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JleTOM 1949 r. HannHaeTcn hx noc/ieAHee nyTeuiecTBHe no AMepHKe. TyMSepra npecyie,qyioT nofl03pGHHH o ee H3Mene. Oh 6ohtch ocraB/iHTb /Io/nny Ha/^o/iro OAHy, npoBepneT nHcro/ieT, KoropbiH xpaHHT b uiKaTy/iKe. O^Ha^Abi oh 3aMenaeT c/ie,qyiomHH ^a hhmh b OTAa/ieHHH bhlu noBbin «KaAH/i/iaK». Kto-to HaHH/i AeTeKTHBa c/ieAHTb 3a hhmh? *4x0 3to 3a /ibicoBaTbin rocnoAHH, c KoropbiM Topon/iHBO pa3roBapHBa;ia /lo/iHTa? Ilo Aopore b ropoAKax ohh CMorpnr nbecbi hgkhx Kyn/ibTH h/^aMO|>B/iOK. Mx npec/ieAOBaTe/ib MeHHeT aBTOMo6n/iH, b bhiuhgbom «Ka/^^/iaKe» oÓHapyjKHBaioTCH KaKHe-To aKTepbL JIonHTa oÓMaHbmaeT TyMSepTa, boaht ero 3a hoc BMecTe c COoGlUHHKBMH CBOerO HOBOrO /IloGoBHHKa.

B 3^b(J)HHCTOHe /Io/urry c bmcokoh TeMnepaTypon 3a6npaioT b 6o/ibHHL(y. BnepBbie 3a A»a ro^a TyMÓepT pa3/iyneH co CBoen /hoShmoh. IIotom 3a6o/ieBaeT h oh caM. Kor Aa we oh coónpaeTcn 3a6paTb /lo/iHTy H3 rocnHTa/in, OKa3b®aeTCH, irro HaKanyne OHa yexa/ia co cbohm «a*WOujkoh».

Tpn c nonoBHHOH roAa npoxoAflrr 6e3 /Io/ihtm. CHana/ia ryMÓepr eAeT b o6paTHOM nop«AKe no c-neAaM CBoero H3o6peTaxe/ibHoro conepHHKa. OceHbio oh AOCTHraeT EepAC/ien. #0 c/ieAy»omeH BecHbi /iennTCH b caHaTopHH. IIotom BcrpenaeT TpHAi-iaTH/ieTHioio HanBHyio, HewHyio h 6e3M03r/iyio noApy>KKy no hmchh PHTa, cnaciuyio TyMÓepTa ot cMHpnTe/ibHon py6auiKH. Toa npenoAaeT b KaHTpnncKOM yHHBepcHTeTe. M HaKOHen OKaibiBaeTCH b Hbio-Mopne, rAe 22 ceHTH6pn 1952 r. no/iynaeT nncbMo ot /Io/iHTbi. OHa coo6maeT, irro 3aMyweM, irro WAeT peóeHKa, mto en nywubi AeHbrn pacrniaTHTbca c AO/iraMH, nocKO/ibKy Myw coSnpaeTcn BMecre c Hen Ha Akweny, rAe eMy o6emaHa pa6oTa.

TyM6epT onpeAe/ineT no iiiTeMne/iK> aApec h, npn\BaTHB c coóoh nncro/ieT, ompaB/ineTCH b Aopory. Oh naxoAHT /Io/iHTy b Kanon-To zianyre na OKpanne Ma/ieubKoro ropoAKa 3aMyweM 3a nonro r/iyxnM BeTepaHOM BOHHbi. Ona naKoneq oTKpbiBaeT hmh CBoero co6/ia3HHTe/iH: 3to ApaMaTypr K/i3p Kyn/ibTH, BecbMa HepaBHOAyuiHbiH k Ma/ienbKHM a^thm pa3BpaTHbin iohhh. OHa AYMa/ia, nro ryMÓepT AaBHO ywe Bbinnc/iH/i ero. Kyn/ibTH, ynpaB ee, noBe3 Ha panno, yBepnn, irro oceHbio noBe3eT b ro/uiHByA npo6oBaTbcn Ha po/ib. Ho TaM /Io/iirry WAa/in nbHHCTBO, HapKOTHKH, H3BpameHHH h rpynnoBbie oprun, b Koropbix OHa oTKa3a/iacb npHHHMan> ynaerne, h 6bi/ia BbmiBbipHyra Ha y/iHijy. £a/iee THwe/ibie 3apa6oTKH Ha WH3Hb, Bcrpena c 6yAymnM MyweM...

ryMÓepT npeAnaraer /lonHTe neMe/yienno yexaTb c hhm ot Mywa, ona OTKa3biBaeTCH, OHa HHKorAa ero He /no6n/ia. TyM6epT AaeT en c MyweM neTbipe tmchmh AO/mapoB — A°^X°A ^OT A^OMa noKOHHon MaTepn — h arnpaB/ineTCH Ha oxoTy 3a ApaMaTypr om K/i3poM Kyn/ibTH.

Oh HcnbrrbiBaeT itto-to BpoAe pacKaHHHH nepeA /Io/ihtoh. TyMÓepT B03BpamaeTCH b PaM3A?/ib, rAe wh/i c lilap/ioTTon, nepeBOAHT Bce HMymecTBO Ha hmh /lo/iHTbi, y3HaeT aApec Kyn/ibTH.

3aTeM oh eAeT b napKHHiroH, rAe npoHHKaeT b poaoboh 3bmok CBoero Bpara, h c nHcro/ieTOM b pynax BeAeT c hhm no/iy6e3yMHbin pa3roBop, nepeAyiomHHCH Bbicrpe/iaMH, ocennaMn, npoMaxaMH, nonaAaHHHMH, 6opb6oH A®yx HeMo/ioAbix h no/iypa3pyiueHHbix Te/i, in-enneM npnroBopa b CTHxax. Bce 3to Ae/iaeT CMeHy MineHHH (JiapcoBon. Kyn/ibTH 6eHtHT ot CBoero nanana, tot crpe/ineT b Hero... B AOMe noHB/iHioTCH onepeAHbie roern Kyn/ibTH, nbicrr ero BOAKy, He oSpaujan BHUMannn Ha 3aHB/ieHHe ryMÓepra, mto oh y6n/i hx xo3HHHa. B 3TO BpeMH na Bepxnioio n/iomaAKy BbinoH3aeT OKpoBaB/ieHHbin Kyn/ibTH, TaM oh «TH>Ke/io B03H/1CH, x/ionan n/iaBHHKaMH; ho BCKope... 3acrbm — Tenepb y»e HaBcerAa». TyMÓepr ye3/Kaer H3 mk<i.

<Jlo/iHTy», cbok) ncnoBeAb, oh nnineT CHanana B/iene6Hnqe ann ncnxonaTOB, rAe npoBepmoT ero paccyAOK, a noroM b TiopbMe b o/KHAannn cyAa, He AO/KAaBiiiHCb KaroporoyMnpaeT ot cepAenHoro npneryna. BcKope noc/ie TyMGepra yMpeT n/lo/iHTa, pa3peuiHBUincb Ha Po/ka^ctbo 1952 r. MeprBon AeBonKon.

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