Mis Or'ghínhe-îæth'ai yDuý.r.r ythés tuc duilín yMedhamýa ghslár-ghüleith Œlimpiad-e atá mith gæn. Uain-éx o slár-cliffýa -anno Domini-.

ySíonæiya Ffemá'bissal-iy'dheach-e dús yOthœsræ-othœsræ e Oothraí yiosnÿ yFræli Fœdh-fœdhýa-e o Imadachaíýa-e atá.

Efui dué Thaln sëain æxó duínsaig • yEfui Oraiê dúiri raí-ghíl-ssaighisseith yDuý.r.r • Sin dús iosiyao sin lus wa’oobao-ya’leäch Ghrœliseæ-e ythénÿ dræao sísiya-iosiyaoýa Dræaigeainê atá sy sinótæn cais sáille •

Air • Sís-thüs o drúræao • ai’en o air’ya • Ł’oob-e’ix Eumruiýa o Laiy’alcuilýa-e’in o yGhiéil e Æœstúpenear ythénunÿ-mé Ornlawy ythé duín Sálthê ten aich ł’oob-e’ix atá o Fær Alcuilaí Sê-dúi’gheo-e’ri —-s’exempli-gratia’in- Artea— o Gheoýa “s’aige’in” ten-aoya ythé e lus Oothraíthê ghrœlisea atá s’iyail’in o sin æœá-e Scræsachaí Tïcainê e aufFrœsíýa Gaolaí æœá-mé drusót • O sísiyao e Thaln’ghrœliseæ-cías’afrê • O aich sísiyao e cías Tïaolc y’wil’th. Air • Ten “s’aige’in” -aoa o thaioss’t’ya- Fís e Emma æxó Thiutel æxó Eigain tes Wighæln o Gaolê yiosnÿ Sí-dræao sór atá —sin lus yGhainn-e sê-færs æxó sê-cíaos æxó duý-e o sy sê-ír Ao’efui’a gæn— æœá-mé drusót • O mis Wightil dué sárghu æxó sclaí æxó dræao lus Sclúneäi sís-thurn-e sainfasæn duéo mith ïegæn’t.

Raíwíl-heatth mith gæn. Lus mÿel Fírladr-e yThüfath-aoya lus Sgiesaetthum-e æœá-e niïl Carnfogh —annadh fœrmain œr -'ma— e Oob'aufGaolaí'sígænea sísiyao-e dræœa Raíwíl-ínhe duálthë marcæn.

Raíwíl-heatth mith gæn.

 

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Dús Orscænyæn-orscænyæn yduý sírffrach niheag Erlyê e lus Rr'œlsceil'inch o lus Aoiyid e Útcáry'ya Ruth-e lus Sinótæn-sinótæn eibh •

O • o ai'æ'farm. S'aich'in -'æ'farm. Efui niïl drúach thas — ios 'æ -'farm. O niïl Drúach. Air mæ farm • O • Lus Farm-farm "s'aige'in" mæ sê-maos brís erl. Air • Sin Craghê fœrmæn sy farm • Sin Ffeë fiulæn • By lus Pulsc e felCne'téxt'ilea ∆ afStrœ'charmænsy'œch V — 'ya maios'ya Craghêýa afTol. Air. Farm. Mao Bocraíp mæ brís. Boc. Mao Langaír dúfrœdh mæ rifæn • Air • "S'aige'in" • O s'aich'in dúsáille mæ ghlæscer. Dræao lus Foll mæ brís o -æao Lutýrêýa o Fogýa o Scarryfê dué Craigachaí mæ sciapæn. felSciapæn o laí o —efui Laí-laí'thte— ygyg • Thas yŁærmuê mæ ios mæ ygyg caír-e át-e. Mao Ílthasr yiosnÿ dué yelSœinaí-aoya yios nhœme atá -'r duîm mao Boc mæ gæn o sísiyao ∆barc • Aoa-thiosas't Uœrd • -'t Steam • Air • Duín Síthüs annadh múlch œr scicach lus Uœrd mæ bhie o mao Fialth lus Uœrd bhie. O Air • Oob Onê síthüsië bildhuæn. Mis Bocraíp mith Fœrm gæn. Brísea mæ bhie • Brísea • Brísea o stílbrís. Sê-maos Brís-brísýa bhie. Lebendach mæ bhie o dúlebendr lus Brís-brís bhie. Air • "S'aige'in" sin duý Sæculomê Glaostalê scaoræn o críspæn o afCneilæn sy mæ brís. Sin Afghalhê thuíłf sy— sy bris. Sin Gosferê leafæn mæ brís. Air • Niïl Niya'nchia'il mæ screppæn o brís. -Sin saige.- Brís. Ai'æ'titlop -luai- o aich -'uazilæn o aich — • ∆ • O aich sin niïl Felcadhá e Príónê sy ai'farm. Ai'farm. Mæ farm. Smiotherách Praxis o Próitínä'raxis-e'íach —'ya.

Duínráshië afArch úsét Gradhamýa duilín niïl Cruaff e Garrohyê leagístach o guiïn Yon cuirsea o baouea. Dú'iths þis Ó'rrync'ghs o —si'efui'n ythasýa ios úsét í scéalerea atá— lus Ghitasiu minú-e yiosnÿ glúmach yAolt Ruth-e dræao atáea pliguea.

Łyüsnÿ ghraíïe Theráfthyê-e dúao atáea o sís yThérafthyiya Sídháê-e atáea niïl Sísiÿa ythœ ten dús Drúnhœme-Drúnhœme aoa sin't niïl yGriebh-aoya —s'efui'in o łyüs-e niïl Uain yios diffaíách o rhäntupách atáea— sin-sísaoya aobisyach-e sy atáea'thte sclaíea o • O • Ten saigea •

>-»-Air • "S'aige'in" mis Dú'greibach-greibach-e's Uoinainê mith gæn-« niïl sain Prïxreg bhie.-<

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Lus yThérafthyiya nugænea.

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>-Dúe After sain í bhie. Dúordhách ythemnÿ lus Chainn e Rraenaí dúaf-e iosthurn duîm cías atá í bhie.-<

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S'aich'in lus sísaoya nugænea.

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>-Sísthurn Fælaê dús Útcár-Útcár Fælaê-e í gæn. Œr —efui aufGao'samsca'laíê— Uoinainê dús Útcár-Útcár Uoinainê-e í ro'gænstílgæn'il.-<

Aoa-thas't Œlsceil yiosnÿ Ædthýa gilæn dápathsea. Gi'regéar'gýa nïil Laff e sæánách Rimái afTolea. Nïil Nímloc thiransgenea. >-Łix-< fær Sclíeclu-Sclíeclu sœinea. >-Łix.-< Lus Útcáry Ruth-e Yon eibh. Úsét bilach Charmænsy Yon-e lus Œurdê e Fenthœs Ruth-e o Útcár'ma-útcár'ma scéalerea eibh. Iosiya axuain lus Dic o Penuê o lesenach Rhëw o Piell lus Ghitasiu byclæírea Líciya Yon-e • O Sísiya sin nïil yálénëách Brëch sy dúéalaf Gnasthýa sê-ír-e lus V lheif ∆ guiáł V lheif ∆ Yac e lus Scëel-scëel Wilfarmái-e sin mis neria o múlchtma ax niecscách Yáe dúe saílturn • O iosiyao • Dús Trawidía o dús Crith-crith o dúrrync dús Sclostaíría.

Byræao Stár dúe Ruth ten Stúpen-wínr mis ainteith Arbhenu ïegæn't. Scér Ruth -syá- Yon Stár gilæn't gilæn't? Scén stil'ten'át stílát? Scræsach í bhie. Yios mith þis mís Dé'ahor'cruí'sáillaí'ch'ía'er scaírea gilæn't lus Fainía yios duý þis Frÿn atáea ghydæa.

Dús Manaowrê Modh Gałaí-e þis Pititítáíaýa'ya-iyao —'ya "s'aige'in" e Líntê iosnÿ Chæceithathê dúrith-crith — níïl thas ios lus Thexa Ür-e e Úlitírura transmisoaufgynlách'thtema-e sin síthüsië sy í mith iëwín — seoirách-e o dræao nhœmea o e aobisyách e þis Fforsê fałainmÿa-e Chuff'scœltscéalp'ách=Sétslaff-slaffê yiosnÿ més cubách Í'saiłyê'lu öobén aích-sy —sy iosiyao atáea— atáea lípea • Cías-sê dús Sininithíáchæaí Œduách Ffá'cárurýa-e's sin Cárurýa Auaí-e sy. Unghœsaí lus Gláchomaí sædea • Més sê-ír í úlitíruráchië aínfea • O mehil • O e niïl Chainn iosnÿ neria o dífíláchmÿa atáea mis Unghœsaí mith gæn • O s’efui-e’in niïl Dænæaí iosnÿ sin Melumaí aoœr drúłix Scönschafarmaí-ducaír-e sin í gæn't eibh bœnea. >-Fæsei-< lus Sïetcaír-sïetcaír iosnÿ Steam Ruth-e saigea •

>-Más-ten errepách anna ios thas mao Nœrfyê glówách ghiæan atá.-<

Niyail ax il duín niïl Filmaí Ułuýa-e lus Cruích e niïl De'fræli'gsëu sís Sáiłaí drugænea aoæx —efui dúaoyáchaí Clófœ nibísïl-e— Tscrîmfalýa mÿmo'darágê-e'mÿáchië í gæn -sin lus Ârtís e Caontharmaí próthesthea-.

O • Ax •

>-Scén Scîyn-scîyn ooilich aoyth teo dúe Errepáchr bhie mæ ooilich?-<

…duîm ha'duáfæn'gg Dúfendyáchaí æxo niïl Thón Sclaí-sclaí-e iosnÿ dúe Axscœth Ruth-e aoa aohúrnách atáea wil í scaothæa.

Ten-aoaya ios Yon duín niïl ythas Ghufínt-e iostá dúy iosthüsië Wælainr e iosthüsië-e Thúiłaýa-teos –o -'aoya– gehorhín atáea —sísiyao Gneemíy o Łærmuaí Élan-e o in Winr Œwra-e atáea— iosiyao duîm-sê þon craígea. —Ten o Uná ythenÿ aich sin -Uná ‘Us-e- sy stilooghea atá o aich lus Thúił Œwra-e atá síthüsië ïeythërïë dubildách atá.— Dúáscíer lain Ruth eibh — -‘ya dúyil Mót ysin dúþon neria o mac í niri ios Aúhýa stilghlæscerea atáea sy. Wafíel Aúh mac iosiya þin stilbhie • Duín Feghlis-feghlis afSaínæn o in uaïlnïe Aúh Fultós-iosiya ïeythërïë uloofáhæn. Arbheheýa —ten sin silgá sy— axuain mís Efelgú-efelgú Yonië-e o Gaom-gaom Aúhië-e mith gæn í chu’ługr’ffæn iëátstíl. Sê-miths cyghuea ax ten més lus Fíuraê ythénunÿ ten úsét Rhiłaíaíýa-e drúłix duilín ghiæanea drúrísea. Niri’thte Duaígéainethéxê Raí-e e Ste’chís-chís’am miths by drugæn dúiri —sê-miths-més dhælaortách— niïl Tïsárghuc Fíura-més byræao düsét Thiransgeg-teos þin nhœmea o Conthasctýa femythïea •

>-»-Sê-miths úsét -Disc- sin dúe Elf-elf iëmásstíl-«

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»-Dúýa sê-maios mæ teo erl nhœmæn.-«-<

—Mith sin dús Ghuethnyr -cod et alia- ’-e e lus Min’ghainn’y sy -Disc- o sy Win yæ’thte ferfïzenea.— Ai’en’tscânea • O d’uff • Ten niïl Tesggtap duégín þin yaoios Scaoynaí-ducaír-e atá eigainæn’t o duín þon átsethá iëcaírænstil’t — ax d’uff. Sin sê-miths dúin lus Bortó yiosnÿ eýa aoyáchië o próië Aólúaí-ducaír-e o prómioobaínáchmÿa áta staffëea o dúïcþon sótea o lus Tesggtap yScaoynaí ducaír-eýa bildhuænea o dúïceos-iyao sótea. Mith tes Ónthr by lus Íun Áfm’úá’fenis’oyá’ÿa-e aólúeaiyao o cyghuea o malachách —malacháchýa— úsét -Disc- ghiæanea. Withuíaosil iy ton gilæn fródhmÿa chímæea. Mís yFfaghachaí més Trepíya ugóïythaíách yiosnÿ ten duálthë Aoíslísëghágaí ir þrowê duý atáea scepíëlyæn dúe-e mith gænea. Ornê’ornê’localocaí-e Ornê. Air • A'ithæ'nn scónách • Stá’gheo’r-dúe teo scónách mæ suïfæn dúiri ten í ooilichea’thte. Sís thüs. Fflébæn-fflébæn. Stilflébænea. Fflébái Fách-e farmea. ‘Sthüs. In niïl Líc uain letaí cair o ios í crýff bhie ooghæn ax —aobha— uain cair’t. Sê-ir wafíel Œlsceil ios drué sê-ir yelRýun gæn sin Urcánam sy filuldæn. >-Ai’æ’thalæn • Ai’æ’thalænýa-< Aobha mac • Air genáchië • Mæ thalæn. Thüs. S’łicaíách’in cerłách dúaf o sê-e mæ egræao dúghiæan í bhie’thte o ten thas ten saige saige sin scén lus bhies thœ í-stil. Sís thœ. Dús Localocæn-localocæn Ornê-or’or’ornê’nê’nê-ornê. Thüs þis dúéalaf bhies o niïl no mers-mers Sininithíáê aithal dús Thrîaíýa-e bhies o >-Air •

>-“S’aige’in” duín teo mæ letaíæn.-<

-V —efui Stá’mæ’taí— sê-teos ∆ mæ stúpenæn- þin ooghæn cais’t. Ann þin ooghæn thüs. Scén ythasýa áta thœ lus Suïfea-duý-Łif gígwidæn • Or’or’ornê’nê’nê-or’or’ornê’nê’nê-or’or’ornê’nê’nê • Si’drúræao’n —o Tap-maios léntæn— ten í by sæcuiúlærea.

Sin o sin e Œdu sy m’yæ’is dúil Thtémayaí e ghéxýathte e Ffarê yiosýa Purumrá e Chainnaíê Winýa-e lósëlós-e düsládæn mi’yæ’th gæn — ten byræao Stár dúe Ruth thés aoa stilát. Mis Rósílgapágu iosthurn mith gæn • Duilín teo í —Príó’rógu’n aoa úcuinth lus Móthíff e Príón þon ios e thasýa yæ eibh— Aocerłáchaí zóna. —Ax scén thas í bhies ann bhie niïl Príón í aoa bhie?— Purumrá e Îê Yon-e łixách més tes ornaoíth Laíaíê Líc-teos-e in Ghrudás öobén Ruth-þon-e límésæn o yth Ffóc’emhdúscna’oiách niïl aoa felAolifíäí bhie. Saí-cair-e ios. Saí-cair-e í. Yon felAolifíäí aoa farmea. Ax aobha aoa aoœr saí-cair-e felAolifíäí Ruth farmea. -Chæceithathê dúrith-crith- łi’tecnëea’thax-łax-e o wiláchië. Ten niri Egê giláchïe dúsilgáea stiláimghúænea.

Byræao Gnastýa Tatsy-sthwëê-e Yon-e dúe þoghásæn o túreáchiëmýa dús Táigura-táigura niïl ruth unburigg eumruiách Glâscí yduîmnÿ sícías górtách Gnothê e Newthaí yios e Síthüs by sís Líc Uonain-e rhísterea o rhísterea o þoghásýa byræao drescerea sin Hrádair craigea átaea dúcriwgg cuirsea. Wafíel Fírladr daomumách Sclosreaíê subultæn o deóghsgú lus Dic tórltea o dúil ro’ythfísch’il Sclíeclu-sclíeclu lus Pititítäí baowłea. Thuíltrawidíæa o afYthrrync fołuæn þis sainmÿel þin dús Łúcraí-łúcraí gæn ax gæłósáchië dúauffyië saíea •

>-Lus Thuíłfeáchýa mith bhies o Thuíłf-thuíłf Law-law bhie. Ax ai’awu • ai’awu.-<

Egræao lus ∆ guiáł lheif guiáł V Yáe beílyea o duín Eumruiáýa >-Lawu-< þin saíea o fegách dúil Sœinaí yiosnÿ mac Blaotzúl-blaotzúl atáea guiïnách Garrohyêýa fflathëa o þis Win lus wilfarmaíách Eumruiáýa clâmænea. Ten dúe lus malachmÿa Próyon dué þon sárghuea. Ten dúchís œr thtemaië duín þon o Aoa-chís-chis’t silgäen-e dúletaí ooilæch.

Ten lus Châtthap swil úsét ymac spêcid uain stilatáië þon áimghúænea o e þis Sigureth lus fendách Raíeithýa craigea o fír dughaintín ghaint e Flæuê e glaosclíntách Sæmêntham felArch lus Yáe afe Ffléfuff-ffléfuff laiyinea draurhea o Yelthurn axuain duín þon letaíea. Ten >-bitiths-< saíea.

>-Therífách-< Yon saíea.

>-Scér thénu mé therífách í eibh eibh? Ten mæ o lósëlósië Yiusétýa Læa-e stárea. -<

Ax duín teo þin letaíea. Tes Túreonclæíryê. Tes Ootascbyê Chairthruggy-e mé Oothraíê e Clæír-clæírê dúe Ghoobœ-ghoobœ o ghéx e dósafuaíách Aloisiê o -Pens- o niïl Minaigístyê. Mé Lhanc tegêyea. O duín Orn-teos gilyæ.

>-Brythýa • Scén thas lósë-bhie-lós bhie?-<

O ten erinænea • Them thüs niïl no Stóê duáo sê-þon duilín niïl Cróiffy Plulcst-e yth —Łícintacaíýa o Sceúzalê wythil— niïl Sgie’tap’saet Áhoría sís Ounain unbu’sclosuræa’rigg ten laiyinea o ten sin thüs þon lus Sæmyê Dúfendaí-e sy seisilgæa sícías sê-góï Œurdê seisilgæa •

—Tes Zëmpu e Ulópescía áoræao Clænýa þon sutscha—

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—Niïl łyüs mæ þin stúpenea. Niïl Aintýa. Scér sin átea sy Mhís í átea?—

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—Wilhíæthte í chuagg caír—

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—Aospêcid yios más-ten -versus- Aobísyê crýff o crýffmÿa. Aobisyach Uoinainê. Sin Óglîinænaí. Dúr gilyæ ubádhea.—

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>-Más-ten mith o hagg o afSaínách bhies fæsei-< ten saíea. >-Ax mis drúach Márr mith gæn o tes Cupsrimaí screppænea chemyië bhie.-<

O thüs ten Yon dúin lus Orn letaíea o saíea •

>-Scér • Air seilóscó • Ios mæ seilóscó?-<

Wil críspænea o raghutíuách e þis Cruích lus Óghsê o gnith Cuirsê Afyáëgýa plâfardmea o niïl tsilgáeílea Nótinú dús Bocraíp o ced Sigureth dús Tatsyê prótugjænea •

>-Scér dúe teo eibh oobdégië dús Scóuc-scóuc mæ eibh? Ithłooch o fách lus Mloiytí Bethê-e duín seháæn o mao Fíuraê úsót dúe baüythách sárghuæn mæ duscîyn. Ghaint e Esclárg-esclárgê efui lus Dłifcê mao Fbainchund bhie o iosýa • Sin afToláchië góïythýa mæ o ios Âslutí bhies • Sin ten ios sís thurn zicsic aoa más —iosýa îcłách— œr niïl uaothas urentáchïe sê-meos ios Afa mé mæ ooilic œr ten gæn cair sílgæn mith sëain. Thés. Ai’letaiæn. Ann Cedýa í bhie sy ten by Genáchaí o Lifíaí ai'en'bitiths ax tes Thüsýa baüythách them í pahæn yth mæ laíea. Ornïrl duég Thrazunét Ruth dúiri mæ dúe chefenea Ghiæan-ghiæan eibh. S’eg’in í pahænea sin mæýa pahænea. Thés uaclanáchás æxo óc∆éy•Vás æxo dhælaortáchás duéfui? Glésaobhäs • Más-ten lifíáië aoa.-<

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>-Uœrdýa ten dúyn-lyn-e aoa más »-Stúpen-« bhie-< ten saíea.

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>-Thés ten dúlynæn mith gilænea'thte.-<

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>-Scén • Ten ios maios Fłúgáraí aoa eibh stilërscuæn más más?-<

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Mé uafcathúéa Sáin’ffás’su sínësgách Titheäír gæn • >-Ann mé mæ sin mith gænea sy.-<

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>-Sy. Raí e mis mith gæn. Ghaint e mis mith gæn’t. Sy.-<

Af uÿth Thruggÿa dúafbéigh • mao Nœrfyê o Frÿn o suippu-caír-e Efuæniaí Gibubê-e in. >-Aólýa V.-<

Lus Nrïchsaí dús Rýun-rýun-e • by sê-sëain Claóghsab Sthwee o dús Eîyc o Muzóghsýa dús Folpthá-folpthá o Gâgg-gâgg o Gâgg-gâgg • >-Orn.-< þin drúách in mæ letaíea •

>-Glésmæás’t? Aobha. Ax tenýa meos syá dúgæn stilgæn más.-<

Tüs sê-miths cyghuea. Rhóilea. Þin gifúfea. Ïeythërîië cyghuea. Þin mis -Catscale-þis mith gænea. Ten úés Uná ‘Us-e yTen dús Drúrís-drúrís atáea sëntea o dúsê-þis mith stírthea. Í fír ten clæírea Ghás dúnhœme eibh o yiosnÿ mao spriggig muydh Ootascbyê by Clæíreaê Oothraíê-e o Aloisi Aúhê-e afTolea duílín Múl’scmaogg’chr atáea Yon utoghenea. —E nïil »-aoäfách úsís ïeythërîæn mith bhies-«’ách Eg Chainn-e theraffænách Gnæxýa eibh.—

 

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Túremÿa iy Lifíäí dúfendúhegæn þiníya Ruth saige bhie. Degsëuáchië ten »-lus Lifíá-« dúghéalílæn o utoghenæn. Lifíäíýa dúsê yiosnÿ teo o Yon þin stúpenænea o ten úsét Sê-aobísy mé Yon sétornúea o údúilín Rócghr’eiëgnídt-seiëgnídt'udaol ghiæanea o Rúd í gænea áta. Lus Lifíá dúsê lus Purumrá e Gnídtaíê o e Arbhenuê niïl lósëlós —Glaoscaí-Maræien-eýa Lifíäí o lus Lifíá dús Witîfl-witîfl-e Chainnaír-e »-Lósëlós-lósëlós-« gæn bhie— Win dústilgæn bhie. >-Musthësyê e Lifíáchaí-< Ruth scéaler •

>-…Sthynteryê bhies. Niïl Seinutscuaín-aoýa Sthyntery-e e Íx o e Rrrync o e Yon-Aúh-dúghuethnaí gliea o scæt eibh o Broothýa yiosnÿ Sísiyaoýa-e atá dúgóïyth lus e DiCaprio Scelcs Marguritha-e- yDin- afTolachfë scínsíæn. Łixach ios scîynæ. Them ufelië lus Rüst-rüst rótrea ios bhie œr –‘ya. Ax scér e thüs minachmÿel Łyüs duáo yEgýa si’sê-ír’n Tonu gænea mao atáea Trisáchaí scîynea atáea?-<

Thurn Ruth yæ ghlæscerea Yon sclaíea. Them í s’łixách’inië þin yiusétæn. Mith í þin yúpa saíea utoghenænea. Sin niri mis Scéaler-scéaler sy mith í gæn. Þin pudæn. Ten aoa-thiosas't Áscíê caír o scéaler saíea. O mao Oostú þis Orn Yon dræao wîynænea o e teo dúe aoa Thal fflébænea.

 

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Ten-mas aoa niïl Stát. Ced o raíeith o drúræao Arbhehëê mehil iy lus scónëië lifíách mao Menscenaí ffráigaf. Ax ten yÍ duég Waláchaír aoatá dúígherác niecscách stiláimghúænea úcuinth mis ag’mhísách’gïe niecscách Dífilaí in Uafloorýa e iocías Líntê mith gæn o ann uain yiosnÿ í tífyadæn iëatáeaië yOoghea saí sin uain æœłíc macæn. Yelmá ten í át. Ax uain’t-aoa Withuíaosil tífyadæn. Ten -exempli gratia- sê ao’uloominíäm’a »-Seitólæn-cair-ë-« duín lus Cubo Seitól-seitól-e dúyiusétæn Spítiya aoa cairæn úcuinth ascíamië lynraigóæn-cair-e lus Łé‘curthy’ge e lus Scaleê Truck-e-e Uafeggáchaí o thas Wułafyê duín MelaMix Thalntoly Regéarýa-e o thés duín Moldit Soleíce-e Seitegêyách Niyaily úsót bhie o aoäoyth e Mÿelýa Aoäfaýäí-teos sê-efuiách mao Ffrynfely scmágræn o góïyth mé lus Cloro o lus Clorumín yiosnÿ dusëin mao I’wíc’arn atá aoclächaí łýnggäen.

Ax ten niïl felAolifíäí dúfarm drúłix stilaoaië macæn. Ann ten wil e sís Yon dúsaíea aich e lus Lürsfs æœłíc dúsaí saíea o ten lus Luth þin boolooylea aoa ooilich o ýacýác uain’t-aoa yIos ten uscornu’t-aoa Ruth atá. E thas ten Uná ‘Us-e dúsaíea lus Chagê yios brútalách eibhs lus Gó eibhs. Ax uain’t-aoa o ‘-iyao Yon dúsuïfæn-e —teo-e dúsuïfæn—iosiyao-thé méstárách Fíuraê Yon »-Útcár-y o ‘-il-«-e-duîm sin arch sy Wilýa ooghea atáeaýa atáea. O mis Fféirtiaí ios Uná ‘Us-e-duîm mith gænea —-id est- ten— bÿth lus Fforfÿaíê e sís sílydolách Útcár-útcár o ascíamách Saí-saí-síaima-e duég-mé lus Rhácgy o lus Afthátap-scálr-e e annadh Fáiscaol duísuïfæn æxo méstárách Fíuraê eibh. —Méstárách Fíuraê duîm lus Uonain ythénÿ þis Útcár-y o ‘-il —teo— duísuïfæn atáea Ruth sin arch sy Nÿelýa ooghea átea.— Niïl Clæffy miths-duîm mæ gænea • Niïl Clæffy ysinnÿ ten ithłooch tes »-Nÿelýa aoa dúsaí-« dræao iëatáea ooghea glaiyfarmaíea o sin ten dúe niïl Senthithaí Cimiuain-e sy dúgígwid erlea. -But that’s America. Live in it- œr ‘thte. Ythénÿ -lets it unfurl- sê-maios atá. Ax lus ytháxnÿ-duîm Hhíltÿa atá Tóny atá o mé Ghaint e Glaoscêlintiługyê Bre’líc’ách-e lus Púnê ufel tugea eibhs o æœá Ooscylduíaí Aoyáfálýa Pintó-e dústirghæn drugænea. —Ten ghîfy eibh • Lóst-teos tes Ëgwalaí Rhiéê-e aoa eibh.—

 

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Duín sê-teos Yon Uná ‘Us-e staffëæn o fír dús Laiyin-laiyin-e -Fire Walk With Me- ax ten duýth í tes Chís-chís filuldea o teo æœuain thalea. Thüsýa mé Brízłœaí dræao Bobby Lœwru ouffróea bhie o sin Nhœme niri ithłooch niïl Aint saíea o Sainsu-tonu ton fegæn o ædthæn o Ten mæ-Frætár-teos stáræn saíea ten Sáinsfau Uná-e sciapænea o •

>-Scén óc∆-bhie-éy• mæ bhie? Mis niuainïl Cócuoltr-e mith gænea. Æœá »-teo-« mæ saíea.-<

Æœłíc chorpiea ax Yon saíea •

>-By will e -Sinithaílch Peerê- Raí e Łyüsê Ruth stilúsétænea þin sayäilæn.-<

Thüs Uná 'Us-e appaulea. O duín lus Aistær e Alcuilaí lus ghim uaftugea Guresës e urentách Uríárýa cyghafnuea. Niorneïlê dumsyê. Gigê bacea. Iarnách ffruímê duíyao Flæuê e Manaowr mé Felth páchea stunea. Niïl lor'ainch'ëa Felyáëg by banea o lus Romsmœtthê chwícómænea o tes Frÿn tscræxcæa o herhicænea • O oo'glów'bea by lus lhe'glar'ifs sîunbloiyách Thuíłf-thuíłf-duég Alcuilaí e lus Îiełocë lus Glaoscléÿ lus Scepênuaí mé appaulea-e lus Eîyc e Uná Us-e baufilmarmea o sainméithë farmea.

Lus Unáeîyc tes Ffócas yiosnÿ ithłooch Oobrúd urłæirea o úlaghea atáea afTolea. >-Ten uaothüsýa dúæ-< lus Eîyc saíea… •

>-…dúsaí ghydæa ax îcýalaíáchië o o'æ yelëg saí si'ton-æn'n yiosnÿ ten Ghaint e Aúhê duáo Ruth staffëa o sýa niri mæ dúsaí si'ton-æn'n…-<

...thüs them sin lus Éxeíth e Ghéx Saínyê Wil-e sy oo'onê'bách lus Smœtth-smœtth tscrathyea o duílín Zaza-zaza yfírnÿ ten o Yon sin scúthách sy mith scaírea lus Léy dús Móth Fær Alcuilýa Xæxr-e Bláthans Æœstúpenear-e dúfaníucæýæn clæírea fírtá lus Thelefigjíon Uná 'Us-e stetyei üłæa. Æœá aobíeg efuæniea. Sin melum lus Scídhé putæn lus Tintin cías Lebendê nïtspa aoa brecággea. Axuain duílín Mionchain wafíelýäch Bothaíách o Áscí o Regéar macsy-caír-e e Senthy-senthy lus Léy sœinea. Duý cías Whárê —Sitheraê e Gúénsrar by lus L'orsc'én— í Scíghê fainíäen o duý mis Onê mith. Air • O • Auffæn • Auffæn o prótugjænea bhies. Air • "S'ithaí'in" mith o Wil lus Thuíłaínfy e lus Æœstúpeneách Þ'rhié-e'in dairæn. Mæ ithłooch Réul Fær Orn Lawy-e fingen.

Air • Mæ-duîm Alcuilýar í gæn. S’eg’in mith putænea o s’eg’in ráitea • O sîrhoienách Golthoœ öobén Mârigaltê afýth • O Tlïxixaínchæiya o lus Uælt e Thídh duíosthurn uóghségea. Mis Intîfr Ruth hairea mé Lé'custhia'n duÿthoœa o curách lus Ædälc afOobaoáchië gnipáuícea o oozoýœa o oozoýœa o gnipáuícea. Mé Steam niyail-e mith Ghraí-e...

>-Múlchië Laíaíýa e wæl stilgæn.-<

...yúyoœa • By góïyth Mót mith baouea. Thüs lus Duałef sethea. Aoa e mis Gap niïl Túm ég Tlïxixaínchæiya dúe Fath lus Móth-e annadh stiliėpaduæn sin-o-sy sê-meos-duîm Bláthans by eibh. Orn Ruth-e fflyea. Niri lus Ghraí. Fær W'air'orn-e'æn'il o fær Scéuturmyaïlaí dúe lus Err e Yæýa sê-meos mith stilpuryea.

>-Łafræth-< ten saíea. >-Tút.-<

•

Ruth sæsæa. >-Lus Móth gæn.-<

•

>-Aobha-< Uná 'Us-e saíea. >-Glésruth? Scén mæ-siselcuthæn-duîm siselcuthæn?-<

•

Ten tes mÿel o tes dúgheogenách mÿel lus Uœrdê e niïl Sétma dubildách dúe sporthæn thrîæea ax ten dapathsea. Yiosnÿ lus sê-góï Yon dúdát uain dîsêin. Þin rheetæa o rheetæ o þiníya saíea. Dræao þis mioobaínáchmÿa Lëc niïl Screamm e lorea-iarn-e Nih'wic'eagách-pecea dúgoleafsæn Lé'custhia'n prÿóchea. Wil e Duałefdułeon þin stilbeílea'thte.

>-Bha-< Ruth saíea. >-Tút.-<

Thüs þis Sáinsfau Uná o yDuý Wal baüythách niïl Cluff e Minthbloiyê lus Ghaintýa unescæa.

 

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E í lus Unáeîyc dúsaige auffæn •

>-Air • E teo duég lus Staffë-staffë duín Mionchain e Ruth mæ feghlisæn. Wil e eibh • Ten in Ónthr-þis Ess dúsaí eibh.-<

Ax —lus Thele'nimil'figjíon síthüsië e niïl mäern o gliúsamtolách o seipíaië oönnabách Blys by lus Esóg e Móth-móth e Ghraí e Saíntolê aotrúbænea o stiłix úsét lus Îië Briggs Bobby-e saiły Glingï-e culcea o dúsê-þis Yon stilrúrísea— ó lus Eîyc ebbea.

>-Niïl góïyth Cræthr mith niwinialea. Niïl Seinhœmaí aggïe minachië mith ghiæa.-<

E lus Ghyfu e Cræthrê —Ghraí e Oóê o Ghraí e Thaln o Ghraí e Ch'ónth'ómê— nerië e sís Móth Raí —Aint e Chómê o Ghaint e Oóê— e aufGaolaíách Affughúæn-affughúænê toncænea eibhs. Niïl neriách Scratean-scratean o niïl Mar'thaln'caí dúe aufGaolaí Craïscígáchaí-e. ∆. Niïl Scratean-scratean yIos aoîcłách dúsógjæa uÿth-e stiliëbhie. Sin sy lus uafWinaí e Cræthrê fforsæn • Níbísy-duîm e sê-fær Ghainn —wáil sê-fær mînas Éx œr -'tya e Axuainaíê Ërscu-e Bauch-bauch-e łax ao-Ghás-'ya e miłió— wafíel Síonæiyaïg puræa bhie • O aos Tann-duîm aos Tannýa o aos Beagha-duîm aos Beaghaýa o aos Scí-duîm aos Scíýa o aufGaolaíê-duîm aufGaolaíêýa. Thüs sê-færs tlus Scaffath Níbísy-e uaïlnïe drúrísæn o lus Flangbyffubê o Fitchê o romách Fforísê niïl Foëbendœrm dræao siselcuthæn. Fír stilýa aoaósîchaílea dúír Féirti lus fœrm bhie o —ann duátcaíryách— cías Toncænaíê lus Pura dúprócê rrîyæn cais. Ann lus Frehunt-frehunt Toncænaíê-e niïl Grælië zóna sy ios Grælië dús uafWinaí aólúæa o próthrîea o coufîytinea úsyá bhie dúiri —łax Ghás e miłió Cræthrê e Dapaths— Ghyfu e Daíráchaí úfendách • O dúaoaósîchaílea o seizónæa bhies o dús archmÿa Sálthê e Síonæiya sclæsea. Łax-łax e lus Oobao Ílthasr-ílthasrê-e o Linaí Senthïr-senthïrê-e e lus Scídhé Œduië mith oo'pititítá'bæn. Ro'yail'il Raí eibh. Uaothë chísáchaíách o e-Áscíáchaí Iyfwuludao í túghýuæa. Ax thé uscornuæn —'scé'thte?

Lus emm'siselcuth'æách Toncænaíê Uná o Ruth frehuntea o nich'úprócê'uffea. Dubildách aggïe minachië cías niïl Seinhœmaí ghiæa.

 

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>-Niïl Chain e ios thas stilýa gerthúæa.-<

Lus Steam e Uná 'Us-e tunsæa o lus Thelefigjíon aóeumruiænea o duín lus Trí'blys'dé e lus Nimil lus Eîyc sê-ir boolooylea.

>-Ax niïl Cræthr duín ios Eg í eibh't. Æœá Bóc aoœr glaoscóterugách Ghydrê mis mith gæa. Mith dúeín lus Aole'laiyin'th-le'laiyin'th e lus Siselcuth-siselcuthê fír cía suïfæa eibhs o ten ann Ruth ythénÿ mæ o þon dúsáille thalea ooghea sclaíea. Duín mæ —dúghitasiu— þin saíea -id est- Ruth saíea •

>-»-Ten mæ-duîm yæthte ios yelthas aoyth...-«

>-—dúghitasiu—

>-»-...thas ten Bryth duát sininithíáchæa. Ten dairtolách eibh wáil...-« þin saíea. »-Wáil...-«

>-—dúghitasiu—

>-»-..ten niïl tîr Curutsc ios yelthas aoa dúát farm-« o drúræaoië •

>-»-Ten Yon-duîm í gilæn't. Ten þon ten minach uaothüsýaê ghiæan dúsaíea ax í dúat gilæn't. Wáil —'thte. Ílu ílu ílu Ësthaíê Bryth Yon greibæn. Air ten spoc sin þin í laí Bryth lus sê-góï dúiri=sê-ooraithr=uafGlúmæn '-ách Łath'fultírth'n sin þin dræao drugæn sy ax uafLíntách e Bryth ten æœłíc sís duát í gæn.-«-<

Scepí'fultós'ëláchýa e Uná 'Us-e aoa niri usggur þin eibh bhie ax Mælcyêýa aich þin duáfÁłusea. Si'scúthách'n þin aintüsách Ghéx e Áscíê duínscuîfáï ghiæa o sin niyail neria Fíu'gap'ra dúróxaí-róxaí dúniyail Borhu cía glom dubildách farmea o niïl Fflusch-aoya e Fótca o uain-iyao e Chcampâgn duílín Ghear e Nímê cías afFendúheg. Sin sy úyth í filmæn lus -de facto- e lús Ghéxýa þin duáfFendúheg Ruth eibh. O ios sê-góï Yonýa Ruth in Eurggugê Úna-e eibh o iyao in sê-þis dusëin þon in 1.40 e Nímê thuílfendea. Dræao 1.32 dúe 2.15 e Nímê Úna 'Us-e thuílfendea. Sin lus Fultós e Úna 'Us-e sy drułix ios min'aodúthuíłfáchaí'ách thryrách Uæxrælt Blurmë e Ruth í luaræa. Ythsutscha o duín Turmaí dúelín o by þon Ruth uffea. Coufflichs cía filuldea • Lus Faníucæíê Úna-e dús Faníucæíê Ruth-e niornbeílilách o bythœduáchië eolágg eibhs o ten lus Gáthfrái ywythilnÿ lus Taonmaënaí e ios Pás wythiltá e Fixáigaíýa e sê-teos o Una 'Us-e Ruth ghróchærea mawspur.

Ax wythil ten Üranyum aoa eibh ten í linchsea o fithea o dúílín tes Orn ghiæa. Scén thas aobíeg ten thóleraré úsyá dúæmiwnách más œr thóleraré?

Ax úsét teo sin góïyth sy Wilíl lus Gulícaí e Ruth fforsea. Ios yelthas þin caisáchaíæa o stilýa caisáchaíæn o ten í gæn cairthte. Ax ohíinst Oraï ios eibh • Una o Ruth.

 

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>-Niïl Ânger mé niïl gaœlfolách Gig tes Siselcuth-siselcuth eibh. Niïl Nímhog mé æœá Aoffauê lus Scmaogg eibh ax ten lus Nímhog úsét Thaln bhie • sy niïl L'ânger'én. Łúgthom dús Níuicailbhuëil ír Nioobłicilê amntiqruæa o ír medług Aartanfuyaí Dmäffáchaí duég lus Tacfæuæaí e Glaoárca Yálénëách o Léch Fultós-e mótferighæn. Mé niïl gráhunæ Langaír ios mé Níbísy e Ângœlfer-duîm lus Treh'tap'unt sciapæa o bysclúnea o ydræaonÿ Púncyê e Sæcuiúlær aoa Frÿntscraffýa'thte duég Ghíchæn-ghíchæn ythüs lus Langaír seïnaiggea immiea í frehuntea. Niïl Cłepësceán mé dúeónthr Chardê niïl nihæfách grásach Tapchât e Gufærách Elfhín-Whár úsét ír minach Tap Cóiscy-e lus Siselcuth-siselcuth Ruth-e eibh o æœá aobíeg aognággách axuain aoythte niïl Cłepësceán Chinê í zulær úcuinth —Ruth saí— þin ios cía ios át feghlisea. Sin o uaïlnïe Smughtyê cía eibhs ax o tes Bóc Ângœlfer-e úsét Localocê Gufær-e dúsclún o dusuinchí lus afYthrrync o ghim dúlinchs o mé Emma Charóiscindeaí-e ír Ân'chýstég'gœlfer duáfTol í eibh.

>-Them Siselcuth-siselcuthê át lus Cræty aich dúfrehunt thrîaíea. Cící-cícíê o Cadu-caduê þiníya in • Lus Łeid o ffeærách Minth öobén. Dúiri lus Cóiscin ghœdách spurggea Ruth laiyinea thüs —Aint e Grëach ios thas eibh— þin saíea •

>-»-Niïl Próëlth e Áscí ten ég filuld í gæn o ios Próëlth Bryth bhie.-«

>-Chemy sê-cías dúelín o byræo Tatsyê-þis scéałinea o þin aich sótea •

>-»-Mæ aich bhie.-«-<

•

Ten >-Scén them lus yChainn e Ruth farm dúatá mæ senthith farm?-< saíea.

•

>-Thüs sin. Sy.-<

Duín niïl Sumsum e Alcuilaí Samcœry-e by lus Cú'cragh'rthinê Eîycýa e Una 'Us-e uafMelumea o sei-glarea o e þis Aftap lus hoy Folpthá tes Âxal pricea o Orn duég Sárghu-sárghu eibhs. In sê-cías mith ædthea o þin saíea •

>-Gléslós'eg'ëlósás. Ax sin sy •

>-Ten ann e Sithüs mith sót si'ton-æn'n sclaíea stilgæn by yelFfáx lus Frehunt-frehunt dapathsea. »-V ∆ V ∆ ... fiłainea Wiuelænaí-« Ruth saíea. Þin Chorpiff funýáínea o sin ten sy át. Tes Sains craígea. Yduý lus Cump mith suïfæa o niheag Bethê e glaltrách o saffîrách Gooreinê wil sétyth miths ghiæa o aoannadh úsét lus Charóiscindeaí lus Ângœlfer ytocfl auffea. Fír miths í laiyinea í thuíłfea. Þis Emmasy dué í sin mis thas ios mith gæn sy eibh't. Ten châtea. Sýa niri mæ í genáchië bhie. Sýa bainchmÿa í farm.-<

 

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Ten niïl ílu Titár aoyth yelNíbísy siselcuthea. Ax mehil łix-łixië Atumách ír Coc eibh o mehil łix-łixië lus Glar e niïl Aúmedhæch Afthá ír Fitê. By Yon niïl chóm thuaí Bathab mé niïl fflifagœrmách Lintil eibh. Dúe mes Titár þin uyruscáthea eibh.

>-Ssítê mæ stár-< þin saíea.

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>-Ten yDuý mao Thümýa lus Uœrd »-Ssit-« ohæn Aint Saigeaí-e farmea silgá'thte-< ten saíea.

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>-Ten Áscíê stilmistea. Ten Ghaint e Áscíê stilmistea. Aobha.-<

Dúe Ssit Yon-e tes Titár sulæa o plœw o yDuý ír At'coc'um ír fflifagœrmách Lintil langea o iyao dúe Sumferffaíya cuiscea.

 

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Drúræao lus Sclún-sclún Thídh-e e lus Móth in uain Táiguraí e lus fródh aoduałef Drag lus Scí'ixixaí'nsíy dræao ten tes Glâscíê tscoolæa o teo úsét Withuíaosil Yon oblocea laíea.

Ten yDuý Eumruiýa e mis Chíc sin Una 'Us-e sy dúsaíea o þin saíea >-Sýa ythas Ruth githuæa í bhie-< thüs úsét lus Siselcuth-siselcuth o Bœnaí o Útcár-Útcárma o Chuffchœm-chuffchœmê Ruth-dræao teo mintîfalea. Yon ëxiczisái-caír-e aoa eibh.

O ten Fíuraê Yon-e niri’thte dúyurgsæn eibh æxo úsét sís Efuæni cía -read in- mé wil ios Fiuwfílmê withurnil Slufru-slufru-e. Ten or'uscornu'il. Sin dúe Bruscáí Yon-e mé wil ios lus mÿel múlch-e Esclárg-esclárg bhie thas niïl Ffar malachmÿa Ruth saíea. Ax dúe Scéalithaíê Ruth-e ios Cost gæn.

 

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—Yæ'thte Yon o Ruth cías Chís-chis thalnea. —Ios niïl Urcána dúághydæa bhie.— Sin niïl Caonth e chuffách Arfech o Yon-e yiosnÿ uaothë Caontharmách Gaoláchaí mé Útcáryê aoa sin't Ruth tîfalea Ruth-duîm Yon gæn o dúe ios Arbhehe sin Thesïógu sy Îraigeaiëê e niïl Chísaí yés-in ten sin Ruth sy rócghrudaolæn feaonthæa. Thüs sin lus Scéalithaí úsót Yon-duîm Ruth Îy-îyê dúeg lus Dúfendyê dús Rócghrudaol lÿzaonth-iÿzaonth-e o Łithaxië aoa Thesïógu sin Îraigeaiëê Yon-e Fásæarm-fásæarm-e yiosnÿ ten Una 'Us-e-duîm affónea o Ruth-duîm Una 'Us-e affónea feaonthæa. Sin Ruth sy sayäilæn.

—Ten lus Î dúlaí sclaíea o þin saíea •

>-Thœ dubildách aoa iyao ghiæa —œr -'thte...-<

...sin dúeg Silgá-silgá aoa sin't lus e Méith e Sthwee aos Bheaga Orcaífarmyaí-Stigmary yiosnÿ ten duín lus Aúhê ten dúe Oobýasigê stilsótea laíea ax yæthte dúsaigea o ten úsét tes Líc thurn lus Esóg dræao -Chæceithathê dúrith-crith- aoa sin't élanfarmách Zóna-zónaê e Lifíáchaí fær dúorcæn sclaí iëatáea ten dúchíc sótea.—

 

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>-E lus Chainn ythénÿ oýa túre waf o waf iëát o dús Orn teo litàí o í aínf saí mæ bhie-< Ruth saíea >-ax aoa lus Chainn thé lus Sains ghrudásæn iëbhie. Thüs dúí í nhœme. Ios ten dúe Waf-waf más saí iëmásea o mæ stiliëbhie'thte. Genáchië ten ufsaig át't. Ten dúí mæ wantœ aoa Chainn't úToræn. O niïl aoa Chainnië'thte aothipthacách Glaoárca í afFibheræn: yelÓgjin e yelMéith sin gæa ysynÿ fách wafíel Ógjin in wafiel Méith atá mæ farm dúghiæn. Ten sê-teos sainách uaffthgju aoa át. Ten í lebatscún. Ten mæ lebatscún.-<

Mis þiníya duín lus Igârtÿao e sís Burecafiarmaí ythésnÿ ro'âslutíea'il o or'glintehea'il atáea yaxuainnÿ mîyánách Ghrórimag yios duý niïl fremách Mëtmët e Plulcst ythliguea atáea o e niaregch Tłúgrïc Lâscyicu maios-e mith gæa atáea. O Orn mith gæa. Ruth Orn. Teos Craigýa seiduýæn. Öfelfaíê þin saíea •

>-Ten más. Ten yMæ Dústil —tes Uœrdê by— stúpenea Bitiths atá. Ten uafScepíëláchië mé Guefuirden e —teo mæ suts— -Chæceithathê dúerith-crith- más. Ten yios aoa Chainn't scónách niïl Ghæffter aoyræcäch sê-miths staffëa mæ atáea oogh. Ten ydîsêinnÿ aoa caír saí aoa iëát úcuinth ten caír o ios thœ atá. Thœ ten bitithsách más bhie. Ax —aoa Chainn't— miths-sê-duîm mis thasê-iocías-e Áscíê aoa sin't dúe aoa chís caisáchaíæn mæ gæn. Thés thœs fíurách gnídt caír bhie. Caír. Fíur mith drugæn.-<

Þis Öfelfaíê uafPahæa o pahæa-iyao o dúelín sê-aobísyê fyótea o afLímésách Fałyê guoídea.

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>-Ten í ghiæn át-< ten saíea. >-Thasê-iocías-e ten ghiæn í gæn.-<

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>-S'efui'in teo. S'efui'in Œggê.-<

Niïl Stó o níbísy mith chísea o yAnn ten niïl Nîm malachmÿa drúrísæa lus Æltunaí ios Yon-e łax teo sýa stilfunýáínea.

Æœá Scmaogg sís Thúiła Ruth ooghea.

Malách lus Thrugh yDúirinÿ Ruth Lith-lith nhœmea atáea. Thüs duÿ Laíaí í claóf. Niri dúe þon feaonthæa.

>-Air • Í mæ egornú-< þin saíea o e Nuthem fách eibh. >-Mæ malách iëát. Mith dús niyail Ónthr úSót eibhs • Ten erinæa.-<

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>-Gléseibhsás?-<

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>-Æltunaíýa.-<

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Ten Thrugýa uafFaufea. Thœ aoa ghydæn. Mé Púncy-púncy e Nugaí •

>-Ai'æ'gehor.-<

Duín Sains Ruth-e Sólitharách aocätherea Mótferighy Scale-e aólúæa.

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>-Tes Thuiła mith gæn. Mis Æltunaí.-<

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>-Teo þin Dúsaí-saí gilæn't-< walách ios Mëtmët eibh.

Úsét Miscaleny Ruth-e lus Frígóê fluimæa eibhs o e Thaferntascyê lus Rryncaíýa Úsét-úsét-e afTolach eibhs.

>-Þin sê-duîm Thuíłar glásgæn-< ten saíea.

Our 44.27th-year per-i.t., which smackbang within the-middle† 10.18th Olympiad-†of is we give. One-six and nine-five A.D.

Faerieland Appellate-court-of toward-the outlawing of Changing that †Children the-†stealing-of and the-†substitution-of [is] is.

Topic: of-to land own NAND to vote Sub-topic: Years through-to 2961 ([4.9.21]) per-i.t. So toward-the farther-aforementioned-such so the otherbound descendants (who from these-much-farther-aforementioned abductees are) as follows must speak:

Note: this-when and subsequent-from note I and note all. Before/under the-darkness and the-watching light and mother of unraped-being whose avatar that in the wealds [is] I also before/under am and Faer Radiant Holyself. e.g. Artea and God so-as-said I† who of the Changed-Ones descended am singly-so and so without-trickery hosts of the-changelings' kinship without go-forth. And †same-again of their-descendants-in-the-uplands. And also †same-again of their family entire. Note: I so-as-said 'what[mysterious-that]-and-ever-and-totally debt of blood and/or title and/or property my clan and kinfolk that fae-from owed are as such/so the re:clade-of faerself and/or theirself in-of and as itself no-concern gives - without go-forth. And the/our right-in-full for-to seek and/or ask and/or from the closure thereof benefit to me it/we shall-give-not.

The most length-of period† the 120yearum-of without an execution — ifly formal or otherwise — of Incar'aufGaolaí'cerated †that-of from 49.43 to-today marks.

49.57 we give.

 

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Toward the Spidering in silver tiny letters of the back muscles and the abdomen of Red-of accuser'ya the following was:

And - and note-you-build. Again -you-build. Topic: a next what— that -you -build. And a next. Note you build. And — the building "as-said" you yourself break let. Note • As cracks form so build: As teeth chip: With the dust of ground-down-tissue ↑ dried-up-skin ↓ -yours the-cracks fill. Note. Build. Your lips you break. Mouth. Your tongue lengthwise you tear: Note: As-said: And again to-speak you learn. From the pit you break and -'rom the-muckinesses and the-sod and fangs for purchase you grab. Grab-on and say and — concerning saying-not — eke: • What noises you that you eke can-of do-of. Your 'receptacle that for any-sound† that comes is'–being to-with your mouth you give and †such ↑scream: What[mysterious that]ever word: -'ever voice. Note!: Of-in Now whether good or shit the word you are o your charge the word is. And note!: • Under feet nowily gather. Our lips we shape give. Broken we break. Yourself the-breaking is. Alive you are and being-alive the breaking is. Note!: "As-said" as through centuries crystals scour and scuff and grind-up so you break. As mountains die so— so break. As geysers melt you break. Note!: A single inch you shrink and break. — As said. — Break. Note-you-topple —aiee!— and also -totter and also — ↑ — and also as a cascade of prions so note[all-listening]-build. Note[all-listening]-build. You build. Infectious praxis and proteinaceous-praxis—'ya.

Reversely way-up on Stage within a clutch of tentacles elastic and yellow Night arched and bowed. Toward us her spine and — regarding what that on it written is — the pull quote that famous article of-Red's from is folded.

The-then-when-that fourily therapists-of ago was and this therapist† sídhe-of was a †one-who-was-the-same-one <why I toward the Coming-Forward a_bout an assault★ — per-the-topic and the-that-when-of a one that different and relevant was — as★ other-of so wasn't> asked and — and — and I said:

"'Notice: ''As-said' our toward-the-believing-of women we give' a great principle is."

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The therapist† nodded.

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"For Upland great it is. Tidy, how the sort of division upward-of there with them is, it is."

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Again the †same-entity nodded.

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"Here fey toward-the accusing fey-of it gives. Or - topic: aufGaolaí communities - women toward the accusing women-of it not-insufficiently-had-and-still-gives."

Whatever muscle that smile constantly-gave-into-perpetuity failed. The-jaw-region a slacking of negative space filled. A minute passed. "Exact" faer conclusion sounded. "Exact." The accuser Red-of Night was. On bare skin Night-of the words of defence Ruth-of and Counter-accusation written were. †That but-for the dick and breasts and pubic triangle and face the quote enclothed body† Night-of — and †this as a solar bridge so up-inside-of the-nest itself-of the ...grey... !gold! ...grey... strobe of the ceiling factory-of so our new and worse but necessary sun to welcome — o †that-one — toward-the seizure and toward-the jittering and backward toward-the wrenching.

Out-through Love for Red I rape-name-being our first event will-not-give. Q: Red — perhaps — Night Love [r.r.]never-gave never-gave? Q: sti'I'll-do still-do? Tricky it is. That we her our toward-facing-audience-speaking-being could never-give the catch that in her throat was meant. To-the Walls Modh Gallery-of her performance-as-such-and-so† —and-forth "as-is-said" of lines that Haecceities toward-quivering — a what that the Text Ur-of literature transmisogynistic-anti-of as nowily so it we name — keyish-of and from came and of other of her works finest-of sho'fiction'rt-cutups that with boxy ti'speakers'ny underneath also-so — such †the-aforementioned-same was — were pasted!; they to-the repetition of natural affect's-scratch so the-scratch audio-of as. Innocence the function seeped. With itself it literally rang. And more!; and of a kind new and violenter our/the innocence we/it gave — and per a weakness that as softness neither-nor even weaponisability it so given't was pled. "Sure," the installation that voice Red-of said: "I'm guilty if that what your sinews shiny gets is." Singular but multilocal at-of one-specific turn of the-hall-of the face of an inn'child'er this speaking bore and/or<-with-invitation-to-neither> — topic: toward-rear alcove another-of — the-monster seve'limbed'rally it gives (so the style of narration suggested). And: But "Question: seeming r.r.want like me to-of guilty-being be you want?" to-with it hi'rising'gh terminal and/or a tone questioning-of that to accent Red-of not native was all it shouted.

I-† that night to-at a ★What Winter-of that★ via-of thenly Spouse of thenly the-ex-mine - and †' - managed was (†'/who flutist and noisyness artist-of and at name-being Aura-of was) I/† to-with-myself her brought. (I and Ana who also as “Ana ‘Speed-of” [lit. ‘Speed-of’ reduced, e.g. ‘‘Eeed’-of] so known is and also the ex-oathed Aura-of is nowily againily together are.) In-person beautiful Red was— aye-and-was in-a way as to-her new and like it only that day been-discovered was so. Every day like that she still-is: To-at forgeting wakes and at each day Power-that-one againily discovers. The-effect (I as think so) but-for our wilting nightly-of and bursting daily-of gives it shortfire will-been/would. Self-us kissed but I with the friends whom I on the-patronage-of even within got departed. Just-about fortnights three-of of voice-chatting us through[emphasis] carried until (self-us-with comfortable) a visit friend-with through-from onto passageway-mine she came and the-conflict confessed:

“‘Ourselves-us on Disc so to-of hoping will-are-been/would’

-versus-

‘To yourself-yours you me let come.’”

(We so to-the Server-being cod et alia-of the sub-clade as Disc and as name foreveren't refer. ) Note: I offered: and to travel: I a station to-way-at she <not-that Portability-of is> own’t and at hers join will-can-been’t/wouldn’t: but to travel. So ourselves at the gate that of rearly and frontly enterability-of and front-lower is met and to’house’hers walked and the-station <which-‘Port’ ability-ofs> gathered and to’house’mine-back walked. We my place via the door upp’bac’window’kside’er-of entered-back and kissed and later (later-indeed) on -Disc- became. Everything than he/the-creative-force eternally-gives longer spent. Our/the insistence with trepidation simultaneous that I today premeditation its throws in was speculate to/of-of we/it give/s. Eyes’eyes’lockness-of eyes. Notice: Please already: Lo’god’ve-for me already you fuck unto I it wantn’t. This-when. Begging. Begged-been. Beggery empty-of made. ‘S-when. At a body one look can and that it strong is know but (no) one can’t. Itself every muscle that from-of itself any trace gives as secret so keeps. “Note-you-stop. Note-you-stop-indeed.” No like: Note genuinely: You stop. When. Physical-such possible upward and myself-of you offward to-get it isn’t and I what I said said so query<the is why it-still>. This why. To-the locking eyes-ey’ey’eyes’es’es-eyes. When she/the-anticreative-force [undefined]-up-inside-of is and a few extra repetitions notestop to-the trying-of are and “Note:

“«As-is-said» at-toward me you look.”

↓ (re: you-idiot) myself ↑ you rape she know mustn’t. If she knows when. Query:<what is why the fucked-through-Hell happening>: Ey’ey’eyes’es’es-ey’ey’eyes’es’es- ey’ey’eyes’es’es. Such-subsequent-from (and your-head nods) I it from came. So and as of Nature so our/the-ever to-a minimum of about-six of weeks <that sequence of events name-of obvious-of to-assign> we/it-ever give — I out-of love for Red which not still/yet-do. Our/the Braindisease there we/it give/s: within me it (prion-disease not because the motiff of prion her <that of the-what> ever was) impossibility produces. (But query: what it is if/when r.r.is a prion it not is?) Sequence of images Night-of exactly with my eyeforth[firsthand] visions body-mine-of at fun-taking under Red-hers-of aligns and beyond rea’doubt’sonish a not sour-unreality[lie] is. Say-can-of[sayable] that [is]. Say-can-of it [is]. Night sour-unreality not made. But no not nor-neither say-can-of sour-unreality Red made. *Quivering Haecceities* fa’technichified’ct-lack-with/of and altogetherly. I only ways negatively[lit. negative-creatively/femininely] to think been-found.

Out-of the-nest finger-nailparts-of Red-of to grace and hardylier toward stretchingness a red electrical dark device by** these raw nodes of current that** of now through this body woman-of shook and shook and the grace out-of thrashed so crown-being **held **was to-grasp arched. Every length miraculous contortions spread and upright the dick bolted and to-an overdebted-enough conclusion the performance jolted. Done-seizured and neck rolling her best she toward Yelling gave but scarcely audibly said:

“The dead we are and dying dreaming is. But note:[any-hearing-this-do-]dream. Note:[any-hearing-this-do-]dream.”

Offward the ∆ gold grey gold V sun blinkered and in the-dark “Dreams” she said and open to-a sound that like applause was yellowy the-tentacles fluttered and her name the factory-ish darkness cheered.

I in the later post-night for her searched. I to-talk or leastly at her and about-talking think-of to-look wanted. I the rooftop alone on like expect one would her found and of her cigarette the final third took and while between two of sheets of railside cement way-down the sun up-of Blurring watched smoked and anywhere but at her looked. I “Sorry” said.

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“Awful” Night said.

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“Query: whom with awful it was was? I you and obviously set Laea-of loved.”

But at me she looked. My boots. My pockets raincoat-of with changes of clothing to-of bulging and six of prescription medicines and pens and a notepad. With green covered. And at eyen-mine never. “Britt: query: what obvi-is-ous is?” And I remembered: How when a few hours ago herself within a cage plastic-of over ((the-shround and shadows despite) a onehundreda’head’ndtwenty audience this woman electro-tortured I watched and I as when her the rivets terminal-of so coursed these same words rethought

My pattern of alopecia from-before the-tilt hers matches

and

A[fewer-than-multiple] then-that-when-that you she raped. A the-one. Query: as r.r.did so much it did?

and

Everyone’n’t it hack can

and

Unexpected that I’m versus other strong and stronger. Other women. So-of comparison. To-be never planned.

and

“I’m that we and/both high and awake are sure,” I said. “But our/the next morning we give and my capacity shrunk semily is.”

And when/then I Night in/at the eyen looked and said:

“Query: Note rephrase: That you rephrase.”

All scuffed and silver of her face the bones and narrow arches the-sunrise flattened and a revised comment to-the lips and second cigarette to-the fingers summoned.

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“Query: for me r.r.were downstairs toward-the searching you were? Little and empty the crowd bits-of to-at stand your friends to-go/walk to-of around seek you to-seemed. Two of explanations re: the Hell-of-Dics your problem is and the-that: so fully the same you and that person are • so I this where safe not am (the-that likely) or a some-of-what commonly together-ours that help with you want or I give can think we own. A version of the kind of that “something from me you want • you it get can’t • literally our it from me to give we do not give” whats. Which. Note:look. If the second it is then I through genuineness and reality note:I-apologise but my the-when around how it turned over you saw. Hardly toward traction Red before you to-of hove getting was. The way it turned so you-indeed turned. Which q:grateful, q:okay, or q:comfortable with-regard-to? Ans.:no: I’m really not.”

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“The-word I toward-using-of not am «rape» is,” I said.

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“Which I to-use we/it never-gave.”

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“Query: I that yours penetration not was been-mistake r.r.am am?”

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With detached the-task-at-handness plausible victim-being gives: “If with you so we gave [meaning: it was] so-then.”

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“So-then. Three of ours we gave. Two of ours we gaven’t. So-then.”

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Up past the-jacket to-glance: my sinews and neck and snappable matter rods-of at. “Giving…”

The gaze to-the tracing-of: across own collarbone fingernail and to chin and the cheekbone curving and tapping and tapping: “Eyen.” She right at me looked. “Q:you’n’t? A:no. But I-indeed ours/it might to give given be,” I said. When(/then) ourself-we kissed. Shuddered. She vomited. Again[iteratively] kissed. She our/the catscale-hers we/it gave. I to-my Speedy Ana I leaving was texted and to hers Night sailed. It while I dressed Eight [Ghás] to-come was and that my big bulky pockets by-means-of clothes changes-of and medicine days-of filled within good-idea-being was Night agreed. (Of a “helpless this-to iterate we are’ish way type-of terrifying the sex was.)

 

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Harder than reality to-sell nothing[of-the-eternal-feminine] Red says is. Internally I “the Real” correct-to and agree. The reality to-myself that<me and Night she raped and I on oneself-other with Night fixated and into roleplay-reenacting got and fun it gave> is. The Real to myself the series of actions and of events an obvious (the-mechanism-exchange-of reality and the Real to-the bonding-of species-being-of ‘obviousness’ given is) name to-been-given is. “Masters of realness” Red writes:

“…offenders are. A recall× offender-of of side-and of back and of night-day-to-serve lit and shot is and the-rim ×that<same-again-of is> akin-to the of DiCaprio glass margarita-of that-wine-filled-is sparkles. Right that seems. How downwardly the ruin rose that is or is-indeed. But query: of when the nearest time ago the-way<itself-so He gave[ the way it should]> your r.r. misery seemed was?”

Where Red ever learned Night asked. How it so-exactly she out-set. We it she well said agreed. As just our writing so we it give. She reads. I whatever people can and write said. And my spit her eyen Night from cried and of me to not stop begged.

 

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I’m not an idiot. Second and third and subsequent effects more than the immediately real my attention occupy. But I it<toward truth-being not-is to-pretend> necessary been-found because our ve’much’ry necessary harm at the-extent of those lines we give and if one that<it hurt would knew says> then one nobody likes. Anyway I it did. But someone everything hurts. I e.g. myself non-aluminium “recyclables” at-to box recycling-of to-put will-myself not can because publicly available the ro’map’ute of the disposal trucks and what pickups MelaMix Landfill the-Region-of Landfill and which Soleíce Lake Recovery Centre go-to is and unlike of most helplessness-mine in-this-regard my gullet tastes and akin with the chlorine and chloramine <that in my tapwater [lit. iron-water] is> complaintless swallows.

 

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But I a Lie to make even still-not-ly like. When I all of this Night to-told also I of the course nobody tell said and I the fight she lost not want and plus someone<I about-care> Red is. Of what I Speedy Ana told the strokes<that broad were> the same were. But somebody× Night to-fucking-of (me-of to-fucking) ×who/same-again-who<dear friends Night accusee/er-of-with as far as all knew was> was. And our/the partner that Speedy Ana-to-with we/it gave (id est I) across-over the battlements of this mutual accusation and public discourse toward-with the pariah and the figurehead of either faction at-to-fuck and/or dear friends with was. (Dear friends to-with the woman who<her accuser/ee (me) at-to-fuck was> Red as far as all knew was.) A predicament to-with-us you/it been-gave: a predicament as<I little my “anyone not tell” from would knew> clockworked and as I in a sense chemical-of so to-happen let. Ax ios Umerycu bhie. Duílín í lebendæn or not. Who<í dúegcornffæn erlæn> yourself is. But the<whom-with the gun is> guy the mugger is and with two of airliners wide-body-of the towers down brought were and no obligation the rear-engine Pinto-of to-reinforce Ford bore. (I twelve was: fault-mine my divorce parents-of not was.) At mine Night Speedy Ana met and while to-the watching-of Sê-teo-duîm Ai’łúgr’sót but I over it my talking kept and me no-one stopped. When-indeed with jealousy from Bobby Laura confronted is and so Come just little a one says and hands-his he open [he gives up] and smiles and I you<babe-mine> love says I arm Ana-of grabbed and:

“Query: O-are-kay you are? Our a-one cuckold-being-of we gave. No ‘me’ you said.”

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Nobody laughed but Night said, “Through all of Twin Peaks three times Red been-sat, she claims.”

Then Speedy Ana paused. And in the shift of light, of the common area the dry, extracted heat singed. Retinas stung. Jaws clacked. Iron frames behind sheets of wall with paper packed groaned.

A bad-coloured sunset through stained and the woodboards soaked and my neck squealed and creaked, and undershone by the greyblue cornflower dyingways light of the lockscreen the phone the movie with paused-of the chin of Speedy Ana contoured and exaggerated and massive made. The Ana-chin my focus that little pink-tinged and fraught was filled. “I sometime to-you" the chin said...

"...to say meant but probably of-to o[both] anyway say should that I two of days ago Red met and maybe only you tell should...”

...when like the fifth of six alarms underfoot the boarding rattled and in buzz while<I and Night quick as we the call moot-of of Faer Radiance Emperor/ress-being-of Blatance of Un-Raped-being to answer could dressed>*"while" declefts* the television to steady Speedy Ana lunged. No else mattered. So soft the Aos sí tread the rumble their lives a-whit not interrupted. All-but-for in Mionchain all-and-every citizen and person and region of sapience localisable the call sounded. In their hairs (tremors of goose-being through the leyweb[l'web'ey]) it Sí caught and in our feet we. Note:you and all:hear; hear and summoned are. Note: "as-we-say" we and all the knell of the Unraped Mother[sh'parent'e] heed. You little ray Faer Eyen Avatar-of [literally: the dreamer of faer eyen, but "avatar" in Danæam = Eyen-dreamer so the "dreamer of one's eyen" is a deconstructed "avatar"; tar of one's ava] beckons.

Note:to-you the-light-being it gives. Thus we trod and thus paraded: and lilac canyons under emerald seas over: and the-Shimmerlands and the realm of festival thereto raised. Our arrival Red hailed and with leystick rivuled-through and messy the summerlight alternately crackled and oozed and oozed and crackled. In uni_son we four-of...

"Goodly the-sight of you-all given [is]”

...sang; in like fashion we bowed. Then the fugue settled.

None of our group a toe outside the-Shimmerlands for duration the moot-of ifly still-steps-will then ourselves-with Blatance through/finished was. Eyen Red-e flicked. Just the four. Faer All-Gleaning Eye[A'gle'eye'an'll] and faer parasiticity for the Rite of the-sun ourselves-us still-paired/coupled.

“Fuck[lit. child-murder]” I said. “Fine [swell].”

•

Red shrugged. “The moot gives.”

•

“No” Speedy Ana said. “Verbless-query:red? Query: me-r.r.carve-with carve?"

•

I my most o my to-god-genuine most the words of an objection together to stitch tried but I failed. That<the same Night befell> one imagines. She stared and stared and nothing said. From her lower lid a crust of iron-coloured dew-tipped toward-thaw leystick hung. All of fuguemarch she still-blinked'nt.

“Yeah” Red said. “Fine.”

Then her arm Ana took and in bond around a cluff of mintflowers the two vanished.

 

—

 

Of it the Anachin to tell hear: “Notice •

"Of me toward the meeting in Mionchainn of Red you forget. All it was: she to meet asked it was but in person the asking was: I at place-hers Ess to-see was."

Ax (the T'room'V nowily of a warm and delightful and sepially undertonal black by the passage of mooting of four of months undisturbed and still onto the screen Briggs Bobby-of sage grin-of plastered and to her-own Night still-been-departed) on the chin ebbed •

"A similar creature we chose. A result very nearly got.”

Of the sixteen of creatures —four of rivers and four of sky and four of land and four of deep places— newly of this moot three —one of deeps and two of rivers— of aufGaolaíách inventions created were. A new record and a landmark for aufGaolaí representation-of. Up-trill. A record that unlikely to surpassed been-will [is]. As such the election of creatures works:

With-another of faer-own clade (always faer-own minus five or so of exceptions errors-of rounding-of less eightish of million) every Faerielander paired is; so/and Wave people-with Wave people'ya and Small people-with small people-'ya and Mound people-with Mound people'ya and Uplings-with Uplings'ya.

 

 

Then faerself the company other-of each departs and the meatshrubs and featherfens and wooden forests a lifeform from carves. While yet unensouled to-its partner the form escorted is and –if feasible– their creations the pair to breed attempt must. If the mating creations-of an offspring produces then that offspring to-the election entered and tested and contested may be until (less eight of million creatures of failure) sixteen of fauna at-last survive • o to ensouled and reproduced be and to-the far wealds of Faerieland released. Lacking of the other receptivities-of and side sensitivities-of of the Sí naturally the aufGaolaí – naturally we – underperform. Too-many three was. Some social and policy backlash it generated. But who cares —you-know?

The blood-carved-ish creations of Ana and Red mated and almost bred. Together very nearly they a result got. “A sort of thing still emerged.” The-voice of Speedy Ana danced and the TV darkened and in the pitchblack of the room the chin itself lost. “But a creature in that way it wasn’t. No mouth nor locomotive means ours we gave. We to-at-of the half-not-watching-half-watching of the carvings as they fucked were and I if Red why>you and her to-talk stopped> knew asked.

"To me —quote— she said id est Red said:

"'I with-you never anything like...'

"—quote—

"‘...what I Britt did-to repeated. I heedful was always,’ she said. ‘Always...'

"—quote—

"‘...I a serious effort anything like that not to-do make’ and further • ‘I Night-with it never-gave: I her I close sometimes get told but it to-do never-gave. Always never. Small small small odds Britt Night believes. Notice I bet as she it sees Britt the same to-suicide-defame murder-instinct as she from suffers so but outside of Britt I nobody this to-did it gives.’”

 

—

 

The-special-power of Speedy Ana not only fast she was is but the-customers too she up-sped. So quick she once six of people in-queuing got and as a-single new friend group ordering to-a-single table them glom together made and a bottle† of vodka and †one of champagne within 31 of seconds them upsold. 

As over it turns the de facto leader of the six she to-upsold Red was. Red at knockoffs Ana-of was and back at hers inside her at 100 of seconds finished. From 92 to 135 of seconds Speedy Ana finished. As-so the power of Speedy Ana was-so even that near-immortally sluggish temporal zone blast-of of Red it accelerated. 

Outmatched and of-at fear into and through her Red travelled. Contact they kept • The replies Ana-of to the replies Red-of instant and preternaturally thorough were and I the mystery <despite the astonishment of that pace *"despite" declefts*> of the-attachment of myself and of Speedy Ana Red fascinated suspect.

For-all I uranium not was I it drank and ate and in my eyen got. Query: what else I r.r.tolerate may immune-to be or tolerate?

But on me same as everybody the magic of Red worked. Something she needed and still needs and I it give can't. But last year that was: Ana and Red.

 

—

 

“An eel with a lupine jaw my carving was. A dog with no legs the idea was but I the dog to-on land be wanted: so a ley-eel. Atmosphere to hydrogen its organs converted and its mid-air suspension inflation toward the sustainment of energy solar and ley power-of controlled. With a prehensile tongue that another of eelwolf-to/with the ma'head'te grabbed and enclosed and <from points of ejaculation ar—the-neckscruff—ound toward in-drawing <when the tongue retracted> sucked> it mated.

“A jackalope with in place of horns an ordinary thick headtop of ginger human hair on its little rabbit head the carving Red-of was and no else unusual except unlike a jackalope eggs it lay didn’t because (Red says) she that they that do forgot. So each mammals they were but all my mouth eelwolf-of on ginger locks to-of-close and to-of-clamp the neck and dry to-of-drink and with blood jackaloid-of its eelwolf-uterus to-fill it was.

“How carvings do the rodent also to-mate tried. Frettings and humpings nothing at: the mud and wild mint under. Until the bunny limp kicked Red watched then/when —one of funny thing was— she said…

“‘A profile of person I away keep it gives and that profile Britt is."

“Semi each other into and out-of fingers-hers laced and she went: 

“‘You also are.’”

•

I “Query: how the type of Red r.r.makes to-be you feel makes?” said.

•

"Then/when so. So."

In a sweep of light traffic-of through the cra'curtain'cks the chin of Speedy Ana softened and re-blued and of her forehead the cold curve my shoulder pressed and eyes toward seeking were. At each other we smiled and she said: 

“A.:obvious way. But so then...

“I if of now we go should asked given in any-case the mating failed. ‘Well— informed consent’ Red said.

“She laughing started and I so did. My hand took. In the field we fucked and tiny bits of 

teal and sapphire grassweeds all over us got and neither on the jackaloid the eelwolf choke heard. While us it watched it died. Her heart as our what that we give in it wasn’t. I topped. Maybe only you it really is. Maybe worse it makes.”

 

—

 

I a small bird like any other carved. But more perfectly diamond its beak was and more perfectly the blue of a midday sky its feathers. By Night['s hand] a deep earth insect with a pentagonal frame was [made]. At my bird she surprised was.

“Bugs you love” she said.

•

“I in your presence the word ‘bug’ even one speaking-of made thinkn't" I said.

•

“I people still-mixed. I two of people still-mixed. No.”

For bug Night-of my bird dug and yanked and into its diamond beak its pentagonal frame licked and back to symmetry crushed.

 

—

 

After the closing festival-of of the moot at one stretch of the long fugueless trudge the Shimmerlands from I my devices checked and me on everything Night blocked saw.

I in the dark of our home so-then Speedy Ana told and she said “Maybe what<Red mentioned> it is” then/when on the carving and plea and counteraccusation and shortcomings Red-from me briefed. Night reachable not was.

And I friends Night-of aboutn't to-chase was and/or on this matter them -*read in*- with all that interviews everywhere chairing-of. I not-enough-cared. So for suddenness Night-of with all that the most good-of explanation is what a week later Red said. But to stories Red-of that quality gives.

 

—

 

(Never Night and Red their talking stopped. (That a secret to-be-meant is.) So an account of short fling-mine and Night-of that<some narrative kinship with accusations about Red shared> Red-to/with Night gave and to that effect as evidence screenshots of a chat at-which I as Red roleplayed showed. When/then as<the story goes> Night-to/with Red pics toward the terms of-the roleplay describing-of and factily not evidence so screenshots Night-of proving-of that<I Speedy Ana-to/with sent and Red-to/with Speedy Ana sent> showed. So Red claims. 

 

 

(I the images to-see asked and she said:

"Why together not back get —'you know…"

…so toward thinking about the fingernail-sized Beag sí scarification-tattooist that<I in the days I to dungeons yet-still-went saw but never to-spoke> and I on my body where the passage from Quivering Haecceities about artificial productions of realness faer to scar ask would I homeward walked.)

 

—

 

Our nothing in the ba'garden'ck of this barcafé that<overstaffed and underclienteled was> except-a<miniature gumtree that<in a strange amount of plastic wrapped was> and of a-faraway housefire l ash-stink ours-of we gave was>. And eyen we gave. Red eyen. Mine the-take inwarding. Palms turned she said: 

"I am. I you<to-still (my words through) raped> sorry am. I especially sorry with consideration of (me you sync-to) Haecceities Quivering-of am. I that<sort of already a fan before ourselves-us met you were> know. I imagine<not can say not will> because can and that why is. Why I sorry am is. But —sort of— us-each-to/with our things[whats-those-of] people a_bout to not about talk need you give [it gives]. Which why friendly we act can is. Can. Friend-being we bear.”

Her palms unturned and back-turned and into each-other floated and aloft leaves stuck. 

•

“I it get do” I said. “Things I get it gives."

•

"In terms of me. In-terms-of options.”

An hour and another we talked and if<I a minute later departed> the funeral that night-of without me might still-started-been. 

No idea this ex Red knew. 

Late the train until<Red running came> was. Then/when into sight it popped. Just for her materialised. 

“Notice: it you ignore” she said and of breath empty was. “You late be will. Note: I drive. We to the singular place going are: I remembered.”

•

“Echo: are?”

•

“The-funeral-same-yes.”

•

I the train on-waved. Why not mean. With pointing and nodding:

“Note:you-lead.”

•

To hand Red-of a solitary unchained remote car-of entered.

“My ex we give. Our funeral.”

•

“Me telling she eternally-never-gave,” true that amount was.

On mini Red-of the stripes faded were and of shopping-bags the backseat full was. 

"She to-myself ex-being gives-in-turn" I said.

It's 2667 I.T., dab in the middle of the 618th Olympiad. 1695 AD.

The Faerieland Appellate Court is outlawing ‘Changing,’ the stealing and substitution of upland children.

Unto 2961 I.T., in order to vote or own land, the otherbound descendants of these ‘Changed,’ the aufGaolaí, must speak as follows:

 

Hereby, before the Darkness and the Watching Light, before the Un-Raped Mother and Faer Avatar in the Wealds, Faer Imperial Radiance [Artea e.g.], and before God, do I, [Legal Name], Grand-descendent of the Changed, singly and without trickery, forswear kinship with the changelings’ hosts; their descendants in the Uplands; their families entire. I forswear what-and-ever debt of blood, title, and property is owed my clan and kin by Sí-e, no matter sê-faer clade, and all right to either seek, to either ask after, to nor either benefit by the closure thereof.

 

2983 to today marks the Sgiesaetthum’s longest era without execution, formal or otherwise, of incarcerated aufGaolaí.

It is 2997.

 

—

 

In tiny silver letters spidering the back muscles and abdomen of Red’s accuser was the following.

Build. Build again. Build a next thing. A next. Build. Let the building break you. Build like cracks form. Like teeth chip. Fill the cracks with the dust of your own ground-out tissue, dried-down skin. Build. Break your lips. Mouth. Tear your tongue lengthwise and learn to speak again. Break from the pit. From the muck and sod and grab your fangs for purchase. Grab on and say – don’t say – eke the noises you can eke. Make your mouth a receptacle for any sound that comes and scream it, whatever word, whatever voice. Now – good or shit – you are the word and the word is your charge. Now feet gather under. Lips take shape. You are broken. Broken. Broken and still breaking. The breaking is you. You are alive and the breaking is living. Break like crystals scour and scuff and grind out through centuries, centuries. Break like mountains die. Break like geysers melt. Shrink a single inch and break. Break. Topple and totter and, like a cascade of prions, build. Build. Proteinaceous infectious praxis.

In a clutch of yellow elastic tentacles, way up on stage, Night arched and bowed in reverse. Her spine and, written on it, the pull quote from Red’s famous article folded toward us. Four therapists ago, and this therapist was Aos sí, a therapist asked why I did not come forward about another assault – a different assault, one relevant at the time – and I said, “‘Believe women’ is a great principle.” The therapist nodded. “For the Uplands, it’s great. With them, the sort of division up there, it’s tidy.” The therapist nodded again. “Here it’s fae accusing fae. Or in aufGaolaí communities, often enough still, it’s women accusing women.” Whatever muscle supported the constant smile failed. A slack of negative space filled the jaw region. A minute passed. “Right” sounded faer conclusion. “Right.”

Night was Red’s accuser. But Red was Night’s accuser too. On Night’s bare skin were written the words of Red’s defence and counteraccusation. But for the dick, breasts, pubic triangle, and face, the quote enclothed this, Night’s body, up in its nest seizing, jittering, wrenched back like a solar bridge to welcome the grey, gold, grey strobe of the factory’s ceiling as our new and worse, but necessary sun.

Out of love for Red I will not give the name “rape” to our first event. Night, I guess, never loved Red. Do I still? It’s tricky. The catch in her throat meant she could never speak facing an audience. Her “performance” of key lines from Quivering Haecceities – now the urtext of what we’ll call anti-transmisoaufgynlaích literature – and other of her finest works of short fiction was cutups pasted to Modh Gallery’s walls and small boxy speakers pasted underneath, repeating a scratch in her natural affect as the scratch of the audio.

The function seeped innocence, literally rang with it. And more, a new and violenter kind of innocence, pled per a weakness that was not softness nor even weaponisable. “Sure,” the installation that was Red’s voice said, “I’m guilty if that’s what turns you on.” Singular but multilocal, at one turn of the hall this speaking bore the face of an inner child or, back another alcove, a severally limbed monster (the style of narration suggested). But it all shouted “seems like you want me to be guilty?” with a high-rising terminal or question-tone not native in Red’s accent to declarative sentences.

I took her with me that night to a winter thing run by the then-oathed of my then-ex, a flutist and noise artist called Aura. (Now Ana a.k.a. Speedy Ana, Aura’s ex-oathed, and I are together again.) Red was beautiful in person, in a way new to her, like she’d only that day realised it. Every day, still, she’s like that: wakes up forgetting and, each day, discovers that power again. The effect, I think, would short out be it not for its nightly wilting and daily rebursting. We kissed but I left with the friends on whose patronage I even got in. About three fortnights of voice-talking carried us through until, comfortable with each other, she came from seeing a friend onto my throughway and admitted the conflict: “Wish we were on Disc” vs. “let me come to you”. (We referred to the mini-clade’s cod et al. channel as ‘Disc,’ never by name.) Offered travelling but I don’t have a station like she does, not portable, and couldn’t join at hers. So we met at the front lower gate of the rear- and front-enterable townhouse I live in, walked to hers, collected the portable station, walked back to mine. We re-entered my place by the back upper window door, kissed, and did later, much later on, get on Disc. Everything took longer than it should. There was an insistence simultaneous with reluctance I now speculate was premeditation in its throes. Eyes-eyes-locking eyes. Please for the love of God fuck me already until I didn’t want it. Then. Begging. Having begged. Fed up with begging. Then. You can look at a body and know it’s strong but, no, you can’t. Every muscle that counts for anything keeps itself a secret. “Stop, stop.” No like really stop. Then. It physically speaking is not possible to get up and you off me and I said what I said so why’s it still. Then. Locking eyes-eyes-eyes. Then she’s inside and you’re trying stop a couple extra times and “look at me.” You idiot you are raping me she must not know. If she knows then. What is why the fuck is happening. Eyes-eyes-eyes-eyes. After, you know, I came from it. So naturally they say it takes minimum sixish weeks to assign the obvious name to that species of series of events which out of love for Red I still don’t. There’s a neuropathy there, in me (not a prion disease; the prion motif was ever her thing), that makes it not possible. (But what if not a prion?) Night’s sequence of images aligns exactly with my firsthand visions of my own body in play, beneath Red’s, and is beyond reasonable doubt not a lie. That’s sayable. It’s sayable Night was not lying. But no it’s not sayable Red was lying, either. That Quivering Haecceities was all technics minus fact. It’s a thing I’ve found ways to think only in the negative.

Night’s fingertips arched, out of the nest, to grace and, stretching harder, grasp a dark red electrical device crowned by these raw nodes of current that, now, shook through and shook the woman’s body, thrashed the grace out of it. Miraculous contortions spread every length, bolted the dick upright, jolted the performance to a more-than-overdue conclusion. Seizure done, neck rolling, she tried her best to yell but scarcely audibly said, “We are the dead and dreaming is dying. But dream. Dream.” The gold, grey, gold sun blinkered out and in the dark she said, “Dream,” and the yellow tentacles fluttered open to a sound like applause and the factory’s darkness cheered her name. I looked for Night in the later a.m. I wanted to talk, or at least, look at her and think about talking. Found her alone on the rooftop like you’d expect and took the final third of her cigarette, smoked it watching the sun blur up between two sheets of railside cement way down, looked anywhere but at her. “Sorry,” I said.

“Awful,” Night said.

“Whose was awful? I loved you and, obviously, Laea’s set.”

But she looked at me. My boots. My rainjacket pockets bulging with changes of clothing, six prescription medicines, pens and a notepad. Covered by green. And never at my eyes. “What’s obvious, Britt?” And I remembered, a few hours back, I watched this woman electro-torture herself in a plastic cage over a hundred-head audience (despite the shrouding and shadows) and rethought, as when the terminal’s rivets coursed her, these same words the pattern of her alopecia matches mine before the tilt and she raped you one time. One. Non-penetrative. It did that much? and not everyone can hack it and unexpected that I’m strong and stronger versus others. Other women. Comparatively. Never planned to be.

“I’m sure we’re both high and awake,” I said. “But it’s the next morning and my capacity’s semi reduced.” Then I looked Night in the eye and said, “Can you rephrase that?”

All scuffed and silver, the sunrise flattened the bones and narrow arches of her face and summoned a revised comment to the lips and second cigarette to the fingers. “Were you scanning for me downstairs? Kept finding little empty bits of the crowd to stand in and walk your friends to, to search around, you seemed to. Two explanations re: the fuck your problem is and that’s you and that person are so fully the same I’m not safe here, that’s likely, or we’ve got something in common you want help with or think I can give. One of those kind of ‘you want something from me – you can’t get it – I literally don’t have it to give’ things. Which. Look. If it’s the second I’m really genuinely sorry but you saw how my time around it turned out. Red wasn’t hardly getting traction before you hove in. You turned it out the way it turned out. Which I’m not grateful, okay, or comfortable really about.”

“The word I’m not using is rape,” I said.

“Which I never used.”

“Am I mistaken yours wasn’t penetration?”

With the detached task-at-handness of the plausible victim, “If with you it was then.”

“Then. Three it was. Two it wasn’t. Then.”

Glancing up, past the jacket, at my sinews and neck and rods of snappable matter. “Giving...”

Tracing the gaze, fingernail across own collar, curving to chin and tapping, tapping the cheekbone, “Eyes.” She looked right at me. “You? No. But I might have it to give,” I said. Then we kissed. Shuddered. She vomited. Kissed again. She had her own catscale. I texted Speedy Ana I was leaving and Night sailed to hers. It was coming eight p.m. as I dressed and Night agreed my big bulky pockets full of changes of clothing and days of medicine was a good idea. (The sex was terrifying in a ‘we are helpless to do this again’ kind of way.)

 

—

 

 

Red says nothing’s harder to sell than reality. Internally I correct to ‘the Real’ and agree. To me the ‘reality’ is she raped me and Night and Night and I fixated on each other, roleplay-reenacting it, it was fun. To me the Real is the series of actions and events with an obvious name (‘obviousness’ being the exchange-mechanism bonding reality and the Real). “Offenders,” Red writes, “are masters of realness. An offender’s recall is side- and back-lit and shot day-for-night and its rim sparkles like DiCaprio’s wine-filled margarita glass. That looks right. That’s how that went down isn’t it. But when’s the last time your misery looked the way it should?” Night asked where Red ever learned. How she put it so exactly. We agreed she said it well. It’s just writing. She reads. People write whatever, I said. And Night cried my spit from her eyes and begged me not to stop.

 

—

 

I’m not an idiot. Second, third, subsequent effects occupy more of my attention than the immediate real. But it’s necessary I’ve found to pretend that’s not true because there’s so much necessary harm at the extent of those lines and no one likes you if you say I knew it would hurt. I did it anyway. But everything hurts someone. I cannot for example will myself to put non-aluminium “recyclables” in the recycling box because the route map of the disposal trucks is publicly available and I know what pickups go to MelaMix Regional Landfill and which to Soléice Loch Recovery Centre and unlike most my gullet tastes my own helplessness in this regard and, like the chlorine and chloramine in my tap water, swallows it no complaint. But still I like not to lie. When I told Night all this I said also of course don’t tell anybody, I don’t want the fight she lost and plus Red’s someone I care about. The broad strokes of what I told Speedy Ana were the same. But Night was fucking somebody – fucking me – who as far all knew was dear friends with Night’s accusee/er. And Speedy Ana’s partner was, that is, I was, fucking and/or dear friends with, across the battlements of this mutual accusation and public discourse, the pariah and figurehead of either faction. (Red as far as all knew was dear friends, too, with the woman fucking her accuser/ee (me.)) We had a predicament, a predicament that clockworked as I knew it would from my little “don’t tell anyone” and that I, in a chemical sense, let happen. But that’s America. Live in it or not, you unfurl it. The one who lets it is you. But, the mugger’s the guy with the gun and the towers were brought down by two wide-body airliners and Ford held no obligation to reinforce the Pinto rear engine. (I was twelve: my parents’ divorce was not my fault.)

Night met Speedy Ana at mine and we tried watching Fire Walk With Me but I kept talking over it and no one stopped me. When, faced with Bobby’s jealousy, Laura says, Come on, just a little one, and he gives up, smiles, and says, I love you, babe, I grabbed Ana’s arm and said, “Are you okay? There was a cuck. You didn’t say ‘me.’”

Nobody laughed but Night said, “Red’s sat through all of Twin Peaks three times, she claims.”

Then Speedy Ana paused. And in the shift of light, the dry, extracted heat of the common area singed. Retinas stung. Jaws clacked. Iron frames groaned behind paper-packed sheets of wall. A bad-coloured sunset stained through, soaked the woodboards, my neck squealed and creaked, and Speedy Ana’s chin was undershone by the greyblue dying cornflower light of the phone she’d paused the movie with’s lockscreen, contouring and exaggerating, making it massive. My focus, a little pink-tinged and fraught, filled with Ana’s chin. “I meant to say,” the chin said, “sometime to you but should probably say to both anyway I met Red two days ago and maybe should only tell you” when the boarding underfoot rattled like the fifth of six alarms and, buzzing, Speedy Ana lunged to steady the television while Night and I dressed quick as we could to answer the moot call of Faer Imperial Radiance, Blatance the Un-Raped. Nothing else mattered. Aos sí tread so light the rumble interrupted their lives not a whit. But the call sounded for all, every citizen, person, localisable region of sentience in Mionchain. Sí caught it in their hairs, goose tremors through the leyweb, and we in our feet. Hear; hear and be summoned. Heed the knell of the Un-Raped Mother. Faer Avatar’s eye beckons you, little ray. Be its light. Thus we trod, thus paraded, under lilac canyons over emerald seas, to the Shimmerlands and the realm of festival there raised. Red hailed our arrival and the summerlight alternately crackled and oozed, oozed and crackled, rivuled-through and messy with leystick. “Good to see you,” sang we four in unison; we bowed in like fashion. Then the fugue settled. Provided none of our party stepped a toe outside the Shimmerlands for the moot’s duration, Blatance was done with us. Red’s eyes flicked. Just the four. Faer All-Gleaning Eye, faer parasiticity, had paired us for the Sun Rite.

“Fuck,” I said. “Fine.”

Red shrugged. “It’s the moot.”

“No,” Speedy Ana said. “Red? Carve with me?”

I tried my best, my honest-to-God best, to stitch together the words of an objection, but I failed. One imagines the same befell Night. She stared and stared and said nothing. A crust of iron-coloured leystick, dew-tipped, thawing, hung from her lower lid. She’d not blinked all fugue march.

“Yeah,” Red said. “Fine.” Then Ana took her arm and, in bond, the two vanished around a cluff of mintflowers.

 

—

 

To hear Ana’s chin tell it, “Forget me meeting Red in Mionchain. All it was, was she asked to meet, but the asking was in person. Was at her place seeing Ess.” But – the TV room now a warm and delightful, sepia-undertoned black, undisturbed by the passage of four months’ mooting, Bobby Briggs’s sage grin still plastered to the screen, Night gone to hers – the chin ebbed on, “We chose a similar creature. Very nearly got a result.” Of the sixteen creatures, four of rivers, four of sky, four of land, and four of deep places, newly created this moot three – one of deep places, two of rivers – were aufGaolaí inventions. A new record, a landmark for aufGaolaí representation. It’s a record unlikely to be surpassed. The election of creatures works as such: every Faerielander is paired with another of their own clade (bar five or so rounding-error exceptions out of eightish million, always their own); so Tann sí with Tann sí, Beag sí with Beag sí, Aos sí with Aos sí, aufGaolaí with aufGaolaí, etc. Then each departs the other’s company and from the meatshrubs and featherfens and wooden forests carves a lifeform. Yet unsouled, the form is escorted to its partner, and the pair must attempt – if feasible – to breed their creations. If the creations’ mating produces an offspring then that offspring may be entered to the election, tested and contested, until at last (out of eight million failed creatures) sixteen survive to be ensouled and reproduced and released to the far wealds of Faerieland. Lacking the other-attunements and side-sensitivities of the Sí, naturally the aufGaolaí – naturally we – underperform. Three was too many. It generated some social and policy backlash. But who cares. Ana’s and Red’s blood-carved creations mated and almost bred. Together, they very nearly got a result. “A sort of thing did emerge.” Speedy Ana’s voice danced, the TV darkened, chin lost in the pitch black of the room. “But it wasn’t a creature in that way. Had no mouth nor locomotive means. We were half-watching-half-not-watching the carvings fuck and I asked if Red got why you and her stopped talking. She said, quote, to me, Red said: ‘With you I never did anything like,’ quote, ‘what I did to Britt. Always I was careful,’ she said. ‘Always,’ quote, ‘I make a serious effort to not do anything like that,’ and further, ‘With Night I never did: I told her I get close sometimes but never did. Always never. Low, low, low odds Night believes Britt. Bet as she sees it Britt’s got the same defame-to-suicide murder-instinct she does, but outside Britt, there’s nobody I did this to.’”

 

—

 

Speedy Ana’s special power is not only was she fast, she sped the customers up too. She’s so quick she once got six people queuing, made them glom together as a single, new friend group ordering to a single table, and upsold them a bottle of vodka and one of champagne in 31 seconds. The de facto leader of the six she’d upsold to was Red. And that same night Red was at Ana’s knockoff and back at hers came inside her at 100 seconds. Speedy Ana came from 92 to 135 seconds.

Such was Speedy Ana’s power it accelerated even Red’s near-immortally sluggish temporal blast zone. Red fell into and travelled through her, outmatched and fearing. They kept contact, Ana’s responses to Red’s replies instant and preternaturally thorough, and I suspect the mystery of Speedy Ana’s and my attachment despite the astonishment of that pace fascinated Red. Though I was not uranium, I drank, ate, and got it in my eyes. What else might I tolerate or be immune to? But Red’s magic worked on me, same as everybody. She needed and still needs something and I can’t give it. But that was last year, Ana and Red.

 

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“My carving was an eel with a lupine jaw. The idea was a dog with no legs but I wanted the dog to be on land, so a ley-eel. Its organs converted atmosphere to hydrogen and controlled its mid-air suspension, inflating, sustaining energy with solar and ley power. It mated with a prehensile tongue that, with another eelwolf, grabbed and enclosed the mate’s head and sucked from ejaculation points around the neckscruff, drawing in when the tongue retracted. Red’s carving was a jackalope with, in place of horns, an ordinary thick head of ginger human hair on its little rabbit head, and nothing else unusual except, unlike a jackalope, it didn’t lay eggs because (Red says) she forgot they do that. So they were both mammals, but it was all my eelwolf’s mouth closing on ginger locks, clamping the neck, and drinking dry, filling its eelwolf uterus with jackaloid blood. The rodent tried to mate, too, the way carvings will. Fretting and humping at nothing, the mud and wild mint under it. Red watched until the bunny kicked limp then – one funny thing was – she said, ‘There’s a profile of person I keep away and Britt’s that profile.’ Her fingers sort of laced into and out of each other and she went, ‘You are too.’”

I said, “How does being Red’s type make you feel?”

“Then so. So.” In a sweep of traffic light through the curtain’s cracks, Speedy Ana’s chin softened and re-blued and the cold curve of her forehead pressed my shoulder, eyes seeking. We smiled at each other and she said, “The obvious way. But so then...

“I asked if we should go now, the mating failed in any case. ‘Well, informed consent,’ Red said. She started laughing and so did I. Took my hand. We fucked in the field and got tiny bits of teal and sapphire grassweeds all over us and neither heard the eelwolf choking on the jackaloid. It died watching us. Her heart wasn’t in it, is my thing. I topped. Maybe it really only is you. Maybe that makes it worse.”

 

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I carved a small bird like any other. But its beak was more perfectly diamond and its feathers more perfectly the blue of a midday sky. Night’s was a deep earth insect with a pentagonal frame. She was surprised at my bird. “You love bugs,” she said.

“I don’t think I’ve once spoken the word ‘bug’ in your presence,” I said.

“I’ve mixed people. I’ve mixed two people. No.”

My bird dug for Night’s bug and yanked, licked its pentagonal frame into its diamond beak, crushed it back to symmetry.

 

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At one leg of the long, fugueless trudge from the Shimmerlands after the moot’s closing festival, I checked my devices and saw Night blocked me on everything. In the dark of our home, then, I told Speedy Ana and she said, “Maybe it’s what Red mentioned,” then briefed me on the carving and Red’s plea, Red’s counter-accusation, Red’s shortcomings. Night was not reachable. And I was not about to chase Night’s friends, read them in on this matter, chairing interviews everywhere. I didn’t care enough. So the best explanation for Night’s suddenness with all that is what Red said a week later. But Red’s stories have that quality.

(Night and Red never stopped talking. (That’s meant to be a secret.) So Night gave Red an account of her and my short fling that shared some narrative kinship with accusations made about Red and, as evidence to that effect, showed Red screenshots of a chat where I roleplayed as Red. Then Red, the story goes, showed Night pics I’d sent to Speedy Ana and Speedy Ana sent to Red, sort of describing the terms of the roleplay and proving Night’s screenshots were not, in fact, evidence. So Red claims. I asked to see the images and she said, “Let’s get back together,” so I walked home thinking very seriously about the fingernail-sized Beag sí scarification tattooist I saw but never spoke to in the days I still went to dungeons and where on my body I would ask faer to scar the passage in Quivering Haecceities about artificial productions of realness.)

 

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“You’re the type who’ll bluff and bluff pretty hard and look me in the eyes and say you’re calling it,” Red said. “But not the type who’ll play the hand. Not when it comes to it. I could say I’m bluffing and still you won’t. I’m not criticising really. I admire and sort of adore you for it. And it frees up a kind of limitless energy, you get to make any threat, any size so long as every threat, every size is empty. I’m not expressing myself well. I respect it. I respect you.”

There was nothing in the back garden of that overstaffed and underclienteled café-bar except a miniature gumtree wrapped in a strange amount of plastic and the ash-stink of a faraway housefire. And eyes. Red’s. Taking in mine.

Palms turned, she said, “I am. I am sorry for – in my words – raping you. I am especially sorry considering – you know – Quivering Haecceities. I know you were sort of already a fan before we met. I won’t say I can’t imagine because I can and that’s why. Why I’m sorry. But – like – we’ve each got things we need people to not talk about. Which is why we can be friendly. Can. Are being friendly.”

Her palms unturned and turned back and floated into each other, leaves stuck aloft. “I do get it,” I said. “There are things I get.”

“In terms of me. In terms of options.”

We talked an hour and another, and had I left a minute later, that night’s funeral might have started without me. No idea Red knew this ex. The train was late until Red came running. Then it popped into sight. Materialised, just for her. “Ignore it,” she said, out of breath. “You’ll be late. I’ll drive. We’re going to the same place, I remembered.”

“Are we?”

“The same funeral.”

I waved the train on. I mean why not. Pointing, nodding, “You lead.”

A solitary, unchained car-remote entered Red’s hand. “It’s my ex. The funeral.”

“She never told me,” that much was true. The stripes on Red’s mini were faded and the backseat was full of shopping bags. “She’s mine as well,” I said.