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M. NTO
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NGUY ˆ TEN ˆ HAN˛
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M . NOT
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T` Buy ´ vut ` Ka ´ Sy ˛
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MI . VET
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ROI ˆ THAT .ATT` Buy ´ vut ` Ka ´ Sy ˛
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B .an -d˜ ca ´ cho ˛uanh ˛˜ mung ´ quon ` va ˘ nghan .e:
• M01. .OT -D
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OI -D ˆ
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HE .OC truy, . den ai, L` Vang an xuˆ bat
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1988an,• M02. . THUOT
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LO ` "TRAM UM" truy, . den ai, V˘ Nghan .e xuˆ bat
˛
an,1989 • M03. . CHUYOT ˆ KHRAEN
˛
OI truy, . ngen ˘an, L` Vang an xuˆatb
˛
1990an, • M04. . KOT
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NIY .EM -D .EP x, ˆ chep ˛˜ Viu .et, -D . Namai xuˆatb
˛
1991an, • M05. . DOT ` CDAO,CAONG ˆ HAU ` CO, AU -D ˆ MIO ˆENNAM s, ˛ tuu ˆ vchungam ˛´ Hoi ˆ Lan,ong Mi . Vet ˛u ˛on xuˆ bat
˛
1991an, •LEARNINGOFLIFEONE06. truy, . den ` tai, ˛´ Muc .ot -D
˛oi -Dˆ
˛
He . boc
˛
anngAnh ˛u, PublisherOrchard xuˆ bat
˛
1991an, • ANASTIMEONE07.OFFICERINTELLIGENCE truy, . den ` tai, ˛´ Muc . Thuot ˛Lo ` "Tram um"
b
˛
ngAnhan ˛u, PublisherOrchard xuˆ bat
˛
1992an, • M08. .OTTHO ´ MTRONGANG
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O th, ˛nho, . vac, ` ha oa am, Mi . Vet ˛u ˛on xuˆ bat
˛
an,1992 • M09. . NOT ˆ BUOI ˆ RION ENG truy, . ngen ˘an, -D . Namai xuˆatb
˛
1992an, • M10. . LOT ˆ XUAN ˆ NONG UI k, ´ sy ˛
. vu ˘ han .oc, Viˆ Gien acxuˆ bat
˛
1992an, • M11. . COT
˛
QUHAIANH E truy, . ngen ˘an, Thˆ Gie ˛oixuˆ bat
˛
1993an, • M12. . TROT
˛
` MOI . BIOT ˆ
˛
EN truy, . den ai, V˘ Nghan .eTi ˆ Phongen xuˆ bat
˛
1994an, • M13. . LOT ˆAN - YANHDI, EU tuy, ˆ
˛
ten .apnh .ac, ProductionsH&L xuˆ bat
˛
1995an, • T14. ` MUINH .ON va CH
˛
IM . LOT ˆ TRAOAN b, ˘ nhang . tiac, ˆ heng ´ Diat ˆ Chem ˆ vau ` ca ´ scaac ıt ˛u ˛. vong ang, ProductionsH&L th, ˛
. hiuc . 1995en, • M15. . THOOT ANGTHTRONG
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O th, ˛nho, . vac, ` ha oa am,Mi . Vet ˛u ˛on xuˆ bat
˛
1996an, • 16.M .OT -D
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` MOI
˛
MOI ` TRON ONG tuy, ˆ
˛
ten . nhap .ac, ProductionsH&Lxuˆ bat
˛
1997an, • VI17. . QUNAM,ET ˆ HE
˛
U
˛
TONG OI va M . NGOT AYVUI nhCDVideo, . vac ` karaoke,a ProductionsH&L th, ˛
. hiuc .en,1997 • M . THOOT ´ HANG
˛
˜ HUNG
˛
O th, ˛ nho, . vac, ` ha oa am, Mi .etV ˛u ˛on xuˆ bat
˛
1998an, • M18. . LOT ˆ THAN ˆ SAYOI, -D ˘AM tuy, ˆ
˛
ten .apnh .ac, ProductionsH&L xuˆ bat
˛
1999an, • 19. -D ˆ KHUNGCALI,EMTR
˛
` SAYOI -D ˘AM va TH
˛
. VUC ` MA .ONG nhCDVideo, . vac ` karaoke,aProductionsH&L th, ˛
. hiuc . 1999en, • M20. . THOOT ´ BANG˛
VO˛
O th, ˛o,nh . vac, ` ha oa am,Mi . Vet ˛u ˛on xuˆ bat
˛
2000an, •
V` ca ´ tac ´ phac ˆ
˛
ams ˘ xuap ˆ bat
˛
an:
• M21. . THOOT ´ DANG . KHAI
˛
O th, ˛ nho, . vac, ` ha oa am • 22.M . LPHENOT .AN -D .AN k, ´ sy ˛
. vu ` ta ` buy ´ vut ˘ han .oc • M23. . GIOT ˆACM
˛
TIO EN tr, ˛u ˛` thiong ˆ tien ˆ
˛
thuyeu ˆet • M24. . NGOT AY -D . TREP
˛
OI t, ˛ucM . GIOT ˆ MAC
˛TIO ˆ IIEN • M25. . VOT
˛
. MO . CHOT ˆONG t, ˛´ Muc .OTGI ˆ MAC
˛TIO ˆ IIIEN • M26. . KIOT ˆ NEP ˆ
˛
TROI OI t, ˛´ Muc . GIOT ˆACM
˛TIO ˆ IVEN • M27. . THOT
˛
` LOI ENH -DENH t, ˛´ Muc . TROT
˛
` MOI .OTBI ˆ
˛IIEN • M28. .OT ´ MANG ˆ TRAY OI t, ˛´ Muc . TROT
˛
` MOI . BIOT ˆ
˛
IIIEN• M29. .OT -D
˛
U
˛
` VONG AO -D .AO t, ` buy ´ vut ˆ Thie en -D .ao... •
M8 . NOT
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ROI ˆ THAT . NGUYAT ˆ TEN ˆ HAN
˛9UNG
M . NOT˛
ROI ˆ THAT .AT
Tˆ coi ´ co ´ tai . hhay...at . the ˆ hong ´ coa ´ bac ` viai ˆetc
˛
Giınh.m`ua ˛` ngo ˆ ngham ˜ lı . khai, ˆ biong ˆ bet .i
˛
anhh ˛u ˛ bong ˛ thoi ˆ chayay ˆ no ao -dˆ Say? ˆ lo ` ma ˆ tkhioi oi-d . bat ´ viut ˆ met . bot ` lıg`ai ` ta ˛
. du
˛ trongung -dˆ cau ocˆ hau
˛oi, -d . khai ´ bai, ` nai ` say ˜ ne ˘am ˛o -dˆ cuau, ˆ son ach
n` sao ˜ ttrongine ˛u ˛ tıV`lai!ong ´ tanh ˆ hay...oith ˛u ˛ bong ` (nhai ˛ khung ˆ phong
˛
thai ˛u ˛ bong ` phıx`ai enh ˛cu ´ thac ˆ Nguyay ˆ BAnhen ˆ
˛
Tron, ˆ Van ˘ Dinh...an-dˆ Vinghen).au ˆ let a -dˆ
˛
le . biai, ˆet -dau -d ˛` noi aykhˆ cong ´ ngo ˛u ˛oi -d . ıth`oc -d ˛.oi -d
˛` chsau,oi ˛´ kho ˆ cong ov . viu ˆ ret ˆ boi
˛
Vo. . may ` la ˆ nan ` nhay ˛phu ´ la . be,
˛ toi oikhˆ biong ˆ bet ` nai ` thuay . voc ˆ loe . ıg`ai -dˆ
˛
ce ´ tho ˆ
˛
e -dinhaychung ˘ vchungam ˛´ coi ´ bac ` khai ´ mtrongac .ot
cuˆ son ´ Thach. ˆ hıth`oi ` ha ˆ phoi ˆ gian
˛
cıv`ai ´ lo ˜ te oi- "tdang ` buy ´ cut," ´ pho
˛
ai?M . dac ` hu . gioc
˛
La ˆ Ngam ˛u -D ˛u ˛` cong ´ pho an,-d .ai -dˆ
˛
"le, ` ngam ˛u ˛` coi ˆ bam ´ mut ` kha ˆ dong ´ viam ˆ vet ˆec´ tai ˆ khıth`oi ˆ thong ˆ
˛
ne ` thao ` nhanh ` va ˘ lan ˛on,"nh ˛ hung ˆ hau ˆ caiaiet ´ nghikinho . cem ˆ bam ut -dˆeurˆ sat ˛
. vikhio ˆ vet ˆ ce ´ tai ˆ coi, ai -d´ ghang ´ cet
˛
ınh!m`uaB ˛ thoi, ˛´ nhu ˛´ khut, ong ˘ khan ´ Thach! ˛u -dˆ khen, ongph
˛
dai ˆ vie ˆ Chet!
˛
cı ˆ can ´ cho ´ chut ´ tut ˛
.u -d´ banh ong,
M10 . NOT
˛
ROI ˆ THAT . NGUYAT ˆ TEN ˆ HAN
˛11UNG
lkhoangkhoe ` "tia ˆ teu ´ than ` nhiTuyngay.ong" enlˆ lau ˆ cau ˜ phung
˛
lai ` "Cgan.am ´ pho ˛u ˛´ loc ` quan,amc´ lgano ` giam ` mau" ` la . nhi, ˛ giung au -dˆ cay ˜ lung agi` chau ˛˜ giu ` nghau ˜ mıa ` tha ˆ Coi... ˜ vuiung -d ˛oi...
ınNh` - lınnh`di . nhai ˛˜ ngung ˛u ˛` coi ˆ bam ´ nut, ˆ
˛
oiti ˆ hoeng .ac -d
˛u ˛.oc -d . gioc
˛
bia ˆet -dˆ chen ´ chut ´ (nhut ˛utˆ choi ˘
˛
hang . xuan), ˆ that ˆ tan ˛` trhaiu ˛u ˛` Long ˆ Nge .ocHˆ Nguy-an ˆen - ChiınhD` ˆ
˛
ceu ´ tho ˆ
˛
ke ˆ
˛
te ˛` lu ˛on -dˆennh
˛
lo ` Xua ˆ Van ˜ Huu, ` Hynh ˛˜ Cuu ˛ Huu, ˆ Tro ˛u ˛ongLAn, ˆ Te ˆ Lan . Phoc, . Cam ˆ Thiong . Kien, . Tet ˆ Ngan, o
V˘ Than . Pho, ` Nhung ˆ Nguyan..., ˆ Nguyen .et Anh...,vˆ van ˆ tan, ˆ voi ` ba ` xa ˜ Ha ˆ RiLan.ong eng -dˆ voi ˛oic´ tanh,ac ˆ loi ` nga ˛u ˛` nhoi
˛
nho ˛´ nhut ˛ lung . lai ` nga ˛u ˛oimmay ˘ nhan ˛´ mMayut. ˘ nhan ˛ut ˛o -diˆ
˛
tem oi -d ˛u ˛.och . suoc ˆ bot
˛
nay ˘ liam ˆ ten ˛u -d . the ˆat -dˆen -d . nhe ˛´ cut, onmˆ vay . mıth`kiai ˆ ngoi ˛u ˛` choi
˛
mı . vhayhai,ot, ` baainam...
Ngo` ınhh`ai
˛
khanh a -d . nam ´ let ` nga... ˛u ˛` ınhl´oit` trau ˆ khen ˘ nap
˛
eo -d ˛u ˛ong -dˆ nat ˛u ˛´ quoc ˆ he ˛u ˛ (tong oil` da ˆ qu"haian ˆ man" ` ngıth`a), ˛u ˛` hoi . troc ` ctraio ungnh ˛gu ´ cai
˛
xua ˛´ Mu ˜ ny ´ chungoi -dˆ leu ˆ lap anh -do -daytotrong ` ban . so ´ tang ´ vac ˘ than, ˛nho, . hac, . coa
˛
tua oi.nhiTuy ˆ men,
˛
choai -dˆ khkhien ˛ soi ˛
. du ˛
. bung .otr ˛u ˛` thiong en M . Giot ˆ Mac ˛Tio en tıth` ˆ moi ˛´ phoi ach . doa, ` nguyanh ˆ cuen ˆon -dˆau -dˆ
˛
e - sdi ˆ vau ao -d ˛ois ˆ tong ˆ cınht`am
˛
nhua ˛˜ ngung ˛u ˛` hoi . tsinhoc
˛
lınh
˛
e ˛oth. xi ˜ Ma ˜ nThoy ´ rioi ˆ veng ` va ` lung ˆ can . An,LonganBˆ GTre,en ` Co ˆ nong... ´ chung.oi . mAy ` "ma... ˛ suu ˛
.ut . nhai ˛ nhon ˛ thung ` sanh ˛
. tu . thiai ˆ nchoen," ˆ cen ungrmong ˘ khang ong -dˆ nen ˆ loi ` phiam ˆ len ` hayong
l` tham ˆ vat . nhong ˛˜ ngung ˛u ˛` thoi ˆ than ˛u ˛ong -d˜ xua ˆatthˆ tan ˛` trhaiu ˛u ˛` xong ˛ yua ˆ queu ´ Ly ˆ Nge . Hoc ˆ -anNguyˆen - ChiınhD` ˆ
˛
ckhieu, ´ bac . can ´ do . cınht`ip ˛o
-d . tquaoc ´ phac ˆ
˛
nam ay...ˆ nhay,O ˜ giay ˛` lo ` vong ` tuong ˆ nhong ˛chu
˛
lı achuy . men... ` mkheneo ` deo ai -duoi? Well ıth`, -day,tˆ soi ˜ ke ˆ
˛
be . nhnghean ˛˜ tıg`ung oi -d˜ sa ˆ vquaong ˛oithˆ cay ˆ bo, . can ˜ tru, ˛u ˛` xong ˛ Cua. ´ lo ˜ ne ´ so ˜ re ˆ khat acv ˛´ nhoi ˛˜ lung ˆ tan ˆ xoi ˆ truyay . ngen ˘ dan ˛
. truyung .end` vthiai, . hi ´ tioa, ˆ
˛
thuyeu ˆ het ´ trhayoa ˆ tan . huc oacu .oc -d
˛oi.Tˆ chtheooi . chKim,haii . Cbai ´ tanhuc, ˛Tu an
lˆ ten
˛
ınh - hdi . voc ` nao ˘ tam ˆ tu11oi ˆ
˛
rthikhisauoi, ˛ot-d . the ˆ trat ˛u ˛` cong ˆ Tong. ˆ hoi . loc ˛´ tiop ˆ liep ˆ cen
˛
uathˆ Truyay ˆen ˛tro ˛u ˛` TiNamong ˆ
˛
Heu . xoc, ´ xeo ´ beo entrkia ˛u ˛` Nguyong ˆen - ChiınhD` ˆ
˛
Neu. ˘ nam ` may ˛oith ˛. suc ˛
. lınhch´u ` na am -d˜ ta . nao ˆ ten
˛
cuchoang .oc -d
˛oitˆ cuoi, .oc -d ˛` ngoi ˛u ˛` hoi . troc ` ro, ˜ mquae . khot uc
lquanh... . sich ˛ bıV`u. ˆ dong ˛ tung ˆ hhamoi . hoc ˛onchham ˛ Phoi! ˆ ıth`an ˛ vchungo ˛´ chanhoi . ti, ˆ toi ˆ coi
˛uc ˛ nom ˛u ˛´ xuxongoc ˆ naiıth`oi ˆ tay ˛
.u -d . viloong .ecsach -d` Khen. ´ vac ˛´ khioi ˛do ˛u ˛´ quoi ˆ me, ˆ chikhioi ˆeuxuˆ thong, ˛u ˛` thayong . num ˘ tam . cbaum ˆ cau ´ hayal . han . dup ˛u ˛´ soi ˆ hoong .ac -d´ thhaybanha
˛
dia ˆ treu enru . Bong. ˛voi . xongthikhiay, -d . the ˆ lat ˆ thaian ˆ tinoich ˘ lac ` ta ˆ soi ˜ the ` hanh . troc ` htrungo .oc.
Luc -d´ tro ˛u ˛` chong ˛ mua ˛ro . raong -d . lai . Ho ungV ˛u ˛ mong ` csauıaph´a ` non ˘ btrongam ˛´ vuc ongth` mxianh ˘ tang ˆ nho ´ sam, ˛ mon ` lxanhau . cuc, ´ go ˘anmiˆ
˛
trchaieng en -d
˛
vınh ` ca ´ co ˆ
˛
song ˘ giat ˆ nhong ˛ucˆ
˛
trong ˛u ˛´ Boc. ˛´ tuc ˛u ˛` thong ` chanh . day . theooc-d ˛u ˛` HuPaulusong ` Tynh . Cinh
˛
chua
˛
trı ˛o -da -dˆ tat ˛ubˆ xen ´ nhom ` nga ´ HiPhanoi ˆen -D .ao -dˆ Bqua.am ˛oiv . ngay, ` chtheoay ˆ chan . Cbai uc - ddi ` ko ˆ quet
˛
a ˛ocˆ
˛
trsauong ˛u ˛` long, ` ta ˆ hıh´oi ˛ ltrongung ` khong ongch´ sıg`ut ˛
. tro ˛
. vot
˛
chuo ˆ Toi. ˆ coi ` nhon ˛´ co
˛
la ˛´ thop ˆay
M12 . NOT
˛
ROI ˆ THAT . NGUYAT ˆ TEN ˆ HAN
˛13UNG
Truyˆ len ` 63a -d ˛´ mua ` ca ´ to ˛´ 54oi -d ˛ua -d . Lau. ˆ lap ongo` cai ˆ
˛
song ˘ tsauıaph´at, ˆ bam
˛
ang - dden ´ kan ˆetqu
˛
ta, ˆ sınnh`oi ˆ vau ` khuao ˆ vion ˆ tren ˛u ˛` thong ˆ day ayl ˆ Dau ˛ voi ˛´ hoi ` cang ˆ nhınhh`cao,ay ˛lu ` ca ˆ day aing ˛. lua, ` thong ` thuem ˆ ngmongong ` thay ´ chang ongqua -dˆ
˛
e -dˆ ngen ` tay ˛
. truu ˛u ˛` long ` ham . trungsinhoch . Moc. .ac -dˆ phong . quuc ˆ tan ˆ xanhay -d .am, aotr ˘ gimangang, ` may
˛
gihayu ay bata mi, . teng ´ cui og ˘ phan ` hiu .eu -d` hoang ` quıv`thayang ˆan -dui, ´ sao ˛o
dmangmi, ´ lep ` xeng ` nheng ˛u ˛tro ˛u ˛` TiNamong ˆ
˛
euH .oc.
N´ hchung,oi ˆ hau ˆ thet ˆ cay o -dˆ kheu ˆ ıth`ıt´ongnhiˆeu, ˛ cıakh´o . nanh ` diınhb`hayay . lkia,en ` tha ˆant ˛u ˛. cong
˛
nhtrongınhm`ua ˛˜ nung ˘ htrungam .oc.Nh ˛ nhung, ˛˜ thung ˆ cay ˆ sauo -dˆ cay ´ tho ˆ
˛
ce ´ nhio ˆeu˛
hanh ˛u ˛ vong ` ka
˛
niy . ttrongem ˆ Voi. ˆ me ˆ Vion .etV˘ man, . nhtrongot ˛˜ mung ˆ ton ˆ coi ´ co ´ khiai ˆ treu ˛oi
chban ˛´ cho ˘
˛
giang
˛
thaydangoi ` cai ´ ı.g`anNam -d . the ˆ tat ˆ hoi . voc ˛´ coi ˆ khDung,o ˆ nhong ˛o
h . Co. ˆ nho
˛
ngo ˛u ˛` troi,
˛
e -d . duyep, ˆ den ´ quang ´ na en-d˜ la ` tam ˆ moi ˆ me ˆ
˛
tan ˆ tham ˆ Man. ˆ loi ˆ tran
˛
ba ai-d ˛´ kung ˆ be ˆ cen ˆ mngheo ` thui ˛ khom ˆ biong ˆ tet ˛` dauth. hayit ´ quao ˆ man ` ta ˆ coi ´ co ´ cai
˛
giam ´ lac ˆ lang angh . phanh ´ Muuc. ˆon -d ˛u ˛. goc . loi ˆ tren
˛
ba ` hoai ` vai amuˆ thon ˛` trgianoi
˛
ba ` nhai ˛du ` mraai ˜ Nhai. ˛´ lut agi . nong ´ coi
˛
cua o, ˆ ngoi . ngot ` lao ` saoam ˆay.Nguyˆ len ˜ gconu ´ hai . (cCbanoc ´ lo ˜ bıv`e ˆ Len eNg . Hoc ˆ thian ˆ leu ˛´ nop ˆ gen ˛ toi . Nguyquaam ˆen- ChiınhD` ˆ
˛
nhtrongeu ˛˜ nung am -dˆ tau), oi -dˆ cau othem -dˆ
˛
e y -d ˛´ nua ` yıV`ao. ˆ treu . thom ˛u ˛ thong ˆ cam om` ta ˆ coi
˛
tham ˆ bay ˛
. buc . nhkhioi ˛˜ thung ˘ contoangl ˛´ xon ´ nhiac, ˆeu -d ˛ua -d ˛´ hcaoung ˛ con ˆ co
˛ca ai -dˆau,
luon ˆon ao ˛do ˛u ˛´ xoi ´ nhom ` la ´ cua ˆ loi ˛´ thop,
˛
ınh
tho
˛
buang ˆ long ˛` boi ´ giong ´ cho . ghoc . ceo ˆ "Vo. ˆ lo ˆe,thˆ hat . voc" ˛` vua ˛` phua
˛
phai
˛
thai ˆ toi, ˆ thhayoi ˆamd .ay -d
˛` boi . non ´ ltrongo ` tghenıv`ong ˛´ Ruc. ˆ tuoi ˆongnh ˛ "thiu... ˆ ben ˆ gian,"dungat ˆ trong ˛` bioi ˆ tet oi -daınht` - cda
˛
saohayam -d´ mo ` ba ˘ tat ˆ suoi ˆ sot ´ nau amtr ˛` coi ` lon . chai
˛
hı . tooc ` van ˛´ thoi ˆ lay, ` mam ˆ hat ˛ungs . trach ˛on!
Nam -d . le . tuc ˆ hoi . Vioc . Vet ˘ van ˛´ thoi ˆ Hy,ayNguyˆ Ngen . phıth`Hyoc
˛
ai. ˆ
˛
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˛
ROI ˆ THAT . NGUYAT ˆ TEN ˆ HAN
˛17UNG
b` tan ˛u -d . the ˆat -dˆen -d . Quytam.e ˆ ben .i -duˆ
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˛19UNG
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ROI ˆ THAT . NGUYAT ˆ TEN ˆ HAN
˛21UNG
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ROI ˆ THAT . NGUYAT ˆ TEN ˆ HAN
˛23UNG
d` le... uc -dˆ nen ˛moi ˛´ hayoi -dˆ khnayem ˆ phong
˛
chai
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ıc´ rio ˆ beng . ton ˆ moi ` ca ` lon a -dˆ hem . ngoi . co
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tua ˆ coi, ˛
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ROI ˆ THAT . NGUYAT ˆ TEN ˆ HAN
˛25UNG
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ngoi ˛u ˛` boi .an -d
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ROI ˆ THAT . NGUYAT ˆ TEN ˆ HAN
˛27UNG
nh ˛˜ kung
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csinhe ` thung ˛` looi .an -d˜ ta ˛` chungungsˆ hong, . toc . buvuiap, ˆ con ´ Lnhau?o ´ nuc ` cao ungvˆ nhan ˛bu ´ nat ˛u ˛oc -dˆ tay, ˆ nghoi ı!
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la ˛` coi ´ tıth`hohayo ˆ soi ˜ de ˛
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taoe -d ˛uamˆay - bdi, ` mgiaoan ˆ mchoay ˆay ˆ bong . van ˘ nghan .esı!
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ROI ˆ THAT . NGUYAT ˆ TEN ˆ HAN
˛53UNG
R . Giach ´ cha ˛´ kho ˆ thong ` traem ` lau ˛on - ngodi .aiquˆ Nhoc. ˛ cung ´ lo e -d´ nhung ˛Khou ´ nat ´ conoi,ng ˛u ˛` caiaitaoi ˜ cung ´ so ˆ co, ´ sai ˆ co
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tua ˆ ıv`oi - ldi .acm` ha ´ thraoa anh - Mdi ˜ Thy. ˆ the ˆ choi, ˛´ no ` cao ´ to aic´ ıg`an -dau. M ˛ suu ˛
. tu . nhai ˛ mon ` tha ` sanh ˛
. tu . thiai en lav .ay.
-Dem -d´ co ´ Tro ˆ van ˘ Sian eng, -Dˆ Ngo . Quoc
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ang,Trˆ van ˘ Toan ` Than, ˆ Sem ˛ Hon a, -Dˆ vong ˘ Dan ung,Trˆ Tran . SAnong ˛ (on - ldang ` lam ˛´ chon,
˛
tu . tich ˆ
˛
ongh . Hoi
˛
Quai ˆ van ` Ha ` Hang
˛
Thai ˛u ˛ Thuyong ˆ Vien .etBNam)... . ban ` le ˆ ngau ` gay . nhnhau,ap ˘ lac .ai
chuy . xen ˛ kua ˆ
˛
ce ˜ Dvui.ung ˆ cıg`au ˜ lung ` lioanha .etm . thot ˛` voi, ` tusonang ˆ
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troi
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Nhe. ˛˜ chiung ˆ tren . oaianh` cung ˜ nhiung ˆ meu ` nha ˛˜ thung ` bıcht´anh ˆ hat
˛
aoc˜ khung ˆ thiong ˆeu.
B` xa ˜ ta ˆ coi ung -d ˛u ˛. doc . lip ` vquenam ˛´ coi ´ chac .ib . can ` khung ´ kitheooa, ˆ
˛
beu ˘ quat ` nhiTuyang. en,bqua ˆ Men ˜ ny ` may ˆ bay ` ca ˜ phung
˛
vai ˘ hminhan ˛on.Ngh˜ lıa ` cha
˛
dı ˛ giıth`u ˛` ngo... ˆ loi e -dˆ moi ´ chach ˛okhˆ phong
˛
dai ` giıth`anh ˛o -dˆ
˛
ce ` lnhauung ` bam ˆepn ˛˜ ıV`ua. -dˆo ˘ man, ´ nhon .au
˛ngoo ` chai ˛
. Bolsaokhˆ thiong ˆ ceu, ´ tho ˆ
˛
ne ´ quoi ´ tha ˛` Mua. ´ non ` cao ungkhıv`ngon, ˆ sıth`ngonong . tiup . Rngay.em
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ne ˛ua,b ˛coi . stranhanh ´ vat ´ Man. ˆay ˆ chong ˆ nhhayong .aubˆ giay ˛` co ˛´ phu
˛
ai - chdi ˛
. vchothayo ˛
. mınhm`o ` ımt`al ˆ nhay ˛˜ mung on -d ˛ hcayua ˛
. vop ˛´ khoi ˆ
˛
vau . nhi ˛cu ˘
˛
angg` pha, ´ la ˆ bau, ˆ ththui,e . quay...it
V` khoao
˛
nang ˛ua -dˆ tiem, . tec ` ngıv`an, ` aimaiayrˆ coi ˜ phung
˛
ai - ldi ` vvuiChungam. ˛´ boi . phan ˛u ˛ongmxa ˛´ toi ˛´ nhoi ˛vu . cay ˜ lung ` qua a -d
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Nhu. ˛ trung, ˛u ˛ocTrtay,chiakhi ˆ Tran . SAnong ˛ con ` nhon ˘ nhan
˛
um . cot ˆ thau ong:
— ˆ phramaiE, ˛Ho ` Anoa ˘ san ´ tnghenang .ui
bay!C´ ngo ˛u ˛` loi ˆ tien ˆ ngay:engM— ˆay -d. trinh
˛
thchothaya ˘ thınhB`ang angn` hay
˛
a?N— ˛ua, -d ˛` dkhiung ˆ mtaoe .ay...
C ˛´ nhchangyu ˛nu ˛u ˛´ choc˛
lay . trınhb`uc ˆ ınhh`oi,nh ˛cu ´ bac . han
˛
quai ˆ can˛
tua ˆ khoi ˆ trınht´aiong ˛u ˛ocm . viot . hıg`ec ˆ Vet. . may ` bia, ˆet -dˆ lau, . chai ˘
˛
vuiangh ˛ Son. ˘ap -d . toınht´at, ´ tran ˛u ˛oc -dˆ rkhioi ˛ voi aog ˛u ˛.ong ´ Sep. ang -dˆ
˛chiquaay ˆ chieu, ˆeu -d ˛ vua ˆe
sang. -Dˆ Tonay,em ` tran ´ nhiach .em -d ˛ bua . ton ˆ voi ˆevıv` ˛
. cho ˆ Phong ˛u ˛´ coc ´ vio .ec -d˜ va ˆ se ˛´ Ngoom. ` bai ai-d . Toxe,au ` can ˜ nhung ˘ than ˆ mem . cot ˆ thau ong:
Chi— ˆ mtaomai,eu ˛` rioi ˆ vhaieng ˛
. cho ˆongmˆay -di ˘ tan ˆ Khooi!
˛
gi5ang ˛` chio ˆ chnghen,eu ˘ackhˆ trıg`ong ˛ngo . hai
˛
a?Kh— ˆ tong, . chtaoui ˘
˛
cang ´ cho ˛u ˛ ıg`ınhtr`ongtrcho ˛ chimai,ua ˆ hmaieu ˆet...L . thai ˆ mem .ot -dˆ gingonem ˆ Sac. ´ ta,pheraang
phai -d . cep, ´ quyo ˆ ngen ˆ loi ˆ hau ˛ tron ˛u ˛´ goc ˛u ˛ong -dˆ
˛
e...ch˘ sam ´ soc, ˛ soua . phkhuıV`an. ˛Ho ` cAnoa ´ nhach aPh ˛u ˛´ khoc ˆ Ngxa.ong . gconLinh,oc ´ nhduyai ˆatc
˛
Phua ˛u ˛´ coc, ung -d ˛u ˛. doc ˛
. phu ˆ lan ˆ nan ` mSauay. .otnghai ` may ` bcoia . co ˆ cho ´ "kau ˆ vet" ˛´ boi ´ Hac ˛ung
g´ dai ˛˜ quu a.B ˛ua ˘ san ang ˛Ho ` ngoAn,oa ` cai ´ bac . can ˜ cu on
c´ mo ˆ chanhay . chi
˛ gua . nhap ˛Phanu - BınhD` ´ va, ˛
.ochˆong -Do` Ngan . Loc ´ vy, ˛
. cho ˆ Trong ˆ Tran . Long .oc,- ldang ` tram ˛u ˛ banong -d . diai . khen ´ Boa. . can ˜ gu .apl . cainhauai ˜ cung ´ chuyo . nen ´ hthaoi, ˆo - vangıad´rˆ vvuian,
˛
ce
˛
la ` Bang. ` xa ˜ ta ˆ coi ung -d ˛u ˛. doc . lip amthquen ˆ mem ˆ bay ` ba . can ` khung ´ noa ˛ua.
mXong, . ngoi ˛u ˛` troi ˛vo ˆ nhie... . sem ˛co
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ınh:m`ua
M54 . NOT
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ROI ˆ THAT . NGUYAT ˆ TEN ˆ HAN
˛55UNG
- ldi ` Pham. ˛u ˛´ loc ´ thai ˘
˛
ang -dˆ tien . haichoxegiaoem,v ˛. cho ˆ tong ˆ tooi ` quyan ˆ sen ˛du . muung, ˆ lon ai -di-dˆ ıth`au - Nhdi. ˛ tung, ˆ loi . lai... ´ vai ˆ nhe ` Pha.
˛
nghai
˛
ım . vet ` da ` lo . bai
˛
an -dˆ lxemo, . sai ˆo -di . thoen . trai ˛u ˛occkhi ˆan -di -dˆ thau, ˘ ai.am- nDang ˘ tham
˛
tha ´ lac ´ trac ˆ mcoisofaen ˆ tay ˛ob´ cıth`ao o -di . thoen . cai
˛
Tua ˆ Kio ˆ Pheu ˛u ˛ gong . toi
˛oi:S— ´ giang ˛o ˘ uan ˆ chıg`ong ˛ hSaoua? ˆ
˛
raongDorCroissant ´ che ˛ Boi? . ban ` nhe ˘ bac ˆ do ˛˜ lu ˘am -do!
` trA, ˛ lnayua . nhai a ˘ can ˛ vom ` sbarailaia ˛
. choi ˛oiCnghen. ´ khxeo ˆ lhayong ` tınhm`a ˛oi -do -don?C— ´ cxeo
˛
thua ˘ bang .an -dˆ nhay, ˛ phung
˛
dai ol . bai
˛
an -dˆ mo ˛´ doi am -di.G— ˆ xan . hit ` quWestminster,raa, . treo ´ quaai,
m . glight,stopot ˆan -dˆ thlightstopen ˛´ lhaiu ` tha ˆay-d ˛u ˛` MFlower...ong ` tha oi, -dˆ
˛
kınhm`e ˆ Nanheu amTr` Trem . tem ˛oi -d´ chchoon ˘ Khoac.
˛
gi1ang ˛onhnghen, ˛o -d ˛ung -di -dˆ hau ˆet a...
Buˆ
˛
coi ˛ trom ˛ vua ` tia . nhec . hau om -d´ chanho .iTˆ Kio ˆ Pheu ˛u ˛ong -d˜ mai ´ quon ˆ hoc ˆ quon ˆ toc uy:m ˘ vam ` Hrau.a ˆ xet ˆ
˛
ay, ˘ kan ` vem ˛´ boi un. -D ˛ cayuakhˆ phong
˛
bai ˘ "nang ˛u ˛´ moc ˘ quat ˆ he ˛u ˛ mong" ` la aR´ ch4Martinemy ˛˜ Thu. ˛
. khuc ´ gach ˆ com ´ vo ˛
.ochˆ scaong ˜ Phı ˛u ˛. vMaiong a -d ˛´ chua ´ vtrai,au ˛
.ochˆ scaong ˜ Hoı ` nhOanhang ˛ Houng ` Oanhangch ˛ vua ˆ ke . nip ˆ chen
˛
cı ´ mo ˆ moi . dınhm`ot ˛u ˛. soc ˜ Mı atMinh,Gia ˛´ nhuc ` tha ˛ ChMaio ˆ MGM,au -dˆ den ˛
.u,k´ giy
˛
Pha . NanhMinh,am ˘ Tram ` Trem . Mem... en˛oi, -d
˛
thu ˛´ chuyu . tren ˆ tren ˛` doi ˛u ˛´ bioi ˆ
˛
chuyen, . then ˆegi ˛´ chuyoi, . cen .ong -dˆong... -d ˛u ˛.oc - bradem ` tan an,mˆ
˛
xo
˛
thVuie. ˆ Choi. . Mi . bThu,ong ` xa ˜ Ta ˆ Kio ˆeuPh ˛u ˛ vong, ` ba ` xa ˜ ta ˆ bcoioi . co ˜ tung am -dˆau ´ hy ˛
.opl ˘am...
Tr ˛u ˛´ nhkhioc . tiap . tec, ˆ coi ´ ho
˛
soi ˛so ˛bo . hian ˆen:R— ˆ csao,oi ´ vai . mrau ˘ mraat, ˜ cui
˛tınhm`ua ˛oi
-dˆ rau ˆoi?rXong— ˆoi! -D˜ la ˆ chay ˆo ˛quo ´ NhTaoan an,
v` chiao ˆ cheu
˛
nhu . nat ay! - lDang ` quam
˛
cang ´ choaosˆ bo ´ ngraao ` qubuLumai.ay ´ tra ˛oi, ˛ua, -dˆ
˛
ce ˘ dat anv` mquafaxa ˆ tay ˛` bo ´ bao .an -d . nhang ˛` mo ˆ giay
˛
a -diluˆ gion ` mum . chuyot ˆen...
` NhTaoA, ˆ quan ´ ququennghean, ´ Va. ` ca ´ lo e,khˆ lxaong . ıg`a -dˆ voi ˛´ doi ˆ ıV`Cali.an ˛no ˛oi -do, -dat ˛` cung ´ so ˛
. mrau ˘ cat˛
cua ´ tac ˆ tuen ˆ
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nhoi ˛ TDuu ˛Lu e,NhPhan . TNam,at ˆ Tho ` Yuy ˆ Tren, ˆ Quan an
Ni . Hem... ˛` xum, ´ craet ´ pho ˆ nan ` trao ˛ngo . tai, oith˘ dam o:
hSao— ˆ
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long ` chiam ˆ theu ˛´ bu
˛
may ` la ` chiam ˆeuch
˛nhu .at?Tˆ Kio ˆ Pheu ˛u ˛ giong
˛
tıch,th´ai ˛
. tin:uNg— ˛u ˛` hbooktaoi ˆ ret ˆ Moi... ` kha ˆ saoong
-dˆ bau, . ban ` ınhm`e ˛o -day -dˆ hong, ´ mu . tiot ˆ meng ˆaygi
˛
cha . tay ˛´ choi ˛´ ı...g`lootchung,ınNh` ˆ thoi ˆay ˆ thong ˆ Tan ˆ Kio ˆeu
Ph ˛u ˛ cong
˛
tua ˆ bcoioi . thiınhx`ınhl`o . Thet. ˆ bong aochuyˆen - cdi
˛
tha ´ trang ˛u ˛´ moc ` ca ˛´ nhyu ˛lu a... -d ˛.oin ˛u ˛´ toc ˛´ troi ˆ nhiTuyon. ˆ nghikinhtheoen, . tem oi -datr
˛
chuyqua,ai . then ` canh ˆ thhayong ˆ bat . cai
˛
mua .otcu . mraoc ˘ sat ach -d˜ kha ˆ thong ` vanh ˆan -dˆ lchoe ˘am,miˆ bsaoen . ban ` v"vuie
˛
schiae
˛
nge . bot ` vui" ˛oilnhau ` qua y.V ˛´ loi . cai, ˛´ nhtheou ˛lu ˛oi -dˆon -d˜ ıth`ai, ˛o -dˆ Caliat
n` nhiay ˆ phpheeu ai -dˆ choi . chayoi, ˆ chıchk´ong ˛uir
˛
lua ˆ nhau.an -Dˆ giat... ´ mtanho ˛ mua ´ khau, ´ bio ˆetbai . thaian ` Thu. ` thanh ˛ thitheou, ˆ
˛
en ´ ty, oi -d˜ nha ˛onıth`ai ˆ nhen ˛` mo . ngot ˛u ˛` thoi ˆ voi ` ta ` "khtheouy ˆ
˛
o
M56 . NOT
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ROI ˆ THAT . NGUYAT ˆ TEN ˆ HAN
˛57UNG
ch
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lilou" . quyeu, ˆet -d. Tinh. ` huy
˛
muı, ˆ nhon ˛` tho emai -d´ nhıth`o ˛` muo, ˆ mon ˛` thoi ˆ aiem -d´ mıth`o ˛` Voi. a"khˆ
˛
cho
˛
cu"
˛
tua ˆ loi ˆ nan ` lay ` nga ˛u ˛` coi ´ tio ˆ "giaoengthi . rep . Tong" ˆ Kio ˆ Pheu ˛u ˛ nChoong. ˆ ngoen, aichuy . cen ˆ "phmongau ˛u ˛´ choc
˛
thmayu, ˆ ıth`ay"cınhm` ˆ phan
˛
ttinai ˛u ˛ vong ` tao ` nai ˘ cang
˛
bua .anhiˆ chen ˛o!
Kho
˛
gi4ang ˛` ro ˛u ˛˜ voi, ˛
. cho ˆ tong ˆ phoi
˛
xinaiph´ rep ´ trluiut ˛u ˛´ cıv`oc ` phon
˛
ai - rdi ˛u ˛´ Phoc ˛u ˛´ voc a -di˘ tan ˆ voi ˛´ Tooi ` NAnhan. ˘ Tram ` Trem . vem ˛` trua ˛` xeo
khqua
˛
hoi ˆ to ˘ cchungam ˛ tıth`u ˆ thoi ˆ Phay ˛u ˛oc -dac´ mo .at
˛nho ` cha, ˘
˛
biang ˆet -d˜ nha ˛` aio -d ˛ vua ˆ Ve. aTo` can ˜ cung ´ mo . Haiat. -d ˛´ lua ´ giap ´ nap ´ chuyoi .enngo` hai ` chkhitronglanganh ˛o -d ˛. boi . ton oi.
Rˆ khraoi,
˛
nxeoi ` lıth`ay . vchuiai ` khxeao ac -diti ˆ Toep. ` van ` va ˛
. cho ˆ tong . tui ˆ coi ´ nhio ˆ keu
˛
niy .emhˆoi ˛ngoo ` Phai ´ Quu ˆ Loc. uc -d´ Too ` lan ` cham
˛
huyıtr ˛u ˛ong -d` kiai ˆ
˛
bem ´ h402,ao ` PouloDuNamonvDama, ` ta ˆ loi ` tram ˛u ˛ phong ` bınh`ong . to
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˛
may on ´ HAnh ˆ Kong. ˆ meu . vot aimon ˘ can ˆ cham ˛` bung: ` no ˛u ˛´ vong ˜ bı, ` cuo ˆ lon ´ la ˆop...
cıth`Ngon ´ nhngono ˛ bung .ung - cnodang ungkhˆ hong ˆ dap ˆ lan ˘ Cam. ˛´ phu
˛
cai ˆam -d˜ gua ˘ rai,laiapnhˆ nham ´ cchochaibiaap ´ bo .an:
mSao,— ˆ thay ˘ nhang ´ moc ˆ cay o -d ˛´ nua ` raaotr ˛u ˛` chong ˛mua .ay?
Ch— ˛ Mua! . phot ˆ tıv`an . taoui -dˆ
˛
voi ˆ Chicagoenˆ ten . nui ´ mo ˆ mat . not ˘ kham, ong -d
˛
tiu ˆen -d´ hong .ocPhout-state.ıph´
˛
rabungai - ldi ` Mam. . phot ˆ ıv`ant . nui ´ co ˜ lung ` biam ˆ chhameng, ˛ hoi, .oc -dˆ baoi
mcourses . nsemesterot ˆ chen . gconConam. aimˆ sao?ıth`ay
N— o -d˜ trraa ˛u ˛` n4ong ˘ vam a - tidang ˆ tep .uch . loc ˆ Hien. . then ˛oi -dang ˛vo ˛´ moi . ve ` ma ˆ cay . nau o˛bo ˆ BCarolina.Southen ` xa ˜ ctaoa ´ bbusinesso en-do...
— ` mA, ˆay -d ˛´ vemua ˛. mo ˆ cay ung -d˜ trraa ˛u ˛ong
hˆ ret ˆ phoi
˛
khai ong?L— ˆ rau ˆ moi, . Bay. ˆ non ˘ nam ˘ vam ˆ tre ˛u ˛´ moc a...
` lhayA, ` vtaoa ˛´ moi ˆ lay ` suam oi - Chdi... . mcoii ˆay-d ˛´ ctraiconua
˛chua .i -do, -d
˛´ nua ` cao ung -d ˛u ˛. koc, euno - cdi ˛u ˛´ gconoi ´ tai ˆ rchooi ˆoi...
Tˆ coi ˜ khung ˆ ngong . nhiac ˆ len ˘ vam ˆ nhe ˛ungvi .ec -dˆ nghe . ci
˛u ˛´ hoi
˛
goi,
˛
ba ´ can ˆ gitrongkhaiong ˛oib . ban ` cAie. ˜ vung . cconay, ´ lai ˛´ con, ˛´ chmongu ungn´ lo . giaap - vınhd` ˛´ ngoi ˛u ˛` Vioi . DNam.et ˆ Mau ˜ ry, ˆ
˛
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Bon. ` xa ˜ ta ˆ vxenoi ao:cıTh`— ˜ tung ` tuy . nui ´ co, ´ co
˛
vınht`am ` ca oth ˛u ˛ mnhauong ˛´ loi a -di ˆ trquaneu .ong.
Nh— ˛ mung ` cınhm`a ˜ nung ˆ ten .ao -diˆ kieu .entcho . nui ´ lio ˆ len . vac ` ga . gap ˛˜ nhauo - chdi ˛u...V` lighia ˆ nhen ˛ung -d. chia
˛
nhı, ˛˜ sung ˆ raphoneogi ˆ phay ` khkhiong ˆ cong ` don . gip . lap . nhau.ai
trQuay ˛vo ˆ nhe ` Pha ˛u ˛´ coc ˜ khoung
˛
gi10ang ˛` ho ˛on,c
˛
nha a - sdang ˛ soua .an - ngdi
˛
Hu. ˛` lu, .ai -d
˛u ˛. ngoc
˛
uv` mui .ot -dˆ mıv`em .et.
S´ ngang ` nhsau,ay ˛thu ˛u ˛` long . be, . ton ˆ thoi ˛ucgi ˆ trac ˆ Be. ` xa ˜ Pha ˛u ˛oc -da - ldi ` vam ` Pha ˛u ˛oc -dang
cpha ` pha ˆ Nhe. ˛chu ˛
. nhot ˛´ tra,o ˆ noi oi:M— ˆ biay ˆ het ˆ Phon, ˛u ˛´ nghaioc, ` tquaay . taoui
khˆ cong ´ mo . hot . cot ˛ btrongom . toanung, ` ıg`an -daukhong.
V— .ay ` tha, oi -dˆ
˛
chtaoe .ay -dˆ cmuaay ˛ tom ˆam
M58 . NOT
˛
ROI ˆ THAT . NGUYAT ˆ TEN ˆ HAN
˛59UNG
vˆe ˘ san ´ Cang. ˛ tom ˆam ˛tio . Them ` nanh ˆ cay unglngon ˘ Sam. ˘ dan . gip, . moi ˆ thay ˘ bang . gınhm`an ˆan
gˆan -day -dˆ uen ˆ cong ` pha ˆ lue on...B . ton ˆ khoi ong ˘ nhtrongan ` ma ` ba ` craay ai
b` tran on ˛vo ˛u ˛` bıaPh´sau.on ˆ nen ` cay ´ co ay apricotth . chocaoat -dˆ tray ´ mınch´ai ` hcamau ˆ ıaPh´ong.bˆ dkiaen ˛
. bua ˆ ben ˛` ro ` cao ˜ vung . cay, ´ co ˆ tay ´ taaotrcho ´ cxanhai ˆ
˛
tham . chınhd´ach, ` chum ` vum ˛oinhnhau ˛nhu ˛˜ chung ` Ngonho.um ` bhaiai . Phan .am
B´ Khoa ´ vat ` Nguya ˆ ven ˘ Dian . cep ´ mo ˛` thoi em -d .ainiˆ tren ˛u ˛ Trong ˛u ˛ vong ˘ Gian
˛
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. co," ´ cchuacanho ´ ba ˆ clau,ong ´ la ´ tkhooc .o,c´ chichima ˆ den ` non ˛u ˛´ moc ˘ gam ˛` tung, ˆ com ang
torim... ` nhan ˛˜ mung ´ bon ˘ mat ˘ mingonat, .eng...trgiaokhiSau . trong ´ Nhchoach ˆ lLinhat en
trphi ˛u ˛ong -d´ tion ˆ nhep ˛˜ ngung ˛u ˛oi -dˆ bsau,en . Van uThanh -d ˛ bua . ton ˆ xuoi ˆ SLittleong aig` ghon, ´ ve aomotel gˆ nan ˛ mraoi ˘ sat ´ Garden.Westach, -D ˛u ˛ong- ndi ˛u ˛´ boc ˛u ˛oc ˛ nkhuo ` nhxemay ˛khu ˆ trıg`ong ˛ong . nhai, ˛ cung ˜ cung ` xxuion
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ıv`eo -d˜ qua ´ gi6a ˛ochiˆ meu, .oi reserve -dˆ nhcoieu ˛khu ˆ giong ´ tra . Hi.
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o. -D ˛u ˛. doc . chchoip
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nhu ` tra . cho ´ them ˘
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vtayang ˛oigi´ ga ˆap -dˆ gioi, ´ cua ˆ tuoi ˆ vsoan ˛´ gioi ´ nga ` thay ˛u ˛ong.-D` chanh . mıv`iu, . ngoi ˛u ˛oi -da -dˆong y, -d˜ ca ´ ho .entr ˛u ˛´ noc ˛ noi ` xuXongay... oi -dau -d´ to, ˆ nhoi ˛` bo .anV˜ Thu anh -d ˛ tua ˆ voi ˆ nhe ` Ta ˆ Kio ˆ Pheu ˛u ˛ (trong ong
tucoi ˆ ban ao -Dˆ Phong ˛u ˛ Thong ˛` Boi ao T). ˛u ˛ long ` xaaxˆ loi ˘ daiam ` ce ˜ cung ´ mach ˆay block -d ˛u ˛` Rong... ˆoi
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ROI ˆ THAT . NGUYAT ˆ TEN ˆ HAN
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dˆ lkhuyaau ˛ lkhuyao ˘ nhac ˛ chung . Mi . Thuongc˜ nung ˛u ˛´ tong . vam ` mai ´ khon ˆ quo ˆ hoc ˆ quon ˆ toc uy,qu` ta . cang
˛
nhua ˛˜ ngung ˛u ˛` voi ˆ Vie . Nam,et -dˆ
˛
be .anhiˆ ven ` ta ˆ vrailaioi ` trchaiai ˛u ˛´ khioc - ngdi
˛
u...S´ ngang ` nhsau,ay ˛ thu ˛u ˛` long . Te, ˆ Kio ˆeu
Ph ˛u ˛ kong ´ teo ˆ quraoi ´ DorCroissantan ´ ue ˆ cong aphˆ Ne. ˛ toi . tu . thuquenap . coc
˛
cua ´ nhac ` ba ´ cao ungnh ˛cu ´ vac ˘ nghan . se ˜ Tı. oi -d˜ ca ´ do . gip .ap
˛o -daynh ˛ung -Dˆ Ngo . Yoc ˆ (nhen . bat ao Ng ˛u ˛` Vioi .et),Nguyˆ Hien ˆ HThuen, ˆ Nho, . Ngat ˆ NgMinhan, on(tuˆ sanan Kh
˛
oe -D .ep Tr), ˆ Ngan . Loc, ˆ Tam ˛u ˛` Dong u(tuˆ ban ao ThınhT` ˛u ˛ong L)... ˆ nan ` gay . thap ˆ hem .oas˜ Hı ˆ Tho anh -D ˛´ nhiuc, ˆep
˛
Lgiaanh ´ Kiy ˆ Tren uc...Ba -diˆ beu ˆ chuyon . ven ˛´ coi ´ banhac . man ˛´ txong,oi oiv . bquaot ˆ hkiaen
˛
vem ` tiao . thMini-Fabricem amınh,B` -Dam - bınh,B`ınhD` . can ` khung ´ 17SQHQoac
˛
tua ˆ Thoi. ˆ may . tat ˆ hınhB`oi
˛
ngay:oitSao,— ˛´ hoi ˆ noi ao? -Dang ˛o -dˆ vau .ay?
Tr ˛u ˛´ khioc -di -d˜ ga . thoi ˆ bong ´ rao ˆ noi ˆ ten ˆ voi ˘ant ˘at:
T— ˛´ chioi ˆ heu ˆ qua.om - tDang ´ ta uc ˛nho ` Ta oKi ˆ Pheu ˛u ˛ dong, ˆ lan ` bam ao...
vınhB` . miot .eng:T— ˆ nayoi -di an -d´ cam ˛u ˛´ khoi ong? ` tA, ˆ maioi
n ˛ua?Tˆ thiınht`oi .et:Kh— ˆ biquenong ˆ let ` saoam -di -d ˛u ˛.oc!
chQuen— ˛´ khsaoo ˆ thquenquen,ong ˆ nan ˛uala -d ˘ khang ´ Nac. ` nhay ´ chie, ˆ cnayeu o -d´ cam ˛u ˛oi
ccon
˛
Nguyua ˆ Quen ˆ Hoc ˛ khung, ´ ruem18,oa .otc
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Nguyua ˆ Vien . Det ˆ khan, ´ ınh.m`oa—
˛
thUa, ˘ Viang . Det ˆ chan . lay . Japanquaac -doh
˛
Na? ´ co ´ khquao ong?
C— ´ rquao, ˆ Moi. ˛´ goi . toi ˆ hoi ˆ quaom -day.Muˆ gon . lap . hai ˆ khet ´ nıth`18oa en -di -d´ cam ˛u ˛oinay...
Hˆ hau ˆ emanhet ˛co ´ tiac ˆ
˛
txabangeu ˛´ koi, ˆ
˛
ce
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at ˛` cu ´ nac ˛u ˛´ ngooc ai, -dˆ ghayeu . Lhay.ınhB`chooi y
ddo ˆ hie ˆ
˛
leu ` khınhB`a ˆ bong .an - ldi ` ngam ` haiaybuˆ
˛
nhoi ˛cu ´ bac . khan ´ Cac. ´ tho ˆ
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vdi,due ` va
˛
la .ai,-dˆay -d
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tiu . chıG`nghi.en ˛´ vio .ec -di -d
˛ung, -d ˛ua -donbınhB`ıth`
˛
tho ˛` gioi ˛` emanhcholoo -dˆ nen ˛oi -dˆenchˆ Ron. ˆ hioi, ˆ
˛
nhien ˆ cen, ´ nhio ˆ meu . huc ˆ dap ˆ man ˛oil . cınhB`ıv`a ˜ lung ` ma . nghtayot . se ˜ hı ´ lca,at ˘am...creative ctrong ´ mac on ˘ chan ˛ thoi, ˘ tham ´ Khu. ongmˆ thuay ˛o -d ˛u ˛. doc . gip . cap ac -d` ncho18,eman entoi -dˆong ´ ngay:y
V— . phıth`ay
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ai - Cdi! ` ngon ` ıth`maiay -damc ˛u ˛´ coi
˛ai?ua
— -D´ cam ˛u ˛´ Trconoi ˆ Tran . Long . khoc, ´ ınh.m`oaV— . Csao?ay ˜ phung
˛
ai - thdi ˆ coi, ˛ho . toi ˆ got .aphˆ bet . mınhm`on ` kha ˆ cong ˆ han . tren ˛u ˛oc.
Nh— ˛vu ˆay - snghen,di ´ giau ˛` ro ˛u ˛ troi ˛lo .ai -daytˆ choi ˛o - ludi ˆ Khon.
˛
coi ˆan veston cıg`
˛
a, ˘ man . nhac ˛uthˆ lkiae a -d ˛u ˛. roc ˆoi.
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gı ˜ gay . nhibaoon eu -d´ tho ˆ moi a -d˜ va ˜ le enbi ˆ nhibaoet eu -diˆ heu ˛´ hua . ven, ˛´ nhoi ˛˜ gung . gap ˛obˆ ngat ˛` To. ˆ troi ˛ ququao ´ can ` pha ˆ ve ˛´ Toi ˆ Kio ˆeuPh ˛u ˛ trong,
˛
vınhB`a ˆ ve ˛´ coi ˆ viong . thec ˛u ˛` nhong .at,hˆ nhau ˛bu . ran . suon ˆ ngot ` vay ˛´ khoi ´ Mach. ˛´ ngoi ˆoiv` bao ` ıth`an -d˜ tinghea ˆ ngeng ˛u ˛` tquenoi ˛` vxau .ongt ˛oi:
—
˛
NguyUa, ˆ Ten ˆ Han ˛ tung ˛´ hoi ˆ noi ` vao . ta?ayTˆ voi ˛` nua ´ voi ˛` kua ´ gheo ˆe:— ` NanhA, ˘ Tram ` Trem . ngem, ˆoi -dˆ anh,ay
M80 . NOT
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ROI ˆ THAT . NGUYAT ˆ TEN ˆ HAN
˛81UNG
ngˆoi -day... seenotimelong h´ Ma? ˛´ toi ˛´ chioi ˆ heu omMqua! a, ´ bda,y . To ˆ Kio ˆ Pheu ˛u ˛ hong ˆ
˛
thong ongb´ bihayaichoao ˆ het ˆ csaoet a?
H— ˆ he ˆ tıth`e, ˛oi -dˆ tınht´au ˛oi -d´ No. ´ mquaoi abi ˆ cet ´ khhayquao ong.
K´ giy
˛
Na ˘ Tram ` Trem .em -dˆ nghe . ngay:i— ˆ vE, . kınhm`ıth`ay ´ veo ˆ nhe ` xa ˆ tay . rchou ˆoi,
mˆ thuay ˛go . lap . bai . hian ˆen. . cAy, on ˆ Phong ˛u ˛octi . vem ` bang . Han ˛ nung ˛˜ rua,
˛
u - ludi on.N— ´ do . tion . vem ˆ lD.C.Washingtone ˆ rau ˆoi
anh ˛oi!V— . lay ` thia ˆ meu . nghen...tayot
T ˛u ˛ nong ´ khoi ˛ khoi ˛ daioi ` le . kai ´ vnhaueo ˆenh` nha . thiau . Met. ´ lon ` tong ˛u ˛ phgantimoi, eophˆ
˛
voi, ` sraua ˆ chong ˆ nam ˛u ˛´ moc ˘ tam
˛
oi ˛ot -d ˛ cayuac˜ bung ˘ mat ˆ quoi ´ cha ˛` TranhNgheung. ˆ Minhan
thuQuang . Quoc an -Do` k4an ˆ
˛
chuye . Cen ˆ Than ˛o,ThınhB`
˛
Truy, ` Na ´ moc . thot ˛` noi ` lbinhao ˛ Lua. .aiNanhnghe ˘ Tram ` Trem . kem ˆ
˛
le . chuyai .en -d ˛oith ˛u ˛` trong ˆ sen ˆ nong ˛u ˛´ Goc ` Co ong.
L` tam ˆ thoi ` sem ˆ long . mai . thuot ˛ ınhb`thanhoxxa ˛ Nua. ` lao ` la ` xang a -Dˆ Song ˛ Chon, ˛
. Dinh,oqu . Han oa -Dˆ quong... ˆ he ˛u ˛ bong ˆ ngoen . cai
˛
tua oi.V ˛´ conoi -d ˛u ˛` mong ` bhaion en -dˆ bınhb`ay ´ dat ˆ van ˆeth´ thanh ˆat -Dˆ Song ˛ mon . thot ˛` loi ` tra . su
˛co
˛
Thua ongThiˆ Hen . moi, . nhchiot ´ lanh ˛´ con
˛
Caoua -D` Tai. oivˆe -d´ kho ˆ biong ˆ nhibaoet ˆ leu ˆ van ` la ˆ cuan ˆ coi ungla -d´ tangam ˆ ngoong . tai ˆ phoi, ˆ soi ˛Thu ˛u ˛. Cong ˆ
˛an
(VThanh ˜ Vo ˘ Can ˆ
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Tan). ˆ coi ` nhon ˛´ co . mau ˛u ˛oitanhHoanh, ˛Tu ˆ van ` ta ˆ choi . bay . suo ˆ buot ˆ
˛chioi ˆeu
m ˛ lua ˆ ram ˆ tam ˛` tru ˛u ˛` tiong ˆ
˛
heu . quoc . Chan ˛
. Go .ao,d . stheooc ˆ ngraThuThamong ˜ ta ˛giu ´ nap ˛u ˛octhu . xoc ˜ ChkinhtheomenPhan,ınhB`a ˛
. Go . quaao
x˜ PhınhB`a . Nhuc ˛´ but, ˘ ruquaang .ong -dˆ xong ˜ ınhB`aPh . mchoıNh`uc
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ai -dˆ gen ˆ nan ˛ua -dˆ mem ˛´ toi ˛´ noi ˛oi.C` mon . khoot
˛
xaxaang -d˜ tha ˆay anh -den -di .en, -denmang-song, -d` ıkh´en -da -dˆ sot ´ trang ˛ mung . vot ung.V` tia ˆ treng ˆ cong ˛ trom, ˆ con,ong -d` ım,k`an -d` gan ao,k` Ten ˆ rngheay ˆ thau ´ ruui . nSauot. ay ˆ ngoong .aitˆ coi ung -d˜ ma . lot ˆ van ˆ ce ˛to . nai
˛noi ` vay, ` khoao
˛
ang1959.
Rˆ moi, en ˛oi, -d´ lung ` nha . tau ˛` su ´ tang ˛´ chioi ˆeu...kıV` . cet ai -d´ cam ˛u ˛´ noi ˆ ten ˆ phoi
˛
rxinai ´ trluiut ˛u ˛oc,vchui ` phao ` nong ˘ ngham
˛
mı . vot ` giai ˛` lo ˆ say ˛uc.V . may ` la ´ Tuc ˆ Kio ˆ Pheu ˛u ˛ong -d ˛ tua ˆ loi . tiai . cem
˛
uamıth`ınhB` ˆ canhay ` kon ´ nhaueo - nhdi . nau ˛khoi ac,
m ˛´ hayoi ˆ nong ` tao ˛ luu ˛u ˛. cong ˜ Chcao.ung ˘ lac anh . khau ˆ xong
˛
lın ˛ khlinhuu ˆ vong ˛` lua ` saohayonghˆ
˛biong ˆ net ˛ua.Tr ˛` chioi ˆ nheu . nat ˘ giang, ´ lo . tong ˛` biu ˆ
˛
khen ˛oi-d ˛ vua ` mao ´ rat ˛u ˛. Conoi. -d ˛u ˛` hong ˛u ˛´ vong ˆ Bıaph´e ˘acc´ nho ˛˜ cung ˆ chotoay -dˆ bay ˆ mong ` ımt´xanhxanhau
mım,t´ au lavender, -d . nhep ˛mu ˛ Co. ´ pho
˛
ai -dˆ lay amJacarandahoa ` ca ´ ngo ˛u ˛` goi . loi ` phhoaa ˛u ˛. ımt´ong
ch
˛
cı o ˛mo ˆ tioi ˆ
˛
TCalifornia?bangeu ˆ coi ´ ho
˛
ınhB`oilo` lhoaai . ta ˆ vıg`en . may ` cınhB`a ˜ chung ˘
˛
biang ˆetluˆ nhon, ˛ lung . cai ` dion ˆ ten
˛
tha ˆ lem ` nhia ˆeu -do .an-d ˛u ˛` trong ˆ loong . nai ` cay
˛
bhaia ˆ len, ´ nuc ˛ chehoaocınk´
˛
va ` trom ˛` Nhoi. ˛ung -do .an -d ˛u ˛ong -do ˛o -dauch ˛ thua ˆ giay, ˛` cho
˛
thı ˆ bay ` ccona ˆ bo ac ˘ man . rac ˆattrsang . nhong ˛ nhon ˛o -di ˘ can ˛u ˛´ Coi.
˛
haia -damluˆ bon, ˆ nen ` vay ` ba ˆ mnhauchungkiaen . bot ˛ucv´ nhach ˛mu . cot an... duplex Palace.Seafood.Tiˆ nheng .ac -d˜ xa . trınhx`ap ˆ
˛
gioi . ıV`ong. -dˆ hen ˛ troi ˆenˆ chımt`en ˆo -d . cxeau ˜ khung ˆ phong
˛
dai ˆ phe,
˛
lai ˆanbqua ai -d . phxeau . ıaph´u -d ˘ sau.ang
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ROI ˆ THAT . NGUYAT ˆ TEN ˆ HAN
˛83UNG
lTrong ´ nguc ˛u ˛` choi ao -don -dˆ tiau en - bdang ˘atvtay ˛´ toi ˆ khoi, ˆ rong ˜ lo ` ba en -d` ghaytraiang ´ ıth`ai,cınhB` ˆ tiat ˆ heng
˛
oi:Bi— ˆ aiet -dˆ khay ˆ Nguyong? ˆ Ten ˆ Han ˛ung
kh´ 17oa -dˆay!— ˆ nhO, . niraan ˆ tren ˛u ˛ rong ˆoi. ˆ khOng ac -di
nhiˆeu.Tˆ coi ˜ vung ˛` nhua . khraan oa -d` Nguyeman ˆen
Quˆ Hoc ˛ung:—
˛
` ıth`Ua, -d˜ gia ` ra ˆ Toi. ˆ goi . ngoanhap ai-d ˛u ˛` chıth`ong ˘ cac ˜ khung ˆ nhong . raan -dˆ nha...au
xuXong ˆ boi, ˛u ˛´ voc ` ttrongao ˆ ngoi ´ do ´ dao acngımt` ˛u ˛` Thquen.oi ˆ cngayay ˛
.uu -d .ai -d . troi ˛u ˛ong,Nguy(Cmd)Commandant ˆ Hen
˛
Kai. ˆ be ˆ len aThˆ Sem ˛ Hon ` Tra, ˆ Van ˜ Tuınh ˆ Nguyan, ˆen -DangC ˛u ˛ Xong... ´ xeo ´ bquaeo ˆ bkiaen ` can o -Dˆ Vong anD˜ Lung, ˆ to...ınhK`Kime ` lan ` ba . can ` khung oa.Ch` hao
˛
vCmdoi ` ba ˘ ctayat ´ bac . cıth`xongan oNguyˆ Vien . Det ˆ tran ˛o -dˆ Khen. ˆ khong ´ xac ˛ baouanhiˆ ceu, ung ˆom ˆ xom ˛u ˛ xong ˛u ˛ong:
— ` mA, ˆ lay ` tha ˘ nhduyang ˛´ khtrongut ´ choa .ayl . tquaac . ban ˆ Nhen .at -dˆ may a!
—
˛
msaoUa ˆ tay ˛oi -d ˛u ˛.oc -dˆ tnghetaoay, . nui on´ moi ˆay ˛ mxao a.
taoıTh`— ˛ tuxa,o ˆ bot ˆ nhChicago,en ˛ ınht`ungc ˛o -di vacation bqua ˆ nen ` Khay. ˆ hong . men ` ga .apthˆ me ˛´ mvuioi . mSao,ay. ˆ thay ˆ bay ˆ Men ˜ vy ˛´ boi enNh . cat ´ kho ´ khıg`ac ong?
Kh— ´ nhiac ˆ cheu ˛´ mo . Bay... en -d´ too ` lan a -dˆau- ı...h`ıh`den,
Tˆ nhoi ˘ lac . chuyai . xen ˛ hua, ˆ noi ` cao on ˛ ınhB`oTh
˛
nhcoiuy, ˛lu ` tra . ngham
˛
chı ˆ can˛
bua . ban ` te ˛` Su aiG` xuon ˆ Nong ˘ Cam ˘ Can, ` BMau,a . Liac ˆ Seu, oc
Tr˘ Rang, . Giach ´ Pha, ´ Quu ˆ voc... ` nga ˛u ˛. loc . Dai. .ao-d´ co ´ bac . can ` khung ´ hoa ˆ hau ˆet -dˆ neu ˘ cham
˛
huyıph´ giango -do` Than,
˛
Buy . Trungo,˛
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˛
cu
˛
a. -Dathmang ˆ lan ` cha
˛
phhuyı ´ vo, . may ` cha ˘
˛
biang ˆ tet .aithsao ˘ bang . hınhm`an . tiut ˆ ben,
˛"mao... ˆay -d ˛ taoua
m ˛u ˛. vmuaıt`500on ´ kıth`coi,"xee ˆ
˛
crae ˜ lung . la ungv` ba . mat . thiang . Tet. ˆ noi oi:
B— ` xa ˜ nhhaytaoa ˘ac -dˆ men ˆay ˛co ´ lai ˆ man ˆayhˆ tiet ˆ ven ˆ vxe...e ` ra ˆ sauoi -d´ go . lap . nhauai ˛Co atL´ mai, ˆ ray
˛
taou - nhdi . mau . chot ˆ chchemau ´ mep utm` lua . the
˛uy ˛quo ´ Jacqueline.an
— ´ mda,Y ˆ cay ` nhon ˛´ nJacquelineo ˛˜ hua
˛
ıh`a,ı...h`Ch ˛ hua ˆ cet ˆ chuyau . trınhB`ıth`en ˛lo . kai, ´ teo oi
- vdi ` vong ` gong . khap oa -d` meman ` nhınhB`a ˛ru ot ˛` ngung ˛u ˛` Noi. ` lao ` VMaia ˘ Ban ˆ Tron, ˆan - CanınhD`(b.i losthearing r ˆ nat . phang,
˛
mangai aidhearing mac˜ lngheung uc -d ˛u ˛. loc ´ khuc ˆ Phong), . Tham .uy -Diˆ
˛
en,Nguyˆ (vMaien ˆ han ` trhoa,ao
˛
nhtrunge ˛ngu ayn` Nguyao), ˆ Ven ˘ Minh,an -D . Vang ˘ Man ˜ Nguyy, ˆenT ˛` TrNam,u ˆ NgKiman . Nguyoc, ˆen - SınhD` ˛o,Nguyˆ Ven ˘ TrTranh,an ˆ VVinh...an ˘ bang ´ Long eB´ Cha ˛Tru, ˆ Chan ˆ Han
˛
hSauai... ˛ n30on ˘ ram ˆ choi
˛
ıc` mmangon ´ mang . vot ` nai ´ tret ˆ nhen ˛˜ khuung onm .at -d˜ la ˆ hen ` chchaang ´ vu ˛´ moi ´ tai oc -diˆ
˛
sem ˛u ˛ong.nhiTuy ˆ nhkhien, ˘ac -dˆ ten ˆ kıth`en y ˛´ nhuc ˛chu ˛
.othi . ven ˆ re ˜ mo ˆ mon .ot. -D` teman
˛
oa an:— ˆ nOng ˆ
˛
tioi ˆ leng ` gitreovuaa ` Bo. ˛u ˛´ voc aoph` long ` "ta... ˆ cat
˛
gitreoa ` lo ˆ Cen." ´ bo ˛˜ cua ˆ kham ucb´ ım`anh - tdi ˛oi - rluidi ˆoi - mdi ˆ tiat ˆ lueu ˆ ton, . nui ayl . tuc . tuc ˛
.u -d . bong
˛
gio ` xuo ˆ mong ` ca ` hrunon ˆ
˛
ongbiˆet ˆ cong ´ tro ˛lo . bai ˆ tat ˛ khhayu ˆ long, ˛˜ bo ˘ quraat ay
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thˆ Toi! . chui . vi ˆ uan ˆ nong ˛u ˛´ moc ˛ hngonua, ˛on -doem...
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˛u ˛´ loc . ca ´ mai . nghaiot ay -dˆ thau ˆ quenoi,r ˆ cemoi ˜ uung ˆ nong ˛u ˛´ moc ˛ nhua ˛chu . chi ˛´ uo ˆongn ˛u ˛´ loc . tchochioc ˆ tion ˆ Men. ` xcola,cocabia,a ´ xa .ibˆ giay ˛` bo ´ lan ˆ khenh ˆ henh a!
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lbaoang ˆ quaaucˆ NhAn!Longau ˛˜ cung ˆ cay ˆ mxiau ˘ cang ˆ sot ˘ haiat
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chiˆ Mdoeu ˜ ly ` ththayam, ˆ nhchoe ˛˜ cung ˆ cay ˆ sau ˘atc˜ ku ˜ my . chiot ˆ veu ` ca o -d ˛u ˛` rong ˆ lxeay ˛ ngayuagi ˛˜ Tdoua, ˆ cay ˆ that ˛` Phoi ´ thuap . Troc! ˛u ˛´ bcoi75oc ˆethˆ nhibaoe ˆ beu ˆ giay ˛` khicoio ˆ nhem ˛u ˛` bong ˆaynhiˆ vsoeu, ˛´ coi ´ cac ˆ cay ˆ sau ´ tau, ´ chiam ˆ beu ˆ Men y,bˆ Ten ˆ lay ˜ de ˜ nhiı en!
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ngai ˛u ˛` xoi ˛ mua ` chxema ˛` cung
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canh ˜ cu ungkhˆ cong ` non ˛˜ Mua. . thoi ˛´ tuu ˆ nhong ˛u -da -dˆ
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thay,oikhˆ nhiıth`ıt´ong ˆ cNgayeu.
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via .en -d . hai . Tioc ˆenngiang, ˆ kheu ˆ kınnh`ong ˜ chy, ˛ chua ˘ac -d˜ nha . ra.an
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lang ˛on.B. khuchei ˆ bat ˛moi ˆ chay ` nhom ` ca ˆ chat ˘ nan ˛moi .atti ˆ Ren.
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lang ˆoi!nhınhH` ˛bu ac -d
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mang ˛´ cchooi ˆ sat ´ quat ˆ loc .o.Cˆau -d´ Buc ˆ Chen ` vua ` da ` song ˆ Bong
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˛ungd . tung ˛` lu ˆ rau ˆoi.
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nhtrong ` la ´ got . bach ˆ Bong. ˆ ngange -d . th65,o ˛u ˛ocm` na ` lao ` la ` tiam . bem ´ can ˆ xay
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lem ` ca ´ co ´ nhai ` ta ˘amxˆ ray ˛` boi ˘ mxiang ˘ chang, ˛ quua ´ net ˛u ˛´ voc ˆ Choi. . baic ˛u ˛` coi ˛u ˛oi:
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Chiˆ xueu ˆ bong ˆ khuang ˆ Nhang. ˛˜ ntiaung ˘angnh . mat ` khau, ˆ cong ` hmangon ˛oi ˆ lam, ang -d˜ rang ˛oitrˆ then
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Chuy . len ˆ trcungen ˘ thang ˘ cham . Hi ˘ang -d˜ la achuy . quen ´ tha ˛u ˛` trongong -d ˛` soi ˆ hiong . ten . nhai, ˛um . chuyot ˆen - chdi ˛ lduoi, . cich
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choi a - ddi . don .epph` vong . vsinhe .ay!
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˛
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thang ˛` khoi ´ bioa ˆ˛
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cı ` con ˆ tam ˆ giam ˆ kay ˆ quet
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heu . (oc elementaryschool hi02,Brooks) .en -dang -d ˛u ˛. moc . tot ` xai ˆ de ˛
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. bu . ni ay!Ngay -dˆ tiau ˆ chen . thay ˛
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giai up -d ˛o ˆ taong
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ach
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˛
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˛
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˛´ ngung ˆoi -dˆ meu . kac .e, -d
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´ hlenao ˛u ˛` Thoong! ´ vyat ˜ Hiu? ˆ leu ˆ mchetayay ˘atnh ˛ vung ˆ can ` thon ˆ kquaay ˜ tay:e
L— am ˛ xuon ˆ xeong -di...N´ lo . vai
˛´ cut ai ´ xulenao ˆ cong
˛
vo a -d. cinh ˛ loi ˆanchiˆec ´ lao ´ ma ` trau ˘ mang
˛
titrongong ˆ heng ` ho etc
˛
lua ˜ hu . troc ` Hio, ˆ beu ˛
. quuc ´ llaa, ˛on:Xu— ˆ phTaoNickie!ngay,xeong
˛
viai ˆ bet aocao!
no...no,No,—N´ vo . khraot
˛
vxeoi ` ca ˛u ˛` hhaoi
˛
Thia! . lınht`et aph´ pha ´ quach a -d´ Hiang! ˆeu -d´ cong ˛ nhua, ˆ vgaan .ot- khuchongaydi ˆ mat ˘ mat ` sua ˆ buot ˆ
˛
chioi ˆ ceu ˛´ suyungh˜ hoı ` Cai: ´ no ˆ vien ˆ bet ´ cao ´ kNickieao ` ny ` hayaykhong -dˆ Luay! . lat . hgiange ˆ ınhm`o -d˜ ta ˛` giaoungkˆ vet ˛´ boi . non ´ ro ˆ moi ` Ba: ˆ quat ´ (tama strikes,three
outyou lutheo . chat ˛ Doi ˜ Ca ˆ cau
˛
Mua ˜ khisauy),ltha ˆ than ˛´ mhaiu ` ca ` phvion . nam ˛˜ lua ` kha ong
-d ˛u ˛. xxinoc
˛
vo ` kha ong -d ˛u ˛. phioc ˆ hen ` nha, ˛ung -daych
˛
lı ` la ˆan -dˆ thau ˆ moi ` Ra! ˆ cuot . roc ˆ Hioi ˆ ceu ungt . vthaam ` vhia . khong ong -d ˛´ nua ` hao . loc . vai
˛´ chaoim . ne ´ vo ˆ ve . "u trsexy-show ˆ buxeen yt" n` Hay! enqu´ ngquaa, ` biNickiesauay ˆ let ˆ lxinoi, ˆoi: amI
bsorry, ´ tac ai! V` ma . thoi ˛´ du ˆ dan ˆ ran ˛ voi ` quao enlang...
-D ˛` choi
˛
ı -d . ckhiep ` ngon ˆ thay ˛vo, ˆ so ˆ to .oi (c
˛
hai,ah . troc ` vo ` ba ´ tac ai)!
-D ˛` moi ˆ bkhivuiat ´ tac ` bai ˘ hat . troc ` ngo ˆoi y... ˆ ven alim .ang!Ph ˛u ˛´ boc ˆ trat ` Hilai,ung ˆ teu ˛
. biu ˆ Hiet ˆeu -d˜ ca onh ˛˜ ngung ` vvui,ay ` kha ˆ gibaoong ˛` gımt`o . lap .aim . lot ˆ than ˛´ nhaiu ` nao ˛ua...
M186 . NOT
˛
ROI ˆ THAT . NGUYAT ˆ TEN ˆ HAN
˛
187UNG
PH . LU .UC
M188 . NOT
˛
ROI ˆ THAT . NGUYAT ˆ TEN ˆ HAN
˛
189UNG
T ´ GAN ˆ VAU
˛
OI
NH ` VA AN
NGUY ˆ TEN ˆ HAN
˛
UNG
-D ` HUYAO -DAN
(Th ˛. hiuc . bchoen ao Song,s ˆ tho ´ 1992)3ang
-DH- phchoXinD: ´ ngep ˛u ˛` phoi
˛
vong ˆ gan . loi aTr` Hum ˛ cung o -d ˛u ˛. khoc ˆ Aianh?ong -d˜ anhchobanac´ xai ˛u ˛´ hioc .eu ˆay?
canhıTh`NTH: ˛´ tu ˛
. nhiu ˆ ven ˛´ coi ´ hai ˆ danhon"Tr` cum"
˛
tua oi - mdi ` tTheoa. ˆ nghoi ˜ bı, ˘ hang ˛˜ cuu oqu´ my ˆ mınhm`en ˛oi -d . xınhm`choat ˛u ˛´ hioc . neu ay,
xdanh ˛ phkiaung
˛
khai ˆ Nanh?ong ´ noi ` ngay,aob . ban ` be ˘at -dˆ gau . toi ˆ loi ` "Tra ` houm" . "Trac umH ˛ kung" ˆ
˛
te ˛` khiu L` Vang an -d˘ bang
˛
KHItinan" ˆ TRONG ` MRAUM" ˘ SAT ´ mtrongACH . "Tronguc
M190 . NOT
˛
ROI ˆ THAT . NGUYAT ˆ TEN ˆ HAN
˛
191UNG
L` Ngoang ` Ngai ˜ so," ˆ tho ´ n12ang ˘ T1989.am oicıchth´ ´ tai ˛u ˛´ hioc .eu -d´ lo ˘ nham, ˛ chung
˛
sı ˛
. nhio ˆeung ˛u ˛` hioi ˆ
˛
leu ˆ tam, ˛u ˛ong -dˆ ınhm`au -d` loi ` Tram umthi . nguy.ıth`et
-Dˆ
˛
te ˆ noi ´ thoi ˆ chuyem . nen ` nghe.anhchoayL` thtronga ˛` mgianoi ˆ nay ˘ tqua,am ˆ loi . nhiai ˆ leu ˆan
vıud´dan ˛oi -dˆ te ` "Vai ˘ Chan ˛u ˛ Miong . Vet
˛u ˛on." -Dau-dˆ
˛
te ˆ ccoi,ınht´oi ung -dˆ nen ˘ bam
˛
bay . chan ˛´ kho ongph
˛
Lıt.´ai ˆan -dˆ tiau ˆ Nguyanhdoen ˆ Ngen . ıchB´oc-dˆ nghe . ti ˆ phoi ´ biat ˆ
˛
eu -dˆ loi ˛` butrongoi ˆ
˛
mraoi ˘ats´ cach
˛
Hanhua ˆ Tro ˛u ˛` RAn.ong ˆ moi ˆ lay ´ mrauc ˘ats´ cach
˛
bua . ban ` be ˘ hang ˛uu ˛ D.C.,Washingtonomˆ bay ` viai ˆ cet
˛
tua ˆ troi ˆ cen ´ tac . ıch´ap ˛ vHoustono aHToronto... ˆ
˛
biong ˆ cet ´ pho
˛
tıv`ai ˆ noi ´ nhioi ˆ queu avˆ ve ˆan -dˆ ne ` khhayay ˆ mong ` ma ˛oi -dˆ cay, ´ ngo ˛u ˛oikhong ˛ bua,
˛
tao ˆ rchiaoi e, lsao . miai . vet ˛u ˛` lanh,on .aimi . vet ˛u ˛` ton oi Th. ` thanh ˛nhiu ˆ beu . hian ˆ len . bai ˘at-dˆ gau ´ tchoan ˆ moi . cot ´ xai ˛u ˛´ hioc . meu ˛´ loi, ` "Tra umMi . Vet
˛u ˛` chon," ˛´ kho ˆ cong on -d ˛ gion
˛
"Tran ` hayum""Tr` Hum ˛ Trung, ` Hium ˆ nhec" ˛ ganhu . noi
˛ua.vıv`ınhCh´ . nay ˆ ten ˆ moi ˛´ coi ´ quyo ˆet -d. linh .ap
"nh` tha ˛u ˛ong -d ˛o -d
˛
le" ˆ hiay . leu ` MIa . VET
˛
U
˛
ON.hCho ˆ
˛
giong ˆ thiong ˆ hen . lua ˆ Nhon... ˛ bianhu ˆ cet, ol˜ he ˆ hau ˆ nhet ˛˜ ngung ˛u ˛` coi ˆ bam ´ hiut . vnayen ` ngaya
nanhınhch´ ˛ua, -dˆeu -dˆong ´ vy ˛´ toi oi ˛mo .ot -diˆ
˛
em,r ˘ tang: ´ giac
˛
nghthaia ´ cen, ˛ vmanguu ` rachoa -d ˛oit´ phac ˆ
˛
cam
˛
cınhm`ua ˜ khung ˆ khong ´ nhıg`ac ˛˜ bung am . nmange .ang -d
˛
e -dau. ˆ vAy . may ` kha ˆ saiong ˛.o
h˜ cai ´ giaiai -do . trugianan ˆ khan ˆ
˛
o
˛
ai, - bidi ˆ˛
men .othkiaınhm` ˆ met, ` la . sai
˛
quang ` bang ˛ coi ´ nai ˆ langoilthang ˆ thet ˆet - "nhımt`di ` tha ˛u ˛ong" -dˆ
˛e -d . bap ˆau.
Nh ˛´ lut ` nha ˛˜ ngung ˛u ˛` loi ` chuyam ˆen -dˆau, -di -d
˛
coneıTh`so. -dˆ "nhay, ` tha ˛u ˛ MIong" . VET
˛U
˛` cON
˛
tua ˆ hioi
v . song ˜ "chuye ˆ tren . chi," ˛˜ cu
˛
Nguyanhua ˆ Ngen .ocnhıch,B´ ˛˜ bung ` ma . me
˛´ loi ˛˜ do . vai
˛´ ngoi ˛u ˛` vınht`oi anch ˛u ˛ vong, ˛u ˛´ "cong ´ nai ´ son ˘ thiat" . bet ˛
. buu ˆ
˛
banoi-dˆau. -Dˆ
˛
khe
˛
coi ` nhngheon ˛˜ tiung ˆ oaithaneng an,r ˘ang, ´ ly a -dong -d
˛
tiu ˆ thuen ˆ mthangoc ` nhia ˆeu"nh` tha ˛u ˛ khong" ong -dˆong ´ nhınhm`choy . viap .en.Rˆ sauoi -d´ MIo, . VET
˛U
˛` cON ` son ˜ "nhcholoe ˛ung
-d ˛´ conua ` ueo . tot, . nguyat ˆ cen"
˛
nhiua ˆ beu . hian ˆentˆ voi ` tınhch´a ˆ noi ˛˜ chua ˛´ Kho. ˆ long ˜ nhe ˛ung -d ˛´ conuanˆ chay
˛
kıv`ı ´ mmayem ˘ han ˛ nhon ˛ung -d ˛´ khconua acm` na ˛o - gidem ˆ chet ´ nung ´ to ˛` trtrongu ˛´ nung ˛u ˛´ toc,
˛
ınh ˛phu ´ sao?haythai,a ` mA, a -di ˆ neu ` lay ` ta ˆ noi oithi .et -d´ cho, ˛´ kho ˆ nong oi -dua -dˆ hAnhau. ˜ liay .eum` qua
˛cang ´ giao ` "nhchoum ` tha ˛u ˛ cong"
˛
tua oi.
-DH- MD: . chot ´ tiut ˆ
˛
seu ˛nu ˆ ceu ˆ Van. ` va ` dai ong-d . khai ´ vai ˆ cue .oc -d ˛` vioi ˆ vet ˘ can
˛
anh?ua
TrNTH: ˛oi -dˆ that, ˛` buoi ˆ
˛
noi ` laiay . khai ˆ biong ˆet-dˆ Nguyen ˆ Ten ˆ Han ˛ mung ` canha ` bon ay -d . hat
˛
oitiqua ˆ
˛
seu ˛cuu, .oc -d
˛` vioi ˆ vet ˘ Nan? ´ gioi ˛˜ chon ˛´ to entuˆ
˛
toi ˆ voi ˆ can ` non ˘am ˛ mtrongo . xot ´ xo
˛
nınh ao -dov` ha ay -dˆ
˛
e -d . gioc
˛
ta ˛
. tımt`u ` hhayıth`oi ˛ Von.
˛
la .aitˆ nhoi ˛´ kho ˆ long ˆ nhınhh`ıth`am ˛anhu -d˜ ha
˛
toi oimˆ cay ˆ hau
˛
noi ` ray ˆ phanhkhioi,
˛
vong ˆ tan ˆ troi enbao L` Vang an ph,
˛
hai on?
-DH- TD: . nhsaoai ˛˜ tung ˛
. sua ´ cach
˛
khanhua ˛oi -dˆaub˘ chang ˛˜ "Mu . nhot" ˛ M:u .ot -D ˛oi -Dˆ
˛
He . Moc, . Thuot ˛oL` "Tram ` Mum", . Chuyot ˆ KhRaen ˛oi...
NTH: ´ cA, ´ nai ` mı"b´ay . nhat ` ngha ˆ me" ` anhabiˆ
˛
teu ˆ boi . saoım´at -d ˛u ˛. Noc! ´ choi ˛o, -dˆ cau ´ quanıg`o
M192 . NOT
˛
ROI ˆ THAT . NGUYAT ˆ TEN ˆ HAN
˛
193UNG
tr .ong -dˆ Sanh.au ˆ lo ` ta ˆ chayoi ` ka ˆ de ˆ nge ˆ kong, ˆ
˛
el . chuyai .en -d ˛` toi oi -d˜ tra
˛
Thqua.ai ` thanh ˛tu, ˆ coi ˛ungh˜ rı ˘ chınhm`ang:
˛
lı ` ma . hot . cat ´ msatrongat .acmhay . giot . not ˛u ˛´ coc
˛
sconua ˆ Hong ˘ vang . thay oi.Truy . ten ˆ vioi ˆ chraet
˛
lı ` ma . trtrongot ˘ ngam antruy . cen
˛
ngua ˛u ˛` khoi ´ Trac. ˛u ˛` hong ˛
. mop . thuot ˛ol` "tram ` cum"
˛
tua ˆ noi, ˆ ceu ´ lo ˆ bilyam -d´ rat, ` rung ˛
.onm´ meau - chdi ˘ nang ˛˜ cıth`ua, ˜ chung
˛
lı ` ma . trongotmuˆ von . thuan ˛lo ` tram ` cum
˛
bua ` thiquangang enh . tra ˆ cen oi -d ˛` noi ay...
ˆ vAy . may ` la ˆan -d´ Hanho ˆ Tro ˛u ˛` lAnong ` tam oigi ˛. ınh.m`ut
˛
nhAnh ˘ nhan
˛
vu ˛´ toi ˆ nhoi ˛vu ˆ Hay: ˛ungc´ bio ˆ ret ˘ "mang . lot" ` "ta ˆ cat
˛
thuytheoa" ˆ "Nhet ˆatNguyˆ cen"
˛
nhua ` Pha . khat ong?" ˆ quhay,O
˛
la a s˘act ˛´ thuc . khi ˆ khong, ˆ tong ˛´ thuc . si ˘ac -dˆ trongra,ıTh`ay!c´ riai eng -d˜ ca ´ co ´ vchungai ` ctronga ´ chungai -d˜ ca oc´ riai ˆ teng ˛` bu ˆ nhiay eu -d ˛` hTrongoi. . cat at -d˜ ca ´ saom . vac ` gitronga . not ˛u ˛oc -d˜ ca ´ so ˆ Hong ˘ Nhang. ˛ung-d ˛` baiung
˛
tao ˆ "moi ` meo ` vu ˛´ co ´ ra ´ man" ` ta ˆ phioi ˆenl ˘am - Nda. ´ voi . chay ˛o -d . gioc
˛
ca ˜ thung ˆ ray ˜ lo ` ca act´ phac ˆ
˛
cam
˛
tua oi -dˆeu -d ˛u ˛. xoc ˆ day ˛
. dung ˛u ˛´ toi ˛ungch
˛
u -dˆ rie ˆ bieng .et. M .ot -D ˛oi -Dˆ
˛
He .oc l` va ` dai ` choong-d ˛` hoi . troc o. M . Thuot ˛Lo ` "Tram um" l` va ` dai ongcho -d ˛` loi ` bınht`am ao. M . Chuyot ˆ KhRaen ˛oi l` va aid` choong -d ˛` hoi
˛
hai ˆo...
-DH- CD: ´ vac ˘ han ˛uu -dˆ ron ˘ canhang
˛
cgana ungvikhiınhm` ˆ vet ˆ nhe ˛˜ cung ´ ngoai ˘ ngoat ´ binhtrongeo
ch
˛
Hung
˛
quai ˆ cuquaan ˆ Mon . Thuot ˛Lo ` "Tram um".Anh -d˜ ga . nhap ˛˜ khung ´ kho ˘ nhı,g`an ˛ung - dde . ı?g`oa
CNTH:
˛
cgana ` saoınhm`ung -d ˛u ˛. Phoc?
˛
nai oil` ta oi -d˜ "gia ˛ lcaoo ˛u ˛˜ goi ˛u ˛ chom ´ nhtheoı,"kh´anh ˛u
´ kiy ˆ cen
˛
ua -d . niai ˆ tren ˛u ˛ Trong ˆ Quan ´ Nian . cem
˛
uatˆ choi ˛´ Mo! ` na ´ noi ` mkhingay,ao ˆay ˆ long ˛on -d .oc
mıth`xong ˆay ˆ
˛
cong ˜ biung ˆ quet ´ ra ˜ ro ˘ tang ˆ choi
˛
ın´ loi ˆ sen ˛
. thu . Mat. ˆay ˆ
˛
chong
˛
tiı ˆ rec ˘ cang ´ sai ˛
. thu .at-d´ vo, ˆ khon ˆ cong ´ ıg`o -dˆ
˛
He
˛
quai ˆ kian ˆ heu ` hung anhdi . hen ˆ nchoet, ˆ men ˆay ˆ
˛
cong o ´ kiy ˆ len ` ta: ˆ hot ˛on,nˆ teu oi -d ˛ung - cdem ´ sai ˛
. thu . cat ´ ho ˛oi - tden ˆ rakiaoim` pha ˛boi ` day ˛u ˛oi ´ sanh ang.
C˜ cung ˆ nan ´ thoi ˆ rem ˘ thang, ˛
. cra,uc ` nhion ˆeuchuy . cen on -d . trong ˛` hoi ˛on M . Thuot ˛Lo ` "Tram um"c
˛
tua ˆ noi ˛˜ mua, ` mıv`a ˆ ccommandantsay ˆ phan
˛
aib
˛
vao . cınt´uye
˛quua ˆ chan
˛
nung, ˆ men ˆay ˆ
˛
ongkhˆ dong ´ ham ˛mo oi -d´ tho ˆ Choi. ˛´ Htrongo
˛
quai anı,th`ınhm` ˆ thoi ˆ bioi, ˆ nhibaoet ˆ leu ` huya... ˆ thoen .ai.
-D ˛u ˛. moc .ot -diˆ
˛
lem ` Htronga
˛
quai ˆ ltuyan, ` ga ` nha a-dˆ loi ´ cuc ˜ cung ˆ ban ˆ moi .at -d´ ccho...nhaua ´ tio ˆengv ˛´ ngoi ˛u ˛` nhta,oi ˛ nhung ˛˜ ngung ˛u ˛oi - bidi ˆ
˛
ben ˆ
˛
amchaysinh ´ thtinho ˆ than ˛u ˛. vong ˜ vo ` trcoia . luong .at
hgiang ˆ luo, .at
˛ tiuu ˆ hen ` hang
˛
ıth`ai -d´ hung ˛ choon,nˆ ven ˆ than ˛u ˛` nhhayong ˛u ˛` nhong . lin ˆ nhau.an
cNgay
˛
nha ˆ van . khiınhch´at -d . cxongoc ˜ chung
˛
ıph` nan ` man . cot ˆ nCoiau: ` coie, ˆ Hong ˛ung ˆ
˛
viong ˆetnh ˛vu ˆ may a ˆ
˛
viong ˆet -d ˛u ˛. Thoc. ˆ the ˆ hXaoi. ˛ mon .otb ˛u ˛´ cıth`oc ´ tho ˆ
˛
ıv`e ´ lap ˛
. tuc ˛` mu .ot
˛
hanh ˛u ˛ long ˛onnao -do, L ˛u ˛´ Sot ong bˆ dong ˛ ngung ˛ung -d˘ bang ` tai oiliˆ tien ˆ mep ˆ say ˆ bo ´ vao ˛` Tqua...ua ˆ cat
˛
cha
˛
cı ´ vo .ay.
-DH- bichoanhXinD: ˆ tet . csaoai ´ truyac . ngen ˘anc
˛
lanhua . vai ˘ bang ´ cong ´ nhac ˆ van . nat ˛˜ cNgayu?
˛
anhˆ van . Hat ˆ vLanong ˛
. canho ˜ chung
˛
xuı ˆ hiat . len ac -dacv` dai ong!
danhSaoNTH: ´ cham ˘ lac ` kha ˆ cong ´ nho an
M194 . NOT
˛
ROI ˆ THAT . NGUYAT ˆ TEN ˆ HAN
˛
195UNG
v . nat ˛˜ truytrongu . cen
˛
tua ˆ Toi! . khanhai ong -dˆ
˛
e yky -d´ tho ˆ Trongoi. M .ot -D ˛oi -Dˆ
˛
He .oc va M . Thuot ˛oL` "Tram um" quıth`
˛
ca ´ lo ac -d´ thac . tat, . ıv`ai -d` ban akhˆ hong ˛
. vop ˛´ nhoi ˛˜ chung
˛
u -dˆ nmange .ang... -danˆ nhiTuyınh.t´ong ˆ trongen, M . Chuyot ˆ KhRaen ˛oi,thˆ thoap ´ bang ´ hong ˆ phong
˛
sai ´ cvaianh ` ngung ˛u ˛oibiınhl´ ˆ
˛
tren ˆ men . hoi
˛
mıth`ınhtr`ai ˛´ loi am -d .ep -d ˛u ˛.oc-d ˛` hoi
˛
hai ˆ cho ˛´ Anho. -dˆ biau ˆ let ` ta, ˛` truyung . men .ot,toi -d˜ ca o ´ dy ` tanh . riang ˆ mchoeng . ngot ˛u ˛` boi ˘angx ˛u ˛ bong ˘ thang . Cit. ` son ˆ nhnhanong ˜ ngoan ai -d ˛oi,ch ˛ ngaiua
˛
cum
˛
tu
˛
hoi ˆ Vet. ` canha ˜ nung ˆ bien ˆ let a,b ˘ buat . nhıt´oc ˆ tat ˆ phoi
˛
cai ´ ho ˛ mon . truyot . trongent . truyap .en -d´ do ` tanh . Hchoang ˆ bLan,ong ` xa ˜ ta oi.B ˘ khang ˆ cong, ` bkhuyaon
˛
ma ˛´ tchooi ˆ vioi ˆ tiet ˆep...
-DH- ND: ˆ baieu
˛
rao ˘ bang ´ phut ´ gianhap ˆ bong utph´ Hap ˆ Bio ˆ
˛
Cheu ´ gihayanh, ˆ bong ´ phut ´ ınhB`apNguyˆ Len . gihayoc, ˆ bong ´ phut ´ Sap ˛ hoNam,on . Lac eXuyˆ nghanhıth`en ˜ sao?ı
bhaysao,AnhNTH: ay -d . hat
˛
khoi ´ No! ˆeub´ phut ´ cap
˛
tua ˆ moi ` gia ˆ bong ´ phut ´ cap
˛
mua .otnhtrong ˛˜ vung . vanhi ˛` nua ˆ chıth`eu ˘ chac ˘ tan oi -da
nˆ
˛
tioi ˆ teng ˛` lu ˆ rau ˆ Hoi. ˆ coi on ˛Vio . Nam,et ˛trongon ˛u ˛´ Gikia.oc ˆ khhayong ˆ cıth`ong ´ tho ˆ
˛
ne ´ Hoi ˆoTr ˛u ˛` viAnong ˆ giet ˆ Hong ˆ Bio ˆ
˛
Cheu ´ Phanh, .amTh˘ viang ˆ giet ˆ NguyınhB`ong ˆ Len . choc..., ˛´ co ` ton oi
bcoiıth` . kho... ˆ giong ˆ haiong ˆ Met. ˛u ˛` conhaioigi´ bap,
˛
ao -d
˛
kham, ˆ giong ˆ nconong ` Cao. ´ lo ˜ ve ancphong
˛
tua ˆ thuoi . looc . c"laiai ˘ Nhang." ˛ mung ` laiaai -dˆ tınhch´ıth`ay ˆ coi ˜ khung ˆ biong ˆ net ˛ua.
-DH- nghAnhD: ˜ vıg`ı ˆ be ´ phut ´ vap ` la ˆ doi ˛
.ung
truy . cen
˛
cubatronganhua ˆ mon ` anha -d˜ xuchoa ˆatb
˛
xAnhan? ˆ day ˛
. cung ´ tac ´ phac ˆ
˛
cam
˛
tranhua ˆ baoennhiˆ pheu ˆ tran ˘ sam ˛
. thu ˛
.uc?
NNTH: ˛˜ lua, . bai ´ phut ´ lap, . vai ˘ lphong,an .ail ˆ doi ˛
. truyung . Nhien. ˆ ngeu ˛u ˛` noi ´ boi ´ phut ´ tap oigi
˛
dan . vi, ˘ tphongan ˆ khoi ˆ rong ˛u ˛` rom a, -d . voc ˆ lo ahiˆ
˛
khngayeu ˆ phong˛
ai -dien -dˆ nghsuyau ˜ nı, amtrcanh ˘ tran . XuAnhoc. ˆ Van ˜ lu . bai
˛
tao ˆ "voi ˛` viua ˆetv ˛` chua . ray ˆ voi ˛` chua . vay ˛` viua ˆ nhet ˛ thınhl´u
˛
uy -dich ˛ soi... ˛
. tro ˆ te ` LAnhau." ˆ Nhe . That ˘ nang ´ toi oi"vi ˆ nhet ˛chu ´ chao
˛ay..."
C` truyon . tkhiıt´ıth`en ˆ doi ˛
. lung ˆ len ˘ ıv`am,phˆ lan ˛´ lon ` chuya . then . ngoat ai -d ˛` Thoi. ` thanh ˛uphˆ tran ˘ sam ˛
. thu ˛
. ttronguc ´ phac ˆ
˛
cam
˛
tua ˆ roi ˆ cao.atNhiˆeu -d . gioc
˛
ba
˛
thao ˘
˛
vang ˛´ toi ˆ roi ˘ tang ˆ khoi ongbi ˆ viet ˆ tiet ˆ
˛
thuyeu ˆ khet, ˆ viong ˆ net ˆ
˛
truyoi . den ai.Ngh˜ hı, . co ˜ cung ´ lo y -d´ cho ˛´ Cho! ˘ tac ˆ coi ` phon
˛
aih . hoc
˛
nghioi, ˆ ngen ˆ nhiam ˆ heu ˛ non ˛˜ mua ˛´ doi amcˆ bam ´ viut ˆ truyet . den ` phai,
˛
khai ˆ "Chanh?ong ˛uaviˆet -d ˛u ˛. truyoc . den ` kıth`ai ˆ
˛
nhe ˛ thuyconu ˆ cen on ˛ostrong ˆ chong ˛´ cho ˛ biraua ˆ
˛
nen," ´ kitheooi ˆ
˛
euNguyˆ Ngen . Ngoc .an! ` mA, ` ma ˛oi -dˆ tay ˆ voi ˛ua -d ˛u ˛.ocm .ot -d` chanhan
˛
dı .ay, -d . khai ´ lai ` "Ca: ´ nai ` mao atruy . ngen ˘ chan ˛´ khua ˆ hong ˆ phıth`et
˛
viai ˆ truyet .end` cai, ` con ´ nai ` mao ` via ˆet -d
˛
truychou . ngen ˘ ran ˆoiıth` -d ˛` viung ˆ truyet . den ` (Lai ˆ To ˆ Ran)." ˆ tanhoi ˛
. ku ˆetlu . gian ` tum ˆ "Voi: . chay ˛o M .ot -D ˛oi -Dˆ
˛
He .oc va M .otThu ˛Lo ` "Tram um" khˆ phong
˛
truyai . den ` lıth`ai ` ca ainhira,ıTh`ı?"g` ˆ ckhieu ´ tho ˆ
˛
ne ´ loi ` ta oi -da -di -dˆenm .ot -diˆ
˛
nem ao -d´ nho, ˛ thtrongung ˆ tam ˆ tam, ˆ voi ˆanc ˛´ nghu ˜ lı ` chınhm`a
˛
mı ˛´ boi ˘at -dˆ thau ˆ anhoi ˛oi.
M196 . NOT
˛
ROI ˆ THAT . NGUYAT ˆ TEN ˆ HAN
˛
197UNG
-DH- ND: ˆ baieu
˛
Trao ` Mium . Vet ˛u ˛` vtrongon anch ˛u ˛ nghong . ngich ˆ diam, ˆ teu
˛
bınh ˛to, ˆ ngeu ˆ anhıth`amngh˜ sao?ı
NTH: ` cA, ai -di ˆeu -d´ ıth`o -d´ traung ˆ coi ´ cho
˛
u- riıchd´ ˆ Teng. . tıv`ai ˆ khoi ˆ muong ˆon -d . gioc
˛
pha
˛
aibuˆ phon,
˛
khai ´ khioc -d . coc ´ sac ´ tang ´ cac
˛
tua oi. -D ˛oil` ba ˆ
˛
khe ˆ
˛
ro ˆ moi ` Ta. oi -dˆ nau ˛˜ bo ˘ ngat ˛u ˛` phtaoi
˛
aiph´ bat . khiinh -d . cuxongoc ˆ son ach. ˆ tAy, ˆ vioi ˆet
vvui .ay -d´ mo ` la ˆ lau ˆ cau ˜ cung ´ ngo ˛u ˛` khoi ´ moc ˛oik` XuAnhy. ˆ Van ˜ cu ´ tkheno ˆ trongoi -do . tan ˆ toi
˛
baatˆ chraoi ˛oi -d
˛
Phao ´ Quu ˆ (oc M . Lot ˆan - MDi, . Lot ˆan
˛
Otrong M . Thuot ˛Lo ` "Tram um").
˛
nAnh ´ "Nhoi: ˆ van .atr ˆ that ` canh ˆ long a ˆ cong . Anhu. -d . boc ˆ nhiong enkh´ Hıv`oc, ˛ rung ˆ hat ˆ nhion ˆ Then. ˆay ˆ giong ` hia .en
nhyra ˛chu ´ bu ´ cac
˛
anhua ˛lo ` quang ˆ vınhm`e .ay.lAnh ` va ˘ san ˜ cı ` lu ˆ man ` Ha ˛ Nhung! ˛˜ cung ´ chai an
th . dat ˆ le ` xanham uc -d . hong ˛ lon ` nha ˛˜ cung ai ˛u ˛on. leo ` mam ` Nau..." ´ choi ˛´ lo, ˆ lau ˆ tau ˆ coi ˜ cung ´ vio ˆettruy . buen ˆ Ron. ˆoi -dˆ
˛
e -d . gioc
˛
kha
˛
phoi
˛
chai ˆ set ˆau,chˆ thet
˛
ntrongam ˆ buoi ˆ con
˛
tua ˆ toi, ˆ phoi
˛
rai ´ vang elˆ nhen ˛˜ khuung ˆ mon .at - khdau ˆ
˛
co
˛
nhua ˆ van . tat oim . not . cu
˛u ˛` Tuyoi. -dˆ nkhioi ´ co ´ ho ˛ hoi ´ heo ˘ tat, anl . Vun. ` ca ´ lo ˜ vıv`ınhch´e . may a -d . gioc
˛
va ` choanhar ˘ tang ˆ toi ˆ veu ` ngha . ngich ˆam -d´ cho ang?
-DH- CD: ´ pho
˛
anhai -d . cat ´ giai ´ tra . ci
˛
tua ´ phac ˆ˛
amtrˆ cen ´ Chai an -dˆ
˛
craımt`e ´ Thiai . ven ` Ma ˜ vtrongy anch ˛u ˛ong?
CNTH: ´ nai ` lıth`ay ˛´ qulaoon ´ ta, ˆ khoi ˆ dong amngh˜ tı ˛´ anhoi -Dan ` Cha. ˆ Thian, . ven, ` Ma ˜ ny ˆ keu ˆeth ˛. lop . ttheoai, ˆ gioi, ˆ nhong ˛ ınhh`u
˛canh
˛
Phua .at
v . Vay. ` hia ˆ
˛
nhien ˆ Phen, . tat . tai ˆ kham, ˆ cong ´ to amkhıth` ˆ cong ´ Pho . Tat. am ˛o -dˆ lay ` ta ˆ cam
˛tua ´ giac
˛
al ˆan -d . gioc
˛
Cha. ˛ chua ˘ tıg`ac ´ giac˛
ka ˆ geu ` Phao .atttrong ˆ lang ˛´ chop ˛˜ nghu ˜ mıa ` Pha . hiat . Rra.en ˆoi
-dˆ tınhch´khioi ´ giac
˛
a -d˜ va ˜ le ˆ men . bot ´ dong angPh . ttoat ˛u ˛´ mong a -d . gioc
˛na ao -d˜ tha ˆ Bay. ˛ voi .ay,
nhınhh` ˛phu
˛
cai ´ so ˛
. hu ` hai ` hoa, ˛
. nhop ˆ nat ao -dogi ˛˜ tua ´ giac
˛
va a -d . gioc˛
mıth`a ˛´ coi ´ tho ˆ
˛
ne ´ loi en -d ˛u ˛.occ´ Chai ˆ Thian . Men y.
-DH- nanhXinD: ´ nhquaoi ˛ung -d. trdanhia en -dˆatn ˛u ˛´ thoc ˆ yan ˆ meu ` anha -d˜ tra
˛
nhqua,ai ˛´ lut ` na ˛sinhoiqu´ can
˛
anh?ua
DNTH: . duytheooc ˆ hen
˛
nai, ˆ tınht´eu ˛` miu ˆenvTrung ` tıth`ao oi -d˜ ca ´ do . ghip ´ cquae ´ thac ` phanh ˆo
ho . cac ac -d.ia -diˆ
˛
nhem ˛ Husau:u ˆe, -D` Na ˘ Hang, .oiNhQuiLai,ChuAn, ˛ Gon, ` Ranh ´ Sang, ˆ Cong ˆau,
HTuy ` Voa, ˜ Rung ˆ PhanRanh,CamTrang,Nhao,VRang, ˜ Tung ` Nau, ˘ Cam ˘ Ran, . Giach ´ Ha, ` Tia en,
Ph´ Quu ˆ Thoc... ` thanh . cat am ˛ Hon
˛
quai an -d˜ choatˆ nhoi ˛˜ chuyung ˆ vien ˆ duen -do.
˛
miO ˆ nen ´ tıth`ui oico - TKomtum,Pleiku,di ˆ CNinh.ay on ˛vo ung-dˆ bong ˘ Mıth`ang . Hoc ´ Hoa, . Nghau ˜ Biıa, ˆ Hen oa,
MAn,Long ˜ BTho,y ˆ GTre,en ` Co ˆ Vong, ˜ Long,ınhCˆ Than ˛ Sao, -D´ XuyLongec, ˆ Ten, ˆ Chan ˆ Hau, ˆongNg ˛. Vu, . CThanh,i ` TMau...a ` truy ˛u ˛` hong ˛
. cop, ochˆ to ˆ choi
˛
ı ˛o -dˆ ngbaoi ` cay, ´ cho ˆo -dˆ tubaoi ˆ can, ochˆ no ˘ sam ´ thau ´ hoang . mac . nhaiot ˘ Ram. ˆ tiat ˆ lec atˆ khoi ˆ cong ´ do . nip ao -di -D` La . nat, ˛moi ` ba ` xa ˜ ta oi...th ˘ thang ˆ he ˛ ton ˆ Nhoi. ` gia ` khau ˆ cong ´ mo
˛
lrange av . Nhay. ˛´ ho ˆ noi ` mao ˛´ trraoi ˛u ˛` bSQHQ,ong . ban ec` khung ´ lhayoa en -D` La . nghat
˛
xı
˛
ha ˛ coi, ´ ro
˛
tu oi -di
M198 . NOT
˛
ROI ˆ THAT . NGUYAT ˆ TEN ˆ HAN
˛
199UNG
nh ˛ cung ´ lo ˜ te ˆ nhoi ˛´ So ` Gai ` quon ´ khsaohaya ongbi ˆ let, . khai ˛u ˛´ toc ˛` Nghu. ˜ cı ˜ uung ˆ
˛
thiong . Nhet. ˛ungvhi . rong ˆ soi ˜ ce ´ ngo ` vay ˆe, -dˆ
˛
cınhm`e on - thradi amx ˛´ ngu ` nan ˘ vam ˘ van . Hat, ` Na . Hoi,
˛
Phai ` Nghong, .eHAn, ` Ta
˛
nınh... ˛˜ chua ˛´ Quo. ˆ he ˛u ˛ phınhm`ong
˛
ain´ loi a -dau -dˆ cau ung -d . cep
˛
anha, -D´ han
˛
a?C` non ˛ choi ˆ cnhauon ˘ rat ˆ con
˛
tua ˆ voi, ongv` tong
˛
Mınh ˜ cıth`Tho,y ´ lo ˜ de ˆ chau ˆ tan oi -da -d .atkh ˘ cap ´ changac ` ngung ˜ ho
˛
em... -dˆ nen ˆ Lanhoi eNh . That ˘ khiang -diˆ
˛
sem ´ tach ˆ coi ´ no ´ moi . cot ˆ lau amlcho ˆ mo ˜ cui
˛
tua ˆ noi ˛ nhtoo ˛tru ´ mai . han ˆong -dao:"C´ lo ˜ te ˛u -dˆ nay, ´ voi ` ngha ı -dˆ then ` phanh ˆ Mo ˜ Tho,yt
˛
ınh -D. Tinh ˛u ˛ong em
˛
ba ˆ ben ˛` Tio ˆ ngoGiang,en ainh ˛˜ sung ˛
. kiu . len . sich ˛nhu, ˛˜ nhdanhung ˆ nhan, ˛ungth ˘ cang
˛
vanh, ung -dˆ giat ` cau ´ cho... ´ khtaung ongthˆ
˛
que en -d ˛u ˛. toc ´ giac
˛
Nguya ˆ Ten ˆ Han ˛ mung, .otnh` va an -d˜ chmaua ´ thımt`ong ˆ hay ˛u ˛ong - vdi ` ta ˛
.uhao -d˜ kha ˘ac -d ˛u ˛. doc ˆau ˆ van ˘ chan ˛u ˛ cong
˛
ınh.m`uaVa -d ˛u ˛. moc . ngoi ˛u ˛oi ˛uu ´ chai ˆ nhap .an."
-DH- vTrongD: ˘ gian ˛´ nhoi, ˛˜ bung . than ˆ can
˛
anhual` lNamai?a ˆ nan ˛˜ cAnhu? ´ tho ˆ
˛
bichoe ˆet -d . tınht´ac ˛ungng ˛u ˛` khoi ong?
mSauNTH: ˆ chuyay ˆen -Dˆ Tdu,ong ˆ vduay ath ˛tu ˛` lquau . bai . ban ` ce
˛
tua ˆ vtrongoi ˘ gian ˛´ hioi .engi ˛o -dˆ long ˘ Kam. ˆ
˛
xichosaue ˆ Vet.
˛
la . tai, ˆ coi ungkhˆ dong ´ kam ˆ
˛
te ˆ raen -dˆ chau,
˛
sı ˛
. thio ˆ ngeu ˛u ˛` noi ayquhay ˆ ngen ˛u ˛` cıth`kiaoi ` thang ˆ phiem ˆ Cen. o -di ˆeu
l` taia ˆ coi ˜ thung ˆ han ˆ Chet.
˛
kı . met .ot -dˆ anhkhi,oich. khemi ˆ muong ˆ thon ˆ vınht`an ˛´ toi ˆ noi ˛˜ mua ` tha oi.
nhınhH` ˛tu ˆ voi ˆ luan ˆ luon ˆ lon ` nga ˛u ˛` vioi ˆ let ´ tha ˛ucsau ` bchoung ˘ hang ˛˜ Cuu. ` ton ´ tınht`anh ˛ung
ng ˛u ˛` lıth`oi ` chuya . sen... ˆong -dˆ
˛
be . chung, ˆ mangettheo -dˆ lau ` bsaoam ` tay
˛
bianhchoo ˆet -d ˛u ˛. Boc. .omuanh ˆ ton ˆ boi . "bi ˆ he .oi -dˆ msaohayong" ` da am
- chuydem . "en -d . chung . cam ´ nha ˆ raan" -dˆ may ` na oich ˛´ giınht`giaochung,ınNh`o. ˛˜ phua ´ vnamai ˛´ toi oi
cıth` ´ pho ˆ nghian ˆ chem
˛
hınh ˛ Con. ` von ˛´ moi ˆ bay amˆ cay ˆ phıth`o,
˛
nai ´ hvuioi ˛ phıv`Vuion. ˆ lan ˛onmˆ bay ` ma ˆ cay ˆ tho ˛u ˛` "ıchth´ong - cıa"d´ ` ton ˆ ıth`oi
"ıch...th´ -d ˛ hua ˛ bianhoi," ˆ khet ˆ Nong? ´ choi ˛o, -d ˛uah ˛ cıth`oi ˜ phung
˛cai ´ lo ´ cuc ´ khı,th`o ˆ thong ˆ moi ˆ bay a
mˆ cay ˆ gio .an! -D` ban ` hhaya ˛` mhayon, ´ lat ˘am -doanh!
-DH- TrD: ` Hum ˛ cung ´ dtino .i - vdoan ` ca ´ ınt´ong ˛u ˛˜ khong ong -day?
DNTH: .i - dTindoan? .i - ldoan ` ltina ` sao?amT
˛nhı ˛u m` nung ˘ mam ˛u ˛` boi ˆ hon ˘ ba,am - budi ˆ con ˜ lung ˆo
l ˛. lua a - chdi ˛oi h
˛
Na? ˆ ngheu ˜ nhı ˛vu . tıth`ay ˆ khoi ongdtin .i -doan -dˆ Nhau. ˛ tung ˆ ngcontinoi ˛u ˛` aiaitaoi
c˜ cung ´ co ´ sai ˆ ho ˆ cNgayet.
˛
nha ˛˜ cung ˆ bay ´ thut anhttheodanh, ˆ nghoi ˜ ngoı, ` cai ´ tai ` hai . co ` phon
˛
cai oc´ mmayai ˘ nan ˛˜ Nhua. ˛tu oi -dˆ nay, ˆ kheu ˆ cong onh ˛ung -d` anhan - trdi ˛u ˛´ noc ang -d ˛˜ dıud`o, ˘ cıth`at on
tkhuya ˆ moi ˛´ coi ´ mo . chot ˆo -d ˛´ mung,...
˛
coi ˘
˛
quang a,nh ˛ngu ` lıV`nay.ay ˘ khiam -d . coc ´ "vac ˘ han ˛˜ ınht`uuc ˛` tho," ˆ nhiay ˆ ngeu ˛u ˛` vioi ˆ bcoiet . co ` hı""ch`on ˛ ton oinhiˆ nheu, ˛ hung . cho ˛ chua ˘ac -d˜ "na... ˆ
˛
oi - nınh,d` ˆ
˛
oi-d´ bam" ˘ tang ˆ nhınhH`oi. ˛ phınhm`u
˛
quraai an-d´ ıth`ung -d´ lung uc, -d´ chung ˆ thio ˆ then ˛oi -d. lia ˛
.oinhˆ han ` loa ` saoam ˆ May. ˛´ khoi ˆ bong . tri .at -d
˛u ˛ongrˆ cAnhay. o -dˆong ´ vy ˛´ toi ˆ khoi ˆ Cong? ` von ˆan -dˆe
ngınt´ ˛u ˛˜ dıth`ong ˜ nhiı ˆ ten ˆ phoi
˛
cai ´ ro ˆ Khoi! ˆ aiong
M200 . NOT
˛
ROI ˆ THAT . NGUYAT ˆ TEN ˆ HAN
˛
201UNG
-diˆ khen ` dnguung, . mıg`ai a - ngdi ˛u ˛. loc . trai ` lao ˛uuti ˆ hen ´ coa
˛
nhua ˆ loan . ngai, ˛u ˛. loc . dai ` thong ˛` gianoiv` la . sich ˛u, -dˆ
˛
le ` nham ˛˜ tung ˆ ven ˆ tho ˆ khan ´ mat aunh ˛bu . con . song
˛
an -d ˛u ˛.oc!
-DH-D:
˛
MO ˜ canhy, ´ lduıchth´o . khich ˆ Nong? ˆeuc´ nhıchth´anho, ˛˜ nung ˛noi ao?
lDuNTH: . lich ` sa ˛ lıchth´o ˛´ con
˛
tua ˆ Coi. aich ˛ cun
˛
tua ˆ loi ` ca ´ chai ˛un - bdi . bai . phanhai,
˛
biai ˆet!Khˆ riong ˆ ıg`eng ˛Mo ˜ ny ` may ` ha ˆ hau ˆet ˛co ´ quac ˆoc
Tgia ˆ phay ˛u ˛ tong ˆ tian ˆ ngen, ˛u ˛` taoi -dˆ thieu ˆ let .apnh ˛˜ nung ˛ ngoduoi . rian ˆ deng ` khduchoanh achth . phap ˛u ˛ khong, ˘ thap ˆ gie ˛´ Nhoi. ˛˜ cung ˆ viong enquˆ NhParks.Nationalgia,oc ˛˜ lung ˆ viam ˆ quen ˆoc
NhForests.Nationalgia, ˛˜ vung ` duyung ˆ hen
˛
aiquˆ NhShores.SeaNationalgia,oc ˛˜ lıcht´diung .ichs ˛vu a -d` kai
˛
niy . quem ˆ Monu-Nationalgia,ocTments... oi -d˜ ca ´ do . ghip ´ nhquae ˛˜ chung ˆ nho ˛u:
v´ nach ´ hui ` vung ˜ cı, ´ kho ˘ bac ˆ khuon ˆ mon . tat ˆ
˛
ongthˆ Mong ˜ vRushmore,Mounty, ung -dˆ sat . sup auth˘
˛
rkhuBadland,am, ˛` nung ´ sui ˆ hong ˆ tho ´ lac uhuyˆ ıb´en -D´ Va ` kStone,Yellowang, ` thiquany ennhiˆ cen
˛
bua ` ttayan . hao ´ vCanyon,Grandoa, ungbiˆ
˛
tren ˛` dhoangoi ˜ CarolinaNorthma,thaaShore...SeaNational
Co -diˆ teu ˆ voi ˆ cmongan ´ ngo ` nay ao -d´ lo, amm . chuyot ˆen - Tdi ˆ thay, ˘ cam ´ nac ˛u ˛oc ˆ ChAu ˆ choauth
˛
moa . hong
˛
hai ˆ Vo. ` hxaa ˛ mon . chot ´ cut, ˜ nung enviˆ theng ˘ CAiduchuNga,am . hap, ` hanh ˛u ˛ong ˆAn-D . vımt`o, ˆ QuTrunge ˆ nhoc... ˛nhiu ˆ ngeu ˛u ˛oi -dal` Cam. ´ lo ´ khy ong?
Nh ˛ nung, ´ nıth`ıg`oi ´ coi, ´ lo ˜ che ˘˛
nang ˛ noi ao
-d .ep -d˜ be ˘ quang ˆ he ˛u ˛ Viong . mNamet ˆ yen ˆ ceu
˛
uahınhm` ˆ phet,
˛
khai ˆ anh?ong
˛
U ˛´ nhıg`oc ˛˜ danhungthlam ˘ cang
˛
canh
˛
xua ˛´ ınhm`u -d ˛u ˛. moc ˛mangokhuˆ trech ˛u ˛ thong ` nhanh ˛˜ ttrungung ˆ lduam . cich ot ˆ vam ´ quoc ˆ toc ˆe.
˛
U ˛´ nhıg`oc ˛˜ lıcht´diung . sich ˛u, -dˆen-d` lai ˘ tang ˆ
˛
cam
˛
ınhm`ua -d ˛u ˛. troc ` stu,ung ˛ chua ˛˜ vua ab
˛
vao . ce ˆ
˛
than .an.
˛
U ˛´ ı...,g`oc ˛u ˛oc -d
˛
thu ˛´ hanhu
˛
a!
-DH- cXinD: am ˛ Tron ` Mium . Vet ˛u ˛on.
-D ` HUYAO -DAN
M202 . NOT
˛
ROI ˆ THAT . NGUYAT ˆ TEN ˆ HAN
˛
203UNG
Gi ˛´ Thioi .eu
NGUY ˆ TEN ˆ HAN
˛
UNG
TR
˛
U
˛
` KONG ` thY ˛
. hiuc .en
(Tuyˆ
˛
Ten . Nghap . Se ˜ 3)ı
Nguyˆ Ten ˆ Han ˛ lung ` ma . tot ˆ tuen ˆ
˛
thuquenoi .ocltrong ˜ vanh ˛
. vuc ˘ chan ˛u ˛ vong ˛´ nhoi ˛˜ bung ` viai ˆ thiet,phˆ
˛
am -d˘ tang
˛
trai ˆ ren ˆ nhiat ˆ teu ˛` bo ´ Viao . tNamet .aih
˛
ngoai . Mai. . sot ˆ to ´ phac ˆ
˛
cam
˛
anhua -da -d ˛u ˛. xuoc ˆatb
˛
van a -d ˛u ˛.oc -d . gioc
˛
da ` nhichoanh ˆ ceu
˛
ınht`am -d .acbi . Tet. ˛` nu ˘ banh1991,am ˛u ˛´ choc ˆ than ˆ vem ` lao anhv ˛. suc ´ tang ´ nhac . mac, . dac ` nhu ˛˜ sung ´ tang ´ phac ˆ
˛
amc
˛
chanhua ˛ cua ´ do . phip ˆ
˛
bio ˆ tren ˆ ben ˘ nhang . CDac,ho . nhvideoac ˛ung -d˜ ga ay -d ˛u ˛. khoc ´ nhia ˆ cheu u y
gitrong ˛´ nghoi . se ˜ Nguyı. ˆ Ten ˆ Han ˛ ngsinhung ayth08 ´ n05ang ˘ t1945am . Mai ˜ rAnhTho.y ˛` Vioi .etnNam ˘ v75am ` hia . len ` cchoam ˆ biAT&T,tyong ˆet
s ˛du . trviolon,mandoline,guitarung ˆ song, ao,
M204 . NOT
˛
ROI ˆ THAT . NGUYAT ˆ TEN ˆ HAN
˛
205UNG
mv.v... . dac ` chu
˛
hı . coc ˘ ban
˛
nhan . lac ´ vy ˛´ thoi ˆayNguyˆ NinhAnen ˛tro ˛u ˛` htrungong . Nguyoc ˆen- ChiınhD` ˆ
˛
Ceu. ` von ˆ phe ˆ than ˛
. huc ` tıth`anh ˛
. hu .ocl ˆ hoay . bquaac . ban ` hhaye . moc . cot ´ hach... ` tham .uv ˛´ coi ´ nhac . sac ˜ biquenı ˆ nhet ˛ TNiPhanu ˆ Linhan,Ph ˛u ˛ Phong, . tham . Li . Nhac ˆ (an -d˜ quaa -d ˛` toi . Chi-aicago).
M . vot ` traoai -dˆ
˛
gioi ˛˜ Tuyua ˆ
˛
Ten . Nghap . Se ıv(TTNS) ` Nguya ˆ Ten ˆ Han ˛ sau(NTH)ung -dˆ say e
gi´ bup .an -d . bioc ˆ thet ˆ mem . phot ˆ nan ` vao ˆ me . nhot av˘ kian ˆ nhem . sac ˜ nı ay...
bichoXinTTNS: ˆ bet ˘at -dˆ sau ´ tang ´ vac ` nao amn` trtrongao, ˛u ˛` hong ˛
. nop ao?
NTH: ` cA, ´ nai ` kay ˆ
˛
crae ˜ lung ` da .ip -dˆ
˛
nhe ˘ lac .aim . thot ˛` xxaoi ˛ua -dˆ Nay! ˆ neu ´ soi ´ tang ´ vac ` nao amn` tıth`ao ˆ phoi
˛
nai ´ toi ˆ boi ˘at -dˆ sau ´ tang ˛` mu ` Hua en˘ l1966,am ´ muc ˛´ boi ˛u ˛´ choc ˆ van ` quao ˆ tran ˛u ˛ongH
˛
Quai ˆ DTrang.Nhaan .ao -d´ nhxemo ˛ nhxau al ˆan -dˆau, -dˆ buraam ˆ nhon, ˛´ mchaem,anho . be, .anb` nhe, ˛´ ngo ˛u ˛` riınht`oi ˆ nheng, ˛o ˆ bong a ˆ vong
˛
ai...nˆ nghayen ˆ troi ˆ ben . ce
˛ sua ˆ
˛
pho ` g1,Alphaong
˛
ay-d` lan ˘
˛
tang ˘
˛
vang ` ba, ˆ dong ˛ phung, ´ hat ˛ung -d . lat ˛oi,vi ˆ nhet . luac ˆ Vion... ˆ cet ˜ bbahai,ung ` ıg`ai -d´ co o...-d ˛ ssangemua ˆ (dong ˛
. btheoua ` thai ˛o Nh ˛˜ Buung ˆ
˛oi
M ˛ Chiua ˆeu c), ´ gio... ao -d ˛u ˛` gong, ´ chuac ˆ nhong ` tha ˛oN´ nhui..., ˛ bung ˆ giay ˛` quo ˆ ren ´ trao . Quoi. ˆ cen
˛la ˛oi
th ˛lo ˆ nan ˆ nhot .ac.Th` thanh ˛bu, ˆ giay ˛` co, ´ tho ˆ
˛
ne ´ boi
˛
nhan .ac -dˆautiˆ len ` ba
˛
an Ch ˛` (Wait)o s, ´ tang ac ˛bo ˆ Men ˜ vy ` mao uaH` B91.e
˛
nan ` tay ˆ toi ˛
. phu ˆ
˛
mo . bot ` thai ˛o -d˘ trang enbao Thˆ Ke
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˛
anhua -Dˆ Ngo . Yoc ˆ vien, ˆ theoet
-di . cValse,eu ´ co
˛
la ˛` Vioi . let ˆ lan ˛` Anh,oi -dˆ˛
te .angHˆ kLanong
˛
niy . mem . thot ˛` coi on - hdi . cxaoc, achnhai ˛ Chooi... -dˆ hien . gien ˛` to, ˆ voi ˆ han ` lai ` vong ˛oi
s´ tang ac -dˆ ctayau
˛
ınh...m`ua
NguyTTNS: ˆ nhen an -d ˛ua -dˆ˛
vay ` conao -d ˛u ˛ongngh . thue . Cat? o -d ˛u ˛. khuyoc ˆ lıchkh´en ´ banuc -dˆ khau ong,
lhay ` ca ´ go . trap ˛ngo . ı?g`ai
NTH: -Dˆ
˛
te ˆ koi ˆ˛
chuye . nen ` Anhnghe.anhaybiˆ khet ˆ long, ´ tuc ˆ hooi ` tan ˆ tat . thap ˛o -dˆ tayau M .otTho´ MTrongang ˛o t, ˆ coi ´ go ˛ bchooi . than ˛ NiPhanoTˆ nhan ˛o
˛phanh ˆ
˛
mchoo . vot ` bai
˛
nhan .ac -dˆ
˛
e -dangv` tao . thap ˛ v"rachoo
˛
ve" ˛´ ngoi ˛u ˛` Vta.oi ` ka ˆ
˛
anhraeTNiPhan ˆ can ˜ cung ´ lo ` vong ˛´ moi . tiot ˆ theng ˛mo ˛oi
lra ` nho ˛tu ˆ noi en -d˜ pha ˆ
˛
mchoo . bot ` nhduyai ˆat,bai H´ Thoa an ch,
˛
mı ˆ cay ˆ ngau ˘ nhan ˛vu ˆ thay oi:Kh´ lbayoi ˛` lo ˛˜ svenung ongThuyˆ laien . lang ˜ xue ˆ doi ` nong ˛u ˛´ troc oiB´ chiong ˆ theu ˆ thoap ´ lang ˛ung -dˆoiTiˆ chueng ˆ giong . kiuc ˆ luep ˆ han ˆ thooi
˛
ngang anT ˛u ˛ mxaong ` ha ´ graoa ˆanCh ˛ lchiua . muai ˆ hon ´ thoa ˆ san ˆong -d ˛oi...N´ noi ` sınhch´ngay,ao ˛
. viu . TNiPhanec ˆ phan ˆ
˛
ob` thai ˛o H´ Thoa an -d˜ khixuia ˆ ven ` tha uc -dˆ
˛
tay oivquay ˆ ve ˛´ soi ´ tang ´ nhac . Tac. ˆ bioi ˆ sınhm`et ˜ le am
-d ˛u ˛. bı,v`oc ˘ chang ˛´ lung ` ta, oi -d˜ la ` tam ˛` lu ˆ rau ˆ Boi. aygi ˛` cho
˛
lı ` lam .ai -dˆ
˛
tre, ˛u ˛´ hoc ˆ khet,
˛
phoi
˛
nhai ˛` vo
˛
ai.aV` nsaua, ˛˜ rua, ˆ cat ´ tho ˆ
˛
ne ´ ho ˛
. vop ˛´ toi ˆ cınh,t`am
˛
amx´ cuc
˛
tua ˆ hoi ˛ Chon.
˛
ı -d ˛ gion
˛
nhan ˛vu . thay ˆ Toi. oili ˆ ben ˘ vtayat ` viao .ec, "ph´ nhong .ac" phˆ
˛
bo ai -dˆautay Ch ˛` (Wait)o nh ˛vu ˛` nua ´ Roi. ˆ tioi ˆ ltheoep ` ca acb` thai ˛o -d˘ ctrongang ´ bac ´ tao . gam . loi ` thua ˆ tan uy
M206 . NOT
˛
ROI ˆ THAT . NGUYAT ˆ TEN ˆ HAN
˛
207UNG
v˘ han .oc -d
˛u ˛ thong ˛` nhoi, ˛bu ai M ˛ Thuua -d˘ trang enbao L` Vang an c
˛
Nguyua ˆ Hen ˛u ˛ Nguy&ong ˆ Hen ˛uuNgh˜ theoıa -di . Tango,eu H` Nhe ˛o -d˘ trang ˆ ben aoVan c
˛
ThMaiua
˛
theoao -di . Boston,eu -Dˆ
˛
oi -D ˛oi -dangtrˆ ben ao V˘ Han .oc c
˛
Nguyua ˆ Men . Giong ´ theoac-di . RModerato...Foxeu ˆ coi ˛´ thu ˆ me ` ba ˘ trat ˛on -diluˆ tchoon ˛´ boi ` thai ˛´ nh42u ˛hiu . then ˛` Toi. ´ lom .ai,
butrong ˆ
˛
banoi -dˆau... " -d ˛ua -dˆ
˛
ay" vao -d ˛u ˛` nghong .ethu . nhat ˛ nanhu ´ toi, ˆ choi ˘
˛
ang -d ˛u ˛. khuyaioc ˆenvıchkh´ ` ca ˜ khung ˆ gong . nhap ˛˜ trung ˛ngo . nai ` lao ˛on
lao...
biChoTTNS: ˆ tet ˆ men . sot ˆ to ´ phac ˆ
˛
ham ` lai ongnhˆ vat ` tra ˛u ˛` hong ˛
.op -d˜ sa ´ tang ´ nhac ˛˜ nhung . phac ˆ
˛
am -doc` vung ˛´ thoi ˛oi -diˆ
˛
em?
NNTH: ˆ neu ´ boi
˛
nan ` hao ` lai ` nhong ˆ tıth`at oic´ tho ˆ
˛
nhe ˘ac -dˆ ben
˛
an H ˛u ˛ Quong ˆ KhınhT`e uc vi, ˆetd ˛u ˛oi -di . TModerato.Foxeu . khiıv`ai -d` VOAaiph´ vat ˆ Vie . chtrongNam,et ˛u ˛ giınhtr`ong ˛´ thioi .eunh . mac ˛´ toi . hai
˛
ngoai . cai
˛
Danhua ˛u ˛ Ngong .ocHo´ cıth`an, ´ mo . giınhth´ot
˛
dtheoa ˜ koi ˜ cy ` vang aviˆ thet ˛gu ˛ bsangui
˛
bıchth´ao
˛
nan ` Lay. ´ mrauc ˘at ˛ocOrlando ˜ vung . tnghekhisauay, ˆ bınhtr`oi ` anhay,
MC -D` cVinhao ˜ cung ´ nho a ´ sy ˜ se ˛du . bung ` na ayl` pham ˆ mchoong . vot u -di . deu ˆ tan . voc ` dao . Tip ˆet...
NguTTNS: ˆ con
˛
ham ˛´ thung ˛u ˛ong -dˆ ten ˛u -dau?
CNTH:
˛
ham ˛´ tung ˛u -dau -dˆ hen
˛Cha? ˘ lac a
khong -dˆ ten ˛` cu ˜ hoi ˛vu ˆ nho ˛mu . nhot ` va ˘ nan ao -dan´ Nhoi! ˛ tung ˆ coi ˜ khung ˆ cong ´ nho ˛˜ niung... ˆemtuy . vet . nong, ˆoi - khdau ˆ
˛
do... ˛u ˛` nhong ˛u ˆ che ˆ le, ˛on
nhlao ˛ muanhu ˆ non ´ Noi! ˆ ceu ´ tıth`o ˆ choi˛
cı ´ lo anglˆ mmanang, ´ thac ˆ Koi. ` vem ao -d´ co ` con ´ nho ˛ungt ˛u ˛ tong ˛u ˛.ong,
˛u ˛´ moc ˛ vhio, . cong˛
riua ˆ ınh.m`engNh ˛` vo ` cao ´ cac
˛
xam uc -d´ mo ` ta ˆ coi ´ bo˛
an Vi . NametQuˆ He ˛u ˛ Tong oi viˆ choet -dˆ nat ˛u ˛´ Vioc . cNam,et ob
˛
an SXaKhi ` Gai on bucho ˆ˛
raoi - cdi, ´ bo
˛
an M .e -dˆ
˛
et . mang . te ˆ voi ` ca ´ bac ` ma . que ˆ Vie . cNam,et ´ bo
˛
anNh ˛u -D˜ BAna ai -dˆ
˛
te . thang ˆ TThanhıchTh´ay ˛` vu ac´ thiac ˆ sen ˛Viu . cNam,et ´ bo
˛
an RaAnh - NDi ˛Noi ay-D˜ Cha ˆet -dˆ
˛
tre
˛
la ˛` Troi . Cinh ˆ Song ˛ von ˆ vie .ec RaEm- NDi ˛Noi ` Vay ˆ Than ˆe c, ´ bo
˛
an -D´ Xuon an mcho uaXuan, H` Nhe ˛o mcho ` Hua e, M ˛ Thuua mcho ua
RiThu... ˆ bhaieng
˛
vian ˆ vet ˆ bie ˆ khu,en Biˆ KhuenChiˆ Gieu ´ Lo .ong va Tiˆ VAnhen ˆ Bie ˆ Khuen lıth`, .ai -d .acbi . het ˛on ˛mo .ot -diˆ
˛
lem ` tha ˛` noi ` hao ´ cat ung -d ˛u ˛.oc.Hi . ten . tai, ˛u ˛ vlai,ong ` cngaya
˛
nha ˛˜ ngung ˛u ˛` voi aob ˛ lung . biap ˆ khkhuen ´ chiang ˆ chen ˆ Phong ´ thap ˛oitr ˛u ˛´ coc, o -d . moi ˆ so ˆ dong . hay ´ cat ˜ khung ˆ sao...ong
C
˛
ham ˛ung -dˆ ckhioi ` xuon ˆ phat ´ bdoat . ban e,b ˘ hang ˛˜ guu op ´ ny ˛ua. -D . khai ´ cai ´ lo ˆ TNiPhanan ˆanb
˛
viao ˆ thet ˆ quap ´ khmandolineıth`a
˛
khay ong-d ˛u ˛. kvilonoc, ´ kheo ˆ vong ˆ Tho. ` thanh ˛ lu, ´ viuc ˆetc˜ hayung -dˆ
˛
e ´ ngy ´ cho ˛` nhung, ˛ung -d . chung ˆ do .ungv˜ phıth`o
˛
hai . thnotea ˆ Choi. . PhLinhi ˛u ˛ nong oitr´ quanh
˛
qu8,ang
˛
thcao10,ang ˆ nhiap ˆ queu ´ scaa ıh´ hat . hut ˛ Voi. ˛´ toi ˆ cıth`oi ˜ phung
˛
tai ` tuy ˛` lung ´ ıV`uc.d ˛o . nhet ˛tu oi -dˆ may ` ta ˆ coi ` lon ˆ ben ˆ xuong ˆ trong ˆam-d ˛u ˛. cıth`oc ´ scaac ˜ khı ´ bac ˘ buat . choc ˘ phac
˛
hai at-d ˛u ˛. Moc. . lot ˆ khan ´ chac . bi
˛
thao ˆ viem ˆ nhet . ınht`acmuˆ thon ˆ thiam ˆ phıth`et
˛
viai ˆ Thslow.et... ˆ le ` ta oic´ lo ´ ldoy ` luam ˆ mon ˆ bay
˛
nxemslowan ´ tho ˆamthiˆ tet ˛oi -dˆ Cau. ` mon . dot . nao . Nguyo ˆ Hen ˛u ˛ &ongNguyˆ Hen ˛˜ Nghuu ˜ (lıa ´ tuc ˆ choi ˛ viua ˆet N´ Chuyoi .en
M208 . NOT
˛
ROI ˆ THAT . NGUYAT ˆ TEN ˆ HAN
˛
209UNG
V ˛´ Choi
˛
Bu ao c, ` thon ˆ thian . nhen) ˘ nhan
˛
ru ˘ nhang .acc
˛
ua ˆ khong ˆ cong ´ no et -dˆ tranh.au
˛
` rUa, ˘ lıth`ang atˆ coi ´ co ˛ho . loi ` mam . mot ˛o -dˆ Btranh.au ` Pha . tham .iL . Nhac ˆ gan ˛ tchoui ˆ moi ˆ bay ` viai ˆ vet ˆ nhe . Viac .etNam, -d . cai
˛u ˛ cong, o -do . nan ´ cngayoi
˛
Tra . Cinh ongS ˛ Phon, . cDuy...am ˜ cung ´ nhio ˆ cheu ˆ vio ˆ lusaiet .atnh ˛ nhiıv`ung ˆ ngeu ˛u ˛oi -d` hsai,an ´ chotheosaiat-dˆ len ´ quuc... ´ pha ˆ
˛
bio ˆ trongen -d . chai ´ cıth`ung ung-d` phanh
˛
chai ˆ nhap .an. ` vA, . lıth`ay . cai ` cang ´ lo ´ doy-dˆ
˛
te ˆ khoi ˆ cong ˆ nau . me ˆ vay ˆ cbae ´ luai . vat ˛´ loi .e -do,ı,v` -dˆ loi ´ tuc ˆ coi
˛
tham ˆ nhay ˛nu ´ lo ` ngham en -did` nhong . cac
˛
Kınh...m`ua ˆ
˛
ce ˜ vui...ung
CTTNS: o -dˆ mrae . hkhuynhot ˛u ˛´ hoong . mac . chot
˛
utr ˛u ˛ nong ` vitrongao . sec ´ tang ´ khac ong?
viKhiNTH: ˆ vet ˘ lan, ` tham ˛to ˆ voi ˆ con ´ cho utch´ niquanut . rem ˘ "vang ˘ dan ˜ tı
˛
chvuiai... ˛ ıth`oi,"lkhi ` nham . hoac . vac ˜ ve ˛` toi ˆ coi ˜ chung
˛
muı ˆ theoonkiˆ
˛
"nheu . hac . toa
˛
chvuiai... ˛ moi," ` tha ˆ Noi. ˆ theu .ats ˛. cvui"muau ung -d ˛u ˛. moc . vot ` trai ˆ nhcanh"ong ˛u
hthi ` Nguyao ˆ ngDuen .u ´ cıth`y, ˜ lung ` qua ´ hy oal ˘ ram ˆ Chuyoi. . "ten
˛
ai -d . tao,
˛
ai -d ˛` coi" ˛u -dˆ
˛
e -d´ choo-d . gioc
˛
giınhth´a
˛
ha ` ha ˆ phoi ˆ gian
˛
Thai. ` thanh ˛tu oikhong -dˆ mrae . hkhuynhot ˛u ˛´ chhayong
˛
tru ˛u ˛ongnao.
lvuiXinTTNS: ` bichoong ˆ met . sot ˆ ko
˛
niy . vuiembuˆ sutrongon ˆ thot ˛` hogianoi .at -d .ong ˆ nham . cac
˛anh?ua
KNTH:
˛
niy . buvuiem ˆ nhiıth`on ˆ leu ˘ kam, ˆ
˛
exichosao ˆ Met. . vot ai -di ˆ lvuivuieu ` nha ˛` vio ˆet
nh . tac ˆ thquenoi ˆ mem . sot ˆ bo . ban ` be ˘ hang ˛˜ tronguu
l` nhang . cac, ˜ cu ˜ nhung ˛mu ˛´ voi ` gia ` ca ˜ nhung ˛tru
˛
e...C` ngon ˛u ˛. loc . mai, . nhtrongot ˛ung -diˆ bueu ˆ buon ˆonl` ta ˆ goi ˛ tui . hang ˆ hau ˆ cet ´ ttrungac ˆ bam ˘ nhang .acnh ˛` pho ˆ
˛
bio ˆ gien ˛´ thioi . gieu ` vum ` choa -dˆ nay,enkhˆ thaiong ` trem
˛
la ˛` troi
˛
va ˆ vıg`on ˛´ toi ˆ hoi ˆ Nhet. ˛ug ˛vui ` hao ˛vu ˆ Co... ´ lo ˜ he .o -d˜ cha ˆ nhe . tac ˆ vioi ˆ det ˛o,ch˘
˛
hthuang ´ giınhth´ut
˛
kha, ˆ hong ´ tiraai ˆ saohayenˆay...
niQuanTTNS: . cem
˛
anhua -dˆ rae -dˆ
˛
theoe -duˆ
˛
oinh ˛thu ˆ ne ` vao ` choa -dˆ niquannayen .em -d´ co ´ lmango .ai
nhanhcho ˛˜ kung ˆ quet
˛
na ` khao ong?
NTH: ` cA, ´ pho
˛
muanhai ˆ bon an -dˆen "nhanquan"sinh hay "v˜ tru . quan"u khhayıg`ıg` ong -day?
C´ nai ` bcoiay . lo
˛´ khlao,on ´ no ´ loi ˘am ` nghen!aNh ˛ phung,
˛
ai -d . vat ˆan -dˆ le ` muanha ˆ non oi -dˆenniquan . sem ˆ cong
˛
ngua ˛u ˛` xoi ˛ niquanhayua .emsˆ cong
˛
ngua ˛u ˛` Rnay?oi ˆ nhngayoi ˛ anhınhch´un ˛˜ muanhua, ˆ son ˆ sanhhayınhm`choong ˆ choong
nhtha an?Noi -d` vua ˛´ thvuichoanhoi ˆ choi ˛´ ttheoo, oi
ngh˜ niquanı, . sem ˆ cong
˛
nınh,m`ua ´ trchung,oi ˛u ˛octiˆ chen .iu
˛
hanh ˛u ˛ tong ˛` niquanu . sem ˆ cong
˛
chauam .e, ˆ bong ` va ` hxaa ˛ gion, ` hong . to, ˆ
˛
tio ˆ Then. ˛u -dˆen,l´ truc ˛u ˛ thong ` vanh, ao -d ˛` bıth`oi .i
˛
hanh ˛u ˛ thong emb ˛ xoi ˜ ha . voi, ˘ cminhan
˛
thua ˛oi -d . ınhm`ai -dangsˆ Phong.
˛
ai ˘ thutheoan ˛o ˛ ththeoo ˛` voi ` thitheoa, ˆ
˛
en´ cy
˛
tua ˆ khoi, ˆ nong ˆ len ` chuyam . ben ˛noi ˛u ˛´ ngoc ˛u ˛.oc,khˆ giong ˆ Cai.ong ´ lo ˜ nghıv`ınhch´e ˜ nhı ˛vu . may a,
tngay ˛` hu ˆ coi ` nhon
˛
to, oi -d˜ cha . con ´ thai ˆ trungeNdung. ˆ
˛
quoi ´ ca ˜ chung ˆ met ` quımch`a ´ ca ˜ tiung eu.C ˛´ ıux`ıux`u ˆ
˛
en ˆ
˛
len, ˛ chung ˛` lung ˛lo ˛ cconung ´ va ang
M210 . NOT
˛
ROI ˆ THAT . NGUYAT ˆ TEN ˆ HAN
˛
211UNG
l` hhaya ˛ con
˛
Tra. ` tcaoeo ´ ne . Cang. ` danhcaoangv . cong ` nhiang ˆ vDanhnan.gianeu . cong
˛
ınhm`uach
˛
chı ˛ung -d´ mıth`o ˛´ cnangianuc
˛
cınhm`ua ˜ chung
˛
ıch ˛ung -d´ Nho. ˛ung, -d˜ thmanga ˆ phan .an... "sˆong
trtrong ˛oi -d ˆat," ı...th` "ph
˛
cai ´ vıg`danho ˛´ noi ´ sui ong."Khˆ mong ang -dˆ vdanhen . cıth`ong ˜ khung ong-d ˛u ˛. Noc. ´ toi ´ lom . youextreme,toobedon’tai...
Thsafe.bewill ˆ the ˆ Moi. ` na ` canhay, ˜ nung enhiˆ
˛
reu ˘ rdungtrungang, ˆ khat ´ vac ˛´ phbaoi
˛
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˛
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TH- CD: ´ bac . mo ˆ Thon: ˛Vo, ˘ Han, . Hoi . Nhioa, ˆep˛
Anh, ˆ NhAm . banhTheov..v..ac . mo ˆ non ao -da -d ˛u ˛.ocyˆ nhıchth´eu ˆ ntrongat ˘ qua.am
NNTH: ˆ neu ´ boi . mo ˆ non ao -do -d ˛u ˛. yoc eunhıchth´ ˆ ntrongat ˘ ttheoı,th`quaam ˆ quoi,
˛
kha ongcˆ bong ˘ vang ` pha ` hu ˛
. lchoop ˘ mıV`am. ˆ boi . mo on,ngo` nhai ˛˜ ngung ˛u ˛` thoi ˛u ˛ thong ˛´ chung,chungucc` con ´ nho ˛˜ ngung ˛u ˛` thoi ˛u ˛ thong ˛´ chuyuc ˆ nghien .ep.V` la, ˜ de ˜ nhiı ˆ nhınhch´en, ˛˜ ngung ˛u ˛` thoi ˛u ˛ thong ˛ucchuyˆ nghien . nep ` may ˛´ hioi ˆ
˛
bieu ˆ tet ˛u ˛` tong . van ˆe
M212 . NOT
˛
ROI ˆ THAT . NGUYAT ˆ TEN ˆ HAN
˛
213UNG
ng` chuyanh ˆ men ˆ con
˛
hua .o. "V˘ vınhm`an ˛
. ngo ˛u ˛oi",l` tsaoam ˆ doi am -d . tung ˛´ Nhoi? ˛ tung ˆ loi ` nga ˛u ˛oith ˛u ˛ thong ˛´ nchungchunguc ˆ ten ˆ coi ´ mo . vot ` nhai .anx´ chet
˛
nhquanu ˛sauu -day.Vˆ ve ˘ than ˛ tıth`o ´ phac ˆ
˛
tam ˛
. xuu ˆ bat
˛
ngan aym . nhiot ˆ tueu, ˆ nhong ˛lu . pham ´ Nhat. ˆ lat ` ta ˛` ckhiu onh ˛˜ ngung ˛u ˛` vioi ˆ cet ˜ Mquau, ˜ ditheoy . HO,en -da ˆo. vat ´ bac ´ xuut ˆong -d ˛u ˛` Khong. ˆ biong ˆ set ˛
.u -d´ nhon .anvˆ ıaph´e -d . gioc
˛
nhsaoraa ˛ thung ˆ thong ˛u ˛` ıth`ongthiˆ hen . va ˆ nhan ˘ vam ` cao ´ nhac ` xua ˆ bat
˛
chuyan ennghi . nhep ˛Vu ˘ Nghan .e, -D . XuNam,ai ˆ ThThu,an ˆeGi ˛´ Loi, ` Vang ˘ quaıV`an... -d´ cho, ˘ chan ˘an -d˜ ca ´ so ˛
.uch . lon ˛
. lthanhua, . Coc. ˜ cung ´ tho ˆ
˛
nhe ˘ bam
˛
vao . uyecınt´
˛
cınh,m`ua ´ nhac ` xua ˆ bat
˛
nan ` ıt´inay - ıv`dikhˆ ımt`ong -d ˛u ˛. coc ´ tac ´ phac ˆ
˛
xuam ˆ sat ˘ cac, ´ gio ´ tra .ilˆ dau ` Nai. ´ nıth`ıg`oi ´ squaoi, ˛
. bu ` than
˛
vao ˛´ anhoiV˜ Tho ˘ Tiang ˆet, -d ˛u ˛. bioc ˆ set ´ bach ´ chan . bay ˆ giay ˛o,ngo` nhai ˛˜ cuung ˆ don ˆ tham ˛bu . ni-baotrongınk´oclˆ long, ` nha ˛˜ cuung ˆ hon ˆ koi ´ trınhch´y . nhi, ˛˜ cuung ˆonnghiˆ cen ˛´ vuu ˆ te ˆ gion ao, -d . biat . let a -d . Phao . Cat. ontiˆ
˛
thuyeu ˆ truyet, . ngen ˘ truyan, . den ` thai, ˛ kıth`o ˆ
˛
enh ˛u -d . gioc
˛
kha ˆ caiong on -do´ hoai ` tai ˛´ noi ˛ua.Vˆ he . hoi . nhioa, ˆep
˛
canh, ˜ nhung ˛u ˆ nham . ı,th`acttheo ˆ coi, ´ nhio ˆ ngeu ˛u ˛` moi ˛´ xuoi ˆ hiat . Cen. ´ bac .an
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˛
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˛
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hoanh, . lac ` nhang . bcoiac . kho ´ ho ˛ lon ` ba ˛u ˛´ voc aol` vang ˘ lan, ` thang ˛nhio ˆ nıV`eu. ´ co o -d . quong ´ ma aph ˛u ˛ tiong . phen ˆ
˛
bio ˆ len . rai ˆ lat ` ha . han .ep. -D˜ va .ay,ng ˛u ˛` thoi ˛u ˛ thong ˛´ luc . thayai ˆ con ˆ
˛
cho,˛
nhı ˘ vam aom . vot ` tai ˆ tuen ˆ
˛
xxaoi ˛ nua ao -d´ tho ˆ Noi. ´ theooikiˆ
˛
eu ˆ Hong ` Dan u "Vi . tet . buc ˆ hiat ˆ ceu ˆ
˛
o" l` hoa an
to` nsaian ˆeu -dem ´ dap . vung ` thao ˛oi -d . nai ` Gay. atphqua ˆ han . hoi . voa ` nhia ˆep
˛
tıv`anh ˆ moi ˛´ choi .apch ˛˜ vung ` nghao ˆ ve ` ca on - hdang . hoc
˛voi, ˆ phe ˆan am
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˛
thaian .apnh .ac M . Lot ˆan - YAnhDi, eu va M .ot -D ˛` Moi
˛
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˛
con.onV ˛´ soi ˛
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nhua . vac ` nhang, . tiac ˆenngo75, ` NguyJCJimmyai ˆ cen..., ´ bac . nhan . nhac ˛u
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˛
tio ˆenm ˛u ˛´ con ´ scaac ˜ gı . cao . hoi ´ chat ˛o -d ˛` nung oi -dˆenchuy . bthuen ˘ vang ˘ nghan . ve ˘ gan ˛` scaquaung ıDiˆ Chem ˆ nhau ˛tru ˛u ˛` hong ˛
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TH- BD: ` van ˆ ve ˆan -dˆ ve ˘ chan ˛u ˛ TThanh,ong .uc,hi . nayen -d . gioc
˛
ca ˜ nhung ˛vu ˘ gian ˛´ moi ˆ ngoi ˛u ˛` moi .ot y.V .ay, ´ kiy ˆ cen
˛
thıth`anhua ˆ ne ao?
NTH: ˆ lhay,O . vthanhai ˛´ toi . nhınhH`uc! ˛uchuy . nen ay -da -d ˛u ˛. "moc ˆ
˛
xo
˛
nhie" ˆ reu ˆ moi ` Tha! .at-d´ nhung ˛cu ˆ hanhau
˛
moi, ` ca ˜ lung ` ca ˆ trau
˛
la ˛oi: -d .ocgi
˛
ca ˜ nhung ˛vu ˘ gian ˛´ moi ˆ ngoi ˛u ˛` moi .ot ´ Vy. ` ta oicung -d˜ ba ` than ˘
˛
btrongang ` dai ˆ nhan . truychoap .enng ˘an Tuy . Let .o c
˛
tua ˆ truyoi, .en -dˆ tayau -d . chung .am-dˆ ven ˆan -dˆe tabou. -Dˆ
˛
te ˆ nhoi ˘ sac ˛so ˛ ngheanhchoonghen...
Th— ˆ be . nghan ˜ nsaoı ˆ ceu ´ ngo ˛u ˛` boi
˛
ao, -d . khai ai,s"khi ´ tang ´ truyac . ngen ˘ tan ´ giac
˛
ra
˛
u -d . gioc
˛
la ` ınh,t`amnˆ ceu
˛
haia -da -d ˛` truyıth`oi . ngen ˘ than ` canh ˆ nong, ˆ cheu
˛
ıc´ mo . bot en -da -d ˛` truyıth`oi . ngen ˘ than ˆ bat . nai, ˆ kheu ong
M214 . NOT
˛
ROI ˆ THAT . NGUYAT ˆ TEN ˆ HAN
˛
215UNG
c´ bo ˆ nen ao -da -d ˛` truyıth`oi . ngen ˘ than
˛
bam . (Kiai." .etTˆan)
C— ´ nai ` lay . khai ac. ´ bY . muan ˆ bon an -dˆ nhen ˛ungtruy . nhimangınht`en ˆ deu . nhınh,t´uc ˛˜ quyung ˆ
˛
den amth ˛nhu, ˛˜ "bung
˛
ay -dˆ khoem ´ lai . thac ˛oi -d .ai?"— -Diˆeu -d´ co ˜ tung ` niquantheouy . ngem ˛u ˛oi -d .oc.
Vˆ phe ˆ tan ´ giac
˛
cıth`a ´ ngo ˛u ˛` chiınhtr`oi ˆ Rphimeunh ˛ cung ˜ cung ´ ngo ˛u ˛` doi ˛
. lung ˆ CX.phimen ´ ngo ˛u ˛` boi
˛
ao-d´ lo ` ca ai ´ nhınhch´y ˛ cung ˜ cung ´ ngo ˛u ˛` boi
˛
ao -d´ cho
˛
lı ` ca aic ˛´ Co. ´ ngo ˛u ˛` loi ˆ lay ` cam ˛´ cuu ´ nhanh ˛ cung ´ ngo ˛u ˛` lchooi aph ˛u ˛ tiong . nhiTuyen. ˆ nen, ´ nıth`ıg`oi ´ toi, oi -d˜ ca ´ kinhonghi . mem .ot -di ˆ vieu, ˆ det ˆ bam ˆ don am -d
˛
lang a - vdi aotuy . let . mo, ˆat -d . gioc
˛
a.B— . nan ´ Tuysao?oi . let . No? ` bay . hxinan, ay
thˆ mem . lot ˆ nan ˛˜ Tua. ˆ moi ˛` hxinoi, ˜ cay ` tung ˆ langoithang - vdi ` tuyao . let . no, ˆ beu . khan ˆ chong ˆ khe, ongtrach...
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˛
ce ˜ nhıv`vui...ung ˛ov` "tuyao . let . mo" ` ta oi -d˜ l"sinhraımt`a . Bo." ˛ coi, ´ lo e-dˆ lay ` ma . nhtrongot ˛˜ truyung . ngen ˘ phan ˆ
˛
bio ˆennhˆ cat
˛
tua ˆ nhioi, ˆ beu ao -d˜ xina -d˘ lang . Tuyai...nhiˆ nhen, ˛tu ˆ coi ´ lo ˆan -d˜ ta ˛` nung ´ toi, ˛` viu ˆ det am -dˆenviˆ det ˛cho
˛
lı ` ma .ot -d
˛u ˛` tong ˛ko
˛
te ´ Voc. ` nha ˛ungng ˛u ˛` loi ` vam ˘ nghan . che ˆ than . nhat ˛ khınhm`u ongmˆ daiay ´ tcamam ˆ viam ˆ det ˛o -dau.
TH- lvuiXinD: ` bichoong ˆ det ˛
. mchoınht´u . tot acphˆ
˛
tam ˛u ˛ (nlaiong ˆ ceu ´ co)
˛
anh.ua
hokhiSauNTH: ` tan ˆ tat . thap ˛u ˛. cong
˛
bua .otr ˛u ˛` thiong en M . Giot ˆ Mac ˛Tio en g, ˆ cu4om ˆ ton, oing ˛ viung ˆet -dˆ
˛
te . ngham
˛
xı
˛
ha ˛ Gioi. ˛` cıth`o ˛´ railaiu
l` tham ˛ vio, ˆ nhet . vac, ˜ chvuitranhe ˛moi ` kha ongnhˆ thiat ˆ phet
˛
cai ´ mo . cnhuot ˆ nau ` cao ˆan -dap ˛ung.giBao ˛` co ´ ho ˛´ tiıth`ung ˆ tep . viuc ˆet M . Giot ˆ Mac ˛Tio en,
t . hap . Ca. ˜ nhung ˛hou ` tan ˆ bat . tro ˛u ˛` thiong en M .otTr ˛` Moi . Biot ˆ
˛
en Ch.
˛
vı . thay oi!
TH- yAnhD: ˆ nhıchth´eu ` va ˘ nhan, ` tha ˛ ho, .oas˜ nhiı, ˆep
˛
nhgia,anh . sac ˜ nı ` nhao ˆ ntrongat amqua?
TNTH: . chsaoai
˛
ntrongı ˘ Mqua?am ` kha ongl` ta ˆ cat
˛
Tha? ´ thu . tat, ˆ choi
˛
yı ˆ cıchth´eu ´ nhac ` va an,nh` tha ˛ ho, . soa ˜ nhiı, ˆep
˛
nhgia,anh . sac ˜ nı ` trao...
˛
eh ˛ ton ˆ thoi ˆ bsaoanhoi, ay -d . hat
˛
khchioi ´ Vo! ˛´ loi ˛opl˜ lao ` giang, ` ca
˛
schaia, ˛u ˛. bong ˆ ham ˆ
˛
vong ˆ yıth`o eucıchth´ ´ nai ˆ nong ˆ Nı?g`oi oi -d` chua ˛´ to ˆ moi ˆen -dam
tr˛
thie . dıV`et! . nsauao ` cay, ´ lo ˜ gie ˆ nhong ˛nhu ˛ungai -d˜ la ` vam ˘ nghan . thtronge ˛` trgianoi ˆ den ˛u ˛oim ˛u ˛` noi ˘ khiqua,am - ldi . vac ` "cao ˜ khoi ong," cyber-space t, ˆ moi ˛´ thoi ˆ tuay ˆ
˛
troi
˛
che . khiu ´ ho . hoc
˛
voi ac . cam . vui ˛´ voi ˘ han ´ voa, ˘ han . noc ˛u ˛´ nhoc ` nhia ˆ heu ˛onl` tınhm`a ˛u ˛ Tong! ˆ muoi ˆ non oi -dˆ nhen ˛˜ ngung ˛u ˛oikhˆ rong ` lanh ˘ tiam ˆ Vieng . met ` va ˆ thian ˆ mongthaetmuˆon -d´ gong ´ vop ` tkhoao ` chang ˛˜ nghu ˜ vıa, anch ˛u ˛ong. -D´ to, ˆ yoi ˆ nhıchth´eu ˛˜ nhung ` va ˘ nhan, ath ˛ ho, . soa ˜ nhiı, ˆep
˛
nhgia,anh . sac ˜ khı... ˆ tong entuˆ
˛
oi -do -d´ Vo! ` anhxina -d ˛` hung
˛
toi ˆ loi ` ta... . sao!ai
TH- cSauD: ` anhxinung -dˆ loi ˛` phoi ´ biat ˆ
˛
veu ˆ Ve anH . Vioc . HNamet
˛
Ngoai . nhai ˛˜ ngung ` thay ´ sang ˘ tap ˛´ soi esao?ra
VNTH: ˘ Han . Hoc
˛
Ngoai . ttheoai, ˆ loi, ` ma .ot
M216 . NOT
˛
ROI ˆ THAT . NGUYAT ˆ TEN ˆ HAN
˛
217UNG
nˆ ven ˘ han .oc -dang -d
˛u ˛. tcaoc . vung a -dˆ cao.e
˛
chO ˆo,ltuy ` va ` lthauang ˆ
˛
lan . nhon, ˛ lung ` ma . not ˆ ven anh . hoc ˆ nhau ˛ hou... ` toan ` tan ˛
. do,u -d . loc . Khap. ongb. gi ` bo ´ cungo, - bınh,d` ` nhe ´ nhiom ˆ nheu ˛nu ˆ ven anh . ntrongoc ˛u ˛´ troc ˛u ˛´ 75,oc ˛ hoNam,trongo .ackhˆ bong . bii ˆ then ` vhoaanh . than .o,
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le, ˛´ bon ´ trnhauchunge ˘ hoaam - ndua ˛mo akhˆ bong .i ´ nhan ˆ van ˘ phgiaian, ˆ
˛
am. -D
˛
mu . ıakh´oic . thanh, ˆ
˛
te ` trai, ˛u ˛` phong ´ Chai.
˛
cı ˆ sınnh`an ˛ cqua,o omˆ moi . trihaiot . ngeu ˛u ˛` moi ` ma ˛uc -d . so ´ tang ´ inac,ˆ phan, ´ hat ` trianh, ˆ
˛
len ˜ bınhtr`am, ` cay ´ tho ˆ
˛
ne oingngang ˛ houa . hac ˛ nhon ˛˜ chbahaiung . triuc .eu
ng ˛u ˛` troi ˛u ˛´ v75,oc ` lua ˆ con
˛
tra ˆ ben
˛
chay . triuc .eung ˛u ˛` ntrongoi ˛u ˛´ hioc . Mnay.en ˛´ hay...oi -d . loc . tap, ˛
.uldo ` nha ˛˜ thıg`ung . sat ˛
. quu ´ giy ´ hia, ˆ
˛
theoeu ´ nghy ıathtrung ˛
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˛
nua ´ nghAnho! ˜ thı ˆ ne ao?nhiTuy ˆ nhtrongen, ˛˜ ngung ` thay ´ sang ˘ tap ˛oittheoı,th` ˆ noi, ˆ Ven ˘ Han . Hoc
˛
Ngoai . cai ´ lo ˜ se echuyˆ
˛
hen ˛u ˛ong. - vDi ` "cao ˜ khoi ˆ nhong" ˛tu ˆ voi ˛uan´ Hioi. . then ˛` khoi, ˆ riong ˆ vıg`eng ˘ han . nghoc .ethu . mat, ` ha ˆ nhau ˛tu ˆ cat
˛
ma . nghoi anh -dˆ teu .apvtrung ` "cao ˜ khoi ˆ Vong." ˛oi -dˆay -d
˛
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