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@y`mR vR sQqEvWm| @qkk~ vQy. @m| @qkm el~. tW. tW. I. sAvQ{`ny h` sm|bn~{ e~v`y. el~. tW.
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pYh`ryk~ wrm| qr#NR ekk~ vQy. a@nk~ pYh`ry el~l vR@y~ y`pny pRs~wk`ly vQv^w kQrWmt q#k~vR
vQ@r`~{w`vy nQs` uq~gwvR @q~Xp`ln k#lBQl~ly. dR@sl~@d`~s~ @q~Xny a`c`r\y b`lsQAhm|@g~
av&`j pYk`Xnyk~ vRvq ey s`m kYQy`q`myt kL srqmk~q vQy. rjy av@b`~{w` gQvQsRmt vsrk~
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@hmQn~ pQ@pn IL`m| mlk~ g#nq s[hn~ kr wQbRNQ. a`c`r\y b`lsQAhm|@g~ @m| @q~Xny qQvyQn h`
ayQln~d| pwYvl pLkQrWmq smhr#n~@g~ asn~@w`~;yt @h~wO vW wQbQN. @m| @q~Xny pQLQb[ b`lsQAhm|
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@ls nQl @n`vn a`k`ryt, r`j& m`{& mgQn~ @m| g#n s[hnk~ kr wQbRNQ. @k`tQ sAvQ{`nyt
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a@nk~ sQqEvWm vR@y~ y`pny pRs~wk`ly vQv^w kQrWmt e@rhQv @k`tQ sAvQ{`ny @m@hyvR
k#rFl~ly. ehQ avsn~ pYwQPly vR@y~ y`pny mh ngr`{QpwQ pYmRK sQylEm mn~wYWvr# il~l`
as~vWmw~, y`pny pRs~wk`ly vQv^w @n`vWmw~y. (@m| pQLQb[ vQs~wr lQpQyk~ @vnw~ pQtRvk pLvW
wQ@b|.) @k@s~ @h`~ @m| sQq~{Qy @k`tQ sAvQ{`n@y~ pYj`wn~wYv`q@y~ nQr#vw kqQmt @hLQ kL
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anwOr#q`yk sAZ`v qkO@N~ @k`tQ mQwOrn~ qEr\mRK krn~nk~ q vQy.
@k`tQ sAvQ{`n@y~ s#b$ mRhRNRvr @m@s~ pYk`X @vq~qWw~ rj@y~ pYbl a#m#wQvr@yk~ wvw~ @k`tQ
v#dsthnkt q`yk vQy. e~ @v|UpQl~@l~ pYx`krn~@g~ pRw~ c`l~s~ a#n~wnWt vQ@q~X gmn~ blpwYyk~
lb`qWmty. rj@y~ vQ@q~X gmn~ blpwYyk~ q#n~ ohRtq lb`qW wQ@b|. @m| awr p`r\lQ@m|n~wO@v|
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m@h~X~vrn~y. akrw#b|by ohRt ayw~ @l`rQyk~ pRlQyn~kOl@m|qW @k`tQ bqE aAXy al~l` g#nWmy.
"m@h~X~vrn~ @n@vyQ o|n @k@nk~ pRlQyn~kOl@mn~ eh`t ynv nA bqE @gvn~n o|n$."
@k`tQ s`m`jQk@y`~ kWh. e~ anRv bqE mRql~ @gv` @l`rQy nQqhs~ kr g#nWmt sQqEvW wQ@b|.
@m| a`N~dR@v| pYbl a#m#wQvrykO vn a`r#mRgm| @w`N~dmn~@g~ lAk` km|kr# pk;@y~ 33 vn
sm|@m|lny q ikOw~ swQ@y~ @q~Xp`ln @k;~wY@y~ kw`bht lk~ vR wvw~ m`w^k`vk~ vQy. @m|
sm|@m|lny mhnRvr @b`~gm|br pQtQ@y~qW p#v#w~vQNQ. agm#wQ rnQl~ vQkYmsQAh, vQpk; n`yk mhQn~q
r`jpk; @mn~m anRr bN~d`rn`yk mn~wYWvry` q @m| avs~}`vt shx`gQ vRh. a`r#mRgm| a#m#wQvry`
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pY{`n @q`rtR@v| agm#wQ a`rk;k@y`~ vRh. agm#wQvry` en@wk~ vQ@X~; rFkvl~l` wQbRNQ. @m| qEtR
a`r#mRgm| a#m#wQvry` ew#nt p#mQN em b`{k ivw~ krmQn~ ohR@g~ hQwvwOn~ prWk;` @n`krn @lst
avv`qyk~ q qEn~@n~y. @my agm#wQ a`rk;k aAXyt wrmk g#tlEvk~ vQy. v#dQ @v|l`vk~ gw @vn~nt
@pr a`r#mRgm| a#m#wQvry`@g~ hQwvw~ pQrQsk~ @q`rtRv aslt p#mQNQyh. a`rk;k xt@y`~ ovRn~
prWk;` krn~nt vRh. @m| qEtR a`r#mRgm| a#m#wQvry`t uwOr qkON @n`@pnRNQ.
"y@k`~ mA ek p`rk~ kQv|v @n~q? m@g~ mQnQs~sR @ck~ krn~n ep` kQyl`" ohR
gOgO@L~y.
"e~ un`t apQ agm#wQwOm`@g~ a`rk;`v g#n vg kQyn~n o|n$. e~k a@p~ r`jk`rQy@n~"
a`rk;k pY{`nQy` e@s~ kQyq~qWm a#m#wQvry` p#n ohR@g~ nQl kb`@y~ @k`lr@yn~ al~l` gw~@w~
vQqElQ @v|g@ynQ. @m| alklAcQy m#q pQrQs p#n gw~h. @m| sQq~{Qy agm#wQ a`rk;k aAX@y~
a{&k;vry` @vw q v`r\w` vQy. anwOr#v pYX~ny @g`dQn~ @b|r` @gn wQ@b|. e@hw~ agm#wQ
m`{& aAXy kW@v| eb[E @qyk~ sQqE @n`vR bvkQ.
@mm sm|@m|lnyt p#mQNQ agm#wQvry` vQpk; n`ykvry` smM sRhqXWlWv kw`bh krq~qW anRr h` qQ.
mR. jyrw~n e~ @qs vQmsQl~@ln~ bl` sQtQyh. mRLQn~m smRUv a#mwO@v| anRry. ohR kw`v a`rm|x
kQrWmt @pr @v|qQk`@v| sQtQ ay@gn~ q avsr gw~@w~y. e@hw~ ohRt amwk vR nmk~ wQbRNQ. e~
mhQn~q r`jpk;y.
"a`.... @mwn m@g~ mQwY mhQn~q r`jpk~; mhw`w~ in~nv`. ewOm`@gnRw~ avsryQ"
ynR@vn~ ohR s#NkQn~ e~ pm`v nQv#rqQ k@L~ mhQn~qw~ sQn`@sq~qWy.
a`N~dR pk~;@y~ kN~d`ym| rFs~vWm @yqW wQbR@N~ 18 vn q`y. p`r\lQ@m|n~wO sAkWr\N@y~qW
p#v#w~vRNR @m| rFs~vWm vQn`dQ wOnkt vd` @n`p#v#w~vQNQ. a`rk~;k a#m#wQ wQlk~ m`rpnt e@rhQv
vQX~v`sxAg @y`~jn` vQv`qy @yqW wQbR@N~q eqQnty. @m| s[h` a`N~dRvt bQyk~ wQbR@N~ n#wQ vRvq
e~ vn vQt rtQn~ pQtv sQtQ sQylEm m#wQ a#m#wQvr#n~q a`psR k#[v` wQbRN`. @m| vQv`qy pQLQb[
@y`~jn`vt iqQrQpw~ kQrQmt mRl~ vR@y~ @p~rQyl~ a;~@r`p~ mn~wWYvrQyyQ. e@hw~ eq` a#y sx`@v|
@n`sQtQy`y. @mm vQv`qyt shx`gQvWmt eq~qW vQpk~;n`yk mhQn~q r`jpk~;w~ m.e.@p. n`yk qQ@n~;~
gONvr\{nw~ a#@g~ @n`p#mQNWm g#n kns~sl~l pl kLh.
"bln~n@k` @p~rQyl~ @m|v @y`~jn` krl rt gQhQl~l@n." mhQn~q kQyq~qW qQ@n~;~q
eyt hvRl~ vQy.
"e~k @n~n~nm|. @m| pYX~ny v#dQpRrm aq`L uwOrt h` n#@gnhQrtyQ. e~ jnw`v g#n kw`
krn~n @f~rQyl~ n$@n."
@k@s~ @h`~ vQv`qy rjyt jyvQy. vQX`l v#dQ Cn~qykQn~ @y`~jn`v pr`jy vWmq k#pW @pnRNQ. e~
s[h` v#dQ Cn~q 42 k~ l#bW wQbRNR awr qYvQd ek~sw~ @prmRN I. pW. dW. pW. h` p~@l`tQ yn
mn~wWYvr#q vQr#q~{v Cn~qy qW wQbRN`. q#nt bn~{n`g`r@y~ sQtQn hQtpR a#m#wQvrykO vR @jnr`l~
anRr#q~{ rw~vw~@w~q @y`~jn`vt pk~;v Cn~qy qWmt p#mQN sQtQ@y~ mRrk`vl~ m{&@y~y. eqQn
wvw~ apRr# sQqEvWmk~ q#kgw h#kQ vQy. @k`LB ihL us`vQ@y~ rw~vw~@w~ mhw`t vQr#q~{v vQx`g vR
ndR@v|qW ohRt p`r\lQ@m|n~wO vQv`qyt shx`gQvWmt avsr @qn @ls il~lWmk~ kr wQbRNQ. e~ s[h`
p#mQNQ @jyr`j~ pYn`n~qE pRl~@l~ mn~wWYvry` nWwQZyn~ smg asRn~ @gn sQtQ@y~y.
"mn~wWYwOm` ob nWwQ kb`yk~ rhQwv own asRn~ g#nWm sm|pYq`y vQ@r`~{WyQ."
us`vQ@y~ vQnQsRr# asRnkQn~ pYk`X @vq~qWm @jyr`j~ n#gQt sm`v a#y#q sQtQ@y~y. psRv eLQyt
gQy ohR kNQtR nWwQZ@ykO@g~ kb`yk~ il~l` a#[@gn nWwQ asRnk i[ gw~@w~y.
eqQn nQymQw prQqQ vQv`qyt yn anRr#q~{ rw~vw~@w~t sQy sgyn~@gn~ uNRsRm| pQLQg#nWmk~q
l#bRNQ. vQpk~;@y~ kWp @q@nk~m jy@v|v` kQymQn~ aw~@p`lsn~ qEn~h. anRr bN~d`rn`yk
mn~wWYvry`q ohR asltm @g`s~ s~vl~p @v|l`vk~ kw` bh k@L~y.
"pRqEm v#@d| kQyn~@n. aq @m| r@tQ @l`kOm swOr` @k`tQ sAvQ{`ny @n`@v|. @p`qE
@prmRNyQ." anRr ohR@g~ aw al~l`@gn kW@v|y.
"rjy @m`nv kLw~ apQ by@vn~@n n$. a@p~ v#d pQLQ@vL iqQrQyt @gnQyn~n o|n$"
rw~vw~@w~q @prl` kW@v|y.
cn~qYQk` bN~d`rn`yk kOm`rwOAg jn`{QpwQnQytq ikOw~ swQy wrmk avQ@v|kW ekk~ vQy. a#yt
swQy a`rm|x vR@y~ sQy qQvAgw s#mQy` pQLQb[, vQjy kOm`rwOAg pQLQb[ smr# uw~sv @qkk~ smgy.
16 vnq` vQjy @vnR@vn~ sWqR@v| smr# u@Llk~ sRq`nm| kr wQbRNQ. ehQ mRlQkw~vy @gn wQbR@N~
jWvn~ kOm`rwOAg mn~wWYvry`y. jn`{QpwQ k`r\y`l@y~ @s~vk @s~vQk`vn~ s#lsRm| kL wvw~ smr#
u@Llk~ pmRNR@v|qW p#v#w~vWmt nQymQwyv wQbRNQ. a#y @k`w#nt yn~nWq#yQ avsn~ @m`@h`w vnwOr#
s~}Qr nQgmnykt eLB @n`sQtQy`y. a#y pmRNR@v| Lm` nQv`syt ynR a#w#yQ sQwS a#@g~ m`{&
e~kky m`{&@v|qWn~ sh r$pv`hQnQyq sRq`nm| kr ehQ rF[vWy. e@hw~ a#y gQ@y~ sWqRvty. ehQ
vQjy pQLQr#vt ml~m`lyk~ p#L[ vR a#y anwOr#v @r`~hltq gQy`y. 17 vnq` a#yt wQbR@N~ ir`k
w`n`pwQ hmRvWmty. m#q @prqQg uNRsRm pQLQb[v a#y w`n`pwQvry` smg kw`bh krmQn~ sQtQy`y.
eqQnm jn`{QpwQ k`r\y`l@y~ wvw~ v#dmRUvk~q sRq`nm| kr wQbR@N~ qkONR apQYk`@v| nQqhs~ stnt
urqEn~ sRqE nQl{`rQykO vR r$p~ @myr\ h` eq` m#n~@dl` smg hQrbw~ k$ ibY`hQym| s~myQl~ yn ay
sQy aw~q#kWm| iqQrQpw~ kQrWmt ew#nt p#mQN sQtQyh. @m| v#dmRUvt jn`{QpwQ up@q~XkykO vn
lk~;~mn~ kqQrg`mr\ pYmRK 25 k~ pmN shx`gQ vRh. qQgO klk~ gw vR vr\gv`qW ar\bRqyk~ vQs[`
g#nW@m|qW ovRn~ vQsQn~ mRhRN @qn lq aw~q#kWm| @mhQqW shx`gQ vR ayt vQs~wr krnR l#bRNQ.
jn`{QpwQnQy @myt shx`gQ @n`vRvq a#y X`l`@v| @kLvrk asRnkt vW sQyl~l as` sQtQy`y. @mm
s`kc|C`@v|qW an`vrNy vR iw` v#qgw~ kr#Nk~ nm| eb[E g#tRmk~ nQr`vrNy kQrW@m|qW @wvn
p`r\X~vyk~ shx`gQ @n`vWmy.
@mm v#d mRUv nQmvW sRU @v|l`vkt psR jn`{QpwQnQy hmRvWmt wvw~ vQ@X~; amRw~@wk~ p#mQN
sQtQ@y~y. e~ os~vl~d| @g`~mQs~ agrq gOr#wOm`y. @q@qn` awr s`kc|C`vk~q vQy.
rj& prQp`lnyt ayw~ qErs~} a{&`pn m{&s~}`ny mgQn~ sRq`nm| krn lq wvw~ vQ@X~;
v#d sthnkt q jn`{QpwQnQy ek~ vRv`y. e~ 18 v#nQq`y. a{&`pny, @w`rwOr# w`k~;Ny h`
in~tr\@ntQ j`ly pQLQb[v kr#NR vQms` b#lR @mm v#d sthn jn`{QpwQnQy@g~ pYs`qytq p`wY vRvkQ.
klkt @pr a#@mrQk`@v| kL sAc`rykqWw~ jn`{QpwQnQy @mm vQ;y pQLQb[v a{&`pnyk @yqW wQbRNQ.
a{&y`pny h` b#[ENR g#tlE gNn`vk~ pQLQb[vm @mhQqW av{`ny @y`mR kL a#y phRvq` wvw~
pQrQsk~ en@wk~ jn`{QpwQ m#qErt vW sQtQy`y. e~ psRgQyq` vQv`q`w~mk m`w^k`vk~ bvt pw~v
wQbRNR jyvr\{npRr srsvQ@y~ bl{`rQykO en@wk~y. up kOlpwQvry` smM pWT`{QpwQvr# kWp @q@nk~q
@m| avs~}`vt ek~ vRh.
@m| awr jn`{QpwQnQy iw` pYQy kL cWn w`n`pwQvry`@g~ smRg#nWm @vnR@vn~ sRq`nm| kL sRhq
hmRvk~q vQy. cWn w`n`pwQvry` jn`{QpwQ m#qErt p#mQN jn`{QpwQnQy smM iw` sRhq sAv`qyk nQrwv
sQtQ@y~y.
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mN~dly hmRvt mRlQn~m pwYQk`vk~ iqQrQpw~ kL jn`{QpwQnQy hQtpR k}`n`ykvrykO vR @k~. bW.
rw~n`yk mhw`t v`hnyk~ lb` qQy yRwO bvt @y`~jn`vk~ q kl`y.
a#@g~ @y`~jn`vt vjQr a@b|vr\{n h` @k~. en~. @c`k~sQ yn a#mwQvr# ekM @n`vRh. eyt @h~wO
vR@y~ ey nWw&`nRkSl @n`vn @y`~jn`vk~ vWmy.
"@h`[yQ e@hm nA s`nRkm|pQw @h~wO ud hrQ e~k krn~n b#rQq"
jn`{QpwQnQy yLQw~ vQmsRv`y. @mhQqW agm#wQvry`q m#qQhw~ vQy.
@h`[yQ e@hmnA oy vr`@y hQr @vl` wQ@yn sR@K`~p@x`~gQ v`hnyk~ @qn~n blmR. h#b#yQ e~ v@g~
s`nRkm|pQwv bln~n o|n$ wvw~ kWp @q@nk~m q#ntmw~ p`r\lQ@m|n~wO@vn~ vQXY`m gQhQl~l
in~nv."
psRv agm#wQvry`@g~ aqhsw~ smM @y`~jn`vt anRm#wQy l#bRN ILMt s`kc|C` vR@y~ jn`{QpwQnQy
n#wQ mRl~ rFs~vWmkqW r`jQw @s~n`rw~n am`w&vry` iqQrQpw~ kL @y`~jn`vkQ. e~ idm| pnwkQ.
jn`{QpwQnQy eyt mn`p vR@y~ n#w. "@m|kt mA k#m#wQ n$. @m| pn@w armRN jn`{QpwQ blwl
kp~p`qE kQrWmyQ."
jn`{QpwQnQy kWv`y.
"n$ n$ mt o|n$ @m| idm| b`{`vkQn~ @w`rv sRqEsR ayt @qn~n. a#yQ idm| @k`ms`rQs~t
bly qWm v#rqQq?
r`jQw a#mwQvry`w~ awh#rQ@y~ n#w.
e@hmnA obwOmQyt @v|vW e~ h#m op~pRvktm aw~sn~ kr kr in~n."
r`jQw yLQw~ kW@v|y. psRv ey pY`@q~XWy mtQtmQn~ kL h#kQq yn~n slk` b#lWmt @l~km|vr#n~t
x`r kQrWmt ekM vRh.
"o@b| @l~km|nA nQwrm apt hmR@vnv`yQ." r`jQw sQn`@vn~ kQyq~qW jn`{QpwQnQytq
sQnhvk~ gQ@y~y. k#bQntQ rFs~vWm e@wkQn~ nQm`vt pw~ vQy.
ek~sw~ j`wQk @prmR@N~ a#w#m| a#m#wQvr#n~t vQr#q~{v a#w#m| m`{& mgQn~ @gn ynR lbn
v&`p`r pQLQb[vq rj@y~ @b`@h`~ @q@nkO@g~ kw` bht lk~v wQbRNQ. @mm m`{& vWrw~vy
m`{& m`fQy`vk~ vQsQn~ @gn ynR lbn v&`p`ryk~ @lsq smhr# h#qQn~ vRh. rj@y~
m`{&vlt amwrv @p_q~glQk m`{&y a`ywnvlt rQAg` @gn sQtQn rj@y~ ihL w#n~ smM vd`w~
sm|bn~{ m`{&@v|qWn~ kWp @q@nk~ h` m`{&@v|qQnQyk~ pQLQb[vq @mhQqW kw` kr wQ@b|. @m|
ek~ m`{&@v|qQykOt bm|blpQtQy aslQn~ sR@K`~p@x`~gQ nQvsk~q l#bW a#wQ bv ehQqW an`vrNy
vQy. wvw~ m`{&@v|qQnQyk~ @p_q~glQk iAgYWsQ m`{& a`ywnyk kwOvrykO smM mw@x~qyk~
a#wQ kr @gn @vnw~ pwYyktq m`r# vW @g`s~ wQ@bn bvq @mhQqW an`vrNy vQy. @k@s~ @h`~ aq @m|
rj@y~ @q~Xp`lny @vnR@vn~m k@d| yn @mm m`{& m`fQy`vt e@rhQv pQyvrk~ gw yRwO bvq @b`@h`~
@q@nk~ @pn~v` qEn~h.
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