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Chapters (17)
  1. Cover
  2. 2
  3. 4
  4. 1
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. Prologue
  10. Scene 1
  11. Scene 2
  12. Scene 3
  13. Scene 4
  14. 1
  15. 2
  16. 3
  17. 4
  1. Prohapsi me.     1. [pro-HAP-si me.]     2. [prɔ-ˈhap-si mɛ.]     3. Arrest me.↵
  2. 1. [NE chu vi NI-cho RA-chi ... ] (NB: the accented ć in Lavinian is a softer version of č)     2. [ˈnɛ tɕu vi ˈni-tʃɔ ˈra-tʃi ... ]     3. I won’t tell you anything ... ↵
  3. 1. [Shta LA-vish Vo-dye?]     2. [ˈʃta ˈla-viʃ ˈvɔ-djɛ?]     3. What are you doing here? ↵
  4. 1. [Da, RIT-sash.]     2. [ˈda, ˈrit-saʃ.]     3. Yes, you do.↵
  5. 1. [ME-ne ne me PRE-zna-mesh, NEL-da?]     2. [ˈmɛ-nɛ nɛ mɛ ˈprɛ-zna-meʃ, ˈnɛl-da?]     3. You don’t recognize me, do you?↵
  6. 1. [MI sne vu to-RON-tu!?]     2. [ˈmi snɛ vu tɔ-ˈrɔn-tu?!]     3. We’re in Toronto!?↵
  7. 1. [KA-to su me NO-shli? BI-o som A-bre-shan ... i NAD sum vu to-RON-tu ... ]     2. [ˈka-tɔ su mɛ ˈnɔ-ʃli? ˈbi-ɔ sɔm ˈa-brɛ-ʃan ... i nad sɔm vu tɔ-ˈrɔn-tu ... ]     3. How did they find me? I was so careful ... and now I’m in Toronto ...↵
  8. 1. [I-su-se, ne NA-gu DUM-li-ti ... Vu RA-shi-yu MO-ter, KA su mi DO-li ... ?]     2. [ˈi-su-sɛ, nɛ ˈna-gu ˈdum-li-ti ... Vu ˈra-ʃi-ju ˈmɔ-ter, ˈka su mi ˈdɔ-li ... ?]     3. Christ, I can’t think straight ... What the hell did they give me ... ?↵
  9. 1. [MO-ye GLAS-chi me ne YER-vor-a-yu ... ]     2. [ˈmɔ-ɛ ˈglas-tʃi mɛ nɛ ˈjɛr-vɔ-a-ru ... ]     3. My eyes do not deceive me ... ↵
  10. 1. [ma ˈDAY mi po-ˈMA-chi ˈSTEK-u-ti ˈCHIZ-le ... ](NB: day rhymes with sky)     2. [ma ˈdaj mi pɔ-ˈma-tʃi ˈstɛ-ku-ti ˈtʃi-zle ... ]     3. At least help me take off my boots ... ↵
  11. 1. [VO-la.]     2. [ˈvɔ-la.]     3. Thank you.↵
  12. 1. [po-MA-chi mi da od-I-djem vo-DAV-de.]     2. [pɔ-ˈma-tʃi mi da ɔd-ˈi-dʑɛm vɔ-ˈdav-dɛ. ]     3. Get me out of here. ↵
  13. 1. [RA-chi NYI-mu da BER-tam vu BOL-na-ku.]     2. [ˈra-tʃi ˈɲi-mu da ˈbɛr-tam vu ˈbɔl-na-ku.]     3. Tell him I need to go to the hospital.↵
  14. 1. [PRE-daj VA-ru, MI-la MA-ki-tso. VA-ru?]     2. [ˈprɛ-daj ˈva-ru ˈmi-la ˈma-ki-tso. ˈva-ru?]     3. Water, please. Water?↵
  15. 1. [po-MA-chi mi da od-I-dyem vo-DAV-de!]     2. [pɔ-ˈma-tʃi mi da ɔ-ˈdi-dʑɛm vɔ-ˈdav-dɛ!]     3. Get me out of here!↵
  16. 1. [ne ZNO-mam shta se DE-cho-va, okay? MU-stam BI-ti NE-vo-dje –]     2. [nɛ ˈznɔ-mam ʃta sɛ ˈdɛ-tʃɔ-va, ɔ-ˈkɛj? ˈmus-tam ˈbi-ti ˈnɛ-vo-djɛ –]     3. I don’t know what is going on, okay? But I have to get somewhere –↵
  17. 1. [TAN-ko MO-shtri-ye od ZHU-ta DAY-i-nog RA-ni, TAN-da ne-za-HVOL-no YE-ma-mo DEY-che.] (NB: day rhymes with sky)     2. [ˈtan-kɔ ˈmɔ-ʃtri-jɛ ɔd ˈʒu-ta ˈdaj-i-nɔg ˈra-ni, ˈtan-da nɛ-za-ˈxvɔl-nɔ ˈjɛ-ma-mɔ ˈdɛj-tʃɛ.]     3. How sharper than a serpent’s tooth it is to have a thankless child.↵
  18. 1. [Ja SOM ti TAZH-i-o YI-dzhek, MAR-ko]     2. [ja sɔm ti ˈta-ʒi-ɔ ˈji-dʑɛk, ˈmar-kɔ.]     3. I know you do because I taught you the language, Marko.↵
  19. 1. [VRA-vaj mi, ne raz-MOZ-gi-yem NI-cho MA-lye NA-go ti ... A-li YA som, MAR-ko. TA-ti ye.]     2. [ˈvra-vaj mi, nɛ raz-ˈmɔz-gi-jɛm ˈni-tʃɔ ˈma-ʎɛ ˈna-gɔ ti ... ˈa-li ja sɔm, ˈmar-kɔ, -ˈta-ti yɛ]     3. Believe me, I don’t understand it any better than you do ... But it’s me, Marko. It’s Daddy.↵
  20. 1. [DA.]     2. [ˈda.]     3. Yes.↵
  21. 1. [VO-la.]     2. [ˈvo-la.]     3. Thank you.↵
  22. 1. [BOL-na-ka, BOL-na-ka!]     2. [ˈbɔl-na-ka ˈbɔl-na-ka!]     3. Hospital, hospital!↵
  23. 1. [HO-dem vu BOL-na-ku.]     2. [ˈxɔ-dɛm vu ˈbɔl-na-ku.]     3. I’m going to the hospital.↵