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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. 1. [SUZH-ni]     2. [ˈsuʒ-ni]     3. Sužni↵
  2. 1. [YA-ste li la-vi-ni-YA-nats?]     2. [ˈja-stɛ li la-vi-ni-ˈja-nats?]     3. Are you Lavinian?↵
  3. 1. [KA-to se ZA-vi-te?]     2. [ˈka-tɔ sɛ ˈza-vi-tɛ?]     3. What is your name?↵
  4. 1. [VO-she NI-me?]     2. [ˈvɔ-ʃɛ ˈni-mɛ?]     3. Your name? ↵
  5. 1. [KO su BI-li LYU-mi KO-i vas DA-vi-li VO-dje?]     2. [kɔ su ˈbi-li ˈʎu-mi ˈkɔ-i su vas ˈda-vi-li ˈvɔ-djɛ?]     3. Who were the people who brought you here?↵
  6. 1. [NYI-ma VA-za.]     2. [ˈɲi-ma ˈva-za.]     3. It doesn’t matter.↵
  7. 1. [CHI-le-mo vam PO-ma-chi A-li BER-ta nam VO-she NI-me.]     2. [ˈtʃi-lɛ-mɔ vam ˈpɔ-ma-tʃi ˈa-li ˈbɛr-ta nam ˈvɔ-ʃɛ ˈni-mɛ.]     3. We want to help, but we need your name. ↵
  8. 1. [MA-ye NI-me ne VE-zi.]     2. [ˈma-jɛ ˈni-mɛ nɛ ˈvɛ-zi.]     3. My name is of no importance. ↵
  9. 1. [Ne VYI-ru-yem da mi CHI-le-te PO-ma-chi ni TSI-kand. ZNO-mam VO-do-le ste.]     2. [nɛ ˈvji-ru-yɛm da mi ˈtʃi-lɛ-tɛ ˈpɔ-ma-tʃi ni ˈtsi-kand ˈznɔ-mam ˈvɔ-dɔ-lɛ stɛ.]     3. And I don’t believe for a second that you want to help me. I know where you are from. ↵
  10. 1. [KA-le-to DA-go ste ye VO-dje?]     2. [ˈka-lɛ-tɔ ˈda-go stɛ jɛ ˈvɔ-djɛ?]     3. How long have you been in the country? ↵
  11. 1. [KA ye VO-she SOY-ni-me?]     2. [ˈka jɛ ˈvɔ-ʃɛ ˈsoj-ni-mɛ?]     3. What is your last name?↵
  12. 1. [SUZH-ni], [DES-ni]     2. [ˈsuʒ-ni], [ˈdɛs-ni]     3. Sužni, Desni↵
  13. 1. [kur-VE-ti-no!]     2. [kur-ˈvɛ-ti-nɔ!]     3. Whore!↵
  14. 1. [ras-KO-may-te PLAK-nu.] (NB: may rhymes with sky)     2. [ras-kɔ-ˈmaj-tɛ ˈplak-nu.]     3. Open your jacket.↵
  15. 1. [NA-lim vas.]     2. [ˈna-lim ˈvas.]     3. Please.↵
  16. 1. [ne VYI-ru-yem vim. VE ste la-vi-ni-YA-nats.]     2. [nɛ ˈvji-ru-jɛm vim. ˈvɛ stɛ la-vi-ni-ˈja-nats.]     3. I don’t believe you. You’re Lavinian. ↵
  17. 1. [TAL-chi kur-VE-ti-no.]     2. [ˈtal-tʃi kur-ˈvɛ-ti-nɔ.]     3. Shut up, whore.↵
  18. 1. [FYU-ri-oy-i]     2. [ˈfju-ri-oj-i]     3. The Furies↵
  19. 1. [DA!]     2. [ˈda!]     3. Yes!↵
  20. 1. [FYU-ri-oy-i su me KRO-be-li vu BUE-nos AY-re-su. ti KA-chi su me lo-shi-SI-lov-li DYEY-ni-ma, ven-DYEL-ya-ma, ne SACH-am se.]     2. [ˈfju-ri-oj-i su mɛ ˈkrɔ-bɛ-li vu ˈbuɛ-nɔs ˈai-rɛ-su. ti ˈka-tʃi su mɛ lɔ-ʃi-ˈsi-lɔv-li ˈdjɛj-ni-ma, vɛn-ˈdʑɛl-ja-ma, nɛ ˈsa-tʃam sɛ.]     3. The Furies kidnapped me in Buenos Aires. Those dogs tortured me for days, weeks, I don’t remember.↵
  21. 1. [TED su VO-ni ... ]     2. [ˈtɛd su ˈvɔ-ni ... ]     3. When they were ... ↵
  22. 1. [vi-spi-TE-va-ti.]     2. [vi-spi-ˈtɛ-va-ti.]     3. Interrogate.↵
  23. 1. [TED su te VO-ni vi-spi-TE-va-li, shto su te VO-ni DE-che-li te-bi?]     2. [ˈtɛd su tɛ ˈvɔ-ni vi-spi-ˈtɛ-va-li, ʃtɔ su tɛ ˈvɔ-ni ˈdɛ-tʃɛ-li tɛ-bi?]     3. When they were interrogating you, what did they occur to you? ↵
  24. 1. [TED su te VO-ni vi-spi-TE-va-li, shto su te VO-ni DE-che-li te-bi?]     2. [ˈtɛd su tɛ ˈvɔ-ni vi-spi-ˈtɛ-va-li, ʃtɔ su tɛ ˈvɔ-ni ˈdɛ-tʃɛ-li tɛ-bi?]     3. When they were interrogating you, what did they occur to you? ↵
  25. 1. [SHTA su vas YAS-ka-li?]     2. [ˈʃta su vas ˈjas-ka-li?]     3. What were they asking you?↵
  26. 1. [ne ZNO-mam zar, A-li JAS-ka-li su o NO-shim KOD-sta-nu, YU-ri-yu. MOZH su CHI-li da ga MES-tu –]     2. [nɛ ˈznɔ-nam zar, ˈa-li ˈjas-ka-li su ɔ nɔ-ʃim ˈkɔd-sta-nu, ˈju-ri-ju. ˈmɔʒ su ˈtʃi-li da ga ˈmɛs-tu –]     3. I’m not sure why, but they were asking about our neighbour, Yuri. Maybe they wanted to find him –↵
  27. 1. [ne ZNO-mam zar, A-li JAS-ka-li su o NO-shim KOD-sta-nu, YU-ri-yu. MOZH su CHI-li da ga MES-tu –]     2. [nɛ ˈznɔ-nam zar, ˈa-li ˈjas-ka-li su ɔ nɔ-ʃim ˈkɔd-sta-nu, ˈju-ri-ju. ˈmɔʒ su ˈtʃi-li da ga ˈmɛs-tu –]     3. I’m not sure why, but they were asking about our neighbour, Yuri. Maybe they wanted to find him –↵
  28. 1. [A-shto?]     2. [ˈa-ʃtɔ?]     3. Why?↵
  29. 1. [VON ye YA-di-ni koy ZNO-ma MOY-e NI-me!]     2. [ˈvɔn jɛ ˈjad-i-ni kɔj ˈznɔ-ma ˈmɔj-ɛ ˈni-mɛ!]     3. He’s the only one who knows my name!↵
  30. 1. [TI, BA-zhe te!]     2. [ti, ˈba-ʒɛ tɛ!]     3. You! They’re looking for you! ↵
  31. 1. [o-PRA-si mi, o-PRA-si mi, ya som GNIV ... ]     2. [ɔ-ˈpra-si mi, ɔ-ˈpra-si mi, ja sɔm ˈgniv ... ]     3. Forgive me, forgive me, it’s my fault ... ↵
  32. 1. [DA-zhi VA-dov-de! BRCH-i!]     2. [ˈda-ʒi ˈva-dɔv-dɛ! ˈbr-tʃi!]     3. Get out of here! Run! ↵
  33. 1. [NI-ko ne OD-vi-dye NI-dye.]     2. [ˈni-kɔ nɛ ˈɔd-vi-djɛ ˈni-djɛ.]     3. No one’s going anywhere. ↵