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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

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an,1989 • M03. . CHUYOT ˆ KHRAEN

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OI truy, . ngen ˘an, L` Vang an xuˆatb

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1990an, • M04. . KOT

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NIY .EM -D .EP x, ˆ chep ˛˜ Viu .et, -D . Namai xuˆatb

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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

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1991an, •LEARNINGOFLIFEONE06. truy, . den ` tai, ˛´ Muc .ot -D

˛oi -Dˆ

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He . boc

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anngAnh ˛u, PublisherOrchard xuˆ bat

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1991an, • ANASTIMEONE07.OFFICERINTELLIGENCE truy, . den ` tai, ˛´ Muc . Thuot ˛Lo ` "Tram um"

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ngAnhan ˛u, PublisherOrchard xuˆ bat

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1992an, • M08. .OTTHO ´ MTRONGANG

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O th, ˛nho, . vac, ` ha oa am, Mi . Vet ˛u ˛on xuˆ bat

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an,1992 • M09. . NOT ˆ BUOI ˆ RION ENG truy, . ngen ˘an, -D . Namai xuˆatb

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1992an, • M10. . LOT ˆ XUAN ˆ NONG UI k, ´ sy ˛

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1992an, • M11. . COT

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QUHAIANH E truy, . ngen ˘an, Thˆ Gie ˛oixuˆ bat

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1993an, • M12. . TROT

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` MOI . BIOT ˆ

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EN truy, . den ai, V˘ Nghan .eTi ˆ Phongen xuˆ bat

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1994an, • M13. . LOT ˆAN - YANHDI, EU tuy, ˆ

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ten .apnh .ac, ProductionsH&L xuˆ bat

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1995an, • T14. ` MUINH .ON va CH

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1996an, • 16.M .OT -D

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ten . nhap .ac, ProductionsH&Lxuˆ bat

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1998an, • M18. . LOT ˆ THAN ˆ SAYOI, -D ˘AM tuy, ˆ

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ten .apnh .ac, ProductionsH&L xuˆ bat

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1999an, • 19. -D ˆ KHUNGCALI,EMTR

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. vu ` ta ` buy ´ vut ˘ han .oc • M23. . GIOT ˆACM

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TIO EN tr, ˛u ˛` thiong ˆ tien ˆ

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thuyeu ˆet • M24. . NGOT AY -D . TREP

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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

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thai ˛u ˛ bong ` phıx`ai enh ˛cu ´ thac ˆ Nguyay ˆ BAnhen ˆ

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cuˆ son ´ Thach. ˆ hıth`oi ` ha ˆ phoi ˆ gian

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ai?M . dac ` hu . gioc

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dai ˆ vie ˆ Chet!

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cı ˆ can ´ cho ´ chut ´ tut ˛

.u -d´ banh ong,

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lkhoangkhoe ` "tia ˆ teu ´ than ` nhiTuyngay.ong" enlˆ lau ˆ cau ˜ phung

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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

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oiti ˆ hoeng .ac -d

˛u ˛.oc -d . gioc

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bia ˆet -dˆ chen ´ chut ´ (nhut ˛utˆ choi ˘

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hang . xuan), ˆ that ˆ tan ˛` trhaiu ˛u ˛` Long ˆ Nge .ocHˆ Nguy-an ˆen - ChiınhD` ˆ

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ceu ´ tho ˆ

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ke ˆ

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te ˛` lu ˛on -dˆennh

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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

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nho ˛´ nhut ˛ lung . lai ` nga ˛u ˛oimmay ˘ nhan ˛´ mMayut. ˘ nhan ˛ut ˛o -diˆ

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tem oi -d ˛u ˛.och . suoc ˆ bot

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nay ˘ liam ˆ ten ˛u -d . the ˆat -dˆen -d . nhe ˛´ cut, onmˆ vay . mıth`kiai ˆ ngoi ˛u ˛` choi

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mı . vhayhai,ot, ` baainam...

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khanh a -d . nam ´ let ` nga... ˛u ˛` ınhl´oit` trau ˆ khen ˘ nap

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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

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xua ˛´ Mu ˜ ny ´ chungoi -dˆ leu ˆ lap anh -do -daytotrong ` ban . so ´ tang ´ vac ˘ than, ˛nho, . hac, . coa

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tua oi.nhiTuy ˆ men,

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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

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lı achuy . men... ` mkheneo ` deo ai -duoi? Well ıth`, -day,tˆ soi ˜ ke ˆ

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thuyeu ˆ het ´ trhayoa ˆ tan . huc oacu .oc -d

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uathˆ Truyay ˆen ˛tro ˛u ˛` TiNamong ˆ

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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

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dia ˆ treu enru . Bong. ˛voi . xongthikhiay, -d . the ˆ lat ˆ thaian ˆ tinoich ˘ lac ` ta ˆ soi ˜ the ` hanh . troc ` htrungo .oc.

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trchaieng en -d

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vınh ` ca ´ co ˆ

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song ˘ giat ˆ nhong ˛ucˆ

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trong ˛u ˛´ Boc. ˛´ tuc ˛u ˛` thong ` chanh . day . theooc-d ˛u ˛` HuPaulusong ` Tynh . Cinh

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chuo ˆ Toi. ˆ coi ` nhon ˛´ co

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la ˛´ thop ˆay

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Truyˆ len ` 63a -d ˛´ mua ` ca ´ to ˛´ 54oi -d ˛ua -d . Lau. ˆ lap ongo` cai ˆ

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song ˘ tsauıaph´at, ˆ bam

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ang - dden ´ kan ˆetqu

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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.

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˛

nhtrongınhm`ua ˛˜ nung ˘ htrungam .oc.Nh ˛ nhung, ˛˜ thung ˆ cay ˆ sauo -dˆ cay ´ tho ˆ

˛

ce ´ nhio ˆeu˛

hanh ˛u ˛ vong ` ka

˛

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chban ˛´ cho ˘

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giang

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h . Co. ˆ nho

˛

ngo ˛u ˛` troi,

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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

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nhtrongeu ˛˜ nung am -dˆ tau), oi -dˆ cau othem -dˆ

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e y -d ˛´ nua ` yıV`ao. ˆ treu . thom ˛u ˛ thong ˆ cam om` ta ˆ coi

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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

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buang ˆ long ˛` boi ´ giong ´ cho . ghoc . ceo ˆ "Vo. ˆ lo ˆe,thˆ hat . voc" ˛` vua ˛` phua

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phai

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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!

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ai. ˆ

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˛15UNG

nut ´ luao ˆ mon ˛´ Cvui.oi

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thao ˆ trongamb . lung ` tha ˆ vay . ngoong . Cai. ´ lo ˜ tue ˆ

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trung,trung -d . biac . cet ´ bo . ro ˆ caiıt´au ´ lTuyo. amˆ hon . khoc ´ nho ˛ mung ` tha ˆ giay

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˛

ngbaa ˆ mchungoi .ot

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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

˛

viıv`oiph . kam ˜ luy . phat

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len ˆ Sen ` Gai on, -dˆ

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toi ˆ Nguyen ˆ DuyenT ˛u ˛ong -d . hang . nhoc

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ay. -Di . kep ˆ

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le . "tai... ˛´ hoi ˆ voi aol ˛´ gop . lap . thai ˆ Tay, ˆ Thon ˆ NghTrungat ˜ dıa, . Vay .anV . nat ˘ xam ˛ "Thua." ˆ thoi, ˆ bay ` lınhm`ı,g`a ` emanhah . coc ` mung . lot ˛´ mop ` tha," ˆ bay

˛

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ce ungvui...

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˛

se ˆ ctrongong

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dıth`oi ˆ de ` thang

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atˆ ham ˆ lon ˆ than ˆ

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xe ac - Nhhoang.di ˛ thung ˛u ˛ongph

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nhai ˛` vo ` mao ˆ thay ˘ thang ˆ

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co ˆ thong ˆ

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o -d. mia

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biong ˆ bet . tri ˆ he . bıv`oc ´ Mac ˛u ˛` goi accˆ

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˛

ROI ˆ THAT . NGUYAT ˆ TEN ˆ HAN

˛19UNG

s ˛´ mom ` la . nhai ` ha

˛

choi . tBai ˆ roi,

˛

tu oi... - chdi ˛ Boi. ach. ci ˜ dung ˆ te ´ banh

˛

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˛

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˛

la ˛´ bbaop ˆ chon .uc -d

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˛

chai ´ phep . c500at au, -d . khai ´ tai, ˛utnay ˆ choi ˛` tua . loi ˆoi -d´ Bo... ` ba

˛

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˛

soem ´ tat ˛ung -d ˛´ choua -dˆ tkhien ˆ cat

˛

an . bop ` kai, ˆ

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˛

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˛

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˛

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˛

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˛

coi ˛ thon . ninh . so, ˆ cham ˛´ ıop -d` lung amtˆ boi ˘ sat ˛

. quo ´ ca, ˆ lam ` chong ˘

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˛

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˛

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˛nhsauıaph´oi a

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˛

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˛ hraua .oi -dˆ kong ylu .at, -d´ bang .i -duˆ

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˛

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˛

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anhtrung . loc ` nha ˛` co ong ˛ con

˛

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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

˛

ıc´ rio ˆ beng . ton ˆ moi ` ca ` lon a -dˆ hem . ngoi . co

˛

liua en-do` Bian . Cet ´ Dach ` dAiu. ` nhibaosaue... ˆ neu amtr ˛` toi, ˛` nu ˘ t1969,am ˆ goi . lap .ai ˆ hong . tram ˛u ˛ cong uc

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tua ˆ coi, ˛

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˛

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˛

ROI ˆ THAT . NGUYAT ˆ TEN ˆ HAN

˛25UNG

T

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` BU ˘ XUAC ˆ NAMONG

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uang ˛u ˛` coi ˆ bam ut. -Dˆ

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˛

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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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tham ˆ muıb´an ˆ mon ` trau

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rai .ong

˛bo end ˛u ˛oi.

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hsau ˛ n25on ˘ htanam ` rang

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m . ngoi ˛u ˛` bioi ˆ let ` nhong ˛´ bio ˆ

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niy . khem ´ quo ˆ len, uclThu ` cham

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trhuyı ˛u ˛ Tong . Tram ´ Hu . mam, .ot

khpontoon ˆ mong ´ nay, ˘am . mu . chot ˆ gngayo oc-d ˛u ˛` Cong ˛u ˛ong -Dˆ

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rang...

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lnhauu . cai ´ quai ´ lan .othiˆ gen ˆ ban ˆ xen ˛u ˛ hong ` nhan, . mau ˆ Johnychaiay

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ghai ´ tie . trem ˛u ˛´ vkhioc ˆenh` ıv`a, - khdang... ˆ phong

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tiu .em.Ch— ` chao .i...Ch— ` Hanhao ˛ung...C— ´ pho

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ai -dˆ lay ` GBeoa... ˆ kham ˆ Cong? ˛u

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˛29UNG

nThunghe ´ hooi ` mai ` ba ˆ giay ˛` mo ˛´ goi .ap!D— . pha

˛

ai...Kˆ

˛

ce ˜ tung ˛´ cuc ˛u ˛` tkhioi ˆ hoi

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"vThu...oi . chay ˛ochuy . cınht`en

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mua ˆ vay ˛´ boi ` Ga ˆ Lsao?"raam ˜ de ınhiˆ nen ˆ ceu ˆ trau

˛

la ˛` coi ´ tıth`hohayo ˆ soi ˜ de ˛

. vua ao-d´ mo ` via ˆ thet ` truyanh . Nhen. ˛ cung ˆ trau

˛

la ˛` voi

˛

onv . chen

˛

lı ` Gquena..."tao ˆ ytaoam, ˆ Geu ˆ ctaoam, ˛u ˛oiGˆam." -D´ lung ` ma . chuyot . chınht`en

˛

ı -d ˛u ˛. cbaoc au.Tˆ coi ´ no ´ voi ˛´ Thu,oi -d . cai ˛u ˛ long ` nga, ˛u ˛` khtaoi ong

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l˘

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lang . vang . Vot. ` tong ˛´ voi ` llui,ong en -dˆ xuoi ˆongtr˜ Cung. ˛´ theou -d ˛u ˛` mquenong a - chdi ˛´ khThuo ongc´ cho

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u - muıchd´ ˆ tchoon ˆ bioi ˆ cphongquaet

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ch . chap ` txanhung, ˛u ˛coi ` con ´ hhoao ˆ tulip.hoaong,B˜ biai ˆ

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gxa,ıth`en ˆ can

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tra ˘ dam . vam ˆ he ˛u ˛´ Tong ay,m` ca ˜ chung

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lı ` nha ˛˜ bung ˜ dhoangai ` ngchoanh ˛u ˛oi-d. phia ˛u ˛ rong

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ranh ˆ choi ˛´ kho ˆ phong

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duchoaikhach. -Diˆ

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hem . ren ˆ coi ung -dˆ quen, ´ Tan ˆ Hay ˆo.T ˛` cu ˛ bsauua ˛u ˛´ voc o -d˜ tha ˆ may ˆ tayay -dˆen

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Ngoquen. ` chanhai

˛

quu ´ lan ` Nguya ˆ Ven ˘ Dan .en,D . den e - cD, ` con ´ co ´ Phanhac . Bam ´ Thia . cen, ˛

. kuu ys ˛Nu ˆ Long ˆ Sam ´ Nguyuc, ˆ Tren ˛u ˛` cong, ˛

.uu -d .ai -d .oi

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˛

nai ´ Song. ˛ hon ` hao

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vai .i -d˜ bai .anph ˛u ˛ nxa,ong ` lao ` sa ˆ xau ` xao a ˛´ tot, ˆ hom ` xum ao

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˛

thoi ˘ Duam ˆan:cAnh— ´ nho ˛´ kho ´ hanhoa ˆoi -d´ co ´ mo . ngot ˛u ˛oi

s ˛. quo ´ tra, ˆ mon ˆ luat ˆ thtrongon ˛` hugianoi ˆ nhan .uckhong?

lSao— . hai ˆ

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nhong ˛o ˆ thong, ˘ Huang ` KimynhT

˛y ˆ may ` nSaua! ` nhınhh`ay ˛nu ´ vthio ˆ Bio ˆ Ten .apViˆ len ` cam

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sanh at...-D´ rung ˆ Huoi, ` TKimynh

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msau... ˆ tioi ˆ ceng ` ıth`oi -d` phanhan

˛

lai ` Mı?g`am .otkhkhi ˆ cong ´ quyo ˆ sen ˛du . chtayung an, -d .ung

ch .am -dˆ then ˆ xan ´ Cac? ung -d` thanh ´ thuc

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chu .iuththua ˆ toi, ˆ nghoi ˜ Nı. ˆ ceu

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khıth`eu,

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choi e.Ch˘

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uth

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˛

thu

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"u", -d . nhe . thi . thap ˆat

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˛

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˛31UNG

- phdao

˛

thu

˛

"u," -d . thtame . lap .uc - phdao

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thu

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u,"v.v... -D˜ ldanhmanga ` "a -d . nhe ˛´ thut . bap at - phdao

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uth

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Th ˛` Trmay,oi . Xuinh ˆ Tian ˆ

˛

teu ˛´ khTuyoi. ongthu . hoc ang - phdao

˛

thu

˛

nhu ˛ Tiung ˆ

˛

eu -d .ung -dauquay -d´ quo, ˆ cay ` hon ˛on - phdao

˛

thu

˛

nu ˛˜ Trua. .inhXuˆ Tian ˆ

˛

beu

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"anhao... -dˆ

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te oi, -dˆ

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obˆ tro, ` vong ` cao ˆ

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Huo ` TKimynh

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˛

cy ˜ biung ˆetkhˆ non, ˘ sam ˛

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kheu angkh˘ bang, ˛

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hchoe ˘ chan ˆetluˆ Son..." ´ hang ˆ sauom -diˆ

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mdanh,em ˆ Huat ynhTKim

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vy, ` ra ˆ cuot . khoc ˆ phong

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Tiai ˆ

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meu ` la ` ta ˆ loi endiınhtr` . HQ/TrTen ´ Va ˜ Xuu ˆ lAn,an uc -do -dang

l` Giam am -Dˆ Quoc ˆ Huan ˆan:T— ˆ khoi ˆ biong ˆ het ˘ ban

˛

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˛

chai . triu ´ nhiach .em...Rˆ phıth`oi,

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chai . triu ´ nhiach . them ˆ Coi... unglmay ` Hua ` TKimynh

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y -d˜ sa ˛´ hom .oc -d

˛u ˛. boc ` hai .oc

nh

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ray ` nchoao ˆ khen ´ kh18oa ˆ baiong˛

mo . saangtr ˛u ˛` nhong ˛khu ´ c17oa

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tua ˆ Voi, ˜ Thu ˆ Tie . Khep. ongph

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bai . qui ˆ nhiay ˆ nheu ˛ ıv`ung - mdang ˘ bac . tienh ˆ

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eu-d ˛u ˛` mong ` ca ˆ ro ´ quang ´ sa ˛´ Tuc... ˆ koi ˆ

˛Duchoe ˆan

nghe -dˆ

˛

ce ` nhauung ˆ lon . mai . thot ˛` nhoi ˛´ mo ai ˛oquˆ tran ˛u ˛ong...

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kxe,o euDuˆ lan ´ chai . nhquaay ` ha ` cLeginang

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ua ˆ Siong eu.Nh` ha ` Tang ` nau ˆ

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cı onm . bot ` khan, ach - nhdang . biıV`rai.laiau ˆ ret ˜ Thuo

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.ud . bon ` rian eng, -d˜ nhai ˛˜ mung on ˘ rian eng, -demr ˛u ˛. riou ˆ Tuyeng. -d . biac . vet ` ca ´ cınht´o ´ giaach -ınhd`-d´ nho, ˛ muung . ron ˆ soi, ˘ xap

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bınh ˆ nhiay ˆ ceu, ` ton oituıth` ˆ nhong ˛ngu ˛u ˛. loc . Chai. ˘

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lang ˜ nge

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cu

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a -dˆ rem ˆoibˆ giay ˛` ro ˛u ˛. mou ˛´ thoi ˆ Kham? ˆ txong,ong ˆ koi eu

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˛

ROI ˆ THAT . NGUYAT ˆ TEN ˆ HAN

˛33UNG

Thu -d ˛ vua ˆ nhe ` na ˘ ngham

˛

ı. -Dˆau ´ loc ˛ lung ˛o,cho´ vang ´ vang ˛´ trıkh´oi ˛` loi ` lanh .anh, ˆ

˛

am ˛u ˛´ ıv`otnh ˛˜ bung . mui ˛ phua ` Mun...

˛

ai -dˆ xen ˆ chie ˆ teu ˆ moi ˛oiho` han ˆ hon, ˆ toi

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lınh . Gai. . lap ´ bThuuc

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tio . vem ˆenha:

M— ˆ thay ˛´ duc . ray ˆ hoi

˛

Tha? oi -dˆ

˛

taoe -d ˛uamˆay - bdi, ` mgiaoan ˆ mchoay ˆay ˆ bong . van ˘ nghan .esı!

T ˛u ˛ong -di -dˆ daixa,au ` ce ˜ thung ˘

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˛

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˛

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. tu . nhai ˛ mon ` tha ` sanh ˛

. tu . thiai en lav .ay.

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tu . tich ˆ

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chuy . xen ˛ kua ˆ

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aoc˜ khung ˆ thiong ˆeu.

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dai ` giıth`anh ˛o -dˆ

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- ldi ` Pham. ˛u ˛´ loc ´ thai ˘

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nghai

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tha ´ lac ´ trac ˆ mcoisofaen ˆ tay ˛ob´ cıth`ao o -di . thoen . cai

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Tua ˆ Kio ˆ Pheu ˛u ˛ gong . toi

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vˆe ˘ san ´ Cang. ˛ tom ˆam ˛tio . Them ` nanh ˆ cay unglngon ˘ Sam. ˘ dan . gip, . moi ˆ thay ˘ bang . gınhm`an ˆan

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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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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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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

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nhua ˛˜ ngung ˛u ˛` voi ˆ Vie . Nam,et -dˆ

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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

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tua ˆ Thoi. ˆ may . tat ˆ hınhB`oi

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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

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thUa, ˘ Viang . Det ˆ chan . lay . Japanquaac -doh

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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

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txabangeu ˛´ koi, ˆ

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ce

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at ˛` cu ´ nac ˛u ˛´ ngooc ai, -dˆ ghayeu . Lhay.ınhB`chooi y

ddo ˆ hie ˆ

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leu ` khınhB`a ˆ bong .an - ldi ` ngam ` haiaybuˆ

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˛ung, -d ˛ua -donbınhB`ıth`

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tho ˛` gioi ˛` emanhcholoo -dˆ nen ˛oi -dˆenchˆ Ron. ˆ hioi, ˆ

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Nh— ˛vu ˆay - snghen,di ´ giau ˛` ro ˛u ˛ troi ˛lo .ai -daytˆ choi ˛o - ludi ˆ Khon.

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˛

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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

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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

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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

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˛

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

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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

˛

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˛chioi ˆeu

m ˛ lua ˆ ram ˆ tam ˛` tru ˛u ˛` tiong ˆ

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˛noi ` vay, ` khoao

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ang1959.

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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

˛

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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

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ai -dˆ lay amJacarandahoa ` ca ´ ngo ˛u ˛` goi . loi ` phhoaa ˛u ˛. ımt´ong

ch

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cı o ˛mo ˆ tioi ˆ

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TCalifornia?bangeu ˆ coi ´ ho

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biang ˆetluˆ nhon, ˛ lung . cai ` dion ˆ ten

˛

tha ˆ lem ` nhia ˆeu -do .an-d ˛u ˛` trong ˆ loong . nai ` cay

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bhaia ˆ len, ´ nuc ˛ chehoaocınk´

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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

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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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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 ˛

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˛

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˛

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!

—

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msaoUa ˆ tay ˛oi -d ˛u ˛.oc -dˆ tnghetaoay, . nui on´ moi ˆay ˛ mxao a.

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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

˛

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˛

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˛

cu

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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

˛

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˛

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˛

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

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˛

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.u -d . bong

˛

gio ` xuo ˆ mong ` ca ` hrunon ˆ

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ı...h`ıh`tao,Tˆ coi on - bdang ´ bınt´an ´ nghi...an

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csaoua ´ vo .ung

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- trdang

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˛97UNG

m . "ot -dˆ mminh"ong ˛´ Khoi! ˆ kong ˆ

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Ch. bichohaii ˆet:B— ´ Vichoan . kiet ˆ veu ` nga ˛u ˛` ngooi . quai ˆoc

thˆ Toi! . chui . vi ˆ uan ˆ nong ˛u ˛´ moc ˛ hngonua, ˛on -doem...

Khong -dˆen -dˆ

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to

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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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nh . mau . lot ˆ vui...choancquaXe ˆ Bau ˆ Len ˛´ ruc, ˆ choi ˘

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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!

Tˆ Han ˛u ˛ Tong, ˆ Hian . lep . lai ˆan -dˆ Khen. ongph

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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

C´ lo ˜ thiıv`e ˆ cheu ˘ sam ´ soc, ˛ nsangua ˆ tien eu -diˆeuv ˛´ noi ˛u ˛´ voc ˆ nhoi . mat ` lloangau, ˆ to ˛` mung

˛

lang ˛on.B. khuchei ˆ bat ˛moi ˆ chay ` nhom ` ca ˆ chat ˘ nan ˛moi .atti ˆ Ren.

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rai ac -do -dˆ cay ´ nhio ˆ "ngheu ˜ litrangıa . set ı"v ˛´ coi ´ mac . sbiao ˛ tron ˘ hngayang ` thang ˘

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lang ˆoi!nhınhH` ˛bu ac -d

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muang ˆ "quon

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cang ´ vao" ˛´ khoi achth . phap ˛u ˛ chong, ´ quasanhung -d ˛u ˛` nong ˆ ben 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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he ˛ quoi ai -d

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khı...v`an, ˆ giong ˆongMai! .ot -dˆ noi ˛˜ chua,

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viung . Chen ˆ Phan ´ Liuc emkhuˆ bat ´ chtrongong ` com ˆ kay ˜ le ´ Na. ˛oi ˘ han . tuoc,

h` canh

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˛ungd . tung ˛` lu ˆ rau ˆoi.

-Dˆ ngen ˜ xbaa ´ mTre,om . bot ˆ cen ˆau -d´ muc .otbˆ cen ˆ sau ˘ rat ˆ lat ` thuquena . thuıv`oc ˛nho

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chrong ˛ hoi, ` ho . Ken. ˆ˛

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nha ˛˜ lung ˆ can ˆ thau ˛` coi, auv . ban ˆ rconen .ach -d . nuc ˛u ˛´ phoc ` sa.u

Gˆ quan ´ ra ˆ xoi ´ giom ˆ ceng

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˛ai -da -dˆ dat ˛u ˛` nhong ˛u -da - sdi ˆ vau ` dao ˜ vı ang,

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To` lan ` pha ˆ xo ´ lxaa . hoa ˘ Tac. oi -d ˛˜ mo ´ xua ˆongngxe, ´ do ´ dao ac:

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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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tie, . sem ˛ tixe,ua .emb´ xan ˘ bang, ´ thuan ˆ loc ´ Cha. ˘ cac ´ nhio ˆ ngeu ˛u ˛oih` hung . khıv`ap, ˆ mong ˆ taiay ˆ quen.oi

ıv`Thay - ldi ˆ moi ` bon ˆ hen ˆ nhong ` ba, . ton oixuyˆ phquaen ` khong ´ phach, ` ngong

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nhu, ` ba ˆ raeph` csaue ´ mo ˆ miay ˆ veng ´ ban ˘ lac ˆ lien ˆep -dˆ nhat

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ob˘ nhquaang ` Cınh.ch´a ˘ nhan ` ba . ton ˆ toi ˛

.u -dˆ nap ˆen,d ˛. cung . lot, ˛

. lop a -dˆ

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ce ´ cho ˆo an ˛o - hdi . suoc ˆ thot ˛oihtrung . nSauoc. ` lay ´ got . bach ˆ long, ˛

. ngop ´ moi oc.Cˆ vay ´ su ˛ vua ` ca ˆ xoay ` tai ˛do . nao ao -d˜ la ˛on

c` lanh ´ xusuma ˆ nhe, ˛ cung ay -d . sau ˘ gan ˆ gan ` mo ˆoi-d˜ ta ` ban, . bsani ˘ Cang. ˆ may . han ˆong -d` bao ˆ hen ongnh` tua ˆ nhong ˛u -d˜ ca ˆ loi, ´ ca ` khanh ˘

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lkhiuang ˛uath ˛ bua, . mi ˆ giay ˆ gay ˆ chac . trbai ˆ nsauong ` bay ` lo ent . ngan . nhon ˛mu . nhang . Ben. ˛u ˛´ voc ` btrong,ao enn` cay ˛ cua, ´ bai ` han . voc ` ca ´ vdivanai ˆ can on -d´ Bo. en

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mo . mac ˆay -d ˛´ bemua . ban . hmangiu ` lanh yv` nhao ` ta, ˆ loi ˘ lang . bang ˘ cquaang ˛ buua ˆ nhraong a

nhsau, ` ba ˆ Khoep.

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trang ˆong -do . nhan ` ca ˆ vau ah` mang ´ dai u -dˆ

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de ` hanh ˛´ nung ˛u ˛´ moc ˛ vua ˆ nan ˘am-dˆ Bay. ˆ ho ong -d´ dong ˆ tray ˆ ven ´ bach ˆ trep, ˆ nhan agi ˆ nhong ˛ngu ` nay ` Vao. . cquaot ˛ nhua ` msau,a ˛om ˛` trongo ´ hoanh ` hang ˆ ton, ˆ thoi ˆ may ˆ bay . chuui ˆoivˆ tan ˛u ˛moi ` nhau,

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tconay ` Hlum.um ` dang ˛` dua .ocbtheo ˛` mo ˛u ˛ long ˆ ngheu eu, -dong -d ˛ nhua ˛du ˛` lua ao

d` chu ˛ lcaoua ˘ Lam... . ma .ot -diˆ

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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:

Ch— . bii ˆ met ˆ emay ˛bo ˆ Men ˜ tiy . vnghi,en .ensinh ˆ chen . xchoi ˆ lay . nhai ` ta ˘ nham, ` ca ˆau -dˆ

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tham ˆ thoay

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mai ´ hai ˛on...Toi -dap:

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˛Mo ˜ ty ˘ kitheoam ˆ˛

Meu y, ˛Vio .ettNam ˘ kitheoam ˆ

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xuay ˆongm ˛u ˛ xuong, ˆ song ˆ tong ˘ cam ˜ khung ˆ msaoong a.

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˛nga ` chay ˘ mac . ret ˆ tlooi, ˘am

r ˛ thayua, -dˆ nho . nghe˛

ngı ˛ Roi. ˆoi ˘ can ˛ Bom. ˛˜ nayuac´ co ´ ba ˆ trong ˛´ tikhoung ˆ nhrauchuacanheu, uc,-d . bau ˘ luap . moc... ˆ may ´ ıch...th´emon

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mı ˘ thac oi.Tr ˛vo ` nhao a, -den -di .en -d˜ ba . lat ˆ ren ˆ Tuyoi.

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mu ` thung, ˆap -dencˆ bay ˘ muat ˆ nhoi ˛thuu ˛xo ˛ua...

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˛lo .ai-dˆ dchoay, ` su ˆ nghong ` seo ˆ khong ˆ

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. biu ˆ chet,...

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lı a ˛u ˛´ moc ˛tho oi...

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NGHIAI .EP

Chiˆ xueu ˆ bong ˆ khuang ˆ Nhang. ˛˜ ntiaung ˘angnh . mat ` khau, ˆ cong ` hmangon ˛oi ˆ lam, ang -d˜ rang ˛oitrˆ then

˛lam ´ sım`ua ˘ gap . vat ` Phhoe.ang

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chian ˆeulˆ men . nat ˛u ˛´ moc ˆ menh ˆ tong . nao en -d ˛u ˛` cchiaong ˘atnh . nhat ` gioa ˛ua -dˆ vat ` tra ˛` doi . btheooc ˛` ho ˆ xaxao

trıaph´ ˛` Toi ˆ Tay. ˛ung -d ˛. sot ´ long ˘ tan ˘ ctheoan ˛ gion onh . le, ` drinhrungam ´ dang ˆ nhap ˛˜ cung ˆ say ˆ gioi a,cˆ bay . dach ˛u ˛ong - chdang uc -dˆ bsoiau ´ Long.

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ta

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la atbay,me ˛` nhu ˛˜ cung ˆ khmeay ˆ gibaoong ˛` trchoo ai,

c` nhanh ´ khanh ˘

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nha ˛˜ bung ˛u ˛´ thioc ˆ hen ` titheoanh ˆ keng ˆ reu ` rao .aoc

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sua

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te ˛` ngu ayl˜ lao ` thuyam ˆ nhen an ˛tuo ˆ

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dhoangen ˜ na ao -d´ vtrongo .inhR . Giach a.

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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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chithuaı ˆ tec ` ngPCFau ` xay ˛ chua

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ang "StudentDriver" c´ chnamo ˆ tam ˆ vap ` mchoxesauıaph´ao .oing ˛u ˛` choi u y, -dˆ phe ` lıth`xongong ` ltheoam .inh: -dˆemay, check -dˆ hong ˆ (o gauges), -den -duˆoc, ´ lap ˛

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te

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ne ` cay ˜ khung ˆ thong ˆ

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˛

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˛

choi a - ddi . don .epph` vong . vsinhe .ay!

L´ ruc ˛` boi ˆ raen -d ˛u ˛` long ˛´ con ˜ hung ˛ cteo,teooi ˆog ˘ giang ˛˜ gingayxeu ˛˜ lua ` xe,an lane Qu. . treo ´ phai,

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trai ˛` to ˛´ moi . chot ut, ˘ gianan -d ˛u ˛ong -dˆ

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be anhkhsau

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lleooi ˆ len ˆ lıV`e! ´ lthiuc ´ lleoai ˆ len ˆ le ` ra ˛ot.Quen - ddeo ˆ toanay ` can ˜ rung ˛´ nhot, ˛lu ` lua . lat . be ˆatth` vanh ˘ Tran. ˛u ˛´ tioc ˆ chen . vraay ` ngoung .ai o,ru .ong -dˆong -dˆ rat . ngong ˛u ˛` thoi ˛ tua, . tap ` chuyanh .en-d´ ron ˛u ˛´ hoc . troc ` gitrongo

˛

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. truc ˆ cong ´ ko e -d ˛u ˛ongbiˆ thkhisauen, ` thanh . ruc ˆ huoi ˆ luyan . vien ˆ men ˛oid´ tchoam ` xai ˆ te . sap ˛

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thang ˛` khoi ´ bioa ˆ˛

cchoeu ´ tac ` xai ˆem ˛oi, driversnew ngraıTh`! ` nay ` cay ˜ lung . xai ´ xeachkhˆ chong . vay ` vong ong -dˆ tibaoi ˆeng -dˆ hong ˆ vo ˛oim . huot ˆ luyan . vien ˆ khen ´ khac, ˆ hong ˛ khon ongk´ Dem! ˆ de ` thang ˆ boi, ˆ

˛con ˜ sou . lan . nhcoiai, ˛u on

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uaınhm` -d˜ cha

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cı ` con ˆ tam ˆ giam ˆ kay ˆ quet

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. tuc . vap ˛´ toi ` xai ˆ de ˛

. bu . ni ay!Ngay -dˆ tiau ˆ chen . thay ˛

. tuc . tıth`ap ` xai ˆ de ˛

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ma ˆay -d ˛´ bua ˆ phay

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giai up -d ˛o ˆ taong

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nghen!L˜ de ˜ nhiı ˆ len ˜ nu o driverbusyes,yes,yes, (` ıth`a,

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vchiım ` na ˛ "miua ˆ

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˛tiang ˆ

˛heu .oc)

gˆ lbaom ˛´ v7,6,op ` ch8a

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cı ´ mnhauach . conot-d ˛u ˛` mong ` kha ´ mac . trot ˛` moi . vot ˛

. Giuc. ´ nha ` ca ˛ua -d .obˆ tron ˘ ngam ` tran ˛lo . sdanhai, ´ t52ghiach ˆ ıth`enb . non ´ ınhb`trungo -d˜ ca ´ l45-50o ˆ xe,en ˆ thoi oi, ˆon` khao ˆ khong ´ cıg`ac ´ chai ˛

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˛

ach

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khoı

˛

trhaiang ˘ ngam ` tran ˛lo . Cai ˜ lmayung ach ˛ lua . vot ` nhkhuao ` ca ˆ thınhd´at ` danh ˜ nhay ˛du ayphˆo, townhouse cchunghay, ˛u, appartment v, ` sa ˆoh . troc ` co ˜ hıt´ung ˛ khoon,

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ngBa ` thay ˛´ thhai,u ˛´ thba,u ˛´ tu ˛ dtheou ˜ loi .ongquaınh,tr` ` thay ˛´ nu ˘ vam ` tha ˛´ su ´ Hiau ˆ pheu

˛

ai- thıchd´ ˆ lan ´ buxeai ´ thyt . sat ˛

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˛

cıth`ai ´ to ` xai ˆ de ˛

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˛

ui. -D´ lung ath ˘ hang ˛ noi, ˆ hen ˛coi ` gia ˛

.ut...Ng` thay ˛´ trhaiu ˛lo . lai ` nga ` lay ai solo -dˆ tiau en,

Hiˆ cheu

˛

chı ˘ cham ´ lu ´ cxeai ` bon . hon . troc ` gilao ˛on,ch . ghoc .eo, -d

˛´ ngung ˆoi -dˆ meu . kac .e, -d

˛´ nua ` muao ˆonl` lıth`ıg`am ` nchoam, ˆ cen ˜ khung ong -dˆ nen ˆ noi ao!Ch

˛

ı -dˆ tren ˛u ˛` trong ˆ he ˛ thon ˛u ˛` long . de ˘ phbaam utm` tha ˆ Troi. ˛u ˛´ thkhioc

˛

ta . nui o ˛bo ˆen -dˆ

˛

Hio, ˆ pheu al .e, -d

˛´ lung ˆ den ˜ dong . tuyac ˆ ben ˆo:K— ˆ

˛

te ˛` bu ˛˜ staonay,ua ˜ che . vay ` quanhongbuˆ

˛

chioi ˆ ceu ˜ giung ˆ nhong ˛buu ˆ

˛

soi ´ vang ` taoa

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khˆ muong ˆ phithanaion ˆ okay...enˆ quhay,O

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la ` thmaya ˆ phay ˛u ˛´ choc

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thiu . ıv`et,khˆ thong ˆ aiay -da -d . tıg`ong ˛´ vioi . Hiec ˆ cheu . may .otchiˆ ceu

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Ka! ˆ

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ce

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thhaia ˘ xang ˆ Banep, -Diˆ Heu anh(Operation v) ` ToAnBana ` (an Safety), -dˆ reimeukhˆ mong . lot ˛` khuyoi ˆ cen ´ nhiTuyao! ˆ ven, ` ngai ˛u ˛oich . cay ` trung ˛u ˛` vong ` ca ` vung ˆ che ˆ ngho

˛

xı

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ha ˛gioi ˛uatrhai ˛u ˛ong -d˜ tha ˛u ˛ nhınht`ong ˘ nhan

˛

vu ˆ me . vot ˆan-dˆ lxae . kha ac:

M— ˆ cay ´ ngngheo ˛u ˛` troi ˛

. muc ´ (ay dispatcher,tr ˛. ttrunguc am -diˆ heu ` gianh ˆ giong ˆ nhong ˛trungutˆ ham ` quanh ˆ can

˛

ngınhm`ua ` xay ˛ gua) . moi ˆ haiaylba ˆ khan ong?

Kh— ˆ Mong! ` ta . nhui

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o ˆ quon a!R— ˆ sauoi -d´ co ` con ´ ngo ˛u ˛` loi ˆ men ´ kay ˆ meu ˆay

ph

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hcholaai . troc ` tro ˆ cxeen

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mua ˆ ngay ˆ xuoi ˆong!Thi— . vet . sao?ayT— . nui o -d ˛´ sung ˆ

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long ˛ cung

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a -d´ lam ` ca ´ ngo aymˆ bay . ci

˛

sanh ´ chat . lan .ai -d´ nghen!oThi— . vet .ay ` cTaoa! ´ clao ´ ho ´ nhet ˛ mung ` ta .ui

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ang -d ˛´ nua ` nghe!aoM— ˆ phay

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bai ´ cao ´ (ao write-up m) . vot ai -d ˛ua-dˆau -d` tıth`an . nui ´ mo ˛´ ngoi ˆ yoi en.

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lao ` gchoa . ngap ˛u ˛` coi otr´ nhiach . (em school-authority tngay) . bai ai -dˆ

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nh ˛ cung ´ pho ˆ han ˛ quoi a -d´ phıth`ang

˛Cai. ˜ tung .oi

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˛

nhian ˆ len ` tha ˆ niam ˆ nhingangen, enh´ dach .ich -d ˛´ cung

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an -dˆ (nhxeau ˛ chanhu ` dang an

s ˛. cu

˛

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ha .octr` cho

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ı -d ˛u ˛. chi5oc ˆ khhayec ˆ Buong? ´ cyt

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mua ˆ lay achiˆ thec ˛´ mıth`6u ˆ phay

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chai ˛` to . thkiaui

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ha ˆ xongetxuˆ roi ˆ moi ˆ may ˛´ choi . tay ˛´ voi ` va ` vao . ch1ıtr´i ˛o...

— -Dˆ cau ´ naio ´ bitaochooi ˆet -di ˆ neu ` gibaoay ˛o-dau.

Ng— ˛u ˛` troi ˛. banuc -diˆ heu ` (anh dispatcher k) eu

trˆ men ´ vay ` ma ˆ phay˛

cai ´ bo ˆ

˛

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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

˛

21y c

˛

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

˛

hayai -dich` hang

˛

nghen...ang

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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

tr

˛

ve ˛u ˛ lon ˆ cen ˜ cung ´ co ˜ nhung ˛cu ´ bac . gian a -dˆ

˛

oih ˛u ˛´ nhong, ˛tu oi -dˆ cay, ˜ cung ´ nhiTuyo. ˆ kinhquaen,nghi . tem, ˆ thoi ˆ bay ˛u ˛´ choc ˆ van ` lao ` hang . loa, ang˛

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

nh . tac oi -d˜ via ˆ tret ` trom ` b50em ` xuai, ˆ bat

˛

thaian .apnh .ac M . Lot ˆan - YAnhDi, eu va M .ot -D ˛` Moi

˛

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˛

con.onV ˛´ soi ˛

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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 ˛

. cop

˛

tua oi...

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...

-D . cai ˛u ˛ nhong ˛vu . Kay. ˆ

˛

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 ˛

. cuc

˛

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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He .oc (truy, . den ai, L` Vang an 1988) • M .otThu ˛Lo ` "Tram um" (truy, . den ai, V˘ Nghan .e 1989) • M .otChuyˆ KhRaen ˛oi (truy, . ngen ˘an, L` Vang an 1990) • M . Kot

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yNi .em -D .ep (bi, ˆ khen

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ao, -D . Namai 1991) • M . Dot ` Dao,CaongCˆ Hau ` Co, au -Dˆ Mio ˆ Namen (s, ˛ tuu ˆ vam ` chghia ´ vchungep ˛oiHˆ Lan,ong Mi . Vet ˛u ˛on 1991) • LearningOfLifeOne (t, ˛´ buc

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en (truy, . den ai, TiVN ˆ Phongen 1994) • M .otLˆan - YAnhDi, eu (nh, .ac, ProductionsH&L 1995) • M .ot -D ˛oiM

˛Moi ` Tron ong (nh, .ac, ProductionsH&L 1996) • M . Thoot ang

ThTrong ˛o (th, ˛o, Mi . Vet ˛u ˛on 1997) • M . Thoot ´ Hang ˛˜ Hung ˛o,(th ˛o, Mi . Vet ˛u ˛on 1998) • M . LPhenot .an -D .an (t, ` buy ´ vut ` ka ys ˛.u, V˘ Man ˛oi 1999)...

c` sauung, -dˆ nhay, ˛˜ cuung ˆ son ˘ phap ´ hat anh:• M . Lot ˆ Than ˆ Sayoi, -D˘am nh, .ac • M . Thoot ´ Bang ˛Vo ˛o th, ˛o

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