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Darkness embraced the cave from all sides, and the sound of the waves outside was like a quiet lullaby. The rhythmic beating of the water on the rock mixed with the echo in the depths, creating an amazing music of peace.

And while the night pulled its blanket over all living things, she slowly sank into sleep. Soft, sweet and deep - the first peaceful sleep in a long time.

Odiechieng’ nokalo kendo odhiambo nochopo. Rieny mar chieng’ ne donjo e gotno, kendo ne oriwre gi yamo mamoro ng’ich ma ne wuok e nam chumbi. Yamo maler ne oumo gotno kowuok e iye, kendo ne okelo ng’ich mar lum mag nam kod nam ma nigi chumbi. Duol mayom mar nam, magoyre mos e wi kite mantie piny, ne opong'o ling' gi thum mamit.

Ne ochiew, kendo bang’e ne onindo moromo. Kata obedo ni ringrene ne lit bang’ bedo e wi kidi ma ne ng’ichno otieno, ne owinjo maber—ne en okang’ mokwongo bang’ kinde malach, nindone ne obedo mayom. Ka oting’o lwete, ne ochung’ mos mos kendo owuok oko. Ka obet ewi mtoka ma ne ni e nyim dhoot mar got, ne otemo mondo gikone ochiew, ka oyuyo yamo maler kendo ka oneno ka chieng’ wuok e kor lwasi.

Gik matin ma ne ng’ur e iye ne omiyo gikone ochiew.

- Ne owuoyo gi dwol mapiny, ka ng’ato ng’ur kama: Ok, nyaka wadok e bungu.

Ka ne odhi piny gi ritruok kowuok e kidi, ka odhi ng’ado ng’wech kowuok e ng’et kidi achiel nyaka machielo, kendo ne odok e bungu. Kuondego, bang’ yudo kendo bungu ma ne nigi yiend berry, ne ochamo nyaka opong’ kendo nochoko moko mondo otigodo e kinde mabiro. Bang’e, ka ool to obedo gi mos, nobet piny e puoth ma ne opong’ gi maua.

Bang’ choko kuom maua mopogore opogore ma ne oyudo e puothni - ma ne ng’ich, ma ne rieny, moko ne osebedo ka ng’ich matin, to pod ne gin mabeyo - nochako loso lum mare. Ka oting’o lum mayom gi lwete, ne oloso ng’injo - oloso rangi, ndhadhu, kod kuwe mar odiechieng’ manyien e ng’injo ma ne nenore ni nigi kuwe duto ma ni e piny.

Ka otiyo gi paro matut, ne osiko ka oloko petals kendo nowuorore owuon ka oling’:

- En tich maber ahinya ma ne obedo...

To ka ne odwaro chung’, tiende ne odonjore e kindgi - kendo ne olwar e wi lowo ma ng’ich, to mayom kowuok e piny ma nigi lum. Ne onyiero matek, ka onindo gi ng’ute. Ne pod omako ng’injo e lwete - ne ok okethore, kendo mano ne omiye mor ahinya.

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