Hậu Duệ Thần Đèn - Tập 3

["ch\u00e9n Th\u00e1nh c\u1ee7a Th\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u1ebf: c\u00e1i ph\u00edch nhi\u1ec7t m\u00e0 \u00f4ng Rakshasas mang ra kh\u1ecfi v\u00f9ng Sunderban. Ch\u1ec9 v\u00e0o c\u00e1i nh\u00e3n \u0111\u1ec1 tr\u00ean ph\u00edch, Oleaginus thi\u1ebfu \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00f3i kh\u00f4ng ra h\u01a1i: \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 tin \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Nh\u00ecn n\u00e0y! N\u00f3 ghi l\u00e0 \u201cSINH \u0110\u00d4I\u201d. R\u1ed3i b\u1eadt c\u01b0\u1eddi ha h\u1ea3, h\u1eafn tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1: \u2013\u2002H\u01a1n c\u1ea3 mong \u0111\u1ee3i c\u1ee7a tao. M\u00e0y bi\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng, l\u1ea7n cu\u1ed1i tao nghe v\u1ec1 hai \u0111\u1ee9a nh\u00f3c nh\u00e0 Gaunt, John v\u00e0 Philippa, t\u1ee5i n\u00f3 c\u00f2n \u0111ang \u1edf New York. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a t\u1ee5i tao \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 b\u1ea3o lu\u00f4n theo d\u00f5i ch\u00fang 24\/24. R\u1ed3i l\u1eafc l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 mu\u1ed1n x\u00f3a b\u1edbt v\u00e0i suy ngh\u0129 d\u01b0 th\u1eeba ra kh\u1ecfi c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c qu\u00e1 t\u1ea3i c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn, Oleaginus n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp: \u2013\u2002Nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 th\u1ebf, v\u1eady th\u00ec t\u1ea1i sao th\u1eb1ng cha Nimrod n\u00e0y l\u1ea1i ph\u1ea3i c\u1ea5t c\u00e1i ph\u00edch tu\u1ed1t trong k\u00e9t s\u1eaft? V\u00ec Ch\u00faa, h\u1eafn bi\u1ebft bao nhi\u00eau c\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i ch\u1ee9? \u00ca, \u0111\u01b0a tao c\u00e1i m\u00e1y scan nhi\u1ec7t m\u00e0 tao mang theo t\u1eeb M\u1ef9 coi. Upendra \u0111\u01b0a cho g\u00e3 \u0111\u1ed3ng nghi\u1ec7p ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 c\u00e1i c\u1eb7p da c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn. Oleaginus m\u1edf c\u1eb7p, r\u00fat ra c\u00e1i m\u00e1y scan, b\u1eadt n\u00f3 l\u00ean, r\u1ed3i c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn \u0111\u1eb7t c\u00e1i ph\u00edch b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi th\u1ea5u k\u00ednh c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. B\u00ean trong c\u00e1i ph\u00edch, hai c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed1m tr\u00f2n m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ecf b\u1ea7m \u0111ang di chuy\u1ec3n lung tung trong c\u00e1i l\u1ed3ng ki\u1ec3ng c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang, nh\u01b0 hai ch\u1ea5t nguy\u00ean sinh n\u00f3ng nh\u1ecf x\u00edu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c quan s\u00e1t b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i k\u00ednh hi\u1ec3n vi \u0111i\u1ec7n t\u1eed. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n nghi ng\u1edd g\u00ec n\u1eefa. C\u00e1i ph\u00edch \u0111\u00edch th\u1eadt \u0111ang ch\u1ee9a \u0111\u1ef1ng hai djinn. Oleaginus th\u00ec th\u00e0o: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00fang ta h\u1eddi to r\u1ed3i. Upendra, ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00f4ng minh h\u01a1n tay ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9, nghi ng\u1edd h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002Nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 c\u1eb7p nh\u00f3c sinh \u0111\u00f4i, John v\u00e0 Philippa, v\u1eady ai","\u0111ang b\u1ecb theo d\u00f5i 24\/24 \u1edf New York ch\u1ee9? Ho\u1eb7c l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a m\u00e0y l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e0ng ho\u00e0ng, ho\u1eb7c l\u00e0\u2026 Oleaginus kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu h\u1ecfi l\u1ea1i: \u2013\u2002Ho\u1eb7c l\u00e0 c\u00e1i g\u00ec? Nh\u00fan vai m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i, Upendra th\u00fa nh\u1eadn: \u2013\u2002Tao c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 ra \u201cho\u1eb7c l\u00e0\u201d g\u00ec n\u1eefa. \u2013\u2002M\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3, nh\u01b0ng tao c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ea5y. Ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn l\u00e0 b\u1ecdn h\u1ecd \u0111ang theo d\u00f5i m\u1ed9t c\u1eb7p N\u01a1i Kh\u00e1c \u1edf New York. M\u00e0 m\u00e0y hi\u1ec3u tao n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 c\u00e1i g\u00ec kh\u00f4ng? C\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3 gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t b\u1ea3n sao v\u00f4 t\u00ednh, t\u1ea1o ra v\u1edbi m\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch cung c\u1ea5p ch\u1ee9ng c\u1edb ngo\u1ea1i ph\u1ea1m ho\u1eb7c \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e1nh l\u1ea1c h\u01b0\u1edbng. D\u0129 nhi\u00ean c\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t thi\u00ean th\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1ea1o ra N\u01a1i Kh\u00e1c. Nh\u01b0ng tao nghe n\u00f3i l\u0169 nh\u00f3c \u0111\u00f3 c\u0169ng gi\u1ecfi mi\u1ec7ng l\u01b0\u1ee1i thuy\u1ebft ph\u1ee5c l\u1eafm. G\u1eadt g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 t\u00e1n th\u00e0nh gi\u1ea3 thuy\u1ebft c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, Oleaginus tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 th\u1ebf. M\u1ecdi vi\u1ec7c gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e3 s\u00e1ng t\u1ecf h\u01a1n nhi\u1ec1u. N\u00f3 gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m sao l\u0169 nh\u00f3c \u0111\u00f3 l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t l\u00fac c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t \u1edf hai n\u01a1i. \u1ede \u0111\u00f3, t\u1ea1i New York, v\u00e0 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y, trong c\u00e1i ph\u00edch n\u00e0y. N\u00f3i r\u1ed3i Oleaginus g\u1ea5p c\u00e1i m\u00e1y scan nhi\u1ec7t l\u1ea1i, v\u00e0 c\u1ea5t n\u00f3 c\u00f9ng c\u00e1i ph\u00edch nhi\u1ec7t v\u00e0o l\u1ea1i trong c\u1eb7p. \u0110\u00f3ng c\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i, h\u1eafn gi\u1ee5c: \u2013\u2002\u0110i th\u00f4i. \u0110\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac ch\u00fang ta chu\u1ed3n g\u1ea5p kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u00e2y. \u2013\u2002Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f2n m\u1ea5y c\u00e1i l\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00ec sao? V\u00e0 m\u1ea5y c\u00e1i m\u00f3ng tay g\u00e3y n\u1eefa? \u2013\u2002Qu\u00ean ch\u00fang \u0111i. M\u1ed7i tay n\u00ean gi\u1eef m\u1ed9t con chim th\u00f4i. V\u1ea3 l\u1ea1i, ng\u00e0i Iblis \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i r\u00f5 c\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 th\u1ee9 ng\u00e0i mu\u1ed1n b\u1eaft gi\u1eef m\u00e0. \u0110\u1ebfn gi\u1edd th\u00ec n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u00ean khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a Oleaginus \u0111\u00e3 ngo\u00e1c \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn tai. Ba \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn \u0111ang n\u1eb1m g\u1ecdn trong c\u00e1i c\u1eb7p da! Ph\u1ea3i","th\u1ebf ch\u1ee9. L\u1eafc l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 v\u1eabn c\u00f2n b\u00e0ng ho\u00e0ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u1eefng g\u00ec h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, Oleaginus l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m: \u2013\u2002Ng\u00e0i Iblis s\u1ebd ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean l\u1eafm \u0111\u00e2y khi tao giao l\u1ea1i ch\u00fang. Tao n\u00f3ng l\u00f2ng nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y m\u1eb7t ng\u00e0i \u1ea5y qu\u00e1 \u0111i.","Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng 9 Nunc Fortunatus Sum T\u1eeb London, \u00f4ng Groanin v\u00e0 ba \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb \u0111\u00f3n chuy\u1ebfn bay \u0111i Kathmandu k\u00e9o d\u00e0i m\u01b0\u1eddi ti\u1ebfng r\u01b0\u1ee1i c\u1ee7a h\u00e3ng h\u00e0ng kh\u00f4ng Gulf Air \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm t\u00f2a ph\u00e1o \u0111\u00e0i m\u00e0u h\u1ed3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u00f4 t\u1ea3 trong b\u1ee9c tranh Hi\u1ec7p H\u1ed9i. \u0110\u1eb7t ch\u00e2n l\u00ean th\u1ee7 \u0111\u00f4 ch\u00e2u \u00c1 s\u00f4i \u0111\u1ed9ng n\u00e0y, c\u1ea3 b\u1ed1n ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh l\u1ea1c v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00e1c so v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng g\u00ec h\u1ecd t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng. Thay v\u00ec nh\u1eefng nh\u00e0 leo n\u00fai v\u1edbi \u00e1nh m\u1eaft th\u00e9p, nh\u1eefng nh\u00e0 th\u00e1m hi\u1ec3m c\u1ee9ng c\u1ecfi, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng b\u1eadc thi\u1ec1n s\u01b0 b\u00ed hi\u1ec3m, h\u1ecd nhanh ch\u00f3ng b\u1ecb v\u00e2y quanh b\u1edfi d\u00e2n hippi, ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00e1n th\u1ea3m d\u1ea1o, xe ng\u1ef1a ch\u1edf \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u00f3c kh\u00e1ch du l\u1ecbch, c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t ch\u1ed1ng b\u1ea1o \u0111\u1ed9ng, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng t\u0103ng l\u1eef t\u1eadp s\u1ef1 trong b\u1ed9 \u00e1o ch\u00f9ng m\u00e0u ngh\u1ec7 t\u00e2y \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eeb kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i nh\u01b0 Buffalo, New York, Detroit, Michigan\u2026 b\u1eadn r\u1ed9n bu\u00f4n b\u00e1n s\u1ef1 khai s\u00e1ng m\u00e0 h\u1ecd t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c trong \u0111\u1ee7 lo\u1ea1i ashram. Leo l\u00ean chi\u1ebfc taxi r\u1ec7u r\u00e3 s\u1ebd ch\u1edf h\u1ecd v\u1ec1 kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n, Dybbuk li\u1ebfc nh\u00ecn t\u1edd r\u01a1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gi\u00fai v\u00e0o tay c\u1eadu ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t gi\u00e2y sau khi h\u1ecd r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi phi tr\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0 h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002Ashram l\u00e0 g\u00ec m\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c? V\u1eaby tay xua m\u1ed9t v\u1ecb s\u01b0 t\u1eadp s\u1ef1 ra kh\u1ecfi c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1edf c\u1ee7a chi\u1ebfc taxi, \u00f4ng Groanin gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch: \u2013\u2002N\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t d\u1ea1ng \u1ea9n d\u1eadt mang t\u00ednh ch\u1ea5t t\u00f4n gi\u00e1o. D\u00e0nh cho","nh\u1eefng ai mu\u1ed1n t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm s\u1ef1 y\u00ean t\u0129nh v\u00e0 thi\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ecbnh, ho\u1eb7c nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1. Nh\u01b0ng ta th\u1ea5y n\u00f3 h\u01a1i b\u1ecb nh\u1ea3m nh\u00ed. N\u1ebfu mu\u1ed1n t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm s\u1ef1 khai s\u00e1ng, h\u1ecd n\u00ean \u0111i \u0111\u1ecdc m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed1n t\u1eeb \u0111i\u1ec3n b\u00e1ch khoa to\u00e0n th\u01b0 hay m\u1ed9t t\u1edd b\u00e1o c\u00f3 uy t\u00edn n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3. L\u00e0m sao h\u1ecd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y n\u00f3 v\u1edbi \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft nh\u1eafm nghi\u1ec1n v\u00e0 mi\u1ec7ng l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m m\u1ea5y c\u00e2u th\u1ea7n ch\u00fa ng\u1edb ng\u1ea9n ch\u1ee9? C\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i li\u1ebfc nh\u00ecn nhau v\u00e0 kh\u1ebd m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi. \u0110i ra n\u01b0\u1edbc ngo\u00e0i c\u00f9ng \u00f4ng Groanin lu\u00f4n th\u00fa v\u1ecb. John h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002Th\u1ea7n ch\u00fa l\u00e0 g\u00ec v\u1eady \u00f4ng? \u2013\u2002L\u00e0 m\u1ed9t t\u1eeb m\u00e0 h\u1ecd l\u1eadp \u0111i l\u1eadp l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u00fap l\u00e0m r\u1ed7ng \u0111\u1ea7u \u00f3c v\u1ed1n c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec nhi\u1ec1u b\u00ean trong. Dybbuk h\u1ecfi m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n: \u2013\u2002T\u1ea1i sao? \u00d4ng Groanin g\u1eadt g\u00f9: \u2013\u2002H\u1ecfi c\u00e2u n\u00e0y hay \u00e0. T\u1ea1i sao h\u1ecd c\u1ea7n l\u00e0m r\u1ed7ng \u0111\u1ea7u \u00f3c? \u0110\u1ec3 h\u1ecd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 \u00fd ngh\u0129a c\u1ee7a cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng, nghe \u0111\u1ed3n l\u00e0 v\u1eady. Ho\u1eb7c \u0111\u1ec3 ba c\u00e1i th\u1ee9 l\u00f2e ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c ki\u1ec3u ki\u1ec3u nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. H\u1ecd nh\u1eadn ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n, r\u1ed3i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u lang thang quanh th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1, n\u01a1i m\u1ed9t kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 d\u1ea1ng kh\u00e1c \u0111ang ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i h\u1ecd. Kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 g\u1eb7p v\u00f4 s\u1ed1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u1ee5 r\u1eafn \u1edf qu\u1ea3ng tr\u01b0\u1eddng Durbar, h\u1ecd c\u00f2n nh\u1eadn ra ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ec1n ch\u00f9a c\u1ee7a th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 h\u00ecnh kh\u1eafc r\u1eafn h\u1ed5 mang \u1edf b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i. B\u00ean trong cung \u0111i\u1ec7n Deotalli Durbar, b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1ee3ng b\u1eb1ng v\u00e0ng r\u00f2ng c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t v\u1ecb ho\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ebf Nepal xa x\u01b0a ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i ngai v\u00e0ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c che ch\u1edf b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i mang b\u00e0nh r\u1ed9ng c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t con h\u1ed5 mang kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3. C\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 h\u1ecd \u0111ang \u1edf \u0111\u00fang ph\u1ea7n th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi c\u00f3 li\u00ean quan \u0111\u1ebfn h\u1ed5 mang.","Tuy nhi\u00ean, Philippa ch\u1eb3ng m\u1ea5y ch\u1ed1c nghi ng\u1edd h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm sai ch\u1ed7, v\u00ec kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 t\u00f2a nh\u00e0 n\u00e0o \u1edf Kathmandu nh\u00ecn gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 t\u00f2a ph\u00e1o \u0111\u00e0i m\u00e0u h\u1ed3ng b\u00ean trong b\u1ee9c tranh Hi\u1ec7p h\u1ed9i \u0110\u00f4ng \u1ea4n m\u00e0 h\u1ecd mang theo t\u1eeb London. \u0110\u00f3 c\u0169ng l\u00e0 \u00fd ki\u1ebfn c\u1ee7a Padma Trungpa, m\u1ed9t thanh ni\u00ean l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u1edf qu\u1ea7y l\u1ec5 t\u00e2n kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n n\u01a1i h\u1ecd \u1edf. Li\u1ebfc nh\u00ecn b\u1ee9c tranh, Padma b\u1ea3o ba \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb: \u2013\u2002Anh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 cam \u0111oan v\u1edbi m\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ee9a r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i m\u1ed9t t\u00f2a nh\u00e0 \u1edd Nepal. Anh th\u1ea5y, n\u00f3 nh\u00ecn gi\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t ph\u00e1o \u0111\u00e0i \u1edf bang Uttar Pradesh ph\u00eda B\u1eafc \u1ea4n \u0110\u1ed9 h\u01a1n. Bang \u0111\u00f3 n\u1eb1m \u1edf ngay ph\u00eda Nam Nepal. Nh\u01b0ng m\u00e0, m\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ee9a m\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3 ki\u1ebfm theo c\u00e1ch nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y th\u00ec c\u0169ng ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u00f2 kim \u0111\u00e1y b\u1ec3 th\u00f4i. \u1ea4n \u0110\u1ed9 c\u00f3 v\u00f4 s\u1ed1 ph\u00e1o \u0111\u00e0i v\u00e0 cung \u0111i\u1ec7n. Anh r\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfc, nh\u01b0ng anh ngh\u0129 m\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ee9a \u0111ang g\u1eafn l\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 b\u1ea5t kh\u1ea3 thi nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u00f3. C\u1ea3 b\u1ecdn \u0111\u00e0nh ph\u1ea3i l\u1ee7i th\u1ee7i leo l\u00ean ph\u00f2ng, thi\u1ebfu \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u1ea3n ch\u00ed ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i v\u00ec s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh djinn c\u1ee7a ba \u0111\u1ee9a \u0111\u00e3 quay l\u1ea1i trong c\u00e1i n\u00f3ng ng\u1ed9t ng\u1ea1t c\u1ee7a Kathmandu. Th\u1eddi ti\u1ebft qu\u00e1 n\u00f3ng \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi \u00f4ng Groanin, ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u c\u00e0u nh\u00e0u v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb m\u00e0 ch\u00ednh \u00f4ng kh\u0103ng kh\u0103ng \u0111\u00f2i \u0111i theo. \u00d4ng ph\u00e0n n\u00e0n: \u2013\u2002Ta thi\u1ec7t kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft tr\u1eddi xui \u0111\u1ea5t khi\u1ebfn sao m\u00e0 ta l\u1ea1i b\u1ecb thuy\u1ebft ph\u1ee5c \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1i n\u01a1i khi ho c\u00f2 g\u00e1y n\u00e0y. C\u1ea3 cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi, ta ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y n\u00f3ng b\u1ee9c th\u1ebf n\u00e0y. Ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd. S\u1eed d\u1ee5ng s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh djinn c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, John \u00fam ba la ra m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y qu\u1ea1t \u0111i\u1ec7n to \u0111\u00f9ng, gi\u00fap \u00f4ng Groanin c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y tho\u1ea3i m\u00e1i h\u01a1n - \u00edt nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec3 \u00f4ng ng\u1eebng than phi\u1ec1n. R\u1ed3i c\u1eadu l\u1ea1i t\u1eadp trung ch\u00fa \u00fd v\u00e0o b\u1ee9c tranh Hi\u1ec7p h\u1ed9i m\u00e0 Philippa \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ea3i ra tr\u00ean b\u00e0n, \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t l\u00e0 r\u1eebng r\u1eafn u\u1ed1n \u00e9o ch\u1ea1y \u1edf \u0111\u00e1y t\u1edd gi\u1ea5y.","Quay qua em g\u00e1i, John h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002Em ngh\u0129 ra g\u00ec ch\u01b0a? Philippa li\u1ebfc nh\u00ecn b\u1ee9c tranh v\u00e0 kh\u1ebd l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u. \u0110\u1ecdc cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch v\u1ec1 m\u00e3 v\u00e0 m\u1eadt m\u00e3 trong th\u01b0 vi\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Rakshasas, c\u00f4 ch\u1eb3ng hi\u1ec3u g\u00ec m\u1ea5y. Tr\u00ean th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf, n\u00f3 c\u00f2n l\u00e0m c\u00f4 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y c\u00e0ng r\u1ed1i tr\u00ed h\u01a1n. C\u00f4 l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m: \u2013\u2002Ch\u01b0a \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bao nhi\u00eau. Em ch\u1ec9 bi\u1ebft n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t lo\u1ea1i m\u1eadt m\u00e3 qu\u00e1 kh\u00f3. N\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng th\u00ec Killiecrankie s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng c\u1ea7n t\u1ed1n c\u00f4ng vi\u1ebft b\u1eb1ng m\u1ef1c t\u00e0ng h\u00ecnh. \u00d4ng Groanin g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u: \u2013\u2002Suy lu\u1eadn t\u1ed1t \u0111\u00f3. C\u0103ng m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn nh\u1eefng h\u00e0ng r\u1eafn nh\u1ea3y m\u00faa, John g\u00e3i g\u00e3i \u0111\u1ea7u n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Qu\u00e1i, nh\u00ecn m\u00e1y c\u00e1i n\u00e0y quen quen. N\u00f3 l\u00e0m anh nh\u1edb t\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3. M\u00e0 c\u00e1i g\u00ec m\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c? R\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t, c\u1eadu b\u1ed7ng nh\u1edb ra. \u2013\u2002\u1eb6c, sao anh c\u00f3 th\u00e9 qu\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1ec9? D\u0129 nhi\u00ean anh bi\u1ebft t\u1ea1i sao nh\u00ecn n\u00f3 quen quen. Sao anh kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn n\u00f3 khi c\u00f2n \u1edf th\u01b0 vi\u1ec7n ch\u1ee9? M\u00e0 anh l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t fan h\u00e2m m\u1ed9 Sherlock Holmes c\u01a1 \u0111\u1ea5y! N\u00f3 gi\u1ed1ng y chang Cu\u1ed9c phi\u00eau l\u01b0u c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng nh\u1ea3y m\u00faa, m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng t\u1eadp truy\u1ec7n hay nh\u1ea5t m\u00e0 Conan Doyle t\u1eebng vi\u1ebft. Ngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb vi\u1ec7c, thay v\u00ec nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng, \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng con r\u1eafn nh\u1ea3y m\u00faa. C\u00e0u nh\u00e0u l\u1edbn ti\u1ebfng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y k\u00e8n fag\u00f4t v\u00e0 tr\u1ee3n tr\u00f2n m\u1eaft, Dybbuk nh\u1eb7t m\u1ed9t b\u00e1nh xe c\u1ea7u kinh T\u00e2y T\u1ea1ng[21] l\u00ean kh\u1ecfi b\u00e0n u\u1ed1ng c\u00e0 ph\u00ea, d\u1ee9 d\u1ee9 tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t John v\u00e0 d\u1ecda: \u2013\u2002R\u1ed1t cu\u1ed9c c\u1eadu c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ecbnh n\u00f3i cho t\u1ee5i n\u00e0y bi\u1ebft c\u1eadu \u0111ang l\u00e8m b\u00e8m v\u1ec1","c\u00e1i g\u00ec kh\u00f4ng? Hay c\u1eadu mu\u1ed1n t\u1edb c\u1ea7m c\u00e1i n\u00e0y \u0111\u1eadp c\u1eadu m\u1ed9t tr\u1eadn m\u1edbi ch\u1ecbu n\u00f3i h\u1ea3? H\u1ebft ch\u1ecbu n\u1ed5i, \u00f4ng Groanin tr\u1eebng tr\u1eebng nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o Dybbuk b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002\u00ca, \u0111\u01b0a c\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e2y. Kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft th\u00ec d\u1ef1a c\u1ed9t m\u00e0 nghe \u0111i. John \u0111\u00fang \u0111\u00f3. Ta n\u00f3i, John \u0111\u00fang \u0111\u00f3. Nh\u1eefng con r\u1eafn n\u00e0y nh\u00ecn gi\u1ed1ng y trong Cu\u1ed9c phi\u00eau l\u01b0u c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng nh\u1ea3y m\u00faa trong truy\u1ec7n Sherlock Homes. Ph\u1ea3i chi c\u00f3 mang theo m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed1n t\u1eeb London, ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tay th\u00e1m t\u1eed \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ea3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ea5y c\u00e1i m\u00e3 n\u00e0y nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. John ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002ABECEDARIAN! V\u00e0 b\u1ed1n cu\u1ed1n S\u1ef1 tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 c\u1ee7a Sherlock Homes, tuy\u1ec3n t\u1eadp truy\u1ec7n c\u00f3 n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 Cu\u1ed9c phi\u00eau l\u01b0u c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng nh\u1ea3y m\u00faa xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n tr\u00ean b\u00e0n ngay tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t m\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Ch\u00fang y nh\u01b0 cu\u1ed1n S\u1ef1 tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 c\u1ee7a Sherlock Homes phi\u00ean b\u1ea3n s\u00e1ch b\u00eca m\u1ec1m m\u00e0 John v\u1eabn \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u00ean k\u1ec7 s\u00e1ch \u1edf nh\u00e0 c\u1eadu t\u1ea1i New York. \u00d4ng Groanin khen ng\u1ee3i: \u2013\u2002Th\u00f4ng minh! John khi\u00eam nh\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u00fan vai b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002C\u01a1 b\u1ea3n th\u00f4i m\u00e0, \u00f4ng Groanin th\u00e2n m\u1ebfn c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u. \u2013\u2002B\u00e2y gi\u1edd, ta \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1ecdc cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch n\u00e0y. Ta n\u00f3i l\u00e0, h\u00e3y \u0111\u1ecdc k\u1ef9 cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch n\u00e0y v\u00e0 t\u1eadp trung tr\u00ed \u00f3c t\u00ecm ra gi\u1ea3i ph\u00e1p cho s\u1ef1 b\u00ed \u1ea9n tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t ch\u00fang ta. Gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 th\u00e1m t\u1eed Holmes \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m. Dybbuk c\u00e0u nh\u00e0u v\u1edbi John: \u2013\u2002G\u00ec? L\u1ea1i ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ecdc s\u00e1ch n\u1eefa h\u1ea3? C\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec t\u1edb","l\u00e0m t\u1eeb khi m\u1eafc k\u1eb9t v\u1edbi c\u00e1c c\u1eadu l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ecdc v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ecdc to\u00e0n nh\u1eefng s\u00e1ch d\u1edf h\u01a1i. R\u1ed3i l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch ch\u00e1n n\u1ea3n, Dybbuk n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002ZYGOBRANCHIATE! \u01af\u1edbc g\u00ec t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1ch gi\u1ea3i c\u00e1i m\u1eadt m\u00e3 qu\u00e1i qu\u1ec9 n\u00e0y. Nhe r\u0103ng c\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ebf gi\u1ec5u, John b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002\u0110i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc kh\u00f4ng ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. C\u1eadu n\u00ean v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ecdc l\u1ea1i Nh\u1eefng quy lu\u1eadt Baghdad \u0111i. M\u1ee5c 4, ph\u1ea7n 3, \u0111o\u1ea1n 1. \u201cKh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u01b0\u1edbc nh\u1eefng g\u00ec kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u01b0\u1edbc cho nh\u1eefng g\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft\u201d. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 ph\u00e2n bi\u1ec7t tinh vi m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ai c\u0169ng nh\u1eadn ra. Dybbuk d\u0129 nhi\u00ean bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3, v\u00ec th\u1eadt ra c\u1eadu c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn m\u00f9 t\u1ecbt hay coi khinh c\u00e1c lo\u1ea1i s\u00e1ch (bao g\u1ed3m c\u1ea3 cu\u1ed1n Nh\u1eefng quy lu\u1eadt Baghdad) nh\u01b0 th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng c\u1eadu v\u1eabn gi\u1ea3 v\u1edd. Cho n\u00ean c\u1eadu ch\u1ec9 n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002T\u1edb ch\u1ec9 n\u00f3i th\u1ebf, ch\u1ee9 \u0111\u00e2u c\u00f3 c\u1ed1 bi\u1ebfn n\u00f3 th\u00e0nh s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt \u0111\u00e2u. Philippa th\u1eafc m\u1eafc: \u2013\u2002V\u1eady c\u1eadu n\u00f3i ra t\u1eeb tr\u1ecdng t\u00e2m c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu l\u00e0m c\u00e1i g\u00ec? N\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i c\u1eadu \u0111ang c\u1ed1 bi\u1ebfn \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu th\u00e0nh hi\u1ec7n th\u1ef1c? Dybbuk nh\u00fan vai tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002Th\u00f3i quen. Ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 th\u00f3i quen th\u00f4i. \u00d4ng Groanin nh\u1eb7t cu\u1ed1n Sherlock Homes tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t m\u00ecnh l\u00ean, m\u1edf n\u00f3 ra v\u00e0 m\u1ea1nh tay g\u1eadp b\u00eca s\u00e1ch v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda g\u00e1y - Philippa nh\u0103n m\u1eb7t khi th\u1ea5y v\u1eady - r\u1ed3i n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002N\u00e0o n\u00e0o, c\u00e1c nh\u00f3c n\u00e0y, ch\u00fang ta c\u00f2n c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ea5y. N\u1ebfu mu\u1ed1n c\u00f3 c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i bi\u1ebfn \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ee7a Dybbuk th\u00e0nh s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt. C\u1eafn m\u00f4i, Dybbuk nh\u0103n nh\u00f3 s\u1eeda l\u1ea1i: \u2013\u2002Buck. Ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n g\u1ecdi ch\u00e1u l\u00e0 Buck th\u00f4i, ok?","*** Philippa v\u1ebd m\u1ed9t b\u1ea3ng k\u1ebb \u00f4 tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t t\u1edd gi\u1ea5y tr\u1eafng, trong \u0111\u00f3 bao g\u1ed3m 24 \u00f4 vu\u00f4ng. Trong m\u1ed7i \u00f4, c\u00f4 v\u1ebd v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t con r\u1eafn trong m\u1eadt m\u00e3 ho\u1eb7c \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u1ed1ng. C\u00f4 l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng tr\u01b0\u1edbc ti\u00ean: \u2013\u2002Sherlock Homes \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i, e l\u00e0 ch\u1eef c\u00e1i th\u00f4ng d\u1ee5ng nh\u1ea5t trong b\u1ea3ng ch\u1eef c\u00e1i, v\u00e0 th\u1eadm ch\u00ed l\u00e0 trong m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u ng\u1eafn, cho n\u00ean n\u00f3 c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n nh\u1ea5t so v\u1edbi c\u00e1c ch\u1eef c\u00e1i kh\u00e1c. Trong b\u1ea3n m\u1eadt m\u00e3 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta, con r\u1eafn h\u01b0\u1edbng v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda tay tr\u00e1i v\u00e0 c\u00f3 g\u1eafn s\u1ed1 5 sau \u0111u\u00f4i xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n 28 l\u1ea7n, nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n so v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng con r\u1eafn kh\u00e1c. C\u00f3 ngh\u0129a, d\u1ef1a theo nh\u1eadn \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u1ee7a th\u00e1m t\u1eed Holmes, nhi\u1ec1u kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng n\u00f3 l\u00e0 ch\u1eef e. N\u00f3i r\u1ed3i c\u00f4 vi\u1ebft ch\u1eef e v\u00e0o k\u1ebf con r\u1eafn n\u00e0y trong b\u1ea3ng k\u1ebb \u00f4 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. \u0110\u1ebfn l\u01b0\u1ee3t \u00f4ng Groanin \u0111\u01b0a ra k\u1ebft lu\u1eadn: \u2013\u2002C\u00f2n m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec3m n\u1eefa. C\u00e1c ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 ch\u00fa \u00fd th\u1ea5y, m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 con r\u1eafn c\u00f3 l\u01b0\u1ee1i th\u00e8 ra, trong khi nh\u1eefng con r\u1eafn kh\u00e1c kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3? M\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa, d\u1ef1a theo nh\u1eadn \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u1ee7a Holmes v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng nh\u1ea3y m\u00faa, ta ngh\u0129 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 k\u1ebft lu\u1eadn s\u1ef1 xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a c\u00e1i l\u01b0\u1ee1i r\u1eafn ch\u1ebb l\u00e0m \u0111\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u1eaft h\u00e0ng nh\u1eefng con r\u1eafn th\u00e0nh nh\u1eefng t\u1eeb ho\u00e0n ch\u00ecnh. V\u1ebd m\u1ed9t v\u1ea1ch th\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ee9ng v\u00e0o trong b\u1ee9c m\u1eadt th\u01b0 \u0111\u1eb1ng sau m\u1ed7i con r\u1eafn c\u00f3 l\u01b0\u1ee1i, \u00f4ng tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1: \u2013\u2002V\u00e0 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y r\u00f5 m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i t\u1eeb trong \u0111\u00e2y ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 ba ch\u1eef c\u00e1i. Nh\u1eefng t\u1eeb ti\u1ebfng Anh ba ch\u1eef c\u00e1i th\u00f4ng d\u1ee5ng nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0","the, and, for, but, not, all v\u00e0 too. N\u1ebfu th\u00eam v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng g\u00ec Philippa n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 ch\u1eef e, ch\u00fang ta g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c \u0111o\u00e1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1ea3 s\u00e1u t\u1eeb trong \u0111\u00e2y. V\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi cung c\u1ea5p cho ch\u00fang ta ch\u1eef t v\u00e0 ch\u1eef h. Vi\u1ebft m\u1ed9t ch\u1eef t v\u00e0 h v\u00e0o hai \u00f4 trong b\u1ea3ng k\u1ebb c\u1ee7a Philippa v\u00e0 b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi nh\u1eefng con r\u1eafn trong b\u1ee9c m\u1eadt th\u01b0, \u00f4ng m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t: \u2013\u2002C\u1ee9 nh\u01b0 ch\u01a1i \u00f4 ch\u1eef \u1ea5y nh\u1ec9! Philippa n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Ho\u1eb7c ch\u01a1i s\u1eafp ch\u1eef. Dybbuk nh\u0103n nh\u00f3: \u2013\u2002T\u1edb gh\u00e9t tr\u00f2 s\u1eafp ch\u1eef. \u0110\u1ebfn l\u01b0\u1ee3t c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, John ch\u1ec9 tay v\u00e0o t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng t\u1eeb c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ea1o ra b\u1edfi hai ch\u1eef c\u00e1i v\u00e0 n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Nh\u1eefng t\u1eeb n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 hai ch\u1eef c\u00e1i. R\u1ed3i c\u1eadu b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u vi\u1ebft ra t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng t\u1eeb hai ch\u1eef c\u00e1i m\u00e0 c\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn. \u2013\u2002Nh\u1eefng t\u1eeb nh\u01b0 of, to, in, is, be, he, by, or, at, it, if, on, er\u2026 Dybbuk xen v\u00e0o: \u2013\u2002Er \u0111\u00e2u ph\u1ea3i t\u1eeb. \u0110\u1ebfn l\u01b0\u1ee3t John nh\u00fan vai ph\u00e2n bua: \u2013\u2002T\u1edb bi\u1ebft ch\u1ee9. Ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 t\u1edb kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 ra \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1eeb hai ch\u1eef c\u00e1i n\u00e0o n\u1eefa. \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu qu\u00ean as, an, v\u00e0 so r\u1ed3i. Nh\u00ecn Dybbuk nhanh ch\u00f3ng \u0111i\u1ec1n nh\u1eefng t\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0o danh s\u00e1ch, John c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c Dybbuk c\u00f3 l\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng t\u1ec7 tr\u00f2 s\u1eafp ch\u1eef nh\u01b0 bi\u1ec3u hi\u1ec7n b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu.","Xem x\u00e9t l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng k\u1ebft lu\u1eadn \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, Philippa tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1: \u2013\u2002Ok. D\u1ef1a v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng g\u00ec bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1ec1 ch\u1eef t v\u00e0 ch\u1eef h, ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 x\u00e1c \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 t\u1eeb hai ch\u1eef \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. V\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed5i l\u1ea1i, ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u00eam \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1eef o, i, f, a v\u00e0 n. Th\u00eam nh\u1eefng ch\u1eef c\u00e1i v\u1eeba t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00e0o b\u1ea3ng k\u1ebb \u00f4 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, c\u00f4 m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00fang ta s\u1eafp t\u00ecm ra \u0111\u00e1p \u00e1n r\u1ed3i. Ch\u00fang ta th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 s\u1eafp s\u1eeda t\u00ecm ra \u0111\u00e1p \u00e1n r\u1ed3i. C\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang. D\u1ea7n d\u1ea7n, v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1 c\u1ee7a Sherlock Homes v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfn tr\u00ecnh lo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n, h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ea3n m\u1eadt m\u00e3 n\u00e0y th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ee9c t\u1ea1p nh\u01b0 h\u1ecd t\u01b0\u1edfng. Nh\u1eefng con r\u1eafn h\u01b0\u1edbng \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1ec1 g\u00f3c tr\u00ean b\u00ean tr\u00e1i c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t \u00f4 vu\u00f4ng t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng ng\u1ee5 \u00fd ch\u1ec9 s\u00e1u ch\u1eef \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean trong b\u1ea3ng ch\u1eef c\u00e1i, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng con h\u01b0\u1edbng \u0111\u1ea7u xu\u1ed1ng g\u00f3c d\u01b0\u1edbi b\u00ean tr\u00e1i bi\u1ec3u tr\u01b0ng cho s\u00e1u ch\u1eef c\u00e1i ti\u1ebfp theo, n\u1ebfu i v\u00e0 j c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c coi l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ch\u1eef c\u00e1i. Nh\u1eefng con r\u1eafn h\u01b0\u1edbng \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1ec1 g\u00f3c tr\u00ean b\u00ean ph\u1ea3i t\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u01b0\u01a1ng ch\u1eef n, o, p, q, r, v\u00e0 s\/z c\u00f2n nh\u1eefng con h\u01b0\u1edbng \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1ec1 g\u00f3c d\u01b0\u1edbi b\u00ean ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ch\u1eef t\u1eeb t \u0111\u1ebfn z Ch\u1eb3ng m\u1ea5y ch\u1ed1c, Philippa v\u00e0 \u00f4ng Groanin \u0111\u00e3 vi\u1ebft ra \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u1ee7 th\u00f4ng \u0111i\u1ec7p c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ea1i t\u00e1 Mountstuart Wavell Killiecrankie. \u201cI scotched the snake not skilled it. And fled to this terrible place of misery where I shall probably die at the hand of my enemies. But I am in luck now. And you, too, would do well to come down here and discover a king\u2019s ransom in the green eyes of the cobra king of Kathmandu. Look for the third snake. But beware the eight. M. W. K\u201d \u201cTa l\u00e0m con r\u1eafn b\u1ecb th\u01b0\u01a1ng nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3. V\u00e0 ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1i n\u01a1i kh\u1ed5 c\u1ef1c kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp n\u00e0y, n\u01a1i m\u00e0 ta c\u00f3 l\u1ebd s\u1ebd ch\u1ebft","d\u01b0\u1edbi tay k\u1ebb th\u00f9. Nhung gi\u1edd ta \u0111ang trong may m\u1eafn. V\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u01a1i c\u0169ng s\u1ebd kh\u1ea5m kh\u00e1 n\u1ebfu \u0111i xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00e2y kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 ti\u1ec1n chu\u1ed9c c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t v\u1ecb vua b\u00ean trong \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft xanh l\u1ee5c c\u1ee7a h\u1ed5 mang ch\u00faa Kathmandu. H\u00e3y t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm con r\u1eafn th\u1ee9 ba. Nh\u01b0ng coi ch\u1eebng con r\u1eafn th\u1ee9 t\u00e1m. M. W. K\u201d Tuy nhi\u00ean, d\u00f9 \u00f4ng Groanin v\u00e0 b\u1ecdn tr\u1ebb gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e3 hi\u1ec3u ngh\u0129a c\u1ee7a t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c t\u1eeb, \u00fd ngh\u0129a th\u1eadt c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang l\u1ea1i \u0111ang ch\u01a1i tr\u00f2 c\u00fat b\u1eaft v\u1edbi h\u1ecd. L\u1eafc l\u1eafc c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi, Dybbuk r\u00ean r\u1ec9: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00e3 ra \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y m\u00e0 v\u1eabn c\u00f2n kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00f4ng \u0111i\u1ec7p n\u00e0y mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i g\u00ec m\u1edbi gh\u00ea ch\u1ee9. Tay \u0111\u1ea1i t\u00e1 n\u00e0y k\u00edn k\u1ebd qu\u00e1 m\u00e0. Th\u1ea3o n\u00e0o gia \u0111\u00ecnh \u1ed5ng kh\u00f4ng t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u00ec. John quay qua h\u1ecfi \u00f4ng Groanin: \u2013\u2002Scotch ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 g\u00ec v\u1eady \u00f4ng? \u00d4ng Groanin nh\u0103n nh\u0103n c\u00e1i m\u1eb7t tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002L\u00e0 l\u00e0m b\u1ecb th\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 nguy hi\u1ec3m g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1eebng c\u00f3 h\u1ecfi ta gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch t\u1ea1i sao n\u00f3 mang ngh\u0129a \u0111\u00f3. Ta ch\u1ea3 bi\u1ebft g\u00ec v\u1ec1 Scotchland c\u1ea3. Dybbuk l\u1ea1i l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Ch\u1eafc l\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta m\u1eafc ph\u1ea3i sai l\u1ea7m \u1edf ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0o r\u1ed3i. \u00d4ng Groanin ph\u00e1n ch\u1eafc nh\u01b0 \u0111inh \u0111\u00f3ng c\u1ed9t: \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 sai l\u1ea7m g\u00ec \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. Tr\u00ean t\u01b0 c\u00e1ch m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 ch\u01a1i gi\u1ea3i \u00f4 ch\u1eef h\u00e0ng ch\u1ee5c n\u0103m tr\u1eddi, ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ea3m b\u1ea3o \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. John th\u1eafc m\u1eafc: \u2013\u2002Nh\u01b0ng v\u1eady th\u00ec kh\u00f3 hi\u1ec3u qu\u00e1, \u00f4ng Groanin. L\u00e0m sao \u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i \u00f4ng s\u1eafp ch\u1ebft d\u01b0\u1edbi tay k\u1ebb th\u00f9, r\u1ed3i sau \u0111\u00f3 l\u1ea1i n\u00f3i \u00f4ng \u0111ang trong may m\u1eafn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ee9?","Dybbuk c\u0169ng c\u00f9ng \u00fd ki\u1ebfn: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00fang th\u1ebf. \u00d4ng Rakshasas b\u1ea3o \u0111\u1ea1i t\u00e1 Killiecrankie b\u1ecb m\u1ed9t con h\u1ed5 mang ch\u00faa c\u1eafn ch\u1ebft. Ch\u00e1u ch\u1ea3 th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 g\u00ec may m\u1eafn v\u1edbi chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 c\u1ea3. C\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y th\u1eadt n\u1ea3n ch\u00ed, Dybbuk vung tay v\u1ed7 v\u00e0o b\u1ee9c tranh Hi\u1ec7p H\u1ed9i v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00ean \u0111i loanh quanh trong ph\u00f2ng, r\u1ed3i d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1ed9t t\u1ea5m b\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc Nepal v\u00e0 v\u00f9ng B\u1eafc \u1ea4n \u0110\u1ed9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00f3ng khung treo tr\u00ean t\u01b0\u1eddng. John l\u1ea7m b\u1ea9m: \u2013\u2002M. W. K. Ch\u00fang \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 vi\u1ebft t\u1eaft t\u00ean h\u1ecd c\u1ee7a tay \u0111\u1ea1i t\u00e1 \u0111\u00f3 r\u1ed3i. V\u00e0 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec sai v\u1edbi \u201c\u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft xanh l\u1ee5c c\u1ee7a h\u1ed5 mang ch\u00faa Kathmandu\u201d. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u h\u1ee3p l\u00fd. C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u00fang ta \u0111ang \u1edf \u0111\u00fang th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 \u0111\u00f3 c\u0169ng n\u00ean. Dybbuk g\u1ea1t \u0111i: \u2013\u2002Theo nh\u01b0 anh ch\u00e0ng ti\u1ebfp t\u00e2n kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng. R\u1ed3i \u0111\u1eb7t m\u1ed9t ng\u00f3n tay l\u00ean t\u1ea5m b\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed3 v\u00e0 d\u1ecbch chuy\u1ec3n n\u00f3 t\u1eeb Kathman\u0111u \u0111\u1ebfn Utktar Pradesh, c\u1eadu b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002Theo nh\u01b0 anh ta n\u00f3i, ch\u00fang ta n\u00ean t\u1eadp trung t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm \u1edf khu d\u01b0\u1edbi n\u00e0y m\u1edbi \u0111\u00fang. \u00d4ng Groanin b\u1ea3o c\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i: \u2013\u2002Ta e l\u00e0 c\u1eadu nh\u00f3c n\u00e0y n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang \u0111\u1ea5y. X\u00e9t v\u1ec1 m\u1eb7t ki\u1ebfn th\u1ee9c, ch\u00fang ta c\u00e1ch xa m\u1ee5c ti\u00eau qu\u00e1 m\u1ee9c r\u1ed3i. N\u00f3i xong, \u00f4ng m\u1edf m\u1ed9t h\u1ed9p th\u1ee9c \u0103n tr\u1ebb em - \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 lo\u1ea1i th\u1ee9c \u0103n duy nh\u1ea5t m\u00e0 \u00f4ng d\u00e1m \u0111\u1ee5ng t\u1edbi m\u1ed9t khi r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi n\u01b0\u1edbc Anh - v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u1ea5m nh\u00e1p n\u00f3. Dybbuk nh\u0103n m\u1eb7t nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t:","\u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u th\u1eadt kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u t\u1ea1i sao \u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nu\u1ed1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1i th\u1ee9 n\u00e0y. \u00d4ng Groanin tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002Ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 c\u1ea3. Ch\u00e1u ch\u1ec9 vi\u1ec7c h\u00e1 m\u00f5m ra v\u00e0 \u0111\u00fat mu\u1ed7ng v\u00e0o. Dybbuk c\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1eb1ng s\u1eb7c: \u2013\u2002Nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t m\u1edb h\u1ed5 l\u1ed1n th\u00f4i. \u2013\u2002N\u00e0y, ch\u00e0ng trai tr\u1ebb, ta \u0103n c\u00e1i th\u1ee9 m\u00e0 c\u1eadu g\u1ecdi \u201cm\u1ed9t m\u1edb h\u1ed5 l\u1ed1n\u201d n\u00e0y b\u1edfi v\u00ec bao t\u1eed ta kh\u00f4ng ti\u00eau h\u00f3a n\u1ed5i m\u1ea5y c\u00e1i m\u00f3n t\u1ea1p ch\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc ngo\u00e0i. C\u00e0 ri v\u1edbi ch\u1ea3 c\u00e0 ra. \u00cdt nh\u1ea5t c\u00e1i m\u00f3n n\u00e0y n\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ti\u1ec7t tr\u00f9ng. Th\u1ee9c \u0103n ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0a cho tr\u1ebb s\u01a1 sinh m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb c\u1eafn r\u1ee9t l\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u00e2m. V\u00e0 ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ki\u1ebfm ra m\u1ed9t m\u00f3n \u0103n n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c an to\u00e0n h\u01a1n. Dybbuk v\u1eabn \u0111ang \u00f4m b\u1ee5ng c\u01b0\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002Tr\u1ebb s\u01a1 sinh \u00e1? Ch\u00e1u th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f2n kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m \u0111\u01b0a c\u00e1i th\u1ee9 \u0111\u00f3 cho ch\u00f3 \u0103n. \u0110\u00e3 xa r\u1ed3i nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y m\u00e0 \u00f4ng Groanin, ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1eabn c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc, ph\u1ea3i c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn ch\u1ecdn l\u1ef1a t\u1eeb ng\u1eef \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3i khi c\u00f3 s\u1ef1 hi\u1ec7n di\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a djinn. Cho n\u00ean gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y \u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 cau m\u00e0y v\u00e0 tho\u1ea3i m\u00e1i n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002N\u1ebfu ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i bao t\u1eed y\u1ebfu, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0o \u0111\u00e1ng c\u01b0\u1eddi. Tr\u00ean th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf, ta \u01b0\u1edbc g\u00ec ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i bao t\u1eed nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, n\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 n\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 x\u00f3a \u0111i n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi ngu xu\u1ea9n tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t ch\u00e1u. R\u1ed3i, n\u1ebfu may m\u1eafn, ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c c\u1ee7a ta. Dybbuk b\u1ed7ng nhi\u00ean h\u1ecfi l\u1ea1i: \u2013\u2002\u00d4ng n\u00f3i l\u1ea1i \u0111i. \u2013\u2002N\u1ebfu may m\u1eafn\u2026 \u2013\u2002May m\u1eafn!","Ch\u1ed9p l\u1ea5y b\u1ea3n phi\u00ean d\u1ecbch th\u00f4ng \u0111i\u1ec7p c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ea1i t\u00e1 Killiecrankie, c\u1eadu ch\u1ec9 tay v\u00e0o b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi h\u00e0ng ch\u1eef v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ecdc l\u1edbn: \u2013\u2002\u201c\u2026 V\u00e0 ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1i n\u01a1i kh\u1ed5 c\u1ef1c kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp n\u00e0y, n\u01a1i m\u00e0 ta c\u00f3 l\u1ebd s\u1ebd ch\u1ebft d\u01b0\u1edbi tay k\u1ebb th\u00f9. Nh\u01b0ng gi\u1edd ta \u0111ang trong may m\u1eafn.\u201d R\u1ed3i quay l\u1ea1i t\u1ea5m b\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed3 tr\u00ean t\u01b0\u1eddng, Dybbuk \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng l\u1edbn v\u00e0 gi\u01a1 tay \u0111\u1ea5m v\u00e0o kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed nh\u01b0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi chi\u1ebfn th\u1eafng. B\u1ea5t ch\u1ee3t c\u1eadu c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y t\u1ef1 h\u00e0o h\u01a1n v\u1ec1 b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n m\u00ecnh. C\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 ra m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u quan tr\u1ecdng, b\u1eb1ng ch\u00ednh n\u0103ng l\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n! \u0110i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t thay \u0111\u1ed5i d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu so v\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c ng\u1ed3i ng\u00f3c m\u1ecf ng\u00f3 Philippa, hay John ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng n\u00e3o b\u1ed9. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u1eadu c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ea3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u1ef1 tin nh\u00ecn th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh trong g\u01b0\u01a1ng. Dybbuk thi\u1ebfu \u0111i\u1ec1u h\u00e9t to\u00e1ng l\u00ean v\u00ec sung s\u01b0\u1edbng: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 n\u00f3! Qu\u00e1 \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n. T\u1edb ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean l\u00e0 c\u00e1c c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 ra \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ea5y. John tr\u01a1 m\u1eaft ng\u00f3 t\u1ea5m b\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed3 trong m\u1ea5y gi\u00e2y r\u1ed3i l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u1eb7t l\u00ean b\u00e1nh xe kinh T\u00e2y T\u1ea1ng, d\u1ee9 n\u00f3 l\u00ean d\u1ecda l\u1ea1i: \u2013\u2002R\u1ed1t cu\u1ed9c c\u1eadu c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ecbnh n\u00f3i cho t\u1ee5i n\u00e0y bi\u1ebft c\u1eadu \u0111ang l\u00e8m b\u00e8m v\u1ec1 c\u00e1i g\u00ec kh\u00f4ng? Hay c\u1eadu mu\u1ed1n t\u1edb c\u1ea7m c\u00e1i n\u00e0y \u0111\u1eadp c\u1eadu m\u1ed9t tr\u1eadn m\u1edbi ch\u1ecbu n\u00f3i h\u1ea3? \u00d4ng Groanin th\u00ec ch\u1ec9 bi\u1ebft th\u1edf d\u00e0i l\u1ea7m b\u1ea7m: \u2013\u2002Th\u00f4i c\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3 t\u1eadn h\u01b0\u1edfng c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c chi\u1ebfn th\u1eafng m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat \u0111i. C\u00e1 l\u00e0 l\u00e2u r\u1ed3i n\u00f3 m\u1edbi c\u00f3 l\u1ea1i c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c \u0111\u00f3. V\u00e0 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd ch\u00fang ta c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean ghen t\u1ecb v\u1edbi n\u00f3. V\u00ec \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 r\u1ed1t cu\u1ed9c c\u0169ng th\u00e0nh hi\u1ec7n th\u1ef1c m\u00e0. Tr\u1ecf ng\u00f3n tay v\u00e0o t\u1ea5m b\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed3, Dybbuk gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch: \u2013\u2002C\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi \u1edf ngay \u0111\u00e2y. Ng\u00e0i \u0111\u1ea1i t\u00e1 Killiecrankie \u0111\u00e1ng k\u00ednh","c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1eb7t b\u1eaby v\u1edbi t\u1eeb ng\u1eef. M\u1ed9t lo\u1ea1i ch\u01a1i ch\u1eef. \u00d4ng \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u00fd n\u00f3i \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u201c\u0111ang trong may m\u1eafn, hi\u1ec7n gi\u1edd\u201d. \u0110i\u1ec1u m\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u1ea5y mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i ch\u00ednh l\u00e0, \u00f4ng \u0111ang \u1edf t\u1ea1i Lucknow[22]. \u1ede \u0111\u00e2y. T\u1ea1i Uttar Pradesh. Ph\u00eda b\u1eafc \u1ea4n \u0110\u1ed9. V\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 c\u00e1ch ch\u1ed7 ch\u00fang ta \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee9ng 300 d\u1eb7m v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda T\u00e2y Nam. John, Philippa v\u00e0 \u00f4ng Groanin ng\u00f3 t\u1edbi c\u00e1i b\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed3, trong khi Dybbuk nh\u1ea3y m\u00faa quanh ph\u00f2ng v\u00ec sung s\u01b0\u1edbng. Th\u00f2 tay l\u1ea5y cu\u1ed1n c\u1ea9m nang du l\u1ecbch c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, Philippa th\u1eeba nh\u1eadn: \u2013\u2002Gh\u00e9t ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00e1u c\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn c\u1eadu \u1ea5y n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang. Philippa \u0111\u1ecdc l\u1edbn nh\u1eefng g\u00ec c\u00f4 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y trong cu\u1ed1n c\u1ea9m nang du l\u1ecbch: \u2013\u2002Th\u1ee7 ph\u1ee7 c\u1ee7a bang Uttar Pradesh ph\u00eda b\u1eafc \u1ea4n \u0110\u1ed9, Lucknow, n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng v\u1edbi cu\u1ed9c v\u00e2y h\u00e3m k\u00e9o d\u00e0i n\u0103m th\u00e1ng c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng c\u01b0 d\u00e2n Anh Qu\u1ed1c c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 v\u00e0o n\u0103m 1857, trong cu\u1ed9c kh\u1edfi ngh\u0129a gi\u00e0nh \u0110\u1ed9c l\u1eadp l\u1ea7n th\u1ee9 nh\u1ea5t, hay th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng v\u1eabn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ebfn d\u01b0\u1edbi t\u00ean g\u1ecdi Cu\u1ed9c N\u1ed5i lo\u1ea1n V\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i. John n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002N\u00f3 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n ph\u00f9 h\u1ee3p v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng s\u1ed1 li\u1ec7u v\u1ec1 ng\u00e0y th\u00e1ng m\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta bi\u1ebft. Dybbuk kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n nghi ng\u1edd n\u00e0o v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm t\u00f2a ph\u00e1o \u0111\u00e0i m\u00e0u h\u1ed3ng v\u00e0 b\u00f9a H\u1ed5 Mang Ch\u00faa b\u1ecb th\u1ea5t l\u1ea1c m\u00e0 c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 ngh\u0129 ra, tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1 ch\u1eafc n\u1ecbch: \u2013\u2002D\u0129 nhi\u00ean n\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i ph\u00f9 h\u1ee3p r\u1ed3i. Li\u1ebfc nhanh qua c\u00e1c trang h\u01b0\u1edbng d\u1eabn, Philippa cho bi\u1ebft:","\u2013\u2002Nh\u01b0ng r\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfc, t\u1edb kh\u00f4ng t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 th\u00f4ng tin n\u00e0o v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t t\u00f2a ph\u00e1o \u0111\u00e0i m\u00e0u h\u1ed3ng \u1edf Lucknow c\u1ea3. Dybbuk v\u1eabn kh\u0103ng kh\u0103ng: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y n\u00f3 khi \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3. Nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u t\u1ea5m b\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed3, \u00f4ng Groanin nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t: \u2013\u2002M\u1ed9t n\u01a1i kh\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn b\u1eb1ng m\u00e1y bay. Ta ngh\u0129, ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i qu\u00e1 c\u1ea3nh Calcutta \u0111\u1ec3 bay \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3. Dybbuk l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u ngu\u1ea7y ngu\u1eady: \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1eddi n\u00e0o. Calcutta \u1edf h\u01b0\u1edbng ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea1i. V\u1ea3 l\u1ea1i, ai n\u00f3i ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e1p m\u00e1y bay \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3? \u00d4ng Groanin nh\u0103n m\u1eb7t: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u1eebng c\u00f3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi ta l\u00e0 ch\u00e1u \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb ch\u00fang ta c\u01b0\u1ee1i l\u1ed1c gi\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3 nh\u00e9. Dybbuk nh\u00fan vai h\u1ecfi l\u1ea1i: \u2013\u2002T\u1ea1i sao kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ee9? T\u1ee5i ch\u00e1u h\u1ed3i ph\u1ee5c ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh r\u1ed3i m\u00e0. Philippa th\u00fa nh\u1eadn: \u2013\u2002T\u1edb ch\u01b0a t\u1ea1o l\u1ed1c gi\u00f3 bao gi\u1edd. John l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u: \u2013\u2002T\u1edb c\u0169ng v\u1eady. Dybbuk tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1: \u2013\u2002T\u1edb th\u00ec r\u1ed3i. T\u1eeb Palm Springs, California, t\u1edbi nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 d\u00ec Felicia tr\u00ean s\u00f4ng Hudson. Philippa nh\u1eafc: \u2013\u2002Nh\u1edb kh\u00f4ng l\u1ea7m th\u00ec c\u1eadu b\u1ea3o x\u00e9m n\u1eefa c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng \u0111i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ebfn","n\u01a1i m\u00e0. \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 v\u00ec t\u1edb l\u1ee1 \u0111i qu\u00e1 xa v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng B\u1eafc. \u0110\u00e1ng l\u1ebd t\u1edb n\u00ean b\u00e1m theo ph\u00eda Nam, n\u01a1i kh\u00ed h\u1eadu \u1ea5m h\u01a1n. T\u1edbi Florida, r\u1ed3i \u0111i ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00ean b\u1edd bi\u1ec3n ph\u00eda \u0110\u00f4ng. V\u1ea3 l\u1ea1i, ch\u00fang ta hi\u1ec7n \u0111ang \u1edf \u1ea4n \u0110\u1ed9, c\u00e1c c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y sao, \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y n\u00f3ng m\u00e0. Kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o c\u00f3 tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ee3p s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh djinn c\u1ee7a t\u1edb bi\u1ebfnn m\u1ea5t \u1edf \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e2u m\u00e0 lo. Tuy nhi\u00ean ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m sau - ng\u00e0y m\u00e0 h\u1ecd th\u1ed1ng nh\u1ea5t ch\u1ecdn \u0111\u1ec3 bay \u0111\u1ebfn Lucknow - kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh djinn c\u1ee7a Dybbuk quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh n\u1ed5i lo\u1ea1n m\u00e0 l\u00e0 bao t\u1eed c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu. C\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ee9c d\u1eady v\u1edbi c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c nh\u01b0 b\u1ec7nh g\u1ea7n ch\u1ebft. Dybbuk kh\u00f3 nh\u1ecdc n\u00f3i v\u1edbi John: \u2013\u2002Gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 ai \u0111\u00f3 \u0111ang d\u00e0y x\u00e9o bao t\u1eed c\u1ee7a t\u1edb \u1ea5y. \u00d4ng Groanin, ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y kh\u00e1 l\u00e0 th\u1ecfa m\u00e3n v\u1edbi b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n v\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang v\u1ec1 v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 li\u00ean quan t\u1edbi \u201cth\u1ee9c \u0103n ngo\u1ea1i qu\u1ed1c\u201d, b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00e1ng l\u1ebd ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean \u0103n m\u00f3n c\u00e0 ri t\u1ed1i qua. Ta \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ea3nh b\u00e1o v\u1ec1 m\u1ea5y c\u00e1i m\u00f3n \u1ea4n \u0110\u1ed9 m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng tin. Sao, gi\u1edd c\u00f2n c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y bu\u1ed3n c\u01b0\u1eddi n\u1eefa kh\u00f4ng, c\u1eadu nh\u00f3c? Chuy\u1ec7n ta \u0103n th\u1ee9c \u0103n tr\u1ebb em \u0111\u00f3ng h\u1ed9p \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ti\u1ec7t tr\u00f9ng, thay v\u00ec c\u00e1i m\u1edb t\u1ea3 p\u00edn l\u00f9 c\u1eadu t\u1ed1ng v\u00e0o b\u1ee5ng t\u1ed1i qua? Philippa th\u1eafc m\u1eafc: \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o l\u00e0 m\u00f3n c\u00e0 ri l\u00e0m c\u1eadu \u1ea5y \u0111au b\u1ee5ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. T\u1ed1i qua t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 t\u1ee5i ch\u00e1u \u0111\u1ec1u \u0103n m\u00f3n \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e0. Ch\u00e1u, John v\u00e0 Dybbuk. M\u00e0 ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 b\u1ecb g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2u. Ri\u00eang John th\u00ec v\u1ea7n gi\u1eef im l\u1eb7ng. K\u1ef3 th\u1ef1c trong l\u00f2ng c\u1eadu \u0111ang th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 l\u1ed7i. V\u00e0 c\u1eadu hy v\u1ecdng kh\u00f4ng ai nh\u1edb v\u1ec1 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Groanin ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m tr\u01b0\u1edbc. \u0110i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc cho Dybbuk b\u1ecb \u0111au b\u1ee5ng. Th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 John kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 c\u1ed1 t\u00ecnh th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3. Tuy nhi\u00ean, v\u00ec sau m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi gian d\u00e0i m\u1edbi c\u00f3 l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u1ee7 s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh djinn, v\u00e0 v\u00ec v\u1eabn c\u00f2n","h\u01a1i m\u1ec7t sau m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ebfn bay d\u00e0i t\u1eeb London \u0111\u1ebfn Kathmandu, c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 v\u00f4 t\u00ecnh bi\u1ebfn \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3 th\u00e0nh hi\u1ec7n th\u1ef1c. C\u1eadu Nimrod g\u1ecdi \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u201cs\u1ef1 th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc theo ti\u1ec1m th\u1ee9c\u201d, khi m\u1ed9t djinn thi\u1ebfu kinh nghi\u00eam th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n nh\u1eadn th\u1ee9c v\u1ec1 n\u00f3. V\u00e0 John hi\u1ec7n gi\u1edd \u0111ang h\u1ebft c\u1ea3 h\u1ed3n khi nh\u1eadn ra \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Groanin \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e1p \u1ee9ng. L\u00fac n\u00e0y c\u1eadu ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 h\u1ecfi th\u0103m Dybbuk: \u2013\u2002N\u00e8, sao c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n \u01b0\u1edbc cho b\u1ee5ng c\u1eadu h\u1ebft \u0111au \u0111i? V\u1edbi s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh djinn \u1ea5y? \u2013\u2002B\u1ed9 c\u1eadu ngh\u0129 t\u1edb ch\u01b0a th\u1eed l\u00e0m \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 h\u1ea3? John g\u1eadt g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u. S\u1ef1 th\u1eadt l\u00e0, c\u1eadu c\u0169ng mu\u1ed1n s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh djinn \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1ef1 ch\u1eefa b\u1ec7nh cho Dybbuk. Tuy nhi\u00ean, v\u00ec kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c m\u00ecnh \u0111ang mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0m g\u00ec, c\u1eadu s\u1ee3 l\u00e0m n\u00f3 n\u1eb7ng h\u01a1n th\u00ec ch\u1ebft. Th\u1eadt kh\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn v\u1ec1 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. Dybbuk th\u1ec1u th\u00e0o n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002C\u00e1c c\u1eadu s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i t\u1ef1 l\u00e0m l\u1ed1c gi\u00f3 th\u00f4i. T\u1edb qu\u00e1 \u0111au \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u00ec. B\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u00e1nh m\u1eaft l\u01b0\u1ee1ng l\u1ef1 c\u1ee7a c\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i, c\u1eadu n\u00f3i th\u00eam: \u2013\u2002C\u1ee9 b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh. C\u00e1c c\u1eadu s\u1ebd l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u00e0. Ch\u1ea3 c\u00f3 kh\u00f3 g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2u. V\u1ea3 l\u1ea1i, kh\u00f4ng s\u1edbm th\u00ec mu\u1ed9n c\u00e1c c\u1eadu c\u0169ng ph\u1ea3i h\u1ecdc n\u00f3 th\u00f4i. Cho n\u00ean h\u1ecdc ngay b\u00e2y gi\u1edd c\u0169ng l\u00e0 h\u1ee3p l\u1ebd. \u00d4ng Groan l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1: \u2013\u2002N\u1ebfu ba \u0111\u1ee9a kh\u00f4ng phi\u1ec1n, ta ngh\u0129 ta s\u1ebd \u0111i m\u00e1y bay. \u00d4m ch\u1eb7t c\u00e1i b\u1ee5ng \u0111ang bi\u1ec3u t\u00ecnh d\u1eef d\u1ed9i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, Dybbuk m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch y\u1ebfu \u1edbt v\u00e0 tr\u1ea5n an: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u1eebng c\u00f3 lo qu\u00e1 m\u1ee9c nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, \u00f4ng Groanin. Ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd h\u01b0\u1edbng d\u1eabn","hai c\u1eadu \u1ea5y c\u00e1ch th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u00e0ng ho\u00e0ng. M\u00e0 \u00f4ng c\u1ee9 ngh\u0129 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y nh\u00e9: n\u1ebfu r\u1edbt m\u00e1y bay, \u00f4ng s\u1ebd b\u1ecb bao v\u00e2y b\u1edfi kim lo\u1ea1i g\u00e3y n\u00e1t s\u1eafc nh\u01b0 dao. Nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu r\u1edbt l\u1ed1c gi\u00f3, \u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed \u0111\u1ee1 cho. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec an to\u00e0n h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i n\u1ec7m kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed. Tin ch\u00e1u \u0111i. Nh\u1eafm m\u1eaft l\u1ea1i, \u00f4ng Groanin mi\u1ec5n c\u01b0\u1ee1ng g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0 n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Ta bi\u1ebft ta s\u1ebd h\u1ed1i h\u1eadn chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y. Ta n\u00f3i, ta bi\u1ebft th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o ta c\u0169ng s\u1ebd h\u1ed1i h\u1eadn v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y. *** \u0110i\u1ec3m \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u1ecdn \u0111\u1ed3i kh\u00e1 d\u1ed1c \u1edf ph\u00eda t\u00e2y th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1. T\u1eeb \u0111\u00e2y ph\u00f3ng t\u1ea7m m\u1eaft ra, h\u1ecd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y tr\u1ecdn Thung l\u0169ng Kathmandu, n\u01a1i m\u00e0, d\u1ef1a theo quy\u1ec3n c\u1ea9m nang c\u1ee7a Philippa, m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi t\u1eebng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t khu h\u1ed3 \u0111\u1ea7y r\u1eafn. \u0110\u1ee9ng s\u1eebng s\u1eefng ph\u00eda tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ec9nh \u0111\u1ed3i l\u00e0 ng\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec1n Swayambhu Ganapati, n\u01a1i l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp kh\u1ec9, kh\u00e1ch du l\u1ecbch v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb h\u00e0nh h\u01b0\u01a1ng. \u1ede c\u00e1ch xa ng\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec1n, g\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t b\u00e3i \u0111\u1ed7 xe, h\u1ecd t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t khu v\u1ef1c y\u00ean t\u0129nh \u0111\u1ec3 John c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1eaft tay v\u00e0o vi\u1ec7c ch\u1ebf t\u1ea1o m\u1ed9t ng\u1ecdn l\u1ed1c gi\u00f3. L\u1ea7n th\u1eed \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu l\u1eadt ch\u1ecfng g\u1ecdng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i xe h\u01a1i, trong khi l\u1ea7n th\u1eed th\u1ee9 hai bay v\u1ee5t ra ngo\u00e0i t\u1ea7m ki\u1ec3m so\u00e1t v\u00e0 r\u01b0\u1ee3t v\u00e0i con kh\u1ec9 ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1i ch\u1ebft \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn B\u1ea3o t\u00e0ng L\u1ecbch s\u1eed Qu\u1ed1c gia \u1edf ch\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed3i ph\u00eda Nam. \u00d4ng Groanin ph\u00e0n n\u00e0n: \u2013\u2002Th\u00e1nh th\u1ea7n \u01a1i! Ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd l\u00e0m ch\u00fang ta b\u1ecb c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t b\u1eaft c\u1ea3 \u0111\u00e1m cho coi, John. V\u00ec Ch\u00faa, l\u00e0m \u01a1n t\u1ea1o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t ng\u1ecdn l\u1ed1c gi\u00f3 cho ra h\u1ed3n tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi ai \u0111\u00f3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y ch\u00fang ta. \u2013\u2002C\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ea5y ch\u00fang ta r\u1ed3i.","N\u00f3i r\u1ed3i Philippa ch\u1ec9 tay v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda b\u00ean kia b\u00e3i \u0111\u1ed7 xe, n\u01a1i m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 s\u01b0 gi\u00e0 trong b\u1ed9 \u00e1o ch\u00f9ng m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ecf hi\u1ec7n \u0111ang c\u00fai \u0111\u1ea7u l\u1ea1y lia l\u1ecba v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda h\u1ecd v\u1edbi hai b\u00e0n ch\u1eafp v\u00e0o nhau tr\u01b0\u1edbc ng\u1ef1c m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch th\u00e0nh kh\u1ea9n v\u00e0 mi\u1ec7ng kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eebng l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m t\u1ee5ng kinh. Philippa n\u00f3i v\u1edbi anh: \u2013\u2002C\u1ee9 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c \u0111i, John. Qu\u00e1 tr\u1ec5 \u0111\u1ec3 lo l\u1eafng \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0111ang ngh\u0129 g\u00ec r\u1ed3i. Trong l\u1ea7n th\u1eed th\u1ee9 ba, cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng John c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1ea5c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ecdn h\u1ecd l\u00ean kh\u1ecfi m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t trong m\u1ed9t ng\u1ecdn l\u1ed1c gi\u00f3 c\u1ee1 trung. \u00d4ng Groanin nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t: \u2013\u2002C\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 mang \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y t\u1ed1t l\u00e0nh cho \u00f4ng s\u01b0 \u1ea5y. Ta ngh\u0129 ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00fap \u00f4ng \u1ea5y kh\u00f4i ph\u1ee5c l\u00f2ng tin v\u00e0o b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 th\u1ee9 g\u00ec m\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u1ea5y tin. Philippa n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u th\u1ea5y v\u1eady c\u0169ng t\u1ed1t m\u00e0. R\u1ed3i Philippa v\u1eaby v\u1eaby tay m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch vui v\u1ebb v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda nh\u00e0 s\u01b0, ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1eaby ch\u00e0o l\u1ea1i trong s\u1ef1 th\u00fa v\u1ecb c\u1ee7a c\u00f4. \u2013\u2002C\u00e1i n\u00e0y c\u1ee9 y nh\u01b0 c\u1ed7 xe ng\u1ef1a c\u1ee7a th\u1ea7n m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi \u1ea5y. V\u1eeba n\u00f3i, \u00f4ng Groanin v\u1eeba \u0111\u01b0a tay t\u00ecm m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 n\u1eafm. Tuy nhi\u00ean, kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed th\u00ec c\u00f3 g\u00ec m\u00e0 n\u1eafm, n\u00ean \u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa th\u1ea3ng th\u1ed1t h\u00e9t l\u00ean: \u2013\u2002Th\u00e1nh th\u1ea7n \u01a1i! Dybbuk r\u00ean l\u1edbn khi ng\u1ecdn l\u1ed1c gi\u00f3 l\u1eafc m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i th\u1eadt m\u1ea1nh b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi h\u1ecd, r\u1ed3i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u t\u0103ng t\u1ed1c d\u1ea7n, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c k\u00e9o \u0111i b\u1edfi nh\u1eefng con ng\u1ef1a v\u00f4 h\u00ecnh. M\u1ed9t hai gi\u00e2y sau, c\u1eadu ng\u1ea3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi qua m\u1ed9t b\u00ean v\u00e0 \u00f3i th\u1eb3ng l\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0i v\u1ecb kh\u00e1ch du l\u1ecbch x\u1ea5u s\u1ed1.","Philippa th\u1ea5y g\u1edbm qu\u00e1 l\u00e0 g\u1edbm. C\u00f4 nh\u0103n m\u1eb7t h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002Th\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ee1 ch\u01b0a? M\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi y\u1ebfu \u1edbt, Dybbuk n\u00f3i nh\u1ecf: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u1ee1 h\u1ea3? \u1eea. M\u1ed9t \u00edt. Philippa ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002T\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p m\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi du kh\u00e1ch kia. Nh\u1eefng r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i n\u1ea3y sinh t\u1eeb ng\u1ecdn l\u1ed1c gi\u00f3 c\u1ee7a John v\u00e0 c\u00e1i bao t\u1eed bi\u1ec3u t\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a Dybbuk v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1eebng l\u1ea1i \u1edf \u0111\u00f3. Khi c\u1ed7 m\u00e1y bay kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd nhanh ch\u00f3ng di chuy\u1ec3n l\u00ean cao v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi ng\u1ecdn \u0111\u1ed3i, John c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng xoay l\u00f3c gi\u00f3 theo tr\u1ee5c quay c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. Ng\u1ecdn l\u1ed1c gi\u00f3 nghi\u00eang nh\u1eb9, r\u1ed3i th\u00ecnh l\u00ecnh nghi\u00eang h\u1eb3n v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t ph\u00eda, l\u00e0m cho h\u1ecd su\u00fdt ch\u00fat n\u1eefa tr\u01b0\u1ee3t kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u1ec9nh l\u1ed1c. \u00d4ng Groanin th\u00e9t l\u00ean: \u2013\u2002Coi ch\u1eebng! Ch\u00e1u qu\u1eb3ng t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u00fang ta xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t b\u00e2y gi\u1edd! Trong khi John l\u00ed nh\u00ed xin l\u1ed7i, Dybbuk m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa \u00f3i m\u1eeda, l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y l\u00e0 l\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u1ec3u \u0111\u1ed9i kh\u1ec9 m\u00e0 ng\u1ecdn l\u1ed1c gi\u00f3 \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1ee7a John \u0111\u00e3 r\u01b0\u1ee3t ch\u1ea1y xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed3i. \u0110\u01b0a \u1ed1ng tay \u00e1o l\u00ean lau mi\u1ec7ng, Dybbuk h\u01b0\u1edbng d\u1eabn: \u2013\u2002Ng\u1ed3i th\u1eb3ng l\u00ean. \u1ea4n g\u00f3t ch\u00e2n c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu v\u00e0o ng\u1ecdn l\u1ed1c gi\u00f3 \u1ea5y. N\u00f3 s\u1ebd gi\u00fap c\u1eadu t\u1eadp trung v\u00e0o chuy\u1ec7n \u0111ang l\u00e0m. Nghe theo l\u1eddi Dybbuk, John \u1ea5n m\u1ea1nh g\u00f3t ch\u00e2n v\u00e0o lu\u1ed3ng kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed \u0111ang xo\u00e1y tr\u00f2n b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00e2n c\u1eadu. Ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c, ng\u1ecdn l\u1ed1c gi\u00f3 ch\u1ec9nh s\u1eeda l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ed9 nghi\u00eang c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. Dybbuk b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n m\u1ea1nh qu\u00e1 \u0111\u00e2u. John h\u00e9t l\u00ean, v\u00ec gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y \u00e2m thanh c\u1ee7a kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed di chuy\u1ec3n trong","tai h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf n\u00ean kh\u00e1 \u1ed3n \u00e0o: \u2013\u2002T\u1edb ngh\u0129 t\u1edb b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u n\u1eafm b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3 r\u1ed3i. \u00d4ng Groanin c\u1eb1n nh\u1eb1n: \u2013\u2002\u00d4i, ta c\u0169ng hy v\u1ecdng th\u1ebf. N\u1ebfu c\u1ee9 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y, ta ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1eefa s\u00e1ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u1edf l\u1ea1i sau l\u01b0ng m\u1ea5t. Ng\u1ecdn l\u1ed1c gi\u00f3 xo\u00e1y tr\u00f2n xu\u1ed1ng thung l\u0169ng, v\u1ee5t th\u1eb3ng qua m\u1ed9t khu nh\u00e0 tr\u1ecd r\u1ebb ti\u1ec1n cho kh\u00e1ch b\u1ed9 h\u00e0nh. Ph\u1ea7n \u0111u\u00f4i c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 cu\u1ed1n \u0111i ph\u1ea7n m\u00e1i t\u00f4n c\u1ee7a gian ph\u00f2ng t\u1eafm v\u00e0 toa l\u00e9t. Ng\u1ed3i \u1edb tr\u00ean cao, b\u1ed1n ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecdn h\u1ecd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y r\u00f5 s\u1ef1 b\u1ef1c m\u00ecnh c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 x\u1ea5u h\u1ed5 c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ng\u1ed3i b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi. D\u00f9 c\u00e1i b\u1ee5ng c\u00f2n \u0111au, Dybbuk v\u1eabn b\u1eadt c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 b\u1ea3o John: \u2013\u2002T\u1edb n\u00ean \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1eadu c\u01b0\u1ee1i l\u1ed1c gi\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n, John. Philippa nh\u1eafc: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00fang ta bay qu\u00e1 th\u1ea5p. Ai c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y ch\u00fang ta. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ba \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng m\u1ed9t tay \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch kh\u00e1 tho\u1ea3i m\u00e1i b\u00ean trong m\u1ed9t c\u01a1n l\u1ed1c di chuy\u1ec3n. M\u1ed9t vi\u00ean c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t giao th\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng trong v\u00f4 v\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ec3 h\u01b0\u1edbng h\u1ecd r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi qu\u1ea3ng tr\u01b0\u1eddng Durbar \u0111\u00f4ng \u0111\u00fac, tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi ph\u1ea3i nhanh ch\u00f3ng ch\u00fai \u0111\u1ea7u xu\u1ed1ng tr\u00e1nh khi m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a v\u1ec7 tinh m\u00e0 ng\u1ecdn l\u1ed1c gi\u00f3 \u201cm\u01b0\u1ee3n t\u1ea1m\u201d t\u1eeb ti\u1ec7m hamburger Bonnington g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00f3 bay th\u1eb3ng v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda \u00f4ng. Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ee3 ch\u1ea5t g\u1ea1ch v\u00e0 x\u00fac c\u00e1t \u1edf khu kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n Hilary and Tenzing Base camp \u0111ang x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng d\u1ee1 dang b\u1ecf ch\u1ea1y to\u00e1n lo\u1ea1n kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i \u201cgiang h\u1ed3\u201d c\u1ee7a ng\u1ecdn l\u1ed1c gi\u00f3. N\u1ebfu l\u00e0 \u1edf b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i Kathmandu, s\u1ef1 h\u1ed7n lo\u1ea1n ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn s\u1ebd di\u1ec5n ra. Tuy nhi\u00ean, th\u1ee7 \u0111\u00f4 c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc Nepal v\u1ed1n n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng v\u1edbi l\u1ed1i s\u1ed1ng khoan dung v\u00e0 tho\u1ea3i m\u00e1i. Tr\u00ean th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3n \u1ee9ng","ti\u00eau c\u1ef1c tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ea3nh b\u1ed1n ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1ch T\u00e2y ng\u1ed3i x\u1ebfp b\u1eb1ng bay v\u00e8o v\u00e8o trong kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed. C\u00f2n \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi s\u1ed1 \u0111\u00f4ng nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u00fd do m\u00e0 h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1edbi Kathmandu, v\u00e0 h\u1ea7u h\u1ebft t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 suy ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t h\u1ecd ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 b\u1ed1n b\u1eadc th\u1ea7y c\u1ee7a m\u00f4n yoga bay b\u00ed truy\u1ec1n - m\u1ed9t kh\u00eda c\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt thi\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ecbnh ti\u00ean nghi\u1ec7m. V\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y, \u0111i\u1ec1u h\u1ecd \u0111ang ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn nh\u00ecn gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t b\u1eb1ng ch\u1ee9ng thuy\u1ebft ph\u1ee5c cho s\u1ef1 khai s\u00e1ng m\u00e0 h\u1ecd \u0111ang b\u1ecf c\u00f4ng t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm \u1edf ashram v\u00e0 c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ec1n ch\u00f9a. V\u00e0 v\u00ec th\u1ebf, c\u00e1c nh\u00e0 s\u01b0 c\u00fai \u0111\u1ea7u, cha x\u1ee9 gi\u01a1 tay l\u00ean tr\u1eddi, guru v\u1ed7 tay, c\u00e1c b\u1eadc th\u1ea7y yoga ng\u1ed3i b\u1eaft ch\u00e9o ch\u00e2n v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00f2 c\u00f2 nh\u1ea3y d\u1ecdc b\u00e3i c\u1ecf nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 h\u1ecd c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ea1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u1ea1ng th\u00e1i bay b\u1ed5ng, ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef th\u1ea3y hoa l\u00ean, trong khi d\u00e2n hippy ra d\u1ea5u h\u00f2a b\u00ecnh v\u00e0 l\u01a1 \u0111\u00e3ng m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi. \u2013\u2002Hay! Dybbuk nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t, v\u00e0 ra d\u1ea5u h\u00f2a b\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i. John h\u1ecfi c\u1eadu: \u2013\u2002Lucknow h\u01b0\u1edbng n\u00e0o v\u1eady? \u2013\u2002H\u01b0\u1edbng n\u00e0y. Li\u1ebfc nh\u00ecn theo ng\u00f3n tay \u0111ang m\u01a1 h\u1ed3 ch\u1ec9 v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng T\u00e2y c\u1ee7a Dybbuk, John h\u1ecfi l\u1ea1i: \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu ch\u1eafc ch\u1ee9? Dybbuk \u00f4m b\u1ee5ng g\u1eaft: \u2013\u2002Ch\u1eafc m\u00e0. M\u1ed9t \u0111o\u1ea1n v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng T\u00e2y, r\u1ed3i h\u01b0\u1edbng Nam, r\u1ed3i cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng \u0111i th\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1eefa tr\u01b0a. Nepal l\u00e0 qu\u00ea h\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng d\u00e3y n\u00fai cao nh\u1ea5t th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi, trong \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 d\u00e3y Everest, K2 Lhotse, Makalu, v\u00e0, c\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 d\u00e3y n\u00fai kh\u00f3 chinh ph\u1ee5c nh\u1ea5t, d\u00e3y Annapurna. \u0110\u01b0\u1eddng bay c\u1ee7a John \u0111\u01b0a h\u1ecd v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua m\u1eb7t ph\u00eda Nam c\u1ee7a Khu B\u1ea3o t\u1ed3n Annapurna, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 n\u01a1i m\u00e0","h\u1ecd ch\u1ea1m tr\u00e1n v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ee3t gi\u00f3 m\u00f9a s\u1edbm. B\u1ea5t ch\u1ea5p c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng h\u1ebft m\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a John, ng\u1ecdn l\u1ed1c gi\u00f3 c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ea9y sang ph\u00eda B\u1eafc, h\u01b0\u1edbng v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng d\u00e3y \u0111\u1ed3i th\u1ea5p d\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00e2n \u0111\u1ec9nh Himalaya. Philippa h\u00e9t l\u00ean: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00fang ta \u0111ang tr\u00f4i ch\u1ec7ch h\u01b0\u1edbng! John ph\u00e2n bua: \u2013\u2002Anh bi\u1ebft. Nh\u01b0ng anh kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u00ec. C\u1ea3 Philippa l\u1eabn Dybbuk \u0111\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o h\u1ed7 tr\u1ee3 cho John, v\u00ec ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 djinn t\u1ea1o ra ng\u1ecdn l\u1ed1c gi\u00f3 m\u1edbi c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3. Dybbuk ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ea1o John: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i tho\u00e1t ra kh\u1ecfi lu\u1ed3ng gi\u00f3 xu\u00f4i n\u00e0y. \u2013\u2002T\u1edb kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1m l\u00ean cao n\u1eefa \u0111\u00e2u. C\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn ra h\u1ea3? Nhi\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed9 \u0111ang b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u h\u1ea1 th\u1ea5p. R\u1ed3i li\u1ebfc nh\u00ecn xu\u1ed1ng b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi, John n\u00f3i th\u00eam: \u2013\u2002M\u00e0 h\u1ea1 c\u00e1nh c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i m\u1ed9t \u00fd t\u1ed1t. C\u00f3 tuy\u1ebft b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi. Tuy nhi\u00ean, c\u00e0ng tr\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n nh\u1eefng ng\u1ecdn \u0111\u1ed3i ph\u1ee7 tuy\u1ebft c\u1ee7a d\u00e3y Annapurna, John c\u00e0ng c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y l\u1ea1nh h\u01a1n, cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n duy tr\u00ec n\u1ed5i ng\u1ecdn l\u1ed1c gi\u00f3, v\u00e0 h\u1ecd bu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea3i h\u1ea1 c\u00e1nh xu\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3ng tuy\u1ebft tr\u1eafng kh\u00f4ng l\u1ea5y g\u00ec l\u00e0 hi\u1ebfu kh\u00e1ch \u1edf s\u01b0\u1eddn ph\u00eda B\u1eafc ng\u1ecdn n\u00fai, c\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ec9nh kho\u1ea3ng 3000 m\u00e9t. M\u1ed9t ng\u1ecdn gi\u00f3 r\u00e9t bu\u1ed1t t\u1eeb ph\u00eda tr\u00ean th\u1ed5i v\u00f9 xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e3 b\u1ee5i tuy\u1ebft li ti v\u00e0o m\u1eb7t h\u1ecd, v\u00e0 c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi n\u00f3 l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 x\u00e2m chi\u1ebfm c\u1ee7a c\u00e1i l\u1ea1nh v\u00e0o t\u1eadn ph\u1ea7n t\u1ee7y quan tr\u1ecdng b\u00ean trong th\u00e2n th\u1ec3 djinn. V\u00ec kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t bi\u1ec7n ph\u00e1p nh\u00f3m l\u1eeda n\u00e0o, h\u1ecd c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 hy v\u1ecdng kh\u00f4i ph\u1ee5c nhi\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed9 trong c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec3 s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh djinn. C\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 b\u00f3ng d\u00e1ng ai trong thung l\u0169ng tuy\u1ebft kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi - kh\u00e1ch du l\u1ecbch","ho\u1eb7c ng\u01b0\u1eddi leo n\u00fai - ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u00fap h\u1ecd v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ly n\u01b0\u1edbc n\u00f3ng. Trong v\u00e0i ph\u00fat, c\u1ea3 b\u1ed1n ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1eadn ra h\u1ecd s\u1ebd ch\u1ebft c\u00f3ng n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gi\u1ea3i c\u1ee9u k\u1ecbp th\u1eddi. Ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng d\u01b0\u1edbi c\u00e1i b\u00f3ng c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t kh\u1ed1i b\u0103ng l\u1edbn, \u00f4ng Groanin \u0111\u00fat hai b\u00e0n tay v\u00e0o b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi n\u00e1ch v\u00e0 c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng gi\u1eef cho h\u00e0m r\u0103ng kh\u00f4ng l\u1eadp c\u1eadp \u0111\u00e1nh v\u00e0o nhau \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Dybbuk: \u2013\u2002C\u00f3 tuy\u1ec7t kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ee9? Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ch\u00e1u n\u00f3i, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec an to\u00e0n h\u01a1n? Sao ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ng\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i \u0111i tin l\u1eddi ch\u00e1u ch\u1ee9? Dybbuk ph\u00e2n bua: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00e2u ph\u1ea3i l\u1ed7i c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u. T\u1ea1i John kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 bay cho ra h\u1ed3n m\u00e0. \u0110\u00e1ng l\u1ebd c\u1eadu \u1ea5y n\u00ean \u0111i v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng Nam r\u1ed3i m\u1edbi \u0111\u1ebfn h\u01b0\u1edbng T\u00e2y. Th\u1ebf th\u00ec ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 tr\u00e1nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ee3t kh\u00ed h\u1eadu tr\u00e1i kho\u00e1y kia r\u1ed3i. John h\u00e9t l\u1edbn \u0111\u1ec1 \u00e1t ti\u1ebfng gi\u00f3: \u2013\u2002\u00ca, t\u1edb nh\u1edb r\u00f5 c\u1eadu b\u1ea3o \u0111i v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng T\u00e2y, sau \u0111\u00f3 m\u1edbi qua h\u01b0\u1edbng Nam. Dybbuk h\u00e9t l\u1ea1i: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u1eebng c\u00f3 m\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed5 l\u1ed7i cho t\u1edb ch\u1ee9. C\u1ed1 n\u00e9p ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0o s\u00e1t \u00f4ng Groanin \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1eef \u1ea5m trong v\u00f4 v\u1ecdng, Philippa ng\u0103n hai c\u1eadu nh\u00f3c l\u1ea1i: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u1eebng c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ed5 l\u1ed7i cho nhau n\u1eefa. Gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2u ph\u1ea3i l\u00fac. Kh\u00f4ng lo m\u00e0 ngh\u0129 ra c\u00e1ch g\u00ec - ngh\u0129 th\u1eadt nhanh - ch\u00fang ta ch\u1ebft c\u00f3ng h\u1ebft c\u1ea3 \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00f3. V\u1edbi nh\u1eefng \u0111\u00e1m m\u00e2y l\u1edbn che k\u00edn m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi, nhi\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed9 gi\u1edd tu\u1ed9t th\u1eb3ng xu\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t h\u00f2n \u0111\u00e1 r\u01a1i, v\u00e0 m\u00e1i t\u00f3c h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u ph\u1ee7 s\u01b0\u01a1ng b\u0103ng. \u00d4ng Groanin l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng, h\u01a1i th\u1edf \u00f4ng nh\u00ecn gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 ng\u1ecdn kh\u00f3i","bi\u1ebfn th\u1ec3 c\u1ee7a djinn: \u2013\u2002N\u1ebfu ai trong ba \u0111\u1ee9a c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc kh\u1ea9n c\u1ea5p, gi\u1edd l\u00e0 l\u00fac d\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ebfn n\u00f3 r\u1ed3i \u0111\u00f3. Kh\u00f4ng ai trong ba \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb djinn tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi. \u00d4ng Groanin l\u1ea7m b\u1ea7m trong cu\u1ed1ng h\u1ecdng: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00e1ng l\u1ebd ta ph\u1ea3i bi\u1ebft tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y. R\u1ed3i \u00f4ng n\u00f3i th\u00eam: \u2013\u2002Nunc Fortunatus Sum[23]. Philippa h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002C\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3 ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 g\u00ec c\u01a1? Kho\u00e1c tay qua vai c\u00f4, \u00f4ng Groanin n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Ta ch\u1ec9 ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec tay \u0111\u1ea1i t\u00e1 Killiecrankie \u0111\u00e3 vi\u1ebft. Ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i l\u00e0, ta \u01b0\u1edbc g\u00ec m\u00ecnh \u0111ang \u1edf Lucknow. Nu\u1ed1t n\u01b0\u1edbc mi\u1ebfng c\u00e1i \u1ef1c, Philippa ch\u1ec9 v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng ph\u00eda d\u01b0\u1edbi ng\u1ecdn n\u00fai v\u00e0 n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Tr\u00ean th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf, ch\u00e1u c\u0169ng \u01b0\u1edbc v\u1eady. Nh\u00ecn k\u00eca. V\u1edbi nh\u1eefng b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i d\u00e0i m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd, m\u1ed9t b\u00f3ng d\u00e1ng v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng to l\u1edbn \u0111ang ti\u1ebfn l\u00ean tr\u00ean s\u01b0\u1eddn \u0111\u1ed3i. Th\u00e2n h\u00ecnh n\u00f3 nh\u00ecn h\u01a1i gi\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t con kh\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ed9t, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bao ph\u1ee7 b\u1edfi m\u1ed9t l\u1edbp l\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ecf d\u00e0i b\u1eddm x\u1eddm. C\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u to v\u00e0 nh\u1ecdn, trong khi khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t nh\u00ecn ph\u1eb3ng d\u1eb9p nh\u01b0 da thu\u1ed9c. Dybbuk lo l\u1eafng h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con g\u1ea5u, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? John l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u: \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i g\u1ea5u. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 Yeti. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi tuy\u1ebft truy\u1ec1n thuy\u1ebft c\u1ee7a d\u00e3y Himalaya.","Nh\u1eafm m\u1eaft l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ea7u nguy\u1ec7n, \u00f4ng Groanin l\u1ea7m b\u1ea7m: \u2013\u2002Ch\u1ebft ti\u1ec7t. M\u1ed9t con qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec ch\u00fang ta c\u1ea7n v\u00e0o l\u00fac n\u00e0y.","Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng 10 Ho\u00e0n h\u1ea3o C\u00e1ch \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0i ng\u00e0n d\u1eb7m \u1edf New York, hai N\u01a1i Kh\u00e1c - nh\u1eefng b\u1ea3n sao ho\u00e0n h\u1ea3o c\u1ee7a John v\u00e0 Philippa \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ea1o ra b\u1edfi thi\u00ean th\u1ea7n Afriel - \u0111ang c\u01b0 x\u1eed m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch qu\u00e1 ho\u00e0n h\u1ea3o. M\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m cho thi\u00ean th\u1ea7n th\u00e1nh thi\u1ec7n ch\u00ednh l\u00e0, trong con ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ch\u1ed7 cho c\u00e1i x\u1ea5u, s\u1ef1 c\u1ea9u th\u1ea3, s\u1ef1 kh\u00f4ng c\u00e2n x\u1ee9ng, ho\u1eb7c s\u1ef1 kh\u00f4ng ho\u00e0n h\u1ea3o. \u0110i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a John 2 v\u00e0 Philippa 2 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 th\u00f3i x\u1ea5u b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00e0o c\u1ee7a c\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i - hay \u0111\u00fang h\u01a1n l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb kh\u00e1c. N\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a John v\u00e0 Philippa l\u00e0 hai \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb h\u01b0. Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i. Nh\u01b0ng c\u0169ng gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ecdi \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb tr\u00ean th\u00e9 gi\u1edbi - djinn ho\u1eb7c mundane - c\u0169ng c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng l\u00fac l\u01b0\u1eddi bi\u1ebfng, thi\u1ebfu suy ngh\u0129, kh\u00f4ng v\u00e2ng l\u1eddi, ho\u1eb7c \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n l\u00e0 tinh ngh\u1ecbch. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 nh\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec3m tr\u1ebb con th\u00f4ng th\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00e0o \u1edf John 2 v\u00e0 Philippa 2, v\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 sau m\u1ed9t hai ng\u00e0y xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n \u1edf ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 s\u1ed1 7 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng 77 ph\u00eda \u0110\u00f4ng, m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u1eadn ra c\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i c\u01b0 x\u1eed nh\u01b0\u2026 thi\u00ean th\u1ea7n, thay v\u00ec nh\u1eefng djinn tr\u1ebb b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng. B\u00e0 Trump, qu\u1ea3n gia c\u1ee7a gia \u0111\u00ecnh Gaunt, l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u00fa \u00fd \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean khi ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n Philippa 2 \u0111ang lau ch\u00f9i ph\u00f2ng t\u1eafm, c\u00f2n John 2 th\u00ec \u0111ang x\u00e1ch r\u00e1c \u0111i b\u1ecf. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 ch\u01b0a k\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ea5y, b\u00e0 ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ai \u0111\u00f3 - \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1edd th\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u1ec5 \u0111\u00e0ng \u0111o\u00e1n ra l\u00e0 ai - \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00fap b\u00e0 h\u00fat b\u1ee5i v\u00e0 lau ch\u00f9i nh\u00e0 c\u1eeda. V\u00e2n v\u00ea chu\u1ed7i ng\u1ecdc trai c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh - v\u00ec b\u00e0 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef r\u1ea5t gi\u00e0u","c\u00f3, v\u00e0 th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean \u0111eo nh\u1eefng trang s\u1ee9c qu\u00fd gi\u00e1 b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi b\u1ed9 \u00e1o kho\u00e1c ngo\u00e0i ch\u1ed1ng b\u1ee5i khi lau ch\u00f9i nh\u00e0 c\u1eeda - b\u00e0 Trump b\u1ea3o hai \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb: \u2013\u2002B\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u \u0111ang d\u1ef1 t\u00ednh chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec. Nh\u01b0ng d\u00f9 n\u00f3 l\u00e0 g\u00ec \u0111i n\u1eefa, b\u00e0 c\u0169ng mu\u1ed1n c\u1ea3m \u01a1n c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00fap b\u00e0. C\u0103n nh\u00e0 n\u00e0y c\u00f3 r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u vi\u1ec7c ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m. \u0110\u00f4i l\u00fac b\u00e0 ngh\u0129, m\u00ecnh ph\u1ea3i c\u1ea7n c\u00f3 s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh ma thu\u1eadt \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u00f4i ch\u1ea3y. Philippa 2 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi b\u00e0: \u2013\u2002K\u00eca b\u00e0, t\u1ee5i ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 d\u1ef1 t\u00ednh chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2u. T\u1ee5i ch\u00e1u ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n gi\u00fap cho m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 tr\u1edf n\u00ean d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng h\u01a1n. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 v\u1eady th\u00f4i. \u0110\u1ebfn l\u01b0\u1ee3t John 2 l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00fang th\u1ebf. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd, sao b\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng ngh\u1ec9 ch\u00e2n kho\u1ea3ng n\u0103m ph\u00fat \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00e1u pha cho b\u00e0 m\u1ed9t t\u00e1ch tr\u00e0 th\u1ea3o d\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1ec9? Nh\u00ecn b\u00e0 k\u00eca. B\u00e0 s\u1ebd c\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ebfn n\u00f3 \u0111\u00f3. B\u00e0 Trump l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002V\u00e0 m\u1eb9 hai \u0111\u1ee9a s\u1ebd n\u00f3i g\u00ec? C\u00f4 \u1ea5y s\u1ebd ngh\u0129 g\u00ec khi b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2y v\u00e0 th\u1ea5y b\u00e0 ng\u1ed3i ch\u1edd hai ch\u00e1u ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5? B\u00e0 s\u1ebd b\u1ecb \u0111u\u1ed5i vi\u1ec7c m\u1ea5t. B\u00e0 \u0111\u00e2u c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u1ea3 ti\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u1ed3i thong th\u1ea3 u\u1ed1ng tr\u00e0 \u0111\u00e2u. Nh\u01b0ng cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng b\u00e0 Trump c\u0169ng ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 cho ph\u00e9p b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nu\u00f4ng chi\u1ec1u m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat. L\u00e0m sao b\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i ch\u1ee9? Philippa 2 \u0111\u00e3 n\u01b0\u1edbng cho b\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i b\u00e1nh. M\u1ed9t c\u00e1i b\u00e1nh thi\u00ean th\u1ea7n. M\u1eaft ng\u00e2n ng\u1ea5n l\u1ec7, b\u00e0 Trump th\u00ec th\u1ea7m: \u2013\u2002Ch\u01b0a c\u00f3 ai n\u01b0\u1edbng cho b\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i b\u00e1nh c\u1ea3. \u00edt nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 t\u1eeb khi b\u00e0 c\u00f2n nh\u1ecf. Kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 v\u1eady, \u0111\u00e2y c\u00f2n l\u00e0 c\u00e1i b\u00e1nh tuy\u1ec7t nh\u1ea5t m\u00e0 b\u00e0 t\u1eebng n\u1ebfm qua. V\u00e0 t\u00e1ch tr\u00e0 c\u0169ng r\u1ea5t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c hoan ngh\u00eanh.","B\u00e0 kh\u00fac kh\u00edch c\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u01b0 tr\u1ebb con v\u00e0 n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002B\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m quen v\u1edbi chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ea5y. N\u00f3i th\u00ec n\u00f3i v\u1eady, nh\u01b0ng c\u0169ng ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t sau, b\u00e0 Trump \u0111\u00e3 xua hai \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb ra kh\u1ecfi b\u1ebfp v\u00e0 b\u1eaft tay v\u00e0o chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb b\u1eefa t\u1ed1i, v\u00e0 nhanh ch\u00f3ng qu\u00ean \u0111i h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng s\u00e2u s\u1eafc c\u1ee7a c\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i. \u00cdt nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 v\u1eady, cho \u0111\u1ebfn sau b\u1eefa t\u1ed1i, khi m\u00e0 b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e2n v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng \u0103n \u0111\u1ec3 d\u1ecdn d\u1eb9p, b\u00e0 ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n c\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m xong vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3. Kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eefng th\u1ebf, ch\u00fang c\u00f2n tr\u00e1ng qua nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a v\u00e0 x\u1ebfp g\u1ecdn g\u00e0ng v\u00e0o trong m\u00e1y r\u1eeda ch\u00e9n. B\u00e0 Trump ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002\u1eeam, b\u00e0 ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd l\u00e0m v\u1eady. \u00d4ng Gaunt c\u0169ng ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ra s\u1ef1 thay \u0111\u1ed5i trong c\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i. L\u00e0m sao \u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn ra c\u00f3 s\u1ef1 kh\u00e1c l\u1ea1 trong c\u01b0 x\u1eed c\u1ee7a hai \u0111\u1ee9a con khi Philippa 2 mang t\u1edd b\u00e1o s\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn gi\u01b0\u1eddng cho \u00f4ng c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t t\u00e1ch c\u00e0 ph\u00ea n\u00f3ng h\u1ed5i - t\u00e1ch c\u00e0 ph\u00ea tuy\u1ec7t nh\u1ea5t \u00f4ng t\u1eebng u\u1ed1ng - v\u00e0 John 2 chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb n\u01b0\u1edbc t\u1eafm cho \u00f4ng? C\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f2n nh\u1edb t\u1eaft h\u1ebft c\u00e1c lo\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e8n v\u00e0 d\u1ee5ng c\u1ee5 \u0111i\u1ec7n gia d\u1ee5ng khi r\u1eddi ph\u00f2ng, v\u1ed1n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng nguy\u00ean nh\u00e2n c\u1eb1n nh\u1eb1n l\u1edbn nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi ch\u00fang. \u00d4ng Gaunt tr\u00e2n tr\u1ecdng t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n c\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m cho \u00f4ng, ngay c\u1ea3 khi \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 nhanh ch\u00f3ng \u0111\u01b0a ra k\u1ebft lu\u1eadn ch\u00fang \u0111ang \u201cv\u1ed7 b\u00e9o\u201d \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb v\u00f2i v\u0129nh xin x\u1ecf m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 trong t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai. Tuy nhi\u00ean, cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 x\u1ea3y ra, \u00f4ng quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u1ee9 vi\u1ec7c tho\u1ea3i m\u00e1i m\u00e0 t\u1eadn h\u01b0\u1edfng n\u00f3. C\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng k\u00e9m ph\u1ea7n ho\u00e0n h\u1ea3o trong m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 Gaunt, tuy nhi\u00ean, kh\u00e1c v\u1edbi ch\u1ed3ng m\u00ecnh, b\u00e0 k\u1ebft lu\u1eadn r\u1eb1ng hai \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ee1 ph\u1ea1m ph\u1ea3i m\u1ed9t l\u1ed7i h\u1edb h\u00eanh n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, v\u00e0 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd quan s\u00e1t ch\u00fang. Nh\u01b0ng, thay v\u00ec kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 ra m\u1ed9t l\u1ed7i l\u1ea7m b\u00ed m\u1eadt","n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, tr\u01b0\u1edbc s\u1ef1 ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean c\u1ef1c k\u1ef3 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, b\u00e0 Gaunt nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y John 2 \u00edt ch\u01a1i game tr\u00ean m\u00e1y t\u00ednh h\u01a1n, \u00edt coi tivi h\u01a1n, v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ecdc s\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n. H\u01a1n th\u1ebf n\u1eefa, b\u00e0 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n Philippa ch\u1ea3i t\u00f3c \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u1eb7n, \u0111\u00e1nh r\u0103ng sau m\u1ed7i b\u1eefa \u0103n, gi\u1eef ph\u00f2ng ng\u0103n n\u1eafp, v\u00e0 \u0103n u\u1ed1ng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ed9. C\u1ea3 hai \u0111\u1ee9a m\u1ed7i ng\u00e0y \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111i t\u1eafm \u00edt nh\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n. Kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n b\u1ecb nh\u1eafc. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 gi\u1ed1ng y nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ph\u00e9p m\u00e0u. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 Monty, con m\u00e8o c\u1ee7a gia \u0111\u00ecnh Gaunt, bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt v\u1ec1 hai \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb sinh \u0111\u00f4i. Lo\u00e0i m\u00e8o th\u01b0\u1eddng bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n m\u00e0 con ng\u01b0\u1eddi, hay th\u1eadm ch\u00ed l\u00e0 djinn, kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. \u0110\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng con m\u00e8o t\u1eebng m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi l\u00e0 n\u1eef nh\u00e2n, nh\u01b0 Monty. M\u00e0 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i Monty kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 s\u1eb5n v\u00e0i manh m\u1ed1i: John 2 kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7m \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u1ea1c ch\u1ecdi n\u00f3 khi n\u00f3 ch\u00e0 m\u00f3ng vu\u1ed1t tr\u00ean ch\u00e2n c\u00e1i gh\u1ebf b\u00e0nh y\u00eau th\u00edch c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu, v\u00e0 Philippa 2 - th\u01b0\u1eddng kh\u00e1 tho\u1ea3i m\u00e1i trong nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y - ng\u1eebng l\u00e9n l\u00fat gi\u00fai \u0111\u1ed3 \u0103n cho n\u00f3 b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi b\u00e0n \u0103n. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00ednh y\u1ebfu v\u1eabn l\u00e0 c\u00e1i m\u00f9i n\u00f3 ng\u1eedi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00e3 thuy\u1ebft ph\u1ee5c n\u00f3 r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 c\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i m\u00e0 n\u00f3 bi\u1ebft. Hai \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 c\u00f3 m\u00f9i g\u00ec - m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ec7n kh\u00f4ng l\u1ea5y g\u00ec l\u00e0m ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean n\u1ebfu t\u00ednh \u0111\u1ebfn s\u1edf th\u00edch gi\u1eef s\u1ea1ch s\u1ebd t\u1ed1i \u0111a m\u1edbi toanh c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang. Khi ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n John 2 t\u1eafm hai l\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y, b\u00e0 Gaunt ngh\u0129 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng \u1ed5n \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra, v\u00e0 nhanh ch\u00f3ng tri\u1ec7u h\u1ed3i b\u00e1c s\u0129 djinn c\u1ee7a gia \u0111\u00ecnh, b\u00e0 Jenny Sachertorte, m\u1eb9 c\u1ee7a Dybbuk. B\u00e0 n\u00f3i v\u00f3i b\u00e1c s\u0129 Sachertorte: \u2013\u2002C\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng \u1ed5n v\u1edbi hai \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 nh\u00e0 m\u00ecnh. M\u00ecnh c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 g\u00ec, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang c\u01b0 x\u1eed kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ed1ng th\u01b0\u1eddng ng\u00e0y ch\u00fat n\u00e0o. \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu n\u00f3i r\u00f5 h\u01a1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng, Layla? \u2013\u2002B\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng t\u1ee5i n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng c\u01b0 x\u1eed tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. S\u1ed1t s\u1eafng.","C\u1ea3m th\u00f4ng. S\u00e2u s\u1eafc. H\u00f2a nh\u00e3. Ngoan ngo\u00e3n. Ng\u0103n n\u1eafp. Si\u00eang n\u0103ng. V\u00e0 h\u01a1n h\u1ebft, s\u1ea1ch s\u1ebd. M\u00ecnh ngh\u0129, c\u00f3 khi t\u1ee5i n\u00f3 b\u1ecb b\u1ec7nh, stress, hay b\u1ecb g\u00ec g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 r\u1ed3i. B\u00e1c s\u0129 Sachertorte l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002Layla y\u00eau d\u1ea5u, n\u1ebfu c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng phi\u1ec1n m\u00ecnh n\u00f3i th\u1eb3ng, m\u00ecnh ngh\u0129 c\u1eadu \u0111ang b\u1ecb c\u0103ng th\u1eb3ng th\u1ea7n kinh qu\u00e1 m\u1ee9c r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ea5y. C\u00e1c b\u1eadc ph\u1ee5 huynh kh\u00e1c s\u1ebd m\u1eebng h\u1ebft c\u1ee1 n\u1ebfu con h\u1ecd c\u00f3 \u201cnh\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec3m\u201d nh\u01b0 c\u1eadu v\u1eeba m\u00f4 t\u1ea3. V\u1ea3 l\u1ea1i, \u00edt nh\u1ea5t c\u1eadu c\u00f2n bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c con c\u1eadu \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u, \u00edt nh\u1ea5t c\u1eadu c\u00f2n bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ee5i n\u00f3 c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng. N\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y, b\u00e1c s\u0129 Sachertorte nu\u1ed1t n\u01b0\u1edbc mi\u1ebfng, c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng k\u00ecm ch\u1ebf c\u1ea3m x\u00fac c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. N\u1ea5m l\u1ea5y tay c\u00f4 b\u1ea1n v\u00e0 b\u00f3p nh\u1eb9, b\u00e0 Gaunt h\u1ecfi th\u0103m: \u2013\u2002V\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 tin t\u1ee9c g\u00ec v\u1ec1 Dybbuk \u00e0? \u2013\u2002Ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec. D\u00ec Felicia v\u00e0 m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i. R\u1ed3i m\u1eb9 c\u1ee7a Dybbuk th\u1edf d\u00e0i: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u1ec1u l\u00e0 l\u1ed7i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. M\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00e1 nghi\u00eam kh\u1eafc v\u00f3i n\u00f3. \u0110\u00e1ng l\u1ebd m\u00ecnh n\u00ean d\u1ec5 d\u00e3i h\u01a1n. Nh\u01b0ng sau nh\u1eefng g\u00ec x\u1ea3y ra cho ch\u1ecb n\u00f3, Faustina\u2026 V\u1ecb n\u1eef b\u00e1c s\u0129 djinn b\u1ecf d\u1ee1 c\u00e2u n\u00f3i v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0a tay l\u00ean g\u1ea1t n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft. B\u00e0 Gaunt kh\u0103ng kh\u0103ng b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u1ed7i c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e2u. \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng, Layla, ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 l\u1ed7i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. C\u00f2n nh\u1edb cha \u0111\u1ee1 \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a Nimrod t\u1eebng n\u00f3i g\u00ec kh\u00f4ng? \u0110\u1ec3 m\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a con l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 b\u1ea5t h\u1ea1nh. \u0110\u1ec3 m\u1ea5t hai \u0111\u1ee9a nh\u00ecn gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 s\u1ef1 b\u1ea5t c\u1ea9n. S\u1ee5t s\u1ecbt m\u0169i, b\u00e1c s\u0129 Sachertorte n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp:","\u2013\u2002M\u00ecnh bi\u1ebft n\u00f3 c\u00f3 li\u00ean quan g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n n\u00f3, Brad, v\u00e0 cha c\u1eadu \u1ea5y. M\u00ecnh ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn th\u1ebf. Nh\u01b0ng m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. C\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t \u1edf Palm Springs ch\u1eb3ng t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c manh m\u1ed1i g\u00ec c\u1ea3. Cho\u00e0ng tay \u00f4m c\u00f4 b\u1ea1n th\u00e2n, b\u00e0 Gaunt n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u1eadu n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang. C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 do m\u00ecnh c\u0103ng th\u1eb3ng th\u1ea7n kinh qu\u00e1 m\u1ee9c th\u00f4i. \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu c\u00f3 bi\u1ebft t\u1ea1i sao l\u1ea1i v\u1eady kh\u00f4ng? B\u00e0 Gaunt im l\u1eb7ng kh\u00f4ng tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi. B\u00e1c s\u0129 Sachertorte kh\u1ebd c\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002C\u00f3 c\u1ea7n m\u00ecnh n\u00f3i cho c\u1eadu bi\u1ebft t\u1ea1i sao kh\u00f4ng? Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3 qu\u00e1 hi\u1ec3n nhi\u00ean r\u1ed3i sao? \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 v\u00ec c\u1eadu \u0111ang c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y t\u1ed9i l\u1ed7i v\u00ec s\u1eafp ph\u1ea3i r\u1eddi b\u1ecf t\u1ee5i n\u00f3, \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh Djinn Xanh \u0111\u1eddi ti\u1ebfp theo. M\u00ecnh n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng? \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu bi\u1ebft chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 \u00e0? \u2013\u2002D\u0129 nhi\u00ean. D\u00ec Felicia n\u00f3i cho m\u00ecnh bi\u1ebft. V\u00e0 d\u00ec \u1ea5y nghe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3 t\u1eeb Edwiges, Djinn Lang thang. H\u1ecd l\u00e0 b\u1ea1n ch\u00ed c\u1ed1t c\u1ee7a nhau m\u00e0. \u2013\u2002Ra l\u00e0 th\u1ebf. Djinn Xanh Babylon - theo t\u1ee5c l\u1ec7 lu\u00f4n l\u00e0 ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef, \u0111\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi l\u00e0 djinn m\u1ea1nh nh\u1ea5t tr\u00ean th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi - b\u1eaft bu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea3i c\u00f3 s\u1ef1 l\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ea1m v\u1ec1 tinh th\u1ea7n, \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ph\u00e2n x\u1eed c\u00f4ng b\u1eb1ng gi\u1eefa c\u00e1i T\u1ed1t v\u00e0 c\u00e1i X\u1ea5u. B\u00e0 Gaunt \u0111\u00e3 b\u00ed m\u1eadt \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd ti\u1ebfp qu\u1ea3n v\u1ecb tr\u00ed c\u1ee7a Ayesha, v\u1ecb Djinn Xanh gi\u00e0 nua, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi l\u00e0 m\u1eb9 ru\u1ed9t c\u1ee7a b\u00e0, m\u1ed9t khi Ayesha qua \u0111\u1eddi d\u1ec3 ng\u0103n Ayesha b\u1eaft Philippa l\u00e0m Djinn Xanh \u0111\u1eddi ti\u1ebfp theo. V\u00ec n\u1ebfu tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh Djinn Xanh, th\u00ec s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i tr\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i gi\u00e1 kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp: ph\u1ea3i s\u1ed1ng xa gia \u0111\u00ecnh v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 T\u00ecnh Y\u00eau, d\u1ef1a theo nh\u1eefng quy \u0111\u1ecbnh","v\u00f4 t\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a Logic. B\u00e1c s\u0129 Sachertorte kh\u1ebd l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu \u0111ang ngh\u0129, c\u1eadu s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng h\u01a1n \u0111\u1ec3 r\u1eddi b\u1ecf hai \u0111\u1ee9a con n\u1ebfu ch\u00fang kh\u00f4ng v\u00e2ng l\u1eddi v\u00e0 c\u00f3 suy ngh\u0129 h\u1eddi h\u1ee3t. Nh\u01b0ng th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ch\u00fang l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111ang b\u1ec7nh \u0111\u00e2u, Layla c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, m\u00e0 ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 c\u1eadu. B\u1edfi v\u00ec c\u1eadu bi\u1ebft c\u1eadu s\u1ebd nh\u1edb ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ebfn d\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00e0o m\u1ed9t khi r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi nh\u00e0. R\u1ed3i d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat, v\u1ecb b\u00e1c s\u0129 kh\u1ebd \u0111\u00f9a: \u2013\u2002M\u00ecnh n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng? Hay m\u00ecnh n\u00f3i ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c? B\u00e0 Gaunt bu\u00f4ng ra m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng th\u1edf d\u00e0i v\u00e0 th\u00fa nh\u1eadn: \u2013\u2002\u1eea. C\u1eadu n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang. Nh\u01b0ng m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u00ec kia ch\u1ee9? M\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ee9a r\u1ed3i, Jenny. Ph\u1ea3i h\u1ee9a. M\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ee9a v\u1edbi Ayesha s\u1ebd tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh Djinn Xanh \u0111\u1eddi ti\u1ebfp theo m\u1ed9t khi b\u00e0 qua \u0111\u1eddi. V\u00e0 chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n l\u00e2u n\u1eefa \u0111\u00e2u. Tr\u00ean th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf, ch\u1ec9 v\u00e0i ng\u00e0y n\u1eefa th\u00f4i. R\u1ed3i c\u1eafn m\u00f4i, b\u00e0 th\u00ec th\u1ea7m: \u2013\u2002M\u00ecnh n\u00ean n\u00f3i v\u1edbi ch\u00fang nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2y, Jenny? M\u00ecnh n\u00ean n\u00f3i g\u00ec v\u1edbi John v\u00e0 Philippa? \u2013\u2002C\u1eadu c\u00f3 mu\u1ed1n nghe l\u1eddi khuy\u00ean c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng? \u2013\u2002D\u0129 nhi\u00ean mu\u1ed1n. \u2013\u2002V\u1eady th\u00ec, c\u1eadu h\u00e3y n\u00f3i cho ch\u00fang nghe \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00e0 Ayesha \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi c\u1eadu v\u00e0 Nimrod, khi b\u00e0 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh Djinn Xanh. C\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3, Layla. Cho n\u00ean ch\u00fang c\u0169ng s\u1ebd v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. H\u00e3y n\u00f3i v\u1edbi ch\u00fang \u0111i\u1ec1u Ayesha \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i. V\u00e0 n\u1ebfu ch\u00fang c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t n\u1eeda ph\u1ea7n s\u00e2u s\u1eafc v\u00e0 c\u1ea3m th\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 c\u1eadu n\u00f3i, ch\u00fang s\u1ebd hi\u1ec3u. M\u00ecnh ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn v\u1ec1 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3.","*** V\u00e0o s\u00e1ng ng\u00e0y Ayesha m\u1ea5t t\u1ea1i nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 \u1edf Berlin, \u0110\u1ee9c, b\u00e0 Gaunt t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y hai N\u01a1i Kh\u00e1c ng\u1ed3i y\u00ean \u0111\u1ecdc s\u00e1ch trong ph\u00f2ng ch\u00fang. So v\u00f3i Philippa, \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u b\u1ea5t b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng h\u01a1n v\u1edbi John, n\u00ean b\u00e0 Gaunt \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1eb7t tay l\u00ean tr\u00e1n c\u1eadu \u0111\u1ec3 xem c\u1eadu c\u00f3 b\u1ecb h\u1ea1 nhi\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed9 kh\u00f4ng[24]. L\u00e0n da c\u1ee7a John v\u1eabn \u1ea5m nh\u01b0 th\u01b0\u1eddng, tuy nhi\u00ean th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu l\u1ea1i l\u1ea1 \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c b\u00e0 Gaunt ph\u1ea3i \u0111i ki\u1ec3m m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i nhi\u1ec7t k\u1ebf v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eb7t n\u00f3 b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi l\u01b0\u1ee1i c\u1ee7a John 2. Nhi\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed9 c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 c\u1eadu ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c 38,6 \u0111\u1ed9 C - \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi mundane, n\u00f3 cao h\u01a1n g\u1ea7n 2 \u0111\u1ed9, nh\u01b0ng v\u1edbi djinn, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 nhi\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed9 b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng. John 2 h\u1ecfi b\u00e0 Gaunt: \u2013\u2002C\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec kh\u00f4ng \u1ed5n h\u1ea3 m\u1eb9? B\u00e0 Gaunt l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3. \u00cdt nh\u1ea5t, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i v\u1edbi con. John 2 ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean h\u1ecfi l\u1ea1i: \u2013\u2002Con h\u1ea3? Con th\u1ea5y kh\u1ecfe m\u00e0. B\u00e0 nh\u00fan vai n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Con th\u1ea5y kh\u1ecfe \u00e0, con y\u00eau? Ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0, con c\u00f3 v\u1ebb ngoan ngo\u00e3n qu\u00e1 th\u00f4i. Philippa 2 ch\u1eadm r\u00e3i \u0111i v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng John, \u0111\u00fang c\u00e1ch m\u00e0 Philippa th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng v\u1eabn l\u00e0m trong tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ee3p b\u00e0 Gaunt c\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 th\u1ecb n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 cho c\u00f4. C\u00f4 m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1edbi b\u00e0 Gaunt, tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch th\u1eadt hi\u1ec1n th\u1ee5c: \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1ed1i kh\u00e9p l\u1ea1i, hai b\u00e0n tay ch\u1eafp l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 trong l\u00f2ng, l\u01b0ng du\u1ed7i th\u1eb3ng - c\u00e1ch ng\u1ed3i m\u00e0 m\u1eb9 c\u00f4 lu\u00f4n d\u1ea1y. Th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f4 c\u00f2n \u0111ang m\u1eb7c m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng b\u1ed9 v\u00e1y m\u00e0 b\u00e0 Gaunt th\u00edch, thay v\u00ec m\u1ed9t","c\u00e1i qu\u1ea7n jean m\u00e0 Philippa th\u1eadt v\u1eabn kho\u00e1i m\u1eb7c. B\u00e0 Gaunt n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp: \u2013\u2002C\u1ea3 hai \u0111\u1ee9a \u0111\u1ec1u v\u1eady. C\u00e1c con c\u1ee9 nh\u01b0 b\u1ecb thu\u1ea7n h\u00f3a \u1ea5y. \u00dd m\u1eb9 l\u00e0, c\u1ee9 nh\u00ecn c\u00e1ch ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean gh\u1ebf c\u1ee7a con xem, Philippa. B\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng con to\u00e0n ng\u1ed3i g\u00f9 c\u1ea3 l\u01b0ng. V\u00e0 con \u0111ang m\u1eb7c v\u00e1y. Con kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd m\u1eb7c v\u00e1y, tr\u1eeb khi m\u1eb9 y\u00eau c\u1ea7u. C\u00f2n John th\u00ec \u0111\u1ecdc s\u00e1ch, thay v\u00ec coi tivi. Th\u1eadt kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ed1ng b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u00fat n\u00e0o. Philippa 2 n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Nh\u01b0ng m\u1eb9 lu\u00f4n n\u00f3i con kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean ng\u1ed3i g\u00f9 l\u01b0ng. John 2 ti\u1ebfp l\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002M\u1eb9 lu\u00f4n b\u1ea3o con n\u00ean si\u00eang \u0111\u1ecdc s\u00e1ch v\u00e0 \u00edt coi tivi h\u01a1n. V\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec con \u0111ang l\u00e0m. \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00fang th\u1ebf, c\u00e1c con y\u00eau c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9. Hai \u0111\u1ee9a n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang. Ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t b\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a John v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t v\u1edbi hai N\u01a1i Kh\u00e1c, v\u1eabn ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn ra \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 hai phi\u00ean b\u1ea3n ho\u00e0n h\u00e0o c\u1ee7a John v\u00e0 Philippa, b\u00e0 Gaunt n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002M\u1eb9 kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean ph\u00e0n n\u00e0n khi hai \u0111\u1ee9a l\u00e0m theo l\u1eddi m\u1eb9 d\u1eb7n, \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng? Ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0, m\u1eb9 \u0111\u00e3 quen c\u00f3 hai \u0111\u1ee9a con h\u01a1i kh\u00f3 b\u1ea3o m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat. Philippa 2 h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002\u1eeam, con mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0m r\u00f5 m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ec7n: c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i m\u1eb9 \u0111ang n\u00f3i v\u1edbi t\u1ee5i con r\u1eb1ng, m\u1eb9 mu\u1ed1n t\u1ee5i con kh\u00f4ng v\u00e2ng l\u1eddi? N\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 Gaunt c\u00f3 v\u1ebb g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn khi b\u00e0 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng. \u0110\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u1eb9 mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i. M\u1eb9 ch\u1ec9 kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n hai \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1edf n\u00ean qu\u00e1 t\u1ed1t v\u1edbi con ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1eadt c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. \u0110\u00e1nh m\u1ea5t t\u00e2m h\u1ed3n hai \u0111\u1ee9a.","B\u00e0 Gaunt ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn ra m\u00ecnh v\u1eeba nh\u1eafc \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi hai N\u01a1i Kh\u00e1c: N\u01a1i Kh\u00e1c kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 c\u00f3 t\u00e2m h\u1ed3n, \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n ch\u1ec9 v\u00ec n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 linh h\u1ed3n. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch duy nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ec3 b\u00e0 Gaunt ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ra danh t\u00e1nh th\u1eadt c\u1ee7a hai \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 d\u1eabn ch\u00fang l\u00ean g\u00e1c m\u00e1i v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00fang nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o g\u01b0\u01a1ng linh h\u1ed3n. Nh\u01b0ng b\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3. \u0110\u1ea7u \u00f3c b\u00e0 c\u00f2n \u0111ang b\u1eadn suy ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t vi\u1ec7c kh\u00e1c: kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eefng ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i cho c\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i bi\u1ebft b\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 qua \u0111\u1eddi, b\u00e0 Gaunt c\u00f2n ph\u1ea3i th\u00f4ng b\u00e1o vi\u1ec7c ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh Djinn Xanh Babylon \u0111\u1eddi ti\u1ebfp theo, do v\u1eady, s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i r\u1eddi nh\u00e0 ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c. Jenny Sachertorte \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00fang, b\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u1ea9n tr\u00e1nh m\u00e3i. B\u00e0 Gaunt quy\u1ebft t\u00e2m n\u00f3i th\u1eb3ng cho c\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i bi\u1ebft tin t\u1ee9c \u0111au l\u00f2ng \u0111\u00f3, theo \u0111\u00fang c\u00e1ch m\u00e0 m\u1eb9 c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m v\u00e0o r\u1ea5t, r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u n\u0103m tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y. B\u00e0 n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002M\u1eb9 xin l\u1ed7i, nh\u01b0ng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a m\u1eb9 s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i v\u0129nh vi\u1ec1n r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi nh\u00e0. M\u1eb9 s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi hai con v\u00e0 cha c\u00e1c con, \u0111\u1ebfn s\u1ed1ng \u1edf Berlin. V\u00e0 Babylon, d\u0129 nhi\u00ean. Ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c. \u0110\u01b0a tay g\u1ea1t m\u1ed9t gi\u1ecdt l\u1ec7 kh\u1ecfi m\u1eaft, Philippa 2 n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Con hi\u1ec3u r\u1ed3i. M\u1eb9 l\u00e0m \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y ch\u1ec9 v\u00ec con, \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng? B\u00e0 Gaunt l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u: \u2013\u2002Kh\u00f4ng, Philippa. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e0 Ayesha ch\u1ecdn \u0111\u1ec3 n\u1ed1i nghi\u1ec7p lu\u00f4n l\u00e0 m\u1eb9. Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i con. Cho n\u00ean, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 l\u00fd do g\u00ec \u0111\u1ec3 con c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng g\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra \u0111\u00e2u, con y\u00eau. John 2 g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh, v\u00ec d\u0129 nhi\u00ean c\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u1edb \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec John th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 nh\u1edb, v\u00e0 nh\u00fan vai n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Th\u1ea3o n\u00e0o con c\u1ee9 th\u1ea5y l\u00e0 l\u1ea1 khi \u0111\u00f3. Sao m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 k\u1ebft th\u00fac \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n th\u1ebf? \u1ede Iravotum. Gi\u1edd th\u00ec con \u0111\u00e3 hi\u1ec3u t\u1ea1i sao.","Ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn th\u1eddi gian, Djinn Xanh s\u1ed1ng \u1edf Berlin. Nh\u01b0ng Iravotum l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 \u1edf Babylon, n\u01a1i m\u00e0, m\u1ed7i n\u0103m m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n, Djinn Xanh \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3 s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m c\u1ee9ng l\u1ea1i tr\u00e1i tim c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. C\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i b\u1ea3n sao im l\u1eb7ng trong gi\u00e2y l\u00e1t \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00e2n nh\u1eafc ph\u1ea3n \u1ee9ng n\u00e0o l\u00e0 t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t. V\u00e0 ch\u00fang nhanh ch\u00f3ng \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn k\u1ebft lu\u1eadn r\u1eb1ng c\u1ea3 hai s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng gi\u00fap \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u00ec cho b\u00e0 Gaunt n\u1ebfu th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec7n nh\u1eefng c\u1ea3m x\u00fac th\u00e1i qu\u00e1. V\u00e0 ch\u00fang quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh r\u1eb1ng \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t, nh\u00e2n h\u1eadu nh\u1ea5t, \u00edt \u00edch k\u1ef7 nh\u1ea5t m\u00e0 ch\u00fang c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m l\u00e0 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1ea3m ngh\u0129 c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 Gaunt thay v\u00ec c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh, v\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m b\u00e0 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y tho\u1ea3i m\u00e1i, d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng h\u01a1n \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m chuy\u1ec7n m\u00e0 r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng b\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 tr\u1ed1n tr\u00e1nh. John 2 h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002M\u1eb9 n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi cha ch\u01b0a? B\u00e0 l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u: \u2013\u2002V\u1eabn ch\u01b0a. M\u1eb9 s\u1ee3 khi ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3. \u00d4ng \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u01b0 c\u00e1c con. Tr\u00ean th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf, hai \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb qu\u1ea3 m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd h\u01a1n nhi\u1ec1u so v\u00f3i suy ngh\u0129 c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 Gaunt. B\u00e0 cho r\u1eb1ng, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd v\u00ec ch\u00fang l\u00e0 c\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i. C\u00f9ng v\u1edbi nhau, m\u1ed9t c\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh ti\u1ec1m t\u00e0ng m\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ai kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i tr\u1ebb sinh \u0111\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd c\u00f3 hay hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. B\u00e0 Gaunt nh\u1eadn ra b\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i lo l\u1eafng qu\u00e1 m\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi l\u0169 tr\u1ebb. Nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng Edward Gaunt l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ec7n ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00e1c. T\u1ea1i sao \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1edd b\u00e0 m\u1edbi nh\u1eadn ra \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3? Ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e0 b\u00e0 c\u1ea7n lo l\u1eafng ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 ch\u1ed3ng m\u00ecnh, ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i hai \u0111\u1ee9a con. \u00d4ng s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3n \u1ee9ng ra sao? \u00d4ng \u1ea5y s\u1ebd v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o? Li\u1ec7u \u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c s\u1ed1ng m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 b\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng? V\u1eabn \u1ea3o t\u01b0\u1edfng r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 hai \u0111\u1ee9a con c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, b\u00e0 Gaunt \u00f4m","hai N\u01a1i Kh\u00e1c v\u00e0o trong v\u00f2ng tay, h\u00f4n l\u00ean tr\u00e1n ch\u00fang, nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i tr\u00e1n \u0111\u1eadm m\u00f9i x\u00e0 b\u00f4ng g\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ea7u kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ed1ng t\u00ednh c\u00e1ch b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a c\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i. V\u00e0, d\u00f9 c\u1ed1 mang v\u1ebb m\u1eb7t d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 an t\u00e2m r\u1eddi \u0111i, b\u00e0 Gaunt c\u00f3 l\u1ebd c\u0169ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u00edt th\u1ea5t v\u1ecdng - v\u00ec d\u00f9 ng\u01b0\u1ee1ng m\u1ed9 s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh tinh th\u1ea7n c\u1ee7a con, b\u00e0 s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y vui h\u01a1n n\u1ebfu ch\u00fang c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u1ecf v\u00e0i gi\u1ecdt l\u1ec7. V\u00e0 r\u1ed3i b\u00e0 l\u1edd m\u1edd \u0111o\u00e1n chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111\u1ea3 x\u1ea3y ra. M\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch sai l\u1ea7m B\u1eadt kh\u00f3c n\u1ee9c n\u1edf, b\u00e0 Gaunt m\u1ebfu m\u00e1o n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002\u00d4i. D\u0129 nhi\u00ean r\u1ed3i. D\u0129 nhi\u00ean. Th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o c\u00e1c con l\u1ea1i ngoan ngo\u00e3n nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u00fd do, \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng? \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u00fd do t\u1ea1i sao c\u00e1c con c\u01b0 x\u1eed nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y. C\u1ed1 g\u1eafng l\u00e0m m\u1ecdi vi\u1ec7c d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng h\u01a1n cho m\u1eb9 khi r\u1eddi \u0111i. Hai \u0111\u1ee9a \u0111\u00e3 \u0111o\u00e1n. \u0110o\u00e1n ra m\u1eb9 s\u1eafp ph\u1ea3i \u0111i. \u0110o\u00e1n ra v\u00e0 c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng l\u00e0m m\u1eb9 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y thanh th\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ec3 r\u1eddi \u0111i, \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng? R\u1ed3i b\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eebng h\u00f4n hai \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb. \u2013\u2002M\u1eb9 th\u1eadt h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c hai \u0111\u1ee9a con tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y. Thi\u00ean th\u1ea7n c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9. Hai con ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 th\u1ebf. Nh\u1eefng thi\u00ean th\u1ea7n nh\u1ecf b\u00e9. \u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3, d\u0129 nhi\u00ean, g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c. \u0110\u1ebfn gi\u1edd th\u00ec John 2 \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eadn ra c\u1eadu v\u00e0 Philippa 2 \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ednh to\u00e1n sai m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat, v\u00e0 b\u00e0 Gaunt th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 \u0111\u00e3 hy v\u1ecdng hai \u0111\u1ee9a con ru\u1ed9t th\u1ecbt c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 \u00edt nh\u1ea5t s\u1ebd c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng ng\u0103n c\u1ea3n b\u00e0 r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi nh\u00e0. V\u00e0 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, c\u1eadu n\u00f3i \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00e0 c\u1eadu ngh\u0129 John th\u1eadt s\u1ebd n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u1eebng \u0111i m\u00e0 m\u1eb9. L\u00e0m \u01a1n. T\u1ee5i con s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1eb9 \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u N\u1ebfu m\u1eb9 r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi nh\u00e0, t\u1ee5i con nh\u1eaft \u0111\u1ecbnh s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn t\u00ecm v\u00e0 mang m\u1eb9 v\u1ec1. Philippa 2, gi\u1edd c\u0169ng hi\u1ec3u c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i g\u00ec \u0111\u1ec3 b\u00e0 Gaunt c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ee1 \u0111au kh\u1ed5 h\u01a1n, ti\u1ebfp l\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00fang th\u1ebf. T\u1ee5i con s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1eb9 \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u.","B\u00e0 Gaunt nu\u1ed1t n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002M\u1eb9 xin l\u1ed7i, nhung m\u1eb9 th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 ph\u1ea3i ra \u0111i. B\u1edfi v\u00ec m\u1eb9 \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ee9a. Gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 c\u00e1c con s\u1eafp l\u00e0m b\u00e2y gi\u1edd. M\u1eb9 mu\u1ed1n hai \u0111\u1ee9a h\u1ee9a v\u00f3i m\u1eb9 r\u1eb1ng, hai \u0111\u1ee9a s\u1ebd \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y v\u00e0 ch\u0103m s\u00f3c cho cha. R\u1eb1ng hai \u0111\u1ee9a s\u1ebd thay m\u1eb9 b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 cho \u00f4ng b\u1eb1ng m\u1ecdi gi\u00e1. Khi c\u1eb7p sinh \u0111\u00f4i gi\u1eef im l\u1eb7ng, theo c\u00e1ch m\u00e0 ch\u00fang ngh\u0129 th\u00edch h\u1ee3p cho ho\u00e0n c\u1ea3nh n\u00e0y, b\u00e0 Gaunt suy ngh\u0129 trong v\u00e0i gi\u00e2y v\u00e0 r\u1ed3i, m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch can \u0111\u1ea3m, n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002M\u1eb9 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 tr\u00e1ch c\u00e1c con \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. John v\u00e0 Philippa m\u00e0 m\u1eb9 bi\u1ebft v\u00e0 y\u00eau s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd h\u1ee9a m\u1ed9t chuy\u00ean nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng? Cho n\u00ean, h\u00e3y c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn l\u1eafng nghe l\u1eddi m\u1eb9 n\u00f3i. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 chuy\u1ec7n s\u1ebd x\u1ea3y ra n\u1ebfu hai \u0111\u1ee9a quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u00e2y v\u00e0 \u0111u\u1ed5i theo m\u1eb9. Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i v\u1edbi hai \u0111\u1ee9a. M\u00e0 v\u1edbi cha hai \u0111\u1ee9a. Gi\u1edd h\u00e3y l\u1eafng nghe th\u1eadt c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn. C\u1ea3 hai \u0111\u1ee9a. Hai \u0111\u1ee9a c\u00f3 bao gi\u1edd nghe n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng t\u00ean g\u1ecdi Methuselah ch\u01b0a?","Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng 11 Nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi n\u00f3i l\u01a1 \u0111\u1ec5nh \u0110\u1ee9ng s\u1eebng s\u1eefng tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t b\u1ed1n ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecdn h\u1ecd, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng xi nh\u00ea g\u00ec tr\u01b0\u1edbc b\u0103ng tuy\u1ebft l\u1ea1nh l\u1ebdo, ng\u01b0\u1eddi tuy\u1ebft Yeti nh\u00ecn gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00f4ng mao kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3. John \u01b0\u1edbc ch\u1eebng sinh v\u1eadt n\u00e0y ph\u1ea3i cao \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n 3 m\u00e9t ch\u1ee9 ch\u1eb3ng ch\u01a1i. Tuy nhi\u00ean, ng\u01b0\u1eddi tuy\u1ebft n\u00e0y l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 v\u1ebb g\u00ec l\u00e0 \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp. Th\u1eadm ch\u00ed m\u1ed9t \u00edt \u0111\u00e1ng gh\u00e9t c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng. V\u00e0 thay v\u00ec nhe nanh, \u0111\u1ea5m ng\u1ef1c th\u00ecnh th\u1ecbch, v\u00e0 r\u1ed1ng l\u00ean m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng l\u1edbn \u0111\u1ec3 th\u1ecb uy nh\u01b0 t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u1ee7a b\u1ed1n con ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i t\u1ee5m l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi nhau tr\u00ean c\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3ng tuy\u1ebft t\u1ea1i d\u00e3y Annapurna, con Yeti ch\u1ec9 th\u1edf d\u00e0i v\u00e0 ra d\u1ea5u cho h\u1ecd \u0111i theo n\u00f3 xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed3i. Kh\u00f4ng ai nh\u00fac nh\u00edch. Tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y s\u1ef1 s\u1ee3 s\u1ec7t c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd, con Yeti l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng: \u2013\u2002Komm. Komm, kotnm wir m\u00fcssen beeilen! John, v\u1ed1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfng \u0110\u1ee9c m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch ho\u00e0n h\u1ea3o - k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3 c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u \u01b0\u1edbc m\u00e0 c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y - phi\u00ean d\u1ecbch l\u1ea1i: \u2013\u2002N\u00f3 mu\u1ed1n ch\u00fang ta \u0111i theo n\u00f3. V\u00e0 n\u00f3i ch\u00fang ta n\u00ean nhanh ch\u00e2n l\u00ean. \u0110\u1ee9ng l\u00ean m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n tr\u00ean \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00e2n \u0111\u00e3 g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00f3ng b\u0103ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, \u00f4ng Groanin c\u1eb1n nh\u1eb1n: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0110\u1ee9c. L\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng v\u1ed9i v\u00e3.","Philippa n\u00f3i c\u00f3 h\u01a1i ch\u00fat m\u1ec9a mai: \u2013\u2002Nh\u00ecn n\u00f3 c\u00f3 gi\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0110\u1ee9c \u0111i\u1ec3n h\u00ecnh n\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2u. Dybbuk gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e3 b\u01b0\u1edbc theo con Yeti, tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1: \u2013\u2002T\u1edb ch\u1ea3 quan t\u00e2m n\u00f3 l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u01b0\u1edbc n\u00e0o. Mi\u1ec5n sao n\u00f3 d\u1eabn ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0o \u1ea5m \u00e1p l\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. H\u1ecd \u0111i theo con Yeti d\u1ecdc xu\u1ed1ng c\u00e1c s\u01b0\u1eddn \u0111\u1ed3i c\u1ee7a d\u00e3y Annapurna cho t\u1edbi khi \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t l\u1ed1i v\u00e0o cao kho\u1ea3ng 3 m\u00e9t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1eaft g\u1ecdn v\u00e0o trong m\u1ed9t t\u1ea3ng b\u0103ng kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3. C\u00e1nh c\u1eeda \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c che gi\u1ea5u b\u1edfi m\u1ed9t t\u1ea3ng b\u0103ng kh\u00e1c l\u1edbn h\u01a1n. Khi h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 an to\u00e0n \u1edf b\u00ean trong, con Yeti, l\u00fac n\u00e0y \u0111ang chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb d\u1ecbch chuy\u1ec3n t\u1ea3ng b\u0103ng che c\u1eeda v\u00e0o tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i, v\u1ed9i v\u00e3 ch\u1ec9 tay v\u00e0o s\u00e2u trong l\u1ed1i \u0111i v\u00e0 n\u00f3i b\u1eb1ng ti\u1ebfng Anh: \u2013\u2002V\u00e0o trong, nhanh l\u00ean. Nhanh. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u1ebft c\u00f3ng. \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e1t b\u1eb1ng b\u0103ng, l\u1ed1i \u0111i tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t h\u1ecd d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 d\u1eabn \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0o b\u00ean trong l\u00f2ng d\u00e3y n\u00fai. Tuy nhi\u00ean n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1eafp s\u00e1ng v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t d\u00e3y \u0111\u00e8n \u0111i\u1ec7n, v\u00e0 sau kho\u1ea3ng hai, ba ph\u00fat \u0111i b\u1ed9, h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1ed9t c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda l\u00e0m t\u1eeb m\u1ed9t l\u1edbp k\u00ednh m\u1edd d\u00e0y c\u1ed9m nh\u00ecn nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3 thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t ng\u00e2n h\u00e0ng New York n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 h\u01a1n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t s\u01b0\u1eddn \u0111\u1ed3i tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ec9nh Himalaya. C\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ef1 hi\u1ec7n di\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd, c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda t\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ed9ng m\u1edf ra v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng click nh\u1ecf, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t lu\u1ed3ng kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed \u1ea5m \u00e1p th\u1ed5i v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i x\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111ang kh\u00e1t khao h\u01a1i n\u00f3ng. \u0110\u00e3 \u0111u\u1ed5i k\u1ecbp h\u1ecd, con Yeti n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Xin m\u1eddi m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0o trong. N\u1ed9i th\u1ea5t b\u00ean trong c\u0103n nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a con Yeti c\u0169ng mang m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat h\u01a1i h\u01b0\u1edbng hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 c\u1eeda tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. Nh\u1eefng b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e0m t\u1eeb k\u00ednh v\u00e0 th\u1ea1ch cao tr\u1eafng tr\u01a1n, trong khi c\u00e1i s\u00e0n nh\u00e0 \u0111en b\u00f3ng tr\u1ea3i d\u00e0i nh\u01b0 m\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00eam ph\u1eb3ng l\u1eb7ng. B\u00ean trong m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i l\u00f2 s\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ea5p l\u00f9n v\u1edbi b\u1ec1 ngang l\u1edbn, m\u1ed9t ng\u1ecdn l\u1eeda \u0111ang ngoan ngo\u00e3n ch\u00e1y khi\u1ebfn","cho c\u1ea3 kho\u1ea3ng kh\u00f4ng gian nh\u00ecn gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1m n\u00e0y tr\u1edf n\u00ean th\u00e2n thi\u1ec7n v\u00e0 tho\u1ea3i m\u00e1i h\u01a1n. Khi c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda \u0111\u00f3ng nh\u1eb9 sau l\u01b0ng, con Yeti l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3n m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ebfn c\u0103n h\u1ed9 Himalaya c\u1ee7a ta. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee9 tho\u1ea3i m\u00e1i nh\u01b0 \u1edf nh\u00e0 nh\u00e9. \u0110i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y n\u00f3i d\u1ec5 h\u01a1n l\u00e0m, v\u00ec h\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u1ea1c n\u00e0o \u1edf c\u0103n h\u1ed9 trong l\u00f2ng n\u00fai n\u00e0y. Cho n\u00ean, \u00f4ng Groanin v\u00e0 ba \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ng\u1ed3i ph\u1ecbch xu\u1ed1ng s\u00e0n quanh l\u00f2 s\u01b0\u1edfi, ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i v\u1ecb ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e0 x\u00f9 x\u00ec c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd tr\u1edf n\u00ean hi\u1ebfu kh\u00e1ch h\u01a1n. Con Yeti h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 mu\u1ed1n m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 n\u00f3ng n\u00f3ng kh\u00f4ng? \u00d4ng Groanin tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002N\u1ebfu \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng qu\u00e1 phi\u1ec1n ph\u1ee9c. Con Yeti b\u1ea3o \u00f4ng: \u2013\u2002C\u00f3 phi\u1ec1n ph\u1ee9c g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2u. T\u1eeb ti\u1ebfp theo m\u00e0 con Yeti n\u00f3i ra l\u00e0 TOHUWABOHU. C\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t t\u1eeb tr\u1ecdng t\u00e2m, v\u00ec ngay khi n\u00f3 tho\u00e1t ra kh\u1ecfi c\u00e1i mi\u1ec7ng h\u00f4 to b\u1ef1 c\u1ee7a con Yeti, m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i khay l\u1edbn \u0111\u1ef1ng c\u00e0 ph\u00ea, s\u00f4c\u00f4la, tr\u00e0 n\u00f3ng, b\u00e1nh m\u00ec sandwich, b\u00e1nh l\u00faa m\u1ea1ch n\u01b0\u1edbng, v\u00e0 b\u00e1nh r\u00e1n hi\u1ec7n ra ngay tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t b\u1ed1n v\u1ecb kh\u00e1ch. Philippa \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn k\u1ebft lu\u1eadn: \u2013\u2002\u00d4ng l\u00e0 djinn. C\u0169ng nh\u01b0 t\u1ee5i ch\u00e1u, \u00f9m, \u00fd ch\u00e1u l\u00e0, ba \u0111\u1ee9a t\u1ee5i ch\u00e1u. \u00d4ng Groanin \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 con ng\u01b0\u1eddi. T\u1ef1 ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 cho m\u00ecnh m\u1ed9t t\u00e1ch tr\u00e0 n\u00f3ng, \u00f4ng Groanin n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002H\u00e2n h\u1ea1nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1eb7p ng\u00e0i. T\u1ee5i t\u00f4i c\u1ee9 ngh\u0129 ng\u00e0i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi tuy\u1ebft Yeti \u0111\u1ea5y.","Con Yeti m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi: -Ta l\u00e0 Ng\u01b0\u1eddi tuy\u1ebft Yeti. R\u1ed3i n\u00f3 gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch: \u2013\u2002M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00f3, t\u1eeb v\u00e0i th\u1eadp k\u1ef7 tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y, ta \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ecdn d\u00e3y Himalaya n\u00e0y l\u00e0m \u0111\u1ecba \u0111i\u1ec3m ngh\u1ec9 ng\u01a1i. \u0110\u1ec3 xa l\u00e1nh s\u1ef1 \u1ed3n \u00e0o c\u1ee7a cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ea1i. Ta th\u00edch t\u1ea3n b\u1ed9, leo n\u00fai, v\u00e0 th\u01b0\u1edfng th\u1ee9c kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed trong l\u00e0nh. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 ch\u01b0a k\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ebfn s\u1ef1 y\u00ean t\u0129nh. S\u1ef1 y\u00ean t\u0129nh r\u1ea5t quan tr\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi ta m\u1ed7i khi ta \u0111i ngh\u1ec9. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi g\u1ecdi k\u1ebb nh\u01b0 ta l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng \u1ea9n d\u1eadt, ja? Dybbuk, mi\u1ec7ng \u0111ang \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u00f3c sandwich, nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t: \u2013\u2002Ch\u1ea3 c\u00f3 g\u00ec \u0111\u00e1ng ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean v\u1ec1 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. Nh\u00ecn \u00f4ng th\u1ebf n\u00e0y sao c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u kh\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ebfn th\u0103m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ee9. N\u00e9m cho Dybbuk m\u1ed9t \u00e1nh m\u1eaft kh\u00f4ng h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng, Philippa tr\u00e1ch: \u2013\u2002Dybbuk, \u0111\u1eebng c\u00f3 th\u00f4 l\u1ed7 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. Con Yeti ch\u1ec9 c\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Philippa: \u2013\u2002\u1ed2 kh\u00f4ng, b\u1ea1n ch\u00e1u n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang \u0111\u1ea5y. Ta ch\u1ecdn h\u00ecnh d\u00e1ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y c\u0169ng l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 d\u1ecda ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c tr\u00e1nh xa m\u00e0. Tuy nhi\u00ean, \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 l\u00fd do duy nh\u1ea5t. C\u00f2n c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng l\u00fd do kh\u00e1c th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf h\u01a1n. Ch\u00e1u th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00f3, sinh v\u1eadt n\u00e0y l\u00e0 do ta thi\u1ebft k\u1ebf ra. Gi\u01a1 cho h\u1ecd th\u1ea5y b\u00e0n ch\u00e2n da \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u1ea7n to \u0111\u00f9ng, n\u00f3 gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch: \u2013\u2002B\u00e0n ch\u00e2n n\u00e0y l\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c thi\u1ebft k\u1ebf \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t cho vi\u1ec7c leo n\u00fai. D\u0129 nhi\u00ean c\u1eb3ng ch\u00e2n c\u0169ng v\u1eady. V\u00e0 l\u1edbp l\u00f4ng d\u00e0y gi\u00fap ta gi\u1eef \u1ea5m trong m\u1ecdi \u0111i\u1ec1u ki\u1ec7n th\u1eddi ti\u1ebft \u00c0, d\u0129 nhi\u00ean n\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 d\u00f9ng khi \u0111i ra ngo\u00e0i th\u00f4i. C\u00f2n khi \u1edf trong nh\u00e0, ta d\u00f9ng h\u00ecnh d\u00e1ng kh\u00e1c ti\u1ec7n l\u1ee3i h\u01a1n. N\u00f3i r\u1ed3i, con Yeti nho\u00e1ng c\u00e1i bi\u1ebfn h\u00ecnh th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng. \u0110\u00e1 ch\u00e2n v\u00e0o nhau m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i, \u00f4ng c\u00fai \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u00e0o h\u1ecd m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch l\u1ecbch s\u1ef1 v\u00e0","n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Cho ph\u00e9p ta \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ef1 gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u. Ta l\u00e0 Nam t\u01b0\u1edbc Reinhold von Reinnerassig. Djinn t\u1ed9c Jann. Ng\u00e0i nam t\u01b0\u1edbc c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t th\u00e2n h\u00ecnh cao l\u1edbn, m\u00e1i t\u00f3c v\u00e0ng \u00f3ng, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t r\u1ed9ng c\u00f3 v\u1ebb g\u00ec \u0111\u1ea5y h\u01a1i tinh qu\u00e1i. C\u1eb7p m\u1eaft xanh l\u01a1 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 c\u00f2n l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n c\u00e1i hoa tai kim c\u01b0\u01a1ng nho nh\u1ecf \u0111eo \u1edf m\u1ed9t b\u00ean tai \u00f4ng. Sau khi h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng t\u00e1c t\u1ef1 gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u l\u1eabn nhau, John h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002V\u1eady l\u00e0, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng truy\u1ec1n thuy\u1ebft, huy\u1ec1n tho\u1ea1i v\u1ec1 Ng\u01b0\u1eddi tuy\u1ebft Yeti, l\u00e0 n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 \u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? Ng\u00e0i nam t\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u00fan vai n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Ta e l\u00e0 v\u1eady. Ban \u0111\u1ea7u k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch c\u1ee7a ta kh\u00e1 th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng. Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00e2n b\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ecba \u0111\u1ec1u tr\u00e1nh xa, \u0111\u1ec3 ta y\u00ean t\u0129nh m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh. Nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i, b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1edf n\u01a1i kh\u00e1c m\u00f2 \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1ed1 b\u1eaft ta. D\u0129 nhi\u00ean, ta ch\u1ec9 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y v\u00e0i tu\u1ea7n v\u00e0o m\u00f9a \u0111\u00f4ng, n\u00ean n\u1ed9i t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ta \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng d\u1ec5. Nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y kh\u00e1c trong n\u0103m, ta \u0111\u1ec1u ng\u1ee5 t\u1ea1i gia \u1edf Hohenschwangau, Bavaria. \u00d4ng Groanin th\u1eafc m\u1eafc: \u2013\u2002Nh\u01b0ng sao l\u1ea1i ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn \u0111\u00e2y? T\u00f4i ngh\u0129, ng\u00e0i s\u1ebd ch\u1ecdn m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 \u1ea5m h\u01a1n. V\u00ec l\u00e0 djinn. V\u00e0 c\u00f3 m\u00e1u n\u00f3ng, hay m\u1ea5y th\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ea1i lo\u1ea1i th\u1ebf. Ng\u00e0i nam t\u01b0\u1edbc cho bi\u1ebft: \u2013\u2002V\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng qu\u1ed1c gia n\u00f3ng \u1ea5m nh\u1ea5t v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eb9p \u0111\u1ebd nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0, ch\u00fang l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ea7y kh\u00e1ch du l\u1ecbch. N\u0103m m\u01b0\u01a1i n\u0103m tr\u01b0\u1edbc, ta t\u1eebng \u0111\u1ebfn Mallorca, qu\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea3o Maldive, Hawaii, Jamaica, v\u00e0 qu\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea3o Virgin Islands.","R\u1ed3i l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u, \u00f4ng nh\u0103n m\u1eb7t n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp: \u2013\u2002Nh\u01b0ng gi\u1edd th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng. Nh\u1eefng n\u01a1i \u0111\u00f3, hi\u1ec7n mang t\u00ednh th\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ea1i nhi\u1ec1u qu\u00e1. Ch\u1ea3 c\u00f2n ch\u00fat nguy\u00ean s\u01a1 n\u00e0o. Cho n\u00ean ta m\u1edbi \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y. C\u0169ng c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i b\u1ed9 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng tr\u01b0\u1eddng, d\u0129 nhi\u00ean. V\u00e0 v\u00e0i nh\u00f3m ng\u01b0\u1eddi leo n\u00fai. Nh\u01b0ng Annapurna kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t d\u00e3y n\u00fai d\u1ec5 leo. Nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 v\u00e0o th\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec3m n\u00e0y trong n\u0103m. M\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch \u1ea5m \u00e1p, \u00f4ng k\u1ebft th\u00fac: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a ta. C\u00f2n m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi? Ta \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y ng\u1ecdn l\u1ed1c gi\u00f3 c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi, v\u00e0 \u0111o\u00e1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra. Philippa n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002T\u1ee5i ch\u00e1u \u0111ang bay t\u1eeb Kathmandu \u0111\u1ebfn Lucknow, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u1ecdn gi\u00f3 \u0111\u1ea9y t\u1ee5i ch\u00e1u bay ch\u1ec7ch h\u01b0\u1edbng. John ti\u1ebfp l\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002Kh\u00ed l\u1ea1nh \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ea5y \u0111i s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u. N\u00ean ch\u00e1u bu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u00e1p xu\u1ed1ng. Ng\u00e0i nam t\u01b0\u1edbc g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 chuy\u1ec7n th\u01b0\u1eddng x\u1ea3y ra v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1edbi t\u1eadp bay l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u. Djinn v\u1eabn th\u01b0\u1eddng g\u1eb7p r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i v\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 thi\u1ebfu nhi\u1ec7t l\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u1ec3 s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh m\u00e0. Dybbuk h\u1ecfi: \u2013\u2002V\u1eady sao \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb nh\u01b0 v\u1eady? \u1ede m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i b\u0103ng gi\u00e1 nh\u01b0 ng\u1ecdn n\u00fai n\u00e0y? Ng\u00e0i nam t\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u00fan vai b\u1ea3o: \u2013\u2002\u1edc, nguy\u00ean nh\u00e2n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean l\u00e0, trong n\u00e0y kh\u00e1 \u1ea5m. \u00d4ng Groanin, l\u00fac n\u00e0y \u0111ang c\u1edfi b\u1ecf \u00e1o kho\u00e1c ngo\u00e0i v\u00e0 n\u1edbi l\u1ecfng c\u00e0 v\u1ea1t, nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t:","\u2013\u2002Ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c. Trong n\u00e0y n\u00f3ng nh\u01b0 l\u00f2 vi ba \u1ea5y ch\u1ee9. \u2013\u2002C\u00f2n m\u1ed9t l\u00fd do kh\u00e1c: ta lu\u00f4n th\u1ea5y \u1ea5m d\u01b0\u1edbi h\u00ecnh d\u1ea1ng Yeti. L\u1edbp m\u1ee1 v\u00e0 b\u1ed9 l\u00f4ng d\u00e0y c\u1ee7a ta \u0111\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ea3m b\u1ea3o nhi\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed9 c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 ta kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd th\u1ea5p h\u01a1n khi \u1edf trong n\u00e0y. R\u1ed3i ch\u1ea1m v\u00e0o c\u00e1i \u00e1o thun c\u1ee7a John v\u00e0 d\u00f9ng hai ng\u00f3n tay ch\u00e0 ch\u00e0 l\u1edbp v\u1ea3i m\u1ea5y c\u00e1i, ng\u00e0i nam t\u01b0\u1edbc khuy\u00ean: \u2013\u2002L\u1ea7n sau ch\u00e1u bay, ta \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb ch\u00e1u m\u1eb7c m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 \u1ea5m h\u01a1n. M\u1ed9t b\u1ed9 \u0111\u1ed3 phi h\u00e0nh b\u1eb1ng da c\u1eebu ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ea1n. Philippa n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u lu\u00f4n b\u1ea3o anh \u1ea5y m\u1eb7c \u00e1o kho\u00e1c \u0111\u1ea5y ch\u1ee9. Nh\u01b0ng anh \u1ea5y c\u00f3 bao gi\u1edd nghe \u0111\u00e2u. John nh\u00fan vai ph\u00e2n bua: \u2013\u2002Anh kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch \u00e1o kho\u00e1c. Ch\u1ec9 v\u1eady th\u00f4i. Dybbuk g\u1eadt g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u: \u2013\u2002T\u1edb c\u0169ng v\u1eady. Ng\u00e0i nam t\u01b0\u1edbc n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002D\u00f9 g\u00ec \u0111i n\u1eefa, khi ch\u00e1u bay b\u1eb1ng s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh djinn, ta th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 khuy\u00ean ch\u00e1u n\u00ean l\u00e0m v\u1eady. Tr\u00ean th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf, n\u1ebfu ch\u00e1u \u0111ang t\u00ednh bay ti\u1ebfp t\u1eeb \u0111\u00e2y t\u1edbi Lucknow, n\u00f3 c\u00e0ng c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft. R\u1ed3i kh\u1ebd l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u, \u00f4ng cho bi\u1ebft: \u2013\u2002M\u00e0 n\u1ebfu l\u00e0 ta, ta s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec. Ho\u1eb7c b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 n\u01a1i n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c \u1edf \u1ea4n \u0110\u1ed9. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00f3, c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t l\u00fd do kh\u00e1c khi\u1ebfn ta tr\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng qu\u1ed1c gia c\u00f3 kh\u00ed h\u1eadu n\u00f3ng. \u0110\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n l\u00e0 ta kh\u00f4ng \u01b0a r\u1eafn. M\u00e0 \u1ea4n \u0110\u1ed9 th\u00ec \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u00f3c m\u1ea5y con \u0111\u00f3. D\u0129 nhi\u00ean, Nepal c\u0169ng c\u00f3 r\u1eafn. Nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i tu\u1ed1t tr\u00ean n\u00e0y. V\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i v\u00e0o m\u00f9a \u0111\u00f4ng.","Nam t\u01b0\u1edbc c\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ebdn l\u1ebdn: \u2013\u2002Ta bi\u1ebft, m\u1ed9t djinn m\u00e0 \u0111i s\u1ee3 r\u1eafn nghe c\u00f3 v\u1ebb kh\u00e1 v\u00f4 l\u00fd, khi m\u00e0 djinn ch\u00fang ta ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n mi\u1ec5n nhi\u1ec5m v\u00f3i n\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ed9c lo\u00e0i r\u1eafn. Trong khi \u0111\u00f3, ta l\u1ea1i ch\u1eb3ng s\u1ee3 g\u00ec c\u00e1c sinh v\u1eadt c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ed9c kh\u00e1c - nh\u01b0 b\u00f2 c\u1ea1p ho\u1eb7c nh\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ed9c - d\u00f9 ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 b\u1ecb \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng b\u1edfi n\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ed9c c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang. Nghe r\u1ea5t ng\u1edb ng\u1ea9n, \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng? Nh\u01b0ng ta \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. Philippa ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean h\u1ecfi l\u1ea1i: \u2013\u2002H\u1ea3? Ch\u00fang ta mi\u1ec5n nhi\u1ec5m v\u1edbi r\u1eafn \u0111\u1ed9c, nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng mi\u1ec5n nhi\u1ec5m v\u1edbi nh\u1ec7n v\u00e0 b\u00f2 c\u1ea1p? Ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3. Dybbuk kh\u1ecbt m\u0169i n\u00f3i: \u2013\u2002T\u1edb bi\u1ebft chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3. T\u1edb ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean l\u00e0 c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ea5y. John h\u1ecfi l\u1ea1i: \u2013\u2002V\u1eady t\u1ea1i sao c\u1eadu l\u1ea1i ph\u1ea3i b\u1ecf ch\u1ea1y kh\u1ecfi Palm Springs? Kh\u1ecfi nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb gi\u1ebft Brad v\u00e0 cha c\u1eadu \u1ea5y? Dybbuk th\u00e8 l\u01b0\u1ee1i tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: \u2013\u2002B\u1edfi v\u00ec, t\u1edb \u0111o\u00e1n b\u1ecdn ch\u00fang kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 r\u1eafn m\u00e0 c\u00f2n c\u00f3 c\u1ea3 s\u00fang. T\u1edb ch\u1ea3 bi\u1ebft ai c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 mi\u1ec5n nhi\u1ec5m v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t vi\u00ean \u0111\u1ea1n. Quay qua ng\u00e0i nam t\u01b0\u1edbc, John h\u1ecfi l\u1ea1i: \u2013\u2002Ch\u00e1u mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0m r\u00f5 m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa: T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 djinn \u0111\u1ec1u mi\u1ec5n nhi\u1ec5m v\u1edbi ch\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed9c c\u1ee7a lo\u00e0i r\u1eafn \u00e0? Ng\u00e0i nam t\u01b0\u1edbc g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u: \u2013\u2002\u00d9, \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 th\u1ebf. Ch\u00e1u th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00f3, m\u1ea5y c\u00e1i gi\u00e1o ph\u00e1i th\u1edd r\u1eafn th\u1eddi x\u01b0a, h\u1ecd l\u1ea5y \u00fd t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u1eeb ch\u00fang ta. \u00dd ta l\u00e0, \u00fd t\u01b0\u1edfng x\u1eed l\u00fd nh\u1eefng con r\u1eafn \u0111\u1ed9c l\u00e0 bi\u1ec3u tr\u01b0ng cho s\u1ef1 th\u1ea7n th\u00e1nh v\u00e0 s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. Nh\u1eefng \u00fd t\u01b0\u1edfng ki\u1ec3u ki\u1ec3u th\u1ebf. D\u0129 nhi\u00ean ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ec1u v\u1edb v\u1ea9n c\u1ea3. Kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t mundane n\u00e0o c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 s\u1ed1ng s\u00f3t sau khi b\u1ecb m\u1ed9t con h\u1ed5"]