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Illustration for ⵜⴰⵍⴰⵜⵉⵏ ⵏ ⴱⵓⴱⴽⵔ ⵢⵓ ⵜⵡⵓⴽⵜ ⴷ ⵜⵔⴱⴰⵜ ⵏ ⵍⴱⴰⵣ

ⵜⴰⵍⴰⵜⵉⵏ ⵏ ⴱⵓⴱⴽⵔ ⵢⵓ ⵜⵡⵓⴽⵜ ⴷ ⵜⵔⴱⴰⵜ ⵏ ⵍⴱⴰⵣ

ⴰⵎⵢⴰⴷ ⵍⵍⵉ ⵉⵍⵍⴰⵏ... ⴳ ⵣⵎⴰⵏ ⵉⵇⴱⵓⵔⵏ, ⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⵉⵍⵍⴰ ⵍⵃⴱⵇ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵉⵙⴰⵏ ⴳ ⵓⴼⵓⴷ ⵏ ⵏⴱⵉ, ⵜⴰⵥⴰⵍⵍⵉⵜ ⴷ ⵓⴼⵔⴰ ⵏ ⴱⴰⴱ ⵏ ⵉⴳⵏⵡⴰⵏ ⴼⵍⵍⴰⵙ. ⵜⴰⵍⴰⵜⵉⵏ ⴰⴷ ⵜⴳⴰ ⵣⵖ ⵜⵓⵙⵙⵏⴰ ⵜⴰⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱⵉⵜ ⵜⴰⵚⵍⵉⵜ, ⴰⵔ ⵜⴰⵍⵙ ⴼ ⵓⴼⵓⵢⵢⵓ ⴷ ⵡⴰⵜⵜⴰⵢⵏ ⵍⵍⵉ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵜⵜⴱⴷⴷⴰⵍⵏ.

ⵉⵍⵍⴰ ⵢⴰⵏ ⴱⵓⴱⴽⵔ, ⵢⵓ ⵜⵡⵓⴽⵜ (ⵜⴰⵡⵓⴽⵜ). ⴱⵓⴱⴽⵔ ⴰⴷ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵜⵜⴰⵏⵏⴰⵢ ⴳ ⵉⵅⴼ ⵏⵏⵙ ⵉⴳⴰ ⴰⵎ ⵍⴱⴰⵣ ⵉⴳⴰ ⴰⵎ ⵉⵙⴽⵏⵉ, ⵡⴰⵅⵅⴰ ⵏⵜⵜⴰ ⵉⴳⴰ ⵖⴰⵙ "ⵢⵓ ⵜⵡⵓⴽⵜ". ⵢⴰⵏ ⵡⴰⵙⵙ, ⵉⵍⵍⴰ ⴷⵉⵙ ⵓⵎⵣⵡⴰⵔ, ⵢⴰⵣⵏ ⵉⵎⵎⴰⵙ ⴷⴰⵔ ⵓⴳⵍⵍⵉⴷ ⵏ ⵉⴳⵏⵡⴰⵏ, ⵍⴱⴰⵣ ⴰⵃⵓⵔⵔⵉ, ⴰⴷ ⴰⵙ ⵢⵉⵏⵉ ⵉⵔⴰ ⵜⵔⴱⴰⵜ ⵏⵏⵙ.

ⵜⵡⵓⴽⵜ ⵜⴼⵍⵍⵢ ⵙ ⵜⵉⴽⵙⵙⴰⴹ ⴰⵢⵍⵍⵉⵖ ⵜⵍⴽⵎ ⴰⴷⵔⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵍⴱⴰⵣ. ⵜⴷⴷⵓ ⵜⴳⵔⴰ ⵜⴰⴳⴳⵓⵔⵜ. ⵉⴼⴼⵖ ⴷ ⵍⴱⴰⵣ ⵙ ⵜⵉⵎⵎⵓⵖⵔⴰ ⵏⵏⵙ, ⵢⵉⵏⵉ ⴰⵙ:
— "ⵎⴰⵢⴷ ⵉⴷⴷⴰⵏ ⵙ ⴷⴰⵔⵉ ⴰ ⵜⴰⵡⵓⴽⵜ ⴳ ⵓⴼⴰⵡ ⵏ ⵡⴰⵙⵙ?"
ⵜⵔⵔⴰ ⴰⵙ ⵙ ⵡⴰⵡⴰⵍ ⵉⵔⴳⴳⵉⴳⵏ: "ⵓⵙⵉⵖ ⴷ ⵓⵍ ⵉⵏⵓ, ⵔⵉⵖ ⴰⴷ ⵜⴰⵟⵟⴼⴷ ⵜⵔⴱⴰⵜ ⵏⵏⴽ ⵉ ⵢⵉⵡⵉ ⴱⵓⴱⴽⵔ."

ⵉⵥⵕⴰ ⵜⵜ ⵍⴱⴰⵣ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵡⴰⵇⵜ, ⵢⵉⵏⵉ ⴰⵙ ⵙ ⵜⵓⵙⵙⵏⴰ: "ⵓⵔ ⴰⵔ ⵜⵜⴰⴽⴽⴰⵖ ⵜⵔⴱⴰⵜ ⵉⵏⵓ ⴰⵎⵔ ⵉ ⵡⴰⵏⵏⴰ ⵉⵙⵏⵏ ⴰⴷ ⵉⴳⵎⵔ. ⵔⴰⴷ ⵙⵉⴳⴳⵍⵖ ⵢⵉⵡⵉⵎ, ⵉⴳ ⵉⴳⴰ ⴰⵎⴳⵎⴰⵔ ⵉⴼⵓⵍⴽⵉⵏ, ⵔⴰⴷ ⵢⴰⵎⵥ ⵎⴰⵢⴷ ⵉⵔⴰ."

ⵜⵡⵓⴽⵜ ⵜⵡⵔⵔⵉ ⴷⴰⵔ ⵢⵉⵡⵉⵙ ⵜⴳⴰ ⵜⵉⴽⵙⵙⴰⴹ. ⵜⵏⵏⴰ ⴰⵙ: "ⴰ ⴱⵓⴱⴽⵔ, ⵓⵢⵢⴰⴷ ⵉⵅⴼ ⵏⵏⴽ, ⵎⵍ ⵜⴰⴱⵖⵓⵔⵜ ⵏⵏⴽ, ⴷⴷⴰ ⵍⴱⴰⵣ ⵔⴰⴷ ⴽ ⵉⵙⵉⴳⴳⵍ ⴳ ⵓⴳⵎⴰⵔ."
ⵉⵔⵔⴰ ⴰⵙ ⴱⵓⴱⴽⵔ ⵙ ⵓⴼⵓⵢⵢⵓ: "ⴰⴷ ⵓⵔ ⵜⵉⵡⵉⴷ ⵡⵉⵙⵙ, ⴰ ⵢⵎⵎⴰ. ⵜⴰⵖⴰⵡⵙⴰ ⵜⴳⴰ ⵜⵉⴼⵔⵓⵔⵜ, ⵏⴽⴽⵉ ⴷⴰⵔⵉ ⵜⴰⴱⵖⵓⵔⵜ ⴷ ⵜⵉⵎⵎⵓⵖⵔⴰ."

ⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⴷ ⵢⵓⵛⴽⴰ ⵍⴱⴰⵣ, ⵉⴼⴼⵖ ⴷ ⴱⵓⴱⴽⵔ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵜⵜⵣⵓⵅⵓ. ⵉⵏⵏⴰ ⴰⵙ ⵍⴱⴰⵣ: "ⵢⴰⵍⵍⴰ ⴰⴷ ⵏⵥⵕ ⵎⴰⵢⴷ ⵜⴳⴰⴷ. ⴰⴷ ⵏⴷⴷⵓ ⴰⴷ ⵏⴳⵎⵔ ⵜⵉⵎⵉⵍⵍⵉⵡⵉⵏ (ⵜⵉⴳⵓⵜⵉⵏ)." ⵜⵏⵏⴰ ⵜⵡⵓⴽⵜ ⵉ ⵍⴱⴰⵣ: "ⵙ ⵜⵓⵍⵍⵓⴳⵏⴰ ⴰ ⵢⵓⵎⴰ ⵍⴱⴰⵣ, ⵃⵏⵏⵓ ⴼⵍⵍⴰⵙ."

ⵍⴱⴰⵣ ⵢⴰⵍⵍⴰⵢ ⵙ ⵉⴳⵏⵡⴰⵏ, ⴱⵓⴱⴽⵔ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵜⵜⴼⵔⴼⵔ ⵉⵔⴳⴰ ⴰⴷ ⵜ ⵢⴰⵎⵥ. ⵢⴰⵏ ⵡⴰⵇⵜ, ⵉⵥⵕⴰ ⵍⴱⴰⵣ ⵙ ⵜⵉⵟⵟ ⵏⵏⵙ ⵙⵏⴰⵜ ⵜⵉⵎⵉⵍⵍⵉⵡⵉⵏ ⴰⵔ ⵙⵡⴰⵏⵜ ⴳ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴼⵍⵍⴰⵢ. ⵢⵉⵏⵉ ⴰⵙ:
— "ⵉⵙ ⵜⵥⵕⵉⴷ ⴽⵔⴰ ⴰ ⴱⵓⴱⴽⵔ?"
ⴱⵓⴱكر ⴰⵔ ⵉⵜⵜⴳⴳⴰⵍ ⴳ ⵓⵍⴰⵛ, ⵢⵉⵏⵉ: "ⵓⵔ ⵥⵕⵉⵖ ⵡⴰⵍⵓ ⴰ ⴷⴷⴰ ⵍⴱⴰⵣ. ⵎⴰⵏⵉ ⵍⵍⴰⵏⵜ?"

ⵉⵏⵏⴰ ⵍⴱⴰⵣ ⴳ ⵓⵍ ⵏⵏⵙ: "ⴰⵔⴱⴰ ⴰⴷ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵉⵏ ⵡⴰⵍⵓ, ⵜⵉⵟⵟ ⵏⵏⵙ ⵜⴳⴰ ⵜⵉⵍⵍⴰⵙ ⴳ ⵓⴼⴰⵡ." ⵉⵎⵍ ⴰⵙ ⴰⴼⵍⵍⴰⵢ, ⵢⵉⵏⵉ ⴰⵙ ⴱⵓⴱⴽⵔ: "ⴰⵀ... ⴷⵖⵉ ⵥⵕⵉⵖ ⵜⵜⵏⵜ."
ⵉⵏⵏⴰ ⴰⵙ ⵍⴱⴰⵣ: "ⴳⴳⴷⵔ (ⵚⵓⴱⴱ) ⴰⴷ ⵜⵏⵜ ⵜⴳⵎⵔⴷ."
ⵉⵏⵏⴰ ⴰⵙ ⴱⵓⴱⴽⵔ ⵙ ⵜⵉⴽⵙⵙⴰⴹ: "ⴳⴳⴷⵔ ⴽⵢⵢⵉ ⵣⵡⴰⵔ, ⴰⴷ ⵣⵖ ⴷⵉⴽ ⵍⵎⴷⵖ."

ⵍⴱⴰⵣ ⵢⵓⴷⵔ ⴷ ⵣⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴷⴷⵉ, ⵢⴰⵎⵥ ⵜⴰⵎⵉⵍⵍⴰ ⵏⵏⵙ. ⵢⴰⵍⵍⴰⵢ ⴷⴰⵖ ⵙ ⵉⴳⵏⵡⴰⵏ, ⵜⵢⵓⵛⴽⴰ ⴷ ⵜⵡⴰⵍⴰ ⵏ ⴱⵓⴱⴽⵔ. ⴱⵓⴱⴽⵔ ⵢⵓⴷⵔ ⴷ ⵙ ⵜⵉⵣⵣⵍⴰ, ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⵓⵔ ⵢⵉⵎⵉⵥ ⵜⴰⵎⵉⵍⵍⴰ, ⵢⵓⵜ ⵙ ⵢⵉⵎⵉ ⵏⵏⵙ ⴳ ⵓⵍⵓⴷⴷⵓ (ⵍⵖⵉⵙ)! ⵉⵖⵔⵇ ⵉⵅⴼ ⵏⵏⵙ, ⵓⵔ ⵢⵓⴼⴰ ⴰⴷ ⵉⵏⵎⵓⵙⵙⵓ.

ⵍⴱⴰⵣ ⵉⵇⵇⵍ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵡⴰⵇⵜ, ⵉⴼⴼⵖ ⴷ ⵉⵙⵉⴳⴳⵍ ⵢⴰⴼ ⵉⴼⵔⵅⴰⵏ ⵓⵎⵥⵏ ⴱⵓⴱⴽⵔ ⴰⵔ ⵙⵉⵙ ⵜⵜⵓⵔⴰⵔⵏ. ⵍⴱⴰⵣ ⵢⴰⵙⵢ ⵜⴰⵎⵉⵍⵍⴰ ⵏⵏⵙ ⵉⴷⴷⵓ, ⴰⵃⵓⵔⵔⵉ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵔⴰ ⵍⵃⵛⵓⵎⵜ.

ⵜⵓⵛⴽⴰ ⴷ ⵜⵡⵓⴽⵜ ⴰⵔ ⵜⵜⵔⵓ: "ⵎⴰⵏⵉ ⵜⴼⵍⴷ ⵢⵉⵡⵉ ⴰ ⵍⴱⴰⵣ?"
ⵉⵔⵔⴰ ⴰⵙ: "ⴼⵍⵖ ⵜ ⴳ ⵓⴼⵍⵍⴰⵢ, ⵢⵓⴷⵔ ⴰⴷ ⵉⴳⵎⵔ ⵓⵔ ⴷ ⵢⵓⵍⵉ. ⴷⴷⵓⵖ ⴳ ⵓⴱⵔⵉⴷ ⵉⵏⵓ."
ⵜⵏⵏⴰ ⴰⵙ ⵉⵎⵎⴰⵙ: "ⵓⵔ ⵔⵉⵖ ⵍⵎⴰⵍ, ⵓⵔ ⵔⵉⵖ ⵜⴰⵔⴱⴰⵜ, ⵔⵉⵖ ⵖⴰⵙ ⵢⵉⵡⵉ!"

ⵍⴱⴰⵣ ⵉⵃⵏⵏⴰ ⵓⵍ ⵏⵏⵙ, ⵢⴰⵍⵍⴰⵢ ⵢⴰⵎⵥ ⴱⵓⴱⴽⵔ ⵣⵖ ⵉⴼⴰⵙⵙⵏ ⵏ ⵉⴼⵔⵅⴰⵏ, ⵢⴰⵡⵉ ⵜ ⵉ ⵉⵎⵎⴰⵙ. ⵢⵉⵏⵉ ⴰⵙ ⵍⴱⴰⵣ: "ⵎⴰⵢⴷ ⴽ ⵢⴰⵖⵏ ⴰ ⴱⵓⴱⴽⵔ? ⵎⴰⵎⴽ ⵜⴳⴰⴷ ⴰⵍⵍⵓⵏ ⵏ ⵉⴼⵔⵅⴰⵏ?"

ⵉⵔⵔⴰ ⴰⵙ ⴱⵓⴱⴽⵔ ⵙ ⵓⴼⵓⵢⵢⵓ ⴷⴰⵖ:
— "ⵔⵉⵖ ⴰⴷ ⵜⵏⵜ ⴰⵎⵥⵖ ⵙⵏⴰⵜ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⵡⴰⵍⴰ, ⴰⵢⵍⵍⵉⵖ ⴹⵔⵖ ⴼ ⵓⵎⵣⵡⴰⵔ ⵉⵏⵓ!"

ⵍⴱⴰⵣ ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵙⵎ, ⵓⵔ ⵢⵓⴼⴰ ⵎⴰⵢⴷ ⵉⵏⵏⴰ ⵉ ⵓⴼⵓⵢⵢⵓ ⴰⴷ. ⵉⴷⴷⵓ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵜⵜⵉⵏⵉ ⵜⴰⵏⴼⵓⵙⵜ ⵏ ⵉⵎⵣⵡⵓⵔⴰ:
"ⵢⵓ ⵜⵡⵓⴽⵜ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵜⵜⴳⴳⴰ ⵍⴱⴰⵣ. ⴰⵃⵓⵔⵔⵉ ⵉⴳⴰ ⴰⵃⵓⵔⵔⵉ, ⵜⵉⵟⵟ ⵓⵔ ⴰⵔ ⵜⵜⴰⵍⵍⴰⵢ ⴼ ⵓⵍⵉⵎ (ⵍⵃⴰⵊⵉⴱ)."

ⵖⵉⴷ ⴰ ⵜⴳⵎⵎⴰ ⵜⴰⵏⴼⵓⵙⵜ ⵏⵏⵖ, ⵜⴷⴷⵓ ⵣⵖ ⵡⴰⵙⵉⴼ ⵙ ⵡⴰⵢⵢⴰⴹ, ⵏⵇⵇⵉⵎ ⴷ ⵉⵎⴷⴷⵓⴽⴽⴰⵍ ⵉⴼⵓⵍⴽⵉⵏ.

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