"Hs," sed H /gamp, in a skIkI vqs not At Yl prapYrSnd t H sFz v its grEt bodI, "z H mOst noval ekspIrIans F evar hard v. H lAst TiN F rimembar distiNktlI z wYkN TrM H fYrist n hIrN a lQd nqz. samTiN probablI kild mI Hn, n i sartanlI Yt t hAv bin H end v mI. jet hIr F Am, alFv agen, wiT fYr monscras wiNz n a bodI wic F vencar t sE wUd mEk enI rispektabal Animal Yr fQl wIp wiT SEm t On. wat daz i Yl mIn? Am F a /gamp, Yr Am F a JagarnYt?" H krIcar, Az i spOk, wigald its cin wiskarz in a vErI komikal mAnar.
"jY'r Jast a /TiN," Ansard /tip, "wiT a /gamp's hed on i. n wI hAv mEd jM n brYt jM t lFf sO Ht jM mE kErI as TrM H Er wErevar wI wiS t gO."
"vErI gUd!" sed H TiN. "Az F Am not a /gamp, F kn not hAv a /gamp's prFd Yr independnt spIrit. sO F mE Az wel bikam jYr sarvant Az enITiN els. mF OnlI sAtisfAkSn z Ht F d not sIm t hAv a vErI scroN konstitMSn, n Am not lFklI t liv loN in a stEt v slEvarI."
"dOn't sE Ht, F beg v jM!" krFd H /tin /wUdmAn, hMz eksalent hyrt waz scroNlI afektd bF Hs sAd spIc. "r jM not fIlN wel tadE?"
"O, Az f Ht," ritarnd H /gamp, "i z mF farst dE v egzistans; sO F kn not JaJ weHar F Am fIlN wel Yr il." n i wEvd its brMm tEl t n frO in a pensiv mAnar.
"kam, kam!" sed H /skErkrO, kFndlI, "d crF t b mYr cIrfal n tEk lFf Az jM fFnd i. wI SAl b kFnd mAstarz, n wil scrFv t rendar jYr egzistans Az plezant Az posibal. r jM wilN t kErI as TrM H Er wErevar wI wiS t gO?"
"sartanlI," Ansard H /gamp. "F grEtlI prifar t nAvigEt H Er. f SUd F crAval on H arT n mIt wiT wan v HF On spISIz, mF embErasmnt wUd b samTiN Yfal!"
"F kn aprISIEt Ht," sed H /tin /wUdmAn, simpaTetiklI.
"n jet," kntinjMd H /TiN, "wen F kErfalI lUk jM Ovar, mF mAstarz, nan v jM sImz t b kanscraktd mac mYr yrtistiklI Hn F Am."
"apIransz r disItfal," sed H /wogal-/bag, arnistlI. "F Am bOT /hFlI /mAgnifFd n /TarOlI /eJjMkEtd."
"indId!" marmard H /gamp, indifarantlI.
"n mF brEnz r knsidard rimyrkablI rEr spesimanz," Add H /skErkrO, prQdlI.
"hQ scrEnJ!" rimyrkd H /gamp.
"YlTO F Am v tin," sed H /wUdmAn, "F On a hyrt YltageHar H wyrmist n mOst AdmFrabal in H hOl warld."
"F'm dilFtg t hIr i," riplFd H /gamp, wiT a slFt kof.
"mF smFl," sed /JAk /pampkinhed, "z warHI jYr best atenSn. i z YlwEz H sEm."
"sempar Fdem," eksplEnd H /wogal-/bag, pompaslI; n h /gamp tarnd t stEr At him.
"n F," diklErd H /sY-/hYrs, filN in an Ykward pYz, "Am OnlI rimyrkabal bikYz F kAn't help i."
"F Am prQd, indId, t mIt wiT sac eksepSanal mAstarz," sed H /gamp, in a kErlis tOn. "if F kUd bat sikjar sO kmplIt an incradakSn t mFself, F wUd b mYr Hn sAtisfFd."
"Ht wil kam in tFm," rimyrkd H /skErkrO. "t 'nO HFself' z knsidard kwFt an akompliSmnt, wic i hAz tAkan as, hM r jYr eldarz, manTs t parfekt. bat nQ," hI Add, tarnN t H aHarz, "let as get abYrd n styrt apon Qr JarnI."
"wEr SAl wI gO?" Askd /tip, Az hI klambard t a sIt on H sOfaz n asistd H /pampkinhed t folO him.
"in H /sQT /kancrI rMlz a vErI dilFtfal /kwIn kYld /glinda H /gUd, hM F Am Sar wil glAdlI risIv as," sed H /skErkrO, getN intM H /TiN klamzilI. "let as gO t har n Ask har AdvFs."
"Ht z klevarlI TYt v," diklErd /nik /copar, givN H /wogal-/bag a bMst n Hn topalN H /sY-/hYrs intM H rIr end v H kUSand sIts. "F nO /glinda H /gUd, n bilIv SI wil prMv a frend indId."
"r wI Yl redI?" Askd H bq.
"jes," anQnsd H /tin /wUdmAn, sItN himself bisFd H /skErkrO.
"Hn," sed /tip. aJresN H /gamp, "b kFnd Inaf t flF wiT as t H /sQTward; n d not gO hFr Hn t eskEp H hQzz n crIz, f i mEks mI dizI t b ap sO fyr."
"Yl rFt," Ansard H /gamp, brIflI.
i flopd its fYr hjMJ wiNz n rOz slOlI intM H Er; n Hn, wFl Qr lital bAnd v Advencararz klaN t H bAks n sFdz v H sOfaz f sapYrt, H /gamp tarnd tYrd H /sQT n sYrd swiftlI n maJestiklI awE.
"H sInik efekt, fram Ts AltitMd, z myrvalas," komentd H eJjMkEtd /wogal-/bag, Az HE rOd aloN.
"nevar mFnd H sInarI," sed H /skErkrO. "hOld on tFt, Yr jM mE get a tambal. H /TiN sImz t rok bAdlI."
"i wil bI dyrk sMn," sed /tip, obzarvN Ht H san waz lO on H hYrFzan. "parhAps wI SUd hAv wEtd antil mYrnN. F wandar if H /gamp kn flF in H nFt."
"F'v bin wandarN Ht mFself," ritarnd H /gamp kwFitlI. "jM sI, Hs z a nM ekspIrIans t mI. F jMzd t hAv legz Ht kErId mI swiftlI Ovar H grQnd. bat nQ mF legz fIl Az if HE war aslIp."