[Tlhingan-hol] nuq bop bom: 'ay' wa'vatlh HutmaH Soch: waq paSlogh je

[Qov]

Essim accompanied a group of soldiers who were looking over a 
waterfall at the pool below, speculating as to Mahoun's fate.

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waq paSlogh je

bIQtIq ngengHom naw'meH letlh lumutlhta' gharben Sungpu'. lughIr 
'eSSIm, negh je. bIng SIchpu'DI', ngengHomDaq nejchoH negh. Hoqra', 
naQmey je lo'. pumtaHbogh bIQ bejtaH 'eSSIm. HoSghaj. Doj. chuSmo' 
'ej loQ 'eSSIm vongmo', Dochmey SuqchoHDI' negh, tu'be' 'eSSIm. jatlh 
bu', "'eSSIm, naDev yIghoS."

lob 'eSSIm 'ej latlhpu' ghoSmeH naghmey charDaq yItchoH. Dochmey 
luSampu'bogh leghDI' yItHa' 'eSSIm 'ej pum. qIvDu'Daq tochDu'Daq je 
ratlh 'eSSIm 'ej 'aH 'oltaHvIS jach. "Mahoun!" jatlh'. ngengHomDaq 
Mahoun paSlogh, wa' waq, 'ej Mahoun yIvbeH luSamta'. DIS SoDlu'pu'mo' 
mejpu''a' Mahoun? tlhIngan ghaHbe' 'ach nachDaj pep 'eSSIm 'ej Hegh 
bey jach. jeSbe' negh.

QumwI' lo'lI' bu' 'e' QoylaH 'eSSIm. "nov Sut wISamta' 'e' ol tej. 
ghobe', HIvwI'pu'Daj ngu'laHbe'," jatlh.

pay' qaw 'eSSIm. bIQDaq Mahoun qam 'uchtaHvIS 'eSSIm, paSlogh waqmey 
joq tuQbe'taH Mahoun. ghaytan bIH, yIvbeH je tuQHa'moHta'. jot'eghmoH 
'eSSIm . negh tojmeH tlhoS toj'eghpu'. jatlh 'eSSIm, "Duj HoD ghaH. 
beqDaj vIja'nIS. Qu'wIj 'oH." mejlI' 'eSSIm 'e' lunISbe'.

letlh toS 'ej juH ghoSmeH qet 'eSSIm. ngablaw'pu'mo' 'eSSIm ghaytan 
mISchu' 'ej QuchHa' Mahoun. DISDaq Mahoun Such 'e' qel 'eSSIm[221]. 
tlhu', 'ach qech 'om. MahounvaD Qob.

yIQtaHmo' DaSmeyDaj 'ughtaH. ghaytan Soy'moHmo' qojDaq 
gho'Ha'pu'[285]. DaH HojtaH. He motlh SamlaHchu'bogh ghoSlI'. Du'Daj 
cholDI' yav ghItlhpu' DaS ghovbe'bogh 'e' legh 'eSSIm. DaSmey tuQbe' 
Mahoun. QI' DaSmey tuQpu' Hoch SuchwI'Daj. QI' DaS 'oHbe' 'ej Sung 
DaS 'oHbe' je. chu'law' DaSmeyvam bem[279]. naDev yItpu' nuv woch. 
nuHHey tIq qeng nIH ghop: Sormey junta' 'ej pormey jen pe'pu'. 
ghonDoqDaj lel 'eSSIm. Qapqa'be'bej merbogh HIvwI'. He motlh tlheD 
'eSSIm 'ej tamqu'taHvIS ngemDaq DonchoH. Sor retlhDaq loSlI'bogh 
tlhIngan loD legh. QI' HIp Hutlh. chu'bogh DaSmey wagh tuQtaH 'ej 
ghaH nIHDaq Qam betleH.

taj lel 'eSSIm 'ej vanglaHpa' loD, HughDaj buQlI' 'eSSIm taj 'ej 
teSDajDaq buQlI' 'eSSIm ghogh. jatlh, "bIjeghbe'chugh vaj bIHegh."
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SKI: After her own method acting almost sends her into grief, Essim 
takes her leave of the soldiers and finds another ambush waiting for 
her on the path home.