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Ac@U  ~AaU | ~SFSF AvTxv J@  Awa | ~B   wfyT aAv  sha  T BSF | ~B@ ASv @S AvTxvq rS AcrK  S | wScBS, qOq, ATAAvA ZR jqc ; AcrK @ ~v F@A\v | rgS AvTxvR  qOq AS o OUa | ATS dT cq @ g ~ qc UgSf rN A@ ccq @S OU sAhaU R | w JO ca o jq ASv c ~S^ AaU | o jq rK cav c  wU jq ATS BSF | Tp r c S jq AS nTw wBwB @ sAhaU | jc jvSU  jaS AcFw qASgAAv @ rFTU Acr | @SvTA jArS AUAv R gU @B ~a | c S SA@ j@c BWSF | Zcv S j@ gq |  UA @UB j@T gU@ @a a | R  ASBS ATU SA@ j@c rFTU Acr  AS b@, c SB jA RS T R FS qOv c^ @ AAaU | F ~c@  A@ @ j@BS v @vAaU,  S Aw FSv WAT a  |

~B@ ASv ~S^ vS^ c A jq ATS OUa s  BSFR Rq rFTU Acrq f | w@Uq rK  sc @ AaU  cc w@U jUSq S | ~FUcAv@FAU ST AB B JOBS @  BxvrS OUa w j@  oq | S, Tp, rgS ~ T jq OBSq @cU cA@ AaU @U@ | gU@ cv Sw S @ Zc iUS, rf Z, ~jc ~ aS S | AS ~cS | S oAaUS @ AB | AAS ~c : Acrq an | AS AvTxv ~SS BSR, S TTrq TZ R A@a cU SAS | @cU "Ai@ ~a F", cU S SAT ZAaUS | U Ac a R OBS |

c rK Ac@U  Ov Sw T U jU | rK @FAv |  AUZa OfS  qAS TB OS Ac@r | STv Sq rFTU Acr OZv wUwU @ R A@ A@ AS  A cBScc A@ W ZUS | ~oWxv I@I@ @B | BxvrS  r cvR eAQq U | U r @c T U@ cAr Sq | s ~a R @ST a c BSF cFm | ~crK rFTUcc j@v Tn r @US, "s AUZa  AF AF ~a S cAS cAS AUZa ? @S AccAURwA @ c ?"

"J cIUT | ~B@U jq @f s j@ qxvSv a ! aUT cq c qxvmvvq S @ Aha; cIUS cBScc, ~T cTR AS @TS @AaUS, SAAv SA@  ~e@ AU qxvSv U@BS@ AB @  Bw @ Ua | @U @U @f s U-," cU cUq  @f TS  T A@ A cUS, "cIUT, A@^-@TS sS OS OS Uwa wv cFv ! @R Aa A@ec SAa TS ha j ~w-"

T ~crF cgc @S Ac@ Sq | cUU, "Fv @qv SFOU F | ~ TFS ~c qR mvO Tmv Fg SS ~Fcv T Ue Ac AT-"

Ovc@F me Dr  S, ~ qAS  TSF TSK | rFTU Acr Z wU cr A A TZ @ T SaS | jqc, AXf @S r @c sw ~ S A T wf wU cUU, "S T @EOS ? S Fe@ q ~U |"

":, B cJO wAa ~B@ | rFTUcc sA j@c ASTv @ TS  s U-" ~w ~w Jv Jv TA v @vU, "cJO S sRq AOl AaU | j@c Rm BAU  wAa q | ~, c@ vR ~a cv | Rq ~cm A@ @SAxvAU JA qAU  !"

"~ @SA^ A@ cUAa ? ~T   ZS JAo sha v g | ZAU S A@ c @ Fe@ qv cU AUT !"

"cFv TS  S ~ qABAU rK c | cAB o, ~B  ToF rFTUcc Rq ASTv cFv o Uc | U@v AU ~a," aS aS Jv Jv rgS v @vU |

"c  ITU O@q wa | Rc rS @ c  jZS | ~B@ ZRv s T wU,  @f c ?" cU cU Tp A@ A @U rgS, "~B@ TS @f AaU  TA ? q  TS @ATAv AaAU |"

T il JA  cUU, "~Tv ~w c @ A AAc ? AS mvU A sc |"

"mvU AAc ? cA sAc S ?"

"cA sc @S UQHv ZAU cU  ? ZAU  AvTxv @ cA B   ~Aa | c-cAe A@a ~a  ?"

"J  cv | A@ aAv   wU | cA sAc @c ?"

"AZ @c sq | aAv ToF ZS@ BSF @ZS W ~c Aw | cA@ g@rSv mvUq @ sc Ai@ @Aa | BSA ~cAo Rc cAvA c ~ |"

"~vc  @f @Ac ? qSU  wUq  c |"

" c^cm @q ZAa TFT | ^Sw fT^ mvrS @a j@v cA Ae wmv S | ZS @c cU  wa | fQ Aq Arv @ sc | mvU OB @ mqv cAr ZO A@ ASv T  cF | @AU sc | , AAUATSAv A @ U ZS ~c A j  A@aAS-"

rgS AaU | T T cU, "j  j@c oS m @phaoS R wpFw ! O@A fQ S A ApTp^rS ASKo | @f @i Fw !!"

"S  |  S | cA s @ qhav S @ cU  ! A@ RZS wU cqn c cUT c | jZS xvU UqcAv j@v c AAUAv, cIAU ?"

il  Uv TA cUU, "Rc s-q @ S @S, jZS q ~T  mvrS sAha | j@ Z, ~T vS U A c sAc | jZS, rA^ Z OqU @ S cU A  OU  ! Ag cc ~w mvrS Aw j@v cA ABg @ Z | r O @S aS A@v O @Ac | RA@v  U@ s S | ~AT aS aS ~Aa | s !"

MS v ~ ^Swv ~  i U TA ~ rgS | j@v mvrS AB Aw vATSU mvrS ^Sw A^@ | ZS @  S A@ Ac wA | rgS ^Sw TqS ST ~ w U@U oc | TA jq wAq cA sc  | ^Sw TS ~cAo j@ sR |

A^@ mvrS MJa wA j@c J@  wU | rgS SfO Aw rr A@S ~SU v | SS Ue@ J TZ Z aS j@v U BSU ToF A  cA jAw oU Tp A@ | rrv AS  a j@v @T cA Tp cUU, "g j c S ! cq JA ~Aa @S ?"

"cq cA Z | c cIAc | gv cXo Tv | jZS  R Aha |"

Tp ggf @ cUU, "cB @ cAU S  ! AAcF FS Wa T R, ~  Tv Uwa | ~, i ~ | SqU I @ @ZS vS a c ZS cIAc TBv |  w   rv | rA^v MJa qArS  @ c |

rr AOc AOc rgS cUU, "v ~crF Zc @ A@a c S | wT@U | ZU ~@r ASO  gUq Uwc j@v  | @RAa  @c |"

"J;  @Aa |  Q  ~c A@aq S | A@ q wc T  r j sA @@  @, c -"

cU cUq fW j@v qArU cAB vS S iU | BSU T @ rgS TZ oR | M j B v o a j@v U A @T g i jU  |  vS UAS  U Z  U U jAw jU Tp @a |

"c rgS |   @@v @ ~a |"

"cU S | ~AT JA JAq SAa |"

il Ac wU Tp cUU, "~: s cUAa rS | ~w jZS j c | ~ W JO @ ~AT @ cU c S |"

 dQ wU @ sS j@v ~Pos mr AaU | rgS Sfc  r j cU |  v TS Av U A  ~or ~cm cUU, "cU" |

" S  ! TR T @@ ~w ~T jq A@mvvq @AaU | cr rqBR @a | R oH ~T Ac A j-j cv Zc BdA BS |"

"@S v BdA  @ A@a cUAS ?"

"R  cUc BS Sq ! rc, @A, jvv jvv  c mvF BU @ S BS !"

 fc fQH wU mr OT@ i W ZU j@c rgS |  cUU, " BSF ! TS-"

c c gB OZAv  A@ WA o Tp cUU, "jR sA cI S A@, U @ ~ cI c S rgS |  c  QTvq Sq |"

O @ A@aQH  A@ O qU rgS |  Zc ~m ~m cUU, "TA q j@c i T ~T @v rS | gAcKF AS FS  ~TR j@v ~a | ~AT s @Aa c s cU A @c FS @Aa v ~^ j@c-"

il @MUf OZ  A@ O TA cUU, "@f FS  ? Acr sAc ?"

S U rgS |  cUU, "Acrq cv | ~^ q s wAv A@, gAcKFR @c FS ~a ,  @a v j@v S UF a ~ A@aq S |"

"JAU a rgS | ^Sw TS mvrS b@a | T Sq cAr |"

"q- A sAc ? ~ ~-~AT ? ~AT s- ?"

"TA Z,   JOv ca j@ rS @Aa; wS ~, AST, ~- j@ c q iAa cU s ~T | q ~T Zc gU f | ~-~AT-~AT-o-TAxv@ eU ~T gU ~ S | Bv j@v @ @ cAU, q sA ~T ATrSv ~T  A@, c j@ ~T gU @c | @Ac q ?"

wA ^Sw TS mvrS b@ FvT Am  JAa QH | rgS i Aw BSU A @T g c Tp A@ OqU j@c | ~SgkAT@ OAv w cFcoS v TZ | j@vQH  A@ O Z rgS cUU, "@f  ? Bcc AAU S ?"

iJv  B @ j@ AOU A jS TA cUU, "J j@v gc AZ | ~-~AT s j@c ~SF@Tgc gcAaUT | SS @ gc c ~T cA@a | j@v T Oq ~T rgS |"

"T S TA | gU @ gc S | j m ~S@ FAvF@rSR ~a ~c @R @T Sq | ~AT  R B @ A@a OA A Oq S |"

T SfO @ j@vQH c qU TA |  il  A@ W fc OZ A@ cU iU, "A@, ~AT OA A Oq | wUT @  OUc S | BS Z rgS, jq fQv @ A c ~T  | ~Fv jAS @mv |  ATrS @ a cUAa S j@c | cU Ac A j jwABA@Avg-j  wU BfcS @A rA@  AS  wTc OU Ac q | ~ ,  ~r BSF  ATrS qU, ~  cA@ BfcSv ZrS BSF ~AT-"

"A@ TA-"

"jv ~T ATF rgS | q ~T  AOASAS jZS | j ATFv @ UAU @q c | ~AT @A ac @ -"

 @v rK c ~wq fW j@v S cAB vSv S d @U jqc |   ~UA@ @TU  r A of of wA cA jAw OUa TS ~^@ A@ | jAw sR j@v BSU @ j@v  cA AaU | TA  | ZAS@  vR ATAU wU |  qU JO JO m T BU Tp qU@Av@ ~U ~UA@ ASBS q FvT R @ AW j@r ~^@ |

Jv Jv c FvT j@c  ^ MJa  bU c UUqS ST jU rgS |  j@  j@ UqS A TS UqS ~ FvT A@ jAw OUU | A \vA@ U jU@ aA mvrS cr T ASTv Z sha | Sqv r d  wa | UAS ST j@v AA^ aAc OUa jZS | AST U w Acv mv WTv  j@v dH TZ | I@I@ BU A | r qSv j@v o wA cF@w q FAccA T, K BBA | q A@ j@ IU@ A@q OZ AA ASU rgS | TA s @v cUU, v Zc Z A@a A@ ? A@ -

- mvrS Tq@ ~ w U@U ~FS^Txv rS sAhaU |    OUU |

|| 5 ||

"rgS cA ~a ?"

"@ ?"

"TSw | qr A@ cKf ~a @U | ~B AcTSw @ gcS A@ jAaU | q Zc AU |"

"gcS TUf jAaU ? @q jA@ jU S  ?"

"~ZAU ~qv cv oc  ? R  Sv ~w MJac @S O^ Sq | m s eWA@ ~cm |"

" A@ w ? q TO@ ~w c AT sZS wT aAv jU ZS BS ATU wUT s, q T  AAcF m AaU |"

"qr A@ ZS cKf @ cU Sq T ?"

"J | ~ATR q gcUT Fw ~BS AcrK A@a @c S, ST ST @ c, q  @@ A@a cU Sq | A@ j AZ jUA cF | A@ U @f ?"

g   \v A cUU, " A@ T ~OS@ @ Sa c |  T ~T @f ? ~T @B Acoq U | cKf oH SS B  j@ j Bv | gU STS R sc |  AT ~c TAoFZS TSw wU s c ?"

" j@v AcAOn swsw, cIAU ?   sZS wUT RZS ZS Ac ST j@v T v SS Ac wS ASAaU TS ~a ?"

"FJ FJ ! Rq  @U T Uc T Tv  ? c , @f vS wU ! @f sS wSv ? ~ - Rq s -

     ~qB A A@cT w
     ~qB A WTqcT w
     ~T ccAB TA^
     ~T TAB Zv Ue w ||
     ~qB A A@U w
     ~qB A WTqU w
     ~T ccAB Acaq ~H ~qc
     ~T TAB @A^ Uvqc w ||

"@B AaU A@a ?"

"J ZAha |"

rgS i Aw  o W @ v T c @ jS c^  AU |   W Aw c @ ~SU  av v@v ~ j@c jUTU aA @ @Fv mk |  @ ZJB ZJB j@v @Fv c @ v @ OA cT AvU  |

ATASv @@ Z Z W W ~RB OUc  il @q fQH fc j@v wU s^Av @ c  j aA U rK Ac@U S ~U TZ iS ~  ~^@ q c^Av | ZAU wU, @p hOH wR j@ TTmrf AcwfA -

     aA@U AUAa TS
     TS c@ o A 
     STS TS  |
     ~w sA BST  TS
     TS  ASc 
     ~ W SS ZRq
     Tw TAT T  |
     STS TS  |

T@ OU s A c Acc  | ~TW TAB@ AcAo TS ~ R ~^ @SFAc cS jq q ~SgkA vSSAv gf OTl@ o a  @,  ~ wS |

wS rK  @ qO c^ @ @ rgS cUU, "v SNcq ATASv @Fv  g jSAa | s wSv SAU v b@ ceU ~F@AT cAU@rS ZJB Aa | cA@ wSU j@c SS q | gTAU  OUR jA@@ @ ZAS@v ~U, ZU @Aa ASEOq |

"J | wSU @ AUZ ASa ?"

"FJ | c UZ ~a | ~FUcAv@AU AB |"

"mAUA ?"

"Rq  j@ TFAS g | @S ? mAUA @c @S v cU A ? jA@ rcB wS SA@, s j@c sA @ cSU   j@c dK TAU@S  wU wSv R !   cM aU SA A ATU AS O BSrS o c^@ cAw c wU  wS A | @ jUOU jA@ RA@ @U A@  |" ASB A@ ASBq   @  iU rgS |

"A@ jvR  gcc ? mAUA @ ASU wSv  cJO @ ! ~^ mvAAv BSF  ~A AcXo v j@v AUU  @ s !"

"S g |  pA@Hv j@v cU | U@wS Qn A@ cFv@ j@v ~SFgc Z AOl | ~T TZ gK @q o | F@ B^ A@ec ~U j@@T gc j@q @ hOH @ @  cU ~ @ | ABASv AccA  @ | U v  cU @, cJO @ ~Lv | sZS @S gK@ j@c @A@ AST r@U cJo U , ~qS @   ~ @ cUS OUc S @S Tq, ZS  gKAv TpF  | sTSgc emp Ta, UFAvS Ta | U@wSR A@ q@T | U@ TZ TZ TiWv  BfcS @v | ~ rv Bfc^ ABAS Tq T    cAvR cU @ | gFArS swv ~cAr S ZU wSvR AccS c^  Aw  TpF  |"

"Ai@ cUU S rgS | cf^f@  U cU  Tpf |"

"S, jZS Tpf S | Tnq  r Kv ca @vU cf^S TpF  | ~TS rArUf j@v fo,  TH ~ @T T Wvc S | A@ TpF AOU j sha R rfR | gc Z, Rq ov ~ @S wS A@ PA AS  | q AS @ | ~O dc OU sc  @ TB cUa, BfcSR cUa ~S@v | A@ jZSR q wS Ae q AcA BfcSco @S a ~AS | cf^f j@OUR cUha S g | Acr r@ OA\Ur r@  ASq JA a jZSR | jvq Q j@v c AO | ~ @@v r@ s , R ABAS  ZAc ~coF T^ AH c | A@a ~AArAQ TSK   TS cIc, A@ cA@ U@BS @a   sc ~coF gK @S ~ BfcSco oAccHf | @ gA @ , AAAcrK iR @ , c Rq s^q |"

"cUa @f w ? j  FA@U @c | SU U@ T ~c  !"

"T ~c  r Av@ TSK |  cq s AcmfH ceU  ~a ZS ~AT ASq @c | ZS jq AccSv ~S@erq j Awa s ! ZU @ AZ !"

"~ha a | mAUA AT @c S, jq ha T @ | q  ?"

"FJ q | U@wS U@ TZ cJO @ | s wS cJo  STv@ o @ZS @ZS  rK B  Tn |  c wS TAU@S @ s r ~ w@ Rq |  gUc s sTS gc wqc q c wS  | wSv sA cJOc QT @ c U@ TZ TZ  cU cU  cJO @c | SqU, Td@ S ! @q  B^ha B | B^TpF  ~aq | TAT @ v cJAO Z @ @f ?"

@ cU cU j@v c ABmv AS A j g  A AAaU rgS |   U \v \v Z OU | Am@wB Uq @ R @c TUv R Tv Z |    TQ BS j@@Av wS, r l, w@ R @Fv Sc sL @ UZ | TSF @Av q ga jZS | cA@ a ~ ~B  | wT ceU Wv aS s ~B wS BfcS w\ c@ AS TZ TZ g @ ~crK j@T A s SwH @T,  gAcKFl ~r | j@BS j@@f TSK q ASoSs AcdXo sXo WKH @a | jq sXo AHA AS ^ ~c@r Sq @S | SwgF ABcq | ABq  ja AO@U | A@a wS cJO @c  | SwA@ hOH R s^SK Ac@p @ TS AS j@ OAnSS TI@ ~r @ | cA@ ~Ao@erq A sc | c, dHF mgc- ~rc ~cH-b@ OZ aUAv q ASAEO AHA@ Z  S ~c ~^ wgfT ~U @ ~Sgc @UR q ~^@ R rfU ~SgkA@ F cU TS AS AB  S | c,  jq wSAU jq Z R @Fv BW ~r @q T @c A sR j@Z T mpA  ; dHAv cFA q TAT q | TAT Tp S |  j@ AcrK TZ@ BfAc Z ASB AcSfS rf A | c  @ jq dH sXo ~Sgc @c @ S |  AS, jjc,  gcR S |  @cU sXo s, sXo @ cJO @c R cJAO Zc ~^ H, ~  ~wO TB  Aq ASB ~f BfcS ATABT wFUA PA @ OU AS:rN |

il Zv c^ @ i JU g |

"iAa @S ? c, j@v O cSq |"

"J | s c | cc RcU @S ZU s c S, \@ B T ja | cA Aw ~jc Ac@U @S ZU s c |"

"@U@ ~cAo sA TTrq qTg S @S U ? sAc @f @ ?"

g U, "T @S A@a ZU @ rgS ? @U UQfB S ? @S ZUc SA@ ? cA B c  !"

rgS  T SU, "AFq  ! ZU @ AO AaU | j cKf  ~c @Bwf kAHT q  | q ! Tv wa j@c |"

cZA wvv c^ @ g A j ~U BUU W | v FA@S |  j@v@ Tp @ BAU Z c^ cA Z ~SFv AS W g Aw OMA@ T Z av j@v vAcU cU |  qU wJ j@ha @wBn AS j cU  TS |   ~S@ @B |

"rgS, i  cc | Bv A  | ~AT cAha |"

rgS @J ASO @q AvAv @ OZ ZU ZU j@c | ~U v wa | ~^B av T cB | c ~B v A d d ~CU T ks ~U j W g b@AaU | i  wa j@v j@v | g A@ WT ToFq AcaS Ov TA A UAaU  | jZS  G ~r a c  ~ ~UF UwAaU |

"A@ U, Ri ! @QH Jc ~AT  BSF ? RA@ RcA BF @B  ~a | ~ A U c AwA^ UIJ d @ cZS |"

": | iAa, iAa," cU cU rgS gUgc OZ ZU  T A@ j@c OqU |  cUU, "jq g i AT OS @U @S ?"

"c  ! OS S @ wU R cA B @B@T  c @f @ ? cA @ jc @B  ?"

" BBA sZS cJoc j@v ZS T R cA j T cJOc ?"

TST j@v Ac  cUUS, "~@p T @ cAU S  rgS ! AS sZS OU wUS ZS aca c  | RS c gA Aa | BUAS  AU ToFAT@  | q ToFAT@ ~cAo   ZO BwU @ ? jq W ~ JOAcW BAT ccAvv c^A@R  T@c @A AAaUS Rq AcrTrq | U ?  T R aAS ~ T g AcF, cq  Rq AcrcA  | ~B RS W UQf ~OU AaUS cU q ~ ~ATR cJO ~Aa  @v q gUUR ~AT gAU @TS @ cU ?  q cA B ~AT ~AST  c ASB rf @ gc ? j q gcAU @TS @ ?"

"J, ~AT B ~ c S | TSw s c | qr cKf ~a ~B  | SS wS c ~S@ |"

cU cU ~OZ T A@ j@c Z ASU rgS |  w ffA l a jq TSKAv  | j@@U wqSR gU | rgS Sa, q @i Bq AaU A Ac TAv jq cA cr AvA@v |  T SA@  AcAv j@ TpXo R UQfT^ @pK@ Ac AaU |  j@ j@ TpAXo, MgwF, wS wU, cq Awa J T w | ~cAr a o f A gUcAv; fc T@ Sr Tq | gU wS SU ~BR r :Z ToF J TSv W c c ~w AS | jq TkR  cFAnT U S | TST TZ @AiS ZU il ST  jU | cUUS, "gU \UwS ASAS ~S@AS | AZ ,  sA c  s^ g ~AS | s^v AS sAha  ?"

"rfo ! cJO ~a jZS ? ~S@AS  STv SUT | Z U j@c cAU , sA @ZS jA@ ~ c j@c sS ~^ Z A s |  cc ST @ cAU | c gA @  c@ | RJ cJo ~S@ wS wa rfo j@@U |" cU cU il TZv BU  Ri TST | rgS A@  jAw j ~wg wU cUS, "~ha, AB @A , R A@ RS q wSv jZS w ? q s -

     "SA Rq ycS
     rfPOSF U va
     wM ~ r cH 
     c  c ava |
     AZ r @TU@AU
     To Ug BvU ~AU
      Z ~@r a
     A A @ ia |"

- T ccq T UqSv c @ wqaS | j@c SA cU, j@c S  cU | cc @S mpA Sq rgS | o ~oH jq wSAU Ao@v@  wa | ~ha, j BS sZS dHdHf AaU, ScAccA, j@BS wS UZ,   ~ ~SFBS w - @TS AaU j BfcS ? jq AFBfH cAAv ~^@ ~^TU  AavJv mpA w^R TU S @S ! T BA rfH O A@ O q dHfAv@ cec ZJB O @ rgS |

"J @ A@ S @ jc i  | ~AT cAha," cU cU B ZU Zq cq c  wUS TST | ~S@QH OO AcaS c @  iU rgS | ~vv Sw @@v aUT  ~c |  ~w O Z BAT @B A@a ATAv S @ |

UUO U C  aA ~a Or |  mr ~T Uw | Ov TA A i j ^W Uw AJBv ZU J OAv@ a AU  | cq cA  ~T gC U U cA aSA@ OU wU |

cA aS A@ ~S@v BAT | AcWJO@ BAT ToF cA ~ TS iS ATU cB @i c | cA@ cvq ZU BAT |  j@r avav @@v c PA @  @A, Tv ~ JB UAwa rgS | U O cAa wv @@ | @U@ OJa Z cZAU AS  U OU R TO cJo cU | jZS UwU ~ U c A@S ^ ~a | c U @ S @, r@v  ZR sc ! TO cJo cJo j@ ~Xg rA^ ~SgkA aA AaU rgS TS ToF | cA j@c AEOT fT^ BAT ToFq av c ~a j@v | ~sL TB AwAaU  | v SS @ em @AAaU rgS jq cK Ai@ ~w | jZS  vUvU @a BU | K JU @ rS sAhaU ZS @ | ASv TA ~ j@v T | jqc AT A d @c | cv Ta ~a A@a | S UFv, @JO, rU | UAR A@a aAaU jc | @U @O I U@U@ @ c ia  Or AW | k @ BU Z s S ~ | cB-@U j@v U sS wAB ia BU AW | q A@ Z Z ~gFm  cZAU cJo OUAaU rgS | of of w ia TO @iTAv | j cav sTS TS @ OUU, A@ ~wTf ca @ wv BATv@q Ai@T cFc @ c - TS TS Ai@ @ S  | ca @ ~w cSAU wS S Aw j@v U \ w  ~U AaU - RJ @a ~mv TrdT OK Z jAaU rgS | XoAv BS j jZSR v @B UwU  | U TO cJo  R AgB Z AcAa OK c^cm | @T Bw, @T qSgmvTxv, A@ Ug  SA@ gU |

cA TS A@ @ @ sS wU ~RB R wU il - "jq s, jq cA | wv ZU B b@ sS | W B  ZAa ZUq a | gq c co  |"

"rgS ? @ q ? Wv c J J @a ZU ! @@ @ cUAa ?"

TA wU ! TA ! jZS - AcFlmp T j@Tk Am  qU rgS |  A i U  gkAT ~S a |

c^ Ai@ SfO aJOU JA AaU Tp | S S Z j@v U @ATB S | T OU ZJ @ vS cJo | @Jo j@v Ov cFw | rgS@ Z cUU, "s Wc AwAaUT, cIAU ! j@  Bwv Ai@i@ AOASS |  TUf cmvF @ U@BS@ AB @ @ ~Aa | rK j@ gU@ j MJa A wUS |  MJa AZ W c ZU  ~a, @ @R Sq | TfT @  ?"

J, cUAa c | ~w c^ i j c  ! W T ~a | ZS c @ AS ~, ~AT - o ~Aa @U @ |

"@f ,  Uv @f ? cAc  j@Bw ? S A@ ?"

TA U, "FJ, jq cA | q   o ~ ~, j@BS c rAS@ @T @ j@v cmSv Ai@ @TS    j@v mv F ~qA AS ASAhaUT," cU cU  OMA@ j@v @H j cU TA |

"@TS i@U ~T cmS ?"

"FSvAv@ | ATABT @ A@ec dU qA wFUA ^ Av @ sc, jmArAU ^Wv | A@ AF AF @c BSF - R cc ! q TFSB @A @f @ rgS ?"

cU cU Zv T @a  vAcUv R aA @ cqnU WJvAaU TA | ZAS@  A@ @ OZ AA  A@ A@ cUU, "~FATv ja ?"

rgS T SU, "S | jZSR j MJaAS | wT mv~A  ! R j@v A cq |"

"~AT ~ T, ~T BSq j wa A@ | ~ha rgS, Ai@ @ cU, Tv q Ai@i@ AU ~ @AaAU  ?"

rgS T SU, "~T Tv A@ cArgwv qq gAaAU | vAUw Aw BTR A jAaAU q | ZJAv O@R @AaAU | c v ha ?"

"S TS v Ai@ S, A@ jZS jU S @S ? @U  q mv~A ZJB ASAc j@c rgS | S j @U  j@c vAUw A j A ~A s c @ A@v c @c BSF | ~F@SUBTxvv ~a  ? SA@ vR AAa ?"

"~a | sL @ Z ~a," rgS AaU, "T R q c SB ZAa | ~T cAI H g Sq ?"

"oFl, cB @ cAU S  ! rS A@a @Aa, SA@ c Ar@ U wTc OUa ?"

"q q^@rS jAa cAI ? ~ cc Ai@ TFSB @ c |"

"AZ, vS q @EOS @f @f A@SAa Z  !"

"S-TS -Rc BrS vBrS @  ~T Ai@ ~ S  TA | ABASU TvTAv BS ~a | @EOS s ~c Aa Bccv AUq  U | Rc @EOSv ~-," rgS ~m wU Bcc g ~ | AT @ o  sR cU@Av sS |

"rgS, BSA A@ ~ cAr A Sq | o ASqR sA s q c BAS, ~T O j@v cArq BAS, A@ cR, j@v ASAT F@Av  ~^-"

cU cU il sS j@v IJ@AS Aq eU jq AcrK Av @ ASB@ c @ AS jU Tp |  j@wU  cUU, "~ha @ jZS @ | q ~S@ TRU aU ; ~T mU @ T cvq ~T gU |"

"Zc vSrS @Aa, S  ?" rgS A@ j@IU@ O ASq OZ U Tp,  @@v ASB TSq cUU, "fQv AS ~T @TS sS j@v TFAS T  wa ~B@U | v ~AT ASBR cI A | ~U cc AvTxv ~ j@ ca cA@, cIAU ! SrS ~ @v@ c ? O@Av U ~ A@a S @ T  j@ ca cA US cA@v  ~^ ~T @ o A c ! vR  ~S@vq \ c, cU ?"

" sAc | Sv RA TA |  ~v@c S AZ ! jc Ai@ @ cU AZ, fQ ArS a il @ OU jAU s c ?"

"cUAa |  ~w cU TfT @ ?"

" cA B  S ?"

"J | ~w  | cc T sc  @ ~ AS | U ~B@ BSF ~AT s@ cU j@r | c j@ S | j@v q j@U an  ~c |  AS jwv ~cAo OUc | -"

 wU @S :Z  AaU A@ ? Av v  A  cUU Tp, "@TS vS O j@ j@ j@rS OU jUT cU  ! @ OT@ AAa A@S cU ?"

"J,  j@v AAa cqA@ ! A@  cFv @f Ai@i@ cU  TA ? rS a il jq ~B wT j AB AU s c !"

"AaU TS ? jZS ~ Sq ?"

"S TS TfT cA Sq- j@ j@-"

"~v @ ? @a@Aa @R ?"

cU cU i JA U rgS | W @ cA c^ J @A Z q@Uv ST ST cUU, "g@ ce SM@ @v cU ~A Aw | ~ A @U Bw @ sc S | aUUU  OU jU q j@v c | ATASvr@ ToF A ~Aa ~AT |"

"A@ - rgS-"

TA @v  @S MJaU S |  QH q@U   c  Awa | c^ @ ST j iS A c o j JA@ A j@c @ Zc O @U Tp,  cZA Bv c^ @ A A jU W | c^ j@ @H v ZB Ovq A@ Z a | U@ c^  Z ^W A@ wU j@c |  rK i vS oAaU | R ZR AS A@a | AZ AhaU  |

AT@ ~mAm Tkv @v s Tp jAw j c U  TS | aUAv  wU j@v |  B @ OZ SS TSKAv@ SB Za | qA@ OZ Z j@v   cUU, " jAa ?"

"FJ |" Bcc AU aUAv, "rgS Tmv @a | TmvTr Sq ?"

an BS ASd | W WA ~SFA@ A@ a |

"@f  ? Bcc Sq s @S ! Ac S ?"

WS WS T SU BS,   ToF cAr fAv ~OZ  A@ j@IU@ A@ AS cUU, "~T rgS Tmv @aq c |"

"@S, ~AT  c S ?"

g @ @U@U @ A i ~AaU Tp | UUAv ! jq ~B wT TSKBS rgS@ ASEO eWA@ A@a j@v gc | SwArAQ mSf aU cSwT ArU B mvv a | jQH ~R BSr@ aUT j Bva OvqAv R | @U OZq  A@ | j@v , Av@ @SRT TS @  cUU, "~ha Ai@ ~a | ~T r @ FZ S T, A A@ S !"

 j@ ATASv Sfc jqc | j@v c j@v  iU | aUv c AaU @U aS |  Tp@ r @ O |

"cU | @f AB @Ac ?"

"g BoSf ST A@ ?"

"BAS | A\Uf |"

QH AXf  ia j@v, "~U @@ cU ?"

jqc j@v T ASU Tp | STv AAO i@a cv, A@^- il ZU U, TSK T O^AgsS sSAv @ AB @a aUv | @p hOH  ~U  oa |

pf rAv @c BSF  UAaU j@Av A@rf | BU OZAv AT fA aA  cUU, "cU  Ue@ wa @ UwU @f A  ?"

~nTHv s jTS  ~c  @\SR ~AS Tp | TZTAZ fQ @ m @a Rq TAv, w ArQ fTS cq, ~A ha j@ ~BSf r @ | j r sA @S  SR @  UR cp AS @S QAcpAXo   S | A@  @ jq cAU@@ @ cIc ?  fTcXo OZ AcrcQ| OR cAr @A  Ue@wa @ ! Aa, Aa, j @f @a rgS ? j rS @, jA@a ArZ jR SUB rAe cU q Ue@wa @ ! Tp @TS sS cAXo i@AaU ASB@ |

TS c ArAU OZ BU @M@ ZU @ sAhaU |  rgS Tmv@ OFU @ ~ ~OS TAv@ s ArQ A   ZAr a | ~R j@v  iAaU |  TAU@Av  rcASf@ @S @S ASO wU BS  il BBq cU iU, "ABw @A S, ABw @A S, R jc BqSc @TS @ ?" ~jc F Av ST jU  | j@v coF w w iAaU Tp ToF | il TS c @ j@v aU A@ OZ U  AB @U, " Tmv  jqc \v\v ABASq rZ ZAU, SA@ UZR A@a @ ?"

v jU iS Rr @ | q@Uv cA g b@ b@ rgS cUAaU, "Tf r TA | v rF Ac  cA ~c j@rS ? ~ rF  Ac jAS ? AUBA  R cAAA AaU | jq AO^S rv   ~AAO @c @  S !" cU cUq ASB@ TU AS  cUU, "A, gU AwAaUT | Ac A j-j  q U^ ~ q@ ~rS ASAa ! AUBA AcF  jq Tk T @c @ S |"

"S rgS | Rc ARA AvRA @ a | j  mU s | AUc  c A Ue@wa @LLq sA o T b@Ac, U j qmU@UB TFU ArQfQ @f c ?  ArQ A@ @S TkUFq Sq j BfcS ?"

T^ cU of of c iAaU | k k O T IU @  @r ~cH j@ j@ ATAU wU | c^ c c TA q ZAaU |  fQH, UQF~Agf j@TZf TSAv ~B jqZS j @TS j@ ~UF ~n^ a | aUTAU@ AS rgS W cha cA OMA B | jZS @  AAU @U@@AU rN R s | A, wS, w\, ~ q J@ J@ OUa @pA i S, A@ec qA-gwU-AcS i | TH w\ cU cU il @q sS, AS^ A@gcq, i ~a ~U@B , ~c AQH g gMwAU@ AccH | c w US A J @S j@v Tq@ AZ av j@Av T^cF@ ~SH @ c  ~a T@Hf AngB LL ~ Aw F | ~ jq c OU OUq d ASr TS Av aU ATU j@v av c-j F R\vS TAv FUU@ gC ATA @ AU, @i SS BU ~r O cAS jS AU Av A@rf ; BSU, rgS @a jq  jq AcF ZA |

jAU Hc^ Ar  \U A avq OUa rgS | A^ AOTnR Sq  O | TpR T O @AaU A@aQH |  ^  U a A W A ja | e@O cv  jq ToF @ZS sS j@cq gC Awa | TAv O cS jU sZS, ZS   ^W Aw  ArZ ASa @i SS @S @MrU ~S BU ,  O cAS TAv OU sc  oJ ~nTH@ ~wF @q ~Sv@ BAU Z  R OU U ATAr j@v JA @ OA Aa BS TS | SU, rgS s UOU,   ^c^ @S UQHq Z sha S  jZSR | @i o@o@ ~S OUU v iAaU ~\QH ToFq | ZJB v c ~U R AwAaU,  v@ v@ @ R ToF a A SS, U ~ wv@@ @JOUe@ U A JA TZv b@ Z  c  ja cq | ~Sv ASg ja | ~@ w | ~e BUa AoA@ AoA@ | R  cA@ Xov  @c | U aA Z ASUq U |

Zc PA @Bv  sc  jqc  ~Z ~c | j@ AcAOn, ~OS Bw B ZU sAhaU  TS | jq rgS ^S  @a @ZSR AaU S | AcAOn, ~AAO, ~O ~@KHf j@BS TSK | Oc@ TS  vSAaU @ | ~c, j@q , c@ wgf c @ sS  rF cec j@ @c A OUAaU, jq  BSF   Av PA AS | ~BS jq  s r TAv c jAwa  r  TpgkAT S |  r SwA@L R  ~ j BfcS c S | ~O aS iS j@r Ar  ZU cha  A s dK, jq TAv R BfcS q  @p SA sw | j cq s BfcS @ AO@U BSF vS AS sc BSF TS ZJOAv PA @c m  Za,  BfcS   AO@U cfq @ sc | g UwAaU Tp | g ~ Ug, m R cmc jq  vSS avv @AaU  Tm LL | jq cAAv jce Rq sc@Av A^oF  ~^ s AcKTpT ~cwAv wT WvAhaU q Tk,  fc ~AgW c @ AhaU  | ~SgkA jq fc   @ZSR ~U WvAS w cqr ca BfcS -

rgS r JA  @Jo  aJq SAhaU | OT@ W @U Tp | SrS, ASBS cA B T^  Am  ~a | aUTU @ZS sS OU Awa | jA@ RA@ A@ j@v ~mAmg wU  cUU, "mS ? TS-@-"

Tp  A@ TZ JO @ U, "@, U ~ @B Sq | Rq Uqc cSq OU sc ~T |"

W Aw r@ Uv TST j@v  S R Uc  BT  wTa ~ cS AS aScA @ A@ OU wU Tp | jZS ASmNo ToF j@ ~UMA@@ ASBS, sS AcmfH j@Av ~cH T AW a @ | @ vUvU BU J, Tv w^ |  c BU  Ac TZ cS TZU  j@v |  ST wU BU g |  ASO ST J@ | ~iU | A Q WAU iAaU T | ZAS@v wgf Aw T JU  |  rfv@ ~SgkAT@ @   BU R  U |  R  Tp AcQ ASB@ gA Z jAw OUU BUrAv ~SF f A@- |

jqZS T Am  @ | q Am r R @U vgkAT Ag BU R j@Av dH rf j@ ~SF ~AUS ~cXo  Am  @ | jZS OU Sq | To ~AUS ~T mrv@ ~a o | OAr cCT PS:rN TSKfAv Tw OS B j@ ~EOs TBU aA  | @ nTr gAU  AXf q r@UZAv mpA, s A@S  ~Prrc AAO @p @TgkAT, s rNT fc BfcS A Tk ewT ~L@  @ | rA^ TkUF sZS Z nAcn OU AAS |

rgS c^ Zc c AB c AaU | TSF ~BS | Tp cSS AZOA |   j@vZAS AT gAB | OU I I gAB cAvv A@ qr @ Tp cUU, "AT AU @ ? ~AT AZAS  !"

rgS U, "TFAB@ TFT | j@B AT W AaU | sZS @ S@U S c @AaAU,  j@v aSq j@v JvAU |"

"mS @Ac S ?"

"@ ASAa  | Tv gB, ZAa S ?"

rgS gB, AAv @ ~JOS OU A@ OZ OAU j@v ~c@  Tp cUU, "A@ OSv @AU @ ? @ZS @AU ?"

"qTAcU | ~T jAmvTv ~Ssf AU ATASv S c |"

(nTr)

(c 46, vc, 2010)

~UH: U TBT

jq UZ ~S @TS UwU ?