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Hậu Duệ Thần Đèn -Tập 5

Published by hd-thcamthuong, 2023-06-18 14:08:00

Description: Tập 5: Mắt Rừng

Keywords: phiêu lưu,khám phá

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["\u2013\u2002Sao anh kh\u00f4ng qua \u0111\u00e2y n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n nh\u1ec9? C\u1eadu Nimrod b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i gi\u1edd ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ee9ng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y th\u00f4i. Cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1ch \u0111i qua nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i c\u00e2y \u0111\u1ed9c n\u00e0y. McCreeby c\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1edbn: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i e l\u00e0 ch\u00fang kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ed9c. Ch\u00fang h\u00fat m\u00e1u. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i v\u1eabn mu\u1ed1n s\u01b0u t\u1eadp m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y. N\u1ebfu mang ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ebfn H\u1ed9i ch\u1ee3 Hoa Chelsea s\u1ebd c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u chuy\u1ec7n th\u00fa v\u1ecb \u0111\u1ec3 xem l\u1eafm \u0111\u00e2y. V\u00e0 t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 t\u00f4i c\u1ea7n nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u00f3n tay xanh[15] \u0111\u1ec3 nu\u00f4i tr\u1ed3ng ch\u00fang. Anh kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 v\u1eady kh\u00f4ng? M\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y ma c\u00e0 r\u1ed3ng \u1edf g\u1ea7n McCreeby l\u1ea1i phun m\u1ed9t m\u0169i phi ti\u00eau x\u00e9m tr\u00fang c\u00e1i khi\u00ean c\u1ee7a g\u00e3. McCreeby n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Th\u1ea5y t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i g\u00ec ch\u01b0a? \u1edc, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd m\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ki\u1ebfm gi\u00e1p m\u1eb7c. Nh\u01b0ng c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng. Anh bi\u1ebft g\u00ec kh\u00f4ng, t\u00f4i \u0111ang th\u1eafc m\u1eafc t\u1ea1i sao anh kh\u00f4ng \u01b0\u1edbc m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ec3 x\u00f3a x\u1ed5 ch\u00fang ho\u1eb7c t\u00f4i cho xong. N\u00f3i r\u1ed3i g\u00e3 ng\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t l\u00ean tr\u1eddi nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng djinn n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 s\u1eafp t\u1eeb tr\u00ean cao b\u1ed5 xu\u1ed1ng. C\u1eadu Nimrod g\u1ea1t g\u00e3: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n cho \u00f4ng m\u1ed9t c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3. \u0110\u1ec3 c\u1ea3i t\u00e0 quy ch\u00ednh. \u2013\u2002Kh\u00e1 l\u1ecbch s\u1ef1 nh\u1ec9, \u00f4ng b\u1ea1n c\u0169. Nh\u00e2n ti\u1ec7n n\u00f3i lu\u00f4n, th\u1eadt nh\u1eb9 nh\u00f5m khi th\u1ea5y c\u00f4 v\u1eabn an to\u00e0n, Zadie. T\u00f4i hy v\u1ecdng c\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 o\u00e1n ni\u1ec7m g\u00ec. R\u00f5 r\u00e0ng vi\u1ec7c b\u1ecf l\u1ea1i c\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 \u00fd c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. Zadie n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 o\u00e1n ni\u1ec7m g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2u, Virgil.","C\u1eadu Nimrod ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u1ee7a anh, Virgil McCreeby. B\u1ecf c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea7u h\u00e0ng \u0111i. Ho\u1eb7c t\u00f4i s\u1ebd bi\u1ebfn anh th\u00e0nh con c\u00f3c m\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eafc t\u1edbi trong l\u1ea7n cu\u1ed1i ch\u00fang ta n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi nhau. Nh\u01b0ng McCreeby l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i e l\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb anh \u0111\u00e1nh l\u1eeba \u0111\u00e2u, Nimrod. N\u1ebfu anh gi\u1edd v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1eb7t l\u1eddi nguy\u1ec1n h\u00f3a c\u00f3c \u0111\u00f3 l\u00ean t\u00f4i ho\u1eb7c m\u1ea5y c\u00e1i c\u00e2y ma c\u00e0 r\u1ed3ng n\u00e0y, ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n ph\u1ea3i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t l\u00fd do hay ho n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3. Kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng l\u1edbn l\u00e0 anh kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3. Ch\u1edd ch\u00fat \u2013 \u0111\u00fang r\u1ed3i. Gi\u1edd th\u00ec t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 hi\u1ec3u m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n. Zadie \u0111\u00e3 \u01b0\u1edbc c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i m\u00e1y bay v\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i r\u1ed1t cu\u1ed9c k\u1eb9t v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i t\u00e0u ng\u1ea7m. Kh\u00f4ng th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng cho l\u1eafm. Ch\u00ednh v\u00ec th\u1ebf, \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng? C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c \u0111i xuy\u00ean qua M\u1eaft R\u1eebng. M\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 khi\u1ebfn anh kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. R\u1ed3i g\u00e3 c\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00fac kh\u00edch: \u2013\u2002\u00d4i tr\u1eddi, m\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1eadt xui x\u1ebbo \u0111\u1ea5y. C\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Nghe t\u00f4i n\u00f3i \u0111i, McCreeby. Ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t gi\u00e2y th\u00f4i, l\u00e0m \u01a1n. McCreeby h\u1ecfi v\u1edbi gi\u1ecdng ch\u1ebf nh\u1ea1o: \u2013\u2002M\u1ed9t v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 s\u1ed1ng c\u00f2n \u00e0? \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng, c\u00f2n nghi\u00eam tr\u1ecdng h\u01a1n th\u1ebf. L\u00e0m \u01a1n nghe t\u00f4i n\u00f3i \u0111i. \u2013\u2002Sao th\u1ebf, kh\u00f4ng ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c \u0111e d\u1ecda bi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i th\u00e0nh c\u00f3c n\u1eefa \u00e0? Anh bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00f3, Nimrod, vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3 th\u1eadt kh\u00f4ng l\u1ecbch s\u1ef1. Kh\u00f4ng l\u1ecbch s\u1ef1 ch\u00fat n\u00e0o. \u2013\u2002Nghe t\u00f4i n\u00f3i \u0111i, McCreeby. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd anh kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn ra, nh\u01b0ng c\u1ea3 khu v\u1ef1c n\u00e0y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t kh\u1ed1i uranium kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3. Th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng vi\u00ean \u0111\u00e1 v\u00e0ng m\u00e0 anh \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee9ng ph\u00eda tr\u00ean kh\u00f4ng? Ch\u00fang c\u0169ng l\u00e0 uranium. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh m\u00e0 anh \u0111\u1ecbnh g\u1ecdi l\u00ean v\u1edbi nghi l\u1ec5 kutumunkichu. S\u1ee9c","m\u1ea1nh nguy\u00ean t\u1eed. C\u1ea3 ng\u1ecdn n\u00fai n\u00e0y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t l\u00f2 ph\u1ea3n \u1ee9ng h\u1ea1t nh\u00e2n t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t chu\u1ed7i ph\u1ea3n \u1ee9ng d\u00e2y chuy\u1ec1n li\u00ean t\u1ee5c di\u1ec5n ra trong su\u1ed1t v\u00e0i th\u1ebf k\u1ef7 qua. T\u00f4i tin r\u1eb1ng ba h\u1ea1t l\u1ec7 m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0m t\u1eeb polonium, lithium, v\u00e0 th\u00e9p. C\u00e2y tr\u01b0\u1ee3ng Inca m\u00e0 anh \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ed9m c\u0169ng l\u00e0m t\u1eeb uranium. Th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f2n nguy\u00ean ch\u1ea5t h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 th\u1ee9 m\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee9ng ph\u00eda tr\u00ean. McCreeby ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c c\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00fac kh\u00edch: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u1eebng ng\u1eebng l\u1ea1i. T\u00f4i \u0111ang th\u01b0\u1edfng th\u1ee9c n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e2y. M\u1ed9t c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n r\u1ea5t th\u00fa v\u1ecb \u0111\u00f3. \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i \u0111o\u00e1n l\u00e0 s\u1ebd c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t d\u1ea1ng th\u00f9ng ho\u1eb7c \u1ed1ng d\u1eabn n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e0 anh d\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1ecf hai c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0o. V\u1ec1 ph\u1ea7n c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a th\u1ee9 ba, anh c\u00f3 l\u1ebd s\u1ebd g\u1eafn n\u00f3 v\u00e0o c\u00e2y tr\u01b0\u1ee3ng Inca \u0111\u00f3, r\u1ed3i s\u1ebd ph\u00f3ng ch\u00fang xu\u1ed1ng \u1ed1ng d\u1eabn. Th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o trung t\u00e2m c\u1ee7a ng\u1ecdn n\u00fai uranim n\u00e0y. McCreeby n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Th\u1eadt s\u00e1ng t\u1ea1o. T\u00f4i b\u1ecb \u1ea5n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng r\u1ed3i \u0111\u00e2y. Anh kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t djinn m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd \u0111\u00e2u; anh l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t djinn m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t tr\u00ed t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng phong ph\u00fa \u0111\u00f3. Zadie khuy\u00ean: \u2013\u2002L\u00e0m \u01a1n nghe ch\u00fa \u1ea5y n\u00f3i \u0111i, Virgil. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea5y. C\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp: \u2013\u2002Khi c\u00e2y tr\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u00e2m v\u00e0o kh\u1ed1i uranium kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 \u0111\u00f3, c\u1ea3 ng\u1ecdn n\u00fai s\u1ebd l\u00ean \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ec9nh nguy hi\u1ec3m. Nh\u1eefng ph\u00e2n t\u1eed uranium s\u1ebd tr\u1edf n\u00ean k\u00edch \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c ch\u00fang b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u s\u00f4i s\u1ee5c. \u2013\u2002V\u00e0 ch\u00fang s\u1ebd n\u1ed5 tung, \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng? \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng h\u1eb3n. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u00fac nh\u1eefng h\u1ea1t l\u1ec7 m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi ph\u00e1t t\u00e1c. N\u1ebfu ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u00ecnh n\u00f3, c\u1ea3 ng\u1ecdn n\u00fai n\u00e0y s\u1ebd b\u1ecb nhi\u1ec5m ph\u00f3ng x\u1ea1 nghi\u00eam tr\u1ecdng,","nh\u01b0ng s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 v\u1ee5 n\u1ed5 nguy\u00ean t\u1eed n\u00e0o. \u0110\u1ec3 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 x\u1ea3y ra, anh c\u1ea7n ba c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a. Nh\u00ecn n\u00e0y, McCreeby, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i m\u1ed9t k\u1ef9 s\u1ef1 h\u1ea1t nh\u00e2n. Khi \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00e1ch ra, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 \u0111\u00f3 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n v\u00f4 h\u1ea1i, nh\u01b0ng m\u1ed9t khi anh gh\u00e9p ch\u00fang l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi nhau, s\u1ebd c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t v\u1ee5 n\u1ed5 big bang \u0111\u00fang ngh\u0129a. T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng ch\u00ednh nh\u1eefng h\u1ea1t l\u1ec7 m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi s\u1ebd k\u00edch ho\u1ea1t m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea3n \u1ee9ng d\u00e2y chuy\u1ec1n v\u00e0 khi\u1ebfn cho kh\u1ed1i uranium kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 \u2013 ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 c\u1ea3 ng\u1ecdn n\u00fai n\u00e0y \u2013 n\u1ed5 tung th\u00e0nh t\u1eebng m\u1ea3nh. V\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 ng\u1ecdn n\u00fai n\u00e0y. C\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc n\u00e0y. C\u1ea3 b\u00e1n c\u1ea7u n\u00e0y. Anh \u0111ang n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t v\u1ee5 n\u1ed5 l\u1edbn g\u1ea5p tri\u1ec7u l\u1ea7n v\u1ee5 n\u1ed5 bom nguy\u00ean t\u1eed \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean. \u2013\u2002\u1ed2, th\u1eadt v\u1edb v\u1ea9n. Anh th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 \u0111ang n\u00f3i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Inca bi\u1ebft b\u00ed m\u1eadt c\u1ee7a n\u0103ng l\u01b0\u1ee3ng nguy\u00ean t\u1eed h\u1ea3, Nimrod? Anh cho t\u00f4i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a ng\u1ed1c \u00e0, b\u1ea1n c\u0169? \u2013\u2002Manco Capac l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t djinn quy\u1ec1n n\u0103ng v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i. Ngay c\u1ea3 anh c\u0169ng bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt m\u00e0, McCreeby. Trong l\u1ecbch s\u1eed \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 v\u00e0i djinn n\u1eafm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u00ed m\u1eadt v\u1ec1 s\u1ef1 ph\u00e2n h\u1ea1ch h\u1ea1t nh\u00e2n c\u1ea3 tr\u0103m n\u0103m tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi con ng\u01b0\u1eddi bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3. V\u00e0 c\u00e1i \u00fd t\u01b0\u1edfng th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n nghi l\u1ec5 kutumunkichu gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 Manco? \u0110\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 Ti Cosi mu\u1ed1n tr\u1ea3 th\u00f9 nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb chinh ph\u1ee5c Nam M\u1ef9. \u0110\u1ec3 mang \u0111\u1ebfn Pachacuti. S\u1ef1 h\u1ee7y di\u1ec7t v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. Anh kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i \u0111ang th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n m\u1ed9t nghi l\u1ec5 \u0111\u1ec3 bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1ch t\u1ea1o v\u00e0ng, McCreeby, hay \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u00fap Dybbuk h\u1ed3i ph\u1ee5c s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh djinn c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu \u1ea5y. Anh \u0111ang x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng m\u1ed9t v\u0169 kh\u00ed nguy\u00ean t\u1eed h\u1ee7y di\u1ec7t th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi. \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y li\u00ean quan g\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi th\u1eadt c\u1ea3. Ch\u00fang ta \u0111ang \u1edf m\u1ed9t chi\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng gian kh\u00e1c, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i sao? \u2013\u2002Ngo\u00e0i vi\u1ec7c xuy\u00ean qua M\u1eaft R\u1eebng, v\u1eabn c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch kh\u00e1c \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y. Th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi n\u00e0y v\u00e0 th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta k\u1ebft n\u1ed1i v\u1edbi nhau. V\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a c\u1ea3 hai th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi \u0111\u1ec1u g\u1eb7p nguy c\u01a1 h\u1ee7y di\u1ec7t nh\u01b0 nhau.","McCreeby l\u00e0m \u0111i\u1ec7u b\u1ed9 nh\u00ecn \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 \u0111eo tay c\u1ee7a g\u00e3 v\u00e0 n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Nimrod? T\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2y? \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n r\u1ea5t th\u00fa v\u1ecb. Th\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea5y. V\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u0169ng mu\u1ed1n \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y t\u00e1n chuy\u1ec7n th\u00eam v\u1edbi anh l\u1eafm. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i \u0111i r\u1ed3i. Dybbuk \u0111ang ch\u1edd t\u00f4i mang c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a th\u1ee9 ba v\u1ec1. R\u1ed3i g\u00e3 quay l\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i. Khi h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ee9ng nh\u00ecn McCreeby b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u h\u00ec h\u1ee5c leo ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00ean \u0111\u1ed3i v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 m\u1ea5t t\u00edch Paititi, c\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00fang ta nh\u1ea5t quy\u1ebft ph\u1ea3i ng\u0103n h\u1ecd ho\u00e0n t\u1ea5t nghi l\u1ec5 \u0111\u00f3. \u00d4ng Groanin h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002Nh\u01b0ng b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o? Ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua m\u1ea5y c\u00e2y t\u1ecfi r\u1eebng kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp \u0111\u00f3. V\u00e0 c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i kh\u00f4ng ai \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh djinn v\u00ec s\u1ee3 n\u00f3 c\u00f3 k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3 x\u1ea5u. R\u1ed3i \u00f4ng l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u00f4i b\u1ef1c nh\u1ea5t v\u1ec1 djinn c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi. C\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 c\u1ee9 khi n\u00e0o c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ebfn s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh nh\u1ea5t, n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i m\u1ea5t t\u00edch. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 nh\u1edb n\u1ed5i \u0111\u00e3 bao nhi\u00eau l\u1ea7n chuy\u1ec7n nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf x\u1ea3y ra. C\u1eadu Nimrod g\u1eaft: \u2013\u2002Anh im l\u1eb7ng gi\u00f9m \u0111i, Groanin. \u2013\u2002V\u00e2ng, th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i. \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i li\u1ec1u th\u00f4i. \u0110\u1ec3 xem, n\u1ebfu t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t t\u00e1ch c\u00e0 ph\u00ea, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u01b0\u1edbc c\u00f3 c\u00e1i g\u00ec? \u00d4ng Groanin g\u1ee3i \u00fd: \u2013\u2002M\u1ed9t t\u00e1ch tr\u00e0? \u2013\u2002QWERTYUIOP! M\u1ed9t x\u00f4 b\u00f9n xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n tr\u00ean con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t h\u1ecd.","Nh\u00fan m\u1ed9t ng\u00f3n tay v\u00e0o b\u00f9n v\u00e0 li\u1ebfm th\u1eed, \u00f4ng Groanin cho bi\u1ebft: \u2013\u2002\u1edc th\u00ec, n\u00f3 c\u00f3 b\u1ecf hai vi\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 c\u00e1ch c\u1eadu hay u\u1ed1ng c\u00e0 ph\u00ea, th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i. John b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y c\u00f3 \u00edch g\u00ec c\u1ea3. C\u1eadu Nimrod b\u1ef1c b\u1ed9i n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u00ed nghi\u1ec7m. V\u1ec1 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc tr\u00e1i ng\u01b0\u1ee3c. C\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 \u01b0\u1edbc c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t t\u00e1ch tr\u00e0 v\u1edbi hy v\u1ecdng cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t t\u00e1ch c\u00e0 ph\u00ea. John nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t: \u2013\u2002\u1edc, c\u00f3 v\u1ebb n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng. Philippa h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002V\u1eady n\u1ebfu c\u1eadu mu\u1ed1n m\u1ed9t con m\u00e8o, c\u1eadu s\u1ebd \u01b0\u1edbc c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t con ch\u00f3 hay m\u1ed9t con chu\u1ed9t? C\u1eadu Nimrod b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u th\u1ea5y r\u00f5 v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 r\u1ed3i \u0111\u00f3. Philippa n\u00e9m cho John m\u1ed9t n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ebf gi\u1ec5u nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 mu\u1ed1n nh\u1ea5n m\u1ea1nh vi\u1ec7c c\u00f4 hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t vi\u1ec7c m\u00e0 \u00f4ng anh trai sinh \u0111\u00f4i c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u. \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o \u0111\u1eb7t th\u1ee9 m\u00e0 ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n l\u00ean ngay m\u1eb7t tr\u01b0\u1edbc suy ngh\u0129 c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u, n\u1ebfu th\u1ee9 m\u00e0 ch\u00e1u mu\u1ed1n n\u1eb1m \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3 \u1edf m\u1eb7t sau. \u00d4ng Groanin l\u1ea7m b\u1ea7m: \u2013\u2002Gi\u1ea3i b\u00e0i to\u00e1n \u0111i. N\u1ebfu c\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3. Philippa th\u1eafc m\u1eafc: \u2013\u2002Nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m r\u1ea5t t\u1ed1t v\u1edbi qu\u00e2n c\u1edd h\u1eadu \u0111en \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e0.","C\u1eadu Nimrod cho bi\u1ebft: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc tr\u00e1i ng\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng. Tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t kh\u00eda c\u1ea1nh n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, t\u1eeb \u201c\u0111en\u201d v\u1ed1n \u0111\u00e3 n\u1eb1m trong t\u1eeb \u201ctr\u1eafng\u201d. \u0110\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t l\u00e0 trong m\u1ed9t v\u00e1n c\u1edd. Tr\u00ean th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf, m\u1ed9t qu\u00e2n c\u1edd tr\u1edf n\u00ean tr\u1eafng h\u01a1n n\u1ebfu n\u00f3 t\u1ed3n t\u1ea1i trong m\u1ed1i quan h\u1ec7 v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t qu\u00e2n c\u1edd kh\u00e1c m\u00e0u \u0111en. Gi\u01a1 tay l\u00ean cao v\u00e0 v\u1ed7 m\u1ea1nh ch\u00fang xu\u1ed1ng c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u tr\u1ecdc c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u00fa t\u00e1t l\u1edbn \u0111\u1ea7y b\u1ef1c b\u1ed9i, \u00f4ng Groanin n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u1ebfn khi c\u1eadu gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft xong t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef h\u1ecdc \u0111\u00f3 th\u00ec Virgil McCreeby \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t. V\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta c\u0169ng s\u1ebd nh\u01b0 v\u1eady n\u1ebfu g\u00e3 c\u00f3 c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a th\u1ee9 ba \u0111\u00f3. Philippa gi\u1eadm m\u1ea1nh c\u00e1i g\u00f3t gi\u00e0y v\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 l\u00ean con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u00e1 v\u00e0ng v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t h\u01b0\u01a1ng d\u00e2u th\u01a1m ng\u00e1t lan t\u1ecfa trong b\u1ea7u kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed mi\u1ec1n n\u00fai. \u2013\u2002\u00d4i, chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y l\u00e0m ch\u00e1u t\u1ee9c \u0111i\u00ean l\u00ean m\u1ea5t. C\u00f4 n\u00f3i, v\u00e0 c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t v\u1ecb d\u00e2u \u0111\u1eadm \u0111\u1eb7c nh\u01b0ng d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu trong mi\u1ec7ng, m\u1ed9t vi\u1ec7c m\u00e0 c\u00f4 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y r\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1. C\u00f4 l\u1ea1i gi\u1eadm g\u00f3t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y c\u00f3 m\u00f9i v\u1ecb v\u00e0 c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 r\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1, \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t l\u00e0 d\u01b0\u1edbi g\u00f3t ch\u00e2n c\u00f4, v\u00ec khi c\u00f4 nh\u00ecn xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00f4i d\u00e9p v\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, c\u00f4 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y ch\u00fang kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u00e1 v\u00e0ng n\u1eefa, m\u00e0 tr\u00ean c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 b\u1eb9p d\u00ed c\u1ee7a Virgil McCreeby, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111ang n\u1eb1m \u00fap s\u1ea5p v\u00e0 r\u00ean r\u1ec9 tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ti\u1ec1n v\u1ec7 b\u1ecb c\u1ea3n ng\u00e3 trong m\u1ed9t tr\u1eadn b\u00f3ng b\u1ea7u d\u1ee5c. Trong khi \u0111\u00f3 c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a v\u00e0ng v\u1ed1n n\u1eb1m trong b\u00e0n tay m\u1eadp m\u1ea1p c\u1ee7a McCreeby hi\u1ec7n \u0111ang l\u0103n ng\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1ec1 ch\u1ed7 c\u1eadu Nimrod v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee9ng; ch\u1ed7 m\u00e0 ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ea7y n\u0103m gi\u00e2y tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u00f4 v\u1eabn \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee9ng \u1edf \u0111\u00f3. Philippa gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u00e3 ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c t\u1ea1m th\u1eddi qu\u00ean s\u1ea1ch c\u00e1ch","n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfng Anh, l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m: \u2013\u2002K\u1ef3 qu\u00e1 l\u1ea1, k\u1ef3 qu\u00e1 l\u1ea1. C\u1eadu Nimrod nh\u1eb7t c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a l\u00ean v\u00e0 b\u1ecf n\u00f3 v\u00e0o t\u00fai \u00e1o. Philippa \u0111\u01b0a m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn c\u1eadu c\u1ee7a c\u00f4. Khi tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y \u00e1nh m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu, c\u00f4 gi\u01a1 tay l\u00ean tr\u1eddi xua xua, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i, \u201cch\u00e1u th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 l\u1eddi gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch n\u00e0o cho vi\u1ec7c t\u1ea1i sao ch\u00e1u l\u1ea1i \u1edf tu\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eb1ng n\u00e0y, khi m\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 v\u00e0i gi\u00e2y tr\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e1u c\u00f2n \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 v\u1edbi c\u1eadu\u201d. Lo l\u1eafng, c\u1eadu Nimrod b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda c\u00f4 ch\u00e1u g\u00e1i cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i c\u00e2y ma c\u00e0 r\u1ed3ng chuy\u1ec3n b\u00f4ng hoa m\u00e0u h\u1ed3ng c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda c\u1eadu, khi\u1ebfn c\u1eadu kh\u00f4n ngoan ngh\u0129 l\u1ea1i v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 ngay khi m\u1ed9t m\u0169i phi ti\u00eau \u0111\u1ed9c bay v\u1ee5t qua kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed. N\u00f3 r\u1edbt xu\u1ed1ng \u1edf m\u1ed9t v\u1ecb tr\u00ed c\u00e1ch c\u1eadu kh\u00e1 xa, nh\u01b0ng \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ee7 r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng. H\u1ecd v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i c\u00e2y ma c\u00e0 r\u1ed3ng. \u00cdt nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0, nh\u1eefng c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o m\u00e0 c\u1eadu ho\u1eb7c Philippa c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch. \u2013\u2002Sao ch\u00e1u gh\u00e9t nh\u1eefng b\u00f4ng hoa qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt n\u00e0y qu\u00e1! Philippa gi\u1eadm m\u1ea1nh g\u00f3t ch\u00e2n tr\u00ean l\u01b0ng Virgil McCreeby v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa, m\u1ed9t h\u01b0\u01a1ng d\u00e2u ng\u1ecdt ng\u00e0o tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp trong kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed v\u00e0 mi\u1ec7ng c\u00f4. McCreeby r\u00e9 l\u00ean: \u2013\u2002\u1ed0i \u0111au! L\u1ea7n n\u00e0y c\u00f4 v\u1eabn \u1edf nguy\u00ean t\u1ea1i ch\u1ed7. Th\u1ee9 chuy\u1ec3n ch\u1ed7 l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng b\u00f4ng hoa ma c\u00e0 r\u1ed3ng. Hay n\u00f3i ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c h\u01a1n, ch\u00fang bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3. M\u1ed9t gi\u00e2y tr\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00fang c\u00f2n \u1edf \u0111\u00f3, v\u00e0 gi\u00e2y ti\u1ebfp theo l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n. \u0110\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n v\u00e0 ngay t\u1ee9c kh\u1eafc nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. Nh\u00ecn c\u00f3 ph\u1ea7n ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean tr\u01b0\u1edbc b\u01b0\u1edbc ngo\u1eb7t s\u1ef1 ki\u1ec7n may m\u1eafn","n\u00e0y, c\u1eadu Nimrod v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c t\u1eeb t\u1eeb \u0111i v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda c\u00f4. John h\u1ecfi Philippa: \u2013\u2002\u01a0, chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec v\u1eeba x\u1ea3y ra v\u1eady? Philippa n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Em c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec em bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 em kh\u00f4ng \u01b0\u1edbc g\u00ec. Em ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd n\u00f3i t\u1eeb tr\u1ecdng t\u00e2m c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. V\u1eady m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u sao, m\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n em ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec, n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 x\u1ea3y ra. McCreeby r\u00ean r\u1ec9: \u2013\u2002Xu\u1ed1ng \u0111i. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1edf \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Philippa \u0111\u01b0a m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn xu\u1ed1ng ch\u00e2n v\u00e0 nh\u1eadn ra c\u00f4 v\u1eabn \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u00ean g\u00e3 th\u1ea7y ph\u00e1p ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh. V\u00e0 m\u1ed9t h\u01b0\u01a1ng d\u00e2u n\u1ed3ng \u0111\u1eadm v\u1eabn thoang tho\u1ea3ng trong kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed. Zadie h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002M\u00f9i h\u01b0\u01a1ng g\u00ec th\u1ebf? B\u01b0\u1edbc kh\u1ecfi c\u00e1i l\u01b0ng m\u1eb7c gi\u00e1p c\u1ee7a McCreeby, Philippa tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002H\u01b0\u01a1ng d\u00e2u. Kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u sao vi\u1ec7c t\u1edb gi\u1eadm ch\u00e2n l\u00e0m h\u01b0\u01a1ng d\u00e2u t\u1ecfa ra t\u1eeb \u0111\u00f4i d\u00e9p v\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a t\u1edb tr\u1edf n\u00ean n\u1ed3ng \u0111\u1eadm h\u01a1n. Qu\u1ef3 xu\u1ed1ng c\u1ea1nh ch\u00e2n Philippa v\u00e0 s\u0103m soi k\u1ef9 \u0111\u00f4i d\u00e9p, c\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec ch\u00fang l\u00e0m. C\u1eadu ngh\u0129 H\u1ed1t T\u1ea5t Li\u1ec7t \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eb7ng cho ch\u00e1u m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00f4i d\u00e9p gestalt. \u00d4ng Groanin h\u1ecfi l\u1ea1i: \u2013\u2002Gh\u00e9t gh\u00e9t g\u00ec c\u01a1? C\u1eadu Nimrod cho bi\u1ebft: \u2013\u2002Gestalt. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 nghe n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 ch\u00fang, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd ngh\u0129","ch\u00fang th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 t\u1ed3n t\u1ea1i. T\u00f4i ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn ng\u01b0\u1eddi Trung Qu\u1ed1c \u0111\u00e3 g\u1ecdi ch\u00fang b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i t\u00ean kh\u00e1c, nh\u01b0ng gestalt l\u00e0 t\u00ean g\u1ecdi hi\u1ec7n nay c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang. T\u01b0\u01a1ng truy\u1ec1n r\u1eb1ng khi m\u1ed9t djinn mang ch\u00fang, c\u1ea3 t\u1ed5ng th\u1ec3 tr\u1edf n\u00ean v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i h\u01a1n t\u1eadp h\u1ee3p c\u00e1c b\u1ed9 ph\u1eadn. Kh\u00e1t khao th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t djinn s\u1ebd t\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ed9ng xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ebfn ti\u1ebfn tr\u00ecnh \u01b0\u1edbc. Anh ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n suy ngh\u0129 th\u1eadt m\u1ea1nh v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3, v\u00e0 suy ngh\u0129 \u0111\u00f3 s\u1ebd l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t hi\u1ec7n th\u1ef1c tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed1i. M\u1ec7nh l\u1ec7nh suy ngh\u0129 c\u1ee7a anh m\u1ea1nh h\u01a1n hi\u1ec7n th\u1ef1c v\u1eadt ch\u1ea5t. \u0110\u00f4i d\u00e9p n\u00e0y h\u1eb3n l\u00e0 r\u1ea5t m\u1ea1nh \u0111\u00e2y. Philippa l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m: \u2013\u2002Th\u1ebf m\u00e0 ch\u00e1u c\u1ee9 ngh\u0129 ch\u00fang ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00f4i d\u00e9p kh\u00e1 tho\u1ea3i m\u00e1i. John khuy\u00ean: \u2013\u2002N\u1ebfu ch\u00fang m\u1ea1nh nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t em n\u00ean l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c c\u1edfi ch\u00fang ra. \u00cdt nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi em bi\u1ebft c\u00e1ch ki\u1ec3m so\u00e1t ch\u00fang t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n. Philippa n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 anh n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f2n Dybbuk th\u00ec sao? Ch\u00fang ta \u2013 em kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c \u0111i ng\u0103n c\u1ea3n c\u1eadu \u1ea5y sao? C\u1eadu Nimrod b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng sao \u0111\u00e2u. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a th\u1ee9 ba, n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 t\u1ea1o n\u00ean m\u1ed9t v\u1ee5 n\u1ed5 nguy\u00ean t\u1eed \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00e2u. McCreeby ng\u1ed3i d\u1eady v\u00e0 xoa vai \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn, h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002\u00dd anh l\u00e0, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 bom nguy\u00ean t\u1eed \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt h\u1ea3? C\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u01b0\u01a1ng nhi\u00ean. Ti Cosi \u0111\u00e3 th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 c\u00f3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh mang \u0111\u1ebfn s\u1ef1 h\u1ee7y","di\u1ec7t cho nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb x\u00e2m l\u01b0\u1ee3c. Gi\u1ed1ng y nh\u01b0 Manco Capac \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ee9a. John nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t: \u2013\u2002Th\u1eadt l\u1ea1 l\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i Manco. McCreeby n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002\u1edc, t\u00f4i th\u00ec ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd. R\u1ed3i c\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f9ng kh\u1ee5c, g\u00e3 b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i s\u1ebd n\u00f3i \u201c\u1ed2! Th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o c\u00f3 c\u00e2y n\u1ea5m\u201d. Tr\u00ean c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda d\u1eabn v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng h\u00e0nh l\u1ec5 \u1edf Paititi c\u00f3 kh\u1eafc h\u00ecnh m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y n\u1ea5m. T\u00f4i hi\u1ec3n nhi\u00ean \u0111\u00e3 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y n\u1ea5m thi\u00eang. Teonanactl, hay \u201cth\u1ecbt c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c v\u1ecb th\u1ea7n\u201d. T\u00f4i n\u00f3i, anh kh\u00f4ng th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 ngh\u0129 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 l\u1eafp r\u00e1p m\u1ed9t qu\u1ea3 bom h\u1ea1t nh\u00e2n \u0111\u1ea5y ch\u1ee9? C\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. C\u00e1i th\u1ee9 kh\u1eafc tr\u00ean c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda ph\u00f2ng h\u00e0nh l\u1ec5 \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y n\u1ea5m, m\u00e0 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m m\u00e2y h\u00ecnh n\u1ea5m. Th\u1ee9 m\u00e0 \u00f4ng tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y \u1edf m\u1ed9t v\u1ee5 n\u1ed5 h\u1ea1t nh\u00e2n. McCreeby hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o: \u2013\u2002V\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y, v\u00f4 t\u00ecnh x\u1ebfp \u0111\u1eb7t s\u1ef1 h\u1ee7y di\u1ec7t c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh t\u00f4i. C\u1eadu Nimrod b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002N\u1ebfu \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 h\u1ee7y di\u1ec7t c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh anh, McCreeby, th\u00ec ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec \u0111\u00e1ng b\u1eadn t\u00e2m. Nh\u01b0ng v\u00ec n\u00f3 li\u00ean quan \u0111\u1ebfn s\u1ef1 h\u1ee7y di\u1ec7t c\u1ee7a ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn c\u00e1i b\u00e1n c\u1ea7u n\u00e0y, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i bu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 v\u1edbi n\u00f3. T\u00e1t v\u00e0o sau \u0111\u1ea7u g\u00e3 th\u1ea7y ph\u00e1p, \u00f4ng Groanin n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002V\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng, Virgil McCreeby, l\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1nh gi\u00e1 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u1ef1a tr\u00ean ti\u00eau chu\u1ea9n th\u1ea5p k\u00e9m \u0111\u00e1ng khinh c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. \u0110\u1ed3 kh\u1ed1n khi\u1ebfp! N\u1ebfu c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec x\u1ea3y ra v\u1edbi cha c\u1ee7a John v\u00e0 Philippa, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd cho \u00f4ng m\u1ed9t tr\u1eadn n\u00ean th\u00e2n.","McCreeby v\u1ed9i b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002\u1ed2. V\u00e2ng. Nh\u00ecn n\u00e0y. H\u00e3y \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00f4i l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c g\u1ecdi cho m\u00f4n \u0111\u1ed3 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec t\u00f4i c\u1ea7n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i v\u1ec7 tinh. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u1edf Paititi. Philippa gi\u1eadm ch\u00e2n v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0a cho g\u00e3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i. S\u1ee3 h\u00e3i v\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u1eadn ra s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a Philippa kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o, McCreeby \u0111\u00f3n l\u1ea5y c\u00e1i \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1nh v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t chu\u1ed7i s\u1ed1. G\u00e3 h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002\u01a0, gi\u1edd \u1edf New York l\u00e0 m\u1ea5y gi\u1edd th\u1ebf? John n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002L\u1ea1 th\u1eadt, \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u ng\u1eebng ch\u1ea1y r\u1ed3i. \u00d4ng Groanin g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 c\u1ee7a ta c\u0169ng v\u1eady. McCreeby b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002\u01a0, c\u00e1i \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng. C\u1eadu Nimrod li\u1ebfc nh\u00ecn c\u00e1i \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i v\u00e0 l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u. Philippa \u0111o\u00e1n: \u2013\u2002C\u00f3 l\u1ebd l\u00e0 \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edbng c\u1ee7a \u0111\u00f4i d\u00e9p gestalt. C\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002C\u00f3 l\u1ebd v\u1eady. McCreeby d\u00f2 h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002Nh\u00ecn n\u00e0y, ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t suy ngh\u0129 th\u00f4i, nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu Dybbuk tr\u1ebb kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh, \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng? Tr\u00ean th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd n\u00f3i Dybbuk l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 ph\u1ea7n b\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed3ng v\u00e0 b\u01b0\u1edbng b\u1ec9nh. Ch\u01b0a k\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ebfn kh\u00e1 l\u00e0 \u01b0\u01a1ng ng\u1ea1nh.","\u00d4ng Groanin l\u1ea7m b\u1ea7m: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c l\u00e0 n\u00f3. \u2013\u2002L\u00fd do t\u00f4i nh\u1eafc \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y l\u00e0: Tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi t\u00f4i r\u1eddi Paititi \u0111\u1ec3 quay l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y t\u00ecm c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a th\u1ee9 ba, Buck \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ecfi t\u00f4i li\u1ec7u ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ho\u00e0n t\u1ea5t nghi l\u1ec5 kutumunkichu m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a th\u1ee9 ba kh\u00f4ng. Hi\u1ec3n nhi\u00ean t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3. C\u00e1m \u01a1n tr\u1eddi l\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ng\u0103n c\u1eadu \u1ea5y l\u1ea1i, nh\u1ec9? D\u0129 nhi\u00ean \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi m\u00e0 c\u1eadu \u1ea5y mu\u1ed1n nghe. Tr\u00ean th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf, c\u1eadu \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 r\u1ea5t b\u1ef1c t\u1ee9c v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3. C\u1eadu Nimrod h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002\u00d4ng \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ec9 cho n\u00f3 c\u00e1ch th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n nghi l\u1ec5 h\u1ea3? McCreeby tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002Chi ti\u1ebft v\u1ec1 c\u00e1ch ho\u00e0n t\u1ea5t nghi l\u1ec5 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ghi tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t \u0111o\u1ea1n v\u0103n t\u1ef1 trong t\u00f2a nh\u00e0 ch\u00ednh. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 cho c\u1eadu \u1ea5y th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng g\u00ec c\u1eadu \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 t\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ecdc. Nh\u01b0ng gi\u1edd t\u00f4i b\u1ed7ng ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c c\u1ea7n bi\u1ebft r\u00f5 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 x\u1ea3y ra n\u1ebfu c\u1eadu \u1ea5y b\u1ecf qua c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a th\u1ee9 ba v\u00e0 th\u1ea3 c\u00e2y tr\u01b0\u1ee3ng uranium \u0111\u00f3 xu\u1ed1ng kh\u1ed1i uranium d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u00e1y \u1ed1ng, sau hai h\u1ea1t l\u1ec7 m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean. C\u1eadu Nimrod cho bi\u1ebft: \u2013\u2002Ch\u1ea5t uranium trong \u0111\u00e1 s\u1ebd b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u s\u00f4i s\u1ee5c. S\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 v\u1ee5 n\u1ed5 n\u00e0o, m\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 nhi\u1ec5m x\u1ea1 r\u1ed9ng. McCreeby nh\u0103n m\u1eb7t b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002A, anh kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 n\u00f3 gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch chuy\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i sao c\u00e1i \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng sao? V\u00e0 t\u1ea1i sao \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 c\u1ee7a m\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi ng\u1eebng ch\u1ea1y? C\u1eadu Nimrod th\u1ed1t l\u00ean:","\u2013\u2002\u0110\u00e8n \u01a1i, \u00f4ng n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang. B\u1ee9c x\u1ea1 \u0111i\u1ec7n t\u1eeb. Ph\u1ea3i chi ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i m\u00e1y \u0111o Geiger \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. John h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002\u00dd c\u1eadu l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i m\u00e1y \u0111o \u0111\u1ed9 ph\u00f3ng x\u1ea1? Philippa n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002\u00dd c\u1eadu l\u00e0, m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y? R\u1ed3i c\u00f4 gi\u1eadm ch\u00e2n v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0a cho c\u1eadu Nimrod m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i h\u1ed9p \u0111i\u1ec7n t\u1eed m\u00e0u d\u00e2u v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t b\u1ea3ng s\u1ed1 \u0111o v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u1ed1ng m\u00e0u h\u1ed3ng to b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i c\u00f2i d\u1ee5 v\u1ecbt c\u1ee7a th\u1ee3 s\u0103n. C\u1eadu Nimrod g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00fang n\u00f3. M\u1ed9t c\u00e1i m\u00e1y \u0111o Geiger. Nh\u1eadn l\u1ea5y c\u00e1i m\u00e1y t\u1eeb Philippa, c\u1eadu b\u1eadt n\u00f3 l\u00ean v\u00e0 gi\u01a1 c\u00e1i \u1ed1ng l\u00ean tr\u00ean kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed. C\u00e2y kim tr\u00ean b\u1ea3ng s\u1ed1 \u0111o di chuy\u1ec3n t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea7u n\u00e0y sang \u0111\u1ea7u kia c\u1ee7a c\u00e1i m\u00e1y khi c\u00e1i \u1ed1ng trong tay c\u1eadu Nimrod ghi nh\u1eadn m\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ed9 ph\u00f3ng x\u1ea1 d\u01b0\u1edbi l\u00f2ng \u0111\u1ea5t. C\u1eadu Nimrod l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0 g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 c\u1eaft \u0111\u1ee9t m\u00f4i. C\u1eadu l\u1ea7m b\u1ea7m: \u2013\u2002Th\u1eb1ng ng\u1ed1c. Th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 ngu ng\u1ed1c. McCreeby h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002\u00dd anh l\u00e0, c\u1eadu \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3? \u0110\u1ee9ng b\u1eadt d\u1eady, g\u00e3 th\u1ea7y ph\u00e1p cho\u00e0ng tay \u00f4m l\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0a m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn quanh v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 lo l\u1eafng ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng nghi\u00eam tr\u1ecdng. G\u00e3 l\u1ea7m b\u1ea7m: \u2013\u2002\u00d4i Ch\u00faa \u01a1i, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec th\u1ebf n\u00e0y? C\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 ti\u1ebfn h\u00e0nh n\u1ed1t nghi l\u1ec5 m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1i","\u0111\u0129a polonium. C\u1ea3 khu v\u1ef1c n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u01a1n b\u00e3o ph\u00f3ng x\u1ea1. Ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u00e2y l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c. Nhanh h\u01a1n n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3. McCreeby r\u00ean r\u1ec9: \u2013\u2002\u1ed0i \u1ed1i. H\u1eafng gi\u1ecdng, Groanin h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u1ec3 t\u00f4i l\u00e0m r\u00f5 nh\u00e9. C\u1eadu \u0111ang n\u00f3i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i l\u00e0 sau khi l\u1ed9i b\u1ed9 c\u1ea3 m\u1ea5y ng\u00e0n d\u1eb7m \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3 \u2013 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 ch\u01b0a k\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c v\u1eadt l\u1ed9n v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb s\u0103n \u0111\u1ea7u ng\u01b0\u1eddi, con r\u1ebft kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 c\u00f9ng v\u00f4 s\u1ed1 th\u1ee9 kh\u00e1c \u2013 ch\u00fang ta r\u1ed1t cu\u1ed9c v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 m\u1ea5t t\u00edch Paititi? C\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i e l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng, b\u1ea1n gi\u00e0 \u1ea1. Ph\u00f3ng x\u1ea1 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 kh\u00f3 ch\u01a1i. Anh kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y n\u00f3. Nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed1i ch\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u1eddi. C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00e1 tr\u1ec5 cho ch\u00fang ta. John h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f2n Buck? Ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 b\u1ecf c\u1eadu \u1ea5y l\u1ea1i Paititi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i \u0111i c\u1ee9u c\u1eadu \u1ea5y. Ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i mang c\u1eadu \u1ea5y v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0. C\u1eadu Nimrod l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u: \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu e l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3. Ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c r\u1eddi \u0111i. Ngay b\u00e2y gi\u1edd ho\u1eb7c kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd. C\u1eadu xin l\u1ed7i, nh\u01b0ng nhi\u1ec1u kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng Buck \u0111\u00e3 n\u1eb1m ngo\u00e0i kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng c\u1ee9u gi\u00fap c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta. Th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00e1 tr\u1ec5 cho c\u1ea3 ch\u00fang ta. Gi\u1eadm m\u1ea1nh g\u00f3t gi\u00e0y v\u00e0ng h\u01b0\u01a1ng d\u00e2u c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t, Philippa th\u1ed1t l\u00ean: \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng. Kh\u00f4ng, kh\u00f4ng, kh\u00f4ng.","Gi\u1ecdng c\u00f4 nghe c\u00f3 v\u1ebb k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 b\u00ean trong c\u00e1i boong-ke h\u1ea1t nh\u00e2n b\u1eb1ng b\u00ea t\u00f4ng vi\u1ec1n ch\u00ec m\u00e0 \u00fd ch\u00ed c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i d\u00e9p gestalt \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ea1o ra ch\u1ec9 trong t\u00edch t\u1eafc. \u0110\u00e3 t\u1eebng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ch\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec1 v\u1ec1 Chi\u1ebfn Tranh L\u1ea1nh \u1edf tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ecdc v\u00e0 c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y h\u00ecnh ch\u1ee5p nh\u1eefng boong-ke h\u1ea1t nh\u00e2n c\u1ee7a th\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3, v\u00e0 Philippa ngh\u0129 c\u00e1i boong-ke n\u00e0y ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eebng chi ti\u1ebft. Ngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb m\u00e0u s\u1eafc, d\u0129 nhi\u00ean. C\u00f4 bi\u1ebft ch\u1eafc ch\u00fang s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd c\u00f3 m\u00e0u d\u00e2u, nh\u01b0ng v\u00ec m\u1ed9t l\u00fd do n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, c\u00f4 c\u00f3 h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh tr\u00e1i d\u00e2u trong \u0111\u1ea7u. \u00cdt nh\u1ea5t n\u00f3 h\u1ee3p v\u1edbi b\u1ed9 \u00e1o ch\u1ed1ng ph\u00f3ng x\u1ea1 b\u00e1n trong su\u1ed1t v\u1edbi h\u1ecda ti\u1ebft l\u00e0 v\u00f4 s\u1ed1 tr\u00e1i d\u00e2u m\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi, k\u1ec3 c\u1ea3 c\u00f4, hi\u1ec7n \u0111ang m\u1eb7c. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 ch\u01b0a k\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ebfn v\u00e0i c\u00e1i t\u00f4 \u0111\u1ef1ng \u0111\u1ea7y d\u00e2u m\u00e0 c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 chu \u0111\u00e1o chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb ph\u00f2ng tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ee3p c\u00f3 ai b\u1ecb \u0111\u00f3i. V\u00e0 nh\u1eefng t\u1ea5m r\u00e8m d\u00e2u tr\u00ean khung c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 b\u1eb1ng ki\u1ebfng vi\u1ec1n ch\u00ec. C\u00f4 n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Anh John n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang. Ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 b\u1ecf c\u1eadu \u1ea5y l\u1ea1i. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh ch\u1edd m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng? Ch\u00e1u ch\u1ec9 \u0111i m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t th\u00f4i. Ch\u00e1u ngh\u0129 l\u00e0, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ebd an to\u00e0n \u1edf trong n\u00e0y. C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ph\u00f2ng kh\u1eed nhi\u1ec5m, m\u00e1y l\u1ecdc kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed \u0111ang ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y, v\u00e0 sau c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda n\u00e0y c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch r\u1ea5t \u1ea5m c\u00fang v\u1edbi ti vi c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t th\u01b0 vi\u1ec7n. V\u00e0 m\u1ed9t t\u1ee7 l\u1ea1nh. Ch\u00e1u e l\u00e0 ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn t\u1ee7 l\u1ea1nh ch\u1ec9 ch\u1ee9a d\u00e2u th\u00f4i, \u00f4ng Groanin. John ph\u00e0n n\u00e0n qua c\u00e1i m\u0169 nh\u1ef1a \u00e1nh d\u00e2u c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu: \u2013\u2002Nh\u01b0ng t\u1ea1i sao lu\u00f4n l\u00e0 m\u00e0u h\u1ed3ng? T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 em l\u00e0m \u1ea5y. Ch\u00fang lu\u00f4n c\u00f3 m\u00e0u h\u1ed3ng. Em bi\u1ebft anh ngh\u0129 g\u00ec v\u1ec1 m\u00e0u h\u1ed3ng m\u00e0, Philippa. Anh kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t b\u1ed9 \u0111\u1ed3 m\u00e0u v\u00e0ng sao? Hay m\u00e0u xanh c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Philippa kh\u0103ng kh\u0103ng: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u00e0u h\u1ed3ng. N\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u00e0u d\u00e2u.","R\u1ed3i l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch s\u1ed1t ru\u1ed9t, c\u00f4 n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002V\u00e0 em kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1eddi gian cho chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y. Em c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i \u0111i t\u00ecm Dybbuk. Philippa \u0111\u01b0a m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn c\u1eadu c\u1ee7a c\u00f4, c\u1eadu Nimrod \u0111ang g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0 tr\u00ecu m\u1ebfn \u00f4m l\u1ea5y c\u00f4, \u00f4m ch\u1eb7t nh\u01b0 b\u1ed9 \u0111\u1ed3 k\u00edn m\u00edt \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00f4ng gi\u00f3 c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd cho ph\u00e9p. C\u1eadu Nimrod d\u1eb7n: \u2013\u2002Nh\u1edb c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn nh\u00e9.","Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng 27 Nh\u00e2n c\u00e1ch t\u00e1ch r\u1eddi Trong khi ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i McCreeby quay l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a th\u1ee9 ba, Dybbuk t\u1ef1 gi\u1ea3i tr\u00ed b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch m\u1eb7c th\u1eed nh\u1eefng b\u1ed9 qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o Inca m\u00e0 h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y \u1edf Paititi v\u00e0 chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb th\u00f9 t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y r\u00ecu chi\u1ebfn. B\u1ea3n th\u00e2n c\u00e2y r\u00ecu kh\u00f4ng s\u1eafc l\u1eafm, c\u1eadu ngh\u0129 th\u1ea7m. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 c\u00e2y r\u00ecu hay tr\u01b0\u1eddng th\u01b0\u01a1ng Inca n\u00e0o th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 s\u1eafc b\u00e9n, v\u00e0 Dybbuk ngh\u0129 c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft l\u00fd do t\u1ea1i sao l\u00ednh T\u00e2y Ban Nha c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng chinh ph\u1ee5c Nam M\u1ef9 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. V\u0169 khi c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi Inca to\u00e0n l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed3 ph\u1ebf li\u1ec7u. M\u00f3n v\u0169 kh\u00ed duy nh\u1ea5t m\u00e0 c\u1eadu th\u00edch l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y ch\u00f9y v\u1edbi tay c\u1ea7m b\u1eb1ng g\u1ed7 v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t tr\u00e1i banh \u0111\u1ed3ng \u1edf \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1edbi t\u00e1m \u0111\u1ec9nh nh\u1ecdn th\u00f2 ra, N\u00f3 nh\u00ecn th\u00f4 s\u01a1 \u0111\u1ebfn bu\u1ed3n c\u01b0\u1eddi, nh\u01b0ng v\u1eabn \u0111\u1ee7 h\u1eefu hi\u1ec7u \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1eadp s\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ea7u ai \u0111\u00f3. Nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu ng\u1ee1 r\u1eb1ng k\u1ec3 c\u1ea3 lo\u1ea1i ch\u00f9y n\u00e0y c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 xuy\u00ean th\u1ee7ng l\u1edbp \u00e1o gi\u00e1p c\u1ee7a l\u00ednh T\u00e2y Ban Nha. Th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o m\u00e0 Ti Cosi ph\u1ea3i t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm m\u1ed9t lo\u1ea1i v\u0169 kh\u00ed kh\u00e1c \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ee7y di\u1ec7t nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb x\u00e2m l\u01b0\u1ee3c. Khi \u0111\u00e3 ch\u00e1n c\u00e2y ch\u00f9y, Dybbuk th\u1eed s\u1ee9c m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i n\u00e1 b\u1eafn \u0111\u00e1 v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 m\u01b0\u1eddi l\u0103m ph\u00fat vui v\u1ebb b\u1eafn nh\u1eefng vi\u00ean \u0111\u00e1 to b\u1eb1ng tr\u00e1i tr\u1ee9ng v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea7u m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u00ecn gi\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t v\u1ecb th\u1ea7n ho\u1eb7c m\u1ed9t v\u1ecb vua \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u1eafc tr\u00ean t\u01b0\u1eddng. Kh\u00e1 gi\u1ecfi v\u1edbi tr\u00f2 \u0111\u00f3, ch\u1eb3ng bao l\u00e2u b\u1ea3n t\u00ednh ph\u00e1 ph\u00e1ch","c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t th\u1eb1ng con trai trong c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n x\u00f3a s\u1ed5 khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t tr\u00ean b\u1ee9c h\u00ecnh kh\u1eafc c\u1ed5 \u0111\u1ea1i. \u0110\u01b0a m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn quanh t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 kh\u00e1c \u0111\u1ec3 ph\u00e1, Dybbuk b\u1eaft g\u1eb7p m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y cung v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3ng th\u1eddi gian vui v\u1ebb v\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c b\u1eafn t\u00ean v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i khi\u00ean v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t mi\u1ebfng gi\u00e1p che ng\u1ef1c b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ed3ng gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 c\u00e1i m\u00e0 McCreeby \u0111\u00e3 m\u1eb7c \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1ef1 b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 tr\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i c\u00e2y ma c\u00e0 r\u1ed3ng. V\u00e0 c\u1eadu nhanh ch\u00f3ng nh\u1eadn ra kh\u00f4ng c\u00e1i n\u00e0o b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 an to\u00e0n tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1ed9t m\u0169i t\u00ean. C\u1eadu t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi, th\u1ebf th\u00ec ch\u00fang s\u1ebd tr\u1ee5 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2u tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1ed9t m\u0169i phi ti\u00eau \u0111\u1ed9c? \u0110\u1ec3 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi \u0111\u00f3, Dybbuk quay l\u1ea1i t\u00f2a nh\u00e0 m\u00e1i v\u00f2m \u0111\u1ec3 ki\u1ec3m tra c\u00e1i ba l\u00f4 c\u1ee7a McCreeby \u2013 c\u00e1i \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb m\u1ed9t m\u0169i phi ti\u00eau c\u1ee7a c\u00e2y ma c\u00e0 r\u1ed3ng \u0111\u00e2m v\u00e0o. V\u00e0 c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00e1 ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean khi ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n m\u0169i phi ti\u00eau \u0111\u1ed9c c\u00f3 v\u1ebb \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00e2m th\u1ee7ng l\u1edbp v\u1ea3i l\u00f3t ni l\u00f4ng Cordura v\u1ed1n r\u1ea5t b\u1ec1n ch\u1eafc c\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ed3 b\u00ean trong ba l\u00f4 \u2013 bao g\u1ed3m c\u00e1i h\u1ed9p thi\u1ebfc \u0111\u1ef1ng s\u1ee3i thu\u1ed1c l\u00e1 c\u1ee7a McCreeby \u2013 v\u00e0o s\u00e2u \u0111\u1ebfn v\u00e0i t\u1ea5c. Kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng \u1ea5y \u2013 c\u00e1i l\u1ed7 tr\u00ean h\u1ed9p thi\u1ebfc \u2013 \u0111\u00e3 thuy\u1ebft ph\u1ee5c Dybbuk r\u1eb1ng c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n ph\u00ed c\u00f4ng ch\u1edd McCreeby quay v\u1ec1 n\u1eefa. C\u1eadu n\u00f3i l\u1edbn, v\u00ec s\u1ef1 im l\u1eb7ng v\u00e0 t\u1ecbch m\u1ecbch kh\u00f4n c\u00f9ng c\u1ee7a Paititi \u0111ang d\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e8 n\u1eb7ng tr\u00ean vai c\u1eadu: \u2013\u2002T\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p \u00f4ng b\u1ea1n McCreeby! \u00d4i, m\u1ea5y m\u0169i phi ti\u00eau \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 v\u1ebb s\u1eafc v\u00e0 c\u1ee9ng h\u01a1n ch\u00fang ta t\u01b0\u1edfng. Tuy nhi\u00ean Dybbuk \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ea7m trong gi\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111\u00f3. Th\u1ee7 ph\u1ea1m t\u1ea1o ra c\u00e1i l\u1ed7 tr\u00ean h\u1ed9p thu\u1ed1c l\u00e1 c\u1ee7a Virgil McCreeby kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i m\u0169i phi ti\u00eau \u0111\u1ed9c c\u1ee7a c\u00e2y ma c\u00e0 r\u1ed3ng, m\u00e0 l\u00e0 con dao Swiss Army c\u1ee7a g\u00e3 th\u1ea7y ph\u00e1p ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh, khi g\u00e3 t\u00e9 xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t. Dybbuk s\u1ed1t ru\u1ed9t nh\u00ecn c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 \u0111eo tay b\u1eb1ng v\u00e0ng \u0111\u1eaft ti\u1ec1n c\u1ee7a","c\u1eadu \u2013 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 th\u1ee9 duy nh\u1ea5t c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng b\u00e1n \u0111i sau v\u1ee5 Jonathan Tarot \u2013 v\u00e0 t\u1ef1 nh\u1ee7 v\u1edbi b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n r\u1eb1ng McCreeby \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ec5 gi\u1edd quay l\u1ea1i. \u2013\u2002C\u00e1i g\u00e3 ng\u1ed1c m\u1eadp \u00fa l\u01b0\u1eddi bi\u1ebfng \u0111\u00f3, \u0111\u00e1ng l\u1ebd gi\u1edd n\u00e0y g\u00e3 ph\u1ea3i quay v\u1ec1 r\u1ed3i m\u1edbi \u0111\u00fang. Dybbuk c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1ea7m l\u1eabn v\u1ec1 \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y. M\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111i b\u1ed9 t\u1eeb \u0111\u00e2y cho \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y ma c\u00e0 r\u1ed3ng, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng n\u1eefa \u0111\u1ec3 quay l\u1ea1i. McCreeby ch\u1ec9 m\u1edbi \u0111i ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ea7y ch\u00edn m\u01b0\u01a1i ph\u00fat. C\u1eadu g\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u01b0\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002G\u00e3 ch\u1eafc l\u00e0 toi r\u1ed3i. T\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p \u00f4ng b\u1ea1n McCreeby. M\u00e0 khoan. T\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p m\u00ecnh m\u1edbi \u0111\u00fang. C\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 gi\u1edd m\u00ecnh ph\u1ea3i t\u1ef1 l\u1ef1c c\u00e1nh sinh r\u1ed3i. Dybbuk \u0111\u1ebfn ng\u1ed3i x\u1ebfp b\u1eb1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc b\u1ee9c h\u00ecnh kh\u1eafc m\u00e0 v\u00e0i ph\u00fat tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng l\u00e0m m\u1ee5c ti\u00eau t\u1eadp b\u1eafn \u0111\u00e1. \u1ede \u0111\u00f3, c\u1eadu b\u1ecf v\u00e0i ph\u00fat c\u00e2n nh\u1eafc kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng t\u1ef1 m\u00ecnh quay l\u1ea1i ki\u1ebfm c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a v\u00e0ng, r\u1ed3i sau \u0111\u00f3 l\u1ea1i t\u1ef1 li\u1ec7t k\u00ea ra v\u00f4 s\u1ed1 l\u00fd do t\u1ea1i sao c\u1eadu ngh\u0129 \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u00fd ki\u1ebfn t\u1ed1t. C\u1eadu n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u1ea7u ti\u00ean l\u00e0 vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3 r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng r\u1ea5t nguy hi\u1ec3m. N\u1ebfu McCreeby \u0111\u00e3 toi m\u1ea1ng th\u00ec m\u00ecnh c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1ecb gi\u1ebft ch\u1ebft. C\u00e1i l\u0169 c\u00e2y \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean b\u1ecb khi\u00eau kh\u00edch. M\u1ea5y c\u00e1i phi ti\u00eau ch\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ee9 ch\u1ea3 ch\u01a1i. Th\u1ee9 hai l\u00e0, c\u00f3 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng n\u1ebfu McCreeby ch\u01b0a ch\u1ebft m\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 b\u1ecb th\u01b0\u01a1ng, m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i gi\u00fap g\u00e3, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ec7n kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n v\u00ec g\u00e3 qu\u00e1 m\u1eadp \u0111\u1ec3 khi\u00eang \u0111i, v\u00e0 m\u00ecnh c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft c\u00e1ch d\u00f9ng m\u1ea5y c\u00e1i th\u1ee9 thu\u1ed1c men trong ba l\u00f4 c\u1ee7a g\u00e3. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 hai l\u00fd do kh\u00e1 h\u1ee3p l\u00fd. Nh\u1eefng \u0111\u00e1m m\u00e2y bay qua \u0111\u1ec9nh n\u00fai n\u01a1i Paititi t\u1ecda l\u1ea1c, t\u1ea1o n\u00ean nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i b\u00f3ng k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 d\u1eadp d\u1eddn tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t c\u1ed5 \u0111\u1ea1i. M\u1ed9t con k\u1ec1n k\u1ec1n khoang c\u1ed5 \u0111\u00e1nh v\u00f2ng tr\u00ean kh\u00f4ng trung g\u1ea7n m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi. Ngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb vi\u1ec7c","Dybbuk ngh\u0129 n\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con k\u1ec1n k\u1ec1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111ang ch\u1edd nh\u00e2m nhi x\u00e1c ch\u1ebft c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu. C\u1eadu r\u00f9ng m\u00ecnh. \u2013\u2002L\u00fd do th\u1ee9 ba l\u00e0 n\u01a1i n\u00e0y c\u00f3 ph\u1ea7n h\u01a1i l\u1ea1nh v\u00e0 r\u1ee3n da g\u00e0, v\u00e0 m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch \u1edf tr\u00ean n\u00e0y m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh, v\u00ec th\u1ebf m\u00ecnh n\u00ean ho\u00e0n t\u1ea5t nghi l\u1ec5 r\u1ed3i r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u00e2y c\u00e0ng s\u1edbm c\u00e0ng t\u1ed1t. M\u00ecnh ngh\u0129 s\u1ef1 im l\u1eb7ng \u0111ang b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u \u0103n m\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea7u \u00f3c m\u00ecnh. M\u00ecnh ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn gh\u00e9t ph\u1ea3i \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y v\u00e0o bu\u1ed5i t\u1ed1i. C\u1eadu n\u00e9m m\u1ed9t vi\u00ean \u0111\u00e1 kh\u00e1c v\u00e0o b\u1ee9c h\u00ecnh kh\u1eafc v\u00e0 n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 l\u00e0m sao \u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ea5y, \u00f4ng b\u1ea1n. R\u1ed3i c\u1eadu li\u1ec7t k\u00ea ti\u1ebfp: \u2013\u2002Th\u1ee9 t\u01b0 l\u00e0 v\u1ec1 c\u01a1 b\u1ea3n, McCreeby l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb k\u00e9n c\u00e1 ch\u1ecdn canh v\u00e0 lu\u00f4n th\u00edch l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c theo s\u00e1ch v\u1edf, cho d\u00f9 c\u00f3 r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u l\u00fac, trong ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn c\u00e1c tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ee3p, ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u1eaft b\u1ecf v\u00e0i c\u00f4ng \u0111o\u1ea1n. R\u00f5 r\u00e0ng kinh nghi\u1ec7m c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 th\u1ebf. N\u00f3i th\u1eb3ng ra, g\u00e3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb c\u00f3 ph\u1ea7n nh\u00e0m ch\u00e1n nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, v\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 v\u00ec g\u00e3 ngh\u0129 ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a th\u1ee9 ba, c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt b\u1eaft bu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea3i nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. N\u1ebfu c\u00e1i nghi l\u1ec5 n\u00e0y qu\u1ea3 th\u1eadt c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t n\u1eeda s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh nh\u01b0 d\u1ef1 \u0111o\u00e1n, m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng tin m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a b\u00e9 t\u1eb9o, ngu ng\u1ed1c c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m ra nhi\u1ec1u s\u1ef1 kh\u00e1c bi\u1ec7t. M\u1ed9t c\u00e1i b\u00f3ng kh\u00e1c di chuy\u1ec3n tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y n\u00f3 d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 mang h\u00ecnh d\u00e1ng con ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Dybbuk ngh\u0129 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 McCreeby tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 v\u1edbi c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a v\u00e0 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y v\u1eeba vui v\u1eeba b\u1ef1c. Vui v\u00ec th\u1ea5y McCreeby \u0111\u00e3 quay l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh n\u1eefa, v\u00e0 b\u1ef1c v\u00ec c\u00f9ng l\u00fac c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 mu\u1ed1n v\u1ee9t b\u1ecf g\u00e3 l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa. Dybbuk h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002\u00c0, \u00f4ng qu\u1ea3 th\u1eadt kh\u00e1 thong dong \u0111\u1ea5y nh\u1ec9. Sao r\u1ed3i? \u00d4ng t\u00ecm","th\u1ea5y c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a ch\u01b0a? Ng\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00ean, c\u1eadu nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t b\u00f3ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ee9ng gi\u1eefa \u00e1nh m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi s\u00e1ng ch\u00f3i. M\u1ed9t b\u00f3ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi c\u1eadu. M\u1ed9t b\u00f3ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 \u0111ang kho\u00e1c m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng l\u00f4ng chim. Dybbuk nh\u1ea3y b\u1eadt d\u1eady. \u0110\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i McCreeby m\u00e0 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c. M\u1ed9t ai \u0111\u00f3 ho\u1eb7c m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 di\u1ec5n t\u1ea3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. M\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi Inca nh\u00ecn gi\u1ed1ng h\u00ecnh ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u1eafc tr\u00ean \u0111\u00e1. Khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t Inca \u0111\u00f3 c\u0169ng b\u1ecb x\u00f3a \u0111i, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i v\u00ec nh\u1eefng vi\u00ean \u0111\u00e1 t\u1eeb n\u00e1 b\u1eafn c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 r\u1ed7i h\u01a1i, m\u00e0 v\u00ec k\u1ebb ph\u00e1 ho\u1ea1i v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i nh\u1ea5t tr\u00ean \u0111\u1eddi \u2013 th\u1eddi gian. Khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t nh\u01b0 kh\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u00f3 \u0111\u00f3 thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i x\u00e1c \u01b0\u1edbp \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 tr\u1ea7n tru\u1ed3ng, n\u1eeda ph\u1ea7n x\u01b0\u01a1ng n\u1eeda ph\u1ea7n th\u1ecbt, kh\u00f4 c\u1ee9ng b\u1edfi h\u00e0ng th\u1ebf k\u1ef7, v\u1edbi v\u00e0i mi\u1ebfng v\u1ea3i n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u01b0\u1edbp x\u00e1c qu\u00e1 c\u1ed1 nh\u00e9t v\u00e0o trong c\u00e1i l\u1ed7 m\u0169i c\u1ed5 \u0111\u1ea1i c\u00f9ng hai c\u00e1i l\u1ed7 tai h\u00ecnh d\u1ea5u h\u1ecfi \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u0103n ch\u1eb7n s\u1ef1 tr\u1ed1n tho\u00e1t c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 ch\u1ea5t l\u1ecfng ph\u00e2n r\u00e3 n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3. V\u00e0i c\u00e1i r\u0103ng l\u1ed9 ra \u1edf h\u00e0m tr\u00ean c\u1ee7a c\u00e1i mi\u1ec7ng c\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1edd. Nh\u01b0ng trong hai h\u1ed1c m\u1eaft l\u1edbn s\u00e2u th\u1eb3m, \u0111\u1eb1ng sau h\u00e0ng l\u00f4ng mi kh\u00e9p h\u1edd, m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 s\u1ed1ng hung hi\u1ec3m n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 v\u1eabn \u0111ang chuy\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ed9ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t con c\u00e1 v\u00e0ng trong hai b\u00e1t n\u01b0\u1edbc d\u01a1 \u0111\u1ee5c. Theo b\u1ea3n n\u0103ng, Dybbuk b\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00f9i l\u1ea1i kh\u1ecfi ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e0 c\u1eadu n\u1eeda nh\u1eadn ra n\u1eeda \u0111o\u00e1n l\u00e0 Manco Capac. C\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t Manco Capac v\u1edbi x\u00e1c \u01b0\u1edbp n\u1eb1m trong b\u1ea3o t\u00e0ng Peabody, m\u1ed9t m\u00f3n qu\u00e0 t\u1eeb nh\u00e0 th\u00e1m hi\u1ec3m v\u00e0 k\u1ebb m\u1ea1o ph\u1ea1m m\u1ed9 \u0111\u1ecba Hiram Bingham, trong su\u1ed1t m\u1ed9t th\u1ebf k\u1ef7. Dybbuk lo l\u1eafng h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002\u00d4ng l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00f4i n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n \u00e0? N\u1ebfu v\u1eady, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u00fd b\u1ea5t k\u00ednh g\u00ec v\u1edbi \u00f4ng hay ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e2u. T\u00f4i c\u0169ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t djinn. Gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 \u00f4ng. Ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ea5t h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u00fd do t\u1ea1i sao t\u00f4i c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. \u0110\u1ec3 ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh nghi l\u1ec5 kutumunkichu v\u00e0 l\u1ea5y","l\u1ea1i s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh. Gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m, \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng? B\u00f3ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi r\u00edt l\u00ean: \u2013\u2002Ta th\u1ea5y c\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn. Dybbuk \u0111\u1ea3o m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn quanh: \u2013\u2002C\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i? H\u1ecd ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u1ea5y ch\u1ee9? Manco Capac ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c r\u00edt l\u00ean: \u2013\u2002Ng\u01b0\u01a1i, th\u1eb1ng nh\u00f3c. Ng\u01b0\u01a1i l\u00e0 c\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i. Hai linh h\u1ed3n trong m\u1ed9t th\u1ec3 x\u00e1c. \u0110\u1eebng l\u00e0m ra v\u1ebb kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft. C\u1eadu b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u b\u01b0\u1edbc th\u1ee5t l\u00f9i kh\u1ecfi x\u00e1c \u01b0\u1edbp c\u1ee7a Manco Capac. \u2013\u2002\u00d4ng l\u1ea7m r\u1ed3i. Nh\u00ecn n\u00e0y\u2026. \u1edd, r\u1ea5t vui \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1eb7p \u00f4ng, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111i l\u00e0m cho xong m\u1ecdi vi\u1ec7c r\u1ed3i r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u00e2y, okay? S\u1ed1t ru\u1ed9t mu\u1ed1n r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi Paititi c\u00e0ng s\u1edbm c\u00e0ng t\u1ed1t, Dybbuk ch\u1ea1y ng\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00e0o trong t\u00f2a nh\u00e0 m\u00e1i v\u00f2m v\u00e0 nh\u1eb7t c\u00e2y tr\u01b0\u1ee3ng l\u00ean v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 kh\u1ea9n tr\u01b0\u01a1ng pha l\u1eabn k\u00ednh tr\u1ecdng. N\u00e9n xu\u1ed1ng s\u1ef1 s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i, c\u1eadu mang c\u00e2y tr\u01b0\u1ee3ng n\u1eb7ng tr\u1ecbch b\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean nh\u1eefng b\u1eadc thang. C\u1eadu ki\u1ec3m tra c\u01a1 c\u1ea5u t\u00e1ch r\u1eddi c\u00e2y tr\u01b0\u1ee3ng d\u1ef1a tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng g\u00ec c\u1eadu th\u1ea5y McCreeby \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m, r\u1ed3i nh\u00e9t n\u00f3 v\u00e0o v\u1eeba kh\u00edt c\u00e1i \u1ed1ng v\u00e0ng \u2013 l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1eadu th\u01b0\u1edfng th\u1ee9c tay ngh\u1ec1 chu\u1ea9n x\u00e1c c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ee3 Inca \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ea1o n\u00ean nh\u1eefng m\u00f3n kim lo\u1ea1i qu\u00fd gi\u00e1 v\u00e0 b\u00e1n qu\u00fd gi\u00e1 n\u00e0y. N\u1ed7i s\u1ee3 Manco Capac c\u00f9ng s\u1ef1 tr\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee3i v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c c\u1eadu s\u1eafp l\u00e0m \u2013 v\u1ec1 th\u1ee9 m\u00e0 c\u1eadu s\u1eafp tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh \u2013 gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ed1ng tr\u1ecb m\u1ecdi suy ngh\u0129 c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu. N\u00f3 c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c hay kh\u00f4ng? N\u0103ng l\u01b0\u1ee3ng v\u00e0 s\u1ee9c n\u00f3ng gi\u1ea3i ph\u00f3ng s\u1ebd tr\u1ea3 l\u1ea1i s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh djinn cho c\u1eadu hay ch\u00fang s\u1ebd h\u1ee7y di\u1ec7t c\u1eadu? C\u1eadu t\u00ecnh nguy\u1ec7n m\u1ea1o hi\u1ec3m. C\u1eadu c\u00f2n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec kh\u00e1c ch\u1ee9? Dybbuk vu\u1ed1t m\u1ed3 h\u00f4i tr\u00ean tay v\u00e0 th\u00f2 tay ra chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb v\u1eb7n \u0111\u1ec9nh c\u00e2y tr\u01b0\u1ee3ng. R\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i m\u00e0 c\u1eadu nh\u1eadn ra ng\u0103n c\u1eadu l\u1ea1i:","\u2013\u2002Ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn l\u00e0, tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi ch\u00e1u l\u00e0m \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3, Dybbuk tr\u1ebb tu\u1ed5i, h\u00e3y c\u00e2n nh\u1eafc \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y: M\u1ed9t con c\u00e1 h\u1ed3i trong b\u00ecnh t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t con c\u00e1 h\u1ed3i ngo\u00e0i bi\u1ec3n. Dybbuk quay v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i quen thu\u1ed9c. Ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n l\u1eafm c\u1eadu m\u1edbi nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y ai ho\u1eb7c c\u00e1i g\u00ec v\u1eeba n\u00f3i, m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 s\u00e2u t\u1eadn trong x\u01b0\u01a1ng, c\u1eadu bi\u1ebft ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i \u0111\u00f3 thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 ai. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u00f4ng Rakshasas. Hay n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang h\u01a1n \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t phi\u00ean b\u1ea3n nh\u00ecn gi\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t h\u1ed3n ma m\u1edd \u1ea3o g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 v\u00f4 h\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a th\u1ee9 t\u1eebng l\u00e0 \u00f4ng Rakshasas. M\u1edd \u1ea3o nh\u01b0 c\u00e1i \u00fd t\u01b0\u1edfng m\u00e0 \u00f4ng Rakshasas \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 v\u00e0o r\u1ea5t l\u00e2u tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y: \u00fd t\u01b0\u1edfng r\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, Dybbuk s\u1ebd c\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi khuy\u00ean cha ch\u00fa th\u00f4ng th\u00e1i, l\u1eddi khuy\u00ean m\u00e0 hi\u1ebfm c\u00f3 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng c\u1eadu nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1eeb cha ru\u1ed9t c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, Iblis. Dybbuk n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002\u00d4ng Rakshasas. \u0110\u1ea7u ti\u00ean l\u00e0 Manco Capac. Gi\u1edd l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 \u00f4ng. N\u01a1i n\u00e0y \u0111ang tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t h\u1ed9i ngh\u1ecb h\u1ed3n ma hay sao? \u2013\u2002\u00d4ng \u0111\u00e3 nghe ch\u00e1u n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi \u00f4ng b\u1ea1n gi\u00e0 m\u1eb7t x\u00e9n \u1ea5y. \u00d4ng \u1ea5y v\u1ed1n c\u0169ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t djinn \u0111\u00e0ng ho\u00e0ng, nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng e l\u00e0 th\u1eddi gian \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m linh h\u1ed3n \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0111\u00f4ng c\u1ee9ng qu\u00e1 m\u1ee9c. Dybbuk b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u th\u00ec l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 ph\u1ea7n ng\u01b0\u1ee1ng m\u1ed9 \u00f4ng \u1ea5y. \u2013\u2002Ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t con c\u1eebu \u0111en trong \u0111\u00e8n kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n c\u00f3 chi\u1ebfn h\u1eefu c\u1ea3. Dybbuk h\u1ecfi \u00f4ng Rakshasas: \u2013\u2002\u00d4ng \u0111ang l\u00e0m g\u00ec \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y v\u1eady? Ch\u00e1u c\u1ee9 ngh\u0129 \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft. \u00d4ng Rakshasas n\u00f3i:","\u2013\u2002\u00d4ng ch\u01b0a ch\u1ebft \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 b\u1ecf \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t \u00edt th\u1eddi gian \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y ng\u0103n ch\u00e1u v\u1ee9t b\u1ecf m\u1ea1ng s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, c\u1eadu b\u00e9 ng\u1ed1c ngh\u1ebfch \u1ea1. Kh\u00f4ng d\u1ec5 g\u00ec khi l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a con c\u1ee7a c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e8n khi \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng b\u1ecb l\u1ea5y \u0111i m\u1ea5t. R\u1ea5t l\u00e2u tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y, khi ch\u00fang ta m\u1edbi g\u1eb7p nhau, \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh g\u1eafn m\u1ed9t phi\u00ean b\u1ea3n th\u1ebf ph\u1ea9m m\u1edd c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng v\u00e0o ch\u00e1u v\u00e0 c\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i, John v\u00e0 Philippa. Ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 g\u1ecdi n\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t d\u1ea1ng m\u00e1y ghi ch\u00e9p c\u00e1 nh\u00e2n. Ho\u1eb7c m\u1ed9t l\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u00e2m, n\u1ebfu ch\u00e1u th\u00edch. \u0110\u1ec3 trong gi\u00e2y ph\u00fat c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t c\u01a1n kh\u1ee7ng ho\u1ea3ng c\u00e1 nh\u00e2n tr\u1ea7m tr\u1ecdng, \u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n v\u00e0 cho ch\u00e1u v\u00e0i l\u1eddi khuy\u00ean c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft. Nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi khuy\u00ean ri\u00eang t\u01b0. Ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn l\u00e0, m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng th\u1ea7m th\u00ec trong l\u1ed7 tai Nora s\u1ebd l\u1edbn h\u01a1n ti\u1ebfng h\u00e9t t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ec9nh \u0111\u1ed3i cao nh\u1ea5t. D\u00f9 sao th\u00ec, l\u1eddi khuy\u00ean c\u1ee7a ta d\u00e0nh cho ch\u00e1u v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y l\u00e0: ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh, nh\u01b0ng \u00edt nh\u1ea5t ch\u00e1u v\u1eabn c\u00f2n m\u1ea1ng s\u1ed1ng. Ch\u00e1u v\u1eb7n c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u tr\u01b0\u1ee3ng Inca \u0111\u00f3, v\u00e0 ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd h\u1ed1i h\u1eadn v\u1ec1 n\u00f3 cho \u0111\u1ebfn ng\u00e0y ch\u00e1u ch\u1ebft, n\u1ebfu ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 s\u1ed1ng l\u00e2u nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. Dybbuk th\u1edf d\u00e0i: \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea5y l\u1ea1i s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u. V\u00e0 ch\u00e1u th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 s\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t mundane. Ch\u00e1u bi\u1ebft, ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 th\u1eed. Ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft l\u00e0m sao ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 s\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. Cho n\u00ean, l\u00e0m \u01a1n \u0111i \u00f4ng Rakshasas, h\u00e3y cho ch\u00e1u m\u1ed9t \u01a1n hu\u1ec7 v\u00e0 \u0111i \u0111i. \u2013\u2002Qu\u1ea3 th\u1eadt m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i mi\u1ec7ng im l\u1eb7ng th\u00ec ng\u1ecdt ng\u00e0o h\u01a1n v\u1edbi l\u1ed7 tai. V\u00e0 n\u1ebfu ch\u00e1u th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 tin t\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 th\u00ec ch\u00e1u c\u00f2n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a ng\u1ed1c h\u01a1n \u00f4ng t\u01b0\u1edfng. H\u00e3y nghe \u00f4ng, Buck, con trai. Khi m\u1ed9t con g\u00e0 tr\u1ed1ng gi\u00e0 c\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfng g\u00e1y, nh\u1eefng con g\u00e0 tr\u1ed1ng tr\u1ebb n\u00ean h\u1ecdc h\u1ecfi. Ch\u00e1u mu\u1ed1n c\u00f3 l\u1ea1i s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh? \u0110\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch. Kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00f4i d\u00e9p c\u0169 m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00f4i v\u1edb c\u0169 \u0111i k\u00e8m. S\u1ebd c\u00f3 l\u00fac m\u1ed9t gi\u1ea3i ph\u00e1p t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t ch\u00e1u. \u00d4ng h\u1ee9a v\u1edbi ch\u00e1u nh\u01b0 v\u1eady.","L\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u, Dybbuk h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002L\u1eddi h\u1ee9a c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u00fd ngh\u0129a g\u00ec ch\u1ee9? \u00d4ng th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f2n kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1eadt. \u00d4ng Rakshasas n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u th\u1eadt l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u01b0\u1edbng b\u1ec9nh, Dybbuk Sachertorte. V\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng nghi ng\u1edd g\u00ec, ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i l\u01b0\u1ee1i c\u1ee7a r\u1eafn h\u1ed5 mang. Y nh\u01b0 cha ch\u00e1u. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn l\u00e0, \u0111i\u1ec1u ta \u0111ang n\u00f3i v\u1edbi ch\u00e1u hi\u1ec7n gi\u1edd kh\u00f4ng nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n nh\u1eefng g\u00ec t\u1ef1 s\u00e2u trong tr\u00e1i tim ch\u00e1u bi\u1ebft. R\u1eb1ng ch\u00e1u \u0111ang ph\u1ea1m m\u1ed9t sai l\u1ea7m l\u1edbn. Dybbuk s\u01b0ng s\u1ec9a n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002V\u1eady th\u00ec n\u00f3 s\u1ebd l\u00e0 sai l\u1ea7m c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u. Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i sai l\u1ea7m c\u1ee7a ai kh\u00e1c. \u2013\u2002M\u1ed9t sai l\u1ea7m n\u1eefa trong m\u1ed9t chu\u1ed7i d\u00e0i nh\u1eefng sai l\u1ea7m l\u1edbn. Dybbuk v\u1eabn kh\u0103ng kh\u0103ng: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 quy\u1ec1n ph\u1ea1m sai l\u1ea7m c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh ch\u00e1u. \u00d4ng Rakshasas th\u1edf d\u00e0i v\u00e0 l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002Ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn l\u00e0, m\u1ed9t con c\u00e1o kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 t\u01b0 v\u1ea5n n\u00e0o t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n ch\u00ednh b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n n\u00f3. H\u00e3y nghe \u00f4ng, ch\u00e0ng trai tr\u1ebb. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 gi\u00e0y tr\u00ean b\u00e0n ch\u00e2n ch\u00e1u. V\u1eady th\u00ec c\u00f3 mang theo m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y d\u00f9 c\u0169ng c\u00f3 \u00edch g\u00ec? Qu\u00ean \u00fd t\u01b0\u1edfng n\u00e0y \u0111i. N\u00f3 s\u1ebd k\u1ebft th\u00fac m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch t\u1ed3i t\u1ec7 cho c\u1ea3 ch\u00e1u v\u00e0 n\u1eeda c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u. Dybbuk nh\u00fan vai b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002N\u1eeda c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u? \u00d4ng mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i g\u00ec ch\u1ee9? \u2013\u2002Ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn l\u00e0, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 nguy\u00ean t\u1eed m\u1edbi c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u00e1ch r\u1eddi, Dybbuk \u1ea1. 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. \u2013\u2002Buck. Ch\u1ec9 Buck th\u00f4i, okay? \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u1ea7n cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u1eadu n\u00f3i c\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3. \u00d4ng Rakshasas n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp: \u2013\u2002C\u1ea3 con ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u0169ng v\u1eady. M\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 m\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i n\u00f3n trong m\u1ed9t c\u01a1n gi\u00f3 huy\u1ec1n \u1ea3o. Dybbuk b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002Nh\u00ecn n\u00e0y, ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft t\u1ea1i sao \u00f4ng b\u1eadn t\u00e2m v\u1edbi ch\u00e1u. Ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u01b0 \u00f4ng ngh\u0129 \u0111\u00e2u. \u2013\u2002N\u1ebfu \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 c\u00f2n c\u00f3 v\u00e0i \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u1ed1t trong ch\u00e1u, Buck, \u00f4ng s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt. Lu\u00f4n c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u1ed1t v\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u x\u1ea5u trong m\u1ed7i con ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 ch\u00e1u. Dybbuk h\u1eeb l\u00ean: \u2013\u2002T\u1ea1i sao ch\u00e1u l\u1ea1i ph\u1ea3i b\u1eadn t\u00e2m v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ed1t ch\u1ee9? Ch\u00ednh c\u00e1i ph\u1ea7n t\u1ed1t trong ch\u00e1u khi\u1ebfn ch\u00e1u tr\u1edf n\u00ean y\u1ebfu \u1edbt. N\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng v\u00ec n\u00f3, ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 l\u1ebd v\u1eabn c\u00f2n s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh djinn. Ch\u00ednh vi\u1ec7c c\u01b0 x\u1eed t\u1ed1t v\u1edbi m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi, c\u1ed1 l\u00e0m vui l\u00f2ng h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 khi\u1ebfn ch\u00e1u tr\u1edf n\u00ean nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y. \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u v\u1edb v\u1ea9n v\u00e0 ch\u00e1u bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. Dybbuk tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfm \u0111\u1ebfn ba, r\u1ed3i ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd xoay c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u tr\u01b0\u1ee3ng n\u00e0y. \u2013\u2002N\u1ebfu ch\u00e1u \u0111\u1ebfm \u0111\u1ebfn ba, Buck, ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ebfm th\u1ee9 n\u0103m. \u2013\u2002M\u1ed9t. \u2013\u2002Th\u1ee9 m\u00e0 ch\u00e1u s\u1eafp gi\u1ea3i ph\u00f3ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t lo\u1ea1i n\u0103ng l\u01b0\u1ee3ng kh\u00e1c, Dybbuk. V\u00e0 ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch v\u1ebb ngo\u00e0i c\u00f9ng c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e2u.","\u2013\u2002Hai. \u2013\u2002Ngay ch\u00ednh ng\u01b0\u1eddi mang \u0111\u1ebfn \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng, con trai c\u1ee7a b\u00ecnh minh, v\u00ec sao mai \u2013 ng\u00e0i c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 sa ng\u00e3, m\u1ea5t \u0111i t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 h\u00e0o quang c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 v\u0129nh vi\u1ec5n c\u0103m gh\u00e9t b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n. \u2013\u2002Ba. \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd c\u0103m gh\u00e9t b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n ch\u00e1u. \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u00e3 c\u0103m gh\u00e9t b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n m\u00ecnh r\u1ed3i. N\u00f3i r\u1ed3i Dybbuk xoay ph\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u tr\u01b0\u1ee3ng. C\u1eadu c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y c\u01a1 c\u1ea5u b\u00ean trong b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1ee3ng th\u1ea7n Inca nh\u1ecf b\u00e9 v\u1eadn h\u00e0nh v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng \u201ck\u1ecbt\u201d nh\u1ecf, v\u00e0 ph\u1ea7n th\u00e2n tr\u01b0\u1ee3ng b\u1eb1ng uranium tr\u00e1t v\u00e0ng n\u1eb7ng n\u1ec1 r\u01a1i th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o l\u00f2ng ng\u1ecdn n\u00fai \u0111\u00e1 v\u00e0ng. N\u00e9m m\u1ed9t n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ec9a mai cho \u00f4ng Rakshasas, c\u1eadu tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1: \u2013\u2002Xong r\u1ed3i. H\u00ecnh b\u00f3ng c\u1ee7a v\u1ecb djinn gi\u00e0 y\u00ean l\u1eb7ng g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u khi \u00f4ng n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002\u00c0, \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ed1 c\u1ea3n. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn l\u00e0 cho m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a ng\u1ed1c l\u1eddi khuy\u00ean c\u0169ng sai l\u1ea7m kh\u00f4ng k\u00e9m cho m\u1ed9t con l\u1ee3n \u0103n qu\u1ea3 anh \u0111\u00e0o. \u00d4ng s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m phi\u1ec1n ch\u00e1u n\u1eefa. V\u00e0 v\u1edbi c\u00e2u n\u00f3i \u0111\u00f3, \u00f4ng bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t. Dybbuk n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u c\u1ee9 ngh\u0129 \u00f4ng s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd r\u1eddi \u0111i ch\u1ee9. C\u1eadu v\u1eabn gi\u1eef tay tr\u00ean c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u tr\u01b0\u1ee3ng b\u00e9 nh\u1ecf nh\u01b0ng gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00e1 l\u1ecfng tr\u00ean c\u00e1i \u1ed1ng v\u00e0ng, khi\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c gi\u1eef n\u00f3 tr\u00ean \u0111\u00f3 d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 \u00edch g\u00ec n\u1eefa. V\u00e0i gi\u00e2y tr\u00f4i qua v\u00e0, t\u00f2 m\u00f2 mu\u1ed1n bi\u1ebft chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra, c\u1eadu r\u00fat m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e8n pin ra kh\u1ecfi ba l\u00f4 c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu v\u00e0 soi n\u00f3 v\u00e0o trong c\u00e1i \u1ed1ng v\u00e0ng, s\u00e2u xu\u1ed1ng b\u00ean trong kh\u1ed1i \u0111\u00e1 nguy\u00ean t\u1eed.","Ngay gi\u00e2y ti\u1ebfp theo, c\u1eadu c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee3t s\u00f3ng n\u0103ng l\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd c\u1ee7a d\u0169ng kh\u00ed. M\u1ed9t chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra. Tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed1i kh\u00f4ng nh\u1ea7m l\u1eabn. Trong gi\u00e2y l\u00e1t, m\u1ed9t c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c b\u1ec7nh ho\u1ea1n kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp chi\u1ebfm l\u1ea5y c\u1eadu. N\u00f3 nhanh ch\u00f3ng gi\u1ea3m xu\u1ed1ng, ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 m\u1edbi m\u1ebb v\u00e0 ng\u1ecdt ng\u00e0o. V\u00e0 l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean trong \u0111\u1eddi c\u1eadu nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n m\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n l\u00e0 c\u1eadu n\u1eefa. Nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 y\u1ebfu \u1edbt, h\u1ed7n lo\u1ea1n v\u00e0 b\u1ecb giam c\u1ea7m trong xi\u1ec1ng x\u00edch c\u1ee7a t\u00ecnh b\u1ea1n, b\u1ed5n ph\u1eadn v\u00e0 l\u1ec5 nghi. Con ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ee9ng t\u00e1ch r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi c\u1eadu. Trong khi b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd h\u01a1n v\u00e0 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng quan t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ebfn s\u1ef1 ng\u00e2y th\u01a1 v\u00e0 c\u00e1i thi\u1ec7n. V\u00e0 Dybbuk bi\u1ebft b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n c\u1eadu, l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean trong cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi m\u1edbi m\u1ebb n\u00e0y, tr\u1edf n\u00ean \u0111\u1ed9c \u00e1c, \u0111\u1ed9c \u00e1c g\u1ea5p tri\u1ec7u l\u1ea7n so v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng g\u00ec c\u1eadu t\u1eebng d\u00e1m ngh\u0129 l\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3. Trong khi th\u1eb1ng Dybbuk kia, Dybbuk t\u1ed1t, ng\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee9ng c\u00e1ch xa c\u1eadu v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp s\u1ef1 kinh ho\u00e0ng v\u1edbi th\u1ee9 m\u00e0 m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh, gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed1i t\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u1ee7a s\u1ef1 khinh mi\u1ec7t v\u00e0 ch\u1ebf nh\u1ea1o. V\u00e0 khi Dybbuk t\u1ed1t ng\u00e3 \u1ee5p xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t, Dybbuk x\u1ea5u du\u1ed7i hai b\u00e0n tay nh\u00ecn c\u00f3 v\u1ebb m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh ra, v\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 suy ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 s\u1ef1 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n \u0111\u1ed9c \u00e1c c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec3 kh\u00edch l\u1ec7 v\u00e0 l\u00e0m n\u00f3 vui s\u01b0\u1edbng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t v\u00f2i t\u1eafm n\u01b0\u1edbc n\u00f3ng. *** Xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n b\u00ean trong t\u00f2a nh\u00e0 m\u00e1i v\u00f2m c\u1ee7a Paititi ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t gi\u00e2y","sau \u0111\u00f3 trong b\u1ed9 \u0111\u1ed3 ch\u1ed1ng ph\u00f3ng x\u1ea1, Philippa ghi nh\u1eadn m\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ed9 ph\u00f3ng x\u1ea1 trong th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 Inca m\u1ea5t t\u00edch v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 kinh ho\u00e0ng. Ch\u00fang ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n v\u01b0\u1ee3t m\u1ee9c b\u00e1o \u0111\u1ed9ng. Tuy nhi\u00ean, ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 vi\u1ec7c hi\u1ec7n c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn hai Dybbuk. Nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ef1 t\u00e1ch r\u1eddi nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng nguy\u00ean t\u1eed v\u1edbi s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh to l\u1edbn v\u00e0 ch\u1ebft ch\u00f3c m\u00e0 c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch ki\u1ec3m so\u00e1t. M\u1ed9t trong hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u2013 Dybbuk m\u00e0 c\u00f4 d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng nh\u1eadn ra l\u00e0 b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u2013 \u0111ang n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t, ng\u01b0\u1eddi co r\u00fam tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u01a1n b\u00e3o n\u01a1tron uranium \u0111ang ho\u00e0nh h\u00e0nh b\u00ean trong t\u00f2a nh\u00e0 kh\u00e9p k\u00edn. C\u1eadu nh\u00ecn ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n ki\u1ec7t s\u1ee9c. Da c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu mang m\u1ed9t m\u00e0u x\u00e1m ch\u1ebft ch\u00f3c v\u00e0 trong tay c\u1eadu l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng nh\u00fam t\u00f3c l\u1edbn c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh c\u1eadu. Theo b\u1ea3n n\u0103ng, Philippa bi\u1ebft Dybbuk n\u00e0y \u0111ang c\u1eadn k\u1ec1 c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft. V\u00e0 c\u00f4 s\u1ebd \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn an \u1ee7i c\u1eadu n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 s\u1ef1 hi\u1ec7n di\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a Dybbuk th\u1ee9 hai. Dybbuk th\u1ee9 hai l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t phi\u00ean b\u1ea3n s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u00e0 r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng kh\u1ecfe m\u1ea1nh h\u01a1n nhi\u1ec1u c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu b\u00e9 \u0111ang n\u1eb1m co r\u00fam tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t. N\u00f3 cao h\u01a1n, m\u1ea1nh h\u01a1n, v\u00e0 l\u1edbn tu\u1ed5i h\u01a1n Dybbuk kia. C\u0169ng t\u00e0n \u00e1c h\u01a1n nhi\u1ec1u. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eb9p m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi t\u1eebng xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n trong \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft Buck gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t. S\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ed9c \u00e1c hi\u1ec7n r\u00f5 tr\u00ean khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c Philippa l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y s\u1ef1 t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1 m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd v\u1edbi cha n\u00f3, Iblis. V\u00e0 m\u1ed9t n\u1ed7i e ng\u1ea1i m\u00e3nh li\u1ec7t r\u1eb1ng n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng cho ph\u00e9p c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n Dybbuk c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i bu\u1ed9c c\u00f4 ph\u1ea3i gi\u1eef kho\u1ea3ng c\u00e1ch. C\u00f4 h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002Buck, c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec v\u1edbi ch\u00ednh b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n m\u00ecnh th\u1ebf kia? Dybbuk th\u1ee9 hai ph\u00e1t ra m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng c\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f9ng kh\u1ee5c khi n\u00f3 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002Ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ra tao th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 l\u00e0 ai, l\u00e0 c\u00e1i g\u00ec. Kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 con ng\u01b0\u1eddi","th\u1eadt c\u1ee7a tao. N\u1eafm quy\u1ec1n ki\u1ec3m so\u00e1t t\u1eeb n\u1eeda c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a tao. Th\u00e0 tr\u1ec5 c\u00f2n h\u01a1n kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd. Philippa n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng h\u1ecfi c\u1eadu. T\u00f4i \u0111ang n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Dybbuk c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i. Dybbuk t\u1ed1t. T\u1edb \u0111ang n\u00f3i v\u1edbi c\u1eadu \u0111\u1ea5y, Buck. L\u00e0 t\u1edb, Philippa. C\u1eadu nghe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1edb kh\u00f4ng? H\u00e3y \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1edb gi\u00fap c\u1eadu, n\u1ebfu t\u1edb c\u00f3 th\u1ec3. Dybbuk th\u1ee9 hai, Dybbuk \u00e1c \u0111\u1ed9c, b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00e3 qu\u00e1 tr\u1ec5 cho n\u00f3. Tao ngh\u0129 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 qu\u00e1 hi\u1ec3n nhi\u00ean r\u1ed3i ch\u1ee9. Ngay c\u1ea3 v\u1edbi m\u00e0y, Philippa. Philippa ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c g\u1ecdi: \u2013\u2002Buck, nghe t\u1edb n\u00f3i \u0111i. \u0110\u1ebfn v\u1edbi t\u1edb. T\u1edb c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u00fap c\u1eadu, n\u1ebfu c\u1eadu \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1edb gi\u00fap. Dybbuk n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002M\u00e0y \u0111ang ph\u00ed th\u1eddi gian \u0111\u1ea5y. T\u1ea1m ng\u1eebng l\u1ea1i, Philippa c\u1ed1 t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 mang \u0111\u1ebfn \u00edt s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh cho c\u1eadu b\u00e9 \u0111ang n\u1eb1m d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u1ea5t. \u2013\u2002H\u00e3y ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ecb Faustina c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu \u0111i. V\u00e0 m\u1eb9 c\u1eadu n\u1eefa. Buck, v\u00ec h\u1ecd, h\u00e3y \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1edb gi\u00fap c\u1eadu. H\u00e3y ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn t\u00ecnh y\u00eau c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd d\u00e0nh cho c\u1eadu. Dybbuk ch\u1ebf nh\u1ea1o: \u2013\u2002T\u00ecnh y\u00eau! Nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu b\u00e9 n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t ng\u1ea9ng \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00ean m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch y\u1ebfu \u1edbt v\u00e0 ch\u1eb1m ch\u1eb1m nh\u00ecn ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y g\u00ec. C\u1eadu kh\u00e0n kh\u00e0n h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002Phil? Ph\u1ea3i c\u1eadu \u0111\u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng? Gi\u00fap t\u1edb v\u1edbi. L\u00e0m \u01a1n. Dybbuk b\u1ea3o:","\u2013\u2002M\u00e0y xong vi\u1ec7c r\u1ed3i. Dybbuk l\u00e0 t\u00ean c\u1ee7a tao v\u00e0 b\u1ea3n ch\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a tao. Hi\u1ec3m \u00e1c. L\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ea1m. Ph\u00e2n li\u1ec7t. Nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t nguy\u00ean t\u1eed t\u00e1ch r\u1eddi. Th\u1ee9 lu\u00f4n l\u00e0 b\u1ea3n ch\u1ea5t th\u1eadt c\u1ee7a tao. Kh\u00f4ng \u00edch l\u1ee3i g\u00ec v\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3ng vai thi\u1ec7n. Kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 c\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn n\u00e0o cho n\u00f3. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta ch\u1ec9 ngh\u0129 m\u00e0y y\u1ebfu \u0111u\u1ed1i th\u00f4i. S\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh m\u1edbi l\u00e0 th\u1ee9 quan tr\u1ecdng. Ph\u1ea3i bi\u1ebft t\u00e0n nh\u1eabn. Gi\u01a1 tay ra, Philippa n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u1eebng nghe l\u1eddi n\u00f3, Buck. C\u1eadu v\u1eabn c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 chi\u1ebfn th\u1eafng n\u00f3. Chi\u1ebfn th\u1eafng c\u00e1i \u00e1c c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. \u0110\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y v\u1edbi t\u1edb. T\u1edb c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u00fap c\u1eadu. S\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a t\u1edb v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i h\u01a1n n\u00f3. Dybbuk bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u00fd do t\u1ea1i sao n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n t\u1edb. \u0110\u1eb7t th\u1eb3ng m\u1ed9t ch\u00e2n l\u00ean vai Buck, Dybbuk b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 m\u00e0y m\u1ea1nh h\u01a1n tao. Nh\u01b0ng s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a tao l\u1ea1i v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i h\u01a1n nhi\u1ec1u so v\u1edbi n\u00f3. V\u00e0 v\u1edbi c\u00e2u n\u00f3i \u0111\u00f3, n\u00f3 gi\u1eabm n\u00e1t th\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n cho ph\u1ea7n thi\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. Dybbuk r\u1ed1t cu\u1ed9c n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u1ea5y. H\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac ch\u01b0a? Tao ngh\u0129 m\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m tao gi\u1ebft n\u00f3. Ch\u00e0. \u00d4i chao. A, nh\u00ecn k\u00eca. T\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p t\u00f4i nh\u1ecf b\u00e9 ch\u01b0a k\u00eca. V\u00e0 vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3 d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 l\u00e0m Dybbuk m\u1ea1nh h\u01a1n. Gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y khi n\u1eeda t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eb9p c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb lo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb, Dybbuk c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh djinn m\u1edbi ph\u1ee5c h\u1ed3i c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t nh\u1ea3y v\u1ecdt. Tr\u00ean th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf, n\u00f3 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y m\u1ea1nh h\u01a1n bao gi\u1edd h\u1ebft; nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, ph\u1ea7n thi\u1ec7n trong n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 lu\u00f4n ki\u1ec1m h\u00e3m ph\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ed9c \u00e1c. Gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 c\u00e1i th\u1ee9 \u0111\u00e1ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng h\u1ea1i nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a con ng\u01b0\u1eddi, l\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u00e2m mundane. C\u00f9ng l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 Dybbuk \u0111o\u00e1n r\u1eb1ng Buck ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n v\u1eabn lu\u00f4n bi\u1ebft r\u00f5","Dybbuk th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 l\u00e0 ai, l\u00e0 c\u00e1i g\u00ec. Buck t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p. C\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ed1ng c\u1ef1 d\u1eef d\u1ed9i l\u1eafm \u0111\u00e2y. Ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eadn ra Dybbuk c\u0169ng x\u1ea5u xa kh\u00f4ng k\u00e9m ng\u01b0\u1eddi cha th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 c\u1ee7a n\u00f3, Iblis. Th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f3 l\u1ebd c\u00f2n x\u1ea5u xa h\u01a1n. V\u00e0 nh\u1eadn ra Iblis \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng c\u1ed1 ti\u00eau di\u1ec7t Philippa, Dybbuk kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 l\u01b0\u1ee1ng l\u1ef1. N\u00f3 quy\u1ebft t\u00e2m l\u00e0m \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1. Cho \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn gi\u1edd ph\u00fat n\u00e0y n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 lu\u00f4n \u0111\u1ec1 ph\u00f2ng Philippa, v\u00ec c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh djinn c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u sao \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00e2ng cao b\u1edfi m\u1ed9t s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh c\u1ed5 \u0111\u1ea1i n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 n\u1eb1m trong \u0111\u00f4i d\u00e9p v\u00e0ng k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 m\u00e0 c\u00f4 \u0111ang mang. Nh\u01b0ng s\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ec1 ph\u00f2ng \u0111\u00f3 gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c tr\u00ecu m\u1ebfn m\u00e0 n\u00f3 t\u1eebng c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi Philippa gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t. N\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n qu\u00ean h\u1ebft nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eb9p m\u00e0 c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng l\u00e0m cho n\u00f3 trong qu\u00e1 kh\u1ee9. V\u00e0 th\u1ea7m th\u00ec t\u1eeb tr\u1ecdng t\u00e2m c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, n\u00f3 c\u1ed1 t\u1eadp trung t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u00e1c \u00fd m\u1edbi c\u00f3 c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 l\u00ean \u0111\u1ee9a b\u1ea1n c\u0169. Ch\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i Philippa v\u00e0 th\u1eb1ng anh ngu ng\u1ed1c c\u1ee7a c\u00f4, John, l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 giam cha n\u00f3 v\u00e0o trong m\u1ed9t b\u1ed9 \u00e1o gi\u00e1p ng\u1ecdc b\u00edch \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3 t\u1ea1i Trung Qu\u1ed1c sao? C\u00f4 s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i tr\u1ea3 gi\u00e1 cho vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3. Dybbuk ch\u1ec9 tay l\u00ean b\u1ea7u tr\u1eddi ph\u00eda tr\u00ean Paititi. N\u00f3 n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Tao \u01b0\u1edbc c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m m\u00e2y \u0111en v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i. Ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c b\u1ea7u tr\u1eddi t\u1ed1i s\u1ea7m l\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1m g\u1ee1 v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m m\u00e2y b\u00e3o to b\u1eb1ng c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 hi\u1ec7n ra tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u Philippa. N\u00f3 h\u00e9t l\u1edbn: \u2013\u2002V\u00e0 t\u1eeb \u0111\u00e1m m\u00e2y \u0111en v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i \u0111\u00f3 tao \u01b0\u1edbc g\u00ec m\u1ed9t l\u01b0\u1ee1i s\u00e9t kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 s\u1ebd \u0111\u00e1nh tan m\u00e0y v\u00e0o qu\u00ean l\u00e3ng. M\u1ed9t gi\u00e2y sau, \u0111\u1ec9nh n\u00fai b\u1ecb t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng b\u1edfi m\u1ed9t tia ch\u1edbp to nh\u01b0 ch\u00ednh d\u00f2ng Amazon. N\u00f3 x\u1ebb s\u00e2u v\u00e0o trong l\u1edbp \u0111\u00e1 \u0111\u1ebfn v\u00e0i t\u1ea5c v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t v\u1ebft ch\u00e1y \u0111en b\u1ed1c kh\u00f3i r\u1ed9ng b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i xe bu\u00fdt. Nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng","l\u00e0m Philippa b\u1ecb t\u1ed5n th\u01b0\u01a1ng. Ch\u1eebng n\u00e0o c\u00f2n mang \u0111\u00f4i d\u00e9p, c\u00f4 v\u1eabn c\u00f2n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 b\u1edfi s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh djinn c\u1ed5 \u0111\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a H\u1ed1t T\u1ea5t Li\u1ec7t v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i. V\u00e0i gi\u00e2y tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi tia ch\u1edbp \u0111\u00e1nh xu\u1ed1ng ng\u1ecdn n\u00fai v\u1edbi \u00e2m thanh nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t v\u1ee5 \u0111\u1ee5ng t\u00e0u l\u1eeda, c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00f4i d\u00e9p d\u1ecbch chuy\u1ec3n m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3ng ng\u1eafn \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i an to\u00e0n h\u01a1n. Philippa h\u00e9t l\u00ean: \u2013\u2002Ng\u1eebng l\u1ea1i. Ng\u1eebng l\u1ea1i \u0111i, ho\u1eb7c t\u00f4i s\u1ebd l\u00e0m c\u1eadu \u0111au, Dybbuk. C\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ng\u01b0\u1eddi duy nh\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t tr\u00f2 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y. S\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i c\u0169ng v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 c\u1eadu. V\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i h\u01a1n n\u1eefa k\u00eca. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng k\u1ebft th\u00fac \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e2u n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. \u0110i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc ti\u1ebfp theo c\u1ee7a Dybbuk l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t t\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e1 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 bay v\u1ee5t qua kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed, x\u00e9m n\u1eefa nghi\u1ec1n n\u00e1t Philippa. C\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c vi\u1ec7c n\u00f3 th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 c\u00f3 \u00fd th\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ed5n c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec3 Philippa gi\u1eadm ch\u00e2n v\u00ec gi\u1eadn d\u1eef v\u00e0 th\u1ea5t v\u1ecdng. C\u00f4 \u0111ang ph\u00ed th\u1eddi gian. Dybbuk \u0111\u00e3 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi c\u1ee7a c\u00e1i thi\u1ec7n n\u1eefa. Gi\u1edd c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. V\u00e0 nh\u1eadn th\u1ee9c \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f4 ch\u1ec9 trong nh\u00e1y m\u1eaft quay l\u1ea1i boong-ke h\u1ea1t nh\u00e2n n\u01a1i c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i c\u1eadu, anh trai c\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 c\u1ee7a c\u00f4. Kh\u00f4ng k\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ebfn Virgil McCreeby. C\u00f4 v\u1ed9i n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1eddi gian gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch \u0111\u00e2u. R\u1ed3i l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa gi\u1eadm m\u1ea1nh \u0111\u00f4i d\u00e9p d\u00e2u xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t, Philippa ch\u1ec9 trong nh\u00e1y m\u1eaft d\u1ecbch chuy\u1ec3n t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1ec1 ch\u1ed7 c\u1eafm tr\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd \u1edf ph\u00eda b\u00ean kia M\u1eaft R\u1eebng, ngay khi \u00f4ng Muddy ch\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3n \u00f4ng Sicky quay l\u1ea1i t\u1eeb chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00e0ng Xuanaci, c\u00f9ng con ch\u00f3 Hector sau khi n\u00f3 b\u1ecb l\u1ea1c trong r\u1eebng m\u01b0a. Ki\u1ec3m tra c\u00e1i m\u00e1y \u0111o Geiger m\u00e0u d\u00e2u v\u00e0 nh\u1eadn th\u1ea5y n\u1ed3ng \u0111\u1ed9 ph\u00f3ng x\u1ea1 \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng, Philippa c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y nh\u1eb9 nh\u00f5m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c","m\u1ed9t \u00edt. C\u00f4 n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Gi\u1edd ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u1edfi m\u1ea5y b\u1ed9 \u0111\u1ed3 ngu ng\u1ed1c n\u00e0y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i \u0111\u00f3. John h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002Em ch\u1ec9 m\u1edbi bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t trong gi\u00e2y l\u00e1t. Chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec x\u1ea3y ra v\u1eady? M\u1eaft \u0111\u1eabm l\u1ec7, Philippa b\u1ea3o anh: \u2013\u2002Nhi\u1ec1u chuy\u1ec7n h\u01a1n em c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 k\u1ec3. \u00cdt nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd. C\u1eadu Nimrod \u0111\u1eb7t m\u1ed9t b\u00e0n tay tr\u00ecu m\u1ebfn l\u00ean vai c\u00f4 v\u00e0 n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002H\u00e3y k\u1ec3 cho ch\u00fang ta bi\u1ebft sau n\u00e0y. Khi ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3. Su\u1ed1t m\u1ed9t hai ti\u1ebfng sau \u0111\u00f3, c\u00f4 im l\u1eb7ng ng\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh, v\u00e0 d\u1ea7n d\u1ea7n b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh l\u1ea1i. V\u00e0 canh l\u00fac kh\u00f4ng ai ch\u00fa \u00fd, c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e0o m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i l\u1ed7 r\u1ea5t s\u00e2u tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t v\u00e0 ch\u00f4n \u0111\u00f4i d\u00e9p gestalt. \u00cdt l\u00e2u sau \u0111\u00f3, John h\u1ecfi c\u00f4: \u2013\u2002Ch\u1ec9 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi anh m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u th\u00f4i. Dybbuk ch\u1ebft r\u1ed3i \u00e0? C\u00f4 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi. \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng. \u1eea. C\u1eadu h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002R\u1ed1t cu\u1ed9c c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi n\u00e0o m\u1edbi \u0111\u00fang. Philippa ngh\u0129 k\u1ef9 trong gi\u00e2y l\u00e1t v\u00e0 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft l\u1ea1i tr\u00e0o l\u00ean l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa. C\u00f4 bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng k\u00fd \u1ee9c v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y trong th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 m\u1ea5t t\u00edch Paititi s\u1ebd v\u0129nh vi\u1ec5n \u00e1m \u1ea3nh c\u00f4. C\u00f4 n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn. M\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch kh\u00f4ng kh\u00f4n ngoan. John h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002Ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 sao?","\u2013\u2002\u00dd em l\u00e0 em ngh\u0129 Buck m\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft. Gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t Dybbuk kh\u00e1c. M\u1ed9t Dybbuk ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00e1c. M\u1ed9t Dybbuk x\u1ea5u. \u00c1c \u0111\u1ed9c, gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 cha n\u00f3. C\u1eadu Nimrod b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 e ng\u1ea1i chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 x\u1ea3y ra. \u2013\u2002C\u1ea3 anh n\u1eefa. N\u00f3i r\u1ed3i John bu\u1ed3n b\u00e3 b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i. Philippa n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00fang ta n\u00ean g\u1ecdi \u0111i\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0. C\u1eadu Nimrod cho bi\u1ebft: \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 g\u1ecdi r\u1ed3i. Cha ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1ee9u. M\u1eb9 ch\u00e1u gi\u1edd \u0111ang \u1edf nh\u00e0 v\u1edbi anh \u1ea5y. \u2013\u2002C\u00e1m \u01a1n tr\u1eddi. C\u1eadu Nimrod g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u: \u2013\u2002\u1eea, c\u00e1m \u01a1n tr\u1eddi.","Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng 28 L\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00fang Sau khi \u0111\u1ed9i qu\u00e2n T\u00e2y Ban Nha c\u1ee7a Pizarro c\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng v\u1ecb vua x\u00e1c \u01b0\u1edbp Inca \u0111\u00e3 ch\u00e9m nhau th\u00e0nh t\u1eebng m\u1ea3nh v\u00e0 h\u00f2a b\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1eadp l\u1ea1i trong r\u1eebng m\u01b0a nhi\u1ec7t \u0111\u1edbi, \u00f4ng Sicky \u0111\u00e3 l\u00ean ch\u1ee9c t\u1ed9c tr\u01b0\u1edfng t\u1ed9c Xuanaci trong m\u1ed9t nghi l\u1ec5 d\u00e0i \u1ea5n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 tham d\u1ef1 c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu Nimrod, John, Philippa, \u00f4ng Groanin, Zadie, \u00f4ng Muddy, con ch\u00f3 Hector, v\u00e0 Virgil McCreeby, c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u th\u00e0nh vi\u00ean trong b\u1ed9 t\u1ed9c Prozuanaci c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Sicky. Ngay c\u1ea3 \u00f4ng Vodyannoy t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p c\u0169ng h\u1ed3i ph\u1ee5c t\u1eeb c\u00fa ch\u1ea1m tr\u00e1n v\u1edbi con \u1ebfch phi ti\u00eau c\u1ef1c \u0111\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec3 ra kh\u1ecfi c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e8n c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng v\u00e0 tham d\u1ef1 bu\u1ed5i l\u1ec5, d\u00f9 ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t. Sau bu\u1ed5i l\u1ec5, Zadie quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh kh\u00f4ng quay v\u1ec1 New York c\u00f9ng m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e0 \u1edf l\u1ea1i r\u1eebng m\u01b0a v\u00e0 l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi Xuanaci. C\u00f4 b\u1ed9c b\u1ea1ch: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u bi\u1ebft ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb th\u00f4i mi\u00ean. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00e1u th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y ch\u00e1u c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 cho h\u1ecd. V\u1edbi m\u1ed9t \u00edt s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh djinn, ch\u00e1u \u0111ang ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn chuy\u1ec7n m\u1edf m\u1ed9t ng\u00f4i tr\u01b0\u1eddng. C\u1eadu Nimrod \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd: \u2013\u2002\u00dd ki\u1ebfn hay \u0111\u00f3. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd c\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t gi\u00e1o vi\u00ean gi\u1ecfi \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u00fap ch\u00e1u.","R\u1ed3i c\u1eadu \u0111\u01b0a m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn Virgil McCreeby. McCreeby l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u: \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng, Nimrod. Anh n\u00f3i \u0111\u00f9a \u0111\u1ea5y \u00e0? C\u1eadu Nimrod b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u00fd ki\u1ebfn r\u1ea5t hay. Zadie g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u c\u0169ng ngh\u0129 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. McCreeby ph\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed1i: \u2013\u2002C\u00f3 l\u00f2ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u00fat \u0111i, Nimrod. T\u00f4i? Gi\u00e1o vi\u00ean? Anh t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng n\u1ed5i chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 sao? C\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Tr\u00ean th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf, McCreeby, t\u00f4i t\u00ecnh c\u1edd bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c anh t\u1eebng l\u00e0 hi\u1ec7u tr\u01b0\u1edfng c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t tr\u01b0\u1eddng nam sinh \u1edf Th\u1ee5y S\u0129. \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00fang, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 chuy\u1ec7n t\u1eeb \u0111\u1eddi n\u1ea3o \u0111\u1eddi n\u00e0o r\u1ed3i. V\u00e0 m\u1ea5y th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Th\u1ee5y S\u0129. Anh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u1ea1y cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi Th\u1ee5y S\u0129 b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd ngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb chuy\u1ec7n \u0111i tr\u1ec5. C\u1eadu Nimrod b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i ch\u1eafc r\u1eb1ng anh s\u1ebd d\u1ea1y t\u1ed1t \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. Anh s\u1ebd \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y v\u1edbi Zadie v\u00e0 gi\u00fap c\u00f4 b\u00e9 m\u1edf tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ecdc. H\u00e3y coi \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t h\u00ecnh ph\u1ea1t d\u00e0nh cho anh. M\u1ed9t h\u00ecnh ph\u1ea1t m\u00e0 Zadie s\u1ebd nghi\u00eam kh\u1eafc ki\u1ec3m so\u00e1t vi\u1ec7c thi h\u00e0nh. \u00d4ng Groanin n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002H\u00e3y c\u00e1m \u01a1n s\u1ef1 may m\u1eafn c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng l\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Xuanaci treo \u0111\u1ea7u \u00f4ng tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y chuy\u1ec1n n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3. Ho\u1eb7c qu\u1eb3ng \u00f4ng cho c\u00e1 piranha \u0103n. Ho\u1eb7c b\u1ecf m\u1ed9t con r\u1ebft Peru kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 xu\u1ed1ng c\u1ed5 \u00e1o \u00f4ng. H\u00e3y l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00fang l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n \u0111i, \u00f4ng b\u1ea1n.","C\u1eadu Nimrod d\u1eb7n Zadie: \u2013\u2002Nh\u1edb c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn \u0111\u1eebng \u0111\u1ec3 g\u00e3 th\u00f4i mi\u00ean ch\u00e1u l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa. \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng sao \u0111\u00e2u. Ch\u00e1u gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e3 hi\u1ec3u r\u00f5 g\u00e3. Ch\u00e1u bi\u1ebft h\u1ebft m\u1ecdi m\u00e1nh kh\u00f3e c\u1ee7a g\u00e3 r\u1ed3i. Khi Philippa v\u00e0 John n\u00f3i xong l\u1eddi chia tay v\u1edbi Zadie, ch\u00fang \u00f4m \u00f4ng Sicky v\u00e0 ch\u00fac \u00f4ng may m\u1eafn v\u1edbi c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c m\u1edbi. \u00d4ng Sicky ngh\u1eb9n ng\u00e0o v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng gi\u1ecdt n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft c\u1ea3m x\u00fac khi ph\u1ea3i chia tay nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n m\u1edbi c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. \u0110\u1ea7u \u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u1ecf m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch b\u1ea5t th\u01b0\u1eddng, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec b\u1ea5t \u1ed5n v\u1edbi tr\u00e1i tim \u00f4ng. \u00d4ng b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002C\u00e1c ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 quay l\u1ea1i b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 l\u00fac n\u00e0o. Ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd cho c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi ch\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3n \u0111\u00fang ngh\u0129a c\u1ee7a r\u1eebng r\u1eadm. B\u1eaft tay ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e1i thuy\u1ec1n c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd, \u00f4ng Groanin n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Anh Muddy, r\u1ea5t vui v\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 quen anh. T\u00f4i n\u00f3i, t\u00f4i r\u1ea5t vui v\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 quen anh. \u00d4ng Muddy b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i nghe anh l\u1ea7n th\u1ee9 nh\u1ea5t m\u00e0. C\u1eadu Nimrod t\u00f2 m\u00f2: \u2013\u2002Gi\u1edd anh \u0111\u1ecbnh l\u00e0m g\u00ec? \u2013\u2002Gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y khi Sicky \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t t\u1ed9c tr\u01b0\u1edfng quan tr\u1ecdng, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd ngh\u1ec9 ngh\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1ebfp. \u00d4ng Groanin g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u t\u00e1n th\u00e0nh: \u2013\u2002Tin t\u00f4i \u0111i, anh \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00fang \u0111\u00f3. Theo \u00fd ki\u1ebfn c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, anh l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1ebfp kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp. V\u1eady gi\u1edd anh \u0111\u1ecbnh l\u00e0m g\u00ec? \u00d4ng Muddy tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i \u00e0? T\u00f4i s\u1ebd ti\u1ebfp qu\u1ea3n c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c kinh doanh h\u01b0\u1edbng d\u1eabn du","l\u1ecbch c\u1ee7a Sicky. V\u00e0 \u00f4ng Muddy l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u01b0a h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ebfn Manu, n\u01a1i h\u1ecd ch\u1edd b\u1eaft m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ebfn bay \u0111i Lima. C\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002S\u1ebd m\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi gian n\u1eefa tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y lupuna c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta tr\u01b0\u1edfng th\u00e0nh v\u00e0 djinn ch\u00fang ta l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 an to\u00e0n d\u00f9ng l\u1ed1c gi\u00f3. D\u0129 nhi\u00ean n\u1ebfu mu\u1ed1n, Philippa c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 mang ch\u00fang ta v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i gi\u1eadm ch\u00e2n. Philippa gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch: \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng, ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3. \u0110\u00f4i d\u00e9p gestalt \u1ea5y, ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 ch\u00f4n ch\u00fang l\u1ea1i trong r\u1eebng. John th\u00e9t l\u00ean: \u2013\u2002Em \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec c\u01a1? Philippa b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002N\u00f3 c\u00f3 qu\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh. Ch\u01b0a n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn chuy\u1ec7n ph\u1ea3i lo v\u1ec1 \u0111\u00f4i d\u00e9p \u0111\u00f3, n\u1ed9i vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t djinn c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ee7 kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n. Em ch\u1ec9 ph\u1ea3i ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ec7n v\u00e0 n\u00f3 x\u1ea3y ra ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c. Em \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 g\u00e1nh n\u1ed5i tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m \u0111\u00f3. Em xin l\u1ed7i, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i b\u1eaft m\u00e1y bay v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 nh\u01b0 b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ai kh\u00e1c. C\u1eadu Nimrod nghi\u00eam ngh\u1ecb g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u. C\u00f4 h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng c\u1eadu? V\u00e0 c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u00f4m ch\u1eb7t t\u1eeb c\u1eadu Nimrod. C\u1eadu n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002C\u1ea7n c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 tr\u00ed tu\u1ec7 v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c khi n\u00e0o m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 qu\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh. M\u1ed9t tr\u00ed tu\u1ec7 v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t linh h\u1ed3n v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i. N\u00ean","\u1eeb, Philippa, ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u00fang. John h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f2n Paititi th\u00ec sao? N\u1ed3ng \u0111\u1ed9 ph\u00f3ng x\u1ea1 tr\u00ean n\u00fai th\u00ec sao? M\u1eaft R\u1eebng th\u00ec sao? L\u1ee1 nh\u01b0 ai \u0111\u00f3 \u0111i qua M\u1eaft R\u1eebng? H\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng g\u1eb7p nguy hi\u1ec3m sao? C\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002\u1eea, h\u1ecd s\u1ebd g\u1eb7p nguy hi\u1ec3m. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u00fd do t\u1ea1i sao \u00f4ng Sicky v\u00e0 t\u1ed9c Xuanaci \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd canh g\u00e1c c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda \u0111\u00f3. \u0110\u1ec3 ng\u0103n kh\u00f4ng cho ai v\u00f4 t\u00ecnh \u0111i v\u00e0o M\u1eaft R\u1eebng. R\u1ed3i gi\u01a1 l\u00ean hai \u1ed5 kh\u00f3a t\u1ed5 h\u1ee3p b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ed3ng nh\u00ecn c\u00f3 v\u1ebb kh\u00e1 ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn, c\u1eadu cho bi\u1ebft th\u00eam: \u2013\u2002Anh \u1ea5y c\u0169ng s\u1ebd kh\u00f3a c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1i n\u00e0y. Bi\u1ec7n ph\u00e1p n\u00e0y coi nh\u01b0 \u0111\u1ee7 hi\u1ec7u qu\u1ea3, cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi ch\u00fang ta ngh\u0129 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 b\u1ea3o \u0111\u1ea3m h\u01a1n. John t\u00f2 m\u00f2: \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu t\u1ea1o ra m\u1ea5y c\u00e1i n\u00e0y b\u1eb1ng s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh djinn \u00e0? C\u1eadu Nimrod l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u: \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i. Tr\u00ean th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf, m\u1ea5y c\u00e1i n\u00e0y thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 anh Groanin. Ch\u00fang n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean va li c\u1ee7a anh \u1ea5y. \u00d4ng Groanin nh\u0103n m\u1eb7t b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002M\u1ea5y c\u00e1i tay v\u1eadn chuy\u1ec3n h\u00e0nh l\u00fd \u1edf s\u00e2n bay Heathrow \u1ea5y, ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 tin t\u01b0\u1edfng h\u1ecd. Philippa ph\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed1i: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt. \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt. Ta bi\u1ebft. Ta t\u1eebng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean v\u1eadn chuy\u1ec3n h\u00e0nh l\u00fd \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e0.","*** V\u00e0i ng\u00e0y sau, c\u1eadu Nimrod, \u00f4ng Groanin, \u00f4ng Vodyannoy c\u00f9ng c\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ebfn New York. \u00d4ng Vodyannoy l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c quay v\u1ec1 c\u0103n h\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng \u1edf t\u00f2a nh\u00e0 Dakota, c\u1eadu Nimrod \u0111\u00e3 thu x\u1ebfp cho b\u00e0 Marion Morrison, m\u1ed9t y t\u00e1 djinn, \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u0103m s\u00f3c \u00f4ng. (V\u00e0 trong v\u00f2ng ba th\u00e1ng \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u1ecfe m\u1ea1nh tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i. \u0110\u1ee7 kh\u1ecfe m\u1ea1nh \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c m\u1ed9t gi\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ea5u Djinnverso kh\u00e1c \u1edf nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng t\u1ea1i New Haven.) Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i v\u1ec1 th\u1eb3ng nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a gia \u0111\u00ecnh Gaunt tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0110\u00f4ng 77, n\u01a1i c\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y cha m\u1eb9 ch\u00fang \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i ch\u1edd ch\u00fang. \u00d4ng Gaunt nh\u00ecn v\u1eabn c\u00f3 v\u1ebb b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng sau kho\u1ea3ng th\u1eddi gian b\u1ecb b\u1ecdn b\u1eaft c\u00f3c giam gi\u1eef. B\u00e0 Gaunt nh\u00ecn v\u1eabn tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi, hay n\u00f3i c\u00e1ch kh\u00e1c, v\u1eabn quy\u1ebfn r\u0169 v\u00e0 gi\u1ed1ng h\u1ec7t nh\u01b0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb9 trong tr\u00ed nh\u1edb c\u1ee7a c\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i. Ngay c\u1ea3 \u00f4ng Groanin c\u0169ng nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t b\u00e0 nh\u00ecn r\u1ea5t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Tuy nhi\u00ean, c\u0169ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 kh\u00e1c bi\u1ec7t nho nh\u1ecf. L\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean, c\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi cha nh\u1ecf con c\u0169ng l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u1ea3n l\u00fd gia \u0111\u00ecnh. B\u00e0 Gaunt nh\u00ecn c\u00f3 v\u1ebb l\u00e9p v\u1ebf h\u01a1n so v\u1edbi ch\u1ed3ng, d\u00f9 ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 c\u1eb7p m\u1eaft nh\u1ea1y b\u00e9n c\u1ee7a em trai b\u00e0 nh\u1eadn ra \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0 \u0111o\u00e1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3 bi\u1ec3u th\u1ecb cho \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec. Sau khi c\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u00f4m ch\u1ea7m cha m\u1eb9 v\u00e0 k\u1ec3 cho h\u1ecd nghe t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed9c phi\u00eau l\u01b0u c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang, c\u1eadu Nimrod ch\u00e0o t\u1ea1m bi\u1ec7t v\u00e0 hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng Anh qu\u1ed1c \u0111\u0103ng k\u00fd ph\u00f2ng t\u1ea1i kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n Carlyle \u1edf b\u00ean kia ng\u00e3 t\u01b0 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, v\u1ed1n l\u00e0 kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n y\u00eau th\u00edch nh\u1ea5t tr\u00ean th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu Nimrod. C\u1eadu Nimrod n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft anh th\u00ec sao, anh Groanin, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i \u0111ang \u0111\u00f3i","l\u1eafm \u0111\u00e2y. \u00d4ng Groanin th\u00fa nh\u1eadn: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0103n c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t con ng\u1ef1a. C\u1eadu Nimrod h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002Th\u1ebf m\u1ed9t mi\u1ebfng b\u00edt t\u1ebft ngon m\u1ecdng n\u01b0\u1edbc r\u1eafc h\u00e0nh c\u00f3 t\u1ea1m th\u1eddi thay th\u1ebf \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng? \u00d4ng Groanin b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002M\u1ed9t mi\u1ebfng b\u00edt t\u1ebft l\u00e0 v\u1eeba \u0111\u00fang. Ch\u1eebng n\u00e0o h\u1ecd l\u00e0m n\u00f3 \u0111\u00fang c\u00e1ch. M\u1ed9t n\u1ec1n v\u0103n minh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u1ef1 \u0111\u00e1nh gi\u00e1 b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c ngo\u00e0i vi\u1ec7c bi\u1ebft c\u00e1ch l\u00e0m \u0111\u00fang trong b\u1ebfp nh\u1ec9? Nh\u01b0ng sau khi h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 d\u00f9ng xong m\u00f3n b\u00edt t\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb ho\u00e0n h\u1ea3o, \u00f4ng Groanin t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 kh\u00e1c \u0111\u1ec3 ph\u00e0n n\u00e0n. \u00d4ng n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002T\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 \u01b0\u1edbc g\u00ec c\u00f3 th\u00eam \u00edt th\u1eddi gian t\u1ea1m bi\u1ec7t m\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ee9a nh\u00f3c. Gi\u1edd t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1edb ch\u00fang r\u1ed3i. T\u00f4i n\u00f3i, gi\u1edd t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1edb ch\u00fang r\u1ed3i. T\u1ea1i sao ng\u00e0i ph\u1ea3i v\u1ed9i v\u00e3 l\u00f9a ch\u00fang ta ra kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u00f3 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady? C\u1eadu Nimrod tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002B\u1edfi v\u00ec t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ec3 gia \u0111\u00ecnh Gaunt v\u1eeba m\u1edbi \u0111o\u00e0n t\u1ee5 l\u1ea1i cho ch\u00ednh h\u1ecd m\u1edbi l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00fang m\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta n\u00ean l\u00e0m. Anh th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00f3, Groanin th\u00e2n m\u1ebfn, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c gia \u0111\u00ecnh h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac \u2013 d\u00f9 c\u00e1ch h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o \u2013 th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 c\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ebfn. \u0110\u1ec3 n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i cho ch\u00ednh n\u00f3. \u00d4ng Groanin nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t: \u2013\u2002Nghe nh\u01b0 \u0111o\u1ea1n b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed1n ti\u1ec3u thuy\u1ebft nh\u1ec9. Ho\u1eb7c c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 \u0111o\u1ea1n cu\u1ed1i.","H\u1ebeT T\u1eacP 5","Ch\u00fa th\u00edch [1] Nightshakes: S\u1ef1 rung \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u1ee7a \u0111\u00eam t\u1ed1i. (ND) [2] Otorongo: b\u00e1o \u0111\u1ed1m M\u1ef9. (DG) [3] Tap-dance: m\u00f4n nh\u1ea3y thi\u1ebft h\u00e0i. [4] \u2018Tuy\u1ec7t\u2019 ti\u1ebfng Anh l\u00e0 \u2018cool\u2019, c\u00f2n c\u00f3 ngh\u0129 l\u00e0 \u2018m\u00e1t l\u1ea1nh\u2019. [5] Rosetta Stone l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t t\u1ea5m b\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e1 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Pharaoh Ptolemy V t\u1ea1o ra \u1edf Memphis v\u00e0o n\u0103m 196 Tr\u01b0\u1edbc C\u00f4ng nguy\u00ean. T\u1ea5m b\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e1 ch\u1ee9a \u0111\u1ef1ng ba lo\u1ea1i ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef c\u00f9ng n\u1ed9i dung: ch\u1eef t\u01b0\u1ee3ng h\u00ecnh Ai C\u1eadp c\u1ed5 \u0111\u1ea1i \u1edf tr\u00ean c\u00f9ng, ch\u1eef Ai C\u1eadp c\u1ed5 th\u00f4ng d\u1ee5ng \u1edf gi\u1eefa, v\u00e0 ch\u1eef Hy L\u1ea1p c\u1ed5 \u1edf d\u01b0\u1edbi. \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y n\u0103m 1799, Rosetta Stone \u0111\u00e3 cung c\u1ea5p cho nh\u00e2n lo\u1ea1i chi\u1ebfc ch\u00eca kh\u00f3a gi\u1ea3i m\u00e3 ch\u1eef t\u01b0\u1ee3ng h\u00ecnh Ai C\u1eadp. (DG) [6] Kho\u1ea3ng 15.6 \u0111\u1ed9 C [7] 21.2 \u0111\u1ed9 C [8] Yorick l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t nh\u00e2n v\u1eadt trong v\u1edf k\u1ecbch Hamlet c\u1ee7a Shakespeare. \u00d4ng l\u00e0 tay h\u1ec1 ho\u00e0ng gia \u0111\u00e3 qua \u0111\u1eddi, v\u00e0 b\u1ecb c\u00e1c tay \u0111\u00e0o tr\u1ed9m m\u1ed9 \u0111\u00e0o l\u00ean h\u1ed9p s\u1ecd trong \u0111o\u1ea1n 5, c\u1ea3nh 1 c\u1ee7a v\u1edf k\u1ecbch. H\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh ho\u00e0ng t\u1eed Hamlet tr\u1ea7m ng\u00e2m khi c\u1ea7m s\u1ecd c\u1ee7a Yorick tr\u00ean tay l\u00e0 hi\u1ec7n th\u00e2n s\u00e2u s\u1eafc nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a \u00fd t\u01b0\u1edfng ch\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec1 Memento Mori (H\u00e3y nh\u1edb r\u1eb1ng b\u1ea1n r\u1ed3i s\u1ebd ch\u1ebft) \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u01b0a chu\u1ed9ng trong c\u00e1c lo\u1ea1i h\u00ecnh ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt \u1edf Ch\u00e2u \u00c2u v\u00e0o th\u1ebf k\u1ef7 16 v\u00e0 17.(DG) [9] Ti\u1ebfng T\u00e2y Ban Nha: \u00f4ng, ng\u00e0i. [10] Ti\u1ebfng T\u00e2y Ban Nha: th\u01b0a c\u00f4 [11] B\u00e0i h\u00e1t r\u1ea5t ph\u1ed5 bi\u1ebfn trong th\u1eddi k\u1ef3 chi\u1ebfn tranh gi\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9c l\u1eadp c\u1ee7a Hoa K\u1ef3.","[12] T\u00e1c gi\u1ea3 ch\u01a1i ch\u1eef: Jaguar c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 b\u00e1o \u0111\u1ed1m - c\u0169ng l\u00e0 t\u00ean c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t h\u00e3ng xe h\u01a1i. [13] Xin l\u1ed7i. [14] \u1ede Anh, khi n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 r\u1ea5t k\u00edch \u0111\u1ed9ng hay \u0111\u00e1ng s\u1ee3, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta d\u00f9ng th\u00e0nh ng\u1eef white-knuckles (khu\u1ef7u tay tr\u1eafng b\u1ec7ch). [15] Green fingers, ng\u00f3n tay xanh l\u00e0 t\u1eeb l\u00f3ng c\u1ee7a \u201ct\u00e0i tr\u1ed3ng v\u01b0\u1eddn\u201d."]


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