n`yky` vQsQn~ sQy @m@hyRm|kr#vn~ lv` qQyw~ krvn mr\qny v#dQ
@v|gyk~ gw~@w~y. nQrn~wr@yn~ e~ pQLQb[v @l`~gOs~ h` kN~d`ym lv`
aq`L pRq~glyn~ q#nRvw~ krn~nt n`yky` ktyRwO k@L~y. e@s~ vn~nt
@h~wO wQbQNQ. @p`lQsQ h` hmRq` k[vRr#vlt phrqWm| bhRl vRv` @s~m
hmRq` @p`lQs~ s`m`jQkyn~ G`wny kQrWm, vQr#q~{ mw{`rWn~ G`wny
kQrWm vr\{ny vW wQbQNQ. ehQ uc|cwm avs~}`v vR@y~ a`rk;k hmRq`@v|
s`m`jQkyn~t il~l` as~ vn~n y#yQ s[hn~ kQrWmw~, e@s~ @n`vRN@h`w~
pvRl~ pQtQn~ G`wny krnR lbn bvw~ pYk`X vWmy. avQgw~ whnm| @q~Xp`ln
pk;@y~ "sn~nq~{ bLk`yk~" @m| g#n nQ@v|qnyk~ nQkOw~ kr wQbQNQ.
"mRAt mm, blyt a`pR gmn~ kQv|v` @m|k aw~hrQn~n kQyl`. p`r\lQ@m|n~wOvt
en~nw~ avs~}`v @qn~nm| kQv|v`. @m| v@g~ wq wWrN gn~n mt sQq~{
@vn~@n~ e~ nQsyQ."
n`yky` @l`~gOs~ amw` e@s~ kW@y~ @nrn~jn~ a@b|rw~n h`
sQrQp`l @k`ry` iqQrQpQtqWy. q#dQ wWrN h` pYwQpw~wQvl sQtQn
n`yky` r@tQ sQqEvn @q~ g#n ym| pmNkt k#LBWmkQn~ sQtQn bvk~ @l`~gOs~t
h#MQnQ.
"e~w~ cWf~, q#n~ apQ t`gtQ ek ivr krn~n LMyQ. @m`nm @h~wOvk~
nQs`vw~ a`phR h#@rn~n b#h#. m@g~ tWm| ek rt pRr`m ww~w~@v| g#n
@s`~qQsQ@yn~ in~@n~."
a#[Q shQw pRtR@v| km|mRl mw wb`gw~ qbrFMQl~lt v`r#qW, @m|
kw`bht unn~qE@vn~ svn~qW sQQQtQ @nrn~jn~ a@b|rw~n @l`~gOs~@g~
kw`v avsn~vWmtw~ @pr kw`v a#rFBWy.
"@l`~gOs~@g~ in~@vs~tQ@g~;n~ iw`m s`r\}kyQ. @m@hyRm| g#n
vRNw~ mm @p_q~glQkv @h`yl` b#lEv`. @m| ww~w~@v| mr\qny krn~n
e~ ktyRwO @g`dk~ uqv| @vnv`. wv qvs~ @qkk~ wOnk~ a#wOLw @s~rm
ivr krn~n pRUvn~."
kw`bh avs`n@y~ n`yky` sQtQ@y~ sRpRr#qE s#h#l~lE lWl`@vnQ.
@k`LBQn~ b#h#r pY@q~X r`wYQy eL#@Bn~ntw~ @pr p`UvW gQ@y~y.
p`rk @w`tk kQsQvkOw~ qk~nt @n`vWy. i[hQt @h`~ asl m`vwk @v|g@yn~
a#qW yn v`hnyk hV pmNk~ a#sQNQ. e~ kv@rk~q#yQ vQms` bln~nt
kQsQvkOw~ unn~qE vR@y~ n#w. ekQ@nk` kw`bh @n`kLq e~ v`hnvl gmn~
gn~n` pQrQs~ pQLQb[v bQykr# cQwYyk~ pmNk~ h#m@g~ sQw~ wOL a#[W
wQbQNQ. r`wYQ@y~ rFh#yQ hV pry` a#@sn ghl @vs~ gw~wvRn~@g~ br
spw~wO adQ Xb|qy mwOvW n$sW yn @m`@h`@w~ sQt phn~ vnwOr# h#m@knkO@g~m
sQw~ wOL mrN by pmNk~ rjvWy. avs`n@y~ hQr# uq`v snQtRhn~ krn~@n~
smRh mQnW vLk @h`~ mQnW kn~qk @h`~ tyr\ s$yk a`rAcQ m`wYykQnQ.
r`wYQy @n`eL#@Bw#yQ sQw` sQtQ @k`LB ngryq svs~ vn vQt p`UvW
gQy a`k`ryk~ qk~nt l#bQNQ. gm| pL`w~ @s~m aAk whdR rhQw v`hn @s~m
n`[Enn` wOvk~kOkr#vn~@g~ rjqhnk~ bvt @k`LB q prQvr\wny vW
wQbQNQ.
@l`~gOs~@g~ kN~d`ym r`wYQy pRr` v#dQ vX@yn~ sQtQ@y~ nQq vr\jQwvy.
pY`@q~XWy vX@yn~ al~l`gnR l#b @k`LBt @gn en whnm| @q~Xp`ln pk;@y~
n`ykyn~ y#yQ kQyn~nvRn~@gn~ pYX~n kQrWm, a{Wk;Ny kQrWm @l`~gOs~
a#wOU kN~d`ymt p#v#rW wQbQNQ. @l~, @k[QrQy, vQl`p hV, X`p
kQrWm| @l`~gOs~@g~ kN~d`ymt iw`m smWp @q~vl~ bvt pw~vW wQbQNQ.
@p`lQsQ@y~ sQtQ av{Q@y~ rF@gn en s#kkr#vn~@gn~ pYX~n krn~ntw~
@mv#nQm kYm@v|qyk~ ekl wmn~t anRgmny krn~nt wQbRN` @n`@v|q#yQ
@l`~gOs~t sQwW wQbQNQ.
@l`~gOs~@g~ kN~d`ym pQLQb[v @m| vn vQt sm`j@y~ ym| s~}ryk
kw`bh a#wQ@vmQn~ wQbQNQ. @b`@h`~ "@m@hyRm|" pQtRps sQtQn~@n~ @l`~gOs~@g~
kN~d`ym bv q#ngw~ nmRqE kQsQvkOw~ e~ g#n kw`bh krn~nt @n`@pLBQNQ.
@l`~gOs~@g~ sRk;m nQrWk;Nyt wmn~ @y`mRvn bv v#dQ@q@nk~ q#n
sQtQ@y~y.
n`yky`@g~ s^jR @m@hyvWm yt@w~ s#lsRm|shgwv @m@hyRm| ktyRwO
sQqE @kr#NR nQs` iw` @ktQ klk~ wOL ww~w~vy p`lny vn lkONR phL
vQy. whnm| @q~Xp`ln pk;@y~ sn~nq~{ kYQy`k`rkm| h` pYcN~dw~vy
bQ[v#@tn ayRrk~ qk~nt l#bQNQ. whnm| @q~Xp`ln pk;@y~
pYcN~dw~vyt vd` sQy gONykQn~, vQ{Qmw~ @ls pYcN~dw~vy mRq`hrQnR
l#bWm ekW s`r\}kw~vyt mRlQk @h~wOv vQNQ.
@m| mr\qn@y~ kST pY`p~wQy eL#@Bn~@n~ udrt pY@q~X@y~qW whnm|
@q~Xp`ln pk;y h` sn~nq~{ kN~d`y@m| pY{`nQy` aw~adAgOvt g#nWmw~
smgy. a`rAcQy @k`LBt s#lvWmw~ smgm n`yky` @l`~gOs~t a#mwOmk~
gw~@w~y.
"@l`~gW a@p~ v#@d| s`r\}kyQ. mh ek`v a#@rs~tQ krl`"
n`yky` kW nmRw~ e~ vn vQtw~ @l`~gOs~t e~ bv a`rAcQ vW
wQbQNQ. @l`~gOs~ wmn~@g~ ow~wO j`ly pQLQb[v n`yky`@g~ @n`q#nRvw~
bvk~ a#wQ bv sQwO@v| n#w. e~ bv @n`@pn~v` @l`~gOs~ kw` k@L~y.
"e~k @h`[yQ cWf~. @m| v#@d| ivr@vn wrmt rtt @h`[yQ"
n`yky` sQhQn~ hVkQn~ sQn`vk~ p$y.
"rtt vQwrk~ @n`@vyQ. wmRn~lt apQt vRNw~ @h`[yQ. n#w~nm| a@nk~
v#d ktyRwOvltw~ apQt @m|k hQsrqyk~ @vl`@n~ wQbR@N~."
@l`~gOs~ eyt pQLQwOrk~ spyn~nt gQ@y~ n#w.
@m@hyR@m| v#dQ v#d @k`tskt pN @pv|vq, sn~nq~{ kN~d`y@m|
pY{`nQy` @k`LBt rF@gn a` psR ohR qkQn~nt @l`~gOs~t avs~}`vk~ @n`l#bQNQ.
phsR@vn~ e~ s[h` avs~}`vk~ @y`q` gn~nt h#kQv wQbRN q @l`~gOs~
e~ g#n ewrm|m unn~qEvk~ q#k~vR@y~ n#w. ekW pY{`nQy`t sQqEvn
@q~ pQLQb[v @l`~gOs~ h` kN~d`ym q#n sQtQyh.
n`yky` aw~adAgOvt gw~ pY{`nQy` mRNg#sR@n~ n#w. ek~wr`
mRls~}`nykt @gne~@mn~ psR "pY{`nQy`" mRN g#hR@n~ "@nrAjn~ a@b|rw~n"
a#m#wQvry` pmNQ. v#dQ k`lyk~ ikOw~v yn~nt mw~@wn~ ek~wr`
pQtQykqW ekW pY{`nQy` avsn~ gmn~ yvn~nt vQ@X~; kN~d`ymk~
ktyRwO k@L~y. e@hw~ a`rAcQ p#wQr gQ@y~ @h`~ y#vR@N~ whnm| @q~Xp`ln
pk;@y~ ym| s~}`nyk~ @pn~vWmt gQy @m`@h`@w~ a#wQvR @vdQ hRvm`r#vkqW
"pY{`nQy`" jWvQwk;yt pw~vR bvy.
ekW @q~Xp`ln pk;@y~ h` sn~nq~{ v&`p`r@y~ ihL n`ykyn~ h` s#lkQy
yRwO s`m`jQk sAK&`vk~ G`wny krnR l#b wQbQNQ. avsn~ k`ly vn vQt
r@tQ ww~w~vy s`m`n& prQqQ vQy. e@hw~ xW;N@y~ @s~y`vn~ wvw~ klk~
ynwOr# @h`~lmn~ k@L~y.
"sr\, apQt a`phR s#ryk~ ek ek @q~Xp`lnZyn~@g~ ow~wO bln~nyQ,
b`l v#d krn~nyQ vQwrk~ sQq~{ @vn p`tyQ"
tQkQrQ nQL@m| qQnk~ @l`~gOs~t kWy.
@l`~gOs~ eyt sQn`vk~ p$@v|y
"a#yQ, tQkQrQ e@hm kQv|@v|."
"mm vQwrk~ @n`@vyQ sr\, a@p~ tWm| e@k~ h#@m`~m kQynv`"
tQkQrQ nQL@m| pQLQvqn~ qEn~@n~y.
"e~k hrQ tQkQrQ nQL@m|, e~w~ apQt q#n~ @m|k e@hm @l~sQ@yn~
mMhrQn~n b#h#"
@l`~gOs~ kW @qy tQkQrQ nQL@m| ek@hL` anRmw k@L~y.
iwQrQy lbn swQ@y~
