[Tlhingan-hol] nuq bop bom: 'ay' wa'vatlh vaghmaH jav: <jatlh 'e' tuch>

[Qov]

The doctor left after 'eSSIm backed up Mahoun's refusal to have an 
implanted device removed.

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QubtaH 'eSSIm. puq ghaHtaHvIS <not chegh> net jatlh, 'ej <vavoy> 
<tarven> joq jatlh 'eSSIm 'e' tuch SoSDaj. ngugh <Heghpu'> net 
ja'be'mo', nenchoHDI' Heghbejpu' Harchu'be'. Heghpu' maghwI'vetlh net 
Sov, 'ej Heghpu' 'e' Sov 'eSSIm nach, 'ach chaq yIntaH vavoy 'e' Har 
tIqDaj. DuHmey'e' 'oghpu'bogh lIjlaHbe'. DaH lomDaj Hotpu'bogh loD'e' 
qIHpu'mo', ngoD mojpu' HeghDaj. HeghDajmo' DaH jach neHqu'.

ba'taH Mahoun, 'uchchuqtaHvIS DeSDu'Daj. chIch tlhuHtaH. bejtaH 
'eSSIm 'e' tu'DI' tlhe''egh 'ej jatlh, "tIghmeylIjvaD Dochqu' 'e' 
vISov 'ach tIghmeywIjvaD DaH bIjatlhnIS ...," yev 'ej monHa'. jatlh, 
"mu'mey qar Hutlh tlhIngan Hol 'ach ... <bIpIv'a'?> bIjatlhchugh, Qap."

yajchu'pa' QubnIS 'eSSIm ghIq jatlh, "bIpIv'a', chaloy?"

leSchu' Mahoun. QuchmoHlaw'pu' mu'mey. jatlh Mahoun, "choQanmo' 
qatlho'. mughIjbejpu' Qelvetlh. 'eSSIm, DughIjchugh vay' 'ej qaSaH 
'e' vIcha' vIneH, nuq jIjatlhnIS?"

"mughIj pagh," jatlh 'eSSIm.

"mu' muj vIwIvta'," jatlh Mahoun, "<DubuQchugh> 'e' vIHech. DubuQ 'e' 
nIDchugh."

"mubuQchugh vay', pagh jatlhnIS jup. muHub neH. tlhoy bIjatlh. tlhoy 
jIjatlh matay'taHvIS. reH tlhIngan Hol wIjatlhmo' choma' 'e' vIchID 
'ach reH majatlhtaHmo', SoH qama'. jatlhmeH mIwmey bIH Hoch tIgh'e' 
chocha'ta'bogh. majatlhtaH 'e' vIpuQ," jatlh 'eSSIm.

"QIch bopbe' tIgh'e' qamuchlaH," jatlh Mahoun, 'eSSIm volchaH 'et 
yachchoHtaHvIS. volchaHDajvo' Mahoun ghop teq 'eSSIm. ngagh neHbe'.

"jImej vIneHbe'. matay' vIneH," jatlh Mahoun. jatlhtaH jay'. jangbe' 
'eSSIm. jatlh 'e' mev Mahoun. QIpbe'. qaStaHvIS cha'maH tup 
jatlhbe'taH. pIj pur Mahoun 'ej jatlhrupchoH 'ach reH jatlhpa' qaw. 
Hu' 'ej 'eSSIm nuHbey' nuDchoH. nuHmey Hotbe'taH. Hu' 'eSSIm. 
nuHbey'vo' qutluch tlhap 'ej Mahoun tochDaq ret'aq lan. 'uchQo' 
Mahoun. taj tonSaw' laH Hutlhba' 'e' qaw 'eSSIm. qIHchuqDI' 'eSSIm 
HIvmeH taj lo'Ha'pu'. SuvtaHvIS motlh Mahoun voQ 'e' nID neH.

bey'Daq taj tatlhta'DI' jatlh 'eSSIm, "Ha'." qach mej. tlha' Mahoun.
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SKI: Mahoun and Essim achieve some cross-cultural accommodation.