{"id":15243,"date":"2024-07-01T07:56:51","date_gmt":"2024-07-01T05:56:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/egophobia.ro\/?p=15243"},"modified":"2024-05-03T16:58:50","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T14:58:50","slug":"tribul-pierdut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/egophobia.ro\/?p=15243","title":{"rendered":"Tribul pierdut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: right;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">de Rodica Bretin<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; text-indent: 36.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"><b><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">\u2013 S-a \u00eent\u00e2mplat \u00een 1822, \u00een Brazilia. Russell Morgan&#8230; se numea altfel pe atunci&#8230; \u0163i-a ucis p\u0103rin\u0163ii. Ewan \u015fi Freja Hayden.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">Mi-a luat un uria\u015f efort de voin\u0163\u0103 s\u0103 nu m\u0103 uit la Alix. \u00cen locul ei, ce a\u015f fi sim\u0163it \u00een clipa aceea? Ce-a\u015f fi f\u0103cut? I-am auzit glasul, sc\u0103z\u00e2nd cu fiecare silab\u0103, ca nivelul oceanului \u00eenainte de un val tsunami.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">\u2013 Te ascult\u0103m, Raven. <\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">\u2013 Tat\u0103l t\u0103u <i>citea<\/i> trecutul, dar nu \u00een piatr\u0103 sau metal, ci \u00een materia organic\u0103. Istoric, alchimist, profanator de morminte \u2013 oamenilor le place s\u0103 lipeasc\u0103 etichete pe orice, pe oricine. Mineral, vegetal; ce poate fi mai diferit? Dou\u0103 regnuri, dou\u0103 ferestre spre trecut. Ca \u015fi mine, Ewan scotocea prin \u015fantierele arheologice din toat\u0103 lumea. Eu, dup\u0103 lucruri moarte. El, dup\u0103 ce avusese c\u00e2ndva via\u0163\u0103, suflare. Faraoni, \u00eemp\u0103ra\u0163i, regi, c\u0103petenii \u2013 \u00eei afla \u00een piramide, tumuli, mausolee, cripte, sarcofage, sicrie plumbuite, tulbur\u00e2ndu-le somnul de secole ori milenii. Un sacrilegiu necesar, justificat, ofrand\u0103 pe altarul antropologiei? Nu chiar. Fiindc\u0103 mor\u0163ii aceia erau, fuseser\u0103 dintre <i>ai no\u015ftri<\/i>. \u00cens\u0103 istoria lor r\u0103m\u00e2nea scris\u0103 de cronicari <i>umani<\/i>&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">Atunci am auzit-o din nou pe Alix.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">\u2013 \u015ei mama?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">\u2013 Freja era ca tine. Vindeca dintr-o atingere, uneori cu alifii \u015fi licori c\u0103rora discipolii lui Esculap le spun naturiste. Moarte \u015fi via\u0163\u0103, Hades \u015fi Persephora. Contrariile se atrag, iar uneori r\u0103m\u00e2n \u00eempreun\u0103. Ewan \u015fi Freja \u015fi-au unit destinele la Carnac, \u00eentr-o prim\u0103var\u0103 c\u00e2nd popula\u0163ia Europei se ref\u0103cea dup\u0103 ultima epidemie de&#8230; N-are importan\u0163\u0103. Ce n-am uitat sunt cuvintele pe care le-au rostit atunci, \u00eentr-un glas, \u00eentr-un g\u00e2nd: \u201e\u00cempreun\u0103, pentru totdeauna\u201c.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">Ceremoniile viracochas erau <i>foarte<\/i> restr\u00e2nse. Raven n-avea cum s\u0103 fie acolo dec\u00e2t dac\u0103&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">\u2013 Ewan a fost fratele meu.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">Asta justifica vendetta de dou\u0103 veacuri, \u00een desf\u0103\u015furare. Explica multe; nu \u015fi cum ajunsese Alix \u00eentr-un orfelinat. Raven mi-a citit g\u00e2ndul, ori poate hot\u0103r\u00e2se s\u0103 \u00ee\u015fi lepede \u00een sf\u00e2r\u015fit povara ce o strivea de prea mult\u0103 vreme.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">\u2013 Te-am c\u0103utat prin toate casele de copii din Suedia, Danemarca, Norvegia&#8230; Ai t\u0103i nu te-ar fi abandonat niciodat\u0103, Alix! A fost o conjunctur\u0103 nefericit\u0103. \u00cenainte s\u0103 plece \u00een ceea ce trebuia s\u0103 fie una dintre expedi\u0163iile lor obi\u015fnuite, te-au l\u0103sat la G\u00f6teborg, \u00een grija unui cuplu. Dup\u0103 cinci luni, familia \u201ede \u00eencredere\u201c a p\u0103r\u0103sit Scandinavia. Iar eu&#8230; Eram \u00een Llassa c\u00e2nd, \u00eentr-o noapte, m-am trezit cu o certitudine terifiant\u0103. Se \u00eent\u00e2mplase ceva cumplit. Cu Ewan! L-am chemat, ore \u00een \u015fir, cu o nelini\u015fte ce devenea panic\u0103. Nici un r\u0103spuns. Doar un gol, un h\u0103u unde murea p\u00e2n\u0103 \u015fi ecoul. Atunci, am \u00eencercat cu Freja: aceea\u015fi t\u0103cere. Ultima oar\u0103 vorbisem cu am\u00e2ndoi \u00eenainte ca vaporul lor s\u0103 porneasc\u0103 pe ocean.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">\u2013 Plecau&#8230; unde? a pus Alix \u00eenc\u0103 o \u00eentrebare din sutele pe care le avea preg\u0103tite.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">\u2013 Spre jungla amazonian\u0103. Ewan nu pl\u0103nuia s\u0103 descopere ora\u015fe ruinate, piramide \u00eengropate ori necropole secrete. Pornise \u00een c\u0103utarea unor fosile vii. A\u0163i citit Biblia, Vechiul Testament? A\u0163i auzit despre \u201eal treisprezecelea trib al lui Israel\u201c?&#8230; Asemeni evreilor \u00een de\u015fert, o comunitate a noastr\u0103, a <i>Celor Vechi<\/i> s-a r\u0103t\u0103cit \u00een selva amazonian\u0103. \u00cens\u0103 ce s-a pierdut poate fi g\u0103sit, dac\u0103 \u015ftii unde s\u0103 cau\u0163i. Ewan, aflase.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">La fel ca oamenii, aveam destule legende. \u015ei, tot ca ei, puteam alege \u00een care s\u0103 credem.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">\u201e\u00cen vremurile dinainte de Timp, c\u00e2nd p\u0103m\u00e2ntul nu se desp\u0103r\u0163ise de cer, de ape\u201c,\u00a0 a\u015fa \u00eencep vechile c\u0103r\u0163i ale lumii, cu Geneza. \u015ei toate se termin\u0103 cu Ziua Judec\u0103\u0163ii. Omenirea a\u015fteapt\u0103 cu team\u0103 Apocalipsa promis\u0103. Noi \u00eens\u0103&#8230; am avut-o. Acum unsprezece milenii, Atlantisul \u015fi insulele din Pacific s-au scufundat \u00eentr-o singur\u0103 noapte. Supravie\u0163uitorii au emigrat pe unde au putut, \u00eenv\u0103\u0163\u00e2ndu-i pe oameni cum se construie\u015fte o civiliza\u0163ie.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">A\u015fa a \u00eenceput istoria.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">Cor\u0103biile atlante au ajuns pe \u0163\u0103rmurile Mediteranei, \u00een Europa \u015fi Africa. Egipteni, cretani, fenicieni, sumerieni, greci, cel\u0163i \u2013 fiecare ne datoreaz\u0103&#8230; ce a vrut s\u0103 deprind\u0103 de la noi. Viracochas au ales popula\u0163iile amerindiene, maleabile \u015fi obediente. Venera\u0163i de azteci, tolteci, inca\u015fi, maya\u015fi \u015fi olmeci, <i>Fiii Soarelui<\/i> au ridicat \u201efort\u0103re\u0163ele uria\u015filor\u201c de la Tiahuanaco \u015fi Sacsayhuaman, \u201eturnurile oamenilor zbur\u0103tori\u201c din Cerra Gallan, citadela de la Machu Picchu, monoli\u0163ii din Insula Pa\u015ftelui, Nazca, Chavin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">Indienii ar fi murit pentru zeii lor. Se vopseau cu ocru \u015fi argil\u0103 ca s\u0103 le semene, iar legende despre Quetzalcoatl, Kukulkan \u015fi cet\u0103\u0163i vegheate de \u201esori\u201c ce r\u0103s\u0103reau seara pe bastioane au ajuns p\u00e2n\u0103 \u00een cronicile Conquistei. Urma\u015fii lui Cortez \u015fi Pizzaro cred \u015fi ast\u0103zi \u00een Eldorado, ora\u015ful aurului, unde zeii erau la ei acas\u0103.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">Atunci, dup\u0103 Marea Catastrof\u0103 care \u00eei silise s\u0103 se amestece cu oamenii, unii dintre <i>Cei Vechi<\/i> au ales toiagul c\u0103l\u0103torului \u00een locul sceptrului imperial. Nu se voiau regi, c\u0103petenii, \u00eentemeietori de dinastii. Au cobor\u00e2t din mun\u0163i \u00een selva amazonian\u0103, \u00een c\u0103utarea unor orizonturi mai largi \u015fi a propriului destin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">Ce se \u00eent\u00e2mplase cu ei? Divaga\u0163ia mea mental\u0103 a ajuns la Raven, fiindc\u0103 am auzit-o r\u0103spunz\u00e2ndu-mi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">\u2013 C\u00e2teva genera\u0163ii au p\u0103strat leg\u0103tura cu cei r\u0103ma\u015fi \u00een Anzi. Apoi mesajele s-au r\u0103rit, p\u00e2n\u0103 c\u00e2nd, \u00een 1542, au \u00eencetat definitiv.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">Anul expedi\u0163iei lui Orellana. Dar spaniolii, cu s\u0103biile, armurile \u015fi muschetele lor erau cel mult iritan\u0163i, la fel ca \u0163\u00e2n\u0163arii. Ca s\u0103 \u00eei evite, viracochas s-au retras ad\u00e2nc \u00een jungl\u0103, disp\u0103r\u00e2nd de pe radarul <i>Celor Vechi<\/i>. Totu\u015fi&#8230; O comunitate de albi cu statur\u0103 de vikingi, ochi verzi \u015fi plete ro\u015fii, \u00eentre b\u0103\u015ftina\u015fi m\u0103run\u0163i \u015fi oache\u015fi, era greu s\u0103 se piard\u0103 \u00een peisaj. Se mai auzea despre ei, m\u0103car o dat\u0103 la un secol. \u00cens\u0103 toate rapoartele proveneau din surse umane: localnici, spanioli, portughezi, germani, englezi. Cu atlan\u0163ii, cu viracochas \u00eentrerupseser\u0103 orice contact.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">\u2013 De ce? m-am pomenit rostind, de\u015fi Alix \u015fi Raven \u00eemi urm\u0103riser\u0103 g\u00e2ndurile.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">Sora lui Ewan a avut un gest de exasperare.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">\u2013 Nu vor sau nu pot. R\u0103t\u0103ci\u0163i, dezertori? P\u0103rerile sunt \u00eemp\u0103r\u0163ite.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">\u2013 \u015ei dac\u0103 au uitat cine sunt? N-ar trebui s\u0103 li se aminteasc\u0103? a rupt Alix t\u0103cerea.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">Raven a \u00eenh\u0103\u0163at argumentul cu am\u00e2ndou\u0103 m\u00e2inile:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">\u2013 Asta voia Ewan! S\u0103 \u00eei g\u0103seasc\u0103 pe urma\u015fii \u201etribului pierdut\u201c, s\u0103-i readuc\u0103 printre noi. O idee de care Freja s-a l\u0103sat repede sedus\u0103.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">\u015ei era de \u00een\u0163eles. \u00centr-o lume \u00een care <i>Cei Vechi<\/i> erau tot mai pu\u0163ini, o infuzie de material genetic ar fi fost o gur\u0103 de oxigen. C\u00e2teva sute de Tarzani \u015fi de Sheena-regina junglei, \u00eenregiment\u00e2ndu-se \u00een cruciada \u00eempotriva karghanilor&#8230; O viziune tentant\u0103 pentru Ewan \u015fi Freja, destul c\u00e2t s\u0103 porneasc\u0103 \u00een c\u0103utarea r\u0103t\u0103ci\u0163ilor \u00een selv\u0103 \u015fi s\u0103 dispar\u0103 la r\u00e2ndul lor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">\u2013 La 3 februarie 1822 au p\u0103r\u0103sit Copenhaga, cu destina\u0163ia America de Sud. Era tot ce \u015ftiam c\u00e2nd am \u00eenceput c\u0103ut\u0103rile. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">La Paramaribo au cump\u0103rat arme, provizii, canoe, angaj\u00e2nd hamali \u015fi c\u0103l\u0103uze locale. Destina\u0163ia? Mato Grosso, un vast teritoriu necartografiat. Expedi\u0163ia \u201esuedez\u0103\u201c urmase cursul R\u00e2ului Xingu p\u00e2n\u0103 la cascadele von Martius, apoi&#8230; Junga amazonian\u0103 nu este Parcul Central din New York. S\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2ni la r\u00e2nd nu vezi dec\u00e2t copaci, liane, desi\u015furi, iar\u0103\u015fi copaci. Dup\u0103 vreo lun\u0103, Raven a dat peste tab\u0103ra unor v\u00e2n\u0103tori germani; peste alte dou\u0103 s-a \u00eent\u00e2lnit cu un prospector spaniol. De fiecare dat\u0103, r\u0103spunsul a fost negativ: \u201esuedezii\u201c nu trecuser\u0103 pe acolo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">\u2013 Piedusem orice speran\u0163\u0103 c\u00e2nd, la izvoarele R\u00e2ului Araguaia, am nimerit \u00eentr-o a\u015fezare <i>aymaras<\/i>&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">Acolo, \u00een lumini\u015ful unde se z\u0103reau primele colibe, ni\u015fte copii aruncau cu pietre, crengi, fructe putrezite \u00eentr-un adult care primea grindina f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 se apere. Iar c\u0103ma\u015fa ce \u00eei acoperea trupul scheletic era, fusese a lui Ewan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">B\u0103rbatul <i>aymaras<\/i> avea o privire goal\u0103. Raven d\u0103duse peste idiotul satului? Nu, starea de apatie \u00eei fusese indus\u0103 \u015fi, dup\u0103 c\u00e2t de uzat\u0103 era c\u0103ma\u015fa de \u00eemprumut, asta se \u00eent\u00e2mplase cu c\u00e2teva luni \u00een urm\u0103.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">\u2013 Nu eram prima care intra \u00een mintea lui. Ewan \u015fi Freja \u00eel folosiser\u0103 drept c\u0103l\u0103uz\u0103. \u00cei dusese unde trebuia, apoi fratele meu i-a cerut s\u0103 uite drumul. L-a trimis la ai lui retardat, redus la condi\u0163ia de legum\u0103 uman\u0103? Nu era stilul lui Ewan&#8230; \u00cen hangarul aproape pustiu al min\u0163ii nefericitului, unde p\u0103\u015feam cu grij\u0103, d\u00e2nd la o parte p\u00e2nzele de p\u0103ianjen pr\u0103fuite ce fuseser\u0103, c\u00e2ndva, amintiri, m-am izbit de o u\u015f\u0103 z\u0103vor\u00e2t\u0103. \u015ei nu Ewan o pusese acolo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">Raven \u00ee\u015fi cuno\u015ftea limitele \u015fi n-a insistat, l\u0103s\u00e2ndu-i omului neuronii intac\u0163i, c\u00e2\u0163i mai erau \u015fi, cadou de la ea, ni\u015fte subrutine de agresivitate necesare \u00een orice jungl\u0103.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">\u2013 Aflasem ce voiam, locul unde se desp\u0103r\u0163ise de Ewan \u015fi Freja. Iar acolo&#8230; Nu \u015ftiu ce m\u0103 a\u015fteptam s\u0103 g\u0103sesc. Poate un trib paradisiac, cu Adami inocen\u0163i, f\u0103c\u00e2nd cerc \u00een jurul lui Ewan care le vorbea despre datorie \u0219i civiliza\u0163ie, \u00een timp ce Freja le ar\u0103ta Evelor moda de la Paris. Poate o comunitate \u00eenchis\u0103, de mizantropi gata s\u0103 resping\u0103 orice tentativ\u0103 de a-i \u00eenregimenta \u00een slujba vreunei cauze&#8230; M\u0103 a\u015fteptam la multe. Dar nu la un sat abandonat \u015fi, \u00een mijlocul colibelor, la o cu\u015fc\u0103 cu gratii din liane \u00eempletite. \u00cen\u0103untru, Freja murea \u2013 \u00eentr-o agonie ce dura de&#8230; zile, s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2ni? Ajunsesem prea t\u00e2rziu. \u00cens\u0103 nu voiam s\u0103 cred, s\u0103 accept. F\u0103r\u00e2masem lac\u0103tul, c\u00e2nd ea \u015fi-a ridicat pleoapele, a\u0163intindu-m\u0103 cu o privire care m-a paralizat. Apoi i-am auzit g\u00e2ndul-urlet:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><i><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">\u201eStai departe! Nu m\u0103 atinge!\u201c<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">Raven a avut o reac\u0163ie surprinz\u0103toare: pentru prima dat\u0103 \u00een via\u0163\u0103 a f\u0103cut ce i se spusese.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">\u2013 Freja nu mai avea puterea s\u0103 vorbeasc\u0103. Dar g\u00e2ndurile-i m-au izbit cu puterea unui torent ce rupsese z\u0103gazul. Ea, Ewan, pe c\u0103r\u0103rile junglei&#8230; printre colibele-termitiere, gata s\u0103 dea \u00een sf\u00e2r\u015fit ochii cu elusivii, legendarii viracochas. \u00cens\u0103 cei de care s-au pomenit \u00eenconjura\u0163i nu erau de-ai no\u015ftri. Nici vreun nou descoperit trib sudamerican. Erau karghani.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">Raven a l\u0103sat \u00een\u0163elesul vorbelor s\u0103 p\u0103trund\u0103 \u00een mintea mea, a lui Alix. Doi dintre <i>Cei Vechi<\/i>, treizeci de karghani \u2013 un scenariu de care ne feream p\u00e2n\u0103 \u015fi \u00een co\u015fmare. De-asta \u201eidiotul satului\u201c avea cicatrici pe creier&#8230; Lobotomia \u015fi u\u015fa blindat\u0103 de care Raven nu izbutise s\u0103 treac\u0103, erau manufacturate de cel ce nu-\u015fi zicea \u00eenc\u0103 Russell Morgan. Tot el lansase zvonurile despre \u201eindienii blonzi\u201c, \u00een ziare din Europa \u015fi America de Sud. Apoi pusese momeala: omul s\u0103u, trimis s\u0103 \u00eei c\u0103l\u0103uzeasc\u0103 pe \u201esuedezi\u201c spre capcana preg\u0103tit\u0103 din vreme. Cei doi \u015foareci veniser\u0103, \u00eens\u0103 unul era doar un bonus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">Pe Freja o voiau karghanii.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">\u2013 Morgan i-a f\u0103cut o ofert\u0103: libertatea ei \u015fi a lui Ewan, \u00een schimbul vindec\u0103rii karghanilor din Xingu, victime ale unei maladii necunoscute.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">Karghanii sunt greu de ucis. Ar face plaj\u0103 pe un asteroid, \u00een timpul unei furtuni solare. \u015ei totu\u015fi, ceva \u00eei decima \u00een selva amazonian\u0103. R\u0103m\u0103seser\u0103 doar patru neinfecta\u0163i, printre care indestructibilul Russell Morgan, care \u015fi-a \u00eent\u00e2mpinat oaspe\u0163ii cu un z\u00e2mbet ce se dorea ospitalier. Apoi le-a explicat cum o s\u0103 se desf\u0103\u015foare colaborarea lor: de bun\u0103 voie, f\u0103r\u0103 incidente. Ewan nu era de acord cu punctul al doilea \u015fi ar fi vrut s\u0103 provoace un incident. Major. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">Freja \u00eens\u0103, l-a oprit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">Cinematograful nu se inventase, iar p\u0103rin\u0163ii lui Alix n-au ajuns s\u0103 vad\u0103 invazia pe celuloid a tripozilor din <i>\u201eR\u0103zboiul Lumilor\u201c<\/i>. Intangibili \u00een armura ma\u015fin\u0103riilor gigantice, mar\u0163ienii erau pu\u015fi pe distrugere. Specia uman\u0103 a fost salvat\u0103, <i>in extremis<\/i>, de un aliat nea\u015fteptat: microorganismele, benigne pentru <i>Homo sapiens<\/i>, letale pentru oaspe\u0163ii neinvita\u0163i. La final, tripozii se pr\u0103bu\u015fesc \u00eempro\u015fc\u00e2nd haotic cu \u201eraza mor\u0163ii\u201c, supravie\u0163uitorii aclam\u0103 c\u0103\u0163\u0103ra\u0163i pe ruine. Spectaculos \u2013 pe ecran. \u00cen realitate&#8230; Cum ar putea o civiliza\u0163ie tehnologic\u0103 s\u0103 ignore principiile geneticii?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><i><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">Cei Vechi<\/span><\/i><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\"> erau imuni la viru\u015fii tere\u015ftri, karghanii la fel. \u015ei brusc, \u00een vara lui 1822, \u00eentr-un sat din selva amazonian\u0103, ceva se schimbase. Mama-natur\u0103 \u00eei ucidea pe karghani. \u00cen alte circumstan\u0163e, Ewan \u015fi Freja ar fi deschis o sticl\u0103 de \u015fampanie.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">A\u015fa, au acceptat propunerea lui Morgan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">Una dintre colibele-termitiere a devenit laborator de chimie medical\u0103; avea chiar un microscop adus din Paris, de la Sorbona. Dup\u0103 c\u00e2teva zile, Freja a \u015ftiut ce \u00eei \u00eemboln\u0103vea pe karghani: o alg\u0103 ro\u015fie din albia R\u00e2ului Xingu. Dar&#8230; Ce c\u0103utaser\u0103 \u00een Brazilia? Simplu. Se ascundeau de noi, poz\u00e2nd \u00een fii ai junglei, primitivi \u015fi neinhiba\u0163i. Iar strategia ar fi func\u0163ionat perfect \u2013 f\u0103r\u0103 perfida, atotprezenta alg\u0103 ro\u015fie.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">Boala se lua din ap\u0103 sau prin contact cu cei infecta\u0163i. Simptome? Furie, agresivitate. P\u00e2n\u0103 atunci, karghanilor <i>le pl\u0103cea<\/i> s\u0103 ucid\u0103; \u00eens\u0103 de c\u00e2nd alga ro\u015fie le pompa adrenalin\u0103 prin vene, <i>trebuiau<\/i> s\u0103 o fac\u0103 \u2013 altfel, o sudoare de s\u00e2nge le r\u0103bufnea pe n\u0103ri, prin ochi \u015fi porii pielii. Ca s\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103 \u00een via\u0163\u0103&#8230; omorau. Indieni, fermieri, animale din selv\u0103 \u2013 karghanii \u015fi-au st\u00e2rpit vecinii metodic, p\u00e2n\u0103 ce au r\u0103mas \u00eentr-un pustiu vegetal. Ar fi migrat spre zonele populate, dar otrava din alga ro\u015fie crea dependen\u0163\u0103, ca un drog. Nu puteau pleca de pe malurile R\u00e2ului Xingu, nici s\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103 acolo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">\u015ei&#8230; au \u00eenceput s\u0103 se ucid\u0103 \u00eentre ei.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">S-ar fi exterminat singuri p\u00e2n\u0103 la urm\u0103, f\u0103c\u00e2nd un serviciu <i>Celor Vechi<\/i>. \u00cens\u0103 Russell Morgan era plin de resurse. \u015ei, ca-ntotdeauna, avea o stategie \u2013 din care f\u0103ceau parte Ewan \u015fi Freja.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">Cumva, a izbutit s\u0103 \u00ee\u015fi \u0163in\u0103 \u00een fr\u00e2u menajeria. Karghanii nu au s\u0103rit la g\u00e2tul celor doi viracochas, mul\u0163umindu-se s\u0103 \u00eel \u00eenchid\u0103 pe Ewan \u00eentr-o colib\u0103, sub paz\u0103, s\u0103 \u00eei urm\u0103reasc\u0103 Frejei orice mi\u015fcare. Iar dup\u0103 c\u00e2teva s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2ni, vindec\u0103toarea a g\u0103sit un remediu. Avea s\u0103 func\u0163ioneze? \u00ce\u015fi va respecta Morgan cuv\u00e2ntul?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">Freja nu \u00ee\u015fi f\u0103cuse iluzii, doar un plan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">Nu s\u0103 \u00eei otr\u0103veasc\u0103. Karghanii ar fi b\u0103ut \u015fi venin de cobr\u0103, ca pe o votc\u0103 mai tare. Metabolismul lor neutralizase orice toxin\u0103 de pe P\u0103m\u00e2nt \u2013 p\u00e2n\u0103 la alga ro\u015fie. Otrava le exacerba pornirile, aduc\u00e2ndu-i \u00eentr-o frenezie a violen\u0163ei ce ajungea s\u0103 \u00eei consume. Antidotul ar fi trebuit s\u0103 inverseze procesul, suprim\u00e2nd, \u00eentr-o prim\u0103 faz\u0103, <i>orice<\/i> tendin\u0163\u0103 agresiv\u0103. Pentru c\u00e2teva ore, karghanii aveau s\u0103 devin\u0103 adep\u0163i ai filosofiei zen, incapabili s\u0103 sufle peste o p\u0103p\u0103die. Sau s\u0103 \u00eei opreasc\u0103 pe Ewan \u015fi Freja. Un scenariu ce putea s\u0103 func\u0163ioneze&#8230; dac\u0103 luau to\u0163i antidotul, cu excep\u0163ia celor neinfecta\u0163i. Patru karghani de care trebuiau s\u0103 treac\u0103 \u2013 \u00eentr-un fel sau altul.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">Raven \u015fi-a adunat vorbele, apoi le-a aruncat ca pe ni\u015fte zaruri.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">\u2013 Cum l-a convins pe Morgan? Spun\u00e2ndu-i adev\u0103rul. Ori \u00eei inocula pe ai lui simultan, ori o s\u0103 fie un masacru. <i>Ca-n zilele bune<\/i>, a\u015f fi ad\u0103ugat eu. \u00cens\u0103 Freja i-a spus-o altfel: ca \u00eentr-o hait\u0103 de lupi \u00een care unii \u00ee\u015fi pierd col\u0163ii, \u00eencep\u00e2nd s\u0103 pasc\u0103 iarba. Iar ceilal\u0163i&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">Morgan a prins ideea \u015fi a f\u0103cut ce trebuia. \u00cen ziua stabilit\u0103, karghanii s-au l\u0103sat vaccina\u0163i, lunec\u00e2nd \u00eentr-o deta\u015fare contemplativ\u0103, cum nu cunoscuser\u0103 dec\u00e2t \u00een uterul matern \u2013 sau nici acolo. \u015ei mai departe? O s\u0103 alerge prin selv\u0103 cu plase de prins fluturi?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">Frejei nu \u00eei p\u0103sa. A golit ultima sering\u0103 \u00een pieptul karghanului care o urma peste tot, apoi a ie\u015fit din coliba-laborator.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">Afar\u0103, a izbit-o <i>lini\u015ftea<\/i>. Nu cea din sat, din jungl\u0103. Lini\u015ftea de sub frunte. Avea sentimentul acut al unei catastrofe. Lumea se sf\u00e2r\u015fise, iar ea a\u015ftepta pe o insul\u0103 pierdut\u0103 \u00een ocean ca valul distrug\u0103tor s\u0103 o \u015ftearg\u0103 din existen\u0163\u0103.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">\u2013 Ewan nu mai era. Freja \u015fi cu mine am \u015ftiut \u00een aceea\u015fi clip\u0103, cu \u00eenfrico\u015f\u0103toare intensitate. Eu, \u00eentr-o m\u0103n\u0103stire din Tibet, ea&#8230;\u00a0 A lunecat \u00een genunchi, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 \u00eei simt\u0103 pe karghanii ce se apropiau, din trei p\u0103r\u0163i; doar lovitura care i-a adus bezn\u0103, uitare.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">S-a trezit \u00een cu\u015fc\u0103. O vreme, karghanii \u0163inuser\u0103 \u00een\u0103untru un leopard c\u0103zut \u00eentr-una din gropile-capcan\u0103. Morgan le ceruse s\u0103 se \u00eenfr\u00e2neze, s\u0103 \u00eel omoare pe \u00eencetul. Fiara urlase zile \u015fi nop\u0163i, iar Freja l-ar fi ucis cu m\u00e2inile ei, numai s\u0103 \u00eel izb\u0103veasc\u0103 de chinuri.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">De ea, karghanii nu s-au atins. Iar \u00eentr-o diminea\u0163\u0103, au plecat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">C\u00e2nd a g\u0103sit-o Raven, nu m\u00e2ncase de s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2ni, iar ap\u0103 b\u0103use&#8230; la ultima ploaie. O noapte \u00eentreag\u0103 i-a spus ce se \u00eent\u00e2mplase, p\u00e2n\u0103 ce zorii i-au desprins silueta, chipul, dintre umbre \u015fi neguri.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">\u2013 Freja era at\u00e2t de slab\u0103 \u00eenc\u00e2t pome\u0163ii, omopla\u0163ii, coastele st\u0103teau s\u0103 \u00eei str\u0103pung\u0103 pielea din care mustea o sudoare de s\u00e2nge. Otrava ro\u015fie o devora mai r\u0103u dec\u00e2t setea, foamea. Dup\u0103 unghiile rupte \u015fi zg\u00e2rieturile din lemnul gratiilor fusese \u015fi furie, nebunie. Acum \u00eens\u0103, r\u0103m\u0103sese doar moarte \u2013 tot mai aproape cu fiece r\u0103suflare. Am a\u015fteptat-o pe cea din urm\u0103: o zi \u015fi \u00eenc\u0103 o noapte.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">Raven a t\u0103cut, abrupt. \u015ei i-am \u00een\u0163eles ura, flac\u0103r\u0103 ce ardea de dou\u0103 secole \u015fi pe care nimic nu o putea stinge.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">Dec\u00e2t moartea lui Russell Morgan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">\u2013 Ce-ai f\u0103cut cu&#8230; cadavrul?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">Am pus \u00eentrebarea pe un ton sc\u0103zut, ce nu-mi ascundea destul de bine panica, deruta. Noi \u015fi karghanii eram incompatibili genetic. \u00cen teorie, ce pe ei \u00eei ucidea, pe noi ne-ar fi f\u0103cut mai puternici. Practic, habar n-aveam de nimic. Realitatea continua s\u0103 ne prind\u0103 nepreg\u0103ti\u0163i.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">Nici Raven n-a fost, atunci. Dar Freja \u00eei spusese ce s\u0103 fac\u0103 \u015fi cum.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">\u2013 Am umplut cu\u015fca cu crengi, le-am dat foc. Trupul a ars, cenu\u015fa am \u00eengropat-o.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">Risc de contaminare, zero. Freja r\u0103m\u0103sese lucid\u0103, p\u00e2n\u0103 la cap\u0103t. \u015ei i-a cerut s\u0103 nu pun\u0103 m\u00e2na pe lucrurile karghanilor, de\u015fi \u015ftia ce \u00eenseamn\u0103. Raven nu a putut <i>citi<\/i>, afla, nimic. A plecat de acolo cu o singur\u0103 certitudine: Russell Morgan va avea cur\u00e2nd \u00eenc\u0103 o umbr\u0103, oriunde s-ar fi dus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">\u2013 \u015ei tat\u0103l meu?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">Trei cuvinte, sub care am sim\u0163it o avalan\u015f\u0103 de sentimente.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">\u2013 Nu l-am g\u0103sit pe Ewan. Nici mor\u0163ii karghanilor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">Raven: \u00eenconjurat\u0103 de obiecte din lemn, lut, fier, piatr\u0103. Fiecare i-ar fi spus&#8230; multe. \u015ei nu putea atinge nici m\u0103car unul! \u015ei-a \u00eenghi\u0163it frustrarea \u015fi s-a \u00eentors la Paramaribo, unde a luat primul vapor spre Scandinavia \u015fi copilul pe care Freja i-l d\u0103duse \u00een grij\u0103.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">\u00cens\u0103 Alix nu era de g\u0103sit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">\u00cen conacul familiei Hayden din Goteborg locuiau ni\u015fte aristocra\u0163i norvegieni, care \u00eel cump\u0103raser\u0103, mut\u00e2ndu-se acolo de cur\u00e2nd. F\u0103cuser\u0103 tranzac\u0163ia printr-un avocat, iar acesta&#8230; emigrase \u00een Statele Unite. Nimeni nu auzise de vreun copil al fo\u015ftilor proprietari. O clip\u0103, Raven a sim\u0163it cum i se casc\u0103 p\u0103m\u00e2ntul sub picioare. Karghanii?! Nu de data asta.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">\u2013 Menajera \u015fi majordomul au decis c\u0103 merit\u0103 mai mult dec\u00e2t li se d\u0103duse. Totul. Ei \u015fi avocatul au falsificat acte de proprietate, semn\u0103turi, apoi au \u00eencasat banii \u015fi s-au dus spre \u0163\u0103ri mai calde. Pe tine, Alix, te-au l\u0103sat la poarta unui orfelinat din Stockholm. S\u0103 g\u0103se\u015fti un copil abandonat printre alte mii \u2013 o misiune aproape imposibil\u0103. Am \u00eenceput c\u0103ut\u0103rile \u00een Norvegia, apoi \u00een Danemarca. O sut\u0103 cincizeci de ora\u015fe, t\u00e2rguri, c\u0103tune. Dup\u0103 \u015fase ani te-am g\u0103sit&#8230; \u00een Suedia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">Alix s-a \u00eencruntat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">\u2013 \u015ei ai hot\u0103r\u00e2t ce trebuia s\u0103 aflu, ce nu. Ca un p\u0103rinte <i>adev\u0103rat<\/i>. Ai avut timp dou\u0103 secole&#8230; \u015fi n-ai g\u0103sit niciodat\u0103 \u201emomentul adev\u0103rului\u201c?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">\u00centr-adev\u0103r, o gr\u0103mad\u0103 de zile \u015fi nop\u0163i \u00een care o hr\u0103nise pe Alix cu minciuni \u00eenvelite \u00een aluatul bunelor inten\u0163ii. T\u0103cuse, aleg\u00e2nd r\u0103ul cel mic, minciuna alb\u0103, omisiunea justificabil\u0103. Iar acum a\u015ftepta recuno\u015ftin\u0163\u0103? \u015etiam exact ce va primi: r\u0103ceal\u0103, ostilitate, ne\u00eenduplecare, gustul amar al ireparabilului. Dar cititoarea noastr\u0103 \u00een trecut \u00eenc\u0103 mai \u00eencerca s\u0103 se fac\u0103 iertat\u0103, \u00een\u0163eleas\u0103.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">\u2013 N-am vrut s\u0103-\u0163i irose\u015fti via\u0163a c\u0103ut\u00e2ndu-l pe Russell Morgan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><i><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">\u201eAm f\u0103cut-o eu, pentru am\u00e2ndou\u0103<\/span><\/i><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">.<i>\u201c<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">\u2013 \u00cempreun\u0103, am fi avut o \u015fans\u0103.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">\u2013 Freya mi-a cerut s\u0103 nu-\u0163i spun. S\u0103 a\u015ftept p\u00e2n\u0103&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">Crima lui Russell nu era genul care se prescrie, nici dup\u0103 dou\u0103, nici dup\u0103 zece secole. Oric\u00e2t m\u0103 c\u0103zneam s\u0103 pricep, nu vedeam rostul acelei spovedanii venite mult prea t\u00e2rziu. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">Alix a pus \u00eentrebarea ce cioc\u0103nea, insistent, \u015fi la u\u015fa min\u0163ii mele.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">\u2013 De ce azi, de ce acum?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">\u2013 Fiindc\u0103 \u00een clipa asta e\u015fti mai puternic\u0103 dec\u00e2t oricare dintre noi. \u015ei dec\u00e2t <i>ei<\/i>, inclusiv redutabilul Russell Morgan.<i><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><i><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">De ce<\/span><\/i><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">-ul meu ar fi sunat stupid, ca un ecou pe o c\u00e2mpie unde sunetele nu s-ar putea \u00eentoarce ca un bumerang sonor, fiindc\u0103 nu se izbeau de nimic. \u015ei-atunci, Alix a f\u0103cut un gest nea\u015fteptat: \u015fi-a dus m\u00e2na la p\u00e2ntece. Ea \u015fi Aidan eram \u00eempreun\u0103 de ceva vreme, dar nu-mi trecuse m\u0103car prin minte&#8230; Alix, \u00eens\u0103rcinat\u0103? Era ceva ce nu putea fi \u015fi totu\u015fi se \u00eent\u00e2mplase! Iar dup\u0103 reac\u0163ia viitoarei mame, nu spusese \u00eenc\u0103 la nimeni. Cum de aflase Raven?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">Un copil \u00eentre un atlant \u015fi o viracocha era o veste <i>foarte<\/i> proast\u0103 pentru karghani. Imposibilitatea genetic\u0103 ce cre\u015ftea \u00een\u0103untrul lui Alix va r\u0103sturna oare balan\u0163a puterii, neschimbat\u0103 \u00een ultima mie de ani?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"RO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-no-proof: yes;\">R\u0103m\u00e2nea de v\u0103zut. Soarta juca poker cu ochii lega\u0163i, iar singura carte c\u00e2\u015ftig\u0103toare st\u0103tea \u00eentotdeauna \u00een m\u00e2na Timpului.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>de Rodica Bretin \u00a0 \u00a0\u2013 S-a \u00eent\u00e2mplat \u00een 1822, \u00een Brazilia. Russell Morgan&#8230; se numea altfel pe atunci&#8230; \u0163i-a ucis p\u0103rin\u0163ii. Ewan \u015fi Freja Hayden. Mi-a luat un uria\u015f efort de voin\u0163\u0103 s\u0103 nu m\u0103 uit la Alix. \u00cen locul ei, ce a\u015f fi sim\u0163it \u00een clipa aceea? Ce-a\u015f fi f\u0103cut? 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