Bengali short story by Bhababhuti Bhattacharya

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jWvSv sA AcB ~T w @ rSS, @S rf@U J A ~wAS@ O U OT@ A A, ~AT ASAEO, rFTU i i @ ~T A@, ~ ~T AcB ~@v ~Kb w SAa gc S AST | A@ WvS sv Wv wU, v  @S w S, ~  BUBF^ Qf  wUT j@BS S BS S, ~T BS  Hf !

@S wn Uc j ~Ag@? gMA@? A@ ~T  OZ A@aq AZAS | Xgv, ~cmc? A@ qA^wF ~Ag@ SFl @c @S ~Ao@? Acf ~L, c  g @ @S cTS TSK R — jc  ToFswf @em | ~B@ TcqU S ~ qxvSv sw  c @ AUa !

A@ U ~T ~AgAv cFZF @f?

s@,  WvSv w @q cAU :

jc rf aAv ~T cS c sR cFm U | @rf c cHf U g cCAU AXf wp | AEOTc cq ~ @R cCAU jc AScr Sq | AcrS wAU @ rrTo Wv @ g— rSf mS ~gc Sq | @aq S, cXoc T oTOmU | ~, "AcrS-wAU cA s S Za, @ gf cU ~T W ~A ~a" — gBSA@ ~oF@ rFTU@T WKH @AUS |

q cS |

~T n ~SO^ ~crF j@v wJq-wJq @AaU "j @a" c sc mc S, @H R  c aUT SA@ rf aAv "AUA AS" vF S UR ASS cF@-v W s | A@ cS ~S^  w^cF kL s @S TSA@ @ Sq— jAcKv  SfAS@@ cAI cU -cOA UB  wU |

T s  ja ~ "AvT AcB"-  AO AS,  BSF BSq, ~T UT j@ U cf cCAU, c cv AF AF g cq S, ~T A@ AA\U rq SS rUf S | ~AT ASf rfswU (STAv ~AcArF AcB R R  ccq T cI cU), ~T n rfTS ~S   qg,  T US ~fc @pr@ rfTf ATn cf, sJ rZ nrR BU Ug @ ~ TI TI AxvA@ ~TA@S qA-  A\v A\v ASBAcK BUAB ~Av@U  | ~T O@Akn jq SS r j j@U c^  wAa |  ToF rFTU AaU ~T mU c^, jZS j  Z c cha  R SS @ c^L | ~T A@R j@q Ae @T | rFTU-AUAU T  ~S O j@  ASO  | ~S  j@q   U U, s gU ST rfTS fFTS c^FoF | U U ~S T avcU  c^ ~S aU | jZS j Z wU ~T Ai@ r VFvq @ ~S | U cc f ~A ~\ T ToF ~T Zc WAS c^  wU  TBd mgc BSF | ja a SfAS R fT | ~T O c TSF av | R sAR TcA, avcU @ @U@ ~ cCU cI s @S cCAUq T | AcB w ~ ASAT Z U SfAS R fT |

AcB c r @a@Aa, ~T O w  ca c | @ sAR ~T ~A c, A@ @UB AASR cvS ~  @q J  ~T cTS WAS n | AcB ~Ag g ~^, r R Acr, jce  cArgwvq U SSS Xgv ~cFZF AcK, s AS w\ cU cU ~S--U @Fv wT @ k Zq J jq ~ dl | sAR jZS @AO-@JO rAr ~T,  T-ccR, AcB w g  Aa | AcB j@vq K, ~T ST TS Z S S | @ZSR ~T@ wU c f @ AOASc c SfAS@   cU @S | Tkq  ~AT  wUT UcO^, f WA@ R SfAS AUT (~T sAR AOS ~Aco  S, @@ @aS) | @cU rFTU wf ~oF@ TSK cU @ ZU @ cq  ~c cU @S | AcB g US ~wAS@ O (sv J w\ J@ J@ swS Oq), ~ F @ S S w TIZS TcqU S cB Ri — s-AcK ~T  @  @  |

JF, s w\ AhaU : I@I@  j@ rf@U AUhaAc j @ cS ST m SSC TSKBS c-~v-v Z j@ ~U ~@KH ~a, @H OAn cS ~S@ kAc, AA\U T @TAUvS S | j @ ASv AS ~T @ A s @v wU cI UT S | TAS r W ~T OU Aw AaUT g Z | g TS Ac jqO , cS A^ ASgAAv — A TSTS TUcF ~Q @fA ! AXf AS wT AaU S, cS @ Tn ~v TqU | S rq Tpwc — jZSq w cXoc T J oTr S JOBS ArKF @a | S ATABTq a TTA ~r@ oTOn ~ ~r@ m — gf B^ f@ | pf AS sR U SfAS j@ rcA, TS fT j@ , cc @@cc X@ ~wcUBf wfcZS- | S cHf JO dK ~wwHF cFcf, ~fc BS TSK | wfcZS- AQHm s jUA cFcm AaU !  TcA ZS ! W cSS Ar AW a ~ A@a b@cq @T  S  |

ZSq T OS @v iU, PSU OS c sc A@\S ~T ~ AaU S | ABq rSUS, "@U @f @aS? OS ST SaS? OS? jZS @ Tn JAOr TqU, w R |  B U S A@U ~a, r@A AcnTAF ~TU | g j O S A@U ~ AwS-OSq Tn Av@ ~a | sS, Z ~S S A^ sw @fA ! RZS ~T j@  @ZS ~a | ~T wA ~S @U AU sc, WA AU ~c |"

qA ST SU  ~T ~oF@Trq UA RiS | rFTU cUUR, "JF JF, cr  | OS v ST  SAa, Z AS | OU, jJ@ j@ AS rf-A@AS@R  sc |"

A@AS@ ST @AO-@JO U ~S^ AU A UA iU !

jZS gAc, j A@ kcAUZS AaU ?

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cS @ cA w A wA TWU s^ s U S, S A@ W TSw A j@ Wxv ToFq JMa wUT OS | w j@c @Uq \U @\U, BS @\U  TS v A  | OfS R ToFswf  c gf @\Uq  AEOT S ToF g | AQHR @@v ~a | A@ c A@ j c @\U ! Zc T ! ~ AcrAvR OTl@ ! r^ TA, P-wU Sq jc | ~ vq U cO ~@KHf AcK | gAwF jAv @S U A@AS@ mv S | PSU  m wS cAB ~ wU @ mvAv j@T cc @ Z |

~B jq OS kw j TS U sS j@ AS: OfS AT J c ~w AS o ~T ~wTS fQq c ~aS !

~B @U @wB ZAa @U@ SFST TS 6 AAw . wa | ATi  W W ~ w i R Z Z U @ gUq s cAaUT ~T | aUTR c ZUoU T | f @A A\v WA Z cUU, "v  cBU jc S  c^cm A@a @ |"  ~S AaU @S Zc j@@JA, v@A g — FqO @ ATXo, ~U-@TU @ BSw T (JF, cS jq ~ cCAU ATAAv R sha Z ~T wA AT j@ JA U ASAa) | AT-AvT ~crF ~U ~S a | @H SfAS-fT U Xo r@f, ~ATK i@iA@ ZS Z R ~A ~a |

~T Z A A AT cUU, "AcB @ w ? BSw T AcB c gUcS | q BSw T ZUq AcB @ TS  |" ToH Tl-v  BSw T Aq AhaU A@S |

ATn cU rK U S, R  cJoS  c M J J ST ST  ~ U OJO UwU, "T, T, @@, @@, TS Bi Bi !"

@@, TS Bi, TS AcB ? TS rfAcBSAcf @ ? jZS, jq Tk, jq OS w ? jA@ gBcAB SA@ ? jq Tn AcB ST @ U ~   AS jZS AB ? @ AS ?

"Bi Rq R cdBv TS c B @a," BS J J cUU U |

"B @aS ? AcB jZS c ? k wU, q @@ Z @@ ZAa," ~S cU |

jc ~T UcU AS Zc @Mvcv rA Av R  c i UwUT | wOk A@a ~w @ o w A@ Ai @ TAv BABT  c ~aS @U BNc  ARU j@ cr c | TS w^f ~wcA BUa, @K@AK T Z ~R A@a B-TR BS a,@U j@ c dTU R |  TS JvT TAv c AsAS, aSA@ @ J AW-C F BF@vAv AOS gU AS ~T | BS wgf @f ~UOS @aS |  Aw  Ac @ @Ai Aha ~T | A@ co cr AS@vq JMa AwAaUT, @H rN W WA A@ j@wU  cUUS AcB, "~ j s ecU@ !" U Tq fT AaU, @q @ jq SS ST |

~T @U P P @ iUT, "AcB, ~AS jZS, jZS ? c s cUAaUS rf aAv g @a Tcq scS ?"
"~ ~ ~ ~  c @ @ U cJo jZS j Am AU  ? ~c@ @ Z, j@v ~wq ~AT  @q gcAaUT, @H ~B........," j@v FT S AcB, "~ha,  O ~ ~w jS  AO @A Aq," gC gC A^mAS cUS AcB, "@TU c, jS US ~T gq-cS | qAS rfTS AcS, AS TAU, qAS rfTS ^K |"

~T T ! AcB s STq ~T TU AOR @ A d @ AUS | A@ AcB ASAc@ cU OUS | A@ TSKAvR "cr cr" gA  U U @U@ @rU BSUS |

"~ c @U@  rAU U J J @F ?" cCAU cU Tq @U@ @q TS ~ @U, A@ @U@ cq cCAU eZF s g O @@H !

RS @c co rK  AwAaU | @H jc @TUc BABT wv wv cUS, "U @ c, ~S  Rq @q qU | ~B Ai@ ~vv T ~T A TU@l c f Scc TB r | jq  ~c ~S@ AS s |" A@c -S@l j@ A@r -@SU a @ | jc J c T AS bU  ASO A@ Jv S |

jqc ~T c aJ@ oUT AcB@, @S @f gc il J jq OS w ~wTS, ~B qAc, v cU c |

" r  ~ATR  @ A ," AcB cUS |

 cv, ~TR  ~B jZS ~c @ AaU S | c ?

"q BAS, ~T TS cUa ~B Wvc -sw | j q swsw R kcUQH," AcB @TS j@ -A^o m cUS |

"@f Wvc ? @S UQH @ cUaS  ?"
"@f UQH ?" il OZ Tv@  U j@v, s@ cU, ATAOg m cU RiS AcB, "AvfS TS ~S   TFS Omv, q   j j cvU ~c T !"
"oS !!" ~T Tm OJAO Ai ! vB ~qUF @ S a ?
"cUS A@ AcBScc ? ~AS A@ AFAF @S oS ^S jZS ~B jaS S A@ ?" wf rFTU wU ZJAv Acm |
"Bf J,  ~c, oS ^Sq ~B jc^ ~wTS jZS | jce jc AA-SQn ATAU | q  cc-w @FSU @ OS iU j iAa |"

jc ~T B @ cAU, " ~ ~T vSrS ZcS S, jc....."
"JF, I @rAa | OU @U ATU Rq J@ OLv Aw cA OU |"

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TS W T OLv @U Aw c U | AcB @v @ j@ cJ@ q c @  T@ iaS Z ~T ~c@ ! AcB m@ @S ?! AAS  cU okTSAcXKf cUq BAS ~T |

"~c@ Aha ? JF , ~w ~AT cU c@cf AaUT | cAS  jq @FUcr qv ZJB  rZ U j@v okTS | jZS  ~ ~T Av-A@e ~T BSF ~wAS@ O AS ~SAS | q j@v oJ S AU w cc S | , ZU Bw okTS T @ ~A Sq  w ?" O-@AS c SfAS A@ A cUS AcB |

~ ~A ! l@i T sAha ~T ! AcB ~c jq OS w @f oS ZJB jaS ? j R  ~@ ~AF@U cF | oS-vS A@ ~ ~B@ @U R s SA@ ? -c  c ToFswq ZJB R  wa | AF ATF s-q @, jc  ~T UcU AB | s WvS Wva c Wvc  cq  ~T OZ TSq,  AcB  ~ C OA w\ J cS S | f-rFTU-SfAS-~AT m j@c ~ ~ OZ iiA @ ASUT |

w A@ TZ @ j@ r oJ a d @S AcB :

"oS cU @f cI T ?"
"S T ~ A-Bl," AcB@ j@v m Aq vS Bcc  f |

US AcB | o aS ~T OUA@ | cUUS, "S S @Ac@ oS ~Acy w A AS ? @S j@ AcrK AA Ai@ ~T@v T BFlm  O av Ai@ sZS , ZSq............"
"TS, ~S j oS Ai@ AA-SQn TS @S j@AS R s, ~SF T  ?"

f U @f ? ~B TS v A OUa AcB  |

AcB w @US S | cUUS, "Bf J | ~Bq q AA— DTf ~Acgc HFU, R sA -ASv TT T T  ToF  | sv jca a | v BS q S ~AT jZS j @F w  ~Aa |" AcB wU kH AA, Tm AO Sq  |

"TS, , jq OS w ToF @R SS J ~a ?" AUAU wU  ~Acr |

"SS a oS  S ?" AcB cUS, "AnAmv AUmv Z S, ~^BA@ cB j@ STf ~vR@ T @@ Av SS TS |"

"TS, jq OS w @S OfS ~vR@ U@S ~a cU OS ? TWU ATASO ?" rFTU wU AA |

"S, Rv  j@ Hm cUUT", AcB cUS, "SS a Ar\-TwfR Tm Tf AOB  @ | sTS, ~B sA T^f TO^Bf j@ ~SAcyp SF AUA ZJB R s, AFTkUF aR  cAHABF@ TkUFR ~FAo@ c S A@ ? AOn, @cF, f jcq T T oS | SS @ ZJB U  SS O @S ~er @T oS Ug S |"

"A@ Bi S f @f @ ZJB R sc ? OfS@U  ~ wS @ @ s S," ~S AB |

"jq , jq ,  aU Ai@ BwAv oa  BSS !" ~S Ai O UA RiS AcB, "Uq cU ~Scc, ~B sA AT ATt SS ASBwU wR wS S  v j@ Tm oSUg  S A@ ? j@ Av SS R O v A@ @T c oS Ug ?"

~T m TZ @A@ @ A@ ! ~B ~c AcB j-@S ~Kb w J OUaS ? U f A S R, R ~c Ar\f ASB@i ?! ~B jZS jZS rS sc ? j  Xgv wUAT ! A@ ~B s ~T UcU ~@mU Am, C OS TR@ AcB cS @ ?

"~g Aha T TS oJr," cUS AcB, "Z, ~ATR  A@a BAS S | j@ Acrmkn R ec AgAq ~T jZS ~wTS |"
", -U f ~T S q S ? @S mwf  ?" AT cU |

"BAS S, ~AT Ai@ BAS S | @TUc@ a c,"  wU cUS AcB |

" AB @ ASS S ," cAU ~AT, "jAS  ~S TZq AcAOn c ~Ag w\ S jAa ~T | ~B OQ-@H AccgSv q s@ |"
"A@ -@ SA@ Wv @ ~B  ToFn | T A@ ~B OS @ sc FS ~a ?  aUU gU wT @ ~a  ? jq cU rf......." l@Ai wU AcB cUUS |

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c cFcm  wU | fT @ S @ wAv ~B@ T Z ASU | ~T  iJq AcB wmv q  wU, A@ QH AcB @ oR aS |

A sZS jUS, AcB j@ ~SF TSK | wf TZ, pA AcU | ~fc AA U@ | ~T m TZ @A@ @Aa | A -~  ~T sZS U cJo AcB@ ~SH @Aa, WA Sv cB |  r ASyf | jTSvq SA@ jZS@ m | cU i, AAw AS@ R c S | @v-~US-@v T Uv-qv @ @ OUa ~T cASf AcB SpL | S, q  Z A@ c A A@rAv SpL | -q UiS  cw OUa ~T  AZ AZ | @ m  cc !  rKq  O S | j@c TS U Oq  c w iAa,  TS U, S w@ r @Av OU wAa,  TS U W  wq b@UT S A@ ?  A@ w b@  ? @S wS  ~a S A@ ? OUAa ~ gcAa | jToF @ZS j@ av wp Z Am Aa ~T @U | ~ca ~U TAB wcB ZUT cU TS U | AZUS R av v@ T ASO @ A ~^ ~ q A@r ofm @U, "~Nc, ~NcBS |"

~T @U j@ j@ j sZS cr @UT, avZv UW j@Av | @H Av A@S cA BUa | ~wcA AT c ~a | TAv Tm j@ BABT  a W ~o@ZAS B | ~T @U B ZU ZS j cUT | @ TZ @S @ Sq | j@ jBS ~Aa q, PSU jq rf ~OS Swp wf Acr c@ dd @q |

Acl AU cJAr To  | AcB @ZS  TS j caS ~ ~S TS J A OUaS J ~ cJArAv | AcB cJAr w\ ~w SAa ~S@, A@ cJAr ASAS @ZSR | ~Xg TS@ , TT | j ~oH cJAr cBS AcB ! ~oH ! Tw f wAUWJAB AOAS S ~T, A@ Xo f j@ ~cS ~a, v  cF@H S BSUR OU | TS U @S kB ~ACS Am Aa, f sS q ~cS | jv A@ w TU@K, T\U@MAK@ ? ATU ~a OS wS "TS  A rS @ ~B"-j  |

"jc j@v w\ cAU rS ~Scc," AcB d @S ~B@ w\ | wU m ~w ~w w\ ~ O ~S@ Z, wf | cJAr  @ZS T wa |

"~B @  j@r ca ~w cS r j@ Hf wA@ @S | ZS ~crF cS-UQM A^mAS wq-cAB OJ v |  ToF qASR AaUS j@ SQn | B gwA@, j~U c c rf WR J @  | gk oSA TUA@S,   | Tm gAU @rf r | W U@Um O@c@ ~gc Sq | c q ToF J Z Ac@ Jq j@ Tn cSAI, T-T TAv | ~Ar | g av i SS ~JO R @  cv jJv cS@S TB c  aAv TU |  AS j@  T cc  Sq, TA q-T Uwq ~a | S @ OS ZU TU v TA Z TZITv | wS Acr UAU TAv c qha @ wS ArZ | f AaU AaU c @S j@  j@v J@  wU ~S TSq w Ri TAv S S rZ j@ @AU @BA : Bc Ao ~ R T |

A@ @ @ rZc wS ?  BSF  TA  T @TAUSfq a, s AUT BSF Tmv, Zc BSF cSS X@@ R ~AU AW @Uw U | @TU A@ :AZ AAAv@ cq gUc, UA@ UA@ @ AwAU   @Uwv U, s ZU SA@ wU A c | ~U, wS rZ Ac^Tn ~w c Ag Sq @TAUSf | A@ -F  T TSU  !

j@AS @U  Tmv j@v v A@aq @TAUSf wU U aS S, A@aq aS S | r W PosOFA WvU fTf | TTZf   ~S Brf ASB T A@, "@ ~B j v wU Uq c, Uq c | PSU  BS ~B PT U @ Z Uf |"

g Wc ~R c  cOA | ~T :Zf TAv av cS@ cJO av ~ : "w S @TAU, w S, cr B  | jq, Ai@ jq gc w  ~T ,"— cU w Ri  |

swl  TA R TmvAB OT@ RiS | j @f SaS J AQ AI-j wU ? jq sA c-AUT wS   ArZU j @S ArZ JMac ?

- dAB OZ  j@ @ SAS | @U dq OS J ~of AcF ln A s,  ToF Aq cJO @ | jq @f q sw US d ArAB R ? TSAm @ US dAB | ASq AAS j TAv@ AgQ OS f @a @ -- ArKF Ac | AS ATUU Am, ~TS R cAy | J AcS-cS AI-Av@  a @ OSAS Brf | TSAm @q j AaUS ArBf | @SFT ArKFAv@ AS j@ @ cA jUS  |  TT ~TSBfR  AUS |

JF, AFq  | @H :m fd ASBq ~^emS AaU S | c@ cB ToF j@ @iA ATUU mf@ d ArAB R @SFT ArKF, jce ~SrS-~orS @i F OUU dArKF BSq |

jq cAq AJA ASO j@ ^ A@ TB AaU | TAv  :Z AS J mha   | AAS oS @@ Z TBAv | @U sZS  j@ gAcZF wA@ a, ZSR  A@ gUAS cUF FmU | ASBcF TBAv ATBS @Aa, j@ TMUAc c@ A A Bc ~OS @Aa fmSAv | ~crF j  ~R j@v @pR AaU | ~T ~B@ w\ vgkAT@ vq |

j fW  ca @v wa | @i RB j@v Bw JMaa ~B ~T w\ SA@ |

"AU", fT wU |

AcB A@ w\ co  Ac US S, Am  w\ OAU s UwUS |

"JF, Acr-cqr ca TAv ZSq @  d @a cS-UQM-jUc-Xg @ |  gA-g@T m cSA v-ieA-gBS @ @ d @a HfBS | A@ jTS Tq Wv wU q WvS |

-^F cS @aq j@ ~ @ AaU  | ~ OA cI ~ T @ A  AS TAv | ~ rK q q A I cq d @ AU | @Uq @ASr BS, SBS  | jq Ag ToF @   j@ AZAU TWq S AAaU | ~  wUv A@q AaU, q ~gFcr SAv TZ   | T A@Av wU wa A@ sAS, wU sS r aA@W j U | Tk BU ZSZS  wU  fW sL UAU @im | ~S   wU ~T SA@ | S sAR ~AOq AU, wU AU S | @U AsAw wq@ S  AJ Zq wU S @ R rAS c j@v ~r AaU S | v BS LLR ASA @S ~TW ZU  ~U TkUoSAv@q Zq cU F P@r S TAv |

cS A j AOA@l nAv A@a qU S — A@AT, ~c @ ~eAB AOA@ha jUFA | U U S A@aq | A ^F cc AcrS@ wS AS ~  : Arc Arc @ TS rH  c H S  AS@U | jZSR s, wR | A@ AS:rN  wS | @H  ~U s wU m — -q  OA  wa | @cU  w w OZ c ~AcU o I  ~r, "cc, ~T @i AA R | cc, ~T @i AA R," ~@U S BS c TAv |

jTS @  j@ca @U ~AcA  wa | @im A c @U ~rq sZS s ca, cc @ST AcgkA Zc JMaU TAv @S | F A U  cc S | oFS gC Am  cc @ST @ r J@-@ @ j@ wK AS A ~ cUS | S @c A@, -yAHf cB @@ BU Zq W^ Uw TAv | c cc ~rfc T AS ~fT g sq j@ wK S @a, cU cTS Ag wU w ~ R Tk ASB @im A   !!!

jce q J sn d AcerrNf OA\Ur-r r@ @ gr iTA wA@ Ts c |

A@ cc AcgkA q @p ~BfcS TS ZAaUS AAS | sAS cJO AaUS, A ca jqAS jq mSAv j cc rF J f-~oS AScS @ waS AAS | j ~T @U q Tff Ar\f ~cS @A | OQ T oFS cUS AcB |

"ABA AZ ~Ssf ~Bq q AS, DTf ~Acgc gAS, sAS ~@r j@ SQn kcrf HF-Ug  AZ AS AwAaU q Arf !" A^mAS cUUS q A@-c |

~c cJAr J S AcB | q J ~cS |

jce jc cJAr oAS aA j@ gA Sf @i r  ! "sR cA T rFT" ZJAv kcf hOH wS g ~a AaS @ | ~k c q A@ @TUc ~mv gfm ~Ac @f T^hOH @ UwUS, ~ IAU ToF   UwUS Ac | AcB cJAr T wa |

~S ~S g jU, "T !"

AUAU-~S-fT j@ @ iU, "AT, ATn !!"

~AT W WA AZ ~T AaS c ATn @i @q ASw ha q mwf  | XS c ~T c ca Ac @ mf, sS ~SF TSK, ~SF TZgAT — r^-TA, ~ @xim  ~ @ ! w AA AT Rq ~cc @ jq @im c  S | j sJ m J ~cc j ~q H c @ | cT @S O S gA  RmA be-j w OUa  : "sR cAJ T rFT "|

Acm o  S, s f ~T @HwO ha  l@KR ! Twf f LL ~T cAI S, BASS j @f w, @f  U U  | o cU A  ~A g wAa ~T U | jABAS @S @-AA R c S | cc A ~ ~mfAv : "sR cAJ T rFT |"

-j@ ~gkc ~Ag | cU rf  j@ ~o-~^@ S-wp AvTAvT ~U ~T Av@ Hf | jsA A@a Z ~Ag ,   ASB OZ@ K @T ~^@ q A | A@ s w g wAa ~T ? wU cB ~ wf A@ ~AAv @ @dH ~AgTS | rFT@ s cUR A@ ~U s cUa S | Rv ~AgTS @ OU s cU, s @cU A@q cU OU | Tp Tp Ua AT o, sS SO U | ~ OZ  g sha ~rBU | g sha AcBR SS jce q A@ cR | c@f ~T @U AcU, gf, ~ !

~oWxvg jq ~cFZF ~Ag  AT co A ~ ~R ~oWxv UwAaU | cU PrF ToFn A ~T sZS U cJo  AAa ZS k @ wfB WxvoAS g ~a | ~B cAS !

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AS @U wmv US ~T sZS :r cAa, kc W ZSR @vAS | AcB cc QT OqaS AT @a, "cU AT cSAv ~T,  @S @ AS  ? AF @ @ cU | AF cUAa , ~AT jv gAcAS | Ai@ jTSv c BSU T A@ ~AT j-Itv ToF AU ? ASB@ c Kf Uwa  ~T | J f ~B Rq QH RqmS r  ca j@AS sA - Zfmv ~Acgc   jce ABA TT T T  ToF -AS U — jZc BSq S -oS Ug ~r jAaUT OS | A@ - Tk  s j@ ~o Uw, j@ ToFT ZJB S  — jv ~T ~STS @ SR AO AaU, ~T gc SR AO AaU  |" ~rK W SS AcB |

AcB@ HT @ AT cUa, ", ~AS ATa @ haS | ~AT  A@a cIq AAS | @TS j@ W ToF OU AwAaUT ~S cJAr S S | cA@v jq ~B @U SAa s q mwf f SA@ ~Tq wU A cAAaU !"

U ~c RmA @ cUa, "~Axv, ~S  @TU @ A | ~ c:, @F wS w @U ~S !"

~T g gc @v O S | ~T m TZ @A@ @ A@ , @q A@ | TS X^ Tv S | ~T @f ZUT, @f SUT — jA@ ~M AcrF ? SA@ @S T Bw OU AwAaUT ~T @U  ?!

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 @U@ A j @AAS rS AT  cUAaUS, "T  ~ BFAK-vAK TS S  | AT B^An@ ~AT ASB  cASAaUT | ATn ST AXorf !"

—T—

(c-45, jAU , 2010)

~UH: U TBT

jq UZ ~S @TS UwU?