[Tlhingan-hol] nuq bop bom: 'ay' wa'vatlh chorghmaH Hut: lImDI' Qob

[Qov]

Essim is near drowning, clawing at the water in a desperate attempt 
to stay afloat her focus narrowed to her need for air alone.

189: lImDI' Qob

vay' Sub 'uchchoH 'eSSIm ghop 'ej tlhuHmeH SIbI' toS 'eSSIm. DaH 
ghogh Qoy. "Qo'! Qo'! 'uchQo'!" jatlh vay' 'ej 'eSSIm qab qIplaw'. 
'uchqu'taHmeH Suvqu' 'eSSIm 'ach bIQDaq ghIrqa'. chaq vulchoH. 
Qubqa'laHDI' 'eSSIm, DubDaj 'emDaq DeSDu'Daj 'uchtaH vay'. Dung bej. 
qabDaq SIStaH. nargh 'e' nIDchoHDI' Mahoun ghogh Qoy. jatlh, 
"yInoghQo', 'eSSIm. qaghaj." jot Mahoun 'ach Doy'law'. jatlh, 
"bIpuplaH'a' 'eSSIm?"

"pup? 'Iv pup?" jatlh 'eSSIm.

"bIQ yIpup. bIvo''eghmeH," jatlh Mahoun. pupchoH 'eSSIm, 'ach 
ghIrmoHlaw'. jatlh Mahoun, "mev!" naDev qojmey jojDaq ghoStaH bIQtIq. 
qojDaq HuS lavmey 'ej wa' 'uchchoH Mahoun. jatlh Mahoun, "'eSSIm, 
DeSlIj vItlhabmoHDI' lavvam yI'uchchoH. HI'uchQo'. potlhqu'. bIyaj'a'?"

QIp 'eSSIm 'e' Har'a' Mahoun? jatlh 'eSSIm, "qayajba'. lav vI'uch." 
lob 'eSSIm. ghoSmoH 'e' nID bIQtIq 'ach Sublaw' lav.

jatlh Mahoun, "maj. DaH HI'uch. lurghvetlhDaq nuqengtaH bIQtIq 'e' 
wIchaw'taHchugh qoj jenvo' nupummoH bIQ."

jatlh 'eSSIm, "vaj latlh lurgh wIghoSnIS'a'?"

jatlh Mahoun, "tlhoy' HoSghaj bIQtIq. bIQtIq vISuv 'e' vInIDDI' 
jItlhetlhlaHbe' 'ej muDoy'moHchu'[255]. tlhoS qaSpu' bIvultaHvIS. 
qojvam DatoSlaH'a'?"

qoj nuD 'eSSIm. chong ghIq taHchoH 'ej Habqu' lav Dung. SIStaHmo' 
naghDaq ghoStaH bIQ. "ghobe'," jatlh 'eSSIm. "DatoSlaH'a' SoH?"

ghopDaj much Mahoun. rIQqu'law' yeb. SIHHa'. jatlh, "vIHon."

"DuQIDta''a' mangvetlh?" jatlh 'eSSIm.

"ghobe'," jatlh Mahoun. "bIlImtaHvIS Daghor SoH. bIHoSqu'." tuH 
'eSSIm. Mahoun Qan neHqu' 'ach lujtaH. ghaytan QallaH Mossam. qa'meH 
vIttlhegh jatlh 'eSSIm. jatlh Mahoun, "nuwamtaH 'e' DaHar'a'? qatlh 
DuHoH luneH?" qojmey yormey bejtaH.

vajar mu'mey qaw 'eSSIm. Mahoun yu' neH qImyal Sa' 'e' pIH. jatlh 
'eSSIm, "muHoH luneHbe'law'. nIquchtaHvIS jImunbe'meH mupummoHlaw'. 
chaq Dumaghta' vajar HoD."

jatlh Mahoun, "peghwIj Daja''a'?"

jatlh 'eSSIm, "ghobe', chaloy. pagh vIja'. chaq Hub'eghmeH nepmo' 
DupIHmoH vajar."
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SKI: Mahoun rescues Essim, and the two are swept downstream until 
they grab onto a cliff.