kQA b`ntQwOm`t @tlQ@f`~n~ t#p~ krn m#;Qmk~ hm|b vRN`.

p#n~;n~ gQhQA @j`lQ@y~ in~n e@k~ anRn~@g @tlQ@f`~n~ @k`~l~vw~ ahn~n o|n kQyl` kQA b`ntQwOm`t hQwOn`.

on~n iwQA kQA b`ntQwOm` v#@d| ptn~ gw~w`.

s~vQc| tQkk~ ob`@gn yn@k`t @k`@hq yn @k`~l~ ekk~ a#@hn~n gw~w`.

"... mcA k#w v#d krn~n ep` hrQq... @m`kq~q bA ar$ ar kQyl` wQ@yn kw`v... mA gQhQA bQs~ns~ krnv` kQyl`... a#yQ bA mA vQwrq... uBlw~ bQs~ns~ @n~q k@L~...?"

"hrQ... hrQ... @d`~n~tQ @v`rQ mcA... mA e~k k@rk~tQ krl` q`n~nA..."

"on~n e@hnA ewkl~ mA @b`r#vt s`kc|C`@vn~ ivw~ @vnv` hrQq...?"

e~ s`kc|C`v ewnQn~ ivr vRN`.

wv @tlQ@f`~n~ s`kc|C`vk~ kQA b`ntQwOm`@g m#;Qmt m`tQtR vRN`.

e~k @m@hmyQ.

"h@l`~... a` _ @k`@h`mq... m`r @k~s~ ek@n... @m@h~ v#@d| pw~wO @vl`... q#n~ ok~@k`m b`vl` ivryQ @n~q... pQs~@w`~l kl~lQ@y~ @s~rm eh`t p#n gw~wq? o|A e@hnA mA @k`mQsmk~ q`nv` @h`@[~... ov|... ov|... @p`lQs~pwQt wmyQ v#@d| b`r @qn~@n... by @vn~n @qyk~ n$... @m@h~ @p`lQsQyt pRUvn~ mMOlk~ n$... un~t pRUvn~ ugOdR@v` v@g @b`n~nyQ, jr`v gn~nyQ vQwryQ..."

kQA b`ntQwOm`t fRl~ @h`l~mn~.

wv mWtryk~ a#l~lEv ek g#m|mtm.

e~ p`r a`@v n`kQ @pY`@psr\ @v`yQs~ ekk~.

"...sr\... hrQ v#@d| sr\... @k`tQ il~lWmt hmRq` k[vRr# ivw~ krpR ek @n`~n~dQ @vl`... a@n~ mn~q` sr\ mA @g`A vs~s@n~... aw wQb|@b`w~ hbk~... apQ @m`kq kQyn~@n sr\... a`mQ e@k~ @k`l~ln~@g il~lWmt k[vRr g#@lv|v` kQymRq sr\... anQk kvq hrQ as~krn~n @vnv@n sr\... @m`kq~q sr\.. mA @g`A kw`vk~ kQyl` wQb|b`...? a`... ov| sr\ yRq~{y g#n s#kyk~ wQy`gn~n ep` kQyl` mA kQv|v` wmyQ... mL hw~wQlv|vyQ yRq~@q a`phR ;Rvr\ kQyl` @n~n~nA e~@kn~ kQy@vn~@n..."

e~ @k`~l~ ekw~ ktQ @vl` gQy`.

kQA b`ntQwOm` wv @k`~l~ ekk~ t#p~ kL`.

"hrQ sr\... on~n apQ @p`@r`n~qE vQqQyt rk;Ny vQk~k`... ILMt bs~ vQk~k`... b#AkO tQkw~ vQkONnv`... sr\l` apQ g#n bl`gn~n o|n... @p`@r`n~qE @vc|c @l`~n~ tQk @vl`vt l#bRN` nA hrQ sr\... a@n~ ov|... ar v`@w~ ;Rvr\ n$... @k`yQ @v@l~ @m|kt @kLvl` arWq kQyl`... apQ w`m hm|b krn~n ptn~ gw~w` vQwr@n sr\... oy @l`~n~vl pQhQt wmyQ apt..."

kQA b`ntQwOm`t e~ s#@r\ ahRvR@N~ in~tr\n#;nl~ @k`~l~ ekk~.

"...@k`~ bA uBl` s`kc|C`vlt en~@n n#q~q...? gQy s#@r\ a@pn~ arA gQy ar... ar... arvt w`m a#d|v`n~s~ vQwryQ qWl` wQ@yn~@n..."

e~ @k`~l~ ek v#dQqEr ahn~ in~n b#rQ nQs` kQA b`ntQwOm` @f`~n~ ek p#w~wkQn~ wQb|b`.