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ⵉⵙⵔⴰⴽⴰⵙⵏ ⵏ ⴷⵔⵄⴰ

ⵉⵜⵜⵓⵔⵡⵉ ⵎⴰⵙ ⴷⴻⴳ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵉⴹ ⴰⵎⵥⵥⴰⵖ, ⵎⴰⵏⵉ ⵉⵖⵣⴰⵏ ⵉⵖⵙⴰⵏ ⴷ ⵜⵉⵏⵉⵔⵉ ⵜⴻⵜⵜⴻⴽⴽⴰ ⴽⵓⵍⵍⵓ ⴰⵙⵎⵎⴰⴹ, ⵙⴻⴱⵄⴰ ⵉⵙⵔⴰⴽⴰⵙⵏ ⵙⴳ ⵜⵎⵏⴰⴹⵜ ⵏ ⴷⵔⵄⴰ ⵜⵜⵣⵔⵉⵔⵏ ⵖⵔ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴽⵔⴱⵓ ⴰⵎⵥⵥⵢⴰⵏ ⵉⵖⵙⴰⵏ ⴷⴻⴳ ⵉⴷⵔⴰⵔⵏ. ⵜⵜⴰⴼⴰⵏ ⴰⵎ ⵜⴳⴰⵏⵉⵡⵉⵏ — ⵓⵔ ⵜⵜⵙⵙⵖⵓⵢⵢⵓⵏ, ⵓⵔ ⵜⵜⵙⵙⵎⵎⴰⵙⵏ ⵉⴹⴰⵕⵏ ⵏⵏⵙⵏ.
ⵉⵙⵙⴰⵏⵏⴰ ⵓⵎⵇⵇⵔⴰⵏ ⵏⵙⵏ ⵅⴼ ⵓⴽⵔⴱⵓ ⵉⵏⵏⴰ:
"ⴰⵙⵙ ⴰⴷ ⵜⴰⵔⵡⴰ ⵏⵏⵖ ⵜⵜⵓⴽⵜⵉⵏ. ⵃⵃⵓ ⴰⵔ ⵜⵉⴼⵙⵔⵜ ⵜⴰⵢⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⵉⵍⵉ."
ⵇⵇⵉⵎⵏ ⴷⴻⴳ ⵓⵎⵥⵥⴰⵖ ⵜⵜⵡⴰⵍⴰⵏ. ⵢⴰⵜ ⵙⴳ ⵢⴰⵜ, ⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⵜⵉⴼⵙⵔⵉⵏ, ⵜⵓⵖⴰⵍ ⵜⵡⴰⵛⵓⵏⵜ ⴰⵔ ⵜⵜⴰⵔⴰⵊⴰⵏ ⴰⵎ ⵜⵡⴰⵛⵓⵏⵜ ⵉⵎⵎⵓⵜⵏ.

ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⴷⴻⴳ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵅⵉⵎ, ⵉⵍⵍⴰ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵔⴳⴰⵣ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵖⵙⵉ. ⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⵔⴰ ⵅⴼ ⵉⵙⵔⴰⴽⴰⵙⵏ, ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⵓⵍ ⵏⵏⴻⵙ ⵉⴷⴰⵙ ⵉⵏⵏⴰ ⵎⴰⵙ ⴰⵛⵛⵉⵍ ⵢⵓⵊⵊⴰ. ⵎⴰ ⵉⵙⵎⴻⵍ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵡⵓⵔⵉⵖ ⴰⵎⵣⵣⵢⴰⵏ ⴷⴰⵔ ⵜⵓⴼⴼⵉ ⵏ ⵓⴽⵔⴱⵓ, ⵉⵇⵔⴱ ⵖⵔ ⵜⵎⵟⵟⵓⵜ ⵏⵏⴻⵙ ⵉⵏⵏⴰ ⴷⴰⵙ ⵙ ⵜⵎⵙⵙⴰⵔⵜ:
"ⵓⵔ ⵜⵔⵓⵃⴷ. ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵔⴳⴰⵣ ⴷⴰⵖⵉ ⵉⵜⵜⵡⴰⵍⴰ ⴰⵙⵙ ⴰⴷ."
ⵜⵙⵡⴰ ⵜⴼⴰⵙⵜ ⵏⵏⴻⵙ ⴷ ⵜⴼⴰⵙⵜ ⵏⵏⴻⵙ ⵜⵏⵏⴰ:
"ⵙⴽⴰⵔ ⵎⴰ ⵜⵜⵡⴰⵍⵉⴷ ⵉⵃⵇⵇ. ⴷⴰⵔⴽ ⵓⵔⵖ."
ⵉⵙⵡⴰ ⵓⵔⴳⴰⵣ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵣⵎⵎⴻⵍ, ⵗⵎⴰ ⵉⵔⴼⴻⴷ ⵓⴷⴻⵎ ⵏⵏⴻⵙ ⴰⵎ ⵏⵏⴰ ⵉⵙⴰⵡⵍⴻⵏ ⵙ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⵊⵄⵡⴰⵍⵜ ⵏ ⵉⵔⴳⴰⵣⵏ:
"ⴰ ⵉⵎⴰ ⵏ! ⵉⵜⵜⵓⵙⵎⵔⴰⵙ ⴷⴰⵢⵉ ⵎⴰⵙ ⵉⵙⵔⴰⴽⴰⵙⵏ ⵜⵜⵣⵔⵉⵔⵏ ⴷⴻⴳ ⵜⵎⵏⴰⴹⵜ ⴰⴷ ⵉⴹⴰⵏ ⴰⴷ. ⴰⴷ ⴰⵡⵏ-ⵙⵎⵓⵏⵖ ⵜⴰⵃⵔⴰⵙⵜ — ⴽⵕⴰⴹ ⵙⴳ ⵡⵏ ⴷⴰⵔ ⵜⵉⵡⵡⵓⵔⵜ ⵏ ⵉⵖⵊⴻⵍ, ⴷ ⴽⵕⴰⴹ ⴷⴰⵔ ⵜⵉⵡⵡⵓⵔⵜ ⵏ ⵜⴳⵓⵔⵜ. ⵓⵔ ⵢⵉⵖⵙ ⵢⴰⵏ ⴰⵔ ⵜⵓⴼⴼⵉ!"

ⴱⵕⵕⴰ, ⵉⴱⴷⴷ ⵉⵙⵔⴰⴽⴰⵙⵏ ⵓⵔ ⵣⵎⵔⵏ ⴰⴷ ⵜⵜⴰⴼⴰⵏ. ⵉⵏⵏⴰ ⵓⵎⵇⵇⵔⴰⵏ ⵏⵙⵏ:
"ⵓⴽⵔⴱⵓ ⴰⴷ ⵉⵔⵣⴰⵏ ⴷ ⵉⵎⵍⴰⵏ ⵙ ⵉⵔⴳⴰⵣⵏ! ⴰⴷ ⵏⴼⵓ ⴷⴰⴷⴷⵖ ⴱⵍⴰ ⴰⴷ ⴰⵖ-ⵜⵜⴼⵏ!"
ⵜⵔⴰ ⵜⴳⵔⵓⴱⵜ ⵙ ⵓⵎⵜⵜⴰⵏ ⴰⵔ ⵡⵡⴹⵏ ⵖⵔ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵡⴰⵔⵉ. ⵉⵏⵏⴰ ⵓⵎⵇⵇⵔⴰⵏ:
"ⵙⵉⵏ ⵓⵎⵥⵥⵢⴰⵏ ⵏⵙⵏ ⴰⴷ ⵉⵔⵓⵃ ⵉⵜⵜⵡⴰⵍⴰ. ⵎⴰ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵍⵍⵉ ⵉⵔⴳⴰⵣ ⴷⴻⴳ ⵓⵅⵉⵎ, ⴰⵙⵙ ⴰⴷ ⴷⴰⵖⵏ."
ⵉⵃⵔⴽ ⵓⵎⵥⵥⵢⴰⵏ ⴰⵎ ⵡⴰⵎⵎⴰⵙ ⵏ ⵉⴹ ⴰⵔ ⵡⵡⴹ ⵖⵔ ⵓⵅⵉⵎ, ⵉⵙⵎⴻⵍ ⵙ ⵎⵉⵎⵎⵉ ⴷⴰⵔⵙ. ⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵎⵉⵍ ⵙⵍⴰⵡⵏ ⵅⴼ ⵓⴼⴼⵓⵖ ⴷ ⵉⵣⵡⴰⵔⵏ ⵉⵏⵎⵓⵍⵍⵓⵏ. ⵉⵖⵓⵍ ⵉⴷ ⵉⵔⴽⵓⵙ ⵉⵏⵏⴰ:
"ⵓⵔ ⵢⵉⵍⵉ ⵉⵍⵎⵎⴰ ⵢⴰⵏ! ⴰⵔⴳⴰⵣ ⵉⵜⵜⵎⵡⴰⴽⴰⵙ ⴽⴰⵏ! ⴰⵔ ⴷ-ⵏⵖⵓⵍ ⴱⵍⴰ ⵓⴼⵓ ⵏ ⵜⴼⵓⴽⵜ!"

ⴰⵎ ⵡⴰⵙⵙ ⴷ-ⵉⴳⴰⵏ ⵉⵙⵔⴰⴽⴰⵙⵏ ⵙ ⵓⵣⵔⴻⴱ ⵖⵔ ⵓⴽⵔⴱⵓ. ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⵓⵔ ⵙⵙⵉⵏⵉⵏ ⵎⴰⵙ ⵓⵔⴳⴰⵣ ⴰⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵃⵡⵡⵙ ⵡⴰⵍⵓ — ⴷⴻⴳ ⵎⴰⵏⵉ ⵜⵜⵎⵔⵣⴰⵏ ⵉⵙⵔⴰⴽⴰⵙⵏ ⴷⴻⴳ ⵡⴰⵔⵉ, ⵉⴳⴰ ⵓⵔⴳⴰⵣ ⵉⵜⵜⵔⵔⴰ ⵅⴼ ⵉⵎⵣⴷⴰⵖ ⵏⵏⴻⵙ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵢⴰⵏ, ⵉⵙⵏⴼⵍ ⵜⵏ ⵙ ⵓⵎⵜⵜⴰⵏ ⵉⵙⵔⵙ ⵜⵏ ⵙ ⵉⵖⵙⵓⵔⵏ ⵏⵏⵙⵏ ⴷ ⵉⵣⵎⵎⴰⵔⵏ ⵏⵏⵙⵏ.
ⵎⴰ ⵉⵇⵔⴱ ⵉⵙⵔⴰⴽⴰⵙⵏ ⴷ ⴽⴰⴷ ⵡⵡⴹⵏ ⵖⵔ ⵓⵅⵉⵎ ⴰⵎⵣⵡⴰⵔⵓ, ⴱⴷⴷⵏ ⵉⵔⴳⴰⵣⵏ ⵏ ⵓⴽⵔⴱⵓ ⵙⴳ ⴽⵓⵍⵍ ⵜⴰⵎⵏⴰⴹⵜ ⴰⵎ ⵏⵏⴰ ⵉⴼⴼⵖⵏ ⵙⴳ ⵓⴽⴰⵍ, ⵜⵔⵏⴰ ⵙⵓⵜⵜⴰⵙⵜ ⵏⵏⵙⵏ ⴷⴻⴳ ⵉⴹ ⴰⵎⵙⵙⵖⴰⵏ:
"ⴰⵡⵉⵜ ⵜⵏ! ⵓⵔ ⵢⵉⵖⵉ ⵢⴰⵏ ⴰⴷ ⵢⴰⴼⴼⵖ!"

ⵉⵔⴽⵓⵙ ⵉⵙⵔⴰⴽⴰⵙⵏ ⵙ ⴽⵓⵍⵍ ⵜⴰⵎⵏⴰⴹⵜ ⴰⵎ ⵉⵡⵢⴰⵔⵏ ⵉⵜⵛⴰⵡⴰⵍⵏ, ⵙⵔⵙⵏ ⵎⴰ ⵜⵔⵎⵙⵏ ⴷⴰⵔⵙⵏ. ⴷⴻⴳ ⵎⴰⵏⵉ ⵢⴰ ⵓⵎⵇⵇⵔⴰⵏ ⵏⵙⵏ ⵢⴰ ⵉⵔⴽⵓⵙ ⵙ ⵓⵔⵡⴰⵏ, ⵓⵔ ⵉⵍⵍⵉ ⴷⴻⴳ ⵓⵙⵏ ⵏⵏⴻⵙ ⵙⵍⴰⵡⵏ ⵙ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵡⴰⵡⴰⵍ ⵉⵜⵜⵎⵎⵎⵓⵙⵏ ⴰⵎ ⵡⴰⵏⴰⵔ:
"ⵓⵔ ⵉⵃⵇⵇ ⴰⵔⴰ ⴰⴷ ⵏⵖⵓⵍ."
ⵎⴰ ⵉⴼⵙⵓⵙ ⵓⴼⵓ ⵏ ⵜⴼⵓⴽⵜ ⵅⴼ ⵓⴽⵔⴱⵓ, ⵉⵇⵇⵉⵎ ⵉⵎⵓⴷⴰⵔ ⵏⵏⴻⵙ ⵜⵜⴰⵔⴰⵊⴰⵏ ⴰⵜⴰⵢ ⵜⵜⵖⵔⵖⵔⵏ — ⴷ ⴷⴰⵔⵙⵏ ⵓⵔⴳⴰⵣ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵖⵙⵉ ⴷⴻⴳ ⵉⴹ ⴰⴷ — ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⵉⴳⴰ ⵡⵉⵏ ⵉⵍⵍⴰⵏ ⵙ ⵓⵔⵣⵣⵓ ⴷⴻⴳ ⵓⵍ ⵏⵏⴻⵙ.
ⴰⵙⵡⵉⵔ: ⵓⵔ ⵜⵔⵉⴷ ⴰⵣⵎⵎⵓⵔ ⵎⴰ ⴷⴰⵔⴽ ⵓⵍ ⵉⵢⵢⴰⴹ ⴷ ⵉⵊⵊ ⵉⵟⵟⴼⵏ. ⵜⴰⴷⴱⴱⴰⵣⵜ ⵜⵓⴼⴰ ⵜⴳⵏⵉ ⵜⴰⵎⵖⴰⵔⵜ ⴷⴻⴳ ⴽⵓⵍⵍ ⵡⴰⵙⵙ.
ⵉⵜⵜⵓⵔⵡⵉ ⵙⴳ ⵓⵢⵢⴰⵙ ⵏ ⵎⵓⵃⴰ ⵓ ⵄⵍⵉ ⵓ ⵎⵔⵢⵎ ⵏ ⵉⵡⵍⴰⴷ ⵅⵍⵉⴼⵜ — ⴰ. ⵎⵙⵙⴰⵟ.Sonnet 4.6 Faible

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