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Ethay iddaymay unsay arkledspay offway oldengay oofsray andway irledsway oughthray edray ilksay annersbay asway ethay ewestnay itycay arketmay ummedtray ithway ifelay.
Allsstay ereway overway owingflay ithway inketstray, areray erbhays, ightlybay oloredcay eetsways, andway enoughway embroideredway obesray otay akemay away ectsat eaderlay ycray.
Ichway injay inglay asway ikelylay aboutway otay oday. Izhuisays irthdaybay asway omingcay upway and way what illstay adnthay oughtbay anythingway. Enthay againway, anlay uanyay adnthay eallyray everway aidsay atwhay otay uybay what antedway…and way ehat asntway ethay easiestway otay uybay orfay either way. Ouyay ouldcay ivegay imhay away arrotcay andway edhay ankthay ouyay ikelay ouyay avegay imhay away unkchay ofway oldgay.
“Oday eythey eallyray eednay isthay uchmay indskay ofway incenseway?” Injay Inglay utteredmay, ushingbray astpay etyay anotherway oldway adylay avingway away andalsay oodway ickstay inway ishay acefay.
Anlay Ingyijay ortedsnay. “Atwhay oday ouyay arecay? Ouyay ellsmay ikelay ichray oybay anywayway.”
“Iway amway away ichray oybay!” Ingjay inglay appedsnay ackbay, inchay eldhay ighhay inway ethay airway.
“Exactlyway ymay ointpay!”
Izhuisay, alkingway almlycay etweenbay enthay ikelay away eacepay eeperkay, iledsmay. “Itsway icenay otay eesay anlinglay osay ightbray. Iway inkthay isthay isway ethay ingspray ossomblay arketmay, ightray ulanray?”
Injay Inglay oddednay, ightlysay ilingsmay atway Izhuissay oyjay.
Izhenzay erkedpay upway instantlyway. “Ohway! Iway eardhay eresthay upposedsay otay ebay away undredhay ypestay of way andycay. Ancay eway etgay osethay arcay unsbay? Ethay onesway atthay avehay ethay oldgay itterglay onway emthay?”
“Eakingspay ofway eingbay ightbray, ethay anternslay are way osay ightbray!” Izhuisay aidsay, ointingpay upway atway ethay anglingday anternslay.
“Onay, iway inkthay ethay ightnessbray isway ustjay Injay ingslay igbay eadhay.”
“Utshay upway Ingyijay!”
Eforebay anyoneway ouldcay ontinuecay ightingfay, Izhuissay epstay owedslay asway ishay azegay andedlay onway away earbynay essertday artcay. Inytay erfectpay iceray akescay apedshay ikelay abbitsray atsay arrangedway onway otuseaflay atesplay, eachway ithway ittlelay edray eanbay eyesway andway inytay inkpay earsway.
“Oday ouyay antway oneway izhuisay-egay?” Injay Inglay asked way, uddenlysay atway ishay idesay, andhay alreadyway eachingray intoway ishay eeveslay.
Ingyijay, owhay adhay eenbay amaticallydray eaninglay againstway away earbynay ilksay anfay allstay, appearedway atway Izhuisay otherway idesay ikelay away oneclay. “Iway efinitelyday antway oneway!”
Injay Inglay inchedflay. “Ontday eaksnay upway ikelay atthay!”
“Iway idntday eaksnay, oureyay ustajay adbay atway ottingspay othersway,” Ingyijay aidsay, alreadyway uckingplay away unnybay akecay omfray ethay aytray.
Izhenzay iggledgay ehindbay ishay eeveslay, alreadyway ottingplay ishay eeklyway ossipgay ithway ienay-ongzhuzay. Ethay eadshakerhay adhay eenbay eryvay interestedway inway Injay Inglay andway Izhuisay.
Injay Inglay etaly outway away onglay ufferingsay ighsay, andinghay overway away ewfay ilversay oinscay, andway endedway upway uyinghay oneway orfay everyoneway. Evenway ethay opshay eeperkay ookedlay uprisedsay atway erhay eaderslay enerositygay.
“Appysay?” Ehay utteredmay asway ehay andedhay izhuisay ishay unnybay.
Izhuisay eamedbay. “Esyay, ankthay ouyay ulanray.”
Injay Inlay urnedtay awayway eryvay icklyquay. Ossiblypay otay idehay ishay edray acefay.
Ethay arketmay owdcray urgedsay uddenlysay asway away ionlay anceday oupetray urnedtay ownday eirthay anelay, ymbalscay ashingclay. Ethay ighttay respray ofway odiesbay aughtcay emthay offway aurdgay, andway Injay Inglay instinctivelyway abbedgray izhuissay ouldershay, ullingpay imhay oserclay andway eildingshay imhay ithway ethay ubbornstay otectivenesspray ofway away eryvay umpygray oldengray aurdgay ogday.
Ingyijay andway IzhenZay ereway eperatedsay omfray emthay, issapearingday intoway ethay oidvay ithway onay oremay anthay away ewfay outsshay.
“Atchway itway,” ehay arnedway away anmay owhay aredday umpbay Izhuisay.
“Imway alrightway ulanray,” Izhuisay aidsay oftlysay, ookinglay upway atway imhay ithway atthay entlegay ooklay atthay ademay Injay Inglay umblcray.
Ingyijay olledray ishay eyesway osay ardhay eythay earlynay ellfay outway. Ehay andway izhenzay adhay appearedway outway ofway owherenay, andingstay ehindbay ethay otway….ovelay irdsbay.
“Arsstay aboveway, ouyay otway areway ethay orstway—aitway, otnay asway adbay asway anguangjunhay andway eiway ianbeiqay.
Itway appearsway atthay ingyijay adhay eiflybray orgottenfay aboutway owhay adbay eiway uxianwei andway anlay angjiway ouldcay ebay.
“Ohway onay,” izhenzay isperedway ithway away ingray, “eyrethay eingbay omanticray againway.”
“Eway eednay anway umbrellaway otay eildshay usway omfray ethay omanceray ogfay.”
Injay Inglay otshay emthay away eathday areglay atthay immediatelyway ostlay itsway ingdstay ueday otay ethay unnybay akecay illstay inway ishay outhmay.
Izhuisay aughedlay ehindbay ishay eeveslay. “Oureyay allway I'll say.”
“Oureyay inway ovelay ithway injay inglay,” Ingyijay ointedpay outway, itingbay intoway ishay unnybay akecay eadhay. “Oureyay otnay allowedway otay allcay usway illysay.
“ATWHAY!?” Izhuisay entway eetbay edray and way umbledstay ackwardsbay asway IzhenZay eganbay otay onkbay ingyijay onway ethay eadhay orfay usingway ishay igbay outhmay. Injay Inglay urningbay areglay ettledsay onway ishay ewnay enemyway asway ehay iedtray otay astpay Izhuissay ackbay.
Aitway…onay, itway asway ustjay Ingyijay akingmay away okejay. Izhuisay egay asway otnay inway ovelay ithway imhay.
“Ahayahay! Itsway ustjay away okejay!” Ingyijay iedtray otay ixfay ethay ituationsay, itbay asway icklyquay utcay offway ybay Izhenzay ammingjay anotherway essertday intoway ishay outhmay. Injay inglay appedwray ishay armaway aroundway izhuisay inway anway attemptway atway almingcay ethay anicked eentay ownday, onlyway orfay izhuisay otay eezefray.
“Itsway inefay, ehay asway ustjay…okingjay.”
Injay inglay uggedhay Izhuisay, andway izhuisay eltedmay owlysay, ugginghay injay inglay ightlytay.
Izhenzay aggeddray ingyijay awayway otay away illedfay ithway ickenchay, eavinglay uilingzhay aloneway orfay away ewfay inutesmay.
“Iway ouldntway indmay ifway itway asntway away okejay.” Izhuisay isperedway, andway Injay inglay urnedtay illstay asway ishay earthay ickenedquay.
“....eallyray?” Utbay Izhuisay onlyway eezedsquay ightertay, andway Injay inglay uriedbay ishay ightbray edray acefay inway ishay estbay endsfray ouldershay.
“Eway ancay alktay aboutway isthay aterlay, okayway? Ustjay…enjoyway ethay estivalfay ithway emay, izhuisay egay.”
Ingyijay amecay ackbay, andshay ullfay ofway ickenchay and way izhenszay ocketpay ofway oinscay emptyway. Eythay alkedway ownday ethay oadray, atchingway ethay aradepay andway ireworksfay artstay. Andway underway ethay anginghay anterns andway eetsway entscay ofway andiedcay awthornhay, Injay Inglay idntday etlay ogay ofway Izhuissay andhay onceway.
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Onceway Ingyijay andway izhenzay adhay inishedfay eggingbay orfay away utbay ofway oneymay, Injay inglay andway izhuisay ereway eftlay ogethertay.
Injay inglay allowedsway, andshay emblingtray.
“Izhuisay egay. Ouyay…avehay alwaysway eenbay indkay otay emay.” Ehay aidsay.
Izhuisay iledsmay, “ywhay ouldntway iway ebay? Oureyay away oodgay ersonpay ulanray, evenway ifway ouyay uggledstray inway ethay astpay. Imway oudpray ofway ouyay.”
Injay Inglay eanedlay oserclay, ishay eyesway urningbay. Isthay anmay asway indkay, andway ehay antedway otay endspay ethay estray ofway ishay ifelay ithway imhay.
“Ankthay ouyay, Izhuisay.”
Izhuisay ustjay etsay ishay eadhay onway ishay aplay, andshay acingtray ethay apeshay ofway Injay ingslay acefay.
Ethay irefay orksway oomedbay aroundway emthay, andway izhenzay andway Ingyijay atchedway omfray afarway, igglinggay.