mWgmRv p#w~@w~ sQt en fQytQ vr\g@y~
k`r\ ekk~ prN vQk~@t`~rQy` p`Lm psRkr @k`LB qQs`vt a#@qyQ.
fQytQ r}@y~ in~@n~ rQyqEr`w~ psRps asR@n~ hrQbrQ g#sW p`dR@v| yn g`m|xWr @pnRmk~ a#wQ
w#n#w~@wkOw~ pmNQ.
rQyqEr` kv|r#vw~ @n`v k`r\ e@k~ psRps asR@n~ sQtQn g`m|xWr @pnRmk~ a#wQ ay@g~ pRw`y.
"pRw` oy is~srh @p`lQsQ@yn~ in~n pRUvn~ @h`[ pY@v|X@mn~ v`hn elvn~n o|n"
v`hn@y~ @v|gy wrmk~ v#dQ bv @w~r#m|gw~ pQtRps asR@n~ sQtQ pQy` pRw`t kWy.
pRw` @h`[ g#tvr vQ@y~ psRvR@vkQ. ohRt pQy`@g~ avv`qy n$sRn`@s~ fQytQ r}y @v|g@yn~
iqQrQyt @gn ymQn~ wvw~ v`hnykt is~sr k@L~y.
iqQrQ@y~ sQtQ @p`lQs~ nQl{`rQy` v`hny n#v#w~vWy. rQy#qEr`t v`hn@yn~ b#s en @ls nQ@y`~g
k@L~y. pRw` hQs krkv` pQy` @qs b#lE@v|y.
w`w~w` v@g~ vgk~ n#wQv sQtQ@y~y.
wvqErtw~ bl` sQtQy @n`h#kQv "@ls~tr\" (pRw`) @p`lQs~ nQl{`rQy` @vw gQ@y~y.
wrmk~ wqQn~ kw` kL @p`lQs~ nQl{`rQy` sQylE @w`rwOr# p#mQNQlQ @p`@w~ sthn~ kr@gn
"sQw`sQyk~ a`v`m us`vQ env`"yQ adQy wrmk~ hyQ@yn~ @p`@L`@v| hp~p` nQ@y`~g k@L~y.
w`w~w` eq` qvsm v`@g~ pRw` smM kw`vk~ @n`k@L~y.
b#rQm w#n pRw` kw` k@L~y.
"w`w~w` e~ @vl`@v iqQrQpw~ @vl` kQv|v nm| ivr@n mm p`r\lQ@m|n~wO@v kw`n`yk kQyl.
e@hm vRn` nm| @p`lQsQy @m`kOw~ lQyn~@n n$."
pQy`t wrmk~ @k~n~wQ gQ@y~y. "e~ @vl`@v mm kw`n`yk kQyl` kQv|v nm| @w`~ kvq`kvw~
p`dmk~ i@gn gn~@n~ n$. q#n~ iwQA m@gn~ i@gn gn~n b#rQvRN p`dm us`vQ@yn~ i@gn gnQA"
@m| mQnQs` s#@rn~ kWy.
@m| apRr# mQnQs` kvRq? ohR hQtpR kw`n`ykvrykO vR hQyR pYn`n~qEy.
ohR r`j u;~Ny @pn~vn~n @n`gQ@y~y. pQw~wl @b`w~wm|vl mhn~ ww~w~vy @pn~vn~n @n`gQ@y~y.
r@tQ nWwQy @q~v nWwQytw~ vd` ihLQn~ s#lkS @m| uq`rwr mQnQs` wm pRw`v vr@qn~ @b|r`gn~nt
q#n~ ay@mn~ kOlp~pR vR v^;xykO @mn~ wp~pR l$@v| n#w.
hQyR kQsQ @k@nkOtw~ @k`n~q @n`n#mR edQwr @q~Xp`lnZ@ykQ. wmn~ nQv#rqQy#yQ wWrNy kL@q~
krn~nt ohR kQsQ vQ@tkw~ bQy @n`vR@vkQ.
"hQyR n`@ht ahn~@n n#wQ mQnQh`" y#yQ @l`k~kW (m#wQnQy) kWpvrk~m kQy` a#w~@w~
e~ nQs`y.
1964 qW rjy @pr@Ln avs~}`@v|qW hQyR kw`n`yk asR@n~ sQt vQ{`n qEn~ ayRrQn~m ey psk~ @v|.
@l`k~kW p`sl~ rjyt gn~nt kQYy`krq~qW k@w`~lQk pl~lQy h` k@w`~lQk jnw`v kOpQw vR mW m#sQ
@r`qk~ @mn~ a#vQs~sRn`h.
hQtpR a{&`pn a#m#wQvrykO vR vQjy`nn~q qh`n`yk pl~lQ@y~ @prmR@N~ r`L vQy.
pl~lQy xSmQ@y~ mQnW vLvl~ k#pQNQ. sQr#r# n#wQ @ptQtQ hRqkl`v v#LlE@y~ p`sl~ rjyt g#nWmt
vQ@r`~{y pLkQrWm s[h`y.
pl~lQvlt ayw~ p`sl~ vt` ktR km|bQ g#sQNQ.
hQyR iw`mw~ b#wQmw~ k@w`~lQk@yk~ vQy. nmRw~ vrpYs`q lbn pn~wQyt ohR e@rhQy. un~t pmNk~
hQmQ @q`s~wrkm|, e~jn~wkm| nyQnmd@m|, mRqEktR@v|, qEp~pw~ {Wvryn~tw~ vRvmn` bv hQyR kQy`
sQtQ@y~y.
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@l`k~kQ smM sQtQ@y~y.
hQyR @p`dQ mQnQs` @vnR@vn~ a#rBR stn n#v#w~wO@v| n#w. an~wQmt k@w`~lQk sx`@v|q ekMw`vy
a#wQv p`sl~ rjyt pvr`gn~n` lqW.
"hQyR kvqw~ wmnt nQv#rqQy#yQ sQwn @q~ @vnR@vn~ n#gW sQtQn~nt p#kQ@ln mQnQ@hk~
@n`@v|. ohRv ap @w~r#m| gw~@w~ pm`@vlyQ" an~wQmt evk sQtQ agYr`jgOr# pYs`qWn~ vhn~@s~
hQyR g#n kW@v| e@hmy.
hQyR v`sQ wk` o|nm jr` v#d kL mQnQ@sk~ @n`@v|. ohR ymk~ k@L~ nm| ey hQwt ekMv kL ekkQ.
s#bvQn~m ohR prm`qr\XW @q~Xp`ln@y~ pYwQbQm|bykQ. ohR pRjnWy @q~Xp`lnyt gw h#kQ @h`[m
uq`hrNykQ.
n`w~wn~dQ@y~, @vn~np~pR@v|, nyQnmd@m|, mRqEktR@v| hQyR @n`qn~n` @gyk~ @q`rk~ n#w.
@k`t klQsmk~ h#[ bs~wm awQn~ gw~ hQyR mhw~wy` pY#n~sQs~@g~, @j`~n~@g~, pYn`n~qE@g~
k~@;~vQyr\@g~ h#m nQvsktm @g`s~ a#w.
"@b`l` aq qvl~t k$vq" kQy` @gn m`lEv`dQ@y~ k~@;~vQyr\@g~ v`dQyt yn hQyR
h#m@qn`@g~m qEk s#p blyQ.
m`U @v|l` qmn m#s~@s~ @k`Nk v`dQ@vn hQyR a@g`s~wQnR @qn bRlw~ mdQs~sl@yn~ vQtk~ hp`
a#MQlQ @qk @q@w`lt wqkr "cQrQs~" g` bRlw~@kL vQq "uBlt uvmn`vk~ vR@n`w~
pNQvQdyk~ ev`pn~" y#yQ kQy` pQtv yyQ.
@k`@h`m vRnw~ hQyRt p#w~wk~, pk~;yk~ n#w.
vrq qEtR w#n ohR n@ykO @mn~ kQpR@n~y. v#rFq~qt pRw`q, am|mq, w`w~wq kQy` @n`w#kO@v|y.
hQyR ihLm pqvQyt pw~v v#dQ qvsk~ gw @n`vWy.
ohR @h`[Qn~ qn~n` h[Enn m#qQvQ@y~ k`n~w`vn~ @q@qnk~ h` p`AXO@q~h{`rW gOr#vr@yk~ hQyR
hmR@v| @pnW sQtQyh.
g$nR @qn~n`@g~, mRhRNR @brQvW a#w. km|mRl~ @qk k[ElQn~ @wmW a#w. hQyRt mhw~ km|p`vk~
a#wQvQy.
"a#yQ @n`~n` @m`kOw~ krqryk~q" hQyR a#sWy.
"a@n~ sr\ ov|.... a@p~ mhw~wyl` @qn~nvm @m| q#n~ sW.ayQ.dW. e@kn~ arn~ gQy`...
a@n~ @j~sR s~v`mQ qr#v@n~ a@p~ mhw~wyl`v @b|r`@qn~n sr\."
hQyR m#qQvQ@y~ k`n~w`vn~ @q@qn` @qsw~ gOr#vry` @qsw~ wvw~ vrk~ b#lWy. ovRn~ iw`mw~
@h`[Qn~ qn~n` @h`[m p`k~;Qkyn~y.
"a#yQ ap~@p~ @m`kOw~ krqryk~vw~q?"
a@n~ sr\... vQx`g @qp`r\w@m|n~wO@v| pYX~n pwY pQtkrl kQyl... a@p~ @qyQ@y` @qn~n` g#n
s#k krl`."
"iwQA @m| is~@k`~@l mhw~wy @m`@k`~?"
"a@n~ sr\ m`vw~ al~ln~n @s`ynv`. apQ h#mq`m sr\t Cn~@q qWpR mQnQs~sR. apQv
@b|rgn~n." is~@k`~@l mhw~wyw~ yqQn~n ptn~ gw~@w~y.
hQyR vh`m qErk}n@y~ aAk k#rk#vWy.
sW.ayQ.dW. @l`k~k` anQw~ p#w~@wn~ kw` k@L~y.
"mhw~w@y`~ mm hQyR pYn`n~qE. pYX~n pwY pQtvWmk~ g#n m@g~ a`sn@y~ gOr#vr#n~
@qn~@nk~ aw~adAgOvt arn~ wQ@ynv`. e~k a#w~wq?" hQyR kw` k@L~ @vnq`t vd` wqQnQ.
"ov| sr\." sW. ayQ. dW. @l`k~k` sQylE vQs~wr hQyRt vQs~wr k@L~y.
hQyRt yk` n#A@g~y. k`n~w`vn~ @q@qn` @qs h` gOr#vry` @qs a#s~@gdQ @qk @l`kO kr b#lE@v|y.
"ek @h`@rkOtvw~ bRr#lk~ @qn~n ep`. v#rqQ kr#vn~t uprQm qVRvm| @qn~n. mm awq`n~@n
n$. wv in~nv nm| al~ln~n. @m|v shghn apr`{. mRn~ qk~; qr#vn~v yt yvl un~ udt env`. an~wQmt
vQx`g p`s~@vn~@n pl~@h`r#. qk~;@y` tQk @p~l~. iwQA @k`@h`mq ayQ@s rtk~ hqn~@n?" y#yQ
kQyR hQyR q$s~ wQ@qn` @qs rwOvR q$s~ ql~v` b#lE@v|y.
"kr#N`krl q#n~m @mwnQn~ pQt@vnv`. @h`r v#d krl m@gn~ uqv| gn~n en~n ep`."
y#yQ yLQw~ @grvR hQyR un~v pn~n` gw~@w~y.
"bQ@yn~ vkOtR vR wQ@qn` a`psR ynR bl`sQtQ hQyR@g~ a`{`rkr#@vk~ "sr\ @m`nv`
unw~ un~ a@p~ s@p`~tr\l`" y#yQ kWy.
"e~k a#w~w wmyQ rw~n`yk. e~w~ @h`r# @b|rl` jnw`vt as`{`rNyk~ krn~n mt m@g~ k#vRw~w
id@qn~@n n$. oy Cn~q @qk wOn mt n#wQvRn`t kmk~ n$ rw~n`yk" y#yQ yLQw~ hQyR kWy.
pQlQp~ a#s~. db|lQv|. a`r\. dW. bN~d`rn`yk sW. pW. hQyR@g~ nQvst nQwr a`gQy @q~Xp`lk
mhw~vr#n~y.
e~ v@g~m ohR@g~ @h`[m @q~Xp`ln mQwO@rkO vR@y~ dd|lQy.
@q~Xp`ln @l`~k@y~ sQtQ @m| q#v#n~w@y`~@g~ a#sRr hQyR@g~ @q~Xp`ln pn~nry wvw~ mRvhw~
kLh.
nyQnmd@m| vQv^w kQrWmk~ s[h` yn gmn~ "o|pl~ kpQw`n~" k`r@yn~ a#s~. db|lQv|.
a`r\. dW., hQQyR@g~ @gqrt a` h#tQ eq` @p`dQ qr#@vk~vR @ls~tr\t wvmw~ mwky.
hQyR @q~Xp`ln krLQyt @gn e~mt mRl~vRvn~ awr pYmRKy` vR@y~ pQlQp~y.
hQyR a#s~. db|lQv|. a`r\. dW. l`t pQlQp~l`t ekwOvQy.
@k`@h`m vRNw~ hQyR hQQtQ@y~ q#n~ @b`@h`~ ay @mn~ pRq~glyn~ h` mRql~ k[Emw rF[W @n`@v|.
ohR rF[E@n~ pYj`wn~wYv`qy s`{`rNw~vy h` pYwQpw~wQ mwy.
1959 bN~d`rn`yk rj@y~ k#bQntQ ar\bRq ugYvQy. ar\bRq@y~qW bN~d`rn`yk qk;Qn`AX p#w~w
b#lE@v|y.
vQlQym|, pQlQp~ k#bQntQtR@vn~ vWsQ vRh. kOsRml`, r`jpk~;l` vQpk;@y~ v`dQ vRh.
hQyR, bn~d`rn`ykt lQpQyk~ lQy` rj@yn~ ivw~vW @gqr gQ@y~y. klbl vR bN~d`rn`yk hQyR
hmRvQy.
"a#yQ hQyR oy` mt vQr#q~{ vR@N~?" agm#wQ mhw~ km|p`vkQn~ hQyR@gn~ a#sWy.
"mm sr\t vQr#q~{ vR@N~ n$. s`{`rNyt pk; vRN` pmNyQ." hQyR agm#wQt @kLQn~m
kWy.
"hQyR iwQA uB mt @m`kq krn~n kQyn~@n" agm#wQ kn~nlv| k@L~y.
"sr\... @vn @m`kOw~ ep` pQlQp~@g v#d pQLQ@vl iqQrQyt @gn yn~n. b#AkO pnw
p`r\lQ@m|n~wOvt @g~n~n. anQw~ ek sr\ v@tQ in~n evRn~@gn~ pY@v|sm|@vn~n".
hQyR bQm bl`@gn kW@v|y.
"hQyR m`v @m| @vl`@v wnQkrn~n ep`. e~ v#d pQLQ@vL iqQrQyt @gn ynv` nm| uB mt uqv|
krnvq?"
"a#w~@wn~m ov|" y#yQ kQyR hQyR agm#wQv @p@r`n~qE krv`@gn yLQ rjyt ek~vQy.
hQyR a`N~dR@vn~ as~@vn wWrNy k@L~ pYwQpw~wQ mwy.
e~ v@g~m rtt a#wQ a`qry nQs`y.
@b`@h`~ avs~}`vl a`N~dRvk~ kdn~n pQl~p#n~n vQt l#@bn lk; @qwOn~ sWyvl~ hQyR v@g~ ay
pQc|cQykt @n`w#kSh.
iAgQrQsQ gOr#kmw~ kL hQyR mRlQn~m h#p~pR@n~ mh` @m|r#vk~ smgy. yR. a#n~. pQ@y~
@y`~{@ykO@s~ n#gWsQtQ kw`n`yk a#l~btQ a#f~. pWrQs~ ohR@g~ 1952 pYwQv`qQy` vQy.
mh` @p_r#;ykQn~ yRw~, k`@gw~ hQw~ gn~n` apRr# r$p @X`~x`vk~ a#wQ wr#N iAgQrQsQ gOr#vry`
sr\ a#l~br\tQ t mh` axQ@y`~gyk~ vQy.
pl~lQy eq` vm qEtR@v| yk;@ykO @lsQnQ. hQyR Cn~qy il~lR@y~ s~v`{Wnv vRvw~ pn~nry l#bR@v|
v@mnQ.
nyQnmd@m| wr#N iAgQrQsQ gOr#vry` vt` mh pQrQsk~ a#@qn~nt vRh. bl` in~n b#rQw#n
yR.a#n~.pW. @l`kO @l`k~@k`~ hl`vw r`jgOr# pYs`qW ed|mn~d| pWrQs~ hQmQp`@N`~ hmRvRh.
"s~v`mQnW @vn~n yn~@n mh abg~gyk~. mQnQs~sR hQyR v@tQ vh v#tQl. @m|k
@q~vQyn~vhn~@s~v yk;y`t p`v` qWmk~." y#yQ ovRhR p#mQNQlQ kLh.
ed|mn~ pWrQs~ hQmQp`@N`~ sQn`sRnh.
"ey` m@g @h`[ k@w`~lQk gOr#wO@mk~" hQmQp`Nn~@g~ pQLQwO@rn~ un~vhn~@s~@gn~
uqv|pw` a` ay psRb$h.
ed|mn~ pWrQs~ hQmQp`@NnQ, ob vhn~@s~ s~vr\gs~} vR bv s#b$y.
obvhn~@s~ aq mlvRn~@gn~ avqQvRv@h`w~,
obvhn~@s~ eq` hQyRt qEn~ shwQky v@g~ ekk~ @qn~nt aq @q~Xp`lnZyn~ awr ek~ a@ykO @h`~
iwQrQvW sQtWq?
p`r\lQ@m|n~wO@v| uw~wrWwr pqvQy kw`n`yk wnwOryQ. em pqvQyt vrpYs`q @b`@h`~y.
nQly`n v`hnq @b`@h`~y. e@hw~ hQyR p`vQc|cQ k@L~ ek~ nQl v`hnyk~ pmNQ.
hQyR kw`n`yk k`l@y~ i[hQt g@m| vQw~ nQv`dRvk~ gwkryQ.
nQlv`hn@yn~ en hQyR qQn kWpyk~ @gqr n#vwW sQtW.
"ap~pRh`mQ q#n~ oy a@p~ k`r\ek eLQyt q`l ofQs~ k`r\ ek g#@rj~ ekt q`n~n. e~@k
ywOr# q`l e~vw~ arn~ @gqr yn~n" y#yQ hQyR sQy rQyqEr`t aN kryQ.
hQyR ylQ kw`n`yk nQl mn~qQrQyt ynwOr# nQl r}y g#@rj~e@k~ lgQyQ.
ohRt eh` @mh` yn~n o|n nm| p`vQc|cQ krn~@n~ @gqr pRq~glQk pQytQ r}yyQ. nQQl r}yt
qr#@vkOt ngQn~nt wb` awg`n~nvw~ hQyR kvq`vw~ idqEn~@n~ n#w.
@b|bQv s~vQmQA fRl~ @gnyn~n, @n`~nt m`r\ktQ yn~n hQyR@g~ r`jk`rQ r}vl a`sn @vn~kr
wQbR@N~ n#w.
smhr qQ@nk pRAcQ ev|@v`~ w`w~w`@g~ nQl v`hn@y~ gmnk~ yn~nt a`X` kLh.
"n$... n$.. e~v n$.. p`r\lQ@m|n~wO@v|qW a#h#v|@v`w~ mA @m`nvq kQyn~@n?"
ev#nQ avs~}`vlqW hQyR qr#vn~t @w~r#m| krqEn~@n~ e@s~y.
q#n~nm| p`r\lQ@m|n~wO@v| oy v@g~ pYX~N @k`~tQyk~ a#sRvw~ km|n#w.
@g`ym| @k`Ly p`gn mWhrk` k`tRv @n`knv`nm| @vn @m`nv` kn~nq?
hQyR vrk~ @p`dQ @m`~lk~ krn~n sQwO@v|y. nmRw~ sl~lQ n#w. ohR sl~lQ @h`y`gw~@w~ b#AkOvkt
pqQAcQ @gy ugs~ kQrW@mnQ.
@m`~l y`n~wA kr@gn gQ@y~y. ipyR mh sl~lQyk~ n#w.
Ny @gv`gn~n b#rQv an~wQmt @g~ b#AkO@vn~ @vn~@q~sQkrn~n gQ@y~y.
an~wQmt qR qr#@v`~ ek~v mh @g~ @b|r`gw~h.
hQyRl` @q~Xp`lny k@L~ an~n e@hmy. @q~Xp`lnyt vQw~ vs~wO kn~qr` ipyR@v| n#w. e@hw~
@mwk#yQ kQv @n`h#kQ wrmt mQnQsRn~ hm|b k@L~y.
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hQyR @q~Xp`ln@yn~ vQ@v|kyk~ @gn @gqr sQtQq~qW qvsk~ hqQsQ@y~m vQ@- sh fWlQk~s~ ohR
@s`y`@gn a`h.
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"ov|" hQyR vQ@j~ @qsw~ fWlQk~s~ @qsw~ bl` pYX~N k@L~y.
"@j~. a`r\. - @k`b|b$kdRv stn ugYyQ. apQ a`@v @k`b|b$kdRvt uqv| krn~n
kQyn~n".
@k`b|b$kdRv hQyR@g~ ppR k#n#w~@w~ sthn~ vR @h`[nmkQ.
hQyR ovRn~@g~ il~lWmt kn~qEn~@n~y.
hQyR kQyn~@n~ @bl~l ghl gQyw~ hQwvwOn~t qQvQ hQmQ@yn~ uqv| krn k^wgON qw~ axWw avAk mh`
pRr#;@ykQ.
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v@g~m hQyR pYn`n~qE mhw`@g~ pRw~ @ls~tr\ h` qR qEn~ @w`rwOr# vtQ@n~y.
vQml@s~n ihLgm
wrmk~ wqQn~ kw` kL @p`lQs~ nQl{`rQy`
sQylE @w`rwOr# p#mQNQlQ @p`@w~ sthn~ kr@gn "sQw`sQyk~ a`v`m us`vQ env`"yQ
adQy wrmk~ hyQ@yn~ @p`@L`@v| hp~p`
nQ@y`~g k@L~y.
w`w~w` eq` qvsm v`@g~
pRw` smM kw`vk~ @n`k@L~y.
b#rQm w#n pRw` kw` k@L~y.
"w`w~w` e~ @vl`@v iqQrQpw~ @vl`
kQv|v nm| ivr@n
mm p`r\lQ@m|n~wO@v kw`n`yk kQyl.
e@hm vRn` nm| @p`lQsQy @m`kOw~ lQyn~@n n$."
pQy`t wrmk~ @k~n~wQ gQ@y~y.
"e~ @vl`@v mm kw`n`yk kQyl` kQv|v nm|
@w`~ kvq`kvw~ p`dmk~ i@gn gn~@n~ n$.
q#n~ iwQA m@gn~ i@gn gn~n b#rQvRN p`dm us`vQ@yn~ i@gn gnQA"
@m| mQnQs` s#@rn~ kWy.
