Hậu Duệ Thần Đèn -Tập 5

["C\u1eadu Nimrod g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00f3 ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i. John? Philippa? C\u1ea3 hai \u0111\u1ee9a hi\u1ec3u r\u00f5 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 ch\u01b0a? Tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed1i kh\u00f4ng cho ph\u00e9p m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc n\u00e0o. C\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i ngoan ngo\u00e3n tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002V\u00e2ng, th\u01b0a c\u1eadu. Nh\u01b0ng Philippa th\u1eafc m\u1eafc: \u2013\u2002Nh\u01b0ng v\u1eabn c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 m\u00e0 c\u1eadu. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec c\u1eadu ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m l\u00e0 ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 \u0111i\u1ec1u c\u1eadu mu\u1ed1n tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt, r\u1ed3i \u01b0\u1edbc cho m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u tr\u00e1i ng\u01b0\u1ee3c. C\u1eadu Nimrod b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002\u1eea th\u00ec ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ngh\u0129 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. Nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3i d\u1ec5 h\u01a1n l\u00e0m \u0111\u1ea5y. Tin c\u1eadu \u0111i, c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 th\u1eed r\u1ed3i. \u00d4ng Groanin h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002Nh\u01b0ng l\u1ee1 x\u1ea3y ra chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng \u1ed5n th\u00ec sao? L\u1ee1 nh\u01b0 ch\u00fang ta c\u1ea7n t\u1ef1 b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n? L\u1ee1 nh\u01b0 c\u00f3 con qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 \u0111ang mai ph\u1ee5c ch\u00fang ta? M\u1ed9t zombie kh\u00e1c? Hay m\u1ed9t con th\u00fa bi\u1ebfn d\u1ea1ng kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3? C\u1eadu Nimrod tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002V\u1eady th\u00ec ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i d\u1ef1a v\u00e0o tr\u00ed kh\u00f4n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. V\u00e0 c\u00e1nh tay si\u00eau ph\u00e0m c\u1ee7a anh. Anh n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang \u0111\u00f3, anh Groanin. C\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i r\u1ed1t cu\u1ed9c c\u0169ng ph\u1ea3i c\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ebfn anh. R\u1ed3i h\u00f2a nh\u00e3 m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1edbi Philippa, c\u1eadu n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Gi\u1edd th\u00ec, sao ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 cho m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ea5y c\u00e2y c\u1ea7u d\u00e2y m\u00e0 ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eafc \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1ec9? Philippa d\u1eabn m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ra ch\u1ed7 c\u00e2y c\u1ea7u d\u00e2y, h\u1ecd kh\u00e1 ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean khi ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n m\u1ed9t t\u00e0u ng\u1ea7m c\u1ee1 nh\u1ecf n\u1eb1m ch\u1ecfng ch\u01a1 ngay m\u00e9p v\u1ef1c","th\u1eb3m m\u00e0 c\u00e2y c\u1ea7u b\u1eafc qua. C\u1eeda t\u00e0u m\u1edf ra, v\u00e0 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t v\u1ebft l\u00f5m l\u1edbn tr\u00ean th\u00e2n t\u00e0u, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00e2m v\u00e0o m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t v\u1edbi t\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed9 cao. Nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 d\u1ea5u hi\u1ec7u n\u00e0o c\u1ee7a n\u01b0\u1edbc xung quanh. \u0110\u01b0a tay vu\u1ed1t d\u1ecdc ph\u1ea7n th\u00e2n t\u00e0u b\u1eb1ng kim lo\u1ea1i ph\u1eb3ng phiu v\u00e0 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4 r\u00e1o, Philippa n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn l\u00fac tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u00e1i n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. \u00d4ng Groanin h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002M\u1ed9t con t\u00e0u ng\u1ea7m l\u00e0m c\u00e1i kh\u1ec9 g\u00ec tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea5t li\u1ec1n th\u1ebf n\u00e0y? H\u1eefu d\u1ee5ng ch\u1eb3ng kh\u00e1c g\u00ec \u0111\u01b0a xe \u0111\u1ea1p cho m\u1ed9t con c\u00e1. C\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c. Anh Groanin, anh n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ea5y. \u00d4ng Groanin nh\u00ecn c\u00f3 v\u1ebb v\u1eeba h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng v\u1eeba kh\u00f3 hi\u1ec3u, h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002V\u1eady \u00e0? Nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ea1i sao c\u00e1i t\u00e0u n\u00e0y \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. John \u0111o\u00e1n: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u \u0111o\u00e1n l\u00e0, Buck, McCreeby v\u00e0 Zadie \u0111\u00e3 lo v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c b\u0103ng qua v\u1ef1c th\u1eb3m tr\u00ean c\u00e2y c\u1ea7u n\u00e0y. \u00d4ng Groanin ch\u1eb1m ch\u1eb1m nh\u00ecn xu\u1ed1ng v\u1ef1c v\u1edbi \u00e1nh m\u1eaft kh\u00f4ng m\u1ea5y ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn. C\u00e1i v\u1ef1c n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 s\u00e2u h\u00e0ng tr\u0103m m\u00e9t v\u1edbi s\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u00f9 che k\u00edn \u0111\u00e1y, m\u00e0 h\u1ecd c\u00f2n kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ea7u b\u00ean kia c\u1ee7a c\u00e2y c\u1ea7u. \u00d4ng n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i ta tr\u00e1ch h\u1ecd v\u1ec1 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Nh\u01b0ng ta v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i t\u00e0u ng\u1ea7m gi\u00fap \u00edch \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u00ec cho h\u1ecd ch\u1ee9. John n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp: \u2013\u2002H\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ed1 b\u0103ng qua v\u1ef1c b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i m\u00e1y bay nh\u1ecf m\u00e0 Zadie t\u1ea1o ra v\u1edbi s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh djinn. Nh\u01b0ng khi h\u1ecd v\u1eeba b\u0103ng l\u00ean, \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc","Enantodromia c\u00f3 hi\u1ec7u l\u1ef1c, v\u00e0 c\u00e1i m\u00e1y bay bi\u1ebfn th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ed1i ng\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1edbi n\u00f3. M\u1ed9t c\u00e1i t\u00e0u ng\u1ea7m. May cho h\u1ecd l\u00e0, h\u1ecd v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a b\u0103ng qua v\u1ef1c khi \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 x\u1ea3y ra. \u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch cho v\u1ebft l\u00f5m tr\u00ean th\u00e2n t\u00e0u. \u00d4ng Groanin l\u1ea7m b\u1ea7m: \u2013\u2002\u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 \u0111i\u00ean kh\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c n\u00f3 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n c\u00f3 l\u00fd. G\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. C\u1eadu Nimrod \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd: \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu ngh\u0129 ch\u00e1u n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang \u0111\u00f3, John. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd \u0111\u00f3 ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c l\u00e0 chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra. \u00d4ng Groanin nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t: \u2013\u2002H\u1ecd ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00fa h\u1ea1 c\u00e1nh n\u1eb7ng n\u1ec1 l\u1eafm \u0111\u00e2y. \u0110\u01b0a cho h\u1ecd xem \u00edt m\u00e1u d\u00ednh tr\u00ean ng\u00f3n tay c\u00f4 khi c\u00f4 ch\u1ea1m v\u00e0o th\u00e2n con t\u00e0u ng\u1ea7m tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3, Philippa n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u c\u0169ng ngh\u0129 v\u1eady. C\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 ai \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb th\u01b0\u01a1ng. N\u1ebfm th\u1eed v\u1ebft m\u00e1u d\u00ednh tr\u00ean th\u00e2n t\u00e0u, c\u1eadu Nimrod cho bi\u1ebft: \u2013\u2002L\u00e0 McCreeby. John h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002Sao c\u1eadu bi\u1ebft? C\u1eadu Nimrod tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002M\u00e1u c\u1ee7a con ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1nh h\u01a1n so v\u1edbi m\u00e1u djinn. C\u0169ng m\u1eb7n h\u01a1n. M\u00e1u djinn c\u00f3 v\u1ecb gi\u1ed1ng l\u01b0u hu\u1ef3nh h\u01a1n. Gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 h\u1ed7n h\u1ee3p m\u0103ng t\u00e2y, h\u1ea1t b\u00ed ng\u00f4, c\u1ea3i b\u1eafp, t\u1ecfi, \u0111\u1eadu v\u00e0 s\u00fap l\u01a1. John r\u1ea5t gh\u00e9t rau c\u1ee7, t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi t\u1ea1i sao c\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t djinn n\u1ebfu m\u00e1u c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu c\u00f3 v\u1ecb nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, nh\u0103n m\u1eb7t n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002\u1ed0i!","C\u1ea3 b\u1ed1n ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f9ng ti\u1ebfn t\u1edbi c\u00e1i neo \u0111\u00e1 \u0111\u00e1nh d\u1ea5u ph\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a c\u00e2y c\u1ea7u. C\u00f3 hai s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y c\u00e1p l\u00e0m tay v\u1ecbn \u1edf ph\u00eda tr\u00ean v\u00e0 hai s\u1ee3i n\u1eefa \u1edf d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u1ee1 l\u1ea5y ph\u1ea7n m\u1eb7t c\u1ea7u gh\u00e9p b\u1edfi nh\u1eefng mi\u1ebfng th\u1ea3m c\u1eaft g\u1ecdn c\u0169ng l\u00e0m t\u1eeb t\u00f3c ng\u01b0\u1eddi. C\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Inca r\u1ea5t th\u00edch lo\u1ea1i c\u1ea7u n\u00e0y v\u00ec h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ti\u1ec7n v\u1eadn chuy\u1ec3n ch\u1ea1y tr\u00ean b\u00e1nh xe. Nh\u01b0ng b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y c\u1ea7u n\u00e0y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e0m t\u1eeb l\u00e1 c\u1ecf ichu d\u1ec7t l\u1ea1i ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i t\u00f3c ng\u01b0\u1eddi. \u00d4ng Groanin l\u1ea7m b\u1ea7m: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i c\u0169ng \u0111ang th\u1eafc m\u1eafc v\u1ec1 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e2y. C\u1eadu Nimrod nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 l\u00e0 t\u00f3c ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0m n\u00f3 v\u1eefng ch\u1eafc h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y c\u1ea7u \u0111an c\u1ecf b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng. \u00d4ng Groanin b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002\u1edc, d\u00f9 sao th\u00ec c\u0169ng n\u00ean hy v\u1ecdng v\u00e0o \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. T\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng vui v\u1ebb g\u00ec v\u1edbi chuy\u1ec7n t\u1ea3n b\u1ed9 tr\u00ean c\u00e1i th\u1ee9 n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e2u. C\u1eadu Nimrod th\u00fa nh\u1eadn: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ngh\u0129 ra l\u00fd do n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c cho vi\u1ec7c s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng t\u00f3c ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0m c\u1ea7u c\u1ea3. C\u1ea7m kh\u0103n tay lau c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u tr\u1ecdc \u0111\u1eabm m\u1ed3 h\u00f4i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, \u00f4ng Groanin n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002L\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u h\u01a1i b\u1ecb tr\u1ed1ng, t\u00f4i c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3. C\u1eadu Nimrod h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002V\u1eady ai \u0111i tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y? Kh\u00f4ng ai l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng.","C\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i \u0111o\u00e1n ch\u1eafc l\u00e0 t\u00f4i r\u1ed3i. V\u00e0 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi, h\u00e3y c\u1ed1 nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o m\u1eb7t t\u1ed1t c\u1ee7a v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 n\u00e0o. N\u1ebfu c\u00f3 g\u00ec b\u1ea5t \u1ed5n v\u1edbi c\u00e2y c\u1ea7u n\u00e0y, \u0111o\u00e0n c\u1ee7a McCreeby kh\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng n\u00f3, \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng? Ch\u1ec9 tay d\u1ecdc theo chi\u1ec1u d\u00e0i ch\u00f9ng xu\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a c\u00e2y c\u1ea7u v\u00e0 v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda l\u1edbp s\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u00f9 tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t h\u1ecd, c\u1eadu k\u1ebft lu\u1eadn: \u2013\u2002X\u00e9t \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00f9ng, v\u00ec h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng \u1edf ph\u00eda b\u00ean n\u00e0y, ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 cho r\u1eb1ng h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 \u1edf ph\u00eda b\u00ean kia. \u00d4ng Groanin h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002\u1edc, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c l\u00e0 ph\u00eda b\u00ean kia c\u1ee7a c\u00e1i g\u00ec? C\u1eadu Nimrod tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c \u00e0? T\u00f4i tin l\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta \u0111ang \u1edf trong m\u1ed9t th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi t\u1ef1 t\u1ea1o c\u1ee7a djinn. Th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi djinn c\u1ee7a Manco Capac. Philippa h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002\u00dd c\u1eadu l\u00e0, n\u01a1i n\u00e0y c\u0169ng gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 b\u00ean trong m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e8n djinn? \u2013\u2002Ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c. Ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0, n\u00f3 l\u1edbn h\u01a1n r\u1ea5t, r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u. V\u00e0 gi\u1edd c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eadn ra Manco Capac t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t djinn m\u1ea1nh h\u01a1n r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u so v\u1edbi t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u1ee7a t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi. John th\u1eafc m\u1eafc: \u2013\u2002N\u1ebfu v\u1eady, t\u1ea1i sao \u00f4ng Groanin v\u1eabn c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng? Con ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 t\u1ed3n t\u1ea1i b\u00ean trong m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e8n djinn. C\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002H\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 l\u1ebd k\u00edch c\u1ee1 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 c\u1ee7a th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi djinn t\u1ef1 t\u1ea1o n\u00e0y l\u00e0 c\u00e1i cho ph\u00e9p anh \u1ea5y th\u1edf. M\u1eb7t kh\u00e1c, n\u01a1i n\u00e0y c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 l\u00e0 h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng hang \u0111\u1ed9ng m\u00e0 Manco Capac c\u00f9ng c\u00e1c anh ch\u1ecb c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng \u0111\u1ec3 di chuy\u1ec3n t\u1eeb th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi djinn sang th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi c\u1ee7a con","ng\u01b0\u1eddi. N\u1ebfu v\u1eady th\u00ec n\u00f3 kh\u00e1 b\u1ea5t \u1ed5n. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 ch\u01b0a k\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ebfn r\u1ea5t nguy hi\u1ec3m. Hai th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c k\u1ebft n\u1ed1i v\u1edbi nhau. Philippa th\u1ed1t l\u00ean: \u2013\u2002C\u00e1i k\u1ebd n\u00fat ng\u1ea7m! C\u1eadu Nimrod \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd: \u2013\u2002\u1eea, ch\u1eafc l\u00e0 n\u00f3. \u00d4ng Groanin b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002\u1edc, v\u1eady th\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. T\u00f4i v\u1eeba m\u1edbi ph\u1ea3i lo l\u1eafng m\u00ecnh \u0111ang g\u1eb7p r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ea5y. \u0110\u1eb7t m\u1ed9t ch\u00e2n l\u00ean c\u00e2y c\u1ea7u d\u00e2y, c\u1eadu Nimrod quay l\u1ea1i nh\u00ecn nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 d\u1eb7n: \u2013\u2002M\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i c\u00e1ch nhau ch\u1eebng ba m\u00e9t \u0111\u1ec3 chia \u0111\u1ec1u tr\u1ecdng l\u01b0\u1ee3ng nh\u00e9. Anh Groanin? Anh \u0111i cu\u1ed1i. V\u00e0 c\u1ed1 \u0111\u1eebng nh\u00ecn xu\u1ed1ng. \u2013\u2002V\u00e2ng, th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i. Khi h\u1ecd b\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u1eefng b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean tr\u00ean c\u00e2y c\u1ea7u, n\u00f3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u l\u1eafc l\u01b0. Ban \u0111\u1ea7u, n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng g\u00ec h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 dao \u0111\u1ed9ng l\u1ec7ch b\u00ean, nh\u01b0ng d\u1ea7n d\u1ea7n, n\u00f3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111u \u0111\u01b0a nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t qu\u1ea3 l\u1eafc. \u00d4ng Groanin ng\u1eebng l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t: \u2013\u2002N\u00f3 c\u00f3 ph\u1ea7n l\u1eafc l\u01b0 n\u00e0y. C\u1eadu Nimrod tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1: \u2013\u2002N\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t hi\u1ec7n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng li\u00ean h\u1ec7 ph\u1ea3n h\u1ed3i sinh h\u1ecdc ch\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ed9ng. C\u00f2n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 k\u00edch rung h\u01b0\u1edbng bi\u00ean \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1ed9. \u00d4ng Groanin l\u1ea7m b\u1ea7m khi b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111i ti\u1ebfp: \u2013\u2002N\u00f3 v\u1eabn l\u1eafc l\u01b0. T\u00f4i n\u00f3i, n\u00f3 v\u1eabn l\u1eafc l\u01b0 \u0111\u00e2y n\u00e0y. John n\u00f3i:","\u2013\u2002\u00d4ng Groanin n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang \u0111\u00f3 c\u1eadu. N\u00f3 \u0111u \u0111\u01b0a ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng m\u1ea1nh. Li\u1ebfc nh\u00ecn qua th\u00e0nh c\u1ea7u, John c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y bao t\u1eed c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu ch\u00ecm ngh\u1ec9m xu\u1ed1ng d\u01b0\u1edbi, g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3, c\u1eadu ngh\u0129 th\u1ea7m, tr\u1ecdng l\u1ef1c \u0111ang gia t\u0103ng l\u1ef1c h\u00fat khi c\u1eadu \u1edf qu\u00e1 cao so v\u1edbi m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t. C\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i c\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi. C\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c n\u00e0y gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 c\u1eadu \u0111ang \u0111i xu\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t l\u1ed1i \u0111i gi\u1eefa c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i m\u00e1y bay \u0111ang bay, v\u1edbi t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng b\u1ed9 ph\u1eadn c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a m\u00e1y bay \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb g\u1ee1 ra. \u00d4ng Groanin l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m: \u2013\u2002M\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi Inca ch\u1eafc ph\u1ea3i c\u00f3 th\u1ea7n kinh th\u00e9p. Ho\u1eb7c l\u00e0 c\u00e1i g\u00e3 thi\u1ebft k\u1ebf c\u00e2y c\u1ea7u n\u00e0y \u0111ang c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t tr\u00e0ng c\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ea3ng kho\u00e1i tr\u01b0\u1edbc t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3nh c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta. C\u1eadu Nimrod \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u1eebng b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ec1u b\u01b0\u1edbc. N\u00f3 s\u1ebd gi\u00fap ph\u00e1 v\u1ee1 bi\u00ean \u0111\u1ed9 \u0111u \u0111\u01b0a c\u1ee7a c\u00e2y c\u1ea7u: Philippa, ng\u01b0\u1eddi lu\u00f4n hi\u1ec3u r\u00f5 \u0111i\u1ec1u c\u1eadu Nimrod mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i h\u01a1n nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c, gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch: \u2013\u2002\u00dd c\u1eadu Nimrod l\u00e0, c\u00e2y c\u1ea7u s\u1ebd ng\u1eebng l\u1eafc l\u01b0 n\u1ebfu ch\u00fang ta ng\u1eebng b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ec1u ch\u00e2n nh\u01b0 di\u1ec5u h\u00e0nh. \u0110\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu Nimrod d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 x\u1eed l\u00fd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 l\u1eafc l\u01b0, v\u00e0 h\u1ecd ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c di chuy\u1ec3n ch\u1eadm m\u00e0 ch\u1eafc tr\u00ean c\u00e2y c\u1ea7u d\u00e2y. M\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n Philippa \u0111\u1eb7t tay l\u00ean ph\u1ea7n tay v\u1ecbn \u0111en th\u00f9i v\u00e0 m\u01b0\u1ee3t nh\u01b0 t\u01a1 c\u1ee7a c\u00e2y c\u1ea7u, c\u00f4 l\u1ea1i t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi c\u1ea7n bao nhi\u00eau m\u00e1i t\u00f3c Inca m\u1edbi l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e2y c\u1ea7u n\u00e0y. Khi m\u00e1i t\u00f3c c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd b\u1ecb l\u1ea5y \u0111i, h\u1ecd c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng hay \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft? C\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ecdc v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c t\u1ebf ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi Aztec. C\u1eaft tim c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng n\u1ea1n nh\u00e2n c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ec9nh kim t\u1ef1 th\u00e1p hay nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n kinh kh\u1ee7ng t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Inca c\u00f3 th\u1ef1c h\u00e0nh vi\u1ec7c t\u1ebf ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Aztec kh\u00f4ng? C\u00f4 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn chuy\u1ec7n h\u1ecfi c\u1eadu Nimrod nh\u01b0ng","r\u1ed3i quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m v\u1eady v\u00ec s\u1ee3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu n\u1ed5i c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi. Sau m\u1ed9t l\u00fac, c\u00f4 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u1eadn ra c\u00f4 \u0111ang d\u1ea7n h\u1ee5t h\u01a1i v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf n\u00ean kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n h\u01a1n. C\u00e2y c\u1ea7u \u0111ang h\u01b0\u1edbng l\u00ean tr\u00ean. Kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed c\u0169ng tr\u1edf n\u00ean l\u1ea1nh h\u01a1n. C\u00f4 quay l\u1ea1i g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1edbi \u00f4ng Groanin v\u00e0 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y c\u00e1i neo \u0111\u00e1 \u0111\u00e1nh d\u1ea5u \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ea7u c\u00f9ng c\u00e1i t\u00e0u ng\u1ea7m k\u1ebf b\u00ean n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t trong l\u1edbp s\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u00f9. V\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 s\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u00f9 tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t v\u00e0 sau l\u01b0ng h\u1ecd, c\u00e2y c\u1ea7u nh\u00ecn nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1i g\u00ec ch\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ee1. \u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 khi\u1ebfn c\u00f4 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 ph\u1ea7n lu\u1ed1ng cu\u1ed1ng. C\u00f4 n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Gi\u1eef t\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed9 \u0111i, \u00f4ng Groanin. Ch\u00e1u g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u00f4ng. H\u1ed5n h\u1ec3n th\u1ea5y r\u00f5, \u00f4ng tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002\u0110ang c\u1ed1 h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c \u0111\u00e2y, th\u01b0a c\u00f4. Ta kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft r\u1ed1t cu\u1ed9c l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 v\u1eadn \u0111\u1ed9ng hay n\u1ed7i s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i l\u00e0m ta kh\u00f3 th\u1edf th\u1ebf n\u00e0y. Kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i ta th\u00edch n\u01a1i n\u00e0y cho l\u1eafm. N\u1ebfu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 g\u1ecdi ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i. Kh\u00f4ng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng \u1edf \u0111\u00f3, n\u00f3 gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed1n u minh \u1ea5y. Philippa \u0111\u00f9a: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t suy ngh\u0129 vui v\u1ebb \u0111\u1ea5y \u00f4ng. R\u1ed3i c\u00f4 nh\u0103n m\u1eb7t khi c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t ch\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ed9ng khi m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 n\u1eb7ng n\u1ec1 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1eadp v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t b\u00ean tay v\u1ecbn c\u1ee7a c\u00e2y c\u1ea7u d\u00e2y. R\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t ch\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ed9ng n\u1eefa. C\u1eadu Nimrod th\u00e9t l\u00ean: \u2013\u2002T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u1eef ch\u1eb7t tay v\u1ecbn! Philippa h\u00e9t l\u1edbn h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002T\u1ea1i sao? Chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec x\u1ea3y ra v\u1eady?","C\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u1eadu l\u1ea7m, nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 ai \u0111\u00f3 \u2013 nhi\u1ec1u kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng l\u00e0 McCreeby \u2013 \u0111ang c\u1ed1 c\u1eaft \u0111\u1ee9t c\u00e2y c\u1ea7u b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t con dao. \u00d4ng Groanin r\u00ean r\u1ec9: \u2013\u2002Ng\u00e0i c\u00f3 nh\u1ea5t thi\u1ebft ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng v\u1eady? T\u00f4i n\u00f3i, ng\u00e0i c\u00f3 nh\u1ea5t thi\u1ebft ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 v\u1edbi t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng? T\u00f4i s\u1ebd h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac h\u01a1n nhi\u1ec1u n\u1ebfu ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb d\u1ed1t n\u00e1t. Khi c\u1ea3 b\u1ed1n ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecdn h\u1ecd n\u1eafm ch\u1eaft l\u1ea5y c\u00e1i tay v\u1ecbn, h\u1ecd c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t ch\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ed9ng m\u00e3nh li\u1ec7t kh\u00e1c khi n\u00f3 b\u1ecb m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1eadp v\u00e0o. V\u00e0 r\u1ed3i, c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t nh\u01b0 l\u00fac b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u, m\u1ecdi ch\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ed9ng ng\u1eebng l\u1ea1i. Trong m\u1ed9t gi\u00e2y, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00edn th\u1edf ch\u1edd r\u01a1i. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00e2y c\u1ea7u v\u1eabn ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c treo l\u1ee7ng l\u1eb3ng gi\u1eefa kh\u00f4ng trung. John n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002N\u00f3 ng\u1eebng r\u1ed3i. Philippa th\u1edf ph\u00e0o: \u2013\u2002C\u00e1m \u01a1n tr\u1eddi. Nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u hai n\u1eafm tay c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu v\u1eabn c\u00f2n b\u1ea5u ch\u1eb7t v\u00e0o c\u00e1i tay v\u1ecbn, John b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002Khu\u1ef7u tay tr\u1eafng b\u1ec7ch \u0111\u00fang ngh\u0129a[14]. Tr\u00e1i tim ch\u00e1u c\u1ee9 nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 \u0111ang n\u1eb1m trong mi\u1ec7ng \u1ea5y. \u00d4ng Groanin r\u00ean r\u1ec9: \u2013\u2002C\u00f2n tr\u00e1i tim ta th\u00ec c\u1ee9 nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3 \u0111ang c\u1ed1 tr\u00e8o ra kh\u1ecfi l\u1ed7 tai \u1ea5y. Ta m\u00e0 th\u1ea5y tr\u00e1i tim c\u1ee7a ta, ta s\u1ebd b\u00f3p ngh\u1eb9t n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3 kh\u1ecfi ch\u1ebft trong \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn. C\u1eadu Nimrod l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m: \u2013\u2002N\u00f3 th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 l\u00e0 g\u00ec \u1ea5y nh\u1ec9? Ch\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u1eeba r\u1ed3i \u1ea5y.","\u00d4ng Groanin van n\u00e0i: \u2013\u2002L\u00e0m \u01a1n \u0111\u1eebng. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ecbu n\u1ed5i n\u00f3. N\u1ebfu c\u1eadu n\u00f3i g\u00e3 McCreeby \u0111\u00f3 \u0111ang \u0111i t\u00ecm m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i r\u1ef1a s\u1eafc h\u01a1n, t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 t\u00f4i th\u00e0 nh\u1ea3y xu\u1ed1ng d\u01b0\u1edbi cho xong. C\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Anh c\u0169ng bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t suy ngh\u0129 th\u00f4i m\u00e0. Khi t\u00f3c ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bu\u1ed9c v\u00e0 th\u1eaft l\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y, n\u00f3 r\u1ea5t ch\u1eafc. Anh c\u00f3 l\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i c\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i dao c\u1ef1c k\u1ef3 s\u1eafc m\u1edbi c\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3. \u00d4ng Groanin l\u1ea7m b\u1ea7m: \u2013\u2002\u1edc, th\u00f4i c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. \u0110\u1ec3 th\u1eed nghi\u1ec7m, c\u1eadu Nimrod g\u00f5 m\u1ea1nh ph\u1ea7n s\u1ed1ng l\u01b0ng c\u1ee7a c\u00e1i dao c\u1eadu \u0111ang c\u1ea7m tr\u00ean tay l\u00ean c\u00e1i tay v\u1ecbn. \u00d4ng Groanin h\u00e9t l\u00ean: \u2013\u2002Ng\u00e0i ngh\u0129 ng\u00e0i \u0111ang l\u00e0m c\u00e1i qu\u00e1i g\u00ec th\u1ebf h\u1ea3, c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed3 ngu ng\u1ed1c d\u1edf h\u01a1i kia? C\u1eadu Nimrod nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t: \u2013\u2002S\u1ee9c b\u1ec1n c\u1ee7a s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y n\u00e0y th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 r\u1ea5t \u0111\u00e1ng n\u1ec3. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd m\u1ea1nh b\u1eb1ng c\u1ea3 d\u00e2y c\u00e1p th\u00e9p. M\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa vu\u1ed1t m\u1ed3 h\u00f4i tr\u00ean ch\u00e2n m\u00e0y, \u00f4ng Groanin n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002\u01af\u1edbc g\u00ec th\u1ea7n kinh t\u00f4i c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. Ch\u00fang nh\u01b0 \u0111ang b\u1ecb \u0111\u01b0a qua m\u00e1y nghi\u1ec1n \u0111\u00e2y n\u00e0y. John tr\u1ea5n an: \u2013\u2002Th\u1ea3 l\u1ecfng \u0111i, \u00f4ng Groanin. C\u00e2y c\u1ea7u v\u1eabn treo tr\u00ean cao. V\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta v\u1eabn \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu ch\u1ee7 nh\u1ecf John \u1ea1, \u01b0\u1edbc g\u00ec ta kh\u00f4ng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. Ta th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 \u01b0\u1edbc m\u00ecnh ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u1ea5y.","C\u1eadu Nimrod nghi\u00eam kh\u1eafc nh\u1eafc nh\u1edf: \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u01b0\u1edbc \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i r\u00f5 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 r\u1ed3i m\u00e0. \u2013\u2002V\u00e2ng, th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i. Xin l\u1ed7i, th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i. Ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 \u00e1p d\u1ee5ng cho c\u1ea3 t\u00f4i, th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i. V\u00ec nh\u1eefng l\u00fd do hi\u1ec3n nhi\u00ean. H\u1ecd b\u01b0\u1edbc tr\u00ean c\u1ea7u th\u00eam ch\u1eebng hai ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 n\u1eefa r\u1ed3i nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ea7u \u1edf ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t. V\u00e0 g\u1ea7n c\u00e1i neo \u0111\u00e1 \u1edf m\u1eb7t xa l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t h\u00ecnh ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u01a1 h\u1ed3. Ban \u0111\u1ea7u, n\u00f3 nh\u00ecn gi\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 qu\u00e1i d\u1ecb, l\u00f4ng l\u00e1, nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t con ru\u1ed3i c\u00f3 k\u00edch c\u1ee1 to b\u1eb1ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ebfn khi \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n, h\u1ecd m\u1edbi nh\u1eadn ra \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecb bao ph\u1ee7 b\u1edfi h\u00e0ng tri\u1ec7u s\u1ee3i t\u00f3c gi\u1ed1ng lo\u1ea1i t\u00f3c t\u1ea1o th\u00e0nh c\u00e2y c\u1ea7u d\u00e2y. C\u1eadu Nimrod \u00e1p tai v\u00e0o b\u1ed9 ph\u1eadn nh\u00ecn gi\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0 c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn l\u1eafng nghe. Nh\u01b0ng Philippa l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean nh\u1eadn ra \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 ai. C\u00f4 th\u1ed1t l\u00ean: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 Zadie. Nh\u00ecn \u0111\u00f4i gi\u00e0y \u0111i. Qu\u1ea3 th\u1eadt sinh v\u1eadt \u0111ang b\u1ecb t\u00f3c bao ph\u1ee7 \u0111\u00f3 \u0111ang mang \u0111\u00f4i gi\u00e0y \u1ed1ng m\u00e0u t\u00edm \u0111\u1eb7c tr\u01b0ng c\u1ee7a Zadie. John b\u00e1o: \u2013\u2002C\u00f2n c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 th\u00f2 ra t\u1eeb mi\u1ec7ng. Philippa n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002B\u00e0n ch\u1ea3i \u0111\u00e1nh r\u0103ng c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu \u1ea5y. \u00d4ng Groanin l\u1ea7m b\u1ea7m: \u2013\u2002Ra l\u00e0 Zadie. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u0169ng c\u00f3 ai \u0111\u00f3 hay th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0m n\u00f3 ng\u1eebng nh\u1ea3y. N\u00f3 nh\u00ecn gi\u1ed1ng c\u00e1i con g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 phun t\u01a1 quanh ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi h\u00f3a b\u01b0\u1edbm \u1ea5y. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1eafc bi\u1ebft. C\u00e1i con g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i qu\u00ean t\u00ean m\u1ea5t r\u1ed3i. Philippa g\u1ee3i \u00fd: \u2013\u2002Con nh\u1ed9ng \u00e0?","\u00d4ng Groanin g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u: \u2013\u2002\u00c0 \u0111\u00fang, m\u1ed9t con nh\u1ed9ng. John b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002M\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y t\u00f3c x\u1ea5u \u0111\u00fang ngh\u0129a. \u00d4ng Groanin c\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f9ng kh\u1ee5c: \u2013\u2002C\u00e2u n\u00f3i hay. R\u1ea5t hay \u0111\u1ea5y. John h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002N\u00f3 ch\u1ebft r\u1ed3i \u00e0? C\u1eadu Nimrod l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u: \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng, ch\u01b0a ch\u1ebft. C\u1eadu v\u1eabn d\u00f2 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00e0i t\u00edn hi\u1ec7u s\u1ed1ng. Nh\u01b0ng hi\u1ec3n nhi\u00ean n\u00f3 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n b\u1ecb gi\u1eef b\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed9ng. V\u00e0 c\u1eadu ngh\u0129 c\u1eadu bi\u1ebft t\u1ea1i sao. Nh\u00ecn n\u00e0y. T\u1eeb c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u, c\u1eadu Nimrod vu\u1ed1t tay d\u1ecdc xu\u1ed1ng nh\u1eefng b\u1ed9 ph\u1eadn m\u00e0 h\u1ecd ch\u1ec9 v\u1eeba nh\u1eadn ra l\u00e0 b\u1edd vai, m\u1ed9t c\u00e1nh tay, r\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t b\u00e0n tay. Trong b\u00e0n tay \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 nh\u00ecn gi\u1ed1ng kim lo\u1ea1i. John n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002M\u1ed9t c\u00e1i dao. C\u1eadu Nimrod b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c. C\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 c\u00e2y c\u1ea7u n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c thi\u1ebft k\u1ebf \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1ef1 b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1ecdi s\u1ef1 \u0111e d\u1ecda. T\u1eeb c\u00e1i d\u00e1ng n\u00e0y c\u1ee7a Zadie, c\u1eadu cho l\u00e0 khi n\u00f3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u1eb7t ph\u1ea7n tay v\u1ecbn, ph\u1ea7n t\u00f3c b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ee9t \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ed9ng n\u1ed1i l\u1ea1i. V\u00e0 c\u00f9ng l\u00fac bi\u1ebfn n\u00f3 th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n c\u1ee7a c\u00e2y c\u1ea7u. Philippa h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd c\u1ee9u c\u1eadu \u1ea5y nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2y? \u00d4ng Groanin h\u1ecfi l\u1ea1i, gi\u1ecdng nghe c\u00f3 v\u1ebb ph\u1eabn n\u1ed9:","\u2013\u2002L\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o? T\u1ea1i sao ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i b\u1eadn t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ebfn chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ee9? N\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ednh ch\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ee9t c\u00e2y c\u1ea7u. Ta c\u00f3 c\u1ea7n nh\u1eafc cho ch\u00e1u nh\u1edb l\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u00ean c\u1ea7u khi \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng v\u1eady? Philippa c\u1ed1 n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Zadie kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3. John n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002N\u00f3 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng c\u1ee9u n\u00f3. Anh \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd v\u1edbi \u00f4ng Groanin. N\u1ebfu l\u00e0 n\u00f3, n\u00f3 s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng b\u1eadn t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee9u em \u0111\u00e2u. \u2013\u2002Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 b\u1ecf c\u1eadu \u1ea5y l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y. C\u1eadu Nimrod m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0a cho c\u00f4 c\u00e1i dao c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu. \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 mu\u1ed1n th\u1eed c\u1eaft d\u00e2y c\u1ee9u n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng? Philippa th\u00fa nh\u1eadn: \u2013\u2002\u1edc, kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1. C\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002M\u1ed9t l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn kh\u00f4n ngoan \u0111\u00f3, Philippa. C\u1eadu e l\u00e0 ch\u00e1u c\u0169ng ch\u1ec9 k\u1ebft th\u00fac nh\u01b0 n\u00f3 th\u00f4i. B\u1ecb qu\u1ea5n k\u00edn nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t \u2013 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u1ea5y nh\u1ec9, anh Groanin? M\u1ed9t con nh\u1ed9ng. Ngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb vi\u1ec7c con b\u01b0\u1edbm n\u00e0y s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bay \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u. \u00d4ng Groanin l\u00e1ch ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u01b0\u1edbc kh\u1ecfi c\u00e2y c\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00ean m\u1ed9t v\u1ec9a \u0111\u00e1 tr\u1ed3i l\u00ean n\u01a1i c\u00e1i neo \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng. \u00d4ng b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002Hy v\u1ecdng m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng phi\u1ec1n v\u00ec t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y tho\u1ea3i m\u00e1i b\u00e0n lu\u1eadn chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t v\u1eefng ch\u1eafc. \u0110i theo \u00f4ng, John n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u c\u0169ng v\u1eady. C\u1eadu Nimrod nh\u00fan vai v\u00e0 \u0111i theo h\u1ecd. M\u1ed9t d\u00e3y b\u1eadc thang m\u1edf","\u0111\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00ean m\u1ed9t s\u01b0\u1eddn n\u00fai cheo leo v\u00e0 v\u00f2ng quanh m\u1ed9t con d\u1ed1c. C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 ph\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd trong gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i tr\u1ebb m\u0103ng c\u1ee7a Philippa khi c\u00f4 g\u1ecdi: \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu Nimrod? C\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002G\u00ec c\u01a1? Nh\u00ecn n\u00e0y, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec \u0111\u1ec3 b\u00e0n lu\u1eadn \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y c\u1ea3. John l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi duy nh\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec s\u1ebd x\u1ea3y ra cho n\u00f3 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd. John h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u h\u1ea3? Ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y l\u00fd do t\u1ea1i sao ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. Ch\u00e1u th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f2n kh\u00f4ng \u01b0a n\u00f3. \u00d4ng Groanin tr\u00e1ch: \u2013\u2002Nghe n\u00e0y, nghe n\u00e0y. H\u00e3y nh\u00ecn xem n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec v\u1edbi anh Vodyannoy. C\u1ed1 gi\u1ebft anh \u1ea5y b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t con c\u00f3c. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 ch\u01b0a k\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ebfn con r\u1ebft kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 \u0111\u00e3 x\u00e9m d\u00f9ng ta l\u00e0m b\u1eefa t\u1ed1i. Ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi r\u1ea5t khoan dung, \u0111\u00fang v\u1eady, nh\u01b0ng ta s\u1ebd v\u1ea1ch r\u00f5 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u00e2n c\u00e1ch v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb th\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t con r\u1ebft Peru kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a ta. H\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh c\u00e1i th\u1ee9 \u0111\u00f3 n\u1eb1m ngay d\u01b0\u1edbi v\u00f5ng s\u1ebd \u00e1m \u1ea3nh ta v\u0129nh vi\u1ec5n. C\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002V\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3 c\u0169ng s\u1ebd l\u00e0 kho\u1ea3ng th\u1eddi gian Zadie ph\u1ea3i \u1edf l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y, tr\u1eeb khi John ch\u1ecbu gi\u1ea3i tho\u00e1t cho n\u00f3. Li\u1ebfc nh\u00ecn c\u00e1i dao trong tay v\u1edbi \u00e1nh m\u1eaft kh\u00f4ng ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn, John l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y l\u00fd do ch\u00e1u ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ea1o hi\u1ec3m b\u1ecb y nh\u01b0 n\u00f3. \u00d4ng Groanin kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ng\u01b0\u1eddi duy nh\u1ea5t g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 b\u1ecb x\u01a1i t\u00e1i. C\u1eadu qu\u00ean con anaconda kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 r\u1ed3i sao?","C\u1eadu Nimrod h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu c\u00f3 c\u1ea7n nh\u1eafc cho ch\u00e1u nh\u1edb r\u1eb1ng, d\u00f9 Zadie c\u00f3 l\u00e0m sai chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec th\u00ec n\u00f3 c\u0169ng l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 v\u00ec b\u1ecb g\u00e3 kh\u1ed1n McCreeby \u0111\u00f3 th\u00f4i mi\u00ean kh\u00f4ng? Philippa g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 v\u1eady. John n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng quan t\u00e2m. Ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3. V\u1edbi ch\u00e1u, n\u00f3 c\u00f3 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y v\u0129nh vi\u1ec5n c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng sao. Ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng ch\u1eb7t c\u00e2y c\u1ea7u n\u00e0y. Kh\u00f4ng v\u00ec n\u00f3. Kh\u00f4ng v\u00ec c\u1eadu. Kh\u00f4ng v\u00ec b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ai. C\u1eadu Nimrod b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002C\u00f3 ai n\u00f3i ch\u00e1u ph\u1ea3i c\u1ea7m dao ch\u1eb7t c\u1ea7u \u0111\u00e2u, John. \u00d4ng Groanin g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb: \u2013\u2002V\u1eady th\u00ec l\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o? T\u00f4i \u01b0\u1edbc g\u00ec ng\u00e0i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i cho r\u00f5. X\u00e9t \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00f9ng, ch\u00fang ta \u0111ang \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t th\u1ea3m h\u1ecda h\u1ea1t nh\u00e2n h\u1ee7y di\u1ec7t. Kh\u1ec9 th\u1eadt, t\u00f4i \u01b0\u1edbc anh Rakshasas gi\u00e0 c\u00f3 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. Anh \u1ea5y ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn c\u00f2n n\u00f3i d\u1ec5 hi\u1ec3u h\u01a1n ng\u00e0i \u0111\u1ea5y, th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i. Philippa nh\u1eafc: \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u01b0\u1edbc, \u00f4ng Groanin. \u0110\u1eebng qu\u00ean \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ee9. \u2013\u2002Xin l\u1ed7i, th\u01b0a c\u00f4. Ch\u1ea1m tay v\u00e0o tay v\u1ecbn \u0111\u1ed1i di\u1ec7n v\u1edbi c\u00e1i \u0111\u00e3 bao ph\u1ee7 Zadie trong m\u1ed9t m\u1ea1ng nh\u1ec7n b\u1eb1ng t\u00f3c ng\u01b0\u1eddi, c\u1eadu Nimrod h\u1ecfi John: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng ch\u00fa \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ed1m m\u00e0u n\u00e0y \u00e0? Ch\u00fang \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1eafp x\u1ebfp theo c\u00f9ng th\u1ee9 t\u1ef1 v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i g\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u b\u00ean kia c\u1ee7a c\u00e2y c\u1ea7u. John h\u1ecfi:","\u2013\u2002Th\u00ec sao \u1ea1? C\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec li\u00ean quan \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u00fang? C\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002\u00c0, c\u1eadu ch\u1ec9 ngh\u0129 l\u00e0, n\u1ebfu ch\u00e1u \u0111\u1ecdc l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng t\u1eeb Quechua \u0111\u00f3 theo \u0111\u00fang th\u1ee9 t\u1ef1 m\u00e0 ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ecdc khi g\u1ee1 c\u00e1i n\u00fat th\u1eaft tr\u00ean M\u1eaft R\u1eebng, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd ch\u00e1u c\u0169ng s\u1ebd gi\u1ea3i ph\u00f3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Zadie. Suy ngh\u0129 trong gi\u00e2y l\u00e1t, John h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002L\u1ee1 ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng nh\u1edb ch\u00fang th\u00ec sao? C\u1eadu Nimrod tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002V\u1eady th\u00ec c\u1eadu ngh\u0129 Zadie t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p s\u1ebd ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c l\u00e0 t\u00f3c trong su\u1ed1t qu\u00e3ng \u0111\u1eddi c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. \u00d4ng Groanin c\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f9ng kh\u1ee5c: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00f3 c\u0169ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u00fd hay. Philippa tr\u00e1ch: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y c\u00f3 g\u00ec h\u00e0i h\u01b0\u1edbc. Nh\u01b0ng c\u1ea3 John v\u00e0 \u00f4ng Groanin \u0111\u1ec1u b\u1eadt c\u01b0\u1eddi. Philippa n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002John. Em \u0111ang n\u00f3i v\u1edbi anh \u0111\u00e2y. Em bi\u1ebft anh \u0111ang n\u00f3i d\u1ed1i. Em bi\u1ebft anh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u1edb \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng t\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3. V\u00e0 anh bi\u1ebft em bi\u1ebft r\u00f5 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. John th\u1edf d\u00e0i: \u2013\u2002\u1eea, anh bi\u1ebft. Th\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Anh s\u1ebd l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3. Nh\u01b0ng t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t n\u00f3 n\u00ean bi\u1ebft \u01a1n. Ch\u01b0a k\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ebfn n\u00f3 n\u00ean t\u1ecf ra d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu h\u01a1n so v\u1edbi tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y. \u00d4ng Groanin l\u1ea7m b\u1ea7m: \u2013\u2002C\u1ea7u Ch\u00faa ph\u00f9 h\u1ed9 cho \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. Philippa h\u1ee9a:","\u2013\u2002N\u1ebfu Zadie c\u00f2n d\u00e1m qu\u00e1 qu\u1eaft, em s\u1ebd t\u1ef1 m\u00ecnh x\u1eed c\u1eadu \u1ea5y. C\u1eadu Nimrod nh\u0103n m\u1eb7t: \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu gh\u00e9t c\u00e1i t\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3. X\u1eed. Nghe c\u1ee9 nh\u01b0 ch\u00e1u l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t tay chuy\u00ean tr\u1ecb v\u1eadt g\u00e2y h\u1ea1i \u1ea5y. \u00d4ng Groanin n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Zadie l\u00e0 v\u1eadt g\u00e2y h\u1ea1i. V\u00e0 n\u00f3 c\u1ea7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1eb7c tr\u1ecb. John chau m\u00e0y khi c\u1eadu c\u1ed1 nh\u1edb l\u1ea1i. \u2013\u2002Yana chunka. Yuraj pusaj. Puka tawa. Willapi qanchis... R\u1ed3i g\u00ec n\u1eefa nh\u1ec9? \u2013\u2002Kellu kinsa. Komer phisqa. Sutijankas iskay. Kulli sojta. Chixchi jison... Ch\u1edd ch\u00fat. C\u1eadu s\u1ed1t ru\u1ed9t g\u00f5 g\u00f5 tr\u00e1n. \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00fang, ch\u00e1u nh\u1edb ra r\u1ed3i. Chunpi uj. Ngay khi John v\u1eeba \u0111\u1ecdc xong nh\u1eefng \u00e2m ti\u1ebft Quechua cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, nh\u1eefng s\u1ee3i t\u00f3c bu\u1ed9c Zadie v\u00e0o c\u00e2y c\u1ea7u ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u t\u1ef1 g\u1ee1 ra. N\u00f3 nh\u00ecn gi\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t b\u1ed9 phim t\u00e0i li\u1ec7u theo m\u1ed1c th\u1eddi gian quay qu\u00e1 tr\u00ecnh ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t lo\u1ea1i c\u00e2y, ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 xem theo chi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea1i. V\u00e0i ph\u00fat tr\u00f4i qua, r\u1ed3i Zadie c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i. V\u00e0 khi c\u00f4 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ef1 do, trong su\u1ed1t v\u00e0i ph\u00fat, Zadie kh\u00f3c n\u1ee9c n\u1edf v\u00e0 xin l\u1ed7i v\u00ec t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n x\u1ea5u m\u00e0 c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m. C\u00f4 n\u00f3i gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng th\u1ed5n th\u1ee9c: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u th\u1eadm ch\u00ed kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i t\u1eeb tr\u1ecdng t\u00e2m c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Ngay khi ch\u00e1u c\u1eaft \u0111\u1ee9t v\u00e0i s\u1ee3i t\u00f3c, n\u00f3 kh\u00f3a ch\u1eb7t quai h\u00e0m c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u. N\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i \u0111ang ng\u1eadm c\u00e1i b\u00e0n ch\u1ea3i \u0111\u00e1nh r\u0103ng, c\u00e2y c\u1ea7u n\u00e0y s\u1ebd l\u00e0m ch\u00e1u ch\u1ebft ng\u1ea1t m\u1ea5t. Zadie v\u1eabn \u0111ang c\u1ea7m c\u00e1i dao trong tay, v\u00e0 vi\u1ec7c nh\u1eadn ra m\u00ecnh x\u00e9m","n\u1eefa b\u1ecb gi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ee7 k\u00edch \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f4 l\u1ea1i ch\u00e9m dao v\u00e0o c\u00e1i tay v\u1ecbn, c\u1eaft \u0111\u1ee9t th\u00eam v\u00e0i s\u1ee3i t\u00f3c v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa nhanh ch\u00f3ng b\u1ecb bao ph\u1ee7 k\u00edn m\u00edt b\u1edfi m\u1ed9t r\u1eebng t\u00f3c. R\u00ean l\u1edbn m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng, \u00f4ng Groanin ph\u00e0n n\u00e0n: \u2013\u2002Kh\u1ec9 th\u1eadt. Con b\u00e9 \u0111\u00f3 b\u1ecb kh\u00f9ng hay sao? \u00dd t\u00f4i l\u00e0, ai c\u0169ng ngh\u0129 n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u00e0i h\u1ecdc c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 r\u1ed3i ch\u1ee9. C\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Tr\u00ean th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u1ed7i c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i qu\u00ean b\u00e9ng \u0111i chuy\u1ec7n gi\u1ea3i th\u00f4i mi\u00ean cho n\u00f3. M\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa John bu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea3i l\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng t\u1eeb hi\u1ec7u l\u1ec7nh Inca. Ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y, c\u1eadu Nimrod gi\u1ea3i ph\u00f3ng c\u00e1i dao kh\u1ecfi tay Zadie ngay khi c\u00f4 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gi\u1ea3i tho\u00e1t kh\u1ecfi nh\u1eefng s\u1ee3i t\u00f3c. C\u1eadu b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 t\u00f4i n\u00ean c\u1ea7m c\u00e1i n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1eafc \u0103n. R\u1ed3i gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u thay \u0111\u1ed5i. V\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c, c\u1eadu nghe gi\u1ed1ng h\u1ec7t Virgil McCreeby. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean h\u1ecd nh\u1eadn ra ngo\u00e0i v\u00f4 s\u1ed1 t\u00e0i n\u0103ng \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft, c\u1eadu Nimrod c\u00f2n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1eaft ch\u01b0\u1edbc gi\u1ecdng c\u1ef1c gi\u1ecfi. C\u1eadu n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Zadie: \u2013\u2002Nghe ta n\u00f3i, Zadie. L\u1eafng nghe l\u1eddi ta. Ch\u1ec9 l\u1eddi ta th\u00f4i. Qu\u00ean h\u1ebft t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n kh\u00e1c. Ch\u1ec9 l\u1eddi c\u1ee7a ta m\u1edbi quan tr\u1ecdng. Khi ta b\u00fang tay, ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n b\u1ecb th\u00f4i mi\u00ean n\u1eefa. Ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd tho\u00e1t kh\u1ecfi tr\u1ea1ng th\u00e1i nh\u1eadp th\u1ea7n m\u00e0 ta \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0a ch\u00e1u v\u00e0o v\u00e0 c\u01b0 x\u1eed ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng. Ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd nh\u1edb l\u1ea1i t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd c\u01b0 x\u1eed ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng. C\u1eadu Nimrod b\u00fang tay tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft Zadie.","C\u00f4 nh\u00e1y m\u1eaft v\u00e0 nh\u00ecn quanh v\u1edbi v\u1ebb m\u1eb7t hoang mang. \u2013\u2002\u1ed2. C\u00f4 c\u1eafn m\u00f4i khi n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u tr\u00e0o l\u00ean trong m\u1eaft c\u00f4. \u2013\u2002\u00d4i. C\u1eadu Nimrod cho\u00e0ng m\u1ed9t tay qua vai Zadie \u0111\u1ec3 an \u1ee7i c\u00f4. Trong m\u1ed9t gi\u00e2y, Zadie kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i g\u00ec c\u1ea3. R\u1ed3i c\u00f4 l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u xin l\u1ed7i. Ch\u00e1u xin l\u1ed7i v\u00ec t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng vi\u1ec7c kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp m\u00e0 ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m. Ch\u00e1u n\u1ee3 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi xin l\u1ed7i. Ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 l\u1eddi b\u00e0o ch\u1eefa n\u00e0o, m\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch. Ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 v\u00ec ch\u00e1u ngh\u0129 ch\u00e1u y\u00eau Buck. Nh\u01b0ng gi\u1edd ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eadn ra ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 y\u00eau c\u1eadu \u1ea5y. Dybbuk v\u00e0 Virgil McCreeby \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ee3i d\u1ee5ng ch\u00e1u. Gi\u1edd ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. N\u1eafm l\u1ea5y tay Zadie v\u00e0 b\u00f3p nh\u1eb9 n\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch tr\u00ecu m\u1ebfn, Philippa an \u1ee7i: \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng sao \u0111\u00e2u. C\u1eadu b\u1ecb th\u00f4i mi\u00ean m\u00e0. C\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec kh\u00e1c. L\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean nh\u1eadn ra \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3, Zadie n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002\u1eea, t\u1edb b\u1ecb th\u00f4i mi\u00ean m\u00e0, \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng? R\u1ed3i c\u00f4 r\u00f9ng m\u00ecnh k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i: \u2013\u2002Khi c\u00e2y c\u1ea7u phun t\u00f3c ph\u1ee7 l\u1ea5y ch\u00e1u, Dybbuk th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f2n kh\u00f4ng t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch c\u1ee9u ch\u00e1u. C\u1eadu \u1ea5y n\u00f3i c\u1eadu \u1ea5y s\u1ebd quay l\u1ea1i c\u1ee9u ch\u00e1u ch\u1eebng n\u00e0o kh\u00f4i ph\u1ee5c l\u1ea1i s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00e1u bi\u1ebft c\u1eadu \u1ea5y n\u00f3i d\u1ed1i. V\u00e0 ch\u00e1u bi\u1ebft c\u1eadu \u1ea5y s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd quay l\u1ea1i c\u1ee9u ch\u00e1u. C\u0169ng gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 c\u1eadu \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng th\u00e8m \u0111i t\u00ecm ch\u00e1u khi ch\u00e1u b\u1ecb ng\u01b0\u1eddi Xuanaci b\u1eaft. C\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Ta e l\u00e0 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n th\u1eddi gian \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch.","Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u ta ph\u1ea3i nh\u1eafc cho ch\u00e1u bi\u1ebft, Zadie, v\u00e0 n\u00f3 c\u1ef1c k\u1ef3 quan tr\u1ecdng. D\u00f9 x\u1ea3y ra chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec ch\u00e1u c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh djinn khi ch\u00fang ta \u1edf m\u1eb7t b\u00ean n\u00e0y c\u1ee7a M\u1eaft R\u1eebng. C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc Enantodromia \u0111ang ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc s\u1ebd\u2026 Zadie c\u1eaft ngang: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc Enantodromia l\u00e0 g\u00ec. M\u00ecnh \u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec v\u1edbi s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh djinn v\u00e0 m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd c\u00f3 k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3 ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea1i. R\u1ed3i c\u00f4 g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u: \u2013\u2002V\u1eady th\u00ec chuy\u1ec7n c\u00e1i t\u00e0u ng\u1ea7m c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 di\u1ec5n t\u1ea3 h\u1ebft cho m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi bi\u1ebft h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1eadn d\u1eef nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o khi chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 x\u1ea3y ra. McCreeby \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb \u0111\u1eadp v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0 n\u00f3i n\u0103ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u00fd ngh\u0129a g\u00ec c\u1ea3. Ch\u00e1u ngh\u0129 g\u00e3 b\u1ecb ch\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ed9ng n\u00e3o. V\u00e0 Buck g\u1ecdi ch\u00e1u l\u00e0 djinn v\u00f4 d\u1ee5ng nh\u1ea5t c\u1eadu \u1ea5y t\u1eebng g\u1eb7p, v\u00e0 b\u1ea3o ch\u00e1u ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 \u00edch l\u1ee3i g\u00ec v\u1edbi c\u1eadu \u1ea5y n\u1ebfu ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 gi\u00fap h\u1ecd bay qua v\u1ef1c th\u1eb3m. Ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ed1 gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch v\u1ec1 t\u00ecnh hu\u1ed1ng v\u1edbi l\u1ed1c gi\u00f3 v\u00e0 vi\u1ec7c hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng ai c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u1ea1o ra m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i, nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu \u1ea5y \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n kh\u00f4ng tin ch\u00e1u. Sau \u0111\u00f3, ch\u00e1u ngh\u0129 c\u1eadu \u1ea5y ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t l\u00fd do \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1ecf ch\u00e1u l\u1ea1i. \u0110\u00f4i l\u00fac\u2026 C\u00f4 l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0 b\u1ef1c t\u1ee9c n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp: \u2013\u2002M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi bi\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng, \u0111\u00f4i l\u00fac d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn hai Buck kh\u00e1c nhau. Buck T\u1ed1t v\u00e0 Buck X\u1ea5u. C\u1eadu Nimrod b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u n\u00f3i nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n nh\u1eefng g\u00ec ch\u00e1u bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00f3. Coi n\u00e0o. Ch\u00fang ta n\u00ean \u0111i th\u00f4i.","Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng 25 \u0110\u0129a tr\u01b0\u1ee3t Ban \u0111\u1ea7u khi ch\u00fang m\u1edbi g\u1eb7p nhau v\u00e0 Dybbuk v\u1eabn \u0111ang xu\u1ed1ng tinh th\u1ea7n v\u00ec m\u1ea5t h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh djinn, c\u1eadu kh\u00e1 th\u00edch Zadie - \u0111\u1ee7 th\u00edch \u0111\u1ec3 cho ph\u00e9p b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n tin r\u1eb1ng c\u1eadu th\u00edch c\u00f4 nh\u01b0 c\u00f4 th\u00edch c\u1eadu. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi c\u1eadu \u0111o\u00e1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Virgil McCreeby \u0111\u00e3 th\u00f4i mi\u00ean Zadie khi\u1ebfn c\u00f4 ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh y\u00eau Dybbuk, m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f4 ph\u1ee5c t\u00f9ng m\u1ec7nh l\u1ec7nh c\u1ee7a g\u00e3. Dybbuk kh\u00e1 h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng v\u1edbi chuy\u1ec7n b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb th\u00f4i mi\u00ean, nh\u01b0ng c\u00f9ng l\u00fac, c\u1eadu l\u1ea1i n\u1eeda nghi ng\u1edd McCreeby kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i c\u0169ng \u0111ang s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng Zadie \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n c\u1eadu, b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ea3m b\u1ea3o ch\u00ednh g\u00e3 l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u1eafm quy\u1ec1n ki\u1ec3m so\u00e1t m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i Dybbuk. T\u1eeb sau ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3, Zadie \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 r\u1ea5t phi\u1ec1n to\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi Dybbuk. Lu\u00f4n \u0111eo b\u00e1m v\u00e0 ch\u00fa \u00fd qu\u00e1 m\u1ee9c, c\u00f4 l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng ch\u0103m ch\u00fa nh\u00ecn c\u1eadu, m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi ng\u1ecdt x\u1edbt \u0111\u1ea7y gi\u1ea3 t\u1ea1o v\u1edbi c\u1eadu, ng\u00e2m th\u01a1 t\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a Elizabeth Barrett Browning, h\u00e1t \u01b0 \u1eed trong cu\u1ed1ng h\u1ecdng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac, v\u00e0 lu\u00f4n c\u1ed1 vu\u1ed1t ve t\u00f3c c\u1eadu ho\u1eb7c v\u1eb9t n\u00f3 l\u00ean kh\u1ecfi ch\u00e2n m\u00e0y \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f4 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u00ecu m\u1ebfn nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o m\u1eaft c\u1eadu. Dybbuk gh\u00e9t b\u1ecb ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c ch\u1ea1m v\u00e0o t\u00f3c c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu. \u0110\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t l\u00e0 khi h\u1ecd h\u00e1t \u01b0 \u1eed trong cu\u1ed1ng h\u1ecdng ho\u1eb7c ng\u00e2m th\u01a1. Cho d\u00f9 h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb th\u00f4i mi\u00ean \u0111\u1ec3 c\u01b0 x\u1eed nh\u01b0 v\u1eady.","V\u00e0 d\u0129 nhi\u00ean kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 k\u1ec3 thi\u1ebfu th\u00f3i quen nh\u1ea3y tap-dance v\u00e0 c\u00e1i b\u00e0n ch\u1ea3i \u0111\u00e1nh r\u0103ng lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n hi\u1ec7n di\u1ec7n trong mi\u1ec7ng c\u00f4 nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y k\u1eb9o ng\u1eadm. Nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0m Dybbuk th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 ph\u00e1t \u0111i\u00ean. V\u00ec t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng l\u00fd do \u0111\u00f3, Dybbuk \u0111\u00e3 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n vui v\u1ebb khi h\u1ecd r\u1ed1t cu\u1ed9c c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1ecf l\u1ea1i Zadie. V\u1ea3 l\u1ea1i, h\u1ecd c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c. R\u00f5 r\u00e0ng b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng n\u00e0o t\u1eeb c\u1eadu hay Virgil McCreeby \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1eaft nh\u1eefng s\u1ee3i t\u00f3c c\u1ee7a c\u00e2y c\u1ea7u d\u00e2y \u0111ang tr\u00f3i bu\u1ed9c Zadie s\u1ebd ch\u1ec9 khi\u1ebfn h\u1ecd l\u00e2m v\u00e0o c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3nh nh\u01b0 c\u00f4. D\u0129 nhi\u00ean c\u1eadu c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p cho c\u00f4. Tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh gi\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t b\u1ed9 n\u1ed1i t\u00f3c New Jersey nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t k\u1ebft th\u00fac vui v\u1ebb g\u00ec cho c\u00f4, nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu gi\u00fap g\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ee9? C\u1eadu \u0111\u00e2u c\u00f3 s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh djinn \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u00fap c\u00f4. C\u00fai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u00ecn gi\u1ed1ng x\u00e1c \u01b0\u1edbp c\u1ee7a Zadie, g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 c\u1eadu d\u00e1m, Dybbuk b\u1ea3o v\u1edbi c\u00f4 r\u1eb1ng sau khi h\u1ed3i ph\u1ee5c l\u1ea1i s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh, c\u1eadu s\u1ebd quay l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y v\u00e0 t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch c\u1ee9u c\u00f4 ra. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f9ng l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3, \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3 trong \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1eadu, c\u1eadu bi\u1ebft s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i v\u1eady v\u00e0 nhi\u1ec1u kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng c\u1eadu s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng b\u1eadn t\u00e2n \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3. Ngay khi c\u00f3 l\u1ea1i s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh, c\u1eadu s\u1ebd t\u1ea1o m\u1ed9t c\u01a1n l\u1ed1c gi\u00f3 v\u00e0 bay \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea3o Bahamas ngh\u1ec9 ng\u01a1i v\u00e0i tu\u1ea7n. M\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh. Virgil McCreeby ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n bu\u1ed3n b\u1ef1c h\u01a1n nhi\u1ec1u v\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c b\u1ecf l\u1ea1i Zadie, Dybbuk ngh\u0129 th\u1ea7m. X\u00e9t \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00f9ng, g\u00e3 s\u1ebd m\u1ea5t toi ba \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc m\u00e0 c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ee9a ban cho g\u00e3 n\u1ebfu gi\u00fap ch\u00fang. Nh\u01b0ng m\u1eb7t kh\u00e1c, g\u00e3 hi\u1ec7n v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh k\u1ec3 t\u1eeb sau c\u00fa \u0111\u1eadp \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a g\u00e3 khi chi\u1ebfc m\u00e1y bay\/t\u00e0u ng\u1ea7m m\u00e0 Zadie \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ea1o ra \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ecd bay qua v\u1ef1c b\u1ecb r\u1edbt xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t. McCreeby \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1eadp \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0o c\u00e1i k\u00ednh ti\u1ec1m v\u1ecdng, v\u00e0 Dybbuk \u0111\u00e3 bu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea3i l\u00f4i g\u00e3 ra ngo\u00e0i. K\u1ec3 t\u1eeb l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3, McCreeby lu\u00f4n t\u1ef1 l\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i l\u1eddi n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 ng\u01a1 ng\u00e1c nh\u00ecn m\u1ed7i khi Dybbuk n\u00f3i v\u1edbi g\u00e3 m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3. Dybbuk \u0111o\u00e1n l\u00e0 g\u00e3 b\u1ecb ch\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ed9ng n\u00e3o. B\u1ea3n th\u00e2n c\u1eadu \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1edd v\u1eabn c\u00f2n th\u1eafc m\u1eafc chuy\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i sao m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i m\u00e1y bay","c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 bi\u1ebfn th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i t\u00e0u ng\u1ea7m c\u1ee1 nh\u1ecf. \u0110\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 k\u00e9m c\u1ecfi c\u1ee7a Zadie tr\u00ean t\u01b0 c\u00e1ch m\u1ed9t djinn, hay c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t l\u00fd do kh\u00e1c? C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 m\u1ed9t s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh djinn kh\u00e1c \u0111\u00e3 can thi\u1ec7p v\u00e0o s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 ch\u0103ng? Nimrod, ho\u1eb7c c\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i. Ho\u1eb7c th\u1eadm ch\u00ed l\u00e0 Manco Capac. B\u1ecf l\u1ea1i c\u00e2y c\u1ea7u v\u00e0 Zadie sau l\u01b0ng, Dybbuk v\u00e0 McCreeby l\u1ea7n theo m\u1ed9t con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u00e1 v\u00e0ng u\u1ed1n l\u01b0\u1ee3n \u1edf ph\u00eda tr\u00ean v\u1ef1c th\u1eb3m. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ebfn cu\u1ed1c b\u1ed9 l\u00e0m ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta kh\u1ecfe kho\u1eafn h\u1eb3n ra v\u1edbi b\u1ea7u kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed n\u00fai non s\u1ea1ch s\u1ebd mang h\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u1ecb trong l\u00e0nh, ng\u1ecdt ng\u00e0o. Ngay c\u1ea3 McCreeby c\u0169ng nh\u00ecn h\u0103ng h\u00e1i h\u01a1n. G\u00e3 li\u00ean t\u1ee5c h\u00edt th\u1edf ph\u00ec ph\u00f2 qua l\u1ed7 m\u0169i nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t hu\u1ea5n luy\u1ec7n vi\u00ean t\u01b0 nh\u00e2n \u0111ang c\u1ed1 thuy\u1ebft ph\u1ee5c kh\u00e1ch h\u00e0ng. V\u00e0 sau ch\u1eebng m\u1ed9t ho\u1eb7c hai ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3, McCreeby \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ec9nh t\u00e1o l\u1ea1i, \u0111\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u1eadn ra Zadie kh\u00f4ng \u0111i c\u00f9ng h\u1ecd. Nh\u01b0ng khi g\u00e3 h\u1ecfi c\u00f4 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u, Dybbuk c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y n\u00ean \u0111\u01b0a cho g\u00e3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m tr\u00ec ho\u00e3n h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh l\u00ean n\u00fai c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. Tr\u00ean th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf, c\u1eadu c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n h\u1ee3p l\u00fd khi l\u1ea5p \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u1ea7u McCreeby v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng g\u00ec c\u1eadu mu\u1ed1n g\u00e3 tin v\u00e0o, b\u1edfi v\u00ec, theo nghi ng\u1edd c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu, \u0111\u00f3 ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u McCreeby \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m v\u1edbi c\u1eadu th\u00f4ng qua Zadie. C\u1eadu n\u00f3i, gi\u1ecdng ra v\u1ebb bu\u1ed3n b\u00e3: \u2013\u2002N\u00f3 ch\u1ebft r\u1ed3i. McCreeby l\u1eadp l\u1ea1i: \u2013\u2002Ch\u1ebft? Nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o? Chuy\u1ec7n qu\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra? \u2013\u2002\u00d4ng th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 kh\u00f4ng nh\u1edb \u00e0? \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng nh\u1edb. Ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 suy ngh\u0129 t\u1ec9nh t\u00e1o g\u00ec k\u1ec3 t\u1eeb khi ch\u00fang ta \u1edf trong c\u00e1i t\u00e0u ng\u1ea7m. Ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? Dybbuk g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u: \u2013\u2002\u00d4ng \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb \u0111\u1eadp v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea7u, ch\u1ec9 v\u1eady th\u00f4i.","\u2013\u2002Gi\u1edd t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ee1 h\u01a1n r\u1ed3i. Cho n\u00ean h\u00e3y n\u00f3i cho t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft v\u1ec1 Zadie. Dybbuk n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002\u1edc th\u00ec, \u00f4ng c\u00f3 nh\u1edb chuy\u1ec7n \u00f4ng b\u1ea3o n\u00f3 c\u1eaft c\u00e2y c\u1ea7u kh\u00f4ng? V\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i dao? \u0110\u1ec3 ng\u0103n ai \u0111\u00f3 nh\u01b0 Nimrod \u0111u\u1ed5i theo ch\u00fang ta? \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i v\u1eady \u00e0? Tr\u00ean th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf, ch\u00ednh Dybbuk l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb Zadie l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3. Nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu n\u00f3i d\u1ed1i: \u2013\u2002\u1eea, \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i v\u1eady. V\u00e0 \u00f4ng c\u00f3 nh\u1edb chuy\u1ec7n c\u00e2y c\u1ea7u l\u00e0m t\u1eeb t\u00f3c ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng? McCreeby tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002C\u00f3. T\u00f4i nh\u1edb \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. Ai m\u00e0 ngh\u0129 l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi Inca t\u00ecnh nguy\u1ec7n c\u1eaft t\u00f3c nh\u01b0 v\u1eady ch\u1ee9? \u2013\u2002Cho n\u00ean, khi Zadie c\u1eaft c\u00e2y c\u1ea7u, v\u00e0i s\u1ee3i t\u00f3c \u0111\u1ea5y ch\u00fang, \u1edd, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i l\u00e0 s\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i v\u00e0, gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t con tr\u0103n boa, b\u00f3p ngh\u1eb9n n\u00f3 khi ch\u00fang s\u1eeda l\u1ea1i c\u00e2y c\u1ea7u. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi Zadie k\u1ecbp n\u00f3i t\u1eeb tr\u1ecdng t\u00e2m c\u1ee7a n\u00f3, m\u1ea5y s\u1ee3i t\u00f3c \u0111\u00e3 qu\u1ea5n ch\u1eb7t quanh c\u1ed5 n\u00f3. C\u1ea3 n\u00f3 l\u1eabn t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec. McCreeby th\u1ed1t l\u00ean: \u2013\u2002Tr\u1eddi \u1ea1, t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p Zadie. Nh\u00fan vai m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch l\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ea1m, Dybbuk n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 x\u1ea3y ra cho b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ai trong ch\u00fang ta. McCreeby h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002\u00dd c\u1eadu l\u00e0, chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 s\u1ebd x\u1ea3y ra cho b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ai c\u1ea7m dao c\u1eaft c\u00e2y c\u1ea7u? G\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1ebb nghi\u00eam tr\u1ecdng, Dybbuk n\u00f3i:","\u2013\u2002\u00d4ng \u0111\u00e3 r\u1ea5t d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m. \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i \u00e0? \u2013\u2002\u1eea. \u00d4ng kh\u00f4ng nh\u1edb sao? \u00d4ng \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ed1 c\u1ea7m dao c\u1eaft v\u00e0i s\u1ee3i t\u00f3c \u0111ang si\u1ebft c\u1ed5 Zadie v\u00e0 x\u00e9m n\u1eefa c\u0169ng b\u1ecb si\u1ebft ch\u1ebft. McCreeby l\u1ea1i th\u1ed1t l\u00ean: \u2013\u2002Tr\u1eddi \u1ea1, nghe nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 may m\u1eafn tr\u1ed1n tho\u00e1t \u1ea5y. \u2013\u2002\u1eea, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 r\u1ea5t may m\u1eafn. \u2013\u2002V\u1eady t\u00f3m l\u1ea1i, Zadie t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft? \u2013\u2002\u1eea, \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft. Ch\u1eb7c ch\u1eb7c l\u01b0\u1ee1i v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1 m\u1ed9t h\u00f2n \u0111\u00e1 ra kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i c\u1ee7a g\u00e3, McCreeby n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Th\u1eadt \u0111\u00e1ng ti\u1ebfc. C\u00f4 \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e1ng l\u1ebd s\u1ebd cho Virgil McCreeby gi\u00e0 ba \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00e1 tr\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee3i chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3. Ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n kh\u1ecfi Nimrod m\u00e0 th\u00f4i. Dybbuk b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i s\u1ebd cho \u00f4ng th\u00eam ba \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc n\u1eefa khi n\u00e0o s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ee5c h\u1ed3i. \u0110\u1ec3 b\u00f9 l\u1ea1i ba \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ee7a Zadie m\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ea5t. D\u0129 nhi\u00ean McCreeby \u0111\u00e1ng l\u1ebd n\u00ean ph\u1ee7 nh\u1eadn l\u1eddi c\u1eadu v\u1eeba n\u00f3i. N\u00f3i v\u1edbi c\u1eadu r\u1eb1ng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc th\u1ee9 t\u01b0 s\u1ebd v\u00f4 hi\u1ec7u h\u00f3a ba \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean. Nh\u01b0ng g\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i g\u00ec. V\u00e0 Dybbuk k\u1ebft lu\u1eadn r\u1eb1ng c\u00f3 l\u1ebd McCreeby v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n h\u1ed3i ph\u1ee5c sau c\u00fa \u0111\u1eadp \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u00f3. Ho\u1eb7c c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u ngo\u1ea1i giao c\u1ee7a g\u00e3 b\u1ea3o g\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean ph\u1ee7 nh\u1eadn c\u1eadu. X\u00e9t \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00f9ng, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 Dybbuk, Virgil McCreeby th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f2n kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ba \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc n\u00e0o. H\u1ecd ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i, v\u00e0 sau ch\u1eebng m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3, h\u1ecd v\u00f2ng qua m\u1ed9t ng\u00e3 r\u1ebd v\u00e0 th\u1ea5y con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u00e1 v\u00e0ng \u0111i xuy\u00ean qua hai h\u00e0ng","c\u00e2y l\u1edbn kh\u00fac khu\u1ef7u. Ch\u00fang cao c\u1ee1 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u01b0\u1edfng th\u00e0nh, m\u00e0u n\u00e2u, v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t b\u00f4ng hoa m\u00e0u h\u1ed3ng t\u01b0\u01a1i gi\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t \u1ed1ng tho\u00e1t n\u01b0\u1edbc, v\u00e0 nh\u00ecn h\u01a1i gi\u1ed1ng n\u1ea5m. Ban \u0111\u1ea7u, Dybbuk ngh\u0129 gi\u00f3 \u0111ang th\u1ed5i. Ch\u1ec9 sau g\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t ph\u00fat nh\u00ecn ch\u00fang, c\u1eadu m\u1edbi ch\u00fa \u00fd th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i c\u00e2y n\u00e0y \u0111ang l\u1eafc l\u01b0 nh\u1eb9, nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t lo\u00e0i \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u1eadt bi\u1ec3n k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3. Ch\u1ec9 khi \u0111\u00f3 c\u1eadu m\u1edbi nh\u1eadn ra \u0111\u00e2y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 lo\u1ea1i c\u00e2y \u0103n th\u1ecbt. L\u00e1ch ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ean tr\u01b0\u1edbc Dybbuk, McCreeby v\u1eeba b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i ti\u1ebfp v\u1eeba gi\u1ee5c: \u2013\u2002C\u00f2n ch\u1ea7n ch\u1edd g\u00ec n\u1eefa? Paititi \u1edf ngay tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t ch\u00fang ta. Dybbuk ch\u1ee5p l\u1ea5y c\u00e1i ba l\u00f4 c\u1ee7a McCreeby v\u00e0 k\u00e9o ng\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u00e3 l\u1ea1i. \u2013\u2002G\u00ec v\u1eady? C\u00f3 v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 g\u00ec \u00e0? \u2013\u2002Nh\u00ecn \u0111i. Dybbuk n\u00f3i khi m\u1ed9t con heo v\u00f2i nh\u1ecf m\u00f2 m\u1eabm ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00ean con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. Nh\u1eefng b\u00f4ng hoa m\u00e0u h\u1ed3ng quay v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda con v\u1eadt nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf ch\u00fang c\u00f3 m\u1eaft. Ngay gi\u00e2y ti\u1ebfp theo, Dybbuk v\u00e0 McCreeby nghe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t chu\u1ed7i \u00e2m thanh ph\u1ee5t ph\u1ee5t, v\u00e0 th\u1edf h\u1ed1c kinh ng\u1ea1c khi th\u1ea5y v\u00e0i s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y h\u00ecnh \u1ed1ng s\u1eafc b\u00e9n ph\u00f3ng ra t\u1eeb m\u1ed7i b\u00f4ng hoa, nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng m\u0169i phi ti\u00eau ph\u00f3ng ra t\u1eeb \u1ed1ng th\u1ed5i, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e2m v\u00e0o l\u1edbp da x\u00e1m c\u1ee7a con heo v\u00f2i. Ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t gi\u00e2y sau, con v\u1eadt g\u1ee5c xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t, \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft. V\u00e0i gi\u00e2y n\u1eefa tr\u00f4i qua v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y h\u00ecnh \u1ed1ng b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1ecb l\u1ea5p \u0111\u1ea7y b\u1edfi m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ecf. Gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 h\u1ecd \u0111ang xem m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c truy\u1ec1n m\u00e1u trong b\u1ec7nh vi\u1ec7n. Nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i c\u00e2y \u0111ang h\u00fat m\u00e1u con heo v\u00f2i. McCreeby th\u1ed1t l\u00ean: \u2013\u2002Tr\u1eddi \u1ea1, m\u1ea5y c\u00e1i c\u00e2y \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 th\u1ef1c v\u1eadt \u0103n th\u1ecbt. Dybbuk quan s\u00e1t: \u2013\u2002N\u00f3i nh\u1eb9 th\u00ec l\u00e0 v\u1eady.","\u2013\u2002C\u00f3 ph\u1ea7n gi\u1ed1ng lo\u00e0i c\u00e2y b\u1eaft ru\u1ed3i Venus, nh\u01b0ng to h\u01a1n. \u2013\u2002To h\u01a1n r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd n\u00f3i ch\u00fang c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u1eddi. M\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i c\u00e2y ng\u1eebng u\u1ed1ng m\u00e1u trong gi\u00e2y l\u00e1t v\u00e0 ph\u00e1t ra m\u1ed9t \u00e2m thanh nghe nh\u01b0 ti\u1ebfng \u1ee3 h\u01a1i. Dybbuk \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb: \u2013\u2002V\u00ec ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua m\u1ea5y c\u00e1i c\u00e2y n\u00e0y m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb d\u00ednh m\u1ed9t m\u0169i phi ti\u00eau n\u00e0o, t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb ch\u00fang ta n\u00ean l\u1ee3i d\u1ee5ng l\u00fac ch\u00fang \u0111ang b\u1eadn r\u1ed9n \u0103n u\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 \u0111i qua ch\u00fang c\u00e0ng nhanh c\u00e0ng t\u1ed1t. V\u00e0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi McCreeby c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i g\u00ec, Dybbuk ph\u00f3ng v\u1ecdt tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0 v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i c\u00e2y ma c\u00e0 r\u1ed3ng. \u2013\u2002\u00dd ki\u1ebfn hay. McCreeby n\u00f3i, r\u1ed3i ch\u1ea1y theo c\u1eadu. M\u1ed9t vi\u1ec7c m\u00e0 Dybbuk ngh\u0129 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m b\u1ea5t th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb m\u00e0 c\u1eadu v\u1eabn g\u1eafn m\u00e1c h\u00e8n nh\u00e1t, v\u00e0 c\u1eadu k\u1ebft lu\u1eadn r\u1eb1ng c\u01a1n ch\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ed9ng n\u00e3o c\u1ee7a McCreeby v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n h\u1ed3i ph\u1ee5c. Nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i c\u00e1i c\u00e2y n\u00e0o c\u0169ng ph\u00f3ng phi ti\u00eau d\u00e2y v\u00e0o con heo v\u00f2i v\u00e0 khi McCreeby v\u1ed9i v\u00e3 b\u0103ng qua ch\u00fang, hai c\u00e1i c\u00e2y phun b\u1ed9 ph\u1eadn n\u1ea1p nhi\u00ean li\u1ec7u ch\u1ebft ch\u00f3c c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda \u00f4ng. M\u1ed9t c\u00e1i kh\u00f4ng tr\u00fang. M\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u0111\u00e2m v\u00e0o ba l\u00f4 c\u1ee7a McCreeby. May cho g\u00e3 l\u00e0 c\u00e1i ba l\u00f4 r\u1ea5t to. Tuy nhi\u00ean g\u00e3 th\u1ea7y ph\u00e1p l\u1ea1i ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn ra chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0 v\u1eabn ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c ch\u1ea1y. Cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y b\u1ecb k\u00e9o h\u1ebft \u0111\u1ed9 d\u00e0i c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 v\u00e0 gi\u1eadt ng\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u00e3 c\u00f9ng c\u00e1i ba l\u00f4 l\u1ea1i: s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a phi ti\u00eau v\u00e0 s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y l\u1edbn \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c n\u00f3 khi\u1ebfn McCreeby ng\u00e3 ch\u1ed5ng ng\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda sau. Khi McCreeby \u0111\u1eadp m\u1ea1nh xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t, m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed1ng h\u1ed9p, dao, n\u0129a, ly r\u1edbt ra kh\u1ecfi ph\u1ea7n n\u1eafp ba l\u00f4 bu\u1ed9c h\u1edd. McCreeby n\u1eb1m ng\u1eeda t\u1ea1i ch\u1ed7 trong gi\u00e2y l\u00e1t, tay ch\u00e2n qu\u01a1 qu\u00e0o c\u1ed1 ng\u1ed3i d\u1eady, gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t con b\u1ecd","c\u00e1nh c\u1ee9ng \u0111en to t\u01b0\u1edbng. G\u00e3 h\u00e9t l\u00ean: \u2013\u2002C\u1ee9u! M\u1ea5y c\u00e1i th\u1ee9 kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 m\u00f3c v\u00e0o t\u00f4i. Dybbuk ph\u00e1t ra m\u1ed9t \u00e2m thanh nghe nh\u01b0 ti\u1ebfng k\u00e8n fagot v\u00e0 tr\u1ee3n tr\u00f2n m\u1eaft l\u00ean tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ec9nh \u0111\u1ea7u. Nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c ngo\u00e0i vi\u1ec7c quay l\u1ea1i gi\u00fap McCreeby. Trong ba l\u00f4 c\u1ee7a McCreeby c\u00f3 c\u00e2y quy\u1ec1n tr\u01b0\u1ee3ng v\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a Manco Capac c\u00f9ng v\u00e0i c\u1ed5 v\u1eadt Inca c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft cho nghi l\u1ec5 kutumunkichu. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 \u0111\u00f3, h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ebfn Paititi ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 ph\u00ed ph\u1ea1m th\u1eddi gian. \u0110\u1ebfn c\u1ea1nh McCreeby, c\u1eadu l\u1eadt g\u00e3 n\u1eb1m \u00fap s\u1ea5p v\u00e0 d\u00f9ng dao c\u1eaft \u0111\u1ee9t nh\u1eefng s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y ma c\u00e0 r\u1ed3ng kh\u1ecfi c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u m\u00f3c c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang. R\u1ec9 ra m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed1ng ch\u1ea5t l\u1ecfng m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ecf n\u1eb7ng m\u00f9i nhi\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e1ng kinh ng\u1ea1c, s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y r\u1ee5t v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e2n c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 nh\u01b0 x\u00fac tua c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t con b\u1ea1ch tu\u1ed9c b\u1ecb th\u01b0\u01a1ng. Nh\u01b0ng Dybbuk c\u00f2n kinh ng\u1ea1c h\u01a1n n\u1eefa khi nghe c\u00e1i c\u00e2y ph\u00e1t ra m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng rin r\u00edt l\u1edbn, nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t con gi\u00e1n b\u1ecb \u0111e d\u1ecda. \u0110\u1ea9y ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u1eady, McCreeby r\u00f9ng m\u00ecnh kinh t\u1edfm v\u00e0 n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002\u00d4i, kinh kh\u1ee7ng, kinh kh\u1ee7ng, kinh kh\u1ee7ng. C\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng? C\u00e1i c\u00e2y to t\u01b0\u1edbng x\u1ea5u x\u00ed \u0111\u00f3 x\u00e9m n\u1eefa b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00f4i. Nh\u00ecn ba l\u00f4, Virgil McCreeby s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i nh\u00edu m\u0169i v\u00e0 k\u00e9o c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u m\u00f3c nh\u1edbp nh\u00e1p ra kh\u1ecfi ba l\u00f4. N\u00f3 d\u00e0i g\u1ea7n hai m\u00e9t, c\u00f3 ng\u1ea1nh c\u00e2u, v\u00e0 s\u1eafc nh\u01b0 gai x\u01b0\u01a1ng r\u1ed3ng. G\u00e3 qu\u1eb3ng n\u00f3 \u0111i tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi nh\u1eb7t l\u00ean nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 \u0111\u00e3 r\u1edbt ra kh\u1ecfi ba l\u00f4. T\u1ea1m th\u1eddi qu\u00ean m\u1ea5t s\u1ef1 nh\u1ea1y c\u1ea3m kh\u1ee7ng ho\u1ea3ng c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu b\u00e9 djinn \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi c\u00e1i t\u00ean k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, McCreeby n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002C\u00e1m \u01a1n c\u1eadu, Dybbuk. Dybbuk nh\u1eafc:","\u2013\u2002Buck. Ch\u1ec9 Buck th\u00f4i, okay? *** C\u00e1ch nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i c\u00e2y ma c\u00e0 r\u1ed3ng ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t gi\u1edd \u0111i \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 m\u1ea5t t\u00edch Paititi n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ec9nh n\u00fai nh\u00f4 l\u00ean cao nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t v\u01b0\u01a1ng mi\u1ec7n ngay gi\u1eefa m\u1ed9t thung l\u0169ng m\u00e2y ph\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ea7y. Kh\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng ra m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i n\u00e0o huy\u1ec1n b\u00ed h\u01a1n th\u1ebf, Dybbuk ngh\u0129 th\u1ea7m. Ngay c\u1ea3 v\u1edbi tr\u00ed t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u1ee7a djinn. M\u1ed9t d\u1ea3i \u0111\u00e1 h\u1eb9p d\u1eabn \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00ean \u0111\u1ec9nh n\u00fai v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng c\u00f4ng tr\u00ecnh ki\u1ebfn tr\u00fac r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng mang ngu\u1ed3n g\u1ed1c Inca \u1edf trong m\u1ed9t t\u00ecnh tr\u1ea1ng t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n nhi\u1ec1u so v\u1edbi Machu Picchu hay M\u1eaft R\u1eebng. D\u00f9 b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ee5c kho\u00e9t v\u00e0 b\u00e0o m\u00f2n d\u1ea7n b\u1edfi th\u1eddi gian, kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t phi\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e1 l\u1edbn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00e9o l\u00e9o x\u1ebfp kh\u00edt v\u00e0o nhau n\u00e0o b\u1ecb c\u00e2y c\u1ed1i m\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u01b0 \u1edf nh\u1eefng di t\u00edch Inca kh\u00e1c. Tuy v\u1eady, nh\u1eefng t\u00f2a nh\u00e0 vu\u00f4ng v\u1ee9c \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng kh\u00e1c g\u00ec m\u1ed9t kh\u1ed1i v\u1ecf r\u1ed7ng v\u1edbi kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 hay c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda n\u00e0o, v\u00e0 ch\u00fang c\u00f3 v\u1ebb kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u00f9ng cho b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 m\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch n\u00e0o ngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb m\u1ed9t t\u00f2a nh\u00e0 ch\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ea7y v\u0169 kh\u00ed v\u00e0 \u00e1o gi\u00e1p c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi Inca. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f2a nh\u00e0 trung t\u00e2m l\u1ea1i ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00e1c bi\u1ec7t. N\u00f3 c\u00f3 h\u00ecnh d\u00e1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t th\u00e1nh \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng m\u00e1i v\u00f2m nh\u1ecf, v\u1edbi chi ti\u1ebft \u0111\u00e1ng ch\u00fa \u00fd nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda v\u00e0ng n\u1eb7ng n\u1ec1. McCreeby h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002M\u1ed9t l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i \u00e0? Dybbuk tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002C\u00f3 th\u1ec3. McCreeby h\u1ed5n h\u1ec3n n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002N\u1ed9i ch\u1ec9 nh\u00ecn c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda \u0111\u00f3 xem, Buck, n\u00f3 th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f2n l\u1edbn h\u01a1n","M\u1eaft R\u1eebng. V\u00e0 n\u00f3 l\u00e0 v\u00e0ng r\u00f2ng. M\u1ed9t m\u00f3n v\u00f4 gi\u00e1 \u0111\u00e2y. Dybbuk ch\u1ec9 nh\u00fan vai. C\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1ea5y h\u1ee9ng th\u00fa v\u1edbi v\u00e0ng. T\u1eebng c\u00f3 th\u1eddi gian c\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 khi\u1ebfn c\u00e1i th\u1ee9 n\u00e0y xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n ch\u1ec9 v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t t\u1eeb v\u00e0 c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec3u n\u1ed5i t\u1ea1i sao mundane l\u1ea1i m\u00ea \u0111\u1eafm n\u00f3 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. X\u00e9t \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00f9ng, v\u00e0ng ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 kim lo\u1ea1i. S\u00e1ng h\u01a1n s\u1eaft v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed3ng, nh\u01b0ng v\u1eabn ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t kim lo\u1ea1i. S\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh m\u1edbi l\u00e0 th\u1ee9 c\u1eadu quan t\u00e2m. S\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh djinn. \u0110\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t l\u00e0 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd khi c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n n\u00f3. So v\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e0m t\u1eeb v\u00e0ng r\u00f2ng, h\u00ecnh kh\u1eafc tr\u00ean c\u1eeda c\u00e0ng khi\u1ebfn ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta t\u00f2 m\u00f2 h\u01a1n nhi\u1ec1u. N\u00f3 nh\u00ecn gi\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y n\u1ea5m l\u1edbn. Dybbuk b\u1eadt c\u01b0\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4n gi\u00e1o th\u1edd n\u1ea5m \u00e0? McCreeby \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd: \u2013\u2002Nh\u00ecn c\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. Dybbuk b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 n\u00f3i \u0111\u00f9a th\u00f4i. \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng. M\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 lo\u00e0i n\u1ea5m \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ng\u01b0\u1eddi Inca coi nh\u01b0 v\u1eadt thi\u00eang. \u0110\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t l\u00e0 v\u1edbi c\u00e1c t\u01b0 t\u1ebf c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. H\u1ecd g\u1ecdi ch\u00fang l\u00e0 teonanactl, hay \u201cth\u1ecbt c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c v\u1ecb th\u1ea7n\u201d. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Aztec th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f2n coi n\u1ea5m l\u00e0 th\u1ea7n linh. Dybbuk c\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1ea1o: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i gh\u00e9t n\u1ea5m. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ea1i sao l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi mu\u1ed1n \u0103n n\u1ea5m. \u2013\u2002Khi c\u00e1c t\u01b0 t\u1ebf Inca \u0103n m\u1ea5y lo\u1ea1i n\u1ea5m n\u00e0y, h\u1ecd ngh\u0129 h\u1ecd tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y vi\u1ec5n c\u1ea3nh t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft n\u1ea5m li\u00ean quan g\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn","nghi l\u1ec5 kutumunkichu. \u0110\u1ea9y m\u1edf c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda v\u00e0ng n\u1eb7ng n\u1ec1, Dybbuk b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002C\u00f3 l\u1ebd ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi b\u00ean trong. McCreeby n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Nh\u00ecn c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda n\u00e0y n\u1eb7ng th\u1ebf n\u00e0o xem. V\u00e0 c\u00e1i c\u00e1ch n\u00f3 kh\u00edt v\u00e0o khung c\u1eeda. N\u1ebfu ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y, ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi Inca th\u1eadt l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng k\u1ef9 s\u01b0 \u0111\u00e1ng kinh ng\u1ea1c. Ngay c\u1ea3 Dybbuk c\u0169ng ph\u1ea3i c\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t c\u1ee7a McCreeby. B\u1ea3n th\u00e2n t\u00f2a nh\u00e0 m\u00e1i v\u00f2m n\u00e0y mang m\u1ed9t h\u00ecnh c\u1ea7u ho\u00e0n h\u1ea3o nh\u01b0 bong b\u00f3ng v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ed9 cao ch\u1eebng ch\u00edn hay m\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e9t. M\u1ed7i m\u1ed9t phi\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e1 to l\u1edbn, ph\u1eb3ng phiu c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c x\u1ebfp kh\u00edt v\u00e0o nhau m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch ho\u00e0n h\u1ea3o. Kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed b\u00ean trong t\u00f2a nh\u00e0 kh\u00e1 m\u00e1t m\u1ebb, g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 trong bu\u1ed3ng b\u1ec7nh. M\u1ed9t d\u00e3y b\u1eadc thang \u0111\u00e1 d\u1eabn l\u00ean m\u1ed9t kh\u1ed1i \u0111\u00e1 tr\u00f2n m\u00e0u tr\u1eafng, n\u01a1i ch\u00ednh gi\u1eefa c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y g\u1eady d\u00e0i b\u1eb1ng v\u00e0ng. McCreeby nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t khi b\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean nh\u1eefng b\u1eadc thang: \u2013\u2002G\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 t\u00f2a nh\u00e0 n\u00e0y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ee9a \u0111\u1ef1ng m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ea5y. N\u00e0y, \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00ecn c\u00e1i n\u00e0y xem. B\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean b\u1eadc thang v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ee9ng c\u1ea1nh g\u00e3, Dybbuk nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y c\u00e2y g\u1eady v\u00e0ng c\u1eafm s\u00e2u v\u00e0i ch\u1ee5c m\u00e9t xu\u1ed1ng b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00e2n h\u1ecd. C\u1eadu h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002C\u00e1i g\u00ec v\u1eady? McCreeby n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft. \u2013\u2002V\u1eady gi\u1edd ch\u00fang ta l\u00e0m g\u00ec? McCreeby nh\u00fan vai b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002D\u1ef1a theo cu\u1ed1n s\u1eed k\u00fd c\u1ed5 ghi l\u1ea1i l\u1eddi k\u1ec3 c\u1ee7a t\u01b0 t\u1ebf Inca Ti Cosi,","ph\u1ea7n cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u1ee7a nghi l\u1ec5 kutumunkichu s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. Ch\u1ec9 tay v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t \u0111o\u1ea1n v\u0103n t\u1ef1 tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t sau c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda \u0111\u00e3 d\u1eabn h\u1ecd v\u00e0o trong t\u00f2a nh\u00e0 m\u00e1i v\u00f2m, Dybbuk h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002C\u00e1i n\u00e0y \u00e0? \u2013\u2002\u1eea. Ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n l\u00e0 n\u00f3. H\u1ecd b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00ecn \u0111o\u1ea1n v\u0103n t\u1ef1. McCreeby l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m: \u2013\u2002L\u1ea1 th\u1eadt. \u2013\u2002L\u1ea1 g\u00ec? McCreeby tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002Ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef c\u1ee7a \u0111o\u1ea1n v\u0103n t\u1ef1 n\u00e0y. Ch\u00fang l\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng T\u00e2y Ban Nha. Dybbuk h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002C\u00f3 g\u00ec l\u1ea1 v\u1edbi chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3? \u1ede \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc n\u00e0y ai m\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfng T\u00e2y Ban Nha. McCreeby cho bi\u1ebft: \u2013\u2002Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1eefa th\u1ebf k\u1ef7 m\u01b0\u1eddi s\u00e1u. X\u00e9t \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00f9ng, \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ec1n th\u1edd Inca. H\u1ecd n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfng Quechua. H\u01a1n n\u1eefa, ng\u01b0\u1eddi Inca ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd vi\u1ebft l\u1ea1i b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 th\u1ee9 g\u00ec. Ti\u1ebfng T\u00e2y Ban Nha c\u00e0ng kh\u00f4ng. H\u1ecd gh\u00e9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi T\u00e2y Ban Nha. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi T\u00e2y Ban Nha \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ed9m v\u00e0ng v\u00e0 gi\u1ebft vua c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. Dybbuk n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002\u00d4ng qu\u00ean cu\u1ed1n s\u1eed k\u00fd c\u1ee7a Ti Cosi r\u1ed3i \u00e0? N\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c vi\u1ebft b\u1eb1ng ti\u1ebfng T\u00e2y Ban Nha. McCreeby nh\u1eafc: \u2013\u2002N\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Ti Cosi \u0111\u1ecdc cho m\u1ed9t cha x\u1ee9 T\u00e2y Ban Nha vi\u1ebft. Theo","nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec ch\u00fang ta bi\u1ebft, \u00f4ng \u1ea5y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ecdc b\u1eb1ng ti\u1ebfng Quechua. V\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1ecbch l\u1ea1i b\u1edfi v\u1ecb cha x\u1ee9 \u0111\u00f3. Dybbuk nh\u00fan vai: \u2013\u2002V\u1eady th\u00ec c\u00f3 v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 g\u00ec? \u00d4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ecdc ti\u1ebfng T\u00e2y Ban Nha. N\u00ean \u00f4ng \u0111i m\u00e0 \u0111\u1ecdc n\u00f3 \u0111i. \u2013\u2002\u0110i\u1ec1u t\u00f4i v\u1eeba n\u00f3i v\u1edbi c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m c\u1eadu c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0o k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 \u00e0? N\u00e9m cho McCreeby m\u1ed9t n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1ea1o b\u00e1ng, Dybbuk n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002C\u00f3 l\u1ebd n\u1ebfu \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ecdc \u0111o\u1ea1n v\u0103n t\u1ef1 n\u00e0y l\u00ean, t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. McCreeby b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002B\u00ecnh t\u0129nh \u0111i nh\u00f3c. T\u00f4i \u0111ang \u0111\u1ecdc \u0111\u00e2y. Dybbuk c\u1eafn m\u00f4i. C\u1eadu gh\u00e9t b\u1ecb g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 \u201cnh\u00f3c\u201d, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 c\u1eadu \u0111ang l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c trong ti\u1ec1n s\u1ea3nh c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n sang tr\u1ecdng n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, v\u00e0 c\u1eadu gh\u00e9t b\u1ecb b\u1ea3o b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh b\u1edfi m\u1ed9t mundane. C\u1eadu. Dybbuk, m\u1ed9t djinn. AKA Jonathan Tarot, ng\u00f4i sao truy\u1ec1n h\u00ecnh. Con trai c\u1ee7a Iblis t\u1ed9c Ifrit. M\u1ed9t l\u00fd do n\u1eefa \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1eadu gh\u00e9t Virgil McCreeby. V\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1edd, Dybbuk \u0111\u00e3 gh\u00e9t McCreeby g\u1ea7n b\u1eb1ng s\u1ef1 c\u0103m gh\u00e9t c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi con nh\u1ec7n c\u01b0ng c\u1ef1c \u0111\u1ed9c m\u00e0 g\u00e3 th\u1ea7y ph\u00e1p ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh \u0111\u1ec3 trong t\u00fai \u00e1o. C\u1eadu gh\u00e9t nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i m\u00f3ng tay d\u00e0i nh\u1ecdn \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng thanh ki\u1ebfm nh\u1ecf x\u00edu c\u1ee7a g\u00e3, v\u00e0 c\u1eadu gh\u00e9t c\u00e1i c\u00e1ch g\u00e3 v\u0129nh vi\u1ec5n chu\u1ed1t gi\u0169a ch\u00fang v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed3 gi\u0169a m\u00f3ng tay. C\u1eadu gh\u00e9t vi\u1ec7c McCreeby l\u00e0m c\u1eadu nh\u1edb \u0111\u1ebfn con trai g\u00e3, Finlay, ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e0 Dybbuk ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 th\u00edch ngay c\u1ea3 khi ch\u00fang l\u00e0 b\u1ea1n v\u1edbi nhau. C\u1eadu gh\u00e9t ch\u00f2m r\u00e2u, c\u00e1i b\u1ee5ng b\u1ef1, b\u1ed9 vest v\u1ea3i tu\u00fdt, v\u00e0 ch\u1ea5t gi\u1ecdng Anh nh\u00e3 nh\u1eb7n, \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ec1u nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t di\u1ec5n vi\u00ean s\u00e2n kh\u1ea5u c\u1ee7a McCreeby. Nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t gh\u00e9t c\u00e1i m\u00f9i k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 t\u1eeb lo\u1ea1i d\u1ea7u b\u00f4i ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a McCreeby.","McCreeby g\u1ecdi n\u00f3 l\u00e0 lo\u1ea1i d\u1ea7u bay b\u1ed5ng v\u00e0 n\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e0m t\u1eeb \u00e1nh tr\u0103ng, m\u1eadt ong c\u00f9ng nh\u1ef1a th\u01a1m. D\u0129 nhi\u00ean \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n v\u1edb v\u1ea9n. McCreeby kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 bay. G\u00e3 ch\u1ec9 n\u00f3i nh\u01b0 v\u1eady \u0111\u1ec3 khi\u1ebfn ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng g\u00e3 c\u00f3 s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh r\u1ea5t l\u1edbn. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 v\u00ec h\u00ecnh t\u01b0\u1ee3ng m\u1ed9t ph\u00e1p s\u01b0 v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i. Khi h\u1ecd m\u1edbi \u0111\u1ebfn Lima, m\u1ed9t tay qu\u1ea3n l\u00fd kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi Dybbuk \u0111\u00e3 t\u01b0\u1edfng McCreeby l\u00e0 cha c\u1eadu, v\u00e0 Dybbuk \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y r\u1ea5t mu\u1ed1n b\u00f3p c\u1ed5 \u00f4ng. Khi c\u1eb7p m\u1eaft tham lam c\u1ee7a McCreeby ch\u1ea1y d\u1ecdc theo nh\u1eefng d\u00f2ng v\u0103n t\u1ef1, m\u00f4i g\u00e3 l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m nh\u1eefng t\u1eeb ti\u1ebfng T\u00e2y Ban Nha. V\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ng\u00f3n tay run r\u1ea9y v\u00ec k\u00edch \u0111\u1ed9ng, McCreeby r\u00fat m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed1n s\u1ed5 tay ra kh\u1ecfi t\u00fai \u00e1o v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u vi\u1ebft v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t m\u1ea9u b\u00fat ch\u00ec. \u2013\u2002\u1ed2, t\u00f4i n\u00f3i, c\u00e1i n\u00e0y th\u1eadt th\u00fa v\u1ecb. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t lo\u1ea1t h\u01b0\u1edbng d\u1eabn v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng vi\u1ec7c c\u1ea7n l\u00e0m ti\u1ebfp theo \u0111\u1ec3 ti\u1ebfn h\u00e0nh nghi l\u1ec5. Dybbuk th\u1edf d\u00e0i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch s\u1ed1t ru\u1ed9t v\u00e0 h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002Th\u1ebf ch\u00fang ta c\u1ea7n l\u00e0m g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2y? \u00d4ng c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ecbnh n\u00f3i cho t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft hay kh\u00f4ng, hay t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u00e1 c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi ra kh\u1ecfi \u00f4ng? Nh\u00ecn c\u00f3 v\u1ebb s\u1eedng s\u1ed1t, McCreeby n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i n\u00f3i, c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i sau khi ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f9ng nhau \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn \u0111\u00e2y. T\u00f4i c\u1ee9 ngh\u0129 ch\u00fang ta l\u00e0 b\u1ea1n ch\u1ee9. Dybbuk v\u1ed9i b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00fang ta l\u00e0 b\u1ea1n. Xin l\u1ed7i. Ch\u1eafc t\u00f4i h\u01a1i m\u1ec7t. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd t\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ed9 cao. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n khi c\u00f3 l\u1ea1i s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh. R\u1ed3i c\u1eadu m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ed5 v\u0169 g\u00e3 \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng l\u1edbn h\u01a1n: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 c\u1ea3 hai ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd c\u00f9ng t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n. McCreeby nhe r\u0103ng c\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i:","\u2013\u2002D\u0129 nhi\u00ean. Th\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, ch\u00fang ta ti\u1ebfn h\u00e0nh th\u00f4i. C\u00e1i ba l\u00f4 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e2u r\u1ed3i nh\u1ec9? Dybbuk n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002\u1ede b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i. \u0110\u1ec3 t\u00f4i \u0111i l\u1ea5y n\u00f3 cho. \u2013\u2002C\u00e1m \u01a1n. C\u1eadu th\u1eadt t\u1ed1t. Trong khi Dybbuk ra ngo\u00e0i l\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ed3, McCreeby b\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng b\u1eadc thang, ng\u00f3 v\u00e0o b\u00ean trong c\u00e2y g\u1eady v\u00e0ng v\u00e0 l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u kh\u00f3 hi\u1ec3u. G\u00e3 ch\u1eb1m ch\u1eb1m nh\u00ecn n\u00f3 trong gi\u00e2y l\u00e1t r\u1ed3i c\u1ea7m l\u1ea5y c\u00e2y g\u1eady v\u00e0 d\u1ecbch chuy\u1ec3n ph\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 h\u01b0\u1edbng d\u1eabn \u1edf \u0111\u1eb1ng sau c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda. G\u00e3 l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m: \u2013\u2002Th\u1eadt kh\u00e1c th\u01b0\u1eddng! Dybbuk quay l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi c\u00e1i ba l\u00f4. McCreeby n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Gi\u1edd th\u00ec, n\u1ebfu c\u1eadu t\u1ed1t b\u1ee5ng, h\u00e3y chuy\u1ec3n cho t\u00f4i nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 m\u00e0 t\u00f4i y\u00eau c\u1ea7u. Dybbuk m\u1edf c\u00e1i ba l\u00f4 ra v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u x\u1ebfp nh\u1eefng m\u00f3n \u0111\u1ed3 trong \u0111\u00f3 ra s\u00e0n nh\u00e0. McCreeby n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Nh\u1eefng h\u1ea1t l\u1ec7 m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi. Dybbuk \u0111\u01b0a cho g\u00e3 hai c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a v\u00e0ng v\u00e0 McCreeby c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn nh\u00ecn ch\u00fang. G\u00e3 cho bi\u1ebft: \u2013\u2002Nh\u01b0 c\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y, \u0111\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y g\u1eady, m\u00e0 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u1ed1ng. V\u00e0 theo h\u01b0\u1edbng d\u1eabn, ch\u00fang ta c\u1ea7n th\u1ea3 c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean v\u00e0o trong \u1ed1ng. McCreeby \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a l\u00ean c\u00e1i mi\u1ec7ng \u1ed1ng c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng k\u00ednh v\u1eeba kh\u1edbp. R\u1ed3i g\u00e3 th\u1ea3 n\u00f3 xu\u1ed1ng. Trong m\u1ed9t gi\u00e2y, c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a \u0111\u1ee9ng y\u00ean t\u1ea1i ch\u1ed7 tr\u01b0\u1edbc","khi kh\u1edbp v\u00e0o mi\u1ec7ng \u1ed1ng v\u00e0 tr\u01b0\u1ee3t th\u1eb3ng xu\u1ed1ng chi\u1ec1u d\u00e0i c\u1ee7a c\u00e1i \u1ed1ng v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng th\u1edf d\u00e0i c\u1ee7a kim lo\u1ea1i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nghe r\u00f5. G\u00e3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 ng\u01b0\u1ee1ng m\u1ed9: \u2013\u2002Nh\u00ecn c\u00e1i n\u00e0y xem. S\u1ef1 ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ee3 th\u1ee7 c\u00f4ng Inca. Ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n \u0111\u00e1ng kinh ng\u1ea1c nh\u1ec9? Dybbuk l\u1ea1i ph\u00e1t ra m\u1ed9t \u00e2m thanh nghe nh\u01b0 ti\u1ebfng k\u00e8n fagot v\u00e0 tr\u1ee3n tr\u00f2n m\u1eaft l\u00ean tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ec9nh \u0111\u1ea7u. \u2013\u2002N\u1ebfu \u00f4ng n\u00f3i v\u1eady. McCreeby n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i n\u00f3i v\u1eady. Gi\u1edd th\u00ec, c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a th\u1ee9 hai th\u1ea3 v\u00e0o sau c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a th\u1ee9 nh\u1ea5t. G\u00e3 c\u1ea7m l\u1ea5y c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a ti\u1ebfp theo v\u00e0 th\u1ea3 n\u00f3 v\u00e0o \u1ed1ng. M\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa, n\u00f3 nh\u00ecn nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00edt v\u1edbi nhau. C\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00fac kh\u00edch, McCreeby xoa tay n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Th\u1eadt k\u1ef3 di\u1ec7u. S\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng l\u00e2u n\u1eefa \u0111\u00e2u. S\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh djinn c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu, v\u00e0 s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh t\u1ea1o v\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. Gi\u1edd th\u00ec, vui l\u00f2ng \u0111\u01b0a t\u00f4i c\u00e2y quy\u1ec1n tr\u01b0\u1ee3ng v\u00e0ng nh\u00ecn r\u1ea5t tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3. Dybbuk nh\u1eb7t c\u00e2y tr\u01b0\u1ee3ng l\u00ean. N\u00f3 kh\u00e1 n\u1eb7ng, v\u1edbi chi\u1ec1u d\u00e0i ch\u1eebng b\u1ed1n t\u1ea5c v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng k\u00ednh n\u0103m centimet. Tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ec9nh tr\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u00f3 t\u01b0\u1ee3ng m\u1ed9t v\u1ecb th\u1ea7n Inca ng\u1ed3i x\u1ed5m nh\u1ecf x\u00edu, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111ang \u0111\u1ed9i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i v\u01b0\u01a1ng mi\u1ec7n h\u00ecnh b\u00e1n nguy\u1ec7t nh\u00ecn nh\u01b0 m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi m\u1ecdc. V\u1ecb th\u1ea7n r\u1ea5t x\u1ea5u x\u00ed v\u1edbi c\u1eb3ng ch\u00e2n c\u00e1n gi\u00e1 v\u00e0, b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi v\u01b0\u01a1ng mi\u1ec7n, hai c\u00e1i l\u1ed7 tai to nh\u01b0 y\u1ebfm g\u00e0 t\u00e2y kh\u1ea3m \u0111\u1ea7y h\u1ea1t ng\u1ecdc b\u00edch v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1 lapis. Th\u00e2n tr\u01b0\u1ee3ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t h\u00ecnh tr\u1ee5 ho\u00e0n h\u1ea3o nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u00e0i qua m\u00e1y, v\u00e0 khi c\u1eadu \u0111\u01b0a n\u00f3 qua cho McCreeby, Dybbuk nh\u1eadn th\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng k\u00ednh c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 c\u0169ng b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng k\u00ednh c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a. D\u00f9 nh\u1ecf nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, n\u00f3 c\u0169ng n\u1eb7ng h\u01a1n hai k\u00ed.","\u2013\u2002Ch\u00fang ta ch\u1ec9 th\u1eed c\u01a1 c\u1ea5u th\u00f4i nh\u00e9? \u2013\u2002C\u01a1 c\u1ea5u? C\u01a1 c\u1ea5u g\u00ec? McCreeby \u0111\u00f3n l\u1ea5y c\u00e2y tr\u01b0\u1ee3ng v\u00e0, sau khi \u0111\u00e3 tham kh\u1ea3o cu\u1ed1n s\u1ed5 tay c\u1ee7a g\u00e3, xoay c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 v\u1ecb th\u1ea7n sang m\u1ed9t g\u00f3c ch\u00edn m\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u1ed9. M\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng \u201ck\u1ecbt\u201d r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng vang l\u00ean, v\u00e0 ph\u1ea7n th\u00e2n tr\u01b0\u1ee3ng t\u00e1ch ra. G\u00e3 n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002C\u01a1 c\u1ea5u n\u00e0y n\u00e0y. Dybbuk th\u1eeba nh\u1eadn: \u2013\u2002G\u1ecdn g\u00e0ng l\u1eafm. Nh\u01b0ng t\u1ea1i sao n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 v\u1eady? McCreeby cho bi\u1ebft: \u2013\u2002\u00c0, k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch l\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd nh\u00e9t c\u00e2y tr\u01b0\u1ee3ng n\u00e0y v\u00e0o \u1ed1ng. T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng n\u00f3 s\u1ebd v\u1eeba kh\u00edt, gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 hai c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a v\u1eeba r\u1ed3i. Khi ch\u00fang ta quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111\u00e3 s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng, ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd xoay b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1ee3ng th\u1ea7n n\u00e0y v\u00e0 t\u00e1ch ph\u1ea7n th\u00e2n tr\u01b0\u1ee3ng ra \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3 r\u01a1i xu\u1ed1ng \u1ed1ng. Theo ph\u00e1n \u0111o\u00e1n c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, c\u00e1i \u1ed1ng n\u00e0y ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n cao b\u1eb1ng ng\u1ecdn n\u00fai n\u00e0y, c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi ph\u1ea7n th\u00e2n tr\u01b0\u1ee3ng ch\u1ea1m \u0111\u00e1y v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee5ng v\u00e0o hai c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a \u0111\u00f3, n\u00f3 s\u1ebd \u0111ang di chuy\u1ec3n nhanh nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t vi\u00ean \u0111\u1ea1n trong n\u00f2ng s\u00fang. G\u1ea7n g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. \u2013\u2002V\u1eady th\u00f4i \u00e0? \u2013\u2002\u1eea, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m b\u00e2y gi\u1edd l\u00e0 g\u1eafn c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a th\u1ee9 ba v\u00e0o ch\u00e2n tr\u01b0\u1ee3ng. \u2013\u2002L\u00e0m sao ch\u00fang ta l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3? \u2013\u2002M\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 ph\u1ecfng \u0111o\u00e1n c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 nam ch\u00e2m. Dybbuk ph\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed1i: \u2013\u2002Nh\u01b0ng v\u00e0ng r\u00f2ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 nam ch\u00e2m. McCreeby n\u00f3i:","\u2013\u2002\u00c0 kh\u00f4ng, hi\u1ec3n nhi\u00ean c\u00e2y tr\u01b0\u1ee3ng n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 v\u00e0ng r\u00f2ng. V\u00e0ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 kim lo\u1ea1i c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u gi\u00e1 tr\u1ecb s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng trong ma thu\u1eadt. Ngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb khi n\u00f3 l\u00e0 k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, d\u0129 nhi\u00ean. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i th\u00edch l\u00e0m ra v\u00e0ng. Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ec3 s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng n\u00f3 cho m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 kh\u00e1c. N\u1ebfu \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 v\u00e0ng th\u1eadt, ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1ecf n\u00f3 xu\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u1ed1ng th\u00f4ng xu\u1ed1ng ru\u1ed9t tr\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea5t. Kh\u00f4ng, t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng c\u00e2y tr\u01b0\u1ee3ng n\u00e0y l\u00e0m b\u1eb1ng ch\u00ec. Ch\u00ec c\u00f3 \u00edch h\u01a1n nhi\u1ec1u cho m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 gi\u1ea3 kim. C\u00f3 r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u chuy\u1ec7n c\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m v\u1edbi n\u00f3. Dybbuk g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y nghe c\u00f3 v\u1ebb h\u1ee3p l\u00fd v\u1edbi c\u1eadu. McCreeby n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Gi\u1edd th\u00ec, vui l\u00f2ng \u0111\u01b0a cho t\u00f4i c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a th\u1ee9 ba. C\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a n\u1eb7ng nh\u1ea5t trong ba c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a. Dybbuk chau m\u00e0y h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002Ba c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a? Nh\u01b0ng ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 hai c\u00e1i \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng, kh\u00f4ng. C\u00f3 ba c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a. Lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n c\u00f3 ba c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a. C\u1eadu ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n ph\u1ea3i nh\u1edb ch\u1ee9. G\u00e3 ng\u1eebng l\u1ea1i khi Dybbuk b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u l\u1ee5c l\u1ecdi ba l\u00f4 c\u1ee7a g\u00e3 \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00ecm c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a th\u1ee9 ba. B\u00fang tay m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch kh\u00f4ng ki\u00ean nh\u1eabn v\u1edbi Dybbuk, g\u00e3 n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Nh\u00ecn n\u00e0y, \u0111\u1eebng \u0111\u00f9a gi\u1ee1n n\u1eefa. Tr\u00f2 \u0111\u00f9a l\u00e0 tr\u00f2 \u0111\u00f9a, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang ta \u0111ang th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n m\u1ed9t nghi l\u1ec5 quan tr\u1ecdng v\u00e0 thi\u00eang li\u00eang \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. T\u00f4i nh\u1edb r\u00f5 th\u1eb1ng ch\u00e1u c\u1ee7a Nimrod \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0a cho c\u1eadu ba c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a. Dybbuk g\u1eaft l\u1ea1i: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u0111\u00f9a. C\u1eadu b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u n\u00e9m h\u1ebft m\u1ecdi \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u1ea1c trong ba l\u00f4 ra s\u00e0n nh\u00e0 khi tuy\u1ec7t v\u1ecdng t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a m\u1ea5t t\u00edch. Cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi c\u00e1i ba l\u00f4 r\u1ed7ng tu\u1ebfch,","c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 n\u1ed5i gi\u1eadn \u0111\u00f9ng \u0111\u00f9ng. \u2013\u2002N\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. B\u01b0\u1edbc xu\u1ed1ng b\u1eadc thang, McCreeby kh\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ecbnh: \u2013\u2002N\u00f3 nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh ph\u1ea3i \u1edf \u0111\u00f3. \u2013\u2002\u00d4ng t\u1ef1 nh\u00ecn \u0111i. Dybbuk d\u1ed1c ng\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1i ba l\u00f4 r\u1ed7ng tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u McCreeby. McCreeby b\u1ef1c t\u1ee9c gi\u1eadt c\u00e1i ba l\u00f4 kh\u1ecfi tay Dybbuk v\u00e0 l\u1ee5c l\u1ecdi t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c ng\u0103n t\u00fai. R\u1ed3i g\u00e3 n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002N\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ea3o r\u1ed3i m\u00e0. \u2013\u2002L\u00e0m sao \u0111\u00e2y? Ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ho\u00e0n t\u1ea5t nghi l\u1ec5 n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a th\u1ee9 ba. Suy ngh\u0129 trong gi\u00e2y l\u00e1t, Dybbuk h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 nh\u1ea5t thi\u1ebft c\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a th\u1ee9 ba kh\u00f4ng? \u00dd t\u00f4i l\u00e0, ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea3 xu\u1ed1ng hai c\u00e1i r\u1ed3i. Th\u00eam m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i n\u1eefa s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u00ec ch\u1ee9? C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a d\u01b0 d\u1ef1 ph\u00f2ng. McCreeby n\u00f3i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch c\u1ee9ng ng\u1eafc: \u2013\u2002Th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n m\u1ed9t nghi l\u1ec5 \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi ch\u00fang ta tu\u00e2n theo m\u1ed9t tr\u00ecnh t\u1ef1 ti\u1ebfn h\u00e0nh nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh. C\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 tr\u1ed9n l\u1eabn v\u00e0 g\u1eafn gh\u00e9p nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 c\u1eadu th\u00edch thay cho nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch. C\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a th\u1ee9 ba c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 th\u1ee9 quan tr\u1ecdng nh\u1ea5t trong t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u1ed5 v\u1eadt Inca c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta. Dybbuk quay l\u1ea1i nh\u00ecn \u0111o\u1ea1n v\u0103n t\u1ef1 sau c\u1eeda nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 hy v\u1ecdng t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00fat g\u1ee3i \u00fd cho vi\u1ec7c ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m ti\u1ebfp theo. C\u1eadu h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002R\u1ed1t cu\u1ed9c c\u00e1i n\u00e0y n\u00f3 n\u00f3i g\u00ec th\u1ebf? McCreeby tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi:","\u2013\u2002H\u1ea7u h\u1ebft l\u00e0 m\u00f4 t\u1ea3 v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n c\u1ea7n l\u00e0m. \u0110\u0129a th\u1ee9 hai theo sau \u0111\u0129a th\u1ee9 nh\u1ea5t, c\u00e1ch gi\u1ea3i ph\u00f3ng th\u00e2n tr\u01b0\u1ee3ng kh\u1ecfi t\u01b0\u1ee3ng th\u1ea7n kh\u00f3a l\u1ea1i tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ec9nh. \u0110o\u1ea1n cu\u1ed1i th\u00ec t\u00f4i th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u l\u1eafm. \u2018Si el fulgor de mil soles fue a reventar a la vez en el cielo, que seria como el esplendor del podero\u2026\u2019 D\u1ecbch th\u00f4 l\u00e0 \u201cn\u1ebfu \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng ch\u00f3i l\u1ecdi c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0n \u00e1nh m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi ch\u00e1y b\u00f9ng tr\u00ean b\u1ea7u tr\u1eddi, n\u00f3 s\u1ebd gi\u1ed1ng \u00e1nh h\u00e0o quang c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ea5ng v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i\u201d. Dybbuk h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002Ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 g\u00ec? M\u1ed9t tr\u1eadn t\u1eafm n\u1eafng s\u01b0\u1edbng lu\u00f4n \u00e0? McCreeby n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i th\u00ec ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ea5ng v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 Manco Capac. Nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 c\u1eadu, n\u1ebfu ch\u00fang ta th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng v\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y. C\u1eadu, Buck y\u00eau qu\u00fd, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea5ng v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i t\u00ecm d\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a th\u1ee9 ba, ho\u1eb7c ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec. V\u1ed7 m\u1ea1nh tr\u00e1n, Dybbuk n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002D\u0129 nhi\u00ean. C\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a th\u1ee9 ba. T\u00f4i c\u00e1 l\u00e0 t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft n\u00f3 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u. Tr\u00ean \u0111o\u1ea1n \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i c\u00e2y ma c\u00e0 r\u1ed3ng. Ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 r\u1edbt ra kh\u1ecfi ba l\u00f4 khi \u00f4ng ng\u00e3. C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3 v\u1eabn \u0111ang n\u1eb1m \u1edf \u0111\u00f3. M\u1ed9t trong ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i quay l\u1ea1i l\u1ea5y n\u00f3. McCreeby b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i v\u1eabn c\u00f2n ch\u01b0a qu\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c chuy\u1ec7n x\u1ea3y ra v\u1edbi c\u00e1i con heo heo g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3. Dybbuk ch\u00e1n n\u1ea3n nh\u1eafc: \u2013\u2002L\u00e0 heo v\u00f2i. McCreeby l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u: \u2013\u2002D\u00f9 l\u00e0 g\u00ec th\u00ec n\u00f3 c\u0169ng ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t lon Coca c\u1ee1 b\u1ef1 cho m\u1ea5y c\u00e1i c\u00e2y","kinh t\u1edfm \u0111\u00f3. Nh\u00ecn n\u00e0y, t\u00f4i gi\u00e0 h\u01a1n c\u1eadu. V\u00e0 r\u1ea5t m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi. M\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111i l\u1ea1i ch\u1ed7 \u0111\u00f3. V\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ec3 quay v\u1ec1 \u0111\u00e2y. \u0110\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0 g\u00ec v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ch\u00e0ng trai tr\u1ebb nh\u01b0 c\u1eadu, Buck. V\u1ea3 l\u1ea1i, c\u1eadu nhanh h\u01a1n t\u00f4i. Linh ho\u1ea1t h\u01a1n. \u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a c\u1eadu s\u1ebd c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i tr\u00e1nh n\u00e9 m\u1ea5y m\u0169i phi ti\u00eau \u0111\u1ed9c \u0111\u00f3 h\u01a1n t\u00f4i. Dybbuk suy ngh\u0129 trong gi\u00e2y l\u00e1t r\u1ed3i ng\u00e1p d\u00e0i. N\u1edf m\u1ed9t n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi x\u1ea3o tr\u00e1, c\u1eadu n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 \u00f4ng n\u00ean \u0111i l\u1ea5y c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a. \u00d4ng th\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ea5y, gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y khi \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i cho t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m g\u00ec, \u00f4ng c\u00f3 hy sinh c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ee1 ph\u00ed h\u01a1n t\u00f4i. N\u00e0y nh\u00e9, gi\u1ea3 d\u1ee5 c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n x\u1ea3y ra cho t\u00f4i th\u00ec sao? \u00d4ng v\u1eabn mu\u1ed1n ba \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc, \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng? McCreeby h\u1ea7m h\u1eeb: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u1ed3 t\u1ed3i ch\u1ebft nh\u00e1t. C\u1eadu nh\u00fan vai: \u2013\u2002Ho\u1eb7c c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 s\u00e1u \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc, nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i m\u1edbi n\u00e3y. Nhi\u1ec1u \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc nh\u01b0 \u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n. McCreeby n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu ngh\u0129 t\u00f4i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a ng\u1ed1c h\u1ea3? C\u1ea3 hai ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1ec1u bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc th\u1ee9 t\u01b0 t\u1eeb c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t djinn s\u1ebd v\u00f4 hi\u1ec7u h\u00f3a ba \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3. \u2013\u2002\u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i. Th\u00f4i th\u1ebf n\u00e0y nh\u00e9. \u00d4ng \u0111i l\u1ea5y, v\u00e0 ngay khi c\u00f3 l\u1ea1i s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111i c\u1ee9u Zadie. N\u00f3 s\u1ebd cho \u00f4ng ba \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc, gi\u1ed1ng y nh\u01b0 cam k\u1ebft ban \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta tr\u01b0\u1edbc chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i n\u00e0y. \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 c\u1eadu n\u00f3i Zadie \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft. Dybbuk nhe r\u0103ng c\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch g\u01b0\u1ee3ng g\u1ea1o: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 n\u00f3i v\u1eady \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng ph\u00ed th\u1eddi gian c\u1ed1 gi\u1ea3i c\u1ee9u n\u00f3.","McCreeby n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002T\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p Zadie. C\u1eadu l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002Ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec \u0111\u00e1ng t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p c\u1ea3. N\u00f3 l\u00e0m ch\u00fang ta ph\u00e1t \u0111i\u00ean c\u1ea3 l\u00ean, v\u00e0 \u00f4ng c\u0169ng bi\u1ebft r\u00f5 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. V\u1ea3 l\u1ea1i, r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 c\u00e1ch c\u1eaft d\u00e2y tr\u00f3i m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng k\u1ebft th\u00fac y chang nh\u01b0 n\u00f3. McCreeby n\u1edf m\u1ed9t n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1ea1o b\u00e1ng v\u00e0 b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00e0n nh\u1eabn \u0111\u1ea5y, bi\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng? T\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y c\u1eadu \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 con trai c\u1ee7a cha c\u1eadu. Tr\u00ean th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn h\u01a1n v\u1edbi c\u1eadu, Buck \u1ea1. N\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a Dybbuk h\u00e9o r\u00fat d\u1ea7n tr\u00ean khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t c\u1eadu r\u1ed3i ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t. \u2013\u2002\u00d4ng bi\u1ebft g\u00ec v\u1ec1 cha t\u00f4i? McCreeby tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft \u00f4ng \u1ea5y l\u00e0 ai. V\u00e0 c\u1eadu l\u00e0 g\u00ec, con trai c\u1ee7a Iblis. Hai djinn, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i m\u1ed9t. N\u1eeda Marid, v\u00e0 n\u1eeda Ifrit. Jekyll v\u00e0 Hyde. Nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t c\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i. Thi\u1ec7n v\u00e0 \u00c1c. Tr\u00ean th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf, t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 c\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i m\u00e0 l\u1eddi ti\u00ean \u0111o\u00e1n n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 c\u1eadu, nh\u00f3c \u1ea1. Dybbuk n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002N\u1ebfu \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft v\u1ec1 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3, t\u00f4i t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi sao \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ea3o nh\u1ec9? Nh\u00ecn n\u00e0y, \u00f4ng s\u1ebd \u1ed5n th\u00f4i. \u00d4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 m\u1eb7c v\u00e0i c\u00e1i \u00e1o gi\u00e1p Inca m\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y \u1edf m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng t\u00f2a nh\u00e0 b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i. Th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f2n c\u00f3 c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i khi\u00ean cho \u00f4ng mang theo. McCreeby b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002Th\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111i. Nh\u01b0ng h\u00e3y nh\u1edb \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y: C\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ec1 tr\u00ean","m\u1ea1ng s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9 c\u1eadu r\u1eb1ng c\u1eadu s\u1ebd cho t\u00f4i ba \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc n\u1ebfu gi\u00fap c\u1eadu. V\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111ang gi\u00fap c\u1eadu. T\u00f4i hy v\u1ecdng c\u1eadu s\u1ebd gi\u1eef l\u1eddi. R\u1ed3i g\u00e3 c\u1ea3nh b\u00e1o th\u00eam: \u2013\u2002V\u00e0 n\u1ebfu m\u1eb9 c\u1eadu bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, b\u00e0 \u1ea5y c\u0169ng s\u1ebd hy v\u1ecdng nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. Trong khi t\u00f4i \u0111i, t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb c\u1eadu suy ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 l\u1eddi h\u1ee9a \u0111\u00f3. V\u00e0 vi\u1ec7c n\u00f3 c\u00f3 \u00fd ngh\u0129a g\u00ec. V\u1edbi b\u00e0 \u1ea5y v\u00e0 v\u1edbi c\u1eadu.","Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng 26 \u0110\u00f4i d\u00e9p d\u00e2u Ng\u1ed3i ph\u1ecbch xu\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t b\u00ean con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u00e1 v\u00e0ng, Philippa than th\u1edf: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e2n em \u0111au qu\u00e1. John b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e2n ai c\u0169ng \u0111au. Zadie n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec \u0111\u00e1ng ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean. Ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i b\u1ed9 h\u00e0ng ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 r\u1ed3i m\u00e0. John g\u1eaft l\u00ean: \u2013\u2002Ch\u1ee9 c\u1eadu tr\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee3i g\u00ec \u1edf m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ebfn th\u00e1m hi\u1ec3m r\u1eebng Amazon? M\u1ed9t chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i d\u1ea1o b\u1eb1ng xe limo c\u00f3 t\u00e0i x\u1ebf ri\u00eang ch\u1eafc? C\u1eadu v\u1eabn c\u00f2n \u0111ang l\u00e0m quen v\u1edbi \u00fd ngh\u0129 Zadie kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u01b0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc. Zadie l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0 nh\u00fan vai n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Xin l\u1ed7i. T\u1edb ch\u1ec9 n\u00f3i v\u1eady th\u00f4i. John v\u1ed9i b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng, t\u1edb m\u1edbi c\u1ea7n xin l\u1ed7i. T\u1edb kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean g\u1eaft g\u1ecfng v\u1edbi c\u1eadu nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. C\u1eadu Nimrod lo l\u1eafng quan s\u00e1t con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc. Nh\u01b0ng d\u00f9","s\u1ed1t ru\u1ed9t mu\u1ed1n \u0111i ti\u1ebfp, c\u1eadu v\u1eabn nh\u1eadn ra nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u00e0nh c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu c\u1ea7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ngh\u1ec9 ng\u01a1i m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t. N\u00ean c\u1eadu n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Th\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd ngh\u1ec9 ng\u01a1i m\u01b0\u1eddi l\u0103m ph\u00fat. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u1ec9 m\u01b0\u1eddi l\u0103m ph\u00fat th\u00f4i. Ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u th\u1eddi gian \u0111\u00e2u. \u00d4ng Groanin ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng c\u1ea1nh Philippa v\u00e0 lau m\u1ed3 h\u00f4i tr\u00ean ch\u00e2n m\u00e0y v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i kh\u0103n tay to b\u1eb1ng v\u1ecf g\u1ed1i. \u00d4ng l\u1ea7m b\u1ea7m: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u00e1i g\u00ec t\u1ec7 h\u01a1n. Ch\u00e2n t\u00f4i hay bao t\u1eed t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i n\u00f3i, t\u00f4i c\u00f2n h\u01a1n l\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3i b\u1ee5ng, th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i. C\u1eadu Nimrod b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i e l\u00e0 anh s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i ch\u1edd th\u00eam m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t cho b\u1eefa \u0103n ti\u1ebfp theo. N\u1ebfu Dybbuk v\u00e0 McCreeby k\u00edch ho\u1ea1t xong qu\u1ea3 bom, anh s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n ch\u00fa \u00fd n\u1ed5i anh c\u00f3 \u0111\u00f3i hay kh\u00f4ng. Bao t\u1eed c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Groanin b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u k\u00eau r\u00e9o \u1ea7m \u0129 khi \u00f4ng n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Ng\u00e0i kh\u00f4ng nghe g\u00ec \u00e0? C\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed9i qu\u00e2n \u0111ang di\u1ec5u h\u00e0nh trong c\u00e1i bao t\u1eed n\u00e0y. V\u00e0 trong tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ee3p ng\u00e0i kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn ra, n\u00f3 \u0111ang b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u n\u1ed5i lo\u1ea1n. Trong khi \u0111\u00f3, Philippa g\u1ee1 \u0111\u00f4i gi\u00e0y \u1ed1ng \u0111i b\u1ed9 c\u00f9ng v\u1edb ra v\u00e0 ki\u1ec3m tra b\u00e0n ch\u00e2n c\u00f4. Th\u1ea5y v\u1eady, John \u0111\u01b0a tay l\u00ean b\u1ecbt m\u0169i. Philippa ph\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed1i: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e2n em kh\u00f4ng b\u1ed1c m\u00f9i nh\u00e9. \u00d4ng Groanin b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e2n ai c\u0169ng b\u1ed1c m\u00f9i. H\u1ea7u h\u1ebft l\u00e0 m\u00f9i ph\u00f3 m\u00e1t. G\u1ee1 d\u00e2y \u0111\u00f4i gi\u00e0y \u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ra, \u00f4ng b\u1ef1c b\u1ed9i tr\u1eebng m\u1eaft v\u1edbi \u0111\u00f4i v\u1edb nh\u00ecn c\u00f3 v\u1ebb c\u00f2n nh\u1ea7y m\u1ee1 h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t mi\u1ebfng gi\u1ea5y g\u00f3i m\u00f3n c\u00e1 t\u1ea9m b\u1ed9t v\u00e0 khoai t\u00e2y chi\u00ean. \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i n\u00f3i, ch\u00e2n ai c\u0169ng b\u1ed1c m\u00f9i. Ch\u1eb3ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00e0o","l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i ch\u00e2n kh\u00f4ng b\u1ed1c m\u00f9i ch\u00fat n\u00e0o sau khi l\u1ed9i b\u1ed9 m\u1ed9t v\u00f2ng. T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft ch\u00e2n t\u00f4i c\u00f3 b\u1ed1c m\u00f9i. Nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t mi\u1ebfng ph\u00f3 m\u00e1t c\u1ee9ng cheddar c\u1ee7a Anh. Ho\u1eb7c m\u1ed9t \u00edt ph\u00f3 m\u00e1t Stilton. Ho\u1eb7c c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t ph\u00f3 m\u00e1t xanh Yorkshire. C\u00f3 nh\u1eefng l\u00fac \u2013 v\u00ed d\u1ee5 nh\u01b0 l\u00fac n\u00e0y \u2013 t\u00f4i ng\u1eedi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u00f9i b\u00e0n ch\u00e2n m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 ngh\u0129, ph\u1ea3i chi t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u00eam m\u1ed9t \u00edt b\u00e1nh m\u00ec v\u00e0 rau d\u1ea7m, \u00edt c\u1ee7 c\u1ea3i v\u00e0 h\u00e0nh l\u00e1, c\u00f9ng n\u1eeda l\u00edt bia l\u1ea1nh. Nhe r\u0103ng c\u01b0\u1eddi khi ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c x\u1ef1c lu\u00f4n b\u00e0n ch\u00e2n m\u00ecnh, \u00f4ng Groanin k\u1ebft lu\u1eadn: \u2013\u2002\u1eea, th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng l\u00fac t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng b\u00e0n ch\u00e2n m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t b\u1eefa tr\u01b0a ngon l\u00e0nh. John nh\u0103n m\u1eb7t: \u2013\u2002\u1ed0i, \u00f4ng Groanin, chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 gh\u00ea qu\u00e1. \u2013\u2002C\u00f3 l\u1ebd gh\u00ea v\u1edbi ch\u00e1u. Nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng ai m\u1eddi ch\u00e1u \u0103n chung v\u1edbi ta, \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng? Ta n\u00f3i, ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1eddi tham d\u1ef1 b\u1eefa ti\u1ec7c th\u1ecbnh so\u1ea1n m\u00e0 ta v\u00e0 b\u00e0n ch\u00e2n c\u1ee7a ta th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n. Zadie c\u1ea7m \u0111\u00f4i gi\u00e0y \u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a Philippa l\u00ean v\u00e0 s\u0103m soi n\u00f3 v\u1edbi \u00e1nh m\u1eaft tr\u1ea7m tr\u1ecdng. C\u00f4 nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t: \u2013\u2002Gi\u00e0y c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu nh\u00ecn kh\u00f4ng tho\u1ea3i m\u00e1i b\u1eb1ng gi\u00e0y c\u1ee7a t\u1edb. Nh\u01b0ng c\u1ee1 gi\u00e0y c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta th\u00ec gi\u1ed1ng h\u1ec7t nhau. C\u1eadu c\u00f3 mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u1ed5i gi\u00e0y v\u1edbi t\u1edb kh\u00f4ng? Th\u00f2 tay v\u00e0o trong ba l\u00f4 v\u00e0 l\u1ea5y ra m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00f4i d\u00e9p v\u00e0ng, Philippa m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu th\u1eadt t\u1ed1t, Zadie. Nh\u01b0ng t\u1edb ngh\u0129 t\u1edb s\u1ebd mang \u0111\u00f4i d\u00e9p n\u00e0y m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t. Ch\u00fang kh\u00e1 tho\u1ea3i m\u00e1i. V\u00e0 h\u01a1n th\u1ebf, ch\u00fang kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u00f9i ph\u00f3 m\u00e1t. Ch\u00fang c\u00f3 m\u00f9i d\u00e2u r\u1eebng. John b\u1ea3o:","\u2013\u2002\u1edc, m\u1ed9t thay \u0111\u1ed5i d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu so v\u1edbi m\u00f9i ph\u00f3 m\u00e1t. \u00d4ng Groanin l\u1ea7m b\u1ea7m: \u2013\u2002D\u00e2u th\u00ec c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00f3, Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 th\u1ee9 ta g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t b\u1eefa \u0103n \u0111\u1eaby. D\u00e2u ch\u1eb3ng b\u1ed5 b\u00e9o g\u00ec. Zadie h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002T\u1edb xem ch\u00fang m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng? \u2013\u2002D\u0129 nhi\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Philippa \u0111\u01b0a \u0111\u00f4i d\u00e9p cho Zadie, v\u00e0 c\u00f4 b\u00e9 djinn th\u1ee9 hai \u00e1p ch\u00fang v\u00e0o m\u0169i. Zadie th\u1ed1t l\u00ean: \u2013\u2002\u00d4i tr\u1eddi, ch\u00fang c\u00f3 m\u00f9i th\u1eadt tuy\u1ec7t. T\u1edb ngh\u0129 t\u1edb ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd g\u1eb7p \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00f4i d\u00e9p c\u00f3 h\u01b0\u01a1ng th\u01a1m nh\u01b0 c\u00e1i n\u00e0y. C\u1eadu Nimrod l\u01a1 \u0111\u1ec5nh n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002D\u00e2u thu\u1ed9c h\u1ecd th\u1ef1c v\u1eadt Fragaria, l\u1ea5y t\u1eeb ch\u1eef fragans trong ti\u1ebfng La tinh, d\u1ecbch ra l\u00e0 \u201cc\u00f3 m\u00f9i th\u01a1m\u201d. D\u0129 nhi\u00ean ng\u00e0y nay t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u \u0103n d\u00e2u, nh\u01b0ng \u1edf m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 v\u00f9ng c\u1ee7a Nam M\u1ef9, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta coi ch\u00fang nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t lo\u1ea1i tr\u00e1i c\u00e2y c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ed9c m\u00e3i cho \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1eefa th\u1ebf k\u1ef7 m\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u00edn. \u00d4ng Groanin nh\u0103n m\u1eb7t n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng m\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u t\u1ea1i sao. Zadie l\u1ea1i h\u00edt m\u1ed9t h\u01a1i s\u00e2u t\u1eeb b\u00ean trong \u0111\u00f4i d\u00e9p v\u00e0 nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00f4i d\u00e9p n\u00e0y c\u1ee9 nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t h\u01a1i th\u1edf c\u1ee7a m\u00f9a h\u00e8 \u1ea5y. \u0110i\u1ec1u k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 l\u00e0 c\u1eadu th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f2n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u1ebfm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1ecb d\u00e2u. R\u1ed3i \u0111\u01b0a ch\u00fang l\u1ea1i cho Philippa, Zadie h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu mua ch\u00fang \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u th\u1ebf? New York? \u0110\u1ea1i l\u1ed9 Fifth Avenue? T\u1edb c\u00e1 l\u00e0, m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 r\u1ea5t \u0111\u1eaft \u0111\u1ecf.","Mang \u0111\u00f4i d\u00e9p v\u00e0o ch\u00e2n, Philippa cho bi\u1ebft: \u2013\u2002Th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 th\u00ec ch\u00fang l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t m\u00f3n qu\u00e0. Khi b\u1ecdn t\u1edb \u1edf Trung Qu\u1ed1c, m\u1ed9t djinn v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i t\u00ean l\u00e0 H\u1ed1t T\u1ea5t Li\u1ec7t \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eb7ng ch\u00fang cho t\u1edb. \u2013\u2002C\u00e1i g\u00ec, \u0110\u1ea1i h\u00e3n H\u1ed1t T\u1ea5t Li\u1ec7t \u00e0? Philippa n\u00f3i khi \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady: \u2013\u2002\u1eea. C\u1eadu bi\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng, th\u1eadt k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1, nh\u01b0ng gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y khi mang \u0111\u00f4i d\u00e9p n\u00e0y v\u00e0o, t\u1edb c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c nh\u01b0 m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111i b\u1ed9 v\u0129nh vi\u1ec5n c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng sao. \u00d4ng Groanin h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 \u0111\u00f4i n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c kh\u00f4ng? V\u00ec \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00e2n t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng \u0111ang tru tr\u00e9o nh\u01b0 b\u1ea7y ch\u00f3 s\u0103n trong chuy\u1ebfn s\u0103n c\u00e1o Oakley \u0111\u00e2y n\u00e0y. Ta th\u1ec1 l\u00e0, ch\u00fang c\u1ee9 nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e3 cu\u1ed1c b\u1ed9 \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn Tipperary v\u00e0 quay l\u1ea1i. Ta \u01b0\u1edbc g\u00ec\u2026 C\u1eadu Nimrod nh\u1eafc: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u1eebng! Nh\u1edb t\u00f4i n\u00f3i g\u00ec kh\u00f4ng? Kh\u00f4ng ai \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u01b0\u1edbc g\u00ec. D\u00f9 v\u1edbi b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 l\u00fd do n\u00e0o. \u00d4ng Groanin n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Trong tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ee3p ng\u00e0i \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00ean, t\u00f4i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi duy nh\u1ea5t \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y t\u00ecnh c\u1edd kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t djinn d\u1edf h\u01a1i. V\u00ec v\u1eady m\u00e0, nh\u1eefng g\u00ec t\u00f4i \u01b0\u1edbc cho t\u00f4i v\u00e0 b\u00e0n ch\u00e2n t\u00f4i ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng g\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ai kh\u00e1c. C\u1eadu Nimrod kh\u1ebd chau m\u00e0y. Nh\u1eb7t c\u00e1i ba l\u00f4 c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu l\u00ean, c\u1eadu tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1: \u2013\u2002Gi\u1edd ngh\u1ec9 \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ebft. \u00d4ng Groanin l\u1ea7m b\u1ea7m: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t tay qu\u1ea3n n\u00f4.","V\u00e0 h\u1ecd ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c m\u1ec7t nh\u1ecdc l\u00ea b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc. Ngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb Philippa, ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 c\u00f4 \u0111ang b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i tr\u00ean m\u00e2y. *** Sau ch\u1eebng m\u1ed9t ho\u1eb7c hai ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3, h\u1ecd v\u00f2ng qua m\u1ed9t ng\u00e3 qu\u1eb9o n\u01a1i con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u00e1 v\u00e0ng xuy\u00ean qua hai h\u00e0ng c\u00e2y l\u1edbn kh\u00fac khu\u1ef7u. \u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean \u0111\u1eadp v\u00e0o m\u1eaft h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng b\u00f4ng hoa m\u00e0u h\u1ed3ng hay th\u1eadm ch\u00ed l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ed9ng k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1, hung hi\u1ec3m c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang, m\u00e0 l\u00e0 g\u00e3 \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng m\u1eb7c nguy\u00ean b\u1ed9 gi\u00e1p Inca \u0111ang b\u00f2 l\u1ed3m c\u1ed3m tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t gi\u1eefa ch\u00fang. Co ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1eb1ng sau m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i khi\u00ean l\u1edbn h\u00ecnh ch\u1eef nh\u1eadt, g\u00e3 nh\u00ecn nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 \u0111ang t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3. John th\u1ed1t l\u00ean: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 Virgil McCreeby. C\u1eadu Nimrod g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u: \u2013\u2002\u1eea. \u00d4ng Groanin nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t: \u2013\u2002G\u00e3 c\u00f3 v\u1ebb \u0111ang s\u1ee3 m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3. Philippa b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002L\u00e0 nh\u1eefng b\u00f4ng hoa. Ch\u00fang gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 \u1ed1ng th\u1ed5i phi ti\u00eau. C\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o g\u00e3 mang gi\u00e1p v\u00e0 khi\u00ean. M\u1ea5y c\u00e1i c\u00e2y \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n ph\u00f3ng phi ti\u00eau \u0111\u1ed9c. Nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 x\u00e1c nh\u1eadn gi\u1ea3 thuy\u1ebft c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu Nimrod, v\u00e0i m\u0169i phi ti\u00eau","\u0111\u1ee5ng v\u00e0o c\u00e1i khi\u00ean Inca c\u1ee7a McCreeby v\u00e0 b\u1eadt ng\u01b0\u1ee3c ra v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng \u201ccoong\u201d kim kh\u00ed, nh\u01b0 ti\u1ebfng m\u01b0a r\u01a1i tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t m\u00e1i t\u00f4n m\u00fai. McCreeby h\u00e9t l\u00ean m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng nh\u00e1t c\u00e1y. R\u1ed3i h\u00fa l\u00ean sung s\u01b0\u1edbng khi nh\u1eefng ng\u00f3n tay m\u1eadp \u00fa c\u1ee7a g\u00e3 ch\u1ea1m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00e0o th\u1ee9 m\u00e0 g\u00e3 r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng \u0111ang t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm. M\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a v\u00e0ng. L\u1eadp t\u1ee9c nh\u1eadn ra \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 g\u00ec, Zadie n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng h\u1ea1t l\u1ec7 m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi. Ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ed9m ch\u00fang kh\u1ecfi b\u1ea3o t\u00e0ng Peabody \u1edf New Haven. Philippa \u0111o\u00e1n: \u2013\u2002Ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n l\u1ea7n tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i qua \u0111\u00e2y h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m r\u1edbt m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i. C\u1eadu Nimrod \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd: \u2013\u2002Nhi\u1ec1u kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng l\u00e0 h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m r\u1edbt n\u00f3 khi ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n kh\u1ecfi nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i c\u00e2y n\u00e0y. Philippa th\u00eam v\u00e0o: \u2013\u2002V\u00e0 gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y g\u00e3 ph\u1ea3i quay l\u1ea1i t\u00ecm n\u00f3. C\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002V\u1eady l\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a tr\u1ec5. H\u1ecd v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a ho\u00e0n t\u1ea5t nghi l\u1ec5 \u0111\u00f3. V\u1eabn reo h\u00f2 h\u1edbn h\u1edf, McCreeby, gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u00e3 n\u1eafm ch\u1eb7t c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a v\u00e0ng trong tay, \u0111\u1ea9y ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady kh\u1ecfi m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t v\u00e0 l\u00f9i v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t v\u1ecb tr\u00ed an to\u00e0n \u1edf ph\u00eda b\u00ean kia c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i c\u00e2y ma c\u00e0 r\u1ed3ng v\u00e0 c\u00e1ch nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi truy \u0111u\u1ed5i g\u00e3 ch\u1eebng ba m\u01b0\u01a1i th\u01b0\u1edbc Anh. G\u00e3 v\u1eeba \u0111\u1ecbnh ch\u1ea1y \u0111i ngay l\u00fac c\u1eadu Nimrod h\u00e9t l\u1edbn g\u1ecdi g\u00e3: \u2013\u2002McCreeby, ch\u1edd m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat, l\u00e0m \u01a1n. McCreeby quay l\u1ea1i nh\u00ecn. Tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y c\u1eadu Nimrod, g\u00e3 v\u1eaby v\u1eaby tay v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0 n\u00f3i:"]