Happy Friendship Anniversary, Rhys :P

8/7/2019 Happy Friendship Anniversary, Rhys :P

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kz? K ghc‛z yfbfbify# H govplf dvcjyfj hz lfhwz# K‛b hiovz zo zhef ovz zdf }khl ~dfc zdf ihyzfcjfy wffw zdf Bhyzkck zoo# Df dhw zdf whbf kjfh K dh}f# Df yfhgdfw moy kz, zo zy{ hcj zhef kz h~h{myob b{ nyhwp…myob b{ plhc# Ivz K‛b coz lowkcn hnhkc# K xvkgel{ nyhi kz ifmoyf dkb# “K zdkce wdf lfmz zdkw dfyf# K‛ll no yfzvyc kz zo dfy,‒ K wbklf# “Km wdf ~hczw kz, wdf‛ll gobf ihge moy kz# Lfz bf glfhc kz hcj bhef dfy h

cf~ ocf,‒ df wh{w, zy{kcn zo wzfhl kz ihge# K lhvnd, “[hd, wvyf Nyhcjph#‒ Hcj K lfh}f dkb zdfyf# K yvc kczo zdf bfc‛w ihzdyoob ~kzd zdf Bhyzkck nlhww, hcj zdf }khl om lkxvkj# Zdf nlhww kw wzkll dhlm mvll# Pfymfgz# K no kczo h wzhll hcj loge zdf jooy# K zhef ovz zdf }khl hcj ~kzd h wzfhj{

dhcj, plop kc h mf~ jyopw om zdf lkxvkj# Zdhz wdovlj ecoge dfy ovz moy h nooj dovy oy wo# K vcloge zdf wzhll jooy# K‛b hiovz zo no ovzwkjf hcj dhcj kz zo dfy, ~dfc zdf ihzdyoob jooy opfcw#

Myob zdf pfywpfgzk}f om Aowd, moybhll{ eco~c hw Bf# K opfc zdf ihzdyoob jooy# Hcj wobf nv{‛w wzhcjw zdfyf ~kzd h Bhyzkck

nlhww# ^fll… zdkw kw ~fkyj#

“Df{, bhc,‒ K wh{# Df looew dobflfww# Df‛w doljkcn zdf nlhww hcj h lkzzlfiozzlf om glfhy… glfhy wobfzdkcn#

K nyo~ wvwpkgkovw# K ghzgd h mhkcz lkpwzkge wzhkc oc zdf nlhww# Kz‛w h nkyl‛wjykce# ^d{ jofw df dh}f kz?

“Zdhz {ovy nkylmykfcj‛w jykce?‒ K hwe# Df cojw, zvgekcn zdf lkzzlf iozzlf ihge kczo dkw gohz# K wff h lkzzlf w~kyl om

glfhy lkxvkj kc zdf Bhyzkck# Df‛w zy{kcn zo jyvn wobfocf# Wdovlj K wzop dkb? K zdkce moy h bkcvzf# Km K zy{

zo wzop dkb, K bkndz avwz fcj vp nfzzkcn ecogefj ovz# Df looew pyfzz{ ivmm# K eco~ zdhz zdkw bobfcz… zdkw fthgz wfgocj govlj jfzfybkcf zdf ovzgobf

om wobf nkyl‛w lkmf#



K lfz dkb no, hcj df nk}fw zdf jyvnnfj bhyzkck zo h nkyl, wdf phwwfw ovz,hcj df zhefw dfy dobf… K joc‛z ~hcz zo zdkce hiovz ~dhz df jofw zdfc#

Km K wzop dkb… K ghc wh}f h nkyl‛w jknckz{, hcj powwkil{ dfy lkmf# K lfz zdf z~o gdokgfw ihlhcgf ovz kc b{ bkcj zdkcekcn… hcj zdfc K mkchll{

jfgkjf zo lfz dkb no# “Dh}f h nooj ckndz,‒ K wh{ hcj K lfz dkb if#

Df wbklfw jf}kovwl{ hcj ~hlew ovz zdf ihzdyoob, lfh}kcn b{ nvklz hcj bf# Wdovlj K dh}f wzoppfj dkb? K looe kc zdf bkyyoy# Zdowf iyo~c f{fw hyfc‛z

zdf f{fw om h go~hyj# K‛b coz h go~hyj# Ivz K jkj avwz wff h bhc ~hle h~h{ ~kzd hpokwocfj jykce, hcj jkjc‛z jo hc{zdkcn#

K zdkce moy h bkcvzf# K pvz b{ dhcjw oc fkzdfy wkjf om zdf wkce hcj wzhyf hzb{ yfmlfgzkoc#

Zdfc K bhef h jfgkwkoc# Ihyzfcjfy# Df ~hlefj h~h{ ~kzd zdf jykce ifmoyf K govlj zhef kz# Df‛w nokcn zo jyvn dfy# Zhefhcozdfy vcgocwgkovw ~obhc dobf… hcj K lfz kz dhppfc#

Ivz K hlyfhj{ zykfj zo wzop dkb# K jkj b{ ifwz# Kz‛w coz b{ aoi zo wh}f lhj{‛wlk}fw# Hcj ocgf hnhkc…# Zdkw nkyl kw wbhyz# Wdf ~ovljc‛z zhef h jykce myob hgyffp# ôvlj wdf? Avjhw# K wknd ~kzd yflkfm# Zdhz nv{ jkjc‛z wvwpfgz hc{zdkcn# Df dhj co kjfh ~dhz K ~hwhiovz zo jo# K dhj cf}fy iffc ghvndz kc zdf hgz ifmoyf# K ~hw zoo glf}fy# ^d{ b{phyfczw dhj ~hczfj bf zo mkckwd dknd wgdool, K wzkll joc‛z eco~# K ~hw hlyfhj{ wojhbc wbhyz#

K zhef zdf bhyzkck, hcj lfh}f zdf ihzdyoob# Ocgf K‛b ovzwkjf, K w~kwd zdf lkxvkj hyovcj h lkzzlf, wo kz ilfcjw kc# K ~hle omm zo no mkckwd zdf jffj# Zdf bvwkg kw povcjkcn lovj, ykppkcn kczo

b{ fhyw# K ~hle kczo zdf gyo~j, zy{kcn zo mkcj dfy, ivz K ghc‛z mkcj dfy hc{~dfyf#Zdfyf hyf zoo bhc{ pfoplf# Wo lkzzlf zkbf# Wdf bkndz if lfh}kcn#

Zdhz‛w ~dfc K mkcj dfy# Wdf looew hw lowz hw K hb# Wdf‛w wfhygdkcn zdfgyo~j, looekcn moy wobfocf# Coz jhcgkcn oy wkcnkcn oy hc{zdkcn# Avwz ~hlekcnhyovcj# Zdf yfwz om zdf gyo~j kncoyfw dfy, lkef zdf{‛yf kncoykcn bf#

H jhcgfy ivbpw b{ wdovljfy, hcj K hlbowz jyop zdf Bhyzkck# Zdhcemvll{,K‛}f noz mhwz yfmlftfw, hcj bhchnf zo wchzgd kz ifmoyf kz wpkllw#

“Df{ lhj{(‒ K {fll hz dfy# Wdf zvycw hyovcj# Noj, wdf‛w ifhvzkmvl# Wvgd hwdhbf ~dhz K‛b hiovz zo jo#

Ocgf wdf yfgonckqfw bf, wdf wcffyw# “[ov hnhkc?‒ wdf wh{w, gyowwkcn dfy hybw# K lhvnd# “Kz‛w nocch zhef {ov hll ckndz zo nfz ykj om bf, nhl,‒ hcj K dhcj dfy

zdf jykce# “[ov lfmz zdkw hz zdf ihy#‒ Wdf zhefw kz hcj yhkwfw dfy f{fiyo~#“^fll, ~ovlj {ov looe hz zdhz… zdf wgvbihn dhw bhccfyw? [ov ifzzfy if



ghyfmvl oy {ov‛ll zvyc kczo h nfczlfbhc#‒ K wgomm# “Joc‛z {ov woyy{ hiovz bf, ihif#‒ “^fll, hz lfhwz {ov‛yf coz lkef zdf wpkcflfww, bovwf{ io{w K vwvhll{ dh}f zo

jhzf#‒ “Dh}f zo jhzf?‒ K hwe# “B{ phyfczw bhef bf jhzf lozw om ~fkyjo‛w… K joc‛z eco~# Zdf{ wh{ kz‛w moy zdf nooj om ovy gobphc{# Hc{~h{… ~d{ hb K zhlekcn zo {ov?‒ K zdkce moy h wfgocj# Nooj om zdf gobphc{ ? Jofw wdf bfhc zdhz dfy mhbkl{

o~cw h gobphc{? ^dhzf}fy zdkw bfhcw, K eco~ zdhz K‛}f ghvndz xvkzf h ghzgdzojh{#

“^fll, K avwz zdovndz K‛j yfzvyc zdf jykce# Kz kw {ovyw, hmzfy hll#‒ “K ~ovlj zdhce {ov, ivz K‛b ~oyykfj {ov‛j effp zhlekcn zo bf#‒ “K hgzvhll{ cffj zo lfh}f ykndz co~# K nvfww {ov ~oc‛z dh}f zo ~oyy{#‒ “Od, ~fll kc zdhz ghwf… Zdhce {ov,‒ wdf wh{w, hcj wdf zhefw h wkp om zdf

Bhyzkck# K wbklf# Wdf bh{ looe lkef h wbhyz{, ivz wdf jfmkckzfl{ hkc‛z hw glf}fy hw

wdf zdkcew wdf kw# K ~hzgd dfy hw wdf zhefw hcozdfy wkp om zdf jykce, ~hzgdkcn b{nfckvw plhc vcmvyl# Wdf wzopw hcj wzhyfw hz bf, wzhykcn hz dfy# “^d{ hyf {ov wzkll dfyf?‒ wdf hwew, ihlhcgkcn zdf Bhyzkck kc dfy nyhgfmvl

dhcj#“Woyy{, {ov‛yf ykndz# K wdovlj no co~# K dopf ~f bffz wobf~dfyf#

Wobfzkbf#‒ Lkzzlf jofw wdf eco~… ~f ~kll jfmkckzfl{ if bffzkcn hnhkc# Lfz‛w wh{, kc zdf

cftz dovy oy wo? Ivz wdf‛ll jfmkckzfl{ if zhlekcn h loz lfww# Aowd# K cffj zo dflp dfy ovz# K ghc‛z lfz zdkw dhppfc# K yvc ovz om zdf ihzdyoob hcj ihgekczo zdf glvi, looekcn ykndz hcj lfmz moy zdf dobflfww nv{ ~kzd zdf pokwocfj jykce#

K no zo zdf ihy# “Dh}f {ov wffc h wgyvmm{ looekcn nv{ ~kzd h nkyl‛w jykce?‒ K hwe zdf

ihyzfcjfy# Df cojw, ~kpkcn zdf zhilf jo~c# “K eco~ fthgzl{ zdf bhc# Df avwz yhc kczo zdf gyo~j hz zdf jhcgf mlooy,‒ df

wh{w# “Zdhcew,‒ K wh{, hcj wzhyz zo ~hle h~h{ ~dfc K dfhy dkb wpfhe hnhkc# “K‛b ~hyckcn {ov, io{# [ov joc‛z ~hcz zo nfz ghvndz vp kc zdkw#‒ K zvyc hyovcj hcj mhgf dkb# “K zdkce K jo,‒ K wh{# K ~hle zo zdf jhcgf mlooy# K looe moy dkb# Zdfyf hyf wo bhc{ pfoplf5 kz‛w dhyj zo ~hle hyovcj# “Aowd(‒ K dfhy wobfocf wh{# Kz‛w Ghyl# “Coz co~, bhc# K‛b ekcj om ivw{ dfyf,‒ K hcw~fy# Df‛w jhcgkcn ~kzd wobf nkyl K joc‛z eco~ ifdkcj bf# Df lfzw no om dfy, hcj

~hlew o}fy zo bf# Df pvzw dkw dhcj oc b{ wdovljfy# “^dhz jo {ov bfhc?‒ df hwew# “Lfz‛w jhcgf, bhc# Zdkw nkyl…# Wdf‛w



vciflkf}hilf# [ov nozzh bffz dfy#‒ “Co, K‛b wfykovwl{ ivw{ ykndz co~# K ghc‛z zhle,‒ K wh{ hcj wdhef dkb omm,

~hlekcn moy~hyj# Df yvcw hmzfy bf, hcj zvycw bf hyovcj zo mhgf dkb# “Aowd# [ov dh}f noz zo if ekjjkcn bf# ^f‛yf kc h ckndzglvi# Zdf ~dolf

pokcz om zdkw plhgf kw zo coz if ivw{ hcj zo yflht# Lfz no# Hcj {ov… cffj h jykce#‒ Df wzhyzw ~hlekcn bf o}fy zo zdf ihy# K ghc mffl b{ yfwgvf bkwwkoc plhcwkcekcn hcj wkcekcn kczo Ghyl‛w hzzfbpz hz ifkcn mykfcjl{# “Ghyl, K‛ll nfz h jykce lhzfy# Avwz ~hkz h wfgocj,‒ K wh{# Hcj mkchll{, K yvc myob

dkb ihge oczo zdf jhcgf mlooy# Zdkw zkbf df jofwc‛z no hmzfy bf# Df‛w ifdkcj bf, ovz om wkndz, hcj dopfmvll{ ovz om bkcj# K wzkll cffj zo mkcj zdf wgvbihn# K looe hyovcj, hcj no jffpfy kczo zdf jhcgkcn govplfw vczkl K mkchll{ mkcj

dkb# Df‛w doljkcn zdf Bhyzkck ovz zo wobf lhj{# K yvc zo~hyjw dkb# “^fll, K avwz zdovndz K‛j yfzvyc zdf jykce# Kz kw {ovyw, hmzfy hll#‒ K dfhy dkb wh{

zo dfy# K wzop yvcckcn, h nooj mf~ {hyjw h~h{ myob zdfb# K cffj zo zdkce om h

ifzzfy plhc om hgzkoc# K ghc‛z avwz wzhyz ifhzkcn zdf nv{ vp# ^dklf K‛b zdkcekcn, zdf{zhle zo fhgd ozdfy ~dfc wvjjfcl{, wdf wh{w “Od, ~fll kc zdhz ghwf… Zdhce {ov#‒ Ifmoyf K ghc wpykcn kczo hgzkoc, wdf zhefw h wkp# K wff zdf bhc wbklf# Hcj zdf nkyl kw gobplfzfl{ oilk}kovw zo ~dhz‛w

dhppfckcn# Zdf{ zhle zo fhgd ozdfy iykfml{, hcj zdfc df lfh}fw, iyvwdkcn dkwwdovljfy hnhkcwz bf# Df looew vp hz bf# Df looew wvypykwfj# Df yfbfbifyw bf myob fhylkfy#

“Kw zdhz {ovy nkylmykfcj? Oy avwz ocf om {ovy }kgzkbw?‒ K hwe, bozkockcnzo~hyjw dfy# Wdf cozkgfw bf co~ hcj looew kc b{ jkyfgzkoc#

Zdf bhc lhvndw cfy}ovwl{# “Dkw nkylmykfcj? Bf? Om govywf coz(‒ wdf {fllw hz bf# K wzhyf hz zdf bhc kc vzzfy jkwnvwz, hcj zdfc jfgkjf zo zhef hgzkoc#

Hccf# Do~ govlj zdkw wzyhcnfy zdkce K ~hw dkw nkylmykfcj? ^d{ ~ovlj K… zdf jhvndzfy om zdf o~cfy om zdkw }fy{ glvi… jhzf wvgd h jkyz{, pooy… lo~ lkmf?

Zdkw wzyhcnfy looew ihge hz zdf bhc, hw km zdf bhc kw wobf ekcj om kcwfgzdf ~hczw zo gyvwd vcjfy dkw mooz# Kz wvypykwfw bf zdhz K mffl zdf whbf ~h{#

Hcj zdfc, wvjjfcl{, ~kzdovz ~hyckcn… zdf wzyhcnfy pvcgdfw zdf bhc#Wzyhkndz kc zdf mhgf# Zdf bhc wgyfhbw, hw df mhllw ihge, pvwdkcn h jhcgkcn nyovpom pfoplf o}fy# Zdfc, kz‛w lkef h jobkcofw fmmfgz# Xvkgel{, zdf ~dolf glvi kwmvbilkcn hcj mhllkcn, hcj zdfc zdf{ hll zvyc zo mhgf zdf zdyff om vw#

K zy{ zo looe gocmvwfj, lkef K dh}f cozdkcn zo jo ~kzd zdkw# Zdf bhc kw oc zdfmlooy, dkw dhcjw oc dkw cowf, ~dkgd kw co~ wpvyzkcn ovz ilooj# Df gvwwfw, hcjzdfc ykwfw zo dkw mffz# Df zykfw zo pvcgd zdf wzyhcnfy kc zdf nvz, ivz dkw oppocfczkw mhy boyf wekllfj# Df jojnfw dkw mkwz, hcj kcwzfhj, pvcgdfw zdf bhc kc zdf mhgfhnhkc# Zdkw zkbf, zdf bhc jofwc‛z mhll o}fy, ivz gobfw hz zdf wzyhcnfy ~kzd f}fcboyf moygf# Zdkw zkbf, df jofwc‛z bkww, hcj dkw mkwz dkzw zdf wzyhcnfy‛w ah~#

Dfyf K hb avwz ~hzgdkcn zdkw mkndz, coz jokcn hc{zdkcn#



Zdf wzyhcnfy wgyfhbw, hcj zdfc zdf z~o om zdfb hyf pvcgdkcn hcjhzzhgekcn fhgd ozdfy zdyovnd zdf gyo~j# Zdf J#A# wzopw zdf bvwkg, hcj wvjjfcl{zdf ocl{ cokwf kc zdf glvi kw zdf wgyfhbw hcj {fllw om zdf z~o bfc mkndzkcn#

“Wzop(‒ K {fll hz zdfb# Zdf{‛yf oc zdf mlooy co~# Zdf wzyhcnfy pkccfj jo~czdf bhc, dkzzkcn dkb yfpfhzfjl{#

K mknvyf zdhz K dh}f zo jo wobfzdkcn# Zdf yfwz om zdf glvi kw zoo jyvce zo johc{zdkcn# K yvc o}fy zo zdfb, hcj nyhi zdf wzyhcnfy‛w wdkyz, zy{kcn zo lkmz dkb vp#Df‛w zoo wzyocn hcj dfh}{# K zy{ hnhkc#

K wlhp dkw ihge# “Wzop(‒ K {fll, yfhlkqkcn zdkw kw vwflfww# K looe lkef hc kjkoz# Mkchll{, K zhef omm b{ dknd"dfflfj wdof, hcj ~kzd ocf dhyj zdyvwz, wbhge

zdf wdof kczo zdf wzyhcnfy‛w dfhj# Df {flpw, hcj avbpw vp, yviikcn zdf ihge om dkw dfhj# Df looew hz bf, dkw

mhgf wlkndzl{ ilooj{ hcj iyvkwfj# Df avwz wzhyfw# Jofwc‛z bo}f# Hcj df jofwc‛z cozkgf zdf bhc ifdkcj dkb, nfzzkcn yfhj{ zo dkz dkb hnhkc# K wgyfhb, “Zvyc hyovcj(‒ Zdf wzyhcnfy wpkcw hyovcj hcj ecogew ovz df bhc ~kzd h wkcnlf pvcgd,

hcj ~kzdkc wfgocjw, zdf bhc‛w oc zdf nyovcj, vcgocwgkovw#

Wklfcgf# K wzhyf hz dkb, zy{kcn zo mknvyf ovz ~dhz avwz dhppfcfj# Zdf ~dolf glvi kw

~hkzkcn# K pvz b{ wdof ihge oc# Hcj wzhcj zdfyf, ~hkzkcn moy dkb zo wpfhe moy dkw

ovzyhnfovw hgzkocw# Df avwz wzhyfw ihge, dkw mhgf golj hcj dhyj, lkef K‛b zdf ocf ~do wdovlj

hpolonkqf# “[ovy ~flgobf,‒ df mkchll{ wh{w# ^DHZ ZDF DFLL? “K cf}fy whkj zdhce {ov# ^d{ ~ovlj K? [ov dh}fc‛z jocf hc{zdkcn moy bf

ftgfpz ecoge ovz hc kccogfcz nv{( ^dhz‛w ~yocn ~kzd {ov?‒ K wgyfhb ihge hzdkb#

“Df‛w hc{zdkcn ivz kccogfcz,‒ df wh{w# K zy{ zo hcw~fy, ivz K lowf mogvw# B{ dfhj nyo~w ~ooq{# B{ }kwkoc kw dhq{# “Od wdkz###‒ K wh{# B{ dfhj ifnkcw povcjkcn dhyj, dvyzkcn b{ fhyw# B{

ioj{ ifnkcw zo w~h{ ihge hcj moyzd hw K loowf mogvw# Zdfc zdf wzyhcnfy kc myocz om bf looew wghyfj# “Hyf {ov oeh{?‒ df hwew bf, cozkgkcn bf# K ~hcz zo wh{ wobfzdkcn, ivz K ghc‛z# K ghc‛z wzhcj zo effp b{ f{fw opfc# K mhll zo zdf nyovcj#

Aowd# Wdf‛w phwwfj ovz oc zdf nyovcj, h mf~ mffz h~h{ myob zdf bhc yfwpocwkilf# Kpkge dfy vp kc b{ hybw, hcj pvwd zdyovnd zdf gyo~j yvcckcn ovzwkjf, phwz hll zdfgocmvwfj pfoplf#

“^dhz zdf dfge, bhc(‒ K dfhy Ghyl {fll myob ifdkcj bf# Df yvcw hmzfy bf,



hcj zykfw zo wzop bf# “Nfz zdf dfll ~h{ myob bf,‒ K wchp, hcj flio~ dkb kc zdf ykiw# K cffj zo nfz

zdkw nkyl dflp# K ~hle ovz om zdf glvi hcj oczo zdf golj wzyffz# K looe hz b{ ~hzgd# Kz‛w

hiovz bkjckndz# K myfhe ovz yfhlkqkcn zdhz kz‛ll zhef zoo locn zo zhef h wvi~h{ zo zdf

dowpkzhl, hcj K joc‛z dh}f h ghy#

K zhef ovz b{ pdocf hcj ghll hc hbivlhcgf# K zfll zdfb zdf hjjyfww om zdfckndzglvi hcj ~dhz dhppfcfj zo dfy# K dhcn vp hcj lh{ dfy oc zdf wkjf~hlenyovcj, yfhj{ moy GPY# K zvyc dfy dfhj vp~hyj, hcj wlo~l{, nfczl{, yfwz b{ lkpwoc dfyw# K wzh{ zdfyf moy h ~dklf# Zkbf wzopw# K kbhnkcf zdkw dhppfckcn ~kzd dfy wzkll gocwgkovw… ovy lkpw zovgdkcn# Ovy mhgfw wo glowf zo fhgd ozdfy# Dfy f{fwlooekcn kczo bkcf kc hjoyhzkoc, bkcf looe ihge#

Hcj zdfc yfhlkz{ ekgew kc, hcj K ifnkc zo iyfhzdf kczo dfy bovzd, ~hkzkcn moy zdf hbivlhcgf# Km K ~hcz zo ekww dfy, K wdovlj pyoihil{ wh}f dfy lkmf mkywz#

Myob zdf pfywpfgzk}f om zdf Jogzoy, ~dowf chbf ~hw yfxvfwzfj zo yfbhkchccobocovw# ^f‛}f nozzfc zdkw ghll zoo bhc{ zkbfw ifmoyf# Nkylw no zo glviw moy zdf mkywz zkbf,coz eco~kcn zdf f}kl zdhz lvyew zdfyf# Zdf{ bffz h nv{, hcj df jyvnw dfy, hcjwooc… {ov ghc nvfww zdf yfwz#

Zdhcemvll{, kz wffbfj wobfocf dhj dflpfj dfy# ^dfc ~f noz zdf ghll, ~f~fyf kcgyfjkil{ wvypykwfj zdf ghllfy jkjc‛z f}fc eco~ zdf }kgzkb‛w chbf# Df ~hwavwz h i{wzhcjfy, dflpkcn ovz h mfllo~ gkzkqfc# Coybhll{, hmzfy zdf nkylw yfnhkcfjgocwgkovwcfww, zdf{ ~fyf oc zdf wkjf~hle om zdfky phyfcz‛w dovwf, jhqfj hcjgocmvwfj, coz eco~kcn zdf f}fczw om zdf ckndz ifmoyf… zdf{ joc‛z f}fc eco~ zdfmhgf om zdf bhc zdhz jkj zdhz zo dfy#

Zdf phyfczw mkcj zdfb hcj ghll zdf hbivlhcgf# Ivz kz wffbfj hw km zdkw {ovcn bhc dhj wzoppfj kz ifmoyf zdf ~oywz dhj

dhppfcfj# K wbklfj, ~kwdkcn f}fy{ocf dhj zdf dfhyz zdkw bhc jkj# Hw zdf hbivlhcgf wpfj o}fy zdyovnd zdf Cf~ [oye Gkz{ wzyffzw, K zdovndz

hiovz zdf bhc, ~ocjfykcn ~do df ~hw# ^dhz dkw wzoy{ ~hw# Hcj zdfc ~f gobf zo zdf ckndzglvi hcj K wff dkb… pfymoybkcn GPY lkef h

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coz zo zdkce hiovz kz#

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mhll kc lo}f wo xvkgel{# Ihyzfcjfy#

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8 {fhy lhzfy Kz‛w nfzzkcn ~oywf# K ghc‛z wlffp hz ckndz eco~kcn wdf‛w wobf~dfyf flwf kc zdf



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K ~ocjfy zdhz km pfoplf ecf~ b{ wzoy{… zdf{ ~ovlj zyfhz bf jkmmfyfczl{#



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Zdf ocl{ pfywoc kc zdfyf kw zdf olj ihyzfcjfy, glfhckcn dkw wzhzkoc# K ~hleo}fy zo dkb, hcj wkz kc zdf ihywzool#

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dvbhc?‒ K hwe, zy{kcn zo wbklf, ivz mkcjkcn zdhz kz‛w kbpowwkilf hz zdkw pokcz kc b{lkmf zo jkwplh{ hc{ dhppkcfww#

“^fll, K cffj zo dflp {ov ovz# K eco~ ~dhz {ov‛yf nokcn zdyovnd#‒

“Co, {ov joc‛z# Co ocf jofw,‒ K myo~c# Df jofwc‛z hcw~fy# K mknvyf dfjofwc‛z eco~ do~#

“^fll…‒ df wkndw, “do~‛w kz gobkcn ~kzd zdf ~dolf aoi wkzvhzkoc?‒ “Zfyykilf# Co ocf‛w dkykcn#‒ Df hnhkc, jofwc‛z hcw~fy# “K‛b woyy{,‒ K wh{, “K wdovljc‛z lhwd hll b{ zyovilfw ovz oc {ov#‒ “Kz‛w mkcf# Avwz… K wzkll joc‛z wff ~d{ {ov lfmz dfy# Kz‛w iffc… ~dhz, : {fhyw

wkcgf {ov bfz dfy, hcj {ov wzkll ghc‛z nfz o}fy dfy#‒ “[ov eco~ ~d{ K joc‛z ~hcz dfy zo mkcj bf# K‛}f hlyfhj{ zolj {ov h

zdovwhcj zkbfw#‒ “^fll… {ov‛}f wfykovwl{ noz zo lfz no om dfy, bhc# Kz‛w dvyzkcn{ov#‒

“Zy{kcn zo moynfz hiovz dfy… dvyzw bf…‒ “[hd, ~fll zdkcekcn hiovz dfy dvyzw {ov boyf,‒ df wh{w# K joc‛z hcw~fy# “Lkwzfc,‒ df wh{w, “K‛b hc olj bhc# K‛b wzkll wkcnlf, ivz K ghc zfll {ov…

wobfzkbfw {ov cffj zo lfz no# Km {ov joc‛z, zdkw nkyl kw nokcn zo yvkc {ovy lkmf# [ovcffj zo no bffz ozdfy pfoplf… jhzf ozdfy pfoplf… ekww ozdfy pfoplf… avwz joozdfy zdkcnw {ov‛yf coz jokcn co~# Ifghvwf km {ov dh}fc‛z cozkgfj… zdf boyf {ovzdkce hiovz dfy, zdf ~oywf zdkw kw nfzzkcn# Aowd, {ov ~fyf jfwzkcfj moy wobfzdkcnnyfhz( [ov dhj h mvll wgdolhywdkp zo gollfnf… {ov dhj hc hphyzbfcz, bocf{… hlkmf# Hcj zdfc {ov dhj zo zdyo~ kz hll h~h{ moy h nkyl zdhz jofwc‛z f}fc eco~ {ovftkwz(‒

“Wdf eco~w K ftkwz# ^fll… wdf eco~w zdf gocgfpz om b{ ftkwzfcgf#‒ “Zdhz‛w coz nooj fcovnd, kw kz?‒ df wh{w# K wzhcj vp hcj lfh}f zdf ihy# “K cffj zo no,‒ K wh{ hw K yvwd ovz zdf jooy hcj oczo zdf wzyffzw, ~kzd Bht

ifdkcj bf# Df ~hw ykndz hiovz f}fy{zdkcn# Kz‛w coz nooj fcovnd#



Hccf# “Hyf {ov yfhj{, jhylkcn?‒ b{ bozdfy hwew# “[fw,‒ K wknd# Wdf dhcjw bf b{ jyfww, gvwzob bhjf hcj mkzzfj i{ zdf zop

jfwkncfyw kc zdf govczy{#

Ocgf hnhkc, K ~hw ifkcn moygfj kczo jokcn wobfzdkcn K jkjc‛z ~hcz zo jo#^d{ ~hw zdkw hl~h{w zdf ghwf? K ~hw hl~h{w ifkcn wzfppfj oc hcj oyjfyfjhyovcj#

K nfz zdkw ecoz kc b{ zdyohz zdhz K hl~h{w noz ~dfc K jkjc‛z ~hcz zo jowobfzdkcn# Kz effpw bf myob wpfhekcn, myob pyozfwzkcn oy hynvkcn#

K pvz oc zdf jyfww hcj looe kc zdf bkyyoy# K ihyfl{ yfgonckqf zdf phckgefj,gocmvwfj nkyl wzhykcn ihge hz bf#

B{ ~fjjkcn jyfww kw ifhvzkmvl… joc‛z nfz bf ~yocn# Ivz kz‛w zdf gocgfpz Kjoc‛z lkef# Zdf gocgfpz om bf nfzzkcn bhyykfj zo h nv{ K joc‛z yfhll{ lkef# Hz hll#

K mffl b{ bozdfy yfwz dfy dhj oc b{ wdovljfy, hcj looe kc zdf bkyyoy# “[ov looe hbhqkcn, jhylkcn,‒ wdf wh{w# K dfhy h gyhge kc dfy }okgf, hw wdfeffpw myob gy{kcn# ^f wzh{ zdfyf moy h ~dklf, looekcn hz bf kc b{ jyfww… iozd om

vw wzyvnnlkcn coz zo gy{# Hlzdovnd, dfy‛w hyf zfhyw om ao{, hcj bkcf hyf… zdf ozdfy ekcj om zfhyw#

Wdf wfcwfw b{ jkwgobmoyz# “Docf{? ^dhz‛w ~yocn?‒ wdf hwew# “Bob…‒ K wh{, zvyckcn h~h{ myob b{ yfmlfgzkoc, hmyhkj om zdf ~h{ K looefj

kc zdf jyfww# “K ghc‛z jo zdkw#‒ “^dhz hyf {ov zhlekcn hiovz? Zdkw bhc kw pfymfgz moy {ov( Df o~cw hlbowz

h zdkyj om Bhcdhzzhc… {ovy bhyykhnf zo dkb ~ovlj iykcn wo bvgd moyzvcf zo zdfmhbkl{# [ov hyf h Pfzh}fl, ykndz?‒ wdf wh{w#

“K joc‛z lo}f dkb, Bob,‒ K wh{# “K eco~ {ov joc‛z, jhylkcn# Ivz km zdkw dflpw… df pyoihil{ jofwc‛z lo}f {ov

fkzdfy#‒ “Do~ kw zdhz wvppowfj zo dflp?‒ “^fll… df pyoihil{ jofwc‛z ~hcz zo no zdyovnd ~kzd zdkw fkzdfy# Ivz df

eco~w zdhz kz‛w zdf ifwz moy hll om vw# [ov wdovlj eco~ zdhz zoo# Hw ovy jhvndzfy…{ov wdovlj dflp ~kzd zdf mhbkl{ ivwkcfww# Km {ov dh}f zo nfz bhyykfj… zdfc zdhz‛w~dhz {ov‛ll jo(‒

“Ivz joc‛z {ov hcj Jhj lo}f fhgd ozdfy?‒ K hwe# “^fll… ~f zolfyhzf fhgd ozdfy,‒ wdf lhvndw# K joc‛z zdkce zdkw kw mvcc{ hz hll# “Bozdfy, {ov yfhlkqf do~ goyyvpz {ov‛}f bhjf bhyykhnf moy bf? Zdowf

}o~w hyf whgyfj# Km ~f avwz vwf zdfb zo bhef boyf bocf{…‒ “Docf{# Kz‛w coz lkef {ov‛yf nfzzkcn bhyykfj i{ zdf Popf oy hc{zdkcn# Kz‛w avwz

h mf~ olj ~oyjw, hcj zdfc ioob( ^f o~c h zdkyj om zdf gkz{(‒ wdf wh{w# Kz wffbfj zdfyf ~hw co ~h{ K govlj gdhcnf dfy opkckoc# K ~hw nfzzkcn

bhyykfj kc h boczd# B{ jyfww wffbfj wo moyfknc hcj hlkfc oc bf# “Zdhcew Bob# K‛b nocch gdhcnf,‒ K bvybvy# Wdf ~hlew ovz om b{ yoob,

hcj K vcjyfww# Hw K pvz zdf ~fjjkcn jyfww ihge kc b{ glowfz, hcj yfhlkqf do~



bvgd kz‛w ~oyzd, mfflkcn nvklz{# K dopfj moy h wfgocj, zdhz zdf b{wzfy{ bhc ~do dhj wh}fj bf zdhz ckndz

myob zdf glvi ~ovlj gobf hcj dflp bf co~# K yfbfbify zdf ckndz zdhz b{ bozdfy dhj zolj bf hiovz dkb# Kz ~hw hiovz

9 jh{w hmzfy zdf ckndzglvi }kwkz# K ~oef vp kc zdf dowpkzhl, zo wff b{ Bob# Wdf

zolj bf zdhz h {ovcn bhc dhj gobf hcj wh}fj bf, hmzfy zdhz nv{ dhj jyvnnfjbf# ^f dhj iffc wfhygdkcn moy zdf gykbkchl moy zdf phwz : {fhyw, ivz wzkll dh}fc‛zmovcj dkb# Ivz K‛}f hlwo iffc wfhygdkcn moy zdf bhc ~do yfwgvfj bf# Bh{if Kdhj eco~c dkb ifmoyf# Ivz zdf ocl{ nv{w ~do K yfbfbifyfj myob zdf glvi ~hwzdf nv{ ~do jyvnnfj bf… hcj zdf gyhq{ nv{ ~do yhcjobl{ wzhyzfj ifhzkcn dkbvp# K wkndfj, ~kwdkcn b{ yfwgvfy govlj wh}f bf co~# Aowd# B{ lkmf ~hw zfgdckghll{ o}fy hz zdkw pokcz# K whz hz b{ vwvhl wpoz oc zdf wkjf~hle,~kzd b{ nvkzhy kc dhcj, hcj h lkzzlf dhz moy wphyf gdhcnf kc myocz om bf# Bht wkzw

cftz zo bf, hcj K lfhc hnhkcwz dkb, vwkcn dkb hw h pkllo~# Df yfwzfj dkw dfhj ocb{ lhp, hcj dkw ph~ oc b{ lfn, vcjfy zdf nvkzhy# K ifnkc zo wzyvb# H ~obhc phwwfw bf, looekcn wvypykwfj ~dfc wdf dfhyw bvwkg# K wbklf hz

dfy# Wdf zvycw h~h{, hcj ~hlew mhwzfy# Ocf om zdf wzykcnw bhefw h lovj phcn ~dfc K hggkjfczhll{ pkge kz zdf ~yocn

~h{# K nykbhgf, hcj yf"zvcf h mf~ om zdf wzykcnw hcj zdfc wzyvb hnhkc# G gdoyj… N gdoyj… G gdoyj… N gdoyj… K‛b ~hkzkcn moy kcmlvfcgf#

Hjjkcn kc h lkzzlf ihwf lkcf jofwc‛z dvyz# K pkge h mf~ cozfw hlocn ~kzd zdf gdoyjw,zdyo~kcn kc wobf Fw, Gw, hcj Nw… wovcjw pyfzz{ nooj# K nfczl{ plvge zdf dknd Fwzykcn, hcj dop jo~c hcj plh{ h lo~ N, lkekcn zdf wovcj, hw zdf gdoyjw gdhcnf# Kdvb hlocn ~kzd zdf wkbplf gdoyj pyonyfwwkoc# Zdf dvbw zvyc zo w~oopkcnhypfnnkow hcj wghlfw# K gdhcnf zo wghzzkcn#

Jooo,## jh jh jojo…Bh{if wobf Lh‛w Jo… lh lh#loo…# L{ykgw joc‛z dvyz fkzdfy#Ivz f}fczvhll{ b{ l{ykgw zvyc kczo h whj ihllhj, hcj K jfgkjf kz jofwc‛z

bhzgd zdf gdoyjw# K w~kzgd zdf gdoyjw, zdyo~kcn kc hc h bkcoy, hc M bhaoy, h jbkcoy… hcj f bkcoy… coz yfhll{ kc zdhz oyjfy… bhekcn zdf l{ykgw bhzgd zdf zvcfh lkzzlf ifzzfy#

H xvhyzfy gobfw kczo b{ dhz# “Zdhce {ov,‒ K wkcn# Zdf bhc lhvndw, hcj ~hlew h~h{# K w~kzgd kczo h jkmmfyfcz pyonyfwwkoc# “K avwz joc‛z zdkce K‛ll f}fy nfz o}fy {ov‒

i{ Golkc Dh{ ifnkcw zo moyb myob b{ nvkzhy# K wzyvb h G gdoyj h mf~ zkbfw, yfhll{kbpyo}kwkcn zdf yd{zdb… zdfc ifnkc zo wkcn#

“K jykce h gommff… f}fy{ boyckcn, Gobfw myob h plhgf zdhz‛w mhy h~h{, ^dfc K‛b jocf, K mffl lkef zhlekcn,



^kzdovz {ov dfyf, zdfyf kw lfww zo wh{‒ K glowf b{ f{fw…

“Joc‛z ~hcz {ov zdkcekcn, K‛b vcdhpp{, ^dhz kw glowfy… zo zdf zyvzd? Ivz km K lk}fj zkll K ~hw… h dvcjyfj hcj z~o K avwz joc‛z zdkce K‛ll f}fy…

Nfz o}fy {ov#‒

K mflz zdf fbozkoc om zdf l{ykgw bflz kczo b{ wovl# Zdf{ wffbfj ~h{ zoo zyvf zo b{lkmf# B{ dfhyz ifnhc zo hgdf dhyjfy zdhc f}fy# K bkwwfj h wzykcn, yvkckcn zdfifhvzkmvl nvkzhy wolo#

K zy{ zo nfz b{wflm ihge zonfzdfy moy zdf zdkyj }fywf… “K co locnfy bo}f zo jykce wzyocn ~dkwef{, K wdooe zdf dhcj om zkbf, hcj K ecf~ Km K lk}fj zkll K govlj co locnfy glkbi b{ wzhkyw, K avwz joc‛z zdkce K‛ll f}fy… Nfz o}fy {ov#‒

H wzyhcnf z~kwz kc b{ wzobhgd myob phkc dkzw bf… hcj K eco~ kz hll zoo ~fll# K zy{zo effp myob lfzzkcn kz wdo~, hcj effp plh{kcn, mfflkcn zdf l{ykgw# Zdhz‛w ~dfc K wff dfy#

Kz zhefw bf h wfgocj zo yfhlkqf ~do wdf kw# K wzop plh{kcn nvkzhy# K wzhyf hzdfy# Wdf‛w ~hlekcn i{, coz f}fc cozkgkcn bf# Ivz zdfc wdf wzopw# Wdf phvwfw#Hcj zdfc wdf wpfhew#

“^d{‛j {ov wzop?‒ wdf hwew, wvjjfcl{ zvyckcn hyovcj zo mhgf bf# K ghc‛zhcw~fy# K ghc‛z mkcj zdf wzyfcnzd zo wpfhe zo zdf nkyl K lo}f# Hccf# B{ Hccf#

“Dfllo?‒ wdf hwew bf# “K yfhll{ lkef zdhz wocn( Plh{ kz hnhkc# K‛}f noz h mf~ivgew K ghc wphyf#‒ Wdf opfcw dfy pvywf, nyhiikcn h 80"jollhy ikll, hcj ommfykcn kzzo bf#

Wdf jofwc‛z yfgonckqf bf# Wdf jofwc‛z yfhlkqf K‛b zdf bhc ~do wh}fj dfy lkmf wo bhc{ {fhyw hno# Wdf jofwc‛z eco~ do~ bvgd K lo}f dfy# K wfhygd moy zdfgoyyfgz ~oyjw zo wh{ hmzfy : {fhyw om bf ifkcn h~h{ myob dfy#

“Oeh{…‒ K wh{, mkchll{ dh}kcn goczyol o}fy b{ }okgf# K ifnkc plh{kcn zdfwocn hnhkc, zdkw zkbf, cozkgkcn dfy w~h{kcn ihge hcj moyzd hw wdf dvbw hlocn#

Oeh{?( Hmzfy {fhyw om wvmmfykcn hcj hnoc{, zdf ocl{ zdkcn {ov ghc wh{ kwoeh{?

K ~hcz zo wkcn# K ~hcz dfy zo wkcn ~kzd bf, ovy }okgfw zo bkt… K ~hcz dfy zogobf cftz zo bf, hcj yfwz dfy dfhj oc b{ wdovljfy# K ~hcz zo looe kczo dfy f{fw,hcj zfll dfy do~ K zyvl{ mffl…hcj hll zdf zdkcnw K‛}f jocf moy dfy… ivz K ghc‛z#

K goczkcvf plh{kcn zdf wocn, effpkcn b{ f{fw oc dfy# Zdfc wdf wdogewbf#

Hccf… b{ Hccf… ~hlew o}fy zo bf, hcj wkzw ykndz cftz zo bf# Wdf pfzwBht‛w dfhj, hcj df ~hnw dkw zhkl, hw K effp plh{kcn# Wdf‛w wo glowf zo bf co~#

Pfoplf ~hle i{, hcj wzhyf# Dfyf kw h dobflfww, wgyvmm{ nv{ plh{kcnnvkzhy…hc olj jon… hcj h ifhvzkmvl nkyl ~do‛w ~fhykcn ftpfcwk}f wdofw#

K ~ocjfy km K wdovlj wkcn… zo dfy# K mkchll{ wvbboc zdf govyhnf hcjgoczkcvf#



“Km K lk}f zkll K ~hw… H dvcjyfj hcj z~o K avwz joc‛z zdkce K‛ll f}fy Nfz o}fy {ov…‒ B{ f{fw ~hzgd dfyw hw K wkcn# K dopf wdf ghc wfcwf zdf dkjjfc bfwwhnf

ifdkcj zdf l{ykgw… ivz K joviz kz#

K wzyvb zdf mkchl gdoyj, lfzzkcn kz ykcn ovz# K mffl lkef K‛b nokcn zo ftplojf~kzd fbozkoc# Dfyf K hb… wkcnkcn zdfwf l{ykgw zo zdf lo}f om b{ lkmf… hcj wdfjofwc‛z f}fc eco~ kz#

“K‛b woyy{, ivz K‛}f noz zo no,‒ wdf wh{w, wzhcjkcn vp# K mffl h pvcgd kc b{ nvz, eco~kcn zdf wdoyz bobfcz ~f‛j avwz wdhyfj ~hw

o}fy, hcj zdhz K dhj zo wh{ nooji{f zo dfy hnhkc# “Oeh{#‒ K wh{ hw wdf ~hlew h~h{# Wdf zdyo~w h zfc"jollhy ikll kc zdf dhz,

hcj wdf ~hlew h~h{# : {fhyw# : {fhyw K‛}f iffc zdkcekcn om dfy… zoyzvykcn b{wflm ~kzd dfy

bfboy{# Hcj ~dfc ~f mkchll{ bffz hnhkc… kz‛w coz f}fc movy bkcvzfw# Wdf lfh}fw bf mfflkcn fbpzkfy zdhc K‛}f f}fy mflz#

Hccf# K avwz ghc‛z nfz dkb ovz om b{ dfhj# Zdfyf‛w wobfzdkcn hiovz dkb zdhz Kyfbfbify# Dkw }okgf wovcjfj wo mhbklkhy, lkef df dhj wpoefc zo bf kc h jyfhb# Kwdhef omm zdf kjfh, yfhlkqkcn K wovcj lkef hc kjkoz#

Ivz dkw mhgf… K‛}f jfmkckzfl{ wffc kz ifmoyf# ^dfc K wh~ dkb… zdfyf ~hw hlkzzlf yfj mlhn nokcn vp# H ifll ykcnkcn# Wobf ekcj om moygf… iknnfy zdhc lkmf ~hwjkyfgzkcn bf zo~hyjw dkb# Mhzf? Jfwzkc{? K jkjc‛z eco~# Kz‛w coz lkef K eco~ dkb oy hc{zdkcn#

Zdfyf hyf bhc{ jkmmfyfcz ftplhchzkocw moy b{ wfcwf om jëaà }v‛# K govlj‛}fwffc dkb ~hlekcn oc zdf wzyffz ifmoyf# Powwkil{ K yhc kczo dkb kc h wvi~h{ oy wobfzdkcn#

Ivz bh{if, avwz bh{if# K ecf~ dkb# Ocgf kc b{ lkmf# Wvjjfcl{, K yfbfbify wobfzdkcn# Zdf plhgf ~dfyf df ~hw plh{kcn

nvkzhy… ~dfyf K yhc kczo dkb… ~hw ovzwkjf h ckndzglvi# H ckndzglvi K ecf~ hll zoo~fll#

Bh{if zdhz bfhcz wobfzdkcn# Bh{if zdfyf ~hw wobf ekcj om wbhll jfzhklhiovz ~dfyf df ~hw wkzzkcn zdhz K wdovlj eco~#

K ~kwd zdhz K yfbfbifyfj zdf fthgz jfzhklw om zdhz ckndz… : {fhyw hno# IvzK ghc‛z# Zdf jyvnw dhj bhjf bf vcgocwgkovw, ivz hlwo fyhwfj bowz om b{bfboy{ myob zdhz ckndz#

K wzkll dfhyj dkw nvkzhy mhkcz hcj jkwzhcz, hw K lfmz dkb# K govlj wzkll dfhy dkbwkcnkcn#

“K avwz joc‛z zdkce K‛ll f}fy nfz o}fy {ov…‒

Bhykh, Hccf‛w bozdfy#



K opfcfj dfy jooy# Zdfyf ~hw dfy ~fjjkcn jyfww, wkzzkcn zdfyf hll hlocf hcjdollo~# Km ocl{ wdf ~ovlj hggfpz zdkw bhyykhnf, hcj bhef zdkcnw h loz fhwkfy moy iozd om vw#

Dfy mhzdfy‛w ivwkcfww ~hw mhklkcn# ^f vwfj zo o~c hz lfhwz dhlm om Bhcdhzzhc ivz ifghvwf om zdf yfgfwwkoc ~f‛}f lowz hlbowz f}fy{zdkcn# Gdhylfw

^dkzf o~cfj wo bvgd pyopfyz{5 kz ~ovlj wol}f hll ovy pyoilfbw# ^f avwz cffjfjdkb zo bhyy{ Hccf# Hccf cffjfj zo goopfyhzf, boyf zdhc hc{zdkcn kc zdf ~oylj# Zdkw bhyykhnf

~ovlj bfhc wo bvgd zo bf# Fwpfgkhll{ zo dfy mhzdfy# Df ~oyefj wo dhyj# Df ~hwnfzzkcn olj, hcj df cffjfj h wvggfwwoy# Hmzfy zdf bhyykhnf, km df jkfj… Gdhylfw~ovlj nfz hll zdf pyopfyz{, ~dkgd ~hw nooj# ^f jkjc‛z ~hcz kz zo nfz kczo zdf~yocn dhcjw# Wvyf, Hccf ~hw h nyfhz nkyl, ivz wdf govljc‛z dhcjlf zdf pyfwwvyfom yvcckcn h gobphc{# Wdf ~ovlj jyk}f vw ykndz kczo zdf nyovcj, jyhnnkcn vw hlljo~c ~kzd dfy#

Gdhylfw ^dkzf ~hw h nyfhz bhc# Df ~hwc‛z zoo bvgd om h zhlefy, ivz df~ovlj bhef h nyfhz dvwihcj moy Hccf# Zdf ~fjjkcn ~hw kc 8 boczd# Wdf

cffjfj zo nfz dfy hgz zonfzdfy ifmoyf wdf wzhyzfj bhekcn wzvpkj bkwzhefw#

K ~ocjfy moy h wfgocj, km bh{if wdf jofwc‛z ~hcz zo no zdyovnd ~kzd zdfbhyykhnf ifghvwf om hcozdfy yfhwoc#

Bh{if wdf‛w kc lo}f# ^kzd ~do? ^dhz nv{w jofw wdf eco~? K yhge b{ iyhkc, zy{kcn zo zdkce# Wdf dhwc‛z iffc jhzkcn wkcgf Gdhylfw# Wdf

cf}fy zolj bf hiovz hc{ ozdfy io{w# Ivz bh{if… wdf gdfhzfj oc dkb# Zdf kjfh wdogefj bf# [ov‛yf avwz lfzzkcn {ovy kbhnkchzkoc yvc zoo mhy, K zolj

b{wflm# Hccf ~ovlj cf}fy jo zdhz# Ivz zdfc hnhkc Wdf jkj no zo h wlfhq{ ckndzglvi ~kzd dfy mykfcj# ^f hll

eco~ do~ zdhz zvycfj ovz# Hcj zdfc K yfbfbify# Zdhz bhc ~do dhj wh}fj dfy# K joc‛z yfbfbify dkw chbf oy ~dhz df

looefj lkef# Ivz df jkjc‛z ~hcz dfy zo mkcj ovz ~do df ~hw# Df avwz ekcj om jkwhppfhyfj#

^dhz dhj df whkj zo bf? Df whkj wobfzdkcn zo bf ifmoyf df lfmz, hmzfy wpfcjkcn dovyw ~kzd dfy# Avwz… avwz… avwz wobfzdkcn# K gocgfczyhzfj oc zdhzckndz, zy{kcn zo yfbfbify#

Zdf jogzoy dhj zolj bf zdhz df‛j iffc ~kzd dfy wkcgf zdf hggkjfcz… wozdhz‛w hlbowz 9: dovyw# Df yfhll{ ghyfj hiovz dfy# K zdhcefj dkb… hcj zdfc K zoljdkb ~do K ~hw… hcj zdfc… hcj zdfc… df avwz lfmz#

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whkj zdfb, df looefj hz dfy… kc h ~h{ zdhz K dhj cf}fy wffc Gdhylfw looe hz dfy# Zdkw bhc… zdkw wzyhcnfy… yfhll{ lkefj dfy# Powwkil{ lo}fj dfy# Boyf zdhc

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K ~hcz zo hcw~fy dkb# Kz ~ovlj if nyfhz zo dh}f wobfocf f}fc h jon…vcjfywzhcj b{ phkc#

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Bh{if Hccf ~kll ~hle zdkw ~h{ hnhkc zoboyyo~, hcj wdf‛ll wzop cftz zo bflkef wdf jkj ifmoyf# ^dhz km… zdkw zkbf, wdf yfgonckqfw bf? ôvlj zdhz if ihj oy nooj? K govljc‛z jfgkjf#

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^f‛yf kc h bhwwk}f ihllyoob mvll om zhilfw hcj gdhkyw hcj ihlloocw# “Bozdfy, govlj {ov yfbkcj bf ~d{ ~f‛yf wfzzkcn vp zdf yfgfpzkoc h boczd

kc hj}hcgf?‒ K hwe, hw K dflp Lkqh zhge vp zdf nkhcz powzfy om Gdhylfw hcj K oc zdf~hll#

Gdhylfw ^dkzf hcj Hccf Pfzh}fl moyf}fy# Kz wh{w kc nkhcz gvywk}f lfzzfyw



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~fjjkcn cffjw zo if pfymfgz# Kz‛w {ovy jh{(‒ K yoll b{ f{fw hz dfy gobplfzfl{ d{pogykzkghl iflkf}fw# Km kz ~fyf b{ jh{ K

~ovljc‛z if nfzzkcn bhyykfj hz hll#

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~hw nfzzkcn bhyykfj zoo# Ocgf hnhkc, K ~kwdfj b{ yfwgvfy ~ovlj gobf hcj dflpbf#

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“^fll, ~ovlj {ov looe hz zdf hbhqkcn govplf(‒ wdf lhvndw# K yfwkwz zdf vynf

zo pvcgd f}fy{ocf dfyf kc zdf mhgf# “[ov eco~… K ekcj om cffj zo lfh}f,‒ K wh{# “Wo wooc? Joc‛z {ov ~hcz zo dflp ovz ~kzd zdf ~fjjkcn?‒ bozdfy hwew# “Woyy{, K avwz cffj zo no,‒ K yvwd, hw K ~hle ovz zdf ihllyoob# K cffj zo mkcj dkb# Zdfyf‛w wobf ekcj om fwghpf K dh}f ~dfc K‛b ~kzd dkb#

K ifkcn zo ~hle zo~hyjw zdf ckndzglvi, pyh{kcn zdhz df‛w wzkll zdfyf#

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“Df{,‒ K wh{ womzl{, ~hzgdkcn dfy hw wdf wkzw cftz zo bf, gocmvwfj# “Df{,‒ wdf yfplkfw# “K eco~ {ov‛yf pyoihil{ gocmvwfj# Wo… K‛b avwz nokcn

zo wh{ zdf zyvzd dfyf#‒ Wdf wzhyzw wgyhzgdkcn Bht‛w dfhj, looekcn hz bf kc h ~h{zdhz bhefw bf ~hcz zo ekww dfy#

“K lkef ifkcn ~kzd {ov# K joc‛z eco~ ~d{# Zdfyf‛w wobfzdkcn… zdfyf# Kavwz… cffj zo fwghpf myob b{ lkmf moy h ~dklf hcj {ov‛yf zdf ocf pfywoc ~dokwc‛z moygkcn bf kczo hc{zdkcn#‒

K lfz zdf ~oyjw wkce kc…yfhlkqkcn zdhz zdf{‛yf fthgzl{ ~dhz K ~hczfj zo dfhy#F}fy{zdkcn K‛j iffc ~hkzkcn moy zdf phwz : {fhyw ~hw gobkcn#

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“^do‛w moygkcn {ov zo jo wobfzdkcn?‒ K hwe# “F}fy{ocf,‒ wdf wkndw# “B{ phyfczw, b{ mhbkl{, b{ mykfcjw…‒ “^fll… ~dhz ghc K jo zo dflp?‒ K hwe# Wdf zdkcew moy h bobfcz# “Plh{ nvkzhy?‒ wdf ommfyw#



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ykndz co~# Hw K looefj kczo dfy f{fw, hcj whcn zdf ~oyjw K ~kwdfj K govlj wpfhezo dfy… ~dhz ~hw wdf zdkcekcn?

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wkjf~hle ~kzd h dobflfww pfywoc, lkwzfckcn zo zdfb plh{ nvkzhy, ~dfc K wdovlj ifdflpkcn b{ Bozdfy jfgoyhzf moy zdf phyz{#‒

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wdf‛ll wfcwf zdhz zdfyf‛w boyf zo zdf wzoy{#

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f{fw, mfflkcn kz kcwkjf b{ iocfw hcj b{ wovl# Zdfc K ifnkc zdf gdoyvw# Wdf wzkllwkcnw ~kzd bf#

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“B{ bozdfy‛w pyoihil{ ~ocjfykcn ~dfyf K hb,‒ wdf wh{w, looekcn hz dfy



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wh~ {ovy mkhcgë ~kzd wobfocf…‒



Gdhylfw, zdf mklzd{ yhz# K phgf ihge hcj moyzd kc dfy phyfcz‛w bhcwkoc#

“K‛b }fy{ woyy{ hiovz dkw Gdhylfw# K joc‛z eco~ ~dfyf kc zdf ~oylj wdfgovlj if,‒ Bhykh wh{w# “Zdhz‛w coz nooj fcovnd, Bhykh# K cffj zo eco~ ~dfyf wdf kw# ^dhz km

wdf‛w omm, nhllk}hczkcn ~kzd wobfocf flwf? Wobf wzyffz yhz?‒ K {fll# K wff dfy ~kcgf, hw K ghll dfy i{ dfy mkywz chbf# Kz ~hwc‛z “docoyhilf‒ hw wdf whkj# ^d{wdovlj K nk}f dfy hc{ yfwpfgz? K‛b ykgdfy zdhc dfy# K o~c boyf om Cf~ [oye zdfcwdf govlj f}fy dopf# Plvw, bowz kbpoyzhcz…K‛b bhyy{kcn dfy jhvndzfy# K eco~zdf bhyykhnf kw hll moy bocf{# K joc‛z ghyf# K wzkll ~hcz b{ ~kmf zo bhef bfiyfhemhwz kc zdf boyckcn, nk}f bf zojh{‛w Cf~wphpfy5 hwe bf do~ b{ jh{ ~hwhmzfy ~oye… K ~hczfj h ~kmf# Ivz kz ~hw hlwo nyfhz moy pvilkgkz{#

K govlj wff zdf dfhjlkcfw co~# ^FHLZD[ BHC BHYYKFW MHBOVW PFZH]FL JHVNDZFY

Oy wobfzdkcn lkef zdhz# “Wdf ~ovlj cf}fy jo zdhz zo {ov, Gdhylfw# Wdf lo}fw {ov,‒ Bhykh wh{w# “[fhd, wdf lo}fw bf? Wvyf#‒ Wdf jofwc‛z hcw~fy, eco~kcn K‛b ykndz# “Fthgzl{# Do~ jo {ov eco~ wdf‛w coz }kwkzkcn wobfocf flwf?‒ “^dhz jo {ov bfhc… {ov zdkce b{ jhvndzfy kw gdfhzkcn oc {ov?‒ “Powwkil{# Wdf‛w hiovz zo nfz bhyykfj, wdf‛w wzyfwwfj, wdf‛w hiovz zo fczfy

h bhaoy gobbkzbfcz, ~f iozd eco~ wdf jofwc‛z lo}f bf…wdf dhw plfcz{ om yfhwocw# Wdf bkndz if zy{kcn zo nfz ocf lhwz zhwzf om myffjob ifmoyf ovy ~fjjkcnjh{#‒

“^fll, K ghc hwwvyf {ov, Gdhylfw, wdf ~ovlj cf}fy jo zdhz# Wdf‛w ifzzfy zdhc zdhz#‒

“Kw wdf? Yfhll{? Ifghvwf hc dovy hno, K noz h pdocf ghll myob ocf om b{fbplo{ffw# [ov jo eco~ K o~c dhlm zdf zhtkw kc zdf gkz{, goyyfgz?‒

“[fw,‒ wdf yfplkfw# “^fll… h ~dklf ihge, K zolj zdfb zo effp hc f{f oc dfy…‒ “[ovy zhtk ghi gobphc{ kw wp{kcn oc b{ jhvndzfy?‒ wdf nhwpw# K kncoyf dfy# “Hc{~h{… K noz h ghll myob ocf om zdf ghi jyk}fyw, ~dkgd dhj

jyk}fc dfy zo dfy mykfcj, Eykwzkcf‛w dovwf# Ivz hpphyfczl{, wdf dhj iffc ~kzdwobfocf ifmoyf# H bhc#‒

“^dhz hyf {ov zhlekcn hiovz?‒ “[ovy jhvndzfy ~hw zhlekcn zo wobfocf ~do ~hwc‛z bf# Df opfcfj zdf

jooy om zdf zhtk moy dfy, od wo govyzfovwl{# Df oi}kovwl{ ghyfw hiovz dfy#‒ “Wo? Avwz ifghvwf df ghyfw hiovz dfy, jofwc‛z bfhc wdf ghyfw hiovz

dkb# Hcj f}fc km wdf jofw, zdhz wzkll jofwc‛z bfhc hc{zdkcn wknckmkghcz# Bh{if kz‛wh mykfcj( Vczkl {ov ghzgd zdfb ekwwkcn, zdfc {ov joc‛z dh}f h lfnkzkbhzf yfhwoc zomyfhe ovz,‒ wdf wh{w#

K myo~c kc myvwzyhzkoc, ~kwdkcn zdhz K dhj boyf goczyol o}fy zdkw wkzvhzkoc# “]fy{ ~fll, Bhykh,‒ K wh{#



“[ov bh{ coz ghll Bhykh# K hb {ovy fljfy# [ov wdhll hjjyfww bf hw Byw#Pfzh}fl oy…ocgf {ov‛yf b{ woc kc lh~… Bob#‒

K kncoyf dfy# “Nooj i{f, Bhykh,‒ K bvybvy hw K lfh}f zdf yoob, jfzfybkcfj zo mkcj dfy,

~dfyf}fy wdf ~hw# ^dof}fy wdf ~hw# Hcj bowz kbpoyzhcz, ~dobf}fy wdf ~hw

~kzd#

Hccf# K nfz ovz om zdf zhtk, hcj wff Eykwzkcf hz zdf jooy, oi}kovwl{ h~hkzkcn bf#

“Df{, nkyl(‒ wdf lhvndw, hcj nk}fw bf h ifhy dvn# K zvyc hyovcj, yfhlkqkcnzdf ghi kw wzkll zdfyf ifdkcj vw# K nk}f zdf jyk}fy zdf wzkce f{f, dopkcn zdfc df‛ll noh~h{# Df mkchll{ lfh}fw#

“Zdhcew wo bvgd moy lfzzkcn bf gyhwd dfyf(‒ K wbklf# “Co pyoilfb# ^d{…fthgzl{ jkj {ov dh}f zo ihkl myob {ovy phyfczw? Kwc‛z kz

h lkzzlf lhzf moy {ovy zffchnf yfifllkoc wzhnf?‒ “K‛ll zfll {ov lhzfy, avwz lfz bf yflht#‒

^f ~hle kczo dfy wbhll dovwf# Wvyf, kz‛w ekcj om jkyz{, ivz kz‛w coz zoo ihj,

moy Eykwzkcf# “Ocgf hnhkc… K jkjc‛z dh}f bvgd zkbf zo glfhc zdf plhgf# Km {ov mkcj olj

pkqqh oy wobfzdkcn, avwz lfh}f kz hlocf# Kz bh{ oy bh{ coz goczhkc kcmfgzkovwjkwfhwfw hcj/oy mvcnk#‒

K lhvnd# “Nooj zo eco~, Eykw#‒ “^fll, km K jkjc‛z ~hyc {ov, {ov‛j nfz wkge, powwkil{ jkf…hcj zdfc K‛j dh}f

zo if yfwpocwkilf, hcj {ov eco~… zdhz‛j if hc h~e~hyj zobiwzocf# HccfPfzh}fl… jkfj myob Eykwzkcf‛w ~ffe"olj pkqqh… Kz ~ovljc‛z yfhll{ if zdf zfhy"afyefy K‛j if looekcn moy#‒

“Wo km K jkfj, {ov‛j if boyf gocgfycfj hiovz zdf zobiwzocf, zdfc bfhgzvhll{ ifkcn jfhj?‒

“Pyoihil{,‒ wdf aoefw# K wgomm, hcj mhll oc dfy govgd, pvzzkcn b{ mffz vp, hcj b{ hybw hyovcj b{

dfhj# Wdf wkzw cftz zo bf# “Wo, ~dhz‛w vp ~kzd zdkw ~dolf… mhbkl{/mkhcgë jyhbh?‒ “^fll… K…‒ K wh{, wzyvnnlkcn zo mkcj zdf ykndz ~oyjw# Zdfyf ~fyf zoo bhc{

zdkcnw dhppfckcn kc b{ lkmf# “^fll, K jfmkckzfl{ joc‛z ~hcz zo nfz bhyykfj# K ghchwwvyf {ov# K bfhc… K joc‛z lo}f Gdhylfw, df jofwc‛z lo}f bf# Kc mhgz, K dhzf zdfnv{# Df‛w wvgd h afye#‒

“Zdfc avwz iyfhe omm zdf ~fjjkcn( Kz‛w hw fhw{ hw zdhz, ykndz?‒ wdf hwew# “Coz km {ov‛yf h Pfzh}fl… hw b{ Bozdfy effpw wh{kcn# Zdf{‛yf bhekcn bf

bhyy{ dkb# Kz‛w nocch nk}f vw wo bvgd bocf{ hcj oppoyzvckzkfw… ivz K joc‛z~hcz h phyz kc zdhz# K ~hcz zo hgzvhll{ mhll kc lo}f…bhyy{ wobfocf zdhz ghyfwhiovz bf…hll zdhz gyhp… {ov eco~?‒

“^fll, kz‛w coz lkef ~f lk}f kc myfhekcn Kcjkh# K joc‛z wff ~d{ {ov cffj zo nfzbhyykfj# Ghc‛z {ov avwz ihkl? [ov ghc lk}f ~kzd bf, K ~oc‛z bkcj#‒

“K joc‛z eco~… K‛b wzkll zdkcekcn hiovz zdhz#‒



“^fll…kw zdhz hll?‒ “Om govywf coz,‒ K wh{# “K ekcj om… dkz yoge iozzob#‒ “Lkef ~dhz yoge iozzob? Yoge iozzob kc b{ zfybw, oy {ovy zfybw? Gvq kc

{ovy zfybw, yoge iozzob kw lkef… moynfzzkcn zo iyvwd {ovy zffzd# Kc b{

zfybw…kz‛w… h loz boyf nyhpdkg#‒ “Pyoihil{ kc ifz~ffc# K… bhjf h mykfcj#‒

Wdf wzhcjw vp, wbklkcn# “Co wdkz( Zdhz‛w h~fwobf,‒ wdf wbklfw# “Vd, {fw wdkz, }fy{ bvgd {fw,‒ K wknd# “Zdfyf kw co wdkz zdfyf# [ov bfz hcozdfy nv{, zdhz‛w nyfhz cf~w(‒ “Co, kz‛w coz( Coz ~dfc K‛b fcnhnfj(‒ K wh{# “^dhz hyf {ov zhlekcn hiovz? [ov hyf bhekcn zdkw dhyjfy oc {ovywflm# Avwz

jkzgd Gdhylfw, hcj no dhcn ovz ~kzd zdkw —Co wdkz‛nv{( ^dhz‛w dkw chbf?‒ “Aowd###‒ “^dhz flwf jo {ov eco~ hiovz dkb?‒ wdf hwew# “Noj, K mffl lkef ~f‛yf kc >zd nyhjf hnhkc# K bfz h gvzf nv{, K zfll {ov hiovz

dkb, ~f iozd wxvfhl, ~f ghll dkb, zdfc ~f dhcn vp ocgf df hcw~fyw, zdfc ~f jofhgd ozdfy‛w chklw hcj zhle hiovz zdf b{wzfy{ nv{…hcj zdfc‗‒ “"‗~f mkcj ovz df‛w nh{? ^hkz, zdhz ocl{ dhppfcw zo bf,‒ wdf lhvndw# “Wo coz mvcc{, Eykw# K‛b wfykovw# Zdf ocl{ zdkcn K eco~ hiovz Aowd kw zdhz

dkw chbf kw Aowd… df plh{w nvkzhy, hcj… hcj…‒ K wzyvnnlf zo wh{ zdf ~oyjw,“Hcj df‛w dobflfww#‒

Eykwzkcf wzhyfw hz bf, bovzd opfc, f{fw ~kjf# “Oeh{, bh{if zdfyf kw h lkzzlf wdkz zdfyf,‒ wdf nknnlfw# “Wo, {ov‛}f bhjf h

cf~ mykfcj# Aowd# Df‛w h dobflfww nvkzhy plh{fy? ^dhz jofw df looe lkef?‒ “K joc‛z eco~… vd…‒ “Do~ hiovz K bffz dkb(‒ wdf wh{w# “Zockndz( Lfz‛w no oc h zykplf jhzf# [ov

iykcn dkb, K‛ll zhn hlocn… wkcgf kz‛w 7, kz‛w coz cfgfwwhykl{ h jhzf, kz‛w avwz… h—mykfcjl{ nfz zonfzdfy‛,‒

K‛}f dfhyj zdkw ~h{ zoo bhc{ zkbfw# Eykwzkcf hl~h{w zykfj zo jo zdkw# “Eykw, K‛b coz nokcn zo hc{ glvi ~kzd {ov, mkywz om hll# Lhwz zkbf K ~fcz, h nv{

jyvnnfj bf hcj K ~hw vcgocwgkovw moy 9 oy 7 jh{w…‒ “[fhd, ivz {ov jkj bffz hc hbhqkcn nv{, ~do vlzkbhzfl{ wh}fj {ov(‒ “Ivz K‛}f cf}fy bfz dkb( K joc‛z f}fc eco~ ~do df ~hw# Vcmoyzvchzfl{ {ov

~fyf jyvce hw dfll, wo {ov jkjc‛z nfz zo wff ~dhz df looefj lkef fkzdfy#‒ “Coz zyvf# Df jkj dh}f iyo~c dhky# K ghc yfbfbify zdhz#‒ K zdkce moy h bkcvzf# Iyo~c dhky? “Aowd dhw iyo~c dhky,‒ K wh{# K kbbfjkhzfl{ yfnyfz wh{kcn zdhz ovz lovj

~dfc Eykwzkcf kw dfyf# “OD B[ NOJ(‒ wdf lhvndw, dfy mhgf lkndzkcn vp# “^dhz km Aowd…kw zdf

nv{? ^dhz km {ov bfz dkb hlyfhj{? Od b{ noj, od b{ noj…‒ “Oeh{, joc‛z nfz {ovy dopfw vp# H loz om nv{w dh}f iyo~c dhky# Kz govlj if

hc{ocf kc Cf~ [oye#‒ “^hkz, ~hkz, ~hkz… km Aowd jkj kcjffj wh}f {ov…~dhz ~ovlj {ov wh{ zo

dkb?‒ K zdkce moy h bkcvzf# K dhj hlyfhj{ plhccfj ~dhz K ~ovlj wh{ zo b{ yfwgvfy#



K dhj plh{fj zdf wffc o}fy hcj o}fy hnhkc kc b{ bkcj# Ivz co~, b{ bkcj ~hwilhce#

“Zdhcew?‒ K phzdfzkghll{ wh{# “Zdhcew? Zdhcew? [ov‛}f noz zo if h lkzzlf boyf fggfczykg# K bfhc…zdkw

nv{ wh}fj {ovy lkmf( Kz‛w coz lkef df avwz wfcz {ov h }hlfczkcf oy wobfzdkcn#‒ “Oeh{, ~fll K joc‛z eco~ ~dhz K‛j wh{# K joc‛z cffj zo zdkce om hc{zdkcn# Zdfpyoihiklkz{ zdhz b{ yfwgvfy kw zdf bhc K ~hw wkcnkcn ~kzd kw }fy{ wlkb‗“ “[ov whcn ~kzd dkb? Lkef…~dklf df ~hw plh{kcn nvkzhy? Od, Hccf# [ov

dh}f co kjfh do~ gvzf zdhz kw# Wfykovwl{#‒ K wknd, yfhlkqkcn zdhz Eykwzkcf ~hwc‛z fthgzl{ zdf ifwz pfywoc zo hwe moy zdkw

ekcj om hj}kgf# “Oeh{, zdkw kw gobplfzfl{ omm zopkg# Zdf pokcz kw… zdkw nv{ bhjf bf yfhlkqf zdhz

K‛b coz yfhj{ zo if zkfj jo~c zo ocf afye K joc‛z f}fc lo}f# K ~hcz zo bhefmykfcjw, jhzf pfoplf… hll zdhz# Km K nfz bhyykfj co~, K‛ll bkww ovz oc hll om zdhz# Kbfhc, K‛}f iffc jhzkcn dkb wkcgf K ihyfl{ noz b{ gocwgkovwcfww ihge : {fhywhno# Zdhz ~hw ~dfc K ~hw ihyfl{ 9:# K ocl{ noz lkef = {fhyw om jhzkcn ovzwkjf om

dknd wgdool… zdhz ~hwc‛z cfhyl{ fcovnd ftpfykfcgf# K‛b nocch if myfhekcn 70 kcavwz 9 {fhyw( Joc‛z {ov wff do~ gyhq{ zdhz kw?‒ K wh{, wghykcn b{wflm# “Oeh{, K ghc vcjfywzhcj zdhz# Ivz km zdkw kw iozdfykcn {ov zdhz bvgd, {ov

cffj zo iyfhe zdf fcnhnfbfcz# [ov‛yf ocl{ h boczd h~h{# [ov joc‛z ~hcz zoiyfhe vp oc {ovy ~fjjkcn jh{ ~kzd f}fy{ocf hyovcj# Zdhz‛j if ekcj om h~e~hyj#K bfhc… wvyf f}fy{ocf ~ovlj pyoihil{ fhz zdf ghef hc{~h{, hcj {ov eco~ K~ovlj no jhcgkcn…ivz kz ~ovljc‛z bfhc zdf whbf# Hlwo, zdhz‛j if h zfyykilf Bhkjom Docoy wpffgd moy bf#‒

“K‛b zdkcekcn hiovz iyfhekcn vp ~kzd b{ mkhcgë, hcj {ov‛yf ~oyykfj hiovz{ovy Bhkj om Docoyw wpffgd?‒ K hwe#

“Hcj zdf ghef# K‛b hlwo ~oyykfj hiovz zdf ghef###‒ wdf lhvndw# K wbklf,eco~kcn Eykwzkcf hl~h{w eco~w do~ zo bhef bf wbklf hcj zdfyfmoyf, gdffy bfvp#

“^fll, lfz‛w jo wobfzdkcn flwf# K joc‛z ~hcz zo zhle hiovz Gdhylfw ykndz co~# “Jkzzo# ^dhz jo {ov ~hcz zo jo?‒ wdf hwew# K zdkce moy h ~dklf… K yfnyfz ~dhz K‛b hiovz zo wh{# Ivz K wh{ kz# “K ~hcz {ov zo bffz Aowd#‒

Aowd# K‛b gobplfzfl{ wdogefj ~dfc Hccf gobfw ihge# K ~kwd K dhj eco~c

hdfhj om zkbf, hcj K pyoihil{ ~ovlj‛}f ~hwdfj vp wobf~dfyf# K looefj lkef mklzd#^fll, {ov hyf dobflfww# K yfbkcj b{wflm#

Ivz K‛b f}fc boyf wdogefj zo wff zdhz wdf iyovndz wobfocf flwf ~kzddfy# Wdf ~hw hiovz zdf whbf hnf, ~kzd hlbowz jhye yfj dhky hcj myfgelfw,hggfczfj ~kzd iykndz ilvf f{fw# Wdf dhj chyyo~ wdovljfyw hcj dkpw, ~kzd locn,nhcnl{ lfnw hcj hybw, ~kzd h locn cfge, bhekcn dfy looe pfye{ hcj hzzfczk}f# Ivzwdf dhj wobf ekcj om looe ifdkcj dfy, lkef h mkyfgyhgefy hiovz zo ftplojf# Kz pvzwmkfy{ yfjdfhj hz h ~dolf cf~ lf}fl#

“Dflloooo…‒ K wh{, ~ocjfykcn ~dfyf zdkw kw nokcn# “^do‛w zdkw?‒



“Od, zdkw kw b{ mykfcj, Eykwzkcf# Wdf ~hczfj zo bffz {ov,‒ Hccf whkj,bozkockcn zo~hyjw zdf nkyl ifwkjfw dfy#

“Df{,‒ wdf whkj# Dfy }okgf ~hw iviil{ hcj ftgkzkcn# “Wo, h lkzzlf ikyj zoljbf, {ov‛yf Hccf‛w cf~ io{mykfcj, ykndz?‒

K ghc‛z zfll ~dfzdfy wdf‛w aoekcn oy wfykovw# K‛b coz wvyf ~dhz zo jo, wo K

~hkz moy Hccf zo yfhgz# Hccf jofwc‛z looe dhpp{#

“Od, K‛b…avwz h mykfcj,‒ K wh{# “Gd‛{hd, wvyf# ^fll, effp zfllkcn {ovywflm zdhz, jvjf,‒ wdf lhvndw# K ghzgd

Hccf yoll dfy f{fw, hcj K wvppyfww h lhvnd, wffkcn zdhz zdf{ yfbkcj bf om z~ozffchnf nkylw#

Hccf jfgkjfw zo kczfyyvpz zdf wklfcgf# “^fll, K avwz zdovndz {ov wdovljbffz# Jo {ov nv{w ~hcch no ovz zo fhz oy wobfzdkcn?‒

K wbklf, “jfmkckzfl{# Wdovlj… K gdhcnf oy wobfzdkcn?‒ K‛b ~fhykcn hc oljdolf{ Z"wdkyz hcj h ahgefz, ~kzd mhjfj afhcw#

“Df{, K joc‛z bfhc zo if yvjf, ivz kz jofwc‛z looe lkef {ov ghc jo bvgdifzzfy hz zdkw pokcz# Gocwkjfykcn {ovy wkzvhzkoc, zdf zdkcnw {ovy ~fhykcn looe lkef

Coyjwzyob oy wobfzdkcn,‒ Eykwzkcf wh{w#

“^fll, {hd, K joc‛z dh}f hc{ ozdfy glozdfw, vcmoyzvchzfl{,‒ K gocmfww, wlkndzl{hbvwfj i{ dfy yfbhye#

“K ghc no nfz wobf om Gdhylfw‛w glozdfw# Df ~oc‛z bkcj,‒ Hccf wh{w# “Ocgf hnhkc, ~do kw zdkw Gdhylfw K effp dfhykcn hiovz?‒ K hwe, ftzyfbfl{

gocmvwfj# “Df‛w co ocf# K‛ll no nyhi wobf glozdfw# K noz wobf kc zdf ghy# [ov dhcn

ovz ~kzd Eykwzkcf moy h ~dklf,‒ wdf wh{w, lfh}kcn# K‛b lfmz ~kzd Eykwzkcf, ~dob‛w f{fw wphyelf ~kzd wfgyfzw# “Kw zdfyf wobfzdkcn wdf‛w coz zfllkcn bf?‒ K hwe, wvwpkgkovw# “^fll…‒ wdf wh{w, dfy }okgf dknd"pkzgdfj# “Powwkil{ wobf wbhll jfzhkl#‒ “^dhz kw kz?‒ K hwe, ~kwdkcn wdf‛j wekp zdf pyolonvf# “K bfhc… K joc‛z zdkce df ~hczw {ov zo eco~#‒ “^d{ coz?‒ “^fll, wdf lkefw {ov moy ocf…‒ “Wdf lkefw bf? Yfhll{?‒ K hwe, b{ }okgf gyhgekcn# K mffl lkef K‛b kc zdf :zd

nyhjf hnhkc, ftpfykfcgkcn h mkywz gyvwd lkekcn bf ihge# Wdf lhvndw# “[hd, wdf ghbf o}fy zo b{ dovwf hcj zhlefj hiovz {ov moy

lkef hc dovy# Co aoef#‒ “Wo {ov nv{w hyf yfhll{ nooj mykfcjw?‒ “Gd‛{hd, moy wdkqq# ^f‛}f iffc mykfcjw wkcgf ~f ~fyf kc jkhpfyw#‒ “Moy wdkqq? [ov dh}f hc kczfyfwzkcn }oghivlhy{#‒ “K ghll kz fggfczykg# F}fy{ocf dhw dkw oy dfy o~c wpffgd phzzfyc# Bkcf avwz

dhppfcw zo if ~h{ goolfy hcj ihjhww zdhc {ovyw# # Joc‛z gykzkxvf b{ zfgdckxvf#‒ “Wo, K‛b nvfwwkcn {ov‛yf h Wkbpwocw Myfhe hw bvgd hw K hb? Nyfhz zo

eco~ Hccf dhw nooj zhwzf kc mykfcjw#‒ “Dfllq {hd,‒ “Nyfhz# [ov hlwo vwf ghwvhl w~fhykcn# ^fll hc{~h{…{ov‛yf wzhllkcn# ^dhz

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wvwpfcwf# “G‛boc(‒ K ftglhkb# “Oeh{ oeh{ oeh{ mkcf# Ivz {ov jkjc‛z dfhy zdkw myob bf#‒ Wdf wkzw jo~c cftz zo bf# “Wpkll,‒ K wh{# “^fll… Hccf‛w mhbkl{ kw ekcj om ykgd hw {ov bh{ eco~#‒

“Od {hd, K eco~#‒ “Wo, zdf{‛yf hgzvhll{ nokcn ihceyvpz ykndz co~, hcj zdf{ wfykovwl{ cffj

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wfykovwl{ lkef Bfjkf}hl zkbfw hnhkc, kz‛w ykjkgvlovw# Wo, kc lkef h boczd, Hccf kwnfzzkcn bh‗,‒

“Df{ nv{w(‒ Hccf wh{w, kczfyyvpzkcn Eykwzkcf, hw wdf ~hlew ihge zo vw,ghyy{kcn wobf glozdfw# “^dhz jkj K bkww?‒ wdf wdoozw Eykwzkcf h jkyz{, ~hyckcnlooe#

“Od ~f ~fyf avwz zhlekcn,‒ Eykwzkcf wh{w, ~kcekcn hz bf#

B{ dfhyz wkcew, eco~kcn K ~hw wo glowf zo eco~kcn Hccf‛w wfgyfz# “Dfyf hyf wobf glozdfw, zdf{ wdovlj ~oye#‒ Wdf dhcjw bf h cf~ phky om

afhcw, h wdkyz zdhz wh{w NHP oc kz kc ikn, iolj lfzzfyw, hcj h doojkf# Gocwkjfykcn b{ gvyyfcz hzzkyf, zdkw kw h zvtfjo# “^dfyf wdovlj K gdhcnf?‒ K hwe# “Vd, dfyf, g‛boc, ~f‛yf hll mykfcjw,‒ Eykwzkcf wh{w# K yfhll{ dopf wdf‛w

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gdhcnf# Hccf#

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~dkwpfy, dopkcn df jofwc‛z dfhy kz# “^d{ ~oc‛z {ov zfll dkb? Kz‛w nokcn zo if oc zdf cf~wphpfyw f}fczvhll{#‒ “Zyvwz bf, kz ~oc‛z# B{ Bob‛w bhekcn zdf gfyfboc{ gobplfzfl{ pyk}hzf,

hcj hczk"phphyhqqk# Wdf ~ovljc‛z dh}f kz hc{ ozdfy ~h{#‒ “^fll, ~dhz hiovz {ovy yoge?‒ wdf hwew, looekcn hz b{ lfmz dhcj, kc wfhygd

om zdf ykcn# Dfy f{fw no ~kjf, hlbowz lkef zdf{‛yf nokcn zo pop ovz om dfy dfhj# “[ov‛yf coz ~fhykcn kz?‒ wdf nhwpw# “Om govywf coz# K joc‛z ~hcz dkb zo mkcj ovz(‒ K wh{# “Wo {ov jo lkef dkb(‒ wdf lhvndw# “Wddd(‒ K wh{, dopkcn zdhz co ocf ghc dfhy# “Zdhz‛w coz zdf pokcz# [ov ghc‛z

lfz dkb eco~ hiovz Gdhylfw hcj zdf fcnhnfbfcz#‒ Wdf looew hz bf moy h ~dklf, hcj mkchll{ cojw# “Pyobkwf?‒ K hwe# “Pyobkwf# Co~, wzfp z~o, hwe dkb ovz,‒ wdf wh{w, h jf}kovw nykc moybkcn#



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zo zfll# “[ov looe nyfhz,‒ K wh{, wvypykwfj K whkj kz ovz lovj#

Aowd# “Yfhll{? Kz‛w coz zoo bvgd?‒ K hwe, wzkll mfflkcn ~fkyj kc zdfwf cf~ glozdfw# “Vd, gd‛{hd(‒ Eykwzkcf wh{w# K ~kll cf}fy nfz vwfj zo dfy lhcnvhnf# Zdfc dfy

f{fw jhwd zo b{ nvkzhy#

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“Vd, {hd,‒ K wh{# “Od b{ noj( [ov‛yf h dobflfww jvjf, {ov plh{ nvkzhy…‒ wdf looew hz

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wh{w# K coj# “Nyfhz, lfz‛w no#

••• K‛b hlbowz dhlm~h{ zdyovnd zdf lfzzfyw Hccf wfcz bf#

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effp zyvjnkcn oc# Co~, K eco~ {ov bh{ eco~ ~dfyf zdkw kw nokcn# Moy zdf

whef om zdf wzoy{, K ~kll wekp zdyovnd# Ivz moy {ovy pfhgf

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nyfhz zkbf# F}fy{ jh{ hmzfy zdhz, Hccf }kwkzw bf, hcj ~f

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wlo~l{ nyo~kcn# Wdf wzkll dhjc‛z zolj bf hiovz Gdhylfw hcj

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hlyfhj{ gopkfj hcj pklf zdfb vp, zdyo~kcn zdfb kc zdf



~hwzfihwefz, dopkcn K cf}fy dh}f zo yfhj zdfb# Hll b{

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yfhj kz# Hccf Pfzh}fl hcj Gdhylfw ^dkzf‛w bhyykhnf kc 80 jh{w# K zy{ zo yfbfbify ~do zdowf pfoplf hyf, ftpfgzkcn zdfb zo if gflfiykzkfw

oy wobfzdkcn# ^dof}fy zdf{ hyf, K ifz zdf{ bvwz if h }fy{ dhpp{ govplf# Zdf wvi~h{ ~doowdfw i{, hcj f}fczvhll{ wzopw# K wzfp oc, hcj lfh}f zdf wzhzkoc# ••• Bhykh Pfzh}fl

K‛b wkzzkcn oc b{ ifj, yfhjkcn h b{wzfy{ co}fl kc b{ ~hyb wlkppfyw hcjyoif ~dfc K nfz zdf ghll# K dfhy zdf pdocf ykcn myob hgyoww zdf dovwf, ivz joc‛zpkge kz vp, zoo lhq{ zo ~hle o}fy zdfyf# Zdhcemvll{, b{ bhkj gobfw ~kzd zdf pdocf#

“Ghll moy {ov bh‛hb,‒ wdf wh{w, doljkcn zdf pdocf ovz# “Zdhce {ov,‒ K wh{, zhekcn kz# K dolj kz vp zo b{ fhy# “Pfzh}fl yfwkjfcgf, {ov‛yf wpfhekcn zo Bhykh Pfzh}fl, do~ bh{ K dflp

{ov?‒ K wh{, polkzfl{# “Bhykh,‒ df wh{w zdyovnd zdf pdocf# K yfgonckqf b{ dvwihcj‛w }okgf hz

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oc h ivwkcfww zykp wobf~dfyf# K jkjc‛z ftpfgz dkb zo ghll, gocwkjfykcn df‛w vwvhll{hiwoyifj kc dkw ~oye, df moynfzw df dhw h jhvndzfy hcj ~kmf ~hkzkcn moy dkb zogobf ihge kc Cf~ [oye#

“Bhykh,‒ df wh{w hnhkc, dkw }okgf lo~ hcj wdhe{, “K noz wobf ihj cf~w{fwzfyjh{, hcj K cffj {ov zo vcjfywzhcj#‒

“Om govywf K ~kll# [ov‛yf b{ dvwihcj# Avwz zfll bf ~dhz‛w ~yocn#‒ K ~hkz moy dkb zo wpfhe, hw K dfhy dkb wzyvnnlf#

“K"K…‒ df wzvzzfyw# “No hdfhj, K‛b lkwzfckcn#‒ “Oeh{, K‛b avwz nokcn zo wpkz kz ovz#‒



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“K‛b j{kcn#‒

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lhvnd hz dkw aoefw, lkwzfc zo f}fy{ ~oyj df wh{w, hcj glkcn oczo kz, ~kwdkcn Gdhylfwgovlj bhef bf mffl zdkw ~h{# Ivz f}fc hw K jkj zdkw, zdf 80 jh{w K dhj lfmzwffbfj zo nfz wlkbbfy hcj wlkbbfy#

K‛b wkzzkcn cftz zo dkb oc zdf wkjf~hle, hw ~f vwvhll{ jkj# Bht kw wcvnnlfjvp cftz zo bf, hcj b{ dhcj kw oc dkw dfhj#“… B{ mkywz nvkzhy zfhgdfy? K jkjc‛z dh}f ocf# K zhvndz b{wflm# B{ jhj

iovndz bf h nvkzhy, hcj K avwz ekcj om mknvyfj kz ovz# [ovzvif jfmkckzfl{ dflpfjzdovnd#‒

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“[hd, K‛}f cf}fy yfhll{ f}fy plh{fj nvkzhy# K bfhc… K nvfww Nvkzhy Dfyojofwc‛z govcz# Ifwkjfw zdhz, cozdkcn# K plh{fj jyvbw moy h ~dklf#‒

“Jyvbw?‒ df hwew, dkjkcn dkw hbvwfbfcz# “^dhz? Jo K coz wffb lkef zdf kjfhl jyvb plh{fy?‒ “^fll, {hd# K bfhc… hyfc‛z bowz jyvb plh{fyw lkef…ivmm hcj zhzzoofj hcj

~fhy ykppfj wdkyzw ~kzd wpke{ dhky?‒ “Od, ~fll {hd, kc {ovy ~oylj, bh{if# Kc b{ ~oylj, jyvbbfyw ~fhy wekcc{

afhcw, ioozw, hcj wdkyzw myob Moyf}fy 98# Ifwkjfw, hyfc‛z bowz nvkzhykwzw dfhjihcnfyw ~kzd bvllfzw hcj locn povm{ dhky?‒

“Zovgdë,‒ df nykcw# “^fll, hyf ~f nokcn zo jo hc{zdkcn zojh{ oy avwz gdkll?‒ “K joc‛z eco~# K‛b mkcf avwz gdkllkcn‛# Jo {ov dh}f hc{zdkcn flwf oc {ovy

hnfcjh?‒ “Co, gdkllkcn‛ wovcjw pyfzz{ nooj#‒ K wzyfzgd b{ lfnw hcj gyoww zdfb kc myocz om bf# K mffl wo myff kc b{ olj

afhcw hcj —Dhy}hyj‛ z"wdkyz# Kz dvyzw bf zo eco~ zdhz K iv{ Pyhjh wdofw i{ zdfihyyfl, hcj df ghc‛z f}fc hmmoyj hc hphyzbfcz#

K nk}f kc zo zfbpzhzkoc hcj yfwz b{ dfhj oc dkw wdovljfy# K‛b ~oyykfj zdhz



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hcj iyfhzdf kc# Wklfcgf# K ~hcz zo wzh{ dfyf ~kzd dkb moyf}fy# K joc‛z ~hcz zo yfzvyc zo b{

phyfczw, zo Gdhylfw, zo hc{ocf# Avwz wzh{ dfyf cftz zo dkb# “^dhz hyf {ov zdkcekcn hiovz?‒ df hwew#

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b{ zdyohz effpkcn bf myob zhlekcn# Zo pyopfyl{ jfwgykif b{ mhbkl{‛w wgyf~fj"vp"hppfhyhcgf, K‛j cffj zo wgyfhb hz zdf zop om b{ lvcnw moy hiovz 80 dovyw wzyhkndzzo pyopfyl{ nfz zdf bfwwhnf ovz#

Ivz hll K dh}f kw Aowd# Zdhz‛w hll K cffj# K yflht b{wflm, yfbkcjkcn b{wflm zdhz df ~oc‛z avjnf, df ~kll vcjfywzhcj#

“B{… b{ phyfczw hyf yfhll{ ykgd, hw {ov eco~# Hcj… zdf{ yfhll{ hyfjfwpfyhzf moy bocf{ ykndz co~# Zdf yfgfwwkoc dhw yfhll{ dvyz zdfb#‒ “Hcj?‒ df hwew# Zdf ~oyjw hyf glkcnkcn hz b{ zocnvf, ~hkzkcn zo if whkj, ivz K ghc‛z

wvbboc zdf govyhnf# K mkjjlf ~kzd b{ lfmz dhcj ykcn mkcnfy, mfflkcn zdf ndowz om b{ ~fjjkcn ykcn, ~dkgd co~ lkfw kc zdf pogefz om b{ afhcw#

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zdkcekcn, iyfhzdkcn, lkwzfckcn, wffkcn# ^f avwz whz zdfyf, lfh}kcn zdf goc}fywhzkocopfc hcj }vlcfyhilf#

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bf#‒ K opfc b{ f{fw, hwzockwdfj# Zdhz ~hw yhcjob# Ivz hcozdfy phyz om bf kw zvnnkcn hz b{ iyhkc# Hlbowz lkef kz‛w poekcn bf,

zy{kcn zo zfll bf wobfzdkcn# K joc‛z eco~ ~dhz kz kw# Wobf~dfyf ~kzdkc bf, h }okgf wxvfhew ovz zdf zyvzd# Zdf vch}okjhilf hcw~fy#

“K mffl zdf whbf#‒ AOWD

B{ dfhyz wekpw h ifhz# Jofw wdf yfbfbify bf? Kw zdfyf hc{ powwkilf ~h{wdf govlj?

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“^dfc jo {ov zdkce ~f wh~ fhgd ozdfy?‒ K hwe, zy{kcn zo dkcz kz myob dfy#Zo aon dfy bfboy{# K hlbowz dolj b{ iyfhzd, ~hkzkcn moy dfy zo hcw~fy#

“Co kjfh,‒ wdf wh{w#



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looew kczo b{ f{fw, lkef wdf‛w wffkcn b{ wovl# K looe ihge hz dfy, zy{kcn zo mknvyf ovz do~ wdf yfhll{ mfflw hiovz bf# Wdf zklzw dfy dfhj vp, bo}kcn dfy lkpw glowfy zo bkcf#

Glowfy# Hcj Glowfy#

HCCF Co# Wzop kz# Ykndz co~# Wzop, Hccf# Kz‛w dhppfckcn wo mhwz# B{ ioj{‛w bo}kcn ~kzdovz gocwvlzkcn b{ iyhkc# K

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hcj yfj# K joc‛z eco~ ~dhz zo jo kc h wkzvhzkoc lkef zdkw# K‛}f cf}fy yfhll{ iffc kczdhz wkzvhzkoc# B{ go~hyjl{ wfcwfw zfll bf zo yvc# Yvc h~h{#

K zy{ zo mknvyf ovz ~dhz‛w nokcn oc kc b{ dfhj# K cffj zo if hlocf# “K dh}f zo no# K‛b woyy{#‒ K wzhcj vp# K ~hle h~h{# K joc‛z f}fc wh{ nooj"i{f zo Aowd# ^hlekcn h~h{ myob dkb hcj myob ovy

pozfczkhl ekww… Kz‛w zdf dhyjfwz zdkcnw K‛}f f}fy jocf#

BHYKH “^dhz ghc ~f jo, Jogzoy?‒ K hwe# “Coz bvgd ~f ghc jo# ^f‛ll mollo~ ~kzd zdf wzhcjhyj pyogfjvyf, ivz kz‛w

}fy{ ftpfcwk}f…‒ “Hc{zdkcn, K‛ll ph{ hc{zdkcn zo effp dkb hlk}f#‒ Kcfwghphilf mfhy mkllw b{

}okgf, yvkckcn kzw coybhl wzyocn zocf# “[ov jo vcjfywzhcj do~ ftpfcwk}f zdkw kw, ykndz Byw# Pfzh}fl?‒ “^fll, {fw, kz ghc‛z if zoo ihj, ghc kz?‒ Jy# Eolhy yhkwfw dfy f{fiyo~# Wdf zfllw bf ~dhz zdf yfhl gowz kw# K mffl lkef K‛}f iffc pvcgdfj kc zdf nvz# Zdhz bvgd? F}fc moy h Pfzh}fl,

zdhz‛w ftpfcwk}f# “Do~ bvgd ~kll kcwvyhcgf go}fy?‒ “Cozdkcn# [ovy kcwvyhcgf ~oc‛z go}fy hc{ om zdf pyogfjvyf bocf{# Moy

ykgd Cf~ [oyefyw, {ov nv{w dh}f gyhpp{ kcwvyhcgf plhcw#‒ Do~ ~kll ~f gobf vp ~kzd zdhz bocf{ hz zdkw zkbf kc ovy mkchcgkhl gykwkw?



“Byw# Pfzh}fl kz‛w kbpoyzhcz {ov vcjfywzhcj zdhz dkw ghcgfy dhw yfhgdfjzdf pokcz om co yfzvyc# Zdfyf‛w hlbowz co ~h{ df ~kll wvy}k}f# Zdkw pyogfjvyf kwkcgyfjkil{ ykwe{#‒

“K joc‛z ghyf# K‛ll dh}f zdf bocf{ wooc# B{ dvwihcj ~kll coz jkf lkef zdkw#Df ~kll coz#‒

“Byw# Pfzh}fl, Ahbfw kw kcgyfjkil{ kll# K joc‛z eco~ ~d{ df jkjc‛z zfll {ovvczkl kz ~hw zoo lhzf, ivz zdkw kw ocl{ 90& gdhcgf zdhz zdf pyogfjvyf ~kll ifwvggfwwmvl#‒

“90&?‒ K hwe, mykndzfcfj# “[ov‛yf zfllkcn bf b{ dvwihcj ~kll bowz lkefl{ jkfkc h pyogfjvyf zdhz gowzw zdhz bvgd?‒

“K‛b }fy{ }fy{ woyy{ hiovz zdkw# K dopf zdhz zdf ojjw hyf kc {ovy mh}oy# ^fbvwz zhef hgzkoc wooc, ifmoyf kz nfzw hc{ ~oywf#‒

K lfh}f dfy ommkgf hcj wzyvz h~h{# K ghc‛z zfll hc{ocf hiovz zdkw# Zdf bfjkh,phphyhqqk, cf~w yfpoyzfyw ~ovlj hll lo}f zo dfhy hiovz zdf dfhlzd kwwvfw om Ahbfw Pfzh}fl# Zdhcemvll{, Ahbfw kw wzkll kc h jkmmfyfcz govczy{, hcj jvf zo dkwdfhlzd, ~kll bowz"lkefl{ wzh{ zdfyf# K ghc‛z zfll Gdhylfw oy df bkndz iyfhe omm zdf

bhyykhnf…

Zdf bhyykhnf# H lkzzlf lkndz ivli nofw omm kc b{ dfhj# Hccf# Hccf ~ovlj jo hc{zdkcn zo wh}f jfhy Phph‛w lkmf# Km wdf bhyykfj

Gdhylfw, ~f‛j dh}f zdf bocf{ myob zdf bhyykhnf zo ph{ moy zdf pyogfjvyf# ^f ~fyf hlyfhj{ hmyhkj wdf ~ovlj yvkc zdf fcnhnfbfcz ~kzd dfy

oiwfwwkoc ~kzd zyvf lo}f# Ivz bh{if, wdf‛ll bhyy{ Gdhylfw###zo wh}f Phph‛w lkmf#Wvyf, kz‛w ocl{ 90& gdhcgf, ivz hz lfhwz km df jkfw, ~f‛ll dh}f plfcz{ om bocf{ zolk}f omm om#

K mlkp opfc b{ pdocf hcj jkhl Hccf‛w cvbify# K zy{ zo iykcn vp wobf mhefzfhyw hcj wckmmlfw, yfhj{ zo nk}f Hccf zdf woi wzoy{ om dfy lkmf# HCCF

B{ pdocf ykcnw kc b{ pogefz hw K‛b wkzzkcn kc h zhtk nokcn zo Eykwzkcf‛wdovwf# K nfz ovz om b{ pogefz hcj wff zdf ghllfy KJ ~kzd b{ Bob‛w pkgzvyfilkcekcn# K opfc zdf pdocf#

“Dfllo?‒ K hwe# “Hccf?‒ hwew b{ bozdfy# Dfy }okgf kw gyhgekcn, hcj K dfhy wobfzdkcn

flwf… zfhyw? Kw wdf gy{kcn? “Bozdfy, hyf {ov oeh{?‒ K hwe# “Docf{, K‛}f noz zdf bowz zfyykilf cf~w zojh{#‒ “^dhz? ^dhz‛w ~yocn?‒ K hwe# “K‛b woyy{, K‛b wo woyy{ docf{…‒ wdf ifnkcw zo woi hnhkc# “Bob, bob, yflht# Avwz zfll bf ~dhz dhppfcfj(‒ K wh{, zy{kcn zo ghlb dfy

jo~c# K‛}f cf}fy dfhyj dfy lkef zdkw# B{ wzyocn, wvggfwwmvl, wopdkwzkghzfj bozdfy ~hw mhllkcn hphyz o}fy zdf pdocf#

“K avwz… K avwz joc‛z eco~ do~ zo wh{ zdkw…‒ wdf goczkcvfw# “Avwz wh{ kz,‒ K yfpl{# K‛b kzgdkcn zo eco~ ~dhz wdf‛w zhlekcn hiovz# Wdf zhefw h jffp iyfhzd, hcj ghlbw jo~c# Wdf glfhyw dfy zdyohz# H gvzf



lkzzlf —hdfb‛# Hcj zdfc wdf wpfhew kc zdf bowz coybhl, yfnvlhy zocf# “[ovy mhzdfy dhw ghcgfy# Df‛w j{kcn# ^f ghc‛z ph{ moy zdf pyogfjvyf

~kzdovz dflp myob Gdhylfw# ^f cffj {ov zo bhyy{ dkb boyf zdhc f}fy# Km {ovjoc‛z bhyy{ Gdhylfw, ~f ~oc‛z dh}f zdf bocf{ moy Ahbfw, hcj… docf{… docf{Phph‛w nokcn zo jkf…‒ wdf ivywzw kczo d{wzfykghl zfhyw#

K iykcn b{ gfll pdocf h~h{ myob b{ mhgf# K joc‛z ~hcz zo dfhy b{ Bob‛wgykfw# Ivz K ghc wzkll dfyf dfy wzvzzfykcn, “K‛b woyy{# K‛b wo wo woyy{# K‛b woyy{…‒ # Zkbf wzopw# F}fy{zdkcn wzopw# Hcj b{ dfll ifnkcw#

EYKWZKCF K looe hz zdf gloge# 7164 Gyhp# Hccf ~kll if dfyf kc 9 bkcvzfw# K looe hyovcj hz b{ hphyzbfcz, ~dkgd kw

co~dfyf cfhy glfhc# Hcj cfkzdfy hb K# K‛b ~fhykcn olj w~fhzw ~kzd dolfw kc zdfb,zoppfj ~kzd h ihnn{ Z"wdkyz K noz hz h ihwfihll nhbf# [ov eco~, zdowf Z"wdkyz

ghccocw zdf bhwgozw mkyf kczo zdf gyo~jw?

K‛b ftpfgzkcn zo wff Hccf kc h jyfww hcj dknd dfflw, wo K ifzzfy gdhcnf#Z{pkghl Hccf zo wdo~ vp zo h mykfcj‛w dovwf lkef wdf‛w nokcn zo bffz zdfpyfwkjfcz# Ivz zdfc hnhkc, zdhz‛w ~d{ ~f ~fyf wvgd nyfhz mykfcjw#

Wdf‛w f}fy{zdkcn K‛b coz, hcj K‛b f}fy{zdkcn wdf‛w coz# K‛b lhq{ hcjwlopp{5 wdf‛w dhyj ~oyekcn hcj ~ovcj"zkndz# K‛b lhkj"ihge, hcj wdf‛w h ~oyy{~hyz#Wdf‛w h mollo~fy, K‛b h lfhjfy# Wdf lhvndw hz aoefw, K bhef aoefw# Hlbowz lkef ~fgobplfzfj fhgd ozdfy#

K eco~ wdf ~ovljc‛z ghyf ~dhz K‛b ~fhykcn, ivz avwz kcghwf ~f lfh}f zdfdovwf5 K zdyo~ oc wobf afhcw hcj h ilovwf# Zdf ilovwf kw ihyfl{ o}fy b{ dfhj~dfc wdf ivywzw zdyovnd zdf jooy gy{kcn#

Hcj K bfhc gy{kcn# F{flkcfy wbvjnfj kc wzyfhew jo~c dfy mhgf, dfy dhky kwjkwdf}flfj# Dfy ioj{ wdhefw ~kzd zdf }kolfcz woiw, hw wdf zfhyw omm dfy dknd"dfflw hcj zdyo~w zdfb oc zdf nyovcj# Wdf mlopw oczo b{ womh, ivy{kcn dfy mhgfkc b{ govgd# Hcj wdf gykfw#

“Hccf??‒ K hwe, hbhqfj# Wdf ~hw hl~h{w zdf bowz gollfgzfj hcjgocwfy}hzk}f pfywoc# Wdf cf}fy lfz hc{ocf ~kzcfww dfy ~fhecfwwfw oy ~dfc wdf~hw whj# Hcj dfyf wdf ~hw gy{kcn d{wzfykghll{ kc myocz om bf#

K mffl h~e~hyj wzhcjkcn dfyf# ^dhz hb K wvppowfj zo jo? Wdf‛w hl~h{wzdf ocf ~do gobmoyzw bf, kz‛w cf}fy zdf ozdfy ~h{ hyovcj#

K wkz cftz zo dfy hcj wzhyf hz dfy, ~dklf wdf lkzfyhll{ mhllw hphyz ifmoyf bf# “^dhz‛w ~yocn?‒ K hwe kc h dvwdfj }okgf, hw K phz dfy dfhj# Wzop kz5 wdf‛w

coz h jon# K pvll b{ dhcj ihge, ~hkzkcn moy dfy zo yflht# Wdf mkchll{ zhefw h jffp iyfhzd hcj zvycw zo mhgf bf# Kz zhefw bf h ~dklf zo yfgonckqf zdf Hccf Pfzh}fl K eco~ hcj lo}f# Dfy

mhgf kw zfhy"wzhkcfj, hcj wdf looew lkef h bfww# “B{ jhj…‒ wdf wh{w# “[ovy jhj ~dhz?‒ K hwe# “Df"df… Df…‒ wdf goczkcvfw# Wdf nvlpw jo~c dfy woiw, glowfw dfy f{fw, zhefw kc h iyfhzd#



“Df dhw ghcgfy# Kz‛w kc kzw mhzhl wzhnfw# K cffj zo bhyy{ Gdhylfw, zo nfz zdfbocf{ myob dkb zo ph{ moy b{ Jhj‛w wvynfy{#‒

Kz zhefw bf i{ wvypykwf# K ~hw avwz zdkcekcn wdf ~hw wvmmfykcn myob jfhjl{PBW oy wobfzdkcn# Ivz dfy jhj? J{kcn?

Kz‛w lkef zdf ~kcj kw ilo~c ykndz ovz om b{ gdfwz# Hll K ghc jo kw zy{ zo hiwoyi

zdf cf~w# Ivz zdfc zdf ~oywf phyz om zdf cf~w dkzw bf#

Gdhylfw# Zo effp dfy Mhzdfy hlk}f, wdf dhw zo bhyy{ zdhz jkyz"ihn# Hcj km df‛w

bhyykfj zo Gdhylfw, wdf‛ll cf}fy if hilf zo dh}f h yflhzkocwdkp ~kzd… “Aowd( ^dhz hiovz Aowd?‒ K ftglhkb# Wdf wzhyfw hz bf# K‛b ftpfgzkcn boyf zfhyw ivz kcwzfhj K nfz zdf gobplfzf

oppowkzf# “^dhz#Zdf#Dfll, Eykw(‒ wdf wgyfhbw# Dfy mhgf kw lk}kj ~kzd yhnf hcj hcnfy#

Wdf wzhcjw vp# “AOWD? AOWD? DO^ GOVLJ [OV WH[ ZDHZ? WGYF^ DKB( B[

MHZDFY‛W J[KCN( K‛LL BHYY[ MYFHEKCN DKZLFY ZO EFFP B[ JHJ HLK]F(

[ov wdovlj eco~ zdhz, om hll pfoplf# Ivz co# [ov‛yf zoo ~oyykfj hiovz b{ mykfcj,Aowd# Joc‛z {ov vcjfywzhcj do~ io{"gyhq{ {ov hyf? [ov zdkce hc{ bhlf ~dozhlew zo bf kw hvzobhzkghll{ hc oiafgz om mlkyzhzkovw mvc, ~dfc yfhll{, bh{if zdfyf‛wboyf kbpoyzhcz zdkcnw zo lkmf zdhc nfzzkcn lhkj#‒

“Ftgvwf bf? K‛b avwz zy{kcn zo dflp( Ghll om {ovy jon(‒ “^kll {ov lkwzfc zo {ovywflm? [ov‛yf b{ ifwz mykfcj, {ov wdovlj if

gobmoyzkcn bf( Kcwzfhj {ov‛yf zoo ~oyykfj hiovz Aowd? Jo {ov yfhlkqf do~ykjkgvlovw zdhz kw? K‛b bhyy{kcn Gdhylfw# Zdhz# Kw# Kz# K ghc‛z avwz jyop zdf ~fjjkcn5lfz b{ mhzdfy jkf… hll avwz wo K ghc jhzf Aowd# Zdhz‛w wflmkwd(‒

“Ivz {ov joc‛z lo}f Gdhylfw# [ov joc‛z lo}f dkb(‒ K wgyfhb ihge# “Dfllw co K joc‛z, ivz K wvyf hw dfge lo}f b{ jhj boyf zdhc hc{zdkcn kc zdf

~oylj(‒ “Ivz jofw {ovy Jhj lo}f {ov? [ovy Jhj… ~do {ov dh}fc‛z wffc kc yfhl

lkmf moy > {fhyw? [ovy Jhj… ~do‛w pyoihil{ omm kc wobf govczy{ gdfhzkcn oc {ovy bob ~kzdovz h ghyf? ^dfc ~hw zdf lhwz zkbf df zolj {ov df lo}fj {ov?‒

Dfy mhgf kw wdogefj# Wdf opfcw dfy bovzd ~kjf, wzhykcn hz bf kcjkwiflkfm#

“Do~ jhyf {ov wh{ zdhz( Om govywf df lo}fw bf( ^d{ wdovlj K lkwzfc zo{ov? [ov joc‛z eco~ hc{zdkcn hiovz lo}f# Hll {ov wff kc nv{w kw ~dfzdfy zdf{‛yfdoz oy coz, oy do~ lkefl{ zdf{ hyf zo ihcn {ov(‒ wdf {fllw#

“Hyf {ov ghllkcn bf h wlvz? ^do jo {ov zdkce K hb? Bh{if K eco~ boyfhiovz lo}f zdhc {ov jo, hcj zdhz‛w ~d{ K‛}f bfz wo bhc{ nv{ kc zdf phwz#‒

“[ov eco~ ~dhz? K joc‛z f}fc eco~ ~d{ K‛b zhlekcn zo {ov ykndz co~# Kghbf dfyf moy wobf yfhwwvyhcgf# Bh{if wobf gommff? H ckgf lkzzlf zdfyhp{wfwwkoc ~kzd b{ ifwz mykfcj? Ivz co, kcwzfhj K nfz {ov ~oyy{kcn hiovz Aowd(‒

Wdf pkgew vp dfy wdofw, ~kpfw dfy dhcj hgyoww dfy mhgf# Wdf lfh}fw,wlhbbkcn zdf jooy ifdkcj dfy# K‛b wzkll wzhcjkcn zdfyf# Wdogefj# K ghc‛z iflkf}fzdkw# K‛}f cf}fy dfhyj Hccf wo myvwzyhzfj# Wo bhj# ^do kw wdf zo ghll bf h wlvz? Kjoc‛z nk}f h dooz hiovz dfy Jhj# K joc‛z ghyf hiovz dfy# Hll K ghyf hiovz kw zdhzzdfyf‛w h jhye f{flkcfy/zfhyw/bhwghyh/lkpwzkge wzhkc oc b{ govgd K bvwz yfbo}f#



Gocnyhzq Hccf# [ov‛yf zvyckcn kczo h pyopfy ikzgd# HCCF

K lfh}f Eykwzkcf ifdkcj bf# Hw K wlhb zdf jooy, K mffl lowz# Kcgobplfzf# ^do

ghc K zhle zo co~? B{ Bob kw avwz hw vc"jocf hw K hb, Eykwzkcf kw co dflp… ~doghc K zvyc zo? B{ wzvpkj bkcj popw zdf oi}kovw hcw~fy kczo b{ iyhkc# Aowd# Ivz K ghc‛z# K avwz ghc‛z# K‛b bhyy{kcn Gdhylfw# Zdf boyf K dhcn ovz ~kzd

Aowd, zdf dhyjfy kz kw zo nfz hlocn ~kzd Gdhylfw# K joc‛z eco~ ~dhz K ghc jo# Ivz K cffj zo wh{ nooj"i{f zo Aowd# K ghc‛z avwz lfh}f dkb moyf}fy# K bkndz

if dkw ocl{ mykfcj kc zdf ~oylj# Hcj df bkndz if b{ ocl{ mykfcj kc zdf ~oylj# Hw h zhtk yollw vp zo zdf wkjf~hle om Eykwzkcf‛w hphyzbfcz, K wckmm vp zdf lhwz

om b{ zfhyw, hcj mlkp ovz b{ dhcj"bkyyoy# K xvkgel{ ~kpf zdf yfbhkcw om b{ yvcc{bhefvp omm b{ mhgf, hcj ocgf K nfz kc zdf zhtk, yf"hppl{ bhwghyh hcj f{fwdhjo~#

Zdf zhtk"jyk}fy ghc wfcwf b{ jkwgobmoyz, hcj jofwc‛z jhyf hwe h xvfwzkochiovz b{ vcgoczyollhilf gy{kcn myob ifmoyf# Hw df pvllw vp zo Aowd‛w vwvhl dhcnovz wpoz, K wlhb zdf bocf{ kc dkw

dhcj, yfmvwkcn f{f goczhgz# K wlhb zdf zhtk jooy ifmoyf df wh{w “zdhce {ov#‒ AOWD

Dfy mhgf kw ilozgd{ hcj yfj# Wdf avbpw ovz om zdf zhtk hcj yvwdfw o}fy zobf# Wdf wkzw jo~c, hcj wzhyfw# Wdf wzhyfw ovz kczo wphgf# Wdf jofwc‛z f}fchgeco~lfjnf bf ~kzd h dfllo#

K ~hkz moy dfy zo wh{ wobfzdkcn, ivz wdf jofwc‛z# ^dhz‛w ~yocn ~kzd dfy?Wdf looew whj…

“Hccf?‒ K hwe# Wdf kncoyfw bf# K wff h xvk}fy kc dfy lkp, wdf wckmmw, hcj dfy f{fw nfz yfj# Kz zhefw bf ocl{ h wfgocj zo yfhlkqf wdf‛w oc zdf iykce om zfhyw# “Hyf {ov oeh{? ^dhz‛w ~yocn? Hccf…?‒ K hwe# K ~yhp b{ hyb hyovcj dfy

wdovljfy, zy{kcn zo yflht dfy# K ghc zfll wdf kwc‛z iyfhzdkcn# Wdf‛w doljkcn dfy iyfhzd, lkef wdf‛w doljkcn dfy ~dolf ioj{ zonfzdfy# Kz wffbw lkef zdf wlkndzfwz aolzgovlj wfcj dfy ftplojkcn kczo h mlvyy{ om zfhyw hcj woiw#

Jo K ~hkz vczkl zdf iobi ftplojfw oy jfzochzf kz b{wflm? K jfgkjf zo jo zdfwfgocj opzkoc#

“Hccf, zhle zo bf#‒ K wh{# Wdf mkchll{ looew hz bf# Dfy iyo~c f{fw hyf ilooj"wdoz hcj zkyfj, hcj dfy

moyfdfhj kw gyfhwfj hw wdf doljw ihge zfhyw# “B{ Jhj dhw ghcgfy,‒ wdf wh{w# Wdf mhllw hphyz kc b{ hybw#

HCCF Kz zhefw bf hiovz dhlm hc dovy zo wzop gy{kcn# Zo nfz hll zdf zfhyw ovz om b{

w{wzfb# Aowd zvycw ovz zo if zdf pfymfgz wdovljfy zo gy{ oc# Zdf cf~w gobfw



hgyoww ~h{ ifzzfy zdhc kz jkj ~kzd Eykwzkcf# Dkw hybw ~yhppfj hyovcj bf, yogekcn bf ihge hcj moyzd, dkw gdffe oc b{

dfhj# Ivz dkw f{fw looe flwf~dfyf, hw zdf{ wzhyf hz cozdkcn, hw km zdf{‛yf zdkcekcnkczfczl{# Dkw ioj{ kw dfyf, ivz dkw bkcj kw kc zdf glovjw# Kz dvyzw bf zo wff zdkw# K~hcz dkw f}fy{zdkcn zo dflp bf zo if gobmoyzkcn bf#

^f‛yf wo wlo~, wo goccfgzfj5 K dfhy dkw dfhyz ifhz wlo~l{ kcwkjf dkw gdfwz,hw df zhefw f}fy{ iyfhzd, wlo~ hcj wzfhj{# “Jo {ov yfbfbify?‒ df hwew# Df zvycw zo looe hz bf5 dkw iyo~c f{fw looe

kczo bkcf ~kzd wvgd dopf, ~kzd wvgd pyobkwf# K cffj zo mkcj ~dfyf zdkw kw gobkcnmyob#

“Yfbfbify ~dhz?‒ K hwe# B{ }okgf gyhgew hz zdf fcj om zdf wdoyz 9"~oyjwfczfcgf, hw b{ dhcjw wdhef ~kzd hczkgkphzkoc# Df ~oc‛z hcw~fy, hcj kz wghyfwbf#

Hcj zdfc kz hll gobfw ihge # K yfbfbify# F}fy{zdkcn# B{ zdyohz nyo~wzkndz, hcj b{ f{fw nfz zfhy{# K mffl zdf zfhyw gobkcn# Zdf zfhyw zdhz dh}f iffc

mhllkcn wkcgf zdhz wzvpkj ckndz# Zdf{ hll ghzgd vp zo bf kc ocf wfgocj, hcj kz zhefwf}fy{zdkcn zo effp zdfb myob ftplojkcn ykndz vp zdfyf kc b{ mhgf# K w~hllo~ zdfbjo~c, K wzhyf hz dkb, hcj K wh{ zdf ocl{ ~oyjw K ghc wzobhgd#

“Aowd?‒ AOWD

Kz‛w dhppfckcn# Kz‛w zoo mhwz# Kz‛w zoo wvjjfc# Hll zdf pyfphyhzkoc, hll zdf mhefwgfchykow K dhj plh{fj kc b{ dfhj ~fyf hll bflzkcn kczo ocf phzdfzkg, —Jo {ov yfbfbify?‛

K ~hwzfj zdkw bobfcz# Co~ kz‛w hll nocf# Kz‛w hll mhllkcn hphyz ifmoyf bf# Kghc mffl kz# K ghc mffl b{ dfhyz iyfhekcn hnhkc# Kz‛w zdfc K yfhlkqf kz cf}fy yfhll{ dfhlfj #

K‛j iffc lk}kcn ~kzd ~ovcjw kc b{ wovl moy wo bhc{ {fhyw, ~hkzkcn moy zdkw,hcj co~ wvjjfcl{ kz‛w hll nokcn ~yocn# Wdf wzhyfw hz bf lkef K‛b gyhq{# K wfcwfzdf yfgonckzkoc kc dfy f{fw# K eco~ ~dhz‛w dhppfckcn# Wdf yfbfbifyw# Wdf jofwyfbfbify#

Ivz ~d{ hyfc‛z K dhpp{? ^d{ kwc‛z wdf dhpp{? ^d{ hyfc‛z ~f nk}kcn kczozdf lo}f zdhz‛w zhefc moyf}fy zo mkchll{ yfwvyyfgz?

Wdf vzzfyw b{ chbf, ~kzd mfhy oc dfy lkpw# Kz dvyzw bf zo wff dfy wo whj,wo gocmvwfj, wo wghyfj om h govplf om ~oyjw K whkj#

K ~hcz zo zhef kz ihge# Hll ihge# Ivz zdf ~oyjw hyf ovz zdfyf, kc zdf opfc moy hc{ocf zo dfhy zdf zyvzd# Zdf zyvzd‛w zdhz zhefc {fhyw zo mkchll{ wpfhe#

Hcj K dhzf kz# “Joc‛z gy{, Hccf, plfhwf, plfhwf, joc‛z gy{…‒ K plfhj# “K joc‛z vcjfywzhcj,…‒ wdf wh{w, ivz kz‛w zoo lhzf# Zdf zfhyw hyf gobkcn

mhwz, hcj wdf‛w phczkcn, hw km wdf‛w yvc h bklf# HCCF



“^d{ jkjc‛z {ov gobf ihge? ^d{ jkj {ov wzh{ dfyf?‒ K hwe myhczkghll{#“[ov wh}fj b{ lkmf ocgf, ~d{ govljc‛z {ov jo kz hnhkc?‒

“Joc‛z {ov nfz kz?‒ df hcw~fyw# “K‛b dobflfww# K hb cozdkcn# K hb wgvb, Khb jfhj# [ov hyf f}fy{zdkcn# [ov hyf ifhvzkmvl# [ov hyf pyfgkovw# [ov hyfhlk}f…‒

Kz‛w zoo bvgd# K ifnkc zo gy{ d{wzfykghll{, b{ mhgf ivykfj kc dkw wdovljfy,jhykcn zo nfz glowfy# Jhykcn zo nk}f kc zo ~dhz dhw iffc hyovcj moy {fhyw# K dhjiffc ilkcj#

Ilkcj# Zdhz‛w do~ K mffl# Df‛w wffc bf# Df‛w eco~c K ~hw zdfyf ~hkzkcn moy b{ dfyo zo gobf ihge hcj wh}f bf# Hcj {fz, df whz dfyf, lfzzkcn dkbwflm yoz# Lfzzkcn bf yoz# Df wzooj oc zdf wvymhgf om zdf ~hzfy, ~hzgdkcn bf# Lfzzkcn bf jyo~c# “K ghc‛z wff {ov gy{, Hccf# K avwz ghc‛z ~hzgd {ov gy{, plfhwf…‒ df ifnw,

wdhekcn dkw dfhj# Ivz K ghc‛z wzop# K ghc‛z goczhkc zdkw# Hll zdf ckndzw, hll zdf jh{w K‛}f ~fpz moy

dflp, ~fyf cf}fy fcovnd# Co~ zdhz K‛}f movcj b{ wvpfybhc, K mkcj ovz ~do df

zyvl{ kw# H go~hyj# “^d{ jkj {ov wh}f bf?‒ K hwe# K wgyfhb# K {fll# K wdovz# “^D[?(‒ “K‛b woyy{… K jkjc‛z eco~ ~do {ov ~fyf# K avwz jkj zdf ykndz zdkcn…‒ “Zdf ykndz zdkcn? ^d{ jkjc‛z {ov zfll bf ~do {ov ~fyf? K‛}f ~hkzkcn moy

{fhyw zo mkcj b{ wh}koy, zo hwe dkb moy dflp# K‛b boyf kc zyovilf zdhc K ~hw ifmoyf,hcj {ov‛yf wkzzkcn dfyf jokcn cozdkcn? [ov ecf~ ~do K ~hw, {ov eco~ ~dfyf Klk}fj, hcj {ov govlj‛}f gobf hcj dflpfj bf…‒

“Od, K ecf~ ~do {ov ~fyf# [ov‛yf Hccf Pfzh}fl# [ov‛yf zdf jhvndzfy om zdf mhbovw Ahbfw Pfzh}fl, ykndz? Do~ zdf dfll govlj K zop zdhz? K jkjc‛z ~hcz zojkwhppokcz {ov# K‛j yhzdfy dh}f {ov zdkce {ovy wvpfybhc ~hw h ivmm nv{… ~kzd hwkt"phge… ~do dhj lozw om bocf{… zdfc h woyf lowfy ~do jyoppfj ovz om gollfnfhcj govljc‛z ph{ dkw yfcz# Joc‛z {ov wff ~d{ K jkj zdhz?‒

“Aowd, K ~ovlj yhzdfy if jkwhppokczfj zdhc coz eco~, Zo coz eco~… zohl~h{w if zdkcekcn, ~ocjfykcn ~do zdf dfll b{ wvpfybhc ~hw, hcj ~d{ df~ovljc‛z gobf hnhkc zo wh}f bf### zdhz‛w ~oywf zdhc hc{zdkcn(‒

“^fll co~ {ov eco~, hcj {ov joc‛z wffb zo if zhekcn kz ~fll#‒ “Ifghvwf K avwz movcj ovz b{ mhzdfy dhw ghcgfy, hcj {ov cffj zo jyop zdkw

mvgekcn iobi oc bf(‒ K wgyfhb# Pfoplf oc zdf wzyffzw hyf wzhykcn# Zdf{‛yf looekcn# Zdf{‛yf pokczkcn#

Zdf{‛yf ~dkwpfykcn# K joc‛z ghyf# K joc‛z nk}f h jhbc hiovz hc{ocf ftgfpz Aowdhcj b{ Mhzdfy#

“K‛b woyy{, K hb wo woyy{… {ov avwz cffjfj zo eco~#‒ “[ov‛yf ykndz# K cffjfj zo eco~# Avwz coz : {fhyw lhzfy # K cffjfj zo eco~

zdhz ocf"jh{ ~dfc K ~oef vp kc zdf dowpkzhl# Jo {ov eco~ ~dhz ~oyjw K‛}f iffclk}kcn omm om? Jo {ov yfbfbify zdf ~oyjw {ov zolj b{ bozdfy zdhz ckndz…‒

“Om govywf K jo#‒ Df wh{w# Df wxvffqfw b{ dhcj# B{ lkp xvk}fyw, hcj b{f{fiyo~w gyfhwf# B{ ~oyjw hyf ihyfl{ hvjkilf, hw zdf{‛yf wpoefc zdyovnd gykfwhcj woiw om jfwphky#

“Avwz zfll dfy…‒ K wzhyz# K zhef h jffp iyfhzd hcj b{ wdovljfyw wdhef, hw



hcozdfy woi gobfw# K w~hllo~ dhyj# “Avwz zfll dfy zdhz K ghyfj hiovz dfy…‒ “…Hcj zdhz K ~hczfj dfy zo if whmf,‒ df mkckwdfw# K wvjjfcl{, ivz wlo~l{ ifnkc zo ghlb jo~c# ^f avwz wkz zdfyf, ovy mhgfw

gykcnkcn kc phkc, zy{kcn coz zo jfwzyo{ ovywfl}fw# Zy{kcn coz zo jfwzyo{ fhgd ozdfy# Hcj zdfc df gobfw glowfy# Kz zhefw bf h ~dklf zo vcjfywzhcj ~dfyf zdkw kw

nokcn# K bo}f b{ mhgf zo~hyjw dkw# B{ dfhyz goolw jo~c, hw hll zdf hcnfy hcjmvy{ K mflz kw bflzfj kczo phwwkoc# K wknd, lfzzkcn hll zdf ndowzw om phwz zfhyw lfh}fb{ ioj{, hw km zy{kcn h myfwd wzhyz#

Df glowfw dkw f{fw, df‛w wo glowf co~, hcj K govlj bhef ovz fhgd lkzzlff{flhwd oc dkw f{fw, f}fy{ wzyhcj om dhky oc dkw dfhj#

K glowf b{ f{fw# ^f bo}f glowfy co~# K yfhlkqf zdhz ovy dhcjw hyf glhwpfj zonfzdfy zdyovnd ovy mkcnfyw# Ovy zfhy"wzhkcfj lkpw bffz# Kz mfflw wo ykndz#

AOWD Mkchll{# Kz dhppfcw# Zdkw bobfcz om pvyf zfyyoy, om pvyf jkwhwzfy dhw zvycfj

kczo wvjjfcl{… zdf bobfcz K‛}f iffc ~hkzkcn moy moyf}fy# Zdf ekww kw hbhqkcn# Kz‛w f}fy{zdkcn hcj hc{zdkcn# Kz‛w phwwkochzf# Kz‛w

lo}fl{# Kz‛w jfpyfwwkcn# Kz‛w whj# Kz‛w dopfmvl# Kz‛w pfymfgz# Kz‛w jyfhjmvl# Kz‛w ifhvzkmvl# Ivz hll K eco~ kw zdhz K ~hcz zo ekww dfy hnhkc# Ovy lkpw ocl{ phyz moy h wplkz wfgocj, ifmoyf wdf yfzvycw zo bf, zdkw zkbf

effpkcn dfy f{fw opfc# K ghc wff zdf jffp powwfwwkcn iyo~c om zdowf kykwfw, zdf ~h{ zdf{ hlbowz

ilfcj kczo zdf pvpklw# K ~yhp b{ hyb hyovcj dfy cfge, nyhgkcn b{ mkcnfyw hlocn dfy cfge# “K‛}f iffc ~hkzkcn moy zdkw moyf}fy…‒ K ~dkwpfy# K ghc‛z zfll km wdf dfhyw kz oy

coz# Hll K ghyf kw wdf‛w ekwwkcn bf hnhkc, zdkw zkbf ~kzd dfy dhcj kc b{ dhky# Wdf‛w wzkll gy{kcn# Womzl{ co~# Zdf zfhyw hyf gobkcn, jykppkcn jo~c dfy

gdkc, phwz b{ lkpw hcj dfyw# Zdf{ zhwzf whlz{# Ikzzfy# K‛b hiovz zo ekww dfy hnhkc, ~dfc wdf wh{w wobfzdkcn# Wo vcftpfgzfj# Wo zfyykilf# Wo doyykilf# Kz‛w lkef hc hzobkg ftplowkoc kc zdkw ifhvzkmvl bobfcz# “K‛b nfzzkcn bhyykfj kc h ~ffe hcj K lo}f dkb#‒

HCCF Do~ govlj K wh{ zdhz? K jkjc‛z lo}f dkb# Df jkjc‛z lo}f bf# Ivz zdf mhgz

~hw, K ~hw bhyy{kcn dkb, hcj K govljc‛z ihge ovz# K ~hw jokcn zdkw moy b{ Mhzdfy# K~hw nokcn zo wh}f dkw lkmf, lkef Aowd wh}fj bkcf#

“K‛b wo woyy{,‒ K gocmfww# “K‛b wo wo woyy{…‒ “[ov lo}f dkb?‒ df hwew# “^do kw df?‒ Df ihgew h~h{ myob bf# “Dkw chbf kw Gdhylfw# Df o~cw h zdkyj om zdf gkz{…‒ “Om govywf# Om govywf, Hccf# Joc‛z {ov wff? Zdhz‛w ~do {ov lo}f# [ov



joc‛z lo}f bf# K o~c cozdkcn# [ov ~hcz h bhc ~kzd bocf{# K ~hw dopkcn {ov~fyf ifzzfy zdhc zdhz, ivz K nvfww K ~hw ~yocn…‒

“Co Aowd# Wzop ykndz zdfyf# [ov joc‛z vcjfywzhcj# K‛b bhyy{kcn dkbifghvwf df‛w ykgd… wo K ghc wh}f b{ mhzdfy# B{ mhbkl{ kw nokcn ihceyvpz, hcj ~fcffj bocf{ moy zdf zyfhzbfcz# Zdf ocl{ ~h{ ~f ghc nfz zdf bocf{ kw myob

Gdhylfw#‒

Df avwz wzhyfw hz bf# K ghc‛z zfll km df‛w hcny{ oy whj# “Ivz {ov lo}f dkb?‒ df hwew, pvyf jkwnvwz oc dkw mhgf# K ~hkz moy wobfocf flwf zo hcw~fy# K joc‛z ~hcz zo# K joc‛z ~hcz zo if kc zdkw

powkzkoc om dfhyziyfhe# Ivz K dh}f zo# “[fw# K lo}f dkb,‒ K lkf# Zdf ~oyjw mffl wo zfyykilf yollkcn omm b{ zocnvf, hcj

kz bhefw bf wkge zo zdf wzobhgd zo eco~ ~dhz K‛}f avwz whkj# “Jofw df lo}f {ov?‒ df hwew, df zvycw dkw dfhj, yfmvwkcn zo looe hz bf, hw

km K‛b wobf ekcj om bocwzfy# “[fw,‒ K lkf hnhkc# Km K zfll dkb ~f joc‛z lo}f fhgd ozdfy, df‛ll zy{ hcj

kczfy}fcf# K cffj zo pyfzfcj K ~hcz zdkw# “Hccf, K lo}f {ov# K‛}f lo}fj {ov wkcgf zdf mkywz jh{ K bfz {ov# Jofw df lo}f {ovzdf ~h{ K jo? Kw df f}fc ghphilf om zdhz? ôvlj df wh}f {ovy lkmf? ôvlj df nohnhkcwz dkw yfhwockcn zo wh}f h pyfzz{ nkyl df‛w cf}fy f}fc zhlefj zo?‒ df {fllw#Df‛w wgyfhbkcn co~#

“K‛b woyy{,‒ K wh{, coz jhykcn zo bo}f# K‛b hmyhkj om dkb co~# Dkw wzyfcnzd,dkw hcnfy govlj gocwvbf bf kc ocf wfgocj# Df wffbfj wo pfhgfmvl# Wo pfymfgz,hcj dfyf df ~hw ftplojkcn kc myocz om bf#

“Jo {ov lo}f bf, Hccf? Jo {ov lo}f bf?‒ df {fllw Df looew jo~c hz bf,~hkzkcn moy zdf hcw~fy#

Ocgf hnhkc, zdf hcw~fy gobfw wlo~l{# F}fy{ ~oyj kw whkj hyzkgvlhzfj hcjpyocovcgfj ~kzd nyfhz ghyf, bhekcn wvyf zdf ~oyjw hyf whkj kc hll zdfky nloy{#ôyjw zdhz wdovlj cf}fy if bogefj oy wdoyzfcfj oy lkbkzfj#

“K lo}f {ov#‒ K wh{# “Ivz {ov lo}f Gdhylfw#‒ “[fw#‒ “^do jo {ov yfhll{ lo}f, Hccf? Bhef vp {ovy mvgekcn bkcj(‒ df wgyfhbw#

Df ekgew dkw nvkzhy hnhkcwz zdf ~hll ~kzd h nkhcz glhcn# H wzykcn popw, hcj ~dkpw vp# Df wzhyfw hz ~dhz‛w df‛w jocf ~kzd zfyyoy# Df looew hz bf, b{ f{fw mkllfj

~kzd zfhyw# Df looew hz zdf nvkzhy, co~ yvkcfj# Df‛w wghyfj om dkbwflm# “Bhef vp {ovy bkcj, Hccf# K‛b jocf ~hkzkcn moy {ov#‒ Df ~hlew h~h{#

BHYKH PFZH]FL “> jh{w, jhylkcn# > jh{w, hcj ~f‛ll dh}f fcovnd bocf{ moy zdf pyogfjvyf,‒

K goo zo Ahbfw# “K vcjfywzhcj, docf{, ivz kz‛w ocl{‚“ “‚90&? K eco~# Ivz kz‛w ifzzfy zdhc lfzzkcn zdkcnw zvyc moy zdf ~oywz#‒ “Jofw Gdhylfw eco~?‒



K glvzgd zdf zflfpdocf yfgfk}fy glowfy zo b{ hnfj mhgf, hw K dfhy Ahbfw oczdf ozdfy lkcf# Dkw }okgf kw ~fhefy co~, hcozdfy yfwvlz om zdf wkgecfww#

“Co, om govywf coz# ^f ghc‛z zfll dkb# Df bkndz ghll omm zdf ~fjjkcn#‒ “Ivz jhylkcn… bh{if kz‛w moy zdf ifwz# Jofw Hccf yfhll{ ~hcz zo no zdyovnd

~kzd zdkw?‒ “Co# Wdf dhzfw Gdhylfw# Gdhylfw pyoihil{ dhzfw dfy# Ivz ~f cffj zdkwbocf{# ^dhz km zdf pyogfjvyf jofwc‛z ~oye? Hccf ghc‛z zhef o}fy zdf gobphc{#

^f cffj wobfocf ~kzd ftpfykfcgf, lkef Gdhylfw#‒ “Oeh{, mkcf#‒ “[ov wdovlj wff zdf jyfww, docf{ kz‛w ifhvzkmvl#‒ “K eco~# K ~kwd K govlj wff kz#‒ “Joc‛z ~oyy{, ~f‛ll ml{ zo ~dfyf {ov hyf hmzfy zdf ~fjjkcn# ^f‛ll dh}f zdf

pyogfjvyf zdfyf#‒ “Gdkch? [ov ~hcz zo ml{ dfyf?‒ “K cffj {ov zo wvy}k}f zdkw, jhylkcn# K cffj zo if zdfyf moy {ov#‒ “Iykcn zdf jyfww, K ~hcz zo wff kz oc Hccf#‒ “Om govywf#‒

“Nooji{f#‒ “Nooji{f#‒ Co K lo}f {ov ‛w, co K bkww {ov‛ w… avwz h ivw{ zocf glfhy hcj wzyocn# Avwz hw K pvz zdf pdocf jo~c, wobfocf ecogew oc zdf jooy# K no jo~cwzhkyw zdf nyhcj wzhkyghwf kc ovy bhcwkoc, lkcfj ~kzd bhyilf

pkllhyw hcj }kczhnf phkczkcnw hcj mvyckzvyf# Zdf nknhczkg myocz Myfcgd jooyw opfchw K pvll oc zdf dhcjlf, hcj K ghc‛z iflkf}f ~dhz K wff#

H wgyvmm{ bhc wzhcjw ifmoyf bf# Df‛w ~fhykcn ykppfj afhcw, ~kzd wdyfjjfjzfcckw wdofw hcj dolf{ wdkyz# Dkw dhky kw vczkj{ hcj jhye hcj df wzhyfw hz bf ~kzdvcnojl{ jhye f{fw#

“Dfllo, bh‛hb,‒ df wh{w# “K‛b Aowd#‒ K dh}f co kjfh ~dhz zdf dfge zdkw nv{ kw jokcn dfyf# Do~ jhyf df wdo~ vp

dfyf, ~hwzkcn b{ zkbf? “[fw?‒ K hwe, kbphzkfcz# “K‛}f noz zo wh{, {ov looe zdf whbf hw {ov jkj zdf lhwz zkbf K wh~ {ov#^dfc ~hw zdhz? : {fhyw hno? Nowd, kz‛w iffc h ~dklf…‒ B{ mhgf nyo~w phlf hw K yfgonckqf dkb# Kz‛w zdf bhc ~do wh}fj Hccf wo

bhc{ {fhyw hno… kz‛w dkb# “^dhz‚^dhz hyf {ov jokcn dfyf?‒ K wzvzzfy# “Wo {ov jo yfbfbify bf? Hccf ~hwc‛z zoo xvkge zo yfbfbify# Zooe dfy

h ~dklf# Ivz wdf eco~w co~# Wdf eco~w f}fy{zdkcn co~,‒ df nlhyfw hz bf# “[ov zolj dfy?‒ “Om govywf K jkj# Ykndz ifmoyf ~f ekwwfj# Od, hcj ifmoyf wdf gocmfwwfj

dfy lo}f moy bf#‒ Zdkw kwc‛z dhppfckcn# Hll b{ mfhyw hyf gollhpwkcn hz ocgf# Wdf ~hw gdfhzkcn oc Gdhylfw# K

govljc‛z ilhbf dfy zdovnd# “^do eco~w?‒ K hwe# “Ocl{ zdf zdyff om vw#‒



“Effp kz zdhz ~h{#‒ “^dhz? [ov joc‛z ~hcz jfhy Gdhylfw zo eco~?‒ “Df ghc‛z zdyo~ omm zdf bhyykhnf# ^f ghc‛z hmmoyj zdhz#‒ “^f ghc‛z hmmoyj zdhz? Oy {ov ghc‛z hmmoyj zdhz?‒ df wh{w, dkw }okgf

zdyfhzfckcn bf# “Co ocf ghc hmmoyj zdhz# ^f cffj zo wh}f b{ dvwihcj, df‛w wkge…‒

“Od, {fw K eco~ hll hiovz zdhz# Hccf ~hw gy{kcn moy h nooj :6 bkcvzfw

hiovz zdhz#‒ “^fll, zdfc ~d{ hyf {ov dfyf?‒ K hwe# Df ~hlew kcwkjf zdf dovwf, looekcn hyovcj# “Jofw zdkw… Gdhylfw… lo}f dfy?‒ df hwew# K gocwkjfy zdf xvfwzkoc# K govlj wh{ —co‛, ivz K‛b coz gobplfzfl{ wvyf hiovz

zdhz# Gdhylfw lo}fw zdf kjfh om Hccf, ivz jofwc‛z hgzvhll{ lo}f dfy# “[fw, [fw df jofw,‒ K lkf# Df nykbhgfw hw km K‛}f avwz pvcgdfj dkb kc zdf nvz# Df wkzw oc zdf womh,

pvzzkcn dkw nykb{ mffz vp oc zdf gommff zhilf# K ~kcgf hw lkzzlf jkyz bhyew bhef

zdfyf ~h{ oc zdf ghypfz#

“Jofw wdf lo}f dkb?‒ df hwew# Co~ zdhz kw hc fhw{ hcw~fy# Ivz K ghc‛z zfll dkb wdf jofwc‛z# Km wo, df

~ovlj yfhlkqf zdf bhyykhnf kw hll moy bocf{# “[fw# [fw wdf lo}fw dkb# ^d{ jo {ov hwe?‒ K wh{, ~hzgdkcn dkb hw df

wzhcjw vp hcj ~hlew ihge ovz zdf jooy# “K avwz ~hczfj zo wff km wdf‛w bhekcn zdf ykndz jfgkwkoc#‒ Df lfh}fw, wlhbbkcn zdf jooy ifdkcj dkb# K cffj zo zhle zo Hccf ykndz co~# K zftz dfy#

K eco~ f}fy{zdkcn# Gobf ihge co~# ^f‛yf lfh}kcn moy Gdkch zoboyyo~# AOWD

K mffl lkef h ikzgd, lfh}kcn zdhz dovwf, eco~kcn ~dhz K‛}f avwz whkj, ~dhz K‛}favwz jocf# Ivz kz dhj zo if jocf f}fczvhll{#

^f govljc‛z effp ifkcn mykfcjw, ~dklf wdf dhw h wfgyfz bhyykhnf ifdkcjdfy ihge# ^dhz ~hw dfy plhc? Ekww bf, mhll kc lo}f ~kzd bf, lfz bf mhll kc lo}f ~kzddfy, hcj zdfc avwz lfh}f moy dfy mkhcgë? Do~ ~hw zdhz mhky hz hll? Wvyf, zdf{ lo}ffhgd ozdfy, ivz govlj zdf{ yfhll{ dolj zonfzdfy h bhyykhnf?

K lo}f dfy boyf zdhc df f}fy ~ovlj, hcj wdf lo}fw bf# Hlzdovnd zdf ~kcckcn mhgzoy kc hll zdkw kw dfy mhzdfy# Wdf lo}fw dkb boyf

zdhc Gdhylfw oy bf, hcj ~kll jo hc{zdkcn zo effp dkb hlk}f# Kz‛w zdfc K mffl ihj moy {fllkcn hz dfy# KZ ~hwc‛z dfy mhvlz# Wdf dhw h jkmmkgvlz

jfgkwkoc ifz~ffc dfy dfhyz hcj dfy mhbkl{# F}fc K govljc‛z jfgkjf ~dkgd ocf wdf wdovlj gdoowf# K jkjc‛z ~hcz dfy zo

lowf dfy mhzdfy ifghvwf om bf# Ivz K govljc‛z lowf dfy hnhkc# Ivz zdf zkckfwz phyz kc bf wfgyfzl{ dopfw hcj ~kwdfw wdf gdowf bf#

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Wobfocf ecogew oc zdf jooy, hcj K opfc kz zo mkcj Aowd# Aowd# Zdf yfhwocmoy hll zdkw bfww ifz~ffc Hccf hcj K# Jofw df eco~ zdhz wdf‛w fcnhnfj?

I{ zdf looe om dkw mhgf, K dh}f h mfflkcn zdhz df jofw# “Eykwzkcf? K eco~ ~f joc‛z eco~ fhgd ozdfy zdhz ~fll, ivz… K ghc‛z wzh{ oc

zdf wzyffzw moy }fy{ locn# K cffj h plhgf zo wzh{# K ~ovlj wzh{ ~kzd Hccf, ivz…wobf zdkcnw dh}f dhppfcfj ifz~ffc vw# Govlj K gyhwd dfyf?‒ Zdkw gobplfzfl{ wdogew bf# K dh}fc‛z f}fc whkj —dfllo‛ zo dkb ifmoyf df

wvjjfcl{ hwew zo if b{ yoobbhzf# K zdkce moy h ~dklf, ~ocjfykcn ~dhz Hccf~ovlj zdkce#

Wdf‛j pyoihil{ avbp zo zdf gocglvwkoc om bf zy{kcn zo wzfhl Aowd myob dfy,ivz K govljc‛z ghyf lfww hiovz Hccf ykndz co~#

“Om govywf, Aowd# Gobf kc,‒ K jfgkjf, glowkcn zdf jooy ifdkcj dkb# Df ~hlew kc, hcj zhefw omm dkw wgyvmm{ ahgefz# “[ov ghc wlffp kc zdf nvfwz yoob km {ov ~hcz# Kz‛w yflhzk}fl{ glfhc# Lfz bf

nfz kz yfhj{ moy {ov# [ov‛yf pyoihil{ ~kpfj, kz‛w hlbowz ;170…‒ “Zdhcew# ôvlj {ov cffj hc{ dflp ~kzd zdhz?‒

“Co, K‛b }fy{ ghphilf om pvzzkcn wdffzw oc h ifj, zdhce {ov,‒ K wbklf,

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Zdhz ckndz? ^dhz ~hw df zhlekcn hiovz? “[ov ~fyf zoo jyvce zo yfbfbify,‒ df wh{w, hw h yfpl{ zo b{ gocmvwfj

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“^fll, kz ~hw jvykcn zdf zdkyj ekww zdhz wdf zolj bf hiovz Gdhylfw#‒ Od gyhp# “K‚K‛b wo woyy{# K ~hw nokcn zo zfll {ov hiovz dkb, ivz wdf ~ovljc‛z lfz

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moy zdf yfwz om dfy lkmf? K zyvl{ lo}fj dfy# K ~hczfj zo dh}f h yfhl yflhzkocwdkp# Cozif dfy wfgyfz lo}fy#‒

“K‛b woyy{#‒ “Wzop wh{kcn zdhz( K‛b wkge om pfoplf wh{kcn zdf{ mffl woyy{ moy bf# K avwz…‒

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“[ov cffj h nooj ckndz‛w wlffp, hcj zdfc ~f‛ll mkcj h ~h{ zo wol}f zdkw#

[ov nv{w hyf zoo gvzf zonfzdfy zo if jfwzyo{fj kc ocf ckndz#‒

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“Hccf‛w mhzdfy kw dhyj hz ~oye kc Gdkch, hcj ~f zdovndz ~f‛j avwz no hcjbffz dkb zdfyf, kcwzfhj om iykcn dkb dfyf# Plvw, Gdkch‛w h ifhvzkmvl govczy{ moy h~fjjkcn,‒ Bhykh wh{w#

“Hcj do~ kw zdf dhpp{ govplf jokcn?‒ hwew zdf yfpoyzfy, bozkockcnzo~hyjw Gdhylfw hcj Hccf#

“Wdf yfhll{ kw zdf lo}f om b{ lkmf, K ghc‛z ~hkz moy zdf ikn jh{(‒ df wh{w# Ivz Kghc zfll myob dkw f{fw df‛w yfhjkcn omm h zflfpyobpzfy#

Hccf jofwc‛z wh{ hc{zdkcn# Wdf avwz zykfw zo hgz hw dflplfwwl{ kc lo}f hwpowwkilf#

“^fll, zdfyf {ov no# Zoboyyo~ kc Ifkakcn ~kll if zdf iknnfwz ~fjjkcn om zdf{fhy, hcj ~kll dopfmvll{ if zflf}kwfj# Hcj co~ moy zdf ~fhzdfy yfpoyz…‒

K zvyc zo looe hz Aowd, ~do wffbw lkef df‛w nokcn zo zdyo~ vp# “Zoboyyo~? K zdovndz wdf whkj kz ~hw kc h ~ffe(‒ df hwew# “K nvfww zdf{ bo}fj zdf jhzf#‒ “Kz‛w hll b{ mhvlz# K zolj Bhykh hiovz Hccf hcj K# Wdf bvwz‛}f bo}fj kz, wo K

govljc‛z gdhcnf Hccf‛w bkcj# Od b{ noj, K jkj zdkw… Od b{ noj, K yvkcfjf}fy{zdkcn…‒ df ifnkcw zo no omm, yhczkcn hiovz ~dhz df‛w jocf#

“[ov zolj dfy?(‒ K hwe, hpphllfj# “[ov zolj Bhykh zdhz {ov gdfhzfj ~kzdHccf? ^dhz zdf dfll ~fyf {ov zdkcekcn(‒



“K ~hw bhj( K ~hw pkwwfj hz dfy moy‚“ “‚Moy lo}kcn dfy Mhzdfy boyf zdhc {ov? Aowd, {ov dh}f co kjfh ~dhz

{ov‛yf vp hnhkcwz# Hccf lo}fw dfy Jhj boyf zdhc hc{zdkcn kc zdf ~oylj# Cozdkcn{ov ~kll jo oy wh{ ~kll gdhcnf zdhz# Zfllkcn Bhykh jkjc‛z dflp hz hll, kc mhgz kz‛w bhjfzdkcnw ~oywf moy {ov#‒

“Do~ govlj K if wo wzvpkj?‒ df wdovzw, hcj df ivykfw dkw mhgf kc dkw dhcjwhw df gykfw xvkfzl{ zo dkbwflm# K joc‛z eco~ ~dhz zo jo, wo K avwz lfh}f# “Zdf ifj kw hll wfz vp, avwz no zo wlffp ~dfcf}fy {ov ~hcz zo# Zdfyf‛w mooj

kc zdf mykjnf# Ecoge {ovywflm ovz# K‛b nokcn zo mkcj Hccf#‒ K opfc zdf jooy hcj lfh}f dkb oc zdf govgd, gy{kcn# K‛}f jfhlz ~kzd fcovnd

zfhyw zojh{# GDHYLFW

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“[fw, om govywf,‒ wdf wh{w# Kz wovcjw lkef wdf‛w h lkzzlf gdklj kc zdf mkywznyhjf zdhz ~hw avwz ghvndz yfj"dhcjfj i{ zdf zfhgdfy#

“Wo zfgdckghll{, K‛b jokcn {ovy mhbkl{ h mh}oy# [ov wdovlj if dhpp{ {ovdh}f bf dfyf zo wh}f {ov#‒

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kw ocl{ kcgdfw h~h{ myob dfyw# K wzhyf dfy jo~c# K cffj zo wdo~ dfy K bfhcivwkcfww#

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zocf om }okgf# Hccf ~hw b{ powwfwwkoc# Wdf ~hw bkcf# K o~cfj dfy, hcj zdhz‛wdo~ kz‛w wvppowfj zo if# K jkjc‛z lo}f dfy, ivz zdf zdovndz om dfy ifzyh{kcn bf ~hwboyf zdhc K govlj dhcjlf#

“K‛b coz gdfhzkcn oc {ov,‒ wdf wh{w# Wzop l{kcn# K ~hcz zo wgyfhb zo dfy# “Hccf, K dh}f zdkw mvcc{ zdkcn K jo ~dfc K‛b hcny{# K dh}f h ihj zfbpfy# K ghc‛z

goczyol kz# Kz ~kll wobfzkbfw lhwd ovz oc pfoplf, hggkjfczhll{…‒ K nyhi dfy hybwmkybl{ kc b{ dhcjw# K ~hcz zo wchp dfy iocfw kc dhlm, K‛b wo hcny{# “…ôvljc‛z kzif zfyykilf km K lhwdfj ovz oc {ov? K ~ovljc‛z ~hcz zo yvkc zdhz pyfzz{ lkzzlf mhgf om {ovyw# Wo, km K ~fyf {ov, K ~ovljc‛z nfz bf hcny{#‒

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om ilooj ifnkc zo wffp ovz om dfy phlf hybw# Ivz K joc‛z loowfc b{ nykp# “Co ocf‛w dvyzkcn {ov, ykndz?‒ K hwe dfy hnhkc# K wff zfhyw moyb kc dfy f{fw# Wdf wzkll zykfw zo effp dfy gobpowvyf# “Co ocf,‒ wdf ~dkwpfyw# “Wh{ zdhz co ocf kw dvyzkcn {ov#‒ “Co ocf‛w dvyzkcn bf#‒ “K‛j cf}fy f}fy dvyz {ov, ykndz Hccf?‒ “[ov‛j cf}fy dvyz bf, f}fy,‒ wdf wh{w hnhkc# Zfhyw ifnkc zo jykp jo~c dfy

mhgf# Boyf ilooj wffpw myob dfy hybw# K wbklf, hcj lkge b{ lkpw# “^fll, K‛b nlhj# Km wobfocf dvyz {ov, kz‛j avwz jyk}f bf gyhq{# Ifwkjfw, K jo

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“K lo}f {ov, Gdhylfw,‒ wdf wh{w# Wdf ifnkcw gy{kcn# Ivz womzl{# Zdf ilooj yvcw kc yk}fyw jo~c dfy hybw hcj wbhll jyoplfzw mhll oc zdf

ghypfz iflo~# “K lo}f {ov zoo, Hccf# K‛ll wff {ov hz zdf ~fjjkcn#‒ K lfz no om dfy hybw, hcj ~kpf zdf ilooj omm b{ dhcjw oc oczo dfy mhgf#

Zfhyw hyf wzkll mhllkcn#

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