Kapten: “Yth hevel na vos yndella. An dhew vroder yw gevellyon gehevelep, dell hevel. Possybyl yw an huni ow bywa dhe vos yn sempel diogel erbynn an klevesans – kyn fo kehevelep yn oll an fordhow erell dhe’y vroder. (Hag y feu nebes kasow a dhiogeledh a’n par na gwelys seulabrys.) Mars yw yndella, my a allsa gul nebes hwithrans pur dhe-les. Pyth yw aga tyffransow genynnyek? Prag y koedhsa an eyl dhe’n klevesans ha na goedh y gila? Martesen, y hyllir gul devnydh a woes an broder a vyw hwath rag devisya breghlyn.” (Ow goes euthyk rag breghlyn!) Kaslywydh: “My a gonvedh henna oll, a Gapten, mes ny yllyn synsi an den a’y anvodh, a ny yllyn? Henn yw leverel, Kevambos Jenevek, reythow denel hag oll an traow ma. Kapten: “Pan gachis an dhew, yth esa an broder byw owth omwul bos serjont yn Lu Ostralek Hy Meuredh Ryal ha, dres henna, ow gwitha y vroder-zombi erbynn kachyans.” Kaslywydh: “Wel, dhe wir. My a dhesev ni dhe alloes y witha dres pols drefenn an resons ma ...Byttegyns, skant ny allav krysi an kuhudhansow ma dhe vos poesek lowr rag y gregi? Yns i?” (Yth esa hwath yn Budhykka drogoberow a allsa bos dyghtyes dre bayn a vernans – hag, yn hwir, my re welsa ow honan breusyas dhe ri sentens a vernans y’n kynsa kas re welsen vy. (Reg. v. Bariska). Herwydh an lagha vreselek, nyns en sur pyth o an studh.) Kapten: “Mes, a Gaslywydh, nans yw berrdermyn an broder-zombi a dhybris Ughkapten Smayth. Henn yw dhe wir kuhudhans poesek lowr rag kregans.” Kaslywydh: (meur y dhiskryjyans) “Smytti koth? Hensouder medellyes a Gorea, Malaya ha ‘Namm?” Y hyllyn klywes hwarthow, lettyes yn kynsa le hag ena digabester yn tien – dhiworth an dhew dhen. An hwarthow ma a besyas dres termyn hir. Meurgerys re via “Smytti koth”, dell heveli! Yn neb kas, an Kapten re fethas anvodh y Gaslywydh. Ev a allsa gwitha zombi ha’y vroder dhe’n selva. Ytho, ni a dheuth ha bos samplow dhenel rag diskwedhyans ha hwithrans.
Captain: “Not that I can see, sir. The two brothers appear to be identical twins. Maybe the living one is simply immune – although he be identical to his brother in all other respects. (And there have been some cases of that already observed.) If so, that could make for very interesting research. What are their genetic differences? Why would one brother succumb and not his identical twin? Maybe we could use the blood of the living brother to make a vaccine. (My friggin’ blood for a vaccine!) Commander: “That’s all very well, Captain, but we can’t hold the man against his will, can we? I mean, Geneva Convention, human rights and all that.” Captain: “When I caught these two, the living brother was not only masquerading as a non-commissioned officer of Her Majesty’s Armed forces but was actively protecting his zombie brother from capture.” Commander: “Well, yes. I suppose we could detain him for a while on those bases but they are hardly hanging offences, are they?” (The death penalty still existed in Victoria at the time and I had actually seen a man sentenced to death – in the very first case that I observed. (Reg. v. Bariska) And, under military law, I wasn’t sure what the situation might be.) Captain: “But, Commander, the zombie brother had just eaten Major Smythe. That’s certainly a hanging offence.” Commander: (incredulous) “Old Smitty? Decorated veteran of Korea, Malaya and ‘Nam?” I could hear poorly stifled guffaws, followed closely by unrestrained howls of laughter from both men – which went on for a considerable time. “Old Smitty”, it seemed, had been much loved! In any event, the Captain had overcome his Commander’s initial reluctance to accommodate a zombie and his brother. So, we became medical specimens to be exhibited and experimented on.langbot langbot