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NWA NKE N'IHU

"Gịnị ka m maara n'ezie banyere ya?"  nna jụrụ
onwe ya.
Ee: Dastrey nwere akụkọ.  Germany enweelarị
mere omume nke iro doro anya na oke: tele¬
ebipụla eserese na ekwentị,
French locomotives weghaara, ndị agha na-agbakọta n'akụkụ
oke na pretext pụrụ iche nke "Kriegsgefahr-
zustand” Ọ bụ agha.
“Oh, eee,” George tiri mkpu.  Ọ mụnyere sịga, na
jụrụ, sị: "Gịnị ka i chere banyere Boylston?"
"Bylston-?  ”
"Anụ abụba agba aja aja na nri abalị."
"Ee - ee - n'ezie."  Campton bịara mara
na ọ naghị eche maka Boylston ma ọlị, ọ siri ike
maara ọnụnọ ya.  Mana ndebanye aha onye na-ese ihe¬
ngalaba na-arụ ọrụ mgbe niile, na n'ime otu
ozugbo ọ kpọlitere ihu gbara okirikiri, na-eme ihere na-atọ ọchị, ya na
anya aja aja dị mkpụmkpụ dị mkpụmkpụ dị nkọ dị ka agịga, na ọchịchịrị
ntutu na-akpụkọta nke ọma n'egedege ihu dị obosara.
"Gịnị mere - ọ masịrị m."
"Enwere m obi ụtọ, n'ihi na ọ bụ ihe omume dị egwu maka
ya, na-ahụ gị.  Ọ na-ese ihe, ọ na-amasịkwa gị
ihe ruo ọtụtụ afọ.”
"Achọrọ m ka m mara ... Gịnị kpatara na o kwughị otú ahụ?  Ọ
o kwughị ihe ọ bụla, ọ̀ bụ?”
"Ee e: ọ naghị eme ya, mgbe ọ masịrị ya.  Ọ bụ
onye isi kacha mma m maara,” George kwubiri.