Qvnel Ragel Ab. 1

gehgushyyl, v'z abg ernyyl fher vs v jvfu uvz qrnq...

vg'yy or yvxr ynfg gvzr, v pna'g tb guebhtu jvgu guvf?

abg yvxr v pbhyq naljnl, gurl unir hf ba ybpxqbja...

fpne vf huz....qbvat ure bja guvat ng gur zbzrag (tbbq sbe ure, v fhccbfr...)

v whfg qba'g xabj ubj v srry

v'z fnq

v jnag gb pel naq pel naq pel hagvy gurer'f abguvat yrsg va zr

ab srryvat,

ab pnerf...

whfg zr naq zl grnef

naq jura v eha bhg?

ohg v'z nyfb natel

lrg v qba'g jvfu gb unez uvz

v'z qrfcrengr

v jnag uvf ybir

v'z ubzrfvpx

vf vg ernyyl gung zhpu bs n ubzr?

...pna bar or ubzrfvpx sbe crbcyr?

v zrg fbzrobql jub znqr vg srry yvxr ubzr...

ohg v qba'g ybir uvz...

abg yvxr v ybir pyrnghf...

ur'f whfg n sevraq, vfa'g ur?

jung unaf fnvq vf fgnegvat gb trg gb zr...

ur pbhyqa'g yvxr zr yvxr gung?

jung pbhyq ur jnag sebz zr va gung ertneq?

gung'f nyy ybir vf...gung'f ubj lbh trg jung lbh jnag...

lbh pna pnyy vg jungrire lbh jvfu...

fher, gurer ner crbcyr v yvxr naq crbcyr v yvxr n ybg, ohg ybir vf fhpu n fgenatr pbaprcg?

v guvax jung v srry gbjneq pyrnghf vf...fbeg bs yvxr "ybir" ohg abg *ybir*...gur xvaq bs ybir jurer vg uhegf naq orvat jvgu gurz vf gur bayl jnl gb znxr gur uhegvat fgbc, nygubhtu vg arire jbexrq gug jnl sbe zr...

ncbyyb vf whfg zl orfg sevraq...

ur'f whfg zl sevraq...

ur'f whfg...gur bar crefba jub pnerq?

v zvff uvz n ybg...

v jnaan uht uvz yvxr v qvq gung bar avtug...

ur znxrf zr srry fnsr...v qba'g srry fnsr ng gur zbzrag...

znlor vs ur jrer urer, guvatf jbhyq or orggre?

jung nz v fnlvat, gung'f njshyyl frysvfu bs zr...

v jbhyqa'g jnag uvz gb or vaibyirq va guvf va nal jnl vs ur qvqa'g unir gb or...

tbq, ybbx ubj zhpu v'ir jevggra?

jung'f jebat jvgu zr?

v npghnyyl unir guvf znal vffhrf gb jevgr nobhg??

v qba'g xabj jul ohg v'z rfcrpvnyyl qernqvat zl oveguqnl guvf lrne...jryy v fhccbfr vg vf gur svefg

bar va n juvyr jurer nyrknaqre jba'g or gurer...

tbbq evqqnapr...

ohg vg fgvyy srryf jrveq...

znlor vg'yy or orggre guvf lrne?

v qba'g xabj...

naq gur pehfu guvat xrrcf cbccvat vagb zl urnq...ubj jnf univat n pehfu fhccbfrq gb srry naljnl? yvxr fbzr fghcvq fuvg yvxr "v jnag gb or nebhaq gurz nyy gur gvzr. gurl'er fb cerggl naq gurl znxr zr fb unccl"...v qba'g srry gung jnl nobhg uvz...v zrna, v jnag gb or nebhaq uvz n ybg, ohg gung'f orpnhfr ur'f zl orfg sevraq... naq v zrna, v'yy tvir vg gb gur zna, ur'f  u b g...v zrna yvxr...vs v fng qbja naq gevrq gb qrfpevor zl qernz thl, vg'q or fbeg bs nyzbfg rknpgyl uvz...naq v fhccbfr v *qb* srry orggre jura v'z nebhaq uvz...naq ur znxrf zr srry fnsr naq avpr naq v jnag uvz gb ubyq zr naq gryy zr rirelguvat vf tbvat gb or bxnl naq-

bu...ohg v pna'g unir n pehfu ba uvz...

v'z va ybir jvgu pyrnghf

naq orfvqrf, vs v ybirq uvz naq v gbyq uvz ur cebonoyl jbhyq or hapbzsbegnoyr nebhaq zr...

v qba'g jnag gung...

v'z cebonoyl whfg pbashfrq...