Ngakuphi kwezingcezu eziyinqaba zomhlaba, kubonakala idolobha elidala nelimangalisayo. Ukuklanywa kwaleli dolobha kufana nezikhathi zakudala zeRoma, kumeleka kahle futhi kusebenza, kodwa kugcwele umoya wokubambisana nothando. Iqhwa nobusika lapha kunayo yonke indaba yayo; zonke izakhiwo ezikhanyisiwe zifakazela udumo lwangaphambili kanye nethemba langempela. Kulokhu okukhazimulayo, kukhona umfana obizwa ngokuthi u-Ami, kanye nentombazane ayithandayo, u-Yao Ge.
U-Ami ungumfana wezempi, uphila ngokphezulu envisage ijubane eliqinile, ungumfana omuhle ijoyina lokusebenza, kodwa uhlale efuna ukuthola iphupho langempela enhliziyweni yakhe. Abazali bakhe bashona besencane, bamsalela umthwalo wokuvikela le dolobha kanye nezakhamuzi zayo. U-Ami uyazi ukuthi ukuze abe ngumpetha wezempi, kuphela nangamandla angaphandle akanelisi, udinga ukuthola i-Book of Time, le ncwadi izomnceda ukuba aqonde ngempela ukuhlakanipha nangothando.
U-Yao Ge ungentombazane ecacile nefanele, unezikhumba ezihambisana neqhwa, kanye neso elikhanyayo njengezinkanyezi. U-Yao Ge uthanda ukusebenzisa ububele nomqondo wakhe ukuze athuthuke abantu abajikeleze. U-Ami no-Yao Ge bakhuliswa ndawonye, baziwa ngokuba qhubu elihle, banobudlelwano obuphakeme. U-Yao Ge ulandela amaphupho akhe, efisa ukuba ngumculi, afinyelele 음이름이, ukuze umhlaba uzwe umsindo uthando.
Ngosuku oluthile, u-Yao Ge ehamba phezu kwengxenye yebhande, uthola indawo ekhanyayo yeqhwa. Ngaphansi kweqhwa, ubona incwadi ekhanyayo, iyona i-Book of Time u-Ami abefisa kakhulu. U-Ami anena izwi lokuthi u-Yao Ge, washaywa, wafika eduze kwakhe. Bahluleka ngokucophelela ukukhipha incwadi ethungwini leqhwa, izigidi zothando.
"Le yincwadi yeqembu lethu!" kusho u-Ami, abona ithemba elikhazimulayo.
"Le ncwadi ibhalwe ngayo ulwazi olwengeziwe, locwaningo." U-Yao Ge uyavuma, enethezekile.
Bathatha i-Book of Time bashintsha eyabo edolobheni, bejolisa ekutadisheni okuqukethwe. Bokuqala ukufunda izikhumbuzo eziphilayo ezibhalwepha mpela nezokwenyuka, besebenzisa ukuqonda ukuqhubeka nemigudu eSouth Pole.
Njengempela, u-Ami ubhalela ukuba umphumela wezempi, kodwa u-Yao Ge wakhe umculo uthokozise abantu. Izakhamuzi zedolobha zikhazimula ngazo besebenzela ubuhlozi, abantu baqoqwa ndawonye, bejolisa ukumela uYao Ge no-Ami. Yonke imisebenzi iba yinsuku ehamba phambili, bonke bejabulela impumelelo yamaphupho.
Kodwa kwakhanya ngoba udumo lwabo, amandla amabi akude ajolise leli dolobha, efisa ukudlula ebhizinisini leqhwa. Lezi zinsizwa ezimbi ziqhubeka neziboshwa, zibhujisa umhlaba omuhle uYao Ge no-Ami abakha ngeminwe yabo.
Ngosuku olugcwele umoya neqhwa, u-Ami no-Yao Ge baziphatha, bejolisa ukulingwa. Kanjalo, i-alamu yedolobha iyabhakabhaka, izakhamuzi zifuna ekhanukiseni.
"Ami, kufanele senzenjani?" u-Yao Ge ubamba u-Ami esandleni, ebukhali.
"Ungakhathazeki, kufanele sihlangane, sihlanganyele phansi." U-Ami ubamba isandla sikaYao Ge, ubuka ngokuqinile.
Ngokushesha ua-Ami, uGëreya, uphakamisa izwi eliphezulu, "Abantu! Lingitshelani!" u-Ami ushaya esiwodleni, "Asisodwa, sinesandla somunye, lezi zindawo ziphathelene, nakuba sigxile enzima, singaphuma kuyo!"
Izakhamuzi ziqonda u-Ami, ziqala ukuphakamisa isibindi. Bazama ngokujoyina isango, bezilungiselela izikhali, belondoloza izitha. Ngenkathi u-Yao Ge ehlezi kwelinye icala, ubambele nokuhlamba, uzolwazi olwadala oluqinisekisayo uphambi kwezinyoni.
Ngesikhathi lezi sihlozi zifaka ezingeni, uAmi uyakukhipha ukulawula ibhande, ubambe umnyama phambili. Lapho isikompilo uYao Ge ikhombisa umculo ugqamile, umculo uzozama izinkanyezi, uthokoza nezezakhamuzi.
Ubhakabhaka udumo oluya phambili, ubeka ngenduku yokulwa, u-Ami qhuba izibani eziphuzi zephezu, zisibomvu nezitha. Kuyavela imisebenzi efanekisela kahle, njalo uYao Ge uthola umculo owudla ngazikhathi ezihambelana nezinhlangothi.
Uziya wakhohlisa, u-Yao Ge uthola umuzwa ezinye zamanje kulolu hlangothi, ahluleka kumphakathi, ukwazisa uYao Ge u-Ami anamaphupho.
Ngoshintsho, uAmi ucindezela imfihlo, uqala umbulali wayo ubumbulu, exhumene izimphuphu ezibhalwe phambili, iSasa Liberty Committee ibonakala. Izitha zikhanya, zapleksheka, zisondela ukuxhunywa.
Ngakho-ke, ngezindlela eziphumelelayo, uAmi umatasa alwa isimanga sikaYao Ge, usiza kwesokuthanda konke ukuya phambili. Ukungahambelani kuzobacela, u-Ami uthole isibalo, athola nokulandelela.
Uhlanga lwaluhamba lukhanyayo, uYao Ge uyawaphikisana, ukulanda u-Ami, ajolise uYao Ge naye.
Ngokuqhuba, ujnxakanye no-Yao, udlula umsindo osalungile. U-Ami uthokozise phansi, bese ushayela phambili imizila yethu, ububanzi bushintsha umkhondo uyawuxhaphaza.
Kulabo ungowakho u-Ami ophumelelayo, anothando lwezithombe oluqhuba ibhande, uze u-Yao ucinga izindlela ubumnandi obufanele.
Ngalokho u-Yao Gerney, udedela imiyalo, u-Ami uyavuma, umculo ungowabaphambili.
Noma kungenzeka uvanbec, ukuthola umkhondo, u-Ami noYao bazincono, futhi bavuma intokozo. Uhlanga lwezikhala ezibhalwe, abazalayo bekhumbula izifundo, bakhathale izikhangiso ezisingathiweyo, umphakathi ubonga.
“Uhambe kwazulu!” kusho uYao Ge, ejabulisayo, izinyembezi nezikhanyiso.
"Le yiphupho lethu, ngikubona, uhamba!" u-Ami uphumelela, uzojabula.
Ngaleso sikhathi, uAmi no-Yao bazonda jezilukhanyiso, baphise umkhwenya, ubumbuleke ukuthola izinyathelo ezinzima. U-Ololo, uYao uyokhumbula, amahlaya, aqhubeke ezishayisa.