh\u00f4ng? T\u00ecm c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e8n c\u1ee7a ta \u0111i, ch\u00e1u g\u00e1i, v\u00e0 nhanh ch\u00f3ng mang n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn cho ta. \u0110\u1eb7t n\u00f3 l\u00ean tay ta. Ho\u1eb7c ta s\u1ebd ch\u1ebft trong v\u00f2ng m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng n\u1eefa. Ch\u00e1u nghe kh\u00f4ng? \u0110\u01b0a m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn \u00f4ng Sicky, Philippa h\u01b0\u1edbng d\u1eabn: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i t\u00ecm c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e8n c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Vodyannoy.","\u00d4ng Sicky hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u00e3 d\u1ed1c ng\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1i ba l\u00f4 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Vodyannoy l\u00ean m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t s\u0169ng n\u01b0\u1edbc. V\u00e0i gi\u00e2y sau, m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i chai Faberg\u00e9 m\u00e0u \u0111en v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng h\u1ecda ti\u1ebft ch\u1ea1m tr\u1ed5 b\u1eb1ng v\u00e0ng r\u00f2ng hi\u1ec7n ra tr\u00ean tay \u00f4ng. \u00d4ng nhanh ch\u00f3ng \u0111\u01b0a n\u00f3 cho Philippa, c\u00f4 b\u00e9 li\u1ec1n g\u1ee1 c\u00e1i n\u1eafp h\u00ecnh quy\u1ec1n tr\u01b0\u1ee3ng ra v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eb7t c\u00e1i chai l\u00ean b\u00e0n tay run r\u1ea9y c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Vodyannoy. V\u1ecb djinn tr\u00fang \u0111\u1ed9c n\u1edf m\u1ed9t n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi y\u1ebfu \u1edbt v\u00e0 th\u1edf ra m\u1ed9t h\u01a1i th\u1edf d\u00e0i ph\u00e1t khi\u1ebfp, gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 h\u01a1i th\u1edf cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, h\u01a1i th\u1edf sau \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1eadm r\u00e3i bi\u1ebfn th\u00e0nh s\u1ef1 h\u00f3a th\u1ec3 djinn trong m\u1ed9t qu\u00e1 tr\u00ecnh d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 k\u00e9o d\u00e0i \u0111\u1ebfn v\u00f4 t\u1eadn. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u00e1nh m\u1eaft lo l\u1eafng c\u1ee7a m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi, h\u01a1i th\u1edf kh\u00f2 kh\u00e8 r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 \u00f4ng d\u1ea7n tr\u1edf n\u00ean r\u00f5 n\u00e9t trong khi b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00f3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t trong m\u1ed9t c\u1ee5m kh\u00f3i m\u1ecfng, cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n b\u00e0n tay c\u1ea7m c\u00e1i chai v\u1eabn c\u00f2n hi\u1ec7n di\u1ec7n, r\u1ed3i n\u00f3 c\u0169ng bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t v\u00e0o b\u00ean trong l\u1edbp k\u00ednh \u0111en. Theo b\u1ea3n n\u0103ng, Philippa \u0111\u00f3ng n\u1eafp chai l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 vu\u1ed1t n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u01b0a ra kh\u1ecfi khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t c\u00f4. R\u1ed3i Zadie \u0111\u00f3n l\u1ea5y c\u00e1i chai t\u1eeb tay c\u00f4 v\u00e0 c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn b\u1ecf n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i v\u00e0o trong ba l\u00f4 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Vodyannoy, k\u1ebf b\u00ean t\u1ea5m b\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed3. Zadie n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002V\u1eady l\u00e0 c\u00f2n n\u0103m ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u00fang ta. Philippa tr\u1ea5n an: \u2013\u2002T\u1edb ngh\u0129 c\u1eadu Nimrod v\u00e0 John s\u1ebd s\u1edbm quay l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y th\u00f4i. Zadie b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002Hy v\u1ecdng l\u00e0 th\u1ebf. B\u1edfi v\u00ec t\u1edb kh\u00f4ng ng\u1ea1i ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i cho c\u1eadu bi\u1ebft, t\u1edb ngh\u0129 ch\u00fang ta \u0111ang g\u1eb7p r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i. Ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd t\u1edb ngh\u0129 m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd b\u1ecb \u01b0\u1edbt nh\u1eb9p v\u00e0 l\u1ea1nh c\u00f3ng trong r\u1eebng Amazon. T\u1edb \u0111\u00e3 th\u1eed d\u00f9ng t\u1eeb tr\u1ecdng t\u00e2m c\u1ee7a t\u1edb m\u1ed9t ph\u00fat tr\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec x\u1ea3y ra. Philippa l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u:","\u2013\u2002T\u1edb ngh\u0129 c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u, Zadie \u00e0. \u00d4ng Vodyannoy \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh djinn b\u00ean trong m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc chu vi m\u00e0. Zadie g\u1ea1t ph\u1eaft l\u1eddi c\u00f4: \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu m\u1edbi l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u00f3. \u0110i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc chu vi kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n t\u1ed3n t\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t khi v\u1ecb djinn t\u1ea1o ra n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 h\u00f3a th\u1ec3. N\u00ean \u0111\u00e1ng l\u1ebd t\u1edb ph\u1ea3i d\u00f9ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh m\u1edbi \u0111\u00fang. C\u1ea3 hai ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e1ng l\u1ebd \u0111\u1ec1u l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. C\u1eadu th\u1eed \u0111i. \u2013\u2002FABULONGOSHOOMARVELISHLYWON DERPIPICAL. Philippa n\u00f3i th\u1eed, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec x\u1ea3y ra. H\u1ea5t con d\u01a1i c\u01b0ng Zotz c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 v\u00e0o kh\u00f4ng trung v\u00e0 n\u1eafm l\u1ea5y tay Philippa, Zadie nh\u1eafm ch\u1eb7t m\u1eaft l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002C\u00f3 l\u1ebd n\u1ebfu ch\u00fang ta c\u00f9ng th\u1eed s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Philippa g\u00f3p \u00fd: \u2013\u2002V\u00e0 h\u00e3y ngh\u0129 nh\u1eefng suy ngh\u0129 \u1ea5m \u00e1p v\u1ec1 qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o kh\u00f4 r\u00e1o, l\u1ec1u ch\u1ed1ng th\u1ea5m, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed1ng l\u1eeda ph\u1eebng ph\u1eebng ch\u00e1y \u1edf ngay gi\u1eefa khu tr\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd n\u1ebfu ch\u00fang ta thuy\u1ebft ph\u1ee5c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n r\u1eb1ng tr\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng l\u1ea1nh v\u00e0 \u01b0\u1edbt nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. \u00dd ch\u00ed s\u1ebd chi\u1ebfn th\u1eafng v\u1eadt ch\u1ea5t. Zadie n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002\u00dd hay \u0111\u1ea5y. \u00dd ch\u00ed v\u01b0\u1ee3t tr\u00ean v\u1eadt ch\u1ea5t. R\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u suy ngh\u0129 \u1ea5m \u00e1p \u0111\u00e1ng y\u00eau. Philippa l\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i: \u2013\u2002Suy ngh\u0129 \u1ea5m \u00e1p. Zadie li\u1ec7t k\u00ea: \u2013\u2002L\u1eeda n\u00f3ng. Nh\u1eefng b\u00e3i bi\u1ec3n Polynesia ch\u00e1y n\u1eafng. \u00c1o cho\u00e0ng l\u00f4ng th\u00fa d\u00e0y c\u1ed9m.","Philippa k\u1ec3 th\u00eam: \u2013\u2002Sa m\u1ea1c. C\u00e1t. Sahara. Kim t\u1ef1 th\u00e1p. \u2013\u2002Ph\u00f2ng t\u1eafm h\u01a1i. \u2013\u2002T\u00e0u \u0111i\u1ec7n ng\u1ea7m \u1edf New York v\u00e0o th\u00e1ng T\u00e1m. \u2013\u2002Bi\u1ec3n Ch\u1ebft v\u00e0o th\u00e1ng B\u1ea3y. \u2013\u2002Macma, n\u00fai l\u1eeda, dung nham. \u2013\u2002Tr\u1ee9ng lu\u1ed9c. \u2013\u2002Th\u1ecbt n\u01b0\u1edbng barbecue. \u2013\u2002C\u00e0 ph\u00ea n\u00f3ng ph\u1ecfng l\u01b0\u1ee1i. \u2013\u2002B\u1ed9t \u1edbt, ti\u00eau, c\u00e0 ri, b\u00e1nh m\u00ec n\u00f3ng h\u1ed5i. Zadie si\u1ebft ch\u1eb7t tay Philippa. \u2013\u2002Ch\u00fang ta th\u1eed \u0111i, Philippa. Philippa n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002FABULONGOSHOO\u2026 C\u00f9ng l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3, Zadie n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002KAKORRHAPHIOPHOBIA. V\u00e0 Philippa k\u1ebft th\u00fac t\u1eeb tr\u1ecdng t\u00e2m c\u1ee7a c\u00f4: \u2013\u2002\u2026 MARVELISHLYWONDERPIPICAL. Kh\u00f4ng djinn tr\u1ebb n\u00e0o c\u1ea7n m\u1edf m\u1eaft ra \u0111\u1ec3 bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec x\u1ea3y ra. \u00cdt nh\u1ea5t th\u00ec, kh\u00f4ng chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec x\u1ea3y ra l\u00e0 k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3 c\u1ee7a s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh djinn. Trong im l\u1eb7ng, Philippa v\u00e0 Zadie b\u1ecf tay nhau ra v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0a m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn quanh trong \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng m\u1edd m\u1edd. M\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 v\u1eabn nh\u01b0 c\u0169, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 c\u0169. Kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft t\u1ea1i sao nh\u01b0ng khu tr\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 b\u1ecb thu nh\u1ecf l\u1ea1i r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u. \u00d4ng Sicky \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i c\u00fai ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t v\u1edbi hai tay ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n che k\u00edn \u0111\u1ea7u. \u00d4ng","Groanin \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee9ng y\u00ean b\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t v\u1ebb m\u1eb7t c\u00f2n h\u01a1n l\u00e0 lo l\u1eafng. \u00d4ng Muddy c\u0169ng v\u1eady. Con ch\u00f3 Hector \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t. Philippa n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Xin l\u1ed7i. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 djinn t\u1ee5i ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u00ec. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd n\u1ebfu tr\u1eddi ng\u1eebng m\u01b0a v\u00e0 kh\u00f4 r\u00e1o, ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ee5i ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u1ea5m l\u00ean m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat, nh\u01b0ng t\u1eeb gi\u1edd cho \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 th\u00ec\u2026 B\u1ecf d\u1edf c\u00e2u n\u00f3i, c\u00f4 l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u. \u00d4ng Groanin b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u n\u00f3i qua m\u1ed9t b\u00ean kh\u00f3e mi\u1ec7ng: \u2013\u2002Ta hy v\u1ecdng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 x\u1ea3y ra s\u1edbm h\u01a1n, th\u01b0a c\u00f4. B\u1edfi v\u00ec trong tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ee3p hai ch\u00e1u ch\u01b0a nh\u1eadn ra, ch\u00fang ta \u0111ang c\u00f3 kh\u00e1ch. V\u00e0 ta kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 h\u1ecd mu\u1ed1n u\u1ed1ng tr\u00e0. Philippa ch\u1edbp ch\u1edbp m\u1eaft v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0a tay d\u1ee5i m\u1eaft khi c\u00f4 nh\u1eadn ra t\u1ea1i sao khu tr\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean thu nh\u1ecf l\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. H\u1ecd \u0111ang b\u1ecb bao v\u00e2y b\u1edfi th\u1ed5 d\u00e2n. S\u1ed1 l\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u00f3 l\u1ebd l\u00ean \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1ea3 tr\u0103m ng\u01b0\u1eddi, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u im l\u1eb7ng nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng th\u00e2n c\u00e2y v\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u s\u01a1n ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1eb1n v\u1ec7n nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng con b\u00e1o \u0111\u1ed1m, \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ecd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ho\u00e0n h\u1ea3o \u1ea9n m\u00ecnh v\u00e0o khu r\u1eebng r\u1eadm r\u1ea1p bao ph\u1ee7 xung quanh h\u1ecd. Zadie h\u1ecfi Philippa: \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu c\u00f3 ngh\u0129 h\u1ecd th\u00e2n thi\u1ec7n kh\u00f4ng? M\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng th\u1ed5 d\u00e2n c\u00f3 v\u1ebb l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ea7m \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c, c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng kh\u00fac x\u01b0\u01a1ng s\u1eafc nh\u1ecdn ch\u0129a ra t\u1eeb kh\u1eafp khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t, c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i chu\u00f4ng nh\u1ecf treo l\u1ee7ng l\u1eb3ng tr\u00ean m\u0169i c\u1ee7a g\u00e3. L\u1edbp ng\u1ee5y trang tr\u00ean c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 g\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 s\u01a1n n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u00e0 l\u00e0 h\u00ecnh x\u0103m - h\u00e0ng tr\u0103m h\u00ecnh x\u0103m. G\u00e3 \u0111eo tr\u00ean c\u1ed5 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i d\u00e2y chuy\u1ec1n l\u00e0m t\u1eeb m\u00f3ng vu\u1ed1t, r\u0103ng c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t h\u00f2n \u0111\u00e1 l\u1edbn m\u00e0u \u0111en to nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t tr\u00e1i banh tennis. Kh\u00f4ng k\u1ec3 vi\u1ec7c h\u00f2n \u0111\u00e1 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u. M\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecb teo nh\u1ecf.","Philippa n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng, kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t th\u00e2n thi\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2u. \u00d4ng Sicky th\u1ea7m th\u00ec: \u2013\u2002Nh\u1eafm m\u1eaft l\u1ea1i, Philippa. C\u1ea3 ch\u00e1u n\u1eefa, Zadie. Anh Groanin. Muddy. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Nh\u1eafm m\u1eaft l\u1ea1i. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n ph\u00e9p m\u00e0u Medusa c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. Philippa r\u00edt l\u00ean: \u2013\u2002L\u00e0m nh\u01b0 \u00f4ng \u1ea5y n\u00f3i \u0111i. Nhanh l\u00ean. Th\u00ecnh l\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ee9ng b\u1eadt d\u1eady v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng h\u00e9t l\u1edbn, \u00f4ng Sicky k\u00e9o v\u1ea1t \u00e1o s\u01a1 mi \u01b0\u1edbt nh\u1eb9p \u1edf ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean cao, l\u00e0m l\u1ed9 ra h\u00ecnh x\u0103m ch\u1ebft ch\u00f3c tr\u00ean c\u00e1i b\u1ee5ng b\u1ef1 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. Ba g\u00e3 th\u1ed5 d\u00e2n \u0111\u1ee9ng g\u1ea7n b\u1ea5t c\u1ea9n nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o h\u00ecnh x\u0103m \u0111\u00f3 l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c bi\u1ebfn th\u00e0nh \u0111\u00e1. Nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb kh\u00e1c r\u00fa l\u00ean m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng l\u1edbn, v\u00e0 gi\u00e2y ti\u1ebfp theo, \u00f4ng Sicky b\u1ecb m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y d\u00f9i cui \u0111\u1eadp l\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u, r\u1ed3i b\u1ecb tr\u00f3i g\u00f4 l\u1ea1i. C\u00f9ng l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3, nh\u1eefng b\u00e0n tay kh\u1ecfe m\u1ea1nh t\u00f3m l\u1ea5y c\u1ed5 tay Philippa v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i. H\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh t\u00f9 nh\u00e2n. T\u00f9 nh\u00e2n c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng th\u1ed5 d\u00e2n s\u0103n \u0111\u1ea7u ng\u01b0\u1eddi - Xuanaci.","Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng 10 Nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 Qu\u1ec9 Th\u1ea7n Lo\u00e0i Anaconda kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u00e0nh vi\u00ean th\u1ee7y sinh c\u1ee7a d\u00f2ng h\u1ecd tr\u0103n M\u1ef9 nhi\u1ec7t \u0111\u1edbi. \u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a ch\u00fang gi\u1ebft ch\u1ebft con m\u1ed3i b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch qu\u1ea5n c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 d\u00e0i ngo\u1eb1ng c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang quanh n\u1ea1n nh\u00e2n v\u00e0 si\u1ebft ch\u1eb7t cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi con m\u1ed3i b\u1ecb ch\u1ebft ng\u1ea1t ho\u1eb7c b\u1ecb nghi\u1ec1n n\u00e1t. R\u1ed3i con tr\u0103n s\u1ebd t\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ea3o v\u1ecb tr\u00ed quai h\u00e0m c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 v\u00e0 nu\u1ed1t tr\u1ecdn con m\u1ed3i b\u1ea5t h\u1ea1nh. C\u00e1i t\u00ean \u201canaconda\u201d b\u1eaft ngu\u1ed3n t\u1eeb m\u1ed9t t\u1eeb ti\u1ebfng Tamil, anaikondran, c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 \u201ck\u1ebb gi\u1ebft voi\u201d. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00e2n Nam M\u1ef9 g\u1ecdi con r\u1eafn kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 n\u00e0y l\u00e0 el matatoro, hay \u201ck\u1ebb gi\u1ebft b\u00f2 \u0111\u1ef1c\u201d. C\u1ea3 hai c\u00e1i t\u00ean n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ec1u l\u00e0 minh ch\u1ee9ng hi\u1ec3n nhi\u00ean cho s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 v\u00e0 danh ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u00e1ng s\u1ee3 c\u1ee7a lo\u00e0i anaconda. L\u00e0 lo\u00e0i di chuy\u1ec3n ch\u1eadm, anaconda th\u01b0\u1eddng tr\u00f4ng c\u1eady v\u00e0o y\u1ebfu t\u1ed1 b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1eaft m\u1ed3i - th\u01b0\u1eddng bao g\u1ed3m c\u00e1 s\u1ea5u, h\u01b0\u01a1u nai, ho\u1eb7c th\u1eadm ch\u00ed l\u00e0 b\u00e1o \u0111\u1ed1m - v\u00e0 r\u1ea5t hi\u1ebfm khi m\u1ed9t con r\u1eafn c\u1ee1 b\u1ef1 nh\u01b0 anaconda tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ee5c ti\u00eau c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd. Con anaconda kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 \u0111\u00e3 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n b\u1ecb b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd. Hai con b\u00e1o \u0111\u1ed1m b\u1ed5 nh\u00e0o v\u00e0o c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u to nh\u01b0 va li c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 trong t\u00edch t\u1eafc. V\u1edbi nh\u1eefng m\u00f3ng vu\u1ed1t tr\u1ea7n s\u1eafc l\u1ebbm, hai con m\u00e8o b\u1ef1 ch\u1ed9p l\u1ea5y th\u00e2n h\u00ecnh kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 c\u1ee7a con tr\u0103n v\u00e0 gi\u1eef ch\u1eb7t. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn b\u00e2y gi\u1edd, khi \u0111\u00e3 v\u1ed3 l\u1ea5y con tr\u0103n, h\u1ecd m\u1edbi nh\u1eadn ra n\u00f3 th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 l\u1edbn \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1ee1 n\u00e0o. Con tr\u0103n d\u00e0i \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n hai m\u01b0\u01a1i m\u00e9t, v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng k\u00ednh kh\u00fac","th\u00e2n gi\u1eefa c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ebfn h\u01a1n s\u00e1u t\u1ea5c ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng \u00edt. John c\u1eafn v\u00e0o c\u1ed5 h\u1ecdng c\u1ee7a con v\u1eadt v\u00e0 kh\u00f3a ch\u1eb7t quai h\u00e0m, nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t con ch\u00f3 b\u01b0\u1edbng b\u1ec9nh ngo\u1ea1m l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i ch\u0103n. Nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu Nimrod th\u00ec l\u1ea1i kh\u00e1 ch\u1eadt v\u1eadt \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00f2n c\u1eafn ch\u1eb7t t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1 tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u con tr\u0103n v\u00ec t\u1ec9 l\u1ec7 c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. R\u00edt l\u00ean nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ea7u m\u00e1y h\u01a1i n\u01b0\u1edbc, con tr\u0103n v\u1eb7n v\u1eb9o th\u00e2n m\u00ecnh h\u00f2ng t\u00f3m hai con b\u00e1o v\u00e0o trong nh\u1eefng v\u00f2ng qu\u1ea5n m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd v\u00e0 ch\u1ebft ch\u00f3c c\u1ee7a n\u00f3, nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea7n n\u00e0o c\u1eadu Nimrod v\u00e0 John c\u0169ng k\u1ecbp th\u1eddi tr\u00e1nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed1i hi\u1ec3m h\u1ecda b\u1ecb si\u1ebft \u0111\u00f3. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng th\u00ec c\u1eadu Nimrod c\u0169ng t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t v\u1ecb tr\u00ed th\u00edch h\u1ee3p \u1edf sau \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0 gi\u1eefa hai con m\u1eaft v\u00e0ng to nh\u01b0 hai h\u1ed9t n\u00fat c\u1ee7a con tr\u0103n, v\u00e0 d\u1ed3n h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c c\u1eafn m\u1ea1nh. C\u00e1i l\u1ed7 m\u0169i to \u0111\u00f9ng c\u1ee7a con anaconda ph\u1eadp ph\u1ed3ng khi n\u00f3 c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ef1 th\u00f4ng minh \u0111\u1eb1ng sau cu\u1ed9c t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng hai m\u0169i \u0111\u00f3, nh\u01b0ng c\u00f2n l\u00e2u n\u00f3 m\u1edbi b\u1ecf cu\u1ed9c. B\u1ea5t th\u00ecnh l\u00ecnh, nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t con s\u1ebfu, con anaconda nh\u1ea5c b\u1ed5ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ean t\u1ea7m m\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e9t gi\u1eefa kh\u00f4ng trung, mang theo c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 c\u1ee7a hai con b\u00e1o \u0111\u1ed1m. N\u00f3 l\u1eafc ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ea1nh \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c hai con b\u00e1o nh\u00ecn ch\u1eb3ng kh\u00e1c g\u00ec hai l\u00e1 c\u1edd sinh \u0111\u00f4i ph\u1ea5p ph\u1edbi tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t c\u1ed9t c\u1edd kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3, tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi nh\u00e0o xu\u1ed1ng m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 hy v\u1ecdng c\u00fa ng\u00e3 n\u00e0y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m hai k\u1ebb t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng tu\u1ed9t kh\u1ecfi ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f3. C\u00fa va ch\u1ea1m v\u1edbi n\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ea5t \u1ea9m \u01b0\u1edbt l\u00e0m John g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 \u0111\u1ee9t h\u01a1i, nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu v\u1eabn gi\u1eef ch\u1eb7t. Ch\u1eebng n\u00e0o v\u1eabn c\u00f2n h\u01a1i th\u1edf trong c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 to l\u1edbn c\u1ee7a con tr\u0103n, ch\u1eebng \u0111\u00f3 c\u1eadu v\u1eabn c\u00f2n gi\u1eef ch\u1eb7t ho\u1eb7c ch\u1ebft trong c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng. Mi\u1ec7ng c\u1eadu \u0111\u1ea7y m\u00e1u t\u01b0\u01a1i nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u00e1u c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu hay c\u1ee7a con tr\u0103n. C\u1eadu Nimrod c\u1eafm ch\u1eb7t r\u0103ng nanh v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea7u con anaconda v\u00e0 nh\u1eadn ra r\u1eb1ng n\u1ebfu m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i r\u0103ng \u0111\u00f3 b\u1ecb r\u1ee5ng ra tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi h\u1ed9p s\u1ecd c\u1ee7a con tr\u0103n b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e2m th\u1ee7ng, c\u1eadu v\u00e0 John c\u00f3 l\u1ebd s\u1ebd ch\u1ebft. Nh\u1eafm m\u1eaft l\u1ea1i, c\u1eadu t\u1eadp trung t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh v\u00e0o vi\u1ec7c kh\u00e9p ch\u1eb7t nh\u1eefng b\u1eafp","th\u1ecbt \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn \u1edf hai b\u00ean x\u01b0\u01a1ng h\u00e0m d\u01b0\u1edbi c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu. Thay \u0111\u1ed5i chi\u1ebfn thu\u1eadt, con anaconda gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y \u0111ang nhanh ch\u00f3ng tr\u01b0\u1eddn qua nh\u1eefng b\u1ee5i c\u00e2y r\u1eadm r\u1ea1p tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t v\u1edbi hy v\u1ecdng vu\u1ed1t b\u1ecf \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c hai con b\u00e1o \u0111ang d\u00e1n ch\u1eb7t v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0 c\u1ed5 h\u1ecdng c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. John g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 b\u1ecb tu\u1ed9t ra khi c\u1eadu b\u1ecb \u0111\u1eadp m\u1ea1nh v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t th\u00e2n c\u00e2y r\u1ed3i b\u1ecb k\u00e9o l\u00ea l\u01b0ng qua m\u1ed9t b\u1ee5i r\u1eadm. C\u1eadu Nimrod g\u1ea7m l\u00ean \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn khi s\u1ee9c n\u1eb7ng c\u1ee7a con tr\u0103n di chuy\u1ec3n nhanh c\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1eadu v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t t\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e1 s\u1eafc nh\u1ecdn v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t kh\u00fac g\u1ed7 c\u0169ng l\u1edfm ch\u1edfm kh\u00f4ng k\u00e9m. Nh\u01b0ng b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, c\u1ea3 c\u1eadu v\u00e0 John v\u1eabn ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c b\u00e1m ch\u1eb7t v\u00e0o con tr\u0103n. R\u1eebng m\u01b0a nhi\u1ec7t \u0111\u1edbi hi\u1ebfm khi ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn ho\u1eb7c nghe th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 \u00e2m thanh nh\u01b0 v\u1eady: ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m c\u1ee7a hai con b\u00e1o \u0111\u1ed1m, ti\u1ebfng r\u00edt li\u1ec1u m\u1ea1ng c\u1ee7a con tr\u0103n, nh\u1eefng b\u1ee5i r\u1eadm d\u1eadp n\u00e1t, l\u0169 chim v\u00e0 d\u01a1i b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e1nh v\u0103ng ra kh\u1ecfi ch\u1ed7 ng\u1ee7 \u0111\u00eam c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang - c\u1ee9 nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 m\u1ed9t con voi \u0111i\u00ean lo\u1ea1n \u0111ang n\u1ed5i c\u01a1n th\u1ecbnh n\u1ed9. M\u1ed9t gi\u1edd tr\u00f4i qua. Quai h\u00e0m c\u1ee7a John \u0111\u00e3 l\u00ean \u0111\u1ebfn h\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u1ee1ng ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng. C\u01a1n \u0111au ch\u1ea1y t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ec9nh \u0111\u1ea7u xu\u1ed1ng c\u1ed5 r\u1ed3i x\u00e2m nh\u1eadp v\u00e0o trong c\u01a1 vai. T\u1eebng c\u00e1i m\u00f3ng vu\u1ed1t c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 ch\u00fang \u0111ang b\u1ecb r\u00fat tu\u1ed9t ra kh\u1ecfi nh\u1eefng ng\u00f3n ch\u00e2n. Nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i, ph\u00e1t gi\u00e1c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 thay \u0111\u1ed5i trong nh\u1ecbp th\u1edf c\u1ee7a con anaconda, John kh\u00f3a mi\u1ec7ng ch\u1eb7t h\u01a1n tr\u00ean c\u1ed5 h\u1ecdng con tr\u0103n v\u00e0 l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y hai l\u1ed7 m\u0169i \u0111en th\u00f9i, m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa, ph\u1eadp ph\u1ed3ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 h\u00ecnh \u1ed1ng d\u1ea7u tr\u01a1n tu\u1ed9t c\u1ee7a con tr\u0103n gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u00e3 thi\u1ebfu d\u01b0\u1ee1ng kh\u00ed \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c nguy k\u1ecbch. C\u1eadu Nimrod c\u0169ng nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0, t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00eam hai ph\u1ea7n s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh n\u1eefa t\u1eeb \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3 trong c\u01a1 ng\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu, c\u1eadu th\u1eed c\u1eafn th\u1ee7ng h\u1ed9p s\u1ecd con tr\u0103n l\u1ea7n cu\u1ed1i. M\u1ed9t gi\u00e2y sau \u0111\u00f3, c\u1eadu c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t","th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 n\u1ee9t ra b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i r\u0103ng nanh c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng vi\u00ean k\u1eb9o b\u1ea1c h\u00e0 si\u00eau c\u1ee9ng c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Groanin, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 n\u00f3ng s\u1ec1n s\u1ec7t tr\u00e0n v\u00e0o trong khoang mi\u1ec7ng hung h\u00e3n c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 n\u00e3o c\u1ee7a con tr\u0103n. Con anaconda ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c v\u1eb7n v\u1eb9o \u0111i\u00ean cu\u1ed3ng th\u00eam v\u00e0i ph\u00fat n\u1eefa, cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng n\u00f3 c\u0169ng n\u1eb1m c\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1edd tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t. \u2013\u2002N\u00f3 ch\u1ebft ch\u01b0a c\u1eadu? C\u1eadu Nimrod tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu r\u1ea5t hy v\u1ecdng th\u1ebf. Nh\u1ea5c m\u1edf quai h\u00e0m v\u00e0 l\u0103n qua m\u1ed9t b\u00ean, John ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean khi th\u1ea5y m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi \u0111ang m\u1ecdc l\u00ean. Ch\u1eb3ng bao l\u00e2u n\u1eefa tr\u1eddi s\u1ebd s\u00e1ng. Nh\u01b0ng m\u01b0a v\u1eabn \u0111ang r\u01a1i. C\u1eadu th\u1eed \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady, nh\u01b0ng nh\u1eadn ra b\u1ed1n c\u00e1i ch\u00e2n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u0111ang run l\u1ea9y b\u1ea9y. M\u1ec7t l\u1ea3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi, c\u1eadu l\u1ea1i n\u1eb1m s\u1ea5p xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t v\u00e0 th\u1edf s\u00e2u m\u1ed9t h\u01a1i. John h\u1ecfi th\u0103m: \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu \u1ed5n kh\u00f4ng? Suy ngh\u0129 c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu Nimrod ch\u1ec9 y\u1ebfu \u1edbt nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng th\u00ec th\u1ea7m: \u2013\u2002\u1ed4n. C\u1eadu ngh\u0129 v\u1eady. Ch\u00e1u th\u00ec sao? John th\u00fa nh\u1eadn: \u2013\u2002M\u1ec7t. M\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ee9 \u0111\u1eeb. \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu c\u0169ng v\u1eady. Kh\u1eadp khi\u1ec5ng \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i John \u0111ang n\u1eb1m du\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi, c\u1eadu Nimrod b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u li\u1ebfm m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng v\u1ebft x\u01b0\u1edbc l\u1edbn \u1edf m\u1ed9t b\u00ean s\u01b0\u1eddn \u0111\u1ee9a ch\u00e1u trai. Nh\u00ecn c\u00e1i x\u00e1c kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 c\u1ee7a con anaconda, John c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 ti\u1ebfc nu\u1ed1i. C\u1eadu nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t: \u2013\u2002Th\u1eadt l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t sinh v\u1eadt \u1ea5n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng. Ch\u00e1u th\u1ea5y h\u01a1i ti\u1ebfc cho n\u00f3.","C\u1eadu Nimrod khuy\u00ean nh\u1ee7: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u1eebng t\u1ef1 tr\u00e1ch m\u00ecnh. Mu\u1ed1n tr\u00e1ch, h\u00e3y tr\u00e1ch k\u1ebb \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1eb7t n\u00f3 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y v\u1edbi \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh gi\u1ebft ch\u1ebft m\u1ed9t trong ch\u00fang ta. V\u00e0 tin c\u1eadu \u0111i, n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i, n\u00f3 ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn s\u1ebd l\u00e0m th\u1ebf. \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft v\u1ecb c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o nh\u1ec9. C\u1eadu Nimrod th\u1edf d\u00e0i: \u2013\u2002Con b\u00e1o trong ch\u00e1u v\u1eeba l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u00f3, John. Ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 mu\u1ed1n n\u1ebfm th\u1eed kh\u00f4ng? \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng h\u1eb3n. Gi\u1edd ch\u00e1u m\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i ch\u1eb3ng mu\u1ed1n h\u00e9 m\u1ed3m. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd mu\u1ed1n \u0103n g\u00ec n\u1eefa. Ch\u00e1u ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n ng\u1ee7. \u2013\u2002Ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1eddi gian \u0111\u1ec3 \u0103n hay ng\u1ee7 g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2u. Ch\u00fang ta n\u00ean quay v\u1ec1. Ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m xong \u0111i\u1ec1u ch\u00fang ta mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0m khi r\u1eddi \u0111i r\u1ed3i. John g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch b\u1ef1c b\u1ed9i: \u2013\u2002Ngay b\u00e2y gi\u1edd h\u1ea3 c\u1eadu? Ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ngh\u1ec9 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t sao? \u2013\u2002Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c s\u1ebd lo l\u1eafng cho ch\u00fang ta. Ch\u1eb3ng bao l\u00e2u n\u1eefa h\u1ecd th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o c\u0169ng s\u1ebd lo l\u1eafng. Ch\u00e1u mu\u1ed1n h\u1ecd lo l\u1eafng sao, John? \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u qu\u00e1 m\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ec3 quan t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ebfn b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec. Ch\u00e1u ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n ng\u1ee7. \u2013\u2002Th\u00f4i n\u00e0o. Ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111i ch\u1eadm. D\u1ea7m m\u00ecnh m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t trong d\u00f2ng s\u00f4ng m\u00e1t l\u1ea1nh tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u1ec1 s\u1ebd gi\u00fap ch\u00e1u c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y kh\u1ecfe kho\u1eafn h\u01a1n. \u2013\u2002Nghe c\u00f3 v\u1ebb hay. John \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1eb7t b\u00e0n ch\u00e2n n\u00e0y l\u00ean tr\u01b0\u1edbc b\u00e0n ch\u00e2n kia. H\u1ecd b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111i ng\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1ec1 d\u1ecdc theo r\u00eca con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng m\u00f2n.","Kh\u00f4ng ai c\u00f3 h\u1ee9ng n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n. C\u1ea3 hai c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ec1u qu\u00e1 nh\u1ee9c m\u1ecfi, h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ngh\u0129 ng\u1ee3i g\u00ec nhi\u1ec1u. Nh\u01b0ng sau m\u1ed9t l\u00fac, John c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i h\u1ecfi c\u1eadu Nimrod xem m\u1ed9t khi c\u1eadu r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 c\u1ee7a con b\u00e1o \u0111\u1ed1m v\u00e0 h\u1ed3i ph\u1ee5c l\u1ea1i c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu, s\u1ef1 \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn m\u00e0 c\u1eadu hi\u1ec7n \u0111ang c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y li\u1ec7u c\u00f3 bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t hay kh\u00f4ng. C\u1eadu Nimrod cho bi\u1ebft: \u2013\u2002C\u00f3. N\u00f3 s\u1ebd bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u00fd do t\u1ea1i sao c\u1eadu mu\u1ed1n s\u1edbm quay v\u1ec1. C\u1eadu ngh\u0129 ch\u00e1u bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 r\u1ed3i ch\u1ee9. \u2013\u2002Gi\u1edd th\u00ec ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft. H\u1ecd l\u1ea1i \u0111i ti\u1ebfp, c\u1eadu Nimrod d\u1eabn \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc. Nh\u01b0ng m\u1ed9t con v\u1eadt m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi gi\u1ed1ng v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t con ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng \u1edf ch\u1ed7 n\u00f3 c\u0169ng s\u1ebd ph\u1ea1m sai l\u1ea7m. M\u1ed9t con b\u00e1o \u0111\u1ed1m ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u1ecfe kho\u1eafn v\u00e0 ngh\u1ec9 ng\u01a1i \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u1ee7 s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i b\u1eaby c\u1ee7a lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi, cho d\u00f9 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i b\u1eaby c\u1ee7a th\u1ed5 d\u00e2n \u0111\u1ecba ph\u01b0\u01a1ng. M\u1ed9t gi\u00e2y tr\u01b0\u1edbc John v\u00e0 c\u1eadu Nimrod c\u00f2n \u0111ang di chuy\u1ec3n th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t h\u00e0ng d\u1ecdc men theo r\u00eca con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng m\u00f2n, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t gi\u00e2y sau, m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i l\u01b0\u1edbi kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 mang theo c\u1eadu Nimrod \u0111\u00e3 bay v\u1ee5t l\u00ean tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u John. Quay ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1i ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n, John ph\u00f3ng v\u1ee5t v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda m\u1ed9t b\u1ee5i c\u00e2y, th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i l\u01b0\u1edbi kh\u00e1c n\u1ed1i v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i c\u00e2y nh\u1ea5c b\u1ed5ng c\u1eadu l\u00ean kh\u1ecfi m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t. John b\u1ecb treo l\u1ee7ng l\u1eb3ng \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 trong gi\u00e2y l\u00e1t, l\u1eafc l\u01b0 nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t t\u00fai d\u1eeba kh\u00f4. R\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t g\u00e3 \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng c\u1edfi tr\u1ea7n \u0111eo m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i m\u1eb7t n\u1ea1 tr\u1eafng h\u1ebfu v\u1ebd h\u00ecnh m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i mi\u1ec7ng c\u01b0\u1eddi nhe r\u0103ng \u0111\u1ecf s\u1eadm ch\u1ea1y v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda c\u1eadu, v\u1eeba l\u1edbn ti\u1ebfng la h\u00e9t v\u1eeba \u0111i\u00ean cu\u1ed3ng khoa tay m\u00faa ch\u00e2n. M\u1ed9t g\u00e3 \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng n\u1eefa xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh g\u00e3. T\u00ean n\u00e0y kho\u00e1c tr\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t b\u1ed9 da b\u00e1o \u0111\u1ed1m, v\u1edbi c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u b\u00e1o \u0111\u1ed9i tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i n\u00f3n. Nh\u00ecn \u00e1c d\u1ec5 s\u1ee3. John g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch hung t\u1ee3n v\u1edbi hai g\u00e3 v\u00e0 qu\u01a1 qu\u00e0o m\u00f3ng vu\u1ed1t. G\u00e3 \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ed9i m\u1eb7t n\u1ea1 v\u1eaby v\u1eaby m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y g\u1eady","tr\u00ean kh\u00f4ng trung. C\u00e2y g\u1eady m\u00e0u \u0111en v\u00e0 c\u00f3 h\u00ecnh d\u00e1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t con c\u00e1 piranha. G\u00e3 \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng c\u1ea7m n\u00f3 \u1edf ph\u1ea7n \u0111u\u00f4i. Ph\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u th\u00f4 m\u1eadp h\u01a1n, v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u00f3c nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i r\u0103ng nh\u1ecf s\u1eafc nh\u1ecdn. C\u00e2y g\u1eady bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t sau \u0111\u1ea7u g\u00e3 \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng, r\u1ed3i th\u00ecnh l\u00ecnh xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i. John c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t c\u00fa \u0111\u1eadp m\u1ea1nh tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u khi\u1ebfn c\u1eadu cho\u00e1ng v\u00e1ng. C\u00e1i m\u1eb7t n\u1ea1 tr\u1eafng h\u1ebfu gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u00e3 ti\u1ebfn l\u1ea1i g\u1ea7n h\u01a1n, v\u00e0 c\u00e1i mi\u1ec7ng c\u01b0\u1eddi nhe r\u0103ng \u0111\u1ecf s\u1eadm s\u01a1n tr\u00ean \u0111\u00f3 d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 \u0111ang g\u1ea1t b\u1ecf t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 s\u1ef1 ch\u1ed1ng c\u1ef1 tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3 c\u1ee7a John. \u0110\u1eb1ng sau m\u1eb7t n\u1ea1 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng c\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1edbn \u0111\u1ea7y m\u1ec9a mai. John nh\u1eafm m\u1eaft l\u1ea1i, r\u1ed3i t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 tr\u1edf n\u00ean t\u1ed1i \u0111en v\u00e0 im l\u1eb7ng. *** Khi John t\u1ec9nh l\u1ea1i, c\u1eadu ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n m\u00ecnh \u0111ang ch\u1ed5ng v\u00f3 l\u00ean tr\u1eddi, b\u1ed1n ch\u00e2n b\u1ecb c\u1ed9t ch\u1eb7t v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t kh\u00fac g\u1ed7 v\u00e0 b\u1ecb khi\u00eang nh\u01b0 khi\u00eang l\u1ee3n qua r\u1eebng b\u1edfi hai th\u1ed5 d\u00e2n Nam M\u1ef9. V\u00e0 c\u1eadu \u0111\u1ee7 th\u00f4ng minh \u0111\u1ec3 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c gi\u1ea3 ch\u1ebft, kh\u00f4ng m\u1ea5y kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n v\u00ec \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1eadu hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00e1 \u0111au, kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n b\u1ecb c\u00e2y g\u1eady kia \u0111\u1eadp l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa. V\u00ec th\u1ebf m\u00e0 c\u1eadu bu\u00f4ng l\u1ecfng c\u00e1i \u0111u\u00f4i d\u00e0i c\u00f9ng c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu, r\u1ed3i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00ean k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch ti\u1ebfp theo n\u00ean l\u00e0m g\u00ec. H\u1ecd c\u00f3 ngh\u0129 h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ebft c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng? V\u00e0 n\u1ebfu c\u00f3, v\u1eady c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ebft c\u1eadu Nimrod? Th\u1eadt kh\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 hi\u1ec3u h\u1ebft m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n \u0111ang di\u1ec5n ra khi t\u1ea7m nh\u00ecn c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu \u0111ang b\u1ecb l\u1ed9n ng\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00e0 th\u1ee9 ti\u1ebfng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta \u0111ang n\u00f3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef c\u1eadu ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd nghe th\u1ea5y tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00ed \u00edt m\u01b0a \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ea1nh. Khi h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ebfn ng\u00f4i l\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a b\u1ecdn th\u1ed5 d\u00e2n, John ngh\u0129 ra \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i ti\u1ebfp theo. V\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 linh h\u1ed3n djinn c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu tr\u01b0\u1ee3t ra kh\u1ecfi c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 con b\u00e1o \u0111\u1ed1m, c\u1eadu b\u1ed3ng b\u1ec1nh bay \u0111i trong v\u00f4 h\u00ecnh sang m\u1ed9t b\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u xem x\u00e9t t\u00ecnh h\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. Con b\u00e1o \u0111\u1ed1m ch\u1ee9a c\u1eadu Nimrod b\u1ecb","tr\u00f3i nghi\u1ebfn t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1 tr\u00ean c\u00e1i c\u1ed9t \u0111\u1eb1ng sau, ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed9ng. Tr\u01b0\u1eddn v\u00e0o trong c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 c\u1ee7a con b\u00e1o th\u1ee9 hai, John nh\u1eb9 c\u1ea3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi khi t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y c\u1eadu c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0ng b\u1ea5t t\u1ec9nh nh\u00e2n s\u1ef1. John th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 th\u1ea5y nh\u1eb9 nh\u00f5m r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u v\u00ec suy ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu khi th\u1ea5y con b\u00e1o l\u00e0 c\u1eadu Nimrod \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft. Nh\u1eadn ra gi\u1edd c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec kh\u00e1c cho c\u1eadu Nimrod, John \u0111\u00e0nh nh\u1ea5c h\u1ed3n ra kh\u1ecfi con b\u00e1o, sau khi \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn ghi nh\u1edb v\u1ecb tr\u00ed c\u1ee7a ng\u00f4i l\u00e0ng, linh h\u1ed3n c\u1eadu b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u theo \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng c\u0169 quay l\u1ea1i n\u01a1i hai c\u1eadu ch\u00e1u b\u1ecb b\u1eaft. T\u1eeb \u0111\u00e2y, John nhanh ch\u00f3ng t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 ch\u1ed7 c\u00e1i c\u00e2y m\u00e0 c\u1eadu Nimrod c\u1ea5t c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e8n du l\u1ecbch. Gi\u00e2y ph\u00fat John n\u1eafm l\u1ea1i quy\u1ec1n ki\u1ec3m so\u00e1t nh\u1eefng nguy\u00ean t\u1eed c\u1ee7a c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 c\u1eadu, c\u1eadu t\u1ef1 h\u00f3a th\u1ec3 ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh, c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e8n c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu Nimrod gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u00e3 n\u1eb1m an to\u00e0n tr\u00ean tay c\u1eadu, c\u1eadu quay l\u1ea1i khu tr\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm s\u1ef1 gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1, r\u1ed3i s\u1ebd tri\u1ec3n khai m\u1ed9t k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch gi\u1ea3i c\u1ee9u. \u00d4ng Vodyannoy ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n s\u1ebd bi\u1ebft ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c n\u00ean l\u00e0m g\u00ec, v\u00e0 \u00f4ng Sicky s\u1ebd bi\u1ebft nh\u1eefng th\u1ed5 d\u00e2n \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 ai. *** Con ch\u00f3 Hector c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Muddy l\u1ee7i ra kh\u1ecfi c\u00e1i b\u1ee5i c\u00e2y \u1ea9n n\u00fap c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 v\u00e0, v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng r\u00ean \u01b0 \u1eed t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p, n\u00f3 ch\u1ea1y \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1ea1nh John v\u00e0 li\u1ebfm tay c\u1eadu. Ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 b\u00f3ng d\u00e1ng c\u1ee7a Philippa v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c. Nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i t\u00fai \u0111\u1ed3 v\u1eabn c\u00f2n nguy\u00ean t\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ed1ng l\u1eeda tr\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ea1nh tanh, v\u00e0 tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i l\u1ec1u c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 d\u1ea5u v\u1ebft b\u1ecb t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng b\u1edfi \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u1eadt hoang d\u00e3. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 v\u1ebft m\u00e1u, c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 d\u1ea5u hi\u1ec7u n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng.","Tr\u00ecu m\u1ebfn xoa xoa l\u1ed7 tai c\u1ee7a con ch\u00f3, John h\u1ecfi n\u00f3: \u2013\u2002Chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y v\u1eady, nh\u00f3c? Con Hector xoay \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u00ecn quanh v\u00e0 s\u1ee7a m\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng. \u2013\u2002L\u1ea7n n\u00e0y l\u00e0 g\u00ec v\u1eady? M\u1ed9t con l\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3? Hay l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con c\u00e1 s\u1ea5u kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3? V\u00e0 r\u1ed3i c\u1eadu th\u1ea5y ch\u00fang. B\u00ean trong m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i m\u1ed9 n\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c che ph\u1ee7 b\u1eb1ng l\u00e1 v\u00e0 c\u00e0nh c\u00e2y, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 ai \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ea3i v\u1ed9i v\u00e3 ch\u00f4n c\u1ea5t ch\u00fang, l\u00e0 ba b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1ee3ng th\u1ed5 d\u00e2n. Ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1ee7a John l\u00e0 ch\u00fang nh\u00ecn kh\u00e1c v\u00e0 hung t\u1ee3n h\u01a1n nhi\u1ec1u so v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng th\u1ed5 d\u00e2n \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft hai c\u1eadu ch\u00e1u; r\u1ed3i c\u1eadu nh\u1eadn ra nhi\u1ec1u kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng nh\u1eefng b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1ee3ng n\u00e0y ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 t\u00e1c ph\u1ea9m c\u1ee7a c\u00e1i h\u00ecnh x\u0103m tr\u00ean b\u1ee5ng \u00f4ng Sicky. John ngh\u0129 \u00f4ng Sicky ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ed1 b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng. C\u00e2u h\u1ecfi l\u00e0, li\u1ec7u \u00f4ng Sicky c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee7 s\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ea9y l\u00f9i nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng hay kh\u00f4ng? V\u00e0 n\u1ebfu c\u00f3, v\u1eady nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c hi\u1ec7n \u0111ang \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u? John h\u1ecfi con Hector: \u2013\u2002M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ea1y r\u1ed3i h\u1ea3? H\u1ecd quay l\u1ea1i thuy\u1ec1n \u00e0? Ch\u00fang ta \u0111i ki\u1ec3m tra \u0111i. \u0110i ng\u01b0\u1ee3c xu\u1ed1ng b\u1edd s\u00f4ng, John nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y hai chi\u1ebfc thuy\u1ec1n v\u1eabn n\u1eb1m y\u00ean tr\u00ean b\u1edd v\u00e0 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb h\u01b0 h\u1ea1i g\u00ec. D\u1ef1a tr\u00ean vi\u1ec7c t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 v\u1eadt d\u1ee5ng v\u00e0 d\u1ee5ng c\u1ee5 c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd v\u1eabn c\u00f2n \u1edf trong tr\u1ea1i, John suy ra nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1edf l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 l\u1ebd \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb b\u1eaft. John \u0111\u1ecbnh s\u1ebd th\u1eed h\u00e9t l\u1edbn g\u1ecdi h\u1ecd, nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu l\u1ea1i lo m\u1ed9t t\u1ed9c th\u1ed5 d\u00e2n kh\u00e1c l\u1ea1i b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1eadu. Hi\u1ec3n nhi\u00ean, c\u1eadu s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i t\u1ef1 m\u00ecnh tri\u1ec3n khai m\u1ed9t k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch gi\u1ea3i c\u1ee9u n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3. Nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu n\u00ean c\u1ee9u ai tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y? C\u1eadu Nimrod? Hay em g\u00e1i c\u1eadu v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c? C\u1eadu lo l\u1eafng h\u1ecfi con Hector:","\u2013\u2002Tao n\u00ean l\u00e0m g\u00ec b\u00e2y gi\u1edd? Con Hector r\u00ean \u01b0 \u1eed v\u00e0 li\u1ebfm m\u1eb7t John t\u1ecf v\u1ebb c\u1ed5 v\u0169. Mu\u1ed1n \u0111i\u00ean l\u00ean v\u00ec lo l\u1eafng, John \u0111\u1ea9y con Hector qua m\u1ed9t b\u00ean v\u00e0 c\u1ed1 t\u1eadp trung suy ngh\u0129 c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu, mong l\u00e0 s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh djinn c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0a ra m\u1ed9t gi\u1ea3i ph\u00e1p c\u1ee5 th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3. Nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3. Tuy nhi\u00ean, k\u00fd \u1ee9c v\u1ec1 g\u00e3 th\u1ed5 d\u00e2n kho\u00e1c \u00e1o da b\u00e1o \u0111\u1ed1m \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1edd v\u1eabn c\u00f2n r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng, n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00fap John quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh. C\u1eadu s\u1ebd th\u1eed c\u1ee9u c\u1eadu Nimrod tr\u01b0\u1edbc. X\u00e9t \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00f9ng, John kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn c\u1eadu Nimrod c\u00f3 b\u1ecb l\u1ed9t da hay kh\u00f4ng. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd c\u1eadu Nimrod s\u1ebd t\u1ec9nh l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 tho\u00e1t h\u1ed3n ra kh\u1ecfi con b\u00e1o nh\u01b0 John \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m, nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu b\u00e9 djinn quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i v\u00e0 th\u00e1ch th\u1ee9c s\u1ef1 may r\u1ee7i. V\u00e0 m\u1ed9t k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch n\u1ea3y ra trong \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1eadu. \u0110\u01b0a m\u1eaft v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda con Hector, c\u1eadu nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng m\u1ed9t con ch\u00f3 \u2013 th\u1eadm ch\u00ed l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con ng\u1eadm tr\u00ean mi\u1ec7ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e8n th\u1ea7n \u2013 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u1ea3ng v\u1ea3ng quanh m\u1ed9t ng\u00f4i l\u00e0ng th\u1ed5 d\u00e2n Nam M\u1ef9 m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb ch\u00fa \u00fd, \u00edt nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi c\u1eadu t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1ch gi\u1ea3i c\u1ee9u c\u1eadu Nimrod. Tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t con ch\u00f3 qu\u00e1 s\u1edbm sau khi l\u00e0m b\u00e1o \u0111\u1ed1m kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb h\u1ea5p d\u1eabn. C\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00e1 m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi v\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t con v\u1eadt n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3. Mi\u1ec7ng c\u1eadu v\u1eabn c\u00f2n ph\u1ea3ng ph\u1ea5t c\u00e1i v\u1ecb kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp c\u1ee7a th\u1ecbt r\u00f9a s\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 m\u00e1u tr\u0103n. Nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t gi\u1ea3i ph\u00e1p thay th\u1ebf n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c. John v\u1eeba \u0111\u1ecbnh h\u00f3a th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u1eadp v\u00e0o con Hector th\u00ec m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 bay v\u1ee5t qua kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed v\u00e0 h\u1ea1 c\u00e1nh xu\u1ed1ng ba l\u00f4 c\u1ee7a Zadie. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 Zotz, con d\u01a1i c\u01b0ng c\u1ee7a c\u00f4. Tho\u00e1ng th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 l\u00f3e s\u00e1ng quanh ch\u00e2n con Zotz, John \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn k\u1ef9 h\u01a1n. Nh\u01b0ng khi c\u1eadu th\u1eed nh\u1ea5c con Zotz l\u00ean \u0111\u1ec3 xem \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 g\u00ec, con d\u01a1i bay l\u00ean tr\u1eddi v\u00e0 l\u01b0\u1ee3n v\u00f2ng quanh tr\u1ea1i trong m\u1ed9t ho\u1eb7c hai ph\u00fat tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e1p xu\u1ed1ng. Vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y x\u1ea3y ra m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa, r\u1ed3i John n\u1ea3y ra s\u00e1ng ki\u1ebfn","h\u1ed1i l\u1ed9 n\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u00edt chu\u1ed1i. B\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00f3, c\u1eadu cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u0169ng gi\u1eef \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c con d\u01a1i v\u00e0 g\u1ee1 v\u1eadt kim lo\u1ea1i kia ra kh\u1ecfi ch\u00e2n n\u00f3. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u1ed1ng c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng k\u00ednh to c\u1ee1 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed3ng n\u0103m xu, v\u00e0 d\u00e0i ch\u1eebng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i k\u1eb9p gi\u1ea5y. B\u00ean trong n\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t mi\u1ebfng gi\u1ea5y cu\u1ed9n tr\u00f2n. John tr\u00fat t\u1edd gi\u1ea5y ra. C\u1eadu n\u00f3i v\u1edbi con d\u01a1i khi \u0111\u1eb7t n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i tr\u00ean ba l\u00f4 c\u1ee7a Zadie: \u2013\u2002Tao \u0111\u00e3 nghe n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn b\u1ed3 c\u00e2u \u0111\u01b0a th\u01b0. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd nghe n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t con d\u01a1i \u0111\u01b0a th\u01b0 \u0111\u1ea5y. V\u00e0 l\u00e1 th\u01b0 g\u1eedi cho Zadie \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0m c\u1eadu b\u00e9 djinn v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng s\u1eedng s\u1ed1t. *** John kh\u00f4ng t\u00ecm hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u00ec v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra cho b\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u00e0nh c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu khi nh\u1eadp v\u00e0o con Hector - ngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb vi\u1ec7c ch\u00ednh con ch\u00f3 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Muddy l\u00e0 th\u1ee7 ph\u1ea1m g\u1eb7m n\u00e1t m\u1ea5y c\u00e1i l\u1ec1u, v\u00e0 vi\u1ec7c sau khi b\u1ecb ch\u1ee7 c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e1nh m\u1ed9t tr\u1eadn khi b\u1ecb ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n, n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecf ch\u1ea1y tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi t\u1ed9c th\u1ed5 d\u00e2n th\u1ee9 hai xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n. V\u1edbi c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e8n du l\u1ecbch c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu Nimrod n\u1eeda gi\u1ea5u trong mi\u1ec7ng, John l\u1ea7n theo con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng m\u00f2n xuy\u00ean r\u1eebng \u0111\u1ec3 quay l\u1ea1i ng\u00f4i l\u00e0ng th\u1ed5 d\u00e2n n\u01a1i c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i c\u1eadu Nimrod. \u1ede \u0111\u00e2y, c\u1eadu \u0111i l\u1ea1i gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng th\u1ed5 d\u00e2n \u0111\u1ecba ph\u01b0\u01a1ng g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 v\u00f4 h\u00ecnh. Y nh\u01b0 d\u1ef1 \u0111o\u00e1n c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu, kh\u00f4ng ai \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t con ch\u00f3 v\u00f4 ch\u1ee7. Ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn ng\u00f4i l\u00e0ng l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 s\u00e0n d\u00e0i n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3ng r\u1eebng ph\u00e1t quang ngay r\u00eca m\u1ed9t d\u00f2ng s\u00f4ng ch\u1ea3y xi\u1ebft. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 v\u00e0i gia \u0111\u00ecnh th\u1ed5 d\u00e2n s\u1ed1ng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y, nh\u1eefng gia \u0111\u00ecnh kh\u00e1c l\u1ea1i s\u1ed1ng trong m\u1ed9t x\u00e1c t\u00e0u h\u01a1i n\u01b0\u1edbc c\u0169 n\u00e1t n\u1eb1m n\u1eeda ch\u1eebng tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t s\u01b0\u1eddn \u0111\u1ed3i, nh\u01b0","th\u1ec3 n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e1nh gi\u1ea1t l\u00ean \u0111\u00f3 b\u1edfi m\u1ed9t c\u01a1n b\u00e3o k\u1ef3 d\u1ecb n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3. Cao hai t\u1ea7ng v\u00e0 d\u00e0i g\u1ea7n hai m\u01b0\u01a1i m\u00e9t, lo\u1ea1i t\u00e0u n\u00e0y c\u00f3 l\u1ebd s\u1ebd r\u1ea5t th\u00edch h\u1ee3p tr\u00ean d\u00f2ng Mississippi, nh\u01b0ng v\u1edbi d\u00e2y leo che k\u00edn v\u00e0 tr\u1ebb con, g\u00e0 v\u1ecbt l\u00f3c nh\u00f3c kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i, n\u00f3 nh\u00ecn nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e3 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y t\u1eeb r\u1ea5t l\u00e2u. S\u1ef1 ki\u1ec7n m\u1edbi nh\u1ea5t \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 hi\u1ec7n di\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a c\u00e1i x\u00e1c con anaconda kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3. C\u00e1i x\u00e1c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng th\u00e0nh vi\u00ean kh\u00e1c c\u1ee7a b\u1ed9 t\u1ed9c khi\u00eang v\u1ec1 l\u00e0ng, gi\u1edd n\u00f3 \u0111ang du\u1ed7i th\u1eb3ng d\u1ecdc theo chi\u1ec1u d\u00e0i con t\u00e0u, gi\u00fap ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t kh\u00e1i ni\u1ec7m r\u00f5 h\u01a1n v\u1ec1 k\u00edch th\u01b0\u1edbc th\u1eadt c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. Nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y con tr\u0103n d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng ban ng\u00e0y, John t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi l\u00e0m sao c\u1eadu Nimrod v\u00e0 m\u00ecnh l\u1ea1i d\u00e1m l\u00ean k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t sinh v\u1eadt kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. Con tr\u0103n d\u00e0i h\u01a1n con t\u00e0u m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat v\u00e0 b\u1ef1 nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t th\u00e2n c\u00e2y to. Nh\u1eefng th\u1ed5 d\u00e2n c\u00f3 v\u1ebb c\u0169ng b\u1ecb con tr\u0103n l\u00e0m \u1ea5n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng, tuy nhi\u00ean, h\u1ecd l\u1ea1i \u1ea5n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng h\u01a1n b\u1edfi hai con otorongo m\u00e0, theo ph\u1ecfng \u0111o\u00e1n c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd, ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 th\u1ee9 \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ebft con tr\u0103n. C\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 hai con b\u00e1o \u0111ang b\u1ecb nh\u1ed1t trong m\u1ed9t l\u1ed3ng giam b\u1eb1ng c\u1ecdc g\u1ed7 \u1edf trung t\u00e2m ng\u00f4i l\u00e0ng v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c xem nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng sinh v\u1eadt th\u1ea7n th\u00e1nh. D\u1eabn \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00e0 g\u00e3 \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng kho\u00e1c da b\u00e1o, h\u1eafn c\u00f3 v\u1ebb l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1ea7y lang, m\u1ed9t nh\u00f3m chi\u1ebfn binh \u0111ang qu\u1ef3 g\u1ed1i quanh c\u00e1i l\u1ed3ng giam v\u00e0, theo suy lu\u1eadn c\u1ee7a John, c\u00fang b\u00e1i hai con b\u00e1o. \u0110\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n h\u01a1n \u0111\u1ec3 quan s\u00e1t, John kinh ho\u00e0ng ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t con b\u00e1o \u0111ang \u0111i l\u1ea1i trong l\u1ed3ng; con c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i \u2013 con b\u00e1o ch\u1ee9a c\u1eadu Nimrod \u2013 \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft. C\u00e1i l\u01b0\u1ee1i h\u1ed3ng th\u00e8 l\u00e8 ra kh\u1ecfi m\u00f5m, con b\u00e1o n\u1eb1m g\u1ee5c tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t, c\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1edd. John nu\u1ed1t xu\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t kh\u1ed1i c\u1ea3m x\u00fac ng\u1ed5n ngang. Con b\u00e1o \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft, c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a c\u1eadu Nimrod c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft sao? John quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u1eadu s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i v\u00e0o trong l\u1ed3ng \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00ecm ra c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c. T\u1ec7 h\u01a1n n\u1eefa l\u00e0 nghi l\u1ec5 c\u00fang b\u00e1i c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng th\u1ed5 d\u00e2n gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e3 k\u1ebft th\u00fac, h\u1ecd d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 \u0111ang s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1ebft con b\u00e1o \u0111\u1ed1m th\u1ee9 hai. H\u1ecd","\u0111ang l\u1eafp t\u00ean v\u00e0o cung nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 \u0111ang chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb t\u1ebf s\u1ed1ng con b\u00e1o cho v\u1ecb th\u1ea7n n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e0 h\u1ecd \u0111ang th\u1edd ph\u1ee5ng. Ai \u0111\u00f3 n\u00e9m \u0111\u00e1 v\u00e0o con Hector \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111u\u1ed5i n\u00f3 \u0111i, nh\u01b0ng nh\u1eadn ra c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1eddi gian \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1ea5t, John l\u1edd \u0111i c\u01a1n \u0111au v\u00e0 gi\u1eef nguy\u00ean v\u1ecb tr\u00ed. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n th\u1eddi gian \u0111\u1ec3 bi\u1ec3n l\u1ed9 s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh djinn theo m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch k\u00edn \u0111\u00e1o n\u1eefa, c\u1eadu t\u1ef1 nh\u1ee7 v\u1edbi b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n. C\u1eadu s\u1ebd ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0m \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00e0 c\u1eadu ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m, b\u1ea5t ch\u1ea5p m\u1ecdi s\u1ef1 m\u00ea t\u00edn v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9c tin c\u1ee7a th\u1ed5 d\u00e2n Nam M\u1ef9. C\u1eadu c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y, nh\u1eefng th\u1ed5 d\u00e2n n\u00e0y s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i g\u00e1nh ch\u1ecbu m\u1ed9t n\u1ed7i s\u1ee3 x\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00e1ng. Nh\u1ea3 c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e8n du l\u1ecbch c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu Nimrod xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t, John nh\u1ea5c h\u1ed3n ra kh\u1ecfi con ch\u00f3, chui v\u00e0o l\u1ea1i trong c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e8n \u0111\u1ec3 thu gom nh\u1eefng nguy\u00ean t\u1eed c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft cho s\u1ef1 h\u00f3a th\u1ec3 c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu. C\u01a1 th\u1ec3 c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu Nimrod kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 cho John bi\u1ebft c\u1eadu m\u00ecnh c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng hay kh\u00f4ng. C\u1eadu Nimrod nh\u00ecn nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1ee3ng gi\u1ed1ng th\u1eadt. John ch\u0103m ch\u00fa nh\u00ecn c\u1eadu Nimrod trong gi\u00e2y l\u00e1t nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 mu\u1ed1n t\u1ef1 nh\u1eafc nh\u1edf b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n r\u1eb1ng c\u1eadu Nimrod quan tr\u1ecdng v\u1edbi c\u1eadu nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o, r\u1ed3i v\u1ed9i v\u00e0ng tho\u00e1t ra kh\u1ecfi c\u00e1i chai trong m\u1ed9t c\u1ee5m kh\u00f3i \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t l\u1edbn. N\u00f3 \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t l\u1edbn l\u00e0 v\u00ec c\u1eadu mu\u1ed1n ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn n\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 xua t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 th\u1ed5 d\u00e2n ra xa kh\u1ecfi c\u00e1i l\u1ed3ng giam. Ngay c\u1ea3 khi x\u00e1c th\u1ecbt c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu v\u1eabn \u0111ang \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1eadp h\u1ee3p, John c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng. La h\u00e9t r\u1ea7m tr\u1eddi v\u00e0 khua tay \u0111i\u00ean cu\u1ed3ng, nh\u1eefng th\u1ed5 d\u00e2n b\u1ecf ch\u1ea1y h\u1ebft \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i h\u1ecd cho l\u00e0 kho\u1ea3ng c\u00e1ch an to\u00e0n. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 con Hector \u0111\u1ee9ng y\u00ean t\u1ea1i ch\u1ed7. Nh\u1eadn ra John, con ch\u00f3 \u00e2u y\u1ebfm li\u1ebfm tay c\u1eadu tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi tr\u1eebng m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn nh\u1eefng th\u1ed5 d\u00e2n. H\u1ea7u h\u1ebft b\u1ecdn h\u1ecd gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ed1n v\u00e0o trong nh\u1eefng c\u0103n nh\u00e0 s\u00e0n d\u00e0i ho\u1eb7c t\u1ea7ng tr\u00ean c\u1ee7a con t\u00e0u h\u01a1i n\u01b0\u1edbc, v\u00e0 k\u00edch \u0111\u1ed9ng ch\u1ec9 tr\u1ecf v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda John. John nh\u1eb7t c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e8n du l\u1ecbch l\u00ean v\u00e0 v\u1eeba \u0111\u1ecbnh nh\u1ea3y v\u00e0o trong l\u1ed3ng khi m\u1ed9t gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i vang l\u00ean:","\u2013\u2002N\u1ebfu c\u1eadu l\u00e0 ch\u00e1u, c\u1eadu s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t con b\u00e1o \u0111\u1ed1m trong \u0111\u00f3. V\u00e0 lo\u00e0i n\u00e0y th\u01b0\u1eddng kh\u00f4ng m\u1ea5y th\u00e2n thi\u1ec7n khi b\u1ecb giam gi\u1eef. \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu Nimrod? John m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1eb9 nh\u00f5m v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0a m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn xung quanh. Kh\u00f4ng tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y g\u00ec, c\u1eadu \u0111o\u00e1n linh h\u1ed3n c\u1eadu Nimrod v\u1eabn \u0111ang trong tr\u1ea1ng th\u00e1i v\u00f4 h\u00ecnh. \u2013\u2002L\u00e0 c\u1eadu th\u1eadt \u01b0? \u2013\u2002Th\u1ebf ch\u00e1u ngh\u0129 l\u00e0 ai? M\u1ed9t h\u1ed3n ma sao? C\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00e1m kh\u00f3i c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u v\u00e0 \u0111o\u00e1n ch\u00e1u ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n \u0111ang \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y c\u00f9ng c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e8n c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu. V\u1eeba \u0111\u00fang l\u00fac. \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 r\u1ea5t lo khi th\u1ea5y con b\u00e1o ch\u1ebft. \u2013\u2002\u1eea. M\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng anh ch\u00e0ng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u00e3 h\u01a1i n\u1eb7ng tay v\u1edbi con v\u1eadt t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p \u0111\u00f3. Th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 \u0111\u00e1ng ti\u1ebfc. N\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con v\u1eadt kh\u00e1 tuy\u1ec7t. D\u00f9 sao th\u00ec, c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eadp v\u00e0o trong con b\u00e1o c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 khi kh\u00f4ng t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y ch\u00e1u \u1edf \u0111\u00f3, c\u1eadu \u0111o\u00e1n ch\u1eafc ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 quay v\u1ec1 t\u00ecm c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e8n. C\u1eadu v\u1eeba \u0111\u1ecbnh tho\u00e1t h\u1ed3n ra th\u00ec ch\u00e1u xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n. \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu v\u1eabn \u1ed5n ch\u1ee9? \u2013\u2002\u1ed4n. C\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u h\u01a1i \u0111au, nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y kh\u00e1 h\u01a1n nhi\u1ec1u ngay khi quay l\u1ea1i c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu. Cho n\u00ean, n\u1ebfu ch\u00e1u th\u00f4ng c\u1ea3m, c\u1eadu mu\u1ed1n \u0111i gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0 s\u1ebd quay l\u1ea1i ngay. \u2013\u2002V\u00e2ng. D\u0129 nhi\u00ean \u1ea1. C\u1eadu \u0111i \u0111i. C\u1ee9 t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean. John c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 di chuy\u1ec3n b\u00ean trong c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e8n v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eb7t n\u00f3 xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t, ch\u00ednh l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3, c\u1eadu Nimrod \u0111ang chui v\u00e0o trong c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e8n \u0111\u1ec3 kh\u00f4i ph\u1ee5c l\u1ea1i h\u00ecnh d\u00e1ng lo\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu. Nh\u00e1c th\u1ea5y l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 th\u00eam kh\u00f3i tho\u00e1t ra kh\u1ecfi c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e8n, nh\u1eefng th\u1ed5 d\u00e2n l\u1ea1i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u la h\u00e9t,","v\u00e0 John c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y r\u00f5 h\u1ecd \u0111ang c\u1ef1c k\u1ef3 kinh ho\u00e0ng. John h\u00e9t l\u1edbn v\u1edbi h\u1ecd: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00e1ng \u0111\u1eddi m\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi. C\u00e1i t\u1ed9i \u0111\u1eadp \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u1eefng con b\u00e1o \u0111\u1ed1m kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 s\u1ee9c ch\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ee1, b\u1eafn t\u00ean v\u00e0o ch\u00fang v\u00e0 n\u00e9m \u0111\u00e1 v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng con ch\u00f3 nh\u1ecf b\u00e9. Con Hector s\u1ee7a l\u1edbn v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng nh\u1eefng th\u1ed5 d\u00e2n th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec7n s\u1ef1 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd. Gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y khi \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 l\u1ea1i c\u01a1 th\u1ec3, n\u00f3 c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ef1 \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn khi vi\u00ean \u0111\u00e1 \u0111\u1eadp v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t b\u00ean s\u01b0\u1eddn c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. John n\u00f3i th\u00eam: \u2013\u2002V\u00e0 c\u1ea3 c\u00e1i t\u1ed9i s\u0103n \u0111\u1ea7u ng\u01b0\u1eddi. M\u1ed9t c\u00e1i t\u1ed9i th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. C\u1eadu Nimrod, cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n d\u01b0\u1edbi h\u00ecnh ng\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u1eefa m\u1ed9t c\u1ee5m kh\u00f3i, cho bi\u1ebft: \u2013\u2002H\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb s\u0103n \u0111\u1ea7u ng\u01b0\u1eddi. V\u00e0 th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ng\u01b0\u1eddi x\u1ea5u g\u00ec. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng th\u1ed5 d\u00e2n Prozuanaci. C\u00f9ng t\u1ed9c v\u1edbi anh Sicky. R\u1ea5t kh\u00e1c v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi Xuanaci. \u0110\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u1ed7i c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. Ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 h\u1ecd h\u01a1i b\u1ecb k\u00edch \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra cho con anaconda. Ch\u00e1u th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00f3, h\u1ecd th\u1edd ph\u1ee5ng m\u1ed9t v\u1ecb th\u1ea7n nh\u00ecn gi\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t con r\u1eafn. R\u1ed3i n\u1edf m\u1ed9t n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f3 x\u1eed, c\u1eadu n\u00f3i th\u00eam: \u2013\u2002Ho\u1eb7c \u00edt nh\u1ea5t h\u1ecd t\u1eebng nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. Nh\u00ecn k\u00eca. M\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00f4ng th\u1ed5 d\u00e2n gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y \u0111ang qu\u1ef3 g\u1ed1i v\u00e0 b\u00f2 \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n h\u1ecd. C\u1eadu Nimrod \u0111o\u00e1n: \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu ngh\u0129 ch\u00fang ta s\u1eafp \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00fang b\u00e1i. John tr\u1ea7m tr\u1ed3: \u2013\u2002Tuy\u1ec7t.","Ch\u1eb7c l\u01b0\u1ee1i l\u1edbn ti\u1ebfng, c\u1eadu Nimrod l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng, ch\u1eb3ng tuy\u1ec7t t\u00ed n\u00e0o. X\u1ea5u h\u1ed5 ch\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. C\u1eadu gh\u00e9t b\u1ecb ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c nh\u1ea7m l\u1eabn l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t v\u1ecb th\u1ea7n n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3. D\u0129 nhi\u00ean, \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ec7n kh\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u00e1nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c khi ch\u00fang ta bu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea3i h\u00f3a th\u1ec3 gi\u1eefa ban ng\u00e0y ban m\u1eb7t. \u00dd c\u1eadu l\u00e0, v\u1edbi h\u1ecd, ch\u00fang ta l\u00e0 th\u1ee9 g\u1ea7n gi\u1ed1ng th\u1ea7n nh\u1ea5t m\u00e0 h\u1ecd t\u1eebng th\u1ea5y. John n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u xin l\u1ed7i v\u1ec1 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. Ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 khi \u0111\u00f3, d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n th\u1eddi gian \u0111\u1ec3 m\u00e0 kh\u00e9o l\u00e9o. \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i xin l\u1ed7i \u0111\u00e2u, con trai. Chuy\u1ec7n b\u1ea5t \u0111\u1eafc d\u0129 m\u00e0. Chuy\u1ec7n nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf v\u1eabn hay x\u1ea3y ra. Nh\u01b0ng d\u00f9 sao, ch\u00fang ta t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t n\u00ean r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u00e2y tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n tr\u1edf n\u00ean th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 nghi\u00eam tr\u1ecdng. L\u1ec5 v\u1eadt, c\u00fang t\u1ebf hay m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1. L\u1ea1y tr\u1eddi h\u1ecd \u0111\u1eebng n\u1ed5i h\u1ee9ng b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u m\u1ed9t t\u00f4n gi\u00e1o m\u1edbi. Ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 qu\u00e1 \u0111\u1ee7 t\u00f4n gi\u00e1o r\u1ed3i. Khi n\u00f3i nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3, c\u1eadu Nimrod \u0111\u00e3 quay l\u01b0ng \u0111i v\u00e0o trong r\u1eebng. John g\u1ecdi l\u1ea1i: \u2013\u2002Khoan \u0111\u00e3. C\u00f2n con b\u00e1o th\u00ec sao? Ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 b\u1ecf n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1ecb gi\u1ebft nh\u01b0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi anh em t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng, ch\u00e1u n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang. Ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m th\u1ebf sau t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m cho ch\u00fang ta. R\u1ed3i c\u1eadu Nimrod v\u1ed9i v\u1eaby tay v\u1edbi John v\u00e0 gi\u1ee5c: \u2013\u2002L\u00e0m \u0111i, con trai. Ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh m\u00e0. John g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0, th\u1ea7m th\u00ec t\u1eeb tr\u1ecdng t\u00e2m c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu, t\u1eeb ABECEDARIAN, c\u1eadu l\u00e0m c\u00e1i l\u1ed3ng giam gi\u1eef con b\u00e1o bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t gi\u1eefa m\u1ed9t l\u00e0n kh\u00f3i t\u00edm. Kh\u00f3 l\u00f2ng tin n\u1ed5i v\u1eadn may c\u1ee7a n\u00f3, con b\u00e1o \u0111\u1ed1m","phi n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ea1i v\u00e0o r\u1eebng, kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n quay \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u00ecn nh\u1eefng th\u1ed5 d\u00e2n gi\u1edd \u0111ang n\u1eb1m ph\u1ee7 ph\u1ee5c tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t v\u00e0 k\u00eau g\u00e0o \u1ea7m \u0129. C\u1eadu Nimrod th\u1eafc m\u1eafc: \u2013\u2002Sao l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 kh\u00f3i t\u00edm? John tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002V\u00ec ch\u00e1u v\u1eabn ngh\u0129 h\u1ecd c\u1ea7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1ea1y cho m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i h\u1ecdc. L\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1edbi v\u1ebb m\u1eb7t kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd, c\u1eadu Nimrod b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi ch\u00e1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi Prozuanaci kh\u00f4ng x\u1ea5u \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e0. R\u1ed3i c\u1eadu quay g\u00f3t b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i. John ch\u1ea1y theo c\u1eadu, con Hector b\u00e1m theo s\u00e1t g\u00f3t. John th\u00f4ng b\u00e1o: \u2013\u2002Nh\u00e2n ti\u1ec7n ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t tin t\u1ee9c c\u1ef1c k\u1ef3 quan tr\u1ecdng, c\u1ef1c k\u1ef3 \u0111\u00e1ng lo \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3i cho c\u1eadu bi\u1ebft. Philippa, \u00f4ng Groanin, \u00f4ng Vodyannoy v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c. H\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t. M\u1ea5t t\u00edch kh\u00f4ng d\u1ea5u v\u1ebft. N\u1ebfu v\u1eeba r\u1ed3i \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Prozuanaci th\u00ec ch\u00e1u ngh\u0129, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb b\u1eaft b\u1edfi b\u1ed9 t\u1ed9c th\u1ed5 d\u00e2n kh\u00e1c. Ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y ba b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1ee3ng th\u1ed5 d\u00e2n \u1edf g\u1ea7n tr\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta. Ch\u00fang b\u1ecb l\u00e1 c\u00e2y che ph\u1ee7. Ch\u00e1u \u0111o\u00e1n l\u00e0, \u00f4ng Sicky \u0111\u00e3 cho h\u1ecd th\u1ea5y c\u00e1i h\u00ecnh x\u0103m tr\u00ean b\u1ee5ng. C\u00e1i h\u00ecnh x\u0103m c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 bi\u1ebfn b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 sinh v\u1eadt s\u1ed1ng n\u00e0o nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o n\u00f3 th\u00e0nh \u0111\u00e1 \u1ea5y? Gi\u1ed1ng n\u1eef th\u1ea7n r\u1eafn Medusa? V\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1ecdn c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ed1 ch\u00f4n l\u1ea5p h\u1ecd t\u1ea1i ch\u1ed7 v\u00ec qu\u00e1 n\u1eb7ng n\u00ean kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 khi\u00eang v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0. C\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i, ch\u00e2n b\u01b0\u1edbc nhanh h\u01a1n: \u2013\u2002V\u1eady \u00e0? Nghe kh\u00f4ng hay ch\u00fat n\u00e0o. John kh\u1ea9n c\u1ea5p n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp: \u2013\u2002V\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t n\u1eeda c\u1ee7a v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1. Ch\u00e1u c\u0169ng c\u1ea7n n\u00f3i v\u1edbi c\u1eadu v\u1ec1 Zadie. N\u00f3 l\u00e0 k\u1ebb ph\u1ea3n b\u1ed9i. N\u00f3 ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 k\u1ebb t\u1ea1o ra nh\u1eefng con v\u1eadt k\u00edch","c\u1ee1 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 \u0111\u00f3. C\u1eadu Nimrod h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u ch\u1eafc ch\u1ee9? John k\u1ec3 cho c\u1eadu Nimrod nghe v\u1ec1 b\u1ee9c th\u01b0 m\u00e0 c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y tr\u00ean ch\u00e2n con d\u01a1i c\u1ee7a Zadie, r\u1ed3i n\u00f3i th\u00eam: \u2013\u2002V\u00e0 c\u1eadu s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd \u0111o\u00e1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ee9c th\u01b0 \u0111\u00f3 g\u1eedi \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eeb ai \u0111\u00e2u. Virgil McCreeby.","Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng 11 H\u1ed3 c\u00e1 Piranha \u00d4ng Groanin nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t: \u2013\u2002\u00cdt nh\u1ea5t c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ea1nh m\u01b0a. Qua h\u00e0m r\u0103ng g\u00f5 l\u1ed9p c\u1ed9p v\u00e0o nhau, Zadie l\u00ed nh\u00ed: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ea5y \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 \u00edch g\u00ec cho t\u00ecnh hu\u1ed1ng hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta. T\u1ee5i ch\u00e1u v\u1eabn \u01b0\u1edbt nh\u1eb9p v\u00e0 l\u1ea1nh c\u00f3ng. Qu\u00e1 \u01b0\u1edbt v\u00e0 l\u1ea1nh \u0111\u1ec3 d\u00f9ng s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh djinn tho\u00e1t kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u00e2y. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ch\u1ed1i c\u00e3i. Ngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb \u00f4ng Sicky, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 b\u1ecdn h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ec1u b\u1ecb nh\u1ed1t trong m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i c\u0169i g\u1ed7 ng\u1eadp n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n \u1edf trong m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i hang l\u1edbn nh\u00ecn ra ng\u00f4i l\u00e0ng t\u1ed9c Xuanaci. \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c ti\u1ebfp n\u01b0\u1edbc t\u1eeb m\u1ed9t d\u00f2ng su\u1ed1i ch\u1ea3y t\u1eeb tr\u00ean n\u00fai, c\u00e1i h\u1ed3 n\u01b0\u1edbc trong hang lu\u00f4n l\u1ea1nh c\u00f3ng. Philippa h\u1ecfi Zadie: \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu ngh\u0129 h\u1ecd c\u00f3 bi\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng? V\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c djinn l\u00e0m t\u1eeb l\u1eeda \u1ea5y? V\u00e0 vi\u1ec7c nh\u1eefng djinn tr\u1ebb nh\u01b0 ch\u00fang ta th\u01b0\u1eddng m\u1ea5t h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh khi b\u1ecb l\u1ea1nh? Zadie tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002T\u1edb ch\u1ea3 bi\u1ebft. Trong l\u00f2ng m\u00ecnh, Zadie t\u1ef1 nh\u1ee7 v\u1edbi b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n r\u1eb1ng vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 \u0111\u00fang","hay kh\u00f4ng c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng quan tr\u1ecdng, v\u00ec ch\u1eb3ng bao l\u00e2u n\u1eefa Virgil McCreeby th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o c\u0169ng nh\u1eadn ra c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra v\u00e0 s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1ee9u c\u00f4. Sau t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ed7 tr\u1ee3 cho \u0111o\u00e0n th\u00e1m hi\u1ec3m c\u1ee7a McCreeby \u2013 c\u00e2u th\u1ea7n ch\u00fa kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 l\u00ean con r\u1ebft c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Sicky, b\u1ea7y mu\u1ed7i, r\u1ed3i con anaconda, ch\u01b0a k\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ebfn con \u1ebfch \u0111\u1ed9c m\u00e0 c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea3 l\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Vodyannoy \u2013 nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh h\u1ecd ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1ee9u c\u00f4. C\u00f4 l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m qua hai h\u00e0m r\u0103ng c\u1eafn ch\u1eb7t v\u00ec l\u1ea1nh: \u2013\u2002H\u1ecd s\u1ebd s\u1edbm \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y th\u00f4i. H\u1ecd s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn. H\u1ecd ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ebfn. Hi\u1ec3u l\u1ea7m r\u1eb1ng Zadie \u0111ang n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1eadu Nimrod v\u00e0 John, \u00f4ng Groanin b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002\u1edc, h\u00e3y hy v\u1ecdng h\u1ecd s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn. B\u1eb1ng kh\u00f4ng ai \u0111\u00f3 trong ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd thi\u1ebfu m\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u. Gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ea5y c\u00e1i tay t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p \u1edf \u0111\u1eb1ng kia. \u00d4ng Groanin h\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda m\u1ed9t d\u00e3y \u0111\u1ea7u ng\u01b0\u1eddi teo qu\u1eaft queo treo l\u1ee7ng l\u1eb3ng tr\u00ean v\u00e1ch hang, ngay ph\u00eda tr\u00ean \u00f4ng Sicky v\u00e0 c\u00e1i h\u1ed9p ch\u1ee9a s\u1ecd c\u1ee7a Pizarro. B\u1ea3n th\u00e2n \u00f4ng Sicky b\u1ecb tr\u00f3i nghi\u1ebfn l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 b\u1ecf v\u00e0o bao t\u1ea3i, m\u1ed9t bi\u1ec7n ph\u00e1p ph\u00f2ng ng\u1eeba kh\u00f4n ngoan tr\u01b0\u1edbc n\u0103ng l\u1ef1c h\u00f3a \u0111\u00e1 \u0111\u00e1ng s\u1ee3 c\u1ee7a c\u00e1i h\u00ecnh x\u0103m tr\u00ean b\u1ee5ng \u00f4ng. C\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Xuanaci c\u0169ng r\u1ea5t lo ng\u1ea1i b\u1ecb bi\u1ebfn th\u00e0nh \u0111\u00e1. \u00d4ng Muddy n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch h\u1ecd d\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ecbnh d\u00e0nh cho ch\u00fang ta, anh Groanin. Kh\u00f4ng v\u1ebb vang g\u00ec v\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c c\u1eaft l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u tr\u1ecdc ho\u1eb7c \u0111\u1ea7u ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef. Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfn binh ki\u00eau h\u00e3nh nh\u01b0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Xuanaci. Kh\u00f4ng, t\u00f4i \u0111ang ngh\u0129 ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t n\u1eeda c\u00e1i h\u1ed3 n\u00e0y thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 ch\u00fang ta. C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o g\u1ed7 ph\u00e2n n\u00f3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u00f4i. Th\u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng? Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t d\u1ea1ng c\u1eeda tr\u01b0\u1ee3t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 m\u1edf ra. \u00c1p s\u00e1t c\u00e1i h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o g\u1ed7, \u00f4ng Groanin th\u1eeba nh\u1eadn:","\u2013\u2002\u1eea, t\u00f4i c\u0169ng \u0111ang th\u1eafc m\u1eafc v\u1ec1 c\u00e1i h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e2y. N\u01b0\u1edbc \u1edf ph\u00eda b\u00ean kia c\u00f3 v\u1ebb kh\u00e1 \u1ea5m. T\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn h\u01a1i \u1ea5m ph\u1ea3 tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t. Philippa l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m: \u2013\u2002Ph\u1ea3i chi ch\u00fang ta \u1edf ph\u00eda h\u1ed3 b\u00ean kia nh\u1ec9. Khi \u0111\u00f3 t\u1ee5i ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u1ea5m ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh djinn \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u00fap ch\u00fang ta tho\u00e1t kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u00e2y. \u00d4ng Muddy n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002N\u1ebfu \u1edf b\u00ean kia h\u1ed3, ch\u00fang ta ch\u1ebft ch\u1eafc. Philippa th\u1eafc m\u1eafc: \u2013\u2002T\u1ea1i sao? \u00d4ng Muddy gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch: \u2013\u2002N\u1eeda h\u1ed3 b\u00ean kia \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u00f3c c\u00e1 piranha. \u00d4ng Groanin th\u1ed1t l\u00ean: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u1ea7y nh\u00f3c c\u00e1i g\u00ec c\u01a1? \u00d4ng Muddy tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002M\u1ed9t lo\u1ea1i c\u00e1 v\u1edbi s\u1edf th\u00edch \u0103n th\u1ecbt b\u1ef1 nh\u01b0 r\u0103ng c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang. T\u1eeb piranha c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 \u201cc\u00e1 c\u00f3 r\u0103ng\u201d. M\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e0n c\u00e1 piranha tr\u01b0\u1edfng th\u00e0nh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 r\u1ec9a s\u1ea1ch m\u1ed9t con b\u00f2 s\u1ed1ng ch\u1ec9 trong m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i ph\u00fat. Gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 x\u00e9n l\u00f4ng c\u1eebu. H\u1ebft ng\u00f3 c\u00e1i h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o l\u1ea1i li\u1ebfc nh\u00ecn \u00f4ng Muddy, \u00f4ng Groanin r\u00ean r\u1ec9: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft piranha l\u00e0 g\u00ec. Anh c\u00f3 ch\u1eafc v\u1ec1 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng v\u1eady, \u00f4ng b\u1ea1n gi\u00e0? Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i anh ch\u1ec9 \u0111ang h\u00f9 t\u00f4i ch\u1ee9? \u00dd t\u00f4i l\u00e0, l\u00e0n n\u01b0\u1edbc b\u00ean kia nh\u00ecn kh\u00e1 thanh b\u00ecnh. Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i sao? \u00d4ng Muddy cho bi\u1ebft:","\u2013\u2002Ban \u0111\u1ea7u t\u00f4i c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng ch\u1eafc l\u1eafm. Nh\u01b0ng v\u00e0i ph\u00fat tr\u01b0\u1edbc, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 b\u01a1i \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00ecn ch\u1eb1m ch\u1eb1m v\u00e0o t\u00f4i, gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 c\u00e1i c\u00e1ch t\u00f4i v\u1eabn nh\u00ecn m\u1ed9t con c\u00e1 trong nh\u00e0 h\u00e0ng. Nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng Groanin v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a b\u1ecb thuy\u1ebft ph\u1ee5c m\u00e0 v\u1eabn kh\u0103ng kh\u0103ng: \u2013\u2002Anh \u0111\u00f9a ho\u00e0i. \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00f9a \u0111\u00e2u. Nghi\u00eang ng\u01b0\u1eddi qua c\u00e1i h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o, \u00f4ng Muddy phun m\u1ed9t ng\u1ee5m n\u01b0\u1edbc b\u1ecdt l\u1edbn v\u00e0o d\u00f2ng n\u01b0\u1edbc \u1ea5m, v\u00e0 trong m\u1ed9t gi\u00e2y ng\u1eafn ng\u1ee7i, \u00f4ng Groanin nh\u0103n m\u1eb7t nh\u1edb \u0111\u1ebfn ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ph\u00e1p s\u1ea3n xu\u1ea5t bia chichai kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Muddy. Nh\u01b0ng ngay gi\u00e2y ti\u1ebfp theo, v\u00e0i h\u00e0m r\u0103ng s\u1eafc l\u1ebbm tr\u1ed3i l\u00ean m\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u nhai nhai kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed v\u1edbi v\u1ebb \u0111\u1ea7y tr\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee3i. H\u00e0ng tr\u0103m con c\u00e1 kh\u00e1c nhanh ch\u00f3ng tham gia, khi\u1ebfn m\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u00ecn nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3 \u0111ang s\u00f4i l\u00ean s\u00f9ng s\u1ee5c v\u1edbi c\u00e1. \u00d4ng Muddy kho\u00e1t tay b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002Th\u1ea5y ch\u01b0a? \u00d4ng Groanin h\u00e9t l\u00ean: \u2013\u2002Qu\u1ec9 th\u1ea7n \u01a1i. \u1ede \u0111\u00e2y \u00e0? Anh kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ecbnh, \u0111\u1ecbnh, \u0111\u1ecbnh m\u1edf c\u00e1i c\u1eeda v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 l\u0169 c\u00e1 n\u00e0y x\u01a1i t\u00e1i ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1ea5y ch\u1ee9? \u00d4ng Muddy n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i cho l\u00e0 v\u1eady. Ngh\u0129 ng\u1ee3i trong gi\u00e2y l\u00e1t, \u00f4ng th\u1edf d\u00e0i n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp: \u2013\u2002Anh bi\u1ebft g\u00ec kh\u00f4ng? Th\u1eadt ti\u1ebfc ch\u00fang ta n\u1eb1m trong th\u1ef1c \u0111\u01a1n ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ch\u00fang. Piranha l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t lo\u00e0i c\u00e1 \u0103n kh\u00e1 ngon. Trong \u0111\u1eddi t\u00f4i, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 n\u1ea5u v\u00e0 \u0103n kh\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u con. R\u1ed3i \u00f4ng n\u1edf m\u1ed9t n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 ph\u1ea7n b\u00ecnh th\u1ea3n v\u00e0 k\u1ebft lu\u1eadn:"]