꧘. ꦱꦢ꧀ꦣꦱꦸꦠ꧀ꦠꦁ

꧓꧘. ‘‘ꦥꦚ꧀ꦕꦶꦩꦺ, ꦨꦶꦏ꧀ꦑꦮꦺ, ꦱꦢ꧀ꦣꦺ ꦏꦸꦭꦥꦸꦠ꧀ꦠꦺ ꦄꦴꦤꦶꦱꦁꦱꦴ. ꦏꦠꦩꦺ ꦥꦚ꧀ꦕ? ꦪꦺ ꦠꦺ, ꦨꦶꦏ꧀ꦑꦮꦺ, ꦭꦺꦴꦏꦺ ꦱꦤ꧀ꦠꦺꦴ ꦱꦥ꧀ꦥꦸꦫꦶꦱꦴ ꦠꦺ ꦱꦢ꧀ꦣꦚ꧀ꦚꦺꦮ ꦥꦜꦩꦁ ꦄꦤꦸꦏꦩ꧀ꦥꦤ꧀ꦠꦴ ꦄꦤꦸꦏꦩ꧀ꦥꦤ꧀ꦠꦶ, ꦤꦺꦴ ꦠꦡꦴ ꦄꦱ꧀ꦱꦢ꧀ꦣꦁ; ꦱꦢ꧀ꦣꦚ꧀ꦚꦺꦮ ꦥꦜꦩꦁ ꦈꦥꦱꦔ꧀ꦏꦩꦤ꧀ꦠꦴ ꦈꦥꦱꦔ꧀ꦏꦩꦤ꧀ꦠꦶ, ꦤꦺꦴ ꦠꦡꦴ ꦄꦱ꧀ꦱꦢ꧀ꦣꦁ; ꦱꦢ꧀ꦣꦚ꧀ꦚꦺꦮ ꦥꦜꦩꦁ ꦥꦛꦶꦒ꧀ꦒꦟ꧀ꦲꦤ꧀ꦠꦴ ꦥꦛꦶꦒ꧀ꦒꦟ꧀ꦲꦤ꧀ꦠꦶ, ꦤꦺꦴ ꦠꦡꦴ ꦄꦱ꧀ꦱꦢ꧀ꦣꦁ; ꦱꦢ꧀ꦣꦚ꧀ꦚꦺꦮ ꦥꦜꦩꦁ ꦣꦩ꧀ꦩꦁ ꦢꦺꦱꦺꦤ꧀ꦠꦴ ꦢꦺꦱꦺꦤ꧀ꦠꦶ, ꦤꦺꦴ ꦠꦡꦴ ꦄꦱ꧀ꦱꦢ꧀ꦣꦁ; ꦱꦢ꧀ꦣꦺꦴ ꦏꦴꦪꦱ꧀ꦱ ꦨꦺꦢꦴ ꦥꦫꦁ ꦩꦫꦟꦴ ꦱꦸꦒꦠꦶꦁ ꦱꦒ꧀ꦒꦁ ꦭꦺꦴꦏꦁ ꦈꦥꦥꦗ꧀ꦗꦠꦶ. ꦆꦩꦺ ꦑꦺꦴ, ꦨꦶꦏ꧀ꦑꦮꦺ, ꦥꦚ꧀ꦕ ꦱꦢ꧀ꦣꦺ ꦏꦸꦭꦥꦸꦠ꧀ꦠꦺ ꦄꦴꦤꦶꦱꦁꦱꦴ.

‘‘ꦱꦺꦪ꧀ꦪꦡꦴꦥꦶ, ꦨꦶꦏ꧀ꦑꦮꦺ, ꦱꦸꦨꦹꦩꦶꦪꦁ ꦕꦠꦸꦩꦲꦴꦥꦡꦺ ꦩꦲꦴꦤꦶꦒ꧀ꦫꦺꦴꦣꦺꦴ ꦱꦩꦤ꧀ꦠꦴ ꦥꦏ꧀ꦑꦷꦤꦁ ꦥꦛꦶꦱꦫꦟꦁ ꦲꦺꦴꦠꦶ; ꦌꦮꦩꦺꦮꦁ ꦑꦺꦴ, ꦨꦶꦏ꧀ꦑꦮꦺ, ꦱꦢ꧀ꦣꦺꦴ ꦏꦸꦭꦥꦸꦠ꧀ꦠꦺꦴ ꦧꦲꦸꦤꦺꦴ ꦗꦤꦱ꧀ꦱ ꦥꦛꦶꦱꦫꦟꦁ ꦲꦺꦴꦠꦶ ꦨꦶꦏ꧀ꦑꦹꦤꦁ ꦨꦶꦏ꧀ꦑꦸꦤꦷꦤꦁ ꦈꦥꦴꦱꦏꦴꦤꦁ ꦈꦥꦴꦱꦶꦏꦴꦤ’’ꦤ꧀ꦠꦶ.

‘‘ꦱꦴꦑꦴꦥꦠ꧀ꦠꦦꦭꦹꦥꦺꦠꦺꦴ [ꦱꦴꦑꦴꦥꦠ꧀ꦠꦧꦲꦸꦥꦺꦠꦺꦴ (ꦏꦠ꧀ꦡꦕꦶ), ꦱꦴꦑꦴꦥꦠ꧀ꦠꦥꦭꦴꦱꦹꦥꦺꦠꦺꦴ (?)], ꦑꦤ꧀ꦣꦶꦩꦴꦮ [ꦑꦤ꧀ꦣꦶꦩꦴ ꦕ (ꦱꦷ.)] ꦩꦲꦴꦢꦸꦩꦺꦴ;

ꦩꦹꦭꦮꦴ ꦦꦭꦱꦩ꧀ꦥꦤ꧀ꦤꦺꦴ, ꦥꦠꦶꦛ꧀ꦜꦴ ꦲꦺꦴꦠꦶ ꦥꦏ꧀ꦑꦶꦤꦁ.

‘‘ꦩꦤꦺꦴꦫꦩꦺ ꦄꦴꦪꦠꦤꦺ, ꦱꦺꦮꦤ꧀ꦠꦶ ꦤꦁ ꦮꦶꦲꦔ꧀ꦒꦩꦴ;

ꦖꦴꦪꦁ ꦖꦴꦪꦠ꧀ꦡꦶꦏꦴ [ꦖꦴꦪꦠ꧀ꦡꦶꦤꦺꦴ (ꦱꦷ.)] ꦪꦤ꧀ꦠꦶ, ꦦꦭꦠ꧀ꦡꦴ ꦦꦭꦨꦺꦴꦗꦶꦤꦺꦴ.

‘‘ꦠꦡꦺꦮ ꦱꦷꦭꦱꦩ꧀ꦥꦤ꧀ꦤꦁ, ꦱꦢ꧀ꦣꦁ ꦥꦸꦫꦶꦱꦥꦸꦒ꧀ꦒꦭꦁ;

ꦤꦶꦮꦴꦠꦮꦸꦠ꧀ꦠꦶꦁ ꦄꦠ꧀ꦡꦢ꧀ꦣꦁ, ꦱꦺꦴꦫꦠꦁ ꦱꦑꦶꦭꦁ ꦩꦸꦢꦸꦁ.

‘‘ꦮꦷꦠꦫꦴꦒꦴ ꦮꦷꦠꦢꦺꦴꦱꦴ, ꦮꦷꦠꦩꦺꦴꦲꦴ ꦄꦤꦴꦱꦮꦴ;

ꦥꦸꦚ꧀ꦚꦏ꧀ꦑꦺꦠ꧀ꦠꦴꦤꦶ ꦭꦺꦴꦏꦱ꧀ꦩꦶꦁ, ꦱꦺꦮꦤ꧀ꦠꦶ ꦠꦴꦢꦶꦱꦁ ꦤꦫꦁ.

‘‘ꦠꦺ ꦠꦱ꧀ꦱ ꦣꦩ꧀ꦩꦁ ꦢꦺꦱꦺꦤ꧀ꦠꦶ, ꦱꦧ꧀ꦧꦢꦸꦏ꧀ꦑꦴꦥꦤꦹꦢꦤꦁ;

ꦪꦁ ꦱꦺꦴ ꦣꦩ꧀ꦩꦁ ꦆꦣꦚ꧀ꦚꦴꦪ, ꦥꦫꦶꦤꦶꦧ꧀ꦧꦴꦠꦶ ꦄꦤꦴꦱꦮꦺꦴ’’ꦠꦶ. ꦄꦛ꧀ꦜꦩꦁ;