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ZRR  W c^ @ c c ~qv cBU  | rgS cA @ OkHf Wv  A@UATvZS@ k | II g Zq  ST wa ASO A@ | ~S@v U cJr av j@v TO w AAC SM@ cJo AaU j@v | g ~gFm   @ ST wU A@ | rgS ASO A@   Aw W JA  cA Tp  oU |

"ZU @ SAT | TI TI TAv II  ~a A@ |"

" q S cUUR ZU ~AT Ai@q @T |  ! SA wT @ wUR s TxvASAe j vASe @   @ BS ! @S, Wv sZS ~a ZS rBS ATU j@v AJA cAS ASU A@ K  ?"

rgS U, "gU ~qA | @ AOAi A c j@v | jZS@ U@BS  ~ @ c S,   jgc RiST @q ~gFm | A@ cq @ cAOl sZS  TS @S SwA@ ~Acgc Wvc ZS J @ gc—"

"rgS, T ZAc A@ |"

"TAc ? A@ T wU v a c s ! ~  aUq—ZAa  ASO—"

"~, T A@ ZAU c@c@q @c SA@ A ASO STc ? @v cB  ZU ~a ?" g ASO @  UwAhaU | @ c^ @ ASO A@  OUU R |

a SfAv | j-R @ OUOAU @ s | A@ JO  A ZAS@k ~cAo OZ OU Tn, Aw^ OZ S | Sf OU OU q prFTS gkZAU  cTS BfcS OUhaAc OZ  | av av wTAU T^  ToF ST  w jAU  ~a |  TI TI ok ok @ rFfS Ti | AS jq TAv @AOl @S TSK Z TU Or | TA@ TIZS Z SM@ q T ca g R rgS | qS R cJ Av cqi ~W cU OkHf c@ AO SM@ avAaU BS A@ | dHAv  O@O@ @AaU mAc^ |

d SM@ UAS j@v ~mAm AaU Tp | A@ nTr, q ~mAm Bw j@ wA Sr  cAaU @ | Sf A@ of of AAa s @ wTprF @  j j@T  OZ e U SM@ r A nTw aS A@ av @ WUv BUAr A@ | j@ ~Xg T@ R OMc@ ~@KH a q prF |

"O ASAc TA ?" rgS @ il OT@ gCU  | @ZS sS cU bU ja | AEOT ~@r UU | Sf BU R TS aS @r U@ ~m ~m ~m wb  iAaU | i R Tp @JAS iAaU  rf | jA@ RA@ j@c W OqU Tp |  ASB v@q gU @ w BA AS AvAv T cU |

v S S@@ ~B ACS  J B A PA a jq AoAv |  vgkAT ACS J Q AcSF v ia AcAco AcAOn TAv | @Jv w A ~SFBS A@ O Z j@v qm @ cUU, " A@a w AAc S ?"

v AU g | cU,"J cqAa  TAA ! Rq w wT  @c | O ~T Uwc MJac  ; , ~ T |"

TSw wTv OkHf   | jqA@ Sf  ~v JO S | cr @v SM@ BvU @ g AaU Wv | SM@ cJo cJo q A@ AZ g rgS@ cUU, "TSB ~ ~B Ag T^ cS |"

"q  ZAa ! Ai@i@ Bw BvU  jZS | S S,  OU—"

SM@ cJo Z R ASBS Sf  a wT g A@ RS U | m cJ@ Aw Sf o cc cTZ OUa | cA@ Aw^ Ai@ R @Bwf kAHT OJ ZS ~m ~m UUO @ mHg C cU sAhaU | Sf cTS BU aA AaU ~B O^OkH |

A@aQH OUc   cJ qr @ rgS cUU, "~ U@BS c wa TS  | Rq rS—"

Tp j@v wTwT rN g ~AaU  qr @ ~AgTZAv @ | m jqZS j Sf  a TZ cJ@ Awa | r JA @ cSmA U A jJ@cJ@ jAw sR q @ j@v ~^@  TS Z | R q  o   OUU | ~TS, c^  of of JO  wT cA ~U A@ jAw Awa | cK T  ST TAv c@ wsS OUOU wgf AOAU A@ i jq T T^ j@ ~TS, c^  Aa @ | Jv ~Aco AhaU Tp | jq q dH T ~^@ OZ OUS  | rgS co @A ZU @AaU  jq TFv | ~^@ ~c ToF  j  c^  oU | G, ST q  Tp e@O mmr AaU T,   ~CUAU pbgc BA oU dHAv @@r R @AiS ~CUAU@ | jq AcBS ~^@  jq r Av @S j@ ~cF AS ^S @AaU cAI  |

TSB cAAv cr c | JO R AW JO aAv W |  ToF j@v W ~^TU BSF Z A cA@U a R a lc @B@T BSF | TS rm iS B T R Ov ~haS a |  TI TI cJr A JO @ i@S A Z | TSK BTa ~S@ | q wTwT rN R sAhaU k @ |  A g b@q Z wU gcS S S @ jA@q ~a | @a j rgS  o cU, "~ U U av wJq ?" cU cUq  OZ Awa rgS aS JS Tp A@ | ZAS@QH  TZ A@ A@ @  ATAvATAv   cU, "j s Ql ~T oAS w ! ~TS OJ @S ~J@Ar TAv  ~SU av wJq ?"

j@v ~mAmg OZ Tp A@ Z AS gcS A@ AU rgS, "@f s cU gcS ! R ~T @UB c^ | j@ Aa ~T JO ca | wS S ja ~T  |"

"  AT s-q cU av wJq, ~AT A@ jJ@ ~T oAS cUq @c Ai@ @UT |  Tw T @S ~AF Sq  ?" cU cUq SS @ wS g Ri  wU—

     wM  OdcSf
     rFT^ S  |
     BU  A d
      aS ~  |
     Ai WS U rFTcHf
     AUZS UZ JO cH 
     ZS S A  WS 
     TAS@ TZU c  |

cBfH W wU  @ j@ ~SF Tn jS  Tk | Tp To  A@AaU, B gJB g AU@OAO TZAv A@ | rNAU ~eAr@ ~co  a | ASB  re S e@Og TZAv  j@q  ~mAm R ZAr aJ | c, Av  ~ jZS  cowTF AS | cHS cq ~R A@a j@v AaU jq cpXo @fS | qAv ~g  S @ UR rgS ~gFm @S Q  wkb ccFAv cI AS TF AS @S | @pGcH TWTU cQUfS r AcF^U AOn@\Av rFTcH @pG c@ wMf o swUAOn ~gAv  o U Bq |

"gcS, jv c U AT, c T cBA wU S | jc  a AZ, g Aw cA," cU cU  r @v wU  A |

"~ ~ avwJq,  @f ? OAv @ JR AZ swU | ~B TSB   TTS ZAA i@v ~ATq ASAa, cIU ? AST  AT BS |"

"J BAS | A@ s @c A @," cU cU g r  JA U rgS | jAw s @ TpR T Awa   Tp mr qA |

gcS qr QH jAw jaS j@BS fW Mb | -b@ AU R ~UZ\U TAUS J cFALL BUF@ ~cp @ AS jv@ | jAw j  TS ASO  c r Z cUA @ j@ Tw BU U AS bU AUS AAS  ASBS  | e@O  s AwR rgS  Tp qr  Am  JA U Tp | jq ~AAO ~O  ~gFm empA  j@ A Aco, R U j@ fc ~mAm kOS @AaU | g R rgS ~crF @S Ac@ Sq | cv@ AS AS AS^q mgAc@ wU c@FU OUa , c MbAv  | @c cI sAhaU, jq cA cA^ ~c J @S AS@v ~Lfq cS AAS |  BU A i JA r JS ~SF j@ dH  @ oJ Ri j@v oSAO AS  TS SA AUS j@c | oS Tp w^ aA U Or | j@ wgf AS:r  w^ vS AS Tp cUU, "oS w^ ~T c gU Uw |"

Mb Tp  cUUS, "oS cU Sq T | cU ~wcA | ~T UT Aw c-r A@ A@S ! ~T ~A cH  ~wcA A |" cU cU ilq  aSA@ OZ U j@ wU  AAS cU iUS, "~ ~ ~AT gqBS | A @U s c ? U T  jU, ~AT gAc @f ~c A@@ U gqBS—" fW Q rgS ~AnT @ Mb jAw wUS aS A@ j JS ~SF j@ ~AA A@ |

"sR wJq | jqc aAv | oAS@ AS ~ ~U @ c Aw | gU @ Z R cA@a," gcS OZ ZSR q AT gcAv Uwq ~a |  rgS Bcc ~Q S @q g A@ A cU, "AT j@v OU AZ ~T  ! @B ~a | j@vc ^cA Aw RS cUA c, cIU A@ S—"

gcS @AU ~m ~m Tc TSKBS S ToF A s | jAw sR cpXo A@ A@ mAm AS:r UU rgS | TZJ c | @ZS s @f cU U—

"c-r— TS A ?"

TS jw jw W SU rgS | jq eUv OU  AcrK lf S | Tp ~crF  Sfc T S Aw  r @U, "TS Rq s TqSAS AOrA, ASBTAS ~AU, c-r, c-r— Rqc ?"

U@ AcAg wU rgS cUU, "jv  AB@-  S TA | AOrA rq ia S | ~ ~AU @q sA cAU U cUc, j c-r, A@ Ai@ ~AU^fR S | j A@ | j @ AB@ cq AUZc S | fQR ~c S | ~, jZS q vA@r A SO c  @S AAr gS, ~c @RAU vq wS ~r @U gU @Ac  @ ~wq cU ZAa |"

Tp TZ Av U j@vZAS | rgS jqc Bv, @ @ T T AcA  Zc | jZS ~ S | TB Uw | ASB AS ASq TrU a rgS | AXf @S TSK pA@H @ pAcf@ @ZSR Z rZAS | U Tp j@^q mgAc@ @MkU R ~ ATrH@ SgkA  QT @ Sc QT R Sq |

~Av jQH cr g ia | jq ~U qr j@ T s A AaU |  oS R fo@ jZS UF  jAw AS OUa TSB R  ~SFSF ArKF  | U  TpFAS mHlc BT AS^ @T AS | SA R TArc c ~Z c ~rT cA^q jaS ~B@ lc | ~ B j@ j@ Bw U @ caS J |  a ASBm cFs^ AU R gTH IUIAU | A@ cU BfcS | AZ BfcS sS | @ cU s ,  @ | ASsS B, oH @HAU q OU |

rgS  jJ ~S@q AAOA a | J J@ J@ jw jw ccq T J ha @ | Av-j@Av @, gha R KH AcAST, AAOBS ST o @rU r,   jAw sR ~R j@v TS A@ |

g  TITAI MJa j j@v Bw @ AS cU R BS | TSq  ASAv A q j@Z ZAU Bw | ZS OAv @Uwa O J @ A  AW j@v W ~@  a | g Z a j@Av T cJ@S UAi | A@ qr @ rgS cUU, "qr A@ rK AO | J cpXo c UAi |"

mpAAOAv TS j@v f BUa | g B k k FB@ BUa JO-aAv |   U Tp w^ g c | Or c TSK AmA R R Ov ~haS iA@ Aa i @T@ | wT i@AaU Tp | w @Jv ZU @U R gJB @ ZU  | r rgS c SfO wU @c cUa j@BS cm TSK  | TSKAv H ~Tm@ @U r@ | c@ ~cAo @JO@ A | r^, wgf Av OZ | OA@ @ @q R @c v@v@ g ~AaU Tp @S—

"cUS @f ? TRU ST  ? jTS @f H @U  ?"

"@a gq | c H  H | rA cJAr TS ~a T ? q s, w-U aUv, c c OZ—"

"FJ, FJ— JO aU  ? ATi  | TRU Uq  AaU |  ~c @f U ?"

"R ASq  wcA ! ~T @ATw ~ wAaU TRU U AS | ~ rA cJAr FU Bw q wU TRU OqR cAr |  vF@ gw AS s ~rA^ | rKTK rS s TRU aJ OUA wA SfO SA@ o TA—"

"cUS @f ?"

, Ug R Ae mcf q rNTU  j ATrAaU Tp@xi AXf j@ LL ~UOS rN— "~ ol | TASdA @f s @  Ai@ Sq | U AvJ@c S R, Z ASR | jq ~AT cU AUT | Rq ~@UKJ T@S,  cSc ~U@ a@ ? cAU rS | r A@ Rc v ia ~S@@U | jZS  sw |  ~ U@R ~ TTSK Z |  , jZS ~ a@ c TS aU AT c @ ? R A wU oS Uw  |  dK, ~^ Sf ; rS, mS, ~rS, cS Sf gc, c S T BTc ! Rq @S a@  TTB  ! R T @ ?  O c@ j@ZS TTSK AS  U | T S @ Sr   |"

"ol ! @f s cU RTS AT | TZ @S ~ Sq—"

TSKAv wU @ sS j@ wgf cS aJ AaU | ~OS, ~BS rNc^AU U AR  TA @S j i@AaU | @S j@v fo T ca | jq @p, @@r rNAU q mpAH sS c |

"@f , c Aha S  ?" rgS @AaU |

"S S c c @S ? jq Or w\v\ SAaUT | qxvAmve | ~ha rgS, v qB ~U@ ?"

"~FJ ! cAU @f  ? gU A@ ~ @Aa  ? j ToFq ~U@ STR S UAa ?"

"~ BS UAa |  jwBTU,  | TvTAv ~B v jZS @vU @U @U @ jv  jZS @ cc cU TS ha | ~ T s @FAUc  R  ~B jZS @U @U@ A Aw j@v wv AAq cATv @ U  dU cU @ @UO R |"

"J   | sgc BxvrS v STU c ! OfS  qAS TB OS Ac@r | j@vTn AST Z j@v wv U ^ Bv  s AUZ U   Q A@aq AcAOn S | A@ Tv@ AS jAU S @S  ? Zc AUq  j@v !"

"c c T vm @Aa, q  ? T j@c  s RKo, cIAU !"

rgS T SU, "~TR j@c TS AaU cIAU, B ToF  W ~c j@c |  gcUT, oT  ArS Amvc S @A | q—"

"AT @AaAU ~T@ ?"

"FJ, TS Rq ~ A@—"

"ATF @ cAU S rgS | q ~Aa  AS AS | gUq ~Aa | AF cU A@,  cA ~c  @ ~T @cU TS ha ~AT  AS j qSv @Aa |"

"TA, jv A@  ASR  i  | U@  Acr AwR AAvBSAr S ! ZS@ ~O-~OH, fA-SfA  ASB@ TAS AS—"

" ~So  ~ATR @ @Aa rgS ! S ~So S, Acq @Aa cU A |"

"@Aa | ~ @ SR AAa ~AT TA | fQv cc cU ~AT @ @ AAa | jq c  U | ~T ASv@ TS AS Ac q ? TSF j@v ~FBmvTxv, TSF—"

"Zc Bw @S w," oT  j@ cpXo aS j JA @AaUS | @ c^ @ rgS A  IU @ j@Z Zc @wB c @ jS Av TS  A cU, "jq s jqZS qBS TS A FS w !"

"gU, gU | ATi SS j@ n  gw @A Zc, c S Z," cU cU Zc @wB R ST ~ j@r TA, A@a c R Av @ @U | TA @MkUf OZ A@ A@ O wU rgS cUU, "jq U U |" ~ d @mvTA BUsw | A@A empA AST TS U Zc n AS ~ c ~AA@q | gAwF Zc @wBv jSAaUT—" cU cUq il Tp TA R c g v O o  cUU, "~wq TZ AU S TA | Rv @—"

" @f  ? Zc AU, A@ Z TS ?"

"~, j@v J | ha—"

cU cUq @U SB W AwAaU @^m q @Uwa T A@ | qr UAi TS Jv g @ caS j@ Mb | f Uv ~U J TZ j a | AU T ~UZ\U b@ rfAv c ~cmR s fW Z | MTF TZrf | r^ pA | cgc cI sAhaU, qASq ~ oS TSB A@ cS | @@ Tk UAiAv A@ j@p O @ AAS il hO@xi cU iUS, "~\U ~U@ |"

  Tw A^-TUTS-cU-A@-PcGc-cr j@ ABAw A iU, "~\U ~U@—"

B T^ | crATS SS, AS TAU@ SS, Dr US ~U@, ~l @a BS |

q @a BS-j T^ Dr AT@ S rK @q ~ @U TSsw AUS U | c  j@ Ti TA U AS TZ AU Tp | TT UUO TA  c  m ATr sAhaU TZ g | c m ~ | TS Z TA mk AS:rK  ~AaU of of | ~STS Z Zq il Tp ZU @U, rgS @ZS sS  U ASa Zc @ |  gUUwv@@ cI  Sfc  sM ~Ao@ @ A ASa ASB cfv@@ |  A@ OZ U @ Tp   AB @U, "~ ASAc TA ?"

A@ T SU Tp | ~ BS Sq  | rgS c Aa IU @ QH c  ja j@ cU BU |

TSB A@ J  o cFAv ~CU cUAhaUS | TpT^ rN ia  | AcAha^ q AScc rNZAU jqc il j@ ~SF @a@Aa ~ d @U | gCO @AU TplZ sS j@ ~UMA@@ ~@KH j@ ~SF vU B Aw PA @a j@Av  ASvU cc | r Z j@Av TAST jqc Bw i o ASU s^ gTS rfAv@ |  O, AT rN q Av -Te Uw d @a | wSAv@R OS s sS  | ~O Ai@gc o U s S—

-  il @q Tm ~@ j@ Tk mNo @ A, s^ewf  R g Z i jU fQH, O j@Av dK@xi—

     SS AR  AZ
     AZ c U c^
     SS AR  AZ
     j Sf  Sf
     S BAS J,
     m oA @ —

AAv CA    AcS nTrq JO i OUAaU q  |  A, , ~c ~ @SR Dr— A@ gK AsAS @cUq @a TSK— J rF UUSArKF  r ~T Sf | Tm gAv@ Tk j@AvTn  wJ j@TZf @ UAaU q wSAv |  ~SF^Av sJ @xi o q TSB A@ OZAv cJB | of of gkAT ~S a AAS i JhaS qr A@ mpAAOAv@ TS Z | @a@Aa c r Sfc  Aw Bw cAS Aa J@ | jZS jq ~ ~ c @ T wa | jZS jq ~ Tm OZ Rq Av cJB @ OZ Am  ~a | wv gAv sS j@Avq BT Bfc, ~ Rq TSKAv  Hm^S |

S BAS J
m oA @ 

jq CAAv WA AA wq wq J  cU vU | of— c of Tm rfAv i ST W OUAaU J | @xi S,  QA AhaU J Tm LLAv Aq sS—

     S BAS J
     m oA @ 
     ~AT ~oT Hw
     j R Sf
     AUa b
     @@A ATSA @A
      Sq @
     SS AR  AZ
     AZ c U c^—

- @ZS s wS rK  Awa, ZU AaU S Tp | il Zv @ j@v sA^@ rN  r A@ A ZU rgS  av v@v qO c^ @a | il OT@ i  cUU, "j T, ~T vvq c @ gU wUT s ! Aa Aa—"

@v ToF @R j@v kQ fWr U@S AaU A@ ?   | TA A@ SB c ~c@r U S ~ | @H QH ~ i JAaS ^FcU q @U ~UZ\U AA, fW TSKAv |  ~S^UA  ASAv v@ A A b@ aS wS g—

     ~a B B Z cB
     j@-j@ cF ASrSf
     A A c @AS
     j R Sf
      @a ~TAS
     TkUF A n @A
     ASa c oSf

cJAr av av ~^ AcSF U  @ OU   | ATr s AewU A TAST O — ~ s^ q icSv vgkAT j@Av mHkn Tq @ J J S@r Av p, a^T Q W OU j@ OA@wTf @U AO sS—

wf, cF R SpF q AAU ~cS, co@ ~AnT @ A r@ OS TkU Aw S  cAI | fQH j@w  Tw LLq sS @^fgk  @ ~ @^mU A@ |

ASB@ jqc AFq AgSAr cU i@AaU Tp | Rq rNTUAv  @a j@ coF oJo TS i@a @S ? ~g @c BSF  j@c rgS A@ A A@AaU  | A@ c^Av , jq Tk  r @ A OU wa csBS k,  ~Prrc AAO cp | ~rr ~ Tm @pBS OZ q ~Aggk ~O fc pA j g @a  OZR | Tm POSF A -R mr @ OUa jq f qAT jce ~mgKf ~L@ |

o Tp jq BS~HF j@U c @ | ~SScA cq ~Q AgZAHf T  o Z  TSTS ~s HAU@,  w^ g ~  S@, A@  @p ~m Sc ~Ao@AHf  S |  B^ ~SF @kU, ~SF m | q @kU cA^ jq ~S^s @p ~AL@ ~erwH ~Ao@f S |

j@v fc ~TSco w iAaU  ToF | ~rr cq sS @ Za | Sfc, c ~UQF sS j@ ~SF A qr @ Zha  ToF  j B c jq AcBf BfcAv@, s A@S B^ R @Twgc  ~S^ gcS b@c ~Ao@ c oF @Svq Sq | ~, jq ~AAO AS s g, s  o  jAaU,  ASBR jZS—

of of i JU  | rgS A@aq ZU @AS |  Tm TSsw AScXo a Rq wSAv A | of of, TSKBS ToF A  @ iS j@c cq OU jU  | W R A@a TAU j@n cAaUS | @ iS a jAw ~ Z Sfc j@v AJA jAw AUS j@BS |  c c w US A TS A@ OqU Tp | jZS @ wS rN ~S@ QfH | iS Ov aAS rK  Awa W ZAS@ ~wq |  TS, c^ cq j@AU  ~@r kAHT i OJv JAhaU |

ZAS@QH qZS c @c   i U Tp | ZU ~@r @ vSa | of of cA j@c cq j JU  | aS iS @ wS rN g ~AaU | TS,  ~SFr ~ j@v cA |  rm iS OJ ~U g sha |  cJ aA ~a @rTZ, ~UA@ AcmfH @pAKQn |  OU Awa  c@ AO | q ASBS  j@r oUTAv Rq c U dHfAv |

"TA !"

OT@ gC W @U Tp | rgS @ZS sS j aS JAa |  W @ Tp  cUU, "BAdU j cUU, q cq j@ j@ j c ~Aa | q i jUT | @f U ? gU Uwa S ?"

T SU TA, "S S, gU  Uwa ! Zc gU Uwa | c RZS c Ag | jZS @ j@U j@U c S ~T ~R cAr ~T ha | q s S, Aw c S g ! ~AT gUq ~Aa  !"

"J | cq j ZAa ~TR cr gU Uwa | j@v k @ rS ! dH ! A@, jZS S | ~ ~T  | ^ Bw ~a cc |"

"wS @ @AaAU s !"

"g @a v A jAa | R TU Sc | OU | v o—"

rgS  g A i JU TA |  m A  AcfA@ cAAv iS Aw JU | r^ ASmNo cAAv OJ ~U cJ  JA ~a |  WU ZAU @ cA^ Awa wS S | o j@Av W @ @S j@ cpXo wU ZJ@A rN rS s TI TI | j@r wU wdAU UB SA Tr c a a rN R s @cU | j@Av BSfS W R i cU rgS | Tp JA AaU  Ai@ TS, q BU OJ ASO |  OU c AaU sAhaU wAU TT TS OJ ~U |

 c OU | Av TSKTSKf mS R WAS ~AmLL@ AW T  c s ~f @ gAcKF A@ | ~^ wgf q gAcKFTZf coAcg  Av Ag^wTf o ~TW vS ~Sgc @  | jq BAn @U, f@ ~cUcS @ , q Ag^wTf vS@ Tnq A@aQH BSF cF @ A c @a@Aa jAaU,  gTS Av pHZ T | jq WAS F, c ~ rv F Tq, rK F S | q @Av ~^ wgf UANo @q sS, @rF @S gcAcAST aq  c ASAcgc m Av@ gw @ OU | ~R j@vQH, ~ @AvTn Tk— dHfAv Av o @ dHAv rT@@r TAi | nTr  O c | Av dH rf j@ ~SF WAS  ~ | jce mw ST ~ q ~S^TcFf @UZAv—

"rgS | @  ? rfo U ia jc | \U d c," g wU | R cA B JA jA@ RA@ TZ WA @a |

~SS rK ~oF jq \UwS | q w@ fA@ PX, A@ ASa@ @AcwS j S | wS jZS wgf LL~UOS cSTn | ~ MJa g @a BS wU, ~B \U c dArKF ec AS | Ag^ Ag^ @ AO wSAU OS @ @, @ZS c lQAH@ wS cJo r be OUc fewT | rAS@ LL R r@xvA@ TF S @cS ArKF | lQHl d J er ASrS @cS s Bcc A, ~c r  S @cS @kv @S r | q OS nfhaU r TS ZU sc SS SS UANo B | r @A WK Z ~AAAO @S wS, SS @S rAS@ TF c  ToS  o j Jc  ; @ZS c A c ~S@ SS @S wS | qxvU@OU WAW p ~AmAU T q wS TZ @ TZ^ g  c fWBfAc c, ~c, cF @S mAU T f q PX B^ AS qZSq  ATAU sc QAH@ BUF Ac@fH @ |

~ A jUR  g ~ b@ ~AS  BS | @^f ~U@cp cq, OJ ~U Ai A c AaU ~ j@c j@^ |  Ai@ TS ca BUS-wAc^ ofS PcAw ~Z j@v U | @c cI sAhaU, Tnq Av wS wqc sw a  ~B@ ~ | H o TvAS  | wA@w^f AcA vS T WS WS  | wU wU @ aA  SfUO oJ ~  q j  @xi @ c  ~ ^Z @S wS @AU— ~ wq S  @S A f ~er |

TSq ~R c AcAha^ fZ Orq rS sAhaU qA A |  il q rN@ Ac A g iU rfo  OfS ~O MdKp @xi  r —

@U @vAU @U cr
ATa T j gcc^S— j-j

Tk, sS j@ ~prF B mr ASmNo  wU wv ~ | rfo wS rK q i JU j@ dH | c cAr S | avZv pbcXo O | O @ cJo OU, PwA@ r@ @ j@Av aAc T Uw | B @ T d@,  ~@ HT @  A JU rfo A@ TZ @ | TAST Tp O   wUAv@ ATAU r @U—

@U @vUT T cr  dc, T  ~cwS @ |  A@ POSF KA  ? ~T cI S w , cI S—

cU cUq TAST  fQH  i ASA j@ OU o S |  U U  U U Ri r^Z ArKF rf | w Ri wS—

     "w wC ZF
     r r c AU
     jc TB sc cI
     @A@ RUS @U—
     w wC ZF—"

TpF f@ rf | ~ ~wk MbL f@ U @A@ T | q BfcS-T^ T BUr ~cwS ~  Ql TpF ! POSF Sr | j @vS @f ? d AT cU R  |

TAST, rfZU R cJrf cp^cS, rK  sR wSAv TZ Av SS AcAOn  W @ OU ZAS@QH |  rfo AS:rN qr   ~c j@ AcrK  m o | d i JAaS Bcc c BSF— ArKF A@ ~CU qr @ AAS w RiS—

     T @K q S QF T @
     oAc sA TfS T@ @T Z  
     wfS BU c @ TfS
     dcU aa AIT
     s AOSa q BU AT TfS o   

T R @TS S wUUq @A@ AT @ TA | ASyT Tq T On^@ cF @ c rA Z | @TSAcfS  TT c A  wgf MJaR sA, c q wgf BU cA^ TfS S ^S c—

jqgc r R Ar jAw OU \UwS o | d ZAS@QH ToFq  Zq A UAaU Tp | jUTU @ R   g g @ZS s Wxv T @v wU  ZU  ZAS |

@aq j@v @ a | f-^, Qo ~AA jqc q A@ U U RS aS | q Ag ToF @ c  j g  TS j JU |  wv@@ @Fv ~ rgS vv |  j@v  UZ @wB |

"SR | c wSq @ @ wa | T UqS ~ w@ STR Sv @ ASAa | jc TZ o Sc OU |"

"FJ, jq Ai | @FvU cFw g i JA Tp  BU cUv oA AU rgS, "q Zc BU Aq  o S | ~T @ @  o ~Aa | ~^@ AaU Wv @ ~ s cS |"

TSFq ~BS | Tv, UUO OU g, okTA U ~ TagC | AcAOnST Av Ta w^ R m TU, A@ Z TU S | Tp @MkUf TZ Z r c Z @ j@BS cm w@ cAI AUS, TSF A@a Ta@ TOTO @ gB AS @ ATAr   ~U-cS IU  | q ST TagC | R TSF Ta c ~AA@ Ta m  s |   TSKAv cUAaUS, "j-R q Jq UfU TS w T, A^ Bw @AU J w^ c, rR c cgk, A@ rSAv c S |"

ZR rK  o j cq fc rf ~SgkA AW jU  rf | ~SS rK q gOL Rq jZS RZS U cAS AcrT ~BS OUa | @ @ R aS ~Tm@ O TA A | Tp WA ZU,  ASv | OZ B ~AaU  | ~O j@v ~mAmR @B @AaU TS ToF— jqZS, B TSK ToF —

"@f , WT ha ?"

"ha, A@—"

rgS ASO    o vSU, "~, Bw ~a |"

~^@ WAv g AcAg^ Bw @ WT^ TSK AS:r R SO rN g ~AaU | q A@ j@c A@ AS rgS A@ AU Tp, "~ q ?"

"~ATR ~ ~ rc S cIAU ! cq Aw @R j@v—"

"~ ~AT j@v kH ~OS Bw ~^@ j@v W j@ j@— J | c S rgS | ~ATR    @c |"

 cTkU B ~J@ o Av A@ A@ rgS cUU, "q OU c |"

Tm ~Av ASmNo  wa | OJ bUa AEOT |  fcBU ~U g Awa  @pAKBAT | @ aSA@ Z d Av o  AQH Sf A@ Jv s | ~B OfS R ScfS wa a ~a q  r |  nT@v OJq ST ~ Qf U TS Z Z O^U@ aA @  Or | Tp TZAv R TITIq SO  sAhaU qc O^Z |

"~AT  j v gm AUT, cU ?"

"FJ, gm AAU v Ai@, A@  cU BS ATU ZAS@QH c w\ @ vR cr gU cF A@ |"

c ATmr AaU | rKn OJ ~U w TZ m T  cAaU ASc@ TSKTSKfAv | ZU @AS  @S J@ OJ ~m Aw ~U vAaU kc | T c FT f cv | TSF q @@Av Wxv  @a i@AaU sS sw^cFf j@ j@nc T |

S OZ  TZ A@ OqU rgS | mv q Tp@ Zc  @, ASBq ~q c ca  jq ~crFcf TkAv BSF ~Q @ ja | jTSA@ Tp q mf@A ASAvR vS BSU o  OZ A@ O ASB ~^  Ai@q ~Sgc @AaU q oc AHAAv qA | s @ZS c S q ~r  BSq c@ cJoAaU j@ AF, A@ OS wgf ASA ASAr AcgBSAv @   BSq ~Sgc @ | c j@ cU ~r c@ cJo  r @U, "jZSq cU c ?  cUU  S ?"

"S S | j ~ T Bvc S ~T | rgS, @ ~AT gUcA | q gUc B gcAaUT,   @c BSF ~AT BS c a  jq wT WR j i A | ~c j@c gcAaUT, @ B @, sgc A fQv Aq BS ATU j@v STFU BfcS wc | q @v AcpG, o ~T TZ O, ~T BSF,  mc AB AaAU v  OR c ~AT cAr ~Sgc @ A |  BSF s^H ~T j@v AaUq | w @@AS o il ASB@ Zc m i@AaU, BAS ! cc TS AhaU, ~AT o ASB gUc Ac@ cFc @ ~T @Avg @ Z e PA @Aa | ~, q c s^H@ TS AS o ~T BSF v TS ASAha | ASB@ av i@AaU Zc |  Ai@ @UT,  T ~ATR  ~T ASv@ a  @a OU ~ A ! gUcvq sA ~U  U @ @ B c m aU  @  @S ~q @ S ~ |"

"@ S Z ~AT ~ @ AaUT S rgS | @ AhaU | cc  AO@Uq ~T cmv  | cc@ c A@a ZU cUUT | S cc cUU, B  @a OU j W s j@AS |  AArS AS | OU jAaUT q rgS | ~ , @U @U @ jq ~cAo   qUT |  Tv o  AAv ~OH v i ZUT  @p AAvU@ |  ananf,  wS ~,  T cU gTH, j c Bw  @a ~T Bw @ R | cFv ARAAv@FAU BS AaU ~T ~S@ AS oq | A@ cmc sZS cec U@ OZ TS Wv ZUT, sZS ZUT, ~AT sA c A@a aa sAO@ R  @a OU ~A cR  c @cF, c ~S^, c gw rK ^, wgf q j@Tn ~T BSF T c , -R sA ~AT ~e@O FeUT @ A cq, ZS ~T gfKH w AhaU | A Tk @cU TS AhaU, A sq jZS @, BU wT, ~^@  @SA@a  S @ | A dK SwUv s TSK@ @v nXo @   ~AT @U @ cec ~Sgc @ OUAa | c, @U T R rK   c sZS  @a jUT, @ aJUT, cq ~AT  wU wUT rgS | j@c fc w ~c Tkq fc ~@KH, qTrS jq nTw SS ~T mgcAcdXo | rS rgS, @ ~AT gUcA j @ AF | A@ @ AS  Bw W ~AT @ c S | j@A@ fc ~AgTS ~ w, ~ ~SF A@ cU ~@KH jq  nTw KH ~AT gC OT  cq,  BfcSvR S c | ~SFA@, jq Bw s ~S^ q c ~Aa  AcAOn c ZU AS |  @, o ASB gUUw @H cAS @  ASR s c S ~AT | U cA@ BfcSv j@v wgf ~oco c @ c ~T@ | jq cFv w  OANcrv Wxv   @Av ~AT c gU @ cI Aa |  Oq, @ ~AT TA AUT | ASB BfcSv@ ASB qhaT cJO q |"

 BUg OZAv A@ A@ rgS r @U, "~ q ?"

"~T cFcm ~AT Ai@ @ Sc | ~AT gU @c rgS | O@A @c, aUU AS eR c | oH T ~AT | ~T ~r ~@, w, ~Sw cq q Tq w | :Z c Z, j @Sv@q Zc cArAS o ABq Z fcgc ~Sgc @ OUc T TS rAq ~T Sq | @Bq ^ ~c U s j@v c S  S, A@ v ~Sf A@a c S | AcrK @ q Z ~Aa, ~S^ ~Aa jqv sZSq AU @c, v j@v Acv ^S c ~T |"

"TA, q gU @Aa | Z, fQv  ~AT AAha ! ~AT   BSF—"

"S rgS | fQv q AAc S | AU  v BfcS @ Ac, ~ ~T@ KAc |  ~AT q c S | AB—"

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g wA @U U | SfAvR Bw ia  |  r FBw wTAU U@BS ~SwS | Wv Wv TSK BvU, @ cUcAU, cS ieie, @ ~ac oASAoAS | jq cA@a ToF A SM@Av Sfc TSw Wv aA jAw s A@ak ~ZAU w rF |  snf jq Tk c @ A Awa | @ cUAaU S gR | w n wS R BwH mpA R A^ @R ~ha^ @ Za jq Tk | TUf @ j@v AcrU cJ@ AS OkHf Sf  c @ Agf  jAwa | U ~ZAU w @ rA^v UR mvrS US cr @aq  | ~oWxv  v@ AgR ~a mvrS ~cAo | ~jc Ai@ a Rq q A sc Tp |

SM@ s T rgS J  ca  @a,   Ai@ ASO vS c AaU Tp | ASAT cFcoS  r A a a rN @ BU @v OU JAv | qA@ O @R  ~Sgc @ AaU, cc rgS OZAv j Am ha  R |    oR ha ~SF @SZS |

il, sS j@v AcFhOT@ ZU wU Tp wv ~AmLL B | g QH SM@ A ZU Aa |  ~S@kU g OUa SM@ TSw  TUf A@ | q A@ OZ Z  AA @ Tp AB @U, "~-~ q ?"

 wU @JASv@ A@ v U rgS ? @ BS | j@vQH Sfc @ r^ wU cUU, "~AT ? @ rA^v v@ oA A ~AT ~SFA@ sc j@v @AS BSF | T@ q j@v Zc Ai AUT g@ A |"

iJv @T o j@vQH ~SFA@ A@ qU Tp | , ASB@ TU AS j@c mgAc@ wU cUU, "@ sAc ?"

"sc j@v U A@ | TS wT sc |"

"TS-@ ?"

"Rq s , @U@  ~ TS@ ZAU S ?  aSq  cAaU | ~U@ ~  LL AS OFJOTAO @AaU | j@@U ST@ @ AaU U@v | jZS q c A@a aa o a |  U ZUa | avcU Z cS @S OUAwA @AaU A@a@U | gU wS wU | ~S@AS oq ~T ST^^ @AaU R WJAv j@c W ~c BSF | T AhaU S | @U ~ j@ J@  o U j | cU, TSB RZS @ @UcU vS SM@ AS U Ac | R q AS OU sc j@c | TS @ AAaUT T | ~U q  AaAU  !  jZS gcAa, j@c Wq ~A Aw | gU A@a wS  sc  |   R jU@ @@v wT AR q@SAT@ j@v mvAR @ AS ~ c | @ ~Z Rq jU@v | AUvA v  rkSF | OKc gUq  | U@BS g ~gc Sq |  LLR cUTv ha @ v cI U AUrS j@v gc s  |

"TS rK @K wJB vSa | i i j@v A cq |  SM@ AS Ac  jq q | QH @ v@ oA A ~AT Wv A ZAS@QH Rv @Uq R Z  sc | TS Zc ZAr c, cIAU ?" cU cU il IU ToF  bA@ Jv@ Jv@  cU, "jq FZ, j@c gU AwAaUT |"

"A@a AAa ?"

"S S qAS, qAS—" cU cU IU g @ wv@@ @Fv c @ jS Tp  JB A  cUU, "@U@  @Ae | A gUq sAhaUT ~ j@v U |"

TA  U, " | @A @ l c |"

rgS U, "@TS @ l AAc ?"

" sAc @ZS S @ZS | Am Hv @ S !"

w j@@ wA^mU cv | wT R r TI swkn  q wA^ ~cmS | ~ZAU ST q w  ~jc Av sS, Sw jce wT jq q Acf ~AgTZ jAw OU nTr | j@Av TvOAU s^sS av OU Sw cHT BfcS A@, ~ TSKFOAU AXf sSAv OkHf c@ c nTrq b@ s wT ceU wgf @ wgf YmU rF | Av TSK, Av Ag^ BfcS R Ag^ ~AmLL A@ jAw s |

(T c T)

(j  -- AXf c)

(c 47, BSA, 2011)

~UH: U TBT

jq UZ ~S @TS UwU ?