H\u00e3y n\u00edn \u0111i, con \u01a1i, \u0111\u00eam \u0111\u00e3 l\u1eb7ng r\u1ed3i,<\/p>\n
Bi\u1ec3n \u0111en gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e3 thay b\u1eb1ng m\u00e0u xanh ng\u1eddi.<\/p>\n
\u00c1nh tr\u0103ng d\u00f5i theo, t\u00ecm ta gi\u1eefa s\u00f3ng v\u1ed7,<\/p>\n
Trong l\u00f2ng bi\u1ec3n l\u1eb7ng, n\u01a1i l\u00e1 reo x\u00e0o x\u1ea1c.<\/p>\n
N\u01a1i s\u00f3ng n\u1ed1i s\u00f3ng, g\u1ed1i m\u1ec1m \u00eam \u00e1i,<\/p>\n
\u00d4i, ch\u00fa h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u nh\u1ecf m\u1ec7t nho\u00e0i, h\u00e3y cu\u1ed9n m\u00ecnh ngh\u1ec9 ng\u01a1i!<\/p>\n
B\u00e3o t\u1ed1 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1nh th\u1ee9c, c\u00e1 m\u1eadp kh\u00f4ng b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c,<\/p>\n
Khi con say gi\u1ea5c trong v\u00f2ng tay bi\u1ec3n c\u1ea3 m\u00eanh m\u00f4ng!<\/p>\n
Kh\u00fac h\u00e1t ru c\u1ee7a h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u<\/p>\n
T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y x\u1ea3y ra c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e2y v\u00e0i n\u0103m t\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i t\u00ean l\u00e0 Novastoshnah, hay c\u00f2n g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 M\u0169i \u0110\u00f4ng B\u1eafc, tr\u00ean \u0110\u1ea3o St. Paul, \u1edf t\u1eadn c\u00f9ng bi\u1ec3n Bering xa x\u00f4i. Ch\u00fa chim Ch\u00edch Ch\u00f2e M\u00f9a \u0110\u00f4ng, Limmershin, \u0111\u00e3 k\u1ec3 cho t\u00f4i nghe c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y khi ch\u00fa b\u1ecb gi\u00f3 th\u1ed5i d\u1ea1t l\u00ean d\u00e2y neo c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t con t\u00e0u h\u01a1i n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i sang Nh\u1eadt B\u1ea3n. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0a ch\u00fa xu\u1ed1ng cabin c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, s\u01b0\u1edfi \u1ea5m v\u00e0 cho ch\u00fa \u0103n trong v\u00e0i ng\u00e0y cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi ch\u00fa \u0111\u1ee7 s\u1ee9c kh\u1ecfe \u0111\u1ec3 bay tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 St. Paul. Limmershin l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ch\u00fa chim nh\u1ecf r\u1ea5t l\u1ea1 l\u00f9ng, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fa bi\u1ebft c\u00e1ch n\u00f3i s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt.<\/p>\n
Kh\u00f4ng ai t\u1edbi Novastoshnah tr\u1eeb phi c\u00f3 vi\u1ec7c, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb duy nh\u1ea5t c\u00f3 vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean \u1edf n\u01a1i \u1ea5y ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 c\u00e1c lo\u00e0i h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u. Ch\u00fang k\u00e9o \u0111\u1ebfn v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng th\u00e1ng h\u00e8, h\u00e0ng tr\u0103m, h\u00e0ng ng\u00e0n con t\u1eeb v\u00f9ng bi\u1ec3n c\u1ea3 x\u00e1m x\u1ecbt l\u1ea1nh l\u1ebdo. B\u1edfi v\u00ec B\u00e3i bi\u1ec3n Novastoshnah c\u00f3 ch\u1ed7 \u1edf tuy\u1ec7t h\u1ea3o nh\u1ea5t cho h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u trong kh\u1eafp m\u1ecdi n\u01a1i tr\u00ean th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi.<\/p>\n
Sea Catch bi\u1ebft r\u00f5 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3, v\u00e0 m\u1ed7i \u0111\u1ed9 xu\u00e2n v\u1ec1, n\u00f3 s\u1ebd b\u01a1i t\u1eeb b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 n\u01a1i n\u00e0o n\u00f3 \u0111ang \u1edf – b\u01a1i th\u1eb3ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc t\u00e0u ng\u1ea7m ti\u1ebfn v\u1ec1 Novastoshnah v\u00e0 d\u00e0nh tr\u1ecdn m\u1ed9t th\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ec3 chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ed3ng lo\u1ea1i, gi\u00e0nh gi\u1eadt m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed7 t\u1ed1t tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng m\u1ecfm \u0111\u00e1, c\u00e0ng g\u1ea7n bi\u1ec3n c\u00e0ng t\u1ed1t. Sea Catch \u0111\u00e3 m\u01b0\u1eddi l\u0103m tu\u1ed5i, m\u1ed9t con h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u l\u00f4ng x\u00e1m to l\u1edbn v\u1edbi b\u1ed9 l\u00f4ng d\u00e0y nh\u01b0 b\u1eddm ng\u1ef1a tr\u00ean vai, v\u00e0 s\u1edf h\u1eefu nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc r\u0103ng d\u00e0i, s\u1eafc nh\u1ecdn t\u1ef1a nanh ch\u00f3. Khi n\u00f3 ch\u1ed1ng m\u00ecnh l\u00ean b\u1eb1ng hai chi tr\u01b0\u1edbc, n\u00f3 cao h\u01a1n b\u1ed1n b\u1ed9 so v\u1edbi m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t, v\u00e0 tr\u1ecdng l\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u1ee7a n\u00f3, n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 ai \u0111\u1ee7 can \u0111\u1ea3m \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00e2n, l\u00e0 g\u1ea7n b\u1ea3y tr\u0103m c\u00e2n. Th\u00e2n th\u1ec3 n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u1eefng v\u1ebft s\u1eb9o t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng tr\u1eadn chi\u1ebfn kh\u1ed1c li\u1ec7t, nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 lu\u00f4n s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng cho m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c giao tranh n\u1eefa. N\u00f3 s\u1ebd nghi\u00eang \u0111\u1ea7u sang m\u1ed9t b\u00ean, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 e ng\u1ea1i nh\u00ecn th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ed1i th\u1ee7; r\u1ed3i n\u00f3 s\u1ebd lao t\u1edbi t\u1ef1a tia ch\u1edbp, v\u00e0 khi nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc r\u0103ng l\u1edbn g\u0103m ch\u1eb7t v\u00e0o c\u1ed5 con h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u kia, con h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u kia c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1ecf ch\u1ea1y n\u1ebfu n\u00f3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, nh\u01b0ng Sea Catch s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1 g\u00ec cho n\u00f3.<\/p>\n
Th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng, Sea Catch ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd \u0111u\u1ed5i theo m\u1ed9t con h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e1nh b\u1ea1i, b\u1edfi \u0111i\u1ec1u \u1ea5y tr\u00e1i v\u1edbi Lu\u1eadt L\u1ec7 c\u1ee7a B\u00e3i Bi\u1ec3n. H\u1eafn ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3ng kh\u00f4ng b\u00ean b\u1edd bi\u1ec3n cho “nh\u00e0 tr\u1ebb”<\/i> c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Nh\u01b0ng v\u00ec c\u00f3 t\u1edbi b\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u1ebfn n\u0103m m\u01b0\u01a1i ng\u00e0n con h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u kh\u00e1c c\u0169ng \u0111ang t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1 m\u1ed7i m\u00f9a xu\u00e2n, n\u00ean ti\u1ebfng hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o, ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb, ti\u1ebfng r\u1ed1ng l\u00ean v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng th\u1edf ph\u00ec ph\u00f2 tr\u00ean b\u00e3i bi\u1ec3n th\u1eadt l\u00e0 kinh kh\u1ee7ng.<\/p>\n
T\u1eeb m\u1ed9t ng\u1ecdn \u0111\u1ed3i nh\u1ecf g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 \u0110\u1ed3i Hutchinson, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn bao qu\u00e1t ba d\u1eb7m r\u01b0\u1ee1i m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t ph\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u1eefng con h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u \u0111ang \u0111\u00e1nh nhau; v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng con s\u00f3ng b\u1ea1c \u0111\u1ea7u c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec3m xuy\u1ebft b\u1edfi v\u00f4 s\u1ed1 c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u \u0111ang v\u1ed9i v\u00e3 l\u00ean b\u1edd \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u ph\u1ea7n “chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u”<\/i> c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang. Ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e1nh nhau trong nh\u1eefng con s\u00f3ng b\u1ea1c \u0111\u1ea7u, ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e1nh nhau tr\u00ean c\u00e1t, v\u00e0 ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e1nh nhau tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng m\u1ecfm \u0111\u00e1 bazan nh\u1eb5n nh\u1ee5i c\u1ee7a khu “nh\u00e0 tr\u1ebb”<\/i>, b\u1edfi ch\u00fang c\u0169ng ngu ng\u1ed1c v\u00e0 n\u00f3ng n\u1ea3y ch\u1eb3ng k\u00e9m g\u00ec con ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Nh\u1eefng con h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u c\u00e1i c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea3o tr\u01b0\u1edbc cu\u1ed1i th\u00e1ng N\u0103m hay \u0111\u1ea7u th\u00e1ng S\u00e1u, v\u00ec ch\u00fang kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n b\u1ecb x\u00e9 x\u00e1c; c\u00f2n nh\u1eefng con h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u non hai, ba, b\u1ed1n tu\u1ed5i ch\u01b0a b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u “x\u00e2y t\u1ed5”<\/i> th\u00ec len v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea5t li\u1ec1n ch\u1eebng n\u1eeda d\u1eb7m, xuy\u00ean qua h\u00e0ng ng\u0169 nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb \u0111ang \u0111\u00e1nh nhau v\u00e0 n\u00f4 \u0111\u00f9a tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng c\u1ed3n c\u00e1t th\u00e0nh t\u1eebng \u0111\u00e0n, t\u1eebng l\u0169, v\u00e0 ch\u00fang ch\u00e0 s\u1ea1ch m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 c\u00e2y c\u1ecf m\u1ecdc l\u00ean. Ch\u00fang \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 holluschickie – nh\u1eefng ch\u00e0ng trai \u0111\u1ed9c th\u00e2n – v\u00e0 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd c\u00f3 t\u1edbi hai \u0111\u1ebfn ba tr\u0103m ng\u00e0n con ch\u1ec9 ri\u00eang \u1edf Novastoshnah.<\/p>\n
Sea Catch v\u1eeba k\u1ebft th\u00fac tr\u1eadn chi\u1ebfn th\u1ee9 b\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u01a1i l\u0103m c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t m\u00f9a xu\u00e2n n\u1ecd th\u00ec Matkah, ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1ee3 hi\u1ec1n l\u00e0nh, d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft long lanh c\u1ee7a n\u00f3, tr\u1ed3i l\u00ean kh\u1ecfi m\u1eb7t bi\u1ec3n. N\u00f3 t\u00f3m l\u1ea5y c\u00f4 \u1ea5y b\u1eb1ng g\u00e1y v\u00e0 qu\u1eb3ng c\u00f4 \u1ea5y xu\u1ed1ng “khu \u0111\u1ea5t”<\/i> c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb: “Mu\u1ed9n nh\u01b0 m\u1ecdi khi. Em \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u v\u1eady?”<\/i><\/p>\n
Sea Catch kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u00f3i quen \u0103n b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 th\u1ee9 g\u00ec trong b\u1ed1n th\u00e1ng \u1edf tr\u00ean b\u00e3i bi\u1ec3n, v\u00ec v\u1eady t\u00ednh kh\u00ed c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 th\u01b0\u1eddng r\u1ea5t t\u1ec7. Matkah bi\u1ebft r\u00f5 kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean c\u00e3i l\u1ea1i. C\u00f4 \u1ea5y nh\u00ecn quanh v\u00e0 r\u00ean r\u1ec9: “Anh th\u1eadt chu \u0111\u00e1o. Anh l\u1ea1i gi\u00e0nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ed7 c\u0169 r\u1ed3i.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Anh ngh\u0129 anh \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m v\u1eady,”<\/i> Sea Catch n\u00f3i. “Nh\u00ecn anh n\u00e0y!”<\/i><\/p>\n
H\u1eafn b\u1ecb c\u00e0o n\u00e1t da, m\u00e1u ch\u1ea3y r\u00f2ng r\u00f2ng t\u1eeb hai m\u01b0\u01a1i v\u1ebft th\u01b0\u01a1ng; m\u1ed9t m\u1eaft su\u00fdt l\u00f2i ra ngo\u00e0i, hai b\u00ean s\u01b0\u1eddn r\u00e1ch t\u1ea3 t\u01a1i t\u1eebng m\u1ea3ng.<\/p>\n
“\u00d4i tr\u1eddi, c\u00e1c anh, c\u00e1c anh \u01a1i!”<\/i> Matkah th\u1edf d\u00e0i, d\u00f9ng v\u00e2y sau qu\u1ea1t qua qu\u1ea1t l\u1ea1i. “Sao c\u00e1c anh kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 kh\u00f4n ngoan l\u00ean m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat, t\u00ecm m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed7 \u1edf y\u00ean \u1ed5n h\u00f2a b\u00ecnh ch\u1ee9? Tr\u00f4ng anh nh\u01b0 v\u1eeba \u0111\u00e1nh v\u1eadt v\u1edbi C\u00e1 Voi S\u00e1t Th\u1ee7 v\u1eady.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“T\u1eeb gi\u1eefa th\u00e1ng N\u0103m \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1edd, t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng l\u00e0m g\u00ec kh\u00e1c ngo\u00e0i \u0111\u00e1nh nhau. B\u00e3i bi\u1ec3n n\u0103m nay \u0111\u00f4ng ngh\u1eb9t m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch nh\u1ee5c nh\u00e3. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 g\u1eb7p \u00edt nh\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t tr\u0103m con h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u t\u1eeb B\u00e3i Lukannon, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111ang \u0111i t\u00ecm nh\u00e0. Sao m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu \u1edf y\u00ean m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed7 ch\u1ee9?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Em th\u01b0\u1eddng ngh\u0129 ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac h\u01a1n nhi\u1ec1u n\u1ebfu ch\u00fang ta l\u00ean b\u1edd \u1edf \u0110\u1ea3o R\u00e1i C\u00e1 thay v\u00ec n\u01a1i \u0111\u00f4ng \u0111\u00fac n\u00e0y,”<\/i> Matkah n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
“B\u1ecf \u0111i! Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 holluschickie m\u1edbi \u0111\u1ebfn \u0110\u1ea3o R\u00e1i C\u00e1. N\u1ebfu ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3, h\u1ecd s\u1ebd n\u00f3i ch\u00fang ta s\u1ee3. Ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i gi\u1eef th\u1ec3 di\u1ec7n, em y\u00eau.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Sea Catch t\u1ef1 h\u00e0o c\u00fai \u0111\u1ea7u xu\u1ed1ng gi\u1eefa hai b\u1edd vai m\u1eadp m\u1ea1p c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 gi\u1ea3 v\u1edd ng\u1ee7 v\u00e0i ph\u00fat, nh\u01b0ng su\u1ed1t th\u1eddi gian \u0111\u00f3, n\u00f3 v\u1eabn c\u1ea3nh gi\u00e1c t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm m\u1ed9t tr\u1eadn chi\u1ebfn. Gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y khi t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u v\u00e0 v\u1ee3 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 \u1edf tr\u00ean c\u1ea1n, b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng k\u00eau la c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang c\u00e1ch xa h\u00e0ng d\u1eb7m tr\u00ean bi\u1ec3n, \u00e1t c\u1ea3 ti\u1ebfng gi\u00f3 g\u00e0o th\u00e9t d\u1eef d\u1ed9i nh\u1ea5t. Theo \u01b0\u1edbc t\u00ednh th\u1ea5p nh\u1ea5t, c\u00f3 h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t tri\u1ec7u con h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u tr\u00ean b\u00e3i bi\u1ec3n – h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u gi\u00e0, h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u m\u1eb9, nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 t\u00ed hon, v\u00e0 holluschickie, ch\u00fang chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u, x\u00f4 \u0111\u1ea9y, k\u00eau la, b\u00f2 tr\u01b0\u1eddn v\u00e0 ch\u01a1i \u0111\u00f9a c\u00f9ng nhau – ch\u00fang xu\u1ed1ng bi\u1ec3n v\u00e0 l\u00ean t\u1eeb bi\u1ec3n th\u00e0nh t\u1eebng \u0111\u00e0n, t\u1eebng trung \u0111o\u00e0n, n\u1eb1m tr\u00e0n lan tr\u00ean m\u1ecdi t\u1ea5c \u0111\u1ea5t trong t\u1ea7m m\u1eaft, v\u00e0 d\u00e0n tr\u1eadn trong c\u00e1c l\u1eef \u0111o\u00e0n xuy\u00ean qua m\u00e0n s\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u00f9. \u1ede Novastoshnah h\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 lu\u00f4n c\u00f3 s\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u00f9, tr\u1eeb khi m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi l\u00f3 d\u1ea1ng v\u00e0 l\u00e0m cho m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 tr\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 m\u00e0u ng\u1ecdc trai v\u00e0 c\u1ea7u v\u1ed3ng trong m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi gian ng\u1eafn.<\/p>\n
Kotick, con c\u1ee7a Matkah, ch\u00e0o \u0111\u1eddi trong c\u1ea3nh h\u1ed7n lo\u1ea1n \u1ea5y, n\u00f3 c\u00f3 khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i vai tr\u00f2n tr\u1ecba, v\u1edbi \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft xanh nh\u1ea1t, trong veo nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng ch\u00fa h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u non v\u1eabn th\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00f3, nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 \u1edf b\u1ed9 l\u00f4ng c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 khi\u1ebfn m\u1eb9 n\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i nh\u00ecn th\u1eadt k\u1ef9.<\/p>\n
“Sea Catch,”<\/i> cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u00f4 n\u00f3i, “con c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta s\u1eafp tr\u1eafng r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ea5y!”<\/i><\/p>\n
“V\u1ecf s\u00f2 r\u1ed7ng v\u00e0 rong bi\u1ec3n kh\u00f4!”<\/i> Sea Catch kh\u1ecbt m\u0169i. “Tr\u00ean \u0111\u1eddi n\u00e0y ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd c\u00f3 th\u1ee9 g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u tr\u1eafng c\u1ea3.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Em kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec kh\u00e1c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c,”<\/i> Matkah n\u00f3i; “nh\u01b0ng b\u00e2y gi\u1edd s\u1ebd c\u00f3.”<\/i> V\u00e0 c\u00f4 c\u1ea5t l\u00ean b\u00e0i h\u00e1t ru tr\u1ea7m b\u1ed5ng c\u1ee7a lo\u00e0i h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u m\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng b\u00e0 m\u1eb9 h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u \u0111\u1ec1u h\u00e1t cho con m\u00ecnh:<\/p>\n
Con kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c xu\u1ed1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc cho t\u1edbi s\u00e1u tu\u1ea7n tu\u1ed5i,<\/p>\n
N\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ea7u con s\u1ebd ch\u00ecm ng\u1eadp d\u01b0\u1edbi g\u00f3t ch\u00e2n;<\/p>\n
V\u00e0 c\u01a1n gi\u00f3 m\u00f9a h\u1ea1 c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi C\u00e1 H\u1ed5 S\u0103n M\u1ed3i<\/p>\n
Th\u1eadt nguy hi\u1ec3m cho h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u con.<\/p>\n
Nguy hi\u1ec3m cho h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u con, con y\u00eau \u01a1i,<\/p>\n
Nguy hi\u1ec3m nh\u01b0 \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u1ed3i t\u1ec7 nh\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3;<\/p>\n
Nh\u01b0ng h\u00e3y v\u00f9ng v\u1eaby v\u00e0 l\u1edbn l\u00ean kh\u1ecfe m\u1ea1nh,<\/p>\n
Th\u00ec con s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ec1 sai l\u1ea7m.<\/p>\n
\u0110\u1ee9a con c\u1ee7a Bi\u1ec3n C\u1ea3!<\/p>\n
D\u0129 nhi\u00ean, ban \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1eadu b\u00e9 ch\u1eb3ng hi\u1ec3u l\u1eddi b\u00e0i h\u00e1t. C\u1eadu v\u00f9ng v\u1eaby v\u00e0 b\u00f2 l\u00ea b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh m\u1eb9, v\u00e0 h\u1ecdc c\u00e1ch n\u00e9 tr\u00e1nh m\u1ed7i khi cha c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e1nh nhau v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t con h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u kh\u00e1c, c\u1ea3 hai l\u0103n l\u1ed9n v\u00e0 g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng t\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e1 tr\u01a1n nh\u1eb5n. Matkah th\u01b0\u1eddng ra kh\u01a1i t\u00ecm th\u1ee9c \u0103n, v\u00e0 em b\u00e9 ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c cho b\u00fa hai ng\u00e0y m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n, nh\u01b0ng khi \u0111\u00f3 c\u1eadu \u0103n h\u1ebft m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 v\u00e0 ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n r\u1ea5t t\u1ed1t.<\/p>\n
Vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean n\u00f3 l\u00e0m l\u00e0 b\u00f2 v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea5t li\u1ec1n, v\u00e0 \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 n\u00f3 g\u1eb7p h\u00e0ng ch\u1ee5c ng\u00e0n em b\u00e9 c\u00f9ng tu\u1ed5i, v\u00e0 ch\u00fang ch\u01a1i \u0111\u00f9a v\u1edbi nhau nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng ch\u00fa c\u00fan con, ng\u1ee7 tr\u00ean c\u00e1t s\u1ea1ch, r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i ch\u01a1i \u0111\u00f9a. Nh\u1eefng con h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u gi\u00e0 \u1edf khu “nh\u00e0 tr\u1ebb”<\/i> kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u00fang, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1m holluschickie th\u00ec \u1edf khu v\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, v\u00e0 l\u0169 tr\u1ebb c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3ng th\u1eddi gian vui ch\u01a1i tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi.<\/p>\n
Khi Matkah tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 t\u1eeb chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i c\u00e2u c\u00e1 \u1edf bi\u1ec3n s\u00e2u, c\u00f4 \u1ea5y s\u1ebd \u0111i th\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ebfn s\u00e2n ch\u01a1i c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang v\u00e0 g\u1ecdi nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t con c\u1eebu g\u1ecdi con non, v\u00e0 ch\u1edd cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng k\u00eau c\u1ee7a Kotick. Sau \u0111\u00f3, c\u00f4 \u1ea5y s\u1ebd \u0111i theo \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng th\u1eb3ng nh\u1ea5t v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda n\u00f3, v\u1eaby v\u1eaby nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc v\u00e2y tr\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0 h\u1ea5t tung nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb kh\u00e1c sang hai b\u00ean. Lu\u00f4n c\u00f3 v\u00e0i tr\u0103m b\u00e0 m\u1eb9 t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm con m\u00ecnh qua c\u00e1c s\u00e2n ch\u01a1i, v\u00e0 l\u0169 tr\u1ebb lu\u00f4n b\u1eadn r\u1ed9n. Nh\u01b0ng, nh\u01b0 Matkah \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Kotick, “Mi\u1ec5n l\u00e0 con kh\u00f4ng n\u1eb1m trong n\u01b0\u1edbc b\u00f9n v\u00e0 b\u1ecb gh\u1ebb, ho\u1eb7c ch\u00e0 c\u00e1t c\u1ee9ng v\u00e0o v\u1ebft th\u01b0\u01a1ng hay v\u1ebft x\u01b0\u1edbc, v\u00e0 mi\u1ec5n l\u00e0 con kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd \u0111i b\u01a1i khi bi\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ed9ng, th\u00ec s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec l\u00e0m h\u1ea1i con \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y c\u1ea3.”<\/i><\/p>\n
H\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u con kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft b\u01a1i, c\u0169ng gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng vui v\u1ebb g\u00ec cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi h\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. L\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean Kotick xu\u1ed1ng bi\u1ec3n, m\u1ed9t con s\u00f3ng \u0111\u00e3 cu\u1ed1n n\u00f3 ra kh\u1ecfi v\u00f9ng n\u01b0\u1edbc n\u00f4ng, c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u to c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 ch\u00ecm xu\u1ed1ng, \u0111\u00f4i v\u00e2y sau nh\u1ecf b\u00e9 v\u1ee5t l\u00ean tr\u1eddi, y h\u1ec7t nh\u01b0 m\u1eb9 n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 h\u00e1t trong b\u00e0i ca, v\u00e0 n\u1ebfu con s\u00f3ng ti\u1ebfp theo kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ea9y n\u00f3 tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft \u0111u\u1ed1i r\u1ed3i.<\/p>\n
Sau \u0111\u00f3, n\u00f3 h\u1ecdc c\u00e1ch n\u1eb1m trong nh\u1eefng v\u0169ng n\u01b0\u1edbc n\u00f4ng ven b\u1edd, \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u1eefng con s\u00f3ng v\u1eeba \u0111\u1ee7 ph\u1ee7 l\u00ean m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 n\u00e2ng n\u00f3 l\u00ean, trong l\u00fac n\u00f3 v\u00f9ng v\u1eaby t\u1eadp b\u01a1i, nh\u01b0ng lu\u00f4n \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1eaft c\u1ea3nh gi\u00e1c v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng con s\u00f3ng l\u1edbn c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 g\u00e2y nguy hi\u1ec3m. N\u00f3 m\u1ea5t hai tu\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ecdc c\u00e1ch s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng \u0111\u00f4i v\u00e2y c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh; su\u1ed1t kho\u1ea3ng th\u1eddi gian \u1ea5y, n\u00f3 lo\u1ea1ng cho\u1ea1ng ra v\u00e0o n\u01b0\u1edbc, v\u1eeba ho v\u1eeba r\u00ean r\u1ec9, b\u00f2 l\u00ean b\u00e3i bi\u1ec3n, ch\u1ee3p m\u1eaft m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t tr\u00ean c\u00e1t, r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i quay tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i, cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng n\u00f3 nh\u1eadn ra r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 bi\u1ec3n c\u1ea3.<\/p>\n
L\u00fac \u1ea5y, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1ea1n s\u1ebd h\u00ecnh dung ra nh\u1eefng kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc n\u00f3 vui \u0111\u00f9a c\u00f9ng b\u1ea1n b\u00e8, l\u1eb7n s\u00e2u d\u01b0\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ng\u1ecdn s\u00f3ng b\u1ea1c \u0111\u1ea7u; ho\u1eb7c ph\u00f3ng m\u00ecnh l\u00ean \u0111\u1ec9nh con s\u00f3ng b\u1ea1c \u0111\u1ea7u r\u1ed3i \u0111\u00e1p xu\u1ed1ng v\u1edbi ti\u1ebfng \u1ea7m \u00e0o v\u00e0 b\u1ecdt n\u01b0\u1edbc s\u1ee7i t\u0103m khi c\u01a1n s\u00f3ng l\u1edbn cu\u1ed9n tr\u00e0o xa t\u1eadn b\u00e3i c\u00e1t; ho\u1eb7c \u0111\u1ee9ng b\u1eb1ng \u0111u\u00f4i v\u00e0 g\u00e3i \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng con h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u gi\u00e0 v\u1eabn th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00e0m; ho\u1eb7c ch\u01a1i tr\u00f2 “Ta L\u00e0 Vua L\u00e2u \u0110\u00e0i”<\/i> tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng m\u1ecfm \u0111\u00e1 tr\u01a1n nh\u1eb5n, ph\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ea7y rong r\u00eau ch\u1ec9 nh\u00f4 l\u00ean kh\u1ecfi m\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc. \u0110\u00f4i khi, n\u00f3 tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc v\u00e2y m\u1ea3nh mai, gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 v\u00e2y c\u00e1 m\u1eadp l\u1edbn, tr\u00f4i d\u1ea1t g\u1ea7n b\u1edd, v\u00e0 n\u00f3 bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 C\u00e1 Voi S\u00e1t Th\u1ee7, k\u1ebb chuy\u00ean \u0103n th\u1ecbt h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u non n\u1ebfu b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00fang; th\u1ebf l\u00e0 Kotick s\u1ebd lao v\u00fat v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda b\u1edd t\u1ef1a m\u0169i t\u00ean b\u1eafn, c\u00f2n chi\u1ebfc v\u00e2y kia s\u1ebd thong th\u1ea3 tr\u00f4i \u0111i, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 ch\u1eb3ng t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm th\u1ee9 g\u00ec.<\/p>\n
V\u00e0o cu\u1ed1i th\u00e1ng M\u01b0\u1eddi, h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u1ea3o St. Paul \u0111\u1ec3 h\u01b0\u1edbng ra bi\u1ec3n kh\u01a1i, theo t\u1eebng gia \u0111\u00ecnh v\u00e0 b\u1ed9 l\u1ea1c, v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn tranh gi\u00e0nh khu v\u1ef1c “nh\u00e0 tr\u1ebb”<\/i> n\u1eefa, nh\u1eefng ch\u00fa holluschickie c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u1ef1 do vui ch\u01a1i \u1edf b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 n\u01a1i n\u00e0o ch\u00fang th\u00edch. “\u0110\u1ebfn n\u0103m sau,”<\/i> Matkah n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Kotick, “con s\u1ebd tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t holluschickie; nh\u01b0ng trong n\u0103m nay, con ph\u1ea3i h\u1ecdc c\u00e1ch b\u1eaft c\u00e1.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Hai m\u1eb9 con c\u00f9ng nhau b\u0103ng qua Th\u00e1i B\u00ecnh D\u01b0\u01a1ng, v\u00e0 Matkah d\u1ea1y Kotick c\u00e1ch ng\u1ee7 ng\u1eeda v\u1edbi hai chi\u1ebfc v\u00e2y kh\u00e9p s\u00e1t hai b\u00ean th\u00e2n v\u00e0 chi\u1ebfc m\u0169i nh\u1ecf nh\u00f4 l\u00ean kh\u1ecfi m\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 chi\u1ebfc n\u00f4i n\u00e0o \u00eam \u00e1i b\u1eb1ng s\u1ef1 \u0111ong \u0111\u01b0a nh\u1ecbp nh\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a bi\u1ec3n Th\u00e1i B\u00ecnh D\u01b0\u01a1ng. Khi Kotick c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y l\u00e0n da m\u00ecnh ng\u1ee9a ran kh\u1eafp ng\u01b0\u1eddi, Matkah gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch r\u1eb1ng n\u00f3 \u0111ang h\u1ecdc c\u00e1ch “c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn d\u00f2ng ch\u1ea3y”<\/i>, v\u00e0 c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c ng\u1ee9a ran, kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu \u1ea5y b\u00e1o hi\u1ec7u th\u1eddi ti\u1ebft x\u1ea5u s\u1eafp \u1eadp \u0111\u1ebfn, n\u00f3 c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i b\u01a1i th\u1eadt nhanh \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00ecm n\u01a1i tr\u00fa \u1ea9n.<\/p>\n
“Ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t n\u1eefa th\u00f4i,”<\/i> c\u00f4 \u1ea5y n\u00f3i, “con s\u1ebd bi\u1ebft m\u00ecnh ph\u1ea3i b\u01a1i \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i n\u00e0o, nh\u01b0ng gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y ch\u00fang ta h\u00e3y \u0111i theo C\u00e1 Heo, theo Sea Pig, v\u00ec n\u00f3 r\u1ea5t th\u00f4ng th\u00e1i.”<\/i> M\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e0n c\u00e1 heo \u0111ang l\u1eb7n xu\u1ed1ng, r\u1ebd n\u01b0\u1edbc, v\u00e0 Kotick b\u00e9 nh\u1ecf c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ec3 b\u00e1m theo ch\u00fang. “L\u00e0m sao ng\u00e0i bi\u1ebft m\u00ecnh ph\u1ea3i \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u?”<\/i> n\u00f3 h\u1ecfi, th\u1edf h\u1ed5n h\u1ec3n. Con c\u00e1 heo \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u00e0n li\u1ebfc nh\u00ecn n\u00f3 b\u1eb1ng con m\u1eaft tr\u1eafng d\u00e3 r\u1ed3i l\u1eb7n s\u00e2u xu\u1ed1ng. “\u0110u\u00f4i c\u1ee7a ta ng\u1ee9a, nh\u00f3c con,”<\/i> n\u00f3 n\u00f3i. “\u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u01a1n b\u00e3o \u0111ang \u1edf ph\u00eda sau ta. H\u00e3y \u0111i th\u00f4i! Khi con \u1edf ph\u00eda nam v\u00f9ng N\u01b0\u1edbc D\u00ednh [\u00fd ch\u1ec9 X\u00edch \u0111\u1ea1o] v\u00e0 \u0111u\u00f4i con ng\u1ee9a ran, \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u01a1n b\u00e3o \u0111ang ch\u1edd ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc con, v\u00e0 con ph\u1ea3i h\u01b0\u1edbng v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda b\u1eafc. \u0110i th\u00f4i! V\u00f9ng n\u01b0\u1edbc n\u00e0y c\u00f3 v\u1ebb ch\u1eb3ng d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu ch\u00fat n\u00e0o.”<\/i><\/p>\n
\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong v\u00f4 s\u1ed1 \u0111i\u1ec1u Kotick h\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, v\u00e0 n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eebng h\u1ecdc h\u1ecfi. Matkah d\u1ea1y n\u00f3 c\u00e1ch b\u00e1m theo c\u00e1 tuy\u1ebft v\u00e0 c\u00e1 b\u01a1n d\u1ecdc theo c\u00e1c d\u1ea3i \u0111\u00e1 ng\u1ea7m d\u01b0\u1edbi bi\u1ec3n, c\u00e1ch gi\u1eadt con c\u00e1 b\u1ed1ng ra kh\u1ecfi hang gi\u1eefa \u0111\u00e1m rong r\u00eau; c\u00e1ch l\u01b0\u1ee3n quanh nh\u1eefng x\u00e1c t\u00e0u \u0111\u1eafm n\u1eb1m s\u00e2u h\u00e0ng tr\u0103m s\u1ea3i n\u01b0\u1edbc, r\u1ed3i ph\u00f3ng nh\u01b0 \u0111\u1ea1n xuy\u00ean qua \u00f4 c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 n\u00e0y, lao ra \u00f4 c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 kh\u00e1c khi \u0111\u00e0n c\u00e1 b\u01a1i ngang; c\u00e1ch v\u1ecdt l\u00ean kh\u1ecfi m\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc ba b\u1ed1n b\u1ed9 nh\u01b0 c\u00e1 heo, v\u1edbi hai v\u00e2y \u00e9p s\u00e1t m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 chi\u1ebfc \u0111u\u00f4i cong l\u1ea1i; c\u00e1ch b\u1ecf qua c\u00e1 chu\u1ed3n v\u00ec ch\u00fang to\u00e0n x\u01b0\u01a1ng; c\u00e1ch x\u00e9 l\u1ea5y ph\u1ea7n vai c\u1ee7a con c\u00e1 tuy\u1ebft khi \u0111ang lao v\u1edbi t\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed9 t\u1ed1i \u0111a \u1edf \u0111\u1ed9 s\u00e2u m\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ea3i, v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc thuy\u1ec1n hay m\u1ed9t con t\u00e0u, nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 thuy\u1ec1n ch\u00e8o. Sau s\u00e1u th\u00e1ng, nh\u1eefng g\u00ec Kotick ch\u01b0a bi\u1ebft v\u1ec1 ngh\u1ec1 s\u0103n c\u00e1 n\u01a1i bi\u1ec3n th\u1eb3m \u0111\u1ec1u l\u00e0 th\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1ng bi\u1ebft. V\u00e0 trong su\u1ed1t th\u1eddi gian \u1ea5y, n\u00f3 ch\u01b0a m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1eb7t ch\u00e2n l\u00ean \u0111\u1ea5t li\u1ec1n.<\/p>\n
Th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng, v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y n\u1ecd, khi n\u00f3 \u0111ang n\u1eb1m l\u01a1 m\u01a1 trong d\u00f2ng n\u01b0\u1edbc \u1ea5m \u00e1p ngo\u00e0i kh\u01a1i \u0110\u1ea3o Juan Fernandez, to\u00e0n th\u00e2n n\u00f3 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y m\u1ec1m y\u1ebfu v\u00e0 u\u1ec3 o\u1ea3i, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 con ng\u01b0\u1eddi khi m\u00f9a xu\u00e2n tr\u1ed7i d\u1eady trong t\u1eebng b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e2n, v\u00e0 n\u00f3 ch\u1ee3t nh\u1edb v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng b\u00e3i bi\u1ec3n v\u1eefng ch\u00e3i, t\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u1eb9p c\u1ee7a Novastoshnah xa x\u00f4i b\u1ea3y ng\u00e0n d\u1eb7m, nh\u1eefng tr\u00f2 \u0111\u00f9a ngh\u1ecbch m\u00e0 b\u00e8 b\u1ea1n n\u00f3 t\u1eebng vui \u0111\u00f9a, m\u00f9i rong bi\u1ec3n th\u00e2n thu\u1ed9c, ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng ch\u00fa h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea7y h\u00e0o h\u1ee9ng. Ngay kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc \u1ea5y, n\u00f3 quay \u0111\u1ea7u h\u01b0\u1edbng v\u1ec1 ph\u01b0\u01a1ng b\u1eafc, b\u01a1i \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u1eb7n t\u1eebng nh\u1ecbp, v\u00e0 tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i, n\u00f3 g\u1eb7p h\u00e0ng ch\u1ee5c ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f9ng h\u01b0\u1edbng v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i, v\u00e0 h\u1ecd reo l\u00ean: “Ch\u00e0o Kotick! N\u0103m nay ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1ec1u l\u00e0 holluschickie c\u1ea3, ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u00f9ng nhau nh\u1ea3y \u0111i\u1ec7u M\u00faa L\u1eeda tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng ng\u1ecdn s\u00f3ng b\u1ea1c \u0111\u1ea7u ngo\u00e0i Lukannon v\u00e0 n\u00f4 \u0111\u00f9a tr\u00ean th\u1ea3m c\u1ecf non xanh m\u01b0\u1edbt. Nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu l\u1ea5y \u0111\u00e2u ra b\u1ed9 l\u00f4ng tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi th\u1ebf kia?”<\/i><\/p>\n
B\u1ed9 l\u00f4ng c\u1ee7a Kotick gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 tr\u1eafng tinh, v\u00e0 m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 n\u00f3 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y r\u1ea5t t\u1ef1 h\u00e0o v\u1ec1 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3, n\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 n\u00f3i: “B\u01a1i nhanh l\u00ean! X\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ed1t ta \u0111ang khao kh\u00e1t \u0111\u1ea5t li\u1ec1n.”<\/i> V\u00e0 th\u1ebf l\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 h\u1ecd c\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng b\u00e3i bi\u1ec3n n\u01a1i h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 sinh ra, v\u00e0 nghe th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng con h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u gi\u00e0, cha c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd, \u0111ang chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u trong m\u00e0n s\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u00f9 cu\u1ed9n s\u00f3ng.<\/p>\n
\u0110\u00eam \u0111\u00f3, Kotick nh\u1ea3y \u0111i\u1ec7u M\u00faa L\u1eeda v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng con h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u m\u1ed9t tu\u1ed5i. Bi\u1ec3n tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp \u00e1nh l\u1eeda v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng \u0111\u00eam h\u00e8, k\u00e9o d\u00e0i t\u1eeb Novastoshnah \u0111\u1ebfn Lukannon, v\u00e0 m\u1ed7i con h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t v\u1ec7t n\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u01b0 d\u1ea7u ch\u00e1y ph\u00eda sau n\u00f3 v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t tia s\u00e1ng r\u1ef1c r\u1ee1 khi n\u00f3 nh\u1ea3y l\u00ean, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng con s\u00f3ng v\u1ee1 ra th\u00e0nh nh\u1eefng v\u1ec7t v\u00e0 xo\u00e1y l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh. Sau \u0111\u00f3, ch\u00fang \u0111i v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea5t li\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ebfn khu holluschickie v\u00e0 l\u0103n l\u1ed9n tr\u00ean c\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3ng l\u00faa m\u00ec hoang d\u00e3 m\u1edbi v\u00e0 k\u1ec3 nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m khi \u1edf bi\u1ec3n. Ch\u00fang n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 Th\u00e1i B\u00ecnh D\u01b0\u01a1ng nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng c\u1eadu b\u00e9 n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t khu r\u1eebng n\u01a1i ch\u00fang \u0111i h\u00e1i h\u1ea1t d\u1ebb, v\u00e0 n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 ai hi\u1ec3u ch\u00fang, h\u1ecd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111i v\u00e0 v\u1ebd m\u1ed9t b\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed3 v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ea1i d\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e0 ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng c\u00f3. Nh\u1eefng con holluschickie ba v\u00e0 b\u1ed1n tu\u1ed5i ch\u1ea1y t\u1eeb \u0110\u1ed3i Hutchinson xu\u1ed1ng la h\u00e9t: “Tr\u00e1nh ra, nh\u00f3c con! Bi\u1ec3n s\u00e2u l\u1eafm v\u00e0 c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u ch\u01b0a bi\u1ebft h\u1ebft \u0111\u00e2u. Ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ebfn khi c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u \u0111i v\u00f2ng quanh M\u0169i S\u1eebng. N\u00e0y, c\u1eadu m\u1ed9t tu\u1ed5i, c\u1eadu l\u1ea5y \u0111\u00e2u ra b\u1ed9 l\u00f4ng tr\u1eafng \u0111\u00f3?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng l\u1ea5y n\u00f3,”<\/i> Kotick \u0111\u00e1p. “N\u00f3 t\u1ef1 m\u1ecdc l\u00ean th\u00f4i.”<\/i> V\u00e0 ngay khi n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ecbnh lao t\u1edbi h\u1ea5t ng\u00e3 k\u1ebb \u0111ang n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi m\u00ecnh, th\u00ec hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng v\u1edbi m\u00e1i t\u00f3c \u0111en v\u00e0 khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ecf \u1eedng, ph\u1eb3ng l\u00ec b\u01b0\u1edbc ra t\u1eeb ph\u00eda sau m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee5n c\u00e1t. Kotick, ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng th\u1ea5y con ng\u01b0\u1eddi bao gi\u1edd, b\u1ed7ng ho s\u1eb7c s\u1ee5a v\u00e0 c\u00fai g\u1eb1m \u0111\u1ea7u xu\u1ed1ng. \u0110\u00e1m h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u con ch\u1ec9 l\u00f9i l\u1ea1i v\u00e0i th\u01b0\u1edbc r\u1ed3i ng\u1ed3i th\u1eabn th\u1edd nh\u00ecn ch\u1eb1m ch\u1eb1m. Hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng kia kh\u00f4ng ai kh\u00e1c ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 Kerick Booterin, th\u1ee7 l\u0129nh c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng th\u1ee3 s\u0103n h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea3o, c\u00f9ng Patalamon, con trai \u00f4ng ta. H\u1ecd t\u1eeb m\u1ed9t ng\u00f4i l\u00e0ng nh\u1ecf c\u00e1ch khu v\u1ef1c “nh\u00e0 tr\u1ebb”<\/i> c\u1ee7a \u0111\u00e0n h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ea7y n\u1eeda d\u1eb7m \u0111i t\u1edbi, v\u00e0 \u0111ang quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh xem n\u00ean l\u00f9a nh\u1eefng con h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u n\u00e0o v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda khu gi\u1ebft m\u1ed5 – v\u00ec h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u b\u1ecb xua \u0111u\u1ed5i nh\u01b0 c\u1eebu v\u1eady – \u0111\u1ec3 sau n\u00e0y bi\u1ebfn th\u00e0nh nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o kho\u00e1c b\u1eb1ng da h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u.<\/p>\n
“\u1ed2!”<\/i> Patalamon th\u1ed1t l\u00ean. “Nh\u00ecn k\u00eca! C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t con h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u tr\u1eafng k\u00eca!”<\/i><\/p>\n
Kerick Booterin m\u1eb7t c\u1eaft kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n gi\u1ecdt m\u00e1u d\u01b0\u1edbi l\u1edbp nh\u1eddn nh\u1ee3 d\u1ea7u m\u1ee1 v\u00e0 kh\u00f3i \u0111en, b\u1edfi \u00f4ng l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Aleut, m\u00e0 d\u00e2n Aleut v\u1ed1n ch\u1eb3ng m\u1ea5y khi s\u1ea1ch s\u1ebd. R\u1ed3i \u00f4ng b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u l\u1ea7m r\u1ea7m kh\u1ea5n v\u00e1i. “\u0110\u1eebng c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee5ng v\u00e0o n\u00f3, Patalamon. Ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng c\u00f3 con h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u tr\u1eafng n\u00e0o xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n t\u1eeb h\u1ed3i… t\u1eeb h\u1ed3i ta ch\u00e0o \u0111\u1eddi. Bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 h\u1ed3n ma c\u1ee7a l\u00e3o Zaharrof. L\u00e3o m\u1ea5t t\u00edch n\u0103m ngo\u00e1i trong tr\u1eadn b\u00e3o l\u1edbn r\u1ed3i.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“T\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng d\u00e1m l\u1ea1i g\u1ea7n n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e2u,”<\/i> Patalamon \u0111\u00e1p. “N\u00f3 mang v\u1eadn r\u1ee7i l\u1eafm. Anh th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 tin \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 h\u1ed3n ma l\u00e3o Zaharrof quay v\u1ec1 \u01b0? T\u00f4i c\u00f2n n\u1ee3 l\u00e3o m\u1ea5y qu\u1ea3 tr\u1ee9ng m\u00f2ng bi\u1ec3n n\u1eefa.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u0110\u1eebng nh\u00ecn n\u00f3,”<\/i> Kerick n\u00f3i. “H\u01b0\u1edbng \u0111\u00e1m b\u1ed1n tu\u1ed5i kia \u0111i. Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1ng l\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i l\u1ed9t da hai tr\u0103m con h\u00f4m nay, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00e2y m\u1edbi l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea7u m\u00f9a v\u00e0 h\u1ecd c\u00f2n m\u1edbi v\u1edbi c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c. M\u1ed9t tr\u0103m con l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee7. Nhanh l\u00ean!”<\/i><\/p>\n
Patalamon l\u1eafc m\u1ed9t c\u1eb7p x\u01b0\u01a1ng vai h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e0n h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u \u0111\u1ef1c tr\u1ebb, v\u00e0 ch\u00fang d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t, th\u1edf h\u1ed5n h\u1ec3n. R\u1ed3i \u00f4ng ta b\u01b0\u1edbc l\u1ea1i g\u1ea7n, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng con h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u di chuy\u1ec3n, v\u00e0 Kerick d\u1eabn ch\u00fang v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea5t li\u1ec1n, v\u00e0 ch\u00fang kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng quay tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ed3ng lo\u1ea1i. H\u00e0ng tr\u0103m, h\u00e0ng tr\u0103m ng\u00e0n con h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u nh\u00ecn ch\u00fang b\u1ecb d\u1ed3n \u0111i, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang v\u1eabn ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c ch\u01a1i \u0111\u00f9a. Kotick l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi duy nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1eb7t c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi, v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ai trong s\u1ed1 b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 n\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec, ngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb vi\u1ec7c nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng lu\u00f4n d\u1ed3n h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u theo c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00f3 trong s\u00e1u tu\u1ea7n ho\u1eb7c hai th\u00e1ng m\u1ed7i n\u0103m.<\/p>\n
“Ta s\u1ebd \u0111i theo,”<\/i> n\u00f3 n\u00f3i, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft n\u00f3 g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 l\u1ed3i ra kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u1ea7u khi n\u00f3 l\u00ea b\u01b0\u1edbc theo sau \u0111\u00e0n.<\/p>\n
“Con h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u tr\u1eafng \u0111ang \u0111i theo ch\u00fang ta,”<\/i> Patalamon k\u00eau l\u00ean. “\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean m\u1ed9t con h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u \u0111\u1ebfn khu gi\u1ebft m\u1ed5 m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Su\u1ef5t! \u0110\u1eebng nh\u00ecn l\u1ea1i ph\u00eda sau,”<\/i> Kerick n\u00f3i. “\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 h\u1ed3n ma c\u1ee7a Zaharrof! Ta ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi linh m\u1ee5c v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Kho\u1ea3ng c\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ebfn khu gi\u1ebft m\u1ed5 ch\u1ec9 n\u1eeda d\u1eb7m, nh\u01b0ng m\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111i h\u1ebft, b\u1edfi v\u00ec n\u1ebfu nh\u1eefng con h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u \u0111i qu\u00e1 nhanh, Kerick bi\u1ebft ch\u00fang s\u1ebd b\u1ecb n\u00f3ng v\u00e0 sau \u0111\u00f3 b\u1ed9 l\u00f4ng c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang s\u1ebd b\u1ecb bong ra t\u1eebng m\u1ea3ng khi b\u1ecb l\u1ed9t da. V\u00ec v\u1eady, ch\u00fang \u0111i r\u1ea5t ch\u1eadm, qua C\u1ed5 S\u01b0 T\u1eed Bi\u1ec3n, qua Nh\u00e0 Webster, cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi \u0111\u1ebfn Nh\u00e0 Mu\u1ed1i, khu\u1ea5t kh\u1ecfi t\u1ea7m m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng con h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u tr\u00ean b\u00e3i bi\u1ec3n. Kotick \u0111i theo, th\u1edf h\u1ed5n h\u1ec3n v\u00e0 b\u0103n kho\u0103n. N\u00f3 ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh \u0111ang \u1edf t\u1eadn c\u00f9ng th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi, nh\u01b0ng ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb c\u1ee7a khu “nh\u00e0 tr\u1ebb”<\/i> h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u ph\u00eda sau n\u00f3 nghe to nh\u01b0 ti\u1ebfng t\u00e0u h\u1ecfa trong \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ea7m. R\u1ed3i Kerick ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng tr\u00ean \u0111\u00e1m r\u00eau v\u00e0 r\u00fat ra m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 pewter n\u1eb7ng tr\u1ecbch v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 cho \u0111\u00e0n h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u ngu\u1ed9i \u0111i trong ba m\u01b0\u01a1i ph\u00fat, v\u00e0 Kotick c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng s\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u00f9 nh\u1ecf gi\u1ecdt t\u1eeb v\u00e0nh m\u0169 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ta. Sau \u0111\u00f3, m\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ebfn m\u01b0\u1eddi hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng, m\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ea7m m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y g\u1eady b\u1ecdc s\u1eaft d\u00e0i ba \u0111\u1ebfn b\u1ed1n feet, ti\u1ebfn l\u1ea1i g\u1ea7n, v\u00e0 Kerick ch\u1ec9 ra m\u1ed9t ho\u1eb7c hai con trong \u0111\u00e0n b\u1ecb b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 c\u1eafn ho\u1eb7c qu\u00e1 n\u00f3ng, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1 ch\u00fang sang m\u1ed9t b\u00ean b\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng \u0111\u00f4i \u1ee7ng n\u1eb7ng tr\u1ecbch l\u00e0m b\u1eb1ng da h\u1ecdng h\u1ea3i m\u00e3, v\u00e0 sau \u0111\u00f3 Kerick n\u00f3i, “Th\u1ea3 ra!”<\/i> v\u00e0 r\u1ed3i nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng d\u00f9ng g\u1eady \u0111\u1eadp v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u1eefng con h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u nhanh nh\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3.<\/p>\n
M\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u00fat sau, Kotick b\u00e9 nh\u1ecf kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n nh\u1eadn ra b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh n\u1eefa, v\u00ec da c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb l\u1ed9t ra t\u1eeb m\u0169i \u0111\u1ebfn v\u00e2y sau, b\u1ecb l\u1ed9t ra v\u00e0 n\u00e9m xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed1ng. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee7 v\u1edbi Kotick. N\u00f3 quay l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 phi n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ea1i (h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 phi n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ea1i r\u1ea5t nhanh trong m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi gian ng\u1eafn)<\/i> tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 bi\u1ec3n; b\u1ed9 ria m\u00e9p m\u1edbi nh\u1ecf b\u00e9 c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 d\u1ef1ng \u0111\u1ee9ng v\u00ec kinh ho\u00e0ng. T\u1ea1i C\u1ed5 S\u01b0 T\u1eed Bi\u1ec3n, n\u01a1i nh\u1eefng con s\u01b0 t\u1eed bi\u1ec3n to l\u1edbn ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean m\u00e9p s\u00f3ng b\u1ea1c \u0111\u1ea7u, n\u00f3 t\u1ef1 n\u00e9m m\u00ecnh l\u1ed9n \u0111\u1ea7u xu\u1ed1ng l\u00e0n n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u00e1t l\u1ea1nh v\u00e0 n\u1eb1m \u0111\u00f3, th\u1edf h\u1ed5n h\u1ec3n m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e1ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng. “C\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec v\u1eady?”<\/i> m\u1ed9t con s\u01b0 t\u1eed bi\u1ec3n g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb, v\u00ec th\u00f4ng th\u01b0\u1eddng s\u01b0 t\u1eed bi\u1ec3n gi\u1eef kho\u1ea3ng c\u00e1ch v\u1edbi nhau.<\/p>\n
“Scoochnie! Ochen scoochnie!”<\/i> (“T\u00f4i c\u00f4 \u0111\u01a1n, r\u1ea5t c\u00f4 \u0111\u01a1n!”<\/i>)<\/i> Kotick n\u00f3i. “H\u1ecd \u0111ang gi\u1ebft h\u1ebft h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u con tr\u00ean kh\u1eafp c\u00e1c b\u00e3i bi\u1ec3n!”<\/i><\/p>\n
Con s\u01b0 t\u1eed bi\u1ec3n quay \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda b\u1edd. “Chuy\u1ec7n v\u1eb7t!”<\/i> n\u00f3 n\u00f3i. “B\u1ea1n b\u00e8 c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u01a1i v\u1eabn \u1ed3n \u00e0o nh\u01b0 th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u1ec7. H\u1eb3n l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y l\u00e3o Kerick \u0111\u00e1nh d\u1ecdn m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e0n. \u00d4ng ta \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3 ba m\u01b0\u01a1i n\u0103m r\u1ed3i.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Th\u1eadt kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp,”<\/i> Kotick n\u00f3i, l\u00f9i l\u1ea1i khi m\u1ed9t con s\u00f3ng \u1eadp t\u1edbi, v\u00e0 gi\u1eef th\u0103ng b\u1eb1ng b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t c\u00fa qu\u1eaby v\u00e2y \u0111\u01b0a n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee9ng th\u1eb3ng, c\u00e1ch m\u1ed9t t\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e1 l\u1edfm ch\u1edfm ch\u1ec9 ba ph\u00e2n.<\/p>\n
“Kh\u00e1 l\u1eafm cho m\u1ed9t con m\u1ed9t tu\u1ed5i!”<\/i> con s\u01b0 t\u1eed bi\u1ec3n n\u00f3i, n\u00f3 bi\u1ebft th\u01b0\u1edfng th\u1ee9c t\u00e0i b\u01a1i l\u1ed9i \u0111i\u00eau luy\u1ec7n. “Ta \u0111o\u00e1n \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 th\u1eadt kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp theo c\u00e1ch nh\u00ecn c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u01a1i, nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu b\u1ecdn h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i c\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y n\u0103m n\u00e0y qua n\u0103m kh\u00e1c, d\u0129 nhi\u00ean l\u00e0 con ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ebd bi\u1ebft, v\u00e0 tr\u1eeb phi ng\u01b0\u01a1i t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng c\u00f3 b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e2n ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o \u0111\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ebfn, ng\u01b0\u01a1i s\u1ebd lu\u00f4n b\u1ecb s\u0103n \u0111u\u1ed5i.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Ch\u1eb3ng l\u1ebd l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o n\u00e0o nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf sao?”<\/i> Kotick m\u1edf l\u1eddi.<\/p>\n
“Ta \u0111\u00e3 theo d\u1ea5u c\u00e1 b\u01a1n su\u1ed1t hai m\u01b0\u01a1i n\u0103m tr\u1eddi, m\u00e0 v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a th\u1ec3 b\u1ea3o l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y n\u00f3. Nh\u01b0ng nghe \u0111\u00e2y – c\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 nh\u00f3c th\u00edch tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb h\u01a1n m\u00ecnh – v\u1eady sao nh\u00f3c kh\u00f4ng t\u00ecm \u0111\u1ebfn \u0110\u1ea3o H\u1ea3i M\u00e3 v\u00e0 n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi L\u00e3o H\u1ea3i T\u01b0\u1ee3ng. Bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e2u \u00f4ng ta l\u1ea1i ch\u1eb3ng bi\u1ebft ch\u00fat g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3. \u0110\u1eebng c\u00f3 v\u1ed9i v\u00e3 lao \u0111i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. Qu\u00e3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u1ea3i b\u01a1i t\u1edbi \u0111\u00f3 nh\u1eefng s\u00e1u d\u1eb7m, n\u1ebfu l\u00e0 ta, ta s\u1ebd l\u00ean b\u1edd ch\u1ee3p m\u1eaft m\u1ed9t gi\u1ea5c \u0111\u00e3, nh\u00f3c con \u1ea1.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Kotick th\u1ea5y l\u1eddi khuy\u00ean \u1ea5y ch\u00ed l\u00fd, n\u00ean n\u00f3 b\u01a1i v\u00f2ng quanh b\u00e3i bi\u1ec3n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, l\u00ean b\u1edd, v\u00e0 ng\u1ee7 m\u1ed9t gi\u1ea5c ch\u1eebng n\u1eeda gi\u1edd, to\u00e0n th\u00e2n c\u1ee9 gi\u1eadt gi\u1eadt, nh\u01b0 h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u v\u1eabn th\u01b0\u1eddng ng\u1ee7. Sau \u0111\u00f3, n\u00f3 th\u1eb3ng ti\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ebfn \u0110\u1ea3o H\u1ea3i M\u00e3, m\u1ed9t h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o \u0111\u00e1 nh\u1ecf th\u1ea5p l\u00e8 t\u00e8 n\u1eb1m g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda \u0111\u00f4ng b\u1eafc t\u1eeb Novastoshnah, ch\u1eb1ng ch\u1ecbt nh\u1eefng gh\u1ec1nh \u0111\u00e1 v\u00e0 t\u1ed5 chim m\u00f2ng bi\u1ec3n, n\u01a1i b\u1ea7y h\u1ea3i m\u00e3 t\u1ee5 h\u1ecdp ri\u00eang bi\u1ec7t.<\/p>\n
N\u00f3 \u0111\u00e1p xu\u1ed1ng c\u1ea1nh l\u00e3o H\u1ea3i T\u01b0\u1ee3ng gi\u00e0 – m\u1ed9t con h\u1ea3i m\u00e3 B\u1eafc Th\u00e1i B\u00ecnh D\u01b0\u01a1ng to l\u1edbn, x\u1ea5u x\u00ed, th\u00e2n h\u00ecnh ph\u1ecb ra, \u0111\u1ea7y m\u1ee5n c\u00f3c, c\u1ed5 b\u00e9o tr\u00f2n, v\u1edbi b\u1ed9 r\u0103ng nanh d\u00e0i nh\u1ecdn, m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ec1 gi\u1eef ph\u00e9p t\u1eafc g\u00ec tr\u1eeb l\u00fac \u0111ang ng\u1ee7 – v\u00e0 l\u00fac n\u00e0y, n\u00f3 \u0111ang ng\u1ee7 say, hai chi\u1ebfc v\u00e2y sau ch\u00ecm n\u1eeda n\u1ed5i trong nh\u1eefng ng\u1ecdn s\u00f3ng b\u1ea1c \u0111\u1ea7u.<\/p>\n
“D\u1eady mau!”<\/i> Kotick qu\u00e1t l\u00ean, b\u1edfi l\u0169 m\u00f2ng bi\u1ec3n \u0111ang g\u00e0o th\u00e9t inh tai.<\/p>\n
“H\u1ea3! H\u1eed! H\u1eeb! C\u00e1i g\u00ec th\u1ebf?”<\/i> L\u00e3o H\u1ea3i T\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u00e0u nh\u00e0u, r\u1ed3i d\u00f9ng r\u0103ng nanh h\u00fac m\u1ea1nh v\u00e0o con h\u1ea3i m\u00e3 n\u1eb1m k\u1ebf b\u00ean, khi\u1ebfn n\u00f3 b\u1eadt d\u1eady; con h\u1ea3i m\u00e3 \u1ea5y l\u1ea1i h\u00fac \u0111\u00e1nh th\u1ee9c con ti\u1ebfp theo, v\u00e0 c\u1ee9 th\u1ebf lan d\u1ea7n cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 b\u1ecdn ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ec1u t\u1ec9nh gi\u1ea5c, r\u1ed3i ng\u01a1 ng\u00e1c nh\u00ecn quanh v\u1ec1 m\u1ecdi h\u01b0\u1edbng, tr\u1eeb \u0111\u00fang h\u01b0\u1edbng c\u1ea7n nh\u00ecn.<\/p>\n
“N\u00e0y! L\u00e0 ta \u0111\u00e2y,”<\/i> Kotick n\u00f3i, nh\u1ea5p nh\u00f4 tr\u00ean ng\u1ecdn s\u00f3ng b\u1ea1c \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0 tr\u00f4ng gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t con s\u00ean tr\u1eafng b\u00e9 nh\u1ecf.<\/p>\n
“Ch\u00e0! Ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1ecb\u2026 l\u1ed9t da \u0111\u1ea5y!”<\/i> Sea Vitch \u0111\u00e1p, v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 \u0111\u00e1m nh\u00ecn Kotick v\u1edbi \u00e1nh m\u1eaft m\u00e0 b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng ra t\u1eeb m\u1ed9t nh\u00f3m qu\u00fd \u00f4ng gi\u00e0 bu\u1ed3n ng\u1ee7 \u0111ang d\u00f2m ng\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9. Kotick ch\u1eb3ng mu\u1ed1n nghe th\u00eam g\u00ec v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n b\u1ecb l\u1ed9t da l\u00fac n\u00e0y; n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ee7 r\u1ed3i. V\u00ec th\u1ebf, n\u00f3 k\u00eau l\u00ean: “Ch\u1eb3ng l\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 n\u01a1i n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u \u0111\u1ebfn m\u00e0 con ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng \u0111\u1eb7t ch\u00e2n t\u1edbi sao?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u0110i m\u00e0 t\u00ecm hi\u1ec3u \u0111i,”<\/i> Sea Vitch n\u00f3i, nh\u1eafm nghi\u1ec1n m\u1eaft l\u1ea1i. “Bi\u1ebfn \u0111i. B\u1ecdn ta \u0111ang b\u1eadn \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Kotick th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n c\u00fa nh\u1ea3y c\u00e1 heo c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u00fat l\u00ean kh\u00f4ng trung v\u00e0 h\u00e9t h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c c\u00f3 th\u1ec3: “K\u1ebb \u0103n s\u00f2! K\u1ebb \u0103n s\u00f2!”<\/i> N\u00f3 bi\u1ebft r\u00f5 Sea Vitch ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t con c\u00e1 n\u00e0o trong \u0111\u1eddi, m\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 quanh qu\u1ea9n \u0111\u00e0o s\u00f2 v\u00e0 rong bi\u1ec3n; d\u00f9 h\u1eafn lu\u00f4n v\u1edd v\u1ecbt m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb \u0111\u00e1ng s\u1ee3. T\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean, l\u0169 Chickies, Gooverooskies v\u00e0 Epatkas – nh\u1eefng con chim m\u00f2ng bi\u1ec3n Burgomaster, Kittiwakes v\u00e0 Puffins, nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb lu\u00f4n ch\u1ef1c ch\u1edd c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ec3 x\u1ea5c x\u01b0\u1ee3c – \u0111\u00e3 h\u00f9a theo ngay, v\u00e0 – nh\u01b0 Limmershin k\u1ec3 cho t\u00f4i – su\u1ed1t g\u1ea7n n\u0103m ph\u00fat sau \u0111\u00f3, b\u1ea1n ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ec3 nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng s\u00fang n\u1ed5 tr\u00ean \u0110\u1ea3o H\u1ea3i M\u00e3. To\u00e0n b\u1ed9 d\u00e2n c\u01b0 n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u1ec1u la h\u00e9t v\u00e0 g\u00e0o th\u00e9t “K\u1ebb \u0103n s\u00f2! L\u00e3o gi\u00e0!”<\/i> trong khi Sea Vitch l\u0103n qua l\u0103n l\u1ea1i, g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb v\u00e0 ho s\u00f9 s\u1ee5.<\/p>\n
“B\u00e2y gi\u1edd \u00f4ng c\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu n\u00f3i ch\u01b0a?”<\/i> Kotick h\u1ecfi, th\u1edf h\u1ed5n h\u1ec3n.<\/p>\n
“H\u00e3y \u0111i h\u1ecfi B\u00f2 Bi\u1ec3n,”<\/i> B\u00f2 Bi\u1ec3n L\u00f4ng X\u00e1m \u0111\u00e1p. “N\u1ebfu h\u1eafn c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng, h\u1eafn s\u1ebd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ec9 cho ng\u01b0\u01a1i.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“L\u00e0m sao ta nh\u1eadn ra B\u00f2 Bi\u1ec3n khi g\u1eb7p \u00f4ng ta?”<\/i> Kotick n\u00f3i, r\u1ebd \u0111i.<\/p>\n
“H\u1eafn l\u00e0 sinh v\u1eadt duy nh\u1ea5t d\u01b0\u1edbi bi\u1ec3n c\u00f2n x\u1ea5u x\u00ed h\u01a1n B\u00f2 Bi\u1ec3n L\u00f4ng X\u00e1m,”<\/i> m\u1ed9t con h\u1ea3i \u00e2u Burgomaster k\u00eau l\u00ean, l\u01b0\u1ee3n v\u00f2ng ngay d\u01b0\u1edbi m\u0169i B\u00f2 Bi\u1ec3n L\u00f4ng X\u00e1m. “X\u1ea5u h\u01a1n, v\u00e0 c\u00f2n th\u00f4 l\u1ed7 h\u01a1n n\u1eefa! L\u00e3o gi\u00e0!”<\/i><\/p>\n
Kotick b\u01a1i tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i Novastoshnah, b\u1ecf m\u1eb7c \u0111\u00e1m h\u1ea3i \u00e2u \u0111ang r\u00edt l\u00ean. \u1ede \u0111\u00f3, n\u00f3 nh\u1eadn th\u1ea5y ch\u1eb3ng ai th\u00f4ng c\u1ea3m cho n\u1ed7 l\u1ef1c nh\u1ecf b\u00e9 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh trong vi\u1ec7c t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i y\u00ean b\u00ecnh cho h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u. H\u1ecd b\u1ea3o n\u00f3 r\u1eb1ng con ng\u01b0\u1eddi lu\u00f4n xua \u0111u\u1ed5i holluschickie – \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c th\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u1eadt – v\u00e0 n\u1ebfu n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng c\u1ea3nh t\u01b0\u1ee3ng kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu th\u00ec l\u1ebd ra n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean \u0111\u1ebfn khu gi\u1ebft m\u1ed5. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 con h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c t\u1eebng t\u1eadn m\u1eaft th\u1ea5y c\u1ea3nh t\u00e0n s\u00e1t, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3 ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u kh\u00e1c bi\u1ec7t gi\u1eefa n\u00f3 v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. H\u01a1n n\u1eefa, Kotick l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u tr\u1eafng.<\/p>\n
“Con ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m g\u00ec,”<\/i> H\u1ea3i C\u1ea9u \u0110\u1ef1c gi\u00e0 n\u00f3i, sau khi nghe nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed9c phi\u00eau l\u01b0u c\u1ee7a con trai m\u00ecnh, “l\u00e0 l\u1edbn l\u00ean v\u00e0 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t con h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u to l\u1edbn nh\u01b0 cha con, v\u00e0 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t khu ‘nh\u00e0 tr\u1ebb’ tr\u00ean b\u00e3i bi\u1ec3n, r\u1ed3i h\u1ecd s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ec3 con y\u00ean. Trong n\u0103m n\u0103m n\u1eefa con s\u1ebd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u1ef1 chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u.”<\/i> Ngay c\u1ea3 Matkah hi\u1ec1n l\u00e0nh, m\u1eb9 n\u00f3, c\u0169ng n\u00f3i: “Con s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd ng\u0103n c\u1ea3n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c vi\u1ec7c gi\u1ebft ch\u00f3c. \u0110i ch\u01a1i d\u01b0\u1edbi bi\u1ec3n \u0111i, Kotick.”<\/i> V\u00e0 Kotick \u0111i v\u00e0 nh\u1ea3y \u0111i\u1ec7u M\u00faa L\u1eeda v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t tr\u00e1i tim nh\u1ecf b\u00e9 n\u1eb7ng tr\u0129u.<\/p>\n
M\u00f9a thu \u0111\u00f3, n\u00f3 r\u1eddi b\u00e3i bi\u1ec3n ngay khi c\u00f3 th\u1ec3, v\u00e0 l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh v\u00ec m\u1ed9t \u00fd ngh\u0129 l\u00f3e l\u00ean trong c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u tr\u00f2n vo c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. N\u00f3 s\u1ebd \u0111i t\u00ecm B\u00f2 Bi\u1ec3n, n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t sinh v\u1eadt nh\u01b0 v\u1eady d\u01b0\u1edbi bi\u1ec3n, v\u00e0 n\u00f3 s\u1ebd t\u00ecm m\u1ed9t h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o y\u00ean t\u0129nh v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng b\u00e3i bi\u1ec3n v\u1eefng ch\u1eafc \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u sinh s\u1ed1ng, n\u01a1i con ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ti\u1ebfp c\u1eadn ch\u00fang. V\u00ec v\u1eady, n\u00f3 kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 v\u00e0 kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh t\u1eeb B\u1eafc Th\u00e1i B\u00ecnh D\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u1ebfn Nam Th\u00e1i B\u00ecnh D\u01b0\u01a1ng, b\u01a1i t\u1edbi ba tr\u0103m d\u1eb7m trong m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00eam. N\u00f3 g\u1eb7p nhi\u1ec1u cu\u1ed9c phi\u00eau l\u01b0u h\u01a1n nh\u1eefng g\u00ec c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i, v\u00e0 su\u00fdt n\u1eefa b\u1ecb C\u00e1 M\u1eadp Voi, C\u00e1 M\u1eadp \u0110\u1ed1m, v\u00e0 C\u00e1 M\u1eadp \u0110\u1ea7u B\u00faa b\u1eaft, v\u00e0 n\u00f3 g\u1eb7p t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb lang thang kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1ng tin c\u1eady tr\u00ean bi\u1ec3n, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng con c\u00e1 l\u1ecbch s\u1ef1 n\u1eb7ng n\u1ec1, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng con s\u00f2 \u0111\u1ecf \u0111\u1ed1m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c neo \u0111\u1eadu \u1edf m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed7 h\u00e0ng tr\u0103m n\u0103m, v\u00e0 ch\u00fang r\u1ea5t t\u1ef1 h\u00e0o v\u1ec1 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3; nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd g\u1eb7p B\u00f2 Bi\u1ec3n, v\u00e0 n\u00f3 ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o n\u00e0o n\u00f3 th\u00edch.<\/p>\n
N\u1ebfu c\u00f3 b\u00e3i bi\u1ec3n n\u00e0o \u0111\u1eb9p v\u00e0 c\u1ee9ng c\u00e1p, v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t tri\u1ec1n d\u1ed1c ph\u00eda sau \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u vui ch\u01a1i, th\u00ec tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u00e2n tr\u1eddi lu\u00f4n l\u1ea5p l\u00f3 kh\u00f3i c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc t\u00e0u s\u0103n c\u00e1 voi \u0111ang n\u1ea5u ch\u1ea3y m\u1ee1 h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u, v\u00e0 Kotick hi\u1ec3u \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 g\u00ec. Ho\u1eb7c n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i th\u1ea5y r\u1eb1ng h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u t\u1eebng \u0111\u1ebfn h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb gi\u1ebft s\u1ea1ch, v\u00e0 Kotick bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng n\u01a1i n\u00e0o con ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1eb7t ch\u00e2n \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n, h\u1ecd ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn s\u1ebd quay l\u1ea1i.<\/p>\n
N\u00f3 g\u1eb7p m\u1ed9t con h\u1ea3i \u00e2u gi\u00e0 \u0111u\u00f4i c\u1ee5t, con chim n\u00e0y b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng \u0110\u1ea3o Kerguelen l\u00e0 n\u01a1i tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi cho s\u1ef1 b\u00ecnh y\u00ean v\u00e0 t\u0129nh l\u1eb7ng. Nh\u01b0ng khi Kotick t\u1edbi \u0111\u00f3, n\u00f3 su\u00fdt b\u1ecb \u0111\u1eadp n\u00e1t v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng v\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e1 \u0111en hi\u1ec3m \u00e1c trong m\u1ed9t c\u01a1n b\u00e3o tuy\u1ebft d\u1eef d\u1ed9i k\u00e8m s\u1ea5m ch\u1edbp gi\u1eadt \u0111\u00f9ng \u0111\u00f9ng. D\u00f9 v\u1eady, khi n\u00f3 c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng b\u01a1i tho\u00e1t kh\u1ecfi c\u01a1n b\u00e3o, n\u00f3 v\u1eabn nh\u1eadn ra r\u1eb1ng ngay c\u1ea3 n\u01a1i n\u00e0y c\u0169ng t\u1eebng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t khu “nh\u00e0 tr\u1ebb”<\/i> h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u. V\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1 c\u0169ng x\u1ea3y ra \u1edf t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o kh\u00e1c m\u00e0 n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 gh\u00e9 qua.<\/p>\n
Limmershin k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t danh s\u00e1ch d\u00e0i nh\u1eefng n\u01a1i Kotick \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng \u0111\u1eb7t ch\u00e2n \u0111\u1ebfn. \u00d4ng \u1ea5y n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng Kotick \u0111\u00e3 d\u00e0nh ra n\u0103m m\u00f9a \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111i th\u00e1m hi\u1ec3m, m\u1ed7i n\u0103m ch\u1ec9 d\u00e0nh b\u1ed1n th\u00e1ng ngh\u1ec9 ng\u01a1i \u1edf Novastoshnah. Trong nh\u1eefng l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3, nh\u1eefng ch\u00fa h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u non (holluschickie)<\/i> th\u01b0\u1eddng tr\u00eau ch\u1ecdc c\u1eadu v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu. Kotick \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn Gallapagos, m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i kh\u00f4 c\u1eb1n kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp n\u1eb1m ngay tr\u00ean X\u00edch \u0111\u1ea1o, n\u01a1i c\u1eadu su\u00fdt b\u1ecb n\u01b0\u1edbng ch\u00edn; c\u1eadu \u0111\u1ebfn Qu\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea3o Georgia, Orkneys, \u0110\u1ea3o Emerald, \u0110\u1ea3o Little Nightingale, \u0110\u1ea3o Gough, \u0110\u1ea3o Bouvet, Crossets, v\u00e0 th\u1eadm ch\u00ed \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t ch\u1ea5m nh\u1ecf x\u00edu tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea3o ph\u00eda nam M\u0169i H\u1ea3o V\u1ecdng. Nh\u01b0ng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u c\u0169ng v\u1eady, Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Bi\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ec1u n\u00f3i v\u1edbi c\u1eadu \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1. H\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u t\u1eebng s\u1ed1ng \u1edf nh\u1eefng h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o n\u00e0y t\u1eeb r\u1ea5t l\u00e2u r\u1ed3i, nh\u01b0ng con ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ebft h\u1ebft ch\u00fang. Ngay c\u1ea3 khi c\u1eadu b\u01a1i h\u00e0ng ng\u00e0n d\u1eb7m ra kh\u1ecfi Th\u00e1i B\u00ecnh D\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 Cape Corrientes (\u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u00fac c\u1eadu quay v\u1ec1 t\u1eeb \u0110\u1ea3o Gough)<\/i>, c\u1eadu ch\u1ec9 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y v\u00e0i tr\u0103m con h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u gh\u1ebb l\u1edf tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t t\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e1, v\u00e0 ch\u00fang c\u0169ng k\u1ec3 r\u1eb1ng con ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u0169ng t\u1eebng \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3.<\/p>\n
\u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 su\u00fdt n\u1eefa khi\u1ebfn tr\u00e1i tim c\u1eadu tan v\u1ee1, v\u00e0 c\u1eadu quay \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda M\u0169i T\u00e0u \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i b\u1edd bi\u1ec3n qu\u00ea nh\u00e0. Tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng b\u1eafc, c\u1eadu d\u1eebng ch\u00e2n \u1edf m\u1ed9t h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o xanh t\u01b0\u01a1i c\u00e2y c\u1ed1i, n\u01a1i c\u1eadu g\u1eb7p m\u1ed9t ch\u00fa h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u gi\u00e0 y\u1ebfu \u0111u\u1ed1i \u0111ang h\u1ea5p h\u1ed1i. Kotick b\u1eaft c\u00e1 cho \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0103n v\u00e0 b\u00e0y t\u1ecf h\u1ebft n\u1ed7i ni\u1ec1m c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. “Gi\u1edd th\u00ec,”<\/i> Kotick n\u00f3i, “t\u00f4i s\u1ebd tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 Novastoshnah, v\u00e0 n\u1ebfu t\u00f4i b\u1ecb \u0111\u01b0a \u0111\u1ebfn tr\u1ea1i gi\u1ebft m\u1ed5 c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi \u0111\u00e1m h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u non, t\u00f4i c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng b\u1eadn t\u00e2m n\u1eefa.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Ch\u00fa h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u gi\u00e0 n\u00f3i: “H\u00e3y th\u1eed th\u00eam m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa. Ta l\u00e0 k\u1ebb cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u1ee7a B\u00e3i \u0110\u1ebb M\u1ea5t T\u00edch Masafuera. V\u00e0o th\u1eddi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta gi\u1ebft ch\u00fang ta h\u00e0ng tr\u0103m ng\u00e0n con, tr\u00ean c\u00e1c b\u1edd bi\u1ec3n c\u00f3 l\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed3n r\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 s\u1ebd c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ch\u00fa h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u tr\u1eafng t\u1eeb ph\u01b0\u01a1ng B\u1eafc t\u1edbi v\u00e0 d\u1eabn d\u1eaft lo\u00e0i h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i an to\u00e0n. Ta \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00e0 r\u1ed3i, s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng s\u1ed1ng t\u1edbi ng\u00e0y \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e2u, nh\u01b0ng nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb kh\u00e1c s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y. H\u00e3y th\u1eed th\u00eam m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa.”<\/i><\/p>\n
V\u00e0 Kotick vu\u1ed1t r\u00e2u m\u00e9p c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh (n\u00f3 r\u1ea5t \u0111\u1eb9p)<\/i> v\u00e0 n\u00f3i: “Ta l\u00e0 ch\u00fa h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u tr\u1eafng duy nh\u1ea5t t\u1eebng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c sinh ra tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng b\u00e3i bi\u1ec3n n\u00e0y, v\u00e0 ta c\u0169ng l\u00e0 ch\u00fa h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u duy nh\u1ea5t, d\u00f9 \u0111en hay tr\u1eafng, t\u1eebng ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c \u0111i t\u00ecm nh\u1eefng h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o m\u1edbi.”<\/i><\/p>\n
\u0110i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y khi\u1ebfn c\u1eadu v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng ph\u1ea5n kh\u00edch. V\u00e0 khi c\u1eadu tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 Novastoshnah v\u00e0o m\u00f9a h\u00e8 n\u0103m \u1ea5y, Matkah, m\u1eb9 c\u1eadu, \u0111\u00e3 n\u00e0i n\u1ec9 c\u1eadu k\u1ebft h\u00f4n v\u00e0 \u1ed5n \u0111\u1ecbnh cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng, b\u1edfi c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ch\u00fa h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u non n\u1eefa m\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u tr\u01b0\u1edfng th\u00e0nh, v\u1edbi b\u1eddm l\u00f4ng tr\u1eafng xo\u0103n t\u00edt tr\u00ean vai, to l\u1edbn, n\u1eb7ng n\u1ec1 v\u00e0 d\u1eef t\u1ee3n ch\u1eb3ng k\u00e9m cha c\u1eadu. “H\u00e3y cho con th\u00eam m\u1ed9t m\u00f9a n\u1eefa,”<\/i> c\u1eadu n\u00f3i. “M\u1eb9 nh\u1edb nh\u00e9, lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n l\u00e0 con s\u00f3ng th\u1ee9 b\u1ea3y m\u1edbi \u0111\u1ea9y xa nh\u1ea5t l\u00ean b\u1edd bi\u1ec3n.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Th\u1eadt k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1, c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ch\u00fa h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u kh\u00e1c c\u0169ng ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd ho\u00e3n vi\u1ec7c k\u1ebft h\u00f4n \u0111\u1ebfn n\u0103m sau. V\u00e0 \u0111\u00eam tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng cho chuy\u1ebfn th\u00e1m hi\u1ec3m cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, Kotick \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1ea3y \u0111i\u1ec7u M\u00faa L\u1eeda v\u1edbi c\u00f4 \u1ea5y d\u1ecdc theo B\u00e3i Bi\u1ec3n Lukannon. L\u1ea7n n\u00e0y, c\u1eadu \u0111i v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda t\u00e2y, v\u00ec c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 theo d\u1ea5u m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e0n c\u00e1 b\u01a1n kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3, v\u00e0 c\u1eadu c\u1ea7n \u00edt nh\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t tr\u0103m c\u00e2n c\u00e1 m\u1ed7i ng\u00e0y \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1eef s\u1ee9c kh\u1ecfe. C\u1eadu \u0111u\u1ed5i theo ch\u00fang cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi m\u1ec7t l\u1eed, r\u1ed3i cu\u1ed9n m\u00ecnh l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 ng\u1ee7 tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng ch\u1ed7 tr\u0169ng c\u1ee7a c\u01a1n s\u00f3ng ng\u1ea7m \u0111ang d\u1eadp d\u1ec1nh v\u00e0o \u0110\u1ea3o Copper. C\u1eadu bi\u1ebft r\u00f5 b\u1edd bi\u1ec3n n\u00e0y, n\u00ean kho\u1ea3ng n\u1eeda \u0111\u00eam, khi c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh b\u1ecb va nh\u1eb9 v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m rong bi\u1ec3n, c\u1eadu n\u00f3i: “\u1eeam, \u0111\u00eam nay d\u00f2ng ch\u1ea3y m\u1ea1nh th\u1eadt.”<\/i> R\u1ed3i c\u1eadu l\u1eb7n xu\u1ed1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc, t\u1eeb t\u1eeb m\u1edf m\u1eaft v\u00e0 v\u01b0\u01a1n vai. Sau \u0111\u00f3, c\u1eadu nh\u1ea3y l\u00ean nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t con m\u00e8o, v\u00ec c\u1eadu nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng sinh v\u1eadt kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 \u0111ang l\u00fai h\u00fai trong v\u00f9ng n\u01b0\u1edbc n\u00f4ng v\u00e0 g\u1eb7m nh\u1eefng m\u00e9p rong bi\u1ec3n d\u00e0y.<\/p>\n
“Tr\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea5t \u01a1i!”<\/i> c\u1eadu l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m d\u01b0\u1edbi ria m\u00e9p. “\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 ai v\u1eady, nh\u1eefng sinh v\u1eadt d\u01b0\u1edbi bi\u1ec3n s\u00e2u?”<\/i><\/p>\n
Ch\u00fang ch\u1eb3ng gi\u1ed1ng b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 lo\u00e0i h\u1ea3i m\u00e3, s\u01b0 t\u1eed bi\u1ec3n, h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u, g\u1ea5u, c\u00e1 voi, c\u00e1 m\u1eadp, c\u00e1, m\u1ef1c hay s\u00f2 n\u00e0o m\u00e0 Kotick t\u1eebng th\u1ea5y tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y. Ch\u00fang d\u00e0i t\u1eeb hai m\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u1ebfn ba m\u01b0\u01a1i b\u1ed9, v\u00e0 ch\u00fang kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 v\u00e2y sau, m\u00e0 s\u1edf h\u1eefu m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc \u0111u\u00f4i gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 l\u01b0\u1ee1i x\u1ebbng, tr\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ebdo t\u1eeb da thu\u1ed9c \u01b0\u1edbt. \u0110\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang tr\u00f4ng ng\u1edb ng\u1ea9n nh\u1ea5t m\u00e0 b\u1ea1n t\u1eebng th\u1ea5y, v\u00e0 ch\u00fang th\u0103ng b\u1eb1ng tr\u00ean \u0111u\u00f4i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u1edf v\u00f9ng n\u01b0\u1edbc s\u00e2u khi kh\u00f4ng \u0103n c\u1ecf, c\u00fai ch\u00e0o nhau m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch trang nghi\u00eam v\u00e0 v\u1eaby v\u1eaby v\u00e2y tr\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng m\u1eadp m\u1ea1p v\u1eaby tay.<\/p>\n
“Ahem!”<\/i> Kotick l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng. “Ch\u01a1i vui kh\u00f4ng, c\u00e1c qu\u00fd \u00f4ng?”<\/i> Nh\u1eefng sinh v\u1eadt to l\u1edbn \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch c\u00fai ch\u00e0o v\u00e0 v\u1eaby v\u00e2y nh\u01b0 Ng\u01b0\u1eddi L\u00ednh Ch\u00e2n \u1ebech. Khi ch\u00fang b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u \u0103n tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i, Kotick nh\u1eadn th\u1ea5y m\u00f4i tr\u00ean c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang b\u1ecb t\u00e1ch l\u00e0m hai m\u1ea3nh, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 k\u00e9o ra xa \u0111\u1ebfn kho\u1ea3ng m\u1ed9t foot r\u1ed3i kh\u00e9p l\u1ea1i, gi\u1eef nguy\u00ean c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t b\u00fai rong bi\u1ec3n b\u00ean trong. Ch\u00fang nh\u00e9t th\u1ee9 \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0o mi\u1ec7ng v\u00e0 nhai m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch trang nghi\u00eam.<\/p>\n
“\u0102n u\u1ed1ng v\u1ee5ng v\u1ec1 th\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea5y,”<\/i> Kotick nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t. Ch\u00fang l\u1ea1i c\u00fai ch\u00e0o, v\u00e0 Kotick b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u m\u1ea5t ki\u00ean nh\u1eabn. “R\u1ea5t t\u1ed1t,”<\/i> c\u1eadu n\u00f3i. “N\u1ebfu c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u00eam m\u1ed9t kh\u1edbp \u1edf v\u00e2y tr\u01b0\u1edbc th\u00ec ch\u1eb3ng c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i khoe khoang nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. T\u00f4i th\u1ea5y c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n c\u00fai ch\u00e0o duy\u00ean d\u00e1ng, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n bi\u1ebft t\u00ean c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n.”<\/i> Nh\u1eefng \u0111\u00f4i m\u00f4i n\u1ee9t n\u1ebb c\u1eed \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u00e0 gi\u1eadt gi\u1eadt; \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft xanh bi\u1ebfc nh\u00ecn ch\u1eb1m ch\u1eb1m, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i g\u00ec.<\/p>\n
“Ch\u00e0!”<\/i> Kotick th\u1ed1t l\u00ean. “C\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng sinh v\u1eadt duy nh\u1ea5t ta t\u1eebng g\u1eb7p c\u00f2n x\u1ea5u x\u00ed h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 Sea Vitch – v\u00e0 c\u00e1ch c\u01b0 x\u1eed c\u0169ng t\u1ec7 h\u01a1n n\u1eefa.”<\/i><\/p>\n
R\u1ed3i c\u1eadu b\u1ed7ng nh\u1edb l\u1ea1i l\u1eddi con m\u00f2ng bi\u1ec3n Burgomaster \u0111\u00e3 h\u00e9t v\u00e0o tai m\u00ecnh khi c\u1eadu c\u00f2n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ch\u00fa h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u con \u1edf \u0110\u1ea3o Walrus, v\u00e0 c\u1eadu l\u1ed9n nh\u00e0o xu\u1ed1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc, v\u00ec c\u1eadu bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y B\u00f2 Bi\u1ec3n.<\/p>\n
Nh\u1eefng con B\u00f2 Bi\u1ec3n v\u1eabn ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c k\u00eau “schlooping”<\/i> v\u00e0 g\u1eb7m c\u1ecf, nhai rong bi\u1ec3n, c\u00f2n Kotick th\u00ec h\u1ecfi ch\u00fang b\u1eb1ng m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef m\u00e0 c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c trong nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ebfn phi\u00eau l\u01b0u c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. V\u00e0 Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Bi\u1ec3n n\u00f3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 nhi\u1ec1u th\u1ee9 ti\u1ebfng nh\u01b0 con ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Nh\u01b0ng l\u0169 B\u00f2 Bi\u1ec3n ch\u1eb3ng \u0111\u00e1p l\u1eddi v\u00ec B\u00f2 Bi\u1ec3n kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n. Ch\u00fang ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 s\u00e1u \u0111\u1ed1t x\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ed5 thay v\u00ec b\u1ea3y, v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta \u0111\u1ed3n \u0111\u1ea1i d\u01b0\u1edbi bi\u1ec3n r\u1eb1ng ch\u00ednh \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 ng\u0103n c\u1ea3n ch\u00fang tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n ngay c\u1ea3 v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ed3ng lo\u1ea1i. Tuy nhi\u00ean, nh\u01b0 c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ea5y, ch\u00fang l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 th\u00eam m\u1ed9t kh\u1edbp \u1edf v\u00e2y tr\u01b0\u1edbc, v\u00e0 b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch v\u1eaby n\u00f3 l\u00ean xu\u1ed1ng, qua l\u1ea1i, ch\u00fang t\u1ea1o ra m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 g\u1ea7n gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 t\u00edn hi\u1ec7u \u0111i\u1ec7n b\u00e1o v\u1ee5ng v\u1ec1.<\/p>\n
\u0110\u1ebfn l\u00fac tr\u1eddi s\u00e1ng, b\u1ed9 b\u1eddm c\u1ee7a Kotick d\u1ef1ng \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00ean v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 ki\u00ean nh\u1eabn c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu c\u0169ng ti\u00eau tan nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng con cua ch\u1ebft. R\u1ed3i B\u00f2 Bi\u1ec3n b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u di chuy\u1ec3n ch\u1ea7m ch\u1eadm v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda b\u1eafc, th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng l\u1ea1i d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c nh\u1eefng bu\u1ed5i h\u1ecdp c\u00fai ch\u00e0o v\u00f4 l\u00fd, v\u00e0 Kotick b\u00e1m theo ch\u00fang, trong l\u00f2ng th\u1ea7m ngh\u0129: “Nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb ng\u1ed1c ngh\u1ebfch nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y h\u1eb3n \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb gi\u1ebft t\u1eeb l\u00e2u r\u1ed3i n\u1ebfu ch\u00fang kh\u00f4ng t\u00ecm ra \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o an to\u00e0n. V\u00e0 c\u00e1i g\u00ec t\u1ed1t cho B\u00f2 Bi\u1ec3n th\u00ec c\u0169ng s\u1ebd t\u1ed1t cho H\u1ea3i C\u1ea9u. D\u00f9 sao \u0111i n\u1eefa, t\u00f4i \u01b0\u1edbc g\u00ec ch\u00fang c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nhanh h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat.”<\/i><\/p>\n
\u0110\u00f3 qu\u1ea3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi Kotick. \u0110\u00e0n B\u00f2 Bi\u1ec3n ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd \u0111i qu\u00e1 b\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u01a1i hay n\u0103m m\u01b0\u01a1i d\u1eb7m m\u1ed7i ng\u00e0y, \u0111\u00eam \u0111\u1ebfn l\u1ea1i d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 \u0103n, v\u00e0 lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n b\u00e1m s\u00e1t b\u1edd bi\u1ec3n. Trong khi \u0111\u00f3, Kotick b\u01a1i v\u00f2ng quanh ch\u00fang, b\u01a1i ph\u00eda tr\u00ean ch\u00fang, b\u01a1i b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00fang, nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o th\u00fac gi\u1ee5c ch\u00fang \u0111i nhanh h\u01a1n d\u00f9 ch\u1ec9 n\u1eeda d\u1eb7m. Khi ch\u00fang ti\u1ebfn xa h\u01a1n v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda b\u1eafc, ch\u00fang l\u1ea1i t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c nh\u1eefng bu\u1ed5i h\u1ecdp c\u00fai ch\u00e0o v\u00e0i gi\u1edd m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n, v\u00e0 Kotick g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 c\u1eafn \u0111\u1ee9t b\u1ed9 ria m\u00e9p c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u00ec thi\u1ebfu ki\u00ean nh\u1eabn, cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi c\u1eadu nh\u1eadn th\u1ea5y ch\u00fang \u0111ang \u0111i theo m\u1ed9t d\u00f2ng n\u01b0\u1edbc \u1ea5m, l\u00fac \u1ea5y c\u1eadu m\u1edbi b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u t\u00f4n tr\u1ecdng ch\u00fang h\u01a1n.<\/p>\n
M\u1ed9t \u0111\u00eam, ch\u00fang l\u1eb7n xu\u1ed1ng d\u00f2ng n\u01b0\u1edbc l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh – l\u1eb7n s\u00e2u nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng h\u00f2n \u0111\u00e1 ch\u00ecm – v\u00e0 l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean k\u1ec3 t\u1eeb khi quen bi\u1ebft ch\u00fang, ch\u00fang b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u b\u01a1i th\u1eadt nhanh. Kotick b\u01a1i theo, v\u00e0 t\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed9 \u1ea5y khi\u1ebfn c\u1eadu kinh ng\u1ea1c, b\u1edfi c\u1eadu ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng m\u01a1 t\u01b0\u1edfng r\u1eb1ng B\u00f2 Bi\u1ec3n l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u01a1i gi\u1ecfi \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf. Ch\u00fang h\u01b0\u1edbng v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t v\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e1 b\u1edd bi\u1ec3n – m\u1ed9t v\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e1 \u0111\u00e2m s\u00e2u xu\u1ed1ng v\u00f9ng n\u01b0\u1edbc t\u1ed1i – v\u00e0 lao v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t hang \u0111\u1ed9ng t\u1ed1i om d\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00e2n v\u00e1ch, s\u00e2u hai m\u01b0\u01a1i s\u1ea3i d\u01b0\u1edbi m\u1eb7t bi\u1ec3n. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t qu\u00e3ng b\u01a1i d\u00e0i, th\u1eadt d\u00e0i, v\u00e0 Kotick khao kh\u00e1t h\u00edt th\u1edf kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed trong l\u00e0nh tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi tho\u00e1t kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ea7m t\u1ed1i t\u0103m m\u00e0 ch\u00fang d\u1eabn c\u1eadu \u0111i qua.<\/p>\n
“Tr\u1eddi \u01a1i!”<\/i> c\u1eadu th\u1ed1t l\u00ean, khi tr\u1ed3i l\u00ean m\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc, th\u1edf h\u1ed5n h\u1ec3n, trong m\u1ed9t v\u00f9ng bi\u1ec3n r\u1ed9ng m\u00eanh m\u00f4ng ph\u00eda xa kia. “Th\u1eadt l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00fa l\u1eb7n d\u00e0i, nh\u01b0ng x\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00e1ng.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Nh\u1eefng con B\u00f2 Bi\u1ec3n \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ea3n ra v\u00e0 \u0111ang thong th\u1ea3 g\u1eb7m c\u1ecf d\u1ecdc theo m\u00e9p nh\u1eefng b\u00e3i bi\u1ec3n \u0111\u1eb9p nh\u1ea5t m\u00e0 Kotick t\u1eebng th\u1ea5y. C\u00f3 nh\u1eefng d\u1ea3i \u0111\u00e1 ph\u1eb3ng l\u00ec k\u00e9o d\u00e0i h\u00e0ng d\u1eb7m, ho\u00e0n h\u1ea3o \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m n\u01a1i h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u sinh s\u1ea3n, v\u00e0 c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng s\u00e2n ch\u01a1i b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1t c\u1ee9ng d\u1ed1c d\u1ea7n v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea5t li\u1ec1n ph\u00eda sau ch\u00fang, v\u00e0 c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng con s\u00f3ng \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u nh\u1ea3y m\u00faa, v\u00e0 c\u1ecf cao \u0111\u1ec3 l\u0103n l\u1ed9n, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee5n c\u00e1t \u0111\u1ec3 leo l\u00ean tr\u01b0\u1ee3t xu\u1ed1ng, v\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi nh\u1ea5t, Kotick bi\u1ebft qua c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn c\u1ee7a n\u01b0\u1edbc – th\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e1nh l\u1eeba m\u1ed9t h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u th\u1ef1c th\u1ee5 – r\u1eb1ng ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng c\u00f3 con ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o \u0111\u1eb7t ch\u00e2n t\u1edbi n\u01a1i n\u00e0y.<\/p>\n
Vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1eadu l\u00e0m l\u00e0 ki\u1ec3m tra xem vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00e1nh b\u1eaft c\u00e1 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y c\u00f3 d\u1ed3i d\u00e0o kh\u00f4ng, v\u00e0 sau \u0111\u00f3 c\u1eadu b\u01a1i d\u1ecdc theo c\u00e1c b\u00e3i bi\u1ec3n v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfm nh\u1eefng h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o nh\u1ecf b\u1eb1ng ph\u1eb3ng, xinh x\u1eafn \u1ea9n hi\u1ec7n trong l\u00e0n s\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u00f9 cu\u1ed9n s\u00f3ng tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1eb9p. V\u1ec1 ph\u00eda b\u1eafc, ngo\u00e0i kh\u01a1i, c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t d\u1ea3i c\u00e1c b\u00e3i c\u00e1t, c\u00e1c b\u00e3i n\u00f4ng v\u00e0 c\u00e1c m\u1ecfm \u0111\u00e1 s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd cho ph\u00e9p m\u1ed9t con t\u00e0u n\u00e0o t\u1edbi g\u1ea7n b\u1edd bi\u1ec3n trong v\u00f2ng s\u00e1u d\u1eb7m, v\u00e0 gi\u1eefa c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ea3o v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea5t li\u1ec1n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t v\u00f9ng n\u01b0\u1edbc s\u00e2u v\u1ed7 v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng v\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e1 d\u1ef1ng \u0111\u1ee9ng, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3 d\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00e2n nh\u1eefng v\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e1 \u1ea5y l\u00e0 l\u1ed1i v\u00e0o c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ea7m.<\/p>\n
“N\u01a1i n\u00e0y c\u0169ng gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 Novastoshnah, nh\u01b0ng c\u00f2n tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi h\u01a1n g\u1ea5p m\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea7n,”<\/i> Kotick th\u1ed1t l\u00ean. “H\u00f3a ra B\u00f2 Bi\u1ec3n th\u00f4ng minh h\u01a1n ta t\u01b0\u1edfng nhi\u1ec1u. Con ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng v\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e1 n\u00e0y, ngay c\u1ea3 khi h\u1ecd c\u00f3 t\u00ecm \u0111\u1ebfn; c\u00f2n nh\u1eefng b\u00e3i c\u1ea1n ngo\u00e0i kh\u01a1i kia \u0111\u1ee7 s\u1ee9c \u0111\u1eadp n\u00e1t b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 con t\u00e0u n\u00e0o th\u00e0nh t\u1eebng m\u1ea3nh. N\u1ebfu tr\u00ean bi\u1ec3n c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 an to\u00e0n, th\u00ec ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e2y r\u1ed3i.”<\/i><\/p>\n
C\u1eadu ch\u1ee3t nh\u1edb v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng ch\u00fa h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u m\u00e0 m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i ph\u00eda sau, nh\u01b0ng d\u00f9 v\u1ed9i v\u00e3 quay v\u1ec1 Novastoshnah, c\u1eadu v\u1eabn c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 k\u1ef9 c\u00e0ng v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea5t m\u1edbi n\u00e0y, \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi m\u1ecdi th\u1eafc m\u1eafc sau n\u00e0y.<\/p>\n
Sau \u0111\u00f3, c\u1eadu l\u1eb7n xu\u1ed1ng x\u00e1c nh\u1eadn l\u1ea7n cu\u1ed1i l\u1ed1i v\u00e0o \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ea7m, r\u1ed3i ph\u00f3ng nhanh v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng nam. Ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 sinh v\u1eadt n\u00e0o ngo\u00e0i B\u00f2 Bi\u1ec3n hay m\u1ed9t ch\u00fa h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u l\u1ea1i d\u00e1m m\u01a1 \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, v\u00e0 khi ngo\u1ea3nh nh\u00ecn nh\u1eefng v\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e1 t\u1eeb ph\u00eda xa, ngay c\u1ea3 Kotick c\u0169ng kh\u00f3 l\u00f2ng tin n\u1ed5i m\u00ecnh t\u1eebng \u0111\u1eb7t ch\u00e2n t\u1edbi \u0111\u00f3.<\/p>\n
C\u1eadu m\u1ea5t s\u00e1u ng\u00e0y \u0111\u1ec3 v\u1ec1 t\u1edbi nh\u00e0, m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 c\u1eadu b\u01a1i kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 ch\u1eadm. Khi c\u1eadu l\u00ean b\u1edd ngay ph\u00eda tr\u00ean Sea Lion\u2019s Neck, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1eadu g\u1eb7p ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 ch\u00fa h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u \u0111ang ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i c\u1eadu, v\u00e0 qua \u00e1nh m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu, c\u00f4 \u1ea5y nh\u1eadn ra r\u1eb1ng cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh.<\/p>\n
Nh\u01b0ng nh\u1eefng ch\u00fa h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u non c\u00f9ng Sea Catch, cha c\u1eadu, v\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng con h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u kh\u00e1c \u0111\u1ec1u c\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1ea1o khi c\u1eadu k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng g\u00ec m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1. M\u1ed9t ch\u00fa h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u tr\u1ebb c\u00f9ng tu\u1ed5i v\u1edbi c\u1eadu n\u00f3i: “Nghe c\u00f3 v\u1ebb hay \u0111\u1ea5y, Kotick, nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 t\u1eeb m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i ch\u1eb3ng ai bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ebfn m\u00e0 v\u1ec1 \u0111\u00e2y ra l\u1ec7nh cho ch\u00fang t\u00f4i nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. H\u00e3y nh\u1edb r\u1eb1ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 n\u01a1i sinh s\u1ea3n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, c\u00f2n c\u1eadu th\u00ec ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng l\u00e0m \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. C\u1eadu ch\u1ec9 th\u00edch lang thang kh\u1eafp \u0111\u1ea1i d\u01b0\u01a1ng h\u01a1n th\u00f4i.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Nh\u1eefng con h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u kh\u00e1c c\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00fac kh\u00edch, c\u00f2n ch\u00fa h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u tr\u1ebb kia b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u l\u1eafc l\u01b0 \u0111\u1ea7u t\u1eeb b\u00ean n\u00e0y sang b\u00ean kia. N\u00f3 m\u1edbi k\u1ebft h\u00f4n trong n\u0103m nay v\u00e0 \u0111ang c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng t\u1ef1 h\u00e0o v\u1ec1 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3.<\/p>\n
“T\u1edb kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 b\u00e3i sinh s\u1ea3n n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 m\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1nh nhau c\u1ea3,”<\/i> Kotick n\u00f3i. “T\u1edb ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n ch\u1ec9 cho c\u00e1c c\u1eadu m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i an to\u00e0n th\u00f4i. \u0110\u00e1nh nhau \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec ch\u1ee9?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u1ed2, n\u1ebfu c\u1eadu \u0111\u1ecbnh r\u00fat lui, th\u00ec t\u1edb ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n g\u00ec \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3i n\u1eefa,”<\/i> ch\u00fa h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u tr\u1ebb \u0111\u00e1p, c\u01b0\u1eddi g\u1eb1n m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu.<\/p>\n
“N\u1ebfu t\u1edb th\u1eafng, c\u1eadu s\u1ebd \u0111i c\u00f9ng t\u1edb ch\u1ee9?”<\/i> Kotick h\u1ecfi. M\u1ed9t tia s\u00e1ng xanh l\u00f3e l\u00ean trong m\u1eaft n\u00f3, b\u1edfi n\u00f3 \u0111ang v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng t\u1ee9c gi\u1eadn v\u00ec ph\u1ea3i chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u.<\/p>\n
“R\u1ea5t t\u1ed1t,”<\/i> ch\u00fa h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u tr\u1ebb n\u00f3i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch th\u1edd \u01a1. “N\u1ebfu c\u1eadu th\u1eafng, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111i.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Ch\u00fa ta kh\u00f4ng k\u1ecbp \u0111\u1ed5i \u00fd, b\u1edfi \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a Kotick \u0111\u00e3 lao t\u1edbi v\u00e0 r\u0103ng c\u1eadu c\u1eafm s\u00e2u v\u00e0o l\u1edbp m\u1ee1 d\u00e0y \u1edf c\u1ed5 ch\u00fa h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u tr\u1ebb. R\u1ed3i c\u1eadu r\u00fat ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00f9i l\u1ea1i, l\u00f4i k\u1ebb th\u00f9 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh xu\u1ed1ng b\u00e3i bi\u1ec3n, l\u1eafc m\u1ea1nh, v\u00e0 h\u1ea5t ch\u00fa ta ng\u00e3 l\u0103n quay. Sau \u0111\u00f3, Kotick g\u1ea7m l\u00ean v\u1edbi \u0111\u00e1m h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u: “T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 n\u1ed7 l\u1ef1c h\u1ebft m\u00ecnh v\u00ec c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i su\u1ed1t n\u0103m m\u00f9a qua. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y cho c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o n\u01a1i c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c an to\u00e0n, nh\u01b0ng tr\u1eeb khi c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i b\u1ecb gi\u1eadt kh\u1ecfi c\u00e1i c\u1ed5 ngu ng\u1ed1c kia, c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd tin. Gi\u1edd t\u00f4i s\u1ebd d\u1ea1y cho c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i h\u1ecdc. H\u00e3y t\u1ef1 lo l\u1ea5y th\u00e2n m\u00ecnh \u0111i!”<\/i><\/p>\n
Limmershin k\u1ec3 v\u1edbi t\u00f4i r\u1eb1ng trong su\u1ed1t cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi m\u00ecnh – v\u00e0 Limmershin nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y m\u01b0\u1eddi ng\u00e0n con h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u to l\u1edbn chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u m\u1ed7i n\u0103m – ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd trong cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi ng\u1eafn ng\u1ee7i c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng \u1ea5y, \u00f4ng \u1ea5y th\u1ea5y \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 c\u00fa lao v\u00e0o b\u00e3i sinh s\u1ea3n c\u1ee7a Kotick. C\u1eadu lao v\u00e0o con h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u to l\u1edbn nh\u1ea5t m\u00e0 c\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y, t\u00fam l\u1ea5y c\u1ed5 n\u00f3, b\u00f3p c\u1ed5, \u0111\u1eadp v\u00e0 va \u0111\u1eadp cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi n\u00f3 r\u00ean r\u1ec9 xin tha th\u1ee9, r\u1ed3i n\u00e9m n\u00f3 sang m\u1ed9t b\u00ean v\u00e0 t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng con ti\u1ebfp theo. B\u1ea1n th\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ea5y, Kotick ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd nh\u1ecbn \u0103n b\u1ed1n th\u00e1ng nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng con h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u l\u1edbn l\u00e0m m\u1ed7i n\u0103m, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i b\u01a1i d\u01b0\u1edbi bi\u1ec3n s\u00e2u gi\u00fap c\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u1ea1ng ho\u00e0n h\u1ea3o, v\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi nh\u1ea5t, c\u1eadu ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y. B\u1eddm tr\u1eafng xo\u0103n t\u00edt c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu d\u1ef1ng \u0111\u1ee9ng v\u00ec gi\u1eadn d\u1eef, m\u1eaft c\u1eadu r\u1ef1c l\u1eeda, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc r\u0103ng nanh to l\u1edbn c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh, v\u00e0 c\u1eadu tr\u00f4ng th\u1eadt oai v\u1ec7. Sea Catch gi\u00e0, cha c\u1eadu, nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y c\u1eadu lao qua, k\u00e9o nh\u1eefng con h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u gi\u00e0 x\u00e1m x\u1ecbt nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 ch\u00fang l\u00e0 c\u00e1 b\u01a1n, v\u00e0 x\u00f4 ng\u00e3 nh\u1eefng ch\u00fa h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u \u0111\u1ed9c th\u00e2n tr\u1ebb tu\u1ed5i t\u1ee9 ph\u00eda. V\u00e0 Sea Catch g\u1ea7m l\u00ean v\u00e0 h\u00e9t: “N\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb ng\u1ed1c, nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 l\u00e0 chi\u1ebfn binh gi\u1ecfi nh\u1ea5t tr\u00ean b\u00e3i bi\u1ec3n! \u0110\u1eebng \u0111\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1edbi cha con, con trai! Cha \u1ee7ng h\u1ed9 con!”<\/i><\/p>\n
Kotick g\u1ea7m l\u00ean \u0111\u00e1p tr\u1ea3, r\u1ed3i Sea Catch gi\u00e0 nua l\u1ea1ch b\u1ea1ch ti\u1ebfn v\u00e0o, ria m\u00e9p d\u1ef1ng ng\u01b0\u1ee3c, th\u1edf ph\u00ec ph\u00f2 nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ea7u m\u00e1y xe l\u1eeda, trong khi Matkah v\u00e0 ch\u00fa h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u s\u1eafp c\u01b0\u1edbi c\u1ee7a Kotick r\u00fac xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 ng\u1eafm nh\u00ecn nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u1edbi \u00e1nh m\u1eaft ng\u01b0\u1ee1ng m\u1ed9. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn long tr\u1eddi l\u1edf \u0111\u1ea5t, b\u1edfi c\u1ea3 hai \u0111\u00e3 giao tranh \u0111\u1ebfn khi kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t ch\u00fa h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u n\u00e0o d\u00e1m ng\u1ea9ng \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00ean, v\u00e0 khi ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n ai n\u1eefa, h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 ki\u00eau h\u00e3nh di\u1ec5u h\u00e0nh d\u1ecdc b\u1edd bi\u1ec3n, ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m th\u00e9t vang d\u1ed9i.<\/p>\n
Khi \u0111\u00eam bu\u00f4ng xu\u1ed1ng, l\u00fac C\u1ef1c Quang l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh v\u00e0 l\u00f3e s\u00e1ng xuy\u00ean qua m\u00e0n s\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1edd \u1ea3o, Kotick tr\u00e8o l\u00ean m\u1ed9t t\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e1 tr\u1ecdc l\u1ed1c v\u00e0 nh\u00ecn xu\u1ed1ng nh\u1eefng b\u00e3i sinh s\u1ea3n l\u00e1c \u0111\u00e1c c\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng ch\u00fa h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u b\u1ecb th\u01b0\u01a1ng, m\u00e1u c\u00f2n r\u1ec9 ra. “Gi\u1edd th\u00ec,”<\/i> c\u1eadu n\u00f3i, “ta \u0111\u00e3 d\u1ea1y cho c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i h\u1ecdc r\u1ed3i.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Tr\u1eddi \u01a1i!”<\/i> H\u1ea3i C\u1ea9u Bi\u1ec3n L\u00e3o Sea Catch gi\u00e0 n\u00f3i, c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch c\u1ee9ng nh\u1eafc v\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb th\u01b0\u01a1ng n\u1eb7ng. “Ngay c\u1ea3 C\u00e1 Voi S\u00e1t Th\u1ee7 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m cho ch\u00fang t\u01a1i t\u1ea3 h\u01a1n th\u1ebf n\u00e0y. Con trai, ta t\u1ef1 h\u00e0o v\u1ec1 con, v\u00e0 h\u01a1n th\u1ebf n\u1eefa, ta s\u1ebd \u0111i c\u00f9ng con \u0111\u1ebfn h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o c\u1ee7a con – n\u1ebfu n\u01a1i \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1eadt.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Nghe \u0111\u00e2y, nh\u1eefng con l\u1ee3n bi\u1ec3n b\u00e9o \u00fa. Ai s\u1ebd \u0111i v\u1edbi ta \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ea7m c\u1ee7a B\u00f2 Bi\u1ec3n? Tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi \u0111i, ho\u1eb7c ta s\u1ebd d\u1ea1y l\u1ea1i c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u01a1i,”<\/i> Kotick g\u1ea7m l\u00ean.<\/p>\n
C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng x\u00f4n xao nh\u01b0 ti\u1ebfng s\u00f3ng v\u1ed7 r\u00ec r\u00e0o d\u1ecdc theo c\u00e1c b\u00e3i bi\u1ec3n. “Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111i,”<\/i> h\u00e0ng ng\u00e0n gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi \u0111\u00e1p. “Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111i theo Kotick, Ch\u00fa H\u1ea3i C\u1ea9u Tr\u1eafng.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Kotick c\u00fai \u0111\u1ea7u xu\u1ed1ng gi\u1eefa hai vai v\u00e0 nh\u1eafm m\u1eaft l\u1ea1i trong v\u1ebb ki\u00eau h\u00e3nh. C\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ch\u00fa h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u tr\u1eafng n\u1eefa, m\u00e0 to\u00e0n th\u00e2n \u0111\u1ecf \u1ed1i t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u00e2n. D\u00f9 v\u1eady, c\u1eadu coi khinh vi\u1ec7c ph\u1ea3i nh\u00ecn hay ch\u1ea1m v\u00e0o b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 v\u1ebft th\u01b0\u01a1ng n\u00e0o tr\u00ean m\u00ecnh.<\/p>\n
M\u1ed9t tu\u1ea7n sau, c\u1eadu c\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ed9i qu\u00e2n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh – g\u1ea7n m\u01b0\u1eddi ng\u00e0n h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u non v\u00e0 h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u gi\u00e0 – l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda b\u1eafc, h\u01b0\u1edbng \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ea7m c\u1ee7a B\u00f2 Bi\u1ec3n. Kotick d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111o\u00e0n, c\u00f2n nh\u1eefng con h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u \u1edf l\u1ea1i Novastoshnah th\u00ec g\u1ecdi h\u1ecd l\u00e0 l\u0169 ng\u1ed1c. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ebfn m\u00f9a xu\u00e2n n\u0103m sau, khi h\u1ecd g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i nhau ngo\u00e0i c\u00e1c ng\u01b0 tr\u01b0\u1eddng Th\u00e1i B\u00ecnh D\u01b0\u01a1ng, nh\u1eefng con h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u c\u1ee7a Kotick \u0111\u00e3 k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng b\u00e3i bi\u1ec3n m\u1edbi ph\u00eda sau \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ea7m B\u00f2 Bi\u1ec3n, khi\u1ebfn c\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng nhi\u1ec1u h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u r\u1eddi b\u1ecf Novastoshnah. D\u0129 nhi\u00ean, m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n kh\u00f4ng x\u1ea3y ra ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c, b\u1edfi h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u v\u1ed1n kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i lo\u00e0i th\u00f4ng minh l\u1eafm, v\u00e0 ch\u00fang c\u1ea7n th\u1eddi gian d\u00e0i \u0111\u1ec3 suy ngh\u0129. Th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng n\u0103m n\u00e0y qua n\u0103m kh\u00e1c, ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng \u0111\u00f4ng h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi Novastoshnah, Lukannon v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng b\u00e3i sinh s\u1ea3n kh\u00e1c \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng b\u1edd bi\u1ec3n y\u00ean t\u0129nh, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c che ch\u1edf – n\u01a1i Kotick ng\u1ed3i \u0111\u00f3 su\u1ed1t m\u00f9a h\u00e8, m\u1ed7i n\u0103m m\u1ed9t l\u1edbn h\u01a1n, b\u00e9o h\u01a1n v\u00e0 m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd h\u01a1n, trong khi l\u0169 h\u1ea3i c\u1ea9u non n\u00f4 \u0111\u00f9a quanh c\u1eadu, tr\u00ean v\u00f9ng bi\u1ec3n m\u00e0 ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng c\u00f3 b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e2n con ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o \u0111\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ebfn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"menu_order":7,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[49],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-43","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry","chapter-type-numberless"],"part":3,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-rung-xanh\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/43","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-rung-xanh\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-rung-xanh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-rung-xanh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-rung-xanh\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/43\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":76,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-rung-xanh\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/43\/revisions\/76"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-rung-xanh\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/3"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-rung-xanh\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/43\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-rung-xanh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-rung-xanh\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=43"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-rung-xanh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=43"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-rung-xanh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=43"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}