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a`c|cQ@g~ il~lWm

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@k@s~ @h`~ bs~ rQy hQk~kdRv ngryt p#mQNQ psR "hrQ... hrQ... a`c|cW - @m| hQk~kdRv... bhQn~n... bhQn~n..." yQ k$ gsn~nt ptn~gw~ @k`n~@q`s~wrvry` a`c|cW aslt p#mQN a#yt bs~ rQ@yn~ b#sWmt uqv| kQrWmt q sRq`nm| vQy.

"a#yQ Lm@y`~ mA bhQn~@n~...? mA @gqrQn~ eq~qW m@g qEv qEn~n @b@hw~ @pw~wk~ hQk~kdRv phRvRN`m @b`n~n o|n$ hQn~qyQ mwk~ krn~n kQv|@v|..." yQ mgWn~ sQylE @qn`m hQns~smQn~ gNnkt n#wQv a`c|cW kWv`y.

g`mQNW cn~qY@s~n :m`@k`l

bQ@l~ b@l~

"a`@yw~ jWvQ@w~tm oy kln~@w~ q`n @l@d| h#@qn~@n n$ kQyl @q`s~wr mhw~wy qEn~n in~@jk~sn~ ek ar@gn e~ mnRs~sy` eq~qW is~srh kvRn~try LMqWm a`@yw~ kln~@w~ q`l v#tR@n~ @k`@h`mq?"

"bQl @qn~@n~ kvRn~t@rn~ - @n~...!"

g`mQNW cn~qY@s~n : m`@k`l

amwk vR mnm`lkm

gm|bq r$mw~ wr#NQyk~ m`y`@vn~ rvt`gw~ sQq`qQ@y~ wr#Ny`, a$w gm| pQysk vsn a#y h` h`qkm| p#v#w~vWmt swQ an~w@y~ a#y@g~ nQvst y$mt pRr#qEv sQtQ@y~y. nQwr nQwr a#y h` vQv`h vn bv p#vsR wr#Ny`@g~ bs vQX~v`s kL a#y ohR h` wq @s@nhskQn~ psR vRv`y. ovRn~@g~ lQpQ swQy wOL gnR@qnR vR@y~ rsbr kvQ@ynQ.

@h`[Qn~ x`;` X`s~wY i@gn @gn sQtQ @q@qn`m kvQ lQpQvlQn~ q swOt vQn~qh.

swQ an~wyk pQtQsr nQvst p#mQNQ wr#Ny` @pm|vwQy smg nQwr hQtQvn kvQ@yn~ vQ@n`~qvWmt pRr#qEv sQtQ@y~y.

ktk`r wr#NQy @pm|vw` sh hRrwl~ @vmQn~ sQtQ avs~}`vk @mm kvQy kW@v| ohR@g~ sQw vd`w~ b#[ wb` g#nW@m| atQ@ynQ.

"mn~ pQnvn r#sQr# @p`qQy rs

[En @qn@nw

rn~ b[ @qv@t`r Ly klhs mRvmqEvQw

bQn~n bhQn aqhs wQbRNw~ hQwa#wOLw

k#n~qn~ yn~nt sQqE@vyQ ml~ pQyvQlQmw"

klk~ kr@gn gQy @h`r mnm`lkm amwk vRNR wr#Ny` a#y@g~ bst a#wQvR k;NQk @k`~py mwOvW@mn~ @m@s~ kW@v| a`kYmN s~vr@ynQ.

"wOn~ @v|lm kOd ms~sn~ vL[n kN@kkW

@pn~qn~ rFL vt kr@gn g$vthQkQhQkW

qn~@n`~ mRl sQt agtm iwQh`syqkW

k#n~q`@gn gQ@y`w~ @k`s~s gnQyQ @gqr ekW"

pQs~sQyk @mn~ vQyr#@vn~ hV` v#tW vQl`p qEn~ @pm|vwQy @b`r# @pm|vw`@g~ s#b$ jWvQwy h[En`@gn ohR plv` h#rQ@y~ @qm`pQyn~@g~ sh`y q a#wQvy.

kl@h~ kOm`rq`s lQyn@g~

@b|Yk~ s`q` g#nWm...

hqQsQ@y~ a#wQ vR gQn~nkQn~ ngr@y~ wQbRNR vQX`l km|hlk~ q#@vn~nt ptn~ gw~@w~y. @myQn~ mhw~ klblyt pw~ km|h@l~ p`lkyn~, ngr@y~ sQtQ nvWn aA@g`~p`Agyn~@gn~ smn~vQw v`hn shQw gQnQ nQvn kN~d`ym| gNn`vk~m k#[v` gQn~n m#dp#v#w~vWmt il~l` sQtQ nmRw~ e~ ekq kN~d`ymk~ @h`~ a#vQ@lmQn~ wQbRNR gQn~@n~ brpwlkm nQs`m It iqQrQpw~ vR@y~ n#w.

@myQn~ blvw~ @s~ a@@{r\yyt pw~ km|h@l~ p`lkyn~ avs`n@y~ ngr@y~ wQbRNR awQXyQn~m qEr\vl gQnQ nQvn kN~dymt a#ryRm| kL awr, a#ryRm lw~ s#nQn~ ovRn~ wmn~ swO ekm prN v`hn@y~ n#gW vQqElQ @v|g@yn~ p#mQN gQnQ@gn q#@vn km|hl wOLtm gmn~ kr mhw~ prQXYmykQn~ gQn~n nQv` q#mWmt smw~ vR@y~ bl` sQtQn~nn~ mvQwyt pw~ krmQnQ. @mm vQX~mQw vWr kQYy`@vn~ iw`mw~ swOtt pw~ km|hl~ hQmQy` wm` @p`@r`n~qE vR mRqlt amwrv r#pQyl~ lk;yk prQw&`gyk~ q em kN~d`ymt pQrQnmmQn~ @b`@h`~ @qn` m{&@y~ em kN~d`y@m| pY{`nQy`@gn~ @m@s~ a#sWy.

"obl` ap kw` kL s#NQn~ vQqElQ @v|g@yn~ a#vQw~ gQn~n a#wOLtm gQhQn~ gQn~n nQvWm g#n hrQm a`dm|bryQ. e~ @vnR@vn~ @m| v#dQpRr l#@bn r#pQyl~ lk;y, mWt shx`gQ vR o@b| vW@r`~q`r xt kN~d`ym awr @bq` @qnv`q#"yQ pYX~n kr sQtQ@y~y.

gQn~n smg stn~ kr, gQn~@nn~ b#t k` qQvQ glv` gnQmQn~ eLQyt p#n@gn hwQlmQn~ sQtQ gQnQ nQvn xt kN~d`y@m| pY{`nQy`@g~ pQLQwOr vR@y~ @myyQ.

"pQs~sR kw` krn~n ep`. ok~@k`~tm klQn~ kWyk~ hrQ vQyqm| krl - @m| v`h@n~ @b|Yk~ hq`gn~n o|n$."

("rQdr\s~ dyQjs~tQ" a#sR@rnQ)
g`mQNW cn~qY@s~n : m`@k`l

kw` ahRr

vQsQr` @s`rkm| kL h#tQ!

@s`rkm q, h`s& rsyq jnw`v @vw lb` qEn~ "vQsQr`" mRKrQ pRq~gl@yk~ vQy. udrt pY@q~X@y~ upn~ vQsQr` gmQn~ gm ymQn~ @gvl~ g`@n~ gwkrmQn~ @v|l @q@v|l sp~p`ym| vR nQr\v&`j g#mQ@ykQ.

e@hw~ vQsQr` g#n kQsQvkOqE vQX~v`s @n`kLh. vQsQr` q e~ bv qnW. yn yn @gvlt sRU @h`~ @s`rkmk~ kQrWmt ohR m#lQ vn~@nk~ @n`@v|. g#mQ@y`~q vQsQr` pQLQb[ @m| nQs` nQrn~wr av{`n@yn~ sQtQwQ.

e@hw~ @ghQmQy`@g~ sRU @h`~ pYm`qyk~ vQsQr`t pYm`Nvw~ y. (ohR kL @s`rkm| pQLQb[ @ghQmQy`t iMQ kQrWmt q vQsQr` amwk @n`kryQ.)

@mm kQsQ @qykQn~ g#mQyn~ vQsQr` pQLQb[ wrhk~ a#wQ kr gn~@n~ n#w. "vQsQr`@g~ h#tQ o@h`m wm`" kQymQn~ ovRhR ey vQ[ qr` gnQwQ. ey amwk kr qmwQ.

qQnk~ vQsQr`t mRql~ avX& vQy. ohRR ey @s`y` gn~n` kYmyk~ pQLQb[ qs a@w~ kl~pn`v @m@hyvn~nt vQy. ohR@g~ kptQ @m`Ly e~ @vnR@vn~ ohRt mM@pn~vn~nt vQy.

g@m| @gvl~ kWpyktm gQy vQsQr` ehQ g^hnQyn~ smM rh@s~ kw` bhk @yqENQ. iw` ttQn` vA@gdQyk~ adR mRqlkt mQlqW gn~nt g^hnQyn~ sQwO@v| vQsQr` pQLQb[ vQX~v`sy wbmQnQ.

m{&m r`wYQyt @h`~r`vk~ pmN a#w. gm|v#sQyn~ wq nQn~@q~ psR @vwQ. nmRw~ vQsQr` avqQ@yn~y. g@mhQ wrmk~ @p`@h`sw~ nQvsk wQbR vtQn` vA@gdQyk~ vQsQr` @h`@rn~m kr wQy` gw~@w~y.

"on~n m#NQ@k qvl~ kQv|v vQqQytm mA vA@gdQy @gn`v`"

@ghQmQ k`n~w`v avqQ kL vQsQr` p#vsWy. anwOr#v vQsQr` ey nQv@shQ agO@vhQ w#bR@v| m#NQ@k~ @my @ht u@q~ @gt gn~n" yyQ q pvsmQnQ.

adR mRqlkt vtQn` vA@gdQyk~ g#nWmt h#kQvWm pQLQb[ swOtt pw~ @ghQmQ k`n~w`v vQsQr`t r#pQylk~ @qkk~ qW @q`r vs` gw~w`y.

k`n~w`v @q`r vs` g#nWmw~ smM vQsQr` yLQ vA@gdQy krt gw~@w~y. ohR qhv@l~ kw` krgw~ prQqQ wvw~ nQvskt gQ@y~y. ehQqW q pLmR @gqrqW @mn~m sQqE vQy.

@m@ls eLQvn~nt @pr vQsQr` nQv`s hwktm ekm vA@gdQy vQkON` q#mR@v|y. anwOr#v vA@gdQy @pr wQbR s~}`nytm @gnvQw~ w#bR@v|y.

uq$snm ar#NR n#@gw~m sQy nQvsQn~ pQtvR vQsQr`q yLQ a`@v| m`s kQhQpyk~ gwvRv`t psRvy. e@hw~ g^hnQyn~t vQsQr` kL vAc`v amwk @n`vW wQbQNQ.

vQsQr` mRNg#sRNR g^hnQykt ohR pYk`X k@L~ em vA@gdQy jWvA krpR ekk~ nQs` ey yLQ wQbR w#ntm s^q~{Q@yn~ yn~nt a#wQ bvkQ. mRql~ il~lR k`n~w`vt l#bR@N~ q "e~v q#n~ b@dn~ gQhQn~ p#L @vlw~ a#wQ" v#nQ pQLQwOrkQ.

k`n~w`vn~ sQylE @qn`tm vQsQr` ekm pQLQwOrk~ lb` qEn~@n~ y. vQsQr`@g~ @m| @kr#v`v pQLQb[ ktQn~ kt gQ@y~y. anwOr#v wmn~ sQylE @qn` vQsQr`t rFvtW a#wQ bv sQhQvR k`n~w`vn~t vQsQr` pQLQb[ a#wQ vR@N~ wrhk~ @n`v sQn`vkQ.

vQsQr` gmnk~ @g`s~ emQn~ sQtQyqW hQr# b#s @g`s~ a[Er v#@tn~nt vQy. e~ smMm {`r`NQp`w vr\;`vk~q pY@q~Xy pRr` pwQw vQy.

vQsQr` asl pQhQtQ qn~n` h[Enn nQvskt @g`d vQy. a`gn~wOk sw~k`r qw~ @ghQmQyn~q a`h`r p`n a`qQ@yn~ sAgYh kr vQsQr`t nQq` g#nWmt nQv@shQ agOpQl pQLQ@yl kr qEn~h.

vr\;`vt agOpQlt @g`d v#qW sQtQ wdQ kOkOLkO q nQn~qt s#r@sn vQsQr`@g~ @nw g#tRNQ.

vQsQr`t r`wYQy mRUl~@lhQ nQn~q gQy` @n`gQy` wrm|y. ar#N n#@Mw~m kOkOL` a#VlWmtw~ @pr vQsQr` a`psR yn~nt sRq`nm| vQy.

wm`@g~ wQbR wOv`y jl@yn~ @p`Mv` kOkOL`@g a#M vs` gw~ vQsQr` kOkOL` kQhQl~lt wb` wq kr gw~@w~y. e@s~ @ww @qrq~qkQn~ kOkOL` vs` gw~@w~ u_ a#VlW@mn~ vLk~v` g#nWmt y.

wm`t kL sw~k`r @vnR@vn~ @ghQmQ k`n~w`v kSq~q` a#ytq s~wOwQ kL vQsQr` yn~nt sRq`nm| vQy.

"a#yQ vQsQ@r` kOkOL aVln~@n~ n#wQv yn~@n...?

"kmk~ n$ m#NQ@k, u_ mMqQ aVln~@n n#w$..."

vQsQr`@g~ kw`@v| @w~r#m q#n gn~nt @gvQlQyt eLQvnwOr# @n`h#kQ vQy.

wvw~ qQnyk vQsQr` @g`vQ @gqrk nv`w#n~ gw~@w~y. ohRt nQq` gn~nt l#bR@N~ ngOl a`qW k^mQ upkrN wb` wQbR mdRvkyQ. v#sQ shQw qQnyk~ nQs` vQsQr` sWw@ln~ g#@hn~nt vQy. @p`l~ @llQ kQpykQn~ gQnQm#lyk~ gs` gw~wq in~ qEmk~ mQs rs~nyk~ pQt @n`vQNQ.

@h@wm r`wYQ@yhQm @ghQmQy`t kw` @k`t "mdR@vhQ wQ@bn ngOl @h`[ ekk~q#yQ vQmsWy.

"ov| o|k alEw~ ngOlk~. o|@k a#vRlEm| @h`[t wQ@y~q? yQ blpA" yyQ @ghQmQy`q @gwOl sQt m pQLQwOr qEn~@n~y. @ghQmQy` "a#vRlEm|" bln~nt kW@v| nMOl @p`Lvt @h`[Qn~ k`vqQn gwQy pQLQb[y. ov| a@p~ nQl@m e~@k a#vQlWm| @h`[yQ. m@g~ gQnQ@g`@dn~ e~k @p~nv`" yyQ vQsQr` @ghQmQy`t a#@sn~nt kW@v|y.

@ghQmQy`t vQsQr` a#vRlEm| b#lR h#tQ @pnR@N~ ey pRUs~s` gQnQ w#p a#wQ ayRr# uq$sn qEtRvQty.

@ghQmQy` @k~n~wQ@yn~m vQsQr` @s`y` gQ@y~y. "@w`~" mk~ nQs` m@g~ ngOl pQLQs~sR@v|q? yQ vQmsw~m vQsQr`@g~ pQLQwOr vR@y~ nQl@m "a#vRlEm|" bln~t kW nQs` yn~ny.

"a#yQ @g`@n`~ mm kW@v ngOl pRc|cn~nq? ngO@l hW v#@l~ a#vRlEm| @h`[ q kQy` bl~nt @n`@v|q?"

@k`~py ihvh` gQy @g`vQy` vQmsn~nt vQy.

"h`n~n kOBRrk~vw~ n#wQv gQnQ @g`dk~ LMqQ ngO@l a#vQlWm| bln~t kWv nQl@mq mm q @g`n`?"

wvw~ qQ@nk vQsQr` k`@lkt psRv qn~n` kQyn nQvskt @g`d v#qE@N~y. @h@wm wmn~t bRlw~vQt kn~nt qEn~ bRlw~ wtQtR@v| wQbR gQry sMv` gw~@w~y.

"a#yQ vQsQ@r` uB hRMk~ @q`hkQn~ @m| p#w~@w a`@v n#w~@w?"

"mm @ld @vl` hQtQy m#NQ@k"

ov| a@n~ vQsQ@r` a@p~ @gqrw~ phRgQy qvs~ tQ@k~m @ld qEk~ krqr"

"ov| m#NQ@k, m#NQ@kl`@g~ em gQrhy mt q#n~ m`r# @vl`" yyQ kQymQn~ vQsQr` yn~nt gQ@y~y.

gQrhy m`r#vW a#wQ kw`v @gvQlQy q#ngn~n` vQt vQsQr` m`r#vW @b`@h`~ @v|l`vk~ gwvW wQbRNQ.

dW. pW. vQkYmsQAh sRrWn~@g~ "mM qQgt jnkw`" k^wQy a#sRrQnQ.
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