wen H wandarfal tFdNz rIcd H Irz v /kwIn /JinJar -- hQ /mombI H /wic hAd bin kApcard; hQ SI hAd knfesd har krFm t /glinda; n hQ H loN-lost /prinses /ozmo hAd bin diskavard in nO les a parsaniJ Hn H bq /tip -- SI wept rIl tIrz v grIf n dispEr.
"t TiNk," SI mOnd, "Ht Aftar hAvN rMld Az /kwIn, n livd in a pAlis, F mast gO bAk t skrabN flYrz n carnN batar agen! i z tM hYrabal t TiNk v! F wil nevar knsent!"
sO wen har sOlJarz, hM spent mOst v HEr tFm mEkN faJ in H pAlis kicanz, kQnsalN /JinJar t rizist, SI lisand t HEr fMliS prAtal n sent a Syrp difFans t /glinda H /gUd n H /prinses /ozmo. H rizalt waz a deklarESn v wYr, n H vErI nekst dE /glinda myrcd apon H /emarald /sitI wiT penants flFiN n bAndz plEiN, n a fYrist v SFnN spIrz, spyrklN brFtlI binIT H san'z rEz.
bat wen i kEm t H wYlz Hs brEv asemblI mEd a sadan hYlt; f /JinJar hAd klOzd n byrd evrI gEtwE, n H wYlz v H /emarald /sitI war bilt hF n Tik wiT menI bloks v grIn myrbal. fFndN har AdvAns Has bAfald, /glinda bent har brQz in dIp TYt, wFl H /wogal-/bag sed, in hiz mOst pozitiv tOn:
"wI mast lE sIJ t H sitI, n styrv i intM sabmiSn. i z H OnlI TiN wI kn d."
"not sO," Ansard H /skErkrO, "wI stil hAv H /gamp, n H /gamp kn stil flF."
F /syrsares tarnd kwiklI At Hs spIc, n har fEs nQ wYr a brFt smFl.
"jM r rFt," SI eksklEmd, "n sartanlI hAv rIzan t b prQd v jYr brEnz. let as gO t H /gamp At wans!"
sO HE pAsd TrM H rANks v H yrmI antil HE kEm t H plEs, nIr H /skErkrO'z tent, wEr H /gamp lE. /glinda n /prinses /ozmo mQntd farst, n sAt apon H sOfaz. Hn H /skErkrO n hiz frendz klFmd abYrd, n stil HEr waz rMm f a /kAptan n TrI sOlJarz, wic /glinda knsidard safiSnt f a gyrd.
nQ, At a ward fran H /prinses, H /kwIr /TiN HE hAd kYld H /gamp flopd its pYm-lIf wiNz n rOz intM H Er, kErIiN H pyrtI v Advencararz hF abav H wYlz. HE hovard Ovar H pAlis, n sMn parsIvd /JinJar riklFnN in a hAmak in H kYrtjyrd, wEr SI waz kamfartablI rIdN a noval wiT a grIn kavar n ItN grIn coklats, konfidant Ht H wYlz wUd prOtekt har fram har enamIz. ObEiN a kwik kmAnd, H /gamp alFtd sEflI in Hs vErI kYrtjyrd, n bifYr /JinJar hAd tFm t d mYr Hn skrIm, H /kAptan n TrI sOlJarz lIpd Qt n mEd H fYrmar /kwIn a prizanar, lokN scroN cEnz apon bOT har rists.
Ht Akt rIlI endd H wYr; f H /yrmI v /rivolt sabmitd Az sMn Az HE nM /JinJar t b a kAptiv, n H kAptan myrcd in sEftI TrM H scrIts n ap t H gEts v H sitI, wic SI TrM wFd Opan. Hn H bAndz plEd HEr mOst starN mjMzik wFl /glinda'z yrmI myrcd intM H sitI, n hEraldz prOklEmd H koNkwest v H YdESas /JinJar n H AkseSn v H bjMtifal /prinses /ozmo t H TrOn v har rQal Ansestarz.
At wans H men v H /emarald /sitI kAst of HEr Epranz. n i z sed Ht H wimin war sO tFrd ItN v HEr hazbandz' kUkN Ht HE Yl hEld H koNkwest v /JinJar wiT /Jq. sartan i z Ht, raSN wan n Yl t H kicanz v HEr hQzz, H gUd wFvz pripErd sO diliSas a fIst f H wIrI men Ht hyrmanI waz imIdIatlI ristYrd in evrI fAmilI.
/ozmo'z farst Akt waz t ablFJ H /yrmI v /rivOlt t ritarn t har evrI emarald Yr aHat Jem stOlan fram H pablik scrIts n bildNz; n sO grEt waz H nambar v preSas stOnz pikd fram HEr setNz bF HIz vEn garlz, Ht evrI wan v H rqal JMlarz warkd stedilI f mYr Hn a manT t riplEs Hem in HEr setiNz.
mInwFl H /yrmI v /rivOlt waz disbAndd n H garlz sent hOm t HEr maHarz. on promis v gUd bihAvjar /JinJar waz lFkwFz rilIsd.
/ozmo mEd H lavlIist /kwIn H /emarald /sitI hAd evar nOn; n, YlHO SI waz sO jaN n inekspIrIansd, SI rMld har pIpal wiT wizdam n /Jastis. f /glinda gEv har gUd AdvFs on Yl akEZnz; n H /wogal-/bag, hM waz apqntd t H impYrtant pOst v /pablik /eJjMkEtar, waz kwFt helpfal t /ozmo wen har rqal dMtIz grM parpleksiN.
H garl, in har grAtitMd t H /gamp f its sarvisz, ofard H krIcar enI rIwYrd i mFt nEm.
"Hn," riplFd H /gamp, "plIz tEk mI t pIsz. F did not wiS t b brYt t lFf, n F Am grEtlI aSEmd v mF knglomarit parsanAlitI. wans F waz a monyrk v H fYrist, Az mF Antlarz fUlI prMv; bat nQ, in mF prezant aphOlstard kndiSn v sarvitMd, F Am kmpEld t flF TrM H Er -- mF legz bIiN v nO jMs t mI watevar. HErfYr F beg t b disparsd."