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Kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n \u1ea5y tr\u01a1 v\u01a1 nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t \u1ed1ng x\u01b0\u01a1ng kh\u00f4 r\u1ed7ng c\u1eafm ngay d\u01b0\u1edbi t\u00e2m \u0111i\u1ec3m c\u1ee7a v\u00f2m tr\u1eddi sa m\u1ea1c n\u01a1i su\u1ed1t ng\u00e0y m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed1t thi\u00eau tr\u00ean m\u00e1i. C\u00f2n su\u1ed1t \u0111\u00eam, k\u00fd \u1ee9c c\u1ee7a v\u1ea7ng d\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u1eabn m\u00e1y \u0111\u1ed9ng trong m\u1ecdi gian ph\u00f2ng t\u1ef1a h\u1ed3n ma m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m ch\u00e1y r\u1eebng x\u01b0a. B\u1edfi v\u00ec \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 s\u1ee9c n\u00f3ng, nh\u1eefng ng\u1ecdn \u0111\u00e8n kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng b\u1eadt l\u00ean d\u1eabu tr\u1eddi s\u1ee5p t\u1ed1i \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e2u. Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u01b0 ng\u1ee5 trong kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n n\u00e0y th\u00edch d\u00f2 d\u1eabm t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00f9 qua c\u00e1c h\u00e0nh lang trong cu\u1ed9c ki\u1ebfm t\u00ecm v\u00f4 t\u1eadn m\u1ed9t h\u01a1i gi\u00f3 m\u00e1t.<\/p>\n
\u0110\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t chi\u1ec1u nay, \u00f4ng Terle ch\u1ee7 kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n v\u00e0 hai kh\u00e1ch tr\u1ecd duy nh\u1ea5t, \u00f4ng Smith v\u00e0 \u00f4ng Fremley \u2013 hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y tr\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 hai n\u00f9i thu\u1ed1c r\u00ea x\u01a1 x\u00e1c, n\u1eb7ng m\u00f9i \u2013 n\u00e1n l\u1ea1i r\u1ea5t l\u00e2u tr\u00ean h\u00e0ng hi\u00ean l\u00ea th\u00ea. Ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean m\u1ea5y chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf \u0111u k\u00e8n k\u1eb9t ng\u00e2n nga, h\u1ecd thay nhau th\u1edf h\u00e0o h\u1ec3n, c\u1ed1 khu\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ed9ng m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat gi\u00f3.<\/p>\n
\u2013 \u00d4ng Terle n\u00e0y…? N\u1ebfu h\u00f4m n\u00e0o… \u00f4ng mua \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c… m\u00e1y l\u1ea1nh… th\u00ec th\u1eadt l\u00e0<\/i> hay…?<\/p>\n
\u00d4ng Terle nh\u1eafm m\u1eb7t l\u1ea1i, ng\u01b0\u1eddi <\/a>bu\u00f4ng th\u00f5ng ra m\u1ed9t l\u00fac l\u00e2u.<\/p>\n \u2013 L\u1ea5y \u0111\u00e2u ra ti\u1ec1n cho nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ea5y, \u00f4ng Smith.<\/p>\n Hai kh\u00e1ch tr\u1ecd gi\u00e0 \u0111\u1ecf m\u1eb7t; \u0111\u00e3 hai m\u01b0\u01a1i m\u1ed1t n\u0103m r\u1ed3i h\u1ecd ch\u01b0a h\u1ec1 thanh to\u00e1n ti\u1ec1n ph\u00f2ng.<\/p>\n M\u00e3i m\u1ed9t l\u00fac sau \u00f4ng Fremley m\u1edbi h\u1eaft ra m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng th\u1edf d\u00e0i n\u00e3o nu\u1ed9t.<\/p>\n \u2013 Ch\u00e0, ch\u00e0, sao b\u1ecdn ta kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecf \u0111i, cu\u1ed1n g\u00f3i, x\u00e9o kh\u1ecfi ch\u1ed1n n\u00e0y, d\u1ecdn \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 \u0111\u00e0ng ho\u00e0ng n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3? Ch\u1ea5m d\u1ee9t c\u00e1i oi b\u1ee9c n\u00e0y, kh\u1ecfi ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ecbu thi\u00eau \u0111\u1ed1t, kh\u1ecfi ph\u1ea3i to\u00e1t m\u1ed3 h\u00f4i.<\/p>\n \u2013 Ai m\u00e0 th\u00e8m mua m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n ch\u1ebft trong m\u1ed9t th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 ma ch\u1edb? \u2013 \u00d4ng Terle l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd n\u00f3i. \u2013 Kh\u00f4ng, kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e2u, ta c\u1ee9 ph\u1ea3i ng\u1ed3i \u0111\u00e2y v\u00e0 ch\u1edd, ch\u1edd ng\u00e0y tr\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ea1i 29 th\u00e1ng Gi\u00eang.<\/p>\n T\u1eeb t\u1eeb, c\u1ea3 ba ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00f4i \u0111\u00f2ng \u0111\u01b0a.<\/p>\n Ng\u00e0y 29 th\u00e1ng Gi\u00eang.<\/p>\n Ng\u00e0y \u0111\u1ed9c nh\u1ea5t trong n\u0103m khi tr\u1eddi bu\u00f4ng th\u1ea3 cho m\u01b0a xu\u1ed1ng.<\/p>\n \u2013 Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n l\u00e2u n\u1eefa \u0111\u00e2u, \u2013 \u00f4ng Smith xoay nghi\u00eang chi\u1ebfc \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 <\/a>ho\u1ea3 xa \u00f3ng v\u00e0ng nh\u01b0 v\u1ea7ng tr\u0103ng \u1ea5m m\u00f9a h\u00e8 trong l\u00f2ng b\u00e0n tay. \u2013 C\u00f2n hai gi\u1edd ch\u00edn ph\u00fat n\u1eefa l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfn ng\u00e0y 29 th\u00e1ng Gi\u00eang. Nh\u01b0ng trong v\u00f2ng m\u01b0\u1eddi ngh\u00ecn d\u1eb7m t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m m\u00e2y n\u00e0o c\u1ea3.<\/p>\n \u2013 Tr\u1eddi v\u1eabn m\u01b0a v\u00e0o m\u1ecdi ng\u00e0y 29 th\u00e1ng Gi\u00eang t\u1eeb khi t\u00f4i m\u1edbi sinh ra k\u00eca! \u2013 \u00d4ng Terle kh\u1ef1ng l\u1ea1i, ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean v\u00ec s\u1ef1 l\u1edbn ti\u1ebfng c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh. \u2013 N\u1ebfu n\u0103m nay m\u01b0a tr\u1ec5 m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y th\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u00fd tr\u1eddi. \u0110\u00e0nh ch\u1ecbu.<\/p>\n \u00d4ng Fremley nu\u1ed1t \u1ef1c m\u1ed9t b\u00fang n\u01b0\u1edbc b\u1ecdt v\u00e0 d\u00f5i m\u1eaft t\u1eeb \u0111\u00f4ng sang t\u00e2y nh\u00ecn b\u0103ng qua sa m\u1ea1c v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda nh\u1eefng ng\u1ecdn n\u00fai.<\/p>\n \u2013 T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u… ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta c\u00f3 bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ed5 x\u00f4 \u0111i t\u00ecm v\u00e0ng \u1edf quanh \u0111\u00e2y n\u1eefa kh\u00f4ng nh\u1ec9?<\/p>\n \u2013 L\u00e0m g\u00ec c\u00f3 v\u00e0ng, \u2013 \u00f4ng Smith l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng, \u2013 V\u00e0 h\u01a1n th\u1ebf n\u1eefa kia, t\u00f4i d\u00e1m c\u00e1 v\u1edbi anh c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 m\u01b0a lu\u00f4n. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u01b0a ng\u00e0y mai, ng\u00e0y m\u1ed1t hay ng\u00e0y kia. S\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u01b0a su\u1ed1t c\u1ea3 n\u0103m nay.<\/p>\n Ba \u00f4ng gi\u00e0 ng\u1ed3i nh\u00ecn \u0111\u0103m \u0111\u0103m l\u00ean v\u1ea7ng tr\u0103ng to v\u00e0ng h\u1ef1c nh\u01b0 m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi \u0111ang \u0111\u1ed1t th\u1ee7ng m\u1ed9t l\u1ed7 trong v\u00f9ng t\u0129nh m\u1ecbch tr\u00ean cao.<\/p>\n Sau m\u1ed9t l\u00fac l\u00e2u, h\u1ecd b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u00f2ng \u0111\u01b0a tr\u00ean gh\u1ebf \u0111u nh\u01b0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc.<\/p>\n oOo<\/p>\n Nh\u1eefng ng\u1ecdn gi\u00f3 ban mai n\u00f3ng b\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean u\u1ed1n cong nh\u1eefng t\u1edd l\u1ecbch nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t m\u1ea3nh da r\u1eafn kh\u00f4 bong tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t ti\u1ec1n kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n ph\u1ed3ng r\u1ed9p.<\/p>\n Ba ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng v\u1eeba m\u00f3c d\u00e2y \u0111eo qu\u1ea7n tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng b\u1edd vai g\u1ea7y \u0111\u00e9t v\u1eeba \u0111i ch\u00e2n kh\u00f4ng xu\u1ed1ng nh\u00e0, m\u1eaft nh\u1ea5p nh\u00e1y nh\u00ecn ra b\u1ea7u tr\u1eddi ngu \u0111\u1ed9n.<\/p>\n \u2013 29 th\u00e1ng Gi\u00eang…<\/p>\n \u2013 Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t gi\u1ecdt \u00e2n hu\u1ec7.<\/p>\n \u2013 Tr\u1eddi c\u00f2n s\u1edbm m\u00e0.<\/p>\n \u2013 Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1eddi t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 mu\u1ed9n<\/i>, \u2013 \u00f4ng Fremley quay l\u01b0ng b\u1ecf \u0111i. Ph\u1ea3i m\u1ea5t n\u0103m ph\u00fat \u00f4ng m\u1edbi t\u00ecm ra l\u1ed1i \u0111i ng\u01b0\u1ee3c qua nh\u1eefng h\u00e0nh lang \u0111i\u00ean r\u1ed3, tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 chi\u1ebfc gi\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00f3ng nh\u01b0 ho\u1ea3 l\u00f2 m\u1edbi nung c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh.<\/p>\n \u0110\u1ebfn tr\u01b0a, \u00f4ng Terle gh\u00e9 m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o.<\/p>\n \u2013 \u00d4ng Fremley…?<\/p>\n \u2013 Ch\u00fang ta l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t l\u0169 x\u01b0\u01a1ng r\u1ed3ng sa m\u1ea1c b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e0y \u0111o\u1ea1! \u2013 \u00d4ng Fremley c\u1ee9 n\u1eb1m \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e0 th\u1edf h\u1ed5n h\u1ec3n, g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t \u00f4ng tr\u00f4ng c\u1ee9 nh\u01b0 s\u1ebd r\u01a1i r\u1ee5ng th\u00e0nh b\u1ee5i l\u1eeda tr\u00ean s\u00e0n g\u1ed7 th\u00f4 nh\u00e1m n\u00e0y b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 l\u00fac n\u00e0o. \u2013 Nh\u01b0ng ngay c\u1ea3 c\u00e1i gi\u1ed1ng x\u01b0\u01a1ng r\u1ed3ng kh\u1ed1n n\u1ea1n nh\u1ea5t c\u0169ng c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i nh\u1ea5p ch\u00fat n\u01b0\u1edbc tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng c\u00e1i l\u00f2 nung kh\u1ed1n n\u1ea1n n\u00e0y th\u00eam m\u1ed9t n\u0103m n\u1eefa ch\u1edb. Cho \u00f4ng hay t\u00f4i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng x\u00ea d\u1ecbch n\u1eefa \u0111\u00e2u, t\u00f4i c\u1ee9 n\u1eb1m \u0111\u00e2y v\u00e0 ch\u1ebft lu\u00f4n n\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng chim nh\u1ea3y chuy\u1ec1n tr\u00ean m\u00e1i!<\/p>\n \u2013 C\u1ea7u nguy\u1ec7n ng\u1eafn g\u1ecdn th\u00f4i v\u00e0 l\u1ea5y s\u1eb5n d\u00f9 \u00f4 ra \u0111i, \u2013 \u00f4ng Terle n\u00f3i v\u00e0 nh\u00f3n ch\u00e2n b\u1ecf \u0111i.<\/p>\n \u0110\u1ebfn x\u1ebf chi\u1ec1u, tr\u00ean m\u00e1i nh\u00e0 tr\u1ed1ng tr\u01a1 vang l\u00ean m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng r\u00e0o r\u00e0o m\u01a1 h\u1ed3. T\u1eeb gi\u01b0\u1eddng \u00f4ng Fremley v\u1eb3ng ra ti\u1ebfng ng\u00e2n nga ai o\u00e1n c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ta:<\/p>\n \u2013 \u00d4ng Terle \u01a1i, c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i m\u01b0a \u0111\u00e2u! Ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 \u00f4ng v\u1edbi c\u00e1i v\u00f2i t\u01b0\u1edbi c\u00e2y \u0111ang phun n\u01b0\u1edbc gi\u1ebfng l\u00ean m\u00e1i nh\u00e0 ch\u1ee9 ai! C\u00e1m \u01a1n l\u00f2ng t\u1ed1t c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng nh\u01b0ng th\u00f4i, \u0111\u1eebng ph\u00ed c\u00f4ng n\u1eefa.<\/p>\n Ti\u1ebfng r\u00e0o r\u00e0o ng\u1eebng l\u1ea1i. M\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng th\u1edf d\u00e0i t\u1eeb kho\u1ea3nh s\u00e2n ph\u00eda d\u01b0\u1edbi.<\/p>\n L\u00e1t sau, \u0111i v\u00f2ng b\u00ean h\u00f4ng kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n, \u00f4ng Terle nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y cu\u1ed1n l\u1ecbch t\u1eeb trong nh\u00e0 bay ra v\u00e0 r\u01a1i v\u00e8o xu\u1ed1ng c\u00e1t b\u1ee5i.<\/p>\n \u2013 Ng\u00e0y 29 th\u00e1ng Gi\u00eang ch\u1ebft toi! \u2013 Ti\u1ebfng ai r\u1ed1ng l\u00ean, \u2013 C\u00f2n m\u01b0\u1eddi hai th\u00e1ng n\u1eefa! Gi\u1edd th\u00ec ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ee3i c\u1ea3 m\u01b0\u1eddi hai th\u00e1ng n\u1eefa!<\/p>\n \u00d4ng Smith \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00f3, ngay ng\u01b0\u1ee1ng c\u1eeda. \u00d4ng b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o nh\u00e0 v\u00e0 mang ra hai chi\u1ebfc va-li t\u01a1i t\u1ea3 r\u1ed3i qu\u1eadt m\u1ea1nh hai va-li v\u00e0o c\u1ed5ng. \u00d4ng Terle k\u00eau to:<\/p>\n \u2013 \u00d4ng Smith! S\u1ed1ng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u00e3 ba m\u01b0\u01a1i n\u0103m r\u1ed3i gi\u1edd \u00f4ng b\u1ecf \u0111i sao \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c!<\/p>\n \u2013 Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta b\u1ea3o \u1edf Ireland tr\u1eddi m\u01b0a m\u1ed9t th\u00e1ng hai m\u01b0\u01a1i ng\u00e0y k\u00eca, \u2013 \u00f4ng Smith \u0111\u00e1p. \u2013 T\u00f4i s\u1ebd ki\u1ebfm vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0 c\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ea7u tr\u1ea7n, h\u00e1 m\u1ed3m ra t\u1eafm m\u01b0a.<\/p>\n \u2013 \u00d4ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ecf \u0111i! \u2013 \u00d4ng Terle cu\u1ed1ng qu\u00edt c\u1ed1 ngh\u0129 ra m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3; \u00f4ng b\u00fang tay. \u2013 \u00d4ng c\u00f2n n\u1ee3 t\u00f4i ch\u00edn ngh\u00ecn \u0111\u00f4-la ti\u1ec1n tr\u1ecd m\u00e0!<\/p>\n \u00d4ng Smith gi\u1eadt th\u00f3t ng\u01b0\u1eddi; m\u1ed9t tho\u00e1ng d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t tho\u00e1ng \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn b\u1ea5t ch\u1ee3t hi\u1ec7n l\u00ean trong m\u1eaft.<\/p>\n \u2013 Xin l\u1ed7i, \u2013 \u00f4ng Terle ngo\u1ea3nh m\u1eb7t \u0111i. \u2013 T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u00fd \u0111\u00f2i n\u1ee3. Th\u00f4i, \u00f4ng c\u1ee9 \u0111i th\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ebfn Seattle. \u1ede \u0111\u00f3 m\u01b0a nhi\u1ec1u l\u1eafm. Khi n\u00e0o c\u00f3 ti\u1ec1n th\u00ec tr\u1ea3 t\u00f4i, hay kh\u1ecfi tr\u1ea3 c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. T\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 xin \u00f4ng m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u: h\u00e3y ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1eeda \u0111\u00eam. D\u1eabu sao l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 c\u0169ng m\u00e1t m\u1ebb h\u01a1n, \u00f4ng s\u1ebd d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng cu\u1ed1c b\u1ed9 v\u1ec1 th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1.<\/p>\n \u2013 T\u1eeb gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1eeda \u0111\u00eam ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec x\u1ea3y ra \u0111\u00e2u.<\/p>\n \u2013 \u00d4ng ph\u1ea3i c\u00f3 ni\u1ec1m tin ch\u1ee9. Khi \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ea5t h\u1ebft m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 th\u00ec \u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i tin l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn. C\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00e2y v\u1edbi t\u00f4i, kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i ng\u1ed3i l\u00e0m chi, c\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00e2y v\u00e0 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn m\u01b0a. T\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 xin \u00f4ng m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng \u1ea5y r\u1ed3i th\u00f4i.<\/p>\n Tr\u00ean sa m\u1ea1c, m\u1ed9t con l\u1ed1c b\u1ee5i nh\u1ecf nhoi b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd qu\u1eb1n qu\u1ea1i d\u00e2ng l\u00ean r\u1ed3i l\u1eafng xu\u1ed1ng. \u00c1nh m\u1eaft \u00f4ng Smith qu\u00e9t ngang ch\u00e2n tr\u1eddi x\u1ebf b\u00f3ng.<\/p>\n \u2013 T\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i ngh\u0129 g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2y? M\u01b0a, \u00ea m\u01b0a, m\u00e0y ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y? Ngh\u0129 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf \u0111\u1ea5y h\u1ea3?<\/p>\n \u2013 G\u00ec c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. B\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec!<\/p>\n \u00d4ng Smith \u0111\u1ee9ng gi\u1eefa hai chi\u1ebfc va-li r\u00e1ch n\u00e1t r\u1ea5t l\u00e2u, kh\u00f4ng x\u00ea d\u1ecbch. N\u0103m, s\u00e1u ph\u00fat tr\u00f4i qua. Kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t \u00e2m thanh n\u00e0o ngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb ti\u1ebfng th\u1edf c\u1ee7a hai \u00f4ng gi\u00e0 trong chi\u1ec1u t\u00e0. V\u00e0 sau c\u00f9ng, r\u1ea5t c\u01b0\u01a1ng quy\u1ebft, \u00f4ng Smith khom ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u1eafm l\u1ea5y quai x\u00e1ch c\u1ee7a m\u1edb h\u00e0nh l\u00fd.<\/p>\n \u0110\u00fang l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3, \u00f4ng Terle ch\u1edbp m\u1eaft. \u00d4ng ch\u1ed3m ng\u01b0\u1eddi ra, b\u00e0n tay khum khum \u0111\u01b0a l\u00ean tai.<\/p>\n \u00d4ng Smith s\u1eefng s\u1edd, hai b\u00e0n tay v\u1eabn c\u00f2n gi\u1eef hai chi\u1ebfc va-li.<\/p>\n T\u1eeb r\u1ea5t xa gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng ng\u1ecdn \u0111\u1ed3i, m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng r\u00ec r\u1ea7m, m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng \u1ea7m \u00e0o khe kh\u1ebd v\u00e0 rung ng\u00e2n.<\/p>\n \u2013 S\u1eafp c\u00f3 b\u00e3o! \u2013 \u00d4ng Terle n\u00f3i nh\u01b0 r\u00edt.<\/p>\n C\u00e1i \u00e2m thanh \u1ea5y l\u1edbn d\u1ea7n; m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 tr\u0103ng tr\u1eafng nh\u01b0 m\u00e2y t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng ng\u1ecdn n\u00fai d\u00e2ng l\u00ean.<\/p>\n \u00d4ng Smith ki\u1ec5ng ch\u00e2n l\u00ean ng\u00f3ng.<\/p>\n Tr\u00ean l\u1ea7u, \u00f4ng Fremley ng\u1ed3i b\u1eadt d\u1eady nh\u01b0 x\u00e1c ch\u1ebft \u0111\u1ed9i m\u1ed3.<\/p>\n \u0110\u00f4i m\u1eaft \u00f4ng Terle m\u1edf c\u00e0ng l\u00fac c\u00e0ng to c\u1ed1 nh\u00ecn r\u00f5 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec s\u1eafp \u0111\u1ebfn. \u00d4ng b\u00e1m l\u1ea5y h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ed5ng, c\u0103ng th\u1eb3ng nh\u01b0 thuy\u1ec1n tr\u01b0\u1edfng m\u1ed9t con t\u00e0u ki\u1ec7t gi\u00f3 \u0111ang nh\u1eadn ra c\u00e1i tr\u0103n tr\u1edf \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1ee7a lu\u1ed3ng gi\u00f3 nhi\u1ec7t \u0111\u1edbi tho\u1ea3ng h\u01b0\u01a1ng chanh v\u00e0 v\u1ecb c\u01a1m d\u1eeba tr\u1eafng tinh m\u00e1t l\u1ea1nh. L\u00e0n h\u01a1i mong manh \u0111\u00f3 vu\u1ed1t ve hai l\u1ed7 m\u0169i nh\u1ee9c nh\u1ed1i c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng nh\u01b0 c\u01a1n gi\u00f3 lu\u1ed3n qua <\/a>nh\u1eefng l\u1ed7 th\u00f4ng h\u01a1i c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u1ed1ng kh\u00f3i n\u00f3ng r\u1ef1c.<\/p>\n \u2013 K\u00eca! \u2013 \u00d4ng Terle k\u00eau l\u00ean, \u2013 K\u00eca!<\/p>\n V\u00e0 b\u0103ng qua ng\u1ecdn \u0111\u1ed3i cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, r\u0169 b\u1ecf l\u1edbp c\u00e1t b\u1ee5i h\u1eebng h\u1ef1c, \u0111\u00e1m m\u00e2y kia, ti\u1ebfng s\u1ea5m kia, c\u01a1n b\u00e3o g\u1ea7m g\u00e0o kia hi\u1ec7n ra.<\/p>\n V\u01b0\u1ee3t \u0111\u1ec9nh \u0111\u1ed3i \u1ea5y, chi\u1ebfc \u00f4-t\u00f4 \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean \u0111i ngang \u0111\u00e2y trong su\u1ed1t hai m\u01b0\u01a1i ng\u00e0y qua \u0111ang lao m\u00ecnh xu\u1ed1ng thung l\u0169ng n\u00e0y v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t tr\u00e0ng r\u00fa r\u00edt, va \u0111\u1eadp v\u00e0 <\/a>r\u00ean si\u1ebft.<\/p>\n \u00d4ng Terle kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m nh\u00ecn \u00f4ng Smith.<\/p>\n \u00d4ng Smith ng\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t ng\u1eafm tr\u1eddi, l\u00f2ng ngh\u0129 t\u1edbi \u00f4ng Fremley \u0111ang \u1edf tr\u00ean ph\u00f2ng.<\/p>\n \u00d4ng Fremley \u1edf c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 nh\u00ecn xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc \u00f4-t\u00f4 th\u1edf h\u1eaft ra r\u1ed3i ch\u1ebft ngay tr\u01b0\u1edbc kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n.<\/p>\n B\u1edfi v\u00ec chi\u1ebfc xe \u0111\u00e3 r\u00fa l\u00ean m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed9ng cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng r\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 qu\u1eb7c. N\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh l\u00ea th\u00ea qua nh\u1eefng n\u1ebbo \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0ng ch\u00e1y, b\u0103ng qua nh\u1eefng ru\u1ed9ng mu\u1ed1i \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecf hoang t\u1eeb m\u01b0\u1eddi tri\u1ec7u n\u0103m qua v\u00ec ki\u1ec7t kh\u00f4 ngu\u1ed3n n\u01b0\u1edbc. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd, v\u1edbi m\u1edb d\u00e2y \u0111i\u1ec7n r\u1ed1i n\u00f9i nh\u01b0 m\u00e1i t\u00f3c m\u1ecdi \u0103n th\u1ecbt ng\u01b0\u1eddi bung ra t\u1eeb c\u00e1c m\u1ed1i n\u1ed1i, v\u1edbi chi\u1ebfc mui b\u1eb1ng v\u1ea3i b\u1ea1t ch\u1ea3y nh\u00e3o x\u1ebfp ng\u01b0\u1ee3c ra b\u0103ng sau nh\u01b0 v\u00e0nh mi m\u1eaft kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3, chi\u1ebfc xe Kissel c\u1ed5 l\u1ed7 \u0111\u1eddi 1924 rung b\u1ea7n b\u1eadt l\u1ea7n ch\u00f3t t\u1ef1a h\u1ed3 mu\u1ed1n t\u1ed1ng kh\u1ee9 h\u1ed3n ma c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 v\u00e0o thinh kh\u00f4ng.<\/p>\n B\u00e0 l\u00e3o ng\u1ed3i \u1edf b\u0103ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u00f4-t\u00f4 v\u1eeba nh\u1eabn n\u1ea1i ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i v\u1eeba nh\u00ecn v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda ba ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng v\u00e0 c\u00e1i kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n nh\u01b0 d\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111ang n\u00f3i: H\u00e3y tha th\u1ee9 cho t\u00f4i, b\u1ea1n t\u00f4i b\u1ec7nh n\u1eb7ng; t\u00f4i v\u00e0 anh b\u1ea1n n\u00e0y quen bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e2u n\u00ean b\u00e2y gi\u1edd t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i k\u1ec1 c\u1eadn anh ta trong gi\u1edd ph\u00fat l\u00e2m chung cho tr\u1ecdn ngh\u0129a. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 b\u00e0 c\u1ee9 ng\u1ed3i trong xe ch\u1edd cho nh\u1eefng c\u01a1n co gi\u1eadt m\u01a1 h\u1ed3 ng\u01b0ng l\u1ecbm h\u1eb3n v\u00e0 ch\u1edd cho m\u1edb c\u1ed1t x\u01b0\u01a1ng kim kh\u00ed kia bu\u00f4ng xu\u00f4i b\u00e1o hi\u1ec7u gi\u1edd cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i\u1ec3m. B\u00e0 c\u00f2n ng\u1ed3i n\u00e1n th\u00eam c\u1ea3 n\u1eeda ph\u00fat nghe ng\u00f3ng chi\u1ebfc xe c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. B\u00e0 l\u00e3o to\u00e1t ra m\u1ed9t v\u1ebb g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c an b\u00ecnh khi\u1ebfn c\u1ea3 \u00f4ng Terle l\u1eabn \u00f4ng Smith \u0111\u1ec1u ch\u1ea7m ch\u1eadm ch\u1ed3m ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda b\u00e0. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, b\u00e0 nh\u00ecn h\u1ecd v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi nghi\u00eam ngh\u1ecb v\u00e0 gi\u01a1 tay ch\u00e0o.<\/p>\n \u00d4ng Fremley \u1edf tr\u00ean l\u1ea7u ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh c\u0169ng ch\u00eca tay ra ngo\u00e0i c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 v\u1eaby ch\u00e0o \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i.<\/p>\n \u2013 L\u1ea1 th\u1eadt, \u2013 \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ed5ng, \u00f4ng Smith th\u00ec th\u1ea7m. \u2013 Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i m\u1ed9t c\u01a1n b\u00e3o. V\u00e0 m\u00ecnh l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y th\u1ea5t v\u1ecdng. Sao v\u1eady ch\u1edb?<\/p>\n Nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng Terle \u0111\u00e3 b\u01b0\u1edbc xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0 \u0111i t\u1edbi chi\u1ebfc xe.<\/p>\n \u2013 Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i t\u01b0\u1edfng c\u00f4… t\u1ee9c l\u00e0…, \u2013 \u00f4ng \u1ea5p \u00fang n\u00f3i r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ed5i \u00fd. \u2013 T\u00f4i l\u00e0 Terle, Jee Terle.<\/p>\n B\u00e0 b\u1eaft tay \u00f4ng; \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft s\u00e1ng ng\u1eddi v\u00e0 trong v\u1eaft nh\u01b0 n\u01b0\u1edbc t\u1eeb n\u00fai tuy\u1ebft \u1edf ngh\u00ecn d\u1eb7m xa tan ch\u1ea3y v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gi\u00f3 c\u00f9ng n\u1eafng tinh l\u1ecdc tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y. B\u00e0 nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng:<\/p>\n \u2013 T\u00f4i l\u00e0 Blanche Hillgood. T\u1ed1t nghi\u1ec7p \u0110\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc Grinnell, gi\u00e1o vi\u00ean \u00e2m nh\u1ea1c, \u0111\u1ed9c th\u00e2n, ba m\u01b0\u01a1i n\u0103m \u0111i\u1ec1u h\u00e0nh ca \u0111o\u00e0n tr\u01b0\u1eddng trung h\u1ecdc v\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 huy d\u00e0n nh\u1ea1c sinh vi\u00ean \u1edf Green City, Iowa, hai m\u01b0\u01a1i n\u0103m d\u1ea1y d\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ea7m, x\u01b0\u1edbng \u00e2m, \u0111\u00e0n harp \u1edf t\u01b0 gia, \u0111\u00e3 v\u1ec1 h\u01b0u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t th\u00e1ng v\u00e0 \u0111ang s\u1ed1ng nh\u1edd l\u01b0\u01a1ng h\u01b0u. C\u00f2n b\u00e2y gi\u1edd, t\u00f4i mang c\u1ea3 c\u1ed9i r\u1ec5 theo, tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ebfn California.<\/p>\n \u2013 C\u00f4 Hillgood \u01a1i, coi b\u1ed9 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y r\u1ed3i th\u00ec c\u00f4 h\u1ebft ph\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111i ti\u1ebfp b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 \u0111\u00e2u.<\/p>\n \u2013 T\u00f4i c\u0169ng c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m t\u01b0\u1edfng nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, \u2013 b\u00e0 quan s\u00e1t hai \u00f4ng gi\u00e0 \u0111ang th\u1eadn tr\u1ecdng \u0111i v\u00f2ng quanh chi\u1ebfc xe h\u01a1i. B\u00e0 v\u1eabn ng\u1ed3i y\u00ean nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean \u0111\u00f9i \u00f4ng n\u1ed9i, v\u1ebb do d\u1ef1, \u2013 Ta kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eefa sao?<\/p>\n \u2013 Th\u00e1o h\u1ebft b\u00e1nh xe ra l\u00e0m h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o, g\u1ee1 m\u1ea5y \u0111\u00f9m th\u1eafng ra l\u00e0m k\u1ebbng g\u00f5 ch\u01a1i, ph\u1ea7n c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i d\u00f9ng l\u00e0m h\u00f2n non b\u1ed9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00f3.<\/p>\n T\u1eeb tr\u00ean cao \u00f4ng Fremley h\u00e9t v\u1ecdng xu\u1ed1ng:<\/p>\n \u2013 Chi\u1ebfc xe ti\u00eau r\u1ed3i ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? Nh\u00ecn t\u1eeb xa l\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1nh h\u01a1i<\/i> c\u0169ng bi\u1ebft m\u00e0! Ch\u00e0… \u1edd, m\u00e0 c\u0169ng qu\u00e1 gi\u1edd \u0103n t\u1ed1i r\u1ed3i \u0111\u00f3!<\/p>\n \u00d4ng Terle ch\u00eca b\u00e0n tay ra.<\/p>\n \u2013 Th\u01b0a c\u00f4 Hillgood, xin gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u Kh\u00e1ch S\u1ea1n Sa M\u1ea1c c\u1ee7a Joe Terle, m\u1edf c\u1eeda hai <\/a>m\u01b0\u01a1i s\u00e1u gi\u1edd m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y! C\u00e1c qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt v\u00e0 th\u00fa hoang xin vui l\u00f2ng \u0111\u0103ng k\u00fd tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi \u0111i l\u00ean l\u1ea7u! C\u1ee9 ngh\u1ec9 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00eam, mi\u1ec5n ph\u00ed, th\u01b0a c\u00f4, s\u00e1ng mai ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ebd l\u1ea5y c\u00e1i xe Ford c\u1ecdc c\u1ea1ch c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0a c\u00f4 t\u1edbi th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1.<\/p>\n B\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 cho \u00f4ng Terle \u0111\u1ee1 xu\u1ed1ng xe. C\u1ed7 m\u00e1y \u1ea5y r\u00ean r\u1ec9 nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n b\u00e0 \u0111i. V\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng c\u00e1ch kh\u1ebd kh\u00e0ng, b\u00e0 c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn \u0111\u00f3ng c\u1eeda xe.<\/p>\n \u2013 M\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i xa, nh\u01b0ng v\u1eabn c\u00f2n ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c \u0111i c\u00f9ng t\u00f4i. \u00d4ng Terle, phi\u1ec1n \u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0a c\u00f4 n\u00e0ng v\u00e0o ch\u1ed7 m\u00e1t m\u1ebb \u0111i.<\/p>\n \u2013 C\u00f4 n\u00e0ng n\u00e0o, th\u01b0a c\u00f4?<\/p>\n \u2013 Xin l\u1ed7i, t\u00f4i c\u1ee9 quen ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed3 v\u1eadt nh\u01b0 <\/a>ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng con ng\u01b0\u1eddi. T\u00f4i xem chi\u1ebfc \u00f4-t\u00f4 nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng, v\u00ec n\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0a t\u00f4i \u0111i \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u00f3. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e0n harp l\u00e0 ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef, \u00f4ng th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng?<\/p>\n B\u00e0 g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u ra hi\u1ec7u v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda b\u0103ng sau \u00f4-t\u00f4. \u1ede \u0111\u00f3, nghi\u00eang t\u1ef1a v\u00e0o b\u1ea7u tr\u1eddi nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t \u0111u\u00f4i thuy\u1ec1n c\u1ed5 \u0111\u1ea1i b\u1eb1ng da u\u1ed1n cong \u0111ang r\u1ebb gi\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc h\u1ed9p cao ng\u1ea5t ng\u01b0\u1ee1ng v\u01b0\u1ee3t kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n n\u00e0o ng\u1ed3i \u1edf b\u0103ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111ang l\u00e1i con thuy\u1ec1n b\u0103ng qua sa m\u1ea1c b\u00ecnh y\u00ean hay \u0111\u00f4 th\u00e0nh chen ch\u00fac.<\/p>\n \u2013 \u00d4ng Smith, \u2013 \u00f4ng Terle g\u1ecdi, \u2013 gi\u00fap t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t tay n\u00e0o.<\/p>\n H\u1ecd th\u00e1o d\u00e2y bu\u1ed9c c\u00e1i h\u1ed9p to t\u01b0\u1edbng, hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi hai \u0111\u1ea7u th\u1eadn trong nh\u1ea5c b\u1ed5ng l\u00ean.<\/p>\n \u2013 C\u00e1i g\u00ec trong \u0111\u00f3 v\u1eady? \u2013 Ti\u1ebfng \u00f4ng Fremley h\u1ecfi to t\u1eeb tr\u00ean cao.<\/p>\n \u00d4ng Smith su\u00fdt <\/a>v\u1ea5p ng\u00e3. B\u00e0 Hillgood ho\u1ea3ng h\u1ed3n. Chi\u1ebfc h\u1ed9p chao \u0111\u1ea3o trong b\u1ed1n c\u00e1nh tay c\u1ee7a hai \u00f4ng gi\u00e0.<\/p>\n T\u1eeb trong h\u1ed9p v\u1eb3ng ra m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng nh\u1ea1c \u00e2m vang m\u01a1 h\u1ed3.<\/p>\n \u00d4ng Fremley \u1edf tr\u00ean cao \u0111\u00e3 nghe th\u1ea5y. \u0110\u00f3 ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi cho \u00f4ng. M\u1ed3m h\u00e1 h\u1ed1c, \u00f4ng nh\u00ecn theo ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef v\u00e0 hai \u00f4ng gi\u00e0 c\u00f9ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n n\u1eb1m trong h\u1ed9p c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd l\u1eafc l\u01b0 v\u00e0 khu\u1ea5t d\u1ea1ng trong c\u00e1nh c\u1ed5ng to nh\u01b0 c\u1eeda hang b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi.<\/p>\n \u2013 Coi ch\u1eebng! \u2013 \u00d4ng Smith th\u1ed1t l\u00ean. \u2013 Th\u1eb1ng ngu kh\u1ed1n khi\u1ebfp n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 h\u00e0nh l\u00fd \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. \u2013 \u00d4ng s\u1ef1c nh\u1edb ra. \u2013 M\u00ecnh ch\u1ee9 th\u1eb1ng ngu n\u00e0o!<\/p>\n Hai \u00f4ng gi\u00e0 nh\u00ecn nhau. H\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng to\u00e1t m\u1ed3 h\u00f4i n\u1eefa. T\u1eeb \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u01a1n gi\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ed5i \u0111\u1ebfn, m\u1ed9t c\u01a1n gi\u00f3 d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng qu\u1ea1t m\u00e1t c\u1ed5 \u00e1o h\u1ecd v\u00e0 nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng phe ph\u1ea9y qua cu\u1ed1n l\u1ecbch l\u00fac n\u00e3y b\u1ecb n\u00e9m v\u0103ng xu\u1ed1ng c\u00e1t.<\/p>\n \u2013 H\u00e0nh l\u00fd c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i\u2026, \u2013 \u00f4ng Smith \u1ea5p \u00fang.<\/p>\n R\u1ed3i t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 v\u00e0o b\u00ean trong.<\/p>\n \u2013 D\u00f9ng th\u00eam t\u00ed r\u01b0\u1ee3u nh\u00e9, c\u00f4 Hillgood? \u2013 Nhi\u1ec1u n\u0103m r\u1ed3i tr\u00ean b\u00e0n \u0103n n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 r\u01b0\u1ee3u.<\/p>\n \u2013 M\u1ed9t ch\u00fat th\u00f4i, xin \u00f4ng.<\/p>\n H\u1ecd ng\u1ed3i d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ng\u1ecdn n\u1ebfn duy nh\u1ea5t, \u00e1nh n\u1ebfn khi\u1ebfn c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 b\u1ebfp l\u00f2 v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng dao n\u0129a b\u1ea1c c\u00f2n t\u1ed1t c\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc \u0111\u0129a ch\u01b0a n\u1ee9t n\u1ebb lo\u00e9 s\u00e1ng nh\u01b0 l\u1eeda. H\u1ecd v\u1eeba \u0103n v\u1eeba u\u1ed1ng r\u01b0\u1ee3u vang v\u1eeba tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n.<\/p>\n \u2013 C\u00f4 Hillgood, k\u1ec3 ti\u1ebfp chuy\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 \u0111i.<\/p>\n \u2013 C\u1ea3 \u0111\u1eddi t\u00f4i c\u1ee9 b\u1eadn b\u1ecbu ch\u1ea1y t\u1eeb Beethoven t\u1edbi Bach r\u1ed3i t\u1edbi Brahms, \u2013 b\u00e0 n\u00f3i. \u2013 T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd l\u00e0 m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 hai m\u01b0\u01a1i ch\u00edn tu\u1ed5i. L\u1ea7n k\u1ebf ti\u1ebfp s\u1ef1c nh\u1edb ra th\u00ec t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u01a1i. V\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfn h\u00f4m qua th\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ea3y m\u01b0\u01a1i m\u1ed1t. \u1ed2, c\u0169ng c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u anh ch\u00e0ng; nh\u01b0ng l\u00ean m\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00ec h\u1ecd t\u1eeb b\u1ecf chuy\u1ec7n ca h\u00e1t, v\u00e0 l\u00ean m\u01b0\u1eddi hai th\u00ec h\u1ecd h\u1ebft bay b\u1ed5ng. T\u00f4i c\u1ee9 lu\u00f4n ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng ch\u00fang ta sinh ra \u0111\u1ec3 bay b\u1ed5ng, b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch n\u00e0y hay c\u00e1ch kh\u00e1c, cho n\u00ean t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu n\u1ed5i h\u1ebft th\u1ea3y nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng c\u1ee9 \u0111i l\u1eb9t \u0111\u1eb9t v\u1edbi b\u1ea7u m\u00e1u ch\u1ec9 to\u00e0n n\u1eb7ng tr\u0129u nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 kim kh\u00ed tr\u1ea7n t\u1ee5c. T\u00f4i ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd g\u1eb7p ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng n\u00e0o m\u00e0 n\u1eb7ng d\u01b0\u1edbi tr\u0103m k\u00ed-l\u00f4. C\u00e1c \u00f4ng c\u1ee9 th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng b\u1ed9 v\u00e9t \u0111en tr\u1ecbnh tr\u1ecdng c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd th\u00ec th\u1ea5y h\u1ecd \u0111ang l\u0103n tr\u00f2n trong \u0111\u00f3 nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng c\u1ed7 xe \u0111\u00f2n \u0111\u00e1m ma.<\/p>\n \u2013 Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 c\u00f4 bay \u0111i?<\/p>\n \u2013 Ch\u1ec9 trong t\u00e2m tr\u00ed th\u00f4i, \u00f4ng Terle. Ph\u1ea3i m\u1ea5t s\u00e1u m\u01b0\u01a1i n\u0103m m\u1edbi d\u1ee9t b\u1ecf \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1ebft r\u00e0ng bu\u1ed9c. Su\u1ed1t th\u1eddi gian \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i c\u1ee9 b\u00e1m l\u1ea5y h\u1ebft s\u00e1o d\u00e0i \u0111\u1ebfn s\u00e1o ng\u1eafn r\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ebfn violon v\u00ec ch\u00fang l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng d\u00f2ng ch\u1ea3y tr\u00ean kh\u00f4ng, \u00f4ng bi\u1ebft m\u00e0, gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 s\u00f4ng su\u1ed1i d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u1ea5t \u1ea5y. T\u00f4i c\u1ee9 theo ch\u00fang b\u0103ng qua m\u1ecdi nh\u00e1nh, th\u1eed m\u1ecdi lu\u1ed3ng gi\u00f3 m\u1edbi t\u1eeb Handel cho t\u1edbi t\u1eadn m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 c\u1ee7a nh\u00e0 Strauss. Ph\u1ea3i l\u00f2ng v\u00f2ng r\u1ea5t xa r\u1ed3i t\u00f4i m\u1edbi \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y.<\/p>\n \u2013 R\u1ed1t cu\u1ed9c th\u00ec c\u00f4 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh ra \u0111i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o? \u2013 \u00d4ng Smith h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n \u2013 \u0110\u1ebfn tu\u1ea7n tr\u01b0\u1edbc th\u00ec t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i nh\u00ecn quanh v\u00e0 nh\u1eadn ra: \u201c\u00d4 k\u00eca, l\u00e2u nay m\u00ecnh to\u00e0n bay m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh! Kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t ai \u1edf Green City th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 quan t\u00e2m m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 bay hay kh\u00f4ng, hay bay cao ch\u1eebng n\u00e0o. L\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng l\u00e0 \u201cHay l\u1eafm, Blance,\u201d hay \u201cC\u00e1m \u01a1n c\u00f4 H v\u00ec bu\u1ed5i tr\u00ecnh t\u1ea5u \u1edf H\u1ed9i Ph\u1ee5 Huynh.\u201d Nh\u01b0ng th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 ai l\u1eafng nghe. V\u00e0 khi t\u00f4i n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n tri\u1ec1n mi\u00ean v\u1ec1 Chicago hay New York, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta c\u1ee9 v\u1ed7 vai t\u00f4i c\u01b0\u1eddi \u1ea7m: \u201cSao c\u1ee9 mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0m con \u1ebfch nh\u1ecf trong c\u00e1i ao l\u1edbn trong khi c\u00f4 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 con \u1ebfch l\u1edbn nh\u1ea5t \u1edf kh\u1eafp Green City n\u00e0y!\u201d Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u1ee9 n\u1ea5n n\u00e1, trong khi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi khuy\u00ean can t\u00f4i l\u1ea7n l\u01b0\u1ee3t chuy\u1ec3n \u0111i hay ch\u1ebft, hay c\u1ea3 hai. S\u1ed1 c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i th\u00ec to\u00e0n b\u1ecdn tai tr\u00e2u. M\u1edbi tu\u1ea7n r\u1ed3i t\u00f4i m\u1edbi gi\u1eadt m\u00ecnh t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi: \u201cN\u00e0y n\u00e0y! L\u0169 \u1ebfch c\u00f3 c\u00e1nh t\u1eeb bao gi\u1edd?\u201d<\/p>\n \u2013 Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 c\u00f4 \u0111i v\u1ec1 mi\u1ec1n t\u00e2y? \u2013 \u00f4ng Terle h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n \u2013 Ch\u1eafc s\u1ebd ch\u01a1i nh\u1ea1c cho phim tr\u01b0\u1eddng hay cho d\u00e0n nh\u1ea1c d\u01b0\u1edbi tr\u1eddi sao. Nh\u01b0ng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3, r\u1ed1t cu\u1ed9c t\u00f4i nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh ph\u1ea3i ch\u01a1i \u0111\u00e0n cho ai \u0111\u00f3 th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 bi\u1ebft l\u1eafng nghe.<\/p>\n Ba ng\u01b0\u1eddi ng\u1ed3i \u0111\u00f3 trong b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i \u1ea5m \u00e1p. B\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i xong, d\u00f9 c\u00f3 ng\u1ed1c ngh\u1ebfch hay kh\u00f4ng th\u00ec b\u00e0 c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 k\u1ec3 h\u1ebft chuy\u1ec7n. B\u00e0 l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd <\/a>ng\u1ea3 l\u01b0ng ra gh\u1ebf<\/p>\n Tr\u00ean l\u1ea7u c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng ho.<\/p>\n B\u00e0 Hillgood nghe th\u1ea5y b\u00e8n \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady.<\/p>\n oOo<\/p>\n Ph\u1ea3i m\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t l\u00fac \u00f4ng Fremley m\u1edbi m\u1edf \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00f4i mi m\u1eaft d\u00ednh ch\u1eb7t v\u00e0 nh\u1eadn ra h\u00ecnh d\u00e1ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef \u1ea5y \u0111ang khom ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1eb7t chi\u1ebfc khay th\u1ee9c \u0103n b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh chi\u1ebfc gi\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u00e0u n\u00e1t c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng.<\/p>\n \u2013 N\u00e3y gi\u1edd m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u00f3 v\u1eady?<\/p>\n \u2013 R\u1ed3i t\u00f4i s\u1ebd quay l\u1ea1i k\u1ec3 \u00f4ng nghe c\u1eb7n k\u1ebd, \u2013 b\u00e0 Hillgood n\u00f3i. \u2013 Gi\u1edd th\u00ec \u0103n \u0111i. M\u00f3n salad ngon l\u1eafm.<\/p>\n \u00d4ng h\u1ecfi g\u1ea5p g\u00e1p:<\/p>\n \u2013 Th\u1ebf c\u00f4 s\u1ebd \u1edf l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y ch\u1ee9?<\/p>\n Ch\u01b0a k\u1ecbp ra kh\u1ecfi c\u1eeda, nghe th\u1ebf b\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 c\u1ed1 d\u00f2 t\u00ecm nh\u1eefng bi\u1ec3u hi\u1ec7n tr\u00ean g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1eabm m\u1ed3 h\u00f4i c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng trong b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i. V\u1ec1 ph\u1ea7n m\u00ecnh, \u00f4ng c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y m\u1eaft hay mi\u1ec7ng c\u1ee7a b\u00e0. B\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9ng n\u00e1n l\u1ea1i th\u00eam l\u00fac n\u1eefa, im l\u1eb7ng, r\u1ed3i \u0111i xu\u1ed1ng thang l\u1ea7u.<\/p>\n \u2013 H\u1eb3n l\u00e0 c\u00f4 ta kh\u00f4ng nghe m\u00ecnh h\u1ecfi r\u1ed3i, \u2013 \u00f4ng Fremley th\u1ed1t l\u00ean.<\/p>\n Nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng bi\u1ebft b\u00e0 \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 nghe th\u1ea5y.<\/p>\n B\u00e0 Hillgood b\u0103ng qua s\u1ea3nh d\u01b0\u1edbi nh\u00e0, loay hoay v\u1edbi m\u1ea5y \u1ed5 <\/a>kho\u00e1 tr\u00ean chi\u1ebfc h\u1ed9p da d\u1ef1ng \u0111\u1ee9ng.<\/p>\n \u2013 T\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ec1n \u0111\u00e1p cho b\u1eefa \u0103n t\u1ed1i.<\/p>\n \u2013 B\u1ecdn t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3i c\u00f4 m\u00e0, \u2013 \u00f4ng Terle n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n \u2013 T\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i ch\u1ee9, \u2013 b\u00e0 n\u00f3i, v\u00e0 m\u1edf chi\u1ebfc h\u1ed9p ra.<\/p>\n M\u1ed9t \u00e1nh v\u00e0ng v\u1ee5t <\/a>lo\u00e9.<\/p>\n Hai \u00f4ng gi\u00e0 ng\u1ed3i ch\u1ed3m d\u1eady. H\u1ecd nheo m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn b\u00e0 l\u00e3o nh\u1ecf b\u00e9 \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee9ng c\u1ea1nh c\u00e1i v\u1eadt th\u1ec3 h\u00ecnh tr\u00e1i tim v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t tr\u1ee5 \u0111\u1ee1 b\u00f3ng lo\u00e1ng v\u01b0\u01a1n cao ch\u00f3t v\u00f3t, tr\u00ean c\u00f9ng c\u00f3 ch\u1ea1m kh\u1eafc m\u1ed9t m\u1eb7t ng\u01b0\u1eddi Hy L\u1ea1p v\u1edbi \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft linh d\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111ang b\u00ecnh th\u1ea3n nh\u00ecn h\u1ecd, gi\u1ed1ng h\u1ec7t nh\u01b0 c\u00e1ch b\u00e0 Hillgood b\u00e2y gi\u1edd \u0111ang nh\u00ecn.<\/p>\n Hai \u00f4ng gi\u00e0 g\u1eedi cho nhau nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i li\u1ebfc m\u1eaft th\u1ea3ng th\u1ed1t v\u00e0 ch\u1edbp nho\u00e1ng, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o c\u0169ng \u0111o\u00e1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec s\u1ebd x\u1ea3y \u0111\u1ebfn. H\u1ecd h\u1ea5p t\u1ea5p b\u0103ng qua s\u1ea3nh, th\u1edf h\u00e0o h\u1ec3n, ng\u1ed3i nh\u1edbm ngay tr\u00ean r\u00eca chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf b\u00e0nh b\u1ecdc nhung n\u00f3ng b\u1ee9c, lau m\u1eb7t b\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc kh\u0103n tay \u1ea9m \u01b0\u1edbt.<\/p>\n B\u00e0 Hillgood k\u00e9o gh\u1ebf ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng, nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng t\u1ef1a chi\u1ebfc \u0111\u00e0n harp v\u00e0ng \u00f3ng v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t b\u00ean vai, v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0a hai b\u00e0n tay ch\u1ea1m v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng d\u00e2y \u0111\u00e0n.<\/p>\n \u00d4ng Terle h\u00edt m\u1ed9t h\u01a1i kh\u00ed tr\u1eddi n\u00f3ng r\u1ef1c v\u00e0 ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i.<\/p>\n M\u1ed9t lu\u1ed3ng gi\u00f3 sa m\u1ea1c b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd th\u1ed5i d\u1ecdc theo h\u00e0ng hi\u00ean b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i, lay \u0111\u1ed9ng nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf \u0111u \u0111\u00f2ng \u0111\u01b0a qua l\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng con thuy\u1ec1n tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t h\u1ed3 \u0111\u00eam.<\/p>\n \u2013 Chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u00f3 v\u1eady? \u2013 Ti\u1ebfng \u00f4ng Fremley c\u1ef1 n\u1ef1 t\u1eeb tr\u00ean l\u1ea7u v\u1eb3ng xu\u1ed1ng.<\/p>\n V\u00e0 r\u1ed3i b\u00e0 Hillgood vu\u1ed1t hai b\u00e0n tay.<\/p>\n B\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u t\u1eeb cung \u0111\u00e0n g\u1ea7n b\u1edd vai, b\u00e0 r\u1ea3i nh\u1eefng ng\u00f3n tay b\u0103ng qua su\u1ed1i d\u00e2y \u0111\u00e0n long lanh v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda \u0111\u1ea7u t\u01b0\u1ee3ng n\u1eef th\u1ea7n Hy L\u1ea1p xinh \u0111\u1eb9p m\u00f9 <\/a>lo\u00e0 \u0111ang nh\u00ecn tr\u00e2n tr\u1ed1i tr\u00ean tr\u1ee5 \u0111\u00e0n r\u1ed3i vu\u1ed1t ng\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u1edf v\u1ec1. R\u1ed3i b\u00e0 d\u1eebng tay m\u1ed9t l\u00fac \u0111\u1ec3 cho tr\u00e0ng \u00e2m thanh l\u1ea3ng \u0111\u1ea3ng bay l\u00ean trong kh\u00f4ng gian oi b\u1ee9c c\u1ee7a ti\u1ec1n s\u1ea3nh v\u00e0 l\u00f9a v\u00e0o m\u1ecdi c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng tr\u1ed1ng.<\/p>\n \u00d4ng Fremley \u1edf tr\u00ean l\u1ea7u m\u00e0 c\u00f3 la h\u00e9t th\u00ec c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng ai b\u1eadn t\u00e2m. B\u1edfi \u00f4ng Terle v\u00e0 \u00f4ng Smith \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1eebng b\u1eadt d\u1eady trong b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i, ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u00e0n x\u00e9 <\/a>to\u1ea1c c\u00f5i l\u00f2ng. H\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n nghe th\u1ea5y g\u00ec n\u1eefa ngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb ti\u1ebfng m\u01b0a b\u00e3o trong tim h\u1ecd v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng tu\u00f4n ch\u1ea3y \u00e0o \u1ea1t c\u1ee7a kh\u00ed tr\u1eddi trong bu\u1ed3ng ph\u1ed5i. M\u1eaft m\u1edf to, mi\u1ec7ng h\u00e1 h\u1ed1c, nh\u01b0 hai k\u1ebb ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n m\u1ea5t tr\u00ed h\u1ecd nh\u00ecn ch\u0103m ch\u0103m v\u00e0o hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 kia \u2013 Thi th\u1ea7n m\u00f9 ng\u1ea1o ngh\u1ec5 tr\u00ean tr\u1ee5 v\u00e0ng v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i, m\u1eaft kh\u00e9p h\u1edd, hai b\u00e0n tay nh\u1ecf nh\u1eafn v\u01b0\u01a1n ra trong kho\u1ea3ng kh\u00f4ng.<\/p>\n Gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t b\u00e9 g\u00e1i, hai \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 chung m\u1ed9t \u00fd ngh\u0129 \u0111i\u00ean r\u1ed3, gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t b\u00e9 g\u00e1i \u0111ang ch\u00eca b\u00e0n tay ra ngo\u00e0i c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 \u0111\u1ec3\u2026.? \u1ed2, h\u1eb3n r\u1ed3i, h\u1eb3n r\u1ed3i!<\/p>\n \u0110\u1ec3 \u0111\u00f3n nh\u1eefng gi\u1ecdt m\u01b0a.<\/p>\n \u00c2m ba c\u1ee7a c\u01a1n m\u01b0a r\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean tan bi\u1ebfn d\u1ea7n tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng b\u1edd m\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e0 m\u00e1ng x\u1ed1i xa x\u0103m.<\/p>\n Tr\u00ean l\u1ea7u, \u00f4ng Fremley r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi gi\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 c\u00f3 ai \u0111ang n\u1eafm v\u00e0nh tai \u00f4ng l\u00f4i d\u1eady.<\/p>\n B\u00e0 Hillgood l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e0n.<\/p>\n B\u00e0 ch\u01a1i m\u1ed9t nh\u1ea1c kh\u00fac m\u00e0 h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 bi\u1ebft t\u00ean, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t nh\u1ea1c kh\u00fac m\u00e0 h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 nghe \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3 c\u1ea3 ng\u00e0n l\u1ea7n trong cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi d\u1eb1ng d\u1eb7c c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, d\u00f9 c\u00f3 l\u1eddi ca hay kh\u00f4ng, d\u00f9 c\u00f3 giai \u0111i\u1ec7u hay kh\u00f4ng. B\u00e0 c\u1ee9 \u0111\u00e0n v\u00e0 m\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n nh\u1eefng ng\u00f3n tay b\u00e0 chuy\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ed9ng, m\u01b0a l\u1ea1i r\u01a1i t\u00ed t\u00e1ch kh\u1eafp kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n \u00e2m u. M\u01b0a m\u00e1t r\u01b0\u1ee3i \u1edf nh\u1eefng khung c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 m\u1edf v\u00e0 m\u01b0a g\u1ed9t r\u1eeda nh\u1eefng t\u1ea5m v\u00e1n s\u00e0n n\u00f3ng ran ngo\u00e0i hi\u00ean. M\u01b0a r\u01a1i tr\u00ean m\u00e1i v\u00e0 r\u01a1i tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t c\u00e1t x\u00ec x\u00e0o, m\u01b0a tr\u00ean chi\u1ebfc \u00f4-t\u00f4 r\u1ec9 s\u00e9t, tr\u00ean chu\u1ed3ng ng\u1ef1a tr\u1ed1ng tr\u01a1, v\u00e0 tr\u00ean b\u1ee5i x\u01b0\u01a1ng r\u1ed3ng ch\u1ebft ngo\u00e0i s\u00e2n. M\u01b0a t\u1eafm c\u00e1c c\u1eeda s\u1ed5, r\u1eeda s\u1ea1ch b\u1ee5i, r\u00f3t tr\u00e0n c\u00e1c th\u00f9ng ch\u1ee9a, m\u01b0a ph\u1ee7 nh\u1eefng t\u1ea5m m\u00e0nh k\u1ebft h\u1ea1t c\u01b0\u1eddm ngo\u00e0i c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1ee1ng c\u1eeda, v\u00e0 m\u00e0nh m\u01b0a s\u1ebd v\u00e9n m\u1edf lao xao khi ta \u0111i qua. Nh\u01b0ng h\u01a1n h\u1ebft th\u1ea3y, nh\u1eefng vu\u1ed1t ve m\u1ec1m m\u1ea1i, m\u00e1t t\u01b0\u01a1i c\u1ee7a c\u01a1n m\u01b0a \u1ea5y t\u01b0\u1edbi l\u00ean \u00f4ng Smith v\u00e0 \u00f4ng Terle. S\u1ee9c n\u1eb7ng v\u00e0 \u00e1p l\u1ef1c d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a c\u01a1n m\u01b0a \u1ea5y c\u1eeb \u0111\u00e8 h\u1ecd xu\u1ed1ng, t\u1eeb t\u1eeb, cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi h\u1ecd l\u1ea1i ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng gh\u1ebf. Kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eebng m\u01a1n man tr\u00ean g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t, c\u01a1n m\u01b0a khi\u1ebfn h\u1ecd ph\u1ea3i nh\u1eafm m\u1eaft, ng\u1eadm mi\u1ec7ng v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0a hai b\u00e0n tay l\u00ean che ch\u1eafn. Ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean gh\u1ebf, h\u1ecd th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh \u0111ang ch\u1ea7m ch\u1eadm <\/a>ng\u1ea3 l\u01b0ng ra, ng\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ea7u ph\u00f3 m\u1eb7c cho m\u01b0a tr\u00e0n tr\u1ec1 tu\u00f4n ch\u1ea3y kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i.<\/p>\n C\u01a1n l\u0169 qu\u00e9t \u1ea5y k\u00e9o d\u00e0i m\u1ed9t ph\u00fat r\u1ed3i l\u1eafng d\u1ecbu d\u1ea7n khi nh\u1eefng ng\u00f3n tay vu\u1ed1t d\u00e0i tr\u00ean cung t\u01a1, bu\u00f4ng th\u1ea3 m\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ee3t gi\u00f4ng gi\u00f3 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng r\u1ed3i ng\u01b0ng.<\/p>\n H\u1ee3p \u00e2m cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng l\u01a1 l\u1eefng trong kh\u00f4ng trung nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t b\u1ee9c \u1ea3nh ch\u1ee5p \u0111\u00fang l\u00fac ch\u1edbp <\/a>lo\u00e8 \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ee9ng c\u1ea3 tri\u1ec7u gi\u1ecdt n\u01b0\u1edbc tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng r\u01a1i. R\u1ed3i \u00e1nh ch\u1edbp bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t. Nh\u1eefng gi\u1ecdt cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng im l\u1eb7ng r\u01a1i v\u00e0o b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i.<\/p>\n B\u00e0 Hillgood bu\u00f4ng b\u00e0n tay kh\u1ecfi d\u00e2y \u0111\u00e0n, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft v\u1eabn nh\u1eafm.<\/p>\n \u00d4ng Terle v\u00e0 \u00f4ng Smith m\u1edf m\u1eaft ra nh\u00ecn hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 k\u1ef3 di\u1ec7u \u1edf ph\u00eda b\u00ean kia ti\u1ec1n s\u1ea3nh, kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u sao \u0111\u00e3 v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua c\u01a1n b\u00e3o n\u00e0y m\u00e0 v\u1eabn kh\u00f4 r\u00e1o, nguy\u00ean l\u00e0nh.<\/p>\n H\u1ecd run r\u1ea9y. H\u1ecd ch\u1ed3m t\u1edbi nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 kh\u00e1t khao mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i. Tr\u00f4ng h\u1ecd b\u1ea5t l\u1ef1c, kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m g\u00ec.<\/p>\n V\u00e0 r\u1ed3i t\u1eeb trong c\u00e1c h\u00e0nh lang tr\u00ean l\u1ea7u kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n, m\u1ed9t \u00e2m thanh duy nh\u1ea5t v\u1ecdng xu\u1ed1ng thu h\u00fat ch\u00fa \u00fd c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd v\u00e0 b\u1ea3o cho h\u1ecd bi\u1ebft ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m g\u00ec.<\/p>\n