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Ha flBOHX C TOGoft (MHO JIHlIib flblXaHHC. 

«Haymwyc fJoMnujiuyc», B. Bymycoe 

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Jiu MU yeepenu e npoucxodmqeM, e 

, nmo dejiaeM? HacKOJlbKO natuu nocmynKU 3aeucxm 

mojibKO om nac, om mozo, KCIK Mbt ece npodyMOMi? 

BoKpyz ceepiuaemcn cmojibKo neuseecm- 

Hbtx, nenoHfimHbix HUM aejienuti.. MHOZO JIH e cjvyHuenieMCH 

nautezo wejianwi, Haiueti QOJIU? KaK nacmo 

mo, nezo Mbi maK doduea/iucb, enocjiedcmeuu ne 

npUHOcwio padocmu, Mbt xcueeM e Mupe, eo MHOZOM 

ne 3aeucfnn,eM om nac. MemnaeM 06 odnoM, a ydoe- 

JiemeopHeMCft Gjiednoti Konueti. ceoeti Menmu. Mbi 

aienu neped cydbSoti. H mojibKO odno cnocoGno nac 

noeecmu e nyxcHOM Hanpaanenuu. .Bpeenue uoabiea- 

Jiu atno dapOM, cpedneeeKoebie MucmuKU npowifimb- 

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fl eme HC nosepHyjiacb, HO yjKe 3Haio, KTO CTOHT 

3E CHHHOH. BblCOKHH, KpaCHBblH, TCMHtlC BOÔCbl 

B3JioxMaqeHbi, Ha ry6ax jierxaa yjibiGKa. 

— MaKc! 

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JlK)6jno-y-y... Ma-a-aKc... Oana Hoxa, OAHH 3ByK, 

CJIOBO. 

CXOHX ero npOH3HecxH, KaK BcnoMHHaioxca rna- 

3a — npo3paqHo-rojiy6bie maaa, B Koxopbix MOH cyab- 

6a, ero... Hama. 

— JlpMBex! 

He xo, ne xo a rosopio. Mxo co MHOH? CmnbKO H 

ero ne BHêjia? riaxb flHeft? lllecxb? Beinocxb! #aaa, 

npouuia Be*mocxb, Kaamyio ceKynay HanojiHennaa 

MaKCOM. ft HM JKHjia see BpeMa, M BOX xenepb OH 

npuiiieji. npHineji 3a MHOH, a a co CBOHM xa^KHM 

npHBCXOM... 

— SflpaBcxByfi! — ft npHno^najiacb B KposaxH. 

MaKC ocxopoacHO ceji paaoM co MHOH. 3xo HC COH? 

ft BHacy ero? Bce nosaflH — BOJIHCHHH, xocKa. 

He Bepio... He Bepio, He Bepio, He sepro! OH? 

ft pC3KO HaKJIOHHJiaCb 

OieHb CHJibHbie pyKH. CHJibHbie H 

— floHCMy Te6a xaK aojiro He 6buio? — menqy a, 

xoxa B ayme yxe noflHHMaexca socxopr. MaKc! 

To xe cnoKOHHoe JIHUO, 6;ieAHaa Koxa, xeMHbie 

Bojiocu, ynaBiiine na Jio6, XOHKHH pasjiex SpoBefl. 

H rjiasa... râsa, B Koxopwx xonexca yxonyxb. 

— Tbi aancKo 3a6panacb, — mennex OH. Fy6bi qyn> 

HanpaxeHbi, B yjibi6Ke Me^bKaiox DOBHWC 3y6bi. 

— Maxc! — ft KHâiocb eMy na meio, OH nepexsaxbisaex 

MCHH, HC aasaa npHxaxbca, npHKpbiBaex pox 

JiaflOHbK). 

— Tnnie! — HanoMHHaex OH MHC. 

M H see BcnoMHHaio. ft ne ôMa, ne y ce6a B KOMnaxe, 

rê ox poAHxejieft Mena oxaejiarox HaaeacHaa 

cxena H 3aKpbixaa ABepb. PH/ioM cnHx MaMa. Mbi ye- 

B A(J)pHKy, na Mope. B A(J)pHKy... Tê 

H nOCXOHHHO CBCTHX COJIHUC... 

— TM naflojiro? — ft c xpeaorOH râHyâ B OKHO. 

Ceftqac MXO? JlcHb? Ho4b? KaK MaKC cioAa BOIUCJI? 

HOMepa saKpbixa. 

— CKO/tbKO xe6e saxonexca. — Ero ry6bi nyxb 

, H OH, npoôjiacaa yjibi6axbca, HaiciioHHJica 

KO MHC. 

Cettnac... 

B nepByw ceKyuay ry6w eme xojio^Hbie, HO BOX 

OHH nocxeneHHo HarpeBaioxca. IloiiejiyH 3acxaBJiaex 

MCH« Kpenne npnacaxbca K MaKcy, pacxsopHXbca B 

HCM, cxaxb c HHM oflHHM uejibiM. ft o6xBaxbisaio ero 

pyxaMH H3O Bcex cHJi, He xoHy, Hxo6bi o&baxHa paapbi- 

BaJIHCb, HO KpenKHC pyKH MHFKO M6Ha OXCXpaHKIOT. 

KaK ace xaK? Mbi xaK AOJIFO He BHaejiHCb! npouijia 

Beflb uejiaa Bennocxb! IloqeMy OH ne âer MHC 

6bixb K HCMy S^nace? Heyace^H cnosa 

— Eme Hyxb-nyxb, — xanycb a onaxb K ero ry6aM, 

HO OHH IUIOXHO CaCHMaiOXCH, H a HCBOJIbHO nOflHH- 

Maio rjiasa Bbiiiie. Ero 3paHKH HCPBHO nyjibcnpyiox, 

rojiy6n3Hy nuxaexca norjioxHXb xbMa. ribrraexca, HO 

He Moatex. 

MaKC Sepex MCHS 3a KHcxbJieBofi pyKH, passopaqHBaex 

JiaaoHbio BBepx, npoBOflHX najibuaMH no flByM 

ejie saMexHbiM mpaMaM Ha aanacxbe. XOJIOA Mypaui- 

KaMH npoGeraex no Koace. Xoqexca CMeaxbca. CMC- 

aXbCfl 663 OCX3HOBKH. 

3xo COH, qyaecHHH COH... MaKC mecb! 

— KaK xbi flo6pajica cioâ? — menqy a B CKJIO- 

HCHHbift aaxbuioK H saKanuBaiocb pyKoft B ero rycxue 

BOJiocw. — IToqeMy HC noaajiajica panbiiie? ft xaK 

agjana. Te6a ysesjin, a HC snajia, rue XH, HXO c xo- 

GOH. — ft oxcxpaHRnacb, Sbicxpo nomsmejia Ha Hero 

H cHosa npnataâcb meKOfi K rpy^H, — Mne anpyr 

noKasanocb, qxo xbi cjjepacHiub o6emaHHe, 

Jleo. Hy... ne Bcxpenaxbca co MHoft 6ojibine. 

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— ft HenocnyiiiHbiH, — ycMexaeTca MaKC H npH- 

CTaJIbHO CMOTpHT H3 MCHfl. 

ft 6epy ero jiajioHb, npMKJiaawBaio K meice. HOT 6bi 

TBK aacTbiTb HaBcerfla. TojibKO OH H a. Ha Taicyio BCH- 

HocTb a 6buia 6bi corjiacua. /Jpyraa MHC He 

MaKC npono;iJKaeT Ha MCHH CMoipeTb, H B 

TO ceKynay MHC Kaaceica, HTO a ne yanaio ero JIHUO, 

OHO KaK SyflTo apyroe. npHCMarpMBaiocb... Hex, OH 

TOT 3KC. B KOMH3TC HOJiyMpaK, TCHH HFpaiOT CBOH 

majibHbie Hrpbi. 

— Ho KaK ace TW saecb 6yaeuib? — ft CMOTpro Ha 

aaiUTOpeHHbie OKna, H MHC Kaxercfl, HTO CKBO3b HMX 

npo6HBaiOTCH nepBbie Jiynn cojiHua. 

u 6ecKOHCHHbie nbuibHbie BCTpa. 

— Tbi 3a6pajiacb B caMoe Heyao6Hoe 

POB MCCTO. Te6e naao CKOpee BO3BpamaTbca. — Ero 

FOJIOC HanpaiKCH. MOJKCT, OH ycTa/i H eMy Tpyano 6biTb 

pHÔM CO MHOft? 

— Bo3BpamaTbCH? — OT paôcTH, OT 

HOCTH B rojioBe see nyracTCH. KaKOH cero^Hfl 

Hezie^H? Cpeâ, nexBepr? Ho MH yesjKaeM rojibKo B 

BocKpeceHbe! — Panbine HC no^yHHTcn. Haô noô- 

HCTblpC ZIHH. 

— ft He Mory acaaTb! — pbrnur MaKC, pesKo npH- 

MCHH BnjioTHyio K ce6e. — Majio BPCMCHH. 

Beflb TW 3êcb! Mbi HTo-HH6yzu> npH- 

, HTo6bi COJIHUC Te6e HC nospe^HJio. V MaMbi 

ecTb xopoiiiHH KpeM OT 3arapa... 

TySbi MaKca Aepraiorcji B HeôBo^bnoft yxMbuiice. 

— HCT, — Kanaer OH FOJIOBOH H HaHHHaeT »oio- 

HHTbCfl KO MH6. ft THHyCb B OTBCT, RblTaflCb BCTpe- 

THTbCH c ero ryGaMH, HO OH jia^QHbio OTCTpanaei MC- 

H«, sacTaBJiflji HeyAoSHo BbiBCpHyrb meio. 

B ziyme xojiojjHbiM KOMKOM nocejiaercfl crpax. MTO- 

TO He Tax. MaKC HMKorâ ce6a TaK ne BC^. OH Bcenxa 

6bl7I OCTOpO)KHbIH, JiaCKOBbIM, BHUMaTCJIbHWH. 

^3 CTOJIbKO pC3KHX ^BMXeHHM? 

nbrraK>cb CHosa sarji^Hyrb eMy B maaa, HO roô- 

»y noBepHyrb HC nojiynaeTCfl. 

— MCHH 3ACCb HCT, nO3TOMy Tbi o6fl3aHa B6p- 

HyTbCfl! ft TC6H JKAy! — POJIOC HC3HaKOMbIH, p33flpa- 

ft xony ocBo6oflHTbca, aepraiocb, HO eme 

HO T3KOC HCaCHOe O6T>HTMC npCBpamaeTCfl B CTa^faHOH 

KanKaH. nepefl co6ofi a BHacy nyjibcwpyiomiift TCM- 

HOTOH PJ133, OCKaJICHHbie 3y6bl. HOC C lliyMOM BTflFHsaeT 

B ce6a B03flyx. RaxQ HC c myMOM. 3syK noxoac 

H3 MTO-TO 3HaKOMOC, CJ1OBHO T^C-TO 3BCHHT TCêÔH. 

— MBKC! — KpH^y a, yiKe He oyuax o TOM, MTO MC- 

Hfl KTO-TO yC^bllllHT. 

CymecTBO PHJIOM co MHOH XOXOMCT, JIOMBH 3Ha- 

KOMbie nepTH Jiwua. riepea rjiasaMM MejibKaroT 

3y6bi, JUIKHHWC KJIMKH. 

— HCT! OcTanoBHCb! — KpHiy a, sapanee 

CMeprejibHbifl yKyc. 

— Mafia! — HSâêKa SOBCT MaMa. 

3y6bi BOH3aiOTca B uieio, po^caaa 6o.nb. Fojiosa 

flepraerca. ft H30 BCCX CMJI orrajiKHBaio npHjmnmero 

KO MHC MOHCTpa, KpHMy, npoBajiHBaacb B nycroTy. 

HaacTpeny MHe necerca My3biKa. 

— Mana! HpocHHCb. 

HCT, paÔM HHKoro HCT... ft CKOMKajia MOKpyio 

npocTbiHio. B ymax eme CToa^ cyMacuieauiHfl XOXOT, 

IUICMM noMHHJiH xojioflHoe o6i>aTHe, mea necaâcb OT 

HBCTBCHHO npCACTaBMBiuerocfl yKyca. 

— npocHMCb! 

— MaMa? 

Bee cnyra/iocb. Fê a? rae CTOJI, TejieBHsop, KHPDK- 

Hbie nojiKM? floMCMy onaTb saKpbijiM OKHO? 

Cron! O MCM a? HCT KHHJKHbix iDKa4>OB. ft B A(J>- 

PHKC, B EFMHTe. OcCHHHe K3HHKy^bI, Mbi C M3MOH 

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na Mope. 51 B HOMepe. H 3êcb HHKOFO, KpoMe 

nac, HCT. 

— TbI MCHH CJIblKIHIUb? — 3ByqaJI M3MHH rOJIOC. 

HoMep npocTopHbift, HO OT AyxoTbi Kaacexca Ma- 

JICHbKHM H y3KHM. #66 KpOBBTH, MCJK^y HHMH TyM- 

6oqKa. .HflHHHaji MpaMopnaa cTOJieiiiHuua HJJCT BflOJib 

BCCM npOTHBOnOJIOJKHOH CTCHbl. Ha Heft TCJieBH30p, 

pflAOM TK)6HKH C KpCMaMH, 6aHOHKH, 

6yrbUiKM c BOflOH, KaMeuiKH, npHHeceHHbie c 

CTOJI c THKOH ace MpaMopHOH KpbiuiKoft. 

B npoeMe pacnaxHyroft 6ajiKOHHoft asepH ejie Tpenemex 

6ejiaa uiTOpa. 

H yMHpaiomHft 3ByK. 

— 3ro TBOH T6Jie4>OH! 

SBOHHJI COTOBMH. Ho COH eme MCHH, H a 

ce6a CKOBaHHO, 

pHHHHHTb ce6e 

nonecana uieio, oiuyrMB no,a 

BcnoxeBinyio Koxcy. Yicyca He 6buio. A snaqHT — see 

COH. MHe OIIHTb CTaJIH CHHTbCJI KOllIMapbl. 

MaMa aepHyjia BepXHHfi HIUHK xyM6oHKH, H a ycnejia 

aaMCTHTb racnymMft 3Kpan TejieOH npeBpaxHTca B KaMCHt, xyMGoHKa 

B Ta6ypeiKy, a uuienaHUbi na nojiy B flOMamHHe ranOHKM. 

MaMa 36BHyjia, OTKHAbiBaacb na cnHHy. 

— Tbi M6H5I nanyrajia, — paCTHFHBaa cjioaa OT 

3eBKa, npOH3Hecjia ona. — TaK 

Orwrb qro-To npHcnmiocb? 

— MeHfl noKycaJi BaMnMp, — npomenTaâ a, 

BFJIHflMBaflCb B HCSHaKOMblft HOMCp, Onpefle^HBlUHHcfl 

Ha MOCM Teê4>oHe. 

— npHnex ace THKOC B roôsy, — COHHO npo6op- 

Morajia MaMa. — 3ro H3-3a TBOHX FOTOB, ne naao 6bi- 

JIO TCOC C HHMH CBfl3bIBaTbCfl. 

B OTBCT H xMbiKHyjia. npasfla noMoraer, a B MOCM 

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— Hxo y xe6a c TOJIOCOM? — MHC 

6y#xo H3 TpySKH jibexca XGJIO.H. — Mama, HTO npo- 

H3O11UIO? 

— Hnnero HC npoH3oiiuio, COM HJIOXOH npHCHmica, 

— 3axoponn/iacb a. Bonpocbi xecHHJWCb B rojio- 

BC, H a xoxejia nocKopee nx saaaxb. — Maxc, rue xu? 

Tbi eme B ropofle? KaK Tbi ce6a nyBCTByeuib? 

M3 AHHaMHKa nocjibiumjica aaJieKHtt CMCX. 

— Tw HCHcnpaBHMa! — BocKJiHKHyji OH. — BaMimpa 

cnpauiHBaeiiib o ero aaopOBbe. Jlyniue CKajKH, 

MTO 3a COH xe6e npHCHnnca? 

— MBKC! fl OHCHb cocKyHHJiacb! fl xony K re6e! — 

HC pa36y^HTb oKOHMaxe^bHO Mamy, a nepenepea 

nepHJia. nycKaft MCHH CJIHUIHT secb 

OTCJIb, TOJIbKO HC M3Ma! 

— Mama! KaKOH COH? — TpeGoBaxejibHo nporo- 

BOpHJI MaKC. 

^ HCBOJILHO BbinpHMHJiacb. C nero Hanaib? C TOro, 

KaK no HCMy cKynajia, KHK ero o6paa nocroaHHo 

BcxaBaji nepeao MHOH, cxonno 3aKpbiTb rjiaaa? KaK 

o6pajjOBajiacb, yBHfles ero nycKaft H B MHpe rpea? 

— Tbi TOJibKo HC CMCHCSI, noJKajiyHCTa, — samenxajia 

a B Tpy6Ky. Ycjibimana B OTBCT êrKHfi CMCIIIOK, 

HO sacrasHjia ce6a npoôîKHTb. CBOH cxpax a Morjia 

paccKasaxb xojibKo CMy. TojibKo OH MOF MCHa no- 

Haxb. — MHC npHCHHJiocb, 6yjm> xbi npwexa^ KO 

MHC, ClOfla, HTO Mbl UCJIOBa^HCb... — MaKC XMblKHyjI, 

H a nocneuiHâ onpasâTbca. — Ho axo xe 6bui xbi! 

A noxoM xw npeBpaxHJica B cxpaiiinoro MOHCxpa H 

yKyCMJi MCHa B meio. 

— Ox XBoero nouejiya a npeBpaxHJica B MOHCXpa? 

— yxoHHHJi MaKC, H a npHKycmia ry6y. ^ypau- 

KOC cpaBHCHHe. npawo HcxopHa npo Me^BCAa M 

npHHueccy H3 «O6biKHOBCHHoro Hyfla». 

— He H3AeBaflca, a onenb Mcnyraâcb. — KaK 

)icajib, MXO MaKC ceftMac HC paaoM. TaK xoreôcb npH- 

xarbca K HCMy, nonyBcxBOBaxb ero xojioflHyio ysepeHHocxb 

H cmiy. — MHO He xsaxacx xe6a, noaxoMy a 

BiocyxaKHecHbi. 

— 3xo 6bta He COH. 

Ox HeojKHflaHHOCTM a nyxb He BtipoHMJia xpyGKy. 

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Co BCCX cxopoH Mena Bflpyr o6cxynHJia BJia)KHaa 

TbMa, oaa xanyjia KO MHC CBOM pyKM-mynajibua, nbi- 

Taacb cxamHXb c 6aaKOHa. ^ BfainpaMHJiacb, oxcxynaa 

or nepun. DiaHyjia Ha ABepb — scero uiar, 

BHOMepe. 

— 3xo 6bui COH... — KaK 3aKJiHHaHHe, npOH3Hecjiaa. 

Xoxejiocb oxropoflHXbca ox cxpainnux CJIOB, 

cnpaxaxbca. floMCMy OH xaK cKaaaji? Be^b ace He xaK! 

He raic... 

— 3xo 6bm He COBCBM COH, — nonbixajica crjiaflHXb 

npe^bmymee coo6menne MaKC. — Tbi xojibKO 

HHHero He 6ofica. 

— KaK HC Goaxbca? — H yace opana. MHC saxoreflocfa 

pa36y^HTb MypaseftHMK oxejia. Ho BCCM 6buio 

Ha Mena njiesaxb. — fl xony K xe6e. Tbi o6emaji, HXO 

MBI GyjjcM BMCCXC! 

— MSBMHH, XH caMa AajieKO 3a6panacb. — 51 non- 

TH Haasy BHêJia ero Kpacwsoe, neno^BimcHoe JIHUO, 

HyscxBOBajia HCXoâmHft OT Hero XOJIOA, jioBRna na 

ce6e BHHMaxejibHbiH B3rjia^ npOHSHxeJibHO-rojiySbix 

rjiaa. — 51 nocxapaiocb nxo-Hn6yab npH^yMaxb. Aa, a 

o6H3axejibHo qxo-HH6yzti> npaayMaio. He BOjmyHca. 

BcnoMHH, MXO OH cKasaji? 

— noxpe6oBaji, HTo6bi a nocKopee Bepnyjiacb. — 

H 3aiKMypHJiacb, nporonaa y>KacHoe BocnoMMHaHHe 

noaajibuie, B caMbift nbuibHbift H XCMHMH saicyxoK 

Moett naMaxH. — noncMy xw xaK aajieKO? >I 6ojibiiie 

He Mory GbiTb 3êcb 

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— 51 CKOpo noHBJiK>Cb. 3K4H MCHfl. H HHqero HC 

6oHc». TM MHC noroM see paccKaaceuib eme pas. 

Tpy6Ka B pyKe HaqaJia MejuieHHo racnyrb, H si 

i BcnoMHHJia, HTO He cKaaaJia MsKcy, me MM JKHBCM, 

HC Hassaiia ropoa, Ha3BaHne OTCJW. KaK ace OH 6y,aeT 

ncK3Tb? H eme a HC cKaaaâ, HTO ;uo6jiio ero, HTO 

nocjieflHHe ^HH npoaotna B AHKOM HSnpaaceHHH, no- 

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TOMy HTO HC 3H3JI3, rue OH, HTO c HHM. He ycnejis 

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o6l>HCHHTb CMy, HTO HC XOTCJia CX3Tb H3 KypOpT, HTO 

see nojiyHHJiocb cjiynsftHo. HTO y MCH« yace HCT CHJI 

acasTb BCTpeHH — Kaacflaa MHHyra 6e3 Hero OTpwaaeT 

OT MOCH jiyuiH no KycoHKy H 6pocaer HX B oronb MOCH 

TOCKH. TOCKH, ycneBiiieft cacenb MCHH HsnyrpH non- 

TH flOTJia. 

KaKoe CTpaHHoe H3o6peTCHHe coroBbift TCJIC- 

4>OH... TojibKo HTO a 6buia c JiK)6HMbiM, cjibiuiajia ero 

rojioc. FOJIOC 3Bynaji HacTOJibKo 6^H3KO, HTO, Kasa- 

ôcb, BOT-BOT caM MaKc marHCT KO MHC Ha 6ajiKOH, 

HTO npOTSHM pyKy, H KOCHCIUbCfl XOJIOflHOfi KOaCH. 

BeTep cyxoft ropCTbio MCTHyjica MHC B JIHUO, 3auiejiecTe^ 

sepxyuiKaMH najibM. MX mopox sacTaBmi 

MCHH nOHHTHTbCH, BCpHyTbCa B HOMCp, 3aaepHyTb OK- 

HO uiTOpOH. M eme HOFOH nepea co6ofi nposecTH, 

cosâBaH 3H3K — fla^buie nyxoMy aopora HCT. Ilo- 

TOM fl noTflnyjia nojioji 4>yT6ojiKH, aejiaa c6oKy MaysejioK. 

OT BCCX 6e^ c6epeaceT. Ha yaany. 

BO MHC STO? HnKoma paHbiiie HC 6biJia cye- 

BCpHOH... 

Ilocjie 6a^Kona KOMHaxa noKasajiacb oco6eHHo 

. JIoaCHTbCfl B KpOB3Tb HC XOTC/IOCb — OH3 

MHC TOJibKo HTO BHueHHbift KouiMap. 

TaK H npe^cTaBnsuiocb: He ycneio Jienb, KaK npwspaK 

BepHCTCH, a HC cMory H36aBHTbCH OT Hero, H MHC yace 

HC yBHêrb HacTOJimero MaKca, HC ycjiuuiaTb ero ro- 

ôca. 

, HJIH na npocTbme ocTa^ca CJICA OT 

cuaeBUiero inecb FOCTSI? 

M THXO 3acTOHajia. Heyacejin ace eme HC saKOHHH- 

JIOCB? Mero BCCM BOKpyr or Hac najio? ft jno6jiio MaKca, 

OH jiK>6HT MCHfl. Ero co6paTbfl BaMnHpw CBWK- 

JIHCb C TCM, HTO TCHCpb CCTb a, HTO SI 6yfly pflflOM C 

HHM. âace MOH jiK>6e3Hbie OflHOKiiaccHHUbi CMHPH- 

JIHCb C TCM, HTO y MCH3 C3MWH KpaCHBMM napCHb Ha 

CBere. : 

CaMbifl KpacHBbifl... ft BcnoMHHajia MaKca ne B 

flBHSCCHMH, HC TC CÔBa, HTO OH POBOpMJI, a K3K 6yRTQ 

nepeao MHOH 6biJiH pa36pocaHHbie no CTOJiy 4>OTO- 

HflBT JICrKHM 3BCHJimHM TEJIOnOM, CJIOB- 

HO y nee noa KonbiraMH HC seMiia, a SBCSAH. MaKc B 

ccflJie, OH GpocaeT Bsrjiaa Hasafl, nroGbi yocAHTbca, He 

orcxana jw a OT Hero. floBOpOT rojiOBti, CBCT 

crpyHTCfl no ero GejiocneacHOH Koace, 

B3rjiaa, nyrb Tponyrbie y^bi6Koft ry6bi. TOHKHC nanb- 

Ubi JICFKO aepacaT nosofl. Eê aaMCTHoe 

HoroH, H ôuuaub cpbiBaeTCfl B Kapbep, ynoca 

HMK3 npOHb. 

A EOT MaKc Ha ^CCTHHHHOH KJICTKC OKOJIO MOCH 

KBaprapbi, CHUHT na cTynenbKax, seayiUHx K 3aKpbi- 

TOMy nepaaKy. rineep, HayuiHHKH, aacHHCOBaa KypT- 

Ka, nepHbie nepnaTKH. MaKc BHHMaTCJibHO CMOTPHT 

na MCHa, 6ynTO ynHBaacb MOHM yaHBJieHHCM — H He 

oxiinaLiia ero yBHêTb. TeMHOTa ^CCTHHUW CKpaflw- 

BaeT npaBMJibHbie nepTbi ^nua, KJiaêT renb OKOÔ 

Hoca, o6soflHT nepHOTOH FJiasa. A MaKc cHosa yjiu- 

6aerca. 

O^na 33 apyroH nepeflo MHOH BcmibiBajiH Kap- 

THHKH, CJIOBHO fl 4>OTOrPa4>HP°BaJia OTACJIbHbie MO- 

MCHTfal H31UHX BCTpCH, a CCHHaC BblTSCKHBaJia HX H3 

CBOCH naMaTH, KaK H3 ajib6oMa. 

H T3K H6KCT3TH BbinaJI nOC^CflHHtt «CHHMOK» — 

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My» MTO H, KaK-TO He no^yMaB, 3a napy flHeft corâcmiacb 

c Heft noexaTb oraoxHyrb. 

OrAbixaio a no nojinoft npoipaMMe — HOHbK) KOUI- 

Mapbi, Ha saBTpax TocKa, Ha o6e,a rpycTb, na y>KHH 

neHajibHbie BOcnoMMHaHHa. XOT« HCT, HC To^bKO ne- 

HajibHbie, nonaaaiOTCfl cpe^M HHX M xopoiiwe. Ho see 

paBHO OHH ocraiOTca BocnoMHHaHHHMH, He 6ojiee 

Toro. 

KaK TaM MaKC? OnpasitncH JIH OH nocjie Jiâ, KO- 

TOpwM ero naKopMUJi /JpaKOH, HC yse3 JIH ero Jleo H3 

ropofla? A rjiasHoe — JIIOGHT JIH OH eme MCHS? U,e- 

JlblX IWTb JJHCft MM HC BHflCJIHCb! 3a 3TO BpCMfl MOFJIO 

HTO yroflHO cjiyHHTbca! 

H OTKHHyjiacb na KposaTb, npMKpbiBaa JIHUO no- 

KaK BCC 6buio npocTo, Koraa MaKC 6bui 

Mne BCflb MHororo ne Haao, rojibKo BitaeTb, 

3H3Tb, HTO OH JIK)6HT... 

MOH OT^blX H J10 CerOAHHIUHCH HOHM QbVl H3- 

CToameH nbiTKOH, a Tenepb eme BTOT HenoHflTHHH 

COH. MJIH He COH? 

A BHpyr MaKC H npasjia npHeaeT? KaK? Ha caMO- 

JICTC? Ho BaMriHpbi Ha caMo^CTax He jieraioT. H B no- 

OH HC noejêT. Boo6me-TO cioâ noeana H ne xo- 

. M KaK xe 6biTb c COJIHUCM? 3êcb OHO TaKoe Hp- 

KOC. Passe OHO MaKcy HC onacHO? 

Haao ero ocTanoBHTb. flycKaft flOKaeTca MCHH. 

H CHOBa B3suia Tejie4>OH B pyKH. 3Kpan OXHJI. AnnapaT 

saayMajica, Korâ a 3aTpe6oBajia CHHCOK no- 

OiejJHHX BbI3OBOB. ECJIH MaKC RO3BOHHJT MHC, TO H H 

Mory eMy ceftnac no3BOHMTb. 

riOHBHBUJMMCH H3 3KP3HC HOMCp OK33a^CH K3- 

KHM-TO CTpSHHbIM, B HCM HC XB3TartO flByX UH(J>p. Or- 

Kyas )Ke MaKC SBOHH^? M Kyaa nepessaHHBaTb MHC? 

HJIH nojjojKaaTb eme ojjnoro ero 3BOHKa? 

HCT yx! H Haacajia KHonicy c SCJICHOH Tpy6oHKoft. 

FnycaBbift 3jicKTpoHHbiH FOJIOC oTO3Bajica na HCHS- 

BCCTHOM asbiKe. BH^HMO, nenpaBHjibHo Ha6pan HO- 

Mep. #a/ra OT6oH H cynyjia Tpy6Ky nofl no^yiuKy. 

^ 6biri3 ysepena, HTO HC ycny. Jlexajia B KposaTH, 

CMOTpCJia, K3K HaJIHB3K)TCH CBCTOM UITOpbl, rpCJI3 B 

Tejie4>OH B TaftHoft Haaeame, HTO MaKC BCCnosBOHHT 

cHosa, a npocHyjiacb c omymeHHCM 

na rpyjjH — npocTbiHKa OIUIT 

Tejie4>oH Bajiajicfl na nojiy. COJIHUC acapHJio 

C TpyAOM no^Hfljia rojioBy. OnHTb aenb. BCCKO- - 

HCHHblft COJIHCHHblH J^CHb. C^KHFaKJlUHH HCMHJIOcepAHbift 

jjeHb. TSKOH nycToft. TaKott HCHyxHbiH, 

HCT MaKca. 

cHjjeTb 6buio )KapKO. MTo6bi xoTb KBK-TO 

rojiosy B nopaaoK, a nouuia B BaHHyio. Bofla 

HS ayiua TCKJia Teanaa. M TepnejiHBo )*majia, Koraa 

OHa xoTb HCMHoro craneT npoxjiajjHeft, HO CTpya, ne 

MCHJIJI BHJioro flaBJieHHH, ocTasanacb TaKOH xe Ten- 

JIOH. M HCnOHSTHO, HTO MCHH TCHCpb 6ojlbllie p33apaxajio 

— HTO H TaK jiajieKo OT MaKca MJIM HTO Bpe- 

MS HACT, a MaKca see HCT H HCT. 

H naKHHyjia Ha IUICHH noôTenue H BepHyjiacb B 

MaMbi HC Sbuio. Ona pano BCTasajia: imia K MOpio, 

noTOM na npoue/jypbi H B pecTopaH na 3aBTpaK.

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SaBTpaK... KaK MHOPO 6ti si omana ceftnac sa aae- 

TpaK na Moeft Kyxne. HaiiiKa Kpemtoro KO$C, xaKoro 

KpenKoro, HTO ropnuT. Kycox cwpa. Ox OKHB THHCT 

XOJIOflOM. ft CMOTpK) BO flBOp, nblTaaCb C BblCOTbl CBOero 

flBeHafluaroro sTaaca paarjuunerb 

Mena MaKca... 

Co CTOHOM a onycTHJia rojiosy 

MaKc! Kaicas ace 310 nwrKa — 6HTb raK 

ox Te6a. Hy noneMy a HOHWO He CKasajia, HTO juoGjuo 

ero? A BApyr OH MCHH paaaK)6mi? 

Her, HCT, HC paamo&ui. Be,m> cicaaan, HTO npHCAer. 

ft BHOBB numyjia na npoHH3aHHyio CBCTOM urropy. 

Kyaa xe OH npHeaer, ec^H aêcb OAHO COJIHUC... 

Co6wpajiacb a MCAJICHHO. CHanajia SeccMwcjieH- 

HO 6pO4HJia MCJKfly KpOBajsiMH, Tporaa BCIUH. BOT 

CTOHT MOtt HCMOAaH. A 3TOT KaMCIlICK H flOCT3â CO 

AHa, Koraa HMpsuia, HToSbi nocMOTpexb pbi6oK. Ha 

cnHHKe cxyjia BHCHT opanaceBbift Kyna^bHHK. BTOpoft, 

po30Btifi, SojiraeTCH na 6ariKOHe. V MCHH zisa 

KynajibHHKa. XOTH aaneM Asa? Ha xaKOM COJIHUC see 

MTHOBeHHO BblCHXaCT. 

HacojiHue... 

Bepnycb AOMOM, BOSbMy MaKca aa pyicy H 6y^y 

XOAHTb 33 HHM XBOCTHKOM. HH H3 CCKyHOy HC nO3BO- 

JIK) CMy OT MCHJI OTOHTH. 

Cxopee, CKOpee! To^bKO ne CHfleib! TOJIBKO HC 

, iqpeM or aarapa, KHHra, OIKH ww ima- 

Ba*Hna, nanaMa. HHiero HC 3a6buia? 

Co6paB cyMKy, a onycxHJiacb B Horax KpoBaiH. 

nepea BbixoaoM naao nocnaeTb na aopoxKy, no^y- 

Maib, nero HC BSflJia. A TO H^H HOTOM o6paiHO 3a Ka- 

KOfl-HH6yflb MejiOHbio... VroMHTejibHo xoflMTb TyâcioAa 

no scape, K TOMy JKC B03Bpamaxbca Boo6me nexopomo. 

ita MTO see a see 3a npHMCTW ueruiaiocb? CJIOBHO 

MHC MX KTO-TO OOflCOBblBaeT, HanOMHHaCT: o6p3TH 

, He 3a6ym>! 

saxjionnyâcb c HenpHflTHO-rpoMKMM mejrc- 

KOM. ft nonpaBMJia Ha anene cyMKy H no6esca;ia BHHS 

no cryneHbKaM. 

Haul Kopiryc JKUIGKO or Mopa, HO 3aTO BOKpyr Hero 

naribMbi, H COJIHUC K HBM B HOMep sarjifl^HBaeT TOJib- 

KO no yrpaM. flanbMbi nbuibHbie, see HOPOBHT 3asaflHTbCH 

na6oK. H Beswe, KpyroM uBerbi. MX aaecb MHOro 

— SojibiiiMe, HpKHe, CMOTPHT ssepx, 3a«paB FOJIOB- 

KH, CÔBHO 6pOCaK)T BbI3OB npHpOflC — paHblllC-TO 

3flecfa 6biâ nycTbiHa. EAHHCTBCHHoe oTKpwToe MC- 

CTO — aexcKaa njioma^Ka. Bee ocranbHoe — TCHb, 

xeHb, TCHb. Mecro, rae cnpjrraTbca, HaftTH Jienco. 

onajiHCb TBK pe3Ko, HTO HOITH BnmiHCb B 

. Hy npocTO naKasaHHe KaKoe-To! ft BHOBb ro- 

BOpK) c MaKcoM, cnoBHO OH yace npnexan, H a eMy no- 

KaabiBaK) TeppmopHio. 

MHTepecHO, saMnHpbi yMeiOT imasaTb? H KaKOH 

creneHH saimrrbi MM HJOKCH KpeM, HToGw He cropeTb? 

Haaerocb, MaKC KaK-To pasSepeTca c STMM. OH 

3HaeT, icyaa CACT. Cmnbico Mesc^y naMH KHJIOMCTPOB? 

TbicHHa? RBC? Tpn? Heysce^M OH CMOSCCT Taxoe pac- 

CTO«HHC npo6e)KaTb? 

— Tw 3aBTpaKajia? — Mama yxe 6buia na OHHxe. 

— He CTajia Te6n dy^HTb. KTO Te6e BCIO nonb na- 

3BaHHBaJI? 

— MaKC. OH cnpauiHBaji, KaK y MCHH ACJia, — npo- 

6opMorana a. COJIHUC OTpaxcaaocb OT 6ejiecoro nec- 

Ka, H nosroMy npHxcfliuiocb nocToaHHo mypH^bca. 

ejia Moryr 6birb HOHbio? — Maiwa npM- 

UIHPOKHC nojia imianti, HTo6bi nocMOTpeTb 

Ha Mena. 

— EMy He cnajiocb, — cOBpajia a. 

— M nosTOMy HC naô 6buio cnaTb BCCM 

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MHC HaAoejio BbicjiyiiiHBaxb ee KOMMCHrapHH H 33MC- 

HaHna. MOJI, MaKc Ha MCHa HJIOXO BJinaex, a cxajia 

MCHblUC 3aHHM3TfaCH, npOIiyCXHJia HCCKOJIbKO 33Ha- 

XHH na Kypcax B HHCxnxyre, nponaAaio FAC-TO no se- 

HCpaM, o6lUaiOCb C COMHHTCAbHblMH JIIOAbMH, KOXOptie 

Kpyxaxca paAOM c MaKCOM. #a eme sonpocbi: 

KTO OHH TaKHC? KXO? 

Kxo, KTO... KoHb B najibTo! MnxepecHO, K3K ce6a 

Bejia 6a6yuiKa, KorAa MaMa no3HaKOMHJiacb c nanott? 

TOJKC xsepAHJia eft 06 yneSe? 

M noHCMy 6bi MEMC He BbicKasaxb CBOH 3aMena- 

HHH M Bonpocbi MaKcy B niasa? OH 6fai Hameji 

OTBCT, ona 6bi ycnoKOHJiacb. PaaoM c 

see xaK)T, aa)Ke Moa MaMa. 

C 3THMH MblC^flMH H M HblpHyJia B MOpe. Boâ, C 

yrpa eiue npoxjiaanaa, HPHHTHO ocsexHâ rojiosy. 

ft norpysunacb eme pas, BHOBb HCBOJibHo npe^cxa- 

BMB paflOM MaKca: OH CKOJib3HT paaoM co MHOH, JHO- 

6yexca TCM, KaK a ruiasaio. ft xopomo imaBaio. EMy 

noHpaBMTca. 

ft 3acTOHaâ, xjiednyjia CO^CHOH BOAH H Gbicxpo 

BbiHbipnyjia. ECJIH xaK noflAex âjibuie, 3apa6oxaio 

HepBHoe paccxpoftcTBO, K3K JlepKa MapKeÔBa, H MCna 

noA CHpeny Kapexbi «CKOpofi noMomn» yaesyx B 

ncHxyiiiKy. MJIH B Ernnxe HHKyjia HC sosax? Cpa3y 

cKJiaaHpyrox B nnpaMHabi H yxoAar nnrb AHCBHoft qaft? 

3x, JlepKa, JlepKa... KaK xw xaM ceftnac? M KaK 

XBOH Hosaa Kpbica, npHXMâcb? KaK Bbi xaM see? 

HasepHoe, IlauiKa cxapaxejibno XOAHT Ha xpeHHpos- 

KH no 4>exxoBaHHio M BbiMemaex CBOC paccxpoficxso 

na noABepHyBiiiHXCH npoxMBHMKax, a Moryqaa xpoHua 

BO rjiase co CXCUIKOH raâex, Kyâ MM c MBKCOM 

OAHOBpCMCHHO 

TaM y HHX cewnac xopoiuo — ocenb. He6o B xynax, 

H3 Koxopwx ceex 6ecKOHCHHbiH Aoamfc. Ha yjiHuax 

rpa3b, see oaejiHCb B nepHoe H KOPHMHCBOC, oxnero 

ropozt npespaxmica B SCSAHKOC xpaypHoe mecx- 

BHC. XOÔ^HO. Mo^cex 6bixb, Bbina^ cner. 

OX 3TOFO BOCnOMHH3HHH MHC CX3JIO 3H6KO. ft 6blcrpee 

3apa6oxajia pyKaMH H noraMH, Aoaribuia AO 6yft- 

Ka, noAHbipHyjia HOA Hero pas-Apyrofl M noaepHyjia K 

6epery. 

B BOAe KajKexca, HXO a COBCCM HC saropejia. Cxpan- 

HO, BpOAC 6bl CXOJIbKO 3KC npOBO*y BpCMCHH H3 COJ1Hue, 

CKOJIbKO M MaMa, HO sarap KO MHC He JiMnnex. Ha- 

BepHoe, 3TO OT BOJiHCHHa. MaKc npHBAer, a a see eme 

3CJieHoro usexa. HaAo saropexb! 

ft nocnemno BbiGpajiacb na 6eper, 

jteacaK H3-noA 3OHXHKa c peumxejibHbJM 

B3axb ceroAHa ox cojmua see. 

XsaxRno Mena MMHyr na naxnaAuaxb. COJIHUC 

naAHJio nemaAHo, npHiiuiocb saGpaibca o6paxno 

naeec. 

ft Aocxajia KHMry — BynHH, «CojiHeHHbifl 

«IIocAe o5eAa BbiuuiH MS apKO H ropano ocsemeHHOH 

CTOJIOBOH Ha najiy6y...» 

A BOJIH COBCCM Hex. Mope 6es BOJIH KaKoe-xo 

ctpaHHoe. A ropasoHT pasMbixbift, H K HCMy coaep- 

IUCHHO HC xonexca CTpeMMXbca. XoHexca Jieacaxb 6e3 

ABlDKeHHH H HC UieBCJIHXbCa... 

«Ich liebe dich. Ich komme zuriick*1. 3xM cjioaa 

OesocTanoBOHHo SByqajiH y Mena B ymax. «fl jno6jno 

xe6a. ft Bepnycb*. MaKc cKasaji MHC nepeA TCM, KBK 

yexaxb. KonenHo, BepHeica. BeAb a xaK )KAy! 

HaAo MHOH 3axpycxeji COJIOMCHHWH SOHXHK. 

ft BHOBb nocMOTpejia Ha nojiocxy ropH30HTa, B KOTOpyro 

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AbK) HOCHJIHCb ACTH. 

CepAue rjryxo cryKHyjio, nanoMHHaji MHC o TOM, 

HTO HC CTOHT ce6fl noHanpacHy Tep33Tb. 

H noAHflJia KHHry K maaaM, HO CTPOHKH pasGerajiHCb, 

qyxaa jno6oBb xasanacb BpanbCM. HaKHHyB na 

JIHUP nanaMy, H r;iy6oKO B3AOXHyjia, nbiTaacb ycnopaaoiiieAiiieecfl 

cepAue. Ho OHO HPOAOJDKSAO 

. B npoxjiaAHOH TCHH CTHJIO xapKO, JISAOHH 

BCHOTCJIH. Tpesora 3acT3BHJia MCHH cecTb, OCMOTperbCfl. 

HecneiiiHbie o4>HUHaHTbi uaruwMH BwuiarHsajiH 

c noAHOcaMH Mex,ay OTAHxaiomHx. HeecTecTBCHHO 

KpacHbie, 3ejieHbie H opaHxeBbie COKH, npHKpbiTbie 

(J)o^broft, rpejiHCb B 4>y}Kepax Ha noanocax. Tpene- 

Taji or BCTpa 4wiar na 6y^Ke cnacaTejiH. B asyx marax 

or MCHH xeHmHHa CTpoRJia H3 necica saMOK. 

Bpoê 6bi BCC B nopflflKe... 

— rioiiaeiufa 3aBTpaK3Tb? — Maitia cnosa HOAHHjia 

nojifl iiuiflnbi. 

oTBentna a, 

MTO co MHOH? Oncyâ BSHJICH crpax? Cepûe BHnpbirHBajio 

H3 rpyuH, abiuiaTb CTanoBRnocb 

nepecoxô B ropjie. Bee 3TO MOFJIO O3HanaTb 

OflHO — HO6JIH3OCTH BaMIIHp. 

BaMHHp! MaKc! 

H Seacajia c luiaaca, na xoAy 3aBfl3biBaa napeo. 

FlanaMy HaABHHyjia na râaa, MTo6bi HHKTO He 

MOCH HaHHKH. 

MMMO, KaK B 3aM6AJieHHOM KHHO, 

JHOAH, OT 6acceftHa necjiHCb AOBOJibHbie BHSFH 

Tojioca 6ecuepeMOHHO spesajiwcb B 

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, na pyxax MejKAy HHMH BHcejia ACBOHica B po- 

3OBOM capa(})aHHHKe... ^BOC napneft MCAJICHHO Bbi- 

IIUIH H3 CTOJIOBOH... BoAbiuaa KOMnaHHfl npouiecT- 

BOBana 3a KycTaMH, AOHecjiHCb secejibie MOJIOAWC 

rojioca. npoSexanH ACTH, eme ACTH... 

H HH OAHOH cTapyuiKH. HH OAHOH. KaK nonyBCT- 

BOB3JIH! 

Tpesora noBHCjia B BO3Ayxe — HTO-TO nponcxoytuio 

BOKpyr. MJIM AOJIJKHO SMJIO HPOHSOHTH B 6;iH- 

BPCMH. HoxHAbie JHOAH HanSoAee nyBCTBH- 

K noAo6HOH onacHOCTH, OHH omymaKrr 6jiH3- 

Kyio cMepTb. OmymaioT... saMnnpa. 

MSKC Bce-T3KH npHexaji! npnexaji! 

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— Bee B nopHAKe, — npoiuem-ajia a, 

napeo M onaTb noiiuia K Mopio. 

XaaTb, GyaeM agisxb. MHorâ oacHAaH 

HCH JIK)6bIX flCHCTBUH. HeBblHOCHMCH — #3, HO HOjie3Hett. 

Hy M conexaHHe! 

B Bone MHC cxajio cnoKOHHee. Tpesora nonxw 

yjieniacb. 

A MOJKCT, HHHero Hex? Moj*ceT, a npocTo pasGepc- 

AHJia ce6a co6cTBeHHbiMn JKC (|)3HX33HaMH? Ilpocxo 

OHCHb xonexca BHflexb MaKca. MHO 6c3 Hero njioxo. 

Ha njiHiKe TocKa BHOBb OBJiaaejia MHOH. 51 ca- 

AMjiacb na necoK, H MOH pyica HCBOJibHo naMHHajia 

BbiBoflHTb 6yKBy «M». M panoM eme o^Hy. ByKBbi 

«M.M> 6buiH BbiuiMTbi na luiaTKC y MaKca, nepHOM 

me^KOBOM njiaTKe, KoxopbiM OH nepeiarMBaji MOIO 

paHy. MaKC Majrep. MaKC M Mauia. Mama Maêp... 

OH! 

51 cMasaâ BTOpyw 6yKBy «M», ocraBMB TOJibKO 

oany, nocxaBHJia jianouiKH BOKpyr nee 

SaiitMTa. FlycKaft y nero see 6y,aeT xopomo. M y 

TOJKC. 

Becb ACHb a cnacajiacb OT TpesorM KOC, CTOJIbKO BOJIHCHKH... 

CHS HC 6biJio. Bapyr KOMnaxa H iirropa HCHCSJIH, 

^ne^ xap. 51 oKasajiacb B 3H3KOMOM cnopxsane, me 

npoxOAar TpeHHpOBKH no (J>exTOBaHHio. CTOK> OKOJIO 

CTOJia H npodyio no pyKe BbUioxeHHbie nepeô MHOfi 

fcaCjiH. BoKpyr THiuHna: HCT npHBbiHHbix TOJIOCOB, 

HHKTO He 6eraeT, HC paaMHHseTca, naace CepraneBOH 

He BHflHO, xoxa xpenep aojiacen npHcyrcTBOBaxb npn 

BbiSope opyxHa. 

KJIHHKH ÔKSXCSI o6paxHo na CTOJI co SBOHOM — 

H 3TO eflHHCTBeHHbiH 3ByK, 4x0 OKpyxacx Mena. B 33- 

3ie nycTO, HO a 3Haio, MXO nojiacHbi npHHTH. Co Mnoft 

06emajiH noTpeHHpoBsxbcji. M a He enemy, Bbi6Hpaa 

yAoSnyio ca6jno, noTOMy HTO TOH, c KOTOPOH sceraa 

TpeHHpyiocb, 3êcb Hex. 

Ha cxojie ocTanca nocêAHHH KJIHHOK. M npOTarHBSK) 

pyKy, H ero y Mena nepexsaTbiBaiOT. 51 yxe ro- 

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IlaiiiKH KoôcoBa, HO HCJIOBCK c C36êfl 6bicTpo OT- 

BopaHMBaexca H H^CT K CTCHC. 3ro He FlamKs, KTO-TO 

noBbime H noKpenne. 

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Bery CJICÔM, HOFH 6y^xo npHJiHn3K>x K no^y, H a 

HHK3K HC MOry AOFHaTb CBOCrO npOTHBHHKa. 

— no40JKnn! — KpHHy a. MMCHHO HTO KpHHy. 

KpHK a cjibimy naaay, HO COH, T3KOH HasasHH- 

COH, HC naex MHC npocHyxbca. 

— O6epHHCb! — npHK33biB3io a, nepecxssaa 60porbca 

c Henoc^yuiHbiMH noraMH. 

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maroB, npeatae ICM Bjc*cy... Maxca. 

SBYHHT KOMaitaa: «Eoft!» Maxc yjibi6aexca, OOA- 

HHMaex ca6jiK>. KaKoft 6ofl? O HCM OHH? Ho naxpe- 

HHpoBaHHoe xejio BCC flejiaex caMo — HOFH BCTaior B 

npaBiuibHyio noammio, opyaaie yaoGneft Jioaaixca B 

... 51 6e3 nepqaxoK? HenpasHJibHo! KJIHHOK 

6paxb rojiofi pyKofi! Tyr xe noHHMaio — Maxc 

663 3aiUHTHOrO KOCTIOMa H M3CKH. MH HC MOXCM C 

HUM JpaTbCfl. 

H xo^y cKasaxb 06 STOM xpeHCpy, HO MaKC ACJiaex 

mar snepefl, H a Hanoiny yâp csepxy no flHaroHajm 

cjiesa Hanpaso. FIoroM eme yMp, eme. 51 ne co6Hpaiocb 

no6e)KflaTb. 3aqeM MHC apaxbCH HPOTHB Maxca? 

— Hex! — nbixaiocb ocxanoBHXbca H. 

— He y6beuib xw — y6biox xe6fl, — uiennex 

BKpaA^HBbifl rojioc. H H B oxnaflHHH ACJiaio mar snepea, 

ca6jia aaAesaex Maxca. OH HeoxHaaHHO nowia- 

MbiBaexcfl H naaaer Ha KOJICHH. 

— Tbi HTO? — yaHBJieHHo cMoxpio a Ha MaKca. 

OxJIHqHO nOMHK), HTO OH SeCCMCpXHblft H 

BJia,aeex ^ynme MCHH. ^1 ne Morjia eMy HMHCFO 

jiaxb! 

— 3xo Mbi c xo6oH 6eccMepXHbie, a ero BpeMfl 

BbHUJIO. 

Tpenep... HCT, yace HC xpenep MeîeHHO Hflex K 

, a MajibMHiuica — BMCOKHH, xyaoft, B AJKHHcax H 

cepoft 4>yx6ojiKe. Ho c KaamwM uiaroM OH see Sojibme 

H 6ojibiiie HOXOAHX na... MaKca. 

H xopMouiy onycxMBiuerocfl na KOJICHH MaKca, H 

XOX 6e33KH3H6HHO 3aBaJIHBaCXCH H3 6OK. 

51 HC Monia ero y6nxb! Her! 

— Y xe6a HC 6bt)io Bbi6opa, — 3BynHX Haô MHOH 

TOJIOC. — OflHH H3 BHC AOJDKCH 6bDl yMCpCXb. 

? — opy si. Opy rax, HXO cnosa 

CBOft rOJIOC CKBO3b COH, H BCC p3BHO HC ItpOCbllia- 

— IloxoMy MXO xaK pacnHcanw POJIH B 3x08 nap- 

THH, — ycMexaexcH npH3paK, H H naHHHaio ruiaicaxb. 

.Oiesbi .ayinax MCHJI. OHH saaHBaiox IUCKH H MFHO- 

PCHHO 3aMep3aiox. Jlnuo noKpbiBaerca HHCCM. CKBO3b 

COH a nyBCxsyio, KBK xojioa nojisex no uiee, 

crca K rpyflH. Mne cxanoBHxca xaacejio 

A nocjieflHHH pas BcxjinnbiBaio H — oxKpbiBaio râaa. 

Tenepb MOJKHO XOHHO cxasaxb, HXO a couuia c 

nonb, COH 3aKOHHHKca, HO a npoAO^Kaâ BHnepea 

co6ofi MaKca. 

FnaBa II 

MEPTBAfl HVHA 

, Mauia! — npouienxa^ MBKC MHC 

B BOJIOCbl. 

MaMa na Kposaxw r;iy6oKO BôxHyâ. fl Hcnyran- 

HO BsrnaHyjia na MaKca, OH noHHMaiome 

noflXBaxHJi Mena na pyxn H BHHCC na 

— KaK y xe6a 3x0 no^yHHJiocb? — 51 

3HaKOMyK> npoxjiaay ero KOJKH, MoxHyâ MOPOSHHH 

aanax. KaK ace a no HCMy cjcynajia! — 3xo H 

TM? Tbi npnexaji? 

najieu Kocnyjica meKH, a BCnOMHHJia 

CBOH BO cne. OoHaxHo: Maxc nwxa^ca Mena 

nouejiyaMH, a MHC Kasaôcb, HXO CJICSLI npe- 

Bpamaioxca B JICA. 

— He naflo, — menxajiH ero ry6bi. — HHKXO HC 

CTOHT TBOHX cjies. TCM GoJiee a. 

Xoxejiocb 3aKpbixb rjiasa H cjiymaxb ero BCHHO. 

— 51 xe6a TaK acnajia! — Cê3 6ojibiue He 6buio. 

H To^bKO BcxjiHnnyjia, cnoea npana ^HUO y Hero Ha 

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rpyaH. — /tywajis, BCIO HOHb cnatb HC 6yay, a no- 

TOM... Mpyr HapyuiHJicfl COH... 

XojioflHbie jiaAOHH noanjuiH Moe JIMUO, xojiOAHbie 

ry6u KocnyjiHCb Beica, H MHC cpa3y cxajio jienie. Toc- 

Ka, Tpesora — see yuuio, He ociaBMB o ce6e Aaxe 

BOCFIOMHHaHHfl. 

— 3naHHT, a npmiieji BOBpeMfl. — MaKC CHOsa 

npHacaji MCHJI K ce6e, H H nonyBCTBOBajia, KaK MHC 

craHOBHTca xopomo. HenaBHacy xapy H A(J>pHKy. He- 

HaBHacy COJIHUC. FlycKaw sceraa Gyaer oceHb, nac- 

MypHO H Cblpo! 

Ho BOKpyr 6buia see ra ace .ayuiHaa roacHafl HOHb. 

Ona myMCJia aaJieKHM MopeM, uiejiecxejia JIHCTWIMH 

najibM, oxajia COHHWMH 3ByKaMM. 

— Ho KaK... — Haîajia a npHxo^HTb B ce6n, — 

Kax TW aaecb OMyrmicji? 

— 51 meji 3a ^yHofl. — MaKC npHflBHHyji K ce6e 

6ejibiH miacTMaccoBbiH cryji, ceji, ycxpoHB MCHH Ha 

CBOHX KOJICHMX. — Co^HUC HACT C BOCTOK3 HH 3an34, 

M H or Hero y6eraji, aoronjiH Jiyny. IlojiyHHJiacb HC- 

CKO^bKO 3aTHHyBinaflca HOHb. 

3ro Haao 6buio K3K-TO npeflcraBHTb. BOT 3eMJiH. 

Ona BepTHTca. COJIHUC MeîeHHo nojiser c MepwflHaHa 

Ha MepmwaH, M MaKC, npbiraa c OAHOfl 8006pa)KaeMOH 

^MHHH Ha ^pyryio, MHHTCH sncpeji. 

— A xe6e anecb HC onacno? — fl rji^Hyâ B HOHb. 

CKOJIbKO BpCMCHM? 

— MHC onacHO, Koraa re6e mioxo. 

MaKC sanycTHJi pyKH MHC B Bonocbi, M ziyxoxa 

ATO JiaÔHb y ce6a Ha TOÔBC. 

— MTO Te6e npHCHHJiocb? 

^ onycTHJia râsa. COH ocTaamr nenpHJiTHoe 

omyineHHe, H BcnoMHHaxb ero HC xoTCJiocb. 

— ft T3K CKynana... — BMCCTO paccxasa nanajia a. 

roBopHTb o cne? FlycKaft see KouiMapw ocra- 

B npomjioM. 

MaKC npMTMHyji MCHJI K ce6e. 

— H HC MOP nosiBHTbCfl panbiiie. TaM, B ropoê, — 

OH aanHyjiCfl, — ocrajiHCb Koe-KaKHe xejia. Haao 6bi- 

JK) KOC-HTO 3aBCpIIIHTb. 

MHTCpeCHO, K3K CMy BC6 3TM nblJlbHfalC naJIbMfal, 

coJieHbift BO34yx? HasepHoe, acyrKO. 

— A HTO B ropoê? — yxBaiHJiacb a 33 ero noc;ioBa. 

— FIoKa see cnoKOHHo, — KaK-xo cTpanno cKa- 

OH, CJ1OBHO CKBO3b 3y6bl. 

— Bce? — nepecnpocanaa. 

IloHeMy OH OTBOAHT rjiasa? OiKyaa xaKaa oxpe- 

JIieHHOCTb BO B3r^flflC? 

— BO3HHKJIH KOe-KaKMC CJIO3KHOCTM. — MaKC 

83HJI MOK» pyKy H pa3Bepnyji jiaôHbio ssepx, no- 

CMOTpeJI H3 J1MHHH H3 HCH. V H6FO 6bIJIH 

TOHKHC najibubi. CKB03b npO3pa4Hyio Ko 

flHCb (J)MOêTOBbie ^CRrtKM. CHHCBaTblC HOITH 3KKy- 

PBTHO o6pa6oraHbi M 6jiecrejiM, CÔBHO HX orno^H- 

. KO^KS pyKM 6buia rJia^KaH, 6e3 MOPUIHHOK M 

XM, Tbi, OKaabiBaercH, (J)aHT33epKa, — 

npo6opMoraji OH, — CMOTPH, KaK pasBHT y re6H XOJIM 

flyHbi. — OH noKssaji Ha HHJKHHDIO MacTb âaoHH c 

npOTHBonojio^KHOH CTOpoHbi or 5ojibinoro 

A AHHHfl )KH3HH y Xe6fl pOBH3fl H 4CTK3a. TbI 

— MaKc! — H cK/ioHHJiacb, 4io6bi sarjianyrb B 

ero onymeHHbie rnaza. 

OH noA^KSJi ry6bi, yjibi6Hyjicfl. HCT, HH o KaKHX 

CÔXHOCTJIX, BO3HHKIUMX B rOpOflC, FOBOpHTb OH HC 

. CKOpee ^Ba naca HOCBJITHT pasraAbiBaHHio JIM- 

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HHH H3 MOCH JiaaOHH, HCM 33 HflTb MHHyX BCC MHC 

yxe oncpujia pox, nxo6bi noxpe6oBaxb o&b- 

, Be,flb a Morjia noMOMb, a yxe OAHasmbi no- 

Morjia... Ho OH onepe^HJi Mem: 

— HHKor,aa HC 6tui B A OHCHb JicapKo, — KHBHyjia a, Hyscxsya ce6a 

Bapyr HCMHO^KKO BaMnHpoM. — M eme xoiuMapbi na- 

CHHXbCfl... HasepHoe, ox ayxoxbi. — fl ocxonocMoxpeâ 

Ha jiK>6HMoro. 

OH AO^KCH 6bLfi KHBHyrb HJIH cKaaaxb «â», HO HC 

HH xoro, HH apyroro. CMOTPCJI na najibMbi M 

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.aopoacKa CTpymiacb no BOHHOH rnaAH, yreKaa 3a ropH3OHT. 

— He CHM? — Bonpoc sacibui y MCHJI Ha aauite, 

eme Kor,aa MM CTOHJIH Ha Sa^KOHe, H xenepb « ero 

npocxo OTnycTRfia. — Ho a BHêJia Te6a! H TM 6bui 

T3KOH, K3K CCHiac! 

— #3, HO... — MaKC eme aepacaji MCHJI curcbHocmibHO, 

H MHC nepeaafiajiocb pasMepeHHoe 6HCHne 

ero cepjiua. Yziap 3a yaapOM. Me^JieHHo-MeaJieHHo. 

M MOC cepAue, no^crpaHBaJicb no,a ero PHTM, ycno- 

— Biepa TH npHiiioi, — mem-ana a B ero rojiy- 

6we rjiaaa, — ceji Ha KpoaaTb, nouejiOBaji. KaK cefinac! 

— MHC ne 6buio CTHUHO, HTO a rosopio 310, 

BCAfa nouejiyfi 6bm TOHHO raKOH ace, KaK TOT, KOTOpfaifl 

MaKC noAapim MHC TO^bKo MTO. — Bee npowc- 

— He a... K Te6e IIPHXOAHJI HC a. — MaKC TOBO- 

MCAJieHHo, CJIOBHO eMy Sbino Taacejio roBopnTb. — 

HO KOC-KTO XOTCJI, HTOSbl TW ^yMaJI3, HTO 3TO a! 

— MTO 3TO 3H3HHT? 

OH CMorpeji na HH3Kyio Jiyny. Eiue neaaBHo HOJInaa, 

ceftnac ona Kocooonnaa, HODOBH 3aBajiHTbca na- 

^CBO. fl HC noHHMaâ ero MOJinaHwa. % 6oajiacb HC- 

ôroBopeHHOcreft, nays Meacfly côsaMH. 

— 3pa a npnexaji! — MaKC nocTasna MCHH na ne- 

COK, 6wcTpo nomeji MHMO jieacaKOB. — OueHb onac- 

HO. ^Jia re6a, — npomenTaa OH ejie cjibiiiiHO. ECJIH 

6w He BCTepoK, no^yBiUMH B MOio cTopony, a 6w HC 

ycjiwmaaa. 

— floHCMy 3pa? — MHC npHiiuiocb 33 HHM 6eacaTb. 

— A KEK ace a? 

— Mama! — MSKC pe3KO noBepny^ca, H3 IUICHH 

MHC Jier^M xoô^Hbie âaoHH. — 3ro GUJIH HC co- 

BCCM cHbi. Te6e HX cneuwajibHO 

- H nbIT3JI3Cb 

Ho TW caM roBopHJi — BaMnHpti na MCHH He Moryr 

BO3ACMCTBOBaTb, a He nojwaiocb sameMy 

^ ace CMOTpHTejib! Tbi 3a6bui? 

MaKC naxMypHJica, noflacaji ry6w. HCT, OH 

ro He 3a6bui, a snaHMT... 

— HHKaKoro rMnnoaa HC cyutecTByeT. — MaKC 

CHOB3 33KpbLJI ^333. — IIpOCTO HCJIOBCKy HHOFAa Haflo 

HCMHoro noMOHb ysnaexb TO, MTO OH XOHCT. Tbi 

xoTCJia yBHfleTb Mena. H Tbi MCHH yBHfleji3. Bpa^ 

JIM TM BooSme Morjia 6bi BO CHC ysnaeTb KOFO-TO 

flpyroro. 

^ orjianyjiacb. TaKoe 3H3KOMOC MBCTO! SOHTMKH 

H3 ^HCTbCB najibM, aajiCKHe KptiuiH 6apa, Mope, 3a 

senep nozioSpaBUieeca K caMHM JiexcaKaM... Ho see 

3TO BApyr CTaÔ flaJICKHM H HyaCMM. MflFKHft UICJieCT 

BO^HH npeBpaiMJica B npoTHBHbitt CKpeaceT. 

— KTO 3TO 6bui? — H nepecrajia nyscTBOBaTb ce- 

6a B 6e3onacHocTM. TaKOfl orpoMHbift, TaKoft naaeac- 

Hbift MHp cteacMJica jio paaMepa B03flyuiHoro mspH- 

Ka, roTOBoro BOT-BOT Jionnyrb. 

MaKC MOJiHan, ero B3maa SHJI npuKOBan K Jiyne. 

H 3aMCTHJia, HTO OH K3K-TO cTpaHHO ctoia^biBaeT 

najibubi — KpecTOM. 3aKHflbiBaei H3 yK333Te^bHbifl 

najieu cnaMajia cpeaHHM, HOTOM 6e3biM«HHbiM, no- 

TOM MM3HHCU. 

— KTO? — M nbixajiacb noftM3Tb ero ssrjiaa, HO 

nepe,a MaKCOM a 6bma, KSK Bcema, SeccHJibna. — 

Bee BCAb 33KOHMMÔCb! Mbl MOaCCM 6bITfa BMCCTe! 

Mbi yace nepeacMJiH caMoe cTpauiHoe — nac nw- 

T3JiHCb pa3BecTH, noccopHTb, nopySHTb. He yâôcb! 

H Tenepb MaKC 3aecb, nycTb HS MHHyry, HO co MHOM. 

npeOJlOJie;! TbICaHH KHJIOMCTpOB, 4TO6bl Mbl BCTpe- 

TRTIHCb. MoaCCT GblTb, ^3iKe CMCpTCJlbMblX KMJ1OMCT- 

POB... 

C MaKCOM npoHcxoflMJio MTO-TO CTpaiunoe, a BH- 

. JTMUO cnoKOHHoe, B3rjiafl ^yrb Hanpaacen — HO 

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3TO 6buio BHeiimee. OH HTO-TO peiuaji &na ce6a, Pemaji, 

He co6npaacb coseTOBaTbca co MHOH! 

— MaKC, « Jiio6;iK> Te6a. 

OH KaHHyjica or MOHX C;IOB, KBK or yuapa. 

— MeHfl... — nanaji OH H aannyjicH. IloTOM CJIOB- 

HO co6pajicfl c CHjiaMH H npoflojiacmi: — MCHH HC 6y- 

Kaicoe-TO BpeMfl. 

— fl yMpy, ecjiM TW yHaeiiib. — CipaHHo, HTO a 

TBK CHOKOHHO. 

— Tbi yMpeujb, ecJiH s ocxaHycb. 

KaKHe yaHBHTCJibHbie cjiosa^. Ho or,aejibHOCTH 

nOHHTHbie, HO BMCCTC OHM OTKaSblBaJIHCb COC4M- 

HflTbCH B MOCft rOJJOBC. 

— 51! Jlio6Jiio! Te6a! — na nocjie^HMx bun Bbiroa, 

noroMy MTO Sojibiue HMHCFO ne cMorna SM 

— KaKoe-To BpeMfl, — c naacwMOM 

MaKC. 

nepeji rnasaMH CJIOBHO B3opBa;ica CHOH MCKP, H 

BMCCTC c 6ojibio npMiiuio oco3HaHHe Toro, HTO a ycjibimajia 

ceftnac. 

— Te6e Jleo nocoBeTOsaji? — npomerrraaa a. Mne 

H>OKHO Sbuio CPOHHO OTbicKaTb npMHHHy yxacnwx 

CJIOB MaKca, a aojiJKHa HaftTH BHHOBHOFO H yHHHTO- 

^cHTb ero npejicae, HCM npoH3OHAer HCHTO cTpaiiiHoe. 

Jleo! JIa, BO BCCM BMHosaT Jleo. M KaTpMH. To/ibKo 

OHH Moryr ^KCJiaTb, HToSu Mbi paccTa^MCb! 

— JleO HC 3H3CT, HTO fl 3A6Cb. — TOAOC M3KC3 

CT3JT OTHyameHHblM. — JleO BOO6me HMHCrO HC 3H3CT. 

— Jleo He 3HaeT, a TBI 3Haeiiib? — Bo MHC Hanano 

npocbinaTbc« SeuieHCTBO. — HTO TH aajiyMaji? He sa- 

6biBaH, Mbi xenepb c To6oH BMCCTC! 

MaKC nojiHaA KaMeHb H 6pocMJi ero B JiynHyio AO- 

OCT3BHM 3TO 663 

GecmyMHo ynaji B 

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Mernyjiacb, cjinnacb c TCMHMM He6oM, 

HCBepHbie areaou. 

— â, ocxaBHM. floTOMy HTO HHKaKMx o6i>jicHey 

xe6fl HCT. ft Te6fl HC ornymy. — H BHOBb noao- 

K MaKcy, B3«jia aa pyxy. Byay êpxaTb ero 

KpenKO-KpenKO, H OH Hmcyaa ne cSexHT. 

PyKH caMH onycTHJincb. HHHTO ero He ocTano- 

BMT. HHHTO. 

MaKC CMOTpeji na Mope. McnyraHHo MepuaioutHe 

3BC3flbi xajiHCb K Kparo He6a, noâAfaiue OT ^yuu, H B 

KaKOfl-TO MOMCHT MHC nOK33aJIOCb, HTO HX KOHTyp 

BbipHCOBbroaer MHC JIHUO MaKca. CaMbie cMejiwe 3BC3- 

AOHKH npCBpaTHAHCb B KOHOnyUIKH H3 CFO HOCy. 

H yxe xoTeâ noKaaaTb eMy 3TO, noBepnyjiacb H 

HarojiKHyjiacb na BSFJIHA cosepiueHHO HeanaKOMbix 

MHC xojioflHbix rjiaaa. 

— Mama, — MOpO3Hbie pyKM KOcnyjiHCb MOHX 

rUICH, — MM HC MOJKCM 6bITb BMCCTC. 

— TM npHexaji cioâ, Hxo6bi cKasaTb MHC 06 

3TOM? — B ero cjiosax nyBCTBOBajica HOABOX. MTO-TO 

npoHcxoflHjio. HTO-TO 6bmo HC TaK. HasepHflKa xyr 

saMeiiiaH Jleo. M KaxpHH. — Mor 6w H He yTpy)KAaTb 

ce6a crojib aojiroft .aoporott. 

— Mama, MM flOJDKHbi paccTaTbca. 

— HCT! — K cacajia ero pyKy. He ysepena, HTO OH 

nonyBCTBOBaji MOC noxaTHe. — MM HC MOJKCM paccraxbCfl! 

Tu jiio6HiiJb MCHH! Korâ jHoGar, ne paccTa- 

IOTCJI! 

OH Mo^naji a,onryv> ceKyniry. 3ro 6buio TO caMoe 

, KOTopoe O3HanaeT corjiacHe. 

, — 6ypK- 

MaKC HC 

KpynHuaM 

3aKOHHHIUb UIKOJiy 

jiro, na BpeMa. Ho paccxaTbca, — no 

asjiMBaji H3 ce6a cjiosa Maxc. — TM 

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TojibKo He eme oano paccTasaHHe! M ero He BHnecy. 

MHC XBarajio JISTH HHCH, Koroptie lyrb He cse- 

JIM MCHH c yMa. 

fl npHxafiacb K HCMV CHJibHO-cmibHO, TKHyjiacb 

ji6oM B ero ynpjmyio rpyab. 

— M He rOBopH MHC, HTO TW crapuie! — npomenrajia 

a ero cepauy — OHO 6buio paaoM, a cjibima/ia 

Taacejibie paaMepcHHbie yaapbi. — He Haao 

)*yiaTb, or oxnaaHHa HHHero HC HSMCHHTCH. 

OH oGxBaTwi MCHH 33 imeuH, sacxaBH 

roJiOBy. 

— Hex, naao noaoiiuiaTb. 

3ro jo Me^bnaftiueft HCPTOHKH 3H3KOMoe JIHUO, 

ro^y6bie râaa, Bcerâ HanpHSceHHbie ry6bi, 

raftHy M BbiaaiomHe MHC ceflnac 

npHroBOp... 

— Bee ycnoKOHTCH, H a BepHycb. 

-Her! 

PyKaMH MHC ero HC yaepxaTb. Moacer, 

Ho rjiaaa MaKca raK xono^HLi, B HHX 

KO OTpeillCHHOCTH, MTO MHC CTpaillHO H3 HCFO CMOTpexb. 

— ECJIH TM ayMaeiub, MTO MCHH ncnyraex KyMKa 

KaKHx-ro saMnHpofi, TO TM ouiH6aeiiibca. Be3 re6a a 

HC CMory )KHTb. floroMy HTO TW ejiHHCTBeHHbifl, KTO 

MHC HyJKCH, e^HHCTBeHHWH, C KCM MHC XOpOUIO. 

MHC xgreôcb roBopHTb eiue H eme, cnopHTb, AO- 

. Ho CJIOB He xsaTano. M Moma TOJibKO no- 

M noBTOpHTb: «>I j\K)6jiio re6a! fl He CMory 

6e3 

XHTb! 3ro Tax no-iejiOBeiecKH, a MaKC... Bapyr 

y saMnHpoB see He TBK? Bjipyr juoSoBb y HHX HOHH- 

MaeTca K3K-TO no-ApyroMy? Be^b Korâ B sanace se- 

Ka, MOJKHO Tanyrb BpeMa, Merarbca Tyaa-croaa. Ho y 

MCHa-ro Bnepe.au BBMHOCTH HCT! 

— Diablo!1 Mauia, TW eme HC cTajiKMBanacb c HacrofliUHMM 

B3MnnpaMH. OHM cTpaiuHbie cyiuecTBa, 

HHKoro He xaneiOT. jjjia HHX HejioBenecKaa acH3Hb 

HH4TO. Arta HHX HC npo6^CMa y6HTb HCJIOBCKa, BCT3Binero 

na nyrw. A TM, Mama, HMCHHO TH, TO caMoe 

npeiwrcTBHe, HTO HenpeMCHHO SyaeT BCTaBaTb Ha ny- 

TH y BaMIIHpOB. 

— TW 3a6biBaeuib: a 6yay ne o^na, MM 6yaeM BMCcre, 

H TH Bceraa Mena samHTHiiib. 

MaKC onycTHJi rojiosy. BoKpyr Hero pasjiMâcb 

TCMHOTa, Bcnbixnyjia COTHCH nepHbix astiKOB H BCO- 

B HOHb. 

— TM ocraBJiaeuib Mena o^ny? Xoneuib 

3ro HC npeflaiejibCTBo. 3ro cnaccHne. 

>I TeGa HC oTnymy! — ^ByMa pyKaMH a 

B ero pyicy, noHHMaa BCIO 6eccMbicjieHHOCTb 

CBoero nocTynxa. — He yftaeiub, noKa see MHC He 

o6i>acHHiub! — HTO a roBopio? Kaxne erasure ycjio- 

BHa? Haao miaKaTb, Haao yMOJiaTb... — Tu Boo6me 

ne yftaeiiib! — MOH roôc copBanca. — Mw 6yêM 

BMCCTC! 

MaKC orpeuieHHo cMorpeji Ha ropH30HT. 

3ro 6buio HenpaBHJibHo. STO 6bmo HCBOSMOXHO. 

Flocê Bcero, HTO c naMH npoHsoiiuio, OH He MOF TBK 

npOCTO B3aTb H yHTH. CtOJIbKO yCHJIHH, CTOJIbKO CTpafi! 

MX He;ib3a nepeqepKHyrb oflHott (J)pa3ofl «Mu 

paccraTbca*! 

— Ha BpeMa, — onHTb noBTopwji MaKC. — 3TO 

HCO6XOAMMO. 

— Ha BpeMa? 

B ayiiie noAHHMaaacb naHHKa. ft He yaepaty ero. 

OH yftflex. YftfleT Hascerna. Ms-3a nero? Ms-sa Ka- 

KHX-TO MOHX CHOB? 

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6bi H He TpHCTa? C ero-TO xa/iaHTOM K AOJiroiKHTejib- 

CTBy H BCC naTbCOT TTOTHHyTb MO5KHO... 

— TBI HC noHMMaeuib! — 3apbinaji MaKC, oTBOpa- 

HHBaacb. — HaM npocro HeoGxoAHMo cACJiaTb aim, 

HTO MH He BMecre. 3ro nac cnacer. 

— Ox nero? 

JlK>6HMbift, Tbi Aywaemb, see TaK npocro? B xa- 

KOM cjiynae, TM He snaeuib, HTO raxoe jiio6oBb! 

flocJie joro cyMacmeAinero senepa, Korâ Maxc 

yMnpan, H a ne 3Ha/ia, HTO AejiaTb... nocjie roro cyMaciiieAiiiero 

senepa, Koraa KJIHHOK OFHCM 

no pyite, H a yBHAejia pacnaxnyrbie nnasa Maxca, 

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OH yflep^cHBaexcfl, Hxo6bi HC yxycMib MCHH H HC npe- 

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Benepa fl MHOFOC nonajia, H râBHoe — HTO pa- 

AM ^K>6HMoro a roTOBa Ha see. 

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— ZUB3H OTJ1OXMM pa3FOBOp A 

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— Xoneiiib, HTo6bi a noo6emajia He MCKaTb Te- 

6a? — 5! aaKycMJia ry6y. Ax, KaKoe M3amHoe BpaHbe: 

«5I caM naftjy Te6a»! CÔBHO He^baa 6bijro TO xe ca- 

MOC CKaaaTb no-ApyroMy. 

— He xony, — KanHyji rojioBoft MaKC. 

— Ich liebe dich! Ich komme zuriick! — 

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MaKC nonaTHJica. JInuo ero no-npe5KHeMy ocTa- 

CnOKOMHMM. HO TO SblÔ TJDKCJIOe, y6HHCT- 

BCHHOe cnOKOflCTBMC. 

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H 6ecHyBCTBeHHbiH! M a Te6a HeHasHacy! 

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HH4ero yBHuetb HC ycneâ. Eojib nponsHJia MCHH na- 

CKBO3b, cepflue cxaôcb, nepedHBaa AbixawHe. M Jio- 

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yurax. 4a*e TpemiHTaH nym B ne6e. A Maxca... Her? 

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no flyme. npoGexajiH no rejiy npoTHBHbie 

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KaK no xe^y npofaxsui O3no6, H ne noAflanacb 5Keâ- 

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HYBCTBO npoxjia^bi. O^HaKo « cHJibHO 3aMep3Jia! 

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3OHTHKa, H yrpeHHHft serepoK noKpbisaji MOIO 

Mope oTCTynmio, CÔBHO 6o«cb: BOT ceHnac 

H naKaxy ero 3a TO, HTO OHO HBHJiocb

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, xoxopbifi HMMCFO ae CMOF cêjiaxb. 

ft crpeojia B jiaaoHb ropcxb necica. 

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CBepxtecxecxBeHHoro — o6biKHOBCHHaji 

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6oacb cjiynafiHoro KacaHHa. To^KHyx — yna^y H pa- 

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na Bxopoft axax. Jlsepb Hamero HOMepa 

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H capaân. 

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a. Uljiana, cyMKa, B pyKax xeMHbie OHKH — a ee 

epaoiBana. — Tbi Korâ yuuia-xo? 

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b, MXO OTBexHXb? Cewnac ceMb, npocnajia 

p HOMepe naca ABa, eme Mac 6biJia c MBKCOM, HOXOM 

OH yme^, a sacnyjia na njiaace... 

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na KHonicy Bbnosa M y^wGHyâcb MaMe. 

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JKypHX. 

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HoKa see HC xo, He XBKMC MHC HyxHbi HOBOCXH. 

— npHesacaft CKOpee. — Foôc FlauiKH cxaji niy- 

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— Byêr re6e cner! — SypKHyjia H, âsaa ox6oft. 

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cnHHoft iiieBe^bHyjiacb MaMa. Hrodbi HC Bcxpenaxfaca 

c Heft B3niJW>M, « cxana HaacHMaxb na KHOHKH xejie- 

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He xoneuib HHHero MHC paccKa3biBaTb? 

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npMSoeM âcTMJiacb K HoraM. 

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Tbi yxe O^MH psa nyrb HC yMepJia. BToporo pa3a HC 

, — uienTajio Mope. MJIH see xe MaKC? KaK 

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fero... TojibKO XHTb, npocro acHTb... 

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TBKOe XC CKpblTHOC, K3K MaKC? 

— Torâ ynwcb xnarb, __ uiejiecrejio Mope. M npn- 

3p3K, nOJIHMH 3BC3A, CT3HOBHJICH nOXOXHM H3 JIIO- 

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a CTpaaajia. KTO-TO XOHCT, HTo6bi... HTO? HToGbi MW 

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B TOT Benep, Korna si nbrraji3Cb noMOHb MaKcy. ITpo- 

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MHC cTajio cTpauiHo. Onenb crpauiHo. 51 cxsuia B 

KyâKC Tejie(J>oH. XM, HC exaTb AOMOH... KaK OHM ce- 

6e 3TO npeacTaBJiaiOT? HTO a see 6poiuy H noMnycb K 

HHM B rOCTH? M HTO CTpaiUHOrO MCH« JKACT flOM3? MjIH 

BCC K3K-TO CBa33HO C M3HbaKOM, O KOTOpOM FOBOpH- 

Jia FariKa? 

Hepea csMOft HOCSZIKOH B CSMOJICT y Mena B^pyr 

OJKHJI COTOBbJH. 

— M3BHHH, M3IU6HbK3! — CHOBa OjICF. Pa3BC OH 

HC Bee CKasaji? — fl cneuMafibHo nosBOHtui, HTo6u y 

Te6a ocrajica HOMCP Moero Mo6mibHoro. Ha TOT cjiy- 

H3M, ecjiH a Te6e noHaao6aiocb. H Bcerâ H3 

Oêr OTKJiioHmica, H a MaiUMHanbHo nocMOTpejia 

na 3Kp3H. Ilaneu nepnyjica, BbowBaa «HKOHKY»: «Xo- 

THTC yaajiHTb HOMCP? 4a — HCT?» CeKyHay a HOKOjie63^3Cb. 

OneHb xoTejiocb yâ^HTb, TCM CHMMM BUnepKHyB 

Oêra BMCCTC co BCCMH CMOTpwTejiaMH H3 

CBOCH JKH3HH. Ho neCfl TJia33MH TT JKC BCTaHH K3T- 

pHH C eC H3BCHHOft yJIblSKOH, HOCTOaHHO HCAOBO/tb- 

Htift Jleo, H a Aaxe ycjibimana, KSK OH TOBOPHT: «I1 y 

a trop de bruit ici»'. Saxjionnyâ Tejie(J)OH — coxpa- 

HHM. MoaceT, H npasna npHro^HTca. 

B caMOJieTe pasroBop c OjieroM HC Bbixo^HJi y MC- 

HJI H3 FOJiOBbi. BHAHMO, CMOTPHTCJIHM HTO-TO OT MC- 

H« HV5KHO, p33 OH IK&SUJ B 33pOHOpTy. HTO-TO, HTO 

IIOHia HM flSTb TOJIbKO a. A p33 T3K, TO Ojier CJIHU1- 

KOM JierKo corjiscHjica noAOXJiSTb. rioxoxe na 06- 

XQUHOH ManeBp, KaK 6yATo B pyKaBe y Hero npnnpa- 

TaHa KO3bipnaa KapTa. 3H3Tb 6bi K3K3a... M eme KHHra 

— o cnax, KJiaaax, KaKHx-To Sejiwx xeniUHHax, 

KHprax, cnacTJiHBbix Aoporax H snesanHbix cuieprax. 

O im4>pax B HCH TOJKC 6biJio. «OAHH» O3HanaeT 

UCJib, HpoaBJiaeTca B arpeccHH, «Afia» HHCJIO aHTHTe- 

3HCa C T3KHMH KpaHHOCTSMH, K3K ACHb H HOHb. 

CTPSHHO, nOHCMy 3HTHT63HC, CCJIH ABa — STO rapMO- 

HHH. BcTpenaioTca ABOC, H HM xopoiuo. CeMba noaB- 

JMCTca, KorAa ABOC >KHByr BMCCTC. V nejioBeics ABC 

pyKH, ABC Horn. KsKSa JKC Tyr npoTHBonoô)KHOCTb? 

ECAH TOJIbKO CHMMeTpHfl. «TpH» — HeyCTOHHHBOC 

HHCJIO, 3H3K TpeyrojibHMK3, npoiiuioe, H3CToamee H 

oyjrymee. «HeTbipe& — ycTOHHHBOCTb H npo^HOCTb, 

KBaApaT, CTHXHH, CTOpOHbl CB6T3, y BCCX CTyJIbCB HC- 

THPC HO)KKH. «CCMb» — COe/JMHCHHe yCTOHHHBOCTH C 

HCyCTOHHHBOCTblO (UH(J>p «MeTfaTpe» H «TpH»), 

CTHOCTH C HACaJIbHOCTbK) («OAMH» M «IlieCTb»), 3 

KOJlHHeCTBO AHeft HCAC^M, HOT B T3MMC. UH(J)pa BC3e~ 

. «OAHH» H «iuecTb»... nyA3, mecTHaAHSTb. BOT 

Ojier CKa3aji «ceMb — ceMb», KorAa BPCMCHH 

iuecTHaAU3Tb HSCOB ceMb Mnnyr... A a-ro no- 

, o HCM OH... Bee cxoAHTca. 

e B HyMepojiornio 3aTeca^ca riH

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1 sv 

MaTHHCCKOH CHCXCMOH 3pa6OB, ApyHflOB, (JjHHHKHH- 

UCB H eninxHH. «riHarop aoKasan, HXO BCC cymee 

MOiKCT 6uxb Bbipa^KCHo HHCJiaMH...KBaapax FlHâropa 

HJIM ncHxoMaTpHua...» 

KHHra 3aKpbuiacb caMa CO&OH. Ewe oflHa aaraa- 

Ka? MJIH cjiynaftHbiH nojjapoK? Oner Kynan nepaoe, 

na HXO ynan Bsrjuia, oGjicocica KpacHBaa, 30Jioxbie 6y- 

KBbi. Cnaen, acaaji MCHH, jiMCiaji, a noxoM oroaji. Her, 

B Taicyio nocjieflOBaxejibHOCXb BBPHXCH c xpyaoM. 3a- 

HCM OH cxan 6bi MHC omasaxb KynneHHyio ce6e KHHry? 

3H3HHX, npHHCC CC CnCUHOJIbHO JUW M6HJI. M HTO fl B 

HCH flOJDKHa 6bIJia HaftTH? MCTOpHK) UM(t)pbI «CCMb»? 

PO^HOM FOpOfl BCTpCTHJl HCO^CMâHHblM CHCFOM. 

H nero IlaiiJKa span, MTO OH eme He Bbinaji? BOH ace, 

see BOKpyr aacbinaHo. 

liana B aaponopry cxoa/i B manice M xenjiOM najib- 

TO. H B CBOHX JICFKHX xanoHKax nonyBCXBOBaJia ce6a 

HCyiOXHO. 

— HaKOHeu-xo! — BOCKJiHKHyji nana, He ycne^M 

MM noflOMTH 6^H^ce. CJIOBHO HecKo^bKO AHCH npo- 

BCJI noa xa6ô c npunexoM caMOJiexos. 

— KaKMe HOBOCTH? — H c oSjierHCHHeM Bpynwjia 

nane B pyKH CBOIO cyMKy. Moacex, Ha cew pas MHC 

dojibiiie nosesex, M a ycjibiiuy HXO-XO cxoamee? 

— Bea sac ropoA nepemeji Ha oca^Hoe noôxe- 

HHC. — Flana nbrrajica ujyxuxb. — O6i>HBHjicfl Ka- 

KOH-XO MaHbflK. 

— Hy, cico/ibKO MO«HO! — npoeopnajia a, Paaro- 

BOpbl npO M3HbHKOB MCHH y)K6 SCCHJIM. FlpH^yMaJIH 

6bl 4TO-HM6yAb HOBCHbKOe... 

— TaK eeab HTO OH xBopiix-To! — c )KapOM npo- 

ôjDicaji paccKa3MBaxb nana. — 4yxb JIM He rojiosbi 

CBOMM ^cepTsaM psex! 

— KaKott KoiiiMap! — Mama nocMoxpena na Me- 

Hfl. CÔBHO oxpbiaaxb y jiioAeft roôBbi 40 

6bIJlO MOHM H3^K)6jieHHbIM 3aHflTHCM. 

— OncycwBaex win oxKpynHBaex? — 

HO cnpocujia H, AyMan, MXO, noaca^yfl, Haô npon- 

THCfc no MOHM 3H3KOMbIM FOXaM, y3H3Xb, HXO y HHX H 

. Mne nyacHbi 6biJin HOBOCXH. HOBOCXH, cnocoGo6i>HCHMTb 

nosezieHHe MaKca. 

— Haopeaaex. M acepxsa yMHpaex ox noxepH KPOBH. 

flocjieflHee CJIOBO sacxasiuio MCHH BHHMarejibHeH 

npHCJiymaxbca K pasrosopy. He xo JIM 3x0, HXO a nuuy? 

— H Kyaa BCH KpOBb aesaexcji? — npouienxana a, 

HenpOH3BOJibHO HaHHHaa npeflCxaBJuixb yxacnyio Kap- 

. JlCJKHX HCÔBCK, a6cOJ!K)THO 6CJIbIH M CyXOH, 

6yMaacHbiH JIHCX. Ha mee y Hero BHflHeioxcH ABC 

TOHKH. ^ noAxo^y K HCMy, cicnoHHiocb, H Bflpyr OH 

OTKpMBaex rjiasa, nepraMCHXHbie ryGbi jiOMaroxca B 

CTpauiHOM ocKane, H3-noa HHX Jiesyx mibiKH. MCJIO- 

BCK AHKO xoxonex H KHaaexcH Ha MCHJI. 

BMACHHe eopBanocb B MOH MHCJIH, H a CHJibnee 

aacynyâ pyxn B KapManH, Hxo6bi sepnyxb ce6a K pe- 

— 3naKOMbix cpe^H acepxB Hex? — mennex 

&IH3KO cKJioHHHCb K oxuy. Ho a cc c^biiiiy. Xopouio 

cjituiry. 

— Cjiasa 6ory, Hex! — BcrwecHyji pyKaMH nana. 

OH HC npH3naex ccKpexnocxH H roBopnx 060 BCCM 

rpOMKO. 

AeHCXBHxejibHO, cnaea 6ory. FIoMeMy-xo MHC aapyr 

BcnoMHmiacb MapKejiosa. Ee xjieGoM ne KOPMH, aaft 

B HenpHaxnyio HcxopHio nonaCTb. Ho BCC o6oiiuiocb. 

«yxpeHHaH «3opbKa» npasa, HauiHx HHKoro ne KOC- 

Hyjiocb. 

— Mama, CCJIH nojiyHHxca, ne XOAH HMKyaa, — 

nonpocHJi oxeu. 

; — V MCHH xe xpeHHpOBKH, — npouienxajia n, 

MC^CHHO npHxoflfl B ceGa. 

A HXO CCJIH oe-bflBHJICfl MOÔflOH BaMHHp, HC 3H3c 

npaBHJiaMH? Bcêa aa HHM na xaicyio JKB 

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(0 oxory BMHAyr Apyrwe... M CCJIH HX co6epeTca HC- 

CKOJibKo, H KaacAOMy norpe6yercH no acepTBe B HOHb... 

TaK OHH 6bictpo Becb ropoA H3B6Ayr. 

— CKOAbKo yace HCJIOBCK noni6jio? 

— 3a HCACAIO naxb, — HepBHO coo6mHJi nana. — 

Bce narepo — ACByuiKH. 

MaKC, noHCMy ace TH yexaji? Tw H3BepnaK3 3H3eiiib, 

KTO OH T3KOH, 3TOT MaHbaK. Snaeiiib — H nbrraembca 

HTO-TO CACAaTb? 

— CKOPO see saKOHHHTca, — npo6opMorajia a, 

MaiiiHHajibHo nonpaBJiaa Ha csoeft cyMKe anrjiHH- 

CKyio 6yjiaBKy. Korzia a ee ycnejia npHKpenHTb? 3ro, 

K3aceTca, Ha yjiany HJIH or crjiasa. H oxicyaa BO MHC 

T3K3H yBCpCHHOCTb? CjIOBHO nOflCK33bIBaCT KTO. 

33 OKHOM npOHOCHJIHCb TCMHblC flOMa. 3flp3BCTsyfl, 

ropOA, a paaa re6a BHflCTb. MHC oneHb ne xsarajio 

TBOHX MpanHbix 4BopoB, MHraioiuHX (})OHapeft, 

HCflOBOJibHbix JIHU, Taxe^bix TyH naa roÔBoft. Mne 

ne XB3T3JIO TBoero CHera. Tsoero nepsoro cnera, KO- 

TOpbifi oGpenen BCKOpe pacxaaTb. 

— Xoxejiocb 6bi! — c acapoM noaaep)Kaji MCHJI 

oreu, He sawenaa, HTO a ero HC cjiymaio. — B ropoê 

iKHTb CT3JIO HCBO3MO3KHO — HOCTOaHHO npHXOflHTCa 

OT Koro-TO npaTarbca, onscaTbca KajKôro mopoxa 

33 CDHHOtt. 

— Cepexa... — npeaocTeperaiome Haiaâ M3M3. 

Ona see eme 33 Mena GOHTCH. BoMTca, HTO a HCnyraiocb, 

MTO MHC npHCHMTca oMepe^noft KOiiiMap. 

Ho OHH Mena yace H TSK nocemsioT. TojibKo 3TO He 

MOH KOIUMapbl. M CTpaXM HC MOH. 

Hauia ^BeHaAuaTH3TaxKa Bbimibuia H3-3a JIOMOB, 

H MHC noicasajiocb, HTO a HyscTByio, c KaKHM nanpaaCeHHCM 

flOM XOICT MCHa. KOCHTCa HCJlOBOJIbHblMH 

aHTCHHaMH, K3K 6H TOBOpa: BCC npOH3OULHO H3-33 TOro, 

HTO Tbi yexajia. HMHCFO, a sepHyjiacb. M cHosa MM 

Apyr c apyroM, Moa 

. CHera 

, 3 CCHHSC H3-33 

, HCB3paHHO-cepaa, HO see pasno JIIQ- 

ft Bbi6paâcb MS MauiHHbi, orânyjiacb. KaK 

TO H HC ye3acaâ, KaK 6y,HTO eme yrpoM HC 6bmo 

£OJiHua, Mopa, uiypiuaiuHx nsjibM. 

— noitaeMie! — Toponan OTCU. 

ft noBepHy;i3cb K Bxo^y, H MHC Bflpyr crpauiHO 33- 

?tOTeJiocb nyaa. CSMOFO oGbiKHOBCHHoro qyâ. ft 33- 

B noA"be3fl, a TaM BCC, KBK panbiiie, AO noacapa, 

p335opOK c roTaMH, ao noasjieHHa anecb CMOTPH- 

. BOT ceHnac a npOTany pyKy K ABepH, H H3- 

BCTpeny MHC BbiiiaeT MaKC... Jla^HO, nycKan HMKTO 

He BbiitaeT, HO B HOHTOBOM amwKe a HaftAy OT Hero 

SailHCKy. M^M XOTb KaKOM-TO 3H3K, HTO aCHJIbUbl B 

MacTepCKyro 

«Tyn, ryn», — 

— npHBer! 

HecMOTpa Ha XOJIOA, OKHO nepBoro 3Taaca CJICBS 

or ABepM pacnsxHyTO. MapMHKa! 3a TO BpeMa, HTO a 

«c He BHACJia, OHa CT3â COBCCM GJICAHOH, a B rjiasax 

noHBHJiacb JieâHsa ysepeHHOCTb. 

OHS 6bijia 6êAH3, HO He 6bi/ia SojibHOft. 

M3pMHK3... ft O HCH 336bIJT3. A H6 MO^CCT AH SblTb, 

HTO HblHelllHHe y6HMCTB3 ACAO pyK OHCHb HCOnblTHO- 

IX) BSMHHpa? 

— Mama! 

flana AepacaA ABepb, HO H HC Morâ CAejiaTb TC 

HecKOJIbKO maroB, HTO OTAejia^H MCHa OT cnacHTCAb- 

Horo BxoAa B noAbe3A. 

— ft cennac, — Maxnyjia eMy pyKofi H noAOiiuia K 

OKHy. 

MapHHKa cTaâ cHMnaTHHHeft npexHero, H3 AH- 

Ua yuuiH CACAbi TporaTejibHon ACTCKOH 6e33amHTHO- 

CTH. Tenepb ona 6biAa noA HaAeacnoH oxpanoH CBOero 

npeo6pa»ceHHH B BaMnnpa.

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ycjibiuiana, KaK saKpbwacb no,m>e3,aHaa 

HC cTajin MCHH amaTb. YIILJIH, aaace ne 

o TOM, HTO ceftnac ocTaBMJiw CBOIO 

OflHH H3 OflMH C KpOBOXaflHHM y6lfftlieft. 

6bITb, T6M CaMbIM, KOTOpOFO TIIieTHO HIUCT MHJIHUHJI. 

— npHBCT! — He oHCHb paaocTHoe nojiyHHJiocb 

npHBCTCTBHC. — KaK ACJI3? 

— Xopoiuo. — MapHHKa yjibiGanacb, M 6buio B ee 

yjibi6Ke HTO-TO 3H3KOMoe. 

KTO-TO MHC TaK yace yjibi6ajicji. fl rjiy6»ce 

ribrraacb caepxHBaTb sojinaMH HaKaTbiBaramyio na- 

HMKy. 51 HC flOJDKHa noKasbisaTb MapHHKe CBOH 

cTpax. Eme HenssecTHo, KaKêBOHKa oTpeampyer. 

— Kaicaa Tbi cTajia... KpacHBaH, — saKaimwBiiiHCb, 

npo6opMOxaJia a. V MCHH HHKaK ne nojiynaJiocb ro- 

BOpHTb npCJKHMM npHBCTJIHBblM TOJIOCOM. OH ApO- 

)Kaji, MHorâ cpbiBaacb. — A MM Ha lore GbiJiw. TaM 

ceflMac Teruio, B Mope MOJKHO KynaTbCH. A4>pHKa, 6ereMOTbi, 

JlwMnono. Ho MHC He nonpaBHôcb — xap- 

KO OHCHb. 

A Tbi BCAb, MapMHKa, fla^ce He 3Haeuib o cymecT- 

BOBaHHH CMOTpHTejieii. He 3Haeiiib, HTO TBOJI 

HMC6T OrpaHMHCHHa. M CCJIH B3pOC^bie 

yMeioT xoTb KaK-TO OT CMOTpMTCJicM saniMUtaTbca, TO 

Tbi nepea HMMH — OTKpbiTaw MHiuenb. 

H noAOUUia GJIM^KC, nbiTaacb noHHTb, HTO B nep- 

Byio onepeflfa naflo CKasaTb, KaK o6tacHMTb eft see TO, 

HTO npOHCXOflHT. 

Bsr^â MapHHKH CTOJI TPCBOKHUM. 

Ona HyBCTsyeT MCHH? 

npHllIJlOCb OTOHTH. 

— MM To^bKO npHexa^H, — pacTepHHHO noBTOpujia 

H. — MTO HOBoro? KaK ce6fl HyscTByeuib? — 

HTO a roBOpK)? V saMnnpa cnpaiiiHsaio o 3flopoBbe! — 

Tbi MaKca HC 

HOT y)K TOHHO spa cnpocHJia. FlpH ynoMMHaHHH o 

MaKce nia3a MapHHKH pacnaxnyjiHCb. 

— 3axoAHJi napy pas. Ho ceftnac ero aaecb HCT. — 

Cjiosa KOJIIOHHC, pasapaJKCKHbie. 

— Jla? Hy, jiaflHo, — cKaaajia H KaK MOJKHO 6o;iee 

flpyxejiiodHO M czieâna HecKOJlbKO uiaroB B cTopony. 

Horn HCO)KHâHHO CTajiH TH^cejibiMH, a ejie ^BHrajiacb. 

— FIoKa! 

fl 3acTaBJiHJia ce6a nocMOTpeTb MapHHKe B r/iaaa, 

HO HHHero HC no^ynnjiocb. >I nyBCTBOBajia, KaK ona 

CMOTpHT H3 MCHa. 3jIO. HeÔBOJIbHO. 

HeyioTHO 6bmo yxo^HTb noa ee npMCTa^bHbiM 

BsrâôM. TCM 6o;iee ne xoTejiocb noBopanHBaTbCJi K 

pacnaxnyTOMy OKHy CRHHOH. 4asKe CCJIH MapMHKa 

HHHero HC 3HaeT, OHa HasepHaKa o HCM-TO ôrajibisaeTca. 

— Ro cKopoft BCTpenn! — HOJICTCJIO ao MCHH, H a 

C FOTOBHOCTbK) 33KHBaâ B OTBCT. 

HaSpajia KOH, OTKpbuia nofltesaHyio asepb, H noKa 

ona HC 3axôrmyjiacb 3a MHOH, He Morjia OTflejiaTbca 

OT omymeHHa, HTO na Mena ceflnac HaSpocaTca. 

Eme O4HO noTpaceHHe oacnnaô B xojuie OKOÔ 

jiHKe 

IIIHPOKO pacnaxnyra, KBapTMpnaa npMOTKpbiTa. BOT 

MHe GyaeT xopomo H cnoKoftno... M3 nocjieflHHX 

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CHJI H no6e)tcajia Bnepefl, 33KpbiJia 33 co6ofl cnanajia 

KOpHflOpHyiO JXBCpb, HOTOM JJBCpb KBapTHpbl H, H3KO- 

H6U, JJBCpb MOefi KOMHaTbl. 

M3 paCTBOpCHHOH (J)OpTOHKH TflHyJIO XOJIOJJOM, H3 

nojiy OKOJIO no,aoKOHHHKa necKOJibKO cicyKoaceHHbix 

JIHCTOHKOB. OHH saiuypiiiajiH, Korjja a cxajia HX nofl- 

. CTOJI c ycnyBiuHM Hoyr6yKOM, CTORKH xex- 

H yneGHHKOB, Ha cryjie KOMnaKT-JiHCKH, OKO- 

JIO HOSKKH nepeBepHyrsfl TsnoHKa, BTOpaa TOPHHT H3- 

nOJJ KpOBaTH... /JjIHHHblH CTCJIJiaJK C KHHraMH, 33 

CT6KJIOM (})OTOrpa(}>HH — MOM KJI3CC, nOXOObl, M3M3 C 

nanofl, MapKejiosa c JIapHCKOH... IlocTaBHTb 6bi cio- 

A3 4>OTorpa

" ce6e npyryio. M3-3a STHX rjiynocren a BOponsjiscb c 

6oKy na 6oK, Bs^bixajia, Kpyrnna noayuiKy, BCTpaxH- 

COH He meji. 

A Benb B KOMHate BCC no-crapOMy, see TSK, 

6bmo, Koraa ciozia BnepBbie Bomeji MaKC. Bomeji, 

orjianyjica H cpasy cxa^ 3/iecb CBOHM. BOT H cefinac 

OH CH.HHT H3 nOAOKOHHHKe... HCT, CTOHT B JIBCpflX... 

MJTH noHomeji K KpoBara, CMOTPHT na MCHH? 

ft npnnoAHajiacb, onismejia KOMHaTy. HHKOFO. 

Hajjo nocnaTb, nocnaTb. ft TBK ycTaâ... Ho CTOH- 

JIO 33KpbITb TJia3a, K3K BHOBb a BH.HeJI3 JIK)6HMOe JIH- 

UO. MflFKHC BOJIOCH RpHKpblBSIOT JIO6, OHCHb BHH- 

MarejibHbie raaaa, B KOTOpbix njiemeTCH 6e3flHa, IUHpoKHe 

CKy^bi, TBepflO cxaTbie ry6bi, 6jienHaa Koxa, 

KOTOpOH T3K XOHCTCa KOCHyTbCH... 

zuia ce6a a BHOBb OKasajiacb OKOJIO 

KaK ace GOJIBHO Ha Ayme. floneMy Jiio6oBb — 3TO 

o6a33TejibHO cTpaaaHHH? M saKonnaTca JIH OHH KO- 

CKBO3b 3aKpbITbie BCKH n 

Yopon BOKpyr MCHH nycT. HHKOPO M HHHero. PosHaa 

nyjibcauMH (J)OHapeM, pasnojiyuiHoe nepeMHFHBaHHe 

cj)ap. YexajiH, see yexajiH... 

Mne noKasajiocb? MJIH npocTO BeTep CBHCTHT B 

jiepeBbax? M^H BO3MymaioTca noTpeBoxennbie npo- 

BOJia? MJIH BOfla JKypHHT B Tpy6ax? HHHero HCT. Tojib- 

KO npH3paKH. Mow Jiio6MMbie, MOH xopoiiiwe, MOM 

jK>6pbie 3HaKOMbie. 

THXMH OCCHHHH B03^yx jiporHyji. 3acTOHaji, 3aropon. 

HTO-TO npH6^n»:ajiocb KO MHC. 

CTpCMHTCJlbHO. MHMOCb MHMO AO- 

MOB, raca (J)onapH. JleTeno nepe3 KpbiuiH, 

saw npOBoâ. npoSHBanocb CKBO3b BCTKH 

cpbiBaa c HHX nocjieaHne 

JKCJITblH 6epC3OBbIH J1HCTOK BSJICTCJl 

nepeô MHOH HOHHoft 6a6oHKOM, sacxaBMB HcnyraH- 

HO oTuiaTHyrbCH OT OKHa. ft cxsaTHJiacb 3a GaTapeio, 

HTo6bi He ynacTb. H Tyr >KC xjionHyâ paMoti, 3a#epnyjia 

urropy. OrGeacaâ K KpoBara. MO^CT, Ojier npas, 

H fl 3pa BepHyjiacb? TaM, 33 OKHOM, MTO-TO 6bijio. 3ro 

a noaBajia ero. M Tenepb OHO 6yneT >*caaTb. 

3aBepHyjiacb B OHCHJIO c TOJIOBOH, 

yno6HeH no^yuiKy. CTapaa nrpa — ecjiH He uieBejiHTbca, 

TO HHHero cTpauiHoro ne npoH3OHfleT. Yacac 

nocTOHT-nocTOHT, noB3Abix3eT H yttjieT, TaK HHHero 

H He aoamaBiuHCb. A CTOHT mesejibnyTbca, KaK OH 

Ha6pocHTca. FIoaTOMy naoio jiexaTb THXO-THXO, 

6ynro 

Hayrpo COH BcnoMHHajica c TpyÔM: nycTOH 3an, 

SBOH KJTHHKOB, Ha no;iy npHraioiUHe TCHH. Ho a 6bijia 

cnoKOHHa, Mena y)Ke HHHero He nyrsjio. M To^bKo 

cjioBa see eme ssynafiH B yinax. 

— IlpaBâ, O1UH6KH 6ozipflT? — uienneT MHC rojioc. 

— JJyMaeiiib, HTO see noHapouiicy, a OKaabisaeTcfl 

Bcepbe3... Mrpaeuib no OUHHM npaBHJiaM, a see 

ocrajibHbie Bflpyr HaHHHaioT nrpaTb no flpyrnM... 

COH saTepca cpe^H aecjiTKa apyrnx, ocxaBHB nocjie 

ce6a HenpnaTHbiH ocaôK. MHC nocTOHHHO noa- 

KHflbiB3K)T roôsoJiOMKH, KOTopbie fl noKa He Mory 

peuiHTb. Hero OT Mena XOTST? 3aneM aacTasjiaioT pas 

33 pa3OM nepeacHBaTb ciwepTb MaKca? 

C 6ojibHOH FOJIOBOH H cnoji3Jia c KpoBara, nexoxa 

B HaGyxaioiUHH 33 OKHOM aenb. 

OTKpbiTb 4>opTOHKy. 3aneM a ee saKpbuia? 

33KJiHHHBUi3a paMa aonro He noaaasajiacb. ft My- 

HHJia uinHHrajicT, aepraa pyHKy. OKHO caaôcb HC- 

, pe3Ko pacnaxHysiiiHCb, H BMBCTC co CBC- 

BO3^yXOM B KOMH3Ty BJICTCJIH ^HCTba. MX lliyp- 

B nepsyio ceKynoy nanyrajio Mena. 

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Becb noflOKOHHHK 6bui ycbinan xejiTbiMH 6epe3o- 

BblMH JIHCTbHMH, CJIOBHO MX CneilHaJIbHO KTO-TO H3- 

Gpocaji. KTO-TO JUBbipHJi MX B OKHO 

Tnasa IV 

COPBAHHAfl TPEHMPOBKA 

a HC nyBCTBOBajia ce6a TaKOH pa36HToft. 

FojiOBa 6ojie;ia, BO piy 6buio cyxo, nejiatb HHHero He 

XOTCJlOCb. 

BOT T3KOH OH, nOCJieAHHft flCHb KaHHKyJT... 

OT paccTpoflcTBa a Hacbinajia B naiiiKy CJIHUIKOM 

MHOFO nopouiKa, H Koe nojiyHHjicn ropbKHM, HC- 

BKyCHbiM. Ho si ynpaMO Tanyjia OTBpaTHTejibHbift na- 

nHTOK, CJIOBHO H3Ka3bIBaJia Ce6fl 33 BC6 npOflBJICH- 

HblC MHOH CJia6OCTM. 

MaMa nonanajiy HC cMOTpejia na MCHH. Croajia 

OKOJIO OKHa, zieMOHCTpaTHBHo HsynaH o6jiaKa sa CTCK- 

JIOM. FlHJia CBOK) 6ojiTyuiKy H3 cbiporo aftua. MOJI- 

M3JI3. 

3 oTCTSBHjia MaiiiKy, ypoHHJia JIHUO B JISJIOHH, npHcjiyui3Ji3Cb. 

Hunero. IlycTOTa. TojibKO c nepsoro 3Ta- 

)Ka Hjryr cJiaSbie CHrnafibi TpesorH — TQM MapHHKa. 

— Tbi HC HMeeiiib npasa! 

CT3K3H T3K TpOMKO OHyCTHJICfl Ha CTOJI, HTO H3pHcoBaHHbie 

pbiSKH na SoKax Moefi nauiKH 

XBOCTbl. 

— XanflpH, CTpaaafi, njianb no HOMSM — 

see, MTO yroziHO, CCJIH HacTOJlbKO cjiaSs, HTO HC MOcoBJiaâTb 

c coGon. Ho HH B KOCM cjiynae He 

CBOH HyscTBa npyrHM. 

3 c yjiHBJieHHeM BbiHbipnyjia H3 JiajaoHCM. 

— JlroflH BOKpyr Te6fl ne SPHTCJIH B KHHOTeaTpe, 

OHM HC flOJDKHH HMHCPO 3H3Tb. HCM MCHbUie COHyB- 

CTBMJI, TCM Gbicrpee see 

MaMa cTpeMHTejibHo npoiiuia MHMO MCHH. Pa3- 

flpaJKCHHO 3BHKHyJIH KJIIOHH. 

— H HHKaKoro nepnoro usera! — MaMa HOJIBHjiacb 

na nopore KyxHH. — MepHbifl UBCT He cnaceT. 

ToJibKO flacr CHrHaji ocTajibHbiM, HTO y Te6a He Bee B 

nopHUKe. Xoneuib, Hro6bi Te6a oGcyxaajiH? — ft onyc- 

THJia rjiaaa. — He xoneuib. 

MaMa yuuia, ocraBHB nocjie ce6« jiencMtt 3anax 

— UHTpyCOBbie C rOpHHHKOH. 

HcsojibHO MbicjieHHo nocjicflosajia 3a neio. BOT 

ona CTOHT Ha njiomajiKe, xaeT Jin4)ra, HepBHO nocTy- 

KHBaCT MblCKOM 6OTHHKa, BXO^HT B K36HHy, HCCKOJIb- 

KO pas HaxHMaeT Ha KHonKy nepsoro 3Taxa, CMOTpHT 

na ce6a B sepKano Ha CTCHC, nonpaBJisieT BOJIOCH. 

BblCTpbIM flBMêHHCM npOKpyHHBaCT CBH3Ky KJHOHCH 

na najibue H KJiaaeT ee B cyMOHKy. flsepH HC ycnesa- 

K)T OTKpblTbCH flO KOHU3, K3K OH3 BblCKaKHBaCT H3pyacy. 

riepeceKaeT no flHaronajiH XQJIJI. FlaTb cTyne- 

HCK BHH3. FlHlUHT KOÔBblH 33MOK. MaMa BblXOflHT 

Ha yjiHuy, neôBOJibHO nozuKHMaeT ry6w, noroMy HTO 

BOKpyr cjiflKOTb — cner pacTasui, ocTaeHB nocjie ce6« 

rpH3Hbie Jiy>KH. CTynaeT CBOHM xopomo HaHMmen- 

HblM 6OTHHKOM H3 AOpOJKKy. Oni6aeT flCTCKyiO nJIOmaaKy, 

H^CT K asTo6ycHOft ocTanoBKe. Ha nosopOTe 

K uiKOJie ee jKjxyr. Bbicrpaa TCHb OTêjiHCTca OT aepe- 

Ba, nepe6eraeT 3a ee cnHHOft, a HOTOM Ha6pacbiBaeTca 

csajAM, xBaTaei 3a BOJIOCH... 

— MaMa! 

ft copsajiacb c MCCTB, onpoKHHys cTyji. J3,xnncbi, 

pySaiiiKa na MHC. He cpasy coo6pa3HJia, HTO Haô 

CHHTb TanOHKH H Ha^CTb KpOCCOBKM. CflCpHyJia C 

KpioHKa jierKyio KypTKy. 

BHH3, BHH3, BHH3! CTynCHbKM KMaaJIHCb nOfl HOrH, 

cTpax 6mi no rjiasaM. BCCM TCJIOM BJieTCJia B 

naiutynaâ B TCMHOTB KHonKy 4OMO(J)OHa. 

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CJiaKOTb, naCMypHO, naXHBT 3HMOft. 

Orn6aifa neTCKyro ruiomamcy fl He crana, a SpocH- 

.nacb nanpaMyio, qepea Kycrw, nepea caMyio rpa3b. 

BbiCKOHHJia Ha aopory, nocKOJibSHyjiacb, npoexaJia 

Ha ojiHOH Hore, HcnaHKajia KOJICHO, ryr JKC BCKOHHJia. 

HHKTO H3 npoxoacHx aaxe HC noKociuica Ha Mena. 

Bee UIJIH, yrKHyeiiiHCb B CBOH npo6;ieMbi, cnpaTas 

rnaaa noa KCHKH H manKH. 

MaMbi HC SbLJio. 

PacTaaBiiiHH cner, HHSKHC Tym, Hoa6pbCKHH cy- 

Mpax — 6wiH. OcrajibHoe a npaayMajia. HHKTO Ma- 

My na flopore HC noflXHân. Ona HaBepHJnca yxe 4001jia 

AO ocranoBKH H cejia B aBro6yc. 

. Mne nocê^Hee BpeMH MHOFOC Ka- 

H pesKo Bbifloxnyjia, nbixancb BoccxaHOBHTb flbixaHHe. 

Box yx a npo6exaJiacb! Uoji TOHKyio KypiKy 

cxaji npo6HBajbca XOJIOÔK, npoMOKUine na KOJICHKC 

aeajiH o ce6e 3H3Tb. 

A (oiioHH-To a flOMa ocTaBHJia. OnaTb coceâ npw- 

51 noxjionajia ce6a no KapManaM, o6epHyjiacb H, 

nonepxHysiiiHCb BosjiyxoM, saicaiiijiajiacb. 

— Kaxaa BCTpena! 

B36HTUC BBTpOM TCMKblC BOJIOCbl, MaJieHbKOC aK- 

KyparHoe JIH^HKO, csexjibie râsa, pacnaxnyrbie HCnpHTBopHbiM 

ynHBJieHHCM, a^bie ryGbi B y^biGKe 06naxaioT 

KpenKHe 3y6u. KarpHH! Ona CMCHHJia UBCT 

BOÔC? Kaxaa HeoxnaaHHOCTb. HMKoraa HC 

HTO BaMnHpbi xoflar B napuKMaxepcKyio. 

H noxepna jiaônn apyr o apyra, 

Ha JiHue noHBJiHercfl xajiKaa yjibidKa. He 

BCTpenaeuibCH c cymecTBOM, 

TOHKaa pyxa noflHajiacb ssepx, 

HFPHBO meBejibny^HCb. — KaK .aejia? O, a TW 

3HOpoBO aaropejia! — KarpHH npn6^H3HJiacb KO MHC, 

peaKO anoxnyjia. — FlaxHeiiib MopeM H KaKOH-To 

. HTO c yrpa eâ? 

Koe nuna, — OTBeiMJia a MauiHHajibHO. Ry- 

HC nojiynajiocb, a 6e3BOJibHO cjre^HJia 3a ee 6w- 

5KeHHaMH, 6O3Cb JIHIUHHH pa3 lUeBCJIb- 

HyrbCH. 

ECJIH SaMCpCTb, TO C TO6oft HHHCrO HC CJiyHHTCa. 

HecjiyiHTca... 

— Bpp, raaocTb, — noMOpiUHâcb BaMnnpiiia. — 

B KyproHKe HC 3a6Heiiib? — Kocny/iacb Moero pyxa- 

Ba, GpocHJia oueHHBajomHH B3FJian. CaMa ona 6biJia 

Oflera B iiiHpOKHe 6pK)KH H KopoTKyro KypTKy B noac 

c apKO-acejiTbiMH pe3HHK3MH na 3anacTbax. O^HH- 

HOJib B ee nojibsy, a-To npHo^CTbca ne ycnejia. /la, 

eme Ta Jiyxa no aopore... — A TW 6bicTpo 6eraeuib. 

Hero oflna? 

— rioftfly a, — 6ypKHyjia a. MHC najio sepHyrbca 

B CBOK) KOMHBTy H 33KpbITb 33 CO6OH ZlBCpb. Ra H B 

TOHKOH KypTKC MHC ACttCTBHTe^bHO XOJIO^HO. 

ryr cToaTb, Mep3Hyrb? 

— # Te6a npoBoxy! 

CnjibHaa pyKa cKOJib3Hyjia noji ÔKOTb 

CO MHOH K3K 6y4TO OTKpbLJIH XOÔflHJIbHHK. 

— Mbl nOflpyJKKH. FIOMHHIUb? — HCBHHHO LUe6e- 

KaTpHH, npH 3TOM JIHUO y nee ocTasajiocb HCoTHero 

poacaajiocb omymeHHe, HTO TOBO- 

PHT KyKJia. KpacMBaa Kymia. M onenb onacnaa. — 

Xoqy c ToSott no6ojiiaTb. V MaKca aenb poacêHHa 

HaMCMaeTca, naao cêâTb eMy noaapoK. He 3Haeuib, 

rae MOXHO HaftTH namero POMCO? 

— He 3Haio. 

HOFH flBHrajiHCb c rpyaoM. To JIH nocJie 6era, TO JIH 

OT CTpaxa B Koênax OHH He myjiMCb. R noKocnâcb 

Ha coGeceflHHuy. JleHb POJKACHHH y MaKca? A none- 

u rrutoO

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My 6bi H HCT? CJIHUJKOM HeyKJiioacHH nosoa, CCJIH 

BaMimpma BbwyMbiBaex. 

HTO-TO Mena nocjie^Hee BpeMa BCC yMynpaioTCH 

HOHTH yGeziHTb B TOM, HTO HM HyacHo. Cnanajia Ojier, 

Tenepb KaTpHH. Ona rosopHJia xaK, HTO a 

Manama eft BepHTb. A Bflpyr y Matcca H npaB.ua 

po:>K£eHHa? Hejib3a ace see BpeMH BpaTb. B npouuibift 

pa3 KaTpHH, 3TOT MHJIWH MOp03HJIbHHK pHflOM CO 

MHOH, MCHH odManyjia. npHMHaâcb H yBepajia, HTO 

c MaKCOM 6e,aa. XOTJI, co6cTBCHHO, noneMy oGMany- 

Jia? C MaKCOM ACHCTBHTejibHO 6buia 6eâ. Tax, ana- 

HHT, .aeHCTBHTCJIbHO np33flHHK? MjIH HC THKI B HpOuiJibiH 

pas He oGMaHyjia, a ceftnac... Bnojine MO^CCT. 

— HHHCM ne Mory Te6e noMOHb. — Ha BCHKHtt 

cjiynaft a cxpecTHJia najibubi Ha Jiesofi pyxe. M none- 

My MHC T3K H3CTO npHXO^HTCH BpaTb? XOTH HH Bpa- 

HbK) MOCMy HC BCpflT, HH TOH HpaBAC, HTO fl FOBOpIO. 

BOT )KH3Hb noiiuia! 

— Kaxaa xanocTb, — noKanajra FOJIOBOH KaT- 

PHH. — A TO a xoTeâ eMy py6auiKy noziapHTb. Haô 

noMepHTb. Koraa y sac BCTpena? 

V nac... BCTpena... CrpaHHbift sonpoc. KaTpHH 

4OJi)KHa HyscTBOBaTb MaKca. HeyacejiH OH Tax flane- 

KO, HTO ero see noTepajiH? 

— Py6aiiiKy? — BcnoMHHnncb «CyeBepHa riyiii- 

KHHCKOM nopbi». Btiâ TaM FJiasa o Bemax. 

XOH noâpoK. Kynn Jiynme KHHiy. OH Jiio6HT 

KaTpnH cra^ TaacejibiM. 

Tax? — BaMHHpma pe3KO npH6;iH3HJiacb 

KO MHe. HasepHoe, TBK ace aiic6epr cnec na CBOCM 

nyrH «THTaHHK». OH 6uji onenb SojibmoH H oneHb 

. — Tbi CTajia pa36HpaTbca B npHMCTax? 

Maxc? OH ace Bpone noMHa^ca BCêa 3a To6oH. 

iM Tax CHJibHO o6ropeji na COJIHUC, HTO He CMOF 

Bepnyrbca? 

— EMy npeanHcaHbi BOflHbie npoue^ypbi. OH oc- 

Tanca. — % pBanyjia pyKy K ce6e. BecnoêaHO, Mena 

ace/ie3HbiH Kanxan. — Ec^n xoneiiib, MOsarjiflHyrb 

K HCMy B TOCTH, nposejiaTb. 

HCKynaeiiibCH. 

— Oie OH? — KaTpHH Tanyjia Mena K ce6e. 

— MaKC He ocTaBHJi a^peca, npocw^ nacaTb 

BOCTpe6oBaHH«». — H cacajia ry6bi, HTo6bi 

acaxb ee Jieaanoft Barâji. MHTCPCCHO, CCJIM 

KO BaMIIHpOB CO6p3Tb B O^HOM M6CTC, H3 CKO^bKO 

rpajrycoB ynazieT TCMnepaTypa B03^yxa? 

— Bw paccTajiHCb? — TOHKMC 6poBKM BSJICTCJIM 

BBCpX. 

Ceicynny a Sopoâcb c co6oH, HToSbi He npoH3He- 

CTH npHBbiHHoe 3aioiHHaHHe: «HeT, MH He paccTajiHCb! 

OH BepHCTCfl!» Baoxnyjia. 

— PaccrajiHCb, — Aaace ruienoM jtepnyâ ana y6e- 

ZlHTeJIbHOCTH. 

KaTpHH BbinpaMHJiacb, orrojiKHyB Mena. 

— JToBKO. — Ee B3nifl,a Me^JicHHO Gjiyacaaji no 

MoeMy jiHiry. — JloBKO. Dummkopf!' TojibKO a He BCpK). 

OH BCJlb BCpHCTCH, 43? 

Hy, BOT Mbl H BbiaCHHJIH, HTO 3KTpHCa H3 MCHa HC 

. XoTb Kaicaa-TO no^b3a OT BCTPCHH c KaT- 

. MHC ocTasaôcb To^bKo MOJinaTb. HTO rosononyjiapnaa 

(J)pa3a CTaHHcâBCKoro yace 

npoH3HeceHa? 

— riycKafl nocKOpee BosBpamaeTca, — mnnejia 

KaTpHH, — a TO Koe-KOMy ne no3aopOBHTca. fIo30BH 

ero. 

— OH He OTKjTHKaeTca. — fl CHJIOH sacTaBHJia ce- 

6a co6paTbca, HToSbi Tyr xe MbicêHHO HC Bbinoji- 

HHTb npHKas. EC^H KaTpHH XOHCT BHfleTb Maicca, 

3H3HHT, OH 3jeCb HC flOJiaCBH nOHBMTbCS. XoTa BCTpC- 

Ha HX SblJia 6bl CHMBO^HHHOft. KaK-TO KaTpHH OTBC- 

CO 

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cuna MaKcy nomennHy, y Hero xopoiunn FIOBOA no- 

KBHTaTbca. — OH MCHJI 6oJibiiie He CJIHIIIMT. OH... — 

51 aojDKHa Sbijia CKaaaTb. OGjnana. 4ro6bi cnacTH 

ero! — OH c apyron. 

CMex KaTpHH GBIJI pe3KHH H nenpHHTHbiH. 

— He eepio, — noBropHJia ona. Ee rjiasa 6ypaBH- 

JIH HacKBO3b. Ka>KeTCJi, y nac ceftMac 3a Bpanbe He 

y6HBaK>T. HTO ona TQK Ha MCHH HaKHHyjiacb? 51, MO«- 

HO CKasaTb, y nee ynycb. 

— B cne,nyK)inHH pas, npH Bcrpene, nonpocn ero 

saMnnpOM. — KaTpHH OTCxynmia, oc- 

MHe flopory. — HHane ie6e ôjiro He npo- 

. M nycKaii noroponHrcsi. 4e;ioBe4ecKa« 5KH3Hb 

xpynxa! 

floneMy Ojier nocMHta^, MTO MHC HC CTOHT BO3- 

Bpamatbca? 3aneM OH roBopmi, HTO MCH« nano KOC- 

HeMy HayHMTb? OH 3Haei o KaipHH? FIpeABRaeJi, MTO 

MHC 6yayr yrpoxarb? M oricyaa BOKpyr MCHH co6pa- 

ôcb cro^bKo nposopjiHBueB? XoTb 6w eme H pasro- 

BOpHHBbIM OKa3aJICJI, a TO BCC HaMCKaCT, HO HHHCro 

HC rosopHT. 

51 cynyjia pyxy B KapMan, HCOJKHZiaHHO Hamynas 

T3M iGIK)4H, 3BflKHyJia MMH. M Bflpyr HOA HHMH 

py)KHJia CnHHCHHblH KOpoGOK. 

— He 3a6braaftcfl. — 51 Me^neHHo aocrajia 

Ky, CTyKHyjia najibueM no KaproHHOMy 6oicy, 3acTas- 

JIH51 nOAaOH C ZiepeBHHHblMH naJIOHKaMH HyTb Bblexarb 

Bnepea. — BaMnHpw TOJKC ne BCHHW. 

— He 3a6yAb H MaKcy CKaaaib 06 STOM, — npomunejia 

KaTpHH, c HanpJDKeHHCM cjieâ 3a MHoft. — 

OH qacTo coBepuiaex rjrynocTH. 

Mbi CTOH^M na nepeKpecTKe. K HamuM noraM 

cGeranocb TpH TponHHKH — Mepe3 nômanKy OT nauiero 

noMa, c yjinubi H OT iiiKOJibi. ôpoacKH oGpaso- 

Tpexnajiyro Kopasyio KypMHyio ânKy. Oco3- 

3TO 6bmo HenpHHTHO. HTO-TO « CTana MHOFO 

3H3KOB 3aMC4aTb. K MCMy 6bl, 3? 

— BcxpenaTbcfl na nepeKpecTKC He K ,ao6py. — 

H npOBCJia MbicKOM KpoccoBKa nepeA coGoft. — Flo- 

CCOpHMCH. 

— M aanoMHio, — nepnyjia fipoBbio BaMnnpuia H 

noiiuia npOHb. 

OT flepesa oTêjiHjiacb TCMHaa (Jmrypa, 6bicTpo 

npeoflojieâ pasjie^Hioiuee MX paccTOflHHe H 3amarajia 

psmoM c HCH. BbicoKHH napeHb B 4>yT6ojiKe, 

bix KpoccoBKax. Heo)KnaaHHo OH o6ep- 

, nocMOTpeji na MCHJI H BZipyr Maxny^ pyKOH. 

51 nyrb He Maxnyjia eMy B OTBBT. BOBPCMH cêpxajiacb, 

a TO 6bi MH TaK H MaxajiH Apyr flpyry, noKa BC- 

Tep HC nojiHajicH. KTO OH TaKOH? 

«Tyn, Tyn», — Hanafio ycnoKanBaTbcs cepAue. 

Eme OJIMH BaMnHp. Sêcb. BMCCTC c KaTpHH. Hamero 

nojiKy npH6buio. ITpeKpacHo! 

51 noAOJKflajia, Korâ OHH yttjiyr. CTOHJIO 

ycnoKOHTbCfl, KaK a see noHJUia. 

KaTpHH HyjKCH 6bm pasroBOp, H ona 

MCHfl Ha yjiHue. A napeHb.., He TOT JIH OH 

MTO nocbmaji MHC CHW H sacTaBJiaji Mena BH/ieTb B 

HHX MaKca? Hy, KOHCMHO! TojibKO BaMnnp MOF Bbi- 

MCHfl npeZlCTaBHTb, MTO C MaMOH MTO-TO CJiy- 

, oTMero H CJIOMZ pojiosy BbiGe^Kajia H3 AOMa. 

OH MOP pOflHTb BO MHC JKCJiaHHC MaXHyTb py- 

B OTB6T. Ho y M6HH yjRC Bbipa6aTbiBaeTCH na Hero 

— pyKy H HC no^HHjia. Xopomee HaMano. 

3H3MHT, KaTpHH HUICT MaKC3. 33MCM-TO OH CH 

Hy)KCH. npHHCM Hy^KCH B MOCM FOpOZie. M MCM 6bICTpee, 

TCM ^yMine. HHMCFO, nycKan yMHTca jicaaTb. flo- 

JIC3HOC K3MCCTBO AJIJI ÔJirOSCHTeJISI. 

M cnpHTajia B icapMan Kopo6oK. KJHOMH... B STOH 

H XO^Hâ HeêjIK) H3334 H 3a6bUia HX B K3p- 

CO 

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oo Mane. KaK xopouio, HTO OHM TBK Sbicrpo 

MOKHO CK333Tb, zienb y Mena cero^HJi 

Pbicnoft — OT xojioâ — a noGeacajia K 

npHBWHHO 6pOCHJ13 B3rJIJUI H3 MapHHKHHO OKHO. 

OHO 6buio saKpbiTo. Ho na (J)OHe 6e;ioro TKWIJI 6bicTpo 

MejibKHyji CHJiy3T. £3 H cepflne Moe no^CKaabisa- 

JIG, HTO KOMHaia HC nycTa. 

3x, MapHHKa, MapHHica, 6eAHbift pe6eHOK, nonajia 

TW B nepeiuieT... He HOHHTHO, HTO B TSKOH CH- 

TyaiiHH Jiynme — MCZUICHHO yMHpaib OT HCH3jieHH- 

MOH 6OJ1C3HH HJ1H CTaTbUpyFHM CyiUCCTBOM. 

B3MeTHyBllIHHCJI BCTCpOK 6pOCHJI K MOHM HOFaM 

ropcxb nero-TO JKejiToro. KaKOH-ro nyx... HeT, HC 

nyx, a MCJIKO nopBaHHbie KycoHKM nopojiona, CJIOBHO 

c necHTOK ubinjiHT Hcmnna/i MaTpac Ha KpoBaTM. 

ft naioioHitnacb, npOTHrHBaa pyKy. riopoôH. MM 

eme MrpyiiiKH Ha6HBaioT... B GjiPDKaftiiiHx icycTax TOpiaji 

cepbift KOMOK. PasopBaHHafl njiromeBaji co6aKa. 

Cepaa, JioxMaTafl, c ynbiGicoft, BbiiiiHTofl KpacnbiMH 

HHTK3MH. 

TaKyio HCflaBHO Maxc noâpmi MapMHKe. flojia- 

POK Bceraa ê*:a^ Ha nonoKOHHHKe. ft IIOMHIO, HTO 

MapHHKa nocTOHHHo Ty co6aKy rjiaaana. Ho 3TO 6bijio 

B npouiJioft 3KH3HH. Tenepb ^CBOHKC urpyuiKa HC 

Hyaena. MJTH, MOXCT, MapHHKe He nyxen TOT, KTO 

HrpyuiKy noziapMJi? 

ft co6pajia paajieTeBiunHCJi Hano^HHTe^b M mar- 

Hyjia K OKHy. 3a 6e^biMH uiTopaMH HMKOFO BnaHO ne 

6biJio — MapHHKa nonyBCTBOBajia MCHH H cnpjrrajiacb. 

MTO eft MCHH 6oflTbCH, ec^H ona HHHero He 3Ha- 

3HaeT? 

BoKpyr 6biJio nycTO. Hn 

Hbie MauiHHbi, actJ)ajibTOBbie 

HHKllIHe 

. IlpHnapKOBaH 

KycTbi, no 

OceHb... 3TO see 6ojibHafl, nacMopoHHaa oceHb. 

CKOpO 3HM3. CKOpO BCC npOHêT. 

IlOffbeaa JKHJI CBOeft HCCneillHOtt )KH3HbIO. Tê-TO 

xônana flflepb, cTynajin noflouiBbi GOTHHOK, yxaji 

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HHUUH3, K35K6TCH, KOT. A y M6Hfl BaMHHp. Bee Hpa- 

BHJIbHO. 

^ nonbiTajiscb npeacraBHTb, HTO MOJKCT BCTPJIX- 

Hyrb TpoHuy. MTO MOJKCT 3acT3BHTb aeBHOHOK nocTyn3Tb 

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HC M3HbIB3Tb OT CKyKH. M OTBCT 6bIJI OflHH — 

OHH caMH ce6e npnayMajiH CBOH MHp H Heruioxo B 

HCM JKHByr. BOT cennac OHH CTOJIT, xmyr OT MCHJI HO- 

BOCTCH. CeroflHa /ma HHX a — rjiaBHoe paSBjieneHHe. 

— flpHBCT a4)pHK3HUaM! — XpHHJIO Bbm3BHJI3 H3 

ce6a CreiiiKa, OTBOAH pyKy c curapeTOH B cropony. 

— KaK OTHoxnyjra? 

— HopM3JibHO. — Mnp COCTOHT H3 TSKHX BOT Ky- 

COHKOB, H3 MOryHHX TpOHU, COBCpIIiaiOIUHX OJtHH H TC 

ace nocTynKH. Id STO Hano KBK-TO coeAHHHTb c npowcxoflaiuHM 

y MCHH. — A HTO y sac? >KaeTe CHera? 

— JJa BCC SojibUie Te6a acneM, XOTHM y3H3Tb, Ka- 

KHC HOBOCTM. 

Hyua, KOHCMHO. 

— Bbi pacCTajiHCb? — He yrepneJia Pennna. HesbicoKaa, 

xyân, ona 6biJia noxoxa Ha ujycTpyra MbiuiKy. 

— HCT, HC paccTajwcb, rrpocTO y Hero aejja, — 

FajTKe. YBepeHHeH, HCM cefiMac, fl ce6ji 

HC MyBCTBosajia. 

— 4TO-TO ne BepHTCa, — pacTHHyjra ry6bi B jo- 

BO^bHOH yXMbl^KC CTeillKa. 

He paccTpaHBaHca, MajiHHHHa, MHC nociieziHee 

BpCMfl HHKTO H6 BCpHT. Ho fl BCC JKC HC CO3âTC^b 

MXATa, MHC He Haao TBepuHTb saseTHbie côsa, ca- 

Ma ce6e a Mory H cospaTb. TaK HTO nocTapaHca nosepHTb. 

Jlpyrax eapHaHTOB y Te6a HCT. 

— CKOpee Bcero zena y Hero c npyrow, — rnyjia 

CBOC CreiiJKa. — TaKaa BbicoKaa. KpacHBaa. KaT- 

ejie caepJtcajia CMCIIIOK. KaTpun H Maicc. LLlHnapa. 

Korna-ro MHC TOJKC Kaaaôcb, MTO OHH 

BMCCTC. Ho 3TO Sbijio jaBHO. A BOT caMa KaTpHH, noxoJKe, 

rae-TO 6/IH3KO. 91 nyBCTBOBajia, KaK Moe 

ue HaHHHaer TpesoacHO 6HTbca. 

— KpacuBaa, — corâcHJiacb H. 

)KejiaHHa onpas^biBaTbca HJIH MTO-TO 

y MCHH HC 6bmo. H c y^HBêHHCM noHMajia ce6a 

H3 MWCJIH, HTO MH6 BCC paBHO, HTO HyMaCT MaJIHHHna, 

HTO 6yayr rosopHTb B KJiacce. CTpanHo, panbiiie 

MHCHHC ztpyrHx MCHSI saflCBajio. Tenepb a cMOTpeâ 

Ha flCBHOHOK H OOHMMaJia, K3K Mbl flaJICKH ^pyr OT 

jlpyra. KaK ase BceJieHHbie. M H MM ne 3aBHflOBajia. 

ITpocro... raK nojiyHHôcb. 

«Mama!» 

BnaKOMbiH rojioc. Bpoê OH yxe SBBJI MCHJI. Toraa, 

naMope... 

5! nyrb JIH HC 6eroM 6pocHJiacb K iiiKOJie. 

TOT napeHb? Kyzia OHH HanpaBâioTca? Tyâ, 

MHOFO ^lOfleft? Bflpyr BcnoMHHôcb: ManbHK y6HBaeT 

aeeymeK... He 3Haio, KTO H3 HHX ManbHK, HO HX Haao 

onepeflHTb, naao czieâTb TaK, HTo6w OHM HHKOMy ne 

npHHHHRTIH BpCfla. 

— 3ft, Majiaxojibnaa, TM Kyaa? 

— Fypbesa, nero c^ynmiocb-TO? 

HTO JIH? 

«Mama!» 

BbicTpee! 

fl cxsaTHJiacb pyKofl 3a JKeê3Hbift CTO^6 iiiKOJib- 

HOH KajiHTKH, ocTaHasjiHBaacb. B aajibHCM yrjiy 3a- 

6opa na uiKOJibHOM njiomaaKe KTO-TO CTOHJI. H 6bi HC 

yanajia ero Ha TaKOM paccTOHHHH, HO 4>yr6o^Ka H 

HXHHCbl HanOMHHJIH MHC O BHepaiUHCM CnyTHHKC 

KaTpHH. a cênajia HecKo^bKo iiiaros HascTpeny. 

ToHKoe MpaMopHoe JIHUO, HjieajibHo npaBHJibHbie 

HCPTM, Y3KHH HOC, pOBHO nepCXOflHIUHH B JTO6, H3HIU- 

HO OHepHCHHbie cicyjibi, nyrb npnoTKpbiTbift POT. OH 

na MCHH HcnoAJioSbfl, CJIOBHO co6npa^ca 

noflouuia 6jinace, cynyâ pyKy B Kap- 

M3H. CnHHCK HCT. lOlIOHH B pK>K33Ke. ECTb TO^bKO 

njiaTOK. IIjiaTKH nejibsa aapHTb, 3TO K cjiesaM. BOT 

ceftnac KaK noAoitny, KaK noâpio eMy njiaTOK... XoTb 

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M xyr a nencTBHreJibHo Hamynajia rBO3jb. Fae JKC 

OH 6bui paHbine? SaBajiHJica noA noaKJiaflKy? Epomy 

noR HOFH, nycTb nacTynHi Ha Hero M nopaHMTCH. 

He3H3KOMeu HC iiieBejiHJica. 

«Ha ce^bMOM mare OH oTBepHerca!» 

FlaTb, inecTb, ceMb. 

OH HCHC3 CTpCMHTCJIbHO, CJIOBHO CFO M HC 6bIJIO. 

ft MauiMHajibHo eme npo6eiK3Jia snepe^ H TOJibKo 

cennac ycjibimsjia 3BOHOK. HpejiynpeziHTejibHbiH. Hepe3 

nflTb MHHyr HanneTca ypoK. 

ft nonaTHJiacb, HC oTBoâ esniaaa OT xoro Mecra, 

rae cioaji BaMimp. HHKOFO. EyjxeM CHHTaTb, HTO 

UHKajia K HHM. B KOHUC KOHUOB, MapHHKy a 

CTO JieT 3H3K), H nOCTOpOHHHM HCHerO K HCH COB3Tbca. 

Eme HCH3BecTHO, HTO 3a THH! 

OHH yxonHJiH. KaK a HH roponHâcb, paccToaHHe 

MCJKHy H3MH TO^bKO yBCJIMHUBaJIOCb. MMCTMK3 K3- 

Kaa-TO. ilpsiMO «AjiHca B 3a3epKajibe». 

— MapHHa! — KpHKHyjia a B GemencTBe. MTO 33 

Hrpbl B KOmKH-MbimKH? 

ft 6bijia ysepena, HTO OHa He ocraHOBHTca. Ho 

MapHHKa Bbiaepnyjia CBOK> Jianonb M3 pyKH nesna- 

KOMua M o6epHyjiacb, Flo ee rJiaaaM H TOMy, KaK ysepeHHO 

OHa ce6ii flep^cajia, a nonajia, HTO Tenepb OHa 

3H3CT BCC. M p33 OH3 C 3THM n3pH6M H K.3TpHH, TO, 

3HaHHT, OpOTHB MCH3 H M3KC3. 

— OH cnac re6a! — 51 He Morjia OTOpB3Tb 

or ee xojiOflHbix, CTSBIIIHX Bjjpyr TSKHMH BSPOCJIHMH, 

DW3. 

— Hy H HTO? 

— OH xce Te6e Hp3BH^ca! — H 3a)Kajia Teê(J)OH B 

— HpaBHJica. — /ICTCKHC ry6w êpnyjincb. — Ho 

H3-3H Te6fl Mbl HC MOJKCM 6bITb BMCCTe. ft IIOflpy5KHjiacb 

c HHM paHbiue Te6a! A TM see ncnopTHjis! Tbi 

HHHero He êjiaemb, TOJibKO JioMaemb! 

— Bce ne TRK! — onemn^s a OT raKoro 33aBJie- 

HHH. ^ro 6bino HCBOSMOJKHO! HSHBHSH fleTCKaa BJiio6- 

JieHHOCTb. MajieHbKaa KOKeTKa OKOJIO pacnaxnyroro 

OKHa. HeyacejiH ona T3K cepbesHO see BocnpHHHMa- 

â? — MaKC BepneTca, H BH GyneTe apy)KHTb jisjibme. 

— MHC ecTb c KeM npy)KHTb. — MapHHKa CHOBS 

npOTflHyjia pyKy nspHK). — MHC see oS-bacHMJiH, M 

TU MHC 6o^bme He noMemaeiiib! 

— MapHHa! — axHyjia a. 

Ho ACBOHKa Mena 6ojibrne He cJibimajia, SbiCTpo 

nouuia Bnepea, ysoâ CBoero cnyTHHKS. HTO *:e no- 

JiynaeTca? 3xa KHonKa, 3Ta Mejiio3ra, eme Heê^K) 

Hasaji MHJIO yjibi6aBiuaacji MHe H3 OKHa, Tenepb TOJKC 

npoTHB MCHa? nojiyiHBmaacsi KapTHHa HasbisaeTca 

«He)tmajiH». PCHMH, Ka>KCTca. 

ft pasBepHyjiacb M nomua o6paTHO, TIUCTHO y6e«- 

Jiaa ce6a, HTO HHHero MapHHKa ne cêâeT. flo6e- 

CHTCH, HOCKaJIHT 3y6bl, H BCC. 

eme 6ypjiHJia, BTarneaacb B nepsbiH yne6- 

H. B xo^ê a saMCTuna FJamKy. Ha- 

MCHB, HO CTOHJI OTBepnyBmHCb, HTO- 

TO HHran. ft noaomjia 6jiHace. Ha ÔCKC o6i>aBJieHHH 

npaMo no uempy BHCCJIO cooGmeHwe, HTO a e^y Ha 

B MocKsy. Jlajibiiie roBopHJiocb, HTO 

ropaHTca MHoft H Haaeerca Ha xopoiiiHfi pe-

5U 

3y;ibTaT. HTO a AOJiacna orcxoaTb necrb ropona M sepnyrbCH 

c noSenoH. 

KOJIOCOB yme;i, aaxe He oGepnyBiiiHCb. Hy H nepj 

c HHM! FIoTOM pa36epeMca. DiaBHoe 

C HCH H3flO HTO-TO JICJISTb. OflHHHaflliaTOC H 

jmaToe Hoa6pa. To ecrb sasxpa. Hy, Hy, JKAHTC 

me... CMOTPHTC BCJie.a yxoâmeMy noesay, 6poc3Hie 

qeriHHKH B BO3jiyx or Bociopra. Ojier see npnjiyMSJi, 

BOT nycKsft caM H ynscTByeT. He 3H3K>, 3sqeM a H>OKna 

CMOTpHTejiaM, HO noKa MHe ne no HHX. FIoTOMy 

MTO .HBS .ana — 3TO MHOFO, uejiaa BCHHOCTb. Be3 Mcna 

3flecb onaTb HTo-HH6yab npOHSOHUCT. He BOBpeMa 

Ojier 3TO saTeaji. Hepes HenejibKy-apyryio — COSBO- 

HHMca, see o6cyanM. A TO cpasy! M c poflHTejiflMH 

noroBopHTb Haô, H peuiHTb, rae a 6yay JRHTb. HTO ac 

a npaMo BO3bMy H noejiy B HesnaKOMbin ropo^ K He- 

Ho coSbiTHa pa3BopaqHBaJiHCb nesaBHCHMO OT 

MOHX JKCJiaHHH. V ^HpCKTOpa MHC 6bIJI BblâH GH^CT 

na noe3^, KOTopuft yxoanji HHCM. Pano yrpoM a 

HOJl)KHa yJKC 6bITb B MOCKBC. 

Mena fla^ce He cnpocHJin, K3K a CTajra ynacTHHueft 

Taicoft npecTH^KHOH OjiHMnHaabi. MM 6biô see 

paBHO. OHH auiajiH OT MCHH no6eati. Bo^biue HX HH~ 

MCFO He BO^HOBajio. 

Bbic^ymaB Bee HanyrcTBHa H cynys GHJICT B pK>K- 

33K, fl nOflHJIJiaCb B KJT3CC. 

«Ona ejjeT B MocKBy, B MocKBy!» — BHTajio y 

BCCX nan rojioBaMH. A Ha MCHH nanana yacacnaH JieHb. 

^ paBHOjryiiiHO cjie^Rna 33 XOJIOM ypoKa, MeHTaa, HTO- 

6w nocKopee npoiiuio BpeMa. MTo6bi GHJICT, Jie)Ka- 

IUHH y Mena B pioKsaKe, cTa^ 6ecnojie3Hofi 6yMa»c- 

KOH. TojibKO 6bi na rjiaaa anpeicropy HC nonacTb, a TO 

OH MCH3 OTTlpaBHT H3 BOK33JI HO^ KOHBOCM. 

CMymoe 6ecnoKOHCTBO 3acraBHJio oropBaT 

OT HCFIHCaHHOft nSpTbl H nOCMOTpCTb B OKHO. 

HHH yro^ uiKOJibHoft itJiomaflKH. HHKOFO. ABOP c 

oiiiMCTKaMH nocepesinero cnera. Toxe HHKOFO. 

He3H3KOMeu BHOBb noHBHJicfl Ha nepeMeHe. OH 

CTOJLTI HanpoTHB iisepH B KJiacc, cnHHofi onHpaacb o 

cTeny, 33cynyB pyKH B KapMaHbi. YjibiGaacfl. OHH see 

y^biSaiOTca. H BSMnnpbi, H CMOTPHTCJIH. ^H3Hepa- 

flOCTHblft HapOfl! 

Ha 4>oHe cBHTepoB H py6aiiieK napeHb B CBOBH 

4>yr6ojiKe CMOTpejica HHonjianeTaHHHOM. MeiKfly 

H3MH npoSeacajiH MajibiiiiH, H OH ncnes, HO Becb cjieypOK 

a ne Morâ npornaTb H3 naMHTH ero 

Ha nepeMeny a BbiuiJia paHbme scex, 

B KOpaaopax. TyjiKo cTynamee cepûe roBopn/io MHC, 

HTO saMimp eme 3flecb, HC yuieji. TSK H 6buio. M BH- 

3HaKOMyio cnnny, napenb B (^yrGojiice nocroaHHO 

Mexziy yHCHHKSMH. S nbiTSjiscb ero jior- 

, HO y MCHa HC no^yqajiocb. KSK TSM y Ksppojuia? 

HT06bI BCTpCTHTbCa, H3ZIO H^TH B HpOTHBOHOJlOiKHyK) 

CTOpOHy? 

H pasBepHyjiacb H noiiiâ o6paTHO B KJiacc. BOT 

nycKaft Tenepb OH 3a MHOH noSeraeT. 

Ha ajire6pe naHHKa OKOHHaTe^bHO cseâ Mena c 

yMa. ^ HepBHO rpbi3Jia pyMKy, He BbinycKaa COTOBWH 

H3 KyâKa — cjie^MJia 33 qacaMH. BpeMa HC cneuia 

Co 3BOHKOM a SblJlO pB3Hy^3 B KOpHÔp, HO 33- 

Aepxariacb OKOÔ nepBOH napTbi, MejuicHHo orviaaejia 

. BHHM3TeJIbHbIH B3râ^ MaJlHHHHOH, J1K)6O- 

PenHHOH. Moa no^pyJKKa JlepKS MapKeôsa 

CMOTpHT yflMBJICHHO — 33 BCCb ACHb a K HCH HH p33y 

He noflouuia. Flepea HCH na napxe CRUHT Kpbica. Ka- 

*CTCH, OHa Ha3B3Jia ee BCJUIOH. Beâa, anb6HHocKa. 

HTO 6bi cueâjia MannnHHa, CCJIH 6bi eft naao 6bi- 

JIO BCTpCTHTbCa C MCJIOBCKOM? 4TO OH3 

rib'Tajiacfa npHBjienb BKHManne MaKca? Ona HC 6era- / —

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Jia 3a HHM. npocTO caaejra BO flBOpe, 

OH caM Tyzia npHnei. ECJIH a xony BcxpeTHTbca co CBO- 

HM npn3paKOM, MHC cro Haflo rne-HH6y,ab noôxtaaTb. 

TOHHO HC ysepeHa, HO, KajKerca, BSMnnpbi Jiio6jrr 

51 KHBHyjis JTepKe, nonpsBmia na ruieMe pioK3aK M 

MezuieHHo noiujra Ha Bbixofl. Ha BiopoM 3Ta>*ce 6bmo 

THXO. 3aecb Ka6nHei sasyqa, nostOMy see crapanHCb 

xo£HTb MHMO Hero cnoKOHHO H oco6o HC uiyMexb. 

51 cnycTHJiacb. IlepBbiH sTaac no Tonoxy ROXOJK Ha 

BOK33JI. B KopHnope 3HaKOMaa KpyroBepTb. CyeTHTca 

MaJIbllHHfl, BH3)KaT flCBHOHKH — yXHTpHJIHCb H3TflHyTb 

pesHHKy H Tenepb npwraiOT B TpH napu. OibiiiiHo, 

K3K H3 nOflOKOHHHKC HFpaiOT B 4>3HTMKH. 

Kaêjib HeaoBo^bHO npHHHMaji Ha ce6« uiarn 

COTHH 6bICTpbIX HOF. M3 HOCTOHMHO OTKpblBaiOlUeH- 

CJI BXOflHOH ZIBepH TflHyÔ XOÔJOM. M3 CTOJIOBOH 

npHTopHO-cjiaAKO naxô KSKSO H caoSHbi 

MH. 51 BHOBb npOUUia MHMO ySHHCTBCHHOrO 

HHH H csepHyjia 33 yron. Sjiecb, B npHCTpoftice, pacnojiara^cn 

cnopxsaJi. AJIM pasêBajroK MecTa HC 6bi- 

JTO, H MX ycTpoHJiH B iioflBajie. )Kejie3Hasi rpoxaiomaa 

peiiieTKa, cryneHbKH BHHS... 

fopeji CBCT, 6erajiH mecTHioiaiiJKH — OJIHH icnscc 

yxojiHJi c $H3KyjibTypbi, flpyroft roTOBHJica. SBOHOK 

Bcex eme 6o;ibiiie 3acyeTHTbCH, eme ipoMHe 

xjionan> pemeTKOH. 4ba-TO 3a6oTJiHBaa pyKa 

na BbiKjnonaTejib, H nonBaji norpy3HJic« B cy- 

MpaK, HapymaeMbifl OTroôcKaMH ^HH — cjiaGbiw 

csei npo6HB3JiCH cKBO3b aaneKHc OKHS nepsoro 3T3jKa. 

Ho CTOHJIO cnycTHTbca no CTynenbKaM HHJKC, 

KaK HaHHHanacb a6cojiK)THaa reMHOTa. 

«Mauia!» — BMOXHyjiH CTCHbi. 

«M3iiia!» — OTO3Bajica HOTOJIOK. 

— H,a Mauia, Mama, — 6ypKHyjia a, nbiraacb Bepnyrb 

ce6e ocTaiKH 6biJioft yBepcHHOCTH. KaK 

O6nflMHBaH H 

KJiacca He Bbixo^HJia. 

noft. 

. JlyMiiie 6bi a sooGme H3 

Kara B nonBaji 6buia 

npH3paK coTKajica H3 MpaKa. Flo-xopomeMy H He 

6buia ero BHêrb, HO OH 6bur saMeren, CJIOBHO 

BOiq)yr ero 4>Hiypbi paajiHBajiocb cjiaooe MepuaHHe. 

— Koraa 3ÔpOB3K)TCH, JKCJiaiOT 340pOBbH. A C 

B3MH HHKaKOFO 34OpOBbH HC XBBTHT, — npOBOpH3Jia 

H, He ysnassfl csoero rojioca. Foôc 6bui HCM-TO OT- 

OT MCHfl, OT MOCFO CO3H3HHa, OT MOCPO JKC- 

, Bepnee, HOKejiaHHJi roeopHTb. 

— Xo4eiiib no6eceflOB3Tb o 3AopoBbe? 

Tbwa paccTynnjiacb, BbinycKaa neJioBCKa. HapeHb 

ceMHaauaTH, TaKHe B MOCM miacce ynaxcfl. RQJI- 

rOBH3bIH, XyflOH, B 4>KHHCaX H (J)yr6o^Ke. YTpeHHHH 

aê6acTpOBbiH npo(J)HJib. ToHKHe npaBHJib- 

Hua, Ha^MCHHbiH H3FH6 3^bix ry6, rjiy- 

SOKO nocajKeHHbie niaaa. OneHb BHHMaTejibHbie. CJIHUI- 

KOM BHHMaTCJIbHbie. BHCmHC RO4TH MOH pOBCCHMK. 

XOTH KTO T3M 3H36T, CKOJlbKO CMy Ha C3MOM ^6^6... 

Moacer, Komefi BeccMeprHbiw eMy BO BHyKH FO^HTCSI? 

3ano3A3Jioft BO^HOH no MCHH AOKaTHJica cTpax. 

HepHbiH npH3paK na Mope, ropcTb ^HCTbes Ha nozi- 

OKOHHHKC nosaBHepa BenepoM, Tpesora, nporHasmaa 

MCHJI yrpoM co ABopa. STO see 6bi^ OH. 

Hy, HOT Mbl H BCTpCTHJIHCb. 

— fla, a xony y6HTb Te6«. M H 3TO caejiaio. 

o MOH co6ecenHHK ne pa3MCHHBaeTCfl na 

npH«anacb K CTCHC, aaepacHBaacb, MTo6bi He 

. SaneM a CKxaa npHiiiâ? KSKOH JICIUHH 

MCHH cyHyrb rojiosy B nacrb saMnwpy? 3aM6M 

MHC paaroBop, CCJIH a HC CMory o HCM HOTOM aajKe 

noayMaTb? IIoTOMy HTO npocTO HCHCM 6yêT ayMaTb. 

— BbUlO 3363BHO Ha6jIIOAaTb 33 TBOHMH (|)3HT3- 

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3HHMH, — npomenTan napenb, noflxojia COBCCM 6;iH3- 

KO. — HeyacejiH TLI ero H npasjia Jiio6Hiiib? A ee^b OH 

T3KOH >Ke, KaK Mbl! 

Flepea co6oH a ysuflejia AHKHC, aeepMHbie raasa, 

Bcnyxmwe Ha JIHUC BCHM, nocepeBiuyio Koacy H AJIHH- 

Hbie KJibiKH, BbiniaflbiBaiowHe H3-noA Bepxneft ry6w. 

Moe co3H3Hne MCTHyjiocb B CTopony, MCHTaa IIOCKOpee 

c6exaxb OT CBoefi cyMacmenmeH XOSHHKH, KOTOpaa 

HC nejiaeT HHêro, HTo6u cnacTHCb. 

CeKyuaa — H saMrmp oroiueji. 

— OH flpyron, — c TpyztOM Bbmasmia a. 

Yxac jiyiiin^ MCH3, u HC Morjia caBHHyrbca c MCCia. 

OmymeHHe 6biJio CTpaHHoe. ft nbiranacb sacia- 

BHTb CC6» BCT3Tb POBHO, CITOKOHHO CMOTpCTb B rJI33a 

CBoeft cynbGbi, HO xeno jieiiCTBOBajio orêjibHO or MOCro 

paayMa — OHO XOTCJIO jipojKarb, xoreô cnparaTb- 

Cfl. XOTCJIO XHTb. 

— Her, TaKOH JKC! — yCMexnyjicji BaMnnp. 

— OH MCJIOBCK. floMTM, — ynpaMO noMOTaâ a 

FOJIOBOH. 

— OH y6HHua! CneunajibHO co3âHHaji MaiiiMHa 

yHHMTO>KeHHH. HanpHMep, ceMMac OH y6HBaer 

— Hex! — Xoxejiocb 3aTKHyib yiiiH, Mxo6bi scero 

3Toro He cjibimaib. KaK OH MOJKCT cpasHMBarb? HH- 

KTO M3 HMX HC 3H3eT MaKCa T3K 2K6 XOpOlllO, KaK «! 

— ECJIM OH xopoiuHH, TO me OH? FloHeMy He 

npHXOJJHT TCGfl 33IHHTHTb? B TOM, MTO TbI CTOMlllb 

3Aecb, B no^Bajre, H SoHiubCJi, — ero BHHa. 

— fl caMa npHiiuia. — FosopHTb 6buio TfliKeô. 

— KaK TporarejibHo TW ero 3aiuHmaemb. MMÔ. 

OHCHb MHJIO. ToJlbKO 3TO HHMCrO HC 3H3HHT. OH OC- 

T3CTCH T3KHM, K3KOH CCTb. He nepOKHBafl! TbI BCC 

paaHO o6pe4ena. — OH BSSUI MOIO pyKy, no^nec K ry- 

63M. 

H3O BCCX CHJI , iuenH3 npo ce6«: 

«He 6yaeT, HC 6yaeT, HHHero HC 

— Ilo3BOJib npeacTaBHTbcsi, — npon3Hec napenb, 

jieHHBbiM ^BHJKeHweM c6pacbiB3H MOIO pyxy co CBOCH 

JiaflOHH. — MeHH 3OByT JJ3HH3JI. MO3CHO /^3H. H H3fleiocb, 

TH HC Syêuib KpHMaTb BCC STH 6ecnojie3Hbie: 

«HC H3flO» H «33 MTO»? 

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51 noaoSpajia GpomeHHbiH y cTenbi pioKsaK, xa- 

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noao6HOM cHTyaunH. Ona C^HIIIKOM... — 

noMopmn^cfl, — pasflpaxaeT, OTBJieicaeT OT 

HOpManbHOH ^KH3HH. FIo3TOMy npoSjiCMy ^ynme peceHHac, 

HTo6bi HHKOMy He nosajiHO GbiJio ee 

Ho JteHHan yxe OAHH pas... 

Maxnyji pyKOH, noKa3bisa« 

HOCTb Toro, o MCM a xoTejia HanoMHHTb. C ry6 ero 

copsajicji CMemoK. 

— i BaMnwp c HACHMH — HC npaBjia JIH, CMeiiiHO? 

... CTOJibKo êx, a see eme MajibHHmKa. 

^K)6HT HFpy. Bee BpCMJI XOJIHT pJIÔM CO 

cmepTbio. HaGjHoâeT. OH cjiwmKOM pano craji BBM- 

HHpOM. 3naeTe, y Hepona 6bijro Taxoe yBJieneHHe — 

CMOTpeTb Ha yMHparomHX. Eme OH jno6HJi cnpamw- 

B3Tb, HTO B TOT MOMCHT HeÔBCK HyBCTByCT. JJ3HH3JI 

TaKoft ace. HnxaK He MO5Ker nonarb, HTO TaKoe CMepTb. 

Ero nory6HT cTpacTb K s^qbeKTHbiM ciieHaM. 

H BcnoMHHJia paccKas npo Kapjia FiepBoro. A eMy 

6buio c KCM eme noo6maTbCH Ha Ty ^ce TeMy 3a nocjie^HHe 

neTbipecTa JICT — HanoêoH, TuTjiep, Cra- 

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— He 3Haro, — oTBepHyjiacb a. SaBTpa, HasepHoe, 

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— Ho eMy-TO TOFO M HY>KHO. — KSKOFO nepTa OHH 

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peuiHTb CBOH aeâ Me>Kay CO&OH! 

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Hbl H6 npHBO^JIT HH K HCMy XOpOlIICMy H 3aK3HHH- 

HeyjiaHHO. Oco6eHHo ajw TCX, KTO HX 

— OciaHOBHre ero! STO scab B Baiuen BJISCTH! — 

OH H npasaa MOF. OZIHHM asHxeHHeM pyKH. 

Ho crapMK xojibKO noKanaji TOJIOBOH. 

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BaMRHpa, HCMMHyCMO H3HHCT CKJiaHblBaTbCSI HMne- 

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HOC 3aHJiTHe. 

— Ho OH xe XOMCT ySMTb MaKca! — 

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CKOJIb3HyjI B CTOpOHy. ^HCTaHUH^l! O 4CM OH 

3necb He ceroziHJi-aaBTpa HaHHeTCfl BOHHa, a OH co- 

GîoâeT SeccMbicjieHHyio npeôcTopojKHocrb! — 3asipa 

ZteHHH yGber MCHSI, M Bbi yace HHKoro HC ocraHo- 

BHTC. 

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caMoe cjibiiuajiM aepeBbJi, aconapb? 

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o6maa rpM3HH. ^3H RPHMCTCJI CKOJiaHHBaTb CBOK> 

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HcnojibsyeT ero B CBOHX uejmx. 

B OTBCT a XMbiKHyâ. «Koe-Kro»... SHSCM MH STHX 

«Koe-Koro». Mnjiaa nozipyra KBTPMH! 

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TOBaJI B3M HSpyillHTb CFO HJiaHbl. 

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3a6aBHo, see FOHHT MCHJI. 

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HCTCCb J1OMOH, MaKC IIOHBHTCJI H3 CBOCrO He6bITHfl. 

Ho Haao xoponMTbca. He flyMaio, HTO OH CMOXCCT 

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fl CMymeHHO norynHjiacb. 

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B necoHHHue. BoKpyr Bepmarcfl BCJIMKHC co6biTH«, 

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, M3KC MCKaJI BCTpCHH C HHM, 4TO6bI BblflCHMTb 

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c HUM HHHero He cjiyMHJiocb. JlojKb BO cnace- 

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a nOTOM, K3K B flCTCTBC, B3«Tb B 

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BerepcTHx. 

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MCH« CO BC6X CTOpOH oGHflJI XOÔA- A XOpOUIO, 

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6brn> HcnenejieHHOH ero BSFJIJUIOM. 

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, y CMOTpHTeêft HattaeTCH ôcTaTOHHo cno- 

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HC oHCHb 33Menaa Aopory. BApyr ceRnac BHHCHHTCJI, 

HTO 3flrap 3aB6JI MCHH B HCSHSKOMblH paHOH, HpH- 

Aei-ca orciOAa UCAMH nac Bbi6HpaTbca... 

Benepejio. CyMepKH nporjiarbiBajiH H 6e3 xoro 

CKynwe KpacKH, ACAaa Bce nepHo-cepWM, racmiH serep, 

npespamaJiH CBCT qbonapeft B Tycmibie SBCSAOH- 

KH, HC cnocoSnbie ocBCTHTb Aaace naTanoK nepeA co- 

6OH. 3XOM AO MCHB AOACT3AH 3ByKH IU3FOB — AK>AH 

IIIAH, HO HX HC SbLIIO BHflHO, CJIOBHO BCC HpCBpaTH- 

JIHCb B npH3paKOB H TenCpb HOCHJIHCb HO 

TCHHMH. CryCTKOM HCpHOTbl H3fl 

npOJICTCJIS BODOH3. Y)K HC OH3 JIH 

MHC HCnpHflTHOCTH? 

Ceroflna BTOPHHK. Flo BTOpHHicaM H HersepraM y 

MCHfl 3aHJITHfl H3 KypCaX. H T3K XOTCJia HOCTynHTb B 

yHMBepCHTei, o MHoroM MCMiaâ eme neâBHo, B 

ceHTa6pe... HTO xenepb SHaMMJiH BCC MOH MCHTH? He 

CMOry fl CriOKOHHO JKHTb H y4HTbCfl B yHHBepCHTCTC, 

3H3H, HTO H3-3a MCHfl HOni6jIH JHO^H. M CC^H pJIflOM 

co MHOH HC 6yaeT MaKca. MHC Haao BCC HcnpasHTb. 

H B3flporHyjia OT pe3Koro SBOHKB Tejie

IR B 

I^ 

f 

— B ropoae HCT HHKSKOH onacHocTH, — 3asepHjia 

H Ojiera. 

ôjiryio ceicyHay OH o6,ayMbiBaji MOM orioBa. 

— Hy, xopouio, — B3floxHyji CMOTPMTCJIL. — 

ft BCTpeny xeSa B aaponopry. HoMep B rocTHHHue 33- 

K333H. C POAHTCJIHMH npo6jieM He BOSHHKJIO? Mo- 

5KCT, C HMMH H3J1O nOFOBOpHTb? 

fl rpycTHo ycMCXHyjracb. Hex, y MCHH BOSHHKJIM 

npo6jieMbi HC c pojiHTejinMH, a co BCCM MHPOM. 

— PoflHrejw o6paAOBariHCb, — npoue^MJia a CKB03b 

3y6bi. — CnacwGo 33 nncbMo B iiiKOJiy. Ojier, Bbi MO- 

JKCTC MHC CK333Tb, HTO B3M HJOKHO? flOHCMy 

cneuiKa? 

— noHHMaeiiib, Mama... — TOJIOC Ojiera 

HanpaaceHHWM. — 51 3a re6a nepexMBaio. ,fl,o CMX nop 

HC Mory ce6e npocTHTb, HTO oTnycrHJi Te6« noaaBnepa 

B aaponopry. 

Kaxaw npejiecTb! Ceflnac OH AoroBopMTca ô TOro, 

HTO GHJICT y MCHS TOJibKO B o^Hy CTOpony H HTO 

o6p3THO OH MCHSI H6 OTHyCTHT. 

— MHC Hano 6yaeT nocKopee BepnyrbCH. — Flyc- 

K3H H HC ayMaeT, HTO a co6Hpaiocb TaM aaaepiKHBaTbca. 

— Bbi caMM HanHcajiM, HTO OjiHMnuana HACT ABB 

AHfl. 

— KOHCHHO, AOMOH TbI BepHClUbCH BOBpCMfl, — 

CJ1HUIKOM 6bICTpO OTBCTHJI OjlCF. 

— AO aaBTpa! — A3Jia OTOOH. 

MCHSI yjKe KaKoft aenb npecneflOBaji 

CKMH CO CBOHM npCCJIOByTblM «HC BCpK)!». 51 HC 

â Ojiery. MTO-TO OHH TaM 33TeBaioT. M 3TO «HTO-TO» 

MOJKCT He cosnaaaTb c MOHMH njianaMH. â H caMoe 

BpCMH BCnOMHHTb, HTO y OjICFa CCTb CBOH HHTCpeC 

3B3Tb M6HH B MoCKBy. MaKC Cp33y 3aMCTMJI, HTO H 

Ojiery noHpaeMJiacb. KaK see HCJIOBKO cioiazibiBaeT- 

CH — Maxca HCT, a H cpasy MHyct K apyroMy. He 6y- 

JIM MO« nOC3AKa BblF^HACTb HM6HHO T3K? Bejlb 

npo Haui floroaop c 3arapoM HHKTO HC SHBCT. Tojib- 

KO 6w MaKC panbiiie BPCMCHH ne yanan... BOT BCTpe- 

THMCfl — BCC CMy O&bflCHK>. 

M cnpaxaâ Teê(})OH B piOK3aK, copHeHTHpOBas- 

OIHCb H3 MCCTHOCTH, H HOllIJia o6p3THO. M^TH 6bUIO 

aao co6HpaTbca, noayM3Tb 060 BCCM, 

ceftnac Sbuio cKaaano. 

MHMO MCHfl nponecjiscb MaiiiHHa c MHra^KaMM H 

aaBCpHyjia BO ABOp. Be;ia« ABeHaouaTH3TaiKKa? 3ro JKC 

Mofl AOM! HTO 3aecb Aeâer MiuiHueMCKaji Mamnna? 

H nocneiiiHJia Bnepea. Ms MauiHHbi BULUJIH TpM 

MmiHUHOHepa H HanpaBHJiHCb K no,zrbe3Ay. 

SaneM B AOM npHxoAHT MHJIMUHH? ECJIH KOFO-TO 

y6iuiH, nanpHMep. Y6n^H? 

MaMa! 

— noflOJKAHTe... — 51 noGeacajia CACAOM, HO nepefl 

flBepbio ocraHOBRTiacb. B MapHHKHHOH KsapTHpe 

ropeji CBCT, OKOJIO OKHa B ee KOMHaTe CTOHA HCÔBCK 

B MHJIHUettCKOH (})OpMe M HTO-TO IIHCajI, HOJIOXMB 

JIHCT SynarH Ha anaHiueTKy. M3 rjiy6HHbi KBapTHpbi 

anan. Bosjie noAi>e3fla Ha jiaBOHKe 

. BHA OHH HMCJIH TaKOH, CTIOBHO 6buin 

HbiMH AeftcTByiomHMH ^HuaMM — cepbe3Hbie, Hacyn- 

JieHHbie. HasepHoe, MX nbiTajiHCb npornaTb, HO OHH 

HC yxoAHJiH. 

— Mama, Tbi HC BHAeâ Mapnny? — 3aâjia BOnpoc 

oana H3 CTapyiiieK. 

fl KaHHyâ rojioBOH. Ty MapMHKy, o KOTOPOM MC- 

Ha cnpamHsaioT, H ne BHêJia. TOH MapHHKH 8006me 

6ojibme HCT. OHH Hiuyr nycTOTy. 

A MHJIHUHH-TO HpHMH3ÔCb CKOJIbKO! ElUC M3noffbexajia. 

êepb B no,m>e3fl HC 33KpbiBaeTca. 

, Ha cneTy y «M3Hb»Ka» noHBHJiacb HOBSH 

. Be3 ^3HH3Jia 3aecb, KOHCHHO, HC o6oiiuiocb. 

CKopee Bcero, HMCHHO OH yrosopmi MspHHKy BMH- 

TH H3 flOMa. Tjje ee Tenepb, HHTCPCCHO, HOCHT? 

K 

CO 

O 

| 

O

CO 

I 

m 

I 

MOJKCT, nOAOHXH K HHM H CK33aXb, HXO6W HC 116peacHBanH? 

Hnnero cxpauiHoro, npocxo MHjiaa AC- 

BOHKa crajia BaMHHpOM H efi naao BPCMH or BPCMCHH 

HaseAMBaxbca Ha yjiHuy &M noAKperuieHHa. 

H BOixuia B noAtesA. Hascxpeny MHC BbiGeacajia 

3aiuiaKaHHaa MapHHKHHa MaMa. 

— Ona Bcpnexca, npaB/ja, — nonbixajiacb a yxeiiiHTb 

ee, HO xeHmHHa npoiiLna MHMO, Aaxe ne no- 

BepHys rojioBbi. — Bce Gyaex xopomo, — AoGasmia a, 

cKopee AJia ce6a, HCM AJIH nee. 

Mne caMoft B 3x0 xoxejiocb sepurb. Box scxpenycb 

3asxpa co CMOXPHXCJIJIMH, OHH MHC oxKpoiox 

BojimeSHoe CJIOBO, «Myxa6op» KaKOH-HH6yAb HJIH 

npH3biB K CHBJce-EypKe, H ^SHHSJI caM cGexHx ox 

nac AaneKO-âjieKO. Ilocê axoro Ha yjraijax Moero 

ropofla 3auBexex BHIUHH, npHJiexax ro^y6n, ne5o cxa- 

HCX ro^y6biM H see 6y,nyx JiioGnxb BCCX. 

Kaxexca, y MCHH Haâjica acap. SaGaBHO, a BaMnwpbi 

nbiox KpOBb 3a6ojieBiiiHx JHOACH? Hxo c HHMH 

xorâ npoHCXOflHx? OHH xoace HaHHHarox qnxaxb? 

51 npe^cxaBiijia ce6e A3HH3Jia c nacMopKOM B Kposa- 

XH, co cxaicaHOM MO/IORE B pyKax... 

M-aa, ceroAHauiHHfl ACHB 6bui HC H3 Jienoot. Flopa 

HCMHOFO OXAOXHyXb. 

VII 

HEXOPOlllAfl nFMMETA 

POAHXCJIH Ha yAHBJieHHe CHOKOHHO oxnec^HCb K 

xoMy, HXO H yesacaio. MOH o6i>acHeHHJi H npHiueflmee 

BHepa nncbMo c npHmaiueHHeM BHOJIHC HX yaos- 

. OHH Aaace HMMCFO ae cxasajiH, Korâ a 

MXO yxpoM sa MHOH npneACT xaxcn. 

CJIOBHO aa MHOH, K3K 3a 6ojibuiHM 

npHe3%aex MauiHHa. 

— Bcero na ABa AHH, — KSLK aaKJiHHaHHe, 

jia a, — B njiTHHiiy yxe 6yjiy AOMB. B MOCKBC MCHSI 

BCTpCTflX. )KHXb 6yAy 

FOBOpIO H C3M3 CCOC BCpK). 

— KaK yAa^Ho see cosnajio. Pa3Beenibca, H36a- 

BHlIIbCH OX CBOHX KOUIMapOB, — UICHHyjia M3Ma, HanoMHHB 

HenpHHXHbie Benepa OKOJIO Mopa. Torâ MHC 

Kaaaôcb, HXO ace saKOHHHJiocb. OKasbisaexca, 3x0 

Qtui TOJibKO npojior. 

— â, xopouio, HXO yeaacaeuib, — corjiacHJica nana. 

— HecnoKOHHO y Mac. 

HeyxejiH noBCAeHHe POAHXCJICH — pa6oxa 3Arapa? 

BnepBwe BHxy nany c MaMOfl B raKOM corjiacnn 

OTHOCHTCJIbHO MOCFO OXbC3Aa. 

HoMbio ropOA HanoMHHaji o ceGe sByxaMH, 3anaxaMH, 

CJIOBHO nbixajica noAKpennxb MOK> nouiaxHyB- 

liiyiOCH CO BpCMCHCM pCIIIHMOCXb. HXO 5K, HOMOIUb 

Gbuia HC JIHIIIHCH. HCM 6jiH)Ke noAxoAHJio BpeMfl orbema, 

XCM 6ojibiue H HaxoAHJia UPHHHH, nxoGbi ocxaxbca 

AOMa. Ilocjie BCxpenH c ^SHHSJIOM xpOMaio, 

MCHJI npOAyJio Ha nporyjiKe c 3ArapOM... ^ 3acwna- 

Jia, npocbinajiacb BHOBb, H MHC nanHHajio 

HTO see 6yAex COBCCM HC xaK, KaK a Mory ce6e 

craBHXb, HXO see pemnxca caMo co6oH. HanpHMep, 

fl3H cjiyqaftno cnoxKHexca o KaMCHb, ynaAex B aMy H 

csepHex ce6e uieio. ECJIH yxe ne csepHyji. 

Vxpo see paccxasHJio na CBOM Mecxa. BHJICX, xaK- 

CH, caMOJiex. Hnnero MCHH yxe ne ocxanosHx. 4a H 

HyBcxBosajia a ce6a Ha yAHBjieHHe xopomo. 

rioica MaMa co6Hpanacb na pa6oxy, a npocHACJia B 

KOMHaxe, râAa, KSK MapKejiOBa BCCCJIO yjibi6sexca 

Ha 4x)Torp34>HH, nocxsEJiennoft sa CXCKJIO KHH^KHOH 

K CMOXpHTCJiaM, OXnp3BJIK)Cb B 6H6JIHO- 

H HSHAy B HX KHHF3X BOJIUieGHOC CJIOBO, CCJIH 

OHH MHC CSMH He cKaxyr. MJIH 3TO 6yACT peuenx 

nopouiica? ECJIH Mena 6yayx cnpsuiH- 

u 

E 

(U 

CD 

O 

O 

0)

ICO 

npo BaMimpoB, CKaxy, MTO, MOJKCT 6biTb, B ro- 

KTO-TO H CCTb, HO H HM C KCM HC BCTpCMa/iaCb, 

HC ysepeHa. floaBHTca #3HM3Ji — caaM ero 

c pyx na pyKM, BOT, MOJT, 6epHTe, nojibsyfiTecb. He 

noHBHTca, noRay ero HCKaTb c nopouiKOM B KapMa- 

HC. ACJIO-TO npocToe. 

A Ojier... Ra MTO Ojier! He CICCT OH Metro, flyc- 

K3H H jjajibiue npOAOJi>KaeT BOJiHOBaTbca Ha paccTOH- 

HMH, HHKTO He 3anpemaCT. 

IlpHexaBlUMM BOAMTCJIb nO3BOHMJl MHC H3 COTO- 

BbiM. 3^rap aaace 370 npe^yCMOTpeji! Oncyaa y Hero 

MOM HOMep, Moreno He cnpainHsaTb. Oricyfla-TO. 

B npMxoiKeft Ha Ta6ypeTKe — Ha yaany. 

cyMKy M ycTpeMMJiacb Ha BHXOA. TojibKO 

HC onumbiBaTbCfl! TojibKo HH 33 MTO ne uenjiHTbca 

B3rjumoM! HnaMc nepejxyMaio, yna/iy na KpoeaTb H 

HHKyaa He noeay. 

— C TO6OH BCC XOpOUIO? — BoflHTCJIb, MOÔAOft 

napenb B KenKe, rjianyji Ha MCHJI Mepe3 3epicajio 334- 

Hero BHAa, Korâ a ixruoxHyjiacb H3 CMfleHbe. — CTpan- 

HO, MTO TbI O^Ha. 

— MHC H caMOH cTpaHHO, — KHBHyjia a. M none- 

My B KHHO Bee repOHHM Bceraa TaKHe 

Kyaa MOH-TO peiuwrejibHocTb êjracb? 

Cxopo aaponopT CTaHCT MOMM BTOpbiM 

MTO-TO H ClOfla 33M3CTMJia. XOTH... TpH ^Hfl H33afl 6bljia 

3/iecb, a KaxeTca, MTO npotixna seMHocTb. FlpHMCM 

ao TOFO 6biâ eme noes^Ka B ApMKy. Bbio co6cT- 

BCHHbie peKopflbi no JieTyMecTH. Bpojie 6bi nepBoro 

flHB3pfl H HMKyâ HC J7CT3Jia, C MCFO B^pyr K HOJlGpK) 

CT3JI3 T3KOH KpbUiaTOM? TlpaMS, npHMBTa yJK6 fl3BHO 

HC acHCTByeT. MHOFMC nepsoro aHBapa sooGme He 

BblXOAHT H3 AOM3, 3TO BC^b HC 3H3MHT, MTO OHM HO- 

TOM uejibiH roA Ha AHBaHe npoBejiyr. 

Bce no^TOpa Maca nojieTa MCHH Spocaô or TsepysepeHHOCTM 

B ycnexe woero aejia no rjiyxoro 

B CBOM CHJIbl. JlK)6OBb, FOBOpflT, TBOpMT 

,aeca, a MHC ocTasajiocb TOJibKo B Myô H BepHTb. 

3naTb 6bi 33panee, MTO aaTesaio 

MHC 6bi/io 6H ropa3AO JICFMC. Ho ynpocTHTb 

HCKOMy. TlpM,neTCfl noTepneTb eme neMHoro. 

H H3flepraJiacb B Kpeone, TBK MTO MOM coce^M cra- 

JOl HCflOBOJIbHO nOCM3TpHB3Tb Ha MCHJI. 

Hy xopomo, B MocKBy M cbesacy, npocb6y 3^rapa 

BbinojiHK). A He 6yjieT JIM STO 3HaMMTb, MTO a cTany 

nojiHonpaBHbiM CMOTPHTCJICM? HTO CCJIH Make no- 

TOM KO MHC GJIMSKO He noflOMjeT? Toraa onpaBâioTca 

caMwe crpaiiiHbie npeflCKasannji Jleo, M OH MCHH c 

6OJIblIIHM yflOBO^bCTBMCM y6bCT, nOTOMy MTO K3K 

CuiOTpHTe^b H 6yay onacna anH MSKCS. 

CEMOJICT ryueji, HejiOBOJibHo noaparHBan, nona- 

J&Sl B 3OHW Typ6yJICHTHOCTM. 

Sajioacwio yuiM, M a Ha MFHOBCHMe nepecTajia 

cmauiarb uiyM MOTOPOB. McnyraHHo TpaxHyjia rono- 

Bofl. HeT, HCT, MM eme nocMOTpHM, KTO no6e,aMT. 

BapaxraTbCfl 6y^y AO nocjieflnero. BOT npH3CMJiHMCH 

H... Ho na 3CMJie MCHH JKACT eme oflHa npo6jieMa. 

IIpo6jieMa jiHMHoro xapsKTepa — BCTpeMa c OJICFOM. 

Ee H Sojuiacb Sojibiue, MCM snaKOMCTBa co CMOTPM- 

TCJIflMH. KaK MHC B6CTH Ce6fl C HHM? MTO CK333Tfa? 

HefiipanbHoe: «3ApaBCTByMTe, Oêr! H pajja sac BHflCTb». 

HTO no3Bo^MTb? IloiKaTb pyKy? MJIM ^yMiiie 

cyMKy o6eHMM pyK3MM, MTo6bi ne ziaTb eMy 

MCHJI? Cpasy HanoMHHTb, MTO y MCHS ectb 

flpyroft, MTo6bi HC npMCTasa^? B npoiiuibiM pas B aaponopry 

nauia BCTpeMa 6biJia TaKOH MMMOJICTHOH. Ko- 

HCHHO, Ojier HMMero ce6e ne HOSBOJIMJI, HO see JKC... 

3a6oTHTca 060 MHC... A eme OH KpacHBbiH, M yjibi6Ka 

Hero no^Kynaiome HCKpeHHaa. Ho y MCHJI ecTb 

! M MHC AOCT3TOMHO CFO TpOraTCJIbHblX nOnblTOK 

yro^HTb. 55 HC xoMy ero oGMaHbisaTb, (J)JiHpTyfl c 

EQ 

O 

O

ApyrHM, no3BOJifla 33 MHoft yxaxHBaxb. He 

MHC Ojier! 

CaMOJiex nomeji Ha noca^Ky, a a rax H HC peiunjia, 

KaK ce6a BCCTH, noaxoMy sapanee 6oajiacb rex 

nepBbix ceKyHA HJIH MHHyr B sane npwiexa. flaccaacHpbi 

noKHHyjiM carioH, a a npoflojixajia cHAexb. Bce 

Haneanacb, qxo B rojiosy npnaex xoxb KaKaa-Hw6yAb 

. Ho see HACH yuum CJICAOM 3a naccaaoipaMH. 

FOJIOC cxioapaeccbi 3ByMan ymiBjieHHo. Ee MO^KHO 

nonaxb: see o6biHHO xoponaxca Ha BHXOA, cnemax 

BCTpeXHXbCa C TCMH, KXO HX aC^CX, a a CHACJia H CHACjia. 

Xoxfl MCH« xoace x&suivi. 

Ox BO^HCHHH, OX HCBO3MO}KHOCXH MXO-XO peillHXfa 

H HC nyBcxBOBajia noa co6ofl HOF. M B nocjieflHioio 

eojKMaaHHO acHo noHHJia — Otter He npH- 

. 3a6yaer, npocnnx, nepenyxaex. CÔBOM, Bce 6y- 

HC xaK, KaK MHO npeflcxaBJiMexca. 

— CnacH6o! — copBajiacb a c Mecra H no6e}Kajia 

no npoxoay. 

To^bKo B^pyr M npasâ — H npjuiexejia, a MBHJI 

HMKXO He BcrpexHx? Hxo H 6yay aejiaxb B orpoMHOfi 

MOCKBC? Koro HCKaxb, Hero amaxb? PasBOpaHHBarb- 

CH H noKynaxb 6iuiex flOMOH? A CCJIH Hex GHJICXOB? 

A ec^H MHC jjener HC xsaxHX? A CCJIH OJICF HC 6yaex 

noflxoaHXb K xeêqboHy? 

3a ceKyHAy H npeAcraBHJia COXHIO caMbix Mpan- 

HHX KapxHHOK cBoeft BHesannofi rnGejiH B aaponopxy, 

HO xyx BCC 3a6buiocb — nocpeaH ryjncoro, MHororoôcoro 

sana a yBHuejia cB»3Ky pasHOuaexHtix uia- 

PHKOB. UIxyK ACCHXb. OHH 6ojixajiMCb naa roÔBaMH 

, npHKOBbmaa K ce6e B3rjiHAbi, BbnbmaH yjibi6KH. 

fl XOJKC yjibi6Hyjiacb. Box seAb KaK 6wBaeT... 

UiapHKH 6bUiH B necKo^bKHX iiiarax. Mne xonoAofixH 

GJIHJKC, nxo6bi npHcoeAHHHXbca K 

HbCtt-TO 

— Mania! — UiapHKH oxruibuiH B cxopony, H na 

HX MCCTC noflBHJica OJIQT. — KaKott aoroft cxynaiia 

Ha MOCKOBCKyK) SeNUHO? 

OH aaxe He nbixa^ca npH6jiH3HXbCfl, H MOH ona- 

CCHHH yjiexyHMJiHCb. He npMAexca HHKOFO oxxaAKH- 

, Ojier H caM see noHMMaex. OH y^bi6Hy^ca 3HararapHHCKOH 

yjibiSKott, H MHC noneMy-xo cpaay 

craao cnoKOHHO. Ero yBepeHHOCxb nocxenenHO 

ncpeAajiacb MHC. 

— H HC aanoMHHjia, — CMyiuenHO noxana a rwenaMH. 

Boxpyr cjibiiuajiocb yAHBJiCHHoe: «CMOTpH, 

CMOXPH! lUapHKM!* — na nac oGpamaji BHHMaHHe 

aecb aaponopx. 

— TaK... A nepsaa MHC^b? — OJICF saaaBan secb- 

Ma crpaHHbie sonpocbi. 

— UiapHKH! — M cnpaxajia rjiasa. Xoxeôcb CMC- 

HTbca, HO noHCMy-xo Kasanocb, qxo 3x0 ceftnac HC- 

npHJIHHHO. 

— OTJIHHHO! — V Ojiera 6buiH noABHxnoe AHUO, 

cepbie rjiasa, Myxb KypHOCbift HOC H pycbie, xopoino 

BOJIOCLI. Hnqero He H3MeHHJiocb, see 

panbiue. — Kpyrjioe — 3x0 K yaane. Eme APCB- 

HHC CHHxariH, HXO nepBoe BneHaxjieHHe caMoe sax- 

HOC. CneuHajibHO B3aji MX Ana xe6a, 4xo6bi noAHaxb 

HacxpoeHHC. flepjKH! 

H nepeKHHyâ cyMKy H3 OAHOH pyKH B Apyryio, HC 

3Haa, Kyaa ee npHcxponxb, H noxanyjiacb 3a mapH- 

K3MH. 

— JleBoft! IlpeKpacHo! 

Ox HeoacHAaHHOcxH a Bbinycxnaa cea3Ky, HO Ojier 

npcAycMoxpHxejibHO npHAepacaji sepeBKy MeatAy naiib- 

UCB. He CKpbiBaa paôcxH, npoAeMOHCxpHposaji CBOIO 

JIOBKOCXb. 

— KaK xopoino, MTO XH HaKoneu Ao6pajiacb AO 

Hac. OAHa npHexajia? — OH Sbicxpo rjianyji BOKpyr, 

s 

r 

w 

ca 

O 

K)

CJIOBHO 33 MHOH AOflXCH 6blJI npHHTH T36yH 

BCHHHKOB. HjIH OH JKâJI MaKC3? 

— Ojma. 

MHC crajio HeyioTHo. Ojier 6bui TSKOH HCKpen- 

HHH, TEK paAOBEJICa BCTpCHC, a a HCpCfl TCM CHACJia B 

caMOJiere H npH^yMbiBajia, KaK nosecTH ce6« c HHM 

nocTpojKe. KaKoe JKC a BCB-TSKH Hyne.no. floneMy a 

BO BCCX BHiKy Bparos? CMOTPHTC^H MHB noMoryr! 

— K coxsjieHHK), aenb cemaHa HC caMbiH yaan- 

Hbifl AJIH nyreiiiecTBHH. — Kasanocb, Ojier ne 3EMe- 

THJI MOCft paCTCpHHHOCTH. 

— HCM xe OH HeyaaHHbiJi? 

rioMHHTca, noA pa3paa HeyaaHHbix ARCH nonaaa- 

JIM noHe,ae;ibHHK c naTHHueft, cpeaa B CHHCKC ne 

3HaqHJiacb. XOTH, no MHC, TEK BCC AHH B ro^y MOFJIH 

6biTb npocTO 3aMenaTe^bHbiMH. Bce SEBHCHT OT nacipoa. 

M or roro, KTO paaoM. 

— y6biBajomaa ^yna — ruioxoe BpeMa AJIJI Ha4H- 

HaHHH. — Oêr Sbicrpo uieji snepea, H 3a HHM ejie 

nocneBana. — Ho HKHCFO, Mbi aro HcnpaBHM. 

— Jlyny HcnpaBHTe? — HC nonjuia H. 

B OTBCT Ojier pacxoxoiajica. Becejio nocMoxpeJi 

Ha MCHH. 

— Mo/ioêu! — Ero BSFJIH^ CKOJib3Hyji no MOCH 

KypTKC, no JUKHHCaM, nO 60THHK3M. HTO-TO B MOCM 

BHCIUHCM BHne eMy ne nonpaBunocb. OH noxjionan 

ce6fl no KapManaM najibTO H B^pyr Bcnjiecnyji pyKa- 

MH: — 3a6bm, y MCHH xe juia Te6n eme O^HH noaa- 

POK! 

Ha iiiHpOKOH oTKpbiToft âjoHH jiexajia Spouib. 

Heoojibiiioft HpKO-3ejieHbift ^HCTOK KJiesepa c HCTbipb- 

M3 jienecTKaMM. 3ry npHMery aajKe Ji 3Hajia. HaflTH 

MCTbipexjiHCTHbiH loiCBep 6buio caMoft 6o^biuoft yua- 

HCH. KaK H nflTb jienecTKOB y UBCTKOB CHPCHH. Cnpe- 

HCBbie KycTbi 3auB6TaiOT B KOHUC Maa, KEK paa K 3K3a- 

. Mbi 6erajiH Ha SyjibBap, paajiH o6i>eMHCTbie 

6yKeTW HUH yHHTejiefl H noxa BO3Bpaiua;iHCb K UIKOJIC, 

HCKajra UBeTbi «yaaHH» — c miTbK) ênecTicaMH. Haft- 

êiiib TaKofi, narepKE Te6e odecneneHa. 

Knesep HE yaaiy, 33KpbiTbiH 33MOK GPOUJKH — OT 

cniaaa. M HC Bwno^HHJia npocb6y Oêra oGesonacMTb 

ce6«, H OH, KaxeTca, peiiJHJi ncnpaBHTb ynymeHHe. 

flotca Ojier BOSHJICH c aaMKOM, npMKpemiHfl MHB 

Ha KypTKy 6pouib, a SEMBTHJIE, HTO na MHSHHUB y Hero 

noHBunocb KOJibuo — MajieHbKoe, cepe6p«Hoe c 

pOM6oBH^HbiM yrojiweHHeM. MJIH OHO GbiJio paHbuie, 

HO H ero He Bnaejia? MTO a BOo6me Toraa saae- 

â? V MCHa nepea rjiasaMH 6bui OAHH TOJibKO Maxc. 

.flta HTO a npHBasajiacb K KaKOMy-TO KOJibuy! HHHCro 

ocodeHHoro. IlpocTo a npeacê HC 3aMCMaâ, HTO- 

6il My3K4HHbI HOCH^H KOJlbUa. HaBCpHHKa KEKOH-TO 

3HaKHJiHo6eper... 

— Mbi seflb TOponHMca, â? — XoTeôcb yace yn- 

TH orciofla. Mne Kasaôcb, HTO na nac see CMOTpaT. 

— ,Ha, KOHCHHO. Hac JKUBT MauiHHa. 

Ojier CHOBE samaras snepeA, JICFKO neca MOIO 

cyMKy. H 3acneuiHJia CJICAOM, uiapHKH B03AyuiHbiM 

IIOTOKOM noTanyô B CTOpony, MHC npHiiuiocb 60co 

CBOHM HcnocjiyuiHbiM «CHacTbCM». OHM 

3a CTOJi6bi, TaK HTO a HC BbmepjKajia H B 

KOHUC KOHUOB npHBa3EJia HX K cnHHKe OAHOFO H3 

KpeceJi — nycKEH pa^yiOT He TOJibKO MCHB, HO H ecex 

npmieraiomHx. 

— CMOTPH! — KHBHyn Ojier na Ta6;iHHKy c HOMC- 

POM MaiUHHbl, B 6ara)KHHK KOTOpOH nOJIOJKHJI MOIO 

cyMKy. — 322, B cyMMe ceMb. 4o6pwi4 3HaK. 

— floSpbiH juia nero? — To, HTO ceMepKa — 3TO 

xopouio, a 3anoMHHJia. OcTaôcb nonaTb, K KOMy 

KOHKperHo OTHocHTca npHMCTa, KO MHC w^H O^cry. 

— #Jia HaiUHX HaHHHSHHH. 

HauiHx? yxe nenjioxo. 

3H3HHT, Jiyns — Heao6pbifi 3H3K jyia Moero npw- 

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(0 , a HOMCP yaaHHbift. HJIK>C na MHHyc... Fnyno 

K3K-TO see. HeyacejiH MOXHO XHTb, noeroaHHO 06pamaa 

na xaKMe MCJIOHH BKHManwe? CBHXHyrbca ace 

MoacHo. fl nocMorpejia Ha Ojiera. O6biKHOBeHHMH 

HCJIOBCK. MoaceT 6biTb, Hyib Gojiee yjiw6HHBbiH, HCM 

see. H nyrb 6o;iee cnoKOHHWH. 

MauiHHa necjiacb no rpacce, HO a MBJIO CMorpejia 

no CTOponaM. Ojier 6e3 ocxaHOBKH paccKasbisaji, Ka- 

KOH KpaCHBblH FOpOfl MOCKBa, HTO OH MHC HCnpC- 

MCHHO noHpaBHTca, HTO KpacHaa mioiuajib o6«3anpoH3BeaeT 

BnenaTJieHHe, HTO MHC HOAO OT- 

, orviajjeTbca... 

— Mbi 3aK33ajiH Te6e rocTHHHuy. — Hyrb pa3Ba- 

, Ojier CHUCJI paaoM co MHOH na sa^neM CH- 

OTocnuuibca, H 33BTpa H Te6si npeAcraBJiio 

. O6emaio, Tbi ne noacaêeiub, HTO npnexajia. 

B nocêAHCM MOJKHO 6buio HC coMHesaTbCH. 

— Haea c OjiHMnHaflOH saiua? 

— HCT, — yjibi6Hyjica Oêr, H a saMCTHJia, HTO 

Toace y^biGaiocb B OTBCT. CJIOBHO ero npncyrcTBHe 

pacKpaiiiHsajio see BOKpyr B paoyacHbie useTa. — He 

pas OTpa6oTaHHbiH npHCM. Mbi Te6e HOTOM 

UICM rpaMOTy ynacTHHKa, cosAaflHM HjoKHbie 

MCHTbi. 4axe B HHTepHCTe 6yACT HHôpMauna. AH- 

TOH B T3KHX Aejiax y Hac cneu. XoHeuib, cflejiaeM Te6a 

no KOHKypcy ^ynmeH? 

ECJIH MHC M XOTCJIOCb SblTb JiyHmCH, TO aBHO H6 

Ha OjiMMnnaae no jiHTepaType. 

— TpeTbero MCCTB 6yaeT AOCTaTOHHO. — Bonpoc 

Ojiera nocTasHJi Mena B xynMK. IIpH HBM 3êcb see 

3TO? Mena nossajiH ne ana Toro, HTo6bi npocjiaBHTb 

3HaTOKa jiMTCpaTypbi. — Mne 6bi xoTejioct cero- 

JKC BCTpCTHTbCa CO CMOTpHTeJIHMH. 

Ojier 3aayMHHBO nocMOTpeji B OKHO. 

— fl 6bi coBCTOBaji nojjoacaaTb AO saBTpaiUHero 

yrpa. Jlyna... 

— Jlyna ryr HH npH HCM! — HC Bbmepxana a. — 

Bbi caMH Mcna TOponHJiH! 

— ToponHJi, — corjiaciMca Oêr. — HaM naao 

MHoroe odcy^HTb. Ho npexcae MHC 6bi xoTCJiocb KOC 

K HCMy Te6a no^roTOBHTb. EcTb BCIUH, K KOTOpbiM 

Hejib3» noAxoAHTb, ne ocMOTpesiiiHCb. 

— BOT H aaBaftTe OCMOTPHMCB ceroAHa. — Mne 

Hanano KasaTbca, HTO MM CTOHM, HTO MH yxe HHKyjja 

He eacM, a 3H3HHT, ue^b Moero nyremecTBHa ne npH- 

6nHxaerca. A rê-To TOM, aajieKO 3a cnHHoft, ocTanca 

MOH ropojx. — MCHH x&yr AOMa. 

Ojier HaxMypHJica, CJIOBHO a nacTaHsajia Ha HBM- 

TO HenpH^HHHOM. 

— He ysepen. Haao AorosapHBaTbca. UenTpajib- 

Hbift o4>HC yjKe 3aKOHHHJi pa6oTy... 

— MHC HC HJOKCH oHCHK). 

FOJIOC Ojiera 3Bynaji y6ejjHTejjbHeH neKyjja, H B 

Jno6oM flpyroM cjiynae a HC cTajia 6ti nacTaHBaTb. Ha 

ceftnac nejibsa ycTynaTb. V Mena npocTO HC GMJIO 

— He B ooiacHCHHax ACJIO, — a cMorpeJia B 

Ha CHHHKC Kpecjia nepea co6oH, 6oacb noa- 

H«Tb rjiasa. HHKoraa He saMenajia, HTO Mena TBK jier- 

KO yroBopHTb. Ho CCJIH a ceflnac BCTpenycb c OJIBFOM 

BsrjisifloM, KaK MHC eMy oTKasaTb? — Bcipena 

HacocToaTbca cerojiHa. MHC Heo6xoAHMH... 

KaK 6w cKaaaTb nojiynuie? COBCT? 

HattTH npaBHJibHoe CJIOBO. OJIHO, Hro6ti 6ojibco 

MHOH HC cnopHJiH. 

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00 fl nocMOTpe/ia B OKHO. Aopora 6buia TaKaa iiiHpo- 

Kaa, H BOKpyr 6buio CTOJIbKO MaiiiHH, a no cxopo- 

H3M — AepeBbfl, sanpaBKH, Ka(|)euiKH. IlpoMejibKHyjio. 

«TexnoMomb». TOHHO, noMomb! 

— MHC Tpe6yeTca noMomb, — npoSopMOTajia a, 

Tenepb HC orpbiBaa B3rAaaa or AOporn. SAecb eme 6bi- 

J1O AaJICKO AO 3MMM. FoJIfaie ACpCBbH, Cyxafl 3CMJia, 

see cepoe, MpanHoe... 

— fl Te6e noMory. — Ojier nonbiTaJica npHABH- 

HyTbCJI. 

M cxajia 3y6bi, Buenmiacb B pyMKy ABepH. KpaeM 

niasa 3aMeTHJia, KaK OJICF BepHyjica B npe^KHee no- 

MOJKCT, BCC 3pa? MOKCT, 3^rap oiiiH6ca? ECJIH 

HC CTaA MHC pacKpbiBaTb CBOHX ceicpeTOB, TO 

H CMOTpHTeJIH H6 CT3HyT? HaBCpHOC, AJIfl 3TOFO, K3K 

B K3KOM-HH6yAb 6yAAHHCKOM MOHaCTblpe, AOJIJKHbl 

npoftTH roAbi, AOJirafi nepHOA yneHHHecTBa. 

A CCJIH cjiosa 3Arapa 6fauiH jioByuiKott? M noKa a 

3Aecb oTBJieKaio CMOTpHTejieii, OH TaM co3AaeT Ty ca- 

MyiO MMnepHK), OT KOTOpOH T3K TBCpAO OTKa3bIBaACM 

B pasrosope co MHOM. BeAb y Hero ecTb ^3HH3Ji... cy- 

MaCllieAllIMft JJ3HHH, pBymHHCfl K BJiaCTH, MCHTaK)- 

1UHH BO3pOAMTb GbUIOC BeJIHMHC B3MnHpOB. 

fl npeACTaBRna onycTeBiiiHH ropoA. ôMa, yjiH- 

Ubl, MaiUHHbl, AepCBbH — BCC eCTfa. BblOTCH B OTKpbl- 

TblX OKH3X UITOpbl, CHAMT B ACTCKOH KOJIHCKC GCAblH 

, npeAynpeacAaeT 06 onacnocTM KpacHbin CMF- 

CBeTO(})opa... A JHOACH HCT. HH OAHOFO. M or Kayrjia, 

OT KaxaoH TpemHHKH Ha ac(J)aAbTe BCCT 

CTpaXOM H CMCpTbK). 

— y MCHM ecTb HOBOCTb, — npoiucnTajia a, nporoHaa 

H3 naiwaTM HenpnaTHyio KapTHHicy. 

Mbi noBepnyjiH H BJiHJincb B HecneiUHbiii HOTOK 

MaiiiHH. 3A6Cb 6bUIO K3KOe-TO 5e3OCTaHOBO4HOe ABM- 

, 5C3 CBCTO

— Toraa Henero Sbuio 

— Mama! — Ojier cMoxpeji oneHb 

CJIOBHO nbiTa^ca npoHHiaTb B MOHX niasax see TO, 

HTO a OT Hero cTapaTCJibno CKpbisajia. HaKoneu OH 

cyxo npoM3Hec nocjie MOJinaHHa: — AyMaio, a cMory 

s*» 

opraHH3OBaTb BCTpeny. He noHHMaio, noneMy TH He 

xoHenib roBOpHTb. Ha#eiocb, ocrajibHbie cMOiyr Te6a 

I nepey6eAHTb. M o6Hapy^cmi B TBOCM ropoAe Hecicojib- 

KHX saMnnpOB. H HTO camoe CTpannoe, OHM 6tuiH 

paAOM c ToGoft, HO Te6a He Tporajm. fl 6bi/t ysepen, 

HTO OAMH H3 HHX — TBOH flpyr MaKCHM, XOTH 3TO 6bl- 

Jio 6bi HesepoaTHO. BaMimpH He Moryr AOJiro H Tax 

6JIH3KO HaXOAHTbCa pBAOM C JHOAbMM, TCM 6OJI6C CO 

CMOTpHTCJiaMM. OHM MX yHHHTOiKaiOT. 

— HTO JKC BM Torâ yexajiH? — ycMexnyjiacb a. — 

Hana^H 6w c HHMH BoeBaTb, noKasajiw 6w MHC napy 

npHCMOB. 

— Mama, a Ha6jno,naTejib. Moa aaaaâ HX o6napyacHBaTb. 

OflHH a He CMOF 6bi HMêro cêjiaTb. Tor,aa 

a peniMJi, HTO OHM Te6a K3K-TO yaepiKHBaiOT, no- 

3TOMy H 6buio npHnyMano TBOC ynacTHe B QntHMiiHaae. 

npHC3A cioâ — TBoe cnaceHwe. Cpe^H nac Tbi B 

SesonacHOCTM. Tbi HaM see paccKajJcemb, H MW Te6e 

nOMOJKCM. 

Tax BOT B MCM ACJio! MeHa peiuHJin cnacaTb... Ka- 

Kaa npeêcTb. A ecjiw a ne xoMy, MTo6bi MCH» cna- 

— V sac Bcero Asa ztna. Cero^Ha H aaBTpa. — Ra- 

>Ke ec^n a HHHero He ysnaio, MHC nano Bepnyrbca. 

ECJIM a ocTanycb ôjibiiie, BCC ciuibHo sanyraeTca. — 

Tax HanHcaHo B npnraaiiieHHH. 

— IlOTOM BMXOflHbie. Tbl MOXCllIb 3aaepJK3TbCH. 

M cHOaa rjianyâ B OKHO. MHC Haao Sbuio co5paTb 

, HTOSbl OTBCTMTb. OJICF H3 MCHB CTpaHHO êHCTBO 

, MHC Taxejio 6biJio c HHM cnopHTb. 

CHHCHbKaa MaiiiHHKa paôM c naMH TO cjienca 

o6roHHJia nac, TO OTCTasana na nojixopnyca. Ona, 

K8K cyeTJiMBMft xynoic, pe3Ko pasronajiacb, HTo6w 

MCTp CHOB3 33TOpMO3HTb. CeHHaC BCC UICCTb 

noHTH croajiH. Kyâ HanpasjiaioTca JIIOXH B 

— BH caMH orpaHMHHJiH ce6a BO BPCMCHH, — no- 

IXWIOBOH, cHosa noBopanHBaacb K Ojiery. — 

V MCHH flsa ana. 

Oner 6bicrpo rjiany^ Ha 4acu. 

— IIOCMOTpHM, HTO MOiKHO CflCJiaTb. 

Beet cjie^yiomHM nac CMorperb MOJKHO 6buio xojib- 

KO na no^symHe paÔM c naMH aBTOMo6nnH. Korâ 

ace naM yuajiocb Bbi6paTbca H3 noTOKa, MauiHHa ycnejxa 

TOJibKO napy pas Bmibnyrb no ABopaM. M MM 

Fycro sapocmnH AepesbaMH ABOP, KycTbi 6oapbiiiiHHKa, 

HaBHcaiomHe HO/I AOpo>KKOti. VaKMH cepUH 

nenaji rocTHHMUbi. Xopoiuo sanoMHitnacb Ka- 

M«HHaa 3M6êMa Hafl aaepbio napa^noro Bxoâ — 

GojiLiiiofi ^HCT KJiesepa c HerupbMa jienecTKaMH. Ta- 

KOH ace, KaK GpouiKa na MHC. MCHS npHHajia B BpaT- 

CTTBO MerwpexjiHCTHHKa? 

XOJLJI, jiecTHHua Ha TPCTHH 3Tax, oKHa 

npojieroB BbixoâT na 3aac(J>ajibTHponaranoK, 

Ha KOTOPOM cicynajia cTapaa Ma- 

6e3 saAHHX KOêc. MauiMHa, Koropaa HMKorâ 

He nocAer. FpycTHO. 

KoMnaTa Mcna HC HHTepecosana, no3TOMy a âxe 

TQJIKOM He oniHAejiacb. SaMernâ KposaTb, mica4>, 

cryji, TejieBH3op, no^HHasmyio iirropy H HTO B 

HC ropar ABC âMnoHKM. 

Ojier nocTaBHJi Ha noji cyMKy H sonpocHTejibHO 

nocMorpeji na MeHa. JJ ynpaMO noAâJia ry6bi. He 

Hy^Hw MHC ero yroBOpw. ECJIM OHH Tax ToponMAMCb 

MCHH yBHACTb, TO nycjcaft HasHanaioT BCTpeny CCH- 

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nac. CaMoe BPCMJI nanaTb MCHH cnacaTb. A TO a nepe- 

AyMaio H cnacycb caMa. 

— Mama, Te6ji JICFKO oTnycTHJiH H3 ropOAa? 

HCKOMy 6biJio ocTanaBjtHBSTb. — fl na- 

K BbixoAy. — Jlyna y6bisaeT neTbipHa- 

, H Bbl HTO, BCC HCTblpHaAUaTb AHCH HHHCro 

He aeJiacTe? OAHHHSAuaToe H ABenaAuaToe — Bauia 

MACS! 

— ABCHajjuaToe jiynme. 

Mbi cnycTmiHCb no JICCTHHUC Ha nepebift sTaiK. 

SAecb Ojier oCTaHOBHJica, CJIOBHO pemaji, B KaKyio 

CTOpony TIOHTH — npflMO Ha yjiHiiy HJIM Hanpaso, me 

na ABepH BHcejia Ta6jiHHKa «PecTOpan». 

— Mne KajKCTCH, JOKC no3AHo. — Ojier CMOTpeji 

MHMO MCHJI. Ha nopTbe. 51 TOXC o6epnyjiacb na Hero. 

CCAOH MyXHHHa C BblCOKHMH 3aJIbICHHaMH H3AO 

Jl60M. Y3KOC JIMUO, CypOBO CflBHHyTbie B HCAOBOJlb- 

HOH q>MMace 6pOBH. H 6u B Hero TaK npHerajibHO He 

Brâabisajiacb, CCJIM 6bi OH B^pyr HC KMBHyji naM, a 

noioM na MFHoseHHe flojibiiie, MCM naflo, He 3a4epacaji 

Ha MHC B3rji»A. 

— HaM, noacanyttcTa, KJIIOM OT KOHêpeHU-aajia, 

— nonpocHJi Ojier. 

MyXKMHa BbUBHHyJI H1UMK CTOJI3 C KJIK)4aMM. 

M 33MeTHJia, HTO nepCA HHM JICiKHT HaHKa C BblTHC- 

H6HHbIM JIHCTKOM KJlCBCpa. TOJKC C HCTblpbMH Jiene- 

CTKaMM. Ha pyKe MyacMHHbi 6biJi SojibiuoH nepCTCHb 

c rojiyGoH 6npio3OH. Aa OHH sêcb see noMeiuanbi Ha 

3H3Kax! , 6npio3y HOCHT OT 

CMCpTH. 

KOpOTKHH 

B3HJ1 KJIIOH, HO HC OTflaJI H3M, a 6pOCHJl 

H3 M3CbI. 

ABC MHHyrbi, — HeôBOJibHO npo- 

OH, H 3TOT CTpaHHMH OTBCT 3aCTaBMJI MCHfl 

na y3KHH npflMoyrojibHHK 3JiCKTpoH- 

HUX H3COB C flAOBMTO-SeJICHblMM TOHKaMH, COCTaB- 

^HIOIUHMH pHCyHOK UH(J)p. Ha HHX 6bIJlO «16-05». 

— Jla, KOHCHHO, — Tyr xe corjiacMJica Ojier, OT- 

XOAfl B CTOPOHy. J! JKC BO BCC 0333 CMOTpCJTa H3 CT3- 

pHK3. HCM nHTb MHHyT nHTOrO OTJIHHSeTCfl OT CCMH 

MHHyr Toro ace naToro? CTSPMK He OTBOAHJI 

or m«l>ep6jiaTa. IloTOM Bbimeji H3-33 CTOMKH H 

Toymen. 

— MTO ero ne ycTpaHBajio co BPCMBHCM? — cnpocmia 

fl Ojiera, CBepHBixtero noKasaHHa nacTCHHux 

H0COB C TCM, MTO 6bIJTO H3 CFO H3pyHHbIX. 

— Tyr ACJIO ne BO BPCMCHH, a B coneraHHn uH(J)p. 

IJUfcCTHaAuaTb, TO ecTb OAHH H mecTb, jjaiOT B cyMMe 

CCMb. OH 3KA3JI AByX CCMCpOK, IlieCTHaAUaTH HOJIb 

ceMb. OneHb xopoiuee coqeiaHHe UH^p. 

^ Hepr, 3a6bui3 H npo HX uH(})pbi! 

1 OflHH... UieCTb... HOJIb... nSITb... 

— Ho mecTHaûaTb HOJib nflTb BMCCTC ABBHSA- 

UaTb, — 3auienT3Ji3 H, oGpaAOBaBuincb TSKOH one- 

BMAHofl AoraAKe. — 3ro xopoiuee HHCJIO! 

— OHO xopoiuee scero OAHy MHHyry, — Kannyji 

rbJiOBOft Ojier. OH TBK cnoKOHHo see o6i>5icHHJi, 

CJIOBHO ACJiaJI 3TO eJKCAHeBHO. — flOKa Mbi 6yACM 

flBCpb OTKpblBSTb, ABCHaAUaTb CT3HCT TpHHaAU3TbK). 

— COHCTSHMe UHC^p, 4TO6bI B CyMMB 6bIJIO TpMno 

necKOJibKy p33 B KaiKAOM nace Bbina- 

. KaK BH HC nyraeTecb? — fl Tenepb TOJKC He OTrjijiAa 

OT nacoB. «M pa3, M ABa...» nenpoo 

y6erajiH ceKyHAbi BCABA 3a MHFSIOIUHMH 

— TbJ TO)K6 CKOpO npHBfalKHeiUb. — OjICF OAO6- 

PHTCJIbHO nOCMOTpeJI H3 M6Hfl. KaXCTCH, OH 33MCTMJI 

MOft CHCT. — CO BpCMCHCM HyJKHO COO6pa3OBbIB3Tb- 

CH, OHO MHOrO 3H3HHT. OopOH CBKyHAbl MOfyT pC- 

HblO-TO 3KH3Hb. 

rojioe 33nacTbe. HHKOFAS ne HOCHJia 

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MacoB. MHC Kasajiocb, HTO BPCMH — MTO-TO 

TejibHoe, HTo6bi 33MCHaTb ero Ka^KAyio MHHyry. 

T3TO4HO 3H3Tb npH6jIH3HTCJIbHO, HTO CeHH3C 

ACHb HJIH BCHCp. H BOT TCXICpb o6lEKeHHOe 33 HCBHH- 

M3HHC K CC6e BpCMfl H3K33bIBaJlO MCHfl nOflCHCTOM 

ceKyHfl. Eme Hyrb-Hyrb, H y MCH« BbipacTyr yiiiH, K3K 

y MapTOBCKoro KpojiHKa1. 

— npoxoflHTe, — Bopsajica B Ham cnop FOJIOC 

noprbe. 

TOHKH CJlOXHJIHCb B 16.07. 

nepeA HSMH 6buia OTKpbiTa — TepHTb aparoueHHyio 

MHHyry Hejib3». 

— A CCJIH y Hero nacbi H3HHyr OTCT3B3Tb? — Mne 

oHCHb xoTCJiocb ocnopHTb Tsxyjo HeonesHflHyio 33- 

TCK) C UH({)p3MH. 

— 3êcb see npoc^HTSHO. — Ojier BSHJI IOIIOH H3 

pyK nopTbe H noMSHHJi Mena 33 co6on. — PsGoTaeT 

UCfl3H CHCTCMa. 

MM BOIIJJIH B pacnaxHyryK) flsepb, H, He ycnejis a 

orjismeTbCH, Ojier noBepnyji B SSMKC JCIIIOH. Or HC- 

O3KHH3HHOCTH H nOeÔUiaCb. 33HCM OH 33KpbUI ^BCpb? 

HTO6bI HHK3K HC BbIfl3Tb CBOC BOJIHCHHC, H CflCJia- 

^3 HecKOJibKO SbicTpbix iiiaros Bnepefl. He6ojibiuoft 

npHMoyroJibHHK KOMHaTbi, nocepe^HHe juiHHHMft cro^, 

H3 flaJIbHCH CT6HC yCHyBUUHtt 3Kp3H Te^CBH3HOHHOft 

nanejiH. HHKOFO. OHH H3fleB3K>TCfl naao MHOH? 

— Mams, a To^bKO xoqy npeaynpeAHTb... — Ojier 

AOFH3J1 MCHH. — MOXCT 6blTb, Mbl TC6e nOKaaCCMCJI 

ne COBCCM TaKHMH, K3K Tbi cc6e npcACTasjiajia. He 

6yaeT HHHero, HTO noxasbiBaiOT B KHHO. 

— B KHHO? — M nepecTSJia ero noHHMaTb. 

— AMCpHKaHUfal JHO&HT IIpHflyMblBSTb 6OJIbIUHe 

CBCTJIblC 33JIH, MHOJK6CTBO KOMRblOTepOB, OOCpSTO- 

pOB, 6eCKOHC4Hbie 3BOHKH, JHOflCH B CnCUH3^bHOH 

Pepoft K3ppojuia B CrpaHe 

4>opMe. Ho MH He CTPCMHMCH K ny6jiHHHocTH, y HSC 

qacTHOM saKpbiTaa opraHHsauwH. FocyaapcTBO o nac 

He 3Haer, XOTH MM paooTaeM no BceMy MHpy, corpyac 

EBponoH H AMepHKOH. Haaeiocb, Te6a ne 

, HTO see HC onenb na(|)ocHO. 

MMCJICHHO 33KaTHJia FJI33a. CKOJIbKO MOXHO 

BpCMfl? 

— VflaHHoe coHCTSHHe MHHyr HC TepaeTCJi? 

— Mbi see oGjisflseM JiapOM qyscTBOBaTb TO, MTO 

npOTHBOnOJIOiKHbIM HCÔBCHeCKOH npHpO- 

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, C fl3pOM pO)KJiaiOTCfl. Mbl npOIIDIH HCpe3 

HCHUT3HHH, IlpQX&& HCM BCTpCTHTbCH. — 

Otter He yjibi6ajiCH, B ero JIHUC noHBHâcb pacTepaH- 

HOCTb. — IlO3TOMy flOJEKHa 6bITb DOHflTHa H3IUa HCiQpTOpafl 

HacTOpOiKeHHocTb. ^ roBopHJi — panbiiie 33 

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TOJIbKO BHACTb H nblTSTbCfl OCT3HOBHTb TO 3JIO, HTO 

tioaB^HeTCfl HS SeMê. Mama, CCHMSC MLJ Te6a cnacaeM 

OT 6ojibinoH onacnocTH. M a Haflerocb, TM HSC 

Ojier 6bui oHCHt cepbeseH. TSK H XOTCÔCB ero 

yiUHnnyrb H cK333Tb: «He HsnpflraHcs! Bee GyêT xopomo! 

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c HOP Ha roôBy, H 6yêT OT^HHHO!» 

Ho H HHHero HC CKasajia. To^bKO cypoBO cflBHHyjia 

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MCHTa. 

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, 6e3MOJIBCTBOBaJIH CTyJIbfl, 6bLJI He^BHXCHM 

I. A Hero a oxHAajia? HTO see B^pyr HanneT npbi- 

H pesBHTbca? HTO cTyjita, OT6HBaa HOJKKH, no- 

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THJKejibie K3H,aejia6pbi, no TpH CBCHH B KancaoM. 

B cTapHHHbie Kpecjia ycaxMBaioTCH Jiio,an. 

naHTajioHbi, nosojiOTa, nyjipa c Sejibix napHKOB cbiitueTca 

na ruieHH, oceaaeT na nocax H meKax. TpemaT 

CB6HH. CraHOBMTCa flyillHO... 

— C KaxcabiM roflOM Mbi see ocTopoacHeft, — men- 

Taji Oner. BH^HMO, o6cT3HOBKa H THuiHHa KOMHaTbi 

ero yrneTajiH, CBOIO (JwpMeHHyio yjibi6Ky OH 3a6biji 

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KO Bceiwy, HTO a Te6e paccKasbisaji. Mama, CCJIH saMnwpbi 

yroBopmiH Te6a BCTaTb na MX cTopony, TH ne 

CMOJKCIIIb OTCKWia BblHTH. 

— HHKTO Mena HH B HCM HC yroBapMBaji! — fl cTapajiacb 

HC ayMarb 06 yrposax. HHêro OHH MHC He 

cêjiaiOT. HH-ne-ro. 

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no/iy o6poHeHHbift MM IUHOH. HenpMHTHbifl 3ByK eme 

O BpeMH BHTa/i nofl HOTOJIKOM, M aapyr pa3- 

TOJIOC: 

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— KJIIOH ynan... 3ro njioxo, — npo6opMoraji Ojier. 

33T6M TpH P333 H3CTynMJI H3 ynaBUIHH KJIIOH H TOJIb- 

KO nOTOM nOAHflJI. CHHM3CT C npHMCTW 3H3K «MHnyc»? 

HaflO 3anoMHHTb. 

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B TCMHOTy. 

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annaparw, c ACCBTOK KOMnbioTepoB, TOHKHB TpyGon- 

1fcH, no KoropbiM Serajia 6bi pasHOUBCTHaa acimKocTb, 

H MHOXCCTBO Jiioflefi B cneuxajiaTax. 3ejieHbix. MJIH 

jryquie CHHHX. M eme TaM odasaTejibHo flojDKHbi 6bi- 

JIH 6biTb acejiTbie 3H3KH — onscnaa pa6oTa c 

IIpH HCM 3êcb 

Ilepeflo MHOH 6biji3 npoctsa KOMHaTa, 6ejienb- 

HHCTCHbKaa, ycTaBênnaa useTOMHbiMH ropm- 

, apKO ocBemennaa jiaMnaMH flHCBHoro CBeia. 

KpyrjibiH CTOJI, HaKpbiTbiH GCJIOM cKaiepTbio, B jie- 

BOM yniy na He6oJibmoM no^Hyvie 33 npO3panHOH 3a- 

KOMHblOTepHblH CTOJIHK, OKOJIO HCFO H3 

CTyjie CH^CJI KpynnbiM pbiacHM napeHb. 

3aMCTHB, HTO a na nero CMOTPIO, OH 

OT.IWJI HCCTb H yCTSBHJICH H3 MCHfl BO BCC TJ133a. 

UlHHaJIbHO KHBHyJia. 

— SjupaBCTByft, Mama! 

Ko MHC oSpamajiacb BbicoKaa xeHmHHa c 

VSKHM JIHUOM. Ona npOTanyjia raKyio xe xy^yio y3- 

JiaaoHb, H a HepeuiHTejibHO Kocnyâcb ee npo- 

— HpHna, — npeacTaBHJiacb ona. — Ojier MHOFO 

npo Te6a paccKaswBaji. Xopouio, HTO Tbi npwexajia. 

— HMHCFO ce6e! — JlHuo napna BbiTanyjiocb OT 

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— AHTOH, BCAH ce6ji npHJiHHHo, — oaepHyjia nap- 

Ha MpHHa, HCAOBOJIbHO XMypfl 6pOBH. npeACT3BHJI3 

nac: — Mama... AHTOH... OH TOJKC pan Te6a BHaetb. 

— MpKa, 3TO HepesjibHo! — SSBOHHJI AHTOH H 

cnpbirnyji c noawyMa. 

OH 6bui 6J1CAHMM, KaK see pbDKHe, no meicaM paaoeacajiscb 

poccwnb BecHyiuex. IloKpacHeBiuHe or no- 

CTOflHHOrO CHACHHa 33 KOMnbKXTCpOM 171333. M OHCHb 

flHHHbie KperiKHe najibUbi. OH IIOCTO- 

HMH HTO-TO Tepe6HA — ceiiHac OH CKpyHHBaji B 

HeCxwibiiiOH JIHCTOK 6yMarn. 

— AneiccaHAp! — BOctuiHKHyji AHTOH, H H npo- 

3a ero ssniaAOM. 

CTOHIUHH 3a KanKOH c BHCOKHM UBCTKOM ceflofl 

CTapHK HCM-TO HanoMHHJi MHe Bflrapa, TO/[bKO B ero 

MopmHHax HyscTBOBanncb He npoacHTbie CTOêTna, a 

JICT niecTbêcflT-ceMWiecflT, He 6ojibine. Cpeflnero 

pocTa, c ycTajibiM paBHOAymHbiM BSFJIHAOM. Ha cejcyHfly 

MHC noKaaaiiocb, MTO a ceftnac nonyBCTByio B 

HCM saMnHpa. Ho cepûe MOC GBIJIO CHOKOHHUM, Tpe- 

Bom HC po)Kaajiocb. 

— Caub, AHTOH! — Toôc y CTapHKa 6bui TaKOH 

xe yroMJieHHbiH, KBK H BsrjMfl. — Hepeajibno TO, HTO 

Tbi npwraeuib BOKpyr Hejioseica. Ojier, 

TbI HC OIIIH6CJL 

— MameHbKa, 3TO AjieKcan^p, 

MHC crapHKa Ojrer. Ha o6meM 4>OHe 

OH K3K 6yflTO cJierxa no6jieK. HaBepnoe, 3jaecb OH 

6bui He rjiasHbiii. 

CTapHK Bbimeji Bnepea H Myrb noKJioHHJica B 

OTBCT Ha MOM BHHMaTCJIbHblfl BSr^Hfl. ^ CMOTpCJIB H3 

3THX jHoêft H HHHero He HyBCTBosajia. Bee Tax H 

JJOJKiCHO GblTb? HTO 3KC TOFâ BHflHT BO MHC OHH? 

— 3ApaBCTByHT6, — BHflaBHJia JI H3 CC6fl, OT BOJI- 

H6HHH npHHH pyKH 33 CIIHHy. HeyaCCJIH BCC T3K HpO- 

CTO? flepeao MHOH TC, KOTO a 

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c XJIOHKOM yn3A3 Ha CTOJI, HO B3Apornyjia TOJibKo a. 

MyXHHHa, BblAaBfflHH H3M KJIIOH OT KOH(|>epeHU-33Jia, 

BOI1ICJI HCSaMCTHO, OCT3HOBHJICa OKOJIO CTOJI3, C TCM 

11 xe HHrepecoM, HTO H-Apyrae, nocMOTpeji H3 MCHB. 

tt lf — Paa see TOpororrca, He 6yACM Tanyrb BpeMa, — 

, $MCTpo 33TOBopHA OH. — McHa 3OByr Bopuc. Bnpo- 

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». Tenepb 6yAy 3H3Tb. 

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C HCKAIOHHTeJIbHblM OiyHSCM. 

:! — AnroHa He CMymajiH oAepni- 

IHH. OH yce^ca na CTOA HanpoTHB MCHa H BO see 

cran paccMarpMBSTb. — A roBopHuiH, HTO TSKO- 

MOXCT 6biTb. 

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, Crapiue MCHS na TOA HAH ABa. MHTCPCCHO, TAG OHH 

P33 B TOA H HCpT C TOFO CBCTa npHXOAHT, a TbI y 

Boo6me ceHHac oTcioAa BbiJieTHiiib, CCJIM He 

IBCHOMHHUIb, HTO TBOfl 33A AOJ13KCH H3XOAHTbCa Ha 

cryjie, a HC na CTOJIC, — SwcTpbiM PBHHTSTHBOM npo- 

H3Hec Bopnc, K33anocb, AaBHO aayneHHyio (J)p33y. 

KSKOC-TO BpeMa AHTOH eme CHACJI, B rjiasax ero 

BocxHmeHHe. HMKorâ Ha MCHJI HC CMOT- 

C T3KMM BOCTOproM. EcnH TOJIbKO MaKC... MaKC! 

H nepecTajia yAH6atbCfl, H AHTOH Tyr xae COCKO- 

HHJI CO CTOJia. 

— Hy xaK a HHHero... — npo6opMOT3Ji OH. — 

, HTO npnexaâ. Ojier roBopmi, y sac B ro- 

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snacTb. — M, npH6jiH3HBiiiHCb, npoiiicnTajia: — M3- 

BHHH, AHTOH CJIHIUKOM 3MOiiHOHajieH. MajibHwimca! 

MpHHa HaHHHajia MHC HpaBHTbca. HCCMOTPH HH 

TO, HTO ona Gbuia oneHb xyaoft, B neii HyscTBOBanacb 

CHJia. HasepnflKa ona 6oeii, H oneHb xopouiMH. He 

, ecjiu ona xopomo 4>exTyeT. 

HTO ac, uepeMOHHH npe^CTaBJieHHa 

aejiy. — Bopnc ceji sa CTO^ H 

My npHflBHHyji K ce6e nanxy. 

— A sac... Bcero naTepo? — £ He Morjia HC 3aaaTb 

3TOT BOnpOC. BOCTOpF AHTOHa COBepUICHHO J1H1IIHJ] 

MCH3 cnoco6HOCTH cooSpaacaTb. 

Bee B3mflAbi ycrpeMHJiHCb na Oêra. 

— H HC ycneji noAroTOBHTb, — passes pyKaMM 

MOH npoBoacaTMH, — Mama cneuiHJia. 

— MapHH, Bbi XOTH 6bi nOHHMaeTe, HTO nponcxo- 

^HT BOKpyr? — THXHH rojioc aacTasHJi scex SBMOJI- 

43Tb. B TOM, HTO AjICKCaH^p niaBHblft, fl H HC COMHC- 

Bajiacb. 

— BH JIOBHTC BaMHHpoB, — HpoGopMOTajia fl. 

— Ara! — AHTOH sapJttajt, na HTO MpHHa noKasajra 

eisty CBOH TOHCHbKMH KyjiaHOK. OH npHKpbui POT py- 

KOH, acecTaMH o6emafl 6o^biue T3K ne .aejiaTb, HO Tyr 

xe xMbiKHyji. AHTOH MHC TOKC Hpaanjicfl. OHM c 

MpHHOH 6bIJIH 3ZlCCb CaMblMM JIK)6onbITHbIMH. C HM- 

MM MOXHO 6yaeT naHTM o6mHH HSMK. 

— Bbi 3HaeTe, HTO Mbi Ha3biBaeM ce6fl CMOTPHTC- 

^flMH. — AneKcaHAp noflomeji KO MHC 6jiH^ce. OH 

MHC noKasajicfl HHTepecHen BopHca, B HCM ne 6biJio 

XOÔflHOH KaTCrOpHHHOCTH HOpTbC. — 3TO HC AO6pO- 

BOJifaHbiH Bbi6op. npMpOAa... — ceKyHanaa naysa, 

êrsaa y^bi6Ka na ryGax, — HJIH Bbicuiee npoBHjje- 

HHe, KaK BaM 6yjjeT yroAHO, naaejiMjio Hac acex HC- 

KHMM TajiaHTaMH. IlpHpojj,a — npoayKT SBOJIIOUHH, B

Heft see rapMOHMHHO. rio3TOMy Ha K£utmyK> cmiy naxoflHTCfl 

npoTHBOCHJia. Mw noaemiHCb, noiOMy HTO 

no»BHJiHCfa BBMnHpbi. EC^M 6w Mac HC 6buio, BaMiiHpHflaBHO 

saBJiajiejiH 6bi MHPOM. FlpHHCM MM He no- 

Haflo6miocb 6bi MHOFO BPCMCHH. CaM 4)aKT Haiuero 

cymecTBoeaHMfl HC AaeT MM pasBepHyibCJi B nojinyio 

cany. 

Moacex 6biTb, Tax OHO M 6bmo? TOT JKC caMbiM 

3arap AOÔKCH noMHMTb BpeMena HacToamero npo- 

THBOCTOHHHH BaMRMpOB H CMOTpMTe^CH. HaBCpHOC, 

3TO fleftCTBHTCJIbHO 6bIJIH CepbC3Hbie CTOJlKHOBCHHfl. 

— Te6fl yflHBHRO, HTO Hac Mano, — AJICKCHHAP, B 

oGpameHHH KO MHC B^pyr no-cBOMCKw nepeftaa Ha 

«n$*» passes PYKHMH, icax 6bi oxoaTbiBaM BCIO KOMna- 

HH». — AHTOH — aHajiHTHK-HccjieaoBarejib, Mpn- 

Hft — HHTyHT, Ojier — paaBe^HMK, Bopnc 

apxuBaMM. ^, ec^M MOXHO TBK cKaaaib, 

MM MOCKOBCKaH rpynna. CymecTByiOT ^pyrae, HO c 

HHMH Mbl nOHTH HC nOAUCpiKMBaeM CBH3H — H 34CCb 

XBaTaei. EC^H MH HC SyêM BMCCTC, nac no 

yHHHTO3K3T. IloaTOMy-TO H3M T3K H6O6xOflH- 

MO 6bUIO npHBC3TM TC6fl ClOâ. /I^fl TBOCH )KC CO6CT- 

BOHHOfl 6e3OnaCHOCTH. 

OHH y^bi6ajincb. M rojibKO cettMac a cjajia 33MC- 

HTO BCJI KOMHara HanHMKaaa 3HaKaMH. B HMIIIC 

repaHb, HQJO. flsepbio BHcejia no^KOBa, see cie- 

SHJIH yceHHbi o6eperaMH B BHae MCTCJIOK, flOMo- 

BHX H xpanHHHbix KyicojioK. Ha AHTOHC 6buia JKMJICT- 

K», H a CHanajia HC oGparnjia na nee BHHM3HMM, HO 

Korjw napeHb noBepHy^ca COHHOH, yBMêjia, HTO 

C33JIH OH3 nÔTHWM KOBpOM yBClliaHa aHOHHCKHMH 

SyJiaBKaMH. V MpHHbi Ha pyice GpacJieT c ro;iy6bi- 

MH rjia3KaMH-o6epejKKaMM. V AjieKcaHApa na najib- 

Sojibiuoe KpacMBoe KOJibuo c acyKOM-CKapaSeeM. 

B aaflyMMHBocTH Tporaji CBOC xo^buo Ha MM3HH- 

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naHMHajia noAoapesaTb, HTO see BCIUH peajibHO no- 

MoraioT. HeAapoM KaxpHH xaK mapaxHyjiacb or KOpo6Ka. 

Mero-jo cma ox MCHH itvtana. 

— Cnacn6o, — H crapajiacb CMorpexb Ha AHTOHB. 

OH MHC xaK MCKpeHHe y/ibi6ajicsi . B HOBOH KOMna- 

HMH MHC HyJKeH SbLIl COIO3HMK, K KOXOpOMy fl IIOTOM 

Morjia 6bi odpaxHXbca. KaxeTca, a ero Hamjia. 

— SAecb, KOHCHHO, HC see, — npoAOJDKHJi AJICKcaHAp. 

— Ecxb JIIOAM, pa6oxaK)mne B pa3Hbix ropOAax. 

KTO-TO Ha6jiK>Aaex 33 nepeflBHJKCHHsiMH saMnwpoB, 

KXO-XO oTMenaex noHBJieHMe HOBbix. Flepe/i 

ro6oH doesaji rpynna. MMCHHO K HaM cxeKaexcH MH- 

4)OpMaUMH. Mbl HC TOJIbKO CJICAHM 33 BaMRMpaMH — 

Mbl MX yHMMTOJKaeM. BaMHHpbl — npOXHBHbie HCÔcymecTBOBaHMK) 

cosAaHHfl. Ho nac, 

, êficTBHxe^bHO ocxajiocb HCMHoro. 

Haiue BpeMfl po^tcaaex Majio oaapeHHbix JHOACH. Ecxb 

MHCHHC, 4X0 H BaMDHpOB OCXaJlOCb HCMHOrO. 

— KOHCMHO, HCMHoro. flBaûaxb-xpMnuaxb, He 

6ojibine. M Bee ceiiHac codpa^wcb B MOBM ropOAe. 

Kaêxca, a yjibiGnyjiacb, noroMy HXO Bopwc BApyr 

KaK-TO CXpaHHO H3 M6HH HOCMOXpC^. 

— Hey}Ke;in xo, 4x0 npCAnoô^tHji Oner, npaB- 

Aa? — HerpOMKO cnpocmi OH. — V xe6n B ropofle ecxb 

OxeexMTb n He ycnejia. 

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onacHO noAtesxaH K Kpaio cBoero noAMyMa. — Ma- 

IIIHH xananx naBepHHKa Hana/i pasBMBaxbCfl, KaK xojib- 

KO pflAOM nOJIBHJIHCb XH1UHHKH. A OHM CKOpCC BCCFO 

npMuuiM B TOT ropOA, noxoMy HTO Mama MX K ce6e 

npHXHHyâ. Ha Kpacnyio LlIanOHKy Bcerâ 

cfl CBOH BO^K! — FlporpaMMHCT AOBOJibHO 

A BOX H Hex! BaMriHpbi B Mofi ropOA npHuuiH, no- 

XOMy HXO fl AOJUKH3 6bIJia BCTpCTHXb M3KC3. M MOM 

flap xyr cosepiiieHHO HM npM HCM. 

— Mama, paccKajKM, nojtcajiyMCTa, KaK TW MX nyBcxByeuib? 

HTO B 3xox MOMCHT npoMcxoaHT? — nonpocwi 

AjieKcanap. 

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6oft pyKH. SaMCTHJia, KaK B3AporHyjiH OT BO^HCHHJI 

naJibitH. OHM snaiox, HTO ecxb BaMnHpbi, HO He 3Ha~ 

K)T, KXO KOHKpCTHO. BO3MO)KHO, OjICF yCRCJI BblHHC- 

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Tperopa? TOT TOXC 6biJi Toraa OKOJTO MacTepcKOM. 

Bcex cnac ^paKOH. EC^M 6bi HOKHyruM rox HC BMC- 

, O/ter 6bi ysnaji 060 BCCX. 

yHHTb flpoxb, H nojio^KMJia pyKy na pyKy. 

BOJiHOBaxbcn, — nanajia onHCbiBaxb 

H CBOC COCTOflHMC. 

BOJIHCHHC... Korzia a BHJKy MaKca, Bcenia 

K)Cb. 3nanMX, ^K)6oBb y MCHJI xenepb Bcer^ 

CBaaana c STMM nyBCXBOM... 

— Cepaue cxyHMT. 

H OHO sacxynajio «xyn, Tyn». KaK 6yziTO 

flCHCXBHXeJIbHO 6bUI 6^M3KO. 

; — Bo pry nepecbixaex. HaKaxbisaex naHHKa. 

HpHHa npHcejia PHAOM. 06H«â 33 HJICHM. KaKoe 

Y Hee HHTepecHoe JIHUO. OrcTpaHeHHoe, a B 

.— Ha K3KOM paCCTOflHMM? — CyXO yTOHHH^ BO- 

PHC. 

— C ABenaAuaxoro arajKa H HyecTByto TCX, KTO 

BHHay. 

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Ha caMOM Kpaio noAMyMa. ECJIM OH c Hero M csaxo 

3x0 SBHO SyACX He nepBbiH p33. 

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— Paase He y BCCX raK? — cnpocmia a, neBOJibno 

o6opa4HBasicb K KOMnbioxepiunKy. 

AHTOH npHTsirnBaji K ce6e B3man. B KOMHaxe OH 

GblJI CAMHCTBeHHblM FIOCTOJIHHO flBHraKHUHMCfl 46- 

JIOBCKOM. Bee ocrajibHbie aactbiJiH, KaK CTaryn. Cnywafl 

MOH paccK33, Eopnc CKJIOHHJI rojiosy M Gojibiiie 

He BbinpaMJiiuicfl. OH CHOBHO HTO-TO 

HenpMHTHoe. Jlnuo ero HCPBHO .aeprajiocb. 

— V Bcex no-paanoMy, — sarosopHJi 

Y MCHfl HaMMHaioT coxHyxb jiaaoHH. Mpa 

rojioBOKpyxeHHe. AHTOH... AHTOH, noKa TW He cran 

nOJlb3OBaTbCH CBOMM âTHHKOM, 4TO y Te6fl SblJIO? 

— AjiJieprna. HacMopK M Kamejib, — oTossajica 

nporpaMMHCT n npocHjm. BocnoMMHaHHfl ero «B- 

HO BeCeJlH-TIH. — HO TO^bKO CCJ1H BaMHHp COBCCM 

6J1H3KO. 

— MHOFMC omymaiOT BaMnnpos, Korâ OHH HOAxoflflT 

BruioTHyio, — corjiacMJTCH AjieKcanap. — Vê 

âBHo He 6buio CMOTPHTCJIH TaKOH 4yBCTBMTejibHOCTn, 

K3K y Te6a, Mama. Mbi C4HTa^M TBK: Bbipoênne 

Hauinx cnoco6HocTeH CBaaano c TBM, 4TO BaMnnpos 

CTaHOBHTCa BCC MCHbUie. UHBMJlH3aUHa p33BHâCb 

J1O T3KOrO ypOBHH, 4TO BaMOHp B HCC BnHCaTbCfl HO4- 

TM HC MO^CCT. 

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Korjxa-To GBIJTM cwibHbi. M TC, H apyrne iicayr 

, HTo6bi nanoMHMTb o ce6e. M y o6eMX CTO- 

pOH CCTb UI3HC. MO5KCT 6bITb, nOCJlCAHMM. M CCJTM 6bl 

OJIHH 3HajiH npo flpyrHX npas^y, B KaKOM nojiojKeHHH 

OHM H3XOAJITC51... TOFfla HTO? A HHHCFO! ECJIM a CCHnac 

nanny yrsepxaaTb, HTO BaMnnpos MHOFO M OHM 

npe,ncT3BJijnoT peanbHyio CMJiy, MHC He nosepjrr. CKa- 

JKM a 3arapy, HTO CMOTPMTCJIH 6ojibme HM ne CTpaiu- 

Hbi, CTapHK paccMeeTCH MHC B JIHUO M npHse^CT napoHKy 

npMMepOB, AOKa3biBaiomHX o6paTHoe. Moe 

3H3HMC HM HC HyXHO. 

KaK 3To see CMCUIHO. M KSK erpaiUHO. 

— Te6si HTO-TO CMymaeT? — Bopnc ne 

OT MeHJi B3rjiHzia. — Te6e naiiia pa6oTa 

HC- 

CepbC3HOM? 

AHTOH y KOMnbioTepa 3aaopHO xoxoTnyji. MpMHa 

Hanajia najibuaMH OTGMBaib no KpbiiiiKe CTOJia 

BOJibHyio apoSb. A y HHX sjiecfa BeceJiaa 

BpflA JIM OHM )KMByT MHpHO. 

— 3jjeCfa HC XB3T3CT HCCKOJIbKMX 3(J)4>eKTHbIX MC- 

TopHH. Bezib T3K? — AHTOH omm> oTtexaji Ha Kpecjie 

OT KOMHbioTepa. OH (J>eHOMeHajibHO yxMTpjmca êjiaTb 

oAHOBpeMCHHO CTO fleji — c^yiiiaTb, pearMpo- 

B3Tb Ha pasroBopbi, CTynaTb no KJISBHUISM, KaTaTbca 

na CBOCM Kpecê nyrb JIM ne no BCCM KOMnaTe. Hyaonporp3MMHCT. 

— ÎH Bepw. G no,apo6HOCTHMH. 

— YroMOHHCb, AHTOH! — CKJia^bmanocb BnenaT- 

^CHHC, HTO MCJttay MpHHOH M AHTOHOM pOM3H, OH3 

nocTOHHHO ero ojjeprHBajia. M^H, K3K CSMMC MOJIO- 

, OHM cnjioTHjiMCb npoTMB CTapHKOB? 3a Koro xe 

nrpacT Ojrer? HTO-TO OH MOJIHMT. Ha Hero HC 

noxojKe. 

H nocMOTpejia na Ojiera. EOT KTO Mrpan 33 MCHH. 

OH CMOTpCJl C HBHblM COHyBCTBMBM, HO HOKa B P33FOsop 

HC scry nan. V Hero 6yaeT 

— MTO Moryr CMOTPHTCJIH? — cnpocHJia » Ojiera, 

HO 33 Hero OTBCTMJI AneKcaHflp: 

— Bee saBMCHTOTCHTyauHM. MBTOAOB MHOFO... 

TopflHo! 

— HanpHMep? — KaaceTCfl, MH HOAOIIUIM K râB- 

HOMy nyHKry Hamen nporpaMMbi. 

— Mama eme HMHCFO ne 3HaeT, ona HMCBT npaso 

saaasaTb Bonpocw! — V Ojiera câ^H nepsbi, H OH 

Hanan MCHH aauiMiuaTb. 

— Mauia, — Hanaji AjieKcaHzip, — Ojier HSM CKa- 

33JI, HTO BaMHHpbi B TBOCM FOpO^C CCTb. CyZW HO OnH- 

C3HHHM, Tfal HX XOpOUlO HyBCTByCUIb H ^3X6 3HaeiUb 

KOHKpCTHO, K3K OHM BblFJlHJlSIT. V HHX 6bIJTa HpMHMHa 

ocraBHTb Te6« B JKHBUX. FloAHepKHBaK) — noKa ocxa- 

BHTfa B XHBblX. M 3TO TbI TOJKC OTJ1HHHO 3H3eilIb. H3aepHoe, 

nero-TO Bbi flpyr OT Apyra XOTHTC. FIoneMy Tbi 

Hiwero HC paccKaaana Ojiery, sonpoc ^pyron. Ho Tbi 

xe noHHMaeiub, HTO BaMHMpbi ne To^bKo JIHHHO Te6e 

yrpoxaKyr cMeprbio. B ropojie HasepHsiKa ecTb KTO-TO, 

33 Koro Te6e CTOMT nonepejKHBaTb. 

fl McnyraHHo nocMOTpeâ na AacKcaHzipa, OXH- 

Aaa, HTO OH ceHHac Hasoser MM« MaKca. 

— POflHTC^M, Apy3bH, — HCOJKMflaHHO ôSaBM^ 

TOT. 

— KajKBTca, HaiiiH CTapHKH coBepiiieHHO Te6a 33nyrajiH. 

— MpHHa cnosa npn^BMHyjia KO MHC CBOM 

CTyji. — Ha caMOM aejie see npome: ec^H Mac BCCX 

BMCCTC CJIO)KMTb, TO HC Ha6ep6TCJl M ACCHTOH JIO^H 

TBOCft HyBCTBHTCJlbHOCTH. 

— fl 6ti nonpocMJi... — HC npeMHHy^ BCTpaTb AH- 

TOH. 

— Hy, XB3TMT yxe! — uiapaxny^ nanKOH no cTo^y 

BopMc. — O cepbesHbix seiuax FOBOPMM! 

— Mbi MX crajiH njioxo nyscTBOBaTb, a BOT OHM 

Hac — xopomo, — npoaojiJKajia oGtflCHSTb MpHHa. 

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— Y Mac ecib CBCAeHHs, — cKynnbiM FOJIOCOM 33roBopHji 

BopMC, OTSMBaa PHTM noCTyKHBaHMCM MWC- 

Ka 6OTMHKa, — HTO GoJIbUlMHCTBO BaMIIMpOB HOIllGjIO 

na py6e)tte npouuioro CTOJICTMH. Pa3BHTne TCXHHKM, 

KpynHoe crpOHTejibCTBO, H3o6pexeHne aneKTpHHeCTsa... 

BaMnHpw — y6nHUbi, HX yjieji HOMb, sennaa 

BOHHa. Meci o6HTaHMa cTaHOBHJiocb see MCHbiiie, ABC 

MHpoBbie BOMHbi saBCpiuHjin pacuaA MX coo6iuecxBa. 

OAHO BpeMH CHHTaJIOCb, HTO BaMHHpbl BOOSlUC HC- 

HC3J1H. OHM HC CKJIOHHW co6nparbca B ceMbM H K/iaHbi, 

RO3TOMy 6o;ibLUHHCTBO JKMBCT HO OAMHOHKC, pC^KO 

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TCH. A Cepe6pflHbiH BCK — anaxajK, ne Soêe. Mbi 

C3AMJIH, HCKajlH. 

— Hey»e^M HM OAHOFO HC HauiJiH? — y^HBH- 

âcb a. 

MaKC 6bui npas, ô HCAaBHMX nop y HMX xopouio 

nojiynanocb npaxaTbca. 3aieM OHM npHexajiw B Poc- 

CHIO? OKaaajiHCb aêcb, KaK Ha jiaaoHH. 

— BbuiM rpynnbi B FepMaHHM, B AMCPHKC H B Mra- 

JIHH. — Bopwc CJIOBHO CBO^Ky HHTaji. — Ecib CBeê- 

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noji HoraMH, Haa TOÔBOM. M xojio^HbiH MaKC. 

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BaMnHpy, HTO peiiiHji 6bi o6ocHOBaTbca B ErHnxe. 

— TaM ecxb ceicra, noioioHflioiuaaca HOMHWM o6n- 

TareJiHM. — AHTOH xoponH^cji, eMy TOJKe xorejiocb 

BbicxynHTb. — OHB eme He AO KOHua Haynena, HO H3- 

BCCTHO, 4TO npMHOC3TAO6pOBO^bHbie 

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naM roBopMiub, — xyr ^ce saMCTMji MOIO omn6Ky AJICKcaHAp, 

M a OTBe.na rjiasa. A HTO, co6cTBCHHO, H TBKOro 

CKaaaâ? O6 STOM see cjibimajiM. Bo BCCX KHMKKax 

HanHcaHO. MHTaMTe «/lpaKyjiy». 

— FIoKajKH HaM BaMnHpoe cBoero ropOAa. — 

MpHHa ece eme cnaejia PRAOM. — Mbi MX 

— HTO cflejiaeTC? 

Ilepea rjiasaMM BHOBb npe^craji nycTow 

Ho Tenepb 6biA ropoA 6e3 MaKca. CrpaHa 6ea MaKca. 

ITjiaHCTa 6e3 MaKca. B TBKOM MMpe a HC Morjia 

6bl JKHTb. 

— Hnnero onacnoro AJIH Te6a ne npoM30H/ieT. — 

HpHHa BHOBb npMTSHyjia MCHH K ce6e 3a ruienH M Tyr 

xe OTCTpaHMjiacb. — HTO c roGofl? Te6a TpaceT... 

— Bbi MCHH 3anyrann, — nonbiTajiacb a ocBo6o- 

AHTbCH H3 ee KpenKHX pyK, 

— Te6e caMOH HMHCFO HC HyjKHO 6yaeT aejiaTb. — 

Ojier, KaK BepHbiH cipax, BCC eme cToaji y MCHH 3a 

CDHHOM. — O6paA CAOJKHUM, TOHKaa pa6oTa... 

— Mbi HC o TOM roBOpHw! — BopMC onycTMJi py- 

ICH na nanKy. — Mauia, TU — KHK MaaK RJI% yGnnu. 

OHH reGfl nyscTByioT. EC^H Tbi GyAeuib OAHB, TO 06peHena 

na cMepTb. A BMCCTB MBI HX ocTanoBMM. M a 

He 3Haio, o HCM 3Aecb eme MOJKHO AyMaTb! 

— HTO Te6a cMymaer? — cicnoHMJica HBAO MHOM 

Ojier. 

OHM see cTOJinnnwcb BOKpyr MCHH — MpMHa Aep- 

^tajia 3a pyxy, OACF CTOHJT 33 CHMHOH, BopHc npH- 

CTpoHJica HenoAajieKy Ha CTyjie, ArieKcaHAp npoxa- 

XHBajica no6jiH3OCTM. TojibKO AHTOH BCCCJIO CMOT- 

PCJI Ha MCHJI co CBoero noAnyMa. HeyjKCJiM 6oarcH, 

HTO H y6ery? 

— H XOHy 3H3Tb, K3K Bbi GopCTCCb C 

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MCHH OflHOH MTO-TO nOJiyUHTCa? OH HaBCpHflKa BH- 

Iu jieji, KaK paSoxaiox CMOTpMxejiH. MJIM OHH xoxaT MCa 

HH oGManyxb? 

g — Maiua... — B rnaaax MpHHbi 6bm eonpoc. 

5' 51 myGoKO Bfloxnyjia, nyBCTByfl, KaK cepflue na- 

6npaer oGopoibi. 

3xo JJ3HH3JI. OH npHiiieji. KaK BOBpeMa. A TO a 

\ 3aneM re6e? — HerpoMKO cnpocHji AneK- 

yxe nanajia AyMaxb, HTO MHC npHnexca caMon. 

— 3a MHOH HACT BaMnwp, — npomeniajia H. — 

OH nie-TO HenojiaiieKy. 

nayaa saopBajiacb onpoKHnyrbiMH 

. AHTOH onflTb npHHHK K KOMnbioxepy. 

— fê? — OH HTO-TO 6bicxpo Ha6MBaji Ha KJiasMarype, 

or BOJiHeHHfl ouiH6aacb, CTHpan M HaGnpaa 3a- 

HOBO. 

— Koroa? — AjieKcanflp CHACJI, HO 6buio BHAHO, 

KaK noGejiejiM KOCTHIIIKH ero nafibueB, BuennBiunxc>i 

B HOAJIOKOTHMK. 

— FlpcKpacHo! — MpMHa nosepHyjiacb K BopMcy. 

— HTO H Tpe6oBaôcb jiOKasaTb. Ona ero npMBeâ. 

HTO 3Ha4MT «OHa»? CMOTPMTC^M 3H3JIH, MTO 3a 

MHOH KTO-TO npH^BT? 

— BêcTHiuMM pac4CT, — KHBHy^ BopHc. — AH- 

TOH, noflroTOBb see. 

O 4eM OHH roBopax? fl HC noHHMajia HM HX CJIOB, 

HM neper^H^bJBaHMH. 

— Bbi co6HpacTecb c HHM cpasHTbCH? — 51 no- 

Bepnyjiacb K Oêry. — Bbi ero ocxaHOBMTe? 

— MameHbKa, He GOHCSI, cioâ OH He BOHABT. — 

OJTCF BcxaJi nepe,ao MHOH, CÔBHO coGHpajics 3amH- 

? — HanoMHKn o ce6e BopHc. 

TflC-TO COBC6M 6JIH3KO. 

H3 rpyflH. BOT 3ôpOBo! 

M»ce! Te6a xyr xayr! 3ro 

Te6e HC no no^saâM B xeMHOxe 6eraTb. 

AHTOH mejiKHy^ naJibueM no Hepnott KOpo6o4Ke, 

CToameH y Hero Ha CTO^C. 

— He JIOBMT, — coKpymcHHO noKanafi OH FOJIO- 

BOH H BApyr HHXHy^. 

Bee saMepjiM, npHCJiyiiiMBaacb K CBOHM omyme- 

HMHM. 

— Ero 3OByr Jj3HH3^, eMy 6o^biiie Tpexcox ^CT, — 

IlaHHKa xojio^HbiM KOMKOM cacajiacb B rpy^H, HO a 

panoBanacb eft. CKOPO see npoiineT. 51 npne^y no- 

MOfi, M KOUIMap SaKOHMHTCM. KaK HpOCTO! — C HHM 

HCJib3fl AoroBopHTbca. OH XOMCT y6HBaTb. MeHTaex, 

HTO6bI BaMHHpbi BHOBb CT3JIH MOrymeCTBCKHblMH, 

acejiaer cosflaTb HMnepHio. Bbi ôjDKHbi ero ocTaHo- 

BHTb! 

— Bojibiue TpexcoT JTCT! C yMa COHTH! H AyMan, 

TaKHX yxe He ocTajiocb. — AHTOH JIPHHHK K 3Kpany 

MOHHTOpa. OH CHOB3 HHXHyJI. HyBCTBMTCJIbHOCTb y 

Hero 6buia jryniiie, HCM y ero annapaxa. 

— Bw BcrpeHaiHCb, H TH ocTanacb XHBa? — AJICK- 

C3H4P HC SblJI yflMBJICH, OH npOCTO XOTC^ yTOHHHTb. 

— Bbi MHC He BepHTC? — nepenyrajiacb a. He 

Tano eme, MxoSbi OHH ynycTH^H JISHHM! 

Bee MOJiMajiH. H oSpaTHJia BHHMaHHe, HTO 

AHTOH nepecxan CTynaxb no KJiasHiiiaM. Ojier cnpji- 

— SaKpbiBaiiTe flBepb, — HerpoMKO 

AjicKcaH^p. AHTOH, npHEbmno ponaa Kpecô, 6po- 

CHJICJI K Bbixoay, HO AO ^BepH He flomeji. 

ca B nape maros. 

Brjiaaejiacb B qepHOTy KOpKaopa aa 

A qero a xaK paayioct? CJIOBHO cioâ KpaaeTca ne 

MOHCXp, a pOJIHOH HCÔBCK. FI pHCJiyiliaJiaCb K 

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Sbuia HC naHHKa, 310 6bui socropr. 

M MCAJICHHO Bcxajia. 

— Koraa Tbi ero sn/iejia nocjie^HHH pa3? — fl HC 

ycjibimana, tcaK Bopwc noAomeJi KO MHC. 

— Bnepa yrpoM B uiKOJie. 

— noHCMy OH Te6fl HC y6nji? 

V M6HH saqecajica mpaiw Ha pyice, M a MaiiiHHajib- 

HO Hanajia ero xepexb. 

MHC BCC TOJibKO KaaceTca. Saecb HC MOJKCT 6biTb 

MaKca. 3xo npoaeJiKH 43HHH, OH cHOBa MCHH pasbirpbiBaex. 

, HTO yGbex ceromvi. 

6pocHJi jKcpiey? — noMOpmiifiacb 

MpMHa. — He MO^CCT 6biTb! BaMHHpa or «epTBbi He 

OTOpBCUIb. 

LLIarM npH6jTHiKa^MCb. BecmyMHbie uiarw B pnx- 

MC cepflua. B PMTMC Moero cepaua. He ronox Ka6jiy- 

KOB no ac(J>ajibTy, HC iiiypuiaHHe necKa, HC ocropoac- 

HOC no^KpaflbiBaHHe, a npocro flBHJKCHHe. ABHJKC- 

HMC, oraaiomeecfl B MOCM TCJIC. Hec^biuiHbie iiiarM, 

Koropbie 3acTaBjiajin MCHH TpenexaTb. TaK MOF RaTM 

TOJibKO MaKC, 

MTO xe a Haaejiajia! OH HaeT cioaa? K CMOTPMTC- 

JIHM? 

Bzipyr paaAajicH eê yjioBHMbiii cwrHaji nanoAO- 

6ne TpeBorH — aapaGoxajia KopoSxa na CTOJIC y AH- 

TOH3. 

— HTO BH CHAHTC? — AHTOH cjiejisui nocjie^HMM 

mar K asepH, HO a ero ocTanoaHJia. 

— BbiKJiioqw, noacajiyftcTa, — nonpocnjia a, no- 

KaawBaa Ha annapai. BMaxaji OH H npasâ onenb nenpM«THO. 

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KOMnbiOTepy. 

— Cauia, OH B rocTHHHue, — c 

npow3Hec BopHC. — CHMTafl, MTO noKOHHHK. 

Mpa, co6wpaMCH. Mama, OH OAHH? 

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— Kyâ TH? — nonbiTajica ocTanoBHTb Mena Oêr, 

HO a BbiaepHy/ia pyxy. 

— OH erne ne T3K GJIMSKO, — OTMaxHyjiacb a OT 

Hero. 

— Mama, CTOM! — MpHHa GbiJia HacTOHMHBeft. 

H Bsanacb 3a pyMKy ABepw, H iiiarn TyT «e npe- 

KpaTHJlHCb. 

— IIoflOiKflHTe, — noflHJuia a KHCTb. — OH ocTa- 

HOB1UICH. 

Bee B KOMHaTC CHOBa SaMCpJIH. 

— Oêr, a TU nponycTMJi caiwoe HHTepecHoe, — 

anpyr ycMCXHy^ca BopMC. — Tbi nponycntn TOT MO- 

MCHT, Korâ BaMnnpbi y6e^H^H CMOTpHTeâ MM no- 

MoraTb. Mbi flyMariH, BbisoBeM Mauiy cioaa, 33 Heft 

yBflxejca BaMnup, MM ero yHHHTOJKHM, H see Gyayr 

flOBOJIbHbl. A H3 C3MOM flCJlC QH3 CHCUMS^bHO npHBC- 

Jia K Hav BaMnnpa. OcTajiocb BbmcHMTb — aaneM. 

^ Sbicrpo rjwnyâ Ha Hero. 

B cjiejiyioiuyK) ceKyH,ay a yxce marnyjia B KOpHztop. 

H aaxjionnyjia 33 co6oM .asepb. 

— Msms! Mama! — necjiocb Ha pa3Hbie roôcs. 

B TCMHOTC MHC B^pyr CTajro neyiOTHo. Haao Sbijio 

npocKOHHTb Kopwôp, Aaubme KOHepeHU-3aji, nep- 

BMft 3ra« H yjiHua. M AOJUKHB Gbuia nocMOTpeTb, KTO 

Hner. 

— H 6HCTpo! — npomenTajia a, ycnoKaHBaa caMy 

KopOTKHH KOpHUOp HOK333JlCa MHC GecKOHCH- 

HWM. H 6ejK3Jia no HCMy, a OH see HC KOHnajica. OicasaBuiHCb 

B KOH(J>epeHu-3ajie, a saaejia cTy^, M TOT c 

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HJI HH na HTO ne ocxajiocb. HacTyrrajia reMHora. 

Tnasa IX 

OUIH6KA BO BPEMEHM 

3aKpMH3Tb H HC ycnejia. TeHb HaKpbuia MCHH, 

B3fljia 3a pyicy H... oicasajiacb MaKCOM. 51 BO see rnasa 

CMOTpejia B poflHoe JIHUO. ToHKaa JIHHHH IUCKM, nepexoflamaH 

B no^6opoôK, nyHKTMp OKaBiuHxca OT 

apocTH ryG, 6e;iH3Ha KO»CM, oco6eHHO BHflHajr ceftnac, 

B TeMHore, ajieCacrpoBbift npo4)mib noca. 

CiKanacb B xojiojwbix pyKax. 

— 4ro TH 3,aecb jieâeiiib? 

FOJIOC ero. He MOJKBT 6biTb... 

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BCHHOCTb, JI3 HTO T3M B6HHOCTb, TpH/UIHOHbl J16T 

npouiJiH c MOMCHTa Hamero paccTasaHHii. Po^HJiMCb 

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B MOCKBC? 

— Tbi .aoJixeH yMTH, — aaToponnjiacb H. 

— 3aqcM TH ciojia npHexana? — MaKC MCHH HC 


Foaoc Ojiera BOpBanca B 3ByqamyK) y MeHfl B yuiax 

6OXeCTBeHHyK> CMMtÔHHIO TpCBOJKHblM Ha6aTOM. 

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OH 6yzieT sêcb. OHM see dy^yr 3Aecb! 

— Tbi c HMM? — JIHUO MaKca 6ujio cnoKoiiHbiM, 

HO ero cnoKOHCTBMe 6buio /UIH MCHH cTpauiHce CMeprejibHoro 

npnroBOpa. 

HTO 33 Gpefl? MaKC HC MOF Taxoe 

51 OTCTpaHHJiaCb. 

O6M3H? 43HH3JI BCC-TaKH nOHMaJI MCHil! 

MaKC CHaJi c Moero ruiena pyKy M HOAHCC K MOHM 

saMCTHJia cTpaHHO cjioaceHHbie 

BcnoMHmia, HTO o^Haxabi OH MX yjKe T3K 

OH MHC nOK33bIB3^ 3H3K? 

CTCHa c TejieBH3HOHHOM naHCJibio Apornyjia. 

fl 6bicrpo npM)Kajiacb K MaKcy. 

— Te6e Haao yHTH OTcioaa. CKopee! — FIonbiTa- 

OTCTpaHMTbCH, HO CHJIbHblC pyKM HpMBblHHO 

MCHJI, co6Hpaacb HCCTM CTO^BKO, CKOJIB- 

KO nOHaaO&HTCfl. 

— Mfal yHACM BMCCTC! 

— TpHCTa AB3flU3Tfa BTOpOM HOMCp... TpBTMH 

3ra»c... — H nonbiTajiacb ero orrojiKHyTb, HO Jierne, 

HasepHoe, Sbuio 6w jiswraTb cKafiy. — MaKC, a Te6a 

yMOJiHio! M Tyfla ceiiHac npn^y! 

Crena 3a Moeft CHHHOM 3amypiii3â, OTbesiKaa B 

nasax, H a nonyBCTBOBajis, MTO pJiaoM co MHOM nyc- 

Tora, ocxariocb TOJibKO omymeHMe xojiozia B pyKax. 

— Mama! — Ojier cnoTKHyjica 06 onpoKMHyTbie 

MHOH cxyjiba. 

51 cflcjiajia iuar K asepM. MaKC raK 6bicTpo yiueji. 

HafleKx:b( OH MBHM nocjiymaeTCH. 

— 3aneM Tbi no6e)Kajia? ECJIH 3êcb BaMnHp, Te6e 

HH B KOCM cjiynae Hejibaa oTxo^MTb OT Hac! 

KaaccTca, OH MCHH o6HHMajr. TCJIO — ruieHM, py- 

KH, HOFH — norepfljio nyBCTBHTejibHOCTb. M He CMOTna 

Ojiera. Bce orjuwbieaaacb, xeJiaH ySe^MTbcn, 

MaKca 3Aecb neT. 

— MHC Haao B HOMCP, — saTOponMJiacb s. 

— fl Te6a npOBOJicy, — corjiacH^ca OJICF. — A no- 

TOM MM noiiaeM noeflMM. 

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fl 6buia corjiacna MATM Kyaa yroAHo, TOJIWCO 6bi 

MCHa BbinyCTMJIH OTCIOAa... 

TpMcra ABaAuaTb jma. Tpn. Rfia. Usa. BMCCTC 

cewb. Bce 6y#eT xopouio. 

Usepb HaKoneu-To oTKpwjiacb. OT cBexero soa- 

Ayxa 33Kpy>KHjiacb rojiosa. Ha CTOMKC nopTbe jie)Kaji 

MOM OAHHOKHM KJIIOH. H B3HA3 ero. 

— Bbi MCHa 3Aecb noAOJKAHie. Xopouio? — 51 ne 

xoTCJia, HToGbi Ojier noAHHMajica Hasepx. Henero 

CMy TaM AeJiaTb. — fl nocTapaiocb nodbiCTpee. 

M, HC AOacHAaacb oTaeia, noiujia K JiecTHHue. 

BTOpOH 3T3JK, TpCTHH... 

Hepr! HTO JKC a naTBOpmia! ^ npeAynpeAHJia CMOTpMTCJieM 

o BaMRHpe, H Tenepb OHH see BMCCTC npH- 

Ayr AOBHTb... MaKca? Cpasy BCIIOMHHJICH COH, rae a 

ero yGHsaro. BOT OH H c6bmca. 51 caMa Haseâ na JIK>- 

6HMOPO OXOTHHKOB H3 BaMRHpOB... 

^ no^Hfljiacb na csoft 3Ta»:. 3o;iOTbie UHepKn 

Becejio noAMHrny^H MHC c o6HTOH KOPHMHCBUM Aep- 

MaTHHOM ABCpH. 

BeroM K OKHy. UlTopa c TPCCKOM OTêTejia B CTOpony. 

V Kpaa oicna OKOJIO CTCHH 

PaMa nomjia ^CFKO, 6e3 

— 3aneM Tbi ciona npwexajia? — Tenb 

, HO HC 6o;iee. 

— A Tbi? — neperHyjiacb a nepe3 ROAOKOHKHK. — 

3Aecb xe TOJina CMOTpureêft! V HMX Tyr uiTa6! 

— 3HannT, 3TO npasAa? — TeHb cKOJib3Hyjia no 

CTCHC, roroBaa pacTBopMTbca BO Mpaice. 

— 3aftAH! — fl ynajia na KOJIBHH, co BCCM CHJIW 

yAapHB KyâKaMH no nojiy. — Te6e rpo3MT onacnocTb! 

M BApyr MHC CTaô OGMAHO. FlepeacHTb CTO^bKo 

Bcero — CTpax, oxHAaHHe, XOXACHHC no Kpaio, Ha- 

, — H CCA KOHCU yBHACTb TO^bKO TCHb? M 6bUia 

B uiare OT cBoeft UCJIH: eme Myrb-qyrb, M CMOTpMTejiH 

JIH6O CaMH yHH4TO)KltfIH 6bl R3HH3Jia, J\u6o CK33ajIM, 

HTO MHC AejiaTb. Ho Tenepb naAo AyMaTb, KaK cnacTH 

MaKca... A OH 6oJiTaeTCa TAB-TO Ha yjiMue H ne co6Mpaercji 

BXOAMTb B KOMnary! 

CAC3bi 6pbI3HyJIH M3 FA03 FpaAOM. 

— K 6ojibme HC Mory 6e3 Te6«, — npouienTajia a 

B CTOpOHy OKH3. — Bce HTO-TO TOBOpJIT, » ACâiO, AC- 

J1EIO, H... HHHCrO. 

H acajiosajiacb CBOMM ;iaAOHHM, 3yA«mHM nocjie 

. KoHHHKy Kospa, na KOTOPOM CMAeâ. Xa- 

. npHTHxiuen KposaTM... 

— H jno6jiK) Te6a! STO ace T3K npocTo, a see BO- 

Kpyr nOHCMy-TO... TaK CÔJKHO. M xony 6biTb c ToSoii, 

a MH6 AOCTaiOTCfl TOAbKO CaMOACTbl. TbI }KC 3ACCb, TbI 

paAOM — H HC npHxoAMiiib. A BCC HCFO-TO OT MCHH 

XOTHT, HCrO-TO Tpe6yiOT... 3aMCM? — CjlC3bI JlMJIMCb, 

H 3axjie6biBajiacb B HHX, HO npOAOJiacajia luenTaTb: — 

Mne HHHero He HBAO, TOJibKo 4To6bi Tbi 6wji PHAOM. 

43HM3J1 cKasaji, HTO ydbCT TcGfl... A CMOTPMTCJIM... 

CMOTpHTCJIH C3MM HMM6rO HC 3HaK)T. H T3K yCT3Jia! 

ATM He 3axoAMiiib... M a He Mory HMHCFO CAejiaTb... 

fl HC saMCTMAa, KaK Mena KpenKo o6HHJiM. Opw- 

JIOXHAaCb TOpHHMM JI6OM K XOJIOAHOM FpyAH, TCpc6H- 

Jia Kpafi py6aiiiKM, 6e3xajiocTHo oTpbiBaa nyroBHuy. 

PySamica A3BHO npOMOKJia, a a see HTO-TO 6opMOTajia 

H SopMOTana, noTOMy MTO TaK xoTeôcb xoTb KOMy-TO 

noxajiosaTbca na BCC 6eAH, HTO Ha MCHH csajiMJiMCb. 

MaKc JiaAonaMM noAHaA MOC JIMUO. 

— .fl coBcpiiieHHO He yMero Aepacaib CBOMX o6eujaHHH, 

— npoiiienraji OH. — Kjiajica, HTO Tbi Sojibme 

HHKorAa HC SyAeuib njraicaTb, a Bbnmio... 

— Tbi HX HC AasaH, — CKBO3b cjiesw npoGopMOTa- 

Jia a. — KaK Tbi 3Aecb OKasajica? 

3a To6oM. — MaKc OTCCJI B cropony H 

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H3 MCHH. — A BOT 3346M TbI CIO/ia npHCXaâ? 

51? — OH eme cnpauiHBaeT... — Te6a cnacaio, 

npOHHM. 

— OneHb HHTepecHo! — MaKC ce;i poBHO H ycTa- 

H3 MCHfl. — KaKoe coBnaêHHe: TH cnacaeuib 

MCHJI, a H — Te6fl. 

— OT KOFO? — B nepsyio ceKynay noKasajiocb, 

iTO a ocjibimaji3Cb. OT KOFO MCHJI 3êcb MOJKHO cnacaTb? 

Hao6opor, ero naô... — Maxc, Te6e Haao cpon- 

HO yexaib. fl CK33ajJ3 npo BaMnMpa, KoropbiH MCHJI 

npecjie^yeT. ^yMajia, MTO npn6jiH)KaeTCfl ^Huan, a 

OK333JTOCb — TbI. 

Ha rySax Maicca cTajio sapojKASTbCJi npeapeHHe. 

— AaBHO XOTCJl C HHM BCTpCTMTbCH, — C HCHaBMcTbio 

npouienTaji OH. — He jno6jno, Koraa MCHH He 

cjiyuiaiOTCH. M xe Ojiery cKaaan, HTo6bi 6^H3KO K TC- 

6e ne 

— riocjiymaH MCHH! — M no^noji3Jia K ^HBany, Ha 

KOTOpOM MaKC CM46JI, HOJtO)KMâ âflOHH H3 CFO KO- 

JICHH. — TbI OUIH6CSI. npH HCM 3^6Cb OjlCF. PCMb CO- 

BCCM o ApyroM. Te6e naao yxo^MTb. fl 33BTpa «e Bep- 

HyCb flOMOH. 

— Mbi yftaeM BMCCTC. — MaKC cjKan MOK> pyicy. 

— M HC Mory! 3nrap dcaaan, HTO H nojDKHa paso- 

6p3TbCH C ^3HH3J1OM. O6eutaJl MHC, HTO &3H OTHpa- 

BMTCfl 33 MHOH B MoCKBy, 3 3flCCb CFO CXB3THT CMOT- 

PHTCJIM. 

MSKC ycMCXHyjica. M HenoHflTHO, nero B ero yc- 

MeniKe 6biJio 6ojibiiie — conyBCTBHH H^H H34CBKH. 

FIoTOM OH yjibi6Hyjic« iiinpe, eme uiMpe M B^pyr 33xoxoraji. 

— Twilie! — JTSaOHblO SI nbIT3JI3Cb 33KpbITb CMy 

POT, HO HC AOCT3JI3. — Te6c H3flO 6eiK3Tb, H3flO TO- 

! A B^pyr y HHX Tyr, y CMOTpHTeêft, KH- 

KHC-HH6yflb ÔByUIKH CTOHT, M TbI HC CMOJKCIUb Bbl- 

, 3,arap... — MaKC MHFKO 

MOH pyKH. ^ nonyBCTBoea^s npHKOCHOBCHMa 

HHX ry6 K TbL/IbHOfl CTOpOHC 3anflCTbfl. — TllXOHH... 

He BO^HyftCH, STO HC TH MCHH no3B3^s, a npHiiieji 

CBM. Flepecxa^ Te6fl cjibimaTb H 33nuiHy.n B ropoA 33 

HOBOCTHMH. Y3H3^, HTO Tbi yexajia, H noiiieji 3a TO- 

6ofi. 

OH noflHfljica. 

— HTO Tbi aaayMSJi? — H TOJKC no^cKOHHJia, sapsnee 

6oJicb ero peuienHH. — Tbi yxonHiiib? 

Bee eme MOJKHO 6biJio yâaHTb. Cefinac « noroBopro 

c OêroM, H MM c MBKCOM HeaaMCTHo CKPOCMCH. 

HycKaii OHH JIOBHT, KOFO 3axoT3T. Ilojiroaa ,ao OKOHtaHHM 

iiiKOJibi, M MH yefleiw Kyâ-HMGyAb, rê nac 

HHKTO He HaM^cT. H nocTapaiocb, HTo6bi pazioM HC 

6bLJIO CMOTpHTCJieH, 3 MaKC — 4TO6bI BSMHHpOB. He 

Hajio 6o^biue pncKOB3Tb, MH B msre OT cnacTba. 

— Xony nocMOTpeTb, HTO HPOMCXOAHT BOKpyr, — 

Jienco 6pocw^ MaKC. 

Or ero CJIOB y MCHH 33KpyjKHJi3Cb roJioBa. Heyxe- 

JIH OH HC noHHMaeT? 51 noTanyjis jno6HMoro K ce6e. 

— Te6n Mmyr CMOTPHTC^H. OHH 3HaiOT, HTO TH 

. Te6e naô yftTH. 

Bea Te6a H HC ynay. IloRneM BMecre. 

HTO x. TaKoe! 

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CCHH3C, TO 33BTpa CMOTpHTC^M SyjiyT B MOCM 

. 3roro He^b3« aonycTHTb. MHC Haao sep- 

K HHM H yCROKOHTb. 

— M noflox^y. — MaKC 6bui cTpauiHo ynp«M. 

— Ho Be^b onacHO iKe, KQ.K TH ne noHHMaeuib! 

MaKc Mojma nocMOTpe^ MCHH. Bee HCHO. Fpo3oxyny 

jierne yGe^HTb ne npojiHeaTbcn 

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HOCTH. 

— Xopomo, -— cA3Jiacb a, — A3B3ft cAejiaew TSK. 

51 cewHSc nay c OjieroM y)KHH3Tb... — MaKc HCAO- 

BO/ibHO aauiHneji, HO H npeano«uia He oSpamaxb BHMwaHHfl, 

— a Tbi ocTaembCfl B HOMepe. 51 y3Haio, HTO 

coGMpaioTca AejiaTb CMOTPHTC^H, KaKHe OHH 6yAyT 

CT3BHTb JlOByillKM. MOJKCT SblTb, y3H3IO, HTO MH6 T6nepb 

ACJi3Tb c ^HOM. 

— O HCM MOJKCUIb HC SeCflOKOMTbCfl. ErO fl BO3b- 

My na ce6a. 

— JlaAHO, — KHBHy/ia a. C MHKCOM CCHHSC ;iyniue 

HC cnopHTb. — Mepes nac Hac 3Aecb yjKe HC 6y- 

A6T. 

MaKc B3AOXHyji, H MHC aaxoxeJiocb CTaibreM BO3- 

AyxoM, HTO nonajiaeT B ero jierKHe, — Hio6bi pacr- 

BOpHTbCH B J11O6HMOM, HTO6bl OH HHKOrfla-HHKOrAa 

HC CMOF 6bi OT MCHS yfiTM. Ao^paTbca AO ero rojio- 

Bbi H HaKOHeu noHHTb, HTO OH AywaeT. npoHMKHyrb 

B 0333, yBHUCTb MHp TaKMM, K3K BMAHT OH. CT3Tb 

CFG KOJK6H... CT3Tb HCM-TO, HTO npHHaOJieJKMT TOJlb- 

KO CMy. 

— BbiJio oiiiH6KOft yxoAHTb, — rpycTHO npoM3Hec 

MSKC. — Torâ, Ha Mope, a npHMHajiCH 

pCHb TC6H, HO KOFA3 HOHH^, HTO /13H 

11IMJ1 CKpblTbCfl H3 TBOCM JKH3HM, y6e)KaTb, HTO6bI 

CTH 33 CO6OH npCCJICAyiOmHe TCSJI KOllIMapfal, TBOM 

cHbi... Tbi HC BHACJia ce6a co CTOpoHbi, Tbi 6buia TBK 

nanyrana. >! onenb xoTen noMOHb. HaeepHoe, a no- 

CTynmi r^yno. Ay Man, HTO ^3H noHACT 33 MHOH, oc- 

TasHBTe6a B noKoe. 

— Onenb rjiyno! — Bosrjiac caM BbipBajica H3 MC- 

HJI. — XoTb 6w npcAynpeAM/i! 51 TaK nepe^KMBajia! 

meKa KOCHyjiacb MOHX BOÔC, H a no- 

HMTbCH, 

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— npocTH, — npoiuejiecTeô naa TOJIOBOH. — 

, Mti o6peneHbi AejiaTb Apyr Apyry 6o;ibHo. 

no KpaHHCft Mepe a yx TOHHO. Mne XOHCTCH scerAa 

SbiTb c To6oft, PSIAOM, TorAa KajKAaa MHHyra Hano;i- 

HCHH CMblCJIOM. 4TO-TO HpOMCXOAMT BHyTpM, fl K3K 

GyATO MCHfliocb. Ho nopoft a nyecTByio, KBK BO MHC 

npocwnaeTCJi MOHCTP, pa3pyuiHTe^b. 

HTO ^K>6oe MOC ABHaceHMe npuHHHaeT Te6e 

60 Jib. ECJIH 6bi H Sbrji PHAOM c To6oft BHepa, HHHero 

6bi He npoH3oiiuio! 3aneM H yinea... 

Jlnuo BCC eme ocraBaAocb SeccTpacTHbiM, HO rjia- 

33 ROpyr sanyjibCHposaJiH, snycKaa B ce6a nepHOTy. 

— Bo^bHO MHC see BpeMfl ACJiaioT ApyrHe, HC Tbi! — 

nontrrajiacb ycnoKOHTb ero JL 

Maxc CTMCHy^ MCHH, TSK HTO MHC npnuuiocb nn- 

CKHyrb, HanoMHHB, HTO H ne Taicaa KpenKaH, K3K OH. 

— HnKOMy TeSji HC OTAaM. BcerAa 6y,ay P«AOM. — 

OH sarjianyji MHC B rAasa. — KaxeTCH, MHp H npaBAa 

H3MCHHJICH. CTapblC npSBHJia SOAbllie HC ACHCTByiOT. 

PaHbiue MyatHHHbi Apyr c ApyroM BbiacHajiM OTHO- 

HC BnyrbiBan B CBOH AeJia JKCHIUHH. 

«3CeHmHH...» CJIOBO 3BflKHyjio y MCHH B yuiax, 3a- 

H eme AOJIFO 3Bynajio TOHCHbKHM KOJioKOJib- 

MHKOM. H — ero JKeHiUMHa... 

— Tfal 3HaeiUb, K3K OCTaHOBMTb A3H3? — FIOXO- 

3KC, H O6peHCHa 33AaBaTb OAMH H TOT *6 BOnpOC BCCb 

ceroAHauiHHH ACHb. — CKSJKM, KSK MO«:HO y6HTb 

BawnHpa? 51 see CACJISIO! O6em3io 6o^bme HHKO- 

IH3 HC HCnO^b3OB3Tb 3TOT MCTOA HpOTMB Te6e HOAO6- 

HMX. fl... 

— HeT MCTOAOB. — MaKC HCAOBOJIbHO nOMOp- 

mHJICH. — P33OpB3Tb H3 H3CTH. Orpe33Tb FOJIOBy. BblcyuiHTb. 

BwnycTHTb KpoBb. Ho cawa TH He cnpa- 

— A CwoTpHTejiM nocTyn3K>T KSK-TO no-Apyro- 

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noxoflbi no FOCTSIM... CMCIIIHO! — OH 33XMypHJica, 

sanpoKHHys rojioey. — fl co CMOTPHTCJICM 

paccyacaaio o TOM, KaK y6wrb BaMnwpa! 

— FlocMOTpH Ha MCHH, — 33CT3BHJ13 H ero OT- 

KpbiTb rji333. Barjiaa SMJI xojioflHbiM. HanoMHHJia, 

KHBHyJia Ha jisepb: — -Y nac Mano BPCMCHM. MHC na- 

^0 y3H3Tb, HTO saflyMajiH CMOTPHTC^M. 51 nocjapaiocb 

nx y6eflHTb, HTO onacHOcib MHHOBana. )KaH MC- 

Hfl 3J6Cb, CJOfla OHM BpHJl JIM HOHAyT. CraHyT MCK3Tb 

paôM co MHOM, a a 6yay BHH3y. 

^ OMCHb xoTejia y6e^HTb ero nocjiymaxbcji MC- 

H«, XOTW OT^MHHO 3HaJI3, HTO OH OaCJiaCT HO-CBOeMy. 

Ho MaKC o6«3aH 6biJi MCHH ycjibimaTt! M XOTH 

6ti pas cACJiaTb TaK, KaK naao, a ne TBK, K3K eMy xo- 

— >KflaTb? — MOH npocbSa ero HCKPCHHC 

BHJia. 

KaK )KC a Morjia 3a6biTb o ero Hecnoco6HocTH CM- 

4exb 6e3 ACJia! fl Gbicrpo om5wejia HOMep. LllKa(}>, Kpo- 

B3Tfa, KOBpMK, TyM6OHKa. HCM 6bl 6TO 33HJITb? 

— Bcero no^nacs! — M 6bicrpo nonp3BHJiacb: — 

Mac. Y3H3K), HTO OHM pCllIMJlH, M BCpHyCb. ,ZJ,aH MHC 

CÔBO HHKy^S HC yXOflHTb. 

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MHC K333JlOCb, HTO 3TOFO HCCKa y H3C OCTaJIOCb OHCHb 

M3J1O. BOT-BOT HOJDKHO C^yMHTbCH HTO-TO CTpaill- 

HOC... 

KaK He xoHeTca yxo^MTb! Onacno ocTaBjurrb MaKca. 

H34o see 6pocHTb M yesiKSTb BMCCTC c HMM npflMO 

CCMHaC. 33HCM MHe K3KMe-TO p33FOBOpbI C K3KMM-TO 

— Xopoiuo, — B^pyr corâcHJica MaKC. 

— QOHH nac! — HanoMHMâ n. 

KpouieHHa« necHMHKa B HOTOKC BpeMCHM. Cyjib- 

6a o6fl3aHa noziapMTb MHe LuecTbêcaT MHHyr, HTo6bi 

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B3Jica. 3a CHHHOM y Hero SopMoxa^ xe.neBM3op. 

— 51 6bicTpo! 

MTO raxoe cnacTbe? 3xo Koraa EOT tax neoxn- 

.aaHHo, Bapyr — H BCC 3a6biB3exca. Ecxb TOJibico MaKc, 

H He B MOMX BocnoMHHaHHax, a panoM, pyKy npoxa- 

HyXb — KOCHCllJbCfl. 

— OxKaacHCb... — MaKc He npocitii. OcxopoxHO 

cnpaniHsaji. 

— Hano, HToSbi OHH nepecrajiH xe6a HCKsxb. 

fl flepacajra MaKca 3a pyKy M HC Morjia oxopsaxbca. 

Moxex, OH npaB? Mac — 3x0 BCMHOCTB? 

— OflHH nac! — KaK saKJiMHanne, noBxopH/ia a, 

CHJIOM 3acxaBJiHfl ce6ji OToftiM. HaKHHyâ KypTKy, 

nposejia pyKaMM no 6OK3M. FlajibUbi 3a HTO-TO 3aae- 

JIM. Bpoiiib! 

51 6bicipo orjiHHyjiacb. KoMHaiy naô 6biJio 3aiUHTHTb. 

3 OTKOJiojia 6pouiKy H BOTKHyjia ee B na- 

JIHHHMK flBCpM. C HCAO6pbIMM MblCJIHMM HOpOF HOwepa 

HHKTO HC nepecTynHT. 

Mama cjiosa, roBopHie? KaK 6bicrpo a Hanajia 

nrpaib no HX npaBunaM! 

PacnaxHys asepb, Hajierejia na O/iera, cronmero 

npflMO 33 HCH. KaJKCTCH, BCC TO BpCMfl, HTO Mbl FOBO- 

pHJlM C MaKCOM, OH M3yM3Jl UM(J)pbI H3 AB6pM. 

— Maiua? — B3rjiaji ero 6biJi TpeBOJKeH. OH nonbixajicfl 

3ar/iHHyxb B KOMHaxy, HO H ero HC nycmna, 

npMKpbiB 3a co6oH cxBOpKy. — C TOGOH BCC xopomo? 

BoJIbllie HHKaKOH naHMKM? 

Ojier nofloiue^ CJIMIUKOM 6jiH3Ko! OH HaBepnuKa 

nonyBCXBOBaji MaKca. 

K noAXBaxMJia ero nofl pyKy, saKpujia SBMOK M 

noBJieKJia ero npoHb no 

— fla, y)Ke see npomjio. — Ciwex y MCHH no;iy- 

HeecTecxBCHHbiM. — A r,ae ocxajibHbie? 

— MHC noKasaJiocb, H3-3aziBepH a cjibiiuaji roôca? 

— Ojier Bbirjismeji Hacxopo>KeHHbiM. 

— C MaMOM no Tejie4)OHy pasroBapHBajia. M xejie- 

BH3Op paGoxa^. — H Kpenqe cxwcHyjia ero pyKy. J\o 

jiccTHHUbi 6buio maroB êcaxb. 

— KOHCHHO, KOHCMHO... — K3K-XO CJIH11JKOM 6bl- 

CTpo cornacHJica O/ier. — HauiH saHMMaioxca roc- 

XCM. 

— OH yme;i. 

•••.. % npo6eKaJia HecKOJibKo cxyneHCK BHMS, ocxaHOitoacfa, 

manyjia na aajibHK)io zisepb B KopHnope. Ha 

ty, 3a KoropoH ocxanca MaKc. 

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4Hxe, — noKpyxHJia a pyKaMH. — HHKSKoro 

— O6 3xoM MO>Keiiib 6ojibiiie ne 

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OIjaCCHHa, C HHM CBH33HHbie. â/ICKMe, 6eCCMbICJieH- 

Hue, HCHyiKHbie. FJISBHOC a ocx3BHJia XSM, B KOMna- 

Te nofl HOMepoM xpwcxa ABaauaxb ABa. 

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".£• CxpaHHO, HXO Kor^s-xo O^cr noKassjica MHC Kpa- 

CHBbiM. HMKaKoro cpaBHCHMa c MaKCOM! CJIMIIIKOM 

npocroe JIHUO. ^ cêji3Jia niydOKHH BAOX. 4a, xenepb 

Mory OTfloxHytb. Mepe3 Mac see 3x0 yxce HC 

MHMO XCMHOrO OKHa MOKJieCTHHHHOrO 

, H aaMexMJia, KSK cxpanno MM c OjreroM CMOX- 

. OH BO BCCM CBCXJTOM, a — B XCMHOM. KaK 6bl- 

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aaMHHHcxpaxopa. 

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HOH MMHOM HaSjUOtfaJT 33 MOCH CyCTOH B XOJIJie. Bblrjiaaejio, 

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Mena Ha yxHH, ,oa eme noAxajiKHBaJi B cnMHy, HTo6bi 

a He saflepjKHBajiacb. 

— Coaexe? — XOJIOAHO cnpocuji Eopuc. 

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51 cxpeMHJiacb npOHb ox rocxHHHUH, Ojier 

oxcraBaxb. BSFJISA HCBOJibHo cico;ib3Hyji nasepx. Tpe- 

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noMOiub. — TOJIOC Ojiera sacxaewji MCHH BcnoMHMXb 

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npOH3OUUlO. 

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nontrrajicfl MCHH nojmepJKaxb HOA JioKoxb, 33Mep Ha 

Mecxe. 

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B npoxMBonojioxHyro cxopony, H H 6buia Bbmy- 

OCXaHOBHXbCfl. 

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HasHcajiH BCXKH 6oapbiuiHHKa. 

— C apyroH cxopoHbi rocxuHMUbi ecxb yioxHbifl 

pecropaH. — Oaer HeysepeHHO noKasaji ce6e 3a CHM- 

Hy. — TSM HCHJIOXO roxosflx. 

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Ecxb COBCCM He xoxejrocb. B flyiue pocjio 

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HenpeMCHHo cae/iaex see no-csoeMy. 

— TH oKasajiacb HCBepoaxno HyBCXBHxenbHoft, — 

Ojier BCJI MCHJI oGpaxHO K rocTHHHue, — H nocjie xa- 

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conpoTHBJiaTbca — a eMy eepujia. Ra H Hero, co6- 

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npOH3OHACT. 

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JioA- — Ojier CMymeHHO onycTHJi nnasa. — HepBHM- 

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HC BHXOAHA. HOCTOHHHO HTO-TO xeeaji. BOT M 

ceHHac ejie Te6a AO>KAaAca. — VjibiSKs y Hero Bbiuuia 

pacTepaHHaa. — npoxonH. 

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6Hpatfa 3HaKH? KaK TBM — HCM 6o^biue co6epeiiib 

Ao6pbix npHMCT, xeM GbiCTpee 3aayMaHHoe ocymecx- 

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na Bcma^Ky. — KajKerca, ecib eme rycHHast 

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— TOT JKC ojieHb, npecjieAyeMbift co6aK3MH. Ha 

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flOBOJIbHblC CO6aKH. 

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neapKoe, noaroMy y^Hua xopomo npocMaTpHBajiacb 

— npoxoiKMe 3arjinAbiBajin B OKHa, ocTaHaB^H- 

Baacb. HasepHoe, xaK H 6buio CAeâno AA« TOPO, HTO- 

6bi xe, KTO na yjiwue, saxorejiM nocKopee nonacTb 

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Aacb. B noAyMpaice sajia 33 crojiHicaMH CHACAM noce- 

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pecTOpaHbi SyAyT nanoMMHaTb TOT, Kyaa a xoAHJia c 

lÂKCOM? 

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WCb. — Bbi6Hpan AioGoe MecTO. 

51 CCA3 33 6AHXaHlUHH CTOAMK AHUOM K OKHy. 

/. Mbicjib o MaKce sacTaBHJia MCHa yAbi6HyrbCH, 

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tAMHyio AOpojKKy, ocBemeHHyio xejiTbiM (|)OHapeM. 

CBCT ejie npo6HBanca cKB03b BCTKH HH3KO CKAOHHB- 

BierocH 6oflpbiuiHHKa, OT nero noAynaAocb, 4TO csep- 

'ly Ha KycT HaAeTa xeATaw cseTamaaca manK3. Ha acxe 

nonaAaAM PCAKHC aceATbie KAaKCbi. 

— Mama, ITO Tbi Syêiiib ecTb? 

— MHC see pasHO, — noiKajia a njienaMH. Pa3Be 

ceftnac AyM3Tb o CAC? 

Mro6bi OTBJieMbCH, a AOCTajia M3 KapMana TCJIC- 

4>OH, nojiojKHAa nepeA co6oH. ByAy CMOTpeTb na spe- 

*W. Jlecatb MHHyr yxe npoiiuio. 

nepeA nawH noasHAca o4)MUHaHT. OACF CAC- 

CTpaHHblH JKCCT pyKOH — OHCpTHJI H3A CTOAOM 

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HHMH nOAKOBSMH HC OCTaHOBHlllb. — CBflT3JI BOA3? 

MJTH eMy HC noseajio yxe'B TOM, MTO OH npHexa^ CK>- 

AS na yGbisaioiuyio JiyHy? 

— M 3TO TOJKC. — Oner MJIJI B pyKax xê6, 

B3Ji B mapHK H OTnpaBJiaji B pox. BbimaAejio 

no-MajibHHiijecKM. M noneMy a peuiHjia, MTO OH Ta- 

KOH y)K B3pOCJIbIH? 

— A noMCMy Bbi He c HHMH? 

— Ms MCHa njioxoH noMoinHHK. — Ojier ycMex- 

Hyjica. — TJDKCJIO BOesaTb na rojionHbiH acejiynoK. 

TaK, Ojier 3Aecb, a see ocjajibHbie roTOBaT Kan- 

Kan na MaKca? OH B3aji nocneAHHH KycoK \Jie6a. 

Bce eme rojioACH? Ho OHM caMH rOBOpmiw, MTO 

CTByiOT BaMFIHpOB TOJIbKO B6jIM3H. MjIM 3TO 

CTBMa BCTpCMH B KOH(})epeHU-3ajie? 

fl noKOcmiacb na Macbi. Hpouiô eme naTb MH- 

Hyr. 

na Ojiera, a H caMa Hanajia 33BOAHTbca. 

nepefl co6on pyKH 33MKOM THK, HTo6bi OHM 

MCHH Bbmasa^H. 

nepea HaiiiMM CTOJIOM o(|)HUHaHT 

cocTaaâTb c noAHOca Tape^KH. M a nonajia 

CTpaHHOFO JKCCT3 — O(})HUHaHT HMCHHO 

MTO aacTaBJiaji Tape^KaMH cron. Ojier 3aKasaji see MC- 

HK>? XOTa CCJIH OH CHJIbHO rOJIOACH... 

oc})HUHaHT HanojiHMJi SoKaji BOHOH, KaK a 

ero H HaMajia c JKaAHOCTbio nHTb. MTO-TO a 

coBceM paSBOJiHosajiacb, najjo ycnoKOHTbca. 

— Mama! — Ojier OTOABMHyji OT ce6a -rape^Ky H3noA 

xjie6a H c MHTCPCCOM orjw&en CTOJI, BbiGnpaa, c 

Hero 6bi eMy naMarb. — MHC 6bi OMenb xoTejiocb, 

MTo6w Tbi HaM Gojibiuc ^QBCpajia. 4To6bi Tbi pacCKa- 

3ajia, MTO KOHKpeTHo npoH3omô y Te6a B ropoê, c 

caMoro HaMajia. Mena TM snaeiiib, a HHKorâ ne 

âio rede imoxoro. 

Ojier eji SwcTpo H oMCHb aKKypaTHo. Ho 3Ta MC- 

TOflHHHOCTb B yHHMTOX6HMH CJbl C TapCJIOK MH6 HC 

HpaBHJiacb. ECJIH OH Kaambifl pa3 TaK naenaeTca, TO 

KOK yxHTpflCTca coxpaHaTb 4>Hiypy? HHKaKOH o6Men 

BemecTB noAoSnoro He BbiaepxHT. XoTa ec^H OHM 

BCTpCHaiOT BaMHHpOB p33 B A6CaTb J1CT, TO HMMCrO 

crpaiuHoro. 

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B OKHO, T3K CnOKOHHCH, 3 TO OT BH#a TOÔAHOrO 

Ojiera a BCC cHJibnee saBOJKycb. 

Eme naxb MHHyr MHHyjio. Flocjie ropanero MOJK- 

HO 6yaeT yxoAMTb. 

— âsaft a TeGe KOC-MTO oGtacHio. — Ojier ySpa/i 

onycTeBiuyro TapejiKy, npMABHHyji K ce6e cêAyiomyio. 

Haêiocb, ero sKejiyjioK BbiaepXHT yjKHH 33 

TpOHX. — KTO Taicne BaMriMpbi? JIioaH c ocTanoBMB- 

UIHMCH MCTa6OJlH3MOM. MX KJICTKH HC o6HOBJiaK)TCa, 

BCC ecTecTBCHHbie 6HOJiorHMecKHe npoueccu ocTa- 

HOBJlCHbl. XOTb H MCZUICHHO, HO CCpAUC y HHX 6bCTca, 

OHO KanaeT KpOBb, HHSMC Mbimubi HC MOFJIH 6bi 

coKpamaibCH. TaK KBK caMO TCJIO yxe ne cnoco6Ho 

npHHHMaTb o6biMHyio nnmy M HSBJieKaTb H3 Hee 3Hepn«o, 

noaBâeTca noTpe6nocTb B JKHBOH Kposn. Ho- 

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TKaHb oprsHH3Ma. FIoxojKe na nepepoJKueHHe. Ho 

y HenOBCKa 3TO HpOHCXO/lHT 33 CM6T BH>TpeHpecypcoB, 

TO y BaMiiHps 33 CMCT MJOKHX JKHBHX 

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HTO-TO noAo6Hoe MHC yjKe rOBOpHJi MaKC. 

— Ho 3To He BCC! — Ojier TopxecTBCHHO 

. — MCJIOBCK Hcnojib3yeT BOSMOJKHOCTH csoero 

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MOJKHO Ha3Baib 6ojie3Hbio, HO Hpe3BbiHaMHO onac- 

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Caxanbi. 

— npo flyiuy a xe6e Hunero ne cKaxy. — HeM 

6ojibiiie Ojier e^, TCM 6;iarojiyiiiHeH y Hero craHOBM- 

Jiacb yjibi6Ka. — K npOKJiaTHio BaMnwpbi, 

HC MMCK)T HMKaKOrO OTHOUICHHH, FIpOCTO 

êreHjia — najuiHe AyiiiM, JKHTCJIM HOHH, cropaiomHe 

ox csexa co^Hua... ECJIM cMoxpeib Ha BaMnHpn3M c 

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3a HenpaBunbHbiM nocTynKOM, rpexosHbiMM Mbicjifl- 

MH, HapymeHneM OCHOBHUX 33KOHOB. A MTO 3a HCnpaBnabHbie 

nocTynKM Moryr 6biTb y npocTOM 

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pecropana Mexnyjiacb H3-nofl MOHX nor ropcxb JIH- 

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— MBKC! 

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, B JKHBOTe. 

OH Bbimeji Ha yjinuy? 

Bbuiexejia B KOpnaop, nyrb HC c6HB c nor Oêra. 

no4O»4H! — OH cxBaTHji MCHS sa pyKy. Crajio 

, HO ceftqac ne HMCJIO sHaneHMJi. 

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npOH3OHTH? 

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OH npeKpacHO cbirpan CBOIO pojib. 

— FlycTMTe! 

Hanerejia na Hero, HO OH aaxe HC 

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Hmica HH3KO, T3K 4TO a noMyBCTBOBaâ ero AbixaHHe. 

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6ojibHOMy, HTO y nac ecrb. OHH y6Hftiibi, AOBKMC, 

6e3xajiocTHbie y6HHUW. — Oêr iirenraJi MHC npaMO 

B yxo, or Hero Kasajiocb, Gy^TO BO3^yx Hano^neH ero 

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Oêr MHC B cnnny — a yace Hecjiacb o6paiHO K JICCT- 

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Kax IRC a cpasy HC ôrajtajiacb — OH Mena no- 

3aan, Mio6bi cêflOM 33 MHOH npnexaji Maxc. Jlacn- 

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Jia, ocranoBHTe Mena, CCJIH cMoacere. 

C Kpbuibua a npfairnyjis B TCMHOxy KycrOB. npH- 

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Kpyrn. 

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flpOCTb TOJIKHyjia MCHH B SaXblJIOK, H fl CHOB3 H3- 

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MTO Kpiwajia fl caMa. BopHC HeôBOJibHO rep yiun6jreHHyio 

pyKy, GpesmnBo Mopma ry6bi. 

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Ojier pasBepnyn MCHH K ce6e. 51 HC conpOTManajiacb. 

M (xuifame HHHero ne Morjia. 

Bee BOKpyr XO^HJIO XOJYHOM. Tyn, ryn. KaK KaapH 

nnoxoro KMHO. OmejibHbiMH KapTHHKaMH — Ka- 

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JIHCT HaHHSaJICfl H3 HH3KYK) BCTKy, Bbl6HTblft KyCO- 

KaK cTpaHHo: H npojjojDKajia nyBCTBOBaTb MaKca! 

OH 6faui rae-To paaoM! 

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Oêr cioiOHRncfl, Hio6bi Jiyniue cjibiuiarb MOC 

GopMoraHHe. Ho si yxe HHêro He rosopHJia. Bbinpa- 

MHJiacb, or^HHyâcb. XsarHT, SojibUie BH OT MBHS 

HHHero HC ysHaexe. 

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MHC TO3KC. 

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K ce6e BainnHpoB. — AneKcanap, noxoace, MC- 

HH xmiejK. — KcxaTH, saM KHHCFO He KaaceTca? 

— MM ero BC^H Oojiwue 4aca. — BaMnwp 6biJi 06- 

PCHCH. Or BOJIHCHHfl AHTOH HC MOF OCTaHOBHTbCfl, 

HO Hpa ero ne ofleprMBaâ, crowjia, nbiraacb MMC- 

KOM GoTHHKa CTepeTb HTO-TO Ha ac

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fl HC OTBoanna sarjuma or KYCTOB. BOH THM, B 

cropOHe... ft ero BHxy! 

— 3H3HHT, 3TO npasfla? — Ojier cjienca BCTpax- 

MCHfl. — HM oicaaanca MaKCHM? Mama, TM po- 

B py6aiiiKe. riorpHcaiomHft cjiynaft — Bamnnp 

H CMorpHTCJib! Kaic raKoe BOSMOXHO? 

— ft nocMorpio, jiaflHo? — TKHyjia a nanbueM B 

CTOpOHy CTpaillHblX KyCTOB. 

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caMoe npHHTHoe apejiHiue. Teno BaMrmpa nocjie CMep- 

TH Swcrpo paanaraercH. Mbi cefiqac see xyx y6epeM. 

— H see ace a rjiany. 

KaaceTca, HHKTO He oxnaaji or MCHH xaKoro nocrynica. 

Ha nunoHicax a npocKOJibsnyjia MHMO CMOTpMxejieH, 

marnyjia K icyctaM, crapaacb ne cMOTpeib 

Ha CTpaillHMH KpOCCOBOK. R3HH3JI, Tbl BCC-TaKH ff.O- 

6eraiicfl co csoefi jno6oBbio K CMepTH. MTO TM Hyscx- 

B nocneAHiOK) ceKynny? Ycneji ynHBHTbCJi? HJIH 

o HCM? 

— Mama... 

CiBOJibi AepeBbCB, uiypmamaa rpasa noa noraMH 

H TCHH, TCHH OTOBCIOAy. MeHH o6XBaTHJIH XOJIOflHbie 

pyKH. Po^Hbie pyKH. H a ocxaHOBHjiacb. 

— HMHCFO HC flaioT cfleâib caMOMy. MCHH one- 

, — npomeêcxeji JHOSHMWH roôc. — 

pyica, 6tiCTpo corpeBaacb, npoaejia no 

— T,ae Tbi, Mama? — UIopox uiaroB Hajiexeji caa- 

, H nepeao MHOM CHOBa OKaaanca Oêr. 

Ha MOMX pecHHuax CTMJIO êânoe 

anaKajia H He MyBCTBOBana cjiea. 

— He 6oflca, — OJICF orjiaacHBaji MBHH no 

, CJIOBHO nwxajica corpexb, — TSKOBO 

CTBH6. BbUI nOCTpOCH OHCHb CHJIbHblH apK3H, KOTOyHHMToaoiri 

BaMHHpa, HO KaKoe-To BpeMa TH eme 

6yaeun> ero nyBCTBOBaTb. Ma-aa xoro, TTO BCC npwm- 

jlOCl>P&ia,TI>CIieWHQ, 4TO-TO, BCpOaTHO, SaflCJIO TC6a. 

IIoKaHHyBmHCb, a onepJiacb o pyicy Oêra. 

— He noHaTHo, HTO oCTanaBJiMBajio MaKCHMa 

BCC 3TO BpeMa. OH xe 6bui paôM c To6ott, BH Hasep- 

Hflica ocraBanHCb c HHM Hae^HHe, M OH cêp)KHBajica! 

:. OJier BMBeji Mena o6paTHo Ha jjopoacicy. MpHna, 

AHTOH, BopHC, AjieKcanflp CTOJUIM nanpoTMB. M TaK 

6yaer Bcerâ — cpe^H CMOTpuxejieft MHC CBOCH ne 

6HTb. 

— Mama, TM anajia, MTO TBOH Apyr saMnnp? — 

Bce-TaKM y BopHca 6bui oneHb HenpHaTHbitt TOJIOC. 

ECJTH y Ojiera xajianx BHymaxb flosepue, TO y Hero — 

HenaBHcxb. 

noxepanno nocMoxpejia Ha Ojiera. flpHuuia aa- 

Mbicjib — BHêji JIM OH jrano xoro, KOFO 

1 — Mama eme neonMTHa, — TOPOOJIHBO 

Ojier aa Mena, — OH Jienco MOF ee oGManyTb. 

— He MOJKCT 6biTb! — AHTOH noanaji BBepx o6e 

pyKH, HO cHoaa 6bui BbiHyayieH corHyrbca, HHxaa. — 

O?CHb cwibHbifi saMnnp, Taicoro ne aaMCTHTb ne^b- 

3d. Mw 3a HHM na6^K)flajiH c MOMenxa, KaK nocxynRn 

CHTHaji. Cnaâna OH 6poflHji BOKpyr, HOXOM someji B 

rocTHHHny, npo6pa^cH B noAco6Hoe noMemeHwe pec- 

TopaHa. npocHêji xaM see BpeMa, noKa meji >OKHH. 

K TOMy MOMCHxy BCC 6buio nonroxoBneHO, H KaK TOîb- 

KO OH BHOBb OKaaanca Ha y^nue, HanajiH cpaSaTM- 

Baib ôBymKH. TaKoe omymeHHe, HTO OH cneunajib- 

Ho Ha HHX meji. 

Hy aa, .ZJ3HHH 0,0 no6ejiHoro npoaojuKa^ Mrpaxb... 

AHXOH flocxaji njiaxoK H cxan BbiXHpaxb BbicxynHBume 

ox nocroaHHoro HMxanna CJICSM. 

— MHC noKaaanocb, HXO aaecb 6bui KTO-XO eiue, — 

3aMexHJia HpHHa. — AHXOH, npoaepb! 

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RHJI Ojier. 

— Oft, BOT TOJIBKO He naflo o JiK>6BH! — 

3JiHTbca BopMC. — Hmcaicaa ;no6oBb HC 

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Mamy H3 ropojia. STOT MOMCHT naao .aocico- 

— Aa nero ryr H3ynaTb? — AHTOH TSDKCJIO BIUOX- 

, nepeBoaa nyx nocjie oiepejiHoro nenpHHTHOro 

npHCTyna. — SanyapMJi rojiosy fleBHOHKe. Ra ona 

ero H BimeJia-To scero napy paa, K TOMy ace iaM 6bui 

Ojier. 

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— MHC see paBHO Ka}KeTCH: sjjecb HTO-TO He TO. 

, 3H3HMT, 3K6HCKOH CO^HJjapHOCTM OT HCC HC 

— AHTOH, nonpaBb 3M6;ieMy! — Bopnc npomeji 

MHMO, o6aaB MCHfl XOJIOflHbIM npe3peHH6M. — A TC- 

6e, Mauia, a 6u nocoseTOBaji 6biTb OCTOPOKHCH. He 

CTOHT MrpaTb C OFHCM. BnaMUIb, T3KHC HFpbl flO flO6- 

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— fl xony B HOMep, — roôc 3Bynaji 

BepoHTHo, H Aoâcna Bbir^HêT 

HO H HC Morjia 3acTaBHTb ce6a npHHflTb paccTpoen- 

. 3a MCHfl oropnajica Ojier. 

— Hy, BOT H see, EOT M ece... — 6opMOTa/i OH 6eccMMCJieHHwe 

cÔBa. — CeftMac oTaoxHeiiib... 

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— Bee 6y,aeT xopomo. — CnoBa Ojiera njie^H BO- 

Kpyr MCHa npMBbiMHWH KOKOH cnoKOHCTBMa. — Floeaenib 

ÔMOH, ycnoKOHiiibca. Mu c To6ott noroM CB«- 

3KCMCH. 

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TM Beflb 4>JfioôroM xoTeâ 6biTb? Hy, BOT. 

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— A HTO T3M, B TBOCM TOpOAe, ACJiaTb? — 6bICTpO 

OTBCTHJI Ojier. — JJeJiaTb TBM 6ojibiue Henero. TM 

eme y^HBHinbca, Kaxne nocjie^cTBHa 6ynyr y cero- 

AHfliUHero co6biTna! HM O^MH saMnnp K TeGe OJIHSKO 

m noAOMAei! 

3>j ft GwcTpo niJiHyjia na Hero. He noAOHACT? 

— Xopomo. 

Ero AoGpWM masaM xoTCJiocb sepMTb. Ho MTO-TO 

. Tenepb MM c OêroM TOHHO no 

— Mama, TH see 

noHMemb. 

CTbio — MOC HCAOBepHe OT nero HC cKpbuiocb. 3Ha- 

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H3 ropy THXC^bltt KBMCHb, KOTOpblft, eflBa AOCTHrHyB BCp- 

UlHHbl, Kaxabl^ P33 CKaTblBOJICH BHH3. 

— Passe BofiHbi 3aKaHHHBaiOTCH? — KaKoe 

BOJibCXBHe 6buio cjryiiiaxb axox 3aBopa»MBaiomMH ro 

— He 3aKaHHHBaK>xcfl, HO B HHX 6biBaioT nepe 

pblBbl. 

— A noxoM? 

— A noxoM xbi nojiyHHiiib axxecxax, H MM 

— Ha ceBep? — FloHCMy-TO MHC 

«CHeatHafl Kopojiesa*. Cnera, JIBAU, xopocbi H 6e 

33MOK, aMC6eprOM nO^HHMaiOmHHCa B MOpO3 

— 3aMCM Ha cesep? TaM XOJIOAHO, 3aMep3Heiiib. 

yâ rjiasa rjiaaax. M CCJIH OHM 6y^yx TJIHna 

cesep, xo no6biBaeM M xaM. Tbi JKC, nasep- 

Hoe, paHbiue HHKyaa H3 csoero ropoaa aajibine Mo- 

CKBbi He Bu6Hpaâcb? XBBXMX Boo6paiKaeMbix nyxe- 

UJeCTBHM, MHp H3JIO BH46Xb CBOHMM rJia33MH. 

— MM yBHflHM, — paaocxHo 3aKMBajia H. — A KOrâ 

oxcioAa yeêM, OHM see ÔKTH CT>CAJIT OT 33BHCXM. 

M Mbi HHKoraa He paccxaneMCfl. npaaaa? 

MEKC HaKoneu-xo oxopsa^ pyKH OT py^fl, CKJIO- 

HflHCb KO MHC. 

— Zusammen?1 — npouienxaji OH. 

— Fiir immer2, — npoaBMJia a rjiyGMHy CBOHX no- 

3HaHHH HCMCUKOrO. 

MaKc pacxoxoTa^ca, sanpoKHHys rojiosy. 

— Fiir immer, — noBTOpnji OH, npHB^CKaH MCHH 

K ce6e. — Du mit mir3. — XojioaHbiH najieu KOCHyji- 

CH Moero Hoca. 

— Ich mit dir4. — B OTBex a xoxe norjiaawâ ero 

BMCCTC (H€M.). 

Haeceraa (HCM.). 

Tbi co MHofl (HCM.). 

fl c ro6oft (HCM.). 

CO 

O 

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f 

no Hocy. — HaBceraa. K Aaft MHB CJIOBO 6ojibiue HC 

MaKC noAHiui na MCHH nyrb nocBeTJieBuine rjiasa, 

H OT naKaTHBmefi BApyr paAoera H cnparajia JIHUO y 

nero na rpyAH. IloA MOCH jiaAOHbio MCAJICHHO 6wjiocb 

BCHHoe cepAue. 

OHO GHJiocb, H MHC xoTCJiocb Bo6paTb B ce6a STOT 

CTyK, craTb ero nacrbio. 

IlajibUbi MaKca npo6eâjin no MOHM BOJiocaM, 

onycrajiHCb no meKe, KocnyAHCb CKyjibi, JICFAH Ha 

ineio. Moe cepAue, ne B npHMep ero, 6n/iocb ropasAo 

name. M HcnyraHHefi. 

fl noAHsuia rojioBy H H3-3a miena MaKca yBHAejia, 

KaK H3 3acHeaceHHoro cyMpaKa na Hac BbiesacaeT rpy- 

30BHK. OH BbiHbipHyji côBHO H3 nycTOTbi, B 

nee MFHOBCHHe OCBCTHB Hac 4>apaMH. 

Tnasa XII 

HFOFOMECTBO SHOfl KOOAyH 

ToeopJiT, HTO B rjiasax yNiepinnx MO^CHO 

nOCJlCAHHM MOMCHT MX )KH3HM. ECJIH 3TO T3K, TO CBCT 

4)ap T04HO 3anenaTJiejicfl y MCHH B 3pa4Ke. XOTS a H 

HC yMepJia. noTOMy HTO 6buio Gojibno. OneHb 6ojibHO. 

BoKpyr HHMero HC cymecTBOBajio. Owa 6o^b. Ona 

aanojiHHâ co6oft see, CTepjia cner, Jiec, AOpory, ro- 

, CTpany. ITy^bcoM 6nnacb BHyrpn njiaHexbi, po- 

OAHO xejianne — pasopsaTb MHp nonojiaM, HTO- 

6bi Bbinyrb ee orryAa. 

ITepsbiM npMiue^ 3ByK. Ejie cjibiiiiHbiH, TOHKMH, 

npOTflJKHblH, CÔBHO no6^H3OCTH CKyjlHJI 1UCHOK. 

FIOTOM npMUieJI XOÔA- npOH3HTe^bHbIH. HenpHflT- 

HblH. 3TO 6bIJIO yAHBHTCJIbHO, HOTOMy HTO AO TOFO 

XOJIOA Bbisbisaji y MCHH Apyrae BocnoMMHanHH. Cetf- 

OH CMeinajicfl c 6ojibK>, c TarynMM 3aBbiBaHHCM, 

cruieracb B Tyrott KOMOK. 

H nonMTaJiacfa BAoxnyrb, HO BOKpyr GBUI cner, H 

nine npnuinocb uieBejibHyrbca, HTo6bi BbiAepnyrb ce- 

6a H3 JieAHHoro miena. M nepeBajiHJiacb Ha cnnny, 

ceKyHAY CMOTpejia B TyMannoe, TOIKC HanojmeHHoe 

cneroM He6o — TaKoe cnoKOHHoe, Taxoe sejiHMecT- 

BCHHOe, CJIOBHO H6 6bIJIO HHHCrO B3)KHee Ha CB6T6, 

c6pacwBaTb 3Ty 6e;iyio Kpyny Ha aeMJiio, 3anopa- 

6ojn>, cpesaHHbift GopAiop, nepesepHyryio Ma- 

. KaK xe MaKC Tenepb SyACT ee B03BpamaTb? 

CepAue saKOJiOTHJiocb, COCAHHHH paaposHCHHbie 

KapTHHKH. 

TpyaoBHK H He AyMan TOpMO3HTb. OH najieTeji Ha 

nac BCCH CBOCH MHOFOTOHHOH Maccon, c6pacbiBaa c 

ôporH.. M nonyBCTBOBajia, KBK MCHS CAasHJin AC- 

AflHbie OdtHTHH, K3K HTO-TO BUKHHyJIO MCHH H3 M3- 

UIHHbl, H MOH 6OJIb CKOHUCHTpHpOBaAaCb B TOJIOBC. 

TojiOBa ropejia, CJIOBHO B nee cynyjiH roJioBeiiiKy H3 

KOCTpa, B HCH HTO-TO CTyHajIO COTHCH MOJTOTOHKOB. 

B yuiax CTOH — aro a THXO cKyjiHJia, He B cHJiax HBM- 

TO ApyrwM ce6e noMOHb. 

H nonbrrajiacb uieBejibHyrbca. V MCHH nepeA rjia- 

30MH nOHBHJiaCb MOfl )KC pyKa. Ho H CC HC HyBCTBOBa- 

Jia, no3TOMy ne cpasy CMOFAB KocnyrbCfl TOJIOBU, HC- 

CKOJibKo pa3 cMaaaB ce6a no JiHuy. BoJiocbi. IlaJibuaM 

era/to Tenô, 6ojib nepeMecTHJiacb B TO MCCTO, 

KOTopoe H rporajia. 

— Maiua! 

BO3AyX ApOFHyJT — C TaKOft CKOpOCTbK) KO MHC 

npH6jlH3HJlHCb. 

CHCF KpyjKHJiCH, Kpy^HJica, MHC 6oJibuiHM Tpy- 

AOM CMorjia pasrâACTb CKJioHenHoe JIHUO. BHOBb 

MOH pyKa noranyjiacb BBepx, HO TBK H ne Kocnyjiacb 

3Toro 6ejioix) iwrHa, ona Bee GpoAHJia no BO3Ayxy, HH 

c HCM He BCTpenaHCb. PyKa Hanajia Mepsnyrb, noTOMy 

CO 

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HTO OKasajiacb ncmeMy-ro MOKPOH. M TOJIBKO 

ee nepexBaTHJis jieânaji TBepflaa Jiaaonb, » 

HTO Ha Moefl pyice KpoBb. 


51 ycjibiuiajia raacejioe ubixaHHe, H MMP nepecxaji 

BOKpyr MCHH KpyjKMTbca. CosHaHMe, ycnesuiee pac- 

TCHbCfl no BCeJieHHOH, CKOHUCHTpHpOBa/IOCb B OflHOH 

TOHKC. 

Ero JIMUO ctaô crpaiiiHbiM. OHO nocepejio M sa- 

CTbuio. Fjiasa nonepHejiH, Kaaajiocb, H3 HHX HSJIHsajiacb 

3BepMH3fl HOHb. IlajibUbi, cjKMMaiomne MOC 

3an*icTbe, npespaTHjiMCb B )Kejie3HbiH KanicaH. OH 

KJIOHMJICfl KO MH6, H3FH63flCb BCCM TCJ1OM, M fl, 33rMnHOTH3MpoBaHHaa 

ysjiaeHHbiM, HC Moraa 

He cMett! — npHKasana H cKBO3b 3y6w. 

Ba cjiosa or6pocHJiH Maxca OT MCHH. OH 

ynaji Ha cnHHy, H ero CTajia 6HTb Kpynnaa apojKb. OH 

Gopojica, aacTaajiJiH ce6a OTROJISTH. 

fl npHBciajia, ne CBOAH r;ia3 c KOpHHBiuerocsi Ha 

cnery ^K)6HMOro. OneHb xorejiocb nofloftTH, noMOHb, 

ycnoKOMTb, HO H npuKasajia ce6e ne uiesejiHTbCH. OH 

flOJDKCH 6blJl CnpaBHTbCfl CaM... 

— CTOH! — MOM KpHK noroHyji B 3BepHHbix 3By- 

Kax, HSAasaeMbix MaKcoM. 

51 crpeGâ cner B oxanicy H craâ repexb Mcnanpyicy. 

B KapMane HOCOBOH njiaroK... He no- 

. Ulap(})! PyKM cjiymajiMCb imoxo, H3 HHX CJIOB- 

HO yuiâ BCS CHJia. IIJap4) c men a CMorâ BbiTHHyrb 

HC c nepBoro pasa. HaKMHyjia ero na rojiosy, 33T«Hy- 

Jia no^ no^6opO4KOM yawi. Bo^b npnacajiacb K Ma- 

KyiiiKe H cioKHJiacb, npeBpaiHBuiHCb H3 rjio6sjibHOH 

B rynyio M M3MaTbiB3iomyK>. 

K3K TO^bKO fl OTBC^3 FJ133a OT TCMHOFO nflTH3 H3 

cnery, BCTpejMJiacb c TiUKejibiM B3r;iaflOM MaKca. 

KpbuibiiuKH ero Hoca 6buin HanpH»ceHbi, ry5w ruioT- 

nOCBCTJICÔ, H OH BHOBb CT3JI HO- 

HO CXaTM, HO 

xox Ha ce6a. 

— He inesejiHCb, — npopbinan OH, 

niy6o- 

KHfl BAOX H 33MCp. 

fl Ha BCHKHfi cjiynaH oTno;i3Jia noaajibiue, nonpa- 

Buna noa noôopoflKOM yseji, Kocnyjiacb nocTpaaaeuieft 

MaKyuiKH. Bpojie KpoBb ne npocTynnjia. 3aTO a 

craJia nyecTBOBaTb 6o;ib BO BCCM TCJIC. Hbuin nênn, 

neeaH pyica oTKasbiBanacb cm6aTbCfl, ca^HHô nar- 

KH. ^ 3aKpbuia rji33a, nbiTaacb nonaTb r^y^HHy K3T3crpo^bi, 

a Koqia oTKpbuia MX, nyrb He 33BonMJia OT 

yiKaca. 

Haflo MHOM CTOflji MaKC. Ero 6eôe JIHUO 6bmo 

cneacHott MacKOH, B râsax nocejinriacb cMepTb. OH 

roÔBOH, âsaa nonsiTb, HTo6bi H HMnero He 

. Ero pyKM MC^JICHHO, onenb MCAJICHHO noa- 

HAJIHCb, OflHa CKOJIb3Hyjia MHC HOfl KOJICHKM, BTOp3« 

o6Bana cnMHy, 3a6paaacfa no^ MbiuiKy. 

— MoaceT, a caMa? — CepAUe npOBSJinnocb 

BOT H TaM 3axpeneTajio B naHHKe. 

MOKC noflHjui MCHJI, KBK nyuiMHKy, M Ha 

TWX pyKax nonec K ôpore. Jlnuo OH saapaji ssepx, 

TaK HTO a BHêjia TOJIBKO ero ocTpbift no^SopoaoK M 

HanpHxcHHyio uieio. 

— Tbi ceiiHac noeaeiiib B 6jiM)KaHiuyio 6onbHHuy, 

noroM ornpaBHiiibca JIOMOM. FlocTapsMca 

HTO HHHCrO HC npOM30IJJJIO. M HMHCMy HC 

Bee eme AepiKa Mena na pyxax, MaKC Bbiuieji na 

flopory H ocTaHOBHJicfl «a npoesxeft HacTH. Flepsaa 

*e MamMHa ocBCTHJia nac 4>apaMH, M a cxajiacb, 

oacHflaa yâpa, GOJIM, cTpaxa. Ho 3Ta wauiMHa ne xo- 

TCJia npHHMHHTb H3M 3J13. OH3 33TOpMO3MJI3. 

HMHCFO He roBopa, MaKC noAome^ K 3aaHeii ABepue, 

KOTOpaa iyr >KC pacnsxnynacb nepeô MHOH. OH 

OCTOpOiKHO nOJIOiKHJI MCHfl H3 CH^CHbe, BCC T3K )K6 

crapaTejibHO oTBOpa^HBaa rojiosy. 

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— H jiioSjiio Te6a! — H nonbixajiacb 

ero pyxy, HO OH 6bui MOJiHHCHOceH. 

Hasaa, FJiaHyji BflOJib flopom, xy.ua, r,ae KBepxy xojie- 

C3MH jie)K3Jia Kama MauiHHa. 

— fl nOHa^, HTO T3KOC BCHHOCTb. — M3KC CACJiaJI 

IIISF B CTOpony, ycMexnyjiCH. — Eiue OAHO MOC omtcpoeenue. 

C To6ofi 6ojibiiie HHHCFO HC cjryHHTca, no- 

TOMy HTO JIK)6OBb H BCTfa BCHHOCTfa, OH3 6eCCMCpTH3. 

JleFKHH Berep Tpensji ero BOJIOCW, KypTKa 6bma 

pacnaxnyra, CBHTCP noji HUM B rpasH M cnery. STO 

6buio Tax HC noxoxe Ha Hero, scerna aKxypaTnoro. 

BeccMepriie... KaaceTca, CHeacHafl Kopo^CBao6emajia 

Kaio Becb MHp 33 CÔBO «BeqHocTb»-, CÔJKCH- 

HOC H3 ^b/IHHOK. HCT, BCMHOCTb MHC HC HyiKHa, AOC- 

T3TOHHO GeCCMBpTHH. 

— By^b zioMa, a npnoy K Te6e, — KpMKHyji Hsnoc- 

êaoK Maxc. 

MaiiiHHa copBajiacb c MecTa. 

fll BMêâ 33CTbiBinnft 3aTbuioK BOflmejifl, roôsy 

OTKHHyBUieHCJI H3 nOflFOJIOBHHK XCHIUHHU, CH^H- 

lUefl pflAOM C HUM. XOTCJIOCb HTO-TO HM CK333Tb, 

o6T>HCHHTb, MTO npOH3OUIÔ. Ho BOHpOCOB MH6 HH- 

KTO He 33,aaBaJi, Tax HTO jiesTb co CBOMMH odtacHe- 

HM3MM 3 HC CT3J13. Ha HepOBHOCTflX aOpOFH M3IUMH3 

B3,aparMBaâ, OTHero 6o;ib B FOJIOBC HaHMHSJia nano- 

MMHaTb o ce6e nyBCTBMrejibHbiMH To^nxaMH. flepe^ 

FJia33MH npMHHMa^HCb flBOHTbCfl H TpOHTbCH JIMÔ- 

Bbie Kpyrw. 51 Ha ceKyn^y npwxpbuia rjiasa, H BOT yjxe 

MaiiiMHa ocraHOBHJiacb, MHC noMorjiw BbiMTM, noBe- 

JIH no cTyneHbxaM BBepx. 

3rjiflAbi jnoflefl na 6aHKCTxax, nenepemenTbmaHMe. 

Eme 4Ba noBOpOTS, H a yace CHacy HS eryjie. C MC- 

Ha CHHMSIOT KypTKy, paciunypoBbiBaiOT xpoccoBKM. 

— FlepeKHCb, TSMFIOHbl, HOJKHMUbl... 

B SejioM xaâTe CMOTPHT na Mena c co- 

HyBCTBHCM. XOHBTCa CK33aTb CMy, HTO MCHfl HC 

acaJieTb, HTO a caMbift CHSCTJIHBMH na CBBTC HCJIOBCK, 

HTO y Mena Tenepb B 3anace SeccMepTHe. MJIH BCH- 

HOCTb? HTO-TO a 3a6bma... 

V MyacHHHbi MarKne BHHMaTejibHbie r;ia33, cennac 

npHmypeHHbie, OTHCFO HS JIHUO naGexajiH Mop- 

mHHKH, TOHKHH HOC, Fy5bl UieBCJiaTCa. OH MHC HTO- 

TO rOBOpHT. 

KpacHBbift. Mne noneMy-To see xaJKyrca xpacH- 

BblMM. 

— flOSBOHHTe B MHJIHUHK), — FOBOpHT KOMy-TO 

span H CKjionaeTca naao MHOH. — KaK Te6a 30Byr? 

K cnana^s xHBaio, TOJibKo noroM OTBenaio: 

— Mams. 

— Hy HTO xe, MsuieHbxa, ocTanocb HCMHOFO no- 

TepneTb. Bepio. rio3BOjiaio cnaTb c ce6a map4> H 3arjiasa. 

HyscTByio, xax TCÔ MOC paccâ6âerca, 

H3 nero yxoMHT 6o;ib. OHS BbiTCKaeT no Kanjie, 

H MHC CTaHOBHTCa BCCCJIO. 

BeccMepTHaa... A noneMy 6bi M HBT? M see 

c MaKCOM. BoKpyr nac CTOJIBKO BCCFO 

HTO a He ycnesajia no^yMaTb 06 STOM. Ho Tenepb H 

3Haio, MM SyêM BMecTe HascerAa. CMBPTM ne cyme- 

CTByer. Or nee a Tenepb nafleacHO saiuMineHa ero JHO- 

6oBbK). A B03pacT... HCT-HCT, noKa a c MaKCOM, a 

Bcerfla 6yay TaKow, xaK ceHHac. Ho saMnnpoM... 

BawnHpoM MHC 6biTb HC xoTejiocb. ^ BMêjia HX, xpa- 

CHBblX, XOJIOflHblX, H HOHMMajia, HTO, CTaHb a TaXOM, 

OT MCHa ceroAHaiiiHeH HMHCFO HC ocTaneTca. M He 

6yfly 6oj[buie cMeaTbca nafl TCMH myrxaMH, HTO MHC 

Kaxyrca cMeuiHbiMH, HC GyêT y Mena Apy3efl. M, 

HTO caMoe rjiaBHoe, a nanny no-^pyroMy CMOTpeTb 

na Maxes. Bee CTSHCT nonaTHO, M Moa BenHOCTb 

B o6bWCHHOCTb. H6T-HCT, HC XOHy 6bITb

. XO4y JKHTb, HyBCTBOBaTb H JIK)6lfTb. Be3 

npaBHJI. BC3 33KOHOB. Be3 OrpaHHHCHHH. 

B naMHTH BcruibuiH CJIOBB no,a3a6brroH neceHKH: 

Mbl MOJlOflbl, 3H3HHT, Mbl SeCCMCpTHbl, 

M HC CKOPO aapacTyr njiromOM 

PaseajiHHbi TOJIBKO ITO BSHTOFO 33MK3. 

H,a, ece GyaeT HMCHHO TaK. 

C 3TOH MblCJIbK) KO MH6 CT3JIH BO3BpaUiaTbCH CHjiti. 

He BpeMM yMHparb. V MCHH eme CTOJibKO aeji. 

Fopofl ^Kaex, a Aojixna 6biib yBepena, HTO ero 6o;ib- 

IIIC HHKTO HC O6H£HT. 

— Hy HTO )fce, Mama, — B KOTOpbiw pas noBTopmi 

span, — y Te6a coTpaceHHe Mosra H He6ojibiuafl Kpo- 

BonoTepa. H Hajioxnn asa uisa. TeGa ceftHac npose- 

B ciauHonap, no6yêuib noa Ha6jnoêHHeM 

CiauHOHap... CJIOBO KaKoe-TO 

— B GojibHwue? 

HTO MHC aejiaTb B So^bHwue? 51 HTO, 6ojibHaa? Zla 

MHC TO^bKO BCTaTb... 

H nonbiTajiacb BCTaTb, H KaSHHCT onacno noKan- 

— HCT, noftfly flOMoft, — npo6opMOTajia a, npH- 

, ycneio JIH Bbi6e3KaTb B KopHôp 0.0 TOFO, 

MCHH HaHHyT JIOBHTb. BnpOHCM, B CBH3H CO BHOBb 

OTKpbIBllIMMHC« CnOCOdHOCTHMM K paCKaHHBaHHK) 

MHe Jierne 6yaeT BHHTM B OKHO, HCM B 

— V TC6« COTpHCCHHC MO3ra, BO3MOJKHW 

CTBHH — nOTCpfl 3peHHfl, HHBa/IHflHOCTb. PCHTrCH 

— >I npocTO ynajia. 

Hero OH Mena nyraeT? IloAyMaemb, napa CHHH- 

KOB. M c jioma^H CKO^bKO pas Jiexa/ia na nojiHOM xo- 

4y, H HHHero, a xyr KaKOH-TO caMocsaji. 4a TOT rpy- 

3OBHK Gojibme nocTpajiaji, HCM H. 

— Tw noa oGsajiOM noGbisajia! — BO3pa3HJi 

Bpan. — ynaâ oHa... C aecaToro 3Ta)Ka JIIOAH 

IOT, H TO ueêe BbirjiHAflT. 

51 ynpflMO noxanaâ FOÔBOH. AoMa MCHH 

nepcoHajibHbiH aoicrop. 

— Bce paBHO Te6e npHêTca nncaTb saaaneHHe B 

MIUIHUHK). 

Xwpypr, KaxeTCH, paccTpomica. Boo6me-To AOJI- 

XCH 6biJi npHBblKHyrb. TaKHX HCHXOB, KaK a, nepea 

HHM npoiuno ôcTaTOHHo. TeM 6oJiee cTyKHyrux Ha 

Bcro rojiosy. 

— KaKoe eme saaBJienne? 

— O cjiyHHBiueMca. — MyjKHHHa pasapaaceHHo 

c6pOCMJI HCnO^b30BaHHbIC HHCTpyMCHTbl B J10TOK. 

y Hero SbLTTH KpacHBbie TOHKHC pyKH. — TaKHe 

MH 6epyr na yneT. 

Axaa, nepeBepHyraa MauiHHa. Ee, HasepHoe, 

HaiUJIH. 

«He HaiitiiH H HC HaH/ryr!* — noACKasa^ MHC BHyr- 

PCHHHH FOJIOC. 

^ BHOBb nonbiTajiacb BCTaTb. HCT, TaKoro coTpa- 

CCHHH H eme HH pasy HC nojiynajia — nepe^ rjiaaaMM 

see crpaHHo ruibuio. 51 nbiTanacb ocTaHOBHTb B3rjia,a 

Ha HCM-HH6y^b, aa xora 6bi na yrjiy 5Ke;ie3Horo 

C HHCTpyMCHTaMH, HO y MCHS HHK3K HC 

— HwKaKaa JiioSoBb He onpaBAbmaeT noTepaHHOro 

3flopoBba, — rpycTHO nponsnec aoKTop. 

KaK? Eme H OH? TBKHMH yrBepJtcaeHHaMH 

BBC H 

— IloTOM Gyzieuib 

«riOTOM» — 3TO T3K HC CKOpO. «riOTOM» — 3TO 

flaxe 6o^bme, HCM BCHHOCTb. 

— CeHHac HC acaêio. — yroji cTO^HKa nepecTaji 

OT MCHH y6eraTb. Fojioea 6o^bme He 

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Bpaq Tfl^KCJio B3Aoxnyji H cTan HTO-TO nwcaTb Ha 

6jiaHKe. 

— Tsoe ACJIO. Kyaa rojibKO CMOTpaT POAHTCJIH! — 

OH pa3Apa*:eHHO HTO-TO OTHepKHyji. — Kaic MHHH- 

MyM Afia AHa nocTejibHoro peacHMa. CJICAH 33 reMnepaTypOH, 

H ecjiH HanneT noAHHMaTbca, BbBbisaft Bpana. 

Yâp 6bui cmibHbiH, ecxb yiiiH6bi Ha ruieHax, Ha 

JICBOM 6eApe, cHJibHbiH yuiH6 na ACBOM JIOKTC, noroMy 

a H peKOMeHAOBaji 6bi cAejiaTb penTren. ECJIH Sojib 

yBCJIHHHBaTbCH HC 6yACT, oSOHAClIIbCa o6bIKHOBCH- 

HblMH o6e36oJIHB3IOmHMH CpCACTBaMH. — OH OTJIOpyHKy. 

— riocTapawca HHOTKyâ 6ojibine HC na- 

. XOTH 6w SjiHacafliiiHe HCACJIH ABC. PacnHCbi- 

HTO oxKasbiBaeiiibCH OT rocnHTajiHsauHH H 

HMK3KMX npeTCH3Hfl HC HMCeiUb. 

Hy, noHCMy JKC? npeTCH3HH y MCHH Macca. Ho HC 

KHCMy. 

— CnacH6o! — fl nocxaBHjia KOpflByio aaKOpiOH- 

Ky, HC nonaB B H>OKHyio rpa(J>y. 

— OH HC CTOHT OToro. — ÔKTOP B MOIO cxopoHy 

cxapajica He rjumerb. HasepHoe, BH^CJI MHOFO raKHx 

npHMCpOB. 

— OH CTOHT uejioro MHpa, — aaBepuna a H cpaay 

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BpCMa, 663 COMHCHHa, 6yjiy 3BC3,aOM. 

MOM nana, MOM cnoKOHHbift paSMepeHHbifi nans, 

nOHBH^Cfl B npHXOJKeH M OT BOJIHCHHH HC 3H3JI, 33 

HTO xeaxaTbCH — TO JIM npMHHMaTb y Mena KypTKy, TO 

JIM )K3Tb pyKy M3Kcy. 

— Hy HTO Bbl? KSK? — Bee noBTOpJui OH. — Mor- 

JIM 6bi npe^ynpeAHTb, HTO saaepatHBaeTecb. Mbi yjK H 

HC 3H3^H, Kyâ 3BOHMTb. 

Ara, a coroBbie Gy^yT npHjjyMaHbi 33B- 

Tpa... 

yace OTOana nane KypTKy, noaTOMy HC CTaaa MC- 

CBOK) Tpy6Ky. JlexMT TSM iyie-HH6y,afa. 

— OH, KaaceTca, mapcj) B caMOJieTe 3a6bui3, — 

npo6opMOT3Ji3 a nepsoe, HTO B36pejio HS yM. flycKSM 

jiyqme poflMTCJiM nopyraioT Mena 33 pacceaHHOCTb. 

— 3TO K yaane, — neo^KMaaHHo ^CFKO oTpearMpoaana 

MSMS. — SHSHMT, eme p33 aepHeuibca Tyaa, 

rê 6wJia. 

— â, see npoiiuio xopomo, — HCBnonaa npo6op- 

Morana a H 6bicTpo rjianyjia na MaKca. Flopa 6exaTb. 

KaK OH T3M roBopHJi? ITneHHbix 6paTb ne 6yo,yr! 

— MOJK6T, H3K) C flOpOFH? — M3M3 6bICTpO B3fl^3 

ce6a B pyKH, 

ft noKOCH^scb H3 sacTbiBiiiyio (|)Mrypy. 

— MaKC ToponHTca... — 51 xâna, HTO OH no,a- 

TBep^HT MOM CJIOB3 HJIM OnpOBCpFHeT, HO M3KC MMJIO 

yjibi6aJica MOCM MBMC M HC cneuiMJi MHC noMoraTb. — 

V Hero peMOHT. 

— Bbl BO3Bp3lU3eTeCb? 

— ^3, H 3aBTp3 yCTp3MB3K) HCHTO BpOZie HOBOCC- 

Jiba. — MSKC rajisHTHO CICJIOHHJICH. 3pa CTapaeTCH, 

MOK> M3My T3KHMM t|)OKycaMM HC BO3bMCllIb. — Bbl 

Mamy ornycTMTe? 

— IloMjjeM! — saiiiHneâ a, H3o6pa3MB 3Meio. 

— M3BHHMT6... — MaKC KHBHyJI 3aCTbIBlIIHM pOflHTejiaM, 

B3HJT MCHH YIOR JIOKOTb M HpOBCJI B KOM- 

HaTy. 

— 51 BCC-T3KM nOCT3BJIIO H3M, — JJOHCCCH FOJIOC 

yOHBJieHHOft MaMbl. 

ft 6biCTpo 33Kpbijra jieepb. Cuena B npMXOJKefl 6bi- 

Jia flocTOHHa neps MJIM KMCTH KJiaccMKa. BHOBB Pe- 

HHH, H BHOBb «He JKASJIM*. 

— M aaBHO Tbi CTaji cnpauiMB3Tb y MOHX POAHTC- 

Jieft paapeiiieHHa? — HeroaoBaHne 6yp^MJio M KJIO- 

Korajio B MOCH fpy^H, Tpe6ya BbixoAa. MTO 33 pac- 

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xopoiiiMM Ma^bHHKOM, oGpaTHoe npeBpameHHe no- 

— M He Hafleftcfl! — £3, 43, npo HCJIOBCKS a yace 

cjibimajia. 3ro H3 HCTOPHH ITMHOKKHO. — He nbitaftca 

npoH3BecTH BnenaTJieHHe Ha MOIO MaMy, TH ee H 

raK cpaami nanoBaji. 

— XoMy 3ap3Hee o6e3onacHTb ce6a or ee rHesa, 

KOFA3 Tbi HsiHcuib nojiyâxb CBOH nepsbie ABOHKH. 

— HxoGbi noAodnoro HC npoH3oiiuio, Tbi Ô^JKCH 

CO MHOH yCHJICHHO 3aHHMaTbC«. 

MaKC CKenTHMecKM orjumeji KOMHaxy, CJIOBHO pelliaJl, 

nOMCCTHMCfl Mbl C HHM 3^CCb BflBOCM HJIM HCT. 

— A MOC npHcyrcTBue 3êcb Te6a He CKOMnpOMe- 

TMpyer? 

— He 3a6biBafi, MH HC B aesjiTHaauaTOM BCKC! 

Ceft4ac KOMnpoMCTHpyex, CCJIH flesyiiiKa He 

c napHCM. 

— XOTb 3TO H BblFJlflflHT CTapOMOAHO, HO 

c To6oH, HanpMMep, aHrjiHHCKMM a 6yny o6a- 

33H Ha xe6e ^teHHTbCfl. B Mae noflovweT? 

— KTO aceHHTca B Mae, TOT BCIO JKH3Hb 

— TojibKo nepBbie njiTbêcHT êi, a ROTOM HHHCro, 

BTarHBaioTCH. 

51 c,aejiajia cTpauiHbie rnaaa, H Maitc Tyr xe no^- 

HHJI pyKM, cflasaacb: 

— HTO « TaKoro CKaaaji? CaMa xoTejia CHOKOHCT- 

BHfl. A BCe CK33KM ROJDKHbl 3aKaHHHB3TbCfl 

— ^-TO xony cnoKOHCTBHfl. Ho HC 

ero PJWOM c KaTpHH. 

MaKC TeaxpajibHO noMopmmicfl. Flo ero jmuy nporaMMa 

pa3Hoo6pa3Hbix rpHMac — a OH 

BHTCJlbHO 3a6bIJI, MTO T3KOC HaCTOflmafc 3MOUHH. IlpMero 

Koe-ieMy no^riHTb. 

— O6emaio, ma(|)epOM Ha CBa#b6e 6yfler Jleo. KaT- 

MH HC n030B6M. 

— Ona HBHTCJI 6e3 npHrjiaiiieHMH H KBK 

3JIEH KOJmyHbfl HanpOpOHHT HEM HTO-HH6y,Ub 

Hoe. HTO y nee eme B CHHCKC Hewcnoî>30BaHHoro — 

XHBOH H MeprsaH eoâ, MeH-KJiaaeneu... 

— «Cnamaa Kpacasnua*? — sa^yMa^cfl MaKC. 

A OH, OKa3bIBaCTCJI, 3H3CT CK33KH! — HaCKO^bKO S 

HOMHK), T3M BCC XOpOUIO 3aKOHHHJIOCb. M CCJIH 6bl 

npHHuecca ne sacnyjia, TO HC aoxaajiacb 6bi csoero 

npHHua. Eft 6bi aocTajica KaKOH-Hn6yflb ro6^HH, M 

OHa 661 BCK) )KM3Hb C HHM MyHHJiaCfa. A T3K HCMHOFO 

npocnajia — H EOT OHO, cnacTbe. IloMHHTCfl, 

6iw ee MOÔXC JICT Ha CTO. 

â-â, 3TO Kor&a see HMCHHO HTO 

A Haina KOHUOBKB noxa eme He onpeaejieHa. He6ec- 

Hwft apaMaTypr eme pasMbiumaeT Hafl TCM, HTO nwjuer 

— ApaMy HJIH KOMCAHIO. 

„. — .H corâceH na TaKyio CKa3Ky! — MaKC CTapa- 

TCJIBHO nbiTa^CH passeaTb MOH Mpa^Hbie MMCJIH. — 

Q&HH nouejiyfi, H npHHueccaTBOH. 

OH cKnoHttncfl MCHfl nouejioBaTb, HO a HCKCTaTM 

6pocHJia B3r^flA B OKHO. Honb... OTHOiueHwe K HOHM 

3tt HOCJlCAHHe AB3 MCCJIUa y MCHH HC H3M6HmiOCb. 

MaKC aarjuiHyji MHB B rnasa. XoTb JTHUO ero ocTa- 

BQjiocb 6eccTpacxHbiM, B niaaax 6buia 6ecKOHCMHOCTb. 

H CJIOB HHK3KHX HC H3AO... FIpOCTOflTb 6bl BOT T3K 

BCK) 3KH3Hb, FJ1HAH B 3Ty 663flOHHyiO 

Bya y ce6a na imeMax cunbHbie pyKH. 

— Tbi OHCHb xpa6paa, — npomenTa^ OH. — 

*WJia H xaneji, MTO BTHHyji Te6a B STO, a Tenepb HOHH- 

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51 M30 BCCX CRN npHacajiacb K Hemy. Kpemco-Kpen- 

KO. M nycKaw OH HHMCFO HC nyscTByeT, MHC 6biJio 

CCftnaC OHCHfa XOpOUIO. 

— TojibKO Tenepb HyjKHO CflCJiaTb TaK, HToGbi 

npHHuecca BHOBb He ycnyjia JICT 3#aK na TpMCTa, — 

npo6opMoiajia a, OTcrynan OT Maxca. 

He Morjia a paccjia6HTbca, HC Morjia 3a6biTb, HTO 

npoM3Oiiuio 33 nocjieflHHe ABa AHJL MOJKCT, Koraa 

BCe 33KOHHHTCH, CCJ1M OHO, KOHCHHO, 33KOH4MTCH, fl 

crany BCCCJIOH. MaKcy xopouio, OH npHBbiK, HTO BCH 

ero «H3Hb — 3xo 6opb6a aa BbDKMB3Hne. 

— Epynâ, — êrKO 6pocmi JHOGMMWH. — He 3a- 

6bisaH, renepb Te6a CHMTBIOT cipauiHbiM yHHHTOiKH- 

TC^CM BaMRHpOB. 3H34HT, 33BTp3 B UICCTb! 

— A M AOJKHBy flO 33BTpa? 

H orjumeâ 3H3KOMyio KOMHaxy. 3H3KOMyio? K3- 

>KeTca, MCHJI 3flecb He 6biJio CTO JICT. Her, HCT, 3êcb 

xmi COBCCM flpyroft HCJIOBCK. Cnpass KposaTb, CTOJI, 

CJICB3 KHHJKHblC HOJ1KH. 3HaKOMbl6 33naXH, CTCHbl 

pa30M o6cTynn)iH MCHJI, nanoMMHan, HTO COBCCM HC- 

A3BHO a 6bui3 apyrofl. npeacHast Mama Fypbesa eme 

HaxojjHjiacb 3êcb. Eute 6pOAH/ia êrKofi TCHbio, npMspaHHbiMH 

nsjibuaMH cMaxHsaâ nbuib c KHPDKHUX 

KOpeiiiKOB, ea^HJiscb Ha KpoeaTH, ocTaBJiMH ROMJITO- 

CTH na noKpbisajie, Tepsajia CTapeHbKMH Hoyr6yK. Ho 

ee BpeMH npoiiuio. OHS 6e3paa,aejibHO xo3«HHHHajia, 

noKa MCHJI HC 6biJio. Ho a Bepnyjiacb, H see CTBHCT 

no-HOBOMy. 

MaKC noBepny^ rojioBy, icaK 6y^ro K MCMy-TO npn- 

CJiyUJMBSHCb. 

— Bee 6yêT CROKOHHO. — OH npurflHyji MBHH K 

ce6e, 3aropaJKMBaH OT scero CTpauinoro, HTO jKâjro 

. — Tbi )Ke MHC zioBepfleiiib? 

Cnejiaeiiib TaK, K3K a Te6a npomy? — EC^H OH 

H6 XOTCJI FOBOpHTb MHC, HTO 3aayM3^, M03KCT, fl XOTH 

6u CMory orroBOpHTb ero or onepeAHoro 

HTO-TO B ero rjiasax MCJibKHyjio. MTO-TO 

MOC. 

CHHTbCfl, a? — OH yjibiGnyjica, 

SpoBCM oTMerafl see MOH TpesorM. — )Kena 

jKCJiaHwe. M BbinojiHio OJIHO TBOC, Tbi O^HO 

Moe. 

— OGManeiiib. — C ôroBopaMH y nac c caMoro 

Hanajia HC jiaan/iocb. 

— CJIOBO BaMnMpa! 

>! XHXHKHyjia. BOT yx caMoe HenaAOKHoe CJIOBO! 

IIo Kpaftneii Mepe, co6biTHfl nocjie^Hero 

HMCHHO B 3TOM MCHfl yGeÛJlH. 

— Xopouio. — H nonbnuttacb mejiKHyrb 

MH, HO y MCHH HC nOJiyHHJIOCb T3K JIOBKO, K3K y MaKca. 

— OrKaxMCb OT npasflHHKa. 

— Pe6flTa! — nossajia M3 icyxnn Mama. Ilo KopH- 

Jiopy npomeji oxeu. Hac JicaajiH c oGtHCHCHMflMH H 

paccxasoM. 

Maxc iiiarHyji K flBepw, HO Ji ne c^BMHyjiacb c MCCta. 

KTO KOTO nepeynpaMHT? 

— O&bflCHH MHC! — norpeSoBana H. 

— OexTOBaHHe... — Maxc pa3Be;i pyKM, CJIOBHO 

BôiKMTb B HHX cettnac opyacwe H 

— M HTO? 

— CaMbiH onacHbiM HPOTHBKHK TOT, Koropbiw nocrynaeT 

HejiorMHHO. FIoMHMLUb? — OH caejiaji ^BH- 

KaK Sy^TO B pyKe y nero ca6jifl H OH HanocHT 

>. — Bbinaa, GJIOK, KOHTpaTaKa. STO no npaBM- 

. KarpHH XOHCT Hac HanyraTb. Tbi ncnyrajiact? 

— A He jjojDKHa 6buia? — Y MCHJI poxâjiocb Hys- 

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xony AOKaaaTb, MTO MM c ro6ott MO^CCM )KMTb, KaK 

o6biMHbie JHOAH. BoHHbi HC 6yaex. 

— ApyruM TO xe caMoe cKaacn... 

— Box sasTpa H cKaaceM. — MaKc 3a HJICMH paa- 

BCpHyJI MCHH B CTOpOHy ^BCpH. — M HOTOM, y MCHH 

ecxb ceofl HHTepec: xony nocMOTpexb Ha xe6a B HO- 

BOH oScxanoBKe. He PHJIOM c BaMnHpaMM, a pjmoM c 

TBOHMM flpy3bflMH. 

— Tbi MX BCCX 3aninHOXH3Hpyeiiib, H OHM 6y#yr 

BOflMXb BOKpyr MCHH xopOBOfl? — Kxo 6 coMHCBancfl, 

MXO y Hero ecxb CBOH HHxepec! MacxepCKyio-xo oxpe- 

MOHTHpOBaXb flCMCXBHXeJIbHO HC MCUiaJIO. 

— O6emaio, KaxubiH 6yaex BCCXH ce6a xaK, 

aaxoMexca. — MBKC noicasaji pacKpwxbie 

B pyKax HHHero HC npaxaji. 

— HCCXHO? 

, MM BbiiunH B KOpHôp. R&a inara — 

M nepea naMH KyxHH. 

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yBnaexb xaicyio CKasoHHyio H4mLnHio. Kaft c fepfloft 

BbipaajiMCb H3 Jian CHBJKHOH KopoêBbi. 

— H TOJibKo pyKH noMoro, — npejiynpe^HJia si Ma- 

My, cKpbiBascb 3a Asepbio saHHOM. 

— H TOJKC. 

MaKC CKo;ib3Hyji CJICÔM. Mott BepHwft opyiKCHOceu! 

Bbui 6bi XM psmoM co MHOM scema. 

M3 sepKajia Ha MCHJI rjinnyjio 6êflHOe noMaxoe 

JIHUO. MHxepecHo, MTO noflyMa^H POAHTCJIH, yBHês 

MCHS xaKOH? MTO see flsa naca MM c MaKCOM uejioea- 

ROA êcxHHuefl? floxoxe na TO! 

pany a pasrjiHflejia cpasy — BO/IOCH BOKpyr 

nee 6bUiM BbicTpHaceHbi. HMMCFO, npHKpoio 

H aaKOJiio. Bropoft IIIOB Ji HaitxH ne cMorjia. 

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KaK H Msynaio ce6a B 3epKajie. 

— FIoMHMiiib, Tbi roBopHJia npo SeccMeprne? 

M na ceKynfly aaflepacajia JIBAOHM c BOÔM OKOJIO 

cBoero JiMua. 

— K noAyMa^-no/iyMan M peiiiH^: TM npasa. 

XOJIOAHOH BOâ noKasajiacb ropHHefi. H HecKOjib- 

KO pas yMbuiacb, npexae MCM nocMOTpeTb na Hero. 

— JlioSoBb êjiacT ^loêft 6eccMepTHbiMH. 

— TM onsrxb MHTaeiiib MOH MHCJIH! — a 

— 3HaMHT, Tbi XOTCJia 6bl JKHTb BCHHO? — MaKC 

yaOBJICTBOpCHHO KBIHyJI HOFOH. 

— C TO6OH? — 3TO 6bLJIO BaSKHOC yXOHHCHHe. 

— Co MHOH. — OH noflaji MHB noÔTenue. 

— H Ka^KJlblH A6Hb BOT T3K? — M TKHyJia najIbUCM 

BiiipaM. 

— He 3Haio. — MaKC noaxBaTH^ KOHHHK HOJIO- 

TCHua M BbiTep KanejibKy BOAW y MCHJI na ;i6y. — Do- 

p33HOMy. 

— Xoieiiib, HTo6bi H CTana BaMnHpOM, HHane a He 

CMory 6biTb c ToSoft HOCTOHHHO? 

MaKC naioioHM^ca KO MHC, H a saaepxajia Abixa- 

HHe. ECJIH Apyroro Bbixoâ Hex, CCJIM STO eziHHCTBen- 

HHH cnoco6 ocTaTbcn c MBKCOM HaBcema, TO... Cewnac? 

A 6ojibHO 6yACT? 

Ero ry6bi KocnyjiHCb MOHX BCK, meKH, 

Ka, najibUbi jieniH na meio. 

— HTO6bI )KMTb BCMHO, HC 

npomerrraji OH. 

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nepcoHajibHwii HCTOHHHK 6eccMepTHa. 

— A Tbi MOM. 

fl noTHHyjiacb K HeMy — K xaKOMy cmibHOMy, ra- 

Ko\ty H3Ae)KHOMy, raKONiy seHHOMy. 

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KOTOpoe c KaiKAoft ceKyHAOH cTaHOBHJiocb see r;iy6xe. 

ToJiOBa aaKpyacMJiacb. H 6buia cnacTjiHsa. 3flecb. 

CeHHac. Flocjie Bcero, MTO npoH3oiiuio. CnacTJiHBa, 

HCCMOTpa HH Ha HTO. 

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AOJiraa. B HCH 6bin MBKC H a, TaKHe, Kax ceMnac. FIo- 

TOMy HTO BpBMa HC BJiaCTBOBaJTO H3A H3MH — OHO 

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ymeji, cocjiasiiiMCb HS TO, HTO na/io cênHTb 3a pa6o- 

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3aâHHbiH MOHM nanoH. 

— Ra. — 51 y^biSnyjiacb, cnpaTaâ ni333. 

Flana noxjionaji Mena no pyKe H Bbiuie^ M3-3a 

CTOJia. MTO 3TO 3H3HHT? MOM nana H paHbiue HC OT- 

JIHH3JICa pasrOBOpHHBOCTbK), HO CCflHaC H 

M ClUte OH K3K-TO CTP3HHO CMOTpCJl H3 MCHH. 

— Flsna! — nojiHflJiacb a BC/iea 3a HHM. 

ocTopojKHe, — yaepxana Mena 3a pyKy 

M3Ma. 

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4io ceftnac AyMaTb, BOT Koraa naao 6yA6T, TOnoayMaio. 

jierâ na KposaTb. KaK THXO. KaK CHOKOHHO. 

npoiueji scero OAMH aenb? A KaK 6ynro npo- 

MCCHU. MJIH jjBa. CTOJibKo scero npOH3ouuio! 

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HO. KaxeTca, OH TojibKo-TOJibKO BOIXICJI, a eme HC 

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HTO xoTejia — o ceroaHamneM AHC, o CBOCH Jiio6- 

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6w H HCT? Y Hac eme HC 6wJio HM OAHOFO co- 

BMecTHoro npasAHHKa. KaK GWJIO 6bi xopoiuo nosna- 

KOMHib ero c MOHMM flpy3baMM. TO-TO BCC yAMBaT- 

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Bee npaBHJibHO H K3K-TO oneBHAHO. MaMa TBK MCHH 

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HOH. riepeao MHOH pacnaxnyjiacb HensBecTHocTb, 

OTKpbLJICJI OrpOMHblfi 6eCKp3HHHft MHp (HC JIHHHfl!), 

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3a pyKy MCHH KTO-TO Aepxan. H ne coMHCBajiacb, HTO 

MaKC, nosTOMy ne o6opaHHB3Ji3Cb, a TOJIBKO BpeMa 

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B npouiJioM rofly npHHecjia CBOHX Mmepwu 

B KJiacc, H OHM y nee pa36ejKajiHCb. OAHy a HOTOM 

Hauina y ce6a B pioK3aKe. Toraa-TO H BbiacHHJia, 

M3M3 OHCHb 6OHTCH pCHTHJIMH. Mbi 

JICT BMCCTC, qTo HaM ^cjinTb! A cKopo BOo6me 

paccraneMca! 

— TaK nero? — MajiHHHHa 6pocmia He/jOKypeH- 

Hyio cwrapcTy H sarjiaHyâ B onycTCBinyio naHKy. 

— IIpocTO noBC3Jio. Bonpocbi SbiJiH jierKHC... — 

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MajiHHHH3 CMfljia nycryio KOpo6Ky K rpy- 

CTHO B3,aOXHyJI3. — 4epT, nOHCMy HCKOTOpblM T3K BC- 

3CT? FypbCBa, noflejiHCb ceKperoM ycnexa. 

XOHy JIM fl BH/JCTb MX BCHCpOM? XOHy! XB3THT 

BOHH! 

— npHxojiH cerociHH na BenepuHicy H see y3Haeuib. 

— BenepHHKs? — nojjsjiacb Bnepefl PenwHa. — 

Hnnero ce6e! 

— B mecTb. — MeHfl nopaôBajio Fa^KHHO soa- 

EOT yjK KTO TOHHO Syaer paa npHHTH, 

MMCHHO OH3, HaillH «HOBOCTM AHfl». 

— OH re6e noACKaaaji, — KHBOK B CTOpony noAT>- 

, — 4To6w ibi Hac no3Bajia, miH caMa floayMa- 

? OTKPOM xaflny, noneMy OH BbiGpaji reSn? 

Kyâ yxo^HT Ham HHrepec K jiioaHM? Be^b Crem- 

KB Heiuioxaa M Her^yna«. Ho KaK-To c HCH... IlpocTo 

HC O H6M fOBOpMTb. 

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oflHOKnaccHHu, na npHCbinaHHtie CHCFOM 

na 6e;ibiH XO^MHK necoHHHUbi. Haao BbijiaTb HTO- 

— fl ero npHBOpOJKMJia Ha KPOBM. 

— npaefla, TTO ^H? — pacnaxnyjia maaa 

— PaccKa^ceuib MHC OOTOM nono^po6Heft, — co 

3HaHeHHCM KHBHyjia MaJIMHMHa. 

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CO6HpaCTCH 3TMM 3aHHTbCH — paCCKa3bIB3Tb, nOK3- 

3bIBaTb, flCMOHCTpHpOBaTb CBOK) JTK)6oBb. 

— KOHCHHO, npH^CM, — 3aToponmiacb Penn- 

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Eft Huea c BenepuHKott Hanajia 

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3JI3H KOJiayHbfl. ft HHKOFO HC 3a6bIJia? 

— MaKC npHrjiacHT CBOHX Apy3efi. A BOo6me ne 

3H3K), OH BCC flCpXHT B CCKpCTe. 

— CeKpeibi — 3TO xopouio, — Bflpyr npoH3Hecâ 

CeMCHOBa. — A HTO OTMenaeM? 

— BofiHa 3aKOHHHJiacb. He 

PenHHa nyrb c jiasKH HC csajimiacb. 

MajiHHMHa AepHyjia ee o6parHO. 

— HTO-HW6y^b H3 MOCKBbI npMBC3Jia? 

Hy aa, yMHbie JIIOAM H3 MOCKEM HTO-TO Beayr, a a 

TOJIbKOflHIlJlOM. 

— KHK-TO ne #o roro 6biJio, — no^cajia » njie- 

M3MH. 

— Box H nocburatt Te6a B crojiHuy... — nposopHa- 

Jia MajiHHHHa. 51 npbicnyjia. ^CBHOHKH aaxoxoxajiH B 

OTBCT. 

— JIaflHo, yroBopMJia. — CreuiKa no^HJuiacb c 

JI3BKH. — KOJIC4KO OH TC6e HOJiapHJl? 

Box 3a HTO H jno6mia CTeiiiKy, TaK STO 33 ee BHM- 

MaHne K Me;iOHaM. Or nee HHHero HC ycKOJibsano. 

— â. — fl cxaâ Ky^3K, MTo5bi MOJKHO 6buio jiynme 

paccMOTpeTb no^spoK. — Or crji33a, roBopJiT, no- 

MoraeT. 

— Hy TOPA3 XHM. — MajiHHHHa nepeKHHyjia PIOK- 

3HK HCpC3 nJICHO. 4TO-TO OHM CerOJJHfl B lllKOJiy HC 

ToponaTCH... — fl CHHHUbiHa c co6oft npHXB34y. HHnero? 

S BcnoMHHJia H3iiiero A3K)AOHCTa. ECJIH OH npn- 

flCT, TO BCHCp AeHCTBHTCJIbHO 6yjJCT BeCCJlblH. BOKJCb 

TOJIbKO, y rTCTbKH B03HHKHyT CpO4HbIC fl6JI3. C MaK- 

COM OH OAHH pas yace cTajiKHBajica H c TCX nop 06x0ero 

cropoHoft. 

— BepH, — KHBHyjis H. A npo ce6a noayMSJia: HCT, 

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ocTajiacb na MBCTC. Fpa^ymaa BenepHHKa — xopo- 

UIHH nOBOfl 33HaTHfl HpOIiyCTHTb. K3K 5KC fl CCHHaC 

2 33BHAOBaJI3 ACBHOHK3M... )KH3Hb y HHX 6bIJia CHO- 

KOHHa H OGblKHOBCHHa. XOTa HCT, HC 33BHAOB3JI3. 

y MCHH joxe see Heruioxo. 

MHMO MCHa c flejiosbiM BHAOM npOTonan Kapanys 

c nycTbiM BeêpKOM. B TaKyio panb OH peuiHJi 3a- 

HHTbCfl o6yCTpOHCTBOM nCCOHHHUbl? 

HHKH." ^KH3Hb npoflOJiscaeTca! MSKC npas 

AOJiJKHa npOAOJiacaTbca necMOTpa HH Ha HTO. Mbi HC 

3HaCM, HTO GyflCT 43^bllie, HO H3-33 HC3H3HHa HC 

HMCCM Rp3B3 OCTaH3B^HBaTbCJI, Hao6opOT, flOJIJKHbl 

H^TH Bnepea, HTo6bi ycneTb sarjianyrb 33 nosopOT. 

Byaymee CCTB y BCCX — y MajiHHHHOH, y Jiio6onbiT- 

PenHHOH, y HecnacTHoro IlaiiiKH. OHH see MOF- 

CKasaTb, HTO oKOHHaT uiKOJiy, Kyaa-TO T3M nocTy- 

:, 6ynyr pa6oT3Tb, BCTPCTHT caMbix rjiaBHbix B CBO- 

CH 5KH3HH ^lOACH, MO3KCT, XCHaTCa, MOiKCT, 

L HoHCMy a 6oaâcb 

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xopouieH Haoexmrf. noncMy-TO a He sepHJia, HTO see 

y Hac c MaKCOM 6yêT xopouio. M KTO, MHTCPCCHO, 

ycneji MCH» Tax y6eflHTb? HeyxejiH 43HH3^? OH MOF! 

CTpainnaH semb — naaeiima. Korâ yace HOHRTHO, 

HTO HHHCrO HC 6y4CT, HTO 3KM3Hb, o6bIKHOBCHHaH 

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npHxoflHT ona. 3a6wpaeTCH B ayiuy, êpraeT 3a caMbie 

6ojie3HCHHbie CTpyHKM, Tepe6HT, 3acTaBâeT Kapa6- 

, He no3BOJiaeT oTCTynHTb. 

3H3HMT, BCC 3aKOHHMJIOCb? By^CM Ha 3TO HaflC- 

! CMOTpMTC^H 3a6yflyr 060 MHC H MOCM ropoê, 

aHAyr ce6e 6o;iee secejioe 3aHaTHe, HBM 

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H6MCS BflBOCM, 

BceM ocTajibHWM JICFKO yâeTca 6biTb BMCCTC — 

nporyjiKH, BHesanHbie npH3HaHHH, nouejiyw B no,aB- 

63^6, COBMCCTHbie BbUia3KH, MCHTbl O COBM6CTHOH 

3KH3HH... y H3C TOJKC BCC 

O TOFO MHC npaBHJiacb 3Ta 

Bce BpeMa SbiTb paaoM, ueôBaTb ero, 

ero cmibHoe KpenKoe TCÔ... CnaTb c HHM... 

. MOHM nepBbiM M>OKHHHOH 6yêT MaKC. 

T^ynoe, niynoe cepûe! 3aneM Tbi MHC 

3xy 6ecnoJie3Hyio Haaeacny? HTO a c HCH 

3aneM OHa nocejinjiacb BO MHC? CKOJibKO eiue scero 

AOJIXHO npOH3OHTH, HTOSbl MOC SaBCTHOC 

c6biJiocb? Be^b CKOPO see naHHCTCH CHOBa. 

SblTb, BCHep, MOJKCT 6bITb, flB3 — H MOH MHJlblC 

3bfl» Aaj^yr o ce6e 3H3Tb. JIOSBOHHT Ojier, 

HaoroHCK KsTpHH... 

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nflTHHUA. TPHHAAUATOE 

Aopora ^0 uiKOJibi Sbuia AO TOFO npHBbiHHOH, HTO 

a ee yace MHOFO JICT HC saMenajia. FIpocTo npoxo^njia 

HCOGxOflHMOe KCWIHHCCTBO lliarOB. CKOJIbKO HX — IlflTb- 

COT? CCMbCOT? HHKOF43 HC CHHT3Jia. A MO«CT, CTOHT? 

Bflpyr TaM ixiecTbcoT uiecTbaecJiT mecTb iiiaroB?1 Ec- 

JIH T3K, TO nonaTHO, noHCMy nyTb AaeTca MHC nocjieflHee 

BpeMa oco6eHHO TpyAHo. 

K 6bi T3K H aoiiuia 40 KJiacca, HC CHJIBHO 

B noapo6HOCTH oKpyjKatomeH MCHH 

CTH, HO F^33 HCBOJIbHO CT3^ BbIXB3TbIBaTb H63H3HH- 

1 IlIecTbcoT iijecTbflecflT uiectb B Ka6anHCTHKe c4HTaercH 

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— TH H3 TpCHHpOBKy nOHflCUIb? 

Crapyio ruiacTHHKy 3aejro... 

^ TOXC nocMOTpejia na noHHKiuyio Gepesy, Ha 

CJIOBHO onycTHBiiiMecji na KOPTOHKH KycTbi — Kasa- 

JlOCb, OHM FOTOBHJIHCb HpHHflTb H3 CBOH FOÔBbl Tflacejibie 

Tynn ne6a, — M MHC aapyr npniixna npocTaa B 

CBOCH FCHHaJIbHOCTH MblCJIb. 

IToApyacHTb MaKca c KOJIOCOBMM y MCHH HHKOraa 

He noJiyqHTCH, HO noKasaib FlaiiiKe, HTO see ne 

T3K ILJIOXO, qTO MOJKHO 5KHTb MHpHO H HC CTpajiaTb, H 

Mory. Ilopa MCHHTb ero MHCHHC o MaKce, a TO OH ero 

BC6 33 MOHCTpa AepiKHT. Or HCTHHbl, KOHCHHO, 

KO, HO Ha£O CAeâTb TaK, qxo6bi 6buio eme 

HaillH OTHOllieHHH HajiaflHTCH, H MM CHOB3 CT3H6M 

. KaK paHbuie, xojibKO 6e3 TOCKH B ero 

H B3flOXOB 33 MOCft CnHHOH. 

— flaiiiKa, ceroAHH seqepOM a npHrjiamaio Te6fl 

HE seqepHHKy B MacTepcKyio. 

KOJIOCOBa 60Jie3HCHHO ACpHyÔCb, HO OH 

— Hero oTMeqaeM? — FIoATHHyji K ce6e 

PIOK33K, npHBbiqnbiM ABHJKCHHeM napy pas 

HO HCMy MblCKOM 6OTHHK3. 

— OTKpblTHB So^bUIOH T3HHbI, HTO 

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Kp3CH3. 

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Ka. — A TO BH qro-ro ece Tflnexe. 

TBoero GJISFOCJIOBCHMM. 

HC FIsuiKMHoro JIHUS MOJKHO 6buio 3a- 

HocHTb B yqe6HHK no ncHxojioFHH. OHO nocxoaHHO 

MeHHJiocb: TO B HCM noflBJia^3Cb Haaeâa, TO KOJIO- 

COB craHOBHJicfl MpSHCH, TO peiiiHTejieH, HO npw STOM 

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nocjieAHHH pas? B MOCKBC. #a, B MOCKBC — 

c OjieroM B pecxopane, H nocxoaHHo CMoxpejia 

na BpeMfl. M eme a CMoxpejia na BpeMJi B aaponopxy, 

KorAa xaajia caMOJiexa. A HOXOM... He xsaxajio ero 

noxepaxb nocne xoft acyrKOft scxpeqn c rpysoBHKOM. 

— CeroAHa BeqepOM xw CMoaceiiib nepeâxb HBM 

CBOH HanyxcxBHfl JIHHHO. 

Tenepb MOXHO HC coMHCBaxbca: npasAHHK BHH- 

Aex 3a6aBHbift. Hxo-HH6yAb npoHsoHAex o6a3axejib- 

HO. JlH6o CHHxesaxop pacKOJioiiiMaxax, JIH&O CXQJI 

nepeBepnyx. FIoBecejiHMca, OAHHM CJIOBOM. 

— H oxKyAa OH xaKoft mycxpbiH BSJLUCH, xBOft 

MaKc? — 3^0 npoue^HJi KOJIOCOB. — Cnaeji 6bi B 

CBOCH AepcBHe H Aajibiue. Kxo OH? B npoiujibift pas 

Xbl MH6 T3K H HC CKa3aJI3. KaK OH 33JIC3 K XC6e B OKHO? 

Kaacexca, B nepezie nojioacHxe^bHbix KanecxB MaK- 

ca HaMCXHJIOCb OflHO OXpHUaTCJIbHOC — 3a6bIB4M- 

BOCXb. MOF 6bl CBOHM FHnHO3OM HOAHHCXHXb HCHyiKnyio 

HH4)opMauHio B IlaiiiKHHOH 6auiKe. 3aneM 6buio 

ocxaBJiaxb naMHXb o XOM Benepe, Korâ KOJIOCOB yBH- 

ACJI anoxajibHbiH BHSHX MaKca KO MHC B KOMHaxy qepes 

OKHO? 

— Snaeiiib, xbi xoace Kasceujbca eiwy ae COBCCM 

HopMajibHbiM. Tbi, qacoM, HC BaMnwp? 

— fl-xo nero HC xaK cêjiaji? — namica 

CJIMIUKOM MHOFO Bonpocos, — XMUKnyjia 

a. Ho riauiKa yMHHua, OH co BCCM cnpaBHT- 

CSL — ECAH xbi ceroAHH ne npHêuib, a o6w»cycb. 

KOJIOCOB MpaiHO KHBHyji, H a nouuia flajibiiie. 

CxynenbKH Kpbuibua noa noraMH 6buiH CKOJib3KHe — 

cner pacxaaji, npeBpaxHBiuHCb B npoxwBHyio jKMJKy. 

^ qyxb HC nocKOJibsnyjiacb. Moacex, 3x0 KaKOft 3HaK, 

qxoGbi a xyAa HC xojiHJia? Haô eme pa3 

KHury Ojiera. 

, xbi MCHH npoBOAHiiib AO KJiacca. — 

He xoxejiocb ocxaBJiaxb IlamKy Ha yjinue oflnoro. To 

^H XOJIOflHO MHC CXaHOBHJIOCfa, XO JIM XpCBOJKHO. 

% HC cxajia oGopaHHBaibca. Flo 6ojibmoMy cnexy 

HesaxHO, KXO npoxoAnx MHMO, a KXO cneuHajibHo 

Hjoter, Hxo6bi Bcxpexnxbca co MHOH. Kopojiesa ceftHac 

, see Bcxpenn oxjioxeHbi na Benep. 

— Fypbesa! Are6e, KOHCHHO, yace MO^CHO H ona3- 

, H yHHxejieH HC saiwenaxb? 

Posa HexpoBHa! KaK ace, KOFO eme H Mory Bcrpe- 

, xaK cHJibHO ona3AbiBafl Ha ypOK! npnieM na 

ypoK jiHxepaxypbi. 

IlaiiiKa MOJIHHCHOCHO Hcnapujica. M npaBHJibHo. 

Hero eMy BMBCXC co MHOH nonaoiaxb no^ pasâqy? 

IlycKaH noxoflHx, noAYMaex, nacxpoHxca na Benep. 

•IlepBbiH, Bxopoft ypOK... Bee ocxaexcfl KBK panbme. 

Te ace SBOHKH, xe JKC jierKHe npo6eacKH Ma^bimeH, 

6bicxpbiH luenor ACBMOHOK H3 CPCAHHX Kjrac- 

COB, HCAOBOJIbHbie B3rJI5IAbI BblHyCKHHKOB — 1UKOJT3 

aKXHBHo o6cy)KAaAa Moe ynacxne B OjiMMnnaAe, cxpe- 

MHTejIbHblH OXbC3A, HeOJKHAaHHOC BO3pameHHC H MOC 

xpexbe MCCXO. 

O6e MOH pyHKH nOHCMy-xo HC xore^w nncaxb. 

OlOBHO CTOBOpHJIHCb, HXOSbl MCROpTHTb MHC H3CXpOC- 

HHC. KaKOH-XO 3H3K? 

JlepKa MapKCJioea TOJKC 6biJia Ha Bbicoxe — npnrjiameHHe 

na BeqepMHKy npwHJiJia HC cpasy. 

— Bepnyjiacb, 3naqHT? — JIwuo y MapKejioBoft 

Gbuio CKyqawmee. OHa CMoxpejia na MCHJI KpacHbiMM 

ox HOHHOFO GACHMH rjiasaMH, rjiaAHJia CBOKJ HOByio 

nHxoMHuy KpbicKy-ajib6HHOca Be^jiy. — 3ro xox na- 

pCHb, HXO npHC3)KaJI, Aa? CseX^CMbKHH T3KOH. FOBO- 

PHJIH, qxo OH H3 MOCKBW. — Ona roBOpmia MCAJieH- 

HO, CJIOBHO npHnoMHHaa HyxHbie cjioBa. 

— Her, a roBopro npo MaKca. — Bce-xaKH B FOJIO- 

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xoneiiib HATH, ornycTH Bejury. EH nopa passeaTbca. 

fl c TpeeoroM rnsiHyjia Ha MapicejioBy. Ee Monna- 

HHC 6buio nenoHHTHO. fl BCC 6oa;iacb, HTO ona 

HCT M6HH B HCM-TO o6BHHflTb. &Q CMX ROp B 

CTOJUI ee KPMK: «Bce 6ecnojie3Ho! KOHCU GJIHSOK! Bee 

yMpyr!» 

Bee yMpyr... Bpp, KBK MpaHHO. 

YHHTejibHHua no SHOJIOFMH paccKaabisana o aa- 

KOHax 3BOJHOU.MH, TbiKajia yKa3Kofl B BHCamyio Ha 

cxeMy. B nanajie ypoxa ona nposejia onpoc, HO 

HC Bbi3Bajia. MeHfl ceroflHa Boo6me He 3aMena- 

JIH — HC sanaBaJin Bonpocos, ne npofiepa^H AOMaiu- 

HIOIO paSoxy. MOJKCT, MCHH H npasâ aêcb He 6buio? 

A ia, MTO cliaejia 3a napxofl, 6buia HC a. 

— B MactepCKofl MaKca B mecxb senepa, — B KO- 

Topbifl pas noBxopHJia H. — M ne 3a6y^b noBaaaib 

BejiKe KpacHBbift SaHTHK. 

— B MacxepcKOH? — Jlepa, Kaaaôcb, Bnepsue 

MCHfl paccjibiiiiajia. Ona Bcerâ 6buia 4yrb 33Top- 

MO5KCHHaji, a cefinac H BOBCC r;iy6oKO yuuia B CBOM 

MblCJIM. 

MapKCJiosa ccajiHâ Kpbicy B proicaaK M TO^B- 

KO noTOM KaK-To HeonpeflejieHHo KHBHyjia — TO JIM 

npnaex, TO JIM ne npHACT. Haô 6yêT eme pas nanoMHHTb. 

HTO CM B nsiTHHiry senepoM KHcnyrb ôiwa? 

Ona OTjioiKHJia py^Ky H nocMOTpejia B OKHO. Mos 

pyHKa Tax M HC nncana, Ji noTHHyâcb 33 JlepKHHOM n 

TOJibKo ceftnac 3aMeTHJia, HTO y nee HanMcano B TCT- 

passe 

— C yrpa 6biô, — B JlepKHHbix rjiasax HOHBH- 

Jiacb 3anHTepecoBaHHocTb. — A Tw nero, 

p5Lfia? 

— JlHTHHUa? — MO)KHO 6bLfIO H HC 

HO H peuiHJia yroHHHTb. Pea^bnocTb c 6MOJiorneH, 

OJiHMnnaaofi H rpaaymHM nocêAHMM ypoKOM ne 

cneuia OTKOJioJiacb OT MCHS H, noKaHHBaacb Ha BOJI- 

HOX, noruibuia na CBOCM ocTpoBKe-jib^MHe nponb K 

ropHSOHTy. 

iWToe! IlflTHMua! CaMoe HecnacTJiMBoe co- 

, KaKoe TOJibKO MOXCT BCTpeTHTbca! A JI-TO 

, nero y MCHH ceroana BCC He KJICMTCH... Kapairya 

eme TOT c nycTbiM BCACPKOM... 

— TM ero SoniubCH, njiTHMUbi TpHHaauaToro? — 

JlepKa paasepHyjiacb KO MHC. 

Tenepb Mena Hanyra^ 6bi M nepeSeraiomMM ôpory 

uiKa4». Ho Taxoe coneTaHHe... KaK ace a panbme 06 

3TOM HC BCnOMHHJia? 

— Hy aa, 6eH3onHJibi TaM BCHKMC, 6yflHbie OJKHB- 

H KaK a Monia nponycTMTb TaKyro rpaaaMO3HyK) 

Hos, O^HH TOJibKO BTOT jienb MO;JKHO yHHHTO- 

BCCX BaMnnpOB Ha 3eMJie. EC^H eme HOAKMnapOHKy 

TBKHX JKC rjioGajibHwx HPHMCT — KO- 

HJIH COJIHCHHOe SaTMCHMC, JJo6aBHTb T3J13HT 

HpHHW... 

MapKCJiosa y^biGnyjiacb snaKOMOM CXHAHOH yjibi6- 

Koft roreccbi co CTSJKCM: 

— .fl npimy cero^Ha. 

Macu Haa BXOAOM B KJiacc sacxbmH, H3o6pa3HB 

KpaflniOK) CTeneHb yAMBêHMH, — 6e3 jiecaTM asa, 

o6e cipe^KH pe3KO noanaTbi BBepx, HOCHK, COC/IH- 

MX, HeaoBOJibHO HacynJieH. H TOJKC yAHBJia- 

, K3K MOFJia He BCnOMHHTb CTO^b OHCBHAHOH BC- 

. KajieHflapb-TO nocToanHO y MCHH nepe^ 

MH — BMCHT B npHXOJKCH, C ^CBOH CTOpOHbl 

H iq>acHbift KBaapaTHK BCC speMa ycTaHoajien na ceroflHauiHeM 

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6oH. Xoxfl... A noHCMy HCT? Kor.ua ate eme BecejiHTb- 

Ca B3MHHp3M, K3K HC B T3KO& ACHb... 

fl nepeBCAa esrjiaA HS AOCKy. 

3BOAIOHHH, HHiueBaa uenoHK3, npHcnoco6.nae- 

MOCTb, 6opb6a 33 BbDKHBSHHC. IlO BCCMy BblXOAHJIO, 

MTO HCJIOBeK 6bIA, 6C3 COMHCHHa, CaMbIM flOCTOHHblM 

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JLJIHHHOH HHTKH ^KCMnyra, a na mieHo xopoiuo 

6bi npHKOJioTb Gpouib — Kpacnyio posy. M s 

3H3K), T46 HX M05KHO B3STb. M SpOUIb, H 

B MaMHHOH lUKaxyjiKe. 

B nojiyMpaice cna^bHH B oxpajKCHMH Tpiowo MOC 

njiaibe Bbirjiaêô BejiHKOJienno. Haao noname na- 

Be^biBaxbCH K MaMHHOMy 3epK3Jiy, BH^HMO, OHO 06jiaaaer 

COGCTBCHHOH MarHew — jjejiaer oKpyxaiomee 

oco6o npHBJieKaTeîbHbiM. SapHflHBiuHCb ero aneprneft, 

a sepnyjiacb B npHxoxyio. 

KpacHbitt KBaflpatHK Ha KaêHjtape CTOSW Ha UH

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ApCBHHM o6bIHaCM XOpOHHTb pOflCTBCHHHKOB nOA 

noporoM. ECJIH 6eraTb nocroaHHO Tyaa-cioAa, arc HX 

MOJKCT nanaTb CHJIBHO pa3ApaacaTb. 

fl eme pas ruiKmyjia nepes JICBOC ruieno H oniaHyjiacb. 

EyaeM CHHxaTb, HTO npHiiuia eme 3aneM-HH- 

6yAb. TojibKO npHHHHa c xoAy ne npHAyMbiBanacb. 

HTO-TO xaKoe 6buio... Bxoaa B AOM, nazio o6a3aTCJibHo 

npMcecxb, HTo6bi IIOTOM He ynecTH IIOKOH HS 

TOT, KTO BXOAHT H Cp33y BBIXOAHT, 33AyMaJI 

poe. A y Mac ace TQJibKO Ao6poe. fl MBAJICHHO onyc- 

TUTiacb Ha cryji. IlocMXy, noAyMaio, aaoflHO BCHOM- 

HK), HTO eme 3a6buia. 

K ce6e 6yaHJibHHK. J^se TOHKHC 

MezuieHHo npn6jiMxajincb apyr K flpyry, HO- 

3aiHCMHTb BpCMS. K.3K HOiKHHUbl peJKyT TK3Hb, 

T3K H MCpHblC JIC3BHJI pe33^H MaTCpMK) 3KH3HH. Bee, 

xony K MaKcy! Jla HTO a B caMOM nejie Tax sauennjiacb 

aa KaKHe-To npMMeTbi! )Kiuia se^b panbiue Kaic- 

TO 6e3 HMX! 

M a BbiGexajia H3 KBapTHpbi, Haaeacb, HTO see HenpMflTHOCTH, 

roTOBbie nanacTb Ha MCHH, ocTanyrcfl B 

KOMH3TC, HC yCRCB BblHTH 33 MHOH CJICflOM. FIOTO- 

My HTO a OHCHb 6biCTpo saxjionHyjia nepefl HX HOCOM 

JlH(})T, BC3ymHH MCHfl BHH3, . 4TO-TO OH IIO- 

BpeMfl CTaji iiiyMHO ... Hy BOT, 

a He o TOM .ayMaio. 

nepBoro 3Taaca 6bui TCMCH H nycT. 

BHOBb OK33aJI3Cb npHOTKpblTOH. 

CBCT... 

ocTOpoacHbix mara. OcTasajiocb 

pyicy H BOHTH. Ha MHSHHUC nepCTeneic. 

A BApyr? KaK «e a cpaay ne Aoraâjiacb — MaKc 

XOHCT cêâTb MHC npeAJioiKCHHe! Kaxaa HeoxnaaH- 

HOCTb! 51 oaepnyjia na ce6e miaTbe. rioneMy 6bi H 

HCT? CaM JKC TOBOpHJI, HTO HOCJIC lUKOJIbl Mbl 

BMecxe Kaambitt nac, Ka)*cayK> MMnyry... 

H yace roTOBa 6buia yjibiGnyrbca cBoeft peiiiHMO- 

CTH, Korjja 33MeTHJia, HTO Mbicjin MOH ycnoKOH^ncb, 

a cepflue npoflo^xaeT rpoMKo cTynaTb, sacTaBJiaa 

tpesoacHO orjiaAbiBaTbCH. 

3H3HHT, Bce-TaKH 6aji MOHCTpoB c npmuiameH- 

HOH 33KyCKOH? 

^sepb pacnaxnyjiacb. floTOK BO34yxa TOJiKHy^ 

MCHa B rpyab, H a noâsHJis B ce6e JKCJISHHC c6e)KaTb. 

— Mama? 

MaccHBHbifl Tperop 33HHA secb flsepHOH npoeM. 

Ero yjibi6K3 6BUia 6o;ibme noxoaca na OCKSJI. 

— A MSKC... — Hsnajia a. YAo6HO 6biJio y6exaaTb 

ce6a Becb fleHb, HTO BaMnwpbi MHC 6o;ibme HC CTpsrn- 

HH. HO CTOHJ1O yBHflCTb OflHOFO BXHByiO... YBepCH- 

HOCTb Moa, CTOH! He y6eraft 6es Mena! 

— 3axonH. — Tperop nocTOpOHHJica, nponycKaa 

MCHJI B MacTepcKyio. — Tyr KOC B HCM naô noMOHb. 

IloMOHb? Onenb xopomo. M Gyny flep)KaTb, a OH 

Syaer KycaTb? 

Horn npHpocjjH K nopory. MOJKCT, yftTM? Bepnycb 

AOMOH, noflO)»tay, noKa HC BepneTca MaKC. 

XaaTHT! /IOMOH a yxe Bosspamanacb. 

Fperop cToaji B rjiy6nne MacTepcKOH H pacTepan- 

HO CMOTpeji Ha Mena. Ero B3r^na rosopuji: «Pa3 npHuuia, 

npoxoAM. MTO Tbi TaM 3acTbuia? M^M HTO Heao6poe 

3aflyMajia?» 

HeAo6poro y Mena B FOJIOBC He 6buio. ft nOBejia 

njienaMH, nporonaa BnesanHoe oueneneHHe. Ka>K6Tca, 

MU HanyrajiM Apyr Apyra. 

— ripHBCT! — BbiAasHâ a H3 ce6a, 3axoA« M 33iq)biBaa 

3a co6oft ABepb. — H He pano? 

— B caMbiH paa. — Fperop cornacHO saKHBaJi. J\,o 

Toro OH croon, HC uieBeâcb. Xopomee nanajio npa3A- 

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HC4e3Jin, norpy3HBiiiHCfa B pasHousexbe JiaMnoneK. 

HO 3XO SbUIO HC H3Ba3HHBOe MHraHHC AHCKOXCKHblX 

. HanpaaneHHbie B pa3Hbie yrjiH KOMHaxbi jiaM- 

MCAJICHHO raCJIH H T3K 5KC MCAJICHHO 33rOpa- 

JIHCb. CliHXe3aXOp CXOHJI B yrjiy, OCBO6OAHB MCCTO 

AJifl xaHueB. BbicoKasi KaMHHHsa nojiKa npeBpaxHjiacb 

B 6apHyio cxoHKy, Ha HBH Bbicxpomwcb nycTbie 

6oKanbi, 6yxbijiKH c inaMnancKHM H BHHOM. CTOJI oxbexaji 

K OKHy, Ha HCM BO3Bbiiuajiacb OAHHOKaa cxonKa 

xapejioK. floji aacxaBJien Kopo6icaMH. Cnpasa or BXO- 

A3 noaBHjica 3aKyxoK AJia oAeacAbi, HO semajiKa yace 

aaHHxa — ropnajiH nepbfl, nycxbiMH rjiasaMH na 

CMOTpeâ Sejiaa MacKa. CiopnpH3bi 

npMCTpoHB najibxo na cryji, a Bepnyjiacb B sasi. 

Fperop CHACJI Ha KoproHKax OKOJIO My3biKajibHOro 

ueHTpa, B pyicax y Hero 6bui ny^bT. 

ft cziejiajia eme OAHH mar H ocxaHOBHJiacb. MHTCpecHo, 

HCM H Mory eMy noMO4b? 3anpaBHJia naaaiomyio 

na râsa npjmb 3a yxo, HO ona see BbicKajibsu- 

, H H ronafia ee xy,na-cioAa, noKa Tperop npH- 

KO MHC MflFKOH KOUiaHbCH nOXOAKOH. 

BaMiiHpH3M — 6one3Hb? Her, xnsHb. TojibKO flpyraa. 

KaKraM CKasa^ Ojier? OHM iKe HC BMHOBaibi, MTO 

nojiynmiocb. He BHHOBaTbi... 

— Box, HaAO paccxaBHXb. — Fperop ACFKO noa- 

KopodKy H passepHyji ee KO MHC. — M y»ce He 

noMHio, KaK see ryr AOJDKHO 6wxb. 

FlepcA râsaMH Me^bKHyjio 3HaKOMoe Ha3BaHHc — 

«HanojieoH», caMbifl Aoporofi H na4)OCHfaiM pecxopaH 

ropoAa. Hy KOHCHHO! C nero a B3HJia, HXO MaKC see 

6yêx Aejiaxb caM? 

HxoGbi paccMorpexb, HXO B KopodKe, MHC npwiiLiiocb 

npHBCxaxb na ubinoiKH. 4oJiroBH3aa Ay6nHa, 

XOXb 6bl HHJKC CKJIOHmiCJl! 

E,aa 6buia pa3AOXCHa Ha xapejiKH H ynaKOBana B 

luiacxHKOByio ynaKOBKy. Ocxasajiocb 

AOCTaxb H paccxaBHXb na cxojie. 

fperop nepeMHHajicfl c HOFH na Hory, AepiKa KOpoGicy 

Ha BMXflHyxwx pyKax. JlaAHo, 6yACM cnnxaxb, 

MXO Kama jrioGoBb BâHMna. 

^ noxsiHyjiacb, nxo6bi Aocxaxb nepsyio nopunio 

xapejiOK, Fperop marnyA snepeA, )Kejiaji MHC noMOMb. 

Mbi OKasaJiHCb o^CHb GJIHSKO, H a HC CMorjia c co6ofi 

cnpaBHXbCfl. TapejiKH BbiCKOJib3HyjiM M3 pyK, a KBM- 

Hyjiacb H333A H, noxepHB pasHOBCCHe, najiexeâ na 

CTOJI. Fperop MO^HHCHOCHbiM ABHxeHHeM nepeKH- 

Hy^ KOpoGKy B OAHy pyKy H nooxsaxKn Mena. 

XojiOAHaa jiaflOHb na ceKyHAy cacajia MOC IUICHO H 

xyr xe OTAepnyjiacb. 

— Hy... 3x0... a xyx noMOHb xoAbKO... — Fperop, B 

o6HHMKy co CBOCH HOIUCH, cxoaji yxe B yrjiy OKOJIO 

CHHxe3axopa. noxpesoiKeHHafl nocyjia rjiyxHM 3so- 

HOM oxsbieajiacb Ha nejiacKOBoe o6pameHne c co- 

6ofl. — âsaii a nocxaBJiio, a XBI yx pa36epeuibCM. 

— Ara, — nwxajiacb a npHMXH B ce6a. Box cenâc 

nnioHy na BCCX sac nepes JICBOC aneno, 6yAexe 3Haxb! 

BaMFiHp THXO Bbipyra^ca, npHABHHyji cxyji, nocxaBHJi 

na Hero noKJiaacy M oxoiiieji K KaMHHy. 

— M... 3x0... — Fperop cwoxpeji Ha paA 6yxbuiOK, 

B cxemiaHHbix 6oKax Koxopbix oxpaacajiHCb pasno- 

UBexHbie oroHbKH. — Fljiaxbe icnaccHoe. Te6e Haex. 

— Cnacn6o. 

Hero a xaK ncnyrajiacb? OHM xe c MaKcoM Apy- 

3ba. ZlypauKoe cyesepHe COBCCM Mena 3aMopo4HJio. 

— A FAC MaKC? — H yjKe 6biJia cnoKOHHa. 

Fperop nepecxaji nepBHO nepecxaBJiaxb Syxuji- 

KH Ha K3MHHC H FIOAHHJI TOJlOBy. Ha CCKyHAy 33- 

Mep, npHcjiyuiHBaacb, a HOXOM onaxb noxanyjica K 

BHHy, BHpaBHHBaH H 6e3 3XOPO HACaJIbHblM CXCKJIWH- 

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— Cxaaan, HTO cxopo Bepnexca. — HaxMypHBiiiMCb, 

Fperop nocMOTpeji Ha SyxbijiKH H onycxmi py- 

KH. — #0 nero MRfib naxb. 

FlaTb MHJIb? IIpeKpaCHO! FlaXb MHJlb HC flBaflU.aXb 

naTb M TCM 6ojiee He CTO. 51 nofloiimy. 

— A TbI... flSBHO 3flCCb? — 51 MCflJICHHO pBCCTaBjiajia 

TapejiKH. PyKM MCHS HC onenb cjiymajincb, nosxoMy 

a cjieamia 3a CBOHMH jiBHxenHaMH, nxo6bi HC- 

HapOKOM HHHCrO HC pa36HTb. 

— Hy... — yKJiOHHJica OT oxsexa Fperop M cnosa 

ycxaBHjicfl na MCHH. 

51 B onepeflHOH pa3 nonpaBHJia naâiomyio na JIH- 

UO npaflb. HTO MO5KCT 6bITb CJlOJKHOrO B TOM, HTOGfal 

paccxaBHTb eay no cTOJiy? Co cKopocTbio BaMnwpa 

3TO MOJKHO CflCJiaTb B CCKyHAy... 

— A Tbi... — nanaji Fperop, H ero onaxb HTO-TO 

CMyXHJIO. 

TaK Mbi c HHM 6y,aeM pasroBapMBaxbô CKOHna- 

HHH BCK3. 

— Tbi ocxaneiiibcfl na BenepuHKy? — cnpocmia fl 

ero HanpHMyio. 

Fperop 3ayjibi6ajica, CÔBHO a naKOHeu sarosopHjia 

Ha 3HaKOMyio ana Hero xeMy. 

— Hy aa, H 3flecb Bpoê KaK 3a MysbiKy oTBeiaio. 

— 3a MyabiKy? — fl o6epHyâcb K CMHTesaTopy. 

MHC Kasajiocb, MTO My3biKa — uapcxso MaKca. 

— 51 npHHCC HCCKO^lbKO flHCKOB. Tbi XaKOFO €111,6 

HC cjibimajia. 

He coMHesaiocb. 

— Y MCHJI, xaM, 3xo 6buio oqeHb nonyjrapHO. 

— TaM? — 51 nonbixajiacb BcnoMHHXb, MXO Make 

paccK33biBaji o Fperope. Bpoê OH OXOXHHK M, HC- 

CMOTpH na ycTpauiaiomyio BHeumocxb, caMbin cno- 

KOHHblM M3 BCCX BaMnHpOB. M, KaJKCXCH, CaMbIM 

— B Me'AJiHHre y MCHJI 6buia rpynna. 

51 BOBpeMfl BcnoMHHJia, HXO y MBHH B pyxe xape^t- 

Ka H cneiiiHo nocxaBmia ee na CTOJI. 

— Tbi neji? noroflu, a Tbi passe HC M3 FepMaHMH? 

— H 6bui GacHCTOM. — Ha JIHUC y Fperopa no- 

HBHJiacb MenxaxejibHaa yjibi6Ka. — Me'AJiMHr B ABCXpHH. 

B EepJiHH a HOXOM npnexan, Korâ yxe... Hy, 

â. A AO xoro H3 ropoâ oco6enHO HHKyâ HC 

— H HTO }Ke CT3JIO? 

B MaCTCpCKOH 6bUIH SaHaBeiUCHfal, HTO CO3omymeHHe 

SesBpeMCHbsi. KaK Sy^xo 3êcb 

nocToaHHbitt Benep. 

Hy, MM TaM noB3flOpitnH c oflHHMH... — Fperop 

pyKOH, CJIOBHO pasrosop MCJKOy HBMH nponc- 

PKC HC nepBbifl pas. — V TOFO THna rpynna 

KaK 6w Kpyne GbiJia. MM HC noHpaBHJiocb, HTO MU 

BpOAe KaK So^biiie Hapoâ na KOHnepr co6pajin. OHM 

K H3M H npHinjiH. Hy H... HoHbio êô 6wjio, a 

HC see 

— OHM 

— PyMbmaMH? — M ne Biiaejia ocoGow CBasw MC- 

3XMMH ^ByMH nOHHXHflMM. 

— Ara, M3 TpaHCMJibBaHHM. OHH xaM BCC H6MHOro 

HOKHyrbie. CnHTajox ce6a caMbiMH rjiaeHbiMH. 

— Bac Bcex c,ae;iajin BaMnHpaMM? 

— TojibKO Mena. — Fperop cxaji pacnaKOBbmaxb 

cneayiomyK) Kopo6Ky. — Bpoê KaK c MKPHHKOM no- 

CTyniiJiH — noKa pbi6Ka ne BbiJiynHTca, ona ci>e,aaeT 

see BHyrpn. H Korzia B ce6a npMiue^, ne cpasy copn- 

CHTHpOBajICH. Yxe nOTOM MHC CKa33JW, HXO fl C3M 

peuiHJi npo6.neMy CBOCH rpynnw. 

TapejiKH KpacHBO CXOHJIH na cxojie, a a ece nepecTaiwiajia 

HX H nepecxasjiajia, HC B cnjiax ocxaHO- 

BHTbCH. 

— Tbi y6M/i MysbiKaHTOB coScxBCHHOH rpynnbi? 

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Her, a, HasepHoe, K 3TOMy HHKOraa ne npHBbiKHy. 

— 51 JK roBopio, HC pa3o6paji noHanajiy. — B ero 

rojioce He 6buio pacKaaHHH, OH roBopmi o cjiynHB- 

lUCMCfl K3K O CBCplUHBLIieMCa (|)aKTe. — A nOTOM, KOraa 

see nonaji, 6buio yace Bpo,ae KaK He 0,0 aroro. 

— M OHH Te6a B3JUIH c co6oft? 

H nbixanacb npe/tcraBHTb Fperopa o6biHHbiM ne- 

JIOB6KOM, H y MBHfl HHHCrO HC FIOJiyHaJIOCb. He BHHO- 

BaT... OH HH B HCM HC BMHOBBT. Pa3BC B Ty HOHb OH 

flyMa/I, HTO CT3HCT MOHCTpOM? MCHTaJI 6bITb y6HHuefl? 

OoHCMy ace Toraa CMOTPHTCJIH TaK nocTynator? 

Beflb AOJDKHU »ce 6biTb KaKHe-TO Jjpyrne MeroAbi. 

— OHH yiujiH B CBOH SCM^H. A Ji OTnpaBHJica B 

Beny, XOTCJI no My3biKe Koe-HCMy no^yHHTbca. TaM 

ace MHOFO BCHKHX 6buio. Hy, a HOTOM yace B TepMa- 

HMIO nepeSpanca. OflHOMy K3K-TO neyiOTHO. 

— MTO crajio c TCMH, ApyrnMH, Koxopbie Cflejia^w 

Bee 3TO? — CTOJI saKOHHHJica, H TOJibKo Torjia H nowuia, 

HTO cepBwpoBKa y MCHS nojiynsexcH crpaHHaa — 

TapC^KH BblCTpOHJIMCb B OflHH pfl4. 

— OHH Bpo,ae KSK c MafltapaMH1 csinajiHCb, no- 

TOM BOHH3 HaHanacb. MX Bcex nepe6RRM. TaM CMOT- 

PMTCJIH xopoiuo nopaGoTanH. 

CMOTpHxejiH... nopaGorajiM... M Fperop raK cno- 

KOHHO FOBOpHT? 

— Te6e HpasHTCH SbiTb BaMnnpOM? 

Fperop ocTopoxHo cKJiaAtisaji nycTbie ynaKOBKH 

oGpaTHO B Kopo6KH. B ero orpOMHbix pyKax TOHKMH 

ruiacTHK HH pasy He xpycTHyji. 

— A nero? HopMaJibHO. 51, MOXCT, onatb rpynny 

coSepy, BbicxynaTb 6yêM. B FOJIOBC nocroaHHO 3By- 

HHT MyabiKa. Hy, spoê KaK nonepoKMBan noHaqany, 

a HOTOM... Kyâ êsaTbCH-TO? FIojiyHHJiocb KBK no- 

— caMOH33BaHHe BCHrpoB. 

. Bee, HTO 6buio panbiue, 6bicTpo 3a6biBa- 

— 3H3HHT, B TpaHCM^bBaHMM flO CHX HOp CCTb 

CMOTpHTeJIH? 

Fperop BCKHHyji Ha MCH« râsa H 3aMep. He no- 

Hpasmica MHC ero B3rjum. OH CTaji HanpajKeHHbiM. 

A JIHUO oflepeBCHejio. Passe 3TO cymecTBO MHC CCHqac 

roBOpmio o My3biKe? 

PyKa MauiHHanbHO noiiuia K BOJiocaM, HO a CMOFjia 

TOJifaKo floranyTbCH 0,0 6yc. flajibuw 6e3.nyMHo nepe6HpajiM 

xeMHyjKMHbi. HTO a TaKoro cnpocnâ? OH 

caM saroBOpHJi npo CMOTpHTeêH. Ra HTO OH aoo6me 

ce6e BoaoMHHJi! 

Fperop nyrb npHOTKpbui POT, TO JIH co6npaacb 

MHC HTO-TO cKasaTb, TO JIH... 3a ceKynay H ycnejia 

npeacTaBHTb, HTO 6yêT Aajibiue. KaK noKaacyrca M3- 

3a iy6 6ejiocHejKHbie KJIMKH, KBK c myxHM HMOKaio- 

UtHM 3ByKOM OHH BOH3HTCJI B MOK) 1UCIO, K3K TyFOH 

CTpyCM nOJTbCTCH H3 paHbl KPOBb, K3K BCC TCJ1O npOH- 

3HT Oflna GecKOHCHHaa 6o;ib. CeKynna — M BCC... 

H pesKO onycTHJia pyKy, coSwpaacb o6i>acHHTb, 

HTO rperopy 6oHTbca Henero, H CCJIM eMy HenpHaTHO 

TOBOpHTb O CMOTpHTCJiaX, Mbl MOXCM CMCHHTb TC- 

My... 

Cnanajia a nonyBCTBOBajia ocTpyio 6o;ib B mee, HO 

He nofl noa6opoAKOM, rê ycneâ ee ce6e Ha(t)aHTa- 

3HpOB3Tb, a C3aan. M Tyr ace no nojiy 3acryMann 6wcrpbie 

ropouiHHbi. Bsrnsm fperopa HSMCHMJICH. Hep- 

Hwe rjiasa OTflannjiHCb, JIHUO nepeKOCiuia apocTb. 

fl cxBaTHJiacb 3a meio. M3-no4 najibues HTO-TO BW- 

CKOJIb3HyJIO. 

— CroaTb! 

nepeao MHOH nponecjiacb 6bicTpaa TeHb. A a see 

CMOTpejia Ha CBOIO pyKy, M3 KOTOPOH naaa/iH JICFKHC 

^CeMHJOKHHbl, CpblBaaCb C pa30pBaHHOH HHTKH. 

— Tperop! — Toôc MaKca aseneji apocTbro. — 

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Ich habe dich doch gewarnt!1 

— Sie hat die Halskette zerrissen! — dbicxpo 3aro- 

Fperop. — Was soil das heiften? Ich gehe!2 

Fperop cêâji flBa mara K Bbixofly, HO MaKC ocero. 

— Sie ist ein Teil von mir. Und du gehst nirgendwo 

hin, weil einfach nichts passiert! Sie gehort zu uns!3 

— C HaMH... — bipKHyji Fperop. — 3aneM ona 

3x0 cêjiajia? 

— Mama, qTO c xo6oft? — XojiOflHbie JianoHH jier- 

JTH MHC na njieHH, H Tynaa 6ojib B rpy^M nanajia npo- 

XOflHTb. 

— MHC CTajio CTpauiHO, — npoiuenxaJia a. — Eycbi 

BApyr nopBajiHCb... 

— Ceflqac co6epeM... — saxoponmica MaKC. OH 

3aKp)OKmiCfl B CTpeMHTCJlbHOM T3HU6 HO MaCXBpCKOH, 

51 MC/uieHHo onycxH/iacb na KOPXOHKH, cxapaacb 

He CMOTpeTb na sacTbiBiiiero OKOJIO .asepH rperopa. 

OT HJIHHHOM HHTKH OCTaJICa HCSoJlblllOft XBOCTHK C 

SycHHaMH. 51 Me^JieHHO HaKpyxHjia ero Ha sanjicxbe. 

PeuiMM, MTO 6yc He 6buio. Bepnee, SUJIH, HO OHM MHC 

Haaoejin, H a H3 HMX c/ieââ 6pac;ieT. 

— )KeMHyjKHoe o)Kepe^be nopsaTb — K Hecna- 

CTbio, — nanoMHHji o ce6e fperop. 

A OHM, oKasbisaeTca, Heruioxo pa36npaioTca B 

npHMerax. HasepHoe, CMOTPHTCJIHM ne TBK 

CTpOHTb CBOH 

MAHOT! HTO TH Teopnuib! M *e Te6« upocHJi! fl JKC re6a npe- 

Ona paaopaana 6ycbi! MTO 310 SHanuT? a yxoacy! (new.) 

Qua qacTb MCHH. M TW HHKyâ He yilaeuib, noroMy MTO HHqero 

HC npoH3OHfleT! OHB c H3MH! (neju.) 

MaKC ccbinaji 6ycHHbi B Kopo6Ky, oGxaaTHJi MOC 

— HUMCFO CTpauiHoro HC npoH3oiiuio, a see co- 

Spaji. — 3paÔK eme neMHoro ny^bcupoBaji, HO nep- 

Hora yxoAHJia. — TM Hanyrajia rperopa. OH nyrb 06- 

paTHO B CBOK) ABCTpHK) HC y6e5Kajl! — CKa33HO SblJIO 

CMCIIIHO, HO MHC noHCMy-TO He yjibiSajiocb. — Mama... 

— He yxoflH 5ojibiije, — npomenTana a B no^cTasry6bi. 

MCM noueÔBarb MCHH, Maxc ycneji KHB- 

3a CHHHOH HeflOBOJibHo samwnejiH. Fperop CMOTpeji 

na Hac c aBHbiM jKejiaHHCM npespaTHTbca B 3Meio. 

— SaBHCTb He caMoe jiynuiee nyecTBO, — JICFKO 

na HOFH Mane, H a TVT xe OKasajiacb CHna 

cxyê. 3axeM OH 6pocHJi BbipasHTCJibHbiH 

na BticTaBJieHHbie B .miMHHbiM pa^ xapejucM. — 

Hy MXO iKe, Maiua ôcxaxoMHO nopa6oxajia. M xw, 

Fperop, HC CTOM cxoji6oM! JlM6o XH MHC noMoraeuib, 

^H6o KaxHCb oxcioAa Kyjia nojia^biiie. Eme CMoxeiub 

Koe-KOro Aornaxb. 

Fperop CKOJib3Hyji K Bbixo/iy CJIMIIIKOM Gbicxpo 

AJia npocxoM npocb6bi. M roxoBa 6bLna noioiacxbca, 

HXO OH cettnac c6ejKnx. M y)Ke nepe3 nojinaca OKaxexca 

B&JIH3H rpaHHUbi KaKoft-HH6yab âjieKOH cxpaHbi... 

— CaMH HX 6yêxe paccxaBJiaxt? — K Tperopy 

6bicTpo BepHy^ca ero xaMOBarbift XOH. B pyKax y Hero 

Gbina orpoMHaa oxanKa KpynHbix 6e/ibix acTp. UBexbi 

xartMCb flpyr K apyry H HejioBOJibHO cKpwnejiH ox HCocxopoacHoro 

o6pameHna. Ho rperopa axa Kpacoxa 

He sojiHOBajia, OH cGpocHJi MX Ha noji M noiiieji na- 

HOJIHaTb BOflOH flBC OrpOMHblC B33bl. B KOMH3TC CTOfl- 

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H TOJibKO ceftHac a noHfljia, ao K3KOH creneHH OH caM 

Hanp«)KeH. — Koe-KOMy roxe nopa MCHHTbCH. CaM 

npejuiojKHJi CBOIO noMomb, a renepb... 

— Zum Teufel!1 — Bbmoxnyji Tperop, BnHXHBan 

HaCTfa UBCTOB B B33y. — XHTb pRUOM C HeJIOBCKOM... 

PjmoM co CMOTPHTCJICM... Der Fieberwahn irgendwelcher!2 

— OH no^HflJi BBepx pyKH. — Bee, na MHC 

MysbiKa. £ HOHJUI, npHimiH HOBbie BpeMena. — Ilapenb 

HanpaBHJiCH K MyabiKaJibHOMy uenrpy. — «FIe- 

PCMCH TpeGyiOT naiiiM cepaua! riepeMen! Mbi 5»caeM 

nepeMCH!» 

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6buia yc^bimaxb, noaroMy or HsyMneHHfl pacnaxHyjia 

rjia3a. 

— OH flaace na oxore He paccraeTca c njieepOM, — 

npomeniaji MaKC H OCTOPOXHO B3*ui MOIO pyKy B 

CBOIO, nposeji najibuaMH OT ÔKTS K 

M cjibiuiaji ero necenKH. CHMnaTHHHbie. He 

ero noxsajiHTb. OH TpenerHO OTHOCHTCM K CBOHM TBO- 

MaKc JiacKaji MOIO pyicy, rjiajun Jiaônb, H x nys- 

, K3K paccjra6âioTCJi Mbiuiubi, KaK HOFH nepecraiOT 

6o;ibHo nepenjiexaxbcfl BOKpyr HOXCKH cxyjia, 

KaK ycnoKaHBaercfl cepAue. 

— fl xoqy 6birb c xo6oH. Xony 6biib c To6ow sceraa, 

a ne xo^bKO B pe^KHe MMHyrw yrpa HJIH senepa, — 

meniaji OH MHC. Ero TOJIOC 3ByMaji B ymax, pacreKa- 

HCb no TCJiy npHHTHOH BOJIHOM. 

— 51 xoMy 6biTb c To6oH, — noBTOpnô 

K qepry! (HCM.) 

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M6HH 3XO. M^H 3TO fl BCJiyX TOBOpMJia? — XOMy GblTb 

c ToGoM Bceraa, a HC TOJibKO B pe^Kwe MMHyrbi yrpa 

HJIH Benepa. 

— He 3H3K1, K3K TaKOC MOJKCT 6bITb, MTO Tbi CO 

MHOH aejiaeiiib, KaKMe BOJimeGHbie cjiosa 6bijiM cKa- 

33HW, HO Kasmafl MHHyra 6e3 re6ji — BCHHOCTb B ajy. 

OH CKJIOHHJICH KO MHC, KacaflCb ryGaMH yxa. GJIOsa 

npOH3ajiH MCHH HacKB03b H B03Bpamajincb KO MHC 

Ha ry6bi, xaK HTO H xoace lueniajia Bocêa: 

— He 3Haio... HTO Tbi co MHOH flejiaeiiib... cjiosa 

6buiH CKasanbi... scMHocrb B a^y... 

3ro 6bUiH MOH MHCJIH! MMCHHO a xoxejia TaK CKa- 

3aib, H MCH3 HHCKOJIbKO HC CMymaÔ, MTO M3KC MC- 

HH onepe^H^. Be^b OH raKOH 6bicTpbifl, TaKoft cwjib- 

HblH. 

— HHKTO HC CMCCT 6o;ibiue BCTaearb na HauieM 

nyra. HpaBHTca 310 KOMy-xo HJIH HC HpasHTca. Ha- 

3OBH 3TO nOMOJIBKOH. 

— MTO? — JJeHCTBHTC-lbHOCTb MrHOBCHHblM OCO3- 

HaHHCM oSpyiiiHjiacb na Menu. 

MOH pyKH C3MH CTOJIKHy^M C KOJICH KOpo6Ky. 

XeMHyr BecejibiM zio^yjeM onnxb pa36eiKajiCH no no- 

Jiy. H 6wcTpo npHcejia H naHajia coGnpatb ropouiHHbi 

MaKC OTOUICJI K Base c UBeraMH, BbmepHyji 

H3 6yKera H HanaJi o6pbiB3Tb y Hero JIHIUHHC 

KH. Bojibiiie OH MHC HC noMoraji. 

— EcTbTaKoe ynpaJKHCHHe — paccwnarb Ha nojiy 

KOpo60K CHHHeK, 3 HOTOM HOJlSHpaTb, HaKJIOHflaCb 

3a Ka«AOH. ToBopHT, Hepsbi ycnoKaHBaeT. MOXHO 

eme BH3atb. Tbi yMeeuib BHaaib? 

Hy, 3Haere JIH! S BCKOHHJia, OT6pocHB co6pan- 

Hbift xeMMyr, HO CKasarb HMMero HC ycnejia. 

— Acrpa B nepeBO,ue c rpenecKoro osHanaex «3BC3- 

Aa». CHHTaercfl, HTO acrpa Bbipocjia H3 nbuiHHKH ynaamefl 

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fl CMOTpejia na KanaiomHHCH 6ejibift UBCTOK B py- 

Kax MaKca H caiua 6bma roroBa paspeBCTbCH or roro, 

HTO ayiiia y MCHJI p33pbiB3Jiacb Me^y jno6oBbio H 

TpeBoroH. JIioGoBb no6eAHJia. fl rjiySoKo Bsaoxnyjia 

H yjibiGnyjiacb. Maxc noBepHyjica KO MHC. OH OTJIHH- 

HO nOHHMSJI, HTO CO MHOft npOHCXOflHJIO, — 3TO 6bljio 

BHAHO no rjiasaM. FIoHeMy-TO Ji panbiue ne 33Mena^ta, 

KaK MHoro BtipascaioT rjissa. Ceftnac B HHX 6bi- 

JIH 3BC3AH, TC C3Mbie, ynSBUIHC C He&3. 

— A EH HC MO^CTC norosopHTb o neM-HH6yab 

ApyroM? — HanoMHHJi o ce6e Fperop. — TeMa CMep- 

TH 3flCCb SbLJia yMCCTHCH. 

— A CMMBOJl CMCpTH 6bIJI HapUHCC. — LI,BeTOK 

BepHyjica B sa3y. — Ho UBCTCT OH BecHoft. M cewHac 

OH Hy npOCTO HHK3K HC MO3CCT nOflBHTbCfl. 

— Bce c saMH JICHO. Tenepb a paccKaxy! — Fperop 

ocTaHOBHJica nocepCAMHe MacrepCKOH. — O cMep- 

TM. Torâ B Me'AJiHHre TpancHJibBaHUbi 

HC Ha myricy. FopoaoK ManenbKHH, a Tyr eme BCC 

lOfl IIiyMOK MHOFOC MOSCHO C^CJiaTb. 

CMOTpejia na MaKca: anHHHbie KpenKHe 

mejiK, me^K, mejiK — zieprajiH ^HCTOHKM, 

or Ka»yioro npHKOCHOBCHHa acTpw. Cre6ejib 

HbipHyn B Easy, Banereji B Boanyx cjieAyioiUHH 3BC3aHbiM 

UBCTOK. O6opBaHHbie J1HCTOMKM nQMlGfT BHM3. 

— BOT TpaHCHJibsaHUbi H passepHyjiHCb. FIpo HHX 

B raseTax nncajin. Bcero riHTHaauaTb TWCHH na- 

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. Ho B^pyr, B OAMH AeHb, Bce saKOHHmiocb. Mbi 

MX nonyBCTBOBajiH cpasy. Ho OHM ne o6-bflBJiJuiHCb, 

xojjHJiH no njiTaM, nyrajin njianbi, nepeKpbisajiH ROponi. 

— Fperop crapaTCJibno H36eraji Ha3biBaTb CMOT- 

pHTeJICH MX MMCHCM. — fl BHACJl, K3K OHH pa6OTaJIH. 

HH OflHH BSMHHp HC o6jiaaaCT T3KOM M6TOHHHHO- 

CTbKX ACHCTBOBaJIM, K3K poGOTfal. 

cSexajiH, ocTasHB MCHH 33MCTaTb 

HC 6e3K3Tb. Berymero oneHb êrKO 

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He OTBejia Bsrâfla. % nonajia, nero XOTCJI MaKc: JiH6o 

MtJ c HHM odpeneHbi Bcio acH3Hb 6eraTb, jiwSo 3apyHHM- 

CH nowiep)KKOft XOTH 6bi OAHOH c-ropoHbi. Co CMOTPH- 

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— fl HC co6npaiocb HanaH3Tb, — sasBmia rpOMKO. 

CbirpaeM-Ka MU B Hrpy «3aK3TH 6ycHHy B yro^». Hafloejio, 

HTO OHM see BpeMJi 

— 3ro see PSBHO HTO cmeTb B 

Fperop flOBOJibHo yxMbuibny^cH. — Bpoae csepxy HC 

KanaeT, HO see pasno HeyioTHO. XOÔAHO. 

Haô ace... A a 6bma o Fperope xyîiiero MHCHHH. 

Henjioxofl o6p33, MHC noHpsBMJicH. TSKOH poMan- 

THHHbiH. KaK ynax yneGHMKM, y poMaHTHHHoro repoa 

BcerAa AOJiacna 6biTb Tawna, 

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— MHC Kasanocb, HTO BaMnwpbi xojioâ He 

ByiOT, — noAflejia a Fperopa. 

— A ona HHHero, — KMBHyji TOT MaKcy. Ero 

paccjia6HJiocb, yjibi6Ka cTepJia 

BepHHBOCTb. M Bnepsbie 3a ceroAHaiiiHHti Benep OH 

noBepny^ca KO MHC CHHHOH. 

MaKC OAo6pnTe^bHO KHBHyji, cyny^ UBBTOK B BO- 

AY H, Ha ceKyuay 33MepeB, npotnnec: 

— K H3M FOCTH! 

. Fperop Bbipa3HTe^bHO pbiKHyJi. 

— PasBJieneMCH. — Ero yjibiSKa cnosa crajia 

CXHAHOH. 

K fleMOHCTpaTHBHO 33KaTHJia rjiasa H noiiuia K 

ABCpM. H TOJIbKO B3«BllIHCb 33 pyHKy, BCTIOMHJUia, 

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— V M6HJI BO BCC CTOpOHbl BblCJiaHbl Ha6^K)âTeJIH. 

Bejieno npeflynpe^KâTb o MajieHiiieM flBMiKCHMH Ha 

flopore, — XMbiKHyjia a. — FIpMBer! Tbi ceroora pano. 

CxeiiiKa cTpeMHTejibHo npoiiuia snepea, OKHHyjia 

— Kpyro! — oao6pjt/ia ona yBHfleHHoe. — Ay 

TBoero HenjioxoH BKyc. 

KTO 6bi coMHesajicn! 

— OCTIOHH, npoxoflH! — noMaHHJia ona 

nosaflH oziHOicriaccHHKa, 

flTHua-CHHHua ynpyroft noxo^Koft 

nepecTynHji nopor. 3a ero CIIHHOH Me^bKHyjio JIHUO 

êflOM noKasajiacb FajiKa CeMCHOBa, aa- 

UJeCTBHC KTO-TO MaÔ3HaKOMblfi, OJIHH M3 

IleTbKMHblX npHHTCJieH. 

— FlpHBcx Bcew! — H Gbuia paaa HX BHêTb. HafloejiH 

MHC paaroBopbi o saMnnpax. 

— CnacrjiHB npHBCTCTBOBaTb sac! MCHJI 30Byr 

MaKC. 

Ma^HHHHa B OTBCT Ha npHBCTCTBMe Harpa^HJia 

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— fleiH, — na^bHHicaMH noxasajia Cxemica B CTOpony 

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— CwHHUbiH y nac CHjia! — c roxoBHOCTbio HOA- 

AaKHyjia a, c yAOBO^bCTBHeM HaGjnoâa, KaK CHHM- 

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— y nac K3K 6yaro uiKOJibHaa BeqepHHKa. Bee 

CBOH! — MajiHHHHa csep^mia Maicca B3râôM. 

KaxercH, eenep odemaex 6birb secejibiM. 

— Byayr eme MapKeôsa H KOÔCOB, — coo6- 

. HacxpocHHc Moe CTpeMHxe^bHo 

CHHHUUH neMHOro HOMMJICH, a FIOTOM 

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HaCTOHIUHft CJIOpTCMCH, OH nbliaJICH OUCHHTb npO- 

THBHHKa — HacKo^bKo TOT onaceH. Ho Maxc yjibi- 

Gajicfl CBoefl caMofi no^Kynaiomefl yjiH6Kofl. 

— Maxc! 

Kaaajiocb, OHM TO^bKO KOCHyjiHCb pyK Apyr apyra 

H ryr xe npepBajiw pyKonoxaTHe. 

— FpHropHH, — npo6acHJi sa MOCH CHHHOH Tperop. 

KEK 3a6aBHO, o^naKO, BaMOHpbi MCHHIOT HMCHB. 

MJIH cneuHajibHO nojj6MpaioT MX TaK, 4ro6bi SBynaJiH 

He CJIHUIKOM My)*mo B pyccKOH peHH? — KaTpHH, Fperop, 

Jleo... Xopoino, MTO Maxc — HM« yHHBepcajib- 

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HEKOHCU BblflBHHyBUIHCb BnepC^. 

— 4aJieKo HC pacxoflHTecb! — MaKC oôiiieji Tperopa 

H BKJIHHHJICH B 3aMepiuyio OKOJIO Bxoâ TO^ny. 

— EcTb OflHo oS-bflBJieHHe. 

OH ^CFKO npoGnpajiCH MHMO TOCTCH, H a iyr JKC 

npezicraBRjia, KaK MaKC cTpeMMieJibHOM reHbio 

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neperopOflKy. — H xyr KOC-HTO no,aroTOBHJi... 

Korâ OH Bbimeji, B pyice y Hero 6bin nepHbiM imam 

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— BblSHpaMTC, 4TO B3M 6oJIbIlie nOHpaBHTCJl! — 

MaKC nepeaa/i KOCTIOM B 6jimK3HinHe pyKH. 

Bjiioce Bcero K HCMy OK33ajica JTlerbKHH npufliejib. 

nepea CBOMM HOCOM noKaHHBaiomHecfl ne- 

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Ceporo raji3HTHOft yjibi6KOH H CHOBS cKpbuica 33 ump- 

MOH. — ByaeT xopouio, CC;IH BCC HCMHoacenKo nepe- 

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Tpeyrojiicy c 6ejioM MCXOBOH OKanTOBKOH. B ^pyrofl 

pyKe y Hero 6bia uiHpOKHfl SOJIOTHCTHM m3p. 

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CTOponaM, HO ero HMKTO He cjiymsji. Bee 6buin yBjie- 

MCHbl CBOHMH HapJUiaMH. 

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MacKy B BHae Gojibiiioro nosojioneHHoro JiMcxa 

Ona 6buia nopaxeHa. BCHHO HeflOBOJibnaa, HOCTOHH- 

HO Bopnamsa KSTH ynHBJieHHO pscnaxnyâ rjissa. 

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— B351JT HanpOKBT B T63Tpe. — MaKC BCCCÔ 

H3 MCHfl. — y B3C OHCHb MHTepCCHblM T63Tp. V HHX 

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MaKca 3Bynaji npHrviyiiieHHO. 

V ero MacKH GHJIH nepHbie ry6bi, B 6jiecTKax OTpaxajica 

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MajieHbKaa Mepnaji nepxoMKa, B KOHUC aaKan- 

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CMepib. Ha KapHaaajie HMKTO He 6bui caM co- 

6oH. Menaenib BHeuiHOCTb — H TW yace Jipyrofi HCJIO- 

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Beceô 6buio Ha6jiK>AaTb, KaK napOA Beprwrca nepea 

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uiHpOKono^yio uuiHny c 6ejKCBbiM nepOM. — Korâ 

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MaKc Ha MrHOBCHne oKaji MOIO pyicy. Snaico- 

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^WM MCXOM. M noBepnyjiacb, HioGbi ^yMiiie paccMoxperb, 

HO HHKOPO y)Ke HC 

— Tbi flaxe HC snaeuib, KTO OH H OTKyaa, — ne 

yHHMaJica IlauiKa. 

M CHOBa or^HHyjiacb. BCJIMH njiam Me^bKHy^ H 

HCHC3. 

— SancM Tbi noflapHJi 3epKajio? 

ft CMOTpejia na CBOM pykH, êjKamwe Ha IlaiiiKH- 

HHX imenax. IlajibUbi apo^cajiM. V Hac cnosa TOCTH. 

— HTo6bi Tbi Ha ce6a name CMOTpejia! 

Bojibine MW HC TaHuesajiH. KOÔCOB Tpac MCHSI 

3a IUICHH, JIHU.Q ero Sbuio nepCKomeHo 3no6ofl. 

c TO6OH cjiyHHjiocb? TBOM nocroflHHbie 

, MCTepMKM... Tbi yrpo6HTb ce6a xo- 

? M He roBopM MHC npo JiK>6oBb, ona HC ACJiaeT 

HCHXOB! 

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npHTanyjia Koôcosa K ce6e, pyKOH 

ero BUCOKO 3aapaHHbiM HOC. 

— Maxc! — no3B&na H, HO roôca csoero ne yc- 

Jibiiuajia. 

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BbicTpbie JierKMe marH. MHMO MCHH KTO-TO npo- 

GeraeT, HO n He ycnesaio HMMCPO paccMOTpeTb. TH- 

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B Horn M To^bKO HOTOM 3ano3flaJio no^HHMaeTca K 

ft MaiiiHHa^bHO nonbiTajiacb 3anpaBMTb Bbi6nB- 

U1HCCH BOJIOCbl 33 yXO. riaJlbUbl TKHyjIMCb BO 4TO-TO 

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— noaoxJUi! — npoiuerrrana a. 

KaK ace MHC THXCÔ, KBK HecTepnHMO ^QKCT B 

rpymi! ft o6opaHHBaiocb, a BOKpyr OAHH MBCKH, 3Be- 

HHT BeCeJIbIM KOJIOKOJIbHHK. 

— OrnycTH, SojibHo! — Jlmjo KojiocoBa CKPHBH- 

;iocb, rjiaaa crajiH OIPOMHHMH. 

ft nepeBejia B3num BHHS H cnanajia yBHflejia, a 

noTOM nonyBCTBOBana, KaK KpenKO Aepacy ero 3a 3anacTbe. 

flauiKa CBo6oflHott pyKOH nbrrancji pasacaTb MOM 

H a cpasy ycTynn/ia eMy, OflHOBpeMCHHo no- 

KaK Bee Moe Tcô nocTeneHHo paccjiaS- 

Ha nauiKHHOH pyKe ocTanca Sejibifl 

— IlpocTH, — npomenrajia a. 

— MaKc! KaK saopoflo, HTO Tbi 

3BOHKMM MapHHKHH FOÔCOK 

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BCC p33- 

Cpasy BcnoMHHJiocb — oceHb, XOÔAHO, a smy H3 

OKOÔ BXOAHOH ABepH cjiesa, KaK Bcerâ, pacnaxHyroe 

OKHO, B HCM yKyrannaa B TpH ojteajia H xsa 

ruiefla MapHHKa, xyaeHbKaa, G^CAHaa. «IlpHBeT!» — 

MamcT ona pyKOH. 

— FlpHBCT! — KPMHHT HOBaa MapHHKa. Ona CM- 

ZIHT y MaKca Ha KOJienax, âcxaacb, KJiaaeT roôsy 

CMy na njieno. — KaK a cocKynnnacb! 

ft 3aKauuiJuiacb, noHas, HTO see 3TO BpeMa HC jibimajia. 

KaKaa HeojKH/iaHHocTb! MapHHKa! 

MaKC HTO-TO OTB6THJI CM, H flCBOHKa 3aCHflJI3, 

rOHOBOH. 

TporaTCJibnaa BCTpena, — npomeêcTe- 

JIO y M6H» 3a CRHHOH. 

Bejiaa MacKa cioaâ B ^syx marax. MepHbie 

CMOTpejiH Ha Mena B ynop, KanajiHCb naao ji6oM BU- 

COKHC nepHbie nepba. Ty6bi MBCKH nenoziBHJKHbi, HO 

a GwJia ysepena, HTO KaTpHH ceHnac yjibi6aeTca. 

Be^b 3TO GbiJia ona. ft ee cpa3y 

— /teTCKaa jiio6oBb TBK 

KaxpHH CKOJib3Hyjia MHMO. — ft 6bi na TBOCM Mecre 

Havana pesHOBarb. 

PCBHOCTb! TOHHO, BOT HTO a CCHHaC HCRblTblBaâ. 

PCBHOCTb BMCCTC C 3aBHCTbK>. ft H6 MOPJia CC6e T3KOro 

nosBO^HTb, HC Moma pacTo^KaTb BCCX H ynacib 

MaKcy na KOJICHH. A MapHHKa TaK cêjiajia. M cê- 

Jiaex BCC, HTO eft saxonerca. ByêT croaTb paÔM c 

HHM, AepjKa 3a pyKy, HaroBopHT Kyny niynocTeH. M see 

6yner Bbirjiaaetb HopMajibHO, HHKTO H orcoBa HC cKaxer. 

ft Hanajia s^MTbca. KaKoro nepTa OHM o6e npHiii- 

JIH H3 MOH np33flHHK? OC06CHHO KaTpHH! 

— IIIaMnaHCKoro npHHecH, — oTocjiajia a naui- 

Ky. TOT c HHTepecoM cMOTpeji na Gejiyio MacKy, nw- 

Taacb yraâTb, KTO noa HCH CKphisaeTca. — ft Te6a 

IIOTOM nO3HaKOMJIIO. 

MHOH cToajia Hama TpHHâuaTaa 3Jiaa 

. MHTepecHo, HTO ona aaM HanpopOHHT? 

CMepTb OT sepeTCHa? 

— MSBHHH, a 6e3 npHrâiueHHH, — npOH3HecJia 

KaxpHH. — V MCHa win Te6a KOC-HTO ecTb. Tu, Ka- 

XCTCH, o6poHRJia. — B pyKe y nee 6bui MOH 

HMH.— KcTaTH, TC6e 3BOHaT. 

3Kpan coTOBoro CBCTHJICH, Ha HCM CKaKaji 

MHpOBaHHbiH TpesBonaiuHH Tejie(J)OHHbiH annapax. 

H T3M CToajia Ha^nHCb: «OJlEr». 

ft He cpasy nonajia, KTO 3TO. KaKow Ojier? B KJiacce 

y Hac OJICFOB HCT... Ax, Ojier! 

ft 6biCTpo OTBepnyâcb, noimia 

— AJIJIO! ft HC Mory roBopHTb! 

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Tbi? T,ae TM ceftnac? 

— JJoMa. Ho a sanaxa, AaBafixe COSBOHMMCH 

nonosxe. 

— Mama! — see 3Baji Ojier, HO a naxaâ Ha ox- 

6OH. 

A BCflb HHKaKOTC) ABOHHHK3 HC 6bUIO! BOX KXO OT- 

Benaji 3a MCHH no xejie(J)OHy — KaxpHH. 

— CnacH6o, — sepnyjiacb a K HCH. 

— M HTO )KC BH 3,fl[eCb OXMCHaeXB? V6HHCXBO B3Mrapa? 

KaK MHIIO! 

— SaneM XH npniiiJia? 

— He xony, nxo6bi MaKCMK norn6 xaK xe, 

— YXOAH! 

3xo MOH npasflHHK! M a HMCIO npaso BbirnaTb 

TCX, KXO MHC HC HpaBHXCa. 

— 3ft, aft! — B3JiexejiM ssepx pyKM nofl 6e;ibiM 

ruiamoM. — He Hanparanca, a nomyxHJia. — KaxpHH 

marnyjia Hasa^. — A a CMOipio, Bbi 3êcb Gycbi paccbinajiM... 

HwMero HC pa36njin? 

— CneiiHajibHo wia xe6a cennac rpoxny 3epKajio, 

— noo6emajia a. 

— CnoKOHHO, cnoKOHHo... MHp! H noHajia: c TO- 

6oft onacHo wrpaxb. PI eme. Snaeuib, ecxb HCKOC npa- 

BHÔ — HanHHaa CBOIO oxoxy, Hejib3Ji vieiiiaxb My- 

JKOM. 

— Bo3bMMxe... — riauiKa BJIOJKM^ B noAHaxyro 

pyKy KaxpHH SoKaji c maMnaHCKHM, sropoft nporany^ 

MHC. 

— 3pa cxapaeiiibca, OHa HC nber, — HC 

jiacb a ox H3BMxejibHOH pa3bi. 

KaxpHH noAHecâ 6oKaji K HenoABHJKHbiM 

ry6aM MaCKH. Xopomo, HXO a He BHflejia ee Jinua, HC 

xaK o6H3HO oco3HaBaxb, HXO XH B o4epe^Hoft pa3 npo- 

HrpbiBaeiiib, jia>Ke ne Hanas nrpy. 

— no3H3KOMbca, KOJIOCOB, — nosepHyjiacb a K 

IlaiUKe, — 3x0 Kaxa. SnaKOMaa MaKca. 

— jjjia CBOHX MO)KHO Kaxioma. — KaxpHH npoxanyjis 

pyKy B mejiKOBOH HCPHOH nepnaTKe. 

— HaBCJi. — KOJIOCOB cnanajia cTymesajica, a KOraa 

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— 3aMCM Tbi npHiiiJis? — MHC CTajio HenpnaxHO 

33 flpyra. Ona HC HMCJia npasa na/j, HHM TSK narjio H3- 

— MapHHa OHCHb npocwâ. H He Morjia 

peSeHKy. Ona cennac cmibHO paccxpoena, OHH c 

fl3HHH 6bLJIH flpy3baMH. 

llIaMnaHCKOe ny3bipbKaMH ssopBajiocb y Mena BO 

pry, 6o/ib OTâAacb B ropjie, CJIOBHO a nporjiOTHJia 

^TO-XO xecxKoe. BcnoMHHJica BWCOKHH XOHKHH napeHb 

B 4>yx6o;iKe H A^KHHcax, B yuiax cHOsa npossynajiH 

ero cyMacuieaiiJMe côBa. 

— Mbi c Heft xojKe APY^HJIM, — nanoMHUJia a. 

— 3ro 6bino âBHO... — Bejiaa MacKa CKO/ib3Hyâ 

MHMO Mena. — He oxGHpaft y Hee MaKca, HHaHe pa- 

3o6i>emb pe6eHKy cepaue. 

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3aBH6pHpoBa^, HO a He rjiana Aajia ox6ofi. HTO ox Me- 

HH HJQKHO CMoxpHxeâM? HycKaii noAOJKayr. 

fl 3aMexnjia, HTO FlaiiJKa naquHaex xMypHTbca. 

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H cynyâ erwy B pyKM nycToft 6oKan. 

— ripMHecH eme! — M ero Aa*e oxxoAKHyjia, qxo- 

6bi OH HC 3aaep)KHBajica OKOJIO nac. 

— A MHC moKOJiaAKy. — KaxpMH npMnoAHaâ 

CBOH CoKaji H MaHepHO MM noMaxajia. 

KOJIOCOB KHBHyjr H HeyeepeHHO nomeji K cxoiiy. 

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MHOH CHOBa Gfauia nponacxb, B Koropyio H BOT-BOT 

— KaKHe y Bac KpacHBbie usexbi, — • KaxpHH npo- 

IlLJia MHMO B33. 

— Acrpbi, CHMBOJI JIK)6BH, — noaHCJia a ee. 

— Te6a KaK Bceroa oSManyjiH, — cnosa 

jiacb BaMiiHpiiia. — Acxpa — UBCTOK rpycxn. 

ynaâ Ha neGo — icaic nenanbHo! YxpaHCHHbiH pan, 

noxepflHHbie BOSMOJKHOCXH. 

OocMoxpejia Ha MaKca. MapHHKa see eme 

Jia y Hero na mneHflx, CTponna cMeuiHbie 

3xo see M3-33 MacoK! OHM CJIOBHO cosziaiox HCBMnperpazibi, 

Hoswe po^H, HenncaHbie ycjiOBHH. 

noxanyâ CBOIO Macxy BBepx, H KaxpHH 6bicxpo 

KO MHC. 

— He naao. flycicaH BCC xaK H ocxaexcn. 

— KaK — xaK? — fl cxana roBOpHXb rpy6o. — 

«TaK» ne ocxanexcH. Byaex see no-flpyroMy! 

B o6BeflCHHbIX HCpHOH Kp3CKOH npOpC3HX M3CKM 

rjiaaa. MHC noicaaajiocb, HXO OHM cxa^M 

B HHX xê^ neneji HCHaBHCXH. 

— He paAyftcH paHbiue BPCMCHH. — lllaMnaH- 

CKOC B ee SoKajie anecHynocb, 6bicxpaji KanjiH no6eaca/ia 

no BHemneMy Kparo. KaxpHH noacxaBHJia na^b- 

HMK, H BHHO BHHXaÔCb B UICJlKOByiO HCpHaTKy. — 

B XBOCM npasjjHHKe HCCKO^BKO aicroB. CiMxaft, 4x0 

anxpaicx nepe^ rjiaBHbiM aeHCXBHCM. Bbi c 

xaK TporaxejibHO-HaHBHbi, HXO npocxo o6n- 

33Hbi yMepexb B O^HH fleHb. HanpHMep, ceroflHfl. 

H OTKpbLJia pOX, MXOSbl OXBCXHXb, HO KaXpMH y>K6 

oxsepHyjiacb ox MCHS. 

Ciepsa! âsHO CAOxmaa crepsa! Korâ JKC xti ycnOKOHUlbCH? 

$1 inarnyjia cjieÔM, 6op»cb c cHJibHeHiiiHM 

HMCM aanycxHXb en B cnHHy 4eM-HH6y^b 

— Mxo 33 3HaKOMaH? — FlaiiiKa npoxflrwBaji MHC 

SOKOJI, ;yiHHHbiH HOC CMCIIIHO TopHaji y Hero nano 

ji6oM, BOôcii ^biGmiHCb BOKpyr MBCKH, KaK yew. 

— 3jiaa KOâyHbH, — npomenxajia a. — Cica3Ky 

«Cnamaa KpacaBHua* noMHHiiib? Ona oxxyzia. 

— Fypbesa, — o6pe4CHHO noKanaji KOÔCOB ro- 

ÔBOH, — y xe6a sce-xaKH npo6jreMbi c M03ra\in. 

Besê xe6e BHAflxca BparH. Tbi 6w ^ynuie BMCCXO 

4>exTOBaHHJi opHraMH sanjuiacb, HXO ^H. MJIH BWUJH- 

BaHMCM. HepBbi, rosopHX, ycnoKaHBaex. 

O! H OH xyaa JKC! Hxo-xo cero^HH see MCHH pyico- 

flCJIHCM 33HHMaXbCfl OXnpaBJIHTOX. 

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Hipaex CBOIO napxHio. KaxpMH HC eAHHCTBeHHaa, y 

KOFO B MacxepcKOH CBOH HHxepec. MapHHKa, KOJIO- 

COB H flaace CxeuiKa — BCC HCFO-TO XOTHX. BOH 

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CBOCM cnopxe H xenepb cacwraex xanuyiomyio napon- 

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3H3HHX, BceM see noHpaBHJiocb. Ha no^y noflBHJiacb 

napa nycxbix GyxbiJioK. 

CHOBa 3aBH6pHpOBaji MoSmibHbiH. Ha 3xox pas 

npHiiuia 3C3M3CK3. CcMHac COBCCM ero BbiKjnony! CooSmeHHe 

6buio OT Ojiera. «Mama! HeMCjuieHHo ox- 

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Ha yjiHuy? Mxo 3a cxpaHHaa npnxoxb! HTO MHC Ha 

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y IlaiiiKH B KapMane, a a HC rorosa oSinarbca c Qne- 

TOM. H BOo6me OH MCHH ceftHac HC onenb BOJiHOsa^. 

MHC noKaaaôcb, HTO sosayxa B MacTepcKOH cxa- 

JIG Majio. YIUH aajioaouio. 

— Tbi nero OflHo iiiaMnaHCKoe xjiememt? — 

IlaiuKa ctaji oTHMMart y Mena 6oKan, HO a êpxajiacb 

3a Hero, KaK aa cnacHxejibHbie nepnâ. — Iloft- 

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pyxax y Hero Hireero HC 6buio. 

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K3K naaaex 6oKaji, K3K OH yjaapaercs 06 

no^, Ha^JiaMbiBaeTCfl B HO)KKe, ^Hiiiaa HaaeKHH Ha 

TO, HTO see o6oftneTCH, KaK pa36pti3rMBaeTca no no- 

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/tsa roôca nposBynajiH IIOHTH OAHOBpeMCHHO, 

HO nepBbift 6bui na cexyHfly panbine, KaTpHH ITauiKy 

onepeflHJia. Cjiosa npo cnacTbe npHHajuiejKajiH eft. 

— He nepejKHBaii! — KpHKHyji MHC MaKC, ccaiKH- 

Baa MapHHKy c KO^CH. KaTpHH OH TBK HHnero H He 

CK33aji, CJIOBHO B TOM, HTO OH3 3aflBHnacb cioâ, He 

6bUio Hunero HeoacnnaHHoro. 

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Bbi6pocHTb OCKOÔK. 

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A jiynme y6efi! 

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— OneHbTeGa npomy, — npomenTajia a. 

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cropoHy Bxofla. 

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usere, TOJibKo na CCH pa3 na HCM GHJIH Marioie mepcraHbie 

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H 3H3Jia, HacKO^bKO Maxc ynpflM, 

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CBOCM jinue noflo6He yjiwdKM. 

— He pyrairre ero, — nonpocwjia a. HasepHoe, 

Haô Sbuio CHHTb MacKy, HO a He cpa3y coo6pa3HJia 

3TO caeâTb. 

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MOKC, npHTarHBaa MCHa K ce6e. 

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— He o6pamaft BHHMaHna, — npomenTa^ MHC 

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— M ecTb H3-33 nero! — Jleo OT^HHHO BCC pac- 

HHJl! 

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MaKC nyrb noaajica Bnepea, BHJIHMO, nbiTaacb 

nepexsaTMTb ee, HO rojibico Maxnyji pyKoii. 

— Ax, Hy Aa... — oaajica OH, — a 3a6bui cicasaTb. 

— HTO TaM? — 33ToponHJiacb a. 

Fasera B pyKax KOMKajiacb M HenpnaTHo uiypiuajia. 

«Hoa6pbCKne ciopnpH3bi noroabi*, «Ilyjibc CTpa- 

Hbi», «rLiaHOBaa BCTpena c AenyraTOM...» «LU,e,npi>iH 

no,aapoK». F;ia3 HM 3a HTO He MOF sauenHTbCs. 

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Xoxb 6w cKasajiH, Ha KaKOH cxpaHHue CMOTpeib! 

Ho OHM o6a Mo^najiH, H a cHosa passepnyjia uiypuia- 

IUHH ^HCT. B rjiasa SpocwjiHCb snaKOMwe HaaBanHa. 

KoHioiiiHa... nocejiOK... meApbiii noâpOK... M 4>ororpa(J)Ha 

— OKcaHKa ACpatHT 3a noBOfl TOHKOHOroro 

Kpacasua-KOHH. 

— HTO 3TO? 

— BOT H a XOTCJI cnpocHTb — HTO 3TO? — Jleo 06- 

BC^ BanmnoM MacTepcKyio. — MTO 33 npa3flnecTBO? 

— XOTCJI Maine caejiaTb npHHTHoe. — Maxc nyrb 

CKJIOHHJICa KO MH6, H H3 CBOCH UICKC a HOHyBCTBOBa- 

Jia 3HaKOMbIH XOJIOA. ~ OH3 JHO6HT C3flHTb BCpXOM. 

— Tbi KynHJi ôuiaAeft? — fl BnHJiacb râsaMM B 

CTaTbK). 

«KaK MH yace cooGma^M, OKOJIO Mccaua 

HCH3BeCTHblH 3B6pb B OflHy HO4b y6HJI BCCX 

na KOHIOIUHC B nocejiKe BbiKOBO. PaccjieflOBOHHe npo- 

, BMHOBHUC noKa HC oSHapyxeHbi. M BOT 

H3BecTMe: anepa yrpoM na KOHIOUIHIO aoc- 

RflTb }KCpe6uOB H3 HHTOMHHKa B PeMHCBO. 

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OKOJIO KOHIOLUHH. OrnpbiCK 6oraToro ceMCHCTBa ana- 

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— MaKC... 

fl 6buia paaa? JJa, a 6buia B BocTopre! JIomaflH... 

Ha KOHiouiHe cHosa noasanHCb Jioiuaflw! 

— Hano 6bLiio HcnpaBHTb oAHy ouiHGKy. — MaKC 

HBHO He BKHCJI B CBOCM nocTynxe HMMCFO npeAocy^H- 

TejifeHoro. : 

B raaaax Jleo 3acTaBH^ MCHa CH^bHee npn- 

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KO, apocTb Jleo ero HHCKOJIBKO HC cMymajia, — a 

MaKCHMOB B ropoê Tbicana, CCJIH HC So^biue. 

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Jleo. H KHBHyJis. He AJia TOFO, HToSbi corji3CHTbca, 3 

CKOpee yCeflHTbca — BCC STH co6biTHa npowcxoAflT 

CO MHOH. 

MaKC Bepnyji jiomajieH B KOHIOUIHIO. HeBepoaT- 

HO! IlpocTo 4)aHTacrMKa! Jlyniuero noâpKa H npuny- 

_ 6bUIO H6JIb3fl. 

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MOpiiwjicfl Jleo. M, cKjioHHBUiHCb HM)Ke, jjo6aBMji: — 

MaKC, cKOJibKO pa3 Te6a npocHTb HC npHBJieKaTb K 

CC6e BHHM3HHC? 

— BHHMSHHC npHBêKa^ He a, — KanHy/i roô- 

BOft MaKC. — H TOJlbKO HCnpaBKJI TO, MTO 6bIJIO H3pyineHo. 

— A ceHnac Tbi HTO Hcnpaauaeuib? — Bejibitt na- 

Jieu c cHHesaTbiM HorreM noKasaji B r;iy6b MacTep- 

CKOH. — XOHCUIb flOKa3aTb, HTO BaMHHpbl H JIIOflH — 

GpaTba HaseK? 3aneM Toma Te6e noHawo6miHCb Mac- 

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noHCMy 6w He noBecejiHXbCJi? 

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HOM MCCXC CO6paXb CTOJIbKO BaMITHpOB — BCCCJIbe 

ffjm CMoxpHTc;ieft! 

ToBopRTi OH ejie CJIMIUHO, oxêro MHC Kaaajiocb, 

HTO Jleo muriHx. 

— He Haô 3B3Tb xex, Koro 3êcb ne amyr, — xaK 

ace pasflpaxeHHO OTKJIHKHYJICH Maxc. — fl yace FOBO- 

PHJI: ecjiH ie6e MTO-TO HC HpaBHTca, STOT ropoa ne 

CJJHHCTBeHHblfl B MHpC. 

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4CM Te6e see aro? 

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— Kyâ Bbi6pocHTb? 

CHanaaa fl nopa3Hnacb, KSK Mcjcaamiocb ^HUO Jleo. 

Ero nepeêpHyô, CÔBHO OH ysnêji HTO-TO Mep3- 

KOC, rjiasa paciunpHJiHCb. 

P$moM c HaMH cfOfui IlauiKa, o6e jiaôHM ero 6bi- 

JIH no^Hbi OCKO^KOB, c yKaaaxe^bHoro najibua Kana- 

ka KpOBb. 

^ eme cooGpaatana, MTO BCC 3x0 3H3HMT, BCHOMH- 

Ha/ia npo pasSHTbifl 6oxaji, a MaKc yace cxsarHJi Kojiocosa 

3a pyKy M HOBOJIOK K paKOBHHe. 

4ero OH rax BcnojioiiiRfica? FlojiyMaenib, 6oKa^... 

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. Bee Ha Mecxe, see JKWUKHO Sbixb nopMajibHO. 

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A trro, eciiH OHM npHiiuiH cioAa? 

Bee BOKpyr Bflpyr saMeAHRaocb. CKOJibKo xe scero 

juoaen npHiiuio Ha BeêpMHKy? 

MaKC 6eacHx c riaiuKoii K 3aKyxKy c paKOBHHofi, 

Jleo xflHexca pyKoft K BXO^HOH flsepH, Pennna c Ce- 

MCHOBOH c yAMBJieHHCM CMoxpax Ha npoHcxofljimee, 

CHHHUHH c apyxKOM H MapKejiosa B03Jie cxojia, y 

saMepJia KaxpMH. êBflTb. Fperop c Mann- 

, MapHHKa, BuennBiuaaca pyxaMH B xaSypex- 

, CÔBHO eft XSDKCJIO cxosiTb. AseHajmaxb. 

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xopoiuo. ^JoacHHa. PaHbme see CHHTa^ 

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Bepny^ca KO MHC. 

! Hac xpMHaauaTb! ft 3a6buia nocHH- 

MaKc eme xaimui ITaiiiKy K paKOBune, a nanepepes 

HM MHajiacb MapHHKa. Jlwuo ee Hanpaniocb, BC- 

HU Ha Ji6y Ha6yx*H, rjiasa noqepHCJiH, pox KpHBHJica 

B 3BCpHHOM OCKOJie. 

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Hora Hacxynmia na HXO-XO cKO^b3Koe, OHO KpyxaHy- 

Jiocb noA noAOiuBOH, nocJibimajica 3HaKOMbifl xpycx. 

)KeMHy)KHHa? PyxaMH a 3anyxajiacb B nâme, saBas- 

KH BHHJIHCb B TOpJIO. 

- Mauia... - nocjibiiuanca cepe6pncxuH CMCX. 

KaxpHH cxoajia OKOJIO UIHPMM, rê see CKJiaabi- 

Ba^H OACJKMy. M flepxajia sepKano. To caMoe, qxo Bpy- 

HHJI MHC IlaiiiKa. 

- OoKa! - Ona KanHyâ noâpoK, aepata ero 3a 

pynicy. H BApyr najibuu pasacajiHCb. « nonbixajiacb 

ocxaHOBHTb HCMHHyeMoe naêHHe, noxanyjiacb B xy 

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— ee HMFAC HC 6biJio. 

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ACHb OHa oTBenajia Ha MOH SBOHKH. HTO ace KarpHH 

ycnejia eMy paccKaaaxb? HTO ceroflHa BCC BaMnHpbi 

coGepyrca B OAHOM MCCT€? 

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OH yse./! Maxca, HToSbi oeraHOBHJi MapHHKy H 

4To-HH6y^b c KaTpHH. Ho rnaBHoe — cnac 

MaKca, Cnac, KBK cnacafl ero see CTO mrrbflecHT JICT, 

HTO OHH npOBC^H BMCCT6. 

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a cBCTa, HaoGopOT, CTOJIO Menbiiie. 

— Tbi, Tbi BO BCCM BMHOBaTa! — opajia MapHH- 

Ka. — 3aneM Tbi ero y6nna? OH xe 6bm XOPOUJMH! 

fl BHêâ, KaK jeBoyKa SbCTca B pyicax Jleo, 

6eJiaa jiaflOHb MCTO^HMHO onycKaeTca na ee 

C myMOM ^HJiacb soaa, H 3a ee JUICCKOM MHC cjibimsjiocb 

pbmaHHe. HeyacejiH IlauiKs... Heyacejiw MapHHKaycnejia... 

— Ha yjiHuy, see Ha y^Huy! — saxônsji B Jiaao- 

UIH Tperop, KOJioKOJibHHKH H3 ero Ko^naKC corâcHo 

3a3B6HeJIH. 

— Typbeea, — onycTHJiacb paÔM MapKejiosa, — 

Tbi Hero? 

HernymHMHCfl najibuaMH a psajia 3aB33KH ruiama. 

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— Tw Ha 6ycHHe csoeft nocKOJibsnyjiacb H rpox- 

Hy^SCb T3K, HTO ÔM HOAIIpbirHyjI. 

Jlepa noMorâ MHC cecTb. 

— IlouiJiM ryjisTb! — Kpyacnaca cpe^H TOCTCH 

Fperop. 

— Kpyro! — noflXBaTun waeio CwHHUbiH, PCBHO- 

CTHO xsaTaa MajiHHHHy 33 pyxy. 

Mexay HHMH Hana/iacb neMaa 6opb6a. 

flepcA MOHMH rjia3aMM npono^3Jia GCJISH Kpbics. 

Bejuia ncnyraHHo npHHioxHsajiscb, HeÔBOJibHO no- 

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ry6bi Jleo. — HeMcnpaBHMbiH 

JIHCT. OH AyMaeT, 6yATO MO>KHO eme HTO-TO ncnpa- 

BHTb. Hejib3fl! — Jleo Ha ceKyaay ocTanosHJicJi OKOJIO 

MCHfl. — HHMCrO H6^b3H HCOpaBHTb. Mbl T3KMC, K3- 

KHC ecTb, H He H340 CBojiMTb use Hecoe^HHHMbie npo- 

THBOnOÔJKHOCTH. OCTSBbTC CFO nepsaa. OCTaBbTC. 

JlioooBb — CMepTejibHaH nrpa. Ona He ana BSC! 

— CjiynaMHo... paaGnâ... — M Bce HHKaK ne MOFjia 

OT^biiiiaTbcji. 

^ypauKHe npHMCTbi! OHH KaK 6y^TO cneuwajibHO 

CO6p3JIHCb BMCCTC! 

— Hy, Tbi nero ace! BcTasan! — MapKejiosa no- 

Tanyjis MCHH H3Bepx. OH3 Toxe saipana CBOIO Macxy 

Ha Jio6, OTKpbiBaa BcnoTCBiiiee JIHUO. — rioiiDiH na 

HHKTO HHHero ne 

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KH SyMarH. rioa HOFOH xpyciHy^M OCKOJIKH. MCTSJI- 

JiHHecKaa onpass sepKajia nornyjiscb, B osajie no- 

»BHJiacb BMflTHHa. CKOpee jiaJibiiie! 

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HHMero He^b3Ji HcnpaBHTb. HMHCFO! 

— K-KTO 3TO 6bui? — KOÔCOB noflHflJi rojioBy. 

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Me,aJieHHo safiepnyji Kpan. M noQaxvui uienoxoM: — 

H ayMaji, HXO ycneio. 

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na MCHH, HC Mopra^, H MHC onenb xoxejiocb 3a- 

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Korâ xeGji Hex, xe6a HC Goarca. 

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3TOX pasrofiop? 

— IlauiKa, He 6buio HMHCFO! — Toponnnacb a. — 

Tyx MacKH BcaKHe! 

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— Maxc, cêjiaft Tax, Hro6bi OH see 3a6bui, — nonpocHJia 

a. — Tbi xt Moxeiiib! 

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reMHbie KpyrH, ry6bi nocwHejiH. 

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OH. — Bee BCPHCTCH o6p3THO, 3 naMHTb... 3TO 113- 

M«Tb... CO BpCMCHCM BCC CTHpaCTCH H OCTaCTCH TO^b- 

KO xopouiee. 

OH oxâji MHC MacKy, H H yBHjiejia, KSK apojKax 

ero pyKH. 

— HTO ocxaeTCfl? 

Ilo4eMy OH rax toiOHMTca? y Hero HTO-TO GOJIHT? 

4a HTO y Hero MOJKCT 6oêrb! 

>1 OTiiiBbipHyjia MacKy H cxsaTHjia MaKca 3a njie- 

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— Bw iyi c yina, HTO JIH, BCC HOCXO^H^H? — aaopaji 

KOÔCOB. — Fypbeea, OTOHAH or Hero! OH xe 

FlauiKa cxsaTRfi MCHS 33 pyicy. 

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aOK333Tb, HTO Mbl MOJKCM BMCCTC... K3K BCC... A Bbl- 

XOAHT... HC MOXCM. 

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BCCH TaxecTbK). OH 6biji no-npe^cHCMy XOJIOACH, HO 

nOHBHJIOCb B 3TOM XOJIOflC HCHTO OT JIHXOpaaKH, OT 

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— He 43H eMy ynacTb! 

ft nepCKHHyjis oce^siomero MaKca na Kojiocosa, 

noji TflacecTbio ero Teâ FlauiKa npnceji. M Tyr si 

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T3H MblCKOM HbCFO-TO 6OTMHK3 XCMHy>KHafl 6yCHH- 

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nocê npaaflHHKa IIOXOJKHH na pasrpoMJieHHbiM ropofl... 

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xpHHaauaxoe — xpH. TpHHaauaxb rocxeft — Hexwpe. 

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HepHbie AacHHcw, Mepnaa 6jiy3Ka. KpacHBaa xaKaa, 

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Ojier BOBpeMfl ycneji oxnpbirnyxb B cxopony, HXO- 

6bi HC nojiyMHXb ^sepbio B Jio6. B pyice y Hero 6biJi 

«.H sepHyjiacb 3a KJiiOHaMH — mecxb. Hex, axo Ha 

MaKca AeftcxBOBaxb HC AOJEKHO*. 

Ojier Aepxaji B pyxe naKexHK. Koraa OXCKOHMJI B 

CTOpony, H3 naKexHKa Ha ncm nocunajiocb HXO-XO 

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— YXOAH! — Ojier noxanyjica, nwxaacb cxsaxHXb 

33 pyKy. 

fl Hepe3 nopor? Hex yx! 

npOH3HJIO XOKOM, CJIOBHO BCC HpHMCXM pa- 

3OM HaBajiiuiHCfa na MCHS, nuxaacb yHHHxoxHXb, 

caceMb, pasopsaxb na nacxM. 

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XOAKOM Ma^bHHKa B6e3Kaji B MacxepCKyio. Ero Barjiaa 

npouimi MCHfl HacKBO3b. — Mxo BM xyx CXOHXC? MX 

xpoe Ha yjiHue, Mpnna o^Ha ne cnpaBHXCH! 

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TOJibKO Hanajiocb! S^rap, KaxpMH... KoMy-xo Haao 6u- 

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XOTCJI, HXOGbl OHM HOaBHJIHCb B TOpOfle. 

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