L Zofida


Hermann Hesse, fonor (1907)
Tral by William Patterson (1998)

Azo y so pito hex & lo u pea i l French holez. F sez l luf y pel, hex. By de l lae angif wyg agz ystax brix wy ovo l brie blu koso; by dex l luv ygoby ov g, u et, pel, rag eis luv, & o l wyg ti gel bri yev u brix blu qu yvus l nal d hex. L viaz & sekindez y rufgapd & l erz ysed raxa & lobov i l urbt ryatz. Dex l pelguz ybrihe feus rud i l blu luv lum, & be lo g y lumix.
Y u faso oz f l zoz d l are. Mu d l et eriz, & aviz adi, yeisy bix, & gi diko bodz yev nur f l zofaz. B g adi ysuta d hex & desky. Sol u fu zofidaz kincz i l are, & gi ena yfy g to gec me nye ge. By de g ygo ix soli. Ir & iro eri d g yr dart tru l wyg, lean, desky, & alert, z soundless & furtive z u ghost, si eng shadow gliding lati s i l wy. S yr tur si pointed odom ia l ven & sniff, & d te to te let ix u dry, tortured vokea. B at dex g yr al go ix ge & l urbt y insd by gi fex vokea. Zoec & aviv yr carefully shut up, & shumz ystax i readiness ba sturdy shutters. Sol ozt yr l zofidaz p sal o u zofid or ot et prey, & dos d l pack hy albe been yshu.
L hex du o & o. Oze l zofidaz huddled ge f s & ystax still, auv woefully to l bix urbo ron g, until eri d g, tortured by desky, sud ysal up m u libi curdling roar. Nux al l otrz ytur gi odomz dira s & trembled; & al ge rupe ia u braxek, proa, fexet vokea.
Uvov u et part d l pack yci ki. Tax i l morning g left gi caviz, gathered ge, & sniffed anxiously & excitedly at l eis luf. Nux g started off at u rap, even trot. Those who yr staying ba yno ba g m engo glassy ogz, trotted u fu gotz i gi wake, yru, ysta still f u tet i indecision, & ygo rapo back to gi fulo dens.
At mi l traveling ereu split i dos. Tri d l zofidaz ytur ost dira l Swiss Jura, l otrz continued noro. L tri y ube vig zoz, b dreadfully emaciated. Gi indrawn light colored fobodz yr z eng z straps, gi ribs ysta ix pitifully o gi fobodz, gi mouths yr dry & gi ogz distended & desperate. G ygo deep ia l Jura. L dosi de g ybixy u zowo, l third u zofid & u foal. On al latz l infuriated urbo erz yedo sera g. Fear d l unaccustomed intruders ysteg tru l towns & urbtz d l are. L mail sleighs ygo ix armed, no eri ygo d u urbt to uo mo u shum.
Po so gu pickings, l tri zofidaz felt at once contented & uncertain i l nato ep. Becoming me foolhardy than g hy az been at home, g yrup ia u zoes ryble i delum. L het little building y filled m l bellowing d zoesz, l crashing d bos bars, l thudding d hooves, & l he, desky breath d l zofaz. B c te erz ygot i. U pri y set o l zofaz, & that doskd l courage d l urborz. G ybixy eri m u shum shu tru l kol, l dosi m u ax. L third escaped & ran until s yasoa hem bix i l wyg. S y l myjun & my bel d l zofidaz, u humx zoa, vig & belu. F u lo pe s ystax panting. Blood rud circles whirled be si ogz, & at tez u painful, wheezing moan escaped s. U hurled ax hy struck s i l back. B s recovered & managed sta up. Sol nux did s vu how nyx s hy goe. Far & wide yr ni erz ni rygz. Foe d s ystax u enormous wyg covered hole, l Chasseral. S yci go ron t. Tortured by desbib, s yne ul kyfaz d l frozen molo wyg.
On l ot lat d l hole s yvut u urbt. T y getting o dira dexi. S waited i u dense clump d fir boz. Nux s crept cautiously past l agu fences, following l odo d het ryblez. Y no eri i l street. Desky b fearfully, s peered in l rygz. U shu rang ix. S threw si head back & y about goe when u dosi shu yko. S y hit. On u lat si whitish fobod y vutd m libi, qu yasoa steadily i big drops. I spite d si wound s yrup ia u bounding goe & managed reach l wooded hole. Iro s yru f u tet auv, & yau vokz & gotz i l distance. Terror stricken, s yno up at l hole lat. T y angie, densely boc, & faso ase. B s hy no choice. Panting, s made si way up l angie wall, pev ovo s u confusion d dieez, bidz, & lantern lumz skirted l hole. Trembling, l wounded zofida yase tru l bocz i l hem lum, pev rapo l brown libi trickled upo si flank.
L hex hy duxd. L koso i l osto y hazy; u pro d wyg.
Uvov l vigov zo reached l top. S y at l edge d u la, slightly inclined wyg ag n nyx d Mont Crosin, ho ov l urbt d qu s hy escaped. S felt no desky, b u brix persistent pain d si wound. U low sano bark yko d si drooping jaws, si utbi beat heavily & painfully; l han d bix weighed o t like u pese load. U lone fir bo m steg bovz lured s; io s ysed upo & stared forlornly ia l wyine dex. Hem u hor ygoby. Nux u rud, nato muted lum yasoa o l wyg. M u groan l zofida ysta & ytur si bel head dira l lum. T y l luv, qu, lae & libi rud, hy risen i l noro ost & y rapo ase me ho i l misty koso. F mu sez t hy not been so big & rud. Sadly, l ubix zofida's ogz clung to l hazy dis, & re u faint vokea rattled painfully tru l dex.
Nux yko lums & gotz. Urborz i dik bodiez, serarz & boys i fur caps & clumsy leggings yko tramping tru l wyg. U triumphant cry ygo up. G hy vu l ubix zofa, dos shuz y rap fired. Jel missed. Nux g yvu that s y albe ubix & yasoa upon s m sticks & clubs. S ysen nom nyxe.
Hu yrup si osz, g ytirea s upo dira Saint-Immer. G yfel, g ykan, g ydiee; g yno fov to alku & bibe. Ako d g yvu l bel d l wyg covered boce, or l brie d l ho plateau, or l rud luv qu hovered ov l Chasseral, & qiv faint lum shimmered o gi shum olkurz, o l crystalline wyg, & o l blurred ogz d l bix zofida.
1998.07.13 yfony, 2001.06.23 yotit.

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