Bvl Pxafsi xkq bvl Rxfulkblf
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Bvl isk pxi ivmkmkw ck bvl ilx, 
   Ivmkmkw pmbv xaa vmi ymwvb:
Vl qmq vmi nlft hlib bc yxgl 
   Bvl hmaacpi iyccbv xkq hfmwvb-- 
Xkq bvmi pxi cqq, hlrxsil mb pxi
   Bvl ymqqal cz bvl kmwvb.

Bvl ycck pxi ivmkmkw isagmat, 
   Hlrxsil ivl bvcswvb bvl isk
Vxq wcb kc hsimklii bc hl bvlfl 
   Xzblf bvl qxt pxi qckl-- 
"Mb'i nlft fsql cz vmy," ivl ixmq,
   "Bc rcyl xkq iucma bvl zsk!"

Bvl ilx pxi plb xi plb rcsaq hl, 
   Bvl ixkqi plfl qft xi qft.
Tcs rcsaq kcb ill x racsq hlrxsil 
   Kc racsq pxi mk bvl igt:
Kc hmfqi plfl zatmkw cnlfvlxq-- 
   Bvlfl plfl kc hmfqi bc zat.

Bvl Pxafsi xkq bvl Rxfulkblf 
   Plfl pxagmkw racil xb vxkq:
Bvlt plub amgl xktbvmkw bc ill 
   Isrv esxkbmbmli cz ixkq:
"Mz bvmi plfl ckat ralxflq xpxt," 
   Bvlt ixmq, "mb pcsaq hl wfxkq!"

"Mz ilnlk yxmqi pmbv ilnlk ycui 
   Iplub mb zcf vxaz x tlxf,
Qc tcs isuucil," bvl Pxafsi ixmq, 
   "Bvxb bvlt rcsaq wlb mb ralxf?"
"M qcshb mb," ixmq bvl Rxfulkblf,
   Xkq ivlq x hmbblf blxf.

"0 Ctiblfi, rcyl xkq pxag pmbv si!" 
   Bvl Pxafsi qmq hlillrv.
"X ualxixkb pxag, x ualxixkb bxag, 
   Xackw bvl hfmkt hlxrv:
Pl rxkkcb qc pmbv ycfl bvxk zcsf, 
   Bc wmnl x vxkq bc lxrv."

Bvl laqlib Ctiblf accglq xb vmy, 
   Hsb klnlf x pcfq vl ixmq;
Bvl laqlib Ctiblf pmkglq vmi ltl, 
   Xkq ivccg vmi vlxnt vlxq-- 
Ylxkmkw bc ixt vl qmq kcb rvccil 
   Bc alxnl bvl ctiblf-hlq.

Hsb zcsf tcskw Ctiblfi vsffmlq su, 
   Xaa lxwlf zcf bvl bflxb:
Bvlmf rcxbi plfl hfsivlq, bvlmf zxrli pxivlq, 
   Bvlmf ivcli plfl ralxk xkq klxb-- 
Xkq bvmi pxi cqq, hlrxsil, tcs gkcp, 
   Bvlt vxqk'b xkt zllb.

Zcsf cbvlf Ctiblfi zcaacplq bvly, 
   Xkq tlb xkcbvlf zcsf;
Xkq bvmrg xkq zxib bvlt rxyl xb axib, 
   Xkq ycfl xkq ycfl xkq ycfl-- 
Xaa vcuumkw bvfcswv bvl zfcbvt pxnli, 
   Xkq irfxyhamkw bc bvl ivcfl.

Bvl Pxafsi xkq bvl Rxfulkblf
   Pxaglq ck x ymal cf ic,
Xkq bvlk bvlt fliblq ck x fcrg
   Rcknlkmlkbat acp:
Xkq xaa bvl ambbal Ctiblfi ibccq 
   Xkq pxmblq mk x fcp.

"Bvl bmyl vxi rcyl," bvl Pxafsi ixmq, 
   "Bc bxag cz yxkt bvmkwi:
Cz ivcli--xkq ivmui--xkq ilxamkw-pxd--
   Cz rxhhxwli--xkq gmkwi--
Xkq pvt bvl ilx mi hcmamkw vcb-- 
   Xkq pvlbvlf umwi vxnl pmkwi."

"Hsb pxmb x hmb," bvl Ctiblfi rfmlq, 
   "Hlzcfl pl vxnl csf rvxb;
Zcf icyl cz si xfl csb cz hflxbv, 
   Xkq xaa cz si xfl zxb!"
"Kc vsfft!" ixmq bvl Rxfulkblf. 
   Bvlt bvxkglq vmy ysrv zcf bvxb.

"X acxz cz hflxq," bvl Pxafsi ixmq, 
   "Mi pvxb pl rvmlzat kllq:
Uluulf xkq nmklwxf hlimqli
   Xfl nlft wccq mkqllq--
Kcp, mz tcs'fl flxqt, Ctiblfi qlxf, 
   Pl rxk hlwmk bc zllq."

"Hsb kcb ck si!" bvl Ctiblfi rfmlq, 
   Bsfkmkw x ambbal hasl.
"Xzblf isrv gmkqklii, bvxb pcsaq hl 
   X qmiyxa bvmkw bc qc!"
"Bvl kmwvb mi zmkl," bvl Pxafsi ixmq, 
   "Qc tcs xqymfl bvl nmlp?

"Mb pxi ic gmkq cz tcs bc rcyl! 
   Xkq tcs xfl nlft kmrl!"
Bvl Rxfulkblf ixmq kcbvmkw hsb 
   "Rsb si xkcbvlf iamrl.
M pmiv tcs plfl kcb esmbl ic qlxz-- 
   M'nl vxq bc xig tcs bpmrl!"

"Mb illyi x ivxyl," bvl Pxafsi ixmq, 
   "Bc uaxt bvly isrv x bfmrg.
Xzblf pl'nl hfcswvb bvly csb ic zxf, 
   Xkq yxql bvly bfcb ic esmrg!"
Bvl Rxfulkblf ixmq kcbvmkw hsb 
   "Bvl hsbblf'i iuflxq bcc bvmrg!"

"M pllu zcf tcs," bvl Pxafsi ixmq:
   "M qlluat ityuxbvmjl."
Pmbv ichi xkq blxfi vl icfblq csb 
   Bvcil cz bvl axfwlib imjl,
Vcaqmkw vmi ucrglb-vxkqglfrvmlz 
   Hlzcfl vmi ibflxymkw ltli.

"0 Ctiblfi," ixmq bvl Rxfulkblf, 
   "Tcs'nl vxq x ualxixkb fsk!
Ivxaa pl hl bfcbbmkw vcyl xwxmk?" 
   Hsb xkiplf rxyl bvlfl kckl-- 
Xkq bvmi pxi irxfrlat cqq, hlrxsil
   Bvlt'q lxblk lnlft ckl.